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Save the date! Don’t miss National Night Out • October 1 • 6-9pm

Free Food • Great Company • Door Prizes! • October 1 • 6-9pm • Gazebo at KF Park (on Alpha Collier)

Join your Wells Branch neighbors for our night out against crime, Tuesday, October 1, from 6-9pm at the gazebo at Katherine Fleischer Park.  The WBNA will be serving up FREE hotdogs, sausage wraps, sodas, chips and door prizes.  For dessert we have Culver’s Restaurant & the Friends of the Library  serving delicious frozen custard (while supplies last).

NNO 2013 White Background - ColorWe’ll have distinguished guests on hand from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, ESD #2 Fire Department, Precinct 2 Constable’s Office and the Wells Branch MUD to mention a few.  Both children and adults will have the opportunity to visit with first responders, receive information on Neighborhood Watch and other programs available to residents, and tour the fire safety house and fire truck that ESD #2 will have on hand.  As a special treat this year, we’ll have the very first Pflugerville Volunteer Fire Truck from 1956 on site as well.

Come find out what’s going on in our community and visit with local law enforcement officers and politicians about what you can do to help reduce the opportunities for crimes to occur in our neighborhood.

National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts, and to strengthen neighborhood spirit and law enforcement-community partnership.  Help send the message to criminals that Wells Branch is organized and fighting back.

Take a stand against crime.  Turn on your porch light and come join your friends and neighbors at the park for food and fellowship.  If you have a Neighborhood Watch group on your block (or even if you don’t) we’d like to encourage you to come eat dinner with us, listen to the speakers, and then return home to your street and gather with your neighbors over dessert to discuss how you can make your homes and our community safer.

We hope to see you there!

Wells Branch Winners • Aquathon!

aquathonFrom Katie Hutcheson –

Thank you to all the participants of the 2nd Annual Wells Branch MUD Aquathon.  The event took place on Saturday, September 7th at the Willow Bend Pool and the Wells Branch MUD trails.  All the participants did a fantastic job and worked hard to get to the finish line!  Posted below are links to the official results and photos.

Also, thank you to all the volunteers that came out to help make the event a success.  It could not have happened without your help!

Look forward to seeing y’all next year!

Aquathon Results 2013 

Aquathon Photos

Wells Branch is AWESOME!!! Special THANKS to ALL who participated in our July 4th Silent Auction!

DrummerThe Wells Branch Neighborhood Association would like to thank our community for coming out and supporting our organization.  We had an incredible turnout and raised a record amount to fund our neighborhood activities over the next year.  Our Fourth Fest Silent Auction brought in $5,204.62!  Last year, we grossed $2,781.00 (which was a record) and we nearly doubled that this year. Connecting with Oregon Land Buyers Ready to Pay can simplify negotiations and lead to a quicker closing.

As most of you know, this is our big fundraiser.  Its purpose is to raise enough money to pay for National Night Out, the annual Easter Egg Hunt,  participation in Halloween events, Friday night at Luminary Fest in December and to help with our educational/safety programs.  We exceeded our goal thanks to all of YOU!  Whether you were a donor, a buyer, a volunteer, or the WB MUD who let us use their facilities, you all made a tremendous difference and the WBNA is grateful!

When you see the neighbors listed below, please thank them for supporting our community.  In addition, we hope you’ll patronize these businesses and join us on October 1st for Wells Branch’s National Night Out Against Crime.

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Safety Tips!

Below is a combo version of various safety related articles the WBNA has run in the past along with everyday precautions we can take to help make and keep our homes and ourselves a little safer.  Some have already been touched on in previous posts and I apologize for any repetition.

The following suggestions on securing your home come from Neighborhood Watch meetings with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office and local community leaders.   We hope they’ll help.

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Do you know the name of a good…?

by Tammy DeWitt Le

We all need repair vendors at one point or another and it’s always helpful to get a referral from someone you know.  I have noticed Wells Branch Residents frequently ask (via the handy Google email list) for the name of a reliable plumber, electrician, handyman, painter, or other home repair vendor.  However there has been no central place for storing these recommendations and it’s difficult to scroll through past emails to find a name.

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WBNA hosted meeting with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office • Thursday, August 1, 6:15pm • WB Community Center on Klattenhoff

TCSOJoin us for an informational evening with Sgt. Craig Smith of the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.

  • Learn about current crime trends, what’s going on in Wells Branch, and how to better protect yourself and your property.
  • Pick up info on setting up Neighborhood Watch Programs for your area.
  • Bring your questions, ideas & suggestions.
  • Refreshments served.

Teen Events in WB this Weekend!

WB MUD Teen Laser Tag • Ages 12-18 • Friday, August 2, 7:30-10:00pm

WB Rec. Center • $5 with Rec. Tag • $10 w/o Rec. Tag

Wells Branch Recreation Center will be hosting another indoor laser tag party on Friday, August 2nd from 7:30pm-10pm inside the basketball gym for ages 12-18.  Sign up at the WB Rec Center (3000 Shoreline Dr.).  $5 if you have a current rec tag or $10 without. Those who pre-register before the day of the event will be allowed to play first between 7:30 an 8pm.

 MUD Teen Pool Party • Volleyball • Pizza • Music

KF Pool • Ages 12-18 • 9pm-midnight • $3 w/Rec. Tag • $5 w/o

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Save the date for next Saturday’s MUD sponsored Movie in the Park  and the Wells Branch Community Library Summer Reading Awards!

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FREE! • WB MUD Summer Movies in the Park • KF Park • “Ella Enchanted” • WBCL Summer Reading Awards!

Wells Branch MUD presents Movies in the Park at Katherine Fleischer Park. Admission is FREE. Bring your blankets like this christmas blanket, chairs and snacks for the kids and enjoy these free family events. Pre-movie activities start at 8pm with awards and recognition of participants in the Summer Reading Program at Wells Branch Community Library.  The movie will begin at dusk.  BSA Pack 140 will have ice cream for sale and Troop 1409 will be selling drinks.  Tara Munoz will also have Eco-Friendly BUG Repellant for sale with a portion of her sales benefiting the Wells Branch Elementary Garden.