Circle C - August 2022

Volume 19, Number 08

August 2022

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August news & Announcements Important Dates for August 2022 Monday, August 1, 2022 City of Austin Bulk Pick-up (South of Slaughter Lane) Tuesday, August 9, 2022 World Indigenous Peoples Day Friday, August 12, 2022 Food Trailer Night—CC Community Center 5:30pm-8:30pm Saturday, August 13, 2022 Dive In Movie Night—CC Swim Center

Back to School Safety The first day back to school is approaching and with that in mind, we would like the community to remember to be aware of children walking or biking to and from school. We are a community inspired by activity, we want our youth to pursue these habits and we want to keep them as safe as possible while they do so. Please remember to obey all school zones, speed limits, and crossing guards. Take note of school zone time frames to avoid drop-off/pick-up traffic.

Give yourself extra time in the mornings and mid-afternoons and keep an eye on those school zones!

HOA Assessment Fees Due August 1st There are three available options available for paying dues.

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Mail a check to PO Box 163541 Austin, Texas 78716

Tuesday, August 15, 2022 First Day of School at AISD

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Use Bill Pay through your financial institution (Your account number is your property address)

Sunday, August 21, 2022 World Senior Citizens Day

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Use the “on-line payment” option on the Circle C HOA website.

Friday, August 26, 2022 Women’s Equality Day * See article for the history

NOTE: Payments will NOT be accepted at the HOA office or in the drop box outside the office. Please do not staple your check to your invoice or postdate your check. If you have a question regarding your assessment, please contact the financial office at 512-451-9901.

Saturday, August 27, 2022 4-11pm - Austin Bat Fest at Congress Avenue Bridge

If you did not receive a statement or have questions regarding your account, please contact our financial manager, Terri Giles, at tgiles@mgilescpa.com or call 512-451-9901.

Monday, August 29, 2022 City of Austin Bulk Pick-up (North of Slaughter Lane)

Important Message from the City Austin

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 6:30pm CCHOA Online Board Meeting Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Overdose Awareness Day

As Austin continues to see record-breaking temperatures, we're asking you to place your carts and other material at the curb no later than 5:30am on your scheduled collection day. The set-out time has been shifted to an hour earlier to minimize workers' exposure to the extreme summer heat. This will continue throughout the summer. Thank you for helping protect our workers.

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Watering Restrictions: Please visit your water providers website to view current watering restrictions.

City of Austin: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/watering-restrictions Midtex: (South West Water Company): https://swwc.com/texas/drought

Scoop the Poop & Leash Laws We continue to receive complaints of residents either not picking up their dog’s pool or bagging the poop, then tossing the bag into common area landscaping. Please be a responsible pet owner and good Circle C neighbor. Pick up after your dog and deposit the bag into on e of the community trash cans provided along the major roadways or in your own personal trash at home We would also like to remind pet owners that the City of Austin’s leash ordinance requires pet owners to keep their dogs under restraint except for in designated Off-leash parks. While many dogs may be well-trained off leash, they should still be leashed out of respect and safety for people, other leashed dogs and owners they may come across. The Circle C Metropolitan Park is NOT an off-leash park; dogs are required to be leashed at all times in our local park. https://www.bringfido.com/attraction/parks/ city/austin_tx_us/ is a great resource for Austin’s off-leash parks!

Thank you for your cooperation neighbors!

4th of July Parade Recap!

Another fantastic turn out at this year’s parade! A big thank you is in order for our Pack 12 Cub Scouts and Boy Scout Troops that led the parade along with AFD and APD vehicles. Shout out to our awesome “Best Wheels” winners! We were amazed to see all the creative patriotism shown on scooters, bikes and wagons. Great job everyone!

Food Trailer Night Join us Friday, August 12th from 5:30pm-8:30pm at the Community Center (corner of Spruce Canyon and La Crosse) for good food, fun activities and great company! Please remember glass is not permitted at this event. We encourage neighbors to walk or ride to the party but ask that scooters, bikes, skateboards etc. not be ridden through the parking lot for the safety of those in attendance. More information about this event, such as the Food Trailer Lineup, will be posted on our website at www.circlecranch. com under the Stay Connected/New & Announcements tab as soon as it becomes available.

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HOA Mgmt Office................................. info@circlecranch.info or 512.288.8663 HOA Financial Office................................tgiles@mgilescpa.com or 512.451.9901 Aquatics Director....................................... director@ccswim.net or 512.363.5578 Newsletter Publisher Peel, Inc....................................................advertising@PEELinc.com or 512.263.9181 Circle C Amenities Circle C Avaña Pool.........................................................................512.292.1518 Circle C Café...................................................................................512.288.6058 Circle C CDC..................................................................................512.288.9792 Circle C Swim Center......................................................................512.363.5578 Circle C Community Center Pool....................................................512.301.8259 Grey Rock Golf Course (City Owned/Operated)................................512.288.4297 Grey Rock Tennis Club....................................................................512.301.8685 Circle C Grey Rock Pool..................................................................512.291.8398

CIRCLE C GATED COMMUNITIES Enclave off Spruce Canyon Spectrum Management.....................................Krystal Fernandez, 512.834.3900 Enclave off of La Crosse Relevant Management................................................... Kim Todd, 512.580.4212 Fairways Estates Spectrum Management.....................................Krystal Fernandez, 512.834.3900 Park West Goodwin Management......................................Marilyn Childress 512.502.7509 Hillside Estates Real Manage...................................................Christine Gamache, 866.473.2573 Avana Estates Relevant Management................................................... Kim Todd, 512.580.4212 Muirfield Real Management............................................. Victoria Escamilla, 866.473.2573

Theresa Bastian................................................................. President Stephen Bega............................................................ Vice-President David La Chance............................................................. Treasurer Trinh Bartlett................................................................... Secretary Russ Hodes, Jason Bram, & Kimberly De La Garza..........Board Members Contact the Board at: directors@circlecranch.info City of Austin Solid Waste................................................512.974.1945 Dead Animal Collection....................................................512.974.2000 Abandoned Vehicle............................................................512.974.8119 Pothole Complaints...........................................................512.974.8750 Stop Signs.........................................................................512.457.4885 Street Light Maintenance..................................................................311 Schools Clayton Elementary..................................................512.841.9200 Kiker Elementary......................................................512.414.2584 Mills Elementary.......................................................512.841.2400 Bear Creek Elementary..............................................512.414.0040 Cowan Elementary....................................................512.841.2700 Bailey Middle............................................................512.414.4990 Gorzycki Middle School............................................512.841.8600 Bowie High School...................................................512.414.5247 UTILITY PROVIDERS Electric Pedernales Elec.................................................... 512.219.2602 City of Austin. .................................................................512.494.9400 Texas Gas Service .............................................................800.700.2443 Water City of Austin ........................................................512.972.1000 MidTex Water Company...................................................866.654.7992 Solid Waste City of Austin ...............................................512.974.1945 Post Office Oak Hill Station .............................................800.275.8777 Circle C Ranch Newsletter - August 2022

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City of Austin Bulk Pickup Notice

The COA will begin conducting a bulk trash pickup in the neighborhood starting August 1st for those South of Slaughter Lane and August 29th for those North of Slaughter Lane.

Bulk Items Include; Doors, carpet, furniture, appliances (remove doors), passenger car tires (remove rims, limit eight tires per household), lawn mowers (remove gas/oil), railroad ties (cut in half ), pallets, rolled fencing, nail-free lumber.

Bulk Item Collection Crews Cannot Collect; Br ush, household trash, cardboard boxes, hazardous materials, mirrors, automotive chassis and bodies, motorcycles, trailers, boats and tires that are still mounted on rims, sheet glass or other construction and remodeling debris.

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Collection Guidelines

Separate Items into Three Piles

• Place bulk items at the curb in front of your house by 5:30am on the first day of your scheduled collection week.

• Metal Items – Include appliances (removed doors). These are taken to our Resource Recovery Center for recycling.

• To prevent damage to your property, keep items 5 feet away from your trash cart, mailbox, fences or walls, water meter, telephone connection box and parked cars.

Do not place any items under low hanging tree limbs or power lines.

• Passenger car ties – Rims must be removed. Limit eight tires per household.

We cannot collect truck or tractor tires.

Tires will go to a tire recycling facility.

• Austin Resource recovery only collects bulk items from its residential trash and recycling customers.

• Items will not be collected if they are in front of vacant lots or in front of a business.

• Do not put items in bags, boxes or other containers. Bulk collection is for items too large to fit in containers. Bags will be treated as extra trash and are subject to extra trash fees.

• Non-metal items – Includes carpeting and nail-free lumber. These items go to a land fill. Austin Resource Recovery is working on plans to salvage reusable items from bulk collection to help meet the City of Austin’s Zero Waste goal.

• Because these piles are collected by different trucks, they may be collected at different times throughout the week. ***Don’t forget to clear personal items (bikes scooters, etc.) from your driveways and front yards so that they don’t get confused with items to be discarded!

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The Escarpment Loop Project Circle C’s Irrigation Problem

our irrigation systems. Each break weakens the integrity of the system and shortens its life. Also, the wiring itself has naturally grown dated and brittle. As a last-ditch effort to bring electricity to each zone, the CCHOA has chosen quick fixes, utilizing single-valve, battery-operated NODE clocks.

These NODE clocks usually last a year or so and cost roughly $600 a piece for clock, installation, and programming. They are neither cost effective nor environmentally friendly.

Why use NODE clocks then?

Because replacing our oldest irrigation system—one that is so large, it requires 3 water meters and requires a variance from the City of Austin to water five days a week to ensure that each portion of land is watered only once a week— is expensive, very expensive.

Founded in 1982, Circle C Ranch Neighborhood, contains roughly 5,000 acres, 500 of which are dedicated parkland.

After the parkland and the land owned by individual property owners, approximately 300 acres are maintained by the Circle C Ranch Homeowners Association (CCHOA).

Three hundred acres. That’s a lot of land to irrigate, particularly when experiencing record-breaking heat streaks in Austin (at least 22 days over 100°F at the time of printing), record-breaking temperatures (110°F on July 9, 2022), and extremely dry weather (Austin’s cumulative rainfall is “at least 7 inches lower than normal for this point in the year,” according to the Austin American-Statesman on July 11, 2022.

Combine these adversities with an aging and failing irrigation system and vegetation reaching the end of its life span, and we have a recipe for disaster.

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Maintaining the vast common-area landscaping of Circle C Ranch requires several different irrigation systems, the oldest of which, the “Escarpment Loop” system, runs 3 miles along Escarpment Boulevard, beginning from the bridge overlooking the Circle C Metropolitan Park and traveling south to Aden Lane, just shy of the fire station. This system includes land as far east as the Swim Center and as far west as Park West Pass (the entrance of Park West closest to Escarpment Boulevard and La Crosse Avenue).

Designed and built in the 1980s, the Escarpment Loop irrigation system is old, almost 40 years old, and desperately needs replacement. Utility improvements within our neighborhood throughout the many years have often involved digging, construction, and/or trucks that have damaged both the plumbing and wiring of

At the request of the CCHOA Board, our CCHOA Manager Karen Hibpshman has obtained bids from various providers over the past few years for the replacement of the Escarpment Loop Irrigation System as well as a replacement of dying foliage in the area.

The bid proposals for this “Escarpment Loop Project” range in cost from $1.561M to $3.094M. Because our Board members are cognizant of homeowners’ costs, the Escarpment Loop Project has not moved forward.

The underlying problem here is that, with each year that passes, the cost for the project rises significantly, so the project only continues to grow more expensive.

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utilizes large rotor sprinkler heads that use a high-pressured spray, forcing water high up in an arc to reach the foliage. This method of irrigation allows up to 50% evaporation as the water particles spray into the air and lends itself to further wastage of water with run-off issues–not a prudent act considering the global water crisis we are experiencing.

In addition, the sprayed water from a sprinkler system wets the leaves of plants, sometimes providing a lengthy “leaf wetness period” that could allow fungi to germinate their spores and grow; which provides an opportunity for fungi to infect the plant with diseases.

In contrast, instead of shooting water into the air, an updated drip-irrigation system offers a more precise method of reaching the plants directly, saving both energy costs (up to 50%) and water efficiency (as much as 70%), according to the National Resources Conservation Service (NRSC) Irrigation Guide. Drip irrigation also allows for a lower pressure, slower release of water, thus allowing ample time for the soil to absorb water without runoff issues.

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Although the initial costs of a new, updated irrigation system initially bestows a bit of sticker shock, in the long run, the decreased energy costs and increased water efficiency savings will do their part to save both our future costs as well as our planet.

Sources: Cappucci, Matthew. “Extreme Heat Pushes Highs over 110 in Texas as Power Grid Nears Brink.” Washington Post. July 11, 2022.

Villalpando, Roberto. “Why Is Austin So Hot Right Now and How Bad Is It Going to Get?” Austin American-Statesman. July 11, 2022.

Hudelson, Brian. “Water, Water, Everywhere, but Never on the Leaves.” Wisconisn Horticulture Division of Extension.

University of Wisconsin-Madison. April 1, 2021.

Fathel, Siobhan. “Drip Irrigation Can Save Energy and Money.”

Penn State Extension. Penn State University. October 20, 2020.

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Women's Equality Day

Designated in 1973, Women’s Equality Day in the United States zcelebrates the long struggle—and final success—of women securing the right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

Below is a little of the history.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Here are some important dates in the US women’s suffrage movement: • 1848: At the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, author Elizabeth Cady Stanton and fellow activist Lucrecia Mott presented the “Declaration of Sentiments,” written

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that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

100 people (68 women and 32 men) signed it. Stanton and Mott stated they hoped more states would host Women’s Rights Conventions.

• 1851: At a Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, formerly enslaved Sojourner Truth spoke for equality for women, including Black women, in her famous speech “Ain’t I a woman?”

• 1860–1865 The women’s suffrage movement screeched to a halt during the years of Civil War • 1865: The 13th Amendment abolishing enslavement passed and was ratified.

• 1866: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony united in their goal of universal suffrage formed an organization for both Black and white women as well

as men, naming it the American Equal Rights Association.

Also in 1866: On December 12, U.S. Senator Edgar Cowan introduced an amendment in favor of women’s suffrage.

His amendment lost by a vote of 9–37.

• 1868: On July 9, the 14th Amendment was ratified, granting citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteeing freedom, due process, and equal protection under the law to all citizens.

• 1869: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton joined together once again to form the National Woman Suffrage Association with the ultimate goal of obtaining an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In the same year, Lucy Stone led the formation of the American Woman Suffrage Association with a goal of appealing to individual state governments to enact laws allowing women to vote.

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Eventually, the two associations merged in 1890 to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

• 1870: The U.S. Congress ratified the 15th Amendment guaranteeing all male citizens the right to vote: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

Also in 1870, several white suffragist leaders, such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton argued against the 15th Amendment. They wanted the right to vote without the added issue of race. As a result, the Black suffragists continued to suffer from discrimination.

• 1871: Victoria Woodhull—a twice-married woman, an advocate for free love (believing the state had no right to dictate personal lives regarding romance and sexuality), and the first female stockbroker on Wall Street—became the first women to address a U.S. House Committee, arguing that, through the 13th and 14th Amendments, women had a right to vote. Her argument was rejected.

• 1872: Susan B. Anthony voted for incumbent Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election. She was arrested and fined for illegally voting and responded saying, “I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty.” She never did.

On January 11, suffragists spoke to the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Although the amendment did not pass, the speech that Susan B. Anthony wrote became known as the “Anthony Amendment” and was eventually used in the 19th Amendment in 1919.

• 1887: The Anthony Amendment (16th Amendment Proposal) was defeated in the Senate.

• 1896: The National Association of Colored Women was formed

by Black suffragists to promote equality. Mary Church was the first president.

• 1913: The first public demonstration for women’s suffrage in our nation’s capital occurred in the form of a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. The suffragists marched “in the spirit of protest” against the exclusion of women in political society.

Also in 1913, United Kingdom suffragettes Alice Paul and Lucy Burns began to campaign for a U.S. Constitutional amendment specifically to guarantee women’s suffrage. They formed the Congressional Union for Women’s Suffrage that eventually became the National Women’s Party in 1916.

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Also in 1872, Virginia Minor attempted to register to vote in the November election but was denied registration by the registrar, Denise Happersett. Virginia’s husband was an attorney and filed a lawsuit on her behalf that ended up in the Supreme Court in 1874 who ruled unanimously that the 14th Amendment did not extend voting rights to women.

• 1878: On January 10, U.S. Senator Aaron Augustus Sargent of California introduced a resolution for a 16th amendment to the Constitution to provide for women suffrage. He requested that suffragists be allowed to address members of the Senate.

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• 1916: Jeannette Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office in the United States when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

• 1919: In May, then-President Woodrow Wilson called a special session of congress to consider women’s suffrage. After 6 votes, the original Woman Suffrage Amendment written and introduced to Congress by Susan B. Anthony in 1878¬ finally passed in both the House (304 to 89) on May 21, and the Senate (56 to 25) on June 4. The 19th Amendment was then sent to the states for ratification. The United States had only 48 states at that time, so needed 36 to approve it.

• 1920: The states continued their voting on ratifying the 19th Amendment with several states voting “no.” By March, the 19th Amendment desperately needed that 36th state for the 19th Amendment to pass. The Senate had voted for it, but the House was divided 48 to 48. They voted a third time. Just before the 3rd vote, a 24-year-old representative, Harry T. Burn—who had voted “no” twice before—received a letter from his mother, telling him to “Hurrah and vote for Suffrage.” She continued, “I’ve been watching to see how you stood but haven’t seen anything yet.”

Finally, she concluded with, “Don’t forget to be a good boy.”

On the 3rd vote, Burn then voted “yes,” and the 19th Amendment was officially ratified, then adopted into the Constitution on August 26, 1920.

• 1965: While white women were given the right to vote in 1920, Black women and men, as well as many other people of color, were not able to vote in practice for another 45 years, until 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act that prohibited racial discrimination in voting.

Sources available on request

Teenage Job Seekers!

Do you know a teenager who would like to earn some extra money? Babysitting, house sitting, pet sitting, yard work, & tutoring are just a few of the tasks that teen job seekers have been requesting.

If you or someone you know is interested in being added to the list, please submit their name, number, contact information, and job interests to reservations@circlecranch. info. The information is published in the printed, hard copy of the monthly newsletter and is never accessible in the online edition. For questions or to get further information, please contact the Community Coordinator at the email above or call 512-288-8663.

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Armadillos in Circle C Courtesy of Unsplash.com

Nine-Banded Armadillo Circle C Residents have reported an increasing number of armadillos in the neighborhood. Below are a few fun facts about the creatures as well as the benefits and drawbacks of sharing space with them. Finally, we have provided a list of humane ways to deter them from visiting as uninvited guests.

7. The fertilized egg will split into 4 identical embryos, making almost all newborn armadillos quadruplets.

Fun Facts about Armadillos:

9. Once born, the pups remain in the burrow with their mom until their outer protective shells begin to harden, usually about 2 or 3 weeks for the 9-banded armadillo.

1. The Spanish word “Armadillo” means “little armored one” in reference to their tough outer shell.

2. The armadillo is the only mammal that has a shell.

3. With 21 different species of armadillos, only 1species—the 9-banded armadillo, also known as the “long-nosed armadillo” or the “Texas armadillo”—is found in the United States.

4. Despite its name, the 9-banded armadillo can have from 7 to 11 bands on its back. An adult can weigh between 5–11 lbs. and can be 15”–23” long (not counting the tail), and 5”–9” tall.

5. Although mostly associated with Texas, the 9-banded armadillo has so far been discovered in at least 16 of the United States.

6. When armadillos are first born, they are called “pups,” and they are sexually mature by 1 year. Mating season begins in July with a courtship period involving sniffing and touching. Once permitted, the male mounts the female from behind. The penis of the male armadillo can reach up to 60% of his body length!

(And you thought horses were hung!!)

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8. The gestation period of an armadillo is usually around 4 months, but, if feeling unsafe, the mother can delay the birth up to 18 months.

10. The shell is comprised of three different sections: the pectoral shield (the chest area), the banded shield (in the abdomen area), and the pelvic shield (below the abdomen).

11. In the top, exterior level of the shell, are bony deposits made of keratin, called “Osteoderms”. These bony Osteoderms are triangular or hexagonal in shape and are held together by a matrix of connective tissues—called “Sharpey’s Fibers”—with collagen fibers connecting the bone with a fibrous outer layer (periosteum). This allows for the formation and elongation of bone material (osteogenic properties).

12. While the skin between the shell does allow for some breathing room, it does not stretch much, so armadillos cannot take deep breaths. Instead, they take rapid, shallow breaths.

13. Despite this, armadillos are proficient swimmers and can hold their breath for up to 6 minutes.

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Drawbacks of Armadillos: 1. When hunting for insects, armadillos will dig, so they can be destructive to a yard, garden, or golf course. If a hole is triangular in shape, the culprit may likely be an armadillo. If too close to a sidewalk, driveway, or structure, the armadillo’s burrowing can weaken the ground underneath or beside a structure, so can cause damage to the structure.

14. The shells of an armadillo can weigh up to 15% of its weight and get hot and heavy, especially in Texas summers. So, armadillos usually hide underground in burrows in the late afternoon sun. Termite mounds are a favorite place for armadillos because the many tunnels allow ventilation and are cooler.

15. When threatened, the armadillo will first freeze or play dead, like an opossum.

If this tactic does not work, the 9-banded armadillo can suddenly jump up to 4 feet in the air, startling its predator. It can also run as fast as 30 mph and, if needed, can use its strong claws to fight.

16. The armadillo prefers to hide from its predators by quickly and expertly digging a burrow deep enough to hide its more vulnerable underbelly. While their shell may still show, it is hard to wedge them out of the burrow, and the armadillo will wait patiently until its predator gives up.

17. Only the 3-banded armadillos can roll into a ball.

Benefits of Armadillos: 1. They eat harmful insects. Armadillos are mostly insectivores. Their favorite food?

Termite and fire ants! In fact, armadillos are one of few natural predators of fire ants.

2. They also eat scorpions, spiders, maggots, and grub worms. Their long tongues with sticky saliva work to collect even the most reclusive insects.

3. On occasion, armadillos eat snakes, eggs, and lizards.

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stronger tactic to scare away all uninvited guests. The Back + Decker, solar-powered, motion-activated sprinkler (pictured on the right) detects motion within a 30foot range, then delivers a 5-second jet stream in the direction of the motion accompanied by a clicking noise. This works to deter uninvited guests during both daylight and nighttime and may be placed anywhere that is accessible to a hose and water source. It also works as a sprinkler without the motion detector option.

2. Although they prefer insects, armadillos will turn to low lying fruits or vegetables when desperate, so can compete for the 4. Crushed garlic, Cayenne pepper, moth goods in your vegetable gardens. balls, vinegar, & ammonia also sometimes 3. Armadillos and humans are the only work to keep armadillos away because their two creatures that can be infected outside strong, pungent smells can be too strong of the laboratory with a bacterium, for the creatures. Crushed garlic cloves Mycobacterium leprae, that can lead tend to be the most successful of these, to Hansen’s Disease, also known as with Cayenne pepper next. should not leprosy. Once a crippling, disfiguring harm the soil. disease, leprosy can now be treated with 5. Epsom salts are heavily avoided by an antibiotic. So, there is a chance that armadillos and happen to be beneficial to touching or eating an armadillo might lead the soil, adding much needed magnesium to leprosy. It may be best to leave them for plants (roses and tomato plants in alone. particular love Epsom salts!). The only

Humane Ways to Deter Armadillos: 1. Castor oil repellents (found in either liquid or pellet form) tend to be successful in dissuading armadillos in an area for two reasons: (1) The smell is unpleasant to armadillos; and (2) Castor oil penetrates the ground, reaching insects below and causing them to taste bad. After applying the repellent to the ground, be sure to water the area for a good 20 minutes to ensure the castor oil is well absorbed deep into the soil.

drawback to using Epsom salts as a deterrent is that they easily dissolve with water so don’t work for long periods of time. Also, be careful not to use too much Epsom salt as that can cause an imbalance in the soil.

Sources: North American Nature. “8 Facts You May Not Known About the Armadillo Shell.”

Accessed July 15, 2022.

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service– Wildlife Services. “Managing Armadillo 2. Motion-activated, bright outdoor lights, Damage.” Accessed July 15, 2022. such as the solar-powered Aootek 182 Shute, Nancy. “Leprosy from an Armadillo?

LEDs, 2500Lm Security lights (pictured That’s an Unlikely Peccadillo.” NPR. July on the right), will startle all nocturnal 22, 2015. creatures, acting as a deterrent for entering an area. These reliable, affordable lights can Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. easily be screwed into wooden fences or the “Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy).” Updated sides of a house to discourage all uninvited March 31, 2022.

Heath, Cindy. “Texas: Armadillo World guests, even human thieves.

3. A motion-activated sprinkler acts as a Headquarters.” Cindy Heath Writes (blog).

Accessed July 15, 2022.

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TEENAGE JOB SEEKERS

Baby Pet House Yard Name Age Sit Sit Sit Work Phone Abrameit, Kyle.....................19................................. *...................*...................... ...512.999.0337 Aguilar, Jacob........................15................................. *...................*...................... ...619.713.4469 Artigas, Emilio......................17................................. *.......................................... ...512.634.7416 Baird, Olivia.........................15.............. *..................................................................5 12.773.5443 Boreing, Brielle.................. 16.............*................*.................*.................. .......5 12.809.7900 Campsmith, Lucy ............14.................................*..................................512.852.9846 Chatelain, Christelle*...........18.............. *................. *.......................................... ...512.963.3218 Cox, Claire*^........................19.............. *................................................. ...........512.644.4550 Cox, Ben*^...........................17.............. *................. *.. ............*.................512.963.9464 Franke, Caroline*^...............16.............. *............................................................. ...512.590.1112 Hayes, Daphne.....................14.............. *................. *...................*...................... ...512.810.6885 Hoard, Jed*^........................19.............. *................. *...................*...................... ...512.656.0836 Hurd, Palmer........................ 16............. *................. *...................*... .................512.423.0737 Kaplan, Ben........................ 15............ *.................*..................*....................512.296.7548 Lim, Jacy *^..........................19.............. *................. *...................*.................... .. ....512.744.7338 Mahoney, Nicholas*............17.............. *................. *...................*.................... .* ..512.569.1823 Marzani, Jackson..................17.............. *................. *...................*.................... .. ..512-521-2474 McCurdy, Summer*+..........15.............. *...................................... .. ..................832.683.7759 Mermis, Ana*^.....................18.............. *................. *...................*...................... ...512.529.7458 Parker, Mia...........................16................................. *..................................,,.*....512-565-4480 Terracina, Grace................... 19............. *................. *................... .* ...................512.988.7471 Trautman, Parker.................14................................. *........................................ .. ....512.299.3117

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Name

Age

Baby Sit

Pet Sit

House Sit

Yard Work

Phone

Waltuck, Ella........................ 16............. *................. *.. ............*............512.658.4554 Wilson, Jake.......................... 17............. *................. *.. ............*...........*512.695.8278

OTHER SERVICES Name Age

Services

Phone

Aguilar, Jacob......................15.............. .Yardwork & Power Washing............ 619-713-4469 Andrusiank, Sophia............15...................Mother's Helper............................ 512.634.7416 Brauer, Nina........................14.............. .MH/Tutor K-5 all subjects............. ...512.565.4480 Cox, Ben...........................16.........................Tutoring...........................512.963.9464 Hayes, Daphne...................14.............. .Dog Walk, Poop Scoop Yard.......... .. 512.810.6885 Hurd, Palmer......................15.......Clarinet/Piano/Math Tutor K-8.. ............512.423.0737 Laird, Caden.....................17...............Powerwash Services.......................5 12.468.7678 Latawa, Pari.......................17...............Tutor K-8th................................. .7 13-972-2217 Mahoney, Nicholas.......... 16... Tutor grades k-5; Beg. Mandarin........... .512.569.1823 Marzani, Jackson..................16..............Pressure Washing Service................ 512-521-2474 Wilson Jake..................... 16.....................Yard Work.............................. 512.695.8278

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