Perot Museum presents its third-annual Legacy Award in recognition of Spann’s exemplary leadership and commitment as a longtime board member, collaborator, lender and docent The Perot Museum of Nature and Science’s annual Gems and Minerals Legacy Award was presented to longtime collaborator, lender, docent and Museum board member Gail Copus Spann. The award was presented […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Rockwall County Master Gardener Association will host a series of gardening education classes, covering vegetable gardening, bees, and effective watering (see descriptions below). Cost for all classes is $15 and will be held at the Rockwall County Extension Office, located at 915 Whitmore Ste. B, Rockwall, TX 75087. Call 972-204-7660 for registration […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) This Friday, the Rockwall County Historical Foundation will welcome Tom Kula, who has served as Executive Director of the North Texas Municipal Water District for more than five years, for a presentation entitled, “Water,” as part of its Sheri Stodghill Lecture Series. The program, which is free and open to the public, will […]
Communities Rise to the Challenge in the Name of Conservation AUSTIN–Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Audubon Texas, partners in the Bird City Texas Initiative, are proud to announce that four communities have received certification during the inaugural application cycle. Bastrop, Dallas, Houston, and Port Aransas have been recognized as the leaders in community action […]
Rose-Mary is coming! Once again, the always entertaining, inimitable Rose-Mary Rumbley will join Rowlett Reviews on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Rose-Mary’s presentation will be ‘speaker’s choice’ and will, doubtless, be fun and interesting. Everyone is welcome to join Rowlett Reviews at 9:30 a.m. for refreshments and socializing prior to beginning of the review at 10. Rowlett […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Rockwall Parks & Recreation Department requests your input as they submit their next Parks Master Plan. Attend one of the following public input sessions to have your voice heard: Blue Ribbon News staff report. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good […]
The Rockwall County 4-H Beef Club will continue to collect beef sticks until Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The Rockwall County 4-H Beef Club is participating in the nationally recognized program “Souper Bowl of Caring” and collecting individually wrapped beef sticks. The youth decided to collect snacks such as Country Archer Beef Sticks because they are […]
This spring, the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will seek to help girls become strong in both mind, body and spirit with its girlSTRONG program. The brainchild of Rockwall YMCA Health and Wellness Director Diana Fulton, this empowering program invites girls ages 10-16 to eight weeks of fitness and healthy group discussions designed to build […]
The Men & Ladies of Honor are excited to release their third and final installment of the “Men of Honor” magazine curriculum. The Men of Honor Magazine 3 is used in the Men of Honor program. Volume 3 has a heavy emphasis on servant leadership, and students are encouraged to use the skills and character […]
Best-selling author, Parris Afton Bonds, will present a writing class, “Creating Engaging Plots” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the Rockwall County Library. She has written over 50 historical and contemporary novels. She has set books in Australia, Scotland, England, France, colonial America, and Texas. Bonds’ latest work, The Brigands, brings the Texas Revolution […]