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December 2015
Pigeon Racing: Not Just for the Birds By Dru Murray, Contributing Writer
Pigeon trainer Bob Stubbs cradles a pretty hen in his hands.
The eight-month-old came racing into her home near Krum, in west-central Denton County, after beating her wings on a 300-mile, seven-hour homeward journey that began in West Texas. The homing pigeon was trained by Bob Stubbs, a pigeon trainer and aficionado who lives with his wife, Karen. Their property has a sophisticated, two-story loft where their pigeons live in comfort. The racers may be either females, called hens, or males, called cocks. The baby birds hatch from their eggs at the end of December and are banded within five-to-six days. Stubbs, formerly of Argyle, is a member of a 17-member club named the Denton Invitational Racing Club. The members race their pigeons in races run by the North Texas Futurity. Before the members race their birds, they begin training them when they
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Whatever the Game, Lauren Cox Is Here to Win By Walter Villa, Contributing Writer
If anyone wants to know about Lauren Cox’s competitive nature -- one of the big reasons she’s the nation’s No. 1 women’s basketball recruiting prospect -- might we suggest an analysis of her performance at Target? Every year in early November, the Flower Mound girls’ basketball team holds a scavenger hunt at the retail store. No one inside the store is notified about the hunt, which is merely for fun and team bonding. The players are broken up into five teams of three or four girls each. Once the bus pulls into the parking lot, assistant coach Danny Gillham gives the contestants a list of six things to accomplish inside the store. Examples include filming a quick video of a customer saying, “Go, Lady Jags!” or taking a photo with someone who has facial hair. Cox, according to teammate Marin Mills, aced the quiz, allowing her team to get a head start into the store. “We’re not allowed to run into or in the store -- everyone speed-walks,” Mills said. “As we walk in, Lauren’s not yelling, but she is stern. She’s very competitive, and we’re See COX on Page A23
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Lauren Cox, the top-ranked high school basketball recruit in the nation, has big expectations for her senior year at Flower Mound High School.
Patriotism Lives Here By Noelle M. Hood, Contributing Writer
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Promoting patriotism and education are Flower Mound Daughters of The American Revolution members Linda Johnson (Historian), Joan Lundholm McHenry (Registrar), Paulette Lollar (Regent), and Mary Brownmiller (Vice Regent).
Before she retired from teaching English literature, writing and history in a British school in Mexico City, cosmopolitan Paulette Lollar spent downtime in Flower Mound with her two children and their families. “I grew up, married and lived in Arizona,” said Paulette. “I’ve been in the DFW area on and off since about 1980.” Over 35 busy years, she has concluded that being a Texan is the one experience nobody should ever miss. When she discovered she was smitten with the Lone Star State’s charm, she installed a big American flag on a new house seven years ago, and settled in to let the grass grow under her feet a couple of blocks from Flower Mound High School. Around 10 a.m. every school morning, the institution’s public address system shares the Pledge of Allegiance with the surrounding neighborhood. This is a perfect fit for the Regent of the area’s newest chapter of the Daughters of The American See DAR on Page A14