Well, the Plano Balloon Festival is over and the Plano West Rotary club had another successful fundrasing event. We had 2 spaces this year - one booth and one trailer. The funnel cakes were a big hit again! I worked the event on Friday night for 6 hours and then on Sunday morning at 6am and by
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09/26/2007
I thought I'd share two great animal non-fiction books with all the animal lovers on Active Rain. I just finished both these books in the last 2 weeks and I really enjoyed them. I had emergency surgery 6 weeks ago so I've had lots of time to read! The first book is Chosen by a Horse by Susan
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09/12/2007
Just a reminder, the 2nd Downtown @ Sundown is this Saturday, Sept. 8 in Plano. The event is from 5pm - 10pm. I went to the event last month and it was fun. The live music was great and the stores stayed open late. Of course, I did some shopping and enjoyed myself. Hopefully, the weather wil
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09/03/2007
Did any of your favorite NFL teams have some surprises in their cuts today? I was surprised by one of the Cowboys cuts. They released 13 year veteran cornerback Aaron Glenn! I know he is getting older and isn't up to his Pro-Bowl status but with the injury to starter Terrance Newman, I thought
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09/01/2007
The Plano Balloon Festival is coming up soon on September 21 - 23 at Oak Point Park in Plano, Texas. Our great City even has its own Balloon!This year will be my fourth time at the Plano Balloon Festival and it is GREAT experience every time! It is one of the best festival in the entire DFW ar
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08/31/2007
New statistics from the Census Bureau on household income in America in 2006 show Plano at the top with the highest median household income for a city with more than 250,000 people. CNNMoney.com reports the average Plano household makes $77,038 a year. That's ahead of San Jose ($73,804) and San
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08/31/2007
So, I got my first Meme this week from Tricia Jumonville. I knew I was suppose to write about myself but not much else. I looked at Meme's from several other members and learned I needed to write 5 things that others don't know about me. Since I don't many people on Activerain I thought that w
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08/23/2007
The Medical Center of Plano received Level III Trauma Center Designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services last week. The hospital was required to operate for a year as a trauma center and then go through a two day review process before receiving the designation. There are no ot
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08/13/2007
Here are the latest home sales statistics for Plano, TX for July 2007. I've also included the stats for July 2006 as a comparison to our current market. July 2007.July 2006Sold Volume:$99,662,296 Sold Volume:$119,148,632 # of Sales:365# of Sales:468Avg. Price: $273,047 Avg. Price: $254,591 Ave
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08/08/2007
Mosquito Attack!! Not quite, but that is what it feels like every year. The City of Plano has recently confirmed that several mosquitos in the zip code 75075 have tested postive for West Nile Virus. The city will be spraying in the area but you need to be careful no matter where you live.Here
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08/04/2007
