Austin, Texas – Aug. 30, 2012 – On Monday, Sept. 3, Capital Metro will operate its Sunday bus schedule in observance of Labor Day. There will be no MetroRail or UT Shuttle service on Labor Day. Additionally, MetroAccess subscription trips will be cancelled;…
Monthly Archives: August 2012
As Old 20 Construction Continues, Expect Additional Traffic Delays as School Starts
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Sargent Ryan Phipps with the Manor PD wants to alert, parents and anyone that is using the Old Highway 20 detour to be ready for the 1st day of school traffic delays . Parents dropping off their kids at school and…
Austin Conjunto Community Plans Benefit for Texas Music Legend Alfredo De La Rosa September 1st
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Accordion Master Underwent Life-Saving Organ Transplant Austin, Texas – Austin’s Conjunto music community, along with special guests from other parts of Texas, will come together September 1st at the Moose Lodge in East Austin to benefit one of their own, the legendary…
iPad Parent Meetings
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Required high school student & parent orientation sessions Manor ISD will be providing iPads for all high school students. During the month of August, there will be several parent and student orientation sessions held at each of the high school campuses. It…
Manor Farmers’ Market & Conference Announcement
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Manor Farmers’ Market Wednesday, 4-7 PM Jennie Lane SmartPark in downtown Manor free wi-fi & fitness zone (yes it’s free and it does work just fine!) Live music with Manorite musician jeweler Jimbro Lutz www.bolaman.com (http://www NULL.bolaman NULL.com/) Green Grass…
MISD 12th Annual School Resource Fair
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Becky Rivera, Social Worker with the Student & Family Support Services at MISD is very excited about the upcoming 12th Annual School Resource Fair on Friday, August 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Manor New Tech Cafeteria. You are invited to join…
Curiosity Lands on Mars
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Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:32:54 AM CDT NASA’s Curiosity rover has landed on Mars! The never-before-attempted landing sequence (http://mars NULL.jpl NULL.nasa NULL.gov/msl/mission/timeline/edl/) — consisting of heat shield aerobraking, supersonic parachutes, retro-rockets, and a sky crane maneuver — had to go off in…
Blue Moon Chamber Reminder
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The Manor Chamber of Commerce wants to remind it’s members to RSVP for lunch on Tuesday, August 7 by noon if you are attending/having lunch. Lunch is $10 for those who RSVP and $12 at the door. The Chamber will be increasing…
NEW Travis County Conservation Easement Program Call for Applications!
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Travis County has initiated a program to conserve land through conservation easement agreements with willing land owners. Conservation easements allow Travis County to retain open space and protect natural and cultural resources. The first phase of the program will be…