Friday night, the 8th annual gospel concert at Calvary Baptist Church raised $10,500 to benefit LifeLine Shelter for Families.
The concert featured local talents supporting LifeLine’s mission to reduce homelessness by providing emergency assistance, temporary shelter, and life skills training to families of children enrolled in the Grand Prairie ISD.
AirHogs Manager Ricky VanAsselberg and Annie Malott married Saturday evening at home plate at QuikTrip Park prior to the game between the AirHogs and the Amarillo Dillas.
For Mike Ramsey it began in 1986 with a collection of five miniature ceramic buildings he purchased to make a Christmas display on a coffee table for his family. Today, that display has grown to 137 buildings, 500 – 600 accessories, and 2 trains on a 225 square feet, multi-level display that turns his double car garage into a Christmas winter wonderland.
Ramsey, a retired Dallas Police Officer, said after his collection took over the media room of his home, his wife, Debbie, suggested that he move the display out to the garage to share with others. So Pop’s Christmas Village moved to the garage in 2005 transforming their home into a Christmas display that attracts hundreds of visitors yearly.
Thursday night Santa Cop and Santa Spot, charities sponsored by the Grand Prairie Police and Fire Department, delivered Christmas gifts and a holiday meal to about 450 less fortunate Grand Prairie families.
It was standing room only in the Ruthe Jackson Center Sunday afternoon as dignitaries, friends, family, and well wishers came to celebrate Grand Prairie’s Mayor Pro Tem Ruthe Jackson’s 90th birthday.
State Representative Kirk England, County Commissioner Ken Mayfield , and Matt Jack from the office U. S. Congressman Kenny Marchant, all read proclamations honoring Jackson who has been a City Council member for the past 23 years.
Jackson, who recalled about forty years ago being called “a civic minded busy body” by a city staff member, was named Grand Prairie Citizen of the Century in a proclamation read by Mayor Charles England.
Children First Counseling Center of Grand Prairie held its fifteenth annual benefit Little Lunch of Horror Thursday at the Texas Roadhouse to benefit the non-profit organization’s mission of providing mental health needs to children, adolescents, and adults through education and counseling.
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More than a thousand runners and walkers came to Lynn Creek Park at Lake Joe Pool Saturday morning to take part in the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club’s 24th annual Pumpkin Run to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
More than 60 vendors offering samples of food and showing off their products lined the aisles of QuikTrip Park Thursday night at the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Taste of Grand Prairie and Community Spotlight.
The fun filled night of games, food, auctions that ended with a fireworks display attracted thousands of visitors interested in Grand Prairie businesses.
Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce's 2nd annual Games of Grand Prairie.
Twenty-eight women wearing pink shirts and driving motorcycles of all shapes and sizes left Grand Prairie Wednesday morning on the next leg of a 1,500 mile journey to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research.
The ride that began in Lawton, Oklahoma on Monday makes stops in San Antonio, Odessa, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, and Oklahoma City before returning to Lawton on Sunday.
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With Grand Prairie High School’s prom only a few days away, students got to see first-hand the lasting effects of driving and drinking.
On Monday hundreds of students watched as police, firefighters, paramedics, and student actors reenacted a fatal automobile accident in the school parking lot.
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Cinco de Mayo, the all day festival was held Saturday at City Hall Plaza. The annual event started with a parade along Main Street that featured more 1,400 participants and the family oriented event ended at City Hall Plaza with entertainment, food and games.
Gloria Carrillo, Cinco de Mayo Committee member said through the help of the City of Grand Prairie, the Grand Prairie ISD and the many sponsors, Cinco de Mayo has become the city’s largest festival.
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Saturday, the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary held its inaugural Prairie Ride motorcycle “fun run,” a fundraiser for the organization’s many charitable projects.
Dozens of motorcycle riders from around the metroplex turned out to enjoy the beautiful weather and the 60 mile ride through Grand Prairie and the scenic countryside of Cedar Hill and Midlothian.
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More than 1,400 walkers gathered at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie Saturday morning for the Walk for Lupus Now 5k to raise money for Lupus Foundation of America North Texas Chapter.
Friends, co-workers, and communities rallied together in the fight against lupus with the goal to raise funds for research, education, and support services for people affected by lupus.
Veteran entertainer Steve Lippia brought Ol’ Blue Eyes to life Saturday night with his performance in the Uptown Theater.
An exuberant crowd estimated by police to be around 8,000 crowded onto the field and in the seats at QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie Thursday night to hear a host of speakers protest a growing government with progressive policies and out-of-control spending.
Emceed by radio personality Mark Davis (WBAP 820), the rally featured several speakers including:
Beautiful weather Thursday night greeted the 8512 horse race fans that attended Lone Star Park’s opening of its 2010 Spring Thoroughbred Season.
Professor D was the featured entertainment in the Courtyard of Champions, but entertainment for the entire family could be found throughout the park.
With an April 13 deadline looming, Sarah Dinh is putting in lots of extra class and after school time working on the fiberglass cow she is painting for the Fifth Annual Lucerne The Art of Dairy art contest.
The South Grand Prairie High School senior is one of thirty finalists selected from the more than 9,600 entries in this year’s nationwide art contest with the theme “Taste of Moo-sic.”
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Each Saturday afternoon a trailer loaded with church furnishings pulls into Homestead Funeral Home. A group of dedicated workers from New Beginnings Christian Fellowship unloads the trailer and transforms the funeral home from a place that few want to visit into a spirit filled praise and worship church that draws about 70-80 church members and visitors each Sunday.
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