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School sports events for the coming week:
Basketball
6 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity boys vs. Plano
Soccer
Boys
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, varsity vs. Lake Highlands
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, varsity at Allen
Girls
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity at Lake Highlands
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, junior varsity and varsity vs. Allen
Posted by Mark Macesich 
at 6:42 PM (E-mail this entry)
School sports events for the coming week:
Basketball
6 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity boys at Mesquite Poteet
Soccer
Boys
5:30 and 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity at Wakeland
5:30 and 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, junior varsity and varsity vs. Prosper
Girls
6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, varsity vs. Wakeland
6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, varsity at Prosper
Posted by Mark Macesich at 5:41 PM (E-mail this entry)
Bad news for book and music lovers: The Borders at Coit and Arapaho Roads in Spanish Village is closing on Feb. 24. The company says the store was no longer economically viable. It had been open since 2000.
Posted by Michael Merschel at 4:50 PM (E-mail this entry)
School sports events for the coming week:
Basketball
6 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity boys vs. Wylie
Soccer
Boys
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity at Richardson
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, junior varsity and varsity vs. Berkner
Girls
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, varsity vs. Richardson
6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, varsity at Berkner
Posted by Mark Macesich at 4:40 PM (E-mail this entry)
School sports events for the coming week:
Basketball
6 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity boys at Plano West
Soccer
Boys
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity vs. Plano East
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, junior varsity and varsity at Lake Highlands
Girls
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, junior varsity and varsity at Plano East
5:45 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, junior varsity and varsity vs. Lake Highlands
Posted by Mark Macesich at 3:38 PM (E-mail this entry)
Kevin Garrison, an amputee prosthetic from Florida, will speak at the Dallas Amputee Network meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13, at La Hacienda Ranch, 17390 Preston Road in Far North Dallas.
Garrison is the author of It’s Just a Matter of Balance, which describes his journey through the states of transition into amputee life and about his decision to enter the field of prosthetics.
Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. with the program starting at 7 p.m. For more information, call 972-248-2424 or visit www.dallasamputeenetwork.org.
Posted by Angela Chambers at 2:21 PM (E-mail this entry)
Photo submitted by Joanne Buck
Marvin Hamlisch, principal pops conductor for the Pittsburgh and other national orchestras who has won numerous Oscars, Grammys and other awards, will lead the Plano Symphony Orchestra on the piano through Broadway and movie favorites at a Valentine Gala Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Charles W. Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive.
Hamlisch’s groundbreaking show A Chorus Line received the Pulitzer Prize and his movie score for The Way We Were won an Oscar. Broadway tenor Stephen Lehew is the guest vocalist.
The gala reception beings at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 8:15 p.m.
An all-inclusive sweetheart package for two comes with a champagne reception, gala dinner at the Renaissance Hotel, concert and post-concert dessert with Hamlisch. There are also individual packages. The event is the Plano Symphony Orchestra’s annual fund-raiser.
To order tickets and receive package information, call 972-473-7262.
Posted by Angela Chambers at 1:25 PM (E-mail this entry)
Richardson-based Hug Internationally is holding a silent auction to benefit the orphans
in Romania, writes correspondent Margaret Mascorro.
Especially targeted now is the Grandmother Program which has lost 8 out of 13 grandmothers working with the orphans because of low funding. These surrogate grandmothers hold and care for the children who otherwise would have no physical touch, hence the name HUG.
The silent auction also will help worthy families that want to adopt internationally but don't have enough funds.
Visit www.huginternationally.org and click on the HELP HUG picture, then ONLINE AUCTION. Bidding ends Wednesday, Feb 21. For more information, contact Hug director Judy Broom of Richardson at 972-690-1484.
Hug is located at 1335 Cypress in Richardson.
Posted by Mark Macesich at 1:03 PM (E-mail this entry)
The Richardson Citizens Fire Academy is looking for a few good men and women for its next 10-week training course, starting March 15. See details and photos in this Saturday's edition of Richardson Neighbors.
-Submitted photo by Debbie Conard
Becky Wiese, left, and Charles Ostrov, members of the Richardson Citizens Fire Academy Class 11, try on Level A Hazmat suits during classroom instruction.
Posted by Mark Macesich at 12:07 PM (E-mail this entry)
The Richardson ISD school board recently recognized the Lake Highlands Women's League for their 37 years of service to area schools.
Read about the League here:
Women's League devoted to schools for 37 years
Posted by Angela Chambers at 11:47 AM (E-mail this entry)
Richland Collegiate High School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering will accept applications through March 9 for students entering the eleventh grade in the fall. The school will hold a town hall meeting for interested parents 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in room C-140 at Richland College, 12800 Abrams Road in North Dallas.
Graduates will receive a high school degree while earning college credits. Students can also graduate with an associate’s of arts degree from Richland, ready to transfer to a four-year university.
The high school is tuition free and includes laptop use. Students may join the Richland College choir, bands, orchestras, theater productions, student newspaper, intramurals, athletics and student government.
For more information, visit www.richlandcollege.edu/rchs or call 972-761-6888
Posted by Angela Chambers at 9:28 AM (E-mail this entry)
Jen Meisenheimer of Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood PTA submitted this:
The monthly meeting for the Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood PTA will be held 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Highlands Christian Church, 9949 McCree. The topic of this meeting will be "Marriage and Family" by counselor Kathey Burkes.
This Valentine's Day learn how to communicate effectively with your spouse all over again so that you and your family are happy and life runs smoothly.
For information on the meeting, the PTA and spring activities visit www.lhaecpta.org.
Posted by Mark Macesich at 6:33 AM (E-mail this entry)
Richardson Theatre Centre presents a lighthearted look at romance on Wednesday, Feb. 14, in a special, one-night-only performance featuring Dallas' longest-running comedy/improv troupe, 4 Out of 5 Doctors, and their popular show, Laughter is the Best Aphrodisiac, Sherry Etzel reported for Richardson Neighbors.
The fund-raiser show is presented to assist in covering production costs and rent increases due to the rehab of the II Creeks complex where RTC is located.
Social hour will take place from 7-8 p.m. with the show beginning at 8 p.m. A dessert buffet will be featured at intermission.
-Submitted photo by Gary Walters
Improvisational comedy troupe 4 Out of 5 Doctors, including Sherry Etzel, left front, of North Dallas and Mark Walters, center, of Far North Dallas.
Tickets are $25 and reservations are available by calling (972) 699-1130.
The theatre is located at 2701 Custer Parkway, Suite 718, in the II Creeks complex.
"We considered a move when we were faced with increasing costs, but our patrons and the management team and other tenants at II Creeks have been very vocal about their wish for us to stay put,” said Rachael Lindley, RTC artistic director.
“They consider us a valuable asset to the neighborhood, and everyone is working hard to ensure that we not only remain here, but that we grow and thrive here.”
RTC has provided the Richardson area with performances ranging from dramas to musicals, suspense thrillers to comedies since 1989.
“We're teaming with other tenants to do cross-marketing,” Lindley said, “and the addition of the new restaurant should really be a plus for our patrons, since it will be open before and after shows. It's a big selling point during our current season-ticket drive."
“With that in mind, we will be doing our best to meet the challenge of rent increases by hosting a series of unique fund-raisers in addition to our main stage shows. The Docs did a Valentine's show with us two years ago and were a resounding success. They are a mainstay in the D/FW comedy scene, and we expect a sellout once again.”
4 Out of 5 Doctors was founded in 1987 by a troupe of young actors and musicians and has performed continuously in the area and around the country since.
Their seasonal show, Laughter Is the Best Aphrodisiac, is one of their most popular shows, a mixture of song, sketches and the Docs' signature improvisation. The show irreverently examines the male/female relationship and love with two hours of sketches, song and improvisation. The show is recommended for mature audiences.
The troupe also has a Far North Dallas connection with Mark Walters, a founder, writer and performer in the group and a former teacher at Richardson High School.
Sherry Etzel is a member of the troupe, 4 Out of 5 Doctors.
Posted by Mark Macesich at 5:05 AM (E-mail this entry)
