Teach your children well Why are so many things seemingly falling out of space and landing on Earth? If you have not asked this question in the past, you are very likely to start asking it by the 15th of January, 2012. By this date, the failed Russian spacecraft, Phobos Grunt, will have seen its […]
The Frisco Chamber of Commerce will recognize the 2011 Business and Citizen Community Award winners during the 28th Annual Awards Celebration presented by Meridian Payment Systems. The event will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at the Embassy Suites Frisco Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s theme “Work Hard, Play Hard” will spotlight the […]
(Rockwall) More than 180 members and guests gathered at Allure Restaurant at Chandlers Landing Jan. 12 for the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards and Member Appreciation Banquet. The event was sponsored by American National Bank Texas, ANB Trust Department, Business Directories of Texas, the City of Rockwall, Ebby Halliday Realtors, Endodontic Specialists of Rockwall, […]
(Rockwall) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 11 for Cate’s Touch, located at 116 E. Rusk in Rockwall. Cate’s Touch Total Body Care offers professional skin care services, ladies hair removal, massage, manicures, pedicures, ‘mini-me spa days’ for ages 4-12, and services for men that include skin renewal […]
(McKinney) The Happy Hounds Dog Agility Trial is free and open to the public this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14 and 15 at Myers Park and Event Center, 7117 CR 166 in McKinney. Activities will take place in the Show Barn, the park’s 57,000 square foot multipurpose facility that serves as a venue for livestock […]
(Grapevine) Thelma Wells, an international speaker, author and founder of A Woman of God Ministries, will host a “Presents from Heaven” conference on Monday, Jan. 16 at the Palace Arts Center, 300 S. Main St. in Grapevine. The conference will feature an adult program and a “Super Kids” session, which both run from 9 a.m. […]
“Ever since Jill started first grade, she’s become louder, messier, and not as kind as she was in kindergarten. I think her first grade classroom must be the reason she is the way she is,” said Jill’s mother, Paula. Susan, a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher, smiled. “Paula, I heard this every year. What’s happening […]
Your Friday Funny by Forney artist Donald Frederick. To read a few fun facts about Donald Frederick, Day by Day creator – what he does for a day job, what he’s passionate about, and where he hangs out on the weekends – check out his Blue Ribbon News “Good People” profile.
(Rowlett/Greenville) Lake Pointe Health Network will begin its free 2012 Community Seminar Series with two informational programs on thyroid disorders – one in Greenville on Wednesday, Jan. 25; and one in Rowlett on Thursday, Jan. 26. Wednesday’s program will be presented by Dr. Sreedevi Guttikonda at 6:30 p.m. at the Wesley Medical Plaza, 4101 Wesley, […]
(ROCKWALL-January 12, 2013) The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 19 at Applebee’s in Rockwall. Tickets are $8. Proceeds benefit local organizations of Rockwall County. For more information, please contact Trenton Cornehl at or 806-441-7999. To submit your good news and events, email .