CASA of Grayson Co. is a service organization dedicated to area children who have found themselves in the court system, not for what they have done, but as victims of abuse and neglect. The goal of CASA is to represent these children as Guardians ad Litem to protect their rights and to ultimately place each into a loving and protective home.
In neither Hollywood nor New York do many celebrities have the distinction of saying that they have appeared on television regularly for twenty years—Oprah Winfrey, Bill O’Reilly, David Letterman maybe. Joining those ranks this year is Texoma’s own Blake Utter.
Leadership and inspiration are what make the annual NFL Alumni Charity Golf Classic stand out in the North Texas area, and the board directing tournament activities credits those attributes to Tournament Director and Board President Jimmy Jack Beale. One of the things that stand out about Beale in the past six years of the tournament’s existence in Grayson County is Beale’s physical challenges.
As the days warm and the outdoors beckon there’s no better way to shake off the cold weather blues than with a ride on your bike. Take along someone important to you and pack a picnic for two. Chef Cathy Zeis provides the recipe for a successful outdoor dining adventure. As always, it’s easy to prepare and healthy to eat.
Since ham is the number one choice of the Easter lunch and Dr. Pepper is the number one choice of soda in Texas, I thought it would be fun to take on the challenge of the Texoma Living! staff and create something different. A lot of people don’t know what to do with an already cooked and cured ham. I hear all the time how hard it is to keep it from drying out before serving.
The secret to making delicious pies is in making a good crust. That is the reason most people don’t make pies; the crust can be very challenging. The crust recipe I’m going to share is one that I perfected many years ago. Don’t be discouraged. We all have to learn, and practice does make perfect.
“The day of the Christmas parade in 1995, I had gone to a doctor for a second opinion. I came right up here, straight from the doctor’s office. I had a parade to do. I did the parade and then met my husband at a Christmas party. I sat there beside him and told him I had to go to the hospital in two days.”
Sue Conrad is opening a new restaurant. No one knows where or when yet. She probably doesn’t know where or when yet. She’s only been at Conrad’s Pies & More at 221 Sunset in Sherman for a little over a year, and business is good, but as sure as the turning of the earth, Sue Conrad will be opening a new restaurant before long. It’s what she does.
Ladies and Gentlemen! Texoma Living! presents three rounds for the Electronic Championship of Texoma. In the Sherman Town Center, sporting the blue and gold sign, the current Texoma Big Box Electronics Champion—Best Buy. The challenger, in Sherman Commons, wearing red and white—Circuit City.
Some folks say that you can tell a lot about a man by his shoes. If true, Naif Risk’s shoes, sturdy, dependable and well maintained, declare him an amiable man with a can-do attitude. His father’s shoes would say the same, as would have his grandfather’s. All three generations of Risk men have shaped the success of one of Sherman’s oldest businesses with their skill and congeniality.