October 6 2019 Issue
Category Archives: Grandview Hills
Paddle & Surf Jam raises nearly $25,000 for first responders
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
The 6th annual Get Out Girl Surf & Paddle Jam was last weekend on Lake Austin and approximately 150 women participating in the wake surf and paddle events. Spanning two days, the event raised nearly $25,000 for female first responder mental wellness.
Why, Council Member Flannigan, why are you knowingly placing River Place residents at risk
Editor’s note: Randall Jamieson, River Place Firewise Coordinator, sent the following letter on Oct. 3 to Jimmy Flannigan, District 6 city council member, Mayor Steve Adler and Alison Atler, District 10 council member. This involves the proposed Milestone Community Builders project at the end of Milky Way Drive. No vote was taken at the Oct. 3 meeting and council members continues to work on understanding the rules and laws as it applies to this case.
Dear Council Member Flannigan,
As someone who has spent much of my career working in the field of safety and has worked closely with the remarkable men and women at the Austin Fire Department (AFD), including the AFD Wildfire Division, to keep River Place and surrounding Travis County communities safe from the very real threat of wildfire, I feel compelled to write this open letter to ask why you are putting the interests of outside developers above the safety of your constituents residing in River Place?
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After threats, gestures man detained in front of SRE
By LYNETTE HAAALAND, Four Points News
Travis County Sheriff’s Office detained a man who was making verbal threats and making gestures toward students at Steiner Ranch Elementary around dismissal time in the early afternoon on Oct. 1.
SRE Principal Angela Hodges and Leander ISD sent out an email to parents stating: “… a man in front of the school began making verbal threats and inappropriate gestures toward students, including ‘shooting’ hand signs.”
Middle School Night at VHS
Middle School Night was a big hit at the Vandegrift football game on Sept. 20 vs Hendrickson. Students from Four Points and Canyon Ridge middle schools were invited to be part of the action. Eighth grade band students were featured with the Vandegrift band during their performance and football players, cheerleaders and dancers were all part of the event.
Photos by Vandegrift band photographers, Erin Seitzler, Lynette Haaland