by Pam Takesh

If you have had the interest in visiting the Biodiversity Education Center in Coppell Wednesday will the your perfect chance. The Coppell Women's Club will hold it's October 1 meeting at the center located at 367 S. Freeport Parkway in Coppell.

The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments consisting of breakfast and brunch items, yogurt sundaes, coffee, granola bars, a fruit tray, tea sandwiches, mini quiches and bagels.

At 10:00 a.m. David Goodner, geologist/paleontologist and director on the Board of Friends of Coppell Nature Park, will speak about the Geologic History of Coppell and the Nature Park.

An optional 30 minute nature walk will follow the meeting at 11:00 a.m. If you wish to participate in the nature walk, please dress for the weather and walking over natural terrain.

by Pam Takesh

Continuing their winning ways, Right Choice Painting and Construction took top honors in five categories in the Flower Mound edition of Living Magazine and six categories in the Las Colinas/Coppell edition. 
Best Of 2014's two-month nomination period ended April 15, with the winners announced in August.
Voted the Best Painting Company, Best Roofer, Best Flooring Store, Best Countertop Installer, and Best Handyman by the magazines' readers in all three communities, the company was also named "Best Remodeler" in the Las Colinas/Coppell edition.
Coppell's family-owned and operated Right Choice Painting and Construction company just keeps on earning awards for its outstanding service. This year's Living Magazine recognition follows last year's top honors in the painting category.
Right Choice goes above and beyond what is required to keep their customers happy.  Never settling for a minimum amount of effort to please a client, the company's attention to detail deserves the many accolades it has received over its eight years of existence.
Right Choice's commitment to outstanding service is unwavering. With over 10,000 successfully completed painting, roofing, home improvement, windows, fences, general contractor and remodeling projects in the last eight years, Right Choice has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, Super Service Awards with Angie’s List, and is fully insured.
Whether it’s a home in need of repair or a nonprofit organization in need of help, there’s only one Right Choice (972) 745-1888.

Join the Coppell Women's Club, May 7, for their spring luncheon at the Marriott Courtyard, 2200 Bass Pro Court, Grapevine.

This year's luncheon theme is A Taste of Tuscany. Appetizers and iced tea will be served by the pool at 11:00 a.m., a cash bar is available. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the ladies will enjoy a wonderful lunch menu with a winter kale with red and yellow pear tomato, basil, olives, focaccia croutons and port wine vinaigrette salad; marsala chicken breast with tagliatelle pasta, broccolini and mushrooms; Italian cannoli with grand marnier reduction. A vegetarian, vegan and lactose free option is available, as well as a gluten free option. A musical performance by Myrna Blackwood-Hunt, Ms. Texas Senior America 2013, is the planned program.

Ms. Blackwood was raised in Gospel music as part of the famous "Blackwood Brothers Quartet" family of singers and has been performing on stage since the age of six. She worked with the Miss Texas/America Pageants for twenty years teaching voice, choreography and motivation. Myrna has performed for clients such as Rockwell International, IBM, Toyota and General Motors and The Texas State Society, where she performed at one of the Inaugural Balls for Former President George Bush, Sr. She worked closely with Oprah Winfrey for the "Save the Children Foundation" and performed with celebrities like Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdink, The Gatlin Brothers, Leann Rimes and well loved comedians Bob Hope and Red Skelton, Myrna also performed on Norwegian Cruise Lines.

Myrna now spends her time performing for city functions, veterans groups, senior centers, volunteer organizations, assisted living and memory care facilities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

The cost to attend the luncheon is$25 per member and $35 for guests. Reservations should be made by May 1 either online with PayPal or by mailing a check to P.O. Box 1692, Coppell, TX 75019

PICTURE CAPTION: Myrna Blackwood-Hunt, Ms. Texas Senior America 2013

Catherine Cuellar, executive director of the Dallas Arts District, will be the speaker at the April 2 Coppell Women's Club meeting. Ms. Cueller will talk about the interesting arts opportunities and happenings in the Dallas Arts District. The District is the largest contiguous urban cultural neighborhood in the United States and is the world headquarters of the Global Cultural Districts Network.

For two decades Ms. Cueller has worked as an award-winning multimedia journalist for national public radio stations and programs, Sojourners magazine and The Dallas Morning News among others. Previously, she spent five years as communications manager for the sixth-largest electric power grid in the U.S., Oncor.

The Coppell Women's Club meets at 9:30 a.m. for social time, with the meeting starting at 10:00 a.m. Meetings are held at North Lake College, North Campus, 101 South Royal Lane, Coppell. Come spend a morning connecting with this group of wonderful ladies whose mission is to promote friendship and a strong community among all women who have an interest in Coppell, and to provide social, charitable, cultural, and educational opportunities.

For more information about the club or this event visit www.coppellwomensclub.org