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Volume 8, Number 8 Davenport Ranch Neighborhood Association

August 2012 www.DavenportRanch.org

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER

Communicating with The Master Association The Davenport Ranch Master Association is an administrative association made up of representatives of each of the eleven subassociations in Davenport Ranch. As such, it does not provide services to the general membership such as a newsletter or web site. When the Master Association has information to share, it does so through the designated representatives or management companies who may distribute the information to their members. That is how we try to get the word out about everything from coyote problems to TXDOT hearings. Of course, the general membership may contact Goodwin Management, Inc. at any time to get information on their personal accounts, Hidden Park keys or any other business that they have with the Master Association. Earline J. Wakefield Property Manager

Let’s Talk About Violations Many of you call me from time to time about violation letters you receive. I hope you received a helpful response. Good communication and understanding of the process is what makes the enforcement of your restrictions most effective. We drive your neighborhood once a week, usually in the morning. The driver takes a photo of each violation and within 24 hours sends you a copy of the violation letter along with a photo and information about how to contact him. My name and contact information is on the letter itself. When we take a photo, we understand that the boat or trailer might only have been there for an hour and might be gone within two hours; but if that is not the case, and it is still sitting there when we return next week, we will probably have already received complaint calls about it. So, if you call and say, “I was just bringing it in to get ready for a trip and it was gone the next morning,” we will happily remove the violation. All you have to do is let us know the circumstances. You can go one step further and call us before we come by. PODS are a good example of when a prior notice to us is helpful. All we want to know is how long it will be there, and it saves us sending you a letter to ask. We also like to know about major maintenance. The driver can’t tell the difference between something that requires ARB approval and maintenance that does not. If you tell us you are just repainting with no color change, we will not bother you. The message is that we do not want to have violations on an owner’s record that were not truly violations. Please call; we’re ready to listen. Earline J. Wakefield Property Manager

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Davenport Ranch IMPORTANT NUMBERS

2012 DAVENPORT BOARD

DAVENPORT - CENTRAL WEST DISTRICT OF POLICE DEPT

President: Joe Thrash, Architectural Review...........jthrash@austin.rr.com Vice Presidents: Matt Matthews, Architectural Review..................................... .......................................................matt@mattmatthews.com John Soyring................................................john@soyring.net Larry Eisenberg................................ leisenberg@sbcglobal.net Nila Williams....................................nila@ameliabullock.com Treasurer: Don Neville..................................... dneville@reddwerks.com Secretary: Sybil Raney.......................................sybilraney@hotmail.com Association Manager Earline Wakefield............... earline.wakefield@goodwintx.com

NEW BAKER 4 DR SENIOR PATROL OFFICER Darrell Grayson .......................................... 512-947-5242 ..........................................Darrell.Grayson@ci.austin.tx.us EMERGENGY Police and Fire Emergencies.......................................... 9-1-1 Reports/Non-Emergencies................................................311 HOSPITALS South Austin Hospital (10 miles).................... 512-447-2211 901 W. Ben White Blvd Brackenridge hospital...................................... 512-324-7000 601 15th Street Seton Hospital (10.5 miles)............................. 512-324-1000 corner of 35th and Medical Pkwy - best choice for serious problems Children's Hospital of Austin (13 miles)......... 512-324-8000 I-35 and 15th Seton Northwest (10 miles)............................. 512-324-6000 11113 Research (183 N just past Braker) North Austin Hospital (8.5 miles)................... 512-901-1000 Mopac and Parmer Heart Hospital ............................................... 512-407-7000 3801 N. Lamar Urgent Care day and after hours: Austin Regional Clinic – FarWest.................... 512-346-6611 6835 Austin Center Blvd Poison Control............................................. 1-800-222-1222 ANIMAL CONTROL Envirocare Pest Control................................... 512-416-9191 Animal Pick up (dead animals) ...............................494-9400 Animal Control (pick up stray or injured)...............972-6060 Barking Dog ....................................................................311 UTILITIES Austin Energy Customer Service..................... 512-494-9400 Austin Water Utility........................................ 512-494-9400 Texas Gas Service Customer Service................ 800-700-2443 Time Warner Cable Customer Service............. 512-485-5555 Phone Payments.......................................... 512-485-6500 SBC 24-hr Info Line:................................... 1-888-294-8433 Residential Phone Ordering:..................... 1-800-464-7928 Residential Phone Repair:......................... 1-800-246-8464 MISCELLANEOUS Goodwin Management, Inc........................... 512- 502-7517 Abandoned Cars......................................................280-0075 Airport- A.B.I.A. Flight Info. .................................530-2242 Garbage Collection.................................................494-9400 Lost mailbox key, Jim Howe; jimhowe@cox.net......844-4222 Streetlight Problem .................................................505-7617 Street Signs: Bridge & Street, Sam West..................974-8775 Street Sign Replacement..........................................457-4885 Hazardous Waste ....................................................974-4343 2

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Goodwin Management, Inc 11149 Research, Suite 100 • Austin,Texas 78759-5227 Office 512 502-7526 • Cell: 512 470-5104 • Fax: 512 346-4873 PRESIDENT DAVENPORT RANCH NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER BOARD Meredith Landry...................................................tejas42@aol.com NEWSLETTER PUBLISHER Peel, Inc............................................................. 512-263-9181

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Immunizations are not just for kids. Adults should receive a flu shot each year and those over 65 years should also receive a pneumonia shot. If you are unsure about which immunizations you need, ask your doctor, or visit ADClinic.com for more information. The Austin Diagnostic Clinic Westlake Cielo Center, Building 3 1250 S. Capital of Texas Hwy. 360, 1st Floor 512-334-2400 ď Ź ADClinic.com

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NatureWatch - The Buzz about Bees by Jim and Lynne Weber There are over 1000 species of bees native to Texas, and this remarkable diversity is attributed to the high number of flowering plant species found in a multitude of habitats throughout the state. Central Texas is home to at least 185 of these species, many of which inhabit our yards, gardens, and public green spaces. Bees often get confused with other flying insects, mainly flies, wasps, and sometimes hawk moths. Flies and wasps, in particular, have similar sizes, colors, and even stripes. How can you begin to tell the difference? In general, bees have longer, thinner antennae, large eyes on the side of the head, four wings (although all four can be hard to see), at least partially fuzzy bodies, and can carry loads of moist pollen on their legs or abdomens. Flies, on the other hand, have short, thick antennae, large eyes in front of the head, two wings, minute body hairs, and while pollen can stick to their bodies they don’t carry loads. Finally, wasps have narrow bodies often with a pinched abdomen, very few body hairs, little to no patterns or designs in their exoskeleton, and like flies, don’t carry pollen loads. Groups of bees that you will commonly see include metallic green bees, honey bees, bumble bees, and carpenter bees. Metallic green bees have an obvious metallic green exoskeleton, but care must be taken to use other methods of identification, as there are also metallic green flies and wasps. Honey bees

Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.)

Honey Bee (Apis sp.)

buzz as they fly from flower to flower, with a fuzzy thorax and striped abdomen, but while quite common and numerous, are a non-native bee imported from Europe. Our biggest native bees are the bumble bee and the carpenter bee. Bumble bees have a robust body size and shape, mostly black with some yellow or white stripes. Their entire body

is fuzzy, and they fly around in a ‘bumbling’ pattern, making a low buzzing sound. When landed, they fold their wings neatly over their abdomen. Carpenter bees are mostly all black, some with a little gold or brown, and the top of their abdomen lacking hairs. They are fast fliers, sometimes hovering like flies, and make a fairly loud buzz. Upon landing, they keep their wings splayed apart. Native bees could fill the important pollinator role currently held by the declining population of non-native European honey bees. While there is still some debate as to the cause of this decline, there is no debate about the heavy reliance we have on bees pollinating many of our food crops. Native bees offer an efficient alternative because they are resistant to the mites thought to be harming the honey bees, and because they do not live in collective hives but live singly in nest holes and tunnels, which are not at risk of being overcome by Africanized bees. Further, native bees and their behavior have evolved so that their actions on a flower actually trigger pollination, so it is possible to find a native bee species that is evolutionally ‘tailored’ to assist a specific crop. Now that’s something worth buzzing about! Send your nature-related questions to naturewatch@austin.rr.com and we’ll do our best to answer them. If you enjoy reading these articles, look for our book, Nature Watch Austin, published by Texas A&M University Press.

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Davenport Ranch Immunizations: Not Just for Kids By: Concentra Urgent Care

Although most toddlers in the United States have received all recommended vaccines, many adults and adolescents have not. These missed vaccinations increase their risk for infection, hospitalization, death, and disease spread, and they contribute to the estimated $10 billion that is spent annually on vaccine preventable diseases in the United States. Evidence shows that currently approved vaccines are safe and effective. However, coverage rates for persons of all ages vary nationwide. Reasons cited include lack of health insurance, unfamiliarity with vaccine recommendations, limited access at physicians’ offices, or the perceived cost of vaccines. What you need to know is that obtaining recommended vaccines in a timely manner can prevent disease. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends the immunization schedule to the right for generally healthy adults and adolescents. For more information about immunizations and where to get them, contact your health care provider, your Concentra health specialist, or visit the CDC’s Web Site at: www.cdc.gov/vaccines. *Specific recommendations for individuals may vary depending on age, prior immunization history and the presence of other existing conditions; please see the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Web site at: http://www. cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm

IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE RECOMMENDATIONS

Influenza: Yearly, especially if at risk Meningococcal: One dose, age 11-12 or 13-18 if not previously immunized Tetanus-Diphtheria/Tetanus One dose, age 11-12, then booster Diphtheria-Pertussis: every 10 years Human Papilloma Virus Three doses, age 11-26 (females only): Measles - Mumps - Rubella: If born after 1956, one or two doses if never immunized up to age 65 Pneumococcal: One dose, at or after age 65 Varicella (chicken pox): Two doses if no prior infection orimmunization received Zoster (shingles): One dose, at or after age 60

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Back To School Checklist

Ensuring a Healthy Return to the Classroom Begins at Home As a parent, there’s no doubt that back-to-school season requires a lot of effort to get your kids all set for the challenges of the classroom. But it’s also an important time to consider your child’s health, says Daniel Howard, M.D., a pediatrician with The Austin Diagnostic Clinic (ADC). “From making sure all of the proper vaccinations have been administered on schedule, to getting their kids back on ‘school year’ sleep schedules, health is obviously a huge consideration for parents with school-age children,” Dr. Howard says. • Vaccinations 101. Children should receive a variety of vaccinations and booster shots to prevent them from getting many serious and highly contagious diseases. • Hearing and vision tests. Consider getting your child’s hearing and vision tested before they begin school to prevent learning challenges in the classroom. • Health information. Parents should be prepared to provide schools with a list of emergency contact information that includes telephone numbers for parents, close family, pediatrician, and dentist. • Diet and sleep. Healthy eating is a critical part of a child’s physical and mental development and can help curb the risk of childhood obesity. Sleep is also essential—kids should get between eight to 11 hours per day, depending on their age. Daniel Howard, M.D., is a pediatrician for The Austin Diagnostic Clinic, a multi-specialty clinic with physicians representing 21medical specialties at more than six locations throughout Austin and Central Texas. Dr. Howard sees patients at the ADC Cedar Bend, at 2400 Cedar Bend Drive. For more information, visit www. adclinic.com or call 512-901-4016. To download an electronic version of this release, please visit www.delaune.com/ ADC

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Gratitude is the key Unlocking The Doors To Treasures In Our Children By Sugandha Jain

Gratitude is an instant mood converter. Gratefulness is the knife Modeling gratefulness with our families can help children open that melds impatience to patience, fear to love and anxiety to peace. their hearts to the love and light in everything they do. Daily writing Enveloped by the clouds of thankfulness, we can soar high in the in their Gratitude Journal can gradually shift children's consciousness air of optimism. Our aura is immediately cleansed when we fill our to a higher dimension. thoughts with praise. Relationships glow under the varnish of a positive Constantly reminding children to see the lessons presented by expression in mutual affection. events instead of sulking on challenges can be an exercise in life-long We only have to look around us to realize how blessed we are. Being learning. When we encourage children to make choices, evaluate mindful of the generosity of people, beauty in our surroundings and them and re-choose options that help them feel grateful, we show the uniqueness of our own spirits can help us appreciate our fortunate them how to be free. existence. Together, we find that our interactions with each other have always Opening ourselves to receiving divine grace that is already a part of been complete; the missing link in the puzzle in seeking out and seeding our lives makes us acknowledge our own sacredness. We appreciate in the Om of smile- the symbol of thankfulness. our onenessaustin-baptist-ad-7.5x5-peel-newspapers.pdf with the universe and what we feel as a result, is gratitude Jain is a Master Registered Texas Trainer and Director of 1 7/9/2012 1:56:28 Sugandha PM on being a part of the whole. We feel love, we feel complete. Accreditation at a local preschool.

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August 30: Colin’s Hope Got2Swim Lake Austin September 16: Colin’s Hope Kids Triathlon

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Thank you to all of the volunteers and community partners who gave of their time, resources and talent this summer to help us raise water safety awareness to prevent children from drowning. We have made such an incredible difference! As the summer comes to an end, please continue to keep your children safe in and around the water. Put multiple layers of protection into place to prevent children from drowning. Drowning is Preventable.

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Oven Baked Tilapia with Leek Cilantro Salad by The Four Points Foodie

This is just a yummy dish! Oven baked tilapia is a good staple. I breaded mine with panko for a really light and crunchy texture. But what sets this recipe apart is the leek and cilantro salad on top. Served over a bed of jasmine rice, this is the perfect summertime meal.

TILAPIA & RICE Ingredients: • Jasmine Rice, cooked per the package to serve 4 • 4 Tilapia fillets, rinsed and dried • 2 T olive oil • 12 oz panko bread crumbs • salt and pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare Jasmine Rice per the package to make 4 servings. Rinse and dry tilapia fillets and rub each one with olive oil. Dredge through the panko break crumbs, pushing with your fingers so it sticks. Add a little extra olive oil onto your pan and place the breaded tilapia on it. Season with salt and pepper and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until done.

LEEK AND CILANTRO SALAD Ingredients: • 2 leeks, green tops discarded, sliced in half, rinsed and patted dry • 2 bunches cilantro, rinsed and dried • 2 T rice vinegar • 1 T butter • 2 T olive oil • Salt and Pepper Directions: Chop off the green tops of the leeks and slice in half, which makes cleaning easier. Remove all sand and pat dry. Slice the leeks and add to a saute pan with the 1 T of butter. Saute until tender, remove from heat and cool. Meanwhile, pick the clean cilantro leaves off the stems and add to a bowl. Add the cooled sauted leeks, rice vinegar, olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. To assemble: Start with a bed of jasmine rice, then the baked tilapia and topped with the delicious leek and cilantro salad. Serves 4.

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