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December 2011 Volume 7, Number 12 http://www.cherrycreekonbrodie.org

We had a FANGtastic time during Halloweenin our Cherry Creek neighborhood!

There were lots of little boys and ghouls going from house to spooky house looking for devil’s food! There were hoards of wonderfully decorated haunted houses in our neighborhood, and many of our neighbors voted for their favorite scary yard! The winner of this year’s “Most Spooktacular Yard Award” goes to 3303 Silkgrass Bend—their frightening graveyard with skeletons, zombies and creepy-crawlies made many young goblins run to their mummies! The names on the tombstones were especially clever and creepy. The lucky winners will receive a gift card from the Texenza coffee house. They will be able to drink loads of caffeinated beverages which will help them stay up all night haunting their supernatural and super-creative graveyard! Honorable mention goes to 3217 Silk Oak Drive with another bone-chilling graveyard and lots of ghostly lights. Also, 9309 Lightwood Loop put up a terrifically terrifying inflatable skeleton playing the organ and accompanied by hoards of ghosts in their haunted woods. I would love to hear the eerie cacophonous music that band of spooks would play! We really appreciate all of the frightening and fantastic Halloween decorations which make our neighborhood fun and inviting – we see that people really got into the spirit of things. Fangs so much to all the voters who showed their appreciation for the devilish decorations to die for! Keep your eyes peeled (mummies, keep the rest of your bod ie s wrapped ! ) for the bal lot for the Winter Holiday decoration contest.

Merry Christmasto our Neighbors

We hope everyone has enjoyed the arrival of fall with the cooler weather and recently, even some rain! Our thanks to everyone who participated in the Halloween Spooktacular for making the effort to join in with their neighbors and create some fun for the little folks who like to trick or treat. I know I certainly enjoyed hearing “The Monster Mash” on Halloween night in Silk Oak Cove!

It is also excellent to see so many folks starting to string up their lights and getting ready to decorate for Christmas ! It adds a special sparkle to our enjoyment of the season and really shows off Cherry Creek on Brodie in a wonderful way. Be sure to check further along in the newsletter for a ballot so you and your families can vote for your favorites. Make sure your ballots are in the mailbox on the marquee in the front park by 5 o’clock pm on December 20th.

Also, please keep watch when checking your mail around the middle of the month for a flyer and information on our 2012 Membership Drive. As most folks are aware, our $60 annual dues enable the board to maintain the landscaping, sprinkler system, monuments and marquee at the entrance to the subdivision and in the front park, as well as to underwrite family social events during each year. We always appreciate your willingness to join us in our efforts to keep CCoBL a well maintained, safe and welcoming environment for our families and friends.

2011 will be remembered as The Year of the First Annual Halloween Spooktacular ! Our thanks to some of the newest members of our board of directors, including Valerie Learman and Beth Bernstein, and others who are spend most of their volunteer time working on our ever popular Yard of the Month program. Our thanks also to Bonny Edwards who is managing the www.cherrycreekonbrodie.org website. Everyone please check it out on the web and get yourself a login, so you can participate on-line. This should be a good tool to help keep neighbors informed about upcoming events and ongoing activities in the neighborhood.

Merry Christmas to All.Sincerely, Barbara Statum for the Board

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Cherry Creek on Brodie Lane Neighborhood Association

Barbara Statum, President Carmen Martin, SecretaryCarla Trautwein, Vice-President Ed Neuhaus, Treasurerhttp://www.cherrycreekonbrodie.org [email protected]

We invite you to join our neighborhood association. Annual dues are $60. (See application form: CCoBLNA- it's your neighborhood.) Please mail your dues to:

Barbara Statum, President CCoBLNA PO Box 150127 Austin, Texas 78715-0127

Our address for other correspondence: CCoBLNA PO Box 150127 Austin, Texas 78715-0127

We also have a drop-box attached to our entrance marquee. This is not a US Mail box, so please don’t put your utility bill, checks, etc in it. The drop-box is intended to promote feedback to the neighborhood association, and board members check it regularly. Be sure to raise the red flag.

DISCLAIMER: Articles and ads in this newsletter express the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Peel, Inc. or its employees. Peel, Inc. is notg responsible for the accuracy of any facts stated in articles submitted by others. The publisher also assumes no responsibility for the advertising content with this publication. All warranties and representations made in the advertising content are solely that of the advertiser and any such claims regarding its content should be taken up with the advertiser.* The publisher assumes no liability with regard to its advertisers for misprints or failure to place advertising in this publication except for the actual cost of such advertising.* Although every effort is taken to avoid mistakes and/or misprints, the publisher assumes no responsibility for any errors of information or typographical mistakes, except as limited to the cost of advertising as stated above or in the case of misinformation, a printed retraction/correction.* Under no circumstances shall the publisher be held liable for incidental or consequential damages, inconvenience, loss of business or services, or any other liabilities from failure to publish, or from failure to publish in a timely manner, except as limited to liabilities stated above.

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Neighborhood School NewsBe a part in knowing about and supporting your neighborhood

schools. Even if you don’t have a student you can be a PTA community member. By joining the PTA you are helping support the school, teachers, and students. PTA membership is $8.00 at Cowan and Covington, $15.50 at Bowie. Other easy ways of supporting you neighborhood schools is shopping.•Office Depot - ask the cashier to donate 5% of you purchases.•Randalls - sign up to have 1% of your purchases donated.•Target - with your Target card 1% of your purchases is donated.

Cowan Elementary2817 Kentish Drive, Austin, TX 78748•Cowan School Day / 7:45-2:45•November 23-25 - Student Holiday / Thanksgiving•December 21-January 4 - Student Holiday / Christmas Break

Covington Middle School3700 Convict Hill Road, Austin, TX 78749 •School Day / 8:15-3:30•November 23-25 - Student Holiday / Thanksgiving•December 21-January 4 - Student Holiday / Christmas Break

James Bowie High School4103 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin, TX 78749 •School Day / 8:50-4:10•November 23-25 - Student Holiday / Thanksgiving•December 21-January 4 - Student Holiday / Christmas Break•December 6-9 - Winter Concerts (Freshman Band, Wind

Ensemble III, Wind Ensemble II, Wind Ensemble I, Jazz Bands, Steel Drum Bands), Come and enjoy some music from these talented musicians.

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Since its inception in 1988, the Bowie Outdoor Performing Ensemble and the Bowie Concert bands and students have won numerous awards. What a way to end the 2011 JBHSOPE competition season! 3rd Place at Bands of America Super Regionals in San Antonio and earned the General Effect caption in finals!

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Congratulations to the James Bowie Outdoor Performing Ensemble for it’s first place finish in 4A competition along with Best in Music, Best General Effect and Best Visual in prelims performance at Bands of America Super Regional in Atlanta. Bowie also earned 2nd place in finals and the Music caption, finishing just behind Tarpon Springs.

Congratulations to the James Bowie Outdoor Performing Ensemble for earning a division 1 title at the Region 18 UIL Marching Contest.

Congratulations to the James Bowie Outdoor Performing Ensemble for it’s first place win at the 35th Annual Westlake Marching Festival.

Bowie earned best Auxillary, Marching and Music captions at the Westlake Marching Festival. This was Bowie’s 17th year of attending the festival.

Congratulations to the James Bowie Outdoor Performing Ensemble for it’s first place finish in Prelims and Finals at Bands of America Regional in Arlington, TX Oct 1st.

Bowie earned best Music and best General Effect in Prelims and in Finals earned best Music and tied with L.D. Bell for General Effect.

CCoBLNA 2011 Christmas Lights& Decorations Contest

Let’s get ready to celebrate Christmas in the neighborhood! Please have your decorations up and running so your neighbors can enjoy your lights throughout the season and then select their favorites. Complete your ballots and place them in the mail box by the Marquee in the front park by December 20th at 5:00 o’clock p.m. The ballots will then be tallied and the winners’ addresses posted on the marquee and on the www.cherrycreekonbrodie.org website. Thank you to everyone for their participation in this annual event!

1st Place2nd Place 3rd PlaceBestDaytimeBest Front DoorBest Nativity SceneBest use of ColorChildren’s FavoriteMost UniqueHonorable Mention

CCoBLNA – it’s your neighborhoodMake your check payable to CCoBLNA – $60 for the 2012 calendar year – & mail to:

CCoBLNAEd Neuhaus, TreasurerPO Box 150127Austin, TX 78715-0127

Your name(s): .....................................................................Address: ..............................................................................City, State, ZIP: ..................................................................Phone: (h) ................... (c) ..................... (w) ....................... E-mail address: ...................................................................Do you: __ Own __ Rent • How long in CCoB: ___ yrsNote: Renters may not be voting members under our by-laws.

I am (We are) willing to serve on a committee:_______ Neighborhood Watch / National Night Out_______ Landscaping / Sprinkler System / Front Entrance_______ Development on surrounding properties _______ Social events (4th of July, Annual Garage Sale, Etc.)_______ Communications (Newsletter, Marquee, Website) _______ Join the board Other:___________________________________________Suggestions for Issues to be addressed by CCoBL, N.A.1.________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________

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Did you notice the Flags flanking either side of the front entrance and all around the neighborhood? These were provided by the Bowie High School Band. The Bowie Band fundraiser drive is in July for flag subscriptions however you still can sign up for this great service. For a $40 donation to the band a flag is planted in your front yard at dawn and harvested at dusk. The band booster committee members will put a flag holder in your front yard then post and remove the flag on 7 holidays during the year.

Although they are not officially offering subscriptions right now you can contact a band member in the neighborhood or any band member you know that you would like to receive credit for this wonderful service. If you do not know a band member just drop a note at the front entrance and we will send you the information you need.

Box Tops for Education SAVE ME!Have you seen these in your kitchen and wondered what to do

with them? Here is the answer. Clip them off the package and put them in the dropbox at the front entrance marquee! They will then be donated to our local schools to provide much needed money. Each box top is worth ten cents to a neighborhood school. It may not sound like much but if the whole neighborhood saves them, it could add up to big money.

Here is a brief history of the Box Top$ program.•2005 - Box Tops has now helped our nation’s schools earn over

$130 million and includes over 86,000 participating schools. For the first time ever, the program expands to include brands outside of General Mills

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You Make Us Look Good! A neatly landscaped and well-cared-for yard says a great deal about the homeowner and the entire neighborhood. It says we take pride in our property and in our neighborhood. Well-landscaped properties add to our home values as well. If there is a home in Cherry Creek that you would like to nominate for Yard of the Month, please email your suggestion to [email protected] or leave your written Yard of the Month address nomination in the front entrance drop box. There is no Yard of the Month during the winter months, December through March.

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Today, Oct 6, 2011, the Austin360 posted all the particulars. In case you missed the article, here you go.

First off, these restrictions are in effect NOW.One day Watering only!

•Automatic irrigation systems before 10:00a.m. •Hose end sprinklers and soakers before 10a.m. and after 7:00p.m. •One day Watering Schedule•Res iden t i a l – odd Aus t in addre s s e s – Sa tu rday

Residential – even Austin addresses – Sunday•Commercial, Multi-Family – odd addresses – Tuesday

Commercial, Multi-Family – even addresses – Friday

The city of Austin is asking us to self police by reporting violations to 3-1-1. The following restrictions are also

included in the Stage 2 Water restrictions:•Residential car washing only on your designated day and time

according to your address. •NO charity washes. •No washing driveways, sidewalks, parking areas.. or other paved

areas unless to alleviate health or safety hazards. •Golf fairways are limited to designated days/times. •Water is not to be served at our local restaurants unless requested. •No outdoor fountains except to provide for aeration for aquatic life. •No automatic fill valves for ponds and pools.

You can get more info at WaterWiseAustin.org. In fact we strongly suggest you go to their website and read the regulations in case we reported any inaccuracies..

And by the way.. violating the Austin Water Restrictions is a class C misdemeanor that carries a fine of $475. But, hey.. how about we adhere to the rules just because we want to be good stewards of the land?

Watering Your FoundationWatering your foundation in dry months is something you should

do no matter where in the country you live. In the City of Austin we find that to be very true. The pockets of clay found around the city really do a number on foundations. Keep that clay moist will help keep your foundation exactly where it was built.

Many people don’t realize that soil expands when it gets wet. Some soils more than others, but adding water to any soil makes it expand. When the weather is dry like it is in Austin the soil tends to deflate. Allowing for homes and building to drop in elevation. This is why watering your foundation is so important.

Things to remember about watering your foundationMore is not always better. Too much water on one side of the

house could cause problems. Watering your foundation is all about equal amounts all around the house. I typically start on the side of the house that has my AC condenser. Most people don’t realize that the AC unit puts out about 5 gallons of water a day. This area is going to be well watered. That is why I start with that side. Matching the moisture level all the way around the house keeps me on the level.


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