Last week Four Points News published a column from one of the founders of Viper Nation Education Foundation. The opinion piece was critical of Leander ISD’s Dan Troxell, superintendent, and the district’s goal to form one education foundation rather than have two or more. LISD responded with reasons behind its move to have a single education foundation.
Category Archives: Lake Travis
Volente businesses recover after Lake Travis flooding
Shack 512 co-owner Bazae Walker wipes down the restaurant’s tables last week. The eatery was engulfed by Lake Travis floodwaters in October. LESLEE BASSMAN
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
Mid October floods brought Lake Travis up to the roofline of Shack 512, a waterfront eatery surrounded by a hillside at 8714 Lime Creek Road in Volente. The staff has been working hard and steadily to open the the casual American restaurant’s doors last weekend.
“We came out here and we would grab what we could and just go up a level (on the hillside),” co-owner Bazae Walker said. “The water kept rising. We didn’t anticipate that. We just kept trying to save what we could.”
March 24 2019 Issue
Vandegrift student donates sculpture to Turtle Rescue Inc.
Vandegrift junior Essa Garrett created a statement environmental piece in her sculpture class. She recently donated the work to Turtle Rescue Inc. of South Padre Island.
Essa Garrett, a junior at Vandegrift, donated a sculpture to Turtle Rescue Inc. of South Padre Island. The project was part of a sculpture class assignment at VHS to produce something to educate the public about the environment.
River Place dads create local triathlon
River Place residents Conner Erwin and Brent Werbeck are competing in a triathlon they created for charity called Fool’s Race. Photo by Christina Muchow of Hatched Photography
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Two River Place residents, Conner Erwin and Brent Werbeck, created a full course triathlon called Fool’s Race that they will be competing in and benefiting charity along the way.
Neither Erwin nor Werbeck have completed a race of this length before, with Werbeck never having completed a triathlon before. But they plan to participate to the fullest, said Erwin, husband and father of two sons, Van and Jet. He is vice president of sales for hospitality tech firm, b4checkin.