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Just one look was all it took for Ted Eubank to fall in love with somebody else’s dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel officially known as Ch. (Champion) Bonitos Companeros Halli Galli. The 4-year-old male more commonly known as Halli quickly became a good buddy to the 70-year-old Copper Canyon resident. Their mutual affection and [...]
Though the general election was canceled when nobody ran against those already in place, there was plenty of changing of the guard in the Double Oak Town Council and others who help operate the town in March and early April. The changes started at the March 4 council meeting when Jerry Lamel was approved to [...]
After the shortest meeting in memory in February, the Copper Canyon Town Council had much more on its plate when it met March 11 and March 25 at Copper Canyon Town Hall. Among the results were the canceling of the May 11 general election and approval of an executive session discussion authorizing the mayor to [...]
Pre-registration for students in Denton Independent School District, who plan to ride the school bus to and from school during the 2013-14 school year, began Monday, April 1. Students will be given an application by their bus driver. The deadline date for returning applications is April 19. If a student has an active bus access [...]
Parents of children who will be five years old by Sept. 1, may pre-register their children for kindergarten at all 21 Denton Independent School District elementary schools on Wednesday, May 8. Each elementary campus will offer two pre-registration sessions with school staff on hand to assist parents with the process. The morning session will be [...]
Guyer High School’s winter drumline completed its inaugural team competition season with a championship in the North Texas Colorguard Association’s Scholastic A Percussion Division. The Wildcat drumline students placed first in each of the competitions they entered this winter, including its first NTCA Scholastic AA Division championship. The victory at that competition earned Guyer High [...]
Lewisville ISD (LISD) Board President Carol Kyer, Board Secretary Foughty, Board Member Trisha Sheffield and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen Waddell visited with state legislators on March 26-27 advocating for LISD and Texas public schools. During their legislative visit, the Board members presented their legislative agenda that focuses on transitioning public education into a student-centered, [...]
Congratulations to the following MHS Future Farmers of America (FFA) students for performing well at the Denton County Livestock Show. Five out of the nine students qualified for the Champions sale. Show Results: Class 2: Talyn Kennedy; 1st place, Shae Phillippe; 6th place Class 3: Matt Bahr; 13th place, Shelby Sandefur; 9th place, Macy Richter; [...]
Congratulations to the MHS UIL academic team for finishing strong in the district UIL tournament.
High School art students across Lewisville ISD (LISD) have worked hard all school year perfecting their crafts. To showcase their work, LISD partnered with the Medical Center of Lewisville (MCL) Grand Theater in Old Town Lewisville to host its annual High School Art Show. The show was open to the public through March and hosted [...]
My ribs were bruised; I had bloody gashes in my left knee and my ankles … oh my sore ankles. But I found myself there again, stretching out soreness on a park bench ready for another run. This wasn’t just any workout. I’d be running hills, some rough terrain and through some wooded areas. I’d [...]
Things, people and places change which impact industry and new trends are set. I’ve worked with newspapers since 1993, before computers were used to build pages. Copy was set with an exacto knife and paste around full page ads costing single advertisers as much as a new car for one press-run Businesses reaped a great return [...]
My first thought when I received the notice for the IRON MAN 3 screening was, “do we need another Iron Man movie?”. The first film was superb, the second one mediocre at best, plus we had a good dose of the suited, brilliant, billionaire, playboy Tony Stark in the Avengers film. My concern was not [...]
April has been an exciting month for our community as there are many high-quality projects that have been announced. On April 24, the much anticipated groundbreaking of Lakeside DFW was celebrated, which marks the beginning of construction on this historic project. The 150-acre development overlooks Grapevine Lake and will soon be transformed into a high-quality [...]
For the third time area residents have recognized DKH Academy for excellence in pre-school education, voting it Best of Denton County for 2012. The Highland Village preschool continues to innovate as it encourages children to learn through hands-on activities and interaction with nature. A special recent addition to the curriculum is “Handwriting without Tears” a [...]
Tooth Sensitivity is not a laughing matter It is 6 o’clock on a Saturday night and you have just sat down to dinner. You take [...]
Get ready to help Flower Mound celebrate our nation’s freedom, loud and proud, at Independence Fest 2013. Headlined by the multi-platinum record selling artist, Rick Springfield, Independence Fest 2013 promises to be the biggest celebration ever. It will also host performances by The Walton Stout Band and Breaking Southwest; plus a vintage car show presented [...]
Local pool and patio company, Outdoor Living Pool & Patio, won two prestigious bronze awards in the 2013 Association of Pool & Spa Professionals Region 3 Design Awards Competition held in conjunction with the Southwest Pool and Spa Show at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, TX on March 2, 2013. The Highland Village based [...]
The Men of Trietsch 3rd Annual Trietsch Trade Day in Flower Mound will be held April 27 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Rain Date May 4). Trade Day is a great event to shop over 75 Arts & Crafts vendors, 100+ garage sale booths, participate in a Clothing Swap or Shop, enjoy a Classic [...]
