Category Archives: Grandview Hills

River Place working toward trail fee resolution after agency “prohibited” charge Residents ask for transparency from Limited District

River Place resident Paul Spring said he opposes the fee charged for non-Limited District use of the trail in his community. During its Sept. 24 meeting, he asked the District board for more information about correspondence it received from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that found the fee in violation of a 2001 grant the former River Place Municipal Utility District used to construct the feature. LESLEE BASSMAN

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Introduced as a River Place Limited District proposal more than seven months ago, a fee imposed on visitors and pets to the River Place Nature Trail has been ripe with controversy ever since. Whereas the fee implementation brought cheers from some residents seeking to make their streets safer from the vehicles crowding and endangering the subdivision’s roadways on weekends as well as raise funds for the trail’s maintenance, the new process caused angst for many outside users and non-District residents, neighbors who can see the popular paths but have suddenly become limited in their use.

Now, a new claim by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may put the kibosh on the charge for good but residents have had to rely on their own digging or the media for information.

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Viper Nation Academic Booster impacts STEM, leadership ~ key reasons why I give

By CARMEN PAZ,
VNAB Board Member

This year I’m proud to represent my community as a board member of the Viper Nation Academic Booster. 

Previously called Viper Nation Education Foundation, this charitable organization raises money to provide leadership, entrepreneurship, college readiness, and STEM-related grants and scholarships to students and teachers attending Vandegrift High School, or one of their feeder middle or elementary schools in the Four Points area. 

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Legacies perform for President Trump, India’s Prime Minister

A select group of 21 Vandegrift senior Legacies performed at the Howdy, Modi! event for President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. More than 50,000 attended the rally at Houston’s NRG Stadium.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Vandegrift Legacies dance team performed at a rally in Houston on Sunday called “Howdy, Modi!” which was hosted for President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Legacies were invited to attend and the dancers “convinced” director Holly Lyons to accept the invitation. The girls agreed to extra practices to prepare for the once-in-a-life-time event in front of a sold out crowd. 

It was a connection of Grandview Hills resident Sruthi Mohan, creative director at Tat Tvam Asi, that allowed the Legacies to get the invite. Mohan was in New York City recently for dance shows and meetings for a dance festival she’s curating in Manhattan next month.

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First-ever Viper homecoming dance set for Oct. 19

Homecoming proposal by Tucker George to Laura Parrish .

For the first time in Vandegrift’s history, the school will have a homecoming dance hosted by the Legacies dance team.  

“Kids and parents have asked for a Vandegrift Homecoming Dance since the school opened 11 years ago, but there were obstacles that discouraged support,” said Jill Wingrove, homecoming dance chair and mom of twin senior girls. 

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