The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 8, 1998 Page: 2 of 20
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■ Wylie ADHD support group meets April 9
The Wylie Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder support group
will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. April 9 at Hartman Elemen-
tary The group offers support to all associated with someone with this
disorder. Contact Pam Sawyer at (972) 442-0358 for information.
Wylie
■ New vaccination schedule set
Effective Aug. 1, 1998, all children who are five years of age or older
and were bom on or after Sept. 2,1992, must have three doses of Hepati-
tis B vaccine prior to school entrance. The first day of school in Wylie
Independent School District for the 1998-99 year is Aug. 17.
■ Bake sale to benefit Britney Tice
Wylie Supermarket, located at the intersection of Ballard Ave. and
Hwy 78, will host a bake sale on Saturday, April 11 to benefit lung trans-
plant candidaie Britney Tice. The bake sale will begin at 8 a.m. and con-
tinue until all items are sold. Donations of baked goods are requested by
the store to help with this fundraiser.
■ Sachse Historical Society donates books
The Sachse Historical Society at its annual March 15 meeting present-
ed several books to the library. The titles include Twenty Texans, Make
Way for Sam Houston, Exploring the Alamo Legend, 100 Days in Texas,
Flags of Texas, Jane Long Frontier Woman, and Windows of the Past: A
Pictorial History of Wylie.
■ MOMs Club meeting cancelled
The MOMS Club April 21 meeting at the Sachse Public Library has
been cancelled. For information call Jennifer at (972) 530-8119.
■ Fallfest needs volunteers
Plans for the annual Fallfest Country Fair, rescheduled for Sept. 19,
are well under way, but volunteers are needed the day before and the day
of Fallfest. Call Angela Ancira at (972) 530-3899 or Carrie Simmons at
(972) 414-1318 for information.
The curriculum was developed by
the Association for Quality and
Participation and Peter Block,
Cooperation key in awareness
From Page 1A
Ave., McKinney, TX 75070.
Sometimes information will be
released to the school district and
not made available to the public
through the newspaper, said sher-
iff’s Deputy John Norton. “We
must notify the school district any-
time a registered sex offender
moves into the district," Norton
said, “but if the person is a juvenile
it is not published in the paper.”
The Wylie Independent School
District’s policy is to notify parents
regardless of the offenders age,
said Superintendent John Fuller.
Equipment can be checked out for
three days and magazines can be
check out for one week with no
renewals.
Renewals may be made in person
or by phone.
Source: Rape Crisis Center of
Collin County
Sachse
■ Easter Egg Scramble slated for April 11
The annual Easter Egg Scramble in Salmon Park on Williford is at 4
p.m. Saturday, April 11. The event is for Sachse children ages 2-10.
There will be hidden candy eggs and special prize eggs for three age cat-
egories: 2-4, 5-7, and 8-10. The event is co-sponsored by the city and the
First National Bank of Sachse.
■ Sachse Toastmasters begins April 15
For those interested in polishing their presentation and communication
skills, Sachse now has a Toastmasters group. Meetings are held at the
First National Bank of Sachse at noon on the first and ’bird Wednesdays
of the month. The next meeting is April 15. For information, call Patty
Montagno at (972) 530-5600.
■ Chamber luncheon scheduled for April 14
The monthly Chamber of Commerce luncheon is scheduled for noon
April 14 at the Park Lake Baptist Church, 3702 Sachse Rd. RSVP by
April 10 to Lisa at (972) 496-1212.
Commerce
(903) 886-2126
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currently funded through a demon-
stration grant from the state. Com-
munities using the service will
gradually absorb the cost over the
next five years. Collin County
town currently served by the
CCCATF are Celina, Farmersville,
Princeton, Parker, Plano, Murphy,
Lavon, Wylie, Westminster and
Melissa.
1996 rural law enforcement
agencies referred 60 cases to Child
Protective Services.
During the first quarter of 1998,
the CCCATF has handled about 35
cases per month, said Lieutenant
Gerry Klahr of the task force.
The increase is due to several
factors. Ruckles said. “Some of the
cases just weren’t getting investi-
gated,” be said, “and now that the
task force is in place, the schools
are reporting more and children
aren’t falling through the cracks
anymore.”
About 30 percent of the investi-
gations result in criminal prosecu-
tion, Ruckles said.
At the CCCATF, located in
Piano, the child is videotaped while
being interviewed about the alleged
abuse. “That way they have to tell
the story one time,” Klahr said.
“They are then referred to therapy
or an extended assessment pro-
gram. Our only goal here is the
Chief Jeff Butters said.
Information that can be obtained
includes street address (not house
number), physical description such
as sex, height, weight, hair and eye
color, date of birth, criminal con-
viction information and shoe size.
“The shoe size is given because
a lot of sexual offenders start out as
voyeurs or peeping toms," Butters
said. “The name of the offender is
given only if there is no possibility
that the victim can be identified.”
The request must be in writing
and should request the specific
information wanted, he said. “Be
specific because we will only
answer the questions they ask,”
Butters said. “If they ask if there
are any sex offenders on my street,
we will only be able to answer yes
or no.”
The address for the police
department is 2000 N. Hwy. 78,
Wylie, TX 75098.
For information on registered
sex offenders living in unincorpo-
rated areas of the county, request
sshould be sent to Collin County
Sheriff’s Office, 4300 Community
protection of children.”
There are definite advantages in
having a cooperative effort, Klahr
said. “A county-wide program pro-
vides a county-wide data base and
allows us to work together to keep
track of offenders. Sexual offend-
ers tend to move around a lot”
“The task force is a good exam-
ple of how government should
work,” Ruckles said. “It is state
money flowing back into the com-
munity to provide a needed ser-
vice.”
The task force has been so suc-
cessful it needs bigger facilities.
The facilities houses medical
examination, play, music and art
therapy, interrogation and counsel-
ing rooms. Plans for a 33,000
square foot facility are under way,
but the money must be raised up
front before land can be secured
and construction begins, Opera-
tions Manager Janetta Michaels
said.
Fund raisers are being planned
and volunteers are needed to help
both with the fundraising, by host-
ing dinner parties for Chefs Chal-
lenges, and the day-to-day opera-
tion of the center.
For information on helping the
task force, call Katie Gallagher,
support services manager, at (972)
512-0814.
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■ 93 percent of offenders who
abuse children are men. |
■ 83 percent of child molesters
are heterosexual. The remaining 17|
percent are bisexual.
■ Children are often groomed
for sexual assault. This grooming
process includes building trust,
bestowing favors, alienating others,
demanding services and violating
boundaries.
organizational development.
For additional information, con-
forces with Electronic Data Systems tact either Margo Ford, CCCC direc-
and Jackson Community College of tor of business and community rela-
Michigan to make this innovative lions, at (972) 9853734, or Strohaver
program available to organizations at (517) 796-8450.
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(972)458-0500
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(972)442-3570
(DeSoto
(972)223-6356
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TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD— Have your passport
stamped as you adventure Into a new country, visit the water
corral and cool off, and enjoy food cooked outside the “Girl
Scout Way.” These and many other exciting events are planned
for camp at Treasure Hollow June 8-12 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Registration is 7-9 p.m. April 14 at the Wylie Community
Center. For more information call Melissa at 442-6672, Debbie
442-3772 or Sue 442-5734.______________________Spadat to The News
Sexual assault facts and figures,
■ According to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice, somewhere in
America a woman is raped every
two minutes.
■ Approximately one in four
females is sexually abused by the
time she is 18 years old.
■ One in seven boys are sexual-
ly assaulted by age 18.
■ Girls with step-fathers are
seven times more likely to be sexu-
ally abused than other girls.
■ Approximately 25 percent of
incest is committed by a sibling,
usually an older brother.
■ The FBI estimates that only
37 percent of all rapes are reported.
CCCC to offer management school
The “School for Managing,” a in the North Texas region.” Anthony
unique national program that helps said.
organizations redesign their way of
doing business, will soon be avail-
able in this area through Collin
County Community college, said Dr. author of three best selling books on
John Anthony, CCCC president.
“We are excited to have joined
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Library changes loaning policy
The Smith Public Library is Checkouts for videos will be four
changing its loan periods to allow days with one renewal,
more people to checkout the avail-
able material. Library Director
Mignon Morse said.
The check-out period for books
and audios will be two weeks with
two renewals.
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