Thursday, September 30, 2010

Maher Maso's Health Initiative!

That just sounds funny since I am writing this, but that is the official name! This is a precursor to a much larger health and fitness effort that will be announced in the near future for the City of Frisco.

Come celebrate fun and fitness in Frisco! Hosted by the Frisco Parks and Recreation Department and featuring

* Health Screenings
* Program Exhibits
* Free Fitness Class Trials
* Interactive Class Demos
* Blood Drive
* Fitness Assessments
* Classic Car Show
* Pumpkin Splash Patch (pre-register only)
* Bounce Houses
* Child ID Cards
* Prizes
* Giveaways
* and much More!

This is a free event and will take place at the Frisco Athletic Center on October 16 from 9a.m. - 1p.m. I will be there, please come and say hi.

2010 Champion Tree Competition

The 2010 Champion Tree Competition is underway. Winners will be announced during this year’s annual Arborfest Celebration on Saturday, October 23.
The event will be held at Frisco Commons Park, 8000 McKinney Road, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Winners of the 2010 tree competition will receive plaques to display in front of their champion trees. The celebration will conclude within the hour and end with the ceremonial tree planting.

Categories for this year’s tree competition are hackberry and cedar elm.
All entries must be on private property and located within the Frisco city limits. Entry forms are available at the Frisco Parks & Recreation administrative offices located at 6726 Walnut Street. Office hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (closed from Noon – 1 p.m.). The deadline for contest entries is Wednesday, October 20 at 5:00 p.m.

Arborfest is sponsored by the Frisco Urban Forestry Board and the Parks & Recreation Department.

Southbound Dallas Parkway closed

SOUTHBOUND DALLAS PARKWAY CLOSED BETWEEN GAYLORD AND SH 121 MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 4

(September 30, 2010) Southbound Dallas Parkway will be closed between Gaylord Parkway and SH 121 Monday night, October 4. The frontage road will close at 9 p.m. Monday night and is expected to reopen by 3 a.m.
early Tuesday morning. The frontage road will be closed to through traffic, but traffic will still be able to the use the ramps to and from the Dallas North Tollway (DNT).

Specifically, during this closure, all southbound traffic that travels south of Gaylord Parkway must enter the southbound DNT. All other southbound traffic will be directed to turn left onto Gaylord Parkway and use Parkwood Boulevard as a detour. In addition, southbound traffic on the DNT will still be able to use the exit to SH 121.

During this overnight closure, residents of Stonebriar Creek Estates will still be able to exit their neighborhood and turn right onto Dallas Parkway, but they will not be able to enter their neighborhood using the Dallas Parkway entrance. Stonebriar Creek residents who are entering the neighborhood after 9 p.m. Monday night will need to use the entrance on Legacy Drive.

This road closure is part of NTTA’s interchange construction project.
Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction zone.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Pizza Hut Park traffic

Eastbound Main Street and eastbound Cotton Gin Road -- between Legacy Drive and Dallas Parkway -- will be closed to traffic at 10 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, in order to move traffic out of Pizza Hut Park and Frisco Square following the KISS/Rockin' the Park Concert.  Both roads should be open again by around 12:30 a.m.  During this closure, traffic heading east on Main Street should use Legacy Drive to reach either Eldorado Parkway or Lebanon Road to continue eastward.  During this time, Frisco Square can be reached by using northbound Dallas Parkway or by turning left from southbound Dallas Parkway at Main Street. 
 
To minimize congestion after the concert, exit routes from Pizza Hut Park and Frisco Square will be limited in order to reduce the points where traffic flows try to cross each other.  A map has been posted on the City's website that shows these exit routes (go to

www.friscotexas.gov and click MOVE ALONG on the right side).  Depending on where they park, concert goers will be directed onto eastbound or westbound Main Street or north to Eldorado Parkway when they leave Pizza Hut Park and then should follow the signs to reach the Dallas North Tollway, Preston Road, SH 121 or US 380.  In addition, to ease congestion after the concert on the southbound Dallas Parkway for those entering the Tollway south of Main Street, a sign has been installed to remind motorists that they can use the right lane to continue to the next Tollway entrance ramp at Stonebrook Parkway.

Motorists are urged to use caution in the area.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Tickets on Sale for NCAA Div. 1 Football Championship!

Tickets on Sale Monday for the
2010 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Game will be played January 7, 2011 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas

FRISCO, Texas – Tickets go on sale Monday, September 13 at 10 a.m., Central, for the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Championship game, which will be played January 7, 2011 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.

Tickets will be available online at ncaa.com/football beginning Monday.
Fans may purchase tickets for any of the three seating locations within the stadium, including midfield ($40), sideline ($35) or end zone ($30).
Additionally, fans or organizations interested in purchasing a suite should call 469-365-0000 for pricing.

The championship game, which will be hosted by the Southland Conference, the City of Frisco and the Hunt Sports Group, will be played at 23,500-seat, multi-purpose Pizza Hut Park each of the next three years.
The championship game will be the culmination of a newly expanded 20-team championship bracket, with the field being announced Sunday, November 21.

The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) includes the conferences and institutions that compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship, in addition to two conferences who choose not to participate in the football championship, the Ivy League and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The FCS embodies a tradition of excellence through high level competition, student-athlete character and sportsmanship throughout the regular season and the championship experience.