Jeff Christie, who owns Christie's Golf Ranch in Pilot Point, talked to the Rotary Club on Feb. 5 about his plans to expand his driving range to a nine-hole, par three golf course in June. Christie discussed the importance of golf in his life and how operating his own course began when he was an 8-year-old boy. 

 

Pilot Point High School students Garrett True and Kimberly Burns were honored as the seniors of the month by the Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club in December. Standing with them are PPHS Principal Todd Southard and Rotary Club President Linda Bullwinkle. 

The Rotary Club honored two Pilot Point ISD employees at its November meeting. Shown here are Dorcas Boerner, second on left, library aide at Pilot Point High School, and Dee Ann Annett, middle right, instructional coach at Pilot Point Intermediate School. Pictured with them are Tammy Morgan, district executive director of instructional services, PPHS Principal Todd Southard and PPISD Superintendent Dan R. Gist.

 

Pilot Point High School students Hud Morgan, center, and Kenedee Gist, right, were honored as seniors of the month for November by the Rotary Club. Standing with them are PPHS Principal Todd Southard, Tammy Morgan (Hud's mother) and Dan. R. Gist, Kenedee's father and Rotary Club member.

 

Aubrey High School students Lauren Knapp, left, and Kye Ranton, center, were recognized by the Rotary Club as seniors of the month for October. Standing with them are AISD Superintendent David Belding, left, AHS Principal Matt Gore and Club President Linda Bullwinkle. 

 

 

 

  

 

The Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club honored Cole Warren, Pilot Point Intermediate School counselor, and Ann Smith, receptionist at Pilot Point High School, as employees of the month during its meeting on Sept. 11. Shown here also are club president Luke Olson and PPISD Superintendent Dan R. Gist.

Pilot Point City Manager Alan Guard discusses the Pilot Point $9.5 million bond issue at the Rotary Club meeting on Aug. 21. In November, voters in that city will decide on propositions regarding public buildings (fire and police), streets, sidewalks and drainage. Guard gave an informational talk on the matter.

Pilot Point High School band director Dan Balkema talks to the Rotary Club about the benefits of a high school band program on July 24. Students learn life skills, such as team work, as well as an appreciation for the fine arts through participation in band, he said. Balkema talked about the many activities band does in addition to playing at football games.

Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club member Lee Millikin gave a presentation on soils at the Rotary Club's meeting on July 10. 

 Denton County Judge Mary Horn discusses her achievements as county judge during a visit to the Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club on June 26. Horn announced last year she would not seek another term as the county judge. She has served since 2002.

 

Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club member and Past President Dick Bullwinkle, right, asks a question to Aubrey ISD PD Chief Scott Collins, standing, during a presentation about school security May 22 to the Rotary Club. The school district's police department added two officers in May and continues to look for ways to make the campuses safer, Collins said.