June 14, 2012 – Join the Soroptimist International Club of Rockwall at Southern Junction Nightclub and Steakhouse from 7 to 11 p.m. October 6 for Lassos and Lace, a WomenAid fundraising event. Donation items are needed for the live and silent auctions. They are also seeking sponsor tables, program donations and event underwriters. More details […]
Ribbon cutting, grand opening for Tech Center (Rockwall) June 13, 2012 – The Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall County, along with the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, welcomed more than 60 community investors, City Dignitaries, special guests and over 185 Club members to a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony June 12, celebrating the Club’s […]
Celebrate with lions and tigers, support In-Sync in Twitter-based fundraising contest (Wylie) June 13, 2012 – Thanks to local bloggers (Wylie is “Wild for In-Sync Exotics”), In-Sync Exotics will be participating in a huge Twitter-based fundraising contest. To help generate donations, and possibly win thousands of additional dollars in awards, the wildlife sanctuary will compete […]
June 13, 2012 – Rockwall Pets, a local non-profit working to make all of Rockwall County a no-kill zone, has received an ASPCA Staffers’ Choice grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®). Ms. Pune Dracker, the director of content and editorial services for the ASPCA, chose Rockwall Pets for […]
Hannah is an exceptional dog. Period. She’s apparently a full-blooded Treeing Walker Coonhound. Like her breed description reads, Hannah is loving, confident and intelligent. The biggest strike against Walker Hounds? Owners report that it’s difficult to move them once they get comfortable on your bed or your sofa! (Find out more about Treeing Walker Coonhounds […]
Very few people can pinpoint Maai Mahui, Kenya on a map. Ouida Springer Elementary 6th graders can not only locate the village, they can tell you all about the culture and some new friends they have made. To date, Springer students have raised enough money to sponsor four orphaned children in a small Kenyan village […]
Thanks to good weather and good friends Historians will note (or maybe they will overlook this tiny factoid) that several hundred people enjoyed the last Transit of Venus during the 21st century at the Rockwall County Library on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. It was my great pleasure to “deliver as promised” an exceptional stellar event for […]
(Wylie) June 4, 2012 – Thursday, June 7 began the first elimination rounds in the Searching for a Star 2012 vocal competition in Wylie. Fifty-one young performers entered the competition, representing 16 cities. Performers came from as far away as Winnsboro, Texas to audition for the sixth year of the competition. Cities represented include Allen, Coppell, […]
(Heath) June 12, 2012 – The Heath Hawks Baseball Team is hardly slowing down after their 2012 Class 4-A State Championship win. They will be honored at 7:15 p.m. Monday, June 18 during the Rockwall ISD School Board meeting. A team celebration will follow at 8 p.m. at Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Harbor. Family, fans, and […]
Every year when the weather turns warm, we are treated to the dazzling floral displays of blooming crape myrtles…and their colorful show lasts through September. This Texas jewel has one of the longest blooming seasons; plus they are among the toughest, most adaptable plants around. Crape myrtles come in so many sizes now that they […]