In honor of this year’s Veterans Day recognition, Barton Hills Elementary would like to say “thank you” to the men and women of our community who have served our country or are currently serving in our military. If you or anyone you know is a veteran of our country’s military service, would you be our guest at our Monday morning assembly at 7:45 a.m. on November 6th? We invite you to wear your uniform if you like and come to the library for refreshments at 7:30 a.m.

If you can join us, please fill in the following information and return to Kay Wallingford or you can email her at kwalling@austinisd.org.

We look forward to sharing this memorable occasion with you. If you have questions, please feel free to call or email Mrs. Wallingford (414-3486).

Name __________________________________________________

Branch of Service ____________________Years of Service _______

We invite all parents to join us for this patriotic reflection when we can show our appreciation to the thousands of people who have given so much to preserve our freedom. All students, parents, and teachers are invited to wear red, white and blue for this special assembly!

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church invites you to their annual Fall Festival, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2006, featuring handmade arts & crafts, home-cooked treats, a raffle room and much more.

Kids’ activities include a choose-your-own Pumpkin Patch and face painting. Proceeds benefit church and outreach programs. St. Mark’s is located at 2128 Barton Hills Drive. For more information, call the church at 444-1449.

Event dates and times

– Friday, Sept. 15 ? Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006-09-02
– Gates open at 11:00 am, music starts at 11:15 am, and closing time is 10:00 pm.

Street Closures

– Barton Springs from MoPac to Robert E Lee closed Friday, Sept. 15, 9:00 am through Sunday, Sept. 17 at midnight
– Other streets will restrict through traffic, have detours, have signs that read ?No event parking? and ?Temporary No Parking? signs. See map.
– More info on travel and traffic: www.austinroadworks.org, click Street Event Closures, or tune in to AM 1680 or 1690

Traffic and Parking

– New barriers and detours will go into effect this year (see map). Barricades will go up at 10 am until 9 pm each day. Temporary no parking areas are in effect Friday morning through Sunday evening.
– Report traffic and parking violations to 3-1-1.
– Report non-emergency traffic or parking concerns to PARD Park Police: cell 415-1037, pager 802-9500
– Passenger Drop off: MoPac pedestrian bridge, north of Town Lake (by Austin High ? but no Festival parking at Austin High)
– Bicycle racks at all Festival gates ? bring your own lock
– Free shuttle from Republic Square

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