A trip to the barbers

My dogs had to go to the groomers the other day.

Area sports notes:  Mesquite Poteet defeated Rockwall Heath last night in Duncanville by a score of 4-2.  Poteet advances to the State semifinals in Round Rock.

The Forney Jackrabbits softball team lost their 4A Championship game to Santa Fe 10-3.

The Mavericks, tied 1-1 with the Heat, get the next three NBA final games at home.  This is a chance for the Mavericks to put away the series and capture their first NBA crown.

Graduation Fireworks

Last night Terrell ISD held their graduation ceremony for the Class of 2011.  This is the second year they held the program outdoors at Memorial Stadium.  Following the program the graduates and guests were treated to fireworks.  I didn't go to the graduation, but I did enjoy the fireworks.

Rockwall Heath even up its Region 2 Regional Final baseball playoff against Poteet 1-1 with a 10-3 win Friday night. The deciding game is tonight at Duncanville, first pitch is 7:30.

I haven't mentioned the Forney Jackrabbits softball team before, but are in the 4A Final. They play Santa Fe today at 5PM in Austin for the right to be called State Champion.

Skywatch Friday - Beating the Heat

Summer has started.  The temperatures are in the 90s during the day, mid 80s at 10PM.  The hot weather makes it hard to run in the early evening.  High temperature for today will reach 98.  But thats OK, in Dallas they know how to BEAT THE HEAT!

Other Skywatch Friday sites can be found here.

Lunch for everyone

A black wasp with a spider in its grasp.

The baseball Region II Regional Final begins tonight in Duncanville. Mesquite Poteet takes on Rockwall Heath in game 1 of the best of 3. The winner advances to the State baseball tournament.

Terrell High School will hold their graduation ceremony tomorrow night at Memorial Stadium.

There is a 5K run in Wills Point on Saturday. The race starts at 7:30AM at the Wills Point Community Center, 307 N 4th Street. Cost is $25.00

Flag Retirement Ceremony

Following the dedication of the Veterans Memorial, the Boy Scouts held a flag retirement ceremony.

A few more pictures from the retirement ceremony are posted on Facebook.

Terrell Veterans Memorial Dedication

The inscription on the memorial:

Fallen But Not Forgotten


The Marine Corps League Detachment #1338 and the City of Terrell established this memorial on 30 May 2011 to honor all the brave men and women who have proudly served in the United States armed forces and to memorialize all who gave their lives protecting freedom around the world.


THIS MEMORIAL WAS CREATED TO HONOR ALL VETERANS


Who have made the ultimate sacrifice who have served and were fortunate enough to return home and our current veterans who have answered the call and currently protect our nation may this memorial remind future generations and our community that freedom is not free it is the sacrifice of the men and women of our community and our nation that provides the freedom in which we enjoy


LEST WE FORGET

The memorial includes the names of casualties from Terrell in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.  It also includes the casualties of the British Flying Training School who died while training in Terrell during World War II.

Special guests included the families of the five soldiers killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  Speakers were  Terrell Mayor Hal Richards, US Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Former State Rep Betty Brown, Marine Corps League Commandant Mike White and the Guest Speaker was World War II veteran James Lovell.

US Rep Jeb Hensarling speaks to David McNabb

More photos from the dedication have been posted to the Terrell Daily Photo Facebook page.

Terrell Mayor Hal Richards reads a proclamation from Texas Gov Rick Perry

Following the dedication, the Boy Scouts retired two flags. I'll have a few photos of that ceremony tomorrow.

Polka Fest Parade Grand Marshal

The Grand Marshal for the Polka Fest Parade in Ennis was H. E. Karel Schwarzenberg, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Czech Republic.  

The baseball playoffs continue.  Poteet won their one game playoff Friday night.  Waxahachie was eliminated by Rockwall Heath Saturday.  The Region 2 Regional Final will be Poteet vs. Heath in a best of three at Duncanville beginning Thursday night.  Of the 8 teams remaining in 4A, Terrell played 3 of them this year.  They went 0-2 against Poteet, and 0-1 against both Heath and Burleson in the I-30 Tournament.

Ennis Polka Fest Run

Yesterday was the Ennis Polka Fest 10K & 5K and the Polka Fest Parade. The 10K started 30 minutes before the 5K so I was able to get a shot of the start of the 10K.

Parasurfing on Lake Ray Hubbard

Temperatures in the 90s and a nice wind.

Today is the Polka Fest Run in Ennis followed by the Polka Fest Parade.

Mesquite Poteet took care of Frisco Wakeland last night in the baseball Region 2 Regional Semifinal. They will play the winner of the other semifinal between Rockwall Heath and Waxahachie. Heath as a 1-0 lead in the best of 3. Games 2 & 3 will be played today in Waxahachie.

Friday

My post today almost didnt happen.  Allergies have keep me down for a few days.

Rockwall Heath defeated Waxahachie last night in the opening game of their Regional Semifinal best of 3 playoff. Game 2, and 3 if needed, will be Saturday in Waxahachie.

Mesquite Poteet takes on Frisco Wakeland tonight in the other Region 2, Regional Semifinal. They are playing a one game, winner advances. That game will be played at Colleyville Heritage.

A little sunshine

Nice to have a sunny day for a change.  The weather is suppose to stay nice through Memorial Day weekend.  Saturday is the Ennis Polka Fest Run, I will be running the 5K.  After the run is the Polka Fest Parade, which was fun last year.  The Dallas Mavericks have made the NBA finals. GO MAVS.

Sirens, warnings, thunder, lightning, rain

A lot of tense moments last night as we had tornado warnings going off, lightning, loud thunder.  A lot of damage in the DFW area, but thankfully, we didnt get anything real bad, just rain and some wind.  My attempt to get a shot didn't turn out so well.  Most of the lightning I saw was above the clouds.  It did light up the street enough to look like it was daylight.  Maybe some sunshine today. Don has some great shots of last nights show.

Terrell Spring Sports Banquet

Terrell High School held their Spring Sports Banquet last night.  Hamburgers and hot dogs were served and awards were presented.  A few more photos are on the Terrell Daily Photo Facebook page.  There are also a few more pictures from Django Walkers performance in Rockwall on Facebook.

2011 Terrell Tigers girls soccer award winners

Run for the Wall 2011

Sunday morning the Southern Route for the Run for the Wall made its annual stop in Terrell.  I uploaded photos from the stop on the Terrell Daily Photo Facebook page.  I read online that there were over 400 riders in the Southern Route.

Django Walker in Rockwall, TX

Django Walker played Saturday afternoon at the Rockwall Founders Day.  He is scheduled to play Rockwall Harbor on June 23rd.

Django Walker performing in Rockwall, TX May 21, 2011

District 15-4A still has two baseball teams alive in the playoffs. Mesquite Poteet took care of Texarkana Texas and Waxahachie swept Hallsville. They both advance to the Region 2, Regional Semifinals. Poteet will play Frisco Wakeland while Waxahachie will play Rockwall Heath. I would love to be able to watch both games.

Rain showers

It rained pretty good last night. The Terrell airport recorded almost 3 inches of rain.

 Waxahachie and Mesquite Poteet had their baseball games postponed until today.  Waxahachie is up on Hallsville 1-0 in a best of 3. They play today in Canton.  Mesquite Poteet has a 1-0 game advantage on Texarkana High, they play today in Longview, also a best of 3 series.

Skywatch Friday-Sun sets on Vegas

Time to move on from Vegas. Catch other Skywatch Friday sites here.

Mesquite Poteet and Waxahachie baseball teams each won their opening games in the Regional Quarterfinals last night.

Terrell to play in Kaufman 7 on 7 football league

Fremont Street Experience

                             







Summer 7 on 7 football passing leagues are popular in North Texas.   The last few years Terrell has played in a 7 on 7 passing league hosted by Forney. This year Kaufman will host a 7 on 7 league and Terrell will have two squads entered. Kaufman will also field two teams.   Joining Kaufman and Terrell is Mabank, Palmer, Scurry-Rosser and Eustace.

                                            6:00 games                                                          7:00 games

Date	Game Field Field 1	Game Field Field 2	Practice Field #1 Field 3	Practice Field #2 Field 4	Game Field Field 1	Game Field Field 2	Practice Field #1 Field 3	Practice Field #2 Field 4
June 7	1 vs. 8	2 vs. 7	6 vs. 3	5 vs. 4	1 vs. 7	2 vs. 5	6 vs. 8	4 vs. 3
June 14	1 vs. 6	2 vs. 3	5 vs. 7	4 vs. 8	1 vs. 5	2 vs. 8	4 vs. 6	3 vs. 7
June 21	1 vs. 4	2 vs. 6	3 vs. 5	8 vs. 7	1 vs. 3	2 vs. 4	8 vs. 5	7 vs. 6
June 28	6 vs. 5	1 vs. 2	8 vs. 3	7 vs. 4	BOWL	BOWL	BOWL	BOWL

Team 1: Kaufman #1           Team 2: Kaufman #2      Team 3: Terrell #2         Team 4: Terrell #1

Team 5: Scurry-Rosser       Team 6: Mabank              Team 7: Palmer              Team 8: Eustace

Here are the 7 on 7 rules.

2011 Tiger football schedule

The 2011 Tiger football scheduled has been released.

8/26 Kaufman Cheer/Tigerette Night, Home, 7:30
9/2 Greenville, Away, 7:30
9/8 Poteet ,* Thur/Memorial Stadium, Away, 7:30
9/16 Waxahachie, * Band Night, Home, 7:30
9/23 Bye
9/30 Red Oak, * Away, 7:30
10/7 Forney, * Homecoming, Home, 7:30
10/14 Corsicana, * Away, 7:30
10/21 West Mesquite, * Hall of Fame, Home, 7:30
10/28 Lancaster, * Away, 7:30
11/4 Ennis, * Senior Night, Home, 7:30
* District game

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Bellagio Conservatory