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By Bruce Felps The Great Earth Experiment — a band made up of Woodrow students — will provide musical entertainment for the community during the after-party of the Lakewood Fourth of July Parade. The band includes mandolin player Sam Shearin, who portrayed Danny in the spring musical production of “Grease,” and guitarist Gus Miller, who joined [...]
Community Contribution To celebrate the start for 2011, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has made several updates and renovations to its hospital campus. With a goal of updating interior sections to increase patient and visitor comfort, Doctors Hospital revamped the main entry lobby and waiting areas, along with patient rooms in the obstetrics unit. [...]
Community Contribution The United Methodist Church markets itself as having “open doors, open hearts, open minds.” Greenland Hills United Methodist Church now reflects those phrases even more openly with its new Glory Be Hall, a new space that — with its floor-to-ceiling windows, Austin stone fireplace, new neighborhood preschool, and regular coffeehouse events — hopes [...]
By Bruce Felps Junius Heights resident Hadley Corporon took a professional setback and turned it into an entrepreneurial opportunity. After a layoff cost her a full-time job, Corporon drew on her love for dogs and experiences as a volunteer at East Lake Pet Orphanage to launch a new business, Hadley’s Homemade Dog Treats.
By Bruce Felps David Jones left UPS to join UPS. To be fair, and balanced, he worked as an information technology consultant between the two stints with the shipping and logistics giant. In fact, he worked as an IT professional for 10 years during his employee tenure with UPS before outsourcing claimed his job. During [...]
No, Downing Hill doesn’t sell that kind … — Courtesy Photo by Bruce Felps Long before Downing Hill Garden Studio opened its doors, proprietor Tom Henderson knew the name of the shop. Downing and Hill — Mr. James L. Downing and the Rev. C. E. Hill — are the grandparents of Henderson and his wife, [...]
Jon Whitaker and Kindred Spirits by Bruce Felps Jon Whitaker ditched the corporate life and joined the small business community in Lakewood. He spent years working in an administrative capacity in the family hospital business before giving it up and buying the Kindred Spirits wine, beer, and liquor store at the southeast corner of Mockingbird [...]
Community Contribution Some seniors find fulfillment by developing unfound talents when moving into the retirement phase of life. Paul Harris, at age 92, just happens to be an exception. He’s had an interest in art since his elementary school days and retirement has simply given him more time to pursue his hobby. Paul and [...]
Staff Report Immediately after Woodrow Wilson High School sophomore Nick Chatham takes his final bow on the Lakewoodstock Whole Foods stage, another member of Woodrow Nation sets up. Jackson Eli Grothe, a 2000 graduate, kicks it at 7 p.m., May 16, during the annual community fest.
Special Contributor Patients in need of a wheelchair at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake might thank volunteer Hal Davenport for ensuring that they have one when they need it regardless of the floor or time of day. He created a plan to ensure that each floor of the hospital has the wheelchairs it [...]
