(February 8, 2013) Hawaiian Falls will hold auditions starting March 2 to hire Team Splash members for all five of its Texas waterparks. “If you’re 16 or older, outgoing, sing and dance, and were born to be the center of attention, we’d love to meet you,” said Susan Kruizinga, Programming & Events Manager at Hawaiian Falls. […]
(ADDISON-February 8, 2013) Dads Day at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison is a time where fathers of fourth graders join their students for lunch, learning and fellowship in the classroom. Each student has the opportunity to show off to their dad and display their recent projects, accomplishments, works of art and more. The students also […]
(ROCKWALL-February 5, 2013) The Grammy award-nominated Christian rock band MercyMe was spotted filming a video recently at The Life House coffee shop in Rockwall. Several locals were star-struck at the news. The band is well-known for their crossover hit “I Can Only Imagine,” giving their debut album double-platinum status. Pictured from left are band members […]
Luxury automobile dealership group ranked #4 in the U.S. in the largest survey of American workers of its kind (February 3, 2013) Dallas-based Park Place Dealerships has been named one of America’s Top Workplaces by WorkplaceDynamics. Park Place was ranked #4 nationwide among 872 organizations with more than 1,000 employees that participated in regional top […]
(February 3, 2013) Eagle Scout candidate Will Senecal Jr. of St. Patrick Church Troop 719 Circle 10 Council recently coordinated a project to build two raised garden beds to help those who are mobility impaired start and care for herbs at the Audelia Road Library. The project will ask members of the community to grow one […]
With Valentine’s Day approaching, Blue Ribbon News asked local couples how they met. You won’t believe some of their stories… As promised, here’s the true love tale that brought Richard and I together: (January 31, 2013) A recent study posed this question to married people: If you could go back in time, would you remarry […]
(SUNNYVALE-January 29, 2013) In these hectic times, especially as Dallas-Fort Worth endures more and more flu cases, emergency rooms are busy places. Here are some hints from Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale to make those trips to emergency rooms a little easier: Go before the roosters wake up Pre-dawn visits to the ER, those […]
Visual Arts Society of Texas Juried Art Show presents recently-produced works by area artists (GRAPEVINE-January 25, 2013) The Grapevine Convention & Visitor’s Bureau welcomes the 7th Annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition to the Grapevine Tower Gallery, 636 S. Main Street, Grapevine, February 3 – 28. The show is free and open to the public. Coordinated by […]
DRAWING EVERY FRIDAY Congrats to our first winner: Tiffany Ferguson Portis of Rockwall! “LIKE” Blue Ribbon News on Facebook now for your chance to win a FREE FAMILY 4-PAK to the annual DFW Family Expo on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Centennial Hall at Fair Park – the largest baby, kid and family show in Dallas/Fort Worth. […]
Rescue Remembrance Project honors those lost in September 11, 2001 attacks (GRAPEVINE-January 25, 2013) On September 11, 2001, FDNY (Fire Department of New York) Rescue 4 responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center. All of the responders on the vehicle were killed in the collapse of the first tower. Now one of two rescue […]