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Every Dollar Counts

NTWO Event Tops $1 Million in 5 Years for CF Fight

A check for $271,000 was presented to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Friday, May 9, representing the net proceeds from the 5th Annual North Texas Wine Opener held on March 29. The 2008 amount brought the five-year total amount raised locally to more than $1 million.

PALS Tackles Flower Mound Youth Football

A Flower Mound youth tackle football league, lead by former Dallas Cowboy defensive tackle Tony Casillas and the Flower Mound Youth Sports Association, was presented Thursday before the Flower Mound Parks, Arts and Library Services (PALS) Board.

Horses Take a Road Trip

When Nancy Czerw wrote the book, Itty and Bitty: Two Miniature Horses, three years ago, she could not have imagined that the two little creatures from Argyle would become such an important part of her life.

Smoke Doesn’t Mean Fire for District Mayors

Mayors and officials from Flower Mound, Highland Village, Argyle, Lewisville, Double Oak, Hickory Creek, The Colony, Little Elm and Copper Canyon met with state Rep. Myra Crownover at a Monday mayor’s roundtable to discuss a possible regionwide smoking ban.

Dana Nathanson delivers a pitch in the series against Colleyville Heritage.

W.H. Miskiewicz/Photo Correspondent

Girls Great in Prom-Night Game

FMHS Softball

Flower Mound softball coach Wendy Massey has talked about her team’s mental toughness throughout the season, and last weekend, the Jaguars had to put it to the test.

Jaguars Hang Tough, Meet Keller

FMHS Baseball

After falling to L.D. Bell in Game 1 of the area round of the playoffs last Thursday, the Flower Mound baseball rebounded with good pitching and timely hitting to take the next two games and move on to the regional quarterfinals.

Mathis Gains From State Experience

Marcus Tennis

While things did not go exactly as planned for Emily Mathis at the state tennis meet last weekend, the Marcus senior said she was happy with her performance, and is looking forward to going back next season.

River Walk Retail Support for TIRZ Discussed

While the Flower Mound Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Board generally supported The River Walk at Central Park at its April 17 meeting, Vice Chairman Jim Robertson wondered about its retail viability.

Choose One, Two, Three ... or All of Them

When my daughters were very young, I started them on the road to independence by allowing them to pick from different age-appropriate options – setting the table, matching socks from the dryer, doing fingerprint "spot patrol" on the woodwork, etc.