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City of Austin puts up cameras, looking for trespassers River Place homeowners speak out in opposition By LESLEE BASSMAN Four Points News By his own account, River Place resident Steve Howard grew up in the flatlands of West Texas, devoid of the tree-laden hillside view he now enjoys in his Four Points neighborhood. However, during the March 13 River Place Homeowners Association Board of Directors meeting, Howard expressed concern that the idyllic scenery surrounding his home, which includes a stretch of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, has been jeopardized by recent actions by one of the BCP’s caretakers, the City of Austin Water Utility Wildland Conservation Management Department. Howard, and several of his neighbors, voiced their opposition to the City’s construction of a game fence abutting their properties. Residents attending the

meeting were most disturbed by the City’s placement of motion-activated cameras on Balcones land appearing to be pointed at their backyard property lines. “When you see this view for the first time, it’s something you’ll never forget,” said Howard of the tranquil setting of his neighborhood. In 1996, Travis County and the City of Austin were given a 30year permit by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the endangered species and their habitat contained within the 30,428 acres comprising the BCP. According to Howard, in 2007, the City of Austin constructed a wrought iron fence on the property line of residents who back up to the Preserve based on the City’s concerns over people trespassing onto the BCP land. River Place neighbors in the area of Eagle Trace, Merrywing, Sun Tree Cove and Pelican Point split the cost

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Above: Camera mounted on Balcones Canyonlands Preserve land adjacent to resident property owners’ home as seen from backyard of River Place homeowner.

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Above Right: Game fence constructed on Balcones Canyonlands Preserve property by City of Austin with original wrought iron fence in front as seen from deck of River Place homeowner.

Right: City of Austin is concerned about trespassers on Balcones Canyonlands Preserve property adjacent to River Place homes. This photo, obtained from the Austin Water Utility Public Affairs BALCONES, 4 Office, shows evidence of preserve encroachment.

Contributed by Kevin Buchman

The Promesa apartment complex is just starting to lease its 289-units across the street from Vandegrift High School. The 298-unit Steiner Ranch apartment project is clearing the land and will start construction in the next month or two. And the proposed 225- to 250-unit apartment project is still being considered in Steiner between Quinlan Crossing and the Vista Ridge Shopping Center. “The apartment developer (of the 225+ units) has passed through their initial feasibility period, put up additional earnest money and entered their second feasibility period which is set to expire mid-May. So far everything is still moving forAPARTMENTS, 3

Competition increases for local Local diabetic raises awareness for the disease with Tour de Cure grocers as Randalls opens H-E-B and The Market gear for the future By LYNETTE HAALAND, RICH KEITH Four Points News As Randalls supermarket opens this week at Quinlan Crossing, the local, established grocery stores including H-E-B and The Market at Steiner Ranch are gearing for the added competition. “The one thing we know about competition is it makes us better, I think it makes us stronger,” said Xavier Vasquez, H-E-B Unit Director at the Four Points store located at 7301 RM 620 N. Four Points H-E-B opened in May 1999 and Vasquez has been the Unit Director for more than five years. “Any time competition comes in, we always look at how we are doing things and how can we can improve upon things,” Vasquez said. The Market continues to expand its small-store flexibility and custom offerings. “We have everything that a store in a 60,000-foot space offers in our 6,000-foot store,” said Matt Young, co-owner of The Market and a local Steiner resident. Since 2006, Young and coowner Keith Brown have appreciated their loyal customers. They also listen to their customers and tweak their offerings to meet requests. Both stores are meeting customer requests more than ever as well as offering more community events for their loyal supporters.

expanding vertically. “Our wine steward is building strong relationships with our customers. They seek him out,” Vasquez said. The store has its 10 percent discount on a six pack of wine, which is popular. More hand cut cheeses have been added recently to the specialty cheese section which has over 500 cheese varieties, Vasquez said. A year ago the store expanded its organic offerings, and increased prime beef and natural meat selections. Just over three years ago, H-E-B

finished its $7 million, 15,000 square foot expansion, creating its 56,000 square foot store. During the expansion, large additions were made to its pharmacy and fresh produce sides of the store. It also doubled the floral department, expanded the fresh baked bread and meat and seafood departments. The Cooking Connections kitchen was built then to provide daily meal demonstrations and fresh samples to shoppers. The Healthy Living bulk secGROCERS, 4

Shannon Keever, a resident of Steiner Ranch, is an example of one of the 79 million Americans – one in three adults – who have pre-diabetes. Keever is also recruitment chair for this year’s upcoming Central Texas Tour de Cure, the American Diabetes Association's nationwide cycling fundraiser. From her involvement in the ADA, she learned that, in some cases, type 2 diabetes can be prevented or its onset delayed by losing weight, becoming more active and eating healthier. So, she has been training for the Tour de Cure as a way to increase activity while making exercise fun. Diabetes Alert Day is March 27 and the ADA wants it to be a “wake-up call” asking people to take the Diabetes Risk Test to understand and address their individual risks for developing type 2 diabetes. Keever recently had an A1C test done, which is a fasting test that shows an average blood glucose level over a three-month period. She found that hers was slightly elevated at 5.8 percent, which makes

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Shannon Keever, a Steiner Ranch resident, participated in last year's Tour de Cure benefiting the American Diabetes Association.This year she plans to do the Tour and cycle 50 or 80 miles on May 5, starting at the Travis County Expo Center

Artist Peter Max coming to local gallery owner’s downtown shop By LYNETTE HAALAND Four Points News Xavier Vasquez, Unit Director at the Four Points H-E-B, manages a busy store on St. Patrick’s Day. Mae Graves gets a question answered while Vasquez helps a customer find Bearnaise Sauce and answers several calls in a span of a few minutes.

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Matt Young and Keith Brown co-own The Market at Steiner Ranch. For years they have been listening to customer requests and tweaking their offerings to meet demands.

It is not every day that an artist comes to town who has painted a Boeing 777 Continental jumbo jet. “It was one of biggest planes in the fleet and flew all over the world for 10 years and 6 months. It was retired last year. The little boy in me loved it, even the big boy in me loved it,” said Artist Peter Max. Max is coming to Austin by invitation of Four Points gallery owner Lisa Russell, who owns The Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery at 1137 West 6th St. Recently he was the official artist for the 100th Anniversary of The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. Max has been commissioned to paint the side of a new ship, the Norwegian Breakaway for Norwegian Cruise lines. The ship is due for delivery to New York in April 2013 Right now in Austin Max has nearly 200 paintings for sale and on display during the “Peter Max:

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College Nannies & Tutors earns grade of “A+” By LESLEE BASSMAN Four Points News College Nannies & Tutors in River Place is a leading franchise in the national chain and has made a difference in the achievements of local students. Managing Director, Donna Balser, began the Four Points center in October 2009 and is set to open her third Austin location in Westlake this spring. So far her River Place College Nannies and Tutors has claimed some of the industry’s top honors, 2010 National Learning Center Manager of the Year and 2011 National Nanny Placement Manager of the Year. “There’s a larger demand for tutoring grade school students at

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the Four Points location because families in this neighborhood are focused on education,” said Balser. “They want to make sure their children are successful in school.” Recently, Balser has noticed an upswing in her clients’ demand for nanny services. “In this area, there are a lot of young families with a need for

childcare,” Balser said. “A lot of it is our on-call business and parents wanting a ‘date night’”. “Most of our business now is from referrals. The cool thing is that families look to us to decrease the stress in their lives.” College Nannies and Tutors is a founding member of the Four Points Chamber of Commerce.

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ARTIST, FROM 1 to Lakeway. A decade ago she opened her gallery and this is her fourth time to host Max. In Austin for the first time, Max is presenting his iconic portraitures of Mick Jagger and of four-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift commemorating the album covers of “Speak Now” & “Fearless”. Max has painted six U.S. Presidents and his art appeared on the first U.S. 10-cent stamp titled “Preserve the Environment.” Other works of his include a 600-foot stage

for the Woodstock Music Festival and a giant mural unveiled at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Max has also been designated Official Artist of five Super Bowls, six Grammy Awards, World Cup USA, The World Series, and the United Nations Earth Summit. “I’m inspired because I’m doing what I love,” Max said. He also said yoga and meditation, which he learned from a swami from India in the mid 1960s, and vegetable juice keep him relaxed and healthy. And when in Austin, he

loves to visit Whole Foods. “Peter’s show we have lot of fun with,” Russell said. The Dell Children’s Museum is hosting a coloring contest and whoever wins it gets a free membership to the museum for a year and a signed poster from Max. Russell carries the masters on a regular basis including pieces from Renoir, Picasso and Rembrandt. She also works with internationally renowned artists including Ray Donley, Alexandra Nechita, Michael Kessler and Royo.

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What to expect at Kindergarten, Pre-K Registration Round Up this week On Thursday, March 22, Leander ISD is holding its annual Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration Round Up at all elementary campuses from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. Parents of children who plan to attend Pre-K or Kindergarten next fall are encouraged to register their child for school on that day at the campus they are zoned to attend. In anticipation of Registration Round Up, last week I offered some tips parents can use at home to help ensure their child is ready to begin Kindergarten. However, as I said last week, parents should not be deterred if their child is not an expert at those basic skills before school starts. There will be plenty of time to get them where they need to be. We welcome all eligible children to enroll for school as soon as possible, regardless of their skill level, because Kindergarten is a fun learning experience where every student begins

their educational journey. You might be amazed by the breadth and depth of the Kindergarten curriculum. The whole year is about building a solid foundation by introducing students to language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, fine arts and physical education. Each of these subjects is then broken down into Essential Units of Study based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), the state mandated curriculum. With an unwavering focus on student learning, the Essential Units of Study are designed to ensure that every LISD student, regardless of campus or teacher, receives the same high-quality instruction. With that basic understanding in mind, here’s a quick look at what you can expect your child to learn when he or she begins Kindergarten. During language arts, Kindergarten students begin to read and write. They have opportuni-

ties to look at, listen to and ex- ulum includes number concepts, plore a variety of texts including measurement, geometry, patnursery rhymes, folk tales, fairy terns and graphing. Students detales, poems and even some velop an understanding of word fiction and non-fiction pieces. problems and solve problems They begin to using differlearn reading ent strategies. strategies, the Throughout the letters of the year, students alphabet and will continue their sounds. to revisit these Students also math concepts learn to write to ensure that in Kindergarstudents gain BRET CHAMPION all ten and begin an appreciation to learn how to express their own for math. ideas and feelings. They develop Likewise, science in LISD drafts and revise and share their is experiential, what we call writing with others. These learn- “hands-on, minds-on,” and is ing experiences are designed to designed to be active and engagbuild students’ confidence and ing for Kindergarten students. their love for reading and writ- During the year, students will ing. examine and compare all sorts Math, in Kindergarten, is very of critters including fish, snails, hands-on. Children use technol- worms and bugs. Students will ogy and math tools to develop a learn about the changes of the fundamental understanding of seasons and basic weather. Our problem solving, communica- science curriculum builds upon tion and reasoning. Math curric- students’ natural curiosity to de-

LISD requests to waive new STAAR grading requirement Leander ISD Superintendent Bret Champion announced that the district is submitting a request to waive the implementation of the 15 percent grading requirement for the upcoming State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam in April 2012. The 15 percent grading requirement pertains to high school students, current ninth-graders and middle school students taking Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English I, English II, English III, World Geography, World History and United States History courses. In addition to requiring that students pass the exams in order to graduate, the exams are also slated to count as 15 percent of a student's final

velop their understanding of our world. Kindergarten students learn about the concepts of “self,” “home,” “family” and “community” during their social studies lessons. Units are centered around holidays, customs, symbols and celebrations that represent America, in addition to countries throughout the world. These lessons give students a foundation in history, geography and patriotism. In fine arts, students begin to express themselves by experiencing music, art and theatre arts. Learning music, students sing and perform songs, and while exploring art, they learn about colors, lines, forms and space. In theatre arts, students engage in dramatic play, use puppets and props and practice using voice and movement. During physical education, students learn how bones, muscles, heart and lungs work in relation to activity. Students engage in play, games and

other activities to develop basic levels of strength, endurance and flexibility. In summary, Kindergarten is a terrific blend of learning and fun. It’s an important time for students to build a solid foundation for their educational careers. I’ve just scratched the surface in this brief overview this week, but I hope it’s given you an idea of what you can expect your child to learn during his or her first year of school. You can get a more in depth look at the academic standards for every grade level, Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, on the LISD website by visiting www.leanderisd.org and selecting the departments tab, then clicking on the curriculum standards link. I invite you to check out these documents to extensively review the learning objectives for Kindergarten students and beyond. Have a great week!

grade in the course. Last month, education leaders in the Senate told the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that it could grant districts a deferment for the 15 percent requirement for one year. “After listening to feedback from students, parents and staff, and visiting with the LISD Board of Trustees of the issue, the district is submitting a request to TEA to waive the implementation of the 15 percent grading requirement for this year as the district continues to transition to the STAAR,” said Champion. This deferment is for the current school year. As the Texas Education Code is currently written, the 15 percent rule will go into effect in the spring of 2013.

Don’t Mess with Texas scholarship open to high school seniors Texas high school seniors who care about the environment have the chance to win a college scholarship by composing a 350-word essay explaining what they’ve done to improve the litter situation in their community. The ninth annual Don’t Mess with Texas Scholarship program, sponsored by BASF Corporation in partnership with Keep Texas Beautiful, is accepting essays now through April 20. The first-place winner will receive $3,000. The second- and thirdplace winners will receive $1,000 each. Don’t Mess with Texas is a litter prevention campaign sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The scholarship is one of TxDOT’s ef-

forts to generate more youth involvement in the campaign. “The scholarship requires students to write an essay explaining the litter prevention efforts they’ve made in their community, and we’re always impressed with how hard many high school students work to keep Texas beautiful,” said Brenda Flores-Dollar, program administrator for TxDOT’s Travel Information Division which manages the Don’t Mess with Texas campaign. For the application, mailing address or further details, visit www.DontMessWithTexas.org.

APARTMENTS, FROM 1 ward with this developer,” said Adib Khoury, Vice President Land Resources Taylor Woodrow Communities/Steiner Ranch LLC. Units are being considered on the north side of the hill on the down slope side toward Lake Travis and Quinlan Crossing. Clearing is underway on the Greystone Development apartment project located on 52 acres at 4800 Steiner Ranch Blvd., down the hill from Steiner Ranch Steakhouse.

Greystone plans to build 26 apartment buildings with 298 units and construction will begin in 30 to 45 days, said Sarah Crocker, who is a commercial real estate consultant representing Greystone. The hiking and biking trails in that portion of the development are temporarily closed during construction to keep everyone safe. Two foot, silt fencing has been put up to keep the sediment from washing downhill, Crocker said. Promesa, located on 17 acres

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Recent rains improving Lake Travis, greening up landscape As we step into spring this week, the under drought relief measures and will not recent rains are making the blueprovide Highland Lakes water bonnets pop and the landscape to most downstream farmers in lush. On top of that, Lake Travis 2012, something new this year. levels are inching upward. This Recent showers are also week, Tuesday rains alone pushed lifting burn bans. The Travis Travis levels up 1⅓ inches since County Commissioners lifted the Monday. burn ban at the first of February The Lower Colorado River Auand two weeks ago the burn ban thority has a network of remote City of Austin parks was liftLYNETTE for rain gauges, more than a hundred ed. of them with no public access. The HAALAND Travis County Fire Margauge at Mansfield Dam at Lake shal and other officials encourage Travis measured 2.24 inches from mid- the following safety precautions: night March 20 until around 6 a.m. • Never leave a fire unattended Although Lake Travis is still only 42 per- • Keep a source of water nearby cent full as of Tuesday, the full effect of this • Before leaving the site make sure the fire week’s rains will be seen in days ahead as is fully extinguished full creeks funnel into the reservoir. Of- Campfires are only allowed at Emma ficials say rains in the hill country above Long Metropolitan Park and these must be Lake Travis help our local lake more than attended at all times by an adult until fully the rains most of us see in Four Points. A extinguished. large portion of the rainwater we see helps Travis County and the Austin Parks and feed Lake Austin which feeds Lady Bird Recreation Department will be re-evaluLake in downtown Austin. ating the wildfire risk and drought condi All looks good now but LCRA projec- tions on an ongoing basis and will issue tions indicate that even with wet condi- burn bans if need be. tions, the forecast into next September will In celebration of the rains and before only put Lake Travis at less than 660 eleva- any more burn bans are put in place, I lit tion feet, under its full capacity of 681 el- a fire in our underused, outdoor fireplace evation feet. Lake elevations are measured this morning. And since soccer practice in feet above mean sea level. will likely be cancelled tonight, I think we’ll We have a lot of catching up to do from have another fire and make s’mores to wellast year’s severe drought. LCRA is doing its come in spring. part. It will continue to operate Lake Travis

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BALCONES, FROM 1 of this fence with the City and, at some point, agreements were established with some or all of these homeowners detailing the specifics of property ownership rights adjacent to preserve land and pertinent violation consequences. Despite protests by River Place homeowners, recent reports of persons dumping food scraps and cutting trees in the preserved land prompted City officials to install eight-foot game fences topped by barbed wire directly behind the existing wrought iron fences as well as cameras affixed to trees on BCP property. “We’ve had a problem with trespassers in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve,” said Kevin Buchman, Public Information Officer, City of Austin Water Utility and Conservation Lands Division. “The fence was installed to secure the property. Cameras were put in place to see if we could secure evidence of trespass and damage occurring.” Buchman stated that BCP damage included trespassers who had cleared land for views, installed trails and accessed the property. Although he is unaware if all landowners had an agreement with the City to not encroach on the preserve, Buchman said that his office had made it clear to developers that the property was set aside to preserve a habitat for endangered wildlife species.

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GROCERS, FROM 1 According to Buchman, the cameras are game cameras which “focus on the back of the property and capture any movement occurring on BCP property”. Buchman is unaware of any cameras capturing private landowners’ parcels. Howard stated the new measures were taken behind the homes of tree-cutting offenders and that the impenetrable game fence is a “threat to our families” and difficult for firefighters to overcome should a wildfire spark in the preserve land. Lake Travis Fire Rescue’s Assistant Chief John Durham stated that while the enclosure may present some obstacle, “it’s not so much of an obstacle that we can’t deal with it.” “We are accustomed to dealing with fences of all types and have the apparatus and tools to cut fences and remove a section if needed,” said Durham. “The majority of wildfires are started by human ignition. The less potential we have for humans to be on that property, the less potential we have for human ignition of a wildfire.” Howard shared his concerns with the HOA Board of Directors that the steps the City recently took to combat encroachment in the area are a “waste of tax dollars” and “decrease the property value(s)” of homeowners. One area homeowner, who

declined to be identified, stated that he had a signed contract on his house but the buyer backed out upon learning of the City’s planned camera and fence which had not yet been constructed. Buchman declined to say which homeowners were to receive the added fences and cameras. “It is an issue of controlled access,” Buchman said. “People are gaining access (to BCP). Our goal is to be good stewards of the property and manage it in accordance with the permit issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service.” Howard suggested that HOA covenant and restriction adjustments, including a different style of fencing, fines for violators and an education program on BCP rules for bordering homeowners, may be a compromise to avoid the controversy hitting the federal court system. “I don’t know if the residents abutting it (BCP) were trespassing,” said Buchman. “It’s not punitive but it’s to secure the property from further destruction taking place. We definitely want to continue discussions with these neighbors as we do with all neighbors abutting the property (BCP).” To date, three properties in the area adjoining the BCP have had fences and cameras placed on their neighboring land.

tion with bag your own grains, nuts and dried fruits as well as grind nut butters was installed. The sushi kiosk was put in then and also continues to be extremely popular. “We added a lot then and continue to develop the varieties we offer,” said Vasquez, of the San Antonio-based, 107-yearold chain. One way H-E-B tries to compete with other grocery stores is on price. “Low prices are a big deal for H-E-B. We are making it easy for our customers to save money when shopping at our stores,” Vasquez said. H-E-B gives back to the community. The store will donate around 1,200 bottles of water at the Steiner Ranch Easter Egg Hunt and will be a part of the end of summer Concert in Park. After the Steiner Ranch fires, HE-B was a relief center to many. “It was one of our most proud moments to be there first to take care of customers... with chicken tenders and fries and for the dogs, dog food,” Vasquez said. Then we celebrated with a free barbecue after the fires. “I was here that evening when it all happened and we are still being thanked for being there,” he added.

H-E-B is having a Customer Appreciation weekend March 24 and 25 with a fishing tank and H-E-Buddy for the kids. There will be food demonstrations with Boars Head meats and cheeses, gluten free samples, Chihuahua Bites Salsa, the Round Rock Express mascot Spike, and University of Texas Cheerleaders. The Market at Steiner Ranch The Market has also changed through the years to take care of its customers. Take-and-bake pizzas, breakfast tacos and an expanded deli sandwich menu have all been popular changes. Their on-site butcher cuts and prepares meat to order. “The most important thing that we do is to serve the community with a fast, high-quality deli, meat and grocery,” Young said. Specialty nights are also big at The Market including halfprice burgers every Monday night and food and wine parties with live music on the last Friday of the month. On March 30 at 5:30 p.m. a live jazz band will entertain shoppers and free food and wine samples will be given. “On the 30th we are featur-

ing a new selection of balsamic vinegars and aromatic olive oils, doggie treats will be on display, and artists will be here showing their hand-blown glass,” Young said. The owners are looking into offering the food-and-wine events semi-monthly and live music every Friday night. The Market has also obtained a beer and wine license and they have created a dining area over the last year or so. Local groups and clubs meet at The Market and use the flat-screen TV for presentations. Catering lunches and parties of all sizes is yet another area where The Market says it can be more agile than larger stores. “One thing that differentiates us is that a customer can call us and get party trays in 20 minutes. You typically can’t hope to get that from a big store,” Young said. Staffers deliver and pick up beer kegs for outdoor parties too. The Market informs the community through print ads, an opt-in email list, and through Facebook. They continue to look for feedback from the community and strive to accommodate customer requests.

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Community Events March 20 Hill Country Education Foundation First Annual Robotics Conference 6 to 8:30 pm Vandegrift High School

March 21 Randalls Grand Opening Four Points Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at 8:30 a.m.

March 24 -25 Four Points HEB Customer Appreciation Food demonstrations, samples, H-E-Buddy, UT Cheerleaders from Noon to 5pm

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March 29 - 31 Concordia University Texas theatre’s All in the Timing Black Box Theatre, 11400 Concordia University Dr. at 7:30 p.m.

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Mighty Mini March in Steiner, April 22 John Simpson Park and Community Center will be the location for the inaugural family and pets charity walk. Tagged the “Mighty Mini March” by event organizers, John Simpson Park is the perfect setting for local non-profit Minis and Friends’ first annual charity walk benefitting the miniature equine guided interactions therapy group which serves Austin area residents with special needs. Community members who come out for the festivities from noon until 3:00 p.m. on April 22 will be treated to a Pet Costume Parade, silent auction, resource fair, food vendor booths and, of course, a herd of adorable miniature therapy horses! The 2K (1.2 miles) walk starts at 1:00 p.m. and participant fees are $20 for adults 13 years and up, $15 for youth ages five to 12 years old. The Pet Costume Parade is free.

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The Mighty Mini March will be held next month at John Simpson Park benefitting the miniature equine guided interactions therapy group which serves Austin area residents with special needs. Photo (from the left): Hannah Yancer (Westlake), Spiro Barouxis with daughter Katarina (Steiner), Amy Lynne Siroin (Steiner); Renee Wasserman (Twin Creeks), Lynne Siroin (Steiner), Mike McDonell (Westlake), CC Mueller (Marshall Ford), Audrey Pyle (Steiner), Toni Yancer and MacKenna McDonell (Westlake) Minis from the left: MasterCard, Sean Monet, Boo, Remington, Peanut, Skittles, Finn, and Snickers.

Lakeway Regional Medical Center Community Open House, April 1 Lakeway Regional Medical Center is hosting an open house to give the community a chance to come on out and get a tour of the new hospital before it opens on April 16. LRMC staff will be sharing information on the services offered and answering questions. There will be

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Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21) is hosting a Job Fair in conjunction with Capital Area Workforce Solutions on Tuesday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center at 1701 Red River. Austin area businesses and job seekers are invited to participate.

Concordia theatre’s All in the Timing, opens on March 29 Concordia University Texas theatre program opens a production of All in the Timing at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29 in the Black Box Theatre located at Concordia’s Building A, 11400 Concordia University Drive. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31.

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nity. Thirty years later, Gerken’s daughter, Karen, was called to the podium to accept the same award as her mother last May. “When I was winning it [award], it was awesome, but I think the pride you have with your kid winning it is that much more,” Kay said. “I was just amazed and so happy for her.” According to Kay, Karen was accepted as an ‘early decision’ to Rice University in her senior year at Cedar Park High School, and considered a ‘walk-on’ in the school’s NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Program. A new personal best time in a 500yard freestyle race garnered an athletic scholarship for Karen to add to the academic money she had been promised. While at Rice, Karen continued to excel, both academically in her major, Sociology, as well

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