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February 11, 2007
Richardson ISD high school soccer teams will meet head-to-head this week.
Lake Highlands and Richardson junior varsity and varsity teams will play at 5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Girls location: at Lake Highlands. Boys: at Richardson.
Berkner and Lake Highlands junior varsity and varsity teams will compete at 5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
Girls location: at Berkner. Boys: at Lake Highlands
Posted by Angela Chambers 
at 2:24 PM (E-mail this entry)
Half Price Books has launched its ninth annual Half Pint Library book drive for children who must endure long and sometimes uncomfortable hospital stays.
Patrons should donate new or gently-used children’s books at any Half Price Books location through March 31.
The Richardson location is at 2100 Alamo Road, Suite A. The Far North Dallas location is at 13388 Preston Road and the Lake Highlands Half Price Books is at 5803 E. Northwest Highway.
Posted by Angela Chambers at 2:17 PM (E-mail this entry)
Romance novelist Jane Graves of Richardson will speak about the romance writing business 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at the Nicholson Memorial Library system’s Central Library, 625 Austin St. in downtown Garland.
Publisher of 14 romance novels, Graves is a six-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America’s Rita Award, the industry’s highest honor. The author is also a recipient of two National Readers’ Choice Awards, the Booksellers’ Best Award and the Golden Quill, among others.
For more information, call 972-205-2502.
Posted by Angela Chambers at 11:46 AM (E-mail this entry)
Richardson traffic construction tips for the week of Monday, Feb. 12.
Arapaho Road from Mimosa Drive to Floyd Road – The project includes pavement repair, barrier free ramps, sidewalks, retaining walls, drainage improvements, landscaping plantings and new landscape irrigation systems. Expect up to two directional traffic lanes to be temporarily blocked from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The project should be completed by mid-April.
Yale Boulevard - This project includes full depth concrete pavement repairs on Yale Boulevard from Belt Line Road to Chestnut Hill Lane. In addition, sidewalks, residential driveway approaches, wheelchair ramps and median pavement will be repaired. Construction should be completed by the end of March. A traffic lane will be temporarily blocked at needed times as the work progresses along this corridor.
Mimosa Drive at Arapaho Road - Traffic lanes on Mimosa Drive at the approach with Arapaho Road will be temporarily closed to traffic as part of the Arapaho Road rehabilitation project. At times, only one lane will be available each way at the approach and traffic will be detoured to Glen Cove Drive and Cottonwood Drive. This project phase should be finished by early February.
Canyon Creek Drainage Improvements Phase I - In order to provide construction staging for the subject project, a lane along Canyon Creek Drive near Fairway Drive could be temporarily blocked to traffic. This project should be completed in late May.
Posted by Angela Chambers at 8:56 AM (E-mail this entry)
From correspondent Melanie Brannan of the Richardson High School PTA:
Richardson HS Excellence in Education 5K Run, Eagle Stadium, Richardson High School, 1250 W. Beltline Road, Richardson, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3. For information, call 972-991-5167 or visit www.rhs5K.com or www.runontexas.com
Posted by Mark Macesich at 5:51 AM (E-mail this entry)
