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Hit the town with us as we explore Frisco's unique entertainment attractions and newest dining destinations.

if your schedule allows). CrushCraft has a variety of Texas draft beers on tap, as well as one-of-a-kind cocktails.
The name “CrushCraft” comes MARCH 2019 51

from the love of Thailand, its many
flavors and the passion for crafting
food by hand. The restaurant mostly
uses a mortar and pestle to make
sauces, curries, etc. It is obvious
from the menu choices that the
team is very proud of its heritage
and what Thai food brings to the
scene. The name does not just stop
at the cuisine. For CrushCraft,
the experience of being in a Thai
restaurant – in Thailand – is
represented beautifully in the
décor. Vibrantly-colorful hanging
flags, blended with natural, high-
beamed wood ceilings are inviting
and cheerful. The space is also
decorated with many Thailand
license plates, which gives it a
world-traveler type of vibe.

As if delicious food, great
drinks, affordability and an artsy,
casual atmosphere are not enough,
CrushCraft takes one last step with
an eco-friendly approach to their
dining. It is like the cherry on top
of the cake, or, in this case, the chili
on top of the rice. The bowls, plates,
bags, forks, spoons and everything
you can think of, including the
straws, are bio-degradable.

CrushCraft Thai is located at
3675 Gaylord Parkway #1105 at
The Star. Call 972.712.8888 or
go to crushcraft-
thai.com to make
a reservation or
to check out the
unique, culturally-
infused menu.

Frisco STYLE
Magazine dining
reviews are not
scheduled with
or paid for by the
featured restaurant.
All reviews are completed for the
purpose of helping readers know and
enjoy local dining options.

Lisa Dawson is a full-time working mom of
three and a Frisco resident.

FRISCOSTYLE.COM

Traditional St. Patrick's Day Meal

PROVIDED BY LINDSAY JOHNSON

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IRISH SODA BREAD knead the dough with flour-covered
INGREDIENTS hands to form a rough ball. If the
4 c. flour dough is too sticky, add flour. Work
3 Tbsp. sugar it just enough so the flour is just
1 tsp. salt moistened and the dough just barely
1 tsp. baking soda comes together. If you over-knead,
4 Tbsp. butter the bread will be tough. Transfer
1 egg (lightly beaten) the dough to a floured surface and
1 ¾ c. buttermilk shape it. Transfer the dough to a
DIRECTIONS large, lightly-greased baking sheet.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Using a serrated knife, score the top
Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt of the dough about an inch-and-a-
and baking soda in a large bowl. half deep in an "X" shape. Transfer
Using your fingers, work the butter the dough to the oven and bake until
into the mixture. Make a well in the the bread is golden (about 35-45
center of the mixture and add the minutes). Loosely cover the bread
beaten egg and buttermilk. Mix it with aluminum foil if you notice heavy
in with a wooden spoon until the browning on top. Remove the sheet
dough is stiff. In the bowl, gently from the oven and let it sit for 5-10
minutes. Move it to a rack to cool.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS In a five-to-six-quart slow cooker,
2.5-3 lbs. flat-cut corned beef add corned beef and sprinkle the
brisket seasoning packet that came with
1 seasoning packet (included with the roast. Sprinkle the brown sugar
roast) on top. Add the carrots, onion,
¼ c. brown sugar potatoes, garlic and bay leaf. Pour
4 carrots (peeled and cut into three- beer over the vegetables and corned
inch pieces) beef. Cover and cook it until the
1 yellow onion (peeled and corned beef is tender (five-seven
quartered) hours on high or 10-12 hours on low).
½ lbs. small potatoes (halved) Add the cabbage to the slow cooker,
2 cloves garlic cover it and continue cooking until
1 bay leaf the cabbage is tender (45 minutes-
16 oz. ale or lager beer one hour on high or one-two hours
½ head of cabbage (remove on low). Place the corned beef on
outer leaves and cut into one-inch a cutting board and cut against the
wedges) grain into slices and serve with the
vegetables.

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SMALL BITES

BONNIE RUTH’S EIGHT11 PLACE SALSA TEX MEX

6959 Lebanon Rd. 7080 Main St. 3245 Main St.
214.705.7775 469.888.4037 214.705.8583
bonnieruthsfrisco.com eight11place.com salsatexmex.com
This restaurant serves as a pastry Enjoy wine or a craft beer, order a This upbeat restaurant provides fa-
shop, old-fashioned bar and French- unique pizza and listen to live music miliar Tex-Mex favorites and colorful
themed café. on the patio, complete with table- margaritas in many flavors.
top firepits.

CITY WORKS KENNY’S BURGER JOINT STARWOOD CAFÉ

3680 The Star Blvd. #1300 1377 Legacy Dr. #120 4851 Legacy Dr.
469.850.1850 214.618.8001 214.705.1555
cityworksrestaurant.com kennysburgerjoint.com starwoodcafe.com
This local pub offers an expansive This local chain serves hickory- Enjoy your breakfast and lunch
menu of American eats and draft grilled burgers, sandwiches and favorites at this locally-owned diner.
beers. spiked shakes.

THE COMMON TABLE LA HACIENDA RANCH SUSHI DAMU

6740 Winning Dr. #1005 4110 Preston Rd. 3685 Preston Rd. #101
469.535.3575 972.335.2232 469.888.4068
thecommontable.com laharanch.com sushidamutexas.com
This bar and restaurant offers a Order some classic Tex-Mex fare, Try a variety of menu options,
friendly neighborhood vibe, Ameri- steaks and frozen drinks inside the including the one-of-a-kind sushi
can fare, craft brews and a patio rustic ranch house. burrito, poke or sushi roll.
with live music.

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56 DINING & ENTERTAINMENT

BY DRU BICKHAM

Vitamins?How Do You Take Your

Vitamin C – you have been told you were to take them orally over a stretch of days, weeks
since you were a kid to stock or months.
up on it if you were feeling un-
der the weather. It is in orange Because of the more recent popularity of this method of
juice, you can get packets of it administering supplements, IV bars have cropped up across
to stir into your water or you can get tablets the country – places where you can walk in, sign a release
at your local grocery store. But, recently, form and get hooked up to an IV for your boost of vitamin C,
there has been a shift to more expanded uses B12 or whatever you feel you need. While these places may
of vitamin C, into treatments for much big- be convenient, there is a certain amount of care and caution
ger issues than just the common cold. that is lacking.

High-dose intravenous (IV) vitamin C For years now, Dr. Jerron Hill, the medical director at
therapy is a treatment option that has recent- the Ketamine Health and Wellness Center of Texas, has been
ly been gaining momentum, though it has administering ketamine transfusions to patients for chronic
been around as a working hypothesis since pain and mood disorders with great success. He also offers
the 1970s. Scottish surgeon Ewan Cameron other types of transfusions to help patients with various
proposed that this vitamin’s role in the body needs, including high-dose IV vitamin C. As a trained and
could be greater than we had ever anticipated – experienced anesthesiologist, Dr. Hill has a wealth of medi-
that it could even help kill cancer. At the same cal experience which helps him to be safe and caring. “My
time, Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling was approach to IV therapy is quite different,” Dr Hill explains.
conducting similar research on ascorbic acid, “When a patient comes in, I do a history and physical. I talk
which is found in vitamin C. The two scien- to them and find out what exactly is bothering them, why
tists began collaborating, writing numerous they have come to me and what they are looking for. Then,
papers on the subject together and conducting I get a metabolic wellness panel and go over the labs with
experiments with late-stage cancer patients the patient and give them a recommendation of what they
to monitor their bodies’ reactions to doses of need.” Dr. Hill monitors patients’ vitals and blood pressure
vitamin C, administered in different ways. throughout infusions to make sure they are always safe and
Over the past nearly five decades, the hy- comfortable.
pothesis has continued to evolve and expand
into what we are seeing today. When asked about his average patient for IV vitamin C
IV therapies in general are gaining popular- treatment, he says, “Most people come in for chronic fatigue,
ity because it is an easy and efficient way to get cold and flu-like symptoms. Some people use it for detox-
the nutrients, vitamins and supplements the ing the body. Other people use it to enhance athletic per-
body might need at maximum absorption and formance. It offers cardiovascular protection in that it liqui-
to maximum effects. To people who may have fies cholesterol plaques. And it helps with eye diseases like
digestive sensitivity to taking oral supplements, macular degeneration. There are a myriad of things that it
IV therapies might seem attractive, especially can help with.”
since these treatments circumvent any of this dis-
comfort. With this therapy, the body is also able to One of Dr. Hill’s patients, who now has plans to become a
absorb completely and will not excrete a portion of regular, first came in for a vitamin C infusion before she un-
the nutrients as it would if the supplement were to derwent major cosmetic surgery. Her surgeon had suggested
be metabolized in the gastrointestinal system. The the treatment, so the day before her surgery, she received a
desired effects also tend to be faster-acting than if transfusion. “After that, my healing process was a breeze,”
she shares. “I did not have any complications whatsoever …
not one infection in more than 40 inches worth of incisions.
What was funny was that I just thought that was the way ev-

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Dr. Jerron Hill, the medical director at the Ketamine Health and Wellness Center of Texas, administers a vitamin C transfusion to a patient.

eryone went through their surgeries. But when I talked to my which are destructive to the body’s immune system, while

surgeon, he told me that is not the case. He is now telling all also destroying cancer cells. Vitamin C is only destructive

his patients to get infusions before they have their surgeries.” to cancer cells, so implementing vitamin C therapy alongside

Because vitamin C helps with wound healing and the heal- traditional cancer treatments can help the patient maintain

ing of scar tissue, it is a great some immune health and forgo
some of the typical symptoms of
IV THERAPIES OFFER AN EASYtreatment therapy for surgical
patients with scars they want to chemotherapy.
Cancer patients are look-
AND EFFICIENT WAY TO GETappear as discreetly as possible.
Combine all that with the fact ing for the answer to the ques-
tion “am I cancer-free? ” Typical
NUTRIENTS, VITAMINS ANDthat vitamin C is an antioxidant
that helps the body fight infec- means of monitoring this situa-
tion (MRIs, bone scans and CT
SUPPLEMENTS THE BODYtion and boosts the immune sys-
MIGHT NEED AT MAXIMUM
tem, IV vitamin C looks to be a ABSORPTION AND TO scans) are used to answer this
perfect preemptive step for any MAXIMUM EFFECTS. question, but are limited, be-
surgical patient. cause tumor cells may remain
circulating in the body and go
Vitamin C’s efficacy against undetected, grow silently and
cancer cells has long been theo-

rized, tested and researched. It form another tumor years after

has been shown to be an effective preemptive treatment, as chemo and radiation. Through a partnership with the Re-

well as a supplemental treatment to help assuage the effects of search Genetic and Cancer Center in Greece, Dr. Hill is able

traditional cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation, to perform a liquid biopsy on a patient, using only 20 ccs

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of their blood to find out the most MARCH 2019 59
effective cancer therapeutic agents
and natural substances and deter-
mine their current circulating tu-
mor cell count.

One of Dr. Hill’s current pa-
tients has already gone through tra-
ditional cancer treatments to treat
her colon cancer. Usually searching
for answers concerning her own
health, she looked even further
after chemotherapy and had this
test performed. “The test showed
that vitamin C had a 55 percent
kill rate on my kind of cancer cells.
So, I knew for me, vitamin C was
very important – the number one
agent to help kill my cancer cells.”
On a regimented and gradually-
waning schedule of highly-moni-
tored, measured and tested treat-
ments over the next 10 months,
her circulating tumor cell count
has dropped from around a nine to
just over two (below two being the
technically “cancer free”). “I re-
ally feel like this is the way of the
future,” she says. “I feel like there
is a revolution of sorts happening
now, and people are really starting
to look for treatments that build up
and do not break down – a change
in their medical philosophy.”

Dr. Hill adds, “I think people of
generations to come are going to be
approaching their health very differ-
ently. Medicine is going in a direc-
tion where patients are really ques-
tioning the modern western way of
medicine we have known so far.”

With the many different condi-
tions and symptoms IV vitamin C
therapy can help address, and with
all the conditions it can help prevent,
if implemented in conjunction with
the proper lifestyle changes, it might
just be the next worthwhile thing
you look into for you or a loved one.
There are now more options than
ever for a patient … we just have to
be brave enough to look for them.

Dru Bickham is a writer who enjoys
reading, stimulating and lengthy con-
versations and pursuing her passion for
publishing and the written word.

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he buying power of a dollar has changed drastically NOW & THEN BY BOB WARREN
over the years. I had no idea just how much it has
changed, so I asked Google, who seems to know from our house to my dad’s shop. One day, when I was visit-
everything. Google said, “A dollar, in 1929, had ing there, Mr. Savage, a local banker who was waiting to get
a haircut, started talking to me. He learned that I thought I
Tthe same buying power as $14.42 in 2018.” So, 90 could tap dance, so he offered to pay me a nickel to show him.
I gladly obliged by dancing a jig, and he paid me five cents –

years ago, even a lowly dime was worth $1.44 in today’s pur- the first money I ever “earned.”

chasing power. I was eight years old in 1929, and I can vouch As time went on, I spent more time at the barber shop,

for the fact that a dime was important and, from time to time, Dad paid me a dime to sweep the

money then. It would pay my ad- shop. I guess that was the second bit of money I earned. Over

mission to Frisco’s weekend time, I became friends with Dusty, the fellow who manned

movie (we called it a pic- the shop’s shoe-shine stand. I watched him, day after day,

ture show), or it would as he shined people’s shoes. I was always fascinated as he

buy a Coke and a double- “popped the rag.” Once, when I was six or seven years old,

dip ice cream cone. You Dusty was absent, and I was given permission to shine a

can be sure those things customer’s shoes. That earned me another dime and set

were important to an me off on a brief shoe-shining career (any time Dusty was

eight-year-old boy. absent), but I never did learn to pop the rag.

But, the problem was, As I began to accumulate nickels and dimes, my parents

how, in 1929, would I get encouraged me to save. They bought me a little savings bank

the dimes, or better yet, the that would take nickels, dimes and quarters and could not be

dollars to buy things a boy opened until it held a cer-

wants? Some of you will re- FOR tain amount. I found a cot-
member that 1929 was the ton field within walking
year the Great Depression distance of our house and
started. The stock market began picking cotton – a

crashed on October 29 of WHAT very poor way to make a
that year, and banks failed all living. It paid 50 cents per
over the land. Frisco had two hundred pounds of cotton

banks. Banks closed, never to picked, but it took me all

open again, and people lost IT’S day to pick 100 pounds.
their life savings. I was one of After what seemed like
the victims. I had worked and
a long time, I saved $9 –

saved $20 to buy a bicycle, enough to buy a used bike.

then, in a flash, my “life sav- WORTH That opened a floodgate
ings” was gone. So, I had to of earning opportunities.
start over. I got a paper route deliv-

Wages, for those who could ering The Fort Worth Star

find work, were very low. Telegram, which paid a lit-

Field workers were lucky to get $1 for a long day’s work. The tle more than picking cotton. Later, I got a job collecting and

Federal Minimum Wage Law was adopted in 1938, with an delivering clothes for “Frog” Sapp who ran the local clean-

initial rate of 25 cents per hour. The rate has increased every ing shop. Before school, I made the rounds to collect clothes

10 years, and, in 2018, was $7.50, but the average amount from some of the loyal customers, and, after school, I put the

actually paid these days is more. clothes on my back, got on my bike and delivered them.

In those early days, most children in this part of the coun- One unusual and short-lived job I had was working for a

try did not automatically get an allowance but were taught horticulturist, Mr. Gotcher. He taught me how to bud and

that they should work to get the “nonessentials” of life. My graft pecan trees, so I spent a few days climbing trees, ap-

mother grew up on a farm in Ark. and was a strong believer in plying my newly-learned trade. I still know how to bud and

work. She told me the Bible said we should work six days and graft, but do not plan to climb any trees.

rest on the seventh (Exodus 20:9), so she found some work When I got older and strong enough to do “a man’s work,”

to do on each of the six days and was careful to worship and much of my summers were spent working on Mr. John El-

do no work on the seventh day. liott’s farm. He paid me a dollar per day to join his boys in

That brings me to the rest of the story, which I will call doing whatever needed to be done on the farm. We chopped

“The Jobs I Have Had.” The story begins when I was five years cotton, bailed hay, stacked it in the barn and combined wheat.

old. I enjoyed visiting my dad at his barber shop in downtown It was hard work, but we managed to have fun.

Frisco. At that time, there was very little traffic in Frisco, Perhaps the most interesting and educational job I had as

so my parents allowed me to ride my tricycle the five blocks a teenager was working at Curtsinger’s Drug Store. I was

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a lowly “soda jerk,” but I worked all over the store waiting on
the public, young and old. I learned to make malts and to make
change using an old-fashioned cash register. It was not much pay
but offered a world of experience.

Then, in 1938, I was off to college, where I worked for the
National Youth Administration for 50 cents per hour. The three
summers between college years were spent working for President
Roosevelt’s Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) program, mea-
suring farm land and checking cotton acreage.

After saving enough money to buy a new bike, Mr. Warren got a paper route
delivering The Fort Worth Star Telegram.

After graduating from college in 1942, World War II had start-
ed. So, I enlisted in the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program.
While waiting to be called to active duty, I worked for Griffin
Grain Company in Frisco – a real job, earning $100 per month.

Next, during my active duty, I learned to fly. After graduat-
ing from flying school as a commissioned officer, I was sent to
Europe, where I earned a hefty $400 per month – the rate for
overseas flying pay.

After the war, I joined Humble Oil Company with a starting
salary of $250 per month. I worked there for 36 years, retired and
came back to Frisco in 1981. That retirement was short-lived. I
was elected to the Frisco City Council where I served for 13 years,
the last six years as mayor. In those days, Frisco’s mayors and
council members were rewarded with a $50-per-month credit to
their water bill. Today’s compensation is much more reasonable.

So, you see how much the value and the buying power of our
dollar has changed over the years. I believe the work ethic has also
changed – for the worse. It seems to me, and I hope I am wrong,
that many of today’s children are being given too much of life’s

nonessentials, rather than being taught
to earn them.

Remember, “freedom is not free,”
and neither are life’s necessities, much
less our “toys.” That is the end of my
sermon!

Bob Warren is a local historian, former
mayor of Frisco and a regular contributor to
Frisco STYLE Magazine.

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Where Everybody

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BY RACHEL BEAIRD

Knows Your Name
Sometimes, you just want to go
where everybody knows your to quickly meet one of the owners, ei- ried couple and business owners apart
name. In Frisco, that place, ther Ryan or Liz Alford – the couple is their friendly approach and love for
for many locals, is First Round behind the new hotspot. their community.
Draft Bar and Grill. Upon en-
tering the sports bar, located in Frisco Although this local couple’s destina- Mr. and Mrs. Alford were both born
Square, you are sure to be greeted by tion for dining and drinks has barely and raised in the Dallas area. They ac-
warm, smiling faces – from customers been open a year, it has already made it- tually met in the seventh grade when a
and servers alike. In fact, you are likely self a household name for locals and has young Liz asked Ryan on a date, only to
racked up dozens of excellent reviews be turned down. Luckily, they recon-
online. But, what really sets the mar- nected in their early twenties, as they

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were both bartenders and ran in similar circles. The two have like “Mini Montes” – Monte Cristo empanadas served with

now been married almost 12 years. powdered sugar and raspberry sauce. He takes the art of bar

They had been dreaming of opening their own bar for food to a whole new level! “In creating our menu, we were

nearly a decade, and, finally, two years ago, they decided to very conscientious of the fact that just because some people

put the pen to paper and put their words into action. “Ev- like to go drink somewhere, it does not mean they also like to

ery bartender wants to open their own bar. It is kind of the eat there. This is a place where you can both start and end the

dream. So, finally, we start- night,” Mr. Alford says. With

ed seriously talking about it every new menu item Mr. Al-

and trying to put together a ford carefully crafts, his pas-

business model of what we sion for serving others is only

thought would work,” Mr. that much more obvious.

Alford says. “We were ready Mr. and Mrs. Alford each

to be able to create our own have sons who help around

culture and control our en- the establishment, making

vironment.” And, Frisco everyone feel even more like

turned out to be just the family. In addition to steady

place the couple had been foot traffic from people vis-

searching for to make their iting the square, First Round

business dream a reality! also sees a lot of regulars from

After the decision to take the apartment complex above

the leap and move forward them, The Plaza at Frisco

with plans was made, Mr. Square. Although some of the

and Mrs. Alford each left residents were initially ap-

their jobs and devoted all prehensive at the thought of

of their time and resources another bar opening on the

into developing their own block, once they came in and

unique place. Living in saw that First Round was a

Little Elm, they knew they friendly neighborhood spot

wanted the bar to be some- where you could come hang

where close enough that out, as opposed to a rowdy

they could be there quickly. nightclub, those people be-

After six months of shop- came not only regulars, but

ping around with a real- UPON ENTERING FIRST ROUND friends. “One of the things
tor, they landed on 8898 that has actually been most

Coleman Boulevard. “We DRAFT BAR AND GRILL, YOU ARE SURE rewarding here in Frisco is
worked with a great realtor the people we have met. I love

who went above and beyond TO BE GREETED BY WARM, SMILING bartending. I love talking to
for us, but we really lucked people … getting to know

out with this location,” Mrs. them and their stories is really
my favorite part of the job,”
FACES – LIKELY FROM ONE OF THEAlford says. “There used to
be an upscale Cajun place Mr. Alford says. “It very much
here, and we had some pret- OWNERS, RYAN OR LIZ ALFORD. matters to build a rapport

ty great bones to work with with customers, especially

when planning our layout.” your regulars! You want to

Just outside the entrance to First Round is an enclosed dog- share your personality and get to know them.”

friendly patio with access to the bar via a garage door that On the rare occasion that the Alfords get a little time off,

is open whenever the unpredictable Texas weather permits. you can find Mrs. Alford practicing agility with any of their

Inside, the bar spans the wall with stools lined up, as well as many adorable dogs and Mr. Alford playing softball with a lo-

high-top tables scattered around and booths lining the back cal league (which was very supportive of his decision to start

wall. Locals from every generation can be found gathered spending most of his time working to make First Round a suc-

around the pool table, dart board or the old-fashioned arcade cess). But, a majority of the time, the Alfords will be happily

game. And of course, from any seat in the house, you have a waiting at First Round, ready to welcome you … probably

great view of a television to watch whatever important game by name.

is on. The Alfords’ food menu offers bar classics like nachos

and fried mushrooms, but Mr. Alford, the creative chef be- Rachel Beaird is a University of Arkansas graduate, travel enthusiast

hind many of the popular menu items, even whips up foods and public relations aficionado.

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DID YOU KNOW

COLLIN COUNTY MASTER he has cleared more than 500 cases Programs like the Owl Prowl Night,
Bird Walks and Mini Camps of all
GARDENERS ASSOCIATION while working as a Burglary of Motor kinds will take place. Through March
22, guests can take part in “Feathered
GARDEN SHOW Vehicle/Auto Theft detective. He has Friends,” an interactive artistic bird
watch exploring an exhibition that
The Garden Show 2019 will be obtained warrants for several suspects features 13 endangered birds native to
Texas as interpreted by local, award-
presented by the Collin County while working on cases and is active winning artists. The Heard’s mission
of bringing nature and people together
Master Gardeners Association. The in helping process vehicles that have is carried out through education,
which emphasizes an appreciation
ninth annual event will showcase new been broken into or stolen. He has of nature and conservation. For
more information, a full list of
ideas, presentations, vendors, family been able to lift Automated Fingerprint programs or to pre-register, visit
heardmuseum.org/springbreak.
activities and fun entertainment. Identification System quality prints
THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF FRISCO
The Garden Show will take place on three of those vehicles, which has HELPS TSA WORKERS

March 16-17 at Myers Park and Event led to four different suspects being On January 24, during the government
shut down, the Islamic Center Of Frisco
Center in McKinney. Local experts identified. Go to friscorotary.org for (ICF) went to the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport to distribute help
will present on a variety of topics, more information. to TSA workers. Thanks to Rob Parish,
the TSA donations officer, the group set
including “Growing Tomatoes in North up a space in Terminal D, where they
met and greeted many TSA employees
Texas,” “Earth-Kind® Gardening” TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL with snacks and Walmart gift cards
totaling $3,000. ICF was represented
and “Designing Beautiful Container COMING BACK TO FRISCO by Saba Ilyas, Azfar Saeed, Imam Shakil
Vawda, Sheikh Mubeen Kamani and
Gardens.” The City of Frisco will The Texas Pinball Festival returns to Sadaf Haq. ICF also partnered with
Frisco Family Services during this
have a four-station workshop called Frisco March 22-24 at the Embassy time to help local families. Learn more
about ICF and how they give back to
“Irrigation Station.” All proceeds will Suites Hotel and Frisco Conference the community at friscomasjid.org.

benefit Hugs Greenhouse, the latest Center. The festival will feature more UNSUNG HEROES OF FOSTER
CARE HONORED BY LEAGUE
enterprise from Hugs Cafe. Their than 400 vintage and new pinball ma- OF WOMEN VOTERS OF COLLIN
COUNTY
mission is to create an inviting place chines, as well as classic arcade games
In celebration of Women’s History
of training and employment for adults to be set on free play. Enjoy a variety Month, the League of Women Voters
of Collin County will honor unsung
with special needs. Hours are from of adult and child pinball tournaments heroes of foster care who have worked
as caseworkers, attorneys and foster
9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, and from for trophies and prizes. Vendor dem-

11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. Go to onstrations, parts, supplies, equipment

ccmgatx.org for additional information. and memorabilia will be available. The

DFW Pinball group will

host a swap meet in the

parking lot on Saturday

at 8 a.m. Door Prizes for

memorabilia will be drawn

throughout the weekend,

including a grand prize

raffle drawing Sunday.

The event will feature two

celebrity guest meet-and-

greet opportunities, includ-

Provided by The Rotary Club of Frisco. ing Butch Patrick, known
for his role as Eddie Mun-
THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO’S
ster, and Pat Priest, known for her role
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
as Marilyn Munster, from the popular
In January, Mayor Jeff Cheney
presented the First Responders “Service 1960s classic show “The Munsters.”
Above Self” award to Detective Greg
Vogt of the Frisco Police Department. Also in attendance will be actor John
Each quarter, the Rotary Club of
Frisco alternates awarding a deserving Rhys-Davies, known for his portrayal
member of the Frisco Fire and Police
Departments. Detective Vogt has been of Gimli in the “The Lord of the Rings”
with the Frisco Police department
trilogy, as well as Sallah in “Raiders of

the Lost Ark” and “Indiana Jones and

the Last Crusade.” For more informa-

tion, visit texaspinball.com.

for the last 12-and-a-half years and SPRING BREAK AT THE HEARD
has held the positions of field training
officer, corporal and detective. He was NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM
named Officer of the Year in 2008. He
is a departmental instructor and helps AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
teach new officers. In the last year,
The Heard Natural Science Museum
and Wildlife Sanctuary’s spring break
offerings will be held from March 9-17.

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PET OF THE MONTH Cuisine for a Cure event. DesireeSierra auction of designer handbags. The 2019
released her first EP in February and event theme is “Wild about Heroes”
MAC, who looks too cute riding performed her songs live, for the first and all proceeds benefit the mission of
shotgun in plaid, enjoys staying time, at Sambuca360 on February 17. Heroes for Children. This event will
warm with his vest and seat Get more information at desireesierra. take place on March 29, from 9:30
warmer. He belongs to the local com. a.m.–12:30 p.m., at the Ritz-Carlton
Follis family! Dallas. Purchase tickets or sponsor the
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY event by visiting heroesforchildren.org/
parents at a luncheon on March SENIOR ATHLETES SIGN dallashandbags/.
30, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT
Gleneagles Country Club in Plano. CHARITY TEXAS HOLD’EM
Honorees (selected by the Children’s Legacy Christian Academy hosted a TOURNAMENT BENEFITTING
Advocacy Center of Collin County), collegiate signing day for two senior BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF COLLIN
including Korey Dillard, Ashley Jarret, student athletes on February 6. Sam COUNTY
Karen Arias, Melissa Cason and Ashlee Clayton and Jacob Frater have played
and Chase Greene will share their football together at Legacy for the Do not miss the Charity Texas
stories. The luncheon will also feature past six years, making their dual Hold’Em Tournament benefitting Boys
two guest speakers, Dan Powers, the signing more significant. Signing a & Girls Clubs of Collin County on
COO of the Children’s Advocacy National Letter of Intent represents a March 21 at Gleneagles Country Club
Center, and Joanna Cattanach, who milestone for players and families, as in Plano. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and
will share her experience growing up in years of work and dedication lead to the tournament begins at 7:30 p.m. A
foster care. Reservations must be made an opportunity to play at the college cash bar will be provided and Blackjack
by March 21. To learn more, level. Mr. Clayton committed to play tables will be available for guests that
visit lwvcollin.org. football at the University of Tulsa and do not prefer poker. Prizes will be
Mr. Frater committed to play football awarded at the end of the evening.
LOCAL DESIREESIERRA at The College of Wooster. To learn To sponsor or pre-register, visit
RELEASES HER FIRST EP more, visit legacyca.com. bgccc.org/poker.

DesireeSierra is a local singer, HEROES FOR CHILDREN FRISCO POLICE LAUNCH NEW
dancer, musician, songwriter ANNUAL DALLAS HEROES AND CRIME MAPPING DASHBOARD
and actress. Having performed HANDBAGS BRUNCH
at more than 30 venues, she has The Frisco Police Department has
also worked with top industry Heroes for Children is a nonprofit launched a new crime mapping dashboard,
professionals from major record organization that provides social and available at friscopd.com/crime. This
labels. She currently serves and financial assistance to Texas families interactive tool was created and
supports the Plano Children’s with a child ages 0-22 battling cancer. customized by the City of Frisco
Medical Clinic as one of the Join event chair Stacey Butler and Information Technology GIS Team and
talent show coordinators and honorary chair Dr. Linda Silver for displays crimes and trends using maps,
as a performer in the annual brunch and a silent auction benefiting charts and filters. All information is
Texas families battling childhood updated nightly and covers the most
cancer. This signature event includes recent 30-day time frame. Get more
a champagne brunch, program and an information at friscotexas.gov.

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