Our Great City

The Colleyville Area Chamber of Commerce held a "Putt in the Dark" mixer at Diamond Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth last week. In addition to food and drinks available to the attendees, the Chamber provided prizes to the winners of the "Putt in the Dark" event.

Sunny Meeks, Tracy Townsend and Lauren Duke show off the glow in the dark golf balls

Every year our nation gratefully recognizes the brave men and women that gave their lives on 9/11. In that spirit, ToHonorThem.com, a new local Grapevine social media website, will honor Bedford firefighter and Texas USAR first responder Greg Qualls for serving our community, our state and our country.

Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine both have their season openers this weekend. Grapevine is away at Midlothian on Friday, August 27. Game time is 7:30 PM.

Colleyville Heritage will play Duncanville at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday, August 28th. Game time is also 7:30 PM.

Grapevine's home opener is September 3rd against Flower Mound Marcus, while you'll have to wait until September 10th before seeing CHHS at home against Nimitz.

When Doris (played by Laurie McDonald), a young housewife from Oakland, and George (played by Gary Walters), an accountant from New Jersey, meet by chance at a rural California inn, they embark on an affair that brings them together on the same weekend, in the same place, for the next 26 years. As time passes, events in their personal lives impact their special once-a-year romance in this heartwarming comedy.

For more information or to purchase ticket, please click on the "Theatre Coppell" logo.

This Monday is the first day of school for GCISD students. If you've been around the schools this week, you've seen lots of cars in the parking lots as teachers and administrators prepare for the return of thousands of students.

Remember that school zones will be back in force, and that cell phones are prohibited. Also, be watchful in the neighborhoods for small children.

Whether you made it to the beach

or to the mountains

Don't forget this weekend is "Texas Tax Free Weekend", and you can save the sales tax on a variety of goods. Remember your local merchants when spending those $$'s for back to school.

Here's an example of a great sale this weekend:

The Annual New Educators Luncheon was held on Wednesday, August 11 at the Grapevine Convention Center to welcome the new teachers to the Grapevine/Colleyville School District. Colleyville Mayor David Kelley and Grapevine Mayor William D. Tate addressed the crowd. The lunch was donated by Spring Creek Barbeque.

New superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan gave his impression of the district, and Dana McCormick, President of the GCEF gave a resounding "howdy".