Each October, visitors flock to the world’s most-photographed event: the International Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, N.M. This year marks the 40th anniversary of this celebration of the beauty and thrill of hot-air ballooning. During this year’s event, Oct. 1-9, there are mass ascensions of hundreds of beautiful balloons from Balloon Festival Park on the mornings […]
Your Friday Funny by Forney artist Donald Frederick.
(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 […]
Varsity soccer captain Leslie Snider has played soccer since she was a little girl. “Every four year old plays soccer,” Snider said. Putting points on the board is her passion, with every goal scored, Snider feels rejuvenated. “I feel successful and encouraged to score another goal,” Snider said. The game strikes an adrenaline rush, keeping […]
A fishbowl full of candy sat on the third grade teacher’s desk. “When you’ve finished your math assignment you can choose a piece of candy,” Ms. Marsh said as she handed out worksheets. All but two of the students went to work. Tamika and Jennifer looked out the window, math sheets untouched. Tamika began her […]
(Wylie) The Wylie East High School Student Council will host the Second Annual Raider Roundup Community parade and pep-rally at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 in downtown Wylie. Any group, team, or organization interested in participating in the parade must complete the WEHS Raider Roundup Parade Registration 2011 form and return it to Angela Arp at angela.arp@wylieisd.net or […]
Tired and agitated, Sara got ready for bed. What had happened to the day? She had woken up fresh that morning, ready to have a productive day. During breakfast, Sara’s assistant called to alert Sara that she wouldn’t be in to copy the reports for the next day’s meeting. When Sara went to make copies […]
(Irving) There will be an Urban Farming Workshop from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Senter East Building, 228 Chamberlain St. in Irving. This half-day workshop will provide participants with information about how to live sustainably in an urban setting. Topics will include organic vegetable gardening, canning and jamming, raising chickens, beekeeping, […]
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. opened on Sept. 8, 1971, and has hosted thousands of performances by great artists from across America and the world during the past 40 years. The center, located on 17 acres that overlook the Potomac River, is the nation’s busiest arts facility. The […]
Our Texas porches want pumpkins in autumn, temperatures notwithstanding. There might not be color in the trees yet, so we depend on pumpkins and chrysanthemums. I’ll set my favorite yellow and deep orange mums atop a weathered bench on the front porch and add a few pumpkins to accentuate their glory. I’m only a fair-weather […]