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News from the Board

Dear Neighbors:Thank you to everyone who turned out for the Easter Egg

Hunt on Saturday, April 3rd in the front park. Thanks to the good work of several neighbors (and a number of their out of town relatives), no child went home without a basket full of stuffed eggs. Special thanks to Chris LaFlamme (who lives on Lightwood Loop) who graciously agreed to don the Easter Bunny outfit. She was a big hit with the children and got to introduce some babies into the world of a pretty life-size pink bunny rabbit !

As you know, we are always on the lookout for folks to work with the various committees or even join the board. In fact, in the last month one of the ladies on the Greeters Committee became a mother of twins, so we would appreciate it if anyone is interested in helping in this capacity, please contact one of the board members in person, via email or via a note in the mailbox.

We are also happy to announce that as of April 9th we have 55 dues-paid member families. You may expect an email acknowledging receipt of your dues if you provided us with an email address and if not, then you will receive a receipt via post card. ((And yes, I know I’m a bit behind getting the email acknowledgments out, but will catch up before April 15th.))

We encourage everyone to pay your $60 dues so we can continue with the maintenance and upgrading of the neighborhood entrance and get to work on our next big event, which will be this summer on the Fourth of July. Mark your calendars now as we plan to have our annual parade through the neighborhood and a picnic in Silk Oak Park, at the end of Silk Oak Drive, to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day.

Sincerely,Barbara Statum

NeighBorhood school News

Be a part in knowing about and supporting you neighborhood schools. Even if you don't have a student in school you can be a PTA community member. By joining the PTA you are helping support your neighborhood schools. With that support you are helping provide the teachers with the necessary tools to teach our students.. PTA membership is $8.00 at Cowan and Covington, $16.00 at Bowie. You are welcome to join PTA anytime of the year.

Other easy ways of supporting you neighborhood schools is shopping.

Office Depot - ask the cashier to donate 5% of you purchases.Randalls - sign up to have 1% of your purchases donated.Target - with you Target card 1% of your purchases is donated.

Cowan Elementary School Day - 7:45-2:45May 1 @ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - 17th Annual Celebration of Families,

Connecting With Nature. Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road (Free Admission), www.familyconnectionsonline.org, 512-478-5725 ext 3.

May 3 @ 6:30 - PTA Meeting, discussing Teacher Appreciation Week and next year's board.

May 5 @ 4:00 - Covington Middle School invites Cowan parents to attend next Campus Advisory Council (CAC). In the Covington Middle School library upstairs. All parents of incoming 6th graders are encouraged to attend. It's a great opportunity to meet the principal, teachers, and parents of Covington and hear about some of the great things going on in the school and vote on important school issues. The CAC is composed of Covington parents, teachers, community members, and administration.

May 5 - Kinder Round Up. Tell your friends, neighbors, and family about this important event. Parents can register their child for the 2010/2011 school year, sign up for your child's kinder assignment, take a tour of the school, find out what you kindergartener will be doing each day, meet the administration and kinder staff and learn lots of great information about your child's new school. In order to register your child you will need to bring an original state issued birth certificate, an electric bill with your current address within the Cowan district, and two copies of your child's immunization records.

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Cherry Creek on Brodie Lane Neighborhood Association

Barbara Statum, President Carmen Ramos, SecretaryCarla Trautwein, Vice-President Kristyn Brown, Treasurerhttp://www.cherrycreekonbrodie.org [email protected]

We invite you to join our neighborhood association. Annual dues are $60. (See application form: CCoBLNA- it's your neighborhood.) Please mail your dues to: Barbara Statum, President CCoBLNA PO Box 150127 Austin, Texas 78715-0127

Our address for other correspondence: CCoBLNA PO Box 150127 Austin, Texas 78715-0127

We also have a drop-box attached to our entrance marquee. This is not a US Mail box, so please don’t put your utility bill, checks, etc in it. The drop-box is intended to promote feedback to the neighborhood association, and board members check it regularly. Be sure to raise the red flag.

CCoBLNA – it’s your neighborhoodMake your check payable to CCoBLNA – $60 for the 2010 calendar year – & mail to:

Carmen Ramos, Secretaryc/o CCoBLNAPO Box 150127Austin, TX 78715-0127

Your name(s): .....................................................................

Address: ..............................................................................

City, State, ZIP: ..................................................................

Phone: (h) ................... (c) ..................... (w) .......................

E-mail address: ...................................................................Do you: __ Own __ Rent • How long in CCoB: ___ yrsNote: Renters may not be voting members under our by-laws.

I am (We are) willing to serve on a committee:__ Safety / Neighborhood Watch / National Night Out__ Landscaping __ Development __ Social events__ Deed Restrictions / By-Laws __ Become a board member __ Other: ............................

What are the top issues facing our neighborhood:

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Thursdays 11:00-1:00 - Coyote Card Thursdays. These are discount cards. The profits from these cards helps us continue to provide our students with needed programs.

Volunteers Needed: We always need volunteers. Please sign up to be on our evite volunteer list. You will be sent emails when help is needed and if you can volunteer, great. If not, just hit delete. Contact Therese James to be added at [email protected]. Currently we especially need help in the following areas:

Mrs. Wallace needs daily help in the libraryOur VIP room is always filled with teacher workroom needs.

April 1 - May 31 - Bonus for Campbell's Labels

Covington Middle School Day - 8:15-3:30A hugh congratulations goes out to Covington Band students

and parents! The Wind Ensemble and the Gold & Maroon band earned superior and excellent ratings at the UIL band competition! The Wind Ensemble earned all 1's, the highest score, making them the sweepstakes winners at the very competitive UIL competition. Congratulations also goes out to the Covington Symphony Orchestra, whose performances at UIL Orchestra competition also earned excellent ratings! The band and orchestra directors

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are very proud of the hard work that their students have put into their music-making and for their dedication and contributions to the Covington Fine Arts Program!

Last month Covington students raised $945 for Haiti Relief Fund. The jewelry club raised $245 in a silent auction. All the jewelry was hand-made by 6th and 7th graders in the jewelry club and 100% went to the Haiti Relief Fund. Students purchased a Shelter Box and tracked the box all the way to Haiti. To learn more visit shelterbox.org.

Covington Technical Education students design and construct real-world working projects. If you'd like to hire them for a project in May, please contact Mr. Godfrey at 841-3663.

The language arts department has an important announcement to make to congratulate the winners of the "Do The Write Thing" essay contest. All 7th grade students participated in the challenge by answering three questions in essay format--How has violence affected my life? What are the causes of violence? What can I do about violence? Although all students worked hard on this challenge, only one female and one male are chosen each year. This year, Covington's winners are.....Jonathan Delong and Sasha Moreno! These students will be honored at a banquet later this year

and will compete against other local winners for the grand prize--an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C. and a free laptop. Good Luck Jonathan and Sasha. We'll be rooting for you!

May 5 and 26 @ 4:00 p.m. - CAC meetings in Library (you are welcome to come and learn more about the school).

May 17 - 21 @ 8:00 to 4:00 - BOGO (buy one, get one free) Book Fair in the library.

May 18 @ 7:00 p.m. - Orchestra concert in theater.May 25 @ 7:00 p.m. - Choir concert in theaterMay 27 @ 7:00 p.m. - Jazz Band / Steel Drums concert in

theater.June 7-8 and June 9-10 @ 8:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Camp Covington for

incoming Sixth Graders

Bowie High School Day - 8:50-4:15A hugh congratulations goes out to Bowie Band for excellent

ratings at their UIL competition in Bastrop.May 3 - 7 @ 4:45 to 6:15 Spring Band Camp (for all new incoming

band members)May 7 @ 4:30 - 5:30 Spring Band Camp Rehearsal Dinner,

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performance.May 17 - 18 @ 6:00 p.m. Spring Band

ConcertMay 31 - Student / Staff Holiday for all

schoolsTeacher Appreciation Week for all schools

is May 3 -7.Editors Note: If you have children in

one of our neighborhood schools (Cowan Elementary, Covington Middle School, and Bowie High School) and would like to provide information about school activities, please contact Carla at [email protected].

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Yard of the moNth9304 Tea Rose Trail

Marlene and John Schatte have created an inviting landscape in their newly renovated front yard. They began by enlarging their sidewalk and front porch areas with new masonry and edging the flower beds with pavers. They then planted Indian Hawthorn which replaced hollies and boxwood and mulched all the new plants. After a trip to Fredericksburg for seeds, they potted Joseph's Coat, salvia and other flowering plants throughout the gardens and accented with charming animal statuary and installed walklights. A bird bath that

had been in the back yard was moved to the front and surrounded with more flowers and a solar powered house number sign. Marlene hopes the bird bath will encourage more feathered friends to the front of their house as they already have many visitors (including the highly entertaining squirrels) they feed in the back yard. Congratulations on a well planned and beautifully executed project.

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Congratulations!Let us help celebrate...email info on the arrivalof your little one [email protected].

I want to stress again to all of you who have not joined the neighborhood association the importance of becoming a member. Our small neighborhood of 248 homes is a neighborhood that is 17 years old and is starting to show its age. It needs to be maintained and not doing our part could in the end leave us with a rundown place to live.

The main expense we have as a neighborhood is to take care of our front entrance. The city does not take care of it and without up keep on our part it would suffer. Without everyone paying their nominal yearly dues of $60.00 we will have trouble keeping our neighborhood looking like a place we want to come home to and be proud of.

We would also like to continue to have holiday and community activities in the neighborhood. Without enough support it will become difficult to continue to provide these functions. A neighborhood without an active association quickly deteriorates and home values decline.

Taking care of our personal properties, keeping them looking nice and in good condition while maintaining our property values is a must. It is time to get our homes painted, our yards tidied up and make our neighborhood a place others want to live . Those of us with weeds in our yards we need to get them under control. We have by-laws that need to be followed regardless if we are a dues paying member.

My plea to you is to get involved and do the right thing with your properties and pay your yearly dues of $60.00 so we can have a neighborhood that we can all be proud of!

THANK YOU,Carla Trautwein

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You make us look good! A neatly landscaped and well-cared-for yard says a great deal about the homeowner and the entire neighborhood. It says we take pride in our property and in our neighborhood. Well-landscaped properties add to our home values as well. If there is a home in Cherry Creek that you would like to nominate for Yard of the Month, please email your suggestion to [email protected] or leave your written Yard of the Month address nomination in the front entrance drop box. There is no Yard of the Month during the winter months, January through March.

April 1st , Saturday. May DayMay 5th, Wednesday. Cinco de Mayo May 9th, Sunday. Mother’s DayMay 12th, Wednesday. Kite DayMay 16th, Sunday. Peace DayMay 30th , Sunday. Memorial Day.Neighborhood Watch Training sessions for our southwest area are conducted by the Austin Police Department on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. In addition to describing how to set up a neighborhood watch program, these training sessions share updated information. The meetings generally are held at Clinton Hunter SubStation, 404 Ralph Ablanado (between Congress and S. 1st Street - one block north of Slaughter). Any questions, call Sally Becerra, 974-5903.Water Use Management Ordinance. May 1st – September 30th (here I am just guessing as have not heard..) Water with sprinklers Before 10am in morning and after 7pm in the evening.Residents of Cherry Creek on Brodie Lane can contact the City

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of Austin Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department for information about restricted parking in our area and how to report violations. Letters mailed to residents in June included details. Joe Manor at 974-3440 ([email protected]) and Kathleen Fox at 974-7877 ([email protected]) were listed as contacts if you have questions.

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