“The Next Best Thing to Being There…” this slogan was patented by Bell Telephone to promote using long-distance calling. Today, this slogan works for keeping in touch with what’s going on in your child’s school. We are all busy in our lives. But with all of the communication devices we really don’t have an excuse [...]
Derby Queen Lives Local
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It is 8 p.m. on a Thursday evening in early October. Outside the Interskate Roller Rink on Business 121 in Lewisville, a dozen or so men pull up in their cars with skates, helmets and pads tucked in their arms. A handful of women, most in their early 20s, are likewise towing the same gear [...]
Megan’s Lifestyle Boutique in Highland Village
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Megan’s Lifestyle Boutique recently opened in the Shops of Highland Village, further solidifying what many believe to be the premier shopping destination in the area. Megan’s opened September 1 (last month) after spending the last 11 years in Parker Square in Flower Mound. The store is owned by Flower Mound husband and wife team Megan [...]
Jack’s Outfitters, an eclectic boutique
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When you first walk into Jack’s Outfitters, you must first say hi to Jack. It’s only polite as you are after all, in his store. Walk past the flip-flops with the squishy soles, past the blinged-out Texas Ranger’s and Texas Longhorns caps, past the dark denim and the bright, multicolored tops. Underneath a table in [...]
Emma Fuhrmann takes big time acting in stride
September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In many ways, Emma Fuhrmann of Highland Village is like the other 10-year-old girls with whom she plays and goes to school. She likes to keep up with friends on her iPad and when she acts, it makes her comfortable to go over lines with a trusted adult. Unlike most of her peers, she’s played [...]
Billie Simmons enjoys 100th birthday party in Highland Village
September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When they gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday, friends and family were reminded of a trait that helps Billie Simmons keep on enjoying life. She takes delight in young people. While she had cheerful greetings for her grown children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren attending her party, probably her biggest smile was given to Fabio Flores, 13-year-old-son [...]
Highland Village bicycle race for families of fallen officers
September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Five bicycle teams, loads of local volunteers and generous sponsors helped make a success of the 4th Annual Fallen Heroes Bike Race in Highland Village. The event raised $10,000 to help families of Texas police officers killed in the line of duty. “We honored three of the sponsors at the race,” said Corporal David Harney, [...]
Christian’s Confession: I never met a Muslim’ Hindu’ Buddhist or Jew that I didn’t like
September 4, 2011 by 4 Comments
The questions of “Who goes to heaven?”; “Who goes to hell?”; and “Who lives happily here on earth?” are ones I trust only God to answer’ even if friends tell me they are sure they know because of what they’ve read in the Bible’ the Torah’ the Koran or the Book of Mormon. I was [...]
The Hatch Days of Summer
September 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
September is like a gentle, extended version of that moment in life when you become aware of your own mortality. As soon as the month arrives, fall suddenly seems to be looming over the horizon, reminding us everything we love about summer, and of how little time we have left to enjoy it. I always [...]
Thermos Flushing
September 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Every day at lunch in elementary school, I watched in wonderment as kids clicked open their beautifully embossed “Bionic Woman,” “Incredible Hulk” or “Dukes of Hazard” lunchboxes and removed such delicacies as store-bought white bread sandwiches, chip bags and cream-filled pastries. I would have given my left pinkie for a lunch like that. Keenly aware [...]
