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The new Miguelito’s Mex­ican Restaurant opened Monday in Denton.

Known for its family atmosphere and Tex-Mex dishes, the new McKinney Street location will continue the tradition started by owners Vinny and Diana Cruz.

The new location is the fourth Miguelito’s, with other locations in Krum, Sanger and Hurst.

When you stop by, say hello to the manager, Danny Serna. He has been quite busy the past couple of months getting the location ready for business at 420 E. McKinney St. For information, call 940-566-3016 or 940-566-1671.

Construction has begun at 2620 Scripture St. on the far south side of the proposed Rayzor Ranch Town Center. Select Medical Corp. is building a $9.96 million rehabilitation hospital.

Congrats

David Layton, marketing manager for Presbyterian Hos­pi­tal of Denton, has been selected to serve as a charter member of the Client Advisory Board for Dowden Custom Media.

Joined by 11 health care marketing colleagues from across the country, Layton will have the opportunity to share best practices in health care marketing with other leaders in the industry. In addition, the group will provide guidance and feedback that will result in customer-driven improvements to Dowden’s portfolio of direct marketing products and services.

Joseph and Joe Johnston, owners of the Denton Fastsigns sign and graphics center, re­ceived the newcomer of the year award during a recent convention in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The center was recognized as a new center achieving the highest average monthly sales from Oct. 1, 2006, through Sept. 30, 2007.

Joseph Johnston, who owns and operates the Denton store at 2104 Sadau Court, Suite 130, with his father, said they were honored to be recognized for their achievements.

He has 15 years of experience in the sign industry, having worked in the business for seven years before going to work for Fastsigns at the corporate level. He became owner of the Denton store in 2006.

For information, call 940-383-1785 or visit www.fastsigns.
com/480.

Coming up

The Leadership Denton Alum­ni group is planning a brown-bag lunch meeting for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Quality Inn located at the apex of In­terstate 35E and Dallas Drive. Graduates or current class members of Lead­er­ship Denton are invited to attend.

At 7:15 a.m., stop by the Oakmont Country Club for the weekly Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce coffee and breakfast meeting. The country club is located at 1200 Clubhouse Drive in Corinth.

The Aubrey Chamber of Com­merce is planning its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednes­day at the Prairie House Res­tau­rant. Constable Ken Jannereth will be speaking on “How to Collect Bad Debts.” For more information, call 940-365-9781 or visit www.aubreycoc.org.

Denton League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4366 is planning its 27th annual scholarship awards banquet for Thursday. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 1434 Centre Place Drive. Tickets are $40 per person, or $320 for a table of eight. Make reservations by calling Dorothy Martinez at 940-387-6941 or 940-300-7937.

On Saturday, Aubrey chamber officials will celebrate the grand opening of the North Star Tile & Stone with a ribbon cutting at 12:30 pm. in Krugerville.

The North Texas Society of Human Resource Management is planning its annual conference for April 30 and May 1 at Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Denton.

Titled “Navigating the H.R. Jungle: Survival or Temple of Doom?,” the conference features topical issues including new regulations, legislative updates and resolution conflict tools.

The event begins at 8 a.m. both days. For more information, visit www.northtexasshrm.org or call Joye Williams at 940-382-6278.

Staff writer Karina Ramírez contributed to this report.