Lake Travis

Where to Go in Lake Travis to Solve “Uh-Oh” Moments

Written by Cathy Hale | October 6, 2016

It’s all fun and games until you drop your iPhone and the screen shatters.

Or, perhaps, you’re rushing around from dance lessons to soccer games and poor Fido is sick.

Did he eat an entire bag of Doritos again?

Wait a minute, what’s that smell?

If your brain screams something like, “Calgon, take me away!” or “Serenity now!” or “@#$*!,” we know exactly how you feel, Lake Travis friends.

That’s why we’ve compiled a go-to list to help you solve your “uh oh” moments, so you can keep calm and carry on. Or at least fake calmness and carry on.

Burglary Prevention Tips with Mary Smothers of Security Consultant Pros

Written by Sandra Spicher | September 29, 2016

When Mary Smothers was twenty-one she and her husband had no insurance and no security alarm.

They were renting, so she figured there was no need.

But one day she came home with her six-month-old son on her hip to find her home broken into and belongings piled in the living room. The burglars were still there.

She went to a neighbor’s and waited for police.

Too late; their home was cleaned out. The criminals were never apprehended.

#TBT Back in the Day in Lake Travis: Piggly Wiggly, Horses & Mudding in Rough Hollow

Written by Cathy Hale | September 22, 2016

“I remember when …” seems to be a common response when you tell someone you reside in the Lake Travis area. There are lots of folks who may not live here now, but fondly remember spending quality time here back in the day.

What’s funny is most of these stories revolve around Randalls. For example …

“I remember when The Chair King was Randalls …”

“I remember when the Randalls was the Lakeway Rodeo.”

Whaaa? There was a rodeo in Lakeway?

“I remember when Randalls was AppleTree.”

Okay, you win!

In order to paint an accurate picture of what the area truly looked like, we consulted with Lake Travis resident, real estate broker, and entrepreneur Cassie Ford. Her family moved to the Lakeway area in 1981 when she was a kid.

If you’re one of those people who likes to wax nostalgic about the glory days of Lake Travis, feel free to help us fill in the blanks with your own memories.

If you’re new to the Lake Travis area, sit back, grab a cup of coffee and take an entertaining journey with us on this Throwback Thursday!

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