Open Roads ABATE Pool Tournament and Chili Cookoff
ndividuals involved in the Open Roads ABATE Pool Tournament February 21 pose for a photo.
Cookie Walk at PMC of Plano
The 29th annual Cookie Walk will be held in the downstairs small dining room at the Plano Methodist Church, on the corners of Clark and Hale Streets, Saturday, Dec. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.. Please enter the doors off the main parking lot in the education building and
Free Food Pantry is Oct. 17
Check out the free Plano Food Pantry. Pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit and veggies, frozen meat, bread, milk, eggs, and more at the free Plano Food Pantry, Friday, Oct. 17 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. All in need are welcome to visit the location at
Trunk or treat at Plano Church
Trunk or Treat will be at the Plano Methodist Church parking lot, 219 N. Hale Street in Plano, Sunday, Oct. 12, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. Children will go from car trunk to car trunk collecting goodies from friendly ghosts, good witches, and pumpkins at each Halloween decorated trunk. Children,
FREE Plano Food Pantry September 19
Pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit and veggies, frozen meat, bread, milk, eggs, and more at the FREE Plano Food Pantry, Friday, Sept. 19 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. All in need are welcome to visit the location at First Lutheran Church in Plano, 200 N
Free Food Pantry in Plano Friday, July 18
The free Plano Food Pantry, Friday, July 18 will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Plano, 200 N Center Street. All in need are welcome to pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit and veggies, frozen meat, bread, milk, and eggs. Please
Plano Legion Car/Truck/Bike Show
The 15th Annual Plano American Legion Car Show will be Sunday, July 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Registration is 9 am until noon, dash plaques to the first 100 entries, awards at 3 p.m.. Food available for purchase (burgers, hot dogs, chips). —Linda Oleson
Free Food Pantry Friday, May 16
Attendees can pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit, veggies, frozen meat, bread, milk, eggs at the free Plano Food Pantry, Friday, May 16 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Plano, 200 N Center Street. Bring your food pantry card, if you have
Lakewood Springs Club election in May
February 16, 2025Dear editor; We have a very important election coming up this May. We have had the same management company for years now. The same old excuses over and over. We need a change in this election. This current board needs to be replaced by new board members. That
FREE Food Pantry is February 21
There will be a FREE Plano Food Pantry Friday, Feb. 21 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Plano, 200 N Center Street. Attendees can pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit & veggies, frozen meat, bread, milk, eggs. All in need are welcome
Plano Firefighters and The Grinch collect donations
Plano Firefighters pose with The Grinch, who helped collect donations for Plano Rockin’ Christmas.
Plano Rockin Christmas, parade Dec. 6
Plano’s Rockin’ Christmas will be Friday, Dec. 6 in downtown Plano. The event will start the parade at 6:30 p.m. at Plano High School parking lot. The parade route will travel to Ben Street to Route 34, head out to Lakewood Springs South, Lakewood Springs North, down Main Street to
Impressive students at Plano School District Board of Education meeting
Seventeen EGJ 4th, 5th, and 6th graders presented on Climate and Culture at Emily G. Johns School at a recent Plano Community Unit School District No. 88 Board of Education meeting. Each student spoke about an aspect of how their school is focusing on this important topic.
Free Plano food pantry Oct. 18
Attendees can pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit and veggies, frozen meat, bread, milk, eggs, and more at the free Plano Food Pantry, Friday, Oct. 18 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Plano, 200 N Center Street. Bring your food pantry card,
Edith Farnsworth House, a worthy Plano treasure
The Edith Farnsworth House, 14520 River Road, in Plano, is an iconic image of modern architectural genius. A skyscraper in miniature, was created in the 1950s by master architect Mies van de Rohe as a one-room weekend hideaway for Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a prominent Chicago nephrologist. Mies van de Rohe
La Salle Manor in Plano seeks human growth
Hidden in the Fox Valley is a special place that thousands have visited and experienced at a deeply personal level. It is a place and a time that most of us have only experienced once in our lives, but we will never forget. It is a place that others cruise
Senior citizens in Plano will receive meal partnership
Senior citizens in Plano soon will receive a benefit from a lunch café and home delivered meals center being developed through a partnership between the Community Nutrition Network (CNN) and Plano Methodist Church. “From our current base in Yorkville, we have been planning for some time to expand our services
Free breakfasts at two Plano schools
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Plano schools will offer free bag breakfasts at two school buildings during June. Children 18 and under can pick up a free breakfast bag at Plano High School between the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. at P.H. Miller School
Plano American Legion Post #395 Memorial Day ceremonies
The Plano American Legion Post #395 held Memorial Day ceremonies at Veterans Walkway (Route 34 and Center Street in Plano) and at Little Rock Cemetery (North Center Street) honoring veterans who have given their lives to their country.
First harvester factory opened in Plano in 1861
The Plano Reaper has been the mascot of the Plano high school athletics teams from its beginning. With an agricultural and industrial spirit, the people of the City of Plano always have been proud to call themselves the Birthplace of the Harvester, and the high school teams adopted the “Plano