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THe Village gazeTTeMarcH 2008 VoluMe i1, issue iii
News for THe resideNTs of THe Villages aT wesTerN oaks aNd legeNd oaks iTM
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Flowerbed Preparation The secret to beautiful flowers, shrubs, trees and lots of delicious vegetables,withaminimumofinsectanddiseaseproblems,ishealthysoil. Healthy soil is the result of proper bed preparation. Topreparegardenbedsthenaturalway,scrapeawayanyexistingweeds and grass and toss that material into the compost pile.Don’t till before doing this or you’ll drive the reproductive partofthegrassdowninthegroundandcreateahugeweedproblem. Next, spread a blanket ofthick compost across the bedarea - 4” deep for ground cover, 6” deep for shrubs and vinesand as much as 8” deep for perennials, roses and vegetables. Next,addanorganicfertilizerat2lbs.per100squarefeet,lava
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Spring Festival at Mills ElementaryApril26th,3:00to7:00pm.
AmemberoftheMillsPTAExecutiveboardmadeapresentationto theNewVillagesofWesternOaksHOABoard lastmonthandexplained to themour pedestrian safety initiative, as well as ourproactivesolutionofposting“UseOurCrosswalks!”signstoserveasavisualremindertoourparentstofollowcommonsensepedestrianruleswhenbringingtheirchildrentoschooleveryday.AfterinformingtheHOAofour10signsthatwillspanthemedianfromDavistoLantana,aswellasatthecornersofLaCarmanDrive&LantanaandTaylorcrestDrive&Lantana,theHOAvotedtoapproveoursigncampaignandrequestedwekeeptheminformedonwhetheritsolvesourproblem.Itisveryimportantthatwe,asparentsandcommunitymembers,help teachallchildren,aswellasfollowtherules theyalreadyknowalltoowell. AnotherareaofsafetyconcernfortheMillsneighborhoodistherecentnumberofdaytimeburglariesonLaCarmanDrive,SalconCliffDrive,TanakLaneandHitcherBendinthepast2months.AustinPoliceDepartmentvisitedwiththeNewVillagesHOAinNovemberandcitedtwocarburglariesintheFall,butourneighborhoodhadbeenquietforthemostpart.Thingshavechangeddrastically,especiallywith the graffiti that popped up at the school mid-late January. We allmustbeproactiveandneverhesitatetocall9-1-1whenweseesomething suspicious. APD and Travis County Sheriff’s Office can’t respondtowhattheydon’tknowabout.
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how To Start Playing Tennis - Practice and Playing TipsSubmitted By Fernando M. Velasco
Purchasing a Tennis racket–Makesurethatsomeonewithexperiencehashelpedyouwiththeselectionofatennisracket.Theycomewithdifferentsizesofgrips,shapesandthickness.Yourswingspeedandyourabilitywilldeterminewhatwillbebestforyou. Tennis Shoes –Runningandwalking shoesarenotidealtoplaytennis.Theyhavedifferentsupportandsolesthantennisshoes.Manyclubswillonlyallowpropertennisshoestobewornontheirtenniscourts,notonlyforsafetyfortheplayer,butalsobecauseothershoesmarkanddamagethetenniscourts.Wesuggestalwayspurchasingashoeahalf-sizebiggerthannormalshoes,toallowyoutoweargoodtennissocks.Manyplayers,includingmyself,alwaysweartwopairofsockstohelpwithcushionandavoidblistersandcalluses. Clothing -Oneofthebeautiesofthegame,isthatyoudonotneedtospendagreatdealofmoneyonclothing.Wesuggestacomfortabletopandpairofshorts/skirtswithpocketstobewornwhenplaying.TanktopsformenarenotallowedonClub’stenniscourts.Make
sureyoualwaysprotectyourselffromthesunwithahat,visororcap.Westronglyrecommendwearingatleast
a 20-50 spf ultra sweat-proof sunscreen lotion toprotectyoufromthesun. Playing time –When arriving on thetenniscourt,spendatleast20minutesstretching.Most injuries occur in the first half hour of playing duetomusclesandtendonsbeingtightandnotstretched. Start with the legs, back shoulders,neck, and finish with the arms for serving motion.
Spendatleast5minutesplaying“mini-tennis”tofeelthecourt,thewind,andthespeedoftheball.Once
youfeelwarmedup,thenpullbacktothebaselineandstarthittinggroundstrokes,justkeepingtheballinplay.Yourwarm-upshouldalsoincludehittingvolleys,overheadsandserves. Now you are ready to start playing the game, either with yourfriends,inatournamentorinleagueplay. Inthenextissue,Iwilldiscusshowtoget“mentallyprepared”prior tocompetingandplayingsociallywithspouses, friendsandchildren.
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It’s that time of the year to be thinking green – green lawnswith green, earth-wise products! The City ofAustin and theTexasAgriLife Extension are continuing their new campaignthat asksAustinites to avoid using weed and feed products. Over45,000poundsofatrazine,aweedkillingchemical,aresoldeachyearinAustininpopularfertilizer-plus-herbicideproducts.Muchofthechemicalthatisnotusedbythelawnistravelingtoourcreeksandgroundwater.Theresultisthatweareseeingthechemicalmuchmoreoftenandatmoremonitoringsitesthanwehaveinthepast. While the levels of the chemical detected are fortunately stilllow, theCityofAustinand theAgriLifeExtensionare launchinganeweducationalprogramtokeepAustin’swaterclean.ThroughGrowGreen,theirearth-wiselandscapingprogram,theyareaskinghomeownerscity-widetotakeactionnowandavoidusingweedandfeedproducts. Weedandfeedscombinebothfertilizerandweedkillerandarenotenvironmentally-soundforseveralreasons.First,thebesttimetofertilizeisusuallyNOTthebesttimetouseanherbicide.Equallyimportant is the fact that spreading a weed killer over the entirelawnisconsideredexcessiveinmostcases. Anychemicalthatisnotabsorbedbythetargetedweedstaysunusedontheturfwhereitcan wash off to Austin’s creeks or filter into our groundwater supply.
Wage War on Weeds, Not Water! The chemical can also find its way indoors on shoes, hands, and pet paws. Find alternative weed-prevention and reductionmethods,andlearnmore about atrazine at www.growgreen.org.You can helpprotectourwateroneyardatatime!
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Protecting our Children in an Online WorldBy Trey Blundell
During my childhood, we entertained ourselves with ourimaginations,boardgamesandbyplayingoutside.Computerswere,comparedtonow,large,expensivemachinesfoundonlyinabusinesssetting.Allofthathaschangedduringthepastthirtyyearswiththeinventionofpersonalcomputersandthesubsequentcommoditizationof them and the Internet over the past fifteen years. Today’s generation ofchildrenisbornintoaworldfullofcomputers,andexposuretothemtypicallybeginsathomeataveryearlyage.ManychildrenarealreadyhighlyskilledintheiruseandtheuseoftheInternetbythetimetheybeginelementaryschool.Yetwithoutsafeguardsinplace,ourchildrenareatrisk. Whilewewouldn’tputourchildrenonabicyclewithoutahelmet,many children today use the Internet without protection frominappropriate content or from people who would do them harm.Oneproblemisthatmanyparentsdon’tunderstandorknowaboutthedangersthatlurk,nordotheyknowhowtoprotecttheirchildrenwhenonline. Accordingtothemostrecentpublishedestimates,approximately12%ofallwebsitesarepornographyorrelatedtopornographyand79%ofunwantedyouthexposuretopornographyoccursinthehomeEquallydisturbingaretwoothertrends:onlinebullyingandtherise
oftheonlinechildpredator.Itisestimatedthat9%ofchildrenarebulliedorharassedonline–whetheronasocialnetworkingwebsite,suchasMySpace,orviae-mail.Itisalsoestimatedthat13%ofchildren were sexually solicited in 2005, with 4% of these beingreferredtoas“aggressivesolicitations”,inwhichsolicitorsmadeorattempted to make offline contact with youth . Parentingintoday’sonlineworldcouldpresentchallengesforwhichyoumaynotfeelready,butapplyingthesameparentingskillsthatyouare already using, such as limits a n dconsequences, combined withthe following list will get youstarted:• Secure your computer: at
aminimum, install and runanti-virus,anti-spywareandcontent filtering software.Considermonitoringsoftwarethatcanrecordwhereyourchildisspendingtime– websites visited;chat rooms visited,
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Sunday, March 16: Palm Sunday Worship 8:45 Blended Service, 10 Pathways, 11:15 Traditional Service
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• Talk to your children about the potential dangers and build an atmosphere of trust: let themknowthatnot talking tostrangersalsoapplieswhenonline;stresstothemtheimportanceofnotsharinganyoftheirpersonalinformationwithanyonewhileonline.
• Place the computer in a common area of the house where it and the children can be monitored:parentssaytheyaremorevigilantaboutwheretheirteen(s)goonlineifthecomputerisinapublicareaofthehousehold.
• Establish Internet usage rules for home and away: when it can be used; whatis considered appropriate; how one isexpectedtoact,i.e.don’tbeabully.
• Build a parent network: know yourchildren’s friends and talk with theirparentsaboutInternetsafety.Youreffortstoprotectyourchildcouldbecompromisedatafriend’shouseifInternetsafetyhasn’tbeen considered in their household. Ittakesavillagetoprotectourchildren.
The Internet affords us the ability to find informationonalmostanytopic, tohandleour finances, to telecommute, to buy a product andhaveitdeliveredtous-allwithouteverhavingtoleavethecomfortandconvenienceofourhome.WemustalsobevigilantofthedangersthatarepresentontheInternetandtakeproactivestepstokeepourchildrensafewhenonline. TreyBlundell isa technologyconsultantandcanbereachedattrey_blundell@yahoo.comInternetFilterReview,2006OnlineVictimizationofYouth:FiveYearsLater,2006OnlineVictimizationofYouth:FiveYearsLater.2006OnlineVictimizationofYouth:FiveYearsLater.2006 Ketchum Global Research Network: Parents' InternetMonitoringStudy,2005
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