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LANTANA’S FIRST FULL-TIME MAIL CARRIER RETIRES

Lantana’s first full-time mail carrier, Rick Hill, has retired after 20 years of delivering mail to local residents. Hill, now 70, has lived in the Argyle area since 1969 and decided to become a mail carrier in the 90s. At the time Lantana was a new area with houses widely spread out and Hill was the sole full-time mail carrier for this location. Hills plans to spend more time with family and work on his house throughout his retirement. photo courtesy of Cross Timbers Gazette

BREEZ CARVER PERFORMS ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT

13-year-old Lantana dancer, Breez Carver, performed on America’s Got Talent on July 6th and received a standing ovation from the crowd with her dance routine. She performed to “Piece by Piece” by Kelly Clarkson and her routine combined ballet and jazz styles. All of the judges were highly impressed with her performance and look forward to seeing her next routine. photo courtesy of America’s Got Talent Facebook page

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LIBERTY CHEER AT UCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

On July 19th, the Liberty Christian School Cheer team had the opportunity to perform the same routine that earned them 3rd in the nation! And it was even broadcasted live on ESPN. They were also given National Championship rings to commemorate what an amazing job they’ve done. photo courtesy of Liberty Christian Schools social media pages

STUDENTS EAT FREE!

Denton ISD students will be able to eat free all year! The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced it would extend universal free lunch to all children throughout the U.S. until the end of the 21-22 school year. This extension allows Denton ISD Child Nutrition to continue to provide free breakfast and lunch to all currently enrolled Denton ISD students.

COMMUNITY WATER DRIVE SUCCESS

Many residents wonder what they can do to help the local first responders so Denton County Emergency Services District #1 let us know providing water is a great way to help and our local residents delivered! There were visits, drop-offs, neighborhood lemonade stands, and groups who donated hundreds of cases of water to their station over a two-week period. We love our supportive community! photo courtesy of Denton County Emergency Services District #1 Facebook page

SOUTHERN DOLE WHIPS FOOD TRUCK

On August 21 from 5-8pm head over to the South Pool (10249 Lantana Trail, Argyle) and enjoy some Dole Whip from the Southern Dole Whips Food Truck! If you’ve ever been to Disney or the Dole Plantation you’ve probably enjoyed a cup of Dole Whip before and now you can get the same treat here in Lantana! Pick from 7 different flavors and 4 different toppings. You can also add pineapple juice or Sprite to any of the flavors to make it a float!

TWO WILDCAT FAMILIES LOST THEIR FATHERS

Two separate Wildcats recently lost their father. Mrs. Tisdale’s husband, Lane, passed away. If you’d like to help the Tisdale family visit their Amazon shopping list https:// amzn.to/2Wq3cMa or monetary donations can be sent to Dana Linnabary @DanaLinnabary on Venmo. Another Wildcat family is mourning the loss of their father and husband. A GoFundMe has been set up to help with expenses https://bit.ly/3yeBIXR. Our thoughts and prayers are with both of these families.

NO ACADEMIC LOCKERS AT HARPOOL

Students will not be assigned an academic locker this year at Harpool Middle School. Full-size backpacks will be allowed to carry their items and athletic lockers will be available. This is due to lockers being phased out completely district-wide because lockers are difficult and expensive to maintain and there are now fewer textbooks to carry. Additionally, many of the lockers were removed during renovations.