Weather Change?, Volunteer Dinner, Lights On and More!

*****Weather Change?*****

It's a great time to try out this link to see the current weather conditions!  It's a balmy 54° as I write this blog and the wind is out of the North at about 3-15 mph.  It was 68° at about 6 a.m. this morning and dropped to 51° in less than an hour.  No rain here, was hoping for a little!  

When you're driving around, take some time to look at some of the Fall colors.  It's really pretty around here right now.  The colors are amazing!  These are from my yard, there are many more beautiful examples of the changing of the season all over our little city.  Take time to smell the roses!

*****Volunteer Dinner*****

Thursday evening the City held the Volunteer Dinner at Vintage Villas.  This event is a celebration of the folks that take the time to work for the city as volunteers the previous year.  This was a GREAT event and thanks to Dena Lindamood for all her work putting it together and making it so special!

In addition to a fun evening, two special awards were made.  The Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Janet Wright for her continued work for the Arts in Lakeway.  

The Unsung Hero award went to Bill Hawkins for his long and continued work on the Heritage Committee.

Congratulations to both of them on the awards!  And thank you for all the hard work!

Also, all 5 of the previous mayors still living were in attendance!  Here's a rare photo of us with the current mayor.  

From the left in order of their service - Charles Edwards, Gerry Astorino, Steve Swan, Dave DeOme, Joe Bain and Sandy Cox.  Thanks to all of you for your service and it was really special to be with you last night!

*****Light's On*****

Don't forget the "Lights On" celebration tonight (Friday, November 22) at the City Hall.  All the festivities will start about 6 p.m. (get there a little earlier than that).  Santa will light up the Trail of Lights and there will be complimentary S'mores and marshmallow roasting at the fire pit.  Non-perishable food items will be collected for a local food bank.  It will be a special evening!

*****Trash Timing*****

Because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, if your trash pickup is normally on Thursday, it will side to Friday.

City offices will be closed Thurday and Friday, but the Police will be there 24 hours a day.   Thanks guys for keeping us safe and working the Holiday!  Most people probably don't think of that - there are officers that give up their holiday to keep us safe, 24 hours a day.

Here's a link to the events going on at the Activity Center.  Check them out, there is good stuff going on!

*****Turkey Grease*****

Lakeway MUD General Manager Earl Foster was on CBS Wednesday evening talking about the pitfalls of turkey grease on our public sewer system.  Here's a link to the article, just don't put the grease down the drain.  Put it in a container and put it in the trash!

That's all for today, more soon!  I appreciate all the folks that have reached out about the email issues.  I'm sure there are still some going into the spam folder - eventually I hope it gets worked out.

Please forward the blog email to your friends or neighbors that might want to get local information!  Doesn't hurt to click on an ad occasionally, you might find something you want!  To be added to the email list, send a note to lakeway@bain.us and I'll get you added!

Joe Bain
lakeway@bain.us