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HELLO FRISCO! Vacation, Vacation, Vacation!! This is definitely what is on my mind.

I recently had the opportunity to take a much needed vacation and escaped to the beautiful beaches in the Florida Panhandle. WOW!!! There is nothing better than some much needed R&R. Especially with grandkids!!

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tion ideas. This month we are highlighting an eclectic and unique Texas Getaway

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Frisco Life just recently had our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate our new

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Thank you to all who attended, the Frisco Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Jeff Cheney for your kind words and continued support. Please stop by and say hello.

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Frisco Life continues to grow and welcome in new partners each month. This month you will enjoy learning about Weight Loss Operations, our newest section called Taste of Frisco, and an uplifting Father's Day Message in Corners of The Heart. Take a vacay from your day and enjoy the pages of our June Issue.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JUNE 2021

FEATURES 18 Weight Loss Operation Treating Patients Like Family Is Hallmark Of Successful Bariatric Surgery Center -- Just Ask Joe

24 The Blue Skies Retro Resort A Texas Hill Country Getaway

30 Taste Of Frisco Sip And Dip Into Summer At Delish, Local Spots

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ARTICLE JULIE BROWN PATTON

PHOTOGRAPHY BRANDI MIEGER

TREATING PATIENTS LIKE FAMILY IS HALLMARK OF THIS SUCCESSFUL BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER -- JUST ASK JOE

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ONE SPECIFIC OPERATION EMPOWERS PEO-

Just as Leonardo da Vinci pioneered so many benefi-

PLE TO LOSE WEIGHT AND HAVE THEIR BEST

cial inventions, the da Vinci Surgical System broke new

LIVES. That’s the promise of “Joe,” otherwise known

ground in 2000 as the first Food and Drug Administration-

as A. Joseph Cribbins III, MD, who is a highly-skilled,

approved robotic-assisted surgery system, which provides

esteemed and board-certified bariatric surgeon spe-

surgeons with 3DHD vision.

cializing in ultra-minimally invasive surgery for weight

As an operation performed to make metabolic

loss using the da Vinci Xi surgical system. He applies

changes to help with weight loss, bariatric surgery

more than two decades of medical experience, and

results also address physical, emotional, hormonal and

has provided this state-of-the-art, sought-after sur-

sexual aspects essential to quality of life, explains Dr. Joe,

gery since 2012.

a surgery specialist at Texas Center For Surgery.

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He says 32% of Texans are overweight but only 1% of people who qualify for bariatric surgery have it, and many don’t know that insurance often covers it or that they don’t need a doctor referral to surgeons. “Every day, we help people who struggle with weight loss to

“Say goodbye to Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, risk for stroke or can-

reach healthy weights. It is time to consider surgery when someone’s

cer, sleep apnea and other diseases preventable by weight loss. You can

tried every diet and feels trapped in weight gain cycles,” says Dr. Joe.

be more mobile and active, get out there with your kids, travel, shop at

“You’re not alone in the struggle; overweight people become resis-

any store, and enjoy all the benefits of a healthy weight,” he adds.

tant to maintaining weight loss achieved by typical methods such as

People ready to make a change and commit to a new healthy life,

diet, exercise, and expensive commercial weight loss programs, due

and have failed at other weight loss attempts, are prime candidates

to Leptin resistance.”

for this surgery. Dr. Joe says there’s no age limit for the procedure,

Being overweight contributes to many health problems,

with his typical patients between the ages of 18 to 75 years old.

increases medical expenses, and lowers quality of life. However,

Body mass index is a height-to-weight ratio method used in diag-

Dr. Joe indicates The National Institutes of Health officials recog-

nosing a healthy weight versus being overweight, and is a factor when

nize bariatric surgery as the most effective treatment to combat

determining whether bariatric surgery is appropriate for patients.

obesity and maintain long-term weight loss.

A diagnosis of a BMI of 30 and higher qualifies for bariatrics surgery.

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WEIGHT LOSS OPERATION (CONTINUED)

Every day, we help people who struggle with weight loss to reach healthy weights.

Dr. Joe’s patients typically spend one night in the hospital. He says

Dr. Joe has been the medical director of the Metabolic and Bariatric

patients usually take one to two weeks off work, depending on how

Surgery Committee program at Texas Health Presbyterian

physically demanding their job is.

Hospital Plano for 16 consecutive years. He served as the vice-chair-

“Patients lose as much as 80% of excess weight within six months

man of surgery and sat on medical committees. He has been recog-

after bariatric surgery, and up to 90% of excess weight as early

nized among D Magazine’s Best Doctors for bariatric surgery for 12

as 12 months after bariatric surgery,” Dr. Joe assures. “Life after

years, named a Best Doctor in Collin County since 2011, and a 2020

bariatric surgery improves quickly. Within days to weeks of surgery,

Texas Monthly Super Doctor.

people come off most, if not all, of the medications they were tak-

“Technology and innovations in bariatric surgery have drastically

ing prior to surgery. Weight loss surgery is a medical treatment for

improved. Modern bariatric surgery is nothing like it was 10-20 years

diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and

ago. We are in a medical revolution using the da Vinci Xi, and incred-

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A TEXAS HILL COUNTRY GETAWAY AMONG BLUE SKIES

THE BLUE SKIES RETRO RESORT JUST MIGHT BE THE MOST INSTA-WORTHY GETAWAY IN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. Casey and Atticus Rowe have created a unique resort unlike anything this part of Texas has seen. With flawless attention to detail, and the dream of creating a Palm Springs vibe, their five Shasta trailers and Texas sago palm trees are creating social media posts and fun memories that will have guests wanting to return again and again.

The idea of creating a camping experience with touches of luxury came to Casey, she says, while she was setting up her own trailer campsite and she just wanted to be able to “get there and enjoy.”

She adds it was only a week or two later when she saw a property between Llano and Fredricksburg, one that had a large open field and sits adjacent to an old schoolhouse. That’s when Casey and Atticus knew this was the perfect place to “sprinkle trailers in a field and take off into the vision they both shared.”

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RETRO RESORT (CONTINUED)

It’s

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that’s pretty much a blank background for any event or occasion that guests want to host at Blue Skies. The resort can be completely rented out, and one of Casey’s favorite events was the first wedding ever held there. Prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, Blue Skies hosted a 150-person wedding party that was themed after a carnival. Casey and Atticus worked the wedding as parking attendants, and she says “they had the most fun” and it’s one of her favorite memories to date.

Blue Skies is purposely designed to lend itself to its guests creativity, exclaims Casey. “Anybody’s vision and vibe can come to life. Anything can happen out there.”

Among those visiting to take in the Hill Country atmosphere is the group of friends and family, who come to reconnect; that brings Casey joy. Other than weddings, there have been bachelorette parties, reunions and family getaways.

Fredericksburg and the Texas Wine Trail are popular daytime activities, and in the heat of the Texas summer, there’s a pool for casual relaxation.

For DFW residents, the Blue Skies Retro Resort is an easy weekend (or weekday) escape, and for those that need to stay plugged in – yes, there is Wi-Fi. Each of the five pastel-hued trailers has an unexpected “companion bathroom” and this is where it gets fun – hotel amenities, robes and an outdoor shower.

It’s been about a year and a half since the official opening of the resort and this mini retro oasis emerging from an open field has fun at its core value. Casey loves to see how each guest and group really use the time and location to make it a unique experience. To add to the fun and creativity,

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each of the trailers has a name. Casey shares the old

marketing, promotion and social media for the prop-

Nebo schoolhouse established in 1923 is Blue Skies’

erty. Their sons, Locke, 8, and Shephard, 4, go often

sister property, and each of the trailers is named

and the family stays in “Betty,” their private trailer.

after an original schoolhouse teacher.

For many travelers and guests, it’s the sunsets and the resort’s namesake (blue skies) that lend

The stream of visitors to Blue Skies is continuing even with no official “grand opening” event and the property is fully booked through the summer.

to the wow factor. The light pollution for the resort

The Rowes say there are plans in the works to

is extremely low and it’s popular with star gaz-

possibly host a kite festival, and in bigger dreams,

ers and night sky photographers. There is even

maybe even a music festival. The unique expe-

a local star gazing guide that can be booked.

rience of staying at the Blue Skies is one that is

Casey says there already have been several calls

suitable for all ages. The popularity and proximity

inquiring about reservations for an eclipse event

to Fredericksburg makes this a fun and memorable

happening in 2024.

option. The Rowe family’s vision of bringing a funky

It’s fun to reconnect with family and meet up with friends here and the Rowe family is no exception.

retro vibe is perfectly executed and will make your Instagram or Facebook feed stand out.

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THE PRO GOLFER’S FITNESS JOURNEY

SCOTT

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SCOTT STALLINGS DISCOVERED HIS INTEREST IN GOLF AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 3.

But it was the “aha moment” for his love of the game that came in 1997 when Tiger Woods won the Masters and would forever change the entire landscape of the industry, as well as what Stallings would aspire to achieve in his future professional endeavors.

Little did he know at the time, however, not just how successful he would become, but also how an unforeseen health compromise would also rock his world, and his cross training, for the better.

He was a seven-time tournament winner and was an All-American while attending Tennessee Tech, and he has won on the PGA Tour three times as a professional golfer.

Flash forward to the year 2016: It became a life-changing year he never would have anticipated; one filled with strife as he learned he had been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and acute adrenal fatigue. It was a result of some unhealthy nutritional habits, both of which affected his ability to continue effectively as a professional athlete.

With the guidance of doctors, surgeons, and his good friend Rich Froning, a four-time Crossfit champion, Scott developed a workout to trim 60 pounds, boasting 10% body fat, revising his daily eating habits, and sleeping healthily through the night.

Had Scott not gone to the doctor because of that innate fear, he never would have known the diagnosis of sleep apnea that needed to be addressed.

Luckily for Scott, he didn’t have an overwhelming, crazy life overhaul. Instead, he was able to find one small thing, delivering simple systematic changes in his workout that led to his improvement in fitness and quality of life.

“You only get one body,” he says. “Golf is a grind, but don’t let physicality get in the way of your game,” Scott says.

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CITY SCENE ARTICLE JULIE BROWN PATTON

FOCUSED ON INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP: GO MEAN GREEN

GROUNDBREAKING CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY FOR CREATING UNT FRISCO, WHICH WILL ANCHOR A TRAILBLAZING, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND BUSINESS HUB ON 150 ACRES OF LAND. The upcoming branch campus is located near the Dallas North Tollway.

“We’re enthralled to help drive such a new, inspirational force. This is certainly a milestone that makes us proud,” says Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney.

During 2016, UNT started a satellite campus in Frisco, which offers select courses serving about 900 students. The university currently occupies multiple sites in the city to accommodate the fast-growing area of Collin County -- a locale that’s basically doubled its population in nearly two decades to almost 1 million residents.

Jeff says non-traditional students are a significant part of the UNT Frisco population, including full-time working students, adults who are returning to higher education and junior college graduates.

The university implements degree programs that involve “cohorts,” or teams of students that work to solve problems for industry partners, says the mayor.

Students learn curriculum as they handle real-life business challenges, along with how to interact as a team and be leaders.

The future campus is expected to open fully during the fall of 2022. “UNT has already been ‘all in’ on Frisco, and we look forward to the partnership continuing to grow,” proclaims Jeff.

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PARTING THOUGHTS

CORNERS OF THE HEART A FATHER’S HANDS

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, BECKA, WAS RIDING ALONG IN THE CAR WITH MY WIFE AND ME. She asked, “Dad, do you mind if I take some pictures of your hands?” I said, “Of course, but why do you want pictures of my hands?”

I think what she saw could be summed up in an email I received from a friend of mine about a grandfather talking to his child about his old hands.

He said, “These old hands have tied my shoes. They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn daughter. They trembled and shook when I buried my parents. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day, when some other things of me don’t work so well, these hands hold me up, lay me down and again continue to fold in prayer.”

This Father’s Day, let your children and/or grandchildren know just how much you love them. Fathers, you have the power at “hand” to make a difference for good in the lives of your children. I challenge you to be that man.

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