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TWIN CREEKS TRIBUNE

MAY 2014

VOLUME 7, ISSUE 5

WOMEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT LOCAL CHARITIY Twin Creeks Country Club is proud to announce its 6th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Golf Tournament. Scheduled for Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10, festivities will include a ladies only golf tournament, helicopter ball drop, gift basket raffle, silent auction, keynote speaker, lunch, and awards dinner. All proceeds will benefit Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas. Texas Oncology is the event’s Signature Sponsor and a long-time supporter of it. “Each year the ladies of Twin Creeks are excited and proud to host our annual charity event and this year is no different,” says Event Coordinator Karen Clary. “In past years we have donated thousands of dollars, with much of them staying right here in Austin. We are so grateful for Texas Oncology’s continued support and the support from all our sponsors and golfers,” she adds. This year’s event will take on a Mother’s Day twist and will kick-off with a special “Music on the Lawn” free concert on Friday, May 9 beginning at 7 p.m. Music will be provided by Jimi Lee and family activities, face painting, food and drinks, and various vendors will be available and in attendance. The tournament will consist of an 18-hole, four-lady scramble and the $115 entry fee includes greens and cart fees, lunch, dinner, raffle tickets, and tee gifts. For an additional $60, players are encouraged to employ an honorary “team caddie.” A “dinner only” option is also offered for $40. Last year’s helicopter ball drop was a huge success and will be repeated this year beginning at noon on Saturday, May 10 on Hole #10, after which one lucky winner will win $1,000 based on where individually purchased balls land. All events will take place at Twin Creeks Country Club in Cedar Park. For more information or to participate as a player or sponsor, please go to twincreeksladiesgolf@gmail.com or call 512-331-2752. Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.

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TWIN CREEKS Neighborhood Watch Change is in the air and many exciting things are happening within Twin Creeks. One of the changes is in Neighborhood Watch. Anne Wilson, Co-Chairperson for Neighborhood Watch turned in her resignation on Feb 6th, 2014. Anne has been a major asset in helping to get Neighborhood Watch off and running. She was very instrumental in the early days of writing articles for the Tribune, helping to locate many of our block captains as well as helping to develop and implement procedures. Thank you Anne for all your hard work! As many of you know my husband and I put our house on the market on March 30th and it sold within 24 hours. This is a great sign that many folks are anxious to move into our beautiful community! Although we will miss Twin Creeks, we are excited about moving closer to our family and of course… my perfect grandbabies! Thank you to everyone for the opportunity to work with so many great people. It’s been an awesome experience and I leave with such fond memories of so many people here in Twin Creeks! Recently I sat down with a husband and wife block captain team on Mossy Grove and asked them if they would consider rolling up their sleeves and becoming more involved with Neighborhood Watch. After careful consideration they have accepted the position and will now Chair and Co-Chair Twin Creeks Neighborhood Watch. Please take a moment to congratulate Brian and Shannon Tweedt! You can contact the Tweedts via email at tweedts@ gmail.com.

SAFETY TIP FOR MAY Parking any and all cars in the garage is always the best thing to do. If you have three cars and only a two car garage, please ensure that you never leave valuables inside your car. Additionally, make sure that windows are always rolled up and most importantly, make sure that the car is locked at all times! BLOCK CAPTAIN POSITIONS STILL NEEDED

We have just a few remaining streets without a Block Captain. Why not volunteer to serve as a Block Captain by contacting the head of Twin Creeks Neighborhood Watch, Brian & Shannon Tweedt at tweedts@gmail.com Block Captains for the following streets are still needed: The Park: Tattler Dr. The Reserve: Granite Ct, Millstream, & Sugar Maple

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TWIN CREEKS TRIBUNE A FOCUS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Pathway to Improved Health By Concentra Urgent Care Being physically active is one of the most important steps you SHOULD OLDER ADULTS EXERCISE,TOO? can take to maintain or improve your health. When combined The same HHS guidelines apply, but older adults need to make sure with eating a healthy diet, regular exercise can substantially reduce that their fitness level and any chronic conditions allow them to safely your risk of chronic disease, prevent weight gain, and improve your perform physical activity. For example, if an older adult is at risk of overall level of physical and emotional fitness. falling, he should do exercises that maintain or improve his balance. HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DO I NEED?

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has recently published several recommendations related to exercise: 1. Any physical activity is better than no physical activity • Includes people with disabilities • Far outweighs the possibility of risk of injury or illness 2. Most health benefits occur with at least 150 minutes a week • Both aerobic and muscle-strengthening are beneficial 3. For most people, additional benefits occur when • You increase the intensity of your physical activity • You increase the frequency of your physical activity • You increase the duration of your physical activity

WHAT IF I HAVE A CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITION?

If you have a chronic medical condition, you should be under the care of a health care provider. It is important to consult your physician about the type and amount of physical activity appropriate for you. HOW DO I GET STARTED?

The health benefits of physical activity far outweigh the risks and some activity is better than none. Persons who have not been diagnosed with a chronic condition (such as diabetes, heart disease, or osteoarthritis) and do not have symptoms (e.g., chest pain or pressure, dizziness, or joint pain) do not need to consult with a health care provider prior to starting an exercise program.

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TWIN CREEKS TRIBUNE Go Mitch Go Announces New Keep Fighting Run Festival 10k Benefitting Blood Cancer Research, Presented by Storm Guard Join the Go Mitch Go Foundation in the fight against childhood blood cancer by participating in the first annual Keep Fighting Run Festival 10k presented by Storm Guard of Austin, Saturday, May 3. All proceeds from the festival will go to the Go Mitch Go Foundation to support lifesaving cancer research. Formally known as the Fighting Blood Cancers 5k, the Keep Fighting Run Festival is one of four annual events in Austin to offer a 10k distance race. The race will take place at John Gupton Stadium in Cedar Park, Texas, at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, and will also feature a 5k and Kids K, and offer registration for both teams and individual runners. Unlike the Fighting Blood Cancers 5k, which took place along the trail at Decker Lake, the Keep Fighting Run Festival will take place on a predominantly paved route making races accessible to runners of all ages and experience levels. The flat course also promises athletes the opportunity to set new personal records. Once registered, all runners have the opportunity to fundraise for Go Mitch Go through a personal fundraising page provided by the foundation. All funds raised via these fundraising portals will

support cancer research at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the MIT David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and other partner organizations. The Keep Fighting Run Festival is a USA Track and Field sanctioned event and will count toward all national runner rankings. Awards will be given for male and female overall winners, as well as male and female winners of first, second and third place in each age bracket. Corporate teams competing against each other will also be recognized for most money raised and most runners on a team. To learn more about the Go Mitch Go Foundation, visit www. gomitchgo.com. Find more information about the Keep Fighting Run Festival and register at www.gomitchgo.com/keep-fighting-run-festival. ABOUT GO MITCH GO

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DROWNING IS FAST AND SILENT. KEEP KIDS IN ARM’S REACH. It’s May. And in Texas, May means backyard barbeques, pool parties and summer just around the corner. May also means National Water Safety Month and an opportunity to tell parents that drowning is the number 1 cause of accidental death for children under 5, yet it is PREVENTABLE! Last year, more than 82 Texas children lost their lives to a fatal drowning while many more survived a non-fatal drowning incident. I am the Executive Director of Colin’s Hope, a Texas water safety and drowning prevention nonprofit organization. 6 years ago, when my daughter Ella was 3, I didn’t worry about drowning. She took swim lessons. We loved the pool, the lake and the beach. We spent long hot summer days keeping cool in the water. I worried about bike accidents and car accidents and falls from the monkey bars. Then, 4 year old Colin Holst drowned in a busy public pool with lifeguards on duty and family and friends close by. My daughter went to preschool with Colin. This was a wake up call that drowning could happen to my family too but I knew nothing about water safety. Thankfully, Colin’s family turned their tragedy into triumph and formed Colin’s Hope to raise water safety awareness to prevent children from drowning. Colin’s Hope has accomplished so much already but the work is far from being done because children are still drowning quickly and silently in bath tubs, pools, open water, toilets and even buckets.. Water is NOT safe. Water will never be completely safe BUT there are simple things you can do and small behavior changes you can make that can help your family to be safeR around water. Read on and invest a few minutes of your time. Think about it---we take 20 seconds every time we get in the car to buckle our babies into car seats to keep them safeR. We spend countless minutes reminding our kid to put a helmet on before they pedal off to keep them safeR on bikes and scooters. We do these small behaviors over and over because we know they can help prevent tragedies. Why wouldn’t you also add layers of protection to prevent a water related accident?

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Below are 10 simple things you can do NOW that will add water safety tools to your parenting toolbox (and to your your pool bag) and help prevent your children from drowning. 1. Take and share the Colin’s Hope water safety quiz (http://www. colinshope.org/quiz), it could save a life! 2. Talk to your kids about water safety and tell them to NEVER get in water without an adult Water Guardian (that’s YOU or another adult). 3. Understand that DROWNING is FAST and SILENT. 4. Be a Water Guardian. Keep Kids in Arm’s Reach when near, in and around water. 5. Enroll in formal swim lessons and learn to swim. 6. Ensure that your pool and your neighbors pools are fenced and have self latching/ locking gates. 7. Weak and non-swimmers should wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved and properly fitted life jacket NOT water wings or floaties. 8. Teach kids to stay away from pool drains to avoid entrapment. 9. Learn CPR 10. Visit www.colinshope.org and learn more water safety tips, volunteer or donate. Please share this life saving water safety information with your friends and family as we prepare for another long, hot Texas summer. Together, we can achieve the vision of a world where children do not drown! In the words of Colin Holst--Have the Best Day Ever! Alissa Magrum Mom, Colin’s Hope Executive Director, Lover of Water, Water Safety Advocate.

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Property Tax Season Is Here The history of property taxes dates back at least as far as ancient Egypt. Thousands of years later, property taxes were enacted in Texas in order to support the new republic. The property tax system that Texans know today is vastly different from what it was even a few decades ago. The modern Texas Property Tax Code is full of complex details, most of which have little bearing on the average homeowner. However, there are a few key details that every property owner should know. The Travis Central Appraisal District will be sending out Notices of Appraised Value in mid to late April. This notice contains important information worthy of review. Perhaps most significant is the appraised property’s value for 2014. This figure is the appraisal district’s opinion of property value as of January 1, 2014. The appraisal district arrives at the appraised value using mass appraisal techniques, which is why it is unlikely that you have ever seen an employee of the district physically inspecting your house. These mass appraisal techniques, while widely accepted, often result in values that do not represent true market value, or values that are higher than those of similar properties. Homeowners can

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successfully protest and lower their appraised values in either of the aforementioned scenarios. Property owners should be keenly aware of the protest deadline. This deadline is generally May 31, but can vary based on the timing of weekends and the date that the appraisal district sends out notices. The protest deadline should be clearly stated within the Noticed of Appraised Value. If this deadline is missed, the opportunity to lower your 2014 tax burden is greatly reduced. One of your most important rights as a taxpayer and landowner is the right to protest your property’s appraised value every year. The early Texans that founded our great state would be astonished to learn that today, less than 20% of property owners protest their appraised values. If you fall in the 80% of individuals that do not protest, you owe it to yourself and the fighting spirit of Texas’ founding fathers to reevaluate that decision this year when you receive your 2014 Notice of Appraised Value in the mail. Want to lower your property taxes? Visit FiveStoneTax.com or call 512.833.5829. Five Stone Tax Advisers is Travis County’s most successful property tax representation firm.

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