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On the north end of Denton, visitors can enjoy open scenery while visiting Denton’s water park or free, fully equippedskate park. Water Works Park features giant slides and a continuous-flowing river, but the park’s amount of green space is not so typical.Along with the fact that coolers and outside food are allowed, guestsoften take advantage of the park’s calm, grassy areas by setting up forthe day and picnicking.

Area residents may also take pleasure in Denton’s more unique facili-ties. Located in Lake Forest Park, Wiggly Field Dog Park provides dogstations, both human and pet drinking fountains, and fenced areas toseparate large and small dogs. Across town, hobbyists and athletescan advantage from a variety of facilities such as a batting range, a golfpractice center, a disc golf course, and a radio-control aircraft runway.

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The Denton Parks and Recreation Department also utilizes the city’sextensive facilities by offering “enriching” programs, including annualfun runs, free movies in the park, and a community fishing program.Through the department’s outdoor recreational program, area resi-dents can even explore Denton’s creeks and trails with skilled staff andknowledgeable volunteers. The program allows participants to kayak,canoe, hike, and geocache without having previous experience or theirown equipment. Additional information on activities and programs isalso available at the department’s website.

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By Bj LewisStaff Writer

Coming to you in 2012: a bet-ter, more efficient DentonCounty Transportation Agency.

Optimism and expectationsare high for the transit agencyfor the New Year as officials planfor changes to service, vehiclesand long-range planning thatwill benefit present and futureriders.

“2012 is going to be the firstyear where DCTA has been atrue operating agency,” said DeeLeggett, vice president of com-munications and planning. “Wehave been capital intensive forso long with the planning andbuilding of the A-train, we’relooking forward to maintaining

and improving our investmentand our service to our cus-tomers.”

That maintenance planincludes short term improve-ments in the next five years andamendments to the agencies 25-year plan which includes imple-menting new transit corridors.

DCTA president Jim Clinesaid officials are starting to setconditions for future success.

“Our long range service plantalks about a number of thingsnot currently funded, we wantto eliminate any barriers.”

Leggett said the agency isalready moving toward imple-menting the short-termimprovements with extendedservices for the A-train, making

better connections with busschedules and looking at addi-tional places in Denton andLewisville that need bus service.

The agency has been siftingthrough public input gained bya community-wide surveylaunched in the middle ofNovember and will use theresponses in future plans.

“We know where we want toget, but the survey will informus to which services are priori-ties,” she said.

An example is changes tomid-day bus service. Currentlythe A-train stops running(between 2:30 to 3 p.m.) atwhich time the agency runs amid-day bus service. That serv-ice has been less than satisfacto-

ry to riders who want the trainto run all day.

“That is something we willlook closely in 2012,” Leggettsaid.

Leggett also said the agency islooking at extending Route 9,which was a university-centricroute that only ran during theschool year. A boom in ridershipto the route has agency officialslooking at how to make it morepermanent and throughout theday.

Leggett said there will beminor schedule changes inJanuary and then the agencywill likely roll out with schedulechanges with additional service

DCTA plans better efficiency in 2012

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Rail service will be slightlychanged as officials are still opti-mistic about the brand newSwedish-made Stadler rail carsmaking their debut in the spring.

Leggett said work is beingdone on a waiver that will allowthe agency to run both the newStadler vehicles and the current

older Dallas Area RapidTransit-leased vehicles at thesame time. All indications saythe waiver will be granted soon.

The agency will roll out a fullfleet of the new cars by August,a move that will give the railservice greater operating effi-ciencies, Leggett said.

The newer cars utilizes lessfuel, allow the service to transi-tion from 25 minute frequenciesbetween trips to 20 minutes, bikestorage, level boarding for peoplein wheelchairs, strollers andgreater overall train capacity.

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Nothing brings peopletogether like a good party. Thepromise of food, drink, musicand plenty of sun is a sure wayto bring the masses out indroves.

Festivals are a big part of theDenton community. Ask some-one who lives here and they’llprobably tell you about at leastone of more than a dozen festi-vals they’re particularly excitedabout.

The festival season in Dentongets rolling in April with theArts & Jazz Festival.

But if you’re not particularlyartsy and jazz doesn’t really do itfor you, Denton has an abun-dance of other festivals to suityour tastes. Whether you’re acar fanatic or an antique collec-tor, Denton’s got a festival foryou.

It’s the uniqueness ofDenton’s festivals that keepsthem in the public eye, not justhere but across the country.Visitors come from all over totake in the sights and sounds ofa diverse community that evenhas a festival catered to dogs.

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Festivals of all shapes,sizes and kinds can befound in the region,including the annualHighland VillageBalloon Festival.

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“The reality is that each eventis unique in some way andreflects the ambience of a com-munity and the culture anddiversity of the people in thatcommunity,” said Kim Dillon ofthe Denton Convention &Visitor Bureau. “The festivals inDenton are high profile becausethey are quality events; peoplehave gotten used to them com-ing around each year and theylook forward to their favoriteevent.”

Feb. 10-20 — Thin Line FilmFest. For the first time, fans willbe able to enjoy a two-weekendfestival with 11 days of docu-mentaries. The event will alsofeature the inaugural Docu-

Denton 7K, a documentary racein which filmmaking teams willcreate a short documentary inunder 7,000 minutes. The racewill begin Friday, Feb. 10, 2012and end nearly five days later onWednesday. The completedfilms will then screen the secondSaturday the festival. The eventwill be held at The CampusTheatre, 214 E. Hickory St. Formore information, visitwww.thinlinefilmfest.com.

March 8-11 — 35 Denton,Downtown Denton. The awardwinning walkable 4-day musicfestival is run by a team ofpreservation-minded locals.Already, 28 bands are booked tohighlight the local and nationalmusic talent as well as localartists and local venues.

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May and June — ThursdayNight Twilight Tunes ConcertSeries. Local musicians performevery Thursday evening from6:30 to 8 p.m. on the lawn of thehistoric Denton CountyCourthouse on the Square, 110W. Hickory, near the corner ofOak and Elm Streets. Free.

May through October —Acoustic Lawn Jam. An openacoustic jam session for musi-cians of all levels. Come to listenor bring your fiddle, spoons oryour best singing voice to join inthe fun. Every Saturday morn-ing from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

weather permitting, on theCourthouse lawn on theHickory Street side of theSquare. Free.

June 1-2 — Dog Days ofDenton Celebration. Take yourbest friend out for a day ofpooch-filled fun, with "Glam-Fur" shots of your furry friend,paw readers, dog parade, pettricks, live entertainment andmany vendors. Festival hours onFriday, June 1 (“Yappy Hour”)from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. andSaturday, June 2, 8:30 a.m. to 2p.m. Quakertown Park next tothe Civic Center at 321 E.McKinney St. Free. For moreinformation, email [email protected].

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June through September —Salad Days: Flower, Vegetableand Garden Show. Local grow-ers will be awarded prizes forfruits, vegetables, herbs andflowers. At Bayless-Selby HouseMuseum parking lot at the cor-ner of Mulberry Street andCarroll Boulevard.

August — Elvis is Rockin'Downtown Scavenger Hunt.The scavenger hunt kicks off

downtown's celebration ofNational Elvis Week, Aug. 8-16.Visitors can search for Elvisitems in downtown store tocompete for a chance to win anElvis Prize Package. Progressivedinner and other fun activitiesround out the week.

September — Arts, Antiques& Autos Extravaganza. Juriedfine arts and crafts booths, AtticTreasure and SportsMemorabilia Appraisals, ClassicCar Show, live painting per-formances, special Kid Zoneand festival foods make thisevent fun for the entire family.Find that special object, have afamily heirloom appraised,enjoy strolling entertainment orcheck out the dream machineslining the historic downtown

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Lewisville’s Western Day Festival returns eachSeptember.

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September — Denton BluesFestival. 14th annual eventhighlights the best of blues andjazz music. Food, talent contestand kids activities provided.Free.

December — Wassail Festduring the Holiday LightingFestival. A traditional holidaylighting of the Christmas tree atthe Courthouse. Live entertain-ment, wagon rides with Santa,wassail tasting at participatingmerchants and crafts for kids.Free.

Other local events March 8-11 — Texas Story-

telling Festival. World-classstorytellers gather in DentonQuakertown Park to tell storiesand teach others why it’simportant for us to do the same— and to listen. The four-dayfestival features folklore, ghosttales, workshops and muchmore. For more information, visit ww.tejasstorytelling.com.

April 14 —North Texas BookFestival at the Center for VisualArts in Denton. This free festi-val brings authors and bookstogether to raise money forlibraries and literacy programsin North Texas. It features abook sale, silent auction,author talks and children’sstory times. For information,visit www.NTBF.org.

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June — Summer ConcertSeries. Order take-out from oneof the many Parker Squarerestaurants and listen to greatmusic all summer. ParkerSquare Gazebo, 800 ParkerSquare Road in Flower Mound.Bring your own blanket or chair.All concerts begin at 7:30 a.m.For more information, call 972-

874-6300.June and August — Family

Night Out at the Waterpark –Family games, prizes and foodscheduled throughout theevening. CAC OutdoorWaterpark, 1200 Gerault Road.For more information, call 972-874-6300.

July — Lewisville’s AnnualRed White & Lewisville fire-works show, is held aroundVista Ridge Mall. The spectacu-lar fireworks show will startshortly after dark at approxi-mately 9:30 p.m. For moreinformation, call 972-219-3401.

July — Fourth of July Jubilee.Events include the Liberty FunRun at the North Lakes Park at7 a.m., official City of DentonFourth of July Parade at 9 a.m.

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Aug. 17–25 — North TexasState Fair. Nightly concerts,rodeo and lots of family fun atthe North Texas StateFairgrounds, 2217 N. CarrollBlvd. For information, call940-387-2632 or visitwww.ntfair.com.

Aug. 17-19 — Lions ClubBalloon Festival and Fair. Froma humble beginning over twentyyears ago, festival at Highland

village has become one of thelargest scheduled events inDenton County with upward of25,000 people attending. Thefestival features craft booths,balloon glows, on stage enter-tainment, food and drink vend-ing, covered and lighted tentsfor arts and crafters, and a car-nival. For more information,visit www.hvballoonfest.com.

September — Fiesta-on-the-Square. On the courthouselawn, performances includingUniversity of North TexasMariachi Aguilas, TexasWoman's University Inter-national Folklórico Company,the ballet folklórico fromWoodrow Wilson ElementarySchool and much, much more.Exhibit, Historic HispanicFamilies of Denton County inCourthouse-on-the-Square

Museum, and Art Exhibit byVisual Arts Society of Texas,first floor hallway of the court-house. Food and informationbooths. In celebration ofHispanic Heritage Month.Free, handicapped accessible.For more information, call940-349-2850 or visitwww.dentoncounty.com/chos.

Sept. 28-29 — Western DaysFestival. A little country, a littleretro, a little funky, a little metroor so attracts 20,000+ attendeesto this western-based event,designed to showcaseLewisville's rich history. Festivalincludes live music, arts andcrafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, trick ropers, chil-dren's area, a world tamale eat-ing competition, and visit theTailwaggers Ranch (animal res-cue area). For more information

visit www.lewisvillewestern-days.com.

October — Wine Festival.Features sample wines from allover the world, raffles, food fromlocal restaurants, and live music -all in front of Denton’s WineÇ,located on the square. For moreinformation, call 940-384-9463or visit www.winetimeswine.com.

October — La Vida Denton.Denton-area Latino organiza-tions and community membershost an annual receptiondesigned to connect college stu-dents with one another andcommunity leaders. The recep-tion takes place at the Denton'sCenter for Visual Arts, located atthe corner of Bell Avenue andHickory Street (207 South Bell).Free.

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October — Sounds ofLewisville Concert Series. OldTown Lewisville is filled withmusic by some of the best bandsin the region on Tuesday nightsin October. For more than 20years, the Sounds of LewisvilleConcert Series has a long-stand-ing tradition of selecting crowdfavorites in every type of musicfrom country to pop and jazz todoo-wop. MCL GrandCourtyard, 100 N. Charles inOld Town Lewisville. For moreemail [email protected] or visitwww.soundsoflewisville.com.

November — Pistons andPaint Car Show. Hosted by theChupacabras the event takes

place at North Texas Fairgroundson the second Saturday ofNovember. Open to pre-1965American built Hot Rods andCustoms. Live Music. For moreinformation, visit www.piston-sandpaint.com or [email protected].

Outside Denton CountyMarch 2-4 — North Texas

Irish Festival. The largest Celticfestival in the Southwest fea-tures bagpipes aplenty, with tra-ditional, contemporary and popmusic; traditional dancing; cul-tural booths; wandering musi-cians; Scottish clan village; andUrchin Street Faire. Fair Park,Dallas. For information, call214-821-4173 or visitwww.ntif.org.

April — Grand Prairie DogChili Cook-Off and World

Championship of Pickled QuailEgg Eating: “Granddaddy” ofNorth Texas chili cook-offs afternearly three decades, this eventincludes more than 100 chiliteams, pinto bean cooking con-test, quail egg eating and tortillatossing contests, “Lemon Roll”and anvil toss. Alas, no prairiedogs. Traders Village, 2602Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie.For information, call 972-647-2331 or visit http://lapulga-g r a n d e . c o m / g r a n d -prairie/events/36th-prairie-dog-chili-cookoff.

May — National PolkaFestival. The three-day event,around for over 40 years, cele-brates Czech and Slovak her-itage with parade, polka bandsand dancing, traditional cos-tumes, arts and crafts boothsand ethnic food. Memorial Day

weekend in Ennis. For informa-tion, call 972-878-4748 or visitwww.nationalpolkafestival.com.

May 12 — Asian Festival. Oneof the largest Asian heritage cel-ebration in North Texas, thisevent features local dance andmusic groups performing tradi-tional routines, martial arts,sumo demonstrations, kidsactivities and, of course, Asianfood. Held at the Main StreetGarden located between Main,Harwood, Commerce and St.Paul streets in Dallas. For moreinformation, call 972-241-8250or visit www.gdaacc.com.

May 25-26 — Liberty Fest.Held during Memorial Dayweekend, the two-day festivalincludes activities and events tocelebrate the U.S. and support

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September — Greek FoodFestival. One of Dallas’ oldest(nearly five decades) food festsfeaturing all-you-can-eat buffetswith Greek favorites such asgyros, dolmas and spanakopita;a marketplace; cooking demos;and entertainment. Holy TrinityGreek Orthodox Church, 13555Hillcrest Road at Alpha. Formore information, call 972-991-1166 or visit www.greekfestival-

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Sept. 20-23 — AddisonOktoberfest. Munich-style har-vest festival features four days ofGerman foods — includingsausage, sauerkraut, strudel andgiant pretzels — plus authenticbeer, wine tastings, live musicand dancing, carnival and chil-dren’s activities. Addison CircleDrive. For information, call 972-450-2851or visit www.addison-texas.net/events/oktoberfest.

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Ridership on the A-trainsince June 20 stands at164,285 (through theend of November)

Fare Media FeesReduced — Seniors (65+),

disabled, Medicare card holdersand students (18 & under, withvalid student ID)

Connect OnlyPasses can be purchased to

travel on Connect local busroutes in Denton and Lewisville

Connect One-Way: $1.50Connect One-Way Reduced:

$0.75Ten Ride Connect Book: $13Monthly Connect Pass: $45Monthly Connect Pass

Reduced: $25Annual Connect Pass: $450

Local SystemLocal System Passes allow a

passenger to travel within DentonCounty on DCTA services;Connect, Connect RSVP, UNTShuttle and the A-train.(Passengers wishing to travelsouth of the Hebron Station willneed to purchase a Regional Pass.)

Local System One-Way: $3Local System One-Way

Reduced: $1.50Local System Day Pass: $6

(available when A-train begins)Local System 10-Day Pass

Book: $40Weekly Local System Pass:

$25 (available when the A-trainbegins)

Monthly Local System Pass:$90

Monthly Local System PassReduced: $32

Local System Annual Pass:$650

Summer Youth Pass: $30Connect RSVP One-Way

Trip: $3

Regional SystemRegional Passes provide a pas-

senger complete access to busand rail service on DCTA, DART,TRE and The T (except paratran-sit services). (Passengers wishingto travel south of the HebronStation will need to purchase thistype of pass.)

Regional Day Pass: $10 (avail-able when the A-train begins)

Regional Day Reduced: $2Regional 10-Day Pass Book:

$70Weekly Regional Pass: $50

(available when the A-trainbegins)

Monthly Regional Pass: $120

Monthly Regional PassReduced: $32

Regional Annual Pass: $1,200

Demand Response Access Service

One-Way Trip: $3Ten Ride Book: $30

Transfers Buy-up Connect to Local System:

$1.50Connect to Regional System:

$3.50Local System to Regional

System: $2DCTA will optimize its sched-

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Precios de la tarifa reducidason para usuarios mayores de 65años, discapacitado o minusváli-do, usuarios del servicioMedicare y estudiantes menoresde 18 años (con identificaciónválida).

Para obtener más informa-ción sobre el A-Train y los servi-cios de trasporte visitewww.DCTA.net o www.mya-train.net. Los horarios de trans-porte se publicaran en el DentonRecord-Chronicle y estarándisponibles en diferentes locali-dades alrededor de Denton yLewisville.

Tarifas del A-TrainEmpezando el 1°de diciem-

bre, tarifas del sistema local ydel sistema regional son validasen Connect, Connect RSVP, y enel UNT Shuttle, también comoen los viajes dentro del Condadode Denton vía el bus, CommuterExpress y en el A-Train.

Sistema Local: Tarifas delSistema Local permitirán alusuario viajar dentro delCondado de Denton en los servi-cio DTCA, Connect, ConnectRSVP, y en el UNT Shuttle. (Losusuarios que deseen viajar al surde la estación Hebron tendránque compra una tarifa regional.)

Sistema LocalSólo de Ida o una vía: $3Sistema Local Tarifa

Reducida: $1.50Sistema Local Tarifa del Día:

$6 (disponible cuandocomience el servicio del A-train)

Sistema Local Libro de Tarifade 10 Días: $40

Sistema Local Tarifa Semanal:$25 (disponible cuandocomience el servicio del A-train)

Sistema Local Tarifa Mensual:$90

Tarifa Mensual LocalReducida: $32

Sistema Local Tarifa Anual:$650

Tarifa de Verano Juvenil: $30

Connect RSVPSólo de Ida o una vía: $3

Sistema RegionalTarifas regionales le ofrecen

al usuario acceso completo al

servicio del bus o de los trenesDCTA, DART, TRE, The T(excepto el servicio paratrans-porte). (Usuarios que deseenviajar al sur de la estaciónHebrón tendrán que comprareste tipo de tarifa.)

Tarifa del Día Regional: $10(disponible cuando comience elservicio del A-train)

Tarifa del Día RegionalReducida: $2

Libro de Tarifa Regional de10 días: $70

Tarifa Regional Semanal:$50 (disponible cuandocomience el servicio del A-train)

Tarifa Regional Mensual:$120

Tarifa Regional Reducida:$32

Tarifa Regional Anual:$1,200

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