Girl Scout Troop 783 spearheads successful Shiner’s Toy Drive at Dickey’s Barbecue in Rowlett

(December 17, 2012) Members of Girl Scout Troop 783 from Richardson met at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Rowlett Thursday to present gifts collected for the Shriners Hospital for Children 2012 Toy Drive. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, located at 5701 George Bush Turnpike, Suite 110, has not only been serving up great food, but served as a popular donation site for […]

Hawaiian Falls kicks off holidays with 25 days of Christmas Blessings

Hawaiian Falls kicks off holidays with 25 days of Christmas Blessings

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 […]

Everybody’s Christmas: Lover’s Lane UMC to give homeless a gift of the holidays

Everybody’s Christmas: Lover’s Lane UMC to give homeless a gift of the holidays

(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 […]

Scouts host toy drive at Dickey’s benefiting Shriner’s Hospital

(ROWLETT – December 4, 2012) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, located at 5701 George Bush Turnpike, Suite 110 in Rowlett, is not only serving up great food, but it’s also serving as a donation site in the Shriners Hospital for Children 2012 Toy Drive. Members of Girl Scout Troop 783 from Richardson, under the leadership of Sandy […]

Local students cook up competition at Iron Chef event

(November 20, 2012) Prepping for their futures, Garland High School culinary arts students recently competed in the third-annual Iron Chef: North Texas event at The Art Institute of Dallas. A “high school take on the popular Iron Chef: America” concept, the culinary showdown is unlike any other in the area. Teams from Allen, Duncanville, Garland, […]

Tips to keep your home safe, secure this holiday season

Tips to keep your home safe, secure this holiday season

(November 19, 2012) The holiday season is peak time for home burglaries and thefts. These valuable tips can help prevent you from being the victim of a crime: Be extra cautious about locking doors and windows. Don’t display gifts and other valuables where they can be seen from a window or doorway. If you go […]

We’ve got good news: Blue Ribbon News goes to print!

We’ve got good news: Blue Ribbon News goes to print!

November 14, 2012 – When school lets out for the holidays, why do we call it Thanksgiving or Christmas “break”? With shopping lists, guest lists, and never-ending to-do lists, this time of year is busier than ever. But being busy is a good thing when you’re doing what matters most. At Blue Ribbon News, we’ve been bustling […]

Free Job Search Workshop at The Heights

Richardson church to host all-day workshop for the unemployed and under-employed A free Job Search Workshop will be held 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, October 20 at The Heights Baptist Church, 201 W. Renner Rd. at US-75 in Richardson. Free lunch and materials are provided. The all-day workshop will teach proven job search skills, […]

Trinity Christian seniors named National Merit Semifinalists

Dallas, Richardson, Plano and Coppell residents honored as nation’s brightest, most accomplished high school students (Dallas) September 25, 2012 – Seven seniors at Trinity Christian Academy have been named semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship program, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s competition for recognition and scholarships. As National Merit semifinalists, the TCA students have some of the […]