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Copyright © 2013 Peel, Inc. The Ranch at Brushy Creek HOA Newsletter - August 2013 1

RANCH AT BRUSHY CREEK

Official Publication of The Ranch at Brushy Creek HOA

AUGUST 2013VOLUME 5 ISSUE 8

2 The Ranch at Brushy Creek HOA Newsletter - August 2013 Copyright © 2013 Peel, Inc.


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BOARD & MANAGEMENTASSOCIATION MANAGER Celeste Starr Schulz ............. [email protected] AT BRUSHY CREEK HOA BOARDVineet Rohatgi, Board Member, President ..................................................................vrohatgi@gmail.comAneka Lilya, Board Member, VP .....................................................................aelilya@gmail.comTheresa Galella, Board Member ..........................................................theresagalella@gmail.comStåle Bjørdal, Board Member ....................................................................bjordal@gmail.comFreddie Jimenez, Board Member ................................................................ [email protected] Contine, Advisor/Declarant .................................................blake@pioneerdevelopment.net COMMITTEE CHAIRS:Architectural Committee Christy Pardee...........................Christy_Pardee@yahoo.comLandscape Committee Aneka Lilya ............................................aelilya@gmail.comPublic Relations ChairCarlos Ojeda ................................... [email protected] Committee Byron Stephens [email protected] Committee Candace Lambert ........................... [email protected] ......................................... [email protected] Watch Vineet Rohatgi [email protected] BOARDBlake Contine, Declarant [email protected] Sanguiliano ....................... [email protected] Peccon ................ [email protected]

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The Independence Day Celebrations were yet again a hit at the RBC!!! We had a great turn out despite the soaring temperatures.

A BIG shout out to all the wonderful volunteers who made the Event a success!! Michele Green, Chandana Thatikonda, Angel Carter, Kristi Duncan, Carolina Villarreal de Flores, Sara Gorlick, Sheetal Joshi, Kersten Uplinger Hall, Ranjeeta Chauhan Mukhyala, Cindy Biral, Amy Zarate-Mercado, Georganne Duron, Stacie O Grady, Jyothi Maddali Poruri, Mariah Smith, Debi and Byron! Not to forget the Gentlemen who helped set up the tents, Alfredo Lopez and Charles Thiel...Thanks Guys! Anthony Duong for photography! Debi Jahns Byron Stephens for being the “electric man” and everything else you guys do!

Thank you to Cedar Park Fire and Cedar Park Police for participating in the parade along with Mayor Matt Powell! We also had The Club House Scene who provided us with Wonder Woman! Rita’s Italian Ice, Ice Guy! Zumba with Rita Aceves! Sandy Phillips with No Cow, No How! Gluten and dairy free chocolates! Gerald from Bellini’s along with Bellini the dog! Also a thanks to all our great vendors! Taco Deli, Gigi›s Cupcakes, Rita›s Italian Ice, the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts! A big thanks to Dave Schara-State Farm Ins. who donated the water for the Girl Scouts! We also had Kiddie Express Train and Games 2U with some fun activities! The RBC rocks!!!

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R@BC KIDS ATHLETESCarlos Ojeda Jr. is a level 9 Gymnast. He has placed on State

Championships. His favorite events are floor, pommel horse and still rings. Carlos practices between 20 and 24 hours per week. He already made the Round Rock High School Varsity team, where he will be a Freshman next year. Goals: Become part of the OU Gymnastics team in college and represent the US in the 2020 summer olympic games.



Meet the ProctorsBoth Matt and Leslie are native West Texans but they love

calling RBC home. Leslie has been in Austin since 1999. After graduating high school, she headed east to attend UT Austin and has been here ever since. After enrolling at Texas State, Matt moved to Austin in 2001. Matt and Leslie married in 2006 and have since had two children. Paige who is 3 and JD who is 4 months. Leslie is a Registered Dietitian but quit work when Paige was born to stay home. She enjoys taking the kids to the pool, a good workout, and her quite time once everyone is in bed (every mom can relate to that!). Matt works as the operations manager for an Austin based landscaping company. His love for the outdoors keeps him busy. He enjoys golf, hunting, and watching football. The Proctors have called RBC home since 2010 and love the close knit, kid friendly neighborhood.

5K FIT HAPPENSin The Ranch at Brushy Creek (Again!)

SAVE THE DATEThe Fit Happens 5K will begin at 9:00am on September 21, 2013

(with registration and bib pick-up starting at 8am) and be followed by a Kid’s K race, raffle, and a Health & Wellness Expo in the park. Service providers at the Expo will specialize in products that promote a healthy lifestyle. The 5K is a non-competitive run/walk designed to get the neighborhood out and moving! This event is for any fitness level and age. Whether you plan to run, walk, take the dog, push a stroller or pull a wagon--recruit your family and neighbors to participate in this event together, mark your calendar and make FIT HAPPEN in RBC!

BACKYARD HIGHLIGHTS

Before and after pictures! - Congratulations to Todd & Erica Woodford, 302 Bluff Point Bend,

Amazing backyard!

A POOL RULE REMINDERAlcohol consumption at the pool is restricted per Pool Rules.

We have not enforced this to date, unless it gets out of hand. What is ABSOLUTLEY PROHIBITED, is bringing glass containers to the pool area. If we need to close the pool for one week this summer to drain it and cleanup broken glass, the whole community suffers. PLEASE, PLEASE use common sense and don’t bring glass.

Byron Stephens, Pool Committee Chairman

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NATIONALNIGHTOUTFlip on your porch lights and get ready for National Night Out on August 6th, 2013!

“The introduction of National Night Out, “America’s Night Out Against Crime”, in 1984 began an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. National Night Out now involves over 37 million people and 15,000 communities from all fifty states, U.S. Territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide.” Mark your calendars for an amazing evening of fun! Come join your neighbors and the rest of the country with some fun-filled activities. More specific details to come via our community’s Facebook Events page (www.facebook.com/groups/28494084658/events/) But here’s a sample of what to expect: • Succellent Smoked Chicken• Flame-Grilled Burgers (veggie

burgers available)• Snowballs

• Water Slides• Live Band • Lazer Light Show

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FALL FESTIVAL 2013

Saturday, October 26, 10am-2pmThis year’s Fall Festival will be incredible, involving live music,

vintage car show, awesome food trucks, a large maze, craft activities for the kids, a pie auction benefiting a local animal charity, and the Sidewalk of Shopping! We will also have our 2nd Annual Costume parade, with kids age categories, plus new categories for pets, and group/family entries! Contact Elisa “George” Bohnsack at [email protected] if you want to get involved!



Mo was born on the 4th of July nine years ago in our home near Seattle. Her mother, now named Missy, was left behind when her family moved. A co-worker of Debi’s noticed her, saw that she was pregnant & asked us to take her. Debi & a neighbor assisted in the birth of the 4 female kittens, which Byron named Eenie, Meenie, Miney & Mo.

Missy & the other kittens were adopted by our neighbor & another friend, but we just had to keep the cute little gray & white one. Mo joined our household of 3 older cats, Spud, Sneaker & Mama Kitty.

Shortly after we moved to R@BC almost 6 years ago, we were riding our bikes near the pool when a young lady asked if we liked kittens. Must have been the big neon sign on our backs. She told us a feral cat had brought her kittens to the porch of a house in the neighborhood. The owners were preparing to move & wanted to find homes for the kittens before they moved. We stopped by & saw the perfect orange & white kitten that Byron had always wanted. But, with 3 cats already, he said he didn’t want another one. Debi persisted & brought the kitten home. Byron, of course, fell in love with him. The house was on Bedrock Court.

Spud, Sneaker & Mama Kitty - and even our R@BC rescue, Maverick - lived long lives with us & we hope to have Mo & Bamm Bamm around for another 15 years or so. Both are indoor cats, but get to spend lots of supervised time in our fenced back yard where they can enjoy the wildlife & greet people walking by on the greenbelt path.

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Byron and Debi Stephens with Bamm Bamm and Mo.

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Due to persistent low lake levels, the City of Cedar Park is proactively entering Stage 3 Watering Restrictions on August 1. This means outdoor watering is allowed only one day per week, according to assigned mandatory watering schedules. Watering schedules are also changing.

The City of Cedar Park is taking this proactive measure to extend our water supply, as low lake levels persist, and also to get people into the habit now of watering one day a week. Lake Travis is quickly approaching the 618-foot level that triggers the Stage 3 Watering Restrictions per our Drought Contingency Plan and mandated water use reductions by the LCRA, and rather than waiting and risking dipping below that minimum level, the City is entering Stage 3.

Katherine Woerner, Director of Community Affairs, who oversees the City of Cedar Park’s Resource Efficiency Division, says, “We are being responsible and proactive by entering Stage 3. It is very important that our customers get used to their new watering schedule now and adhere to it. Together, we can make it through this drought and not overburden our water supply and system.”

Woerner says that the City of Cedar Park will leave Stage 3 when lake levels rise for a sustained period of time, and in accordance with the conditions outlined in its Drought Contingency Plan and LCRA requirements.

Woerner adds, “While this spring’s rain showers have helped renew our yards and landscapes, the rainfall has not been hard enough and long enough to raise lake levels. This year is forecast to be yet another year of extreme drought conditions with below-average inflows into the lakes, and Central Texas continues to face potentially the worst drought on record.”

The new Stage 3 Watering Restrictions schedule, effective August 1, 2013, is as follows: •ResidentseastofLakelineBoulevard: Oddaddresseswateron

Saturday; even addresses water on Sunday; the permitted hours to water remain the same - before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m.

•ResidentswestofLakelineBoulevardand in theBlockhousesubdivision: Odd addresses water on Wednesday; even addresses water on Thursday; the permitted hours to water remain the same - before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m. •BusinesseseastofLakelineBoulevard:Friday,before10a.m.and

after 7 p.m. •BusinesseswestofLakeline:Tuesday,before10a.m.andafter7p.m.•Usingahandheldhoseequippedwithapositivepistolgripnozzleor

other device that automatically shuts off water flow when the hose is not being used, or handheld buckets is permitted on any day and at any time •Outdoorwateringbydripirrigationorsoakerhoseisallowedonly

on designated watering day Customers must continue to refrain from water waste, according to

the following regulations: •Sprinklersystemsmustbeingoodworkingorder;anyleaksmust

be repaired •Automobilesmustbewashedatacommercialcarwash•Operationofornamentalpondsandfountainsisprohibitedunless

necessary to support aquatic life •Residentsmaynotusewatertowashsidewalksordriveways;Pressure

washing is prohibited •Automaticfillofsingle-familyresidentialpoolsshouldbeturnedoff

and the filling pools of should be limited to designated watering day; Public and HOA pools will remain open during Stage 3 •Residentialrecreationalsprinklerdevicessuchas“slipandslides”

are prohibited The City’s existing enforcement and administrative fining policy

remains in place under Stage 3. The City of Cedar Park is available to assist customers with any questions. The City has had very good results with residential and business customers following their watering schedules, and expects to have continued compliance as it enters this new phase of watering restrictions. For further information, visit www.cedarparktexas.gov/water.

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CEDAR PARK PROACTIVELY ENTERING STAGE 3 WATERING RESTRICTIONS

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3620 Turkey Path Bnd $299,900 07/11/13 36 4 3 2,728800 S. Frontier Ln $330,000 06/28/13 35 4 2.5 3,573114 Sport Horse $346,530 07/08/13 5 3 2 2,5143700 Steer Creek Ct $349,995 06/28/13 84 4 3 3,4263504 Twin Branch Dr $352,831 07/10/13 64 4 3 3,4093809 Campfire Dr $356,824 06/25/13 44 4 3.5 2,668605 Spanish Mustang Dr $356,835 06/11/13 88 4 3.5 2,6834209 Buckskin Rd $358,250 06/14/13 169 4 3 2,808105 Buckshot Way $385,000 06/22/13 6 4 2.5 3,1314200 Oldenburg Ln $386,455 06/21/13 75 4 4 2,937403 Ridgetop Bnd $389,000 06/24/13 14 5 3.5 3,9104201 Buckskin Rd $396,540 06/28/13 107 5 3 2,9894208 Zacharys Run $398,749 06/06/13 36 5 4 3,186219 Dakota $412,265 06/28/13 37 4 3 3,1133910 Remington Rd $429,800 06/18/13 16 5 3 3,3614306 Zacharys Run $430,840 06/25/13 102 4 3 3,1434104 Charbray $475,000 06/28/13 2 5 3 3,764313 Angus Dr $475,000 07/09/13 1 5 4 3,582314 Bluff Point Bnd $493,000 07/11/13 42 4 3.5 3,930407 Friesian Ln $521,655 06/20/13 165 4 3.5 3,186

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