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Fireworks and Fridays: a Summertime Team

Every Friday Night through Sept. 4, the city of Grapevine will light up the north Texas skies after dark with a firework show.

An 11-minute firework show will take place over the beautiful Lake Grapevine. The firework festivities are part of the city’s “SummerBlast” campaign encouraging local and regional residents to see other family activities in Grapevine.

Recommended viewing locations are on Lake Grapevine at Rockledge Park, Oak Grove Park, Silver Lake Park, Lakeview Park and Murrell Park, as well as the Gaylord Texan Resort, Great Wolf Lodge, Hilton DFW Lakes or Embassy Suites Outdoor World.

For more information, call 817-410-3185 or visit www.GrapevineTexasUSA.com.

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Colleyville NCL Honors 24 Graduating Seniors

The Colleyville Area Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. honored 24 graduating seniors at its annual Senior Presentation. Photo courtesy of Mike Lewis Photography.

The Colleyville Area Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. honored 24 graduating seniors at its annual Senior Presentation. Photo courtesy of Mike Lewis Photography.

The Colleyville Area Chapter of National Charity League honored 24 graduating seniors at its annual Senior Presentation, held April 5 at the Embassy Suites Outdoor World in Grapevine.

The honorees were paid tribute for their service to NCL, a mother-daughter organization committed to service and cultural activities.

Recongized were Jordan Baird, Taylor Barnett, Alyssa Davis, Becca Davis, Rachel Davis, Lauren DiLorenzo, Mallory Flowers, Page Grossman, Caroline Guerriere, Kalie Hagood, Cynthia Hahne and Ashley Hubbard.

Also acknowledged were Andie Marsh, Brynne Mattson, Avery Orrell, Torie Padia, Erica Paskell, Sarah Perea, Allison Poettcker, Anna Pool, Katie Price, Jordan Readicker, Shea Stanley and Whitney Strittmatter.

For this year’s presentation, the graduates chose to wear black cocktail dresses. They carried white flowers as they were each introduced with harpist Laura Logan providing the music. Tables, coverd in white linens, were decorated with tall crystal vases filled with a variety of white flowers.

Chairwoman of the committee was Lesley Irwin, assisted by co-chair Jill Janicki. Other committee members were Chris Orrell, Cecilia Benvegnu, Jo Cummings, Stephanie House and Kelly Weiss.

National Charity League, Inc. (www.nationalcharityleague.org) was founded in 1925 in Los Angeles, CA. The Colleyville Area Chapter was created in 1993, and membership now numbers approximately 275 mothers and daughters. (www.nclcolleyville.org)

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