Beginning in less than 2 weeks, Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland as North Texas transitions from Thanksgiving to the Winter Holiday season.
Holiday in the Park will run from November 27, 2009 through January 3, 2010 and, in addition to the parks usual rides and family fun, features special holiday themed shows, carolers, a snow hill for sledding and special holiday decorations featuring over one million holiday lights.
Be sure not to miss what has become, for many families, a holiday season tradition filled with fun and photo album memories. Tickets cost $34.99 at the park, but can be purchased in advance online for just $24.99.
We all know about calling 9-1-1 for emergency services, and 4-1-1 for directory assistance. Many people also know that dialing 3-1-1 will connect you with city services, but what about 2-1-1? Who answers when you dial that number? The answer is that it is a service of the Texas Health and Human Service Commission and provides free information to Texans on a wide variety of topics including paying their mortgage, rent or utilities, registering for food stamps, locating food pantries, shelter services, or accessing clothing, counseling child care, senior services, disaster relief and other programs.
Like I mentioned in my title, it's where to call in Texas when you don't know where to call for human services. Thankfully, many people did, however, know enough to call 2-1-1 because last year alone, they received over 2 million calls from Texans seeking assistance.
2-1-1 operates 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. For more information, you can also visit them online at www.211texas.org.
I was just in Northpark Center this week and it occurred to me that it is nearly time for an annual Dallas Event... The Trains at NorthPark.
For 22 years, children and adults have taken a break from their holiday shopping at NorthPark to enjoy the over 35 "O" Gauge trains and the amazingly realistic scenery created for the display. What many people do not realize is that the Trains display is a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. The model trains in the exhibit will travel across America from the Golden Gate Bridge to New York's Times Square, passing Mount Rushmore and our nation's capital too. It's a wonderful holiday event and benefits an outstanding cause.
The Ronald McDonald House serves as a home to parents and family members bringing critically ill children to Dallas hospitals for treatment. According to the Ronald McDonald House website, the train exhibit has become so popular that it now generates half of their annual budget! With this year's economic conditions, I am certain that public support of this event is more crucial than ever!
Be sure to check out what I consider to be one of the premier train displays I have ever seen... it will bring out the kid in anyone!
Dates: Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Sunday, January 3, 2010
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday: Noon - 6 p.m.
(Early closings on days before holidays and on New Year's Day)
Location:
Inside the NorthPark Center mall.
Cost:
$6.00 for adults, $3.00 for children & seniors (65 and older). Children under 2 are free.

Dallas's Katy Trail is the starting point in Dallas' plan to develop a network of urban trails to connect the city for pedestrians, bicyclists, and lovers of the outdoors. The history of the Katy Trail began in 1997, when community members and city leaders jointly came together in order to repurpose the land along which the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT or "Katy") Railroad traveled through Dallas.
Today, the Katy Trail is a 3.5 mile long urban trail extending from the American Airlines Center northward to Airline Drive not far from SMU. The plans are that, when completed, the trail will extend to the Mockingbird Station DART Rail stop in the north and to Downtown Dallas' West End entertainment district in the south. The trail features hard surface biking and skating trails along with softer surface running, jogging and walking paths.

The dense foliage and elevation of the trail makes much of it very peaceful and not urban feeling, much like New York's Central park. There are also scenic overlooks from sites of the former train bridges overlooking main thoroughfares and a scenic overlook of Lee Park and Turtle Creek scheduled to open next month.
For more information on hours, access points, location, etc. please visit www.katytraildallas.org
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