It was forecast to be a particularly rainy Saturday in East Texas, but dozens of athletes and spectators breathed a collective sigh of relief when the weather cooperated for an afternoon of fun-filled competitions. It was finally here, the day of…
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BVT goes NASCAR
The owner of Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing team, Bob Leavine, calls Tyler, Texas home, along with his wife, Sharon and daughter, Melynda. Mr. Leavine’s 21-year-old grandson Tanner is autistic. Tanner attends BVT’s day enrichment program that helps adults with disabilities…
A Healthy Village is a Happy Village
Sticking to a diet is difficult for most people, and exercise routines rarely last past the New Year. Yet when you have a “village” full of fitness buddies, reaching your health and weight goals becomes part of the fun. Beginning…
Pet Project
Jennifer stared death right in the face. Doctors gave her a frightening diagnosis and the odds were against her. But this story has a happy ending…Jennifer triumphed. Like many of her friends at Breckenridge Village of Tyler, a residential community…
From East Texas to Eastern Europe with love
In November of 2008, Diane Stone stepped into a sparse but tidy supply closet in the recreation room of an East Texas group home and stumbled across a couple of plastic looms. Nearly eight years and 2,400 hats later, she…