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OBITUARY
DOMINGUEZ
Manuela R. Dominguez, 60, of The
Colony, TX, passed away on
Saturday, April 8, 2006, at Baylor
University Medical Center in Dallas
after a short bout with gall bladder
cancer.
She was born on December 1, 1945,
in Parras De La Fuente, Coahuila,
Mexico, to Jesus and Maria Aurora
Rodriquez. She was raised and edu-
cated in Ojinaga, Chih., Mexico and
moved to Midland,TX, in 1970 where
she met and later married the late Jose
M. Dominguez. She enjoyed being
with her children, grandchildren, and
a host of friends in both Midland, and
The Colony. She was a member of
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church where she became a
Cursillista. She moved to The Colony,
TX, in 2000 where she provided in-
home daycare.
A rosary will be recited Tuesday,
April 11, 2006 at 7pm at Pipkin
Chapel. Mass will be celebrated on
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 3pm at
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church in Midland,TX. The burial
will follow at Resthaven Memorial
Park under the direction of Pipkin
Funeral Home.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, the late Jose M. Dominguez,
and her parents, the late Jesus and
Maria Aurora Rodriguez.
Her survivors include two sons, Joe
Dominguez and his wife, Stacey, of
The Colony and Jesse Dominguez,
and his wife, Kelley, of Plano, and one
daughter, Juanita Natividad, and her
husband, Manuel, of Midland; seven
grandchildren, Zachery, Connor, and
Chloe Dominguez of The Colony and
Brandon, Brian, Adrian, and Ceasar
Natividad of Midland; four brothers,
Silvino Rodriguez, Jesus Rodriguez,
and Mario Rodriguez of Midland, and
Gabriel Rodriguez of Presidio; three
sisters, Eva Urias of Ojinaga, Dolores
Rodriguez and Juana Robles of
Midland; 13 nephews, 9 nieces; and
29 great-nieces and nephews.
The pallbearers are Mario Rodriguez,
Alex Robles, David Zubia, Claudio
Dominguez, Raymond Dominguez,
and Santos Silva. Honorable pall
bearers are Julio Rodriguez, Adam
Rodriguez, Fransisco Rodriguez, and
Danny Dominguez.
Easter egg hunt set for Saturday
BY KEVIN BOWEN
STAFF WRITER
City officials hope this year it doesn't
rain on their Easter parade.
Saturday's annual city Easter egg hunt,
run by The Colony Parks and Recreation
Department will hope to outdo last year's
rain-spoiled event simply by taking place.
So what happened to all those brightly-
colored eggs from last year? Thrown away,
said Jackie Lopez, parks and recreation
athletic director. That's fine by Melissa
Caughron, the parks and recreation activi-
ties director.
"That's probably a good idea,"
Caughron said. "They would probably be a
little hard right now."
The hunt will bring the holiday joy to
the expected 500 to 700 children who will
roam around the baseball fields at the
Five-Star complex searching for 12,000
eggs.
The event will start at 9 a.m. Staffers
will sell tickets from 8 to 8:45 a.m. The cost
is $3 per child.
The hunt will be divided into three age
groups — 3 to 4 years old, 5 to 7 years old,
and 8 to 10 years old.
The Easter Bunny will be on hand,
along with other fairy tale characters.
Parents can take pictures of their children
with the Easter Bunny for free.
"It's a good event," Lopez said. "The
Easter Bunny will be joined by other fairy
tale friends to make things enjoyable." . :
And Caughron mentioned one big thing
that shouldn't be too difficult to remem-
ber. "Bring a basket," Caughron said.
Pipkin Funeral Home
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Arrest
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the Massachusetts State
Police stating they believed
Oestreicher was in the
area, Reedy said.
"They said he had evad-
ed officers in Mass-
achusetts and Ohio," Reedy
said.
Oestreicher has been
indicted on two counts of
credit car fraud, 13 counts
of identity fraud and five
counts of forgery of a
check, according to a 2003
warrant issued from a
Massachusetts court.
The Chamber has sent
an e-mail statement to its
members notifying them of
the arrest. The letter states
that the Chamber believes
membership files and infor-
mation have been kept safe
and those files do not con-
tain bank account or credit
card information.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
A resident of The Colony will
perform with The Vocal Majority
Chorus in its 2006 Spring Shows
at the Eisemann Center for the
Performing Arts in Richardson
April 21-23.
The Colony resident Richard
Strunk will sing in these incredi-
ble shows. A member of The
Vocal Majority Chorus for eight
years, Richard sings baritone in
the chorus.
The Vocal Majority Chorus'
Spring Shows take a trip down
Route 66 for a night at Big Jim's
Roadhouse with favorite songs
from the era of big cars, big
engines, and lots of wide-open
country.
These shows also prepare the
Vocal Majority for the
Barbershop Harmony Society's
International Competition in
Indianapolis this July, where the
Chorus will compete for an 11th
Mother
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Colony Chamber of Commerce,
achieving the position of an
"Ambassador Captain" volunteer.
She is a former staff member
with The Colony Courier-Leader.
She is married with three chil-
dren.
Chiniewicz' attorney, said he
is still in the process of gathering
information. When he was asked
about the alleged confession
statement, he said he hasn't seen
it.
Camp
Continued from Page 1A
The finance and costs com-
mittee will be chaired by parent
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Vocal Majority holds the largest
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Single show tickets, priced
from $10 to $43, are available
through VocalMajority.com, or
by calling the Eisemann Center
"We have requested a copy of
the statement and we are wait-
ing," James said.
When asked about the narra-
tive appearing in press accounts,
he said ethics prevent him from
commenting on the facts of the
case.
"It's very difficult on her,"
James said regarding Chiniewicz'
emotional state. "This is her fam-
ily. I think she is going to be OK."
She remains in jail in Brazos
County with bail set at $3 mil-
lion, according to the sheriff
office statement.
Allison Mihavics, Chamber
president, described Chiniewicz
as "very friendly, energetic,"
volunteer Kathy Walls.
Wagner said members of the
finance committee would also
examine the offer made by
Wayne Edgar, executive director
of the Goddard Youth
Foundation. During February's
board meeting Edgar spoke in
front of the district's trustees in
an effort to keep LISD students
coming to Camp Goddard. He
offered the board no increase in
camp fees for at least two more
years, 20 student scholarships to
attend camp and full scholar-
ships for all teachers who come
to the camp.
“We'd never had those offers
Mai
Ticket Office at 972-744-4650. for 2006.
Senior and student discounts are The preparation process for
available for the Friday International Competition
evening and Sunday matinee per- involves the Chorus in intense:
formances. Tickets for groups of choreography and choral :
10 or more are also available rehearsals as they prepare to
with a 10 percent discount, and memorize two pieces, one "up-
may be purchased by calling the tune" and one ballad, commis-
Eisemann Center Ticket Office at sioned specifically for the
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father/son directors Jim and takes the arrangements by
Greg Clancy, the 100+ voice male Missouri composer David Wright
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cappella harmonies. The Vocal ate an award winning spectacu-
Majority Chorus sings every con- lar. Unique among choral organi- "
cert from memory with many zations, the Vocal Majority
choreographed "up-tunes" in its rehearses three hours weekly
repertoire. standing on risers.
It is said that Vocal Majority The Spring Shows are sched-
shows are "an experience in uled in the Eisemann Center's
itself." Vocal Majority's latest CD Hill Performance Hall and begin
release. You Raise Me Up, a at 8:00 p.m. April 21, followed by
recording of inspirational an 8 p.m. show April 22, and a 2
favorites released last fall, is p.m. show April 23.
already in its third printing, and Tickets are on sale at
has been nominated for the VocalMajority.com and at the
Contemporary A Cappella Eisemann Center Ticket Office in
Society Religious Album Award Richardson at 972-744-4650.
helpful, and always willing to "I've known Susan for 15
volunteer. years, and it's just sad," Bauman
"It's just shocking," Mihavics said.
said of the arrest. Kenda Nelson, a friend of
Mihavics said Chiniewicz had Chiniewicz and a fellow
been expected but she was Chamber ambassador, said she
absent at the Chamber's weekly and other people support
networking breakfast Friday and Chiniewicz.
at a later Ambassador luncheon. "I don't believe everything I
"She didn't show up, and read," Nelson said.
everyone was wondering where She described Chiniewicz as a
she was," Mihavics said. "wonderful," involved mother
Mihavics said she was who coached local youth sports
unaware that Chiniewicz had teams and as a helpful person
been pregnant. and volunteer.
Former Chamber executive "They're both just a really
director Rob Bauman said he great family," Nelson said, refer-
was "absolutely shocked" to hear ring to Chiniewicz and her hus- -
the news of her arrest. band. "She's a great person."
before," Wagner said. . determine what the group will
Each chair of the four sub- eventually recommend since
committees will also communi- they have just begun their :
cate among each other in order process.
to come up with a unified recom- "This is up to them and that's
mendation they are expected to why we are loading it [the task
present in front of board mem- force] with parents and commu-
bers during their regular July nity people, Wagner said. We 1
meeting. Wagner said the task want them to know everything to
force was given every piece of that has been going on in the
information they had been given past.and study it."
on all aspects of the camp.The district did not have a I
1 : . hard time finding members for -
Wagner said he expects a posi- the task force since more than S
tive outcome from this process. 100 parents and LISD employees 2
. I've got a lot of hope for volunteered for the limited -
them, Wagner said. That's what spots. In order to make things -
we re doing this for. . fair, the Lewisville Council of
Right now, there is no way to PTAs assigned a number to each
person and randomly picked
them.
Fifth-grade camp has been a
hot topic for LISD board mem-
bers since they made the deci-
sion to do away with the camp
during their January regular.
meeting. Several reasons were .
given at the time as well as in a /
special session devoted to edu-. •
cate parents about the problems .
associated with the camp.
The most important of these
reasons was safety. Other rea-
sons include not enough parent
volunteers in some schools, par-
ent volunteer behavior on ther
trip, students being away from
the classroom during some
much-needed TAKS test prepara- .
tion as well as the cost associat- ,
ed with the trip.
Many of the parents came
armed with ideas for some of ir
these problems in February.
Trustees welcomed these new
ideas and, as part of their resolu-
tion, decided to create a fifth-
grade task force where parents
and district officials could work
together to find the best alterna-
tive for the program. They also
voted to extend regular fifth-
grade camp for one more year,
the 2006-2007 school year, while
they find that alternative.
For information on the fifth-
grade camp task force, visit
www.lisd.net.
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Burgess to conduct
Medicare forums
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess,
Dist. 64, will host Medicare
Prescription Drug Program
forums throughout the district
designed to help constituents
learn more about the program
and for individuals to ask ques-
tions.
On April 20, Burgess will
host a forum from 6 to 7 p.m. at .
The Colony Senior Center, 5151
North Colony Blvd.
The last forums will be from
10 to 11 a.m. April 22 at Denton
ISD/C.H. Collins Athletic.
Complex, 1500 Long Road, in
Denton and from 2 to 3 p.m.
April 22 at Standford House,
401 W. Garrett, in Gainesville.
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