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Suite 1000
McKinney, Texas 75070
tel. (972)562-8900
fax. (469)952-2363
jay@lawbender.com

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Title Collin County Christian Prayer Breakfast

Event Location Plano Centre
2000 East Spring Creek Parkway

Start Time 4/29/2009 6:30 AM  
End Time 4/29/2009 8:15 AM  
  
Event Description The Collin County Christian Prayer Breakfast is an annual event that consists of food, prayer, song, and a message of Christ’s influence on our lives.  Keynote speaker will be Dr. Frank Lazarus, President of the University of Dallas.
 
Admission:  $20/person; $200/table of 10…price includes the breakfast buffet.  For more information call 214-757-7259 or visit www.collinchristianprayerbreakfast.com.

Clark High School Student Collapses During Workout

For Immediate Release April 3, 2009

Contact:
Captain Peggy Harrell Plano Fire Department Phone: (972) 816-8187

Clark High School Student Collapses During Workout

On April 2, 2009, at 6:05 p.m. Plano Fire Department crews were dispatched to Plano
East Senior High School where a 16-year-old male had collapsed while working out
during football practice. The student was a sophomore attending Clark High School in Plano.

Upon the fire department’s arrival a Plano Independent School District coach and trainer were performing CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) on the student. The school’s AED (automated external defibrillator) had been used on the student as well.

Plano Fire Department crews took over care of the patient and transported him to Medical Center of Plano where he later died. His body has been transferred to the Collin County Medical Examiner.

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Texas SmartScape – Save Money and Water, Naturally

For Immediate Release   March 6, 2009

Contact:
Melinda Haggerty
Sustainability Communications Coordinator
Sustainability & Environmental Services
Phone: (972) 769-4391 Cell: (214) 649-1895

Texas SmartScape – Save Money and Water, Naturally

Your landscaping can save you money and conserve water when you practice Texas SmartScape techniques. Local landscaping expert, Bonnie Reese, will present two free seminars on planning a water-wise landscape on Saturday, March 14 at the Plano Municipal Center, Council Chamber, 1520 K Ave., Plano.

While admission is free and no pre-registration is required, seating is limited. The first 150 participants receive a free copy of Common Sense Landscaping (one per household). Everyone attending the event will be eligible to win a personal landscaping consultation
worth $175.

Landscape Design, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., teaches the basics of good landscape design.
Fantastic Plants for North Texas, 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., is a compelling slideshow replete with the rich colors of Texas friendly plants and flowers. If you’re sensitive to Texas heat and prefer an indoors perspective of the great outdoors, then this “armchair tour” of drought-tolerant native and adapted plants is the perfect solution. Reese’s common-sense approach to gardening is consistent with Texas SmartScape practices. If saving time, money, effort and water are important, then be smart, and plant a Texas-friendly landscape.

For more information about Texas SmartScape programs and other educational opportunities, visit www.livegreeninplano.com.

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Home Energy Workshop Provides Tools to Save Energy

For Immediate Release   February 7, 2009

Contact:
Melinda Haggerty
Sustainability Communications Coordinator
Sustainability & Environmental Services
Phone: (972)769-4391 Cell: (214)649-1895

Home Energy Workshop Provides Tools to Save Energy

High energy bills have you in the dark? The City of Plano and Elliott’s Hardware come
together for a free Do-It-Yourself Energy Efficiency Workshop which will shed new light
on simple steps to save energy, save money and save the environment.

This series of how-to seminars will give in-depth information about making basic energy efficiency adjustments to a home. Residents attending the seminar will receive a free tool kit of materials to help implement a few changes in their homes.

Choose from four dates:
Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 7 from 9-10 a.m.
Saturday, Mar. 14 from 9-10 a.m.

Elliott’s Hardware in Plano is located at 2049 Coit Road on the NW corner of Coit and Park Blvd.

Only Plano residents who participate in the seminar will receive a tool kit. Residents from other cities may RSVP to attend a seminar, but tool kits will not be available to them. Plano residency will be verified with a current Driver’s License and utility bill with matching address.

RSVP is required and spaces are limited. To register for a class contact Melissa Baird at (972) 769-4132. For more information visit www.livegreeninplano.com.

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Nickel Neutering for Cats is Back

For Immediate Release
Feb. 4, 2009

Contact:
Debbie New
Animal Services
Phone: (972) 769-4360

Nickel Neutering for Cats is Back

The City of Plano Animal Services Department will neuter male cats for 5 cents each
on Tuesday, Feb. 24 as part of Spay Day USA 2009. Appointments must be made in
advance for this one-day event held at the Plano Animal Shelter, 4028 Plano Parkway.

To qualify cats must have written proof of current rabies vaccinations and must be in
a pet carrier, labeled with the owner’s name. If the cat is not current on his rabies vaccination, a vaccination can be given for $10.

Plano residents are required by law to register cats with Animal Services for $7.50 each and it can be done at the same time. Microchipping will also be available for an additional $15 fee per cat. This year the FVRCP vaccination will also be administered for $5 each.

Space is limited, so make an appointment today by calling (972) 769-4374.

Spay Day USA originated through the Doris Day Animal Foundation and is now an annual campaign by The Humane Society of the United States.

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Animals Rock! With Lucas Miller

For Immediate Release  Jan. 23, 2009

Contact:
Tammy Korns
Plano Public Library System
Library Development Coordinator
(972) 769-4211

Animals Rock! With Lucas Miller

Join Lucas Miller, the “singing zoologist,” for a musical romp
through the animal kingdom. The library will hold two programs on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Lucas will perform at Parr Library, 6200 Windhaven Parkway at 10:30 a.m., then at Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road at 2 p.m.

Lucas teaches about wetlands, monarch butterflies, turtles and more with award-winning songs and hilarious puppetry. This program is appropriate for children ages 4 to11 and registration is not required.

Information on this program and others is available by calling (972) 769.4250 or by visiting www.planolibrary.org.

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Plano Court Clerk’s Office Closes February 2 – 3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  January 5, 2009

CONTACT:
Vicki Smith, Administrator
Municipal Court
972-941-2176
vickis@plano.gov

Plano Court Clerk’s Office Closes February 2 – 3

The City of Plano Municipal Court Clerk’s Office will be closed at both locations on Monday, February 2 and Tuesday, February 3, 2009 for annual certification training. For the last six years, the Clerk’s Office has closed in order for court employees to attend certification training in the Dallas area – which reduces traveling expenses.

Normal operation will resume on Wednesday, February 4.

The Plano Municipal Court Clerk office’s regular hours at the Raymond Robinson Justice Center (900 E. 15th Street) are: Monday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; and Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Plano Municipal Court Clerk office’s regular hours at the Joint Use Facility location (7501 Independence Parkway) are: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; and 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

For more information contact the Plano Municipal Court Clerk office at 972-941-2176.

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Studio Movie Grill Review

Today I took my family to Studio Movie Grill in Plano.  We attended the morning matinee which was only $5.00 each.

The theatre is a great setup including small tables and then long tables are also throughout the theatre.  We were pleasantly pleased with the comfortable chairs as well.

When you purchase your ticket you get a paging device which you can use to order drink refills or food throughout the movie.  It definitely solved our issue of what to do first - eat or see a movie.

We enjoyed Marley and Me while eating a full and very tasty meal.

This is a win for us and we will definitely return.

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