The Sachse News (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 2011 Page: 1 of 16
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Photo by Patty Montagno
Sachse Chamber of Commerce Chairman David Todd directs one of the classic cars to a parking spot during the Cars Under the Stars
Car Show. The July 30 show drew 184 classic cars, trucks and motorcycles and thousands of attendees to the annual event held in the
Kroger Shopping Center parking lot.
Gentlemen, park your engines
Classic vehicles pull into Sachse for chamber's annual car show
By l'atty Montagno
Staff Writer
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Thousands of car lovers roared into Sachse July
30 to attend the annual Sachse Chamber of
Commerce Cars Under the Stars Show.
Those in attendance braved 102 degree heat to
view 184 classic cars, trucks or motorcycles in the
Kroger Shopping Center parking lot.
The committee chairman was David Todd.
Other committee members were Tiry Williams,
Victoria Shaw, Jeanie Marten, Anita Collins and
Elizabeth McCormick, Shelly Hooper, Louisa
Rivera and Boy Scout Troop #442 and Dennis
Wahkinney. Chamber President Amy Berry also
participated. The chamber also contracted with
the Memory Lane Car Show company.
"With the downturn in the economy and record-
breaking temperatures, we weren't sure what to
expect," Todd said. "We were very pleasantly sur-
prised to have so many vehicles register.
Todd said he was also very pleased to see
so many attend the chamber event, which drew
people and vehicle entries from all over the
See HEAT page 6A
By Patty Montagno
Staff Writer
pmontagno@sachsenews.com
While schools and learning centers
sit idle in summer months, the local
library comes alive. Libraries become
havens from the heat and the boredom
factor and help students retain reading
skills.
More than 350 students participated
in the Sachse Public Library's Summer
Reading program - 343 children and
18 teens to be exact, according to
Librarian Ellen Ritchie.
Sponsored by the Friends of the
Sachse Public Library and supported
by the Texas State Library Association,
the theme for this year's club was "Dig
Up a Good Book."
The program focused on keeping
children reading through theme-based
programs and weekly activity hours.
"Parents and kids were in the library
all summer," Ritchie said. "We have a
lot of resources available to help inter-
est the child in reading."
Club events are designed to main-
tain and improve children's reading
skills, she said.
Regardless of reading ability, chil-
dren could participate in the program
just by keeping track of the minutes
they spent reading or being read to.
See SUMMER page 4A
Drought effects beginning to surface in North Texas area
Wildfire danger escalates as temperatures climb
By Jimmy Alford
Staff Writer
news@csmediatexas. com
The recent month of triple digit tem-
peratures serves as an all to present
reminder that Texans are suffering
through one of the worst drought in
state history. Even Tropical Storm Don
had little chance of easing this sum-
mer's drought and the hea.
State Climatologist John Nielsen-
Gammon said this is one of the worst
droughts in recorded Texas history,
which dates back to 1895. All but
seven of the state's 254 counties are
currently under a burn ban. The current
drought has devastated land and
forestry and created conditions ripe for
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wildfires. Since the fire season began
Nov. 15, 2010, there have been more
than 15,700 fires that have burned
about 3.4 million acres.
The fires haven't been contained to
one region, either. Large outbreaks of
fire have spread through all regions
including North Texas. One large fire
burned homes and property in Possum
Kingdom in April:
Texas Forest Service resource spe-
cialist Chris Dodson said North Texas
has definitely seen a heightened level
of fire activity, but is faring better than
other parts of the state. "We're behind
the curve and are more in line with the
level of wildfire that Northeast Texas
has seen," Dodson said. "But we aren't
seeing a lot of relief coming."
He said the peak of wildfire season
is yet to come and conditions are bad
enough that local units are being kept
home to deal with potential flare-ups.
Texas Forest Service firefighters are
often shipped from one part of the state
to another to manage Texas' vast ter-
rain and with statewide conditions
looking grim, the agencies resources
are stretched.
Nielsen-Gammon said it will take a
lot of tropical moisture to reverse cur-
rent trends and Tropical Storm Don
wasn't it.
"It's unfortunately a small storm and
most of Texas will miss the rain,"
Nielsen-Gammon said. "The forecast is
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Photo by Jamie Engle
As the heat continues, the lack of rain reduces the shoreline exposing
the lake bed (shown in inset.)
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Inside
Classifieds 3B
Obituaries 4A
Opinion 9A
Real Estate 5B
Photos by Patty Montagno
From left, Dance Co. of Wylie co-owners Nikki Wintters, left and Jennifer Kaiser introduce "So You Think You Can Dance" contestant Chris
Koehl. Koehl shows students a "frog" Hip Hop move. Right, Sterling Layer gets Koehl's autograph.
Dance celebrity Hip Hops into Wylie studio
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By Patty Montagno
Staff Writer
news @ csmediatexas. com
A spinning tornado twirled into
Wylie July 30 wearing casual workout
gear, sneakers and a magical grin.
Critically acclaimed dancer Chris
Koehl burst into the Dance Company
of Wylie studio to teach two Hip Hop
workshops.
Koehl was one of the top 20 dancers
on the Fox network's hit reality TV
show "So You Think You Can Dance."
He is considered a Hip Hop specialist.
"So You Think You Can Dance" is
in its eighth season and features
dancers skilled in various styles who
compete for a $250,000 cash prize.
Auditions for the show were held in
cities all over the country a year ago.
The top 20 dancers were revealed in
June. During that episode show host
Cat Deelev reminded the contestants
that "if you've made it to this point,
you're an amazing dancer."
During the run of the show two con-
testants are eliminated each week until
the final four are left. Koehl was voted
off the show July 7. He made it to the
See CELEBRITY page 3A
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