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May 22, 2008 – Volume 7, Issue 21 |
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Matt’s Blog –
Last Updated 5/15/08
Erika’s Blog –
Last Updated 4/10/08
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
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www.mattlafatamarketing.com. Inspirational Quote of the Week: “True independence and freedom can only
exist in doing what's right.” – Brigham Young 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…DeBonair Custom Cleaning:
2
Memorial
Holiday Trash and Recycle Schedule:
3
Memorial
Day Ceremony at Frisco Commons Park:
3
Brownie
Troop 9500 Yard Sale:
3
DFW
Family Hope Int’l Seeking Host Families for Summer 2008
Orphan Camp:
3
Trails
of Frisco Men’s Golf Association:
4
DBU
Basketball Summer Camps in Frisco:
4
Auditioning for the Frisco Chorale:
4
Leadership Frisco Now Accepting Applications:
4
5th
Annual Monte Carlo Night "A Star Studded Frisco Night"
Saturday, August 2, 2008:
5
5th
Annual Share A Smile Foundation Polo Match:
5
Healthy
Hometown - A healthy dose of family fun!:
6
FRISCO
RESIDENTS OF COLOR…Promoting Unity Within the Community:
6
Frisco
A&M Club Information and Upcoming Events:
7
Visual
Arts of Frisco Upcoming Events:
8
Happenings at Faithbridge Presbyterian Church:
9
Catholic
Professionals Network:
9
C3
(Cornerstone Community Church) Church in the Park:
9
Summer
Volleyball Activities:
10
Leadership Frisco – Get Set - - Go!:
10
Lochrann's First Annual Charity Golf Tournament June 19,
2008:
10
Frisco
Ice Hockey to Sponsor High School Development Team:
11
Thunder
Flag Football Tournament June 7-8 Offers Added Incentives:
11
A Dog
Show for Fish June 7 & 8, 2008:
13
Keep it
Clean with Six Day Dental and the Frisco RoughRiders:
13
Liberty
High School’s REDHAWK BAND Recent Achievements:
14
Word of
Mouth Productions Presents Charlotte's Web:
15
FCT
Announces the 2008-2009 season!:
15
Celebrate Freedom, Largest Free Family Event in America,
Moves to Pizza Hut Park:
17
2008
Reebok Hereos Celebrity Baseball Game:
18
Tickets
on Sale Now for Lakeside Summer Musical’s Production of Bye
Bye Birdie:
19
Talent
Applications Being Accepted for July 4th Celebration:
19
Cross
Timbers Youth Orchestra Holding Auditions June 1:
20
Frisco
Police Participate in Buckle Up Texas Campaign:
20
Frisco-based Skywire Software earns multiple awards at ACORD
LOMA Insurance Forum:
21
Sales
Tax Holiday for Energy Efficient Household Equipment:
22
Town of
Addison Announces Addition of New Event – WORLDFEST:
23
I-35E Frontage Road Traffic Switch to
Occur in Dallas and Ellis Counties:
24 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. Is there any specific
building code regarding the installation of light fixtures
(incandescent or fluorescent) in closets? If so, is there
someplace on-line where I may view the code? A. Light fixtures in closets
are regulated by the International Residential Code and the
National Electric Code.
This Day in History – May 22, 1843:
Great Emigration departs for Oregon From the History Channel… A massive wagon train, made up of 1,000
settlers and 1,000 head of cattle, sets off down the Oregon
Trail from Independence, Missouri. Known as the "Great
Emigration," the expedition came two years after the first
modest party of settlers made the long, overland journey to
Oregon. After leaving Independence, the giant wagon
train followed the Sante Fe Trail for some 40 miles and then
turned northwest to the Platte River, which it followed along
its northern route to Fort Laramie, Wyoming. From there, it
traveled on to the Rocky Mountains, which it passed through by
way of the broad, level South Pass that led to the basin of the
Colorado River. The travelers then went southwest to Fort
Bridger, northwest across a divide to Fort Hall on the Snake
River, and on to Fort Boise, where they gained supplies for the
difficult journey over the Blue Mountains and into Oregon. The
Great Emigration finally arrived in October, completing the
2,000-mile journey from Independence in five months. In the next year, four more wagon trains
made the journey, and in 1845 the number of emigrants who used
the Oregon Trail exceeded 3,000. Travel along the trail
gradually declined with the advent of the railroads, and the
route was finally abandoned in the 1870s. May is National Mental Health Awareness
Month:
So far this month we have covered Stroke
Awareness, Osteoporosis Awareness, and Motorcycle Safety
Awareness… Mental Health
Month was created more than 50 years ago to raise awareness
about mental health conditions and the importance of mental
wellness for all. This year’s theme is focused on an
essential component of maintaining and protecting mental health
and wellness: social connectedness. The tagline for this year’s
observance is “Get Connected.” Visit the
Mental
Health America web site to learn more. For advertising opportunities, please
contact
sales@mattlafatamarketing.com 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
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
Woodstream Hills Bios of Erika and Matt Lafata: Erika and Matt Lafata are a great team
and enjoy a great marriage and life partnership. Together they
try to do everything they can to give back to the community.
They are involved in so many things together and in fact, they
have even been referred to as “The Dynamic Duo” by a Frisco City
Council member! About Matt Lafata: Matt Lafata and his wife Erika share six
children between the two of them. In January 1999, Mr. Lafata
moved to Frisco from Gloucester, MA. Mr. Lafata has helped build
several highly successful businesses for more than 20 years. A
long-time business consultant, entrepreneur and human resources
professional, he is the Director of Business Development with
the Frisco-based HR strategy and technology consulting firm
HRchitect (www.HRchitect.com).
He is also the founder of several marketing and public relations
agencies including The Matt Lafata Marketing Group (www.mattlafatamarketing.com).
Previously, Mr. Lafata was an Executive Vice President of a
computer software company where he was responsible for corporate
development, marketing, sales, product development and more. Mr.
Lafata studied finance and business management at Salem State
College in Salem, Massachusetts. Mr. Lafata is involved in numerous
organizations throughout Frisco. As a former two-term Frisco
City Council Member, he is or has been involved in the
following…
·
Former Deputy Mayor Pro Tem on the Frisco
City Council
·
Former Planning & Zoning Commissioner
·
Graduate of Leadership Frisco
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2005 recipient of the “21 Leaders of the 21st
Century” by Inside Collin County Business
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Graduate of the Citizen’s Police Academy
and a member of the Alumni group
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Youth sports coach
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Past board member for the Frisco Family
Services Center
·
St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus
Member
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Member of the Frisco Heritage Association
·
Member of the Frisco Association for the
Arts
·
Member of the Frisco Community Theatre
·
Community Advisory Board member for the
Frisco Women’s League
·
Friends of the Frisco Public Library Member
·
Board member for the Frisco Square
Municipal Management District
·
City of Frisco Technology Committee member
·
City of Frisco Budget and Audit
subcommittee member
·
Tax Increment Finance board member
·
Co-Director of the Mrs. Texas United States
Pageant
·
Honorary Chair for World AIDS Day 2007 in
Collin County Since 2001, Matt and his marketing company
have produced this very popular e-newsletter that goes out every
week to over 40,000 people and businesses which keeps the Frisco
community in touch with local events and businesses. About Erika Lafata: Erika Lafata has
long been involved in her community and with volunteer work.
After winning her local Lions Club charity contest during
her Senior year of high school for her numerous achievements
during her high school career, Erika volunteered as the
contest director for the next 9 years. During that same
time, she was given the license for four years to produce a
local preliminary to Donald Trump's Miss USA©/Miss Teen USA©
state preliminaries, Miss Texas USA© & Miss Texas Teen USA©. She
has the distinct honor of having two local winners win the
highly competitive Miss Texas Teen USA© competition title
back-to-back in 2001 & 2002, with one eventually becoming 3rd
runner up to Miss Teen USA© 2001. Erika has judged, been a
coach/mentor to contestants, emceed and consulted numerous
like-competitions. Working with women to develop their
potential has always been a passion of hers. How to “Whitelist” this Frisco Community
Newsletter in Your Spam Filter: With the advent of outrageous volumes of
unwanted email these days, of which I get a ton, it’s
unfortunate that legitimate email publications like this are not
being seen by some of the readers who enjoy those publications.
There is much fear today that the email publishing/marketing
industry is in serious trouble, due to mistakes in filtering
when legitimate email is erroneously tagged as unwanted email. While we applaud the anti-spam industry for
removing the plethora of unwanted email from many of our
mailboxes, from time to time, some legitimate email publications
are mistaken as unwanted. Sometimes, this results in our mailings
bouncing back, with requests for us to respond to
challenge/response messages to prevent future filtering.
However, due to the size of our list, it’s nearly impossible for
us handle the volume of such requests. To that end, please realize that we want
our readers to always anticipate and enjoy the valuable
information that this community newsletter delivers. If you currently use an anti-spam program
or service, we ask that you take just a minute or two to add
this newsletter to your “safe” or permitted email sender list.
This usually involves simply adding our sending address (FromJ
to your whitelist, safelist, or list of privileged senders. This
is commonly known as whitelisting a publication. Simply add the
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wherever possible. This is a community newsletter, YOUR
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do or have done. This is a newsletter about Frisco for all of us
to play a part in. It is designed to bring our community closer
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who want to hear about them. If you have a business, restaurant or a
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more than 40,000 individuals and businesses in Frisco and the
surrounding areas, please email us at
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new employees to start over the next few weeks to accommodate
our clients and continue to grow. You may clean as little as two homes per
week and up to 7 or 8 homes. Most DeBonair employees work to
make extra money for their family and clean one home per
day. You can achieve $250 a week by just cleaning a few homes.
You will be trained by Debbie Childers, DeBonair Custom Cleaning
owner. A throrough checklist is followed in each
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must enjoy working independently and not on a team. You
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NOT looking for short term employees. We need
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Only serious candidates should apply. For more information regarding DeBonair,
please visit
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Recruiting Manager, Tisha Young at 214-726-5621 for a possible
interview.
Memorial Holiday Trash and Recycle Schedule:
There will be no trash or recycling
services provided on Memorial Day, Monday May 26th. Due to
the holiday trash and recycling services will be provided one
day later. Monday service moves to Tuesday, Tuesday to
Wednesday, etc. The Environmental Collection Center will be
open on Saturday, 24th May. For more information contact Environmental
Services 972-292-5900.
Memorial Day Ceremony at Frisco Commons Park:
What: Memorial Day Ceremony We will have:
Brownie Troop 9500 Yard Sale:
Brownie Troop 9500, Frisco Bright Stars is
having a yard sale on Saturday June 7th from 8:00 am – 11:00am.
Stop by 10721 Brandenberg Drive, off Hillcrest and Rolater, for
some fantastic buys. DFW
Family Hope Int’l Seeking Host Families for Summer 2008 Orphan
Camp:
The non-profit group Family Hope
International is seeking host families for a group of orphans
coming to the Frisco area in July 2008 for summer camp. The
purpose of camp is to provide Ukrainian orphan children ages
6-15 an experience of a lifetime in a fun and educational
environment. The camp provides these children with a whole new
outlook on the world and enables them to dream of possibilities.
Our camp allows the children to live in a family environment, if
even for a short time. One of the best outcomes of our camp is
that these children are exposed to American families, increasing
their chance, as well as all older orphans' chances, of being
adopted once the families see how wonderful the kids really are! We are now accepting applications for host
families. We will be accepting up to 10 families for this camp,
on a first come, first serve basis. Please contact Stacy Zonis
at zonisfamily@tx.rr.com
asap for more information. Trails
of Frisco Men’s Golf Association:
Join the New and Improved Trails of Frisco
Men's Golf Association! The purpose of the TMGA is to
create a fun and competitive environment that rewards the
continued participation of it's members. The league is
open to the public and is fully handicapped. We play
different format every other weekend starting at 7:30 AM
through mid October. The league features a first half
bonus pool, a second half bonus pool, (2) two-day majors and a
season ending tour championship for the top 32 point earners
throughout the year. For additional information contact
Shawn Watkins at (972) 746-9732 or at
bubbaisundrpar@sbcglobal.net. DBU
Basketball Summer Camps in Frisco:
Dallas Baptist University Basketball will
host four summer basketball camps in 2008. Sessions 1 and
2 will be held in Frisco, TX beginning Monday, June 30 -
Thursday, July 3, 2008 at First Baptist Church in Frisco.
Session 1 will run from 9am - 12pm and will be for boys and
girls entering grades 3 - 5. Session 2 for boys and girls
entering grades 6 - 8 will be from 1pm to 4pm. All sessions cost $40.00 per camper.
Camps will be limited to the first sixty entrants. To
reserve your place in camp, please contact Brandon Curran in the
basketball office at 214 517 1629. You may also email
Coach Curran at brandon@dbu.edu.
Auditioning for the Frisco Chorale:
Leadership Frisco Now Accepting Applications:
Leadership Frisco is a community leadership
program sponsored by the Frisco Chamber of Commerce dedicated to
developing a pool of well-informed, highly motivated individuals
qualified to assume leadership roles in the community. Our goal
is to expand the leadership skills of dedicated individuals that
live or work in Frisco, to deepen their sense of community
responsibility, and heighten their involvement in volunteer
opportunities, neighborhood associations and the community as a
whole. Beginning in September and continuing
through May of each year, participants meet each month for
approximately 8 hours. Anyone 18 years or older who has lived or
worked in Frisco for at least one year may apply. Please
call the Frisco Chamber at 972.335.9522 for more information
about the timeline to apply and tuition information 5th
Annual Monte Carlo Night "A Star Studded Frisco Night" Saturday,
August 2, 2008:
7:00 P.M. Silent Auction Doors Open, 7:30
P.M. to 12 Midnight for the rest of our fun filled extravaganza
at St. Francis! MCN-Frisco, Inc. and St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Community will be hosting the event. Come join an
evening of Community wide Fellowship, Food and Fun. This
promises to be a premier event once again. New Friends, Great
Menu, Wonderful Live Entertainment, Music by Nelson Miller and
Friends, Casino Gaming, Texas Hold'em, Silent and Live Auctions
and back by popular demand…Instant Wine Cellar Raffle!
Come Meet your neighbors, be part of the
excitement and fun! ~ Sponsorship Opportunities. Many
levels of sponsorship are available, something for everyone. All
sponsors will be listed on our website with a link to your
business that you provide. Please contact Dave Kiley at
Dave@DaveKiley.net or
972-814-0152 for more details. ~ Donations are being accepted for the
Live and Silent Auctions. Possible Donation ideas: Gift
Certificates from Local Retailers, Local Restaurants and Service
Industries, Gift Baskets/Certificates for Health, Beauty,
Crafts, and Food, Sports Memorabilia, Golf Opportunities, Home
Products, Hotel Stays, Theme Baskets, Sporting Event Tickets,
Paintings, Jewelry, the list of creative and new ideas could go
on! Please contact Janice Hoang at
jshoffner@yahoo.com or
214-773-2399. ~Instant Wine Cellar Raffle. Don't
miss your chance; two lucky winners will walk away with an
Instant Wine Cellar full of assorted bottles of wine! To
purchase your raffle ticket and/or donate a bottle of wine,
please contact: Elizabeth McCarthy at
emccarthy@sentel.com /
214-507-8413The more bottles we have the better the raffle, so
tell your friends! (You need not be present to win) Please visit our website at
http://www.mcn-frisco.org
for more information. Benefiting St. Francis Catholic Community's
Building Fund. MCN-Frisco Inc. is a non-profit organization. 5th
Annual Share A Smile Foundation Polo Match:
Saturday, June 14 from 5-10pm at the Las
Colinas Polo Club, 600 E. Royal Lane at Riverside, Irving Polo Match: 6-8pm Divot stomp with champagne at halftime Raffle and silent auction; seafood feast
catered by Two Rows Catering; live music, bounce house, and much
more Call 972-208-8813, email
blakestock100@hotmail.com or visit
www.shareasmilefoundation.org for more information We
Love Families Day:
On May 31st, KingdomLife is inviting
all Frisco families for an old fashion day at the park.
Grab the kids and come out for three legged races, egg toss,
sack races and many more field day games with prizes for all
ages. We will have bounce houses, face painting, and free hot
dogs for everyone. The goal of our event is to promote healthy
family activities by organizing fun games and FREE activities
for all ages. We realize that families that spend time
together are healthier and happier and we want to provide
an event for everyone to enjoy. Family Day will take place on
May 31 at Shawee Trail Park - intersection of College Parkway &
Hillcrest Road from 2:00 - 6:00 and is being sponsored by
KingdomLife (www.kingdomlife.org). For
more information please contact Audra Preston at 214-728-0246.
Healthy Hometown - A healthy dose of family fun!:
The cure for the common Saturday – Healthy
Hometown at Centennial Medical Center will be healthy fun for
everyone. The kids can enjoy food and games while you get your
cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, and bone density checked
for free. There will also be refreshments, $1 hamburgers, 50¢
hotdogs, and more! Plus, you can meet your friendly,
neighborhood physicians, police and fire departments. You can
even talk one-on-one with various medical experts like
dermatologists, pediatricians, allergists, and many more. Be
sure to bring lots of spare change for the wishing well coin
drive benefiting Frisco Family Services! Frisco family fun –
just what the doctor ordered!
Saturday, June 7th 10am-2pm To register for early raffle prizes, or for
more information, call 1800-330-3819. FRISCO
RESIDENTS OF COLOR…Promoting Unity Within the Community:
Frisco Residents of Color is hosting a
“Rise-n-Fly…Study Long, Study Wrong!” gaming tournament where
you can demonstrate your gaming acumen playing Spades, Bid Whist
and Dominoes! This fun, fast paced evening is for a good
cause where 10% of monies will be donated to FROC’s Scholarship
Program. The tourney is Saturday, June 28th from 7:30 pm –
11:00 pm at Reel Thing Catfish Café, 600 E. Main Street, Allen,
Texas 75002. For any additional information contact
Karen Griggsby at 972-978-3216 or
karen.griggsby@sbcglobal.net
Frisco
A&M Club Information and Upcoming Events:
Frisco A&M Club strives to connect former
students of Texas A&M University TODAY while generating funds
for scholarships for seniors of Frisco high schools who will be
attending Texas A&M-TOMORROW. One of the primary functions of
the Frisco A&M Club is to gather funds for scholarships to
support local Frisco students to attend Texas A&M University. E-Mail List Are you receiving your Frisco A&M e-mail
updates? Did you make it to Muster? .... No! Well
Click here and sign up for the FAMC E-mail 2008 Officers & Volunteers As Texas Aggies, we are all called to duty
from time to time. The Frisco A&M Club is looking for
highly motivated Aggies who feel that call to duty. We are
looking for Aggies who are up to the challenge of becoming
officers or volunteers in our organization. Come help us
solidify a bright future for all Frisco Aggies, both new and
old. Contact Rich Maus '02 at
FAMC_President@aggienetwork.com if you would like to
participate. 2008 Membership Drive The Frisco A&M Club 2008 membership
drive is in full swing. We are so excited about our plans for
’08. In January 2008, we funded 3 scholarships for
deserving Frisco ISD Students attending Texas A&M University. In
Fall 2008, we will be funding 4 scholarships. Your membership
and donations go to fund those scholarships. Join us in helping
bright, young Frisco ISD Graduates realize the Aggie Spirit. Our membership dues are: Joint – $40.00 Individual – $30.00 2007 A&M Grad – $15.00 ******We only need 125 memberships this
year****** To fund the 4 scholarships. Please Join online at
http://www.friscoaggies.org/membership/ NEW THIS YEAR - We have also added a
Corporate Membership Level, this year. For $500, any community
business can become a Member/Sponsor of the Frisco A&M Club. A
Corporate Member/Sponsorship will give businesses name
recognition at every FAMC event they choose. Please remember that all donations to FAMC
are tax deductible and may be eligible for matching donation by
your employer. UPCOMING EVENTS - see the website for more
info www.friscoaggies.org Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament
– May 30th ** MOVED DATE ** Location: RSVP for location & SEAT -
Lebanon & Dallas North Tollway When: Friday May 30th at 6:30 PM Texas Hold 'Em Night, with a table for
bones... 2008 Frisco RoughRiders Aggie Family
Night - June 12th Location: Dr Pepper Ballpark - 7300
RoughRiders Tr. - Frisco, TX 75034 - 972-334-1900 Frisco RoughRiders vs. Corpus Christi Hooks
(AA Astros)
~ Player Autographs Before &
After Game $20 Ticket Package · Includes Bullpen ticket Visual
Arts of Frisco Upcoming Events:
JUNE
·
Arts & Science Summer Camp start June 9th
directed by Diana Moya at the Frisco Arts Center 6827 Main
Street in Historic Downtown Frisco TX 75034. For details
contact:
Diana@dianamoya.com.
·
Artist Reception: Thursday June 19th 6-8pm,
meet the artist Anabelle Acevedo - Marcano at the Frisco Arts
Center 6827 Main Street in Historic Downtown Frisco TX 75034.
For details contact:
anabellea@hotmail.com. The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco is a
volunteer non profit 501( c )(3) organization that promotes the
arts, support the artists to benefit of our community. The Frisco Arts Center is home for the
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco 6827 Main St. Historic Downtown
Frisco TX 75034 Phone: (972) 668-5180
DBU-North: Collin County’s University for Christ Centered
Education Information Session / Open House: Monday, June 2, at
5:45 p.m.:
On Monday, June 2, at 5:45 p.m. Dallas
Baptist University will be hosting a free Information Session at
DBU-North for adults interested in completing a degree. The
information session will involve a discussion on DBU’s masters
degrees as well as detailed information on how an adult can gain
up to 30 hours of college credit towards a bachelors degree
based on life and work experience. You can earn an entire
bachelors degree in Communication, Psychology, Business
Administration, and Management, as well as, a Master of Business
Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Management, Master of
Education, Master of Education in School Counseling, and a
Master of Arts in Counseling at DBU-North in Frisco. In addition
students can take classes leading to the completion of a Master
of Arts in Christian Education. The information session will be
held at DBU-North’s regional academic center located right here
in Frisco at the corner of Warren and Internet in Hall Office
Park (3211 Internet Blvd, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034). If you
have any questions or would like to reserve a seat please
contact DBU-North at (214) 333-5777 or
dbunorth@dbu.edu.
Happenings at Faithbridge Presbyterian Church:
Faithbuilders KDO is now hiring Preschool
teachers for the 2008-2009 school year. If you love
working with children in a Christian setting, and are looking
for a part time job, please contact Cheryl Stovall at
cheryl@faithbridgechurch.org. Faithbuilders KDO introduces Summer Blast
2008- 3 week long summer camps, meeting Monday through Friday
for ages 2 through 3rd grade. Fun for all. Visit
Faithbridge Presbyterian Church’s website for details at
www.faithbridgechurch.org or call the church at 972-377-9560
for information. Camps I is June 16-23 “Rainforest Adventure”,
Camp II is June 23-27 “Power Lab”, and Camp III is August 4-8
“Water Works”. Cost is $125 per child. 9am-2pm
daily.
Catholic Professionals Network:
C3
(Cornerstone Community Church) Church in the Park:
Sunday, June 8th at Warren Sports Complex Join us at 11:00 a.m. for worship & service
under the main pavillion followed by lunch, activities & special
music all afternoon! Activities for Kids - Bounce Houses,
Louisiana "Snow-Balls", Face Painting, Water Gun fun (bring your
own water gun), Fishing Tournament (bring your pole), volleyball
& basketball tournaments & more! Bring your lawn chairs & come out for a
fun-filled day - hope to see you there! For more info, contact us at (972)335-4704
or e-mail us at c3info@aol.com.
Visit our website at
www.c3frisco.com Summer
Volleyball Activities:
Frisco Athletic Network, Inc. Fusion Volleyball Club Frisco Youth Volleyball League Fusion Volleyball Club is hosting a clinic
series to be held over 3 Saturdays for 2 hours each at the
Frisco Athletic Center. The clinics will be coached by
Fusion's professional volleyball coaches. Clinics will be
divided as follows (by grade just completed): 1st-4th
grade, 5th-9th grade and experienced club players. Each
division will have a separate clinic time. Maximum of 30
athletes per clinic with no more than 10 per coach. Details and registration can be found at
www.FriscoVolleyball.net.
Leadership Frisco – Get Set - - Go!:
The Leadership Frisco class of 2007-2008
recently concluded their nine-month program learning about the
City of Frisco government, region, social services, city
departments, leisure and cultural activities, economic
development and educational opportunities. Their last
class day was spent visiting recreation and cultural venues
around the city, including the recently opened Frisco Recreation
Center (picture attached) and the Frisco Heritage Center. The class members will formally graduate at
the Frisco Chamber of Commerce quarterly member luncheon on May
30, 2008 at the Marriott Dallas/Plano at Legacy Town Center. At the graduation ceremony, the class will
formally present their service project, The Mindbender Academy,
a summer science and math camp for 7th and 8th graders in the
Frisco Independent School District.
For more information about the Leadership
Frisco program, to inquire about applying for the 2008-2009 year
or to find out about sponsorships available for this year,
please contact the Frisco Chamber of Commerce at 972-335-9522.
Lochrann's First Annual Charity Golf Tournament June 19, 2008: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - The Tribute Golf
Course, 1000 Boyd Road · The Colony, TX 75056 - Benefiting
Frisco Cares Children's Clinic Frisco
Ice Hockey to Sponsor High School Development Team:
Frisco Ice Hockey will sponsor a team next
season in the new AT&T High School Development League. This is
open to any F.I.S.D student entering grades 7-8 (fall of ’08)
with ice hockey experience. Be a part of the High School team.
Visit FriscoIceHockey.org for details and registration for our
summer ice training program. All sessions run by the Frisco
Varsity and JV coaches. Learn the skills our coaches look for in
a player and spend the summer perfecting them before tryouts in
August.
Thunder Flag Football Tournament June 7-8 Offers Added
Incentives:
How many flag football tournaments have you
been in where you line up against former NFL and Arena Football
League players or get a chance to play pro football if you win? The inaugural Frisco Thunder Ultimate Flag
Football Challenge will offer both those incentives when the
two-day tournament begins play June 7, 2008 at the Colony Five
Star Sports Complex, 4100 Blair Oaks Drive, The Colony, Tex. Not only are bragging rights and a trophy
up for grabs, the winning team will take on an All-Star squad
led by former Minnesota Vikings WR Jake Reed – The Thunder’s
owner – and Head Coach Troy Esprit -- who spent a decade
playing arena football -- in the finale game of the Challenge. “If you want to be a Pro, you must first
beat a Pro,’’ Esprit said. “Just because we’ve haven’t been on a
field in a few years doesn’t mean all our skills are gone. We’ll
give you a great game, and a great experience that other flag
football tournaments don’t provide.” Esprit has another ulterior motive –
finding talent for next year’s team. Tournament MVPs get an
invitation to the Intense Football League team’s 2009 training
camp – no fees or tryouts. “You never know where you’re going to find
players,’’ Esprit said. “I’m fortunate enough to be a great
football market where talent is available. If a player shows me
something, I’m going to give him an opportunity.” Members of the winning team receive season
tickets for the Thunder’s 2009 season opener in the renovated
DeJa Blue Arena in the Dr Pepper Star Center and will be
introduced at the home opener. Team pictures and action
photography as well as complete coverage of the entire
tournament will be highlighted on the team’s web site at
www.friscothunderifl.com. The tournament format will be 5-on-5 with
arena football rules. Each team can have as many as ten players
ages 15 years or older. The entry fee of $250 per team (maximum
of 30) includes t-shirts. For more information, contact (972)
731-6968 or e-mail
coachspree@yahoo.com. Sponsorship opportunities are
available as well. The Thunder (5-2) plays the Odessa
Roughnecks (2-2) Saturday at 7:11 CST in Odessa. Fans can listen
live or view the game for a nominal fee at
www.friscothunderifl.com Movies
in the Square:
Frisco Square will host “Movies in the
Square” featuring family-oriented movies each Saturday evening
at 9:00 PM beginning in June 7 through July 26. A giant, 26’ x
13’ inflatable movie screen will be located on City Hall Plaza.
Viewers should bring lawn chairs or blankets. June 7 Wizard of Oz June 14 Madagascar June 21 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory June 28 Dreamer July 5 Spiderman July 12 Superman Returns July 19 Bee Movie July 26 Flipper Frisco
Grooves:
A Dog
Show for Fish June 7 & 8, 2008:
Actually, it is a judging and exhibition of
Japanese Fish called Koi. Koi is the Japanese word for Carp.
Nishikigoi, another often used term, means fancy or brocaded
carp. Yes, these beautifully colored and patterned fish are
descendents of the common river carp which is found all over the
world. However, the specimens you will see at our show have been
selectively bred in Japan for more than 200 years, evolving into
the beautiful varieties that you see today. Some of the koi grow
to over 3 feet in length! Keep
it Clean with Six Day Dental and the Frisco RoughRiders:
What better way to spend Father’s Day then
with your family at a RoughRiders Game? On Sunday, June 15th,
‘Riders Foundation will be honoring their partnership with
Frisco Family Services by hosting a Toiletry Collection at the
ballpark. Six Day Dental has teamed up with The RoughRiders by
donating over 1,000 new toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste for
the families served by Frisco Family Services. You can help as
well! Our goal is to fill the entire Frisco Family Services
Truck during the night of the game with the following products:
·
FULL SIZED shampoo / conditioner
·
Soap
·
Deodorant
·
Feminine Care Products. Bring in any of the items above and you
will be entered to win a personalized Frisco RoughRiders Jersey.
The more you bring in, the more chances you have to win your own
jersey! Show your support for Frisco Family Services and the
RoughRiders and bring full sized items to the game on Sunday,
June 15th. For more information on this event please contact
Mara Simon-Meyer at
msimonmeyer@ridersbaseball.com
Liberty High School’s REDHAWK BAND Recent Achievements:
Rated “Outstanding Small School Band”
at the 2008 Dallas Wind Symphony Windband Festival Liberty High School’s REDHAWK BAND competed
this past weekend at the Dallas Wind Symphony “Windband
Festival” at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas.
The Wind Ensemble captured the “Outstanding Small School
Windband” along with the following caption awards: “Outstanding Small School Woodwinds” “Outstanding Small School Brass” “Outstanding Small School Percussion” Additionally, Liberty’s point total ranked
them 4th overall at the festival. This includes ranking
higher than 5A Varsity ensembles.
Achieves “Perfection” at the 2008
Music in the Parks band festival in Denver, Colorado Liberty High School’s REDHAWK BAND competed
this past weekend at the “Music in the Parks” band festival in
Denver, Colorado. Both the Symphonic and Wind Ensemble
bands earned “superior” ratings and the Wind Ensemble walked
away with the “Overall Outstanding Band” award.
Additionally, the judges scored the Symphonic band a 99 out of a
possible 100 points in their division, and the Wind Ensemble
scored a perfect 100 from the judges. This was the first
time in the 12-year festival history that any band has scored
100. “Superior” at the 2008 UIL Concert
and Sightreading contest Liberty High School’s REDHAWK BAND competed
in the 2008 UIL Concert and Sightreading contest on April 9th,
2008. Both the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic bands earned
1st Division “Superior” ratings. This makes the 2nd
consecutive year of earning “Superior” ratings for the Wind
Ensemble, and the start of a proud tradition for Symphonic Band. The REDHAWK BAND is under the direction of
Alyson Keller, Jarrad Abshire, and Juan Arenas. About the Redhawk Band: The REDHAWK BAND, only in its second
season, is comprised of approximately 90 talented and dedicated
9th through 11th grade musicians. They perform at Frisco
Liberty High School pep rallies, football games, marching
contests, and Frisco community events. Want to Catch the Fever ????? The REDHAWK BAND’s last performance of the
season will be @ 7:00 p.m. on May 29th, 2008 in the Liberty High
School Auditorium. Word
of Mouth Productions Presents Charlotte's Web:
May 28 & 29 at 10:00am** May 29 & 30 at 7:30pm May 30 & June 1 at 3:30pm At The McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111
N. Tennessee, downtown McKinney Tickets: **$5/weekday matinees only All other performances: $8/Adults; $7/Sr.
Adults & Students; $6/Childrent under 12 Call (214) 544-4630 or visit
www.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org Based on the story by E.B. White. Adapted
for the stage by Joseph Robinette. Produced by speical arrangement with
Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL Sponsored in part by The McKinney Arts
Commission and Target The Children's Literature Association named
this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred
years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B.
White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling
and utterly practical theatrical presentation. All the
enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young
pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who
understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the
gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed;
the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the
extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be "a true friend
and a good writer." Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins
her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes,
"Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which
ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most
important to Charlotte. Starring Katie Cline (Frisco) as Charlotte,
and Philip Jones (Little Elm) as Wilbur, with Amy Miller
(Prosper), Brooke Bennefield (Prosper) Lacy Jones (Little Elm)
and Ken Yunker (Frisco) rounding out this talented cast. FCT
Announces the 2008-2009 season!:
After much delay Frisco Community Theater
is excited to announce the 2008-2009 season. All of our performance will be in the Cox
Building Playhouse thanks to the generous support of Plano
Stages and the City of Plano. We look forward to seeing
you there! Bullshot Crummond - October 10th-
October 26th 2008 This parody of low budget 30s detective
movies typifies British heroism. Teutonic villain Otto von
Brunno and his evil mistress crash their plane in the English
countryside an d kidnap Professor Fenton who has discovered a
formula for making synthetic diamonds. Bullshot Crummond is
called to the rescue. Otto paralyzes Crummond with a fiendish
ray. He rams a stick of dynamite in Crummond's mouth which will
explode when the next person enters the room. Rosemary enters,
but the static electricity in her fur wrap averts the
detonation. They pursue in a hair raising car chase, but plunge
over a cliff. They sneak into the dungeons where the professor
is being tortured, but Crummond hopelessly loses the ensuing
saber duel. Unperturbed, Crummond finally triumphs by shooting
the rest of the cast.
Jacob Marley is dead and condemned to a
hellish eternity. To escape his own chains, he must first redeem
and reform Scrooge and get him to open his heart. An irreverent,
funny and deeply moving story. Talk about a time-proven audience-pleaser!
"Try To Remember" a time when this romantic charmer wasn't
enchanting audiences at New York’s Sullivan Street Playhouse.
“The Fantasticks” is the longest-running musical in the world,
and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry
and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity
that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless
fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the
same time.
"Fusion" - A Summer Bash:
Celebrate Freedom, Largest Free Family Event in America, Moves
to Pizza Hut Park:
On June 27 and 28, 2008, Pizza Hut Park
will host the 18th Annual 94.9 KLTY/Interstate Batteries
CELEBRATE FREEDOM. Featuring evangelist Luis Palau, Celebrate
Freedom is an event for the whole family, with live performances
by over 40 artists on three stages; a free style motocross, BMX,
and skateboard show; a children’s area, family fun zone,
Internet Café, and plenty of on-site food vendors. For the first time in twelve years, 94.9
KLTY Celebrate Freedom has changed venues, moving from Southfork
Ranch in Parker, Texas, to Pizza Hut Park in Frisco. The essence
of Celebrate Freedom is a place for families to come and spend
the day, enjoying music, fellowship, exciting attractions and
most importantly having fun with each other. FRIDAY, JUNE 27: Friday will feature
Texas-bred and six-time Dove Award winning David Crowder Band.
Shane & Shane, who also come from the Lone Star State, will
appear. Also performing will be Stellar Kart, Sanctus Real, Phil
Wickham, Connersvine, Tenth Avenue North, Dizmas, and Jared
Wood, Worship Pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano. SATURDAY, JUNE 28: Saturday’s lineup
features some fresh faces to Celebrate Freedom as well as some
veterans. Five-time Grammy Award Winner Kirk Franklin, Hawk
Nelson, Lincoln Brewster, Fee and Addison Road will take the
Celebrate Freedom stage for the first time in 2008. Also making
their inaugural appearances are American Idol favorites Mandisa
and Chris Sligh. Seasoned Celebrate Freedom performers include
Skillet, Salvador, Jaci Velasquez, Aaron Shust, Anthony Evans,
Mark Harris, Chris Rice, Caleb Rowden and Scott Riggan. Meredith
Andrews will be hosting the 94.9 KLTY/Interstate Batteries
Celebrate Freedom Live Cam, and will perform during the day, as
well. The weekend will also include appearances
by Luis Palau, Brigadeer General Tommy Franks (Ret), Major
General Bob Dees, Jack Graham, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Dr.
Tony Evans, Oak Cliff Bible Church, Dallas Desperadoes Dancers,
Professional Kickboxing Champion Jonathan Spinks, Comedian
Nazareth, The Texas Aggie Wranglers, Harley Davidson Ride In
from Riders for Christ, and Andrew Palau. TICKETS: Tickets for the two-day event are
free, though everyone must have a ticket in order to enter.
Tickets will be available starting May 31 at official Celebrate
Freedom retail outlets that are announced on 94.9 KTLY starting
May 15, 2008. If not all the tickets have been claimed by June
22, they will be available online at
www.klty.com on Monday, June
23 at 9 a.m. CT. Gates will open at 3:30 pm on June 28 and 8:30
a.m. on June 29. For more information, visit:
www.klty.com/celebratefreedom/index.htm
Please check
www.pizzahutpark.com
for parking and stadium information. ABOUT CELEBRATE FREEDOM In 1991, 94.9 KLTY was the only mainstream
adult contemporary station in America that played Christian
music. To celebrate the country and soldiers that served in the
Gulf War, the station decided to host a free concert and aptly
named it Celebrate Freedom. On July 4, 1991 the first-ever
Celebrate Freedom took place at Williams Square in Las Colinas,
Texas, drawing over 3,000 fans. In 1996 the event was moved to
Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, to accommodate the
ever-growing and enthusiastic audience. Interstate Batteries partnered with 94.9
KLTY in 1997, and together the two have ushered Celebrate
Freedom through several stages of development. Celebrate Freedom
1999 was the first time in the event's history that it did not
take place on the Fourth of July. Because July 4th was on a
Sunday, the station and its partners wanted to be respectful of
the Lord's Day. On Saturday, July 3, 1999, Celebrate Freedom
became one of the largest events in America with an estimated
114,000 people in attendance. Future events would take place on
the Saturday before the Fourth of July. The event continued to
grow, and Celebrate Freedom 2001 was broadcast nationwide on to
6.5 million homes – providing all of America an opportunity to
experience this "relatively unknown" event - which drew a crowd
of over 200,000 people that year.
2008
Reebok Hereos Celebrity Baseball Game: • Dario Sala, FC Dallas goalkeeper from
Argentina
• Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks owner • Donnie Nelson, Dallas Mavericks President • Kevin Kiley, 103.3 FM ESPN Radio Host • Dave Annable, TV series Brothers &
Sisters • Geoff Stults, TV series October Road and
soon-to-be-released movie The Express
Tickets on Sale Now for Lakeside Summer Musical’s Production of
Bye Bye Birdie:
Tickets on sale at various locations
around Little Elm or online at
www.B3Tickets.com The Lakeside Summer Musicals (LSM)
production of Bye Bye Birdie includes a cast of 50+ students and
adults from in and around the Little Elm area. There will
be a total of four showings during the weekend of June 27-29, at
the Little Elm High School Auditorium in Little Elm. “Lakeside Summer Musical’s Bye Bye Birdie
marks an unprecedented event in Little Elm. It is the
first time a cast of students and adults from in and around
North Dallas has been assembled to put on a professional-grade
musical theater production in this town,” said Kristy Vivian,
director of Lakeside Summer Musicals. “The amount of effort that
has gone into this undertaking – by the cast, crew and other
volunteers and sponsors - assures me that audiences will be
highly impressed by the final product. We are so excited to be
able to bring such a high quality theatrical production to the
Little Elm community.” Tickets for Bye Bye Birdie are available
now at Point Bank, Zip it Postal, at the Front Office of the
Little Elm High School and online at
www.b3tickets.com.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door on the days of
performances if available. About Lakeside Summer Musicals Lakeside Summer Musicals (LSM) is a working
arm of the Fine Arts Department of the Little Elm Independent
School District. The main goal of the productions of the LSM are
to educate students in producing top quality Broadway musical
theater, working alongside professionals in the industry who are
willing to donate their time, talent and experience to the
entire program. All contributions or proceeds from
productions go back into the Choir program of the Fine Arts
Department. For more information about the LSM, go to
www.lakesidesummermusicals.com. Talent
Applications Being Accepted for July 4th Celebration:
Calling all performers of all ages! Be a
part of the magic this July 4th during the City of
Frisco’s 7 th annual Frisco Freedom Fest. The City is now
accepting applications from performing artists wanting to appear
on our Community Stage. The stage will feature local
entertainers willing to perform for free! The top entertainers, selected by a
committee, will delight the crowd beginning at 4 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 4 at City Hall Plaza. This year Frisco Freedom
Fest begins at Frisco Square for “Party in the Plaza”, which
includes the Children’s Expo, Taste of Frisco, Hometown Hero Exhibit and spreads
out to include an ‘old fashioned fourth’ at the Frisco Heritage
Center. Our neighbors at Pizza Hut Park will host an MLS match
at 6 p.m. between FC Dallas and the Kansas City Wizards followed
by a concert on the main stage. The evening concludes with a
spectacular view of the biggest fireworks show in all of North
Texas! Applications are available on the city’s
Frisco Freedom Fest Web site at
www.friscofreedomfest.org. The deadline for
applications is 5 p.m. Friday, June 13. Applications must be submitted to the City
of Frisco’s Communications Department, which is located at City
Hall, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. For more information, contact Christie Hartwell at 9722925073 or
chartwell@friscotexas.gov.
Cross
Timbers Youth Orchestra Holding Auditions June 1:
The Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra is
accepting applications from any young North Texas musicians who
want to audition for its string and symphonic orchestras.
Auditions are scheduled for June 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the
McKinney Performing Arts Center (MPAC). Auditions are open to string, and woodwind
musicians in elementary school through high school from Collin
and surrounding counties. Audition fee is $20. CTYO has five orchestras, designed for
various levels of musical ability and each performs a wide range
of repertoire, from music of the Baroque, Classical, and
Romantic periods to folk and contemporary styles. The orchestras
include: Magnolia - a string ensemble of 30-50
members, appropriate for students with 1-3 years of experience
who demonstrate a beginning level of technical and musical
proficiencies. Live Oak - a string ensemble of 40-60
member, appropriate for students with 3-6 years of experience
who demonstrate developing levels of technical and musical
proficiencies. Cypress - a 50-70 member symphonic
ensemble, comprised of traditional string instruments,
woodwinds, brass, and percussion, and normally composed of
students with at least 5 years of experience who demonstrate
advanced levels of technical and musical proficiencies. Guitar - First of its kind in North Texas,
the CTYO Guitar Orchestra is designed to promote the development
of ensemble skills involving the full range of instruments in
the guitar family. The CTYO Guitar Orchestra is open to students
ages 8 - 18 who demonstrate a strong interest in playing in a
large guitar ensemble. Basic music reading and guitar skills are
required. Drum - A unique ensemble for young people
of all ages and their family members (moms, dads, guardians,
aunt, uncles, and/or grandparents), this orchestra is comprised
of African, Afro-Cuban, and Latin-American drums and percussion.
Each member of this orchestra will also learn to play the
African flute, a melodic instrument which will be provided to
each participant as a part of their tuition. Basic music reading
skills are helpful but not required.
Applications and more information is
available at ctyo.org or by
calling 972-658-4227.
Frisco
Police Participate in Buckle Up Texas Campaign:
Frisco Police Officers will be
participating in the Click It or Ticket Campaign this Memorial
Day holiday week. Officers will be working extra duty hours to
enforce the seat belt law starting May 19th and continuing
through June 1st. Motorists are reminded to wear their
seatbelts or risk being fined up to $200.00. The Texas Law: A person commits an offense if the person
operates a passenger vehicle, transports a child who is younger
than five years of age and less that 36 inches in height, and
does not keep the child secured during the operation of the
vehicle in a child safety seat system according to the
instructions of the manufacturer of the safety seat system. A person commits an offense if the person
is at least fifteen years of age and is riding in the front seat
of a passenger vehicle while the vehicle is being operated and
is not secured by a safety belt; Or, allows a child who is
younger than seventeen years of age who is not required to ride
in a safety seat system to ride in the vehicle without requiring
the child to be secured by a safety belt. Frisco
Police Blotter:
The Frisco Police Blotter can be found on
crimeweb for those citizens who like to keep up with what is
going on around the city from the police point of view.
This
report covers the period of April 13 to April 19. Public
Safety is a huge focus of mine and it takes all of us to keep
our city safe. If you ever see something that just doesn’t look
right, please don’t look the other way. Please contact our
fantastic Police department. Even if it turns out to be nothing,
they would rather you contact them and let them make that
determination.
Frisco-based Skywire Software earns multiple awards at ACORD
LOMA Insurance Forum:
Leading provider software and services
for insurance industry earns recognition for commitment to innovation through,
industry standards, customer focus, and growth Skywire Software recently announced it
earned multiple awards in recognition of the company’s continued
commitment to innovation through industry standards,
customer-centric focus and growth as a leading global provider
of software and services for the insurance industry. The awards
were presented during various events at the ACORD LOMA Insurance
Forum last week in Las Vegas. ACORD Accomplishment Awards: Skywire Software, which pioneered automated
data exchange via ACORD-XML standards for life, health and
annuities, received three prestigious ACORD Accomplishment
Awards, including: • Outsourcer Award • Shared Services Award • Web Services Award The ACORD Accomplishment Awards recognize
companies whose XML implementations have provided leadership in
the way business is processed utilizing ACORD standards. This is
the fourth time Skywire Software’s offerings, which include its
Insurance Data Exchange (IDX) data hub, QuickView portal and the
GA agency management system, have earned recognition from ACORD.
The company’s offerings for automated data movement enable
straight-through processing of life insurance business by
allowing agents, brokers, carriers and service providers to
electronically collaborate and exchange real-time data via
ACORD-XML. The end result is increased placement ratios and
reduced new business time cycles. “Skywire Software is to be congratulated
not only for earning these 2008 ACORD awards, but for showing
the industry how beneficial ACORD data standards are for
improving business and data flow,” said John Kellington, senior
vice president, ACORD. 2008 Insurer’s Choice Ranking In addition to the ACORD Accomplishment
Awards, Skywire Software earned recognition from Tech
Decisions and the research firm Financial Insights as one of
the industry’s top technology providers.
Skywire Software was ranked as one the top
three technology providers in three categories in the 2008
Insurer’s Choice technology ranking, an annual listing of the
top technology vendors based on a survey of North American
insurance carriers. The company earned recognition in the
category of product development for both property and casualty
(P&C), and life and health (L&H) insurance, and also in the
channel category for P&C. It also was named as an Up and Coming
technology firm. 2008 Vanguards in Insurance Practices
Skywire Software also was recognized by Insurance Networking
News and Celent for creating sustainable value through its
acquisition efforts and was named the 2008 INN Vanguard in
Insurance Practices (VIP) “Company to Watch.” The
company, which has completed eleven acquisitions overall,
acquired insurance technology providers Integrated Insurance
Technologies, Docucorp International and Whitehill Technologies
during 2007. “The customer is at the forefront of
everything we do at Skywire Software,” said Wendy Gibson, chief
marketing officer of Skywire Software. “These awards are
especially meaningful because they reflect the voice of the
market. This recognition demonstrates our ongoing commitment to
developing and delivering software that leverage industry
standards and help our customers solve key business challenges
while providing them with an unparalleled level of service. About ACORD Based in New York, ACORD (Association for
Cooperative Operations Research and Development) is a global,
nonprofit insurance association whose mission is to facilitate
the development and use of standards for the insurance,
reinsurance and related financial services industries. With
offices in London as well, ACORD accomplishes its mission by
remaining an objective, independent advocate for sharing
information among diverse platforms. ACORD Standards and
services improve efficiency and expand market reach. Affiliated
with ACORD are hundreds of insurance and reinsurance companies,
and thousands of agents and brokers, related financial services
organizations, solution providers, and industry organizations
worldwide. About Skywire Software Skywire Software is a leading, global
software company serving the insurance, financial services,
legal and professional services industries. The company develops
industry-specific software products that help companies
integrate processes, people and information. With products and
services that span a range of key functions, including rating,
rules, underwriting, business intelligence, data movement, and
enterprise-wide document automation and compliance, Skywire
Software is dedicated to providing an unparalleled customer
experience to more than 2,400 customers in 45 countries
worldwide, including 1,450 insurance customers. For more
information, contact Skywire Software at 1-800-735-6620 or visit
www.skywiresoftware.com.
Sales
Tax Holiday for Energy Efficient Household Equipment:
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs recently
announced that during Memorial Day weekend (May 24 - 26), Texas
shoppers will receive a break from state and local sales taxes
when they purchase certain energy efficient appliances and other
household equipment bearing an Energy Star label. In
addition to paying no sales tax, shoppers will also save on
their future utility bills. Energy Star qualified
appliances are reported to use 10-50 percent less energy and
water than standard models. The Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday applies
to the following appliances and household equipment:
·
Air conditioners priced less than $6,000;
·
Ceiling fans;
·
Dehumidifiers;
·
Dishwashers;
·
Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs;
·
Programmable thermostats;
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Refrigerators priced less then $2,000; and
·
Clothes washers (but not clothes dryers). Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S.
Environmental Protections Agency and the U.S. Department of
Energy. To earn the Energy Star, a product must meet
strict energy efficiency guidelines. Complete details about the Energy Star
Sales Tax Holiday are available on the Comptroller's website at
www.window.state.tx.us.
Additional information about Energy Star products, including
specific brands and models of qualifying appliances and
household equipment, is available at
www.energystar.gov.
Town of Addison Announces Addition
of New Event – WORLDFEST:
WORLDFEST is the Town of Addison's newest
public event in spectacular Addison Circle Park. The festival,
Saturday, October 25, is being hosted in partnership with the
non-profit DFW International Community Alliance (DFWI)
organization. I-35E
Frontage Road Traffic Switch to Occur in Dallas and Ellis
Counties:
The Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) will begin changing the direction of the two-way
frontage roads on I-35E, between Parkerville Road in DeSoto and
US 77 south of Red Oak, into one-way frontage roads Tuesday, May
27 at 9 a.m. The change will involve re-striping the
pavement and placing additional signs to alert and direct
motorists to the new, one-way condition. Work will begin with
the west frontage road (southbound) and upon completion will
proceed to the east frontage road (northbound). It is
expected that each roadway will take a full day to convert. “This is an important part of the project
since it will improve the safety along the frontage roads, at
the ramp junctures and access points,” said Bill Pierce, P.E.,
TxDOT’s Ellis County area engineer. “Both frontage roads will be
switched to one-way traffic operation at the same time to
minimize confusion and to help drivers adjust to the new traffic
pattern.”
The frontage road reconfigurations are part
of a larger, $62 million I-35E widening project. Once complete,
I-35E will be six-lanes wide, three lanes each direction, and
will include wide shoulders and bridges to accommodate future
lanes. The project contractor is Ed Bell Construction Company,
of Dallas. |
