September 12 2018 Issue
Category Archives: Lake Travis
CRMS actress balances career, school, sports
Steiner Ranch resident Ashlea Klam stars in in the “Sage Alexander” TV series, here she is on the red carpet with other cast members.
Steiner Ranch resident Ashlea Klam stars in in the “Sage Alexander” TV series, here she is on the red carpet with other cast members.
By ERIN SEITZLER, Four Points News
Ashlea Klam, a local Canyon Ridge Middle School student, is starring in the “Sage Alexander” TV series while balancing sports and academics.
Ashlea, an 8th grader, is currently working on a web TV series called “Sage Alexander” on TigerBeat TV. They have already shot the first six episodes in Plano,Tex, at the Dark Hour Haunted House.
“It was very cool and creepy at the same time,” she said. The new TV series is a fantasy thriller based off a book series. There will be seven books in total, but only one and two are out currently. Viewers can watch the released chapters on TigerBeat TV on YouTube.
Local entrepreneur opens OsteoStrong in Steiner
Deepak and Nomita Suthar – who opened OsteoStrong in Steiner Ranch a few weeks ago – with their children Sonia, who goes to Canyon Ridge Middle School, and Jaiden, who attends River Ridge Elementary.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
After six startups, a local entrepreneur with an IT background is opening OsteoStrong, which specializes in building bone density and strengthening supporting muscles. Deepak Suthar opened the first Austin location a few weeks ago in Steiner Ranch at the intersection of Quinlan Park Road and RM 620.
“Each year, everyone experiences a steady loss of balance, bone density and muscle strength,” said Suthar, Steiner resident and owner of OsteoStrong Austin. “The amazing physical results we are able to deliver at OsteoStrong strengthen the musculoskeletal system.”
New TxDOT ferry named after local resident
Phil Wilson and family on the new Texas Department of Transportation ferry named Phil Wilson.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Very few people can say that a boat is named in honor of them and Phil Wilson of River Place is one of those people.
The Texas Department of Transportation welcomed its newest ferry in its Port Aransas fleet with a public dedication of the Phil Wilson on Aug. 20.
“I was very honored and humbled by this recognition,” Wilson said. “TxDOT is respected worldwide and being able to lead it was something I will always treasure.”
Cause of death determined in pregnant mother-of-four
Anthony and Heidy Arteaga in a photo. Heidy’s death on May 7 was from a rare disease called lymphocytic myocarditis.
Husband shares the moments surrounding her death
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
The cause of Heidy Arteaga’s death was finally determined more than three months after the local mother-of-four, who was expecting her fifth child, passed away at age 40.
Heidy died on May 7 of a rare disease called lymphocytic myocarditis, said Anthony Arteaga, her husband of eight years who lives in Four Points. Their unborn daughter, Chloe Nicole Arteaga, also died that morning.
Triggered by a virus, Heidy’s heart was inflamed and the swelling caused her heart to beat unusually fast, so fast that it stopped, Arteaga explained. He found out from the coroner two weeks ago.