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OAK HILL - Bowie theater and music arts directors recently pre-sented their case to AISD o!cials concerning the overused and run-down state of their arts facilities, and the need for renovations. About 50 people attended a Dec. 6 community meeting at Bowie High School on "ne arts facility recom-

Bowie arts facilities in dire need of repair!" B#!!$% J%&' S&("%) mendations within the Austin In-

dependent School District (AISD). Bowie High School—along with Bailey Middle School, Kealing Middle School, Murchison Middle School, Lamar Middle School and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders—was named as a "rst priority school for potential facility renovations.

Potential facility recommendations will be referred to the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee for possible inclusion in the next bond program. Greg Goodman, director of "ne arts for AISD, addressed attendees on the Kennedy Center audit of "ne arts program in AISD schools, which examined equity among fa-cilities, program demand and past

bond relief. Goodman said AISD has spent the past five years identifying shortcomings in the district’s "ne art programs, hiring outside consul-tant Schuler Shook to inspect high school theaters and surveying "ne arts facilities in 10 school districts around the state. Goodman said he identi"ed the

district’s "ne arts needs to total around $93 million but approached the Citizens Bond Advisory Com-mittee requesting approximately $31 million. “We based our priority on where student capacity far exceeds the facility capacity for student enroll-ment; where we have programs that are just so large that their space is unable to accommodate them,”

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OAK HILL - Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s no joke though when the person knocking at your door is trying to get your money by telling a story that your donation will help pay her college tuition while buying books for patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. It sounds too good to be true, and that’s exactly what Louise Joy thought as she listened to the young woman who showed up on her doorstep in the Granada Hills neighborhood on a recent Saturday a#ernoon. “I told her I wanted some time to think about it and asked her to stop back later,” Joy said. $e minute the woman le#, Joy got on the computer. $e young saleswoman had shown Joy some checks she said were written by neighborhood residents

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into the 40s!), I was given to pause and re!ect. Seldom am I given to pause, seldomer still to re!ect. Yes, I have been writing long enough to invent words. Seldomer is now a word. I shall even copyright it: Seldomer©. #ere. I believe at least once a year, everyone should be required to stop whining, cease shoot-ing the "nger at the guy who cut you o$ in tra%c, quit yelling at the idiot politicians, and simply be thankful. As bad as things seem to be, as completely insane as the world appears to have become lately, as absolutely un-trainable as the damn cat stubbornly remains, I still feel like a very lucky guy. I know there are so many things in this world—this nation particularly—that need to change, but for the most part, things are good. People are good, by and large. I must believe that, or I will drive my car into the Palo Duro Canyon. So I thought I’d share with you my list of the things I’m thankful for this holiday season. #is list is not in order of importance, nor was there any payola involved. If anyone on this list wants to discuss payola retroactively, that can be arranged. I, Oldspouse, am thankful for the following, give or take:

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remember of the rest of that day is that a&er our 10-mile morning run, I rebuilt my lawnmower engine,

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made it clear to Mark I want him to bar that door. I don’t want this to split our family apart, but I’ve been married twice before to two men who treated me poorly and I know this man’s track record. Mark treated my sister like a queen and Cheryl repaid him as though he’s a pau-per. I don’t see any good way out of this, but I’ve developed strong feelings for him and I’d hate to see this good man go. Mark seems torn also, so I feel caught in a crossroads.Signed,Stuck in the Middle

Dear Stuck, It seems as though you’ve placed yourself in this particular sticky spot. It does ap-pear you and your sister have other things in common besides a tug-of-war over the same man—you both appear to have a history of making poor relationship decisions. Picking

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!is year’s production of !e Nutcracker at Patton Elementary on December 13th was music teacher Jacque Fowler’s 23rd production of !e Nutcracker. It is always performed by the 4th grade classes.

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you a blatant attempt to get in good with the mother-in-law, and you know what? It is! But I have to tell you, this gal can cook. Bubbie’s been the primary source of our Sunday night dinners since I can remember, and if anyone can do better things with a chicken, I need to see it—and taste it. Although I have to add that Bub is one of the main reasons I am thankful for “relaxed-!t” jeans. Well, and beer.

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Let me just say that beer has helped me through many, many horrible Dallas Cowboys games. Without beer, I could not stand to listen to my own garage band play. Without beer, our annual neighborhood holiday parties would be intolerable. And I mean that in the nicest way. I dare say that without beer, no one would ever listen to ZZ Top or Billy Squier.

You know who you are. Tolerance,

patience, forgiveness, and love are mighty, mighty powerful things. For that, and for my three lovely gals, I am eternally thankful. Seldom do I really say how thankful I am for you—and seldomer still do I say how much I love you. Well, and beer.

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Dear Leslie, "is is a delicate problem, but I have a co-worker who is, to quote a Seinfeld episode, a Loud Talker. But only when she’s on the cell phone! When she talks to other people, she has normal modulation. If the cell phone buzzes, however, get ready for the sonic boom! She tends to think she is in some cone of silence when she’s talking on her cell phone and we can’t hear every word of her conversations. We all work in a small o#ce with half-wall cubes, so she must think that if she can’t see us, we disappear. So far I know about

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woes, her mother’s upcoming hys-terectomy, and gossip about other co-workers that I’d just soon stay in the dark about. I know it sounds trite, but other than that she’s a really sweet young woman. I want to speak up, but I don’t want to embarrass her. Or myself.Signed, Ears Burning

Dear Ears, It sounds as though you’re a more seasoned employee who may be working with a loud greenhorn. She probably grew up around social media, so that is her norm and she may not be aware that reining it in

and toning it down is de rigueur in a professional setting. Wouldn’t you want someone to tell you if you’ve got a piece of spinach between your teeth? Please use the same compas-sion to your vocal co-worker and tell her (privately) that she may be broadcasting more than she knows. I’m sure once she gets the picture that she’ll lower the volume and give your ears a break.

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!e word from Oak Hill is... people. I suppose it could be events, or places, or things, but I decided to center my year-end column on the people in Oak Hill and the South-west Austin environs. Environs. You could write your whole life and never use the word and probably be a better person for it. But back to people. I attended the Home Depot Christmas party last Sunday and, wouldn’t you know, it was held at Alice’s place, the Canyon Grill Ice House between Oak Hill and Dripping Springs on Hwy. 290. I hadn’t seen her since her husband Frank died and it was about time that I did.

Great place for a party. Plenty of parking, plenty of booths, a full bar and a stage. What more do you need? Well, great food, but Home Depot’s Mark— a professional bookkeeper and excellent semi-professional BBQer—provided the brisket, chicken and ribs. But I was curious about the Chi-nese bu$et and whether it was as good as I remembered from back in the days when Frank and Alice ran Dynasty Bu$et for so many years near the ‘Y’, so I went to the Canyon Grill on a weekday to give it a try. Still very good—I’m a sucker for lemon chicken and sweet and sour anything. It’s nice to see Alice doing what she does best.

Speaking of Christmas parties, the Scenic Brook Neighborhood Association held their Christmas party ten days ago at Constable Richard McCain’s house. Great digs for a party. One of the SBNA members, Matt Hajek, said he would ask Donn’s BBQ to make a donation to the neighborhood and damn if they didn’t do just that. Amazing. Next year, they’re invited.

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Another familiar face around Oak Hill belongs to Postal Annex owner Mari Spacek, who always gives service with a smile. I don’t see her as much as I used to when I was buying and selling on eBay, and that’s too bad for me. I haven’t met Nick at the Malta Café at all, but I’ve heard good things about him and visiting his restaurant is on my New Year’s resolution list. "e online menu looks amazing. Meanwhile, both Jack Allen’s Kitchen and Verona’s have expanded to northern locations, and while I try to avoid South Dallas as much as possible, it’s nice to know there will be good places to eat should I ever have car trouble there.

Since I’m in the holiday spirit—and therefore into the holiday spirits—I’d like to give a shout out to some of my favorite bartenders around the Y. At Boomerz, Bobby ain’t bad, but I prefer April and who can blame me? She’s always got my beer ready. But my favorite has to be Ashley at Jack Allen’s. Smart, pretty, charming, and

I swear I’m not doing this for a free shot. I swear. I guess my favorite male bartender is Mario at Hecho En Mexico. I love the way he pours tequila shots. But Bobby at Boomerz ain’t bad. My favorite bar patron? "at would have to be Spider. Every time I see him I know I’m at the right place at the right time.

"is year also saw the addition of the food trailers on Oak Meadow behind Good Will and next to Donn’s BBQ. Dennis runs the fried #sh trailer while Jeremy mans the ice cream truck. "e food court is great for the community and we look forward to even more trailers during 2013.

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Kate Brodnax, Austin

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Cole Carper, Austin



Bowie’s Callaghan O’Reilly (45) drives to the hoop against Round Rock . Gazette: Dudley Hawthorne


Paced by 13 points from Zach Nunnery, Bowie defeated Round Rock 47-40 on the road Friday night. !e Bulldogs host McCallum this Friday before venturing north next weekend to participate in the Waco Midway Tournament. Bowie faces Waco High December 27th at 1

p.m. and tangles with Keller Friday, December 28th at 10:30 a.m. Bowie (10-4) held a 25-17 advan-tage at the half versus the Dragons. Leading 39-32 entering the "nal period, Round Rock (5-10) drained a three pointer and converted a free throw before Bulldog coach Celester Collier called a time out to instruct

his troops. Point guard Liam O’Reilly then guided the Bowie attack, but the Bulldogs turned the ball over. O’Reilly’s bounce pass to Nunnery helped produce a basket, and a pair of free throws by Ryan Smith extended the visitors’ lead to 43-36. Smith proceeded to miss a three pointer

Recently awarded the Most Valuable Setter award in District 15-5A, Austin High’s Kate Brod-nax plans to continue her stellar volleyball career at a college in the New York area. “She’s a great student,” Austin High volleyball coach Marie Putman said. “She’s a force to be reckoned with at the net and is a great leader on and o# the court.” A native of Austin, Brodnax attended Casis Elementary before moving up to O’Henry Middle School where she also played soccer. She earned a spot on the varsity as a sophomore, but suf-fered a torn ligament injury in her

Having scored ten touchdowns over his career as a wide receiver for the Bowie football team, John Subia is accustomed to delivering in the clutch. Earning high marks in an Advanced Placement statis-tics course helped him prepare for college. “John is a wonderful young man,” coach Je# Ables said. “He is a great student, a great player and an even better person.” Born in Austin, John attended Oak Hill Elementary before ad-vancing to Small Middle School, where he also played basketball and ran track. While a junior, Sub-ia scored four touchdowns before su#ering a hyper extended knee

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wrist in February of her junior year. “A!er wrist surgery, I had to work really hard to improve myself,” the determined senior said. Brodnax honed her volley-ball skills while competing for the club team Austin Juniors with former Oak Hill Gazette student athletes of the week Shauntia Carr and Cierra Mullins from Bowie and Crockett respectively. Spanish instructor Kevin Gillion is Kate’s favorite teacher at Austin

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High. “I hated Spanish, but he made it enjoyable,” she noted. This season’s defeat of Lake Travis ranks as her favorite ath-letic achievement. “Beating Lake Travis was pretty exciting,” said Brodnax. “Our team got along really well this year. We hung out together a!er games.” Kate o"ers important advice for younger students aspiring to compete at the varsity level in high school. “Focus on your goals and enjoy every minute, because it does go by really quickly,” she said.

injury last spring. He diligently labored for 11 weeks in recovery eagerly anticipating his senior campaign. “I had to work hard for my teammates and I love the game of football,” he added. “My goal is to play in college.” Following a season where he had 40 receptions for 646 yards

John Subia and six touchdowns, Subia an-ticipates extending his career on the gridiron with a fearless ability to make critical catches in the middle of the #eld. His favorite athletic experience came early in the season versus Round Rock. “I caught a couple of long passes; and on #rst and goal at the one yard line, Austin (Eschenburg) scored a touchdown to win the game,” he recalled.

Another tournament appearance and two games remain before the Crockett girls’ basketball team be-gins district competition at Travis on January 4th. “I knew it would take a while for us to jell,” coach Jennifer Shuttlesworth said of her inexperienced squad a!er practice Tuesday. “I envisioned we could be good and we are getting to that point. I’m very pleased with our progress.” $e Lady Cougars made a pair of road trips last week with varying success, although venturing into enemy territory helps build team chemistry, the coach said. A journey to Lago Vista ended with a 56-40 loss to the Lady Vikings, as Jordyn Holmes contributed 21 points and Darcy Lof had eleven points. $e brown and gold crew then disposed

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!" P#$%&'( O)*+, of Rockdale 54-37, with starting post Tre’Nisshay Edwards dominating down low. “She played some great defense,” the coach said of the senior center. Holmes presently averages 17 points and a dozen rebounds, com-bining with Lof to give Crockett impressive play at the guard spots. Victoria Rodriguez provided 14 points in the win over Rockdale. $e Lady Cougars played well at the Navasota Tournament, but struggled at the Elgin Tournament. Having implemented a new o"en-sive scheme, Shuttlesworth has the team competing at a higher level now. “We are fast breaking all the time and playing good defense,” said the coach. “$ings are clicking again.”

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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

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

November 23 - December 23

The Santaland Diaries - Austin’s favorite irreverent elf returns in the 15th edition of Sedaris’ hysterical tale el!n’ woe. Zach Whisenhunt Stage 202 South Lamar 476-0541

December 5 - 30

White Christmas - This holiday your dreams come true when the beloved movie musical turns ZACH into a winter wonderland. Topfer theater 202 South Lamar 476-0541

December 8 - 23

The Nutcracker - 7:30pm Dec 8, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 2pm Dec 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Join Ballet Aus-tin as it commemorates the Golden Anniversary production of Austin’s premier holiday classic, at The Long Center 701 West Riverside Drive 474-5664

Sunday, Dec 16 - Sunday, Dec 23

Austin Trail of Lights - This year’s events include numerous perform-ers — dancers, singers, musicians and carolers — with themes every night, including Heritage Night, School Spirit Night and Military Ap-preciation. Snacks will be available, including hot chocolate, cider and bites from local food trailers. Zilker Park

Sunday, December 23

Church at Bee Cave Choir Per-formance in the Amphitheater

- 4:00p-6:00p 12700 Hill Country Blvd. Ste. T-100 Bee Cave, TX 78738 512-263-0001 [email protected]

Monday, December 31

The Family Stone - 7:30pm and 10pm two great performances with soul legends from Woodstock and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees at the Topfer Theater 202 South La-mar 476-0541

Bob Schneider’s New Years Eve - 8pm doors A boni!ed ATX tradi-tion! Bob and his band return to the Paramount, performing all of his hits from “Tarantula” to “40 Dogs” to “Capn Kirk” 202 Congress Ave 472.5470 www.austintheatre.org

Sunday, Dec 16 - Sunday, Dec 23

Austin Trail of Lights - This year’s events include numerous perform-ers — dancers, singers, musicians and carolers — with themes every night, including Heritage Night, School Spirit Night and Military Ap-preciation. Snacks will be available, including hot chocolate, cider and bites from local food trailers.

Thursday, January 10

Shatner’s World, We Just Live In It - 7pm Shatner stands onstage with nothing to !ll the empty space but himself, a bookcase and a stra-tegically placed bottle of bourbon. The Paramount Theatre [email protected]

Friday, January 11

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Jason Moran and the Band-wagon - Doors @ 6pm the Blue Note Records recording artist has established himself as a risk-taker and innovator of new directions for jazz as a whole. Stateside at the Paramount 472.5470 [email protected]

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.

Steeped in Books- Informal talk and tea every Tuesday through May 25 from 2-3:30pm at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125

Convict Hill Rd.. Free and open to public. 512-892-6680 / www.cityo-faustin.org/library.

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. Reg-ular meetings are held the second Wednesday of odd-numbered months, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM,in the Oak Hill Library at 5124 Con-vict 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

Monday, December 24

African Children’s Choir - 4pm - 6pm is a nonpro!t humanitarian and relief organization dedicated to helping Africa’s most vulnerable children today so they can help Africa tomorrow. African Children’s Choir Life Austin 8901 W Hwy 71 [email protected] 1-877-532-8651

Thru December 29

Give Back to the Community: Local Sears Hometown Store Food Drive - bring in a non-per-ishable item and participate in the store’s food drive. All of the food will be donated to Outreach Ministries. In return, each customer will re-ceive $5 off a purchase of $50 or more. For more information, cus-tomers can speak with local store owners about Sears Hometown Stores food drive program this holi-day season, or to !nd a Hometown Store please visit http://searshome-townstores.com

Community Outreach - we have adopted a young single mom and her THREE boys ... aging 10 mos., 5 & 6 years old. Please drop us a note if you have a donation. All do-nations can be dropped off at 6019 Abilene Trail / 512.288.4897 ... we can pick up if you need help.

Thurs - Dec 27 - Mon Jan 7

Pedernales Electric Coopera-tive Christmas Tree Recycling - Bring your natural, undecorated Christmas tree to any of the above PEC offices during regular busi-ness hours, and we’ll mulch it and distribute the chips to playgrounds and parks throughout our service area. 888.554.473 www.pec.coop


New EventsFriday, December 21

Mike Bar!eld - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Gary P. Nunn - 9:15pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Uranium Savages- 10:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $10

T Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7pm Satel-lite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Tyler Cannon- 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

Saturday, December 22

Thierry’s Christmas Show - 3pm Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Bro-die Lane 282-2586

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

Rance May - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

Jordann Mitchell - 6pm Cheryl Murdock - 8pm $5 Debbie Wal-ton - 11pm $10 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Little Jewford- 7pm Satellite Bis-tro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Sunday, December 23

Ava Arenella doing some Christmas carols - Sunday Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Wednesday, December 26

Freddy Steady KRC - 7pm Evan-geline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

TJ Bonta - 6-8pm Chaparral w/ Jeff Hughes - 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

Kenny Luna - 5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Thursday, December 27

Rick McRae Trio - 7pm Evange-line Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

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

Jordann Mitchell - 6pm Jerry Kirk - 8pm Woot Talley and the Box - 8pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. 264-0318

Luke Hill Trio - 7pm Satellite Bis-tro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

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

Jim Ragland - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Friday, December 28

Mason Ruffner - 10pm Evange-line Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Eleven Hundred Springs - 9:15pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Bobby Mack - 9pm Kolton Moore - 11:30pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $10

Becca Nelson - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

Michael Samuels - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover


Dale Watson - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

John Gaar - 9pm Bracken Hale - 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $7

Matt Farrell - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

John Burkland - 7pm Hills Cafe 4700 S. Congress 851.9300

Sunday, December 30

Hot Club Soda - Sunday Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Monday, December 31

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

Cleve and Sweet Mary’s “OLD FART’S EARLY NEW YEAR”S EVE” - 7pm Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

NEW YEAR’S EVE* w/ALVIN CROW - Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189 $20 Tickets

WC Clark - 10pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183 $10

Sons of Harry - 7pm New Years Eve Party Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Thursday, January 3

Matt Farrell - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Friday, January 4

T Jarrod Bonta Trio - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

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 Events

November 15th thru December

Santa’s On His Way - Meet Santa and take your own pictures for free! Come by on the 15th from 6 - 9pm for the Annual Tree Lighting and Santa’s arrival with lots of other fes-tivities. Hill Country Galleria [email protected] 12700 Hill Country Blvd. 263-0001


LeagueGift - 1 - 4 pm there will be childrens games, our own DJ Jb on the turn tables, bouncy house, face painting, hair cuts for the kids by Edge Productions and much much

more! Bring your kids and your holiday spirit! Also 88.7 KAZI will be there Now all we ask of you in return is to bring one unwrapped gift or food item or BOTH! Austin Recre-ation Center 301 Shoal Creek Blvd,

Thru December 31

EmilyAnn Theater & Garden - the Jingle Bell Express, a favorite with the little ones, will run Fridays, Sat-urdays and Sunday evenings 6-9 p.m. and then the entire week of Christmas. FREE hot chocolate will be served and water will be avail-able for sale. The trail is open Sun - Thurs, 6 - 9 p.m., Fri - Sat, 6 - 10 p.m. (1101 FM 2325, Wimberly)

Friday, December 28

Holiday Family Days - What’s Old again is new again - 11am - 4pm enjoy family tours and games that make you see things in a new way. Blanton Museum of Art The Univer-sity of Texas at Austin 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Monday, January 14

Austin Youth Orchestra string auditions - 6pm Stephen F. Aus-tin High School 1715 West Cesar Chavez Street http://www.Austin-YouthOrchestra.com 512-825-7230

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Outdoors & Fitness

Ongoing Events

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

month starting at 10am from the Smith Visitors Center. Wear com-fortable shoes, a hat, and bring water. Hikes last approximately 1.5 hours. Info contact: [email protected]

New Events

January 2 - January 31

Free admission January - Come check out the new Colorado River art exhibit by Margie Crisp in the McDermott Learning Center, a winter clearance special in The Store the !rst January weekend, and healthy Center café meals. The Center also has interactive exhibit elements in the Visitors Gallery for adults and children to enjoy and trees and bushes for sale Jan

Tuesday, January 1

Polar Bear Splash at Barton Springs Pool - jump time is at 9 a.m., so be sure to arrive early - you don’t want to miss the communal leap into the frigid water! Admission to the pool will be free that day, from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Our involvement, as it were, with Subaru goes back to the early 1970s, when Subaru was the quirky Japanese import and Saab was the quirky Euro-pean import. Both were destined to get quirkier before they found a market, but in the meantime a writer for a national car magazine gave Subaru a backhanded compliment that is still a classic of its kind: “"ey feel like they‘re made out of

old Schlitz cans, but you can’t kill ‘em.” Can’t kill‘em indeed. We owned a

1971 model and later a 1974 and then a station wagon 20 years on and the cars had gotten better every time. "ey’re still doing that, although half the fun of owning one has been lost to progress as they not only got better, but got better looking. Where’s the fun in that? We were a little doubtful when they

elected to put all-wheel drive on all of their models in the U. S. Not because all-wheel drive doesn’t work, because it does, and very well. It’s why all-wheel

drive (or “AWD”) has been banned by every branch of racing from Formula 1 on down except for the World Rally Championship, where the cars would be a lot more exciting without it. Our complaint was simply that

AWD is not as necessary south of the snow line as it is in bad weather areas, and AWD is also more complex and expensive to make as well as reducing fuel economy. But what do we know? Subaru is rocking merrily along, still building its #at four (or boxer) engine, putting AWD on all its cars and still managing to rack up fuel economy numbers like the 27 miles per gallon city and 36 mpg highway on cars like this week’s piece, the 2012 Impreza Sport It’s tempting to attribute some of the

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Neighbors hit by sales scammersContinued from p. 1

and made out to a company named “Experience” or “Experience Sales.” It didn’t take Joy long to learn that

there are numerous “rip o! ” com-plaints "led against the company, not only in Austin but across the country as well. In each case a similar story was used by the salesperson. It was a college student trying to earn money for tuition by selling magazine sub-scriptions. #e magazines could be used by the homeowner or donated to local hospitals. Experienced Sales isn’t the only company in the complaint folder, and the salesperson doesn’t always appear to be a clean-cut college student. A Scenic Brook resident reported that two di!erent sales people have stopped at his home in the past two weeks. “One was a rough-looking guy with a tattoo across his throat who said he was a neighborhood kid raising money for his baseball team to go to the playo!s,” the resident said. “He didn’t like it when I pointed out that baseball season was long gone,” the resident said. “Another tried to sell me a miracle cleaner for $80 a gallon. He was pushy and became abusive when I declined to buy this stu! a$er he

cleaned my tire rim without being asked. I was actually concerned he might come back and slash my tires.” Roger Wade, spokesperson for Tra-vis County Sheri! Greg Hamilton, cautioned residents to be wary of anyone coming to the door seeking contributions of this sort. “Check out the charity to make sure it’s legitimate,” Wade said. “Don’t give out any personal information. It’s very easy to say ‘no, thank you’ but it’s hard to get the information back once it’s out there,” Wade said. Ms. Joy said she found the woman who knocked at her door still in the neighborhood and told her about the negative reports on the comput-er. “I asked her for a student ID and she just looked at me. Her reaction was that no one had asked her for it before. She said she le$ it at home. When asked for an address she gave me a street number that didn’t exist. I told her to leave the neighborhood and stop bothering my neighbors.” Joy then called the Sheri! ’s Depart-ment, but the woman had gone by the time a deputy arrived. “#is salesperson told me she was

Louise Joy always checks identification when a door-to-door sales-person comes calling. “Be wary,” cautions the Better Business Bureau.

a student at Arizona State University and would get credit for a sales class if she turned in a receipt,” Joy said. “She had a bubbly personality, and I thought I’d like to help her. But I had enough concern to ask questions.” Another Granada Hills neighbor said she bought the story (and the books), although she had doubts about some of the details. “#is sales-person was so smooth, and I have a so$ spot in my heart for sales people anyway,” she said. “I was looking for anyway I could support her.” #e resident said another thing that bothered her was that the saleswom-an asked if she had any pets. “When I said no, she kept looking around the house. I’m pretty sure she was casing the place.” Once Joy put out a neighborhood e-mail about the possible scam, the second resident said she stopped payment on her check. #e Austin Police Department said the most important thing for residents to remember is to exercise

caution when a stranger comes to the door. “Keep your doors and windows locked and your blinds closed when you’re not at home,” said spokesperson Vanessa Bremner. “Be sure you recognize someone before you open your door to them. Get to know your neighbors and work to-gether. Report anything unusual or suspicious to police.” Bremner said residents should call 311 to make a report, unless it’s an emergency, when they can call 911. #e Better Business Bureau receives thousands of complaints each year from consumers who unknowingly fall victim to scamming door-to-door salespeople. #e BBB said that while most salespersons are honest, it receives troubling reports from consumers who purchase items like magazines that never came, cosmet-ics and photography of poor quality and even meat that was no good. #e BBB warns that deceptive sellers are looking to make a quick buck—and they’re on the rise.

BBB o!ers these tips on dealing with high pressure, door-to-door sellers: #e most common complaint BBB receives involves consumers paying for magazines they never receive. Several consumers allege the sales representative misled them by claiming to work for a local school or charity fundraiser. Sales representatives knock on doors selling produce or meat

Better Business Bureau tipsproducts, claiming their prices are much lower than grocery stores. So far in 2012, BBB has received 25 complaints against companies selling meat products door-to-door. Consumer complaints to BBB allege that their orders never arrive, or are not of the high quality originally promised. Other industries employing


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ISLAMMasjid Ibrahim Islamic CenterReligious Services/Youth & Children Activities1701 W Ben White Blvd. Bldg. #3512-693-2924Friday Sermon @ 1:00 PMMosque open 7 days for 5 daily prayersCheck Mosque website for prayer timings and weekend programswww.masjidibrahim.orgEmail: [email protected]

LUTHERANAbiding Love Lutheran Church7210 Brush Country, 78749 892-4040Sr. Pastor:Lynnae SorensenAssoc. Pastor: Brad HighumSunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Sunday School 9:45 am&KLOGUHQ·V�&HQWHU��M-F, 7:00am-6:00pm Food Pantry-Monday, 1:30-3:[email protected] Lutheran Church´:KHUH�-HVXV�0HHWV�+LV�)ULHQGVµ3701 West Slaughter Lane (next to Bowie High School)292-8778 email: [email protected]: Rev. William B. KnippaAssoc. Pastor: Rev. Kevin D. LentzSun. Worship Services: 8am (Trad.)9:30 & 11:00 am (Blended Tradi-tional & Contemporary Music)6:00 p.m. (Contemporary Praise)Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30amNursery During ServicesBethany Preschool, Mon & Wed program, Tues & Thur programwww.blcms.orgHoly Cross Lutheran Church4622 S. Lamar 892-0516Rev. Magdalene Holm-Roesler, PastorServices: 10:00 am SundayStudy Hour: 9:00 am SundayFellowship & Coffee after services$GXOW�DQG�&KLOGUHQ·V�6XQ��6FKRRO<RX·UH�DOZD\V�ZHOFRPH�KHUe.

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CHURCH OF CHRISTWestern Hills Church of Christ 6211 Parkwood Drive [email protected] Services:9am Bible Classes (all ages),10am Worship (with &KLOGUHQ·V�&KXUFK�Evening - groups & worship alternat-ing weeksWednesday: 7pm Worship, classes for all ages, 6pm Meal togetherWe have an inspiring and Bibli-cally rich worship service, a very active Youth Ministry and a growing &KLOGUHQ·V�0LQLVWU\� ´:H�DUH��D�SODFH�WR�EHOLHYH��D�SODFH�WR�EHORQJ��D�SODFH�WR�FDOO�KRPHµ

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HINDU TEMPLESKUHH�5DVHVKZDUL�5DGKD�5DQL�7HPSOHRadha Madhav Dham, 400 Bar-sana Road, Austin, Texas 78737 288-7180(FM 1826, 7 miles from 290 W)Sunday Services: 11:00am- 12:30pm; 7:30-9:30pmVisiting hours: 8:15-10am & 3-5pm daily

ASSEMBLY OF GODNew Life Assembly of God7612 Cooper Lane, Austin. 78745(Between Wm. Cannon and Dittmar)Call: 445-5433Pastor: Charlie HilburnServices: Sundays - Sunday School ��DP��:RUVKLS� � &KLOGUHQ·V�Church 10:30am; Prayer and Worship Service 6:00pmServices: Wednesday 7:00pm.LGWDVWLF�� 0LVVLR�'HL�<RXWK�0LQLVWU\� �$GXOW�&[email protected] FRQQHFWLQJ��JURZLQJ��UHDFKLQJ

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BUDDHISTChittamani Buddhist Center Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace is Impossible. Classes and meditation currently on the 4 Noble Truths.Every Sunday 9:30am -11 amEveryone welcomewww.MeditationInAustin.org1918 Bissel Lane, Austin 78745(off Manchaca)512-916-4444Sitagu 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 Bur-mese pagoda. Daily activities. sitagu.org/austin/, (512) 301-3968, [email protected].

512-288-2370www.connectwithjesus.orgPastor: Paul MeyerServices: Sunday 8 & 10:30amBible Study at 9:15amPre-School: 6Wks to Pre-KFull and Part-time hoursCall 288-2330 for more information5LVHQ�6DYLRU�/XWKHUDQ�&KXUFK�:(/62811 Aftonshire Way 78748280-8282 or 280-8283Rev. Paul Kuehn, pastorServices: Sunday Worship— 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am; All facili-ties handicapped accessible.www.risensavior.cjb.net

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Native Hawaiian/Paci!c Islander and White group are less than one half of one percent di"erent from one another. #us, there will be no majority-to-minority transfers to this school. Students wishing to attend a mag-net program at Fulmore, Kealing or LASA or an application program such as Anderson IB, McCallum Fine Arts, Richards School for Young Women or a dual language program must apply directly to those programs.

Schools !at Will be Frozen to Transfers in 2013-2014 High Schools: Akins, Anderson. Austin, Bowie, McCallum Middle Schools: Burnet, Kealing, Murchison, O. Henry, Paredes, Small Elementary Schools: Baldwin, Barano", Blazier, Bryker Woods (grades 1 and 5), Casis, Cook, Doss, Graham, Hart, Highland Park, Hill, Kiker, Langford, Lee, Odom, Palm, Patton, Pickle, Pillow, Rodriguez, Wooldridge Schools #at Will Be Monitored and Possibly Frozen to Transfers in 2013-2014 No High Schools Middle Schools: Bedichek, Gorzycki Elementary Schools: Andrews, Barrington, Becker, Casey, Clayton, Cowan, Davis, Gullett, Harris, Men-chaca, Perez, Ridgetop, Summitt, Sunset Valley, Travis Heights For more information, please visit the AISD website or call the O$ce of Student Services/Records at 414-1726. Consent Agenda Trustees unanimously approved items on the Board Consent Agen-da, with the exception of items 15.1-EIC(LOCAL) - Academic Achievement: Class Ranking; and 15.2-2012-2013 Interagency Coop-eration Contract between #e Uni-versity of Texas at Austin (UTeach Program) and AISD. Trustees Vin-

Board Briefs from AISD TrusteesContinued from p. 3 cent Torres and Robert Schneider

abstained from these votes. Trustee Schneider requested that the Board Policy Committee review Policy EIC Local during an upcoming Policy Committee meeting. about board action on AAFRs. 2013-14 Annual Academic and Facilities Recommendations #e Board of Trustees unanimously approved four Annual Academic and Facilities Recommendations. Two additional AAFRs, a proposed School for Young Men and Garcia and Pearce Middle Schools Program Design, District 1, are scheduled for board discussion at the Jan. 7 board dialogue meeting and possible action at the Jan. 28 regular board meeting. Dual Language Program Expan-sion and Extension Two-way Spanish/English dual lan-guage programs, currently at nine elementary schools, will expand to areas of the district that demonstrate high need and readiness for imple-mentation. #e one-way model in Vietnamese will expand to include additional grade levels at Summitt Elementary School. Implementation of a one-way Mandarin dual language immersion program for non-native speakers at Doss Elementary School will

be scheduled for implementation during the fall of 2013. #e dual language program (both one-way and two-way) will extend to middle schools throughout the district based on need. Fine Arts Program - Any Given Child Creative Learning Initiative #e Any Given Child Creative Learning Initiative will bring access and balance to each child’s education using a learning model that com-bines the resources of the school district, the City of Austin, local artists, businesses and philanthropic organizations. #is partnership model will a"ect student achievement by aligning the experiences students receive in and out of school and working with teachers in schools and artists in the community. During January, the district will begin working with schools and communities to plan for and im-plement the recommendations for the 2013-14 school year.

Agreement between the Austin Independent School District and IDEA Public Schools On Dec. 19, 2011, on a 6-3 vote, the board approved an agreement with IDEA Public Schools to open an in-district charter at Allan Elementary School. #e partner-

ship provided for a K-12 college preparatory program within the Austin Independent School District, beginning with grades K-2 and 6 at Allan during the 2012-13 school year. #e agreement stipulated that either party could terminate before Dec. 31, 2012. At the Dec. 17, 2012, regular meeting, Trustee Amber Elenz introduced an amendment to the agreement to have grades 6 and 7 of IDEA College Prep stay at the

IDEA Allan campus for the 2013-14 school year. #e amendment failed by a vote of 4-5 [For: Bradley, Elenz, Moya, Torres; Against: Barksdale, Hino-josa, Mathias, Schneider, Teich]. Trustee Jayme Mathias then made a motion that the district terminate the agreement with IDEA Public Schools. #e motion passed by a vote of 5-4 [For: Barksdale, Hinojosa, Mathias, Schneider, Teich; Against: Bradley, Elenz, Moya, Torres].


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but Nunnery quickly snagged the rebound and converted a lay-up. With Devan Ponciroli verbally encouraging his teammates while

Bowie edges Round RockContinued from p. 10 standing next to the Bowie water

cooler, Blake McMaude registered an assist on a nice pass to Smith who scored his 12th and !nal point on the night to seal the victory.

St. Michael’s Catholic Academy hosted its 8th Annual Crusader Classic Middle School Basketball Tournament last weekend, ben-e!tting the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. Sixteen teams from eight schools participated in the 3-day competition, in-cluding the St. Austin Catholic School, St. Francis School, St. Ga-briel’s Catholic School, St. Helen Catholic School – Georgetown,

St. Michael’s tournament benefits Capital Area Food Bank

St. Ignatius Martyr School, St. Louis Catholic School, St. "eresa’s Cath-olic School, and Veritas Academy. Student athletes competing in the Crusader Classic hold food drives at their respective schools and donate those proceeds rather than paying traditional tournament registration fees. "is year, more than 1800 pounds of food was delivered to CAFB. St. Theresa’s students made

the largest contribution this year, winning them the George Waguespack Community Ser-vice Award. "is annual award is named for St. Michael’s own Dean of Students, George Waguespack, who has been a beloved member of the SMCA faculty and community for more than 25 years. - submitted

!e St. Austin Eagles were the Girls Division Champs in the Crusader Classic Middle School Bas-ketball Tournament last weekend at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, edging over St. Francis.

Happy Holidays from all of us at the Oak Hill Gazette! We are on vacation and will resume

our sports coverage with our next issue on January 10th, 2013.

Victor Harris lunges up to the hoop in Bowie’s win over Round Rock.Gazette: Dudley Hawthorne


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Bowie arts facilities in dire need of repairContinued from p. 1 gether,” Cruz said. “In years past I’ve

had groups go into the bathrooms to practice because they don’t $nd spaces where they can actually hear themselves.” Goodman said Bowie’s $ne arts department is one of the most chal-lenged in the district when it comes to capacity and rehearsal space. “It’s the only school in the district that doesn’t have an onsite practice $eld. In addition to that, they don’t have proper storage for uniforms. %ey don’t have enough lockers for the instruments they have and they only have one rehearsal main hall,” Goodman said. “I think they have less than 10 practice rooms and in reality they should have—at mini-mum—a practice room for every 10 kids in their program.” Goodman said in many ways, Bow-ie’s $ne arts department is a victim of its own success. %e programs are so popular among students the facilities can barely contain those enrolled, as evidenced by the Bowie marching band, which enrolls over 400 students in a facility built for about 120. “%e schools that have grown and are vibrant—and the school itself has large enrollment—are the schools that have the highest need,” Goodman said. “%e more vibrant the program, the more challenging it

is to keep up with the facility needs.” Cornwell said she hopes to see added rehearsal and storage space as well as an added black box theater, which allows a greater variety in performances in di#erent settings. Additional performance space would help reduce the wear and tear on the current theater, Corn-well said. “People have to beg and $t into our schedule just to use the space for their big presentations or events a"er all the $ne arts disciplines have used it,” Cornwell said. “%ere are

some months where there’s not a free day. %at’s another part of the problem. If we could move some of those things into another space the theater wouldn’t get so much damage because of its use.” Goodman said despite the challeng-es, the bene$ts $ne arts programs hold for AISD schools are evident. “%e data shows that those kids enrolled in $ne arts have a higher attendance percentage rate than those that are not, score academi-cally higher on all state assessments, score higher on ACT and SAT tests

and have a higher graduation rate and higher college attendance rate,” Goodman said. “We believe that in today’s world so much emphasis is placed on state testing assessment that one area we need to work on in our schools is teaching creativity and giving kids avenues and places to do that.” Public hearings on $ne arts facilities will be held on Jan. 22 at Crockett High School and Jan. 29 at Reagan High School.

!e Bowie marching band, which enrolls over 400 students, is in a facility built for about 120.Gazette: Ingrid Morton


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Gazette ClassifiedsPUBLIC NOTICES

Drivers: O/Ops. Home Most Nights! Steady Work, Excellent Pay Plus Fuel/Tire Discounts. 24yoa, 2yr Exp, Good MVR. Call 877-606-8231

HELP WANTED

WELDER: Foster Wheeler, a global leader in power systems sectors is searching for Strong TIG Welder’s who are highly mo-tivated and experienced to join our newest fabrication facility in McGregor, TX. Full-time perma-nent positions. Please fax resumes to 908-730-4153 attn John Rambo or apply at www.fwc.com

QUALITY CONTROL: Foster Wheeler, a global leader in power systems sectors is searching for Quality Control Specialist who is highly motivated and experi-enced to join our newest fabri-cation facility in McGregor, TX. Must have experience with NDT Testing. Full-time permanent positions. Please fax resumes to 908-730-4153 attn John Rambo or apply at www.fwc.com

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Quality detail cleaning— reason-able rates. Residential, make-ready & organizing. Honest, reliable, free estimates. references. Call Cindy 288-1424

STATE OF NEW MEXICOCOUNTY OF BERNALILLO

SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICTNo. D-202-CV-2012-01354

THE VILLAS ASSOCIATION, INC. ,a New Mexico nonpro!t corporation,

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PATRICK MICHAEL SMITH; andBAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP#a COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS

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THE STATE OF NEW MEXICOTO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-DANT PATRICK MICHAEL SMITH GREETINGS:YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the above-named Defendant, $e Villas Association., has !led a Cross-Claim for Debt and Money Due in the above action in which you are named as a defendant in the above-entitled court and cause. $e general object of the action is to obtain a judgment on debt and money due Vista West Homeowners Association, Inc.

Unless you enter your appearance in this action on or before the 3rd day of De-cember, 2012, Judgment by Default will be entered against you.

Name and address of Defendant, $e Villas Association, Inc.’s, attorney: Scott E. Turner, Esq., and Jake A. Garrison, Esq. the Turner Law Firm, LLC, 500 Marquette Ave., N.W., Suite 1480, Albu-querque, NM 87102-5325; Telephone: (505) 242-1300.WITNESS the Honorable Beatrice Brick-house, District Court Judge of the Sec-ond Judicial District Court of Bernalillo County, this 17th day of October, 2012.GREGORY T. IRELANDCLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT

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Established community news-paper seeks experienced sales representative to handle print and online advertisers. This is a flexible, work from home, part or full-time job. Candidates must be outgoing, organized and self-mo-tivated. Reliable transportation, internet access and computer skills are also necessary. Great income potential for the right person. Please email resume to [email protected].

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please visit our Human Resources webpage:

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Contact the Transportation Department for more details

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...Oak Hill Gazette December 6- December 19, 2012... 25



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door-to-door sales tactics that BBB receives the most complaints about are cosmetics, photography and cleaning supply companies. If visited by a door-to-door sales representative, BBB recommends consumers do the following: Be safe. Ask for identi!cation before you open the door. Never invite the solicitor into your home. Be wary of high-pressure sales tac-tics. A trustworthy company should let you take time to think about the purchase and compare prices before buying or putting down a deposit. Research the company with BBB. Visit bbb.org to view the company’s BBB Business Review to !nd out more about its marketplace performance. If you have a smart phone, you can download and use the BBB app to access the company’s report while the person is standing at your door, or visit m.bbb.org on your mobile device. Get transaction details in writing. Be sure you receive a contract or receipt explaining the details of your purchase and all the terms and conditions that apply. Remember the “"ree-Day Cooling-O# Rule.” "e Federal Trade Commission’s "ree-Day Cooling-O# Rule gives consumers three days to cancel purchases of more than $25 that are made in their home or at a location

Better Business Bureau tipsContinued from p. 19 that is not the seller’s permanent

place of business. Along with a re-ceipt, the salesperson should always provide a cancellation form that can be sent to the company to cancel the purchase within three days. By law, the company must give consumers a refund within 10 days of receiving the cancellation notice. Listen carefully and be aware of high-pressure sales tactics. Some unscrupulous door-to-door sellers will put pressure on you to close the deal at that moment, and even make special o#ers to entice you. Listen to their tone. Are they increasing in volume as they speak to you? Are they ignoring you despite saying you are not interested? Find a way to end the conversation quickly to avoid long, drawn-out sales pitches. Stand strong. Do not invite unso-licited salespeople into your home. If you do allow a salesperson inside and decide during the presentation that you are not interested in making a purchase, simply ask him or her to leave. If the salesperson refuses to leave, threaten to call the police, and follow through if they don’t leave immediately. Victims of fraudulent door-to-door sales can !le a complaint with their Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org, local law enforcement, or state Attorney General’s o$ce.

Cathy Cabrera of Bell Cabrera Creative Marketing Services tells me that her husband spied a bobcat at the Overlook at Lewis Mountain a few weeks back. Cathy adds, “Additionally, many of us in the neighborhood witnessed the horri!c results a few weeks ago on a feral cat that had encountered either a bobcat or a coyote. "e poor thing wandered the neighborhood for days with absolutely no skin on the middle of its back and sides. It had literally been skinned by something.” Another bobcat was spotted re-cently loping over a stone fence near Stillridge Drive o# Scenic Brook.

Finally, don’t forget to give, and that

The Word from Oak Hill Continued from p. 9 includes Blue Santa and Brown San-

ta. "ey’ll gladly take donations this time of year, you’ll just be early for Christmas 2013. Whatever charity you prefer, now would be the time. Keep safe and we’ll see you next year. Unless the Mayans were right and the world does end on Dec. 21. We at the Oak Hill Gazette don’t believe this for a minute, but just in case we’re wrong we decided to publish on Dec. 20. Happy New Year. Maybe.

(Want your neighborhood associ-ation highlighted? Have a story you need to tell? Would you like to rat out a neighbor? If so, be sure to email me at [email protected] and get the word out.)


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