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March 19, 2015 Volume 20, No. 6

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SH45 SW is moving forward Controversial project declared ready to build

by Ann Fowler AUSTIN - Residents along Brodie Lane may finally find traffic relief as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced it is moving forward with construction of State Highway 45 Southwest (SH45 SW) now that an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) has been completed. Access to the new road will be limited to FM 1626, Bliss Spillar Road, Mopac or SH45 west of Mopac.

The four-mile, four-lane toll road from Mopac to FM 1626 has long been touted as a way to channel commuter traffic from Hays County to downtown Austin, which currently takes Brodie Lane or Manchaca to Slaughter Lane to Mopac.

Shady Hollow resident Vikki Goodwin told the Gazette, “I am glad to know the environmental study for SH45 SW has been completed, and TxDOT has determined it will not adversely affect the environment. I am certain this connection to Mopac will help minimize thru traffic on Brodie

Spring Home & Garden issue OHAN deals with transparency issue See SH45 SW on p. 22

featuring edging and creeper plants

Lysimachia nummularia, or creeping jenny

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by Leah Gernetzke

OAK HILL - The Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods took steps toward fostering internal transparency and efficiency at its meeting Wednesday, March 11 at ACC Pinnacle. Board officials went back and forth with members, who voiced their concerns over recent mis-communications between the two entities.

Gazette: Leah Gernetzke

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One of the main issues of contention involved letters that newly-elected board president Darryl Pruett wrote to the Austin City Council via email in January. In the letters, Pruett expressed OHAN’s support of the current zoning status of approximately 35 acres of properties along South Mopac, just north of William Cannon Drive, referred to as the McComis-Garza proper-

ties. In 2006, OHAN members had voted to support the area’s zoning classification as community commercial- mixed use - conditional overlay- neighborhood plan.

However, the issue recently re-

See OHAN on p. 25

OHAN president Darryl Pruett, center, makes a point as other board members look on.

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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.

Save Oak Hill public meeting: “Oak Hill’s Unique Heritage: Prospects for Preservation” Thursday, March 19, 7 - 8:30 PM Hampton Branch Library, 5125 Convict Hill Road Save Oak Hill, a new community group will hold their first public meeting this Thursday.

There will be a viewing of a slide show on our community’s natural and historical treasures and a discussion of how they can be preserved.

TVisit us at http://saveoakhill.org Conversation Corps Citywide Discussions Tuesday, March 24, 5:30pm Hampton Branch Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Road Saturday, March 28, 12:00pm South Austin Recreation Center, 1100 Cumberland Rd Monday, March 30, 11:00am

Strange Brew, Austin Coffee, 5326 Manchaca Road Conversation Corps has scheduled its first twelve discussions (listed above are the ones being held in the southwest part of town) offering citizens the opportunity to engage with their local government. These conversations are a joint effort between the City of Austin, Austin Independent School District, Capital Metro and Leadership Austin. This will be an ongoing program that will provide regular opportunities for citizens to have hosted discussions about local government.

This first round of conversations will take place over the course of two weeks. The topic will be “How can Conversation Corps add value to our community?” These discussions will seek input from participants about the issues they’d like to see as future conversation topics. For more information visit their website: ATXTalks.org AISD District 7 Community Conversation March 26, 2015 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm Bailey Middle School, 4020 Lost Oasis Hollow AISD District 7 Trustee Robert Schneider invites you to attend a special community conversation and share your input on issues that affect students and families in District 7. Child care and refreshments will be provided. For more information,

please call 512-414-9706 or email community@austinisd.org.

Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) forum Tuesday, March 31 from 6:30-8 pm Austin City Hall (Boards and Commissions Room) 301 W. 2nd Street In an effort to build on the initial comprehensive community health planning effort to measurably improve the health of Austin/Travis County residents, Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services and other local organizations invite the public to this forum to discuss efforts that are underway to decrease obesity, increase access to healthy foods, improve city transportation and access to primary care and to mental and behavioral healthcare.

Come for an evening of community engagement and light snacks. For more information contact CHACHIP@austintexas.gov or call 512972-5862.

CAMPO (Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) seeks comment on: Draft 2040 Regional Transportation Plan; 2035 Regional Transportation Plan amendments; and FY’s 2015-2018 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) April 1, 2015

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Edgy elegance for Oak Hill gardens Story and Photos

by Bill Scheick Generally we want our plants to grow upward and outward. With groundcovers we hope for horizontal spreading — the sooner, the better. Sometimes, though, we seek out plants that can be directed downwards to dangle attractively over edges or borders. These plants are known as trailers, spillers or cascaders.

Such plants tend to be popular choices for hanging baskets, a setting not so easy to maintain during our long, desiccating, triple-digit summers in the Oak Hill area. Even so, some local merchants apparently have no trouble selling hanging baskets of draping million bells (Calibrachoa) each year, although they are hard to keep vibrant beyond early spring. Trailing fuchsias are even worse, at least in my experience. As the photos accompanying this article show, however, Oak Hill area gardeners have had plenty of success with other trailers spilling out of containers set in entryways or located on the ground in dappled light beneath trees. And they have had equally good results with spillers “splashing” over stone or brick

sides of raised garden beds located in part-shade.

EASY-TO-KEEP TRAILERS Readily available at plant retail outlets, silver ponyfoot or silver nickel vine (Dichondra argentea) is an enormously popular creeper serving as a groundcover or a “flowing” trailer. Its silvery foliage is designed (like that of our native purple sage) to survive considerable sun exposure, even if part-shade is preferable. Silver ponyfoot tends to remain evergreen in the Oak Hill area. Several of my neighbors use this fast-growing Texas native perennial to cascade gently over container edges. It is even more dramatic when arrayed over rocks or low walls. It sets roots effortlessly when its leaf-nodes (along three-tofour foot stems) touch draining soil.

Equally easy to find and keep is trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis). This South American native spills delicately over the edges of pots, gravel, stones and walls. Mine spreads several feet onto river rocks, thrives in heat and endures long periods of dryness and neglect. Even so, it blooms profusely (purple, white or Continued on page 12

Silver ponyfoot is a popular Texas native creeper serving as a groundcover or trailer.

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& Garden What’s popular for this year’s gardens?

by Tony Tucci The hottest crops in Austin area gardens aren’t just peppers anymore. Gardeners who are tuned in to organic foods are making room in their gardens for vegetables like kale, okra, asparagus and collards.

John Dromgoole, owner of the Natural Gardener in Oak Hill, attributes the change to members of Generation X and Generation Y, those born since the mid1960s. “They understand their diets better,” he said. They also understand what grows best in our Central Texas climate.

“They were introduced to organics naturally,” he said.

Dromgoole said the crops being planted by today’s gardener are not only changing, but the number of people with gardens has increased dramatically.

“Kale is very popular, especially for making chips,” Dromgoole said.

“Tomatoes are not the No. 1 vegetable they used to be,” he added. Gardeners are planting collards, lettuce, mustard, artichokes, asparagus and cauliflower—crops that do better in the Central Texas climate. “Peppers and okra can make it through the hot months, but in general it’s best to get Continued on page 12

Kale yes!

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are foodstuffs. In this era of PC terminology stuck in my cranium, politeness and easily hurt feelings, I got to thinking. How many other I’m trying to tread lightly here, OK, marketing words and slogans—perbut not in my wildest imagination fectly appropriate and appealing in can I conjure a gastronomical use their native tongue—somehow fail for, say, pork rectum, to translate? So I hopped pork uterus, or fresh on my google horse, and chicken feet. here’s what I found: And on just about every • It seems that the Pepsi aisle you’ll find small slogan of some years armies of robotically back—“Come Alive!”— waving ceramic cats. actually translated in a Quite unsure of what certain Chinese dialect a robotically waving into “Make Your Anceramic cat has to do cestors Come Out of the with Asian groceries, I Grave!” That Pepsi packs looked it up and found a punch. that these are actually a • Coors once used the Japanese thing. Called motto “Turn It Loose!”

Roger White maneki-neko (which to ramp up sales, but sort of translates into apparently this hip say“beckoning cat”) these oddly friend- ing translated into “Suffer from ly felines are considered good luck Diarrhea!” in some Spanish markets. talismans. I don’t know. I have a real • When good ol’ Coke was introcat, and whenever he starts to wave duced overseas, some Chinese at me like that it usually indicates an dialects rendered “Ke-kou-ke-la,” impending ambush. which was about as close to CoThere are also rows upon rows of ca-Cola as they could get, into “Bite sweets, too, both prepackaged and the Wax Tadpole.” Yum. freshly made. These aren’t your • When Kentucky Fried Chicken typical candies and cakes, mind you. made the leap across the big pond, You have chocolate and strawberry their slogan “Finger-lickin’ Good” Pocky Sticks, Green Bean Ice Bars, came through in Chinese as “Eat Purple Mochi Balls, and all sorts of Your Fingers Off.” Ouch. squishy treats with names like Ly- • The American Dairy Association, chee Jelly Cup and Poo Poo Variety. pleased with the hugely popular Keeping the freshly rendered pork “Got Milk?” campaign, was flabrectum in mind, I opted to pass on bergasted to find when it exported the Poo Poo Variety. the saying to Mexico, its initial With this less-than-appetizing translation appeared as “Are You Lactating?”

• If Green Giant brand foods wondered why their first forays into the Arab markets didn’t go as planned, it may have been that the Arabic terminology for “In the Valley of the Jolly, ho ho ho, Green Giant!” came across as “This is the Land of Chopped Rock • Flagstone • Gravel • Mulch the Intimidating, uh uh uh, Green Road Base • Top Soil • Granite Gravel • Garden Mix • Sand Ogre!” No Ogre Brand Peas for me, thank you.

Patio Rock • Drystack River Rock • Bagged Soil, Mulch & Mortar • Ah, and here’s a classic, from the days of the Ford Pinto. Seems that GRASS: Bermuda, St. Augustine , Buffalo & Tifway the braintrust of the Henry Ford folks couldn’t understand why they failed to move any of their hot, new Pintos in Brazil when they first put them on the market. Only after the 12015 Hwy 290 W Cedar Valley Continued on next page

My mother-in-law loves authentic Chinese food, so when we treat her to dinner, she almost invariably chooses First Chinese Barbecue, way up on North Lamar in far North Austin. It’s so far north you’re practically in Waco. You can’t get much more authentic than First Chinese Barbecue; as you walk in you’re greeted by rows of dead, naked ducks hanging like John Wilkes Booth’s gang at execution. The aroma of spices and meats is practically intoxicating, and the menu’s mostly in what I presume is Chinese, with some hints about what you’re ordering in English. I’m never quite sure if I’m ingesting a pig, a chicken, or some other roasted creature, but I must say it is all quite scrumptious.

No, First Chinese Barbecue did not cut some sort of free-meal deal with me to write this, but I will tell you that the dried fresh squid with black bean sauce is out of this world.

(Is that good, Mr. Run?) Again, that’s First Chinese Barbecue. Far North Lamar. Ask for the Oldspouse Special.

Anyway, the dinner is only half of the evening for our Bubbie. Dear mom-in-law then likes to head next door to the MT Supermarket. This store, if you’ve never been, is the Asian version of a Walmart Supercenter. It’s a 100,000-square-foot bastion of the most amazing and unbelievable foodstuffs any Texan has ever seen. I presume these items

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The Word from Oak Hill

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Bye-bye to ol’ Bob the mechanic Mike Jasper The word from Oak Hill is … goodbye.

Bob Walden will be leaving the Scenic Brook area of SW Austin for a plot of land outside the city of Bastrop. He’ll eventually build a house out there, but he and his lady Cindy will be living in a big white trailer for the time being.

Meanwhile, I’ve got to find a new car mechanic (yeah, yeah, that’s right, it’s always about me).

Actually, a whole bunch of us will have to do that. Bob was the best.

He’d do great work and charge a fair price. Single-handedly, Bob’s responsible for keeping my 1991 Ford F-150 alive and well. He’s done brake jobs, electrical jobs, replaced my battery at least twice (yeah, I’m baffled by anything vehicular) and replaced my alternator as well.

Bob worked out of his van on location, but preferred to work from his home garage. Unfortunately the city of Austin preferred he not work at all from the cul-de-sac off Grove Crest.

Nobody’s sure who squealed on him to city officials. It wasn’t his neighbors in the cul-de-sac, that’s for sure—he worked on their vehicles too. They loved him. Hell, everybody

Old Spouse Continued from p. 4

fact did they discover that the word “pinto” is Brazilian slang for “tiny male genitals.” Yoiks. The Ford guys quickly and as discreetly at possible switched the car’s moniker in their Brazilian dealerships to Corcel, which means “Horse.”

Knowing all this—and understanding that the term in question surely means something delectable in the Asian world—I still can’t picture myself biting into anything of the Poo Poo variety.

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

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8:30-9:00 p.m. Ben Cina And now he’s gone, off to Bastrop, 9:15-10:00 p.m. KP & The Boom where people move to and are never Boom heard from again. Of course, he’s not ••• gone yet, probably will be around A press release recently came over for a week or two longer after this the transom about a new service is published. called Jukely.

Good thing, too, because I still Actually, it’s been more than 20 need my electric windows worked years since I’ve seen a door with a on. And the right rear-view mirror transom—although the old Gazette could be replaced. If he’s around, office had a door you could fit a gerbil I might as well have him fix the under (long story)—and in point of AC too. fact this info came to me via Man, I’m sure gonna an email from the editor. miss that guy.

But this isn’t a story ••• about communication, Betsy Boyt tells me she this is a story about Jukely. has a grandson who is They’re calling themselves multitalented and getting “the Netflix of Concerts.” recognition for it as well.

Hmmm. Okay, but I think David Boyt is a sevNetflix is the Netflix of enth-grade student at concerts, because the last Mike Jasper Trinity Episcopal School, concert I saw was Louis the son of Lila and Mark C.K. on Netflix, and I just Boyt. He competed last Saturday in grabbed a beer, then a remote (in the regional PSIA (Private Schools that order) and tuned into Louis. I Interscholastic Association) in on- laughed, I cried (from laughing too site drawing and science. He placed much) and I never left the house. first in drawing and third in science, But okay, I’ll play. Here’s how and will compete in drawing on the Jukely is like Netflix, straight from state level in April. the release.

Wait, what? He’s good at art and “Jukely Unlimited is a new service science? That ain’t right. And he’s in that enables music fans to attend the seventh grade? an unlimited number of concerts I feel a wedgie coming on. in their area for a subscription fee ••• of $25 per month. Concerts range Just got wind of a free SXSW event from premiere DJs and international this Saturday, March 21 at the Ti- EDM stars, to lesser known indie, niest Bar In Texas (817 W. 5th St.) blues, folk and punk-rock bands, The event is free and open to the as well as local artists. It’s all about public. The lineup, brought to you encouraging people to get out and by the Austin Music Federation, discover new artists they normally includes: wouldn’t pay to see, and it mutually 6:15-6:45 p.m. O Conquerer benefits promoters and venues by 7:00-7:30 p.m. Silver Ships helping fill concerts and sell tickets 7:45-8:15 p.m. Wildcat Apollo Continued on p. 25

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Foster homes needed for homeless pets Austin Pets Alive! has helped Austin become the largest no-kill city in the country. One way that citizen’s can become involved in this mission is by volunteering to foster a pet.

A foster home is a temporary living situation for pets in the Austin Pets Alive! program while they are awaiting placement in a permanent home or to move into one of the overnight adoption programs.

Foster families provide shelter, food, care and love. The number of animals Austin Pets Alive! can save depends entirely on the number of people who open their homes and hearts to foster them.

Because many of the dogs and cats cannot go directly into one of the overnight adoption programs, the only way we these animals can be saved is with the help of foster homes. Young kittens and puppies need to stay in foster until they are old enough to be spayed and neutered, at which time they are ready for adoption. Older pets who are ill or injured may need to stay in foster care until they are well enough for adoption.

In some cases, a foster home is needed to help an animal transition from the stress of having been abandoned at a shelter. For some dogs and cats, they will need to stay in a foster home until they are adopted.

Being a pet foster family has rewards beyond the essential value of helping a pet in need find a new home. For some, it is a chance to have an animal

Bennett needs a home! companion without a lifetime commitment, or to try new companions for an existing pet. For others, it is the special challenge of helping an animal recover from an illness or injury, the trauma of losing a beloved owner or home, or to overcome a behavioral issue. Occasionally, it’s the joy of giving extra TLC to kittens and puppies too young to be adopted.

Fosters will keep animals an average of 4-6 weeks unless it is medically or behaviorally indicated otherwise.

Some pets need more time because of age, illness, injury, or behavior issues.

You will be told up-front before you agree to foster the pet how long of a commitment it is likely to be.

A Foster Family needs to be able to provide a safe, clean, caring environment with food, water, litter, toys/ enrichment, and shelter and provide exercise and socialization as appropriate. They must also monitor any medical and/or behavioral problems, transport to and from any necessary vet appointments and to and from offsite adoption events.

If the foster pet is sick, isolation from other animals in the home is required for a minimum of 10-14 days. This isolation is especially important for cats and bottle baby kittens.

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Commissioner’s Corner

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by Gerald Daugherty, Precinct 3 Commissioner Most of you are probably familiar with the box-office-hit movie “American Sniper”, the story of a Navy Seal (Chris Kyle) who spent four tours in the Middle East. While this movie is categorized as a war film, the real point of the story is how Kyle’s combat experiences affected his mental state upon returning to civilian life, his relationship with his family, and his efforts to overcome what’s now commonly called Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD).

The mental state of soldiers returning to civilian life has been brought to the public’s attention in the last few years. What image usually comes to mind when you think about the word “soldiers” with PTSD/family issues/trouble adjusting to civilian life? If you’re

like me, that image is probably of by designating March as “Women a male soldier. But, did you know Veterans Month… to honor women that women soldiers face a lot of the veterans… to thank them for their same issues as the men? service… to salute their Since the Amerisupportive families… can Revolution, womto remember those who en have played an inmade the ultimate saccreasing role serving rifice… and especially in and alongside the to raise awareness of U.S. Armed Forces. issues unique to women The number of women veterans.” veterans is expected to Several government reach 20 percent of the agencies and private ormilitary forces by 2020, ganizations recognize projected to be 2 million the courage, honor, and women. Our own state strength that women Gerald Daugherty of Texas has the largest veterans exemplify. These female veteran contingent in the groups work hard to provide reU.S., with more than 190,000 of sources, training, support, and them. mentoring to meet the post-deployThe Texas Legislature recognized ment and post-service needs that the role of women veterans during are unique to all women veterans. the 82nd Legislative Session in 2011, That 2011 Legislative Session es-

tablished the Texas Women Veterans Program within the Texas Veterans Commission… To Help women veterans obtain benefits, services, and support… To Advocate services for women veterans… To Raise Awareness of Veterans benefits and services for women veterans. Three women veterans with a combined 34 years of military service head up this program. For help, contact the Outreach Coordinator (Carrie Sconza) at carrie.sconza@tvc.texas. gov . You can also go to www.tvc. state.tx.us and click on the “Women Veterans” link to learn about the program, and see all the ways women veterans can be helped.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has a local office called the Austin Veteran Center that will provide female as well as male veterans with readjustment counseling, outreach, and referral services to combat veterans and their families to help them make a successful transition from military to civilian life.

That office is located at 2015 South IH 35, Frontage #101. Contact Jaime Nicoletti at (512) 416-1314 for more information.

Affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is Travis County’s very own Travis County Veterans Service Office. Within that department is a Women Veterans Coordinator who is specifically tasked to deal with women veterans, raise awareness of their issues, promote the role of women veterans, follow legislation impacting women veterans and provide women veterans with information on benefits and services available to them. Our Coordinator (a veteran herself) is Susan Lewis, who can be reached at (512) 854-9340.

A private non-profit organization (based right here in Austin, but with reach all over the U.S.) is called the F7 Group. The Founder & CEO, Cassaundra Melgar-C’De Baca (an Air Force veteran with an MBA in marketing and International Business), started the F7 Group about 4 years ago to provide resources, training, support, and mentoring to women veterans of all ages and all branches of service. They also help women who are not veterans Continued on p. 25

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Sacred Arts Studio

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16 themed camps for various ages guided by professional artists and educators in our fully equipped art studio. Your Fusionchild Dance Company will be taught techniques in a variety of media to 9217 Hwy 290 W, #140 create amazing artwork.

512-301-7473 Summer Dance Workshops— Weekly Dance Intensives 9-3 each of 12-16; Austin day. Ages YMCA 7-9 — June Ages 10-12 — June 19-23. Ages 13 & 20 locations in Travis & Hays Counties up — June 26-30.

Academic Therapy Center Dream of Hopes Ranch 512-236-9622 Stonegate II, 2500 William Cannon Blvd Unit 101 “A Special Place for Special People” Oak Hill Drum Studio www.austinymca.org Austin, TX 78745 4515 Keota Drive, Austin, TX 78749 Expert Music Instruction by Austin Pro Musicians $160-$215 per week (512) 330-4222 512-791-0160 for further information 7003 Pinto Cove, Austin TX 78736 Weekly sessions June 2 – Aug. 22. Locations include www.academictherapycenter.com www.dreamofhopesranch.org 512-964-6778 www.david-mendoza.com chool Grades of Music & Arts Buck MayersAges Golf Academy Hill music UMC, Baranoff and workshops Cowen Elementary Schools.

K-8 8 to adult Studio or Oak on-site lessons and ) (Located at The Golf Club at Circle C) Swimming, field trips, games, crafts, characterAges 9 to Adult – Beginners welcomed – No and contracts Give your child an advantage when school starts! Build reading $180/week - 8am - 6 pm; field trips extra. Early drop-off for oolofmusic.com, 512-349-0090 7401 Hwy 45 Austin, Texas 78739 building activities.

Rates: Please call for rates, gift certificates available and writing skills this summer. Small groups, multi-sensory a nominal fee. June 8 thru Aug. 22. Adult (18+) only camp 512.301-2932 Learn to play the Drums, Guitar, Bass, or Sax at your own pace! learning.

1-week camps or sessions on your schedule. week of July 6. information: call for information Ages 5 – 14 Our spacious studio features 2 drum sets, advanced audio A camp for mild to moderate special needs children and adults , Art, Theater, and Magic – Weekly sessions Schedule and price list on website: www. facilities, and fun! who are emotionally and physically well. Behavior must berecording/playback within mmer. Check website or callBrothers for descriptions, buckmayersgolfacademy.com The Biscuit Fine Arts Farm our guidelines; no biting trips, feeding animals, ons.

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Breakfast, lunch & snacks. qualified staff, loving Christian environment, Infants-10 years Multiple LocationsKuk Sool Won™ of Oak Hill Martial Arts or students entering grades 1st - 9th.

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Arts & Entertainment Ongoing Events

and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Fri. & Sat 8pm, Sun. 3pm Stephen Mills gives you Ballet Austin at its blantonmuseum.org Sundays finest through this collection of Fridays three gorgeous dance works. The Live Jazz Brunch - 10am-2pm.

Long Center 701 W. Riverside Drive Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 Hwy. 290 Friday night Dance Club - w/ (512) 457-5100 thelongcenter.org W., 78737. 301-4648. www.nutty- Western bands and a Pot Luck break.

7:30pm-10pm at South brown.com.

Austin Activity Center, 3911 Tessy Lou Williams & The Manchaca RD, Austin. $4.50.

Shotgun Stars - 4pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 New Events W., Spicewood. No cover.

March 13 - March 22 Sunday/Fundays - Every first Sunday of the month the NeillCochran House Museum will be open to the public for free from 1pm - 4pm 2310 San Gabriel St. 512478-2335 nchmuseum.org

Mondays Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces - 6:30pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

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

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

SXSW Music, Film and Interactive Festival returns to Austin!

Check it out at sxsw.com March 16 - March 20

Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go to Heaven? Fri. & Sat 8pm, Sat. & Sun. 3pm Classroom participation is a must, so don’t forget to wear your Easter bonnet and join Sister for this seasonal treat! Rollins Studio Theater The Long Center 701 W. Riverside Drive (512) 457-5100 thelongcenter.org

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live - 5pm Jimmy will host celebrity guests, showcase musical performances and shoot comedy segments around Texas and at SXSW. Dell Hall The Long Center 701 W. Saturday, March 28 Riverside Drive (512) 457-5100 thelongcenter.org Thursday, March 19

50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Live Music. Senior Activity Center 29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. www.fiftyplusdanceaustin.com

Hal Ketchum - 7:30 tickets sold at the door. Come early as concert will be a sell out! Pie, tamales, pizza, coffee and soft drinks available. Susanna’s Kitchen at Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Wa- the corner of Ranch Road 12 and terloo Ice House, Southpark Mead- County Road 1492 at Wimberley ows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. United Methodist Church. For more SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. wa- information, contact Sharon at 512terlooicehouse.com.

722-3316, The Peacemakers - 10pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586..

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

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

March 27 - April 19 Theatre en Bloc presents Jacob’s Ladder - Based on the true story of a controversial plan to bomb Nazi concentration camps during the height of WWII Boyd Vance Theater in The Carver Museum 5125224083 or email: jenny@theatreenbloc.org.

March 24 - March 29

Open Mic with your host, Garett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290 “Thirsty Thursday” gatheringPoems and songs will be shared in a round robin, open mic atmosphere following the featured presentation. On the third Thursday of every month. Free. Food pantry donations are welcomed. 7pm at New Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog Pond Lane in Dripping Springs. For more info call 858-2024.

Jerry Jeff Walker’s 2015 Texas Bash - Doors @ 7pm Show @ 8pm Jerry Jeff’s fans - the Tried & True Warriors - continue to make it the great party that it is. the Paramount 719 Congress Avenue 512.472.5470 austintheatre.org Sunday, March 29 Love in the Sixties - Doors @ 6pm Show @ 7pm When a 65 year old feminist “Dominatrixwanna-be” placed an ad looking for a submissive, the responses were overwhelming! Stateside at the Paramount 719 Congress Avenue 512.472.5470 austintheatre.org Wednesday, April 1

Jersey Boys - The story of Frankie Valii and the Four Seasons Bass Concert Hall 2350 Robert Dedman Dr. (512) 471-2787 bassconcerthallaustin.com

March 27 - March 29 Third Thursday at The Blanton - free evening of art and activities. Ballet Austin: Director’s Choice 5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos

A Night of Music from Texas’s Elite Young Composers 7:30pm The Austin Symphony Orchestra and the Long Center for the Performing Arts are proud to present the 5th Annual Sarah and Ernest Butler Texas Young Composers Concert.

701 W. Riverside Drive (512) 457-5100 thelongcenter.org A Night At The Opera - Doors @ 6:30pm | Film @ 7:30pm A FREE Paramount Centennial and Moontower Event. the Paramount 719 Congress Avenue 512.472.5470 austintheatre.org

Community Clubs & Events Ongoing Events Woodworkers Club of Austin - 7pm on the 1st Tuesday 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 512288-3252 Free South Austin Mystery Book Club - 7:30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Sunset Valley Barnes & Noble on Brodie Ln. Our April 16th book is Gone Girl,

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

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Meeting - Bannockburn Baptist Church room 103 Every Wednesday, 7pm - 8:30pm Anne Slater 512-215-9719 for more info Free Conversation Cafe - Drop in for open, public dialogue on a variety of topics. Every third Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd..

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

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

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

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 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 at noon on the first three Mondays of the month at Mandola’s Italian Market, 4301 W. Wm. Cannon.

More info at 288-8487 See www. oakhillrotary.org for other activities and events.

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 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.

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

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.. 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 482-9026 or 921-4901. Thursdays.

South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practices, 1pm - 4pm at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Rd. Free. Meets on third Wednesday of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www.southaustinaarp.org.

OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Business Professionals Association).

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

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

Regular meetings are held at the Oak Hill Library 5124 Convict Hill Rd. More information & directions can be found at the web site, 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. creativeartssociety.org 288-0574.

Saturday South Austin Lions Club - Meets every second and fourth Thursday 6pm – 7pm Premier High School at Travis 1211 E. Oltorf On the campus of Travis High School, follow Premier sign as you enter driveway, veer right. http://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/ austin_south Senior Safari Adventures - Tues.

- Fri. 9:30am - 11am Austin Zoo 10808 Rawhide Trail Call 512-2885031 or email audrey.austinzoo@ yahoo.com.

New Events March 1 through May 31 Hill Country Alliance Photo Contest - What is your vision of the Hill Country that future generations will inherit?

Winners receive cash prizes and their photos will appear in the popular HCA calendar and in the organization’s various educational products. Entering the contest is easy through the HCA website (www.hillcountryalliance.org).

Sat., March 21 & Sun., March 22 LBJ Wildflower Center’s Artists & Artisans Festival - 9am - 5pm This festival features more than 30 artists who work with metal, glass, ceramics and other media. 4801 La Crosse Ave. 512.232-0105 wildflower.org Friday, March 27 Frost Hosts Chuckwagon Breakfast in Celebration of Rodeo - 7:30 - 9:30am Enjoy complimentary biscuits & gravy, bacon, sausage, peach cobbler, coffee, and juice. 1200 Barbara Jordan Blvd FREE Saturday, March 28 Native Plant Society of Texas Spring Symposium - 8am Promoting research, conservation and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach and example.

LBJ Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave (512) 232-0200 Wednesday, April 1 Creating Vibrant Green Cities: Lessons from Seoul South Korea and San Marcos - 7pm Imagine Austin Speaker Series Panel discussion on the lessons learned from two great green infrastructure projects located an ocean away. The Dougherty Arts Center 1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974-7877

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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.,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

an Social Club” Specializing in adventure with outdoor events such as hiking, camping, biking, road trips and rafting. 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 Hikes - Second Sat. & second Sun. of each month at 9am at Bright Leaf Natural Area, 4400 Crestway Dr., Hikes are usually 4 miles long and last about 2 hours.

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

month starting at 10am from the Smith Visitors Center. Wear comfortable shoes, a hat, and bring water. Hikes last approximately 1.5 hours. Info contact: jeanneffia@ gmail.com Sunday, December 7

New Events Saturday, March 28 Texas Men’s State Chili CookOff - There will be the traditional judging of chili, salsa, beans, and wings plus vendors galore, a car show, silent auction with lots of great items, music, and more.

Come and judge if not competing.

With 150 cooks there will be lots of judging tables to populate.

All the proceeds of the cookoff are donated to local charities and non-profits. 100 E Main (Hwy 290) at Nugent, Johnson City (830) 868-7684 www.

JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com Go Fish! Learn to Fish Event - 9am - 12pm learn the basics of fishing through fun, hands-on activities. Take away a fishing fun pack and enter the drawing for door prizes. Equipment and bait provided or bring your own. No license necessary. Event is free with admission to the park: Adults (13 & up) $6. Kids (13 & under) free. McKinney Falls State Park, 5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy

Kids Calendar Ongoing Events

cock Barn. Both activities are included with regular Zoo admission.

10808 Rawhide Trail, For additional information, call 512-288-1490 or visit www.austinzoo.org.

Second Saturdays are for Families - $7 per family; $5 Member families. Noon-4pm at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Please RSVP to akichorowsky@ New Events amoa.org to give an idea of materials needed. 512-495-9224 / www. February 28 - March 22 amoa.org.

Performance Children’s Series At Austin Children’s Museum: Sleeping Beauty - Sat at 10am; Community Night - Come out and Sun at 2pm 10am performance on play EVERY Wednesday night at March 3 & 26 Emily Ann Theater 1101 FM 2325 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime and Garden and a variety of hands-on activities. Wimberley 512-847-6969 Themed stories, songs,d activities.

Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, 1pm & March 16 - March 21 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Every Mon..

For kids 3 & under & their caregivers. Storytimes 9:30 & 11am; Singa-long 10:30am at Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado St.. 4722499 / ausinkids.org.

Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednesdays at the Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. Toddlers Fridays at 11am, . 892-6680. wiredforyouth.co Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary - Join us in making Animal Enrichment (toys for animals) every Monday and Wednesday at 11:30am in the Picnic Grove and Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:15am and 1:15pm in the Pea-

I Ruff You! (A Circus Musical) Puppets, Jugglers, Live Musicians, Six Rescued Circus Dogs,Giant Bubbles, Scarlet Macaw, Balancing Acts. The Institution Theater, 3708 Woodbury Ave. 512.771.8836 info@chickendog.net

Saturday, March 21 Fancy Feathers Annual Chicken Show - This is the only chicken show in Texas (maybe the world) run by kids. We expect to have 800+ birds on display. We will also have lots of fun stuff like raffles, cluck off contest, as well as a special class of judging just for backyard chickens. Dripping Springs Ranch Park fancyfeatherstx.org March 22 and 25, and April 1

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Huck & the Jackknives - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter 2889994 satellitebistroandbar.com

The Lobby Boys - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane (512) 282-2586 evangelinecafe.co Paul Klemperer & Manteca Beat - 8pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter 288-9994 satellitebistroandbar.com

Java Jazz at the Brunch Buffet - 10am - 2pm The Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512.301.4648 nuttybrown.com

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Edgy elegance for Oak Hill gardens Continued from p. 3 purple-white) from spring through early winter, especially after rainfall. Most of mine die back during winter, while some always remains evergreen, particularly adjacent to my south-exposed home foundation — a micro-climate where several of these trailers continue to bloom even when surrounded by icy snow.

Trailing silver sage (Salvia chionophylla) is a scrambling, thinstemmed perennial that roots and expands with ease in moist, fertile

soil. Such quick rooting behavior results from this Mexican plant’s restricted opportunities as a native of the Chihuahuan Desert. Simply put, it’s an opportunist in the presence of moisture. Yet it remains at heart an extremely water-thrifty desert plant and a good gardening choice for our area. Its sun-tolerating ashen leaves (similar in hue to purple sage and silver ponyfoot) account for this plant’s nickname, snowflake sage.

Trailing silver sage bears bright blue flowers during summer, while

during winter it dies back to the ground when temperatures drop into the 20s.

Another of my favorite reliable Oak Hill trailers is creeping rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’). Evergreen, aromatic (piney) and low-spreading, this woody perennial will pour abundantly, yet gracefully, over the edges of walls and raised beds. A little pruning for shape is usually required. Its bright blue flowers are a summer bonus, and its needle-like foliage (restricting moisture-loss) can withstand our hot winds and temperatures. In the Oak Hill area this bush performs best in part-shade (with at least four hours of direct sun exposure) and in soil with good drainage (to avoid root rot). Creeping rosemary can tolerate draught up to a considerable Continued on next page

What’s popular for this year’s gardens?

Continued from p. 3 out in May,” he said. “We know how to protect our crops better than to keep them from cooking.”

Orchards are changing, too, with gardeners picking persimon, pomegranate, pears and other fruit trees adaptable to this climate. The organic gardener uses heavy mulching and beneficial nemetods to keep trees healthy.

William Glenn, horticulturist for Gardenville Nurseries, said Asian crops like bok choy and mizussia, also are finding their way into Central Texas gardens. Tomatoes are still popular, but gardeners are selecting species that are heat tolerant.

“In the last 20 to 30 years, we’ve

seen a greater interest in organic gardening,” said Chris Winslow, owner of It’s About Thyme.

“Gardeners are building their soil, making it healthier. There’s more of an emphasis on non-genetically modified plants “Kale has come in lately. A short time ago it wasn’t part of anybody’s diet. Now it has become a super food,” said Winslow.

Lessa Ennis, a master gardener who lives in Shady Hollow, said the heat and the bugs of Texas summers have encouraged her to move to cool-weather crops.

“I prefer the winter vegetables,” she said, “like broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage and kale.” These can be

planted in August or September and picked through May. “I like vegetables that continue to produce, like broccoli,” she said.

Broccoli will produce one large head, and then will continue to produce tiny florets perfect for salads or stir fry.

Ennis said that because of the two growing seasons in Texas, she is planting crops like beets that she had never grown before. “I focus on greens,” she said, and that includes broccoli leaves and the green tops of turnips and beets. It’s a long way from her former home in Chicago, where the growing season is much shorter and frost can kill a crop at either end of the cycle.

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Edgy elegance Continued from p. 12

point, but benefits from watering, as needed.

FLESHY-LEAFED TRAILERS The fleshy, narrow, burgundy foliage of purple heart (Setcreasea pallida; previously Tradescantia pallida) has long been a reliable standby that thrives in our heat and sunlight.

A tough and fairly rapid grower, this Mexican perennial is often utilized as a trailing ground cover. But it can dangle over low walls, too, as seen at the Zilker Botanical Garden. With somewhat stiff shoots, it is not as graceful as creeping rosemary or trailing lantana, in my opinion, and its royal luster dulls in too much shade. Purple heart roots quickly at leaf-nodes along stem-cuttings — just ask a neighbor for a few pieces — and pruning will curb shoot-legginess.

Although so-called ice plants are often used as ground covers, many of them also make excellent trailers.

They come with good news and bad news. The good news is that ice plants produce colorful blooms and are succulents that are not only

water-thrifty and but also adaptable to our hot settings. The bad news is that ice plant species and hybrids vary in their performance and needs, but (unfortunately) their taxonomic identities are in dispute among experts and (unsurprisingly) their labeling at plant outlets tends to be less than adequate. So a certain amount of trial and error might be necessary when gardening with ice plants. But since so many of them trail naturally, just look for smallleafed selections already splashing out of their pots, such as heartleaf ice plant (Aptenia cordifolia), which also comes in a variegated variety.

Moss rose also comes in a wide variety of selections. For trailers look for fleshy-leafed cultivars of Portulaca grandiflora, such as ‘Happy Trails Rosita’ and ‘Mojave Yellow.’ Portulacas can really take our sun, bloom dazzlingly in our heat and don’t mind poor soils (as long as they drain well). Trimming stem-tips fosters branching, which in turn results in more flowers.

OVERWINTERED TRAILERS Besides portulaca, there are other

A water-thrifty desert plant, trailing silver sage is a good gardening choice in Texas. annuals (or tender perennials grown as annuals in the Oak Hill area) that provide colorful cascaders: nasturtium, trailing petunia, alyssum, trailing snapdragon, wooly thyme and (Texas native) creeping zinnia, for examples. Also look for these pendulant beauties: trailing verbena, creeping moss (phlox), torenia and Continued on next page

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Edgy elegance Continued from p. 13 trailing lobelia. I hate losing tender perennials and often will make a special effort to overwinter them, including the following three.

Ivy-leaf pelargoniums (commonly called geraniums) are appealing substitutes for actual ivy. Not that there’s anything wrong with ivy (Hedera) as a cascading plant in places where it cannot become invasive. In fact, ivy makes minimal care-demands and often comes in varieties that are quite modest in behavior. Ivy-leaf pelargoniums, though, offer flowers as well as attractive dangling foliage.

How far down these pelargoniums will “fall” varies among cultivars — somewhere between one to four feet.

To look their best in Oak Hill these plants need adequate water, soil that retains moisture and bright shade.

A tougher tender perennial that endures more direct sunlight is sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas). This quick-growing tropical plant, now available in many leaf shapes and colors, has become very popular locally. Perhaps lime-green ‘Marguerite’ is the bestseller of the lot, though I am partial to burgundy ‘Sweet Caroline Raven.’ Sweet potato vines love heat and hold on during drought, but do need occasional watering. In the Oak Hill area, to my surprise, in-ground sweet potato vines survive winters without protective intervention. They merely die to the ground and resprout in the spring. It’s dicey to count on this, yet it has been occurring here with some regularity.

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Edgy elegance Continued from p. 14 is creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia), a long-stranding houseplant favorite. It’s a perfect shade choice that requires good potting soil, some water and little else. Its small leaves are usually green, while ‘Aurea’ is a yellow-leaf variety. My creeping Jenny stays evergreen in dappled shade and has survived through several Oak Hill Austin winters, when I covered it with two blankets during freezes.

UNUSUAL TRAILERS Perhaps the most unusual trailing-plant scheme I ever saw was a raised bed of Augustine grass with numerous “runners” (stolons) dangling over the edge like a silent green waterfall. Visitors to my yard have used the word “unusual” in reaction to my use of dangling

spider plants (Chlorophytum) as in-ground trailers on inclines and over stacked pavers. This tropical houseplant spreads itself, toughs out our summers beneath live oaks and withstands Oak Hill winters on its own despite having an official cold hardiness rating that suggests otherwise.

It has turned out, too, that my pink jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) is also pretty tough despite its exquisitely delicate appearance. Its abundant and highly fragrant pink flowers bloom in late winter or early spring, and its appealing slender vines will twine upwards, sideways or downwards — however you wish to direct them. It easily withstands drought, but performs less than ideally without occasional watering.

Some of mine gets too much shade and then does not flower much. Be-

Portulacas can really take sunlight, bloom dazzlingly in heat and don’t mind poor soils.

‘Montego’ trailing snapdragon. sides pink jasmine, other twiners can also be made to “weep,” including black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia) and cup-and-saucer vine (Cobea).

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Gazette: Sarah Weeks

“She’s a good leader,” Austin High softball coach Liz Wissel said of Maroons centerfielder Dariann Resendez. “Her bat is hot right now. She brings a lot of enthusiasm to the team.” Resendez scored the second of six first-inning runs Monday versus Lehman, as Austin High evened their season record at seven wins and seven losses.

Resendez attended Travis Heights Elementary, before enrolling at Paredes Middle School, where she also played volleyball, soccer, basketball and ran track.

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Bowie bounced back from a four-run deficit Friday versus Austin High (above and below action).

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by Patrick Olson In his second season on the Crockett varsity baseball team, Ricky Clark has played every position. “He’s so athletic,” said coach Miguel Trevino. “Our catcher we had was in wrestling and got hurt. I put him (Clark) back there and he did really well.” Clark led the team in home runs last year, and continues to improve at the plate as a junior, after a four-hit performance in a 12-0 destruction of Travis.

Born in Austin, Clark attended Odom Elementary, before proContinued on page 24

Undefeated Bowie tops Chaps, Maroons

by Patrick Olson Trailing in all but one game this season, the resilient Bowie baseball team has yet to lose. “We’ve got a little fight in us,” said coach Sam Degelia.

“I told the kids it’s okay to score early.

We’re going to have to survive on our pitching and defense.” The Bulldogs topped Pflugerville and Vandergrift

early in the season, and defeated Lehman, Anderson, Austin High and Westlake to remain perfect in district competition.

A two-run home run by Joe Davis in the top of the first frame ensured Bowie would strike first at Westlake on Monday. The Chaps quickly rebounded with a pair of runs in the

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The Chaps tied the game again 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning, setting up an eventual eleventh inContinued on page 24

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Edgy elegance Continued from p. 15 of fan flower (Scaevola) can make a beautiful procumbent or spiller when planted in draining soil situated in dapped settings. This Australian plant flowers abundantly in our heat and humidity, but needs water to prevent foliar damage. I mention “the right cultivar” because some fan-flower selections tend to get bald in the center of their bloomheads. However, according to Jimmy Turner (when he was senior director of gardens at the Dallas Arboritum), ‘Surdiva’ varieties can be counted on for a full covering of blossoms without baldness.

Finally, various plectranthus selections are worth consideration as unusual trailers. Creeping Charlie

(Plectranthus australis), for instance, offers dangling fleshy leaves — deep, rich green beautifully margined in white. This fast-growing perennial, also known as Swedish ivy, tends to withstand Oak Hill winters but (more safely) can be overwintered. It is so eye-catching that expressions of admiration and envy from neighbors are virtually guaranteed.

Bill Scheick has written gardening articles for the Oak Hill Gazette, Dallas Morning News, Austin-American Statesman, Native Plant Society of Texas Newsletter, Tropical Treasures Magazine and Texas Gardener Magazine, where he currently serves as a contributing editor.

Ivy-leafed pelargonium makes a beautiful substitute for ivy.

Spider plants (shown here in late December) will grow year-round in the ground and drape over inclines and edges.

A quick-growing tropical, sweet potato vine comes in many appealing leaf shapes and colors.

An old houseplant favorite, creeping Jenny thrives in shade and can be overwintered.

The delicate vines of pink jasmine will twine upwards, sideways or downwards — however you wish to direct them.

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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

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

New Life Assembly of God 7612 Cooper Lane, Austin. 78745 (Between Wm. Cannon and Dittmar) Call: (512) 445-5433 Pastor: Charlie Hilburn Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30am; Worship & Children’s Church 10:30am; Prayer and Worship Service 6pm Wednesday Services: 7:00pm Kidtastic! * Missio Dei Youth Ministry * Adult Class newlifeaustin@agchurches.org www.newlifeaustin.org connecting...growing...reaching

BAPTIST

Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) (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 Wednesday Prayer 6:45pm 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

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Iglesia Bautista Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd., 78749 Cell(512)828-9545/Home(512)719-4366 Pastor Leonel Flores Sr. Servicios Bilingües- Domingo:9:45 am- Escuela Dominical, 11 amAdoración & Mensaje; Miércoles:7:00 pm, Estudio Bíblico & Oración Música Tradicional y Contemporánea ¡Visitarnos!

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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.

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. 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

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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 of the Hill Country 8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) (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 11819 So. IH-35 (exit #223, FM 1327; take north access road 1.1 mile) 282-5631 www.stalbansaustin.org Seeking the transformation of lives through sharing God’s love and grace Rector: The Rev. Margaret Waters Services: 9 a.m. Come & See! (Blended worship w/ sermon & Holy Eucharist) 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour 10:15 a.m.

Christian Formation for All Ages 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 12:45 p.m. Coffee Hour Children’s Chapel at both services, and professional nursery from 8:45

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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 1:30-3:30pm info@abidinglove.org www.abidinglove.org Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 W. Slaughter (next to Bowie) 292-8778 email: info@blcms.org Pastor: Rev. William B. Knippa Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Martin Danner 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-Thurs. 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 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 Pastors: Paul Meyer and Ben Braun Services: 8 am traditional and 10:30 am contemporary.

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

Risen Savior Lutheran Church-WELS 2811 Aftonshire Way 78748 280-8282 Rev. Bilas 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!

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

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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.

Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 unity@unitychurchaustin.org Minister: Rev. Anna Shouse 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!

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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.

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

Web site: www.shpc.org

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Civic Agenda Continued from p. 2 One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd. Suite 325, 78704 Get involved by attending a public meeting or visit the virtual open house at www.campotexas.org. Be sure to share your feedback before April 2, 2015!

Imagine Austin Speaker Series: “Creating Vibrant Green Cities: Lessons from Seoul South Korea and San Marcos” Wednesday, April 1 from 7:00 8:45 pm The Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd. Join us for a panel discussion with Thomas Hardy, Ph.D., and Matthew Lewis, the City of Austin’s Assistant Director of Planning and Development Review, on the lessons learned from two great green infrastructure projects located an ocean away.

Dr. Hardy is one of the principal designers of the Cheonggyecheon River Project in Seoul, South Korea.

The Cheonggyecheon was an all but forgotten river under the shadow of an elevated highway in the heart of Seoul, which in 2005 was transformed into a 3.5 mile metropolitan-scale public park through an

unprecedented effort of urban planning and design. This project is the centerpiece of Seoul’s multifaceted ecological, cultural, and economic redevelopment. Matt Lewis, the former Planning Director of the City of San Marcos will also discuss how San Marcos is using the local watershed to inform development decisions, and promote sustainable design to green up that city. Discussion will also include the social and cultural benefits of green infrastructure.

Parking is very limited at Dougherty; please consider walking, biking or taking transit. Additional parking is also available at One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd. The Imagine Austin Speaker Series is a series of annual talks by nationally known experts in the fields of land use, transportation, development, the economy, the built and natural environment, social equity and sustainability to promote and implement the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan. This event is co-hosted by the City of Austin’s Planning & Development Review Department For more information call Kathleen.Fox@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-7877.

Oak Hill Business and Professional Assn. (OHBPA) Monthly Luncheon Thursday, April 2nd at 11:30 am Mandola’s at Arbor Trails 4301 W. William Cannon Dr. The public is invited. For more information go to ohbpa.org.

Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN) Wednesday, April 8, at 7:00 pm ACC Pinnacle Building, 10th floor OHAN is an association of neighborhood associations. It is a voluntary group of people, from Oak Hill and surrounding areas, who meet monthly to review proposed changes to our community and offer input.

The public is encouraged to attend the monthly meetings and ask questions.

For more information go to ohan.org.

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The event is free and open to the public and attending attorneys can receive Continuing Legal Education credit at no cost. To register for the symposium visit austintexas.gov/ opengov2015.

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Sponsorship opportunities are still available. To become a 2015 Clean Sweep Sponsor, donate door prizes, or provide cleanup supplies, contact Monica via email or at 512-391-0617 x703.

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Volunteers must be of excellent moral standing and have the sensitivity and self-awareness required to provide effective assistance to those in crisis.

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).

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SH45 SW is moving forward Continued from p. 1

Lane. More homes are being built off 1626, adding to the number of cars needing to take Brodie Lane to get to Mopac heading north into Austin.

SH45 SW will provide an alternate route for many drivers.”

The story of SH45 SW is one of broken promises, conflicting traffic counts, differing priorities and contradictory environmental concerns. The roadway has been in the planning stages for nearly three decades. Shady Hollow resident Bill Aleshire called SH45 SW a “critical piece of the regional mobility plan,” and added, “Travis voters overwhelmingly approved this project in a 1997 bond election, and the only reason it has not been completed is purely political dogma.”

In 2006, when traffic from Hays County had grown to the point that residents along Brodie Lane wanted the street closed at FM 1626, Travis County Commissioners rejected that idea, but promised SH45 SW would be built soon to relieve area traffic. At that meeting, Precinct 2 Commissioner Karen Sonleitner said, “If you have to ask me today, July 25th, 2006, whether it’s appropriate to close it, I have to say ‘no.’

Now, I will not be here in 2009, but if you were to ask me that question in 2009, and I remember this court, and SH45 still had not been started, I would vote to close that road.”

Of course Brodie was never closed, and residents have suffered as traffic from Hays County commuters has increased.

Environmental concerns have been

raised many times. Nearly 25 years ago, the U.S. District Court for the Western District issued a Consent Decree in answer to a lawsuit filed by Save Barton Creek Association and others, resulting in the compromise settlement between TxDOT and the environmental groups.

In 2008, when TxDOT’s plan for a combination of tolled and free lanes substantially enlarged the roadway, environmentalists again became concerned that the project would damage sensitive environmental features in the area. An environmental study began in June 2013; it was completed March 4th of this year, and the project was declared ready to move forward.

Carlos Swonke, TxDOT’s Environmental Affairs Division Director, said, “Our challenge in the environmental review process was to develop a project that addresses the transportation need while still being sensitive to the environmental issues. We have accomplished that.

Our team of engineers and scientists has done a great job of studying the issues and finding ways to reduce impacts to the environment. We’re committed to a wide range of water quality protection measures and now, we can move this project one step closer to construction.”

In 2011, SH45 SW and the ‘Y’ were the focus of a design challenge seeking innovative ways to build and maintain them. Highway engineers, planners and landscape architects were asked by TxDOT and The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) to provide a

“green” facelift for the roadways.

Officials said several Green Mobility Challenge features would be incorporated in SH45 SW. Those include avoiding impacts to recharge features, minimizing impervious cover, and construction of a wide bridge over Bear Creek. Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations will be included.

Project officials said water quality protection measures would exceed Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules using Permeable Friction Course (PFC), Vegetative Filter Strips and Water Quality Ponds.

Brodie Lane resident Goodwin said, “Not only will the new road not harm the environment, but the environment will be better off around SH45 SW than it is around Brodie Lane. The filters designed for the SH45 SW area will keep water flowing into the aquifer cleaner than run off in other areas of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone.”

Oak Hill resident and OHAN board member Rick Perkins told the Gazette, “The capture of particulates and dissolved solids by a variety of methods along the SH45 SW corridor will make it one of the most environmentally sound in the State of Texas. By not building these new state of the art roads, we continue to use old ones, such as Highway 290 West through Oak Hill, which drops more oil and grease into Williamson Creek and the aquifer than any other roadway in Central Texas. We need better roadways with better runoff capture devices.”

Additional environmental protections against runoff pollutants include: • No herbicide use within the right-of-way • Vacuum truck utilization • Periodic inspections of hazardous materials traps and other permanent best management practices • Equipment fuel or hazardous material storage will be performed within a containment area to prevent the possibility of accidental discharge to groundwater • Equipment fueling will be performed a minimum of 200 feet from the nearest sensitive karst feature and water crossing • Phased construction practices, where feasible, will limit the area and duration of construction disturbance.

Perkins pointed out that less traffic gridlock is also good for the

“Our challenge in the environmental review process was to develop a project that addresses the transportation need while still being sensitive to the environmental issues.

We have accomplished that.

- Carlos Swonke, TxDOT environment. He said, “The lack of proper roadways has caused our air quality and water quality to suffer.

With new and improved roadways, such as SH45 SW, traffic will be able to flow at the optimal design speeds, reduce air emissions and reduce air pollution. Wherever we can stop gridlock, we should do it, because idling vehicles hurt the environment.”

The project will be designed with two lanes in each direction, but Perkins would like to see an added lane in each direction. He said, “We need more roadways and transportation corridors as the current ones are not satisfying our needs.”

Rick L’Amie, manager of communications for the CTRMA, acknowledged that Hays and Travis counties contributed $20 million for design and construction of SH45 SW in 2014. He said, “The remaining construction costs will be funded by TxDOT and the Mobility Authority through toll revenue. The SH45 SW project is expected to cost approximately $100 million. The project will not utilize any federal funding.

A more detailed funding plan will be established during the next several phases of project development.”

Initial estimates show toll cost per mile at 33 cents for passenger cars and $1.14 for trucks.

While some Circle C residents oppose the road because they believe it will bring added traffic to Mopac, others point out that it will just provide a safer, more direct route for those who currently use Brodie and Manchaca. Aleshire said, “This project will not increase traffic on Mopac unless it is extended to connect to I-35, which it should not be.” He added, “SH 130, not Mopac, should be a ‘freeway’ for traffic to get around Austin and avoid I-35 downtown.”

A potential connection between FM

1626 and I-35 is included for study in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s 2035 Plan.

Officials believe Brodie Lane residents will see significant traffic relief once the roadway is completed. Traffic estimates for 2015 show 23,000 trips a day. With SH45 SW completed, traffic estimates for Brodie Lane in 2035 are 22,379; without the new roadway, those estimates rise to 42,231.

Officials estimate time savings for commuters: • FM 1626 to Brodie Lane to Slaughter Lane to Mopac: 12 minutes • FM 1626 to Manchaca Road to Slaughter Lane to Mopac: 17 minutes • FM 1626 to Manchaca Road to Lamar Boulevard: 9 minutes • FM 1626 to Manchaca Road to William Cannon to Mopac: 9 minutes Even those electing to stay on local roads should save about six minutes in their commute.

Goodwin points out that TxDOT is considering improvements to Mopac south of the river to help with increasing traffic—a toll lane in each direction from Slaughter Lane to Cesar Chavez Street. The CTRMA has taken public input to consider the project.

In addition, traffic officials are proposing underpasses for Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue at Mopac to improve mobility and safety.

The CTRMA has tasked the Rodriguez Transportation Group (RTG) with developing design and construction plans, a process that will take several months. Once these plans are finalized, officials will request bids for construction. Once a contractor is chosen, construction can begin.

For further information, see http:// www.sh45sw.com.

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Undefeated Bowie tops Chaps, Maroons Continued from p. 16

ning win for the visitors. A Westlake southpaw shut down the Bulldogs in three innings of relief, before a more erratic hurler entered the contest, prompting Degelia to instruct his hitters to have patience at the plate.

Junior side-arm reliever Noah Walker began sending Chaps batters back to the dugout in the extra inning affair, but the Bowie skipper had second thoughts on sending the pitcher to the plate for his at

bat of the season. “Coach, I’ll put it in play,” Walker told Degelia before delivering a single down the line.

A passed ball and later a sacrifice fly by Thomas Varner provided the two runs the Bulldogs needed in a 7-5 triumph.

Bowie bounced back from a fourrun deficit Friday versus Austin High. A triple by Nick Perez, singles from Neilson Mercer and Patrick Pate, and an error by Bowie, had put the Maroons in front 5-1. Kevin

Waterworth began the bottom of the sixth inning coaxing a base on balls, before Kvapil followed with a single. A walk by Dusty Torres preceded a single by Tanner Englehardt. Varner reached on an error and Davis blasted a double, before the rally concluded on a run scored via a Maroons infield error. Bowie prevailed 6-5 despite four errors in the field.

Lady Maroons 6, Lehman Lady Lobos 5

by Patrick Olson A six-run first inning propelled the Austin High softball team (7-7, 3-4) to a victory over Lehman Monday.

“In the first inning, we came out swinging,” coach Liz Wissel said afterward. “We had a lot of energy.”

With the offense producing, pitchers Destinee Urea and Vannessa Castro limited the Lobos attack to secure the win.

Lead-off batter Alexus Martinez ignited the Maroons with a hit over the Lehman third baseman, before hustling to secure second base.

After Dariann Resendez reached on an infield error, Cat Sustaita drove the ball into center field for a single that loaded the bases and prompted a meeting at the mound for Lehman (6-10, 2-5). Kristal Requejo proceeded to powerfully lift the ball into the left centerfield gap, allowing Martinez to cross the plate for the first Austin High tally.

Dezarae Mendoza then drilled a

first pitch delivery to the fence that enabled both Resendez and Sustaita to score. Angel Sustaita collected two RBI with a double past the Lobo leftfielder. Brianna Gil drove in the sixth run with a double to left. Leh-

man opted to insert a relief pitcher, but the home team had all the runs they would need. The Maroons visit Anderson on Tuesday, March 24th, with the first pitch set to be thrown at 7 p.m. at Noack Field #4.

Student Athlete Spotlight

Dariann Resendez Continued from p. 16

She played freshman volleyball at Austin High, but exclusively focused on softball beginning as a sophomore. During the off-season, she plays for the select team Austin Stars with Crockett pitcher Sarah Sanders.

English IV instructor Ms. De Prang is Dariann’s favorite teacher at Austin High. “She is the sweetest person in the whole world,” said the outfielder. Dariann’s mother,

Tessi Trevino, provides a consistent positive influence for her. “She’s awesome,” Resendez noted. Following graduation, Dariann will take her talent on the diamond to McLellan Junior College in Waco. “You’ve got to work outside of practice,” Resendez replied when asked what advice she may have for younger pupils aspiring to play varsity athletics at the high school level. “Nothing is handed to you. You have to work for it.”

Ricky Clark gressing to Bailey Middle School, where he also played basketball and football. He plays for the Hill Country Baseball Team during the summer, and his favorite professional team is the Texas Rangers.

Clark tries to emulate the game of St. Louis backstop Yadier Molina.

“He’s the only one I pay attention to,” admitted the versatile Cougar.

Physics instructor Mrs. Robinson is Ricky’s favorite teacher at Crockett.

“She’s laid back and ‘gets’ the kids, helping them strive to achieve,” the

catcher noted. An avid outdoorsman, Clark loves to hunt and fish, hoping to do the latter at South Padre for the remainder of spring break.

Following graduation, he hopes to be a game warden if he is unable to continue playing baseball.

Following the break, Ricky will continue to manage the brown and gold pitching staff of Marshall Mendieta, Aaron Dominguez and Brandon Gonzalez when Crockett hosts Lehman at Garrison on March 23rd at 7 p.m.

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OHAN deals with transparency issue Continued from p. 1

emerged because of a request to increase the area’s allotment of daily trips that are currently allowed under its zoning conditions. Western Oaks Property Owners Association and other OHAN member groups raised concerns about potential consequences that would arise from such an increase in traffic and development.

In his most recent letter to City Council, Pruett stated: “The owner group attended our February meeting on February 11, 2015, and provided information about the TIA [traffic impact analysis] and the proposed development.

As a result of further meetings with Dan Wheelus and the owner group, Western Oaks has now submitted a letter in support of the change in daily trips. I understand that two or three OHAN member associations have sent letters opposing the trip count change. I want to make clear that OHAN has not taken a formal position on the trip count change.

In fact, at our February meeting, a resolution opposing the changing of the daily trip limits was proposed and, after discussion, was withdrawn by the member neighborhood who had proposed it. The recent letter dated February 23, 2015, from Maple Run could be erroneously interpreted as implying that OHAN opposes the requested change in the daily allowable trips from the current amount of 6,000 tpd. OHAN does not oppose the requested change;

OHAN has not taken a position for or against the change.”

(Pruett’s letters are also available to the public on OHAN’s website: http://ohanweb.wix.com/ ohan#!resolutions/ccjp) Pruett said he assumed that because of the group’s consensus on the issue in 2006, he did not think the letter needed to be formally approved by the membership.

“My understanding, from talking to Jim—he was the president in December—was that nobody said anything about it, I figured we were all still in support of this, and I wrote the letter. So, that’s the way that letter came about,” he said. “We’re not talking about a position on something new that OHAN hasn’t had a vote on. OHAN is in favor of the current zoning on those tracks of land, and all they’re talking about is changing the conditions of zoning.”

Several OHAN members disagreed with Pruett’s reasoning.

“In order for the board to write a letter to a body like City Council, or take any public position, that position should be provided to the membership well in advance so the membership can review it, and if the membership does not vote to approve the board taking a position, then the board should not write a letter taking a position. The by-laws are clear on that,” said OHAN member Cynthia Wilcox. “To me, and the people I know, that was the concern about transparency, that the board on three separate occasions wrote

a letter taking a position without the knowledge or consent of the membership.”

Board officials agreed with members, that in the future, if a resolution was passed more than five years ago, the issue needs to be re-discussed with the membership.

Another internal issue the group discussed was not having enough time in their monthly meetings to fully consider proposed resolutions, which consequently rushes their decision-making process.

Pruett said the organization could remedy this issue by sharing proposed resolutions with all members before the meeting.

To further streamline group communication, OHAN also passed a resolution to re-establish a pre-existing but currently closed Yahoo discussion group. Pruett will be authorized to set reasonable rules of conduct for discussion in the online group.

Another topic of discussion was whether or not the organization should include vote counts on resolutions that are sent to City Council. Several members agreed that including low vote counts made the group seem unorganized and lacking in participation.

Members and board officials agreed that unanimous votes and majority votes can be labeled as such, instead of putting the exact vote count on all resolutions.

“I think that would be more powerful,” Pruett said.

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“To me, and the people I know, that was the concern about transparency, that the board on three separate occasions wrote a letter taking a position without the knowledge or consent of the membership.” - Cynthia Wilcox However, some members said a low vote count was not necessarily a negative representation of the group.

“Please remember that the United States public and the state of Texas have a large percentage of people who don’t bother to do anything.

So we run ourselves all the time that way,” said OHAN member Jim Beckett.

Members also discussed creating new committees based on geographic location. Pruett said he thought the committees would allow for more relevant dialogue among neighborhoods. However, the idea was tabled until the next

scheduled meeting, with several members stating that forming new committees isn’t necessary yet.

“Sometimes geography isn’t the be-all, end-all. With the yahoo discussion group opened up, maybe people can find each other and coalesce about issues and request a meeting,” Wilcox said. “Instead of forcing that, maybe we can give it six months with lots of openness and transparency and communication, and the board listening to the membership, and see how it goes, and then maybe re-visit the idea of committees then, after we’ve had more of a chance to have openness and transparency.”

The Word from Oak Hill Continued from p. 5 that would normally go unsold.”

Hmmm. Sounds like they’re more like the Priceline of concerts.

They go on to say it’s worked well in NYC, LA and SF, and I bet it’s true. I don’t know from NYC, but I lived in LA and pretty damn close to SF and both are nothing compared to Austin’s live music scene. Yeah, they got the record companies in LA and they used to have the best scene in the world during the ‘60s in San Francisco, but you can go out on a Tuesday night in Austin and find good bands playing, with no or very little cover.

The last concert I went to in Austin was at the Erwin center for Fleetwood Mac. I’m guessing that’s not covered by Jukely.

But don’t get me wrong. A month

ago I wanted to go downtown to see and hear GOBI, a new Austin EDM band, and I was even on the guest list, but unfortunately I got sick and I didn’t want to search for a parking place while nursing a head cold.

Frankly, I’d pay to see a lot more bands downtown if it weren’t for the parking.

See, that’s what we really need— Parkley. Pay $25 a month and get valet service downtown—now that would definitely be the Netflix of parking.

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