Grayson County community calendar April 15-30
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April 2025
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Creative Arts Center's Kid's Art Contest Winners Announced
The Creative Arts Center in Bonham recently hosted an opening reception for their Budding Artists’ Show in April. Winners of the kids art contest were announced and prize money was awarded.
Shedding Light on Fading Sight: Managing Eyesight Decline In Aging Pets
Growing old alongside your furry friend brings cherished memories, but it also brings inevitable changes. As they age, pets slow down, may experience behavioral changes, and develop stiff joints; one of the most jarring changes that come with a pet's aging can be their loss of vision.
Good Morning: First vacation in how long?
My last true vacation was many moons ago. It was back in 2021.
5 things to remember about rainy weather season
With the potential for storms entering the forecast at the end of the week, individuals should begin preparing, if they have not already, for the spring rainy weather season.
Move over or slow down
While millions of Texans commute to work on highways every week, they pass inches away from the worksites for thousands of law enforcement personnel, first responders and road maintenance crews. Unfortunately, many of them are killed in crashes every year on the job, which is why TxDOT is calling on Texas drivers to keep roadside workers safe by remembering to “Move Over or Slow Down.” The state’s Move Over or Slow Down law requires drivers to move over—putting a lane between them and roadside workers—or reduce their speed to 20 mph below the posted speed limit when passing law enforcement, tow trucks, utility vehicles, emergency responders and TxDOT vehicles stopped with activated overhead lights on the side of the road.
Eisenhower Birthplace Earth Day Clean Up on April 19
This weekend volunteers will be gathering a Eisenhower Birthplace for a clean up day that will not only affect the site but the community around it.
Gardener's mailbag: Why didn't my purple wisteria bloom?
Dear Neil: Any idea(s) why my purple wisteria has never bloomed and what, if anything, I can do to get it to produce blooms? This is absolutely my most-asked question relative to vines. Unfortunately, no one has ever given a simple, definitive answer that covered all the possibilities.
Prepare for May election
The last day to register for the May elections has come and gone. Early voting for the May 3 election starts in just next week.