Bob Bain draws names of raffle winners Monday as Betty Lumpkins and Freida Welch assist. The Red River Regional Auxiliary Winter Bazaar will be held Wednesday with a bevy of impressive prizes up for grabs in the Silent Auction.

Custom knife builder Paul Henicke shows off some of his works of art. photo by Luke Clayton

AUSTIN – In the state’s ongoing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, new rules take effect Dec. 10 requiring that all boats operating on public water in 17 Northeast Texas counties be drained after use. The rules apply on all public waters in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Jack, Kaufman, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise, and Young counties.

Due to impending inclement weather, the Historic Loft Tour in downtown Denison has been postponed until Saturday, December 14. Five spectacular upstairs spaces have been chosen for the Loft Tour. The Barrett Building apartment at 531 W. Main and Hotel Denison at 117 S. Burnett will be on display as will 404 W. Main, 421 W. Main, and 428 W. Main. Climbing stairs will be required with the exception of the Barrett Building and the hotel. photo by Allen Rich

"Should there be a power outage or failure due to ice on the power lines, or if the furnace quits working, or if it just doesn’t produce enough heat, we immediately react by adding supplemental heat with electric space heaters, fireplaces and other types of room heaters.

Year-round adventure park, water park and conference center to create hundreds of jobs and attract 300,000 guests annually to new complex north of Austin.