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Section Lifestyle Ann Landers Page 2C Entertainment PageSC Kerrville Daily Times November 7,1993 Local inventor turns By Donna Cromeans Ufesty'e Editor KERRVILLE You really have to hand it to Emil when he gets an idea he really sticks to it! Vorgity worked on his latest iden for over 17 years, and when he perfected it he went right out and turned the gardening world Topsy- Turvy, literally. Tospy-Turvy is the name of the patented technique Vorgity created for growing vegetables, primarily tomatoes, upside-down. "It's a clean method of garden- the Kerrville inventor stated, self-watering, self-draining and so simple anyone can do it anywhere." Vorgity asserts that with his way a gardener doesn't have to spend a lot of time digging around in dirt. "You can take care of it in five minutes," he said. "You can put your pesticides near the base and don't ing," "It's have to worry about getting them on the plants." Vorgity has had a great deal of experience with getting rid of pests.

When not working on his project he has spent the last 12 years as a pest controller for the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Although Topsy-Turvy was designed primarily for tomatoes, Vor- gity says it will work with other plants as well. "Nothing heavier that Vi toVi Ib. growth," he said. Before coming up with the patented design, he experimented with several other methods.

Along the way he admits that other people made fun of his ideas. But that didn't deter him. "I knew it was going to work," he said. During the creation process he just kept focus on his ultimate goal of something that would be simple (Continued on page 3C) 3 I (D OP HCAF offers variety of winter workshops INGRAM The Hill Country Arts Foundation has announced its list of winter art classes. Ceramics, machine embroidery, watercolor and papermaking are among the workshops planned, and all can be enjoyed indoors when the weather is inclement.

Marcia Rae of Ingram will teach Intermediate Ceramics" on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The nine-week workshop will begin Jan. 18 and end March 15. Early registration is encouraged since the class size is limited.

Babara Lee Smith of Chicago, 111., will teach "Embroidery: Celebrating the Stitch," Feb. 1-3. Christopher Schink of Redwood City, will teach "Contemporary Color and Design in Watercolor," scheduled for Feb. 21-25. Fay Drozd of Ingram will teach a class on "Papermaking with Native Plants," March 9-11.

Most workshops are held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. with a break for lunch. Location is the HCAF's Duncan- McAshan Visual Arts Center on Highway 39 West. Call Shirley Bell at 367-5120 for more information.

Tivy drama students will serve up some laughs at annual dinner theater KERRVILLE The Tivy Drama Company will present pfou Can't Take It With You" as it's fourth annual dinner theater. The play is a classic comedy written by Moss Hart and George S. Kauffman. It shows a family that is a little out of the ordinary, even for today's standards. Set in 1938, the audience meets the Sycamore family and very soon learns of their many eccentricities.

What with Grandpa's refusal to pay in- Aome tax, Penny's obsession with writing plays because a typewriter was mistakenly delivered several years before, her husband Paul's basement-run fireworks business, her daughter Essie's drive to be- come a dancer even though it's obvious that she's no good, and her son-in-law Ed's xylophone playing and printing craze, the audience is let in on the Sycamore family's madness. It isn't long after that, though, that we realize that everyone else is a little bit madder. "You Can't Take It With You" opens Thursday at the HCAF indoor pavilion in Ingram, and will run the following-two nights, Friday and Saturday. Dinner is at 7 p.m., with the show set to begin at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 for dinner and show; $5 for show only.

Advance reservations are necessary for dinner, and can be made by calling 257-2212 or 257-8317. Tivy Drama Company students, from left, Elizabeth Robertson, Heather Roberson, Jason Newman, Erin Mallory, and Rob Henneke rehearse a scene from "You Can't Take It With You," which they will be performing beginning Thursday at the Point's indoor Pavilion stage. (Times photo by Ken Schmidt) Alzheimer's forum set for Wednesday KERRVILLE Barb Bradshaw will speak at an informational forum on Alzheimer's disease Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Edgewater Care Center. Bradshaw is the national director of Alzheimer's programming for Living Centers of America The purpose of the forum is to increase local awareness of Alzheimer's and to provide information to the community as part of National Alzheimer's: Disease month.

Edgewater Care Center is a 183-bed long term care facility which operates a 54-bed Alzheimer's Care Center. Residents' families, local families, physicians, and other health care professionals, clergy, volunteers, and public officials are welcome. For more information call 896-2411. Celebrating 20 years of holiday art M.D. Anderson's young cancer patients continue to create Christmas magic These are just two of the cards available through M.D.

Anderson's fund-raising pioject a musical instrument Tackling the ski slopes of Utah. Attending college or graduate school. Twenty years ago, these were but dreams for many young patients undergoing treatment at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. But thanks to the Children's Christmas Card Project now celebrating its 20th year many dreams have come true for these youngsters and their families.

Since 1974, more than 32 million Christmas and Hannukah cards designed by young cancer patients at M.D. Anderson have been shared throughout the country and around the world. And, through the nationwide sale of these cards, thousands of cancer patients have enjoyed normal childhood experiences and new adventures. "Thanks to the Children's Christmas Card Project, I received six scholarships enabling me to graduate from Louisiana Tech University and UT Southwestern Medical School," said Mark Owen. This summer, Owen returned to M.D.

Anderson for residency training in surgical oncology. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, or bone cancer, in 1984, and has been disease-free for eight years. With the progress made in treating children with cancer through innovative combination therapies and new (Continued on page 3C) Kerrville Art Club chooses artist of the month KERRVILLE Norma Daniel has been selected Member of the Month by the Kerrville Art Club. Daniel received a degree in advertising, which included coursework in fine arts, at Louisiana Tech University. She has been working in watercolor since 1979.

She was a student of Evelyn Stebbins and Shirley Sterling in Clear Lake, and has continued her studies through workshops with notable watercolor artists that include Judy Setts, C. Warren Cuellar, Marcia Goldstein and Ed Shay. She has also studied with Zoltan Szabo and at the Hill Country Arts Foundation with Ken Hosmer, Carol Light, and Larry Weston. Her work is exhibited in her studio in Kerrville, the Cornerstone Gallery in Ingram, and the River Arts Group Gallery in La Villita, San Antonio. Her painting entitled "Jewels In The will be on display at the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library during the month of November.

NORMA DANIEL Christmas goodies We need your holiday recipes! Share your best with Hill Country see page 2C. Hill Country entertainment Kathleen Hudson takes a look at our growing music scene. See her column on page 6C. fc.