Community
Soulman’s Bar-B-Que provides feast for those in need
In the spirit of the season, Soulman’s is giving away 18 Thanksgiving family meals to deserving North Texans. Each meal in the Thanksgiveaway includes a bone-in hickory-smoked turkey, cornbread dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, dinner rolls and...
Spring Creek Preservation Society announces October activities
The Spring Creek Preservation Society has released its October schedule. Activities are listed below. Oct. 1 - General Meeting - Michael Parkey, Native Trees in the Urban Forest. This is why the forest is designated as preserve – There is an amazing variety of...
Local sanctuary joins effort to re-home exotic animals
On Aug. 11, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife was notified by the Wildlife Waystation, a wild animal refuge that houses exotic and domestic animals in Sylmar, that their board of directors had voted to surrender the facility's CDFW permit voluntarily and...
The Homecoming
Good Samaritans of Garland, Inc. Executive Director Pam Swendig wrote the following article about a past Good Sam client. The kind of love and compassion extended to the client is something that we don’t hear much about these days. It warmed my heart and gave me hope....
Garland woman makes blankets for infants affected by disasters
In the wake of a hurricane, flood or tornado, many times families have lost all they worked for their entire lives. Their home is in shambles. Their items have been ruined. They are shaken to the core. In the midst of it all, infants are struggling to make...
Achievement Center of Texas to host open house
Achievement Center of Texas will host an Open House in celebration of North Texas Giving Day. The free event is open to the public and will be held on Thursday, September 19th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the center located at 2950 North Shiloh Road in Garland. ...
Women recognized for community service
Katheryn Livengood of Dallas and Margaret Wilson of Garland were recognized for their years of community service in the Disciples Women’s Ministries, a service organization in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ.) Both women have been long-time faithful...
Bullying facts, risk factors
Bullying is at epidemic proportions and affects children, parents, teachers and the community. One in seven students in grades K – 12 are either a bully or have been a bullying victim. An estimated 160,000 U.S. children miss school daily for fear of attack or...
Ikandy hosts eighth backpack giveaway
Saturday, August 10 was a special day for a group of Garland ISD students who received backpacks from IKandy, the charitable foundation of Ike Diogu. Ike was a basketball standout at Garland High School before he attended college and went on to play for several NBA...
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