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, […]

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 […]

Heights student minister discusses ‘purity’

(Richardson) September 17, 2012 – On Sunday, September 16, Cory Butler, The Heights Student Minister, talked to a packed room of 7th – 12th graders about Purity with the theme “One day, you’ll talk to your future spouse about what you did to preserve your purity. How will you answer?” The Heights Baptist Church is […]

Footwashers to revamp homes, Richardson YMCA at Pete Burks First Annual Day of Service

Richardson-based ministry to tackle largest service project to date (Richardson) September 14, 2012 – Footwashers Ministries, Inc., a Richardson-based Christian non-profit organization which helps needy, elderly and special needs families, will tackle their largest scale project to date on September 22. The ministry is expecting several hundred volunteers to come together to revamp 27 plus […]

ITC introduces Jr Oilers Youth Hockey Development Program

ITC introduces Jr Oilers Youth Hockey Development Program

(Dallas/Richardson) August 13, 2012 – Ice Training Center Richardson (ITC) recently unveiled its new Jr Oilers Youth Hockey Development Program, aimed at helping young players (birth years 2004/05/06) grow aggressively and smartly in the sport through targeted skills training and conditioning, competitive game play, high-intensity practices, and a fall/winter season packed full of more ice time […]

Inspire Financial Group earns Five Star Wealth Manager Award for second consecutive year

Inspire Financial Group earns Five Star Wealth Manager Award for second consecutive year

(Richardson) July 19, 2012 – Due to their knowledge and experience, commitment to client service and retention, and ethical standards, Tyson King and Charles King of Inspire Financial Group have been named one of the 2012 Five Star Wealth Managers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The award lands the father and son in the top […]

‘Garage sale’ at Richardson ice rink to raise funds for hockey team

(Richardson) May 2, 2012 – The 98 Dallas Oilers AA Bantam hockey team will host a “garage sale” fundraising event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12 in the parking lot of their home rink, the Ice Training Center in Richardson. Everyone is encouraged to stop by the ice rink to discover deals […]

Celebration of Life: Mark Fowler of Plano

Mark Fowler had seizures as long as I’ve known him, which is more than 10 years. I guess I knew they could be harmful to him. But mostly I thought he might get hurt if he collapsed in the wrong place or hit his head on the way down. I honestly never thought they would […]