Rockwall Habitat for Humanity joins worldwide celebration Habitat for Humanity marked a major milestone Monday, Oct. 3 when it dedicated its 500,000th house in Maai Mahiu, Kenya, and began construction on its 500,001st house in Paterson, N.J. Volunteers and homeowners from Rockwall Habitat for Humanity joined in celebrating the milestones as part of events held […]
(Rockwall) The September meeting of the Rockwall Area Retired Teachers Association started the year with an outstanding program by local photographer, Nell Welborn, entitled “Cuba in Photographic Splendor.”The spectacular photos showed the people, towns and scenery rarely seen since the 1960s. The hostesses for the meeting were Mary Harrison, Billie Stevenson, Sherry Wimpee, Monte Huffaker […]
(Wylie) In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center will host its 11th annual Putting for Paws golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 10 at Woodbridge Golf Course in Wylie. Players, sponors and donors are encouraged to come for fun, food, and golf while helping the nonprofit agency achieve its goal of raising enough money to feed its rescued cats for six months. To […]
LakeCities Ballet Theatre will present its 6th annual performance of “Le Ballet de Dracula” with three shows on Oct. 14-15 at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater. This original ballet, written by Tom Rutherford and beautifully choreographed by LakeCities Ballet Artistic Director Kelly Lannin, is fast becoming a seasonal classic for North Texas. This year’s cast […]
Congratulations to Roy and Nora Wilson at 300 Rowdy Drive in Royse City on being chosen as the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month winner! The purpose of the program is to recognize Royse City’s citizens who demonstrate above-average efforts in maintaining their property, thereby contributing to the overall appearance of the […]
This little guy is a lot of fun! Kuma is young, so he still likes to enjoy his playtime. But he’s also very outgoing and very friendly. And it goes without saying that he’s as handsome as can be. If you want to have some fun, come out to meet this happy kitty today. […]
(Royse City) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce is happy to welcome The “Arts” Martial to its membership. The Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the martial arts school on Saturday, Oct. 1. The team at The “Arts” Martial conducted an open house and handed out information describing the variety of classes they offer to […]
(Rockwall) Scores of area youth recently joined other volunteers to unload truckloads of pumpkins for one of Rockwall’s most popular fall events – the Pumpkin Patch. In its 23rd year of operation, Rockwall’s original Pumpkin Patch is now open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week, through Sunday, Oct. 30. Visitors will discover […]
(Rockwall) The Rockwall Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Assured Home Care. At Assured Home Care, their mission is to enhance the quality of the lives of seniors by providing exceptional in-home personal care with an unwavering commitment to give clients the same quality of care that they would expect for their own families. […]
(Irving) There will be an Urban Farming Workshop from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Senter East Building, 228 Chamberlain St. in Irving. This half-day workshop will provide participants with information about how to live sustainably in an urban setting. Topics will include organic vegetable gardening, canning and jamming, raising chickens, beekeeping, […]