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It’s not the typical story about a girl and her rescue dog. There’s a dash of community with a big sprinkle of heart.

Twelve-year-old Kaylynn Kolinek, a Lake Pointe resident and Lake Travis ISD student, had been asking her parents for a family dog for years. She’s always a had a big heart for animals. As Kaylynn’s mom Traci explains, “It’s as if she feels their emotions.”

The Kolinek family happens to be friends with another Lake Travis family who fosters dogs, the McClanahans. Lisa McClanahan usually has at least four dogs in her home and has fostered over 150. (If you’re friends with Lisa on Facebook, you know her dedication to saving animals is just in her DNA.)

Over the years, when Kaylynn spent time at Lisa’s house, she always bonded with the dogs, so when the Kolineks decided it was time to find a new four-legged family member, they called Lisa for help.

Enter Bubbles.

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It’s a luxury hotel with a twist of health retreat, a sprinkle of a sanctuary and a big splash of wellbeing. Welcome to Miraval Austin nestled in the hillside overlooking Lake Travis.

I mean, how awesome does it feel to know a fancy-schmancy resort that attracts vacationers from around the globe is right here in your backyard. If you live in the Lake Travis area, that’s just a totes normal day. You don’t have to go anywhere for a Texas Hill Country experience. Just open your door and whoomp – there it is.

For those of you that have lived in the Lake Travis area for a while, the beautiful new Miraval was formerly Travaasa. Now it’s an exclusive Hyatt property on 220 acres, and it is the epitome of a spa retreat. The views are truly spectacular, but you already know that. What differentiates this resort from other luxury hotels is it’s all about wellness, and Miraval weaves that concept through every detail.

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These little invaders are just going to keep causing headaches. Ugh! How can one tiny thing ruin an ecosystem? Well, pretty quickly it seems.

More trouble ahead due to Zebra Mussels

The Zebra Mussels species was native to lakes in southern Russia and Ukraine. Then they accidentally spread into other areas and whammo! By the late 1980’s they were discovered in the Great Lakes.

According to LCRA, Zebra Mussels were first seen in Lake Travis in 2017. They were discovered in Lake Austin shortly after that. The larvae are microscopic, so they can easily be transported unbeknownst to anyone. By August of 2017, the word “invasion” was being used to describe the devastating discovery.

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