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The Colony Courier-Leader
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Thursday, March 15, 2001 — www.colonyleader.com
POLICE
REPORTS
How To Reach Us
Publisher
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Editorial
■ editor
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972-436-3566
Advertising
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■ classified advertising manager
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You can paint
The Colony Parks and Recreation
Department would like to present a
fun and exciting painting class called
“You Can Paint!" You can paint like
the pros you see on PBS ... and we
will show you how! All you need is
someone to teach you the trick of the
trade. It's easy! Master artist and
. instructor Robert Garden has over 30
Parks and Recreation
stunt, cheer and tumble like the
cheerleaders on TV! This program will
prepare for the physical demands of
high school cheerleading, while gain-
ing lifelong values and friendships.
These cheerleading squads practice
Monday and Wednesday nights year
round. Children ages 6 - 16 are wel-
come to try out for a chance to be a
Panther All-Star. Compete in local and
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Know Your
Officials
House of Representatives
j Representative Myra Crownover
District 64
Room E2.420. Capitol Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0582
■ Representative Burt R. Solomons
District 65
Room E1.220, Capitol Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0478
Representative Ken Marchant
District 99
Room 1W.03, Capitol Building
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0468
Senate
Senator Jane Nelson
Member: Education Committee
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
Home: 512-463-0109,
Fax: 512-463-0923
Senator Bill Ratliff
Chair: Senate Finance
Committee
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
512-463-0101
CORRECTIONS
It is the intention of the The Colony
Courier-Leader to be complete and accu-
rate in all of our reports.
If we do make a mistake, please let us
know. It will be corrected in the next edition
after it has been brought to our attention.
years experience making even the national competitions, attend camps,
most inexperienced painters paint like- perform in parades, etc.
the pros do. Mandatory tryout meeting: 7:30 p.m.
The next class offered will be on March 22; Mandatory clinic dates: 7
Wednesday at The Colony Recreation to 8 p.m. March 26 and 6 to 7 p.m.
Center. This class will teach you how March 27. Optional tumbling practice:
to paint a Texas Bluebonnet first-graders through fifth-graders - 7
Landscape. This adult class will be to 8 p.m. March 28 and 6 to 7 p.m.
held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Adults March 29. Optional tumbling practice:
ages 13 and up are welcome and the sixth-graders through 10th-graders 8
cost.is $35 per person. To guarantee to 9 p.m. March 28 and from 7 to 8
a spot in class, please register by p.m. March 29.
March 19. Participants are encour- Tryouts: 5 to 7 p.m. March 30. Cost is
’aged to wear old clothing. $20, includes T-shirt. For information
Additional painting classes have been regarding tryouts for The Panther Elite
scheduled during the spring session. All-Star Cheerleading, please contact
Look for spring classes in the Spring The Colony Parks and Recreation
Fun Times catalog. For questions Department at 972-625-1106 or
regarding “You Can Paint!," please coach Nicole Conkwright .at panther-
call The Colony Parks and Recreation allstars@hotmail.com.
Department at 972-625-1106.
Panther All-Stars
Cheerleading tryouts
The Colony Parks and Recreation
Department would like to announce
Panther All-Stars Cheerleading try-
outs. Potential cheerleaders, don't
miss this exciting program. Learn to
Ice skating classes
at Stonebriar Mall
The Colony Parks and Recreation
Department would like to announce
Ice Skating classes at the new
Stonebriar Mall Please call Stonebriar
Ice Arena at 972-731-9600 or The
Colony Parks & Recreation
Department at 972-625-1106. Just
because we live in the heat of Texas
doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the thrill
of ice skating. The Stonebriar Ice
Arena, located inside the Stonebriar
. Mall, is located less than .five miles
from The Colony. Five exciting class-
es will be offered this fall and have
already been scheduled.
Beginning Parent and Tot (Ages 3 - 5)
— Wednesdays from March 28 - May
9. Time: 10:30- 11:00 a.m. Cost: $65
per parent and child; Beginning Tot
(Ages 3-5) — Tuesdays from March
27 - May 8. Time: 10:30 - 11 a.m.
Cost: $60 per child; Beginning Youth
(Ages 6-8) — Mondays from March
26 - May 7. Time: 4:30 - 5 p.m. Cost:
$60 per child; Beginning Youth (Ages
9 - 12) — Tuesdays from March 27 -
May 8. Time: 4:30 - 5 p.m. Cost: $60
per child; Beginning Adult (Ages 15
and up) — Mondays from March 26 -
May 7. Time: 6:45 - 7:15 p.m. Cost:
$60 per adult.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes
before class to allow for check-in and
preparation time. The cost of the
class includes skate rental, instruction
and free practice the day of the les-
son. For information, please call
Stonebriar Ice Arena at 972-731-
9600 or The Colony Parks &
Recreation Department at 972-625-
1106.
ment for its next CPR/First Aid class.
The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. March 31 at the “Old Library
Building." The cost of the class is
$37.50 per person. Registration
should be made by March 25 to guar-
antee a spot in class. Registration can
be made at The Colony Recreation
Center, 5151 N. Colony Blvd.
Enrollment is limited, so register
today! For information regarding
CPR/First Aid, please call The Colony
Parks & Recreation Department at
972-625-1106.
March 7
A cell phone caller reported
a reckless driver cutting peo-
ple off on State Highway 121
turning north on Farm-to-Market
Road 423. Officers were unable to
located the vehicle.
Five individuals were report-
ed to be on the Corps of
Engineers land near the 7100
block of Galloway. Officers made
contact with the subjects who were
fishing. They lived in the area and
there was no problem.
Police responded to a false
9-1-1 call in the 5200 block of
Strickland. The homeowner was
attempting to dial a 915 area code
and misdialed.
CPR classes
The Colony Parks & Recreation
Department is now accepting enroll-
Adult softball
The Colony Parks & Recreation
Department is now accepting late
registrations for the 2001 Adult
Spring Softball Leagues. Leagues
offered are as follows: Monday Men’s
“D;" Tuesday Men’s “C" and Men’s
“D;” Thursday Men’s “C" and Men’s
“D;" Friday Coed “Open."
The registration fee for the league is
$315 per team and must be paid at
the time of registration. The league
consists of a 10-week/1 O-game sea-
son. Registration will be accepted at
The Colony Recreation Center. The
Colony Recreation Center is located
at 5151 N. Colony Blvd., The Colony,
Texas 75056.For information regard-
ing adult softball, please call Matt at
972-625-1106.
A bike was stolen from a
yard in the 4900 block of Walker.
A caller reported a group of
juveniles hanging out in the
Wal Mart parking lot. The offi-
cer contacted the manager who
said he did not want them removed
from the property. A second call
came in a half hour later asking that
officers remove the juveniles from
the parking lot. The caller was
informed that an officer was already.
on the scene but the store manag-
er was not asking that the juveniles
be removed. A third call regarding
the group was received 20 minutes
later. The manager then changed
-his mind and requested that they
leave. The juveniles agreed to leave
and there were no further prob-
lems.
New Officers
SNAPSHOT
. , Submitted photo
The Colony Chapter of the American Association of Retired People recently elected new
officers. Pictured above are Urba Weaver, Secretary, Dorothea Sooby, Treasurer, Pat
Hudson, Vice President and Dee Cole, President. The AARP meets the first Monday of
each month at 1 p.m. in the Dick Weaver Senior Center, behind the Denton County
Government Building n Main Street.
News
■
At The
Senior
center
March 8
Shots were reported in the
area of the 4600 block of West
Lakehighlands. Officers checked
the area but were unable to locate
the source.
Dick Weaver Senior
Citizen Center Calendar
Today
• Dinner Out will be at
5:30 p.m. today at MiMi’s in
Lewisville.
Daily
• Senior Striders Walking
Group meets at The Colony
Recreation Center 7:30 a.m.
• Coffee Hour at The
Dick Weaver Senior Center 8
a.m.
• Pinochle from 1 to 3
p.m.
Weekly
• Ladies Crafts — Please
RSVP 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays.
• Canasta 9:30 a.m.
Tuesdays.
• Bridge Club 9:30 a.m.
Tuesdays.
• Social Evening 6:45 p.m.
Tuesdays
• Computer Lab 9 to 10:30
a.m. Thursdays.
Census touts Denton County
as one of fastest growing
There are 3.8 million more Texans
than there were 10 years ago, and a large
portion of them live in North Texas,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s
official 2000 population count that was
delivered Monday to the Texas
Legislature.
“The Census count confirms what we
already knew: Texas has grown dramati-
cally over the past 10 years, and much of
that growth has been concentrated in
North Texas,” said Sen. Jane Nelson of
Flower Mound, whose district includes
Dallas, Denton, Ellis and Tarrant coun-
ties. “This report is good news for our
community because it will shine a
brighter light on the enormous needs,
transportation and otherwise, that have
been created by the growth of our
region.”
Tarrant County overtook Bexar
County to become the state’s third most
populous county since the last census
report was taken in 1990, and Denton
County’s population exploded by 58.3
percent, making it the fifth fastest grow-
ing among Texas’ urban and suburban
counties. *
Denton County added 159,451 resi-
dents over the past decade, bringing its
population up from 273,525 to 432,976.
Tarrant County grew by 23.6 percent,
from 1.17 million residents in 1990 to 1.45
million in 2000. Dallas County boomed
by 19.8 percent, from 1.85 million resi-
dents in 1990 to 2.2 million in 2000.
Overall, Texas’ population now stands at
20.8 million, up 22.8 percent from its pop-
ulation of 16.9 million in 1990.
Texas will receive two additional con-
gressional seats because of the growth.
The Texas Legislature must now draw
new legislative districts to ensure that
each member of its congressional dele-
gation, as well as the state legislators and
State Board of Education members, rep-
resent roughly the same number of peo-
ple.
Calendar
• Alcoholics Anonymous
meets at 8 a.m., noon, 6:30
p.m. and 8 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays; 8 a.m.,
noon and 7 p.m. Fridays and
• American Association
of Retired Persons meets
the first Monday of each
month in the Dick Weaver
Senior Center at 1 p.m.
Saturdays; and 9 a.m., noon* Everyone is welcome.’
and 6:30 p.m. Sundays at 5201
S. Colony Blvd. For informa-
tion, call 972-370-7478.
• Al-Anon meets 6:30 p.m.
on Mondays and 8 p.m. on
Thursdays at 5201 S. Colony
Blvd. For information, call
972-270-7478.
•Alzheimer's
Association meets at 9:30
a.m. the third Wednesday of
each month at the Lewisville
Senior Center, 1950-A S.
Valley Parkway, Lewisville.
Call facilitator Janie Bittick at
940-214-1182 or the Senior
Center at 972-219-5050 for
information.
• Art by the Lake
Associates meets monthly on
the second Monday at 7 p.m.
at the Dick Weaver Senior
Center from September to
June. This is an art group that
provides information, demon-
strations and opportunities for
showing art by local artists.
All interested persons are
invited to attend. For informa-
tion, call Carolyn Rapisarda at
972-625-3551.
the auditorium, located in
Plaza III. For inquiries, con-
tact Vicki Toma at 972-625-
8140.
• The Colony Cut-Ups
meet the third Wednesday of
the month. Social time at 7
p.m., meeting starts at 7:30
p.m. Refreshments are
served. Meetings are held at
The Colony Senior Citizen
Center 6301 Main Street. For
information please call 972-
625-1689.
• The Colony High
School Football Booser
• Breast Cancer Support
Group meets the first
Tuesday of the month from 6
to 7:30 p.m. at Trinity medical
Center, 4325 N. Josey Lane, in
BCI Utilities, the company
working on Baker Street,
reported that a resident had
moved the barricades and
driven over concrete that
had not yet set up. Officers
made contact with the resident who
admitted driving over the concrete.
A caller complained about
juveniles on the north side of the
6300 block of Paige were trying to
get splashed by cars driving
. through the water on the street.
March 9
Officers responded to a dis-
turbance in the 5000 block of
Griffin. They advised the situation
was verbal only and she would be
leaving the residence for the night.
The Colony Water
Department contacted the
Police Department because
the water at a residence in
the 5200 block of Nash was
running full force They advised
the police that an elderly lady lived
alone in the home and were con-
cerned about her welfare. Officers
entered the home through the back
door with radios off. The woman
was all right.
A caller reported an infant
left alone inside a car in the
Albertson’s parking lot.. The
windows were rolled up with the T-
top cracked open. The store man-
ager stayed with the child until offi-
cers showed up. When the parent
arrived, officers issued a citation.
A caller in the 4700 block of
Strickland reported that a
male boxer would not leave
the front yard and was trying
to get into the home. The caller
had called the animal shelter twice
and was told that the animal would
be picked up if the shelter person-
nel had time. Half an hour after the
call, the animal was transported to
the shelter.
A jungle gym was stolen
from a yard in the 5500 block of
Ramsey.
March 12
Items were stolen from a vehicle in
the 4200 block of Keys.
Youth were reported to be
inline skating off the roof of
their home and into the front
yard in the 5400 block of Baker.
Officers spoke with the juveniles.
Iarnousssoossoon Ollany C/hanks
Thank you to all those in
The Colony. Visiting Lions Lewisville, Flower Mound,
and persons interested in Highland Village, The
Colony, Lake Dallas and
learning about the club and its
civic and community service Little Elm who generously i
programs are encouraged and contributed to “Scouting i
welcome to attend. For infor- for Food” on Feb. 10. This -
mation, call Dave Gramm, food drive provides an j
club sect etary, at 972-625- opportunity for all scouts to
1 T™ • live out the scout slogan of -
• The Colony Masonic 1 1
Lodge meets the secondDo a good turn daily by
Tuesday of each month at using their time a^d enei- -
4630 W. Lake Highlands.gy to collect canned goods
Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. with the for local food pantries.
meeting following at 7:30 p.m. Your donations put a
• DivorceCare meets fromcombined total of 43,315
Club meetings take place the - 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays. food items in local food i
Please call 972-370-2439 for pantries for distribution to |
information. those in need.
first Monday of each month
throughout the school year in
the school’s cafeteria.
• The Colony Lion's Club
meets at 7:15 p.m. the second
and fourth Thursdays of each
month at Street Talk Cafe in
To have your club or organization
added to the Community Calendar,
please contact Susan Chiniewicz at
972-625-9698 or by e-mail at
CoionyCourier@aol.com.
Thank you, i
The Scouts of |
Tonkawa District ‘
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