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September 24, 2015 Volume 20, No. 19 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995

Lane confusion Drivers complain new CFI lanes dangerous, TxDOT urges patience

by Ann Fowler

Gazette: Sarah Weeks

Austin High couldn’t hang on as Westlake galloped to a big win Friday. High school sports starts on p. 12.

Two choices for AISD trustee seat

by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - The death of Austin Independent School District (AISD) Trustee Robert Schneider in July meant an open seat on the board to represent Southwest Austin. Schneider was elected to his fourth four-year term in 2014, a term that expires in 2018.

Board members felt the cost of a special election would likely not garner a high voter turnout, so opted to appoint Schneider’s replacement until an election is held in November 2016 for the remainder of the term. The Board’s decision will be announced September 28.

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OAK HILL - In recent days, Oak Hill residents have complained that the lanes at or near the ‘Y’ seem unfinished or poorly striped. Janet Jeannin called the restriping of northbound U.S. 290 West lanes near McCarty Lane “a disaster.”

But Kelli Reyna, public information officer with the Austin District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) said the agency has not finished with the project.

She told the Gazette, “We still have final paving to perform in this area, with work taking place this week at night. We wanted to get the intersection open as soon as possible to

help improve traffic flow, but always knew we’d have to come back in and finish the paving work. Please be patient with us as we complete this work. We look forward to the completion of this project so drivers can benefit from moving through the intersection much quicker, and ultimately, more safely.”

Locals Deb and Oscar Erlanson said TxDOT has provided an improvement they have waited for years to see: a right-turn lane from U.S. 290 West (heading south) to William Cannon Drive. Said Deb, “The first time we saw it, we had to use it and turn onto William Cannon just to See LANE on p. 22

New local hiking trail City Council approves Interlocal Agreement for Violet Crown Trail building in Oak Hill

Dale Sump

Yasmin Wagner

AUSTIN - City Council voted to approve an agreement between the City of Austin and TxDOT for the development of a portion of the Violet Crown Trail (VCT) on Thursday, Sept. 17th. In partnership with the Hill Country Conservancy (HCC), this agreement allows for the construction of a portion of the trail that will connect the southwest corner of the Arbor Trails Shopping Center to Dick Nichols District Park.

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September 24- October 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Can Uber save us from our transportation woes?

before the CAMPO board about the same time the expansion of I 35 in the Central Business District comes before CAMPO. This person noted Dear Editor, We had a meeting in Oak Hill about that the I 35 project is very likely to water and environmental issues in Oak suck all the oxygen out the the room Hill recently for the 290 / 71 expansion. for quite a few years leaving no funding Part of the EIS (Environmental Impact for other projects - including 290 / 71.

Statement). After the meeting a few of Who knows if that will happen, but it us went to our favorite watering hole is possible.

That said, this article on the future to mull over local issues.

One person noted that the 290 / of Uber happened: http://www.theawl.

71 project, speculatively penciled com/2015/08/ubiquity The article notes how Uber will in at $770,000,000, is likely to come

morph as it confronts market pressures from both clients and drivers.

The Cliff Notes version is that as more drivers come on board to meet growing demand, driver incomes will fall. To improve the business model for drivers, Uber will offer discounts if clients are willing to walk a few blocks where Uber drivers will pick them up faster for less money. Uber drivers will also be able to pick up additional fares along the route increasing their income

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Civic Agenda This space is reserved for information on civic happenings that occur in, or relate to the Southwest Austin area.

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Workshop to teach how to take studio-quality photos of adoptable pets Sept. 28, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Austin Animal Center, 7201 Levander Loop The Shelter Art Foundation, a non-profit organization that teaches pet enthusiasts to take studio-quality portraits of adoptable homeless pets, will be coming to the Austin Animal Center for a free public photography workshop.

“With an increasing number of potential adopters searching online for pets,

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high-quality pictures are more critical than ever to help animals get out of shelters and into homes,” said Deputy Chief Animal Services Officer Kristen Auerbach. The foundation will also be working with Austin Pets Alive! and the Austin Humane Society.

To learn more about the Shelter Art Foundation, visit shelterartfoundation.org or find it on Facebook.

PEC seeks member input on integrated resource plan Deadline September 30 Pedernales Electric Cooperative staff is continuing work to create PEC’s integrated resource plan (IRP), which will describe the portfolio of energy resources the Co-op will pursue to meet current and future energy needs at the lowest reasonable cost to PEC members.

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School News

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Oak Hill is a National PTA School of Excellence Southwest Austin’s Oak Hill Elementary School has received the National PTA School of Excellence award, an honor given to 170 schools across the country out of some 20,000 school PTAs nationwide.

The award is for achievement in building a strong partnership between families and the school to improve student success.

The recognition is significant for Oak Hill because it is an acknowledgment of the school’s deep dedication to working together to use innovation, creativity and inclusiveness to boost school spirit and drive fundraising for the school for computers, playground equipment and scholarships.

“When families and schools work together, student achievement in-

One of 11 Texas School PTAs to be nationally recognized creases and the school experience improves,” said Oak Hill Principal Lori Komassa.

Key Oak Hill PTA accomplishments in the area of family engagement include: · Hosting an international festival, supporting a new Ballet Folklorico program that celebrates other cultures, and having interpreters at meetings to ensure all families regardless of language can participate in school and PTA activities. · Recruiting a bilingual parent volunteer to operate the school’s

AISD programs receive continued support in City Austin ISD’s parent support specialists, the Prime Time after-school program and AISD Channel 22 will receive funding in the City of Austin’s 2015-16 budget.

The city funds will continue to help support the district’s community engagement and social service initiatives at a critical time when AISD estimates it will send $273 million to the state through the recapture or “Robin Hood” program this year.

“In this time of continuing rapid growth for the City of Austin, I thank our council members for recognizing AISD as a strategic investment in Austin’s future,” said AISD Board President Gina Hinojosa. “Having an educated community drives growth and innovation, which will help keep Austin a great place to live, learn work and play.”

The city council approved expenditures including:

$684,000 to continue funding AISD’s full-time parent support specialists, who work to enhance Continued on next page

reading program that provides one-on-one tutoring to struggling readers in both English and Spanish. · Hosting community events including a spring carnival, ice cream social, fun run and other activities that foster a sense of community and inclusion at Oak Hill Elementary.

“This recognition is a testament to the students, teachers, school leadership and our close-knit community of families that have been working together for years to make sure our school has what it needs and that we have a robust family-school partnership,” said current PTA President Arati Singh. “When the school identifies a need, whether it’s for volunteers or funding, we work together to make sure it gets filled.”

The Oak Hill PTA also supports school academic programs by raising money through donations, sponsors and grants to fund a life sciences program and chicken coop,

computers and tablets, reading software, author visits, field trips, hands-on math manipulatives and learning gardens.

Other schools in Texas that received the PTA School of Excellence award include schools in Carrollton, Cleburne, Corpus Christi, Garland, Plano, Round Rock and San Antonio.

National PTA launched the award program in 2013 to help strengthen family-school partnerships across the country and make measurable progress in the areas of education, health and safety, and arts and cultural exploration.

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As the years roll by and my jellyroll expands, I find myself pining for the fjords. No, not the fjords, the younger days. And it’s not so much that I was spry—though I do miss being spry. That Roger, he was spry. Were you spry, as well? Don’t you miss it?

Ah, the spry days. Anyway, what I really miss is the simpleness of life.

Are things consistently getting more complicated as time marches us to dust—or is it just my circumstance?

And when I say complicated, 7.9 times out of 10 that means more expensive.

Let me splain. I’m in the middleaged-to-somewhat-oldish category.

Not quite decrepit, on the doorstep of arthritic, way past youngish. The term “spring chicken” has not been utilized in describing my person since the Carter Administration.

When I went to high school, gas was 45 cents a gallon, Jaws had people frightened of the neighborhood pool, and Jimmy Hoffa’s body was still warm. My hardest high school class was basic algebra. Today, the wife and I watch as our daughters wrestle with subjects such as linear Euclidian algorithmic theory, microbiological life vectors, and The Synergistic Effects of Charlemagne and the Dark Ages on the Pan-European Identity of the 8th Century.

Mmm’yeah.

Academia’s only part of it. And here’s where we get down to my point—which as most of you know

by now, involves whining of some Suffice it to say, when our hopeful sort. The social aspect of high school young one beseeched us (“it can be is way, way beyond my grasp now. my Christmas and birthday presents Best I can tell, navigating the cliques, for the next five years!”) to let her trends, mores, and dramas of the join in the fun, we were aghast. high schools halls today requires the Agog. Gobsmacked. She needed an interpersonal skills of a answer within the week master politician, the so reservations could be cunning of an internamade. It’s at this point I tional double-agent, and should note that some of the emotional wherethe in-crowd our young withal of an Alaskan one adheres to have salmon boat captain. parents who are, how Judging from the dinshall I say, in that 1% nertime tales we hear, income bracket you hear the art of being teen cool about. Golf pros, entreis no less than a thorny, preneurial titans, CEOs, tangled, labyrinthine swimming pools, movie Gordian knot of Byzstars… Right. And I fix antine proportions. On sentences for a living.

Roger White toast, even.

We tried explaining the And speaking of Alasfinancial facts of life. I kan salmon boats, of late the wife told our young one that my senior and I became severely apprised of trip involved me and my buddy yet another tangle in one of our James driving to Carlsbad Caverns daughters’ ongoing endeavors to for one night—and we slept in maintain a measure of social stand- the car. It didn’t help much. There ing equilibrium—and it involves the was crying. There was wailing and word “boat,” if you’re searching for gnashing of teeth. I was heartened the connection. Seems the crowd when we heard from a neighborour kiddo runs with has decided hood friend, who said there was no that their senior spring break trip way her kiddo was going. I respondshould involve airfare to Mexico, an ed then to the spring break group all-inclusive resort in either Akumal e-mail, explaining that we were in or Playa del Carmen, custom-made the same boat as our friend—we t-shirts, and a full-page ad of the simply couldn’t afford it. One of the whole shebang in the high school moms organizing the trip e-mailed yearbook. Cost? Only about $1,300 me back, explaining that “we’re all per. Double that, considering each Continued on p. 22 kiddo requires a parent to tag along.

AISD programs supported in City budget Continued from p. 3 relationships between families and school communities, encourage parent involvement in their students’ education and help educate parents on school services and programs. $520,000 to maintain the city’s successful Prime Time after-school program at AISD schools, which

serves more than 2,400 students. $350,000 for AISD’s Cable Channel 22 from the city’s Public, Educational and Government capital funding, which is drawn from cable fees to support public affairs and educational programming.

“I want to thank our AISD trustees and Austin council members for

working together to identify ways to share and maximize community resources to specifically support the needs of students and families,” Hinojosa said.

The city council first voted to support AISD’s community education programs as part of its 2014-15 budget.

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Guest column

Piano & Voice Lessons in Oak Hill

Comanche Moon to eclipse Sunday

by Wayne Gosnell, Hill Country Conservancy

will remain fully eclipsed until about 10:20 pm, when it will begin to My friend Sandy and I get great slowly reemerge. Just after midnight, pleasure out of being the first to text when it is high in the nighttime sky, the other whenever we first glimpse it will once again be a full moon. a Comanche Moon. That’s when the Thanks to the Hill Country’s full moon rises out of relatively light-polluthe eastern horizon just tion-free night skies, after sunset, catching we should have a the rays of the setting great view of the sun, which paint it a eclipse if the weather deep orange. It is said cooperates. Given the Comanche warthe early hour and riors of old liked to the warm temperamake their raids into tures, it will be a good Texas and Mexico by time to get the young the light of this full ones outdoors to see moon—the Comanche this extraordinary Moon. astronomical event.

Wayne Gosnell The next Comanche Having a good set of Moon will rise this Sunday night, binoculars will make it all the more September 27, and it will be a very enjoyable. special one. It will also be a “Super Some people say it will be a “Blood Moon,” meaning that it will be at Moon” because, once it is totally its perigee or the closest it comes eclipsed, it may appear almost red to us in its elliptical orbit around in color, a phenomenon caused by the Earth. The moon will appear sunlight passing through the Earth’s to be 12 to 14 percent larger and atmosphere onto the surface of the 30 percent brighter than when it is moon during totality. at its apogee or the farthest it gets There are people out there who from the Earth. are convinced the Blood Moon on But what makes the moon this Sunday will be accompanied by an Sunday night really special is that it will eclipse! The eclipse will start just before moonrise at 7:15 pm.

By about 9:15 pm the moon will disappear entirely, blocked from the sun’s rays by the Earth, and will be entirely in its shadow. The moon

apocalyptic meteor strike that will signal the end of the world. I think that’s crazy. There’s nothing to fear; it’s just a Comanche Moon, and the Comanches no longer raid into Texas. But an eclipsing Comanche Moon? And a Super Moon at that?

Now that’s pretty special. In fact, it won’t happen again until the year 2033!

And if there is an apocalyptic meteor shower along with it, then that will be quite a sight as well. I’ll certainly need to text that to Sandy.

Enjoy!

Learn more about protecting starry skies in the Texas Hill Country and the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) Night Sky program at www.hillcountrynightskies.org Wayne Gosnell is a volunteer leader on the HCA Night Sky Team. The Hill Country Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness and build community support around the need to preserve the natural resources and heritage of the Central Texas Hill Country. Visit us at www.hillcountryalliance.org..

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Commissioner’s Corner

September 24- October 7, 2015..7

Precinct 3

It is National Preparedness Month

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Day weekend), and know that even in drought conditions any rain Have you noticed the Freeway event could produce flash flooding Message signs flashing “Extreme in low areas.

For you history buffs, Central Fire Danger…Do Not Throw Texas has had at least 22 Cig Butts Out Winmajor flood events since dow?” Those are a way back in 1869 (Austin reminder that, with flood of record for the Colthe substantial rain orado River). And, some of we received earlier those happened during the this year, the danger droughts in the 1930s and of a major wildfire is 1950s. For an in-depth rehere because most of port on these floods, see the that green vegetation Statesman’s May 28, 2015 is now dry—ready to article written by Michael burst into flame from Barnes. any spark or heat In light of the dangers for source.

Gerald Daugherty our residents during natural So far this year we’ve escaped a major wildfire like disasters such as these, Travis Counthe Labor Day fires in 2011. But ty Emergency Services issued a press ironically, despite the danger from release on September 1st as part of fire, we also need to be vigilant and National Preparedness Month. It’s prepared for floods. Floods and a reminder for residents to PLAN wildfires are the top two natural NOW for any emergency. That press hazards that we experience here in release lists 5 practical steps to help Central Texas. We’ve already had you be ready for emergency events. a major flood this year (Memorial 1: STAY INFORMED. Monitor

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Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Waterloo Ice House, Southpark Meadows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007 waterlooicehouse.com.

Drive 512.471.1444 texasperformingarts.org

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

Tapestry Dance Company presents In Your Shoes - When we see our homeless souls around us, we have to realize that there’s a history attached to that humanity – one decision or event away from security, warmth, family and a home. The Long Center 701 W. Riverside Drive (512) 457-5100 thelongcenter.org

October 1 - October 11

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

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

Open Mic with your host, Garett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290 “Thirsty Thursday” gathering- Poems and songs will be shared in a round robin, open mic atmosphere following the featured presentation. On the third Thursday of every month. Free. Food pantry donations are welcomed. 7pm at New Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog Pond Ln in Dripping Springs. Info: 512.858-2024 Third Thursday at The Blanton - free evening of art and activities.

5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. blantonmuseum.org

Strings On Grass Sunset Music Series Features Cowboys & Indians Meets Strings Attached Doors @ 6:30 show @7:30 Private home near Slaughter Lane and Manchaca. Address will be emailed to all who rsvp.Show is Rain or Shine Will Taylor 512-775-2371 Email: improv. will@gmail.com

October 8 - October 18

The Austin Opera kicks off their 15-16 season with a special Season Opening Gala Concert - 6pm Dell HallThe Long Center 701 W.

Sunday, September 27 Austin Symphonic Band Fall Concert in the Park - 7pm Bring your picnic basket and favorite lawn chair

Overeaters Anonymous - Fridays at 8pm open meeting. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone welcome!

Unity Church of Austin, 5501 W. US Hwy 290, Service Rd. Vicki (512) 925-7854 or Candy (432) 349-1512

Classes and meditation - with Western Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Ingchug. Every Sunday at 9:30am at Chittamani Buddhist Center, 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745. Everyone welcome. Spiritual counselling by appointment. Call for free brochure.

916-4444. meditationinaustin.org.

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

VFW Post 4443 meeting - Meets on first Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614 Thomas Springs Road in Oak Hill. Members and potential members are encouraged to be there around 6pm to gather for dinner. There is no cost.

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

Circle C Area Democrats - 6:308:30pm at Santa Rita in the Escarpment Village. Meets on second Mondays of month. For information:circle careademocrats.org.

Saturday, September 26

Riverside Drive (512) 457-5100 thelongcenter.org

Woodworkers Club of Austin 7pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month in the training room at Seaton Hosp SW, on FM 1826 We are a non profit org. and make toys etc for charity.

Call Bill at 512-288-3252 Free

Conversation Cafe - Drop in for open, public dialogue on a variety of topics. Every third Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd.. Free and open to the public. 512-9749900 / cityofaustin.org/library.

Blue Lapis Light presents Edge of Grace - 8:30pm The Blue Lapis Light studio is located at 10331 Old Manchaca Rd. bluelapislight.org

Friday, September 25

Ongoing Events

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Meeting - Bannockburn Baptist Church room 103 Every Wednesday, 7pm - 8:30pm Anne Slater 512-215-9719 for more info Free

Wed., Sept. 16 - Sun., Sept. 27

Julian Sands in A Celebration of Herald Pinter - 8pm A solo show directed by John Malkovich. McCullough Theatre 2375 Robert Deadman Dr. (512) 477-6060

Community Clubs & Events

The Diary of Anne Frank Presented by Texas Theatre & Dance - Oscar G. Brockett Theatre 300 E. 23rd St., located in the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (512) 477-6060 JoinTheDrama.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 Thurs-

day from 6:45-8pm at Western Hills Church of Christ, 6211 Parkwood Drive. Open to ages 18 & up. 956494-4809 / oakhill.freetoasthost.biz Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupporGroup - 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon at Arveda Alzheimer’s Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive, 78737. Anyone caring for a loved-one with dementia and needing support is invited. RSVP to 512637-5400 and feel free to bring your own lunch. www.arvedacare.com.

Senior Luncheon Program - Seniors (over 60) meet at 8656 Hwy. 71 W, Bldg A, next to JP bldg every Tues, Wed and Thurs from 10am2pm. Transportation available. Call 512-854-2138 for more info.

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

MOMS Club of Austin - Are you a stay at home mom looking for support, daytime activities and other moms like you? The MOMS® Club of SW Oaks/Oak Hill offers all that and more. You can find us on Meetup at www.meetup.com/MOMSClub-of-Austin-SW-Oaks/ Southwest Networking Group (SWING) - meets for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House, Slaughter Ln. & Escarpment Blvd., 9600 Escarpment Blvd.. 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 4829026 or 921-4901. Thursdays.

South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practices, 1pm - 4pm at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Rd. Free.

Meets on third Wednesday of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www.southaustinaarp.org.

OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Business Professionals Association).

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

Creative Arts Society - Meets on first Wed. of month (except Jan.,July, Aug.) at ACC Pinnacle, 10th floor, faculty lounge. 6pm networking.

7pm program. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome. creativeartssociety.org 288-0574.

Senior Safari Adventures - Tues. Fri. 9:30am - 11am Austin Zoo 10808 Rawhide Trail Call 512-288-5031 or email audrey.austinzoo@yahoo. com.

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

Jinji Willingham (512) 350-8505 Retired Austin Travelers - a group for people who love to travel. Regular meetings are held at the Oak Hill Library 5124 Convict Hill Rd. More information & directions can be found at the web site, ratsonline.org.

New Events September 5 - January 31 3-D Watercolors, Metal Sculptures & Paintings - See the unique watercolors of Shou Ping See the beautiful landscape paintings of bluebonnets by Ken Moore in the Store into December. An exhibit of metal sculptures by Sun McColgin also opens Sept. 12 on the Center grounds. Enjoy this “Relics in The Field” exhibit through January. LBJ Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave (512) 232-0100 wildflower.org Saturday, September 26 Austin Herb Society Fall Plant Sale - 10am - 4pm Zilker Botanical Gardens, 2220 Barton Springs Rd. www.austinherbsociety.org Thursday, Oct. 1 & Sunday, Oct. 25 Trinity Episcopal School Open House - Trinity is a K-8 Episcopal school in Austin, Texas that offers enriched and rigorous academics in a nurturing and diverse environment.

3901 Bee Cave Rd RSVP, contact admission@austintrinity.org.

Tuesday, October 6 National Night Out Party for the Precinct 3 Community sponsored

by Travis County Constable Sally Hernandez - 5pm - 7:30pm Meet community organizations and learn about our programs focused on children, seniors, and family safety.

Come for the fun, food, and community! 8656 B West Highway 71, #132 512-854-2171 Tips and Tools for Gardening 9:30am - noon Author and Manager of Lake Austin Spa gardens, Trisha Shirey, discusses her recent book on organic vegetable gardening and provides hints on tools and products that make gardening easier.

Zilker Garden Center, 2220 Barton Springs Road 512-451-8360, president@austinherbsociety.org Wednesday, October 7 Building Bridges Art Celebration & Auction - 5:30pm - 9pm Join us for a swanky evening of food, fun, auctions, and art. Guests are encouraged to jazz it up or come as they are to enjoy some spirited bidding in both silent and live auctions featuring 150 original art and unique retail packages. The Hyatt Regency 208 Barton Springs (512) 476-7044 ext.217 dhewitt@arcofthecapitalarea.org

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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.

Docent Tours of AMOA - Each Sat. & Sun. 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.

Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress 512-495-9224 www.amoa.org.

Texas Outdoor Women’s Network - Open to women of all ages interested in outdoor activities. fishing, kayaking, camping, hiking and more! No experience required. Free monthly meetings on fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the LCRA Red Bud Complex, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. . www.townaustin.org.

Hill Country Outdoors- “Austin’s Most Active Outdoor, Sport an Social Club” Specializing in adventure with outdoor events such as hiking, camping, biking, road trips and rafting. hillcountryoutdoors.com.

Westcave Preserve public weekend tours- Sats. and Sundays,

Ongoing Events

10am., noon, 2pm & 4, $5 adult/$2 child/$15 family. One mile hike into the canyon & back. Kids welcome w/ adult. No pets. For more info call (830)825-3442 westcave.org .

Guided Hikes - Second Sat. & second Sun. of each month at 9am at Bright Leaf Natural Area, 4400 Crestway Dr., Hikes are usually 4 miles long and last about 2 hours.

Wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water. brightleaf.org Senior Safari Adventure - Tues. Fri., 1pm - 2:30pm Calling all Seniors (60+)Put on your walking shoes and join us as we stroll around the Zoo to meet and learn about some of our animals. Please bring bottled water as we do not have drinkable water on grounds. $5 caregiver $13 Senior 10808 Rawhide Trail (512) 288-1490 Nature Hike at McKinney State Falls - Free interpretive hikes to discover the diverse range of flora and fauna that can be seen at McKinney Falls. Hikes are offered the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month starting at 10am from the Smith Visitors Center. Wear comfortable shoes, a hat, and bring water.

Hikes last approximately 1.5 hours.

Info contact: jeanneffia@gmail.com Sunday, December 7

Second Saturdays are for Families - $7 per family; $5 Member families.

Noon-4pm at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Please RSVP to akichorowsky@amoa.org to give an idea of materials needed. 512-4959224 / www.amoa.org.

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,d 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.

New Events

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Friday, October 2

Thursday, September 24

Cold Steel Revolver CD RELEASE - 7pm The Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512.301.4648 nuttybrown.com

Danny Britt - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Ln. 512 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com Johnson - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512264-0318 poodies.net The Derailers - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 S. Lamar(512) 4426189 brokenspokeaustintx.com Brian Kremer - 6:30 at Central Market Westgate 4477 S. Lamar 512899-4300 centralmarket.com Bug Night Out at Wildflower Center - Enjoy the Wildflower Center at night and exploring insects. From 6 to 9 p.m., check out what’s hanging out at mercury light stations in the Family Garden, or bring your own flashlight to see for yourself. There will also be bug-themed meals at the Café, a bat-moth game, storytime about luna moths, and flashlightguided bug walks starting from the Courtyard at 7:15 p.m. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave. 512.232.0100 o/www. wildflower.org/

Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednesdays at the Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. Toddlers Fridays at 11am, . 892-6680. wiredforyouth.co

Sprouts - Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am - 11am Bring your little ones to the Family Garden for our weekly Sprouts Preschool program that is geared towards ages 2-6.

Each program will include a hands on activity, story, nature walk and of

Saturdays, October 3, 10, 24

Winnie the Pooh - Join Pooh,

Ben Rodgers - 6pm Tony Harrison - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 S. Lamar (512) 442-6189 or brokenspokeaustintx.com

Rocketry Day Camp at the Hill Country Science Mill - 11am - 4pm Day Camp features Alka Seltzer rockets, lift and payload challenges, and a straw rocket competition. Campers will also customize their own 3D augmented-reality avatar, explore the Science Mill’s interactive exhibits, watch a 3D movie “Legends of Flight” and have a healthy lunch from the Lady Bird Lane Café. Grades 4-8 Register at http://www.sciencemill.org/campsclasses/rocketry-day-camp

Adam Wayne - 8pm Bad Rodeo 10pm Poodies Hilltop Bar and Grill 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net Sunday, September 27 Brunch Buffet w/ Java Jazz - 10am - 2pm The Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512.301.4648 nuttybrown.com Purgatory Players - 11am - 1pm at Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca Rd 512-828-7636 strangebrewloungeside.com Monday, September 28 Texas Songwriters Showcase: WC Jameson hosts Robert Cline Jr. 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-2640318 poodies.net Tuesday, September 29 Fredy Steady KRC - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane (512) 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com

22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net Friday, October 2 Daniel Thomas Phipps - 8pm Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca 512828-7636 strangebrewloungeside. com Eve and The Exiles - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane (512) 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com Ru Coleman - 6pm The Troubadillos - 8pm CPoodies former house band is back, with special guest Jimmy Lee Jones and others.Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net The Electron Donors - 7pm The Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512.301.4648 nuttybrown. com FREE Saturday, October 3 Hilary Kuhlmey - 7:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Lane 512-288-9994 satellitebistroandbar. com Bee Gees Songbook - 7pm at Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca 512828-7636 strangebrewloungeside. com

The Texas KGB Unplugged - 6pm Tommy Elskes - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net Wednesday, September 30 Fletcher Clark - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane (512) 2822586 evangelinecafe.com Redd Volkaert - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane (512) 2822586 evangelinecafe.com

September 18 - December 12

September 2 - November 20

XTC A Tribute - 8pm All proceeds benefit the SIMS FoundationStrange Brew 5326 Manchaca Road 512-828-7636 strangebrewloungeside.com

Friday, September 25

Snow White & Rose Red - Sat 10am; Sun 2pm Burdine Johnson Indoor Studio Theatre EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 1101 FM 2325 512847-6969 emilyann.org

New Events

Midland - 8pm The Warhorses 10:30pm Poodies Hilltop Bar and Grill 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-2640318 poodies.net

Lamar 512-476-0541 zachtheater. com for showtimes

Homeschool Day at Austin Zoo - 9:30am - 3:30pm A full day of educational fun presented by Austin Zoo and lots featuring lots learning stations Be sure to bring a bag lunch and a drink to enjoy in our picnic grove. call our Education Department at 5122885031 or email audrey. austinzoo@yahoo.com. Austin Zoo 10808 Rawhide Trail

September 12 - October 4

Friday, September 25

Eeyore, Piglet, and Rabbit for a fun, musical adaptation In the Kleberg Theatre at Zach Scott 202 South

September 4 - October 4 Godspell - Fri, Sat & Sun 7:30pm Burdine Johnson Indoor Studio Theatre EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 1101 FM 2325 512-847-6969 emilyann.org

Arts & Entertainment cont.

New Events

Kids Calendar course, nature play! New program theme each week. Themes and topics are age and seasonally appropriate. Please come dressed for the weather and don’t forget your water bottle! LBJ Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave (512) 232-0100 wildflower.org

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Ricky Stein - 7pm The Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512.301.4648 nuttybrown.com

T Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter 512-288-9994 satellitebistroandbar. com Thursday, October 1

Saturday, September 26 The Lucky Strikes - 7:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter 512-288-9994 satellitebistroandbar. com Austin Steamers - 6pm Central Market Cafe Westgate 4477 S. Lamar Blvd 512-899-4300 Tessy Lou and the Shotgun Stars - 7pm The Rusty Mule 9201 Hwy 290 (512) 704-6416 Muscle Shoals Revue with Amy Black & Wendy Colonna - 7pm Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca 512828-7636 strangebrewloungeside. com Alvin Crow - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 S. Lamar (512) 442-

2nd Annual Poodies Party Noon Don’t miss this celebration of Poodie’s Birthday. The 2nd Annual Poodie’s Party “No Bad Days” Golf Tournament and Music Festival.

First tee off at 9am SHARP for the first group. The second group tees off at 1pm with a noon check-in. The Music Festival begins @noon. $20 admission, children 12 and under admitted free. For full details, go to http://poodiesparty.com Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net Sunday, October 4

Liz Morphis - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane (512) 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com The Belle Sounds - 8pm Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca 512-8287636 strangebrewloungeside.com Kem Watts - 6pm Johnson 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill,

Sunday Gospel Brunch with the Purgatory Players - 11am - 1pm at Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca Rd 512-828-7636 strangebrewloungeside.com Gospel brunch featuring live jazz

by Java Jazz - 10am - 2pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512.301.4648 nuttybrown.com

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September 24- October 7, 2015

Drippin’ Lowdown

Dripping Springs

Spirits, yarn, and mutton bustin’ in Dripping Dripping with Taste on September 12 was an amazing smorgasbord of food and drink. I must have tasted food, wine, beer and booze from most of the 75 restaurants, wineries, breweries and distilleries that were handing out samples of their wares (at least, that’s what my scales said the next morning!)

This year, there was an entire room set aside for sampling spirits from the growing number of local distilleries.

Like most long-time Dripping Springers, I remember when (not that long ago) we had to drive to the county line at either Cedar Valley or Hamilton Pool Road to buy a beer.

Now I can enjoy local craft beers and Texas wines at more than a dozen

places within shouting distance. We love it - and we’ve gotten used to it.

No big deal.

What’s amazing to me now, though, are the growing numbers of distilleries springing up around Dripping Springs.

At last count, there were three vodka and gin Laurel Robertson distilleries along Highway 290 west of Oak Hill: Revolution Spirits on Pauls Valley Road

on Fitzhugh Road just east of Barton Creek, Treaty Oak Distilling Company (scheduled to open October 1) a few miles west of there on Fitzhugh Road, and San Luis Spirits (dab Dripping Springs Vodka and Gin) on Bell Springs Road just west of Dripping Springs. For some reason, vodka and gin seem to be the favored spirits in these parts - although Treaty Oak also makes a rum and two bourbons. Down the road in Hye is Garrison Brothers Bourbon Distillery.

Both Treaty Oak and Dripping Springs Vodka have tasting rooms at their locations. All three distilleries offer tours by appointment. The copper vats pour off plenty of heat

while they’re steaming the mash, so this is an activity best done in cooler weather (soon!)

Since gin, by law, is flavored with juniper berries, you’d think the high supply of ashe juniper choking the Hill Country might be part of the reason for gin’s popularity around here - but, no. The two gin distillers I’ve talked with import their juniper berries from fancier climes. Go figure....

••• Dripping likes its drinking so much, there’s a new knitting store in town where you can settle in with your needles and yarn, along with a shot of espresso, wine or beer to mediate your mood. Owner Allison Wilcox

says her recipe for unwinding from her high-stress job (as court guardian for children in divorce cases) is to sit with a girlfriend, a ball of yarn and knitting needles, and a glass of wine. The Ph.D. psychologist opened The Sated Sheep in August to offer that prescription to the public. Part fiber arts shop, part wine bar/beer pub, it’s 100% Dripping Springs originality at its best.

The avid knitter that she is (those court cases can involve hours of waiting....), Allison used to hate shopping for yarn in knitting stores because “the owners could could make me feel like an idiot,” she says. “I think a lot of people feel intimidated. I created The

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Sated Sheep to be a place where you feel like staying. No one here cares if you knit well!” she asserts - although there is always an expert on hand to answer questions and give private instruction. The Sated Sheep stocks every knitting supply imaginable and offers weekly classes on several levels, from beginning knitting to advanced sweater construction, and with different crafts, including knitting, crocheting, and felting.

Allison learned to knit when her son was in Waldorf school, to help him learn that skill in the primary grades.

“Ages six to eight are a very good time to for kids to learn to knit,” she says.

“Research shows that it helps develops sensory motor integration at that age, a very important brain development.

Knitting and crocheting also help stroke and brain injury patients create new cognitive processing - and it’s definitely calming,” she adds.

The menu at the Sated Sheep starts with Tazo teas and coffee drinks (they’ve got your latte!) and continues through European beers, international wines and a selection of bubblies.

There’s even port and Crubom Chocolate Boms (organic and healthy...) for serious unwinding.

The Sated Sheep participates in Downtown Dripping Springs’ monthly First Thursday celebration, and offers 10% off any purchases then. For more information about the new shop, call 512-829-4607, visit their website at www.thesatedsheep.com, or see The Sated Sheep on Facebook.

••• Get ready to get your rodeo on!

Dripping Spring’s biggest rodeo of the year is coming October 2-4 at the DS Ranch Park Event Center. The Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo is exactly what that 166,000 square foot venue was designed to house, and this year’s got it all.

Friday and Saturday nights have a pro rodeo featuring CPRA champions defying death and trampling by prize stock from Diamond Cross Rodeo Company - the best in the business, according to Rich Moore, president of DS Ag Boosters and its Rodeo Committee. He credits the company’s high-quality show production and

animal stock with the success of last year’s rodeo. “We believe we put on a top-notch production, and Diamond Cross Rodeo Company is one big reason,” Rich says.

Seasoned rodeo announcer Rob “Kamikaze” Smets and star rodeo clown Mark Swingler, who has twice been nominated as PRCA Clown of the Year, will make sure the crowd is entertained, while keeping the riders safe.

Maybe the funnest - and funniest - event of the weekend involves competitiors under 55 pounds riding bucking sheep. “Mutton-bustin’” is always a popular draw and this year’s rodeo will have events Friday evening and Saturday morning. The winners from both those competitions go for the prize buckle at Saturday night’s final competition.

Show up at Dripping Springs Ranch Park Saturday morning for a free Cowboy Breakfast served from 8:30-10:30.

Saturday afternoon, real cowhands who work on real Texas ranches will demonstrate essential cowboying skills such as steer roping, calf branding, trailer loading, and steer yoking at the free Ranch Rodeo. Teams of four cowboys compete against teams from other ranches, using skills they’ve honed in their everyday ranch work.

Dances after the rodeo on both nights feature the music of live bands and plenty of dance floor. The Carport Casanovas play Saturday night; home-

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town boy-turned-music star Michael Myers is scheduled for Saturday night’s dance.

Sunday morning there will be Team Roping with a $1000 added purse.

(That’s number 8 and number 10 Team Roping events, for you real rodeo fans.)

Besides competing in mutton bustin’, kids can “play rodeo” with pony rides, a petting zoo and a lot of fun activities that promise to keep them entertained all day. Full concessions with hamburgers, hotdogs, sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream and popcorn will be served from noon on. The Event Center’s Vendors’ Hall will have booths selling delights such as western clothing, boots, hats, decor and more.

The event will raise money to support local FFA and 4H youth. Last year’s Fair and Rodeo netted a whopping $640,000 to purchase animals and projects from 4H and FFA youth at the Hays County Livestock Expo.

DS Ranch Park is on RR 12, just over one mile north of its intersection with Hwy 290. For a schedule of events and more info, visit www.drippingspringsfairandrodeo.com or www. dsagboosters.com.

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Gazette Sports: Austin • Bowie • Crockett Student Athlete Spotlight Mystee Altes

Gazette: Sarah Weeks

by Patrick Olson Although playing well in three varsity sports at Crockett, Mystee Altes excels even more academically. On the path to being the salutatorian, Altes recently received an AP Scholar certificate in the mail on Monday honoring her excellence in Advanced Placement courses.

She has conquered AP classes in English III, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Mystee is currently enrolled in an AP Economics course and an AP English IV class and has completed an ACC course in Psychology.

Altes attended Cunningham Elementary and Covington Middle School before arriving at Crockett where she’s competed on the varsity volleyball team

Austin High does its best to slow down the high-powered offense of the undefeated Chaps led by Ehlinger.

Westlake QB too much for Maroons

by Patrick Olson Chaps Junior Sam Ehlinger ran for five touchdowns and threw for two more scores Friday as Westlake defeated Austin High 56-12. Following graduation in 2017, Ehlinger will attend the University of Texas and give the Longhorns a strong, physical signal caller.

Westlake (4-0, 2-0) accumulated over 500 yards offensively and shut out the Maroons defensively in the second half. Austin High (2-1, 0-1) continues competition in District 14-6A this week hosting rival Bowie (4-0, 2-0) on homecoming, Friday evening at House Park.

On the first play from scrimmage, Ehlinger dashed 67-yards for the Continued on page 15

The Maroons offense showed signs of life early on in the game.

Mystee Altes, Crockett since her sophomore year. Her work at middle blocker helped the brown and gold defeat Travis Tuesday night. Following a junior Continued on next page

Wade Smith

by Patrick Olson An impressive performance over the summer in 7 on 7 competition helped Wade Smith prepare to lead the Bowie football team at the quarterback position. He led the Bulldogs to a victory over Pflugerville in the season opener, and had thrown five touchdown passes in an eventual win at San Antonio Madison when disaster struck. While serving as the holder, Smith suffered a season-ending knee injury evading tacklers on a field goal attempt.

Instead of sulking over his injury, the junior signal caller has been instrumental in the development of Brandon Ramos and Matthew Wheeler, the pair of quarterbacks taking his place. “We are now referring to him as ‘Coach Smith’,”

Wade Smith, Bowie said co-offensive coordinator Ty Branyon. “He hasn’t missed one team activity. He can’t play the rest Continued on next page

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Crockett volleyball update

by Patrick Olson

An improved performance by the Crockett volleyball team led to a 2512, 25-14, 25-12 victory over Travis Tuesday evening. “We needed this because we did not come out strong (last Friday) versus Cedar Creek,” said coach Lori Henry afterward.

“We served well tonight. In terms of being aggressive, we were blocking.”

Crockett visits McCallum on Friday with action set to begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Cougars took the first game 25-12 and led 8-4 in the second game before a time out. Lily Wilson tipped the ball over the net to move Crockett in front 10-5. A kill

Mystee Altes

Continued from p. 12 campaign as Defensive Player of the Year, Mystee will return to the soccer field in January as a goalie.

In the spring, she’ll compete on the track team throwing the shot put and running in the triple jump and long jump events.

Freshman soccer coach and AP Spanish instructor Ruben Botello is her favorite teacher at Crockett.

“He’s always seen the potential in me,” the senior athlete stated.

“Whenever I doubted myself, he knew I could do it.” Altes has important advice for younger pupils

Wade Smith

Continued from p. 12 of the year, but he’s there supporting his teammates in any way he can.”

Born in Austin, Wade attended Mills Elementary before progressing to Gorzycki Middle School, where he also played basketball. Following a season as the starting shortstop on the junior varsity baseball team, Smith looked forward to earning a spot on the varsity baseball club in 2016, but surgery on Monday will likely keep him out of action until fall of next year. He admits the medication will impede his ability to watch film in preparation next Tuesday for a game versus Westlake

by Wilson extended the brown and gold advantage to 13-7. The Cougars took the second game 25-14.

Nicole Spaulding’s assist led to a kill by Brianna Timmins that gave Crockett a 6-2 lead early in the third game—another emphatic win. With Wilson serving, the Cougars went ahead 10-7. Aveion Miller’s kill on an assist by Spaudling put Crockett in command 11-7. Shaneice Greely’s block at the net on a Travis (9-20, 3-5) return moved the Cougars in front 16-9 and with Andrea Hernandez serving, Crockett (21-13, 5-3) clinched the match 25-12.

like her seventh grade half-brother Cristian who plays football, basketball and soccer at Hays. “Work ethic is important,” she noted. “I think that’s the number one thing. You have to be determined to work hard.”

In her spare time, Mystee enjoys the outdoors. She works part time at the Texas Rowing Center and likes to paddle board and go camping.

On Friday, the Lady Cougars battle McCallum in the final game on the first run through district. “We need to mentally stay in the game and persevere through adversity,” Altes replied when asked what it will take for the brown and gold to get a victory over the Lady Knights. on October 2nd, but that won’t keep him from helping the Bulldogs get ready for the Chaps.

World History and PALS instructor Alejandro Garcia is Wade’s favorite teacher at Bowie. “He stands out not just because he’s passionate, but he loves to teach,” the junior athlete added. “Outside of the classroom, he’s an honest, personable guy.”

Presently, Smith intends to get the Bulldogs ready for Austin High.

“The biggest thing is discipline,” he noted. “Every time we’ve played them, they’ve been real scrappy. Last year they put a scare in us. We can’t take plays off. If you don’t respect them, you’re gonna get beat.”

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Bowie stays positive despite many injuries

by Patrick Olson Despite losing a starting quarterback and three important defenders to injuries, Bowie continues to improve, with positive vibes in the locker room. “That’s part of the game,” assistant coach Ty Branyon said of the medical obstacles the team has encountered. “It’s the game that most resembles life. All of the young men that have been injured so far have done a great job of being there for their teammates. This group is a solid character group. They want to play hard for each other.”

When team captain and nose guard Cole Mercer suffered an injury in the second game, Robbie Hicks stepped up and now delivers on the defensive front for the Bulldogs. Conner Parker has taken over at defensive end following an injury to Josh Brown. At outside linebacker, Alec Mendoza went down, but Brogan McGraw now attacks relentlessly from the bandit position. On the back end, safety Matthew Dickey has three interceptions over the past two games and corner back Patrick Moran continues to excel covering opponent’s offensive threats at wide receiver.

Soon after Dalynn Threadgill ran for a first and goal, Bowie quarterback Matthew Wheeler dove into the endzone for the Bulldogs’ first touchdown in a 42-14 triumph over Anderson. With linemen Kyle Ohlen, Cameron Camacho, Tony Sanders, Jordan Maywald and Casey Grove driving defenders downfield, Threadgill gained 107 yards on 13 carries for the night. Defensive-

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ly, Hayden Howren broke up an Anderson pass on the next Trojan possession. A pair of Anderson penalties aided the home team later as Cash Cavitt completed a five-play drive with a 9-yard scoring reception from Wheeler.

Following a 73-yard scoring pass play by Anderson, Bowie countered with a 65-yard touchdown throw from Brandon Ramos to Josh Wainwright. Desmond Young and Quirin Laracuente put rushing touchdowns on the board for Bowie and Josh Marini’s extra point kick gave the visitors a 35-7 lead at intermission. Threadgill scored Bowie’s final touchdown of the game on a 39-yard run in the third period.

Wainwright led all Bowie receivers with six catches for 149 yards.

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Action from Bowie’s 42 to 14 win over Anderson. The Bulldogs win despite a rash of injuries to key players.

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Westlake QB too much for Maroons Continued from p. 12

game’s initial touchdown. Shortly afterward, the Maroons countered with a 9-yard scoring pass from quarterback Beau Kalbacher to receiver J.J. Jacobs—but the visitors missed the extra point. After the Chaps field general dove over the goal line for his second rushing touchdown on the first play of the second quarter, Austin High embarked on a 14-play drive that featured multiple receptions by Jacob Traudt.

Kalbacher connected with Traudt

on three straight plays to move the Maroons into the red zone, as linemen Robert Phillips, Eric Mendez, Alex Phan, Kirk Von Kreisler and Thomas Xinic held firm in pass protection. With James Torres inserted into the game to provide additional blocking, Marcello Mendoza took a hand-off and ran around the right end for the Maroons’ second touchdown. A subsequent twopoint conversion attempt failed and Westlake led 14-12.

Ehlinger’s third rushing touchdown moved the home team in front 21-

12. After a productive run and a first down reception by Mendoza, Kalbacher then converted a third and long with a 45-yard pass play to Traudt. A pair of productive runs by the Austin High quarterback advanced the Maroons further, but Eli Lopez missed a 40-yard field goal.

Ehlinger dashed 77-yards for a score and Westlake led 28-12 at halftime.

The Chaparrals exploded for four more touchdowns in the second half to secure the victory.

Tough games ready Cougars for District

by Patrick Olson McCallum built a 35-7 lead after one quarter and cruised past Crockett 55-14 Friday night at House Park.

Cougar coach John Waugh hopes strong non-district competition will prepare the brown and gold for remaining district games. “Everybody we’ve played is in the hunt for the playoffs,” the coach said noting encounters with Akins, Lockhart, East View and the Knights.

Both of Crockett’s touchdowns came on long scoring strikes from quarterback Zach Ochoa to receiver

Franklin. Ochoa, for the season, has connected on 32 of 67 throws for 524 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of picks. Franklin leads the team in receiving with 16 catches for 313 yards, amounting to a 19.6 average per reception. Ryan Waugh has nine receptions for 102 yards.

Crockett has three running backs with over a hundred yards on the season, led by Craig Rose with 175 yards on 25 carries. Mekhi Ball has run for 140 yards on 30 attempts.

Showing versatility, Jordon Toupin accumulated 123 yards on the

ground with one touchdown and has caught eight passes for 126 yards and another score.

The Cougars now host Cedar Creek on homecoming Friday night at Burger Stadium. Crockett (0-4, 0-1) defeated the Eagles 52-41 last year, with Ochoa throwing a touchdown pass and Toupin scoring on a run.

Cedar Creek (1-0, 1-3) trounced Travis 45-15 last Friday with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Eagles earned their first victory of 2015.

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Religious Services ANGLICAN

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

BAPTIST

Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) (512) 263-5058 Pastor: Rev. Jim Roquemore Services: Sun. 10:45am & 6:30pm, Sunday School 9:30am Children’s church available Sun. am Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm First Baptist Church of Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd 78749 512) 288-7570 Pastor: Rob Satterfield Services: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pm Bible Study Sun. 9:30am Thursday Abide student ministry 6:30pm www.fbcoakhill.org Oak Hill Primitive Baptist Church 11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd. Pastors: Richard Halbgewachs and mark Huffman Services: Sunday Prayer 9:00 am, Coffee Fellowship 9:30 am, Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday 7:00 pm www.oakhillpbc.org Scenic Hills Baptist Church 8305 Mowinkle Dr. (off Circle Dr.) (512)288-0244 Pastor Matthew Cox Adult and children’s Sunday School classes- 10am Sunday worship service- 11am Sunday evening service- 6pm Wednesday prayer and preaching service- 7pm More info found at- scenichillsbc.com

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

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

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

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COWBOY CHURCH Cowboy Church of the Hill Country 120 Frog Pond Lane(4 miles west of Nutty Brown Road on Hwy 290) (512) 587-2242 Pastor: Jerry Kelley pastor@cowboychurchhc.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.cowboychurchhc.org facebook.com/Cowboy ChurchHC info@ cowboychurchhc.org We do things the Cowboy way!

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St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 11819 So. IH-35 (exit #223, FM 1327; take north access road 1.1 mile) 282-5631 www.stalbansaustin.org Seeking the transformation of lives through sharing God’s love and grace Rector: The Rev. Erin Hensley Services: 9am & 11:15am Holy Eucharist Rite II, Coffee Hour 10 am & 12:45 am, Christian Formation for All Ages 10:15 am-11am Children’s Chapel at both services and professional nursery from 8:45 am-12:45 pm St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 8724 Travis Hills Dr. 78735 (between SW Parkway & Old Bee Caves) (512) 288-0128 www.stchristopher.net Rector: The Rev. Bo Townsend Services: Holy Communion at 10am Sundays; Children’s Chapel at 10 am Christian Ed. 9am (Sept. 10-May 20) Seeking God’s Truth, Sharing God’s Love St. Michael’s-South St. Michael’s Episcopal Church-New South Campus Meeting at Covington Middle School Auditorium, 3700 Convict Hill (1 block SW of Brodie & Wm. Cannon) 9:00 A.M. Worship, Sunday School, Nursery All are welcome around God’s table st-michaels.org

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Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center Religious Services/Youth & Children Activities 1701 W Ben White Blvd. Bldg. #3 512-693-2924 Friday Sermon @ 1:00 PM Mosque open 7 days for 5 daily prayers Check Mosque website for prayer timings and weekend programs www.masjidibrahim.org Email: admin@masjidibrahim.org

LUTHERAN

Abiding Love Lutheran Church “Sharing God’s Love” 7210 Brush Country, 78749 (512)892-4040 Sr. Pastor:Lynnae Sorensen Assoc. Pastor: Brad Highum Sunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Education Hour: 9:45 am (for all ages) Children’s Center 892-2777 Director: Debbie Tonne Full & PT programs M-F, 7am-6pm Food Pantry- Mondays 1:30-3:30pm info@abidinglove.org www.abidinglove.org Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 W. Slaughter (next to Bowie) 292-8778 email: info@blcms.org Pastor: Rev. William B. Knippa Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Martin Danner Sun. Worship Services: 8am (Trad.)

9:30 & 11:00 am (Blended Traditional & Contemporary Music) 6:00 p.m. (Contemporary Praise) Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30am Nursery During Services Bethany Preschool, Mon-Thurs. www.blcms.org Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4622 S. Lamar 892-0516 Rev. Magdalene Holm-Roesler, Pastor Services: 10:00 am Sunday Study Hour: 9:00 am Sunday Fellowship & Coffee after services Adult and Children’s Sun. School www.hclcaustin.org You’re always welcome here.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church 10408 Hwy 290 West (4 miles from the “Y” in Oak Hill) 512-288-2370 info@ConnectwithJesus.org www.Mt.OliveAustin.org Pastors: Paul Meyer and Ben Braun Services: 8 am traditional and 10:30

am contemporary.

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

Risen Savior Lutheran Church-WELS 2811 Aftonshire Way 78748 512-280-8282 Rev. Bilas Glaeske, interim pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am¡ www.risensavioraustin.net

METHODIST Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam Sheffield, and Rev. Katy Fitzhugh Services: Sunday 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at the 10 and 11:15am services) Wednesday ReCharge service 6:15pm Sunday School: 10 & 11:15am Children’s Sunday School: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am, Youth group: 5pm www.oakhillumc.org open hearts, open minds, open doors!

Manchaca United Methodist Church Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors!

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.

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11 am - Life on the Road - Casual Praise Service in the Family Life Center 5 pm - High School & Middle School youth programs Wednesday Worship: 6:00 am Individual Prayer and Meditation with Communion

NON - DENOMINATIONAL

Austin Ridge Southwest 7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 512-288-8000 Worship services: 9:15 and 11:00 Children’s Ministry: 9:15 and 11:00 Middle/High School 6 pm www.austinridge.org Hope in the City 4407 Monterey Oaks Blvd, 78749 Phone; 512-892-4673 Senior Pastor: Britt Tucker Sun. Service 10:15 am www.hopeinthecity.org We value loving God, loving one another and loving Austin and the Nations.

LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735 Phone: 512-220-6383 Lead Pastor: Randy Phillips Sun. Services: 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 am Wed Services: 7 pm Life University, 7 pm Student Life LifeAustin is a Bible Church - a cosmopolitan community of healing and hope.

We are all about connecting people to Christ and to each other.

Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 unity@unitychurchaustin.org Minister: Rev. Anna Shouse Service 11:00 pm “Our God is love,our race is human and our religion is oneness.” www.unitychurchaustin.org

ORTHODOX

St. Sophia Orthodox Church 225 Rose Dr. in Dripping Springs Fr. Peter Smith, Pastor 512) 638-0721 / pcmsmith@hotmail. com (Fr. Peter’s email) www.stsophiachurch.us Services: Sundays- 8:45 a.m. Orthros (Matins) & 10 a.m. Divine LiturgyWeds- 7p.m. Daily Vespers or other special services according to the season Saturdays- 5:45 pm. Ninth Hour & 6:00 pm Great Vespers and Confession Special feast day services as 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 James Capps Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta Dukes Worship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

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

UNITY

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

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Endowed faculty chair at Dell Medical H-E-B’s Excellence in Education School will fight childhood cancer Awards program seeks nominees Art Dilly, a longtime University of Texas System executive who was named in retirement executive secretary emeritus to the Board of Regents, will be the namesake of an endowed faculty chair created to fight — and train doctors to fight — childhood cancer at the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

The Arthur H. Dilly Chair in Pediatric Oncology was created through a $1 million gift by the Shivers Cancer Foundation to the Dell Medical School. The faculty member who holds the chair will be both a clinician at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas and a researcher at the medical school. Further, the recipient “must be a physician of outstanding clinical and research capabilities who will provide clinical services and conduct research for the benefit of children with cancer in Central Texas,” according to the agreement that will create the chair.

“This is an inspiring gift for this community that exemplifies the

collaboration between the medical school and the children’s hospital,” said Dr. Clay Johnston, inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School. “The person who holds this chair will bring hope and healing, both to children and families who are struggling with this disease now and, through research into future therapies and training of future doctors, to those who might face cancer in the future.”

A dedicated and cherished employee, Dilly served the UT System for 30 years and was executive secretary to the Board of Regents from 1981 to 1998. He also is a board member for the Shivers Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 and dedicated to promoting comprehensive cancer care in Central Texas and supporting cancer treatment, research, support and education initiatives in Central Texas. He also is a member of the Advisory Council to the Children’s Blood and Cancer Center, a unit of the Dell Children’s

Medical Center.

“It is exciting for all of us who love and admire Art Dilly so much to honor him as a wonderful friend to both the community and the university he loves and has served so well,” said Clarke Heidrick, who chairs the foundation. “It is very fitting that the holder of the Arthur H. Dilly Chair in Pediatric Oncology will provide direct care to the children of our region who have cancer and also will lead research efforts in pediatric oncology.”

“My long association with cancer care in Central Texas has convinced me that children with this disease are more than ‘little adults.’ They respond best to age-appropriate clinical and psychosocial programs,” Dilly said.

“This chair in pediatric oncology recognizes children’s special needs and will focus on clinical and research efforts to help them and save them. I am honored to be a part of it.”

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again lowering cost to passengers. As routes become established, Uber starts to look a lot like a transit system - albeit with more flexibility than public transit authorities required to fulfill mandated routes and headways.

As driverless cars become more common in say ten or fifteen years, the Uber model is even more likely to gain traction. Public funding for highway construction and maintenance is not likely to grow, BUT, demand for transportation will continue growing.

What Uber potentially offers is a transportation model that will prolong the life of our existing transportation highway system. Transit authorities will not go away or DOTs. The question is what role WILL they play? The environmental challenge of morphing low density suburban communities into moderate density to high density nodes is partly one of land develop-

ment policy and, ironically, also for public accountability. Let me explain.

In 2004 I worked with a high tech company employee in Oak Hill exploring alternatives to single driver vehicles. We explored ride sharing, work from home, staggered hours and other options available at the time. I was interested in creating a “more public” ride sharing platform using Facebook or other social media applications to connect drivers with riders.

The project fell flat as I understood that few husbands would let their wives let alone children drive off with a stranger without some validation that the driver was responsible, moral, not a terrorist or kidnapper.

So I looked into background checks.

Yes they could be obtained for a fee and identity cards could be issued. But at the end of the day a background check is only as accurate as the database

on to future generations.

Register on-line: Hill Country Alliance Events page www.hillcountryalliance.org. Walk-ins are welcome and pre-registration is advised to ensure your seat. More information is available by contacting Carolyn Vogel at carolyn@texasconservationconnection.com or 512.633.4995.

Find volunteer opportunities at GivePulse.com The online tool at GivePulse.com, matches community members and service-learning students who want to make a difference with nonprofits and organizations seeking volunteers On GivePulse, residents can register to be notified of volunteer opportunities that interest them from the City of Austin and several Central Texas agencies. Volunteer opportunities range from one-time events to ongoing activities for individuals, youth and large groups.

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

Letter to the Editor, cont. from p. 2 from which it is drawn. I found out from those in the industry that MOST jurisdiction’s are months or even years from entering criminal convictions to maintain their jurisdictions criminal records. We have seen the consequences of the accuracy limits provided by the background check industry largely run by state Departments of Public Safety.

The Uber potential falls apart if the shared economy does not address this issue not only for Uber but Airbnb and other models of the shared economy. I think Uber could work and work well and save countless $ Millions from being spent expanding the highway system, but it will fail without addressing this validation / security need and increasing density in suburban neighborhoods, a much cheaper and better option.

— David Richardson

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It is National Preparedness Month Continued from page 7

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3: MAKE A PLAN. The website www.ready.gov/september will give you detailed information about why a plan is important, lets you download and print a plan, gives you a few easy steps to start your “emergency communication” plan and emphasizes the importance of practicing your plan.

4: PREPARE YOUR HOME. This pertains to wildfires and the way to decrease this threat to you and your property. I covered this topic in detail in my May column earlier

this year, but it’s never a waste of time to be reminded about how to prepare for wildfire. Go to the Travis County Fire Marshal’s website at www.traviscountytx.gov/wildfire for information. You’ll see a wildfire preparedness check list to see how prepared you are for a wildfire, how to prepare for a wildfire in “ten quick & easy steps”, and how to download a 12-page “Personal Wildland Fire Action Guide”. No computer access?

Call the Travis County Fire Marshal’s office at 512-854-4621 for any of this information.

5. GET INVOLVED. Once go Oak again Hill Gazette to www.ready.gov/september to get

more information about National Preparedness Month and how to get others involved. The theme is: “Don’t Wait: Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today”. You’ll see focused themes for each week in September, Public Service Announcements and Videos, Digital Engagement Toolkits, and Social Media info by following on Twitter (#NatlPrep).

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But Scenic Brook resident Richard McCain feels the time TxDOT is taking to properly fix the roadway has created dangerous conditions.

He said, “TxDOT has created a nightmare with continuous no-flow lanes and intersections that promote head-on collisions and sideswipes.”

He added, “It makes me carsick— with more curves and weaves then an old Texas cattle trail.”

Jeannin has an improvement suggestion for TxDOT: paint some “dummy lane lines” at the new William Cannon intersection near the Capital Metro park and ride.

She said, “I see drivers who cannot figure out which lane to merge onto at the highway. The other day a little old lady in the left lane in front of me moved through the light into the right lane, running the car in the right lane off the road.”

New local hiking trail Continued from p. 1

The HCC and the City of Austin are working together to design and build the Violet Crown Trail, a regional trail system that will begin at Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park and wind more than 30 miles south into Hays County. The VCT will connect neighborhoods with parks, pools, libraries, schools and shopping centers and create new terrain for hiking, running and pedaling.

“The Urban Trails Program is thrilled to be a part of the Violet Crown Trail Project, “ said program manager Nadia Barrera. “This section of the Violet Crown Trail connects active transportation and recreational users of all ages and abilities; meaning more trips by bicycling, walking, rolling, skating, scooting, and strolling. We hope that the folks in southwest Austin

take the opportunity to use the trail to make trips to the Will Hampton Branch Library, the shops and restaurants at Arbor Trails and to the Dick Nichols swimming pool.

Future phases of this project (to be complete by the beginning of 2017) will connect to the Veloway, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Randall’s on William Cannon, and the shops and restaurants in Sunset Valley.”

A significant portion of the Violet Crown Trail current phase will be constructed within TxDOT right-of-way (ROW).The Interlocal Agreement approved last week will allow the City and HCC to have access to TxDOT ROW for construction and maintenance of 4,000 feet of trail way. The City of Austin Public Works Department will manage this project.

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Same boat, my barnacles. I was sorely tempted to write back: “Lady, not only are we NOT in the same boat, we’re not even on the same body of water. Our figurative watercraft is inflatable with plastic oars compared to your QE2, okay?”

But I didn’t. I politely replied: “Any cost-saving ideas would be welcome

here. Also, any editing jobs, journalism work, subject-verb agreement emergencies—I’m your man. $1,300 an hour. Sincerely, Roger ‘Gilligan’ White.”

Roger White is a freelance writer living in Austin, Texas, with his lovely wife, two precocious offspring, a very obese but mannerful dachshund, and a cat with Epstein-Barr. For further adventures, visit oldspouse. wordpress.com. Or not.

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Two choices for AISD trustee seat Continued from p. 1

Two Oak Hill area residents have applied for the position: • Yasmin Wagner, an AISD parent who garnered 48 percent of the votes against Schneider in the 2014 AISD District 7 election; and • Dale Sump, an AISD parent who was appointed by Schneider to serve on several district-wide committees.

Why did you decide to run for the vacancy?

Yasmin Wagner: I have continued to remain committed to the future of AISD in whatever capacity I could be most effective. I have spent a great deal of time getting to know schools and communities across District 7 and continue to foster those relationships. My time spent in the schools, my perspective as a parent of children currently attending District 7 schools and my greater Austin community experience will allow me to hit the ground running and be immediately effective in this role. This is critical as we face many

imminent decisions that will have a direct impact on District 7.

Dale Sump: I have served on district-wide committees for years and still do so today. I received encouragement from many constituents in District 7 to consider this appointment, so I acted. I’m a data-oriented, problem-solving professional; I believe can build consensus when confronted with diverse choices. I am currently appointed by Trustee Robert Schneider to serve as the District 7 representative on two district-wide committees: • The Community Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) for the 2004 and 2008 bonds, and then reappointed for the 2013 bonds (first appointed in 2010) and • The Performing Arts Center Naming Committee (appointed in 2014).

I currently chair the AISD Bond Project Agenda Review Subcommittee of the CBOC. My first appointment to a district-wide committee representing District 7 was the Performing Arts Center

Task Force in 2008, tasked with determining major aspects of the recently completed district-wide facility for the arts. In 2010-2011, I served as President of the James Bowie High School Band Booster Association. I have been a parent in AISD for 18 years.

What are your concerns for District 7?

Yasmin Wagner: • Comfortable and safe learning environments that are not overtaxed in enrollment or in disrepair.

• Diverse and relevant programming offerings that are geographically accessible, meet the educational needs of every child and adequately prepare the children for future success.

• Up-to-date technology and relevant professional development opportunities for teachers to remain current in emerging technologies.

Dale Sump: District 7 schools, such as Bowie, Kiker and Mills, require relief from overcrowding.

The AISD 2014 Facilities Master Plan is a planning tool for the District’s future capital improvements and facility management decisions.

Crowded classroom conditions can make it difficult for students to concentrate on their lessons and can limit the amount of time teachers can spend on innovative teaching methods such as cooperative learning or differentiation for individual student needs. In addition, teachers may struggle simply to maintain order in an overcrowded classroom, increasing the likelihood that they will suffer from burnout.

The district needs to finally determine the location and purchase the tract of land to be the site for the future South High School approved by the voters in the 2008 bond election. Bowie and Akins are both severely overcrowded, and due to SOS [Save Our Springs] impervious cover restrictions, Bowie has little if any room to expand beyond the existing impervious cover footprint.

In 1996, relief for overcrowding of Bowie was promised, which resulted in construction of Akins—now both are overcrowded and need relief.

While purchase of land for a new South High School was approved in

a 2008 bond, a future bond referendum will need to be both presented to and approved by the voters prior to construction of a new school.

Updates to the District’s transfer policy were approved by the Board of Trustees in April 2015, and should help to better control the number of student transfers into already crowded schools district-wide. The Board will want to carefully monitor the implementation of the policy in 2016 to verify that schools frozen to transfers only approve a request to transfer if it meets the new guidance in the policy regarding approval of transfers being contingent on space available-basis and observation of class-size caps.

Opportunities should be increased for students in District 7 to attend Magnet or Academy schools of their choice, such as IB, STEM or Fine Arts concentrations in the Southern part of the district. Opportunities may exist to reconfigure underutilized schools for this purpose, comparable to what has been accomplished in other parts of the District.

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