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May 2009 • Volume i1, Issue v

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Laurel OaksNeighborhood Association

Dear Neighbors,What a busy month April has been. We had an egg hunt, a hail

storm, followed by a roofer “storm”, and of course, the inevitable tax day. Not to mention the enigma of whether the President bowed or not. That one keeps me up at night.For those unable to attend the annual Easter Egg Hunt, we had a

fantastic turn out. Weeks of preparation that resulted in 30 minutes of frenzied activity and joy for our kids. Many thanks to the group of volunteers without whom the event would be much less than it is. Another successful gathering with beautiful weather. The Easter Bunny was in attendance to spread smiles among the children and pose for the occasional photo opp. There were a few tears from those wondering why the giant rabbit was trying to take them away from mommy, but rare.I hope the hail storm left most of you relatively unscathed. We were

fortunate with minor auto damage, but a number of our neighbors’ vehicles looked like they had been through a war zone. If you did have damage to your roof, please be mindful of the sea of migrant roofers that have infiltrated the neighborhood. Be sure you know what you are signing and only pay when you are satisfied with the work. The LONA Yahoo! group has been vey active with information (good and bad) about roofers. Please feel free to join in or search the archive for helpful information. We have many smart people in our neighborhood who are willing to share. With that, may your May be filled with awesome Austin spring weather. As you get out and about our neighborhood, don’t forget to give a friendly wave to your neighbors, and always watch out for the kids.Take care.Richard ThomasLONA President

Easter Eggstravaganza!

We’ve just had our 14th Annual Egg Hunt at Caraway El-ementary playground and it was a great success. In all, we raised $112.43 in donations, which will be deposited into the general fund. Lori Bertenthal was onsite at the egg hunt this year to hand out flyers for an event she will be holding in the neighbor-hood soon regarding the neighborhood crime watch program among other items. We hope you were able to pick up one of her flyers and can plan to attend the event. If you didn’t see the flyer, she will be posting it on the LONA website soon. I’d like to thank all of you that participated in the egg hunt by dropping off your stuffed eggs at my house and bringing your little ones to the Egg Hunt. We had the biggest turnout I’ve ever seen and the weather couldn’t have been more per-fect. Thank you to Shelly Hohmann, principal of Caraway for allowing us to conduct the hunt on the school playground. Thank you to our neighborhood HEB on Spicewood Springs Rd. for donating a gift card that covered the cost of the snacks and lemonade. I’d also like to personally thank several people that come together year after year to continue this neighbor-hood tradition. Much appreciation goes out to Shari Ryan (the Bunny), Melissa Hathcock, Ellie Brady, Elle Logrip, Les-ley Guthrie, Cat Obermeier, Tammy Busfield and Richard Thomas (LONA President). I’d also like to say thank you to the group of kids that came early to the egg hunt and helped us hide eggs in the woods for the 9 year old + group and then stayed after to help us clean up the hunt area. On behalf of myself and the rest of the event volunteers, we hope you had a great time and we wish you a Happy Spring!Becky ThomasLONA Egg HuntEvent Coordinator

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President, Richard Thomas ............president @laurel-oaks.org1st VP .................................................................. Tim Kelley2nd VP ...................................................................VACANTSecretary ..........................................................Sarah ClawsonTreasurer, Sue January .....................treasurer@laurel-oaks.orglona_board@yahoogroups.com

There has been new domain e-mail addresses created for the webmaster and selected LONA officers. The officers’ appear as mailto links on the Officers page, and the new ones for the webmaster and the LONA Board are mailto links at the bottom of every page, as well as at other relevant spots on the LONA Yahoo! Website.

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Property loss and damage due to theft are increasingly becoming the norm in our community. Vagrants are walking the neighborhood particularly in the aftermath of the recent hail storm. Homes and cars are burglarized at will threaten the security of the neighborhood. Reports of predators approaching children on their way home from school should have everyone asking, “How long before our blue-ribbon elementary school is put at risk?” It’s time to reclaim the streets to keep our community a desirable place to live. If you are ready to fight back then please join with concerned residents to organize a neighborhood watch program. What does Neighborhood Watch mean to you and your family?

Get involved and become the eyes and ears of the neighborhood.Work closely with your neighbors.Learn how to recognize and report suspicious activity.Make the neighborhood safe and improve the quality of life.

Does Neighborhood Watch work? Yes, just ask the Austin Police Department. At a recent safety meeting at Caraway Elementary School, APD Officers endorsed the program as a significant deterrent to fighting crime. Neighborhood watch groups deny criminals the opportunity to operate undetected. If you are fed up and want to make a difference then attend the Neighborhood Watch Group Meeting. It is open to all residents, so bring your family and invite a friend. location: Spicewood Springs Librarydate: Wednesday, May 6time: 7:00 PMspeaker: Officer Tanya Normand (APD). This is the final meeting to have an official neighborhood watch program in the community.

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Please make checks payable to: Laurel Oaks Neighborhood Association P.O. Box 201454 Austin, Texas 78720-1454

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ECI offers free developmental screenings and evaluations. Call your local program, Infant Parent Program ECI, at (512) 472-3142 to request more information or to refer your child for a screening or evaluation.

To search online, visit DARS/ECI website at www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis.

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If you are a parent of an infant or toddler, birth to 36 months, and have questions about how your child is growing or developing, why wait? ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) is here to help!

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