LeTourneau University is hosting its annual “Celebrating Excellence” Scholarship Gala honoring endowed scholarship and presidential scholarship donors at a banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Pinecrest Country Club, 214 S. Club Drive in Longview, Texas. Guest speaker will be Ron Glosser who served as president of Goodyear Bank and retired as president and …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
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Feb 21
Spring Reading Club sign-up started
Spring is coming and so is our Spring Reading Club! If you’re too young for Summer Reading Club, you’re perfect for Spring Reading Club! This is a new program that will help get your child (under the age of 5) ready for reading. There are 8 activities to complete with your child in the month …
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Feb 21
Free workshop on childhood obesity slated
The Tyler Public Library and St. Paul Children’s Foundation are joining forces to offer a free continuing education workshop for child care workers, teachers and parents. “Early Childhood and Obesity: What can you do?” is set for Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m.–Noon in the Library’s Taylor Auditorium. Valerie Smith, M.D., pediatrician and Jackie Erlandson, R. …
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Feb 21
City extends hours for sweep
In an effort to bring closure to unresolved warrants, the Tyler Municipal Court has announced that it will participate in the sixth annual statewide warrant sweep from Feb. 13 through March 4. More than 250 agencies across Texas will be taking part in this effort to resolve outstanding warrants. Tyler is extending its hours to …
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Feb 21
UT Tyler, NASA collaborate
The University of Texas at Tyler will further collaborate with National Aeronautics and Space Administration Education by designing and delivering ongoing professional development activities that will enhance K-12 teaching and learning, Dr. Michael Odell, associate vice president for sponsored research and director of federal relations, announced. Joining a select group of high quality development providers …
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Feb 21
Online resource prepares students
Ninth grade students at John Tyler and Robert E. Lee high schools have access to a new online study resource called OnTRACK. The web-based lessons are designed to prepare students for the STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) assessments. “Tyler ISD constantly looks for ways to support our students’ learning,” Kim Tunnell, Tyler ISD executive director of curriculum …
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Feb 21
Drought: Millions of shade trees dead
By Hugh Soape An estimated 5.6 million trees that once shaded homes, streets and parks in communities across Texas now are dead as a result of last year’s unrelenting drought. The finding comes from a study conducted by Texas Forest Service urban foresters, who spent the last month surveying tree mortality in cities and towns …
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Feb 21
Artists earn trip to state
Two Longview High School art students have qualified to put their work against some of the best in the state, after winning All-Region and All-Area honors recently at a competition in Whitehouse. Another 19 students brought home All-Region medals – all receiving superior ratings from the judges. “As you can imagine, these students worked incredibly …
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