You may have heard the saying, “world peace begins at home,” but what does that mean to you personally? To me, this means first looking within ourselves for answers. Author Leo Tolstoy wrote, many years ago, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” People tend to look furthest away […]
(Rockwall County) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation will continue its Brown Bag Lecture Series at noon Friday, Oct. 14 in the Historic Courthouse, with the presentation of “Talking Tombstones,” when residents from Rockwall’s past come to life to tell their own stories. The program is free, open to all and family-friendly. Submitted by Leigh Plagens, […]
(Rockwall) Friends of the Library will host the fall Lunch Basket in the Rockwall County Library Community Room at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 with a program presented by MusicFest featuring “Music Viva”. This will be an enjoyable medley of violin music performed by Vito Guitilla, a junior at SMU, who has been a member of […]
The Dallas Regional Chamber welcomes members and their guests to the Annual Golf Classic from noon to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Tribute Golf Club, 1000 Lebanon Road, The Colony. The tournament includes lunch, dinner, two drink tickets, contests throughout the course, raffle prizes, winning team prizes/trophies, a goodie bag for all players and […]
(Addison) Sept. 29 comedy night at Addison Improv Comedy Club features Al Fike, Jason Earls, Scott Smyer and Kristin Weber Nationally known comedian Al Fike will headline a “Clean Comedy Night” 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Addison Improv. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, plus a two-item minimum food or […]
(Duncanville High School) Duncanville HS will host a College Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. More than 50 colleges are universities are scheduled to attend. All students and their parents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. SAT/PSAT tutoring A tutoring session for students who will soon take the SAT or […]
(Rowlett) Joseph Amyson, assistant administrator, Dallas Elections, will present information on the Voter ID law, what is required to be a Precinct Chair, and how to be actively involved as a Election Judge/Clerk, during the next Rowlett Democratic Club meeting. All who attend, and qualify, may be sworn in as Dallas County Deputy Registrars. […]
(Lewisville) Defending champion Tim “Eater X” Janus, who has won the World Tamale Eating Championship three times in the event’s six-year history, will return to Lewisville to defend his crown on Saturday, Sept. 24, during the Western Days festival in Old Town Lewisville. The event, organized by the Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau and officially […]
(Rockwall) The Friends of the Library opened their 2011-12 year with a patriotic program presented by Linda Robinson entitled “Support our Troops at Home and Abroad”. Linda is the USO Volunteer Coordinator for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Linda showed slides from her year spent overseas establishing a USO presence in Iraq. The audience, […]
(Lewisville) Lewisville police officer Chris Clements recently was named the Texas Department of Transportation’s “Impaired Driving Enforcement Officer of the Year” (for an agency with 51 to 300 officers) at a ceremony in San Antonio. Clements is one of two dedicated DWI/Traffic Officers in Lewisville. He volunteered for work hours that make him available during the time […]