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The 2021 Fourth of July Parade! Unmasked!

Photos by Caleb McLain, Kay Wolking Bratton, Sue Schupbach

The Winning Golf Cart!

Balcones Village/Spicewood - A Community of Neighbors!

We Love A Parade!
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2020 Lights!

Balcones Village

11510 Champion
Vickie & Cody Sutton
(this much work should just stay in place for a year or two)

8900 Jolly Hollow
Kimberly & Aaron Wevodau

9004 Spring Lake
Virginia & Gregory Roberts

Balcones Village Spicewood

11506 Pencewood
Jennifer & Stephen Braud

10507 Plumewood
Elizabeth & Steve Smith

9604 Vista View
Sondra & Matthew Walker

2019 Balcones Village Lights!

8901 Balcones Club Drive
Robert & Ammeria Terhune

9013 Mountain Lake
Brad & Debbie Dorff

9201 Springwood
Paul & Amy Tucker

Balcones Village Honorable Mentions

8810 Balcones Club
James Locke & Steve Grotten

11703 Brookwood Rd
Thomas Rupe
(look in the window)

9408 Spring Hollow
Tess Moon & Glenn Masada

2019 Spicewood at Balcones Village

11108 Plumewood
Ray & Mary Ann Price

10509 Ronwood
Ovelio & Maryam Fernandez

10612 Sspicewood Parkway
Gerald & Barbara Weiss

Spicewood at Balcones Village Honorable Mentions

10602 Fountainbleu
Brad & Kimberly Patak

10100 Mandeville Circle
Jim & Judy Lamar

10809 Plumewood
Steve & Tracey Brown

The 9th Annual Fourth of July Parade!

Aiden Schupbach,
"The Star Spangled Banner" on saxophone. Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce and Lady Gaga were not available. 2020?

The Firemen of Engine #38, Swan Drive & Anderson Mill Road Station added some flare!

Our Plumewood Fire Engine!

Jim Aberle, HOA President
and Jacque Forrest, ACC Chair

Winners of the Best Decorated Golf Cart Contest: Jason and Stephanie Brackhahn of Bordeaux Lane. They won a $50 H-E-B Gift Card and will lead the parade next year. They'll also be part of the 2020 judging team!

Winners of $25 H-E-B Gift Card drawing:

Heather Alexander

Michael
Oliver

Rachel
Brown
(missed getting her photo!)

2018 HOA Lights Contest Winners
and Honorable Mentions

Winning homes receive a check for $50 plus the Winner sign in their front yard for the holidays. If they choose, they may rest on their laurels until 2022 when they become eligible again. Honorable Mentions have been given free Christmas trees in the past, but this year the HOA is giving the homeowners a check for $25 instead. Honorable Mentions do not become ineligible for three years. Thank you to everyone who participated in this long standing Balcones Village/Spicewood tradition. The HOA Board plans to review rules, prizes, etc. so if you have suggestions, please "Contact Us."

Carole Bankston
8811 Balcones Club Drive

Chris & Hannah Heerlein
8908 Balcones Club Drive

Jarett Randolph & Jeremy Parker
9802 Bordeaux Lane
(enter Bordeaux from Vista View for full effect of the tree!)

Michael & Mindy Wegleitner
8801 Crest Ridge Circle
(Yes, Woodstock is there too, just camera shy)

Jan Nolden
10804 Plumewood Drive

Caroline Roe & Rob Fertig
10004 Mandeville Circle

2018 Honorable Mentions

James Locke & Steve Grotten
8810 Balcones Club Drive

Thomas Rupe
11703 Brookwood Road

Steve & Teri Johnson
10611 Fountainbleu Circle

Darren & Julie Burns
10601 Spicewood Parkway

Paul & Amy Tucker
9201 Springwood Drive

Tim & Traycee Klein
9637 Vista View Drive

Now put the family in the car and go find the winners!

8th Annual BV/S Neighborhood Fourth of July Parade

Thank you, Charlie and Sharon DeWeese! Charlie has led the parade for years! Sharon has decorated the golf cart for years!

Thank you, Pat and Sam Zigrossi for the Popsicles.

Thank you, HOA Board members - Jacque Forrest, Desiree Golden, and Suzie LaPlant for 'working' the event.

Thank you, Balcones Country Club for your support and the use of the Spicewood Clubhouse. Natalie, Lisa and Patrick joined us with decorated golf carts. Loved the bubbles!

Thank you, Deputy Rick Mouser, Texas State Constable, for lending authority to our parade.

Congratulations to the Alexander, Grimaldo and Wilson families. Each won a $25 HEB gift card. (Only got a photo of one winner though.)

Congratulations to the Brian Mishkin family for their "Statue of Liberty" golf cart. Last year they won with "Uncle Sam". Next year an eagle?

Thank You to Homeowners on Plumewood Drive and Spicewood Club Drive!

(And everyone who participated on a muggy Austin Texas morning -
THANK YOU!

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2017 HOA Christmas Lights Contest
($50 to winners, 2018 tree to Honorable Mentions)

Balcones Village Winners

Colin & Kate Fox, 8702 Crest Ridge Circle

Stephen & Jennifer Braud, 9304 Spring Hollow

Peter & Larissa Bradford, 9307 Spring Hollow

Spicewood at Balcones Village Winners

Thomas & Bobette Turco, 10804 Bonaparte Bend

Mike & Debbie Gomez, 9805 Richelieu

James & Martha Cross, 10611 Spicewood Parkway

Honorable Mentions
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The 2017 Seventh Annual BVS HOA Fourth of July Parade!

Special Thanks to HOA Board Members - Charlie DeWeese and his golf cart, Pat & Sam Zigrossi, Jacque & Jay Forrest, and Janice Mullenix. Thanks also to Ray Price for once again bringing out the fire truck, Devlin Ready for bead distribution and Sue Schupbach for the photos.

Gift Card Drawing Winners:
Matt Russell
Ashley Ediger
Marc Neves

2017 Golf Cart Winner
"Uncle Sam",
owned by Jen and Brian Mishkin

Format this year is a slideshow. So sit back and find yourself!

2016 Lights Winners
(in alpha street order)

11919 Brookwood Circle
James & Veronica Aberle
Balcones Village
Winner

8713 Crest Ridge Circle
Tom & Johna Gilbert
Balcones Village
Winner

10506 Loring
Michael & Terri Voss
Spicewood at Balcones Village Winner

10507 Plumewood
Steve & Elizabeth Smith
Spicewood at Balcones Village Winner

9100 Spring Lake
Jerry & Carol Lozano
Balcones Village Winner

9706 Vista View
Rudy & Anita Pirovitz
Spicewood at Balcones Village Winner

2016 Honorable Mention

11906 Arch Hill Dr

8702 Crest Ridge Circle

10513 Loring

9304 Spring Hollow

10611 Spicewood Pkwy

10309 Talleyran

Perennial Favorites!

10515 Glass Mountain

10612 Spicewood Pkwy

10612 Plumewood

6th Annual Fourth of July Parade

Best Public Displays of Sartorial Elegance!

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JULY 2016 FIRST FRIDAY

May First Friday

The FIRST 2016 First Friday was on the First! No foolin'!
(some photos have captions - just hover mouse on the photo)

2015 Holiday Lights Winners and Honorable Mentions
(alphabetical order by street)

THE WINNERS!

8901 Balcones Club Drive, Robert Terhune

9818 Mandeville Circle, Grace Nied

9013 Mountain Lake Circle, Brad & Debbie Dorf

10708 Spicewood Club Drive, Jeff & Karen Horn

11101 Spicewood Club Drive, Frank & Jean Abernathy

9433 Spring Hollow Drive, Mark & Damaris Pacini

2015 Honorable Mentions

9407 Arch Hill Circle,
Kelly Bullock & Robert May

10804 Bonaparte Bend,
Tom & Bobette Turco

11919 Brookwood Circle,
James & Veronica Aberle

11712 Brookwood Road,
Landon & Jamie Doyle

10507 Plumewood Drive,
Steve & Elizabeth Smith

9901 Richelieu Road,
Lyn Clancy

Turkey Trot 2015

FIFTH ANNUAL 4th of JULY PARADE
2015

June 5th First Friday 2015
Splash into Summer!

May 1st FIRST FRIDAY 2015
Home & Garden Show

April 3rd FIRST FRIDAY 2015
WatUpDawg Pet Fest

2014 Holiday Lights Winners (in alphabetical order by street)

8908 Balcones Club Drive - Hannah & Chris Heerlein

10515 Glass Mountain - AnnMarie & Doug Parsons

11108 Plumewood - MaryAnn & Ray Price

10612 Spicewood Pkwy - Barbara & Gerald Weiss

9408 Spring Hollow - Tess Moon & Glenn Masada

9202 Springwood - LoisAnn & Robert Stanton

Honorable Mention

11407 Pencewood
Judy & Jack Westerman

10606 Spicewood Pkwy
Lorraine & Kurt Oehlschaeger

10806 Spicewood Pkwy
Judy & Jim Grube

9307 Spring Hollow
Larissa & Peter Bradford

9425 Spring Hollow
Sharon & Phil Roell

9100 Spring Lake
Carol & Jerry Lozano

Look for these on your drive through the neighborhood. And for an AV treat, tune to 94.1FM and head to Pencewood Court off of Pickfair.

2014 2nd Annual Turkey Trot!
Good weather! Good turnout!
(but the photographer was late so few pictures.)

October 2014 First Friday with perfect weather!

September 2014 First Friday

The theme was "Are You Ready for Some Football!" but it was a humid 93 degrees. It's hard to play football in the pool.

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Click on the first photo to enlarge it, then quickly click either the 'next' arrow to the right on the photo or the right arrow on your keyboard to see the our whirling dervishes!