By CAROL KILLGORE
This will satisfy your sweet and salty tooth. I saw this on the Ultimate Recipe Showdown: Cookie Bars on Food TV Network and it has been a crowd pleaser. Since then, I’ve probably made them 50-plus times to show my love to those I serve. This is a keeper but don’t keep to yourself… spread the love!
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Lynette GIllis, Ph.D.
By LYNETTE GILLIS, Concordia professor, River Place mom
My 10-year-old son tried out for select soccer in May. He has played for numerous years and loves the game. He has soccer jerseys, soccer trading cards; we have a soccer goal in our backyard. However, he is now seeing some of his friends move onto the “elite” teams. His typical response is “I just want to play like them.”
When do we start believing that we all should look the same, act the same and be the same?
I have told him for so long that each person was intentionally and uniquely made by God for a great purpose. For most people that purpose is not found in professional sports, despite their best interest and effort.
I read recently that 5.5 percent of high school soccer players will play in college, of those 1.7 percent will play in some professional format. That means that sports are about engaging in healthy lifestyle through exercise, having fun with friends, learning about teamwork, and developing self-confidence and athleticism.
By VAL OLIVAS, Four Points News
Millie & Mox Children’s Boutique has expanded its business to include school uniforms.
Owner, Angela Hession-Weaver was approached by the International School of Texas’ headmistress, Grainne O’Reilly with a request to provide school families a convenient avenue to obtain required school uniforms.
Weaver expanded the boutique to include a Millie & Mox Schoolhouse retail space dedicated to uniforms. The schoolhouse is adjoined to the boutique.
By KIM ESTES, Four Points News
Dr. Alina Sholar, a board certified plastic surgeon, believes beauty is more than skin deep and much can be gained by combining ancient indulgences with modern medical aesthetics. She opened Sage & Sweetgrass Wellness Spa in Steiner Ranch in August.
The native Texan recently returned to her home state from educational training and private medical practice, bringing her husband, a team of rescued dachshunds and a mission — for people to feel better about themselves.
About two years ago, Sholar noticed a need in patient service and care. “I felt there was gap between the traditional day spa and medical spas. I wanted to offer a cohesive, thorough fusion of the two,” said Sholar, who moved to Steiner Ranch in July. She and her husband, Buddy, have seven dachshunds.
Dr. Alina Sholar moved to Steiner Ranch this summer, bringing her husband, Buddy, a team of rescued dachshunds and a mission — for people to feel better about themselves. She opened Sage & Sweetgrass Wellness Spa several weeks ago at the Meritage building at 4500 Steiner Ranch Blvd. L-R Pepper and Presley.
A fresh idea and a new start in Texas made the timing right so she opened Sage & Sweetgrass at the Meritage building at 4500 Steiner Ranch Blvd. Continue reading
By CASSIE MCKEE, Four Points News
A Lakeway city council member who also serves on the board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is proposing a new section of toll road from RM 2222 to RM 1826 in hopes of relieving traffic congestion in western Travis County. The CAMPO board had a public hearing on the proposed project on September 8.
Joe Bain was appointed to the CAMPO board in January by Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty.
“My role on CAMPO is to come up with a regional plan that could start moving traffic around Austin,” Bain said. “Right now, this is a conceptual idea. There is no plan.”
Extending Hwy. 45 idea
Currently, the State Highway 45 toll ends at U.S. Highway 183. Bain said there is a project “on the books” to extend SH 45 from U.S. 183 to RM 2222. That project, referred to as “WC29” in the CAMPO 2040 Plan comprehensive project list, was adopted by the board earlier this year, according to Lakeway deputy city manager Chessie Zimmerman.
CAMPO’s final 2040 Plan, once approved, will be developed from projects on this list, she said.
“The description is ‘extend SH 45’ and the limits are from SH 183W to RM 2222,” Zimmerman said. “The (Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority) submitted project ‘CT07,’ which is a corridor study for RM 620 from SH 183W to RM 2222. These projects would work hand in hand; the study would identify the preferred route and capacity, and the extension project would construct it.”
The U.S. 183 to RM 2222 proposed project is being sponsored by Williamson County.
“We are proposing a planning study for that section of roadway,” said Bob Daigh, senior director of infrastructure for Williamson County. “No design or construction funding has been approved.”
Brian Thompto, chairman of the Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association, said SRNA strongly supports the U.S. 183 to RM 2222 proposal.
“Getting a concrete proposal in place to connect 183 to 2222, that’s a priority for the entire region because that’s a huge traffic bottleneck,” Thompto said.
If that project is approved, Bain said Lakeway’s proposed roadway would be especially necessary. Continue reading