Kohl's opens Oct. 1 in Leander

From Impact News, September 24, 2008...

Kohl's Department Store will celebrate its grand opening in Leander at 1245 US 183 from 7-9 a.m. Oct. 1. The 88,000 sq. ft. store employs 150 people and offers more than 500,000 pieces of merchandise.

The store’s regular business hours will be 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekends. For more information, call 259-1170 or visit www.kohlscorporation.com.

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Cerronato opens Library’s Live Music Series October 12

From Georgetown City News

On Sunday, October 12, Cerronato will kick off the library’s new live music series, Music! Live @ the Library. The group will perform from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the library plaza in front of the Red Poppy Coffee Shop. Cerronato is a central Texas group that plays Colombian-style vallenato and cumbia, music that may make you want to dance. In a review of their music, the Austin Chronicle said, “(Cerronato) sweeps listeners to their feet like a faith healer at a revival.”

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Up the Chisholm Trail Cattle Drive and Chuckwagon Cook-Off

From Georgetown City News...

Celebrate Georgetown’s location on the historic Chisholm Trail as well as Williamson County’s rich cattle driving and raising heritage at this one of a kind event on September 26 and 27. Enjoy entertainment for visitors of all ages including live cowboy music, an authentic chuck wagon cook-off, food, western demonstrators, historical re-enactors and exhibits, longhorn cattle drive, a ranch rodeo, and a Saturday night concert featuring Rick Trevino! For a complete line-up, go to http://www.upthechisholmtrail.org/.

Schlitterbahn to Stay Open This Winter

From Austin Business Journal, September 19, 2008...

Schlitterbahn is seeking more visitors and greater revenue by sinking $750 million into its first out-of-state venture and keeping its flagship water park here open during the dead of winter.

The New Braunfels water park, lauded by the Travel Channel as one of the best in America, will launch a Christmas-themed event this winter that will keep the park open from late November through early January. It’s the largest investment the New Braunfels-based water park and resort company has made in an event.

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Elevation Burger To Land In North Austin

From F For Franchise, September 18, 2008...

Elevation Burger franchisee, Danny Bone, is looking to sign a lease in the Arboretum area of Austin for the first of three locations he will bring to Texas. Bone’s brother, Dennis Bone, former co-owner of the Dunkin Donuts franchise in Austin, Texas, will work as General Manager in charge of day to day operations for all locations.

Elevation Burger is rapidly expanding its Virginia-based organic burger concept throughout the United States and has 27 units currently in development across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Texas.

“The concept itself is a perfect fit with the consumers in the area,” says Bone. “People in Austin, like many consumers today, are much more health conscious than they used to be. Elevation offers a healthy and great tasting alternative to the typical burger joint and I think people are really going to love it.”

More information about the concept can be found at the franchisor's web site.

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Child Safety Seat Inspections on September 20

From Georgetown City News, September 15, 2008...

According to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, three out of four child safety seats are improperly installed in vehicles. This is one reason why the Georgetown Police Department is sponsoring a free child safety seat check on Saturday, September 20. The inspection clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Fire Station 1, located at 301 Industrial Avenue, which is near FM 1460. English- and Spanish-speaking certified technicians will perform the inspections.

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Red Poppy Festival Art Contest Seeks Submissions

From Georgetown City News, September 15, 2008...

Original artwork that could be featured in the official 2009 Red Poppy Festival poster is being sought by the Red Poppy Planning Committee. A panel of local artists will select the winner, which must be original and depict some facet of the Red Poppy Festival. Two-dimensional artworks in a variety of styles are welcome.

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Chick-fil-A at 1890 Ranch is Now Open

From Hill Country News, September 15, 2008...

The Chick-fil-A at 1890 Ranch had its grand opening on Thursday, 9/11.

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LISD classes to release early on Wednesday

From Hill Country News, September 15, 2008...

Leander ISD elementary and secondary students will be released early on Wednesday, September 17 so that campus teachers and staff may devote the afternoon to training. LISD elementary campuses will let out at noon on September 17. High school students will be released for the day at 1:00 p.m., and middle schools will end their day at 1:20 p.m.

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World Day of Rabies Event

From Wilcounty Line September 10, 2008...

The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter will observe the World Day of Rabies Event on Saturday, September 27. A rabies vaccination clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Leander ISD going green

From Impact News, September 9, 2008...

For many years, Leander Independent School District has supported nonprofit organizations and provided information to parents regarding youth leagues, scouts and other opportunities for students by sending home fliers in take-home folders.

This year, in an effort to be more environmentally friendly, LISD has discontinued this practice and will post the fliers in the LISD website (http://www.leanderisd.org/).

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Attendance zone committee forming

From Impact News, September 9, 2008...

Leander ISD is currently forming a parent/citizen advisory committee to assist in developing recommendations to the board of trustees for high school and middle school attendance boundaries for the 2009-2010 and subsequent school years.

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Traffic Via RSS

If you are fluent in RSS, you might want to set up a feed from the City of Austin Traffic Reports RSS link: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/qact/qact_rss.cfm

You will get up to-the-minute alerts on collisions, slowdowns, and detours in the Austin metro area. If you are set up to receive RSS feeds on your cell phone or PDA, you can get these alerts as you are driving (though I disavow responsibility, should you be the cause of one of the collisions which end up in your alerts!)