The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 104, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 16, 1994 Page: 1 of 50
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Saturday
July 16, 1994
Vol. 24 No. 103
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Allen, Texas
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Allen teens help make a differ
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JOCIOTS come
Youths
renovate
homeless inn
to the rescue
By KELLEY MAHONEY
Staff writer
It’s not the size of the project,
but the idea behind it — at least
for some local youths.
D. Allen teen-agers had a chance
* to make a difference in the lives of
several homeless people Thurs-
day and Friday by helping reno-
vate the Samaritan Inn in
McKinney.
Barry Wingfield, youth minis-
ter at the Allen Church of Christ,
organized “Exposure” as a sum-
mer youth project. He chose the
name because he saw the prog-
ram as uncovering new ways for
- teens to help the needy, he said.
The 10 teen-agers, ranging
from 13 to 18 years old, spent the
two days working on the only
homeless shelter in Collin Coun-
ty. The shelter has a lengthy list
of projects and regularly needs
volunteers to help shave the list.
“The idea was to choose a pro-
ject that we could handle,” Wing-
field said.
i) The Samaritan Inn volunteer
- program is run by Laura Castillo,
volunteer coordinator for the
shelter. Castillo gives group lead-
ers a list and lets them choose
which ones to tackle.
She also provides them with an
Area physicians providing
student athletes free exams
Cindy Blanchard/Staff. photo
Jarrod Webb paints the bathroom wall at the along with some teenagers from the church,
Samaritan Inn in McKinney along with his fel- went to the Samaritan Inn to water seal the
low parishioner from the Alien Church of Christ fence and bus stop along with painting the
on Friday. Youth Minister Barry Wingfield, bathroom for two days.
overview of the shelter and a tour
before they begin work.
“It’s like a training period,” she
said. “When they do bring their
groups in, they will already know
where to go and what to do. This
way, we don’t waste time show- :
Turn to TEENS, Page 9A
By KELLEY MAHONEY Exams will be given between 8
Staff writer a.m. and 3 p.m. July 23 at Allen High
Local doctors and Allen schools School’s field house.
have joined to help the community Besides offering free exams, area
and district save time and money. doctors have volunteered services
The University Interscholastic to the district in other areas.
League requires physical examina- Dr. John Connolly has offered to
tions for all students entering lead the district’s commercial driv-
seventh or ninth grades and planning er’s license holders in a seminar ab-
to participate in athletic programs, out drugs and alcohol. Participants
In past years, athletes relied on would include bus drivers and
family doctors for the exams. Such coaches who drive students to
exams often cost between $60 and school and sporting events. All such
$150, said Linda Engle, risk mana- drivers are legally required to be
ger and tax assessor for the Allen tested for drug and alcohol use in
Independent School District. The January.
exam cost sparked complaints by pa- “The seminar will be a way of edu-
rents throughout the years/ cating CDL holders as to why this
This year, several local doctors law is important and why it’s been
have volunteered to give free passed,” Engle said. “It’s free to
physical exams to athletes. those-wanting to attend.
“We never had this before be-€ HTV the -
cause there weren't enough physi- leads to AIDS, may be required by
cians in the area, said Ken Purcell, statedaw within the next year, Engle
athletic director. Now, with the said. Local doctors already have,
growth being as it is, we have the agreed to- narticioate in anv such
opportunity to have this program £ PALA :
within the district."testing, Engle said, a
Purcell and Engle began; working The seven area doctors who have
on the program in April, eventually agreed to participate in the free
forming an alliance with the medical physical exams include four physical
community, therapists. Purcell said he planned to
“They plan to devote their entire add a few of the district’s trainers, as
day for these exams,” Engle said. well-. 1 .
Dirty donations creating a stink
By KELLEY MAHONEY
Staff writer
Residents are airing their dirty
laundry at Allen Community Out-
reach, and the agency wants them to
clean up their act — and their,
clothes.
The service agency solicits dona-
tions of clothing and other items, and
it provides an after-hours bin for
Convenience. Lately, some donors
have used the bin to drop off dirty
clothes on Fridays, and their offer-
ings begin to smell by the time the
bin is emptied on Mondays, said Hol-
ly Hall, executive director of the out-
Tips for donating items to ACO
■ Clothes should be clean. end of winter.
■ Clothes should not have . * H *
holes, tears or stains. ACO seeks able fo clothing only. Please put
to treat its clients with dignity. clothes in plastic bags first to pre-
■ • Clothes should be relatively vent mildew and dampness,
in-style for the same reason. -
■ Clothes should not be don- ■ Call ACO at 727-9131 before
ated out of season. For example, donating non-clothing items left
donate coats in the fall, not at the over from garage sales.
Community Outreach. “We have
good people there, and that means a
lot.”
The Clothing Closet is housed in
the old middle school building on Bel-
mont Street. It has its own drop-off
bin, which once served the school as
a storage bin.
The Clothing Closet has helped
more than 200 families in the last
nine years, Brown said.
Rainy weather keeps
July cooler than norm
For families to be eligible for clo-
thing, they must be screened by
Allen Community Outreach. The
“It’s difficult for volunteers to pro- same time as Allen Community Out- screening assesses monthly income,
, cess soiled clothing,” said Betty reach. It began nine years ago with as well as the cost of rent and bills,
reach center. Brown, a volunteer. “We can’t use it United Way funds as Allen’s alterna- The family is allotted a certain
Besides creating an odor, dirty here. We need clothing that is clean tive to Goodwill. amount of clothing and other items
laundry creates frustration for and dry.” “The Clothing Closet is complete- every six months, after which the
volunteers who don’t have the time The clothing is sought for the Clo- ly run by volunteers,” said Kathy
or resources to wash clothes. thing Closet, which opened at the Winti, program coordinator for Allen
Turn to LAUNDRY, Page 9A
By DAVID MAY than what we normally have,”
Senior news editor : Summers said.
July doesn’t get much wetter. In Thursday’s wave of thun-
Oh, it started out normal derstorms, Summers picked up
enough. Dry and hot for the first . 1.05 inches of rain. Falling on
week. But how times have * already saturated ground, Thurs-
changed. day’s rainfall caused minor urban
Since July 8, the area has pick- and rural flooding throughout the
ed up as much as eight inches of county. Denton County also saw
rain through Thursday, as re- substantial rainfall Thursday and
corded in Allen by weather spot- a funnel cloud was spotted near
ter “Big Daddy” Summers. Half the Denton and Wise county
of that amount feU on Monday, lines.
Summers said. In a normal July On the year, Summers has re-
month, Summers said he wiH re- corded 29.59 inches of rain. Sum-
cord about 2.6 inches of rainfall.
“This is a little different July
Turn to WEATHER, Page 9A
Southfork and Parker heading
for Dallas-sized legal tussle
By TANYA SASSER ing Tuesday. millions of tourists each year and is
Staff writer “They (City of Parker) don’t pos- often bustling with activity, the
• PARKER — It’s a complicated sess the statutory authority to annex ranch calls upon the city’s public ser-
business deal that would make even our property,” Finney said. “Our vices, like police and fire protection,
J.R. Ewing shake in his cowboy attorneys are currently evaluating more often than most of the city’s
boots. the possibility of taking legal action.” other 1,250 residents, Albritton
The City of Parker announced But Parker Mayor Jack Albritton said.
earlier this week it would annex the said the city’s move was perfectly Albritton said a law that went into
Southfork Ranch, home of the legal, adding that it was time South- effect last September gives Parker
world-famous television series “Dal- fork began paying for the police and the legal right to annex Southfork,
las,” but attorneys for the ranch con- fire protection and water services it The ranch, chosen by Lorimar Pro-
tend the move is illegal. has received from Parker for years, ductions in 1978 as home to the fic- Steven Line/Staff photo
Ranch manager Mike Finney said “The Parker residents have been tional Ewing family, uses many of Southfork Ranch, a tourist attraction located at tives of the ranch, where the TV series “Dallas”
@e warned city officials for months paying the taxes for these services, the city’s public services, Albritton the corner of Parker Road and Hogge Road, is was filmed, are fighting the move claiming the
that the 41 acres at the collier of and Southfork hasn’t been paying said. being annexed by the City of Parker. Representa- city cannot legally annex the 41 acres.
Parker Road and Hogge Road could anything back to offset these ser- Before the annexation, which will
not be legally annexed. vices,” Albritton said. “We’re just be effective Sept. 1, Southfork offi- One suggestion was that South- annex the property for 15 years, the city with an annual payment.
Southfork was one of 25 prop- trying to get them to pay for services cials proposed a number of alterna- fork owner Rex Maughan pay a spe- Another was that the city create a “We set forth a proposal to the
erties spanning 230 acres annexed that they’re already receiving.” tives the city, none of which were cified amount of money to Parker special zoning district for Southfork,
during a Parker City Council meet- Because Southfork is visited by acceptable to city officials. each year if the city agreed not to allowing Maughan to compensate
Turn to SOUTHFORK, Page 9A
Allen development tops
commissioners' meeting
By BRENDA WELCHLIN creek, a proposed development near
News editor Alma Road and Hedgecoxe Drive.
Development on Allen’s west side An 80-acre, hardwood forest on the
dominated discussion Thursday site drew area residents and repre-
among Planning & Zoning commis- sentatives of conservation groups to
sioners. the commission’s hearing.
The commission and developers The developers have requested a
received substantial input during plan that could preserve more of the
two public hearings, one of which forest than might be preserved
had been continued from the last under existing zoning, and they have
Tegular commission meeting. asked for increased density of
In the earlier meeting, several homes on the remaining land as an
dozen people had turned out fora
hearing about the Villages of Sun- Turn to meeting, Page 9A
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■ Education officials from the na-
tion’s capital visited the McKinney
ACT Academy last Friday and were
pleased with what they saw — and
who showed them — Page 1B.
Dutch firm chooses McKinney site
By JEFFREY BALL Chairman of the Board Fons Th. Aaldering asked the
Staff writer question on everyone’s mind and then, in a rapid fire,
The room was full of smiles — and mispronounced answered it.
names were easily forgiven — as McKinney’s selection “Why McKinney? As I said: nice people, the culture,
by a Dutch-based international producer of airline meals the mentality, the eagerness to secure the business, an
was announced Wednesday by company officials, attractive financial package, hospitality. . .(the) friend-
Allen had been among four final cities on the “hot list” ly, professional approach,” Aaldering said. “All
for consideration by Netherlands-based Delta Dailyfood together, it makes us eager to be one of the people in
Holding B.V. Fort Worth and Arlington also received this community.”
final consideration for the 85,000-square-foot, state-of- The Allen School Board had considered offering a
the-art food-processing plant, tax-abatement package to help lure Delta Dailyfood to
The company was seeking a site close to the Dallas- Allen, but trustees voted it down because it would have
Fort Worth International Airport for the estimated $13 meant a tremendous cut in school district revenue,
million project, which will create some 70 new jobs at The Delta Dailyfood Group of companies specialize in
start-up, expanding to more than 150 employees within
its first few years.
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Watterson, Tim. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 104, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 16, 1994, newspaper, July 16, 1994; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1695221/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Allen Public Library.