Variety of cruise options aboard the Tejas (Grapveine) May 1, 2012 – On Mother’s Day (May 13), bring your mom, aunt, sister, grandma or even your mother-in-law, out for a spectacular Mother’s Day Cruise on Lake Grapevine aboard the Tejas! All the special moms in your life will enjoy one of the four cruising […]
All of North Texas is under another full-fledged cuteness alert. Jet, a young border collie mix, is simply adorable. He’s super intelligent and very sweet. The little guy is still recovering from surgery for a shattered rear leg, so he sometimes walks with a slight limp. But that doesn’t stop him from being a friendly […]
To readers who enjoy this column, please accept my deepest apologies for the nearly month long absence. April is an amazing month for our family and this year, April took on a very special meaning as my wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. Who says romance, commitment, patriotism, adventure and most of all, […]
If you have average kids and you are an average family, then you all almost certainly watch too much TV. You probably all spend too much time on the computer, too much time playing video games, and too much time on your cell phone and have the TV on in the background no matter what […]
Non-fiction book by Mary E. DeMuth; review by Patti Richter Mary DeMuth is an organized thinker and writer. The staff at Harvest House Publisher likely knew this before hearing—and accepting—her idea to write a book about spiritual warfare. How many women write books about spiritual warfare? Probably not many, especially the stay-at home kind. Theologians […]
781 Participants. 53 Teams. $99,255 Raised. (Rockwall) Members of the Rockwall County community turned out in full force April 27, 2012, to unite against a common enemy. This year’s Relay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, organized by co-chairs Carla Brooks and Mindy Brence, exceeded all expectations – raising the highest amount of money of […]
April 27, 2012 – What do you do with left-over medicines in your medicine cabinet? Hopefully you don’t just throw them in the trash or flush them. Letting them sit in the medicine cabinet, especially as they become expired or are simply no longer needed, isn’t a good idea either. Prescription drug abuse is a […]
The Gallery of the Arts/Crumbzz Tasting Pavilion will feature three prominent artists during the month of May – Michael Gillespie, Sueretta Todd, and Daniel Stewart. Join them for an artists reception from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday May 4. There will be live music, coffee, tea, and cake offered from Crumbzz. To learn more, visit forneyarts.org Thanks to […]
(Dallas) April 26, 2012 – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., a Texas builder for 30 years, was awarded the No. 8 ranking on the Dallas Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers in North Texas list for its strong commitment to creating a healthy workplace. Numerical rankings for each honored company were announced on April 12 at a luncheon and […]
The six Mayors of Rockwall County invite you to join them in recognizing National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3 at the sixth annual Rockwall County Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast. Mayors David Sweet (Rockwall), John Ratcliffe (Heath), Bill Broderick (Fate), Jerrell Bayley (Royse City), Gary Moody (McLendon-Chisholm) and Todd W. Gottell (Rowlett) will host the […]