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December 2019

Upcoming Events

~~December Board meeting will be Mon. 12/2 6:30PM at the LAC.~~
December workday will be Sat. 12/14 starting at 8AM at the Pavilion in City Park.
January Board meeting will be Mon. 1/6 6:30PM at the LAC.
January workday will be Sat. 1/11 starting at 8AM at the Pavilion in City Park.
Save the DATE : Thursday Jan. 30th, General Membership Meeting
We have a Facebook page being administered by Dan Moyer
Lakeway Friends of the Parks
For those who shop on Amazon, FOP is now a listed charitable organization and can receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchase.
Navigate to smile.amazon.com, login, select "Change Your Charity" and search for "Friends of the Park" located in Lakeway, TX
and click on the Select button.
Family membership dues for 2020, pay by mail, click here or pay in person at our workday, contact our Treasurer Bernie.

HGB entrance pond. Photo by Jim Dunn

City Park

Sat. 12/14, starting at 8AM, please meet at upper parking lot (Pavilion) of City Park for volunteer opportunties. Bring gloves and drinking water.
o Mowing, weeding, trimming
o Move small rocks near Wildflower Meadow
o Retrieve decorative pavers/rocks from Butterfly Garden
o Purple Martin houses maintenance
o Cedar sapling removal

Hamilton Greenbelt

o Entrance garden maintenance
o Plant flame acanthuses

Canyonlands

o Repair of the Exxon-Mobil bridge on Serene Loop trail - bring battery powered drills to remove decking screws.

Lunch

o Sloppy Joes, veggies, chips and dessert

November 16, 2019

Volksmarch

The 2nd annual Volksmarch was held Sat. 11/16 starting at Noon.
Registration at the table/tent at the parking lot of the Lakeway Swim Center.
Three mile self-guided hike in the Canyonland proper, will take at least one hour.
Six mile guided hike up to Mt. Lakeway and back, will take at least three hours.
See the fall foliage on a sunny mild day.
Live music was be provided by the "Just for Fun Bunch" from 2PM to 3:30PM at the registration area.
Pretzels, beer or sparkling water were available upon completion of the hikes.
Click on the announcement to the right for more details!

View event Photos.

We had about 170 people participate in the Volksmarch into the Canyonlands or up Mt. Lakeway. The weather was perfect. We had a great mix of young people, parents and mature walkers along with a multitude of dogs. All of the liquid refreshments and the pretzels were consumed after people returned from their hike. They were then able to relax to the tunes played by the "Just for Fun Bunch" band. We would like to thank Josh Horowitz of Infamous Brewing for the beer, Lisa Clover for the Fat Belly Pretzels, Sheila Mangan for the Hippeas and Eric Mangan for Spindrift Sparkling Water. Thanks to the City of Lakeway for co-sponsoring the event, LAME for mountain bike riders and to numerous FOP volunteers for doing the many tasks associated with setup, registration and guiding hikers on the trails.

See the Photos here.

Volksmarch announcement (click to enlarge)

Volksmarch announcement, view the flyer (PDF).
View the media release (DOCX).

November 2019

Upcoming Events

~~November Board meeting will be Mon. 11/4 6:30PM at the LAC.~~
~~November workday will be Sat. 11/9 starting at 8AM at the Pavilion in City Park.~~
The 2nd annual Volksmarch will be Sat. 11/16
December Board meeting will be Mon. 12/2 6:30PM at the LAC.
December workday will be Sat. 12/14 starting at 8AM at the Pavilion in City Park.
Save the DATE : Thursday Jan. 30th, General Membership Meeting
We have a Facebook page being administered by Dan Moyer
Lakeway Friends of the Parks
For those who shop on Amazon, FOP is now a listed charitable organization and can receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchase.
Navigate to smile.amazon.com, login, select "Change Your Charity" and search for "Friends of the Park" located in Lakeway, TX
and click on the Select button.
Family membership dues for 2020, pay by mail, click here or pay in person at our workday, contact our Treasurer Bernie.

View the workday Photos.

2018 Volksmarch banner

Workday Projects

Meet at the upper parking lot near the Pavilion of City Park at 8AM on Sat. Nov. 9. The weather forecast looks good!. Bring work gloves and drinking water.

Our volunteer opportunities are
o City Park - Mowing and weeding - Bernie
o Canyonlands - Trail outlining, some weed trimming - Dan
       - trail guide training - Dar
o HGB - wildflower sowing - Bob
       - trail repair/erosion control - Bill
       - entrance garden upkeep - Sondra
       - photo rock trails, trail erosion repair - Jim
o Pavilion - Lunch at 11:30 - Brats, sauerkraut, baked beans, desserts - Food committee

One of the monarch butterflies that visited Lakeway in October. Photo by Jim Dunn

We had 23 volunteers working on the various projects at City Park, Hamilton Greenbelt and Canyonlands. They were

Bernie Reding	Lynne LeMon	Bob Schooler
Jim Dunn	Mary Ann Kendall	Sondra Morton
John Wilkins	Dar Moneyhon	Ardelle Bahl
Judy Hazen	Carlisle Pearson	Bill Freas
Clare Freas	Pat Wisnoski	Mike Light
Taylor White	Samuel White	Bob Sauerman
Linda Mackie	Lorraine Tallent	Archie Ruatto
Donna Ferrie	Fred Hazen

Workday report

It was a foggy start in the morning as the volunteers were assembling, however; the temperature in 40s quickly warmed up to 60s by noon with plenty of sunshine.

Bernie Reding and John Wilkins worked in City Park, leveling soil where big rocks were removed by fence plus minor mowing/trimming by wildflower meadow. They then spread some leftover blue bonnet seeds at HGB entrance.

Dar Moneyhon trained NCL mother/daughters and Boy Scouts to be guides on the trails of Canyonlands for the upcoming volksmarch event.

Bob Schooler, Pat Wisnoski and Mary Ann Kendall mixed up 4.5 pounds of wildflower seeds in a wheelbarrow of sand and sowed the seeds along the HGB I trail from the entrance to the RainbowBridge. Pat and Mary Ann then assisted in transplanting yuccas to a revegetation zone.

Bill Freas, Mike Light, Samuel and Taylor White did repairs on the HGB trail. They cleaned out culverts, enlarged channels for run-off rain water and repaired straw waddle regions. Thanks to the City of Lakeway for the Kubota and a load of decomposed granite.

Sondra Morton, Ardelle Bahl, Bob Sauerman, Linda Mackie and Lorraine Tallent cleaned-up old or dying plants at the HGB entrance at Lohmann Crossing. They also "deadhead" vigorous plants. The entrance is looking good.

Jim Dunn, Archie Ruatto and Lynne LeMon spread City supplied decomposed granite at eight photo rock locations on HGB I trail.

Judy Hazen, Ximena Sauerman, Sondra Morton, Donna Ferrie, Carlisle Pearson and Debbie Caporal provided hot brats on buns with sauerkraut, baked beans, veggie trays and yummy desserts.

View the workday Photos.

Sondra, Linda and Lorraine at the HGB Entrance garden. Photo by Jim Dunn

Lynne, Archie, Bob, Mary Ann and Pat (click to enlarge)

Lynne, Archie, Bob, Mary Ann and Pat worked along the trails of HGB. Photo by Jim Dunn

Taylor, Samuel, Mike and Bill (click to enlarge)

Taylor, Samuel, Mike and Bill repaired erosion on the main trail of HGB. Photo by Mary Ann Kendall

Delicious desserts provided by our food committee. Photo by Jim Dunn

George Blume Plaque Dedication

City Park 12:15PM October 12, 2019

Friends of the Parks of Lakeway is pleased to announce the dedication of a plaque at Lakeway's City Park honoring George Blume. George was a long time resident of Lakeway and was responsible for many of the outdoor green spaces in the City of Lakeway. The ceremony will start at 12:15PM on Saturday October 12 at the plaque location in the northeast corner of City Park. The plaque location is about a quarter mile walk from the lower level parking lot. Peg Hein will be the featured speaker. Light refreshments will be served after the ceremony. For more details and a map of City Park visit the Friends of the Parks website at www.lakewayfop.org.

George Blume plaque ceremony page 1 (click to enlarge)

George Blume plaque ceremony page 2 (click to enlarge)

George Blume plaque ceremony page 3 (click to enlarge)

George Blume dedication ceremony at City Park. Photos by Fred Hazen.

For a collage of photos above taken by Fred Hazen click here (PDF).

Program

Jim Dunn FOP Chair opening remarks
Mayor Sandy Cox welcoming remarks
Featured speaker Peg Hein, a FOP founder and alumni
Former Mayor Dave DeOme remarks
Mickey Wright remembers George and the island.
Fred Hazen comments on the Master Builder.
John Brodnax spoke about his friend.
George Blume III spoke for Faye. Ribbon cutting ceremony was done by granddaughter Marion and grandson Elliott.
Sheryl Kelly presented a scrapbook to Faye Blume and family
Adjourn to Pavilion for light refreshments provided by the NCL.
Golf cart provided by a local church transported people from the lower level parking lot to the the site of the plaque at the northeast corner of City Park.
Lakeway City Park Map to George Blume's Plaque which is located at the red dot.

More photos at here.

George Blume plaque at City Park (click to enlarge)

George Blume plaque at City Park. Photo by Bill Freas.

For photos of the ceremony taken by Fred Hazen visit our Facebook page.
More photos at here.

October 2019

Upcoming Events

October workday will be Sat. 10/12 starting at 8AM at the Pavilion in City Park.
The dedication of the George Blume plaque at City Park is scheduled for Sat. 10/12 at 12:15PM.
November Board meeting will be Mon. 11/4 6:30PM at the LAC.
November workday will be Sat. 11/9 starting at 8AM at the Pavilion in City Park.
The 2nd Volksmarch will be Sat. 11/16, details to be announced.
We have a Facebook page being administered by Dan Moyer
Lakeway Friends of the Parks
For those who shop on Amazon, FOP is now a listed charitable organization and can receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchase.
Navigate to smile.amazon.com, login, select "Change Your Charity" and search for "Friends of the Park" located in Lakeway, TX
and click on the Select button.
Family membership dues for 2019, pay by mail, click here or pay in person at our workday, contact our Treasurer Bernie.

Visit the FOP website at www.lakewayfop.org for more information.

City Park Founding fathers and ladies (click to enlarge)

City Park founding fathers and ladies. George Blume, Donna Schmidt, Carolyn Huser, Peg Hein and Alan Williams.

Forecast is for a very cool start for our Sat. workday Oct. 12th. Please bring gloves, rakes and drinking water. Meet at the upper parking lot of City Park near the Pavilion at 8AM to sign up for one of the following projects. Reminder that our volunteer lunch will start at 11AM instead of 11:30 due to the Blume Plaque dedication ceremony at 12:15PM.

Planned Workday Projects

City Park :
    o Mow areas of City Park as needed.
    o Spread decomposed granite at the Wildflower Meadow.
    o Rock wall repair above lower parking lot.
    o Clean up and prepare Blume Plaque site for ceremony.

HGB :
    o Plant fall flowers and shrubs at HGB I entrance.
    o Mow/trim dead grass/flowers at wildflower seeding sites.

Canyonlands :
    o Trail survey for upcoming Volksmarch event.

Pavilion @ 11AM :
    o Sandwiches, veggie trays and desserts.

FOP City Park rock workers Hamil and Archie (click to enlarge)

FOP rock workers Hamil and Archie near the lower level parking lot at City Park. Photo by Pat McDermott

We had 29 volunteers working on the various projects at City Park, Hamilton Greenbelt and Mt. Lakeway trail. They were

Dennis Gan	Tyler Van Roemer	Pat McDermott
Doris McDermott	Mike Taylor	Lynne LeMon
Bernie Reding	Bob Schooler	Dave Cross
Jim Dunn	Emily Haeussler	Mary Ann Moore
Sondra Morton	Terry Sears	Cari Reagan
John Wilkins	Carl Christensen	Kathleen Christensen
Carol Ferree	Ardelle Bahl	Mike Light
Dar Moneyhon	Kathie King	Judy Hazen
Lynn Moore	Ron Moore	Carlisle Pearson
Bill Freas	Clare Freas

Workday Reports

City Park :
    o Carl Christensen and Dennis Gan mowed various areas of City Park.
    o Bernie and crew spread decomposed granite at the Wildflower Meadow.
    o Pat worked on the rock wall repair above lower parking lot.
    o Mike, Carl, Bill and Jim cleaned up and prepared the Blume Plaque site for dedication ceremony.

HGB :
    o Kathleen and helpers planted fall flowers and shrubs at HGB I entrance.
    o Bob and his group mowed and trimmed dead grass/flowers at wildflower seeding sites.

Canyonlands :
    o Dar did a Mt. Lakeway trail survey for upcoming Volksmarch event.

Pavilion @ 11AM :
    o Sandwiches, veggie trays and desserts served by Judy and the food committee.

FOP City Park volunteers prepare the Wildflower Meadow (click to enlarge)

FOP City Park volunteers prepare the Wildflower Meadow. Photo by Jim Dunn

FOP volunteers at the HGB Entrance garden (click to enlarge)

FOP volunteers Kathleen, Allison, Carol, Ardelle and Kathy at the HGB Entrance garden. Photo by Kathleen Christensen

FOP volunteers enjoying lunch (click to enlarge)

FOP volunteers enjoying lunch. Photo by Jim Dunn

Workday photos at here.

September 2019
Upcoming Events September workday was Sat. Sept. 16th 8AM. October Board meeting will be Mon. 10/7 6:30PM at the LAC. October workday will be Sat. 10/12 starting at 8AM at the Pavilion in City Park. Wildflower seeding! The dedication of the George Blume plaque at City Park is tentatively scheduled for Sat. 10/12 at Noon. The 2nd Volksmarch will be Sat. 11/16, details to be announced. We have a Facebook page being administered by Dan Moyer Lakeway Friends of the Parks For those who shop on Amazon, FOP is now a listed charitable organization and can receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchase. Navigate to smile.amazon.com, login, select "Change Your Charity" and search for "Friends of the Park" located in Lakeway, TX and click on the Select button. Family membership dues for 2019, pay by mail, click here or pay in person at our workday, contact our Treasurer Bernie. Visit the FOP website at www.lakewayfop.org for more information.	Blue ribbon award for the FOP rocketship float and parade walkers. Photo by Dar Moneyhan. Video of the FOP entry
Forecast is looking hot for our Sat. workday Sept. 14th. Please bring gloves, rakes and plenty of drinking water, maybe even some sun-screen. Meet at the upper parking lot of City Park near the Pavilion at 8AM to sign up for one of the following projects. Workday Projects City Park : o Mow areas of City Park as needed. Done o Prep surface of the Wildflower Meadow for October seeding. Done o Rock wall repair above lower parking lot. Done o Erosion control on primitive trail behind the basketball court. Done Lakeway Park #1 : o Plant flowers and shrubs as part of the renovation. Done HGB : o Remove several trees that are safety hazard on mountain bike trails. City to remove. o Remove stump from Palo Verde trailhead bridge. Done Pavilion : o Pizza, salads and desserts. Eaten!	Kids enjoying bird blind in the Hamilton Greenbelt. Photo by Carl Christensen
Workday Reports We had 23 people at the beginning of the workday. Dar Moneyhon explained to everyone about the current cutting and brush removal restrictions. With the limited work and the heat we moved lunch to 11:00. Dave Cross, John Caporal and Dar Moneyhon removed the stump from Palos Verdes which took about an hour. Carl Christensen mowed in City Park, Bernie Reding took a crew to prep the bluebonnet area, Pat McDermott had some folks moving rocks in City Park and Janet Wright took some people to plant in Lakeway Park 1. Dan Moyer, Tony Mataya and Johnny, a HS student, worked to repair the erosion behind the basketball court, Dar Moneyhon helped them briefly and left at 10:30. Dan Moyer did the wrap up. We had an initial head count of 20 for lunch. After we removed the stump, we checked out the tree that Carl Christensen had identified off Palos Verdes. It is overhanging the edge, but not blocking, so we left it. Dar Moneyhon walked both sides of the trail in that area prior to workday and that was the only questionable tree he found. submitted by Dar Moneyhon	View workday photos by clicking here.
Linda Mackie, Lorraine Tallent, Janet Wright, Sondra Morton and Kathleen Christensen planted flowers around and beside the new sculpture on Lakeway Drive at the minature Lakeway Park #1. The colorful Butterfly sculpture was done by Jim La Paso and the garden was planted with butterfly attracting plants and shrubs. Thank you to all who helped to coordinate, install and enhance our Lakeway Parkland. Afterwards the group also weeded and watered at the Hamilton Greenbelt I Entrance Garden. submitted by Janet Wright, FOP Volunteer and Arts Committee Chair and Kathleen Christensen	Lorraine, Sondra, Janet and Linda planting shrubs at Lakeway Park #1. Photo by Kathleen Christensen.
Thanks to the City of Lakeway for the use of the Kubota and the stand-on mower. Bernie Reding's team added weights to the metal drag rake that was pulled by the Kubota and loosened up the soil in the Wildflower Meadow in preparation for planting wildflower seeds in October. submitted by Bernie Reding Tony Mataya, Johnny(HS volunteer), Dar Moneyhon and Dan Moyer did some work on that fire trail that goes up towards the neighborhood behind the basketball courts. We took loose dirt at the bottom of the trail and moved it up to fill in rutted areas up hill. We installed several large cedar logs from the work shed area as water diversion devices in the trail. submitted by Dan Moyer	Challenge Trail repair being done by Tony and Dar. Photo by Dan Moyer.
Archie Ruatto, John Caporal, Pat McDermott, Jerry and Hamil Cooper continued rebuilding the rock wall near the picnic area near the lower level parking lot at City Park. submitted by Pat McDermott	Archie, Jerry, Hamil and John renovated the rock wall. Photo by Pat Mcdermott.
Pizza, salads and desserts were provided by and served by Sondra Morton, Sheryl Kelly, Carlisle Pearson, Lynn Moore and Donna Ferrie. Thank you to all of you for helping with FOP lunch today. Everything was delicious!!!! submitted by Doris McDermott	View workday photos by clicking here.

The FOP 4th of July Parade Entry won 1st place in the volunteer organization category! 4th of July Parade Participants Are Welcome FOP 2-D Moon or Bust! We can accommodate more people for the ground crew/mission support! The final decorations will be installed on Wed. July 3rd at Dave and Rita Cross's home at 116 Schooner Dr., late afternoon/evening. Then early Thu. morning the float will be moved to the staging area at about 7AM. Our ground crew, mission support specialists and astronauts need to arrive at the staging area a little after 8AM. The parade starts at 8:30 but our staging number is 130 so it will take some time before our float enters the parade from the staging area. FOP will be having a entry in the 4th of July Parade in Lakeway. We still need some parade participants! We will be having a space rocket float and a few "astronauts" will be there but we need more people for the ground crew/mission support. If you are available to walk or ride on the float, please contact Hamil or Jerry Cooper, or Dar Moneyhon or Jim Dunn. Contact information can be found here. Thanks!	Hamil Cooper next to the FOP rocket ship for the 4th of July 2019 parade. This is a special three stage rocket ship coming in at about ten feet. It was constructed with loving care by Bob Sauerman, Jerry and Hamil Cooper	FOP Float entry in the 4th of July 2018 parade.
FOP has submitted an entry to be in the 4th of July Parade. We will have a decorated trailer, a tow vehicle and parade walkers. We plan on constructing a small rocket space ship to be mounted in the trailer and have the parade walkers hold up signs and hand out candy. Rumor has it that several people have volunteered to walk behind our trailer in "space suits". We have a number of other interesting suggestions to consider. Wed. Jun 26 7:30PM at the Pavilion in City Park, all interested people are to meet to discuss construction plans, location of the rocket build, obtaining supplies and work times. We have a limited budget (about $60). ~~Mon Jul 1, time 7PM, location : the Cooper resident - get together to finalize sign topics, costumes and parade activities.~~ Wed Jul 3 time TBD, location : the Cross resident - decorate tow vehicle and trailer with patriotic bunting, crepe paper and flags		FOP Rake Brigade 4th of July 2018.
The FOP Board has approved our group's participation in the Lakeway 4th of July Parade. The parade theme is "Fly Me to the Moon". We STILL need volunteers to participate in the parade on Thursday 7/4/2019. We have enough volunteers to decorate the pickup and trailer. Please contact Dar Moneyhon (dmoneyhon@gmail.com) or Jim Dunn(nnuddj@yahoo.com) if you wish to be part of the group on the 4th!. Our entry in last year's parade was awarded an Honorable Mention and featured the "Rake Brigade". We also need a theme for our parade walkers that ties into the parade's theme of "Fly Me to the Moon" Visit the FOP website at www.lakewayfop.org for more information.	An adult painted bunting at bird blind in Hamilton Greenbelt. Photo by Charles Bennett.
Wildflowers As you know, the wildflowers were incredible this year. Not just Lakeway, but all over. We were fortunate to spread so many seeds right before it started to rain, and rain, in early October. I think we're set in Hamilton Greenbelt long term. Some years will be okay if there's not much rainfall, some years will be good if there's average rainfall and some years will be spectacular if there's above average rainfall. Over time, the perennials, like Mexican Hats, will start to predominate over the annuals, like Bluebonnets. We can compensate for this natural process by spreading annual seeds every few years, particularly when there's an El Nino weather pattern, which leads to above average rainfall in Texas. We are going to have several sections of Wild Petunias that will be very, very nice. They are growing in shady, low areas along the first .7 miles of Hamilton Greenbelt from the Lohmans Crossing entrance. They will start blooming shortly and will provide color (purple) all the way into September. We are fortunate that the Wild Petunias are doing so well in these areas. Here's a link to Wild Petunias from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center NPIN data base: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ruhu And here's a photo I took recently of the Wild Petunias about halfway from the big waterfall to the rainbow bridge along the split rail fence that are about to bloom: submitted by Bob Schooler	Wild Petunias along the HGB trail. Photo by Bob Schooler.
Summer Break 2019 No workdays are scheduled for June, July or August.

May 2019 We are still ON for Saturday morning workday, looks like the heavy rain will arrive in the afternoon. (They did) Meet at 8AM at the upper parking lot near the Pavilion of City Park.
Upcoming Events At the end of May we have 81 purple martin chicks and 20 eggs. FOP workday rescheduled for Sat. May 18th was held as the rain came down in the afternoon. We have a Facebook page being administered by Dan Moyer Lakeway Friends of the Parks For those who shop on Amazon, FOP is now a listed charitable organization and can receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchase. Navigate to smile.amazon.com, login, select "Change Your Charity" and search for "Friends of the Park" located in Lakeway, TX and click on the Select button. Visit the FOP website at www.lakewayfop.org for more information.	Purple martin hatchlings. Photo by Carl Christensen.
Project list City Park o Mowing and trimming around trees. o Beach clean-up if needed. o Continue with erosion control measures on primitive trail by Ladin Lane exit. o Repair wood portions of Butterfly Garden bridge.	:
HGB I & II and Smith Greenbelt o Lohman's Crossing entrance (HGB I) garden planting continues. o Spread decomposed granite on a muddy primitive trail. o Trail repair/erosion control on crushed granite trail near the Sailmaster waterfall.	:
Lunch o Sandwich buffet, chips and desserts at the Pavilion at 11:30.	:
May Workday Saturday May 18 Projects We had nineteen volunteers sign-in at the Pavilion parking lot at City Park at 8AM. The weather cooperated and we were able to complete several activities at City Park and the Hamilton Greenbelt. Pat McDermott and Larry Yancey started in the City Park Dog Park moving rocks away from the gate and fences. They then joined Bernie Reding, Bob Sauerman and Mike Light in "muck" raking on the beach as the flood waters of Lake Travis recede and left moss, algae and other debris. Cathie King worked in the Butterfly Garden and planted zinnias. Carl Christensen replaced rotted wood on the bridge overlooking the Butterfly Garden.	Piles of muck raked up on the beach at City Park. Photo by Bernie Reding.
Doris McDermott, Linda Mackie, Mary Ann Moore, Mireille Kirmse, Allison Winchester and Ardelle Bahl worked at the entrance of the Hamilton Greenbelt weeding, planting under the big oaks behind the water feature and preparing the gardens for the summer. Dar Moneyhon and Dan Moyer started at the Palos Verde entrance and cleaned out the bridge culverts. They then joined Bill Freas and Jim Dunn near the Sailmaster waterfall on Hurst Creek. Dar cut up a dead cedar tree to provide cedar rails on a erosion control berm that was built to divert water off the trail and into an existing culvert. Bill put down straw waddle on a wet, muddy trail and raked the silt so that water could drain into the culvert. He installed signs saying trail closed for revegetation. Dan and Jim used the walk-behind Bobcat to move crushed granite to cover a section of muddy primitive trail branching off the Duck Lake trail. They also install cedar rails to help divert water off the muddy trail.	Six of the HGB I entrance gardeners. Doris, Linda, Allison, Mary Ann, Ardelle and Mireille. Photo by Lucy L. HGB I trail repair courtsey of Jim and Dan. Photo by Dar Moneyhon.
All volunteers returned to the Pavilion at City Park for sandwiches, sides and desserts provided by Carlisle Pearson, Clare Freas and Judy Hazen. After the lunch the project leaders gave a report on their group's activities. Dan Moyer talked about the proposed Lakeway Community Garden.	Dan talks about proposed community garden.. Photo by Jim Dunn.
Volunteers who worked on May 18. Dar Moneyhon Pat McDermott Clare Freas Ardelle Bahl Doris McDermott Larry Yancey Bernie Reding Bob Sauerman Judy Hazen Mike Light Carl Christensen Bill Freas Jim Dunn Kathie King Allison Winchester Mary Ann Moore Linda Mackie Mireille Kirmse Dan Moyer Carlisle Pearson	Bill installed straw waddle on muddy trail in HGB I. Photo by Jim Dunn.
Rained-out May 11th Workday Activities The May 11th workday was postponed at the last minute due to drizzle and predicted thunderstorm at about 10AM. However; a small group of people assembled at City Park and volunteered to do various tasks as the drizzle had quit falling. Doris and Pat McDermott lead a group of nine people to the entrance of HGB I. They planted about forty various deer resistant plants in the crushed granite field between the two entrances to the greenbelt. In addition weeds were plucked out of beds planted at earlier workdays. We had a great group working this morning. John Caporal, David Connor, Mireille Kirmse, Pat and Doris McDermott, Louise Mancuso, Ron Moore, Ardelle Bahl, Allison Winchester, and 2 students from St. Michaels (Nick and Ellie). We planted about 40 various (hopefully) deer resistant plants at the entrance to Hamilton Greenbelt. We weeded and trimmed the existing areas. submitted by Doris McDermott Dar Moneyhon and Dave Cross used the City's Ranger to travel down the trail near the MUD processing plant and remove dead Flame Acanthus that had drown in last October's flooding. On the way back Dave got out his chainsaw and cut down a large dead cedar next to the Hurst Creek Sailmaster waterfall. They were assisted by Jason Brady and daughter Denise and they hauled out two loads of limbs and branches from that tree. Finally Bernie Reding drove Mike Light and Jim Dunn to a donor's house to pickup forty plus 12x12 patio stones. They were transported back to City Park and unloaded. They will be used to create a walking path in the Wildflower Meadow this fall. Volunteers who carried on after the postponement. Dar Moneyhon Pat McDermott Dave Cross Doris McDermott Bernie Reding Louise Mancuso Mike Light Ron Moore Jim Dunn Ardelle Bahl John Caporal Allison Winchester David Connor Jason Brady Mireille Kirmse Denise Brady	Transplanting activities at HGB I entrance. Photo by Doris McDermott.

2019 Wilderness Run

Upcoming Events

The 21st Wilderness Run/Walk was Sat. 4/27 at the Hamilton Greenbelt entrance
The 25th Anniversary of City Park was celebrated
- Sun. 4/28. - Water SAFETY for details click here.
- Rescheduled KITES activities on Sun. 4/28 for details click here.
Wildfire Ready Workday ~~Sat. 4/6~~ - rescheduled for May 11 click here.
We have a Facebook page being administered by Dan Moyer
Lakeway Friends of the Parks
For those who shop on Amazon, FOP is now a listed charitable organization and can receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchase.
Navigate to smile.amazon.com, login, select "Change Your Charity" and search for "Friends of the Park" located in Lakeway, TX
and click on the Select button.
Family membership dues for 2019, pay by mail, click here or pay in person at our workday, contact our Treasurer Bernie.

Visit the FOP website at www.lakewayfop.org for more information.

Hurst Creek Waterfall painting by Jenna Sedovic, LTHS Senior (click to enlarge)

Painting of the Hurst Creek Waterfall by Jenna Sedovic, LTHS Senior.

21th Annual Wilderness Run & Walk

Saturday, April 27
Hamilton Green belt I in Lakeway / Registration: 8:00 AM
Event: 9:00 AM

Enjoy a morning at the park and explore the beautiful trails of Lakeway! This FREE noncompetitive run and walk will begin at 9:00 AM with refreshments following the race. Participants may choose to run or walk either 3 miles or 5 miles through the scenic trail system of the Hamilton Greenbelt, with the entrance located across from the Lakeway Justice Center. The course winds along canyon walls and high cliffs, across fern covered creeks and through tall native tree forests.

Registration download is available here or by picking up an entry application at the Lakeway Activity Center or at the registration boxes at the entrances to City Park, The Canyonlands, Hamilton Greenbelt I and Hamilton Greenbelt II. You can also register on event day between 8:00AM to 9:00AM. Commemorative T-Shirts will be available for $15 with all proceeds from donations and sales going to the maintenance of the trail systems in Lakeway.

Jenna Sedovic is scheduled to be at the registration tent area to sign your T-Shirt!

Mayor Sandy Cox has accepted our invitation to be part of the award ceremony after the run/walk has been completed.

This is a great opportunity for runners and walkers, as well as families with children in strollers and dogs to enjoy an outing and meet other outdoor enthusiasts. For more information regarding Friends of the Parks or the Wilderness Run & Walk, please contact director & chair Sheryl Kelly at 512-997-8880. Hope to see you there!

2019 Wilderness Run Sponsors

21th Annual Wilderness Run & Walk Report

Seventy registerd runners/walkers enjoyed a beautiful morning event at Lakeway's Hamilton Greenbelt.

Jenna Sedovic was there to sign Wilderness Run T-Shirt featuring her painting of the Hurst Creek waterfall!

Austin Gourmet Popcorn had a tent where they handed out samples of cedar cheese and salted caramel flavored popcorn.

Mayor Sandy Cox gave medals to the winners of various categories at award ceremony after the run/walk has been completed.

Thanks again to our sponsors!
The Eitel Group
Lakeway Dental
Independent Bank
Fresh Dermatology
B2B Copies and Printing
Dr. Stacy Miller, Orthodontist
Lakecountry Insurance Agency, LLC
Eaddy Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry
Wildbird Center of Lakeway
Brodnax & Karnes, PC
Fifield Dental Center
ExxonMobil

2019 Wilderness Run start

Unofficial Winners list
Three Mile Female
Ten and under - Josephine Tyler 38:52
15-35 - Morgan Laaksoneu 40:46
36-59 - Candace Nguyen 25:57
60 and over - Chrish Ninlay 30:23

Three Mile Male
Ten and under - Luke Driscoll 25:45
11-14 - Cole Nguyen 24:22
36-59 - Doug Woleat 23:28
60 and over - Larry Yancy 22:09 and was overall 3 mile winner

Five Mile Female
26-40 - Victoria Waite 40:31
41 and over - Laurie Cercone

Three Mile Male
26-40 - Adam Hazen 46:44
41 and over - Jack Seaquist 46:34

Event Photos are HERE.

J. Tyler - 3 mile female winner 10 and under	M. Laaksoneu - 3 mile female winner 15-35	C. Nguyen - 3 mile female winner 36-59	C. Ninlay - 3 mile female winner 60 and over
L. Driscoll - 3 mile male winner 10 and under	C. Nguyen - 3 mile male winner 11-14	D. Woleat - 3 mile male winner 36-59 - photo not available	L. Yancy - 3 mile male winner 60 and over
		V. Waite - 5 mile female winner 26-40	L. Cercone - 5 mile female 41 and over
		A. Hazen - 5 mile male winner 26-40	J. Seaquist - 5 mile male winner 41 and over

New Trail Maps for the Parks of Lakeway

Friends of the Parks is a group of citizens who enjoy the rewards of volunteer service in the parks and greenbelts areas of Lakeway. Monthly Saturday morning work sessions provide opportunities for all levels of service, whether it is tree maintenance, general cleanup or tending memorial gardens at City Park. A few of the hardier members help build and maintain hiking/biking trails in the Hamilton Greenbelts and the Canyonlands Natural Area. Still others provide food for our workday picnics. For information contact Bernie Reding 512-261-5633 or email Bernie

Friends of the Parks sponsors one annual community event which is the annual Wilderness Run/Walk event on the Hamilton Greenbelt trails on the third Saturday of April. The goal of this event is to encourage citizens to get out and enjoy the beauty of the greenbelts and parks of the City of Lakeway.

Friends of the Parks of Lakeway is a 501 (c) 3, Federal Tax Exempt Organization. Donations made to this organization may be tax deductible; check with your tax advisor.

Lakeway, Texas

Bob Sauerman

December 2019

City Park

Hamilton Greenbelt

Canyonlands

Lunch

November 16, 2019

November 2019

Workday report

George Blume Plaque Dedication

October 2019

Planned Workday Projects

Workday Reports

September 2019

Workday Projects

The FOP 4th of July Parade Entry won 1st place in the volunteer organization category!

4th of July Parade Participants Are Welcome

FOP 2-D Moon or Bust!

Summer Break 2019

May 2019

April 2019

2019 Wilderness Run

New Trail Maps for the Parks of Lakeway

News Bob Sauerman Details here. Dec. workday will be Sat. Dec. 14th 8AM Details here. Volksmarch was held Sat. Nov. 16th Noon Details here. Nov. workday was Sat. Nov. 9th 8AM Details here. George Blume dedication was Sat. Oct. 12, 12:15 at City Park Details here. Oct. workday was Sat. Oct. 12th 8AM Details here. Renew your membership for 2020, click here !!! Contact FOP Treasurer Bernie Reding 512-261-5633 or email countyboy@aol.com Submit your photos and volunteer stories ! ! !

Lakeway Area Parks Map Lakeway City Park Map Lakeway City Park Map (older version) Lakeway City Park Map Interactive Version Hamilton Greenbelt Trails Map Updated 12/30/2010 Canyonland Trails Map (pdf) Updated 2016 Canyonlands Interactive Map Link. Mt Lakeway Trails Map Sep 2012 Rough Hollow Trails Map Apr 2018 (pdf). Lakeway Weather Forecast