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Arcis Golf acquires River Place CC

Arcis Golf acquired River Place Country Club along with the Austin-based Dominion Golf Group’s portfolio of clubs this week. The deal closed on April 23.

“For the past 14 years, our team has pursued excellence and quality for (our) five clubs,” said Steven Held, president and CEO of Dominion Golf Group. “I am confident that our clubs will continue to thrive and that our members and their families will enjoy Arcis Golf’s ownership and operation.”

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LISD’s Troxell leaving to go to TX Assoc. School Boards

Dan Troxell

Dan Troxell, Leander ISD superintendent, announced his acceptance of a position as deputy executive director for the Texas Association of School Boards.

The Leander ISD Board of Trustees will discuss the hiring process for the next superintendent during their May 2 meeting. Troxell will continue to be the acting superintendent until the board establishes a hiring timeline. The board will move forward with pace and purpose to identify exceptional candidates for this top leadership position, board president Aaron Johnson said.

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First of 106 condos to be ready this summer

The Retreat at Steiner Ranch is under construction at the intersection of RM 620 and Quinlan Park Road N. The site plan includes 106 condos on 80 acres. Source SEC Planning LLC

By LYNETTE HAALAND

Steiner Ranch’s “front door” will soon have condominiums for sale as the Lennar Corporation project is under construction to create 106 units.

“The Retreat at Steiner Ranch will open for sale within 60 to 90 days,” said Danielle Tocco, communications vice president of Lennar.

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Five Viper FFA teams going to state

The Vandegrift FFA entomology team (L-R) Aurod Ounsinegad, Alex Beaucamp, Michael Maher, and James Autry placed 2nd overall at their contest at Texas A&M University on April 6 and qualified for state on April 27 at Texas Tech University. Individually, Autry placed 1st, Ounsinegad 5th, Maher 11th, and Beaucamp 12th. This contest requires that students correctly identify insects, order, their mouthparts, metamorphosis, and significance. The competitors must also take a general knowledge exam over entomology as well. Joe Lemmons coaches entomology.
The Vandegrift FFA vet sciences team L-R Shane Shockley, Jessica Powell, Gyliana Larracuente Arroyo, and Samuel Weiss placed 3rd at their area contest hosted at Blinn College on April 5 and qualified for state on May 4 at Texas A&M. This will be Vandegrift FFA’s 4th consecutive appearance at the state vet science contest. Magan Escamilla, VHS agriscience teacher and FFA advisor, is the vet sciences coach.
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