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Sunday, February 21, 2021
The Colony Courier Leader
starlocalmedia.com 3A
SNOW
From PAGE ONE
rants and grocery stores, mak-
ing it difficult to find food and
basic necessities.
Toward the end of the week
a new problem emerged - bust-
ed water pipes.
Fire Chief Scott Thompson
said as of Thursday the fire
department had received well
approximately 260 calls for ser-
vice Sunday through Thursday
afternoon. Of those, 104 were
FACEBOOK PHOTO. FLOWER MOUND FIRE DEPARTMENT
Snow covered roads across Denton County throughout the
week.
related to water leaks, includ- Thompson said. centers over concerns of not
ing those coming from fire pro- The chief said the water receiving enough oxygen while
tection systems in apartments, leaks were on top of several the electricity was out.
The city’s customer service and other calls the department The police department also
public works departments re- responded to, including four responded to several weath-
ceived 79 calls related to leaks, structure fires. He said one er-related incidents. Officer
While warnings were issued house caught on fire when Rick De La Cruz said there
to protect pipes from the freez- homeowners tried to thaw out were 11 vehicle crashes that
ing temperatures, Thompson the pipes in their attic. Another were attributed to the bad
said in many cases the preven- house fire was a result of heat- weather, but he said none of
tative efforts didn't matter. ing material, he said, them resulted in injuries. He
“It was such a hard cold Thompson said firefighters said police also responded to
that regardless of what people also responded to several calls seven incidents when motorists
did they still had pipes break,” of residents in assisted living got stuck in the ice.
■ ■■■ m have to worry about incidentals just like any-
WARMING boaaoes====
■ ■ € The unexpected extended opening results
From PAGE ONE in having higher expenses than might have
been budgeted for, he said.
their own power outage issues. New volunteers The Plano Overnight Warming Station also
have to undergo a safety program and be ap- experienced some strains in the wake of the ex-
proved, which could take a couple of days, treme weather. By Tuesday the center had used
Feesersaid. all of its cots and was running out of blankets,
With COVID-19 restrictions in place, the Salvation Army Lt. Michael Cain said. The loca-
station has a maximum capacity of 50 people, tion also expressed a need for extra large and
which Feeser expected to reach by the end of extra-extra large coats, as it had come across
the week. Once the station reached capacity, many people who didn’t have adequate coats
he said, it would refer people to another local for the weather.
warming station.
On Tuesday, Cain said the location was in
The warming station at the Salvation Army “life-saving” mode for people experiencing
in McKinney is usually intended to operate on homelessness.
a night-by-night basis based on weather condi- “These are temperatures that if people were
tions,Feesersaid. out on the street, they couldn’t make it,” he
“We really didn’t expect to open 10 days at a said. “So we’re going into emergency mode, and
time,” he said. “We were looking more at three that’s all we’re focusing on is getting people off
or four days at a time. But this weather snuck the streets into a warm place.”
up on all of us. In fact, it’s not just us, it snuck Feeser said the McKinney location didn’t
up on the city, it snuck up on everybody.” need coats or blanket donations.
That means an impact on facility utilities, “We just really need cash donations so that
Feeser said. On Tuesday, he had someone out we can buy food and so we can buy other sup-
to look at the building heater, which was begin- plies for when we do have the warming station
rung to have problems, to ensure the building open,” he said.
would have heat over the next few days.
Donators can mail a cash donation to P.O.
“So that costs money to hire somebody to Box 2388 in McKinney, Texas, 75069, or donate
come out, it costs money to run the utilities,” online, where donations will be routed to a lo-
Feeser said. ‘We have to worry about food, we cal Salvation Army center based on zip code.
UrAnimnm Covid.org. first dose of the COVID-19
WAC-1-TN1 In Collin County, the vaccine from another provid-
■ V drive-thru clinic at Clark Sta- er, return to that provider for
From PAGE ONE dium is shut down through your second dose. If you have
Thursday received your first dose through
“We will have sufficient sup- "We will evaluate Thursday DCPH, you will receive direct
ply of the vaccine to ensure all to see if it can open Friday, communication regarding your
those who received their first said Tim Wyatt, spokesman for second dose appointment 2-3
dose of the vaccine at Fair Park Collin County. days ahead of your second dose
can receive their second dose, Denton County Public clinic. Residents are asked not
she said. 'When we reopen, Health (DCPH) on Friday an- to rejoin the Vaccine Interest
only those needing second dos- nounced plans for the next Portal for your second dose
es will be seen until we catch COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Submitting ' duplicate forms
up, and we will start with those Jennifer Rainey, spokes- cause delays.
who are most delayed in their woman for DCPH, said because For Questions call the
second dose. Please be patient of the inclement weather this ootr 10 Ton-
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as there are many who need past week, the health depart- 240 9F8F next Monday. Friday
their second dose and we must ment will only vaccinate those
space out individuals to ensure who are due for their second a.m. 0 bpm.
timely and safe delivery.” vaccine doses the week of Feb. County Judge Andy Eads
The CDC guidance is that 22, starting with those due this ensured the public that the
second doses of the vaccine past week. The exact dates vaccine is still safe despite the
may be administered up to were not released Friday, but suspension in distribution.
six weeks after the first dose, go to starlocalmedia.com for Rest assured Denton Coun-
While we plan to accommodate updates. ty's covid 19 vaccine is safe and
those needing a second dose First doses are anticipated sound in our health department
much sooner than that, please to resume with the availability freezers," he stated on Twitter,
know that the CDC does allow of additional vaccine, starting "We have a reliable back-up
for a 42-day timeframe. the week of March 1. Individu- power source and in the event
For more information and to als #83,593 and above will begin of a backup generator failure
check for any weather related receiving appointments for first our partners have volunteered
updates on Fair Park vaccine doses the following week. space for storage! Out next ciin-
operations, visit DallasCounty- If you have received your ic date TBD.”
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Roark, Chris. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 3, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 21, 2021, newspaper, February 21, 2021; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622569/m1/3/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.