Firsty Thursday

Firsty Thursday

Like many men of their age, a group of five longtime area buddies from Castle Hills and surrounding locales have met on the first Thursday of every month for more than 10 years to talk and drink.  Their beverages of choice started with craft beer and wines before discovering bourbon about five years ago. They…

Lake Cities and Lantana Players Help FCA to State Middle School Girls Soccer Title
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Lake Cities and Lantana Players Help FCA to State Middle School Girls Soccer Title

Only after winning the semifinal game of the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic League state middle school girls’ soccer tournament on April 15 in Round Rock did Coach Allison Fitts and her Founders Classical Academy Corinth team learn they had beaten defending champion ILT College Station. “We had no idea. We didn’t realize it,”…

Baseball and Beyond

Baseball and Beyond

While Special Olympics offers many sports to special needs youth, baseball is not among them. That’s why programs like The Miracle League of North Texas have been so important. Since Jeff Fisher brought the program to Denton County nearly two years ago, participation has tripled from 46 to almost 150 on 10 baseball teams in…

Gifts for the Fallen

Gifts for the Fallen

Last October, Dallas police officer Jacob Arellano was killed by an impaired driver on his way to work. He was only 25 years old and left behind fiancé Alyssa Rosales and their 1-year-old son. Understanding she needed reliable transportation, Rosales was nominated to receive a vehicle by the Brotherhood For The Fallen, a nonprofit focused…

Creating Legacy

Creating Legacy

When Dr. Mark Holt saw a bunch of friends, former patients, their parents and dignitaries at what he thought was a routine Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce luncheon in February, he wondered why. Turns out they were there to honor him. It was the Chamber’s annual awards luncheon at Denton Country Club and the 73-year-old…

Argyle to Celebrate Police Department with Special Week in May

Argyle to Celebrate Police Department with Special Week in May

Across the nation, cities and towns will observe National Peace Officers Memorial Week May 15-21. Two groups – the Argyle Crime Control and Prevention District (ACCPD) and Argyle Independent School District – will honor their police departments with a special appreciation banquet on one of those days. That event will take place on May 20…

Moving Toward the Goal

Moving Toward the Goal

How many parents would be willing to move across the country for the sole reason of providing their child with the best chance at athletic success? Joel Spitzer and his wife Alison are one such couple. Their daughter Stella was a top-notch soccer player in Columbus, Ohio, but was running into a lack of competition….