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August 8, 2013 Volume 18, No. 15 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995

Mystery waste bags found by neighbors by Bobbie Jean Sawyer OAK HILL - For over two years, Westcreek neighborhood resident Chuck Wolff has spotted white trash bags possibly containing human waste along the curbsides around the neighborhood. Wolff said the mystery of who is doing the illegal dumping has long puzzled him and other neighbors—

City investigates bags of possible human waste found near schools and soccer fields the dumping can be infrequent but tends to occur around the same time of day. “It comes and goes. Right now it’s very frequent, three times a week

maybe, but we can go months without it,” Wolff said. “It always happens during the day—from noon to 4 p.m., maybe.” Wolff, who said he’s taken days

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off work just to catch the culprit in action, has speculated that the trash bags contain colostomy bags or some form of medical waste, describing the content of the bags as a frozen chocolate-chip material with no odor.

“I’ve been dealing with the Code Compliance people. I think they’re getting closer to trying to find them,” Wolff said. “I said are you sure we’re looking at human waste? Are you sure we’re not looking at some kind of medical waste? They don’t think so. They think it’s human waste.” Melissa Martinez, media relations coordinator for Austin Code ComSee MYSTERY on page 17

A fix in the works for SH-71 west of the ‘Y’ by Bobbie Jean Sawyer

TxDOT has announced plans to renovate a notoriously dangerous stretch of SH-71 west of the ‘Y’ in Oak Hill. The area is from Southwest Parkway to Scenic Brook, where there is no center turn lane—an area

that has seen new businesses, more turn-in traffic, and more accidents in recent years. “TxDOT is planning to take bids on work to add a center turn lane and eight-foot shoulders on SH-71 See A FIX on page 8

Gazette: Donna Marie Miller

Chuck Reburn and Tanya Phillips hope to create a buzz for Austin’s first Tour De Hives. Story on p. 3

A new center lane will make it easier for patrons of Jack Allen’s and Sonic Drive-In to enter and exit from SH-71 West near the ‘Y’.

Public hearings set on City annexation of Shady Hollow by Tony Tucci

AUSTIN - The Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District (MUD) has scheduled two public hearings Sunday, Aug. 11, and Tuesday, Sept. 3, to begin proceedings for the annexation of Shady Hollow by the

city of Austin. The Aug. 11 hearing will be held at 2 p.m. at the Shady Hollow Community Center, 3303 Doe Run, and the Sept. 3 meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District Office,

3910 Capistrano Trail. Shady Hollow is a neighborhood of 1,623 homes that stretches east and west of Brodie Lane south of Slaughter Avenue. If the area is annexed, the neighborhood’s residents will become citizens of Austin, possibly

by Dec.31, 2020. The purpose of the public hearings is to work out a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with the city of Austin. Ron Stried, president of the MUD, said the two parties have been in negotiation ever since the city

announced its intention to annex Shady Hollow several months ago. Austin always has had the option of annexing Shady Hollow within three years by placing Shady Hollow See A PUBLIC on page 23

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Civic Agenda This space is reserved for information on civic happenings that occur in, or relate to the Southwest Austin area. To be included in the Civic Agenda, a meeting or event must relate to public policy. For other community events please see our community calendar on page 10. If you would like to be included, please e-mail editorial@ oakhillgazette.com with the subject â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civic Agendaâ&#x20AC;? and include details of your meeting or happening, along with any relevant agenda items. Circle C Area Democrats Monday, August 12 at 6:30 pm Santa Rita Cantina, Slaughter at Escarpment Jan Soifer, newly elected chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, will be the featured speaker at the Circle C Area Democrats monthly meeting.

View Corridor Application, Commercial Design Standards, Completeness Check ProcessÂ and Floodpro Web Tool, Underground Storage Tanks, Environmental Review, Tree Planting Techniques, Development Assistance Center Nuts and Bolts, Design for Sidewalks, Detention Requirements andÂ Water Quality Calculations,Â Online Tools for Zoning Permitting Research and Subdivision ReviewÂ Â Seating is limited and attendees are encouraged to RSVP.Â Â Â For information about timing of each session or to RSVP, contact Lynn Tozser, at 512-974-2698, or by e-mail.

Commission seeks ideas on single-member Council districts August 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:30 p.m. Travis County Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Court Building Community Center Activity Room, 8656A Texas Public invited to attend training 71 W sessions on development process The Independent Citizens RedistrictSessions will be held August 12, 16, ing Commission seeks public input on 19, 22, 26 and 27 Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 City Council geographic One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs districts before it begins to draw maps Road, Room 325 for these districts. The City of Austin Planning and A series of meetings will begin this Development Review Department is month and continue into November. inviting interested citizens to attend The ICRC will conduct three meetings a series of training sessions aimed at in each Travis County Commissioner educating theÂ public about the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s precinct.Â Each of the meetings will development process.Â Â focus on the geographic area within the Â The eleven (11) sessions, which will city limits of that precinct.Â The meetbe presented by City employees, will ing listed above focuses on Precinct include topics on current develop- 3 which includes the Oak Hill area. ment regulations, design standards, Austin residents living in the precinct and utilization of web-based tools are especially encouraged to attend. to conduct zoning,Â permitting, and The 14-member Independent floodplainÂ research.Â Citizens Redistricting Commission These educational sessions are held was formed to draw the map for 10 annually in an effort to provide the single-member City of Austin Council public with a better understanding districts which Austin voters approved of the requirements contained in the last November.Â The Charter amendLand Development Code and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ment provides for the election of City role in regulating those requirements.Â Council Members from 10 geographic This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training will begin on Au- single-member districts with the gust 12th and will continue through Mayor elected from the City at-large, August 27th.Â beginning with the November 2014 Â The session topics are listed Capitol election.

For additional information about the 10-ONE process visit www.austintexas.gov/10-ONE. Volunteer Deputy Registrar training Tuesday, September 3, One-hour sessions at 10:30 am, 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Travis County Tax Office, 5501 Airport Boulevard, Austin, TX 78751. You can help citizens register to vote by becoming a Volunteer Deputy Registrar. Volunteer Deputy Registrars promote voter registration most commonly at community events and within their own social networks. They distribute voter registration applications and confirm that all of the applications they provide are completed correctly. They also provide a receipt to show proof of registration and deliver applications to the Voter Registrar within 5 days of completion. To volunteer, you must be age 18 or older and must attend a one-hour training session. During training, you will review the qualifications to become a VDR, learn how to register voters correctly and be officially sworn-in. For more information, please visit www.traviscountytax.org or call (512) 854-9473. Oak Hill Business and Professional Association monthly meeting Thursday, September 5 from 11:30 am to 1 pm Mandolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Market at Arbor Trails, 4301 W. William Cannon This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featured speaker is State Representative Paul Workman. The public is invited and new members are always welcome. For more information, go to www.ohbpa.org

Now in its 17th year, the Oak Hill Gazette is locally owned and is published every other Thursday. With a circulation of 7.500, it is home delivered to over 5,000 homes in Southwest Austin and is sold in stands for 50Â˘. Publisher/Editor: Will Atkins Co-Publisher/Advertising: Penny Levers Webmaster: Taylor Christensen Circulation Manager: Ingrid Morton Reporters/Writers: Ann Fowler, Tony Tucci, Patrick Olson, Travis Atkins, Bobbie Jean Sawyer T. Q. Jones, Roger White, Mike Jasper, Lucia Benavides and Joanne Foote, To advertise or subscribe: t BEWFSUJTJOH!PBLIJMMHB[FUUF DPN

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First ever Tour De Hives bee hive tour kicks off in Oak Hill by Donna Marie Miller OAK HILL - Thousands of bees buzz just inches away from Tanya Phillips’ face on a recent hot August afternoon. They carry golden pollen from native wildflowers to hives located on her property just off U.S. Highway 290 in Oak Hill. She peers into an observation hive that her husband, Chuck Reburn created. It allows Phillips to watch her bees safely from behind a sheet of clear glass as they reproduce and make honey in their human-made habitat. Still, other bees exit and roam from the hive, zipping and zizzing through the air around Phillips’ head. Phillips and Reburn, who own Bee Friendly Austin, a certified naturally grown apiary in Oak Hill, will co-sponsor Tour De Hives Saturday Aug. 17, beginning at 8 a.m. on their property located at 9874 Wier Loop Circle in Oak Hill. The Facebook address is: www.TourdeHives.org. The event will kick off with honey and mead tasting, beehive tours and basic introduction classes to beeContinued on page 21

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You’re in for a treat in this installment, my discombobulated disciples. Today, This Old Spouse talks with Hector Proctor, famed household veterinarian and director of the Austin-based pet advocacy group Domestic Protectors, about some common pet problems and ailments and how to treat them. Regular followers of TOS know that my family cohabitates with rotund Ralph the long-haired weenie dog and moody Max the psychotic tabby. If your animals are anything like mine, you’ve often contemplated petricide, or at the very least replacing all your furnishings with old cable spools and concrete blocks. Hopefully, some good words of wisdom from the renowned pet vet will shed some light on the darker corners of animal ownership. TOS: Hello, Doctor Proctor. DocProc: Call me Hector. TOS: Doctor Hector Proctor? DocProc: Just Hector. TOS: So Doctor Hector, as director of Domestic Protectors, you’ve lectured that— DocProc: On second thought, Doctor Proctor is more proper. TOS: I don’t want to dicker, Hector. DocProc: Doctor Proctor. TOS: Doctor Proctor then. So, what factor is better if your Boxer or Setter is a carpet wetter? DocProc: This may be a shocker, but a Boxer or a Setter is not a Cocker or a Terrier. If you’re stricter on a Cocker, you’ll get caca on your Dockers. TOS: Ooh, heck of a specter, Doctor Hector. Tell us this, what’s a greater indicator that your cat’s a dachshund hater? DocProc: Well, according to Doctor Edgar Lecter, assistant director

at Domestic Protectors, a good detector of a dachshund hater is a spate of “hater craters” near your dachshund’s masticator. TOS: Beg pardon? DocProc: Scratches near his mouth.

strudel or noodle kugel in with Mr. Doodles’ Poodle food, then moody Mr. Doodles will chew the whole kit and caboodle. Mr. Roodle should then slowly exclude the stewed strudel and noodle kugel, moving Mr. Doodles to strictly Poodle foodle.

TOS: Ah. OK, say your TOS: You said foodle. Great Dane’s feeling DocProc: I did? This is pain in his metacarpal brutal. vein. Can you ascertain the main blame for a TOS: True dat. Well, Dane’s vein pain? before we scat, let’s wrap DocProc: Again deferthis claptrap with a cat ring to Doctor Lecter, chat. Doctor Martha who’s a lecturer on McCurgeon, a surgeon corrective vectors at from the rural Minerva Roger White Domestic Protectors, a sore region, claims her Permetacarpal connector secsian, Bertha, has an odd tor is often a reflector of an infected version of perversion—an aversion schlector. to anything but sturgeon. DocProc: Aha. This is actually a TOS: Shlector? common Persian perversion. In DocProc: Alright, I made that up. the biz, we call it Persian Sturgeon Diversion. As a surgeon, Doctor McTOS: Um. Here’s a question from Curgeon should know her Persian’s a Mrs. Harry Nation of College sturgeon diversion is a minor perStation. It seems Mrs. Nation’s Dal- version amenable to conversion to matian suffers salivation elevation a Persian’s normal food version with during recreation. Any information? minimal coercion. It’s my assertion DocProc: Well, salivation is the that with minor exertion, Doctor machination of canine perspiration, McCurgeon can effect Bertha the so salivation elevation during recre- Persian’s reversion to— ation is no aberration. No need for consternation, Mrs. Nation, unless TOS: Oop, out of time, Doctor exacerbation of your Dalmatian’s Proctor. salivation leads to dehydration. DocProc: Thank God. Next time, Then perhaps an examination would please connect with Doctor Edgar be indication for medication, seda- Lecter. tion, or further investigation. TOS: I’d like to thank Doctor HecTOS: A salivation revelation! tor Proctor, director of Domestic DocProc: Mere explanation. Protectors, for— DocProc: I’m outta here. TOS: Moving along, a Mr. Jubal Roodle of Camp Canoodle writes Roger White is a freelance writer that lately his Standard Poodle, Mr. living in Austin, Texas, with his lovely Doodles, will eat only noodle kugel wife, two precocious daughters, a very or Mr. Roodle’s stewed strudel. fat dachshund, and a self-absorbed DocProc: Poodles are a moody cat. For further adventures, visit brood. Mr. Roodle, I conclude oldspouse.wordpress.com. you’d be shrewd to mix the stewed

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No rain checks on any items—if bon, include the Eagle Rare ManhatMike Jasper it’s not available this weekend, that’s tan — a concoction of Eagle Rare The word from Oak Hill is... the way it goes. 10 Year Bourbon, Carpano Antica Highway safety. If you are a retailer, you may adver- sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters A few years ago around the holidays tise that tax is included in the price, and a Luxardo Maraschino cherry. my neighbors, Jen and Josh, were but you may not advertise that you The second special is called The driving out of the Valero won’t collect sales tax on Bonnabel and also features Eagle gas station on Hwy. 71 items that don’t qualify for Rare 10 Year Bourbon, along with when another car came the sales tax holiday? Yellow Chartreuse, Luxardo Maraout of nowhere and Touchy, these state poli- schino Liqueur and Carpano Antica smashed into their side. ticians, aren’t they? sweet vermouth. Maybe the driver had • • • Last but not least is the Buffalo his lights on, maybe he Bar Manager David Toby Trace Bourbon Smash, a wild mix didn’t. But Josh didn’t will be throwing a party at of Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight see him coming. Ever. Jack Allen’s featuring food, Bourbon, Domain de Canton GinAnd he was too shaken booze and tunes a plenty, ger Liqueur, muddled orange, ChiMike Jasper up to discuss the matter and guess what? The food nese bitters and topped with soda. with the police, as he and Jen were and tunes are free. My advice? Get there early, wear rolled into the ambulance and This all takes place Wednesday, orange, yell loud, and be careful whisked away to the hospital. August 14, 5-9 p.m. on the patio. when you pull out on Hwy. 71. Thing is, this really isn’t such an Along with the entertainment (not Also, take the 15th off from work. unusual occurrence. Hwy. 71 still sure who’s playing, but it’s definitely isn’t very safe, as pointed out by not me) there will be $5 bourbon • • • an email recently received at the drinks created by Toby for this (Want your neighborhood associaGazette. summer’s festivities. tion highlighted? Have a story you “Yet another accident in front of Free hors d’oeuvres will be avail- need to tell? Would you like to rat our house on 71. Lady waiting to able from 5 to 7 p.m., but the drink out a neighbor? If so, be sure to email turn into the gymnastics place got specials will be available until nine. me at mail@mikejasper.com and get rear-ended. Normally it is people The drink specials, which feature the word out.) turning into the Valero gas station. Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace BourWe need a turn lane so badly. How does a person go about petitioning for a turn lane? I don’t know where to start but I would like to contact someone about this. Thanks in advance for any ideas, Crystal.” Not to worry, the Gazette has all the details of a project to fix this problem—and it will happen soon. You can read Bobbie Jean’s story on page one. • • • This weekend, Aug. 9-11, you can take advantage of a sales tax holiday. As in previous years, the law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced under $100 from sales and use taxes, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. Remember, $100 is the limit so if it’s over that amount you have to pay the entire sales tax. In other words, something that costs $101 will cost another eight dollars and 33 cents in tax, but an item that costs $99.99 won’t be subject to tax. There’s some more fine print. Backpacks must be of the traditional variety, no gym bags or computer cases allowed. And you’re limited POWER OF COMMUNITY to no more than ten—which should PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE be enough unless you’re in the Von Trapp family. Or the Brady Bunch.

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Take extra care with pets during times of extreme heat We all love spending the long, sunny days of summer outdoors with our furry companions, but being overeager in hot weather can spell danger, ASPCA experts warn. “Most people love to spend the warmer days enjoying the outdoors with friends and family, but it is important to remember that some activities can be dangerous for our pets,” said Dr. Camille DeClementi, Senior Toxicologist at the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center. “By following a few simple rules, it is easy to keep your pet safe while still having fun in the sun.” Take these simple precautions, provided by ASPCA experts, to help prevent your pet from overheating. And if you suspect your pet is suffering from heat stroke, get help from your veterinarian immediately. Visit the Vet A visit to the veterinarian for a spring or early summer check-up is a must. Make sure your pets get tested for heartworm if they aren’t on year-round preventive medication. Do parasites bug your animal companions? Ask your doctor to recommend a safe flea and tick control program.

Made in the Shade Pets can get dehydrated quickly, so give them plenty of fresh, clean water when it’s hot outdoors. Make sure your pets have a shady place to get out of the sun, be careful to not over-exercise them, and keep them indoors when it’s extremely hot. Know the Warning Signs Symptoms of overheating in pets include excessive panting or difficulty breathing, increased heart and respiratory rate, drooling, mild weakness, stupor or even collapse. They can also include seizures, bloody diarrhea and vomit along with an elevated body temperature of over 104 degrees. Animals with flat faces, like Pugs and Persian cats, are more susceptible to heat stroke since they cannot pant as effectively. These pets, along with the elderly, the overweight, and those with heart or lung diseases, should be kept cool in air-conditioned rooms as much as possible. No Parking! Never leave your animals alone in a parked vehicle. “On a hot day, a parked car can become a furnace in no time-even with the windows open-which could lead to fatal heat

stroke,” says Dr. Louise Murray, Vice President of the ASPCA Animal Hospital. Also, leaving pets unattended in cars in extreme weather is illegal in several states. Make a Safe Splash Do not leave pets unsupervised around a pool-not all dogs are good swimmers. Introduce your pets to water gradually and make sure they wear flotation devices when on boats. Rinse your dog off after swimming to remove chlorine or salt from his fur, and try to keep your dog from drinking pool water, which contains chlorine and other chemicals that could cause stomach upset. Screen Test “During warmer months, the ASPCA sees an increase in injured animals as a result of High-Rise Syndrome, which occurs when pets-mostly cats-fall out of windows or doors and are seriously or fatally injured,” says Dr. Murray. “Pet owners need to know that this is completely preventable if they take simple precautions.” Keep all unscreened windows or doors in your home closed and make sure adjustable screens are tightly secured.

Summer Style Feel free to trim longer hair on your dog, but never shave your dog: The layers of dogs’ coats protect them from overheating and sunburn. Brushing cats more often than usual can prevent problems caused by excessive heat. And be sure that any sunscreen or insect repellent product you use on your pets is labeled specifically for use on animals.

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Central Texas heat advisory - tips to stay safe Triple digit temperatures have returned to Central Texas. The National Weather Service has announced an official heat advisory in effect through 7 pm Thursday. Daytime high temperatures will climb to between 100 and 105 degrees with heat indices between 105 and 110 degrees. The City of Austin Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management encourages residents to be proactive in avoiding heat exhaustion and heatstroke in these extreme temperatures.

Here are some prevention tips to stay safe in the summertime heat: • Stay in shaded areas and avoid the sun. • Wear light clothing and a hat. • Never leave a person or animal in a closed, parked vehicle. • Drink plenty of fluids, especially water, but avoid beverages that contain alcohol, caffeine or a lot of sugar. • Take advantage of the cooling power of water. Wet towels and bandanas can have a cooling effect when placed on the shoulders or

A fix in the works Continued from p. 1

from near Silvermine Drive to past Thomas Springs Road,” said TxDOT spokesperson Chris Bishop. “The $13.5 million contract should go out for bids in November.” Construction is slated for January 2014. This segment is part of a larger project to widen and rebuild SH 71 from Southwest Parkway to Scenic Brook, according to TxDOT, and has been divided into three segments of construction: From Southwest Parkway to Thomas Springs Rd.: add shoulders and small median to separate traffic. From Thomas Springs Rd. to Covered Bridge Dr.: add shoulders and center turn lane. And from Covered Bridge Dr. to Scenic Brook Dr.: add shoulders and center turn lane. TxDOT said the project has a very strict timeline with incentives and penalties based on the contractor’s performance. The plan at this point is to restrict the construction activities to one segment before disturbing the next one. The overall project is to be completed in March of 2015. Bishop said the improvements would increase safety for traffic turning off of SH-71. “The improvements will give turning traffic a safe haven from through travelers and provide a place for disabled vehicles to pull out of the way as well,” Bishop said. This is welcome news for Crystal Bomer, who lives on SH-71 and has long called for a center turn lane. “Whenever we come home from town we have to turn left into our driveway. We used to have a neighbor that also used our driveway and they had two different daughters get

rear ended trying to turn into the driveway,” Bomer said. Bomer said she’s witnessed several accidents from her home and even fears turning into her drive. “Every time that we’re turning into our driveway we have to literally stare into our rear view mirror while watching oncoming traffic at the same time to make sure that we don’t get rear ended,” Bomer said. “There have been multiple times that we have had to accelerate to keep from being rear ended. People aren’t expecting you to be stopped there.”

head. Take cool showers or baths, and consider using a spray bottle filled with cold water to cool off throughout the day. • Plan strenuous outdoor activities for early or late in the day when temperatures are lower. • Take frequent breaks when working outdoors. • If you are aware of elderly, more vulnerable people in your neighbor-

hood check on them to see if they need additional assistance. • Allow your pet to stay inside in air-conditioned comfort during the heat of the day. If that’s not possible, make sure your pet always has access to shade and plenty of fresh, cool water. Never leave a child or animal in a closed, parked vehicle. • At the first signs of heat illness (dizziness, nausea, headaches, mus-

cle cramps), seek a cooler location, rest for a few minutes and slowly drink a cool beverage. Seek medical attention immediately if conditions do not improve. To learn more about the effects of extreme heat visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/ disasters/extremeheat/heattips.asp

Oak Hill Business & Professional Association invites the public to join us at our monthly meeting

September 5, 2013 11:30-1:00 at Mandola’s Italian Market 4301 W William Cannon (near Mopac)

Come learn about the issues affecting Oak Hill and network with other business owners and professionals. Our featured speakers this month will be

State Representative Paul Workman For more info go to www.OHBPA.org This ad space was donated by Edward Jones financial advisor Bradley Dartez.

Mark your calendar for the OHBPA Charity Golf Tournament Monday, Sept. 16, 2013!!!

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feel like if anything is difficult, that the class was too hard and I just want to turn and walk why not take the history or a away. I was dating a great girl political science class instead? for the past year, Believing your but she told me inner-critic, you last night that learned to avoid as a sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had enough coping tool. of waiting for me Whatever we to â&#x20AC;&#x153;live up to my avoid in life doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t potential.â&#x20AC;? I miss just fade away, her so much, but tends to get but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right. bigger because of How can I love our refusal to face someone else our fears. And the when I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love consequences just myself? How do snowball, as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re I dig myself out well aware. So now Leslie Tourish, LPC of this hole? you know trying to solve for x in your Signed, algebra classes has become the Going Nowhere Frankenstein terrorizing your lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals. Ways to reduce Dear GN, your internal chatterbox are There are no sharper words to ask the same question over than the ones you know deep and over: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you really right down are true. Not that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re when you insist that somea loser â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an absolute where inside you, you are eslabel which is meaningless sentially a loser?â&#x20AC;? Upon closer since people are so complex. examination, the evidence you But your ex-girlfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words produce to show examples of that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re avoiding difficulties your worthlessness will usually rather than learning discipline make no sense. to plow through your probHere are three steps neceslems. You had fears about math sary to turn that nagging voice upon college, and your internal into a background dialogue of chatterbox (the critical voice support. in all of our heads), whispered 1. Train yourself to recognize

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smart and value my opinions. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m smart and I value my opinions. I can do it. I will succeed, and if things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go as planned, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll learn from it and go on. Others like me. I like me. When you say the second set of statements, can you feel how more powerful you become? Such is the power within all of us, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to us to determine if we harness our potential, or let our fears plow us down. Leslie Tourish is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in Dripping Springs, Texas. Please send questions and comments to leslie@leslietourish.com or visit at www.leslietourish.com. Phone: (512) 695-1660.

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Arts & Entertainment Ongoing Events

in a round robin, open mic atmosphere following the featured preSundays sentation. On the third Thursday of every month. Free. Food pantry doLive Jazz Brunch- 10am-2pm. nations are welcomed. 7pm at New Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 Hwy. 290 Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog W., 78737. 301-4648. www.nuttyPond Lane in Dripping Springs. For brown.com. more info call 858-2024. Tessy Lou Williams & The Shotgun Stars- 3pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. No cover.

Mondays Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces- 6:30pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586. Texas Songwriters Showcase - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. No cover.

Tuesdays Kem Watts - 4pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 Brennen Leigh - 7pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Wednesdays

Peace Wave - Free Music Concert - 7 - 10pm Local Music and Video Producer - Anyah Dishon/ Awesmic City Austin Texas, LLC hosting a free concert She is joined by Claudine Meinhardt, Jeremy Youngblood, Alexander Third Thursday at The Blanton- Camargo from the Downhealers, free evening of art and activities. Gary Graves, Peggy Wright and 5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos Ravner Salinas all singer/songand Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. writer guitarist performers from the blantonmuseum.org/. Austin Area. Dougherty Arts Center Theatre 1110 Barton Springs Rd Fridays Friday night Dance Club- w/ Western bands and a Pot Luck break. 7:30pm-10pm at South Austin Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca RD, Austin. $4.50. Arena Rock Sing A-long - 10pm The screenings on August 16th and 23rd will feature a special pre-show performance of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody by Ruby Rico Productions. at the Alamo Draft House on Slaughter Lane

New Events July 10 - August 18

One Night With Janis Joplin - The evening is packed with dynamic performances, including classic songs such as “Mercedes 50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Benz,” “Piece of My Heart,” “Me Live Music. Senior Activity Center and Bobby McGee” and “Cry Baby,” 29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. as well as other materials the rock www.fiftyplusdanceaustin.com icon never formally recorded. Zach Scott Topfer Theater 202 South LaTrivia Night - Wednesdays at Wamar (512) 476-0541 terloo Ice House, Southpark Meadows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. July 25 - August 18 SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. waterlooicehouse.com. A Streetcar Named Desire - The Tennessee Williams play, that revoThe Peacemakers- 10pm at Evanlutionized modern American thegeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. ater and winner of the Pulitzer Prize 282-2586. for Drama, comes to life in Austin. General seating $15. Front/2nd Open Mic Night- at Nutty Brown Row Reserved $25. Thursday all Cafe, 12225 W Highway 290, Free. seats $10. Group and student disThursdays counts. The City Theatre 3823 Airport Blvd. 512-524-2870 KGSR Unplugged At The Grove -every Thursday evening through Thurs. & Fri. August 8 & 9 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. Karaoke- at Boomerz Nightclub, 6148 Hwy 290 W.. 892-3373.

Open Mic with your host, Garett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290 “Thirsty Thursday” gatheringPoems and songs will be shared

Little Shop of Horrors - 8:30 p.m. Bring a blanket, or low chairs, and a picnic to enjoy while watching the Zilker Summer Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, onstage. Admission is FREE; bring $5 for parking in Zilker Park. Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater, Zilker Park, 2301 Barton Springs Road.

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.

Saturdays

No Bad Days Open Mic - 7pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood.

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

Saturday, August 10

Community Clubs & Events

Barton Springs Fest - 8am - 7pm Diving competition, free watermelon, speakers and workshops, hike and snorkel eco-tours, live music 4 - 7pm. Barton Springs Pool outside gate and back south hill area. Free Sundays, Aug 11th & Aug 18th Concert in the Park - 7:30 8:30pm Brass on the 11th and Woodwinds on the 18th. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and blanket and make it a group outing. Hartman Concert Park, 701 W. Riverside Dr. Free Parking is available at One Texas Center located on Barton Springs Rd. @ S. 1st St. FREE Wednesday, August 14

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. 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. The Oak Hill Rotary Club - meets July 11 @ noon Seton Southwest in “the classroom”. and July 18, 2013 at Mandola’s Italian Market, 4301 W. Wm. Cannon featuring Police Chief Art Acevedo. People start arriving at 11:30. The meeting is from 12 to 1. More info at 2888487/ oakhillrotary.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.

Bruno Mars - 7:30pm The Moonshine Jungle Tour 2013 with special guest Ellie Goulding. Frank Erwin Center 1701 Red River (512) 4717744 Friday, August 16 Camp Paramount Session 3: Broadway Bound! - doors at 6pm Take a journey through the history of Musicals with this performance of Camp Paramount: Broadway Bound! The Paramount Theatre 512.472.5470 info@austintheatre. 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 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 - Elections for eight Board Members will be held on September 25, 2013. The elections will be held at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, room 1013 at 6:30 pm. OHNPCT General Members are eligible to serve on the Board. Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Board Room. www.ohnpct.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. 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. South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practices, 1pm - 4pm at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Rd. Free. Meets on third Wednesday of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www.southaustinaarp.org. 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 Through August 31 Parks and Recreation Swim Lessons - 9am - 5pm A wide variety of swim lessons are available for students 6 months to adult. Sessions meeting Monday – Thursday for 2 weeks unless otherwise noted. Sessions are $55.00 per session. contact the Aquatic Office at (512) 974-9332 for more information. Swim Lesson Registration information is available at http://www. austintexas.gov/department/poolsand-swimming. Saturday, August 10 Organic Lawn Maintenance 101 - 9am The Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Road 512-2886113 naturalgardeneraustin.com Monday, August 12 Speaker, Jan Soifer - 6:30pm Newly elected chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, will be featured speaker at the Circle C Area Democrats monthly meeting, Santa Rita Cantina, Slaughter at Escarpment. Saturday, August 17 How-to Rainwater Harvesting 9:30am - 12:30pm The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Travis County Master Gardeners association will present a program on how to build a rainwater harvesting system. Suite A of the West Rural Community Center, 8656-A State Highway 71 West in Austin. Program cost is $20 until Aug. 11 and $25 from Aug. 12 through 17. Register online at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Conference Services at https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ TravisCounty or call 979-845-2604. Monday, August 19 Healthy Happy Hour at Cosco South - 9:30 - 10:30am Join Arbonne at Costco for a private store tour to learn about EATING FITgood nutritious foods to eat while detoxing your body. Learn how so many are changing their health. NOT about a diet, or even losing weight!! It’s about being your best, healthiest self, and the rest just happens! Costco South Austin Warehouse, 4301 W William Cannon D

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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 adventure with outdoor events such as hiking, camping, biking, road trips and rafting. www.hillcountryoutdoors.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 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 Smith Visitors Center. Wear comfortable shoes, a hat, and bring water. Hikes last approximately 1.5 hours. Info contact: jeanneffia@ gmail.com

New Events Through August 9 Austin High Red Jackets Summer Dance Clinic - Registration is now open The clinic is scheduled for Monday, August 19th – Friday, August 23rd Registration is $125 and is due by August 9th. Contact Marla Gilliland at marla@ coyoterock.com for more information.

Workout with Erica Nix - 7 - 8pm You’ll be sweatin’ to the 90s – Richard Simmon’s style! Erica Nix is on a mission to Make Working out Fun Again! The Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr. info@thelongcenter.org

Kids Calendar Ongoing Events

cluded with regular Zoo admission. Saturday, August 10 10808 Rawhide Trail, Austin 78736. For additional information, call 512288-1490 or visit www.austinzoo. org.

Second Saturdays are for Families - $7 per family; $5 Member families. Noon-4pm at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Please RSVP to akichorowsky@ New Events amoa.org to give an idea of materi- August 3 - 4 and August 10-11 als needed. 512-495-9224 / www. amoa.org. Peter Pan and His Lost Shadow - Saturdays, 11am, 2pm, & 4pmAt Austin Children’s Museum: Sundays, 2pm & 4pm Peter enlists Community Night - Come out and the help of the Lost Boys and the play EVERY Wednesday night at Darling children to help bring back 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime Shadow from joining the dark side! George Washington Carver and a variety of hands-on activities. The Museum & Cultural Center Boyd Themed stories, songs, and ac- Vance Theatre 1165 Angelina St. tivities. Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, (512) 971-0810 1pm & 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Every Mon.. For kids 3 & under & August 3-4 and 8-11 their caregivers. Storytimes 9:30 & 11am; Sing-a-long 10:30am at Aus- Goldie (a fish story) - KidsActing tin Children’s Museum, 201 Colo- invites you on a deep sea musical rado St.. 472-2499 / ausinkids.org. adventure about one fish’s journey from small-town to stardom. Center Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednes- Stage Texas 2826 Real Street Condays at the Hampton Library, 5125 tact: (512) 836-5437 info@kidsactConvict Hill Rd. Toddler at 10:15 ingstudio.com am, Preschool (ages 3-5) at 11am. Friday, August 9 892-6680. wiredforyouth.co Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary - Join us in making Animal Enrichment (toys for animals) every Monday and Wednesday at 11:30am in the Picnic Grove and Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:15am and 1:15pm in the Peacock Barn. Both activities are in-

Willy Wonka Jr. - 7pm Experience a world of pure imagination with Charlie, Violet, Mr. Wonka and more-this musical features favorite songs and characters in a magical romp. Tickets: $10-$12. ZACH Theatre, 1510 Toomey Road.

Arts & Entertainment cont. New Events

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Thursday, August 8 Choctaw Wildfire - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 2822586 The Texas KGB - 6pm Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs 9pm Kurt Grein - 11:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183

Bubblepalooza - 8am - 4pm Music , chalk art and bubbles! Live music includes Jenn Hartmann of the Snow Days, The Goundworks Orchestra and the Jellydots. Kiddie yoga and an official Bubble Professor will b e on hand for demonstrations. The Long Center City Terrace Saturday, August 17

Hot Club Soda - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Silvie Rider Young - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 Michael Wolf - 7pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 2880437 info@senorbuddys

Cold Steel Revolver - 7pm Nutty BrownCafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512-301-4648 Free

Sunday, August 11 Jackie & Andrew Venson - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731 Friday, August 9 Cornell Hurd - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar 4426189 Patton Sparks - 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300 Dylan DeAnda - 7pm at Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 2880437 info@senorbuddys BB’s Birthday Bash - 8pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 T Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 Mother Merey & The Black Dirt - 7pm at the Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512301-4648 Free Saturday, August 10 Two Tons of Steel - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar 442-6189 Bob Simpson & Kramer LaBarge - 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300

Ice Cream Festival - 10am - 7pm Bring yourself, your friends, your family and even your dog to the 7th Annual Austin Ice Cream Festival and come scream with us. This event will include lots of games, activities, contests and live entertainment as well as what we all scream for ICE CREAM! See the ICE CREAM TRUCK!!! Fiesta Gardens

The Bells of Joy- Sunday Gospel Brunch 12pm - 2pm Maria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261 Monday, August 12 SIinger Songwriter Contest 8pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 Tuesday, August 13 Twilight Trio - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 Happy Hour w/ “Honky Tonk” Frank Cavitt - 5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover Jake Levinson Band - 6:30pm Kurt Grein - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Wednesday, August 14 Freddy Steady Krc - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731 Senor

Saturday, August 17 The Corey Kane Band - 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300 The NowHere Man - 7pm at Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 288-0437 info@senorbuddys Lily Hiatt and the Dropped Ponies - 6:30pm $10 Rodney Parker and 50 Peso Reward - 8pm $10 Red Dirt Ramblers - 11pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 Trio 2 to 1 - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 Callahan Divide - 7pm at the Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512-301-4648 Free The Sassy Spurs - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Thursday, August 15

Soul Wagon - 6:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Dylan DeAnda - 7pm

Dickie Lee Erwin - 8pm $7 Dallas Moore Band - 11pm $10 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 26403183

No Bad Days - Open Mic Hosted by BB Morse - 8pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

The Texas KGB - 6pm Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs 9pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., 264-03183

August 21 - August 25 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ® / DRAGONS! - Frank Erwin Center 512-232-4343

W.C. Clark - 9pm $10 Brady Beal - 11:30pm $5 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., 264-03183

Texas Renegade - 7pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512-301-4648 Free

Sons of Harry - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover

Saturday, August 17 Golden Hat Walk for Autism 8:30am - 12pm Vendors and activities for the family include: KidBuilderz, Jerry’s Artarama, Miss Jellybean the clown, Caricatures by Kevin, music by “”Mr. Will”” Dupuy, face painting, festival games and much more! Sign up today! www.GoldenWalkforAutism.com bethany.gartin@goldenhatfoundation.org

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Friday, August 16

Beto Y Los Fairlanes - 8pm The Backyard At the Glenn 13801 Bee Cave Parkway 512-651-5033 info@thebackyard.net Sunday, August 18 Gospel Brunch with “The Amazing Grace” - 12pm - 2pm Maria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261

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Car Review

2014 Jeep Compass Limited FWD By T. Q. Jones

One of the things we noticed when we moved to Germany in 1958 was the relatively unchanging nature of European cars. Of course, the U.S. was deep in the throes of “planned obsolescence” in 1958. The idea behind planned obsolescence was to change the cars just enough each model year to make the potential buyer feel like a loser if he or she drove “last year’s” car. Of course, only in America were buyers so flush they could afford to buy a new car every year or two. In the first few years, from 1954 to about 1959, the cars really did change a great deal in each model year; at least on the outside. The down side was that, while planned obsolescence worked, it cost a fortune to make any significant changes to cars every year and thus cut down on profits. Beyond 1959, most cars had only cosmetic changes every year or even two, but for that early time the changes were so important that new cars were kept

literally “under wraps” until some magical fall date, after arriving at the dealerships looking like cuts of meat, swathed in something that actually resembled butcher paper. Naturally there were “special” customers who got an early look at the latest from Detroit, but most of us just waited for the due date, usually sometime in October. The down side for us was simply that, should the manufacturer get it right, build a car that was just what we had always wanted but couldn’t even describe, they’d change it next year, anyway. They had to, after all. As it happens, one of our favorite vehicles was always the famed Jeep. By the end of World War II the Jeep wasn’t just famed, it was legendary for what GIs did with it, even as the DC3 (military designation C-47) did the same thing in the air. They are still flying DC-3s and driving Jeeps, but they aren’t building any new DC-3s, while Jeep is going strong. And, occasionally, they build

a Jeep we really like, though our feelings are led by those wartime Jeeps and by a Jeepster a buddy owned in, gee, 1958. Look around and you’ll see T. Q. Jones a lot of Jeeps, many, if not most, driven by teens and twentysomethings with little or no knowledge of wartime Jeeps or grand old airplanes. And, truth be told, these modern Jeeps are hybrids of a sort. Most SUVs tend to look stronger than they are and some seem unsettled by anything taller that the speed bumps in the Randall’s lot. But Jeep does it differently. That “Limited” designation on a new Jeep Compass is misleading. It doesn’t mean this version is less competent, it actually means it’s stronger. The styling is sneaky, too, as Jeep has built something that is aerodynamic

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Jeep has built something that is aerodynamic and clean up front while the rear is ready to haul the family. and clean up front while the rear is ready to haul the family. The dashboard is businesslike but clean, with logically-placed controls and even a reasonably easy to use set of controls for radio and cruise control. (These things are getting so complicated people are beginning to complain.) The aerodynamics more than likely aid fuel economy, as the Compass with its 2.4-liter engine and six-speed automatic transmission carries EPA ratings of 21 miles per gallon in the city and 28 mpg on the highway. We were strictly “in town” for the week we drove the Compass, but it racked up 23.3 mpg just the same and bodes well

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for getting 28 out of what is essentially a family, car on a highway run. And, at a list price of $27,475 with all the stuff you’d need for a run to your favorite vacation spot and/or, it is equipped more or less as the average mid-size family car is these days. All of which means this is another Jeep we like a lot, as we’ve liked others since 1958. Jeeps are somehow “cool” even to the current generation, one that usually gets much more excited about its newest electronic gadget than it does about cars. And why not? We’ve gone from planned obsolescence to cars that last ten years or more.

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Bethany holds immunization clinic As part of their Health and Wellness Ministry, Bethany Lutheran Church is teaming up with the Care for Children Foundation on Sunday, August 25 to offer free immunizations to children up to 18 years old. The immunizations will be available from 1 to 4 pm at Bethany’s Community Life Center Fellowship Hall. The CDC guidelines for immunizations will be followed and parents are asked to bring their children’s shot records. The Health and Wellness Ministry is a community outreach program that began with Bethany’s 2010 Health Fair. ”We felt that by switching from a single event to a series of events like the immunization clinic and the health seminars we would be able to reach a wider audience,” said ministry chairperson Rondena Mackey. ”What we are about is

helping people stay healthy and providing resources for caretakers, counseling, and information about in-home services.” Previous programs have dealt with Cancer, Diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Upcoming seminars include a presentation on Medicare with a a focus on changes due to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a program on building positive family dynamics, and dyslexia and reading assessments. Pastor William Knippa, who has a PhD in Psychology, will be leading the family dynamics program. Pastor Knippa began the Health and Wellness Ministry as a way to reach out beyond his congregation to the whole South Austin community and to make beneficial use of the church’s new Community Life Center.

Child’sWay adds after-school care

Patton students can ride AISD bus to Child’s Way For the past 18 years, Child’s Way Creative Learning Center has been Oak Hill’s premier pre-school. “We strive to enrich the life of each and every child entrusted to our care,” says Rebecca Galindo who founded the school along with Judy Haverlah. “It is our goal to provide a warm, child-centered environment for children.” “All of our teachers are experienced in child care with either a child development certification or a degree in the field of education,” says Haverlah. For the older pre-school students, Child’s Way uses “Big Day” scholastic curriculum, which is also used in Austin public schools, to help prepare their students for elementary school. Spanish is also taught to all

children ages 3 1/2 and older at no extra cost. Child’s Way accepts children as young as 2 months old. All classes are set up with fewer students per teacher than state standards in order to give teachers more opportunity to focus on each child. Extended care both before and after preschool is available for families who need it. Child’s Way is also offering an after-school program for Patton Elementary students with AISD bus transportation provided. The school is located at 7212 Oak Meadow Drive, in the heart of Oak Hill. For more information, visit their Facebook page, the website at www.childsway.com or call 2880802 and arrange a tour.

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS MINISTRY SERIES FREE BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATIONS CHILDREN TO 18 YEARS OLD

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 FROM 1:00-4:00pm

Health and Wellness Ministry Series back to school Free Free bacK to school immunizations for

IMMunIzatIons For children up to 18 years old children to 18 years old. Presented by Care for Children Foundation

Please bring your immunization records Dougherty presentedVal by care for children Foundation and Val dougherty

Please bring sun., aug. 25your 2013 1pm to 4 pm immunization records

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BEtHanY LutHERan CHuRCH THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY AND WILL BE HELD AT BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER 3701 W. SLAUGHTER LANE 3701 W. slauGhter austin, teXas 78749 AUSTIN 78749 lane FOR MORE INFORMATION 292-8778 512-292-8778 OR BLCMS.ORG or blcMs.orG For inForMation

coMMunity liFe center FelloWship hall

Now enrolling for Fall Pre-School! After-school care for Patton Elementary now available.

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SuSiE’S Piano STuDio Susan Duschatko Member of ADMTA

(Austin District Music Teachers Association)

Piano Lessons/Theory/Ear Training Beginning & Intermediate Levels All Ages Located off Davis and Escarpment

301-4939

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Piano teacher makes music fun “We are amazed and delighted with how much she’s learned since she started taking lessons,” say the parents of five-year-old Lucy who studies with Oak Hill piano teacher Susan Duschatko. “Ms. Susie is kind and encouraging and makes learning music fun.” Duschatko has been teaching piano for the past 15 years and her students range in age from 5 to senior citizens. “I teach a core curriculum of theory and ear training plus we add supplementary music to whatever the child’s or family‚’s taste is,” Duschatko explains. Choices for the supplemental music range from pop to jazz to classical and more. “With the younger kids, I encourage parents to stay and observe and even maybe take notes,” Duschatko says. “Parents need to show their child that it means something to them.” Duschatko places an emphasis on

making music fun and will often sing along or play accompaniment. With a degree in Music Elementary Education, Duschatko is a member of the Austin District Music Teachers’ Association (ADMTA), and continues her education by attending workshops in her field, performing in annual recitals, and also studying with her former Texas State professor, Dr. Tim Woolsey. Duschatko has helped many of her students prepare for a variety of piano competitions at the University of Texas. “They always score very high in competition,” she says. ‘Miss Susie’ loves sharing her passion for piano with students of all levels and ages at her home studio in Legend Oaks. More information can be found on her website at susiespianostudio.musicteachershelper.com.

High school students can earn up to a year of transferable college credit that also satisfies high school requirements with Austin Community College’s Early College Start program. Students who have completed their sophomore year of high school and are ready to take on college-level courses may be eligible for Early College Start, which allows high school juniors and seniors residing in the ACC service area to take up to two ACC courses per semester. “Early College Start gives students a better understanding of the college experience,” says Mison Zuniga, ECS director. “They learn how to study, what professors expect of them, and the steps they need to take to succeed in college.”

Students can take classes at their high school or at any ACC campus. Distance Learning courses are also available. Early College Start offerings include core academic courses, such as biology, art, math, and foreign language. It also provides access to workforce programs, including accounting, computer sciences, and community health. Tuition and fees are waived for students who reside in the ACC taxing district, as well as for students who live outside the taxing district but take their ACC classes on a high school campus. For more information, talk to your high school counselor or visit austincc.edu/ecs (512.223.7355).

High School Students earn college credit with ACC Early College Start

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Enjoy gourmet pizza & more in Oak Hill’s most historic setting Back to School Special

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Order pizza when there’s no time to cook Pizza is one of those go-to meals when life gets hectic, like it always does when school is about to start up. Why not avoid those national chains and order up some great pizza created fresh in Oak Hill? Austin Pizza Garden has been serving up some of the most inventive pizza around for the better part of two decades. Austin Pizza Garden is a family run operation located in Oak Hill’s most historic building, known in an earlier time as the “Old Rock Store”. This building housed many different businesses in the past and dances used to be held in the upstairs room that can also be used for private parties. The ambience makes it worth eating in, but if you can’t, take out is available any time and Austin Pizza Garden does delivery on Saturdays and Sundays. The “Signature Pizzas” include some TexMex inspired options like “Texas Fajita” and

“Seven Layer Tomatillo” plus Italian favorites like the classic Margherita. The “Basilica” is a vegetarian pizza that has walnut pesto sauce as a base instead of tomato sauce. Through September, they are running a back-to-school special with their ad in the Gazette) where you get a free 8” kid’s pizza with a choice of macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, or cheese when you buy a large “Signature Pizza”. The menu also includes stromboli, lasagna, sandwiches and salads. If you are eating in and need help unwinding, APGs $3 premium draft beers include Buckethead IPA which is brewed just up the road at Thirsty Planet Brewing Company. Austin Pizza Garden is located at 6266 Highway 290 West. You can download their menu at www.austin-pizza-garden.com and they are also on Facebook.

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Academic Therapy Center teaches children to suceed in school ATC helps those with dyslexia and other learning disorders Academic Therapy Center’s founder, Regina Staffa, began her professional life in the newspaper industry but she found a new calling when all three of her own children were diagnosed with dyslexia. “When my oldest son was in first grade at Mills Elementary I couldn’t understand why he was so anxious about school,” she said. It took some time to finally get the diagnosis, but when she did, she started noticing signs of dyslexia in her two younger children as well. All three are now high achieving students. “They understand that they need to work harder in some areas than their friends, so they have a very strong work ethic,” says Staffa. Staffa helped found several organizations at Mills to support both parents and children who were dealing with learning disabilities and she was a finalist for both AISD Tutor of the Year and Volunteer of the Year in 2007 and 2008. She went on to become a Certified Academic Language Therapist and a Licensed Dyslexia Therapist in 2009. Her training extends to other learning disorders including dysgraphia and ADHD/ADD. “I believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn to be academically successfully regardless of learning style or academic challenges‚” says Staffa. “Our philosophy is one day at a time, one child at a time and we strive to make every child responsible, independent and an advocate for their learning success

using the latest scientifically based research programs in reading, writing, handwriting, spelling and study skills.” The center, which recently moved to a new therapeutically-designed location in the Stonegate II complex on West William Cannon, works with children from ages Pre-K through adult in both individual and small group settings based on the child’s individual needs. They provide therapy for children who struggle with reading, have problems with fluency and comprehension, or those dysgraphia, spelling problems or written expression disorders. The therapists at Academic Therapy Center are certified academic language therapists, licensed dyslexia therapists, or students of academic language therapy who use the latest research to provide the best possible outcome for the children they serve. Parents are given guidance on how to support their child at home to get the most out of the therapy. Academy Therapy Center has programs for children as young as four who are struggling with pre-reading skills. They can also help adults. Their website (www.academictherapycenter.com) has more information about their programs in addition to general information about learning disabilities plus a recommended book list. You can call 512330-4222 to learn more and to schedule a consultation.

Donn’s Texas BBQ can feed the troops with their family packs Donn’s Texas BBQ is a great place to pick up family packs of barbecue that can satisfy the whole family making it a great choice for families on the run this time of year. Meat options include brisket, turkey, sausage, chicken, ham and pork ribs. Side orders include three different kinds of beans (or four if you count green), three kinds of potatoes in addition to corn, squash cole slaw and more. So those picky eaters should be able to find something that pleases them. Donn’s has also added catfish to their menu. If a party pack doesn’t fit your needs, sandwiches, barbecue plates and meat by the pound are all available. Donn’s is a 25 year-old family owned and

run Oak Hill landmark. Located on the “Y” intersection on Highway 71, their barnstyled tin roof can be spotted from the road. Donn’s is known to the locals who work near by for their hearty lunches served in a relaxed setting by a friendly staff. Their catering and take out menu is popular for many customers and can fit any party needs. Donn’s Texas Barbecue has been serving up authentic Texas BBQ since 1987. Their slow cooked meats are tender, moist and delicious. Look for the barn at 7001 Oak Meadow Drive and check out their website at donnstexasbbq.com. Donn’s is open from 10:30 am to 9 pm Monday through Saturday.

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academic therapy center Helping children with dyslexia and learning differences achieve academic success Our therapists are Licensed Dyslexia Therapists or highly Language Therapists, addressing your child’s FAMOUS DYSLEXIC “The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time” - Thomas Edison Contact us for more information or to schedule a consultation

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Academic Therapy Center teaches children to succeed in school ATC helps those with dyslexia and other learning disorders Academic Therapy Center’s founder, Regina Staffa, began her professional life in the newspaper industry but she found a new calling when all three of her own children were diagnosed with dyslexia. “When my oldest son was in first grade at Mills Elementary I couldn’t understand why he was so anxious about school,” she said. It took some time to finally get the diagnosis, but when she did, she started noticing signs of dyslexia in her two younger children as well. All three are now high achieving students. “They understand that they need to work harder in some areas than their friends, so they have a very strong work ethic,” says Staffa. Staffa helped found several organizations at Mills to support both parents and children who were dealing with learning disabilities and she was a finalist for both AISD Tutor of the Year and Volunteer of the Year in 2007 and 2008. She went on to become a Certified Academic Language Therapist and a Licensed Dyslexia Therapist in 2009. Her training extends to other learning disorders including dysgraphia and ADHD/ADD. “I believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn to be academically successfully regardless of learning style or academic challenges‚” says Staffa. “Our philosophy is one day at a time, one child at a time and we strive to make every child responsible, independent and an advocate for their learning success

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academictherapycenter.com 512.330.4222

290W at the ‘Y’ 7001 Oak Meadow Dr.

Donn’s Texas BBQ

M-Sat 10 am-9 pm

Family owned and operated for 19 years Make life easier— Stop by the Little Red Barn and pick up

FAMILY PACKS

Serving up Brisket, Sausage, Ribs, Chicken, Turkey, Ham, Catfish and all the Fixings Apple & Peach Cobbler and Pecan Pie !

www.donnstexasbbq.com

(512)288-4060

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Introducing youth soccer for boys & girls ages 4-18 Fall 2013 Registration Now Open Hosted by

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Soccer Club registering for fall

Lonestar Soccer Club has a place for all skill levels

Lonestar Soccer Club (LSC) is a youth organization which offers all levels of play for young people from 4 to 19 years of age. “We promote an active, healthy lifestyle and love for the ‘beautiful game’ while developing complete soccer players with key core values which we believe provides our players the best opportunity to succeed at the next level, whether that is high school, college, professional soccer or life outside of competitive sports,” says Grant Stettner of LSC. With over 5,000 players in various leagues and levels, Lonestar Soccer Club is one of the largest youth soccer clubs in Texas. LSC has programs for the beginner all the way to future professionals, with over 400 players going on to play collegiately in the past 5 years, and 17

players going on to play professionally! The LSC-AUC recreational program located right here in southwest Austin is for boys and girls who want to have fun learning soccer fundamentals and playing the game of soccer, no matter their initial skill level. The mission is to organize and promote soccer, educate and encourage the volunteer coaches, instill good sportsmanship, fair play and a playing environment that provides enjoyment among all participants and to offer a variety of soccer instructional programs conducive for all ages to develop under the approval of the United State Soccer Federation. The Lonestar Soccer Club South Office is open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm and they can be reached at 512.899.1049

Tucci’s makes best subs in town Make your life a little easier and call ahead to Tucci’s Southside Subs to pick up dinner on your way home from a crazy day of backto-school shopping. Tucci’s subs are made with quality Boar’s Head brand deli meats and The New World Bakery bread. The menu features everything from kid’s sandwiches and half-portion options to the mother-of-all subs, their special Southside Gourmet Italian with prosciutto, capicollo, black pepper ham, genoa salami, provolone, veggies and oil, oregano and vinegar. Hot subs like Meatball or Philly Cheesesteak and hot and cold vegetarian options are also on the menu. Tucci’s is owned by Pennsylvania native and proud Italian-American David Tucci who has been making East Coast Italian style subs in

Austin since graduating from UT Austin in 1987. Going independent in 2009, he opened two locations – at the ‘Y’ in Oak Hill near Planet Fitness and on William Cannon at I-35. On any given day you might find him behind the counter at either store helping his friendly staff get the lunch crowd fed. Both Tucci’s locations top Yelp’s list of highest-rated Austin sub shops (number one and number three) with solid four-and-a-half star ratings. If you have not yet tried them, now might be a good time to see why others say “it is absolutely, by far, the BEST sandwich I have ever tasted.” *(from an actual Yelp review). You can call ahead to the Oak Hill location at 512-288-7414 so your order can be waiting for you when you arrive.

Body shop has deep roots in Oak Hill If you are considering fixing the dings and dents in your car before school gets into full swing, consider taking your vehicle in to Oak Hill Body and Paint. This family-owned body shop is now in their 35th year providing great service to Southwest Austin, while at the same time being great supporters of their community and country. Oak Hill Body and Paint sponsors the “Student Athlete” feature that appears in every issue of the Gazette during the school year. Current owner, Nick Franz, took over from his father Elmo who started the shop back in 1979. For the past three years Nick has been taking soldiers who have been wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan on hunting trips to his deer lease every fall. Besides their longevity in the Oak Hill

community, Oak Hill Body and Paint has some other interesting history connected to it. There are actual bodies buried on the land behind the body shop, which is located on Old Bee Caves Road just a short drive off Highway 290. Oak Hill’s original settler, William D. Glasscock who traveled here from Virginia back in 1846, is buried in the Glasscock II Cemetery on the body shop property. Oak Hill Body and Paint offers comprehensive collision, body repair services, and painting at highly reasonable rates. They will have your vehicle back in tip-top shape with little to no inconvenience or hassle. The Oak Hill Body and Paint team has years of on-thejob experience, and the necessary finesse to complete each and every job to the customer’s absolute satisfaction.

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Mystery waste bags found in neighborhood Continued from p. 1

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pliance, said Code Compliance staff is unable to comment on the case as the investigation is ongoing. Ann Fowler, a Westcreek resident, said she’s seen an increase in bags in recent weeks. “I hadn’t seen any more bags for a long, long time, and then a couple of weeks ago suddenly there were about five or six all at the same time. It was all down near the soccer field,” Fowler said. “I’m assuming that people called that in. I’ve called it in several times myself.” Fowler said she’s been falsely accused off dropping the bags and even visited by a Code Compliance investigator. Fowler said, like many, she carries a bag with her to clean up after her dog when she walks around the neighborhood. Fowler said a permanent surveillance of the neighborhood is the best way to catch the person responsible. “If they don’t put up cameras, I don’t think they’re ever going to find the person responsible,” Fowler said. Wolff said the illegal dumping of the bags is a major concern in the neighborhood, as the waste has been found near Patton Elementary School and could be picked up by a child. “It’s right at the elementary school and when you go down the street, it’s where the junior high kids meet and the high school kids meet to get the bus. Kids are walking there all day long,” Wolff said. “The soccer fields are there where all these people come from all over to play soccer and most people just think it’s a bag.” Matthew Christianson, division manager of Austin Code Compliance, said the department is focusing resources on the waste bag issue and has top investigators working the case. “This is a real oddity, the case in Westcreek,” Christianson said. “We’ve never had to deal with something like this before. But we are treating it as we would any other illegal dumping case.” Christianson said Code Compliance is typically a reactive organization, relying on tips called in to 3-1-1. Operators at 3-1-1 take all the information and send it to the Code Compliance call center, where it’s assigned to an inspector in the appropriate department.

“It’s right at the elementary school and when you go down the street, it’s where the junior high kids meet and the high school kids meet to get the bus. Kids are walking there all day long,” - Chuck Wolff, Westcreek resident “We have to prove that there’s a violation and find the violator,” Christianson said. “There has to be evidence or we have to be able to collect evidence to file a charge in municipal court because it is a criminal charge.” Christianson said that in past illegal dumping cases, investigators have been able to trace the waste back to the violator. “Our folks would go out and begin looking for any kind of evidence that would associate it with a person. We’ve found mail before with somebody’s name on it and start working back from there,” Christianson said. “It’s all about collecting evidence. We do have to make an actual tie. The burden of proof is on us as it would be with any criminal charge.” Christianson said illegal dumping is classified as a Class C misdemeanor, but can be escalated based on the severity of the offense. “There’s some nuances as to how illegal dumping can be handled. If it reaches a certain degree or if you’re dumping things that can effect the environment it can be handled through the county prosecutor’s office and that escalates the penalty. So it could be a Class B misdemeanor,” Christianson said. “It can be escalated based on how egregious

it is and how much it affects the environment.” A Class C misdemeanor can lead to a fine of $2000 per offense per day, Christianson said. For a $2000 fine to be issued, it would have to be proven in court that the violator had culpable knowledge that they had been committing a crime and continued the offense. For fines up to $500, culpable knowledge does not have to be proven. Christianson said if someone suspected of a series of illegal dumping offenses is caught in the act, they may only be charged with a single offense. “They would be charged with that act because we can only say we witnessed that one act unless we found another way to tie them to the other acts, which we’re working on,” Christianson said. Christianson said if residents come across the waste bags, they should report the incident to 3-1-1 and avoid handling the material. Wolff said after months of trying to bring attention to the issue, he’s relieved to get help from Code Compliance investigators. “I see them out there about every day,” Wolff said. “I’m glad after two and a half years we have the attention of the city.”

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD 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

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 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

BUDDHIST Chittamani Buddhist Center Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace is Impossible. Classes and meditation currently on the 4 Noble Truths. Every Sunday 9:30am -11 am Everyone welcome www.MeditationInAustin.org 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745 (off Manchaca) 512-916-4444 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.

CATHOLIC St. Catherine of Siena 4800 Convict Hill Rd. 78749 892-2420 Pastor Rev. Patrick Coakley

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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! “We are... a place to believe, a place to belong, a place to call home”

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

EPISCOPALIAN 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. Youth Group, Sundays 4-6 p.m. Bible Study, Thursdays 9:30-11 a.m. 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

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ISLAM 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

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 Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam Sheffield, and Rev. Stella Burkhalter Services: Sunday 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at 11:15 service) Wednesday ReCharge service 6:15pm 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 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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introduce others to nine other local beekeepers as part of the Tour De Hives. Participants will caravan to various homes in Austin to observe backyard beekeeping. “I started this whole vision of The Tour De Hives. We like being on the leading edge of ‘cool.’ We did ‘back yard chickens’ (farming) in the city before it got trendy and now back yard bees are the next Austin ‘funky thing’ and we think it’s time to get folks started because the bees need us,” Phillips says. The Tour De Hives will also coincide Aug. 17 with “National Honey Bee Day.” Phillips hopes people will be inspired. Future beekeepers can order their bees in December, receive them by March and build up a strong colony by next summer. “We hope this first annual Tour De Hives will lead to a bigger and better one next year,” Phillips says. “The trend is happening. We know this because we participate in all kinds of groups and organizations connected to beekeeping through

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We did ‘back yard chickens’ (farming) in the city before it got trendy and now back yard bees are the next Austin ‘funky thing’ and we think it’s time to get folks started because the bees need us,” - Tanya Phillips food source as well. The couple hopes to move to their farmland near Big Bend National Park within three years and start living “off the grid,” she says. Their future mountainous desert home has solar energy, a rainwater collection system, and area to plant a large garden and to care for bees. At Phillips’ current home in Oak Hill, bees fly towards a metal water tank, like those reserved for cattle. The bees land on top of a concrete hexagonal-shaped island designed specifically for bees in the pond’s center surrounded by water. “They’ve left the hive. They’re foragers, they’re female. We don’t really have any male bees right now. It’s not drone season yet. So you probably won’t see the boys,” Phillips says chuckling a bit. “This floats in our pond for the bees, so they won’t drown. Unlike

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open more holes,” she says. “But you don’t want to open more holes than they (the bees) have the ability to guard.” Since she started keeping beehives in May, the numbers of bees living in each of her colonies has remained small—less than 30,000 per hive. “I was supposed to be the only bee keeper,” Phillips says. “But as soon as Chuck started studying bees, he was like ‘I’m gonna’ do bees too.’ And he kinda goes crazy; when Chuck does something, he does it all the way.” In the last three months, Reburn has built 12 Langstroth style hives, large rectangle-shaped wood boxes that stack vertically to provide eight frames each for bees to create combs. According to Oscar H. Will III, author of “The 2011 Guide To Backyard Bees and Honey,” published on www.grit.com, the Rev. Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth designed the modular structures in the mid 1800s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though Langstroth never profited from his patent, apiarists still consider him “the Father of bee keeping.” Reburn also built nuc hives, smaller starter wooden ones shaped like hat boxes. He will more than likely combine the bees living in his nucs with his other hives to strengthen them for the winter, Phillips said. In order to open and close the

handmade wooden hives, Phillips sometimes subdues the bees using a smoker. The hand-held device burns wood and pieces of raw cotton to create a flameless, cool smoke. “People think that the smoke calms the bees, but I always say ‘I don’t think it calms the bees.’ One, they don’t have eyelids, so it hurts the bees; and two, they release a pheromone called an ‘alarm pheromone’ and it masks the alarm scent, so the bees can’t smell (and say) – ‘oh my god, there’s danger, danger around.’ So it hurts their eyes and it confuses them,” Phillips said. When opening up the hives, Phillips uses a protective suit. “I don’t like to get stung,” she says. “So I researched a little bit about what is the best suit to buy and decided for Texas I wanted an Ultra Breeze® (suit.) It does let a little bit of air in, but it’s sandwiched waffle material—it has an inner layer, a waffle layer, and another layer so the bees can’t get through. And if they did sting one, it still wouldn’t get through all three places.” She likes the Ultra Breeze® bee suit because zippers run from hip to ankle, making it easy to get in and out of quickly. The gear also allows easy access to pockets, with Velcro snap closures at the wrists and ankles. Phillips usually wears boots and long socks underneath the suit, to prohibit bees from attempting

to enter her suit from the ground. The spacious suit also features a special zipper-sealed hood with a form-fitted enclosure or mask kept away from the face. “Unfortunately, it sells for $259 and you cannot find it cheaper. But it’s the best and I’ve never been stung through my suit.” She thinks that she has been stung on the back of her hand through the gloves, she said. “When they sting you through the gloves, it’s not sticking the stinger (in) real deep, so it doesn’t hurt. When they sting you, their whole abdomen detaches and that leaves it in your skin. That’s why if you leave it in there, it’s still pumping the liquid in you,” Phillips said. “So you just want to real carefully, grab the abdomen and pull it back out, or slide it out like with a credit card, or your fingernail and pull the stinger out and it (the pain) goes away right away. Honey bee stings hardly hurt at all and they hurt for a very short time.” She says the pain one feels from a honeybee sting is nothing like any received from a wasp or hornet. The less a beekeeper disturbs a hive, the better. Most hives require little

“So you just want to real carefully, grab the abdomen and pull it back out, or slide it out like with a credit card, or your fingernail and pull the stinger out and it (the pain) goes away right away. Honey bee stings hardly hurt at all and they hurt for a very short time.” - Tanya Phillips maintenance after the first year, about one visit every two months. Phillips said that when opening up a hive, she immediately locates the queen, the largest bee, the one with a large golden-colored abdomen usually found closest to the larvae, or bee “babies.” The life span of a female honeybee from egg to adult ready to leave the cells of a honeycomb spans 21 days, she said. “For three days it’s an egg, then a larva, then it starts out as a white bee—it’s so cool—and then it changes into the bee that we see now,” Phillips says. “They (other bees) start shaking her, (the queen) and stop feeding her…and she’ll start to lose weight. And when she gets thin enough that she can fly, her and half of the bees will take off. It’s called a swarm. They’ll land up in a tree or on a building somewhere and they’ll all hover up like a football or a giant bas-

ketball of bees. Then, they’ll sit there and they’ll wait and they’ll send out some scouts. As soon as the scouts find a place to live, they’ll put some pheromone out and then they’ll go and do their little bee dance and tell all the other bees where they’ve found some place to live.” The swarm of bees will move as one in a formation similar to a tornado in the air until the bees fly into their new location. Once relocated, the bees will sit and fan their wings and spread more pheromones so the rest of the bees can find their way. The rest of the bees will begin feeding a few of the larvae (left by the exiting queen) extra royal jelly to make queen cells. Typically the first or strongest queen born will kill the rest of the queens and take over as the new queen of the hive. The life cycle of a queen honeybee is 16 days; drones, the male bees, live 24 Continued on page 26

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August 8-August 21, 2013

First ever Tour De Hives bee hive tour kicks off in Oak Hill Continued from p. 22

days and are much larger. Phillips says she and Reburn will take calls from people to remove a swarm of bees and relocate them safely. She says they cannot remove established bee colonies from their hives—such as the inside walls of structures. That takes a special professional removal team. “We don’t do that,” she explained. “Some places do that, but we are more about beekeeping for the bees than us. We’re not beekeeping as a life-supporting business. If we make enough money to help the bees, that’s all we care about.” Phillips says that most people who are afraid of bees don’t know enough about them. Those who learn about

them, often end up wanting to help the bees. At the Tour De Hives, Phillips plans to offer some classes in an air-conditioned building led by PowerPoint. Phillips and Reburn introduced their neighbors Bill and Sharon Stanberry to bee keeping recently. The Stanberrys keep two hives just down the road. “Tanya and Chuck raise bees and we’ve been talking about it for some time. I wanted to put some in my back yard in Western Oaks and thought we’d try a couple of hives over here first,” Bill Stanberry said. “Tanya and Chuck have been very, very supportive and helpful—good trainers. So it has been a good learning experience; it looks like we’re

going to have honey.” Phillips says both she and the Stanberrys will allow their bees to keep their honey for the first year, but will harvest the hives during their second year. She plans to take as much as 20 to 30 pounds of honey from each of her hives after their second year of production. “Bees are about relationships and working together to achieve sustainability. I think the world will need a lot more of that to survive and thrive for future generations,” Phillips said. Beekeeper terminology: Apiary – a bee yard that includes bees, hives and equipment used for their sustainability Continued on next page

Also at the Tour De Hives Phillips and Reburn will co-sponsor Tour De Hives with BeeWeavers Apiary of Dripping Springs; owners Danny and Laura Weaver plan to add their new bee farm, mercantile, and learning center to one of the stops on the tour. Before Phillips invested in her apiary and started her non-profit organization, she took some classes hosted by Dean Cook at Rohan Meadery, one of the vendors who will offer mead tasting as part of Tour De Hives. Rohan Meadery 6002 Farm to Market 2981 La Grange, TX 78945 (979) 249-5652 http://www.rohanmeadery.com John and Wendy Rohan, owners of Rohan Meadery just outside of LaGrange, represents the first its generation of meaderies to process Texas honey into wine. Since the Rohans opened in 2009, four other meaderies have followed and soon a fifth will open in Austin. The Rohans formed the Texas Mead Association and also sponsor a Mead Fest in Sequin during the month of September as part of National Honey Bee Month. They also are members of the Fayette County Beekeeper (FayCoBeeks) Association. The Rohans built a tasting room in 2010 nestled between Round Top and LaGrange. The company produces 12 different mead varieties; including traditional mead fermented from honey alone and 11 other fermented fruit meads that include: The Rohans make their meads from Texas Wildflower honey and Texas Huajilla honey. They also collect honey from hives on their own property and some from the Reed Family Honey farm in Montgomery County. Otherwise, the Rohans use only a small portion of an orange-blend honey from Florida mixed in the peach-flavored mead they make. When the Rohans attend the Tour De Hives Aug. 17 they won’t bring all 12 varieties of mead

with them. The company can’t keep all varieties in stock long enough to have more than five or six types of meads on hand at any one time. Right now, the Rohans plan to bring five types of mead with them to town next week, Wendy Rohan says. Fermented honey, considered a wine in the state of Texas, takes anywhere from six months to a year to process. In terms of quantity, the Rohans’ production varies every year because it depends upon the honey supply. They processed about 500 cases last year – or 12 bottles per case, at about 750 ml per standard wine bottle. “We’re tiny. We’re the tiniest winery you can imagine, very tiny for a winery,” Rohan says. “In the past couple of decades, there has been this resurgence in craft brew, crafted alcohols – artisanal handmade alcohol, whether it’s spirits, or grains and beers. We need to thank of the craft brewers; they have expanded the palates of what people consider flavorful. They’ve pushed people to try things that have flavor and complexity.” The Rohans use either one of two processes to create their mead. The honey is fermented first by itself for a couple of months and then they add fruit juice or they ferment fruit juice and the honey together. The process just depends upon the type of mead that the Rohans choose to make at any time, she says. “Honey is the number one show-stealer – by volume or weight – it is the number one ingredient in all our meads,” she says. “I think the Tour De Hives is a great idea. I’ve met Tanya and Chuck on a number of occasions. John and I think they’re great people. We hope to support the event anyway that we can.” BeeWeaver Apiaries – Hill Country location 3700 McGregor Lane Dripping Springs, Texas 78620 http://www.beeweaver.com (866) 547-3376 Continued on next page

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Beekeeper terminology: Continued from p. 26 Beehive – a place where a colony of bees live and thrive, human made or nature made Beeswax – secretions from a worker bee’s body used to build a comb Brood – a name for immature bees who live inside the cells of a comb Comb – a mass of six-sided sells that contains the brood, as well as stored honey Drone – the male honey bee Dearth – a feeder containing a 1:1 ratio of sugar water for bees in a human-made bee hive Honey – a sweet material produced by bees from the nectar of flowers that contains both minerals, vitamins, proteins and enzymes Hive beetle – a destructive pest of honey bee colonies, they cause damage to the comb, pollen, and honey Langstroth hive –a style of human-made bee hive only a few centuries old that features a box designed from wood with a series of ten removable frames inside it, all covered by a canopy or roof with one entrance in or out. Larva – a white, legless, grub-like insect and the second stage of a bee’s metamorphosis Life cycle – the development of a bee from an egg to an adult, when it leaves its cell, takes a total of 21 days including: a) hatching = 3 days, b) larva = 5 days, c) pupa = 13 days. Nuc hive – a smaller size human-made bee hive made from a wooden box with only five frames inside it, built Langstroth style. Scouts – worker bees that search for a new home hive Smoker – a device that produces a flameless, cool smoke that subdues bees in a hive by masking the scent of a beekeeper as well as the alarm pheromones of the colony’s bees Stinger – the barb at the end of the abdomen of a bee that contains the apitoxin and results in the release of “alarm pheromones” and the insect’s fatality Swarm – a collection of a single queen, drones and worker bees that leave a colony to await a new home hive to be discovered by scouts Top-bar hive – a several thousand years-old style of human-made hive created from wood or other materials for the purpose of beekeeping, designed with a series of removable Continued on next page

Also at the Tour De Hives Continued from p. 26 Bee Goods Mercantile – 6301 Highland Hills Drive Austin, TX 78731 http://beegoodsmercantile.com (866) 547-3376 Danny and Laura Weaver represent fourth generation beekeepers that own three locations in Texas associated with both BeeWeaver Apiaries and Bee Goods Mercantile: one in Dripping Springs, another in Navasota near College Station, and still another non-retail Austin location where they house bees. The Weaver children will likely become the family’s fifth generation bee farmers. The Dripping Springs location is currently being renovated. The

family has hives and equipment on the land, but it is not completed. Eventually the family plans to teach lessons, said Central Texas beekeeper, Andrew Shahan. He manages the bees at Dripping Springs and teaches one-on-one beekeeping courses on client properties or at the BeeWeaver facilities. The BeeWeaver company also sells equipment on its website and will ship it to bee farmers. When Shahan received his bachelors degree in entomology from University of Florida in 2012 he contacted the Weavers in Texas because they are internationally known for their queen breeding. He’s 24 years old and the first beekeeper in his family. “My family thought I was a little bit crazy when I told them that I was really into bugs, but they all love it

now,” Shahan says. One of the largest facets of the BeeWeaver family business involves selling bees. Shahan and the Weavers ship queen bees around the world. Most of their clients – about 50 percent – are based only in Texas and the company also serves beekeepers around the world, he says. Typically, beekeeping has been passed down from generation to generation within families, but that’s changing in Texas, especially. Shahan said the company ships “a lot of bees” – alive each week by U.S. Postal Service or UPS. Each box has 3 pounds of bees and a queen along sugar water when it arrives. It’s a tricky feat; but people need to think months ahead in this business. “Spring time is when people should start new colonies. If someone wants to start a new colony with BeeWeaver queens, they need to order their bees in September. The way beekeeping works, bees

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don’t start building up their colonies until springtime. So you pre-order in September, saving your spot to get some bees, but we don’t ship until the first week of April,” Shahan says. “People are getting on board with beekeeping. That’s why my job was created. There are so many beekeepers in Central Texas and there are only a few courses. I’m not aware of anyone else who offers one-on-one courses like I do. There is a movement towards beekeeping in Central Texas.” Younger people seem to be taking an keen interest in beekeeping, what used to be considered an older person’s vocation. While owning one’s own queen bee may be causing a buzz worldwide, in Austin overall interests in growing and crafting ones own food sources Continued on next page

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August 8-August 21, 2013

City of Austin News

Video presentations break down City’s proposed $3.3b budget With budget season in full swing, the City is continuing to make it easier for residents to learn more about how City services are funded. The City has made available 20 departmental budget video presentations on its website, www. austintexas.gov.

Beekeeper terminology: Continued from p. 27 wood slats each anywhere from 1.25 to 1.38 inches wide placed on top. Queen – a female bee with a complete reproductive system that lays all of the fertilized eggs in a hive

In these videos, department executives provide a detailed look into their proposed budgets for Fiscal Year 2014. The presentations include a fiscal breakdown of how tax dollars and other revenue streams translate into services provided to the public. Each of the approximately 10-minute videos is produced by the City’s award-winning Channel 6 team of the Communications and Public Information Office. This is the first time the City has pre-recorded proposed budget presentations prior to a budget work session. In previous years, directors and executives would present their respective department’s budget to Council in person during an exten-

Also at the Tour De Hives Continued from p. 27 reign supreme, he says. “At one time, all the beekeepers were older, farming men who had been beekeepers for decades and owned thousands of hives. Today, the new beekeeper is your middle-aged or young person who has heard about the loss of all the

bees around the country and in the world and typically keep just a few hives. They’re interested in helping keep the bee population healthy,” Shahan says. “And in Austin, more young people are interested in growing and sustaining their own food supplies.”

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sive public meeting. Council would then have the ability to ask questions based on the presentations. Last week, staff provided the City Council with a broad overview of the City’s proposed $3.3 billion budget. That overview is available online. With the departmental videos, Council members will now be able to watch the presentations prior to an Aug. 14 budget work session. This will maximize the amount of time for Council to absorb the information, develop questions and engage in detailed discussions on each department’s budget. The City is encouraging residents to take a look at these presentations and the proposed $3.3 billion budget in advance of public hearings occurring later this month. City Manager Marc Ott noted

these efforts will go a long way in enhancing the budget process. “We’re committed to taking the mystery out of the budget process, which is important for our residents and something I’ve made a priority during my time here in Austin,” said Ott. “Putting our departmental leadership front-and-center to talk about their proposals helps us maintain an efficient and transparent budget process.” Deputy Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo notes that these videos are just one part of the City’s recent efforts to involve the community in the budget process. “We received tremendous feedback with our engagement efforts this year,” Van Eenoo said. “By making information like this accessible to the public, we’re helping our

residents to be fully informed and engaged in the process.” Throughout the summer months, more than 20 community meetings were conducted to receive resident feedback on the departmental budgets. The City also received feedback from more than 500 individuals and 29 community groups through its new interactive tool, Budget in a Box. Financial forecast videos, outlining what each department anticipates for the upcoming year, were made available. The City also created a “Budget Basics” video to help simplify for the public the inner workings of the City’s budget. The proposed budget, along with other budget information, can be found at www.austintexas.gov/ finance.

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Join Us For The “Blessing of the Backpacks” August 25, 2013 All children and youth are invited to bring their backpacks to the “Blessing of the Backpacks” at each of our morning worship services at 8:45, 10:00 and 11:15 a.m.

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8:45 a.m. Early Worship Service 10 a.m. Pathways Contemporary Praise Worship Service 11:15 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Night Recharge Worship Service

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Oak Hill United Methodist Church is located on Hwy. 290, just west of the Hwy. 290/Hwy. 71 split, (“the Y”) in Oak Hill, directly across from the ACC Pinnacle Campus, at 7815 Hwy. 290 W., Austin, TX 78736. Visit our website at www.oakhillumc.org.

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