(The Harbor, Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall) Save the date for the Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta and Duck Fest, which launches Saturday, Sept. 22 at The Harbor in Rockwall – benefiting The Boys and Girls Club and Meals on Wheels. Thousands of yellow rubber ducks will be adopted and raced down the fountains at The Harbor […]
Food collection boxes in various Frisco Square locations through July 31 (Frisco) July 17, 2012 – Frisco Square announces the Frisco Family Services Donation Drive Event now through July 31, 2012. Last week, Frisco Family Services Center placed an urgent call for help in collecting items for their Food Pantry. Frisco Square hosted a donation drive […]
(Rockwall) July 16, 2012 – For the 26th year the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club will bring to Rockwall an annual event that has become a local tradition – the Hot Rocks Bike Race and Ride. In August they come – the riders, the sponsors, the spectators and the Rotarians. Before the sun rises they are there and […]
(Rockwall) July 16, 2012 – Biddie Hampton, long time Rockwall community volunteer, along with her husband, Dan, will be moving to Colorado at the end of the month, so in order for some friends to have a send-off breakfast before she packs up the last box, a plan (for a cause) was made. The group gathered […]
(Rockwall) July 13, 2012 – Soroptimist of Rockwall has been a longtime supporter of the efforts of Rockwall County Helping Hands to assist with the health needs of women in the Rockwall community since its inception more than 28 years ago. When the need arose for an expensive piece of equipment to help with sexual assault examinations, Soroptimist provided […]
Event touted as one of the largest book sales in the region (Plano) July 12, 2012 – The 29th Annual Friends of the Plano Public Library Book Sale is Aug. 2-4 at Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. With a reputation as one of the largest book sales in the region, the Friends’ sale […]
Scout Jay Pultorak lends a ‘helping hand’ (Rockwall) July 11, 2012 – Working on his Eagle Scout project, Jay Pultorak (in background) and Scouts and leaders from various area troops – Duane Saputa, Cade Whitson, Connor Davis and Matthew Wright – performed car maintenance on vehicles such as oil changes, topping off fluids and inspections […]
The Rockwall Rotary Club, sometimes referred to as “Noon Rotary,” is Rockwall’s oldest service club. It held its organizational meeting on April 6, 1939 at the Rockwall Community Building, and had 20 businessmen charter members. The Rockwall Rotary Club is one of the thousands of Rotary Clubs worldwide that make up Rotary International which has […]
(Rockwall) July 9, 2012 – The Friday Study Club, organized in 1919 and recognized as Rockwall’s oldest women’s club, recently installed new officers. Pictured from left are the newly installed officers: Becky Cecil, President; Mary Vervalin, First Vice President; Sharon Shannon, Second Vice President; Nancy Hill, Recording Secretary; Carolyn Duckworth, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer; Carolyn Francisco, […]
(Lewisville) July 6, 2012 – Keep Lewisville Beautiful recognizes one residential and one business each month from April through October for the “Yard of the Month”. Signs designating the winners are proudly displayed for all to see. The June resident Yard of the Month winner is the beautifully landscaped yard located at1226 Tiffany Lane. There […]