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AUGUST 4, 2016
Calendar of Events
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August 5 & 6
Garage Sale 8am-3pm
179 Sunset Drive, Murphy
Garden totems, plate stakes
and lots of miscellaneous items
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Estate Sale 8am-2pm
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Exchange Club of Murphy
Country Burger on Murphy Road
at FM 544 , Murphy Marketplace,
12pm Email Rosie Neeley at:
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August 16
Murphy Chamber of
Commerce Monthly Luncheon
Murphy Activity Center, 201 N.
Murphy Rd., 11:30am-1pm
Speakers: Jon Lashbrook, State
Farm Insurance and Zane
Shepherd, Allstate Insurance.
Topic: Five Things You Need to
Know About Your Insurnace.
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August 18
Sit, Sip and Stitch Group
Murphy Community Center
library area, 11am-1pm. Knit,
crochet, and other needle work.
All experience levels welcome.
Rhonda at (972) 423-1672
August 25
Murphy Chamber of
Commerce Education
Seminar
Murphy Community Center,
205 N. Murphy Rd. 11:30 –
1:00pm. Speaker: Julie
Wakefield, JWEtiquette.
Topic: Network Etiquette.
Caterer: PDQ
August 25
Neighborhood
Crime Watch Program
Murphy Police Dept. Training
Room, 206 N. Murphy Road.
7pm.
T h u r s d ays
Murphy Chamber Business
Card Exchange
Murphy Activity Center, 201 N
Murphy Road 8am to 9am.
Open to Chamber members and
non-members. Sponsored by
the Murphy Municipal
Development District, with coffee and breakfast treats from
our local establishments.
MOMS Club of
Murphy/Sachse
Do you want to meet other
moms in the area? Are you and
your kids looking for some fun
things to do during the week?
An international nonprofit support group for moms, playgroups, park dates, outings,
story times, a monthly business meeting and Moms Night
Out. Email
murphy_sachse_moms@
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August 15
A Beka Book Home School
Book Sale
Plano Centre 2000 E. Spring
Creek, 75074. 11a-3p.
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Wylie Evening Lion’s Club
American National Bank
Community Room, 7pm- 8pm
(1st & 3rd Thursday). For more
information contact Carl
Bodine 469-951-4344.
August 29
Tale Sippers Book Club
Starbucks Coffee Shop, inside
Target on FM544, 6:30pm. The
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Merriment Juxtaposed
with Terror
AUGUST 4, 2016
MURPHY MESSENGER
BY KAREN CHANEY
Murphy residents, Phil, Kate,
Garrett (20 years), Grayson (16
years) and Ella Grace (10 years)
Godwin vacationed for the first
time in Europe in July. The
focus of their trip was to attend
a wedding in Nice, France.
After sightseeing in Paris, they
made their way to Nice in time
to participate in the pre-wedding festivities. During the day
of July 14, they rented a beach
umbrella with chairs, donning
their freshly purchased rocky
beach shoes, they spent a perfect day at the beach. July 14 is
Bastille Day. Kate describes the
entire day as festive including a
parade, bands and people
everywhere. That night signified the beginning of the wedding festivities. They were on
an apartment balcony watching
the
celebratory
fireworks
which were particularly spectacular as they reflected off the
Baie des Anges. After the fireworks, the Godwin family bade
their farewell and started their
short walk to the apartment
they had rented.
Quickly their feelings of celebration were juxtaposed with
panic as pandemonium catapulted towards them. The
Godwin’s were face to face with
what they had only seen on
news reports; a mob of people
running and shouting in terror.
Kate reports asking people
what was going on, but the language barrier made it impossible for her and her family to
comprehend. Eventually, a man
in the crowd answered her with
a gun hand gesture and the
words, “Shooting! Shooting!”
The Godwin family quickly ran
back to the apartment they had
just left. There were four flights
of stairs they needed to climb to
safety. For the briefest of terrifying seconds, Kate couldn’t see
her two youngest children.
Upon arriving in the apartment,
Grayson and Ella Grace were
safely inside. Kate remarks, “It
is the scariest feeling not knowing what we were running
from.” They recall hearing pops
while they were on the street;
they thought they were hearing
fireworks. Police were in the
streets, with guns drawn, shouting “Run!”
The apartment provided safe
refuge for the original wedding
The Godwin family thirty minutes before the
attack occurred.
A stack of stones mark where the killer fell
after being shot. People spit on this marker
and leave cigarette butts.
The Godwin family spent the day on this
beach July 14. Hours later, the hotel in the
background, is where the attack took place.
Streets in Nice July 15.
Streets in Nice July 14.
group as well as locals. After
approximately one hour, the
Godwin family chose a different
route to walk with a group back
to their apartment. They still
did not know what had happened, they heard that a truck
had run into a crowd, but they
thought perhaps it was a drunk
driver. Eventually, while in their
rented apartment, her sons
began seeing posts on Twitter
and CNN coverage. (During the
interview, Ella Grace wordlessly showed an image of bodies
lying in the road that her brothers had seen on Twitter.) Kate
remarks that she felt scared and
shocked.
The following day, the
Godwin family went to the sight
of the attack. Kate details, “It
felt like the memorials went on
and on. It (the crime scene) was
closed off, but we could see the
truck. The beach we were on
the day before was closed.
Police and military were everywhere with guns drawn.”
Neither the Godwin’s nor
anyone in the wedding party
knew anyone who died in the
attack. The wedding, which was
a destination wedding, went on
as planned. Everyone tried to
be as happy as possible. The
Godwin family followed their
itinerary and visited Monaco
and Italy. ‘What ifs’ circled their
trip.
Friends and neighbors had
thrown a big welcome home
party for the Godwin family.
They had stocked their refrigerator, hung welcome home banners and decorated with tons of
balloons. Their flight was very
delayed and the party dissolved
to just two neighbors. When
Kate hugged one of the neighbors, she started to cry.
She has had nightmares
since being home. She and her
husband Phil still ponder the
‘what ifs’. Kate’s sister has
asked her to travel to Rome
with her, she is undecided. She
feels that she is more cautious.
This event has made her appreciate her family more and the
life they have here.
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City Council Considers Several Agenda Items
MURPHY MESSENGER
BY GREG GOODWIN
At the regular City Council meeting
July 19, 2016, the roll was called and a
quorum certified with Mayor Eric Barna
absent. Mayor Pro Tem Scott Bradley
presided over the meeting. There were no
general public comments.
There was a presentation by Mayor
Pro Tem Scott Bradley to Murphy Fire
Chief Mark Lee who is leaving the City of
Murphy to take a job as Chief of the
Garland Fire Department, a department
about ten times the size of Murphy’s. He
was thanked warmly for his years of service and dedication, his management and
leadership style as well as overall
improvements to every aspect of the
department. Chief Lee was presented
with a Texas flag that was flown over the
Texas Capitol in his honor. Interim
Finance Director Steven Ventura also
gave a presentation of the City’s financial
and investment report as of June 30,
2016.
Next was unanimous approval for the
consent agenda, consisting of the minutes for the July 5, 2016 regular meeting
and the July 14, 2016 special meeting.
On the individual consideration agenda there was a review by staff to the
Council on items under consideration for
repeal, renaming and possible additions
to various sections of Chapter 4, entitled
“Animal Control”, and Appendix A – Fee
Schedule in the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Murphy. These items included
definitions, re-wording and clarifying
addressing such items as number of
domestic animals per residential lot,
invisible fences, reporting of livestock,
number of (loud) fowl per one acre lot, as
well as keeping of bees. No action was
taken at this time to give Council the
opportunity to review the changes and
AUGUST 4, 2016
address staff directly with any questions.
Next on the agenda was a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute a contract renewal with Blue
Cross Blue Shield Texas for group medical insurance, Ameritas for group dental
insurance and VSP for vision insurance.
Additionally, authorization is requested
for the City Manager to extend the existing contracts with Cigna for long-term
disability insurance and Dearborn
National for basic life and AD&D insurance all with an effective date of
September 1, 2016. After Mayor Pro Tem
Scott Bradley recused himself because of
a possible conflict of interest and Deputy
Mayor Pro Tem Owais Siddiqui filled in,
there was a review of the contracts outlining the changes and negotiations by
Human Resource Manager Jana Traxler.
This resolution was then approved unanimously.
Also on the agenda was a request of
approval for the replacement of the
kitchen vent-a-hood system and range
including necessary building modifications to accommodate commercial grade
equipment at the Fire Station. Chief Mark
Lee spoke to the Council on the need to
update the outdated and non-functional
equipment to commercial grade. After
outlining the project to the Council, this
item was approved unanimously.
Additionally on the agenda was review of
the recommendations by the Charter
Review Commission as previously presented, with any final changes or considerations to the City Charter. These proposed items can be seen on the City of
Murphy website (www.murphytx.org)
under agendas. These items were
reviewed individually and voted on. The
approved items will now be sent the City
Attorney for the proper proposition language, then back to the Council for final
approval. Once that is complete then
Council will call the election, probably at
the August 15, 2016 meeting. Then all
propositions will be published on the
website for review before being voted on.
The next item brought forth was updating the Appendix A – Fee Schedule, Code
of Ordinances, as it relates to various
fees. It was decided at this time that the
Council would review the recommended
updating and email city staff with any
questions for clarification. This will then
be voted on at a future Council meeting.
Also on the agenda was a discussion
regarding a change in the type and location of the Murphy Community
Development Corporation (MCDC)
approved FY (Fiscal Year) 2016 purchase
of a storage building for the Recreation
and Special Event Division. In the FY16
budget, the MCDC Board approved the
purchase of a storage unit for the
Recreation and Special Event Division.
Staff solicited quotes for the storage unit.
The quotes staff received exceeded the
budget. Staff then researched and
received quotes on repurposing the old
animal shelter located behind the
Murphy Community Center as a storage
unit. Response on the Council was favorable to this repurposing and making use
of this building and since this now falls
within the MCDC budget, no action was
taken.
City Manager and staff reports then
consisted of current project reviews and
considerations including the Radio
Systems Antenna, Food Truck Court,
Sidewalk Rehabilitation, South Maxwell
Creek Sewer Line, Maxwell Creek
Railway Crosswalk, North Murphy Road,
Betsy Lane, the Timbers Nature Reserve
and upcoming proposed agenda items.
With no further business the meeting was
adjourned.
level violations and is (in) compliance with the primary and secondary drinking water standards.
As a public water system that
purchases treated drinking water,
the city is required to test for
asbestos, coliform and E. coli bacteria, disinfectant levels, haloacetic
acids, nitrate, nitrite, lead and copper, and trihalomethanes. As of
July 25, 2016, results from the most
recent tests are in compliance with
primary and secondary drinking
water standards and are available
on the Texas Drinking Water website found here: http://dww2.
tceq.texas.gov/DWW/.
The city has a Lead and Copper
Rule monitoring/reporting violation for failure to collect lead and
copper tap samples during the
monitoring period of January 1,
2013 through December 31, 2015.
The system was then placed on a
Lead and Copper Rule annual
schedule from January 1 to
December 31, 2016, and per regulations sampling for this period must
occur between June 1 and
September 30, 2016. The 2013-2015
lead and copper rule monitoring
and reporting violation does not
meet the criteria for formal
enforcement action under the
EPA’s Enforcement Response
Policy and the city did not accrue
fines for this violation at this time.
To resolve this violation and to be
current on the Lead and Copper
Rule compliance sampling, the city
must conduct lead and copper tap
sampling at 30 approved locations
between June 1 and August 31,
2016. As of July 25, 2016, the city
has collected 28 out of their 30
required lead and copper rule compliance samples.”
Tim Rogers, City of Murphy
Public Works Superintendent
explains the measures that are in
place to ensure this violation is not
repeated, “Employee training is
taking place to ensure that multiple
team members have knowledge of
timelines pertaining to all water
quality. And, reminders are put in
place to ensure timelines are not
missed.”
City of Murphy Drinking Water Testing Update
BY KAREN CHANEY
A Murphy resident requested an
update on: “Murphy failing to properly test our water supply” which
was based on a letter Murphy residents received from the City of
Murphy in February, 2016. The letter began, “The City of Murphy,
Texas has violated the monitoring
and reporting requirements set by
Commission
on
Texas
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in
Chapter
30,
Section
290,
Subchapter F. Even though these
were not emergencies, as our customers, you have the right to know
what happened and what we are
going (or did) to correct these situations.”
Brian McGovern, TCEQ Media
Relations Specialist informs, “The
City of Murphy is a community
public water system in Collin
County which serves a residential
population of approximately 18,020
people with 5,824 connections. The
system utilizes purchased surface
water from North Texas Municipal
Water District as its source of
drinking water.
Based on a review of the TCEQ
Water Supply Division’s compliance data, as of July 25, 2016, the
city has no maximum contaminant
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attend appreciation dinner at Southfork Texas Steak & Crab. (James Kahn, front row, center.
Colleen Frost, front row, far right)
BY KAREN CHANEY
July 21, 2016 – Southfork
Texas Steak & Crab in Murphy
was the location of an appreciation dinner honoring first
responders in Murphy and
Parker. James Kahn, owner of
Southfork Texas Steak & Crab,
explains why he wanted to serve
those who serve us, “I appreciate what they do. They sacrifice
their lives to make sure we are
protected.” He mentioned that
he has witnessed Murphy police
officers helping citizens many
times.
In addition to the generous
portion of steak, potatoes and
other vegetables provided by
Southfork Texas Steak & Crab,
door prizes were presented to
each first responder in attendance. Murphy residents Colleen
Frost and Karin Barna collected
donations from Nothing Bundt
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bundles by the curb again. This time, however, the
homeowner noticed that the Progressive employee
took photos of their house, and then removed the bundles.
When they received their Progressive bill, they were
startled when they saw two charges for brush removal.
One charge was for $150 and the other was $125. The
homeowner contacted Progressive telling them if they
had been told there was an additional fee for over a certain amount, they would have gone another route to
remove the brush. The homeowner questioned why
Progressive personnel would take the time to photograph their home, but not walk up to the door to communicate the fact that they had exceeded the bundle
limit.
The homeowner was told the guidelines for bulky
Bulk/Brush Guidelines
At no additional cost to residents, we will collect up
to 4 cubic yards of the following with your weekly cart
collection: bundled brush (cut into 4-foot lengths,
tied/bundled, and not to exceed 50 lbs.,) and/or any
acceptable bulky waste items. Any residential construction material (such as fences and remodeling) please call
Customer Service or Progressive Waste for the acceptable guidelines. Please make sure your bulky waste/bundled brush items are stacked neatly by cart before 7 a.m.
on your scheduled pickup day.
1 yard - 4 yards = Free
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Over 4 yards = $25 / per 4-yard dump
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trash pickup were on the City of Murphy website –
which they are. The homeowner never thought they
were acting erroneously and thus never thought to
check the City of Murphy website for additional information regarding bulky trash removal.
This homeowner has learned this costly lesson and
asked the Murphy Messenger to help get the word out
to the community that residents will automatically be
billed for bulk/brush pickup beyond the allowed four
cubic yards.
Murphy Youth Particpate
in All-Star Dance Convention
BY SUSAN RICE
Noelle and McCleary
Porterfield and Emily Rice
of Murphy, TX recently
attended the ALL STAR DANCERS National
Convention in New York City. They were selected to
participate in the convention when their Trio performed a Musical Theater/Jazz routine at the KAR
(‘Kids Artistic Revue’) competition in Arlington, TX
last spring. Noelle, McCleary and Emily dance on the
Company InspiRED competitive dance team at Red
Door Dance Academy located in Wylie, TX.
The five-day convention included a dance workshop and a “mock-audition” taught by the World
Famous Radio City Rockettes at Radio City Music
Hall. They also attended dance classes at New York's
premier dance studio, The Broadway Dance Center,
and workshops with Broadway Show Performers.
The convention is coordinated by Artistic Adventures
(l to r) Emily Rice, (a Rockette), Noelle and McCleary Porterfield
of California. Noelle and McCleary are 6th grade students at Wylie Preparatory Academy and the daughters of Jay and Amber Porterfield of Murphy. Emily
is a 5th grade student at Boggess Elementary and the
daughter of Robert and Susan Rice of Murphy.
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The Eid dinner at the East Plano
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center donated $10,000 to four local
charities to underscore their support for worthy causes. Among the
recipients were the North Texas
Food Bank, the Children’s Advocacy
Center of Collin County, the Metro
Dallas Homeless Alliance, and Faith
in Texas, an interfaith organization
dedicated to social justice.
Since 2006, EPIC has hosted the
yearly Sharing Ramadan dinner, but
this year the organization decided to
host an Eid dinner instead. Eid alFitr, literally the Feast of FastBreaking, comes at the end of the
holy month of Ramadan, in which
Muslims around the world fast daily
from dawn to dusk.
The more than 140 guests includ-
ed Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere,
Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker,
Plano Councilman Rick Grady,
Plano Assistant Police Chief Dan
Curtis, PISD Board President Missy
Bender, Murphy Police Chief Arthur
Cotten and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
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Microchip ID
For Your Pet
A microchip is a tiny
transponder about the size of
a grain of rice, encoded with a
unique identification number
and placed under the skin
with a syringe. It is a permanent method of identification
unique to your pet.
Sadly, one in three family
pets will get lost during its
lifetime, and without identification, around 90 percent will
not return home. Despite
your best efforts, your dog or
cat has slipped out an open
door and disappeared. If he or
she is wearing a collar with an
ID tag, chances are pretty
good that you’ll get them
back. To further protect your
pets in this scenario, many
owners turn to technology in
the form of microchips
implanted in their pets.
At Murphy Road Animal
Hospital, included in the cost
of the microchip, we register
them with a number, pet name
and owner contact information before your pet ever
leaves our hospital. All you
have to do is keep your information with the microchip
company up to date.
One of the common misconceptions about microchips
is that they allow GPS tracking. Although there are collars that can do that, at this
time microchips cannot. They
do however, provide a permanent non-removable form of
identification.
BY GREG GOODWIN
At the Special Planning and
Zoning (P&Z) meeting July 25,
2016, the roll was called and a
quorum
certified
with
Commissioners Greg Mersch
and John Johnson absent.
Commission
alternates
Christopher George and James
Holley were then introduced
and seated.
Next there was a short worksession with Interim Director
of Economic and Community
Development Kelly Carpenter
speaking to the Commission.
Carpenter has extensive city
planning background and she
spoke about P&Z in general and
what is expected of commissioners and their responsibilities. Mentioned was the Code
of Ordinances (City Laws) and
that the P&Z is mentioned several times. In reference to the
City Charter, it states that the
P&Z mainly functions as an
advisory board to the City
Council, reviewing ordinances
and amendments pertaining to
Planning and Zoning and recommending any actions to be
taken. The P&Z also makes proposals to the Council to amend
or extend and add to the
Comprehensive Plan for the
physical development and
future land use of the City.
Next for the Commission
was the election of officers.
Nominated were Lloyd Jones
AUGUST 4, 2016
for Secretary, Camille Hooper
for Vice Chair and Steve Levy
for Chairman. They were all
approved unanimously.
For individual consideration
there was an application of
Thorpe Family Trust - Charles
R. Thorpe, Trustee, to request
approval of a Variance Request
for Fence Height, located on
1.9567 acres, having the legal
description of Abstract A0588,
C A McMillan Tract 17. The
code is for a maximum of four
feet and the request is for a
height of four feet, eight inches. Mr. Thorpe spoke to the
Commission mentioning that
with the widening and development of North Murphy Road,
intrusions by solicitors and a
feeling of security has become
an issue. They feel the additional height per design should
be acceptable under the circumstances. There were residents who spoke in favor of
and had no objections to the
proposed fence height. After a
brief discussion this was
approved unanimously.
Next was an application by
property owner and applicant,
Sri Muralidharan Holdings,
LLC; Meyyappan Arunachalam,
requesting approval of a site
plan, landscape plan, building
elevations and construction
plat for Fort Child Activity
Center on property located on
Betsy Lane, west of Murphy
Road; located directly east of
the Fort Montessori School.
The project will develop a
10,000 square foot activity center building with an indoor
swimming pool. Current proposed swim school is a permitted use within the PD. The
property is zoned PD (Planned
Development).
Robert
Mortonson spoke to the
Commission about the size of
the parking spaces with concerns for large handicapped
vehicles. After some discussion
about screening for an equipment area on the west side of
the building, this was approved
unanimously.
Also on the agenda was an
application of property owner
and applicant, Three Murphy
Retail, requesting approval of a
site plan, landscape plan, building elevations and construction
plat for Murphy Village Phase
3, on property zoned Retail
located adjacent to W. FM544
to build a 36,855 square foot
building to be leased to multiuse tenants. Applicant plans
for the building include professional offices on the second
floor with restaurant and retail
tenants on the first floor. After
some discussion and agreement on the west side elevation
façade changes as well as a
dumpster enclosure, this item
was approved unanimously.
With no further business the
meeting was adjourned.
Adios Greg Goodwin
BY KAREN CHANEY
Murphy resident Greg Goodwin began as the city
reporter and restaurant guide reporter for the Murphy
Messenger in 2014. His responsibilities included covering all City of Murphy meetings in a non-biased fashion and spotlighting restaurant advertisers on our
restaurant guide.
Goodwin has enjoyed this job. He states that he
likes to write and is a people person. “I was able to get
to know great and friendly people, residents and
members of city government, which I wouldn’t have
known otherwise.” He feels that he has learned a lot
about how city government operates.
Goodwin and his wife Pamela are moving to
Ecuador. They have visited most of Central America
and want to locate in South America. ”My wife and I
love to travel. We have been planning this for ten
years. I’ve been waiting for her to retire. We’re looking
forward to immersing ourselves in other cultures and
meeting new and different people.”
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Vietnamese Cuisine at its Best
AUGUST 4, 2016
MURPHY MESSENGER
BYJULIE TAYLOR
If you're looking for a good
Vietnamese restaurant in the
Murphy/Wylie/Sachse area, look no
further than Pho Street Cafe, located at 3483 FM 544 in Wylie. The
restaurant offers a wide variety of
selection and prides itself on fresh ingredients.
Manager Thom Trieu encourages people to come
in and try the Vietnamese cuisine offered at Pho Street
Cafe. He is sure that you will not be disappointed. "We
pride ourselves on being fresh, exotic and healthy,"
Trieu said. "We use fresh ingredients every day.
Nothing is ever frozen. It's always fresh and made to
order."
He said it isn't always easy to have fresh ingredients every day, but it's worth it. "Food tastes so much
better when it's fresh," he said. "It's also always a
healthier choice to use fresh ingredients."
For those who have never tried Vietnamese food,
Trieu described the cuisine as similar to Thai food and
less greasy than Chinese food, since most of the food
isn't fried. "Come in and try it," he said. "I know you'll
enjoy it and you'll come back for more."
Currently, Pho Street Cafe offers a weekend special of Spicy Beef Broth Noodle Soup. Trieu said this
special is recurring, due to its popularity. The Spicy
Beef Broth Noodle Soup (Bun Bo Hue) is described as
a dense round rice noodle in spicy beef broth served
with sliced beef shank, beef brisket, pork hocks, pork
roll, blood cakes and fresh vegetables and herbs.
Another popular dish is the Crispy Wonton Tacos,
Trieu said. The Crispy Wonton Tacos are described as
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the way was a bustle of roofing
contractors showing off their
If you have an early itch for
cat like finesse while doing
hunting season to begin, it is
exceptionally hard work,
already open here in Murphy on the
a show we saw at our
elusive Pokemon creatures.
home last week to
Even the best of us occasionally fall
repair the hail damprey to the latest fad or trend. Who among us didage from the spring. Neighbors
n’t Macarena under peer pressure last decade or
were out watering lawns, new faces and friendly
recently wonder what “whipping and ne ne” is,
waves an added benefit of being on the bike.
planking and tebowing.
Arriving at the park for the first time since it was
You may have seen people of all ages acting
completed; I was impressed by the changes and gratequizzically, though we question children’s neurotic
ful for the trails. It made repeatedly crossing the park in
behavior less often. I, on my first Pokemon Go hunt
pursuit of my prey look less suspicious and looney. I saw
questioned whether the men in white coats and a free
a few unfamiliar birds enjoying the plantings surroundjacket would ask me to join them in their van. The
ing the natural drainage areas. I’m not a bird enthusiast
creatures move about in the wild, so a delicate dance
but the resemblance of this tiny round bird with a white
of movement and navigation is put on display by the
stomach to a dryer ball made me laugh.
hunter. It resembles how we used to hunt for cell
I found my crab at the intersection of the large trail
phone signals. Why do it? The feeling of reward for a
under the power lines and the Timbers park trail.
Murphy
successful capture is quite real. I proudly threw my
hands up in the Timbers Nature Preserve, having resident Eric Although I found myself tempted to explore these other
trails for more trophies and to see the lake side of the
found a
caught a small crab like creature with mushrooms on
Pokemon at park, I took my good fortune and went home. I can say,
his back.
Pokemon Go is a mobile app with over 10 million Watters Edge having crossed the new ball fields that they are of a
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A few common sense tips should you like to see
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app I learned that a few creatures were roaming the Timbers in this latest fad, sometimes you have to let your inner kid play,
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Friday, (July 29) following an accidental power line
cut outside the store. Store employees worked thru
the night to dispose entire sections of potentially
spoiled food.
Walmart's management estimated the value of the
product loss at over $190,000. The store's retail value
of the dairy section includes $80,000 of fully stocked
product at any given time. The $60,000 meat section
and the $50,000 frozen foods section were both completely disposed of for public health concerns as well.
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Kindergarten through 9th grade. The clinics have been a staple for Plano East for
many years and current varsity boys head
coach Jeff Clarkson is in his 4th year of
organizing them. The camps hosted over
200 students from Plano, Murphy and surrounding areas. Clarkson stated he hopes
the main thing the kids take away from the
four day clinic is “a love for the game while
learning the basic fundamentals of the
game.”
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Church, members of the interfaith
group Daughters of Abraham, and a
number of educators and faith leaders.
Imam Nadim Bashir led the
guests in a short prayer and a
moment of silence for recent antiblack and anti-police violence. “We
pray their sacrifices are not in vain.
We pray for peace, security, and
tranquility in Dallas, our country,
and our world.”
Mindful of racial tensions, Imam
Bashir said, “The Qur’an teaches us
that mankind has descended from
Adam and Eve, and that our differences make us stand out. The most
noble in the sight of God are ones
most noble in character.” He challenged the notion of White, Black,
and Hispanic races. “In God’s definition, there is only one race: the
human race.”
Rabbi Gruber, Development and
Communications Director for the
Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance,
said 20 percent or 435,000 people in
Dallas County lived below the
poverty line and there were more
than 4,000 homeless people in Collin
and Dallas counties. “The richest
country on the face of this earth can
alleviate poverty and end homelessness.”
Tucker Barton attempts a shot during the
layup challenge
Charity is central to the Islamic
faith, especially in Ramadan. This
Ramadan, EPIC donated more than
$98,000 as well as food items to the
poor for a total of $234,000 for the
year so far. It conducts a monthly
food drive and assists needy families with rent and other critical
needs. One of its most-appreciated
services is the weekly free medical
clinic for those who are without
health coverage. Over 40 needy
patients receive services each
month.
Jennifer Slingerland Ryan, a psychotherapist and writer, wrote on
her Facebook page: “The food was
amazing (my birthday meal, so
yummy!), the people were more
than gracious, and the entire event
was representative of what we in
the community should be doing regularly, breaking bread and having a
conversation.”
Ekram Haque is a writer and a
member of the EPIC Outreach
Committee. He lives in Murphy.
Murphy Police Chief Arthur Cotten and
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Owais Siddiqui
AUGUST 4, 2016
Murphy Animal Shelter
Cleared the Shelter
July 23, 2016 –Murphy Animal
Shelter participated in the nationwide pet adoption initiative, ‘Clear
the Shelter’.
There were 6 dogs, 1 cat and 1
guinea pig in the shelter at the
beginning of the day. By the end of
the day, the shelter was clear!
Residents from Plano, Murphy and
Frisco adopted pets from the
Murphy Animal Shelter. Murphy
Animal Control Officers Tammy
Drake and Terra Rose were very
pleased with the success of this
event and hope that the pets enjoy
their new forever homes.
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Donuts, Smoothie Factory,
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Frost shares that when she
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Murphy residents and businesses love our police and fire
departments. We thought that
asking the local businesses to
donate free gifts would be a way
to honor our local heroes.” They
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amount of donations they were
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Karin and I literally were getting
goose bumps when the businesses so generously showed their
support.”
Murphy police Sergeant
Jason Smith remarked, “It is
wonderful to know that the community we serve is behind us.”
Detective Sarah Ashmore adds,
“Especially with everything that
is going on right now. It is great
to know that people appreciate
us.” Murphy Fire and Rescue
Lieutenant Adam Kroviak commented on the reciprocal nature
the meal represented, “This
shows that the community has
our backs, just as we have
theirs.” Firefighter Genaro
Ocanas shares that it is nice to
know that the community
notices them.
Ruben and Mireya
Galvan Sr. with
their grandkids
Mireya Crystal,
Christopher, and
Christian at Walt
Disney World
Orlando, Florida
(1102.2 Miles
from Murphy).
The Boonpirom family traveled to Thailand this summer. Picture was taken Rose and John Lodowski went on a British Isles cruise, with a
at Sala Keoku which is a park featuring giant fantastic concrete sculptures day trip to Paris. They are pictured in front of The Lourve on
inspired by Buddhism and Hinduism. It is located near Nong Khai province June 15th, 2016.
not far from Thai-Lao border. Thailand is about 8,859 miles from Murphy.
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Only one photo entry per destination will be
considered. All entries must be received no later
than September 7, 2016 at noon to be eligible
for judging.
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or read at an identifying landmark.
Calculate the distance between Murphy,
Texas and your destination.
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unique surroundings? Send us a photo with
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Aviary Yard of the
Month Winner
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The Aviary HOA proudly announces the winners of the July 2016 Yard
of the Month. This honor goes to the gorgeous flowers of Son and June
Vu of 716 Nighthawk Drive. They were nominated by an anonymous
admirer. In addition, the Vu's will receive a $25 giftcard donated by
Calloway's. Congratulations neighbors!
MURPHY MESSENGER
AUGUST 4, 2016
Incident Media Report - July 2016
LEGEND
AA – Adult Arrest • AC – Active • AX – Adult Exception • IF – Information • IN – Inactive •
JC – Juvenile Custody • JX – Juvenile Exception • UN – Unfounded
July 1-29, 2016
AUGUST 4, 2016
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TOP
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Health ScoresJuly 2016
Environmental Services is responsible for routine inspections,
education, and monitoring of all food facilities including restaurants, daycare centers, schools, grocers, mobile food venders and
temporary food facilities.To view the latest health scores,view our
recent restaurant evaluations.The scores are based on the following 100-point system:
• Excellent: 100 – 97 • Good: 96 – 92 • Fair: 91 – 85 • Poor: 84 – 70
7-Eleven - Anvery, Inc.
(FM 544 and McCreary Road)
88
June 2016
7-Eleven - Kidist LLC
89
(N. Murphy Road and Betsy Lane)
Baylor Emergency Hospital
100
CiCi’s Pizza
87
Country Burger
96
CVS
100
Domino’s
94
Dunkin Donuts
87
Foxiis Sports Grill
94
Kenzo Sushi
87
LaFlor Mexican
93
Marco’s Pizza
90
Racetrac
93
Starbucks
92
Subway #22454
93
Sunny Street Cafe
93
Taco Bell
98
June 2016
15
Municipal Court Violations
Speeding
June 2016
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153
Murphy Fire Rescue Calls
for July 2016
INCIDENT TYPE
NUMBER OF CALLS
Drivers License - No Driver's License Cl
19
False Alarm & False Call . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mvr - Expired Motor Vehicle Registration
18
Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Failure To Appear
7
Good Intent Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fail To Maintain Financial Responsibility
7
Hazardous Condition (no fire) . . . . . . . . . 6
Ran Stop Sign
7
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service
Incident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Curfew Violation - 1st Offense
4
Service Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
WE WORSHIPD I R E C T O R Y
Driving While License Invalid
4
Ran Red Light
4
Theft Under $100
3
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