The Community News (Aledo, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 2012 Page: 1 of 32
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Serving Eastern Parker County, Texas: Aledo - the Annettas - Hudson Oaks - Willow Park
Fond Farewell
RANDY KECK/THE COMMUNITY NEWS
Ben Heath, a scout with local Troop 1099, makes the final cut at a flag retirement ceremony in Willow Park last
week. The boys properly retired worn-out flags in the parking lot of City Hall. Shown are (from left) Eric Estill,
Garrett Schmidt, Ben Heath and Kyle Gribble. For more photos and instructions on the proper procedures for
retiring Old Glory, turn to page 8B.
ALEDO ISD
Board hears updates on STAAR exams
KATIE MARTINEZ/THE COMMUNITY NEWS
Members of the new Leading Ladies group at the Don R. Daniel Ninth
Grade Center brief the board on their organization’s activities. The group
promotes leadership qualities in young women.
THE ANNETTAS
City Council
votes to appeal
legal judgment
I Annetta North
considers location for
new subdivision while
Annetta searches for
new city hall
By Lana Kennedy
and Katie Martinez
The Community News
The city council of Annetta
South has been discussing legal
options in executive session after
District Court Judge Graham
Quisinberry decided in favor of
the developers in a lawsuit over
the Aledo Heights subdivision.
The decision comes after
almost one year of legal wran-
gling and City Secrety Daina
Lawler said the council will
appeal the judge’s ruling.
The city is already on the
hook for legal fees of more
than $40,000 to Seadrift
Development and the ruling
stipulates that Annetta South
would be required to pay an
additional $15,000 for the first
appeal and $7,500 for every
appeal to follow.
Seadrift filed the lawsuit
after the council denied a pro-
posed plat consisting of 263 lots
on 106 acres.
The development is on FM5,
just west of McDavid Springs.
Most of the lots are in the
city’s extra territorial jurisdic-
tion.
Annetta South Council meet-
ings are at 7 p.m. on the second
Tuesday of every month.
Annetta North
Initial discussion of a pro-
posal by Hudson Oaks’ to nego-
tiate with Anneta North for
a 50-foot-wide strip of Stone
Creek Farms that falls under the
city’s extra-territorial jurisdic-
tion may begin in March.
Assistant City Administrator
Patrick Lawler said nothing has
been decided yet and it is all
very preliminary at this point
but the cities have a great work-
ing relationship and both are
active in regional issues of map-
ping, zoning and utilities.
Pat Perry, a long-time resi-
dent who served as the city secre-
tary in Annetta for 10 years, said
she doesn’t know what Hudson
Oaks will offer, but she doesn’t
think it’s in Annetta North’s best
interest to give it up.
“Luckily for us though we
have a really great council, with
really a really intelligent mix of
people,” she said. “We don’t do
anything without researching it
first and having all the facts,”
she said.
The Annetta North City
Council is also very close to fin-
ishing a Comprehensive Plan,
after a lot of volunteer hours by
residents and council.
One of the final stages of the
plan will include the dedication
of an area in Annetta North’s
city limits for small acre lots.
The council is still debating
the most suitable location and
how small it will allow the lots
to be.
Turn to ANNETTAS, page 3A
I Commissioner delays
15-percent rule
By Katie Martinez
The Community News
The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees
heard from Executive Director
of Curriculum Kathy Allen at the
regular February meeting, with
updates about the end-of-course
exams required by the state-man-
dated new assessments.
Allen said many aspects of the
new system are still up in the air,
but Commissioner of Education
for the State of Texas Robert Scott
said on Friday that he would defer
implementation of the new 15-per-
cent grading requirement for the
current school year.
Scott said he decided on the
delay after hearing from a number
of parents, educators and legisla-
tors, but he still stands by the bill
that dictates the exams.
“I remain committed to rigor-
ous public school accountability,
and to implementing the reforms
in Senate Bill 1031 from the 80th
Legislative Session and House Bill
3 from the 81st Legislative Session,”
Scott said in a written statement.
“The new assessment system will
be better for students and educa-
tors, and will better ensure Texas
students are ready for postsecond-
ary success.” /
Turn to BOARD, page 2A
Birthday Party
The community is invited to
an 80th birthday celebration
for Freddy Detherage from
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 10 at Aledo Church of
Christ.
Bone Marrow
Registry Drive
First Baptist Church of Aledo
will host a bone marrow regis-
try drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26. Bone mar-
row testing consists simply of
paperwork and a mouth swab
- no blood is drawn. The right
match can save a life.
Work Workshop
Texas AgriLife will host a
free, workshop series to help
individuals prepare for work
from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
on Tuesday and Wednesday,
March 6-7 at the Parker
County Agricultural Services
Center, at 604 North Main
Street in Weatherford. The
workshops will cover: Job
Applications and Resumes,
How to Search the Internet
for a Job, Using the Texas
Workforce, Interview
Techniques, Customer Service
Skills, Keeping a Job, Dress
for Success, Looking Your
Best Makeovers, Back to Work
Hair Fashions, Stretching Food
Dollars, Food Safety and Basic
Nutrition. Pre-registration is
requested by Friday, March 2,
2012. For more information
or to register contact Kathy
Smith or Johnnie Kelly at 817-
598-6168.
Chili Supper
The annual City of Aledo Chili
Supper and Silent Auction
will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25 at the
Aledo Community Center, 104
Robinson Court. All-you-can-
eat chili will be $5 for adults
and $3 for children. Tickets
are available at Aledo City
Hall, the East Parker County
Chamber of Commerce the
East Parker County Library
and at the door. Proceeds
benefit the Aledo Community
Center.
Volume 23, Number 08
Published Weekly
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Commentary
What’s in a name?
A lot if the name is part of a deep sense
of community. Column and letters about
Mayor Glasgow’s mandate on Aledo signs
PAGE 6A
Life&Community
Miracle child
How one little boy beat the odds and
inspired his mother to give back to
others.
PAGE IB
Sports
Spring is here!
Bearcats prepare for
new baseball season.
PAGE12A
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