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July 2009 News For The Residents of River Place Volume 3, Issue 7
- 10017 Planters Woods -
CongratulationsCongratulationsRiver Place Garden Club
June 2009 Yard of the Month
CongratulationstoGayelynnandRichardButler,10017PlantersWoodsforbeingchosenasthewinnersoftheRiverPlaceGardenClub’sYARDOFTHEMONTH.Nowthatyoucanseewhereitisandhowitlooks,everyoneinthecommunitycanappreciatetheeye-catchinguseofcolorfulplantsdesignedsobeautifullyinthefrontyardgarden.HerneighborsstoppedbywhenthesignwentuptocongratulatetheGayelynnonhercreativeandbeautifullymaintainedyard.TheywerethrilledwiththeButler’swell-deservedrecognition.A$50.00giftcertificatewillbeawardedtothembyMaryRachkind,amemberof theGardenClub.
Garden Club News
TheLastmeetingoftheseasoninMayfeaturedthechangingofofficers.ThenewofficersareBeckyDouglas,Secretary, Ivar Rachkind,Treasurer,PatCoppola,VicePresidentandAnnKennedy, President.The SummerVacation is used for planning nextseason’shosthomesandtheprogramsthatwillbefeaturedfromSeptemberthroughMay.
The garden club meets the second Thursday of each month starting in September. Please consider joining us. Contact information can be received by emailing [email protected].
Some Of The Criteria Used To Choose Winners For Yard of the Month Are The Following:• useofcolorfulplants• designandcreativity• plant selection and placement,
includinguseofnativeplants• grass/turfappearance&mulching• yard maintenance including
weeding• appropriate use of hardscape
elements(stone,edgingpaths,andwalkways)
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Austin Currents - Emma LongSubmitted by Rich Keith, Source: Austin History Center
AsyouzipalongRM2222youhaveseenthesignforEmmaLongMetropolitanPark.It’soneofthelargesparks inAustinbuthaveyoueverbeenthere? And who was Emma Long anyway?Emma Long was a writer for the AustinAmerican-Statesman, and was the firstwomantobeafull-timememberoftheTexasStatehousePressCorps.In1948awomaninAustincouldvote,butshecould not serve on a jury; she couldnotenterintoacontract;shecouldnotbringasuitinherownname.Despitethissituation,Ms.Longwaselectedin1948asthefirstwomantoserveontheAustinCityCouncil,orforthatmatterof any large city inTexas. She servedfrom1948to1959andagainfrom1963to1969foratotalofsixteenyears.Shealsoserved as the first woman Mayor ProTemfrom1967-1969.
Long became known as the dean of councilmembers.Called“quarrelsome”byheropponentsand“unselfishandunrelenting”byhersupporters,shefoughtutilityrateincreases,pavedroadsthroughoutthecity,andblastedthemaleestablishmentforgoverningbehindcloseddoors.
Emma Long was a champion of civil rights in Austin. In thelate 40s and early 50s, blacks were beginning to demand fairrights,andEmmaLongfoundherselfsupportingtheircausesonseveraloccasions.FromallowingblackstousethePublicLibrarytointegratingtheschools,EmmaLongwasanoutspokenadvocateofcivilrights.Inthe1950’sinAustintherewerenogolfcourses--publicorprivate--onwhichblackswereallowedtoplay.Instead,blackswerepermittedtocaddieatLionsMunicipal,aftertheypaidafee.“Ifthesepeoplearegoingtopaytaxes,”Longsaidatacouncil
meeting,“thentheyareentitledtoplaygolf.”Personaladversities did not thwart her desire to serve in
publicoffice:thefirsttimesheranforcouncil,heryoungestsonwas6weeksold;whenshe
filedforherracein1963,shewasconfinedtoawheelchairwithabrokenhip.
In the 1960’s she was appointed byPresidentJohnsontotheUnitedNationsPopulation Commission. And EmmaLongStreet isnamed inherhonor atthenewMuellerProject.Buthowdidtheparkgetnamedafterher?AfterherelectiontotheAustinCityCouncilshereactivated the then empty Parks andRecreationBoard.Anordinancepassed
byCouncilnamingwhatwasknownas“CityPark”asEmmaLongMetropolitan
Park.“Lotsofmyfriendsgottogetherandwanted to name something after me. Ben
WhitewasamemberoftheCityCouncilwithmeandhadastreetnamedafterhimdownsouth.
EdBluesteinwasacolleagueandhadastreetnamedafterhim.”Atfirst,herfriendsconsideredhavingResearch
Boulevardrenamedforher.“Therewasunderstandableopposition.Peoplehadsettledinthere;ResearchBoulevardwastheaddressontheir letterheadsandbusinesscorrespondence,” saidLong.Then,onJune18,1984,CarolKeetonRylander,MayorofAustinfrom1977-1983,proposedtotheAustinCityCouncilthattheparkbenamedforEmmaLong.TheCouncilpassedtheordinancenamingtheparkafterthisinfluential,extraordinaryleaderofAustin.EmmaLongresidesinAustinandis97yearsold.
Sources:CityofAustinParksandRecreationDept.website;AustinHistory Center website;TX State Cemetery web site. For moreinformationcontactRichKeithat(512)266-8498.
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RiveR Review Greetings!It’stimeagaintogatheryourneighborsandteamupwithyourLawEnforcementAgencytogivecrimeagoing-awayparty. NationalNightOutisanannualeventheldonthefirstTuesdayofOctober.NationalNightOutissponsoredbytheNationalNightOutAssociationofTownWatch.Thispastyear’sNationalNightOutcampaignsinvolvedcitizens,lawenforcementagencies,civicgroups,business,neighborhoodorganizationsandlocalpublicofficialsfrommorethan9,000communitiesfromall50states,U.S.territories,Canadiancitiesandmilitarybasesworldwide.Inall,morethan29.5millionparticipatedinNationalNightOutlastyear. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drugpreventionawareness,generatesupportforandparticipationinlocalanti-crimeefforts,andtostrengthenneighborhoodspiritandlawenforcement–communitypartnership.Butitsprimarygoalistosendastrongmessagetocriminalstoletthemknowneighborhoodsareorganizedandfightingback. Alongwiththetraditionaldisplayofporchlightsandfront-yardvigils,cities,townsandneighborhoodscelebrateNNOwithavarietyofeventsandactivitiessuchasblockparties,cookouts,visitsfromlocallawenforcementofficers,paradesflashlightswalkscontestsandyouthprograms.NNOhasproventobeaneffective,inexpensiveandenjoyableprogramtopromoteneighborhoodspiritandpolice-
National Night Out 2009communitypartnerships inourfight for safer communities.Thebenefits that your community will derive from NNO will mostcertainlyextendwellbeyondtheonenight. TheTravisCountySheriff ’sOfficehaspromotedNationalNightOutforthepast25years.Ourparticipationhasgrownfromhelpingwithahandfulofneighborhoodget-togethers tomorethan4,000participantsenjoyingblockparties,carnivals,paradesandanassortmentofotheractivities.Ourinvolvementhasgrownfromacoupleofcrimepreventionofficers,todozensofpatrolofficers,sergeants,lieutenants,captains,majors,countycommissionersandtheSheriff. National Night Out is a great way to get together with yourneighbors,findoutwhat’sgoingoninyourcommunityandvisitwithlocallawenforcementofficersaboutwhatyoucandotohelpreducetheopportunitiesforcrimestooccur.Participationcanbeassimpleasasmallblockparty,orasbigasaparadeorcarnival.Togetinvolved,ortofindouthowtoregisteryoureventforNationalNightOut,calltheTravisCountySheriff ’sOfficeat854-8413or854-9770.DeputyJamesKitchensTravisCountySheriff ’sOfficeCommunityServices&OutreachUnit(512)854-8413,Fax:(512)854-4719
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RiveR Review The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Submitted by Brittany Jedrzejewski
Themore IfindmyselfreferencingthebookIamcurrently
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beentalkingaboutTheStoryofEdgarSawtellebyDavidWroblewskiquiteabitandnotbecausetheauthorandIsharelongPolishlastnames. I’m a sucker for human-dog stories and this is a unique andunforgetablejourneybetweenayoungboyandhisdogs.Themaincharacter,Edgar, isbornunabletotalk.Hecreateshisownformof sign language, allowinghim tocommunicatewithhisparentsandtheirdogs(hisfamilybreedsacustomspecialtyofdog)untilsomethinghappensthatreallyrocksEdgar’ssecureworld. Thebookcapturestheloveanddevotionbetweendogsandhumansandcommunicatesthepersonalityineverycreature.Ienjoyedreadingabout dog training and its related terminology and how muchcompanionshipandloyaltydefineouroutlookonlife.Thefamilyunit,priortoClaude,wastrulyspecialandthedramathatensuedpost-Claudeenteringthesceneleftyouwaitingfordisaster. This book is truly an adventure with the best breed of
companionship.There’s littledialog sinceamajorityof thebookisspentonEdgar’sjourney(bothliterallyandfiguratively),whichisengagingeverystepoftheway.It’sheartbreakingtowitnesshisrelationshipwithAlmondine,hisbestfriend. Ihavetwopointsofcontentionwiththebook,partsofwhichweretoldinthevoicesfromthemaincharactersinthebook(oneofthembeingEdgar’sdog,whichIthoughtwasreallygreat).Edgar’smom,Trudy,sharedherframeofreference,butitwassopoorlyportrayed.Theauthordidagoodjobofdevelopinghercharacter,buteitherhadn’tfullydevelopedTrudy’svoiceorseverelylackedexperienceinthemindofawoman.Itwasshallowandweakanddidn’tcorrelatetothecharacterhebuiltforher. Mysecondpointofcontentionwashowthebookended.Ihavenevertrulycomplainedaboutthewayabookends,butIfeelstronglyenoughtosaythatIhopedtheauthorwouldhavefoundamorecreativeend.Intheend,wasitallfornaught?! Feelfreetocommentonthisreview,yourthoughtsonthebookorsuggestabookformetoreviewonmyblog:http://brittsbuzz.blogspot.com.
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Signature PlantsThehillcountryofcentralTexasisdefinedasanenvironmentalecoregion,which
meansitcontainsacertainsetofplantsandanimalswhosepresenceindicatesspecificconditionssuchastemperaturerange,rainfall,foodsupply,andphysicalcharacteristicsoftheland.Thissetofspecies,calledindicatororsignaturespecies,canbeamongthemostsensitiveinaregion,actingasanearlywarningofchangingconditionstomonitoringbiologists.ThereareseveralsignatureplantspeciesfoundontheEdwardsPlateau,manyofwhicharecommon,andseveralthatarequiterare.
Foundonlyin5Texascounties(Blanco,Comal,Hayes,Kendall,andTravis),canyonmockorangeisarare lowshrubwithsmallglossygreenleavesandfragrantwhiteblossoms.Itgrowsnearsprings,amongbouldersandonbluffsinshady,moistcanyons.Endemictothehillcountry,thisplantisalmostidenticaltoamorecommonbutstilluncommonspeciescalledTexasmockorange,whichoccursinBandera,Edwards,Real,andUvaldecounties.Asidefromslightgeographicdifferencesinlocation,thekeytoproperlyidentifyingeachspeciesliesinthehairsthatcoverthelowerleafsurface–canyonmockorangehasonlyshortstraighthairsandTexasmockorangehasamixofshortstraighthairsandlongtangledhairs.Listedasastate“speciesofconcern”duetoitsdecliningnumbers,canyonmockorangeisinneedofenvironmentalprotection.
OneofthemostbeautifulanduncommonshrubsfoundonlyontheEdwardsPlateauisthesycamoreleafsnowbell.Asprawling,irregular,deciduousshrub,itgrowsonor
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Canyon mock orangePhoto: Mrs. W.D. Bransford
Sycamore leaf snowbellPhoto: Mrs. W.D. Bransford
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understeepbluffsnearcreeks,offeringshowywhitebell-shapedflowersinthespringandlargegreenleaveswithangularprojectionsinthesummer,turningtobrightyellowinthefall.Asalarvalhostplant,itsleavesofferfoodforthecaterpillarsoftigerswallowtailbutterflies.Severalprotectioneffortsbyconcernedcitizensandbotaniststopropagatethisplantareoccurringonprivatelands.
OncescatteredthroughoutcentralTexas,thebractedtwist-flowerisnowarareplant,likelyduetothecombinedeffectofpickingandover-grazing.Foundonrocky,woodedslopesitgrows2-4feettall,withabaseoflong,lobedgreenleavesthatbecomeshorterandmoreroundedastheytravelupthestem.Strikingviolet-purplemulti-flowerspikes4-10inchestallgracetheplantinlatespring,witheachindividualflowerhavingasmallbractorleafatitsbase.
Climbingonshrubsandsmalltreesandfoundinavarietyofenvironments,theuncommonbractedpassionflowervineisyetanothernativejewelofthehillcountry.Whileitspaleyellow-greenflowersaresmallatonlyoneinchacross,theyexhibitthetypicalintricacyofpassionflowerstructure.Smooth,deeplylobedgreenleavesprovidefoodtozebralongwingandgulffritillarycaterpillars,butalsofrequentlysporttinyyellowspots,presumablytomimicbutterflyeggsanddiscourageexcessiveegglaying.
Whilethesignatureplantspeciesdescribedabovearerareanduniqueontheirown,togethertheyhelpdefinethetruenatureof theTexashillcountry. Monitoringandpreservingthemisnotonlygoodforthesakeofmaintainingbiologicaldiversityandunderstandingchangingenvironmentalconditions,butforthefuturebeautyofourecoregionaswell.
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Bracted twist-flowerPhoto: Mrs. W.D. Bransford
Bracted passion flowerPhoto: Joseph A. Marcus
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Find the right sources:Add“site:edu”or“site:gov”tolimityoursearchtoschool,org,orgovernmentdomains.Forexample,“529plansite:org.”Totargetaspecificwebsite,type,say,“annuitysite:primerica.com.”
Little known search operators.Thisisneat:theasterisk(*)canbeusedifyoudon’tknowexactlyhowtospellaword.Forinstance,“contagiou*”willmatchallarticlescontainingwordsthatstartin“contagiou.”Giveitatry,it’scontagious.Otheroperatorsincludethepipecode(|)whichactsastheword“OR.”Forexample,asearchfor“largecap|midcap”willreturnsearchresultsfor“largecap”OR“midcap.”YoucanalsousetheuppercasewordOR.Forexample,here’showtosearchforavacationineitherSedonaorFlagstaff:“vacationSedonaORFlagstaff ”
Want a picture or a map? Googlecansearchfordifferentmediasuchaswebsites,images,videos,mapsetc.Selecttheoptionabovetheinputbox.Aneasywaytorefineyoursearchistoselectthe“advancedsearch”optionnexttotheinputbox.
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