Monday Happenings

I started out the day with a local citizen who likes to keep up on local, regional and state politics. I always love answering questions by our citizens and I hope everyone continues to watch our government in operation. The government is our servant. After the 10AM meeting, I hurried over to DBU for a lunch meeting.

I would tell you about that meeting, but I can't. It is a big secret :-) Let's just say it it was about volunteers in our city.

City Council Meeting

I attended part of the City Council meeting tonight before rushing out to
my daughters basketball practice.

The Centennial High School video production class was recognized with a
proclamation for their awards at a national competition in Philadelphia.
The teens did a great job representing Centennial, Frisco ISD and the
City of Frisco.

At the same meeting, the Frisco police department recognized the
Citizens on Patrol for another successful National Night Out.

A major milestone was reached as the City approved the letting of
Panther Creek Parkway from Teel to Dallas North Tollway. This project
was fast tracked to provide relief to Eldorado. Hopefully, it will move on schedule and an alternate east/west connector to Eldorado will be in place before next year.

Almost the end of the week

As expected, this was a very busy week. I only listed the civic things we did, but you can bet we spent a lot of time with our family and friends. Right after Layna's YMCA basketball game, we rushed over to catch the Plano Symphony Orchestra "Home for the Holidays" concert at Centennial High School. It was a full house and I know the families really enjoyed the performance. Mark this as a "MUST DO" for next year!

We are heading out the door for two more holiday celebrations with friends this evening. They should be a lot of fun!

Tomorrow will be a relaxing day - first Church where Layna has one of the main parts of a Christmas play and then we are thinking of attending another PSO concert with the kids. More next week....

Thursday, December 13

The day started out at 7AM with a meeting two the artistic director and executive director of the Children's chorus of Collin County. This relatively new group is growing rapidly and involving the youth of our County. I look forward to some great things from this organization.

There was a short break from late morning to early afternoon, but things picked right back up in the evening. I attended the Collin County Association for Realtors Reception at their offices in Plano. It was a wonderful gathering with many good friends and elected leaders in attendance. I enjoyed the discussions I had with State Representative Jerry Madden, County Comissioners Phyllis Cole and Jerry Hoagland, and Andy Rittler, who is the North Texas regional director for Senator John Cornyn. Many other elected officials were there and it was a great evening visiting with old friends.

It was a whirlwind tour as our family went right over to the Boys and Girls Club of Frisco celebration. The entertainment by the children was very good. I watched the faces of my girls, Alisa and Layna. They were smiling the entire time and they obviously enjoyed it. Somehow, Val and I had the opportunity to help with the serving of food and drinks. (all of you who had the thought that "it is probably because you were standing there eating it all anyway" should be ashamed of yourself. It is true, but you still should be ashamed ). The cobbler was really good. All the volunteers should be congratulated for a job well done.

Christmas is getting closer

I can tell that Christmas is getting close.. Lots of Holiday parties to attend!

Wednesday saw me have a meeting with a citizen in the afternoon. I always enjoy visiting with the residents of Frisco as they have so much to offer.

I attended the Arts of Collin County commissioners meeting where I serve as VP on commission. It was a relatively short agenda. Afterwards, we went to Two Rows to just spend non-meeting time together. I am proud to be associated with a great group of volunteers and staff members.

The evening saw us attend another holiday party, which we thoroughly enjoyed.

A special Day

I was invited to attend the Collin County Association of Realtors Holiday Breakfast today. CCAR's kindness in inviting me every year is very much appreciated. CCAR is the 5th largest Realtor organization in the State, which is an amazing fact when you consider Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio are all very large communities.

I have had the pleasure of hearing former Air Force Captain Scott O'grady speak before, but you never get tired of hearing about his heroics or his faith in god that helped him get through his ordeal.

New "Blog"

Well, it is time to change the format for the logs. I started using the logs sometime in 2003 if memory serves me correctly. It was a way to let the Citizens know what I was up to in representing them. Since that time, it seems blogs have become very popular for just about everything. I still plan on using them to detail my activities. The old log can be found HERE: http://www.friscofirst.com/weblog/ for the time being.

Just so that I can practice, I am going back to the January 1, 2006 for this log. I will keep the archives active in some form or fashion. As I write this, 2007 is almost in the history books and a 2008 is fast approaching.

Monday December 10th

I was invited to attend a reception for Presidential Candidate Governor Mike Huckabee in Dallas. Val and I attended and had the pleasure of meeting Governor Huckabee and sharing a few words with him. He was a very kind man and I can now say I have met two of the candidates - Governor Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani. I encourage everyone to study all the candidates so that we can make the best possible choice in leading our future.

Rght after the reception, Val and I were invited to a Christmas part at the home of Michael Hitchcock, president of FC Dallas. Michael, as always, was a very gracious host.