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Perry Park Easter Egg Hunt TheannualPerryParkEasterEggHuntwasheldonSaturday,April15. ItwasawonderfulsuccessforthechildrenandfortheEasterBunny!Congratulationstothefollowingprizewinners:JellyBeanGuessingGameWinner:GracieInman

GoldenEggWinners: NoahRooff,Age2 AllisonRauch,Age4 HannahWright,Age61/2 EthanEndsley,Age8

Manythankstoallparents,childrenandvolunteers.Specialthankstoallparticipantswhorecycledtheirplasticeggsfornextyear’shunt!

HPWBANA Board MeetingsPlease attend our next monthly meeting:

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Message from the Board Volunteers- Making it Real!

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Neighborhood Newslettereach month online at www.PEELinc.com

Therewereseveraleventsandinitiativesthatoccurredthisspringthat demonstrate the great volunteer resources we have in theneighborhood.ContributingtotheseeventstakestimeanddedicationandourBoardwouldliketoacknowledgethemanypeoplewhogetinvolved!Herearesomeexamplesfromthisspring:

ThanksgotoNancyWoolleyandtheFriendsofBrightLeafforcreating www.brightleaf.org website, for coordinating NatureDayatBrightLeafandtheguidedhikesthatoccureverymonthinthepreserve.Thanks go to Carolyn Robinson for organizing the springHPWBANAEggHuntinPerryPark.Thanks go to Karen Cannatti, Barbara Watt and the Mayfield Park/Community Project for putting together theTrowel andError event and the monthly guided hikes at Mayfield Park.Thanks go theTexas State Military Museum volunteers forputtingonanothergreatMusterDayseventatCampMabry.Thanks go to Coach Dave Woods, Tom McClure, KevinGolliher and Cathy McHorse and for their continuing focusonrepairingtherunningtrackinPerryParkandimprovingtheplaygrounds.ThanksgotoGregMorningforhelpingcoordinatetheAPFIt’sMyParkDayatPerryPark.And thanks go our beautification committee volunteers for sprucingupourgreenspacesthisspring.

All these volunteers reflect the spirit of giving back to ourcommunity.TheHPWBANABoardextendsabigthankyoutoallthosewhocoordinatedneighborhoodactivities,helpedoutor justattendedtheevents! NadeneMorning,HPWBANAPresident

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The HPWBANA Board meets on the 4th Monday of each month exceptDecember.Meetingsareheldfrom7:00–8:45p.m.attheYarboroughLibrary,2200HancockDrive.Allneighborsareinvitedtoattend.www.hpwbana.org HPWBANAisborderedonthenorthby2222,onthesouthby35thSt.,onthewestbyMt.BonnellRd.,andontheeastbyMoPacandbyBullCreekRd.betweenHancockDr.and45thSt.

Allyson Rauch holds the Golden Egg

Easter Egg Hunt-(Continued from Cover Page)


Highland Park West Balcones AreaPerry Park Gets a Spruce Up

by Nadene Morning, Beautification Committee Many thanks to neighbors and theAmerican Medical StudentAssociationwhovolunteeredfor theAustinParksFoundationIt’sMyParkDayEventatPerryPark.Over40parkswereinvolvedinthiscitywideeventandover1200volunteersacrossAustinspenta beautiful morning working in parks. At Perry Park, ligustrumremovalinthequarryareawasthefocus.PARDcuttheligustrumandvolunteersmovedthebrushtoapickuparea.Thewoodedareaismuchmoreopenandthemanynativeplantswillthrive.

The American Medical Student Association helps out at Perry Park.

Good Gossip Someone Told Me That… CraigDeats,aneighboronBigBendDrive,wasseenthemorningafter the big storm walking the street and picking up everyone’strashthathadbeenblownover!ThankyouCraigforyourhelpandbeingagreatneighbor.Pleaseusethis“GoodGossip”columntosaysomethingniceaboutpeopleintheneighborhood.Emailmeatcarrob99@hotmail.comandI’llmakesuretheygettherecognitiontheydeserveforbeingagoodneighbor,ANDagoodperson!

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Highland Park West Balcones AreaMoNAC Update

by Sam Haddad ForthoseneighborhoodsthatrunalongtheMoPACcorridorandneighbors affected by sound and traffic from Mopac, there is hope that theremaybesoundwallsinthenearfuture.Inresponsetoconcernsvoicedby the residents alongMopac in centralAustin, a groupofneighborhoodassociationscametogetherastheMopacNeighborhoodsAssociationsCoalition(MoNAC).ThegoalofMoNACissimplytowork toward improving and maintaining the overall quality of theneighborhoodsadjacenttoMoPac(Loop1). Bynow,someoftheneighborswhosepropertybacksuptoMoPAC,havebeenorwillbecontactedtosignareleasetoallownoisestudiestobeconductedbyDMJMHarrisforTxDOT.StartingthemonthofApril,noisereadingsareplannedforabout40backyards thathavesignedtheDMJMHarrisreleases. Asanupdate,atthemostrecentMoNACmeeting(April18,2006)the following important information was disclosed: sample soundwallsplannedforMoPACmaybeavailableforviewinginJune2006,andwillbelocatedattheTxDOTBullCreekfacility;theselectedstyleofsoundwallswouldbeplacedwhereappropriatealongMoPACasdeterminedbythenoisestudyresultsandpropertyownerinput;and,ownersofbothbusinessandresidentialpropertythatbackuptoMoPACwillbeabletovoteonacceptingasoundwallontheirproperty. Atthisstage,thesamplesoundwallswillonlyshowtheaesthetics

ofthedesignandheightrange(3styles,rangingfrom10-18feet)andnot noise reduction capability. Since finding consensus and agreement betweenthevariousgovernmentagenciesandtheneighborsisalwaysfun,anAestheticAdvisoryCommitteewillbeformedtogatherinputfromthecommunity. Remember that sound walls are not officially approved, since the onlywaythatfundingcanbeobtainedisiftherewillbeadditionalcapacityonMoPAC.Basedontheavailableinformation,increaseofcapacityonMoPACislimitedbythecurrentfootprintofMoPAC(nolandwillbetakentoaddnewlanes). Therefore,somesolutionstoincreasedcapacityareHOVormanagedlanes.Ifyouareinterestedinthesetopicsorhavequestions,pencilinonyourcalendarthenextMoNACmeetingwhichisscheduledforJuly18,2006at6:30attheWestminsterManor. FormoredetailsonMoNACandMoPACissuesyoucanreviewthe information available online at http://www.main.org/hpwbana/Documents/MoPACProjectUpdate.pdf and at http://www.main.org/hpwbana/. The various state and local agencies involved intransportationissuesincentralTexasare:TxDOT(http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/aus/),CapitalAreaMetropolitanPlanningOrganization-CAMPO(www.campotexas.org)andCentralTexasRegionalMobilityAuthority-CTRMA(http://www.ctrma.org/).

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ManynewchangeswillsoonoccuronBullCreekRoadbetweenW.45thSt.andJacksonAve.TheapartmentcomplexatBullCreekRoadandW.44thStreetisundercontracttobesoldtonewowners,ArdentResidentialandPostProperties.(ThesitebeingsoldistheBullCreekApartments,nottheKingswoodorGeorgetownSquareapartments.)Thenewownersplantodemolishtheexisting40-year-oldapartments,aseriesof two-storyunitssurroundingbyasphaltparkinglots,andbuildanewsinglestructure,probablyfourstorieshigh,withaparkinggarageintherearnexttoMoPacBlvd. Theplannedstructuremayapproximatelydoublethe140-unitcapacityoftheexistingcomplex.Thedevelopersareseekingazoningchangetoallowgreaterheightandcapacityon the site.Thenewownershaveagreed tobriefneighborhoodresidentson theirplansand toanswer questions and listen to our comments before they finalize theirdesign. Also,WestminsterManorrecentlydemolishedtheGatewayChurch,formerlytheAgudasAchimsynagogue,inordertomakeroomfortheirfutureredevelopmentandexpansion.Onceanexistingwaterlineontheformerchurchsiteismoved,theManoreventuallyplanstoaddanassistedlivingfacilityandanewparkinggarage,inadditiontomanyotherchanges.RepresentativesofWestminsterManorhaveagreed to attend the May 15th briefing to outline their long-term plans andansweryourquestions. Thisisachancetoofferyourcommentsandaskquestionsaboutthese developments before they proceed. If you’re interested inhow these new Bull Creek Road developments may affect ourneighborhood, including traffic volume, population density, and designstandards,pleasecontactaboardmembertohearmoreaboutthem.

Consider Building an Above Ground Garden!

Doyoulovetheideaofgrowingfreshvegetablesinyourbackyardbutdon’thaveagoodplaceorhavehardrockysoil?Interestedinanearlysummerproject?Considercombiningthesetwointerestsbybuildinganabovegroundvegetablegardenforspringplanting. NeighborJenniferMillerdidjustthat.JenniferandherhusbandToddbuiltalargeu-shaped,waisthighstructurefromcedarboards.They filled it with gardening soil and started planting. The shape fits the only sunny, flat space in their backyard. And since the soil intheirbackyardissorockythissolutionwasidealforgardening.Tendingthegardeniseasyofcoursebecausetheplantsareatwaistlevel. Theyhavealreadyhadafullyearoffreshvegetables theystartedfromseed. Evenanherbgardenwasplanted. Jennifer’sfavoritevegetablefromthegarden–cucumbers! JenniferandTodddon’thaveaproblemwithdeerorotheranimalseatingtheplantsbecausetheirbackyardisfenced.Ifdeerorotheranimalsbecomeaproblemthenwallsorscreeningwillbeadded.Their focus this seasonwillbemaking thewater source idealbyincorporatingarainbarrel. Theirabovegroundgardenis16feetlongand12feetwideintheshapeofasquare“U”sotheycanwalkinthemiddle.


Highland Park West Balcones AreaHighland Park Elementary News

SallyCorbett,aHPWBANAneighbor,hastaughtforatotalof32years-thelast20atHighlandPark,willretire.Heryearsofservicewillbehonoredduringthe5thGradeGraduationCeremonythatwilltakeplaceat8:00amonMay25 in theCafeteria.HighlandParkElementaryprincipal,JaneKnowles,retiresattheendoftheyearaswell.ApicnictohonorhersevenyearsofserviceatHPwilltakeplaceatPerryParkonWednesday,May24at5:30pm.Orderformsforfoodcanbefoundatwww.hppta.org.Ms.TammieWorkmanwilljointheHighlandParkElementarycommunityasthenewprincipal.Ms.WorkmancomestoAustinfromYuma,Arizona.Theschoolissadtoseewonderfulpeopleleaveandexcitedaboutnewfacesthatwillbecoming. All will be eagerly waiting to hear confirmation of winning theBlueRibbonAwardinSeptember.Haveagreatsummer!

A Bright Leaf Springby Nancy Woolley

AprilwasaneventfulmonthatBrightLeaf.Ournewwebsite,www.BrightLeaf.org went ‘live’. You can now find information about the Friendsgroup,aboutBrightLeaf,checkthecalendarofhikes,andlotsmorewhenyouareontheinternet.Next,wehadaBoyScoutrefurbishthekioskandbenchat thetrailheadoff2222andCreekMountainRoad.SiteManager,JohnMahan,helpedthisyoungmanearnhisEagleScoutawardforthisproject.Then,JohnandIworkedtogetthetrailingoodshapeandJohnputinsteppingstonesatthelowerDryCreekcrossing. AllofthisactivitywasdonewithaneyetowardsAustinNatureDaywhichtookplaceApril15ththisyear.Thisisacitywideeventthatencouragespeopletogetoutdoorsandappreciateallthewonderfulsitesandorganizationsaroundtown.Checkoutthebrochureonlineatwww.AustinNatureDay.org.Eventhoughtheeventisover,thereisstillalotofgoodinformationifyouwanttogetoutdoors,buthaverunoutofideasofwheretogoorwhattodo.AtBrightLeaf,wehadover forty five visitors on Austin Nature Day. It was the day before Easter,andmanyofourvisitorswerefamilieswithchildren.OnonehikeIled,weevengottoseeabunnyrabbit!WehadsixCapitalAreaMasterNaturalistsonhandtoanswerquestionsandtwopeoplecameoutfromREItotalktothekidsaboutbeingconsideratehikersand‘leavingnotrace’.

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Texas Events has been published with the permission of the Texas Department of Transportation. All events are taken in part from the Texas Events Calendar. All dates for events were correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

9-11—CASTROVILLE: Girls SoftballTune-upTournament CityBaseballField.830/931-36809-11—FREDERICKSBURG:AntiqueTractor&EngineClubShowFeaturesexhibits,demonstrations,enginesandvendorsfrom8a.m.tosunsetonSaturdayand8a.m.tonoonSunday.GillespieCountyFairgrounds.www.tex-fest.com/antique-tractor.html830/997-301210—AUSTIN:LakeTravisParksCleanupHelpcleanupnineTravisCountyParks surroundingLakeTravis.www.keepaustinbeautiful.org512/391-061710—BRACKETTVILLE: Bat Flights at Stuart Bat CaveWatchanestimated500,000batsemergefromStuartBatCaveandenjoya program.Tours subject to cancellation. Reservations required.KickapooCavernStatePark.830/563-234210—BRACKETTVILLE: Morning Bird Walks Reservationsrequired.KickapooCavernStatePark.830/563-234210—BURNET:BluegrassintheParkWayneBrooksandthePineyGrove Ramblers play toe-tapping, finger-snapping bluegrass music from7:30to8:30p.m.InksLakeStatePark.512/793-222310—BURNET:FullMoonHikeWithafullmoonprovidinglight,lookandlistenforthewondersofthenight.Beginsat9p.m.InksLakeStatePark.512/793-222310—CASTROVILLE: MarketTrail Day Features craft, food andplantbooths.HoustonSquare.830/741-231310—GEORGETOWN:MarketDayFeaturesarts&crafts,antiques,collectiblesandfestivefoods.Hoursare10a.m.to5p.m.HistoricDowntown Georgetown. www.downtowngeorgetownassociation.org512/868-867510—KERRVILLE:SecondSaturdayArtTrailFeaturesgalleriesinKerrvilleandIngram.Includesspecialexhibitsandreceptions.www.artinthehills.com830/895-518410—SANMARCOS:TexasWaterSafariThis260-milecanoeracebeginsattheAquarenaCenterandcontinuestotheGulfCoast.www.sanmarcoscharms.com888/200-562010-11—BLANCO: SecondAnnual Blanco Lavender FestivalFeaturesclassesanddemonstrations,vendorsonthesquare,mapstolavenderfarms,localartists,musicandchildren’sactivities.TownSquare.www.blancolavenderfestival.com830/833-510110-11—BOERNE: Market Days Shop arts & crafts, antiques,collectibles, unusual items and food booths. Main Plaza. www.mainstreetboerne.com830/249-5530or210/844-819310-11—LAMPASAS: Sulphur Creek Car Cruise E-mail:[email protected] • www.lampasaschamber.org512/556-517210-11—ROUNDROCK:DiscoveryNetwork’sAnimalPlanetExpoIncludes animal exhibits, inflatables, Animal Planet Expo Theatre, AnimalHouses,mainstage,funtriviagames,DiscoveryHDTheaterDome,KidsZone,BugHouseandmuchmore.ThisistheonlyTexasstop.OldSettlersPark.www.animal.discovery.com/features/expo/expo.html512/218-554011—AUSTIN:DanskinWomen’sTriathlonIncludeshalf-mileswim,12-milebikeand3.1milerun.WalterE.LongPark.www.danskin.com/danskinonline/austin.html800/452-952611—KERRVILLE: Second Sunday Summer SerenadeThe Dick

WalkerTrioperformsatthisfreeconcert.LouiseHaysPark.www.bankofthehills.com830/895-226511—LUCKENBACH:Waylon’sBirthdayBashwww.luckenbachtexas.com888/311-899014—NEWBRAUNFELS:ComalCountryMusicShowHousebandandfeaturedartistsperformcountrymusic.Doorsopenat6p.m.NewBraunfelsCivicCenter,380S.SeguinAve.830/629-454715-17—SANSABA:AnnualRodeoIncludescountyteamroping,cowgirls,dance,calfscramble,muttonbustingandaparade.RodeoArena,Hwy.16N.www.sansabachamber.com325/372-514115-Jul.1—INGRAM:TheMagician’sNephew—ArtsFoundationThisisthesequeltoTheLion,TheWitchandTheWardrobe.Smith-RitchOutdoorTheater.www.hcaf.com830/367-512016-17—LAMPASAS: Lampasas Riata Roundup www.lampasaschamber.org512/556-517216-17—STONEWALL: Stonewall Peach Jamboree & RodeoFeatures rodeoperformances at8p.m.with adance immediatelyfollowing.Includesapeach-judgingcontest,auction,peachqueencontest,barbecueforsaleandmore.StonewallRodeoGround.www.stonewalltexas.com830/644-273516-18—BOERNE:BergesFestCelebration&ParadeAnnualeventincludeslivemusiceverynight,foodanddrinkbooths,watermeloneatingcontest,eggtoss,mudvolleyball,wheelbarrowraces,canoeraces,carnival,paradeandmore.Downtown.www.bergesfest.com830/816-2115or210/663-843616-18—FREDERICKSBURG:TradeDaysIncludesmorethan300vendors, five barns, acres of antiques and more, biergarten and music. Hwy.290E.acrossfromWildseedFarms.www.fbgtradedays.com830/990-4900or210/846-409416-25—WIMBERLEY: Oklahoma Greenhouse Theatre. www.wimberleyplayers.org512/847-057517—BANDERA:“TruetoTexas”BrisketCook-OffSanctionedbytheCentralTexasBarbecueAssociation.Includesthreemeatcategories:chicken,porkribsandbrisket.E-mail:[email protected]/460-725017—BLANCO: Market Day www.historicblanco.org 830/833-221117—LUCKENBACH:AlamoKountryKickers&BrazosValleyBoyswww.luckenbachtexas.com888/311-899017—SANSABA:SesquicentennialParadeWallaceStreet.E-mail:[email protected]•www.sansabachamber.com325/372-514117—STONEWALL: Living History Farm Celebrates with theStonewall Peach Jamboree See hands-on activities such asblacksmithing,ropemaking,clotheswashingandotherinterpretiveactivitiesastheyweredoneatanearly1900sGermanFarm.Hoursare10a.m.to3p.m.LyndonB.JohnsonStatePark&HistoricSite.830/644-2252



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Highland Park West Balcones AreaLimestone to Bricks: A History of Highland Park Elementary School – Part 7

By Mike Cox

Limestone to Bricks: A History of Highland Park Elementary School - Part 7 is being reprinted with the permission of the author, Mike Cox.

ToseeearlierpartsofLimestonetoBricks:AHistoryofHighlandParkElementarySchool:

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Continuingfrompart6… The Baby Boom ended in 1964 and the need for additions tothe school slowed.The last addition to the school camewith theopeningofwhatisnowthethirdgradewinginAugust1999.Early-onenvisionedasapark,theopenlandbetweentheschoolandthewesternedgeoftheoldquarryremainedundevelopedforyears. BythetimeHighlandParkwasdeveloped,thequarryhadbeenmined as far as practicable and lay abandoned. When the school first opened,thecliffsseemedasfreshandwhiteasthoseofDover,butacombinationofnativeandintroducedvegetationhasmadetheareaseemalmostnatural. Though the school was named for the neighborhood, the parkto thewestof itwasnamed inhonorofPerry,aswasoneof theneighborhood’smainthoroughfares,PerryLane.Twotenniscourtswerebuiltinthemid-1960s.Aplaygroundfollowedand,inthe1990s,awalkingtrailwaslaidout. Bythelate1960sandearly1970s,theschooldistrict’sfocuswasmoreontheeducationalprocessthanbuildingnewplantsandhiringnewstaff.Teamteachingcameintovogue.Onebigbuzzwordwas“Individually Guided Education,” or IGE, another way of sayingclassroomswithoutwalls.IGE,accordingtoa1972PTAbrochure,allowed“eachchildtohaveexperiencesthatareuniquelytailoredtohisindividualneedsineachlearningarea.Childrencanoperateeitherindividuallyorasmembersofasmallgroupwithmoreorlessidenticalneeds.” IGEwasaradicaldeparturefromtraditionalclassroomeducation,andsowasacity-stateprojectpopularlyknownasMoPac,formallyknown as Loop 1. Starting in the mid-1970s, the Missouri-Pacific Railroadrightofwaywastransformedintoanorth-southroadwaythatwouldtakepressureoffI-35,LamarBoulevardandBurnetRoad.ThenewwestsidefreewaycutofftheeasternthirdoftheHighlandParkneighborhood,takingsomehouseswithit.ThenewroadwaymadeiteasiertogetfromHighlandParktodowntown,butitraisedthenoiselevelinadjacentresidencesandeventuallytheincreasedtraffic began contributing to diminished air quality. Whileneighborhoodactivistsandenvironmentalistsworriedaboutthe affect traffic and elevated ozone had on Austin’s quality of life, on April 17, 1978 fourth and fifth-graders at Highland Park got a chancetoexaminerocksfromaplacewithnoatmosphere.Formerastronaut Jack Schmidt–the first geologist on the moon--brought a samplingofmoonrockstotheschoolandtalkedtostudentsabouthistrip.TheAustinAmerican-StatesmanreportedthatHighlandParkwasthe first school to be sent moon rocks from the National Aeronautics andSpaceAdministration. ClassesarestillK-5,butdividingchildrensolelyonthebasisof

theiragegavewaytostate-mandatedassessmenttestingandteachingchildrenbytheirdemonstratedlearninglevel. Today,morethanahalfcenturyafterCommodorePerrydevelopedHighland ParkWest and sold land to the city for a school, theneighborhood is still a fine place to live and raise a family. Highland ParkElementaryisrecognizedasoneofthedistrict’sbestschools,a fact supported in recent years by numerous local and nationalrecognitions.Apieceofrealestateonceminedforlimestonecontinuestoproducesomethingless tangiblebutmoreenduring,generationaftergenerationofeducatedchildren.

Bibliography Adair,A.GarlandandE.H.Perry.Austin and Commodore Perry.Austin:TexasHeritageFoundation,Inc.,1956. Austin American-Statesman. Austin Public Schools Messenger.Vol.I,No1,October1951. Barkley,MaryStar.History of Travis County and Austin, 1839-1899.Waco:TexianPress,1963. Cox,Mike.Austin: An Illustrated History.SanAntonio:HistoricalPublishingNetwork,1998. Gubbels,JacL.School Sites For Austin.Austin,June1947. The Highlander,Vol.1,No.1,October30,1952. Humphrey,DavidC.Austin: An Illustrated History.Northridge,CA:WindsorPublications,1985. Jones,LandonY.Great Expectations: American and the Baby Boom Generation.NewYork:BallantineBooks,1980. Kocurek,W.I.Interviewwithauthor,Sept.4,2002. Perry, Edgar III oral interview,April 20, 1983,Austin HistoryCenter. Lowry,Pete.Interviewwithauthor,Sept.4,2002. Texas Almanac.Dallas:DallasMorningNews,1929. “Welcometo–HighlandParkElementarySchool,”AustinPublicSchools,1952. White,Gifford, ed.Character Certificates in the General Land Office of Texas.Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.

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