🌱 Patch AM: How a DPS lieutenant helped save a driver in Cedar Park

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In today's newsletter:

• How a DPS lieutenant helped save a driver in Cedar Park
• Where thousands of teddy bears are headed in Cedar Park
• How a Cedar Park startup aims to prevent another deadly camp flood

Also on today's calendar: Texas Farmers Market and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 48 and low of 31 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 55, low: 43.
• Tuesday: Low clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DPS Personnel Recognized at December PSC Meeting (texasborderbusiness.com) — A Texas DPS lieutenant was honored for performing CPR on a driver in Cedar Park until local firefighters and Williamson County EMS arrived, helping save the man’s life. The story is part of a broader DPS ceremony in Austin recognizing officers statewide for heroic actions, including Purple Hearts, Lifesaving Awards, and a Unit Citation for advanced training work.
   

• Dallas Stars News: A new threat joins the Central Division (blackoutdallas.com) — Fans at the Texas Stars’ teddy bear toss at H-E-B Center showered the ice with thousands of stuffed animals that will be donated to kids in the Cedar Park community. The piece also updates Dallas Stars fans on a big Central Division trade and tonight’s matchup against the Florida Panthers.
   

• Camp Mystic to get new flood warning system ahead of summer (newsnationnow.com) — A Cedar Park-based company, River Sentry, is building a new flood warning system for Camp Mystic after deadly July 4 floods, using towers that detect rising water and trigger lights and sirens. The startup is rapidly developing more advanced, potentially AI-driven features while new state rules now require outdoor warning sirens in high-risk Texas flood areas, including Kerr County.
   

📸 Around Cedar Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Park

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Monday December 15

• Ribbon Cutting - Skip's Beer, Wine, and Liquor
  Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce , 1811 S Lakeline Blvd , Cedar Park
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Beginner Band Winter Concert
  Running Brushy Middle School , 2303 Lakeline Blvd , Cedar Park
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Talk and Coffee
  Remedy Roofing , 3600 W Whitestone Blvd , Cedar Park
  7:00 am
• Band Winter Concert (7th/8th)
  Cedar Park High School Performing Arts Center , 2150 Cypress Creek Road , Cedar Park
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Texas Farmers Market
  200 S Bell Blvd, Cedar Park, TX, 78613
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• RRHS Band Performs Holiday Music
  Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
  7:00 am
• 8th Girls Basketball @ Ridgeview
  Ridgeview Middle School , 2000 Via Sonoma Trail #5659 , Round Rock
  5:00 pm
• 7th Girls Basketball vs Ridgeview
  Walsh Middle School , 3850 Walsh Ranch Blvd , Round Rock
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball vs Grisham - Neary
  Chisholm Trail Middle Round Rock, TX 78681
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Author Visit Donna Janell Bowman -3rd -5th Grade
  Great Oaks El Round Rock, TX 78681
• Walsh MS Student Art Show
  Walsh Middle School , 3850 Walsh Ranch Blvd , Round Rock
  5:30 pm
• Early College High School & PTECH Nursing Info Session
  Ridgeview Middle School , 2000 Via Sonoma Trail #5659 , Round Rock
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Cedar Park PatchAM possible:

• M Gelly Luxe Boards — (787) 486-7228
  Island-inspired charcuterie for every occasion!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Owner has been located.
  Found these pooches near Goldfinch and Alexandria. Safe in my backyard. Please reach out if anyone recognizes them. (Nextdoor Cypress Mill)
• We just had a lot of excitement.
  Gretchen opened the front door to get a package that was delivered and a bird flew in. It was a little wren and it landed in the clock next to the… (Nextdoor Carriage Hills)

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Cedar Park. Apply here.
• Ascend Staffing posted a job opening for Warehouse Inventory Clerk / 1st Shift in Cedar Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Leander

• Leander ISD trustees to vote on school consolidations amid $12.8M budget shortfall (cbsaustin.com)

Round Rock

• Williamson Co. shelter sets up stations to reunite lost pets with owners (kxan.com)
• Kingsmen Engages Resource Stock Digest for Marketing Contract (miningstockeducation.com)
• Taste authentic Indo-Chinese cuisine at The Spice Garden, plus fresh catering options for any occasion (communityimpact.com)

Liberty Hill

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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