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EMERGENCY NUMBERS EMERGENCY................................................................911
Fire....................................................................................... 911 Ambulance........................................................................... 911 Police Department...............................................512-314-7590 Sheriff – Non-Emergency.....................................512-974-0845 Travis County ESD No.6/Lake Travis Fire Rescue Administration Office.......................................512-266-2533 Travis County Animal Control.............................512-972-6060
Schools
Lake Travis ISD....................................................512-533-6000 Lake Travis High School.......................................512-533-6100 Lake Travis Middle School...................................512-533-6200 Lake Travis Elementary.........................................512-533-6300 Hudson Bend Middle School...............................512-533-6400 Lake Pointe Elementary........................................512-533-6500 Lakeway Elementary............................................512-533-6350 Serene Hills Elementary.......................................512-533-7400 Bee Cave Elementary............................................512-533-6250
Utilities
Travis County WCID # 17...................................512-266-1111 Lakeway MUD....................................................512-261-6222 Hurst Creek MUD...............................................512-261-6281 Austin Energy .....................................................512-322-9100 Pedernales Electric................................................888-554-4732 Texas Gas Service Custom Service..............................................1-800-700-2443 Emergencies......................................................512-370-8609 Call Before You Dig..........................................512-472-2822 AT&T New Service...................................................1-800-464-7928 Repair............................................................1-800-246-8464 Billing............................................................1-800-858-7928 Time Warner Cable Customer Service..............................................512-485-5555 Repairs.............................................................512-485-5080 Austin/Travis County Hazardous Waste...............512-974-4343
Other Numbers
Bee Cave City Hall...............................................512-767-6600 Bee Cave Library..................................................512-767-6620 Municipal Court..................................................512-767-6630 Lake Travis Postal Office.......................................512-263-2458 City of Bee Cave....................................www.beecavetexas.com
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The Friends of the Bee Cave Public Library Star Quilt to Remain at Bee Cave Library Lake Travis Underwater Cleanup Congressman Lamar Smith to Speak to LT Republicans IdealHeel & Nyle Maxwell Present Stiletto Stampede Lakeway Men's Breakfast Club Program Schedules
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Social Security Celebrating 75 Years Financial Focus
School News 16 16
Lake Travis Cavalier Football Schedule LTEF Seeks Sponsors and Golfers for Annual Tournament
Business Section 17 18 18
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The Friends of the Bee Cave Public Library Invite You! Submitted by Barbara Hathaway
Free Wine-Tasting October 14th The Friends of the Bee Cave Public Library invite the community to their Fall Kick-Off, and invite everyone to enjoy a free Wine-Tasting on Thursday, Oct. 14, 6-8 pm at Twin Liquors in the Hill Country Galleria (next to Dick’s). The Friends of the Library is a non-profit group that helps the Library by raising funds and raising awareness in the community. Everyone is welcome to join! Bring your friends and neighbors, and come meet new friends who share your love of books and libraries while sampling some great wines! For more information, contact the library at 767-6620. BE A FRIEND TO YOUR FAVORITE LIBRARY! Rolling Sculpture Car Show October 24th The Friends of the Library also invites everyone to the third annual Rolling Sculpture Car Show to be held at the Hill Country Galleria on Sunday, October 24, from 11 am to 4 pm. This family-friendly event is free to the public, and features live music, food vendors, and amazing antique and collectible vehicles of all kinds. Last year, the event featured more than 120 cars and trucks of all kinds. The event
was founded by local resident and car enthusiast Dean Mericas, who thought what a great place the Galleria would be to host a car show the very first time he saw it. Wanting to benefit a local charity with the registration fees, the logical choice was the Bee Cave library, located right in the center of the Galleria. “We were so for fortunate that Dean and his steering committee chose our library to benefit from the Rolling Sculpture Car Show back in 2008,” said Bee Cave library director Barbara Hathaway. “Last year the event raised more than $4,000 for our Friends group, which was used to purchase everything from books on cars and transportation for kids and adults, to replacement copies of well-worn classics, to additional shelving for us. Given the cuts our budget suffered last year, the donation from the Car Show really helped us fill a variety of needs.” Police cruisers and fire engines from the Bee Cave Police Department and Lake Travis Fire Rescue will also be on display. Sponsors for the event include the Lake Travis View, Iron Cactus Mexican Grill, Bee Creek Automotive, (Continued on Page 5)
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The Friends of Bee Cave Public Library - (Continued from Page 4) Pitchford Insurance, Lake Travis Home Team, Wells Fargo, and Scott Coburn, Private Mortgage Banker. For more information, visit www. rollingsculpturecarshow.com or search for it on Facebook. Taking place at the same time will be Dogadillo’s 4th Annual Howl’oween event, which benefits local animal rescue groups. This fun, free, dog- and family-friendly event will be held in and around the Hill Country Galleria Amphitheater. Along with the ever-popular pet costume contest there will be animal rescue groups, local vendors, dog agility demonstrations, bands, activities for small children and the entire family. At 2 pm there will be a FREE concert by children’s entertainer Joe McDermott Concert! For more information go to www.dogadillo.com. Come out and join the fun!
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Star Quilt To Remain at Bee Cave Library
The beautiful Star Quilt created by Jeanetta Sanders and donated to the Friends of Bee Cave Public Library for a summer fundraiser has found a permanent home. “We are thrilled to announce that the winners of the quilt have donated it back to the library,” said Friends President Lorna Harger. The winning raffle ticket was purchased by LTISD students Sterling and Keira Collins, who graciously gave it back to the library to hang in the children’s section. Quilter Sanders is a former librarian and long-time member of Bee Cave’s Library Advisory Committee who wanted
to do something personal to help boost the and Bee Cave Road (FM 2244). For further information about the library, beleaguered book budget. She made the quilt in honor of this summer’s reading program visit the website http://pl.beecavetexas.gov theme of “Reach for the Stars…Read!” and or call 512-767-6620. gave it to the Friends group. Ticket sales raised over $300, which will be used to purchase much-needed new books. “Book prices have continued to rise, and this will allow us to purchase some titles beyond the standard best-sellers, so we’re very grateful to Jeanetta for making and donating the quilt,” said Library Director Barbara Hathaway. “And for Sterling and Keira to donate it back to us was such a bonus! The Collins family has been active patrons of ours since the early days in our triple-wide trailer, so we were very touched. And the fact that the kids bought the raffle ticket with their own money makes it even more special.” The quilt is on display in the library located in the Hill Country Galleria at the intersection of Highway 71, RR 620
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More than 1,000 divers and shoreline volunteers helped pick up 1.14 tons of trash during this year’s 16th annual Lake Travis Underwater Cleanup on Sept. 12. Shoreline volunteers helped clean nine LCRA-owned/Travis County-operated parks -- Arkansas Bend, Bob Wentz at Windy Point, Cypress Creek, Low-Water Crossing, Mansfield Dam, Mansfield Dam Overlook, Pace Bend, Sandy Creek and Hippie Hollow. Dive volunteers helped clean the following areas: Big and Little Devil’s coves, Arkansas Bend Park, Bob Wentz at Windy Point, Cypress Creek Wall, Starnes Island, Mansfield Dam and West Point (Sandy Creek) and Hippie Hollow. Volunteers attended a post-cleanup party at Carlos’ N’ Charlie’s Restaurant. Volunteers received free lunch and t-shirts, and had a chance to win door prizes donated from area businesses. All of the waste generated from the appreciation party was recycled or used for composting. The cleanup is a great tradition for all ages to learn about the importance of keeping our natural and recreational resources clean. Event partners include Keep Austin Beautiful, LCRA, Travis County Parks and the Colorado River Foundation.
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Congressman Lamar Smith to Speak to Lake Travis Republicans on Tuesday, October 19th at their Luncheon
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intellectual property, and constitutional issues. Smith also serves on both the Homeland Security Committee, which considers legislation involving the war on terror, and the Science and Technology Committee, which has jurisdiction over renewable energy policies, environmental research, and America’s space program. He is a former Chairman of the Ethics Committee and a former member of the Budget Committee. During his time on the Budget Committee, Congress achieved the first balanced budget in over twenty years and Smith established himself as a fiscal conservative focused on reining in federal spending. Smith is also a member of the House Republican Steering Committee, which is responsible for appointing members and chairmen of committees. He is a founding member of both the Media Fairness Caucus and the Reclaim American Jobs Caucus. A native of San Antonio, Congressman Smith graduated from Yale University and Southern Methodist University School of Law. Before (Continued on Page 9)
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Congressman Lamar Smith (Continued from Page 8) his election to Congress, he practiced law, managed a family ranch and began his public service as a Texas state representative and Bexar County Commissioner. He and his wife, Beth, have a two adult children The 21st Congressional District includes portions of Bexar and Travis Counties and all of Comal, Real, Kerr, Bandera, Kendall and Blanco Counties. The district’s population is about 700,000. Luncheon meeting of Lake Travis Republicans will be held at The Hills Club, Tuesday, October 19th. Buffett at 11:30 a.m. Members $15 – Visitors $20. For reservations call 261-0722 or email
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Lakeway Men’s Breakfast Club Program Schedule for October 2010 October 6, 2010 Michael Webber LBJ School of Public Affairs - Green Texas The Future of Energy October 13, 2010 James Houck Hill Country Aeromodelers Model Airplanes: A fun way to broke October 20, 2010 Ted Lain Steiner Ranch Dermatology How to Avoid the Winter Itch
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Lakeway and Bee Cave Card Sharks Submitted by Danielle Wilson
You are invited to join the Card Sharks, a social group that enjoys playing card games. We play games such as Canasta, Hand and Foot, Hearts, Phase 10, or anything that our members want to teach and share. The group is open to anyone in the Lakeway, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs, and Steiner Ranch areas. We meet weekly in the mornings, evenings, and on weekends. For more information, please visit our website: www.meetup. com/Lakeway-Bee-Cave-Card-Sharks
Lake Travis Toastmasters Meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at the Lakeway Activity Center: 105 Cross Creek. Social time: 6:00 to 6:30 pm Educational Program: 6:30 pm Includes: table topics, prepared speeches, evaluations. Meeting closes at 7:45 pm For more info, call Kay McManus at 431-8069, or Fay Crossett at 517-2737
Bee Cave and Lakeway Mom’s Group Welcome to the Bee Cave/Lakeway Mom’s Meetup. The mother’s in the group are primarily from Bee Cave, Lakeway, The Hills, Spicewood, Steiner Ranch, and City of Austin that surrounds those areas. This group is open to moms with small children (infants/waddlers/toddlers/preschoolers). This is a fun & supportive group that gets together and meets at local parks, play dates, coffee, lunch, field trips, mom’s night out & even a book club. We are a fabulous group for those new in the area to make connections. Please join us! We are looking forward to meeting you soon! Please check out our website for more information: http://www.meetup.com./Bee-Cave-Lakewaymom-meetup/ Are you a member of a community group or organization here in Bee Cave? Email the information about your group to beecave@ peelinc.com and it will be included in each issue. Feel free to submit post event write-ups and photos. 14
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SOCIAL SECURITY Celebrating 75 Years
Guest Column By Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security
This month Social Security, the most successful domestic program in our nation’s history, celebrates its 75th anniversary. On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. With one pen stroke he laid the foundation of modern American social policy. Today, millions of retirees live in dignity thanks to their monthly Social Security benefit payment. Over the decades, Social Security expanded to not only protect against the risk of poverty in old age, but also the economic risk of career-ending disability and the premature death of a worker. In his statement at the signing of the Social Security Act, President Roosevelt said, “If the Senate and the House of Representatives in this long and arduous session had done nothing more than pass this Bill, the session would be regarded as historic for all time.” I could not agree more. A little over a quarter century ago, I came to Washington to work on Social Security. Just a few months later, I got a very important lesson on how important Social Security is to families. My own father, who was almost the same age I am today, suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He started to recover, and then we got the bad news that he had a fatal form of brain cancer, so we began the process to apply for Social Security disability benefits. That was a very anxious time for my family, and particularly for my mother. We were all very concerned that the health care costs for my father would bankrupt her; it was a great relief when the decision came. That’s a lesson that has always stuck with me and why I push very hard as Commissioner to try to make sure that we get benefit decisions to claimants as quickly as possible. As we celebrate 75 years, I reflect on how Social Security was there for my family, how proud I am to work for this remarkable program, and how lucky I am to lead such a talented and compassionate workforce. I have two wonderful children who entered the workforce in the past year. One is being called up for active military duty in October and the other will teach inner-city children. It is imperative that they and millions of other young Americans have confidence that we will continue to honor the great intergenerational contract that is Social Security. It is in this spirit that President Obama established the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform that in December will make recommendations regarding the future of Social Security. With the 75th anniversary of the Social Security Act upon us, the agency has been revitalized despite the huge workloads caused by higher unemployment. Compared to four years ago, productivity is up, backlogs are down, and an aging IT infrastructure is being replaced with state-of-the-art systems and the best electronic services in the Federal government. I am excited about the next 75 years of Social Security, and you should be too. Copyright © 2010 Peel, Inc.
Financial Focus: Value Averaging – A Discipline for Saving Submitted by Rich Keith
Some have asked, “When the stock market is in a downturn, would it not be a good practice to increase contributions to your investment accounts, thus buying more shares at a lower price? And when the market has provided a high return, would it not make sense to scale back contributions, buying fewer shares at the higher price?” Yes, and of course this is the essence of what investors wish to do, namely buy low and sell high. But what is an actual practice which will force you to do it? After all, putting money into the market when the market is down can give a person a queasy feeling. Yet it is that very behavior which investors need to cultivate if they are ever to sell high. Enter value averaging (also known as dollar value averaging). VA refines the practice of dollar-cost averaging, which is more widely known. Either technique helps you reduce risk because you are buy shares at a variety of prices throughout the year instead of buying all the shares at a single price. When prices are dear, you buy fewer and when they go on sale you buy more. VA is good because you start with a goal in mind of how much you can invest and an expected rate of return. Example: You wish to accumulate $450,000 over the next 20 years. If you figure you can earn an annualized 8 percent, then you would need to put away
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about $820 per month. You can then chart your progress month by month towards that goal. Now let’s look at the “value” part of value averaging. Assume at the end of the first year, instead of having the $9,840 you should have to be on track toward your goal, a downturn in the markets leaves you with just $9,500. That would mean that the next month, instead of investing your usual $820, you would invest an additional $340 to bring your portfolio’s value to where it should have been to remain on track toward your goal. In fact, you would go through this process each month. In months where you fall behind, you would add to the amount you invest each month. And in months where your returns are higher than expected and your portfolio’s value gets beyond where it needs to be, you would scale back your monthly investment, or even possibly end up selling some shares and removing money. The VA discipline forces you to buy when low and buy less (or sell) when high. While it’s not perfect the approach makes sense for many families. The biggest benefit to VA is that it provides a reason and a discipline for saving. Most families are not saving enough to cover their future needs. Source: Michael Edleson, Harvard Business School; CNN; The Intelligent Asset Allocator by William Bernstein.
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School News 2010 Lake Travis
Cavalier
Football Schedule DATE
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Fri. 8/20
Bastrop
Home
7:30 pm
Fri. 8/28
Westlake HS
UT Stadium
7:30 pm
Fri. 9/3
Hendrickson
Away
7:30 pm
Fri. 9/10
Aledo
Home
7:30 pm
Fri. 9/17
Kerrville Tivy
Home
7:30 pm
Fri. 9/24
Drip Springs
Away
7:30 pm
Fri. 10/1
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Fri. 10/8
Vandergrift
Home
7:30 pm
Fri. 10/15
Vista Ridge
Away
7:30 pm
Fri. 10/22
Leander Rouse
Home
7:30 pm
Fri. 10/29
Marble Falls
Away
7:30 pm
Fri. 11/4
Cedar Park
Home
7:30 pm
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LTEF Seeks Sponsors & Golfers For Annual Tournament
The name says it all … LTEF’s “Fore” the Kids Golf Tournament is an annual fundraising event that supports students in the Lake Travis ISD. The Lake Travis Education Foundation turns proceeds from the tournament into grants to LTISD teachers and scholarships for graduating Lake Travis High School seniors. But we need sponsors to make the tournament a success. “The LTEF golf tournament is an excellent opportunity to support the kids in our district and have a fun day out on the golf course,” said LTEF President Tracy Henry. “Let your passion for golf help us provide the tools to fuel our children’s passion for learning.” The “Fore” the Kids Golf Tournament offers a variety of sponsorship levels which, in turn, offer benefits that include advertising, golf teams, and chances to meet and greet on the course. Scheduled for the morning of Monday, October 11th at The Hills Country Club, the day starts with breakfast and registration at 8 a.m. A shotgun start at 9 a.m. kicks off the 4-player scramble and, once on the course, golfers begin competing for some great prizes. Chickfil-A will provide lunch, and an awards reception will be held in the Waterfall Dining Room following tournament play. Take advantage of this opportunity to play on the famed Hills Signature Course. The tournament is open to the first 144 players to sign up, and foursomes are available at a discounted rate while space is available. Sponsorship details, golfer registrations, and online contributions are accessible via LTEF’s website at www.LakeTravisEducationFoundation.org, or call the Foundation’s office at 533-6095.
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Business Section
Five Business Networking Groups in the Area
Are you looking to grow your business in 2010? If so, you might be interested in a few of the business networking groups in the area. These are a few to choose from:
Rotary Club of Lakeway/ Lake Travis “Service Above Self” Meetings every Thursday noon to 1:00 pm, usually with interesting speakers Lakeway Resort & Spa, 101 Lakeway Blvd., Lakeway (call for specific room each week 261-6600) Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Our members are business and service leaders of Lake Travis area working together on local, national and international projects. Visit a luncheon and see what we’re all about!
A Plus Referrals By The Lake Network of BNI A Plus Referrals By The Lake is a non-competitive professional referral organization that admits only one high quality individual or company per professional category to share ideas, contacts and most importantly referrals. Curious? Do you want to learn how to build your business by word-of-mouth referral? Visit us this Wednesday morning 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.… have a great time, meet new people - and there is no obligation to join. Please contact Jon Speakman for more information at
[email protected] or visit www.BNIAustin.com. Lake travis professionals This is a networking group with a strong community service focus. The meetings are the first Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM. For more information about this month’s community service project and other networking opportunities please email
[email protected].
A Business Referral Group Made Fun Networking Northwest Austin is expanding its member base of businesses in our area. NWNWA members build close business and personal relationships. We believe in business by referrals and having a limited member base (not duplicating professions), so you will not see your competitors here. We have a caring, positive, involved group of people who not only wish to build their business, but also want to build the strength of our networking group. NWNWA is updating its meeting times. Call Rich Keith, President, for information.
[email protected], (512) 6320162. your local city Steiner Ranch has a new business networking group. Your Local City is a positive, membership based, business networking organization with 17 groups meeting all over the Austin area. The Steiner Ranch group meets every Friday at 8:00 AM at the Lakeside Pizza and Grill located in the Shops at Steiner Ranch at Steiner Ranch Blvd. and Quinlan. Come join us to grow your business.
Steiner Ranch Referrals BNI Group Meetings are on Thursday mornings from 8:00am to 9:30am at Thai Harmony in Steiner Ranch. Visitors are welcome! If you are interested in visiting a meeting please contact Elicia Rudberg at
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