(Wylie – January 2, 2013) Since marrying in 1999, Dwight and Terry Lancaster dedicated their lives to service. It started with founding Bethesda Nursing Home Ministry and led up to the 2011 opening of the Crafter’s Co-op store in historic downtown Wylie. Crafter’s Co-op provides a retail outlet for the creative works of about 90 crafters, […]
(GARLAND ISD-December 27, 2012) Valued at $2 million, the da Vinci surgical robot is a hot commodity among hospitals in North Texas. Baylor Medical Center at Garland proudly acquired one last July, and several North Garland High School students now belong to an elite group of skilled da Vinci operators. During a special presentation Dec. 3, […]
(GARLAND ISD-December 27, 2012) What does car racing have to do with education? That’s what students find out in Ronnie Tiemann’s classes at Coyle Middle School. They recently designed and constructed derby cars, operated by either aerodynamics or CO2. Students then competed against one another for the title of school champion. “Last semester was my […]
(GARLAND ISD-December 26, 2012) Curtis Culwell may no longer be Garland ISD’s superintendent, but his legacy will live on as an advocate for education. GISD’s Council of PTAs recognized Culwell with a National PTA Life Achievement Award at its December meeting. “A PTA Life Achievement Award acknowledges great efforts made to improve the lives of […]
(GARLAND ISD-December 26, 2012) Trading his sleigh for a motorcycle, Santa Claus made a special appearance earlier this month at Garland ISD’s Golden Meadows Elementary School. Saint Nick led 70 other bikers from the Curtis Culwell Center to the campus during the seventh-annual GISD Rolling Thunder Toy Run. And, the gang brought gifts to benefit […]
(December 26, 2012) Only three years old, the mountain bike program at Sachse High School has already made a name for itself as the best in Texas. Sachse’s six-member team recently won the Texas High School Cycling League State Championships—its second title in two years. The SHS program was started by teacher Christine Tucker in […]
(November 28, 2012) Santa Claus is getting some help when he visits the homeless pets of the DFW area. This holiday season will be even more meaningful for the orphaned pets of North Texas thanks to Dr. Keith Webb and his staff at Pet Doctor. Those homeless dogs and cats will receive much-needed medical care […]
Nominate a deserving family to receive a fun day at one of five Hawaiian Falls waterparks in North Texas during the 2013 season (December 15, 2012) Hawaiian Falls wants to brighten some deserving people’s holidays with a Christmas Blessing. Nominate an unsung hero who always puts other’s needs before their own. Or maybe there’s a […]
(DALLAS-December 12, 2012) Homeless people can spend the holidays outside, without a family or a blanket. This holiday season, members and staff at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church look to change that for at least one night. Everybody’s Christmas is a night where homeless people and others in need from across Dallas come through to […]
(GARLAND ISD – December 10, 2012) Garland ISD’s robotics program is going global, with representation at the 2013 VEX Robotics World Championships. More than 600 of the best middle and high school teams from 15 countries will face off next April in California, including two from GISD—both products of Austin Academy for Excellence. Qualifying to […]