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Nov 28, 2018

The flowers man: Lakeline Oaks resident surprises ladies with flowers every week - Hillcountrynews

They weren't always roses-occasionally carnations-but she always loved them. About a year ago, Carver and his wife moved in to Lakeline Oaks in Cedar Park. The following day, after the movers moved in their furniture, she suffered a massive stroke and passed away. For three or four months, Carver grieved internally, and did his best to keep appearances that he was ok. "There was something missing, really missing," Carver said. "I couldn't think of what it was." Eventually, Carver got to know his new neighbors, one of whom was infirm. He bought a dozen roses and gave them to them. The smiles he received in return struck him like an epiphany. "I thought to myself, that's the one thing I was missing," he said. "I love seeing people smile." Since July of last year, 84-year-old Carver has made it his mission to buy a bouquet of flowers each week and give them to a widowed woman resident at Lakeline Oaks as a surprise. No one knows who it will be, they just know "Andy is the flower man." So far, he's given flowers away for 35 straight weeks. And he did it without consulting management first. "I've been overseas and I served in Vietnam all those years ago. I've seen all kinds of people of all nationalities, speaking all kinds of languages, and I've noticed all of these people seemingly love flowers," Carver said. "So I'm the flowers man." On Friday, Feb. 2, it was Billie Tips, 93, who had ...

Mar 23, 2017

Here's your best bets for wildflower spots in Williamson County

Brushy Creek Regional Trail?The nearly 7-mile trail that meanders through Cedar Park, Brushy Creek and Round Rock is typically teeming with colorful displays of wildflowers and bluebonnets. There are multiple entrances to the trail, which makes it convenient for residents throughout southwestern Williamson County.Champion ParkRobert Kamper of the WilCo chapter of the Native Plant Society points out that Champion Park has a wildflower meadow and signs along the paved trail identifying different flowers, grasses and tress. Come for the wildflowers, stay for the playground and “Dino Bones” play structure.Southwest Williamson County Regional ParkThis is a convenient stop for anyone in Leander or Cedar Park. While it caters quite a bit to athletes (11 soccer fields, two softball fields, six basketball courts and eight tennis courts), the county Parks and Recreation Department headquarters and the parking lot and entrance to the Jim Rogers hike and bike trail quite often host wildflowers.Honorable mentionsHere are some other wildflower locations recommended by Native Plant Society members:Ronald Reagan Boulevard north of FM 1431. The verdant corridor is a strong bet to find fields of bluebonnets. Just be cautious when making a stop.RR 2338 between Georgetown to Andice. This area is a great option for Georgetown residents or anyone wanting to head further out on a road trip.Perz Meadow on CR 100. The county road is just east of Texas 130 near Hutto.Happy Hunting! For more informati... (Austin American-Statesman)

Aug 29, 2016

Friday's Sorted High School Football Scores

Westlake 32, Katy 29 Baytown Goose Creek 16, Tomball Memorial 14 Beaumont West Brook 33, Beaumont Central 21 Buda Hays 26, Georgetown East View 18 Cedar Park Vista Ridge 32, CC Flour Bluff 7 Channelview 29, Dayton 22 Clear Brook 56, Houston Bellaire 27 Clute Brazoswood 19, Port Lavaca Calhoun 14 Converse Judson 35, Lake Travis 28 Coppell 28, Hurst Bell 21, 2OT Cypress Ranch 42, Katy Cinco Ranch 35 De Soto 47, Dallas Jesuit 13 Del Rio 39, SA Northside Warren 21 Denton Guyer 55, Mansfield Lake Ridge 35 Dickinson 51, Fort Bend Elkins 14 Duncanville 36, Plano East 32 Edinburg Vela 63, Victoria East 62 EP Eastwood 34, Midland Christian 28 EP El Dorado 45, El Paso Eastlake 35 Euless Trinity 39, Broken Arrow, Okla. 16 Fort Bend Austin 35, Alief Hastings 14 Fort Bend Dulles 24, Alief Elsik 6 Fort Bend Hightower 24, Aldine Eisenhower 22 Friendswood 54, Texas City 20 Garland Naaman Forest 26, Richardson 0 Garland Rowlett 20, Lewisville 17 Harlingen South 21, McAllen 14 Houston Chavez 27, Houston Spring Woods 13 Houston Stratford 15, Alvin 9 Humble Kingwood 31, Fort Bend Ridge Point 10 Justin Northwest 27, Alvarado 21 Katy Morton Ranch 49, Aldine Nimitz 48 Keller Fossil Ridge 41, Arlington Lamar 31 Keller Timber Creek 49, Irving Nimitz 48 p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" apcm="http://ap.or... (seattlepi.com)