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THE VILLAGE GAZETTEOCTOBER 2007 VOLUME 1, ISSUE VII

NEWS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGES AT WESTERN OAKS

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Fellowship Church Austin and Bowie High School announce their joint partnership hosting the 4th Annual Community Candy Carnival on Sunday, October 28, 2007 from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. This annual event is a free community initiative that benefi ts Bowie High School clubs and organizations and serves south Austin by providing a safe environment for a family-friendly Halloween alternative. The carnival event offers free admission, games, prizes, candy, activities, entertainment, and free or very inexpensive food, even public service demonstrations provided by the Austin Fire Department. “Our past three years have been such a huge success that we are bringing back everything, adding more attractions and teaming up with Bowie High School to bridge into our community.” exclaimed Fellowship Lead Pastor, Bob Reed. “This free carnival provides a safe place the whole family can come to and have a blast!” Bowie High School Principal Steven Kane is pleased that his staff, students and their families, and nearby businesses have embraced this unique relationship with Fellowship Church Austin to provide the community with such a successful event. Principal Kane stated that “…the success of this event can be measured in its growing attendance—what began serving several hundred now serves upwards of 10,000 people! We are proud to be an integral part of this enormous production.” Free candy will be distributed throughout the carnival. Food and drink, such as pizza and a soda, will be available for a nominal fee. There will be plenty of other free goodies at the carnival including snow cones, cotton candy and popcorn. Attendees will enjoy great live music for the length of the event, while having full access to the variety of festivities for all ages.

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CANDY CARNIVALSubmitted by Cynthia Sanders

The carnival includes free games and activities such as a rock climbing wall, 18’ infl atable slide, rock ’em sock ’em, huge infl atable moonwalks and other fun infl atable activities, a snake show, train rides, donut on a string, the surprise wall, quarter toss, face painting and much more. Carnival attendees are encouraged and welcome to wear family-friendly costumes. The Community Candy Carnival creates an environment for people to conveniently meet their neighbors in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. The 2007 Community Candy Carnival sponsors include Fellowship Church Austin, Bowie High School, The River 102.3, and The Austin Fire Department. Bowie High School is part of the Austin Independent School District. Principal is Steven Kane. The school is located at 4103 Slaughter Lane West, Austin, TX 78749. Fellowship Church meets at Bowie High School Sundays at 9:15 and 11:00am. The church offi ce and Community Center is located at 3407 Slaughter Lane West, Austin, TX 78748. For more information on the Community Candy Carnival contact Jeff Moore at [email protected] or 301-4797.

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at Fall FestivalSubmitted by Michelle Moon Reinhardt

When was the last time you bobbed for apples? Roasted marshmallows? Shared a potluck supper? Oak Hill United Methodist Church invites you to its Old Fashioned Fall Festival on Saturday, October 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Camp Ben McCulloch, across from the Salt Lick on FM1826. Ideal for families, the festival includes live music and a children’s carnival with pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, cake walk and hayrides for all ages. Judges will hand out prizes for the best family in costume and the best pre-carved pumpkin. Don’t forget to bring a side dish for the potluck supper. Tickets for the event are just $2 per person and for an additional $5, children can receive a wristband that gives them access to all the carnival activities. Tickets are available at Oak Hill United Methodist Church or guests are welcome to pay at the door. Call (512) 288-3836 or www.oakhillumc.org for details. Oak Hill United Methodist Church is located at 7815 Highway 290 West, across from the ACC Pinnacle Campus. Worship services are held Sundays at 8:45, 10 and 11:15 a.m.

The Oak Hill World’s Fair planning committee has announced that, due to circumstances beyond their control, the Oak Hill World’s Fair is being rescheduled as a spring 2008 event. One tentative date being considered is Saturday, March 29. The Oak Hill World’s Fair was proposed as an outgrowth of the Cruise ‘n Blues festival, created in 2004 by OHAN (Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods) to celebrate the uniqueness of Oak Hill. If you’re interested in participating in the Spring 2008 Oak Hill World’s Fair, either with your checkbook or your time and energies, please see the website http://www.oakhillworldsfair.org or e-mail David Richardson ([email protected]) or Will Atkins ([email protected]).

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What’s Happening in OctoberVolunteers Needed at Mills Elementary To Make a Child Smile!! Mills Elementary Roaring Reading Teams are looking for parent and community volunteers to work with kindergarten, fi rst and second grade students. No experience necessary!! Your assignment is to share in the joy of reading. Training and materials are provided.Sessions are for 30 minutes from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 am and 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. Please check your calendars and see if you can spare thirty minutes to encourage and motivate a child to read! Contact Regina Staffa at [email protected] or 917-1124 or Frank Simonetti at [email protected] or 426-6363 for more information.Visit our web page at www.millspta.org for program details!!Mills Amazing Race!Coming Soon.Check www.millspta.org for details

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First of all, the player needs to be physically and mentally prepared to be competing. Strokes should be pretty solid and the player should be able to serve and keep the ball in play. At this point, they should be able to anticipate the deep balls and the short balls and react to meet the ball without bouncing twice. Second, the player should have knowledge of the basic rules of tennis and the scoring system that is used for each game. Different scorings are used for different types of activities whether is a USTA League, a CATA tournament or an USTA sanctioned tournament. Third, the player should have the proper equipment. Tennis shoes are a must, since they have a different fit and sole than running or walking shoes. A good tennis racquet with proper strings and grips will

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help the player to hit with good strokes, and they need to wear comfortable t-shirts and shorts with pockets, so they can place the second ball when serving. The last step is to make sure that the player understands the value of wining and losing the game. At this point, the player should be looking for “court” experience rather than “another trophy.” The more time they spend on the courts playing, practicing or competing, will give them more ideas of how the game is played and enjoyed. In the next issue, I will cover tips on how adult and junior players need to “behave” on and off the court during competition.

Neighborhood Watch A few weeks ago we had two homes have their SUV back window shot out. The rumor from my neighbor is that students will video the window being shot and hold a contest to see who’s shot was the loudest. This happened last year as well. So to follow up the neighbors are backing in their cars at night to not give access if they are unable to park it in the garage.

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THE VILLAGE GAZETTEOctober Events at the Lady Bird

Johnson Wildfl ower CenterSelah Exhibit--the Story of the Bamberger Ranch Restoration Artwork by Margaret Bamberger. Photography by Kathleen Wilson. Book and prints at the store. Saturday, October 6, to Sunday, November 11Annual Fall Plant Sale & Gardening Festival Nearly 300 species available. Special feature--Live oak and red oak seedlings from the LBJ Ranch. Members Preview: 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, October 12. Public Sale: 9 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14Nature Nights Spiders. “Spider Joe” Lapp and David Moellendorf bring their 8-legged friends. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, October 19 Gourd Art A mini-exhibit by Frances Cushing at the store. Saturday, October 27 to Sunday, November 18Goblins in the Garden Put on your best costume and come to the Wildfl ower Center’s family Halloween festival! Explore the Mad Scientist’s Laboratory in the Little House. Take a family portrait in the Punkin’ Patch. Check out the Haunted Tower!

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The summer of 2007 has been a unique experience for many Hill Country gardeners. With July bringing 17 days of rain, more than nine inches in the rain gauge, and relatively mild temperatures in the 80s, many yards were transformed into jungles — a far cry from the hot, parched plots we usually encounter as summer comes to a close. Now as fall approaches it is the perfect time to undertake most landscaping activities. Abundant moisture has produced extraordinary growth in all of our landscape plants, including weeds. Begin your gardening efforts by removing weeds that have taken root in your yard. Try to remove weeds before they set seed. If you don’t have time to remove the whole weed, at least remove the fl owers. In an established garden, an important task is keeping plants pruned, shaped and divided to maintain the original design intention. Many of our landscape plants will likely require pruning following this wet summer. Pruning perennials prevents spindly plants and helps keep

Fall Gardening After A Wet SummerBy Elizabeth Drozda-Freeman, LCRA Conservation Landscape Specialist

them vigorous. Shrubs may also need shaping now. Use clean, sharp pruning equipment, and disinfect pruning shears between plants to help prevent the spread of disease. Fall is the ideal time to divide and transplant perennials. The lush growth this year may mean that you have many plants to share with friends and neighbors. Keep the plant roots dark and moist while you are moving them to their new locations, and plant them as soon as possible after digging them up. Perennials and shrubs planted now will have a great advantage over those you plant next spring because of the extra time over winter to establish deep roots. August through October is the time to sow spring wildfl ower seeds, and October heralds the beginning of tree planting season in Central Texas. Soil can benefi t from the addition of compost at this time of year, especially in areas such as vegetable beds that have been in full production all summer. If you have thin soil under your turf, top dress your yard with ¼ to ½ inch of compost now. This will work wonders

for your turf, eliminating the need for fertilizer while improving the water holding capacity of the soil. Finally, don’t forget to check in with your irrigation system. Although you may not have run the system much during this wet summer, this is a good time to check for broken and misaligned sprinkler heads. Also, cut back your watering schedule to 50 percent of the summer schedule for the cooler, wetter days of fall. Now is the perfect time to take advantage of prime gardening season in Central Texas, under the harvest moon. And, don’t forget: Just because we’ve had a wet year doesn’t mean conserving water isn’t a good idea. Test your knowledge and obtain water-saving landscaping tips for your area at http://lcra.wateriq.org. The Lower Colorado River Authority protects the people, property and environment of Texas. Learn more by subscribing to Currents, LCRA’s electronic newsletter, at http://lcra.org/subscribetocurrents..

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Read All About ItSmartMoney, August 2007Edward Jones again was named the No. 1 full service brokerage fi rm in the August edition of SmartMoney magazine. The fi rm placed ahead of six other fi rms and received high marks in the four categories surveyed by the magazine: stock picking, customer satisfaction, trust and customer statements. Edward Jones, which also ranked No. 1 in 2005, received fi ve-star ratings in client statements and customer satisfaction.

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A Safe and Spooktacular Halloween From the candy to the costumes, Halloween is a fun-fi lled time for kids and parents alike. But it’s also a holiday that can pose dangers to young revelers. To help make this year’s festivity a trick-free treat, follow these simple safety tips:Adorning Your Little Ghouls• Choose a light-colored costume or add glow-in-the-dark tape to the front and back of the costume so your kids can be easily seen. • Don't buy a costume unless it's labeled "fl ame-retardant." This means the material won't burn. • Make sure wigs and beards don't cover your kids' eyes, noses, or mouths. • Don't let your children wear masks — they can make it diffi cult for kids to see and breathe. Instead, use nontoxic face paint or makeup. Have younger children draw pictures of what they want to look like. Older children will have fun putting the makeup on themselves. • Put a name tag — with your phone number — on your children's costumes. • Avoid oversized and high-heeled shoes that could cause your kids to trip. • Avoid long or baggy skirts, pants, or shirtsleeves that could catch on something and cause falls. • Make sure that any props your kids carry, such as wands or swords, are fl exible. Pumpkin-Carving Precautions• Clean up your mess. Pumpkin fl esh is slippery and can cause falls and injuries when dropped on the fl oor. Layer newspaper or old cloths under your carving workspace, and clean up spills right away so no one slips or trips. • Don't let kids handle knives. Have them draw their designs on the face of the pumpkin with a black marker — then you do the carving. And make sure you're using a sharp knife or a mini-saw that's pointed away from your body.

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• Keep kids at a safe distance while you're carving the pumpkin, so that they don't distract you or get in the way of sharp objects. • Remove pumpkin guts safely. If your children beg to remove the guts of the pumpkin — as many kids do — don't hand over a knife to do it. Instead, let your little ones get messy by scooping out pumpkin fl esh with their hands or an ice cream scoop. • Skip the candles. A burning candle in a pumpkin may become a blazing fi re if left unattended. Instead, use a glow stick (available in many colors) to safely illuminate your jack-o'-lantern. Trouble-Free Trick-or-Treating• Accompany young children (under age 10) on their rounds. But, make sure they know their home phone number, the cell phone numbers of parents and any other trusted adult who's supervising, and how to call 9-1-1 in case they get lost. • For older kids who are trick-or-treating on their own, make sure you approve of the route they'll be taking and know when they'll be coming home. Also be sure that they: - carry a cell phone - go in a group and stay together - only go to houses with porch lights on and walk on sidewalks on lit streets (never walk through alleys or across lawns) - k n o w t o n e v e r g o into strangers’ homes or cars - c r o s s t h e s t r e e t a t crosswalks and never assume that vehicles will stop (unless kids are wearing

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THE VILLAGE GAZETTEbright costumes or have refl ective tape on them, motorists may not see them in the dark) • Give kids fl ashlights with new batteries. • Limit trick-or-treating to your neighborhood and the homes of people you and your children know. • When your kids get home, check all treats to make sure they're safely sealed and there are no signs of tampering, such as small pinholes, loose or torn packages, and packages that appear to have been taped or glued back together. Throw out loose candy, spoiled items, and any homemade treats that haven't been made by someone you know. • Don't allow young children to have hard candy or gum that could cause choking. • Make sure trick-or-treaters will be safe when visiting your home, too. Remove lawn decorations, sprinklers, toys, bicycles, wet leaves, or anything that might obstruct your walkway. Provide a well-lit outside entrance to your home. Keep family pets away from trick-or-treaters, even if they seem harmless to you. Gobbling Down Halloween Goodies• Offer a fi lling meal before your kids head out to trick-or-treat, so they won't scarf down as many candy and goodies. • Consider purchasing Halloween treats other than candy. Stickers, erasers, crayons, pencils, coloring books, and sealed packages of raisins and dried fruits are good choices. • Avoid giving out or letting your kids have:

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- hard candy, especially suckers and jawbreakers — they dissolve slowly, coat teeth with sugar, and can chip teeth and cause choking - sticky candy — caramels, taffy, and gummy candies can be harmful to braces, retainers, and fi llings, and can get trapped between dental work. Plain chocolate pieces aren’t as hazardous to dental work and are easier to brush away. - regular bubble gum — it circulates cavity-causing sugars throughout the mouth and teeth and can also be harmful to dental work. Instead, offer sugar-free gum to help reduce tooth decay and cavities. • Once your trick-or-treaters have returned with their Halloween goodies, spread out their bounty of candy by letting them have a treat or two a day, instead of making Halloween morsels accessible by keeping them out in big bags or bowls for kids to sample throughout the day. Take these quick and easy precautions to help your little ghosts and goblins have a hauntingly happy and safe Halloween.Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MDDate reviewed: September 2005

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“When should my children begin music lessons? What instrument should they start with? How do I fi nd the right teacher? Is music just a waste of time?” I hear these questions daily from concerned parents who want the best for their children. Over time, music education is being removed from the primary and secondary education curriculum, and more and more parents are fi nding themselves in the position of being responsible for their child’s musical education. To get started, fi rst decide what instrument to pursue. The age of the student has a bearing on instrument selection. Many students as young as three years old can be successful with either piano or violin. Students should usually be at least 7 or 8 years old to pursue guitar, drums, or voice study. Woodwind and brass instruments are usually best undertaken after the age of 9 or 10. The cost of the instrument should have less bearing on the instrument choice, as rental instruments are readily available. Many parents choose to rent an instrument during the beginning phases of study, until they are sure that the students likes the instrument they have chosen. That way, parents can postpone a sometimes expensive purchase. Regardless of the student’s age, piano is an excellent fi rst instrument for several reasons. First, children learn to read both treble and bass

Music Education and Your Child:Part 2 - How to Start Your Music Study?

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clefs. Second, piano is a linear instrument which helps develop an understanding of musical scales and note reading. Third, piano is the only instrument that teaches both chords and melody, and how the two relate. Fourth, students don’t have to be concerned about proper tuning of the notes - this is helpful because beginning students can be easily demotivated if the music they produce sounds bad because the notes are not in tune. Many parents are concerned about pursuing piano because of the size and cost of pianos. However children can begin their study on an inexpensive keyboard for the fi rst few years. During that time, parents can make sure the child is interested in continuing piano study before purchasing one. Once you and your child choose the instrument to study, the next challenge is fi nding the right teacher. Unfortunately, too often, parents pick teachers for all the wrong reasons. Parents often choose teachers because they play their instrument well, because they have a master’s or doctorate degree in their instrument, because they are located close by, or because they charge a low tuition rate. However, the most competent player or the most educated person may not interact well with children. The neighborhood teacher may not have any training

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in how to teach. The cheapest teacher is almost never the best teacher. So what should a parent look for when choosing a teacher? First, fi nd someone with formal musical training, which will ensure that your child will be taught the correct fundamentals of music. Second, it is essential that you fi nd a teacher who enjoys working with young people and can help inspire and motivate your child. Remember, this person will have a huge infl uence on your child. Third, ensure that the teacher you choose has been properly trained in the proper methods to use when teaching children. There is a good chance that your child will remember their music teacher for the rest of their life – choose wisely!---Cyrus Albertson is a concert pianist, taught in the secondary school System.

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