The city of Frisco advises residents to turn off their outdoor sprinklers now that the weather has turned colder. Grass goes dormant in winter and doesn’t need watering. City Public Works director Gary Hartwell told the Frisco City Council this week that residents used an average of 155 gallons of water per person per day this year through the end of October. That compares with an average 193 gallons of water per person per day for the same period in 2013. Stage 3 water restrictions remain in effect. Outdoor watering, if needed, is allowed only on trash days. Hand-held hoses, soaker hoses, and drip/bubbler systems are permitted up to two hours a day for trees, shrubs, and foundations. Click here for more information.
The Texas Legends will hold the team’s fifth annual Fan Jam where the public can meet this year’s players, coaches and dancers and get autographs. The team will practice and then hold an intra-squad scrimmage. The event will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Dr Pepper Arena. The team’s first home game is Nov. 21. Click here to learn more.
The 250-acre mixed use development Windsong Ranch along U.S. Highway 380 in Prosper will hold a Wine and Music Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 15. North Texas wineries will be offering a variety of wines. Live musical performances include Nawlins Gumbo Kings, Moving Colors and headliner Hunter Sullivan Band. Admission is free. Wine tasting tickets are $1 per taste and $5 per glass. Food vendors and local boutiques will also be featuring items. The development is at 1001 Windsong Parkway South in Prosper. Click here to learn more.
Registration continues for the fourth annual North Texas Turkey Trot at 8 a.m. Nov. 27. The 5K, 10K and Miracle Mile will be on Thanksgiving Day, starting at Forest Park Medical Center in Frisco Square. Registration fees vary depending on which race you do. After today, registration fees will increase. Race-day registration opens at 6:30 a.m. Nov. 27. Learn more at northtexasturkeytrot.com.
The holiday event It’s a Wonderful Life at Newman Village will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 20 at Newman Village’s Central Plaza, 4131 Fallbrook Drive. Activities include ice-skating, carriage rides, a holiday-decorated Bedford Falls Express choo-choo train and a snow hill for sledding. Carolers will be singing as they travel through the central plaza, and a brass band will perform. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting. Food vendors will also be available. Proceeds benefit the Frisco Education Foundation. Admission is $5 for children when purchased in advance here at the Frisco Education Foundation; adults get in free. On the night of the event, tickets will be $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child. Photos with Santa Claus cost $10. Parking and shuttle services will be available from Newman Elementary School and Griffin Middle School. Click here to learn more.
The Frisco City Council and the Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors will hold a joint meeting next week to discuss fiscal year 2014 results and initiatives for this coming fiscal year. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Frisco Conference Center. Click here for the agenda.