Westlake News

Because of a wave of injuries, Westlake's wrestling team has withdrawn from this weekend's prestigious Grapevine Duals, said Chap coach Patrick O'Harra. "We are a MASH unit right now," he said.

Since no one commenting on our online version of the Westlake Picayune has submitted a letter to the editor for the record on the topic of the Rollingwood Women's Club's gift of $10,000 to a park projects, we felt it was important to clear the air here and with an article on the front page.

As they do each year, the Rollingwood Womena s Club has donated a hefty monetary gift to the community it serves.

The Chapsa high-powered attack hit the century mark for the first time this season during a District 25-5A-opening win at Bastrop Saturday.

Dallas-Fort Worth office building construction has fallen to the lowest point in five years and is likely to go even lower.

Editora s note: The following are highlights from the top Rollingwood stories of 2009.

The Architecture Billings Index dropped more than 3 points in November, indicating a continued decline in demand for design services, according to the American Institute of Architects.

In a back room at Las Palomas restaurant last Thursday, seated amidst dozens of beaming faces, sat a small burst of energy known as Betty Wilson.

When Westlake Chamber of Commerce director Elena Ward told me that only $100 had been contributed to the Community Holiday Tree less than one week before it was scheduled to go up at the corner Bee Cave Road and Rollingwood Drive, the Chambera s 10-year tradition appeared to be in danger of ending.

A rendering of Deloitte LLP's training and conference center, set to open in late 2011 on 107 acres in Circle T Ranch in Westlake.

Despite 16 points and 11 rebounds from post Courtney Duever, the Westlake girls basketball team couldn't hold up against a fearsome Pflugerville press in a 69-53 District 25-5A setback Friday at Pflugerville High School.

Saturdaya s state championship football game between Westlake and Euless Trinity will extend from San Antonioa s Alamodome in a pair of city halls.

Westlake senior Sara Shaw has been named Gatorade's high school volleyball player of the year for Texas.

When Betty Wilson leaves the Westlake Picayune office on Dec. 31 for the last time in her capacity as advertising director, we hope her retirement will not end what she has done for this newspaper.

When Fidelity says that playing fantasy football on company time is a no-no, they mean it.

Last July's Protocols Plugfest was an enormous success for the ESTA Technical Standards program as it attracted many first time attendees who brought several new control products to test and debug control protocol interoperability.

Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents to keep their valuables out of plain sight in their cars, or out of their cars completely if possible.

Westlake Market H-E-B in The Village at Westlake shopping center is offering a workshop that allows children to make their gingerbread houses Saturday between noon-4 p.m. The store will have tables set up with pre-built, blank gingerbread houses and supplies.

The Westlake Madrigals Choir will perform Dec. 16 during the next Westlake Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church-Fellowship Hall, 7127 Bee Cave Road.

Longtime Park Hills Baptist Church parishioner Don Chapman downplays his contribution to his congregationa s annual Living Nativity, but everyone agrees that the camels he provides are a big part of the ongoing success story.