North Texas ice storm cripples area with widespread ice on roads
An extended freezing rain and sleet event paralyzed Dallas Fort Worth and portions of North Texas. Police report hazardous conditions on major routes including Central Expressway and Custer Parkway while sand and salt crews struggled to keep roads passable. Schools and UT Dallas canceled classes as forecasts warned of persistent precipitation and worsening travel.
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Richardson City Council meeting canceled and nursing home proposal
A City Hall spokesman said tonight's Richardson council meeting was canceled due to bad weather despite earlier scheduling. The agenda included Reverend Joseph Degrado's request to build and operate a nursing home near his church on Campbell Road west of West Shore Drive, a proposal that has drawn neighbor protests over neighborhood character.
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Japanese student Yuki Tomitori to perform with Richardson Symphony
Eighteen year old Japanese exchange student Yuki Tomitori from Makamura near Tokyo will solo at the Richardson Youth Concert. He studies at Richardson High School and is part of the cultural arts program run by the Richardson City Council of PTAs. The event, at 1 p.m. Saturday in the RHS auditorium, features a holiday program and comments from Yuki on his time in the United States and Japan.
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Frigid weather delays meeting in Richardson area
Frigid weather pushes back a Richardson meeting to 9 30 a m December 19. The Beef O Rama event at the Texas A M University Research and Extension Center in Dallas will showcase microwave home cooking with demonstrations by TP L home service advisors and Dr Frank A Orts. The short course runs 9 30 to 11 30 a m December 12 with a beef cutting demo and discussion of microwave ready meals.
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Richland Plaza Mall renovation plans announced
Stanley J. Rub in of Arthur Rubloff and Co. announce a major renovation for Richland Plaza Shopping Center. The plan includes enclosure and air conditioning, exterior refinishing, landscaping, redesigned parking access, combining two stores into one, plus a new office building, with the center to be renamed Richland Plaza Mall.
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Helm rites set Tuesday for Mrs Helm in Richardson
Obituary notices for Mrs. Jeanette Helm and Mrs. Fanny Mae Sutherland. Helm, 1007 Newberry, Richardson, died Saturday with services set Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Restland Wildwood Chapel conducted by Reverend Tom Brown. interment Restland Memorial Park. Survivors include Alfred P. Helm, daughter Mrs. David W. Smith, brother H Lee Donley, sisters Mrs. Dorothy Dennis and Kathryn Burke. Sutherland, of Richardson, died Friday. service at Laurel Land Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m. with Reverend ForDon MacDonald. Interment Laurel Land Memorial Park. survivors Marvin L. Sutherland Jr., daughter Mrs. R. A. (Bob) Campbell, sister Mrs. W. F. Hickerson, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.
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John Gary to perform in Richland concert Tuesday
John Gary, 7 Briarwood Circle Richardson, will give an informal concert Tuesday December 12 at noon in the Richland College Mezzanine. He will also discuss his poetry collection A Fragment of Time from Briarwood Publishing Co. and has a noted career as singer inventor sculptor and athlete.
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Indiana
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Plan A supports individualized learning in RISD schools
Richardson Independent School District expands Plan A to tailor education to each student. The ARD Committee in every campus evaluates learning barriers such as retardation, learning disabilities, or poor reading skills and funds tailored programs and personnel. The approach, separating special and regular education while coordinating resources, aims to enhance learning by treating students as individuals.
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