Jester Warbler - June 2021 by Peel, Inc.

Jester Estates

Official Publication of Jester Homeowners Association, Inc. June 2021

Volume 16, Issue 06

By Hope Teel

By Eva Wisser Hello Jester Neighbors, Let me introduce myself, I am the new President of Jester HOA. I agreed to take on this position because I had the longest tenure of the current JHOB members, but I hope to pass on the President's position to a newer member of JHOB once folks get familiar with the Board's duties. First of all, I do want to thank the most recent, past President, Christi Campbell, for her dedication to the neighborhood and for all of her hard work. It will be difficult to live up to Christi's standard of expertise and her zeal. I also wanted to share a bit on my background. I moved to Jester in 1995 and served two stints on the JHOA Board— once in the late 1990s and secondly, for the past few years. I am a member of Jester Club, and I participate in many neighborhood activities, such as Book Club and Bunko. I also may be familiar to you as the lady in charge of refreshments for the children's events that our JHOB Social Chair, Teresa Gouldie, managed for 20+ years. Many thanks to Teresa for her extraordinary efforts as Social Chair, as none of these events could have happened without her organization skills. Continued on Page 4

Facebook Group Reminder

This is your monthly, friendly reminder to join our new Jester HOA Facebook group if you haven’t already! The page is growing, with over 220 members now. Just do a quick search for “Jester HOA” on Facebook, and please answer the questions in order for approval into the group. This group is meant to be private to Jester Residents only.

We are so excited to showcase a photo by one of our younger neighbors, Abby Marloh. Abby submitted the gorgeous photo of Texas Lantana included here, which was a gift to her Mom for Mother’s Day. And WOW, she’s got some talent! The composition of this photo for a younger teen is very impressive. The vision for this angle, Texas Lantana, by Abby Marloh the depth of field and the vibrancy of the colors make for a beautiful photograph. Great job, Abby, and thanks for the submission! As a reminder, we welcome submissions of all ages, and are happy to share different types of content. If your child has an interest in photography, send us a photo or two. If they want to submit a story, poem or writing of any other sort, send that on too! We are excited to see the creativity of the young minds of Jester! Please send any submissions to hopeteel@gmail.com.

HEY, ARE YOU A NEW NEIGHBOR IN JESTER ESTATES? BE SURE TO READ THIS! By Carol Philipson Are you new to Jester? If so, the Jester Welcome Committee would love to welcome you to the best neighborhood in Austin by stopping by to meet you and to drop off a “goodie bag”. Jester is a friendly, caring neighborhood, and we welcome diverse and active people of all ages. Let us know by emailing: firewise@jesterhoa.com. Looking forward to meeting you...neighbor!!

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Board of Directors www.JesterHOA.com

President Eva Wisser....................................................... eva@jesterhoa.com Vice President Eric Cohan..................................................... eric@jesterhoa.com Treasurer Phil Ponebshek...............................................phil@jesterhoa.com Landscape Committee Chair Margaret Hutchinson............................. margaret@jesterhoa.com Social Committee Chair Teresa Gouldie............................................ teresa@jesterhoa.com Safety Officers Carol Philipson............................................ carol@jesterhoa.com Phil Ponebshek...............................................phil@jesterhoa.com Architectural Control Committee Chair Ron Herzfeld.................................................. ron@jesterhoa.com Firewise Officer Carol Philipson........................................... carol@jesterhoa.com Board of Directors Charles Wolchansky................................. charles@jesterhoa.com

Teenage Jester Job Seekers Estates

Baby Pet House Yard Name Sit Sit Sit Work Phone Anderson, Layla*+......... •.........•...........................................(512) 496-6536 Beach, Annika................ •.........•..........•......................................... 839-0387 Ferrens, Ashley .............. •.........•.............................................512-767-3003 Fricke, Samantha+ ........ •.........•..........•..................................512-948-2717 Gerrie, Jack.................... •.........•..........•..................................210-290-3842 Gerwels, Emily.........................•.................................................... 795-9270 Gilliam, Ava*+............... •.........•..........•..................................512-633-3664 Hayes, Alice..............................•..........•......................................... 952-0512 Hull, Carter*+................ •.........•..........•..................................512-963-3254 Kellar, Allison................ •.........•.................................................... 909-1009 Moore, Kaitlin............... •....................•......................................... 739-7652 Orton, Claire................. •.........•.................................................... 346-0434 O'Toole, Emily.............. •.........•.................................................... 917-9397 Pantaleoni, Nicholas...... •.........•..........•..................................310-200-6006 Parouty, Ava................... •.........•..........•..................................512-298-9160 Reed, Emery.................. •.............................................................. 592-2141 Shafer, Owen............................•..........•..................................512-786-2378 Thibodeaux, Medeline... •.........•.................................................... 619-0291 Trautman, Colin............ •.........•..........•......................................... 342-2422 Ware, Sonoma............... •.............................................................. 796-4013 Werth, Amanda* +........ •.........•..........•..................................217-398-2833 *-CPR Training +-First Aid Training If you would like to add your name, send email to tgouldie@gmail.com with the jobs that interest you,your age and phone number (MUST be a teenager).

Restrictions Violations Committee Chair Cyndi Means ................................ cyndi.means@goodwintx.com Jester Club............................................................512-794-8867 ..................... jesterclubmanager@yahoo.com, www.jesterclub.org Homeowner's Association Mgmt - Goodwin Mgmt Cyndi Means..................................cyndi.means@goodwintx.com

Office: 11149 Research Blvd, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78759

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 203310 Austin, TX 78720-3310

Newsletter Information

Editor Hope Teel................................................ hopeteel@gmail.com Publisher Peel, Inc.............................www.PEELinc.com, 512-263-9181 Advertising.............advertising@PEELinc.com, 512-263-9181

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Interested in submitting an article? You can do so by emailing hopeteel@gmail.com or by going to: www.peelinc.com/articleSubmit.php. All news must be received by the 12th of the month prior to the issue. Copyright © 2021 Peel, Inc.

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Jester Estates "President's Corner" Continued from Cover

My main focus as President of JHOA is to keep Jester a friendly and welcoming neighborhood. The JHOB hopes to increase involvement and volunteerism by neighbors in any and all areas. We appreciate input from members and welcome any suggestions to improve Jester. Please be sure to visit our Facebook Page and our website to keep up with current Jester news. Hoping everyone has a fun and safe summer. Eva Wisser President, JHOA

Dealing with Pets During a Wildfire By Carol Philipson

Jester Selected for AFD Operational Readiness Training Event on July 27 By Carol Philipson

Austin is in a HIGH RISK Wildfire area, 5th highest in the US. Jester Estates is especially vulnerable, being surrounded by a huge expanse of Greenbelt. Because of these facts, Lt. Steve Gibbons and the Austin Fire Department staff selected Jester Estates & River Place for this training session. Firefighters in the Midst Jancy Drive will be the site of Battling Wildfires for Operational Readiness Training with the Austin Fire Fighters. This training will teach wildfire fighting skills, learned from the experience of California fire-fighting experts. This 4-hour training will result in 24 newly trained wild firefighters who will in turn train others so all Austin firefighters will be proficient in case of a wildfire. On Tuesday, July 27 from 1-5pm, Firetrucks & other AFD vehicles along with 24 Firemen will be in Jester for 4-5 hours for this training. *Notices will be issued by AFD to all Jester residents *No need for homeowners to be home as there will be no direct involvement *News Media will be present as well as Alison Alter ***IMPORTANT: NO PARKING ON JANCY DURING THAT TIME*** 5 FIRE TRUCKS TAKE UP A LOT OF SPACE and WILL NEED TO TURN AROUND IN THE CUL-DE-SAC! A follow-up session will be held on Friday, July 29, but no fire trucks will be used. The time will be announced later to inform residents. Signs will be posted within Jester to advise all residents of the training, and to prevent causing alarm.

Our Jester Neighbor, Leanna Gillam Leanna Gillam, after reading all of the warnings about a repeat of 2011, thought it would be wise to be prepared by having a FireWise home evaluation. Leanna was very receptive to all suggestions made, and especially those made about pets. You can also learn how to protect your home, family and pets from the threat of wild fires by scheduling your FireWise home evaluation. The Firewise home evaluation is FREE to all Jester homeowners. To schedule yours today email us at firewise@jesterhoa.com 4

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meet the salamanders by Jim and Lynne Weber

NW-Austin Blind Salamander Rare and under threat of decreasing population, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has stated that the Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae) warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, due to its habitat undergoing rapid degradation as a result of urban and suburban sprawl. Found only in the wet springs and caves of the Jollyville segment of the Edwards Plateau region of Travis and Williamson counties, the area this salamander inhabits is roughly bounded by the Colorado River, Mopac (Loop 1), Lake Travis, and U.S. 183. More specifically, its known range is limited to only six stream drainages, all of which are facing water quality issues. Very little is known about this small, localized amphibian. Juvenile Jollyville Plateau Salamanders are less than 1.5 inches long, and the adults grow to up to 2 inches long. They have large well-developed eyes, wide yellowish heads, feathery external gills, blunt rounded snouts, dark greenish-brown bodies, and yellowish-orange tails. Most salamanders have feather-like external gills when they are young, but the Jollyville Plateau Salamander is neotenic, or keeps these external gills and remains aquatic for its entire adult life. Since they never take a terrestrial form, these salamanders prefer cool, shallow, clean water containing loose gravel. During drier periods, they remain in underground caves and water is provided for them by the infiltration of surface water through the soil into the aquifer which discharges from the springs as groundwater. Two other local salamanders have received protected status by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. These are the Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum) and its lesser-known cousin the Austin Blind Salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis). Urbanization has been known to cause excess sediment to accumulate into the aquifer these salamanders inhabit and this sediment impairs their ability to avoid predators, locate food, and find mates. In addition, development of upstream salamander habitat provides sources of various other pollutants such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and petroleum products. During rainstorms, water runs off these urban areas and transports these pollutants into the salamander’s aquatic habitat. This degradation of water quality has been shown to be linked to deformities of the Jollyville salamander in some locations, as well as to declines in abundance of salamanders compared to areas that are undeveloped. While the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP) provides some water quality benefits for the Jollyville Plateau Salamander through the preservation of drainages in the open space, several of the areas within its range have been or are being affected by water quality degradation occurring upstream and outside of the preserved tracts. Work is being done to monitor and improve these areas within the BCP, but residents in neighborhoods surrounding the preserve can go a long way in helping to restore and maintain water quality by carefully disposing motor vehicle fluids, washing cars at a commercial car wash (where the water is captured Copyright © 2021 Peel, Inc.

& recycled), fertilizing wisely (organically), using compost, and planting native plants that have no need for chemical pesticides & herbicides. And lastly, do what you can to help support the purchase and preservation of open space, unique natural features, and rare inhabitants of the hill country -- it Keeps Austin Beautiful! 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, check out our books, Nature Watch Austin, Nature Watch Big Bend, and Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies (all published by Texas A&M University Press), and our blog at naturewatchaustin.blogspot.com.

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Jester Estates By Nicholas Pantaleoni

The Mitchells vs. The Machines - Directed by: Michael Rianda This month my family roped me into watching an absolutely wacky, family-friendly movie, and you guessed it! Its underlying themes are all about the importance of family. If you’re a fan of other animated movies such as Big Hero 6, The Incredibles, or Spider-man Into the Spiderverse, then you should definitely give this movie a watch! While it does have a slow and generic-feeling plot in the beginning, the movie rapidly develops its own unique vibe that keeps the viewer engages and entertained. The film absolutely radiates a Scott Pilgrim vs. The World type energy, but takes it to a new level in the form of cut-aways, random characters, and “accents” around characters. That being said, the film’s overarching storyline has that similar feel-good type plot like almost any other movie centered on family; and while the visual effects are dazzling, the audience doesn’t really learn anything they don’t already know (assuming they have seen movies like the ones mentioned above). Overall, The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a good movie, but it lacks depth, and the enjoyment is all surface level and fairly predictable.

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