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APRIL 88, 1999
VOL. 34 NO. B
48 PAGES IN FOUR SECTIONS
AND SUPPLEMENTS
TCS WINS DISTRICT TRACK TITLE, PAGE 11
Cader HiH's oldeal newspaper,
yet new each week
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Angels hold
sale Saturday
The Cedar Hill Angels Bas-
ketball Team, comprised of girls
15 and under from Cedar Hill and
Midlothian, will hold a garage and
bake sale Saturday at the comer of
Cedar Street and Highway 67 in
Cedar Hill.
Clothes, furniture, books, tools,
baby items, dishes and other items
will be available at the sale, in
addition to baked goods.
The team will also accept cash
donations, which are tax-deduc-
tible.
Mother’s Day
play planned
The Gingerbread House
Restaurant, located at 210 S.
Broad St. in Cedar Hill, will be
open Mother’s Day (May 9) for
lunch with a special play for all
moms. Lunch will be a choice of
several salads, entrees, beverage
and desserts.
The play is directed and pro-
duced by Cedar Hill playwright
Nancy Foster entitled “Mama’s
Hidden Talents.”
Lunch will begin at 12:30 and
1 p.m. Price is $25 per person and
half price for children under 12,
with a special menu of their own.
Seating is limited. Call for reser-
vations at 972-291-2066.
Register for
gardeners class
The Dallas County Master
Gardeners are accepting applica-
tions for participation in their vol-
The intensive 12-week course
trains volunteers to answer gar-
dening questions and work in
community activities of the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service -
Horticulture.
Classes are Mondays, 9 a m - 4
p.m., Aug. 2-Oct. 25 at TAES,
10056 Marsh Lane, Suite B-101,
Dallas.
An enrollment fee of $ 150 is
required, which $75 is refundable
if 72 hours of volunteer work are
completed within a year.
Call 214-904-3053 for an
application form. Applications are
due no later than May 26.
LHS class of
’79 reunion set
The Lancaster High School
Class of 1979 is planning its 25th
year reunion June 25.
Organizers are seeking gradu-
ates. For more information, call
972-780-8231.
Two reunions
planned
A class reunion is being
planned for the Cedar Hill High
School Class of 1989. Alumni
should call 972-253-1919 for
more information.
Organizers for the CHHS class
of 1979 reunion are looking for
graduates. For more information,
call Chuck Hughes at 972-335-
3173 or Deborah Nelson Wilkin at
972-562-5723.
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Today photo by JAIME CARRERO
Lady Longhorn freshman Shannon Robbins (9) rounds third and heads for home to score the
lone Cedar Hill run in Friday night’s 4-1 bi-district playoff loss to Fort Worth Southwest at
Arlington’s Workman Field. The Lady Horns finish the 1999 season with a 13-11 record. See
related story on page 13.
Schools’ security under review
The safety and security of all
Cedar Will School District students
has been and continues to be the pri-
mary concern of all district person-
nel, Assistant Superintendent Larry
Watson said this week.
In light of the recent events in
Littleton, Colo., school administra-
tors, faculty and staff are experienc-
ing a heightened level of security
awareness. Board trustees and
administration are reviewing the dis-
trict’s security.
Currently, administrators at the
middle and high schools carry two-
way radios with intra-school frequen-
cies and a frequency direct to the
police department.
Every classroom at the middle
school has a telephone. The high
school iSMMNSEFnther campuses
have c4i Auttong >vith direct access
to the ronool office public address
system. Both the high school and
middle school have video cameras to
monitor hallways.
Community resource officers are
housed on the high school and mid-
dle school campuses and provide a
presence on other campuses.
A campus crime line is available
for students to anonymously report
questionable activities.
After students arrive for the start
of school each day, middle school
personnel lock outside access doors
leaving only one open for guests.
Anyone wishing to enter or leave the
campus must pass by the guard
entrance.
City, school elections Saturday
With the election vastly approach-
ing and the candidates doing some
last minute campaigning, Cedar Hill
voters will have some familiar faces
and one or two new faces filling
positions on the city council and
school board.
Mayor Rob Franke is the only
unopposed candidate in the race. He
will be swom in for his second term.
Incumbent David Vedral is run-
ning against political newcomer Fred
Randolph for Place l.
Former Mayor and city council-
man Chris Rose and High Pointe
Homeowners Association President
Kim Roberts are competing for Place
3, held by departing councilman
Jerry White.
And incumbent Makia Epie is
being challenged by another political
newcomer, Denise Hyde, for Place 5
on the ballot.
In the Cedar Hill 1SD school
board race, John Stallings ran unop-
posed for the Place 3 position, held
by board president Ed Boyce, who
elected not to run. Incumbent Fran
Ruben also ran unopposed in Place 4.
The only school board race being
challenged is in Place 5. Incumbent
Judy Shaw is running against James
Charles.
Saturday’s voting will be at Bray
Elementary School, 218 N. Broad St.
for Dallas County Precinct Nos.
4501, 4502, 4503, 4504 and 4506.
Belt Line Intermediate School, 504
E. Belt Line Road for Dallas County
Preceinct Nos. 4505, 4507, 4508,
4509 and Ellis County Precinct No.
102. All voting precincts will be
open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
For candidates’ views on issues,
see page 3.
Today photo by DAVID GOOOSPEED
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in a decade
By CHUCK BLOOM
Today Staff
Cedar Hill has shown tremendous
population growth in the 1990s, con-
firmed by the study released last
week by the North Texas Council of
Governments.
Area population figures were
reported last week by the NTCOG,
with estimates based on housing per-
mits and utility hookups.
Cedar Hill has seen a 48 percent
increase to 29,600 (from 19,988),
Glenn Heights is up 40 percent (from
4,564 to 6,400) Red Oak is up 63
percent (3,124 to 5,100), Ovilla is up
50 percent (2,027 to 3,050) and
Midlothian is up 44 percent (5,040 to
7,250).
“We are seeing fairly decent sized
construction,” said Cedar Hill City
Manager Greg Vick, who had al-
ready seen the population figures in
advance of the NTCOG report.
“There are numerous 2,000 square
foot facilities being built.”
In 1997, there were 416 single-
family building permits issued in
Cedar Hill. In 1998, that figure
leaped to 498 - up 25 percent in 12
months.
Among Best Southwest cities,
DeSoto has passed Duncanville in
population. DeSoto is estimated to
have 36,850 (up 21 percent from
30,544) while Duncanville’s 36,300
population saw only an increase of 4
percent (35,008 in 1990).
“I’m not surprised about our
somewhat limited growth because we
are landlocked,” said Duncanville
City Manager Larry Shaw. “Our
growth is limited to the little bit of
vacant land we have. Where Duncan-
ville will change is in the redevelop-
ment area, but it’s too soon to say
how that will affect the population
census count.”
DeSoto City Manager Jim Baugh
said his town’s 2.2 percent annual
growth rate was “good, solid growth
that we can keep up with without
seeing a degradation of services.”
"I'm glad to see we’re growing;
we are going to see more growth in
the future,” he said. “People have
been going to North Dallas and I
See GROWTH, Page 2
I’d rather be dancin’
Most of the intermediate and*tMe-
mentary campuses limit building
access by locking outside doors that
are used by students during the day.
All district classrooms have e-
mail that may be used for communi-
cation within and outside of the dis-
trict. School district e-mail is also
linked with city offices.
District personnel have discussed
with the Cedar Hill Police Depart-
ment recent events occurring in
schools across the country, Watson
said.
The Cedar Hill ISD is committed
to the welfare of all students, the
assistant superitendent said. A com-
mittee of school personnel and par-
ents are reevaluating the Student
Code of Conduct.
Today photo by SUZIE PULS
Fun, food and dance were part of the Highlands Elementary
Multicultural Committee’s celebration of cultural traditions.
Dancers representing Laos, the Phlliplnes and Hawaii, Hispanic
and African-American culture were featured during the evening.
Fire destroys area store
By KRISTI CROOKS
Today Staff
For a second time this year,
athree-alarm fire has destroyed a dis-
count store in Duncanville.
Duncanville firefighters respond-
ed to the blaze Friday about 7 p.m. at
the Dollar General Store in the
Wheatland Plaza Shopping Center.
Employees said they were in the
back of the store when they began to
smell smoke. They left the building
and called the fire department.
Employees of Dollar General and
the surrounding businesses in the
strip were evacuated and no one was
injured.
Firefighters brought the blaze
under control at 8 p.m. after efforts
were hindered when the roof col-
lapsed.
Duncanville Fire Chief Terry
Webb said they are treating the fire
as arson but the case is still under
investigation.
“We have a good idea of what
caused it, but we don’t want to re-
lease anything until the interviews
are finished,” he said.
Arson Investigator Steve
Crawford is working with the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to
determine the cause.
A firewall on each side of Dollar
General, located at 418 E. Wheatland
Road, protected the other businesses
See FIRE, Page 2
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