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Spring Creek Forest Preserve: March, April
The Spring Creek Preservation Society has announced its spring schedule. Read on to see what's happening and how you can help. Have spare time? In March the society elects new executive committee members, the society board. The board usually meets once a month. Each...
Hope’s Door Shelter reopens resale store
Hope’s Door New Beginning Center (HDNBC), a Dallas-area domestic violence shelter, recently reopened its resale store thanks to three CASPR Mobile air and surface disinfection units that were donated by 2C MedTech, a distributor of CASPR products in Texas. The...
Random Acts of Kindness Week
Random Acts of Kindness Week is a time designated to show kindness to others and make a conscious effort to brighten their day. This year it will be celebrated Feb. 14-20. Random Acts of Kindness Day is Feb. 17. Created by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, the...
Freezing temps expected; protect pipes
A full week of freezing temperatures is expected to last through Feb. 17. Keep an eye on the weather forecast and protect your pipes to save a lot of trouble and unnecessary costs for plumbing repairs. Remember to drip your faucets, open cabinets under sinks and cover...
LCHS grad makes impact as teacher
LCHS 2013 honors graduate Nikki Kelley remembers the moment in the year 2000 that she decided to become a kindergarten teacher. “My kindergarten teacher told me one day that I was going to be somebody great, and that always stuck with me,” Kelley said. “So, I made the...
Celebrate Rosa Parks, civil rights leader
Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks’ birthday is coming up Feb. 4, so it’s a great time to celebrate the life of this extraordinary and brave woman. In December 1955, at the age of 42, she made one of the most courageous and significant decisions in the civil rights...
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season
Last week, the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) kicked off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season during a challenging time. They are selling in creative, socially distant and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their...
MLK virtual celebration set for Jan. 16
The Garland Unit of the NAACP will be celebrating the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. The theme of this year’s MLK celebration is “Realizing Dr. King’s Dream with PPE (Persistence, Perfection and Excellence.” Click here for more details....
Spring Creek Preserve announces schedule
Coyotes and Critters…At the Spring Creek Preserve meeting Tuesday, Jan. 5, Bonnie Bradshaw will talk about the lives of wild animals in our neighborhoods and why they are roaming our housing areas. Get information about armadillos, raccoons, coyotes, bobcats and more....
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