Between dove and dock: Game wardens face busy weekend

BLORA Marina employees Marisol Barker, left, and Daniel Williams test out a 16-foot platform boat Friday in anticipation of the Labor Day weekend. Barker said the holiday is a prime time for rentals of the fishing boats on Lake Belton.

Celebrating rink’s return

Arlington The town’s Recreation Department will host a grand reopening of the Veterans Memorial Skating Rink on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the festivities including free public skating. The Summer Street facility has undergone a $1 million renovation project since closing for the summer in March, including an overhaul of its refrigeration system and the skating surface ... Ice skating ...

Local lakes ready for the holiday

Local lakes are bracing for the last big weekend turnout of the year.

Autumn Fest in Little Elm Park

This year's Autumn Fest is scheduled in Little Elm Park from Sept. 23 through Sept. 26. Activities for the entire family include Pretty Baby Contest, horseshoes and washer toss, barbecue cook-off, homemade salsa contest, Little Miss Autumn Fest, Anything that Floats Race and a 5K fun run and 1 mile walk.

Open House for Parents of gifted and talented students

Little Elm ISD is hosting an open house for parents of gifted and talented (GT) students who have already been identified and are attending school in first through fourth grades at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 at Lakeview Elementary at 1800 Waterside Dr. Hear plans for the elementary GT program this year.

More vacation-from-hell stories from readers

A sick world after all Judy Ostrom, Overland Park: Our bad vacation was last summer. We planned a week at Universal Studios with a side trip to Disney’s Magic Kingdom. We arrived on Sunday, and things were great. Then on Monday our 14-year-old daughter started feeling bad, with chills, cough and fever, and we figured we’d tag team our two kids. I’d stay with our daughter at the hotel; my husband ...