MANSFIELD, TX — “The more experiences we can give kids in different ways, the better they are,” explained Monica Abrams, a science exploratory teacher and robotics coach at Mary Orr Intermediate School. “I like to do that. I like to give kids as many experiences as they can handle, because it’s all about getting them […]
MANSFIELD, TX — For over 10 years, Tony Gates had a dream. The show Austin City Limits had always inspired Tony, because of his love for both television and music. So in 2009, when Tony met Ray Benson, nine-time Grammy winner and lead singer for the band Asleep at the Wheel, a light bulb went […]
MANSFIELD, TX — Brent Candler and Bryan Atkinson haven’t always been runners. They each had their own ways to stay in shape, but running wasn’t high on their fitness list. So, why are these two friends now running through dangling live wires, jumping over fire and climbing up 12-foot walls? “It makes a good story. […]
MANSFIELD, TX — “I practically live in a bowling alley,” E.B. Holschuh laughed. As the bowling coach of the Frontier High School Bowling Club and a league bowler himself two nights a week, E.B. has found joy in rolling a perfectly round ball down a slick lane. “It’s 10 frames of you trying to […]
MANSFIELD, TX — In December 2012, Flo Torres just wanted 2,000 toys for their Christmas Toys for Tots drive. With the organization adding an extra drop-off date to accommodate the Mansfield ISD Center for the Performing Arts, director Flo Torres wanted to ensure a big turnout, but she never anticipated this. “I kept saying, ‘I’m […]
MANSFIELD, TX — Kay Ray and Susanne Engelbert have been friends for a little over seven years. They first met when Susanne moved in two houses down from Kay. As the ladies got to know one another better, they soon realized they had much more in common than a neighborhood street. Both women have overcome […]
MANSFIELD, TX — Never one to resist dancing and the only girl on her T-ball team to hit a triple, Harper Shook knows how to live. At the age of only 6, Harper has endured countless doctor’s visits, surgeries, overnight hospital stays, medications and shots because of her juvenile arthritis. But if you were […]
MANSFIELD, TX — If you were to ask Gary Maddux the most memorable time of his life, he might tell you about the very first of many times the wheels of his helicopter grazed presidential ground as he landed the former President of the United States, George W. Bush. Or as a family man, he […]
MANSFIELD, TX — When he was a young boy growing up in France, Philippe Bertaud, along with his older brother, Jean Paul, spent his summers working at local farms on the outskirts of Nice. For a time, Philippe imagined he would spend his life as a goatherd. “I love goats,” he grinned. “They’re very smart.” […]
MANSFIELD, TX — Chris Burgin had already travelled to Russia over 20 times since 2002. There was no reason this trip in June 2011 would be different. He regularly went over on mission trips with Walnut Ridge Baptist Church and study-abroad trips with The University of Texas at Arlington. But this time, it was different. […]
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