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          THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS CHANGING THE SCHEDULE FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION. 
          BEGINNING OCTOBER 2ND, THE CITY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION. 
          AREA ONE IS NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL AND IT WILL HAVE PICKUP DAYS ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. 
          AREA TWO IS SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL AND IT WILL HAVE PICKUP DAYS ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY AND BEGINNING OCTOBER 2ND. 
          RECYCLING COLLECTION WILL CHANGE TO WEDNESDAY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE CHANGES WILL MAKE COLLECTIONS MORE EFFICIENT FOR CUSTOMERS AND THE CREWS MAKING THE PICKUPS, IT'S GOING TO CREATE ADDITIONAL RE OR ADDITIONAL GARBAGE ROUTES. 
          AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IS THE DAY WILL FINISH UP SOONER FOR THE, THE HELPERS THAT ARE ON THE BACKS OF THE TRUCK IN THE ELEMENTS. 
          SO, UM, IT WILL ALSO REMOVE SATURDAY COLLECTION UNLESS THERE'S A HOLIDAY. 
          UM, SATURDAYS DON'T HAVE, UM, AS MANY MECHANICS TO WORK ON THE TRUCKS, SO THIS SHOULD BE A BIG HELP FOR THAT. 
          UM, REALLY THE MOST EXCITING CHANGE THAT I'M SEEING OUT OF THIS IS ON A HOLIDAY WEEK. 
          EVERYONE WILL STILL HAVE TWO GARBAGE COLLECTION DATES. 
          IF YOUR HOLIDAY IS ON A MONDAY, THEN YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND PUT YOUR TRASH OUT ON TUESDAY. 
          FOR THE TUESDAY PEOPLE, THEY WOULD PUT IT OUT ON WEDNESDAY AND SO ON UNTIL GARBAGE COLLECTION CONCLUDES ON SATURDAY. 
          AND THEN MONDAY WE START AGAIN. 
          YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PICKUP SCHEDULE, ALONG WITH GUIDELINES FOR SETTING OUT YOUR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING BY VISITING THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG. 
          THE THIRD WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER BROUGHT SOME GREAT FALL WEATHER TO GRAND PRAIRIE AND SET THE STAGE FOR THE CITY'S FIRST ANNUAL EPIC ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL. 
          COMES ALONG EVERYONE AND BUILD AS AN UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND OF CREATIVITY, ENTERTAINMENT, AND ADVENTURE, AND BUILT TO SHOWCASE THE CITY'S SPECTACULAR EPIC CENTRAL DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX AND ITS WATERFRONT BOARDWALK WHERE DOZENS OF ARTISTS AND ART VENDORS FROM GRAND PRAIRIE AND NORTH TEXAS GOT THE CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS WHILE DISPLAYING SOME EYE-CATCHING ART. 
          AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL THE JAMBOX CONCERT STAGE WITH A FULL SLATE OF MUSICAL ARTISTS AND LIVE PERFORMANCES OVER THE TWO DAYS, INCLUDING THE DAZZLING DEBUT OF AN ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO FROM GRAND PRAIRIE ZONE, TEJAS BROTHERS PROJECTED INTO THE FOUNTAINS OF EPIC CENTRAL'S EXHILARATING AUV WATER LIGHT SHOW EXPERIENCE DURING THEIR HEADLINE PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN FRONT OF A HUGE HOMETOWN CROWD, A TRULY EPIC WAY TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF WHAT THE CITY HOPES WILL BECOME A MUST-SEE FALL FESTIVAL. 
          THIS ALL STARTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HEDON, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, WHO HAD THIS VISION AND THIS IDEA. 
          AND I LIKE TO THINK THAT NOT ONLY DID WE ACHIEVE WHAT THEY WANTED, WE HOPEFULLY EXCEEDED THAT IN A LOT OF OTHER AREAS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEIR IDEA AND THEIR GOAL WAS TO HAVE A NICE FALL FESTIVAL FOCUSED ON ART. 
          THAT'S FOR THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE. 
          THIS IS THE FIRST FESTIVAL THAT EPIC IS HAVING HERE. 
          AND TO HAVE IT BE ABOUT ARTS, THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL TO ME. 
          I'M AN ARTIST MYSELF. 
          I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ARTS AND BRINGING ARTS RIGHT HERE TO GRAND PRAIRIE MAKES SENSE. 
          WHERE ELSE IN THE METROPLEX WERE YOU GONNA GET THE WATER SHOW CHOREOGRAPHED IN MUSIC WITH BEAUTIFUL ART ALL AROUND IT? THIS IS ONE OF A KIND KING SAYS THAT 60 ARTISTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S FIRST ANNUAL FESTIVAL. 
          GRAND PRAIRIE IS HONORING ITS HISPANIC HERITAGE WITH THE ANNUAL FIESTA PETRIA CELEBRATION. 
          THE EVENT WHICH COMMEMORATES MEXICO'S INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN INCLUDES A ROUSING PARADE DOWNTOWN, FOLLOWED BY A VIBRANT SHOWCASE OF HISPANIC CULTURE, MUSIC, DANCE, AND FOOD. 
          THE INDEPENDENCE OF NOT ONLY MEXICO, BUT OTHER LATIN AMERICA COUNTRIES. 
          OKAY, SO THAT IS WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE BRING OUT THE BEST CONTRIBUTIONS, THE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CI OF CITIZENS THAT WE HAVE HERE, SMALL BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS, OFFICERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY AND THIS COUNTRY. 
          THE CELEBRATION ALSO MARKS THE START OF NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH. 
          THAT'S DOG FOR HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GRAND PRAIRIE ANIMAL SERVICES ADOPTION CENTER. 
          THE ADOPTION CENTER IS TURNING 20 AND ON SATURDAY IT HOSTED A BIRTHDAY BASH FEATURING RESCUE AGENCIES, VENDORS WITH ALL KINDS OF PET PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS 
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OTHER RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH FOREVER FRIENDS. 
          SINCE OPENING IN 2003, THE CENTER HAS HELPED ADOPT THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS BY BEING HELPFUL AND COMPASSIONATE. 
          I THINK GRAND PRAIRIE REALLY RALLIES BEHIND ITS CITIZENS, AND I THINK PEOPLE REALLY, UH, DIG INTO NOT ONLY PEOPLE, BUT ALSO THE PETS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. 
          GRAND PRAIRIE'S DONE A GREAT JOB, THIS CENTER OVER ANY OTHER, UM, LIKE I SAID, THE CARING OF THE ANIMALS, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST THE HEART THAT'S PUT INTO IT. 
          YOU WANNA KISS OFFICIALS SAY THE CENTER'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN THE FUTURE WILL BE KEEPING PACE WITH THE CITY'S GROWTH, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A LOT OF PROACTIVE THINGS IN PLACE TO FOCUS OUR RESOURCES, UM, ON CASES THAT NEED US MOST. 
          UM, THE SOUTH IN PARTICULAR HAS A HUGE OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM, AND SO JUST BEING ABLE TO SERVE THE ANIMALS AND THE QUANTITIES THAT WE GET, UM, IS A BIG CHALLENGE, UM, ACROSS THE NATIONS. 
          FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRAND PRAIRIE ANIMAL SERVICES ADOPTION CENTER, VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG.
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