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Taraji P. Henson Discusses New Memoir

“Around The Way Girl”by: Charise Wallace | Special to the AFRO

Book cover of Taraji P. Henson’s“Around the way Girl - A Memoir”.Photo courtesy of Simon & Schuster

As she finds contin-ued success in Hollywood,there is one thing thatTaraji P. Henson would notchange: where she camefrom

The Golden Globewinner and AcademyAward winner appearedat the Howard Theatre inWashington D.C. on Oct.22, for a discussion andsigning of her new mem-oir, “Around The WayGirl,” released earlier thismonth.

The discussion wasmoderated by New YorkTimes bestselling authorand digital strategistLuuvie Ajayi amid a roomfull of fans, family mem-bers and even actress anddirector Debbie Allen.Henson detailed her ma-jor roles including Cookieon the Fox TV series “Em-pire” and Queenie fromthe film “The CuriousCase of Benjamin Button.”

Asked who her rolemodels are, Hensonnamed performers such asBette Davis and JoanCrawford—and with per-fect timing included fellowHoward University alumAllen.

“This woman taughtme that there is no suchthing as little roles,” saidHenson, noting Allen’s ap-pearances on the TV series“Fame.” “I learned thatfrom this woman. Andthat’s when I was like I’mgoing where ever shewent—‘Howard, I’mthere!’”

Henson also is a1988alum of Oxon Hill HighSchool in Oxon Hill, MD.

From AcademyAward nominee to GoldenGlobe awardee, Hensonhas proved to the enter-

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Gary Clark Jr. Performs forFans and Hilton HHonors

Members in Austin, TXby Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager Newspaper

Gary Clark Jr. closes out a successful 2016 HiltonConcert Series with a private show for Hilton

HHonors members and fans on October 28, 2016in Austin, Texas. Photo by Naomi Richard.

AUSTIN, TX -Grammy® Award-winningAustin native, virtuosoguitarist, vocalist, andsongwriter Gary Clark Jr.gave a special live perfor-mance on October 28,2016, showcasing thebenefits of being a HiltonHHonors member. TheAustin Hilton Hotel rolledout the red carpet for the“invite only” exclusive af-fair with chef prepareddelectables, gifting suites,and a desert bar like noneother, as opening per-former Eve Monsees andheadliner Gary Clark, Jr.gave world-class perfor-mances.

Austin was the sev-enth and final concert to

take place at hotels withinthe Hilton portfolio in 2016,following February’s JasonDerulo Concert at the HiltonSan Diego Bayfront, April’sElle King performance atDiplomat Resort & Spa Hol-lywood, Curio Collection,May’s Halsey performanceat Tokyo Hilton Odaiba,June’s Tegan and Sara per-formance at Hilton Toronto,July’s Grimes performanceat Hilton Berlin, andAugust’s Kip Moore perfor-mance at DoubleTree byHilton Nashville Downtown.

Ever since 2010, whenGary Clark Jr. wowed audi-ences with electrifying livesets everywhere from theCrossroads Festival toHollywood’s historic Hotel

Café, his modus operandiremained crystal clear: “I lis-ten to everything...so I wantto play everything.” TheAustin-born musical geniusfinds himself just as much ablend of his myriad influ-ences and inspirations.

Anyone who gravi-tated towards Clark’s,2011’s Bright Lights EPheard both the evolutionof rock and roll and a sav-ior of blues. The followingyear’s full-length debut,Blak And Blu, illuminatedClark’s vast spectrum. The2014’s double disc GaryClark Jr-Live projected

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Mr. Richard Arvine Overton:111 and Still Voting

Pictured from left to right, Polling Deputy Douglas“Doug” Fortune, Ms. Ann Love, Mr. Richard Overton andPolling Deputy Mrs. Margery “Tillie” Mackey.

AUSTIN, TX - Thereare folks who just have aknack for one thing or an-other, and there reallyisn’t a rhyme or reason forit. Mr. Richard ArvineOverton has a knack forlongevity. At just over 111years old, he can vividlydiscuss just about everydecade in the 20th Century.He holds the distinction asthe oldest living Unites

States Veteran from WorldWar II.

Mr. Richard Overtonwas born in BastropCounty on May 3, 1905.Like many men of TheGreatest Generation, hejoined the service in theheat of World War II. Heserved in the Pacific The-SeeOUR VET VOTES,page 2

The Prop. 1Mobility Bonds:

We have beenhere before.

One of the big issues onthe ballot is the $720 MillionMobility Bond. The bigquestion is, “Will it reducetraffic congestion in the city?”The answer to that questiondepends on who you ask. Theanswer is varied. The issue reminds me of asimilar issue that we facedmany years ago, before it wasabandoned in 2006. That planwas called “The AustinTomorrow” plan. The planwas intended to guide andmanage growth. Manyneighborhood groupsbelieved that they did not havetime for sufficient input intothe plan. As a result, the planbounced around like afootball, with no action beingtaken. Prop 1 appears to beheaded for a similar fate. Onlythis time, it will be up to thevoters to decide whether itpasses or fails. Many believed that whenwe changed our councilsystem from the at large ofelecting our council to aDistrict plan, we would givethe districts more say-so incouncil decisions. Under thisnew system, which is in itsfirst term, policitcs seem to beworking in the same old way. Prop. 1 is supposed tocorrect many of the problemsthat have existed for manyyears and have been turneddown by the council, withouta public vote. Prop. 1 wouldchange the East and Southeastarea of the city as we know it.However, the do nothingefforts have not worked, so weneed to try somethingdifferent. While the issues on thisballot have a lot of opposition,doing nothing is not an option.We have been asking formany of these changes foryears, but have fallen on deafears. Most of the objectionsare coming from objections tothe bike lanes and thenarrowing of the streets thatit will take to provide them. Prop. 1 is an effort tocorrect some of the problemsthat we have outlined formany years. It is too bad thatwe all had to leave the areabefore they were corrected. Early voting is now goingon, so it is important thatevery eligible voter get outand cast your ballot. Don’t letanyone tell you that your votedoes not count. It will neverbe more important than it istoday. Vote for Prop. 1 and theother candidates that werecommended last week

Texas honorsphenomenal civilleader Dr. Dicky.

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Jazz mass featuresIncomparable

John Mills Quartet.See SERIES

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CapMetro bus pilotserves as feasiblecommuting option.

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tainment industrythat she is a singular tal-ent. In her memoir, shedescribes the challengesshe faced as an actresscoming into the industry“a** backwards,” as shetermed it. She also delvesinto family turmoils whilegrowing up in the roughstreets of southeast D.C.,escaping an abusive rela-tionship from the father ofher son and finding herown path as a single momwith only $700 and adream.

“I didn’t back down,”said Henson. “I didn’tchange who I was. I cre-ated a lane for me. I keptbeing told that I was edgy,but when I walk in a roomand I’m comfortable, I’mnot going to be uncomfort-able. I’m an around theway girl, I’m not going tobe embarrassed by that,because that’s where I’mfrom, but that’s not who Iam.”

Henson said her real-ness came from her father,Boris Henson.

“It started with mydad,” she said. “He wasunapologetically himselfand taught me that beinghumanly flawed is themost beautiful thing youcan be because that’swhat we are.”

Henson also creditedher best friend with keep-ing her “grounded.”

“She literally kept mebalanced because shespent so much time withme she knew my idiosyn-crasies,” said Henson.

Fear and mistakesdon’t play out in Henson’sworld. Every role she tookwas for the better and ev-ery obstacle she encoun-tered, she pushed through.

“I don’t believe inmistakes because then Ibelieve in perfection,” shesaid. “My thing is I’m clearon fear…whenever itcomes up I check it, be-

cause I know what it is,it’s the devil.”

Henson wants theworld to know that, asidefrom her star-studded roleas Cookie, she is still aregular girl from the DMV.She enjoys seafood, kick-ing back and relaxing.

“Right now everyonehas forgotten all that Ihave done. All they see is“Cookie,” but that’s notTaraji,” Henson said. “Iplayed a lot of not sopretty roles…I had to provetime and time again that Iwas pretty.”

Henson said hermemoir, which was re-leased Oct. 11 and is avail-able online and in stores,came from a desire to rec-oncile her complex life.

“I’m just human,” shesaid. “We’re all too com-plex to be put in a coupleof sentences. That’s whyit’s in the book, and I don’teven think this is enoughpages.”

Taraji P. Henson in Oscar de la Renta 2011.Photo courtesy ©DAN & CORINA LECCACONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Hensonlearnedbeing

humanlyflawed isthe mostbeautifulthing you

can be

Clark into 3D by add-ing palpable dimensionand transcendent power.After spending the last fiveyears transforming audi-ences from the Californiadesert to the London me-tropolis, acquiring fans likeBarack Obama, KeithRichards, Alicia Keys, andBeyoncé along the way,Clark released his secondfull-length worldwide al-bum, The Story of SonnyBoy Slim, on September11th. Never has his pen’smoonshine been so intune with the times.

The 2016 Hilton Con-cert Series has travelledaround the world to bringexclusive experiences toHHonors members. Theseries, produced by LiveNation®, helps fans aroundthe world discover some ofthe music industry’s mostbuzz-worthy artists.

Hilton Worldwide(NYSE: HLT) is a leadingglobal hospitality com-pany, spanning the lodgingsector from luxury and full-service hotels and resortsto extended-stay suites

The 2016 Hilton Concert Series helps fansaround the world discover some of the music

industry’s most buzz-worthy artists

Eve Monsees opens for Gary Clark Jr. as hecloses out a successful 2016 Hilton Concert

Series with a private show for Hilton HHonorsmembers and fans on October 28, 2016 in Aus-

tin, Texas. Photo by Naomi Richard.

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and focused-service ho-tels. For 97 years, HiltonWorldwide has been dedi-

cated to continuing its tra-dition of providing excep-tional guest experiences.

ater (Hawaii, Guamand Iwo Jima) from 1942to 1945 as part of the all-black 1887th EngineerAviation Battalion. By thetime his service ended inOctober of 1945 he was aCorporal.

Upon returning to ci-vilian life Mr. Overton firstworked at an Austin furni-ture store, then took a jobwith the Texas Departmentof the Treasure. He even-tually bought a home inEast Austin where he stillresides today. Mr. Overtonhas received numerous

awards and honors overthe years. In 2013 he wasthe special guest of Presi-dent Barack Obama forVeteran’s Day where hewas mentioned and hon-ored during thePresident’s speech at Ar-lington National Cem-etery.

As a veteran Mr.Overton understands thesignificance of the right tovote, and he exercises hiswith each election. OnOctober 27, 2016 he andfamily friend Ann Lovemade their way to the

George WashingtonCarver Branch Library tocast their vote in the 2016Presidential Election. OnNovember 8th, along withthe rest of America, one ofAustin’s own living leg-ends will stay up late tosee who our next Presi-dent of the United Stateswill be.

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OUR VET VOTES

Capital Metroto Launch

Double-DeckerBus PilotProgram

AUSTIN, TX - CapitalMetro will test a double-decker bus as a part of itsregular MetroExpress ser-vice beginning Monday,Oct. 31 through Friday,Nov 11. The bus, built byBritish bus manufacturingcompany Alexander Den-

nis, is already on the roadin other U.S. cities, includ-ing Seattle and Las Vegas.

This two-week pilotprogram will help CapitalMetro’s leadership deter-mine if double-decker

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St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281

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and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland

Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)Rev. Jack C. Gause Pastor

Agape Baptist ChurchIn “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)

AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love Heexhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you.

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Church ServicesSunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 11:00 AM

Mid-Week Service Thursday: Praise,Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 PMCall 454-1547 for Transporation

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Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Worship Service 10:00 A.M.•Power Hour Bible Life Group 6:00 P.M.

Imani Complex & Office,11800 Mustang at Duval Austin, Texas 78727

Visit:imanichurch.comOffice: 512-343-9300Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims

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Worship: Sunday--10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Tuesday Bible Studies--7:30pm - 9:00 pmFriday Prayers--7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Church of Pentecost, USA Inc,Austin offers a wide variety of opportuni-ties for children, youth, adults, and olderadults to be involved in worship, spiritualgrowth, education, community outreach,and making a tangible difference to thosein need in our community. You too, canmake a positive difference in our commu-nity through your prayers, your presence,your gifts, your service, and your witness.Tel: 512 302-1270

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Romans 5:1 Therefore,having beenjustified by faith, we have peace

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This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam in glory, but all is being purified.

--- Martin Luther

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1179 San Bernard Street,Austin, TX 78702, 512-478-7023

Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:00 A.M.Sunday Morning Worship, 10:15 A.M.Visit our website @ www.obcaus.org

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WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.

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The date’s set for oneof Austin’s finest musicaltraditions – the 22nd An-nual Jazz at St. James’Concert Series. This year’sedition features the amaz-ing vocal stylings ofCarmen Bradford, whowill be accompanied bythe incomparable JohnMills Quartet.

The daughter ofsinger Melba Joyce andtrumpeter BobbyBradford, CarmenBradford grew up withmusic in her home and inher heart. Born in Austin,Bradford was raised inAltadena, CA and returnedto Austin to attendHuston-Tillotson – untilshe got a phone call thatchanged her life! The callwas a job offer to sing withthe celebrated bandleaderWilliam “Count” Basie,with whom she performedfor nine years. She hassince performed and/orrecorded with such jazzlegends as WyntonMarsalis, Tony Bennett,Lena Horne, Frank Sinatraand countless bands, or-chestras and symphonies.Carmen appeared on twoGrammy Award-winning

albums with the Basieband in the 1980s andlater collaborated on athird Grammy Award-win-ning album “Big BossBand” with guitaristGeorge Benson in 1991.The following year,Carmen’s 1992 debut al-bum “Finally Yours” (Evi-dence Records) garneredcritical acclaim; and in1995 she released “WithRespect,” (EvidenceRecords) her second solorecord that once againhighlighted her uniqueand incredible diverse vo-cal gifts. Carmen’s 2004release, “Home With You,”(Azica Records) is a won-derful collection of piano/vocal duets with ShellyBerg performing classicslike “Singin’ in the Rain,”“Take the A Train,” and“Sweet Georgia Brown.”Carmen is the featuredvocalist on the CD InvisibleDesigns, released by JohnMills in 2014 on FableRecords. Carmen has con-tinued touring all over theworld, and St. James’ ishonored to have her head-line this year.

Appearing and col-laborating with Carmen

for both Friday and Satur-day night’s concerts will bethe John Mills Quartet(John Mills, composer/saxophone; JohnFremgen, bass; JeffHelmer, piano; WayneSalzmann II, drums). Millsand the entire quartet allare faculty members atUT’s Butler School of Mu-sic.

Opening Friday’sconcert (November 4th at7 pm) is trumpeter, vocal-ist and percussionist PeteRodriguez, whose musicreflects his connections tohis heritage, especiallyfrom his father, renownedsalsero Pete “El Conde”Rodriguez. His early child-hood was spent in NewYork, and after moving toPuerto Rico in his teenyears, young Pete focusedon classical music wherehe played in the PuertoRico Symphony at age 19.Later, during his service inthe US Army, he discov-ered his love for jazz. Sucha diversity of musicalstyles has enriched hiscompositions and playingstyles.

Opening for Carmenon Saturday (November5th at 7 pm) is saxophonistand South Texas native

Tomás Ramírez. After hav-ing studied music at DelMar College in CorpusChristi and then coming toThe University of Texas,Tomás joined the Jerry JeffWalker band in 1973. Herecorded four albums withJerry Jeff in the ‘70s, per-formed with his own band,“Jazzmanian Devil” duringthe ‘80s, and has also re-corded with various na-tional artists, includingCarole King and Christo-pher Cross. Tomás hastoured throughout the US,Europe, Canada andMexico.

Carmen, a seasonedmusic educator, will alsolead a free Master Class,accompanied by JohnMills and Jeff Helmer, forvocalists and all interestedmusicians, on Saturday at11 am.

The 2016 Jazz at St.James’ Concert Seriesconcludes on Sundaymorning (11 am) with itsJazz Mass featuringCarmen Bradford and theJohn Mills Quartet, alongwith an 8-piece string sec-tion and the St. James’choir.

To learn more andpurchase tickets: http://jazzatstjames.org.

2016 Jazz at St. James’ Concert Series

Friday, November 4th and Saturday, November 5th at 7pmSunday Jazz Mass, November 6th at 11 am

Masterclass Saturday at 11 am

Polling Locations for the November 8, 2016Presidential Joint General and Special Elections

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Pink-Out Day

Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S.

Alyssa James WinnManor High School

Ava RobertsSpring Hill Elementary

Last Friday, October28, Manor high school hada pink out for Breast Can-cer Awareness Month. Stu-dents and staff memberscelebrate Breast CancerAwareness Month bywearing pink. Many peopleshowed there personali-ties by dressing in pink inmany different styles.Some girls wore pink tutus

with white shirts and or ashirt with a footballplayer's name ornumber. The boys and girlsathletics wore pink ath-letic wear to show support.On pink out they alsoplayed songs in honor ofthe survivors and the oneswho is still fighting thebattle of Breast Cancer.Then the yearbook com-mittee were taking pic-tures of the people doingthe pink-out. But there wasa big crowd of peoplewearing pink and had2k17 cardboard postersfor the graduates for 2017.It was a good view to mebecause it told me thatI'm going to graduatein three years. Then at theend of the day it was apink-out football game.Manor lost 14-31 againstDel Valle. But the footballgame was showing thepink out pride.

The End of Vine

Young adults acrossthe country are disap-pointed by the news thatthe once-popular socialmedia network, Vine, isbeing shut down. Vine,which was owned by Twit-ter, was the first socialmedia program to be ableto share quick, six secondvideos. Many people be-came famous by postingtheir videos on Vine suchas King Bach, Destorm,and Klarity. Now that it isbeing terminated, many ofthe “Vine Stars” are say-ing their goodbyes.

The company wasbought by Twitter in Octo-ber 2012 for a reported $30million. Vine was launchedin January 2013 for all Applemobile devices. The app al-lowed users to post videosof themselves singing,dancing, or comedic skits.

However, somepeople got more attentionthan others. In the first

few months that the appwas available, multiplepeople were gaining mil-lions of followers due tothe popularity of their vid-eos. This includes KingBach, who became themost famous user on Vineto date. King Bach’s videopopularity led him to a suc-cessful acting career in tvshows and movies such as“Meet the Blacks” and“Airplane Mode.” This isan accomplishment only afew “Vine Stars” haveachieved.

I’ve been watchingVine videos ever since theapp was launched. How-ever, I haven’t been viewingthe app as frequently due tothe fact that Instagram, oneof Vine’s competitors, re-leased a video feature aswell. Although Vine was thefirst to have videos,Instagram developed thefeature so that users canpost one minute long vid-eos. Most “Vine Stars” areposting their videos onInstagram as well.

It’s probably time forVine to shut down. Thecreator and operators ofthe app didn’t do a goodjob of adapting to populartrends in social media. Ifthe app had been able tocompete with other socialmedia programs with im-proved features, it mayhave had a chance of stick-ing around.

Five Fingers of Self Defense

Self Defense is any-thing that we think or doto increase our physical,mental, and emotionalsafety. The behavior andthinking is confident butforceful. There are FiveFingers in self defense:Think, Yell, Run, Fight,and Tell!

Think - Use intuitionto detect possible dangerand present yourself con-fidently in voice, body, andeyes.

Yell - Use your voicewith volume and strengthto scare the attacker andcall for assistance; Run -Avoid danger by runningaway; Fight - If you mustand Tell - Tell what hap-pened to someone youtrust.

I learned about thisduring a self-defenseclass. We used thinking,speaking, and physicalrole play to learn about thebest ways to handle con-flict and violence from bul-lies or unsafe adults. Ev-eryone should take a self-defense class.

Montrae NelsonFour Points M. S.

Red Ribbon Week

Hello, This week isRed Ribbon week at ourschool and its one of themost important weeks inthe world because of whatit means to our entireworld. I will explain thehistory behind Red ribbon

week and why its so im-portant.

Red Ribbon week is aalcohol, tobacco and otherdrug prevention campaignobserved annually in Oc-tober in the United States.it began after the brutalmurder of (DEA) AgentEnrique "Kiki" Camarena in1985. Agent Camarenaworked undercover inMexico for four years.

Lastly, Drugs and Al-cohol are a big problem inour society today and thisbrings awareness to theseproblems and helps to helptry to solve the issues bygetting people help andprevent violence in oursociety. Thank you forreading.

Response to Resistance Training

Damon Luckett IIHays High School

On Saturday, I par-ticipated in a citizenstraining camp, hosted byAPD (Austin Police Depart-ment), Measure Austin,and the Austin Justice Coa-lition. The event wasteach the public what po-lice response to resistancetraining is like. They pro-vided breakfast and lunch,Dunkin' Donuts andJason's Deli, and we wentthrough a detailed slideshow of what cops gothrough when dealingwith pull-overs, arrests,and simply complying withcallers and suspects. Ilearned when pulling overor answering a call of ser-vice, they can only use spe-cific measure of aggres-sion when dealing with asuspect. I thought to my-

self and said, "If a persongets shot or gets handledto aggressively, why aren'tthey doing anything aboutit?" I often wondered whatit would be like to actuallydo a cops job. After thepresentation, I wentthrough a simulator on aprojector where I dealtwith a robbery, a suicidalwoman, and a schoolshooter situation. After thesimulator I went through areal simulation where Ishot a gun,with soap bul-lets, to show the partici-pants how it feels in situ-ation where you had tothink fast. I dealt with arobbery, an apartmentcomplex argument, a con-venient store argument,and an armed man at adaycare. These situationsfelt very real and had meon my toes the wholetime. After visiting the fa-cility, I can know say thatmy mindset has changedslightly. I'm still not com-fortable with law enforce-ment because of the po-lice officers that do not dotheir jobs. As for the po-lice officers that do theirjobs correctly, I hope thatone day every one can allget along with each other.

Lunch, Lunch?

Tyler AllenBarbara Jordan Elem.

There are four thingsmy friends look forward toeach day. That is beingaround friends, lunch andrecess. Learning is also onthat list. This time I’m go-ing to talk about lunch.Fast foods are not going tobe discussed (noMcDonalds).

I have always won-dered who helps decideswhat we will eat at school.So I had to go to everyone’sfriend the internet. It saidthe most important personin the A.I.S.D. is the ChiefChef. His name is Steven

Burke. He is the districtsSchool Food Service Chef.

He develops newrecipes based on studentpreference and trends,reviews feedback fromstudents and focalgroups. Then theypresent them to parents.Local chefs also makeschool visits. Chef Burkeworks closely with theSustainable Food Centerand the Farm to schoolprogram here in Austin.Austin IndependentSchool district participatein the Eat Smart programdeveloped by the Univer-sity of Texas researcherswho are on staff at theDell Center for the Ad-vancement in Health Liv-ing.

As the article statesthat different menus aredeveloped for each schoollevel. It is designed toserve food that studentsare familiar with in thehealthiest version pos-sible. But I still saygrandma cooking is thebest.

Camping at Bastrop State Park

Kennedy GeorgePflugerville Cele M. S.

This Friday afterschool I was super excitedto go on a Girl Scoutcampout. We were goingto Bastrop State Park andit was my first time goingthere. I was riding in a verypacked car until the carbroke down at HEB so Irode with my friendMaddie in a separate car.Once we finally got therewe unpacked all of ourbags then we used pi-necones to make a fire sowe could make s'mores.When we finished withs'mores we took showersand went to bed, because

it was already ten o'clock.When we woke up thenext morning we gotdressed and had oatmealfor breakfast. Once every-one had eaten we had ahiking trip of the park. Ourlunch was sloppy joes,chips, and fruit. We had towait a while for the nexthiking trip but it was azombie apocalypse train-ing hike. It could have alsotaught you how to surviveif you were lost in thewoods in general. For din-ner we had foil packet din-ners where we put chickenand different toppings in apiece of foil, roll it up andput it on the fire. We alsohad cherry chocolate andvanilla peach dump cake.We also had another girljoin our tent that day so wetalked a lot more beforegoing to sleep. In themorning the girls in mytent packed up our bagsand put up 3 tents for thegrown ups. We ate muffinsthen headed back home.Camping out with myfriends was really fun.

Joshua MooreKIPP Austin Academy

Science Homework

Every week ourteacher gives us sciencehomework. On this

homework we have tocopy the picture on thepaper onto our note cardsand the words. There isone for every week, butwe can do them all in oneday. If we do them all inone day we will get a plus5 on our paycheck.

So far I've done allof my homework in oneday. This week I am go-ing to try and do all of iton Monday. Hopefully, Ican keep doing it on thefirst day of the week andkeep getting plus 5's inthis class.

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Kayla WinnManor New Technology

Ironman Triathlon

On Friday October28th, Saturday October29th and Sunday October30th, the Manor NewTechnology High SchoolKey Club volunteered atthe Ironman Triathlon 70.3

in Austin Texas. This eventconsisted of a 1.2 mileswim across Decker Lake,a 56.00 mile bike ride, anda half marathon (13.10mile run). On Friday andSaturday the volunteerswent to the Travis CountyExpo Center to volunteerat registration/packetpick-up. On Sunday after-noon from 2:30pm -6:30pm MNTHS’s Key Clubvolunteered at the finishline to cheer racers on.Rikki Foster the MNTHSKey Club Sponsor partici-pated in the race this year.The Key club was there tosupport not only him butthe other participants in-volved this year.

Wesley DickersonCedar Ridge H. S.

This summer I wasable to travel to Atlanta,Georgia to participate inthe LEAD Summer Busi-ness Institute at EmoryUniversity. During my timethere I attended classes atthe Goizueta School ofBusiness with my fellowLEAD Scholars and I alsocompeted in a team busi-ness plan competitionwhere all the scholarswere divided into fourteams and we all came upwith a business plan topresent at the end of ourthree weeks at the Sum-mer Business Institute.

Having the opportu-nity to come to Atlantaand study at a great busi-ness school with like-minded students my age.I am very excited to saythat I will be returning toAtlanta to compete withmy team against otherLEAD teams. This is allapart of the LEADing for

LEADing for Life ChallengeLife Challenge created bythe LEAD staff and Presi-dent Dr. Larry Drake. LEADputs on multiple programsaround the country on thecampuses of many wellknown universities such asEmory, Duke, and North-western University, sowhile I was competingagainst my fellow Emoryscholars, business plancompetitions of the samenature were going onaround the country. Oncewe all went our separateways we continued to re-fine our business plansand continued our presen-tation competitions overthe Internet. Now myteammates and I are beingflown out to Atlanta nextweekend to present infront of a new panel ofjudges and to competeagainst two other teams towin the LEADing for Lifechallenge.

I am very excitedabout this opportunity formultiple reasons. I amhappy to visit my friendsagain and I am excited tomeet the members of theother teams, and lastly Iam excited to present ourbusiness plan again. Myteam and I have workedvery hard to improve ourpresentation and we areeager to go competeagain.

Basketball Season

October 20th, I had myfirst basketball game! Imade the B team but I amstill grateful that I get to jointhe rest of the team on thecourt. "Everyday what dowe do?" the coach asked."Get better, stars on 3, 1, 2,3 stars!" We shout in uni-son. I got to start the gameoff and play in the firstgroup. I was kept on thecourt for the whole 1stquarter then I got tired andwas rotated out. Then whenI was calm, ready, and pre-pared, I was placed back in.When I stepped on thecourt floor to see the facesof the owners of the brightorange jerseys, that youcouldn't miss from a mileaway, I knew that it was mytime to step up and workhard.

Both A and B teamplayed Murchison MiddleSchool. They were tall andwe were immediately in-timidated, but not too in-timidated that we lost fo-cus. We played hard andmost importantly, as ateam. We passed it to eachother, hustled really hard,and kept our heads upwhen we dribbled. Theecho from the bounce ofthe ball when it dribbleddown the court, the squeakfrom your shoes as you ranfrom one side of the courtto the other, and best of allwhen you've done some-thing great and the crowdscreams your name andnumber, it is a great feeling.Both A team and B teamplayed a great game and Bteam won! The score was24 to 12 but it doesn't mat-ter about the score anyway,it matters that on our firstgame both teams tried andhustled for the ball, whilehaving fun. I scored 4 pointsand I was fouled once.

I did not make eitherone of my free throws, but Iam happy that I didn't foulanyone or foul out. It's allabout learning what youneed to improve on andimproving on it. Like ourcoach says "Everyday whatdo we do?" "Get better!"

SaNaya WhiteAnn Richards

Homecoming

This past weekendwas my first time going toa Grambling State Univer-sity (GSU) Homecoming.GSU is located inGrambling, Louisiana andit is where my parentswent to school. There area lot of events on Home-coming week; I only wentto 3 events because I wasthere for the weekend. OnSaturday morning mymom, sister and I went tothe parade and that wasabout an hour and thirtyminutes in the parade

there were a lot of highschool bands and theywere very good.

There also was aband from Missouri. Thenthe football game startedat 2 o’clock. By halftimethe score was 40-0, so thescore at the end of thegame was 72-0 andGrambling pulled out withthe victory. The final eventwas the Greek Step Show.We went to the step showto see my cousin Mariah,who was with the Deltas,and she did really well. Thewinner for the ladies wasthe Delta Sigma Theta andthe winners for the menwere Iota Phi Theta. I hada really great time at GSU’sHomecoming and forthose who are reading thisI hope you all can go andhave fun at GSU’s, or anyother Historically BlackCollege or University(HBCU) Homecoming nextyear.

Kevin ParishPark Crest M.S.

LEDA

Jalen MooreKIPP Austin Collegiate

This past week, I wasinformed about an amaz-ing opportunity for thesummer, a program calledLEDA(Leadership Enter-prise for a DiverseAmerica). LEDA is a sum-mer program that sends100 students from acrossthe nation to PrincetonUniversity for the durationof seven weeks. During

the program, students canexpect to tour collegecampuses, gain one-on-one assistance on collegeapplications from admis-sion officers of ivy leagueschools, enhance theiracademic writing, andbuild leadership skills. Iwas approached by twoseniors, who were partici-pants in the program,about the opportunity.They told me about theirexperiences participatingin the program, and theyare providing me with as-sistance in the applicationprocess. The program isvery selective, and I'm sograteful to have two bril-liant people who partici-pated in the program pro-vide assistance for me tohave the same remarkableopportunity that they had.

Basketball Tryouts

This week is basket-ball tryouts at Elgin MiddleSchool. I am so excited forthis season to finally havecome around. I was in bas-ketball last year and I lovedit, and hopefully this yearwill be the same. Basket-ball is the longest seasonof the year and I do notwant to be in off-seasonuntil February. I honestlythink I am good and hope-fully I will make it this yeartoo.

Last year I was on B-

Genesis StiggersElgin Middle School

team with a lot of myfriends but this year Istrive to make A-team. Ilove being challenged andreally want to see what Ican accomplish playing withpeople better than me. Try-outs are on Tuesday andthey end on Thursday, so forthe next three days I will bewaking up at 6:00 in themorning to be at the schoolby 6:40 a.m. On Friday, wewill find out the results, andI cannot wait to see whathappens.

Basketball is my fa-vorite sport, and I have re-ally been practicing. Nextweek I’ll let you guys knowwhat happens and hope-fully it’ll be good news. Ilike the coaches and I thinkthe coaches like me too.There weren’t a lot ofpeople trying out at myschool and I think I have areally great chance. Seeyou guys next week andhave a great day.

Basketball Season

The basketball sea-son has started. For theAustin High Lady Maroons,we had our first officialpractice on October19,2016. We had our firstscrimmages againstAnderson, Hutto, and

Vandergrift Highschool.The Lady Maroons fellshort to Anderson andVandergrift, however theyare confident in the nextscrimmages against RoundRock and Bowie at RoundRock on November2,2016. Even though theseason is early, we are veryconfident in the team tomake playoffs. Boys bas-ketball has also started.With two new coachescoming in, the program isunder going somechanges. Even with thenew faces of authority, theFreshman, JV, and Varsityteams are looking strong.They are very excited forthe upcoming season inthe new 5A district.

Tiana GardnerAustin High School

Zombie Experience

Malakhi WashingtonCovington Academy

Crows Nest Field Trip

This Saturday theyouth at my church wentto The Crows Nest Farm fora field trip because asstated before my familydoesn’t celebrate Hallow-een. We usually go some-where every year in placeof celebrating Halloween.

Crows Nest Farm has apumpkin patch, pettingzoo and just overall a coolplace to visit.

There were a lot ofneat animals at the zoothey have there and I justcouldn’t resist pettingthem all. Some of the ani-mals include snakes, goats,giraffes, and cool collec-tion of birds. When we firstarrived we were split upinto groups. The first thingmy group did was went tosee all the different birdsthey have there. Therewere falcons and a lot ofother cool birds as well asfun facts about other birdsthat were there. I really en-joyed the trip and can’twait to go back next year.

On Friday, October28th and Saturday, October29th, Cedar Ridge HighSchool’s Theatre departmenthosted their original ZombieExperience throughout theschool, to raise money fortheatre. and The Zombie Ex-perience is a night whenZombies infect Round Rock,making Cedar Ridge the clos-est safe zone. The theaterstudents dress up as zombiesand are scattered around theschool. With the help of vol-unteers, participants gothrough a physical exam andare granted access into theschool. After entering the

building, you are led by amilitary officer around theschool, trying to avoid thezombies who have infiltratedthe safe zone. You interactwith student who haveturned into zombies as youtry not to get infected.

Claire Zetarski andAnna Woodruff are fresh-men at Cedar Ridge whowere first time zombies thisyear. Claire says “it was an ex-hilarating experience. Thereactions people had as wejumped out at them, werepriceless. My favorite was agroup that ran in the oppo-site direction, disobeyingtheir leader instructions,when they saw us.” The stu-dents put a lot of effort intoZombie. Anna told me they“stayed after school onThursday to do a dress re-hearsal and went home ataround 9 PM, but on Fridayand Saturday, we did not gohome until 3 AM.” The Zom-bie Experience was fun forboth technical theatre andacting, and they were all gladto see it come together.

Quinn LangfordCedar Ridge H. S.

Texas Book FestivalSaturday, November 5th

Grounds of the State Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave.

One of the largest and most prestigious liter-ary festivals in the country, the annual Texas BookFestival, features 250+ nationally and critically rec-ognized authors, 20+ venues including the StateCapitol, 80+ exhibitors, live music, local foodtrucks, family activities, and countless opportuni-ties to meet authors and fellow book lovers.

Founded in 1995 by First Lady Laura Bush,the Festival has hosted thousands of notable andaward-winning authors over the years.

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PROJECT:Bid Package:BID DATE:DPR CONTACT:

Visa Global IT CenterBuilding IV 4th FloorFriday, November 18, 2016, 2:00pm (CST)Matthew Lockwood,Preconstruction Manager(MatthewLo@dpr.com)

INVITATION TO BID/PROPOSE: DPR Construction is requesting bids/proposals for certainwork components related to the interior fit-out of 46,862 SF of office space for the VisaGlobal IT Center project located at Research Park Plaza IV, in Austin, Texas.

A Pre-Bid/Proposal Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10th 9:00 AM (CST) and TuesdayNovember 15th, 2016, 9:00 AM (CST) at the site, 12301 Research Blvd. (Building 3), Austin, TX78759.

Bids/Proposals are due on Friday, November 18th, 2016 before 2:00 P.M (CST). Bid/proposalsmay be submitted via e-mail to DPR Preconstruction Manager Matthew Lockwood atMathewLo@dpr.com; via or via hand-delivered envelope to DPR’s Austin Office, located at9606 Mopac Expressway, Suite 300. Bids/proposals will be opened by the Owner’s representativeat DPR’s offices on bid day, and results will be made public after bid award. Please direct allquestions about the bids/proposals and project scope to DPR Construction, Matthew Lockwood.

Project Description: Scope includes complete tenant improvements for 46,862 SF of space,which includes mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, telephone and datacabling, casework, ceramic tile, audio visual, appliances, carpet and paint.

Trades:• Flooring• Painting• Casework• Doors, Frames &Hardware

• Ceramic Tile• Wall Covering• Mechanical• Electrical• Plumbing

• Fire Alarm• Fire Protection• Audio Visual• Telecommunications/Data• Appliances

Plan Availability: Plans will be available at all of the local area plan rooms and DPR’s Austin office, 9606MoPac Expressway N., Suite 300 Austin, TX 78759. DPR also has file sharing site for contractorsinterested in electronic documents. Please contact DPR Construction for additional information, 512-345-7699 or contact Matthew Lockwood directly at MatthewLo@dpr.com.

DPR Construction is an EEO Employer and all subcontractors and vendors, including Minorityand Woman Owned Business Enterprise Subcontractors and Suppliers, are strongly encouragedto submit bids/proposals for this project. Certification must be in place with the City of Austinprior to submission of bid/proposal. Subcontractors (not equipment vendors) are also stronglyencouraged to complete DPR’s qualification process prior to the submission of a bid/proposal.Qualification is a condition of contract award.

We appreciate your bid and would like to hear from you!Please indicate your interest in bidding by emailing this form back to DPR at Matthewlo@dpr.com

Project: Visa Global IT Center Bldg IV Level 4 Tenant Improvements

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The Blackshear/O. L.Price Ex-Student Associa-tion in celebration of Dr.Dickey's Birthday weekwill be hosting a MemorialMarker dedication Pro-gram at the Texas StateCemetery. The event willtake place at the TexasState Cemetery, 901Navasota Street in Austin,10 - 11 a.m., November 10,2016. There will be a re-ception immediately fol-lowing the Program. Dr. James Lee Dickeywas a great man who mademany phenomenal contri-butions in Taylor, Texas, atown which he came to callhome. Dickey worked inthe community during atime when action towardswellness, community, rec-reation and diversity wereseldom attempted by a

Memorial Marker Dedicationfor Dr. Dickey

Negro in the South. For hisefforts, he received numer-ous awards and honors,including Distinction bythe Taylor Chamber ofCommerce as the man ofthe year for 1952 in 1953;an honor that began hisjourney in the pages of his-tory. Dickey made world-wide news in the article “ANegro Doctor Wins-OverSouthern Town,” in theSaturday Evening Post onOctober 24, 1953, by

George Sessions Perry. On Saturday, November12, there will be a parade inDowntown Taylor, Texas, at10 a.m.. There will also bea Health Fair at Taylor In-termediate School EventCenter, 3101 N. Main Street,Taylor, immediately follow-ing the parade. The public is invited toattend both events.Contact Jennifer Harris(512) 296-6109 for moreinformation.

Dr. James Lee Dickey and Family

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CentralTexans

Go to thePolls

As voters goes to thepolls to vote, there arenumerous items that willbe on the ballot. Not onlyare voters going to vote forthe President but, also onvarious Bond Proposals;Charter Revisions; and

Constitutional Amend-ments. Although theseConstitutional Amend-ments, Bonds and CharterReview are less “glorious”than the Presidential race,they will also affect thedaily lives of those living inCentral Texas. As a resultsall voters should be in-formed of these “lesser”items on the ballot.

In Pflugerville, thevoters will vote to electthe President, Mayor,City Council Membersand also a Charter Revi-sion. Yes, there havebeen large turnouts inPflugerville but, this maynot increase in the voting

for the Charter Revisionproposals. In Pflugerville,the Charter Review hasnumerous Amendmentssuch as, calling for an in-crease of Pflugerville CityCouncil seats from six toseven.

In Austin, there isanother “Mobility Bond”that the voters can votefor or against. There areboth supporters and pro-ponent of the Bond. Onone hand, the Mayorsupports this bil l andseeks to make a case forit; whi le City Councilmember Ora Houston,doesn’t support this mo-bility bond.

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

Togolese American Community of Central Texas

Over the years, there has been a growing Togolese American community inCentral Texas. As a result, this growing Togolese-American community has sought toorganize itself by starting an association. According to the leaders of the TogoleseAmerican community, having a legally established association will help their organi-zation and outreach. Moreover, their outreach will include events that seek to edu-cate the greater Central Texas community about Togo.

According to the leadership of the Togolese American community, they wantto showcase Togolese culture and also grow the Togolese Community of CentralTexas. Over the years, Togolese Americans have moved to the Central Texas due tonumerous magnets such as jobs and education. Currently, the local universities drawAfricans and Togolese to the Central Texas region. Now, they believe it is time toreally organize the community.

According to the leadership of the Togolese community they plan to organizethree main events that will showcase Togolese culture. Moreover, these three mainevents are to hold an “End of Year Party”, celebrate the “Togolese IndependenceDay” and the “July 4th”. For instance, the first event that is coming up for them isthe “Togolese End of Year Celebration”. This event will enlighten Central Texas andserve Togolese food.

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REQUEST FORCOMPETITIVE SEALED

PROPOSALS -Austin Independent School Districtrequests competitive sealedproposals for construction of AISDProject No. 160004-ZILKR,Renovations at Zilker ElementarySchool - Scope Includes (but is notlimited to): Restroom plumbing,mechanical and electrical work, tilework, painting and millwork;Roofing; Mechanical renovations;Window replacement; andHazardous Material Abatement.100% Performance and PaymentBonds required. 5% ProposalGuaranty required.PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 10:00a.m. Austin time, on Tues, Nov 15,2016, at AISD Construction MgmtDept, 812 San Antonio, Ste 200,Austin, TX 78701, Ph: 512-414-8940. Proposals will thereafter bepublicly opened and the names ofthe offerors and any monetaryproposals made by the offerors willbe read aloud.Proposal Instructions, copies ofdrawings, specifications andcontract documents, addenda (ifany) and other documents related tothis Request for Proposals will beavailable at the location indicatedbelow for a deposit amount of$50.00 per set. The deposit will berefunded upon return in goodcondition to the location indicatedbelow within 14 calendar days ofthe opening of proposals.Miller IDS Planroom - Downloaddocuments at: www.planroom.millerids.com Request and pick upprinted documents at: 1000 E. 7th

St, Austin, TX 78702, (512) 381-5292, Email: planroom@ millerids.comQuestions or concerns regardingthis Request for Proposals must bedirected to Beth Guillot by phoneat: (512) 992-1520, or by email at:beth@fuse-arch.com.P R E - P R O P O S A LCONFERENCE: 9:30 a.m., Austintime, on Tues, Nov 8, 2016 at ZilkerES – Front Office, 1900 BluebonnetLn, Austin, TX 78704. AISD mayconsider an Offeror’s attendance ofthe pre-proposal conference in itsdetermination of best value of eachProposal submitted. AISD reservesthe right to reject any and allproposals.

REQUEST FORCOMPETITIVE SEALED

PROPOSALS-Austin Independent School Districtrequests competitive sealedproposals for construction of AISDProject No160022-PALM,Renovations at Palm ElementarySchool.Project Scope: ADA improvementsto include restrooms, wheel chairlife installation, exterioraccessibility improvements,driveway repair, and replace boiler.100% Performance and PaymentBonds required. 5% ProposalGuaranty required.PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 2:00P.M. Austin time, on Thurs,December 8, 2016, at AISDConstruction Mgmt Dept, 812 SanAntonio, Ste 200, Austin, TX78701, Ph: 512-414-8940.Proposals will thereafter be publiclyopened and the names of theofferors and any monetaryproposals made by the offerors willbe read aloud.Proposal Instructions, copies ofdrawings, specifications andcontract documents, addenda (ifany) and other documents related tothis Request for Proposals will beavailable at the location indicatedbelow for a deposit amount of$100.00 per set. The deposit willbe refunded upon return in goodcondition to the location indicatedbelow within 14 calendar days ofthe opening of proposals.Miller IDS Planroom - Downloaddocuments at: www.planroom.millerids.com Request and pick upprinted documents at: 1000 E. 7th

St, Austin, TX 78702, (512) 381-5292, Email: planroom@mil-lerids.comQuestions or concerns regardingthis Request for Proposals must bedirected to Casey Nicholson atO’Connell Robertson by phone at512.478.7286 or by email at:cnicholson@oconnellrobertson.comP R E - P R O P O S A LCONFERENCE: 10:00 A.M.Austin time, on Tues, Nov 15, 2016at the Library @ Palm ES, 7601Dixie Dr, Austin, Tx. AISD mayconsider an Offeror’s attendance ofthe pre-proposal conference in itsdetermination of best value of eachProposal submitted. AISD reservesthe right to reject any and allproposals.

REQUEST FORCOMPETITIVE SEALED

PROPOSALS- Austin Independent SchoolDistrict requests competitivesealed proposals for constructionof AISD Project No. 160028-LAMAR, Renovations at LamarMiddle School. HVAC renovationincludes but is not limited tocooling towers, boilers, chillersand rooftop units with associatedplumbing, electrical and roofwork.100% Performance and PaymentBonds required. 5% ProposalGuaranty required.PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 3:00p.m. Austin time, on Thurs, Nov10, 2016, at AISD ConstructionMgmt Dept, 812 San Antonio, Ste200, Austin, TX 78701, Ph: 512-414-8940. Proposals willthereafter be publicly opened andthe names of the offerors and anymonetary proposals made by theofferors will be read aloud.Proposal Instructions, copies ofdrawings, specifications andcontract documents, addenda (ifany) and other documents relatedto this Request for Proposals willbe available at the locationindicated below for a depositamount of $100.00 per set. Thedeposit will be refunded uponreturn in good condition to thelocation indicated below within 14calendar days of the opening ofproposals.Miller IDS Planroom - Downloaddocuments at: www.planroom.millerids.com Request and pick up printeddocuments at: 1000 E. 7th St,Austin, TX 78702, (512) 381-5292, Email: planroom@mil-lerids.comQuestions or concerns regardingthis Request for Proposals must bedirected to: Paul Medrano, byphone at: 512-414-8931, or byemail at: paul.medrano@ austinisd.org.P R E - P R O P O S A LCONFERENCE: 4:00 p.m.,Austin time, on Tues, Nov 1, 2016at Lamar MS, 6201 Wynona St.Austin, TX 78757. AISD mayconsider an Offeror’s attendanceof the pre-proposal conference inits determination of best value ofeach Proposal submitted. AISDreserves the right to reject any andall proposals.

REQUEST FORCOMPETITIVE SEALED

PROPOSALS- Austin Independent SchoolDistrict requests competitive sealedproposals for construction of AISDProject No. 160035-GROUP,Additions & Renovations at: LBJ/LASA HS, 7309 Lazy Creek Dr,Austin, TX 78724; Paredes MS,10100 S. Mary Moore Searight Dr,Austin, TX 78748; Small MS, 4801Monterey Oaks Blvd, Austin, TX78749. Work includes, but is notlimited to structural, plumbing,mechanical, electrical, construction,painting and millwork, concrete,Hazmat abatement and roofing.100% Performance and PaymentBonds required. 5% ProposalGuaranty required.PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 1:00p.m. Austin time, on Nov 17, 2016,at AISD Construction Mgmt Dept,812 San Antonio, Ste 200, Austin,TX 78701, Ph: 512-414-8940.Proposals will thereafter be publiclyopened and the names of theofferors and any monetaryproposals made by the offerors willbe read aloud.Proposal Instructions, copies ofdrawings, specifications andcontract documents, addenda (ifany) and other documents related tothis Request for Proposals will beavailable at the location indicatedbelow for a deposit amount of$150.00 per set. The deposit willbe refunded upon return in goodcondition to the location indicatedbelow within 14 calendar days ofthe opening of proposals.Miller IDS Planroom - Downloaddocuments at:www.planroom.millerids.comRequest and pick up printeddocuments at: 1000 E. 7th St, Austin,TX 78702, (512) 381-5292, Email:planroom@millerids.comQuestions or concerns regardingthis Request for Proposals must bedirected to Jesus Delgado, RA, RIDand Pfluger Architects by phone at512.476.4040, or by email at:jesus@pflugerarchitects.com.P R E - P R O P O S A LCONFERENCE: 2:00 p.m. Austintime, on Nov 10, 2016 at LBJ/LASA HS, 7309 Lazy Creek Dr.AISD may consider an Offeror’sattendance of the pre-proposalconference in its determination ofbest value of each Proposalsubmitted. AISD reserves the rightto reject any and all proposals.

REQUEST FORCOMPETITIVE SEALED

PROPOSALS- Austin Independent SchoolDistrict requests competitive sealedproposals for construction of AISDProject No. 160036-HOUST,Package 1 - HVAC Renovations andPackage 2 - Renovations at Hous-ton ES. Scope of work includesrestroom renovation, rampconstruction, door replacement andrefinishing, replacement of HVAC,controls, ductwork, and electricaldistribution panels.100% Performance and PaymentBonds required. 5% ProposalGuaranty required.PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 10:00a.m. Austin time, on Thurs, Nov 17,2016, at AISD Construction MgmtDept, 812 San Antonio, Ste 200,Austin, TX 78701, Ph: 512-414-8940. Proposals will thereafter bepublicly opened and the names ofthe offerors and any monetaryproposals made by the offerors willbe read aloud.Proposal Instructions, copies ofdrawings, specifications andcontract documents, addenda (ifany) and other documents related tothis Request for Proposals will beavailable at the location indicatedbelow for a deposit amount of$100.00 per set. The deposit willbe refunded upon return in goodcondition to the location indicatedbelow within 14 calendar days ofthe opening of proposals.Miller IDS Planroom - Downloaddocuments at: www.planroom.millerids.com Request and pick upprinted documents at: 1000 E. 7th

St, Austin, TX 78702, (512) 381-5292, Email: planroom@mil-lerids.comQuestions or concerns regardingthis Request for Proposals must bedirected to: Debra Sharpe, Jose I.Guerra, Inc., by phone at 512-445-2090 ext 336, or by email at:dsharpe@guerra.com.P R E - P R O P O S A LCONFERENCE: 10:00 a.m.Austin time, on Thurs, Nov 10,2016 at Houston ES, 5409 PoncianaDr, Austin, TX 78744. AISD mayconsider an Offeror’s attendance ofthe pre-proposal conference in itsdetermination of best value of eachProposal submitted. AISD reservesthe right to reject any and allproposals.

Austin Community CollegeDistrict is soliciting bids toprovide for Gear Rental for theACC Fire Training Academy

Invitation for Bid (IFB)No. 340-17002CC

All bids must be submitted to ACCPurchasing by no later thanNovember 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.,Central Time. Bid packages areavailable on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http://www.austincc.e d u / o f f i c e s / p u r c h a s i n g /advertised-solicitations or in theACC Purchasing Office, withadvance notice (512)223-1044,between the hours of 9am and4pm CT, Monday through Friday.All bids must be sealed andreturned to the ACC PurchasingOffice, ACC Service Center, 9101Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas78754, by the date and timeindicated above. Electronicallytransmitted bids will NOT beaccepted unless otherwise statedin the documents.A Pre-bid Meeting (non-mandatory) is scheduled forTuesday, November 8, 2016 at11:00am in Room 146, ACCService Center, 9101 TuscanyWay, Austin, TX 78754.

Austin Community CollegeDistrict is soliciting bids to providefor Floral Supplies including FreshFlowers and Foliage

Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 595-17004CC

All bids must be submitted to ACCPurchasing by no later thanNovember 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.,Central Time. Bid packages areavailable on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http://www.austincc. edu/offices/purchasing/advertised-solicitations or in the ACCPurchasing Office, with advancenotice (512)223-1044, between thehours of 9am and 4pm CT, Mondaythrough Friday.All bids must be sealed and returnedto the ACC Purchasing Office, ACCService Center, 9101Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas 78754,by the date and time indicatedabove. Electronicallytransmitted bids will NOT beaccepted unless otherwise stated inthe documents.A Pre-bid Meeting (non-mandatory)is scheduled for Tuesday,November 8, 2016 at 2:00pm inRoom 146, ACC Service Center,9101 Tuscany Way, Austin, TX78754.

Austin Community CollegeDistrict is soliciting bids to provideCustodial Equipment.

Invitation for Bid(IFB) No. 485-17005RW

All bids must be submitted to ACCPurchasing by no later thanDecember 1, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.,Cen-tral Time. Bid packages areavailable on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http://www.austincc. edu/offices/purchasing/advertised-solicitations or in the ACCPurchasing Office, with advancenotice (512)223-1044, between thehours of 9am and 4pm CT, Mondaythrough Friday.All bids must be sealed and returnedto the ACC Purchasing Office, ACCService Center, 9101 Tuscany Way,Austin, Texas 78754, by the dateand time indicated above.Electronically transmitted bids willNOT be accepted unless otherwisestated in the documents.A Pre-bid Meeting is scheduled forMonday, November 14, 2016 at2:00pm at ACC HighlandCampus, Room 2209.

New Jobs for theWeek of 10/30/2016

Coordinator, Student LifeRound Rock Campus

Job# 1610041Analyst, Data Warehouse

ProgrammerHighland Business Center

Job# 1609045Assistant, SeniorAdministrative

Highland Business CenterJob# 1610035

Specialist, Financial AidHighland Business Center

Job# 1610036Specialist, Business Assessment

Highland CampusJob# 1610037

Faculty, GovernmentLocation as assigned

Job# 1610032Technician, Senior, Heating

Ventilation && Air-Conditioning

Location is as assignedJob# 1610003

Assistant, SeniorAdministrative

Highland CampusJob# 1610039

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buses  are a  feasibleoption  on  heavy  com-muter corridors such as IH-35, MoPac and U.S. 183.

The  public  will  getits first look at the sleek,high-capacity vehicle as itbegins  its  inaugural  trekalong  Route  935,  fromthe  Tech  Ridge  Park  &Ride  to  Riverside Drive.The  double-decker  buswill  serve  as  an  addi-tional  vehicle  on  theroute, operating approxi-mately five minutes aheadof  the  regular Route 935bus,  the  Tech  Ridge  Ex-press.  No  fare  will  becharged  on  the  double-decker  during  the  pilotperiod.

The new bus seats 89riders and can accommo-date up to 100 total. Capi-tal Metro’s  typical  busesseat  36  riders  and  cancarry  15 more  standingpassengers.  The  42-footdouble  decker  bus  is  13

feet 6 inches tall, as com-pared to 9 feet 6 inches forLocal buses and 11 feet 5inches  for MetroExpressbuses.

The double-decker isADA  compliant,  is  com-pletely covered and has abicycle rack. Riders will getto enjoy panoramic views,footrests and soft recliningseats on its upper deck.

Capital Metro’s Com-munity Involvement teamwill  conduct  surveys dur-ing the demonstration pe-riod  to gauge how muchsupport there might be forhaving  a  double-deckerbus  in  service  on  a  full-time basis.

Following  the  testperiod, input from riders,bus operators and main-tenance staff will be com-piled and reviewed. Staffwill  then  report  to  theCapital Metro  board  ofdirectors  with  findingsand recommendations.

New bus can accommodate up to 100

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Citation by Publication - Determination of HeirshipThe State of TexasTo all persons interested in the Estate of

IN THE ESTATE OF SHAKEEL SYED ABDULLA, Deceased,Cause No. C-1-PB-16-000343,

in Probate Court Number 1, Travis County, Texas.SAGEERA SYED ISMAIL and allThe alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and -entitled estate filed an Applica-

tion to Determine Heirship in this estate on February 18,2016, requesting that the Court deter-mine who are the heirs and only heirs of IN THE ESTATE OF SHAKEEL SYED ABDULLA,DECEASED, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

This Application may be acted on by the Court at any call of the docket on or after 10:00A.M. on the first Monday following the expiration of ten days from date of publication of thiscitation. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court byfIling a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensureits consideration, you or your attorney must fIle any objection, intervention, or responsein writing with the County Clerk of Travis County, Texas on or before the above-noted dateand time.

County Clerk, Travis County, TexasP.O. Box 149325, Austin, Texas 78714-9325

If this citation is not served within 90 days after date of its issuance, it shall be returnedunserved.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Probate Court of Travis County, Texas at the officeof the Travis County Clerk in Austin, Texas, on October 24,2016.

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On Friday, October 28th, a group of the Original L. C. Anderson High School Alumni, attended the homecoming football game of the L. C.Anderson High Trojans at Nelson Field. The Alumni were invited to the game to continue the tradition of “Linking the past to enrich the future.”Those alumni in attendance were recognized on the field during the halftime activities. Each one was given a yellow rose and a card, handmade,by an Anderson student. Unfortunately, the Anderson High Trojans lost the game to the San Marcos Rattlers, 48-47. Photos by Melvin Scott.

Anderson High HomecomingSteadfast In Linking The Past

To Enrich The Future