On Friday 11/9/18, the Club celebrated Veteran’s Day with our annual One Nation Under God program. The morning featured a presentation by the Executive Director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Brigadier General Patrick X. Mordente (U.S. Air Force, ret.). Gen. Mordente explained the evolving nature of civilian-military relations by weaving that […]
Last week LHHS 2003 grad and Lake Highlands resident Katie Norris gave a heartfelt presentation to the club about her work as the founder of Fotolanthropy, a 501(c)(3) philanthropic photography and film company that features inspirational stories of people and families who have faced great adversity. Katie shared moving stories of her journey from early […]
Honorable Douglas Lang, Justice on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, gave the club an update on Texas Civics, presenting on the roles of the respective courts in the Texas state court system. Along the way, Justice Lang provided some first-hand examples of how he and his appellate court colleagues approach their work. Although […]
Congratulations to our student award recipients at our meeting on October 19th ! Blake Brown and Johanna Patricio Bueno (Youth of the Month) and Amour Alier and Kyle Neathery (Character Counts) impressed all in attendance and are certainly deserving honorees! We extend our thanks to their families, teachers, coaches, and administrators for their guidance in these students’ […]
On October 19th, the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands had the honor of hosting a candidate forum for Texas State House District 114, between Republican candidate Lisa Luby Ryan and Democrat candidate John Turner. Both are members of this club. By design, we flew through the administrative portion of the meeting to guarantee as much […]
Exchange Club Membership Director Bill Boyd has announced that 4 new members have been approved by the club board. They are: Kevin Clontz lives on Angleridge with wife Megan and two children ages 1 and 3, He grew up in Dallas and attended Jesuit High School and Teas Tech. He is property manager for City […]
On October 5th, Monica Hartmann Shaw offered a unique and personal glimpse into the history of medical missionaries from England and Ireland to the leper colonies in Nigeria as she explained how letters from her great aunt inspired her book, “The Rainwater Secret” (available at Amazon). A portion of the book’s proceeds goes to the Medical […]
Exchange Club Membership Director Bill Boyd has announced that 5 new members have been approved by the club board. They are: WILL LEDOUX lives on Dunmore with wife, Amanda and two children. He is a native of Sulphur, LA and attended McNeese State University and Duke University School of Law. He is an attorney with […]
Sept. 21, the Exchange Club welcomed Dallas attorney and noted author, Talmage Boston, who gave a presentation about Baseball: The Nature, the Personality, and the Power of the Game. In addition to being a long-time Dallas litigator, Mr. Boston has written two critically acclaimed baseball history books: 1939: Baseball’s Tipping Point (foreword by John Grisham; […]
Sept. 7, we were honored to have RISD Superintendent, Dr. Jeannie Stone, and RISD Board President, Justin Bono, explain and discuss the upcoming Tax Ratification Election (TRE 2018). To better educate yourself, please attend an upcoming public meeting: Sept. 12, 7:00PM – Lake Highlands HS – “H” Auditorium Sept. 17, 7:00PM – Richardson HS – […]