Here’s your top news and highlights for the week of October 7th!

Upcoming Events:

- Saturday, October 8 from 9 am-12 pm: The Rowlett Youth Advisory Council and Rowlett Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commissions Voter Registration Drive @ the Rowlett Community Centre. More info here: https://bit.ly/3V9TY0m

- Saturday, October 8 from 11am-1pm: the Rowlett Public Library is hosting Star Wars Day! They will have Padawan training and a performance as part of a month-long celebration of Star Wars Reads. More info here: https://bit.ly/3fI8lcd

- Monday, October 10: Join us for the Fall lunch on the lawn series. Head to downtown every Monday in October from 11am-2pm to grab some grub. More info here: https://bit.ly/3Cfl3b2

- Thursday, October 13: The Taste of Fall Farmers and Craft Market is still happening! Join us on the lawn in downtown Rowlett from 5:30pm-8:30pm!

- Saturday, October 15: Our annual Celebrate DiverseCity event presented by Rowlett Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission, is from 4-7p at Downtown Rowlett. Get to know more about Rowlett's Diverse Culture with a combination of performances and activities for people of all ages, I am personally excited for the Zumba class led by Fit with Daniel. . Bring a lawn chair to watch the performances and visit all the booths for educational activities! More info here: https://bit.ly/3fL8hbF

Takeaways from this episode:

- The City of Rowlett is hosting many events this weekend and during the month of October. See the full list of events here: https://bit.ly/3Cbr60y

- Mayor Blake Margolis released his October Mayor’s Spotlight Newsletter. View the full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3T04Iwt

- The traffic signal at Martin is scheduled to be taken off of flashing mode and placed into full operation on Tuesday 10/11 at 9 AM.

- Earlier this week, the City kicked off the installation of the new state-of-the-art Outdoor Warning system. The first two locations are Pecan Grove Park and Springfield Park.

- At the Harvest Market on the Main event last Saturday, members of Works in Progress and the Arts & Humanities Commission unveiled the newly “Yarn-Bombed” Adirondack chair on the green downtown! This decoration won’t be there forever; so be sure to visit – this is a great Insta-ready photo op!

- Take the DART to the State Fair!

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