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April 3, 2008 – Volume 7, Issue 14 |
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Matt for Mayor of Frisco
Web Site
This picture was taken with John and Monica
Otis of CrossRoads Winery.
CrossRoads Winery hosted a Campaign Meet and Greet Event for us
a couple of weeks ago that was a fantastic event. Mayoral Campaign Update - Signs!!! Thank you to everybody who has been helping
in any way with this campaign. We are so excited about what we
plan to accomplish after I get elected as the next Mayor of
Frisco and need your continued help in spreading the word and
encouraging people to vote starting April 28. More information
will follow on that but for the time being, signs are now
available and if you would like to proudly display a yard
sign for the next Mayor of Frisco, please
let us know. Also,
thank you to those who attended the mayoral debate that was
hosted by Frisco Style this evening. It was a great event,
extremely well done, and we were very pleased with the outcome. Mornings with Matt: I’m always looking for more ways to
communicate and reach out to citizens. “Mornings with Matt”
takes places each Wednesday morning from 7:30-8:30 at It’s A
Grind located at the Shops at Starwood (SW corner of Lebanon and
the Dallas North Tollway). The owner, Marchand Froschheuser, is
a Frisco resident and dear friend and I hope you will support
her business any chance you get and stop by on Wednesdays to
talk about issues facing our great city, or really anything for
that matter. As an additional note, somebody asked if I will
continue doing this after the good citizens of Frisco elect me
as their next Mayor. The answer is a big YES as I want to make
sure the Office of the Mayor is as open and accessible to the
public as possible. I guess we will then change the name to
“Mornings with the Mayor”. This newsletter and information source is
designed to bring us all a little closer together each week by
providing coverage of so many things going on in our community.
There are so many amazing things in this newsletter, as there
are every week. Please forward this newsletter to all your
friends and neighbors and encourage them to sign up to receive
it themselves. They will greatly appreciate you for it as no
citizen should be without this important information at their
fingertips. Let’s work to get all Frisco citizens on this
list as a more informed society is a more functional society. If you have questions or have any community
events, people or groups you want to recognize, fundraising
events, or any newsworthy items you would like to see added and
shared with more than forty thousand residents and businesses in
Frisco and the surrounding areas, please send me an
email so I may
include them. The newsletter goes out each Thursday and I need
materials by the end of the day on the preceding Wednesday if
you want something to be included. If you received this from somebody else and
would like to be added to the list, just send me an
email. Your
email address will never be sold, rented, or given to anybody
else for any reason as your privacy is of the utmost importance
to me. All newsletters can also be found on our web site at
www.mattlafatamarketing.com. Inspirational Quote of the Week: “Leadership: The art of getting someone
else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” –
Dwight D. Eisenhower For advertising opportunities, please
contact
sales@mattlafatamarketing.com As always, this newsletter is absolutely
packed with information – something for everyone. In fact, it’s
one of the longest newsletters to date. There is always
something going on in our great city and I try to include
everything I can. In this jam packed issue, you will find lots
of great information. There is something for everyone including
the following…
Matt
Lafata’s Weekly Community News
1
Newsletter Sponsor – Plum Crazy:
2
Who says
you have to drive to Dallas for great shopping?
2
Last Day
to Register to Vote in May Election is April 10:
4
Twice As
Nice MOPS Consignment Sale:
5
The
Dallas Diamonds Women’s Professional Football:
5
Tornado
Talk…by Junior Reporter, Kaleigh Lafata:
6
Frisco
Thunder Happenings…by Junior Reporter, Kaleigh Lafata:
7
Loving
Expressions needs your help, Frisco!:
7
DeBonair
Custom Cleaning is Rapidly Growing in Frisco and We’re Ready
to Add More Clients!:
8
Texas
Tornado Playoff Hockey and Special Offer:
8
Collin
County Songwriters Association:
9
Grace
Avenue UMC - Rummage Sale - April 5th:
9
Frisco
Humane Society is Having a “Spring Cleaning” Yard Sale:
10
Wakeland
Class of 2009 Parents:
10
Frisco
High School Varsity Baseball Team and HomeRun Club Teacher
Appreciation Night:
10
Underwriting for Relay for Life Frisco – Please Help:
11
Centennial High School Golf Team Invites You to Tee it Up!:
11
Frisco
Flyers Fourth Annual Golf Tournament:
12
2nd
Annual Liberty High School Redhawk Open:
12
1st
Annual Bret Scullion Memorial Golf Outing:
13
North
Texas Missions 2008 Annual Golf Tournament:
13
Stonebriar Women's Golf Association Golf Tournament:
14
Mayor’s
Golf Classic to be Held Monday, May 5, 2008:
14
A Very
Special National Anthem at RoughRiders Game April 12:
15
“Fabulous in Frisco” Fashion Show and Silent Auction – May
6th
15
“Kids in
the Kitchen” Fighting Childhood Obesity:
15
2008
Wellstone Communities Gala and Corvette Raffle:
16
Trinkets
to Treasures, Collin County's Largest Rummage Sale:
17
Word of
Mouth Productions Spring Drama Classes:
17
DBU-North: Collin County’s University for Christ Centered
Education:
18
Frisco
Retired School Personnel:
18
Frisco-Online.com Mix and Mingle:
19
Frisco
Women's League Mother Daughter Tea:
20
St.
Philip’s Episcopal Announces New Summer Camp Program:
21
Grace
Community Church Women’s Conference:
21
Frisco
FUMC Partners with Journey of Hope for Grief Support
Seminar:
22
Hebron
Football Program To Hold Annual Fundraising Event:
22
The
American Cancer Society Saddles Up to Fight Cancer in Collin
County:
23
Collin
County Event Professionals Networking Group:
24
SPCA Pet
Adoption Booth to be at Stonebriar Centre on Saturday, April
19:
24
The
Turning Point Softball Tournament:
26
Word of
Mouth Productions and The Frisco Association for the Arts
Present:
26
Introducing FriscoPolitico.com:
27
Frisco
Career Opportunity of the Week - sponsored by
CareersInFrisco.com:
27
Upcoming
Job Fairs in the Area:
27
Christian Music Hall of Fame Chooses Frisco for Awards
Ceremony:
28
Frisco
Public Library Welcomes It's A Grind Library Café:
29
Texas
Hold’em Tournament (04/11/2008) Benefiting the St. Francis
of Assisi Catholic Community:
30
Plano
Early Lions Club Charity Texas Hold’em Tournament:
30
Cross
Timbers Youth Orchestra Performs Spring Concert:
31
Frisco
A&M Club Information and Upcoming Events:
31
Artist
Meet and Greet at Green Peridōt - An Aveda Concept Salon and
Store:
33
Visual
Arts of Frisco Upcoming Events:
34
Heritage
Association of Frisco Looking for Old Photographs:
34
First
Public Art Exhibit Blooms Inside City Hall:
35
Frisco’s
ET Weather Station Data Available Online:
35
Head
Back to Class for a Green Education:
36
Making
an “Impact” on Bad Behavior:
36
Frisco
Fire Department Personnel Honored at Annual Awards Banquet:
38
Full
Steam Ahead! Museum of American Railroad to Move to Frisco:
39
Frisco
Heritage Center Museum Grand Opening Celebration – May 3:
41
Frisco
Police Arrest Car Burglary Suspect:
41
Hall
Financial Groups Patricia B. Meadows Honored for Civic,
Artistic Contributions:
42
Thousands of Volunteers Needed to Clean Up Texas:
43
Intermittent Lane Closures Planned on US 75 for Asbestos
Laden Paint Removal:
44
Public Transportation Funding Awarded:
45 Newsletter Staff Members and
Contributors Matt
Lafata – Editor and Publisher – 214-336-3355
Kaleigh Lafata – Tornado Talk and Thunder Happenings Sarah
Ianace – Happenings in the Frisco ISD Glenn
Kopanski – Landscape Design Pedro
Checo – Advice from Dr. Checo Joe
Hockaday, CPA – Today’s Tax Talk From Joe Citizen of the Month and Neighborhood of
the Month Details If you have a citizen or neighborhood
you would like to nominate, please send it to me. The Citizen of the Month will focus
on a person or group in Frisco who has been nominated by another
individual. He, she or they could be a person or a group who has
recently done something special that contributes to the
well-being of our city and/or its citizens, or it could be
somebody who has had (or currently has) an interesting career or
experiences that could be shared with our readers. The Neighborhood of the Month will
highlight a particular neighborhood in our city. I am looking to
hear from you as to why your Neighborhood is so special. City of Frisco Related Question of the
Week: Q. I live near 423 and
Eldorado and notice the nice lighted street signs at the traffic
lights just west on the Little Elm side all the time. I was
driving down the southbound access road of the Tollway today and
noticed some of those signs being installed in Frisco now. Are
there plans to roll more of these out or is it very limited use?
They look REALLY nice and add to the appeal of Frisco I think. A. We have had several of
these signs installed since about 2003. Frisco currently has 99
signs installed at 30 of our 75 signalized intersections. Our
recent shipment includes another 8 signs that will be installed
at 2 more intersections. This Day in History – April 3, 1860:
Pony Express Debuts From the History Channel… On this day in
1860, the first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse April is Mathematics Awareness Month: Mathematics Awareness Month, held each year
in April, was created to increase public understanding of and
appreciation for mathematics. It began in 1986, when President
Reagan issued a proclamation establishing National Mathematics
Awareness Week. Activities for Mathematics Awareness Month
generally are organized on local, state and regional levels by
college and university departments, institutional public
information offices, student groups, and related associations
and interest groups. For more information,
visit this site For advertising opportunities, please
contact
sales@mattlafatamarketing.com Homeowner Association Meetings and Other
Group Meetings: If you have an upcoming meeting that you
would like a city official at, just to be available to answer
any questions, please let us know. If Matt’s schedule permits,
he would love to attend. Answering Questions for Kids and Young
Adults: As you know, communication and sharing
information is something that I spend a lot of time doing. I
frequently get asked to answer questions for kids and young
adults for school projects or leadership programs. Usually the
project involves getting these questions answered from somebody
in a leadership position, and as a City Council member, I’m
always happy to take the time to do this. If your son or
daughter ever needs questions answered from a leadership figure
for projects of any kind, please feel free to contact me or have
them contact me directly. Alternatively, if your child is interested
in learning more about city government and has questions, feel
free to contact me. Finally, if you are looking for a speaker
to talk to a group of kids or young adults about city government
or Frisco in general, I’m happy to try and schedule something. All the opinions, endorsements or
recommendations in this newsletter are mine alone and they do
not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of any
organization or group with whom I am affiliated or the
individuals who are a part of such organizations and
groups. You should not rely on any statement made in this
newsletter as evidenced of how I may act as a member of any
organization or group. Inclusion of news, events and
other information in this newsletter does not imply
an endorsement; it merely serves as my effort to be of service
to the readers. All About Frisco: In our continuing efforts to bring
information to our great community, we have updated our web site
with listings of:
·
Frisco Neighborhoods and Homeowner
Associations
·
Churches and other places of Worship
·
Clubs and Organizations
·
The Frisco Independent School District and
other Schools Visit
www.friscocommunity.com to access this information and I
look forward to your feedback. This site will continue to grow
and evolve over time. Clubs, Groups and Organizations in and
around Frisco: Frisco is
home to a very diverse and numerous set of clubs, groups and
organizations. If your group or organization is missing, and you
would like to get it listed, please send me an
email so we
can list it and continue to maintain the most comprehensive list
available.
Adopt A Pet – 972-668-4311
Alcoholics Anonymous
Frisco – 972-708-5086
Allen-Frisco-Plano
Autism Spectrum Parent Group
American Cancer Society of Collin County – 214-819-1221
American Red Cross of North
Texas – 972-542-5642
Angel Food Ministries
– 214-282-5576
Association of Frisco Retired School Personnel – 972-335-3040
Boy Scouts of
America – 214-902-6754
CASA of Collin County – 972-529-2272
Celebrate Recovery
– 214-282-5576
Christian Community Action
– 972-436-4357
Chronic Hugs: Chronic Pain Support Group – 214-726-9060
City of Frisco –
972-292-5000
Collin County –
972-424-1460
Collin County Association of Realtors – 214-618-3800
Collin County Central
Appraisal District
Collin County Community College
Collin County
Community College Education Foundation
Collin County Connection – 214-544-0666
Collin County Early Childhood
PTA – 972-712-3634
Collin County
Event Professionals – 214-542-1317
Collin County Gay and Lesbian
Alliance – 214-521-5342
Collin County Genealogy Association – 972-231-4190
Collin County
Republican Party
Daughters of the American Revolution – 972-307-5906
Democratic Party of Collin
County
Denton County Central
Appraisal District
Downtown Advisory Board – 972-292-5108
Downtown Merchants
Association – 972-292-5108
Frisco A&M Club –
972-897-7765
Frisco American Business
Women’s Association (ABWA)
Frisco Al-Anon Family Group – 972-978-8757
Frisco-Allen Texas Area Alumnae
Panhellenic
Frisco Area Children’s
Theater – 972-377-2675
Frisco Association For the
Arts
Frisco Baseball/Softball
Organization – 972-712-2288
Frisco Business and
Professional Women – 972-377-0335
Frisco
Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.s)
Frisco Community
Band – 972-668-5315
Frisco
Community Theatre – 972-377-3868
Frisco Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Frisco Ducks Unlimited –
972-712-5049
Frisco Economic Development
Corporation – 972-668-5550
Frisco
Education Foundation – 469-633-6066
Frisco Family Services
Center – 972-335-9495
Frisco Family YMCA –
972-335-3222
Frisco Fire Department
– 972-335-5525
Frisco Football
League – 972-712-0558
Frisco
Garden Club – 972-335-3812
Frisco Gymnastics Center
– 972-377-0888
Frisco Humane
Society – 972-498-8980
Frisco Independent School
District – 469-633-6000
Frisco Lion’s Club –
972-335-2487
Frisco Music
Teachers Association
Frisco Police Department
– 972-292-6000
Frisco Police Officers’ Wives
Association
Frisco Post Office –
972-335-7453
Frisco
Republicans – 972-335-9176
Frisco Rotary Club –
972-701-2801
Frisco Soccer Association
– 972-712-4625
Frisco Thunder
Professional Football
Frisco Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post #8273 – 972-712-5611
Frisco Women’s
League – 972-712-8890
Frisco/Plano Christian Women’s Club – 972-668-4464
Frisco Youth Volleyball
Leagues
Heritage Association of
Frisco – 972-335-6684
Heroes for Children
– 214-256-5824
KittiCo Cat Rescue –
214-826-6903
Labrador Retriever
Rescue of North Texas
Lewisville Independent School
District
Meals on Wheels – 972-562-6996
MOMS Club of
Frisco – East Central Chapter – 972-712-1789
MOMS Club of Frisco – South Chapter – 214-336-8001
MOMS Club of Frisco –
SE Chapter – 214-2272418
MOMS Club of Frisco – SW Chapter – 469-384-8002
MOMS Club of Frisco
– West Central Chapter
MOMS Club of
Frisco – West Chapter – 214-504-9223
Mothers of Preschoolers
(MOPS) – 972-668-7458
National Alliance on Mental
Illness of Collin County – 214-509-0085
Newcomer Friends of
Greater Plano
North Texas Tollway Authority
– 214-461-2000
OU Club of Collin County –
972-797-9708
Overeaters Anonymous –
972-832-5263
Play Pals –
972-839-0312
Prosper Independent School
District
Senior Center at Frisco
Square – 972-292-6550
SPCA of Texas – 972-562-7387
Speak Up – Frisco Toastmasters Group – 972-881-9989
Stonewall
Democrats of Collin County
Texas Democratic Women of Collin
County
Toastmasters Club of
Frisco – 972-712-4611
Volunteer Center
of North Texas
Voter Registration Information – Collin County
Voter Registration Information – Denton County
Women Encouraging
Business – 972-335-9522
WOVI-Frisco: Women of
Visionary Influence – 469-252-4528
Young Life Frisco
– 972-424-6339 Churches and other Places of Worship in
and around Frisco One of the wonderful things about Frisco
is the many diverse religions you can find. If your Church is
not listed, please contact me at
matt@mattlafata.com so
we can list it and continue to maintain the most comprehensive
list available.
Apostolic Temple – 972-712-5673
Assembly of God Cornerstone Community Church – 972-335-4704
Celebration
Covenant – 214-387-9833
Central Christian Church – 972-377-2608
Church of God in Christ – 972-377-3649
Church of Living Stones – 972-335-3499
Compass Christian Church – 972-335-7546
Cornerstone Christian
Reformed Church – 469-362-7844
Cornerstone Community Church
– 972-335-4704
Crossroads Community Church – 972-712-0582
Destiny’s Place Ministries – 972-712-1130
Faithbridge
Presbyterian – 972-377-9560
Fellowship of Frisco
– 972-335-1700
First Baptist Church of
Frisco – 972-335-9830
First Pentecostal Church – 972-292-3174
First United Methodist
– 972-335-4380
Frisco Bible Church –
972-335-8150
Frisco Church of
Christ – 972-335-2118
Frisco Masjid –
972-898-8691
Frisco Trails Fellowship
Bible Church – 972-731-5999
Genesis Metro –
469-450-6277
Grace Avenue United
Methodist – 972-335-2882
Grace Church –
469-633-9104
Grace Pointe –
972-292-3174
Hamilton Chapel Baptist Church – 972-377-3348
Harvest
Church International – 214-632-4581
Hope Fellowship –
972-377-8855
Kingdom Life
Christian Center – 214-618-1500
Lebanon Baptist Church
– 972-377-3348
Liberty Baptist Church – 972-625-3546
Living Waters Family Worship
Center – 214-387-9602
Lone Star Baptist
Church – 469-358-7089
Newstart Church of the
Nazarene – 214-282-5576
Northstar Church –
972-712-8282
Praise Fellowship
Worship Center – 214-387-9397
Preston Ridge Baptist
Church – 972-712-7007
Preston Trail Community
Church – 972-668-1244
Rejoice Lutheran Church – 972-335-6411
Revolution
Ministries – 214-649-0623
Rock Hill Church of Christ –
972-346-2710
Shawnee Trail Church of Christ – 972-377-9106
St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church – 972-712-2645
St. Philips Episcopal
Church – 214-387-4700
Stonebriar
Church of Christ – 972-712-9264
Stonebriar Community Church
– 469-252-5000
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – 972-377-4724
The Journey – 214-529-8873
Turning Point CMA Church – 469-733-3196
Water’s Edge Lutheran
Church – 972-712-7377 Frisco Neighborhoods and Homeowner
Associations:
If your HOA or neighborhood is not listed, please contact me
at matt@mattlafata.com
so we can list it and continue to maintain the most
comprehensive list available. For a map of where each HOA is
located, along with contact information for each HOA, visit the
City of Frisco HOA Directory
Autumn Park
Coventry Oaks
Creekside at Stonebriar
Crestview
Cypress Creek
Estates on Legacy
Frisco Heights
Golden Gate Village
Hickory Springs
Hickory Street Village
Hillcrest Highlands
Hillcrest Lebanon/Cecile Place
Hillcrest Lebanon/Hillcrest Meadows
Hillcrest Lebanon/Smith Estates
Kings Garden
Kings Ridge
Lakes on Legacy
Lakes of Preston Vineyard
Parkside Estates
Plantation Estates
Preston Estates
Presto\n Gables
Preston Glen
Preston Lakes/Lakes of Hillcrest
Preston Manor
Preston Oaks
Preston Ridge
Preston Trace Estates
Quail Meadow Village
Red Bud Estates
Russwood Acres
Saddlebrook Village
Shenandoah
Village/Villages of Stonebriar Park
Shepherds Hill
Stonebriar
Stonebriar Country Club Estates
Stonelake Estates West
Stonebrook Estates
The Chase at Stonebriar
The Creeks on Coit
The Enclave at Stonebriar Creek Estates
The Villas/Lakes on Legacy
The Vintage/Lakes on Legacy
Townhomes of Tuscany Square
Tuscany Meadows
Villages of Lake Brook Farms
Villages of Stonebriar Park
Villages of Willow Bay |
