Hunter's Chase Gazette
HUNTER'S CHASE The Official Newsletter of the Hunter's Chase HOA
Upcoming Events NOVEMBER 3RD - 5TH
Wild Dust: The musical: A western themed wild west murder mystery at the Lakeway Activity Center. For more info see the article inside NOVEMBER 8TH
North Austin Women’s Connection would like to invite you to their annual Holiday Fair Live & Silent Auction Tuesday, November 8th from 11:301:00pm at the River Place Country Club, 4207 River Place Blvd, Austin. Get some great gifts for the holidays and help a great cause! Guest speaker, Carol Graves, author of children’s books will speak about “What’s Your Focus”. Cost is $15 payable at the door and includes lunch. Bidding begins at 10:30. For reservations, contact Nancy Gregor at 512-608-6686. Childcare available. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries. NOVEMBER 12TH
Ponds Springs Elementary Fall Festival Sat. Nov. 12 11am-3pm NOVEMBER 23RD - 25TH
Round Rock ISD Thanksgiving holiday DECEMBER 5TH
The Springwoods Girl Scout Service Unit is holding its annual Holiday Bazaar benefitting “Kids Helping Kids” on Saturday, December 3rd, from 1:00-3:00 PM in the Pond Springs Elementary Cafeteria. For more info see article inside. DECEMBER 17TH
Winterfest in the Park – Hunter’s Chase POA park 1-3pm Band of the Hills will perform, craft tables, Boy Scout Troop 164 will have hot chocolate and concessions. Contact Rebekah Sheppard at
[email protected] for more info or to volunteer DECEMBER 19TH - JANUARY 2ND
Round Rock ISD Winter Break
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2011 Girl Scout
Holiday Bazaar Saturday, December 5th 1:00-3:00 PM Pond Springs Elementary Cafeteria
The Springwoods Girl Scout Service Unit is holding its annual Holiday Bazaar benefitting “Kids Helping Kids” on Saturday, December 5th, from 1:00-3:00 PM in the Pond Springs Elementary Cafeteria. “Kids Helping Kids” provides funds to help the RRISD school nurses buy shoes, prescription eye glasses, and other things for our neighborhood children who are in need when all other funding options are exhausted. The Girl Scout troops will be selling handmade crafts and gift shop quality items ranging in price from $.25 to $5.00. The girls will also be holding a bake sale at the event. So, come check out the Springwoods Girl Scout Holiday Bazaar and buy something lovely for a teacher, a friend, or a family member, and enjoy a delicious holiday treat! This event is a lot of fun and is a great way to get ahead on your holiday shopping. The best part is that the sale benefits the children in our local neighborhood schools! The girls will also be collecting canned goods for the local food bank, so bring some canned goods to donate! Please contact Jessie Haug (
[email protected] or 335-3334) if you have any questions.
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Hunter's Chase Gazette CONTACT NUMBERS & IMPORTANT INFO Hunter’s Chase Yahoo Newsgroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hunterschase/ Hunter’s chase POA website - http://hca.goodwintx.com/ UTILITIES Electricity City of Austin...................................................... 494-9400 Gas Atmos Energy............................................1-888-286-6700 Emergency.................................................... 866-322-8667 Water/Wastewater (City of Austin) Emergency........................................................... 912-6000 Trash/Recycling Texas Disposal Systems ....................................... 421-1340 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT HC HOA Goodwin Management Inc.
[email protected]............ 512-502-7503 Estates of HC POA CA Managers:
[email protected].................................. 512-288-2376 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE Applications are found on the intranet site at http://hca.goodwintx.com/ DEED ENFORCEMENT To report violations contact Sage Management sage.
[email protected] - Deed Documents, http://hca.goodwintx.com/ Download the file HCA.GOV.xx.19840530.CCRS.pdf SCHOOLS Pond Springs Elementary................................. 512-464-4200 ..................... http://schools.roundrockisd.org/pondsprings/ Deerpark Middle School.................................. 512-464-6600 ...........................http://schools.roundrockisd.org/deerpark/ McNeil High School........................................ 512-464-6300 ..............................http://schools.roundrockisd.org/mcneil/ OTHER Crime Stoppers........................................... 1-800-253-STOP County Commissioner Lisa Birkman, Pct. 1 .....................733-5384 fax; 733-5380 Animal Control....................................................... 943-1389 Spicewood Springs Branch Public Library ........................ 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd 512-974-3800
HOA BOARD Darin Siefkes (
[email protected])......................... President Calandra Bradford ............................................Vice President Michael Kuykendall..................................................Treasurer Brian James ..............................................................Secretary Rebekah Sheppard................................................................... To reach any one of the board members please contact Carmen Glassinger at
[email protected] HUNTERS CHASE POA COMMITTEES Residents interested in joining a committee should contact Darin Siefkes at
[email protected] 1. Neighborhood Watch - will assist with implementing a neighborhood watch program 2. Amenities (Pool, Park & Tennis) - will be responsible for maintenance and improvement suggestions to the Board 3. Events - responsible for determining which neighborhood events to plan and carrying out the planning and execution of the events (Neighborhood garage sale, Christmas caroling, potlucks, etc)
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Hunter's Chase Gazette The 7 Things You Must Know Before Solving Your IRS Problems
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE (ACC)
Learn How to Solve Your Problem as Quickly & Painlessly as Possible (Part 1 of 2) by, Tim Hald
Each month I will be publishing some of text from the Hunter’s Chase Covenants and Restrictions document. You know, that thick ream of paper you should have been handed when you closed on your house and probably threw away when you realized you had no place to store it. Well, at least, that was what I did with mine. My hope is that by publishing this info in bite sized pieces that the submission of projects to the ACC for review becomes the routine “project approved” it has been thus far. In addition to the covenants and restrictions there may also be City of Austin Regulations from City Ordinances that may apply. As an example, the city of Austin has a regulation that fences may not exceed an average height of six feet and a maximum height of seven feet at any point. I found a handy link listing the ordinances most likely to impact residents of newly annexed areas here. http:// www.ci.austin.tx.us/annexation/city_regs.htm Thanks , Brian James – ACC Chair
THE PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY BY ITSELF Once the IRS has you in their automated collection system, the matter will not go away by itself, it must be dealt with. If you are in the IRS computers, you will contacted again and again, until there is some resolution to the problem. DEFINE THE PROBLEM • The first thing you must do is gather all of the facts of the problem. Some of the most important things to consider are: • How much does the IRS say you owe them? • What periods/tax years are involved? • What types of tax are involved, income, employment, trust fund recovery penalties, or other taxes? • Are the balances correct? • Were returns ever filed for the periods in question or did the IRS file them on your behalf? • When were they filed? • Were the returns prepared correctly? • When was the tax assessed? WHERE DO YOU STAND IN THE IRS COLLECTION PROCESS?
• Has a Federal Tax Lien already been filed? • Have bank levies or wage levies/garnishments been issued? • Have you been contacted by a Revenue Officer? • I suggest you give me a call if you need help with any of these items or any of your IRS Issues, Tax Preparation or Accounting Issues. At no time will any source be allowed to use the Hunter's Chase Gazette's contents, or loan said contents, to others in anyway, shape or form, nor in any media, website, print, film, e-mail, electrostatic copy, fax, or etc. for the purpose of solicitation, commercial use, or any use for profit, political campaigns, or other self amplification, under penalty of law without written or expressed permission from Peel, Inc. The information in the Hunter's Chase Gazette is exclusively for the private use of the Hunter's Chase HOA and Peel, Inc. DISCLAIMER: Articles and ads in this newsletter express the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Peel, Inc. or its employees. Peel, Inc. is not responsible for the accuracy of any facts stated in articles submitted by others. The publisher also assumes no responsibility for the advertising content with this publication. All warranties and representations made in the advertising content are solely that of the advertiser and any such claims regarding its content should be taken up with the advertiser. * The publisher assumes no liability with regard to its advertisers for misprints or failure to place advertising in this publication except for the actual cost of such advertising. * Although every effort is taken to avoid mistakes and/or misprints, the publisher assumes no responsibility for any errors of information or typographical mistakes, except as limited to the cost of advertising as stated above or in the case of misinformation, a printed retraction/correction. * Under no circumstances shall the publisher be held liable for incidental or consequential damages, inconvenience, loss of business or services, or any other liabilities from failure to publish, or from failure to publish in a timely manner, except as limited to liabilities stated above. Copyright © 2011 Peel, Inc.
FENCES, WALLS, HEDGES
No exterior fences, walls hedges or accessory buildings or structures may be erected, placed or altered on any Lot which extends beyond the front of the dwelling erected thereon toward the street on which the Lot is situated until the plans and specifications showing the construction and location of such walls, fences, hedges are submitted to the Architectural Control Committee and approved as to design, materials and height. All fences shall be of ornamental iron, masonry, rock or wood construction. No chain-link Fences shall be permitted, except to enclose swimming pools and only then if they are not visible from any street. Applications and the Covenants and Restrictions (CCRS) documents are found on the intranet site at http://hca.goodwintx. com/. The ACC application must be approved before project work begins. The ACC has up to 30 days to respond to applications. So plan ahead and get those applications in early. In some cases, you will also need a building permit from the City of Austin. If you have questions, we suggest that you contact Goodwin Management via http://hca.goodwintx.com/.
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This is my favorite time of year. I love holiday shopping...the sales, the decorations, free samples. When I shop, there are clothes for the kids, my husband, parents, cousins, nieces and nephews, gifts for the neighbors, friends and coworkers And every January it is the dilimma: too many choices and a credit card bill that no one wants to look at. This year I found a solution that I am really excited about. I still get to shop, dine with friends and have room to buy new decorations all guilt free. Thanks to the Austin Shop Crawl, I can shop more and save more at our favorite Austin stores. I can eat for less, shop for less, and go to my favorite Austin events for less. So how does it work? I’ll let you in on the secret. The Shop Crawl is Austin’s largest Black Friday event. A full ten days of saving at more than 50 Austin stores. Like the Sugar Factory by Gay Isber Designs, I can save an extra 10 to 20% on exquisite jewelry just by showing my FREE Shop Crawl Badge. With this free badge, I’m awarded with private in-store deals…two for ones and more! So all we need to do is sign up at austinshopcrawl.com. to
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Lakeway to Get a Wild Dust Storm!
Let us harken back to the Wild, Wild West days when town brothels were built to last, and mysterious cowboys rode into town for shelter from the elements. The Lakeway Players return us to those days with their fall production of, Wild Dust: The Musical, which runs the first weekend in November, Thursday the 3rd, Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th. We are all products of our families and traditions. Some may have a strong Western heritage while others got here as soon as they could! How has their past influenced our cast? The ‘ladies of the night’ are Cathy Rose as Denise, initially shy, but a central character in the intriguing plot line, Becky Ames as Sally, a shrewd businesswoman, Theresa Lingren as Belle, not savvy about much of anything, and the fearless leader of the group, Julianne Debower as Marion. Cathy Rose, (Denise) coming to us from North Carolina, is a true Southern Bell. They were farmers (believed to have come to this country as indentured servants!). Her grandmother survived Polio, learned how to walk again, and taught herself how to read. Wild and woolly comes to mind! Playing the part of Denise allows Cathy to use her strong survivalist heritage in character development! Becky Ames’ (Sally) ancestors hail from Denmark with a branch settling in the wild west of Canada in Saskatchewan. (Hang ‘em high, eh?) There are no dust storms there, but she believes that her family probably hung out with Bigfoot during bad snow storms. Theresa Lingren’s (Belle) father immigrated to the United States from The Netherlands and ended up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Theresa dreamed of life on the prairie, riding horses, but reality had her ending up in the ‘burbs’ taking riding lessons and cleaning out the stable. She is still waiting for someone to buy her a horse. A Beaumont, Texas, gal, Julianne Debower (Marion) grew up with big hair, an East Texas twang and a keen appreciation of family. Her Mama’s daddy was a blacksmith who worked in the oilfields of Texas and Louisiana. She believes her upbringing will give depth to her role as Marion. She refuses to comment on how she learned to play the leader of the ladies of the night. Portraying the “ladies of the day” are Linda Bradshaw as Hard Cora, the town Blacksmith, Karen Decker as Louise Styles, a rigid mother, 6
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and Lee Dilday as Louise’s daughter, Gertrude, forced to a finishing school, while discovering if she even wants to go. Linda Bradshaw’s (Hard Cora) family hails from the Texas Panhandle. She is unaware of her genealogy past her grandparents since her Uncle ‘Jeep’ refuses to have one done stating, “There’s probably too many cattle rustlers & horse thieves in our past.” If that’s the case, she’s is happy she broke the mold, and has never been convicted of a crime! Karen Decker (Louise Styles) was born in Boulder, Colorado, and has her family roots in the American Southwest. Her great grand-daddy was a rancher and legend has it that his brother hung around with Billy the Kid, much to the family’s chagrin. Karen was able to channel the family’s attitude about this friendship for her character development of the indignant and judgmental Mrs. Louise Styles. Lee Dilday (Louise) is a real Southern Girl from the Piney Woods of East Texas. She grew up in Lufkin and her family has been in Texas for generations. She’s a descendant of Robert E. Lee on her mother’s side. Lee was a family name and her grandmother’s middle name, so Lee Dilday carries on her family’s tradition. The mysterious cowboy and male lead who rides in on the storm, Cooper, is portrayed by Mark King. Most recently from Houston, his western roots lie in the little town of Dime Box. There, cowboys and Indians lived and cattle roamed (when not chasing innocent young boys up a tree). He’ll draw on those memories as he develops the character of the mysterious stranger. A murder mystery needs a dead body, and a Western needs a villain. Bill Walker (Martin) provides us with a two for one special! Bill is from Ohio, not Texas, and he has never ridden a cow but he did ride a horse once. He has also ridden a camel but that doesn’t count as a true Wild West experience. He has no prior experience being dead. Directing this outstanding group is Barbara Calderaro. Her family heritage is a blend of Italian (Naples) and Sicilian
(Catania), and our third time director is the first in her family to venture west. She has recently been asked to join a 16-piece big band, the Lone Star Swing Syndicate, as their female vocalist. Singing with a big ol’ Texas Swing band gives her an automatic Texas citizenship, right? The Player’s musical accompanist is Nancy Nichols. Raised in Daytona, Florida, as a young girl, she rode bareback along the ocean. When she married and moved to Houston, her family loved rodeos, where they performed on horseback! Nancy currently performs only on the piano. Of course, the play would not go on without the critical roles of the production team. Members are Annette Brown, Producer, Donna Ferrie, Stage Manager, Anita Mapes, Assistant Director, Martha Kubala, Production Assistant, Maureen Mulroony, Choreographer, Delores Dolezal and Barbara Carpenter, Makeup and Costumes, Nancy Keetch, Graphics, programs and banners, Linda Bradshaw and Sue Wright, Publicity and Marketing. Come join us for a fun, nostalgic, and rollicking good time at the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek Dr. in Lakeway. Purchase tickets for $15 each at 261-1010. BYOB and set-ups will be provided. Busters Bar-B-Q is already supporting the Wild West theme. Stop in for a bite, show them your ticket, and they will knock $2 bucks off your bill! YEE HAW Pardners. That’s a heck of a deal right there! For further info call the Activity Center 261-1010, or contact Annette Brown at
[email protected]. Submitted by Linda Bradshaw
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Hunter's Chase Gazette DEER SEASON IS HERE Submitted by Robin Abbott
November through December is deer season in Texas. It is the best deer-watching season of the year. Late fall is the time of year when bucks have grown their antlers and fawns are on the move with their mothers. It is also the deer-mating season, known as the “rut.” During this season deer are most active and more likely to run and bolt, so it is a time of year to use extra caution in areas where deer are present. Austin is one of very few large cities in Texas where you can still experience urban deer. Northwest and southwest Austin are home to most of our remaining neighborhood herds. Many area residents enjoy the deer’s charismatic presence and quiet beauty. Young parents report finding teachable moments in watching does care for their fawns, while for seniors interaction with the deer can be life affirming. Others simply value the opportunity to observe wildlife living freely as they go about such daily business as walking the
dog or driving to work. DeerAustin is a group of Austin neighbors and animal lovers who are committed to living compatibly with urban wildlife and especially to protecting and preserving Austin’s urban deer herds. Visit us at www.DeerAustin.org. We are providing the following information that is helpful to keep in mind during deer season: • Always walk dogs on leashes. • Observe the speed limit. • Be extra cautious when deer or deer crossing signs are present and when driving from dusk to dawn. To report an injured deer, call the Game Warden at 389-4848 or Austin 311. To report a dead deer for pickup, call Austin 311. Be prepared to give the operator an address or otherwise be able to describe the location of the deer (for example, “Loop 360 just north of Spicewood” or “the intersection of Mesa and Greystone”). If you need additional help – email
[email protected]. We hope you enjoy the fall season and the opportunity to interact with deer that is a part of what makes Austin a special place to live. Please take care, enjoy the wildlife, and Keep Austin Deered!
So How’s Real Estate in Hunters Chase? Active (as of October 8) Pending (under contract) Sold 2011 (Jan-Oct) Sold 2010 (Jan-Dec) Sold 2009 (Jan-Dec) Sold 2008 (Jan-Dec)
# of Homes 9 4 26 31 28 28
Avg. Price $209,822 $213,500 $202,526 $213,174 $211,328 $202,878
As a Hunters Chase resident who has lived right here on Partridge Bend for many years I have a vested interest in this community and my neighbors!
How does the future look?
While the number of homes sold so far this year have kept pace with the past few years it looks like the average sales price is slipping down. With a little over 3 months of inventory and an average time on market of 64 days compared to 58 days last year, buyers can be more particular and will prefer an updated home over one that is not. Homes with updates such as granite counters & hard flooring are typically selling faster than homes without them.
Please call me today at 576-1504 to find out how much your home is now worth in this market Keller Williams - 12515-8 Research Blvd #100 Each office is independently owned and operated
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