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May 16, 2013 Volume 18, No. 10 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995
Small MS charter timeline pushed back a year by Ann Fowler
OAK HILL - Concerns by parents about potentially converting Small Middle School into an in-district charter school serving grades 6 to 12 has caused the committee that proposed it to delay consideration for a year in order to gain community support. The proposal, which would add a high school component to continue the middle school’s focus on Green-
Parents have concerns about converting Clint Small to an in-district charter school, 6th-12th Tech classes, requires buy-in from 80 percent of parents and classroom teachers. Several parents contacted the Gazette expressing their concerns about the proposal. At an April 30 meeting, Small principal Amy Taylor said a peti-
tion seeking signatures of parents and staff would be due by October 31, 2013. But “The Future of Small Middle School” committee met about a week later and felt that the current timeline was too aggressive. Taylor told the Gazette: “The com-
mittee discussed community concerns with the process of providing input and feedback to the In-District Charter Proposal being developed by the committee. The committee reviewed the timeline and decided to gain community input during the 2013-14 school year.” The revised in-district charter timeline shows that the Small com-
munity will have more than a year to consider and discuss the idea: May 22, 2013 – Community Meeting August 2013-June 2014 – Community Input August 31, 2014 – Deadline to request superintendent informational meeting August 31, 2014-October 31, 2014 – Obtain parent and classroom teacher signatures October 31, 2014 – Deadline for obtaining 80% petition signatures from parents and staff See SMALL on p. 26
Gazette: Lessa Ennis
Mayor Lee Leffingwell cuts the ribbon at a ceremony to dedicate the Oak Hill Village Mosaic Wall and to speak about the community’s perseverance after the Oak Hill Fire of 2011. Gazette: Penny Levers
The fawn is protected by its spotted tan-and-white camouflage coat and the fact that it has no odor. It should not be moved or disturbed.
Kidnapping Bambi a “The Phoenix Rising” dedicated bad idea and a crime by Bobbie Jean Sawyer
Neighbors filled Windmill Run Park on Sunday, May 5 to witness the unveiling of the Oak Hill Village Mosaic Wall, a community art project to commemorate the community spirit in the wake of the wildfires that devastated the South Windmill Run and Scenic Brook neighborhoods just over
two years ago. Titled “The Phoenix Rising,” the Keep Austin Beautiful-funded concrete wall is adorned with hand-painted ceramic tiles designed by community members, students, members of the local police and fire departments and even Mayor Lee Leffingwell, who attended the ceremony to dedicate the wall and
to speak about the community’s perseverance. “I remember being out here the first part of last year, watching the houses being reconstructed,” Leffingwell said. “There were several houses with folks that didn’t have insurance. Those houses were rebuilt faster than See THE PHOENIX on p. 27
by Tony Tucci
OAK HILL - The fawn was curled up beside a fence row in Shady Hollow, silent and still. Seeing no doe around, some residents might have thought it was abandoned, but not so, said Chris Lena, a veteran biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
“Leave it be,” Lena cautioned. He explained that does instinctively leave their newborn after birth to avoid attracting predators with their own scent. The fawn, instructed to remain still, is protected by its spotted tan-and-white camouflage coat and the fact that it has no odor. See KIDNAPPING on p. 9
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Voters approve half of AISD bonds, Bowie needs nixed by Bobbie Jean Sawyer AUSTIN - Voters approved just half of the $892 million AISD bond package on Saturday, May 11. By a narrow margin, voters supported Proposition 1, totaling $140.5 million, which will provide upgrades to technology; and Proposition 3, totaling $349.1 million, which will provide renovations to aging schools. The bond proposal was the largest in AISD history. Proposition 2, which would have cost $233.9 million and included improving safety and security in schools and building new schools to relieve overcrowding, was defeated by voters, along with Proposition 4, which totaled $168.5 million and included repairs to Bowie High
School’s fine arts facilities. Local AISD board member Robert Schneider said while he wasn’t surprised by the results of the election, he was surprised by the close vote. Proposition 1 passed by fewer than 500 votes, while Proposition 2 fell short by less than 200 votes. “What was a surprise and is kind of a big concern for me is the margins of all the propositions, regardless of whether they passed or failed. In the past the district has enjoyed a 2 to 1 or even 3 to 1 margin in these elections and these were all 50/50,” Schneider said. “To me it expresses some deeper issues other than just whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing to do what was described in the propositions.”
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Schneider said Proposition 4 was Young Men.’” harmed by the inclusion of the Antonio Lujan, media relaSchool For Young Men, tions coordinator for a single-sex school for AISD, said projects young men in grades 6 that weren’t approved through 12. Schneider by voters may still be said he tried in vain to funded through conhave the all-boys school tingency funds. listed as a separate item “There is a possibility on the bond. and there is a way “I firmly believe that to maybe carry out killed Proposition 4 ensome of the projects tirely,” Schneider said. that were underlined “The board has received in some of the other several emails since the propositions, because bond saying ‘The reason some of these are I voted against Proposiinterrelated,” Lujan Robert Schneider tion 4 and the reason I said. “Based on them voted against all the propositions finishing the projects that are was because of the School For specifically indicated in the particular bond—as long as those are completed—if there’s some kind of correlation to other propositions
Alarming water shortage persists by Bobbie Jean Sawyer
Though Austin has seen its share of rainfall in the past weeks, the downpours have done little to quell the drought that’s gripped Texas since 2011, scorching the land and draining lakes and reservoirs. According to the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan, Travis County’s water supply reservoirs, are less than 40 percent full and weather forecasts show no end to the dry spell. The state’s alarming water shortage has been a contentious issue at the capital, as legislators debate dipping
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How to unclog the duodenum by Roger White
Guess from whence I’m writing this installment, my kaleidoscopic cohort. In my car. That is correct. I haven’t touched the accelerator or the steering wheel in the last six minutes and nineteen seconds— traffic is this clogged—so I figured I might as well put the time to good use. Or silly use, anyway. I can now see a spider web forming from my front left hubcap down to the highway pavement. And I swear that little fuzzy monster is grinning at me. One should not be able to see spider webs and smiling arachnids on the highway. Such is life in Austin. I read the other day that traffic here in the duodenum of Texas ranks fourthworst in the nation. The entire nation! Only LA, Honolulu, and San Francisco are worse. We’re more cars-trophobic than New York, Boston, and D.C. even. Get it? Cars-trophobic? I made that up, so no copying. I mean, cripes, Forbes magazine recently named our little—correction—NOT little burg as the fastest-growing city in America. It’s gotten to the point where I, your most genteel of scribes, have sunk to the point of using crude, contemporary slang that I vowed I would never
employ. Alas, here goes: Trying to get It’s our own fault, really. Austin from Point A to Point B in this town is so artsy-craftsy. Everybody and now officially ‌ cough, “sucks.â€? their therapist is an oh-so-sincere Ew. I said it. I hate that verb. Kids musician with a new folk song comtoday do not have the ing out about riding the verbal alacrity to debackroads to Babylon scribe any experience, or somesuch; we have flavor, relationship, organic food fairs every teacher, concert, class, weekend that feature ex-friend, or social gluten-free honey-caexchange with any nuressed love veggies that ance at all because all have been hand-raised they can say is that this by Buddhist hippies that or that “sucked.â€? This is live in a house made of why I hate the word. It dirt; everyone young bashes creativity. That and old runs and bikes being said, however, by the lake—even the I again acquiesce befat people; Robert Plant Roger White cause I, too, can conjure shops for groceries south no other description of living in this of downtown, even though nobody town today. Other than it sucks. recognizes him anymore because he Like, man. apparently looks like Buddy Hackett Why doth it sucketh, you ask? I’ll now. Plus there’s a god-forsaken tell you. There are too many of us concert or charity run or awarehere. Come on, already. Stop moving ness walk or some civic-minded, here. Get this, and I quote from a lo- hug-inducing love-in wherein they cal news source: “The Austin metro block off every street in or around area added 67,230 people during the downtown—every goddamn week! last 15-month period—4,482 people It, uh‌ well, it sucks. a month.â€? Cheese and crackers, folks, So, my clarion call to you, my that’s 149.4 people glomming onto fellow dwellers of the duodenum, the city per day. I’m not sure where is to, um, suckify the city its own the .4 comes from, but for the love self. If people are coming here by of Mike, somebody shut the gate. the droves because we’re so weird and wonderful, then the only way to reverse the trend is to unweird ourselves. You, over there in the hipster jeans with holes in just the right places, put down the guitar. That’s it, don that gray shirt and apply for that assembly line job at the pliers factory. You there, the lazily grinning hippies selling arugula out of your van. Take a shower—separately, please—put on some real underwear, and drive to Phoenix. You see, we have to tone down the originality and show some real, authentic normalness. Drabness even. While researching the absolute worst cities in America, I read on more than a few sites that Stockton, California, ranks as a shining example of, er, genuine suckitude. Take a look (and I quote from the internet, so it’s gotta be legit): “In July 2012, Stockton became the largest city ever to file for protection under Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Also in 2012, the city was ranked one of the most dangerous cities in America. Continued on next page
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Precinct 3
Our Wildfire Protection Plan by Gerald Daugherty, Precinct 3 Commissioner
Joint Wildfire Task Force to address our community’s needs for wildfire Back in April of 2007 I wrote a prevention, suppression, control, column about “Wildfire Awareness”, and recovery. Members of the Joint talking about the actions we need to Wildfire Task Force include Travis take to lessen the risk of living in County, the City of Austin, the an area at threat for wildfires, as so county-wide Emergency Service many of us do in Precinct 3. Ref- Districts, the City of Lakeway, the erencing the 2006 Texas Panhandle Texas forest Service, and the US Fish wildfires, I noted our luck here in and Wildlife Service. In October of 2012, Travis Central Texas that we had not had County’s Commissioners major fire events such Court approved spending as the 1961 Davenport $100,000 (matching the Ranch fire, or the wildCity of Austin’s $100,000), fire season of 1992. to enter into an Interlocal Our luck ran out Agreement to develop in 2011 with the Oak a regional Community Hill fire in April, then Wildfire Protection Plan. the September (Labor That plan will provide Day) fires of Steinthe framework for uner Ranch, Spicewood, derstanding our wildfire and of course Bastrop risk and how we can act County. Look at the Gerald Daugherty to reduce that threat, so destruction: Oak Hill, 100 acres and 11 homes; Steiner that we can avert a catastrophic fire. Ranch, 160 acres and 23 homes, This multi-jurisdictional plan would plus 1 death; Spicewood, 6,500 be used by Travis County, the City of acres and 60 structures; Bastrop Austin, local neighborhoods and citCounty, 35,000 acres and close to ies, and Emergency Service Districts in identifying ways to help mitigate 1,700 homes, plus 2 deaths. The effects of those fires led wildfire threats, and to reduce loss policymakers in the Travis County of life and property from a wildfire. The development of this plan inarea to take further steps to prepare for the next wildfire, because it’s a cludes scheduled opportunities for matter of when (not if) it’ll happen. community leaders, neighborhood During the 2011 wildfires, emergen- groups, natural resource organicy responders saw the importance zations, and any other interested of all agencies working together in person to participate in helping fighting the fires to protect lives, develop the plan. Now the general public (that means YOU, residents of property, and homes. A county-wide group of local, state, Precinct 3) will have the opportunity and federal stakeholders formed the to contribute to the development of
This Old Spouse Continued from p. 4 In 2013, Stockton was ranked as the third-most illiterate city in the U.S., with less than 17 percent of adults holding a college degree.” Ah ha! Citizens of Duodenum-ville, rise up! And dumb down! Engage in some petty thievery. Kick a tourist or two in the groin. City planners, dabble in a little malfeasance. Cook a book or three. Mr. mayor, get caught with a city secretary in a Bangkok hotel. Then, and only then, will we stem the tide of people crowding into our fair hamlet. In short, to
prevent this city from sucking so badly, we must make it suck somewhat. I think. In the meantime, I’ll sit here, watching that little smirking spider make a home in my hubcap. Man, this sucks. Roger White is a freelance writer living in Oak Hill with his lovely wife, two precocious daughters, a very fat dachshund, and a self-absorbed cat. For further adventures, visit oldspouse.wordpress.com.
our Community Wildfire Protection Plan. For the next several weeks (in May and June), a series of three meetings in five areas of the County will be held to gather your input. At these meeting you will help identify wildfire risk in the area you live, things in your area that need protection, and your recommendations for addressing wildfire risk in your area. For you to have the most impact,
I encourage you to attend all three meetings at the location in your area, since the content will be different at each of the three meetings. The first meeting will review the process so far and outline how your input will be used. The second meeting will focus on data and maps to identify wildfire risks in your area. At the final meeting you’ll prioritize those risks to help formulate the wildfire plan. All meetings will be from 6:30 to 8:00 PM (only 1½ hours of your time), open to the public, with NO CHARGE to participate! Here are the three locations (with dates for that location) which will be conve-
May 16-May 29, 2013 ... 5 nient to Precinct 3 residents: 1. 700 Lavaca Building, downtown at 7th and Lavaca (1st floor) - May 20, 22, 23 (Mon, Wed, Thur). 2. Travis County West Service Center – 4501 RR 620 North - May 28, 29, 30 (Tues, Wed, Thur). 3. North Travis County Fire & Rescue – 18300 Park Drive, Jonestown – June 11, 12, 13 (Tues, Wed, Thur). All the information gathered at these meetings will be considered while crafting the final Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which is scheduled to be presented to the Joint Wildfire Task Force in early September of this year. For more Continued on page 8
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Mobile vet makes house calls for more than just dogs and cats Dr. Alfredo Geigel of Vida Veterinary Services treats fish, poultry, and reptiles As far as Dr. Alfredo Geigel knows, he is the only vet in the Austin area who has training as a fish veterinarian. He is likely the only local vet who has operated on a goldfish (suffering from swim bladder disease). The Puerto Rican native earned his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania, but also took Aquavet courses at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts for his fish training. Dr. Geigel can also treat all sorts of “exotic� pets, including pot-bellied pigs, reptiles, rodents and poultry. “Exotics are a little more challenging,� he said,“and I like a challenge.� Geigel has treated local chickens for a wide variety of ailments including parasites, malnutrition and pneumonia. A common poultry affliction that will require veterinary assistance is bumblefoot, an inflammatory bacterial infection. While Dr. Geigel thinks pot-bellied pigs make highly trainable great pets, he does charge more to treat them. “I need extra equipment with them. They are very strong and they squeal a lot. They need sedation and they are very labor intensive,� he explained. Geigel can treat a multitude of species but dogs and cats still make up 95% of his clientele. Dr. Geigel has recently opened his own practice,
Vida Veterinary Mobile Services, based out of the Oak Hill area. When asked why he chose that career route, Dr. Geigel explained that after having worked for a corporation, he realized that he wanted to work for himself. But the timing of his move has a lot to do with an adorable 10-month old daughter, Beatriz. “I get to be a full-time Mr. Mom,� Geigel explained proudly, “I can work around her schedule.� Dr. Geigel had earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas, and after time spent studying and working in several other states, he was happy to return to Austin in 2005. “I love Austin, � he said. “I love the music, the outdoors, everything but the allergies.� Shortly after his return, he met his wife Emily, an urban forester with the city of Austin, and they settled down in a rural neighborhood west of the ‘Y’ in Oak Hill. Geigel finds there are a number of benefits for the pets who have a veterinarian who makes house calls. “Animals are much more relaxed in their own home,� he explains. “A dog will likely have a much more elevated heart rate at the veterinarian’s office.� In addition, the pet is going to have the full attention of Dr. Geigel for 45 minutes or more when he makes a house call.
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bug about the same time he caught Mike Jasper the show-biz bug, when he was 19 The word from Oak Hill is... years old and a recent high school Magic. grad. He was watching a TV show John Magic is living the dream. Or where a Texan magician named as Lanston Hughes might put it, the Walter “Zaneyâ€? Blaney performed dream deferred. an intricate illusion. All his life, Magic “I have to learn that,â€? wanted to do magic. Magic said then. Ten years Create illusions. Folago, he did. “I had to pay low in the footsteps of him a fortune though,â€? his heroes, people like Magic says. “It wasn’t free.â€? Harry Houdini, Harry Magic hopes to open his Blackstone, Cardini and theatre/museum by Christmore recently the late, mas. There will be public great Doug Henning. shows on Saturdays and But he was realistic. private/corporate on all the Mike Jasper Magicians don’t make other days. He hopes the much money. And if they do, then showcase at his home will become they make it on the road. He didn’t an Austin icon like the Magic Castle want to be broke, and he didn’t want is in Los Angeles. to lead a gypsy life. So he did the “I’m building my own Magic Castle only thing a kid from Los Angeles In Austin,â€? Magic says. could do. • • • He got into show business. I know. Don’t worry. The new MexiRican What a nightmare. trailer at the food trailer park on Oak Specifically, he became one of Meadow behind Goodwill isn’t gone the crew, first in TV in the props for good, it’s just gone for a while. department and later on in motion The truck is getting some upgrades pictures crafts service, which started and a new paint job. as a catchall utility union but evolved The new paint job took a bit into catering. longer than planned, because the An army lives on its stomach, you first go ‘round it spelled MexRican. know. So do actors. The painters forgot the first “Iâ€? in After 32 years in the biz, Magic the name. retired in May. Now he’s building Bummer. John Magic’s Theatre and Museum. I’m sure they’ll do better the next He’ll have an 80-seat auditorium for time. Or perhaps they’ll rename it his shows, both private and public, ScotsIrish. as well as a magic museum, includ• • • ing photos of Blackstone, Henning, I’ve got to tell you the truth. I Houdini and a statue by American didn’t expect a lot from the wall sculptor John Rogers called The monument in Windmill Run Park. Traveling Magician. In fact, I thought it was going to But the main draw will be Magic suck. Amateurishly. Boorishly. But performing his 90-minute show. I was wrong. A card and coin close-up expert, I was also wrong about the Viet Nam Magic will also perform six or seven Wall in Washington D.C., but I’ve Vegas-style illusions. seen that too and it’s also amazing. “I’m going to be able to float a girl That said, the Phoenix Mosaic Wall from the audience,â€? Magic says. “And reminds me more of the AIDS quilt I’ll be able to take a person from the than the Viet Nam Wall, since each audience and push them through a tile has been personalized. solid mirror.â€? I went to the dedication May 5, Oddly, I can also push a person and I’m glad I did. Everyone should through a solid mirror. Once. see this tribute to neighborhood Magic said he caught the magician empowerment.
Commissioner’s Corner Continued from p. 5 information or questions, contact Mickey Roberts at 512-854-6613 or mickey.roberts@co.travis.tx.us. You should also go to www.
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If you don’t know where Windmill Run Park is I’ll tell you—take Scenic Brook from Hwy. 71 and turn left at Kirkham Cove. It’s at the end of the cul-de-sac to the left. Or enter Scenic Brook at the light on Hwy. 290 and take a right on Kirkham Cove. Either way, just do it. Soon. • • • A couple of notes I forgot to add in the last issue about the Grand Re-opening of the park-with-noname aka Scenic Brook Neighborhood Association Garden and Sports Park. Okay, park with too much name. If you insist. One couple showed up late, understandably. They had attended the Buda Wiener Dog Races, which is where any true Austinite (or Budanite) should be that weekend. They came with their two kids, one female, one male. The latter sold aloe vera from his aloe vera stand, as we all did when we were kids and not busy beating up those goat-milk eating blondes who were selling lemonade. But I digress. The kid set up his aloe vera stand in his backyard. Again, understandably. Marketing is gauche. At the very least, uncool. Wait. There’s more. I brought potato salad to the re-opening picnic. Reluctantly. Okay, lazily, as it was less than ten bucks and easy to carry. I remember at the time thinking, shoot, I bet I’ll be the third potato-salad-bringer at the picnic. But no, I was the only one. However, there were three varieties of hummus at the picnic. Let’s review. Three types of hummus and an aloe vera stand. And yet I’m surprised there are now two head shops near the Y? Mea culpa. Mea, mea culpa. • • • Have a story you need to tell? Would you like to rat out a neighbor? If so, be sure to email me at mail@mikejasper. com and get the word out.
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Kidnapping Bambi a bad idea and a crime Continued from p. 1
“Mother deer typically leave their fawns bedded down while they are away foraging,’’ according to a Parks and Wildlife web site. “If the fawn is not crying, is not covered with fire ants, the eyes are not swollen and there are no visible wounds, do not handle or disturb it. Your presence will only cause unnecessary stress for the fawn.” Reports of seemingly orphaned or abandoned deer are very common this time of year, said the web report. “Every year, particularly during the spring and summer, hundreds of young wild animals are unnecessarily picked up by the general public and referred to game wardens or wildlife rehabilitators for treatment and rearing,” the Parks and Wildlife department reported. “The most commonly referred animals are baby birds and deer fawns. While most of these animals are picked up by well-meaning persons, it is important to realize that many such human-animal encounters are unnecessary and can even be detrimental to the wildlife concerned.” Lena said the only times a doe does not return to its fawn are if it is struck by a car or (during hunting season) shot. A recent study conducted by Texas animal rehabilitator Ann Connell found that, in some years, 40 percent or more of the deer fawns referred to her were not orphans or
injured, but “kidnapped” from their mothers. Typically these incidents were well-meaning but misguided attempts to “save” seemingly abandoned fawns. Data suggest that the situation for baby birds is similar or worse. Lena said residents should be aware that they actually are committing a crime by moving wildlife. It’s not just the fawns that are causing concern. Lena said the wildlife people are getting a lot of calls about seemingly helpless baby birds, as well as opossum, rabbits and bats. One Shady Hollow resident reported to the Gazette that a squirrel’s nest with two baby squirrels was knocked to the ground during tree-trimming. With the agitated mother squirrel looking on, the resident moved the nest to a nearby bench. Then she watched as the mother squirrel clutched her babies in her teeth, one at a time, and moved them to safety. Another resident reported seeing an adult raccoon meandering down Davis Lane just east of Escarpment. The raccoon was “acting strangely” and the resident feared it might have rabies. Lena said there have been no reports of rabid raccoons, but again, his advice is: “Leave it alone.” Persons with questions about animal behavior should go to the web site www.tpwd.state.tx.us and look for wildlife rehabilitators.
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“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.
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Paul McCartney 2013 “Out There” Tour - 8pm For approximately three hours, many of the greatest moments of the last 50 years of musical history--not to mention the soundtracks of entire lives--are magically brought to life as only Paul can do. Frank Erwin Center 1701 Red River 471-7744 Friday, May 24
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Shakespeare in the Park - The Winter’s Tale - 8pm Thurs-Sundays his dark romance, fueled by No Bad Days Open Mic - 7pm at the contrast between jealousy and Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 joy, will be set in Latin America, Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. staged with tango (choreographed by Gustavo Semplis of Esquina 50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Tango) and will culminate in a BraLive Music. Senior Activity Center zilian Carnaval with dancers and 29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. drummers from Austin Samba. www.fiftyplusdanceaustin.com Zilker Park, 2201 Barton Springs Rd FREE Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Waterloo Ice House, Southpark Mead- May 15 - June 16 ows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. wa- Harvey - “Austin’s favorite actor” Martin Burke stars as Elwood P. terlooicehouse.com. Dowd, a happy-go-lucky chap with The Peacemakers- 10pm at Evan- a kind word for everyone he meets, geline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. especially his invisible best friend, a six-foot tall rabbit named “Harvey.” 282-2586. Zach Topfer Theater 202 South LaOpen Mic Night- at Nutty Brown mar 476-0541 Cafe, 12225 W Highway 290, Free. Saturday, May 18 Thursdays
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KGSR Unplugged At The Grove -every Thursday evening through Sept 6th. Join KGSR every Thursday for 23 consecutive weeks at Shady Grove on Barton Springs Road for one of Austin’s longest running free concert series. Karaoke- at Boomerz Nightclub, 6148 Hwy 290 W.. 892-3373. Tony Harrisson / Dance Lessons / Jesse Dayton- 6pm / 9:15pm / 9:15pm at the Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar. 442-6189. Open Mic with your host, Garett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290
Jambalaya Festival - 4pm This is an 8 hour event with the best mixture of hiphop and dance music we could assemble. It is curated with love and passion for taste. Part of the vision is bringing a festival experience into a smaller club than one would expect it to play. Austin Music Hall. 208 Nueces St 3771120 Tuesday, May 28 Is There Life After Lubbock? (Jaston Williams & Joe Ely) Doors 7pm Join host Jaston Williams and his guests Joe Ely and Jo Carol Pierce as they share stories, poetry, laughter and a few songs, while trying to answer the question on everyone’s mind: Why Lubbock? Feel free to wear your house shoes, sip on long necks, and ask any question within reason. Stateside at the Paramount 472.5470 info@austintheatre.org Friday, May 31 & Sat. June 1
Art Bra Austin - 7pm The collection of Art Bras featured in the live and silent auctions are submitted by professional artists and designers, celebrities, organizations, and supporters of BCRC and are modeled by BCRC Clients, a courageous group of breast cancer survivors. Austin Music Hall 208 Nueces St. 495-9962
Ongoing Events South Austin Mystery Book Club - 7:30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Sunset Valley Barnes & Noble on Brodie Ln. Our April 16th book is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn. If you have questions please email dschieck@yahoo.com. Conversation Cafe - Drop in for open, public dialogue on a variety of topics. Every third Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd.. Free and open to the public. 512974-9900 / cityofaustin.org/library.
New Events Open Mic Night with Jon Burkland- 6-9pm at Hill’s Cafe, 4700 S. Congress, 78745. 8519300.
Community Clubs & Events
Austin Symphony Presents: Vadim Gluzman, violin - 8pm The Long Center for the Performing Arts 701 W. Riverside 476-6064 Saturday, June 1
Movies Under the Stars at the LBJ Ranch - 7pm “The Love Bug” It’s a Love-in for Herbie... the incredible little car who shifts Tues. May 21 & Wed. May 22 for himself! Bring a picnic supper, Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen refreshments, chairs and blankets. - 8pm The musical pioneers who LBJ National Historical Park 100 break all the traditional genre Ladybird Lane Johnson City (830) boundaries in all the right ways. 868-7128 ext. 232
Classes and meditation - with Western Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Ingchug. Every Sunday at 9:30am at Chittamani Buddhist Center, 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745. Everyone welcome. Spiritual counselling by appointment. Call for free brochure. 916-4444. meditationinaustin.org.
needing support is invited. RSVP to 512-637-5400 and feel free to bring your own lunch. www.arvedacare.com. Senior Luncheon Program - Seniors (over 60) meet at 8656 Hwy. 71 W, Bldg A, next to JP bldg every Tues, Wed and Thurs from 10am2pm. Transportation available. Call 512-854-2138 for more info. The South Austin Christian Women’s Club - sponsors a luncheon with an entertaining program every second Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1pm at Onion Creek Club. For info / reservations and free child care please call 288-4033. Oak Hill Neighborhood Planning Contact Team - meets fourth Wednesday of the month at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Board Room. www.ohnpct.org.
Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter - Meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Westlake Barnes & Noble bookstore, corner of Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road,. www. hotxsinc.org.
MOMS Club of Austin - Southwest Oaks - Social and support group for stay-at-home moms and their children. Meet new friends, and enjoy a guest speaker. Monthly meeting at Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 W Hwy 290. 10am on the last Thursday of every month. For more info, email momsclubswoaks@gmail.com.
VFW Post 4443 meeting - Meets on first Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614 Thomas Springs Road in Oak Hill. Members and potential members are encouraged to be there around 6pm to gather for dinner. There is no cost.
Southwest Networking Group (SWING) - meets for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House, Slaughter Ln. & Escarpment Blvd., 9600 Escarpment Blvd.. 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 482-9026 or 921-4901. Thursdays.
The Oak Hill Rotary Club - meets Thursdays at Seton Southwest in “the classroom”. People start arriving at 11:30. The meeting is from 12 to 1. More info at 288-8487/ oakhillrotary.org.
South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practices, 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.
Circle C Area Democrats - 6:308:30pm at Santa Rita in the Escarpment Village. Meets on second Mondays of month. For infor mation:circlecareademocrats.org. Toastmasters Groups - Build leadership and communication skills in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. Visitors welcome. Tejas Toastmasters: 288-7808/ tejastoastmasters.org. Meets every Mon. at 6 pm at IHOP, 1101 S. Mopac. South Austin Toastmasters: meets first and third Tuesday at noon at ACC South Austin Campus, 1820 W. Stassney Lane. Phone 443-7110 or 288-7808. Oak Hill Toastmasters: meet every Thursday from 6:45-8pm at Western Hills Church of Christ, 6211 Parkwood Drive. Open to ages 18 & up. 956-494-4809 / oakhill.freetoasthost.biz for more info. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group- 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon at Arveda Alzheimer’s Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive, 78737. Anyone caring for a loved-one with dementia and
OHPEN Meeting - (Oak Hill Planning and Environmental Network). 7pm at ACC Pinnacle, 10th floor boardroom. All welcome. Every month on second Thursday. For more info call Beki at 658-2599.. OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Business Professionals Association). Meets every first Thursday of the month from 11:30am-1pm at Mandola’s Italian Market, 4301 W. Wm. Cannon $15. ohbpa.org. Retired Austin Travelers - a group for people who love to travel. Regular meetings are held the second Wednesday of odd-numbered months, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM,in the Oak Hill Library at 5124 Convict Hill Road.. ratsonline.org. Creative Arts Society - Meets on first Wed. of month (except Jan.,July, Aug.) at ACC Pinnacle, 10th floor, faculty lounge. 6pm networking. 7pm program. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome.
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New Events April 22 through May 28 Property Tax Forums - Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler and Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant present information about the appraisal process, exemptions and deferrals, payment plans, and the deadlines all property owners should know. Most importantly, they plan to answer any questions you have for them! All events are free and open to the public. For more into: 8549473 or www.traviscountytax.org Saturdays, February 16 - May 25 Pond and Garden Seminars 11am and 1pm Check website for additional information on topics and guest speakers, www.pondsandgarden.com FREE rain or shine. Emerald Gardens 5700 Hwy 290 West 288-5900 Saturday, May 18 Community Croquet Games - 10am - 5pm to benefit Helping Hands of Dripping Springs Bring the family out for a day of fun and help us help others.Carved Stone, Inc. @ 5300 Bell Springs Rd. www. helpinghands-drippingsprings.org More information please visit: www. drippingspringsrotary.orgor call Carved Stone at 512 858 5665
“Why Organic is Better: For You, Your Wallet, and Our Planet.” 9am There will also be mobile unit of The Knife Sharpest . staff. Pruners, loppers, machetes, and knives – straight and serrated, can all be sharpened while you wait. Drop off your dull tools before the free class; pick up sharpened tools after the class!8648 Old Bee Cave Road 288-6113 www.naturalgardeneraustin.com Wednesday, May 22 Stroke Prevention Seminar - 10am - Noon The event will feature representatives with community resource organizations, free blood pressure checks and prizes. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. RSVP by calling 512-891-9544, or e-mailing: beckettmeadows-crd@ emeritus.com Emeritus at Beckett Meadows, 7709 Beckett Road Sunday, May 26 2013 Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums Ceilidh - 5 - 7:30pm Bring the whole family for an evening of Scottish bagpiping and drumming. There will be Scottish food, drink, a raffle, and more. For more info, please visit www.silverthistle.org. Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto
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Outdoors & Fitness Ongoing Events Farmer’s Market at Sunset Valley - Locally grown fresh produce at Tony Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd. Saturdays from 9am-1pm. www.sfcfarmersmarket.org. Free Introduction to Dance Class - for adults and teens. Every Saturday at 11am at Tapestry Dance Company & Academy, Western Trails Blvd., Austin. www. tapestry.org. Docent Tours of AMOA - Each Saturday and Sunday 1pm Docent-led tours of the recently restored 1916 Driscoll Villa, the intimate art exhibition Laguna Gloria Grounded and the historic gardens overlooking Lake Austin. at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. 512-495-9224 / www.amoa.org. Texas Outdoor Women’s Network - Open to women of all ages interested in outdoor activities. fishing, kayaking, camping, hiking and more! No experience required. Free monthly meetings on fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the LCRA Red Bud Complex, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. . www.townaustin.org. Hill Country Outdoors- “Austin’s Most Active Outdoor, Sport and Social Club” Specializing in ad-
venture with outdoor events such as hiking, camping, biking, road trips and rafting. www.hillcountryoutdoors.com.
Smith Visitors Center. Wear comfortable shoes, a hat, and bring water. Hikes last approximately 1.5 hours. Info contact: jeanneffia@ gmail.com
Westcave Preserve public weekend tours- Sats. and Sundays, 10am., noon, 2pm & 4, $5 adult/$2 child/$15 family. One mile hike into the canyon & back. Kids welcome w/ adult. No pets. For more info call (830)825-3442 westcave.org . Guided Hike - Second Saturday & second Sunday of each month at 9am at Bright Leaf Natural Area, 4400 Crestway Dr., Austin. Hikes are usually 4 miles long and last about 2 hours. Wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water. www. brightleaf.org
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The Retro Run 5k - 9am registration Dress in the decade ensemble of your choice to celebrate the music and culture of the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Jog, walk, or do the hustle through 3.1 miles of RETRO fun and enjoy the rad 1980’s themed dance party afterwards. www.theretrorun5k.com. Sunday, May 19 Austin for Viva Streets! - 1pm free festival that invites you to walk, bicycle, play, get fit, people-watch, and celebrate good health. enjoyed the car-free environment by playing games, biking, walking, inline skating, walking dogs, taking dance lessons, shopping, and snacking in the street. See http://www.vivastreetsaustin.org/ for more information. We’ll meet outside of Easy Tiger Bake Shop (709 East 6th Street, between Sabine Street and Ih-35 frontage road)
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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.
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At Austin Children’s Museum: Community Night - Come out and play EVERY Wednesday night at 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime and a variety of hands-on activities. Themed stories, songs, and activities. Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Every Mon.. For kids 3 & under & their caregivers. Storytimes 9:30 & 11am; Sing-a-long 10:30am at Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado St.. 472-2499 / ausinkids.org. 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
Mother Earth Festival - 9am - 1pm Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd
beloved crime-solving gang out of the TV screen and onto the stage, with world-class musical theatre professionals, clever staging and tons of spooky special effects. Frank Erwin Center 1701 Red River St 471-7744
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Thurs. May 23 & Fri. May 24
Sunday, May 19
Diggin’ Drippin’ History - 2pm 5pm Discover what you can find in your own backyard! Learn about historical artifacts and fossils found locally. Experts to talk to, displays to see. Kids 12 and under FREE, adults $5.00 Founders Park (RR12), Dripping Springs at the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead museum Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries - 3pm & 6pm Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries takes the
Arts & Entertainment cont. New Events Thursday, May 16 Danny Britt - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 The Texas KGB - 6pm Kem Watts - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 Marshall Ford Swing Band Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731
Murdered Johns - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar 442-6189 Shad Blair - 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300 National and Natural - 7pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 288-0437 info@senorbuddys.com July - 8:30pm $5 Eric Hisaw 11pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Mente Clara - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Woodcrafting 101 - 1pm - 3pm Get hands on and come learn how to build one of three different woodcrafts using hand and power tools! Parents welcome and encouraged to join! Event recommended for children 5 and up. Austin Children’s Museum | 201 Colorado St. 472-2499
Sunday Brunch with TBA - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Cornell Hurd - 9:15pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar 4426189
Gospel Brunch with “Cracker Box Gospel Band” - 12pm - 2pm Maria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261
July - 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300
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Nowhere Man - 7pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 2880437 info@senorbuddys.com Dickie Lee Erwin - 6:30pm Carl Hutchins - 9pm $7 The Hang - at Midnight $5 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Biscuit Grabbers - 7pm Satellite
Double R Nothin - 8:30pm $7 John Edward Baumann - 11pm $5 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Silvie Rider Young - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Tuesday, May 21 Cole Burris - 6:30pm Eric Hisaw - 8:30pm David Stewart and Buddies - 10:30 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 Onesight Fundraiser with Frank Cavitt - 5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover Wednesday, May 22 Rick McRale Trio - 7pm The Peacemakers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586 Chaparral w/ Jeff Hughes - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar 442-6189 Ted Hefko & the Thousandaries - 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300 Thursday, May 23 Andrew Hardin - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 2822586
Monte Montgomery - Nutty BrownCafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512-301-4648 Bob Cheevers & Stephen Doster - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover Saturday, May 25 Dale Watson - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar 442-6189 Jennifer Jackson - 7pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 2880437 info@senorbuddys.com Patton Sparks - 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300 T Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994 Darrell Goldman - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover
The Derailers - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar 4426189 Max Rios & The Waysiders 7pm Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress 851.9300
Friday, May 24 Mike Barfield - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
Tess & Friends Happy Hour 4pm TexaS Music Showcase George Ensle hosts Tessy Lou Williams - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318
Friday, May 17
The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731
Sunday, May 19
Shawnee Kilgore - 6pm Arbor Trails Cafe Whole Foods 4301 W. William Cannon Bldg B, Ste 800 358.2460
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Saturday, May 25
Sassy Spurs - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover
Steve Doerr & Casper Rawls 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586
Travis Green Blues Band - 7pmMaria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261 Free Peter Pan - doors 6pm Come fly along with Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell, and Hook on their fantastic and daring journey! Rawson Saunders proudly presents a student play production with special arrangement by Samuel French, Inc. Stateside at the Paramount 472.5470 info@ austintheatre.org
Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Happy Hour w/ Tara Williamson5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 2637353 No Cover
Frank Cavitt - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2130 263-7353 No Cover
Spring Festival - 2pm - 6pm The Austin EcoSchool & Growin’ Together Hands-On Afterschool Program invite you to an interactive festival of food, music, workshops and more! Bring the family. 4105 Manchaca Totally Free.
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Tony Redman - 6pm Arbor Trails Cafe Whole Foods 4301 W. William Cannon Bldg B, Ste 800 358.2460
Yellowgrass - 6:30 Red Dirt Ramblers - 9pm $7 Cody Bryan Band 11:30 pm $5 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 Sunday, May 12
The Texas KGB - 6pm Kem Watts 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183
TBA - Sunday Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Danielle Reich Trio - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994
Gospel Brunch with The Silvertones - 12pm - 2pm Maria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261
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Car Review
2012 Chrysler 200 Limited By T. Q. Jones
Perception is reality, they say, and for a long time through the 1950s and ‘60s and beyond Chrysler products were seen as less valuable than similar offerings from Ford and General Motors. Part of it was styling and part ingrained prejudice for or against one make or another, usually based on what Daddy always drove and therefore rooted firmly in a belief among many that what Daddy drove was the only right choice. Though the idea that Daddy actually knew best about anything was gone before the end of the ‘60s, the belief in his opinion on automobiles somehow stuck around for another decade or two, making it hard for any automaker to make inroads into market share, particularly as the foreign cars got better, notably the Japanese, and began claiming their share of the sales pie. Oddly, Chrysler products were considered well engineered, but lacking in styling, and, in that arena styling won out in the marketplace over Chrysler’s engineering excellence and a great
deal of that prejudice persists today, though Chrysler is making a run at changing its image with every new model it introduces. All it needs to do is get people into its showrooms and on the road for a test drive and it has a chance to add to market share. The problem for everyone in the industry right now is that there are virtually no bad vehicles on the market, so it’s hard to stand out from the crowd, especially on a short test drive. Still, that’s the only way to boost sales: stand out from the crowd as quickly as you can once the prospect has entered the showroom. That, of course, is another part of the problem. Many people, we might even say most, don’t really look at everything on the market that might fit their needs, which harks back to the days when most people wouldn’t consider a given make unless Daddy thought it was a good possible choice. Most of us were “Chevrolet people” or “Ford people” or “Chrysler people” (not so many of those). Some were even considered a little odd, like “Volvo people” or “Saab people” or “Subaru
people.” But now, well, now there are other real choices among cars that might not be on your “long list” of possible choices, let alone your short list. We keep hearT. Q. Jones ing stories about people who turned into the wrong dealership by accident and ended up buying a new car that wasn’t on their list at all, long or short. Which means there probably a number of people who are buying cars they wouldn’t have chosen had they actually looked at all the “possibles” on the market. As even Hyundai and Kia have now made serious inroads into market share, our two favorite overlooked makes currently are Chrysler (not Jeep, which bucks the trend by already appearing on many short lists) and Mazda, which is building some really good stuff that deserves a long look and a serious test drive.
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The interior design of the Chrysler 200 Limited is ergonomically well designed and has a contemporary look and feel to it. The 2012 Chrysler 200 Limited provided for evaluation was a mid-size four-door sedan, fully equipped (unless you want to get crazy) including leather trim, sun roof and navigation system, and with a list price of only $27,905. The powertrain was a 3.6-liter V6 with 24 valves and variable valve timing and pulling through a six-speed automatic transmission, a combination that is rated by the EPA at 19 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg on the highway. In that regard, though we didn’t get the chance to do a pure highway run with the 200 Limited, we averaged just over 21 mpg for the time we had
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AUSTIN - Travis County will provide $250,000 to move a large live oak tree that was destined to be cut down to make room for the widening of Frate Barker Road in the southwest part of the county. Precinct 3 Commissioner Gerald Daugherty’s office said the money would come from federal dollars
committed to the project. Branches of the 30-inch trunk diameter live oak tree extend over the Frate Barker right of way, making it the most visible tree on the 1.3-mile stretch of roadway. Frate Barker connects Brodie Lane and Manchaca Road, providing access for a number of new housing developments, including Rancho Alto, Shady Hollow, Olympic Heights and
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Gazette Sports: Austin • Bowie • Crockett Student Athlete Spotlight sponsored by Oak Hill Body & Paint Ashli Lotz by Patrick Olson An extensive resume of athletic achievements during middle school helped Ashli Lotz prepare to pursue the opportunity to extend her softball career. Lotz scored the lone run in Bowie’s heart-breaking second round 2-1 playoff loss to Klein Collins. The sophomore outfielder bats third and hit .471 on the season with 32 RBI. “I was really focused on hitting this year,” said Lotz. “Many times coach gave me the bunt sign and I was able to use my speed to get on base.” Continued on next page
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Action from Crockett’s series with Leander, won by Leander two games to one.
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Leander beats Crockett in best-of-three by Patrick Olson
The Cougars were hit by an explosion of runs in a loss Thursday night, but captured a victory in Friday’s game two, before the Lions prevailed in the third game to advance to the next round of the playoffs. Behind a sixteen hit attack, Leander disposed of the brown and gold in the first game 22-11. Crockett put nine runs across the plate in the fourth frame, but a half dozen Cougar errors
assisted the Lions in the shortened game due to the ten-run rule after five innings. Senior Anthony Rodriguez took the mound for Crockett on Friday and baffled the visiting hitters with excellent movement on his pitches. The Cougars took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth when sophomore second baseman Josef Soriano laced a double, scoring Jacob Paciocco and John Sheppard.
Although the Lions pushed a pair of runs across the plate in the sixth inning and scored again in the seventh segment, Crockett registered an insurance tally in the sixth, as Sheppard finished with three hits in four plate appearances. Rodriguez fanned eight Lions in the victory. Leander scored five runs in the second inning and won the series with a 7-0 triumph in the third game.
Ramone’ Cooper recently closed out a successful high school athletic career with a fourth straight district championship performance in the 300-meter hurdles. The spring track season at Crockett has been his favorite athletic experience. “When I started, till now, I can look back this year and see I have developed into a leader,” he said. “I am mentally stronger and I take the initiative to be the one to set an example.” Born in San Antonio, Cooper moved to Austin at the age of two and later attended Walnut Creek Elementary before moving up Continued on next page
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Austin High girls soccer roundup by Patrick Olson Four Austin High girls soccer players will continue their athletic careers in college, and three Lady Maroons were selected to the TASCO (Texas Association of Soccer Coaches) All-Region Team. Austin High finished third in District 155A and defeated Round Rock 5-3 in a shootout bi-district encounter. Humble Kingwood prevailed over the Lady Maroons 4-0 in an area matchup. Goal tender Kortney Trevino will take her talent to Danville, Kentucky and attend Centre College. Forward Audrey Kuhl will venture south this autumn to compete at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Larisa Segouin advances to Hill College, while Libby
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up to Burnet Middle School, where he started running track. After attending Lanier High School as a freshman and sophomore, Cooper enrolled at Anderson before transferring to Crockett in the spring of his junior year. “Track is something I’m really good at,” he noted. “The season is work I look forward to.” This past track season, Cooper ran the 4 x 100, 4 x 200, 110 hurdles and high jump in addition to the 300 meter hurdles. Crockett security guard Darrell Lewis provided a positive influence for Cooper. “I don’t completely agree with the way he pushes me,” Cooper added. “He did that to me though to get me to start pushing myself.” The eldest of three children born to Precious Cooper, Ramone’ will attend Texas Southern following graduation and would like to major in management.
in track, ran the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter dash and helped the soccer team win an eighth grade city championship. Upon arriving at Bowie, Ashli played freshman volleyball in the fall, and earned a varsity spot on the softball club in the spring. Entering district competition as a sophomore, Lotz secured a starting role as a right side hitter on the varsity volleyball squad. “Going into the season, I didn’t know if I was going to be a starter,” she noted. “I was fighting to get a starting spot. Recently, I have made the decision to stick with softball. I know softball is what I want to focus my future on.”
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Explore the Temple trails Looking for a fun-filled family outing this summer? Bring the whole family to the serene and picturesque grounds of Radha Madhav Dham in South Austin, off Highway 1826, just south of the intersection with Nutty Brown Road. Radha Madhav Dham is a beautiful 200-acre property interspersed with many beautiful nature-walking trails. You can drive through the landscaped entrance gate, park your car in the large public parking lot adjoining the Temple, pick up a map of the walking trails from the Temple lobby, and spend some quality family time exploring the grounds. Each walking trail is marked on the map, and signage is displayed along the trails with the distance in miles clearly marked. Any path you follow will take you to a significant spot, and then bring you back to the Temple. Monumental spots have signage explaining the site’s name and significance. Walk down to a pretty little stream that runs across the property. See the tall waterfall tumbling down the high cliffs into the river. Photograph the large, natural cave across the river. Hike to the top of the tallest hill in these parts, and witness the incredible view from the very top. Be sure to bring along sensible walking shoes for climbing the hill. Back down on the level ground, take pictures with the family in the flower-filled gardens. Mingle closeup with spectacular Indian-blue peacocks while they fan out their tail feathers; photograph gentle deer coming out of the woods to graze. Cool down inside the huge white marble temple. It’s easy to relax and meditate in the peaceful and serene prayer hall. Visitors are most welcome. If you feel hungry or thirsty, visit the Snack Stand next to the temple and purchase a snack or (over Memorial Day weekend) a full Indian meal. On your way out, checkout the Temple Gift Shop. If you want to stay longer, book an overnight room, and spend a meditative weekend de-stressing in the peaceful and tranquil retreat spaces of Radha Madhav Dham. Make this a memorable weekend for you and your family. For more information, go to: www.RadhaMadhavDham.org or call us at 512-288-7180.
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Bowie sophomore Jasmine Estrada gets the out at first base in Bowie’s heart-breaking second round 2-1 playoff loss to Klein Collins.
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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 Rev. Paul Kuehn, pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am
Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am; Thursday Night Worship— 7:00 pm www.risensavioraustin.net
METHODIST Berkeley United Methodist Church 2407 Berkeley Ave. (1 block north of W. Cannon between Westgate & Manchaca Rd.) 447-6633 www.berkeleyumc.org Rev. Jeanne Devine Services: 8:30am, 10:50am Sunday School: 9:40am (classes from nursery to retirees) Child Care Center 443-3509 Infants, toddlers, preschool and after-school care hrs: 7am to 6pm Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam Sheffield, and Rev. Stella Burkhalter Services: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at 11:15 service) Sunday School: 10 & 11:15am Children’s Sunday School: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am Youth group: 5pm www.oakhillumc.org open hearts, open minds, open doors! Manchaca United Methodist Church Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors! 1011 FM 1626 (SE corner of FM 1626 & Manchaca Rd) www.ManchacaUMC.org; office@ ManchacaUMC.org; 512.282.7274 Pastors: Rev. Laura Adam, Rev. Tracey Beadle Sunday Schedule: 8:30 am – Traditional Worship with Communion in the Sanctuary. 9:45 am - Sunday School; adult, youth and children. 11:00 am - Traditional Worship and Hymns in the Sanctuary. 11 am - Life on the Road - Casual Praise Service in the Family Life Center. 4 pm - High school & Middle school youth programs including tutoring Wednesday Worship: 6:00 am Individual Prayer and Meditation with Communion
NON - DENOMINATIONAL Cowboy Church of the Hill Country 8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) 587-2242 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.cowboychurchhc.org facebook.com/Cowboy ChurchHC info@cowboychurchhc.org We do things the Cowboy way! LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735 Phone: 512-220-6383 Lead Pastor: Randy Phillips
Sun. Services: 9 am Celebration Service, 11 am Celebration Service Wed Services: 7 pm Life University, 7 pm Student Life LifeAustin is a Bible Church - a cosmopolitan community of healing and hope. We are all about connecting people to Christ and to each other. Southwest Hills Community Church 7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 288-8000 Services: 9:30 and 11 am Children’s Ministry: 9:30 and 11 am CRAVE Ministry: Middle/High School 6 pm www.shcc.net info@shcc.net SHCC exists to create environments to help people Love God, fully Follow Christ and Serve Others Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 unity@unitychurchaustin.org Rev. Analea Rawson Service 11:00 pm “Our God is love,our race is human and our religion is oneness.” www.unitychurchaustin.org
ORTHODOX St. Sophia Orthodox Church 225 Rose Dr. in Dripping Springs Fr. Peter Smith, Pastor 512) 638-0721 / pcmsmith@hotmail. com (Fr. Peter’s email) www.stsophiachurch.us Services: Sundays- 8:45 a.m. Orthros (Matins) & 10:00 a.m. Divine LiturgyWednesdays- 7:00 p.m. Daily Vespers or other special services according to the season Saturdays- 5:45 pm. Ninth Hour & 6:00 pm Great Vespers and Confession Special feast day services as announced All services are in English and visitors are always welcome. The Orthodox Church is the original, historic, pre-denominational Church of the New Testament. Please join us for worship soon!
PRESBYTERIAN Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church 5226 W William Cannon 78749 Pastor Larry W. Coulter; Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta Dukes Worship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Shepherd of the Hills Brodie Campus at the corner of Brodie Ln. & Hewitt Ln. 12420 Hewitt Lane 78748 Ted Thulin, Campus Pastor Worship Schedule: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Web site: www.shpc.org
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Water volume is measured in acrefeet, or the amount of water it takes to cover an acre of land in a foot of water, Shaw said. One acre-foot is equal to about 325,851 gallons and could provide anywhere from one to four homes with water for a year. “During a repeat of the drought of record, the state faces an immediate need of 3.6 million acre-feet of additional water supplies,” Shaw said. “This is if nothing is done and we just keep things as they are. This is what we’re looking at.” The TWDB produces a regional water plan every five years, projecting population growth and assessing water demands for the next 50 years. A state water plan is developed the following year. The state is divided into 16 regions, largely based on their proximity to river basins, such as the Colorado River basin, which serves Travis County and the surrounding area. Water plans are developed by a group of water providers, statutory interest groups and local citizens, who assess existing and future water supplies and identify surpluses and needs, Shaw said. “Once they evaluate strategy, the groups have the ability to make
recommendations— legislative recommendations and recommendations to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Water Development Board,” Shaw said. The board bases projected needs on the 1950s drought-of-record, currently the worst drought in recorded Texas history. The drought lead to the creation of the TWDB, a $200 million Water Development Fund and nine state water plans from 1961 through 2012. David Meesey, TWDB project manager for region K, which includes Travis County, said the board plans for the worst-case scenario by calculating the lowest inflows recorded. “We’re always looking for the repeat of the drought-of-record in all communities. It’s kind of a worst-case, or at least a worst-recorded case. We’re trying to make our recommendations based on that scenario repeating,” Meesey said. “If we had that kind of drought repeat, how much water would an area be short and how much would they need?” Meesey said the low level of the LCRA reservoir is cause for concern. “The main water supply for the greater Austin area comes from the
“If the drought were to continue through this year, (reservoir levels) would be further reduced, where it would be getting pretty low, and that affects more than a million people and their drinking water supplies.” - David Meesey Colorado River and the Highland Lakes,” Meesey said. “If the drought were to continue through this year, (reservoir levels) would be further reduced, where it would be getting pretty low, and that affects more than a million people and their drinking water supplies. There are not but a few other alternatives. If that were in jeopardy, some of the area is on groundwater but there’s not a ready backup source.” Perhaps no one in Travis County has witnessed the depletion of groundwater more closely than Carol Ann Sayle, co-owner of Boggy Creek Farm, an urban market farm in east Austin. When Sayle and her husband Larry Butler started Boggy Creek Farm out of an 1840s farmhouse in 1992, the water in their century-old well was plentiful. But the following decades saw a drastic decline. “The water’s going away,” Sayle said.
“When we came here the water in the well measured 12 feet below the surface of the land. Now, 21 years later, the water is 25 feet below the surface of the land.” Sayle said despite their best efforts, the merciless 2011 drought took the crops and stuck them with a $500-per-month city water bill. “The main thing that affects a farm is the weather,” Sayle said. “In the year 2011 when we had the horrible heat wave and drought, we had to alternate between our well water and city water just to try to keep our crops alive. Neither did it very well because it was just too hot. All the plants died a crispy death.” The majority of Texas water use is for agricultural purposes, Shaw said. “Sixty-three percent of Texas water use is for irrigated agriculture. The majority of that is for cotton. Most people don’t know this, but Texas is the number one cotton producing
state,” Shaw said. “If you’ve ever been up around Lubbock in October, you can drive for 50 miles and see nothing but white fields.” Shaw said the TWDB projects that in 2060, municipal water use will equal agricultural use. This is due in part to a decrease in irrigation brought on by a decline in aquifer levels and farmers embracing more efficient methods of watering crops. Another factor in the increased municipal water usage is the steady increase in population. Texas is projected to grow to about 46 million by 2060. “Based on the census, from the 2000 census to the 2010 census, Texas grew by 1,000 people every day,” Shaw said. “That doesn’t seem to be slowing down.” Shaw said water strategies must be analyzed to assess their potential impact on water quality, existing Continued on next page
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water rights, in-stream flows, bay and estuary freshwater inflows, sustainable aquifer yield, agricultural water resources, threatened and endangered species, wildlife habitat, public lands and recreation. The TWDB provides funding for water development projects to eligible applicants, usually a municipality or non-profit organization in good financial standing. A project is only approved if it’s consistent with state and regional water plans, Shaw said. “We act kind of like a bank. Entities come to us for a loan and we can generally provide loans at a lower interest rate,” Shaw said. “We’re here as a resource but it’s up to the local entities to initiate the process.” Meesey said TWDB projects could benefit if the legislature passes the proposed Rainy Day Fund resolution, SJR 1. “Projects that were recommended in one of the 16 regional plans that are also now included in the state water plan would be eligible for funding,” Meesey said. Shaw said water planning strategies may include everything from municipal conservation and water reuse to the creation of new reservoirs and desalination of groundwater and seawater. Of all the strategies, municipal
water conservation is the least expensive option, totaling less than $500 per acre-foot per year. Seawater desalination is the most expensive option at an annual cost of over $2,000 per acre-foot. Water strategies can be paid for through financing from governmental agencies such as the TWDB, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Texas Department of Agriculture and the North American Development Bank, as well as local banks, bonds and private non-profit lenders, Shaw said. But a failure to offset the perennial drought and plan for the future comes at the highest price, Shaw said. If the state doesn’t take appropriate measures to deal with the water shortage, the TWDB projects $116 billion in lost income in 2060. In fifty years, TWDB estimates 1 million jobs will be lost and Texas will take a 1.4 million hit in population growth. A problem that was once associated with weathered ranchers and downtrodden farmers is edging its way into public consciousness, Meesey said. “Over time there’s more and more information out in the public about water. A lot of towns have started a media campaign just to make their citizens aware to not waste water,” Meesey said. “There are conservation messages now that are pretty widespread.”
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around it, said Bob Moore, Commissioner Daugherty’s executive assistant. “If we were short of money, I’d say cut it down,” Moore said. “But we have federal dollars we can use.” The plan is to widen Frate Barker from two to five lanes, including a center turn lane, and add bike lanes and sidewalks. All of this would require a right-of-way 120 feet wide. The project will cost $9 million. Tina Gray, a resident of the Rancho Alto subdivision, said she thinks both the widening of Frate Barker and the moving of the tree are a waste of taxpayer dollars. “As a taxpayer, I’m furious at this entire project! At a time when our nation is struggling to meet its budget, we throw away $9 million to make a residential road of only 1.3 miles into a five-lane mini-highway? There isn’t even enough room for five lanes, so near Brodie, it’s going to be three lanes.” Gray said. “Why make any of it five, then?” Chiddi N’Jie, senior engineer with Travis County, said the tree would be moved once road construction begins, and that won’t be until August or September, depending on how long the permitting process takes. The engineer said several relocation sites are being studied. “We want to make sure we don’t damage the route the tree will take or adjoining property,” he said.
“As a taxpayer, I’m furious at this entire project! At a time when our nation is struggling to meet its budget, we throw away $9 million to make a residential road of only 1.3 miles into a five-lane mini-highway?” - Tina Gray Tracey Huguley, a resident of the Rancho Alto neighborhood who helped organize the campaign to save the tree, said she thinks the likeliest spot for relocation is a drainage basin off Bud Schneider Lane in the Rancho Alto subdivision. Huguley said members of the Rancho Alto neighborhood are working with the City of Austin to obtain a grant that will provide funds to care for the tree for five years. An environmental assessment prepared by Travis County found the project would have “no significant social, economic and environmental effects.” Thirty people gave verbal and written comments at a public hearing, and 22 of them favored the plan that would require cutting the tree. However, Gray said she and her neighbors were not informed of the public hearing. The widening of Frate Barker is a safety issue, N’Jie said. There is one daycare school on the road, and two elementary schools and a middle
school nearby. N’Jie said many of the protesters don’t want the project at all, but that’s not an option. “It’s just not safe any more,” he said. Gray said she doesn’t believe the road is unsafe. “In six years there have been only 28 fender-benders and no fatalities.” When the project was planned, there was talk of extending Frate Barker west to MoPac Boulevard, but the city bought some watershed protection land and blocked the path. Michael Embesi, Austin’s city arborist, said a tree with a 30-inch diameter trunk would require a 30-foot clearance, and that’s not possible with the Frate Barker right of way. Embesi said the tree is outside the city limits and therefore is not subject to Austin’s Tree Preservation Ordinance, which would recognize it as protected and require road workers to meet special qualifications before it could be removed.
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May 16-May 29, 2013
Small MS charter timeline pushed back a year Continued from p. 1
January 15, 2015 – Last day for a parent or classroom teacher to remove a signature February 20, 2015 – Last day for the AISD Board of Directors to consider the charter application Spring 2015 – Await TEA approval Some of the concerns recently voiced by local parents include: What happens to existing programs like fine arts in charter school funding? Where will high school students park? How to safely combine middle schoolers with older high school students? Some who attended the April 30 meeting were disappointed that their questions were not addressed at the meeting. Instead, questions were collected to be addressed by the proposal committee. Diane Hogan has a daughter who graduated from Small and a son who will start at Small next year. She said, “I can tell you there was outrage after the meeting that so many parents made childcare arrangements and attended the meeting to get answers, and then basically sat through a marketing pitch about the existing school.” Hogan wants to know where local children will go if there is no room at the new charter school. She said, “I do understand that the current Small
Middle School charter proposal calls for taking all neighborhood students for grades 6-8 – but there is concern that it will not happen that way due to facility constraints, selective course offerings, campus size constrictions, etc., and one of the concerns is—what schools will those students attend?” She said, “I think the parents out here could understand a charter school proposal if our school was underperforming or failing—or if this was an AISD magnet school proposal—but a charter company is an unknown entity, and as Eastside Elementary here in the district has shown this year, a charter can fail, and then there is no money to reopen the school, and the neighborhood children and their families are the ones that pay.” Juliet Kirchner has children attending Small Middle School and Patton Elementary. She attended the April 30 informational meeting at Small, where Taylor said school athletics and fine arts would remain part of the middle school experience. But Kirchner said, “I worry about what is going to happen to the fine arts department.” She fears that the funding now spent on fine arts might instead go to the Green-Tech classes. Kirchner also expressed concerns for the current teaching staff. She said, “Studies show when a school becomes a charter school, the school has a huge turnover in
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teachers. There are teachers at Small who have put their heart, soul and time into this school, and these students, and now their whole way of teaching is going to have to change due to her new programs, i.e PBL [problem-based learning].” She added, “I don’t want my child learning and spending the majority of his day at school on a computer with headphones.” Gina Vance has three daughters attending Patton Elementary. She attended the April 30 meeting and said, “It was nice to learn what ‘Middle School Philosophy’ actually meant, and I appreciated the detail on the In-District charter designation and on the process that would be required to achieve this.” But Vance wonders how the new charter school will be funded. She asked, “How are we going to pay for all of this? The current facilities at Small are designed for a middle school population. There is not the classroom space, adequate lab facilities or adequate parking for the proposed increase in high school student and staff population.” And Vance feels that a high school population could have a negative impact on middle schoolers who “are at an age of multiple changes in their physical, emotional and social development.” Patton parent and PTA member Michelle Nathanson shares Vance’s concerns about adding a high school component. She was unable to attend the April 30 meeting but was filled in by friends. She said, “I am concerned about 6th graders being on the same campus as 9th-andup-graders.” She added, “Small Middle School is Patton Elementary’s home middle school, where my son will feed into when done at Patton Elementary. It is also one of the best middle schools in our area. Where are we going to have the option to send our kids if we don’t want them to go to this charter school with high school students?” A letter sent to the Gazette signed by Gina and Tom Vance, Stacy and Craig Bennett, Vanessa and Josh Blinder, Juliet Kirchner and Michlle Nathanson said in part: “Many of us as parents of middle school aged children are not at all enamored of the prospect of fraternization between middle school and high school-aged students. Bullying, dating, and sexual encounters between
high school and middle school-aged students can only get worse in this environment. There is a reason why dual-sex schools in these age groups are kept separate during these emotionally and physically developing years.” Parents will now have a year to ask questions to determine whether Small should become an in-district charter school. Benita Trevino, president of the Small Parent/Teacher Association, said the idea to explore an in-district charter school stemmed from parent disappointment with high school offerings. She told the Gazette, “I wanted to make sure that people were aware that [the charter school idea] stemmed from a real frustration that several parents who were on the Campus Advisory Council felt when they went to the high school choice sheet night earlier this year. They were so disappointed to see the limited number of elective classes that would interest their students. This coupled with the frustration we felt when our proposals to adopt more high school credit courses at the middle school level were denied were the kicking off point. At that time, we as parents and community members begin to ask Amy what our options were and that’s when we begun to explore the idea of an in-district charter.” Trevino said she understands the concerns about combining middle schoolers with high schoolers: “I totally understand this concern and think it is valid to raise this question.” She added, “The committee is proposing placing the high school students in portables on the school grounds away from the main school. Additionally, because of the different start times, the different aged kids would have almost no opportunities to mingle before or after school or even during passing periods or lunch.” She added that they are recommending a first-year high school class of 90 to 100, and accepting only those students with no disciplinary actions. She envisions a full 4-year high school of 320 or less. She said, “So we are talking about a small group of smart kids who will have no history of discipline issues, who are busy and highly motivated to learn, housed in portables not located in close proximity to the middle school. When I think about
it, the 8th graders are still more of a concern in comparison!” She said start-up funds are available from the Texas Education Agency and the federal government, plus state funding will be provided in a fashion similar to that of Bowie or Austin High. She said, “Funding is a concern, but of all the issues raised, this is the least of my concerns.” The committee has several ideas on providing parking for the high school students, including renting spaces from nearby businesses. And addressing concerns about special education students, Trevino said, “I do not see an in-district charter school with a Green Tech focus having a negative impact on special education students. If anything I think this program has great appeal.” She added that a Special Ed teacher on the committee said, “Behind a computer, no one knows these kids are in Special Ed.” Trevino said the committee members are excited about the possibilities an in-district charter school brings: “This is a chance to build a new, cutting edge type of school. ... I work in the technology sector and the types of elective classes that we are proposing are geared to the industries of the future. Coupled with a problem-based learning environment, you are educating students in the type of critical and creative thinking skills that these industries are looking for in job candidates.” Trevino added that her son so enjoys his tech classes at Small that she worries if or how that interest will be fostered in high school. “I was so impressed with what they were doing with the 8th grade PBL model. The chance to go even further in this track with that type of model would have been such a draw to my son. And the opportunity to do it in a small, supportive environment with other like-minded kids in my own neighborhood? That would have been a dream for our whole family.” But she realizes that dream is not for everyone. She said, “We totally get that most Small Middle School students/parents will not choose to attend this [high] school and will self-select to attend a more traditional comprehensive high school. But the middle school will still see some real benefits from having the in-district charter, and it is the chance to provide a real high school option for students who want to make the green and technical fields their future careers.”
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“The Phoenix Rising” dedicated at park gathering Continued from p. 1
the houses that did have insurance. That’s kind of an indicator of how close this neighborhood is and how neighbors help neighbors out here in this neck of the woods.” Leffingwell commended the city of Austin for taking necessary steps to prevent further damage and reduce the risk of fire. “We suffered not as much as a lot of folks about six months later on Labor Day of that same year, when we had fires all around this city that were utterly devastating—from Bastrop to Spicewood to Steiner Ranch to Leander to Pflugerville—but almost none in Austin, and a lot of that is due to the proactive work that people in the city of Austin did.” Constable Sally Hernandez also spoke, offering her support to the Oak Hill community. “Two years ago the constable’s office played an important role in helping with the evacuation and the traffic control, and we want to continue to be a solution here in Precinct 3 by planning and preparing and working with all of you,” Hernandez said. Carol Cespedes, who lost her home in the fire, said it was the immense support of the Oak Hill community that convinced her and her husband to rebuild their home and stay in the neighborhood. “You never know the road you set out on until you’re well launched on it. But I’ll tell you, it’s been worth it,” Cespedes said. “We would not choose to do anything else and the reason is because we decided that this is a special place—natural beauty, wonderful vibrant Hill County flowers and wildlife, and an amazing
neighborhood—a neighborhood that came together after a terrible disaster and helped each other and bonded with each other. At this point I think we feel like we’re just all one big family.” Wanda Montemayor, art therapist and lead artist for the project, said the ‘Phoenix’ will stand as a reminder of the strength of the community and its people. “This is much more than a mosaic. This is a visual landmark that tells the story of a community that is strong, that loves, that celebrates, that heals. Everyone that made a tile for this mural and everyone who comes and views this mural becomes a part of the community just by being a witness to everyone’s story,” Montemayor said. “This is something that will teach people who move to the neighborhood about what this neighborhood has gone through.” Following the ceremony, attendees huddled around the wall to get a closer look at the tiles. Children eagerly sought out their hand and footprint tiles, while parents read the messages of love and support from locals and the surrounding community, including one tile from fire-ravaged Bastrop, reading “Bastrop Sends Love.” Montemayor said taking part in the project has helped survivors come to terms with their grief. “Talking about it no longer makes them want to just break down and cry,” Montemayor said. “They’re able to really get it out of their systems by putting it on clay and being able to talk about it.” Kathy Morgan, an Oak Hill resident
and lead artist, said she too has seen a bond created among neighbors. “One of the silver linings was that it woke all of us up and we began to see each other beyond just the houses that were there,” Morgan said. “There were actually people that we could look at and make relationships with and carve out really cool connections. People began to talk to each other more. We smile more.” Officer Jeffrey Binder, Region 4 district representative with the Austin Police Department, was one
of the first on the scene on the day of the fire. Binder said he witnessed community members spring into action, offering evacuees a place to stay and bringing water and Gatorade to firefighters. “As a community everybody sort of came together,” Binder said. “Look at all the people here—too often we don’t know our neighbors, we don’t talk to them; but this was something you see more and more nowadays, people coming together during tragedy.” Lilly Henric lost her home in the
fire, but with the help of neighbors she was able to move into her rebuilt home last year. Henric said the connections she made in the fire’s aftermath changed her perspective and helped her heal from the loss. “You hear people say ‘We’re alive. That’s all that matters.’ That’s true. That’s something that I processed and came to believe,” Henric said. “Things cannot be replaced, but they’re not that important. They’re not what define your life. Look around and just enjoy the connections that you can make.”
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