Archive for the ‘Community News’ Category
By Bruce Felps Shelia Sexton and her daughter, 5-year-old Simone, hope to be in the 85th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Not at the parade mind you, in the parade — at least a float of their design. The mom-daughter team, who live in the Casa Linda area, entered the department store’s Great Elf Adventure [...]
By Bruce Felps For the Love of the Lake volunteered its Casa Linda Plaza office to serve as the drop-off point for a donation drive that starts today.
By Bruce Felps A city press release arrived during the lunch hour containing information about Angela Hunt’s upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. Hunt, District 14 City Council representative, will participate Sept. 9 in a panel discussion called Local Leadership and Innovation During a Financial Crisis co-sponsored by the German Marshal Fund and the Urban Land [...]
By Bruce Felps As a fitting wrap-up to and relaxation from the first week back at school for East Dallas kids, Munger Place Church conducted a celebratory carnival. The Fall Sunday Morning Kick-Off Carnival took place Aug. 28 and featured the obligatory bounce house, sidewalk chalk art, a snow cone stand to benefit church youth [...]
Community Contribution The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce presented the 2011 Annual Business Awards with special guest Congressman Jeb Hensarling Tuesday at the Lakewood Country Club. This year’s Hensarling Award for Business of the Year was presented to C. C. Young.
By Bruce Felps East Dallas’ City Council representatives landed on multiple committees following Mayor Mike Rawlings appointments yesterday. Sheffie Kadane, District 9, now serves as the vice chairman of the Public Safety Committee. Angela Hunt, District 14, scored the chairwoman’s position on the Quality of Life Committee. Jerry Allen, District 10, and Kadane help guide [...]
By Bruce Felps East Lake Veterinary Hospital yesterday alerted pet-loving East Dallas residents to the severe shortage of immiticide, the chemical used to treat heartworms.
By Bruce Felps ESPN Dallas needs a bit of prodding from Woodrow Nation on behalf of native son Davey O’Brien. The sports media outlet recently set out to anoint its inaugural Dallas-Fort Worth Hall of Fame class of five inductees. Nominees include local sports icons from practically every major sport — no Kyle Rote Jr.? — [...]
By Bruce Felps Maeleska Fletes serves as coordinator of the Little Forest Hills Animal Alert program and as co-chair of the Wags and Waves fundraiser to benefit the Metroplex Animal Coalition. The charity benefit recently gained national recognition with its nomination to the National StayClassy Philanthropic Awards in the Most Successful Fundraiser by an Individual [...]
By Bruce Felps City Manager Mary Suhm put together a proposed budget for fiscal 2011-12, which goes to a City Council vote in September. In the meantime, Council representatives will host a series of town hall meetings to explain and gather citizens’ input on the budget. Meetings in the East Dallas area include:
