(Dallas) August 19, 2012 – A Texas-sized experiential exhibition, The Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary Experience, will bring together Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, alumnae, fair-goers and Girl Scouts across the United States to celebrate Girl Scouts 100th anniversary year at the 2012 State Fair of Texas from Sept. 28 through Oct. 21 in Dallas. Created […]
Registration open for World Tamale Eating Championship during Lewisville’s Western Days (Lewisville) August 15, 2012 – Registration is now open for the eighth annual World Tamale Eating Championship scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, during the Western Days festival in Old Town Lewisville. The event, organized by the Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau and officially sanctioned […]
Richardson-based ministry to tackle largest service project to date (Richardson) September 14, 2012 – Footwashers Ministries, Inc., a Richardson-based Christian non-profit organization which helps needy, elderly and special needs families, will tackle their largest scale project to date on September 22. The ministry is expecting several hundred volunteers to come together to revamp 27 plus […]
August 15, 2012 – Lake Pointe Medical Center, based in Rowlett, recently received an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Hospital Safety Score was calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel using publicly available data […]
Regional effort includes Waterway Educational Expo (Lewisville) August 15, 2012 – Hoping to raise awareness and appreciation of the Trinity River, Lewisville Lake, and their respective shorelines, Keep Lewisville Beautiful, the City of Lewisville, Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, and Kayak Power are teaming up to host KLB’s 21st annual Trinity Trash Bash waterway clean […]
August 14, 2012 – Capital One Bank announced it closed a seven-year $9.2 million Revolving Credit Facility for Hawaiian Falls Waterparks, which is owned by Horizon Family Holdings, LLC. Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and complete construction of a new water park in Waco, Texas. “This credit facility is an […]
(Dallas/Richardson) August 13, 2012 – Ice Training Center Richardson (ITC) recently unveiled its new Jr Oilers Youth Hockey Development Program, aimed at helping young players (birth years 2004/05/06) grow aggressively and smartly in the sport through targeted skills training and conditioning, competitive game play, high-intensity practices, and a fall/winter season packed full of more ice time […]
(Lewisville) August 13, 2012 – Josh Abbott and Randy Rogers, two of the brightest young stars in Texas country music, will headline the annual Western Days festival Sept. 28-29 in Old Town Lewisville. Josh Abbott Band will be the featured act on Saturday night to close the festival, taking the Bud Light Main Stage at […]
Champions Day returns to all Hawaiian Falls waterparks August 9, 2012 – Saturday, August 11, is Champions Day 2.0 at all five Hawaiian Falls waterparks. Special needs kids and their families will have exclusive use of the park from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The parks will open to the public 10:30 a.m. – 6 […]
REEL REVIEWS Movie Reviews for Real People Am I the only person that really hates the lack of imaginations in Hollywood ? It seems like almost every movie made in recent years is a remake. I don’t understand why studios are remaking beloved classic movies. I thought the remakes of Footloose and True Grit […]