Lantana Living Magazine - April 2015

April 2015

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Contents Featured Stories and News

May 2, 6-9 p.m.

Piranha Sushi Picnic Party Benefiting The Cure.

Blanton PTA Family Night May 7, 6 p.m.

Magic Show & Ice Cream Social

Morning with Mom

April 28, 7:20 a.m.

at Adkins Elementary

Fine Arts Night at Adkins Elementary

Field Day/ Fun Run

May 8, 8:30 a.m.

at Adkins Elementary

Adkins Outdoor Learning Center April 24, 2 p.m.

Gold’s Landscape

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On The Cover: Jason & Laurie Fraser

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From Your Editor Inside Education Inside Community Real Estate Resident Spotlight Gardening Counseling Corner Upscale Home Fitness Tips The Sidelines

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Chamber Connection Guyer Football Restaurant Spotlight Rock N Rolls for The Cure Snowden Wins Scholarship Dental Health & Pregnancy Potentially Lost Children

Providing Comfort Blanton Art Contest Winners Allie Lyons Minecraft Club Team Kincaid Update

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Connections That Really Matter

A Message from The Community Editor

LantanaLiving.com

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

Sub-Editor

Kristin Maurer

As we soon move from crisp spring days into the

dog-days of summer, many of us see the obvious change in weather, clothing and schedules. We

also look forward to barbecues with friends and preparing our summer bodies for swimsuits.

This time of year can be stressful, too, for the

children as they are moving into the final six

weeks of school, STAAR testing and busy sports schedules. However, all of these also are exciting

when you are surrounded by depth in good people and relationships.

I am blessed to be a “born-networker.” I thrive

in situations where I get to connect, meet and learn about new people every day. I am fueled by seeing

like-minded individuals work together to make something happen…i.e. making a connection.

To me, the key to connecting is in the telling of

your personal, relatable story of triumph as well as

loss. I’ve been told that sometimes that comes across as seeming ‘better than’ someone else when in my mind, it’s a connection. It’s about bridging the gap

between new friends or minimizing the ‘awkward’ silence when someone tells their story.

Many people focus on the triumph or the

positive story because they fear the negatives ones make them look weak. It is the opposite. The story

of your loss or failure is what makes you look strong, collected and empowered. It is what connects you.

Chances are that the emotions you felt in your failure are the same emotions that the person you’re speaking with may have experienced in a different situation making you more relatable, and therefore likeable. The ability to fall and get back up speaks in a way that your story never can compete against.

In my daily life of work and outreach, I’ve had the chance to really absorb and observe that when you reveal your truth from a place of confidence and vulnerability, you increase the chances of building a bond with your listener and new friend. When you do this, you connect. When you connect, there is no limit to your potential and relationships.

In these extremely busy days, my heart feels immediately connected to people. While I do feel wonderfully exhausted most of the time, I understand we are all given gifts and it’s in our power to exercise those muscles and act upon them.

That can be overwhelming. However, with these feelings of connections, I clearly can see the ability to tell or hear a story in an even stronger light.

Sure, networking is part of my “job” but it’s also my gift and provides me with a passion for the good in people and the ability to help someone else. If we all dig into our personal stories, I believe we tap into the ability to share it in a way that connects as well as surges us toward our personal and professional goals…how we tell our story and what we reveal determines where we will go in life.

If you want to successfully connect, understand the strength of your own story…and surround yourself with the connections that lift you up and always ‘have your back’!

Kathryn Flores

Community Relations & Marketing Manager Lantana Living & Argyle Living Kathryn@murray-media.com (214) 734-5783

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Lantana Living invites reader feedback, story suggestions and general comments. Email artwork@lantanaliving.com. All submissions become the sole property of Murray Media Group.

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Lantana School Teachers Among DISD Educators Receiving Honors Teachers from Lantana’s Atkins, Blanton and E.P. Rayzor elementary schools and Harpool Middle School were among 34 from Denton Independent School District campuses to be named 2014-15 Josten’s Teachers of the Year.

Julie Wegner, a fifth-grade instructor at Atkins, was joined by Blanton ESL math teacher Lisa Galvin; Rayzor kindergarten educator Renee Clark; and Harpool math teacher Keil Shults as winners from the Lantana campuses. Social studies instructor Andrea Kinzy earned the same honor for Guyer High School.

They joined their peers from the remaining DISD campuses honored April 9 for their outstanding classroom work. Winners were nominated and selected by the DISD Teachers Communications Committee. Each received a gold ring donated by Josten’s.

Guyer’s Snowden Named Prestigious Coca-Cola Scholar Guyer High School senior Hunter Snowden was one of only 11 students in Texas to travel to Atlanta on April 16 in recognition of being named one of the country’s outstanding high school leaders by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

More than 102,000 state students originally applied for the honor which netted Snowden a $20,000 college scholarship. It also earned him a four-day Scholars Weekend that included leadership development education and training, the chance to tour Atlanta-area landmarks, and work with his fellow scholars in a group community service project.

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“Hunter is part of a diverse group of extraordinary high school seniors who have shown a steadfast commitment to educational excellence, leadership and service to the school and community,” said Claude Nielsen, chairman of the board of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and president and chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Bottling Company United in Birmingham, AL. “The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is proud to name Mr. Snowden as a 2015 Coca-Cola Scholar.”

The 2015 Class of Coca-Cola Scholars were guests of honor at the 27th Annual Scholars Banquet, where they were celebrated by representatives from the Coca-Cola system, educators, local dignitaries and friends of the Scholars Foundation. Author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, and television host Suze Orman served as the keynote speaker. See additional information on page 26.

Harpool Hosting Bi-Annual Blood Drive on May 28 Lantana’s Harpool Middle School will hold its bi-annual blood drive in partnership with Carter BloodCare on May 28.

The third such event held at the campus will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Potential donors must be at least age 16 and in good health, though children ages 16 and 17 also must have signed parental permission. All donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and cannot drink alcohol within 12 hours prior to donating blood.

No donations will be accepted from people taking antibiotics for any reason other than health maintenance or prevention. Potential donors are encouraged to drink plenty of water or juice before and after donating, and donors

are encouraged to avoid strenuous activity or alcohol consumption for at least 12 hours after giving blood.

For more information, contact the Harpool campus at 940-369-1700.

Blanton Fourth Graders Show Off Texas Plant Artwork Students in fourth grade at Blanton Elementary School were among those from four Denton Independent School District campuses to display plant artwork to families and community members at a March 24 reception.

Artwork from Blanton, McNair, Newton Rayzor and Stephens elementary schools was shown at the event at Denton’s Emily Fowler Central Library. The artwork previously was displayed at the Denton Senior Center, BlaggHuey Library at Texas Woman’s University, Eagle Exhibit Hall at the University of North Texas and Denton Public Libraries. The pieces were scheduled to be displayed April 18 at Denton’s annual Redbud Festival at the Denton Civic Center.

Atkins, Blanton, Rayzor 5th Graders Shine in Honor Choir Concert With the help of 17 students from Lantana, fifth graders in the Denton Independent School District Honor Choir held their eighth-annual concert March 28 at the Denton High School Auditorium.

The group was led by guest conductor Michael Chandler, a two-time winning Teacher of the Year in the Lewisville Independent School District.

Representing Atkins Elementary School were: Donny Abilez, Caroline Bowen, Cassidy

Catalina, Kylie Osteen, Kaylee Schmidt, and Jordan Woerner. Blanton Elementary School’s contingent included: Alison Cevallos, Liliana Fernandes, and Kate McIntosh.

E.P. Rayzor Elementary School participants were: Abigail Barker, Adeline Cason, Ryian Karim, Aidan Lackstrom, Kristi Lee, Thetu Mwaniki, Anna Pompa, and Allie Wilson.

Registration Now Available for DISD Lone Star TIA Registration for the Denton Independent School District’s sixth-annual Lone Star Technology in Action conference is now open and presenters are being accepted.

The event will be held July 21-22 at Ryan High School.

Lone Star TIA provides educators and other attendees with information about burgeoning technology trends and how they can be used in the classroom. Presenters come from across the state to share their experiences with educational technology in dozens of sessions available during the two-day conference.

Registration and presenter applications can be found at dentonisd.org/lonestartia. The conference is free to attend for presenters and Denton ISD staff. Other attendees pay $35 for early-bird sign-ups through June 1, $45 from June 2 to July 13, and $55 on site.

For more information, contact the Denton ISD instructional technology office at 940-3690579. Event organizers will post updates about the conference on the Twitter account @LoneStarTIA.

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Lantana to Celebrate Earth Day on April 25 Residents of Lantana and beyond are invited to honor the environment and help make the community a better place to live at the annual Lantana Earth Day/ Community Cleanup event April 25 from 9 a.m. until noon at the North Amenity Center, 11565 Lantana Trail.

The festivities are being organized by the Denton County Fresh Water Supply Districts 6 and 7. They will help celebrate the 45th anniversary of what is considered the birth of the environmental awareness movement.

“It’s a good community event,” said Lantana General Manager Kevin Mercer. “We try to keep the community focused and have community-wide events where they can participate and meet their neighbors if they haven’t met them and get together with their neighbors and get to know each other and get the word out to what Earth Day is all about.”

Many of the same vendors from the past will be

back. That includes:

• The Upper Trinity Regional Water District

and Denton County will host hazardous waste disposal.

• Waste Management will have a roll-off dumpster for bulk waste for landfill.

• Co-Serv will present its popular arcing/electrical safety demonstration.

• DFW Reclaimers will accept electronic equipment, old appliances, and batteries.

• Members of the Denton County Sheriff ’s

receive one.

“It will require attending a brief tree-trimming

demonstration which will be done by a professional horticulturalist who will give you tips and guidance

on how to professionally and properly prune a tree,”

Mercer said. “Once you sit through the demonstration which will last only about 5 or 10 minutes, you’ll be given a certificate which will enable you to obtain a free tree.

“What we witnessed in the past was we’d give these

Department will collect expired

trees away and landscapers would see them sitting in

• A document shredder will be available

die which is not what we envision or want to be the

prescription drugs. for free use.

• The Lantana Ladies League will host Earth friendly family activities.

• Lantana Golf Club will distribute items and discuss golf memberships.

peoples’ driveway and never get planted and they’d

outcome. We want these trees to be planted near your drive to provide nice shade for our children and our children’s children in the future.”

New this year will be Lantana Earth Day t-shirts

• Cadence Cyclery will educate bikers and perform

for $15. Proceeds from the event will help purchase

• The Boy Scouts will help take trees to attendee

hike and bike trail extension.

minor bicycle repairs.

vehicles and clean up hike and bike trails.

Gold’s Landscape will again be providing free

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By Mark Miller

trees, but this year recipients will have to work a bit to

trees that will be planted east of Stacee Lane along the Event sponsorships and volunteer opportunities are

available by contacting Mercer at 940-728-5050.

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Lantana Golf Club Welcomes New Head Pro Scott McClinton, interim general manager at

the soon-to-close Great Southwest Golf Club in

Grand Prairie, is the new head golf professional at Lantana Golf Club.

McClinton replaces Ed Garland who left

March 31 after 10 years to take a job with Eagle

Golf in his wife Linda’s hometown of Chicago.

Garland previously worked for Eagle as did Linda while in North Texas. The couple has one daughter.

“It’s a great opportunity for Ed and his wife as

well. She’s getting a promotion to go there so it’s

two promotions rolled up into one move,” said

LGC General Manager Stephen Phillips. “He was here at Lantana for 10 years which is a long

run. We’re happy for him in the end. If that’s what’s best for him and his family we support him 100 percent.”

donations will be welcomed. Proceeds will be

informational meeting of the new North Texas

The event, sponsored by Flower Mound

ATA Taekwondo facility, 2900 Wind River Lane

donated to Meals on Wheels Denton County.

Plastic Surgery, also will feature a 50/50 pot and door prize drawings.

Community Garage Sale Slated for May 2 at Church The First Baptist Church Argyle will host a

Community Garage Sale on May 2 from 8 a.m.-2

McKinney, Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington,

legalizing

professional at Eldorado Country Club in

the Texas State House Subcommittee against

TPC Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las

offenses and synthetic drugs.

in Fort Worth.

sought to keep any proposals to legalize and

Phillips said of McClinton. “He’s a very

of the committee.

to have him.”

Tryouts Set in May at Argyle-Based Gym

strong, seasoned professional. We’re very glad

Lantana Ladies League Hosts Sex and the City Movie Viewing Members and non-members alike are invited

to attend the Lantana Ladies League’s Movie

on the Green event April 21 from 7-9:30 p.m. at Lantana Golf Club.

Attendees are encouraged to dress like their

favorite character from the popular movie Sex and the City which be the featured attraction on

the outdoor screen. The event will feature happy hour drink prices and appetizers.

No admission will be charged but unopened

cat and dog food and copy paper and cash

For

more

information,

kellylovesyou1987@gmail.com.

email

Denton County Sheriff William Travis

members of the state sheriff ’s association and

“He’s good. He’s a standout that’s for sure,”

Fees will be $25 a month with no tryouts

required.

Denton County’s Travis, Other Sheriffs Make Cases to State Legislators

McClinton was general manager at The Lakes

Colinas in Irving, and Colonial Country Club

ages 4-18.

or calling 940-735-5666.

North Texas Crime Commission to testify to

Great

to advanced team for Denton County Youth

Booth rentals are still available and can be

of Castle Hills. He previously was a golf

at

The meeting will discuss pricing, scheduling,

and vision for North Texas Dance’s new beginner

secured by emailing fbcagaragesale@gmail.com

traveled to Austin on April 8 to join with other

working

#138 in Denton.

p.m. on church grounds at 414 N. Highway 377.

Southwest,

Before

Dance organization May 3 at 3 p.m. at Marshalls

and

decriminalizing

marijuana

Travis and the other law enforcement groups

decriminalize those drugs from making it out

Tryouts for the North Texas Tumble &

Cheer’s All-Star Team will be held May 16

at the gym located at 2126 Hamilton Road, Suite 100 in Argyle.

Clinics to prepare for the tryouts will be held

May 11-14. A mandatory parents’ meeting will be held May 11 at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, visit northtexastc.com

or call 940-383-3839.

New Dance Group to Hold Inaugural Parent Meeting Parents of youth interested in learning

about hip-hop-inspired dance can attend an

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Real Estate

Lantana Housing Market: First Quarter Review

By Mark Barnes

After home sales volume achieved a third-straight year of double-digit growth in 2014, the general expectation among many experts was that we may see a slight cooling off period this year in North Texas. That simply hasn’t happened as the resale market in Lantana continued on a VERY healthy pace through the first quarter of 2015.

According to Doug Martin, vice president of DFW Texas Mortgage, the average 30-year fixed in March was UNDER 4%, down from the month before, and equal to or lower than what it had been for the previous year.

And, considering the historical track of rates, we are once again are near all-time low levels.

Note: Doug Martin of DFW Texas Mortgage is located in Flower Mound. He can be reached at 972-355-3561, or at doug@tlpfw.com.

As of April 1, volume was up slightly more than 27 percent versus the prior year. And the growth was fueled entirely by homes under $400,000. That segment grew at an amazing 38 percent rate, while the trend for homes above $400K was basically flat.

It is especially significant in that our current inventory remains relatively low. The “normal” amount of inventory for any given market to be considered healthy would be about 4.5 to 5 months. As of this writing, Lantana inventory is only TWO months, equating to only 46 homes actively listed “For Sale.” A year ago at this time, there were 66 properties available.

With reduced inventories, buyers have fewer selections and somewhat less negotiating power. And sellers can have more confidence that if they list their home, the chances are improved that they will get a successful sale.

Of those Lantana homes that have closed so far in 2015, roughly two out of three went under contract in only 26 days. It was just four years ago when that average was four to five times that number.

Perhaps an even more exciting statistic is this – of those homes contracted in 26 days or less, HALF of those listings contracted in the first week on market.

And those homes are achieving close to full list price contracts. More than 1 in 4 listings sold for full list price, while the overall average sale price versus list price was 98.6%.

And the quickness of sale appears to be constant.

Of those Lantana homes currently under contract but not yet closed, sellers negotiated a contract in an average of just 26 days. So, are you ready to list yet? It’s not all about just putting a sign in the yard.

One of the biggest differences I see happening is that savvy sellers know there are going to be other listings that they have to compete with, and their goal is to make those OTHER listings languish and not sell. So they are spending more time on the front end prior to activating their listing by properly getting their homes ready to sell. Fresh paint, spruced up landscaping, clean carpets, minor repairs and more. More elbow grease up front is translating into less time on market. And the less time on market means getting a better price on the sale.

And what’s the news about interest rates? Recent reports about an expectation of rising loan rates beginning this summer hasn’t dampened 2015 sales volume so far. In fact, current rates are so low that even a modest increase is unlikely to slow down our current growth.

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The bottom line is that this a GREAT time to have your home on the market. Inventory is low, the volume pace is hot, buyers can qualify and are unfazed by an expected slight uptick in rates. Invest the time to have your property ready to compete, and start planning your move!

“Mortgage application volume continues on the same torrid pace we saw last year, and we just don’t see any signs of that changing anytime soon,” Martin said. “And while the market indicators are such that we anticipate a slight increase in rates later this year, those same indicators have been in play for a quite a while.”

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Guyer Set to Open

By Steve Gamel

The Wildcats suffered their earliest postseason exit since 2011 when they fell to Southlake Carroll in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs on Nov. 22. Guyer had won Class 4A state titles in each of the previous two seasons, making its wait for the next season significantly less.

The Wildcats suffered their earliest postseason

exit since 2011 when they fell to Southlake

Carroll in the second round of the Class 6A

the Wildcats one of the more balanced offenses in the area.

As a team, Guyer passed for 3,019 yards with

playoffs on Nov. 22. Guyer had won Class

Robinson accounting for 2,779 to go with his

seasons, making its wait for the next season

He threw just five interceptions. His numbers

4A state titles in each of the previous two significantly less.

Guyer

coach

more eager.

John Walsh

couldn’t

be

“We’ve been in offseason mode a lot longer,”

1,416 rushing yards and 50 total touchdowns. were aided by the wideout trio of Alex Honey

(headed for Southern Methodist University), Adam Scott (Harvard) and David Haynes.

All three of those guys are gone, leaving

Walsh said. “It’s time to get the teaching on the

junior J.T. Ashcraft as the only returner with

Guyer opens spring football practice on

catch last year and was fourth on the team with

field started.”

April 27. There will be a ton of work to get

accomplished in what Walsh said will be a

12-workout schedule over the next 30 days.

That includes filling holes on the offensive line and finding a new crop of wide receivers

to aid sophomore dual-threat quarterback Shawn Robinson.

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experience. Ashcraft averaged 17 yards per 187 receiving yards and two scores. Walsh said younger guys like sophomore Donovan Greenhoward will get plenty of reps.

“The rest of it on the receiver

side is pretty much up in the air,” Walsh said. “We can’t be

one

dimensional, so we have to take the time to find the right guys. It will be a slower process with our passing game.

The good news is, there are no question marks with the quarterback position. This time last year, Haynes was penciled in as the team’s starting signal caller. Then came Kevin Dillman (North Texas), David Moore and Robinson to create a quarterback controversy of sorts.

Robinson – who transferred from Saginaw Chisholm Trail – quickly established himself as the clear choice and should be even better in 2015. On the recruiting front, Robinson already has received scholarship offers from Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Baylor, TCU, Nebraska and Arizona State.

“We are used to having a quarterback who gets national attention,” Walsh said. “He’s getting all the looks he could want; I don’t think there will be a single team in the country who won’t want him. Bottom line, he’s very humble and he’s playing with confidence.”

Another positive heading into spring practice is that Guyer is relatively healthy. Last year, star defensive players Carl Thompson (Rice), Isiah Correa (Northwestern Oklahoma State) and Michael Carrillo were some of the big names who sat out of spring practice.

Carrillo, a junior who was the 2014 District 5-6A Defensive Most Valuable Player, is one hard-hitting linebacker Walsh is excited to have back this season. There will be plenty of holes to fill on defense, but he’ll be joined by junior defensive end Cameron Wax, and junior inside linebacker Dharius Timmons, to name a few.

“We’re definitely excited about it,” Walsh said. “We’ve got half our defense back, and even though we have a few more holes on offense than what we would like, we feel good.”

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The walls around the restaurant feature artwork by local artists.

This lovely work of art features reclaimed wood from Bartonville.

On April 6, Best of Denton County & PointBank held an Exclusive Mix and Mingle for businesses to begin thinking about the upcoming Best of Denton County nominations stage.

Local business owners had this to say. . .

“The Best of Denton County mixer is a great way to network with other businesses in the area and exchange ideas. The food at Savory was amazing!”

— Jason Raynor, Argyle Feed Store “The Murray Media Group always goes above and beyond with these socials. Our business has hosted and done very well since we began adverting last year.”

— Dennis Fontana, Piranha Sushi “I normally don’t eat anybody else’s meatballs but this was absolutely delicious” — Nan Gamel, Bartonville Town Center “The cheese and bacon jalapeños are great. I just gotta have another” — PointBank

2650 FM 407 Suite 165 Bartonville, Texas • 940-584-0255 • TheSavoryTeam.com Hrs: Tues-Wed 11:00 am to 9:00 pm • Thurs-Fri 11:00 am to 10:00 pm • Saturday 10:00 am to 10:00 pm • Sunday 10:00am to 3:00 pm April 2015 | LANTANA living | 21

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Lantana Family Dentistry Owner

Proud to Live in Community

Photography by Scott Young Photography

4110 FM 407 (Justin Road), Suite 150 Flower Mound, TX 75077

940.455.7004

www.LantanaFamilyDentistry.com

By Eric Williams

Kellie Cleveland, DDS, loves living and working in Lantana where she can practice dentistry and be a part of the family-friendly community. She and her family relocated there from Flower Mound in 2008 and have lived there ever since.

children; Rylee, 10, who is active in dance and

Kellie opened her dental practice, Lantana Family Dentistry, in 2009 serving Lantana and nearby towns. Her practice is located just one mile from Lantana on FM 407 between Lantana and the Shops at Highland Village.

As a business-owner, Kellie was a pioneer in

horseback riding; Colton, 7, who enjoys baseball, football and golf, and Charlotte, 14 months old.

Rylee and Colton attend Blanton Elementary.

Kellie enjoys running and recently finished her second half-marathon.

the growing commercial activity in the area. She

enjoys serving entire families in her practice,

handling both adult and pediatric dental care.

Kellie says that with her practice located so close

Kellie grew up in Arlington and has been married for 15 years to Charlie Cleveland, a Sealy native whom she met as a freshman at Texas A&M University. She later attended Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas.

to her home she has the unique opportunity to

Charlie is a software engineer.

Kellie and Charlie have three

Dentist in the 2014 competition sponsored since

interact with patients both at the office and in her daily life.

Her practice offers a wide array of services,

including preventative, cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Lantana Family Dentistry has won

several Best of Denton County awards since opening, most recently winning Best Family 2013 by the Murray Media Group.

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ROCK N ROLLS FOR THE CURE PIRANHA PICNIC PARTY May 2 Event to Combine Food, Fun and Hope for Children’s Cancer Patients Dennis Fontana, manager of the Flower Mound location of Piranha Killer Sushi, was looking for a charity event in which to link while Michelle and Steve Bjornberg wanted a new way to raise awareness of childhood brain cancer. Thanks to his meeting the Bjornberg’s sister-in-law Ariel Nevitt, both will be getting their wish.

The inaugural Rock and Rolls for the Cure event will be held May 2 in the parking lot outside the restaurant in the shopping area southwest of Long Prairie and Dixon roads. Kids’ activities will be available between 1 and 3 p.m. with the first of three music groups taking the stage at 4. And of course, there’ll be plenty of food and beverage available for just a $10 donation.

Music will kick off with Brad Thompson, who specializes in top 40 hits and classic rock. He’ll be followed at 6 p.m. by country singer James Hinds with Radu Cernat, known by some as “The Violin

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By Mark Miller

Guy,” highlighting the evening at 8.

“We had wanted it to be something within the community or someone we knew or the right cause,” Fontana said. “We had heard about this cause and we wanted to look into it and I met with Michelle and Ariel and thought ‘wow, people I already know.’

While it was sort of a coincidence, it was what I was looking for. It’s the right cause with a local tie.”

The Bjornberg’s have a personal tale relating to the cause as their daughter Sydney Reece died in June 2013 from an inoperable brain tumor called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, better known as DIPG. Her death at age 12 prompted her parents to learn about and start the North Texas chapter of The Cure Starts Now organization which recently received much publicity from the case of college basketball player Lauren Hill.

They held the inaugural Run Against the Odds event last November that raised $30,000.

“Childhood cancer is extremely underfunded,”

said Michelle, whose full-time job is promoting the group’s efforts. “Less than one penny of every research dollar goes to childhood cancer. It usually

comes from someone like Dennis or me who want to do something.

“Sixty percent of adult cancer research comes

from pharmaceutical companies, none for our

kids. So while everything for the kids is extremely

underfunded, one in every 285 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer.”

She said cancer is the No. 1 disease killer of youth

with brain and other central nervous system tumors ranking behind only leukemia as the top threats.

“Sydney was the one who started my passion but

it’s the statistics that literally keep me up at night,” said Bjornberg, whose son Nicholas is 12. “The

statistics drive me every day. I literally can’t look

a child in the eye and think I did nothing to help them.”

Sponsor booths and VIP tents for Rock and Rolls

for the Cure are available and can be obtained through Fontana at dennis.fontana@piranhakillersushi.com

or 940-395-2499. Information about The Cure Starts Now is available from Bjornberg at michelle. bjornberg@thecurestartsnow.org or 972-333-0344.

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Guyer High School Senior Wins Coca Cola Scholarship ATLANTA, March 13, 2015 – Hunter Snowden an exceptional senior at Guyer High School in Denton, Texas has been recognized as one of the country’s most outstanding high school leaders by the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation and has been awarded a $20,000 college scholarship. As a member of the 27th class of Coca Cola Scholars, Mr. Snowden has demonstrated superior leadership and dedication to his community and was selected from a pool of nearly 102,000 initial applicants.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, a joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers across America and The Coca-Cola Company, is one of the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship programs of its kind in the United States. It was established in 1986 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola and to establish a legacy for the education of tomorrow’s leaders through college scholarships. Including the 2015 class of Coca Cola Scholars, the Foundation has awarded nearly 5,600 Coca Cola Scholars with a total of $56.3 million in scholarships.

“Hunter is part of a diverse group of extraordinary high school seniors that have shown a steadfast commitment to educational excellence, leadership and service to the school and community,” said Claude Nielsen, Chairman of the Board of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Bottling Company United in Birmingham, AL. “The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is proud to name Mr. Snowden as a 2015 Coca-Cola Scholar.”

On April 16, Hunter will join other Coca-Cola Scholars as they travel to Atlanta, the international headquarters of The Coca-Cola Company, for Scholars Weekend. During this four-day weekend, the Scholars will participate in a Leadership Development Institute to further develop their leadership skills, tour local landmarks, engage with former Coca-Cola Scholars and participate in a group community service project. The 2015 Class of Coca-Cola Scholars will also be the guests of honor at the 27th annual Scholars Banquet, where they will be celebrated by representatives from the Coca-Cola system, educators, local dignitaries and friends of the Scholars Foundation. Author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, and television host Suze Orman will serve as the keynote speaker.

In addition to receiving a $20,000 college scholarship, Hunter will be welcomed into a vibrant and growing family of alumni that fosters lasting connections with its members. No other scholarship program maintains such lifetime connections or nurtures such a unique culture. In 2006, a Coca-Cola Scholar Alumni Advisory Board was created to build on the efforts of the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation through networking, mentoring, collaborations and friendships in order to make an even greater positive impact together.

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source: COCA-COLA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION

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Mother-Son Game Night

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A Word from Dr. Matt . . .

Spring is in full blossom, and it emanates the

proverbial ambiance of new beginnings and new

life. This notorious reputation of spring may hold

true for many families who have been so blessed to expect a new arrival. In fact, statistics show an

increase of babies born throughout the summer with August being the highest number.

Though it is beyond my expertise to understand

what peculiar cosmic influences are taking place

Caring For Your Dental Health During Your As is well known, many changes occur during pregnancy as a result of increased hormone levels.

For many pregnant women, these hormones can result in swelling and bleeding gums that can later lead to food trapping and further irritation to your gums. It has been documented that oral infections like gum disease can result in pre-term birth, so prevention is the key with good dental care. More frequent dental cleanings may be recommended not only during the pregnancy, but also during breastfeeding.

Regular dental work also is important during pregnancy to reduce the chance of infection.

Because the first trimester is a crucial time for your baby’s organ development, it is best to postpone necessary dental treatment until the second trimester, and though single diagnostic x-rays lack the radiation to cause adverse effects, it is best to

nine months prior, it is within my realm to express

avoid x-rays until after birth.

during pregnancy.

Non-emergency dental appointments should be avoided in the third trimester to prevent the risk

the importance of dental health and oral hygiene

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of premature labor and prolonged lying on your back. Emergency dental appointments should not be delayed and can be treated during pregnancy with certain precautions.

To best maintain your dental health during

pregnancy, always eat a balanced diet, practice good

oral hygiene including brushing and flossing, and

make sure to keep your preventative dental exams and cleanings. Enjoy your new bundle of joy and happy smiling!

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

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To help lessons stick and ensure that your children are comfortable executing a plan, roleplay the next time you are out together. Have them actually approach a “safe-list person” for help so they are comfortable with it.

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3 things to do before heading out: • Put your number in writing. Whether it is a bracelet, a tattoo, or on a piece of paper, write your number down in case your child forgets it when they are lost.

• Dress your children in bold colors that are easily remembered and easier to spot in a large crowd.

• Take a “before” picture. When you are dressed and ready take a picture of your child.

In a stressful situation, you too may forget what they were wearing when you left the house.

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

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By Steve Gamel

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It was an ordinary weekday morning and Jason Fraser was sitting at his desk, smiling, yet quietly folding and unfolding a small piece of paper. He was, admittedly, a tad bit out of place.

I’m never here,” Fraser laughed while taking a quick glance around. “I prefer my mobile office.”

Three feet away, wife Laurie sat bright-eyed and energetic with their tiny dog, Haus, cradled in her arms. In contrast to her husband – Jason is the proud and hands-on owner of Southern Comfort Mechanical, a popular air conditioning/heating company in Lewisville – Laurie always is in the office doing behind-the-scenes stuff.

She agreed that it’s a rare treat when Jason isn’t

located off Lake Park Road near Lake Park Golf

“I remember when he would come home

inviting and “southern hospitality” atmosphere.

feverishly taking care of customers in the field.

late at night with these white salt rings on his shirt from all the sweat. I’d ask him, ‘Geez! Are

you OK?’ ” Laurie laughed. “Even now, he’ll be out doing an install and I’ll have another work

issue that I need help with...but I can’t get him out of the attic. He is a perfectionist, and he’s

determined to make the quality of the work mirror that.”

This is one couple that isn’t afraid of a little

hard work.

Jason and Laurie started Southern Comfort

Mechanical eight years ago out of their house, which had one small office up front with a single computer. Luckily, they love working with each

other. Call them the perfect partnership. Laurie even quit her job as an orthodontics assistant to

answer calls, and in the meantime, was eager to learn every nook and cranny of Jason’s craft.

When Jason would come home late at night,

they’d burn the midnight oil putting together

bids for clients – because that was the only time they had to do it between work and raising a family. Both were learning to run the business on the fly.

“It was crazy at times, but you do what you

have to do,” Laurie said. “Jason would call me

when he was subcontracting and say, ‘Hey, we’re hot, please go to the parts store and pick

up some collars and dampers and come meet us.’ I’d get there, roll up my sleeves and want to start helping.

“It’s become a bit of a joke because we’ll get

home together and ask, ‘So, how was your day?’ ”

Now, the once-fledgling company that for

a short while required Jason to deliver pizzas

during the slow season just to make ends meet, is a 12-hour-a-day job – on a slow day.

Southern

Comfort

Mechanical

provides

service to both residential and light commercial

customers from the Lewisville and Flower Mound area to Denton and Dallas. The

company can service any need and offers the latest in technological advances, including new installations, duct cleaning, Trane Wi-Fi Thermostats and REME Air Purification.

Jason and Laurie have seven employees, not

including themselves, and moved into a new office last year.

Actually, the new office is a refurbished home

Course, but it fits perfectly with their warm,

The goal, Jason & Laurie said, is to be able to sleep good every night knowing they bent over backwards for a customer to assure their satisfaction

Southern Comfort Mechanical does not

charge overtime and its technicians rotate as the on-call technician for overnight issues.

Jason and Laurie come from a long line of

family-owned businesses. Not only was Jason’s

dad a hard-working father of six – he worked for 38 years, only calling in sick once the Wednesday

before he died – Laurie also comes from an entrepreneur family. That includes her dad, Clyde

Fisher, who owns Fisher Realty in Lake Dallas.

Her brother, Chris, is the owner of a landscaping company called Southern Services.

It’s their work ethic and determination that

Jason and Laurie try to emulate.

“To start from nothing and to build this to

“We are all about honesty and quality all

where we have it today, I still can’t believe it,”

said marketing manager Heather Sides. “Our

something that I wouldn’t do on my own. And I

while delivering it with our southern values,” technicians are the best of the best.”

The goal, Jason and Laurie said, is to be able

to sleep well every night knowing they bent

Jason said. “I’d never ask my employees to do trust my staff. It’s hard for me to let go sometimes

because I’ve been doing this for so long, but it makes it easier when I know I have guys working

over backwards for a customer to assure their

with me who share the same mindset. It’s like

learned it from scratch while working for a man

Because of this, the rave reviews continue

satisfaction. Jason got into the business and

they are an extension of me.”

named Dale Peterson. Because Peterson did

to pour in.

to see the bad side of the business by having to fix

Denton County winner and also took home

“Sometimes I’ll walk into a homeowner’s

Fraser family is constantly busy, which says a lot

they’ve always had problems with the system and

instead of putting a lot of money into advertising.

out,” Jason said. “You get to checking around and

are now friends who we see at the grocery store,”

slightly undersized, and then they say, ‘Funny,

new system, the customers continue to call and

to wonder why no one else caught it before.

We’ve developed some really good friendships.

easiest for us.”

people and it just started happening.”

the work moral he taught Fraser.

dream become a reality.

everything the right way, it allowed a young Jason

Southern Comfort Mechanical is a Best of

previous contractors’ shoddy work.

Angie’s List’s 2014 Super Service Award. The

house and one of the first things they’ll say is that

considering they rely more on word of mouth

that they’ve had 10 different companies come

“We live in this town, and a lot of our customers

it’s something as simple as a return air duct that’s

Laurie said. “I swear, every time Jason sells a

you’re the first person to mention this.’ You start

ask him to dinner or to go ride motorcycles.

We work for the customer. We don’t do what’s

We didn’t ask for anything, we just did right by

Jason will forever be grateful to Peterson and

It has allowed Jason and Laurie to see their

Sure, the

folks

at

Southern

Comfort

“I’ve told Laurie that if we ever started

Mechanical want to make money. However, it’s

struggling like we did in the beginning, it could

Shane Dendy and Jason Mitchell to call into the

“A lot of people ask how I can stand working with

not uncommon for longtime technicians like office while on a service visit to recommend that they don’t charge the client for a problem that only took five minutes to fix.

always go back to just her and I,” Jason said. my wife. We have a different type of relationship, though, and I can’t imagine working with anyone else. Work wouldn’t be as fun.”

And because Laurie prides herself on knowing

the business, she has taught Sides and dispatcher

Carrie Robinson to do the same. Oftentimes, this allows them to save a client money by troubleshooting issues over the phone.

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How to Spring Clean your Winter Routine

Counseling Corner

By Jessica Burrow, NextGen Counseling

Spring is a beautiful time of year. The flowers

are blooming, the grass is turning green, and the

cold temperatures are finally over. Yet with all the springtime transformation, it is important to remember that we too need to undergo a transformation to renew our healthy lifestyles.

It is easy in the holiday months to pick up

some unhealthy habits and a spring cleaning is the best way to start fresh. The spring cleaning

that I am suggesting has nothing to do with mops and buckets, but rather it is a cleaning of our daily routine.

Starting always is the hardest, so start slow.

This can be as easy as spending more time doing

the things that you personally enjoy. Taking time

out of your busy schedule to stop and smell the

flowers blooming around you will pay dividends in the long run.

Next, begin to renew your body as well as your

mind. If the fruit cake added on a few pounds at Christmas, it is time to clean up that extra

baggage. By making healthier choices in diet and physical activity, your energy level and overall positive attitude will sky rocket.

Finally, alleviate stressors so that you don’t

fall back into unhealthy ways. By eliminating

the stressors that created the unhealthy

habits and replacing those stressors with healthy

alternatives, you

will

make

sure

that your new clean routine will stay clean.

Jessica Burrow, MA, LPC, CFLE specializes in teens and young adults who struggle with

anxiety, depression, and self-injury. She is the

owner of NextGen Counseling, PLLC. For more information regarding the services she

may provide for you or your loved one please call 940-228-2171 or visit nextgencounseling.org.

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Reflections Art Contest District Winners Reflections, the nation wide art contest began

this years competition with the theme “The World Would Be A Better Place If…”, Students submitted

original work in Musical Composition, Dance Choreography,

Video

Production,

Literature,

Photography, and Visual Arts based on this theme.

also mentored by Mr Nicolas Miranda.

Kaitlyn Williams, 5th grader, placed 1st in Literature with her poem titled “A Better World, A Better Place” led by her homeroom teacher Mrs Angie Passons.

The students who moved on from local school level

Trey Rizzo, 5th grader, placed 3rd with his photography portrait titled “A Cat’s World” led by

the Denton North Branch library through January.

Blanton art teacher Ms Emily Valenta.

to district competition had their art on display at On March 9th, at Denton ISD Professional Development Center, after a postponement due to

bad weather, the district came together to honor

those students who placed at district level and who would move onto state competition. Superintendent

Lilian Rodger, 1st grader, received blue ribbon honorable mention for her work titled “If the World Would Move Slower, We Could All Live Longer” led by Blanton art teacher Ms Emily Valenta.

Ms Emily Va lenta and Li lian

Rodgers

Dr Jamie Wilson was there to present the awards and a few Blanton Knights placed at the top of the list!

Carson McManus, 4th grader, placed 1st with his

Musical Composition titled “Fossil Fuels Frenzy” with the mentorship led by Blanton Music teacher Mr Nicolas Miranda

Sean McDonald, 5th grader, placed 3rd with his

Musical Composition titled “The Song of Midnight”

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Kaitlyn W illiams

and Dr Wils on

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Upscale Home

Consider

Built

-Ins to Resolve Your

“Storage Wars”

By Paula Kratohvil, Owner, Complete Interior Solutions, (972) 436-9083

If you’ve ever watched the popular TV show “Storage Wars,” you’ve seen what happens when people have too much “stuff.” You will see storage unit after storage unit auctioned off for the highest bidder to pick through trying to make his or her fame and fortune.

I always wonder what happened to the owners.

Did they get sick and no one knows they had “stuff ” or did they meet with sudden tragedy without anyone knowing? Most likely they had too much stuff and just couldn’t keep up with it all.

It seems storage always is a challenge, especially since we Americans like to accumulate “stuff.” And almost nothing detracts more from a beautiful interior design plan than lots of clutter and chaos.

It’s so very hard, basically impossible to have a nice, comfortable home when it is in constant chaos with stuff.

A great solution – and one that can add beauty and a focal point to your home – is built-ins, including cabinets, shelving, seating and more.

Built-ins are appropriate for almost any room in the house – family rooms, kitchens, home offices, dining rooms, living rooms and bedrooms.

They also can be used to separate areas of a large room or fill an awkward space in a corner or below the stairs.

Adding built-ins maximizes your home’s floor

space. Use them for dramatic displays of all those family treasures or collections that mean so much to you, hidden storage, as your entertainment

center to hold audio and video equipment, to create a hidden desk inside a room, or a closet. If

you need storage in the bedroom consider storage at the bedside or even under the bed, In a kitchen or dining room built-ins are a great place to put

away dishes, glasses, serving ware and linens, and

extra seating. Who wouldn’t enjoy a casual place to chat or read with a window seat?

The

possibilities

consideration.

are

endless

but

worth

Often when adding built-ins we can use that as

an opportunity to bring more accent into the room either by color or pattern or both. There are so many opportunities to accent the area with the actual

built-in. We will either paint them a different color

or stain them if the other doors and window trims

are painted. If the storage area is open backed, that is another great place to use fabric, paint or wall paper to put on the back wall in the unit.

Consider adding built-ins to your home to

maximize space, get rid of clutter, and add beauty.

With all those benefits looks like a win for us all.

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Elite Local Soccer Standout Uses Futsal to Become

Player

By Steve Gamel

Allie Lyons’ soccer schedule looked hectic when all she had to focus on was her club team. Apparently that wasn’t enough for the 13-year-old Lantana resident, who has since added and become a natural at Futsal, an indoor version of her favorite sport that is quickly gaining favor among area athletes.

Lyons, a seventh-grader at Harpool Middle School, likely will qualify for the U.S. Futsal National Team for a second-straight year after making its regional squad at a March tryout in Overland Park, Kan. In February, she also won a national title with her City Futsal Galaxy U13 team.

That means she simultaneously competes with three teams. Lyons still plays competitive D1 soccer as a forward and outside midfielder for her Sting 02 club team in the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League.

She has absolutely no intentions of slowing down.

“I love soccer too much to stop, and I really enjoy Futsal,” Lyons said. “I saw how much better my friend was getting at Futsal, so I couldn’t wait to try it. It took me a few weeks, but I got used to it pretty quick.”

So what is Futsal?

Futsal uses many of the same rules, but is different from traditional soccer in that it is played indoors between two teams of five players each, one being the goalie. It also uses a smaller ball with less bounce, which when combined with the naturally faster-playing surface, forces participants to focus on ball control, timing and precise passing in small spaces.

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just a casual soccer player. Lyons has been playing soccer since age 4, and though she has improved considerably over the years, the concern was that she would eventually plateau.

Futsal preaches technique, anticipation skills, decision making, and the ability to play multiple positions.

“We believe that you can’t just go play club soccer and keep getting better. You must do more than that to become an elite player, and Futsal is the route we chose,” said Jody Lyons, Allie’s mother.

“It’s paid off.”

Futsal was developed in Brazil in the 1930s as a way to help players stay in shape year-round, and it grew from a small cult following to a worldrenowned sport. U.S. Futsal has been the governing body of Futsal in the United States since 1981, and has been sponsoring state, regional and national tournaments since 1985.

Lyons first learned of the sport two years ago through a family friend and immediately joined City Futsal. Based in Carrollton, City Futsal has established a top Futsal academy through its Futsal Developmental Soccer Program, and is considered one of the nation’s top programs. The program includes technical and tactical training, sports psychology, performance training and injury prevention.

Lyons turned out to be a natural. She was one of

14 girls who made the U.S. Futsal National Team in August 2014. That team went on to compete in Canada, though Lyons missed the tournament because of a previously-set family vacation.

This year, that same team is slated to compete in Costa Rica.

In the meantime, she also made the City Futsal National team, which competed against teams from Texas, New Hampshire, Kansas and Kentucky at the February tournament in Kansas. Lyons scored seven goals in that tournament, including a hat trick in both the opener and tournament final.

“It has really helped me become a better player,” Lyons said. “I get a lot more touches on the ball and we score a lot more. I can’t imagine stopping anytime soon.”

That type of schedule demands huge sacrifices for the entire family. Allie leaves school early four days a week to make it to her Futsal practices, which last three hours. She then goes straight from Carrollton to Richardson for club practice.

Then there are her two older sisters, Ashley and Amber, who play varsity soccer for Guyer and club ball for Sting in the Elite Club National League.

Amber also is an avid Futsal player.

On a typical day, Jody will drive Allie to Futsal practice in Carrollton, then drive back to Guyer to pick up Ashley and Amber before heading back to Carrollton to get Allie and move on to Richardson.

It’s a ton of work, and that doesn’t include all the traveling during weekends.

“It’s what we do,” laughed Jody, who works nights as a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound. Her husband, Rob, is a mortgage loan officer.

“Our entertainment as a family is soccer, and we enjoy it a lot. There have been so many times where I’ve asked the girls, ‘Are you sure you still like all this? We can stop at anytime.’ They always scream and say never. Soccer is their life.”

And for Allie Lyons, it’s just getting started.

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Fitness Tips

Stay Afloat in Your Fitness

By Chani Overstreet of Strada Fitness

Does this sound familiar?

eating for your mind, spirit and energy level. What

I wish I could promise it’ll get easier. The only

Life is good. You head to the office when the

you put into your body will lift you up or it will

thing I’m sure of is you need to take care of yourself

eating, and you feel fantastic when you hit the

injured, or overwhelmingly stressed, your nutrition

on before helping others.”

It’s smooth sailing.

and overcome. Adding on pounds is disastrous to

We’re all in this together.

traffic is light. You make healthy choices when

push you into a deeper hole. When you find yourself

gym. Everything has its place and is in order.

must be kept in check. Your body is trying to heal

Suddenly, your boat starts to rock. The kids get

sick, the air conditioner breaks down, and you twist

your ankle. Your head begins to spin. But does it have to? How can we stay afloat and on track when stress bombards us from all angles?

I hear so often, “I used to feel so good; why did I

your recovery and to your self-esteem. Skipping

breakfast, eating fast food for lunch, and drinking

everything but water only hinders you. You know

what to do, but you are letting excuses push you off your fitness boat.

Having said that, I do understand. Some

stop working out?” The answer usually comes down

excuses are real. Stress causes your fight-or-flight

when the kids are older, when you have more time,

you lose sleep, crave sugars and eventually start

down, etc., etc.

with your mind and body in this state of overload.

to this: Life got too busy. You’ll get back into it

reactions to pump through your body. It can make

when you make more money, when gas prices go

wasting away. The pounds will add up quickly

The problem is, we all know life won’t slow down.

In fact, as we age, I think it just picks up its pace, whether we plan it that way or not. I, too, go through

fitness ups and downs. A major surgery recently had me at my daughter’s bedside and I wasn’t going anywhere until she was better. Thank goodness for

the hospital stairways, and for my husband pulling me out for the occasional walk in the sun.

In times of great stress, all of the little things

count. Do what you can, and be kind to yourself when you aren’t able to work out at the level

you’d like to be working. Exercise for your mind, your spirit and your waistline. Remember, when it

comes to exercise, every movement counts. Park far away from the office, take the stairs, and go on a 15-minute walk whenever you can.

Get to the gym and do one exercise per body

part. Use a range of 15 to 20 reps. For example, pick

a weight that allows you to do 15 to 20 biceps curls.

It should be heavy enough that the repetitions are difficult, but doable.

Again, if all you can get is 20 to 30 minutes

of exercise, that’s a whole lot better than doing

nothing. You always will feel better by working off some steam.

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first. As the flight attendants say, “place your mask Stay strong, and as always “keep hope alive.”

Chani Overstreet is an NASM Certified

Personal Trainer and owner of Strada Fitness.

Strada is a state-of-the-art fitness studio located at

3041 Churchill Drive, Suite 100, in Flower Mound, across from Lifetime Fitness. Call 972-330-4300 or visit StradaFitness.com for more information.

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By Mark Miller

Whoever thought being part of a club that creates and plays video games could mean so much to a growing number of Lantanaarea students likely hasn’t heard about the Minecrafters Club.

“We call it online Legos,” Maxwell said. “It’s

Ironically, Maxwell became involved through her

blocks. You put the blocks together and create

four children ages 8 to 16.

house, there are different types of blocks to create

more athletic. But technology always came really

Weekly club meetings last about 90 minutes,

wasn’t all that difficult,” said Maxwell, a Corinth

structured with specific challenges sometimes

after serving as technology teacher at Lake Dallas

things. For example, if they wanted to build a

“I really wasn’t into gaming a lot as a kid. I was

that stuff.”

easy to me but my kids got me hooked and it really

About 120 students at Harpool Middle and

the first 30 as free play the remaining 60 more

resident who is in her second year with DISD

weekly to discuss and utilize computer technology

presented by students in the University of North

modern flair. They also learn about computer coding

have 30 minutes to work on the challenges and

Rayzor and Atkins Elementary schools meet

that looks like it was designed in the 1980s with a which could ultimately lead to future careers.

“There are things like robotics, choir, music

and other things for kids who aren’t sporty but

there wasn’t anything for kids who like to play on computers,” said Misty Maxwell, who oversees the

club as the Denton Independent School District instructional technology instructor. She is helped in Lantana by teacher sponsor Steve McClanahan.

“It’s caught on like wildfire. We started out

thinking there’d be just a few kids at a couple

of schools.”

Texas Future Teachers program. Club members

the remaining time either on the challenge or back

to free play.

Also helping are high school age participants in

UNT’s Academy of Math and Sciences.

“These students come down because they like to

play Minecraft and they help the students with all kinds of cool stuff to do and interact with the kids

on the game and support and mentor the kids,” Maxwell said.

The partnership has been coordinated with

The program piloted a year ago with a combined

Nancy Hong, director of UNT’s innovation

60 Harpool and 30 Rayzor pupils take part joined

Minecraft Club could purchase servers. She’s also

students are involved at Rayzor or Atkins hoping

write and help teach club curriculum and arranges

80 students at Harpool and Rayzor. This year about

greenhouse, who has helped secure grants so the

by 25-30 from Adkins. A few Blanton Elementary

obtained money to pay the future teachers to

for their own club next school year.

monthly visits to the UNT campus.

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Middle School. “I started playing with them and

now we’ll sit down and play a game together.

Anything that gets my kids playing together and not harassing each other is good.”

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are Here Again for Team Kincaid

By Mark Miller

T

hough the journey isn’t over, there’s plenty of reason for Kincaid Zindel and his legion of followers to celebrate. The now 10-year-old Lantana resident diagnosed with tumors in his brain and spine in November 2013 completed his chemotherapy treatments Feb. 27 and returned to school full-time the following week. An eye appointment in March found no vision problems and he finished the last of his medications April 3 about the same time a magnetic resonance image showed his tumors were stable. Perhaps best yet, he’s started regaining his positive attitude.

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“We’re shifting from treatment to getting back into the swing of things,” said Kincaid’s dad Garrett. “We’re starting to see the old Kincaid coming back. He’s acting better, has more energy and is joking more. His sense of humor is coming back. He’s less irritable, more tolerant and more patient. It’s nice to see that.”

The fourth-grade Blanton Elementary School student, mom Kelly, dad and sisters Isabella and Madeline celebrated at the “Done with Chemo” party Feb. 28 at Highland Village’s Buffalo Wild Wings with many of the people who have been part of Team Kincaid from the start.

“That was our way of thanking all the people who had helped,” Garrett said. “We had hundreds of people show

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up and even with the ice and snow they sent us a

check for $500. We ended up giving that money to a local charity.”

The family also traveled to Colorado in

mid-March to see friends, go skiing, and visit the United States Air Force Academy.

“That was the first time in a long time we

just went as a family where nobody knew about Team Kincaid and we could go out and have

fun on the ski slopes,” Garrett said. “That was a nice, refreshing break. That’s when Kincaid

started getting back to his old, jovial self and it’s continued since then.”

With Kincaid having turned the corner, Team

Kincaid has turned its attention to helping others. Rather than keep money raised for the

family, it has been earmarking funds for a variety of area good causes.

Kincaid’s final session ended nearly 10 months

of weekly and 15 months of overall chemotherapy at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. In all

that time, he only missed Friday afternoons and one additional week of school and was only

Photos courtesy of Team Kincaid, facebook.com/supportteamkincaidm

hospitalized once for a fever between Christmas and New Year’s.

He’s continued to maintain relationships with groups like the Marcus High School baseball team which lets him sit in the dugout during games.

Kincaid, who kept his hair throughout the ordeal, is looking forward to losing it at the One Mission’s Buzz-Off for Kids with Cancer event April 26 at Globe Life Park in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers. He plans to join the many others in attendance in shaving his head in honor and support of kids with cancer.

One of the goals of the event is to raise funds to help find a way to permanently eliminate tumors in children like Kincaid.

“We’re very thankful. It could be a lot worse,” Garrett said. “Obviously we’re always hoping and praying that we can rid of the cancer. It really would be nice if he were cancer-free. I feel like we’re buying time until those treatments become available. We’re buying time until technology catches up and in a couple of year hope to go in there and get rid of it all.”

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‘All About That Base’?

Is it

Collagen, The Bottom Line

I must admit, occasionally I fall for the bells and whistles and scientific hype advertisers promote to sell anti-aging skin products. We constantly hear about the magic sparkle creams endorsed by celebrities, all claiming to be the fountain of youth – me and billions of other people.

Recently, it seems that “collagen’” is the word that sells, anything and everything as the new anti-aging cure. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. It gives body tissues their form, providing firmness and strength. Your ligaments, tendons, bones and skeletal muscles all are held together by collagen. It is even the main component of your hair, skin and nails.

As we age, the body’s ability to make collagen protein slows, our skin loses the strength of its

foundation, and becomes lax, wrinkled and even sags.

Someone had to say it.

Collagen is a huge molecule, far too large to be absorbed through the skin. Basic biochemistry teaches us that it cannot be somehow absorbed through the skin from a cream and incorporated in the skin’s own collagen matrix. Rubbing it on your skin only temporarily coats the flaking skin cells, and fills the crevices, giving the appearance of smoother, healthier, and hydrated skin.

Truth is, healthy skin does not need creams applied to moisturize or hydrate. Collagen also cannot be taken as an oral supplement, as it is water-soluble and is easily broken down by our stomach acid.

Unfortunately, there is no quick fix, pill or cream to replace collagen. What actually does work?

Rejuvenation Provide your body with nutrients which support collagen production.

Yes, we are back to the basics: a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Vitamin C is a critical nutrient for collagen production in the skin. Super-foods like peppers, oranges and grapefruits, dark leafy greens, peaches, kiwi and tomatoes. Foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids such as cold-water fish like salmon and tuna help keep the skin supple. The sulfur in garlic helps your body produce collagen and supports damaged collagen fibers. Tomatoes inhibit enzymes known as collagenases, which destroy collagen.

No surprise here, but not smoking and staying hydrated also are essential to protecting and encouraging collagen production. The quickest way to destroy collagen is sun exposure.

Think about the wrinkle-free, smooth skin on your bottom. Why is it so much more youthful than the skin on your face, chest, neck and arms? Your bottom rarely sees the light of day. Suddenly, Meghan Trainor ‘s song takes on an entirely different meaning, and it IS all about that base. And don’t hate me for this one; that my friends, is the bottom line.

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

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It was one year ago last month when I left my corporate job and became a full-time writer. There are many things I don’t miss about having a desk job, one of the biggest being the annual angst of driving into work regardless of what type of wintery surprise Mother Nature decided to drop on North Texas overnight.

winter blast didn’t go away until around the end of the first week in March.

Unlike past years, it felt good being able to work from home. There were no employees to worry about, no offices to open on time for customers and no slipping and sliding down the road wondering if I might end up in some ditch.

That being said, my job as a writer wasn’t made any easier. The storm coincided with basketball playoffs, and unlike regular-season games, area teams must find a way to get games in within a certain timeframe.

It’s about as welcome as my son’s morning diaper change.

That created some interesting scheduling. Games that were set for a Monday tipoff didn’t happen until Wednesday in most cases. Those lucky enough to advance – like the Guyer boys basketball team – had to turn around and play their next-round games two days later, but most of those were pushed off until after the weekend – again because of the weather.

This year marked arguably one of the longest, and perhaps more annoying, winter storms on record in this area. It all started Feb. 22, and though we had a few pockets of normalcy here and there, the

The weather also did no favors for the baseball, softball and soccer teams trying to keep their seasons going. At one point, I heard that the Guyer baseball team didn’t step on the field for a game or practice for

I swear after nearly 20 years of living here, the weather doesn’t get any easier to predict. One day it’s sunny and 75, and the next it’s 25 degrees and rainy with a 100 percent chance of cobblestone ice.

more than 11 days.

In the meantime, I was making the 77-mile jaunt from Denton to Commerce for the Class 4A Region II tournament to watch the Argyle girls basketball team try to advance to state. What is typically a one-and-a-half-hour trip took almost three hours driving through sleet and ice.

As I was setting up my laptop to cover the semifinal game, I got word that all playoff games in DFW were canceled – making my game the only one left on the docket. I must have gained 40 new Twitter followers that weekend.

Ironically, as much as I abhorred driving to work in the ice when I was doing my corporate thing, I didn’t mind so much when it came to covering sports. Sure, it wasn’t easy, but I was more than willing to do it.

That being said, it was nice to sit down outside recently to cover some soccer and baseball games. There were no more muddy fields or rescheduling of games, just the bright sun, me, and a pad of paper.

As the sports seasons changed, so did the weather – and this time for the better.

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

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GRANDPARENTS’ Rights to GRANDCHILDREN

By Charla H. Bradshaw

Historically, grandparents have played a vital role in the development, nurturing, and care-giving of their grandchildren.

Questions tend to arise however, when a grandchild’s parents separate, divorce, pass away, become incarcerated, or are found to be otherwise unfit. Or, when the parents isolate the grandchildren from the grandparents. When these questions arise what are a grandparent’s rights?

In June 2000, in Troxel v. Granville, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on grandparents’ visitation rights. It is the most important case ever decided regarding grandparents’ visitation rights.

Troxel overruled a Washington State law that permitted judges to grant visitation to any interested party so long as the visits were in the best interest of the child, even if the parents objected. The Troxel v. Granville decision was unclear because the majority of the justices agreed that Troxel should be decided a certain way, however each justice had a different reason for doing so, which resulted in six separate court opinions. The court held that “The Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children.” The unclear legal opinions in Troxel made it difficult for state courts to interpret the decision, but the bottom line is that Troxel severely limited grandparents’ rights.

With this ruling, the uphill battle for grandparents began. Basically, the Troxel ruling meant that grandparents had to overcome the presumption that parents act in their child’s best interest as they make decisions related to a child’s care, custody and control. Many states amended their statutes regarding grandparents’ rights after Troxel. The Texas statutes on grandparents’ rights have been modified since Troxel. And, it seems that every legislative session in Texas since Troxel, bills have been filed to further modify grandparents’ rights. In fact there are several bills pending before the Texas legislature this session.

Oftentimes, grandparents are found in primary caregiving roles for their grandchild.

This may be on a full-time basis when the grandchild’s parents are unable to provide for the child, or in the case of emergency or tragedy. It is these situations when a grandparent may serve as the grandchild’s primary caregiver. On the other hand, there are times when grandparents are excluded from seeing their grandchild by one or both of the parents. Usually a legal battle begins when grandparents want to maintain primary caregiving or contact with their grandchildren.

There are three types of suits grandparents can attempt to pursue. The first two types involve “conservatorship,” one being custody. The third type of suit is for possession and access to a grandchild (visitation). The first battle grandparents must overcome is to establish that they have a right to bring the suit, called “standing.” Standing can be complex, but some of the things a court may look at regarding grandparent standing are as follows: • The grandchild’s present circumstances would significantly impair the child’s physical health or emotional development.

• The denial of access to the child by the grandparent would significantly impair the child’s physical health or emotional development, and the parents are incompetent, deceased or do not have courtordered possession and access to their child.

If a grandparent has standing, then he/ she may proceed with the suit. The proof required in a grandparent case depends on what type of case the grandparent is pursing.

If the grandparent is seeking custody of the grandchild, the burden on the grandparent is different than if the grandparent is seeking visitation. For example, for grandparent custody of a child, the court may look at

whether the appointment of the parents would not be in the best interest of the grandchild because doing so would significantly impair the child’s physical health or emotional development; the best interest of the child; whether family violence has occurred between the parents; and, whether awarding the grandparent custody is in the best interest of the child. For visitation, the court may look at whether a parent’s rights have been terminated; whether the denial of access by the grandparent to the child would significantly impair the child’s physical health or emotional development; and whether a parent is incompetent, incarcerated, deceased, or has actual court-ordered possession and access to their child.

Every case involves a unique set of facts and grandparents should consult with a family lawyer to consult about their rights. The laws for grandparents’ rights can be quite complex. It is dangerous to obtain legal advice about grandparents’ rights on the Internet as valuable grandparent rights could be lost.

To learn more about the rights of grandparents in custody and visitation disputes, contact Charla H. Bradshaw or any of the attorneys at KooonsFuller, P.C.

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