Deer Attacks in Lakeway

Do not feed the deer! These graceful animals are not always as kind and meek as Bambi.
Deer Attacks in Lakeway

Lakeway approaching 50-year anniversary

The City of Lakeway has seen a lot of growth in the past half-century, growing from a sleepy resort village to the city it is today. Below is a very interesting article about the changes the city has seen and the upcoming anniversary.
Lakeway approaching 50-year anniversary

Lakeway's big business boom!

Those of us who have lived in the Lake Travis area for a while can remember when there were few retail options until very recently. I've been keeping track of the recent building projects in the Lake area and have created a page on my website with some details of these exciting new projects. Check it out!

Lakeway Texas 4th of July Parade 2011

LAKEWAY PARADE
8:30 am Monday July 4th
Lakeway Drive from the Live Oak Course to the Lakeway Church
I will forever be grateful to our then neighbors-George and Jojo who took us to the Lakeway Parade the first year we moved here.  I had never seen a parade such as this and was overwhelmed with patriotic feelings.  Since we had recently moved from Oregon I remember crying when I saw the parade of golf carts with state flags attached.  The sight of all of the senior citizens with their extended  family-mostly grandkids- on the carts with them was the last straw and the tears came down.

If you have never been to a small town parade, then you have to see this parade.  Often I heard people say there are more people in the parade than watching it.  I think those numbers have changed as the city has grown.

My husband and I had a friendly competition each year to see who's float would win the parade that year.  We were always on different floats and his seemed to always beat mine.....Now we take the dogs and folding chairs and watch the parade from the sidelines. 

For more info about the city of Lakeway visit my website. If you would like to be in the parade you can pick up an entry from Lakeway City hall or contact Paula Crawley- she is the chair this year.  512-261-1938 or
paulacrawley83@gmail.

Lakeway Texas Swim Center opens for the Summer Today!

Come for a dip yourself or bring the family to the Lakeway Swim Center, 3103 Lakeway Blvd., Austin, Tx, as it is opening for the summer season today!

If you are thinking about a pool party or to become a member call 512-261-1010.

For three month until  August 21st, 2011, you will be able to swim. . Regular leisure pool hours are Tues - Sat (Noon to 8 PM) and Sun (Noon to 6 PM). Fees are Age 2 and under (Free), Age 3 - 18 ($4 - $5), Age 19 - 55 ($5 - $6), Age 55+ ($4 -$5) depending upon residency.

For more information about the Lake Travis area visit my website.

Household Hazardous Waste Event in Lake Travis

On Saturday, May 21, 2011, there will be a Household Hazardous Waste Event in Lake Travis. Click on this link to see the full flyer.  The flyer will tell you what you can and can't bring.  If you are over 65 and need help getting items to the event, let me know, I will try to assist you!
8am to noon
Hudson Bend Middle School
15600 Lariat
Austin, Tx 78734

Local Treasures in the Lake Travis Community

Local Treasures in the Lake Travis Community

Lake Travis is a special place to live.  The natural beauty of the hill country, combined with all of wonderful restaurants, stores, outdoor recreation and  other services make this area unique.  Just this morning my husband and I were talking about all of the wonderful things we can do here, from golfing to boating to hiking on our local trails.  You might think this weekly blog will be about those treasures, but I will focus on our neighbors who are treasures too!   Each week I will feature a neighbor that has inspired us and helped to make our community better, just by their sharing of their gifts.

I selected the first neighbor I will feature because I was curious as to why she does what she does.  I do not just think of her once in a while, I think of her at least once a day if not more!  Joy Hrobak has contributed so much in helping our community with her e-mailed community bulletin board that I just had to meet her and share with others what I learned about her. 

If you are not a subscriber to her board, then you have definitely been out of the loop about news in the Lake Travis area.  But I am getting ahead of myself, let me share what I learned about Joy….

Joy and her husband, Bob, have lived in the Hills of Lakeway for about 17 years. Joy was born in Yantis, Texas and Bob is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Yantis had a population of 200 when Joy was born there and today the population is still only 321.  The Hrobaks still own a log cabin there that they visit occasionally. 

Joy has had several jobs throughout her life time, but perhaps the most exciting was when she was flight attendant for Eastern airlines.  She was selected, along with 3 other attendants, to work the campaign plane for the Goldwater/Miller presidential ticket.  At that time there were 1700 attendants and this was a highly coveted assignment!

She has had the good fortune to live in many wonderful places including Florida, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Honolulu and Japan.  But, she loves the Lake Travis area most of all and is happy to be retired here!

So how did the bulletin board begin? About 12 years ago Joy was the newly tasked Social Chairman for The Hills Country Club.  This was a volunteer position (as is the bulletin board!) and Joy began to realize there was no way to get the word out about events occurring at The Hills.  The board began with just club members, but it has quickly grown from there.  She started with 400 e-mail addresses and now has over 1,500. 

The first post, other than social events, was for a boat for sale.  She doubted that it would sell because of her list but it sold to the first person that contacted the seller!  Now she posts items from time shares to jewelry, non profit events to restaurant specials, cars to toys.  The posts that Joy is sure to get out right away are those regarding lost pets.  She is happy to have reconnected many pet owners with their beloved animals.  There are some things she will not post and really takes a close look at the posting to see if someone might be “pulling her leg”.   To post, you must include your name, number and email.  She prefers that posts be 50 words or less and she finds that she averages 12 postings a day.  She is using the AOL email system which requires she break up her email messages in packets, so it sometimes takes her 6 hours to get out 12 posts!

So, why does Joy spend such a great amount of time on the Bulletin Board?  Because she recognizes that many people have been helped by it.  She plans on continuing to post items, but has been thinking about a transition down the road.  She is considering some changes to her process to shorten her time commitment, but nothing is firm for now.  I was glad to learn that she won the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Unsung Hero Award last year.   In my opinion that is a well deserved honor because she has given so much of her time to help out so many of our neighbors!

To join Joy’s distribution list simply e-mail her at jhrobak@aol.com.

Check back next Monday to learn more about another local “Treasure”.

Lake Travis Community asked to "Get Their Green On" April 30th, 2011

Announcing Saturday April 30, 2011 is Get Their Green On

REsolve Group, LLC, a real estate and design/build firm in Lakeway, invites the Lake Travis community to “Get their Green On” at our first annual Earth Day Event! Please join us as we celebrate EARTH DAY 2011 by bringing your old electronics for recycle on Saturday, April 30th from 8:00am – 12:00pm to the Emmaus Catholic Parish front parking lot.

      It's as easy as 1, 2, 3!

     1.     Go through your house, garage, and office and load your car with any old electronics.
     2.     Bring them to the Emmaus Catholic Parish parking lot.
     3.     Pop your trunk - you won't even have to get out of your car!

*Recycled items are reused or disassembled and their parts reused. Items are never taken to a landfill.

We would also like to invite all youth to participate in this event! Be there to support our community by transporting electronics from residents' cars to our Earth Day moving truck. We will provide food and drinks following the event for those that RSVP with REsolve Group. Invite your friends and come join us!
Recycling items include:                    Items we cannot accept:

-Computers                                        -Refrigerators
-Radios                                               -Air conditioners
-Telephones                                       -Dehumidifiers
-DVD players                                     -Washer/Dryers
-CD players                                       -Other large appliances
-VCRs
-Tape players
-Speakers
-Turn tables
-Monitors
-Modems
-Video game consoles

We hope to see you there!

David Heckler                  Margaret Heckler
Broker / REALTOR            Graduate Architect
Registered Architect          Project Manager
Reg. Interior Designer        Marketing Director Margaret Hecklermargaret@REsolveGrp.com
REsolve Group, LLCwww.REsolveGrp.com
512.777.1714www.REsolveGrp.com

For more information about recycling in the Lake Travis area go to
http://www.lakewayrecycling.com