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Thirty-eight members of the “Pride of the Hornet” Athens High School Band competed at the UIL State Solo & Ensemble Contest Saturday at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville.

Soloists earning Superior ratings and a gold medal were: Russell Ingram on trumpet, Ale Pedroza on bassoon, and Richard Craig and Ale Pedroza on piano. Receiving a silver medal was Richard Craig on euphonium.

Ensembles receiving a Superior rating were: flute quartet — Yuvia Leon, Allison Martinez, Caity Pace and Brenda Ruvalcaba; brass sextet – Russell Ingram, Mollie Davies, Matthew Hernandez, Alan Platt, Kolemann Dooley and Maria E. Garcia; percussion ensemble – Eli McCool, John Baldwin, Jordan Bennett, Juan Martinez, Michelle Bywaters, Elizabeth Davis and Reagan Gore. Ensembles receiving a rating of Outstanding were: clarinet quartet – Jacob Ickes, Jadyn Harris, Sarah Porter and Ana Barcenas; saxophone quartet – Grace McCool, Noah Capps, Allie Campbell and Bryce Bowman; brass sextet – Billy Risner, Devin Hembree, Ian Collins, Angel Torres, Richard Craig and Elian Cordero; and brass sextet – Ethan Pace, Luke van der Colff, Emily Porter, Samantha Salazar, Ideal Ademaj and Pedro Fraire.

Congratulations to all!

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Laura E. Martin, a 2004 graduate of Eustace High School, received her doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree May 20 from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Pharmacy. Martin is the daughter of Larry and Renee Martin of Athens.

While at TTUHSC, Martin was a member of the Rho Chi Honor Society for students in the top 10 percent of their class who distinguished themselves through their academic and professional achievements. At graduation, she received the 2017 Eli Lilly Achievement Award for outstanding clinical judgment in patient care, excellent patient interactions and superior evaluations of literature.

Prior entering pharmacy school, Martin attended Texas A&M University in College Station and earned a Bachelor of Science in horticulture, a Bachelor of Science in forestry and a Master of Science in ecosystem science and management.

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(You can find Part 1 of this column here.)

By Loretta Humble/Living Well

Here is Week 2 of my adaptation of AARP’s advice on how to live longer healthier happy lives. I am actually taking some of the advice myself, and maybe you might want to consider the same.

Continued from last week…

16. Get a dog (or a cat, or a canary)

A number of studies have shown owning a pet can reduce anxiety, lower blood pressure, even improve the odds of surviving a heart attack. The American Heart Association recommends owning a dog, in particular, in order to reduce the risk of heart disease. Dogs are likely to keep you physically active, and less stressful, they say. (However, cats and birds can keep you going too. You don’t get much interaction with a goldfish, but I guess he might help keep you calm.)

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