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THANK YOU TO OUR JULY 4th VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS
North Shoal Creek’s recent Independence Day celebration and parade wouldn’t have happened without a small group of hard-working and enthusiastic volunteers plus support from many of our neighborhood businesses. The North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Association wants to take this opportunity to thank all the businesses who donated refreshments, gifts, gift certificates and money, and to say thank you very much to the July 4th Committee led by Social Committee Chair Amelia Cobb. They did an outstanding job coordinating all the donations, getting permits, arranging entertainment, making sure refreshments arrived at the right time, decorating, hosting, judging, etc. And when the celebration ended, they cleaned up the school and pavilion so well it was hard to believe a party had just taken place there.
We also thank everyone who came. We hope you had a good time. And we hope to see you again next year.
SPONSORS: Sonic Drive-In, Allandale HEB, Taco Cabana, RBFCU, Mr. Gatti’s, Playland Skate Center, Yogurtland, Alamo Drafthouse, McAlister’s Deli, Highland Lanes, Hat Creek, Precision Camera & Video, Phil’s Ice House, Terra Toys, Schlotzsky’s, Burnet Road Animal Hospital , Skinny Limits, Waterloo Ice House, Pinthouse Pizza, Tomlinson’s, Egg & I, Austin Antique Mall, Noodles & Co., Hopdaddy, and Le Studio. (Banner made by Thelma DeLeon)
OUR VOLUNTEERS: Front row, left to right: Sarah Brandon, Amelia Cobb, Ernie Garcia, Barbara Gaston, Sharon Justice, Donna Eagar, Carrie Francis, Candy Swindall. Back row: Dallas Maham, Brian Cobb, Helene Maham, Kenneth Webb, and Brian Brandon. (Not pictured: John and Denise Anderson, Thelma DeLeon, Vannezsa Smith, Jason and Lauren Werchan, and Sherran Williams)
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CELEBRATE THE 4th WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AT THE 15TH ANNUAL NORTH SHOAL CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD PARADE AND CELEBRATION SATURDAY JULY 4TH!
9:00 AM: Gather in the circle drive at the Pillow Elementary School entrance.
9:15 AM: Parade opening ceremony
9:20 AM: Parade begins!DRESS PATRIOTIC!
Prizes for Best Costume, Best Decorated Bike, Best Decorated Trike, Best Decorated Stroller, Best Decorated Wagon, and Best Dressed Pet. To be eligible for a prize, register and pick up a number at the Parade Registration Table.BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE!
After the parade, enjoy food, games, and fun activities like face painting and balloon twisting beneath the tent pavilion behind the school!ALL FESTIVITIES ARE FREE!!
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a New Shoal Creek Floodplain Map is now available online.
Shoal Creek is one of several Austin creeks recently remapped by Austin’s Watershed Protection Department. The revised floodplain map for Shoal Creek has been submitted to FEMA and is expected to be approved in July 2015. If approved as expected, it will then be adopted by the City of Austin effective January 2016.
To see the preliminary revised map, go to www.atxfloods.com/FP_mods/Map.html
Just type in your address to see if your home is in the floodplain. You can also scroll up and down the map to follow the floodplain from Shoal Creek’s headwaters just north of 183 down to its juncture with the Colorado River.
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The North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Association now has an official Facebook page, thanks to Board Member Vannezsa Smith and with help from ex-President Chip Rosenthal. Please take a look. We hope you’ll find something to Like on it.
While the Media Committee will be posting information about NSCNA events and news on it, it’s intended to be predominately a resident created page. If you have photos of the Memorial Day rains in our neighborhood, please share them. Got photos of some of your favorite spots in the neighborhood? Please share them too. The more you share, the more the flavor of our neighborhood shines through.
You can use this link to access it: www.facebook.com/nscna
We need a cover photo more emblematic of North Shoal Creek. Got one you think would fit the bill? If so, please email a copy to media@nscna.org
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Suggestions for mosquito control:
It’s mosquito time and this year they’re worse than usual, thanks to our very, very rainy May. You can help fight mosquitoes by using mosquito dunks in any standing water around your home. According to Wikipedia, mosquito dunks contain BTI, a group of bacteria that kill mosquito larvae while having almost no effect on other organisms. Lowes carries the dunks ($9.97 for a pack of 6). Each dunk lasts 30 days and is enough for 100 sq. ft. You’ll need to retreat every 30 days. (Haven’t checked Walmart but they probably do too.)Dunks don’t work against adult mosquitoes. To eliminate mosquito breeding areas and reduce your risk of disease, follow these 4 D’s posted on the website of the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department:
• Dusk & Dawn – Whenever possible, avoid prolonged outdoor activity at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active
• Dress – Wear long-sleeved, loose-fitting, light-colored clothing.
• DEET – Use mosquito repellent and carefully follow all label directions.
• Drain – Regularly check yards and neighborhoods for water-holding containers and empty them out. It only takes a teaspoon of water for mosquitoes to breed.
