This annual event is held on the first Thursday of May, and there to pray were members of the community representing the different places of worship.

Each person prayed over a specific topic, such as schools and families, local and federal government and public service workers.

“We should be very proud that we are able to do that in an open setting without fear of reprisal from our government, and so it's a privilege,” Pilot Point’s Mayor Chad Major said.

With his guitar in hand, Vince Lujan started the program off with the song “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.”

Lyrics for that song and several others were included inside the programs, so residents could sing along with Lujan throughout the program.

There to welcome and open with prayer was Pastor John Theisen, followed by a Presentation of Colors and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Afterward, Major read the city of Pilot Point Proclamation proclaiming May 7, 2026, as a National Day of Prayer throughout the city.

“I thoroughly love the fact that we come together as a community, and I think whether we had it, mandated or not mandated, but encouraged at the national level, we would do it anyway, because that's who this community is,” Major said.

Next to follow was Pastor James Lee of County Line Baptist Church, who said a prayer about repentance and trust.

Pastor Jason Sidler of the Pilot Point Calvary Baptist Church and Reverend Cindy Kennedy of the Pilot Point United Methodist Church prayed for members of the federal government.

“We know that our politicians are always and constantly looking for the right thing to do,” Kennedy said. “So we lift them up today that God may guide them and lead them into making the right decisions, the best decisions for all of this country.”

Up next to speak was B.J. Wheeler with Grace Point Nazarene Church who said a prayer for the U.S. Armed Services, a special topic for him, as he has served in the Marines and currently has relatives who serve.

“They are the ones that allow us to fight and sometimes sacrifice for our country to have the freedom to gather like this without any fear of retribution. And it's because of all of them, all the branches in the service,” Wheeler said.

Deacon Candidate Steve Mleziva with the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church prayed for the state government.

Pastor Craig Tullis of Pilot Point Church of Christ then prayed for the local government.

He opened with a little humor, asking the crowd a series of lighthearted questions, an exercise he said was to remember what it means to be a hospitable community.

“Most importantly, we need to pray that we are a community that is good to be represented,” Tullis said. 'That we are good people to represent. And so that's what we're going to pray for because this is our community.'

Pastor Denton Rhone of the North Texas Seventh- day Adventist Church introduced his wife, Sendy Rhone, and their two kids before he and then his wife said a word of prayer for the police, fire and public service workers.

Next to follow was Tom Swartz with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, who prayed for the schools.

He serves 17 counties, and Pilot Point is one of the communities he covers.

“What a blessing it is to be here in Pilot Point,” Swartz said.

Pastor Rick Starrett with Grace Point Nazarene Church prayed for the families of Pilot Point.

To close the ceremony, Pastor Dwayne Edwards with Grace Point Nazarene Church said a prayer for the church and reminded everyone about the importance of gathering together.

“I believe with all my life that when the church unites, when the church loves each other, we can change the world,” Edwards said. “When we don't do that, we can't change the world. But we should. And that's why we gather here today.”

The presentation included details about what limitations and capabilities exist on each level related to controlling growth and acquiring funding for infrastructure.

'I just want everybody to understand what the authority we—the city, the county, the state—have when it comes to development,' County Commissioner Ryan Williams said.

The city representatives kicked off the explanation of what they're able to do.

'From our perspective, we want to make deals that are win-win-win as best we can,' Mayor Chad Major said.

Major explained how several state laws in recent years have hampered cities’ abilities to hold developers' feet to the fire, especially their ability to deannex not only from the city, but also from the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, which then means the county is the only authority on what they are able to develop.

Having a development come into the city is ideal for revenue generation and input on the shape of the development itself, Major said, with it at least being in the ETJ as the next best option because the Municipal Development District can collect sales tax for properties within that wider border.

'Whether somebody stays out in the county or they come into the city, they're going to be using our roads; they're going to be coming to our library; they're going to be coming to this senior center,' Major said.

City Manager Britt Lusk also explained that negotiating with developers means city staff can sometimes convince them to reduce the density of the homes and add in spaces for public ame- nities that doesn't happen if they stay outside of the city's purview.

Williams explained that the county has limited jurisdiction about anything related to zoning outside of the Lake Ray Roberts Zone.

If a development comes into the county outside of that specific area, it can be anything ranging from high-density housing to a legal marijuana farm to an industrial warehouse, Williams said.

'The direction was going where the county would continue getting smaller and smaller, and cities would continue annexing land, and at some point in time we would have a lot less unincorporated area,' Williams said. 'Well, with legislative changes, that kind of went backwards.'

Denton County Director of Development Services Stephen Belknap further explained what the county can govern or not as far as development is concerned, including having three third-party inspections.

'Before, out in the county, and some counties still operate this way, you could just go build whatever you want and hope it doesn't fall down,' he said. 'So, it's really kind of a safeguard for all of y'all.'

He and Williams emphasized the need for permits for any structures or features that change the property.

Williams said when the county finds that a development has come in without proper permitting, including wedding venues, that is being rectified.

District Director Paul Slough from Patterson's office also spoke about the fact that there are certain rules in place at the state level that prevent state legislators from 'being able to direct funding' upon being asked about whether money could be dedicated to fast-growth areas over areas with relatively stable populations.

That's to keep big areas from running the entire state, he said.

Slough offered to give his contact information to anyone interested so they can connect about development and roadway- related concerns.

'The intent around developments was never to have 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 homes all platted, which essentially is a city, in the middle of county territory,' he said. 'That’s the reality that we're working with.”

Williams' Chief Administrator Capricia Willis provided an overview of the work the county has done to connect with TxDOT about area roadways, including driving to problem areas herself.

Toward the end of the meeting, the public was allowed to ask questions, and a lot of those pertained to the explanations about roadway projects that are proposed for the area.

Many of those projects will begin near U.S. 380 and travel north, including U.S. 377, FM 1385 and FM 2931.

A couple of men attended from Savannah, which is a census-designated place that is not contained within any city.

That causes its residents to face a lot of challenges because of the level of services that are provided compared to the population present.

'Some Band-Aids have been applied; we need more Band-Aids, but we need [the issues to be] fixed,' Savannah resident Bill Sipes said after thanking the officials for the information provided. '… We cannot accept where we are today.”

Families tied to the freedman community from the Denton and Pilot Point area took the chance to visit the graves of their ancestors on Saturday morning at the St. John's Cemetery.

The site is surrounded by private land off of Hub Clark Road, and access to the cemetery has been a point of contention between property owners and the descendants of the people interred there.

'I think God's smiling on us because we're doing this, and it's important,' Willie Hudspeth said. 'But there's no fanfare. There's nobody out here. There's no high-power politician or a governing body. Doesn't matter. It's us, and ... I'm going to be empowered because of this get-together.'

Up to 2024, Denton County had maintained the property, but the Commissioners Court voted that year to discontinue grounds maintenance, with Commissioner Ryan Williams saying the county did not fund maintenance of any other cemetery as the reason.

'Just please be careful when you're walking through,' UNT Professor Jessica Luther Rummel said before the group entered the grounds. '... The general rules are, if you can't see the ground directly where you're placing your feet, try not to place your feet there. ... You don't want to fall. Also, be very careful. This is an area that doesn't get a lot of traffic, so there are creatures and critters and all kinds of fun things. There is some poison ivy.'

'Yeah, watch for ticks, too,' property owner Sam Stinchcomb added.

Since 2024, fallen leaves have created a soft layer of detritus throughout the cemetery that masks flat and fallen grave markers, and areas of the 1.5-acre cemetery have been washed out, threatening a section of graves.

'You can see the ground changes,' Luther Rummel said. 'You get a lot of erosion.'

She has led a research project about the St. John's Cemetery.

The site began as a slave cemetery on the Bonner plantation that was purchased by the freedman community of the St. John's Baptist Church in the 1890s.

Some of the grave markers that were previously upright have toppled, which can cause the stone to warp and risks the structural integrity of the memorials; others have been buried by debris.

'Because it's been sitting in the dirt, it's going to be so [degraded], but even if we tried to pick it up and put it on the base, it would just be at risk of falling again and causing more harm,' Luther Rummel said.

Members of the Black community, spearheaded by elders such as Hudspeth and Pearlie Mae Simpson, want to work with the property owners whose land surrounds the cemetery so they can care for the graves of their ancestors and of so many other unknown souls.

Bonnie White's late husband, Pastor John White, had a love for genealogy that included a passion for the St. John's Cemetery.

'Sometimes we, as Black folks, we don't know the things about our families, but John was very adamant about that,' she said later in the day.

While by the graves, Mary Helen Jackson came over to Bonnie and asked, 'Did you see Mr. White over there?'

Bonnie told her she snapped a picture of his grave marker.

'You got a picture this time, so if he moved, you know he was out here,' Jackson said.

After about an hour of allowing people to explore on their own to attempt to locate their relatives' graves, Luther Rummel gathered the group together to honor the known and unknown dead with a name ceremony.

She read the names as Hudspeth handed her a red rose in honor of each known individual, with the remainder honoring the unmarked graves.

'I'm going to leave these last three roses, we'll say one for all the other children, ... one for all of those who were laid to rest here while still enslaved that never got to see the success of their folk who came back and built something wonderful, and one for all the other freed folks buried here who took claim of this space and made it something for themselves and for their community, just like we're going to do.'

The families said they want to work with the property owners, who expressed concerns about constant access to the spot leading to inappropriate or dangerous activity because of the remote location of the cemetery.

'I'm going to talk to my brother and say, 'What can we do to make this right?'' Hudspeth said. '... That's what this hallowed ground will represent for a lot of people in the future when we're allowed to come out here and just sit.'

Following the work and ceremony at the cemetery, the group was invited to attend a presentation at the St. James's Baptist Church in Pilot Point.

'Those individuals are silent and they can't speak for themselves, and so therefore, I just deem it necessary for me to have something to say concerning those that are buried there,' Bonnie said.

Five Aubrey High School seniors were surrounded by supportive friends, family and staff as they each signed their letters of intent at the April 22 Fine Arts Signing Day, which was held in the auditorium.

“I'm very thankful that Aubrey did recognize them,” parent Kristi Rose said. Adding not just for fine arts but for the other career paths students are choosing, such as sports, technical and military. “I'm glad that they're recognizing all these kids on their accomplishments and what their future is leading them to.”

For her daughter Claire Rose, music and singing have been a part of her life for as long as she can remember.

Now Claire plans to pursue a degree in news and sports media and a minor in choir at Kansas State to keep involved in both her interests in sports and music.

“She had that moment of ‘this is where I wanna be—I've found my place’—which is so great for kids to experience that because that's where they're going to be and that's where they're going to grow and that's where you want them to thrive,” Kristi said.

Claire thanked her parents for their support throughout the years and her choir director Paul Norris.

“Having him as my choir director for four years, he's taught me so many things,” Claire said. “He's worked with me on literally everything choir-wise under the sun. He's also been my biggest supporter dur- ing, my process of getting accepted into Kansas State, going to their choir camp, and just, all of the excitement in that.”

Emma Farr came to Aubrey as a junior by getting involved in the arts. Farr said she has honed her skills by working with different media and using various techniques.

“I've always been drawing ever since I could pick up a pencil, but I started taking it more serious in second grade,” she said. “Then my passion just grew stronger from there. I decided what I wanted to be when I grew up, when I was in ninth grade, was to be an art therapist because art helped me so much throughout my life, and I wanted to share it.”

She will continue to develop those skills as she plans to attend Texas Woman’s University after graduation.

“Art is more than just putting it on paper,” Farr said. “It's self-expression, and I want to share that.”

She thanked her mom and her former art teacher at Boswell High School, Dhananjaya Perera, for both shaping her fine arts skills and encouraging her to pursue visual arts.

Like Farr, Gabriel Nowell, who transferred to Aubrey a little over a year ago, jumped right in and joined the high school choir, which he described as a random occurrence.

After a chance encounter with Norris, he decided to change his schedule and join the choir.

He plans to attend Dallas Baptist University and will major in music business.

His dream job is to oversee a church’s worship team.

“I never really thought of it as like a career choice up until I went to Aubrey,” Nowell said. “Mr. Norris really taught me that there's a lot of opportunities that you can have if you go into college studying music, especially music business. It opens a lot of doors, and it's just really helped me kind of see that and see all the opportunities I could have, and just being in choir, kind of helped me grow in my love of music, and just having an amazing teacher like Mr. Norris really kind of guide us, as people and as musicians.”

Ever since Faith Scanlan was little, she’s loved to dance.

When she and her family moved to the area a couple of years ago, she recalled that there was no dance team at Aubrey High School.

So, in its place, she joined the cheer team.

However, the following year, dance was offered, and she joined the team and became an officer, and now serves as captain.

“I've learned a lot,” Scanlan said. “It's not only about competition, but it's really about like who you meet and who you're on a team with, and how to work together and be a leader for everybody else.”

Scanlan will attend Texas Wesleyan University, majoring in business and minoring in dance. Her goal is to one day own her own studio.

“I wanna thank my coach, coach Jarvis, for pushing me and my mom and my dad and my family just for believing in me and also just pushing me to be my best,” Scanlan said.

After joining the choir as a freshman, Logan Phelps shared that the experience has been a rollercoaster, yet it’s been worth the ride.

Coming from a musically inclined family, she knew music would remain a part of her life.

“I have known that I wanted to do something with music ever since I was a little kid, ever since I was able to think about a dream job,” Phelps said. “I've always wanted to be like a professional singer, like a famous singer, but I knew that wasn't realistic. So I did the closest thing that I could get to that, which was a choir director.”

Phelps will attend Tarleton State University to continue her education toward becoming a choir director and possibly a vocal coach.

She thanked Norris, who played a role in her pursuit of becoming a choir director, something she hadn’t considered before, and her parents for their support throughout her journey.

“She's worked so hard the last four years,” Logan’s mom Dawn said tearfully. “It hasn’t always been the best, easiest. But to see her happy and being able to do what she wants to do, it just makes me so proud of her and to see her finally sign to the school she truly wanted to go to was the best.”

The day before graduation, Norris will take a group of four choir students, including Rose, Nowell, Phelps, and Hailey Warren, to compete in the state solo ensemble contest near Austin.

Having been at Aubrey for four years, he said he was speechless to hear the impact he’s had on the students.

“I'm blessed to have them,” Norris said. “We're gonna hurt next year without them, but I'm excited for what they're going to take on and the programs that they're going to be involved in.”

The evenings have always been the most reflective, thoughtful, and relaxing time of the day for me.

After I have logged off work for the day, fed the kids, put up the dishes, bed time, prayers and the rest of the end-of-day activities, I will often sit in the silence.

The first few minutes can feel like a chaotic silence, remembering all of the day’s activities and the still lingering frustrations.

But, then my mind begins to settle, my heart rate slows and something inside me finally exhales.

My natural reflex, at this point, is to turn on the TV, or play a game, maybe even put on one of my favorite records.

Yet, I resist the urge and lean into the awkward silence, trusting that something worthwhile awaits me on the other side.

Silence is oftentimes resisted because its uncomfortable.

It quickly stops us from distracting ourselves from our own thoughts.

In the stillness of our minds, the things we’ve ignored resurface.

Regrets, worries, questions, uncertainties about the world and who we are becoming.

The white noise of life can drown out the emotional weight we have yet to resolve.

T.S. Eliot said, “Where shall the world be found, where will the word resound? Not here, there is not enough silence.”

Silence allows space for us to confront ourselves.

It is the fertile soil for personal growth and spiritual maturity.

Our culture tends to satisfy our desire for peace and calm with comfort, entertainment or endless chatter.

Yet this consumerist lifestyle often leaves us exhausted, treating even peace as something that we acquire rather than something to receive.

The constant stimulation does not provide the necessary time or space for reflection, gratitude, repentance or wonder and awe.

We bounce from one distraction to the next without ever fully arriving to a place of peace. The Scripture’s ancient wisdom leans heavily upon silence.

“Be still and know that I am God,” (Psalm 46:10) was never intended to be a chastisement or a reprimand.

It’s a reminder to slow down, step out of the chaotic waters of life, and remember who we are—and who God is.

Silence is not ignoring the troubles and concerns of life, but creating a space where you can objectively think through and deal with them.

Maybe we have grown so comfortable with a reactionary life that intentional silence feels extraneous and irrelevant.

Have we become accustomed to stuffing every moment in life with another song, or movie, or notification because silence asks us to be vulnerable with ourselves?

It asks us to listen to that still small voice.

To reflect.

To name what, and who, we have become and who we are becoming.

This world is determined to speak louder than the voice inside and its ever demanding of our attention.

In a world such as this, silence may be one of the last places where the soul can finally speak—and be heard.

Steve Stanley is a Providence Village resident with a doctorate in ministerial leadership with a platform on YouTube, https://www. youtube.com/@FormedNot-Performed, and on Instagram, https://www.instagram. com/formed_not_ performed. He can be reached at stevestanleyacoustic@gmail.com.

Today is Mother's Day, 2026.

Last night, I had a text message from someone I had not heard from since December 25th, 2024.

Of course, she had not heard from me since December 25th, 2024, either.

Her name is Cindy, also. I was delighted to hear from her, as we all are when people who cared about us and whom we cared about, reach out.

I texted back and told her how I was and asked if they were still camping at Hickory Creek.

This morning she replied that they were camping there this weekend and had gotten to talking about me, which prompted her text.

I realized I had not reached out to many of my friends from my days at Hickory Creek for a long time.

There are so many others that I've not been in contact with recently.

It's so easy these days to text a simple cheerful greeting that makes someone's day, like Cindy's did for me yesterday.

Our simple little messages may be a lifeline to someone else.

Cindy's certainly were almost nine years ago.

I have resolved to reach out to all of those over the months of May and June that I have not been in contact with for a while.

I'll do it alphabetically, as many as I can do each day until I get through the Z's.

Yes, I do have friends whose names start with Z. I hope you reach out to a few loved ones over the next few weeks. It will warm your heart and, hopefully, theirs. I hope your Mother's Day, whether you're a mother or not, was filled with love, laughter and food around a table or a campfire picnic table.

I write a column for

the Post-Signal.

Most of us should be familiar with a zigzag bobby pin, also called ribbed, grooved, crimped, rippled or (in the UK) Kirby grips.

I have a new use for them for you—one I have used for 60 years.

When trying to drive a nail, especially when hanging pictures on walls, place the nail into one of the zigzags, then hammer away.

A pair of pliers can also be used but sometimes they're as hard to hold up as the nail itself.

Having a small thing like a bobby pin is much easier to handle and gets the job done.

Next time you are at the 5&10, buy a small package and put them in your tool box.

Then if you need them for your hair, you will know where to look.

Cindy “Mama C” Faris is a Pilot Point resident, and she is offering life advice for any who want it. She can be reached at cynthiafaris47@gmail.com.

This one is for the dear friend who suggested

It takes a village.

That phrase is often used in relation to raising children, but it's accurate across several aspects of life.

In this issue, we covered the story of a group of people who want to work together to care for a historically significant cemetery.

Caring for that site would be too overwhelming for one person or even a small group to handle, as nature appears to be trying to reclaim the earth where bodies have been interred, some for over 160 years.

The way we covered that event itself is an example of working together, as my sister, Kisca Crowe, was the person present to document and photograph the event on Saturday morning so I could attend my daughter's marching band registration meeting.

We do best as a society when we look out for each other, both as family groups and even as friends or neighbors.

Life brings obstacles that can seem, at times, insurmountable.

Some of us experienced postpartum depression or other mental health struggles. Others, loss in the form of the death of a loved one or even a pet. Still more, in facing economic hardships or joblessness. Some of the organizations that I admire most are the ones that care for people who are down on their luck and unable to provide for themselves and their families fully.

I love, too, the stories of the people who return those kindnesses they receive by paying it forward as they find themselves in a more fortunate circumstance.

I hope we find ways to remember that we are stronger together, whether that's by joining and supporting local nonprofits, volunteering for our area schools or finding tangible ways to help our neighbors.

We are often only as strong as our village.

Abigail Bardwell is the Editor & Publisher of the Post-Signal, and she serves on both the North and East Texas Press Association and the Texas Press Association boards. She can be reached at abardwell@postsignal. com.

In a joint effort by Pilot Point Community Arts, Pilot Point ISD, and the coffee shop, five high school students participated in an art showcase on May 8.

“Art in the community is so very important,” Justine Scott said. “Creativity is so valuable to how we experience our lives, and it's very important to celebrate that.”

Scott thanked Patti Wilson and high school art teacher Jennifer Fronterhouse for their involvement to make it happen.

“They're so talented, and that talent is here in Pilot Point,” Wilson said. “I just don't think people really, truly understand that we have such talent in our students here that Pilot Point ISD is putting out some incredible students that are going to be doing some amazing things. I just love it.” 

The showcase recognized the five students whose work was featured: Landon Agosta, Kendra Light and Brenda Reyes, as well as Carmen Montanez and Maddie Paxton, who were recognized that evening but not present.

Pilot Point High School art teacher Jennifer Fronterhouse shared that the students with artwork on display are from the advanced placement art class. 

There, students can explore any medium of art, pick themes and conduct sustained investigation. 

“Once they get the foundation of art, then it's like I'm just an adviser,” she said. “I'm just going to guide and someone to bounce ideas off, so I love to see where they go and what they like to explore in their artwork. And as you can see, it's a variety of artwork.”

High school junior Brenda Reyes has been in Pilot Point for a short time and has already fallen in love with the community.

“Everybody is so open,” Reyes said. “The first time I went to this coffee house, I was astonished because everybody's art was here, and I was like, ‘Oh, cool. They really care about it.’ So, I'm like, “I think I want to display my art here, too.’” 

She shared that her favorite piece on display is The Last Meal. 

“It's a part of my sustained investigation, which was about skulls and how our skulls hold our memories because of our hippocampus,” Reyes said. 

Wanting a bit of a challenge, Reyes created her artwork in watercolors, a medium she rarely uses, inspired by photos she found on Pinterest. 

Surprised by the turnout, Landon Agosta shared that it was neat to see so many people come out to support the arts and thanked everyone. 

His artwork began with nature, but as he dug, he found themes that developed into something deeper. 

“It became less than just what is alive to what is surviving or what is living, and so I wanted to explore the things that come with that,” he said. “So emotion, love, hope, solidarity, isolation and creativity.”

The last student to speak was Kendra Light. 

She shared that through this process, she has explored several media and feels like she’s artistically grown and rediscovered her love of creating art. 

Her creative work was largely inspired by her love of animals and by her plans to earn a bachelor's degree in biology.

“I kind of wanted to reintroduce that to my art because I think that art and science have a lot to do with each other,” Light said. “I feel like if you understand like an octopus or snail or kiwi bird, then you can capture it a little bit. … I really appreciate all you guys for coming. It's really beautiful to see so many people who still care about art.”

In support was Superintendent Dr. Shannon Fuller, who was happy that the interests of students that may sometimes get overshadowed are brought to the light.

She also expressed gratitude for those who helped make it happen.

“Pilot Point is known for being an athletic town, but we have so many kids that are interested in so many things,” Fuller said. “I think that it is amazing that people that don't have kids in our school find a way to make sure that we highlight all children, and especially the ones that are passionate about certain things.”

The Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club will sponsor the 2026 holiday flag program for Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, 9/11 – Patriots Day and Veterans Day for a cost of $50, supporting Aubrey and Pilot Point high school scholarships, Shepherd’s Storehouse, Lovepacs, Pilot Point Angel Tree, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and dictionaries for all Aubrey and Pilot Point third graders.

To participate, go to lakerayrobertsrotary. com or email Wendy Adkins at wadkins@pilotpointtx.gov.

City of PP seeks board members

The city of Pilot Point is seeking new board and commission members for the upcoming term, beginning July 1. Applications are due Friday at pilotpointtx.gov.

Oh Deer! at Isle du Bois

The Ray Roberts Lake State Park Johnson Branch Unit, 100 PW 4153 in Valley View will have Discover the Stars, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nature Center parking lot; Volunteer Information Table, 1-3 p.m. May 23; and Carleton’s Catfish Catch-A-Thon, 9 a.m. June 6.

The Isle du Bois Unit, 100 PW 4137 in Pilot Point will offer Oh Deer!, 10 a.m. Saturday, Lost Pines Amphitheater, and Snakes Alive!, 10 a.m. May 23, Lost Pines Amphitheater.

All events are free with a paid entrance fee into the parks. For more information, call 940-6372294 or 940-686-2148.

Curriculum swap at PP library

The Pilot Point Community Library at 324 S. Washington St. will offer Homeschool Curriculum Swap, 11 a.m.-1 pm. Saturday. The summer reading program will start June 2.

For more information or to register for classes, call 940-686-5004.

Tween Club at Aubrey library

The Aubrey Area Library at 226 Countryside Drive will have Tween Club (ages 9-13), 4:30 p.m. Friday. The library will be closed May 23 for Memorial Day. The summer reading challenge will begin June 1.

For more information or to register for classes, call 940-365-9162.

‘Shrek The Musical’ at Starbright Center

“Shrek The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and May 22-23 with matinee performances at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and May 24 at Starbright Center for the Arts, 110 S. Washington St.

To purchase tickets or for more information, go to starbrightmpa. com.

Benefit, fundraiser for Jana Witherspoon

A benefit and fundraiser honoring Jana Witherspoon will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday at Aubrey High School track and field, 510 Springhill Road. Participants are encouraged to wear pink. Cost will be $20 for walk or jog.

All proceeds will be donated to Witherspoon for medical expenses as she battles breast cancer.

Penny Paws clinic at Atwoods

Penny Paws mobile pet vaccination clinic will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Atwoods Ranch and Home, 3401 U.S. 377 in Cross Roads.

Native Plant Day at Rooted In

Native Plant Day will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Rooted In, 12804 Pelzel Road. There will be booths from Native Plant Society of Texas, Texas Master Naturalists, Denton County Master Gardeners and Monarch Watch.

Northshore Fire dinner, auction

The Northshore Fire Station will host the annual dinner starting at 5 p.m. Saturday followed by the auction at 7 p.m.

To send donations, mail to NSFD, P. O. Box 238, Tioga, Texas 76271. For more information, call 940-437-5080.

Summer Music Series at Veterans Park

The city of Aubrey will host the first Summer Music Series from 5-9:30 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park, 138 E. Mulberry St. with headliner David Adam Byrnes and support by Jon Jon Perry. There will be bounce houses and food trucks.

Primary elections for Denton County

The primary runoff elections will have early voting from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-May 22 with election day May 26. For polling locations, go to votedenton.gov.

Save the Date for Aubrey COC

The Aubrey 380 Area Chamber of Commerce will host the May luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Oak + Ivy Venue in Aubrey. To register, go to aubreycoc.gov.

PP Chamber to host luncheon

The Pilot Point Chamber of Commerce will host a networking luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Texas New Mexico Power, 9700 St. John Road. Speakers will be TNMP Senior Program Manager Josh Campbell and Lovepacs Community Leader Kim Goff.

Register by Monday at pilotpoint. org or 940-686-5385.

Ribbon cutting at Aime Pottery

A ribbon cutting will be held at 4 p.m. May 22 at Aime Pottery Studio, 717 E. Liberty St.

Tioga to host farmers market

The next Tioga Farmers Market will be from 6-9 p.m. May 22 on Gene Autry Drive. There will be handmade goods, baked treats and artisan finds with live music.

Youth lock-in at Calvary Baptist

Calvary Baptist Church will host a youth lock-in from 8 p.m. May 22 to 7 a.m. May 23 at 125 N. Jefferson St.

A Men’s Retreat will be held May 29-30 at Camp Copass in Denton. For more information, go to calvarypilotpoint. org or call Hunter Roberts at 325-899-1070.

PPHS to have sports physicals

Sports physicals will be offered to incoming Pilot Point seventh- 12th grades from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 23 at the Pilot Point High School gym. The cost will be $20 cash/check only.

PointBank Business Breakfast in PP

The monthly PointBank Pilot Point Business Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. May 27 at 739 E. Liberty St. Guest speaker will be State Sen. Brent Hagenbuch. RSVP to Lisa Cave at lcave@pointbank.com.

Battle at the Net at THS

Tioga High School will sponsor the Bulldog Battle at the Net volleyball tournament at 10 a.m. May 30. Cost is $20 per person for ages ninth grade to adults. Teams can be coed, all guys or all girls and open to all athletes.

To register, go to Tioga Volleyball Facebook page.

Market on Main in Pilot Point

The May Market on Main will be from 5-9 p.m. May 30 at the Pilot Point Ice House, 123 E. Main. There will be handcrafted items, jewelry, baked and canned goods, and the Pilot Point Chamber Margarita Trail.

“Shakespeare Off the Square” will be performed during the event by Starbright Center for the Arts.

To become a vendor, go to pilotpointtx. gov.

PPISD to offer free summer meals

Pilot Point ISD will have free summer meals for children ages 18 and younger Monday-Thursdays, June 1-25. Breakfast will be offered from 8:30-9 a.m. with lunch from 11:30 a.m.-noon at Pilot Point Early Childhood Center and Pilot Point High School.

Pre-K qualifying events at Aubrey ISD

Aubrey ISD will have pre-K qualification events for the 2026-27 school year.

•9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 3, West Elementary School library (all campus);

• 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 10, Fuller Elementary School library (all campus).

For a list of required documentation and qualifications, go to bit. ly/AubreyPKRegistration.

Aubrey to offer Health Talk Express

The city of Aubrey along with Aubrey Parks and Recreation will offer Health Talk Express for senior residents from noon-1 p.m. June 15 at the Aubrey Community Center, 226 Countryside Drive.

For more information, contact Dusty Fife at 469-678-0889.

USDA designates counties as disaster areas

The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is extending emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans which can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock.

Affected dates are from March 1, 2025, through July 8, 2025, and include Grayson, Cooke and Denton counties. Application deadline will be Nov. 19. For more information, go to farmers.gov or contact the local USDA Service Center.

HOPE Food Ministry asks for food, clothing

The HOPE Food and Clothing Ministry is asking for nonperishable food items, clothing and personal care items at 819 Sherman Drive in Aubrey. Donations can also be dropped off at Keller Williams Realty, 806 S. U.S. 377 in Aubrey.

For more information or to donate online, go to hopefood.org.

Meals on Wheels seeks drivers

Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver Meals on Wheels one day a week Monday-Friday for 2 to 2 1/2 hours from 10:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in Aubrey, Krugerville and Pilot Point.

For more information, call Cindy Faris at 972-838-3259.

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Friday, May 15

•8:30 a.m. Shepherd’s Storehouse, 1189 U.S. 377, Pilot Point. 940-686-2620.

•10 a.m. Exercise Class. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

•10:30 a.m. Early Childhood Storytime (Toddler Time). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•11:30 a.m. Early Childhood Storytime (Baby & Me). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•7 p.m. Live music with Edward Allen. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

•7:30 p.m. Karaoke with Pam and Dave. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

Saturday, May 16

•8 a.m. Cross Roads Community Farmers Market. Cross Roads Town Park, corner of FM 424 and Fishtrap Road.

•9 a.m. HOPE Food and Clothing Ministry distribution. 819 Sherman Drive, Aubrey.

•9 a.m. Clifton and Nadene Irick Museum, 201 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point.

•10:30 a.m. The Aubrey Area Museum opens for walk-in tours. Tours can also be scheduled by appointment. 209 S. Main St. 940-343-1313.

•7 p.m. Karaoke Night. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

Monday, May 18

•8:30 a.m. Shepherd’s Storehouse. 1189 U.S. 377, Pilot Point. 940-686-2620.

•10 a.m. Exercise Class. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

•6 p.m. Pilot Point ISD annual budget workshop. Administration Building, 829 Harrison St. 940-686-8700. www.pilotpointisd. com.

•7 p.m. Recovery Care Group. Midway Church, 9540 U.S. 377, Pilot Point.

•7 p.m. Tioga ISD board. 405 N.

Florence, Tioga. 940-437-2366.

•7:30 p.m. Pool tournament. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

Tuesday, May 19

•8:30 a.m. Positive Pilot Point meets for breakfast and fellowship. PointBank Community Center, 739 E. Liberty St.

•9:30 a.m. Games. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St. 972-838-3259.

•Noon. Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club. PointBank Community Center, 739 E. Liberty St.

•1:30 p.m. Local Vocals Community Singers. Contact Charlotte Petermeier, 214-514-4892.

•4:15 p.m. After School Storytime (all ages). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•5 p.m. Pilot Point Library and Cultural Arts meeting. Pilot Point City Hall, 102 E. Main St. 940686-5004.

•5:30 p.m. Meditation Hour (ages 16 and up). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•6 p.m. Jam Sessions. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

•6:30 p.m. DivorceCare. Midway Church, 9540 U.S. 377, Pilot Point.

•7 p.m. Poker tournament. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

•7:30 p.m. Providence Village Town Council. Providence Village Town Hall, 1755 Main St.

940-365-9333.

Wednesday, May 20

•8:30 a.m. Shepherd’s Storehouse. 1189 U.S. 377, Pilot Point. 940-686-2620.

•9 a.m. Mountain Springs Quilters. Mountain Springs Community Center, 173 Mountain Springs Lane. 940-736-8013.

•10 a.m. Exercise Class. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

•11:30 a.m. Aubrey 380 Area Chamber of Commerce networking luncheon. Oak + Ivy Venue, 11858 FM 428, Aubrey. 940-365-9781. www.aubreycoc. org.

•1 p.m. Clifton and Nadene Irick Museum, 201 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point.

•4:30 p.m. Music & Movement (ages 6 and under). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•6 p.m. Queen of Hearts. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

•6:30 p.m. Aubrey ISD board.

415 Tisdell Lane, Aubrey. 940668-0060. www.aubreyisd.net.

•7 p.m. Karaoke Wednesdays with Pam and Dave. Lowbrows Saloon, 200 S. Washington St.

•7:30 p.m. Pool tournament. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

Thursday, May 21

•7 a.m. Coffee and Conversation with the Pilot Point City Manager. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

•9 a.m. Clifton and Nadene Irick Museum, 201 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point.

•9:30 a.m. Games. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St. 972-838-3259.

•10:30 a.m. Little Readers Book Club (ages 2-5). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•10:30 a.m. Providence Village Storytime/Craft (ages 5 and under). Town Hall,1755 Main St.

•10:30 a.m. Stitch & Sketch (ages 10-adult). Pilot Point Community Library, 324 S. Washington St. 940-686-5004.

•11 a.m. Tioga Senior Center open for refreshments, games and bingo. 305 N. Porch St.

•3:30 p.m. Providence Village Storytime/Craft (ages 5-11).

Town Hall,1755 Main St.

•6 p.m. Improv Night. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

Community Calendar is published weekly. To add or change a listing, email abardwell@postsignal.com.

Sadie Hinds looks down with pride at the bunny she created during the sewing course “Sew Much Fun” through the Pilot Point Community Arts program.

Photos Courtesy of Bonnie Ambrose

Photos Courtesy of Julie Tullos

CRASH – A three-vehicle crash investigation was performed by CRPD on Sunday near the intersection of U.S. 377 and FM 424. No injuries were reported.

WARRANT – A traffic stop Sunday by Cross Roads PD resulted in the arrest of a man, 36, on an outside warrant agency charge in the 10000 block of U.S. 380.

POSSESSION – A 17-year-old was given a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia during a CRPD investigation on Saturday in the 3200 block of U.S. 380.

ARREST – An investigation during a bicycle stop Saturday by Cross Roads PD led to the arrest of a man, 27, on a charge of possession of a controlled substance penalty group 1 less than 1 gram in the 3200 block of U.S. 380.

CITATION – A traffic stop investigation Saturday by CRPD resulted in a man, 38, being given a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia in the 3400 block of U.S. 380.

ASSAULT – A teenager was arrested May 9 by APD on a charge of assault causes bodily injury/family violence in the 1400 block of Waggoner Drive.

ASSAULT – A 27-yearold was arrested by Aubrey police May 9 on a charge of assault causes bodily injury/ family violence in the 11300 block of West Pond Drive.

WARRANT – A KVPD traffic stop around 2:30 p.m. May 8 resulted in a warrant arrest in the 4900 block of U.S. 377.

CRASH – A two-vehicle crash with no report of injury was dispatched to Cross Roads police May 8 near the intersection of U.S. 380 and Moseley Road.

TRAFFIC – A traffic stop investigation May 7 by Cross Roads PD led to the arrest of a man, 22, on a charge of failure to identify in the 11900 block of U.S. 380.

ARREST – A man, 19, was arrested at 12:44 p.m. May 7 by Krugerville police during a traffic stop investigation near the intersection of U.S. 377 and Woodland Drive.

FRAUD – On May 7, a traffic stop investigation by CRPD resulted in finding a license plate that belonged on a different vehicle in the 6500 block of U.S. 380.

DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE – Around 10 p.m. May 6, Krugerville PD were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 800 block of Squires Lane.

HARASSMENT – Pilot Point police investigated a harassment call May 6 in the 100 block of Main Street.

ACCIDENT – A threevehicle accident was reported to KVPD around 9:30 a.m. May 6 near the intersection of U.S. 377 and Arvin Hill Road.

WARRANT – Aubrey PD arrested a 35-year-old May 6 on a Denton County warrant charge in the 4300 block of U.S. 377.

THEFT – Cross Roads police responded to a retailer May 5 reporting several jewelry items had been stolen the previous day in the 11700 block of U.S. 380.

CRIMINAL TRESPASS – At 3:48 a.m. May 5, Krugerville PD responded to a report of criminal trespass in the 5200 block of U.S. 377.

THEFT – A theft of service, greater than $100 less than $750, was reported to Pilot Point police May 4 in the 400 block of North U.S. 377.

ASSAULT – Aubrey police arrested a 32-year-old May 4 on charges of assault impeding breath/family violence, assault causes bodily injury/family violence, unlawful restraint and violation of bond/protective order in the 1200 block of Kingston Place.

THEFT – A retailer reported May 4 to CRPD that an employee was engaged in organized retail theft in the 11700 block of U.S. 380.

-Kim Fleming

In an unexpected twist, “Shrek” the movie and the musical will debut this weekend, as the 2001 movie re-releases into theaters nationwide to celebrate its 25 anniversary.

“It's just kind of serendipitous; it's crazy,” said Kailey Rice, Starbright Center for the Arts founder.

With a cast and crew of over 30 people, the musical will be the largest Starbright production to date.

“Susan Higgins, musical director, and I did the first ever musical at the Garage Door Theater back in October of 2019, so it seems appropriate we should team up again to direct the first big musical at Starbright,” Director Clark Bawcom said via email. “We are both honored to do so.”

Few can say they’ve dreamed of playing an ogre.

However, for Calvin Russell, it’s been a dream since he was a freshman in high school.

Russell, who plays Shrek, saw similarities between the character and himself.

“He's always been an outcast, and I was always the artsy kid growing up, so I kind of related to Shrek a little bit,” Russell said.

Starring opposite him as Shrek’s love interest is Princess Fiona, played by Rice.

Like Russell, Rice has wanted to play Fiona ever since she auditioned for the role as a teen and wasn’t selected.

“I remember thinking if I ever get the chance again, I'm going to go for Fiona,” Rice said. “So since then, I've had more singing, more dancing, more acting lessons. That's when I felt like I was ready. I thought the directors agreed.”

It’s a big moment over 10 years in the making, for both Rice and Russell.

“We get to live our younger people dreams,” Rice said.

With a cast and crew of over 30, the costume department has prepared about 70 costumes to accommodate both costume changes and different characters.

On that team is Maegan Jasbring, who also plays both the dragon and a tap-dancing rat.

“It has been a very big undertaking, and we've managed to put together a good show in the six, eight, or so weeks we've been rehearsing without really adding any additional rehearsal time to what was originally scheduled,” Jasbring said. “We've had a lot of people who've been in and out due to other personal commitments or commitments with school, because we do have a very young cast. So the fact that we've still been able to take on a production of this nature and be able to pull it off, I think, is fantastic.”

Joining Jasbring as a tap-dancing rat is Aaliyah Sanchez in her first Starbright production. She will also play the Wicked Witch, one of the three blind mice, a Duloc doll and a part of the dragon ensemble.

“It's just been such a fun experience, especially because everyone here is so welcoming and kind,” Sanchez said. “They all helped me make sure I got my lines right and made sure that I was feeling welcomed.”

Lauren Kent has been part of the theater for three years and finds joy in watching it grow.

In this musical, Kent will play one of the Duloc dolls, Baby Bear, Farquaad's dad, young Fiona, a tapdancing rat and the bluebird.

“It's such a fun show; I just like how every show has its own feeling, its own style, and its own memories,” Kent said.

There to fill in the gaps is Basil Gist, who stepped in to help support his friends' production by playing characters such as the guards and a bishop.

Friends Mak McGlothin and Hera Neyman met through the theater.

McGlothin stepped in to fill the roles of one of the three little pigs and a tap-dancing rat, and Hera plays the Ugly Duckling and a Duloc doll.

“I'm really excited to hear the audience laugh at all of the insane amounts of jokes we make in this show,” Hera said.

Gracing the stage alongside his daughter is Jeff Neyman, who plays Shrek’s high-energy and funny best friend, Donkey.

“Any opportunity to share the stage with her, I jump at,” Jeff said. “This is our third show now together, so, really, I just wanted to be in the show. I was very surprised when they called me for Donkey, but always honored.”

The opening weekend is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a matinee 2:30 p.m. Sunday followed by performances at 7:30 p.m. May 22-23 and 2:30 p.m. May 24.

Tickets can be bought online at starbrightmpa.com.

“We hope the audience really enjoys this magical show,” Bawcom said via email.

Emery and her teammate Valentina Vilar finished first overall out of 16 teams in the 10-14 age division with a combined score of 36.

“It felt amazing because it’s my first tournament win, and I was really surprised that we won,” Emery said. “I don’t even know what place I thought we’d get, but it just felt good—I don’t really know how to put it into words. It was just so exciting, and I was overjoyed and grateful that we won.”

Emery got her start in golf a couple years ago after being inspired to take up the sport by her dad, Matt Brown, who is also an avid golfer.

“She just started hitting balls with me in our pasture, and then we’d go to the driving range,” Matt said. “Then she started taking some group lessons and started getting more into it about a year ago.”

Emery’s skills continued to improve, and she eventually began competing in junior golf tournaments, with the 2026 Ronny Gamers Spring Match being her fifth time competing in an organized event.

“My first ‘Drive, Chip and Putt’ was not the best if I’m being honest, but my second one was a lot better,” she said. “I doubled my score and got better from there, and my first two Ronny Golf tournaments were really good.”

The Ronny Gamers Match places the competitors into random pairs and follows the best ball scoring format, where each player plays their own ball and the lowest score between the team members is counted as the team’s score for the hole.

Emery was paired with Vilar for the second time, and she said the duo's familiarity helped them have a successful performance.

“It was really nice having someone I knew because we know how each of us plays, and we were able to rely on each other and have conversations, cheer each other up and help each other throughout the course,” she said.

She added that they knew they were playing well when they were halfway through the course.

“When we got to hole four or five, I was like, ‘We might actually have a shot at winning this,’ because we both started getting used to the course and hitting the shots we wanted to,” she said.

The duo finished 6 over par on the 10-hole course with a final score of 36.

Even with the excitement of her first tournament win, Emery made sure to share her appreciation and thanked her Ronny coach Hanna Dickens, Manager of the Golf Park Programming, and her dad for their support and advice.

Matt, who has been Emery’s main coach, said he was overjoyed when he received the news of the girls’ win.

“I didn’t get to go to this one because we had church service, so Mom and Grandma took her, and I was getting updates all morning, but [them winning] was awesome,' he said. “… They worked really well together, and she’s learning how to stay focused and how not to beat herself up when she makes a bad shot because she’s going to, and I just love watching her compete.”

He also shared his belief that Emery has a bright future ahead of her in the sport of golf.

“Yesterday after school she was texting, ‘Ready to go to the driving range,’” he said. 'It's in her heart, and she wants to continue getting better.”

The two teams met at Haltom City High School Field, where the Chaps took Game 1 in a closely contested matchup, 5-4, on May 7, before closing out the series with an offensive showcase in Game 2.

“Coming into it we knew it would be a good matchup, and I’m really proud of the way our kids came out, especially after the highs of last week,” Aubrey head baseball coach Nathan Henry said. “After the highs of last week, we talked about not getting too high or too low. To play this game well, you have to be consistent … but I'm super proud of the way our guys prepared all week and got the job done in two [games].”

Aubrey struck first in Game 1 when a line drive single to right field hit by Colton Billings allowed Jimmy Hay to cross home plate, putting the Chaps up 1-0 in the top of the second inning.

The two teams traded outs until Godley moved in front with a 4-run burst in the bottom of the fifth inning, taking a 4-1 lead.

The Chaps were able to cut the Wildcats’ lead to 2 runs when Billings picked up his second RBI, driving in Sebastian Marin in the top of the sixth inning.

Godley maintained its lead as the game entered the final inning of play until Aubrey catcher Diego Tagliaferro tied the score at 4 with a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning.

“Going into that at bat, I was 0-3, so I was just looking to barrel up the ball,” he said. “… The pitcher threw me the pitch that every high school kid wishes for when you’re losing by two with a runner on in the playoffs—the middle fastball. I was blessed to have that opportunity, and I didn’t miss it this time.”

The Chaps completed their comeback when Keriel Torres hit a single that drove in baserunner Dane Buck, putting Aubrey back on top 5-4, which the Chaps held to take Game 1.

The Chaps used the momentum from their Game 1 win to take control of Game 2 when shortstop Luke Hellman hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the first inning, giving Aubrey an early 2-0 lead.

Hellman homered again in the bottom of the third inning, sparking a 5-run barrage that extended Aubrey’s lead to 8-0.

“I knew [the pitcher] was going to throw off-speed, and he just left it hanging in my second at-bat,' Hellman said. “My first at bat he just threw me an inside fastball, and I just turned on it, but getting us started and keeping the energy high helps everyone play better and helps us get hits throughout the lineup.”

Godley responded with a 3-run burst of their own in the top of the fifth inning, making it a 5-run game.

Both teams added 2 runs over the final two innings, but Aubrey held on to win Game 2, 10-5, and take the series.

Hay earned the Game 2 win for the Chaps with 4 strikeouts, allowing 9 hits and 4 earned runs over seven innings.

“[The team’s trust] means a lot to me,” he said. “It makes me feel like I help the team a lot, and I can’t let them down.”

Aubrey was scheduled to begin its regional semi-final series against the Sunnyvale Raiders on Thursday.

The results of which were not available by press time.

Game 2 is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. and Game 3, if necessary, at noon Saturday, all at Al Alford Field in McKinney.

The Aubrey Lady Chaparrals were the area’s top team, finishing as regional finalist and third in 4A Region II District 11.

Senior Brynnlee Bohannon headlined the Lady Chaps’ honorees, being named the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches’ firstteam All-State Midfielder.

Brynnlee finished her career in Aubrey as the Lady Chaps all-time leader in career goals with 112 goals and career assists with 87.

Brynnlee was also named District 11’s Most Valuable Player and earned Academic All-State honors.

Junior forward Landry Gannon received TASCO second team all-state honors after setting new program single-season records with 62 goals and 33 assists.

Gannon was also named District 11’s Offensive Midfielder of the Year.

Freshman defensive specialist Blair Bohannon was also named TASCO second team all-state with 8 goals and 18 assists and was named District 11’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year.

Sophomore forward Daniella Dominic-Etuk was named TASCO All-Region honorable mention, with 26 goals and 13 assists.

Brynnlee, Blair, Gannon and Daniella, along with juniors Jordin Gomez and Lilly Stewart and sophomore Kali Madden, were named first team all-district.

Senior Emerson Briley, sophomores Laurelai Baker and Eva Jones, and freshman Payton Canterbury were named second team all-district.

The Lady Chaps all-district honorable mentions included senior Lexis Jones, junior Averie Santos, and sophomores Gabby Dominic-Etuk and Alexis Quinn.

On the boys’ side, the Chaparrals finished sixth in 4A Region II District 11.

Junior goalie Jayden Weier was the team’s top performer, being Co-All District Best Goalie.

Juniors Peyton Campbell, Carlos Vicencio and Osvaldo Osorio-Parra were named first team all-district.

Junior Andruw Gomez, sophomore Connor Murphy and freshman Samuel Padilla received second-team all-district honors.

Seniors Bryan Mbateng-Nzoudja and Paul Bracho-Urdaneta and sophomore Allen Palencia were all-district honorable mention.

Andy Concepcion, Juan Luzardo and Suppanat Hanamornsate earned academic all-district honors.

The Pilot Point Lady Cats finished ninth in 3A Region II District 11.

Senior defensive specialist Kaelyn Chaney and senior goalie Ayleen Vicencio were the Lady Cats’ top performers, being named first team all-district.

Senior Delilah Rodriguez, sophomores Abigail Zwaska and Joely Paulson, and freshman Amy Hinijoza were named second team alldistrict.

Juniors Raven Glacy and Vanessa Escalante; and sophomore Addison Whitson were named all-district honorable mention.

Ayleen, Zwaska, Whitson, Glacy, Paulson, Rodriguez, Hinijoza, Melisa Castorena, Nazareth Velazquez, Jeniffer Bernon, Audrina Giron, Emily Hernandez and Camilla Munoz earned academic all-district honors.

The Bearcats finished ninth in 3A Region II District 11.

Senior Calvin Sandoval and sophomore Manuel Gomez were named first team all-district.

Seniors Joel Alejos and Kevin Castro-Rodriguez were named second team alldistrict.

Sophomore Aaron Sanchez and freshman William Castorena received all-district honorable mentions honors.

Dan Balkema found out in February that he had been nominated for the award, and he has made it to the quarterfinal round as one of 203 candidates for the award.

“I hadn’t even heard of the award,” Balkema said. “… [It’s] pretty humbling, to be honest with you, being listed among a lot of quality music educators from across the country.”

To be recognized with the award, candidates must be current educators “who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools,” according to a press release.

They can also teach at any level from kindergarten through college at public and private institutions.

The next step comes in June, where Balkema will submit an application, which will include video interviews of students.

“I’ll see how the music program has really helped our students in the community and go from there and submit that,” Balkema said.

He expects to hear back in roughly September about whether he will advance.

“I’m just thankful I don’t have to do anything during [marching] season,” Balkema said.

There were more than 2,100 nominations that poured in.

“It’s just a really cool opportunity, to be nominated in the first place, but just to be listed amongst, across the country, some phenomenal music educators,” Balkema said.

In addition to his duties as director of bands for Pilot Point, Balkema has served as the region coordinator for four years.

“That’s actually a really cool opportunity, too, because I’ve been teaching for 23 years, … I just love mentoring across the region,” he said.

He loves the chance, too, to work with the students from across the region at their individual competitions.

“Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students’ lives. The 13th annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards and a range of GRAMMY Week events,” the release said. “The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants. Fifteen semi-finalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants. The matching grants provided to the schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the GRAMMY Museum’s Education Champion Ford Motor Company Fund.”

Abigail has been serving the Ranch Cities area for nearly a decade and has grown accustomed to the role behind the spotlight, interviewing and capturing moments, but now she is taking center stage because of her work in covering education.

“It’s a little different when you’re used to being the one who does the highlighting, and instead you’re the one who is being held up and said, ‘Hey, this person did a good job,’” Abigail said. “So, it’s a very strange reversal of roles. But it is something that mattered a lot to me to receive this award and to know that … what we do as a paper is seen by these community members and appreciated.”

This is Abigail’s first time receiving this award.

She learned she had been chosen by accident when she stumbled upon a press release from the Texas Association of School Boards and was surprised to see her name listed for Aubrey.

The moment became even more emotional and shocking when her husband, Jim Bardwell, discovered that her name was also listed a second time for Pilot Point.

It only grew more special for Abigail as she saw familiar names on the list, like James Draper with the Gladewater Mirror, Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette and Paul Gaudette with The Dublin Citizen, and a few others from the Gatesville Messenger, friends and fellow journalists from the surrounding papers she knows well from the North and East Texas Press Association, the organization she now serves as president.

“Knowing that there are colleagues of mine who are a part of that organization were also highlighted—it was a really special experience to get to reach out to my friends and say congratulations on being on the list, too,” Abigail said.

She first started at the Post-Signal newspaper in late 2017 as a contributing writer and copyeditor and has progressed to editor and publisher.

In her first year, Abigail started covering the Aubrey ISD school board meetings, and around 2019, she started covering Pilot Point ISD.

“I’m a big believer in the value of education, especially public education,” she said. “To be able to get this type of award means a lot to me. To know that I am seen by these educators as somebody who is trying to help make a difference in telling their stories and help people know what they’re doing—that means a lot to know that that is how they see the work that we’re doing at the paper.”

The honorees are selected yearly by school districts, which may choose a local media representative from radio, print or television.

The individual must demonstrate the following criteria: accurate and fair reporting; campus involvement; calling attention to positive developments in the district; and making an effort to foster relations with the superintendent, board president and the district’s mission.

“I do feel strongly that the importance of community relationships cannot be underplayed for both community journalism and also for just a sense of community in the areas that we serve, because when people know what’s happening and feel tied into the decisions and the decision makers, then there is a greater sense of being one group that’s working toward goals together,” she said.

With two children of her own, Abigail’s bond was made that much stronger, as her children attend school in Aubrey ISD.

“I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to go through and tell the stories of both Aubrey and Pilot Point ISD, and talk about what they have done well, help them communicate with the community about the decisions that they have made, and also be able to highlight the successes that their students and their faculty members have had over the years,” Abigail said.

She will be publicly recognized for her work by both the school districts later this month at the respective board meetings.

Abigail said she wanted to thank the AISD Superintendent Dr. Shannon Saylor, PPISD Superintendent Dr. Shannon Fuller, and the school boards for their acclaim and the friendship that comes with nearly a decade of working together.

“I really do value those relationships, and I value them knowing that we care about putting out the information about their districts and highlighting what they do well and trying to help promote the solutions for problems that they face so that they can be able to connect with their communities through the newspaper,” she said.

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Reading just got even better as Owen’s Middle School unveiled its book vending machine in the corner of the campus library.

Students were able to test the machine at the unveiling to see how it worked, and the students get to keep the books they select.

“Reading is the foundation of what we do, and so if kids can be excited about reading a book of their choice, that makes it even better,” Superintendent Dr. Shannon Saylor said. “They just get excited about literature and diving into a book, and whether they’re going somewhere else in their mind or they’re going somewhere else [because of] the book, I think it’s a great experience for our kids.”

There in attendance was Evalois Owens, the school’s namesake.

She has served for 40 years in Aubrey ISD and has been a member of the Aubrey Education Foundation since its establishment in 2000.

“[I’m] so proud,” Owens said. “It means more things for the kids to do and gives them more opportunities to read, which is the most important thing that they do.”

AEF President Christina Adamson expressed thanks to the teachers and PointBank for the contribution, a sentiment that Owens Middle School principal Pamela Foster shared as well.

“PointBank, you have no idea how much this means to us to be able to bring reading, and for me, reading for real with … books in hand, to our students and watch them grow, read, learn and just imagine the things they could do with getting into a book,” Foster said.

She continued to express her appreciation to AEF for partnering with PointBank on the vending machine and for the foundation’s continuous support.

“We’re excited that everybody understands the importance of literacy and helping these students grow their at-home library,” Executive Director Holly Drew said. “That’s our main focus.”

The way students receive a book from the vending machine varies by school; however, the purpose of the machine remains the same.

“This book vending machine is more than just something fun,” Adamson said. “It’s an opportunity for these kids to get the chance to earn books, to feel proud of their achievement and to hopefully discover a love of reading. At AEF, we strive in our mission to grow, support, and inspire students and teachers. Literacy is a huge part. … One book will make a huge difference for you guys, can spark an imagination and build progress.”

Representing both as a board member of AEF and as the Vice President/ Branch Manager of Aubrey’s PointBank was Shannon Black.

“I’m proud to work for an organization that is generous enough to allow for us to do this,” Black said. “I’ve been in the Aubrey school district—this is going on my fifth year now. I have one child that’s graduated. I have one that’s going through high school. So, to be a part of the Aubrey community has been very special. They’ve been very welcoming, so I’m just really excited and very proud.”

Alongside Black to unveil the book vending machine was PointBank’s CEO J. Raymond David Sr., who spoke and recalled his distaste for reading as a student and shared how he eventually learned how important it was.

“When I got into my profession, I’m constantly reading content,” David said. “I’m constantly reading emails. I’m constantly reading, and so it is very important in your life, whether you think it is today or not. So, every opportunity you get, I encourage you to read books.”

David closed by thanking everyone for the opportunity to sponsor the book machine.

Soon each campus except Aubrey High School will feature a book vending machine for the students to use.

As part of the annual project, the young Bearcats spent time researching the animal of their choice to write and illustrate their own book about those creatures.

“It’s so good to see from the beginning of the year where they just knew their name, and now they’re writing complete sentences,” kindergarten teacher Dominique Gauthier said. “They understand how to do a finger space. They know what a stop means at the end [of the sentence]. … It’s super cool to see the progress.”

Family members and district administrators filtered through the cafeteria, stopping to hear from the students as they read their work.

“This is the best part about being a parent,” Hannah Guilford said. “… To see their hard work, to see their face light up when you walk in the room and you’re here— showing up means everything.”

Her son, Micah Guilford, was excited to share the details he learned about crocodiles.

His favorite fact was that they eat turtles.

Hannah said she could see her son’s growth reflected in his project.

“We’ve had some challenges, so this has been exciting, to see him be excited about it and tell me about it and the little facts and be excited about his little costume and to be a part of it, that’s so cool,” she said.

Micah’s father, Brandon Guilford, and little brother Kyren Guilford, were there to support Micah as well.

“Just watching him develop, grow, learn—it happens fast,” Brandon said. “… When we get to come here and see, ‘Oh, wow, you learned how to write or you learned how to read or look at that drawing from five months ago to now.’ … It’s a little emotional at times, because, man, these babies are growing up so fast, but seeing that, seeing them interact with their friends, it’s a great time.”

Andrea Perez and her oldest Ophelia Perez were there to support Penelope Perez, who chose the Arctic fox as her animal, complete with a furry white mask and a stuffed animal next to her.

“When you can make learning exciting, they’re actually going to learn,” Andrea said.

Seeing the kids’ creativity mattered to Andrea, not just as a parent but also as an educator herself.

“I like that the kids are able to showcase what they’re learning, and it makes them proud of their work and gives them a reason for their education, not just, ‘Oh, we’re doing another project,’” Andrea said. “’We’re doing something to show our parents and something they can be proud of.’” Stephanie Joyner’s son, Cooper Joyner, was a turtle for his project.

“I love to be able to support him and see all of the growth that he’s done,” she said. “And it’s just fun to be able to see his face light up when we get there.”

Having family support for the kids is crucial, and the kindergarten team was grateful for the Friday morning turnout.

“It’s always good to see when parents or grandparents come to support their kids and see the progress, because I see it every day,” she said. “For them to see it actually in real life and how just excited the kids are—they want to see their compliment cards, they want to see people reading their books, they want to tell their facts. That means a lot.”

However, the bond failing means the can has been kicked down the road, not that the need went away.

As I said in my first column encouraging voters to approve the bond, I've seen the reality and the cost of growth firsthand as an Aubrey ISD parent.

The bonds that we approved in our district have allowed us to essentially play catchup with the growth, because the growth out-paces school construction.

Short of someone donating the money for a school, bonds are the only actual method of paying for new buildings or the major renovation of old ones.

That's because the state has clamped down on the flexibility once allowed in the maintenance and operations budgets for school districts, such as lease-purchases instead of bond-election- funded construction.

In a perfect world, the best option would have been if developers had been required to pay for any schools that they advertise as amenities in their developments and if they had to pay school impact fees to proportionately help pay for new middle school and high school facilities.

Even if the state passed laws like that at this point to allow those changes, it would be too late for Pilot Point ISD to have those tools on anything already in the process of being developed.

Growth can't pay for growth.

You can't charge people who will live here in five years for the preparations that need to happen now to be ready for them, because even they don't know they'll live here in houses yet to be built.

The result will be growth hitting before the district will be able to come back to the voters for even a portion of what just failed.

When those growing pains, which will likely include portable buildings, hit Pilot Point ISD, I hope that the people who voted no take accountability for that decision instead of getting upset with the district.

Those portable buildings, by the way, will actually take away from the ability to pay for other needs, such as teacher raises or necessary supplies that directly impact student instruction, as opposed to if the bond had passed and the money to triage the bleeding from the growth would have come from the debt service side.

Also, don't be surprised if when those items come back to the ballot they cost more.

Barring a 2008-style crash, construction costs are unlikely to come down for school construction for the foreseeable future, and residential growth will likely continue.

It's also possible that the tax rate staying lower than surrounding cities could mean that if people are comparing similar houses to purchase in Pilot Point to Aubrey, Celina or other area cities, they might go for Pilot Point to save some money on the purchase.

The reasons that growth might slow down based on school ratings would likely lag behind by one to two years because of the way education reporting works.

As I said in my second column about the election, growth won't stop just because you say no.

It's disheartening to see people assume that there was no legitimate reason people supported the bond.

Not being prepared for growth causes more problems.

Taxpayers who stay in this area will pay more for the same facilities because of this vote.

I'm grateful I live in a community where the voters saw the need and supported it.

I hope next time these schools come before Pilot Point voters that they will do the same.

Abigail Bardwell is the Editor & Publisher of the Post-Signal, and she serves on both the North and East Texas Press Association and the Texas Press Association boards. She can be reached at abardwell@postsignal. com.

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The Ray Roberts Lake State Park Johnson Branch Unit, 100 PW 4153 in Valley View will have Discover the Stars, 8:30 p.m. May 16, Nature Center parking lot; Volunteer Information Table, 1-3 p.m. May 23; and Carleton’s Catfish Catch-A-Thon, 9 a.m. June 6.

The Isle du Bois Unit, 100 PW 4137 in Pilot Point will offer Oh Deer!, 10 a.m. May 16, Lost Pines Amphitheater, and Snakes Alive!, 10 a.m. May 23, Lost Pines Amphitheater.

All events are free with a paid entrance fee into the parks. For more information, call 940-6372294 or 940-686-2148.

Movie, curriculum swap at PP library

The Pilot Point Community Library at 324 S. Washington St. will offer kids movie screening: “SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants,” noon Saturday, and Homeschool Curriculum Swap, 11 a.m.-1 pm. May 16.

For more information or to register for classes, call 940-686-5004.

Skies Storm Chaser at Aubrey library

The Aubrey Area Library at 226 Countryside Drive will have Beyond the Skies Storm Chaser Presentation (all ages), 11 a.m. Saturday; Lightbulb Lab (ages 5-13), 4:30 p.m. Wednesday; and Tween Club (ages 9-13), 4:30 p.m. May 15.

For more information or to register for classes, call 940-365-9162.

PPISD to hold art reception

Pilot Point ISD in partnership with the Pilot Point Community Arts will have an art showcase reception from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday at the Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

AHS dancers to present ‘Legendary’

The Aubrey High School Chaparette Dancers will present “Legendary,” a night of dance, at 7 p.m. Friday at the AHS auditorium. Tickets will be $5 for students and staff and $10 for general admission.

Mountain Springs to host market

A Spring Market will be held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Mountain Springs Community Center, 173 Mountain Springs Lane in Valley View. There will be fresh foods, unique finds, handmade items, live music and a bounce house.

Musical Showcase at Starbright Center

A Musical Theatre Showcase will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Starbright Center for the Arts, 110 S. Washington St.

“Shrek The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. May 15-16, 2223 and 2:30 p.m. May 17 and 24.

To purchase tickets or for more information, go to starbrightmpa. com.

Aubrey to offer Health Talk Express

The city of Aubrey along with Aubrey Parks and Recreation will offer Health Talk Express for senior residents from noon-1 p.m. Monday and June 15 at the Aubrey Community Center, 226 Countryside Drive.

For more information, contact Dusty Fife at 469-678-0889.

Community development and local government

The city of Pilot Point will join the Denton County Commissioner’s Office in a joint community meeting to provide residents information about the roles and processes in government as it relates to local development at 6 p.m. Monday at the Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

PPISD band program end of year concert

The Pilot Point ISD band program will have an end of year concert at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Pilot Point High School, 1300 N. Washington St.

Ribbonwood Roundup set for Aubrey

The community is invited to attend the grand opening of Ribbonwood Model Park, 1009 Clayton St. in Aubrey from 4-6 p.m. Thursday. There will be a custom bandana station, live music, Texas BBQ, raffle prizes and grand opening incentives.

Client appreciation BBQ party

The fourth annual client appreciation day BBQ party will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Edward Jones, 8800 U.S. 380 in Cross Roads. To RSVP, call 940-8910540.

City of PP seeks board members

The city of Pilot Point is seeking new board and commission members for the upcoming term, beginning July 1. Applications are due May 15 at pilotpointtx.gov.

Benefit, fundraiser for Jana Witherspoon

A benefit and fundraiser honoring Jana Witherspoon will be held at 8 a.m. May 16 at Aubrey High School track and field, 510 Springhill Road. Participants are encouraged to wear pink. Cost will be $20 for walk or jog.

All proceeds will be donated to Witherspoon for medical expenses as she battles breast cancer.

Native Plant Day at Rooted In

Native Plant Day will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 16 at Rooted In, 12804 Pelzel Road. There will be booths from Native Plant Society of Texas, Texas Master Naturalists, Denton County Master Gardeners and Monarch Watch.

Northshore Fire dinner, auction

The Northshore Fire Station will host the annual dinner starting at 5 p.m. May 16 followed by the auction at 7 p.m.

To send donations, mail to NSFD, P. O. Box 238, Tioga, Texas 76271. For more information, call 940-437-5080.

Summer Music Series at Veterans Park

The city of Aubrey will host the first Summer Music Series from 5-9:30 p.m. May 16 at Veterans Memorial Park, 138 E. Mulberry St. with headliner David Adam Byrnes and support by Jon Jon Perry. There will be bounce houses and food trucks.

Tioga to host farmers market

The next Tioga Farmers Market will be from 6-9 p.m. May 22 on Gene Autry Drive. There will be handmade goods, baked treats and artisan finds with live music.

Youth lock-in at Calvary Baptist

Calvary Baptist Church will host a youth lock-in from 8 p.m. May 22 to 7 a.m. May 23 at 125 N. Jefferson St.

A Men’s Retreat will be held May 29-30 at Camp Copass in Denton. For more information, go to calvarypilotpoint. org or call Hunter Roberts at 325-899-1070.

Market on Main in Pilot Point

The May Market on Main will be from 5-9 p.m. May 30 at the Pilot Point Ice House, 123 E. Main. There will be handcrafted items, jewelry, baked and canned goods, and the Pilot Point Chamber Margarita Trail.

“Shakespeare Off the Square” will be performed during the event.

To become a vendor, go to pilotpointtx. gov.

Pre-k qualifying events at Aubrey ISD

Aubrey ISD will have pre-k qualification events for the 2026-27 school year.

•9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 3, West Elementary School library (all campus);

•9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 10, Fuller Elementary School library (all campus).

For a list of required documentation and qualifications, go to bit. ly/AubreyPKRegistration.

2026 Rotary Club holiday flag program

The Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club will sponsor the 2026 holiday flag program for Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, 9/11 – Patriots Day and Veterans Day for a cost of $50, supporting Aubrey and Pilot Point high school scholarships, Shepherd’s Storehouse, Lovepacs, Pilot Point Angel Tree, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and dictionaries for all Aubrey and Pilot Point third graders.

To participate, go to lakerayrobertsrotary. com or email Wendy Adkins at wadkins@pilotpointtx.gov.

USDA designates Texas counties as disaster areas

The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is extending emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans which can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock.

Affected dates are from March 1, 2025, through July 8, 2025, and include Grayson, Cooke and Denton counties. Application deadline will be Nov. 19. For more information, go to farmers.gov or contact the local USDA Service Center.

HOPE Food Ministry asks for food, clothing

The HOPE Food and Clothing Ministry is asking for nonperishable food items, clothing and personal care items at 819 Sherman Drive in Aubrey. Donations can also be dropped off at Keller Williams Realty, 806 S. U.S. 377 in Aubrey.

For more information or to donate online, go to hopefood.org.

Local Lovepacs requests donations

Lovepacs Aubrey/Pilot Point is requesting the following donations: ramen, applesauce cups or pouches, oatmeal, Pop-Tarts, microwave popcorn, granola bars, and mac and cheese or pasta cups.

Area drop-off sites include Brookshire Brothers, Martin General Store, PointBank, Pilot Point Senior Center and the Post-Signal in Pilot Point; Patrick Nolin Farmers Insurance Agency and The Peanut Gallery in Aubrey; One Mane Place in Krugerville; and 1139 Spanish Moss Drive and Frisco Elks Lodge 2890, 14632 Fishtrap Road in Savannah.

Financial donations can be made at lovepacs.org. If interested in delivering weekly bags on Wednesday mornings, email aubrey@lovepacs. org.

Meals on Wheels seeks drivers

Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver Meals on Wheels one day a week Monday-Friday for 2 to 2 1/2 hours from 10:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in Aubrey, Krugerville and Pilot Point.

For more information, call Cindy Faris at 972-838-3259.

Around Town is published weekly. Submit information to abardwell@postsignal.com.

Friday, May 8

•8:30 a.m. Shepherd’s Storehouse, 1189 U.S. 377, Pilot Point. 940-686-2620.

•10 a.m. Exercise Class. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

•10:30 a.m. Early Childhood Storytime (Toddler Time). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•11:30 a.m. Early Childhood Storytime (Baby & Me). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•7 p.m. Live music with Luke Bielfeldt Quartet. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

•7:30 p.m. Karaoke with Pam and Dave. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

Saturday, May 9

•8 a.m. Cross Roads Community Farmers Market. Cross Roads Town Park, corner of FM 424 and Fishtrap Road.

•9 a.m. Clifton and Nadene Irick Museum, 201 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point.

•10:30 a.m. The Aubrey Area Museum opens for walk-in tours. Tours can also be scheduled by appointment. 209 S. Main St. 940-343-1313.

•7 p.m. Karaoke Night. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

Sunday, May 10

•10 a.m. Krugerville Farmers Market. Woodland Park, 5200 U.S. 377, krugerville.org.

Monday, May 11

•8:30 a.m. Shepherd’s Storehouse. 1189 U.S. 377, Pilot Point. 940-686-2620.

•10 a.m. Exercise Class. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

•Noon. Aubrey 380 Area Chamber of Commerce directors meeting. 205 S. Main St., Aubrey. 940-365-9781.

•6 p.m. Aubrey Education Foundation. Aubrey ISD Administration Building, 415 Tisdell Lane. 940-668-0073, aubreyef@ gmail.com.

•6:30 p.m. Pilot Point Educational Foundation. PPISD Administration Building, 829 S. Harrison St. 940-686-8700.

•7 p.m. Tioga City Council. Tioga City Hall, 600 Main St. 940-437-2351.

•7 p.m. Recovery Care Group. Midway Church, 9540 U.S. 377, Pilot Point.

•7:30 p.m. Pool tournament. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

Tuesday, May 12

•9:30 a.m. Games. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St. 972-838-3259.

•Noon. Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club. PointBank Community Center, 739 E. Liberty St.

•1:30 p.m. Local Vocals Community Singers. Contact Charlotte Petermeier, 214-5144892.

•2 p.m. Book Club. Pilot Point Community Library, 324 S. Washington St. 940-686-5004.

•4:15 p.m. After School Storytime (all ages). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•5:30 p.m. Meditation Hour (ages 16 and up). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•6 p.m. Aubrey Municipal Development District. Aubrey Council Chambers, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-440-9343.

•6 p.m. Jam Sessions. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

•6 p.m. Krugerville City Council. Krugerville City Hall, 5097 U.S. 377. 940-365-5833.

•6:30 p.m. DivorceCare. Midway Church, 9540 U.S. 377, Pilot Point.

•7 p.m. Poker tournament. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

Wednesday, May 13

•8:30 a.m. Shepherd’s Storehouse. 1189 U.S. 377, Pilot Point. 940-686-2620.

•9 a.m. Mountain Springs Quilters. Mountain Springs Community Center, 173 Mountain Springs Lane. 940-736-8013.

•10 a.m. Exercise Class. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

•Noon. Pilot Point 19th Century Club. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St.

•1 p.m. Clifton and Nadene Irick Museum, 201 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point.

•4 p.m. Providence Village Special Town Council meeting. Providence Village Town Hall, 1755 Main St. 940-365-9333.

•5 p.m. Pilot Point ISD board. Administration Building, 829 Harrison St. 940-686-8700. www.pilotpointisd.com.

•6 p.m. Cross Roads Town Council. Town Hall, 3201 U.S. 380, Ste. 105. 940-365-9693.

•6 p.m. Queen of Hearts. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

•7 p.m. Karaoke Wednesdays with Pam and Dave. Lowbrows Saloon, 200 S. Washington St.

•7:30 p.m. Pool tournament. Vaughn-Walling American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation St., Pilot Point.

Thursday, May 14

•8 a.m. Pilot Point Chamber of Commerce board. Pilot Point City Hall, 102 E. Main St. 940686-5385.

•9 a.m. Clifton and Nadene Irick Museum, 201 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point.

•9:30 a.m. Games. Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St. 972-838-3259.

•10:30 a.m. Little Readers Book Club (ages 2-5). Aubrey Area Library, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-365-9162.

•10:30 a.m. Stitch & Sketch (ages 10-adult). Pilot Point Community Library, 324 S. Washington St. 940-686-5004.

•11 a.m. Tioga Senior Center open for refreshments, games and bingo. 305 N. Porch St.

•6 p.m. Aubrey Planning and Zoning. Aubrey Council Chambers, 226 Countryside Drive. 940-440-9343.

•6 p.m. Cross Roads Municipal Development District. Town Hall, 3201 U.S. 380, Ste. 105. 940-365-9693.

•6 p.m. Improv Night. Pilot Point Coffee House, 110 W. Main St.

•6:30 p.m. Pilot Point City Council. Pilot Point City Hall, 102 E. Main St. 940-686-2165.

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