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Giving thanks
 Let's just face it, November is a great month. We get to honor veterans on the 11th, the weather turns to fall temperatures and many wonderful people were born this month (shout out to our twin daughters, Haley and Caley, who turned 26 on the 14th). But the great thing about November is Thanksgiving! The family, the football, the food. What could be better?
Actually what is best about Thanksgiving is that it reminds us to get off the spinning wheel known as life and really think about what we are thankful for. I believe this exercise is food for the soul and really important for everyone's well being. It is especially important for someone who has my job.
So, what am I thankful for as a City Manager of the City of Farmers Branch? I am very thankful for the encouragement and support we have received from the community. Cozy and I feel that the incredible support in the five and a half years we have been in Farmers Branch is like no other place we have lived. We are so appreciative of the many people who have been there for us in the good times and bad. It is so wonderful to experience the kind words of support we often experience at the grocery store or when someone "bends your ear" at the Fourth of July celebration. I have a file in my office where I put all of the supportive correspondence I receive. My file has runneth over at this point.
So, please let me humbly thank you, the citizens of Farmers Branch for your support and understanding. It is so easy for me to serve such a fine City with such outstanding citizens.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday including family, football and food. But, don't forget to take time to think about what you're thankful for. It will do you good.
Just writing this article has lifted my spirits!
Happy Thanksgiving!
  
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 FARMERS BRANCH HISTORICAL PARK ~ Turkey leftovers will still be in the 'fridge when the 2012 edition of the Farmers Branch Christmas Tour of Lights gets underway on Friday, November 23. The Tour will be available each night between Thanksgiving weekend and New Year's Eve, between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. The Historical Park segment of the driving tour will not be open on Saturday, December 1 or Tuesday, December 25. However, unlike previous years, the tour will no longer be closed on Monday nights, creating, along with the early Thanksgiving, 24 additional hours for Christmas light viewing this 2012 season. New this year will be the opportunity for tour-ists to donate to WFAA's Santa's Helpers Toy Drive. Anyone wishing to should bring a new, unwrapped toy and drop it off during the driving tour. For more info, visit www.farmersbranch.info, call 972.919.2620 or "Like" the Tour on Facebook @branchlights.
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Tour of Lights offers chance to donate new toys to kids in need this season
HISTORICAL PARK ~ The 2012 edition of the Farmers Branch Tour of Lights will not only feature dazzling displays, blinking bulbs and crisp Christmas cheer, it will also afford tour-ists the opportunity to donate to children in need via WFAA's "Santa's Helpers."  From the 2012 Tour's opening night, on Friday, November 23, through Wednesday, December 19, anyone driving through the holiday wonderland can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at the Farmers Branch Historical Park section of the tour that will be donated to "Santa's Helpers." The self-guided driving Tour, featuring more than 300,000 twinkling lights, will be open every evening from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. November 23 through December 31. The Historical Park section of the tour will be closed only on December 1, for the Christmas Tree Lighting event, and on December 25, in observance of Christmas Day. Admission is free with donations accepted by the various non-profit organizations working in the park each evening. For more information, visit www.farmersbranch.info, www.facebook.com/branchlights or call 972.919.2620.
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OMG!! Social media fans find lights online
HISTORICAL PARK ~ The decades-old Farmers Branch Christmas Tour of Lights has come into the 21st century with the addition of a Facebook page for the annual celebration of seasonal celebratio  n. Anyone interested should "like" the Tour of Lights Facebook page at www.facebook.com/branchlights. The traditional Christmas Tour of Lights will be on each night between Thanksgiving weekend and New Year's Eve, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Historical Park segment of the driving tour will not be open on Saturday, December 1 or Tuesday, December 25. Admission is free with donations accepted.
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Firehouse Theatre plans second annual Christmas Spectacular, December 13-16
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The second annual production of the Firehouse Theatre's "Christmas Spectacular" is set for 6 p.m., December 13-15 and 1 p.m. December 16 at the Victoria restaurant at 13435 Bee Street. Thursday through Saturday will feature dinner at 6 p.m. with the show at 7:30. The matinee performance on Sunday will include lunch at 1 p.m. with the show at 2:30. Tickets are $35 for adults, $32 for seniors and $30 for students. For reservations and ticket information, call 972.620.3747. For more information, visit www.thefirehousetheatre.com.
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Next Council meeting set for December 4
CITY HALL ~ With the holiday cancellation of the second City Council meeting in November, the next regular meeting of the Farmers Branch City Council is now set for Tuesday, December 4, beginning at 6 p.m. at Farmers Branch City Hall, 13000 William Dodson Parkway.
In another scheduling move, the Council has announced that regular meetings in January will be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays, rather than the traditional first and third as the first Tuesday is New Year's Day. Those meetings will be Tuesdays, January 8 and 22. Call 972.247.3131 for more info.
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Volume 2.47 | Number 91 
is published weekly by the Communications Office of the City of Farmers Branch, TX.
Two-time TAMI Award Winner for Best eNewsletter in Texas
Given by the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers
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City announces holiday hours
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Christmas Tree Lighting event set December 1 
HISTORICAL PARK ~ Fireworks will light the early December sky in advance of 300,000 twinkling lights at the annual Farmers Branch Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, set for Saturday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmers Branch Historical Park.
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 Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at the City of Farmers Branch |
LBJUpdate
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FARMERS BRANCH ~ This weekly update has been made available by LBJ Express, the construction team responsible for the five-year project.
Denton Drive: AT&T work requires lane closures on the west side of Denton through Dec. 15. Josey Lane: Construction of the permanent paving and drainage on Josey and the east end of Villa Creek continues. Various lanes will be closed on Josey until December. A newly discovered ATT utility conflict may delay completion until early January. Webb Chapel: The eastbound Webb Chapel entrance ramp is scheduled to be closed for up to two years beginning on Nov. 17. Webb Chapel traffic will be able to use the new eastbound frontage road and enter LBJ at the Marsh entrance ramp. Marsh Lane: The pavement and bridge work on the west side of Marsh south of Ridgeoak has been extended to April. Concrete paving on the west side of Marsh is expected to be completed by Nov. 30. Removal of the westbound LBJ main lane pavement from Rosser to the Joe Ratcliff Pedestrian Bridge has begun and should be completed by the end of November. Valley View: Valley View westbound is scheduled to be closed at LBJ for 12 hours, from 7pm Monday Nov. 26 until 7am Tuesday Nov. 27, for partial bridge demolition. Midway Road: Utility work on Midway requires the closure of the two right lanes and one northbound lane of southbound Midway approximately 200 feet north of LBJ. All utility work on Midway is expected to be completed by late November. Dallas North Tollway: LBJ is narrowed to 3 main lanes in each direction at the DNT. Other Locations: The new westbound frontage road from Valley View to Marsh will open later in November. The new section of eastbound frontage road from Marsh to Midway should be opened by early December.
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NOV 23
Christmas Tour of Lights Opens
NOV 22-23
Thanksgiving Holiday - most facilities closed
DEC 1
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
DEC 4
City Council Meeting
DEC 18
City Council Meeting
DEC 25
Christmas Holiday - City Facilities closed
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About the City of Farmers Branch
 An historic community in the geographic center of the DFW Metroplex, Farmers Branch boasts a residential population of 28,800 and a daytime employment population of 66,000. Located on the northwest border of the City of Dallas, the City's 27 parks and lush greeenbelts feature nationally-acclaimed, award-winning soccer fields, football facilities as well as baseball and softball complexes. The city's location in the center of the Metroplex and only 15 minutes away from both DFW Airport and Love Field, along with the 2,200 hotel rooms within the city, make Farmers Branch an ideal location for residents and for business. For more information on the City of Farmers Branch, visit farmersbranch.info, visitfarmersbranch.com, lovethebranch.com
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