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Vehicle burglaries hit Steiner
The Kingsley’s vehicle in Steiner Ranch was broken into on Sept. 8 at about 1 a.m. and their security camera captured a video of the crime. This is a still frame of the video.
By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News
Four Steiner Ranch homeowners reported vehicle burglaries on Sept. 8, and homeowners share some details on what was taken and what the criminal or criminals did afterwards.
The break ins happened on Rippling Creek Court, Country Lake Drive, Wild Canyon Loop and Oxen Way, all in the same general area of Steiner.
Tarren Kingsley’s wife’s vehicle was broken into and their security camera captured a video of the crime on Sept. 8 at about 1 a.m.
The car was in their driveway at their Wild Canyon Loop home.
“They did not take anything that we could tell,” Kingsley said. “In the first part of the video, they (the thief) had their hand or a cell phone up to their face and he had gloves on so they won’t be able to get fingerprints.”
On Tuesday morning, the Travis County Sheriff’s office called Kingsley back about the video.
VHS Football Preview: Cedar Park at Vandegrift Monroe Stadium ~ Tonight, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Last year, Justin Moore was pushed into action as Vandegrift’s quarterback for the first time when starter Alex Fernandes was unable to play against Cedar Park. This year, Moore returns to face the Timberwolves as Vandegrift’s starter.
Last week showed promise, with Moore going 11-for-22 for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns against a Permian defense that returned nine starters from a year ago. The rushing game was never really in gear, though, with the Vipers amassing just 28 net yards on 22 carries. That will need to get better this week for Vandegrift to have a chance of beating the Timberwolves.
Both teams are coming off disappointing losses, with Vandegrift driving nearly 700 miles round trip to Odessa and falling 28-24 to the Permian Panthers.
Vandegrift Vipers senior defensive lineman Zach Hildebrand (55) erupts in celebration on the sideline following a Vandegrift touchdown during a high school football game between the Permian Panthers and the Vandegrift Vipers at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, on Friday, September 1, 2017.
Football season kicks off
Vandegrift Vipers senior wide receiver Peyton Ausley (6) leaps to bring in a would-be touchdown pass as Permian Panthers cornerback Christian Tschauner (5) breaks it up in the corner of the end zone during a high school football game between the Permian Panthers and the Vandegrift Vipers at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, on Friday, September 1, 2017.
Vipers’ 2nd-half rally falls short against Permian
By SCOTT W. COLEMAN
Four Points News
Despite a tough loss on the road to Odessa’s famed Permian Panthers, there was no time for players to hang their heads on Friday night.
Vandegrift head coach Drew Sanders stood on the turf of Ratliff Stadium Friday night, after Permian regained the lead for the final time to win 28-24, and told his team to keep their heads high.
“You were that close,” Sanders said, reminding the Vipers that they’d fell into a two-touchdown hole in the first half. “That’s a really good team. You were that close to winning.”
Hurricane Harvey relief efforts fill the community
ACF volunteers at the Port Aransas clean up site.
The outpouring of community support to help fellow Texans in the recovery and healing process after Hurricane Harvey has been huge.
Many local families, churches, businesses and organizations are backing the relief efforts. Here are a few examples of how local people are making a difference.
Makenna, 2nd grader at Grandview Hills Elementary, and Carter, 6th grader at Four Points Middle School, at their lemonade and bake sale stand over the weekend. They raised more than $1,000 for Hurricane Harvey disaster relief.
Grandview lemonade stand
“As my family and I’ve watched the news of Hurricane Harvey beating down on our friends, family and fellow Texans, we have been heartbroken and we wanted to find some way to help those affected,” said Annie Fojtik of Grandview Hills.
Annie, and her husband, Daryl, have two children, Makenna in 2nd grade at Grandview Hills Elementary, and Carter in 6th grade at Four Points Middle School.
The Fojtik kids had been asking all summer to do a lemonade stand and they turned the opportunity into a way to help those in need after the hurricane.
“We built the stand from lumber, painted the banner, bought the supplies, beat the eggs, whipped the batter, etc,” Annie said. They even squeezed lemons for lemonade.