The Allandale Reporter

Billy's was packed for the showdown

This was the scene last night outside of Billy's on Burnet Rd. Billy set up a big screen TV for area residents to watch the big game: Dallas Cowboys vs Greenbay Packers. At this point in the game the Cowboys were ahead by 3 in the opening minutes of the 4th quarter.

McCallum Orchestras and Choirs to Perform

Join Us for a Special Holiday Evening of Music and Celebration. McCallum High School orchestras and choirs will come together for their Winter Concert Series. December 4 and 6 at the McCallum Fine Arts Academy Theater. Both of the performances are free and will begin at 7pm. Click here for the details.

Special ANA General Meeting, Thursday

There will be a special Allandale Neighborhood Association Membership meeting to discuss the Northcross Lawsuit

Date: Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tim: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Location - Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Drive

Tom Linehan
President, Allandale Neighborhood Association       

Great Northern Striped

In late October, City crews resurfaced Great Northern Boulevard. This week they re-striped it. The asphalt is smooth and the striping is very visible making it safer for walkers, joggers and cyclists.  A side benefit of the project is it cleared out a lot of the brush that had grown up through the pavement and over the curb onto the road. The challenge now is to keep it cleared, a job the Beautification Committee has taken on in the past.

Holiday Yard Candy Canes for Sale

Boy Scout Troop 410 (sponsored by Highland Park Baptist Church) is once again selling its six-foot tall candy canes that you see in yards accross the neighborhood during the holidays. But in addition there
is something new: a smaller, 3-foot tall version as well.

The candy canes look spectacular at night with a floodlight on them.  The troop is requesting $50 per six-foot tall candy cane with a $5  discount ($45 per cane) for two or more. They are requesting $35 per 3-foot tall candy cane.

You may purchase your candy cane or pick up your preordered cane on November 25 from 2-4 p.m. or December 1 from 1-4 p.m. at 4701 Balcones Dr.

To reserve yours today, email skwestphal@sbcglobal.net or call 372-9452.

The Party's Over

submitted by Tom Davis

 

The McCallum Football Knights season ended last Friday night in College Station, when they took on the Waller Bulldogs from District 18 4A. When the final whistle blew the Knights were sent packing with a 41 to 20 loss.

The game looked like it was going to be an offensive showdown with both teams being able to move the ball down the field with ease. McCallum’s lone score in the first quarter was a touchdown pass from Kevin Lusson to Xavier Jefferson. Unfortunately the Knights defense could not stop the Bulldogs running game, and trailed at the end of the first quarter 14 to 7.

Austin Empty Bowl Project

If you were wondering why the crowds on Burnet Rd around Clay Ways Sunday afternoon, it's because people were lining up to participate in the Austin Empty Bowl Project hosted every year at Clay Ways.

It's a wonderful event to raise money for the Austin Capitol Area Food Bank. Judging from the line of people waiting to get in, they raised a pile of money. This is a big event. There are a number of sponsors, donors and volunteers that work together to pull it off.

A Tango with Laura Pelligrino

submitted by Tom Linehan

Tango, a latin dance form where the pauses… are as important as the movement is something I only know from the movies, (I recommend “Asasination Tango” with Robert Duval), but it’s not something you come across here in Allandale. So when I learned that Laura Pelligrino, a tango dancer, teacher, and professional musician was moving into the neighborhood I had to satisfy my curiosity. Laura and her dance partner Ector Gutierrez added interest to the Allandale Masquerade Ball by performing two dances. We visited last week where I was able to learn more about what it takes to tango.

RG4N Trial Wraps Up

And now we wait... until mid-December to learn Judge Orlinda Naranjo's decision on the two and one-half day RG4N trial that concluded today. The Austin Chronicle's Lee Nichols, a writer who lives in Crestview, sat through the entire trial. You can read the highlights in his blog on the trial. We should all be appreciative of getting the digest version. Judging from his account, it was long and mostly boring. Thursday's Austin Chronicle also included an article about the Northcross project by Michael King, "Point Austin: Whose City Is It? Northcross Wal-Mart fight about a lot more than a site plan." There are two points the article makes: one is don't diss The Austin Chronicle in court - they'll write about it, and two, if Lincoln, the City, and Wal-Mart win and a Supercenter goes in at Northcross it will be remembered as a victory for the big monied out-of-towners.

You will find the Austin American-Statesman's wrap-up of the trial in the following article: "Trial ends in Wal-Mart case: Judge expects to rule in mid-December," by Sarah Coppola.  

RG4N Trial got underway today

The Responsible Growth for Northcross (RG4N) trial got underway today. Both the Statesman and the Austin Chronicle posted stories about day one of the trial on their websites. And while Wal-Mart is pushing to get into our neighborhood, they've decided against moving forward on plans to build a Supercenter in downtown Tulsa (read story here).