Lost Creek Neighborhood Association Protects Residents’ Interests

A longtime resident of Austin, Texas, Nancy Naeve has been a community advocate and active participant in numerous neighborhood improvement projects. In her 40 years of living in Austin, Nancy Naeve has held various positions with both the Lost Creek Municipal Utility District and the Lost Creek Neighborhood Association.

Located on the banks of Barton Creek, the Lost Creek Neighborhood comprises approximately 1,200 single-family and condominium homes. The Lost Creek Neighborhood Association provides a public forum in which residents can work together to voice concerns about the subdivision, protect the interests of residents, and protect property values.

Over the years, the Lost Creek Neighborhood Association has been instrumental in the creation of a community park at Quaker Ridge Drive and Lost Creek Boulevard, as well as more recent improvements to the park, including a new fence and updated play structures. The association also helped prevent the construction of a retail outlet at the entrance to Lost Creek.

A Brief History of the Lost Creek Neighborhood Association

Settling with her family in the Austin, Texas neighborhood of Lost Creek in 1979, Nancy Naeve quickly became involved in community affairs. Her dedication led to her becoming president of the Lost Creek Neighborhood Association (LCNA). Now retired from community service, Nancy Naeve takes pride in having led the efforts to establish two public parks in the 1,250 home Austin community.

With full sewer service and underground utilities, Lost Creek was envisioned as a leading neighborhood in the Eanes school district, complete with a country club and golf course. Lost Creek encompasses a total of 775 acres. In 1976 Virginia Hines organized LCNA. There were 50 homes built at that time.

Her home was the venue for the group’s first meetings, and Ms. Hines was president in 1976 and 1977. In the early 1980s, a commercial development was proposed which would have entailed the removal of the community’s unique entrance monument. LCNA and the Lost Creek Garden Club banded together, successfully halting the development. In 1982, LCNA raised funds to create Lost Creek Boulevard Park, a park created solely through the funds and labor of Lost Creek residents.

In 1983, LCNA entered into an agreement with the cable provider Via Cable Inc. that provided the association with a percentage of the cable revenue. The agreement, which lasted until 2009, enabled the association to fund many neighborhood activities, including the July 4th Parade and Picnic and the Boulder Trail Park Family Fun Day. Today, LCNA is entirely funded by annual dues from residents.

A Sample of Jazzercise Class Formats

Austin, Texas native Nancy Naeve has engaged in community and neighborhood work for over 45 years. A leader in the effort to create two public parks in her Austin neighborhood, Nancy Naeve also enjoys gardening and Jazzercise in her free time.

A full body fitness program, Jazzercise combines high intensity music with a variety of dance moves that can burn up to 800 calories an hour. The program’s dance moves draw on a variety of fitness disciplines that range from cardio and strength training to Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing.

Moreover, Jazzercise offers a wide range of class formats that include Dance Mix, Strike, and Strength 60, among others. Dance Mix is the original Jazzercise class. It combines forty minutes of dance cardio with strength moves such as planks and crunches. Alternatively, Strike combines kickboxing moves with full body strength training and stretching over sixty minutes. Strength 60 takes a different approach, focusing solely on strengthening core muscle groups with the help of free weights and bodyweight moves.

For additional information on Jazzercise classes, visit http://www.jazzercise.com.

Care Tips for Annual Plants

Annual Plants
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Austin, Texas resident Nancy Naeve dedicated much of her time to overseeing community development and beautification projects as a board member of the Lost Creek Municipal Utility District and president of the Lost Creek Neighborhood Association. Now retired, Nancy Naeve enjoys tending to the annuals she plants in her Austin garden.

Annual plants go through their entire life cycle within one year. Annuals come in a range of colors, heights, and sizes and add seasonal variety to a garden. Gardeners can find an abundance of annual seedlings at nurseries or start from seed.

Once planted and in bloom, many annuals, such as petunias and forget-me-nots, can reseed and renew themselves without much maintenance. Newly transplanted annuals should be thoroughly soaked.

Afterward, most annuals should only be watered once the soil feels dry. To keep the plant blooming all season long, gardeners must also routinely remove spent blossoms, a process known as deadheading. When the colder temperatures set in, gardeners have the option of allowing the plant to die out naturally, bringing it inside, or storing cuttings and seeds to plant the following year.