Time: Thursday 16 February at 6:00 PM

Location:
3009 Industrial Terrace #150
Austin, TX 78758 (183 and Burnet Road)

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Costs: Each person pays $10 for a pint glass (you get to keep it) that can then be used to sample the four brands, or a "pint or two" as Mike described it.

Unfortunately, he can't sell six packs or cases from the brewery. Might be good idea to bring cash and debit/credit card to be safe.

Uses West Point Society of Central Texas maintained web site to create award-winning essay, is scheduled to present his paper in Austin on May 7th during Texas History Day observances at the Bob Bullock Museum Texas State History Museum.

Austin, Texas, April 30, 2011–Truman Dowdy, a middle school student in Tomball, Texas and member of the Texas Young Historians has won their Junior Division Lone Star Leadership Award for an essay about an 1825 graduate of West Point entitled "Joseph Bonnell: The Forgotten Texas Leader." The award, sponsored by the Texas State History Association includes a medal, a $75 prize, and a scholarship to the Lone Star Leadership Academy, supported by Education in Action, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people to be informed and active leaders in their communities.

On Saturday the 5th we conducted our Mount Bonnell Spring Clean-up in conjunction with the Austin Parks Foundation's ninth annual It's My Parks Day, their signature event. Five society members participated along with 17 other volunteers. We were supported by APF, KAB and PARD and we managed to get a lot done despite a reduced number of volunteers due to the initially bad weather. We cleared brush on the summit, widened a trai...l to better access one of the picnic tables, spread crushed granite around the uppermost table, painted three metal sign posts and policed up litter on the summit and along the north trail.

You should know that having restored the fabulous views and policed the area, neighbors and visitors alike have expressed their appreciation of our Sociey's efforts.

There is more to get done, however--spread more crushed granite, weed the two gardens, paint the metal posts on the sign at the foot of the stairs, clear and bag more brush and pick up litter. So we are scheduling a follow-on clean-up day in conjunction with the Keep Austin Beautiful 26th Clean Sweep.

Please register on line and join us.

If you have any questions, call Stan Bacon at 345-5964. We will provide snacks, T shirts, water and a fabulous view from the summit along with the appropriate tools and glovess

The society is sponsoring our Mount Bonnell Spring Clean-up Day on Saturday, March 5th from 9:00 to 11:00am in conjunction with the Austin Parks Foundation's ninth annual It's My Park Day signature event. We will be removing litter from the parking lot and trails, repainting sign posts, widening a trail, weeding and mulching a garden and enjoying the newly restored views of the Colorado River Valley and the City of Austin skyline. To sign up go to http://connect.austinparks.org/goto/mount.bonnell.