July 1st, 2009
The City of Duncanville Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its annual “Stars and Stripes Celebration” July 4, 2009 from 4 p.m. -10 p.m. at Armstrong Park at the Poe-Hobden Amphitheatre, 315 E. Wheatland Rd. The Duncanville Noon Lions Club will host their annual parade beginning at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Freeman Street and Merrill Avenue (near Central Elementary).
The rest of the festivities will resume at 4 p.m. at Armstrong Park and include face painting, train rides, water slides, food vendors, a live band, fireworks and more!
Special Events Coordinator Angie Henley said the Stars and Stripes Celebration is a great way to have a free “staycation” for the family.
“This is a fantastic FREE family event that will feature Radio Disney, a High School Musical 3 Look-a-like Contest, prizes and giveaways,” Henley said. “It’s a great way for families to have an awesome vacation without leaving home and incurring the cost
of travel.”
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June 30th, 2009
Sixteen-year-old-Corey Borner, paralyzed during a May football practice, has returned to his DeSoto home. He’s earned well wishes not just from his teammates and friends but got visits from Buffalo Bills stars Terrell Owens and Donte Whitner, as well as Texas football Coach Mack Brown.
In an eight-hour surgery, doctors fused Borner’s C5 and C6 vertebraes. Another visitor was Attorney General Greg Abbott, a Duncanville native paralyzed in a 1984 accident. In his first interview since the unfortunate accident, Borner told the Dallas Morning News he’s confident he’ll walk again.
We’re all pulling for you, Corey.
Tags: Corey Borner, DeSoto, DeSoto Sports
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June 29th, 2009
Planning to have someone in place by the beginning of the school year, Lancaster Independent School District has narrowed its super search down to three.
The names of those three candidates are not being made public. Arrow Educational Services assisted LISD in the search. The district entered the market for a new head after a Texas Education Agency audit revealed a number of financial problems.
The district placed Larry Lewis on leave in October and ultimately the two sides brokered a deal that will dismiss Lewis at the end of July.
Tags: Lancaster, Lancaster ISD, Larry Lewis, Texas Education Agency
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June 29th, 2009
What, did you really think Terrell Owens was going to take his exile to Buffalo gracefully? No, he’s showing the kind of brilliant PR skills that earned him banishment to the New York team no one cares about.
At his football camp in Duncanville, T.O. blamed Tony Romo for getting the controversial wide receiver booted.
“He was the quarterback of the team,” Owens said Thursday, the last day of the youth football camp. “I think everybody realized that it was upon [Romo] to adopt that leadership role and carry that out. Obviously, they saw that didn’t happen.”
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June 25th, 2009
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will do a press event in Cedar Hill ( I love how the release says Dallas) to speak about the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The presser will take place June 29 at 9 a.m. It is to be held at an ARRA-funded project on the northeast corner of FM 1382 and Old Straus Road across from the Hillcrest Baptist Church.
The deadline for states to obligate 50 percent of ARRA funds was June 29, but Texas met that deadline nearly three weeks early. Officials including Cedar Hill Mayor Rob Franke will highlight the state’s work in meeting those goals.
I cannot wait for our readers to sound off on officials calling a press conference to announce how fast they spent the stimulus money. I don’t envy EBJ’s PR staff right now.
Tags: American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Cedar Hill, Eddie Bernice Johnson
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June 23rd, 2009
Duncanville Police need the community’s help in solving a bank robbery that occurred June 19. At 2:16 p.m. police received the call about a robbery at the West Danieldale location of Compass Bank.
A witness saw three black males running away from the bank. The suspects fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. They are described as three black males in their early-to-mid 20s, all three wearing masks. Anyone with info on the robbery should call the Duncanville Police Department at 972-780-5037 or the Dallas FBI at 972-559-5000.
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June 23rd, 2009
Animal lovers, this party is for you. The Friends of Tri-City Animal Shelter will hold their first ever fundraising gala Sept. 13 at Duncanville’s Enchanted Memories on the Hill. The gala is part of the celebration surrounding the grand opening of the new shelter.
Tickets are $55 and available at Pet Medical Center of Duncanville, Tri-City Animal Shelter (of course) and Willow Brook Animal Hospital. The doors for the event open at 2 p.m. For more information, or to help out with the gala or the Friends, call 972-291-1198. To volunteer at the shelter, call 972-291-5335.
Tags: Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Tri-City Animal Shelter
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June 22nd, 2009
Six-year-old James Huggins drowned June 6 in the pool of the MCM Grande Hotel, according to DeSoto police reports. James Huggins had been in the pool with his teenaged sister when the accident happened.
After his sister pulled him out of the pool, James Huggins received CPR on scene. But he was pronounced dead later that day at Methodist Charlton Medical Center.
This is the second time in a three-month span a child drowned in the hotel pool. Five-year-old Tiojai Williams was found unconscious in the pool April 10 and died April 11. Both drownings are believed to be accidental.
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June 17th, 2009
Uptown Village will host a Father’s Day celebration June 20 from 5-7 p.m. with free activities including live music, a children’s art class and chances for dear old Dad to win $700 worth of gifts.
Local band Shades of Gray (who you may remember from Steve Martin’s Celebrate America events) will provide a free concert in the Village Green. Visual Expressions Art Gallery will host a children’s art project allowing the kiddos to make a gift for Father.
The prize drawing will take place immediately after the concert and you must be present to win. Children under 18 can enter the drawing but must have an adult with them to accept their prize.
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The City of Duncanville Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its annual “Stars and Stripes Celebration” July 4, 2009 from 4 p.m. -10 p.m. at Armstrong Park at the Poe-Hobden Amphitheatre, 315 E. Wheatland Rd. The Duncanville Noon Lions Club will host their annual parade beginning at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Freeman Street and Merrill Avenue (near Central Elementary).