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Rising Above All OddsPaving the way for “self-sufficiency and stability” in central Texas

THROWING OUT THE WELCOMING MAT - Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA)President and CEO, Michael Gerber welcomes awardees and guests. Photo by Angela Wyatt

by Angela WyattVillager Columnist

Austin, TX – On Fri-day, October 23, 2015,team leaders of the Hous-ing Authority of the city ofAustin (HACA) and deserv-ing residents gathered atthe Sheraton Austin Hotelat the Capitol, celebratinga season of success.

The honorary lun-cheon consisted of thePledge of Allegiance by

Isaac Robinson, ResidentCommissioner; the Na-tional Anthem by ShawnaStewart, Housing Man-ager; a Welcome byMichael Gerber, HACAPresident & CEO; the CityProclamation by MayorPro Tem Kathie Tovo; andthe Invocation presentedby Gigi Edwards Bryant,Master of Ceremonies.Additional speakersthroughout the programwere - Becky Summersett,

HCV FSS Coordinator;LaQuinta Graves, HCV FSSMember; SuzanneSchwertner, Home owner-ship Coordinator;Demetria Wiley, Five-YearHome owner and TiffanyMiddleton, PH FSS Coordi-nator.

The 2015 PublicHousing Family Self-Suffi-ciency (FSS) Graduateswere - Blanca Aguilar; An-gelica Bazan; ShameikaBunton; Lourdes Cardoza

and Veronica Rodriguez.The Housing ChoiceVoucher Program (HCV)FSS Graduates were - Kim-berly Addison; DoloresBalderas; Tiffany Bartley;Eugenia Davis; LaQuintaGraves; Caretta Hill;Wendy Hale; QuarantoLenoir; Erica Limas; ShanteMarshall; ChandralynRobector; MistyRodriguez; Felicia Simms;Marnethia Smith; VernellTaylor and Diona Williams.

The 2015 First T imeSee

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CHRIS ROCKRETURNS TO

HOST THEOSCARS®

Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager Newspaper

LOS ANGELES, CA –Multi-hyphenate artistand filmmaker Chris Rockwill return to host the Os-cars® for a second time,producers David Hill andReginald Hudlin an-nounced today. The 88thAcademy Awards® will bebroadcast live on Oscar®

Sunday, February 28,2016, on the ABC Televi-sion Network. Rock previ-ously hosted the 77th Os-cars telecast in 2005.

”Chris Rock is trulythe MVP of the entertain-ment industry,” said Hilland Hudlin. “Comedian,actor, writer, producer, di-

Chris Rock

rector, documentarian –he’s done it all. He’s goingto be a phenomenal Oscarhost!”

”I’m so glad to behosting the Oscars,” saidRock. “It’s great to beback.”

”We share David andReggie’s excitement inwelcoming Chris, whosecomedic voice has reallydefined a generation,” saidAcademy President CherylBoone Isaacs. “He is cer-tain to bring his amazingarray of talents to thisyear’s show.”

”Chris may be bestknown as a stand-up

comic, but we think of himas a creative innovator inmany other ways. He isunafraid in his artistry,”said Academy CEO Dawn

Hudson. “We couldn’t behappier to welcome himback to the Oscars.”

SeeCHRIS ROCK,

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett: End Surprise Medical Billing

DoggettSee DOGGETT, page 5

BreastDepression Can

Happen

Cancer

In recognition ofBreast Cancer AwarenessMonth, Mental HealthAmerica of Greater Hous-ton is raising awarenessabout the stress and men-tal health issues like de-pression that people withcancer commonly experi-ence during and after theirtreatment.

”If you develop de-pression after learning youhave cancer—or were de-pressed before your diag-nosis—your depression

SeeTRACI PATTERSON,

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TRACI PATTERSON

U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of theHouse Ways and Means Committee, has introduced the End SurpriseBilling Act to help safeguard families’ finances from the growing prob-lem of surprise medical bills. The bill is endorsed by the American HeartAssociation, Consumers Union, and Families USA.

HappyHalloween

HappyHalloween

Here comesthe President! We have been talkingabout Huston-Tillotson’snew President and ChiefExecutive Officer for sometime now. Colette PierceBurnette, Ed.D wasannounced as the school’ssixth president of this 140year old institutioneffective July 1, 2015. Next week thecommunity is invited tojoin in on the PresidentialInauguration at a numberof events that will be heldfrom November 5 - 8. Theactivities will beginonThursday, November 5at 7 p.,m. where the StepAfrika company willperform in the King-Seabrook Chapel. StepAfrika was founded in1994 as the firstprofessional companydedicated to the traditionof stepping (developed byAfrican American collegefraternity and sororitymembers in the early1900s). On Friday, the HTconcert choir, under thedirection of GloriaQuinlan; the Elite Combounder the direction ofJaviier Stuppard; and guestpianist Jenny Cruz fromCentral State Universitywill perform a musicaltribute to the president. Saturday’s inaugu-ration events include theInvestiture at 10 a.m. andthe Inauguration Gala.Austin’s popular Blue Mistband, and the PetersonBrothers will highlight theGala at the SheratonAustin, 701 East 11thStreet at 6 p.m. This is ablacktie affair incudingdinner, dancing andauction. The InaugurationCelebration will close witha worship service onSunday, November 8 at10:30 a.m. at DavidChapel Missionary BaptistChurch, 2211 E MartinLuther King Blvd. The HTconcert choir and elitecombo will also perform. Huston-TillotsonUniversity is located at900 Chicon Street. Formore information or toRSVP go to htu.edu,events@htu.edu or call512.505.3073. Welcome to AustinMadam President!

Members of congressencounter a tight

election cycle.See TANZANIANS

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Central Texas churchbreaks ground ontransitional phase.

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Refocusing children’seducational successon parental duty.

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H o m e o w n e r sAwardees were - MonicaKennedy, Tracy Revettaand Etta Shelby.Homeowners who reachedfive-year milestone were -Omega Baker; Jesse &Ruth Hodge; MichelleMoore; Tarronda Neal;Maria Reyes; JoAnnaSentenna and DemetriaWiley.

For twenty enduringand fruitful years, HACA,an innovative and high-performing public housingauthority, has assistedmore than 18,000Austinites. HACA ownsand operates nearly 1,900units of conventional pub-lic housing in 18 develop-ments throughout Austin,Texas. Friday, HACA and itsFamily Self-sufficiency(FSS) program, recognizedresidents on their questtoward independence.These amazing and dedi-cated women haveachieved education, em-ployment, financial andhome ownership goals.

“We want to cel-ebrate the determination,empowerment, leader-ship, the time and passionour residents put in to pave

HACA, an innovative and high-performing publichousing authority, has assisted more than 18,000 Austinites.

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A SEASON OF SUCCESS – Pictured left to rightare, Demetria Wiley, Five-Year Homeowner andLaQuinta Graves, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV),Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) graduate Photos cour-tesy of Angela Wyatt

OPENING PROSPEROUS PATHS - Pictured leftto right are, Becky Summersett, HCV FSS Coordina-tor, Gigi Edwards Bryant, ACC Place 2 Board of Trust-ees and Evelyn Holman, HACA Landlord OutreachSpecialist.

a successful lifestyle. Weare grateful to provide ourresidents with resources,through our many partners[including] Austin Path-ways Foundation andGoogle Fiber”, saidMichael Gerber. AustinPathways has generated

buzz around the “Unlock-ing the Connection” initia-tive, a collaborative effortto bridge the digital dividefor the more than 4,300public housing residentsof all ages. HACA’s incred-ible partnership withGoogle Fiber established a

10 year free internet ser-vice for all housing occu-pants.

HACA’s Home owner-ship Program has threegreat flagship services:Down payment assis-tance, aids residents with$10,000 toward down pay-

ment, and closing costs.Suzanne Schwertner ex-plains, “I have the best jobat the housing authority.When residents come tomy program, they set agoal to purchase a houseand get off assistance. It’sso exciting for me to watch

all of their hard work toaccomplish this goal. Forme to go sit beside themwhen signing their closingdocuments and gettingkeys to their very ownhouse; it’s extremely re-warding.” As if that isn’tenough, on their five yearanniversary as a homeowner, Schwertner is ableto release the lean held onthe down payment assis-tance.

In closing, GigiBryant expressed, “thereare so many amazingwomen in this room, com-mitted to building a betterand brighter future. Suc-cess is really an individualthing, don’t allow others tomeasure your success. Tolook at you all who havebeen in the program forfive years, doing all thesegreat things, I am trulyhumble and honored tostand before you. Con-gratulations!”

The City of Austin rec-ognizes all 200 and count-ing participants and gradu-ates of the FSS programand will continue to sup-port the labors of the six-star program; providingresidents with a tieredrental plan to enter intomarket-rate housing.

It was more than 30 years ago when I tried my first lawsuit in the Travis County Courthouse. I remember thinking this was an oldbuilding that needed to be updated — a view that has not changed. In subsequent years, my litigation practice allowed me to travel tocourthouses in rural and urban Texas counties. I became even more convinced that we needed new courthouse facilities. I’m glad to knowthat we now have an opportunity to build those facilities.

On Nov. 3, Travis County voters will vote for or against a $287 million bond to build a new Travis County Civil and Family Courts Complex.After much study and prayer, I have decided to vote for the bond. Here is why:

The Hemann Marion Sweatt Courthouse was built in 1931 as the Travis County Courthouse but recently named after Hemann MarionSweatt, an African-American denied admission to the University of Texas School of Law on the basis of race. Thurgood Marshall took thecase to the U.S. Supreme Court and the ruling helped end official racial discrimination in public schools. The building is unsafe, dilapidated,and overwhelmed. It simply can’t serve the judicial needs of the county any more. But the courthouse, like its namesake, will not be bull-dozed. It will be restored and will remain the official Travis County Courthouse, housing Probate Court, Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, theCounty Clerk, County Archives, and other county offices.

The majority of cases at the Sweatt Courthouse involve family law. Cases involving divorce, child custody, child abuse and domesticviolence are all highly emotional and potentially volatile situations and occur in a very compact space. Judges, lawyers, children, families,estranged parents, alleged perpetrators and inmates share the same crowded halls and stairwells. The potential for violence is great.

Some say the need for a new courthouse is clear — but they dislike the proposed downtown location. Others say it would be cheaper ifbuilt elsewhere, such as in East Austin, where it could stimulate economic growth. I agree wholeheartedly that the city of Austin needs toaddress the topic of economic growth in East Austin. However, the new courthouse is not the project to do it. Nor would the courthouse becheaper if built elsewhere. The cost would remain the same, regardless of location. In fact, it would cost more, since the locations suggestedby others would have to be purchased, provided the locations were even for sale.

The Travis County Commissioners Court has done extensive study on a number of locations since 2006. All alternative sites were foundlacking for various reasons: height restrictions, zoning restrictions, lack of public transportation, lack of space for parking or loss of oppor-tunity for potential affordable housing. The county owns the lot at Fourth and Guadalupe streets, which offers a central location.

Equal access to justice includes removing systemic legal barriers and practical barriers, such as a lack of reasonable public transporta-tion to the courthouse where justice issues are considered and decided. A centrally located courthouse, accessible to all, makes a statementabout the values of a community. A safe and accessible court system allows people to resolve their disputes in a peaceful, respectful and civilmanner. It is what separates our country from others.

A large number of litigants at the Sweatt Courthouse can’t afford an attorney and are representing themselves. These working poor relyheavily on public transportation. A centrally located Travis County Law Library and Self-Help Center provides support to pro se litigants witha variety of resources and services. An evening legal clinic is currently held once a month at the Sweatt Courthouse. Pro bono lawyers staffan uncontested docket, while judges volunteer to serve residents who can’t come to the courthouse during work hours.

In the new courthouse, these evening clinics will be offered more often; the law library and self-help center will have expanded hours.Our residents will have access to justice at hours that actually support and encourage their work and productivity — but they must be ableto get there first. No other proposed location offers more bus routes than this one.

The County Commissioners have done their due diligence for more than 10 years on this project. They have worked hard to bring thebest possible proposal to the voters. If we wait, costs and interest rates will only go up. There is no better location. There is no betterproposal. Please join me and vote for the courthouse bond. Early voting ends on Oct. 30. Election Day is Nov. 3.

Reverend Joseph C. Parker, Jr. Urges Voters to Support aNew Safe and Accessible Civil and Family Courthouse

Joseph C. Parker, Jr. is a former president of the Austin Bar Association and pastor of the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

CHURCH & TOWN BULLETIN

St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281

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COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH USSunday School 8:45 a.m.

Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m.

and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland

Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)Rev. Jack C. Gause Pastor

Agape Baptist ChurchIn “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)

AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love Heexhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you.

For there is no greater love!

Church ServicesSunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 11:00 AM

Mid-Week Service Thursday: Praise,Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 PMCall 454-1547 for Transporation

Website www.agapebcaustintx.comRev. H. Ed Calahan

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Imani Community ChurchDavis Elementray Auditorium 5214 West Duval Road

Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Worship Service 10:00 A.M.•Power Hour Bible Life Group 6:00 P.M.

Imani Complex & Office,11800 Mustang at Duval Austin, Texas 78727

Visit:imanichurch.comOffice: 512-343-9300Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims

7801 N. Lamar Blvd,Suite D 102,

Austin, Texas 78752

Worship: Sunday--10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Tuesday Bible Studies--7:30pm - 9:00 pmFriday Prayers--7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Church of Pentecost, USA Inc,Austin offers a wide variety of opportuni-ties for children, youth, adults, and olderadults to be involved in worship, spiritualgrowth, education, community outreach,and making a tangible difference to thosein need in our community. You too, canmake a positive difference in our commu-nity through your prayers, your presence,your gifts, your service, and your witness.Tel: 512 302-1270

Leading People to Experience God’s Love, Know Jesus Christ & Grow in His ImageThe Church of Pentecost

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Romans 5:1 Therefore,having beenjustified by faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam in glory, but all is being purified.

--- Martin Luther

Kenneth Hill, Pastor

1179 San Bernard Street,Austin, TX 78702, 512-478-7023

Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:00 A.M.Sunday Morning Worship, 10:15 A.M.Visit our website @ www.obcaus.org

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WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.

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may affect the course of your cancer as well asyour ability to take part in treatment,”said Traci Patterson, director of communications atMental Health America of Greater Houston. “It is im-portant for you to treat your depression even if you areundergoing complicated cancer treatment.”

Depression not only affects a person’s brain andbehavior—it affects their entire body In fact, it can af-fect how you think, what you do, and how you interactwith others. Dealing with more than one health prob-lem at a time can be difficult, so proper treatment isimportant.

According to Mental Health America of GreaterHouston, treating depression can help a person man-age their cancer treatment and improve their overallhealth. Recovery from depression takes time, buttreatments are effective. Depression can only be diag-nosed and treated by a health care provider.

”When faced with a diagnosis of cancer, a personmay feel extreme stress, anger, sadness, or a numberof other strong emotions. While these feelings usuallylessen over time, they can develop intodepression,” said Patterson.

A Few Signs and Symptoms of Depression: Ongo-ing sad, anxious, or empty feelings; Feeling hopeless;

Feeling guilty, worthless, or helpless; Feeling irritableor restless; and Thoughts of death and suicide or sui-cide attempts.

According to the National Cancer Institute, distresshas become increasingly recognized as a factor that canreduce the quality of life of cancer patients. There iseven some evidence that extreme distressis associated with poorer clinical outcomes.

Talking about the effects of mental health on aperson’s health is such an important step in reachingthe ultimate goal, which is helping those women andmen living with a mental health concern and breastcancer to have the best mental health and wellness pos-sible.

If you think you are depressed or know someonewho is, don’t lose hope. Seek help for depression. Speakwith a doctor or contact a mental health professional.

The more we can all do together to raise aware-ness about mental health and cancer—two causes thatso many of us are passionate about, the more Houstonarea women and men we can help.

For more information on depression and can-cer visit Mental Health America of Greater Houstononline at http://www.mhahouston.org/depression-and-cancer/.

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Traci Patterson: “It is important for you to treat your depressioneven if you are undergoing complicated cancer treatment.”

Special Service for Olivet’s Beautification Project

by Pastor Edward M.Fleming, Sr.

AUSTIN, TX - It’s Offi-cial!! The Olivet Mission-ary Baptist Church has suc-cessfully completed Phase1 of the “Church Beautifi-cation Project”! I wouldlike to thank God for Hisprovisional will, as well as,the faithful financial con-tributions and prayersfrom our members, fami-lies and friends. Ourchurch has began a “Beau-tification Project simplybecause we believe thatGod’s House should be

immaculate.The corner of San

Bernard and CottonStreet, which is located inthe newly revised “CentralEast Austin” has seenmany changes in recentyears, however, for 87years Olivet’s presence hasbeen preserved. Whileother African Americancongregations are re-lo-cating, many to the east-ern part of the city, Olivethas resolved to remain inits present location. Wesense that God will alwaysneed a church that is ac-tively serving its commu-nity regardless of how thecomplexity and demo-graphics of the communitychanges.

With this in mind andafter much prayer, we de-cided that is was time forus to make some changeswithin our sanctuary. We

have adopted our churchcolors of royal purple andsatin black. Our interiorwill consist of royal purplecarpet and royal purplecushioned pews, to ac-commodate its richlystained wooden ceilingbeams. The significance ofthe color purple repre-sents royalty, nobility,luxury, power and ambi-tion. John 19:2 And thesoldiers twisted together acrown of thorns and put iton his head and arrayedhim in a purple robe, refer-ring to the night in whichthe Roman soldiersmocked Jesus, prior to Hiscrucifixion. Black is associ-ated with power, strength,authority, formality, so-phistication and elegance.

Culminating a weekof Prayer of Consecrationand a three-day fast, wewill march, into a new era.

We would like to give spe-cial thanks to Sis. WandaHayes and the “SpecialBeautification WorshipService Committee”. Wewill assemble on Novem-ber 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in front of the church, lo-cated 1179 San Bernard St,to march into the “newlyrevised” Olivet sanctuarywith a special historicalworship service!! We wel-come all of the Austin andsurrounding communityto come and make historywith us!! “To God be theGlory, for Great things Hehas done”.

We want to give spe-cial thanks to the Modera-tor of the St. John DistrictAssociation, Dr. G.V, Clarkand Pastor Sylvester Chaseand the Wesley MethodistChurch family for allowingus to use their facilities dur-ing our time of transition.

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YOUTH BRIGADE

Youth ofToday

Hope ofTomorrow

Wesley DickersonCedar Ridge H. S.

Bridge of Spies Movie Review

This past weekend Iwas able to see a moviecalled Bridge of Spies. Thisfilm was based off of trueevents that occurred in thelate 1950s in the midst ofthe cold war. In this movieTom Hanks plays JamesDonovan, a New York Cityinsurance lawyer, who isappointed to defend a So-viet spy in a United StatesFederal Court. Donovanfaces some pretty daunt-ing circumstances, whichplace him in some inter-esting places.

Without giving awayimportant components ofthe plot I’ll say this,Donovan ends up becom-ing a well known face inAmerica, so well knownthat the CIA takes interestin his work and abilities.Donovan ends up takingon a very important role inthe United States Govern-ment. In the end of thistrue story Donovan istasked with making one ofthe most important spytrades of the century.

As a 16-year old whorarely sees a movie thathas less than five explo-sions, I was able to enjoythis movie immensely.This film goes into detailabout what happened dur-ing a critical point in theCold War. This movie al-lows the audience to beentertained as well as in-formed about an impor-tant historical event. Asthe story develops the au-dience is able to learnmore and more about themain character and his lifeat this time. It is very easyto befriend Tom Hank’scharacter and respectwhat he stands for. In ad-dition to the main charac-ter, James Donovan, I re-ally enjoyed the othercharacters introducedthroughout the film aswell, both good and bad.

I was personally im-pressed with the story-line and even more so in-terested in the events thatactually took place. Bridgeof Spies is a great moviefor people interested inhistory as well as thosewho enjoy a good warstory. Originally I was pre-pared not to like the moviebut even I was entertainedby the plot-line of this film.I would recommend Bridgeof Spies to all people be-cause I believe there issomething for most peopleto connect with or enjoyabout this film.

Ava RobertsSpring Hill ElementaryAverill Topps

O. Henry Middle School I went to thePflugerville Pfall ChiliPfest on Saturday, Octo-ber 17. There were somany different kinds of

chili. Some tasted good.Some tasted bad. Somewere too spicy. I voted formy favorite chili fromPfreedom PfightersPferocious. They won 5thplace. I watched thejalapeno eating contest,looked at the cars from thecar show, and played in thekid zone. There were foodtrucks where I bought Ital-ian Ice and a funnel cake.There were people sellingcrafts. I pretended to drivecars from Jaguar and LandRover. I had a fun time atthe chili festival.

Pfall Chili Pfest

Hello everybody, Iam here to tell you aboutthe experiment I did atschool. At O'Henry wehave a lot of science ex-periments because ourprincipal believes that itis good for us to havehands on knowledge. Sothat's why we do a lotof experiments. I hopeyou enjoy my article forthis week. We will behaving another experi-ment deal ing withSkittles and other typesof candy. I really can't

wait to tell you aboutthat story.

We burned sulfurand iron to make a differ-ent element. Once wefinished the experiment,the whole school wassmelling gross. The ex-periment was really ex-citing, First we put thetest tube on a Bunsenburner and heated it upwhich caused the ironand sulfur that was in thetest tube to make a hugecloud of yellow gas thatmade everything stink.We used iron and sulfurto make iron sulfate.When those elementscombined they make py-rite. This lab experimentwas super fun and veryhands on. I wish I coulddo it more times, but weare going to do anotherexperiment soon sothat's alright.

That's all for today,see you next time. GoO'Henry Mustangs!

Science Experiments

Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S.

NBA Season Opener

On Tuesday, October27th, 2015, the NationalBasketball Association’s(NBA) season opener willtake place at 7:00 p.m. Thefirst game will be betweenthe current Eastern Con-ference Champions, theCleveland Cavaliers, andthe Chicago Bulls. The sec-ond game will be betweenthe 2015 NBA Champions,the Golden State Warriors,and the New Orleans Peli-cans.

The Bulls and Cava-liers have undergonemany changes in theoffseason. The Bulls hiredFred Hoiberg as their newhead coach and signedtheir star shooting guard,Jimmy Butler, to a 5-yearcontract worth $95 million.

As for the Cavaliers, theteam has had to adjust toan offense without theirstar point guard, Kyrie Irv-ing, who has a fracturedknee cap. LeBron James isquestionable to play in theseason opener due to backproblems.

Over on the Westcoast, the Warriors and Peli-cans have had to adapt aswell. The Warriors’ headcoach, Steve Kerr, recentlyhad back surgery and will betaking a leave-of-absence.Luke Walton will be fillingin as head coach untilCoach Kerr returns. The or-ganization has also signedtheir defensive machine,Draymond Green, to a 5-year contract worth $82million. The Pelicans, onthe other hand, have madesome drastic changes.Over the off season, thePelicans hired the War-riors’ former assistantcoach, Alvin Gentry, astheir head coach andsigned Anthony Davis to a5-year, $145 million con-tract.

This year’s season isgoing to be full of sur-prises. Tune in to the sea-son opener this Tuesday,October 27th at 7:00p.m.on the TNT network.

Cornell Notes

Genesis StiggersElgin Middle School

There is a new skillthat is being taught at ElginISD right now called Cornellnotes. Cornell notes are a“smarter” way to take notesin class. The format is setup to where there is a spotto take notes, a place towrite questions about thenotes you take, a section tosummarize the questionsyou just asked, and to sumit all up, an essential ques-tions spot to show what thenotes are supposed to an-swer, even though the topicyou’re taking notes on isright there at the top. Hon-estly, I think Cornell notesare good but we have to usethem in every class whichis a waste of time.

I know that studentsneed to know how to writenotes and it’s good thatwe have a chance to dothat. I just don’t believethey’re needed in everyclass. During the morning,in my advisory class, wehave Cornell notes. One ofmy teachers won’t let medo homework or talk toother teachers which isvery unfair. I thought studyhall/advisory was to haveextra time to do homeworkor study or get help. Imean, why have an advi-sory if you just waste itdoing a Cornell notes overnews that you can watchgetting ready in the morn-ing.

Cornell notes are asmart way to get goodnote taking habits. Butadvisory is a time to dohomework and get helpfrom teachers. I loveschool and try very hard tomake good grades, butthat’s harder when I don’thave the chance to talkwith teachers with teach-ers on days without tuto-rials. That is my take onCornell notes.

Excited About Art Club

Can't you tell, I am soexcited about being in theschool's art club that I amwriting about it again. Thisweek, we worked on deco-rating skeleton paper fig-

ures. Guess what, I boughta cool art kit to do artprojects for myself at home.I'm planning on using it tosketch, draw, paint, andcolor pictures. I've alreadystarted making a poster tohang up in my room. It'sturning out pretty cool. Ijust need to put the finish-ing touches on it. It is a re-ally awesome kit to dothings with. Maybe some-day, I will bring it to the artclub meeting next time anduse it there. I think art isvery cool. I like art becauseit allows me to createsomething bright and color-ful. Talk to ya later.

Erika LipscombManor Middle School

This past Saturdayand Sunday, the ManorHigh School cheerleadersspent the weekend withlittle girls that inspire tobe cheerleaders whenthey grow up. We held a

Mini Mustang Campcamp that lasted twodays and was structuredto teach material for aperformance at a footballgame.

Although we taughtand reviewed cheers,chants and dances dur-ing the duration of thecamp, we also got achance to have fun andplay games with the littleones. Both the little girlsand the high schoolcheerleaders had a blastand look forward to itagain. Doing this eventevery year, it turns out tobe a success and the par-ents really enjoy seeingtheir little princesses per-form at the footballgame.

Latrice LipscombManor High School

My Tribute to my Grandma

Malakhi WashingtonCunningham Elementary

Last week I wrote apoem with the theme be-ing about someone that Ilove and that means a lotto me. It took a littletime but it came to me,that person was mygrandma. She’s just agreat person because

she helps me with thingsand when I’m sad shelifts me up. She’s also agreat cook and is alwaysdoing fun things with mybrother and me; whetherit’s going to see a movieor just chilling on a Fri-day night watching mov-ies and eating popcorn.This is a poem I wouldlike to share with you.

“Granny, so muchdepends upon a funny in-telligent kind chiefscholar and songbird shelifts me up to the heav-ens and that ’s what agrandma should do!”

From time to time Il ike to write aboutpeople, places, or thingsthat inspire me and sharethem with you.

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YOUTH BRIGADE ~ BULLETIN

Last weekend mymom told me that I amgoing to a sleepover party.So when school ended, myfriend that was having hisparty wanted me walkhome with him and I said“I can’t because I have togo change and get mystuff.” When I got there wewaited for everyone elseto get there so we can goto Jump Street. Therewere six people in ourgroup and all them wereboys. Jump Street is atrampoline park withdodgeball and basketball.Also there is a small arcadeand a bull riding station.We spent about two hoursthere. When we got backto his house we ate hot

Kevin ParishPark Crest M.S.

dogs and desert whichwere cupcakes. All of usstayed up until threeo’clock in the morningplaying the game and hav-ing fun. When I left thatmorning my dad and Iwent to McDonalds to getbreakfast. Right when wegot home my mom toldme that we were going togo to a wedding at fouro’clock. It was a short wed-ding, it only lasted aboutten minutes. When it wasdone we went to the wed-ding reception and atesome really goodbarbeque. The receptionwas close to the end andthe groom wrote a lovesong for his wife and sangit to her and it was a nicesong. It was a good wed-ding I’m glad I went.

We recently loss ourfirst game to Cele MiddleSchool. That was our firstloss in two years. Thewhole a team was madand sad. My team and Iour looking to bounceback to win our last foot-ball game against KellyLane Middle School. GoPumas!!

WOW What a Weekend

Sarah RobertsonAthlos Academy

Fall Festival

A couple weeks ago,Athlos Leadership Acad-emy had a fall festival. Thisyear’s theme was rock ‘n’roll. We had a lot of differ-

ent activities for example:karaoke, a rock climbingwall, an obstacle course,face painting, air guitar,and other fun activities.

Also, since I’m in mu-sical theater we did a flashmob where we performedto The Cupid Shuffle. Atthe fall festival we had dif-ferent carnival foods like:Cotton candy, snow cones,ice cream, popcorn, coldchai tea, and some otherdelicious foods. I hopethat next year is as greatas this year. I hope I get toexperience something likethis again in the near fu-ture.

October was C.A.M

The month of Octo-ber was Clergy Apprecia-tion Month. Clergy Appre-ciation Month is where achurch congreation cel-ebrates and honors there

Zachariah WashingtonCrockett High School

pastor. My church TheKingdom Of God ChristianCenter celebrated our Pas-tor, Pastor Fred Moore bygiving a love offering anddifferent assorts of things.

October 13th isclergy appreciation day.Some Countries andchurches celebrate clergyappreciation day. Theymake this day Super Spe-cial for there Pastor by giv-ing an assortment of giftsand many other things.

Clergy Appreciationmonth is a great celebra-tion to partake of inchurch. It celebrates howawesome your Pastor andhis annoitents.

Je parle français!

Jarian GallowayHarmony Academy

At my school, thereare 3 foreign languageclasses that students cantake. These are French,Spanish, and Turkish. Ihappen to take French.

I've taken in Frenchsince 6th grade, and asthe years progressed, sodid the level of my class.This year, I 'm in APFrench IV (4). Tuesday,October 27th, we tookour first field trip as aclass. Our teacher chosea French café for us tonot only eat breakfast to-gether and practice ourfrench, but also see ifthese French-based res-taurants were actuallyimplenting the culture intheir cuisine.

French and food; itshould be a fun trip. Untilthen, au revoir!

Family Fun Night

SaNaya WhiteAnn Richards

Friday the 23rd I at-tended family fun night atmy church which isSimpson United MethodistChurch. At family fun night

we played different gameslike obstacle course, fam-ily feud, Simon Says, bingo,and then we just playedother games we made up.After playing we ate foodand then played somemore.

We also painted onsmall pumpkins any waywe wanted to. I think myfavorite part of the funnight was the obstaclecourse because I couldhave won but the personwho had the egg in herhand wasn't sure when tohand the egg and thespoon to me. I still think Iwon though. I had fun butnow my excitement issaved for HALLOWEEN!

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”Chris Rock is a comedic powerhouse who willbring tremendous energy to the event, and we’re hon-ored to have him,” said Paul Lee, President ABC Enter-tainment Group.

With a career spanning more than three decades,Rock most recently directed the comedy special “AmySchumer: Live at the Apollo,” which premiered thismonth on HBO. In 2014 he wrote, directed and starredin the critically acclaimed feature “Top Five,” and in 2009ventured into the documentary world as a writer, pro-ducer and star of “Good Hair.”

Rock has enjoyed ongoing success in both film andtelevision as a comedian, actor, writer, producer anddirector. His feature acting credits include “I Think I LoveMy Wife,” which he also wrote and directed, “Head ofState” (writer, producer and director), “Death at a Fu-neral” (also producer), and the first three films in theblockbuster “Madagascar” series, as the voice of Marty. His other acting credits include “The Longest Yard,”“Nurse Betty,” “2 Days in New York” and “LethalWeapon 4.” In television, Rock created, executive pro-duced and narrated the series “Everybody Hates Chris,”which ran from 2005 to 2009 and was inspired by Rock’schildhood. He was a cast member on “Saturday NightLive” from 1990 to 1993.

The 88th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & High-land Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live bythe ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. TheOscar presentation also will be televised live in morethan 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Chris Rock starredon SNL in 1990-93

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Austin Police ChiefArt Acevedo to DiscussHow Black Lives areSignificant to Austin

Hosted by: African American YouthHarvest Foundation

AUSTIN, TX - The African American Youth HarvestFoundation (AAYHF) will host a workshop with AustinPolice Chief Art Acevedo and the Austin Police Depart-ment on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 10:00AM.

The workshop is to discuss hot topics amongst theminority community such as the Black Lives Matter cam-paign and new policies being rolled out by the AustinPolice Department regarding contact with the police.

The discussion will be moderated by local Austincommunity activist MeMe Styles. This is an opportu-nity for the entire Austin community to discuss the con-cerns plaguing the minority community of Austin.

The African American Youth Harvest Foundation islocated at 6633 HWY 290 East, Suite 303 Austin, Texas78723 (at the intersection of Cameron Rd. and 290 East).Community members and elected officials are welcome.

For more information or media inquiries pleasecontact Development Director, Keya Wallace512.428.4480 ext 216 or kwallace@aayhf.org.

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo

Y’ALL BE SAFE THIS HALLOWEEN!

Also known as “balance billing,”surprise billing most commonly oc-curs when a patient goes to a hos-pital on an insurance plan but thenis unknowingly treated by a pro-vider outside of that plan, forcingthe insured patient to pay out-of-pocket for much of that care. “Pa-tients under anesthesia shouldn’thave to pay out-of-pocket unexpect-edly for a health care provider out-side their insurance coverage net-work,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett.“Surprise billing is a complex prob-lem. But we should all agree that re-quiring patients to pay unfair andunexpected bills is not the solution.”The legislation would help curb thispractice by requiring patient con-sent before being treated by some-one not within their insurance plan.If such consent is not possible—forexample because the patient is ex-periencing a medical emergency—the patients could only be chargedwhat they would have paid for thesame services on their insuranceplan. The bill is cosponsored by anumber of Members including theRanking Members of the HealthSubcommittees of the House Waysand Means and Energy and Com-merce Committees.

DOGGETT: “...requiringpatients to pay unfairand unexpected bills is

not the solution”CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

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The Caribbean American Community

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

On October 25, theCaribbean AmericanCommunity in CentralTexas held a "social gath-ering" meant to bring thecommunity together. Itwas meant as a showcaseof the Caribbean culture,food, and customs. Notonly was there food, butmusic, games and ven-dors in which peoplecould enjoy. Despite the

bad weather that in-cluded rain and a threatof a tornado, peoplemassively came out tothe event. People cameout "massively" to fellow-ship with other peoplefrom the Caribbean’s andtheir "allies."

According to the or-ganizing team made up ofStacy, Elisse, and Karen,"We were very happy withthe turnout of people de-spite the elements of rain,cold, and possibly tornadowarnings." The organizers

mentioned that, "About70 people came out to theevent." In other words, itwas more than what theyhad expected. Conse-quently, they believe thatthe turnout means thatthere are a number ofpeople who are excitedabout what they are do-ing.

Furthermore, Elissethe new president of theCaribbean American Com-munity in Central Texasmentioned that theyhave 200 members; how-

ever, she believes thatthere are many morepeople of Caribbean de-cent living in the CentralTexas area. According toEloise, "The Caribbeannations are those thatare located in theCaribbean’s and alsothose who share the Car-ibbean culture. For in-stance, the nation ofBelize located in CentralAmerica is considered tobe a Caribbean nationbecause they share thesame Caribbean culture.

Stacy Robinson, Elisse, and Karen at Carribean Community event. Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

Tanzanians Awaits Election Results

Since 1992, Tanzaniahad the opportunity tovote in a free and “Demo-cratic election." So, on Oc-tober 25, the nation ofTanzania held their elec-tion. The election wasmeant to elect the nexthead (president) of stateof Tanzania. In addition tovoting for the president,they also had the opportu-nity to vote for membersof parliament and for thelocal Governor Councilor.In the presidential race,Tanzanians will have tochoose between Mr.Mapinduzi of the rulingparty (CCM) and/or theleader, Mr. Magufili of theUKAWA who has an alli-ance with other opposi-

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

tion parties. According to ex-

perts, this is a very tight

Theo Andrew

election cycle. As the na-tion of Tanzania goes tothe polls, its Diaspora liv-

ing in Central Texas is ea-gerly awaiting for the pollsresults. In addition, itsDiaspora living in CentralTexas are "praying" andhoping for a "free, fair, andpeaceful election". Ac-cording to Mrs. TheoAndrews a member of theTanzanian Diaspora livingin Central Texas, "Manypeople are voting for theleader who is promisingthem a new and differentTanzania. They wantchanges in the quality ofeducation, healthcare, in-frastructure, bettereconomy and so manythings. This electioncomes down to mostlytwo popular presidentialrivals John Magufuli underCCM party and EdwardLowasa under Chadema/Ukawa. There has beenrumors and allegations ofelectoral fraud broughtforward mostly by the op-position parties."

Moreover, a peacefuland fair election will provethat Tanzania is evolvinginto an era of Democracy.Many people are wishingthat this election actuallybrings people together.According to Mrs. Andrew,"I wish everyone all thebest in this election. Ihope who ever lose ac-cepts the defeat. Forthose who win, I hopethey do the job right be-cause the people whoelected them will bewatching. If they don’tdeliver they will be kickedout in the next election. Iwish, I was back home tojoin the millions of Tanza-nians in the voting."

OPEN HOUSE:E. 51ST STREET

(MANOR ROAD TO HWY 183)

East 51st Street from Manor Road to HW 183is in the process of undergoing routine street main-tenance (resurfacing). By coordinating with thismaintenance, the Austin Transportation Depart-ment (ATD) has the opportunity to modify the East51st Street striping with little to no effect on projectcost and duration. ATD is assessing restriping optionsthat could improve safety and mobility for all roadusers.

In order to ensure the most appropriate allo-cation of East 51st Street space, ATD is seeking ad-ditional feedback from local residents and otherusers of this East 51st Street prior to determiningfinal plans. You can obtain additional informationabout this mobility project and provide feedback ata public input meeting for the project on SaturdayOctober 31st, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at theWindsor Park Library, 5833 Westminster Drive, Aus-tin, TX 78723. A presentation of the expandedproject scope and anticipated improvements in traf-fic flow will start at 10:30 a.m. with breakout dis-cussion to follow.

Feedback based on local experience frequentlyresults in improvements to initial project propos-als. If necessary, modifications to this proposal canbe made after input received at the open house. Ifyou cannot attend this open house and have ques-tions or comments, please contact Nathan Wilkes at(512) 974-7016 or nathan.wilkes@austintexas.gov.

Saturday, October 31, 2015 - 10:30am to 12:00pm

Pflugerville ElectionStakes Run High

by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon | Villager Columnist

Pflugerville, Texas is a city that is located betweenAustin and Round Rock, Texas. In addition, Pflugerville is acity at a crossroad in numerous aspects. Pflugerville is ata crossroad between being a "sleepy city" versus a "bus-tling city". It is at a crossroad of keeping the status quo orof bringing in new businesses into the city. Furthermorethe city of Pflugerville is at a crossroad of whether or notto bring an animal shelter to the city. Moreover, this issueof an animal shelter is a proposition on the ballot.

First of all, the Pflugerville Animal Shelter bond is setfor $10.7 million dollars which could build a new animalshelter. If the voters approve this bond, then it will giveeven more to build larger cages, to expand the capacity,and kennels. The facility will be used until the year 2025.According to the city of Pflugerville the bond will add anadditional $31.42 to the property tax. In other words,this bond will affect homeowners living in Pflugerville.

In addition, there are two city council races on theballot. Both of these races are much contested. The nextpersons who gets elected to the Pflugerville City Councilwill have to steer Pflugerville either to more growth or areduced growth. According to the experts, a lot of peoplehave come out for the early voting. In other words, theexperts are surprised that so many people have voted early.

SMBR Celebrates 10 Years ofAwarding Diversity in Contracting

The City of Austin’s Small & Minority Business Resources De-partment (SMBR) celebrated 10 Years of Celebrating Diversity inContracting on Wednesday, Oct. 28th.

Each year SMBR recognizes firms that exhibit high standardsin their contracting and performance in support of the City ofAustin’s MBE/WBE Procurement Program. This year, SMBR is proudto recognize the following two prime firms:

Hensel Phelps, Prime Contractor of the YearMcKinney York Architects, Inc., Prime Consultant of the YearSMBR will also honor four Small Businesses of the Year which

are certified minority and women-owned businesses that havebeen successful on City of Austin contracts. This year’s winnersinclude:

Marie’s Trucking - (Minority Asian subcontractor)Avery’s Lawn Care & Landscaping, LLC - (Minority African-

American subcontractor)Lewis Concrete Restoration, (Minority Hispanic subcontrac-

tor)DEA Specialties Co, Inc., (Woman subcontractor) The Department has added two new awards for recipients

within the City of Austin. The internal awards will recognize a Cityof Austin employee and a City of Austin Department or Work Groupfor their commitment and support of SMBR’s mission. This year’srecipients are:

MBE/WBE Advocate - Carlos Lopez, Public Works DepartmentDepartment Award - eCapris Team, Financial Services Depart-

mentSMBR also use this occasion to recognize the efforts of our

Service Providers for their assistance with outreach and commu-nications in the Construction arena:

Asian Contractors Association (ACA)Austin Area Black Contractors Association (ABCA)Hispanic Contractors Association de Austin (USHCA)

CLASSIFIEDS ~ PUBLIC INFORMATION

City of AustinPurchasing Office

EMPLOYMENTPROPOSALS

PUBLICINFORMATION

FOR SALEFOR RENT

BIDSMISCELLANEOUS

The City of Austin Purchasing Office invitesyou to view current bid solicitations at https://www.c i . au s t i n . t x . u s / f i nanceon l ine /vendor_connection/solicitation/solicitations.cfm.Vendors are encouraged to register on-line in theCity’s Vendor Self Service System. Once yourcompany is registered, you will receive notifica-tions about new bid opportunities. For additionalinformation regarding current bid opportunitiesor Vendor Registration, please call the Purchas-ing Office at 512-974-2500.

For information on the City of Austin’s Mi-nority Owned and Women-Owned ProcurementProgram and the certification process, pleasecontact the Small & Minority Business ResourcesDepartment at 512-974-7600 or visit their websiteat http://www.austintexas.gov/smbr.

City of Austin Featured JobOpportunities

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Apply at HRMiddle Fiskville Rd.

6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752Job Line (512 223-5621hhtp://www./austincc.ed

EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V

The City of Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please visit the City of Austin employmentwebsite at www.austincityjobs.org to view

requirements and apply for these and other jobopportunities. We encourage you to check the

employment website often as new jobopportunities are posted daily.

If you have any questions or need assistance,please call 512-974-3210 or email us atemployment.services@austintexas.gov.

The City of Austin is currently seeking qualifiedapplicants for the following positions:

We want YOU!AdvertiseWith The

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• Associate Judge• Assistant Director, Public Works Engr andProject Delivery• 911 Call Taker/Dispatch Trainee• Athletic Officials I-IV (30 Part Time Openings)• Dispatcher II (Night Shift: 9:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.)• Project Manager• Street & Bridge Operations Technician I• Compensation Consultant (Two Positions)• Dispatcher II (Night Shift: 9:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.)• Graduate Engineer A or Graduate Engineer B• Case Manager• Administrative Specialist Please visit the City of Austin employment website atwww.austincityjobs.org to view requirements and apply for theseand other job opportunities. We encourage you to check theemployment website often as new job opportunities are posteddaily. If you have any questions or need assistance, please call512-974-3210 or email us atemployment.services@austintexas.gov. The City of Austin is anEqual Opportunity Employer

New Jobs fortheWeek of 10/25/2015

Coordinator,Student Life

Rio Grande CampusJob# 1509061

Specialist, Student LifeRound Rock Campus

Job# 1510032Analyst, HR Records

Highland Business CenterJob# 1510044Director, TestingHays Campus

Job# 1510036Technician, Senior IT

(Computer Lab Support)Northridge Campus

Job# 1510043Specialist, Student Services

Information CenterHighland Business Center

Job# 1510040Specialist, Advising (Student

Services)Eastview CampusJob# 1510041

Faculty, Building ConstructionTechnology

Round Rock Campus andRiverside CampusJob# 1510039

CITATION BY PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF TEXASTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS LARKIN Deceased, No.C-1-

PB-15-001955 in Probate Court Number One of Travis County, Texas.DARLINE BACEY AND ALLThe alleged heir(s)at law in the above numbered and entitled estate, filed in Probate

Court No. 1, Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas,on October 22, 2015, an Application to Determine Heirship & for Letters of Independent Ad-ministration in the said estate and request(s) that said Court determine who are the heirs andonly heirs of the said DOUGLAS LARKIN, Deceased, and their respective shares and interestsin such estate.

Said application will be heard and acted on by said Court at 10:00 o’clock a.m. on thefirst Monday next after the expiration of ten days from date of publication of this citation, atthe County Courthouse in Travis County, Texas.

All persons interested in said estate are hereby cited to appear before said HonorableCourt at said above mentioned time and place by filing a written answer contesting suchapplication should they desire to do so.

If this citation is not served within 90 days after date of its issuance, it shall be returnedunserved.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF SAID COURT at office in Travis County, Texas,

on October 22, 2015.

C-l-PB-15~0019552BP - 000002030

Dana DeBeauvoirCounty Clerk, Travis County, Texas

P.O. BOX 149325 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78714-9325

TITLE: Sub-Consultant Opportunity for City of Austin Traffic Management CenterOperations Expansion Project (CLMP189A)

AD: Iteris, Inc. (an Equal Opportunity Employer) is seeking City of Austin, TX certifiedMinority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE)subconsultants for Traffic and Transportation Engineering support services.Iteris is pursuing an opportunity with the City of Austin TransportationDepartment to provide Traffic Management Center services. This RFQ shallnot obligate Iteris to either contract with or reimburse costs to respondents.Letters of Interest should include the following only as they relate to theCONSULTANT REQUIREMENTS herein:• Statement of Qualifications for your organization

PROJECT/SOLICITATION No: Traffic Management Center Operations Expansion Project(CLMP189A). RFQ and attachments to open solicitation can be located on City website at linkbelow: https://www.austintexas.gov/financeonline/finance/index.cfm

CONSULTANT REQUIREMENTS: Within the category ofTransportation Consulting and Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Iterisis looking for firms who can provide the following services, specific to thescope of services as detailed in the RFQ.

1. A firm that employs staff who have worked directly with both the Cityof Austin Traffic Engineering department and TxDOT Austin in support ofdeveloping transportation management strategies for the greater Austinregion, including the I-35 corridor.

2. A firm with employs staff with minimum 5 years of experience in thedevelopment and implementation of signal timing plans for time of dayand adaptive signal systems.

3. A firm that employs staff who have a minimum of 1 year of workingexperience with the Kimley Horn traffic management software, KITS.

4. A firm that employs and trains staff in basic/fundamental concept oftraffic operations who are well versed in the use of computers who canwork in a Traffic Management Center located in Austin.

.Letters of Interest must be received prior to 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 anddirected to the attention of Scott Carlson at CityofAustinPursuit@iteris.com or:

Iteris, Inc.Scott Carlson, PE

Fax: 949-270-9401Email: CityofAustinPursuit@iteris.com

David chapel missionary baptist church tohost its annual community fall festival

AUSTIN, TX - JoinDavid Chapel on Saturday,October 31, 2015, as ithosts its annual Commu-nity Fall Festival - a Chris-tian alternative to Hallow-een. Admission is free!Planned with the entirefamily in mind, this eventtransports visitors into anoasis of games, food, and

of course, candy! The livemusic will be a delight toyour ears as you strollthrough the festival andenjoy the cool Austinnight. Security will be pro-vided to ensure a safe en-vironment for children toroam freely. Costumesthat are not scary, inde-cent, or violent are en-

couraged!The festival will take

place from 6:30 p.m. –8:00 p.m. in the back park-ing lot of David ChapelMissionary Baptist Church,2211 E. Martin LutherKing, Jr., Blvd., Austin, TX78702.

Come and celebratewith us!

It’s that time again!The buzz around the ES-SENCE Festival 2016 inNew Orleans, LA is build-ing as we announce thedates to our “party with apurpose.”

Great food, even bet-ter vibes, empoweringseminars and blockbusterconcerts are just a few ofthe reasons to start plan-ning your trip to the BigEasy now.

Without further de-lay, here are your official

ESSENCE Festival 2016dates: Thursday, June 30to Sunday, July 3.

Stay tuned for head-liner announcements andticket information—they’re coming soon!

To keep up with allthings ESSENCE Festival,follow us now on Twitter@essencefest.

There’s nothing bet-ter than spending Fourthof July weekend in NewOrleans with half a millionof your closest friends!

ESSENCE Festival 2016 Dates Announced, PlanYour Trip to New Orleans Now!

by Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager Newspaper

TheBreakfast

ClubEvery Friday8 AM - 9 AM

Tommy Wyatt &Damita Shanklin

www.KAZIFM.org

Poll Data ShowsUrban Parents

OptimisticAbout

SchoolingOptions

Black parents placeemphasis on

parentalresponsibility,

college for theirchildren, as priorities

By Chris StewartVillager Contributor

The results of a newEducation Post poll illus-trate varying perspectiveson secondary education inAmerica across racial andsocio-economic lines. The2015 Parent Poll surveyeda cross-section of over1,000 parents and guard-ians of K-12 public schoolstudents on topics relatedto education ranging fromthe use of common core inschools, thoughts on im-proving failing schools, tothe importance of college.

The poll found thatparents, generally, had anoptimistic outlook on edu-cation for students in pov-erty, with nearly 70% ofparents believing that par-ents and teachers canovercome the challengesfaced by needy children.This view was sharedamong parents at a 2:1 ra-tio and is consistent withthe view of many Blackparents who place highvalue on parental involve-ment and feel family unitsand parents are respon-sible for their children’slevel of success in school.Many Black parents whowere surveyed indicatedthat they are open to toolsthat might help themmore effectively assist ineducating their children,with almost 60% sayingthat they wanted tests toidentify areas where theirchild needs extra help ascompared to 54% of par-ents nationally sharing thesame view.

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PROGRAMS ~ AWARENESS

Linking The Past to Enrich The Future

AUSTIN, TX - On Thursday October 22, more than thirty Original Anderson Alumni attended the football game between Anderson High school and Lehman HighSchool of Kyle. The alumni were invited to the game by Mrs. Donna Houser, Principal of Anderson in the continuing effort to share the history and achievements of theOriginal Anderson with the New Anderson. Anderson football teams were State Champions in 1942, 1956, 1957 and 1961. Members of some of those teams werepresent and were individually recognized as was the entire group. Commemorative T-shirts, designed and provided by Anderson, were presented to those in atten-dance. To add to the excitement of the evening Anderson won the game 28 - 0.

Linking The Past to Enrich The Future

South African Students ShutDown Three Top Schools Over

'Exclusionary' Fees

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network

(TriceEdneyWire.com)– South Africa’s three topuniversities suspendedclasses this week as agrowing student move-ment protested an ‘exclu-sionary’ fee hike thatwould hurt poor black stu-dents and force them fur-ther out of the educationsystem.

The latest schools tobe targeted by the protest-ors included Rhodes Uni-versity, the University ofCape Town (UCT) and theUniversity of theWitwatersrand (Wits).

Marches and ralliesagainst the higher 2016tuition fees began atBraamfontein campus aweek ago. School officialsthere were barricaded intheir offices by studentswho argued that the pro-posed charge of 10,000rand or $752 from eachstudent at the beginning

of the year wasunaffordable. Their ac-tions signaled the growthof campus activism linkedby social media includinga student-run news wirewith a Twitter feed(@Activateonline ),among others.

"We are merely fight-ing for education,"Nompendulo Mkhatshwa,students' leader at Witsuniversity in Johannesburgtold the AFP news agency.

"We are fighting toopen the doors, so thatevery black child... canhave a chance to play arole in developing theeconomy of this country."

School officials main-tain that their hands aretied: government subsi-dies for South African uni-versities are declining andutilities are up, higherthan inflation. The weaken-ing of South Africa’s cur-

rency has made purchasesof research equipment,books and journals morecostly in foreign currencies.

The nationwide pro-tests have launched a de-bate about the role ofstate funding in education,in a country where a uni-versity education—inclu-sive of tuition, accommo-dation and books—costsan average of R 100 000per year (close to $8,000),against the backdrop ofhigh unemployment (25%in the previous quarter),and low monthly wagesfor the average South Af-rican worker.

Meanwhile, a recentcensus of university par-ticipation by race findsthat blacks and whites arefurther apart with 3.4 per-cent black enrollment to23.3 percent by whites.Mixed race is at 3 percentand Asian at 13.1 percent.

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Hamilton Wins US Grand Prixand F1 Season Championship

Mercedes driver LewisHamilton, of Britain,

celebrates after winningthe world championship

win his victory at theFormula One U.S. Grand

Prix auto race at the Circuitof the Americas, Sunday,Oct. 25, 2015, in Austin,

Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

by: Jim Vertuno AP Sports Writer (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AUSTIN, Texas (APand AFRO.com) - LewisHamilton took off his rac-ing helmet and bent lowin a moment of quiet re-flection after winning atight race and anotherFormula One champion-ship.

Hamilton turned andwalked to the victor’s po-dium to celebrate winningthe United States GrandPrix to secure his third For-mula One season title.

“In the final laps Iwas thinking about myfamily and my dad stand-ing in the rain watchingme race, as a crazy parentthinking someday hemight be a good driver,”Hamilton said. “It’s hardto believe I’m here as athree-time champion.”

Hamilton’s third U.S.win in four years gave him21 over two seasons andhis 10th this year. The 30-

year-old is the first For-mula One driver to win 10or more races in consecu-tive seasons.

A third season cham-pionship earns Hamiltona spot among the greatdrivers in the sport’s his-tory. Three matches hisidol Ayrton Senna and tiesJackie Stewart for mostchampionships by a Brit-ish driver. Only MichaelSchumacher, JuanManuel Fangio, AlainProst and current Ferraridriver Sebastian Vettelhave won more.

“For me, it was alwaysto get the three Ayrtonhad,” Hamilton said, callingit “very humbling.”

Hamilton’s firstworld title in 2008 camedown to the final turn inthe final race of the sea-son. The second and thirdhave been much moredominant.