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HEBRON GIRLS TAKE THIRD PLACE AT FRISCO CLASSIC
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Vol. 19 No. 43
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000
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Chamber to reward
holiday light displays
The Colony Chamber of
Commerce Ambassadors will
be holding its annual
Christmas lights contest
Wednesday and Dec. 14.
Ambassadors will drive
around the city viewing the
various displays. No applica-
tion or forms are necessary,
just be creative.
New home for
Courier-Leader
The Colony Courier-Leader
has moved its office. Feel
free to stop by and visit at
6700 Main St., Suite 128,
The Colony. The phone num-
ber remains the same, 972-
625-9698.
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Drill team collecting
stuffed animal gifts
In the spirit of the season,
The Colony High School
Topcat drill team will be col-
lecting new stuffed animals
for the Ronald McDonald
House in Dallas.
On Dec. 19, the Topcats
will deliver the stuffed animals
to the House and perform for
the children and staff. To
donate a new stuffed animal,
contact Tami Prevett at 972-
625-9000.
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PTSA to have
Krispy Kremes
The Colony High School
PTSA is scheduled to have
Krispy Kreme Doughnut
orders in today from 4 p.m. to
7 p.m. in the TCHS cafeteria.
For information, call 972-
625-2896.
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Newspaper offers
space to nonprofits
DFW Community
Newspapers has announced
a free advertising policy for
nonprofit social and arts orga-
nizations in the community.
“On a regular basis, we
end up with small unused
spaces between advertising
and editorial content," said
Bruce Raben, president and
publisher of DFW Community
Newspapers. “We’d like to
offer that space as free
advertising to nonprofit social
and arts organizations.”
The advertising space
could be in editorial or classi-
fied areas. The amount of
space available varies with
each edition.
Nonprofit organizations
must send their ads in cam-
era ready in one-column, two-
column and three-column for-
mats. Ads should not be larg-
er than 4 inches in depth. Ad
pages may be e-mailed to
Heather Storment at stor-
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at 972-543-2275 for informa-
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Signs of the season are springing up all over town with banners adorning light poles and
city workers putting up a giant Christmas tree.
By SUSAN CHINIEWICZ
Staff writer
City Councilmember Lewis
Jue has been accused in recent
media reports of a conflict of
interest stemming from his
involvement in a grant award-
ed to developer Don
Blackwood and a business
venture the two share in The
Colony.
He has stated in the past
that he has done nothing
wrong and asked to speak with
The Colony Courier-Leader
after Monday night’s meeting
to get his side of the story out
— something he says has not
been done. He said that after
conversations with reporters
from other sources, he has
been misquoted or as in one
case, not quoted at all.
“The one comment he put
in there that I made was that I
didn’t think that there was a
conflict. Well, who’s not going
to say that?” asked Jue. “I told
him why I didn’t think so, how
I was thinking and you know,
to let him know why I thought
that. I think that’s important to
put down why I don’t think so,
rather than just say that I don’t
think so. And he never put any
of that in.”
He went on to say that he’s
not sure how “big a deal” any
of these allegations are.
“I don’t know really how big
of a deal it is. The people who
have come out the woodwork
are really the same people
involved in everything nega-
tive that’s been happening,
you know, the last couple
years anyway.
“I have many clients of mine
• who have read the stories, and
I’ve had a chance to talk with
them ... they’ve called and said
‘Hey, where’re the facts?’
Basically, What are the facts?’
They’ve all been real support-
ive — the people who know
me and know my background
and know who I am. They’re
not even worried about it. It’s
encouraging to get that feed-
back.”
The facts, he says are sim-
ple. He was asked to join a
group of businessmen starting
a newspaper in The Colony.
“What happens in a small city,
any type of business that
wants to get started, you look
at trying to get the support of
all your local businesses and
leaders in the business com-
munity.
Turn to JUE, Page 5A
Attorney’s
report leaves
unanswered
questions
By SUSAN CHINIEWICZ
Staff writer
Though; City Attorney
Gordon Hikel gave a pre-
liminary report at
Monday night’s City
Council meeting, it
resolved very little in the
ongoing debate over con-
flict of interest allega-
tions against two city
council members and the
mayor.
The much-anticipated
report, when completed,
will determine if the alle-
gations brought forth in
recent news articles have
any merit.
“The Dallas Morning
News ran a series of arti-
cles regarding conflict of
interest in four transac-
tions,” said Hikel. “The
Maharishi building, a
grant for Don
Blackwood, Keller
Williams and CDD#5. I
have requested and I
believe — I have no rea-
son not to believe — that
I have received all of the
paperwork from the city
on these actions.”
The problem , accord - 1
ing to Hikel, is the City
Charter. “It’svery
vague,” he said. In the
passage dealing with con-
flict of interest, it refers
to “having business or
monetary connections
with the person or per-
sons ... doing business or
requesting business with
the city.” Some have said
that “monetary connec-
tions” could cover some-
thing as innocent as
shopping at Wal-Mart.
Hikel said that the statute
could cover businesses
such as TXU and AT&T.
By paying an electric or
phone bill, a coun-
cilmember could be in
conflict if either company
comes before the council
for business within the
city. He said he has
Turn to REPORT, Page 5A
Leash law aims to protect residents, pets
Frenzied Rottweilers kill other dog
By SUSAN CHINIEWICZ scene,” she said. “There’s house. The officer walked
staff writer _ really not a good way to around the outside and
Susan Bathke came era u” 1 1 1 1
home from the gym Friday describe . peered into her bedroom
to a scene she never couldShe heard noises coming window. Inside he saw two
have imagined 1 from her bedroom and Rottweilers and Bathke’s 7-
As she walked in the front quickly grabbed the cord- year-old female Doberman,
door she noticed the back less phone and headed out- dead.
door was open. “We always side. She first called her Animal control arrived
keep the house locked” she fiancee, Kurt Muehlstein, shortly after and armed
said. Then she noticed the and then 9-1-1. When the with tranquilizer darts, the
blood and signs of a strug- police arrived she was sit- officers were able to take
gle. “It looked like a murder ting in her car in front of the Turn to ROTTWEILERS, Page 4A
By CORINA MILLER said. “Pets in carriers must be
Staff writer . ′ . attended to at all times.”
Neglecting to restrain The current ordinance,
Rover could put you in the adopted by The Colony City
doghouse. Council in July 1998, was
Dog owners who fail to made to protect residents
place their dog on a leash, in a from the potential harm roam-
carrier or in a fenced location ing animals impose.
can face fines for breaking the The Colony residents who
city’s leash law, said Karen neglect to obey the leash law
Griffin, animal control officer, will face various penalties.
And the law is very clear, she Dog owners who ignore the
added. leash law will first receive a
“If an animal is free of phys- warning than a leash to
ical restraint beyond an restrain animals, Griffin said,
enclosed or fenced area, it Should an offender fail to
needs a leash or needs to be obey the law for a second
placed in a pet carrier,” she Turn to LEASH, Page 4A
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Building C
with a
-upper can be fru
It was October 1998. The trees
crowded onto the corner lot were a
blaze of fall glory, their various
shades of red, yellow and green bril-
liant in the sunlight. Their colors
complemented the burgundy of the
tiny home’s brick and set off its ash
gray roof.
I suppose that’s why we fell in love
with the one-story, 1,500-square-foot
fixer upper in The Colony. With fruit
and nut trees, photinias, crepe myr-
tles, rose bushes, Canna lilies and a
stately Live Oak in the front yard, it
was a tree lover’s - namely mine -
dream.
But there was more to the house
than the trees.
The back yard featured a small,
Adventures
In Life
Corina Miller
round pool encircled with a stone
pathway, plus a two-story, butter-yel-
low barn-like shed. The drama of the
yard, plus its very reasonable price
tag, made the house irresistible to my
husband and me.
' We should have turned away and
never looked back.
But all we saw was the house’s
potential. With some work, it could
be a charming, cottage-like home
sweet home, perfect for a young fami-
So what if the previous owners
hadn’t trimmed any of the 30-plus
trees in more than 20 years? We had
a saw, and being an avid gardener,
working on the landscape would be,
well, fun for me.
And who cared if they’d ripped out
all the grass and instead planted a
dense groundcover? Lucky for us,
grass seed is cheap. And let’s not for-
get that whole "I-love-gardening"
thing I mentioned earlier.
And so what if the previous owner
had been empowered by one too
many do-it-yourself home dEcor
shows? Really bad color choices —
like mint green, chocolate brown and
a drab gray - plus weird wall cover-
ings featuring floral fabric, ribbons
and fake flowers meant the house
would never be pictured in “Better
Homes and Gardens.” But we were
sure that underneath the mess we’d
find sturdy walls in need of a simple
paint job.
And what’s the harm of investing
your efforts into a home, we thought.
It would be a labor of love, costing
nothing more than our time and
elbow grease.
And maybe an extra $1,000 to
replace the pool pump and filter.
Plus the $500 to repair the air con-
ditioner.
Turn to MILLER, Page 4A
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