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October 18, 2012

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AUSTIN - !e Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority an-nounced the name for the Environ-mental Impact Study and long-range mobility plan for the ‘Y’ intersection (the intersection of US 290 West and SH 71 West) in Oak Hill at a press conference Wednesday morning, held at the Park & Ride on Hwy. 290 West.

CTRMA: ‘Oak Hill Parkway’ wins!" B#!!$% J%&' S&("%) Oak Hill Parkway was the name

chosen by nearly 75 percent of vot-ers, according to Steve Pustelnyk, director of communications for the Mobility Authority. !e Mobility Authority hosted a community brainstorm session on possible names for the project in late August, giving the public an opportunity to vote on the top names on the Mobility Authority website.

Pustelnyk said the name is not indicative of what the project will entail. “It’s really about creating a distinct identity for a study so when we talk about the study we can refer to it and people know what we’re talking about. !e name should in no way infer a predetermination or an idea for what we plan to do at this stage,” Pustelnyk said. “In this type of pro-

cess there are always a wide range of alternatives, including a no-build or a do-nothing alternative. Just because it’s being called the Oak Hill Parkway study doesn’t mean we’re absolutely certain at this point we’ll be building something.” Pustelnyk said the Mobility Author-ity would host its "rst open house on Nov. 15 to address citizen problems and concerns.

Right: CTRMA designed logo for Oak Hill ‘Y’ Environmental Impact Study and mobility plan.

Tra#c and education were major topics of debate at last Wednesday’s candidate forum hosted by the Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN) at the Circle C Commu-nity Center. Candidates for Travis County Precinct 3 commissioner and constable, and state representa-tives for District 47 and 48 addressed questions submitted by members of OHAN, as well as questions from citizens in attendance. Other topics included Homeowner’s Association fees, air quality and healthcare. Travis County Precinct 3 com-missioner candidates Karen Huber and Gerald Daugherty drew clear di$erences on tra#c, particularly the ongoing debate over whether to build SH-45 Southwest, a proposed stretch of road that would connect MoPac and FM 1626. A requested amendment to remove SH-45 from the Capital Area Met-ropolitan Planning Organization’s long-range transportation plan was withdrawn by the city of Austin on

Austin Pizza Garden: A haunted history

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Austin Pizza Garden manager Brian Ahart on the stairway where ghostly apparitions have been seen.

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Commissioner’s race will have deep impactDear Editor,

Statesman published a “Politifact check” on Travis County Commis-sioner Karen Huber’s position on

that our mission is the future of

intertwined as they are in the future of

also know that we will have to work closely with whomever the voters put

Nevertheless, we realize that the

be deeply impacted by the November 2012 elections, especially the election of our Travis County Commissioner

political fact check on the record of the two candidates, current Commission-er Karen Huber, and past Commis-

-liamson Creek-Convict Hill corridor and the Y in Oak Hill, I appreciate

was mandated by withdrawal of permissions by the Army Corps of

Our elected Travis County Commissioner,

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our protests over certain harm to our

and the environment.

Board as part of a "ve toll way pack-

-lion dollar shortfall, responsibility for

was unable to procure investment

In the meantime we had an election and a new commissioner in Precinct

-ness to listen respectfully, do serious

Commissioner Huber believed that in this era of constrained "nances it was important to look at the whole

resources, her approach was to inves-

with the City of Austin to develop an a#ordable interim solution known as continuous $ow intersections on the

As Commissioner, Karen Huber

answers and was not afraid to take unpopular stands when the facts warranted. !is made her vulnerable

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Early voting: Monday, Oct. 22 - Friday, Nov. 2. for Nov. 6 general/municipal elections Voters will consider 18 City of Aus-

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!ose of you who follow along with the home version of !is Old Spouse are surely aware of my fondness for all things Rod Serling, Alfred Hitch-cock, and even a tri"e Stephen King. However, just because these guys are my personal heroes does not mean for one minute that what I’m about to lay on you is #ctional, counterfeit, or even a tad exaggerated. What I’m about to tell you is as true as Abe Lincoln’s golf score, I promise. !e tale that shall henceforth unfold is, as Johnny Carson used to say, some weird, wild stu$, so I suggest we all gather ’round the camp#re and turn o$ our "ashlights. Feel free to hold hands with the person next to

you, if you wish. Wait, did you hear that? Probably a coyote. Okay, here goes: My house is haunted. !e end. No, just kidding. Just kidding about the end, not about my house being haunted. I’m serious. My wife and girls will vouch for me. It started some years back when little things began to move around in my daughter Lind-sey’s room. It all be-gan with the Barbie car. When Linz was little, she had a pink remote control Barbie car, which went with

the pink Barbie house and all the pink Barbie accessories and pink Barbie dog and pink Barbie dog poo and pink Barbie clothes and all that other pink stu$. And I guess there

was a pink Barbie in there somewhere, too. Anyway, one day we noticed the cute little pink Barbie car running around in slow circles in Lindsey’s room—and Barbie was not behind the wheel! (She was passed out from her little pink Barbie happy hour she had with Ken, Midge, Kanga, Tigger, and Polly Pocket the night before.) We #g-

ured the remote got stuck face down somewhere, so we hunted for it. When we found it, none of the cute, little pink buttons were pushed —the car was supposed to be o$. And there it was, running around and crashing into furniture, making me wonder if somebody sold little pink Barbie liability insurance. It happened a couple more times, too. (Although one time, I must confess, while I observed the ghostly pink Barbie car traveling by itself all over the room, I discovered Lindsey hiding, snickering, and working the remote. Very funny, Lindsey.) Seriously, Lindsey’s room—and the garage beneath her room—host some sort of poltergeisty presence. It may be a little pink poltergeisty presence, but I’m not sure. I could just be hung up on the Barbie thing. Lindsey her own self has noticed things in di$erent places from where she le% them in her room, and at times when she was certain no one else had entered her room. Well, except for the cat. But I don’t think Max the cat would be able to move Lindsey’s nail polish from her bed to her closed dresser drawer, unless someone’s been training Max to open drawers—and appreciate the #ner aspects of nail care. I have no-ticed, however, how shiny and pol-ished Max’s claws are of late. Naaaah. I’m more willing to believe we have a ghost than believe that our male cat has gone metrosexual. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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pets from the city’s death row. By the end of that #scal year, APA! had res-cued 1,783 animals, decreasing the city’s euthanasia rate to 31 percent. At that point Austin was working to become a “no-kill” city. APA! does not accept pets from the public. Instead, it works as the last chance lifeline for local shelters like the Austin Animal Center (formerly TLAC). Ironically, APA! now works out of the Town Lake facility since the city moved its animal center to the east part of town. In January 2010, the city eutha-nized 316 animals. Xena was one of the lucky ones. She was one of 185 plucked from death row by APA! A woman named “Andy” said, “I picked her up from TLAC originally; she was frightened but so anxious to make a connection with someone.” !at wish for a connection may have saved her life. APA! looks at every animal on the euthanasia list to save those that deserve a second chance. At any given time, approximately 25 percent of the dogs rescued by APA! are in the “senior” category. For larger dogs that age could be 5. Smaller dogs might be seniors at the age of 9. Older dogs become homeless for a variety of reasons: a change in the home environment

(new baby, allergies), death of the owner, a change in schedule leaving no time for the dog. Or, like Xena, neglect or abuse. APA! makes videos of each pet so that potential adopters can review them online. !e video for Xena showed a dog devoid of spirit or energy. She was lying in the APA! yard, a blanket keeping her warm. She brie$y li%ed her head, presum-ably in response to someone talking to her, but she could not hold it up for more than a few seconds. !e photos posted of her showed a dog smiling despite missing fur over much of her body.

Who could possibly love this dog? Who would take a chance on adopting an older dog? APA! has faith in the people of Austin. For each pet they take in, they believe a forever home is right around the corner. While many folks come to the facility looking for a puppy, there are those who want a companion without the time and energy required in training a puppy. Some don’t know what they want, but make a connection at the facility—sometimes with a senior

or special needs dog. And so it was with my sister and I. We went to the APA! facility on Jan-uary 22, 2010, looking for one thing: a sweet old gal who needs a break. !is was in tribute to our 16-year-old dog who died six months earlier. We had been shown a couple of six-year-old dogs, both sweet and energetic, but they didn’t seem to be the right #t. !e sta&er listened to us talk about our previous dog, and that we were good with old dogs.

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!e day was sunny, with many of the dogs enjoying the day in their outdoor pens. !e sta"er asked if we might be interested in an older dog, one still taking medication for a variety of temporary illnesses. One who looked funny right now due to a lack of fur, but much of it had grown back in the three weeks at APA! And so we met Xena. She still needed several weeks of medication. !e sta" was hopeful that all her fur would return. She was thin and painfully shy, walking up to sta"ers sitting in the yard with her head so far down it seemed impossible that she could even see who she was approaching. Summer Huggins, one of those sta"ers, said, “!ere was a group of us sitting out in the yard and talking the day that you and your sister were walking Xena, and I for one was hoping we were seeing magic happen when y’all were spending

An old dog gets a second chanceContinued from page 7 time with her.”

It soon became clear to us that not only was this dog neglected (no fur, 10 pounds underweight), but she had been abused as well. For months if we touched her when she was not expecting it, she would yelp and run into the next room. She would not let us touch her ears, her feet or her belly. She is fearful of water coming out of a hose. We do not know who was cruel to this dog, or why, but we are happy to provide a safe harbor for this sweet old gal’s #nal years. We have given her ample time to feel comfortable and safe with us, to trust us. Milestones for us are unique to this dog: the day she let us approach and pet her while she was lying down, the day she let us hold her paw to remove a thorn, the day she passed up food on the street (a slice of pizza) without feeling the compulsion to grab and eat it. We were not abandoned a$er

the adoption. APA! checked in to see that we were all adjusting well. PetSmart gave us a discount for basic training. Oak Hill’s Canine Center for Training and Behavior gave Xena a free evaluation and discounted classes to help her adjust to her new life. !is old dog has learned to sit, to lie down, to turn in a circle. And we discovered this old dog loves to swim. When Canine Center trainers noticed she didn’t react when her name was called, we gave her a new one: GiGi (for Good Girl). We have found no bad habits that would lead anyone to abuse this dog. She is indeed a sweet old gal. As we watch this old dog snoozing in the living room, safe and happy, it gives us a sense of joy that I think only comes with rescuing a senior or special needs dog. I highly rec-ommend it.

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month. Groups across the country and across the world are working to make sure older pets are not over-looked. Locally, Austin Pets Alive! are among groups rescuing dogs of all ages, including seniors. Others make seniors a priority. !e label of senior can depend on the size of the dog. Larger breeds can become seniors at the age of 5. Smaller breeds might not be seniors until the age of 9.

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told the Gazette, “A$er volunteering at animal shelter for years, I watched and my heart ached for the older dogs that came into the shelter, many coming from homes where someone had passed away and others given up due to their age. Most of them giving up hope and getting passed over for adoption while the younger dogs got adopted. I knew something had to be done. I started by taking home one dog at time, cleaning them up and #nding them homes. !en I started Muttville, Senior Dog Rescue.” Muttville creates better lives for

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Franklin added, “Senior dogs do not belong in shelters, they deserve a warm loving place to spend the rest of their lives. !ey are so easy and so willing to give themselves over to a loving home, too. What I hear from our adopters is that they will only adopt seniors from now on. Many of our adopters have adopted from us more than once! Once you have spent time with an older dog, it’s hard to go back to a puppy ever again!”

Senior Dog Haven & Hospice (https://www.facebook.com/Se-niorDogHaven) Having just formed this past June, this organization serves Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey and has already rescued 23 dogs. !e four founders each have 10 to 15 years of experience in senior rescue.Co-founder Diane Mercure said,

“Senior dogs should not be in crowded, loud, cold, cement shel-ters. We saw their need and wanted to help. !ere are numerous bene#ts to adopting a senior: they are already housetrained, they are past the

chewing phase, they don’t require a lot of exercise and they are calm and laid-back. !ey know they have been saved -- you can see the relief and gratitude in their eyes. !ere’s nothing more rewarding then see-ing them curled up and sleeping contently on a so$ bed.”!e group sees to it that senior dogs that are terminally ill or too frail to adopt will spend their #nal days in experienced and loving foster homes.

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This Old Spouse humorContinued from p. 4 from going out to eat, as we came

to a stop in the garage, Karen spied something unusual sitting on top of her purse. It was a Phillips-head drill bit, from my power drill I keep on the shelf in the garage. No one admitted to putting it there, and I’m certain it was my drill bit because when I checked, sure enough, it was missing. !e thing of it is, this is the power drill I inherited from my father-in-law, who passed away years ago, when Sue and I were dating. As cousin Karen held the drill bit up, we all eyed each other with that Rod Serling feeling climbing all

over us. Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo. “So what’s the message?” I asked. “It’s obvious,” Sue replied. “It’s my dad. He’s saying, ‘Don’t screw around on my daughter.’” Aha. I hear ya, Ed. And I’m walking the straight and narrow.

Roger White is a freelance writer living in Oak Hill with his lovely wife, two precocious daughters, a very fat dachshund, and a self-ab-sorbed cat. For further adventures, visit oldspouse.wordpress.com.

you can remember your values and areas where you are currently engaging in good deeds. !ese are people who you do say yes to when you give to charities, churches, and fundraisers of your choice. Yet when we feel obligated to give, resentment has fertile ground to grow. Others are not “making” us feel guilty – we’re doing that when we see someone’s request for money and we feel the tug to automatically comply. We can choose to give, we can choose to reserve our resources, or we can choose to give ourselves a break. Remembering our value systems can help guide us through a world always asking for more.

Dear Leslie, How do I tell my co-worker her perfume is burning up my sinuses! She’s a really sweet woman and I’d hate to o"end her, but when I leave from work my clothes are reeking as though I’ve been rolling in a rose bush. Help, she’s one cubicle over and I may need a gas mask!

Leslie Answers adviceContinued from p. 5 Signed,

Trying not to inhale

Dear Trying, Step slowly away from the gas mask. Instead, pick up your courage and let your co-worker know that while you like her very much, the fog of her perfume is clouding her charms. Let her know when someone applies perfume or cologne, their noses adjust to the scent quickly, to the point of not even being able to smell it anymore. Others, however, might be assaulted by it every time the person passes by on their way to the printer. I’m sure if it’s a problem for you, then it might also be for others. While it may be an uncomfortable conversation to have with your co-worker, it might help to clear the air, in all kinds of ways. Leslie Tourish is a Licensed Profes-sional Counselor in private practice in Dripping Springs, Texas. Please send questions and comments to [email protected] or visit at www.leslietourish.com. Phone: (512) 695-1660.

!e word from Oak Hill is... Miscellaneous. As in I got nothing, so I’ll write about whatever comes to mind. Expect to see three dots o#en.

I wish I were eating some golden fried shrimp from the Fishey Bizness Seafood trailer right now.

Unfortunately, the doctor tells me I should stay away from fried foods. He said if I don’t watch it, I’ll get severe angina, then I’ll have to call an ambulance, then they’ll take me to a hospital and slice open my chest. Yeah, right.

I miss Lux Bakery. Especially the Chicago dogs.

Whoever stole my Sennheiser HD280 headphones from Planet Fitness is a swine. You also have an ear infection now.

!e Jack Allen’s Kitchen up in Round Rock is o$cially open. !at means if I ever have car trouble there, I’ll at least have a place to eat.

Speaking of JAK’s, the last time I drank a beer at the bar (along with a shot of very dark rum) Ashley the bartender kept whining about not

being accepted to the University of Texas. Hey Ashley, why don’t you wait until you’re actually noti%ed one way or the other about your acceptance (or not) before you go all SuperPAC money on UT.

Speaking of UT, how about that Red River Rivalry. Almost everyone showed up to that event. Everyone except for the Texas defense, of course. And can we go back to calling it the Red River Shootout? !is

politically correct nonsense is making everyone sound like Elmer Fudd.

!e Scenic Brook Neighborhood As-sociation is seeking a board member to act as recording secretary. If you live in the Scenic Brook area and are functionally literate,

please contact Troy via this column at [email protected].

My other job? I work as a stage-hand at ACL at the Moody Center downtown. So I got to see some of the action this week, although not the Zilker Park action, just the downtown stu". Melissa Etheridge is amazingly great, one of the best rock singers on the planet.

On a serious note, a Scenic Brook

resident is %ghting for her life to recover from the West Nile virus, which is passed on innocuously enough by mosquito bites. Be careful out there. Put on the repellant and light the citronella candles.

Looks like the road construction between Oak Hill and Dripping Springs on Hwy. 290 is just about done. It’s down to one mile of one-lane road and slower speed limits.

Like Jack, Verona owner Reza started another version of his Italian restaurant up north. !is version features a full bar and is located at the Lincoln Village Shopping Center near 2222 and Hwy. 290.

Southwest Austin resident Jose Herrera and Nancy Rodriguez won the men’s and women’s division re-spectively in the Dripping Springs Home Depot Biggest Loser contest. Nancy lost nearly 20 pounds in the competition, while Jose lost 42 pounds in the 12-week contest. “!at’s like losing an entire Springer Spaniel,” Jose said.

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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 Waterloo Ice House, Southpark Meadows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. waterlooicehouse.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, Garett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thurs-day 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 EventsFriday & Saturday, Oct. 19 - 20

Washington García with the Aus-tin Symphony Orchestra - 8pm Performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Dell Hall, Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside Dr. Contact 476-6064 x 213

Wild West Fest 2012 - On Friday night, Barrel Races will kick off the event at 4 PM with Exhibitions and 7 Pm Open Runs in the arena. 8am Saturday fun events including Barrell races, Rodeo, Roping and much more. Plenty of local food, crafts, contests and kids activi-ties. Dripping Springs Ranch Park 29401 Ranch Road 12 Entrance fee $5 per car

Friday - Sunday , October 19 - 21

7th Annual Austin Stringband Festival - The Canote Broth-ers GumboJet, Lone Star Swing w/ special guest Cindy Cash-dollar, Rafe & Clelia Stefanini, Anna & Elizabeth, The Crankie Show,Manuel “Cowboy” Donley, Hem & Haw, East Mountain Ser-enaders, Fundamentalist Reunion, Sawmill Vagrants. Camp Ben Mc-Culloch, Driftwood, for tickets and more information, visit www.aftm.us

Sunday, October 21

The Planets – An HD Odys-sey - 7pm Experience a powerful performance of composer Gustav Holst’s The Planets paired with a high-de!nition !lm from NASA’s lat-est exploration of the solar system. Bass Concert Hall 2350 East Cam-pus Drive 471-2787

October 19 - 28

‘The Cataract’ by Lisa D’Amour

- UT Dept of Theatre & Dance-Performance times are October 19, 24, 25, 26, 27 at 8:00 p.m. and October 21, 27, 28 at 2:00 p.m. B. Iden Payne Theatre 300 E. 23rd St. 477-6060

Friday, October 26

A Pre-Election Roast with The On-ion - 7pm doors Members of The Onion’s creative staff offer the au-dience an intimate glimpse inside the writers’ room of America’s Fin-est News Source. The Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Avenue 472.5470 [email protected]

Saturday, October 27

Take 6 with the Austin Sympho-ny Orchestra - 7:30pm when the Long Center’s City Terrace will ring with music provided by First United Methodist’s “Life in the City” Band. Dell Hall, Long Center for the Per-forming Arts, 701 W. Riverside Dr. Contact 476-6064 x 213

Rahim AlHaj with Bereket - 8pm Composer and virtuoso of the Iraqi oud (the grandfather of all stringed instruments), Rahim AlHaj and per-cussion prodigy Issa Malluf join The University of Texas Middle Eastern Ensemble, Bereket, for an evening of new and traditional Middle East-ern music Bates Recital Hall 2420 Robert Dedman Dr 477-6060

ZZ Top 2nd Annual la grange fest - 5:40pm Guests include: Cody Canada & The Departed, Robert Randolph &The Family Band, Jim-mie Vaughan & Tilt-a-Whirl Featur-ing Lou Ann Barton The Backyard 13801 Bee Cave Parkway 651-5033 thebackyard.net

Mon. Oct 29 - Wed. Oct. 31

1st Annual Paramount Pumpkin SPOOKtacular - Bring in a carved pumpkin & get into one of our Hal-loween !lms/cartoons for free or receive a !lm pass to use at a later date! See the pumpking through-out the theater Drop off times and locations: Sun 28th 10am - 4pm Stateside at the Paramount 719 Congress Mon 29th thru Wed 31st 9am thru the !lms that night Para-mount Theatre - 713 Congress Be sure to include your name, email or phone# & indicate “ADULT” or “CHILD” on your pumpkin so that we can notify prize winners! More info: 472.5824 [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 coun-selling by appointment. Call for free brochure. 916-4444. meditatio-ninaustin.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.

Flying with the Eagles Breakfast Club Meeting- Currently seeking customer service oriented busi-nesses to join our networking group. meetings every Mon. morn-ing at 7:30 am at the IHOP on S. Mopac. If interested, please email [email protected] to see if your business category is open. $15.

VFW Post 4443 meeting- Meets on !rst Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614 Thomas Springs Road in Oak Hill. Members and po-tential members are encouraged 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. Month-ly meeting at Oak Hill United Meth-odist 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. Regu-lar 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

Tuesdays, Oct. 16 - Nov. 6

Diabetes Empowerment Educa-tion Program Classes - 5 - 6:30pm Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department – Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program. Classes will be held at the Treaty Oaks Apart-ments, Community Room, at 3700 Manchaca Road. People with dia-betes, family and friends are wel-comed.


The Knife Sharpest - 9am - noonsharpen your knives, scissors, and most gardening tools for a reason-able fee, while you shop! The Natu-ral Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Road 288-6113

Texas State Button Society Workshop - 9am - 4pm Holy Trin-ity Presbyterian Church, 16245 Nacogdoches Road, San Antonio, Buttons will be for sale and on dis-play. free. Info: Debbie at 214-755-3764

Thursday, October 25

Murder Mystery Dinner - 6 - 9pm Family style dinner with a silent auc-tion and raffle H.A.N.D. asks you to join in addressing the mysteries that our rapidly aging population faces and to prepare Austin for the mys-teries in the years to come. Funds raised will help us provide in-home care, social work services, needed supplies such as adult diapers and cleaning supplies. The Barr Man-sion, 10463 Sprinkle Road www.handaustin.org/event


James Bowie High School 25 Years - 3 - 5pm All alumni, alumni parents, and former teachers are invited to join the school’s cel-ebration commemorating 25 great years. Bowie High School 4103 W. Slaughter Lane RSVP [email protected]

Sunday, October 28

Oak Hill UMW Tea - 2pm The women of Oak Hill United Method-ist Church, 7815 U.S. 290 invite you to attend their annual Women’s Tea in the Fellowship Hall at the Church.call 288-3836 for more info.


New Events


Danny Britt - 7pm Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Brandon Bentley - 8pm A Way-lon Tribute 10pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Danielle Reich Trio - 6:30pm Sat-ellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30-8:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galle-ria Circle Bee Cave 263-9731

Friday, October 19

Redd Volkaert - 10pm Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Billy Mata - 9pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Grand Hotel with Erin Ivey - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Cord Carpenter -4pm Ulrich El-lison - 9pm Matt Fracht - 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $7 cover for all shows

Lesli Wood - 7 -10pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 288-0437 senorbuddys.com $2 cover


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

Jaelynn Lucas - Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress hillscafe.com 851.9300

Guy Forsyth - 9:30pm $10 ad-vance/ $15 door Tessy Lou & the Shotgun Stars 11:30pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Soul Wagon - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The Loose Wheels - Saturday Night Concert Series The music begins at 7pm in the Hill Country Galleria’s outdoor amphitheater. 12700 Hill Country Blvd.

Sunday, October 21

Vogelsang Jazz Trio - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Monday, October 22

Texas Songwriters Showcase

WC Jameson hosts Richard Dobson - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71W 264-0318

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

Tuesday, October 23

Armadillo Road - 6-8pm Deuce Coupe - 8pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Mayeux & Broussard - 6:30pm Erik Larson & Peacemaker - 8:30 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71W 264-0318

Wednesday, October 24

Rick McRae Trio - 7pm The Peacemakers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Jon Napier - 6pm No Bad Days Open Mic hosted by BB Morse - 8pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 KVET Free Texas Music Seriesw/ Cody Johnson Band Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 W 301-4648

Tony Redman - 6-8:30pm Arbor Trails Cafe at Whole Foods 4301 W. William Cannon Bldg B, Ste 800 512.358.2460


Matt Smith w/ David Halley - 7pm Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Bro-die Lane 282-2586

Cord Carpenter - 4pm Brandon Bentley/ Hillbilly Picnic - 8pm Jerry Kirk - 10pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Ava Arenella - 7pm Satellite Bis-tro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30-8:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galle-ria Circle Bee Cave 263-9731

Friday, October 26

Jeff Whitehead - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648 free

David Grissom - 10pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $10

Bo Porter - 10pm Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Rick McRae Trio with Jackie & Andrew Venson - 7pm Satellite

Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Two Tons of Steel - 9:15pm Bro-ken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Melissa Sellers - Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress hillscafe.com 851.9300

The Blues Posse - 7 -10pm Se-nor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 288-0437 senorbuddys.com $2 cover


Bruce Robison - 9:30pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Bandhaus - Hill’s Cafe 4700 South Congress hillscafe.com 851.9300

Rich Hopkins - 8pm ZZ Top After Party - 10:45pm Brandon Bentley - 11pmPoodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $7 cover

Marshall Ford Swing Band - 6:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Jab Fest 2012 - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648

Carson Brock & The Effect - Sat-urday Night Concert Series The music begins at 7pm in the Hill Country Galleria’s amphitheater. 12700 Hill Country Blvd.

Sunday, October 28

Sunday Brunch with Hot Club Soda - 6:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Tuesday, October 30

Debra Peters w/ the AccordionRound Up - 6pm Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar 442-6189

Wednesday, October 31

Halloween Party $300 for best costume - 6:30pm Uranium Sav-ages - 7pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. 264-0318 $10 cover

Kalu James - 6-8:30pm Enjoy this accomplished folk rock sing-er songwriter at the Arbor Trails Cafe at Whole Foods 4301 W. William Cannon Bldg B, Ste 800 512.358.2460

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

October 6 - November 7

Mariachi Girl - Friday: October 5 at 7 p.m. Saturdays: October 6, 20, 27 @ 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Bilingual Spanish/English musical for children and family audiences! Zach Theater Wisenhunt Stage 1510 Toomey Road Phone (512) 476-0541

Fridays & Saturdays Oct. 12 - 27

Boo at the Zoo - Doors 6:30pm Halloween fun. Dressed in their fa-vorite costumes, kids and families (adults, no masks please) can hop on the haunted train for a scary ride through the canyon which is adja-cent to the zoo. 12.50 for adults and children which includes your train ticket. Austin Zoo 288-1490

Sunday, October 28

Spooktacular Creatures of Hal-loween night - 2 - 5pm Trek down the canyon, listen to spooky tales inside limestone cave. Learnfrom arachno-naturalist Spider Joe, face painting and nature-oriented arts and crafts. Grab your costume and join the fun at Westcave Preserve 24814 Hamilton Pool Rd. 830 825 3442 Fee: $5 adult; $2 children 12 and under.

Goblins in the Garden - 4 -7pm Children dressed as insects can

participate in a costume parade at 6 p.m. Trick or Treat around the gar-dens, explore the Haunted Tower, and go on an owl prowl and scav-enger hunt. Enjoy Halloween arts and crafts and goodies from local vendors or the café. Kids twelve and under get a treat at The Store. LBJ Wild!ower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave for more info wild!ower.org/gob-lins/, or call 512-232-0100

Halloween Children’s Concert - 4:17pm Little Red Riding Hood, The Phantom of the Opera, and Night on Bald Mountain. Wear your cos-tumes Dell Hall, Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside Dr. Contact 476-6064 x 213

Dogadillo’s Howl’oween Rescue Spooktacular - 11am-3:30pm at the Hill Country Galleria. Education from local veterinarians and trainers, demonstrations of agility, dog mas-sage, face painting, and games. The event consists of a pet Hallow-een costume contest with live music by children’s performer Joe McDer-mott at noon.

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

Dance and Fitness Classes - for Adults Try over 60 classes includ-ing Ballet, Tap, Modern, Zumba, Hip-Hop. 2 Classes for $20. Ballet Austin Butler Community School, 501 W. 3rd St. 476.9051. www.bal-letaustin.org.

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When the !rst Chevrolet Sonic showed up in our driveway, we were a little surprised at its relative simplicity and even more surprised that nearly every other automaker was o"ering the same basic package. $at is, a small, light four and/or !ve door sedan or hatchback with a small (generally a 1.5-liter four, perhaps a 1.6) with fuel economy nearly in Prius territory. Mazda builds a good one (the

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at the cost of never feeling the sheer exhilaration of steering a car with the gas pedal or kicking it all the way around to head the other way a%er pulling o" a &awless bootleg turn. It was all about car control, and who was better at it. We rode in the back seat one winter night in Germany as Benny Berryman crossed and re-crossed the frozen parking lot at the commissary at three in the morning while six or eight of us laughed and yelled at each powerslide and spin until Benny decided the Air Police had probably heard something by then and it was time to split. Man, that was over 50 years ago

and it’s as bright a feeling now as it was then. It was wrong and it was dangerous (though not as much so as you’d think) but we’re all glad we were there and wouldn’t have missed it. We’ve said before, if you weren’t an American teenager between 1950 and 1960, you missed the party. Sonic is also one of the !rst to turn

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A South Austin family watched in horror as a pack of coyotes killed and partially devoured their cat on their front porch. Friday the 12th was a bizarre morn-ing for Regan Williams, who lives in the Grand Oaks neighborhood o! Manchaca Road near Davis Lane. It was about 6:30 a.m. when she heard her two collie dogs barking. She had let the dogs out earlier, and they were in their fenced backyard. Because she is trying to train the dogs not to bark, Williams grabbed a squirt gun, went outside and began spraying the dogs. "ey remained agitated, however. That’s when Williams heard “a rustling noise” coming from the front of the house. “I thought it might be an opossum or a skunk,” she said, but when she walked through the house and looked out a window overlooking an open front porch, she saw three coyotes eating her cat Misuk. “I didn’t in a million years expect to see that,” she said. "e family has

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indoors at night. Misuk had just been let out minutes before the attack. Williams said she wasn’t scared; she was furious. So she charged out the front door expecting to chase the coyotes o!. But a#er they ran a few feet, the coyotes stopped and turned, baring their teeth. One of them charged her, and Williams decided it was best to go back indoors. “My husband said I was out of my mind,” Williams said. Her husband Ryan Lasater and daughter Riley witnessed the entire event. Asked if she or her husband owned a gun, Williams joked, “I wouldn’t trust my husband with a screwdriver in his hand, let alone a gun.” "e coyotes showed no fear, she said, and returned to her porch three nights in a row a#er the incident. “I couldn’t believe how aggressive they were,” she said. Williams said she had never sus-pected there were coyotes in the neighborhood, although some of her neighbors have since told her

that they had seen some. Also, she was told that 12 cats and two dogs have been reported missing since the $rst of the year. "e Williams house is across the street from a pipeline easement, and Williams said she believes the coyotes use the easement to travel between neighborhoods. Jacob Hetzel, a wildlife biologist

with Texas Wildlife Services, said a#er an investigation he will start tracking the coyotes to determine the location of their den. "en traps will be set, and the coyotes will be removed. Hetzel said he does not believe coyotes in this latest incident are the same as those killing cats near Dick Nichols Park. He pointed out that

the Williams home is about three miles from the park. “I think they’re traveling up and down the pipeline right of way,” he said. Hertzel urged people who see coyotes to call 311.

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point by Garza extended the lead to 14-0 at hal$ime. A spirited Maroon squad roared back after intermission with an o#ensive attack featuring plenty of pre-snap motion. Charles Schneider snagged a throw from Austin High quarterback John Albert Mansour, took a vicious hit, and set up the Ma-roons with a "rst and goal. Quincy Reese then barreled in for a rushing touchdown to put the home team on the board. Drew Schimberg’s extra point made it 14-7. Mason Hamberg caught the Bull-dogs by surprise with an onsides kick that Joe Martinez recovered. Shortly a$erward, 6’2” 185 lb. re-ceiver Casey Schwertfeger grabbed a throw from Mansour and muscled his way over the goal line. Schimberg tied the game 14-14 by splitting the uprights. Tyler Walker then caught a squib kick from the Maroons and the well-rested Bowie attack—they had run only three plays in the third quarter—went to work. On the second play of the "nal period, Subia scored again on a pass from Eschenburg. On the subse-quent Maroon possession, Walker stepped in front of a Mansour pass and made a terri"c interception. “I just dropped back into a zone and it happened to come to me and I went and got it,” the junior defensive back

said. Johnson blasted right for an 11-yard run and broke tackles on a jaunt to the 1-yard line where Eschenburg plunged in on a quarterback keeper. Austin High cut the Bowie lead down to 28-21 when Jones caught a throw from Mansour under the shade tree in the northeast corner of the end zone at historic House Park. With exactly seven minutes remaining, Bowie embarked on a six-play drive that culminated with Eschemberg running across the goal line. An extra point by Garza put the Bulldogs in front 35-21. !e conclusion of the contest included drama, when Austin High took exception to Bowie calling time-out to kick a "eld goal as time expired, thinking perhaps the visitors were adding unnecessary points. In reality, the Bulldogs were preparing for the possibility of a tie with a district opponent at the end of the season. Last year, Austin High advanced to the playo#s a$er tying Del Valle and Anderson at 2-3 in district. !e 2-8 Maroons had more positive points than the 7-3 Trojans and made it into the postseason. Positive points, capped at seventeen, ended up being the margin of the victory. “I would never ever run up the score on anybody,” Ables stated "rmly a$erward. “I wouldn’t do that to the kids.”

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As a three-year, two-sport varsity competitor at Bowie, Shauntia Carr continues to add impressive performances to her high school career. “She’s been a rock for our team,” coach Jason Landers said. “She’s done a great job being a leader for us.” Born in San Marcos, Carr moved to Austin at an early age and attended Boone Elementary, before advancing to Covington Middle School, where she also played soccer. A$er playing on the freshman hoops and volley-ball clubs, Shauntia earned a spot on the varsity volleyball squad a$er competing at the club level for Austin Juniors. Her favorite athletic moment occurred when she recorded three straight blocks versus Westlake last year. Street Law instructor Ms. Maney is Carr’s favorite teacher at Bowie. “She is funny and cool,” the middle blocker said. “You can have a long conversation with her and she’ll give you good advice.” Earning an “A” on

!is week, the Oak Hill Gazette honors volleyball and basketball player Carr as the Student Athlete of the Week.

a pre-calculus course ranks as Carr’s favorite academic moment. Following graduation, Carr hopes to continue her volleyball career at Texas State, Stephen F. Austin or Midway College in Kentucky. “Volleyball is my favorite sport,” she added. “It runs in my family, and once I started playing, it was an attraction.” Carr’s aunt, Brit-tany Oliver, provided a constant positive in%uence for the Lady Dawg. “She helped me with my volleyball skills,” said Shauntia. “She’s a beast.” Carr has important advice for younger pupils aspiring to play varsity sports at Bowie. “Work hard at everything and give e#ort,” Carr noted. “E#ort is going to get you time on the %oor.” A home victory over Austin High is Carr’s favorite match this season. “We were really energetic and having fun,” she recalled. Shauntia’s fondest athletic expe-rience should provide con"dence for the senior standout in a critical Tuesday tilt with Westlake, where Bowie must win to make the playo#s. “We need to minimize our errors, be smart and stay focused,” she said.


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thrown on the ground. Phantom footsteps are now so common the sta! barely gives them a second thought. Austin Pizza Garden employee Josh Serrano said while he’s not easily spooked, being alone in the restaurant sets him on edge. “I only get this weird creeped out feeling here,” Serrano said. “I’ll hear stu! at other people’s houses or even at my house but I don’t get creeped out even if it is kind of questionable. It’s only here where I get this ner-vous, sixth sense kind of feeling.” Garza said while the Pizza Garden’s otherworld residents tend to save their antics for employees working a"er hours, even certain customers have noticed an odd presence in the restaurant. “We’ve had so-called mediums who have come to eat here and they’re like, ‘There’s somebody here,’” Garza said. Garza’s brother Frank has worked at Austin Pizza Garden for two years and spent much of his childhood there. While Garza is well-versed in the restaurant’s creep-factor, one particular occasion in which he re-entered the building a"er closing, still gives him a chill. “All of a sudden I just hear these boots walking down the hallway, so I ran and locked the door, which was probably a bad thing to do. I heard the boots walking and then I heard them walk back again. #en it was like a parade of people were running back and forth,” Frank Garza said. “I was freaking out.”

!e haunted history of Austin Pizza GardenContinued from p. 3 History Not Hysteria

Given the Austin Pizza Garden building’s long history, it’s no sur-prise it’s steeped in Texas legend. Over the years the building has served as a post o$ce, masonic lodge, brewery and art gallery. But it was %rst home to a general store built in 1879 and owned and operated by Texas Ranger James Andrew Patton. Having spent his early years behind a ri&e, the lawman %nally opted for a quiet community life in Oak Hill, then called Oatmanville, raising his two children, Andrew Lewis Patton and Rosa Selma Patton, and his nieces Beulah, Lillian, Zelda and Cora White, with his wife Virginia Catherine Bishop. Rosa Patton, who later inherited her father’s shop, married John Dud-ley White, a Texas Ranger killed in the line of duty in Broadus, Texas in 1918. A"er spending much of her life tending her father’s store, Rosa le" the business to her daughter Mar-garet. Margaret White Grunewald later turned the building over to her nephew James White, best known as the co-owner of the legendary Southwest Austin honkytonk, the Broken Spoke. #e Pizza Garden’s historical ties make it the perfect case for Jeanine Plumer, author of “Haunted Austin” and founder of Austin Ghost Tours, which specializes in leading guests on historically-accurate tours of allegedly haunted areas around the city. Plumer said knowing the history of a building and its past residents is essential in investigating the para-

normal. “It’s not as signi%cant that it’s just a ghost. Why is it a ghost? What’s the deal? You have to do research to %nd that out,” Plumersaid. Plumer said before forming Austin Ghost Tours, she wasn’t a believer. In fact, she rarely gave the idea of spirits and the a"erlife much of a thought. “I just retold stories. I didn’t think about it. When I did think about it, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Because all of a sudden you’re accepting that there is an energy, there’s something that in&uences our environment that we can’t see,” Plumer said. “I started reading ev-erything I could possibly read about everything—every single religion and what they believe. It opened up a world. What is this that’s happening? What did the Babylonians say this was? What did the Romans say? #ese experiences have been around as long as there’s been humanity. It changes the way you think.” Plumer said she feels a sense of wonderment and curiosity—never fear—on her expeditions. “You’re almost—in a weird way—in death as you are in life,” Plumer said. “How many truly evil people have you ever met? #ere are really bad, bad people in the world but there’s mostly good people, mostly regular people who have compassion and care. It’s the same thing with spirits.” Monica Ballard, an Austin Ghost Tours tour guide, led her third inves-tigation of the Austin Pizza Garden Saturday night. Ballard said her t-shirt which reads

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White’s husband, John Dudley White. #ey came to the determi-nation through using a Shack Hack during their !rst investigation. #e Shack Hack, a tool used by many in the paranormal investigation !eld, is a now-defunct Radio Shack radio with a disabled ‘scan and seek’ button. Ballard explained that by disabling the button, the radio rolls through the frequencies allowing spirits to utilize the white noise be-tween frequencies to collect energy and respond directly to questions, creating a sort-of technological séance. Ballard said when the investigative team asked the spirit why it remained

in the building it responded “Rosa,” leading them to believe John Dudley White had returned to be with his wife a$er his untimely death. Frank Garza said, in past inves-tigations, the name Patton and the words “ranger” and “Comanche” were mentioned. #e crew, using a digital thermometer, also noticed ten degree drops in temperature in the middle of summer when the air conditioner and all electrical items were o". Plumer said spirits remaining because of un!nished business on earth is one of the most common forms of haunting. “You didn’t say ‘I’m free. I’m !n-ished. I forgive everyone. I am at

peace.’ You die and you have inner turmoil,” Plumer said. Jennesa McBride attended the investigation on Saturday night and said while she didn’t experience de-!nitive contact with the non-living, she had an unmistakable feeling that there was an unseen presence. “When we !rst got here I had some tingling, sort of a buzz of energy,” McBride said. “I believe that there is something here but you have to be open to it. I’m sure spirits are like people, they don’t want to go up to just anybody.” For anyone hoping to experience their own ghostly encounter this Halloween, Plumer has one piece of advice. “You have to be present,

which you think is a basic thing, but it’s very hard for people to turn o" their minds and just pay attention,” Plumer said. “If it wants you to know it’s there, it will speak to you in a way that you will understand.” For more information on Austin Ghost Tours, visit AustinGhost-Tours.com.

Tony from the SBNA says his neighborhood association will be using the Windmill Run Park for many of its functions during the upcoming year. “#e Windmill Run Neighborhood Association had a good run there, but it’s time for a change. We’re going to annex it.” When told that the park belonged to the county, Tony said, “Don’t care. Gonna annex it. Can’t stop us. We’ll have fried egg breakfasts there if we feel like it.” Tony quickly added, “What, too soon?”

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Continued from p. 1 park land and enhanced aesthetic and landscaping features around Oak Hill. “We’re working to put together a project enhancement team made up of local governmental entities so we can see if we can pursue some of those ideas,” Pustelnyk said. “We "gure if we’re going to be potentially spending a signi"cant amount of money to improve mobility, we ought to see if there are some ways we can improve the overall community.” Pustelnyk said he’s optimistic the Mobility Authority will continue a positive dialogue with Oak Hill citizens with the launch of the Oak Hill Parkway study. “We know there’s a long history to this project,” Pustelnyk said. “It’s not going to be an easy study but I feel like we’re getting o# to a good start and I’m very hopeful about our opportunities to move forward productively with the project and the study.”

On Monday, October 15, o$cials sealed o# part of the Oak Hill Park & Ride, plus the "rst entrance, for a Wednesday press conference, caus-ing confusion for local commuters. On Monday, scores of people who use the park and ride at William Cannon and Highway 290 West to take the Oak Hill Flyer downtown found the main entrance blocked and an area of the parking lot sealed o# for an unidenti"ed ‘event.’ Capital Metro spokesperson Erica Macioge said the event in question was a Wednesday morning press conference for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Of-"cials were slated to announce the start of an “environmental study concerning long awaited mobility improvements in Oak Hill” speakers included Mobility Authority Chair-man Ray Wilkerson, State Represen-tative Paul Workman, Travis County Commissioner Karen Huber, Linda Watson, Capital Metro President/CEO and TxDOT Austin District Engineer Greg Malatek.

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!" A## F$%&'( !e study, expected to take several years to complete, is expected to in-volve local residents, drivers, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians to "nd what Oak Hill wants. It is unclear why the main Park & Ride entrance and a portion of the parking lot were closed o# two days prior to the press conference. Macioge said, “We agreed to let them host the event in the west-ern-most section of the Park & Ride lot. Typically, about three cars park in this section of parking on a regular basis, and there is plenty of parking available in other areas of the park and ride lot, so I think the impact to our customers is minimal.” !ose parking at the facility disagreed that only three cars park in that area, and found the impact was a bit more than minimal. Rider Scott Freshour said, “!e area in question is utilized by a signi"cant number of cars.” And both Freshour and rider Carol White said the closure of the "rst—and main— entrance caused unnecessary confusion. Said White,

“!e problem is that they closed o# the entrance on that side of the park and ride lot. Most people turn in there and exit the other entrance. !ey did leave the second entrance

open, so everyone was able to enter, but it did throw everyone o# that "rst morning.” In fact, ridership Monday morning was lower than usual, suggesting

that the closure of the "rst entrance made it appear that the entire facility was closed. Macioge said that the facility should be back to normal !ursday.

18 ...Oak Hill Gazette October 18-October 31, 201216.... Oak Hill Gazette September 6-September 19, 2012

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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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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

BAPTIST%HH�&DYH�%DSWLVW�&KXUFK13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620)263-5058Pastor: Rev. Jim RoquemoreServices: Sun. 10:45am & 6:30pm, Sunday School 9:30am&KLOGUHQ·V�FKXUFK�DYDLODEOH�6XQ��DPWed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm)LUVW�%DSWLVW�&KXUFK�RI�2DN�+LOO6907 Convict Hill Rd 78749288-75703DVWRU��5RE�6DWWHUÀHOGServices: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pmBible Study Sun. 9:30amWednesday Prayer 6:45pmwww.fbcoakhill.org+LOO�&RXQWU\�%DSWLVW�&KXUFK6902 Scenic Brook Dr. 78736&KXUFK�RIÀFH��Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 11 am Worship, Music & Prayer9LVLWRUV�DUH�ZHOFRPH�

2DN�+LOO�3ULPLWLYH�%DSWLVW�&KXUFK11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd.Pastor: Elder Richard HalbgewachsChurch: 288-4994 Pastor: 894-4105Services: Every Sun. 10:30am

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

METHODIST%HUNHOH\�8QLWHG�0HWKRGLVW�&KXUFK2407 Berkeley Ave. (1 block north of W. Cannon between Westgate & Manchaca Rd.) 447-6633www.berkeleyumc.orgRev. Jeanne DevineServices: 8:30am, 10:50amSunday School: 9:40am (classes from nursery to retirees)Child Care Center 443-3509Infants, toddlers, preschool and after-school care hrs: 7am to 6pm2DN�+LOO�8QLWHG�0HWKRGLVW�&KXUFK7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. 3DP�6KHIÀHOG��and Rev. Stella Burkhalter,Services: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at 11:15 service)Sunday School: 10 & 11:15amChLOGUHQ·V�6XQGD\�6FKRRO��11:15am Youth group: 5pmwww.oakhillumc.orgRSHQ�KHDUWV��RSHQ�PLQGV��RSHQ�GRRUV�

NON - DENOMINATIONALCowboy Church of the Hill Country8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) 587-2242Services: Sunday 10 a.m.www.cowboychurchhc.orgfacebook.com/Cowboy [email protected]:H�GR�WKLQJV�WKH�&RZER\�ZD\�

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Adios to Oak HillDear Editor, My wife Rosie and I are moving to

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Memorial Day, 2000. We have made many friends amongst our neighbors and we are going to miss many folks here in the neighborhood. If I have ever o$ended anyone (I’m changing pronouns on purpose here since I’m pretty sure Rosie never o$ends anyone) I am sorry. I ask for your forgiveness. We have tried our best to be good neighbors and we have wonderful memories of our time here. Especially a%er the #re in April, 2011, did we #nd such amazingly giving souls who did so much for so many in such a dire time. We will forever be grateful and proud of what so many folks did to help our neighbors in need and carry the torch of hope for all of us. You are a remarkable group of people with so many varying skills and talents that it has been a great blessing for us to live here. We will never forget Scenic Brook and South Windmill Run! We can never thank you enough. Unfortunately the “so long until

we meet again” party we had planned for later this month at the VFW had to be cancelled because of the health of Rosie’s mother and sister. We have donated the money we were planning to spend on that to the VFW.

Blessings and Many &anks,Gary Hunt and Rosie Beck

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Sept. 27. Gerald Daugherty, former Precinct 3 commissioner and outspoken supporter of completing SH-45, has made tra!c in Southwest Austin a major focus of his campaign. “Without question tra!c is the number one issue in this community as far as I’m concerned,” Daugherty said. “It’s the thing that challenges the quality of life for all of us that


Continued from p. 1 love to live here.” Daugherty cited Hays County’s pledge to put $5 million toward building the road and said he’s confident Travis County could a"ord the $20 million necessary to complete what he sees as a necessary infrastructure. Daugherty’s opponent and current Travis County Precinct 3 commis-sioner Karen Huber said she’s still de-

termining whether building SH-45 Southwest would alleviate tra!c, citing the elementary and middle schools on Brodie Lane as a possible cause of some of the road’s conges-tion. Huber also questioned whether SH-45 Southwest would pull tra!c down from the north onto Brodie, causing further gridlock. “I have never said ‘Don’t build 45 Southwest.’ I have said ‘let’s be sure it’s going to do what we say it will do,’” Huber said. “We wouldn’t want to build a road to cause even more problems.” Huber said she’s opposed to building SH-45 as a county road as TravisCounty would then have to pay for maintenance and law enforcement on the road without assistance from

the state. “We should not be paying, in Tra-vis County, for roads that the state should be paying for,” Huber said. “I will not support Travis County building that road. If it is to be built, it should be built by the CTRMA or TxDOT, as it was originally planned. I will support it if everything shows that it is needed.” Huber and Daugherty were questioned on what they would do if the city of Austin is classi#ed as non-attainment, an area which doesn’t meet air quality standards put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency. Huber said while it’s unlikely that Travis County will be classi#ed as non-attainment in 2013, limiting air pollution in Austin is a major con-cern. Huber pointed to air pollution that’s transported to Travis County from Houston and industrial areas in the mountains along the Colo-rado River. “$ose have a signi#cant impact on our ozone tests,” Huber said. “We need to work harder with TCEQ (Texas Commission on En-vironmental Quality) to be able to #gure out ways that we cannot be penalized in this area for emissions that are coming into this area from somewhere else.” Daugherty said the main air-quality issue facing Travis County is idling cars stuck on congested roads. “If you’re going to do something about non-attainment, you’re going to have to do something about your tra!c,” Daugherty said. “You have to have someone with conviction to not be afraid to stand up and say ‘It’s about your roads, stupid.’” Libertarian candidate Pat Dixon joined Huber and Daugherty for closing statements and audience questions, addressing his disapprov-al of the Formula 1 racetrack, calling the track a “corporate welfare issue.” Formula 1 organizers have applied for $25 million in State funding through the Special Events fund. “Tax payers are paying for cars to drive around and consume gaso-line,” Dixon said. Candidates for District 48 (which now includes parts of the Oak Hill area) state representative—Demo-crat incumbent Rep. Donna Howard

and opponents Robert $omas and Joseph Edgar—addressed questions regarding rising Homeowner’s Association (HOA) fees, education and Austin Energy’s electric rates. Both Rep. Howard and Republican candidate $omas were in favor of placing a cap on HOA fees and called for more fairness and transparency in the community organizations, while Libertarian candidate Edgar opposed government intervention, encouraging homeowners to peti-tion for lower rates within their own community. All three candidates were critical of the state-implemented high-stakes testing in public schools, which many argue do not allow for an accurate representation of student knowledge. $omas said current academic as-sessment tests are unfair to students who aren’t great test-takers and described the tests as “unacceptable from a cost-perspective.” “Let’s take the partisanship out of educating our children and ensure that we have a test that our children can execute without holding them accountable or labeling them,” $omas said. Rep. Howard proposes looking at accountability at the classroom, community and state level without implementing expensive assessment tests. “We can do scienti#c sampling—valid sampling—without testing every single student in every single subject every single year for the state to make those decisions,” Rep. Howard said. “It’s cost-irresponsible to do it.” Edgar said he supports a voucher system that would allow parents more choice on where to educate their children. “Right now the only way a school gets funded is to have a student in a seat, not knowledge in their head, and I think the dynamics of that, the economics behind it, are absurd. Let’s start focusing on educating children,” Edgar said. “I’m support-ive of moving forward on charter schools to give more choice, to give more allowance for individuals to choose which school they want their children to go to.”



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Rep. Howard said the use of vouchers would harm the already struggling public school system. “I’m opposed to the use of vouch-ers. I’m opposed to the use of public dollars to pay for private education, especially in light of the fact that we have not adequately funded our public education program,” Howard said. “To drain those dollars o! for private education is something that I will not support.” "e candidates were questioned on Austin Energy and Austin City Council’s in#uence over electric rates. Rep. Howard cited the bene$ts of Austin Energy as a municipally owned utility that invested funds back into the community, but stated her support for a model to have a new appointed body, rather than City Council, oversee Austin Energy. "omas said if elected, he would address the issue at the state level to investigate whether Austin Energy is


Continued from p. 26 taking advantage of residents. Edgar said he supports opening Austin Energy up to competition. "e forum ended with a debate among District 47 candidates for state representative, republican incumbent Paul Workman and opponents Chris Frandsen and Nick Tanner, in which education contin-ued to dominate the conversation. Both Democrat candidate Frandsen and Libertarian Tanner criticized the $5.4 billion legislative cuts to education. “Everybody says we’re spending a lot of money and not getting value for the money,” Frandsen said. “I would say if you’re 49th in what you spend on your students amongst the states, maybe you’re getting what you paid for.” Tanner proposed taking money out of the Texas Lottery Commission to help fund education and limiting superintendent pay. Rep.Workman defended his vote to slash funding for education.

“"ere were not Draconian cuts. "e average school spends about $10,000 per student and we cut $500 per student. "at’s $ve percent. In 2011 when we went there, there were businesses all over who were having to make 40 (percent) and 50 percent cuts,” Workman said. “We have to learn to live with less.” Another hotly debated topic, the issue of healthcare, was addressed by each of the candidates. Frandsen said using Medicaid dollars from Obamacare to fund the 1.6 million uninsured will help keep citizens from paying for costly emergency room visits, while Tan-ner proposed nullifying Obamacare, which he deemed unconstitutional, despite a ruling to the contrary by the Supreme Court. Addressing an audience question regarding the law that requires physicians to perform sonograms on a woman seeking an abortion, Frandsen criticized the legislation and political interference with womens’ healthcare. “I believe that women are in charge of their own body and the government has no place in making decisions for women,” Frandsen said. “To play politics with the fund-

ing for women’s healthcare in the state of Texas is criminal.” Rep. Workman went on the de-fense over his support of the legislation. “Who would have a medical procedure and not expect to be able to see the results of the test? This bill simply said that a woman would have the right to see that screen,” Workman said. “I believe that life begins at conception and as such the right of that child in the womb is due

OHAN director Aan Coleman used a red and yellow balloon system to alert moderator Noah Mar-burger that a candidate’s time had expired.

the respect and protection of the state of Texas.” Kathleen Miller, an Oak Hill resi-dent in attendance, said she was glad to see the candidates address issues of importance to Southwest Austin,

such as tra%c and school funding. “I thought some good substantive issues were talked about and it was very fair-minded, I think,” Miller said. “It’s good to put a face with the yard signs.”


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