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COLONY COURIER-LEADER
The Colony Public Library
Waldropeoo Main St.
retires The Colony, TX 75056-11
Longtime B.B. Owen a
teacher says goodbye A
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VOLUME 28, NO. 16
In the Community. With the Community. For the Community.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009
AROUND Town
Yang advances
to Bee finals
Griffin Middle School
student Eric Yang com-
peted in the National
Geographic Bee on
Tuesday in Washington,
D.C. His performance in
the preliminary rounds
earned him a spot in
today’s finals, said
Marsha Cobb, LISD
Elementary Social
Studies Specialist, adding
that he has a good chance
to do well in the final
round.
The event is being
held at the National
Geographic Society.
New mayor, council takes over
Debate continues regarding Paige speed limit
BY BLAINE CRIMMINS
STAFF WRITER
time period at various loca- issues to arise.”
tions up and down Paige Based on the results of
Mega Force
to perform
Mega Force, featuring
Steve Carrier, will per-
form feats of strength
and spirit at 7 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday at Calvary
Christian Church, 5220
Blair Oaks Drive.
For information, call
972-625-4135 or logon to
www.iamccc.com.
Summer
Reading Clubs
Registration for The
Colony Public Library’s
free reading incentive
clubs begins on June 4 at
the library, 6800 Main St.
For “Read To Me” club
members, the library
offers free preschool sto-
rytimes with take-home
crafts on at 10 a.m.
Thursdays and Fridays
beginning June 11; the
Read To Me finale featur-
ing Sandy Shrout and Her
; Puppets will be held on
July 31. Toddler Times
for 2-year-olds are
offered at 10 a.m.
Tuesdays June 9.
Registration is required j
for Toddler Times.
The Summer Reading |
Club for children enter- )
ing first through fifth
grades offers weekly pro-
grams at 2 p.m.
Wednesdays beginning
June 10; the grand finale
featuring percussionist
Len Barnett will be held
on Aug. 5. Only registered
SRC members are eligible
to attend these free
events.
The Teen Read Club
for those entering sixth
grade through high
school offers teen reader
members the opportunity
to submit book slips for
each book read; each
book slip returned will be
entered in a drawing for
prizes. Book slips must
be turned in by Aug. 5 to
qualify. The drawing will
be held on Aug. 6.
Adults can also get in
on the fun by joining the
Adult Summer Reading
Club and exploring the
offerings of TCPL’s col-
lection of books, audio-
books, DVDs, videos,
music CDs, CD-ROMs,
and electronic resources.
Sponsored in part by
the Texas State Library
and Archives Comm-
ission, The Colony Public
Library’s summer reading
clubs incorporate the
state-wide “Deep In The
Heart Of Texas” program,
which encourages chil-
dren of all ages to read
for the fun of it. Other
sponsors include the City
of The Colony, Friends of
The Colony Public
Library, and local ven-
dors.
For information, con-
tact the library at 972-
625-1900, ext. 3.
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Road from State Highway the study, Jacobs recom-
x . 121 to North Colony mended a speed limit of 40
Following the swearing- Boulevard. miles per hour for the entire
in ceremonies for incoming The data collected is road, with at least five por-
Mayor Joe McCourry and used to determine the 85- tions designated as reduced-
Place 2 council member percentile speed for the speed areas because of cur-
Richard Boyer, it was back road’s entirety, w hich is the vatures in the road and limit-
to busmess for The Colony speed at which 85 percent of ed sight-lines on side streets
City Council, the vehicles travel when no In addition, the study rec-
Steve Taylor from Jacobs speed limit is set.ommended increasing the
Engineering presented the beicenyitimasyousetaispead speed limit at the school
council with the results of a oure doing nsincreasing zone in front of Morningside
recently conducted speed the amount of people violat- Elementary School from 20
study for Paige Road. The ing that speed,” Taylor said, mph to 25 mph based upon
study involved the collec- "The more speed variance the Texas Department of
tion of data from at least 125 you have, the more opportu- Transportation’s speed-limit
vehicles within a two-hour nity you have for safety Turn to COUNCIL, Page 4A
BLAINE CRIMMINS/STAFF PHOTO
The Colony City Secretary Christie Wilson administered
the oath of office to incoming Mayor Joe McCourry before
the start of Monday’s city council meeting.
Legion Post
to conduct
Memorial
Day event
BY BLAINE CRIMMINS
STAFF WRITER
Starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Holley-
Riddle American Legion Post No. 21 in
The Colony will host a Memorial Day
ceremony at the Five Star Veterans
Memorial.
There will be two presentations
during the ceremony. The first will be
to a group of WWII veterans. Each
individual in this group will receive a
certificate of appreciation for their
service to the country from the
American Legion and State Sen. Jane
Nelson.
The second is a Fallen Soldier
Memorial Plaque presentation to the
widow and mother of the late Cpl.
Peter J. Courcy, who was killed in
Afghanistan in February when his
vehicle was struck by a suicide
bomber.
Courcy was a graduate of Frisco
High School and left behind his wife,
Mara, and son, Anthony Luke, both of
whom reside in The Colony. Mara is a
graduate of The Colony High SchooL
Anthony Luke was born in September
2008. Sen. Nelson also will recognize
the family.
Legion Post Commander and
newly elected Mayor Joe McCourry
encourages residents to attend the
ceremony and honor the sacrifices
made by veterans.
“It’s very important that we always
remember our history. It’s through his-
tory that we learn not to make the
same mistakes over and over,”
McCourry said. “It’s important that w e
Turn to LEGION, Page 4A
Aquatic Park party
City seeks Trail Rangers
Shoreline section opens June 6
BY BLAINE CRIMMINS p.m. June 6 at the Stewart Friends of The Colony
STAfF WRITER Creek Park trail head. Shoreline Trail group,”
In conjunction with Parks Development
o■ the trail’s opening, The Manager Keith Helms
ne ° The Colony’s Colony has announced said. “They were very
most touted amenities implementation of its supportive and interested
will soon be open to the Trail Ranger program, in being a part of the suc-
public, and the city is The organization is a vol- cess of the trail. They
looking for a few good unteer group that will offered to do clean-ups
men and women to help commit time and energy and help with keeping an
maintain it. to encourage responsible eye out for maintenance
The Colony Parks and use of the trail in order to problems or other issues;
Recreation Department keep it safe and beautiful, and it seemed to be more
will celebrate the "When we approached than just a few people. At
American Hiking the city council about this that point, we figured we
Society’s National Trails project a couple of years needed to capitalize on
Day with the grand open- ago, a group of residents the offer and put some-
ing of The Colony that were really excited thing formal together so
Shoreline Trail from 3 to 5 about the trail formed the
See them in your
Star Community Newspaper
Turn to TRAILS, Page 4A
In the mother-son equivalent to the daddy-
daughter dance, The Colony Aquatic Park
hosted a Mommy/Son Luau on Saturday.
RACHEL KEYES
STAFF PHOTOS
LISD trustees
elect new officers
BY CHRIS ROARK
STAFF WRITER
Sarah Fitzhugh were LISD
named accountability and
evaluation coordinators.
As the 2008-09 school year Laura Clancy was named vir-
e 1 1 tual learning academy coordi-
comes to a close, the .P . •
Lewisville ISD Board of nator for technology.
Trustees spent the majority In other busmess, the
of Monday night’s meeting board approved four waiver
honoring students and teach- applications and adopted a
ers for their recent achieve- waiver resolution to address
ments, as well as announcing the time missed by students
some new hires within the and teachers earlier this
district, month because of the swine
The evening began with influenza outbreak. Students
the voting of re-organization and teachers won’t have to
of the board. Carol Kyer make up the time missed.
retained her role as the board Hebron Valley Elementary
president, Kathy Duke was was closed April 29 because
voted vice president, and of probable cases of swine flu
Amber Fulton was voted sec- at the school. The rest of the
retary. district closed May 4 and
Melissa Sivernell and reopened May 7.
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