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May / June 2012 Issue Sunscreen Building Your Patio Denton County Master Gardener Garden Tour
 
May / June 2012 Issue

May / June 2012 Issue

Join the Garden Tour! The May/June issue of Lifestyles highlights the Denton County Master Gardener Association's big annual event.

Sunscreen

Sunscreen

Most people burn at about 10-13 minutes of sun exposure. A burn makes the skin 50% more susceptible to skin cancer especially if it happens during childhood.

Building Your Patio

Building Your Patio

Well it’s that time of year again; time for spring flings and summer barbecues, time for playing in the yard or napping on the porch, time for coffee on the patio in the morning or sitting by the fire pit at dusk, time to be outdoors and all that entails. A perfect place to start is with a backyard patio area.

Denton County Master Gardener Garden Tour

Denton County Master Gardener Garden Tour

The 2012 Spring Garden Tour will be Saturday, May 12th from 9 am until 4 pm. Seven gardens, both public and private, are included on the Spring Garden Tour, including two in Highland Village.

A Reason to Hope

A Reason to Hope

08 March 2012

by John Henry Theisen, Senior Pastor, Midway Church “Is there any HOPE?” That’s what parents wonder when the doctor says, “There’s been an accident, and your son’s condition is uncertain.” Is there any HOPE for the couple that winds up at the same dead end of unresolved conflict again and again and worry that they might not [...]

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Buy Local!

08 March 2012

PointBank supports Denton’s Retail Cry It is becoming a popular chant:  Buy Local – Local Loves You More – Keep it Local.  This past November, more than 100 million shoppers turned out to support the Small Business Saturday, a day designated to encourage customers nationally to patronize their local retailers.  The Facebook page for this event [...]

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Create Your Ideal Life

Create Your Ideal Life

08 March 2012

The Power of Affirmations “If I have a belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I have not had that belief in the beginning.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Affirmations are one of the most powerful tools you can use to manifest your goals, stimulate change, and create your [...]

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Tornados

08 March 2012

No other country in the world has more tornadoes than the United States. In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported here, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries. Texas itself is home to some of the most diverse weather conditions in the nation. Because severe weather can strike at any time, it is important [...]

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Face-lifting a Few Tired Spaces

Face-lifting a Few Tired Spaces

08 March 2012

by Jennifer Staggs-Manley , Interior Decorator Any time of year can be a great time to spruce up your home – with new colors, new styles, even a few new furniture and accessory pieces to breathe life and energy into a tired old space. Here are a few great ideas – guaranteed to “uplift” any tired [...]

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New Family Church Service at FUMC-Denton

New Family Church Service at FUMC-Denton

08 March 2012

3rd Day Worship is a new, family-oriented church service at First United Methodist Church-Denton.   “I’ve always wanted to make worship more important to kiddos” says Rev. Deana Ferguson, head of Children’s Ministries, “I want to teach children how to get excited about worship and to help families learn to worship together.”  The new service is [...]

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