travis country west - march 2015
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March 2015 edition of TCW Neighborhood News for Travis Country WestTRANSCRIPT
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Travis Country West
Official Publication of Travis Country West Community
Volume 10, Number 3 March 2015
TCW Neighborhood NeWsTCW Neighborhood NeWs
I was born in Brackenridge Hospital, Austin, Tx. In 1963. After moving around for the USAF, and medical school, my family moved back to Austin in 1969. It was here that I was raised. We lived in Northwest hills, and I went to school at Anderson High School for 2 years, and Hyde Park High School for 2 years. Graduated from HPBHS in 1982, and left for Baylor University.
While at Baylor, I was a member of a fraternity that focused most of its efforts on service to both the school and the Waco community. Of course, we enjoyed the social part of the Greek system, too. It was also at Baylor that I started dating the young lady that would become my wife.
Graduated from Baylor in ’87 with a BBA in Real Estate and Entrepreneurship. Moved back to Austin to begin work. I became licensed to sell both Real Estate, and Insurance. In 1988, I married Karen Walden in Austin. While she was acquiring her MBA at UT, and her CPA shortly after, I started an Insurance Agency. This lasted for 4-5 years, at which time we moved to Waco for me to go to flight school.
During this time, we had 2 daughters, Meagan and Caroline. They are currently off getting their masters, and undergrad degrees today.
My new career in aviation officially began in 1994. For 4 years, I was fortunate to fly many Big12 sports teams around the country
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for their games. However, the majority of this time was spent flying very specific contracts with the military.
In 1998, I moved on to fly Boeing 727s in cargo operations around the US, and Central America. After 9-11, I was furloughed from that job, and went to work for Delta Connection. This would last from 2001 to 2007.
Today, I am a captain on an Airbus A320/A321 for Jetblue Airways. My base is in New York at JFK airport.
We enjoy services at our church, Austin Ridge Bible Church. I was part of a small team of men that got together and built a disc golf course on our church property on Bee Caves. It’s an amazing course, designed by a professional, and open to the public.
My hobbies/interests are: traveling with Karen and the girls, hunting, tinkering with (fixing) things, and spending as much time outdoors as possible.
We built the house here in TCW at the end of 2005, and moved in January of 2006. I joined the TCW BOD last year to be more involved in the neighborhood. It is my desire to do all I can to keep the neighborhood in nice shape aesthetically, occupied by home-owners, and the kind of setting where people want to come raise a family.
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Ascension Property ManagementPaul & Melissa Yehl
Ph: 512-255-1671Fax: 512-777-4905
BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident ....................................................................Julie SaftVice-President ........................................... Jonathan GallmeierSecretary .......................................................... Tim ShelhamerTreasurer ...................................................................Lee JonesMember At Large ................................................... Gary JonesEmail ....................................... [email protected]
CITY OF AUSTIN CONTACT NUMBERSDead Animal Pick up ............................................... 947-9400Abandoned Vehicle ................................................... 280-0075Pothole Repair .......................................................... 974-8750Street Light Outage .................................................. 505-7617
NEWSLETTER PUBLISHERPeel, Inc. ...........................www.PEELinc.com, 512-263-9181Editor - Pat Muntz ................................ [email protected] [email protected], 512-263-9181
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The 2015 Travis Country West Annual Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 5th, 7pm, at the Austin Pizza Garden. One Board seat will be up for election. Watch for your meeting notice to arrive in late March.
SAVE THE DATE!ANNUAL MEETING
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Travis Country West is seeking kids needing vo lun tee r hour s to partner with the HOA in beaut i fy ing the landscape, especially at
the entry. The HOA will purchase the materials if you provide the service hours in the form of planting. Please
contact Ascension Property Management if interested.
CALLING ALL NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS THAT NEED SERVICE
HOURS
A tree was planted in the past in our neighborhood by neighbors of a favored resident that passed away. If you would like to honor a loved one with a tree or a small memorial area of landscaping within Travis Country West, please contact Ascension Property Management.
a Loved OneMEMORIALIZING
Ascension PM has been working with the City of Austin to request sidewalk repair near the mailboxes near the pool. If sidewalks near your property are in need of repair, please notify our office with your address and a description of the location so we can add to the order.
SIDEWALK REPAIR
Please join the neighbors in our Easter egg hunt which will be held on Saturday, March 28th at 11:00am. Hop over to the field behind the pool parking lot, adjacent to the playground. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. We ask that children 4 years and up kindly let the littlest of our community lead the hunt for the first 20 minutes. Don’t worry, kiddos! There will be a golden egg that will take a very skilled Easter egg hunter to find. There will also be an egg-in-spoon relay race, so any over-achievers out there may want to consider practicing with a plastic spoon and hard-boiled egg. Grab a partner for the Easter-egg toss, too- big or small. Don’t forget to bring your basket!
Any plastic eggs, fillers, or ready-to-go eggs would be greatly appreciated. We have a goal of 10-15 eggs per participant. If you are interested in donating anything, there will be a box by the front door of 5204 Fort Benton Drive (in the cul-de-sac across from the pool).
Any neighbors willing to assist with this event, please contact Dusty Olson. Feel free to call, text, or email! (512) 934-0333 or [email protected]
TCW Easter Egg Hunt
March 28th
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Many of you have probably noticed the cleanout project that has taken place along the walking trail. The cleanout is important to allow the drainage system to function properly, which will reduce the continued washout of granite from the walking trail. There is a small amount of clearing yet to take place. Once the additional work is completed, the landscape company will be onsite with a chipper to eliminate the material that has been cleaned and trimmed from the drainage system. Having the chipper work performed in one day will save funds. We thank you for your patience during this project.
WALKING TRAIL CLEANOUT UPDATE
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The information given herein is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no
endorsement by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service or the Texas A&M AgriLife Research is implied. Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
disability, genetic information or veteran status.
INDIAN MEAL MOTHS
Indianmeal moths can be found in dogfood, birdseed, cereals, dried fruit, nuts, powdered milk and candy. Adults are small with grayish wings tipped in copper. Larvae are creamy yellow to yellow-green to pink and often crawl along pantry walls. Spun pupal cases are often found along corners and edges of wall areas.
To eliminate a pantry pest problem, the first step is to locate and remove all infested items. Removing infested items is the easy part; finding the infestation is not always so simple. Begin with the oldest food items, usually in the back of the pantry. Inspect everything, including unopened food items since these can also be a source. If you find an infested item, do not stop your inspection, more than one item may be infested.
Throw away infested items. If you don’t feel that you can throw away food, place the infested food in a ziptop plastic bag and place it in the freezer for about 5-7 days or spread the infested food item on a baking sheet and bake at 250 degrees for 4-6 hours to kill any insects. Once all the insects are dead, you can sift the food item or pick out the insects. Of course, you can always just leave the insects in the food and get a little more protein with your meal!
It is extremely important to find the source, and not all pantry pest infestations come from the pantry. Check rooms for items such as dried, decorative peppers, dried flowers, potpourri or rice heating packs.
For more information or help with identification, contact Wizzie Brown, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Program Specialist at 512.854.9600. Check out my blog at www.urban-ipm.blogspot.com
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