Cherry Creek on Brodie Ln. - October 2011

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Ocotber 2011 Volume 7, Number 10

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NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL NEWS Be a part in knowing about and supporting your neighborhood schools. Even if you don’t have a student you can be a PTA community member. By joining the PTA you are helping support the school, teachers, and students. PTA membership is $8.00 at Cowan and Covington, $15.50 at Bowie.

OTHER EASY WAYS OF SUPPORTING YOU NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IS SHOPPING.

• Office Depot - ask the cashier to donate 5% of you purchases.

• Randalls - sign up to have 1% of your purchases donated.

• Target - with your Target card 1% of your purchases is donated.

Cowan Elementary_ 2817 Kentish Drive, Austin, TX 78748 Cowan School Day / 7:45-2:45 October 10 - Student Holiday / Elementary Parent Conference Covington Middle School_3700 Convict Hi.. Road, Austin, TX 78749 School Day / 8:15-3:30 October 10 - Student Holiday / Staff Development James Bowie High School_ 4103 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin, TX 78749 School Day / 8:50-4:10 October 10 - Student Holiday We are already into our 4th week of school. By the time you receive this newsletter we’ll be at the end of our first six weeks, where does the time go.

As the school year begins there are so many different fundraising events it is easy to get overwhelmed by them. However please do what you can to support our students in helping them raise money for their individual school organizations and PTA’s. Supporting the students helps the individual schools and clubs in purchasing the items they need to run the school programs more effectively. This is especially important in light of the financial restraints our schools are currently operating under.

August 30, 2011 - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has chosen Austin, Texas as the seventh partner city for Any Given Child, a program that creates a long-range arts education plan for students in grades K-8. The program will incorporate existing resources of the Austin Independent Copyright © 2011 Peel, Inc.

School District, along with those of local arts organizations and the Kennedy Center to create a plan for arts education specific to the city.

The city joins existing par tnerships in Sacramento, California; Springfield, Missouri; Portland, Oregon; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Sarasota, Florida.

Any Given Child seeks to bring access, balance, and equity to each child’s arts education, using an affordable model that combines the resources of the school district, local arts groups, and the Kennedy Center. With the assistance of expert consultation services provided by Kennedy Center staff and other professionals, community leaders develop a long-range plan for arts education that is tailor-made for the school district and community.

“It is well-known that arts are a fundamental part of Austin’s economy, community and identity, and I commend Mayor Leffingwell, City Manager Marc Ott, and Superintendent Carstarphen for committing to provide the next generation with a foundation in the arts” said Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser. “A consistent arts education improves students’ intellectual, personal, and social development. The Kennedy Center wants to ensure that every child receives a solid, meaningful arts education from kindergarten through eighth grade.”

Austin Mayor Leffingwell added, “Austin is recognized nationally for our commitment to the creative industries, which supports thousands of jobs and is critical to our cultural fabric and economic vitality. I’m excited for this partnership and believe this program will have a positive impact on the creative sector as well the quality of life for our residents.”

Austin City Manager Marc Ott echoed those sentiments, noting the importance of providing students with a quality arts education. “Austin prides itself as a model for artistic expression and creative innovation.

It’s vital that we provide tools to nurture those skills at every age so Austin maintains this identity for generations to come.”

“The research is clear,” said Dr. Carstarphen.

“Students with access to rigorous creative learning, experience higher levels of academic

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Cherry Creek View Association Info Cherry Creek on Brodie Lane Neighborhood Association Barbara Statum, President Carmen Ramos, Secretary Carla Trautwein, Vice-President Kristyn Brown, Treasurer http://www.cherrycreekonbrodie.org board@cherrycreekonbrodie.org

We invite you to join our neighborhood association. Annual dues are $60. (See application form: CCoBLNA- it's your neighborhood.) Please mail your dues to:

Barbara Statum, President

CCoBLNA

PO Box 150127

Austin, Texas 78715-0127 Our address for other correspondence:

CCoBLNA

PO Box 150127

Austin, Texas 78715-0127 We also have a drop-box attached to our entrance marquee.

This is not a US Mail box, so please don’t put your utility bill, checks, etc in it. The drop-box is intended to promote feedback to the neighborhood association, and board members check it regularly. Be sure to raise the red flag.

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Cherry Creek View Neighborhood School News - (Continued from Cover Page) achievement and college attainment. In fact, students who attend artsrich schools are more than twice as likely to attend college as similar students who do not have as much access to the arts. The Kennedy Center’s partnership provides us the support we need to make sure that any given child in our district has access to these benefits.”

The process will be managed locally by mindPOP, an arts partnership representing 50 arts and cultural agencies, dedicated to expanding creative learning in Austin. By using existing resources, the project aims to remain affordable by creating little administrative overhead. mindPOP Executive Director Brent Hasty said, “We are thrilled to work with our partners at the city and Austin ISD to develop innovative solutions that will allow our students and teachers to be successful. By coordinating our efforts to support creative learning, we can increase our impact on student achievement and prepare our students to be innovative thinkers with the skills they need to be successful in the 21st century.” The first phase of the program begins with a comprehensive audit of existing arts education resources and needs assessment by Kennedy Center staff and consultants. A review of the community and the school system will reveal what arts education resources currently exist, and what arts organizations and other community groups offer. Based on this information, a plan is created that focuses on increasing arts education opportunities for K-8

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In addition, educators and artists can take advantage of a wealth of resources available from the Kennedy Center, such as supplemental lessons with online interactive learning modules and videos available at www.artsedge.org, professional development for teachers and teaching artists, and many others. The goal of this second phase is to provide a tapestry of arts education, strategically weaving together existing arts resources within the schools with those available from community providers and the Kennedy Center in order to reach every child.

In 2009, the Kennedy Center and Mayor Kevin Johnson announced the first formal Any Given Child program in Sacramento, California and immediately began phase one of the program in October of that year. Now in the implementation phase, Sacramento has added artist residencies in select schools and provided performing and visual arts experiences for all students K-8 in the two participating school districts. In February 2010, Springfield, Missouri became the second school district to participate in the program. Portland, Oregon joined the program in June 2010, and Las Vegas, Nevada joined in December 2010. Tulsa, Oklahoma joined the program in May 2011, and Sarasota, Florida joined in June, 2011. The Kennedy Center is accepting applications from other cities around the country.

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Cherry Creek View The Most Spooktacular Yard Award Halloween in Cherry Creek on Brodie 2011

Do you have Halloween decorations to die for? Are you looking to have a bloody good time? Don’t be spooked by the competition---your festively decorated yard could win the coveted “Most Spooktacular Yard Award”! This award will make you witch and famous beyond your wildest nightmares! The contest voting instructions will magically appear on our front marquee soon, and a little ghoul will be handing out voting ballots around the middle of the month. Please vote for your favorites—Fangs so much!

Mark your Calendar:

National Night Out on Oct. 4 Neighborhoods throughout Austin are invited to the 28th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday October 4, 2011.

There are two parts to the annual event. From 5 to 7 p.m., there will be a Kick-Off Party at Mueller Master Community, 4550 Mueller Blvd., with FOOD • GAMES • CRIME PREVENTION. This is free and open to all Austinites.

From 7 to 9 p.m., events such as cookouts, block parties and neighborhood walks will occur simultaneously throughout the City of Austin and nationwide. Citizens are asked to turn on their porch lights, lock their doors and spend the evening outside with their neighbors, City Council Members, police officers, firefighters, EMS paramedics and Code Compliance.

National Night Out is designed to: 1. Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness.

2. Generate support and participation in crime efforts.

3. Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police community relations.

Neighborhood applications are due September 16, 2011. Visit www.austintexas.gov/police for more information.

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Earwigs Earwigs, while mostly a nuisance, may scare homeowners with the sight of their enlarged pincers on the abdomen. Their name comes from a wives’ tale that they would enter the ear while a person was sleeping and tunnel into the brain.

Earwigs are somewhat flattened, brown to black in color with large forcep-like pincers coming off the tip of the abdomen.

Adults have a pair of shortened, leathery forewings that cover the membranous hindwings.

Earwigs feed on other insects that are alive or dead. They will also feed on decaying organic matter, lichen, moss, fungi or greasy foods.

When earwigs are found indoors, they are moving in from outside as an accidental invader. The insects can be removed with a vacuum or broom. If large numbers are found indoors, you may need to treat with a residual insecticide outdoors. It may also help your management program to utilize some of the following: Replace old weather stripping around doors & windows Seal pipe penetrations and cracks & crevices with sealant Keep grass & foliage trimmed around the structure Eliminate damp areas in crawl spaces or around the foundation Reduce lighting around doors & windows or use yellow bulbs that are less attractive to insects For more information or help with identification, contact Wizzie Brown, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Program Specialist at 512.854.9600. Check out my blog at www.urbanipm.blogspot.com The information given herein is for educational purposes only.

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Cherry Creek View BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

You make us look good!

Have you seen these in your kitchen and wondered what to do with them? Here is the answer. Clip them off the package and put them in the dropbox at the front entrance marquee!

They will then be donated to our local schools to provide much needed money. Each box top is worth ten cents to a neighborhood school. It may not sound like much but if the whole neighborhood saves them, it could add up to big money.

Here is a brief history of the Box Top$ program.

A neatly landscaped and well-cared-for yard says a great deal about the homeowner and the entire neighborhood. It says we take pride in our property and in our neighborhood.

Well-landscaped properties add to our home values as well.

If there is a home in Cherry Creek that you would like to nominate for Yard of the Month, please email your suggestion to board@cherrycreekonbrodie.org or leave your written Yard of the Month address nomination in the front entrance drop box. There is no Yard of the Month during the winter months, December through March.

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Stage 2 Watering Restrictions WHAT IS THE WATER USE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE?

To help conserve our treated drinking water, the City of Austin has adopted a water use management ordinance (Chapter 6-4 of City Code). The ordinance outlines restrictions that may be placed on water use in response to supply and demand triggers or emergency conditions. Every act prohibited by this ordinance is considered a separate offense. Each offense is a Class C misdemeanor and is punishable by fines starting at $475.

HOW ARE STAGE 2 WATER RESTRICTIONS DIFFERENT FROM STAGE ONE RESTRICTIONS?

In response to the ongoing drought, the City Manager has decided to implement Stage Two Restrictions. The following additional restrictions are effective as of September 6, 2011 and until further notice (water waste is prohibited year-round): • Outdoor watering is restricted to once a week on the designated watering day unless using a handheld hose • or bucket • Use of automatic irrigation systems is limited to between 12 a.m. and 10 a.m. on the designated watering day • Use of outdoor fountains is prohibited except when necessary to provide aeration for aquatic life • Indoor fountains cannot be filled, refilled or have water added • Automatic fill valves cannot be used to add water to outdoor swimming pools, wading pools or ponds • Restaurants may not serve water unless requested by the customer • The washing of sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, or other paved areas is prohibited except to alleviate an • immediate health or safety hazard • Vehicle washing, except at a commercial carwash, is limited to designated watering day and times unless • necessary to alleviate an immediate health or safety hazard.

• Charity car washes are prohibited unless a waterless cleaning product is used instead of water WHY ARE WE IN STAGE 2 RESTRICTIONS NOW?

The City’s Drought Contingency Plan states that the City Manager may consider water use restrictions in response to supply or demand conditions. The supply trigger for Stage Two restrictions is a combined storage level of less than 900,000 acre-feet in Lakes Travis and Buchanan. Because the lakes were expected to reach that level and no significant rainfall was forecast, the City Manager announced on August 17, 2011, that he would implement Stage Two restrictions effective September 6, 2011

News from the Board Dear Neighbors: Whatever prompted each of us to purchase our homes and move to Cherry Creek on Brodie, I believe we all have something in common: our desire to maintain the integrity of our neighborhood, as well as to keep it a safe, welcoming and neighborly place to live and rear our families.

The vast majority of our homeowners are good conservators for the neighborhood by helping to uphold property values through regular maintenance of their homes and yards.

However, some of you may not be aware that there are certain Deed Restrictions that we are all required to follow in accordance with the purchase of property in this subdivision.

In particular, over the last few months we have received many emails and several letters from members of our community expressing their concerns about maintenance issues within Cherry Creek.

First, we have several trailers and boats either sitting in driveways or parked on the streets. Our Deed Restrictions (“DR’s”) have the following to say about these situations, under Paragraph R titled “Unsightly Articles; Vehicles.”

No article deemed to be unsightly … shall be permitted to remain on any Lot so as to be visible from adjoining property or public thoroughfares … including trailers and boats … and shall be kept at all times, except those in actual use, in an enclosed structure or screened from view.

If you are one of the folks in violation of a Deed Restriction, please correct the situation as soon as possible. Only by strict adherence to our DR’s will they remain an effective tool for the maintenance of our neighborhood values.

A storage facility would be a very good alternative if you do not have space for your boat and/or trailer in your garage. Ask your neighbors because many of them have chosen this option.

Not only will it keep your home from looking like a used car lot, but will lengthen the life of your extra vehicles by keeping them out of the sun, wind and maybe, someday, even rain or hail !

Please visit our website www.cherrycreekonbrodie.org to read all the deed restrictions in effect for the various sections of the neighborhood.

Sincerely, Barbara Statum for the Board

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