Kristen Dark, Senior Public Information Officer with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, provides an update on two swimmers who went missing on Lake Travis this month. Leslee Bassman

Travis County partners with state, local agencies to find male, female

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Over the past several weeks, multiple state and local agencies have been searching the Lake Travis waters for two missing swimmers from separate incidents.

“Lake Travis is an absolutely gorgeous asset that our county has. But it is a body of water that needs to be taken seriously, and that’s something we’ve seen evidence of already this year,” said Kristen Dark, senior public information officer with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. TCSO held a news briefing on May 22.

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Team with Mobile Loaves & Fishes

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

On a recent rainy Saturday morning, 14 volunteers set out to feed Austin homeless people a hot meal and to hear their stories.

     The volunteers included eight Hyde Park High School students — Ella, Ben, Jack Fischer, Jack Waugh, Ted Waugh, Quenten Schulze, Jackson Bauch and Amelia McConico — who formed a Mobile Loaves & Fishes leadership group to help bring awareness of homelessness in Austin.

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Carl Schuler and his dog become separated for twenty minutes due to a rattlesnake they encountered on their hike.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, MADISON PHARIS , Four Points News

With the warm weather this spring, snake sightings are frequent in the Four Points area including venomous types such as the rattlesnake and non-venomous ones, like the rat snake.

Steiner Ranch resident Carl Schuler and his dog encountered a rattlesnake recently, the first time in their two years of hiking on the Serrulata trail. Despite becoming separated by the snake, both him and his dog were able to reunite unharmed.

Another local hiker, Kirsten Saharek, states that she also encountered one during a dog walk recently.

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L-R Pierce Lao, Bo Deng, Varun Gorti (not pictured Nicholas Rose)

Vandegrift students on the UIL Academics team competed in a variety of academic contests, and performed well among many district, region and state competitions. State was held May 4 – 5 at the University of Texas in Austin and 10 Vipers competed after preparing all school year.

“Whenever you see anyone with a ‘VHS Smarties’ shirt, give them a high five! These are our UIL Academic students for the 2017-2018 school year… and they’ve worked hard all year,” said Madeline Fulton, English teacher and the UIL Academics team coordinator.

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