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 […]

Wylie East Sapphires march in Children’s Holiday Parade, take second place in Wylie Christmas parade

Wylie East Sapphires march in Children’s Holiday Parade, take second place in Wylie Christmas parade

Spirit-filled weekend includes Lakewood Theater performance benefiting child cancer patients (December 3, 2012) The Wylie East Sapphires Drill Team marched in the nationally televised Children’s Holiday Parade in downtown Dallas Saturday, December 1, and then headed into downtown Wylie for their hometown lighted Christmas parade – where the Sapphires parade float took second place! “Prop […]

Rowlett Chamber welcomes Bite Catering & Events

(Rowlett – November 28, 2012) The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member Bite Catering & Events, Inc. with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, November 27. Bite Catering & Events is a personal chef and catering service that specializes in preparing meals using the freshest ingredients for busy professionals, new and expecting parents, busy families, […]

Crafter’s Co-op: little shop with big heart

(Wylie – November 26, 2012) 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, […]

Holiday Event Calendar

Holiday Event Calendar

So many ways to celebrate the season…here are few. Add your event by emailing . Gift of Lights at Texas Motor Speedway WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21 – SUNDAY, JAN. 6 Experience a drive-thru holiday spectacular featuring more than two million LED lights –  600 holiday displays across 1.7 miles at Texas Motor Speedway. $15 per car […]

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 […]

Wylie celebrates 125th birthday Saturday

(Wylie – November 16, 2012) Wylie officially turned 125 years old on November 8. There will be a birthday celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, November 17 in Olde City Park in historic downtown Wylie. Enjoy hot dogs, music, birthday cake, barrel train rides, antique tractors and nostalgic lawn games for the whole family. Live music […]

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 […]

Busy day at grand re-opening of adoption center

Busy day at grand re-opening of adoption center

(Rockwall – November 14, 2012)  Melanie gets some rest after an exhausting day at the Collin County Humane Society Rockwall Animal Adoption Center’s Re-Grand Opening event Saturday. CCHS President Molly Peterson said about 200 people came out to see the facility and visit with the animals. Food, fun and pet adoptions made for a great […]

Panel discussion to help homeless teens in Collin County

(Frisco – November 12, 2012) No one imagines a child they know might be someday be living on the streets, especially from affluent areas where opportunity seems endless, good schools are touted and the business community is prosperous. It’s a hidden problem where light needs to be shed to help these children.  General society ignores […]

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