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Rockwall Crossing Orthodontics shows its true colors

Rockwall Crossing Orthodontics shows its true colors

Flag Counting Contest honors veterans (ROCKWALL-May 19, 2013) Dr. Bart Miller and the dental professionals at Rockwall Crossing Orthodontics are showing their true colors – RED, WHITE &…

Stonebridge Veterinary Hospital offers pet lodging, grooming

Stonebridge Veterinary Hospital offers pet lodging, grooming

(ROWLETT-May 16, 2013) The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming Stonebridge Veterinary Hospital, offering quality veterinary services, premium pet food and luxury pet…

Garland Chamber presents FREE seminar on social media marketing, Facebook for business

Garland Chamber presents FREE seminar on social media marketing, Facebook for business

(May 16, 2013) The Garland Chamber of Commerce presents the FREE social media event of the year – a 2-part seminar series covering “Social Media Marketing & Facebook…

Ribbon cutting for Tom Ryan, specializing in lead generation websites

Ribbon cutting for Tom Ryan, specializing in lead generation websites

(ROCKWALL-May 15, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Tom Ryan – webmaster, affiliate marketer and business coach who specializes in creating…

7 things I learned from my 7 year old about entrepreneurship

7 things I learned from my 7 year old about entrepreneurship

(May 14, 2013) Last summer, my 7 year old decided to become an entrepreneur.  He decided to open his own mobile tattoo parlor.  He carried markers around with…

Park Place Dealerships /Texas Rangers Triple Play raises record $688,000

Park Place Dealerships /Texas Rangers Triple Play raises record $688,000

May 5th sold-out Game Show Spectacular benefitted the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation (DALLAS-May 14, 2013) Some kids never grow up. And that’s a good thing if those kids…

Legacy Salons & Spa celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting

Legacy Salons & Spa celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting

(ROCKWALL-May 11, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Legacy Salons & Day Spa with a Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony. Legacy Salons & Day Spa offers…

Heath Mayor’s Message: Exploring our city’s history

Heath Mayor’s Message: Exploring our city’s history

(HEATH-May 10, 2013) While we spend a great deal of time in the City of Heath planning for the future, there is tremendous interest in our past.  That…

City Bank awards $50,000 to Rockwall, Forney nonprofits

City Bank awards $50,000 to Rockwall, Forney nonprofits

(May 9, 2013) City Bank Texas recently presented a total of $50,000 to local nonprofits, as part of the bank’s Community Rewards program. Awards were presented to Rockwall recipients…

Lake Pointe celebrates opening of Emergency Department in Forney

Lake Pointe celebrates opening of Emergency Department in Forney

(FORNEY-May 6, 2013) On April 30, Lake Pointe Health Network’s CEO, Brett Lee (left) and Darren Rozell, Mayor of Forney (right) participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially marking…

Rockwall Chamber recognizes Business of the Month (VIDEO)

Rockwall Chamber recognizes Business of the Month (VIDEO)

(ROCKWALL-May 6, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently named My Computer Guy as its May Business of the Month. The full-service computer, networking and consulting company is locally owned…

‘We don’t just teach music, we make musicians’

‘We don’t just teach music, we make musicians’

(ROCKWALL-May 5, 2013) When you walk into the Rockwall School of Music for the first time, you may be surprised at what you see. And hear. And don’t…

Hometown Happenings

Spring Fest to benefit McLendon-Chisholm fire department

Spring Fest to benefit McLendon-Chisholm fire department

(MCLENDON-CHISHOLM-May 19, 2013) McLendon-Chisholm will host  its Annual Spring Fest on Saturday, June 1st next…

Poker Ride to benefit Throwaway Ponies June 8

Poker Ride to benefit Throwaway Ponies June 8

(May 19, 2013) Join the “All In” Poker Ride Saturday, June 8 at Brockdale Trail,…

Active duty military get in FREE at Hawaiian Falls on Memorial Day

Active duty military get in FREE at Hawaiian Falls on Memorial Day

(May 15, 2013) Hawaiian Falls will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel at…

Cars for CASA at The Harbor Sunday

Cars for CASA at The Harbor Sunday

(ROCKWALL-May 9, 2013) The Metro East Division of The Greater Dallas Homebuilders Association and Rods…

Swim Across America returning to Lake Ray Hubbard

Swim Across America returning to Lake Ray Hubbard

Making waves at The Harbor to fight cancer Open water swim event hopes to raise…

Fireworks, family fun at Freedom Fest at The Harbor

Fireworks, family fun at Freedom Fest at The Harbor

(THE HARBOR, LAKE RAY HUBBARD-May 19, 2013) Celebrate our nation’s independence with fireworks, live music…

Next Concert by the Lake features classic rock

Next Concert by the Lake features classic rock

SoundHouse takes the stage Thursday, May 23 (ROCKWALL-May 19, 2013) The City of Rockwall Parks &…

Dallas Race Week sets sail on Dad’s Day

Dallas Race Week sets sail on Dad’s Day

Chance to win a Royal Caribbean Cruise for Two (LAKE RAY HUBBARD-May 19, 2013) For hundreds…

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Guide

Can’t decide which summer camp option is right for your child? Blue Ribbon News is…

Student filmmaker creates documentary about fictitious Rockwall resident

Student filmmaker creates documentary about fictitious Rockwall resident

Bruce Hayward Lived Here includes cast of local principals, mayor, doctor (ROCKWALL-May 15, 2013) “From…

Sea Horses & Sand Dollars FUNdraiser to benefit Equest

Sea Horses & Sand Dollars FUNdraiser to benefit Equest

(WYLIE-May 14, 2013) Kick off summer at Equest’s SEA HORSES AND SAND DOLLARS FUNdraiser from 6…

MusicFest’s Celebrity Roast to put Mayor in hot seat

MusicFest’s Celebrity Roast to put Mayor in hot seat

(ROCKWALL-May 14, 2013) Rockwall Mayor David Sweet will be the subject of MusicFest’s Tenth Annual Celebrity Roast,…


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Schools

Rockwall graduate selected into academic honor society at Texas A&M

Rockwall graduate selected into academic honor society at Texas A&M

(ROCKWALL-May 17, 2013) Kimberly Grinnan, graduate of Rockwall High School in 2009, was recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Texas A&M University. Founded in 1776 at the…

Sixth grader’s service project sends child with Autism to summer camp

Sixth grader’s service project sends child with Autism to summer camp

(ROCKWALL-May 15, 2013)  For his sixth grade community service project, Anthony Khabaz of Rockwall chose to hold garage sales, and donate the money he earned to help those…

Jacket Backers name student athletes of the month

Jacket Backers name student athletes of the month

(ROCKWALL ISD-May 15, 2013) The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers have selected Miranda Larkin as the Lady Jacket Athlete of the Month and Gaines Kinsey as the Yellowjacket Athlete…

Meet the 2013-14 Wylie East Sapphires

Meet the 2013-14 Wylie East Sapphires

(WYLIE ISD-May 15, 2013) Introducing the 2013-14 Wylie East Sapphires Drill Team, coached by Director Brittany Miller and Assistant Director Stephanie Davis. Sapphires are (top row, from left) Alaysha…

Student filmmaker creates documentary about fictitious Rockwall resident

Student filmmaker creates documentary about fictitious Rockwall resident

Bruce Hayward Lived Here includes cast of local principals, mayor, doctor (ROCKWALL-May 15, 2013) “From an early age, I always wanted to tell stories, and movies are the…

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Editor's Notes

Win a free tandem parasailing flight on Lake Ray Hubbard

Win a free tandem parasailing flight on Lake Ray Hubbard

(LAKE RAY HUBBARD-April 29, 2013) Blue Ribbon News and ParasailingTheHarbor.com are offering readers a chance to win a FREE tandem flight…

View May/June print edition, hot off the press

View May/June print edition, hot off the press

The Blue Ribbon News Rockwall/Heath print edition is direct-mailed free to ~16,500 households in zip codes 75087 & 75032. A digital version is…

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Ribbon Cuttings

Legacy Salons & Spa celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting

(ROCKWALL-May 11, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Legacy Salons & Day Spa with a Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony. Legacy Salons & Day Spa…

Ribbon cutting for Harbor District Postal Office

(ROCKWALL-May 4, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Harbor District US Postal Office, now conveniently located at 3003 Ridge…

Chamber hosts ribbon cutting for Rockwall County Newcomers

(ROCKWALL-May 3, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Rockwall County Newcomers & Friends, a women’s social organization whose mission…

Good People Profiles

Q&A with retiring Heath City Councilman Bob Hille

(HEATH-April 27, 2013) Retiring Heath City Councilman Bob Hille is truly an officer and a gentleman, as evidenced by a lifetime of service to God, country and…

Q&A with Sherry Hamm of Helping Hands

As Director of Emergency Assistance and Referral at Rockwall County Helping Hands, Sherry Hamm is passionate about faith, family and helping those in need. Her humble demeanor…

Q&A with Rockwall Mayor David Sweet

Blue Ribbon News thanks Mayor David Sweet for graciously sharing a little bit about his background and why he’s so passionate about making Rockwall such a great…

Kids Talk / Parenting by Maren Schmidt

Better trickles down

(March 10, 2013) As we learn and grow interesting events occur.  Others around us grow and learn.  We position ourselves to help others through our newfound knowledge…

Avoid the Sugar Blues

(March 15, 2013) When we first got married, my husband’s habit was to drink a 16-ounce glass of orange juice for breakfast.  To that we added pancakes…

Let the sunshine in

(March 15, 2013) How much of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D3, do we need to maintain optimum health? The major biological function of vitamin D is to maintain…

Faith

The God Who Heals

(May 12, 2013) There are things we never receive because we don’t pray believing. Jesus said that, and encouraged his followers to speak to “mountains,” those big…

Suds for Surgery Car Wash, garage sale May 11

(DALLAS-May 6, 2013) Shoreline Dallas Church will host a benefit car wash and garage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11. The “Suds for…

Yard Sale at First Baptist Wylie to help fund mission trips

(WYLIE-April 17, 2013) First Baptist Church in Wylie will host its 3rd Annual “All Mission Trips Yard Sale” from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4.…

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