Elise Spain Texas Master Naturalist-Elm Fork Chapter, serving Denton, Wise, and Cooke counties, has opened registration for the 2021 fall training class. Individuals can learn more about the organization and download the training application by visiting the Elm Fork Chapter website at www.txmn.org/elmfork. Registration for this year will close at the end of April. The…
Francesca Romano We had a special demonstration on some of the extended features of using Speedball Elegant Writer Calligraphy pens. Artist Carolyn Buchman brought in some different weight watercolor papers and began demonstrating the effects one can achieve by using the pens to draw with,…
Marci Pritts United Way of Denton County has established the Texas Winter Storm Disaster Relief Fund as a resource for the community to donate to support individuals and families in Denton County suffering from the effects of last week’s historic winter storm. As the Denton County community defrosts from the winter storm, the devastation continues…
JoAnn Gantos After a week of multiple snowfalls, freezing and below freezing temperatures, along with boil water restrictions, the Sassy Stampers group was ready to make a beautiful card for February 2021. Thank you to Theresa Rosprim, project lead, for the card design, kit prep, and card kit distribution. The card is absolutely beautiful, and…
Kathy Perry The Kiwanis Club of Robson Ranch (RR) is hosting a drive-thru Diaper Drive in support of the Rainbow Rooms of Denton, Carrollton, and Lewisville. The Rainbow Rooms supply the needs of children going into the Foster Care system. These children are taken from abusive, neglectful, and dangerous home situations. Rainbow Rooms supply car seats,…
For nearly four days in mid-February, Texas was literally frozen. It was the perfect storm. The first time in memory that all 254 Texas counties were under freeze warnings. Boats froze at their moorings in Galveston. Minus 3 degrees recorded in Denton—a tie with our record low. And perhaps worst of all, when we needed…