Category Archives: Lake Travis

Vandegrift student teaches Code Chicks camp

Fifteen 4th and 5th grade girls enjoyed a week of “Code Chicks,” a coding seminar, taught by Amelia Nickerson, rising Vandegrift junior. Funding for the camp was underwritten by a grant awarded to Nickerson from the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

“I chose to apply for the NCWIT AspireIT grant to teach girls how to code, because when I was in elementary school, I never had the opportunity to pursue my curiosity in technology,” said Nickerson. “When I got that opportunity in high school, I wanted to share my passion.”

Once Nickerson was awarded the national grant, she obtained the required local, nonprofit sponsorship from Viper Nation Education Foundation. Code Chicks aligns with the VNEF mission to support academic programs through private donations.

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Another body recovered in Lake Travis

LT searches are challenging

By LESLEE BASSMAN, LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Search and recovery operations are difficult in most lakes but Lake Travis adds its own set of challenges. Case in point is this summer season where the popular lake has had five swimmers reported missing, and so far three bodies have been recovered.

The most recent presumed accidental drowning on Lake Travis happened on July 28. Luke Fashaw, 36 of San Antonio, was swimming and had gone under water and not resurfaced near Devil’s Hollow, said Kristen Dark, Travis County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.

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County invites feedback for Steiner evacuation route design

Road could be finished by late 2020

 

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Travis County is hosting an open house this week to update the community on the proposed emergency evacuation route out of the Steiner Ranch area. Community feedback is welcomed at the event which will be held Aug. 9 at 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Canyon Ridge Middle School.

“The open house will be an opportunity for local residents to learn more about the study and look at maps and give their input and suggestions on alternate approaches for providing possible emergency access out of the Steiner Ranch neighborhood during an evacuation scenario,” said David Greear, Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources engineering division manager.

“There is a possibility to affect surrounding communities as well and we are hoping to get community input from all who may be affected,” Greear said.

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Family warns of danger to pedestrians on 2nd anniversary of son’s death

Anna and Eric Bauereis in their home with a painting of their son, Alexei, who was hit and killed by a car while crossing in a crosswalk. Local painter Larry Jolly created the painting by using a photo taken by Ballet Austin.

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

On the first anniversary of her son Alexei’s death, Anna Bauereis posted a message on Facebook asking if anyone would like to come by the house and share their memories of her son. She remembers telling her husband that she was worried she would spend the day sitting alone in her front yard.

Instead, by 6 p.m,, “There were two six foot tables full of food and over 75 people in our front yard,” she recalls.

Now on the second anniversary of her son’s death, Anna and her husband Eric are on a mission to make sure that no one else has to go through what their family went through. The family, along with their older daughter Anastasia, currently lives in North Austin after moving from River Place in 2013.

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