Archive for July, 2011
By Bruce Felps The weekend in-box collected a couple of tales of need in the canine world. Missy, needs a foster or permanent home after her human passed away. She’s described as a 9-year-old, 40-pound well-behaved girl of low energy and a laid-back persona. She doesn’t bark much, shows little to no reaction at the [...]
Community Contribution by Kyle Rains Woodrow Wilson High School world geography/human geography AP and IB teacher Catherine Pate was recently named the 2011 International Educator of the Year award runner-up by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Ft. Worth. Pate serves on the Woodrow International Baccalaureate Committee, sponsors the Junior World Affairs Council, and regularly presents [...]
By Bruce Felps The East Lake Pet Orphanage benefits homeless animals, and in turn, the Second Chance Treasures thrift store benefits ELPO. This weekend, East Dallas residents can help benefit all three — orphanage, pets, and store — along with themselves during the store’s warehouse clean-out blowout sale. The sale takes place from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., [...]
By Bruce Felps An e-mail message from Lakewood Pet Watch brought information about a lost poodle rescued in the neighborhood. A nice lady took in the wandering, wondering, dog yesterday near the intersection of Bob O’ Link and Hillside drives.
By Bruce Felps A sure sign of the impending school year, and a Woodrow girls sports tradition, takes place this weekend. Aspirants to the Woodrow Wilson High School girls volleyball Wildcats, varsity and junior varsity, conduct the annual car wash fundraiser from noon-2 at the Glasgow Car Wash.
By Bruce Felps Perhaps the word “again” should be in that headline. Even without the spot of the Texas Projection Measure, which artificially bolstered school results on state-required achievement tests in earlier measurements, more than a half dozen East Dallas schools hit the exemplary list for 2011.
Community Contribution As gas prices continue to frustrate consumers in this economy, some people have decided to try a “greener” approach not only to better the economy but also the environment. Colin Stanley, an architect on the Design Applications team at Corgan Associates Inc. and a resident of the Casa Linda area, accepted the challenge [...]
By Bruce Felps A tall glass of cool helps wash down the heat. Café Lago offers up a few specials tonight, and two of them are free — one to all diners and one to the first four parties to reserve a table. Carolyn Jones performs her vocal stylings from 7-9 p.m., July 28, at [...]
By Bruce Felps Taking a play off the phrase “you are what you eat,” the Hotel Palomar will display a photo exhibit highlighting the work of Promise of Peace Community Garden. The exhibit, titled True, features photos taken by Ky Ngo, who captured the work done by PoP to educate East Dallas kids on the [...]
By Bruce Felps Last week, Woodrow Wilson High School quarterback Piers Christian held on to a fairly slim lead in online polling to identify the region’s best high school football players in districts 4A and 5A. The polling closed at 5 p.m., yesterday, and Woodrow Nation did its rallying best to put Christian out front. [...]
