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February 7, 2013Volume 18, No. 3

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OAK HILL - !e potential for danger is always present, even in the seemingly peaceful Scenic Brook neighborhood in Oak Hill. !at point became clear to Sam Pruett on a recent Sunday morning when he climbed into his 1999 BMW convertible—and found a bullet that had been shot into his car. Pruett had heard gun"re in his neighborhood twice in the previous week, the latest just the day before on Saturday a#ernoon (Jan. 26). His

OAK HILL - !e installation of continuous $ow lanes at the inter-section of 290 and William Cannon will probably result in the removal of some oak trees, most notably a prominent oak near the site of the former Taco Bell, which was located at William Cannon and 290. !e announcement was made during a Jan. 31 environmental workshop on the Oak Hill Parkway project, hosted by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTR-

OAK HILL - Sunday, January 27 saw the Grand Opening Celebration of LifeAustin, Pastor Randy Phillips’ dream church at 8901 West Highway 71. Formerly known as Promiseland West (and DreamCity), opening day drew a total of 3,500 visitors attending two church services and

Bullets fly in neighborhood!" T#$" T%&&' neighbor heard the shots, too.

“It sounded like pistol "re,” said Pruett, who knows his guns a#er 20 years in the military. Pruett was ready to put the matter behind him until he and his wife Brigitte got in their car Sunday af-ternoon to go to the mall. He backed his car out of the drive and when he braked, a bullet rolled o% the dash and onto the $oor. !en he noticed there was a hole in his convertible top and another in the driver’s seat. “!at bullet entered the car at just

about the place I would have been sitting,” Pruett said. He said he then "led a report with Austin Police. Pruett said it’s hard to believe that anyone would "re a gun in a residential neighborhood, and he’s concerned about what could happen. “I am worried that someone just walking or driving down the street might get shot,” he said. Because of his concern, he sent a notice to his neighborhood association, and

Roadwork may knock out oaks!" B#!!'( J()$ S)*"(+ MA) and TxDOT.

TxDOT public relations o&cer Kelli Reyna said while the removal of trees is a possibility, TxDOT is working to preserve every possible tree from the area in question, from William Cannon to Williamson Creek. “Here at TxDOT we do recognize the importance of this issue and we’re trying to be proactive. We are working with our local partners to see how to save every possible tree,” Reyna said. “TxDOT trying to be

DreamCity opens as LifeAustin!" A$$ F#*,(+

Max Lucado, a best selling author and San Antonio pastor, enter-tained congregants with his sermon.

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an evening performance by Phillips Craig and Dean, the contemporary Christian music trio featuring Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig and Dan Dean. Church o&cials have insisted from the start that tra&c would not be a problem— and they were true to

their word. Pastor Phillips told the Gazette: “We were successful in get-ting TxDOT to put $ashing caution lights near our exit. And we are using two Sheri% ’s cars each Sunday and Wednesday nights.” During the grand opening, in

!e so-called “Taco Bell Oak”

environmentally sensitive is a huge concern of ours so we want to make sure that we continue to have an area

See BULLETS on page 27

See ROADWORK on page 26

See LIFEAUSTIN on page 16

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have occurred in identical circum-stances at the same location. How many wrecks and maimed and killed

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OAK HILL - Architect and Ur-ban Designer Ellen Dunham-Jones made a presentation in Oak Hill on January 24 on Retro!tting Suburban Spaces as part of an Imagine Aus-tin lecture series. Dunham-Jones told local residents and others that suburbanites leave three times the carbon footprint that their urban counterparts do. Shared walls cut down on energy needs, as does living in a walkable neighborhood, she explained. Suburbs seemed like a good idea decades ago when housing costs decreased as you drove farther from town. Dunham-Jones said American households currently spend on average 19 percent on transportation. But now there is a tipping point where transportation/gasoline costs make living far from town more expensive than living downtown. “But,” she added, “if you’re in drivable suburbia, it’s almost impossible to get below 25 percent.” Dunham-Jones said dead malls and blighted commercial strips have been transformed into sustainable spaces in many places. "e Villa Italia mall in Lakewood, Colorado, thrived in the 1960s, but faded as newer and larger malls sprang up. Ultimately the structure was demol-ished to create Belmar, a 22-block mixed-use development dotted with green spaces. Just as Villa Italia was a blueprint for malls of that era, Bel-mar is a blueprint for redevelopment and urbanization. Windmill Run resident Tom "ayer attended the presentation, and said, “I de!nitely thought it was interest-ing, and some of the redevelopment ideas were very creative. However, it seemed like the presentation was aimed at older suburbs closer to the city center—like in the South Austin neighborhood area.” Rick Perkins of Granada Hills added, “I really felt like the lady made a few interesting comments, but not much that applied to us. I did like her idea of making the freeway underpasses into some social activ-ity—like maybe for food trailers, or small music venues, etc. "e only problem is those underpasses are very noisy, so I can’t imagine that being so great.” Perkins referred to Dunham-Jones’ comment that creativity can be used

Ideas on retrofitting suburbs!" A## F$%&'(

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in areas like Ben White to make the area under the roadway useful. She said similar spaces had been turned into cafes or bars, but pointed out that in Austin’s case, it would be hard for someone to have a few drinks and then maneuver the tra#c across Ben White. Dunham-Jones had a suggestion for the Ben White noise: “"ere was a similar elevated highway that used a fountain; you just draw water up, then drop it the entire distance down to a shallow pool and let it echo with that sound underneath. If you add dripping water it would actually

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Let’s play the Blame Game Did you ever notice how a lot of bloggers and columnists these days start their blogs and columns with “Did you ever notice…”? Uh oh. Actually, in all the 2,103 columns I’ve written over the past (censored) years, I don’t believe I’ve ever kicked o! an installment with those four Seinfeldian words. So allow me this one: Did you ever notice how there is always someone or something to blame for every cotton pickin’ thing these days? In this age of victims, nothing just happens by chance or circumstance anymore—some-one must be blamed. Fault must be found. Perpetrators must be punished. And surely somewhere down the line, lawyers must be compensated.I have resisted this mindset as long as I can, dragged my feet against the rushing tide of the times until my heels are raw. So I give in. I will now add my voice to the din; therefore, I give you my “blame” list for some of the odd quirks and tendencies that are endemic to li’l old me. Scapegoat No. 1—Doorways. Ya know the age-old question of “what did I come in here for” that hits you

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when you walk into a room and then draw a complete blank? Well, at my age this happens just about every hour on the hour. I thought I was getting old and feeble-minded, but as it turns out, my door is to blame. Yep, psychologist types at the University of Notre Dame have determined that walking through a doorway triggers something called an event boundary in your noggin. In other words, what you were thinking of in one room goes "ying away when you go to another room, especially when the TV is on and the Cowboys have the ball. Okay, I made up that last part. But isn’t this great? I have a lawsuit in the works against Pella Doors and Windows. If you want to join me in a class action suit, dial 1-800-DUM-DOOR. Scapegoat No. 2—Apple Maps. I get lost a lot; now, I’ve someone to blame. Did you hear about this? Seems that Apple Maps, in its rush to compete against Google and other major online map companies, goofed big time, putting many cities

and landmarks in the wrong places. In one grievous instance, Apple plopped some town called Mildura, Australia, more than 40 miles away from where it really is, and—believe

it or not—some drivers actually ended up stuck in the rugged Australian outback and had to be rescued by police. Can you picture this? The road sign reads “Mildura Straight Ahead” but the car’s Apple Map says “No, Ron, turn le#.” “Crikey!” says Ron and turns le# against his bet-ter judgment. Ten hours later, as Ron scorches in

the 110-degree heat of the outback, he decides to leave. “NO!” orders Apple Map. “You are here. $is is Mildura.” “But…I’m thirsty.” “I’m sorry, Ron, but I have shut o! your motor.” $is is ripe for another juicy legal action, no? “Uh, yeah, hello? Is this Apple Maps?” “Yes.” “Listen, I have Apple Maps on my iPhone, and it told me that to get to Dallas I had to drive straight ahead o! the Galveston Sea Wall, and my car is now in 15 feet of water. Can I speak to your legal department?” Scapegoat No. 3—Kitty litter. One of my duties around the homestead is waste management—and this includes changing that most toxic of entities, the kitty litter box. I have always thought that this lovely, touchy-feely euphemism—kitty litter—is one of the cruelest of do-mestic ironies. $e term “kitty litter” sounds cute, harmless, even cuddly somehow. Have you ever changed a kitty litter box that hasn’t been touched by human hands in over a week? $is is one of the foulest, nastiest, zombie apocalyptic-type things you’ll ever come in contact with. I honestly believe that you could arm the U.S. Marines with cats, turned back end toward the enemy, and you could send any opposing force running faster than Iraq’s elite Republican Guards.

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!e word from Oak Hill is... whatever. What would you think of a store that sold candy, fedoras, cigarettes, cards, brownies, water pipes, tee-shirts, candles, "owers, energizer drinks, relaxation drinks, gum and more? You’d think it was weird, right? Especially if Howard Stern’s radio show was coming over the sound system, right? Whatever. !is new smoke shop (called What-ever) opens this Friday (possibly) and has its grand opening Feb. 14th on Valentines Day (de#nitely). It’s located at the same address that used to house Segner’s Jewelers, just a couple of doors down from Vero-na’s between the hair stylist and the nail shops. You know, in the Planet Fitness shopping center, but on the other side of it—near Big Lots. Owner Rochelle Hamby runs the joint with help from manager Dean Weldon, a self-described freak show performer who can hammer nails up his nose and does things with balloons you really don’t want to know about. Which brings us to the grand open-ing on Valentine’s Day. !ere will be candies and "owers for sale and a band called Gramp Arson, which includes members of the Hickoids. !ey’re scheduled to go on at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 14, but will be limited to an acoustic set so as not to disturb the neighbors. Hamby is no stranger to this business. She also owns Divaworks, which distributes novelty items to shops all over the country. She is now an owner of the kind of shop she normally distributes product to, but this one will have a local feel. “We are doing consignments with local artists and vendors,” Hamby says. One of my favorite trinkets was

the co$ee cups where the graphics dissolve as you #ll them. One of the co$ee mugs bears the Bill of Rights. “Drink up and watch your civil liberties disappear,” Hamby jokes. !e store is still in its growing stages, but with plans such as seed bombs and Audible Fridays—where books by authors such as Artie Lange’s Too Fat Too Fish and Joan Riv-ers I Hate Everyone are played over the sound system—it should help to keep both Austin and Oak Hill… whatever.

!ere’s a new vendor at the Oak Hill Food Trailer Court, and it’s a good old-fashioned hot dog stand. Run by Tommy R. Peters, the stand features chili dogs, hot dogs, Frito pie, sausage sandwiches, chips, bottled water, sodas, pickles, and all the #xin’s like mustard and relish. Peters, a retired home builder and occasional construction consultant, retired a%er 45 years of building custom homes in Dallas and wan-dered into the hot dog business a%er learning about the business from a friend at church. It took him more than $2,000 in improvements to get his hot dog stand up to the rigors of city code, but the Granada Hills resident now has revamped burners, new "ap braces, and gas for grilling. Peters su$ers from Parkinson’s disease, but refuses to yield to it. “It’s not going to keep me down, I’ll tell you that,” he says. Peters plans to keep his hot dog stand open most days of the week between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., but will likely be o$ on Sundays and Mondays.

Dick Wagner—who co-wrote the Alice Cooper hit “Only Women Bleed” and played on Lou Reed’s

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singer/songwriter guitarist was in the band on the best Lou Reed album ever, so it might be worth the trip I’m thinking. !e Wagner performance takes place Friday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Seating is on a #rst come, #rst served basis.

!e Hyde Park High School Youth and Government Team placed in the top ten of a statewide competition, and the team included Oak Hill resident Kyle Barton and his father Clay as one of the adult sponsors. It’s not moot court, it’s mock trial. !e di$erence? Well, unlike the law school version, if you participate as a witness it’s just as valid an experience as participating as an attorney. And by witness and attorney, I mean pretend witness and pretend attorney. Why don’t they just call this acting? You know. !e same way people call my writing just typing. Oh, right. Because there’s logic, public speaking and critical thinking involved in the mock trial. My bad. !e Hyde Park team of juniors was awarded the Distinguished Delegates at the state competition and was the only Central Texas team to achieve this award. !at achievement’s de#nitely nothing to mock.

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OAK HILL - !e Travis County Commissioners Court voted in a unanimous decision Tuesday morning to move forward with construction of a sidewalk on El Rey Boulevard in Granada Hills. !e 3,700 foot sidewalk, which was approved as part of a Nov. 2011 bond package, and is estimated to cost $660,000, has been a source of contention among neighbors on El Rey. !e county halted progress on the sidewalk last month a"er some residents objected to the project. Travis County Precinct !ree Commissioner Gerald Daugherty made the motion to approve the sidewalk, citing pedestrian safety concerns. “In a perfect world I would think we need sidewalks throughout this neighborhood. !e trumping thing for me is the safety factor,” Daugherty said. “I think that it’s the most prudent for us to move forward with building the sidewalk.” Lee Turner, a Travis County project engineer, said the Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) department supports the construc-tion of the sidewalk, stretching from Highway 290 to Espanola, to help keep pedestrians safe from

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said they were in favor of altering the road. Perkins began working with Commissioner Daugherty during his previous term in o#ce, and then with former Travis County Precinct 3 Commissioner Karen Huber. After considering the financial impact of widening the road, it was determined that a sidewalk would be a more viable and cost e$ective option, Perkins said. “!ey did all the cost estimating and they recommended that we just go for a sidewalk and not try to widen the road because it would be too expensive,” Perkins said. Hope Dyson, president of the Granada Hills Homeowners Associ-ation, said the sidewalk is necessary to keep school kids safe on their commute to the bus. “!e children who live on El Rey have to walk down that section of El Rey between 290 and Espanola to catch the school bus, and in order to do that, they have to leave the road surface to avoid the cars,” Dyson said. “I don’t think it’s safe. !e engineers have said it’s not safe and have said that it wasn’t safe since 1984, which is almost 30 years at this point. I believe that it needs to


About 80 people attended an Austin Independent School Dis-trict (AISD) public hearing on a proposed 2013 bond Tuesday night, January 22 at Crockett High School. !e AISD board of trust-ees heard from parents, students and sta$ members regarding their thoughts on the bond proposal summary put forth by the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee. !e bond committee outlined the proposal for the $889.9 mil-lion bond during an AISD board work session on Jan. 14th. !e proposal divides the bond into four separate groups: Group 1: Health, environment, equipment and technology: $131,566,000 Includes funding for food services, campus improvements, maintenance, district-wide trans-portation, district-wide technol-ogy, classroom and science lab %xtures and equipment and dis-trict-wide energy conservation. Group 2: Safety, security and relief from overcrowding: $264,100,000 Includes additions based on de-mographics, land acquisition and individual campus plan additions. Blazier, Cook, Doss, Murchison, Perez and Pillow elementary

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Gazette Guide: Leslie Answers adviceNeighbor gives unwanted haircut

Leslie Tourish

Dear Leslie, As I write this, my seven-year-old son is nearby, looking like he has mange! Okay, here’s the back-story. My neighbor is notoriously cheap and always looking for ways to save a buck. Her latest scheme is giving her six-year-old son home haircuts, which make him look like something that has crawled out of a Depression-era dust bowl picture. She uses an electric razor and gives her son buzz cuts in their backyard. A!erwards he looks like a sheared sheep, which is "ne look if you want the kind of haircut where you comb your hair with a towel, I suppose. With time she was able to shear his head without nicking his ears, so does this make her an expert? I guess so, because she just did a buzz job on my son’s head! Apparently what happened was my son was watching her son get his haircut, and she asked if he wanted one too. She didn’t ask me, but she asked a kid! To make matters worse, my boy doesn’t have a smooth, bowling ball round head like her boy’s. His has some small bumps and valleys that made the going tough for her. Where there was a “bump”, now there’s a bald spot where the clippers went to the scalp. In the valley, now there is longer hair, which really stands out. She walked over with my son, apologizing all the way, so I was too stunned to say anything at the time. Now I’ve had a chance to absorb all that went down, I have PLENTY to say to her, but I don’t want to blast her too much and ruin our neighborly relationship. Our sons are good

!" L#$%&# T'()&$* friends and I know that hair will grow back, but still! How do you suggest I address this with “Clipper Cathy” next door?Signed,Looking for hats for my boy

Dear Hats, Dang! Talk about a buzz kill! Sorry, I couldn’t re-sist the pun. And maybe that’s a way to look at the bigger picture of this hare-brained haircut be-ing a great family story about wacky neighbors, not World War III. I totally agree, what she did was presumptuous and blasted through boundaries. However, it does seem your neighbor feels regret for the outcome as evidenced by her walk of shame to your doorstep. Once you’ve cooled down a bit, you can ask to talk with her about how much involvement she and her family have with your boy in the future. “Yes”, to the boys playing with each other when all are in agreement. And “no”, to any grooming improvements.

Dear Leslie, I’ve got this boyfriend, who on paper is everything a girl should want. He’s kind, considerate, trust-worthy, and he adores me. #e one thing that is missing is the chemistry. #ere isn’t any. I hoped with time it would develop, especially since he is such a good catch. But at the end of the day, I’d rather spend the end of the day alone rather than with him. Help! I love him as a person, just not as a boyfriend.

Signed,Almost !ere

Dear Almost, Wait, are we talking about a Boy Scout here or a trout? All this kindness, con-sideration and trust-worthiness— along with his being a good “catch” makes me wonder. And perhaps your boyfriend would concur if he knew your true feelings. #e heart knows what the heart wants, and

if you try and force it, then you can get these lackluster results. Yes, you deserve the chance to get out in the dating "eld and try and “land” as great a catch as you can. As does he. Your boyfriend also deserves to try and "nd someone who adores him as person, not how he looks on paper. It sounds as though security is high on your values list, which I totally get. But sometimes we have to let go of the known and embrace risk in order to grow emotionally. If you want to catch a great guy, you need to change in order to be a great catch also. I say, grow the qualities you’re looking for in others.

Leslie Tourish is a Licensed Profes-sional Counselor in private practice in Dripping Springs, Texas. Please send questions and comments to [email protected] or visit at www.leslietourish.com. Phone: (512) 695-1660.

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OAK HILL - In late 2010, Capital Metro eliminated half of the bus trips through the Scenic Brook area neighborhoods. Now the transit agency plans to cut down to one neighborhood trip for the Oak Hill Flyer in the morning and one trip in the evening. However, the new transit plan is introducing a new Route 111, the South Mopac Flyer, to service Circle C and Western Oaks. !e number of buses serving the Oak Hill Park and Ride at U.S. 290 West and William Canon Drive will remain at 7 each morning and each a"ernoon/evening, although

Cap Metro plans big changes in Oak Hill service!" A## F$%&'( some of the times may be adjusted

for a later morning bus and an earlier a"ernoon bus. Cap Metro Principal Planner James Gamez told the Gazette that a study of the cars frequenting the Oak Hill Park and Ride showed that many were registered in the areas that will be served by the new Flyer. !e proposed bus route will originate at LaCrosse and Escarpment, travel down Beckett to Convict Hill to Brush Country to William Cannon, where it will enter Mopac and drop o$ at the same bus stops downtown used by the Oak Hill Flyer. Gamez said the agency could %nd no area to serve as a Park and Ride

facility, but he said several parking spots at Dick Nichols Park would be dedicated to bus riders. He added that the South Mopac Flyer is easily accessible by those who can walk or bicycle to the stops, and that street parking is available. Capital Metro o&cials contacted Oak Hill Flyer passengers on January 30 to advise them of the proposed changes and ask them to take a survey about those changes. Said Gamez, “!e survey results revealed a strong interest in proposed Route 111, the South MoPac Flyer. !ir-ty-one riders consider the proposed route to be more convenient than Route 171. Another 16 responded that the proposed route may be more convenient.” Due to this initial interest, Gamez said new bus route will likely start with two morning and two a"er-noon trips, with the schedule yet to be determined. Westcreek resident Scott Freshour gave up on his neighborhood stop near the post o&ce when Cap Metro decreased its stops in 2010. He now drives to the Oak Hill Park and Ride. But he may give the new route a try. He told the Gazette, “Route 111 interests me because the stop by William Cannon is closer to my

home than the Park and Ride, and it is relatively accessible for the entire neighborhood. Depending on the route structure and times, it may actually provide more choices and 'exibility for Westcreek residents.” But not everyone agrees. West-creek resident Donna Kuhlenbeck is unhappy about the ever-shrinking service to Westcreek by Route 171. She said, “Once again Cap Metro is bent on its own agenda, which does not include serving the disenfran-chised commuters who don’t have access to a vehicle. !ey are going to decrease service, again, in the neighborhoods that are now served by the Oak Hill Flyer #171—Scenic Brook and Westcreek. Cap Metro has never conducted any reason-able marketing to potential riders in these neighborhoods. !ey also lost potentially hundreds of riders when they discontinued the bus stop at Monterey Oaks. !ey want us to ‘Dump !e Pump’ but they continue to reduce our transporta-tion choices.” Several years ago, when the Park and Ride was at the ‘Y,’ a minimum of eight riders waited at the %nal stop at Monterey Oaks. But when the Park and Ride was moved to William Cannon and U.S. Highway

290 West, Cap Metro had to change the route. Although the Monterey Oaks stop could have remained if Cap Metro was willing to let the bus go an extra mile down the frontage road, o&cials refused. In January, Cap Metro changed the bus that stops at Monterey Oaks and Staggerbrush. Route 5 now originates at that stop, ultimately heading to downtown and UT a"er a trip east on Ben White toward South Austin Hospital. Tom !ayer, a commuter who lives in the Scenic Brook area, said, “I think Route 5 coming out to Mon-terey Oaks is a good idea and o$ers folks in Westcreek another way to get downtown when the Oak Hill Flyer is not running. It is a bit far for folks in other parts of Oak Hill to use much, although one could park on the street on Staggerbrush and use it as a Park and Ride.” While it appears that Westcreek commuters live close enough to the new 111 Flyer and to Monterey Oaks to have options, the same is not true of those living in the Scenic Brook area. In recent years they’ve gone from %ve morning buses to two. Now that may be decreased to one in June.



Ongoing EventsSundays

Live Jazz Brunch- 10am-2pm. Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 Hwy. 290 W., 78737. 301-4648. www.nutty-brown.com.

Tessy Lou Williams & The Shotgun Stars- 3pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. No cover.

Mondays

Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces- 6:30pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Texas Songwriters Showcase - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. No cover.

Tuesdays

Kem Watts - 4pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183

Brennen Leigh -7pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Open Mic Night with Jon Burkland- 6-9pm at Hill’s Cafe, 4700 S. Congress, 78745. 851-9300.

Wednesdays

No Bad Days Open Mic - 7pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood.

50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Live Music. Senior Activity Center 29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. www.!ftyplusdanceaustin.com

Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Wa-terloo Ice House, Southpark Mead-ows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. wa-terlooicehouse.com.

The Peacemakers- 10pm at Evan-geline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Open Mic Night- at Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 W Highway 290, Free.Thursdays

KGSR Unplugged At The Grove -every Thursday evening through Sept 6th. Join KGSR every Thurs-day for 23 consecutive weeks at Shady Grove on Barton Springs Road for one of Austin’s longest running free concert series.

Karaoke- at Boomerz Nightclub, 6148 Hwy 290 W.. 892-3373.

Tony Harrisson / Dance Lessons / Jesse Dayton- 6pm / 9:15pm / 9:15pm at the Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar. 442-6189.

Open Mic with your host, Ga-rett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290

“Thirsty Thursday” gathering- Poems and songs will be shared in a round robin, open mic atmo-sphere following the featured pre-sentation. On the third Thursday of every month. Free. Food pantry do-nations are welcomed. 7pm at New Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog Pond Lane in Dripping Springs. For more info call 858-2024.

Third Thursday at The Blanton- free evening of art and activities. 5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. blantonmuseum.org/.

Fridays

Friday night Dance Club- w/ Western bands and a Pot Luck break. 7:30pm-10pm at South Austin Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca RD, Austin. $4.50.

Saturdays

Arena Rock Sing A-long - 10pm The screenings on August 16th and 23rd will feature a special pre-show performance of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody by Ruby Rico Produc-tions. at the Alamo Draft House on Slaughter Lane

New Events

January 10 - March 10

TRU - 8pm Sundays @2:30pm Greater Tuna star Jaston Williams inhabits Truman Capote in a vir-tuoso performance of the charm-ing, acerbic, fragile and enigmatic writer. Zach Theater Whisenhunt Stage 202 South Lamar 476-0541

January 16 - February 10

The Lion King - Tuesday–Fri-day at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm. & 8 pm; Sunday at 1pm. & 6:30pm. Additional matinee performance Thursday, January 17 at 1pm. Bass Concert Hall 2350 Robert Dedman Drive for Tickets: 477-6060 or on-line at Texasperformingarts.org

January 23 - February 17

33 Variations - Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm Dramatic play about Beethoven ZACH’s new Topfer Theatre, 202 South Lamar Blvd. Tickets call 512-476-0541 ext. 1 or www.zachtheatre.org.

January 31st – February 3rd & February 7th – 10th

Hairspray the Musical - Running two weekends at the Bowie High School Theater: Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances be-

gin at 7 pm followed by a matinee performance on Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. 4103 West Slaughter Lane. For more information, con-tact the Starlight Theatre Company at 414-2343.

Wed. Feb. 6 - Sun., Feb 24

Design for Living - 8pm (Sun @ 3pm) Noel Coward’s provocative story of three friends who engage in a complicated, comic, and lov-ing relationship. Long Center Rol-lins Studio Theater on sale now at www.TheLongCenter.org, by call-ing 512.474.LONG (5664)

Saturday, February 9

Austin Symphony Orchestra –Christopher Cross - 8pm Long Center buy tickets at www.The-LongCenter.org, by calling 512.474.LONG (5664)

Thursday, February 14

Valentine’s Day Suzanne Vega Special Package - 7pm Special Ticket package includes 2 tickets to Suzanne Vega, a dinnerreser-vation at a downtown restaurant, complimentary parking, 2 glasses of champagne, and a rose at your seats. Stateside at the Paramount 472.5470 [email protected]

February 14 - 24

Measure For Measure - Thurs – Sat 7:30pm., Sun at 2pm By Wil-liam Shakespeare Directed by Mi-chelle Polgar Mary Moody Northen Theatre St Edward’s University 3001 South Congress 448.8484 www.stedwards.edu/theatre

Friday, February 15

Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints - 8pm Bass Concert Hall 2350 Robert Dedman Dr. online at www.Texas-PerformingArts.org 477-6060

Arts & Entertainment Community Clubs & EventsOngoing Events

Sahaja Yoga Meditation - Free and open to all. Ongoing programs every Saturday. Austin Recreation Center, 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd. For information call 828.0129 or visit austinsahajayoga.org. 11am-12pm.

Conversation Cafe - Drop in for open, public dialogue on a variety of topics. Every third Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd.. Free and open to the public. 512-974-9900 / cityofaustin.org/library.

Classes and meditation - with Western Buddhist nun, Gen Kel-sang Ingchug. Every Sunday at 9:30am at Chittamani Buddhist Center, 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745. Everyone welcome. Spiritual counselling by appointment. Call for free brochure. 916-4444. medi-tationinaustin.org.

Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter - Meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Westlake Barnes & Noble bookstore, corner of Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road,. www.hotxsinc.org.

VFW Post 4443 meeting - Meets on !rst Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614 Thomas Springs Road in Oak Hill. Members and potential members are encour-aged to be there around 6pm to gather for dinner. There is no cost.

The Oak Hill Rotary Club - meets every Thurs. at noon at Cannoli Joe’s, 4715 Hwy. 290 Wes. More info at 288-8487/ oakhillrotary.org.

Circle C Area Democrats - 6:30-8:30pm at Santa Rita in the Es-carpment Village. Meets on sec-ond Mondays of month. For information:circlecareademocrats.org.

Toastmasters Groups - Build leadership and communication skills in a friendly, supportive at-mosphere. Visitors welcome. Tejas Toastmasters: 288-7808/ tejastoastmasters.org. Meets ev-ery Mon. at 6 pm at IHOP, 1101 S. Mopac. South Austin Toastmas-ters: meets !rst and third Tues-day at noon at ACC South Austin Campus, 1820 W. Stassney Lane. Phone 443-7110 or 288-7808. Oak Hill Toastmasters: meet every Thursday from 6:45-8pm at West-ern Hills Church of Christ, 6211 Parkwood Drive. Open to ages 18 & up. 956-494-4809 / oakhill.free-toasthost.biz for more info.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group- 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon at Arveda Alzheim-er’s Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive, 78737. Anyone caring for a loved-one with dementia and needing support is invited. RSVP to 512-637-5400 and feel free to bring your own lunch. www.arve-

dacare.com.

Senior Luncheon Program - Se-niors (over 60) meet at 8656 Hwy. 71 W, Bldg A, next to JP bldg every Tues, Wed and Thurs from 10am-2pm. Transportation available. Call 512-854-2138 for more info.

The South Austin Christian Women’s Club - sponsors a lun-cheon with an entertaining pro-gram every second Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1pm at Onion Creek Club. For info / reser-vations and free child care please call 288-4033.

Oak Hill Neighborhood Plan-ning Contact Team - meets fourth Wednesday of the month at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Board Room. www.ohnpct.org.

MOMS Club of Austin - South-west Oaks - Social and support group for stay-at-home moms and their children. Meet new friends, and enjoy a guest speaker. Monthly meeting at Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 W Hwy 290. 10am on the last Thursday of every month. For more info, email [email protected].

Southwest Networking Group (SWING) - meets for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House, Slaughter Ln. & Escarpment Blvd., 9600 Es-carpment Blvd.. 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 482-9026 or 921-4901. Thursdays.

South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practic-es, 9:30-11:30am at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Man-chaca Rd. Free. Meets on third Thursdays of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www.southaustinaarp.org.

OHPEN Meeting - (Oak Hill Plan-ning and Environmental Network). 7pm at ACC Pinnacle, 10th "oor boardroom. All welcome. Every month on second Thursday. For more info call Beki at 658-2599..

OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Busi-ness Professionals Association). Meets every !rst Thursday of the month from 11:30am-1pm at Jack Allen’s Kitchen, 7720 US Hwy 71 West, Austin. $15. ohbpa.org.

Retired Austin Travelers - a group for people who love to travel. Regular meetings are held the second Wednesday of odd-num-bered months, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM,in the Oak Hill Library at 5124 Convict Hill Road.. ratsonline.org.

Creative Arts Society - Meets on !rst Wed. of month (except Jan.,July, Aug.) at ACC Pinnacle, 10th "oor, faculty lounge. 6pm net-working. 7pm program. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome. www.creativeartssociety.org 288-0574.

New Events

Fridays, January 18 - March 1

First Austin Marriage Course - 6 - 9pm The cost is $150 per couple and includes meals and course materials. Participation is limited to 25 couples, so please register by calling 512-476-2625 before Janu-ary 11. Free child care and activities will be provided for children with reservations. Learn more about First Austin at www.fbcaustin.org

Mon & Tues througout February

Free Tax Preparation and Finan-cial Aid Application Assistance - 2pm - 7pm For more information on availability and locations, visit http://www.foundcom.org/get-!nancially-stable/get-your-taxes-done/.

Tuesday, February 12

Free Mammograms - available for quali!ed women over age 40 Using a mobile mammography xray ma-chine and a team of breast cancer screening professionals Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 7210 Brush Country Rd. Call 512-5055528 OR 1-866-294-4923 appointment.


APA!’s 4th Annual SweetBarks - 12 - 5pm A bene!t for Austin Pets Alive. Live Music by Partly Sunny;Beer from Rahr & Sons; Adoptable Dogs, Pizza, Games, Prizes, Raffle, Silent Auction, and more! 2206 S. Congress Ave.Pre-sented by Austin Subaru and South Side Flying Pizza

Saturdays, February 16 - May 25

Pond and Garden Seminars - 11am and 1pm Check website for additional information on topics and guest speakers, www.pondsand-garden.com FREE rain or shine. Emerald Gardens 5700 Hwy 290 West 288-5900

Wednesday, February 20

Entrepreneur Procurement Fo-rum - 8:15am - 4:30pm This is a chance to access affordable capital and learn more about the increas-ing opportunities for women, minor-ity and veteran owned businesses. Norris Conference Center 4522 Fredericksburg Road San Antonio, www.bmmreg.com/SanAntoni-oBMC/


New Events


Liz Morphis - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Jesse Dayton - 9:15pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

The Texas KGB - 6pm Woot Tal-ley & the Box 8:30pm Jordann Mitchell - 10:30PM pm Marshall Hood 11:55pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183

Connor Forsyth - Satellite Bis-tro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731

Friday, February 8

Greg Izor’s Boxkickers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Two Tons of Steel - 9:30pm Bro-ken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Wink Keziah - 7pm Carl Hutch-ens - 9pm $7 Tessy Lou & the Shotgun Stars - 11:30pm $5 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Jackie & Andrew Venson - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaugh-ter Ln #400 288-9994

Arielle Nicole - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

Joe Teichman - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 301-4648


Alvin Crow - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Manzy Lowry - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

James Hand - 9pm $10 Carson McHone - 11:55pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Manteca Beat w/ Paul Klem-perer - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Clay Thrash - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 301-4648

Sunday, February 10

Danielle Reich Trio - Sunday

Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Monday, February 11

Texas Songwriters Showcase: WC Jamison hosts Tessy Lou Williams- 6:30pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Mark Viator & Susan Maxie - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Bro-die Lane 282-2586


Weldon Henson - 8pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Fat Tuesday, 6:00 Gumbo Cest Soir 8:00 Dan Holmes Band 10:00 Austin Cajun Aces Evan-geline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Kem Watts - 6:30pm K Phil-lips, Little Brave, Brandy Zdan - 8:30pm Jordan Mitchell - 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Wednesday, February 13

Lone Star Swing - 7pm The Peacemakers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

TJ Bonta - 6-8pm Mike and the Moonpies - 9pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

No Bad Days - Open Mic hosted by BB Morse - 8pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318


Trip Trio - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Tony Harrison - 6pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Valentine’s Happy Hour with Tara Williamson! - 5:30pm Chi-sos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

The Texas KGB - 6pm Woot Tal-ley & the Box 8:30pm Marshall Hood 10:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183

Continental Graffiti Happy Val-entine’s Day! - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731

Friday, February 15

Ted Roddy - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Cornell Hurd - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Shad Blair - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

Hunter McKithan and the Of-fenders - 9pm $5 Deann Rene - 10:30pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. 264-0318 T Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7pm Sat-ellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Moonlight Social - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 301-4648

Saturday, February 16 The Derailers - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Jalen Lucas - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

Jason James - 7pm $7 Michael Myers - 9pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Riley Osbourn - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Leland Williams - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Hwy 290 West 301-4648

Sunday, February 17

Katie Holmes Trio - Sunday Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Monday, February 18

Austin Cajun Aces - 6:30pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Texas Songwriters Showcase: WC Jamison hosts LeAnn Atherton - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318


Brennen Leigh - 7pm Evange-line Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Kem Watts - 6:30pm K Phil-lips, Little Brave, Brandy Zdan - 8:30pm Jordan Mitchell - 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Ongoing Events

Second Saturdays are for Fami-lies - $7 per family; $5 Member families. Noon-4pm at Austin Mu-seum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Please RSVP to [email protected] to give an idea of materi-als needed. 512-495-9224 / www.amoa.org.

At Austin Children’s Museum: Community Night - Come out and play EVERY Wednesday night at 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime and a variety of hands-on activities.Themed stories, songs, and ac-tivities. Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Ev-ery Mon.. For kids 3 & under & their caregivers. Storytimes 9:30 & 11am; Sing-a-long 10:30am at Aus-tin Children’s Museum, 201 Colo-rado St.. 472-2499 / ausinkids.org.

Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednes-days at the Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. Toddler at 10:15 am, Preschool (ages 3-5) at 11am. 892-6680. wiredforyouth.co

Alamo Kids Club - 10:45am On the last Saturday of the month, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Austin Chronicle, Ain’t It Cool News and Big Brothers Big Sisters put on free screenings for children and Toy Joy provides super fun prizes! 1120 South Lamar

New EventsSaturday, February 9

FUMP Family Music Festival - 10am - 1pm The festival features the coolest kid-friendly live music, arts and crafts and much more. This year, come celebrate the 10th an-nual festival with great new bands like Adam and the Bull Shark and the Hey Lollies. And rumor has it, if you show up early you may get to see Elmo and Cookie Monster play songs by the Ramones?!? First United Methodist Church 1300 Lavaca 478-5709

Kids Valentine’s Cooking Class - 12pm hands-on fun with their food, and learn how to make healthy snacks with seasonal fruits and veggies! Recommended ages are between 4 and 8 years old. Whole Foods Arbor Trails Cafe call 358.2460 to register

Sunday, February 10

Darwin Day Event - 1pm - 5pm Free activities for the whole fam-ily including arts and crafts, science booths, talks by UT scientists and digging in the fossil pits. 2400 Trinity 471-1604

February 14 - 17

Sesame Street Live “Can’t Stop Singing” - When Elmo gets his furry !ngers on Abby Cadabby’s magic wand, there’s something in

the air - and Sesame Street be-comes a nonstop, all-singing, all-dancing musical montage! Erwin Center 1701 Red River 471-7744 for more info


Zilker Kite Festival Workshop - 1pm - 3pm Materials will be provid-ed at the workshops and organizers will be on hand to help adults and children make kites. South Austin Recreation Center, 1100 Cumber-land Road FREE

Saturday & Sunday, Feb 16 & 17

National Engineering Weekend - Sat 10 - 2pm, Sun 12 - 5pm Kids will get an opportunity to learn more about engineering by doing fun hands-on activities, like: Make a Hoop Glider, Build a Spaghetti Bridge, Construct a Super Golf Tower, Make a Paper Helicopter, and Create Balloon Rockets. Austin Children’s Museum | 201 Colorado St. Austin TX, 78701 472-2499

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Farmer’s Market at Sunset Valley - Locally grown fresh produce at Tony Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd. Saturdays from 9am-1pm. www.sfcfarmersmarket.org.

Free Introduction to Dance Class - for adults and teens. Every Saturday at 11am at Tapestry Dance Company & Academy, Western Trails Blvd., Austin. www.tapestry.org.

Docent Tours of AMOA - Each Saturday and Sunday 1pm Docent-led tours of the recently restored 1916 Driscoll Villa, the intimate art exhibition Laguna Gloria Grounded and the historic gardens overlooking Lake Austin. at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. 512-495-9224 / www.amoa.org.

Texas Outdoor Women’s Net-work - Open to women of all ages interested in outdoor activi-ties. !shing, kayaking, camping, hiking and more! No experience required. Free monthly meetings on fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the LCRA Red Bud Complex, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. . www.townaustin.org.

Hill Country Outdoors- “Austin’s Most Active Outdoor, Sport and

Social Club” Specializing in ad-venture with outdoor events such as hiking, camping, biking, road trips and rafting. www.hillcountry-outdoors.com.

Westcave Preserve public weekend tours- Sats. and Sun-days, 10am., noon, 2pm & 4, $5 adult/$2 child/$15 family. One mile hike into the canyon & back. Kids welcome w/ adult. No pets. For more info call (830)825-3442 westcave.org.Guided Hike - Second Saturday & second Sunday of each month at 9am at Bright Leaf Natural Area, 4400 Crestway Dr., Austin. Hikes are usually 4 miles long and last about 2 hours. Wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water. www.brightleaf.org

Boot Camp Workout - At 9am every Saturday, our expert coaches will lead you through a muscle ton-ing, fat burning, FREE 45 minute boot camp class! Bring your ten closest friends and jump start your weekend. Mills Elementary School1-877-801-8171, extension 710

Nature Hike at McKinney State Falls - Free interpretive hikes to discover the diverse range of "ora and fauna that can be seen at McKinney Falls. Hikes are offered the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each

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The LIVESTRONG Austin Mara-thon and Half Marathon 2013 - 7am The start area is self-seeding based on the honor system located at 16th Street and Congress. The 26.2 course gains approximately 14 feet per mile over the !rst 17 miles before dropping over 33 feet per mile over the !nal 9 miles to the !n-ish on Congress Avenue

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Working on the back line as a fullback, Claire Levatino plays an important role on the Austin High girls’ soccer club. “I help run the defense,” the senior said. Levatino’s success academically includes achieving high marks in an AP World History course, as well as membership in the National Honor Society. Born in Sacramento, Claire moved to Austin at an early age and attended Oak Hill Elementa-ry before advancing to O’Henry Middle School where she also

Josh Garza displays critical skills analyzing opponents early in Bowie soccer games. “!e "rst "ve to ten minutes is the most crucial time,” the Bulldog center defender explained. “I’m very involved with communication of the team.” Garza has excelled in the classroom also and prepared well for his next step academ-ically. “I intend to go to Texas A&M and major in construction engineering,” he added. A#er attending Kiker Elemen-tary, Josh progressed to Bailey Middle School. Until this year, he improved his soccer skills

Dorian Parks drained a free throw with 5.64 seconds remaining to give Austin High a thrilling 44-43 home court victory over arch-rival Westlake Tuesday night. “When I hit that free throw I said…’I just need to make this and we’re gonna win!’,” said the 6’3” senior guard. Normally a good shooter at the charity stripe,

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played basketball and ran track. Athletically, she embarked on an ambitious fall schedule that included early morning practices while on the cross-country team. “I did it to stay in shape,” Levatino candidly acknowledged. Upon arriving at Austin High, Claire focused exclu-sively on soccer and experienced her favorite athletic moment while on the junior varsity squad. “I was a captain and that was pretty fun,”

she said. !e eldest of three children born to Steven and Robin Levatino, Claire lists her club team coach Nick Hallam as a positive in"uence. “He helped me become the player I am today,” said Levatino. “!at’s how I developed most of my skills.” Geography instructor Mr. Warren is Claire’s favorite teacher at Austin High. “He got all the kids engaged in the subject,” Levatino added. Levatino had her best game of

the season versus Boerne Cham-pion at the Lady Governor’s Cup tournament in Georgetown, as the Maroons blanked the Chargers 2-0. Austin High takes on Bowie before visiting Akins on Friday, with action set to begin at 7:45 p.m. “Our team is going to have to be organized,” Levatino replied when asked what it will take for the Maroons to win. “Bowie is aggressive.”

annually while competing on the club team Lone Star that included Fernando Medel of Austin High. “Josh is an intelligent student with many aspirations,” said Bowie coach Sam Miller. “He is con#dent and sets his goals high. He is going to be a great role model in the future for student athletes.”

Contemporary issues instructor Mr. Ellerbrock is Garza’s favorite teacher at Austin High. “I like the vulnerability he has with his stu-dents,” Josh said. His favorite athletic experience is getting the opportu-nity to play soccer with teammate Josh Euers. “I would like to thank Josh for being a leader both on and o$ the #eld,” Garza stated.

Josh’s twin brother Caleb brought the Bulldogs victory under pres-sure kicking #eld goals in critical situations for the Bowie football team. “We need to be creating team chemistry and have a leader arise,” Josh replied when asked what it will take for the Bowie soccer team to return to the playo$s.

and scooped in a quick basket. Matt Jones converted a wide-open trey to give the Maroons their #rst lead of the night 22-21. A pair of free throws by Parks put Austin High in front 24-21 at intermission. !e Chaps fouled Cole Carper early in the third period and the 6’7” forward connected on a free throw before Parks made an interior basket to tie the game 34-34 entering the #nal quarter. Parks grabbed a long rebound on a missed trey by

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the court before being fouled. A%er Carper fouled out, 6’4” Tim Wright stepped up his game in the front court and converted two free throws to put Austin High on top 43-42. With less than 30 seconds remain-ing, Jackson Carter sank a free throw for the Chaps to tie the game 43-43. Following a missed free throw, Parks connected on his second shot and the Austin High student section roared at the decibel level of a rock concert. !e Chaps sprinted

down the court and the Maroons smothered guard Will Morse pre-venting the leading Westlake scorer from attempting a shot. Students proceeded to storm the court in celebration. “I’m speechless,” Austin High coach Andy Dudney said immediately a%erward before commenting in more detail later. “!is game never disappoints. It’s the greatest high school rivalry that exists.”


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addition to the Sheri! ’s cars with "ashing lights and "ashing signs warning of cars turning ahead, two dozen volunteers guided congre-gants quickly to open parking spots. #e process would be reversed a$er the service to get the cars out quickly to allow spots for those coming to the later service. #is is not your father’s church: a thousand comfortable seats rising into theater seating surround the stage, and professional musicians’ rendition of “How Great #ou Art” seems more be%tting a concert that a church service. But a church service it is, using all the technology of the 21st Century. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, video-taped earlier in the week, was shown on a large screen and, as the ribbon

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LifeAustin Church holds Grand Opening celebrationwas cut, streamers were released from the ceiling. Max Lucado, a best selling author and San Antonio pastor, entertained congregants with an engaging and thoughtful sermon. Joy and Van Walley were attending for the second time. “Last week the sermon was the Gospel According to the Beatles,” Joy said with a smile. “We really like this church; it’s worth the drive.” “Our attendance is up 110 percent in 3 months,” Pastor Phillips said. “Many from the local neighbor-hoods are coming over and becom-ing members of the church. #ey are asking great questions concerning the amphitheater and our plans for bringing the arts to our campus as a community resource. Most are sur-prised at what they’re being told by their neighborhood representatives

and what the truth actually is.” Pastor Phillips referred to ac-rimony from some of the local residents who were dismayed when the city approved the amphitheater administratively. Local neigh-borhood o&cials had planned to block approval of the amphitheater at public hearings. Some felt they did not have a chance to be heard on the project, so the Hill Country Estates Homeowners Association and Covered Bridge Property Owners Association brought suit against the city seeking injunctive and declaratory relief. Some local residents have worried that the church will hold nightly music concerts in an outdoor am-phitheater that would destroy the peace and quiet of the neighbor-hoods. Church o&cials have long disputed the intended use of the outdoor venue and promised to monitor sound levels to make sure they are within approved limits. #e City of Austin is holding hearings on the city code for outdoor amphitheaters. City Planning Man-ager Jerry Rusthoven said LifeAustin has already received approval for its amphitheater and will not be a!ected by a code change. Pastor Phillips described the am-phitheater as a “small boutique—not #e Backyard. We’re not going to feature ZZ Top. #is will be a fami-ly-oriented community stage where you can see your nieces, nephews and grandchildren perform in a beautiful little amphitheater—it’s not to be feared at all. I hate that people’s money is going into that lawsuit when it could be resolved in a conversation across the table at Jack Allen’s.” To be constructed along with the

Joy and Van Walley were attending for the second time. “Last week the sermon was the Gospel According to the Beatles,” Joy said with a smile. “We really like this church; it’s worth the drive.”

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amphitheater in Phase 2 are hike and bike trails, a disc golf course and a dog park. “I call Phase 2 the community phase,” said the pastor, expressing excitement about work-ing with the community. “People can come and hang out on the property.” Phase 3 of LifeAustin will include a wedding/funeral chapel available to the community, as well as a cemetery not only for people but for pets, too. “People are so attached to their pets, they feel they are part of the family,”

Pastor Phillips said. He understands attachment to a pet and the feeling of loss, as a coyote recently killed one of the family’s French bulldogs. He said wanted to make sure the community had a place to bury their pets. “We’ll be working with a local veterinarian to make sure everything is done right,” he added. For more information on the church, see www.lifeaustin.com.

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Said !ayer: “It’s de"nitely bad for our neighborhood. Cap Metro wants to eliminate the neighbor-hood routes, and so are instituting a death by a thousand cuts of reducing service, and then justifying more reductions from the resulting lower ridership. It is ridiculous that Cap Metro thinks that 2 extra miles is such a burden on them and that they would rather people from Windmill Run and Scenic Brook drive through the ‘Y’ and William Cannon/U.S. 290 West intersections just to get to the bus.” !ayer points out that no other bus service goes into his neighborhood, and walking to the Park and Ride is not an option for two reasons: the distance and the lack of sidewalks on either U.S. 290 West or on State Highway 71. He said, “It is galling that they want to eliminate 171 neighborhood routes, yet the new 111 would basically be a neighbor-hood route, going down Beckett, Escarpment, and Brush Country, which are mostly residential. So they want people from Circle C and Legend Oaks to walk to their bus, but Windmill Run and Scenic Brook get neighborhood service reduced with a Park and Ride that is di#cult to get to. !e 111 may attract some new riders from Circle C, and I think it is great that it goes through the neighborhoods, but it may also attract some of the same riders who drive to the current park and ride.” Some riders are concerned about what such a decrease in ridership

Cap Metro plans big changesContinued from p. 9 would do to the Oak Hill Flyer.

And some have asked if the transit agency had considered making a simpler route through Scenic Brook to save time. !e January 2010 ServicePlan2020 proposed a Route 271 to service the Scenic Brook area as well as Travis County Precinct 3 o#ces, but the route seems little more than a suggestion. Scenic Brook neighborhood com-muters don’t want to join nearly 60,000 cars driving daily through the ‘Y,’ which they would be forced to do to reach the Park and Ride. Many worry whether the single re-maining route will mesh with their work schedules. Cap Metro will likely choose the times suggested by a majority of riders. !ayer plans to "ght the loss of yet another bus through the Scenic Brook neighborhood. He said, “I hope to convince Capital Metro to keep the neighborhood routes as I really don’t think they cost them all that much. I bet the tail end of many of their regular routes have ridership the same or less than the 171 through the neighborhoods.” In fact, Scenic Brook is less than 2 miles from the Oak Hill Park and Ride, and is within Austin’s city limits. However, the Leander sta-tion, which is nearly 30 miles away from the state’s Capital—three times farther than Oak Hill—is served by three bus lines as well as the metro rail, providing Leader residents nearly 30 di$erent bus and train choices each morning. Although the

agency would undoubtedly speak to ridership for the discrepancy, the continual decrease of service to Oak Hill makes it di#cult to build ridership. Still, when UT is in full swing and the price of gas rises, those who board the bus at the last stop are o%en forced to stand on the commute downtown. Regional transportation leaders say the future of transit in Central Texas exists in express lanes, rail service and rapid transit. And while it may be easy for some to drive to Park and Ride facilities to access the rail and rapid transit, some Oak Hill commuters say the Flyer serves low-income neighborhoods on Silvermine and Old Fredericks-burg, as well as single-car families for whom access to bus service is all but disappearing. Oak Hillians can give their com-ments on these changes to Capital Metro either online (www.capmetro.org), or at the following meetings:Feb. 19: Operations & Planning Committee of the Capital Metro Board (12-2 p.m.)March 5: Public Meeting at 323 Congress (12-2pm)March 6: Public Meeting at Univer-sity Hills Library (6-8pm)March 8: Webinar (12-1pm) March 18: Public Hearing with the Capital Metro Board (noon to 12:15 p.m.)March 18: Operations & Planning Committee of the Capital Metro Board (12:45 to 2:45 p.m.)March 25: Capital Metro Board meeting (12-3 p.m.)

their lives may be put into jeop-ardy, but it seems that Marines, and their families, who served in Camp LeJeune between 1957 and 1987 were possibly exposed to hidden health hazards. !e water supply was contaminated by a number of chemicals over a period of time that can possibly result in respiratory problems and maladies such as leukemia. If you or a member of your fam-ily served in LeJune during the 30-year span, you might want to investigate further. Consult web sites ww.publichealth.va.gov or t%ptf.com.

You might like to visit a beautiful American Legion Hall, at the cor-ner of Caesar Chavez and Loop 1. It is a beautiful old mansion that has been restored and named a historical site by the state. !e Travis Post 76 members meet there on the "rst Monday of the month and there is a dinner for members and prospective mem-bers on the third Monday of the month. !e Legion Post is an active one and sponsors numer-ous events for youngsters, such as debates, essay contests, shooting teams, and much more. !ey also have a number of interesting ra&es for collector guns, trips and more. !e building also has a beautiful ballroom and it is avail-able for rent for occasions such a weddings, reunions, business meetings and other events. For more information, call 854-9340 or check the web for American Legion Post 76.

Veterans’ Post Continued from p. 8 Free BBQ? It’s true. On February

21, 11:30 AM, the Texas Home and Health Hospice is hosting a BBQ lunch for veteran’s organizations’ o#cers and any interested veteran. !e purpose is to discuss veterans’ needs with the Texas Home Health Hospice folks. !e location is !e Travis Building, 3520 Executive Center, Ste. 320, Austin 78731. RSVP at [email protected] or call 372-4194.

Need some exercise? !e Oak Hill VFW is cutting down a number of old and dead trees on Saturday, February 18th. Bring your chain saw and come on out. Besides the exercise, you can haul away as much "rewood as you can carry. For more information, call 288-4443 or 626-0044.

Speaking of exercise, I work out at the local gym with another Marine Veteran. We stopped at the reception desk on the way out, last week, to chat with the young woman who works there. My friend asked, “Now what machine do I need to work out on to get you interested in me?” She answered, “!e ATM machine.”

Mike Jordan served in the Marine Corps and has written for Florida Today as well as the Oak Hill Ga-zette. !is column is a collection of local news information both for and about military veterans’ activities and items of interest. Material comes from veterans themselves, local VFW Posts, American Legion Posts and information submitted from various sources. To supply information for this column or for any questions, send an email to [email protected].


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New Life Assembly of God 7612 Cooper Lane, Austin. 78745 (Between Wm. Cannon and Dittmar) Call: 445-5433 Pastor: Charlie HilburnSunday Services: Sunday School 9:30am; Worship & Children’s Church 10:30am; Prayer and Worship Service 6pm Wednesday Services: 7:00pm Kidtastic! * Missio Dei Youth Ministry * Adult Class [email protected] www.newlifeaustin.org connecting...growing...reaching

BAPTIST Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) 263-5058 Pastor: Rev. Jim Roquemore Services: Sun. 10:45am & 6:30pm, Sunday School 9:30am Children’s church available Sun. am Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm

First Baptist Church of Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd 78749 288-7570 Pastor: Rob Satter!eld Services: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pm Bible Study Sun. 9:30am Wednesday Prayer 6:45pm www."coakhill.org

Hill Country Baptist Church 6902 Scenic Brook Dr. 78736Church o#ce: 288-1372 Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 11 am Worship, Music & Prayer Visitors are welcome!

Oak Hill Primitive Baptist Church 11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd. Pastor: Elder Richard Halbgewachs Church: 288-4994 Pastor: 894-4105 Services: Every Sun. 10:30am

BUDDHIST Chittamani Buddhist Center Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace is Impossible. Classes and meditation currently on the 4 Noble Truths. Every Sunday 9:30am -11 am Everyone welcome www.MeditationInAustin.org 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745 (o$ Manchaca) 512-916-4444

Sitagu Buddha Vihara 9001 Honeycomb Dr. 78737 (4 miles west of the “Y”). We are a monastery, meditation center, community center, education center and home of a beautiful Burmese pagoda. Daily activities. sitagu.org/austin/, (512)301-3968 [email protected].

CATHOLIC St. Catherine of Siena 4800 Convict Hill Rd. 78749 892-2420 Pastor Rev. Patrick Coakley Weekend Masses: Sat. 5pm, Sun 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 5pm Weekday Masses: Mon-Fri. 12noon, Sat. 9am, Tues & 1st Fri 7pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST Western Hills Church of Christ 6211 Parkwood Drive 892-3532 www.westernhillscoc.com [email protected] Sunday Services:9am Bible Classes (all ages),10am Worship (with Children’s Church) Evening - groups & worship alter-nat-ing weeks Wednesday: 7pm Worship, classes for all ages, 6pm Meal together We have an inspiring and Bibli-cally rich worship service, a very active Youth Ministry and a growing Chil-dren’s Ministry! “We are... a place to believe, a place to belong, a place to call home”

EPISCOPALIAN St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 11819 So. IH-35 (exit #223, FM 1327; take north access road 1.1 mile) 282-5631 www.stalbansaustin.org Seeking the transformation of lives through sharing God’s love and grace Rector: %e Rev. Margaret Waters Services: 9 a.m. Come & See! (Blended worship w/ sermon & Holy Eucharist) 10:00 a.m. Co$ee Hour 10:15 a.m. Christian Formation for All Ages (Please go to the website for more details) 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 12:45 p.m. Co$ee Hour Children’s Chapel at both services, and professional nursery from 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Youth Group, Sundays 4-6 p.m. Bible Study, %ursdays 9:30-11 a.m.

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 8724 Travis Hills Dr. 78735 (between Southwest Parkway and Old Bee Caves Road) 288-0128 www.stchristopher.net Rector: %e Rev. Bo Townsend Services: Holy Communion at 10am Sundays; Children’s Chapel at 10 am Christian Ed. 9am (Sept. 10-May 20) Seeking God’s Truth, Sharing God’s Love

HINDU TEMPLE Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple Radha Madhav Dham, 400 Barsana Road, Austin, Texas 78737 (FM 1826, 7 miles from 290 W)288-7180 Sunday Services: 11:00am- 12:30pm; 7:30-9:30pm Visiting hours: 8:15-10am & 3-5pm daily

ISLAMMasjid Ibrahim Islamic Center Religious Services/Youth & Children Activities 1701 W Ben White Blvd. Bldg. #3 512-693-2924 Friday Sermon @ 1:00 PM Mosque open 7 days for 5 daily prayers Check Mosque website for prayer timings and weekend programs www.masjidibrahim.org Email: [email protected]

LUTHERAN Abiding Love Lutheran Church 7210 Brush Country, 78749 892-4040 Sr. Pastor:Lynnae Sorensen Assoc. Pastor: Brad Highum Sunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Sunday School 9:45 am Children’s Center 892-2777 M-F, 7:00am-6:00pm Food Pantry-Monday, 1:30-3:30pm [email protected] www.abidinglove.org

Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 West Slaughter Lane (next to Bowie High School) 292-8778 email: [email protected] Pas-tor: Rev. William B. Knippa Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Kevin D. Lentz Sun. Worship Services: 8am (Trad.) 9:30 & 11:00 am (Blended Traditional & Contemporary Music) 6:00 p.m. (Contemporary Praise) Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30am Nursery During Services Bethany Preschool, Mon & Wed pro-gram, Tues & %ur program www.blcms.org

Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4622 S. Lamar 892-0516 Rev. Magdalene Holm-Roesler, Pastor Services: 10:00 am Sunday Study Hour: 9:00 am Sunday Fellowship & Co$ee a&er services Adult and Children’s Sun. School hclcaustin.org You’re always welcome here.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church10408 Hwy 290 West(4 miles from the “Y” in Oak Hill)512-288-2370 [email protected]: Paul Meyer and Ben BraunServices: 8 am traditional and 10:30 am contemporary.Education Hour: 9:15-10:15 amPreschool: 18 months to Pre-K,Preschool Phone: 512-288-2330Full and part-time hours.

Risen Savior Lutheran Church-WELS 2811 A&onshire Way 78748 280-8282 or 280-8283

Rev. Paul Kuehn, pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am; All facilities handicapped accessible. www.risensavior.cjb.net

METHODIST Berkeley United Methodist Church 2407 Berkeley Ave. (1 block north of W. Cannon between Westgate & Manchaca Rd.) 447-6633 www.berkeleyumc.org Rev. Jeanne Devine Services: 8:30am, 10:50am Sunday School: 9:40am (classes from nursery to retirees) Child Care Center 443-3509 Infants, toddlers, preschool and af-ter-school care hrs: 7am to 6pm

Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam She#eld, and Rev. Stella BurkhalterServices: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at 11:15 service) Sunday School: 10 & 11:15am Children’s Sunday School: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am Youth group: 5pm www.oakhillumc.org open hearts, open minds, open doors!

NON - DENOMINATIONAL Cowboy Church of the Hill Country 8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) 587-2242 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.cowboychurchhc.org facebook.com/Cowboy ChurchHC [email protected] We do things the Cowboy way!

LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735Phone: 512-220-6383Lead Pastor: Randy PhillipsSun. Services: 9 am Celebration Ser-vice, 11 am Celebration ServiceWed Services: 7 pm Life University, 7 pm Student LifeLifeAustin is a Bible Church - a cosmo-politan community of healing and hope. We are all about connecting people to Christ and to each other.

Southwest Hills Community Church 7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 288-8000 Services: 9:30 and 11 am Children’s Ministry: 9:30 and 11 amCRAVE Ministry: Middle/High School 6 pm www.shcc.net [email protected] SHCC exists to create environments to help people Love God, fully Follow Christ and Serve Others

Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 [email protected] Rev. Analea Rawson Service 11:00 pm “Our God is love,our race is human and our religion is oneness.” www.unitychurchaustin.org

ORTHODOX St. Sophia Orthodox Church 225 Rose Dr. in Dripping Springs Fr. Peter Smith, Pastor 512) 638-0721 / pcmsmith@hotmail. com (Fr. Peter’s email) www.stsophiachurch.us Services: Sundays- 8:45 a.m. Orthros (Matins) & 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy- Wednesdays- 7:00 p.m. Daily Vespers or other special services according to the season Saturdays- 5:45 pm. Ninth Hour & 6:00 pm Great Vespers and Confession Special feast day services as an-nounced All services are in English and visitors are always welcome. !e Orthodox Church is the original, historic, pre-denominational Church of the New Testament. Please join us for worship soon!

PRESBYTERIAN Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church5226 W William Cannon 78749Pastor Larry W. Coulter; Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta DukesWorship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Shepherd of the Hills Brodie Campusat the corner of Brodie Ln. & Hewitt Ln.12420 Hewitt Lane 78748Ted %ulin, Campus PastorWorship Schedule: 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Web site: www.shpc.org

UNITARIAN Wild!ower Church A Unitarian Universalist Congregation Sunday Worship Services: 11:30 am 1314 E. Oltorf St., Austin 78704 Groups & classes for Adults & Chil-dren www.Wild'owerChurch.org

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Continued from p. 7 few residents. “I don’t want to see them wasting $666,000 of our tax money for the very small amount of use that it will get,” Staton said. Staton said there’s ample room for pedestrians to walk safely on the side of the road. “"e county has a 60 foot wide right of way. "e road is 24 feet. "at leaves 18 feet on each side for people to walk on. "ey choose to walk on the pavement,” Staton said. “A#er 40 years with no problems, is there really a problem?” Charlotte Ready, who’s lived on El Rey for over 20 years, said the amount of pedestrians on El Rey has been exaggerated by those in favor of the sidewalk. “We don’t see all this pedestrian tra$c,” Ready said. “Yes, the street is busier during certain times of the day, but there are large sections of the day where there’s nothing.” Staton said he and some of his neighbors were excluded from the discussion over the project. “Had proper communications been done, we could have fought this before it got on the bond pack-age,” Staton said. “Now you’ve got a small section of our neighborhood

absolutely divided. It’s really un-fortunate.” Ready said she and other neighbors opposed to the sidewalk conducted an informal survey of all El Rey residents, going door to door to the occupied properties to gauge the reaction to the proposed project. “When we canvassed the neigh-borhood, 88 percent of the people we talked to didn’t know anything about the sidewalk before it was on the bond package,” Ready said. “"ere were 28 who knew nothing, three of those found out a#er it was already in the bond package. "e rest didn’t know about it until the fall of 2012. So we were not consulted and not included.” Perkins said all Granada Hills residents had the opportunity to have their voices heard. “"roughout the years, since 2006, there have been multiple discus-sions,” Perkins said. “Some people participate in the discussion and some people do not participate and they just removed themselves from participating. It’s very easy to partic-ipate in our neighborhood. All you have to do is read the newsletter, go to the meetings, maybe even become a member of the HOA.” Ready said her goal throughout the process was to encourage the county to conduct an in-depth, objective study to determine if the sidewalk is truly needed. “We would like to see statistically objective and signi!cant data to prove that there is a safety issue,” Ready said. “I just hope that the neighborhood can heal and we just go forward with this. We just gave it our best shot to get accurate, objec-tive information and statistics and not just hearsay.” Perkins said despite the dispute among neighbors, he believes the sidewalk will be appreciated even by its strongest opponents. “"ey’re going to be using the sidewalk and they’re going to be loving it,” Perkins said. “It’s really a bene!t to our neighborhood.” Turner said it will take anywhere from nine months to a year to !nish the sidewalk design and go through the permit and bidding process for the project.

trict’s extensive use of portables to curb overcrowding in schools. “To say that you don’t need new schools simply because you can put kids in portables and avoid having to build a permanent school, it’s a ridiculous way to run facilities,” Schneider said. “On top of that, when you don’t have a plan for updating and modernizing your facilities, like AISD does not, it’s just a very bad way to run the district.” Just moving portable classrooms costs roughly $30,000 per porta-ble, Schneider said, adding up to a cost of nearly $2 million last year alone. “"at $2 million could’ve done a number of things and that’s about two-thirds of the maintenance and operation cost of a standard elementary school,” Schneider said. In order for the bond to be in-cluded on the ballot in May, the board must !nalize decisions by March 1. Schneider said the board may end up approving a smaller pack-age for the May election. “"e problem the school district has, like many school districts in Texas, is that we simply don’t have enough money to do things like roof repairs that you would normally do under a maintenance budget,” Schneider said. “"e way those kinds of repairs are done, which everyone seems to agree need to get done, is through bond elections. My personal hope is that we go ahead and take care of some of those issues in a bond that will happen in May.” Schneider said he would prefer to take more time for a more extensive look at the need for

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school additions. “We’re talking about adding on wings and gyms and theaters to buildings that are literally 50 years old or more and it’s sort of like buy-ing a used car and expecting to be able to use it on a continuing basis by simply replacing the used parts,” Schneider said. “It’s something that doesn’t make a lot of sense and I would hope that we take a longer, more strategic, long-term look at facilities before we start investing a lot of money in it.” "ere’s also the question of equity among schools, due to a disparity among the master plans submitted by school o$cials. “Questions have come up about equity and uniformity among the master plans. As an example An-derson High School submitted a request that was just very lengthy, very detailed. Other high schools did not. Literally, they didn’t submit a plan,” Schneider said. “How do you balance out providing equity to the campus that did nothing?” Schneider said he expects the tax increase from the bond as well as the upcoming maintenance opera-tion budget will play a strong role in how the public views the bond money. "e proposed bond will cost taxpayers about 3.5 cents, while the school district’s maintenance oper-ation budget will result in a 9 cent tax increase, Schneider said. “There’s got to be a balance somewhere between a willingness to pay for public education--- and that means whether it’s putting the teacher in the class room or paying for the building to hold the classroom in-- and what the tax burden is. So far the state has just done a miserable job of !nding that balance,” Schneider said.

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that’s aesthetically pleasing to the citizens, that we have a good project and that people are happy with the end result. So we’re considering all of this when we move forward.” Reyna said plans for the intersec-tions have already been submitted, but there is a six month utility re-location delay that allows TxDOT additional time to work with local partners and look into salvaging the trees. !e continuous "ow intersections, set to be constructed at the ‘Y’ and the intersection of 290 and William Cannon, are intended to relieve congested tra#c in the short term by having tra#c lanes face each

Roadwork may knock out oaks at 290 and Wm. CannonContinued from p.1 other and allowing vehicles to turn

simultaneously. !e workshop was intended to gather input from Oak Hill residents regarding their concerns about the environmental impact of a poten-tial long-term redesign of the ‘Y’. Attendees were separated into small groups to discuss topics regarding endangered species, water quality, noise levels and archaeological and historical sites. Beki Halpin, a Scenic Brook resident and member of Fix 290, a group dedicated to developing an environmentally friendly design at the ‘Y’ intersection, said the oak trees are one of her greatest environmen-tal concerns.

“I think it’s important to save the old trees as our climate gets hotter and dryer. !e old trees have a bet-ter chance of living because their roots are deeper,” Halpin said. “I don’t know how forthcoming they {CTRMA} can be because I don’t know how much they know about what they think they’re going to do.” Halpin said she hopes project engineers can $nd a way to avoid removing the so-called “Taco Bell tree” in the way of the continuous "ow intersection, but understands that the options are limited. “It would be amazing if they could leave it, but they don’t intend to leave it, and I can see why. It’s just right there where they’d have to build the

intersection,” Halpin said. “!ey’re really stuck between the cli% and the creek and the trees, trying to put in a functional highway.” Tom !ayer, a member of Fix 290 and the Oak Hill Trails Association, said it’s likely the trees would’ve been removed in the design for the potential Oak Hill Parkway project. “Whatever eventually gets put in, it’s going to be really hard to squeeze between them,” !ayer said. “I think there’s a really good chance that one was going to be going anyway on the $nal design.” Halpin said another environmen-tal concern is improving the water quality in Williamson Creek. “Right now everything runs o% into the creek, so if they can do a good job of $ltering the water o% better that would be nice.” Among the overall community impact concerns, the groups dis-cussed the sites of historical and archaeological signi$cance, such as the over a century-old building that houses the Austin Pizza Garden; and the Convict Hill cli%. Halpin said her group also dis-cussed the Dark Sky Initiative, which calls for the elimination of nighttime light pollution by installing lighting that casts light down rather than spreading it up into the sky. “In our neighborhood plan, there was a lot of interest in the group in seeing the highway built in such a way that is in harmony with the Dark Sky Initiative,” Halpin said. Larry Cox, of Cox McLain Envi-ronmental Consulting, addressed attendees on the issue of noise

abatement. “Noise is one of the big areas that potentially a%ects the community, your life. A noise study will be done for the roadway, for the alignment that is considered,” Maxwell said. “If a noise impact is identi$ed, they’ll do a barrier analysis to try to determine whether a barrier would be reasonable.” Cox said if a sizable noise impact is identi$ed, the residents a%ected by the noise will be called into a workshop to determine if they want a noise wall constructed near their house. !ayer said while he’s glad for the opportunity to voice his opinion, it’s di#cult to determine what role community brainstorming will play in the $nal outcome. “At this point we didn’t get a whole lot of feedback from them, so it’s a little early to tell how much they’re going to take into consideration as opposed to just checking o% a box,” !ayer said. “!at’s kind of the big concern, that they’re just doing it to check o% a box. !e federal highway administration says we have to get community concerns. How much will they actually listen versus just writing it down? Does it actually get addressed when the $nal design comes in?” !e next workshop will be held Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. at the ACC Pinnacle. !e meeting is intended, not for the general public, but for small work groups made up of residents who have shown previous interest in local environmental and tra#c issues.

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asked that the information be sent to members. “Maybe if someone is shooting at targets in the neighborhood or knows of someone who is, they can be made aware of what damage (maybe irreparable) they could in-cur,” Pruett said. “!ey could go to the shooting range to practice. !ey need to know that shooting a gun in the city limits of Austin is not legal.” Austin Police said since there were no witnesses to the shooting, the investigation has been suspended “pending further leads.” Crime reports for the 78736 zip code in January show Pruett’s com-plaint listed as “criminal mischief.” There was one other “criminal mischief ” complaint in January, and that was "led on Jan. 2. It did not involve a shooting. In all, there were 28 crime cases "led in January in the neighborhood where the shots were "red, including 16 vehicle burglaries. !at compares to January 2012, when there were just 12 cases, and December 2012, when there were 24.

Bullets flyContinued from p. 1

Anyway, it turns out that, now stay with me here, some suicide attempts have actually been linked to kitty litter. I believe it. A study by a guy named Teodor Postolache (really, that’s his name) claims there’s a link between an infection called Toxoplasma gondii, which you get from handling kitty litter, and suicide attempts. So there you have it, honey. I would change the box, but, man, I’m so down. What’s the use in living? Side note to self: File suit against the Fresh Step company. Also: seems that a Florida man remains in the hospital with severe injuries a#er the cops stopped him for DWHATSIYS. What’s DWHATSIYS, you ask? !at’s police lingo for Driving While Having A Tra$c Sign In Your Skull. Duh. !e Florida Highway Patrol pulled over one L.R. Newton a#er he smashed into a road sign and then kept on going. When they stopped the guy, they found that a big chunk of the tra$c sign was sticking out of his headbone. Newton’s in sta-ble condition, but the sign didn’t make it. Stupid sign. I’d sue the sign makers.

Old SpouseContinued from p. 4


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create a pretty amazing visual e!ects, with the sound so much nicer than your usual sound barriers.” She added, “But I know you guys don’t have a lot of water to spare.” Perkins said, “Her comments about ‘regreening’ made me think of the HEB site at the ‘Y.’ "e CTR-MA Green Mobility Challenge ‘regreened’ that area into a park and natural area alongside the new Oak Hill freeway. "at would be nice.” "ayer didn’t see much to apply to the local area. “The speaker talked about areas that had been leapfrogged multiple times by outer suburbs becoming new city centers. Oak Hill hasn’t been completely leapfrogged—although that will likely happen in the future. A lot of the ideas were more for shopping malls and older o#ce parks in areas more completely developed with better transit. I didn’t see too much that would apply to the Oak Hill commercial centers or strip centers right now, except maybe the concept

Retrofitting suburbsContinued from p. 3 of using parking lot space for new

buildings in a redevelopment.” "ayer added that Oak Hill has impervious cover limits requiring developments to set aside green areas. Like Perkins, he sees the pos-sibility of regreening the HEB center alongside a dense development.

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