Archive for August, 2010
by Bruce Felps A couple of days ago in an area news amalgamation, I referenced a post or two about an armed robber preying on the East Dallas community. Evidently he and a female accomplice struck again near the intersection of Bremen Street and Martel Avenue.
by Bruce Felps Woodrow Wilson High School students, their parents, younger siblings at J.L. Long Middle School, relatives, and Woodrow alums — yes, all of them — again this year can wear their Wildcat loyalty on their sleeves. Well, their chests and backs, anyway. Woodrow T-shirts — white with red capital “WOODROW” on the front — recently [...]
by Bruce Felps YoungLives needs mentors. The group — adults who work with teenage girls who are mothers or are expecting a child — recently began its fall programming and is looking for adult women who would be willing to spend some time with high school and middle school girls at Woodrow Wilson High School and [...]
by Bruce Felps Starting mid-September and extending into October, Woodrow students have the opportunity to visit seven colleges … and the kids don’t have to leave the neighborhood. Representatives of the colleges travel to Woodrow Wilson High School to present their cases for higher education.
by Allen Vaught, Texas House of Representatives During the past several years, as more and more Texans have turned to the Internet to find information and resources, the state of Texas has made an effort to increase online access to government services. The official website for Texas is www.Texas.gov and here you can find links [...]
by Bruce Felps A couple of weeks ago we mentioned a little lost Chihuahua named Blue. He’s still not home, but we do have a photo to share. Blue weighs about 5 pounds and has a gap between his front teeth.
by Bruce Felps Woodrow Wilson High School’s sophomore class looks at a busy September. The class of 2013 meets at 7 p.m., Sept. 1, in the school auditorium to discuss and plot the goals for the 2010-11 school year, the events already planned and those in the planning stages, and how parents can help. Hint: [...]
by Bruce Felps The Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood PTA placed a couple of early school-year items on its calendar. First up comes the regular meeting, 9-11 a.m., Sept. 8, at Highlands Christian Church. Speech pathologist Kathleen Morris delivers her address, “Helping Infants and Preschoolers with Sensory Issues,” as the keynote.
by Bruce Felps This one goes out to all the folks who regularly use Garland Road down by the White Rock Lake Spillway as a prime transportation corridor between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. It also goes out to people who might use that stretch of road between the same hours tomorrow and Wednesday, Aug [...]
Courtesy Image by Bruce Felps The truth can now be told. The annual fall carnival at Stonewall Jackson Elementary School takes place from 1-5 p.m., Oct. 16. The big event serves as one of the big fundraisers for the school’s PTA, and money raised will help provide technology upgrades in classrooms, purchase supplies, and [...]
