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February 18, 2016 Volume 21, No. 4 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995

Primary focus:

Precinct 3 County Commissioner

by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - Early voting has begun in Travis County. One of many contests on the ballot includes that of Travis County Precinct 3 Commissioner. Incumbent Gerald Daugherty is facing Republican Jason Nassour in the primary campaign. The winner of the primary will face Democrat David Holmes in November.

Jason Nassour challenges Gerald Daugherty Gerald Daugherty Daugherty graduated from Cypress Fairbanks High School in 1968. After a career in professional baseball (he was drafted as a catcher by the Reds, and eventually started at second base for the Boston Red Sox), he graduated from the University of Texas in 1975.

He has been a businessman and entrepreneur in Austin for more than 40 years, with 10 years of experience as Travis County Precinct 3 Commissioner.

He cites the need of more money for a growing community while trying See PRECINCT on p. 15

Dick Nichols park gets a face lift

by Ann Fowler Dale Whistler was a young artist in 1994 when he was commissioned to paint a sidewalk mural at the then-new Dick Nichols park. The city describes that Austin Art in Public Places project: “The circular design depicts the phases of the

Denin Orsini (#31) tries to get a hand on the ball in a huge Bowie win over Lehman Friday night, but a loss Tuesday to Anderson ended the Bulldogs’ season. Sports on p. 12.

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moon and also incorporates a spiral motif taken from ancient cave art and Native American designs. ‘As a society I think we’re out of balance away from nature,’ the artist said. ‘I was trying to draw us back towards an awareness of nature and towards tradition as well.’”

The art consists of a large central artwork, with numerous smaller pieces along the adjoining sidewalks.

The task to refresh the artwork was a project by young Cameron Shugart of Boy Scout Troop 256, See DICK NICHOLS on p. 24

Artist Dale Whistler returns to Dick Nichols Park to refresh his 22 year-old artwork.

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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 “Civic Agenda” and include details of your meeting or happening, along with any relevant agenda items.

Texas Joint Primary Election- Early Voting Through February 26 Southwest locations: Randalls, 6600 S. Mopac , M-Sat 7am-7pm, Sun noon-6pm Randalls, 9911 Lane, M-Sat 7am7pm, Sun noon-6pm Voters can vote in either the Republican or Democratic Primary. For more information on candidates, check out the Austin League of Women Voters site at lwvaustin.com.

Capital Metro Transit Study Community Feedback Open Houses Thurs., Feb. 18, 12 - 1 p.m.

Online Open House- Details at connections2025.org Thurs., Feb. 18, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

ACC Pinnacle 7748 US-290, 78736 Sat., Feb. 20, 9 - 10:30 a.m.

Faith United Methodist Church 2701 S Lamar Blvd, 78704 Capital Metro invites community feedback on its year-long transit study, Connections 2025. The plan is designed to address growth and

development over the past five years through an in-depth review of the transit system. Connections 2025 will assess existing/projected conditions while developing short (1 - 5 year), mid (5 - 10 year) and long (10+ year) range recommendations to create a more efficient, effective transit system with a clear direction for future development.

The public can learn more about the project, participate in activities about transit, and share feedback about what Capital Metro should prioritize.

For more information about Connections 2025, visit Connections2025.org, email Feedback@Connections2025. org or call 512-369-6000.

Texas Joint Primary Election Tuesday, March 1, 7 am to 7 pm On election day, voters must go to their designated polling place. This can be found at traviscountyclerk. org. Voters can vote in either the Republican or Democratic Primary.

For more information on candidates, check out the Austin League of Women Voters site at lwvaustin.com.

Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training Tuesday, March 1, 2016 – 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.

Travis County Tax Office, 5501 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX 78751 Registration for this event is not required.

Saturday, March 12, 2016 – 10 a.m.

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Becoming a deputy registrar allows you to help the tax office register 90 percent of the county’s eligible voters by the 2016 Presidential Election.

For more information, please visit www.TravisCountyTax.org or call (512) 854-9473. Follow the tax office on Facebook for all the latest voter registration news, including training dates, www.facebook.com/ TravisCountyTaxOffice.

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School news

Small MS greenhouse vandalized

by Ann Fowler

Over the final weekend of January, someone vandalized the Clint Small Middle School (CSMS) greenhouse, causing hundreds of dollars in damage and destroying scores of plants.

Marlo Malott, CSMS Green Tech Academy director, told the Gazette, “Our School Resource Officer gave a value of $400 worth of damage.

Ollas (clay pot watering containers) were damaged or smashed, plants were overturned and destroyed, and sinks were ripped out of the bases and put into the aquaponics system.”

Adding insult to injury, the staff and students discovered the vandalism when they walked into the outdoor classroom on Monday—and then had to clean up the mess.

Students had been working on plant propagation for four weeks; the vandals destroyed their work.

Malott said, “Now we have to start over—and this will be a setback to our gardening program.”

Sixth-grader Madi Wright said, “I feel sad because people at my school all helped to build that greenhouse and it took a long time to build. The kids and the teachers at my school

Scout project is benefit to Small

by Ann Fowler Oak Hill resident Walker Otte is enhancing the 9-hole disc golf course at Clint Small Middle School (CSMS) for his Eagle Scout project.

The Austin High student is a member of Scout Troop 448.

Melissa Hernandez, who teaches PE/Athletics at CSMS, told the Gazette, “We are very excited to have our Disc Golf course completed.

As you may know, we started this course many years ago. Walker Otte is going to finish it with tee boxes and signs at each hole.”

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work hard to have this really great program and a couple of people tried to ruin it. But it didn’t. We will work together to fix it.”

The students and staff will indeed work to fix it, and if anyone in the community cares to make a monetary donation, it would go a long way toward restoring the equipment that was damaged or destroyed.

In addition, the school has a temporary security system installed, but is seeking a better one. CSMS has an open campus so that people and families can walk through the property every day—going to the adjacent soccer fields, exercising dogs, to use the running track, or just to enjoy the beauty of the gardens the students have worked hard to create.

Even then the school is subject to people trampling young plants or throwing rocks into the ponds.

Malott said, “We have had campus and district conversations about putting up fencing, but this is contrary to our environmental and aesthetic vision and an expense the school

does not have money for at this time.

We would rather have a partnership with our community and the groups that use our campus and area for their activities and an agreement to respect what we have done here.”

Sadly, she reports that nearly every Monday staff and students spend a portion of their instructional time cleaning up trash and minimal vandalism from the weekend.

If you have information about the vandalism, an anonymous report can be made to campus crime stoppers at 512-477-8477; a reward is given if the tip leads to an arrest.

Those with donations to the school can call 512-841-6700.

Right: Students had been working in the greenhouse on plant propagation for a month—vandals destroyed their work.

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This Old Spouse

family humor

You know why taxes are so hard?

Aliens.

by Roger White

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Before I launch into this, a revisit of yet another attempt to tackle my taxes with just a pencil, paper, calculator, and my fallow brain, let me send a note of congrats to one Bob Kolar and one Cassandra Camp for winning the Find the Fake Story Contest in our last episode.

Bob and Cassandra were the only readers not fooled by the bit about the National Endowment for the Arts providing funding for artists to make plaster casts of various athletes’ bo-hineys. There was no such project, at least none anyone will admit to. Yes, Bob and Cassandra were the only folks not baffled by this bogus booty bas-relief business.

Bravo!

Anyway. I actually did make a naïve, astoundingly futile attempt at doing my own taxes last weekend, and this may enlighten you as to how it went down: I tell you yet again, you can cease wrapping your cranium in aluminum foil; you can stop stockpiling the beans and purified water (unless you live in Flint); you can cancel the ham radio lessons. I know for a fact that aliens will never take over the world, at least not by subterfuge.

Before it ever came down to a clash between our puny weapons and their ultra-cool technology, before they ever began shedding their human cloaks and herding us like Nike-shod cattle into sleek, gray rooms for horrifying experimentation (why are aliens so obsessed with probing our backsides, anyway? the pervs), the aliens would be exposed because of one aspect of the human condition that we all take for granted living on planet earth. And no, I’m not talking about germs.

No, what will trip up our outer-space adversaries in their quest for domination of our cozy little blue

marble will be taxes. That’s right, tax- the greater of the numbers on Line es. No living being, even those with 67 and Line 68 unless Line 67 is brains the size of washing machines, divisible by the sum of Section III can sit at a table with a tax booklet, of Form 8836 if you are filing sepapaper, and pencil and rationally rately with joint custody (see Form decipher the 1040 form.

2991 only if in Central I tried to fill out our taxes Time Zone). If not, then last weekend, and after enter zero unless you are five hours of earnest claiming the $2,000 Paweeping, two forests triot Provision as found of crumpled papers, in Form S81 Subform eight cups of jet-black 32x (see the man in the coffee, six screaming coat). Now, … tirades, and one rather unsettling episode If you look really hard, of giggling, I gave up you’ll notice some squigbecause one of my ears gly lines on some of these started bleeding. questions near the end I truly believe that the of the 1040 form. You Roger White people who concoct the know what that’s from? questions on the 1040 The IRS guys laughing form are sadistic former psychology so hard that they fell over on the majors. Remember when you were copying machine, which smudged in college, and you volunteered for the form. You know and I know it that study where the psychology doesn’t have to be this hard. major puts you alone in a room (with Then again, maybe it does. This is the two-way mirror) and tells you what keeps us safe from the aliens. to jump up and down on one foot Any time an alien advance force while tossing a tennis ball in the air takes human shape and tries to until he comes back to tell you to blend in with us, they are always stop? The study is not about manual outed, without fail, when their dexterity; it’s about how gullible you heads explode as they attempt to are. (I was the guy who kept jumping do their taxes. and tossing. I don’t like to make God bless America. waves. I was afraid of some sort of punishment if I stopped.)

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Transit agency seeks community feedback

by Ann Fowler Capital Metro, Austin’s regional public transportation provider, is starting a year-long transit study, starting with Open Houses and a Connections 2025 bus that will travel throughout Austin seeking feedback on the community’s transit needs.

The goals of Connections 2025 include: • Determining how to better serve existing and potential riders • Improving transit design and operation to increase ridership • Developing a core transit network • Building advocacy and ownership within the community • Defining transit’s role in regional mobility and economic development None of the Connections 2025 bus stops are currently scheduled for southwest Austin, although agency staff said they are looking into a stop at the Sunset Valley Farmers Market.

An Open House is scheduled at the ACC Pinnacle campus on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Local resident Tom Thayer rides the Oak Hill Flyer, Route 171, from Oak Hill to downtown Austin about once a week. He said, “Transit is not as important to Oak Hill as some other areas of the city, but as traffic gets worse, parking gets more scarce, and more apartments go up in our area, it will get more important. The time to plan is now.”

Oak Hill resident David Richardson said he does not use public transit because he needs his truck for work, but he does believe it is valuable to the area. He told the Gazette, “Transit is important to Oak Hill because transit could reduce the projected peak demand and congestion, eliminating the scale, cost and scope of the proposed project where the number of lanes and improvements constructed could be funded with Texas Department of Transportation dollars.”

Richardson is referring to the Oak Hill Parkway project, an 8-mile multi-lane toll road through the ‘Y’ at Oak Hill designed to alleviate what some say is ever-growing rushhour gridlock. Richardson does not believe a widened roadway is the answer.

“Highway construction has not been proven to reduce congestion into the future,” he said. “Highway congestion increases with time.

Transit maturing into rail service at some point would reduce peak congestion and more trains and shorter headway improves service.”

While believing transit in Oak Hill can be improved, Thayer speaks highly of the Oak Hill Flyer. He said, “The 171 is a great route if you work downtown, at the Capitol, or at UT. In fact, since my wife doesn’t drive, we wouldn’t have bought a house here if it weren’t for the 171 as she worked downtown at the time. For some reason, though, there are people who won’t ride the bus even when it goes from their neighborhood right by their place of employment.

I think a lot of people don’t know how nice the 171 buses usually are or think the clientele is similar to what you see on the Route 1.”

Many believe Oak Hill transit would attract more riders if service was more convenient to the riders rather than making riders adapt to the convenience of the bus route.

Said Richardson, “Capital Metro does not provide sufficient service to generate demand for transit. Transit must be reliable and headways should be 15 minutes or less during peak congestion to attract riders.”

An online survey for Connections 2025 is available at http://connections2025.org/.

For more information about Connections 2025, see Connections2025.org, email Feedback@ Connections2025.org or call 512369-6000.

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Pet Page

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Pilot program for long-stay dogs Austin Pets Alive!, the City’s largest animal rescue partner, will expand its efforts for helping shelter pets in most need with a pilot program focusing on long-stay dogs.

The group and the Austin Animal Center will identify dogs that have been at the City shelter the longest and would benefit from the increased enrichment, exercise and interaction offered at Austin Pets Alive!

“At any given time, AAC has nearly 300 dogs in our care,” said Chief Animal Services Officer Tawny Hammond. “About 15 to 20 of these are dogs are what we call ‘hidden gems’ -- great, loving, obedient family dogs that, through no fault of their own, have been passed over time and time again.

“Sometimes they wait for many months, even a year and it’s heartbreaking to see them looking hopefully, day after day, and never get chosen for adoption, “Hammond said. “Even getting one of these dogs a week out of the shelter and over to APA! is a cause for celebration.”

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rector Dr. Ellen Jefferson also sees the advantages of this partnership.

“By bringing these dogs to APA, we can offer them all the benefits of our programs,” Jefferson said. “They can participate in playgroups, canine good citizen training, and they’ll get a change of venue and a better chance to get adopted faster.”

During the pilot, if APA! becomes full and can’t take any of the longstay dogs at the Town Lake Animal facility, it may reach out to its vast network of foster families to try to find foster homes, so the long-stay dogs can live in a home while they wait for a permanent family.

In an APA! test of the initiative, it was able to secure foster placement for several long-stay AAC dogs.

Since many of the dogs have lived with other pets and children, they are considered perfect candidates for foster placement.

The long-stay pilot project is part of a larger effort by the City shelter to reduce the length of stay for medium and large dogs which is currently about 45 days. By targeting the group of longest stay dogs, the hope is the

shelter will be able to move more dogs through its system, eventually lowering the average length of stay for all pets to about two weeks.

“This is why we’re here,” Jefferson said. “These dogs, like the other animals we save, are the ones who need us most. Watching a long- stay AAC dog participate in our play groups for the first time is truly priceless.”

In 2015, Austin Pets Alive! took more than 3,500 pets from the Austin Animal Center, focusing on cats and dogs with the greatest needs.

In addition to saving parvo puppies, neo-natal kittens as well as dogs and cats with treatable skin conditions, APA! takes medium and large adult dogs and runs a program to help reduce intake to shelters by providing resources and alternatives to pet owners. While the shelter’s own Hard Luck Hounds program run by the Friends of the Austin Animal Center, a non-profit support group, helps dozens of these same dogs, the APA! long-stay dog program will be an additional safety net.

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Arts & Entertainment

Ongoing Events Sundays Live Jazz Brunch - 10am-2pm. Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 Hwy. 290 W., 78737. 301-4648. nuttybrown.com.

Tessy Lou Williams & The Shotgun Stars - 4pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood.

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Sunday/Fundays - Every first Sunday of the month the Neill-Cochran House Museum will be open to the public for free from 1pm - 4pm 2310 San Gabriel St. 512-478-2335 nchmuseum.org Mondays CharlesThibodeauxandtheAustin Cajun Aces - 6:30pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie 512.282-2586.

Texas Songwriters Showcase 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. No cover.

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

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ThirdThursday atThe Blanton - free evening of art and activities. 5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. blantonmuseum.org

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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.

New Events Through February 18 Riverdance: 20th Anniversary Tour - Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day. The Long Center 701 W. Riverside Drive ( 512) 457-5100 thelongcenter.org Through February 21

50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Live Music. Senior Activity Center 29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. fiftyplusdanceaustin.com Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Waterloo Ice House, Southpark Meadows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007 waterlooicehouse.com.

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Ghosts of Shakespeare- First Unitarian Church, 4700 Grover Avenue.The Austin Chamber Music Center will be exploring the love affair between Shakespeare and classical composers. Featuring works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Mendelssohn and performed by violinist Sandy Yamamoto, cellist Amy Levine-Tsang, and pianist and ACMC Artistic Director, Michelle Schumann. Actors from Austin Shakespeare will also join the trio for a few passages from the Bard. There will be a student rush for $12 cash only at the door. www.

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February 23 – 28 The Sound of Music at the Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive. The brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC is directed by three-time Tony Award® winner Jack O’Brien. This lavish new production launched this September at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, under the auspices of the Center Theatre Group, and is now touring North America for multiple seasons, playing multi-week and week-long engagements. www.TheSoundOfMusicOnTour.com.

The Government Inspector - The award-winning producing arm of the St. Edward’s University theatre training program, continues its 43rd annual season with Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s 1836 satire. Mary Moody Northen Theatre St. Edward’s University 3001 S. Congress Ave. 512.448.8484 stedwards. edu/theatre

February 26-March 6

Through February 28

Twelfth Night - presented by the UT Department of Theatre and Dance at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre. Led by guest director Robynn Rodriguez, the creative team sets Shakespeare’s island of Illyria in the stylized world of 1840s Croatia.

Inspired by films such as The Piano and works by visual artist Maxfield Parrish, Viola finds herself thrust into a place of refuge, love and transformation. JoinTheDrama.org

Tribes - This provocative and touching play is as much about the tyranny of language, as it is about the challenge of not being able to hear it. ZachTheater 202 South Lamar 512476-0541 zachtheater.com Through March 5 Sh#&-faced Shakespeare - Sh#&-

Community Clubs & Events Ongoing Events Woodworkers Club of Austin - 7pm on the 1stTuesday of the month in the training room at Seaton Hosp SW, on FM 1826 We are a non profit org. and make toys etc for charity. Call Bill at 512-288-3252. Free.

Overeaters Anonymous - Fridays at 8pm open meeting. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone welcome! Unity Church of Austin, 5501 W. US Hwy 290, Service Rd. Vicki (512) 925-7854 or Candy (432) 349-1512 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - Bannockburn Baptist Church room 103 Every Wednesday, 7pm - 8:30pm Anne Slater 512-215-9719 for more info 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 Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. 512-9749900 cityofaustin.org/library. Free.

Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter - Meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Recycled Reads (part of the Austin Library system) 5335 Burnet Rd www.hotxsinc.org.

VFW Post 4443 meeting - Meets on first Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614ThomasSpringsRoadinOakHill.

Members and potential members are encouraged to be there around 6pm to gather for dinner. There is no cost.

The Oak Hill Rotary Club - Meeting the first two weeks each month for lunch on Thursday at Johnny Carinos on Brodie and then join us for social/ networking events the other weeks as posted on our website.

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. 956-4944809 / oakhill.freetoasthost.biz

Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupporGroup - 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.

MOMS Club of Austin - Are you a stay at home mom looking for support, daytime activities and other moms like you? The MOMS® Club of SW Oaks/Oak Hill offers all that and more. You can find us on Meetup at www.meetup.com/ MOMS-Club-of-Austin-SW-Oaks/ Southwest Networking Group (SWING) - meets for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House, Slaughter Ln. & Escarpment Blvd., 9600 Escarpment Blvd..Thursdays 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 482-9026 or 921-4901.

South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 Meets on third Wednesday of the month - 1pm - 4pm at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Rd. Free. 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. ohbpa.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. creativeartssociety.org 288-0574.

ALS Caregivers Support Group Group will meet from 12:15 to 2:15 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday afternoons of each month, at the Yarborough branch (2nd Tues) and the Twin Oaks branch (4th Tues) of the Austin Public Library. FREE Contact: JinjiWillingham (512) 350-8505

Retired Austin Travelers - a group for people who love to travel. Regular meetings are held at the Oak Hill Library 5124 Convict Hill Rd. More information&directionscanbefound at the web site, ratsonline.org.

South Austin Civic Club - Dedicated to making South Austin a better place to live, work and conduct business by advoacting for issues that affect the quality of life in South Austin.

Monthly luncheons are at 11:30 on the 2nd Tuesday at Red Lobster 3815 S. Lamar. For info contact: Linda Clarke at 512-899-2120.

New Events Through February 29 Show the Love to Austin Artists in February - The City of Austin Economic Development Department is proud to announce the ATX Month of Love, a celebration throughout February of Austin-area visual artists including three public exhibitions and three public art opportunities.

FREE La Peña Gallery, 227 Congress Friday, February 19 Grandparents Day - 10am - 4pm On the third Friday of every month, grandparents get 50% off the price of their admission when visiting with grandchildren. Hill Country Science Mill 101 S. Lady Bird Lane, Johnson City, TX 78636 Saturday, February 20 Austin Herb Society Workshop 9am - noon. Members of the Austin Herb Society will show you how to save seeds and make your own seed bombs at “Seeds! Seed Saving + Seed Bombs!” Zilker Botanical Garden Center, 2220 Barton Spring Road. 512-971-8222 slcockreham@ yahoo.com Sundays, February 21st - May 15th Grief Support Group- 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.at Manchaca United Methodist Church, 1011 FM 1626, Rm 8. GriefShare is a faith-based video seminar and support group that provides help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. It’s a place where you can be around people who understand your loss. You may begin GriefShare at any point during the 13 week time frame. Call Deanna at 512-917-1909.

Ongoing Events

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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@amoa.org to give an idea of materials needed. 512-4959224 / www.amoa.org.

Every Wednesday Thinkery Community Nights - 4pm - 8pm MAKE and DO together at Community Night! Every Wednesday the museum stays open late for families to discover new ideas and learn together. Enjoy the exhibits and educational programs facilitated by staff. Admission is by donation, with a suggested $1 dollar donation.

Bilingual Storytime Wednesdays at 6 pm Thinkery At the Meredith Learning Lab 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org Homeschool Days at the Science Mill - Homeschool families and groups to join us on the second Wednesday of each month to ex-

plore the Science Mill. In addition to museum exhibits, we will offer special demonstrations and guests. Museum hours are 10am-4pm. Cost: $6 per student. 1 free educator per student.

Additional adults are $8. No reservations required.Learning Labs will be offered at 11:30am and 1pm for an additional cost of $4 per student (limited space for Learning Labs).

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Narnia - Sun 2pm and 7:30 pm.

Indoor Musical EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 1101 FM 2325 inWimberley.

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Saturday Feb. 20, & Sunday Feb. 21

New Events

Children’s Book Fair- Lady Bird JohnsonWildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave., 78739. 9-5 Sat & noon-5 Sun.The first annual book fair features cooking demos, author signings and more.

Costumed characters will be on site, and Mr. Habitat and the Otter Space Band will perform. Center volunteers will also provide “create your story” activities for kids, and will offer story time. 512.232.0100/wildflower.org/ childrens-book-fair/.

Thursday, February 18

Saturday, March 5

Derailers- 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 S. Lamar (512) 442-6189 or brokenspokeaustintx.com

Sharon’s Birthday Bash- Buffet Served 5pm Tessy Lou and Special Guests 5:30pm Dance Party 8pm, 80s Attire Requested. Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71W. 512-2640318 poodies.net Yaniel Matos Trio- 6:30 at Central Market Westgate 4477 S. Lamar 512899-4300 centralmarket.com

Jon Napier Song Swap - 7:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net

Cornell Hurd Band - 10pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net

Andrew Friedrich Trio - noon.

Central Market Cafe Westgate 4477 S. Lamar Blvd 512-899-4300

Leticia Rodriguez - 6:30pm Central Market Cafe Westgate 4477 S. Lamar Blvd 512-899-4300

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Cari Hutson & Good Company - 8pm” at Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca Rd 512-828-7636 strangebrewloungeside.com

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Dripping Springs celebrates being in the dark

A galaxy of stars is expected to make an appearance at inaugural festival on March 5 Of the many things we’re proud of about Dripping Springs, probably first and foremost is our dark night sky. We’re so enamored of it, in fact, that we’ve enacted city ordinances protecting it from “lighting pollution.”

Our Dark Sky Ordinance is one of the main reasons Dripping Springs was chosen in 2014 by the International Dark Sky Association to be Texas’ first (and, at that time, the world’s sixth) Dark Sky Community.

Witness for yourself: On a dark night, look first to the east towards the center of Austin. The sky will resemble Atlanta burning or the Second Coming.

Now look to the west, towards Dripping Springs.

This time of year you’ll likely see Orion circling the dark night sky.

The City of Dripping Springs is so enthused with the results of the ordinance that they are team- Laurel Robertson ing up with the International Dark Sky Association

of Texas and the Hays County Master Naturalists to host the first Texas Night Sky Festival on March 5 from 3 - 10 pm. The free festival will celebrate and educate on everything to do with the night sky.

Inside the Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center, the public will have opportunities to view the sun through solar telescopes, tour the heavens in a mobile planetarium, pace out a scale model of the solar system, hear Greek and Roman sky myths and night stories from the Lakota tradition, have their birth chart analyzed by a professional astrologer, and learn how

to preserve their dark night skies.

The afternoon’s activities will be followed by an evening star-gazing party on the Ranch Park’s open field (weather permitting). Through the lenses of powerful telescopes brought by astronomers from the Austin Astronomical Society, the public can view the wonders of the cosmos with their own eyes.

The Texas Museum of Science and Technology in Cedar Park will bring its Discovery Dome mobile planetarium for the day’s festival. Eighteen feet in diameter and 13 feet high, the inflatable dome uses a state-of-the-art

digital projection system to provide an immersive virtual tour of the heavens.

The dome is large enough to accommodate 45 children or 30 adults and will have showtimes all afternoon.

Paul Bogard, author of the award-winning book, The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, will share his findings about a world where nights are increasingly as bright as day, and eight out of ten Americans can’t see the Milky Way. Citing evidence that exposure to artificial night light is a factor in conditions from poor sleep to cancer,

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Local swimmer wins gold On February 12, and with a personal best, senior Michael Martinez of St. Michael’s Catholic Academy won the Gold medal in the Men’s 100 backstroke at the TAPPS Division II Swim State Championships.

The St. Michael’s Men’s Swim Team placed 4th overall in the competition. The championships were held at the Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio.

Martinez also took the Silver in the Men’s 100 freestyle, leading the team with 25 points to the 4th place victory. Freshman Josh Bannon added 19 team points,

Walker Otte, right, is project manager for his disc golf Eagle project.

Scout project is benefit to Small Continued from p. 3 Otte operated as project manager for this undertaking, raising the needed funds and overseeing the work while doing as much physical labor as anyone. His grandmother, Linda Otte, reported, “The combined hours for all volunteers last Saturday totaled 137 hours.”

Local resident Jane Lionberger was part of Saturday’s crew. She said, “All four of my kids have done Scouting–two boys and two girls.”

She said she appreciated the many aspects of life lessons that Scouting teaches: first aid, citizenship, money management and physical fitness— including a plethora of outdoor activities. “If you want your kid to be well-rounded, I think it’s a good organization to join,” she said.

Hernandez said of the project, “This means a lot to our Small community. CSMS is a CATCH (coordinated approach to child health) school. Having the disc golf course allows for not only students but also families and surrounding communities to use the course. We promote healthy lifestyle choices for students and families. The disc golf course will give families another choice for activity.”

Otte had anticipated taking three full days to complete the project, but the hard work accomplished on Feb. 13 may equate to an early completion date. Linda reported, “Walker is hoping to have the project completed by 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

If anyone would like to come out Saturday, Feb. 20, for an hour or more—please feel free to come by.”

Locals unable to help may want to stop by and thank the young man working hard to provide a benefit to the community. The team plans to start work at 9 a.m.

Hernandez said such projects are important to local schools. She said, “Eagle Scouts are important to Small. We have had many Scouts enrich our school with projects to help our students. We are very

winning a Bronze in the 200IM and placing 4th in the 500 Free.

With a personal best, sophomore Ted Beiter placed 4th in the 200IM (Individual Medley), 5th in 100 Breaststroke, and scored 17 team points. Alan Kane dropped his personal time more than three seconds in the 100 Butterfly, placing 9th. The Men’s relay team of Martinez, Beiter, Bannon, and junior Connor Somerholter placed 4th in the 200IM relay and 400 Freestyle relay.

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Gazette Sports: Austin • Bowie • Crockett Student Athlete Spotlight Alexia Whittley

by Patrick Olson

Led by 15 points from Will Walton (#33), Bowie crushed Lehman 60-43 Friday night.

Gazette: Sarah Weeks

Bulldogs bow out of playoffs

by Patrick Olson

Led by 15 points from Will Walton, Bowie crushed Lehman 60-43 Friday night creating an opportunity to earn a playoff spot with a road win versus Anderson Tuesday evening.

Colin Frame then wrecked the Bulldogs post-season aspirations by scoring the final seven points for the Trojans as Anderson ended Bowie’s

season 45-40.

Bowie began the Anderson game with Cole Blagdon, Josh Wainwright, Andrew Miller, Austin Duffin and Walton starting the game for coach Celester Collier. After a three-pointer by Frame, Blagdon answered with a trey in the corner to tie the contest. Following a free throw by the Trojans, Miller blocked

a shot and subsequently snagged the first of his three rebounds in the opening quarter. The teams then traded leads but Wainwright created a successful jump shot to put the Bulldogs in front 13-10 as the first period expired.

With Wainwright in foul trouble, Ng took the reins of the offense at Continued on next page

Late in the Austin High girls’ basketball victory at Anderson, Alexia Whittley had a critical steal that kept momentum in the visitor’s corner enabling the Lady Maroons to close out the regular season with a 51-44 win over the playoff bound Lady Trojans.

“Alexia is a hard-nosed athlete.

You don’t want to get in her way!!”

Austin High coach Tricia Hughes emphatically stated. “She stepped it up big the last three games of the season and it was at the perfect time. I’m proud of her.”

Born in Fort Worth, Alexia moved to Austin in her third grade year and attended Patton Elementary before advancing to Clint Small Middle School where she also played volleyball and ran track. Upon arriving at Austin High, she also played volleyball, but began to concentrate on basketball and track as a sophomore.

She qualified for the area track meet as a junior and has a goal of making it to the regional meet this year running on the 4 x 100 relay team, and in the 100 meter hurdles event. This Friday, she will compete in the first track meet of the year at Westlake.

English instructor Mrs. Ault is Alexia’s favorite teacher at Austin High. “She makes learning in her class really fun,” Whittley noted.

Alexia’s mother Deandre has consistent provided a positive influence for her. “She always

Alexia Whittley, Austin High pushed me to do better,” the point guard said. “She tells me to keep my head up when times get rough.”

Whittley says the best games for the Lady Maroons were a win over Akins and a victory over Lehman on Senior Night.

Alexia’s oldest brother Traevon played football, basketball and ran track at O.D. Wyatt High School in Ft. Worth and encouraged her to play sports in high school. “He used to make me go out and play on the court with him and his friends,” she recalled. Whitley contributed three points in the triumph over the Trojans and relished closing out her high school career with a thrilling victory. “We came out confident and ready to play,” Alexia added. “They thought they had it because they beat us the first time.”

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Bulldogs bow out of playoffs Continued from p. 12

point guard and Bowie embarked on a 9-0 run. A quick pass inside from Miller to Duffin led to a 16-14 lead for Bowie. Ng nailed a three-pointer from the perimeter to give Bowie a 19-14 advantage. Caden Donahue

escaped a scramble for the ball and scooped in a layup before Duffin blocked a Trojan shot and banked in a basket off the glass. Duffin glided through the paint with a bucket that gave Bowie a 27-16 lead at intermission.

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Duffin leveled a Trojan defender with an interior basket, putting Bowie (16-14, 9-7) in command 31-23 midway through the third quarter.

Andrew Foster’s three-pointer initiated an Anderson (15-13, 10-6) rally, but Bowie held a narrow 3532 advantage entering the fourth quarter. Colin Trautman converted a lay-up through the center of the Bowie defense slicing the lead to 35-34 before Blagdon hit a trey at the elbow to keep the Bulldogs on top 38-34.

Anderson connected on a shot off the glass to tie the score 38-38 with less than three minutes remaining.

Frame’s trey at the elbow gave the home team a lead they would not relinquish. Wainwright looked to Collier for a play and created his own shot for a field goal that cut the Anderson advantage to 41-40. The Trojans proceeded to partially block a three-point shot by Wainwright and Frame put the nail in the coffin with four consecutive points at the charity stripe.

Duffin glided through the paint with a bucket that gave Bowie a 27-16 lead at intermission.

Gazette: Sarah Weeks

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Turnaround season for Crockett

by Patrick Olson

A 55-52 road win over McCallum Friday evening assured the Crockett boys’ basketball team of double digit victories this season, after earning a mere four wins last year. The Cougars’ composure in the closing minutes of the triumph over the Knights pleased coach Derrick Davis immensely as he witnessed the development of the brown and gold program in his second year at Crockett. “With anything in life, it is experience,” the coach noted.

“You get there. You get there and you finally do it.”

Gazette: Emmeline Aguirre

#24 Lee Smith shoots for Crockett

Crockett (10-16, 7-8) played a confident first quarter and led 20-13 entering the second period, after Ryan Mejia converted a pair of free throws. A field goal by Rick Autry and an interior basket from Lee Smith extended the Cougars advantage to 24-13. Autry then nailed a three-pointer in the corner forcing McCallum (15-13, 9-6) to call a time out.

Mejia’s trey at the top of the key gave Crockett their biggest lead of the night 30-13. Cedric Sanders rallied the home team with a basket that sliced the Cougars advantage to 38-28. Enrique Castillo fouled out for the Cougars with less than three minutes remaining and the Knights went on a 7-0 run. Sanders scored inside for McCallum and Crockett led 50-47 with under a minute left.

After Mejia missed a pair of free throws down the stretch, the 5’8” senior guard converted his next four

shots at the charity stripe to keep Crockett in front 54-49. Sanders subsequent field goal and one three throw kept McCallum alive with the visitors leading 54-52. Following two missed free throws by Crockett, Sanders barreled down the court and made a shot, but a foul by the Cougars was ruled to have been made before the shot attempt. Sanders couldn’t convert the free throws and Crocket held on for the victory.

Davis implemented successful teaching for the Crockett players, that includes chalk talk the day before games where players discuss strategy for conquering their next opponent. Additionally, the team will often practice for thirty minutes without talking to create cohesiveness on the court. Coach Davis mentioned seniors Mejia, Autry, Smith, Burks, Brandon Cooks and Jacob Villarreal were instrumental in the club’s improvement this season.

Gazette: Emmeline Aguirre

#1 Donald Jones, #2 Mekhi Ball and #32, Enrique Castillo rebounding.

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St. Michael’s sports update On Monday, February 8, the St. Michael’s Men’s Soccer team defeated Regents School of Austin by a score of 2-1 to clinch the TAPPS 4A District 3 title for the second consecutive year. Senior Sergio Covarrubias and junior Adrian Jaimes each scored a goal in the Crusaders’ victory.

On February 4, St. Michael’s Men’s Soccer defeated Waco Reicher Catholic. Ricky Vargas started the scoring with a goal. Jack Glode and Adrian Jaimes each scored a goal to make the score 3-0 at the half. In the second half, Nick Escutia scored on a penalty kick, and goalkeeper Jack Kemps enjoyed a shutout in the Crusaders 4-0 victory over the Cougars. That victory brought the Crusaders to 5-1 in District and first place.

On Thursday, February 4, the Lady Crusaders Soccer team played the Lady Cougars of Waco Reicher Catholic School at St. Gabriel’s School. Essentially, the Lady Cru-

saders threw a goal party. The goals started with Madison Fontenot scoring in the first 10 minutes of the game. Hannah Morgan and Jennifer “JT” Thomson each scored a goal in the first half to make the score 3-0 at half.

In the second half, the goals kept coming for the Lady Crusaders. Hannah Morgan scored two more goals to complete her hat-trick and to make the score 5-0. Gabriella Haas scored with a powerful shot from outside of the 18yd box. Elyse Andrews scored on a penalty to make the score 7-0. Elizabeth Rogers scored two goals in the last five minutes of the game, with the Lady Crusaders cruising to a 9-0 victory.

The St. Michael’s Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams are preparing for another successful season under second year Head Coach Lisa Diedrich. Last year, the Women’s tennis team won the TAPPS 4A State Championship.

Local swimmer wins gold Continued from p. 11

seconds off her time to place 8th in the 100 Backstroke and 12th with a personal best in the 50 Freestyle.

Senior Kathleen Shea also enjoyed a personal best in her individual events, placing 9th in 100 Butterfly

and 11th in 500 Freestyle. Along with senior Karla Connell and sophomore Madison McKenzie, Lasita and Shea also placed 7th in the 400 relay and 8th in the 200IM relay. The Ladies Swim Team placed 13th overall.

Precinct 3 County Commissioner Continued from p. 1

to keep a low property tax rate as the most difficult part of being a Travis County Commissioner.

Locals would not be surprised that Daugherty says traffic is the most difficult challenge to Oak Hill. “With so much growth going west and jobs being concentrated in Austin, Oak Hill is the gateway,” he told the Gazette.

“Having been the Commissioner for 10 years, my knowledge of the issues and my relationships makes it easier for me to perform the duties,” he said. He would like to see the Oak Hill Parkway begin construction during his next term, adding, “We are in the final leg of the environmental impact report being done so this can happen.”

Although a local developer was unable to get widespread support for an Oak Hill Town Center, Daugherty would like to see it become a reality.

“The City of Austin must be amenable to helping the locals in Oak Hill to create their town center,” he said.

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Jason Nassour Nassour is a fifth-generation Austinite. He graduated from UT and received his Juris Doctorate from the Baylor University School of Law. He said, “I grew up in an Austin that was unaffordable. Nothing has

changed relative to traffic or affordability since the 70’s.”

Nassour has a law practice with former state representative Terry Keel, and they’ve dedicated a large part of their practice to defending and representing those in law enforcement.

He is co-founder and CFO of Genuine Austin Radio, which operates KOKE-FM, Jason Nassour HORN-FM and Classic FM. Gerald Daugherty If elected to Precinct 3 County Commissioner, Nassour “I am convinced in my beliefs and plans to lower the tax burden by will approach a liberal commisreducing spending and cutting sioners court with logic and sound taxes. He said, “More money in business judgment,” he said. the bank results in the community To alleviate traffic congestion in reducing its debt obligations and Oak Hill, Nassour would: opens the door to more options for • Fight to expand the highway the community.” through Oak Hill and beyond the He also believes local traffic ‘Y’ in both directions congestion can be alleviated by • Fight to continue the planned developing alternate business dis- extension of SH 45 SW tricts. “Business districts outside of • Work to develop a business district the Austin city limits will allow for in the Bee Caves area more growth which increases the For more information on Jason tax base and eliminates the need for Nassour, see http://www.jasonnasthe entire metro to have to funnel sour.com/. into one area,” he told the Gazette. Election He says he will not promise what he Early voting will continue through knows he cannot deliver, or bend his Friday, February 26. principles to make a deal. He believes Election day is Tuesday, March 1. his 20 years of legal knowledge can If needed, a runoff will be held benefit the Commissioners Court, as on May 24. would his two decades of operational business experience.

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Religious Services ANGLICAN

St. Philip’s Anglican Church 1408 W. 9th St, Austin. 78703 Fr. Gary Francis, Vicar Holy Communion 1928 Book of Common Prayer Sunday 11:00 am gkfrancis@suddenlink.net Traditional Anglican Worship

BAPTIST

Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) (512) 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 512) 288-7570 Pastor: Rob Satterfield Services: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pm Bible Study Sun. 9:30am Thursday Abide student ministry 6:30pm www.fbcoakhill.org Oak Hill Primitive Baptist Church 11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd. Pastors: Richard Halbgewachs and mark Huffman Services: Sunday Prayer 9:00 am, Coffee Fellowship 9:30 am, Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday 7:00 pm www.oakhillpbc.org Scenic Hills Baptist Church 8305 Mowinkle Dr. (off Circle Dr.) (512)288-0244 Pastor Matthew Cox Adult and children’s Sunday School classes- 10am Sunday worship service- 11am Sunday evening service- 6pm Wednesday prayer and preaching service- 7pm More info found at- scenichillsbc.com

BAUTISTA

Iglesia Bautista Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd., 78749 Cell (512)828-9545/Home(512)719-4366 Pastor Leonel Flores Sr. Servicios Bilingües- Domingo: 9:45am- Escuela Dominical, 11 am- Adoración & Mensaje Miércoles: 7pm- Estudio Bíblico & Oración Música Tradicional y Contemporánea ¡Visitarnos!

CATHOLIC

St. Catherine of Siena 4800 Convict Hill Rd. 78749 892-2420 Pastor Rev. Patrick Coakley Weekend Masses: Sat. 9am, 5pm vigil; Sun 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:15pm, 5pm Weekday Masses: Mon-Fri. 12noon, Sat. 9am, Tues & 1st Fri 7pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

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COWBOY CHURCH

Cowboy Church of the Hill Country 120 Frog Pond Lane(4 miles west of Nutty Brown Road on Hwy 290) (512) 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!

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St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Seeking the transformation of lives through sharing God’s love and grace 11819 So. IH-35 (exit #223, FM 1327; take north access road 1.1 mile) 512-282-5631 www.stalbansaustin.org Rector: The Rev. Erin Hensley Sunday Schedule: Holy Eucharist Rite II with Children’s Chapel at 9am* & 11:15am*, Choir at 11:15 service, Christian Education for All Ages 10:15 am* *We occasionally have Christian education at 9:30am and Holy Eucharist at 10:30am.

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St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 8724 Travis Hills Dr. 78735 (between SW Parkway & Old Bee Caves) (512) 288-0128 www.stchristopher.net Rector: The Rev. Bo Townsend Services: Holy Communion at 10am Sundays; Children’s Chapel at 10 am Christian Ed. 9am (Sept. 10-May 20) Seeking God’s Truth, Sharing God’s Love St. Michael’s-South St. Michael’s Episcopal Church-New South Campus Meeting at Covington Middle School Auditorium, 3700 Convict Hill (1 block SW of Brodie & Wm. Cannon) 9:00 A.M. Worship, Sunday School, Nursery All are welcome around God’s table st-michaels.org

HINDU TEMPLE

Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple 400 Barsana Road, Austin, TX 78737

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ISLAM

Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center Religious Services/Youth & Children Activities 8521 Hwy 71W 78735 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 “Sharing God’s Love” 7210 Brush Country, 78749 (512)892-4040 Sr. Pastor:Lynnae Sorensen Assoc. Pastor: Brad Highum Sunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Education Hour: 9:45 am (for all ages) Children’s Center 892-2777 Director: Debbie Tonne Full & PT programs M-F, 7am-6pm Food Pantry- Mondays 1:00-3:00pm info@abidinglove.org www.abidinglove.org Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 W. Slaughter (next to Bowie) 512-292-8778, info@bethanyaustin.com www.bethanyaustin.com Pastors: William B. Knippa and Martin D. Danner Services: 8 am traditional; 9:30 am blended; 11:00 am blended ACTS242 services: 11am and 5pm in the gym (contemporary) Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30am Preschool: Mon-Thurs 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 www.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 Pastor Paul Meyer 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 512-280-8282

Rev. Vilas Glaeske, interim pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am www.risensavioraustin.net

METHODIST

Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam Sheffield, and Rev. Katy Fitzhugh Services: Sunday 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at the 10 and 11:15am services) 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 5 pm - High School & Middle School youth programs Wednesday Worship: 6:00 am Individual Prayer and Meditation with Communion

NON - DENOMINATIONAL

Austin Ridge Southwest 7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 512-288-8000 Worship services: 9:15 and 11:00 Children’s Ministry: 9:15 and 11:00 Middle/High School 6 pm www.austinridge.org Grace Vineyard Church Meeting at Patton Elementary, 6001 Westcreek Dr. Austin, TX 78749 Phone: 832-754-9200 Lead Pastor: Scott Hatch Sunday Service: 10:00 am www.gvcaustin.org Grace happens here. We are a passionate community where non-religious people can connect with God and learn to follow him in every aspect of life.

Hope in the City 4407 Monterey Oaks Blvd, 78749 Phone; 512-892-4673 Senior Pastor: Britt Tucker Sun. Service 10:15 am www.hopeinthecity.org We value loving God, loving one another and loving Austin and the Nations.

LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735 Phone: 512-220-6383 Lead Pastor: Randy Phillips Sun. Services: 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 am 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.

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 a.m. Divine Liturgy- Weds- 7p.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 an-nounced 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 James Capps Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta Dukes Worship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

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

UNITY

UNITY of Lake Travis is here! The new congregation, led by the Rev. John Connor & Rev. Bonnie Connor, meets Sundays at 10:30AM at the Old Bee Cave Schoolhouse, 13333 Texas Hwy 71, Bee Cave TX. (Located behind Shops at the Galleria, next to the Bee Cave fire station.) Visit facebook.com/unitylaketravis for more information, or email John@ReverendConnor.com. UNITY is a positive, accepting path for spiritual living, based in the teachings and example of Jesus.

Unity of Austin

5501 West Hwy 290– Monterey Oaks exit www.unitychurchaustin.org Information - unity@unitychurchaustin. org and 512-892-3000 Inspiration Line Recorded Daily Uplift– 512-892-3010 Senior Minister – Rev. Anna Shouse, Ph.D. Sunday Celebration – 11 AM; Activities

throughout the week Unity of Austin is open-hearted, positive, progressive, joyful, and welcoming to all people —committed to studying, teaching, and living the Unity principles of universal Christ Consciousness expressed through the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. We believe that developing spiritual maturity results in creative abundant lives, families, communities, and a peaceful world.

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Commissioner’s Corner

Precinct 3

The upcoming Primary Elections

by Gerald Daugherty, Precinct 3 Commissioner

the County Clerk’s website www.traviscountyclerk.org and click on the With each column I write, I try to Elections page for all the info you’ll educate you or to discuss pertinent need about the Primary elections. issues in the community. With this Why are Primary Elections column I thought, important? They are the what could be more process used so that each pertinent than to take party can choose their a look at the upcomcandidates for November’s ing Republican and general election. In Texas, Democratic Primary we have something in beelections? tween an open and a closed You have three Primary. You can vote in ways to vote in Traeither party’s Primary, but vis County. You can if there is a runoff you can’t vote by mail in ballot, switch parties mid process. early voting, or vote For example, if you vote Reon Election Day. For Gerald Daugherty publican in the Primary and the March 1st Prithere’s a Democratic runoff mary election, early voting started that you would like to take part in, Tuesday, February 16th and ends you would be unable to.

Friday, February 26th. It’s too late Nationally, the Presidential Primato register to vote, but you can go to ries have gotten most of the media

attention. In Texas, U.S. Congressional District 10 incumbent Mike McCaul is facing two challengers, and District 21 incumbent Lamar Smith has three challengers in the Primary. Some local State House and Senate races have contested primaries. With Elliot Naishtat leaving office, House District 29 has seven candidates for the March 1st Primary, so Democratic primary voters will have to do some research.

Encompassing part of my Precinct 3, House District 47 Incumbent Republican Paul Workman has a challenger. And in Senate District 24, Troy Fraser’s retirement has drawn six Republican candidates facing off on March 1st.

On the Travis County level, Judge Stephen Yelenosky is retiring from the 345th Civil District Court, so Democratic candidates

Jan Soifer and Melissa Mather will face off in the Primary. 427th Criminal District Court incumbent Jim Coronado faces a challenger in Tamara Needles. In the newly created 450th Criminal District Court, Gubernatorial-appointed incumbent Don Clemmer will find out which of the two Democratic Primary candidates, Brad Urrutia or Chantal Eldridge, he’ll face in the general election.

Other Travis County races will have a direct impact on residents of Precinct 3 in Travis County.

Sheriff Greg Hamilton is stepping down and his open seat has four Democratic Primary candidates.

Our own Precinct 3 Constable, Sally Hernandez, has joined that race, along with Don Rios, John Sisson, and Todd Radford. Whoever wins on March 1st, or in a runoff, will face Republican Joe Martinez in this Fall’s general election.

Travis County District Attorney Lehmberg will not run for office again, and with that, Democrats have a choice between Gary Cobb, Margaret Moore, or Rick Reed to take on Republican Maura Phelan

in the general election in November.

With Constable Sally Hernandez running for Sheriff, the Precinct 3 Constable race has three people vying for her seat… Anthony “AJ” Johnson, Frederic L. Johnson, and Stacy Suits. This is an important race to pay attention to, as it determines your next Precinct 3 Constable.

While it does not directly impact you in Commissioner Precinct 3, it is worth noting that Precinct 1 Commissioner Ron Davis is stepping down after many years of service on the Travis County Commissioners Court. Five Democrats are stepping up to the plate to face off on March 1st. So, there’ll definitely be a new member on the Commissioners Court next year. A note of interest…

Commissioner Precincts 1 and 3 have their elections on the same years as the Presidential elections.

That means it’s time for another election in my Precinct 3, and I do have a Primary opponent this year.

[Ed. note: Commissioner Daugherty will be facing Jason Nassour in the Republican Primary for Precinct 3. David Holmes is running unopContinued on page 22

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NASA will have two displays at the festival - one about the International Space Station and another entitled “Why We Explore.” Winners of a Dark Sky photography contest and a school art competition focusing on protecting the night sky will be on exhibit.

The International Dark Sky Association will have photos and info about its six recognized Dark Sky locations in Texas: Dripping Springs, Horseshoe Bay, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Copper Breaks State Park, Big Bend National Park, and UBarU Camp and Retreat Center near Kerrville.

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts can complete many requirements for badges by participating in the festival. (In particular, the Boy Scouts’ Astronomy badge and The Cadet Girl Scouts’ Night Owl badge.) The Dark Sky Festival will also offer a Dark Sky Patch for anyone participating in selected activities at the festival and an Attendance Patch simply for coming.

Practical lighting methods to reduce glare, save money, eliminate light trespass and preserve the night sky will be discussed by speakers and demonstrated at several booths. A design-your-own light shield activity will offer hands-on learning about effective and non-invasive ways to illuminate the outdoors. Vendors and exhibitors will offer light pollution solutions for homes and businesses, demonstrate

properly shielded outdoor lighting, explain the effect of artificial lighting on the natural world, bring displays of astronomical equipment - and much, much more!

The Texas Dark Sky Festival will be at the Dripping Springs Ranch Event Center, 1042 Event Center Drive, March 5th from 3 - 10pm. More information is available on their website, texasnightskyfestival.org or by calling 512-858-4725. *** Another thing we’re very proud of in Dripping Springs are our businesses along Mercer Street. Four out of six winners of the Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Business Awards, announced at their Suits and Boots Gala on February 5, are business

owners on the historic main street.

Mazama Coffee Company, everyone’s favorite coffee bar in town, was chosen as Business of the Year. Hudson’s on Mercer, our newest music venue, won Up and Coming Business of the Year award. John McIntosh, owner of the Barbershop Brewpub and The Mercantile Wine and Tapas Bar, was selected Business Person of the Year.

Buddy Lewis, longtime owner of Dripping Springs Rental, was the favored choice for the Hometown Hero award.

Located a couple of blocks off Mercer, on Highway 290, the new Five Star ER took the award for Outstanding Customer Service. The DS Cook Off Club, responsible for feeding so many people at so many fundraisers, won the award for Non-Profit of the Year.

The Discovery Dome planetarium from the Texas Museum of Science and Technology will provide visitors with a virtual tour of the heavens at the Dark Sky Festival.

Civic Agenda, cont. from p. 2 Volunteers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle and have a working cell phone. They must also be able to attend the required three week training (Mondays 6pm-9pm, Thursdays 6pm-9pm, Saturdays 9am-5pm for three consecutive weeks).

For more information, go to www. tcsheriff.org/victim-services or contact the Lindsey Cunningham at lindsey.cunningham@co.travis. tx.us or 512- 854-48492.

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The online tool at GivePulse.com, matches community members and service-learning students who want to make a difference with nonprofits and organizations seeking volunteers On GivePulse, residents can register to be notified of volunteer

opportunities that interest them from the City of Austin and several Central Texas agencies. Volunteer opportunities range from one-time events to ongoing activities for individuals, youth and large groups.

City departments often rely on volunteers to provide an enhanced level of public service. Needs include youth sports coaches, docents, dog walkers, tree-planters and volunteers to help seniors in library computer labs.

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Gorzycki choir honors Approximately 800 choir students from over 35 area middle schools auditioned on Saturday, January 23 at Wallace MS in Hays to be in one of three TMEA Region 18 MS choirs.

Only the top 270 students were selected to perform in a special honor choir performance that was held on Saturday, February 6 at the Austin ISD PAC. The Gorzycki MS Choir had 44 students participate in those auditions & 22 of those students placed in the top & performed later.

Here is the list of the Gorzycki MS students who placed in each Region Choir with their rankings. Girls were required to place in the top 32 in their voice part (top 16 in their audition room). Boys were required to place in the top 26 in their voice

part (top 13 in their auditoin room for tenor 1 & baritones).

TTB Region Choir John Demopoulos / Baritone - 9th chair Jaden Luo / Tenor 1 - 2nd chair Mlies MacGregor / Tenor 2 - 6th chair Miguel Marquez / Baritone - 4th chair Dylan Nguyen / Baritone - 13th chair Tyler Rose / Tenor 1 - 8th chair Carter Young / Tenor 1 - 4th chair 7th Treble Region Choir Chloe Francois / Alto - 16th chair Maia Gerdes / Soprano 2 - 16th chair Natalia Kauffman / Alto - 4th chair Addison Lusk / Alto - 9th chair Continued on next page

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City of Austin news

Austin Recycles Games Update: District 8 slips from lead into second place Learn where beautification projects will be built for the winning districts AUSTIN, TEXAS – On Nov. 30, 2015, Austin Resource Recovery kicked off the Austin Recycles Games, a competition among the 10 city council districts to increase Austin’s recycling. In Jan. 2016, Austin residents recycled an average of 50.6 pounds per household, up almost 6 percent citywide over the baseline numbers from Oct. 2015.

Currently in first place is District 10 with an average of 136.08 pounds recycled per household since the beginning of the competition on Nov. 30, 2015. District 8 takes the number two slot with 133.51 pounds per household and District 3 rounds out the top three with 110 pounds.

“We are pleased to see recycling continuing to increase over the baseline set in October,” said Austin

Resource Recovery Director Bob Gedert. “We have to keep working toward the City’s Zero Waste Goal and the Austin Recycles Games are one way to encourage Austinites to recycle more.”

Districts can win in one of two categories: Most Overall Recycling and Most Improved. The two winning council districts will receive a beautification project for a library or public park, funded by Austin Resource Recovery. The winning districts will be announced at the Earth Day event on April 23, 2016. Austin Resource Recovery partnered with the Austin Public Library and Parks and Recreation Department on this effort. Parks and libraries were selected that most need the assistance and that will have continued operations and maintenance support to maintain

Commissioner’s Corner Continued from p. 19 posed for the seat in the Democratic Primary. See story on page 1.]

There are a lot of critical races this Primary season. With this article, I hope I’ve drawn your attention to some of the important local races that will have a direct effect on you residents of Precinct 3. While I’ve listed some of the local races and

candidates you might want to pay attention to, don’t mistake these for my endorsement of any candidate.

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“We are excited to announce the facilities that could benefit from the Austin Recycles Games,” Gedert said. “If customers can visualize the award, we hope it will motivate them to be more competitive and recycle more so their district will win.”

Gorzycki choir honors Continued from p. 21

Sadie Penney / Soprano 2 - 12th chair 8th Treble Region Choir Riyo Adler / Alto - 14th chair Winnie Cheng / Alto - 9th chair Kylie Gomez / Alto - 4th chair Haley Harris / Alto - 3rd chair Esther Ko / Soprano 2 - 2nd chair

Paige Oldham / Alto - 7th chair Rylee Oldham / Soprano 2 14th chair Lila Peredo / Soprano 2 - 7th chair Anika Scoma / Soprano 2 4th chair Cara Spradling / Soprano 2 12th chair

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Dick Nichols Park Continued from p. 1

although word is that his father, David, helped navigate the maze of requests needed to make it happen.

Both Cameron and his dad arrived early on Feb. 14 to help the artist clean and prepare the area.

Rich DePalma, who founded the group Friends of Dick Nichols Park, came to watch the artist work, as did Judy Kwon of the city’s Art in Public Places team.

DePalma, who has been appointed

by Austin Mayor Steve Adler to the Parks and Recreation Board, pointed out that the new fitness stations along the trail at the park will also be installed this month. “Between these major improvements and It’s My Park Day on March 5, Dick Nichols is going to look the best it has in years,” he said. “Given the restoration of Mr. Whistler’s sidewalk murals and the new trail exercise system going in next month, 2016 will be a great year for the park!”

Although scheduled to be completed on Sunday, threatening weather and wind forced part of the work to

be delayed until Monday. Whistler took the schedule change in stride, saying it would have been ambitious to finish the artwork in a single day.

He cheerfully painted as youngsters from the nearby playscapes stopped by on occasion to watch.

For more information on Dale Whistler, see his website at http:// www.dalewhistler.com.

For more information on Art in Public Places, see https://www. austintexas.gov/department/art-inpublic-places.

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Visitors to Dick Nichols Park watch artist Dale Whistler re-paint his 1994 Art in Public Places project.

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