Friends of Hagerman host wild hog dinner

Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge will be holding their

5th annual High on the Hawg dinner on November 15, 2014 at the Refuge.  Wild hog BBQ and all the trimmings will be on the menu with dinner service from 4:30 – 8:00 PM.

The open air tram will be available to transport diners from the check in at the Refuge Visitor Center to the dining hall and back.  Donations of $10 for adults and $ for children 12 and younger are requested.  This is one of the largest fundraising events of the year, with proceeds going to fund activities and projects at the Refuge.  Tickets will only be available at the door.

Before and after the meal, the Country Roads Band will be playing 50’s and country in the Visitor Center.   A limited number of signed and numbered Ducks Unlimited prints wil be available for purchase in the Visitor Center, just in time for the figt-giving season.

Hagerman NWR is located at 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman.  For directions call The Refuge at        903 786 2826..

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Master Gardners to host Garden Show in Denison

By Grayson County Master Gardeners | Sept 19, 2014 } Denison, Texas

Grayson County Master Gardeners and the Grayson County

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office announces they will be hosting the first annual Fall Garden Show on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. The indoor event will be held at the Loy Park Mayor Arena at U.S. 75 Exit 67 in Denison, Texas.

A $2.00 per adult donation supports local charities Meals On Wheels of Texoma and the Grayson County Shelter.

We are inviting the public to browse through gardening related displays and attend informative presentations. We're very excited to have Texas gardening and horticulture expert NeilSperry share his timely expert advice on fall gardening tips.

The entire family will enjoy hands on activities for children of all ages. Show hours will be Saturday, October 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

A New High School, a New Stadium, New Traditions

Denison Texas | August 27, 2014
By B.J. Kirkpatrick

It's great to be a Denison Yellow Jacket!

On Friday, August 29th, Denison will hold ribbon cuttings and Dedication for the new and highly anticipated High School and renovated Munson Stadium.

The High School Dedication is scheduled for 8:30 am and the Stadium Dedication is scheduled for 10 am.  The High School will be open to the public for tours from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Friday as teachers and staff prepare for classes to begin on September 3rd.

The festivities will continue later in the afternoon as the first Yellow Jacket Tailgating party kicks off the 2014 football season for the Jacktes.   The public is invited to help welcome the team to the new stadium and join in celebrating the beginning of a new tradition which will be held before each home game in 2014 at Forest Park, 300 W. Crawford at 5:30 pm. The Jacket team will arrive at 6 pm for their walk down Touchdown Alley into the Stadium, followed by the DHS Band, Stingeretttes and cheerleaders.  You will not want to miss this!

Radio station KMKT 93.1 "Katy Country" will broadcast  the Tailgating Party live and rumor has it there will be interviews with the coaches.  Along with  a most Spirited Fan contest, games and activities are planned and Food & Drink vendors will be on site.  The Booster Club will have yellowjacket gear for sale.

The Jackets will face off against Liberty (Frisco) at 7:30 pm.  The six million dollar project, funded with district and community dollars, got underway after last year's season ended.  Crews from Plyler Construction Company will continue to do small touch-ups, like placing the engraved bricks around the fountain after Friday's opening and game.

Cyber Security Seminar for Small Business

Grayson College | August 18, 2014

Cyber Security is a growing concern in the world today.  As a service

to the community, Servpro®, Iron Lamb Group and the Grayson College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are sponsoring a free seminar focusing on cyber security.  Seminar participants will be informed about risks and how to be better prepared to avoid or manage a security breach. The program is free of charge and lunch will be provided for registered attendees.

Detective Jeremy Cox with the Sherman Police Department will be the speaker.  Detective Cox has 19 years of law enforcement experience.  He has handled the investigation of identity theft and forgery in the past, and currently handles the investigation of online exploitation and other computer related offenses.

The event will be held on August 27 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the T.V. Munson Viticulture and Enology Center.  The Munson Center is located on the Grayson College West Extension, near the entrance of the North Texas Regional Airport.

For additional information please contact the Grayson College Small Business Development Center at
903-463-8787

Snow White Ballet

Sherman Texas --
North Texas audiences have fallen in love with this annual presentation of Snow White Ballet and Darli and Anton Iakovlev, from the Connecticut Ballet, will bring this timeless and charming ballet to life June 6 at Kidd-Key Auditorium in Sherman.

Darli began her training at European Dance Studio with her Mother Ilona Nogarr, continued with GSA, Washington Ballet School, Tallinn Ballet School and graduated from North Carolina School for the Arts. She also graduated from Tallinn University with bachelor's in dance and choreography. She has danced with Vanemuine Ballet (Tartu, Estonia), Estonian National Ballet, Washington Ballet, New York Theatre Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet,  Akjun Ballet, Montgomery Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet and Maryland Ballet.

Anton trained at the Russian Ballet Academy from 1992-2000,earning bachelor of the arts while at the Academy. Anton has danced at the St. Petersburg Ballet, Russia, The Vanemuine Ballet (Tartu, Estonia), New York Theatre Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Akjun Ballet, Montgomery Ballet and Oklahoma City Ballet.

Recently they have both been dancing with Connecticut Ballet.

Denison Dance Academy's presentation of Snow White Ballet will be 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 6 at Kidd-Key Auditorium, located at 400 Elm Street in Sherman.

For more information, please call Denison Dance Academy at 903-337-0196.  The Texoma area is exploding this summer with Summer Music Concerts, Shakespeare in the Grove, the Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival, "Chicago" - the Musical and of course the July 4th celebrations.  Don't miss any of the fun, find it all on the Events Calendar on http://www.texomaconnect.com.

Home Hospice Fish Cook Off

Raffle Prize - Smoker by Gene Senek

Home Hospice Fish Cook Off

Don’t miss out on the Third Annual Fish Cook-Off!

Home Hospice will be holding its annual Fish Cook Off this Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Loose Wheels Texas located behind TMC on 4716 Pool Road, Denison, Texas, from 12:30 - 3:30 pm.

Cooks are wanted, so any way you wanna cook it, fried, grilled, baked or other, a hungry crowd will be ready to taste it. You have the chance of a lifetime to the bragging rights as the #1 Fish Cooker in North Texas!  And there are trophies created by local artisans from Loose Wheels, Texas and specially designed for this event!  Are you the best ‘Fish Cooker’ in North Texas?  Do you make a “mean” pot of beans or hushpuppy?  Or create a yummy salsa or coleslaw? Enter to be a cooking team today!

Come taste some of the best fish in Texoma and listen to some great music by Morris McCann & Greg Guymon, Jason Meadows, Casey Daniels, and Shannon Raines!  Just give a small donation to taste the fish!  It’s a fun event for the whole family!  You also have a chance to bid on some great silent auction items and win great Raffle Prizes including a Fishing Trip, a Hog Hunt, and a stainless steel smoker…AND… a 48” Vizio 1080P LED TV!!

Opportunities to own any one of these only cost $10 each or 11 for $100.  You are going to want to get a chance on each or  can mix your choices for the 11/$100 option.  The winner will be drawn at the Fish Cook Off THIS SUNDAY, April 27th at Loose Wheels and you don't have to be present to win

Raffle tickets can be purchased Tickets can be purchase in person at the Home Hospice office, at Loose Wheels either Saturday or Sunday (prior to drawing) or online at www.homehospice.org/fish-cook-off. 

Home Hospice is a non-profit organization, founded in 1982, dedicated to providing education, programs, services and quality care to ease physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms at end-of-life for patients, families, and caregivers regardless of ability to pay, as well as all in our communities who grieve.

For more family friendly, fun events happenin' in the Lake Texoma area this weekend, visit TexomaConnect.com

Grayson college offers spring cooking classes

by Grayson College

Italian, Tex-Mex, Easter and dreamy breakfasts are the menu themes when

Grayson College’s Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts Center partners with its Center for Workplace Learning to offer recreational cooking classes this spring. Open to the public, classes take place at the Culinary Arts Center on GC’s Main Campus in Denison, east of the Viking Dorm. Participants must be at least 16 years old to enroll in the classes, except where noted.

Taught by GC’s chef instructors, courses provide hands-on training, demonstrations, and interactive learning in the college’s state-of-the-art facility. Participants learn knife skills and explore cooking methods as they prepare and consume cuisine that ranges from the familiar to the unexpected. In some of the classes, participants prepare goodies to take home as well.

“Let’s Cook Tex-Mex” brings the fiesta into the kitchen. Participants tackle Tex-Mex favorites such as sour cream chicken enchiladas, tamales with green chili sauce and flan from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4. Cost is $29 per person.

“Kids’ Easter Egg Dyeing Class” is designed for kids of all ages. Participants learn fun ways to dye and decorate eggs using many different techniques, a lot of colors, stickers, and glitter. Cost is $12 per person for the class, which meets Saturday, April 19 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

“Easter Bunny Cake” teaches participants how to make the perfect dessert and centerpiece for Easter brunch or dinner. The Easter bunny-shaped cake and Easter basket cupcakes are fun to create and delicious to eat. The class meets Saturday, April 19 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $29 per person.
“Dream Breakfast Party” makes the most important meal of the day the tastiest too. Participants learn how to make the perfect muffin recipe, crepes, made-from-scratch biscuits and more. Cost is $29 per person. The class meets on Saturday, May 3 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

“Intermediate Fondant Work” takes cakes to the next level. Participants use fondant to work on basic flowers, cut out shapes, create ball borders, and more. The class meets Saturday, May 10 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $39 per person.

In addition to the spring cooking classes, private cooking classes and children’s birthday cooking classes are available as well. For more information or to register for the spring recreational and private classes, visit the GC Center for Workplace Learning website at http://www.cwlgcc.org/. Registration may be completed online at www.cwlgcc.org, in person weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the CWL on the college’s Main Campus in Denison, or by phone at 903-463-8765 if paying with MasterCard, Discover or Visa credit cards.

There are lots of fun activities planned around Lake Texoma this spring.  Visit TexomaConnect.com for a full list of activities, events and entertainment in the Greater Texoma area of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.

Historic Loft Tour Coming To Downtown Denison

Historic Loft Tour Coming To Downtown Denison

            Downtown Denison Inc. is sponsoring a historic loft tour on Saturday,

Barrett Building Loft
Salelm Designs

December 7. Properties may be toured from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and visitors are encouraged to start early to enjoy all sites.

           The event will have a 1940’s feel and begin with a Pearl Harbor Memorial at Heritage Park at 9:30 a.m. The public is welcome to this free portion of the day. Military vehicles will be stationed surrounding the park at 324 W. Main in Denison.

            Five spectacular upstairs spaces have been chosen for the Loft Tour. The Barrett Building apartment at 531 W. Main and the Denison Hotel at 117 S. Burnett will be on display as will 404 W. Main, 421 W. Main, and 428 W. Main.

Climbing stairs will be required with the exception of the Barrett Building and the Hotel.

            Tickets are only $10 in advance and can be purchased at Kaboodles or the Chamber of Commerce. Ask any Downtown merchant about tickets.  The day of the tour, tickets can be purchased at any of the lofts for $15.To enhance the experience, many businesses will be having open houses with special activities. Santa Claus will be at My Friend’s House at 313 W. Main from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Denison Dance Academy will be performing in Heritage Park throughout the day.

            The Wall of Honor and McVey’s Navy (WWII model ship display) will be at the Katy Depot. Dave McVey will be available to give history on the ships, and Navy Vets will be on hand for the final day of the exhibit. The exhibit is free and can be accessed through the Red River Railroad Museum (trackside) at 101 E. Main.

            For more information on the Historic Loft Tour, call 903-464-0441.  For more events in the Lake Texoma area, visit www.texomaconnect.com.  As we move closer to the Holiday Season, there will be Christmas parades, Museum exhibits, symphony performances and more.