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Fishing Hooks to Writing Books
RED OAK, TX – Sitting in a room decorated with buck antlers, stuffed bobcats and Mason jars full of homemade preserves, Morris Gresham is at ease behind his computer desk writing stories about the things he knows — hunting, fishing and growing up in a small Texas town. His house is just far enough out of town to have a country feel while still close
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A Lasting Impact
RED OAK, TX – Born in a logging camp in 1928, Donald “Don” Shields got used to moving very early on. As the seasons changed and the availability of lumber shifted, his father, who supported the family by driving an eight-wheeled log wagon up and down the hills, moved with the work. During
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Looking Beyond the Ball
RED OAK, TX — Just keeping her eye on the ball isn’t enough for Samantha Gilmore. This focused high school senior looks at the big picture. She is a star athlete in golf and softball, as well as maintaining an academic record that put her in the top 10 percent of her class at Red Oak High
Love’s Journey
RED OAK, TX — The love story of Chris and Jennifer Buckhannon began on December 31, 2007, when the duo met at a friend’s New Year’s Eve party. They quickly became inseparable, and even life’s challenges haven’t broken their bond. “Neither of us was looking for a relationship … but
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Lending a Hand
RED OAK, TX — “I don’t really like attention,” John Keane said, smiling but a bit uncomfortable. “I prefer to be behind the scenes.” Being a teacher, husband and father to four outgoing children, and grandfather to four, his quest for relative anonymity has been successful. Now,
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A Heart for Art
Red Oak, TX — Art has been a part of Ovilla resident, Jana Jennings’, life for as long as she can remember. Today she gives back to the community she loves, and the children in it, by passing on her passion for painting. “I look at it as an extension of those who have previously given to me,”
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Brotherly Love
RED OAK, TX — Members of a recently reorganized service group are embracing the adage “What’s old is new again,” as they revisit the success of their former charter. Red Oak Masonic Lodge No. 461 A.F. & A.M. may have been dormant for over 70 years, but since 2008, new life has been
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Check Her Out
RED OAK, TX – It’s her favorite time of year and a great time to settle down with a good book, according to Red Oak Library Director Theresa McNutt. When not busy with library programming, Theresa loves to read, completing 125 titles last year. “I’m very cliché. I was a huge bookworm as
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The Gene Pool
RED OAK, TX – Siblings Hunter and Hannah Gnoza are lapping up honors through swimming, a sport they have enjoyed their entire lives. Hunter heads to college waters this fall, while Hannah pursues pool perfection at Red Oak High School (ROHS). “I became interested in swimming when I was 3 years
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Restoring Reality
RED OAK, TX — It began in a garage. More hobby than career goal, this inventive mind spent countless hours working, tinkering and creating. After many trials and many errors, he has learned the secret to making beautiful works of art from the refuse others have left behind. Four decades later,
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