River Place, Steiner Ranch and Grandview Hills were filled with patriotic residents as local communities celebrated Independence Day last week.
Community members decorated bikes, wagons, strollers, golf carts and, in some cases, the family pet for the annual parades.
Photos by Lauren Allen
Noodle soccer was a crowd pleasure at the 2018 Austin Christian Fellowship Mega Camp Fun.
Austin Christian Fellowship’s campus in River Place was transformed last week into a shipwreck scene as the church hosted its annual Mega Camp Fun.
The theme was “Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus.” Over 400 kids participated and over 200 student and adult volunteers helped during the June 25-29 event.
“The big idea was that no matter where we find ourselves in life: lonely, powerless, struggling, Jesus is always there to help us through life’s storms,” said Julie Washington, ACFkids pastor. “Such a great message in today’s world – we don’t have to do this life alone!”
Rising junior Abby Dennis had Down Syndrome and was excited to share her photos at the exhibit at Cups & Cones. Abby’s mom Lisa founded the VHS SPED Booster Club in 2016 in order to better support the school’s special education students and teachers.
Students showcase their photography
By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News
The Vandegrift High School Special Education Boosters or SPED the first booster club of their kind in Texas held an exhibit of student photos last month at Cups & Cones in Steiner Ranch.
About 30 photos were on display at the show on June 4 and were hand-selected by the students who took them. The five students were members of a 2017-18 vocational education class at VHS created especially for students with developmental delays and disorders.
“We used photography to teach vocational skills,” explained vocation teacher Ana Caldas. The task especially required the use of, “a lot of social skills… (The students) all know better now to ask anybody if they can take their picture before just snapping.” Continue reading
Bruce Byron, Texas Department of Transportation project manager, spoke at the Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association meeting on June. 18.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
The Texas Department of Transportation gave a brief update on plans for RM 620 N at the recent Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association meeting: more delineators are coming to Four Points and studies continue on how to expand the road into six lanes.
Bruce Byron, project manager for TxDOT, spoke at the SRNA meeting on June 18 in Steiner Ranch.