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April 18, 2013 Volume 18, No. 8 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995

Agreement may open Bowie cave for study

by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - The Austin City Council recently approved a fourmonth interlocal agreement with the Austin Independent School District for cave excavation services at Bowie High School.

When the school was built in 1988, construction workers discovered a cave under the area designated to become the school’s science wing.

Construction crews placed a pillar through the cave to help support the building.

According to Nico Hauwert, Senior Hydrogeologist and Senior Environmental Scientist with the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department, the cave is approximately 15 to 20 feet high and 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Workers described larger cave dimensions, but construction

fill obscures a portion of it.

“The construction fill in the cave is considerable, and the cave hasn’t been uncovered beyond the first room,” said Hauwert. The cave “funnels down to a subvertical crawl tube,” he said, adding that the cave origins likely go back millions of years.

An ambitious and curious student heard rumors of a cave under the school and was able to access it from the school basement. Science teacher Jill Harding gained the support of then-principal Kent Ewing to lead a campaign to restore the cave for use as a teaching tool, according to Hauwert.

Bowie is not the only AISD high school with a campus cave. McNeil High School in north Austin has two caves in its courtyard.

See AGREEMENT on page 22

Road rage attacker is still on the loose Victim severely beaten in local restaurant parking lot

by Tony Tucci OAK HILL - A man who assaulted a truck driver in the parking lot of Jack Allen’s Kitchen on State Highway 71 was still being sought by police this week.

The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. April 4, when the truck driver, driving a red Chevrolet Dually pulling a flatbed trailer, attempted to enter the parking lot at Jack Allen’s, 7720 West State Highway 71.

Unable to negotiate the turn, the driver motioned to the car behind him, a white sports utility vehicle, to back up and give him room. Instead, according to the police report,

a passenger in the SUV got out of the vehicle and “severely beat” the driver of the truck. The attacker then fled the scene, along with the SUV driver and a woman passenger in the back seat.

The truck driver was rushed to University Medical Center at Brackenridge Hospital with “life-threatening injuries.” Police declined to release his name, and his condition is not known.

Austin Police Detective James Kerby said the investigation has not progressed much. “I’m still working the case but we have no new leads.”

See ROAD RAGE on page 22

Bowie Science teacher Jill Harding in this 2004 photo taken in the Bowie cave by City of Austin Sr. Environmental Scientist Nico M. Hauwert, Ph.D., P.G. It is not known exactly how big the cave is, but the room pictured above is around 20 feet high and 40 feet in diameter.

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AISD bond issues addressed at monthly OHAN meeting

by Bobbie Jean Sawyer

renovations and repairs. Includes As the community gears up for individual campus upgrades and the largest bond election in Austin school library renovations Independent School District history, Proposition 4: $168.6 million for questions still loom over how the academic initiatives, fine arts and package will relieve the ever-in- athletics. Includes facility renovacreasing overcrowded tions and funding for student population and the Ridgeview Campus whether voters will at the old Anderson approve a price tag that High School campus, exceeds the total of the the site for the School 2004 and 2008 AISD for Young Men. bonds put together.

Dabbert said the And with early voting potential impact to beginning as early as residents’ property tax April 29, the time for bill would be approxcommunity education imately $70 per year and outreach is fleeting. for a home valued at Patricia Dabbert of $200,000 and approxiAISD department of mately $178 a year to a communications probusiness on a medium Robert Schneider vided information to property value of apthe Oak Hill Association of Neigh- proximately $509,385. borhoods (OHAN) at an April 10 AISD trustee Robert Schneider meeting at the ACC Pinnacle. was in attendance at the OHAN meeting and voiced his concern over Overview: AISD using bond money to pay for The bond, totaling $892.2 million, maintenance and the tax burden it is divided into four propositions: will leave for the community.

Proposition 1: $140.6 million for “Before the mid 1980s we didn’t do health, environment, equipment bonds for maintenance issues. It was and technology. Includes upgrad- all paid for out of our (maintenance ing technology to ensure that all and operations) budget,” Schneider students have access, building new said. “Most of us, when we have to science and technology labs, adding repair the roof, we take the money new school buses and improving out of our savings and do something energy conservation. that’s going to be short term.”

Proposition 2: $233.9 million for Carolyn Merritt, tri-chair of the safety and security and relief from Citizens Bond Advisory Committee, overcrowding. Includes building said the committee, which was made new schools to address overcrowd- up of about 30 community members ing, improvements in safety and across the district, didn’t take the security and improving facilities immense total lightly. for fine arts, physical education and “We agree that it’s a large numathletics. ber,” Merritt said. “However, we Proposition 3: $349.2 million for ac- were definitely not a rubber stamp ademic and building infrastructure committee. We asked very critical

questions. We sent a lot of the AISD groups specifically back to get more answers and clarify why certain things were prioritized and others weren’t.”

Merritt echoed Schneider’s concern over the school district’s maintenance woes.

“The greatest need that we have is school funding. The way we are financed has created an inability for us to maintain our buildings. Basically, our maintenance and operations budget all goes to operations and so many of our facilities. Everything is deferred maintenance,” Merritt said.

“The only way we’ve been able to actually do any desperately-needed repair on our buildings has been through capital bonds. The beauty of capital bonds is it’s not subject to recapture, so 100 percent of it actually stays here in Austin and goes directly to our schools.”

The staff at Bowie High School has been vocal about the maintenance and overcrowding issues that have plagued their fine arts department and sports programs for years. Now, with a total of $34,958,215 on the line, a portion of which is allotted for improvements to fine arts and athletics department repair, the long suffering school may see a glimmer of hope.

However, some say it may be too soon to celebrate. Some of the renovations, such as the expansion of weight and locker rooms and the construction of practice fields for field sports and the marching band, could be halted by impervious cover limitations put forth to protect the Edwards Aquifer.

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Sour candy for Albert’s Mom

by Roger White

Day 1 Dr. Keys says I should keep a log about how I feel and react to the medications for the next fortnight, so here goes. You see, my gentle flock, living in Austin, as festive and cool and hipster casual as it may appear, comes with a price.

I’m not referring specifically to the Venusian triple-digit summers or the wanna-be Stevie Rays hanging out smelly and rudely insistent on every corner—although that does get tiresome. All of south downtown carries a constant aroma of stale beer and lax hygiene these days.

But no, the harshest penalty for residing deep in the pancreas of Texas, for us of the hypervigilant immune system ilk, is allergies. Cedar fever, hay fever, molds, oak, elm, ash—you name it, we have it in spades. My suffering of late has grown beyond the reach of OTC meds and even my allergist’s happy hypodermic, so with doc’s cautious approval, I signed up for a 10-day medical trial of Lerjistan. Sounds like an outlaw country in the Caucasus region, I know, but it’s apparently the latest wave in histamine blockers and

vascular inversion and other medico-technical jargon that I don’t even begin to understand except for the fact that Dr. Keys believes it may ease my slobbering, sneezing symptoms.

Day 3

initial side effects noted in earlier trials may necessitate tweaking of its chemical recipe. Mental side effects, Dr. Daniels said. Hence the signing of copious waivers, generous compensation, and the carefully monitored quarantine. Everyone’s friendly and professional, but I keep expecting Nurse Ratched to come around any corner. Symptoms have already begun to ease, but I do feel oddly stimulated. Almost giddy at times.

Scary thing is that this trial involves sequestering myself away in this sanitarium-like dorm for the entire 10 days, while men and women in white antiseptic attire, under the watchful eye of the gangly and bookish Dr. Day 7 Daniels, take my blood Albert, the guy rooming pressure and my blood Roger White with me, is an odd duck. and walk around smiling a little too sincerely. But heck, I Heavy and covered with a permaactually get paid for my guinea pig nent sheen of forehead perspiration, services, so I figure I should relax, he hoards just about everything he take the oblong red pills with my gets his hands on: ketchup packets, meals and catch up on my Andy creamer, sugar, napkins. They’re stashed in his bedside drawer like Griffith shows.

There are five other men in the treasure. He buys packages of cherry facility with me, five others desperate sours from the vending machines for relief or rent money. Regardless in the cafeteria and stuffs them in of the motive, we all receive the his drawer. He never eats them. He same regimen, and we’ve all been has at least thirty packages of cherry given the same caveat: though the sours. They’re for his mom, he says. expected efficacy of Lerjistan is high, She loves them and can’t find them anywhere in town anymore. “Truth is,� Albert said today, “I don’t even have allergies. Lied about it. I need the dough, man. My mom’s kicking me out of the house if I don’t get a job soon.� I asked Albert if he feels strange at all when he takes his pills. “Yeah, a little,� he said. “Like I’m speeding my ass off.�

I have discovered, from information gleaned from four outstanding medical and pharmaceutical web sites, that Lerjistan contains a ketamine alkaloid derivative. Ketamine, in its pure form, produces an out-of-body-like experience and heightened brain wave patterns. Interesting. Allergy symptoms have all but disappeared, and I feel strangely powerful. Alive.

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Precinct 3

Re-visiting SH 45SW...again

by Gerald Daugherty, Precinct 3 Commissioner

First Project: Pertaining to SH 130. That 49-mile stretch of SH In last month’s column, I stated the 130 has long been finished. Plus, feeling that my emphasis on roads, an additional 41 miles all the way to traffic, and congestion strongly IH 10 near Sequin is also finished. contributed to my election win as THAT’S A TOTAL OF 90 MILES! Precinct 3 Commissioner… And In addition to SH 130, here are that my NUMBER 1 ROAD PRI- other major roadways (ALL NOW ORITY would be Hwy 45 SW. FINISHED) that were in construcI remember writing about SH 45 tion or on the drawing boards back SW way back in January of 2006, in 2006. THESE TOTAL ABOUT comparing it to SH 42 MILES. 130. In looking at that Texas 45 Southeast: 7.5 column again now in milesfromSH130toIH35.

2013 (7 years later), I Texas 45 North: 13.2 see that I could reprint miles from SH 130 that 2006 column and t o U S 1 8 3 Nor t h . wouldn’t have to change 183A: 11.6 miles anything about SH 45 from HWY 620 SW. Let’s take a look to north of Leander. back, shall we?

North Mopac: 3.5 From my January, 2006 miles from 45 North Column: to Parmer Lane.

Gerald Daugherty “What is the only East Ben White: 2.1 thing that proposed SH 45 SW in miles from IH 35 to Riverside Drive.

Precinct 3 and SH 130 in Eastern U S 1 8 3 : 2 . 3 m i l e s f rom Travis County have in common? It’s IH 35 to Springdale Road. the November 1997 Bond Election, 290 East (Manor Expressway): where voters were asked to approve The 1.5 mile 1st phase of 6.2 bonds to acquire right-of-way for miles from US 183 to SH 130 both projects. .

SH 45 SW was Proposition 6 Second Project: Pertaining to SH with a $3,525,000 price tag. The 45 SW. The only change I can make bond language said…{approve sale to my 2006 column is that “It’s now of bonds for the linkage of Loop 1 over 15 years later!”

South to FM 1626. At 3.2 miles in Construction still HAS NOT length, SH 45 is designed to provide a bypass to relieve congestion of vehicles coming through neighborhoods along Brodie Lane}… With over 65% voting yes, Travis County citizens overwhelmingly approved that project.

Family owned and operated SH 130 was Proposition 5 for $4 for 19 years million, for the first phase of rightMake life easier— of-way for the bypass around AusStop by the tin.

Where do these 2 projects Little Red Barn and pick up stand today? FIRST, since 1997 there’s been a lot of progress on the 49 miles of SH 130, with an Serving up Brisket, estimated 2007 completion date.

Sausage, Ribs, Chicken, What about that 3.2 mile project Turkey, Ham, Catfish (SH 45 SW) also approved in 1997? and all the Fixings It’s now over 8 years later, the rightof-way has been purchased, but no Apple & Peach Cobbler construction has yet begun.” and Pecan Pie !

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This Old Spouse Continued from page 4 in the Great Red Spot of Jupiter, and I now know that the astronomers and scientists are mistaken. It is not by winds aloft that this magnificent vortex operates.

This awesome spiral, as large as the Earth itself, manifests from below, spawned from a tumultuous whirlpool of the nitrogen-methane sludge that comprises the ocean-like surface of this titan planet. I’ve inspected the moons of Saturn, upon two of which Life thrives, unlike Life at all that meets our egotistical definition. The galaxy is rife with puzzle pieces that, in full context, fit in such spectacular perfection.

Then, of course, the Universe itself.

Pointless to explore, for it is one of a billion billion such constructs, all connected in a grand Mobius strip of creation that simply leads back to point of origin. To be correct, there is no point of origin – like holding a rubber ball and attempting to divine the beginning. There is no Universe; there are no sprawling oaks outside my window; there is no window.

Albert has no cherry sours. Crowd control only, means for power, gain, self-serving rationalization.

Similarly, there is no death. Death of the human form, absolutely the same as a green leaf plucked from its living branch, merely moves the inhabitant life force on to that Mobius strip, where further experience, greater knowledge, takes us closer to That Which Is All. This that has

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been revealed to me is preface only.

There is a vast store of which I’ve yet to comprehend. The great Truth I glimpse now I can scarcely recount, the enormous majority of which I know I lose when I return to this laboratory table. Unfathomable revelations are brought forth with every journey, yet for reasons beyond my grasp they are veiled from my consciousness. They are placed deep in my soul, as they surely are in everyone and everything, but they are curtained for this time.

Day 10

Whew. Strange dreams I’ve been having. They took us off the pills yesterday, and I feel shaky but back to normal. Dr. Daniels said they’ll probably play around with Lerjistan a bit more before deciding on its general release. Probably wise.

Damn, my allergies are coming back. I bought a pack of sours for Albert’s mom, but doc told me he was gone.

“Gone? You don’t mean…”

“Yes. Gone. He checked out early. And swiped our coffee pot, the bastard.”

“Oh.” So I ate the candy. My head hurts.

Roger White is a freelance writer living in Austin, Texas, with his lovely wife, two precocious daughters, a very fat dachshund, and a self-absorbed cat. For further adventures, visit oldspouse.wordpress.com.

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reliable chain any traveler can trust. And it might be a nice The word from Oak Hill is... choice to host the Oak Hill Rotary Wazzupwitdat?

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A few nights ago I drove Wait. Is there an Oak Hill Rotary to the post office and spied Club? a driveway bracketed by two Which brings me to… snakes of florescent what’s up with that? lights leading up to a How can I possibly write building I had never this column week after seen before. week and not know It was the Hampton about the construction Inn, a new hotel in of a huge edifice in our Oak Hill. Excellent. community?

Now I can finally take I blame you, the a lover. Just kidding. reader (that’s right, I’m Now I can finally Mike Jasper blaming the victim). invite my brother to You’ve forgotten the first rule of visit. journalism: If you don’t tell me, (Pause.) how the hell will I know?

Naw, I think I prefer the former. t t t No doubt about it, Oak Hill Rick the Realtor told me the real can use a nice hotel. Sure, there’s reason Scenic Brook Drive has always the Heart of Texas Motel brand new traffic-calming signs in down the road, but during the last ten years it’s gone from quaint the neighborhood. There’s a dogooder afoot. to seedy. Sorry but it’s true. And Apparently some guy with don’t ask me how I know. a clipboard and a lot of spare But the Hampton Inn is a nice

Commissioner’s Corner Continued from p. 5 The timeline before this project is completed will carry into future years…but hopefully not as long as the 7 years that have passed

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since my 2006 column. With all this said, a report on my efforts and hopes for the completion of SH 45 SW will have to wait for another time.

time has been canvassing the neighborhood looking for signatures on a petition to persuade the city to add even more speed humps on Scenic Brook Drive.

Scenic Brook Drive already has speed humps. This guy—the guy fingered by Rick the Realtor— wants even more speed humps.

I bet it’s because of all the young guys with the souped up pickup trucks that live a few doors down from Trax and peel out on the pavement late at night. But I digress.

It’s probably because of this skinny guy with the petition and the clipboard who likely wears Crocs and a flappy shirt. Yes, he’s thin, bald and wears glasses. I imagine.

He’s also a slow runner, which explains why he’s never been to my house. Because I’d chase him down the street, and then with my secret whistle only dogs can hear, I would commandeer two, three, maybe 40 pit bulls to join in the chase.

And then when me and the dogs caught up to him, you know what he’d get? More humps then he counted on, that’s for darn sure.

What’s up with that? I’ll tell you what’s up with that. I’ve got an old Continued on next page

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The Word from Oak Hill Continued from p. 7 Ford 150 and it needs new shocks. t t t Sometimes I can overlook the obvious.

I love our local restaurants, especially the ones close to home like Jack Allen’s, Verona Italiano and Hecho En Mexico.

I even talk about ones on the way to Dripping Springs, such as the Canyon Grill, Flores, Trudy’s and the Nutty Brown.

But I’ve definitely overlooked the newest offspring of an Austin institution, the Kerbey Lane Cafe on William Cannon and Brush Country Rd. The first time I went there, it was for breakfast and I got an omelet. But I had a taste of my friend’s pumpkin pancakes, at her insistence. Holy hell. I don’t

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normally care for pancakes, but these were amazing.

Next time, I went for dinner and had the enchiladas. Very nice.

Not Flores nice (they’re still my favorite cheese enchiladas in the world) but quite good. Thing is, while I was there I noticed the seasonal special menu featured a burger with a fried egg.

There were other wrinkles to this burger, but besides ground beef it also included a fried egg. I tried to resist, but it was futile. So one winter night, I had that burger—I forget the name now, but it might have been called Winter Heart Attack—with a pint of Shiner and life was good.

The last time I went I ordered from the spring seasonal menu, a little delight called the French Cut Pork Chop, with mashed potatoes and collard greens. I was in the

moment.

Next time, I’m going in for breakfast again. General Manager Phil Bachus has put together a nice ambience, something he calls retro-futuristic. Think Jetsons or Futurama.

Whether you’re going in for something naughty (high fat, high carbs) or something nice (low fat, low cal) you’ll find a wide variety—from diner food to Mexican Food to Southwestern fare to California cuisine.

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of questionable whether we’re going to be able to do them,” Schneider said. “I would take the listings with a grain of salt.”

Former AISD president Nan Clayton, who served 14 years on the school board, knows firsthand the challenges of building on environmentally sensitive land.

“There’s a lot of outside factors that effect what the school district can do. In some cases you find ways to work around it, but I’m not sure that everybody’s dream is going to be able to come about. I think some dreams will be modified,” Clayton said. “We just have to try to work smarter at solving the problem.”

AISD public relations coordinator Yesenia Garcia said it’s too soon to know the fate of the potential projects.

“We’re working with the city to align ourselves and make sure that we’re all on the same page as far as the agreement is concerned,” Garcia said.

Though it’s not included in the bond, the future of a new south Austin high school is at the forefront of many voters’ minds. Voters approved $32 million for the purchase of land for the school in a 2008 bond, but the school, intended to provide relief for population-dense southwest Austin, is no closer to being built.

“That money is there to be used to purchase the land,” Schneider said.

“The actual funds for the construction of the school are not anywhere in the bond or even on the table right now.”

Clayton, who serves on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee, said the

delay is due in part to the time it takes to finalize the academic aspects of the school, determine the necessary size of the campus and find a location that provides relief and benefits all southwest Austin schools.

“It’s really a sticky problem. One of the things people don’t understand is they know Bowie is overcrowded, because they see it, but they don’t understand the overcrowding at Akins and the sea of portables that are there,” Clayton said. “Akins and Austin High all need relief. So where do you build a high school that relieves all three schools but doesn’t take students away from Travis or Crockett?”

Merritt said she had hoped to see the new south Austin high school included in the May bond election, but the demographics didn’t prove a great enough need.

“We definitely have overcrowding, but our enrollments haven’t hit at 125 percent of capacity,” Merritt said.

“There are triggers and unfortunately when you have other schools that have already hit that before you, it becomes a question of how you balance the different needs we have all across the district.”

The new high school will likely have to wait for a 2018 or 2019 bond, Merritt said.

One school with a more probable completion date is the controversial School for Young Men, a single-sex college and career preparatory academy. AISD voted to transform two East Austin middle schools, Pearce and Garcia, into single-sex schools earlier this year.

Dabbert addressed the opposing views within the community on the creation of another single-sex school

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“There’s a lot of thought that same-sex schools provide some young men and young women with a better learning environment,” Dabbert said. “There are pros and cons against it so I think that’s why a lot of people didn’t see a need for it; but Ann Richards (School For Young Women Leaders) has been very successful. In fact they’re graduating their first class this year and have done very well in school accountability ratings.”

Schneider said the School for Young Men would be similar to the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders but with a more rigid enrollment policy.

“It is going to be somewhat similar but there’s going to be more of an emphasis on a competitive academic environment to actually enter the school, versus what we did at Richards,” Schneider said.

Clayton said this bond election is in many ways an attempt for AISD to make up for lost time.

“So much of this bond issue has to do with repair and renovation or replacement, and trying to make all of our schools more equitable and the students have the same opportunities,” Clayton said. “We have schools with heating and air conditioning units that should have been replaced years ago. The school district held back on the size of the bond. They never made the bonds large enough to actually address all of the renovations and repairs that were on the list that we had heard from the schools and the parents needed to be done. This bond is really trying to catch up on this repair that has not been done in the past.”

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Merritt, a member of Fix Austin Schools, a political action committee dedicated to educating the community on the bond and school district needs, said the needs of schools such as Bowie are evident to anyone who steps inside a locker room or rehearsal space.

“Most of the parents, especially ones with children in fine arts or physical education that have gone up to the school and seen the state of our locker rooms and shower areas, as well as the fine arts facilities,

April 18 - May 1, 2013 ... 9 understand how much disrepair and deferred maintenance has really occurred,” Merritt said. “Where we are in this district: it doesn’t get fixed until it literally breaks.”

Early voting lasts from April 29th through May 7th. Election Day is May 11. Mobile voting locations can be found atwww.traviscountyelections.org. For an interactive district map, including the scope of work for each school, visit austinisd. org/bond.

What do Southwest Austin schools stand to gain?

Bowie High School $34,958,215 Sidewalk repair Outdoor restrooms Building improvements, such as roof gutters and flashing Construction of laundry room with washers and dryers Improvement of ADA compliant accessibility Career and Technical Education facility improvements, installation

of technology studio Construction of practice fields for field sports and marching band, expansion of locker and weight rooms, replacement of indoor bleachers, resurfacing of running track Fine Arts facilities renovations, including improvements to dance floor and theater rigging repair

Crockett High $19,823,813 Continued on page 23

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April 18 - May 1, 2013

Arts & Entertainment Ongoing Events

“Thirsty Thursday” gatheringPoems and songs will be shared Sundays in a round robin, open mic atmosphere following the featured preLive Jazz Brunch- 10am-2pm. sentation. On the third Thursday of Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 Hwy. 290 every month. Free. Food pantry doW., 78737. 301-4648. www.nuttynations are welcomed. 7pm at New brown.com.

Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog Pond Lane in Dripping Springs. For Tessy Lou Williams & The Shotgun more info call 858-2024.

Stars- 3pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Third Thursday at The BlantonSpicewood. No cover. free evening of art and activities.

5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos Mondays and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Charles Thibodeaux and the blantonmuseum.org/.

Austin Cajun Aces- 6:30pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Fridays Lane. 282-2586.

Friday night Dance Club- w/ Western bands and a Pot Luck Texas Songwriters Showcase break. 7:30pm-10pm at South - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Austin Activity Center, 3911 Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., SpiceManchaca RD, Austin. $4.50. wood. No cover.

Saturdays Tuesdays Arena Rock Sing A-long - 10pm Kem Watts - 4pm Poodie’s Hilltop The screenings on August 16th and Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., 23rd will feature a special pre-show Spicewood. 264-03183 performance of Queen’s Bohemian Brennen Leigh -7pm at Rhapsody by Ruby Rico ProducEvangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie tions. at the Alamo Draft House on Slaughter Lane Lane. 282-2586.

New Events Open Mic Night with Jon Burkland- 6-9pm at Hill’s Cafe, 4700 S. Congress, 78745. 8519300.

Shores is located at the corner of South First and Riverside. hotline 512-282-2111. or email Austin Reggae Fest at gmail dot com Roots and Wings - April 19, 20 8pm and April 20, 21 at 2pm A melding of modern and classic dance, Roots and Wings is a collection of powerful works by acclaimed choreographers Paul Taylor, David Justin, Yacov Sharir, and Charles O. Anderson. B. Iden Payne Theatre 300 E. 23rd St. 471.0632 texasperformingarts.org Austin Earth Day Festival 2013 - Noon to 7pm Produced by Texas Green Network in partnership with Mueller, City of Austin and the local environmental community, the one day event will be packed with activities for all ages with an inspiring “rhythmic rally finale” at 5:00pm telling“The Story of Energy in Texas”. The rally will feature “Austin Beyond Coal”, Jim Hightower, X8 Interactive Drumming, LAMOÑA LOCA! salsa orchestra and more.

The “Historic Browning Hangar” at Mueller 4550 Mueller Central Dr., www.EarthDayAustin.com Tuesday, April 23

April 5 - April 20

Hats Off to Dr. Seuss! - A celebration of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s second book, The 500 No Bad Days Open Mic - 7pm at Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Dr. Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Seuss’s never-before-seen hat colHwy. 71 W., Spicewood. lection will be exhibited ART on 5th Gallery (3005 South Lamar 50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Blvd. visit www.arton5th.com or call Live Music. Senior Activity Center (512) 481-1111 for hours of opera29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. tion and additional information. www.fiftyplusdanceaustin.com Thurs. April 11 - Wed. April 24 Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Waterloo Ice House, Southpark Mead- The Importance of Being Earows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. nest - Thursday – Saturday eveSB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. wa- nings at 7:30pm., Sundays at 2 terlooicehouse.com. pm. Mary Moody Northen Theatre St Edward’s University 3001 South The Peacemakers- 10pm at Evan- Congress Ave 20 Adults Advance geline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. ($15 Students, Seniors, SEU Com282-2586. munity) $20 at the door Available through the MMNT Box Office, Open Mic Night- at Nutty Brown 512.448.8484 Available online at Cafe, 12225 W Highway 290, Free. http://www.stedwards.edu/theatre Thursdays Fri. April 19 - Sun. April 21 KGSR Unplugged At The Grove -every Thursday evening through Sept 6th. Join KGSR every Thursday for 23 consecutive weeks at Shady Grove on Barton Springs Road for one of Austin’s longest running free concert series.

Wednesdays

Karaoke- at Boomerz Nightclub, 6148 Hwy 290 W.. 892-3373.

Tony Harrisson / Dance Lessons / Jesse Dayton- 6pm / 9:15pm / 9:15pm at the Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar. 442-6189.

Open Mic with your host, Garett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290

Austin Reggae Festival - Gates 3pm on Fri 11am on Sat & Sun A fundraiser for the Capital Area Food Bank, the event features three days of amazing reggae / world / dub talent on the Main Stage and Charlie’s Dub Corner. Auditorium

Rush - 7:30pm will be opening the American leg for their Clockwork Angels Tour at the Frank Erwin Center! 1701 Red River 471-7744 Wed. April 24 - Sat. April 27 Moontower Comedy Fest - 90+ Comics. 80+ performances. 4 days. 11 venues. Full Schedule and Badges Available at MoontowerComedyFestival.com Saturday, April 27 Springfest - 11am - 8pm Lake Travis Rib King BBQ Cook-Off Huge KidZone, arts and crafts vendors lining main street, a boat expo and live music all day featuring some of central Texas’ best musicians. The Backyard 13801Bee Cave Parkway 651-5033 Through April 28 Mad Beat Hip & Gone - Steven Dietz, the most-produced playwright in America who also calls Austin home, created this World Premiere specifically for ZACH’s first season in the Topfer. 202 South Lamar 476-0541 www.zachtheater.or Sunday, April 28 Willie Nelson - doors open 5pm With Lucas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Paula Nelson Band, Folk Uke. The Backyard 13801Bee Cave Parkway 651-5033

Community Clubs & Events Ongoing Events South Austin Mystery Book Club - 7:30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Sunset Valley Barnes & Noble on Brodie Ln. Our April 16th book is Gone Girl,

by Gillian Flynn. If you have questions please email dschieck@yahoo.com.

Conversation Cafe - Drop in for open, public dialogue on a variety of topics. Every third Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd..

Free and open to the public. 512974-9900 / cityofaustin.org/library.

Classes and meditation - with Western Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Ingchug. Every Sunday at 9:30am at Chittamani Buddhist Center, 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745.

Everyone welcome. Spiritual counselling by appointment. Call for free brochure. 916-4444. meditationinaustin.org.

needing support is invited. RSVP to 512-637-5400 and feel free to bring your own lunch. www.arvedacare.com.

Senior Luncheon Program - Seniors (over 60) meet at 8656 Hwy. 71 W, Bldg A, next to JP bldg every Tues, Wed and Thurs from 10am2pm. Transportation available. Call 512-854-2138 for more info.

The South Austin Christian Women’s Club - sponsors a luncheon with an entertaining program every second Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1pm at Onion Creek Club. For info / reservations and free child care please call 288-4033.

Oak Hill Neighborhood Planning Contact Team - meets fourth Wednesday of the month at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Board Room. www.ohnpct.org.

Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter - Meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Westlake Barnes & Noble bookstore, corner of Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road,. www. hotxsinc.org.

MOMS Club of Austin - Southwest Oaks - Social and support group for stay-at-home moms and their children. Meet new friends, and enjoy a guest speaker.

Monthly meeting at Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 W Hwy 290. 10am on the last Thursday of every month. For more info, email momsclubswoaks@gmail.com.

VFW Post 4443 meeting - Meets on first Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614 Thomas Springs Road in Oak Hill. Members and potential members are encouraged to be there around 6pm to gather for dinner. There is no cost.

Southwest Networking Group (SWING) - meets for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House, Slaughter Ln. & Escarpment Blvd., 9600 Escarpment Blvd.. 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 482-9026 or 921-4901. Thursdays.

The Oak Hill Rotary Club - meets Thursdays at Seton Southwest in “the classroom”. People start arriving at 11:30. The meeting is from 12 to 1. More info at 288-8487/ oakhillrotary.org.

South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practices, 9:30-11:30am at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Rd. Free. Meets on third Thursdays of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www. southaustinaarp.org.

Circle C Area Democrats - 6:308:30pm at Santa Rita in the Escarpment Village. Meets on second Mondays of month. For infor mation:circlecareademocrats.org.

Toastmasters Groups - Build leadership and communication skills in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. Visitors welcome.

Tejas Toastmasters: 288-7808/ tejastoastmasters.org. Meets every Mon. at 6 pm at IHOP, 1101 S. Mopac. South Austin Toastmasters: meets first and third Tuesday at noon at ACC South Austin Campus, 1820 W. Stassney Lane.

Phone 443-7110 or 288-7808.

Oak Hill Toastmasters: meet every Thursday from 6:45-8pm at Western Hills Church of Christ, 6211 Parkwood Drive. Open to ages 18 & up. 956-494-4809 / oakhill.freetoasthost.biz for more info.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group- 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon at Arveda Alzheimer’s Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive, 78737. Anyone caring for a loved-one with dementia and

OHPEN Meeting - (Oak Hill Planning and Environmental Network).

7pm at ACC Pinnacle, 10th floor boardroom. All welcome. Every month on second Thursday. For more info call Beki at 658-2599..

OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Business Professionals Association).

Meets every first Thursday of the month from 11:30am-1pm at Mandola’s Italian Market, 4301 W. Wm. Cannon $15. ohbpa.org.

Retired Austin Travelers - a group for people who love to travel.

Regular meetings are held the second Wednesday of odd-numbered months, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM,in the Oak Hill Library at 5124 Convict Hill Road.. ratsonline.org.

Creative Arts Society - Meets on first Wed. of month (except Jan.,July, Aug.) at ACC Pinnacle, 10th floor, faculty lounge. 6pm networking. 7pm program. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome.

www.creativeartssociety.org 288-0574.

New Events April 22 through May 28 Property Tax Forums - Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler and Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant present information about the appraisal process, exemptions and deferrals, payment plans, and the deadlines all property owners should know.

Most importantly, they plan to answer any questions you have for them! All events are free and open to the public. For more into: 8549473 or www.traviscountytax.org Saturdays, February 16 - May 25 Pond and Garden Seminars 11am and 1pm Check website for additional information on topics and guest speakers, www.pondsandgarden.com FREE rain or shine.

Emerald Gardens 5700 Hwy 290 West 288-5900 Through May 15 The Arc’s Golf Tournament Team spots are going fast so sign up your team before they are gone!

To secure your team please contact Rachel Mallernee at rmallernee@ arcofthecapitalarea.org or 4767044 ext. 206. Event is Thursday, May 16, at the The Onion Creek Golf Club Sunday, April 28 “What Will We Do About Our Water Supply?” - 3 - 5pm The Austin Area League of Women Voters invites all League members and the general public to attend a program that will examine water supply and demand in Central Texas. Parish Life Center Bldg., Ascension Lutheran Church, 6420 Hart Lane Through April 20 Whatever Kitsch Art Premier, Show Me Your Papers - 11 - 8 Mon - Sat Noon - 5 on Sun David Zamora Casas brings eclectic altars and paintings that integrate Latino themes with queer culture, cast in the venerable tradition of protest art. 7101 W Hwy 71 Suite E-9, 2884420. www.whateversmokes.com Sat. April 20 - Sun. April 21

Texas Military Forces Open House and Air Show - 8am - 5pm see everything from the newest technology incommunications and flight, World War II reenactments, to Soldiers and Airmen from yesteryear. Children, or the youngat-heart, may enjoy a kiddie area, K-9 demonstrations, an obstacle course, food booths and more.

Camp Mabry for more info: www. txmf.us FREE

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Outdoors & Fitness Ongoing Events Farmer’s Market at Sunset Valley - Locally grown fresh produce at Tony Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd. Saturdays from 9am-1pm. www.sfcfarmersmarket.org.

Free Introduction to Dance Class - for adults and teens. Every Saturday at 11am at Tapestry Dance Company & Academy, Western Trails Blvd., Austin. www. tapestry.org.

Docent Tours of AMOA - Each Saturday and Sunday 1pm Docent-led tours of the recently restored 1916 Driscoll Villa, the intimate art exhibition Laguna Gloria Grounded and the historic gardens overlooking Lake Austin. at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. 512-495-9224 / www.amoa.org.

Texas Outdoor Women’s Network - Open to women of all ages interested in outdoor activities. fishing, kayaking, camping, hiking and more! No experience required. Free monthly meetings on fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the LCRA Red Bud Complex, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. . www.townaustin.org.

Hill Country Outdoors- “Austin’s Most Active Outdoor, Sport and Social Club” Specializing in ad-

venture with outdoor events such as hiking, camping, biking, road trips and rafting. www.hillcountryoutdoors.com.

Smith Visitors Center. Wear comfortable shoes, a hat, and bring water. Hikes last approximately 1.5 hours. Info contact: jeanneffia@ gmail.com

Westcave Preserve public weekend tours- Sats. and Sundays, 10am., noon, 2pm & 4, $5 adult/$2 child/$15 family. One mile hike into the canyon & back.

Kids welcome w/ adult. No pets.

For more info call (830)825-3442 westcave.org .

Guided Hike - Second Saturday & second Sunday of each month at 9am at Bright Leaf Natural Area, 4400 Crestway Dr., Austin. Hikes are usually 4 miles long and last about 2 hours. Wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water. www. brightleaf.org

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Boot Camp Workout - At 9am every Saturday, our expert coaches will lead you through a muscle toning, fat burning, FREE 45 minute boot camp class! Bring your ten closest friends and jump start your weekend. Mills Elementary School 1-877-801-8171, extension 710 Nature Hike at McKinney State Falls - Free interpretive hikes to discover the diverse range of flora and fauna that can be seen at McKinney Falls. Hikes are offered the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month starting at 10am from the

Saturday, April 27 Fight for Air Climb 2013 - 7am - 1pm The American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb is an annual fundraiser stair climb to the Frost Bank Tower. Register your team or support a climber at AustinClimb.org! Frost Bank Tower: 401 Congress Ave Website: www.AustinClimb.org 467-6753 Retro Run 5k - kicks off at 9am at the Travis County Expo Center. housands of runners show up each morning dressed in the decade ensemble of their choice to celebrate the music and culture of the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Jog, walk, or do the hustle through 3.1 miles of RETRO fun and enjoy the rad 1980’s themed dance party afterwards. Info: www.theretrorun5k. com.

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Second Saturdays are for Fami- April 6 - May 11 lies - $7 per family; $5 Member families. Noon-4pm at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Please RSVP to akichorowsky@ amoa.org to give an idea of materials needed. 512-495-9224 / www. amoa.org.

At Austin Children’s Museum: Community Night - Come out and play EVERY Wednesday night at 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime and a variety of hands-on activities.

Themed stories, songs, and activities. Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Every Mon.. For kids 3 & under & their caregivers. Storytimes 9:30 & 11am; Sing-a-long 10:30am at Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado St.. 472-2499 / ausinkids.org.

The Little Mermaid - 11am and 2pm This original retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic combines modern technologies and the ancient art of storytelling to put a new twist on this well-loved fairy tale. For ages 6 and up.. $14 ZACH’s Whisenhunt Theatre, 512476-0541, x1 Saturday, April 20

Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednesdays at the Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. Toddler at 10:15 am, Preschool (ages 3-5) at 11am.

892-6680. wiredforyouth.co Alamo Kids Club - 10:45am On the last Saturday of the month, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Austin Chronicle, Ain’t It Cool News and Big Brothers Big Sisters put on free screenings for children and Toy Joy provides super fun prizes! 1120 South Lamar

The Big Squeeze Accordion Contest Semi-Finals - 2pm Texas Folklife’s annual Big Squeeze semi-finals accordion showdown is a free playoff and public concert.

Performances by 2012 champ Peter Anzaldua as well as Austin’s own Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemencia. The Bob Bullock Texas State

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Red Young - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

T. Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

The now were men - 7pm - 10pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 288-0437

Jesse Dayton - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Double R Nothin - 11pm George Palmer Macias & Rode Hard Scholars 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $7

Kem Watts- 8:30pm Skye Claire 10:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 Marshall Ford Swing Band Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731 Happy Hour w/ Todd Roth5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 2637353 No Cover

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Friday, April 19

Schlotzsky’s Bun Run 5K & 10K 7am All proceeds benefit the Austin Sunshine Camps, which through the support of the YMBL, has provided summer camping experiences under served youth in the Austin area. Auditorium Shores 920 W. Riverside Dr. 974-6700

Freddy Steady Krc Birthday Bash - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Kids Calendar History Museum, 512-441-9255.

FREE Saturday, April 27 We Write It We Sing Concert 3:30pm - 5pm This concert event will feature songs written and performed by elementary students at Blackshear and Maplewood Elementary Schools, and co-performed with the Groundwork Music Orchestra.

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Two Tons of Steel - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 John Napier - 6pm Evolution 7pm $7 Tres Hombres - 9pm $7 Union Specific - 11pm $5 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Luke Hill & the Hot Pursuits - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Alan Haynes - 7pmMaria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261 Free Nick Verzosa - 7:30pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648 Free

Woodcrafting 101 - 1 – 3pm Get hands on and come learn how to build one of three different woodcrafts using hand and power tools!

Parents welcome and encouraged to join! Event recommended for children 5 and up. Austin Children’s Museum 201 Colorado St. 472-2499

Saturday, April 20 The Derailers - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Sarah Temple Trio - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731 Friday, April 26

Sunday Brunch with Katie Holmes - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Tony Harrison - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Monday, April 22

Carl Hutchins - 8pm $7 Deuce Coupe - 11pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Tess & Friends Happy Hour 4pm Texas Songwriters Showcase: WC Jamison hosts Richard Dobson - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Aces - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 Tuesday, April 23 Brennen Leigh - 6pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 2822586

Silvie Rider Young - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 Frank Cavitt - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls - 7:30pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 3014648 Free Saturday, April 27 Cornell Hurd - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 Night Train - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Audiolight - 7:30pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648 Free

Rick Springfield - 8:30pm The End of the World Tour at The Backyard 13801 Bee Cave Parkway 512-651-5033 info@thebackyard.net

The Texas KGB - 6pm Kem Watts 8:30pm Waterloo Revival - 10:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183

Sunday, April 21

Eric Hisaw - 6 - 8pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 DeAnn Rene - 4pm Jerry Kirk - 6:30pm The Bad Intentions - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Camp Fire Walk For Water - 9am -12pm a fundraising event dedicated to educating our community about the importance of water in Central Texas and its effects on wildlife. . $25; $35 Mueller Southwest Greenway, 512.349.2111.

Twilight Trio - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Wyldwood Four - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Sassy Spurs - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover

LeeAnn Atherton Band - 7pmMaria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261 Free

Thursday, April 25

The Eggmen - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 3014648 $7 cover Sons of Harry - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover Sunday, April 28

Wednesday, April 24

Hot Club Soda - Sunday Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Danny Levin’s Sweet Bunch of Dasies - 7pm The Peacemakers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Gospel Brunch with “The South Austin Gospel Project” - 12pm 2pm Maria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261

Armadillo Road - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Monday, April 29

Happy Hour with Darrell Goldman - 5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Tess & Friends Happy Hour 4pm Texas Songwriters Showcase: George Ensle hosts WC Jamison Poodies Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

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Back in the real world those of us This is probably the most high- who had neither money nor exceptech Cadillac ever produced for tional mechanical skills (though we street use, but for all of that driving were working on both) bemoaned it took us back to the 1950s when the fact that though Cadillacs were Cadillac cars were the fastest cars the fastest stock cars on the road, on the American road and a large they were nearly always driven by number of hand-built hot rods people who apparently neither knew with Cadillac engines were giving nor cared. It was an early version the hot cars from Europe a run for of the experience of getting stuck their money behind a Volvo or a hippie van in In 1950 Briggs Cunningham the 1960s. took a pair of Cadillacs to LeMans, Of course, the hot-rodders were one stock and the other highly right all along: The fastest and modified externally but otherwise cheapest way to get a given car to go also stock, as required by the rules. faster was (and is) to drop a bigger The stock sedan finished 10th and engine into it. It also helps to lightthe ugly-bodied roadster version en the body and even streamline it (christened “LeMonstre” by the (LeMonstre was streamlined by an French) finished 11th. All of that engineer from Grumman). In fact, led to a spate of Cadillac-engined stream lining works better than rehomebuilts, some built by or for ducing weight, up to a point. That’s Cunningham, who was also a good, because it allows modern winning America’s Cup skipper engineers to make great gains in (probably the only sport he could fuel economy without spending have chosen that was even more much money.

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Local softball catcher suffers season-ending leg injury

by Ann Fowler The softball catcher for the Dripping Springs High School Lady Tigers suffered a broken leg in a playat-the-plate on March 26 against district rival Cedar Park. The Cedar Park runner tried to score in the sixth inning as catcher Aly Fowler tried to tag her. The runner landed on the catcher. All agree that the collision was unintentional.

Janice Womack, who was at the game to watch granddaughter Amber of the Lady Tigers, said, “Wow, what a play. I don’t know exactly what happened because everything happened so fast. All I can say is Aly made a tremendous play holding onto the ball, especially after finding out how badly that she injured her leg.�

Cedar Park Coach Cami Jenschke described the play to the Gazette, “The CP player was in the process of beginning her slide when she realized she was already past the point of being able to slide. I feel as though if she had had even one more second she could have slid safely or peeled off completely. It was a ‘bang-bang’ play and not a lot of chance to make the collision unavoidable – neither of them had much time to make a move to avoid the collision.�

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The Lady Tigers would go on to win the game 6-3, but the loss of one of their key players was devastating. Dripping Springs Coach Keith Tuck said of his catcher, “Aly is the quarterback of our defense. She was selected defensive player of the year in our district last year and calls and catches every pitch that Illinois signee Brandi Needham throws. It is a huge loss for us.�

Aly’s father, Assistant Fire Chief Doug Fowler of the Austin Fire

Department, said the break was in her lower leg. He said, “Aly suffered a broken left fibula and a suspected sprained knee.�She had surgery to insert a plate and 8 screws. The knee requires further evaluation.

Coach Tuck said of the play, “Basically the runner must slide at the plate unless the throw has pulled the catcher up the line so far that the runner cannot reach the plate by sliding. Failure to do so is an automatic out and ejection.� Coach Tuck said the rule does not address the intent of the runner. He added, Continued on page 26

Catcher Aly Fowler (above) was Player of the Year in her District.

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by Patrick Olson Four years of playing both softball and volleyball at Crockett helped Meghan Elmore develop important skills. “Meghan has been a solid, consistent performer,” noted coach Sharon Montgomery. “She is a very calm, quiet leader.” Elmore works at first base and has helped the Lady Cougars defend a district championship this season.

A native of Austin, Elmore attended St. Elmo Elementary before progressing to Bedichek Middle School where she also Continued on next page

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On Tuesday night, Senior Night, Bowie smashed Anderson 11-1, as the Lady Dawgs continue pursuit of a district title. With Lake Travis prevailing over Westlake 2-1, Bowie could win the District 15-5A championship outright if they defeat Del Valle on Friday and

Austin High prevails over the Lady Chaps. If both Westlake and Bowie win their final regular season games, the two schools will play next week for first place.

Bianca Van Vlerah and Bree Sepeda opened the game for Bowie with a single and walk respectively.

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fielder mishandled a ball drilled into the outfield by Aspen Auger. After surrendering a home run to left field, Bowie (26-5-1, 9-2) starting pitcher Jayme Perez struck out three of the next four batters in the top of the third inning.

Van Vlerah opened the bottom Continued on page 16

by Patrick Olson Leading off in the batting order for the Bowie baseball team, Rhett Kruger initiates the aggressive offensive attack for the Bulldogs.

Working in the infield, Kruger mans the critically important shortstop position. “He is a real good student, a good person and a good baseball player,” said Bowie coach Rudy Alvarez. “He is one of the nicest people around.”

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Lady Maroons win DID YOU KNOW?

by Patrick Olson Pitchers Poqui Bergara and Vannessa Castro combined to lead Austin High to a 12-2 victory over Anderson Friday evening at Noack Field. Briana Vallejo provided power at the plate with a pair of doubles.

After utilizing one pitcher for the entire season last year, coach Liz Wissel will enter the playoffs with two capable arms.

Mariah Garcia gave the Lady Maroons an early lead with a two-run home run in the first inning. Alexus Martinez gently placed an infield

single to third to initiate a rally in the second inning. After Dezarae Mendoza coaxed a base on balls, Castro smashed a ball into the Anderson (10-17, 1-9) shortstop. The ball then ricocheted off the infielder’s glove and bounced off her jaw as Castro sped to first base. A throwing error by the Trojan second baseman enabled Martinez and Mendoza to eventually cross the plate making it 4-0 Austin High.

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Student Athlete Spotlight Meghan Elmore Continued from p. 14 played volleyball and basketball.

She served as a middle hitter for the Lady Cougar volleyball team this past fall helping lead the team into the playoffs. “We worked together and picked each other up,” said Meghan. “We were one team instead of being individuals.” The eldest of two children born to Nick and Ida Elmore, Meghan would like to thank her mother and father. “My parents have always pushed me and supported me,” she noted.

Mathematics instructor Mrs. Kuhn is Meghan’s favorite teacher at Crockett. “She always helps me with my math homework,” Elmore added.

“She is very supportive and comes to the softball games.” Meghan’s

Rhett Kruger Continued from p. 14 scrimmage causing him to miss all but the final two games of his junior year. “My favorite athletic experience was the two playoff games I played in versus Round Rock,” he said. “The atmosphere was insane.

There were so many people there.”

History instructor Mr. Ellerbrock is Rhett’s favorite teacher at Bowie.

“He is a good teacher,” the infielder noted. “I found myself going to him for advice.” The youngest of three boys born to Wes and Susan Kruger, Rhett sharpened his baseball skills in the offseason while playing for a Wings team that also included

favorite athletic moment at Crockett occurred last year in a marathon match with LBJ. “In the beginning we were losing,” she recalled. “In the end we won 29-26. I felt like we were a team that night.”

Meghan’s younger brother Corey played freshman football and baseball this year at Crockett.

Elmore’s fondest academic experience took place in an English class.

“Last year in Spurs, a class through UT, we focused on rhetoric and at the end of the year, we got college credit,” the first baseman said. Meghan is presently taking an AP English class hoping to place out of another college course. After graduation, Elmore will attend the University of Texas and begin pursuing a degree in kinesiology.

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Kruger smacked a two-out triple to score a pair of runs in Bowie’s 4-2 win over Austin High. On Tuesday, he notched two singles and stole two bases in the Bulldogs’ 4-0 win over Akins. “Enjoy high school, get involved, meet people and focus on academics,” Rhett replied when asked what advice he may have for future Bowie students aspiring to play varsity sports. Following graduation, Kruger will attend Blinn Junior College before transferring to Texas A&M.

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Bowie crushes Anderson Continued from p. 14

of the third with a double to left centerfield and Sepeda smacked a first pitch delivery into left for a single. An Ashli Lotz sacrifice scored Sepeda and Van Vlerah proceeded to cross home plate on a wild pitch.

Auger then reached base on an error and Perez singled her home shortly afterward. “Our seniors have given four years to our program with hard work and dedication,” coach Catherine Johnson-Landers said afterward. “They’ve done everything we’ve asked them to do.”

The Dawgs added additional runs later when Samantha Flores walked and Lexi Grimaldo smashed a triple.

Van Vlerah singled again and scored following a base on balls by Lotz.

Seniors Van Vlerah and Sepeda each scored three runs. Fellow seniors Auger and Perez also crossed the plate with tallies. Senior Heather Newkirk entered the game in the third inning to pinch run for Perez after missing virtually the entire 2013 campaign with an ACL injury.

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New Life Assembly of God 7612 Cooper Lane, Austin. 78745 (Between Wm. Cannon and Dittmar) Call: 445-5433 Pastor: Charlie Hilburn Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30am; Worship & Children’s Church 10:30am; Prayer and Worship Service 6pm Wednesday Services: 7:00pm Kidtastic! * Missio Dei Youth Ministry * Adult Class newlifeaustin@agchurches.org www.newlifeaustin.org connecting...growing...reaching

St. Catherine of Siena 4800 Convict Hill Rd. 78749 892-2420 Pastor Rev. Patrick Coakley Weekend Masses: Sat. 5pm, Sun 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 5pm Weekday Masses: Mon-Fri. 12noon, Sat. 9am, Tues & 1st Fri 7pm

Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center Religious Services/Youth & Children Activities 1701 W Ben White Blvd. Bldg. #3 512-693-2924 Friday Sermon @ 1:00 PM Mosque open 7 days for 5 daily prayers Check Mosque website for prayer timings and weekend programs www.masjidibrahim.org Email: admin@masjidibrahim.org

BAPTIST Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) 263-5058 Pastor: Rev. Jim Roquemore Services: Sun. 10:45am & 6:30pm, Sunday School 9:30am Children’s church available Sun. am Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm First Baptist Church of Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd 78749 288-7570 Pastor: Rob Satterfield Services: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pm Bible Study Sun. 9:30am Wednesday Prayer 6:45pm www.fbcoakhill.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST Western Hills Church of Christ 6211 Parkwood Drive 892-3532 www.westernhillscoc.com whcc@westernhillscoc.com Sunday Services:9am Bible Classes (all ages),10am Worship (with Children’s Church) Evening - groups & worship alternat-ing weeks Wednesday: 7pm Worship, classes for all ages, 6pm Meal together We have an inspiring and Bibli-cally rich worship service, a very active Youth Ministry and a growing Children’s Ministry!

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St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 11819 So. IH-35 (exit #223, FM 1327; take north access road 1.1 mile) 282-5631 www.stalbansaustin.org Seeking the transformation of lives through sharing God’s love and grace Rector: The Rev. Margaret Waters Services: 9 a.m. Come & See! (Blended worship w/ sermon & Holy Eucharist) 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour 10:15 a.m.

Christian Formation for All Ages (Please go to the website for more details) 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 12:45 p.m. Coffee Hour Children’s Chapel at both services, and professional nursery from 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

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Chittamani Buddhist Center Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace is Impossible.

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Every Sunday 9:30am -11 am Everyone welcome www.MeditationInAustin.org 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745 (off Manchaca) 512-916-4444

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 8724 Travis Hills Dr. 78735 (between Southwest Parkway and Old Bee Caves Road) 288-0128 www.stchristopher.net Rector: The Rev. Bo Townsend Services: Holy Communion at 10am Sundays; Children’s Chapel at 10 am Christian Ed. 9am (Sept. 10-May 20) Seeking God’s Truth, Sharing God’s Love

Hill Country Baptist Church 6902 Scenic Brook Dr. 78736 Church office: 288-1372 Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 11 am Worship, Music & Prayer Visitors are welcome!

Oak Hill Primitive Baptist Church 11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd. Pastor: Elder Richard Halbgewachs Church: 288-4994 Pastor: 894-4105 Services: Every Sun. 10:30am

Sitagu Buddha Vihara 9001 Honeycomb Dr. 78737 (4 miles west of the “Y”).

We are a monastery, meditation center, community center, education center and home of a beautiful Burmese pagoda. Daily activities. sitagu.org/austin/, (512)301-3968 sitaguvihara@yahoo.com.

HINDU TEMPLE Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple Radha Madhav Dham, 400 Barsana Road, Austin, Texas 78737 (FM 1826, 7 miles from 290 W) 288-7180 Sunday Services: 11:00am- 12:30pm; 7:30-9:30pm Visiting hours: 8:1510am & 3-5pm daily

LUTHERAN Abiding Love Lutheran Church 7210 Brush Country, 78749 892-4040 Sr. Pastor:Lynnae Sorensen Assoc. Pastor: Brad Highum Sunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Sunday School 9:45 am Children’s Center 892-2777 M-F, 7:00am-6:00pm Food Pantry-Monday, 1:30-3:30pm info@abidinglove.org www.abidinglove.org Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 West Slaughter Lane (next to Bowie High School) 292-8778 email: info@blcms.org Pastor: Rev. William B. Knippa Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Kevin D. Lentz Sun. Worship Services: 8am (Trad.)

9:30 & 11:00 am (Blended Traditional & Contemporary Music) 6:00 p.m. (Contemporary Praise) Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30am Nursery During Services Bethany Preschool, Mon & Wed program, Tues & Thur program www.blcms.org Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4622 S. Lamar 892-0516 Rev. Magdalene Holm-Roesler, Pastor Services: 10:00 am Sunday Study Hour: 9:00 am Sunday Fellowship & Coffee after services Adult and Children’s Sun. School hclcaustin.org You’re always welcome here.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church 10408 Hwy 290 West (4 miles from the “Y” in Oak Hill) 512-288-2370 info@ConnectwithJesus.org www.Mt.OliveAustin.org Pastors: Paul Meyer and Ben Braun Services: 8 am traditional and 10:30 am contemporary.

Education Hour: 9:15-10:15 am Preschool: 18 months to Pre-K, Preschool Phone: 512-288-2330 Full and part-time hours.

Risen Savior Lutheran Church-WELS 2811 Aftonshire Way 78748 280-8282 Rev. Paul Kuehn, pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am

Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am; Thursday Night Worship— 7:00 pm www.risensavioraustin.net

METHODIST Berkeley United Methodist Church 2407 Berkeley Ave. (1 block north of W. Cannon between Westgate & Manchaca Rd.) 447-6633 www.berkeleyumc.org Rev. Jeanne Devine Services: 8:30am, 10:50am Sunday School: 9:40am (classes from nursery to retirees) Child Care Center 443-3509 Infants, toddlers, preschool and after-school care hrs: 7am to 6pm Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam Sheffield, and Rev. Stella Burkhalter Services: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at 11:15 service) Sunday School: 10 & 11:15am Children’s Sunday School: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am Youth group: 5pm www.oakhillumc.org open hearts, open minds, open doors!

Manchaca United Methodist Church Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors!

1011 FM 1626 (SE corner of FM 1626 & Manchaca Rd) www.ManchacaUMC.org; office@ ManchacaUMC.org; 512.282.7274 Pastors: Rev. Laura Adam, Rev. Tracey Beadle Sunday Schedule: 8:30 am – Traditional Worship with Communion in the Sanctuary.

9:45 am - Sunday School; adult, youth and children.

11:00 am - Traditional Worship and Hymns in the Sanctuary.

11 am - Life on the Road - Casual Praise Service in the Family Life Center.

4 pm - High school & Middle school youth programs including tutoring Wednesday Worship: 6:00 am Individual Prayer and Meditation with Communion

NON - DENOMINATIONAL Cowboy Church of the Hill Country 8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) 587-2242 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.cowboychurchhc.org facebook.com/Cowboy ChurchHC info@cowboychurchhc.org We do things the Cowboy way!

LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735 Phone: 512-220-6383 Lead Pastor: Randy Phillips

Sun. Services: 9 am Celebration Service, 11 am Celebration Service Wed Services: 7 pm Life University, 7 pm Student Life LifeAustin is a Bible Church - a cosmopolitan community of healing and hope.

We are all about connecting people to Christ and to each other.

Southwest Hills Community Church 7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 288-8000 Services: 9:30 and 11 am Children’s Ministry: 9:30 and 11 am CRAVE Ministry: Middle/High School 6 pm www.shcc.net info@shcc.net SHCC exists to create environments to help people Love God, fully Follow Christ and Serve Others Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 unity@unitychurchaustin.org Rev. Analea Rawson Service 11:00 pm “Our God is love,our race is human and our religion is oneness.” www.unitychurchaustin.org

ORTHODOX St. Sophia Orthodox Church 225 Rose Dr. in Dripping Springs Fr. Peter Smith, Pastor 512) 638-0721 / pcmsmith@hotmail. com (Fr. Peter’s email) www.stsophiachurch.us Services: Sundays- 8:45 a.m. Orthros (Matins) & 10:00 a.m. Divine LiturgyWednesdays- 7:00 p.m. Daily Vespers or other special services according to the season Saturdays- 5:45 pm. Ninth Hour & 6:00 pm Great Vespers and Confession Special feast day services as announced All services are in English and visitors are always welcome.

The Orthodox Church is the original, historic, pre-denominational Church of the New Testament. Please join us for worship soon!

PRESBYTERIAN Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church 5226 W William Cannon 78749 Pastor Larry W. Coulter; Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta Dukes Worship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Shepherd of the Hills Brodie Campus at the corner of Brodie Ln. & Hewitt Ln. 12420 Hewitt Lane 78748 Ted Thulin, Campus Pastor Worship Schedule: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Web site: www.shpc.org

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The Art Garage gets “Campy” The Art Garage will be having a free, fun day of art and silliness alongside summer camp information on Saturday April 27 from 10 am to 1 pm at their “Let’s Get Campy” event.

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Local A+ FCU holds Open House A+ Federal Credit Union (A+FCU) is hosting a Community Open House Celebration at its Southwest Branch on Saturday, April 20. The public is invited to come to the branch as they celebrate A+FCU milestones of surpassing 100,000 members and crossing the one billion dollar mark in assets and financial fitness.

During the celebration A+ Financial Advisor Sarita Null and Real Estate Loan Officer Tyler Eads will guide you with planning your financial future and purchasing a new home.

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PEC marks 75 years with tree planting at LBJ homestead Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) and the National Park Service welcomed community leaders, Co-op members and the public to a ceremonial tree planting this April in honor of PEC’s 75th anniversary and Lyndon B. Johnson’s efforts to bring electricity to the Texas Hill Country.

Johnson’s dedication and tireless efforts were vital to the formation of the Cooperative, bringing electricity to rural Hill Country farms and ranches. The event honored these efforts with two trees — a magnolia and a cedar elm — planted on the grounds of LBJ’s Boyhood Home in Johnson City, Texas. The trees replace two original trees on the property, ensuring the integrity of the home, which accurately depicts the Johnson homestead and Texas lifestyle before rural electrification 75 years ago.

“It’s an honor to recognize the connection between the history of our Co-op and Lyndon B. Johnson,” said Michael Racis, Vice President of Communications for the Co-op.

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strong roots in the communities it serves. This day has been a way to honor the past 75 years and an opportunity to look ahead to the future.”

During his successful run for the U.S. Congress in 1937, Johnson, promised to bring electricity to the sparsely populated Texas Hill Country. With the help of area ranchers, including E. Babe Smith, Johnson recruited approximately 3,300 residents by 1938, yet they did not meet the Rural Electrification Administration’s (REA) density requirements. Johnson personally lobbied President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help secure funding from the REA, resulting in a $1.3 million loan to construct more than 1,700 miles of electric lines, the largest single loan granted by the administration at the time.

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Agreement may open Bowie cave for study Continued from p. 1 Hauwert said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outdoor experiences such as cave immersion education has been shown to be effective in raising the interest and standardized test scores of students.â&#x20AC;? Most of the cavesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;300-plus caves and karst features in Travis Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;are on private property, limiting suitable cave resources. A karst is formed when soluble rocks dissolve forming sinkholes, caves and underground drainage.

The Goat Cave Preserve sits on eight acres on Deer Laneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not far from Bowie High School. Hauwert said the cave got his name when cavers found a goat that had fallen 20 feet into the cave. The goat was safely rescued, but the name remained.

The Goat Cave Preserve is one of 62 preserves established by the City of Austin and Travis County to preserve rare cave species. (Cave tours are available through the Austin Nature Center at 512-327-8181). Goat Cave was home to a large bat population until officials placed a grate across the cave after several Maple Run residents required rescue from the caves. However, the grate not only kept out residents, but the bats as well. Bat Conservation International has helped to replace the grate with a perimeter fence, allowing the bats to return.

Cave rescues, while not common, happen most often when people enter local caves without enough

experience or lacking the proper equipment. The cave education that would be included in the Bowie cave would include spelunking safety, critical for students who choose to explore local caves on their own.

Three UT students made national news in 2007 when they got lost in the 12,000-foot-long Airmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cave in the Barton Creek area. The young explorers had wisely told a friend to call for help if they failed to check in. Seasoned cavers can make it to the end of Airmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cave in about 8 hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a 16-hour round trip.

The students were found 30 hours into their excursion; they had become lost in a maze. Austin Fire Department, which created a cave rescue team due to the number of local caves, used local cavers to assist in the rescue.

Hauwert said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;By providing venues for people to visit wild caves safely and [with] cave safety education, it is less likely that people will be injured or require rescue, particularly from caves where public access is not authorized.â&#x20AC;?

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science classes into the cave with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hydrofiles program (http:// www.austintexas.gov/department/ hydrofiles), which offers training and field trips for high school students.

Local members of the Underground Texas Grotto (http://www.utgrotto. org) have been involved in the Bowie cave excavation project. The group consists of cavers of all experience levels who explore caves â&#x20AC;&#x153;in Central Texas and beyond.â&#x20AC;?

Terry Holsinger told the Gazette, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have talked about trying to get a cleanup of that cave on and off for years.â&#x20AC;? He added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until the cave is cleared we will not know how extensive it is nor how susceptible it will be to harm. Since it is notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and was not before construction of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an active drain for surface waters and not plumbed in to any other source of water, then it is less of a threat to the local aquifer than is Blowing Sink, across the road from the school.â&#x20AC;?

Member Vivian Lofton told the Gazette, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A handful of grotto cavers, including myself, are working for the city on this. It is great news for other sensitive caves that are getting a lot of pressure right now. The hope is that if high school students have access to this as an educational cave, then it will reduce unauthorized visitation at protected caves elsewhere. It was filled/sealed with construction debris when they built the high school. It now exists as a sinkhole in a courtyard.â&#x20AC;?

The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;sinkholeâ&#x20AC;? concerns people, particularly in view of the Florida

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until the cave is cleared we will not know how extensive it is nor how susceptible it will be to harm.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Terry Holsinger, Underground Texas Grotto

incident where part of a home fell into a sinkhole, killing the resident in February.

Hauwert said Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s geology is very different from that of Florida. He explained that catastrophic sinkholes generally form due to groundwater pumpage, diverting water into caves to enhance dissolution and/or erosion, or placing heavy materials over a shallow cave. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Florida the water tableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the depth where the voids in rocks are

completely water-filledâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is generally relatively shallow,â&#x20AC;? said Hauwert, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so that collapses occurring at the water table easily extend up to the surface.

In the Austin area, the water table is generally about 200 feet deep, so deeper collapses that may occur here due to dewatering are not likely to reach the surface and be observed.

We do rarely see catastrophic sinkholes form in ponds where leaks and the weight of water can open an existing underlying cave.â&#x20AC;?

Road rage attacker is still on the loose Continued from p. 1

Kerby said police are preparing a composite sketch of the assailant and will begin circulating it soon.

Anyone who has information about the case should call Detective Kerby at (512) 974-5350.

The attacker is described as a white male in his late 20s, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10â&#x20AC;? tall, 240

pounds, with a bald or shaved head.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black jacket with red and white lettering on it.

The driver of the SUV is described as an elderly white male, and the passenger in the back seat is described as a white female, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tall, with blonde hair. Â

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26 ...Oak Hill Gazette

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Local softball catcher suffers season-ending leg injury Continued from page 13

“There was no ejection, and they allowed play to continue with the batter reaching second base even though our catcher lay motionless.”

He added, “I would like to go on record stating that I know for a fact that this is something that Cedar Park Coach Cami Jenschke does not teach or ever has. It was an unfortunate play that rarely happens in our game. The rules are designed to deter this from happening, but it will still occur sometimes in the heat

of battle. In this case, in my opinion, there should have been a ‘dead ball’ call immediately and an ejection.”

However the runner was out only because the catcher held on to the ball. The batter/runner was allowed to advance to second base while the pitcher retrieved the ball from the injured player. Coach Tuck appealed.

There was plenty of time to review the rules during the 45-minute delay.

But the umpire refused the appeal.

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Glenn Fleisig, research director for the American Sports Medicine Institute, told the Gazette, “If you would like to know what rules are in place in high school softball, you need to talk to that state’s high school athletic federation as each state makes its own rules.”

Kate Hector, media coordinator for the UIL (University Interscholastic League), which oversees high school sports, could not cite the specific rule officials and players should follow. She said, “Softball follows all NFHS rules, but unfortunately the rule book can’t be found online.

Without seeing the play, we couldn’t accurately access what rules applied in that situation.” She suggested a reporter purchase a rulebook from NFHS. Theresia Wynns, Director of Sports and Officials Education for the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS), told the Gazette that in such a play, according to the national rules, “Runners are not required to slide but if they choose to do so, the slide must be a legal one.”

She said a slide becomes illegal if the runner: uses a rolling or crossbody slide into the fielder; raises a leg higher than the fielder’s knee when the fielder is in a standing position; goes beyond the base and makes contact with or alters the play of the fielder; slashes or kicks the fielder with either leg; or tries to injure the fielder.

Rule 8, Section 6 of the NFHS rulebook would seem to address the play: Article 13, a runner is out when: “The runner does not legally slide and causes illegal contact and/or illegally alters the action of the fielder in the immediate act of making a play on her. Runners are never required to slide but, if the runner elects to slide, the slide shall be legal.” The penalty is a dead ball and runner declared out.

Article 14, a runner is out when: “She remains on her feet and maliciously crashes into a defensive player. Malicious contact supersedes

Aly Fowler (crutches) huddles with her team before a game. obstruction.” The penalty is ejection.

According to these softball rules, the runner has the responsibility to avoid a collision. Both Coach Tuck and Coach Jenschke agreed that the rules as they know them spell out the following penalties for a serious collision without intent: Runner out Runner ejected for collision Dead ball.

It is not the first time a Central Texas softball catcher has been injured in a play-at-the plate collision resulting in no penalty to the runner. Bowie High School’s head softball coach, Cathie Johnson-Landers, told the Gazette of an incident two years ago in the playoffs when the runner ran into her catcher: “My catcher was injured and could not play for the next couple of games. The runner bull-rushed her and she dropped the ball so the runner was called safe. I know that they are supposed to be ejecting players for those plays but I have not seen or heard about it.”

It is worrisome for coaches, players and their parents when safety is so widely discussed in professional sports but appears to be ignored by local officials. Coach Tuck feels that the automatic ejection penalty diminishes the chances of injuries in future plays at the plate. Which seems possible if umpires don’t enforce existing rules. Chief Fowler worries for his daughter’s safety.

The UIL’s Hector said UIL tracks only football injuries. No incident report was filed or required on Aly’s broken leg.

Zachary Kerr, Christy Collins, Sarah Fields and Dawn Comstock analyzed data to assess contact injuries in “Epidemiology of Player-Player Contact Injuries Among U.S. High School Athletes, 20052009.” According to this report, player-to-player contact accounted for nearly half of all injuries in high school sports; only 6.2 percent of those injuries required surgery.

In softball, the study found most player-to-player contact injuries happened to catchers (26.5 percent).

The report states that understanding sport-specific contact injuries is crucial in preventing them, adding, “Coaches can be educated to better supervise players to reduce the number of avoidable athlete collisions.

Institutional-level participation from referees and official representatives is needed to reduce athlete collisions through enforcement of sports rules. Rule books should be clearly written and readily available so all parties are knowledgeable about rules and policies.”

The specific NFHS rule has led to debate across the country as umpires compare notes online. A call made in a baseball play somewhat similar to that in the Dripping Springs/ Cedar Park game was described by the umpire: “The leading team’s batter gets a hit to the outfield, runner rounds third. There will be a close play at the plate. Runner stumbles and tries to balance himself, but instead ends up putting his helmet on the catcher’s chin, cutting him open and Continued on next page

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Catcher suffers seasonending leg injury Continued from page 26 knocking him down hard. At this point I called him out, then ejected him. I felt that it was accidental, but he needed to be responsible for his actions.”

The reaction of other umpires included, “Why in the world would you eject a player for making accidental contact?” and “Malicious contact involves either an intent by the runner to injure a fielder or a total lack of caution on the part of the runner. I don’t think I see either of those mistakes committed here.”

The original umpire responded, “Although it might have been unintentional, it was a hard hit and the catcher was injured to the point of bleeding. That was the basis of my decision.” That same call was expected by both coaches in the local game.

Umpire Dyanne Bush has called games in Oak Hill and the Austin area. She does not umpire in UIL games and therefore follows a different set of rules. She said, “Without a rulebook in hand, I am not able to quote rules accurately. I do know, however, that judgment plays a huge part in any potential player ejection.

We are only required to eject a player for what we judge to be malicious contact. We are not told how to judge what constitutes malicious contact, and have to form our own opinions. If you say that the contact was not deliberate, then it cannot be malicious. If it isn’t malicious, then it isn’t an automatic ejection. The runner does have a duty to avoid contact, and can be ruled out for not doing so, but the ejection option is only required if the contact is ruled malicious.”

Some agree that intent comes into play with the term malicious; others do not. An umpire from Fayetteville, North Carolina, addressed a discussion of malicious contact in baseball: “No one said anything about malicious intent. We said malicious contact. You can’t take one word out of the term and add your own word, thereby changing the meaning. Intent doesn’t have anything to do with it. If he lowers his shoulder and drives through the catcher in an attempt to score, that would be malicious contact. Wheth-

er the intent was to hurt the catcher or just to score is of no consequence.

He made malicious contact.”

Another said, “It seems that you are trying to define the word malicious by the intent of the runner. My opinion is it is impossible to determine what someone else is thinking.

Malicious should be determined by the act of not trying to ‘avoid contact with a fielder in the immediate act of making a play on him’ ... contact is prohibited even if the fielder is obstructing the runner.”

NFHS defines the term malicious contact in Rule 2, Section 35: “Malicious contact is an act that involves excessive force with an opponent.”

Intent is not mentioned.

John Whittemore, Commissioner of the Salem Baseball Umpires Association, posted information to determine how his group could better understand the term “malicious contact.” He included the following from “Texas Guideline for 2006”: If a runner has time to get down and does not, the onus for contact is on him.

If the runner then crashes into a fielder and knocks the fielder down, it is malicious contact.

If “malicious contact” is called, the runner will always be called out.

Whittemore added, “Remember, with Malicious Contact you are ejecting the person for this offense.

If you have doubt about whether it is Malicious Contact or not, you are better off leaning toward Malicious Contact.”

While the local coaches understand malicious contact can lack an intent to harm, it is not clear how UIL umpires interpret the rules. None responded to a request for comment for this article.

Bush said, “I rarely see serious injuries, but have seen some. Most seem to be similar to the one you described, since the violent collisions tend to occur at the plate. I see far more injuries due to hit balls (pitchers) than I do to collisions, but that may be because the catchers do wear protective gear and are usually aware of the dangers inherent in runners heading their way.”

An injury in a bang-bang play like Continued on next page

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Catcher suffers seasonending leg injury Continued from page 27 this one may not be entirely preventable. But as Kerr et al mentioned in their paper, “Institutional-level participation from referees and official representatives is needed to reduce athlete collisions through enforcement of sports rules.”

Chief Fowler said his daughter was injured in another play at the plate four years ago when a runner appeared to run her down after the runner’s team had already won the game. The umpire did not see it, so no penalty was called. Aly sustained a concussion. It appears to be an umpire’s discretion to call a penalty after the game is ended for a transgression like this. Some do, some do not.

Aly’s parents worry that not enough is done to protect young catchers from collisions. In the latest injury,

Aly missed more than 7 days of school; each of her parents missed several days of work to care for her.

Virginia umpire Gary Embrey said in a www.baseball-excellence. com forum, “The runner has the primary responsibility to avoid the collision at the plate—he has the play in front of him; the catcher is, usually, concentrating on the throw and seldom initiates contact. …

NFHS is doing everything they can to eliminate contact on tag plays.”

It is unclear whether the UIL or its umpires are doing the same.

Tony Timmons, UIL Director of Officials, said, “The UIL does not issue written statements or comments regarding the calls umpires or officials make during our contest.

Within our own constitution we state, ‘The decision of the officials are Final.’ “ No comment was made

Lady Maroons winning Continued from p. 15 frame. Martinez then drove in Garcia with a single and took third on a throw. Castro’s double in the fifth inning extended the Maroon advantage. “I waited on the ball,” Castro said. “I see my hands all the way through the ball and I hit it hard.”

Austin High (16-9, 8-3) crushed

Del Valle 11-1 on Senior Night Tuesday at Guerrero Park. Senior Taylor Lemons played her final regular season home game for the Lady Maroons. “She did a great job tonight,” Wissel stated. “She is the heart and soul of the team bringing a spark and a lot of energy.”

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Aly Fowler (center) watches play from the dugout Aly intends to suit up for every game and sit in the dugout to cheer on her team. She missed just one game, held on the day of her surgery. on reviewing the rules or on player safety.

Chief Fowler said, “I am very grateful to the Cedar Park coach who sat with my daughter on the field, held her hand and made her laugh a few times while I dealt with her injury immediately after the collision. Coach Jenschke later came to the hospital to check on the extent of the injuries. Again, she held

my daughter’s hand and made her smile while my daughter was in a great deal of pain. That is the kind of leadership we look for in our high school coaches.”

The Lady Tigers are fortunate to have depth of experience at the catcher’s position. Coach Tuck said three upperclassmen with catching experience will fill in for Aly through the end of the season. Aly intends

to suit up for every game and sit in the dugout to cheer on her team.

She missed just one game, held on the day of her surgery.

Said Coach Tuck, “Aly is a very tough kid who puts every fiber of her being on the line for her team.”

The Lady Tigers are undefeated in district play.

Aly Fowler is the niece of the writer.

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