Category Archives: Lake Travis
National Day of Prayer in Four Points
Local families and church leaders gathered on Thursday, May 2 for the National Day of Prayer at Towne Square Park in Steiner Ranch.
Sabryna and Dan Taggart and family welcomed everyone to the event. Olivia Helmund sang the national anthem and “Amazing Grace”.
-Four Point History Part 1- 63-year Lake Austin residents share stories, local history
By SARAH DOOLITTLE
Four Points News
The oldest known surviving, continuous residents on Lake Austin are Tom and Carole Greene. and they have seen significant changes to Steiner Ranch, Four Points and Austin since they bought their flooded out lake house in the mid-1950s.
This year Tom, 90, and Carole, 88, will celebrate 68 years of marriage and many decades marked by change: first as children during the Great Depression, as teens during World War II, as young 20-somethings during the Korean War, etc.
Arcis Golf acquires River Place CC
Arcis Golf acquired River Place Country Club along with the Austin-based Dominion Golf Group’s portfolio of clubs this week. The deal closed on April 23.
“For the past 14 years, our team has pursued excellence and quality for (our) five clubs,” said Steven Held, president and CEO of Dominion Golf Group. “I am confident that our clubs will continue to thrive and that our members and their families will enjoy Arcis Golf’s ownership and operation.”
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LISD’s Troxell leaving to go to TX Assoc. School Boards
Dan Troxell, Leander ISD superintendent, announced his acceptance of a position as deputy executive director for the Texas Association of School Boards.
The Leander ISD Board of Trustees will discuss the hiring process for the next superintendent during their May 2 meeting. Troxell will continue to be the acting superintendent until the board establishes a hiring timeline. The board will move forward with pace and purpose to identify exceptional candidates for this top leadership position, board president Aaron Johnson said.
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