Complimentary session for grades 3-6 this Friday ROCKWALL (January 4, 2013) Rockwall School of Music is hosting a new class students in grades 3 through 6, entitled Introduction to Musical Theatre. A complimentary session of this Musical Theatre class will be from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, January 10th at the Rockwall School Music, 749 […]
ROCKWALL (January 4, 2013) Auditions for the Rockwall Community Playhouse production of Steel Magnolias will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 15th at RCP, located at 609 E. Rusk St., just off of the square in downtown Rockwall. The show has six female roles – “two older, two younger, and two in between.” Auditioners will […]
(January 1, 2014) “But, Daddy, I don’t want to go!” Moving from one event to another are difficult parenting and teaching situations. Our children are involved and concentrating on an activity, then life gets in the way. It’s bath time. It’s bed time. Preschool is over. Daycare is closing. It’s time to get in the […]
(January 1, 2014) Blue Ribbon News and JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall have teamed up to say thank you for following our GOOD NEWS and to wish you a very happy and healthy New Year! On Friday, Jan 10, two lucky Blue Ribbon News readers will each win a FREE 3-month membership to the JER Chilton YMCA […]
Master Gardener Kim Martin of Barking Cat Farm leads the class ROCKWALL COUNTY (January 1, 2014) Kim Martin, certified Master Gardener and co-owner of Barking Cat Farms, will be the instructor for the Rockwall County Master Gardener Association’s first gardening class of 2014. Class participants will learn very important basic information that will help any […]
GARLAND ISD (January 1, 2014) Garland ISD’s Division of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment invites students, staff, parents and the community to help revise the district’s grading policies. A meeting will be held Tuesday, January 7th to review current practices and gather input regarding changes. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Curtis Culwell […]
DECEMBER 30, 2013 – Come bowl with New Beginning Center friends and supporters to help end family violence in our local community. Every year the friends of New Beginning Center gather for a day of fun to make a change in our community. Teen dating violence and family violence needs to end you can help […]
ROCKWALL (December 30, 2013) Welcome to the Blue Ribbon News Advice Department. This week’s question comes from Sadface in Nevada. She writes, “Dear Blue Ribbon News Advice Guru, what’s the secret to making sure 2014 is a happy year for me?” There’s a simple solution, Sadface: Adopt a happy companion like Hazel. She’s an exuberant young […]
ROCKWALL (December 30, 2013) On Thursday, January 30, at 7 pm, First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, 1200 E. Yellow Jacket Lane, will host for its Wesley Arts speaker series Dr. Rose-Mary Rumbley, retired university speech professor and popular Dallas speaker, who will speak on “Dallas Sacred Spaces.” A brief question and answer session will […]
GARLAND (December 30, 2013) Join the New Year’s Eve fundraising party from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, December 31st at the Branding Iron at Firewheel Golf Park, 1535 Brand Road in Garland. There will be casino gaming, an Italian dinner, desserts, complimentary beer, a silent auction, full cash bar, and a champagne toast at […]