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Collin County
Grief recovery group
starts Sept. 12
The Visiting Nurse
Association of Collin County
will hold a five-session sup-
port group for adults who are
grieving the loss of a loved
one.
"Sharing the Journey:
Coping \yith Grief' will meet
from 10 to 11:30 a.m. each
Friday Sept. 12 through Oct.
10 at the VNA of Collin
County office, located at 2414
W. University Dr. Ste. 200 in
McKinney.
There is no cost to attend.
For more information, call
Molly Harrison at 214-733-
5500.
Flying club plans fall
ground classes
The Texins Flying Club has
announced its fall ground
school classes.
Registration begins Sept. 11
and classes will start Sept. 16.
Classes are from 6:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m Tuesdays and
Thursdays through Nov. 11 at
the Texins Activity Center on
the Texas Instruments North
Campus, located at the north-
east corner of Central
Expressway (US 75) and LBJ
Freeway (1-635).
For detailed information and
pre-registration, contact Dick
Stephens at 972-517-1647, by
e-mail at dick@stephens-fami-
ly.net or visit the Texans
Flying Club Web site at
http://www.texins.org/flying-
club/learn/learn_to_fly.html.
Ladies' tea, fashion show
benefit Samaritan Inn
A ladies' afternoon tea, fea-
turing a fashion show, will
benefit The Samaritan Inn,
Collin County's only homeless
shelter.
The event will be from 2 to
5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 at
Heard-Craig Hall, located at
205 W. Hunt St. near the
McKinney square.
Tickets are $45 per person;
they may be purchased online
at www.thesamaritaninn.org or
by telephone with credit card
to Deborah Rhodes at 972-
542-5302.
For more information, call
Molly Castillo at
972.542.5302 or visit the Web
site www.thesamaritaninn.org.
Farmersvillk
Chautauqua Art Festival
scheduled for Sept. 6
Farmersville Downtown
Merchants Association is host-
ing the Chautauqua Art
Festival Saturday, Sept. 6.
The event will be held on
McKinney and Main Streets in
downtown Farmersville.
There will be live music as
well as artists demonstrating
their crafts.
The art festival will coincide
with with the monthly Farmers
and Fleas market that features
fresh produce from local
farmers, "trash and treasures"
from local vendors, and arts
and crafts.
For information contact
Carol Tapp at 972-784-2478 or
Deb Jordan at 972-782-8781.
Garland
New Beginnings hosted
by 'Ugly Betty' star
New Beginning Center, a
resource for victims of domes-
tic abuse, will host Stand Up
for Families! Saturday, Sept.
6, at the Renaissance Hotel in
Richardson
Special guest host will be
Michael Urie from ABC's
"Ugly Betty" and will feature
a seated dinner and auctions.
Individual tickets are $75, a
table of eight is $550, and a
table of 10 is $675.
For more information on the
event and tickets, contact
Smith at 972-276-.0423 ext.
245 or nsmith@newbeginning-
center.org.
'Murder on the Nile'
takes Granville stage
The Garland Civic Theatre
will begin its 41st season with
Agatha Christie's "Murder on
the Nile."
Performances are Thursday
through Sunday through Sept.
13, at the Granville Arts
Center, 300 N. Fifth St. in
downtown Garland.
Thursday shows begin at
7:30 p.m., matinees are at 2
p.m. and Friday and Saturday
evening performances at 8
p.m.
Tickets are $16 to $20 with
discounts available for youth,
seniors and groups.
They can be ordered by call-
ing 972-205-2790 or at the box
office two hours before cur-
tain.
Parker
VFD celebrates 25 years
with Southfork party
The Parker Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a fundrais-
er marking its 25th year of serv-
ice from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13 at
Southfork Ranch.
Advance tickets are $30 for
adults and $35 at the door.
Children ages 4 to 12 are $15
(under 3 are free). Admission
includes a dinner buffet, chil-
dren's play area," more than 150
items in a silent auction and a live
auction. There will also be a "Fire
Engine Red" raffle. Tickets are
$100, and a maximum of 1,000
will be sold. First prize is a
$25,000 car voucher.
For tickets or information, call
Parker City Hall at 972-442-6811
or e-mail pvfdinfo@yahoo.com.
Richardson
Woodcreek Church
celebrates grand opening
Woodcreek Church recently
opened the doors of a new cam-
pus at 3400 E. Renner Rd.
They will be celebrating their
grand opening during services at 9
and 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7.
The program will be similar to
their weekly service and will
include refreshments. Known as
Richland Bible Fellowship
Church for its first 33 years, the
church started in 1976 at Yale
Elementary later purchasing a
bankrupt racquet club.
There were originally 60 mem-
bers. Now more than 1,000 peo-
ple worship each Sunday.
For more information, visit the
Web site www.wood-
creekchurch.com.
Rowlett
CORP sets auditions
for Halloween show
The Company of Rowlett
Performers is holding an open
call audition for their Halloween
show, "For Whom the Tinkerbell
Tolls." The cast includes 10 men
and 15 women plus extras rang-
ing in age from 5 to 21 years.
Audition will include a cold
reading from the script.
Auditions are 6 to 9 p.m. Sept.
5 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m! Sept. 6.
To schedule appointment contact
Donna Covington at donnacov-
ington@yahoo.com or call 972-
977-7710.
Performance will be Oct. 23
through 26.
Sachse
Club offers support
to stay-at-home moms
The MOMS Club of
Murphy/Sachse is a non-profit
suppcfrt organization for at-
home mothers providing
monthly meetings and activities
for moms and their children.
Activities include monthly
meetings with guest speakers,
playgroups, park days, MOMS
Night Out and field trips, club
officials said.
For more information, email
murphy_sachse_moms@
yahoo.com.
Wylie
1998 WHS graduates set
reunion for homecoming
The Wylie High School Class
of 1998 is planning its 10th
reunion.
The event will begin at the
Pirate Homecoming football
game at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19.
There will be a family picnic
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20
at Community Park. The
reunion will continue with an
outing to Dave & Buster's from
8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 20.
For more inforamtion, e-mail
classreunionl998@aol .com.
WHS Class of '88 readies
for October reunion
The Wylie High School Class
of 1988 is planning its 20-year
reunion for Oct. 11.
The planning committee is
needing contact information for
all the graduates.
If you are a graduate of 1988
or have contact information for
other classmates, contact
Debbie Johnson-Womack at
972-335-6666 (home),
682-3868 (cell) or by e-n^^iit
debbiewomack@yahoo.com.
In addition, a reunion Web
site with details of the event can
be found at http://wyliehigh
I988.myevent.com/.
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Friday. Please include date, location of event, any admission or
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family affair
Family Medical Center at Wylie
proudly announces the addition of
John Mercer, M.D.
John Mercer, M.D. has joined
Family Medical Center at
Wylie. Dr. Mercer is Board
Certified by the American
Board of Family Medicine.
He received his medical degree
from the Louisiana State
University School ot Medicine
in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fie completed his internship
and residency in Family
Medicine at the Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical
Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Dr. Mercer is a member
of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Texas
Medical Association, Texas Academy of Family Physicians,
Dallas County Medical Society and the Society of Teachers
of Family Medicine.
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Prior to joining Family Medical Center at Wylie, Dr. Mercer
was the Associate Program Director for the Residency
Program at Baylor Family Medicine at Garland.
For an appointment or more information, call
(972) 442-7325
Family Medical Center
at Wylie
Baylor-HealthTexas Affiliate
600 Cooper Drive, Suite 100
Wylie, TX 75098
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