Yesterday afternoon I headed out to the Oak Hill World's Fair, a rather ramshackle event that hopes to foster the Oak Hill community spirit and benefits the Oak Hill Trail Association and various parks around the area.

I went mainly because I figured it would be a train wreck -- when Man Shac texted me "someone just got bucked off a horse during the wild west show and had to be taken out by an ambulance," I knew I needed to go see it for myself. The $8 admission seemed like a small price to pay for some seriously blog-worthy shenanigans. I was a little less convinced when I arrived and saw this.


Aside from a near-death zip line incident (note to patrons of the World's Fair: if caution tape is blocking off an area, it is perhaps best not to step over the caution tape with your three year old daughter unless you are prepared to hit the ground), things were pretty tame. It was definitely the place to be if you were a local politician. State Rep. Valinda Bolton was in attendance, promoting the new proposed improvements for Highway 71 aka "Blood Alley." She also had some interesting literature I picked up regarding the traffic mess that is Austin roads and I noticed this interesting statistic from the Statesman: Austin remains the nation's most congested medium-sized city (as of September 2007). I concur.


Justice of the Peace Susan Steeg was at the booth next to Valinda Bolton. Steeg helped me out of my Precinct 3, three year speeding ticket fiasco, so I got a chance to thank her in person (although she wouldn't shake my hand due to "public health reasons" -- how does a politician get away with not shaking hands?). Her booth was promoting the renaming of the Precinct 3 building (which I know is called "Building B" after my many, repeated visits there during the fiasco). I filled out a form supporting naming the building after the late Governor Ann Richards, who I never knew until yesterday was commissioner in this very precinct.


I also spied Council Member Jennifer Kim, who seemed to have tailor-made Oak Hill fliers asking for the community's support in the election on May 10th and declaring her a good friend of Oak Hill's. She's not the most popular person in town, but I plan on voting for her.