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VolumeXCII,Number8 November2015

Austin

AAUWAustin,TexasBranch

NextMeetingWednesday,

November18th10:00A.M.

AustinWoman’sClub708SanAntonioStreetAustin,Texas78701

(PARKINGISFREE)

R.S.V.P.byNovember13th

toDianeBrewer

Onpage 2Monthlyinterestgroupcalendar

Page 3Octobermeetingrecap

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NovemberMeetingGuestSpeaker–PulitzerPrizeWinningKenHerman“TheUpsandDownsofAustinPolitics”

Ken Herman is the Austin American-Statesman's Metro columnist who reports on everything fromcolonoscopies toPresidential campaigns.He isaPulitzer Prizewinning journalistwhobeganhiscareerin1975atTheLufkinDailyNewsinEastTexas.In1977,Mr.HermanwonaPulitzerPrizeforPublicServiceforaseriesofstories intheLufkinNewsinvestigatingthedeathofayoungrecruitintheU.S.military.Theseriesledtocongressionalhearingsandchanges inAmericanmilitaryrecruitingpractices.Mr.Herman joinedTheAssociatedPress inDallas in1977.LaterheworkedforAP inHarlingenandAustin.In1988hebecameAustinBureauChiefforTheHoustonPost.WhenthePostfolded in1995(nothisfault),Herman joinedtheAustinAmerican-StatesmanasCapitolBureauChief.In2001,aftercoveringGeorgeW.Bush’spresidentialcampaign,HermanwenttoWashingtonforasix-monthstintasCoxNewspapers'WhiteHousecorrespondent.HereturnedtoAustininJune2001toresumecoveringstate government and politics. In June 2004, he returned to Washington to cover the Bush re-electioncampaign. FromJanuary2005 throughFebruary2009hewasCoxNewspapers'WhiteHousecorrespondent.Now,backinAustin,Mr.Hermanwritesawide-rangingcolumnthatsometimescoversseriouspolicytopicsandoftenuseshumortomakehispoints.Mr.Hermanwillspeaktousaboutlocal,stateandnationalpoliticalitemswithaspecialemphasisonAustin.Mr.Herman,anewspapermanthroughandthrough,willalsotalkaboutthefutureofnewspapers.

R.S.V.P.byNovember13th:DianeBrewerzdramamom@austin.rr.comor512-328-0474

Menu: Mixed green saladwith pears, pickled red onions, toastedwalnuts and gorgonzola dressing; pecan-crustedchickenbreastwithawhole-grainmustardsauceservedwithroastedfingerlingpotatoeswithgarlic&rosemary and seasoned vegetables; pumpkinwhite chocolatebreadpuddingwith crèmeAnglaise. Lunch is$25.00–pleasebringexactchangeifpossibleoracheckalreadymadeouttoAAUWAustinBranch.Thiswillspeedupcheckin.

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WewereexpectingasinglespeakerforourimportantfallpublicpolicymeetingonOctober10,butwhenAttorneyMarthaDickiearrived in the company of The Honorable Tim Sulak and Ms.GenevieveVanCleve,we quickly realized just how serious thetopicforthedayreallywas.Bytheendofthemeeting,wehadtheanswertothetitlequestion:“WomenandChildrenCaughtin the Middle: What’s a Courthouse Got to do with It?” Ms.Dickie, who is chair of the Travis County Civil and FamilyCourthouseCommunityFocusCommittee, showedus justhowunsafe and uncomfortable it is at the current courthouse thatwas built in 1931 when Travis County had only about 78,000residents.JudgeSulak,whopresidesoverthe353rdCivilDistrict

Court,toldussomeoftheconsequencesofnineteencourtroomsbeingsqueezedintoabuildingdesignedforthree.Andfinally,Ms.VanCleveoftheTexasWomenVoteProjectgiveusnumerousreasonswhyweshouldvoteforTheTRAVISCOUNTYBONDPROPOSITIONontheNovember3,2015,ballot.AAUWmemberspresentwere very much in favor of supporting this highly important bipartisan issue and will be reminding theiracquaintancesoftheimportanceofvotingandofvotingforthisproposition.EarlyvotingbeginsonMonday,October 19, 2015. Much more information is available at http://newcourtsforfamilies.com, and you maycontact Ms. Van Cleve (512.573.3630 or genvancleve@gmail.com) if you have additional questions, wantsomeone to speak to a group (large or small she said), or would like to have a yard sign supporting theproposition.

TheAustinAAUWbranchboardvotedinOctobertoendorsethenewcourthouse.

OCTOBERBRANCHMEETING

InAppreciation

So many branch members pitched in to make the October branch meeting a success. Lilac Bauer, EvelynBoyer,DianeBrewer,LynnCooksey,ResaDunn,AnitaKnight,MarshaEndahlKramer,BeverlyLocklin, JanieMaldonado,BettyOwen,ElainePenn,JoycePulich,BettySchmidt,GayleSmith,andMilliSteckercontributedsnacksormoneytobuythem.Thankstothegenerosityofthesemembers,therewasa$60.00overage,which IwillbegivingtoTreasurerSoonMerztodeposittotheBranchoperatingfund.IamverygratefultoElizabethNewellandJudyReinhartfortheirhelpincarryinginthevariouscontainersofcoffee,waterandfood;settinguptherefreshments;andreversingthosetasksoncethemeetingwasover.MaryEllenScribner

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Culture&Cuisine:Nov.20 Cuisine:ThanksgivingPotluck(6:30PM) Hostess:Dr.CarolFritz HomeofDr.CarolFritz Contact:BarbaraHouston

512-633-9766barbyhouston@gmail.com

OuttoLunch:Nov.17 BrioTuscanGrille(notechange)(11:00AM) 10000ResearchBlvd.(Arboretum) Hostess:NancyMyers Contact:RuthFalck 512-550-6449/ruthfalck@yahoo.comCreativeStitchery:Nov.18 Hostess:ElainePenn(10:00AM) Co-Hostess:NancyEllison HomeofJanRoberts Contact:ElainePenn 512-345-1102/fernchester@aol.comArtTour:

NomeetinginNovemberPEARS:

NomeetinginNovember

ContemporaryLiterature:Nov.2 TheLostTraintoZonaVerde:My(7:15PM) UltimateAfricanSafari Author:PaulTheroux Leader:Dr.CarolFritz OldQuarryLibrary

Contact:FernChester-512-345-1102 fernchester@aol.comFridayMorningBookReview:Nov.6 Hotzone:TheTerrifyingTrueStoryof(10:00AM) theEbolaVirus Author:RichardPreston HydeParkChurchofChrist 43rdandAvenueB Reviewer:Dr.DeliaQuintanilla Host:JudyReinhart Contact:GayleSmith 512-345-5585 gaylesmith1@juno.comSouthwestBooks:Nov.9 AlltheLightWeCannotSee(10:30AM) Author:AnthonyDoerr Hostess:MaryBraunagelBrown

Facilitators: Cherie Wilson and MaryBraunagelBrown

Contact:MaryBraunagel-Brown 512-301-4568/mbbsbb@earthlink.net

OCTOBERCALENDAR

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TheAnnualHolidaySocialwillbeco-sponsoredbytheAustinFederatedWoman'sClubonSunday,December13at3:00PMattheTexasFederationofWomen’sClubsMansionat2312SanGabrielSt.OurbranchCulture&CuisineInterestgroupandpastpresidentswilltreatustosweet&savorytreats,andtheFundsCommitteeplansa FUN, unique silent auction. Thiswill be an opportunity for you to purchase terrific holiday gifts for family,friendsandassociateswhilehelpingfundimportantAAUWsponsoredprograms.We need your help to make this a success! Members are asked to contribute items or "personal services".Possibilities include creating a tasteful gift basket; obtaining a tax-deductible donation from a local business;offeringyourowntime-limitedcreativepersonalservicesuchasbaking,preparingameal,orsharing/teachingthepurchaseraskillsuchashowtocreateaspreadsheet,makebetterphotos,etc.GiftbasketscanbegatheredanytimefromnowuntilDec1stwhentheFundsCommitteewillcreatesignageandwrapitems.Wewillgiveyouaformfordonateditems,oryoucanaccessitviaourbranchwebsiteathttp://austin-tx.aauw.net/activities/aauw-funds/.Pleaseletusknowifyouareplanningtodonatesomethingsowecangetyouthepaperworkandplantogettheitemfromyou.Contactco-chairMarshaEndahlKramer,512-906-6566,HughMarsha@aol.com and she and the energetic and dedicated Funds Committee will be intouch.Formoreideas,seepage6ofourOctobernewsletter.

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WENEEDYOURHELPFORFUNDRAISING!

FUNdraisingplansincludeannualgift-wrappingforTIP$$atBarnes&NobleStoresasfollows.

YoucanalsosignupatourNovembermeeting.

SunsetValleyonBrodieLane-contactLilacBauerla_azucena@hotmail.comforvolunteering

Saturday,Nov.28,2-4:00and4-6:00

Friday,Dec.4,2-4:00and4-6:00

Monday,Dec.21,6-8:00,8-10:00

ArboretumonResearchBlvd.-contactAnitaKnightdbasknight@aol.comforvolunteering

Saturday,Dec.5,10-noon,noon-2:00

Sunday,Dec.6,1-3:00,3-5:00

Friday,Dec.18,9-11:00,11-1:00

AAUWFUNDS

COLLINSTREETBAKERY

The Collin StreetBakery is world-renowned for itsfruitcakes, and islocated inCorsicana,Texas, USA. Itsproductsareshippedto all US states,overseaspossessionsand 195 countries.The Bakery is therecipient of the "E-Award" from the USpresident.

Notjustfruitcakes,not just for theholidays!Branchfundraiserformanyyears!Getbrochures&orderformsatbranchmeetingsororderwithAccountC012.

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Thisyear,GlobalAustin(www.globalaustin.org)willhost75internationalFulbrightscholarsthefirstweekendofDecember, and 150 Fulbright students the secondweek. Interested Austinites are invited to host smallgroupsofthesevisitorsintheirhomeforafuneveningoffoodandconversation.Thedatesforthesehostingopportunitiesare:

Scholars(researchers,teachers):Thursday,December3

Students(mostlymaster’sordoctoral):Friday,December11

Itwouldbehelpful ifyoucouldhostbetween2and5ofthesevisitors. Ifyouwould liketorequestvisitorsfrom a specific country or those studying a particular discipline, you can indicate that on the host familyapplicationformathttp://www.fulbrighthosting.org/,soyoucanbematchedwithappropriatestudentsandscholars.Ifyouareavailableforbothevenings,pleaseindicatethisontheform.Youwillreceiveanotificationthat your application has been submitted, and you will be contacted directly when more information isavailable about the guests and the hotelswhere theywill be staying. Formore information, contact JaneDunhamatjane@fulbrighthosting.org.

NEWNEWSLETTEREDITORNEEDED!

RuthFalck,ourcurrentnewslettereditor,hasdecidedtomovetoNorthCarolina–sowe’re lookingforherreplacement. All that’sneeded issomeonewhoknowsMicrosoftWord-oranyotherprogramoftheneweditor’schoice.It’sfunwaytoknowwhat’shappeninginthebranch.Allinformationissubmittedbybranchmembersandtheboard,sothereisnopressuretowritelotsofarticles.

If you have an interest, or want more information on what’s involved, please contact Ruth atruthfalck@yahoo.comorMarinaRiversatmarinarivers@gmail.com.

THANKYOU!!!!

INTHENEWS