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Lakeway Voice Newsletter for the Citizens of Lakeway VOICE Volume 1, Issue 1 August 2009 Greater Lakeway • Rough Hollow • The Hills • Bella Montagna • Ridge at Alta Vista • The Preserve Where Are We Going? By Connie Ripley Welcome to the Lakeway voice A Newsletter for Lakeway Residents by Lakeway Residents Docks in Cypress Creek vied for the last drops of water. They all lost! Anchor barrels lie beside docks they used to hold in place. The last public access to Lake Travis, Mansfield Park Ramp, will close around August 15. Are you worried about the lake economy? You should be! These low lake levels are costing the lake businesses millions! Should you be worried about getting water from your kitchen faucet? Maybe… depending on where you are and how low we go! Wells are filling with air. Coves are dry. It’s time to ask how low your water provider has their intake, if it is in Lake Travis. Could this drought be worse than the Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. worst drought LCRA has experienced--in 1951? In July, 1950, Lake Travis was at 643.88. In July, 1951, Lake Travis was at 615.29! In July, 2009, Lake Travis is around 641 and falling. See a pattern? Is LCRA preparing for worse than it has ever seen? Mark Jordan, LCRA River Management, explains he would be unsurprised to see us surpass the drought of the 1950’s. “This drought is significant and it’s serious,” he said. Mark Rose, LCRA meteorologist, suggests “near normal to slightly below normal rainfall” for late summer and fall. (Continued on Page 3) The Lakeway Voice is a monthly newsletter mailed to all Lakeway residents. Residents, community groups, churches, etc. are welcome to include information about their organizations in the newsletter. If you are involved with a school group, play group, boy scouts, girl scouts, sports activity, social group, etc. and would like to submit an article for the Lakeway Voice you can do so by emailing it to [email protected]. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special celebrations, birthday announcements and military service are also welcome. Our goal is to keep you informed! Go Green Sign up to receive the Lakeway Voice in your inbox. Visit PEELinc.com for details. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Lakeway Voice Important Numbers EMERGENCY NUMBERS EMERGENCY................................................................911 Fire....................................................................................... 911 Ambulance........................................................................... 911 Police Department...............................................512-314-7590 Sheriff – Non-Emergency.....................................512-974-0845 Travis County ESD No.6/Lake Travis Fire Rescue Administration Office.......................................512-266-2533 Travis County Animal Control.............................512-972-6060 Schools Lake Travis ISD....................................................512-533-6000 Lake Travis High School.......................................512-533-6100 Lake Travis Middle School...................................512-533-6200 Lake Travis Elementary.........................................512-533-6300 Hudson Bend Middle School...............................512-533-6400 Lake Pointe Elementary........................................512-533-6500 Lakeway Elementary............................................512-533-6350 Serene Hills Elementary.......................................512-533-7400 Bee Cave Elementary............................................512-533-6250 Utilities Travis County WCID # 17...................................512-266-1111 Lakeway MUD....................................................512-261-6222 Hurst Creek MUD...............................................512-261-6281 Austin Energy .....................................................512-322-9100 Pedernales Electric................................................888-554-4732 Texas Gas Service Custom Service..............................................1-800-700-2443 Emergencies......................................................512-370-8609 Call Before You Dig..........................................512-472-2822 AT&T New Service...................................................1-800-464-7928 Repair............................................................1-800-246-8464 Billing............................................................1-800-858-7928 Time Warner Cable Customer Service..............................................512-485-5555 Repairs.............................................................512-485-5080 IESI (Trash & Recycle).........................................512-282-3508 Austin/Travis County Hazardous Waste...............512-974-4343 Other Numbers Lake Travis Postal Office....................................512-263-2458 Lakeway City Hall................................................512-314-7500 City of Lakeway.....................................www.cityoflakeway.com Newsletter Publisher Peel, Inc...............................................................512-263-9181 Editor........................................................lakeway@peelinc.com Advertising...........................................advertising@peelinc.com advertising info Please support the advertisers that make Lakeway Voice possible. If you are interested in advertising, please contact our sales office at 512-263-9181 or [email protected]. The advertising deadline is the 10th of the month prior to the issue. article info The Lakeway Voice is mailed monthly to all Lakeway residents. Residents, community groups, churches, etc. are welcome to include information about their organizations in the newsletter. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special celebrations, and birthday announcements are also welcome. To submit an article for The Lakeway Voice please email it to [email protected]. The deadline is the 9th of the month prior to the issue. We have the cure for the BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES. . . Pigtails & Crewcuts for your “BACK TO SCHOOL DOS!” $2 Off A Child’s Haircut 6618 Sitio Del Rio Boulevard • River Place Plaza Austin, TX 78730 512•372•3500 No Appointment Necessary! www.pigtailsandcrewcuts.com Bang Cuts Excluded, cannot be combined. Offer expires 9-30-09 Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice Where Are We Going?- (Continued from Cover Page) This forecast will not save our lakes—or our economy. LCRA explains that it has enough water for critical needs. According to LCRA, no more water will be released in a critical drought than was released back in 1951, regardless of the population. Maybe you will have some water from your kitchen faucet, if your supplier’s intake is deep enough. Will you pay higher water rates for the supplier to lower their intake? LCRA should learn from Lakes Powell and Mead on the other Colorado River. Their plight is irreversible. We have time to reverse our problems. LCRA should have been able to learn from others, but here we go again! How did LCRA let this happen again? They had a lot of help from little to no rainfall and drastically hot temperatures. The rice farmers are taking most of the water. Lakes Travis and Buchanan were slightly above the LCRA possible irrigation curtailment level in January, so LCRA is supplying the rice farmers with 300,000 acre feet this year—twice the entire municipal usage per year out of Lake Travis. Something needs to change. Too late for this year! (Rice farmers plant their second crop in July and harvest in October. With our current weather pattern, lake levels will continue to drop rapidly.) Cedar Park, Leander and Round Rock (Williamson County cities in the Brazos River Basin), who have formed Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA), want more cheap water from Lake Travis. In spite of public protests from DELTA (Don’t Empty Lake Travis Association), the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) funded $181 million of your money on July 7 for BCRUA to begin their enormous project. DELTA’s common sense could not combat the Legislative pressures on TWDB State employees and Board members to dump your money that the Senate gave them. Without meaningful conservation or reuse, these cities will dump Lake Travis into Brushy Creek that feeds the Brazos River. LCRA’s “must sell to anyone that asks” Board Policy and their loose “straddling basins” interpretation of a one-liner in the 1997 Senate Bill 1 has our basin now providing Williamson County with water. The 3 cities are going deeper into an over-promised, drought-prone supply that everybody uses instead of going to a second source of water in the prolific, virtually untapped Simsboro Aquifer in their own basin. (The Simsboro has 8 times the water in all the reservoirs in the state combined!) LCRA can require additional conservation measures to all the entities it services. If LCRA will not, or cannot, tighten its standards, you need to step in. Put pressure on your water provider to use Graduated Block Rate (Continued on Page 4) Limited Time Offer! 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This in turn provides additional money for a low-flush toilet rebate program, low use shower heads, outdoor irrigation audits, etc. (An acre of toilets uses more water per year than an acre of lawn.) Cheap water could mean little to no water in your immediate future. Finding and fixing water leaks is a must. What is your water provider’s water loss? Hope it is around 10% to 12%. Think how much of Lake Travis that a crack in a huge water line underground loses. Do you have a running commode or a dripping faucet? Each drip is Lake Travis going down. YOU are responsible for cutting your water usage. Water your lawn ¼ to ½ inch every 5 days. More will just water the rocks under your soil. Plant drought-tolerant grasses and plants. Water only from 7 p.m. till 10 a.m. Sidewalks do not grow. Set your sprinklers for your grass, not your driveway. Do not water in the wind—water evaporates! Your car can be a little dirty. When you have to wash it, use only carwashes that provide recycled water. Inside your home, take quick showers rather than baths. Install low-flush commodes (even if your water provider refuses to support a rebate program). Turn off the water while you brush your teeth and wash your hands. Wash only full loads in the washer and Now OPEN at the Hill Country Galleria 12800 Hill Country Blvd. • Bee Cave, TX 78738 512-263-1176 $POUFNQPSBSZGBTIJPOTGPS.FO8PNFO Lakeway Voice - August 2009 dishwasher—better yet, install a low use washer and dryer. Almost all our electricity generation requires water to cool the power plants. Set your thermostats as high as you can stand. Use ceiling fans for the room you are in. Turn off lights when you leave a room. Keep windows covered especially those facing the west. Unplug appliances when not in use. Air conditioner condensate is an excellent source of pure water—get creative! Nothing can be done about the rice farmers getting their water this year. You can do nothing about Mother Nature. Our only hope for keeping water in the lake is to lower our own usage. Every drop of water you use comes out of Lake Travis! According to Jordan, lakes could reach 900,000 acre feet by August. LCRA will ask their firm water customers to implement their mandatory water restrictions under their drought contingency plans and not all are equal. What will your water provider do? At 600,000 acre feet in Lakes Travis and Buchanan combined, LCRA will do the curtailing reducing usage on a pro-rata share. Let’s stop the drain! Things need to change before we reach the “point of no return”. Save Water. Save Lake Travis! For more information, go to www.drainingLakeTravis.org. Bring in this ad for a free gift, no purchase necessary, limit 1 per person Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice Greater Lakeway Wine Club Friends and neighbors of Lakeway and the surrounding areas are invited to join the Greater Lakeway Wine Club. Our mission is to gather in a social setting, learn about and enjoy wine as a group. The Club, which meets approximately 6 times per year, is now over 80 members strong, and growing. For membership info, contact Frank Baffi, President at [email protected]. Bee Cave and Lakeway Mom’s Group Submitted by Rebecca Hockaday Welcome to the Bee Cave and Lakeway ‘Mom’s Meetup’. The moms in this group are primarily from Bee Cave, Lakeway, The Hills, Spicewood, Dripping Springs, Steiner Ranch, and the City of Austin that surrounds those areas. This group is open to moms with small children; infants, waddlers, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is a laid back group that gets together and meets at local parks, playdates, coffee, lunch, and field trips. Please join us and we’re looking forward to meeting you soon! Please check out our website for more information: http://www.meetup.com/Bee-Cave-Lakeway-mom-meetup/ F4?A>E8344G?4AC 8=BCAD2C8>=C>:83B>50;; 064B0=3018;8C84B 5`]c^aS[W^`WdObSO\R^`WdObS ZSaa]\aT]`QVWZR`S\O\RORcZbaOa g]c\UOa$[]\bVa]ZR Stork Report in Lakeway Submit your information on the arrival of your little one to [email protected] Concerned About Lower Lake Levels? 3f^S`WS\QSR^ObWS\bO\R ^OaaW]\ObSW\ab`cQb]`a 5>D=3431HF>A;3A42>A37>;34AB >;H<?80=B0=3=0C8>=0;270<?8>=B fff8P]2a^RZTaBfX\BRW^^[R^\ 20;;C>30H5>AH>DA5A44BF8<B:8;;4E0;D0C8>= $ !# '%$%! Join DELTA 0DBC8= Save Water. Save Lake Travis. $ !!(%%"#$ 30;;0B ES`SQ][[WbbSRb]UWdW\UPOQYb]]c` Q][[c\WbWSaBVObaeVgTWdS^S`QS\b ]T]c`^`]TWbaU]b]aSZSQbQVO`WbWSa DWaWbbVSeSPaWbSb]TW\R]cb[]`S www.DrainingLakeTravis.org Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. :Saa]\abVObTWbg]c`aQVSRcZS 5% Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Lakeway Voice You Gotta Save Shade By Mark Peterson BURN BAN IN EFFECT! The Mayor of Lakeway has ordered a Burn Ban for the City. By ordinance, the City does not allow outdoor burning, including the use of charcoal grills that are not fully enclosed. This includes grills that are located in City Parks. During extremely dry weather, it’s best to focus your limited watering hours on plants that provide the greatest economic and environmental benefit to your homes – trees and shrubs. These plants provide us with shade, clean air, and increased property values, and they’re quite expensive to replace. In most cases, well-established trees don’t need extensive watering. They do well in forests and fields without human intervention. However, young trees and shrubs don’t have a root system large enough to absorb sufficient water to survive during periods of extreme drought. Regular additions of water are advised, and necessary. In very confined spaces, such as between two driveways where soil is often limited, ¾ inch of water applied twice a month is recommended. In larger areas, 1 inch once a month should suffice. In both circumstances, a slow application is necessary to create a large water profile in the soil. Where you target the water is also important. For newly planted trees, apply to the root ball and for mature trees, target the drip line. Finally, recreate a natural environment with frequent additions of compost and mulch. We recommend applying 1 inch of compost in the spring and fall, and 3 inches of mulch in May and September. Cover as much of the root zone as possible to encourage roots to expand and soil to retain moisture. Mark Peterson is a conservation project coordinator for San Antonio Water System. Creating Beautiful Smiles for the entire family! 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Lakeway Voice Austin Lake Travis Lions Club WE SERVE in the Lake Travis Community Meetings: 1st Tuesday Monthly Meeting 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Location: Flintrock Falls Golf Club 401 Jack Nicklaus Drive, Lakeway 3rd Tuesday Monthly Meeting 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm Location: China Pacific Restaurant 107 Ranch Road 620 South, Lakeway 100% of funds raised go to Lions Charities and Community Philanthropy Contacts: Scott Tracy 263-7091 or Linda Davis 266-6606 Lake Travis Toastmasters Meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at the Lakeway Activity Center: 105 Cross Creek. Social time: 6:00 to 6:30 pm Educational Program: 6:30 pm Includes: table topics, prepared speeches, evaluations. Meeting closes at 7:45 pm For more info, call Kay McManus at 431-8069, or Fay Crossett at 517-2737 Classified Ads Personal classifieds (one time sell items, such as a used bike...) run at no charge to Lakeway residents, limit 30 words, please e-mail A Plus Referrals By The Lake Network of BNI Quick Quiz: 1. Do you know a reliable and trustworthy service professional (residential, commercial, health and beauty, trades, or event planning) who places their customer’s needs first? 2. Would you refer them to your friends and or family members without hesitation? If you answered “Yes”, tell them A Plus Referrals By The Lake is looking for more good people to join our growing network of professionals today! A Plus Referrals By The Lake is a non-competitive professional referral organization that admits only one high quality individual or company per professional category to share ideas, contacts and most importantly referrals. Curious? Do you want to learn how to build your business by word-of-mouth referral? Visit us this Wednesday morning 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.… have a great time, meet new people - and there is no obligation to join. Please contact Carrie Welch for more information at [email protected], 263-8485 or visit www.bniaustin.com for specific location. >À«iÌÀÞÊ /iÉÀÕÌÊ ÀÃÉ7`ÜÃÊ >ÌiÉiViÊ,i«>ÀÊ ÀÞÜ>É/iÝÌÕÀiÊ iÊëiVÌÀÊ*ÕV ÊÃÌ >ÕÉ7i>Ì iÀ«Àv}Ê iVÃÉ-Ì>}Ê 7`Ê,ÌÉ-`}Ê >`ÊÕV ÊÀi°°° ÀÜÊ`} [email protected] Business classifieds (offering a service or product line for profit) are $50, limit 40 words, please contact Peel, Inc. Sales Office @ 512-989-8905 or [email protected]. Advertise Your Business Here 888-687-6444 Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Ê fÇxÊ" Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê N RCOUPO THEROFFERO ANYO WITH .OTVALID i° vÊÃiÀÛV ÀiÊ ÊÀÊ {Ê ÕÀÃ Ê x£ÓÓnÓxÇää Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Lakeway Voice Outdoor Water Conservation Tips Even though we use water every day, it’s easy to take it for granted. Just imagine how you would function without clean water. It’s everyone’s responsibility to conserve and protect water resources. The decisions and actions you make today truly affect our water resources for the future. The following suggestions will help you get in the habit of saving water in the great outdoors: • Use mulch around landscape plantings. Mulch will help eliminate weeds and hold moisture in the soil. • Select hardy plants that don’t need much water. Native plants that are well adapted to your climate and soils will survive well without supplemental watering. A copy of the Steiner Ranch Approved Plant list is available on the website at www.steinerranchhoa. org. • Water during the cool part of the day to avoid rapid evaporation and follow the WCID #17 Mandatory 2-day per week watering schedule. • When watering is necessary, water slowly and thoroughly. If you notice puddles or runoff, turn water off and wait for water to soak in. Also be sure your sprinkler puts water where you need it—not on driveways or sidewalks. • Wash cars efficiently. First give the car a quick rinse, and then turn the water off. Wash one section of the car at a time and rinse that section quickly. Turn the water off each time. Visit www.auduboninternational.org for more conservation tips. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Host an Exchange Student Experience another culture without the cost of travel! Submitted by Katie Robinson iE International Student Exchange is seeking host homes for high school exchange students from Germany and other nations. We are seeking couples, singles, or families who are willing to open their home to one special exchange student for 6 weeks or for the entire 2009-2010 school year. You will be amazed to find what you gain from the experience, as well as what you give: the chance for one international student to have a lifechanging encounter. This is a great opportunity to connect with someone from another culture! All you need to host is a spare bed and an open heart! Contact Katie Robinson, Local Coordinator for Austin - 512-538-8080 or k.leigh. [email protected]. Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice Summer for Free! Travel Tips Submitted by Marina Byrum If you plan to travel this year, you should be able to take advantage of the many bargains that are available. With the stock market wavering and the economy slowing, most cruise lines, tour operators and hoteliers are feeling the pinch as travelers cut back on vacation spending. The good news is that this is a great time to travel, as prices for almost everything are being slashed by as much as 75% off normal pricing. Many seven-night cruises are available for about $1,000.00 per couple, based on an inside cabin (no window or porthole). Hotels are cutting their rates also; with some offering 4th and 5th nights free; or discounts as high as 60% off the normal rack rates. Whereas cruise lines have always offered discounts to those who book six months or more ahead; now they are discounting even more. Carnival Cruise Lines, for example, now offers an Early Saver Fare that offers about a 45% discount; with the caveat that your deposit is non-refundable. They also offer an optional insurance policy that would recover your deposit if you need to cancel for any covered reason; i.e., accident, illness or death in the immediate family. Planning a vacation has never been easier; and it’s doubtful we will ever see it cheaper. That is, unless the economy continues to slide. As we enter the month of July, there is still plenty of availability for the rest of the summer; something that has not been true in summers past. So take advantage of the deep discounts if you can; and remember that no matter where you go, just take care to enjoy the j o u r n e y . Have a fun, safe summer. LOOK & FEEL YOUR BEST AT WILD BASIN FITNESS Now is the time to get started on a program to look and feel your best. 1 Month Free* 2 free personal training sessions *With a one-year membership. 266-6161 www.WildBasinFitness.com Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Lake Travis Independent School District Lake Travis Independent School District 22 31 29 November 2009 Tu 9 7 16 14 23 21 30 28 14 6 21 13 28 20 27 24 16 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31 23 30 F F Sa 6 13 7 20 14 27 21 W Tu M Tu W Sa Su 1 8 6 15 13 22 20 29 27 M June 2010 Tu W Th F 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 First/ Last Day of School 5 12 19 26 Sa 6 13 20 27 44 days 3rd 9 wks. 2nd 9 wks. 44 days 4th 9 wks. 88 days Sem. 2 1st 9 wks. une 4, 2010. 20 days 5 12 19 26 End 9 Weeks District-wide Early Release Sem. 1 Sa 3 days Begin 9 Weeks 29 47 days 43 days 90 days Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Approved LTISD Board of Trustees 1/29/2009 t 22 Sa F Th 010 19 days 27 20 13 6 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 Sa F Th 2010 16 days 5 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 F 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 June 5, 2010 will be a teacher work day only if June 4 is used as a bad weather make-up day. June 4, 2010 is a teacher work day if a bad weather make-up day is not needed. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Th 27 20 M Work Day Sa 18 days 1st 9 wks. Su 28 21 14 7 Su 20 days Th June 2010 Th W Tu M or F 14 days Bad Weather Make-up Days: February 15 &June 4, 2010. New Teacher Orientation Th March 2010 47 days 9 Th W 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 District-wide Early Release 2 17 W Tu End 9 Weeks 10 Tu Sa Sa 3 TAKS Testing Su 27 20 F Two Hour Delayed Start for Staff Development 28 6 13 21 14 7 Th May 2010 M Su 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 F Th W Sa M Sa F Th 7 December 2009 M 19 days Su Tu 21 days W F F Su 28 ES/MS Early Dismissal r 2009 Tu 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 2 Student/Staff Holiday March 2010 19 12 5 M Su Student Holiday/Staff Inservice 10 6 days Th 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 December 2009 21 days Sa 25 W 14 days 18 April 2010 Tu 26 4 11 Sa February 2010 19 days M Sa Begin 9 Weeks 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 31 Su F F 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 18 days 24 Th Th 26 21 days 16 days 27 17 W 20 10 Tu 6 3 M 13 Su January 2010 W 19 Approved LTISD Board of Trustees 1/29/2009 24 6 days 5 12 used as a bad weather make-up day. ke-up day is not needed. 15 27 Sa 90 days 8 17 29 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 88 days Sem. 2 10 20 F Sem. 1 1 13 22 Th 43 days 3 23 15 W 44 days 4th 9 wks. M 16 6 Tu 2nd 9 wks. Su 9 25 1 8 September 2009 M 44 days 3rd 9 wks. Sa 18 Su First/ Last Day of School 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 30 2 Sa 3 days F F 26 Th Th 19 W W 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31 11 21 days 29 27 28 Tu 4 Tu 12 25 October 2009 August 2009 M Su 6 18 M 3 10 17 24 31 Sa 13 4 11 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 F 8 Su Th 15 26 W 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 19 Tu 5 12 July 2009 M 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 5 2009-2010 Calendar 2009-2010Instructional Instructional Calendar 1 Su 27 28 29 30 Lakeway Voice Lakeway Voice Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 11 Lakeway Voice The Science of Grocery Shopping Submitted by Kelly Bruneman, Certified Nutrition Specialist The grocery store can be a scary place! All those isles filled with grocery goodness! What is healthy and what isn’t? How do you know where to start and what to buy? Follow these simple rules to ensure that you get the most out of your grocery shopping experience: •STAY TO THE OUTSIDE - Most everything you need is on the perimeter of the store. Your produce, meats, and dairy cases are all on the outside. The isles are where the boxed and processed foods reside. • ORGANIC…IS IT WORTH IT? - Not all things are necessary to buy organic. The following produce list is often referred to as the “Dirty Dozen” because they contain the highest levels of pesticides. THE DIRTY DOZEN: Peaches, Apples, Sweet Bell Peppers, Celery, Nectarines, Strawberries, Cherries, Pears, Grapes (Imported), Spinach, Lettuce, Potatoes. THE LEAST CONTIMATED: Onions, Avocado, Sweet Corn (Frozen), Pineapples, Mango, Asparagus, Sweet Peas (Frozen), Kiwi Fruit, Bananas, Cabbage, Broccoli, Papaya. Beef, Poultry, and Dairy are also worth the organic price because they are produced without growth hormones and antibiotics. Currently the USDA has not developed organic certification standards for seafood. REMEMBER: buying organic foods that aren’t good for you doesn’t make them healthy!! • BUY FROZEN - Frozen fruits and vegetables are often flash frozen locking in nutrients better than canned foods. - Frozen fish and chicken is also flash frozen at the source locking in nutrients and making them convenient alternatives to store in your freezer. • DON’T BE AN IMPULSE BUYER - Make a list according to how your grocery store is laid out and STICK TO IT! If ice cream isn’t on your list, don’t go down the ice cream aisle. - Don’t go to the grocery store when you are tired, hungry or irritable. This almost always leads to impulse buys. (Continued on Page 13) Let us make sure your biggest investment is structurally sound. 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Tucker, P.E., a registered professional engineer in Texas, has been involved in structural design, inspection and repair of houses and apartments since 1965. He is uniquely qualified to perform structural analyses of wood frame structures and slab foundations; to inspect and offer assurance of structural integrity and/or repair recommendations and details. Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice The Science of Grocery Shopping- (Continued from Page 12) - If possible, don’t take the kids! Grocery stores target impulse buyers and almost all kids are impulse buyers! - Don’t get distracted at the checkout line. As you are waiting to check out grocery stores stock the racks with tempting candy bars and sodas. Don’t be fooled! If you think you might give in bring in water with you and pop a piece of sugar free gum! Or flip through the latest gossip magazine until it is your turn to pay. - If you don’t buy the junk food, you won’t have it in the house! • CHECK OUT THE LABEL - THE FDA requires that all ingredients be listed in descending order of predominance by weight. Try to pick foods that have a short ingredient list that don’t have many artificial ingredients. - Look for foods that have ingredients that you can pronounce - Choose foods that are “real”. Examples are 100% fruit juice or 100% whole-grain items with as little processing and as few additives as possible. If you want more salt or sugar, add it yourself. Finally, just take a deep breath and go for it! You are in control and remember if you don’t buy it; it won’t find its way into your house! Lakeway Ladies Golf Group Lakeway Ladies Golf Association 18-hole Group INVITES YOU TO COME PLAY GOLF WITH US ON WEDNESDAYS! We play alternately at Yaupon and Live Oak Golf Courses. Each year there are eight special event tournaments and four luncheons. For more information or to join, call President Paula Crawley at 261-1938 or Membership Chairman Andrea Ahern at 266-6230. Clubs Of Lakeway Ladies Nine Hole Golf Group Welcomes new members! Come join this group to enhance your golf skills and have fun at the same time. Play day is Wednesday. Group meets alternately at Yaupon and Live Oak Golf Courses. For information call: Betty Frost, President – 608.0266 or Maria Baker, Membership Coordinator – 261.3123. 5JSFEPGIJHI IFBUJOHDPPMJOHDPTUT Let Efficient Air Conditioning increase the energy efficiency of your home. Call 928-COOL today! TACLA014827E TACLA000136C www.rmmechanical.com %PZPVIBWFIPUDPMETQPUT UISPVHIPVUZPVSIPNF Let Efficient Air Conditioning help save you money! www.childrenscenterofaustin.com We Offer 3 Convenient Austin Locations! 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Rowling’s fantasy franchise, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Who would have guessed that Harry’s most formidable adversary in the new film would be puberty? Yes, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) has developed into a young man, and just in time. In “Half-Blood Prince,” there’s far more to fear than acne breakouts and raging hormones. The Dark Arts flourish as Harry and best friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) continue on their quest to stop the evil Lord Voldemort (seen in this film only as a gothic-looking young student). The story begins with Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) interfering into Harry’s life outside of Hogwarts as he flirts with a café waitress and sets up an impromptu date. Harry, who now knows he is “the chosen one,” doesn’t have time to enjoy the Muggle world as much as he would like. Dumbledore whisks him off to visit retired professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) so they can try to persuade him to return to Hogwarts. There’s something Slughorn is suppressing in his memory that can help Harry understand how to defeat Voldemort. Along with Slughorn’s secrets, Harry must contend with a trio of smoky Death Eaters, who are terrorizing both the Muggle and Wizard worlds, Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), who is coming into his own and doing so by following orders of the Dark Lord himself, and, of course, the romantic high jinks that seems contagious throughout the entire school. 16 Lakeway Voice - August 2009 While romance continues to blossom occasionally between Harry and Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright), Ron and Hermione’s ambiguous relationship halts for a moment when another girl (Jessie Cave) begins to show interest in Ron. There’s no need for too many doses of love potion in the high school-like melodrama that plays out in the halls of Hogwarts. With all the heartbreak, jealousy, infatuation, and pitter-patter of youthful hearts, it’s really a treat to see there’s actual blood pumping through these characters as the story continues to unfold. Directed by David Yates, who was also behind “Order of the Phoenix,” “Half-Blood Prince” is the most dialogue-heavy of the entire series. Yates and his screenwriting team slow down the pace considerably to uncover more of the emotional elements of everyone involved. However, there are still highly entertaining scenes comprised of impressive special effects and sprightly editing (you can’t have a “Harry Potter” movie without a weather-beaten game of Quidditch). “Half-Blood Prince” is also the funniest of the bunch. While actual magic might be a secondary thought in Rowling’s text, “Half-Blood Prince” is a notable addition to the narrative as a whole. It all leads up nicely to the final installment, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows,” which will be released in two parts in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Grade: B Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice STOP THE PAIN! The Healing Power of Laser Therapy Does your pet suffer from pain? White Angel Animal Hospital is proud to offer COLD LASER THERAPY Cold Laser Therapy is the latest technology in sterile, pain-free, surgery-free and drug-free treatment for a variety of ailments: Arthritis/Joint Pain Hip Dysplasia Back Pain/Neck Pain Ligament Injuries Skin Conditions & Hot Spots Acute & Chronic Ear Infections Wound Healing Muscle Pain/Spasms Gingivitis/Periodontal Disease Insect Bites/Stings Cystitis Burns Acral Lick Granulomas Post-Operative Pain Relief & Faster Healing and MUCH, MUCH MORE! COL DL 1901 Ranch Road 620 North www.WhiteAngelVet.com (512) 266-7838 Hours: M-F 7am to 8pm Sat 8am to 5pm Sun 12pm to 5pm Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. TRY ASE RT R *If y ISK F REATM o ENT wit u aren REE hin ’t refu 14 day satisfie nd t d he t s we wi ll reat men t Lakeway Voice - August 2009 17 Lakeway Voice A Sensible Plan for College Funding Submitted by Rich Keith As a parent, you may feel a moral obligation to fund your children’s How old will you be when your last child graduates from college? education, but you don’t want to sacrifice your current lifestyle or Assume that you are 45 years old and you plan to retire in 20 years rob your future retirement in order to fund education costs. Well, to and that a public college costs $60,000 for 4 years. You take the make funding both their education and your retirement a non-issue, money out of your retirement savings today. The money you give to you must consider how to: a public college for four years will cost your retirement fund about • Maximize your cash flow so that you can invest funds in education $280,000 at an 8% return. Elite colleges cost more, but there is and retirement accounts. This includes both reducing debt and a hidden benefit which we will get to later. And remember, these lowering expenses. numbers are for just one child’s college education. • Utilize the numerous education tax incentives provided by the Clearly this presents a funding dilemma shared by parents IRS to reduce taxes and produce so-called “tax scholarships” for your everywhere: how to fund college and retirement? Experts agree there family. are two methods to make this work: • Qualify for merit and need-based financial aid offered by The first method is by using your money through: (A) paying out of colleges your current income, (B) paying with withdrawals from your savings If you can maximize the benefits produced by the above strategies, accounts, or (C) borrowing. Most people use some combination of you may not have to compromise your education and retirement all three. The second method is to use money from others. This goals. Historically, we see that college costs have risen at 2 to 3 times comes in the following forms: (A) financial aid, (B) by using special the inflation rate of the Consumer Price Index. And college really education tax strategies, (C) gifts from relatives, or (D) your child’s costs you more than you think because it is paid with after-tax dollars. resources (his/her income and assets). We will explore this topic in Depending on which tax bracket you are in, the amount you must future columns, how to make a sensible, methodical plan for funding earn to pay for college is a good deal more because you must first college expenses. pay the IRS…before you pay the college. STAY COOL AND SAVE MONEY! Time for a new AC system? 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(It might be and you don’t even know it) Submitted by Laurie Scott Laptop computers have made computing mobile and very convenient. Wireless routers in our homes have made it possible to use our computers anywhere in the home, and not just where the connection comes into your home. If you have a wireless router at home, then you are using one of three possible levels of security, 1) none, 2) poor and 3) what you SHOULD be using. “None” is real simple, open the box, plug in the router, connect to the Internet. With this connection, ANYONE within range, meaning your neighbors, passersby and that annoying teen-age kid down the street who likes to hang around your house in the evening, can use your wireless network to access the internet or worse, access your computers at home. Also, any illegal activity over the Internet is going to be traced back to your home, not to the person or computer that may have done it. I often tell the story of the time I moved to Austin from Sacramento 4 1/2 years ago over the Thanksgiving holiday. I stayed overnight with a friend in Flagstaff, Arizona at her parents’ home. Lots of relatives were there and they all smoked (and smoked a lot). Even though it was 35 degrees outside, I went and sat in my car for an hour just to breathe fresh air. While in my car I powered up my laptop and discovered a completely unsecured network within range. I connected to it and took the opportunity to check my email and do some web surfing. Then the good Samaritan in me decided to do them a favor. I figured they hadn’t changed the default password on their router, and sure enough I was right. I logged onto their router and took a screen shot of it. Since they were also using the default name for their computer network, I changed mine to match and could see that they had a computer turned on with one of their hard drives shared (no, I didn’t peek at it.) I also saw that they had an Epson printer connected to it, so I downloaded the printer driver and installed it on my laptop, opened Microsoft Word and pasted the screen shot of their router into it. I also included instructions on how to keep prying eyes out of their network, thanked them that Lessons For Life Private and group classes starting weekly! •Small Classes •Convenient Locations •Indoor and Outdoor Pools 20 Lakeway Voice - August 2009 I was able to check my email, and then I PRINTED the document out on their printer. Keep in mind I have no idea which house I had connected to. I imagine if they were home that they were a little shocked to have their printer start all by itself and print a note from a complete stranger. Lucky for them I wasn’t someone who wanted to copy their files, plant a virus or lock them out of their own network. The two levels of security that are usually displayed with a padlock symbol are WEP and WPA. WEP falls into the “poor” category of security. WEP will keep honest people out of your network, and will prevent someone from accidentally getting connected to your network, but WEP was “cracked” several years ago, and nowadays it only takes a laptop and 60 seconds to break into a network secured with WEP. What you should be using is WPA (or WPA2) to provide a connection that (with a good password) can’t be cracked in a comfortable lifetime. Log into your router (usually at http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1), go to the wireless security settings and set it for WPA. Then change your laptops and other wireless devices to match. There are many different routers on the market, but there are a few standard rules to follow: Changing the security settings on your router should always be done with the computer attached to the router via a network cable - don’t change it over a wireless connection. If you make a mistake, you won’t be able to get back in to fix it. In the wireless security settings on your router, you will see WEP and SHOULD see WPA as options. If you don’t see WPA as an option, your router is probably several years old. Go to the manufacturer’s support page on their web site and look for updated “firmware” to download. Download the firmware and update the router per the instructions provided by the manufacturer. If the latest firmware doesn’t provide WPA encryption, then it’s time for a trip to Best Buy or Fry’s for a new router. ANY new router will provide WPA (Continued on Page 21) REGIST E TODAY R ! Aqua-Tots Swim Schools (512) 336-8687 www.aqua-tots.com Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice National Night Out Is Your Home - (Continued from Pg 20) encryption. Next use a strong password. A strong password should be at least 12 characters long, feel free to make it a lot longer - the longer the better. Be sure to use upper and lower case letters, use numbers AND use special characters like # * ( \ } [ @ ! &. Write it down and put it in a safe place. If it helps, use 2 or 3 non-related words or numbers that you know but no one is likely to guess. Something like maybe the city you got married in with the year of your first car and the name of your brother’s daughter. It might look something like Dallas@1989!Samantha#. Even people you know you won’t guess this. Be creative and have fun, but MAKE IT STRONG! Next month I’ll talk about keeping your information secure when you’re online both at home and away. It’s time again to gather your neighbors and team up with your Law Enforcement Agency to give crime a going-away party. National Night Out will be held on August 4, 2009 and is sponsored by the National Night Out Association of Town Watch. This past year’s National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, business, neighborhood organizations and local public officials from more than 15,000 community from all 50 states, US territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, more than 37 million participated in National Night Out last year. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts, and to strengthen neighborhood spirit and law enforcement – community partnership. But its primary goal is to send a strong message to criminals to let them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. National Night Out is a great way to get together with your neighbors, find out what’s going on in your community and visit with the local law enforcement officers about what you can do to help reduce the opportunities for crimes to occur. 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For information and registration, check www.wildflower.org The Origami Diva - Through October 4 Joan Son’s intricate installation of origami, “Natural Rhythm” features birds and plants. In the McDermott Learning Center Held over—Texas Society of Sculptors Exhibit - Through August 31 This popular exhibit features additional sculptures in the gardens. August is Butterfly Month! - Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2 A 15 percent discount on butterfly books, gift or apparel. Pre-Fall Seed Sale - Saturday and Sunday, August 15 and 16 Save 20 percent on all wildflower seed purchases this weekend in the store. 22 # !"$$$ 1=;>3B7B7D3B3/;A 1@3/B7D3;=D3;3<B >@3 0/::3B 0/::@==; 47B<3AA :G@71/: >7:/B3A 0/::3B :/B7< 8/HH /cabW\BF%&%! @357AB3@<=E 1:/AA3A0357</C5! eeeRO\QSW\abWbcbSQ][ $$ AWbW]RSZ@W] Sales Tax Free Days - Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 21 through 23 At the store--no tax on apparel purchases up to $100. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice We recommend an even higher level of protection this summer. It’s Criminal! The Associate by John Grisham I am a positive person and I feel bad about putting negativity out there, especially in a book review. I must say, however, that The Associate by John Grisham was a terrible book. I hadn’t read anything by Grisham since The Firm and The Pelican Brief while in high school. At the time, they seemed like somewhat smart novels. I came across The Associate at Half Price Books and thought “why not?” Boy, has time changed the author—and not for the better. My mom put it best, “he has a formula to his books.” Meaning, he doesn’t put much thought into the books other than to get them on the bookshelves as quickly as possible. Do lawyers even read these books or find them even mildly entertaining? In the book, a hotshot law student has two great job offers and a bright future, but a blackmailing expert team has found a skeleton in his closet and exploits it to the fullest in order to obtain highly confidential information. Only in the last 50 or so pages does the law student finally realize that he should just come clean and face the issue. Wouldn’t a Yale law student know how to resolve the situation without having to work with the blackmailers? I have absolutely no law background, but I saw no evidence to even convict him! Character development was poor and the book was loaded with cliché after cliché and stereotypes (i.e. the hot law student who dressed really great and showed off her perfect body to the enjoyment of her male colleagues). The ending was horrifically lazy and unfinished. Looking at the bright side, I hope this review saved you a worthless read. 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Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. 10500 Jollyville Road Austin, TX . 78759 www.ghbc.org | 512.343.7763 Lakeway Voice - August 2009 23 Lakeway Voice Nature Watch - Webs of Intrigue by Jim and Lynne Weber Spending summer days in the fields, woods, and even our own suburban gardens can yield many interesting sights, but few are more curious than that of the spider web. Formed out of protein-rich silk extruded from a spider’s spinnerets (or silk-producing organs located at their abdomens), webs can take many forms, including spiral orbs, tangles, funnels, tubes, sheets, domes, and tents. While most spiders can use both sticky and fluffy silk to construct a web, they can also position the web horizontally or vertically or at any angle in between, depending on its specific purpose. Web construction is unique and delicate process, with the spider using its own body for measurements. Starting with the most difficult part, the first thread, spiders use the wind (and a bit of luck) to carry it to an adhesive surface. Once caught, the spider will carefully walk over the thread while strengthening it with another thread, repeating this action until this primary thread is strong enough to support the finished web. Step two involves the process of making many radials, making sure that the distance between each radial is small enough to cross. Ergonomically speaking, this means that the number of radials in a web depends directly on the size of the spider and helps to determine the final size of the web. Once the radials are complete, the spider will fortify the center of the web with several circular threads, and move outward, continuing a spiral of non-sticky, evenly-spaced threads made so the spider can easily move around its own web. Then, beginning from the outside edge and moving toward the center, it adds sticky spiral threads by utilizing the radials and non-sticky spirals as guidelines. Once again using its body as a measuring device, the spaces between each of the sticky spirals is directly proportional to the distance from the tips of its back legs to its spinnerets. After the sticky spirals are complete, the spider consumes the 24 Lakeway Voice - August 2009 non-sticky spirals as they are no longer needed, chews off the initial center spiral threads and sits and waits for prey. Webs are literally extensions of a spider’s ability to feel, and they allow them to catch their prey without having to expend the energy to run it down. Some spiders will decorate their webs with loose, irregular tangles of silk to disorient and knock down flying insects and to warn birds and other flying predators of the presence of the web. Constructing a web is energetically costly for a spider due to the large amount of protein required, so broken webs, especially if they are still structurally sound, are not always repaired. It is not uncommon, however, for spiders to eat their own web daily to recoup some of the energy used in spinning and recycle the protein by spinning a new web. Normally, a spider’s web will remain in one location for the entire summer, but spiders can change locations usually early in the season, if they find a place with better protection or better hunting. Commonly, webs are about twenty times larger than the spider building it. Rich in vitamin K, which can be effective in clotting blood, spider webs were used several hundred years ago as gause pads to stop an injured person’s bleeding. Today, we know that the tensile strength of spider silk is greater that the same weight of steel and has a much improved elasticity. Research into its microstructure is being performed for potential and surprising applications such as bullet-proof vests and artificial tendons! The next time you are out in your garden in the early morning hours and you come across a delicate spider web glistening with drops of dew like strings of tiny diamonds, appreciate what you are seeing for its natural beauty, strength, and purpose! Send your nature-related questions to naturewatch@austin. rr.com and we’ll do our best to answer them. Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice Your Home’s Air Conditioning Efficiency Submitted by Robert Lee Over the previous six months there has been more discussion on Air Conditioning efficiency and home efficiency than any other time in recent years! Since manufacturers, local utilities and the Federal Government are offering rebates people have a better understanding of SEER and EER (efficiency ratings) of air conditioners. Overall this is a good thing, but it only addresses half of the problem! The air distribution system (air ducts) are the other half of the equation and have nothing to do with the published SEER or EER ratings! The only way to know if your system is even close to running at capacity is to test it after it is installed so that the entire system, including the ductwork, is tested. Have you spent good money on a new system but still have hot spots, cold spots or uncomfortable rooms; or maybe you haven’t seen your energy bills reduced? Are you thinking about taking advantage of the Federal Rebate by purchasing new high efficient equipment? If your answer is yes to any of these questions then please think about the whole system! Efficient new equipment on old, inefficient ducts is a recipe for discomfort, or worse, failure! Call to have a certified professional test your entire system today; stop throwing money away every month and have a more comfortable, and efficient, home. factSheet_ad_half.pdf 6/25/2009 2:24:33 PM View the Kids' Club Contest Winners online each month at www.peelinc.com/ kidsclub.php go green! go paperless! Sign up to receive the Lakeway Voice directly to your inbox. Visit PEELinc.com for details. For more information, check out our website at www.colinshope.org Increasing water safety awareness and standards DROWNING CAN STILL OCCUR EVEN IF YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DROWNING C DROWNING WILL AFFECT YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW M Y CM MY Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in children ages 1-4 NO ONE is “drown proof” – no matter their level of swimming ability. Falls, entrapments, and injuries lead to drowning regardless of swimming level. CY CMY K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury-related death ages 1-14. A majority of people overestimate their own and their child’s ability to swim, especially in a panic event. DROWNING IS QUICK AND SILENT 2min Drowning occurs in as little as 2 minutes. 4min Irreversible brain damage occurs in as little as 4 minutes. 5min Most children are out of sight or missing for less than 5 minutes and usually in the presence of 1 or both parents. 6min Most children die who are submerged for as little as 6-10 minutes. Children who drown do not scream, splash, or struggle. They silently slip beneath the water, even with adults & lifeguards present. Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 25 Lakeway Voice The “Four Awareness” Points When Playing Tennis Submitted by Fernando M. Velasco In past issues, I have written about how to choose proper tennis equipment and efficient ways to practice. This issue offers advice on how to tackle the “critical points” in your matches. In every match, you will find critical points that can determine whether a player wins or losses. At these critical points, I suggest reviewing what I call the “four awareness” points: First Awareness: Self Every player possesses certain shots that they feel more comfortable hitting on a critical point. For example, it could be a forehand topspin, or a slice one. When choosing which shot to hit on a critical point, decisively utilize the shot that comes more naturally without changing your mind. That is when mistakes are made. Second Awareness: Opponent When the players decide on a shot at a critical point, they need to consider their opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. During the match, they should notice the shots the opponent has less success with than others. On a critical point, players should use the shot they feel more comfortable with but also they will aim towards their opponent’s weaknesses. Third Awareness: Court Once you decide on your most consistent shot, consider the opponent’s weakness, you also need to take into account the court conditions. Factors such as the sun, wind, and surface will make a difference on the shot executed. When in doubt, you should either choose a shot toward an opening on the court, or directly at your opponent’s feet; open spaces or shoe laces. Fourth Awareness: Score When you decide on your shot, the placement and being aware of the court challenges, a good player should also remember the score in hand. Players will be aggressive when the score is in their favor, and be more conservative when tied, or behind. For example, when a player is serving at 40-15, the serve should be a powerful and assertive. In contrast, if the score is 15-40, the player should serve the first serve with some power, but with more placement. Over time, these four awareness points will become both automatic and reactionary as players become more experienced in playing and competing. After the shot has been properly executed, they will sometimes give themselves a pat on the back for doing the right thing at the right time, and remind themselves that they followed the “four awareness” points. 4HEYÉGETÉTHEÉSKILLSÉÈ ANDÉTHEÉWILLÉÈ TOÉSUCCEED Tutor Time’s unique curriculum is based around a simple idea: Every child is smart. Our teachers encourage kids to discover their own strengths and learn to value the uniqueness in themselves, and in others. So along with the 3Rs, they learn to love learning. 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He has made tremendous progress in foster care and has a strong desire to please the adults around him. Johnathan requires a high level of supervision due to his activity level and his social skills. Johnathan’s foster mom describes him as a “lovable child” and a “good kid.” For more information about adoption in general or Johnathon, please contact the Adoption Coalition of Texas at [email protected]. Got Kinks on the Links? Don't let pain keep you in the clubhouse! Dr. Andrea Luise-Williams Dr. Aaron Williams, CSCS Doctors of Chiropractic 512.402.1881 Phone 512.402.1895 Fax [email protected] www.lakewayspine.com 1213 RR 620 S. • Suite 203 Austin, TX 78734 Chiropractic, Massage Therapy, Sports Rehabilitation, & Acupuncture In Network with Insurance Plans (BCBS, Aetna, United, PHCS, Assurant Health, Humana…) - Affordable Care! 28 Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice - Kids Stuff- Section for Kids with news, puzzles, games and more! Not Available Online Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice - August 2009 29 Lakeway Voice Attention KIDS: Send Us Your Masterpiece! Color the drawing below and mail the finished artwork to us at Peel, Inc. - Kids Club 311 Ranch Road 620 S, Suite 200 Lakeway, TX 78734 We will select the top few and post their artwork online at www.PEELinc.com. DUE: August 31st Be sure to include the following so we can let you know! Name: __________________________ (first name, last initial) Email Address: _________________________________________ Age:_________ [This information will only be used to notify you or your parents if your artwork was selectected.] Back to School LWY 30 Lakeway Voice - August 2009 Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. Lakeway Voice Recipe of the Month Orange Julius Ingredients • 1 6 oz. Can Concentrated Orange Juice • 1 Cup milk • 1 Cup Water • 1/2 Cup sugar Directions Put in blender container, fill container to top with ice. Process. 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