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YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
Cowtown Coliseum is a 2,400-seat arena in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, that hosts weekly rodeos.It also occasionally hosts concerts and local team sporting events. The venue was built in 1908 and was originally known as Grand Coliseum. [1]
Lake Worth Towne Crossing — A business center located at 6580 Lake Worth Blvd. Lake Worth Plaza — A two-building retail center located south of 10th Ave. South. It is home to a regional ...
The North Fort Worth High School provided a basic education in the "Three R's" for the small community north of the Trinity River. The Marine School was a one-room edifice which met the needs of the tiny, but growing community. That building was located in the 1600 block of North Commerce Street. Built in 1872, the schoolhouse was originally ...
In July 2008, YMCA of the USA announced that the scuba program would cease on December 31, 2008 and that it would continue to replace lost certificate cards for training conducted from 1984 to 2008. In 2008, a group of former YMCA SCUBA instructors created a new organisation called Scuba Educators International (SEI) for the purpose of ...
The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (formally the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show) is the oldest continuously running livestock show and rodeo. It has been held annually in Fort Worth, Texas , since 1896, traditionally in mid-January through early February.
John Giordano, then conductor of the Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth and the Texas Christian University Symphony, became the FWSO's music director in 1972, holding the post until 2000, making him the longest-serving music director in the FWSO's history. Giordano was a charismatic leader and a very effective fundraiser.
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km 2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. . Fort Worth's population was 918,915 as of the official 2020 U.S. census count, making it the 11th-most populous city in the United St