Thank you to all that made Milwood a wonderful place to drive through and view holiday lights! Below are the winners from the Holiday Lighting Contest based on the submitted votes:
Best Block:
Enchanted Forest
Best Inflatable:
12421 Turtleback
Best Theme:
12323 Wycliff
Best Overall Lighting:
12408 Blossomwood
Take a look at the NEW “Businesses in Our Backyard” Page and help us spread the word so we can include all the business owners & service providers within Milwood.
Let’s make it a great resource for those needing services and those providing services alike! Keeping it very, very local and neighborly.
Thank you to all of our participants both in decorating and voting. Milwood had great Holiday Lighting participation making our nieghborhood a magical place over the holiday season and bringing many joy and laughs. The votes will be tallied and posted this week and prizes distributed to the winners.
Below are a list of the contest submissions for your viewing pleasure, please note that many, many more than those listed did participate and were noteworthy:
BEST BLOCKS:
Enchanted Forest
Blossomwood
Wycliff
Sceptre Cove
*Forsythe Dr – Walnut Crossing Neighbrhd
BEST OTHERS:
12523 Enchanted Forest
12421 Turtleback Ln
Bedrock (12000 block)
4111 Adelphi Ln
12408 Blossomwood
12408 Coronet St
3907 Eton Ln
3806 Hawkshead
3706 Hawkshead
3805 Tarragona
12112 Wycliff Ln
12114 Wycliff Ln
12322 Wycliff Ln
12323 Wycliff Ln
4308 Cumbria
4406 Bouvet
4303 Charlemagne Ct
11950 Dorsett
4620 Sidereal Dr
4505 Pelham
4608 Pelham
5115 Ganymede
12701 Rhea Ct
12603 Europa
*12239 Forsythe Dr – Walnut Crossing Neighbrhd
*12209 Forsythe Dr
If you are looking for some fun this weekend, come to Abel’s North from 12:30-4pm. Just bring a toy to donate & get FREE pics with Santa, Train Rides, Bounce House & more! Photos with Santa will start at 1:30pm.
Abel’s address is: 4001 W Parmer Ln, Austin, Texas 78727
This Fri, Dec 5th from 6-9pm is Summitt Elementary-Koblenz Exchange Program’s 4th Annual “Holiday Bazaar” craft and vendor event in . There will be vendors selling a variety of products that will make great gifts?. There will also be 2 trucks selling yummy treats: SnoLabs and Juice Austin!
Find out more information here
Did you miss the District 7 Run-off Debate on Dec. 1st?
That’s ok, here is a YouTube Link of the debate: http://youtu.be/U33sCAxVQX0
Video Courtesy of Javier Bonafont (Cinefont Films)
Here is a link to the sample ballot & more.
Nov 2014 Voters Guide Austin area
In order to vote you will need:
Your Driver’s License (up to date)
While you don’t have to have your voter registration, you do need it to match the info on your driver’s license. If you are unsure it is up to date, use one of the links below to check it.
List of Polling Locations (some of the closest spots: Milwood branch library or United Christian church)
See if your status is active for this vote:
http://www.votetravis.com/vexpress/display.do
https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionPolling.jsp
https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionVoter.jsp
