[GP Update 060423]
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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARY.
DO Y'ALL HAVE AN EVENT GUIDE? THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR BRINGS HUNDREDS OF KIDS, TEENS, AND ADULTS TO THE CITY'S MAIN LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE THE START OF THE ALWAYS POPULAR SUMMER READING CLUB.
THE THEME FOR SRC 2023 IS ALL TOGETHER NOW, AND THE BIG KICKOFF EVENT SETS THE TONE WITH A THEME OF ITS OWN.
OUR BIG KICKOFF TODAY IS OUR BEE KIND SRC KICKOFF CELEBRATION.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYTHING IS BEE THEMED.
THE QUEEN IS RIGHT HERE IN THIS PICTURE.
SHE SAID BEEKEEPERS WHO BROUGHT REAL HONEYBEE.
EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU CAN HEAR A VERY LOUD BUZZ.
SEE THE LITTLE WHITE LARVAS IN THERE? THERE WERE ALSO LOTS OF OTHER NATURE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY THINGS TO DO, INCLUDING PLAY AREAS, FACE PAINTING, ALL KINDS OF CRAFTS, A COMMUNITY ART MURAL, PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES WITH SOME FAMOUS CHARACTERS.
AND OF COURSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF READING LOGS TO KEEP EVERYONE DOING JUST THAT ALL SUMMER LONG.
THE BIG REASON WE DO SUMMER READING CLUB IS BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT SUMMER SLIDE WITH KIDS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL.
SO WHENEVER THEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL, IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN SHOWN THAT READING AND MATH SKILLS KIND OF DECLINE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
WE WANNA KEEP THEIR BRAINS ENGAGED, WE WANNA KEEP THEM LEARNING.
WE WANNA KEEP THEM GOING TO SOCIAL EVENTS.
SO WHENEVER THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY TO OUR PROGRAMS, WE'RE READING, WE'RE DOING STEM ACTIVITIES, WHICH IS SCIENCE AND MATH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND WE HAVE FUN AND WE ARE COMING ALL TOGETHER.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE LIBRARY'S ALL ABOUT.
THIS YEAR'S KICKOFF CELEBRATION DREW 760 PEOPLE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SUMMER READING CLUB, PLEASE VISIT THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE AT GPTX.ORG/LIBRARY.
A RUNOFF IS SCHEDULED TO DECIDE ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL RACES IN THE MAY 6TH GRAND PRAIRIE CITY ELECTION.
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS FOR DISTRICT SEVEN AT LARGE SHOW.
NONE OF THE CANDIDATES RECEIVED MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTES NEEDED TO BE DECLARED THE WINNER.
SO THE TOP TWO FINISHERS INCUMBENT JEFF COPELAND AND BESSIE ADAMS WILL MEET IN A RUNOFF ON JUNE 10TH.
EARLY VOTING FOR THE DISTRICT SEVEN AT LARGE.
RUNOFF WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MAY 30TH THROUGH JUNE 6TH.
THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN ON JUNE 10TH FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 7:00 PM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT GPTX.ORG/ELECTIONS.
IT WAS ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT FOR A RIDE FOR MAYOR RON JENSEN AND A CAST OF DOZENS IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
THEY SAID THERE'S NO HILLS IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
THE SCENIC LONE STAR TRAIL PROVIDED THE BACKDROP FOR THE MAY, 2023 EDITION OF CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR, HIS ONCE A MONTH EARLY EVENING BICYCLE TOUR.
THAT ON THIS OCCASION, TAKES ANOTHER BIG GROUP OF MEN, WOMEN, BOYS, AND GIRLS, ON A FIVE MILE ADVENTURE ALONG THE TRAILS THAT WEAVE IN AND AROUND THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT ON THE CITY'S NORTH SIDE.
THE RIDE STARTS AND ANDS AT ACTION SKATE PARK RIGHT NEXT TO LONE STAR PARK AND HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR IN THE SERIES THAT IS NOW ENJOYING ITS EIGHTH GO ROUND.
AND DRAWING YOUNG AND OLD SEASONED VETERANS AND CURIOUS NEWCOMERS WHO ALL COME TO BE A PART OF AN EXPERIENCE THAT CONTINUES TO DELIVER ON ITS ORIGINAL PROMISE TO BRING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TOGETHER FOR SOME FITNESS FELLOWSHIP AND FUN.
THIS IS OUR MAYBE FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? OH, WE LOVE IT.
WE'VE BEEN LIVING IN GRAND PRAIRIE OUR WHOLE LIFE, AND WE NEVER KNEW THAT Y'ALL HAD THESE RIDES GOING ON EVERY MONTH, SO WANTED TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXERCISE AND FOR ME TO ENCOURAGE MY KIDS TO, UH, YOU KNOW, BE ACTIVE.
HOW DID YOU LIKE IT? GOOD, GOOD FUN.
YOU READY TO GO AGAIN?
THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND WITH A RETURN TRIP TO THE FISH CREEK LINEAR TRAIL IN SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/GET FIT GP.