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            <title>Fresh Picks: Newest headlines for McKinney neighborsgo – Nov. 20</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[“Fresh Picks” features the top stories posted by our
contributors at neighborsgo.com for and about the McKinney community and
surrounding areas.

You can find quick links to all of them and much more on the
McKinney
editor’s blog at neighborsgo.com/blog/McK_noteworthy

&gt;&gt;&gt;FEATURED STORY

• Art Club of
McKinney celebrates 95th anniversary 

On Nov. 12, The Art Club of McKinney
– the oldest art club in Texas – celebrated
its 95th anniversary at Heard-Craig Hall in downtown McKinney. Members and guests of the club
gathered during the meeting to create one-of-a-kind original artworks for a
celebration scrapbook to commemorate the event.

&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• McKinney
Summer Musicals welcomes two new board members

• Elliott
students perform at Whisenant Park ribbon cutting

• CASA of
Collin County hosts dedication

• Thanksgiving
thoughts from U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson

• Church to
host Blue Christmas service Dec. 21

• Second
Saturday event features 'Life Rhythms' exhibit

• McKinney
artists welcome visitors for studio tour

• Gymnast earns
gold at North Texas State Championships

• Local student
cast in multiple leading roles for 'The Nutcracker'

• History
center's new quilting exhibit to open Saturday

• Ashley
Elementary salutes veterans

• Garden club
hosts Mary Nell Jackson

• Samaritan Inn
holds successful supply drive

• Pi Beta Phi
alumni's Pictures with Santa set for Saturday

BEST FROM THE DMN MCKINNEY BLOG

• McKinney
consolidates TollTag purchase to one site

• Decision on
MISD superintendent may wait until after Thanksgiving 

• MISD trustees
let two neighborhoods stick with Wilmeth Elementary

• MHS students
win first place in TAFE storybook competition

For daily updates about McKinney from The Dallas Morning News, visit mckinneyblog.dallasnews.com.

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“Fresh Picks” features the top stories posted by our
contributors at neighborsgo.com for and about the McKinney community and
surrounding areas.

You can find quick links to all of them and much more on the
McKinney
editor’s blog at neighborsgo.com/blog/McK_noteworthy

&gt;&gt;&gt;FEATURED PHOTO

• Soldier
prepares for fourth overseas tour

After being stationed at FortCampbell in Clarksville,
Tenn. for the past nine years, Army Staff Sgt.
Kevin W. Carter will finish his schooling at Fort Benning,
Ga., before shipping out to Afghanistan in April.

&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• Garret Art
Gallery plans Second Saturday event Nov. 14

• Bantam hockey
team off to solid start

• Wolford hosts
annual Veterans Day celebration

• Super Bowl
winner visits Faith Fellowship's Harvest Fest

• Wolford
invites scientists to teach about space

• Heard museum
passionate about preserving nature

• Local team
finishes second in youth cheer competition 

• Registration
opens for fourth annual Festival of Trees

• City shows
support at Kiwanis barbecue

• Paula Cole to
perform at MPAC on Nov. 22

THE DALLAS
MORNING NEWS

• Texas sex
educators take steps beyond abstinence 

• Community
calendar: East, north

• McKinney home
sales

• Collin County
cities in race to one-up one another 

For the latest news
stories about McKinney
from The Dallas Morning News, visit

tinyurl.com/McKinneyDMN.

BEST FROM THE DMN MCKINNEY BLOG

• Heard museum,
water district feud continues

• Avalon
Consulting of McKinney makes SMU business school list

• Homeless
assistance network comes to Collin County

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– Nov. 6 

FRESH PICKS at neighborsgo.com 

“Fresh Picks” features the top
stories posted by our contributors at neighborsgo.com for and about the McKinney community and
surrounding areas.

You can find quick links to all of them and much more on the
McKinney editor’s blog at neighborsgo.com/blog/McK_noteworthy

&gt;&gt;&gt;FEATURED PHOTO

• Holy Fall Fest, Batman!

Caden Cooley, of McKinney,
offers his best Robin the Baby Wonder at The Heights Fall Fest on Oct. 28. For
more photos from events around the community, visit tinyurl.com/McKinneyPhotos.

&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• Audie Murphy
Day flyover pilot to soar at UT game

• Local woman
helps military spouse bill become law

• High
announces candidacy for county court bench

• 'Zombie
Mommy' wins Movie Madness costume contest

• Rotarian
groups celebrate Veterans Day with joint meeting

• Local author
publishes 'Guardian of Heaven' series

• Veterans Day
tribute to charitable soldier, father

• 40 MISD high
school vocalists earn All-Region honors

• Meet Eoin:
SPCA of Texas' Pet of the Week

• City's first
eco-conscious, multifamily community opens

• Council notes
from District 4 councilman Ray Ricchi

&gt;&gt;&gt;GO AND DO

• Elvis tribute
to benefit injured Farmersville child Nov. 6

• Valley
Creek's Power of Play toy drive kicks off Nov. 6

• Farmersville
Rotary meeting to offer helpful spending tips Nov.11

• LCA football
earns Nov 13 playoff berth

• Prominent
organist returns to First United Methodist on Nov. 14

THE DALLAS
MORNING NEWS

• Education
board approves city's Collin Higher Education Center

• Road
projects, traffic jams grow on Central Expressway

• McKinney home
sales

For the latest news
stories about McKinney
from The Dallas Morning News, visit

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            <description><![CDATA[ “Fresh Picks” features the top stories posted by our
contributors at neighborsgo.com for and about the McKinney community and
surrounding areas.

You can find quick links to all of them and much more on the
McKinney
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&gt;&gt;&gt;FEATURED STORY

• An inside
look at McKinney's Make a Difference Day

From left, volunteers Greg Thornton, Andrea Tabor, Bill Goin
and Troy Allam build a playhouse for North Collin County Habitat for Humanity
during McKinney’s
Make a Difference Day on Oct. 24.

&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• Station No. 5
shows support for cancer awareness

• Coffee N
Cream shares secrets to Halloween treats

• Collin County
Assistance League marks charity milestone

• Meet Scooter:
SPCA of Texas' pet of the week

• North Band
receives superior ratings at UIL

• Are you
protected from identity theft?

&gt;&gt;&gt;GO AND DO

• Trinity Trail
to host Halloween trail ride, festivities Oct. 31

• 'Life Rhythm'
art exhibit to open Nov. 14 

• VNA
photography exhibit on display through Nov. 15

• Hospice
luncheon to include grief lecture Nov. 23

THE DALLAS
MORNING NEWS

• McKinney home
sales

• McKinney
mixed-use development tops Dallas-Fort Worth's long foreclosure list

• Education
notes for Collin County and east Dallas County

• Something
strange in the neighborhood? Call NeighborsGhosts!

For the latest news
stories about McKinney
from The Dallas Morning News, visit

tinyurl.com/McKinneyDMN.

BEST FROM THE DMN MCKINNEY BLOG

• McKinney ISD
board expected to narrow field of superintendent candidates

• McKinney ISD
trustees postpone action on 'sub-courthouse' purchase

• Did you get
the H1N1 vaccine?

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“Fresh Picks” features the top stories posted by our
contributors at neighborsgo.com
for and about the McKinney
community and surrounding areas.

You can find quick links to all of them and much more on the
McKinney
editor’s blog at neighborsgo.com/blog/McK_noteworthy

&gt;&gt;&gt;FEATURED STORY 

• Local
cancer survivors celebrate with fashion show



McKinney resident Janine
Burns models in the 2009 Celebrating Women and Fall Fashion Show hosted by BaylorRegionalMedicalCenter
at Plano and Saks Fifth Avenue at The Shops at Willow
Bend in Plano
on Oct. 15.



&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• Chamber earns
multiple awards at state conference

• Two local students
named to Sam Johnson's 2009-10 council

• North band
takes part in Little Elm festival

• Sam Houston's
oldest-living relative celebrates birthday at historical lecture

• Genealogy
lecture offers easy-to-learn, expert tips

• Meet Frisco:
SPCA of Texas' pet of the week

• 'Chamber of
Commerce Week' marked by luncheons, speakers

• Mayor takes
part in CITY House benefit

• Turn that
clutter into cash

• Future master
gardeners clean Heard Sanctuary

 &gt;&gt;&gt;GO AND
DO

• McKinney,
North bands advance to UIL contest Oct. 24

• Faith
Fellowship's free Harvest Fest set for Oct. 31

• Library to
host 'Mystery of Vampires' lecture Nov. 5

• Valley Creek
Elementary's toy drive benefit kicks off Nov. 6

• Historical
commission's trailblazers to be recognized Nov. 7

BEST FROM THE DMN MCKINNEY BLOG

• The Times
Square at Craig Ranch scheduled for foreclosure

• McKinney High
singers make All-Region Choirs

• Making a
difference in McKinney

• Wilmeth
Elementary wrapping up canned food drive 

• Spotlight:
Office of Environmental Stewardship

• Samaritan Inn
holds fundraising gala Saturday

For daily updates about McKinney from The Dallas Morning News, visit mckinneyblog.dallasnews.com.

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&gt;&gt;&gt;FEATURED STORY 

• Laura Moore
hosts Second Saturday reception



Laura Moore Fine Art Studios hosted a reception for the Heard-CraigCenter’s
Texas
regional art symposium, which was attended by many of the symposium speakers
and participants.

The gallery featured research, sketches, field studies and
representations of works by artist Laura Moore, printmaker Lynne Hubner and
photographer Mary J. Baker.All three artists’ works will be on display through Nov. 11
at the gallery.

For more photos and the story, visit neighborsgo.com/stories/43935.

&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• Stonebridge
ladies entertained at Adriatica

• Wolford
celebrates Wacky Wolverine Week

• Boyd marching
band makes district history with first-place finish 

• Texas
regional art symposium 'enlightening'

• Glen Oaks
students visit the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

• Library
upgrades to ReferenceUSA business database

• Project
Linus' blankets benefit children's grief camp

• Stonebridge
yard sale raises $6,000 for MEF

• McKinney
Summer Musicals announces 2010 show: 'Damn Yankees'

• Kiwanis Club
installs 2010 officers, board of directors

• North band
takes third in Midlothian competition

&gt;&gt;&gt;GO AND DO

• Lovejoy's
'Burgers with the Band' tonight

• Unique
auction items available Saturday at Samaritan Inn gala 

• Adriatica's
'Trunk or Treat' set for Oct. 24

DALLAS
MORNING NEWS

• Something
strange in the neighborhood? Call NeighborsGhosts!

• James
'Durwood' Hayes: Award-winning photos chronicled Dallas life

• Police chase
that began in Sherman ends 2 hours later south of Dallas 

• McKinney home
sales



For the latest news stories about McKinney from The Dallas Morning News,
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and about the McKinney
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&gt;&gt;&gt;FEATURED
STORY

• Local gymnast
earns all-around gold at rising stars meet







McKinney
resident Jenny Finch, 9, took home the all-around gold medal at a World Olympic
Gymnastics Academy rising stars event in Frisco on Sept. 22.&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• McKinney: too
much to do, too little time

• Stonebridge
Ranch fundraiser a huge success

• MCA students
enjoy early Halloween with Towne Creek residents

• Life School
hosts state senators for annual education summit 

• Bantam ice
hockey team opens new venue with rout



•Wolford
students practice bike safety

• North band
commended in national competition

• Finch Park
garden worth a visit

• Festival of
Trees to return to downtown

&gt;&gt;&gt;GO AND DO

• Garret Art
Gallery to host Second Saturday reception Saturday

• Sam Johnson
to receive highest civilian honor Saturday

• HOPE Resource
Center to hold open house Sunday

• The Blanks
from TV's 'Scrubs' to perform at MPAC Oct. 16

• History
center lecture, Sam Houston celebration set for Oct. 16

• Craig Ranch
imaging center to offer mammography services Oct. 17

• McKinney-area
newcomers meeting set for Oct. 20

• Halloween at
the Heard set for Oct. 24

DALLAS MORNING NEWS

• Mormon teens
start day with faith classes in McKinney

• $20,000 error
on electric bill gives McKinney woman a jolt

• Economic
hardships rise in Dallas-Fort Worth, census figures show

• McKinney home
sales

• Leasing
begins at Greenhaven apartments in McKinney

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FEATURED STORY

• History
center to offer free admission Sept. 26

Addie Brooks experiences what life was like for pioneers in
the hands-on gallery of the NorthTexasHistoryCenter’s Pioneer Roots exhibit, which
spotlights the lives of area pioneers that migrated to Texas pre-Civil War, post-Civil War and
circa 1910. 

The exhibit will be featured on Museum Day, when free
admission is available to those with a special admission card. 

&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY

• SRLA holds
new season's first meeting at Landon Winery 

• The Garret
Art Gallery hosts Second Saturday event

• Encore Wire
touts new hires, green business model 

• Spreading
comfort one blanket at a time

• Stonebridge
UMC welcomes vendors to Nov. 14 holiday bazaar

• Local
firefighter educates at international conference

• HOPE resource
center moves to new location

&gt;&gt;&gt;ALLEN

• Parks
department to offer two new art classes

• Americans'
goaltender has solid showing at NHL prospects tournament

• Connemara
Conservancy names executive director

&gt;&gt;&gt;GO AND DO

• McKinney
Christian to host celebration concert Sept. 19

• Allen library
to present Mayan culture, dance event Sept. 20

• Comedian Doug
Benson to perform at MPAC Sept. 25

• Faith
Fellowship to host Sept. 26 conference

BEST FROM THE DALLAS
MORNING NEWS

• Lucas City
Council punts on banning air horn from Lovejoy High football games

• McKinney home
sales

• State tells
schools to teach Bible literacy but not how

• Nanny
convicted of killing McKinney boy could face a retrial 



For the latest news
stories about McKinney
from The Dallas Morning News, visit tinyurl.com/McKinneyDMN

BEST FROM THE DMN MCKINNEY BLOG

• For a firefighter, father and friend: MFD, Fire Station 5 remember
Richard Smith 

• Serious semi accident in Anna causes minor injuries 

• Board continues search for new superintendent 

• Big numbers, little numbers for Ryan, McKinney QBs



• Reba McEntire tickets go on sale

For daily updates about McKinney from The Dallas Morning News, visit mckinneyblog.dallasnews.com.

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“Fresh Picks” features the top stories posted by our
contributors at neighborsgo.com for and about the McKinney community and surrounding areas. You can find quick links to all of them and much more on the
McKinney
editor’s blog at

neighborsgo.com/blog/McK_noteworthy



Jackie Wright's
acrylic painting demo

The Art Club of McKinney
hosted Jackie Wright for an acrylic painting demo during its monthly meeting in
August. The club is one of many art experiences and venues in the community, in
addition to this weekend’s Second Saturday Art Walk.

• Take part in
McKinney art







&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY • MCDC to
present 2009 Day for Kids on Sept. 12

• Former LPGA
golfer discovers bodily healing

• From one
garden to another

• Sept. 17
marks start of Constitution Week celebration

• History
center's lecture to address Sam Houston, secession

• Chamber hosts
high school volunteers

• Craig Ranch
awarded 'Community of the Year'



&gt;&gt;&gt;ALLEN



• Connemara
Conservancy names executive director

• Eating more
fruits and veggies

• Renovated
Texas Health Allen ER provides improvements

• Children's
consignment sale accepting consignors

• Allen Public
Library to host Uganda awareness event

• Allen
Philharmonic to open season with Autumn Overture

• Restaurants
should offer vegetarians more options



BEST FROM THE DMN MCKINNEY BLOG 



• McKinney Boyd's new QB impressive, former QB in Durant

• Probiotics expert Gary Huffnagle to speak at Collin College 

• Tanya Thornburg named `Elementary Teacher of Year' in Region 10 

• Would you support a $44 million aquatic center? 

• McKinney 4-year-old paints with a purpose 

• Deadline extended for new vaccination requirements 





For daily updates about McKinney from The Dallas Morning News, visit mckinneyblog.dallasnews.com

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            <title>Fresh Picks: Newest headlines for McKinney neighborsgo - Sept. 4</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[McKinney residents, from
left, Michelle Hellquist, Sue Tennell, Kathy Conlon and Marie Samuells display
a blanket they created at “Make-A-Blanket Day” on Aug. 29 at First United Methodist Church.

The local chapter of Project Linus, a nonprofit volunteer
organization that provides blankets for critically ill and traumatized children,
hosted the event.  • Project Linus
creates blankets for kids in needFRESH PICKS at
neighborsgo.com



“Fresh Picks” features the top stories posted by our
contributors at neighborsgo.com for and about the McKinney community and surrounding areas.

You can find quick links to all of them and much more on the
McKinney
editor’s blog at

neighborsgo.com/blog/McK_noteworthy&gt;&gt;&gt;MCKINNEY



• Thousands
turn out at congressional healthcare forum 

• Lovejoy
teachers raise $3,000 for school with 'Nunsense'

• McKinney
North football 2009 preview

• Meet Oreo:
NTCR's Kitty of the Week

• Meet Snaggle:
SPCA of Texas' Pets of the Week

• The McKinney
Chamber is on the move

• History
Center hosts former secret service agent

GO AND DO

• Market Street
to host Fantastic Texas Tastes date night Sept. 4

• 'Hank the
Cowdog' to visit history center Sept. 19

• Open
invitation to Wii Bowling contest at senior center Sept. 22

• Congressional
Youth Advisory Council applications due Sept. 22

• CITY House
golf benefit set for Sept. 27

• Stonebridge
Ranch to host Komen golf outing Oct. 2

BEST FROM THE DMN MCKINNEY BLOG

• Free landfill drop off on Saturday

• Cast chosen for Collin production of `Bus Stop' 

• McKinney ISD revisits curb on student, teacher electronic contact

• Secular youth camp comes to Collin County 

• Seminar held on emergency assistance 

• The `you pick' approach to teaching kids literature

• Bill Boyd, former Collin County DA, dies at 71 

For daily updates about McKinney from The Dallas Morning News, visit mckinneyblog.dallasnews.com.

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS

Allen Noteworthy: Fresh Picks (Allen, Fairview and Lucas)

neighborsgo.com/blog/allen_noteworthy

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(West Plano, Plano/Murphy)

neighborsgo.com/blog/planonoteworthy

You, too, can post your news or blogs at neighborsgo.com.
Then look for them here and in our neighborsgo print edition
Fridays in home-delivered copies of The Dallas Morning News and at local
Starbucks locations.

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