‘Queens and other Lovers’ topic at Friday Study Club

(Rockwall) The November meeting of the Friday Study Club met in the home of Ruth Willis, with Nancy Hill and Carolyn Francisco serving as co-hostesses.  Club members contributed items for the Terrell State Hospital as a part of their ongoing support of the facility and its programs. Sharon Shannon, member of the Friday Study Club, […]

Keep Lewisville Beautiful awards grant to Lions Club, provides free light bulbs

Keep Lewisville Beautiful recently awarded the Lewisville Lions Club a $500 Adult Beautification grant for an outdoor beautification and community improvement project planting native trees and crepe myrtles in the northeast corner of Central Park, in partnership with Lewisville Parks and Leisure Services. “We are excited to be able to provide the Lions Club funds […]

Rep. Laubenberg speaks, new DAR members introduced at National Defense Luncheon

Rep. Laubenberg speaks, new DAR members introduced at National Defense Luncheon

DAR officers pose with the Honorable Jodie Laubenberg (far right), Republican State Representative, District 89. The Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, serving her fifth term in the Texas House of Representatives, spoke on “Protecting our Texas Borders” during the Rock Wall Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution’s National Defense Luncheon, held Nov. 5 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in […]

New 4-H Club offers horse safety, education clinic

(Royse City) The new Gold Buckle 4-H Club, in association with the Bar S Arena, will present a Horse Safety & Education Clinic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.   The clinic is designed for those who want to get acquainted with and/or learn to handle a horse, own a horse, or simply improve […]

Friday Study Club ‘joins hands’ to kick off food drive

Friday Study Club ‘joins hands’ to kick off food drive

Heath, Rockwall fire departments compete in community-wide food drive hosted by Rockwall Rotary and Rockwall County Helping Hands (Rockwall) Friday Study Club became the first club to participate in the Rockwall Rotary and Helping Hands’ “Joining Hands to Help Others”community-wide food drive that ends Thursday, Nov. 17. FSC president  Becky Cecil selected Rockwall Fire Station # 1 (near the […]

Commission on Aging assists seniors, visits Friday Study Club

Commission on Aging assists seniors, visits Friday Study Club

Marge Ver Hagen, director for Rockwall County Commission on Aging presented the October Friday Study Club program by sharing ways the Commission fulfills its goal of helping seniors remain in their own homes as long as safely possible.  Marge reported that Meals on Wheels are provided to 165 to 180 seniors daily, plus 70 dogs, […]

Mohler family recognized by Noon Exchange Club

Mohler family recognized by Noon Exchange Club

(Garland) The Mohler Family exemplifies the “You Make a Difference” reorganization which they received from the Noon Exchange Club of Garland at its Oct 5 meeting.  The father, Jay Mohler and his two sons, Jason and Jeremy are all members of the Garland Police Department. Jay was hired by the Garland Police Department in July […]

Join candidates, elected officials at Pachyderm Club lunch

Join the Lake Ray Hubbard Pachyderm Club, an official allied organization of the Republican party, for a luncheon meeting at noon Thursday, Oct. 20 at Texas Land and Cattle Steakhouse. Special guests will include State Representative Cindy Burkett, other elected officials and candidates. The cost is $16.50, which includes your choice of 5 entrees, two […]

Lions Club kicks off ‘Send Santa to the Troops’

Lions Club kicks off ‘Send Santa to the Troops’

The Royse City Lions Club is seeking addresses for local soldiers stationed overseas and donations for their Send Santa to the Troops project that kicks off this month. Visit the club for more information regarding their service to Royse City at  one of their bi-monthly meetings at 7 p.m. on 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Luigi’s Italian Café on Main […]

Lions Club cleans up 2 mile stretch of Hwy 548

Lions Club cleans up 2 mile stretch of Hwy 548

(Royse City) Members of the Royse City Lions Club gathered from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 to pick up 25 large bags of trash along FM 548 as part of the service organization’s 2 mile stretch of Adopt-a-Highway. Seven Lions Club members and three additional volunteers served their community by walking the ditches and […]