The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1984 Page: 1 of 6
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The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is in the Colony
planted nine Japanese black pine trees Saturday at
Perryman Park. They were donated to honor the service of
Tim Royster, two silver
arrows, and Scott Kimbell,
two silver arrows.
Webelos awards present-
ed were Forester activity
badge to James Avard,
Anthony Gann, Scott Kim-
bell, Jay Sells and Eric
Tomlin. Additional awards
were: Scholar Scientist and
two-year service star to Eric
Tomlin and Scholar, Geo-
logist, Scientist and We-
belos Badge to Jay Sells.
City Council members. That’s Dick Rush of the Baha’is
holding the book.
Highway 423. It is spon-
sored by P&R and the
Colony Lions Club.
Then on June 18 the Fire
Department will hold its
annual donkey baseball
game.
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Chassis” award ribbon.
Summer plans for Pack
133 include Cub Scout Day
Camp in June; 4th of July
parade and family picnic in
August. Anyone wishing
information on becoming a
Cub Scout should call
Bernie McCormick at 370-
1928.
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Then there is my old pal, Sam Lowe. Sam
is now a famed columnist on The Phoenix
(Ariz.) Gazette, but I knew him when he
was only the city’ hall reporter on the
Scottsdale Daily Progress.
From time to time Sam’s name crops up in
this column and I get word that he is
talking about being libeled and considering
hiring a battery of attorneys.
Anyway, Sam worked on the Progress a
couple of years before deciding his talents
were being wasted. So he quit and got a job
knocking out news releases for Arizona
State University. Sometimes he knocked
out as many as two or three news handouts
a week. It took three or four hours a week
and he was being paid for 40 hours. Sam
had/has an eye for pretty coeds so he had
adequate time to pursue his favorite
hobby, girl watching.
About a year after Sam went to ASU I
decided it was time for me to leave the
Progress. So, I began looking at Help
Wanted ads in Editor & Publisher, a trade
publication. One week there was an ad for
the Casa Grand (Ariz.) Dispatch which was
seeking a managing editor, and one from a
Lake Havasu, Ariz., weekly that was
Brian Gauthier was induc-
ted into the Webelos den,
and welcomed by den lead-
er John Avard. One-year
service stars were present-
ed to BUl Sedlick, Jeff
Duebner, Joshua Jamme
and Adam Long.
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Official Newspaper for the City of The Colony and the City of Little Elm
MAY 31, 1984
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Avard, and ‘‘Best Protect-
ion from Martian Goop,”
David Bonora. Astronaut
trophies were awarded to
the winners and every par-
ticipant received a Martian
land Deed granting them
one acre.
Opening ceremony was
led by Den 2, with Den l
presenting a skit, "Mission
Control to Astronauts. Den
4 led the group in singing
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“The Astronauts Plea” and
parents also participated in
a flying saucer relay led by
the Webelos Den. Closing
ceremony was presented by
the Webelos Den.
Advancement awards we-
re presented by Bernie
McCormick. They included:
Aaron Boor, Bobcat; Adam
Long, Wolf rank and gold
arrow; Chris McDonald,
Wolf rank and gold arrow;
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runoff vote
The Republican Party will
hold a runoff election from
7 a.m. till 7 p.m. Saturday.
They will make a choice
between Randy Kaisner
and Fred T. Chance as the
party’s Denton County
sheriff nominee.
Voters in Precincts 2B,
2C, 2D and 2N will cast
ballots at Peters Colony
Elementary School in the
Colony.
Voters in Precincts 2M
and 2Y will vote at the
Administration Building at
Little Elm High School.
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looking for an editor.
I decided to apply to the Dispatch first and
wrote Don Kramer, the publisher. A couple
of days later I got a call from Kramer. He
told me to come see him, fill out an
application and be interviewed. I got the
job.
About three weeks later Sam moved to the
job at Lake Havasu. It is 200 miles from any
place and in the desert.
There was little to do at Havasu except
watch cactus grow and sand blow, so after
three months Sam and his wife, Rene, were
driving back to Phoenix on weekends. He
eventually quit and went to the Phoenix
Gazette.
Sam and I occasionally talked long-
distance, and he said he envied me lucking
into the plush, high-paying Casa Grande
job.
However, it wasn’t all luck. When
Kramer looked at the references on my
application he saw the name Sam Lowe.
“Sam Lowe,” Kramer said, “he applied
for this job and his background looked very
good. But he didn’t give a telephone
number so I could get in touch with him.”
—Jack Blalock
Other summer activities
include four two-week day
camp sessions for children
beginning June 11 at Stew-
arts Creek Park.
Also, the annual chili
cookoff and flea market will
be held June 16 on
Ethridge Drive west of
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That’s when the city turn-
ed to negotiations. The
plaintiffs contend in the
suit that Texas civil statutes
provide it must be sold by
the bid process.
“Nick requested a nego-
tiated process. It will come
out in the trial,” Sample
said. The mayor added that
Oprea said they could turn
to negotiations after the
first bid process, but John
F. Boyle, attorney for the
city, advised against it.
Oprea has said that he
couldn’t understand why
Boyle would allow city offi-
cials to sign the Talmadge
Tinsley contract. After the
second call for bids Boyle
told the mayor they could
proceed with negotiations.
A non-jury trial is sche-
duled June 18 before state
District Court Judge Jack
Gray in Denton. “It will be
a technical-type suit,”
Sample said. He added it
will hinge on two major
points:
1. Was the negotiations
process followed properly? .
2. Were the plaintiffs
treated fairly?
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“During negotiations Nick
said he was paying a pre-
mium price and shouldn’t
have to pay cash,” the
mayor said. Oprea has said
he and McGrath wanted to
negotiate payment terms
but would pay cash if
necessary.
Sample said that during
the second bidding process
Oprea wanted the City
Council to approve his
group for the contract and
then work out the terms
before a signing.
Oprea has said he didn’t
have an opportunity to
meet with the negotiating
committee set up by the
council. Sample said a res-
olution approved by the
City Council said that City
Manager Janice Carroll
would receive proposals
that would be considered
by the committee.
After the first bid process.
Sample quoted Oprea as
saying one of his investors
now urged negotiations.
“Without his help and
urging we would never
have considered the third
process,” Sample said.
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There will be an on-site
public hearing at 7 p.m.
Monday on Wynnwood
Peninsula on the requested
annexation of 205 acres.
The hearing will be where
the North Colony Boulevard
pavement ends west of
Highway 423.
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“The only unbelievable
contract was this one,”
Mayor Larry Sample said
Monday.
Sample was referring to a
land sale proposal offered
by Nicholas G. Oprea &
Associates and Shawn Mc-
Grath, president of SCM
Development. The 13.6
acre-tract is west of High-
way 423 at South Colony
Boulevard.
Nick Oprea and SCM De-
velopment filed suit May 11
in an effort to block the City
of The Colony’s sale of the
land to Talmadge Tinsley.
Oprea said May 18 the
Talmadge Tinsley contract
was “unbelievable” and
there were six ways for the
developer to get out of it.
Sample said of the Oprea-
McGrath contract: “It’s not
binding and there are more
than six ways to get out of
it.”
The city called for bids on
the land twice. There was
only one bidder the first
time and it was submitted
after the deadline by
Oprea. Two bids were sub-
mitted the second time but
the City Council found
neither acceptable.
Special recognition was
given to the team of drivers
participating in the district
Pushmobile Derby held in
Lewisville. The “Blue
Thunder” racing team in-
cluded Adam Hooks, Bill
Sedlick, Jeff Duebner,
Adam Long, David Bonora,
Tim Royster, Kevin Rob-
erts, Mark Meier and
Nickie Lemmer. The car
also received the "Cassy
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tumbling. Youth activities
include basic computer,
fishing, karate, tennis and
tumbling.
Adult activities will in-
clude basic computer, pho-
tography, tennis, canvas
art and cake decorating.
Sylvia Brantley, city re-
creation director, said some
classes will have limited
enrollment and will be fill-
ed by the early applicants.
Information on courses
available, when they meet,
and registration fee can be
obtained by calling P&R at
370-1106.
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Strange and alien crea-
tures landed in Lions Gub
Park on May 22 for the Cub
Pack 133 meeting.
Cub Scouts wore creative
costumes of the future.
Judging of the costumes
was held and winners of the
four catagories were:
•“Most Alien,” Scott Kim-
bell; “Best Altered
States,” Jeff Duebner;
“Best Burnout,” James
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Registration is under way
for the Colony’s summer
recreation programs.
Registration will continue
at the city Parks and Re-
creation offices in Colony
Square Shopping Center
until June 4. Office hours
are 8 a.m. till 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
There will be registration
from 9 a.m. till noon Satur-
day.
There will be activities for
preschool children, youths
and adults.
The preschool classes in-
clude crafts, tap-ballet, and
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Blalock, Jack. The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1984, newspaper, May 31, 1984; Little Elm, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1520134/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.