Davenport Ranch - October 2014

Davenport Ranch

Volume 10, Number 10 Davenport Ranch Neighborhood Association

October 2014 www.DavenportRanch.org

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER

neighborhood halloween party The air is crisper and the leaves are changing, it must be time for the annual Davenport Ranch Halloween Party! Bring your kids in their spookiest costumes and enjoy the festivities on Halloween evening.

OCTOBER 31ST

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4:30-6:30 PM

AT THE WESTLAKE DR AND CARRYBACK LN MAILBOXES. There will be pizza, face painting, a bounce house, and more! Bring the whole family, meet your neighbors, and enjoy the trickor-treating pre-party. See you there!

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Davenport Ranch IMPORTANT NUMBERS DAVENPORT - CENTRAL WEST DISTRICT OF POLICE DEPT

2013 DAVENPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NEW BAKER 4 DR SENIOR PATROL OFFICER President: Darrell Grayson .......................................... 512-947-5242 Larry Eisenberg....................................... Larry@CTXIG.com ..........................................Darrell.Grayson@ci.austin.tx.us Vice Presidents: EMERGENGY Joe Thrash, Architectural Review...........jthrash@austin.rr.com Police and Fire Emergencies.......................................... 9-1-1 John Soyring..............................................john@soyring.com Reports/Non-Emergencies................................................311 Marc Alcedo.............................................. Malcedo@me.com HOSPITALS Shiela Walker..................................... shielagwalker@gmail.com South Austin Hospital (10 miles).................... 512-447-2211 Treasurer: 901 W. Ben White Blvd Don Neville................................ Don.Neville@Tatumllc.com Brackenridge Hospital..................................... 512-324-7000 Secretary: 601 15th Street Mercedes Frost............................... mercedesfrost@gmail.com Seton Hospital (10.5 miles)............................. 512-324-1000 Association Manager corner of 35th and Medical Pkwy - best choice for serious problems Earline Wakefield............... earline.wakefield@goodwintx.com Children's Hospital of Austin (13 miles)......... 512-324-8000 I-35 and 15th MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Seton Northwest (10 miles)............................. 512-324-6000 Goodwin Management, Inc 11113 Research (183 N just past Braker) North Austin Hospital (8.5 miles)................... 512-901-1000 11149 Research, Suite 100 • Austin,Texas 78759-5227 Mopac and Parmer Office 512 502-7526 • Cell: 512 470-5104 • Fax: 512 346-4873 Heart Hospital ............................................... 512-407-7000 PRESIDENT DAVENPORT RANCH 3801 N. Lamar Urgent Care day and after hours: NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER BOARD Austin Regional Clinic – FarWest.................... 512-346-6611 Meredith Landry.................................................tejas42@aol.com 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 8/11/2014 10:59:25 AM Goodwin Management, Inc........................... 512- 502-7517 Peel_BC_Middle.indd 1 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 NEWSLETTER PUBLISHER Peel, Inc...........................................................512-263-9181 2

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Davenport Ranch Pruning Guidelines for Prevention of Oak Wilt in Texas

NOW IS THE TIME TO PRUNE YOUR OAKS TREES

Oak wilt, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum, is the most destructive disease affecting live oaks and red oaks in Central Texas.

Most of the tree mortality results from treeto-tree spread of the pathogen through interconnected or grafted root systems, once an oak wilt center becomes established. New infection centers begin when beetles carry oak wilt fungal spores from infected red oaks to fresh, open wounds on healthy oaks. Wounds include any damage caused by wind, hail, vehicles, construction, squirrels, birds or pruning. Research has shown that both oak wilt fungal mats on infected red oaks and insects that carry oak wilt spores are most prevalent in the spring. Below is a brief description of how you can reduce the risk of fungal spread when pruning.

• Always paint fresh wounds on oaks, including pruning cuts and stumps, with wound dressing or latex paint immediately after pruning or live tree removal at all times of the year.

• Clean all pruning tools with 10% bleach solution or Lysol™ between sites and/or trees.

• If possible avoid pruning or wounding of oaks during the spring (currently defined as February1 through June 30). Reasons to prune in the spring include:

• To accommodate public safety concerns such as hazardous limbs, traffic visibility or emergency utility line clearance.

• To repair damaged limbs (from storms or other anomalies) • To remove limbs rubbing on a building or rubbing on other branches, and to raise low limbs over a street.

• On sites where construction schedules take precedence, pruning any live tissue should only be done to accommodate required clearance.

• Dead branch removal where live tissue is not exposed.

Pruning for other reasons (general tree health, non-safety related clearance or thinning, etc.) should be conducted before February 1 or after June 30. Debris from diseased red oaks should be immediately chipped, burned or buried. Regardless of the reasons or time of year, proper pruning techniques should be used. These techniques include making proper pruning cuts and avoiding injurious practices such as topping or excessive crown thinning. If you are uncertain about any of this information, you should consult with a Texas Oak Wilt Certified arborist, ISA Certified Arborist, or an oak wilt specialist from a city, county or state government agency such as the Texas Forest Service or Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

References available at http://www.TexasOakWilt.org.

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Davenport Ranch CROSSWORD PUZZLE Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS ACROSS Advertisements 1.1.Charge Be good 5.4.Syrian bishop Christmas month 9.10.

Against 11.Landing Like some clothing 10.

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Wing 11. Leaves 13.

Eye part 12. Boom box 14. Mucus 13. Allure 16. Admiral (abbr.)

15. African antelope 17. Level 16.

Polite 18. Yard (abbr.)

18. greenalien 20.Leafy Spielberg's 21.

Marry 22. Adjoin 22.

26.Esophagus Wield 26.

29.Woken Lubricators 28.

31.Goad Seizes 29. of tooth 33.Type Mouser 34.Refer Cover Girl's competitor 30.

35.Posttraumatic Snacked 31. stress 36.disorder Aflame 37.Sieve Distant 32.

ACROSS 1. Advertisements 4. Be good 10. Christmas month 11. Like some clothing 12. Wing 13. Eye part 14. Mucus 16. Admiral (abbr.)

17. Level 18. Yard (abbr.)

20. Spielberg's alien 22. Adjoin 26. Wield 29. Lubricators 31. Seizes 33. Mouser 34. Cover Girl's competitor 35. Snacked 36. Aflame 37. Distant

DOWN 1. Adjust 2. Headquarters of British India 3. Balancer 4. Small town 5. Opposite of ally 6. Clash 7. East 8. Sell 9. Student's dread 15. Before, poetically 19. Eastern state 21. Transparent gem 23. Coffee shop order 24. Non __ 25. Organic compound 26. Ca. University 27. Pig 28. Royalty 30. Island 32. Body of water

DOWN DOWN 1. Adjust Nativity scene piece British India 2. Headquarters Competition of at the Greek 3. Balancer games 4. Small 3.

Capitaltown of the Ukraine 5.

Opposite 4. Symbol of ally 6. Clash 5.

Expression of surprise 7. East 6.

Emblem 8. Sell 7. Pickle juice 9. Student's dread 8.

A ball out of bounds (2 wds.)

15. Before, poetically 10.

Twist violently 19. Eastern state 14.

Ripper 21. Transparent gem 17.

Strumsshop order 23. Coffee 18.

Slough 24. Non __ 19.

Ross ___, philanthropist 25. Organic compound 26. Ca. University 20.

Gods 27. Pig 23.

Brand of sandwich cookie 28. Royalty 24.

Seaweed substance 30. Island 25.

Cabana 32. Body 27.

Blue of water

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Sudoku

The challenge is to fill every row across, every column down, and every Davenport Ranch 3x3 box with the digits 1 through 9. Each 1 through 9 digit must appear

SUDOKU

View answers online at www.peelinc.com DOWN ACROSS 1. Incline 1. Tack 2. Change 5. Giant 3. Small particle 9. Philippine dish with marinated 4. Compass point chicken or pork 5. Night bird 11. Journalist's question 6. Body snatcher 12. Tiny insects 7. Cultivate 13. Cut of beef 8. Volcano 14. School group 10. Change into bone 15. South 16. Musical productions 17. United States 18. Canadian prov.

18. Bottle need 19. Palladium (abbr.)

20. Upset 20. Many 22. Cow's chow 21. Perfect 23. Year (abbr.)

22. Captain (abbr.)

24. Computer makers 24. Institution (abbr.)

27. Brews 25. Swain 29. Sleep disorder 26. African country 31. Parent teacher groups 28. Fast plane 32. Strong rope fiber 30. Pastry 33. Bend 34. Decorative needle case © 2006. Feature Exchange

only once in each row across, each column down, and each 3x3 box.

Please remember to pick up after your pets and “scoop the poop”

Sudoku

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