October Newsletter

Fire Department schedules Annual Open House: The Lewisville Fire Department will hold its annual Open House on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Central Fire Station, 188 N. Valley Parkway. Activities will include demonstrations and displays, children's activities, hot dogs, popcorn, and special appearances by Life and Fire Safety (LAFS) clowns. For information, please call 972.219.3580.

Old Town Farmers Market extended through October 31st: The weekly Old Town Farmers Market has been extended through October, adding four more weeks for local shoppers to visit Old Town for fresh produce and other market items. Vendors have stocked up on pumpkins, gourds and other fall favorites. The market is open from 8 a.m. until sellout (about noon) each Saturday in Wayne Ferguson Plaza, on the north side of Main Street at Poydras. For information, call 972.219.3401.

Couples fishing championship heads to Lewisville Lake this weekend: As many as 100 angler couples will cast their lines in Lewisville Lake this weekend to determine the annual championship of the 2 Of Us Couples fishing circuit. The event will be held Oct. 9-10 and will be based out of Lewisville Lake Park..
2 Of Us Couples tournaments started in 1990 in Tyler with about 60 members, but has grown significantly in recent years to become one of the more popular regional fishing tours in Texas. This is the first time the title event has been held in Lewisville, although the group has held yearly regional and open events here for many years.
Since June 2005, Lewisville Lake has been the site of a Bassmaster Elite 50 tournament, three Women's Bassmaster Tour events, the Big Bass Tour North Texas Classic, and events with FLW and other professional tours. The lake also has been the home of all four BoatUS National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship tournaments and is signed as the site for that competition through at least 2011.
Lewisville Lake, declared the "Urban Bass-Fishing Capital of Texas" by the state legislature and Gov. Rick Perry in 2007, is located 20 minutes north of downtown Dallas along Interstate 35E. Created in 1954 on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, the lake covers nearly 30,000 acres of surface area and reaches depths of up to 67 feet. Lewisville Lake is rated as "excellent" by Texas Parks & Wildlife for catfish, crappie and white bass, and "good" for largemouth bass and striped/hybrid bass.
Lake Park is a 622-acre city park on the south shore of the Lewisville Lake, located less than a mile from I-35E. The park offers a variety of amenities such as picnic areas, RV and tent camping, pavilions, 24-hour fishing barge, swimming beach and athletic facilities. For information on the park, call 972.219.3550.

Police Department present quarterly awards:
Roberto Limon was named Officer of the Quarter, and Dottie Plunkett was honored as Civilian of the Quarter, at a recent awards presentation by the Lewisville Police Department Awards also were presented for service tenure and safe driving. A list of all honorees: Civilian and Officer of the Second Quarter, 2009 Dottie Plunkett - Civilian Officer Roberto Limon - Officer Service and Safe Driving Awards