Eisenhower State Park includes most of Lake Texoma lakefront businesses that make up Oklahoma's…read moreshare of the biggest local lake in north central Texas, which is about an hour's drive north on TXHWY 377N, and a day sail from Gordonville's gorgeous and lively Cedar Mills Yacht, where my family lived during the weekends and holidays, often dining with the keen Bahama 28 yacht owned by North Texas State University's Dr. Bruce P. Foster. Our ragtag racing team included Bruce and Trudy's sons, Rob and Greg + a rotating volunteer from our home church, Trinity Presbyterian Church in Denton. Apparently, from certain times of the year, the sailing vessels known as Valiant Yachts produces various forms of sailing vessels, which are often shipped to every place in the world. I worked on the foredeck, raising the colorful and elegant spinnakers for sailing quite fast pointing down wind. I love the local scene of rural communities in the north Texas and Oklahoma region and the culture of our farmers and ranchers who cultivate their cash crops and send to the local markets in Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth and mid-cities. Cheers, Mark F.

We really enjoyed a marvelous weekend at Eisenhower State park not long ago!! I definitely…read morerecommend visiting, before it gets too crazy hot. We came here in late spring. They have really nice nearby cabins along the peninsula where we stayed. There's a lot to do for the entire family, trail running, hiking, fishing etc. Plus it is a short drive up north offering the "we are not in DFW" vibe. It is worth checking out for sure!

My daughters have been involved with BCGA's girls AAU Xcel team for 5 years and after the second…read moreyear it became a revolving door of coaches, so the girls on the team haven't had any stability in the realm of coaching for the last 3 seasons. Well, this year the coaches they brought in hit an all-time low, to the point they sucked all of the love of the sport out of my daughter that has loved doing gymnastics with her teammates for years now. I emailed the main coach (the guy in charge of the 3 coaches for the AAU Xcel team) 5 times between January and April 14th with little to no responses from him. Our daughter and the rest of the team were told that they needed to come up with their own beam routines, while the coaches didn't even make sure all the skills that they needed for the event were in their routines. Many of the girls completely bombed the beam event at their first meet (which was at BCGA), then the coaches got angry at the team for not doing well at the event. The two female coaches they had this year consistently looked for any excuse they could find to cancel practice, when practice wasn't cancelled, they didn't work on developing or fine-tuning the girls' skills instead they worked on breaking down the girls' spirits by calling them pathetic and getting in their faces at the drop of a hat. The one male coach the team had was the best at developing the girls' skills, but he thought it was appropriate talk to them about their periods and had other inappropriate behaviors. He was removed from the gym after an incident with another team, so that it the caliber of people that this organization feels is okay to hire to train your kids. If you want your girls to enjoy gymnastics, then find another gym. My daughters have both quit gymnastics now and it is in no small part due to the way this gym is being run. Again, I emailed the main coach (the guy in charge of the 3 coaches for the AAU Xcel team) 5 times between January and April 14th with little to no responses from him. So, after getting tired of my daughter being upset to the point of tears after 90% of her practices, I addressed the coaches myself. I will admit that I could've been more tactful when I approached the coaches, but here is what I said to the team's "head coach." I said, "Since you want to talk about the team being pathetic in front of the girls, you should know that the performance of the team is a reflection of their coaches," I then said, "You're a shit coach." After that the other coach scoffed and I left the gym. They then kicked my daughter off the team because of me addressing the coaches, and they said she was lying about everything despite several of the other girls talking with her on the phone about the things the coaches have been saying to them and how it's making them feel. I do wish I would've approached this situation differently, but due to an overwhelming amount of frustration at both the coaches and senior staff of BCGA, I addressed the problem that they were not handling. This organization does not care about the well-being of your girls or even that they are developing their gymnastics skills, all of that went out the door a long time ago. Your AAU girls are just numbers and paychecks for this place. This is not to say anything against Bart Conner himself, because he is not involved with most of the day-to-day work going on at the gym. The few interactions I have had with him have been pleasant and he seems like a very down-to-earth kind of guy. However, the people running the gym are dragging his name through the mud.

We loved Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy. My son started classes with Little Team at age 3 years. We…read morehave spent nice 4 years with our couchers and reached 3rd level in the sport team. It was a great experience. My kid learn a lot and improved his strength and communication skills. He tried himself in professional sports. And we are grateful to all the people who have supported us during this time. For parents who only starting to step up into gymnastics, I recommend planning it in advance. Usually, classes are full, and it is difficult to find a free spot for your kid.

I had an amazing time here! This business is family owned and staffed, and they are very kind and…read moreattentive. Ceramic pieces are priced very reasonably, and it includes the studio fee. We stayed until 7:00pm and we didn't feel rushed. Pick up was very easy, they'll give you a call. 10/10 experience, especially with Leo, the sweetest cat!

Instructors are great, very helpful & very knowledgeable. Owner is helpful to schedule some…read moreclasses for some others painters schedules It has always been a very pleasant experience for me. Highly recommend BJ

Very helpful employees! We take swim lessons and play basketball here. The kids love it!read more

This is a fantastic gym with great personnel. All of the staff is generally kind and helpful and…read morethe equipment has been recently updated.

My daughter attended from 5 months until we moved out of state when she was 3.5. we had the best…read moreexperience and LOVED all of her teachers. They didn't just "watch" her but really had a great curriculum that helped her meet all her milestones and grow in all areas. She absolutely loved going every day and made great friends too! We miss this facility very much!

My child cane home with bruises the staff couldn't or refused to explain. When I asked to see…read morecamera footage we were dismissed from the program. A report has been filed with the State of Oklahoma for neglect. Shame on you for calling yourselves a child care center. You don't care at all. Not even enough to keep my baby safe or look at the camera for an explanation for a concerned mother. Keep your children away from this hellhole!

I love taking my two boys to Dbat Texoma! It is a great atmosphere for them to practice their love…read moreof baseball! Each and every person on the staff is friendly and helpful and encouraging to the younger generation of baseball loving kids! Highly recommend for clinics, camps and lessons!

Excellent facility with reasonable pricing and friendly, helpful, professional staff. The machines…read morewere fun and reliable and I will probably be back soon! Thank you

If I could rate my small experience with La Petite Academy, I wouldn't even give it 1 star. I had…read morean appointment, was e-mailed an appointment confirmation, told there was an opening available for an infant and we had 1 day to try it out free. I went in for my appointment (where I was told I had to show an ID, but we clearly never even got that far), told them my name and that I was there for a 4:30 appointment. The two ladies at the front of the 3-ring circus told me that I did not have an appointment, and there was no opening for a child my age at all. As frustrating as that was, the lady explained to me further that she was the new director and didn't even know how the system worked. After speaking with another lady there was something mentioned about a child that left that went a few days a week, but nothing was ever asked about when or how often my child would need care before I was turned away again. I was eventually offered a tour while I was there, but after seeing how un-organized and poorly managed it was, decided I did not want to take my child there. No matter how long of a waiting list they had!

I can't say enough positives about this particular La Petite childcare!! My child has been…read moreattending this La Petite for over 2.5 yrs, since he was four months old, and I am a slight helicopter parent and extremely particular in who/where I will leave my child. The director at this facility has won my approval over and over, many times. She actively listens to parents concerns and then acts one them! The director holds a high bar for her teachers, and therefore all of the teachers at this facility are also wonderful!

I had my son in this daycare for maybe a couple of months and decided to pull him out because of…read morethe manager Stacy. I have never encountered a daycare manager with such a bad attitude like she would have. On different occasions she's been extremely rude to me for just trying to ask simple questions. The first time was because my sons father had picked him up on a Friday so Monday morning I needed to do my swipe for that Friday he had picked him up and I noticed that my sons name wasn't on list for missed swipes so I waited for Stacy to come back to the front so I could ask her what time he was picked up so I could do my swipe and she replied extremely rudely and said "that's a courtesy, we don't even have to post it" and I was completely taken back by that response so I responded "I understand that but his name isn't even on here". Which mind you if you miss a swipe and a few days go by you owe them $30, which I already had to pay them a couple weeks prior because they didn't put him on that list before and I didn't know. The second occasion which ultimately led me to take him out of the daycare was because my sons father went to drop him off at 8:30 in the morning and because he didn't have the dhs card (which he isn't even allowed to have because it's my case) she turned him away which has never happened before and wouldn't allow my son to go in the daycare, my sons father wound up bringing him to my job because he had to go to work, so I left my job to take him back up to the daycare to check him in and do the swipe and she turned him away AGAIN, this time because it was 9:05 and they're "suppose to be there by 9" which he would have been if they would have just let his father drop him off and I could have came and done the swipe as soon as I could. She then started to argue with me that he couldn't come without swipes so I proceeded to look at the swipe list and point out the EIGHT other kids who have been dropped off without a swipe in, she laughed in my face, was trying to belittle me and was talking down on me because I have dhs assistance and don't pay for the daycare. I had to miss work that day because she turned my son away and I tried to explain to her that I was a single mother and couldn't afford to miss because I get paid commission and she did not care. I had to file a formal complaint through corporate and decided to pull my son out of that daycare. It said a lot about Stacy's character that day and about the daycare and the type of people they chose to be in charge.

I'm usually not one to post negative reviews. I'm not posting this for any other reason other than…read moreto warn others. My daughter, Ellisyn, started daycare at La Petite in Norman on Alameda St. in September of 2021. Things started off okay. Fast forward to December, we watched the cameras and saw that a worker was letting her cry for 20-30 minutes in the floor without consoling her. I talked to management about it, and they assured me that it would be fixed. I get a call Monday, December 20 stating that Ellisyn won't stop crying and has a rash on her face and It would probably be best if I could come get her. I came and picked her up, took her to the pediatrician for the rash, and we went home. When we got home, I noticed she had two bruises on her eye, two bruises on either side of her mouth as if someone grabbed it, and the inside of her top lip was busted. I took her to her pediatrician the following day and had it checked out. Under his recommendation, I also filed a police and DHS report. La petite told me it was probably another kid, but they could try to get the video footage from that day and look it over, but then went back and said it is deleted after 48 hours. (It hadn't yet been 48 hours from the time of the incident.) Since the video footage "mysteriously gets deleted" there wasn't enough evidence to file anything against the daycare. I have a hard time believing it was a kid, considering she was in a room with other infants and she couldn't even sit up on her own at the time. It is absolutely heartbreaking to me that someone hurt my child, and is getting away with it. How someone could hurt an innocent baby is beyond me, it is a sad & scary world that we live in. I am sharing Ellisyn's story to warn others against sending their child here. I don't want anyone else's child to go through what Ellisyn had to. We are so grateful that her injuries were minor and there will be no life long repercussions from them... but who is to say that the next kids won't be worse? Please think twice before sending your kiddo here, it is not a good place.

I love Artworks. They're such kind generous people with such experienced teachers. I've had a…read morewonderful experience. I've gone to artworks since I was 4 1/2 years old and my experience has been everything positive. They have such supportive teachers and experienced ones too. I highly recommend artworks, 11/10.

From the owner: ArtWorks Academy provides fun, challenging, high-quality arts classes to students of every ability…read moreand level of interest. We have been serving the community since 2007 by offering classes in dance, theatre, art and music to students 18 months-18 years old, as well as adults. MetroFamily Magazine recently named ArtWorks Academy the winner of five MetroFamily Favorites Awards: Best Dance Studio, Best Music Instruction, Best Arts Studio/Arts Instruction, Best Day Camps, Arts, and Best Day Camps, Sports