Argyle Living Magazine - May 15

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Runyon’s Eagles Nest

Argyle Intermediate School Events May 19: Band Solo and Ensemble Contest 4-7:30 p.m., AHS May 25: No School! Memorial Day May 27: 5th grade Essay Contest and Luncheon 12:20 p.m., Cafe May 28-29: 5th grade Sea World Trip June 1: End of Year Award Ceremony (Invitation Only) 5th grade: 6-6:30p.m., 6th grade: 6:45-7:15 p.m.

June 2: 5th Grade End of Year Party TBD June 3: 6th Grade Hawaiian Falls Trip June 4: Early Release 11:15 a.m.

NRH2O Trip for Band Students After School June 5: Early Release 11:15 a.m. and REPORT CARDS

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5TH Grade Essay Contest: Please encourage all of your students to participate in the upcoming Essay Contest held by the PTA! They will be given a very interesting topic and if they choose to enter, they could be chosen as the “Top 25” to enjoy a catered lunch by Extreme Catering, here in Argyle on Wednesday, May 27!

During this luncheon at the café in the library, we will have a few guest speakers who have made writing their passion in hopes to inspire our students to pursue their gift of writing.

To help in any way, contact Kathy.salisbury@verizon.net PTA Academic Excellence Coordinator (Argyle Intermediate School).

Cemetery CLEAN UP: Join Keep Argyle Beautiful as we clean up Graham Cemetery on Saturday, May 16.

Bring your gloves (tools provided) to the historic cemetery on Country Club Road in the morning and the cemetery board will provide lunch under the pavilion. Come see Civil War graves and speak to fellow Argyle residents that have lived in town a LONG time and hear some stories!

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Argyle Youth Sports Association Fall Sport & Spirit Programs Registration is Now Open @ www.ArgyleYouthSports.com.

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Featured Stories and News 14

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Doctor You Can Trust Construction Resumes Connecting Thru Chamber Liberty Key Club Bugs in Your Mouth Argyle Youth Association Rejuvenation LI

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The Parent’s Soul

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y definition, parenting is “the process of taking care of children until they are

old enough to take care of themselves.” Due to unexpected health difficulties with my beloved

father, I had lots of sitting time to reflect upon this amazing gift and relationship of parent and child.

As a parent to young children, we constantly are

devoting our time and energy into something that doesn’t produce immediate results. It is unclear, at a hundred different turns, whether what we’re doing

will have any lasting effect on our kids…which is tough because lasting effect is what we’re really after. All the effort and energy is because we want

them to become a certain kind of person in the

long run. We want them to become strong, mature, noble, kind and caring adults who one day will make

a difference in this world and in the lives of others.

All the little stuff we do is all pointed toward their

future. But this future-oriented investment never is safe and we aren’t guaranteed to see anything.

As a child of parents who are aging, we are

reflecting upon our memories, our childhood and

their legacy. I’ve never been a sentimental person.

Heirlooms are just things to me. However, at every turn of life, we learn.

Most recently, watching the 41 years of love

between my parents during this challenging time

has been an emotional journey down memory lane.

As parents, they guided me, yet allowed me to make mistakes just praying that in the long run, I would

grow into an adult making good decisions. While I often question am I doing enough for others, I do know, without a doubt, it’s always enough in my parents’ eyes. The amazing, unconditional love that I saw in my father’s eyes when I drove hurriedly into town to be by his side was something words cannot describe.

I don’t know if I’ll see my sons become courageous men. So much of what we do is an investment in the unseen, and therefore it is profoundly faith work.

It’s waiting, risky, often thankless work. Parenting, like nothing else, exposes us to the possibility of deep suffering.

I remember some of the first parenting advice when we were pregnant with our first son....“He will break your heart.” Unbeknownst to me, this did not mean, ‘break your heart as in being cute, or wrapping me around his little finger (which they both have still managed to do).’ This was “break your heart” as in ‘you are going to love this person so much that the thought of him hurting will almost drive you insane and your heart will ache over it like nothing you’ve ever felt before.’

What is equally baffling to me is that no one warned me about the reverse as well. It’s not that it replaces the feeling as a parent’s suffering, but as a child, watching your parent hurt digs deep into the pits of our being and rips out the soul, even your very existence. By definition, the soul is: “the spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body.” It couldn’t be truer!

As we have celebrated Mother’s Day and look ahead to Father’s Day, we all have the memories that have shaped our heart and soul. Be open with your heart and your soul to your children.

We are leaving a legacy and those little feet will grow into feet firmly planted on the ground to do and be greatness. We shape and mold that.

Enjoy your celebrations and forge many memories this summer!

Kathryn Flores Community Relations & Marketing Manager

Publisher & Editor Scott & Kelly Murray Administration Managing Editor Jana Melton

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Kristin Maurer

Contributors Eric Williams Mark Miller Steve Gamel

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Argyle Intermediate School to Host Author, Athlete on May 18 Bestselling local author Tammy Kling and

former National Basketball Association star

Maurice Evans will speak about the Power of Words with students at Argyle Intermediate School on May 18 at 10:35 a.m. in the school

gym. The event is sponsored by the school’s parent-teacher association.

Kling and Evans will utilize fun, interactive

exercises to help increase and sharpen communications skills and teach students how words are currency and can change lives.

A resident of Flower Mound’s Tour 18

community, Kling is chief executive officer of OnFire Books which specializes in writing books and producing web site and public

relations content for businesses. Her work

has been featured on The Discovery Channel, the New York Times, Huffington Post, Wall

Street Journal, Dateline NBC, Extra, Oprah, and Primetime.

Evans also will answer questions about

his career that spanned from 2001-2012

and included time with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Detroit

Pistons, Los Angeles Lakes, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards plus teams in Greece and Italy.

The event is open to parents and community

members which must sign in at the school.

Youth Version of Musical to be Staged at Argyle High School Into the Woods Junior, a child-friendly

version of the 1980s Broadway musical, will be presented by Argyle High School students May 30-31 in the Argyle High School Auditorium.

Based on the book by James Lapine with

music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the

show will be held at 7 p.m. on May 30 and 2 p.m. the next day.

Tickets will be $8 for adults and $4 for

students and available at the door.

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Argyle’s Brown to Take Theatre Talents to Michigan School Regina Brown, a 10th-grade student at Liberty Christian School who resides in Argyle, has been accepted and will attend Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Mich., this fall.

The 16-year-old will study Theatre Performance with emphasis on Musical Theatre at what’s considered one of the world’s premier fine arts boarding high schools. The daughter of Bill and Mariann Brown began her vocal career at age 6, performing at worship services throughout her elementary years and at such events as the Snowball Express V Gala and with the Metroplex Children’s Choir at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

At 13, she developed a passion for musical theatre after performing in a school production of The King and I. Since then, she has earned prominent roles in Alladin, Jr., The Sound of Music, and Annie Get Your Gun, while continuing to study and perform as a vocalist.

She credits her experience as one of the youngest high school students accepted to the renowned Oklahoma City University’s musical theatre summer program in 2014 for solidifying her decision to pursue musical theatre as a career.

Brown is a member of Liberty Christian’s advanced theatre group and a varsity cheerleader. She has studied classical voice for the last four years with Denton’s Ann Smith, founder and executive director of the North Texas Metroplex Children’s Choirs, Inc. Brown also studies with local jazz pianist and Sammons Center for the Arts’ 2014 Jazz Artist of the Year recipient Julie Bonk, and has worked with Dallas master acting coach Theresa Bell, founder of the TBell Actors Studio.

Athletic Sports Camp Set at Liberty Christian in June The 2015 Warrior Strong Athletic Sports Camp will be held June 15-18 at Liberty Christian School.

Activities will take place each day from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The boys’ camp will feature baseball, basketball, football and soccer while the girls’ will include basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball.

Sessions will be taught by former high school and college athletes and championship adult coaches.

Registration fees are $199 through April 30 and $229 in May. They include the camps, daily lunch and a t-shirt.

For more information, call 940-294-2050 or visit libertychristian.com.

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Continued Growth Helps

Argyle Company

Give Back

By Mark Miller

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hat started as a way for Craig Smith to pay for his hunting obsession has turned into something much greater than the long-time Argyle resident and business owner ever imagined.

Since he drew his first camouflage apparel pattern in 2002 and sold his initial shirts and hats the following year, Smith’s Game Guard Outdoors has taken off. The company has become so successful that last year, he created an entire merchandise line to help needy people in India.

“My wife (Stacey) and I started going to India

years ago and we fell in love with India and

we love sharing the gospel and helping those

people over there,” he said. “But we wanted to

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for us to give back more than just the normal.

It has some traction. People keep wanting us to add stuff.”

With proceeds approaching six figures, the

do more than we could do personally. We had

Smiths and Game Guard have been able to provide

we thought let’s develop products that can be

provide fresh water to school-age youth for bathing,

some big projects we wanted to get done. So made in India.”

Smith and some contacts in India connected with

a group of cobblers who make the leather items.

Their initial work on the Signature line of wallets, messenger and weekend bags, dog leashes and

food and clothing plus build several wells that toilet flushing and other amenities Americans take

for granted. They allow the impoverished youth

to attend school instead of spending their time carrying pails of water.

“Most of the people are Hindus who speak

collars, belts, pistol cases, rifle slings, and toiletry

English,” Smith said. “The schools have from 30-40

nearly all to U.S. customers.

have nothing but love Americans.”

cases launched before Christmas and sold out twice

“We were curious because it’s a high-end piece,”

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until it’s time to get their checkbook out,” Smith said. So we had to start outsourcing overseas.”

When Smith first left the corporate world to

start his company, he only sold products to ranchers

whom he called upon. Once they helped him spread the word, he moved into retail outlets which

today number more than 500 nationwide on top of online sales.

The company now includes 18 employees and

a large building between Argyle and I-35W that

houses everything except manufacturing. A tour of the warehouse visually shows the growing product variety and quantity.

“We’re still growing,” said Smith, who has five

children ranging from ages 14-27 with his and

said Smith, whose company also offers a fishing

salesperson with clients including Home Depot,

Stacey’s first grandchild due in July. “We’ve doubled

“Some of the stuff is pricy and people have just

understood the industry. He learned long ago how

we’ve already doubled our capacity and now we’re

States required outsourced overseas manufacturing

getting better.”

prices low enough where Americans will buy them.

information and to purchase your

line that includes the popular micro-fiber apparel. gobbled it. The people don’t even know what we’re doing with the money.

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Fox Sports and Circuit City, Smith has long

since we moved in here (from Denton) in 2010 and

product designed and distributed in the United

going to have to take another step. It just keeps

in places like India. Pakistan, and Vietnam to keep

“We learned that people in the U.S. are patriotic

Visit www.gameguard.net for more

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Fund-Raiser Set May 23 for PTSD Vets, Therapy Dogs An auction event to raise funds for Denton County veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and provide trained therapy dogs will be held May 23 from 2-6 p.m. at the Denton County Fairgrounds.

Festivities will include a vehicle auction by Dusty Clater, food trucks and the music of Big Tasty and the Moonshiners (2 p.m.), Fluff and Company (3 p.m.) and Work in Progress (4 p.m.). Speakers from veterans and animal shelter organizations also will be present.

The event is presented by Frenchy’s Lawn and Tree Service and Fuse Natural Products.

Admission is a $5 donation to the causes.

For more information visit dustyclaterauctioneers.com or call him at 817-980-5707.

Lantana Golf Club to Host Helping Heroes Event June 15 Anyone looking to help wounded military veterans while having some fun in the sun are invited to take part in the Helping a Hero Golf Classic June 15 beginning at 8 a.m. at Lantana Golf Club.

Individuals may play for $125 with foursomes available for $500 and sponsorships of $200 (tee sign), $2,000 (beverage and cart) and $5,000 (title) sponsorships available.

More information and registration are available at helpingahero.org/lantana-golftournament.

County, Town Offices Closed for Memorial Day All Denton County offices and the Town of Argyle Town Hall will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular business for both agencies will resume on Tuesday, May 26. That includes the monthly Argyle Town Council meeting that begins at 6 p.m. with the work session followed immediately by the regular meeting

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Denton County Earns Gold Star Safety Award

New Kroger Marketplace Slates May 22 Opening

The Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool has awarded Denton County with a Gold Star Safety Award for 2014.

The recently-announced honor is presented to counties based on their safety promotion and innovative risk management programs.

Counties must meet certain criteria including maintaining active safety programs for at least two consecutive years, go beyond minimum requirements and have leaders who support the programs.

Final touches are being made in anticipation of the expected May 22 opening of the new Kroger Marketplace at Lantana Town Center in Bartonville.

The 124,000-square-foot store will be the centerpiece of a complex that also will include The Tutoring Center, SuperCuts, Lantana Spa and Nails, Domino’s, Terry’s Donuts, Dickey’s BBQ, Tokyo Samurai and Hibachi, an optometrist and pediatric and general dentists.

Lantana Golf Club Sets Junior Summer Camps Youth ages 4-13 who want to learn how to play golf can do so starting the week of June 8 at the Lantana Golf Club Junior Summer Camps.

Little Golfers sessions for those ages 4-6 will take place Tuesdays through Fridays from 8-9:30 a.m. They are designed for fun plus learn some of the game’s basics.

The Mini Junior Camps for ages 7-13 will be held from 10 a.m.-noon. Included will be basic fundamentals of both the full swing and short game with contests, games and team competitions introduced to provide a fun and challenging environment.

Those wanting a higher level of instruction can take part in the Full Junior Camp each day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. These classes will feature skill-based activities and competitions plus on-course play and video instruction. Lunch and drinks will be included.

Costs for the 10-week sessions will be $175 for members and $195 for guests for the Little Golfers and Mini Junior Camps and $325 for members and $350 for guests in the Full Junior Camp.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own clubs though clubs will be available for use or sale during the camps.

For more information or to register, contact Marc Brooks at mbrooks@lantanagolf.com or visit or call the pro shop at 940-728-4653.

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Argyle Boys Golf Team

Claims First Class 4A State Title

By Steve Gamel

After finishing second in each of the previous two years at the state

tournament, Argyle’s boys golf team finally hauled in that long-awaited championship.

The Eagles shot a two-day score of 612 on April 27-28 at the Onion

Creek Golf Club in Austin to outlast Fredericksburg for the Class 4A

state title. It was the program’s first state crown and fourth-consecutive trip to the state tournament.

Senior Lance Roden led the Eagles with a first-round 73, then followed

it with 78 on Day 2 for a 151 final score. Junior teammate Alex Isakson finished at 152 for the tournament while sophomore Parker Love came

in at 156. Senior Matt Garnett and junior Tommy Parker each ended at 159.

Argyle had a six-stroke lead over Fredericksburg going into the

Region II tournament a week earlier. After losing to Andrews in each of the previous two state tournaments, Argyle came into this year’s title

opportunity on a tear. Most remarkable was the fact Roden was the only holdover from last year’s team. Roden played all four years on varsity.

Meanwhile, the Argyle girls team competed in its first state tournament

and finished 10th out of 12 teams with a two-day score of 815. Junior

Marisa Roden – Lance Roden’s sister – shot a 189 while senior Leyton King added 193. Sophomore Molly Sheridan, senior Mackenzie Miles and sophomore Hannah Adkins shot 208, 225 and 258, respectively.

The second round was particularly difficult for the Lady

Eagles, who shot 410.

The girls qualified for state by beating Carrollton

second round.

Ranchview in the regional tournament by one stroke.

Pleasant Grove, which tied for third place with 633. Defending-

School’s second this school year. The girls basketball team

Behind second-place Fredericksburg were Llano and Texarkana

champion Andrews finished fifth at 635.

It was a solid performance for the Eagles, who dominated the

Overall, the Eagles’ latest state title is Argyle High

won its championship in March. Previously, the football and volleyball teams came up short in their respective state finals.

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FEATURED ARTICLE Local Sponsored Content

A Doctor You Can

Trust

By Steve Gamel

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ric Romanucci is the furthest thing from a salesman. Sure, when he gets behind a medical procedure or an advancement in technology he believes will benefit patients, Romanucci can talk all day about it.

Unfortunately, that’s when most of the doctor-speak shows up. And it doesn’t always translate well, he said.

“I am a doctor for a reason. I am no silver-tongued devil,” laughed

Romanucci, a board-certified general and colorectal surgeon who owns Colon and Rectal Associates of North Texas. He also partners with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Flower Mound.

If you listen hard enough, this doctor, family man, Army reservist and

Argyle resident does have a great story to tell. And it says a

colon and rectal surgery. His goal was to keep a patient’s discomfort to a minimum, so he made sure he got really good at it.

He got even more skilled while spending a handful of tours in Afghanistan,

Kuwait and Iraq between 2003 and 2014. He worked his way up from commanding a surgical team to the chief of surgery.

“I did so many scopes with colonoscopy, and the way I saw

lot about why his patients trust him more than anyone else.

it, the more you do the better you get,” he said. “So when I saw

In 2009, Eric was pouring through a medical journal

this device, I said to myself, ‘Wow, this is right along the lines

when he came across an advertisement for a company called

of what I love to do. This could really help people.’ It really is

EndoGastric Solutions. The advertisement highlighted

the better way to go.”

a relatively new procedure at the time called Transoral

Romanucci immediately reached out to the developers of

Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) and its benefits for

the TIF® procedure and started exploring ways to bring it

patients with chronic acid reflux.

It’s safe to say everyone has heard of acid reflux, a

condition in which gastric contents wash back up into the

esophagus and cause heartburn. What many don’t know is that it can cause serious injury if left untreated. In the past, doctors like Romanucci were forced to work from

the outside-in, creating either one giant incision or 4-5 incisions, to treat patients.

In short, the TIF procedure allowed doctors to perform

everything through the mouth without the need for

“In every way, Romanucci treats his patient like he would his own family.”

external incisions. An EsophyX® device is used with visual guidance from

an endoscope to reconstruct the gastroesophageal valve (GEV) to restore its function as a barrier to -stomach acids.

That all sounds like a mouthful, but it was right up Romanucci’s ally.

While finishing medical school and doing his five-year residency,

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more locally. As it turns out, the EsophyX was FDA cleared

in 2007 and is commercially available in the United States.

It also has plenty of studies to back it up -- which is huge for Romanucci.

The TIF procedure has already successfully treated more

than 16,700 patients worldwide.

Patients using this procedure have just one overnight stay

in the hospital and no incisions, which means less downtime.

There is also less bloating, and Romanucci said there are studies

that show close to 80 percent of patients who opt for this new procedure stay off typical antacid medications.

“I had one patient who used to elevate the top part of his bed to cut

down on his reflux. Almost overnight, he didn’t need to do that anymore,” Romanucci said. “It really is the better way to go. I remember seeking the

rep out immediately because I felt like this would benefit my patients. I still

wanted them to send me studies, though. I don’t like to do anything without studies and science behind it.”

As far as the new procedure he’s been championing, the one downside has been trying to get the word out. The TIF procedure is not like cosmetic surgery or something that will make a person feel better about the way they look, he said. Most of the patients Romanucci sees are embarrassed and afraid.

If they have friends who went through the old procedure, “they want no part of it,” Romanucci said.

Luckily, Romanucci has received a ton of backing from Flower Mound Presbyterian, which has plans to develop a specific website and program for the TIF procedure.

“Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound is truly a great place, and we have a wonderful relationship,” Romanucci said. “They have been cooperative from the get-go. It’s all about working together.”

It’s that level of care that has Romanucci at the top of many patient’s list of preferred doctors. Eric and wife Rebecca — who owns RSR Medical Skin Rejuvenation, L.L.C. — moved from Pennsylvania just more than nine years ago to settle in Argyle with their four children.

Two of them are now in their 20s, but they are still plenty busy raising nine-year-old twins.

Despite his busy schedule, Eric never forgets his family.

“When I first deployed in 2003, I could only call my family once per day and never on weekends. By the time I got to my last deployment, we had wireless internet and I could FaceTime with my wife and kids while I was in my tent,” Romanucci said. “If you look at my resume, it looks like I’ve been everywhere.”

But in doing so, he’s making sure to do everything possible for his patients.

“I was sitting with the family for dinner the other night and a patient called me. They were at a different hospital and wondered if I would see them if they transferred to Flower Mound Presby. I told them, so long as it’s safe to do so and I can help, I’d be happy to,” he said. “I think I got the call that they had been transferred a little before 1 a.m. I didn’t get home till 6 that morning, but I wanted to help.”

After all, he’s a doctor for a reason.

Disclaimer The TIF procedure may or may not be appropriate for your health condition; only your doctor can explain the benefits and risks of all treatment options. Results may vary; visit GERDHelp.com for more clinical data.The TIF procedure for reflux was developed

by EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. who may have co-funded this marketing material.

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Real Estate

Argyle Offers a Large Variety of

Housing Choices

By Will Woods

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ast month we reviewed some of the wonderful reasons to live in Argyle which was a fun article to write. At the end of the article I mentioned I would talk about building a beautiful custom home and how to enjoy this process for the next issue. However, I have had some conversations this month that caused me to change this topic.

This month we are going to discuss the many options available in Argyle for finding a new home instead. The impetus was several recent interactions I had with potential clients. They had assumed there were no homes to purchase in Argyle and the only options were estates on land. Please understand, that is not entirely a bad perception for people to have of Argyle. I believe this perception adds to the desirability of this wonderful city. However, as I started running through and explaining all the different options and describing Argyle’s many benefits, it became apparent to me that I need to write about this now.

I have to start with my favorite housing option in Argyle, pre-owned homes. Due to the sheer number of custom homes on acreage, in small developments, or just a cluster of homes on a single street, Argyle has some of the most interesting and diverse choices for pre-owned homes. Many times the custom homes on acreage include barns, facilities for horses or other types of livestock, incredible views, and seriously look like they should be on a postcard.

Argyle has the benefit of having many fantastic custom homebuilders and due to that, the choices of pre-owned homes are great for buyers.

A buyer literally can find almost any style home they want. Whether it is cottage style, Tudor, Texas Chic, Contemporary, Traditional, Tuscan, or others,

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Argyle has it available as a pre-owned home.

The next option is new construction. Now of course you could purchase several acres and have the custom home of your dreams built or you could choose from many of the new available neighborhood options. Many people think building a custom home is out of their reach. Actually some of the options for custom homes in Argyle on one-third-acre lots or more can be in the same price range as a new home in a master-planned community.

This typically surprises my clients. Some of the options include The Oaks of Argyle where you can build a custom home on a nice treed lot or on larger one-acre lots in Finchers Bend, a new option with just a few lots left. Both of these allow you to work with the custom builder of your choice to build your dream home.

There also are several options for new construction in master-planned communities such as Canyon Falls, Harvest, Country Lakes, and

others planned for the future. These communities offer many amenities, including community pools, tennis courts, hiking and biking trails, etc. I am seeing tremendous interest and growth in these communities as homebuyers discover these new fantastic options for getting a home in Argyle.

Whether you are looking to build a new custom home, purchase a pre-owned home on 20 acres to raise horses, live in a master-planned community, or settle down on a gentleman’s ranch of 2-4 acres, the options are here in Argyle. Our city planners and leaders have managed a difficult job of providing great housing choices for the diversity of potential buyers that will allow Argyle to have a strong managed growth for years to come.

Please let The Woods Group know if we can be of assistance in discussing these or other options.

Now, back to the topic of building a custom home‌see you next month.

Gardening

Time &

Weather are Right for Planting

By PJ Kratohvil, Complete Exterior Solutions, 214-735-1364

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andscaping season is in FULL SWING! As we have enjoyed the rain and are very

grateful for what it does, our guys are ready to get back to work.

If you’re looking for someone to help with a

project and they are not at least a couple weeks out right now, you better check some references

because there’s probably a good reason why. We

work alongside many other contractors in the area and everyone is feeling in the spring rush right now. Flowers are blooming, people are out and about, and life is good here in Lantana. If you have not taken time to get outside and soak up some sun take a minute and do so before it’s 105 degrees and miserable.

Almost all retail centers have their annuals out and looking good along with native grasses, perennials and other spring options for beautifying your landscape. Take advantage of this weather.

If you’re going to be doing some planting this summer get it done now. Everything will adapt easier in these mild temperatures and your chance for successful planting will be much greater now rather than later.

Our Top 5 List for This Summer’s Plants: *Penta – an annual flower that will last all summer and provide great color. *Redbud – a great native selection for this area that will offer some height to your bed as well as a great color. *Salvia – comes in a variety of colors that will offer you a heat tolerant way to inject some color to your bed spaces. *Grasses – there’s a wide variety of grass

out there that vary in height, color and texture.

Accenting your bed spaces with these native

grasses not only will help introduce another texture to the bed but will offer some movement

to help break things up and add a lighter almost no maintenance option to your bed space.

*Periwinkle – when you’re looking for some

high impact color pockets for your bed you cannot go wrong with these. Offered in a wide variety of

colors, they will last the majority of the summer and definitely make things pop.

Anytime you talk about planting you need to

touch on irrigation. As you’re planting this season

and wanting to get things growing ensure you have adequate irrigation in place. It can be as simple as

flipping your system to auto run – watching all the zones cycle and taking notes of things that could be corrected.

Adjusting watering times, changing nozzles,

adding a head or just moving a few as things begin

to grow larger all play a huge role in a successful landscape so take a few minutes and ensure you’re giving yours what it needs.

Happy planting and as always email us at

admin@c-exteriors.com with any questions. We are here to serve so let us know how we can help!

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Upscale Home

American Made

and Quality Design

By Paula Kratohvil, Owner, Complete Interior Solutions, 972-436-9083 “Shop Local. Support American Made” means a lot to me. I know it often is not the least expensive option in the store but for me, it is worth paying a little more at check out.

For several years we have had a stunning and affordable offering from a Chicago-based company named Eastern Accents. Eastern Accents has a really great quality pre-grouped selection of fabrics and styles to dress any bedroom in an environment of décor you would favor.

Sometimes even the most experienced homeowner has trouble making decisions on fabrics, styles of bedding, pillows, throws, window coverings, and all that you would want to finish out a perfect bedroom.

Eastern Accents fits perfectly for that situation. EA designs and manufactures luxury bedding and home accessories for the trade. We call it design made easy.

The latest refreshing collection pairs dreamy blue and calming gray tones with a crisp linear print for the ultimate modern style. Another offering is Geometric patterns paired with cool gray and citron

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a Perfect Match

tones to bring a bit of urban vitality to any space.

Splashes of tangerine for a fresh new way to dress your bed is a striking collection that can take center stage or set the backdrop, it can be adjusted to your changing look over time while making a distinct style statement.

The products are specialized in several styles of traditional, transitional and contemporary bedding, as well as Italian fine linens, luxury throw pillows, sassy phrase pillows, and holiday décor. Items include shams, designer pillows, duvet covers and comforters, upholstered furniture, drapery hardware and curtain panels, trims and fabrics, inserts, and more.

We also are proud to feature private label projects such as Barclay Butera Lifestyle Bedding, and an assortment of soft home furnishings. For customized bedding, draperies, and upholstered furniture, there are hundreds of luxury fabrics and trimmings. These made in America sets are of the highest quality and are super decision friendly.

If you are looking for an easy decision-making

process we can help you achieve the perfect fit

without having to compromise on the custom design or fabricators’ quality. Complete Interior Solutions has several Eastern Accent binders of fabrics and design sets from which to choose.

Eastern Accents is a go-to offering when looking

for nice made-to-order, truly gorgeous, affordable

quality design for bedding and drapes. There are

several selections that are on the quick-ship order program that will ship in two weeks or less. The

normal ship time would be around four to five weeks.

Stop by Compete Interior Studios to see the

complete line of Eastern Accent offerings and see how easy and quick it is to put a beautiful room

together. Look at the quality of workmanship on some of the pillows and table runners and all that we

have in stock and see the quality first hand. You’ll be glad you did.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Limited Activity Resumes After Construction Worker Deaths

By Mark Miller

Following an extensive investigation and after instituting a number of new safety initiatives, work at the Argyle Independent School District construction sites resumed in late April.

Projects to renovate and/or build tennis courts, the football stadium, Argyle Middle School and indoor activity center are part of a $45 million bond issue approved by voters last year. Also included was a new baseball/softball complex that

was completed before the early April accidents.

Progress had been voluntarily halted by the Northstar Builders Group after separate incidents five days apart caused the deaths of two construction workers and injuries to three others.

Julio Cesar Ledesma of Fort Worth was killed and three injured in the first accident April 2.

Haslet resident Daniel Moran died in the second incident April 7 after which Argyle ISD Board of Trustees members meeting in emergency session suspended construction and voted to hire a safety consultant to represent and advise the district.

Among the new standards is Northstar will not start any vertical steel construction without

coordination of independent safety consultant Archer Western. Other new safety measures include warning signs on fence perimeters, enhanced fencing and gates, and cleanup of construction materials and debris. Plus Northstar hired its own safety consultant.

Originally, the four new lighted tennis courts were to be finished in April with the indoor activity center and girls field house to open this fall. Ground for a middle school at the northwest corner of the intersection 1171 and 377 to open in August 2016 was broken before the accident.

District officials have not yet announced a revised timeline.

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Cross Timbers Church

Argyle Spiritual House

Connecting with Community Through Chamber

By Mark Miller

“We’re not involved in every single thing they

do but we try to send one person every month to their gatherings to try to meet people and show

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“It was a constant shift. Instead of trying to

have the biggest events in town here in our own

includes community outreach.

and be more active in what the community

Halk, who job as the church’s connections pastor Since joining the chamber a few years ago,

Cross Timbers

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staff

has attended as many chamber functions as

possible and even volunteered at the group’s golf classic. Halk will be there again at this year’s

church, let’s start getting back into the community

is doing. It was a shift in our philosophy. We didn’t want to be the biggest church in town. We

wanted to be the church that’s really invested in the community.”

Joining the chamber has allowed Cross

event May 18.

Timbers Community Church to broaden its

is part of a new initiative to find events already

members aren’t just from Argyle.

The church’s involvement with the chamber

base within the community and beyond since

“It’s been a good thing just to get to know

to partner.

people in other genres of work and to be able

“We’re not trying to come in and run a bunch

about some of the non-ministry things that are

“That’s been our whole mantra,” Halk said.

o what’s a church doing as a member of the Argyle Chamber of Commerce? The same

re-invest ourselves in Argyle.

our support for what they’re doing,” said Darrell

happening in the community with which

Angela Gentry & Darrell Halk of Cross Timbers Church

not, this is where you come to church and so let’s

of things. We just want to come in and work alongside and help wherever we can.”

Halk said it’s all part of a new focus for

to bond with them,” Halk said. “It’s nice to hear happening and how the community benefits from those businesses. That’s been really cool.”

Halk and campus administrator Angela Gentry

his parish.

have been the church’s primary representatives at

Whether it’s networking with entrepreneurs

people drive in from all the different areas. But

Gentry has been able to connect with the Argyle

Timbers Community Church is doing its best to

communities where God has put us,” he said.

as any regular business, thank you very much.

or helping at events, the Argyle campus of Cross be like anyone else.

“Our church has been a regional church where

we kind of wanted to re-engage ourselves in the

“We tell people whether you live in Argyle or

chamber functions. Since joining the Chamber, Community Civic League, just one more way

it’s benefitting from its Argyle Chamber of Commerce membership.

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Liberty Christian Key Club

Students Learn Leadership while

Giving Back

to Others

By Mark Miller

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here’s something special about Liberty Christian School, especially when it comes to the Key Club.

Why else would four students with ties to the campus be elected to the prestigious role of lieutenant governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District Division 8 of the Kiwanis International youth group.

Outgoing lieutenant governor Hunter Snowden attended the school before transferring to Denton Guyer High School. His successor, current junior and Liberty Christian Key Club president Glory Holland, follows his immediate predecessors, Michael King and Haley Smith, in proving just how important the service club is at the Argyle-based school.

“I see so many kids here take on the ideas of leadership. You would be amazed at what these kids can do. Just the responsibility they take on,” said club advisor Kathy Hall. “I’m not in charge. If they come to me with ideas, I say ‘that’s fabulous. How are you going to do it?’ Then they figure out how they do it.

“It’s a wonderful program. The kids learn so much about selflessness and service and responsibility. They learn as much about leadership as service.

And inclusiveness, I really like that. Plus, it’s truly student-led. They really do the planning and I do the advising.”

More than 100 students originally signed up for the club this school year with about 60 of them remaining active throughout. Hall said about half of those fulfilled their service goals.

Like most Denton County-area Key Clubs, Liberty’s is sponsored by the Denton Breakfast Kiwanis.

“It’s a typical service organization,” Hall said. “Some put their names in the books because they think it will look good on their college transcripts.

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The Liberty Christian Key Club does this by directly or indirectly helping

with various events ranging from booths at school fairs to conducting direct

fund-raisers to supporting other group’s projects. The Key Club typically raises as much as $500 at any individual event.

“We try to sponsor at least service events per month,” Hall said. One

such cause this year was The Eliminate Project which aims to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus prevalent in some developing countries.

The club and officers meet monthly at the school and members rotate to

attend the weekly Denton Breakfast Club meetings. Now that the 2014-15 season has ended, it’s time to look forward to next year.

Elections in late April elevated current junior Payge Perdue from vice

president to president. She will be joined by four new officers – vice president

Kelsey Hovanetz (currently a sophomore), treasurer Grace Stinson (junior), secretary Michael Becker (sophomore), and editor Victoria Tracy (junior).

Outgoing secretary Rachel Lorentz and treasurer Anna Hudelson are

graduating while junior editor Ashley Good did not run again.

As club advisor since 2003, Hall has noticed some positive changes with

the most recent groups.

“I feel like the young people in our society in general have become more

service-minded,” she said. “I think there is a trend that way. They care about things and causes and the environment.

“Sometimes there’s a swing of a generation that becomes more

materialistic but it feels like this generation seems more interested in ‘what are the problems in the world and what are the problems in my community and how can I help those people.’ ”

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A Word from Dr. Matt . . .

Be Aware of the “Bugs” Living in Your Mouth

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f there is anything that is appreciated in Texas, it is rain. With all the April showers we saw, there

should be plenty of May flowers, and though May flowers typically are known for bringing pilgrims,

in Texas, they are more likely to bring June bugs. So as we prepare to rid our gardens and lawns of those pesky little creatures, I would like to draw the focus on those pesky creatures that dwell in our mouths.

Though often referred to as “sugar bugs,” our mouths are in reality inhabited by more than 600 types of

bacteria, and when the right conditions occur, these bacteria can be very detrimental to our oral health. The common misnomer is that sugar and acid decay our teeth or cause gingivitis, but the truth is that dental decay and gum disease are oral infections occurring in our mouth that require proper treatment to resolve.

Understanding the physiology of bacteria helps to understand how to prevent and stop bacteria

from harming our oral health. Bacteria feed on sugars and simple carbohydrates and produce an acidic

byproduct that can demineralize and eventually decay our teeth. At the same time, bacteria prefer an

acidic environment, and in the presence of acid, they are able to colonize and grow in numbers, not only

by reproducing but also by attracting other types of bacteria. The colonization initiates as a biofilm along our gums, but over time, this film of bacteria can form as hardened plaque that adheres to our teeth and infiltrates beneath our gums.

The best way to manage the bacteria in our mouths is with a preventative approach.

First, we can not only control our diet habits by avoiding sugary and acidic foods, but we can slow bacteria growth by decreasing the frequency and duration that we expose our mouths to these types of foods. Of course, good oral hygiene habits like brushing, flossing, and regular dental cleanings always are encouraged.

Let’s all work to enjoy a bug free summer. Happy smiling!

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Dr. Matt is a practicing dentist and owner of Country Lakes Family Dental

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Argyle Youth in Good Hands with Sports Association

By Steve Gamel

If you are still wondering how a small town like Argyle churns out so many quality athletes, you aren’t looking in the right places. The answer has been right under our noses for years.

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t’s the Argyle Youth Sports Association, and rumor has it that the AYSA was started more than 60 years ago, long before Argyle High School was around. It may not have truly gained in popularity until years down the road, but the athletic seeds – and championship dreams – had been planted.

Now, together with the Argyle Independent School District, it has become a winning situation for everyone – especially kids.

“It’s continued to grow over the years, just like the town of Argyle has grown, and it’s fun to see so many kids having a chance to get involved in sports,” said Jay Gonzales, AYSA president. “Our goal is to create an all-inclusive environment. Even

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if we only have five kids who are interested in wrestling, we would do what we could to find leaders for that type of program.

“We want our kids to enjoy playing sports, and our relationship with Argyle ISD has only helped that.”

The relationship between AYSA and the Argyle school district is what makes everything go. Kids compete for fun or competitively within AYSA and are open to use all Argyle High School facilities for games and practices, including gyms and ball fields.

According to its website, the AYSA offers baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, T-ball and volleyball with cheerleading and drill team. In other words, you’d be hard pressed to

find a sport it doesn’t offer, or isn’t willing to offer, with the right number of volunteers and coaches.

The kids benefit because they can play any sport they want. Gonzales said there are 925 kids competing regularly in the AYSA, a non-profit organization made up of volunteers who help organize and promote youth sports leagues in the Argyle ISD. Most of those kids are repeat participants, Gonzales said, meaning that they go from one sport to the next depending on the season. That has fit in nicely with the same philosophy of Argyle High School, where the majority of its athletes not only play multiple sports, but are successful in all of them.

By the time these athletes reach high school age, they already have a solid foundation of success in multiple sports.

This school year alone, Argyle has been in a state title game in football, volleyball and girls basketball. Both its girls and boys golf teams advanced to state last month as well, with the boys joining the girls basketball team in winning it all. Many of those athletes learned the ropes of their respective sports competing in AYSA. And they all had the chance to compete as youngsters on the same fields they play on now.

“That’s very rare when you think about it,” Gonzales said of sharing fields. “There isn’t much land for parks and things like that out

here in Argyle, but it doesn’t matter because we get to use what the schools have. There is a sense of pride there. We have a great relationship with Todd Rodgers (Argyle football coach). He’s always asking what they can do to help.”

Gonzales said that while a huge chunk of what AYSA does is recreational, it does offer select teams in various sports for kids fifth grade and older. Baseball, for example, has one 10-under team, two 12-under teams and one 14-under squad. There also is a 10-under softball team.

The addition of select teams has only spurred more growth. In 2014, AYSA split its fifth- and sixth-grade football teams into two squads each to accommodate the growing number of participants.

Gonzales said that also should be the case this year.

“It’s a competitive environment out there, and it’s easy to notice all the different select programs available these days. So we are offering select ball too because we want to be all inclusive,” Gonzales said. “My goal, and the goal of this board, is to provide the best environment possible for these kids. If they are just out there for fun, great. If they need to play at a higher level, we can do that, too.

“We are focusing on growing each program however we can.”

And that right there sounds like a winning formula.

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Rejuvenation

Enjoy Your Fun in the Sun, Because There’s an App for That!

By Rebecca Romanucci,

RN Advanced Aesthetic Registered Nurse Injector Owner/Manager RSR Medical Skin Rejuvenation, L.L.C.

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hy does sunscreen have to be so confusing? I have a love/hate relationship with sunscreen. I fully understand and support the need for each of us to be aware of the shocking statistics regarding skin cancer.

The fact is that over the past three decades, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined.

Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults ages 25-29 and the second-most common form of cancer for young people 15-29. On average, a person’s risk for melanoma doubles if they have had more than five sunburns. Sustaining five or more sunburns in youth increases lifetime melanoma risk by 80 percent.

Those are all undeniably shocking statistics

that come even more to light in May which is National Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness Month. But still, there is this entire sunscreen dilemma. What should we use, how much, how often, when to reapply, what if it gets wet, what if someone sneezes?

Turns out, there’s an app for that! Smart phone to the rescue!

The Sunburn Timer (free app) helps you calculate the time you can spend in the sun without harm. The timer reminds you when you should put more sunscreen on. You enter your skin type, sun intensity and the sun protection factor of your sunscreen. Set the alarm, and you are notified when you need to reapply sunscreen.

Another app is the TanSmart (free) which uses the UV satellite data, skin type and

sunscreen SPF, alerts you when to re-lotion, or seek shade. This app actually takes into account the current UV index, environment (beach, snow, clouds), time of day, skin type and type of suntan protection; and suggests how long you can stay in the sun without getting burned or tanned.

Who knows, maybe my children will be more willing to apply sunscreen, with an app making noise, flashing lights and generating graphs. Since I am a registered nurse, I believe an improvement would be the app which also will remind us to drink water to prevent dehydration.

Finally, the best app of all will be the one which communicates with my husband’s smart phone, alerting him that it is time to reapply sunscreen to my back, bring a glass of water, and by the way, my mojito glass needs a refill.

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Argyle’s Challenge Day Club Delivers

Leadership

An anti-bullying effort in the Argyle Independent School District has blossomed into a potent service organization doing good for communities ranging from helping at-risk elementary school kids to playing dominoes with senior citizens in a nursing home.

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“We have the best kids in the whole

world,” Sutton said. “Our kids always want to help others.”

A ninth-grade Exnglish teacher, Sutton stays

busy teaching and helping youngsters develop leadership and helping skills.

Left: Argyle High School recognizes support staff with an Appreciation Week.

Jeanna Sutton, faculty liaison for CDC, stands with custodian, Lorena Salmeron.

Right: High school student, Lauren Kuhn, helps mentor and tutor her little eaglet, Emily Anderson.

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The Challenge Day Club started 7-8 years

ago with presentations aimed about making the school a safe place for all, Sutton said. That effort continues with T.A.C.O. Tuesdays (Teenagers

Affirming Classmate Outreach), gatherings

where students meet weekly about keeping a

positive environment. Students learn how to

be positive role models and to hold each other

accountable for high standards of behavior.

Sutton said the youngster learn to stand up for others who are being picked on.

“Officers plan activities that help with being

accepting of all kids,” Sutton said. “We do fund raisers. We reach out.”

One popular program is Eagles Helping Eaglets. Students at Hilltop Elementary School come to the high school where they receive attention from high school-age challenge students who encourage, mentor and help the youngsters with homework. The interactions are fun for everybody.

“It’s amazing,” said Sutton, describing the positive interactions between younger and older students. “We’re very hopeful that as they grow older, they will turn it around and help other kids.

Approximately 50 students come for the mentoring session.

About 100 high school students have formed a rotation so the youngsters get one-on-one attention.

There are more than a dozen middle school students in the program. One of their favorite activities is making regular visits to Good Samaritan Village, a nursing home off Ryan Road in Denton, to play dominoes with senior citizens a few times each month. “These kids have developed bonds with these residents that

is precious to see,” Sutton said. “You should see how the residents’ eyes light up when these students enter the home. Both the students and the residents, enjoy this time together.”

The youngsters get to see the same residents each time and because of the consistency of the visits, they truly get to know each other. “It is heartbreaking for the students when they go and one of the residents has passed away, but there are great life lessons in this outreach,” Sutton said.

“The CDC students learn to give to people that can’t give anything in return, but love.

They learn that love is the only eternal thing and it’s the most important thing in life.”

The Challenge Club also reaches into Argyle Intermediate School, where students can be part of Joy Girls and Wise Guys, and participate in anti-bullying efforts.

The Challenge Club president is Madison Gladys, who became interested in the organization while in middle school and was delighted when she was invited to join. Gladys, a senior who plans to start college at Texas

“It’s fun and it gives us a chance to change peoples’ lives for the better,”

Women’s University next fall with an eye on becoming a physical therapist, likes to help

people. Her Argyle High School experiences, including

Challenge

Club, volleyball

and

serving as student athletic trainer have provided beneficial learning experiences.

Gladys enjoys being a part of Eagles

Helping Eaglets, playing games and helping with homework.

“It’s fun and it gives us a chance to change

peoples’ lives for the better,” she said.

“In CDC, we teach students to love and care

for all people-even the ones that don’t have the

same background or belief system,” Sutton said.

“This helps to make Argyle High School a safe

place for students to learn and grow. When a student comes to me complaining about a

bullying situation, I encourage them to become

a part of CDC and help make a change. They can’t complain about something that they aren’t willing to do anything about. This teaches our

kids to be a part of the solution and not part of the problem.

Sutton added, “CDC helps give students a

place to serve while they are in high school which we are hopeful will carry over into adulthood.”

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I’ve been told a time or two – or three – that I’m not the most patient guy out there. I used to think those who noticed it, like my beautiful wife, were crazy.

That is, until I began teaching our oldest son to play baseball.

At that point I realized, wow! She was right. I am impatient. Ridiculously impatient.

In my defense, it’s not easy teaching baseball.

I love the game, but I never really felt like a good coach. Nothing I said seemed to sink in – even though I was teaching the right things. For me, it was the most frustrating experience.

It shouldn’t have been. But it was.

My father, who in my book always will be the most knowledgeable sports guy and coach, made teaching my brother and I look effortless. That’s not to suggest he turned us into major-league caliber players, but we were pretty darn good. And it only took me getting hit in the head by a pop up

squeeze that glove, there’s no reason to be afraid of the ball.

Why I couldn’t get that through my son’s head was beyond me. Trust me when I say it’s not because he’s not athletic enough. He’s a very good baseball player. Let’s just say he’s not consistent yet – specifically with fielding. Even at 8 years old, we’d started using the phrase, “two hands would have caught it” during each practice session.

To no avail. My frustration level was at its peak.

surprised that after 20 minutes he hadn’t dropped a single ball.

At the end, he came up to me and asked how

he did.

“How you did?” I said. “You were perfect. I’m so

proud of you.”

His smile said it all…be patient old man. You

are doing the right thing.

Until next time, I’ll see you on the sidelines.

But last month, we had a breakthrough. It was my birthday and all I wanted to do was play catch with my son. The first thing he said to me before we got started was, “Daddy, I’m not going to drop the ball this time.”

He didn’t. It was the most amazing thing.

He got “baseball ready” and scooped up every hard grounder, slow roller, trick hop, fastball and pop up I could toss. He was like a human vacuum cleaner.

And just like that, the game I loved

– thrown by my dad – once to remember to always

– which due to my own impatience had

turn my glove the right way.

grown frustrating – was fun.

If you use two hands, watch it all the way in and

I remember standing there next to my wife,

And my son was having fun.

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Body & Soul

Attention

All Dancers!

By Meredith S. Tittle, PT, MPT

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ancers are so graceful and awe-inspiring, yet we all know that those long legs, beautiful high kicks, and hours spent on their toes can lead to nagging injuries that prevent their best performance. Oh so often, dancers find themselves diagnosed with coxa saltans, or “snapping hip,” plus os trigonum, an accessory bone that can cause pain en pointe.

What is a Snapping Hip? According to research, it is not uncommon to have a “snap” in your hip without actually having pain. However, as dancers, we spend a lot of time with our legs above 90 degrees of elevation (adagio, anyone?), and this can eventually lead to a painful snapping. Both your hip flexor (primarily the iliopsoas tendon) in the front of your hip and the IT band on the outside of your hip can be the cause of this snap.

You may hear the hip flexor snap when it makes a loud “clunk,” and you may see the IT band snap as it flips front to back across your prominent lateral hip bone, the greater trochanter. Often times this snapping is caused by altered movement inside the hip joint itself. This might just be how your hip is made.

So if your hip is snapping but it is does not consistently hurt, it probably is not a problem.

However, if you begin to notice soreness inside the hip, a physical therapist can help assess the source of this pain. Once the source of the snap is identified, a physical therapist will provide a treatment plan that may include the therapist putting his/her hands around your hip while performing techniques to improve joint mobility. Alongside this technique, the PT will guide you in specific exercises designed for your individual own structure and ability that will help you return to dancing quickly and safely and also prevent future recurrences.

What is Os Trigonum?

If you are experiencing pain on the outside or back of your ankle from being en pointe or demi pointe, you may have an os trigonum. Sometimes, the bones of our feet do not fully ossify, or close together, which can cause the formation of an extra piece. In most people, it may go completely unnoticed; however, for a dancer who spends a lot of time on her toes, it can be the source of pain or stiffness in the ankle.

A PT can assist in improving the way your ankle moves in hopes of avoiding the pinching that may occur. Additionally, a PT who specializes in treating dancers can provide one-on-one assistance in guiding the dancer through dance-specific exercises while providing feedback on proper ankle and lower leg position. It may be as simple as tweaking little habits that are contributing to our pain. When we balance the muscles and improve the way we perform tendue and degage, piques and relevés, our symptoms may start to subside.

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the truth About growing pains

By Rebecca D, Butler, M.D., FAAP

Are your kids waking in the middle of the night complaining of aches and pains? The first thing that may come to mind is growing pains, and you may notice that as summertime activities increase so do the restless nights. The pools are opening, the sun is shining, and if your nights become more restless; this may be why.

Despite the name “growing pains,” there is no firm evidence that supports these aches and pains are linked to growth spurts. Even at the peak of an adolescent growth spurt, a child’s growth rate is too gradual to be painful.

Growing pains may simply be muscle aches due to intense childhood activities that can wear your child’s muscles out. These activities include running, jumping, climbing, and everyday playground romping.

They seem to be more common after a kid has a particularly full day of sports. Children don’t feel sore while they’re having fun; only later, when the muscles relax, do the pains come on.

In general, growing pains are felt in both legs, especially in the front of the thighs, calves, or behind the knees. Studies suggest that children who have growing pains may be more sensitive to pain and therefore will report more headaches and abdominal pains. Please see your doctor for chronic pains, but in general, no x-rays or tests are needed.

Things to do to help lesson the pain: • Call for regular rest breaks during vigorous

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play and encourage your child to take part in a variety of sports and activities. This will give different muscle groups a workout and avoid overstraining the same muscles day after day.

A warm bath before bedtime may help soothe muscles and ease aches.

When “growing pains” are bothersome, gently massage your child’s limbs.

A dose of children’s acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be helpful.

Encourage plenty of fluids as dehydration can make cramps and pains more intense.

Make sure your children are eating a diet rich in vitamins and minerals. Iron deficiency may contribute to nighttime aches and pains as well as restless sleep patterns.

• A persistent painful or painless lump in a muscle.

• Any limp or any gait changes need to be evaluated by your pediatrician.

• Reddening or increased warmth of the skin overlying the muscle could be a sign of infection.

• Dark urine, especially after exercise, along with the continue cramps and muscle pains.

As kids grow and become more active with more strenuous activities, aches and pains can be very normal. Be cautious for persistent or unilateral pain that worsens or causes disruption in activities of daily living. If you have any concerns, please see your pediatrician for evaluation.

Dr. Rebecca Butler is Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

She is proud to be a resident of Lantana and the owner of Lantana Pediatrics. For more information on Dr. Butler or to schedule an appointment, call 940-455-7200.

Rebecca D. Butler, M.D., FAAP

Call your pediatrician if your child has any of the following symptoms: • Severe pain uncontrolled with the above measures.

• Pain that keeps your child from enjoying normal activities they would usually never electively miss out on.

• Swelling that doesn’t decrease or that grows worse after 24 hours, despite first aid with rest, ice or a cool compress, compression, and elevation.

• Fevers greater than 100.4 that persist or come and go for days to weeks.

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