Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. May the fruits of your labor bring you many joyous occasions. We are thankful for each and every one of you. Enjoy your Holiday!

Ohio State Marching Band

Marching band’s Hollywood tribute is so amazing, you’ll watch it twice

http://now.msn.com/ohio-state-university-band-performs-tribute-to-hollywood-blockbusters

Nights at the Dallas Zoo

October 24-27 5:00PM – 8:00 PM

The Zoo is the most naturally frightening place for Halloween! Candy stations, a Monster Mash show, Animal Adventures shows and more.

Tickets are $10 per person (ages 3 and up); DZS members receive a $2 discount per ticket.

Parking for this special event is $5 per vehicle; please note that there is no free member parking for this event.

For more info see: http://www.dallaszoo.com/halloweennights/

Gluten & Allergen Free Expo

Gluten Free & Allergen Free EXPO!
October 26-27, 2013
Plano Convention Center
2000 East Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX  75074
10AM – 4PM

For tickets see:  http://gfafexpo.com/locations/dallas/

Movie Popcorn Trick

Your movie popcorn will never be the same after this simple life hack
If you can stand the texting, the candy chomping and the marauding bands of teenagers, there’s nothing like seeing a movie on the big screen. However, there’s always something amiss by the time you finish that top layer of popcorn that you buttered yourself. Invariably, the butter (or, let’s be honest, butter-flavored substance) is drizzled over the top and fails to evenly disperse throughout the bag. Until now. The food blog Foodbeast posted this simple hack to achieve perfect butter distribution. Attach a straw to the butter dispenser nozzle, force it down into the bag and presto! The bottom three-quarters of the bag now has that buttery goodness and you’re all set to enjoy a film that gets bland and tiresome after 15 minutes.

Source: http://now.msn.com/movie-popcorn-hack-shows-how-to-butter-all-the-popcorn-in-the-bag

Soldier thought to be unconscious salutes upon getting Purple Heart

 
There wasn’t a dry eye in the hospital room during last week’s Purple Heart ceremony for Army Ranger Josh Hargis. Hooked to a breathing tube in a military hospital in Afghanistan, Hargis had lost both his legs in battle, and doctors thought he hadn’t yet regained consciousness when the ceremony began at his bedside. However, Hargis lifted his bandaged hand, with a little help from an attending doctor, in order to salute a commanding officer who had presented him with the medal. “I cannot impart on you the level of emotion that poured through the intensive care unit that day,” the commander wrote in a letter to Hargis’ wife, according to Fox News. “Grown men began to weep, and we were speechless at a gesture that speaks volumes about Josh’s courage and character.”

Source: http://now.msn.com/josh-hargis-wounded-army-ranger-lifts-arm-to-salute-in-purple-heart-ceremony

Allen Americans

Americans vs. Thunder
Sunday, October 20
Allen Americans take on the Wichita Thunder.
Allen Americans take on the Wichita Thunder in the 2013-2014 Home Opener! Sunday, October 20 at 4:05 p.m.

Individual and season tickets are on sale now, and corporate partnerships are also available. For information, call 972.912.1000 or visit http://www.allenamericans.com. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturdays.

Ref: http://www.alleneventcenter.com/calendar.aspx?EID=234

Dark Hour Haunted House

Dark Hour is a new 30,000 square foot haunted house located in Plano, Texas.
Location: 701 Taylor Drive, Plano, TX
Weekends starting at 7:00PM
Enter the World of Dark Hour! Find yourself trapped between an evil coven of witches and a powerful voodoo tribe as they battle to reign over the souls of man! Your journey takes you through a cemetery, a haunted manor, and other forbidden locales as you wind your way through three terrifying realms, joined together to create one horrifying Labyrinth!

For more info see:  http://www.darkhourhauntedhouse.com/index.html

Fresh or Frozen?

It might surprise you whether fresh or frozen veggies are healthier
Common sense tells us that a supermarket produce section would contain far more vitamins and nutrients than the frozen food aisle. However, research from two independent studies have determined that frozen fruits and vegetables can often be more healthy and nutritious than the “fresh-picked” alternative. The reasoning is that the produce section doesn’t necessarily contain “fresh” food but rather stock that had been held in storage for a month and will then sit in a fridge, losing its nutrients along the way. By comparison, frozen fruits and veggies are chilled soon after harvest and retain richer amounts of antioxidants like Vitamin C, polyphenols, anthocyanins, lutein and beta-carotene.

Source: http://now.msn.com/frozen-fruits-and-vegetables-healthier-than-fresh-studies-show

Komen Dallas Race for the Cure®

 

Komen Dallas Race for the Cure®
October 19, 2013 • NorthPark Center
 Register In-Person
NorthPark Center
8687 N Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75225
•Wednesday, October 16 – Thursday, October 17 10am-8pm
•Friday, October 18 10am-6pm and
•Saturday, October 19 6am-8am  (Race morning)

Drive-Thru Registration – Sports Authority
9100 N Central Expy #123
Dallas, TX 75231
•Tuesday, October 15 10am-7pm
•Wednesday, October 16 – Thursday, October 17 11am-7pm
 •Friday, October 18 11am-2pm

Luke’s Locker
3046 Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas, TX 75205
•Wednesday, October 16 – Thursday, October 17 10am-7pm
•Friday, October 18 10am-3pm

For more info see:  http://dallas.info-komen.org/site/TR/RacefortheCure/DAL_DallasCountyAffiliate?fr_id=3268&pg=entry