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February 7, 2013 Volume 18, No. 3 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995
Maroons get thrilling win over Chaps!
Bullets fly in neighborhood by Tony Tucci
OAK HILL - The potential for danger is always present, even in the seemingly peaceful Scenic Brook neighborhood in Oak Hill. That point became clear to Sam Pruett on a recent Sunday morning when he climbed into his 1999 BMW convertible—and found a bullet that had been shot into his car. Pruett had heard gunfire in his neighborhood twice in the previous week, the latest just the day before on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 26). His
neighbor heard the shots, too. “It sounded like pistol fire,” said Pruett, who knows his guns after 20 years in the military. Pruett was ready to put the matter behind him until he and his wife Brigitte got in their car Sunday afternoon to go to the mall. He backed his car out of the drive and when he braked, a bullet rolled off the dash and onto the floor. Then he noticed there was a hole in his convertible top and another in the driver’s seat. “That bullet entered the car at just
about the place I would have been sitting,” Pruett said. He said he then filed a report with Austin Police. Pruett said it’s hard to believe that anyone would fire a gun in a residential neighborhood, and he’s concerned about what could happen. “I am worried that someone just walking or driving down the street might get shot,” he said. Because of his concern, he sent a notice to his neighborhood association, and See BULLETS on page 27
Roadwork may knock out oaks by Bobbie Jean Sawyer
OAK HILL - The installation of continuous flow lanes at the intersection of 290 and William Cannon will probably result in the removal of some oak trees, most notably a prominent oak near the site of the former Taco Bell, which was located at William Cannon and 290. The announcement was made during a Jan. 31 environmental workshop on the Oak Hill Parkway project, hosted by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTR-
MA) and TxDOT. TxDOT public relations officer Kelli Reyna said while the removal of trees is a possibility, TxDOT is working to preserve every possible tree from the area in question, from William Cannon to Williamson Creek. “Here at TxDOT we do recognize the importance of this issue and we’re trying to be proactive. We are working with our local partners to see how to save every possible tree,” Reyna said. “TxDOT trying to be
The so-called “Taco Bell Oak” environmentally sensitive is a huge concern of ours so we want to make sure that we continue to have an area See ROADWORK on page 26
DreamCity opens as LifeAustin by Ann Fowler
OAK HILL - Sunday, January 27 saw the Grand Opening Celebration of LifeAustin, Pastor Randy Phillips’ dream church at 8901 West Highway 71. Formerly known as Promiseland West (and DreamCity), opening day drew a total of 3,500 visitors attending two church services and
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Cole Carper (#32) of Austin High shoots over a Westlake defender in the Maroons’ thrilling win Tuesday night. Details on p. 14.
an evening performance by Phillips Craig and Dean, the contemporary Christian music trio featuring Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig and Dan Dean. Church officials have insisted from the start that traffic would not be a problem— and they were true to
their word. Pastor Phillips told the Gazette: “We were successful in getting TxDOT to put flashing caution lights near our exit. And we are using two Sheriff ’s cars each Sunday and Wednesday nights.” During the grand opening, in See LIFEAUSTIN on page 16
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by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - Architect and Urban Designer Ellen Dunham-Jones made a presentation in Oak Hill on January 24 on Retrofitting Suburban Spaces as part of an Imagine Austin lecture series. Dunham-Jones told local residents and others that suburbanites leave three times the carbon footprint that their urban counterparts do. Shared walls cut down on energy needs, as does living in a walkable neighborhood, she explained. Suburbs seemed like a good idea decades ago when housing costs decreased as you drove farther from town. Dunham-Jones said American households currently spend on average 19 percent on transportation. But now there is a tipping point where transportation/ gasoline costs make living far from town more expensive than living downtown. “But,” she added, “if you’re in drivable suburbia, it’s almost impossible to get below 25 percent.” Dunham-Jones said dead malls and blighted commercial strips have been transformed into sustainable spaces in many places. The Villa Italia mall in Lakewood, Colorado, thrived in the 1960s, but faded as newer and larger malls sprang up. Ultimately the structure was demolished to create Belmar, a 22-block mixed-use development dotted with green spaces. Just as Villa Italia was a blueprint for malls of that era, Belmar is a blueprint for redevelopment and urbanization. Windmill Run resident Tom Thayer attended the presentation, and said, “I definitely thought it was interesting, and some of the redevelopment ideas were very creative. However, it seemed like the presentation was aimed at older suburbs closer to the city center—like in the South Austin neighborhood area.” Rick Perkins of Granada Hills added, “I really felt like the lady made a few interesting comments, but not much that applied to us. I did like her idea of making the freeway underpasses into some social activity—like maybe for food trailers, or small music venues, etc. The only problem is those underpasses are very noisy, so I can’t imagine that being so great.” Perkins referred to Dunham-Jones’ comment that creativity can be used
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by Bobbie Jean Sawyer OAK HILL - The Travis County Commissioners Court voted in a unanimous decision Tuesday morning to move forward with construction of a sidewalk on El Rey Boulevard in Granada Hills. The 3,700 foot sidewalk, which was approved as part of a Nov. 2011 bond package, and is estimated to cost $660,000, has been a source of contention among neighbors on El Rey. The county halted progress on the sidewalk last month after some residents objected to the project. Travis County Precinct Three Commissioner Gerald Daugherty made the motion to approve the sidewalk, citing pedestrian safety concerns. “In a perfect world I would think we need sidewalks throughout this neighborhood. The trumping thing for me is the safety factor,” Daugherty said. “I think that it’s the most prudent for us to move forward with building the sidewalk.” Lee Turner, a Travis County project engineer, said the Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) department supports the construction of the sidewalk, stretching from Highway 290 to Espanola, to help keep pedestrians safe from
an onslaught of traffic coming off Highway 290. “The traffic turns off of 290 and drives down to the back of the neighborhood, so it’s kind of a collector street for a sizable neighborhood back there,” Turner said. Rick Perkins, an El Rey resident and member of the Granada Hills Homeowners Association, has been advocating for the sidewalk for over five years. Perkins said the sidewalk would ensure not only a safer neighborhood, but also a greater community interaction. “In the evenings I walk around the neighborhood, and when I get towards the back where the park is—where it’s easier to walk because the streets are wider—there’s lots of people walking around and talking to each other and walking their dogs. It’s more of a community,” Perkins said. “But on the front portion of El Rey, because it’s so dangerous and nobody really walks up here, we don’t get that kind of interaction.” Perkins said the Granada Hills HOA conducted a survey in early 2007, asking residents if they were in favor of improving the front portion of El Rey from Highway 290 to the park by widening the road. Of the 218 responses received, 56 percent
said they were in favor of altering the road. Perkins began working with Commissioner Daugherty during his previous term in office, and then with former Travis County Precinct 3 Commissioner Karen Huber. After considering the financial impact of widening the road, it was determined that a sidewalk would be a more viable and cost effective option, Perkins said. “They did all the cost estimating and they recommended that we just go for a sidewalk and not try to widen the road because it would be too expensive,” Perkins said. Hope Dyson, president of the Granada Hills Homeowners Association, said the sidewalk is necessary to keep school kids safe on their commute to the bus. “The children who live on El Rey have to walk down that section of El Rey between 290 and Espanola to catch the school bus, and in order to do that, they have to leave the road surface to avoid the cars,” Dyson said. “I don’t think it’s safe. The engineers have said it’s not safe and have said that it wasn’t safe since 1984, which is almost 30 years at this point. I believe that it needs to Continued on page 22
About 80 people attended an Austin Independent School District (AISD) public hearing on a proposed 2013 bond Tuesday night, January 22 at Crockett High School. The AISD board of trustees heard from parents, students and staff members regarding their thoughts on the bond proposal summary put forth by the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee. The bond committee outlined the proposal for the $889.9 million bond during an AISD board work session on Jan. 14th. The proposal divides the bond into four separate groups: Group 1: Health, environment, equipment and technology: $131,566,000 Includes funding for food services, campus improvements, maintenance, district-wide transportation, district-wide technology, classroom and science lab fixtures and equipment and district-wide energy conservation. Group 2: Safety, security and relief from overcrowding: $264,100,000 Includes additions based on demographics, land acquisition and individual campus plan additions. Blazier, Cook, Doss, Murchison, Perez and Pillow elementary
schools and Burnet Middle School were listed among the schools being considered for expansion. This section also includes funding for a fine arts addition at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and an addition to the athletics department at Anderson High School. Group 3: Academics and building infrastructure renovations: $349,365,000 Includes funding for systemic facility repairs, individual campus plans and improvements to campus libraries. Group 4: Academics, athletics and fine arts: $144,864,000 Includes funds for career and technical education, physical education and athletics, fine arts and the proposed School for Young Men, which has yet to be approved by the board. This portion also includes funding for the fine arts department at Bowie High School. The fine arts directors at Bowie have expressed a need for improved facilities due to maintenance issues and extreme overcrowding in the fine arts department. Among the topics discussed at the public hearing was AISD’s use of portable classrooms. Board member Robert Schneider said he’s concerned by the school disContinued on page 22
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Dear Leslie, As I write this, my seven-year-old son is nearby, looking like he has mange! Okay, here’s the back-story. My neighbor is notoriously cheap and always looking for ways to save a buck. Her latest scheme is giving her six-year-old son home haircuts, which make him look like something that has crawled out of a Depression-era dust bowl picture. She uses an electric razor and gives her son buzz cuts in their backyard. Afterwards he looks like a sheared sheep, which is fine look if you want the kind of haircut where you comb your hair with a towel, I suppose. With time she was able to shear his head without nicking his ears, so does this make her an expert? I guess so, because she just did a buzz job on my son’s head! Apparently what happened was my son was watching her son get his haircut, and she asked if he wanted one too. She didn’t ask me, but she asked a kid! To make matters worse, my boy doesn’t have a smooth, bowling ball round head like her boy’s. His has some small bumps and valleys that made the going tough for her. Where there was a “bump�, now there’s a bald spot where the clippers went to the scalp. In the valley, now there is longer hair, which really stands out. She walked over with my son, apologizing all the way, so I was too stunned to say anything at the time. Now I’ve had a chance to absorb all that went down, I have PLENTY to say to her, but I don’t want to blast her too much and ruin our neighborly relationship. Our sons are good
Veterans’ Post by Mike Jordan The generosity of our citizens continues to amaze—yet another story about people coming to the aid of a financially needy veteran. This is about a veteran who was deployed to Viet Nam at the age of 17 and during his second week there, the helicopter he was in was shot down and he was captured. He spent more than seven years as a POW and it took a toll on his health, which affects him, even today. He
friends and I know that hair will grow back, but still! How do you suggest I address this with “Clipper Cathy� next door? Signed, Looking for hats for my boy
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Dear Almost, Wait, are we talking about a Boy Scout here or a trout? All this kindness, conDear Hats, sideration and trustDang! Talk about a buzz worthiness— along kill! Sorry, I couldn’t rewith his being a good sist the pun. And maybe “catch� makes me that’s a way to look at wonder. And perhaps the bigger picture of this your boyfriend would hare-brained haircut beconcur if he knew ing a great family story your true feelings. about wacky neighbors, The heart knows what Leslie Tourish not World War III. I the heart wants, and totally agree, what she did was if you try and force it, then you can presumptuous and blasted through get these lackluster results. Yes, you boundaries. However, it does seem deserve the chance to get out in the your neighbor feels regret for the dating field and try and “land� as outcome as evidenced by her walk great a catch as you can. As does he. of shame to your doorstep. Once Your boyfriend also deserves to try you’ve cooled down a bit, you can and find someone who adores him as ask to talk with her about how much person, not how he looks on paper. involvement she and her family have It sounds as though security is high with your boy in the future. “Yes�, on your values list, which I totally to the boys playing with each other get. But sometimes we have to let when all are in agreement. And “no�, go of the known and embrace risk to any grooming improvements. in order to grow emotionally. If you want to catch a great guy, you need Dear Leslie, to change in order to be a great catch I’ve got this boyfriend, who on also. I say, grow the qualities you’re paper is everything a girl should looking for in others. want. He’s kind, considerate, trustworthy, and he adores me. The one Leslie Tourish is a Licensed Profesthing that is missing is the chemistry. sional Counselor in private practice There isn’t any. I hoped with time it in Dripping Springs, Texas. Please would develop, especially since he send questions and comments to is such a good catch. But at the end leslie@leslietourish.com or visit at of the day, I’d rather spend the end www.leslietourish.com. Phone: (512) of the day alone rather than with 695-1660. him. Help! I love him as a person, just not as a boyfriend.
news for Vets has respiratory problems and his wife is fighting cancer. Because of his respiratory issues his health is dependent on his air-conditioning and filtration system. Recently, however, the system gave out. Then came some of our local citizens to the rescue. Noah Marburger, a Prosperity Bank VP, started a fund raiser along with Hank Hodes of Hank’s Service, who provided all the parts and installed a completely new system at cost.
Along with that, donations were made by various individuals and local businesses such as Brad Burnie Mortgage, ATX Bikes, Coleman Automotive, Genmire, Mark Miller Real Estate, Tien Jin Restaurant, and the Oak Hill VFW. If you would like to contribute to this cause, contact Hank’s Service, 563-4550. t t t Marines, and actually all servicemen and women, are aware that Continued on page 17
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Cap Metro plans big changes in Oak Hill service by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - In late 2010, Capital Metro eliminated half of the bus trips through the Scenic Brook area neighborhoods. Now the transit agency plans to cut down to one neighborhood trip for the Oak Hill Flyer in the morning and one trip in the evening. However, the new transit plan is introducing a new Route 111, the South Mopac Flyer, to service Circle C and Western Oaks. The number of buses serving the Oak Hill Park and Ride at U.S. 290 West and William Canon Drive will remain at 7 each morning and each afternoon/evening, although
some of the times may be adjusted for a later morning bus and an earlier afternoon bus. Cap Metro Principal Planner James Gamez told the Gazette that a study of the cars frequenting the Oak Hill Park and Ride showed that many were registered in the areas that will be served by the new Flyer. The proposed bus route will originate at LaCrosse and Escarpment, travel down Beckett to Convict Hill to Brush Country to William Cannon, where it will enter Mopac and drop off at the same bus stops downtown used by the Oak Hill Flyer. Gamez said the agency could find no area to serve as a Park and Ride
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facility, but he said several parking spots at Dick Nichols Park would be dedicated to bus riders. He added that the South Mopac Flyer is easily accessible by those who can walk or bicycle to the stops, and that street parking is available. Capital Metro officials contacted Oak Hill Flyer passengers on January 30 to advise them of the proposed changes and ask them to take a survey about those changes. Said Gamez, “The survey results revealed a strong interest in proposed Route 111, the South MoPac Flyer. Thirty-one riders consider the proposed route to be more convenient than Route 171. Another 16 responded that the proposed route may be more convenient.” Due to this initial interest, Gamez said new bus route will likely start with two morning and two afternoon trips, with the schedule yet to be determined. Westcreek resident Scott Freshour gave up on his neighborhood stop near the post office when Cap Metro decreased its stops in 2010. He now drives to the Oak Hill Park and Ride. But he may give the new route a try. He told the Gazette, “Route 111 interests me because the stop by William Cannon is closer to my
home than the Park and Ride, and it is relatively accessible for the entire neighborhood. Depending on the route structure and times, it may actually provide more choices and flexibility for Westcreek residents.” But not everyone agrees. Westcreek resident Donna Kuhlenbeck is unhappy about the ever-shrinking service to Westcreek by Route 171. She said, “Once again Cap Metro is bent on its own agenda, which does not include serving the disenfranchised commuters who don’t have access to a vehicle. They are going to decrease service, again, in the neighborhoods that are now served by the Oak Hill Flyer #171—Scenic Brook and Westcreek. Cap Metro has never conducted any reasonable marketing to potential riders in these neighborhoods. They also lost potentially hundreds of riders when they discontinued the bus stop at Monterey Oaks. They want us to ‘Dump The Pump’ but they continue to reduce our transportation choices.” Several years ago, when the Park and Ride was at the ‘Y,’ a minimum of eight riders waited at the final stop at Monterey Oaks. But when the Park and Ride was moved to William Cannon and U.S. Highway
290 West, Cap Metro had to change the route. Although the Monterey Oaks stop could have remained if Cap Metro was willing to let the bus go an extra mile down the frontage road, officials refused. In January, Cap Metro changed the bus that stops at Monterey Oaks and Staggerbrush. Route 5 now originates at that stop, ultimately heading to downtown and UT after a trip east on Ben White toward South Austin Hospital. Tom Thayer, a commuter who lives in the Scenic Brook area, said, “I think Route 5 coming out to Monterey Oaks is a good idea and offers folks in Westcreek another way to get downtown when the Oak Hill Flyer is not running. It is a bit far for folks in other parts of Oak Hill to use much, although one could park on the street on Staggerbrush and use it as a Park and Ride.” While it appears that Westcreek commuters live close enough to the new 111 Flyer and to Monterey Oaks to have options, the same is not true of those living in the Scenic Brook area. In recent years they’ve gone from five morning buses to two. Now that may be decreased to one in June. Continued on page 17
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Arts & Entertainment Ongoing Events
“Thirsty Thursday” gatheringPoems and songs will be shared Sundays in a round robin, open mic atmosphere following the featured preLive Jazz Brunch- 10am-2pm. sentation. On the third Thursday of Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 Hwy. 290 every month. Free. Food pantry doW., 78737. 301-4648. www.nuttynations are welcomed. 7pm at New brown.com. Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog Pond Lane in Dripping Springs. For Tessy Lou Williams & The Shotgun more info call 858-2024. Stars- 3pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Third Thursday at The BlantonSpicewood. No cover. free evening of art and activities. 5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos Mondays and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Charles Thibodeaux and the blantonmuseum.org/. Austin Cajun Aces- 6:30pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Fridays Lane. 282-2586. Friday night Dance Club- w/ Western bands and a Pot Luck Texas Songwriters Showcase break. 7:30pm-10pm at South - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Austin Activity Center, 3911 Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., SpiceManchaca RD, Austin. $4.50. wood. No cover. Saturdays Tuesdays Arena Rock Sing A-long - 10pm Kem Watts - 4pm Poodie’s Hilltop The screenings on August 16th and Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., 23rd will feature a special pre-show Spicewood. 264-03183 performance of Queen’s Bohemian Brennen Leigh -7pm at Rhapsody by Ruby Rico ProducEvangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie tions. at the Alamo Draft House on Slaughter Lane Lane. 282-2586. Open Mic Night with Jon Burkland- 6-9pm at Hill’s Cafe, 4700 S. Congress, 78745. 8519300.
New Events January 10 - March 10
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50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Live Music. Senior Activity Center 29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. www.fiftyplusdanceaustin.com TRU - 8pm Sundays @2:30pm Greater Tuna star Jaston Williams Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Wa- inhabits Truman Capote in a virterloo Ice House, Southpark Mead- tuoso performance of the charmows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. ing, acerbic, fragile and enigmatic SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. wa- writer. Zach Theater Whisenhunt terlooicehouse.com. Stage 202 South Lamar 476-0541 The Peacemakers- 10pm at Evan- January 16 - February 10 geline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586. The Lion King - Tuesday–Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm. & Open Mic Night- at Nutty Brown 8 pm; Sunday at 1pm. & 6:30pm. Cafe, 12225 W Highway 290, Free. Additional matinee performance Thursday, January 17 at 1pm. Bass Thursdays Concert Hall 2350 Robert Dedman KGSR Unplugged At The Grove Drive for Tickets: 477-6060 or on-every Thursday evening through line at Texasperformingarts.org Sept 6th. Join KGSR every Thursday for 23 consecutive weeks at January 23 - February 17 Shady Grove on Barton Springs Road for one of Austin’s longest 33 Variations - Wednesday running free concert series. Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm Dramatic play about Karaoke- at Boomerz Nightclub, Beethoven ZACH’s new Topfer 6148 Hwy 290 W.. 892-3373. Theatre, 202 South Lamar Blvd. Tickets call 512-476-0541 ext. 1 or Tony Harrisson / Dance Lessons www.zachtheatre.org. / Jesse Dayton- 6pm / 9:15pm / 9:15pm at the Broken Spoke, 3201 January 31st – February 3rd & S. Lamar. 442-6189. February 7th – 10th Open Mic with your host, Garett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290
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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.
Fridays, January 18 - March 1
Wed. Feb. 6 - Sun., Feb 24
Sahaja Yoga Meditation - Free and open to all. Ongoing programs every Saturday. Austin Recreation Center, 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd. For information call 828.0129 or visit austinsahajayoga.org. 11am12pm.
Design for Living - 8pm (Sun @ 3pm) Noel Coward’s provocative story of three friends who engage in a complicated, comic, and loving relationship. Long Center Rollins Studio Theater on sale now at www.TheLongCenter.org, by calling 512.474.LONG (5664)
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.
Saturday, February 9
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.
gin at 7 pm followed by a matinee performance on Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. 4103 West Slaughter Lane. For more information, contact the Starlight Theatre Company at 414-2343.
Austin Symphony Orchestra – Christopher Cross - 8pm Long Center buy tickets at www.TheLongCenter.org, by calling 512.474. LONG (5664) Thursday, February 14
No Bad Days Open Mic - 7pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood.
Hairspray the Musical - Running two weekends at the Bowie High School Theater: Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances be-
Community Clubs & Events
Valentine’s Day Suzanne Vega Special Package - 7pm Special Ticket package includes 2 tickets to Suzanne Vega, a dinnerreservation at a downtown restaurant, complimentary parking, 2 glasses of champagne, and a rose at your seats. Stateside at the Paramount 472.5470 info@austintheatre.org February 14 - 24 Measure For Measure - Thurs – Sat 7:30pm., Sun at 2pm By William Shakespeare Directed by Michelle Polgar Mary Moody Northen Theatre St Edward’s University 3001 South Congress 448.8484 www.stedwards.edu/theatre Friday, February 15
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints - 8pm Bass Concert Hall 2350 Robert Dedman Dr. online at www.TexasPerformingArts.org 477-6060
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 every Thurs. at noon at Cannoli Joe’s, 4715 Hwy. 290 Wes. More info at 288-8487/ 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. 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.arve-
The South Austin Christian Women’s Club - sponsors a luncheon with an entertaining program every second Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1pm at Onion Creek Club. For info / reservations and free child care please call 288-4033. Oak Hill Neighborhood Planning Contact Team - meets fourth Wednesday of the month at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Board Room. www.ohnpct.org.
First Austin Marriage Course - 6 - 9pm The cost is $150 per couple and includes meals and course materials. Participation is limited to 25 couples, so please register by calling 512-476-2625 before January 11. Free child care and activities will be provided for children with reservations. Learn more about First Austin at www.fbcaustin.org Mon & Tues througout February Free Tax Preparation and Financial Aid Application Assistance 2pm - 7pm For more information on availability and locations, visit http:// www.foundcom.org/get-financiallystable/get-your-taxes-done/.
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.
Tuesday, February 12
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.
Saturday, February 16
South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practices, 9:30-11:30am at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Rd. Free. Meets on third Thursdays of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www. southaustinaarp.org. OHPEN Meeting - (Oak Hill Planning and Environmental Network). 7pm at ACC Pinnacle, 10th floor boardroom. All welcome. Every month on second Thursday. For more info call Beki at 658-2599.. OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Business Professionals Association). Meets every first Thursday of the month from 11:30am-1pm at Jack Allen’s Kitchen, 7720 US Hwy 71 West, Austin. $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.
Free Mammograms - available for qualified women over age 40 Using a mobile mammography xray machine and a team of breast cancer screening professionals Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 7210 Brush Country Rd. Call 512-5055528 OR 1-866-294-4923 appointment.
APA!’s 4th Annual SweetBarks - 12 - 5pm A benefit for Austin Pets Alive. Live Music by Partly Sunny;Beer from Rahr & Sons; Adoptable Dogs, Pizza, Games, Prizes, Raffle, Silent Auction, and more! 2206 S. Congress Ave.Presented by Austin Subaru and South Side Flying Pizza Saturdays, February 16 - May 25 Pond and Garden Seminars 11am and 1pm Check website for additional information on topics and guest speakers, www.pondsandgarden.com FREE rain or shine. Emerald Gardens 5700 Hwy 290 West 288-5900 Wednesday, February 20 Entrepreneur Procurement Forum - 8:15am - 4:30pm This is a chance to access affordable capital and learn more about the increasing opportunities for women, minority and veteran owned businesses. Norris Conference Center 4522 Fredericksburg Road San Antonio, www.bmmreg.com/SanAntonioBMC/
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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
New Events
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Jesse Dayton - 9:15pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189
Antique Roses – The Ultimate Landscape Plant - 10am The Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Road 288-6113 www.naturalgardeneraustin.com Saturday, February 16 Lawn Gone! - 10am Would you like to save money, water, and time by reducing the size of your lawn? Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Road 288-6113 www.naturalgardeneraustin.com Sunday, February 17 The LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon and Half Marathon 2013 7am The start area is self-seeding based on the honor system located at 16th Street and Congress. The 26.2 course gains approximately 14 feet per mile over the first 17 miles before dropping over 33 feet per mile over the final 9 miles to the finish on Congress Avenue
Kids Calendar 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. 512-495-9224 / www. amoa.org.
Saturday, February 9
FUMP Family Music Festival 10am - 1pm The festival features the coolest kid-friendly live music, arts and crafts and much more. This year, come celebrate the 10th annual festival with great new bands like Adam and the Bull Shark and the Hey Lollies. And rumor has it, At Austin Children’s Museum: if you show up early you may get see Elmo and Cookie Monster Community Night - Come out and to play songs by the Ramones?!? play EVERY Wednesday night at First United Methodist Church 1300 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime Lavaca 478-5709 and a variety of hands-on activities. Themed stories, songs, and ac- Kids Valentine’s Cooking Class tivities. Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, 12pm hands-on fun with their food, 1pm & 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Ev- and learn how to make healthy ery Mon.. For kids 3 & under & snacks with seasonal fruits and Recommended ages their caregivers. Storytimes 9:30 & veggies! are between 4 and 8 years old. 11am; Sing-a-long 10:30am at Aus- Whole Foods Arbor Trails Cafe call tin Children’s Museum, 201 Colo- 358.2460 to register rado St.. 472-2499 / ausinkids.org. Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednesdays at the Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. Toddler at 10:15 am, Preschool (ages 3-5) at 11am. 892-6680. wiredforyouth.co Alamo Kids Club - 10:45am On the last Saturday of the month, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Austin Chronicle, Ain’t It Cool News and Big Brothers Big Sisters put on free screenings for children and Toy Joy provides super fun prizes! 1120 South Lamar
Sunday, February 10 Darwin Day Event - 1pm - 5pm Free activities for the whole family including arts and crafts, science booths, talks by UT scientists and digging in the fossil pits. 2400 Trinity 471-1604 February 14 - 17 Sesame Street Live “Can’t Stop Singing” - When Elmo gets his furry fingers on Abby Cadabby’s magic wand, there’s something in
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Saturday, February 9
Thursday, February 7 Liz Morphis - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
The Texas KGB - 6pm Woot Talley & the Box 8:30pm Jordann Mitchell - 10:30PM pm Marshall Hood 11:55pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183
Friday, February 8 Greg Izor’s Boxkickers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
Monday, February 11
Cornell Hurd - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189
Texas Songwriters Showcase: WC Jamison hosts Tessy Lou Williams- 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Mark Viator & Susan Maxie 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 Tuesday, February 12
Two Tons of Steel - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 4426189
Shad Blair - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300 Hunter McKithan and the Offenders - 9pm $5 Deann Rene - 10:30pm $7 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 Moonlight Social - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 3014648 Saturday, February 16
Weldon Henson - 8pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189
The Derailers - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189
Fat Tuesday, 6:00 Gumbo Cest Soir 8:00 Dan Holmes Band 10:00 Austin Cajun Aces Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
Jalen Lucas - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300
Kem Watts - 6:30pm K Phillips, Little Brave, Brandy Zdan - 8:30pm Jordan Mitchell - 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318
Saturday, February 16
National Engineering Weekend Sat 10 - 2pm, Sun 12 - 5pm Kids will get an opportunity to learn more about engineering by doing fun hands-on activities, like: Make a Hoop Glider, Build a Spaghetti Bridge, Construct a Super Golf Tower, Make a Paper Helicopter, and Create Balloon Rockets. Austin Children’s Museum | 201 Colorado St. Austin TX, 78701 472-2499
Ted Roddy - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731
Wink Keziah - 7pm Carl Hutchens - 9pm $7 Tessy Lou & the Shotgun Stars - 11:30pm $5 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318
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the air - and Sesame Street becomes a nonstop, all-singing, alldancing musical montage! Erwin Center 1701 Red River 471-7744 for more info
Zilker Kite Festival Workshop 1pm - 3pm Materials will be provided at the workshops and organizers will be on hand to help adults and children make kites. South Austin Recreation Center, 1100 Cumberland Road FREE
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Wednesday, February 13 Lone Star Swing - 7pm The Peacemakers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
Jason James - 7pm $7 Michael Myers - 9pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Riley Osbourn - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 Leland Williams - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 3014648 Sunday, February 17
TJ Bonta - 6-8pm Mike and the Moonpies - 9pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189
Katie Holmes Trio - Sunday Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Jackie & Andrew Venson - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
No Bad Days - Open Mic hosted by BB Morse - 8pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318
Monday, February 18
Arielle Nicole - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300
Thursday, February 14
Joe Teichman - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 301-4648
Trip Trio - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
Saturday, February 9
Tony Harrison - 6pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189
Alvin Crow - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189 Manzy Lowry - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300 James Hand - 9pm $10 Carson McHone - 11:55pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Manteca Beat w/ Paul Klemperer - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 Clay Thrash - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 301-4648
Austin Cajun Aces - 6:30pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 Texas Songwriters Showcase: WC Jamison hosts LeAnn Atherton - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Tuesday, February 19
Valentine’s Happy Hour with Tara Williamson! - 5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover The Texas KGB - 6pm Woot Talley & the Box 8:30pm Marshall Hood 10:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 Continental Graffiti Happy Valentine’s Day! - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Sunday, February 10
The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731
Danielle Reich Trio - Sunday
Friday, February 15
Brennen Leigh - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 2822586 Kem Watts - 6:30pm K Phillips, Little Brave, Brandy Zdan - 8:30pm Jordan Mitchell - 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318
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Car Review
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Given our personal penchant for German cars, performance, handling, safety, economy and reasonable cost, it’s no surprise this Volkswagen jumped to the top of the list of hybrids almost as soon as we got our hands on it. The little bomb does everything well and offers the customer a well-equipped German engineered compact car with all the desirable equipment at a price comparable to if not lower than that of most compact and mid-size sedans on the market. We also never drive a Jetta without thinking about the Jetta diesel our little brother (the smart one in the family) bought way back when to commute to and from his home in Houston and his office in Dallas as soon as he realized he could make the drive in the turbo diesel faster and at lower cost than by air. He would load up on Monday morning and drive to Dallas, then make the return trip Thursday and save money
all the way around. It helped that he lived somewhat west and north of Houston and his office was east of downtown Dallas. This Jetta SEL is essentially a “first-generation” hybrid, using an electric motor to supplement the power of a 1.4-liter combustion engine, producing a combined output of 170 horsepower. It uses what are now old-school hybrid tricks like shutting the gas engine off while idling (which could be done on all cars and save a ton of fuel). Of course, “old school” could also be called “proven technology” in this case. The result is a vehicle with an EPA estimated 42 miles per gallon in the city and 48 mpg on the highway that actually pulls a consistent 40 mpg in anything but stop and go traffic. No kidding, and it gets high 30 mpg almost everywhere else. Perhaps best of all, it’s a German car, which means not only a solid feel, but safety and performance fit for the autobahn. In addition, it has not just
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by Patrick Olson The Crockett girls’ basketball team recorded a pair of victories in their final two regular season outings and finished with the best district record in school history. “We have worked really hard and shown tremendous growth from the beginning of the season,� coach Jennifer Shuttlesworth said. “Their willingness to make adjustments and support one another has been the key for our success. I truly am proud of this group of young ladies.� The Lady Cougars lit up Lanier Friday, destroying the Lady Vikings 75-15. Jordan Holmes had 16 points, seven rebounds and ten steals. Point guard Darcy Lof contributed seven assists, scored a dozen points and also had ten steals. Zoe Weaver chipped in ten points. On Tuesday, Crockett defeated Reagan 53-47 behind 22 points and 18 rebounds from Holmes. Lof scored ten points and dished seven assists while Victoria Rodriquez put a dozen points on the board in the triumph over the Raiders. Crockett (14-19, 8-2) will now move into the playoffs to face Rouse in a bi-district playoff game on Monday, Feb. 11th at 8p.m. at Concordia University.
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by Patrick Olson Working on the back line as a fullback, Claire Levatino plays an important role on the Austin High girls’ soccer club. “I help run the defense,” the senior said. Levatino’s success academically includes achieving high marks in an AP World History course, as well as membership in the National Honor Society. Born in Sacramento, Claire moved to Austin at an early age and attended Oak Hill Elementary before advancing to O’Henry Middle School where she also Continued on page 15
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Dorian Parks (#5) made the winning foul shot with 5 seconds left to beat Westlake.
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Maroons edge out rival Chaps by Patrick Olson
Dorian Parks drained a free throw with 5.64 seconds remaining to give Austin High a thrilling 44-43 home court victory over arch-rival Westlake Tuesday night. “When I hit that free throw I said…’I just need to make this and we’re gonna win!’,” said the 6’3” senior guard. Normally a good shooter at the charity stripe,
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Parks connected on just his sixth free throw on fifteen attempts in a tightly officiated contest. The Maroons must now defeat Anderson on Friday to earn a trip to the playoffs. Westlake scored the first four points of the game and built a
17-9 lead after the first period. Jon Brodnax entered the game for the home team and hit a three pointer to cut the Chap advantage to 17-12. Parks then snagged the ball after it rolled off the top of the backboard Continued on next page
Josh Garza displays critical skills analyzing opponents early in Bowie soccer games. “The first five to ten minutes is the most crucial time,” the Bulldog center defender explained. “I’m very involved with communication of the team.” Garza has excelled in the classroom also and prepared well for his next step academically. “I intend to go to Texas A&M and major in construction engineering,” he added. After attending Kiker Elementary, Josh progressed to Bailey Middle School. Until this year, he improved his soccer skills Continued on page 15
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and scooped in a quick basket. Matt Jones converted a wide-open trey to give the Maroons their first lead of the night 22-21. A pair of free throws by Parks put Austin High in front 24-21 at intermission. The Chaps fouled Cole Carper early in the third period and the 6’7” forward connected on a free throw before Parks made an interior basket to tie the game 34-34 entering the final quarter. Parks grabbed a long rebound on a missed trey by
Westlake and drove the length of the court before being fouled. After Carper fouled out, 6’4” Tim Wright stepped up his game in the front court and converted two free throws to put Austin High on top 43-42. With less than 30 seconds remaining, Jackson Carter sank a free throw for the Chaps to tie the game 43-43. Following a missed free throw, Parks connected on his second shot and the Austin High student section roared at the decibel level of a rock concert. The Chaps sprinted
down the court and the Maroons smothered guard Will Morse preventing the leading Westlake scorer from attempting a shot. Students proceeded to storm the court in celebration. “I’m speechless,” Austin High coach Andy Dudney said immediately afterward before commenting in more detail later. “This game never disappoints. It’s the greatest high school rivalry that exists.”
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played basketball and ran track. Athletically, she embarked on an ambitious fall schedule that included early morning practices while on the cross-country team. “I did it to stay in shape,” Levatino candidly acknowledged. Upon arriving at Austin High, Claire focused exclusively on soccer and experienced her favorite athletic moment while on the junior varsity squad. “I was a captain and that was pretty fun,”
she said. The eldest of three children born to Steven and Robin Levatino, Claire lists her club team coach Nick Hallam as a positive influence. “He helped me become the player I am today,” said Levatino. “That’s how I developed most of my skills.” Geography instructor Mr. Warren is Claire’s favorite teacher at Austin High. “He got all the kids engaged in the subject,” Levatino added. Levatino had her best game of
the season versus Boerne Champion at the Lady Governor’s Cup tournament in Georgetown, as the Maroons blanked the Chargers 2-0. Austin High takes on Bowie before visiting Akins on Friday, with action set to begin at 7:45 p.m. “Our team is going to have to be organized,” Levatino replied when asked what it will take for the Maroons to win. “Bowie is aggressive.”
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annually while competing on the club team Lone Star that included Fernando Medel of Austin High. “Josh is an intelligent student with many aspirations,” said Bowie coach Sam Miller. “He is confident and sets his goals high. He is going to be a great role model in the future for student athletes.”
Contemporary issues instructor Mr. Ellerbrock is Garza’s favorite teacher at Austin High. “I like the vulnerability he has with his students,” Josh said. His favorite athletic experience is getting the opportunity to play soccer with teammate Josh Euers. “I would like to thank Josh for being a leader both on and off the field,” Garza stated.
Josh’s twin brother Caleb brought the Bulldogs victory under pressure kicking field goals in critical situations for the Bowie football team. “We need to be creating team chemistry and have a leader arise,” Josh replied when asked what it will take for the Bowie soccer team to return to the playoffs.
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LifeAustin Church holds Grand Opening celebration Continued from p. 1
addition to the Sheriff ’s cars with flashing lights and flashing signs warning of cars turning ahead, two dozen volunteers guided congregants quickly to open parking spots. The process would be reversed after the service to get the cars out quickly to allow spots for those coming to the later service. This is not your father’s church: a thousand comfortable seats rising into theater seating surround the stage, and professional musicians’ rendition of “How Great Thou Art” seems more befitting a concert that a church service. But a church service it is, using all the technology of the 21st Century. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, videotaped earlier in the week, was shown on a large screen and, as the ribbon
was cut, streamers were released from the ceiling. Max Lucado, a best selling author and San Antonio pastor, entertained congregants with an engaging and thoughtful sermon. Joy and Van Walley were attending for the second time. “Last week the sermon was the Gospel According to the Beatles,” Joy said with a smile. “We really like this church; it’s worth the drive.” “Our attendance is up 110 percent in 3 months,” Pastor Phillips said. “Many from the local neighborhoods are coming over and becoming members of the church. They are asking great questions concerning the amphitheater and our plans for bringing the arts to our campus as a community resource. Most are surprised at what they’re being told by their neighborhood representatives
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and what the truth actually is.” Pastor Phillips referred to acrimony from some of the local residents who were dismayed when the city approved the amphitheater administratively. Local neighborhood officials had planned to block approval of the amphitheater at public hearings. Some felt they did not have a chance to be heard on the project, so the Hill Country Estates Homeowners Association and Covered Bridge Property Owners Association brought suit against the city seeking injunctive and declaratory relief. Some local residents have worried that the church will hold nightly music concerts in an outdoor amphitheater that would destroy the peace and quiet of the neighborhoods. Church officials have long disputed the intended use of the outdoor venue and promised to monitor sound levels to make sure they are within approved limits. The City of Austin is holding hearings on the city code for outdoor amphitheaters. City Planning Manager Jerry Rusthoven said LifeAustin has already received approval for its amphitheater and will not be affected by a code change. Pastor Phillips described the amphitheater as a “small boutique—not The Backyard. We’re not going to feature ZZ Top. This will be a family-oriented community stage where you can see your nieces, nephews and grandchildren perform in a beautiful little amphitheater—it’s not to be feared at all. I hate that people’s money is going into that lawsuit when it could be resolved in a conversation across the table at Jack Allen’s.” To be constructed along with the
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Joy and Van Walley were attending for the second time. “Last week the sermon was the Gospel According to the Beatles,” Joy said with a smile. “We really like this church; it’s worth the drive.” amphitheater in Phase 2 are hike and bike trails, a disc golf course and a dog park. “I call Phase 2 the community phase,” said the pastor, expressing excitement about working with the community. “People can come and hang out on the property.” Phase 3 of LifeAustin will include a wedding/funeral chapel available to the community, as well as a cemetery not only for people but for pets, too. “People are so attached to their pets, they feel they are part of the family,”
Pastor Phillips said. He understands attachment to a pet and the feeling of loss, as a coyote recently killed one of the family’s French bulldogs. He said wanted to make sure the community had a place to bury their pets. “We’ll be working with a local veterinarian to make sure everything is done right,” he added. For more information on the church, see www.lifeaustin.com.
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Cap Metro plans big changes Continued from p. 9 Said Thayer: “It’s definitely bad for our neighborhood. Cap Metro wants to eliminate the neighborhood routes, and so are instituting a death by a thousand cuts of reducing service, and then justifying more reductions from the resulting lower ridership. It is ridiculous that Cap Metro thinks that 2 extra miles is such a burden on them and that they would rather people from Windmill Run and Scenic Brook drive through the ‘Y’ and William Cannon/U.S. 290 West intersections just to get to the bus.” Thayer points out that no other bus service goes into his neighborhood, and walking to the Park and Ride is not an option for two reasons: the distance and the lack of sidewalks on either U.S. 290 West or on State Highway 71. He said, “It is galling that they want to eliminate 171 neighborhood routes, yet the new 111 would basically be a neighborhood route, going down Beckett, Escarpment, and Brush Country, which are mostly residential. So they want people from Circle C and Legend Oaks to walk to their bus, but Windmill Run and Scenic Brook get neighborhood service reduced with a Park and Ride that is difficult to get to. The 111 may attract some new riders from Circle C, and I think it is great that it goes through the neighborhoods, but it may also attract some of the same riders who drive to the current park and ride.” Some riders are concerned about what such a decrease in ridership
would do to the Oak Hill Flyer. And some have asked if the transit agency had considered making a simpler route through Scenic Brook to save time. The January 2010 ServicePlan2020 proposed a Route 271 to service the Scenic Brook area as well as Travis County Precinct 3 offices, but the route seems little more than a suggestion. Scenic Brook neighborhood commuters don’t want to join nearly 60,000 cars driving daily through the ‘Y,’ which they would be forced to do to reach the Park and Ride. Many worry whether the single remaining route will mesh with their work schedules. Cap Metro will likely choose the times suggested by a majority of riders. Thayer plans to fight the loss of yet another bus through the Scenic Brook neighborhood. He said, “I hope to convince Capital Metro to keep the neighborhood routes as I really don’t think they cost them all that much. I bet the tail end of many of their regular routes have ridership the same or less than the 171 through the neighborhoods.” In fact, Scenic Brook is less than 2 miles from the Oak Hill Park and Ride, and is within Austin’s city limits. However, the Leander station, which is nearly 30 miles away from the state’s Capital—three times farther than Oak Hill—is served by three bus lines as well as the metro rail, providing Leader residents nearly 30 different bus and train choices each morning. Although the
agency would undoubtedly speak to ridership for the discrepancy, the continual decrease of service to Oak Hill makes it difficult to build ridership. Still, when UT is in full swing and the price of gas rises, those who board the bus at the last stop are often forced to stand on the commute downtown. Regional transportation leaders say the future of transit in Central Texas exists in express lanes, rail service and rapid transit. And while it may be easy for some to drive to Park and Ride facilities to access the rail and rapid transit, some Oak Hill commuters say the Flyer serves low-income neighborhoods on Silvermine and Old Fredericksburg, as well as single-car families for whom access to bus service is all but disappearing. Oak Hillians can give their comments on these changes to Capital Metro either online (www.capmetro. org), or at the following meetings: Feb. 19: Operations & Planning Committee of the Capital Metro Board (12-2 p.m.) March 5: Public Meeting at 323 Congress (12-2pm) March 6: Public Meeting at University Hills Library (6-8pm) March 8: Webinar (12-1pm) March 18: Public Hearing with the Capital Metro Board (noon to 12:15 p.m.) March 18: Operations & Planning Committee of the Capital Metro Board (12:45 to 2:45 p.m.) March 25: Capital Metro Board meeting (12-3 p.m.)
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Veterans’ Post Continued from p. 8 their lives may be put into jeopardy, but it seems that Marines, and their families, who served in Camp LeJeune between 1957 and 1987 were possibly exposed to hidden health hazards. The water supply was contaminated by a number of chemicals over a period of time that can possibly result in respiratory problems and maladies such as leukemia. If you or a member of your family served in LeJune during the 30-year span, you might want to investigate further. Consult web sites ww.publichealth.va.gov or tftptf.com. t t t You might like to visit a beautiful American Legion Hall, at the corner of Caesar Chavez and Loop 1. It is a beautiful old mansion that has been restored and named a historical site by the state. The Travis Post 76 members meet there on the first Monday of the month and there is a dinner for members and prospective members on the third Monday of the month. The Legion Post is an active one and sponsors numerous events for youngsters, such as debates, essay contests, shooting teams, and much more. They also have a number of interesting raffles for collector guns, trips and more. The building also has a beautiful ballroom and it is available for rent for occasions such a weddings, reunions, business meetings and other events. For more information, call 854-9340 or check the web for American Legion Post 76. t t t
Free BBQ? It’s true. On February 21, 11:30 AM, the Texas Home and Health Hospice is hosting a BBQ lunch for veteran’s organizations’ officers and any interested veteran. The purpose is to discuss veterans’ needs with the Texas Home Health Hospice folks. The location is The Travis Building, 3520 Executive Center, Ste. 320, Austin 78731. RSVP at kpickett@txhha.com or call 372-4194. t t t Need some exercise? The Oak Hill VFW is cutting down a number of old and dead trees on Saturday, February 18th. Bring your chain saw and come on out. Besides the exercise, you can haul away as much firewood as you can carry. For more information, call 288-4443 or 626-0044. t t t Speaking of exercise, I work out at the local gym with another Marine Veteran. We stopped at the reception desk on the way out, last week, to chat with the young woman who works there. My friend asked, “Now what machine do I need to work out on to get you interested in me?” She answered, “The ATM machine.” Mike Jordan served in the Marine Corps and has written for Florida Today as well as the Oak Hill Gazette. This column is a collection of local news information both for and about military veterans’ activities and items of interest. Material comes from veterans themselves, local VFW Posts, American Legion Posts and information submitted from various sources. To supply information for this column or for any questions, send an email to mjordan@prismnet.com.
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New Life Assembly of God 7612 Cooper Lane, Austin. 78745 (Between Wm. Cannon and Dittmar) Call: 445-5433 Pastor: Charlie Hilburn Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30am; Worship & Children’s Church 10:30am; Prayer and Worship Service 6pm Wednesday Services: 7:00pm Kidtastic! * Missio Dei Youth Ministry * Adult Class newlifeaustin@agchurches.org www.newlifeaustin.org connecting...growing...reaching
St. Catherine of Siena 4800 Convict Hill Rd. 78749 892-2420 Pastor Rev. Patrick Coakley Weekend Masses: Sat. 5pm, Sun 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 5pm Weekday Masses: Mon-Fri. 12noon, Sat. 9am, Tues & 1st Fri 7pm
Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center Religious Services/Youth & Children Activities 1701 W Ben White Blvd. Bldg. #3 512-693-2924 Friday Sermon @ 1:00 PM Mosque open 7 days for 5 daily prayers Check Mosque website for prayer timings and weekend programs www.masjidibrahim.org Email: admin@masjidibrahim.org
BAPTIST Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) 263-5058 Pastor: Rev. Jim Roquemore Services: Sun. 10:45am & 6:30pm, Sunday School 9:30am Children’s church available Sun. am Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm First Baptist Church of Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd 78749 288-7570 Pastor: Rob Satterfield Services: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pm Bible Study Sun. 9:30am Wednesday Prayer 6:45pm www.fbcoakhill.org
CHURCH OF CHRIST Western Hills Church of Christ 6211 Parkwood Drive 892-3532 www.westernhillscoc.com whcc@westernhillscoc.com Sunday Services:9am Bible Classes (all ages),10am Worship (with Children’s Church) Evening - groups & worship alternat-ing weeks Wednesday: 7pm Worship, classes for all ages, 6pm Meal together We have an inspiring and Bibli-cally rich worship service, a very active Youth Ministry and a growing Children’s Ministry! “We are... a place to believe, a place to belong, a place to call home”
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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
St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 8724 Travis Hills Dr. 78735 (between Southwest Parkway and Old Bee Caves Road) 288-0128 www.stchristopher.net Rector: The Rev. Bo Townsend Services: Holy Communion at 10am Sundays; Children’s Chapel at 10 am Christian Ed. 9am (Sept. 10-May 20) Seeking God’s Truth, Sharing God’s Love
Hill Country Baptist Church 6902 Scenic Brook Dr. 78736 Church office: 288-1372 Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 11 am Worship, Music & Prayer Visitors are welcome! Oak Hill Primitive Baptist Church 11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd. Pastor: Elder Richard Halbgewachs Church: 288-4994 Pastor: 894-4105 Services: Every Sun. 10:30am
Sitagu Buddha Vihara 9001 Honeycomb Dr. 78737 (4 miles west of the “Y”). We are a monastery, meditation center, community center, education center and home of a beautiful Burmese pagoda. Daily activities. sitagu.org/austin/, (512)301-3968 sitaguvihara@yahoo.com.
HINDU TEMPLE Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple Radha Madhav Dham, 400 Barsana Road, Austin, Texas 78737 (FM 1826, 7 miles from 290 W) 288-7180 Sunday Services: 11:00am- 12:30pm; 7:30-9:30pm Visiting hours: 8:1510am & 3-5pm daily
LUTHERAN Abiding Love Lutheran Church 7210 Brush Country, 78749 892-4040 Sr. Pastor:Lynnae Sorensen Assoc. Pastor: Brad Highum Sunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Sunday School 9:45 am Children’s Center 892-2777 M-F, 7:00am-6:00pm Food Pantry-Monday, 1:30-3:30pm info@abidinglove.org www.abidinglove.org Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 West Slaughter Lane (next to Bowie High School) 292-8778 email: info@blcms.org Pastor: Rev. William B. Knippa Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Kevin D. Lentz Sun. Worship Services: 8am (Trad.) 9:30 & 11:00 am (Blended Traditional & Contemporary Music) 6:00 p.m. (Contemporary Praise) Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30am Nursery During Services Bethany Preschool, Mon & Wed program, Tues & Thur program www.blcms.org Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4622 S. Lamar 892-0516 Rev. Magdalene Holm-Roesler, Pastor Services: 10:00 am Sunday Study Hour: 9:00 am Sunday Fellowship & Coffee after services Adult and Children’s Sun. School hclcaustin.org You’re always welcome here. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church 10408 Hwy 290 West (4 miles from the “Y” in Oak Hill) 512-288-2370 info@ConnectwithJesus.org www.Mt.OliveAustin.org Pastors: Paul Meyer and Ben Braun Services: 8 am traditional and 10:30 am contemporary. Education Hour: 9:15-10:15 am Preschool: 18 months to Pre-K, Preschool Phone: 512-288-2330 Full and part-time hours. Risen Savior Lutheran Church-WELS 2811 Aftonshire Way 78748 280-8282 or 280-8283
Rev. Paul Kuehn, pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am; All facilities handicapped accessible. www.risensavior.cjb.net
METHODIST Berkeley United Methodist Church 2407 Berkeley Ave. (1 block north of W. Cannon between Westgate & Manchaca Rd.) 447-6633 www.berkeleyumc.org Rev. Jeanne Devine Services: 8:30am, 10:50am Sunday School: 9:40am (classes from nursery to retirees) Child Care Center 443-3509 Infants, toddlers, preschool and after-school care hrs: 7am to 6pm Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam Sheffield, and Rev. Stella Burkhalter Services: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at 11:15 service) Sunday School: 10 & 11:15am Children’s Sunday School: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am Youth group: 5pm www.oakhillumc.org open hearts, open minds, open doors!
NON - DENOMINATIONAL Cowboy Church of the Hill Country 8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) 587-2242 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.cowboychurchhc.org facebook.com/Cowboy ChurchHC info@cowboychurchhc.org We do things the Cowboy way! LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735 Phone: 512-220-6383 Lead Pastor: Randy Phillips Sun. Services: 9 am Celebration Service, 11 am Celebration Service Wed Services: 7 pm Life University, 7 pm Student Life LifeAustin is a Bible Church - a cosmopolitan community of healing and hope. We are all about connecting people to Christ and to each other. Southwest Hills Community Church 7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 288-8000 Services: 9:30 and 11 am Children’s Ministry: 9:30 and 11 am CRAVE Ministry: Middle/High School 6 pm www.shcc.net info@shcc.net SHCC exists to create environments to help people Love God, fully Follow Christ and Serve Others
Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 unity@unitychurchaustin.org Rev. Analea Rawson Service 11:00 pm “Our God is love,our race is human and our religion is oneness.” www.unitychurchaustin.org
ORTHODOX St. Sophia Orthodox Church 225 Rose Dr. in Dripping Springs Fr. Peter Smith, Pastor 512) 638-0721 / pcmsmith@hotmail. com (Fr. Peter’s email) www.stsophiachurch.us Services: Sundays- 8:45 a.m. Orthros (Matins) & 10:00 a.m. Divine LiturgyWednesdays- 7:00 p.m. Daily Vespers or other special services according to the season Saturdays- 5:45 pm. Ninth Hour & 6:00 pm Great Vespers and Confession Special feast day services as announced All services are in English and visitors are always welcome. The Orthodox Church is the original, historic, pre-denominational Church of the New Testament. Please join us for worship soon!
PRESBYTERIAN Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church 5226 W William Cannon 78749 Pastor Larry W. Coulter; Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta Dukes Worship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Shepherd of the Hills Brodie Campus at the corner of Brodie Ln. & Hewitt Ln. 12420 Hewitt Lane 78748 Ted Thulin, Campus Pastor Worship Schedule: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Web site: www.shpc.org
UNITARIAN Wildflower Church A Unitarian Universalist Congregation Sunday Worship Services: 11:30 am 1314 E. Oltorf St., Austin 78704 Groups & classes for Adults & Children www.WildflowerChurch.org
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Civic Agenda continued from p. 21 Santa Rita Cantina, Slaughter at Escarpment. Circle C Area Democrats’ February meeting will feature a discussion of “Battleground Texas,” the national and state Democratic plan to turn Texas blue, by Travis County Democratic Party Chairman Andy Brown. Travis County Commissioners Court Calls for Central Health Board of Managers Applications Deadline for applications is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2013. The Travis County Commissioners Court and the Austin City Council seek applications from qualified individuals to serve on the nine-member Board of Managers of the Travis County Healthcare District (Central Health). The City and the County jointly appoint one member of the Board, whose term will run until December 31, 2016. Central Health’s mission is simple – and vital: to create access to healthcare for those who need it most. Rather than directly providing health care services, Central Health has developed a unique approach of contracting with a variety of providers to meet the health care needs of eligible residents. Also, Central
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Business Bit Health owns University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB), a nationally recognized Level 1 Trauma Center. Travis County voters recently approved a tax increase to allow Central Health to redesign and transform health care delivery in Central Texas. The Commissioners Court is looking for the following background and expertise in its appointee to the Central Health Board of Managers: Senior management-level experience in a non-governmental entity; Experience serving on Boards of Directors for high-level businesses or for-profit organizations; Demonstrated leadership experience requiring strategic planning, execution, and maintenance of successful business operations; Knowledge of the issues and components related to the “safety net” health system; Understanding of the operating principles and value of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs); Reflective of the diversity of the communities served by Central Health; Mature and seasoned community leader. The Commissioners Court has approved an application packet, which includes information about the agency, detailed instructions, and an application form. Further information, and the packet, are available
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be addressed.” Jaime Anderson, an El Rey resident, said the sidewalk will benefit all neighborhood drivers by limiting the amount of pedestrians on the road. “It’s a neighborhood issue and it’s not just the 45 people who will use the sidewalk,” Anderson said. “It’s also the rest of the neighborhood who uses the streets.” Anderson said getting the sidewalk is representative of a changing atmosphere in Granada Hills. “We’re not rural anymore,” Anderson said. “We’re really close to the city and because of that it’s a desirable neighborhood, and if we want home values to continue to increase then we need to make it desirable for the people who will be moving in in the future. I think those people are more likely going to be young families that would desire a sidewalk and a safe way to travel to the park and the pool.” However, not all residents agree that the sidewalk is necessary. Bill Staton, an El Rey resident who has lived in Granada Hills since 1976, said the project is a waste of tax money for the benefit of only a
few residents. “I don’t want to see them wasting $666,000 of our tax money for the very small amount of use that it will get,” Staton said. Staton said there’s ample room for pedestrians to walk safely on the side of the road. “The county has a 60 foot wide right of way. The road is 24 feet. That leaves 18 feet on each side for people to walk on. They choose to walk on the pavement,” Staton said. “After 40 years with no problems, is there really a problem?” Charlotte Ready, who’s lived on El Rey for over 20 years, said the amount of pedestrians on El Rey has been exaggerated by those in favor of the sidewalk. “We don’t see all this pedestrian traffic,” Ready said. “Yes, the street is busier during certain times of the day, but there are large sections of the day where there’s nothing.” Staton said he and some of his neighbors were excluded from the discussion over the project. “Had proper communications been done, we could have fought this before it got on the bond package,” Staton said. “Now you’ve got a small section of our neighborhood Call toll-free: 1-888-773-1664
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absolutely divided. It’s really unfortunate.” Ready said she and other neighbors opposed to the sidewalk conducted an informal survey of all El Rey residents, going door to door to the occupied properties to gauge the reaction to the proposed project. “When we canvassed the neighborhood, 88 percent of the people we talked to didn’t know anything about the sidewalk before it was on the bond package,” Ready said. “There were 28 who knew nothing, three of those found out after it was already in the bond package. The rest didn’t know about it until the fall of 2012. So we were not consulted and not included.” Perkins said all Granada Hills residents had the opportunity to have their voices heard. “Throughout the years, since 2006, there have been multiple discussions,” Perkins said. “Some people participate in the discussion and some people do not participate and they just removed themselves from participating. It’s very easy to participate in our neighborhood. All you have to do is read the newsletter, go to the meetings, maybe even become a member of the HOA.” Ready said her goal throughout the process was to encourage the county to conduct an in-depth, objective study to determine if the sidewalk is truly needed. “We would like to see statistically objective and significant data to prove that there is a safety issue,” Ready said. “I just hope that the neighborhood can heal and we just go forward with this. We just gave it our best shot to get accurate, objective information and statistics and not just hearsay.” Perkins said despite the dispute among neighbors, he believes the sidewalk will be appreciated even by its strongest opponents. “They’re going to be using the sidewalk and they’re going to be loving it,” Perkins said. “It’s really a benefit to our neighborhood.” Turner said it will take anywhere from nine months to a year to finish the sidewalk design and go through the permit and bidding process for the project.
trict’s extensive use of portables to curb overcrowding in schools. “To say that you don’t need new schools simply because you can put kids in portables and avoid having to build a permanent school, it’s a ridiculous way to run facilities,” Schneider said. “On top of that, when you don’t have a plan for updating and modernizing your facilities, like AISD does not, it’s just a very bad way to run the district.” Just moving portable classrooms costs roughly $30,000 per portable, Schneider said, adding up to a cost of nearly $2 million last year alone. “That $2 million could’ve done a number of things and that’s about two-thirds of the maintenance and operation cost of a standard elementary school,” Schneider said. In order for the bond to be included on the ballot in May, the board must finalize decisions by March 1. Schneider said the board may end up approving a smaller package for the May election. “The problem the school district has, like many school districts in Texas, is that we simply don’t have enough money to do things like roof repairs that you would normally do under a maintenance budget,” Schneider said. “The way those kinds of repairs are done, which everyone seems to agree need to get done, is through bond elections. My personal hope is that we go ahead and take care of some of those issues in a bond that will happen in May.” Schneider said he would prefer to take more time for a more extensive look at the need for
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school additions. “We’re talking about adding on wings and gyms and theaters to buildings that are literally 50 years old or more and it’s sort of like buying a used car and expecting to be able to use it on a continuing basis by simply replacing the used parts,” Schneider said. “It’s something that doesn’t make a lot of sense and I would hope that we take a longer, more strategic, long-term look at facilities before we start investing a lot of money in it.” There’s also the question of equity among schools, due to a disparity among the master plans submitted by school officials. “Questions have come up about equity and uniformity among the master plans. As an example Anderson High School submitted a request that was just very lengthy, very detailed. Other high schools did not. Literally, they didn’t submit a plan,” Schneider said. “How do you balance out providing equity to the campus that did nothing?” Schneider said he expects the tax increase from the bond as well as the upcoming maintenance operation budget will play a strong role in how the public views the bond money. The proposed bond will cost taxpayers about 3.5 cents, while the school district’s maintenance operation budget will result in a 9 cent tax increase, Schneider said. “There’s got to be a balance somewhere between a willingness to pay for public education--- and that means whether it’s putting the teacher in the class room or paying for the building to hold the classroom in-- and what the tax burden is. So far the state has just done a miserable job of finding that balance,” Schneider said.
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Roadwork may knock out oaks at 290 and Wm. Cannon Continued from p.1
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that’s aesthetically pleasing to the citizens, that we have a good project and that people are happy with the end result. So we’re considering all of this when we move forward.” Reyna said plans for the intersections have already been submitted, but there is a six month utility relocation delay that allows TxDOT additional time to work with local partners and look into salvaging the trees. The continuous flow intersections, set to be constructed at the ‘Y’ and the intersection of 290 and William Cannon, are intended to relieve congested traffic in the short term by having traffic lanes face each
other and allowing vehicles to turn simultaneously. The workshop was intended to gather input from Oak Hill residents regarding their concerns about the environmental impact of a potential long-term redesign of the ‘Y’. Attendees were separated into small groups to discuss topics regarding endangered species, water quality, noise levels and archaeological and historical sites. Beki Halpin, a Scenic Brook resident and member of Fix 290, a group dedicated to developing an environmentally friendly design at the ‘Y’ intersection, said the oak trees are one of her greatest environmental concerns.
“I think it’s important to save the old trees as our climate gets hotter and dryer. The old trees have a better chance of living because their roots are deeper,” Halpin said. “I don’t know how forthcoming they {CTRMA} can be because I don’t know how much they know about what they think they’re going to do.” Halpin said she hopes project engineers can find a way to avoid removing the so-called “Taco Bell tree” in the way of the continuous flow intersection, but understands that the options are limited. “It would be amazing if they could leave it, but they don’t intend to leave it, and I can see why. It’s just right there where they’d have to build the
TRAVIS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY NEEDS FORUMS IN FEBRUARY & MARCH 2013 Travis County invites the public to participate in community forums where residents will have an opportunity to present community needs and recommend projects for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for usage in the unincorporated areas of Travis County. The information collected in the forums will guide the selection of CDBG projects for the Program Year 2013 (October 2013 – September 2014). The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to benefit Travis County low- to moderate-income residents who live in the Village of Webberville or outside any other city limit. The program supports community development activities aimed at revitalizing neighborhoods, improving affordable housing options, and providing improved community facilities and services. For program year 2013, Travis County anticipates to receive an estimated $896,341.
intersection,” Halpin said. “They’re really stuck between the cliff and the creek and the trees, trying to put in a functional highway.” Tom Thayer, a member of Fix 290 and the Oak Hill Trails Association, said it’s likely the trees would’ve been removed in the design for the potential Oak Hill Parkway project. “Whatever eventually gets put in, it’s going to be really hard to squeeze between them,” Thayer said. “I think there’s a really good chance that one was going to be going anyway on the final design.” Halpin said another environmental concern is improving the water quality in Williamson Creek. “Right now everything runs off into the creek, so if they can do a good job of filtering the water off better that would be nice.” Among the overall community impact concerns, the groups discussed the sites of historical and archaeological significance, such as the over a century-old building that houses the Austin Pizza Garden; and the Convict Hill cliff. Halpin said her group also discussed the Dark Sky Initiative, which calls for the elimination of nighttime light pollution by installing lighting that casts light down rather than spreading it up into the sky. “In our neighborhood plan, there was a lot of interest in the group in seeing the highway built in such a way that is in harmony with the Dark Sky Initiative,” Halpin said. Larry Cox, of Cox McLain Environmental Consulting, addressed attendees on the issue of noise
abatement. “Noise is one of the big areas that potentially affects the community, your life. A noise study will be done for the roadway, for the alignment that is considered,” Maxwell said. “If a noise impact is identified, they’ll do a barrier analysis to try to determine whether a barrier would be reasonable.” Cox said if a sizable noise impact is identified, the residents affected by the noise will be called into a workshop to determine if they want a noise wall constructed near their house. Thayer said while he’s glad for the opportunity to voice his opinion, it’s difficult to determine what role community brainstorming will play in the final outcome. “At this point we didn’t get a whole lot of feedback from them, so it’s a little early to tell how much they’re going to take into consideration as opposed to just checking off a box,” Thayer said. “That’s kind of the big concern, that they’re just doing it to check off a box. The federal highway administration says we have to get community concerns. How much will they actually listen versus just writing it down? Does it actually get addressed when the final design comes in?” The next workshop will be held Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. at the ACC Pinnacle. The meeting is intended, not for the general public, but for small work groups made up of residents who have shown previous interest in local environmental and traffic issues.
The forums will be held according to the following schedule:
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Beginning February 19, 2013, if you cannot attend any of the forums, you can participate by filling out a Participation Form found at the Travis County Website at www.co.travis.tx.us/CDBG/, at one of the seven Travis County Community Centers or by requesting that it be mailed to you by calling 512-854-3460. For additional information, contact the CDBG office at cdbg@co.travis.tx.us or call 512-854-3460. To request that an American Sign Language or Spanish interpreter be present at any of the public hearings, please contact CDBG staff at least five business days in advance.
CTRMA and TxDOT representatives gather input from workshop participants on Oak Hill Parkway Project environmental issues.
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asked that the information be sent to members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe if someone is shooting at targets in the neighborhood or knows of someone who is, they can be made aware of what damage (maybe irreparable) they could incur,â&#x20AC;? Pruett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They could go to the shooting range to practice. They need to know that shooting a gun in the city limits of Austin is not legal.â&#x20AC;? Austin Police said since there were no witnesses to the shooting, the investigation has been suspended â&#x20AC;&#x153;pending further leads.â&#x20AC;? Crime reports for the 78736 zip code in January show Pruettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complaint listed as â&#x20AC;&#x153;criminal mischief.â&#x20AC;? There was one other â&#x20AC;&#x153;criminal mischief â&#x20AC;? complaint in January, and that was filed on Jan. 2. It did not involve a shooting. In all, there were 28 crime cases filed in January in the neighborhood where the shots were fired, including 16 vehicle burglaries. That compares to January 2012, when there were just 12 cases, and December 2012, when there were 24.
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create a pretty amazing visual effects, with the sound so much nicer than your usual sound barriers.” She added, “But I know you guys don’t have a lot of water to spare.” Perkins said, “Her comments about ‘regreening’ made me think of the HEB site at the ‘Y.’ The CTRMA Green Mobility Challenge ‘regreened’ that area into a park and natural area alongside the new Oak Hill freeway. That would be nice.” Thayer didn’t see much to apply to the local area. “The speaker talked about areas that had been leapfrogged multiple times by outer suburbs becoming new city centers. Oak Hill hasn’t been completely leapfrogged—although that will likely happen in the future. A lot of the ideas were more for shopping malls and older office parks in areas more completely developed with better transit. I didn’t see too much that would apply to the Oak Hill commercial centers or strip centers right now, except maybe the concept
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of using parking lot space for new buildings in a redevelopment.” Thayer added that Oak Hill has impervious cover limits requiring developments to set aside green areas. Like Perkins, he sees the possibility of regreening the HEB center alongside a dense development.
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7101 Hwy. 71 W., Ste A-5 (At the Y in Oak Hill) 512-288-7414
Aan Coleman,OHAN, and City Councilperson Chris Riley at the ImagineAustin sponsored event.
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Wm Cannon & IH-35 (In center w/ Academy) 512-440-1850
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D’ZIRE NAILS
Complimentary wine, soft drink, water
PROFESSIONAL NAIL CARE & WAXING
OPEN 7 DAYS
FREE*
6705 West Hwy 290 (at Wm. Cannon) #602 Austin, TX 78735
8
$ 50
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* Spend $40 or more and get 1 FREE OPI color of your choice, while supply lasts. Promo expires 2/28/13.