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OAK HILL - !e Austin City Council recently approved a four-month interlocal agreement with the Austin Independent School District for cave excavation services at Bowie High School. When the school was built in 1988, construction workers discovered a cave under the area designated to become the school’s science wing. Construction crews placed a pillar through the cave to help support the building. According to Nico Hauwert, Senior Hydrogeologist and Senior Envi-ronmental Scientist with the City of Austin Watershed Protection De-partment, the cave is approximately 15 to 20 feet high and 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Workers described larger cave dimensions, but construction

OAK HILL - A man who assaulted a truck driver in the parking lot of Jack Allen’s Kitchen on State Highway 71 was still being sought by police this week. !e incident occurred at about 9 p.m. April 4, when the truck driv-er, driving a red Chevrolet Dually pulling a "atbed trailer, attempted to enter the parking lot at Jack Al-len’s, 7720 West State Highway 71. Unable to negotiate the turn, the driver motioned to the car behind him, a white sports utility vehicle, to back up and give him room. In-stead, according to the police report,

!" T#$" T%&&' a passenger in the SUV got out of the vehicle and “severely beat” the driver of the truck. !e attacker then "ed the scene, along with the SUV driver and a woman passenger in the back seat. !e truck driver was rushed to University Medical Center at Brack-enridge Hospital with “life-threat-ening injuries.” Police declined to release his name, and his condition is not known. Austin Police Detective James Kerby said the investigation has not progressed much. “I’m still working the case but we have no new leads.”

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#ll obscures a portion of it. “!e construction #ll in the cave is considerable, and the cave hasn’t been uncovered beyond the #rst room,” said Hauwert. !e cave “funnels down to a subvertical crawl tube,” he said, adding that the cave origins likely go back millions of years. An ambitious and curious student heard rumors of a cave under the school and was able to access it from the school basement. Science teacher Jill Harding gained the support of then-principal Kent Ewing to lead a campaign to restore the cave for use as a teaching tool, according to Hauwert. Bowie is not the only AISD high school with a campus cave. McNeil High School in north Austin has two caves in its courtyard.

Bowie Science teacher Jill Harding in this 2004 photo taken in the Bowie cave by City of Austin Sr. Envi-ronmental Scientist Nico M. Hauwert, Ph.D., P.G. It is not known exactly how big the cave is, but the room pictured above is around 20 feet high and 40 feet in diameter.

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As the community gears up for the largest bond election in Austin Independent School District history, questions still loom over how the package will relieve the ever-in-creasing overcrowded student population and whether voters will approve a price tag that exceeds the total of the 2004 and 2008 AISD bonds put together. And with early voting beginning as early as April 29, the time for community education and outreach is !eeting. Patricia Dabbert of AISD department of communications pro-vided information to the Oak Hill Association of Neigh-borhoods (OHAN) at an April 10 meeting at the ACC Pinnacle.

Overview: "e bond, totaling $892.2 million, is divided into four propositions: Proposition 1: $140.6 million for health, environment, equipment and technology. Includes upgrad-ing technology to ensure that all students have access, building new science and technology labs, adding new school buses and improving energy conservation. Proposition 2: $233.9 million for safety and security and relief from overcrowding. Includes building new schools to address overcrowd-ing, improvements in safety and security and improving facilities for #ne arts, physical education and athletics. Proposition 3: $349.2 million for ac-ademic and building infrastructure

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!" B#!!$% J%&' S&("%) renovations and repairs. Includes individual campus upgrades and school library renovations Proposition 4: $168.6 million for academic initiatives, #ne arts and athletics. Includes facility renova-

tions and funding for the Ridgeview Campus at the old Anderson High School campus, the site for the School for Young Men. Dabbert said the potential impact to residents’ property tax bill would be approx-imately $70 per year for a home valued at $200,000 and approxi-mately $178 a year to a business on a medium property value of ap-

proximately $509,385. AISD trustee Robert Schneider was in attendance at the OHAN meeting and voiced his concern over AISD using bond money to pay for maintenance and the tax burden it will leave for the community. “Before the mid 1980s we didn’t do bonds for maintenance issues. It was all paid for out of our (maintenance and operations) budget,” Schneider said. “Most of us, when we have to repair the roof, we take the money out of our savings and do something that’s going to be short term.” Carolyn Merritt, tri-chair of the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee, said the committee, which was made up of about 30 community members across the district, didn’t take the immense total lightly. “We agree that it’s a large num-ber,” Merritt said. “However, we were de#nitely not a rubber stamp committee. We asked very critical

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questions. We sent a lot of the AISD groups speci#cally back to get more answers and clarify why certain things were prioritized and others weren’t.” Merritt echoed Schneider’s concern over the school district’s mainte-nance woes. “"e greatest need that we have is school funding. "e way we are #-nanced has created an inability for us to maintain our buildings. Basically, our maintenance and operations budget all goes to operations and so many of our facilities. Everything is deferred maintenance,” Merritt said. “"e only way we’ve been able to actually do any desperately-needed repair on our buildings has been through capital bonds. "e beauty of capital bonds is it’s not subject to recapture, so 100 percent of it actually stays here in Austin and goes directly to our schools.” "e sta$ at Bowie High School has been vocal about the maintenance and overcrowding issues that have plagued their #ne arts department and sports programs for years. Now, with a total of $34,958,215 on the line, a portion of which is allotted for improvements to #ne arts and athletics department repair, the long su$ering school may see a glimmer of hope. However, some say it may be too soon to celebrate. Some of the renovations, such as the expansion of weight and locker rooms and the construction of practice #elds for #eld sports and the marching band, could be halted by impervious cover limitations put forth to protect the Edwards Aquifer. “"e only caveat is that some of the things that are listed, it’s still kind

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Dr. Keys says I should keep a log about how I feel and react to the medications for the next fortnight, so here goes. You see, my gentle !ock, living in Austin, as festive and cool and hipster casual as it may appear, comes with a price. I’m not referring speci"cally to the Venusian triple-digit summers or the wanna-be Stevie Rays hanging out smelly and rudely insistent on every corner—although that does get tiresome. All of south downtown carries a constant aroma of stale beer and lax hygiene these days. But no, the harshest penalty for re-siding deep in the pancreas of Texas, for us of the hypervigilant immune system ilk, is allergies. Cedar fever, hay fever, molds, oak, elm, ash—you name it, we have it in spades. My su#ering of late has grown beyond the reach of OTC meds and even my allergist’s happy hypodermic, so with doc’s cautious approval, I signed up for a 10-day medical trial of Lerjistan. Sounds like an outlaw country in the Caucasus region, I know, but it’s apparently the latest wave in histamine blockers and

vascular inversion and other medi-co-technical jargon that I don’t even begin to understand except for the fact that Dr. Keys believes it may ease my slobbering, sneezing symptoms.

Day 3 Scary thing is that this trial involves se-questering myself away in this sanitarium-like dorm for the entire 10 days, while men and women in white antiseptic attire, under the watchful eye of the gangly and bookish Dr. Daniels, take my blood pressure and my blood and walk around smil-ing a little too sincerely. But heck, I actually get paid for my guinea pig services, so I "gure I should relax, take the oblong red pills with my meals and catch up on my Andy Gri$th shows. %ere are "ve other men in the facility with me, "ve others desperate for relief or rent money. Regardless of the motive, we all receive the same regimen, and we’ve all been given the same caveat: though the expected e$cacy of Lerjistan is high,

initial side e#ects noted in earlier trials may necessitate tweaking of its chemical recipe. Mental side e#ects, Dr. Daniels said. Hence the signing of copious waivers, generous com-

pensation, and the care-fully monitored quaran-tine. Everyone’s friendly and professional, but I keep expecting Nurse Ratched to come around any corner. Symptoms have already begun to ease, but I do feel oddly stimulated. Almost gid-dy at times.

Day 7 Albert, the guy rooming with me, is an odd duck.

Heavy and covered with a perma-nent sheen of forehead perspiration, he hoards just about everything he gets his hands on: ketchup packets, creamer, sugar, napkins. %ey’re stashed in his bedside drawer like treasure. He buys packages of cherry sours from the vending machines in the cafeteria and stu#s them in his drawer. He never eats them. He has at least thirty packages of cherry sours. %ey’re for his mom, he says. She loves them and can’t "nd them anywhere in town anymore. “Truth is,” Albert said today, “I don’t even have allergies. Lied about it. I need the dough, man. My mom’s kicking me out of the house if I don’t get a job soon.” I asked Albert if he feels strange at all when he takes his pills. “Yeah, a little,” he said. “Like I’m speeding my ass o#.” I have discovered, from informa-tion gleaned from four outstanding medical and pharmaceutical web sites, that Lerjistan contains a ketamine alkaloid derivative. Ket-amine, in its pure form, produces an out-of-body-like experience and heightened brain wave patterns. In-teresting. Allergy symptoms have all but disappeared, and I feel strangely powerful. Alive.

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In last month’s column, I stated the feeling that my emphasis on roads, traffic, and congestion strongly contributed to my election win as Precinct 3 Commissioner… And that my NUMBER 1 ROAD PRI-ORITY would be Hwy 45 SW. I remember writing about SH 45 SW way back in January of 2006, comparing it to SH 130. In looking at that column again now in 2013 (7 years later), I see that I could reprint that 2006 column and wouldn’t have to change anything about SH 45 SW. Let’s take a look back, shall we?From my January, 2006 Column: “What is the only thing that proposed SH 45 SW in Precinct 3 and SH 130 in Eastern Travis County have in common? It’s the November 1997 Bond Election, where voters were asked to approve bonds to acquire right-of-way for both projects. SH 45 SW was Proposition 6 with a $3,525,000 price tag. !e bond language said…{approve sale of bonds for the linkage of Loop 1 South to FM 1626. At 3.2 miles in length, SH 45 is designed to provide a bypass to relieve congestion of vehicles coming through neighbor-hoods along Brodie Lane}… With over 65% voting yes, Travis County citizens overwhelmingly approved that project. SH 130 was Proposition 5 for $4 million, for the "rst phase of right-of-way for the bypass around Aus-tin. Where do these 2 projects stand today? FIRST, since 1997 there’s been a lot of progress on the 49 miles of SH 130, with an estimated 2007 completion date. What about that 3.2 mile project (SH 45 SW) also approved in 1997? It’s now over 8 years later, the right-of-way has been purchased, but no construction has yet begun.” It’s now 2013—let’s once again revisit the question I asked in 2006: “Where do these two projects stand today?”

First Project: Pertaining to SH 130. !at 49-mile stretch of SH 130 has long been "nished. Plus, an additional 41 miles all the way to IH 10 near Sequin is also "nished. THAT’S A TOTAL OF 90 MILES! In addition to SH 130, here are other major roadways (ALL NOW FINISHED) that were in construc-tion or on the drawing boards back in 2006. THESE TOTAL ABOUT

42 MILES. Texas 45 Southeast: 7.5 miles from SH 130 to IH 35. Texas 45 North: 13.2 miles from SH 130 to US 183 Nor t h . 183A: 11 .6 mi les f r o m H W Y 6 2 0 to north of Leander. North Mopac: 3.5 miles from 45 North t o P a r m e r L a n e . East Ben White: 2.1

miles from IH 35 to Riverside Drive. US 183 : 2 .3 mi les f rom IH 35 to Springdale Road. 290 East (Manor Expressway): The 1.5 mile 1st phase of 6.2 miles from US 183 to SH 130. Second Project: Pertaining to SH 45 SW. !e only change I can make to my 2006 column is that “It’s now over 15 years later!” Construction still HAS NOT

STARTED on that short 3.2 mile project. (Compare that to the 132 "nished miles listed above.) To get a full picture of the complicated history of this small project, google “History of SH 45 SW”. You’ll "nd numerous references and volumi-nous pages of information—with a timeline beginning in 1985 and continuing on through today.

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been revealed to me is preface only. #ere is a vast store of which I’ve yet to comprehend. #e great Truth I glimpse now I can scarcely recount, the enormous majority of which I know I lose when I return to this laboratory table. Unfathomable revelations are brought forth with every journey, yet for reasons be-yond my grasp they are veiled from my consciousness. #ey are placed deep in my soul, as they surely are in everyone and everything, but they are curtained for this time.

Day 10 Whew. Strange dreams I’ve been having. #ey took us o$ the pills yesterday, and I feel shaky but back to normal. Dr. Daniels said they’ll probably play around with Ler-jistan a bit more before deciding on its general release. Probably wise. Damn, my allergies are coming back. I bought a pack of sours for Albert’s mom, but doc told me he was gone. “Gone? You don’t mean…” “Yes. Gone. He checked out early. And swiped our co$ee pot, the bastard.” “Oh.” So I ate the candy. My head hurts.

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#e timeline before this project is completed will carry into future years…but hopefully not as long as the 7 years that have passed

Continued from p. 5 since my 2006 column. With all this said, a report on my e$orts and hopes for the completion of SH 45 SW will have to wait for another time.

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M!"# J$%&#' #e word from Oak Hill is... Wazzupwitdat? A few nights ago I drove to the post o%ce and spied a driveway bracketed by two snakes of &orescent lights leading up to a building I had never seen before. It was the Hampton Inn, a new hotel in Oak Hill. Excellent. Now I can "nally take a lover. Just kidding. Now I can "nally invite my brother to visit. (Pause.) Naw, I think I prefer the former. No doubt about it, Oak Hill can use a nice hotel. Sure, there’s always the Heart of Texas Motel down the road, but during the last ten years it’s gone from quaint to seedy. Sorry but it’s true. And don’t ask me how I know. But the Hampton Inn is a nice

reliable chain any traveler can trust. And it might be a nice choice to host the Oak Hill Rotary Club. Wait. Is there an Oak Hill Rotary Club?

Which brings me to… what’s up with that? How can I possibly write this column week a!er week and not know about the construction of a huge edi"ce in our community? I blame you, the reader (that’s right, I’m blaming the victim).

You’ve forgotten the "rst rule of journalism: If you don’t tell me, how the hell will I know?

Rick the Realtor told me the real reason Scenic Brook Drive has brand new tra%c-calming signs in the neighborhood. #ere’s a do-gooder afoot. Apparently some guy with a clipboard and a lot of spare

time has been canvassing the neighborhood looking for signatures on a petition to persuade the city to add even more speed humps on Scenic Brook Drive. Scenic Brook Drive already has speed humps. #is guy—the guy "ngered by Rick the Realtor—wants even more speed humps. I bet it’s because of all the young guys with the souped up pickup trucks that live a few doors down from Trax and peel out on the pavement late at night. But I digress. It’s probably because of this skinny guy with the petition and the clipboard who likely wears Crocs and a &appy shirt. Yes, he’s thin, bald and wears glasses. I imagine. He’s also a slow runner, which explains why he’s never been to my house. Because I’d chase him down the street, and then with my secret whistle only dogs can hear, I would commandeer two, three, maybe 40 pit bulls to join in the chase. And then when me and the dogs caught up to him, you know what he’d get? More humps then he counted on, that’s for darn sure. What’s up with that? I’ll tell you what’s up with that. I’ve got an old

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Sometimes I can overlook the obvious. I love our local restaurants, especially the ones close to home like Jack Allen’s, Verona Italiano and Hecho En Mexico. I even talk about ones on the way to Dripping Springs, such as the Canyon Grill, Flores, Trudy’s and the Nutty Brown. But I’ve de!nitely overlooked the newest o"spring of an Austin institution, the Kerbey Lane Cafe on William Cannon and Brush Country Rd. #e !rst time I went there, it was for breakfast and I got an omelet. But I had a taste of my friend’s pumpkin pancakes, at her insistence. Holy hell. I don’t

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these were amazing. Next time, I went for dinner and had the enchiladas. Very nice. Not Flores nice (they’re still my favorite cheese enchiladas in the world) but quite good. #ing is, while I was there I noticed the seasonal special menu featured a burger with a fried egg. #ere were other wrinkles to this burger, but besides ground beef it also included a fried egg. I tried to resist, but it was futile. So one winter night, I had that burger—I forget the name now, but it might have been called Winter Heart Attack—with a pint of Shiner and life was good. #e last time I went I ordered from the spring seasonal menu, a little delight called the French Cut Pork Chop, with mashed potatoes and collard greens. I was in the

moment. Next time, I’m going in for breakfast again. General Manager Phil Bachus has put together a nice ambience, something he calls retro-futuristic. #ink Jetsons or Futurama. Whether you’re going in for something naughty (high fat, high carbs) or something nice (low fat, low cal) you’ll !nd a wide variety—from diner food to Mexican Food to Southwestern fare to California cuisine. #ere’s really something for everyone at Kerbey Lane.

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of questionable whether we’re going to be able to do them,” Schneider said. “I would take the listings with a grain of salt.” Former AISD president Nan Clayton, who served 14 years on the school board, knows !rsthand the challenges of building on envi-ronmentally sensitive land. “"ere’s a lot of outside factors that e#ect what the school district can do. In some cases you !nd ways to work around it, but I’m not sure that everybody’s dream is going to be able to come about. I think some dreams will be modi!ed,” Clayton said. “We just have to try to work smarter at solving the problem.” AISD public relations coordinator Yesenia Garcia said it’s too soon to know the fate of the potential projects. “We’re working with the city to align ourselves and make sure that we’re all on the same page as far as the agreement is concerned,” Garcia said. "ough it’s not included in the bond, the future of a new south Austin high school is at the forefront of many voters’ minds. Voters ap-proved $32 million for the purchase of land for the school in a 2008 bond, but the school, intended to provide relief for population-dense southwest Austin, is no closer to being built. “"at money is there to be used to purchase the land,” Schneider said. “"e actual funds for the construc-tion of the school are not anywhere in the bond or even on the table right now.” Clayton, who serves on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee, said the

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Continued from p. 3 delay is due in part to the time it takes to !nalize the academic aspects of the school, determine the necessary size of the campus and !nd a location that provides relief and bene!ts all southwest Austin schools. “It’s really a sticky problem. One of the things people don’t understand is they know Bowie is overcrowded, because they see it, but they don’t understand the overcrowding at Akins and the sea of portables that are there,” Clayton said. “Akins and Austin High all need relief. So where do you build a high school that re-lieves all three schools but doesn’t take students away from Travis or Crockett?” Merritt said she had hoped to see the new south Austin high school included in the May bond election, but the demographics didn’t prove a great enough need. “We de!nitely have overcrowding, but our enrollments haven’t hit at 125 percent of capacity,” Merritt said. “"ere are triggers and unfortu-nately when you have other schools that have already hit that before you, it becomes a question of how you balance the di#erent needs we have all across the district.” "e new high school will likely have to wait for a 2018 or 2019 bond, Merritt said. One school with a more probable completion date is the controversial School for Young Men, a single-sex college and career preparatory acad-emy. AISD voted to transform two East Austin middle schools, Pearce and Garcia, into single-sex schools earlier this year. Dabbert addressed the opposing views within the community on the creation of another single-sex school

in Austin. “"ere’s a lot of thought that same-sex schools provide some young men and young women with a better learning environment,” Dabbert said. “"ere are pros and cons against it so I think that’s why a lot of people didn’t see a need for it; but Ann Richards (School For Young Women Leaders) has been very successful. In fact they’re graduating their !rst class this year and have done very well in school accountability ratings.” Schneider said the School for Young Men would be similar to the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders but with a more rigid enrollment policy. “It is going to be somewhat similar but there’s going to be more of an emphasis on a competitive academic environment to actually enter the school, versus what we did at Rich-ards,” Schneider said. Clayton said this bond election is in many ways an attempt for AISD to make up for lost time. “So much of this bond issue has to do with repair and renovation or replacement, and trying to make all of our schools more equitable and the students have the same opportunities,” Clayton said. “We have schools with heating and air conditioning units that should have been replaced years ago. "e school district held back on the size of the bond. "ey never made the bonds large enough to actually address all of the renovations and repairs that were on the list that we had heard from the schools and the parents needed to be done. "is bond is re-ally trying to catch up on this repair that has not been done in the past.”

Merritt, a member of Fix Austin Schools, a political action committee dedicated to educating the commu-nity on the bond and school district needs, said the needs of schools such as Bowie are evident to anyone who steps inside a locker room or rehearsal space. “Most of the parents, especially ones with children in !ne arts or physical education that have gone up to the school and seen the state of our locker rooms and shower ar-eas, as well as the !ne arts facilities,

understand how much disrepair and deferred maintenance has really occurred,” Merritt said. “Where we are in this district: it doesn’t get !xed until it literally breaks.” Early voting lasts from April 29th through May 7th. Election Day is May 11. Mobile voting locations can be found atwww.traviscoun-tyelections.org. For an interactive district map, including the scope of work for each school, visit austinisd.org/bond.

Bowie High School$34,958,215

What do Southwest Austin schools stand to gain?

Sidewalk repairOutdoor restroomsBuilding improvements, such as roof gutters and $ashingConstruction of laundry room with washers and dryers Improvement of ADA compliant accessibilityCareer and Technical Education facility improvements, installation

of technology studioConstruction of practice !elds for !eld sports and marching band, ex-pansion of locker and weight rooms, replacement of indoor bleachers, resurfacing of running trackFine Arts facilities renovations, including improvements to dance $oor and theater rigging repair

Crockett High$19,823,813

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Ongoing EventsSundays

Live Jazz Brunch- 10am-2pm. Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 Hwy. 290 W., 78737. 301-4648. www.nutty-brown.com.

Tessy Lou Williams & The Shotgun Stars- 3pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. No cover.

Mondays

Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces- 6:30pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Texas Songwriters Showcase - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. No cover.

Tuesdays

Kem Watts - 4pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-03183

Brennen Leigh -7pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Open Mic Night with Jon Burkland- 6-9pm at Hill’s Cafe, 4700 S. Congress, 78745. 851-9300.

Wednesdays

No Bad Days Open Mic - 7pm at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood.

50+ Singles Dance- 7:30-9:45 Live Music. Senior Activity Center 29th & Lamar. 2874 Shoal Crest. www.!ftyplusdanceaustin.com

Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Wa-terloo Ice House, Southpark Mead-ows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. wa-terlooicehouse.com.

The Peacemakers- 10pm at Evan-geline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Open Mic Night- at Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 W Highway 290, Free.Thursdays

KGSR Unplugged At The Grove -every Thursday evening through Sept 6th. Join KGSR every Thurs-day for 23 consecutive weeks at Shady Grove on Barton Springs Road for one of Austin’s longest running free concert series.

Karaoke- at Boomerz Nightclub, 6148 Hwy 290 W.. 892-3373.

Tony Harrisson / Dance Lessons / Jesse Dayton- 6pm / 9:15pm / 9:15pm at the Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar. 442-6189.

Open Mic with your host, Ga-rett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290

“Thirsty Thursday” gathering- Poems and songs will be shared in a round robin, open mic atmo-sphere following the featured pre-sentation. On the third Thursday of every month. Free. Food pantry do-nations are welcomed. 7pm at New Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog Pond Lane in Dripping Springs. For more info call 858-2024.

Third Thursday at The Blanton- free evening of art and activities. 5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. blantonmuseum.org/.

Fridays

Friday night Dance Club- w/ Western bands and a Pot Luck break. 7:30pm-10pm at South Austin Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca RD, Austin. $4.50.

Saturdays

Arena Rock Sing A-long - 10pm The screenings on August 16th and 23rd will feature a special pre-show performance of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody by Ruby Rico Produc-tions. at the Alamo Draft House on Slaughter Lane

New Events

April 5 - April 20

Hats Off to Dr. Seuss! - A cel-ebration of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s second book, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Dr. Seuss’s never-before-seen hat col-lection will be exhibited ART on 5th Gallery (3005 South Lamar Blvd. visit www.arton5th.com or call (512) 481-1111 for hours of opera-tion and additional information.

Thurs. April 11 - Wed. April 24

The Importance of Being Ear-nest - Thursday – Saturday eve-nings at 7:30pm., Sundays at 2 pm. Mary Moody Northen Theatre St Edward’s University 3001 South Congress Ave 20 Adults Advance ($15 Students, Seniors, SEU Com-munity) $20 at the door Available through the MMNT Box Office, 512.448.8484 Available online at http://www.stedwards.edu/theatre

Fri. April 19 - Sun. April 21

Austin Reggae Festival - Gates 3pm on Fri 11am on Sat & Sun A fundraiser for the Capital Area Food Bank, the event features three days of amazing reggae / world / dub talent on the Main Stage and Charlie’s Dub Corner. Auditorium

Shores is located at the corner of South First and Riverside. hotline 512-282-2111. or email Austin Reg-gae Fest at gmail dot com

Roots and Wings - April 19, 20 8pm and April 20, 21 at 2pm A melding of modern and classic dance, Roots and Wings is a col-lection of powerful works by ac-claimed choreographers Paul Taylor, David Justin, Yacov Sharir, and Charles O. Anderson. B. Iden Payne Theatre 300 E. 23rd St. 471.0632 texasperformingarts.org

Austin Earth Day Festival 2013 - Noon to 7pm Produced by Texas Green Network in partnership with Mueller, City of Austin and the lo-cal environmental community, the one day event will be packed with activities for all ages with an inspir-ing “rhythmic rally !nale” at 5:00pm telling“The Story of Energy in Texas”. The rally will feature “Austin Beyond Coal”, Jim Hightower, X8 Interactive Drumming, LAMOÑA LOCA! salsa orchestra and more. The “Historic Browning Hangar” at Mueller 4550 Mueller Central Dr., www.EarthDayAustin.com

Tuesday, April 23

Rush - 7:30pm will be opening the American leg for their Clockwork Angels Tour at the Frank Erwin Center! 1701 Red River 471-7744

Wed. April 24 - Sat. April 27

Moontower Comedy Fest - 90+ Comics. 80+ performances. 4 days. 11 venues. Full Schedule and Badges Available at Moontower-ComedyFestival.com

Saturday, April 27

Springfest - 11am - 8pm Lake Tra-vis Rib King BBQ Cook-Off Huge KidZone, arts and crafts vendors lining main street, a boat expo and live music all day featuring some of central Texas’ best musicians. The Backyard 13801Bee Cave Park-way 651-5033

Through April 28

Mad Beat Hip & Gone - Steven Di-etz, the most-produced playwright in America who also calls Austin home, created this World Premiere speci!cally for ZACH’s !rst season in the Topfer. 202 South Lamar - 476-0541 www.zachtheater.or

Sunday, April 28

Willie Nelson - doors open 5pm With Lucas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Paula Nelson Band, Folk Uke. The Backyard 13801Bee Cave Parkway 651-5033

Arts & Entertainment Community Clubs & EventsOngoing Events

South Austin Mystery Book Club - 7:30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Sunset Val-ley Barnes & Noble on Brodie Ln. Our April 16th book is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn. If you have ques-tions please email [email protected].

Conversation Cafe - Drop in for open, public dialogue on a variety of topics. Every third Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd.. Free and open to the public. 512-974-9900 / cityofaustin.org/library.

Classes and meditation - with Western Buddhist nun, Gen Kel-sang Ingchug. Every Sunday at 9:30am at Chittamani Buddhist Center, 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745. Everyone welcome. Spiritual counselling by appointment. Call for free brochure. 916-4444. medi-tationinaustin.org.

Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter - Meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Westlake Barnes & Noble bookstore, corner of Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road,. www.hotxsinc.org.

VFW Post 4443 meeting - Meets on !rst Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614 Thomas Springs Road in Oak Hill. Members and potential members are encour-aged to be there around 6pm to gather for dinner. There is no cost.

The Oak Hill Rotary Club - meets Thursdays at Seton Southwest in “the classroom”. People start arriv-ing at 11:30. The meeting is from 12 to 1. More info at 288-8487/ oakhillrotary.org.

Circle C Area Democrats - 6:30-8:30pm at Santa Rita in the Es-carpment Village. Meets on sec-ond Mondays of month. For information:circlecareademocrats.org.

Toastmasters Groups - Build leadership and communication skills in a friendly, supportive at-mosphere. Visitors welcome. Tejas Toastmasters: 288-7808/ tejastoastmasters.org. Meets ev-ery Mon. at 6 pm at IHOP, 1101 S. Mopac. South Austin Toastmas-ters: meets !rst and third Tues-day at noon at ACC South Austin Campus, 1820 W. Stassney Lane. Phone 443-7110 or 288-7808. Oak Hill Toastmasters: meet every Thursday from 6:45-8pm at West-ern Hills Church of Christ, 6211 Parkwood Drive. Open to ages 18 & up. 956-494-4809 / oakhill.free-toasthost.biz for more info.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group- 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon at Arveda Alzheim-er’s Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive, 78737. Anyone caring for a loved-one with dementia and

needing support is invited. RSVP to 512-637-5400 and feel free to bring your own lunch. www.arve-dacare.com.

Senior Luncheon Program - Se-niors (over 60) meet at 8656 Hwy. 71 W, Bldg A, next to JP bldg every Tues, Wed and Thurs from 10am-2pm. Transportation available. Call 512-854-2138 for more info.

The South Austin Christian Women’s Club - sponsors a lun-cheon with an entertaining pro-gram every second Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1pm at Onion Creek Club. For info / reser-vations and free child care please call 288-4033.

Oak Hill Neighborhood Plan-ning Contact Team - meets fourth Wednesday of the month at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Board Room. www.ohnpct.org.

MOMS Club of Austin - South-west Oaks - Social and support group for stay-at-home moms and their children. Meet new friends, and enjoy a guest speaker. Monthly meeting at Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 W Hwy 290. 10am on the last Thursday of every month. For more info, email [email protected].

Southwest Networking Group (SWING) - meets for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House, Slaughter Ln. & Escarpment Blvd., 9600 Es-carpment Blvd.. 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 482-9026 or 921-4901. Thursdays.

South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best practic-es, 9:30-11:30am at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Man-chaca Rd. Free. Meets on third Thursdays of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www.southaustinaarp.org.

OHPEN Meeting - (Oak Hill Plan-ning and Environmental Network). 7pm at ACC Pinnacle, 10th "oor boardroom. All welcome. Every month on second Thursday. For more info call Beki at 658-2599..

OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Busi-ness Professionals Association). Meets every !rst Thursday of the month from 11:30am-1pm at Man-dola’s Italian Market, 4301 W. Wm. Cannon $15. ohbpa.org.

Retired Austin Travelers - a group for people who love to travel. Regular meetings are held the second Wednesday of odd-num-bered months, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM,in the Oak Hill Library at 5124 Convict Hill Road.. ratsonline.org.

Creative Arts Society - Meets on !rst Wed. of month (except Jan.,July, Aug.) at ACC Pinnacle, 10th "oor, faculty lounge. 6pm net-working. 7pm program. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome.

www.creativeartssociety.org 288-0574.

New Events

April 22 through May 28

Property Tax Forums - Chief Ap-praiser Marya Crigler and Tax As-sessor-Collector Bruce Elfant pres-ent information about the appraisal process, exemptions and deferrals, payment plans, and the deadlines all property owners should know. Most importantly, they plan to an-swer any questions you have for them! All events are free and open to the public. For more into: 854-9473 or www.traviscountytax.org

Saturdays, February 16 - May 25

Pond and Garden Seminars - 11am and 1pm Check website for additional information on topics and guest speakers, www.pondsand-garden.com FREE rain or shine. Emerald Gardens 5700 Hwy 290 West 288-5900

Through May 15

The Arc’s Golf Tournament - Team spots are going fast so sign up your team before they are gone! To secure your team please contact Rachel Mallernee at [email protected] or 476-7044 ext. 206. Event is Thursday, May 16, at the The Onion Creek Golf Club

Sunday, April 28

“What Will We Do About Our Wa-ter Supply?” - 3 - 5pm The Austin Area League of Women Voters in-vites all League members and the general public to attend a program that will examine water supply and demand in Central Texas. Parish Life Center Bldg., Ascension Lu-theran Church, 6420 Hart Lane Through April 20

Whatever Kitsch Art Premier, Show Me Your Papers - 11 - 8 Mon - Sat Noon - 5 on Sun David Zamora Casas brings eclectic al-tars and paintings that integrate La-tino themes with queer culture, cast in the venerable tradition of protest art. 7101 W Hwy 71 Suite E-9, 288-4420. www.whateversmokes.com

Sat. April 20 - Sun. April 21

Texas Military Forces Open House and Air Show - 8am - 5pm see everything from the newest technology incommunications and "ight, World War II reenactments, to Soldiers and Airmen from yes-teryear. Children, or the young-at-heart, may enjoy a kiddie area, K-9 demonstrations, an obstacle course, food booths and more. Camp Mabry for more info: www. txmf.us FREE


New Events

Thursday, April 18

T. Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7pm Evan-geline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Jesse Dayton - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Kem Watts- 8:30pm Skye Claire 10:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. 264-03183

Marshall Ford Swing Band - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaugh-ter Ln #400 288-9994

The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731

Happy Hour w/ Todd Roth- 5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Friday, April 19

Freddy Steady Krc Birthday Bash - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Two Tons of Steel - 9:30pm Bro-ken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

John Napier - 6pm Evolution 7pm $7 Tres Hombres - 9pm $7 Union Speci!c - 11pm $5 Pood-ie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Luke Hill & the Hot Pursuits - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Sassy Spurs - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Audiolight - 7:30pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648 Free

LeeAnn Atherton Band - 7pm-Maria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261 Free

Rick Spring!eld - 8:30pm The End of the World Tour at The Backyard 13801 Bee Cave Park-way 512-651-5033 [email protected]

Saturday, April 20

The Derailers - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Red Young - 7pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The now were men - 7pm - 10pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 West 288-0437

Double R Nothin - 11pm George Palmer Macias & Rode Hard Scholars 11pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318 $7

Alan Haynes - 7pmMaria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Bou-levard 444-0261 Free

Nick Verzosa - 7:30pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648 Free

Sunday, April 21

Sunday Brunch with Katie Holmes - Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Monday, April 22

Tess & Friends Happy Hour 4pm Texas Songwriters Show-case: WC Jamison hosts Rich-ard Dobson - 6:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Charles Thibodeaux & the Aus-tin Cajun Aces - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Tuesday, April 23

Brennen Leigh - 6pm Evange-line Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Eric Hisaw - 6 - 8pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

DeAnn Rene - 4pm Jerry Kirk - 6:30pm The Bad Intentions - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. 264-0318

Wednesday, April 24

Danny Levin’s Sweet Bunch of Dasies - 7pm The Peacemak-ers - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Armadillo Road - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Happy Hour with Darrell Gold-man - 5:30pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Thursday, April 25

Twilight Trio - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

The Texas KGB - 6pm Kem Watts 8:30pm Waterloo Revival - 10:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. 264-03183 Sarah Temple Trio - 7pm Satel-lite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The Kim Kafka Trio - 6:30pm Mimi’s Cafe 12613 Galleria Circle 263-9731

Friday, April 26

Wyldwood Four - 10pm Evan-geline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 282-2586

Tony Harrison - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Carl Hutchins - 8pm $7 Deuce Coupe - 11pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spicewood. 264-0318

Silvie Rider Young - 7pm Satel-lite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Frank Cavitt - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls - 7:30pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648 Free

Saturday, April 27

Cornell Hurd - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189

Night Train - 7pm Satellite Bis-tro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

The Eggmen - Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 301-4648 $7 cover

Sons of Harry - 7pm Chisos Grill 12921 Hill Country Blvd, Suite D2-130 263-7353 No Cover

Sunday, April 28

Hot Club Soda - Sunday Brunch at the Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 288-9994

Gospel Brunch with “The South Austin Gospel Project” - 12pm - 2pm Maria’s Taco Express 2529 South Lamar Boulevard 444-0261

Monday, April 29

Tess & Friends Happy Hour 4pm Texas Songwriters Show-case: George Ensle hosts WC Jamison Poodies Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., Spice-wood. 264-0318

Ongoing Events

Second Saturdays are for Fami-lies - $7 per family; $5 Member families. Noon-4pm at Austin Mu-seum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Please RSVP to [email protected] to give an idea of materi-als needed. 512-495-9224 / www.amoa.org.

At Austin Children’s Museum: Community Night - Come out and play EVERY Wednesday night at 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime and a variety of hands-on activities.Themed stories, songs, and ac-tivities. Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Ev-ery Mon.. For kids 3 & under & their caregivers. Storytimes 9:30 & 11am; Sing-a-long 10:30am at Aus-tin Children’s Museum, 201 Colo-rado St.. 472-2499 / ausinkids.org.

Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednes-days at the Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. Toddler at 10:15 am, Preschool (ages 3-5) at 11am. 892-6680. wiredforyouth.co

Alamo Kids Club - 10:45am On the last Saturday of the month, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Austin Chronicle, Ain’t It Cool News and Big Brothers Big Sisters put on free screenings for children and Toy Joy provides super fun prizes! 1120 South Lamar

New Events

April 6 - May 11

The Little Mermaid - 11am and 2pm This original retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic com-bines modern technologies and the ancient art of storytelling to put a new twist on this well-loved fairy tale. For ages 6 and up.. $14 ZACH’s Whisenhunt Theatre, 512-476-0541, x1

Saturday, April 20

The Big Squeeze Accordion Contest Semi-Finals - 2pm Tex-as Folklife’s annual Big Squeeze semi-!nals accordion showdown is a free playoff and public concert. Performances by 2012 champ Peter Anzaldua as well as Austin’s own Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemen-cia. The Bob Bullock Texas State

History Museum, 512-441-9255. FREE

Saturday, April 27

We Write It We Sing Concert - 3:30pm - 5pm This concert event will feature songs written and performed by elementary students at Blacks-hear and Maplewood Elementary Schools, and co-performed with the Groundwork Music Orchestra. George Washington Carver Mu-seum and Cultural Center 1165 An-gelina Street, This event is FREE and open to the public. Please visit groundworkmusic.org.

Camp Fire Walk For Water - 9am -12pm a fundraising event dedi-cated to educating our community about the importance of water in Central Texas and its effects on wild-life. . $25; $35 Mueller Southwest Greenway, 512.349.2111.

Woodcrafting 101 - 1 – 3pm Get hands on and come learn how to build one of three different wood-crafts using hand and power tools! Parents welcome and encouraged to join! Event recommended for chil-dren 5 and up. Austin Children’s Mu-seum 201 Colorado St. 472-2499

Outdoors & Fitness

Ongoing Events

Farmer’s Market at Sunset Valley - Locally grown fresh produce at Tony Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd. Saturdays from 9am-1pm. www.sfcfarmersmarket.org.

Free Introduction to Dance Class - for adults and teens. Every Saturday at 11am at Tapestry Dance Company & Academy, Western Trails Blvd., Austin. www.tapestry.org.

Docent Tours of AMOA - Each Saturday and Sunday 1pm Docent-led tours of the recently restored 1916 Driscoll Villa, the intimate art exhibition Laguna Gloria Grounded and the historic gardens overlooking Lake Austin. at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. 512-495-9224 / www.amoa.org.

Texas Outdoor Women’s Net-work - Open to women of all ages interested in outdoor activi-ties. !shing, kayaking, camping, hiking and more! No experience required. Free monthly meetings on fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the LCRA Red Bud Complex, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. . www.townaustin.org.

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Westcave Preserve public weekend tours- Sats. and Sun-days, 10am., noon, 2pm & 4, $5 adult/$2 child/$15 family. One mile hike into the canyon & back. Kids welcome w/ adult. No pets. For more info call (830)825-3442 westcave.org.Guided Hike - Second Saturday & second Sunday of each month at 9am at Bright Leaf Natural Area, 4400 Crestway Dr., Austin. Hikes are usually 4 miles long and last about 2 hours. Wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water. www.brightleaf.org

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Nature Hike at McKinney State Falls - Free interpretive hikes to discover the diverse range of "ora and fauna that can be seen at McKinney Falls. Hikes are offered the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month starting at 10am from the

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Fight for Air Climb 2013 - 7am - 1pm The American Lung Asso-ciation’s Fight for Air Climb is an annual fundraiser stair climb to the Frost Bank Tower. Register your team or support a climber at Aus-tinClimb.org! Frost Bank Tower: 401 Congress Ave Website: www.Aus-tinClimb.org 467-6753

Retro Run 5k - kicks off at 9am at the Travis County Expo Cen-ter. housands of runners show up each morning dressed in the de-cade ensemble of their choice to celebrate the music and culture of the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Jog, walk, or do the hustle through 3.1 miles of RETRO fun and enjoy the rad 1980’s themed dance party af-terwards. Info: www.theretrorun5k.com.

Sunday, April 28

Schlotzsky’s Bun Run 5K & 10K - 7am All proceeds bene!t the Austin Sunshine Camps, which through the support of the YMBL, has pro-vided summer camping experi-ences under served youth in the Austin area. Auditorium Shores 920 W. Riverside Dr. 974-6700

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right all along: The fastest and cheapest way to get a given car to go faster was (and is) to drop a bigger engine into it. It also helps to light-en the body and even streamline it (LeMonstre was streamlined by an engineer from Grumman). In fact, stream lining works better than re-ducing weight, up to a point. !at’s good, because it allows modern engineers to make great gains in fuel economy without spending much money.

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Leading o# in the batting order for the Bowie baseball team, Rhett Kruger initiates the aggressive o#ensive attack for the Bulldogs. Working in the in"eld, Kruger mans the critically important shortstop position. “He is a real good student, a good person and a good baseball player,” said Bowie coach Rudy Alvarez. “He is one of the nicest people around.” Born in Midland, Kruger moved to Austin at the age of two and attended Kiker Elementary be-fore advancing to Bailey Middle School where he also played bas-ketball and football. Rhett frac-tured vertebrae in an intra-squad

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Bowie senior pitcher Jayme Perez fires a pitch in Bowie’s 11 to 1 win over Anderson. Gazette: Linda Lotz

Austin High prevails over the Lady Chaps. If both Westlake and Bowie win their "nal regular season games, the two schools will play next week for "rst place. Bianca Van Vlerah and Bree Sepeda opened the game for Bowie with a single and walk respectively. Both scored when the Trojan right

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favorite athletic moment at Crockett occurred last year in a marathon match with LBJ. “In the beginning we were losing,” she recalled. “In the end we won 29-26. I felt like we were a team that night.” Meghan’s younger brother Corey played freshman football and base-ball this year at Crockett. Elmore’s fondest academic experi-ence took place in an English class. “Last year in Spurs, a class through UT, we focused on rhetoric and at the end of the year, we got college cred-it,” the $rst baseman said. Meghan is presently taking an AP English class hoping to place out of another college course. A#er graduation, Elmore will attend the University of Texas and begin pursuing a degree in kinesiology.

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scrimmage causing him to miss all but the $nal two games of his junior year. “My favorite athletic experi-ence was the two playo! games I played in versus Round Rock,” he said. “"e atmosphere was insane. "ere were so many people there.” History instructor Mr. Ellerbrock is Rhett’s favorite teacher at Bowie. “He is a good teacher,” the in$elder noted. “I found myself going to him for advice.” "e youngest of three boys born to Wes and Susan Kruger, Rhett sharpened his baseball skills in the o!season while playing for a Wings team that also included

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Austin High center$elder Richard Cunningham. “My dad has been my number one supporter,” Rhett added. “He taught me everything I know.” Kruger smacked a two-out triple to score a pair of runs in Bowie’s 4-2 win over Austin High. On Tuesday, he notched two singles and stole two bases in the Bulldogs’ 4-0 win over Akins. “Enjoy high school, get involved, meet people and focus on academics,” Rhett replied when asked what advice he may have for future Bowie students aspiring to play varsity sports. Following graduation, Kruger will attend Blinn Junior College before transferring to Texas A&M.

Pitchers Poqui Bergara and Vannessa Castro combined to lead Austin High to a 12-2 victory over Anderson Friday evening at Noack Field. Briana Vallejo provided power at the plate with a pair of doubles. A#er utilizing one pitcher for the entire season last year, coach Liz Wissel will enter the playo!s with two capable arms. Mariah Garcia gave the Lady Ma-roons an early lead with a two-run home run in the $rst inning. Alexus Martinez gently placed an in$eld

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Dream of Hopes Ranch“A Special Place for Special People”4515 Keota Drive, Austin, TX 78749512-791-0160 for further informationwww.dreamofhopesranch.orgAges 8 to adult��ZHHN��DP��SP��¿HOG�WULSV�H[WUD��(DUO\�GURS�RII�IRU�D�nominal fee. June 4 thru Aug. 10. Teen/adult only camp week of July 9.A camp for mild to moderate special needs children and adults who are emotionally and physically well. Behavior must be within our guidelines; no biting or hitting. Field Trips, feeding animals, DUWV�FUDIWV��VZLPPLQJ��KLNHV��¿QH�PRWRU�VNLOOV��OHDUQLQJ�VDIHW\��how to express our feelings, job training skills and much more.

KidsActing Studio14 Locations! 512-836-KIDS (5437)www.kidsactingstudio.comAges 4-19, price variesFUN! Award-winning camps in 14 locations across Central Texas. One and two week camps! Full-Scale Productions, Musicals, Plays, Star Wars, ZOMBIES, Peter Pan, Annie, Sound of Music and More!

Kuk Sool Won of Oak Hill Martial Arts6001 West William Cannon Drive, Ste 307, 78749512-899-8710www.kswoakhill.comAges 6-12, $150 before May 1st, $175 after May 1st.This is a great place for your child to enjoy the summer in a constructive, structured, positive, safe environment. Camps are open to everyone!

Oak Hill Drum Studio - Drumset Boot Camp for BeginnersLocated one mile west of the “Y” in the Scenic Brook neighborhood512-964-6778 [email protected] 9 yrs. to AdultCost: $350/week or $110/dayHours: Monday - Friday 11:00 am - 1:00 pmLearn to play the Drums this summer! Camps are private with pro-level drumsets and all practice time included. No experience necessary. Campers learn basic Rock beats, music notes, and play to music in as little as one week!

Sacred Arts Studio and GallerySacredartsstudioandgallery.com6101 West William Cannon Drive #305, Austin Tx. 78749512-584-8061Ages 4-16...$135.00 for week long camp Monday-FridayCheck us out on Facebook at Sacred Arts Studio<RXU�FKLOG�ZLOO�KDYH�D�IXQ�¿OOHG�H[SHULHQFH�FUHDWLQJ�DUW�DW�RXU�¿QH�DUWV�VWXGLR�WKLV�VXPPHU��:H�RIIHU�FDPSV�HYHU\�ZHHN�GXULQJ�the summer with different exciting themes each week so that you may enroll your child in one or more weeks. Each day of camp is three hours long with a limit of 12 per camp so your child will receive an abundance of attention and guidance from professional art educators with years of experience.

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New Life Assembly of God 7612 Cooper Lane, Austin. 78745 (Between Wm. Cannon and Dittmar) Call: 445-5433 Pastor: Charlie HilburnSunday Services: Sunday School 9:30am; Worship & Children’s Church 10:30am; Prayer and Worship Service 6pm Wednesday Services: 7:00pm Kidtastic! * Missio Dei Youth Ministry * Adult Class [email protected] www.newlifeaustin.org connecting...growing...reaching

BAPTIST Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) 263-5058 Pastor: Rev. Jim Roquemore Services: Sun. 10:45am & 6:30pm, Sunday School 9:30am Children’s church available Sun. am Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm

First Baptist Church of Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd 78749 288-7570 Pastor: Rob Satter!eld Services: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pm Bible Study Sun. 9:30am Wednesday Prayer 6:45pm www."coakhill.org

Hill Country Baptist Church 6902 Scenic Brook Dr. 78736Church o#ce: 288-1372 Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 11 am Worship, Music & Prayer Visitors are welcome!

Oak Hill Primitive Baptist Church 11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd. Pastor: Elder Richard Halbgewachs Church: 288-4994 Pastor: 894-4105 Services: Every Sun. 10:30am

BUDDHIST Chittamani Buddhist Center Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace is Impossible. Classes and meditation currently on the 4 Noble Truths. Every Sunday 9:30am -11 am Everyone welcome www.MeditationInAustin.org 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745 (o$ Manchaca) 512-916-4444

Sitagu Buddha Vihara 9001 Honeycomb Dr. 78737 (4 miles west of the “Y”). We are a monastery, meditation center, community center, education center and home of a beautiful Burmese pagoda. Daily activities. sitagu.org/austin/, (512)301-3968 [email protected].

CATHOLIC St. Catherine of Siena 4800 Convict Hill Rd. 78749 892-2420 Pastor Rev. Patrick Coakley Weekend Masses: Sat. 5pm, Sun 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 5pm Weekday Masses: Mon-Fri. 12noon, Sat. 9am, Tues & 1st Fri 7pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST Western Hills Church of Christ 6211 Parkwood Drive 892-3532 www.westernhillscoc.com [email protected] Sunday Services:9am Bible Classes (all ages),10am Worship (with Children’s Church) Evening - groups & worship alter-nat-ing weeks Wednesday: 7pm Worship, classes for all ages, 6pm Meal together We have an inspiring and Bibli-cally rich worship service, a very active Youth Ministry and a growing Chil-dren’s Ministry! “We are... a place to believe, a place to belong, a place to call home”

EPISCOPALIAN St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 11819 So. IH-35 (exit #223, FM 1327; take north access road 1.1 mile) 282-5631 www.stalbansaustin.org Seeking the transformation of lives through sharing God’s love and grace Rector: %e Rev. Margaret Waters Services: 9 a.m. Come & See! (Blended worship w/ sermon & Holy Eucharist) 10:00 a.m. Co$ee Hour 10:15 a.m. Christian Formation for All Ages (Please go to the website for more details) 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 12:45 p.m. Co$ee Hour Children’s Chapel at both services, and professional nursery from 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Youth Group, Sundays 4-6 p.m. Bible Study, %ursdays 9:30-11 a.m.

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 8724 Travis Hills Dr. 78735 (between Southwest Parkway and Old Bee Caves Road) 288-0128 www.stchristopher.net Rector: %e Rev. Bo Townsend Services: Holy Communion at 10am Sundays; Children’s Chapel at 10 am Christian Ed. 9am (Sept. 10-May 20) Seeking God’s Truth, Sharing God’s Love

HINDU TEMPLE Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple Radha Madhav Dham, 400 Barsana Road, Austin, Texas 78737 (FM 1826, 7 miles from 290 W)288-7180 Sunday Services: 11:00am- 12:30pm; 7:30-9:30pm Visiting hours: 8:15-10am & 3-5pm daily

ISLAMMasjid Ibrahim Islamic Center Religious Services/Youth & Children Activities 1701 W Ben White Blvd. Bldg. #3 512-693-2924 Friday Sermon @ 1:00 PM Mosque open 7 days for 5 daily prayers Check Mosque website for prayer timings and weekend programs www.masjidibrahim.org Email: [email protected]

LUTHERAN Abiding Love Lutheran Church 7210 Brush Country, 78749 892-4040 Sr. Pastor:Lynnae Sorensen Assoc. Pastor: Brad Highum Sunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Sunday School 9:45 am Children’s Center 892-2777 M-F, 7:00am-6:00pm Food Pantry-Monday, 1:30-3:30pm [email protected] www.abidinglove.org

Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 West Slaughter Lane (next to Bowie High School) 292-8778 email: [email protected] Pas-tor: Rev. William B. Knippa Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Kevin D. Lentz Sun. Worship Services: 8am (Trad.) 9:30 & 11:00 am (Blended Traditional & Contemporary Music) 6:00 p.m. (Contemporary Praise) Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30am Nursery During Services Bethany Preschool, Mon & Wed pro-gram, Tues & %ur program www.blcms.org

Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4622 S. Lamar 892-0516 Rev. Magdalene Holm-Roesler, Pastor Services: 10:00 am Sunday Study Hour: 9:00 am Sunday Fellowship & Co$ee a&er services Adult and Children’s Sun. School hclcaustin.org You’re always welcome here.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church10408 Hwy 290 West(4 miles from the “Y” in Oak Hill)512-288-2370 [email protected]: Paul Meyer and Ben BraunServices: 8 am traditional and 10:30 am contemporary.Education Hour: 9:15-10:15 amPreschool: 18 months to Pre-K,Preschool Phone: 512-288-2330Full and part-time hours.

Risen Savior Lutheran Church-WELS 2811 A&onshire Way 78748 280-8282 Rev. Paul Kuehn, pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am

Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am; %ursday Night Worship— 7:00 pmwww.risensavioraustin.net

METHODIST Berkeley United Methodist Church 2407 Berkeley Ave. (1 block north of W. Cannon between Westgate & Manchaca Rd.) 447-6633 www.berkeleyumc.org Rev. Jeanne Devine Services: 8:30am, 10:50am Sunday School: 9:40am (classes from nursery to retirees) Child Care Center 443-3509 Infants, toddlers, preschool and af-ter-school care hrs: 7am to 6pm

Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam She#eld, and Rev. Stella BurkhalterServices: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at 11:15 service) Sunday School: 10 & 11:15am Children’s Sunday School: 8:45, 10 & 11:15am Youth group: 5pm www.oakhillumc.org open hearts, open minds, open doors!

Manchaca United Methodist ChurchOpen hearts, Open minds, Open doors!1011 FM 1626 (SE corner of FM 1626 & Manchaca Rd)www.ManchacaUMC.org; o#[email protected]; 512.282.7274Pastors: Rev. Laura Adam, Rev. Tracey Beadle Sunday Schedule: 8:30 am – Traditional Worship with Communion in the Sanctuary.9:45 am - Sunday School; adult, youth and children.11:00 am - Traditional Worship and Hymns in the Sanctuary. 11 am - Life on the Road - Casual Praise Service in the Family Life Center. 4 pm - High school & Middle school youth programs including tutoringWednesday Worship: 6:00 am - Individual Prayer and Meditation with Communion

NON - DENOMINATIONAL Cowboy Church of the Hill Country 8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) 587-2242 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.cowboychurchhc.org facebook.com/Cowboy ChurchHC [email protected] We do things the Cowboy way!

LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735Phone: 512-220-6383Lead Pastor: Randy Phillips

Sun. Services: 9 am Celebration Ser-vice, 11 am Celebration ServiceWed Services: 7 pm Life University, 7 pm Student LifeLifeAustin is a Bible Church - a cosmo-politan community of healing and hope. We are all about connecting people to Christ and to each other.

Southwest Hills Community Church 7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 288-8000 Services: 9:30 and 11 am Children’s Ministry: 9:30 and 11 amCRAVE Ministry: Middle/High School 6 pm www.shcc.net [email protected] SHCC exists to create environments to help people Love God, fully Follow Christ and Serve Others

Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 [email protected] Rev. Analea Rawson Service 11:00 pm “Our God is love,our race is human and our religion is oneness.” www.unitychurchaustin.org

ORTHODOX St. Sophia Orthodox Church 225 Rose Dr. in Dripping Springs Fr. Peter Smith, Pastor 512) 638-0721 / pcmsmith@hotmail. com (Fr. Peter’s email) www.stsophiachurch.us Services: Sundays- 8:45 a.m. Orthros (Matins) & 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy- Wednesdays- 7:00 p.m. Daily Vespers or other special services according to the season Saturdays- 5:45 pm. Ninth Hour & 6:00 pm Great Vespers and Confession Special feast day services as an-nounced All services are in English and visitors are always welcome. !e Orthodox Church is the original, historic, pre-denominational Church of the New Testament. Please join us for worship soon!

PRESBYTERIAN Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church5226 W William Cannon 78749Pastor Larry W. Coulter; Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta DukesWorship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Shepherd of the Hills Brodie Campusat the corner of Brodie Ln. & Hewitt Ln.12420 Hewitt Lane 78748Ted %ulin, Campus PastorWorship Schedule: 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Web site: www.shpc.org


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Hauwert said, “Outdoor experiences such as cave immersion education has been shown to be e!ective in raising the interest and standardized test scores of students.” Most of the caves—300-plus caves and karst features in Travis County—are on private property, limiting suitable cave resources. A karst is formed when soluble rocks dissolve forming sinkholes, caves and underground drainage. "e Goat Cave Preserve sits on eight acres on Deer Lane—not far from Bowie High School. Hauwert said the cave got his name when cavers found a goat that had fallen 20 feet into the cave. "e goat was safely rescued, but the name remained. "e Goat Cave Preserve is one of 62 preserves established by the City of Austin and Travis County to preserve rare cave species. (Cave tours are available through the Austin Nature Center at 512-327-8181). Goat Cave was home to a large bat population until o#cials placed a grate across the cave a$er several Maple Run residents required rescue from the caves. However, the grate not only kept out residents, but the bats as well. Bat Conservation International has helped to replace the grate with a perimeter fence, allowing the bats to return. Cave rescues, while not common, happen most o$en when people enter local caves without enough

Agreement may open Bowie cave for studyContinued from p. 1 experience or lacking the proper

equipment. "e cave education that would be included in the Bowie cave would include spelunking safety, critical for students who choose to explore local caves on their own. "ree UT students made national news in 2007 when they got lost in the 12,000-foot-long Airman’s Cave in the Barton Creek area. "e young explorers had wisely told a friend to call for help if they failed to check in. Seasoned cavers can make it to the end of Airman’s Cave in about 8 hours—a 16-hour round trip. "e students were found 30 hours into their excursion; they had be-come lost in a maze. Austin Fire Department, which created a cave rescue team due to the number of local caves, used local cavers to assist in the rescue. Hauwert said, “By providing venues for people to visit wild caves safely and [with] cave safety education, it is less likely that people will be injured or require rescue, particularly from caves where public access is not authorized.” "e goal of an agreement is to pro-vide special cave experts to excavate the cave to:

A$er the restoration, o#cials will determine whether guided access will be allowed. If it is, trained caving sta! and teachers would eventually lead aquatic science/environmental

science classes into the cave with the city’s Hydro%les program (http://www.austintexas.gov/department/hydro%les), which o!ers training and %eld trips for high school students. Local members of the Underground Texas Grotto (http://www.utgrotto.org) have been involved in the Bowie cave excavation project. "e group consists of cavers of all experience levels who explore caves “in Central Texas and beyond.” Terry Holsinger told the Gazette, “We have talked about trying to get a cleanup of that cave on and o! for years.” He added, “Until the cave is cleared we will not know how extensive it is nor how susceptible it will be to harm. Since it is not—and was not before construction of the school—an active drain for surface waters and not plumbed in to any other source of water, then it is less of a threat to the local aquifer than is Blowing Sink, across the road from the school.” Member Vivian Lo$on told the Gazette, “A handful of grotto cavers, including myself, are working for the city on this. It is great news for other sensitive caves that are getting a lot of pressure right now. "e hope is that if high school students have access to this as an educational cave, then it will reduce unauthorized visita-tion at protected caves elsewhere. It was %lled/sealed with construction debris when they built the high school. It now exists as a sinkhole in a courtyard.” "e word “sinkhole” concerns peo-ple, particularly in view of the Florida

incident where part of a home fell into a sinkhole, killing the resident in February. Hauwert said Austin’s geology is very di!erent from that of Florida. He explained that catastrophic sinkholes generally form due to groundwater pumpage, diverting water into caves to enhance dissolution and/or ero-sion, or placing heavy materials over a shallow cave. “In Florida the water table—the depth where the voids in rocks are

completely water-%lled—is generally relatively shallow,” said Hauwert, “so that collapses occurring at the water table easily extend up to the surface. In the Austin area, the water table is generally about 200 feet deep, so deeper collapses that may occur here due to dewatering are not likely to reach the surface and be observed. We do rarely see catastrophic sink-holes form in ponds where leaks and the weight of water can open an existing underlying cave.”

Kerby said police are preparing a composite sketch of the assailant and will begin circulating it soon. Anyone who has information about the case should call Detective Kerby at (512) 974-5350. "e attacker is described as a white male in his late 20s, 5’10” tall, 240

Road rage attacker is still on the loose

Continued from p. 1 pounds, with a bald or shaved head. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black jacket with red and white lettering on it. "e driver of the SUV is described as an elderly white male, and the passen-ger in the back seat is described as a white female, 5’ tall, with blonde hair.

“Until the cave is cleared we will not know how extensive it is nor how susceptible it will be to harm.”

— Terry Holsinger, Underground Texas Grotto


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Continued from page 13 of battle. In this case, in my opinion, there should have been a ‘dead ball’ call immediately and an ejection.” However the runner was out only because the catcher held on to the ball. !e batter/runner was allowed to advance to second base while the pitcher retrieved the ball from the in-jured player. Coach Tuck appealed. !ere was plenty of time to review the rules during the 45-minute delay. But the umpire refused the appeal. So, what is the rule about colli-sions in a so"ball game? Despite an

exhaustive search, we can say only that confusion exists both locally and nationally about the rule. Glenn Fleisig, research director for the American Sports Medicine Institute, told the Gazette, “If you would like to know what rules are in place in high school so"ball, you need to talk to that state’s high school athletic federation as each state makes its own rules.” Kate Hector, media coordinator for the UIL (University Interscholastic League), which oversees high school sports, could not cite the speci#c rule o$cials and players should follow. She said, “So"ball follows all NFHS rules, but unfortunately the rule book can’t be found online. Without seeing the play, we couldn’t accurately access what rules applied in that situation.” She suggested a reporter purchase a rulebook from NFHS. !eresia Wynns, Director of Sports and O$cials Education for the Na-tional Federation of High Schools (NFHS), told the Gazette that in such a play, according to the national rules, “Runners are not required to slide but if they choose to do so, the slide must be a legal one.” She said a slide becomes illegal if the runner: uses a rolling or cross-body slide into the #elder; raises a leg higher than the #elder’s knee when the #elder is in a standing position; goes beyond the base and makes contact with or alters the play of the #elder; slashes or kicks the #elder with either leg; or tries to injure the #elder.

Rule 8, Section 6 of the NFHS rulebook would seem to address the play:Article 13, a runner is out when: “!e runner does not legally slide and causes illegal contact and/or ille-gally alters the action of the #elder in the immediate act of making a play on her. Runners are never required to slide but, if the runner elects to slide, the slide shall be legal.” !e penalty is a dead ball and runner declared out.Article 14, a runner is out when: “She remains on her feet and ma-liciously crashes into a defensive player. Malicious contact supersedes

obstruction.” !e penalty is ejection. According to these so"ball rules, the runner has the responsibility to avoid a collision. Both Coach Tuck and Coach Jenschke agreed that the rules as they know them spell out the following penalties for a serious collision without intent:Runner outRunner ejected for collisionDead ball.

It is not the #rst time a Central Texas so"ball catcher has been injured in a play-at-the plate collision resulting in no penalty to the runner. Bowie High School’s head so"ball coach, Cathie Johnson-Landers, told the Gazette of an incident two years ago in the playo%s when the runner ran into her catcher: “My catcher was injured and could not play for the next couple of games. !e runner bull-rushed her and she dropped the ball so the runner was called safe. I know that they are supposed to be ejecting players for those plays but I have not seen or heard about it.” It is worrisome for coaches, players and their parents when safety is so widely discussed in professional sports but appears to be ignored by local o$cials. Coach Tuck feels that the automatic ejection penalty diminishes the chances of injuries in future plays at the plate. Which seems possible if umpires don’t enforce existing rules. Chief Fowler worries for his daughter’s safety. !e UIL’s Hector said UIL tracks only football injuries. No incident report was #led or required on Aly’s broken leg.

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Zachary Kerr, Christy Collins, Sarah Fields and Dawn Comstock analyzed data to assess contact injuries in “Epidemiology of Play-er-Player Contact Injuries Among U.S. High School Athletes, 2005-2009.” According to this report, player-to-player contact accounted for nearly half of all injuries in high school sports; only 6.2 percent of those injuries required surgery. In so"ball, the study found most player-to-player contact injuries happened to catchers (26.5 percent). !e report states that understand-ing sport-speci#c contact injuries is crucial in preventing them, adding, “Coaches can be educated to better supervise players to reduce the num-ber of avoidable athlete collisions. Institutional-level participation from referees and o$cial represen-tatives is needed to reduce athlete collisions through enforcement of sports rules. Rule books should be clearly written and readily available so all parties are knowledgeable about rules and policies.” !e speci#c NFHS rule has led to debate across the country as umpires compare notes online. A call made in a baseball play somewhat similar to that in the Dripping Springs/Cedar Park game was described by the umpire: “!e leading team’s batter gets a hit to the out#eld, runner rounds third. !ere will be a close play at the plate. Runner stumbles and tries to balance himself, but instead ends up putting his helmet on the catcher’s chin, cutting him open and



knocking him down hard. At this point I called him out, then ejected him. I felt that it was accidental, but he needed to be responsible for his actions.” !e reaction of other umpires included, “Why in the world would you eject a player for making ac-cidental contact?” and “Malicious contact involves either an intent by the runner to injure a "elder or a total lack of caution on the part of the runner. I don’t think I see either of those mistakes committed here.” !e original umpire responded, “Although it might have been un-intentional, it was a hard hit and the catcher was injured to the point of bleeding. !at was the basis of my decision.” !at same call was expected by both coaches in the local game. Umpire Dyanne Bush has called games in Oak Hill and the Austin area. She does not umpire in UIL games and therefore follows a di#er-ent set of rules. She said, “Without a rulebook in hand, I am not able to quote rules accurately. I do know, however, that judgment plays a huge part in any potential player ejection. We are only required to eject a player for what we judge to be malicious contact. We are not told how to judge what constitutes malicious contact, and have to form our own opinions. If you say that the contact was not deliberate, then it cannot be malicious. If it isn’t malicious, then it isn’t an automatic ejection. !e runner does have a duty to avoid contact, and can be ruled out for not doing so, but the ejection option is only required if the contact is ruled malicious.” Some agree that intent comes into play with the term malicious; others do not. An umpire from Fayette-ville, North Carolina, addressed a discussion of malicious contact in baseball: “No one said anything about malicious intent. We said malicious contact. You can’t take one word out of the term and add your own word, thereby changing the meaning. Intent doesn’t have anything to do with it. If he lowers his shoulder and drives through the catcher in an attempt to score, that would be malicious contact. Wheth-

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Continued from page 26 er the intent was to hurt the catcher or just to score is of no consequence. He made malicious contact.” Another said, “It seems that you are trying to de"ne the word malicious by the intent of the runner. My opin-ion is it is impossible to determine what someone else is thinking. Malicious should be determined by the act of not trying to ‘avoid contact with a "elder in the immediate act of making a play on him’ ... contact is prohibited even if the "elder is obstructing the runner.”

NFHS de"nes the term malicious contact in Rule 2, Section 35: “Ma-licious contact is an act that involves excessive force with an opponent.” Intent is not mentioned. John Whittemore, Commission-er of the Salem Baseball Umpires Association, posted information to determine how his group could bet-ter understand the term “malicious contact.” He included the following from “Texas Guideline for 2006”:If a runner has time to get down and does not, the onus for contact is on him.If the runner then crashes into a "elder and knocks the "elder down, it is malicious contact.If “malicious contact” is called, the runner will always be called out. Whittemore added, “Remember, with Malicious Contact you are ejecting the person for this o#ense. If you have doubt about whether it is Malicious Contact or not, you are better o# leaning toward Malicious Contact.” While the local coaches understand malicious contact can lack an intent to harm, it is not clear how UIL umpires interpret the rules. None responded to a request for comment for this article. Bush said, “I rarely see serious injuries, but have seen some. Most seem to be similar to the one you described, since the violent colli-sions tend to occur at the plate. I see far more injuries due to hit balls (pitchers) than I do to collisions, but that may be because the catchers do wear protective gear and are usually aware of the dangers inherent in runners heading their way.” An injury in a bang-bang play like



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this one may not be entirely prevent-able. But as Kerr et al mentioned in their paper, “Institutional-level participation from referees and o#cial representatives is needed to reduce athlete collisions through enforcement of sports rules.” Chief Fowler said his daughter was injured in another play at the plate four years ago when a runner appeared to run her down a"er the runner’s team had already won the game. $e umpire did not see it, so no penalty was called. Aly sus-tained a concussion. It appears to be an umpire’s discretion to call a penalty a"er the game is ended for a transgression like this. Some do, some do not. Aly’s parents worry that not enough is done to protect young catchers from collisions. In the latest injury,

on reviewing the rules or on player safety. Chief Fowler said, “I am very grateful to the Cedar Park coach who sat with my daughter on the !eld, held her hand and made her laugh a few times while I dealt with her injury immediately a"er the collision. Coach Jenschke later came to the hospital to check on the extent of the injuries. Again, she held

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Continued from page 27 Aly missed more than 7 days of school; each of her parents missed several days of work to care for her. Virginia umpire Gary Embrey said in a www.baseball-excellence.com forum, “$e runner has the primary responsibility to avoid the collision at the plate—he has the play in front of him; the catcher is, usually, concentrating on the throw and seldom initiates contact. … NFHS is doing everything they can to eliminate contact on tag plays.” It is unclear whether the UIL or its umpires are doing the same. Tony Timmons, UIL Director of O#cials, said, “$e UIL does not issue written statements or com-ments regarding the calls umpires or o#cials make during our contest. Within our own constitution we state, ‘$e decision of the o#cials are Final.’ “ No comment was made

my daughter’s hand and made her smile while my daughter was in a great deal of pain. $at is the kind of leadership we look for in our high school coaches.” $e Lady Tigers are fortunate to have depth of experience at the catcher’s position. Coach Tuck said three upperclassmen with catching experience will !ll in for Aly through the end of the season. Aly intends

to suit up for every game and sit in the dugout to cheer on her team. She missed just one game, held on the day of her surgery. Said Coach Tuck, “Aly is a very tough kid who puts every !ber of her being on the line for her team.” $e Lady Tigers are undefeated in district play.

Aly Fowler is the niece of the writer.

Aly Fowler (center) watches play from the dugout Aly intends to suit up for every game and sit in the dugout to cheer on her team. She missed just one game, held on the day of her surgery.

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