Thanks to All of You for Joining Us at Our 90th Celebration Events

Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone that took part in our 90th Anniversary Celebration! It truly takes a village to bring together an event like this and you ALL made it possible. Thanks also to everyone who attended. Without guests, there is no party.

At our Friday event, hosted at Arlington Classic Academy, we enjoyed a wonderful boxed dinner provided by Chicken Express on S. Bowen, absolutely beautiful flower arrangements made by Urban Country Flower Co., and great music played by “Ben and Doug”. The evening included a fun celebration honoring our Pioneer families, the Millers and the Tulls, that was enjoyed by everyone in the room. Remarks were followed by dinner and an evening of dancing, reminiscing and picture taking in front of balloon sculptures created by several volunteers.

On Saturday, Green’s Produce unveiled their new historical marker located at the site of the Carl Mosiq home, where Eleanor Roosevelt first envisioned the beginnings of our present day Dalworthington Gardens. We were blessed to have so many friends and dignitaries present, including our Mayor Bianco, members of our city council, and Alisa Simmons, our county commissioner. Thanks again, Green’s Produce.

Late Saturday afternoon our park was filled with wonderful vintage vehicles, organized by Todd Batiste, who was assisted by his neighbors Darwin and Sandy Forster. There were multitudes of historic artifacts, provided by members of our hardworking Historical Committee (Linda Seitz, Jill Howard, Linda and Dennis Ferdinand, Mary Webster and Cathy Stein). Pam Miller even had a butter making demonstration. Holly and Ray Hodges and Ned Webster ran the lawn casting activity by the park board booth that was staffed by Don Barrett and Pam Bookout. Multiple game stations were provided by CPSAAA and hayrides were manned by our public works staff.

The band, Iron Fist of Duncan, took the stage early and provided some music from the 1930’s to the present before a threatening thunderstorm cut our evening short. The music ended early but the band has promised to return, and we will welcome them with open arms!

We cannot close our notes without thanking our wonderful food truck vendors for filling our tummies with delicious food: Wicked 3D BBQ, Baklava Bakery and Coffee Co, and Kona Ice.

Last but definitely not least, please patronize our wonderful business sponsors and thank our other sponsors and volunteers. Without these folks, events like this one cannot happen: Arlington Classics Academy, Arlington Public Library provided display space at Woodland West and Downtown Branches, Green’s Produce, Preston Turnbow, The Ned Webster family, and Visual Impact

Our village of volunteers that were not mentioned previously includes: Joe Miller, Amy Woodard, Steve and Alice Lafferty, George Howard, Tracy and Ben Dodson, Sandy Mitchell, Amy Fletcher, Jeannine and Frank Calhoon, Sandy Riney and Jim Robinson, Barbara and Erik Mueller, Ned Webster, Larry Stein, Johnny Phipps, Judy and John Morris, Maria and Reyes Cardenas, Ron Henslee, and all of the vintage vehicle owners.

Support was also provided by DWG’s: Public Works Department, City Council, Police and Fire Department, and the rest of our municipal workers that continue to serve us!

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! (Our sincere apologies if we missed anyone.)
Location: Dalworthington Gardens, TX, USA

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