Six SUVs filled with donated toys, bikes at Honda of Burleson Honda of Burleson hosted an Adopt-an-Angel tree at the dealership off Interstate 35. More than 320 toys and several new bikes were donated to benefit Heart for the Kids and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Johnson County. “It was heart-warming to see the community’s response […]
Hawaiian Falls Regional Manager Evan Barnett was recently promoted to Vice President of Harvest Family Entertainment, Hawaiian Falls’ parent company. Barnett started with the company as a 16-year-old lifeguard in California. He moved to Dallas/Fort Worth in 2003 to head up the first Hawaiian Falls waterpark in Garland. He has since opened each of the […]
Next up: ‘Texas Shorty’ The Rockwall Area Retired Teachers Association got into the Christmas spirit with accordionist Matt Tolentino playing songs of the season at RARTA’s December meeting. Hostesses for the meeting were (pictured, from left) Mary Jackson, Georgia Lee, Nora Myres and Deanna Parks. Not pictured: Patsy Fleetwood. There will be […]
The monthly meeting of the Friday Study Club was held at the home of Jinksie Patton, with Carolyn Duckworth and Martha Baker serving as co-hostesses. The meeting featured the club’s annual gift exchange. The Friday Study Club, founded in 1919, is the oldest organization in Rockwall and actively supports Terrell State Hospital and the county library. From left […]
“Idleness, indifference, irresponsibility are healthy responses to absurd work.”—Frederick Herzberg “Marjorie is lazy. That’s all. You need to push her to get things done,” said Ms. Busch. We were in a parent/teacher conference and I felt uncomfortable with the word “lazy” as a descriptor for five-year-old Marjorie. Lazy seemed derogatory. Marjorie’s teacher, Ms. Busch, had […]
After announcing the “New 7 Wonders of the World” in 2007, the New 7 Wonders Foundation began worldwide voting to select the “New 7 Wonders of Nature,” a list of the seven most incredible natural wonders of the modern world. Voting ended on Nov. 11, when the following preliminary winners were announced: Amazon Rainforest (South […]
Wear PJs, create edible snowflakes, and enjoy a SnowShow (Frisco) Tis the season to be jolly and visit Sci-Tech Discovery Center. Join them in your festive jammies during their extended hours, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 for the 2nd annual Science with Santa event. Snow is in the forecast! Guests will experiment with a polymer snow, […]
The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce recently named the Rotary Club of Rowlett as the Business/Organization of the Month for December 2011. Leon Dudley, Brad Daniels, Paul Atwood, Scott Brittell, Dale Raspberry and Micky Shaw were on hand to graciously accept the award on Dec. 14. Criteria for earning this award includes modeling high ethical standards, practicing exemplary customer […]
Maverick is gentle, intelligent and very handsome. After he gets on a proper diet to put some meat on his bones, he’s going to be one sharp-looking dog. Maverick is looking for an extra-special home for the holidays. He’s heartworm positive, so he needs to get some treatments to restore him to full health. His […]
“Forever Plaid,” the musical, is enjoying a three-week run in the Black Box at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater. The show is presented by Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre. Remaining evening shows start at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20-23. Tickets are $25 with discounts available for seniors, students, children and groups. Tickets can be purchased online […]