Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 2001 Page: 1 of 15
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Serving Sanger and the Ixike Ray Roberts Area
June 28, 2001
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Competition throws wrench in
auto parts store’s business
Jarrod Link, will open Monday at
9 a.m. at 303 Bolivar St., the site of
- Sanger I.S.D. Superintendent
Jack Biggerstaff
“Your Hometown
Newspaper
For Over 100 Years"
By Lisa Hardy
For what appears to be the
installing the water line will be ap-
proximately $ 189,000: The school
district, he said, was paying to in-
stall the 12-inch line, which he es-
timated would cost $100,000, and
the city is paying to oversize it from
a 12-inch line to a 16-inch line,
which he estimated would cost
$88,000.
When asked by one of the
school board members if the City
of Sanger could be counted on to
pay for the oversizing of the line,
Biggerstaff replied, “We hope.”
Newly elected trustee Bill
Baird asked Biggerstaff if the
school district had a special deal
with the city regarding its water
service.
“They haven’t thought too
City agrees to meet
Sanger ISD more
than halfway
The Sanger City Council last
Monday denied the Sanger ISD’s re-
quest for a full electric rebate pay-
ment.
Sanger ISD first requested the
city provide the district with a rebate
in 1997. The district received its first
rebate check in 1998. Earlier this
year the city council changed the
electric rates and the way in which
commercial businesses are billed.
The new ordinance which was
adopted eliminated the ordinances
which were already in effect, includ-
ing the Sanger ISD rate reduction or-
dinance. The school district received
the benefits of that ordinance in the
form of a rebate check paid at the
end of the school year.
Sanger ISD had requested the
city provide the school district with •
the full amount of the rebate, be-
cause it had already been figured
into its budget. The council did not
totally disregard the district’s re-
quest, however, and agreed to rebate
the district for the first nine months
of the year. The last three months
were not included because the new
ordinance had already gone into ef-
fect.
“When they did the rebate it
was because of the electric rate, and
we changed the electric rates after
nine months, so they are [now] on a
different rate," explained City Man-
agerjack Smith. “We re-did the rates
for the whole city. It has nothing to
do with them. It has to do with any-
thing we would have had in place
with anybody. It would have negated
that.”
In addition to the action taken
on the rebate request, several ap-
pointments were made to city
boards. Ken Perry was chosen to fill
an opening on the Planning and Zon-
ing Commission; Jay Parr, James
Emery and John Jacobs were cho-
sen to fill three vacancies on the
Parks Board; Ginger Burt and Mike
James were chosen to fill openings
on the Board of Adjustments; and
Beverly Branch will fill an opening
on the Tourism Board.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-
day.
Sharing space with the phar-
macy will be the Wisteria Tree
Eatery & Catering.
Jack Biggerstaff (for right)
dements (far left), at the Texas Amo-
READING AND DREAMING WITH ICE CREAM
Cacye Neal, Annie Golden and Lauren Vidourek take a moment to enjoy their ice cream before
storytime at the Sanger Family Mobile Resource Center's “Read and Dream with Ice Cream,"
which is held at 11 a.m. each Tuesday at the downtown park.
Al seven members of the Sanger
of Trusieos were joined by
ciation of School Boards' (IASI) Summer Leadership Institute June
21-23 in San Antonio. Pictured from left to right are: Dale tucker,
Dobro Rucker, Mho Lawler, M Baird, Lynn Stucky, Sam Burrus and
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In other action taken by the
school board, a policy change was
made to allow students to be ab-
sent 15 days throughout the school
year for extracurricular activities,
whether they are UIL sanctioned
or not, and Sanger Bank was
awarded the school district’s bank
depository bid for the 2001-2003 bi-
ennium. Lynn Stucky and Sam
Burrus abstained from voting on
the bank bid since they own shares
in the bank.
Also, a decision was made not
to renew the district’s contract with
Chartwells. Instead, food service
will go back to the district.
tar. She will be a seventh-grader
this year at Sanger Middle School.
Her mother once played clari-
net, and her father played the flute
and is in the choir at First Baptist
Church of Sanger. “All of us,” he
said, “except for Audette, is in one
choir or another over there.”
For the Kincaids, ensuring
their children had musical training
was essential.
“At times they were taking the
lessons perhaps not totally volun-
tarily,” her father admitted, “but
both their mother and I thought it
was important for them to have
musical training and to develop
their talents. They have all shown
musical talents along with other
talents.”
For now, Kincaid plans to con-
tine her musical training in both
the piano and trumpet, and she has
been chosen to be a senior squad
leader during matching season.
“I think it’s very good the way
the (band) program has developed
here,” Bill said. “I’m hoping Sanger
will continue to support Mr.
Lovejoy and the band program.”
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On Monday, July 2, Sanger the old Sanger Drug Store.
should once again have a full-ser- Link will fill prescriptions and
vice pharmacy. offer compounding services. In
S&J Pharmacy, a True Care addition, he will carry cards, gifts
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Competition has forced off U.S. Highway 380 in Denton,
Sanger’s only auto parts store to Sanger Auto was hit very hard,
go out of business. Fleissner claimed.
Ed Fleissner, owner of Sanger “B&W Backhoe was a huge
Auto Parts, said, “The business customer of ours, and when they
level didn’t support the cash flow moved to 380 we were unable to
required to keep it open." deliver to them because of the
Company-owned stores in cost,” he said.
Denton, such as Pep Boys, Auto “Delivery is a big thing,” he
Zone and O’Reilly’s were able to added, “because the boys in
attract customers by offering Denton deliver. They deliver ev-.
prices Sanger Auto Parts couldn’t erywhere around here. They even
match and still keep its doors open, deliver to Sanger."
he explained. Fleissner said Sanger resi-
Fleissner bought the business dents shouldn’t worry about not
two years ago and operated it with having an auto parts store in the
his partner, Chad Curry. When the city, “My gut tells me that within a
corporate office of B&W Backhoe, year, you’ll probably see an
the store’s largest customer, O’Reilly’s up here, or one of them,
moved last October to a location as the town grows,” he said.
first time in the history of Sanger dents Bill and Audette Kincaid,
High School, a member of the Christina’s musical training began
Sanger High School Band was se- at an early age. She has been tak-
lected as an “Outstanding Per- ing piano lessons since she was in
former” at the 2001 Texas State first grade under the tutelage of Dr.
Solo-Ensemble Contest. Isabel Scionti of Denton.
Of the approximately 75,000 Scionti, a retired professional
students participating in the re- pianist, said of Kincaid, “I feel that
gional UIL music contests and the she has extraordinary talent, and
20,000 musicians who performed she’s willing to practice. She likes
at TSSEC, only 187 students to practice, and I think that she will
earned the honor of being recog- be an outstanding pianist with a
nized as an Outstanding Per- little more guidance. She’s won all
former. Christina Kincaid of kinds of contests. She’s just an
Sanger was one of the select few. outstanding student. I think she’ll
In a letter sent to Kincaid by really go to the top if she keeps on
Richard Floyd, state director of with her music.”
music for UIL, he stated “This In addition to her musical ap-
achievement is truly a mark of titude on the piano, Kincaid has
musical excellence!” been in the band since sixth grade
Kincaid, 16, a senior at SHS, and has proven quite adept at play-
won the award for her piano solo, ing the trumpet, advancing to state
‘Toccata" by Khatchaturian. She on that instrument as well.
found out that she won the award Her band director, Chris
Friday, June 8, when she received Lovejoy, concurs with Scionti
the medal and Floyd’s letter in the about Kincaid’s obvious musical
mail. capabilities. “She is an extremely
“I didn’t know what it was. I talented musician in many areas,
didn’t even know they had that vocally and instrumentally. Out of
award,” Kincaid said of the honor, thousands of kids she was selected
She added, “I know my piano as an Outstanding Performer. Out
teacher is really excited because of all the piano players she was the
she’s always wanted me to get a most outstanding.
big award." “This is the first time we’ve
In addition to the medal she had an Outstanding Performer. It’s
received in recognition of being a definite plus for the band,” he
named an Outstanding Student, said.
Kincaid has been given the option According to Kincaid’s father,
of having her picture included in Bill, musical ability in the family is
the next edition of the UIL Book not limited to Christina. Her older
of Champions. This annual publi- sister, Cheryl-Annette, played flute
cation honors Texas high school and french horn while in band at
students who reach the highest SHS, and her little sister, Sharlene,
level of achievement in UIL com- 13, plays trombone, piano and gui-
petition.
By Lisa Hardy
The Sanger Independent much about special consideration
School District Board of Trustees for the school,” the superintendent
was provided with an update of replied. “We’re pretty much stan-
construction at the new-Sanger dard... I guess we are considered
High School campus during a re- commercial. Whatever they do, it’s
cent board meeting. The new a business. That’s what we are con-
school is being built east of the city sidered. We are also considered a
on Farm-to-Market Road 455. It is developer by the City of Sanger.”
expected to open fall 2002. The school board did grant the
Project manager Travis City of Sanger a water line ease-
Underwood told the school board ment at the new high school to al-
grade beams and slabs are being Jow city workers access to repair
poured at the site. The amount of the lines if necessary.
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Nevertheless, work is pro- °
gressing, Underwood said, and much about special
decking of the top floor of the main consideration for the
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the new school Sanger ISD Super- are considered
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