The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1988 Page: 1 of 6
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GoCougs!
Official Newspaper for the City of The Colony and the City of Little Elm
MARCH 24, 1988
VOL. XII NO. 31
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Son is born
Farrand joins in bike tour
Parade set for Sunday
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City police report
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zoning for Redwood
De veiopment
Fire Department
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Booster Club
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holds that position and is
also a candidate. Wednes-
day at 5 p. m. was the
deadline for candidates to
file for city council seats
in the May 7 election.
Joel Marks, of 5622
Foster Drive, filed Tues-
day for the Place 6, City
Council seat. Rick. Bur-
nett, had filed March 10,
for the same seat. Incum-
bent Marlene Poole, now
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Editor and Publisher
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The City Council approved annexations of two tracts
of land, one approximately 33.6 acres located in the
southern portion of the City, bounded on the south by
the City of Hebron and on the east by the St. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad. The second tract a 200 foot
wide by 5576 feet long, bounded on the west by the City
of Lewisville, on the north, east and south by existing
city limits of The Colony.
An Ordinance changing the zoning from agricultural
to Single Family and Shopping Center classification
passed by City Council at Mondays meeting. Harvey
Bradley and Steve Glazener were not present, and
Spears voted against.
Consent agenda items approving minutes of Council
meetings on Feb. 29, Mar. 7, and 14. Approved
amending Sections 1, 2, and 5, and deleting Section
7 of chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances. Approved
adoption of the Wasewater Master Plan. Tabled
authorization of funds to create two pocket parks
sending the matter to Park and Recreation board for
further study.
Approved a Resolution amending existing guidelines
for the preparation of the Council agenda.
Council members heard a presentation from Donald
V. Barnett, Marketing Director, with First Golf
Corporation, of Denver Colorado. They would assist
the Colony with financing and construction of a public
golf course to be constructed on Wynnwood Peninsula.
Barnett said, the golf course would pay for itself in 10
or 12 years, by the public playing golfers.
Mayor Don Amick appointed a committee, of Rick
Harris and Johnny Spears, to study the proposal.
Council also heard, Dave Pease, with North Texas
spray form Brookshires without paying
for items. Loss was $25.38.
Theft —A basketball valued at $22
was taken from the yard of a home in the
5500 block of Ream Drive on March 15.
Theft —Two BMX action motorcy-
cle magazines were taken from Brook-
shires without paying for items. Loss was
$5.75.
Criminal Mischief -Someone
using foot broke planks in fence at a home
in the 5500 block of Ragan Drive on
March 14. Loss was $5.
Criminal Mischief -Two tires
were taken from a vehicle in the 4700
block of Crawford Drive on March 16.
Loss was $130.
Criminal Mischief -Someone
spray painted 37 fence planks at home in
the 4900 block of Ward Drive on March
18. Damage was $19.
Criminal Mischief -The steer-
ing column and transmission were dam-
aged on a vehicle on Highway 121, 1/4
mile west of railroad track by person
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The parade starts at
1 p. m. at the old fire
station ending at Lion’s
Club Park with the egg
hunt about 2 p. m. (Rain
date is April 3.
kicking gear shift with foot. Damage was
$50.
Criminal Mischief -A vehicle
was damaged by someone using black
shoe polish on the paint of car in the
5700 block of Baker Drive on March 20.
Damage was $50.
Criminal Mischief -The front
porch window was broken at a home in the
300 block of South Horseshoe on March
21. Damage was $10.
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Repeater Network a proposal for an emergency radio
system. Pease said there are 20 amature ham radio
operators in the colony who would volunteer time and
equipmen t for community service. Amick asked that the
proposal be placed on the council agenda as a resolution.
In Bill Hall’s report he said the controversial 976
phone numbers could not be blocked, saying he has
spoken with J. B. King, manager of the McKinney
office for Southwestern Bell, saying it has been a
problem.
Hall also, said there was a section of the north bound
lane of Plano Parkway in Carrollton that didn’t meet
stress test.
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Burglary —Someone entered a
possibly unlocked vehicle in the 5000 of
North Colony Boulevard between March
15 and 19. Taken were five gasoline
credit cards valued at $25.
Burglary —Someone using a key
entered a home in the 5300 block of
Hendrix Drive, March 20 and took a
girls shirt, a pair of sox, a sweater, a
pair of blue jeans and a gold necklace.
Loss was $177.50.
Burglary —A radar detector was
taken from an unlocked vehicle in the
5000 block of Avery, March 20. Loss
was $100.
Burglary -A 19 inch color TV
valued at $387.45 was taken from a home
in the 4700 block of Chowning Drive,
March 18. Entry was gained through an
unlocked sliding door.
Burglary —Someone opened un-
locked wing window of a truck in the
5600 block of Turner Street and took a
tool box and tools from inside the cab.
March 18 or 19. Loss was $500.00.
Burglary —A radar detector val-
ued at $225 was taken from a van in the
4100 block of Newton March 17. Entry
was gained by breaking drivers window.
Burglary —Someone entered the
garage of a home in the 5600 block of
Painter March 14 and took a skill saw
and metal case, sabre saw and blades,
a drill, steel/wood bits and a rototiller.
Loss was $750.
Theft —A carton Richland, Advil
pain medicine, rinse agent, cleaning
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were made by
officers.
man of the event said.
"MS mainly strikes
people in their twenties
and thirties, but anyone
can be afflicted and the
reasons are not completely
known," Anderson said.
“This is all the more
reason for everyone to
participate in the bike
tour."
Persons interested in
riding should contact the
MS North Texas Chapter
at (214) 490-3222.
serve about 130 Fox & Jacobs
homes to be built in the North-
pointe Addition. Murray Construc-
tion of Lewisville is the contractor
(Courier Photos by Mary Blalock)
The Colony Fire De-
partment responded to six
fire calls between March
14 and March 20.
A false alarm March
14 in the 4000 block
of Alta Oaks. A false
call in the 5000 block
of Strickland Avenue on
March 14. To a grass
fire in the 4000 block of
Brandenburg Lane March
15. A car fire March 16
in the 4000 block of Carr
Drive. A grass fire in
the 5000 block of Turner
Street on March 17. And
a grass fire in the 4000
block of Walker Drive on
March 20.
There were eleven am-
.bulance runs between
March 14 and March 20.
They were:
March 14 to the Po-
lice Department an in-
jured person. To a home
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Construction of approximately 2500
feet of trunk sewer lines from an
alley off Taylor Street, started
this week, Tommy Turner, Direc-
tor of Public Works said. It will
Burglaries
investigated
Colony police investi-
gated four home burglar-
ies, and five vehicle bur-
glaries during the seven
days ended March 10.
Officers responded to
four disturbances calls.
Fifty six traffic citations
were issued and forty six
drivers warned. Police
made 147 house checks.
Seven incidents of crim-
inal mischief and nine
thefts were reported.
Six no injury, 1 in-
jury and two minor in-
jury accidents were re-
ported. Fourteen arrests
They’re new at the library
There are more new books at the Colony Public
Library. They are:
Non-Fiction Books:
Hurry Up, America & Spit -Pearl Bailey
(081.BAI)
Veil: The Secret Wars Of The CIA
-Bob Woodward (327.12 WOO)
We The People: The Constitution Of
The United Statess -Peter Spier (J342.73029
SPI)
Planning To Win With The New Tax
Law -Davud Brownstone (343.73052 BRO)
What We Know About Infertility -
Robert Winston (616.692 WIN)
Looking Up: The Survivor’s Guide To
Beauty -Suzy Kalter (616.99406 KAL)
What To Do When Your Mom Or Dad
Says. . .“Take Care Of Your Clothes!”
-Joy Wilt Berry(J649.64 BER)
Cats Of The Temple: Poems -Brad
Leithauser (811.54 LEI)
A Night To Remember -Walter Lord
(910.4 LOR)
Adult Fiction:
Mongoose, R. I. P. William F. Buckley
Savages —Shirley Conran
The Parson’s Daughter -Catherine Cook-
son
Leaving Home —Garrison Keillor
Bright Lights, Big City —Jay McInerney
Children’s Puzzles
The children’s puzzles are now available for check-
out. Pictures of the puzzles you may select from are
kept in a 3-ring binder located in the Children’s Picture
Book area. These puzzles may be checked-out for home
use only. They may not be used in the library.
Joel Marks, last to file
in the 5000 block of
Tucker Street an over
dose. March 15 to a home
in the 5000 block of Baker
Drive a motor vehicle ac-
cident. March 16 to a
home in the 4000 block of
Brandenburg Lane, a sick
call. On March 17 to a
home in the 5000 block of
Norris Drive a motor ve-
hicle accident. An injured
person in the 6000 block
of Main Street on March
18, also an injured person
in the 5000 block of Baker
Drive and an injured per-
son in the 4000 block of
North Colony Boulevard.
A motor vehicle acci-
dent on Crider Road, and a
motor vehicle accident at
Bartlett and Cole both on
March 19. An inebrated
person at the police De-
partment on March 20.
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A son, Daniel Bryan,
was born March 9, to
Stanley and Rhonda
Coonce of Little Elm at
Trinity Medical Center.
He weighed 7 pounds
13 ounces.
Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Coonce
of Whitewright, Texas
and Jim and Evie Pelley
of Little Elm, Texas.
The Colony Band
Booster Club will have a
general membership meet-
ing Monday, at 7:30 p.m.
at the high school band
hall. Parents of band stu-
dents from Griffin Mid-
dle School and The Colony
High School, also other
interested persons, are in-
vited.
High school band stu-
dents will present a mu-
sic demonstration. Ma-
jor agenda item is the
presentation of nominees
for 1988-89 club officers.
Nominations can be made
from the floor, interested
members should come for-
ward to fill these posi-
tions.
Officers include presi-
dent, vice president, sec-
retary, and treasurer.
Also, committee chairs
for the following: conces-
sions, chaperones, schol-
arships, publicity, tele-
phone, membership, re-
freshments, and fundrais-
ing. Persons interested
in serving should call Co-
presidents Bob and Winn
Christiansen, 370-7141 or
Meg Harrison, 370-7645.
The Band Booster Club
is a support group for the
band programs of Griffin
Middle School and the
Colony High School. The
funds are used to supple-
ment band budgets at the
schools.
S Courier, it is noon on Monday for
3 news stories brought to the office
3 or mailed in, they must be received
3 by Monday noon for Thursday
3 publication.
3 Display advertising and clas-
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8 staff at present, in order to meet
3 our printing deadline this change
3 is necessary.
$ The Courier askes your patience
3 and cooperation in helping us, to
3 better serve you, our readers and
advertisers. Thank you!
Xi Omega Delta of
Beta Sigma Phi and the
Colony Fire Fighters As-
sociation are sponsoring
the Annual Easter Egg
Hunt and an Easter Pa-
rade on Sunday.
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Society will sponsor it’s
2nd annual 150-mile bike
tour April 9 and 10.
A Colony resident,
Monte Farrand, 36, will
participate in this year’s
“Best Dam Bike 150 In
Texas.” He will start
from Denton and go 75
miles north to Denison.
Final destination is Paris.
“At this time we are
taking registrations,”
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