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By Allen Vaught, Texas House of Representatives The Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, is launching its ninth annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign to ensure Texas drivers and passengers are buckled up properly according to Texas law. TxDOT has partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the National [...]
Staff Report A couple of Woodrow Wilson High School events this weekend still need some volunteer help. First up comes a morning of painting at the school spearheaded by volunteers from JPMorgon Chase Bank. The paintbrushes start slathering at 8:30 a.m., and go until noon, May 15. Contact coordinator Troy Harper to get in on [...]
A neighbor lady just sent an e-mail message about a little black cat she found living under her home in Lakewood Heights. Sidney, as she calls him, is “very tame and affectionate,” so definitely not a feral cat. She thinks Sidney likely is missing from his neighborhood home.
Bishop Lynch High School offers 15 summer training camps for student-athletes engaged in most any sport. The aquatics camp for ages 8-14 takes place from 8-10 a.m., July 26-29, at the Knights of Columbus pool. It’s designed to develop individual swimmers — boys and girls — and focuses on stroke technique, mental discipline, race strategy [...]
Oh, I almost forgot — which means I did forget but remembered. April Walding of Paciugo Lakewood graciously offered to scoop up a free small serving of gelato for every new paid subscriber to this humble little community news edition. Here’s the deal: Sign up for a monthly subscription at $5 or the annual flavor at [...]
The Lakewood Crime Watch program and its founder, Nancy Wilson, recently pulled together representatives from the Central and Northeast Patrol divisions of the Dallas Police Department to conduct a seminar titled Personal Safety for Women and Girls. The sessions took place March 2 at the Lakewood Country Club, and Wilson decided to share the tips and [...]
Every 10 years, according to the United States Constitution, the government is charged with counting the U.S. population. Ensuring Dallas County and Texas are accurately counted is essential because it will help the government distribute billions of dollars in funds for schools, hospitals, job training centers, and public works projects. During the spring of 2011, [...]
Today seemed like an appropriate time to trot out this little nugget of information. The Dallas Arboretum carries a park-wide umbrella in terms of admission guaranties. Attending the botanical garden comes with a Rainy Day Pass that provides admission on another day should rain dampen a visitor’s stay. Pay to enter the park, feel one [...]
Various aspects of Woodrow Wilson High School make television appearances, starting tonight on KERA. The Woodrow choir performs, along with 13 other high school choirs, at 7 p.m., March 15, on KERA-TV’s (Channel 13) “Celebrate America: North Texas.” A pilot episode of a show called “The Chase,” to air on NBC, used Woodrow as [...]
The Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association uses a festive occasion to raise serious cash for displaced restaurant and bar workers.
