‘Gobble baby, Gobble baby’ at Reinhardt

(Rockwall ISD – November 26, 2012) Mrs. Sauerwein’s class at Reinhardt Elementary School recently won a contest for the most food collected for donation to Helping Hands’ Thanksgiving baskets. Sauerwein is pictured donning her turkey outfit. She had so much fun she made up a danced called the “Gobble baby, gobble baby.” The donated food filled […]

Garland High School student’s picture worth $1,000

(Garland ISD – November 12, 2012) Taking a picture requires only the simple push of a button, but capturing a memory requires skill and creativity. That’s exactly what Garland High School senior Tori Moss-Desormier used to win $1,000 and a brand new iPad. Just one month after buying his first “professional” camera, Desormier snapped the winning […]

City of Rockwall employees are winning pumpkin artists

(Rockwall – November 8, 2012) Congratulations to the creative winners in the City of Rockwall’s Employee Advisory Committee Pumpkin Contest! 1st place (pictured above) Planning and Zoning employees; 2nd Place: Parks and Recreation employees;                   3rd Place: Sewer/Wastewater employees. Judges for the contest were council members Bennie Daniels […]

Birthday bash for big cats at In-Sync Exotics

Celebrate with lions and tigers, support In-Sync in Twitter-based fundraising contest (Wylie) June 13, 2012 – Thanks to local bloggers (Wylie is “Wild for In-Sync Exotics”), In-Sync Exotics will be participating in a huge Twitter-based fundraising contest. To help generate donations, and possibly win thousands of additional dollars in awards, the wildlife sanctuary will compete […]

Williams Middle School student wins national art competition

Williams Middle School student wins national art competition

(Rockwall ISD) Eighth grader Sofia Sanchez competed in the nationwide “Art. It’s in the air” drawing contest hosted by Triarco Arts and Crafts, and won 1st place in the 7-9 grade division. Sofia’s artwork will be featured in the 2013 catalog publication that will be mailed in November to art educators throughout the country. Sofia […]

Blue Ribbon News contest winner enjoys Shenaniganz

Blue Ribbon News contest winner enjoys Shenaniganz

Jamie Jones Rubush, a volunteer ESL teacher in the Reading for Adults program at the Rockwall County Library, was among the Blue Ribbon News fans from across Dallas/Fort Worth who recently entered our promo with Shenaniganz. By simply “LIKING” our Blue Ribbon News Facebook page, Jamie’s name was entered into our drawing for her choice of […]

Gingerbread houses equal rescued homes

Lover’s Lane United Methodist Church will host its annual Family Gingerbread House Contest with a new twist. Join them from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 at Asbury Hall for all the great fun of year’s past, but with a new focus on community outreach. Participants who register online for the Family Gingerbread House Contest have the option […]

Free Howl-o-Ween event, costume contest at Dallas Animal Services

Free Howl-o-Ween event, costume contest at Dallas Animal Services

Adoptions discounted to $30 all weekend Dallas Animal Services will host a Howl-o-Ween Pet Psychic Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Oct.29.  Sponsored by The Petropolitan, the event will feature a pet costume contest at 1 p.m., dozens of vendors,  children’s activities, free treats for people and dogs, professional pet photos and, of […]

Join In-Sync’s big cats for a Pumpkin Bash

Join In-Sync’s big cats for a Pumpkin Bash

In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center will host its annual Pumpkin Bash from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. Come to the Collin County wildlife sanctuary  for a fun-filled day of fall festivities, which includes watching the exotic cats receive pumpkin treats. Bring a pre-carved pumpkin to enter in a contest; prizes […]

All aboard the All Hallows Eve Train

All aboard the All Hallows Eve Train

(Grapevine) Looking for some spooky fun this Halloween? On Saturday, Oct. 29, bring the family and creep aboard the All Hallows Eve Train on the hauntingly historic Grapevine Vintage Railroad for an evening to scream about!    This harrowing journey is complete with haunted tales along the rails.  See if you can spot a ghost […]