If you’re flying this holiday season – whether to visit family, spend time with friends or just to get away – it’s possible you might be traveling with gifts for loved ones. However, taking gifts with you may not be as easy as you think. The good news is that you have some options. If […]
Some people trim their Christmas tree after Thanksgiving dinner. They head out early on Black Friday and do all their Christmas shopping by day’s end. They have their family-photo-Christmas-cards in the mail by Dec. 1. Then there are the rest of us. We pull out our Christmas boxes and let them incubate for days, as […]
Shep may look like a big boy, but he’s really just a big baby. He’s a little timid around strangers, but once he gets to know you, he’ll flip over for some belly rubs. He’s incredibly gentle and intelligent, not to mention absolutely handsome. Shep is ready to be the family companion of your […]
The Rockwall community shared the spirit of giving this holiday season as Fox 4 News and Jack FM hosted a spirit-filled Toys for Tots event at The Harbor on Dec. 9. Residents lined up to drop off toys even before the official 5 p.m. start time. On hand to accept donations were members of the United States Marine Corps and countless […]
Come to KE Cellars at The Harbor from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 and enjoy Cheer!, the holiday event sponsored by Savvy Texas Magazine, KE Cellars, and Campisi’s, benefiting The Rainbow Room of Rockwall County. Bring a clothing item (children’s or adult), personal hygeine items, diapers or baby formula to donate. Guests will enjoy wine tastings […]
Rotarians to host luncheon recognizing Heath fire station’s collection efforts “Joining Hands to Help Others” was the 2011 Rockwall Rotary Club’s theme for its recent community-wide food drive benefiting the Helping Hands food pantry. Each year, Helping Hands distributes thousands of bags of groceries to individuals and families in need across Rockwall County. The need […]
…and not be disappointed. Part II: The Telescope Tube In part II of this story, we will address the optical tube, the telescope – the thing you put your eye in so as to see into space (stars, nebulae and galaxies, or near space, planets). (If you missed Part I, you’ll want to go here before reading […]
Lake Pointe Medical Center is proud to announce the following physicians have joined the hospital’s medical staff: Endocrinology: Sreedevi Guttikonda, MD– Active Family Medicine: Dee G. McCrary, Jr., MD – Community Internal Medcine: Hassan Farooq, MD – Community Nephrology: Sajid Iqbal, MD – Consulting Madhavi Mallareddy, MD – Consulting Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Mark E. […]
(Rowlett) Lake Pointe Health Network today announced the appointment of Rebecca (Becky) L. Speight as its new chief financial officer. Speight, whose appointment took effect Nov. 28, is responsible for financial operations of the network. Speight comes to LPHN from Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, OK. At Bailey, she served as the chief financial officer responsible […]
It was Parents’ Weekend during our daughter’s freshman year at college. The ladies cross-country team had arranged a dinner for their parents. As we dined on ravioli at a local restaurant, it dawned on me that I was sitting in the middle of a statistical anomaly. Every team member had a parent there and of […]