Category Archives: Lake Travis

Local family helps rescue dog and her 9 pups

Cookie, a rescued pregnant dog, delivered nine puppies on Feb. 12 thanks to a local Steiner Ranch family.

By MADISON PHARIS, Four Points News

Thanks to the suggestion of her husband to download the Nextdoor app, local resident Melinda Pyle was on a journey to rescue a trio of dogs only two days later.

It was on Jan. 26 that Pyle met up with Alex Landry to take in the three rescue dogs rescued to their new foster home. The dogs had been abandoned in April 2017 in a commercial lot that had sold recently, leading to their discovery.

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VHS band delivers 32,676 bags of mulch

By JENNY ROSAS, Contributor

Hundreds of parents, Vandegrift band students and staff delivered 32,676 bags of mulch on April 6 and 7. This was the 7th consecutive year of selling and delivering mulch as a fundraiser, by the VHS band and Vision Dance Co.

When the tradition started in spring of 2012, less than 10,000 bags were sold. This year, students sold a record amount equating to 1.4 million pounds of mulch and $156,000 in sales. Seventy to 80 percent of customers are repeat customers.   Continue reading

LISD touts many academic successes

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Leander ISD is above average in student test scores and has gained national academic attention as the district with 39,000 students continues to grow.   

“One of the reasons the district is so strong is success academically,” said Superintendent Dan Troxell at the annual State of the District presentation on March 21.

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Q&A Voting underway for Steiner Master Association board, early voting ends Friday

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Voting is underway for the Steiner Ranch Master Association Board of Directors election where seven residents are candidates for four board positions.

Three races have an incumbent and a challenger. The at-large race has incumbent Robby Roberts facing Richard Clark. District 2 has incumbent David Doman facing Brad Stanton. District 3 has incumbent Naren Chilukuri facing Adam Mehevec. The District 4 race is uncontested and Christina Morales is running for that vacant seat.

Last week, Four Points News asked the seven candidates three questions. All candidates except one shared their answers and headshot by the deadline. Continue reading