The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 2000 Page: 1 of 41
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Library friends
to host book sale
The Friends of The Colony
Public Library are sponsoring a
used book sale Saturday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Multi-
Purpose Room (council cham-
bers) at 6800 N. Main St.
A variety of fiction and non-
fiction titles will be available.
Prices are 50 cents for paper-
backs and $1 for hardcover
books. Forms for the purchase
of sign-a-stack signs also will be
available at the book sale. Funds
raised are used for purchase of
new books and various library
needs.
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City finishes
well repairs
Well No. 3 has been patched
with no problems and should be
up and running by next week,
according City Manager Lanny
Lambert. Workers found and
patched two holes and report no
problems.
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Trinity Presbyterian
to conduct ash service
Trinity Presbyterian Church,
4700 Nash, will hold a service of
ashes at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Child care will be provided.
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Leader to adopt
50-inch websheet
Beginning next week, you
may notice that your paper is
not as wide as it once was. The
Colony Courier-Leader has gone
to a 50-inch websheet, which is
a national trend.
We won’t deceive you:
Newsprint price increases have
forced our hand. The savings,
however, do not fall to our bot-
tom line. Instead, we are able to
keep our subscription and adver-
tising rates stable.
We are truly sorry for any
inconvenience this may cause
you with your birdcages and
fish-wrapping.
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Sheriff’s office plans
race against drugs
The Denton County Sheriff’s
Office and Sheriff Weldon
Lucas, will host the Kmart Kids
Race Against Drugs from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Denton
Kmart, 2300 University Drive.
Children, ages 7 to 12 navi-
gate a skills driving course on
miniature battery-powered race
vehicles. The children race
against the clock, competing for
the fastest time among other
children in their age group. The
boy and girl winner of each cate-
gory will receive a $10,000
scholarship annuity.
The event is free for all.
Children enter the event by visit-
ing the registration area with a
parent or guardian and complete
a parent/guardian contest form.
The age groups are 7-8, 9-10
and 11-12 years of age. Children
must wear shoes at all times.
All children racing will receive
a free KKRAD T-shirt and cap.
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A gnawing problem
Beaver likely culprit in tree, landscaping damage
By LANCE WIEDOWER beaver, that yard isn’t quite what and ruining everything,” Everett
Staff writer it used to be. said. “I am hurting because I’ve
Katherine Everett has put a lot Everett said she noticed one grown these trees and now I’ve
of work into her yard. Since she recent evening a beaver or some seen them destroyed in one night,
and her husband bought their other type of animal had come in We’re suffering.”
home on Latimer Circle 15 years to her front yard, and caused Everett said the landscaping
ago, they have spent much of damage th several trees and she and her husband have
their time working to perfect their plants. installed over the years has cost
little piece of heaven. “We enjoy and nurture our thousands of dollars to plant and
But now, thanks to what is yard and after 15 years of hard maintain.
believed to be a mischievous work, the beavers are coming in Turn to Beaver, Page 9A
Adam Robison/Staff photos
Cathy Everett points to a spot
where a beaver has chewed
her trees down in her yard.
COUGARS FALL IN AREA ROUND PLAYOFFS — PAGE 11A
The Colony Courier-Leader
Vol. 18 No. 45
THURSDAY, March 2, 2000
50 cents
Leap frog
Teacher
faces sex
assault
charges
By MICHAEL BEACHUM
Staff writer
A teacher at The Colony
High School posted bond with
the Denton County Sheriff’s
Office for two charges stem-
ming from allegations of a sexu-
al assault and display of harmful
material to a minor.
On Feb. 22, 32-year-old
Jennifer Joe Dement of
Lewisville turned herself in to
Jennifer Joe
Dement
John Woelke/Staff photo
Joshua Wofford, a third-grader at Morningside Elementary, launches a ‘frog’ for a prize Saturday afternoon at the school's
carnival.
Stanwick files for
third council term
By MICHAEL BEACHUM
Staff writer
Place 3
Councilman
David
Stanwick
announced
his inten-
tion this
week to
tinue working on many pro-
jects residents may be anx-
iously awaiting. His platform
includes the construction of
multi-use complexes, infra-
structure improvements and
completion of expanded
municipal facilities, which he
said will better serve resi-
dents and increase employee
morale.
was elected ......But two big issues Stanwick
to his first said he hopes to accomplish
term in 1996 and was re-elect- are addressing the traffic
ed in 1998. problems and working closely
The 10-year resident ofThe with Denton County to accel-
Colony said he hopes to con- Turn to STANWICK, Page 9A
seek a third
term. He
David Stanwick
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‘Beat ‘Bet
The 12th Annual Knights of Columbus Casino •
2000 will put some charitable rolls of the bones •
Ito good use from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at •
• Knights Council Hall in Denton, 1700 Riney Road. •
Blackjack, craps, roulette and raffle will be on the agenda *
* for a night of entertainment benefiting The Knights of •
Columbus Charities. Tickets are $15 per person, which
includes $2,000 in casino chips. A trip for two to Las Vegas
. will be auctioned off. Call 972-625-7375 for information.
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Sunny savings
Here is something that we can all use
in Texas. All sunglasses are on sale at
area Mervyn’s stores. Take 30 percent
off the regular price. The sale ends
Saturday.
— Shawn Tater
Shopping consultant
county authorities before warrants for her arrest
could be served. Dement was released two hours
after posting a $5,000 bond for the charge of mak-
ing harmful materials available to a minor and a
$20,000 bond for sexual assault.
Dement was being sought after school officials
said they discovered she was using school com-
puters to send illicit e-mail to school employees
and other students, and for allegedly having sexu-
al contact with a 15-year-old male student.
Earlier speculation suggested that agents from
the Federal Bureau of Investigations were
involved, but both TCHS Principal Bobby Watkins
and The Colony Police Capt. Mike Carroll con-
firmed that no other agencies were involved with
the investigation.
Watkins said the school is absolved of any fur-
ther pursuit of the teacher as Dement no longer is
with the district and is leaving the investigation to
police.
“She has resigned as of Feb. 21,” Watkins said.
Turn to TEACHER, Page 9A
Grant OK’d to aid developer
in bank renovation project
By JASON LAMERS bank building on Paige Road into ments to the bank building,
staff writer. an office park-type facility called Those costs are expected to rise
City Council members Summit Centre. It will house his as building continues.
approved a grant this week to aid current company, Equine Gene Ramsey, the city’s direc-
in the renovation of the old First Investments, as well as a title tor of economic development,
State Bank building. company, accounting firm and said the economic incentive poli-
The $25,000 grant was given to architectural firm. Blackwood cy includes special consideration
developer Don Blackwood. The indicated that the building would for the area of town near the bank
Economic Development house 15 to 20 employees. building. With the grant to
Corporation (4A Board) approved Since the 4A sales tax was Blackwood, Ramsey said he
Blackwood’s request for econom- introduced in 1998, the city has believes the city sends a positive
ic development assistance during approved more than $200,000 in signal that it is willing to help with
its meeting Feb. 9. This is the first grants to new and existing busi- upgrades and enhancements,
grant ever given for renovation of nesses, as well as infrastructure “This is a business man who
an existing building in The improvements and marketing has taken a building that was
Colony. projects. City officials said challenged and he is bringing it
Blackwood said he plans to use Blackwood already has spent back as an extraordinary busi-
the money to transform the old more than $150,000 in improve- Turn to grant, Page 9A
Tax revenues up
The Colony’s sales tax revenues are
off to a good start, up 9.11 percent to
$363,349.33 from the $332,994.80 it col-
lected last February. For the year, The
Colony is 13.03 percent ahead of 1999,
up to $549,589.85 from $486,193.96.
Denton County municipalities
echoed the statewide trend this month
with sales tax rebates showing a slight
decrease. Although cities across the
state averaged a 0.4 percent dip, the
state is ahead 6.6 percent year to date.
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Fleming, Jackie. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 2000, newspaper, March 2, 2000; Lewisville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1621614/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.