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Sunday November 14 1993 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Section A Page 35 Brothers win 'top dog in barbecue' generalise Sykes graduated in 1 988 from Midwood High School in Brooklyn and in 1922 received her bachelor of science degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University Christine GWalker When Christine Walker found out about Minority Achievers she decided that the JF mentoring program (y was exactly the kind of thing she had beQlossal held in Des Moines Iowa in 1988 They've steadily climbed the honor track statewide with honorable mention prizes at the Kraft All American BBQ Series in Dallas in 1991 and finished among the top five finalists at Fort Worth's Pioneer Days in 1988 and 1989 "Cookouts are fun You get to meet a lot of people But it's also a lot of work" Leland Heiskell said Sharing ideas and working with other people is the way to successful barbecuing Heiskell said "Where it starts is tender loving care You've got to cook with the top people through the years and share your ideas with them They share with you You just don't read it out of a recipe book" Heiskell said The Associated Press DALHART All motifs for yet another claim as the world's best barbecue are firmly entrenched Brothers Dale Heiskell of Fort Worth and Leland Heiskell of Dal-hart assisted by longtime friend Randy Pratt are the principal characters An obscure roadside restaurant called "Texas Brothers Bar B-Q" is the site And of course a secret family recipe is used to season meats and sauces Texas Brothers Bar-B-Q has a few other ingredients however that make anyone in an immodest business turn their head and take notice The Heiskell brothers have built a stack of notable awards since their debut in competitive cooking more Dale couldn't mask his excitement "After five long years you strike pay dirt It's like winning the World Series" he said Leland who lives in Dalhart was a little bit more subdued "We can consider ourselves the best cooks in Nevada" he said Pratt says the award speaks for itself It's "the granddaddy of the business" he said Texas Brothers is on a roll They captured back-to-back first-place awards for sauce and ribs at a Lake Tahoe cookoff in 1992 They defended their crowns earlier this year at the same locale with a first-place finish in ribs and a second place in sauce They garnered grand prize and best-of-show at The Great Pork Bar- than 10 years ago at Cleveland Ohio They've earned respect of peers and judges nationwide Their most recent achievement was first place at the annual four-day Best in the West Rib Cook-off held at Sparks Nev in September Texas Brothers won 7 500 "This is the top dog in barbecue When you win here you get the bragging rights for the entire West" said Stephen Ascuaga special events director for the cookoff The contest attracted some 25 restaurants of which 1 5 are nationally renowned Approximately 170000 people attended the four-day event Ascuaga said When the Heiskells were contacted by telephone shortly after learning they had won top honors From Page 34 Salaiz said that she wants to give of herself in this Instance "to see if I can make a difference in a child" Salaiz 35 is branch manager of Comerica Bank's Camp Bowie office A native of Edlnburg she has lived In Fort Worth since 1979 Salaiz is a 1975 graduate of Edlnburg High School She graduated summa cum laude in 1978 from the University of Texas-Pan American with a bachelor's of business administration in management SalaizisamemberoftheFortWorth Chamber of Commerce the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce the American Heart Association the Fort Worth Junior League and the Fort Worth school district's Adopt-a-School program She has one daughter 8-year-old Kristen SLynn Scott For years Lynn Scott has worked with the youth of Mount Zion "I'd wanted to do something to help out in our schools and I was looking for an opportunity to do Countdown to Christmas TWo Special Holiday Gift Guides! I saw Baptist Church where she is a member And when she isn't there with the youth her home is full of them "I find that I have a good rapport with them" said Scott a so when this was presented to me" Walker said "I think a lot of these kids can have a bright future but they need a little help along the way" Walker said "I haven't achieved half of what I want to achieve but I think I can provide some mentoring" Walker 33 is a geophysical analyst with Union Pacific Resources Co for which she has worked since 1 984 Anativeof Houston she is a 1977 graduate of Eisenhower High School She attended the University of Texas at Austin and is taking business management courses at Le Tourneau University in Dallas Walker and her husband Jay have two children Erin 10 and Jason 6 Emma Warren Emma Warren remembers all too well when the odds seemed li c-" -i Sunday November 28 Sunday December 12 Christmas is eettine closer and soon the shopping wfll be serious! Si And the Star-Telegram will be giving its readers some great gift ideas in our two Countdown to Christmas gift guides We'll nave it all from fun inexpensive gifts to the top of the line And consider this when human resources assistant at the Fort Worth Transportation Authority "I have two daughters of my own and I know there is a definite need for role models" Scott 40 is a native of Weatherford you place an ad inside one or tnese girt guides you ream more than three-quarter or a million consumers in and arouna Tarrant County jar 1 UW II IP ii i il illh li HI Nl'im I Hi HI I where she graduated from Weatherford High School in 1 97 1 She has attended Weatherford and Tarrant County Junior Colleges Scott and her two daughters Tonla 22 and Melynda 12 have lived in Fort 'Worthsince1983 Be part of the Christmas countdown! For more information on advertising opportunities call your Star-Telegram representative or Bob Hamilton at (817) 390-7881 Butdon'tdelay call today! against her out someone offered her the encouragement she needed to give life another chance She got her high school equivalency diploma and attended computer Important Dates! Kevant Sublet efore Kevans Sublet found his place on the basketball court the GUT GUIDE 2 Publication Date: Smday December 12 Deadline: Wednesday Nov 24 Photo Deadline: Nov 19 fun GIFT GUIDE 1 Publication Date: Sunday Nov 28 Deadline: Wednesday Nov 10 Photo Deadline: Nov5Ariington Northeast andFortWoith former Texas Wesleyan ballplayer said he was on a fast track to nowhere "I was able to channel my energy into sports and stay out of trouble" said Sublet a Soura: 1992-93 MORI Ire RfcTort Worth Consumer Smvev 39-year-old senior engineer at Lockheed Fort Worth Sublet of Fort Worth said he hopes to bring that same energy to the Minority Achievers program and to help other youth find their way "I've always worked with youth in the community coaching through the classes at Tarrant County Junior College Now at 47 she is operations supervisor of Mobility Impaired Transportation Services of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority But Warren said that the unfavorable odds in her life were nothing compared with those that youths face today "That's why I feel honored to be chosen to work with these kids" she said "They have a tremendous challenge with the drugs the gangs the economy I think they need as much encouragement as they can get and I know that sometimes all it takes is someone telling you that you can achieve" A native of Shreveport La Warren has lived in Fort Worth since 1 963 She Is a member of the Six Flags chapter of the American Business Women's Association and the Dallas Fort Worth chapter of Women in Transit Seminar Dan Ximenes A military brat Dan Ximenes spent most of his life moving from one US Air Force base W' tn another Rnheinn ymca ne saia I enjoy working witn them and teaching them discipline 1 1 cOSTCONTBOLS through sports Sublet graduated in 1 973 from LG Pinkston High School in Dallas and received his bachelor of science degree In 1977 from Wesleyan University where he attended on a basketball scholarship Sublet also holds a certificate in civil engineering from Sheppard Air Force Base In Wichita Falls pHYSCAN NETWORK ii rf pHVsiCIAN NETWORK 1 year i 1 an Hispanic never rv i became an issue he 'fy said Angela Sykes Angela Sykes is a graduate of an Ivy League school and she works "year 1993 1991 I 1992 DuiAimenessaia j- he knows now that being part of a every day in corporate America But when she goes home to I I minority can cause i i 1 problems if a child Brooklyn for the does not feel comfortable being who he Vh Bni tt holidays she will go to one of the city's housing projects where her parents live Is "Being a minority doesn't have to be a setback" Ximenes said "And anything I can do to help kids see that to give them positive feedback I'm willing to do it" Ximenes 40 is the purchasing director for The Worthlngton hotel A native of San Antonio he has lived in Fort Worth for five years Ximenes is a graduate of John North High School in Riverside Calif He attended Riverside City College and San Antonio City College He said that his top priority as a Minority Achiever will be to get students to stay in school and stay away from drugs Ximenes and his wife Angel have two daughters Jessica 7 and Andrea 3 It is the life experiences from these two worlds that Sykes will bring to the youth pf the Minority Achievers program to help mold them into productive human beings "My experiences are just likeso many of these kids" Sykes said "So I can relate to someone in Oak Cliff or Fort Worth's south side even though I went to an Ivy League school and work In corporate America" i Sykes 22 has lived in Dallas since 'December 1992 when she joined the I Pepsi-Cola Co as human-resources ForTheLastThreeears Our Check-Ups Have Shown We'relnTop Condition Baseball great club founder 'Suitcase' Seeds honored Nothing makes you feel better than hearing from the experts that you're in great shape We should know because for the last three years Sanus Texas Health Plan has been recognized as the best overall Health Maintenance 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Talk to your insurance advisor about Sanus Texas Health Plan today Or coll us for more information at (214) 650-5500 or metro (2 14)79 1 -39 10 player and a hog farmer He signed his first professional baseball contract in 1926 for what was then a hefty signing bonus "Dad probably earned around $500 a month playing ball when he started out" said WR "Bob" Seeds Seeds' only son and one of three children "During the depression that was pretty good money" WR Seeds recalls many stories about his father whose 277 lifetime batting average would probably earn him about $2 million a year in today's age of the multimillionaire 220 hitter As a 21 -year-old rookie with the Indians in 1930 Suitcase made his first trip to Yankee Stadium "I kept watching this lefty warm up and finally eased over to my manager Roger Peckinpaugh and asked him if that was all the stuff this guy had All he was throwing was a lot of soft stuff" Suitcase said in a 1956 Amarillo Globe-News story "I went up to the plate five times that day and struck out every time" By Dave Henry AmarilloOlobe-Newi AMARILLO Bob Seeds was nicknamed "Suitcase" by team-mate Bibb Falk who would later become a legendary baseball coach at the University of Texas at Austin and one-half of the namesake of the Longhorns' Disch-Falk Field i Seeds broke into "The Show" in 1930 with the Cleveland Indians "'and played for five clubs in 1 0 years earning a World Series championship ring with the New York Yankees in 1936 He counted among his friends Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Dizzy Dean Lefty Gomez and even legendary gangster Al Capone He was the third person inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame and former owner of the Am-arillo Gold Sox minor-league baseball team Shamrock native Bob "Suitcase" Seeds who died Oct 28 at the age of 86 was and is a Panhandle legend i Seeds was a throwback to a differ-ilent time fyid era He was a baseball 9 SANUS' NEW YORK LIFE.