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Steiner Houseboat: A place for men to connect and share

 

Attendees at a Steiner Ranch Houseboat gathering at the SR Lake Club
enjoy a gourmet grilled meal, provided free to all comers.

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

A local resident was inspired to create a men’s g

roup closer to home after experiencing the fun and success of the Lake Travis Houseboat group.

Craig Buchner — who lives in Steiner Ranch with his wife, Suzanne, and their two children, Tyler and Savannah — started attending the Lake Travis Houseboat group several years ago. That group formed over a decade ago and actually meets on a houseboat.

But the long drive to the other side of the lake inspired Buchner to create a Steiner group that could be accessible to more local men. So Buchner started Steiner Ranch Houseboat, a similar gathering for men, in June of 2016. The group meets at the Steiner Lake Club at 12300 River Bend on the last Tuesday of every month.

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2011 golf cart accident was a day never to forget

Alli Hindman after her golf cart accident in Steiner Ranch on February 11, 2011. She suffered multiple, deep abrasions and a broken arm.

Hindman family shares story

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

Kaylene Hindman will never forget February 11, 2011.

That evening her then 14-year-old daughter, Alli, was at a party at a friend’s house in the Steiner Ranch golf course community. What Kaylene did not know was that her daughter and several friends at the party — four or five girls and a boy — decided to take the friend’s family’s golf cart for a spin around the golf course neighborhood.

Parts of the community were still under construction at the time. The group decided to take the golf cart down a long, steep hill that was paved but along which there were not yet any houses.

On the way down the hill, rolling in neutral, the cart’s driver turned too sharply and overcorrected, causing the cart to roll over.

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Steiner DI team brings backpacks to homeless teens

The Tick Tock Tigers Destination Imagination team reached its goal of 100 backpacks filled with supplies that were delivered to LifeWorks Austin for their celebration on Dec. 21.

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

The Destination Imagination team Tick Tock Tigers, made up of 5th and 6th graders from Laura Welch Bush Elementary and Canyon Ridge Middle School, is raising money to donate backpacks to homeless teens in Austin.

Named Project Survive, the team’s project involves working with the organization LifeWorks Austin, which every year helps over 4,000 local teens and adults who are transitioning from homelessness, unemployment and trauma.

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River Place Limited District board holds inaugural meeting

Patricia Rybachek (center), representing the River Place Limited District’s management company Inframark, leads a discussion Dec. 19 regarding signage changes needed in the neighborhood after the area was annexed by the
city of Austin Dec. 15.

Issues remain for some residents following Dec. 15 annexation

By LESLEE BASSMAN , Four Points News

The past week has seen large changes for River Place residents, with the city of Austin finalizing its annexation of the western Travis County development Dec. 15 and the area’s new Limited District board of directors holding its Dec. 19 inaugural meeting.

At the Dec. 19 meeting, Limited District board members—which included all officers of the River Place Municipal Utility District—unanimously voted to adopt and ratify the Strategic Partnership Agreement, or SPA, between the district and the city of Austin. This agreement allowed the development, upon annexation, to form a governing body tasked with maintaining River Place parks, nature trails and solid waste services, while the remainder of neighborhood utilities and properties come under Austin governance.

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