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 […]

Visual Art League presents ‘On the Move’

(Lewisville) A new Visual Art League members’ show, “On the Move,” will run from Saturday, Oct. 15 through Nov. 19 in the Gallery at MCL Grand. An opening reception will be held 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Visual Art League is one of six local groups receiving funding from the Greater Lewisville Arts […]

Apothecary fair offers free dental and eye exams, low cost health services

(Dallas) The Brookhaven Apothecary Health Fair 2011 is a community service nonprofit event featuring free and low cost health services, along with a blood drive by the American Red Cross.  Free dental exams, free eye exams, free diabetes screenings, low cost flu shots and low cost mammograms are some of the services that will be available. The […]

United Methodist Women to host ‘Tis the Season Bazaar

(Rockwall) Mark your calendar for the Annual United Methodist Women Bazaar and Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5 at First United Methodist Church, 1200 E. Yellowjacket Lane, across from the Rockwall County Library. This is a great opportunity for eager Christmas shoppers and vendors alike. There will be handmade crafts and home decor, plus yummy baked goods […]

Texas Legends name Del Harris Head Coach

1995 NBA Coach of the Year Returns to Sideline (Frisco) 1995 NBA Coach of the Year.  NAIA Hall-of-Famer.  Indiana Basketball Hall-of-Famer.  Over 500 NBA wins in just 12 full seasons as head coach.  Coached two World Championships, one Olympics, and other major FIBA tournaments with five different international teams, always finishing in the medal round […]

Dallas Oilers Bantams win Oktoberfest championship

Dallas Oilers Bantams win Oktoberfest championship

The Dallas Oilers Bantam U14 team traveled to Oklahoma City  the weekend of Oct. 1 to participate at the Bantam A level with 4 other teams: The Dallas Stars Selects (McBey), McKinney Lightning (Osterheldt), Wichita (Wells) and OKC (Shearer). Finishing first overall in the Oklahoma City Youth Hockey Association Oktoberfest Tournament, the Oilers opened round robin play with […]

World Habitat Day marks milestone 500,000th home

World Habitat Day marks milestone 500,000th home

Rockwall Habitat for Humanity joins worldwide celebration  Habitat for Humanity marked a major milestone Monday, Oct. 3 when it dedicated its 500,000th house in Maai Mahiu, Kenya, and began construction on its 500,001st house in Paterson, N.J. Volunteers and homeowners from Rockwall Habitat for Humanity joined in celebrating the milestones as part of events held […]

Retired teachers enjoy ‘Cuba in Photographic Splendor’

(Rockwall) The September meeting of the Rockwall Area Retired Teachers Association started the year with an outstanding program by local photographer, Nell Welborn, entitled “Cuba in Photographic Splendor.”The spectacular photos showed the people, towns and scenery rarely seen since the 1960s.  The hostesses for the meeting were Mary Harrison, Billie Stevenson, Sherry Wimpee, Monte Huffaker […]

Wilson family earns Royse City’s ‘Yard of the Month’

Congratulations to Roy and Nora Wilson at 300 Rowdy Drive in Royse City on being chosen as the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month winner! The purpose of the program is to recognize Royse City’s citizens who demonstrate above-average efforts in maintaining their property, thereby contributing to the overall appearance of the […]