The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1987 Page: 1 of 6
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Go Cougs!
Official Newspaper for the City of The Colony and the City of Little Elm
VOL. XII NO. 14
NOVEMBER 12, 1987
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Ambulance charge
increased to $100
JV ends season beating
Boswell team by 28-8
Police probe
burglaries
Colony police investi-
gated seven home burglar-
ies during th seven days
ended Nov. 8. Two vehicle
burglaries were reported.
from the utility construc-
tion funds because all the
made to the general fund.
He said that before 1987
tax statements have been
paid the city is in a crit-
ical cash position in the
general fund and recom-
mended the transfer.
England said that in
the 1987-88 city budget
there is a call for the
transfer of $330,000 from
the 1978 and 1980 utility
construction funds to the
utility debt service fund.
It is income generated
from bond proceeds. He
recommended the transfer
Clardy’s Girl Scout
credentials include: past
Girl Scout leader; past ex-
ecutive director of Cross
Timbers; present board
member; camp volunteer;
37 years in Girl Scouts;
instrumental in acquiring
the charter for Cross Tim-
bers; and co-chairman of
the campsite committee
that purchased Whisper-
ing Oaks Camp.
projects have been <
pleted.
The council also
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The Colony welcomed area Realtors to the new
Municipal Complex Nov. 5 so they could view
advancements made by the city. It was the
Colony's first Realtors Day and it attracted
more than 100 visitors who were treated to
lunch. (Story on Page 2)
(Photo by Linda Story)
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column. Only he wasn’t scrimmaging
with the Detroit Lions, but a Casa
Grande basketball team, hardly the Los
Angeles Lakers.
The morning after the game Jim
showed up in the newsroom with his wrist
heavily bandaged and said the doctor told
him he couldn't type news stories for a
few days.
A few minutes later Don Kramer, the
publisher walked into the newsroom.
Jim was proud about getting material
for a column and told Don how he hurt
his wrist playing basketball and wouldn't
be able to write news stories for several
days.
Don was never one to get mushy about
an employe's problems. "How are you
going to eat, Jim?" was Don's reply.
What he meant was how Jim would eat
without a paycheck.
Don's words spurred a miracle cure.
Jim went and placed his wrist in a
whirlpool bath for a couple of hours. He
was typing that afternoon and ate supper
that night.
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A Girl Scout National
Convention is held ev-
ery third year. Of the
335 Girl Scout councils
throughout the U. S., 334
were represented at the
44th Session in Portland,
Ore.
The number of regis-
tered girls in a council
determines the number of
delegates to which a coun-
cil is entitled. There were
1,640 delegates present.
Cross Timbers Coun-
cil includes five counties
(Denton, Wise, Grayson,
Montague, and Cooke)
and was entitled to two
delegates. The delegates,
Dixie Clardy and Ellen
Kelly, were elected at the
annual council meeting
last Spring.
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The City Council at
its Monday meeting ap-
proved increasing emer-
gency ambulance trans-
port fees from $65 to $ 100.
The Fire Department
has had the present rate
for three years, and Fire
Chief Van Morrison cited
the need to increase it.
He said vehicle main-
tenance costs are escalat-
ing each year due to the
age of vehicles, and the
state now charges an an-
nual registration fee of
$50 for ambulance cer-
That’s Cougars running back. Mark Powell on
his way for a 43- yard run to the Boswell 35-
yard line, the longest Colony gain of the game
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Sunday I was reading a sports column
in a Dallas newspaper and there was a
brief reference to George Plimpton and
his "Paper Lion."
Plimpton was a writer who practiced
and may have made it into a professional
exhibition football game in the early
1970s with the Detroit Lions. Reading
the piece it brought back memories of
Jim Foster. I hadn't thought of Jim in
years. You may not think of Jim often,
but you can't forget him.
Ellen Kelly has been
the leader of Troop 173
in the Colony for six
years; service unit direc-
tor of Service Unit V (The
Colony and Little Elm —
approximately 50 troops);
past Day Camp director;
past event director; and
council trainer.
tification.
Morrison said many
area cities are consider-
ing increasing their emer-
gency transport fees. He
said Colony ambulances
are not used for routine
hospital runs.
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At its meeting Nov. 2 the City Council
approved a mayoral proclamation saying
that for 10 years "The Colony Leader has
served the Colony. . ."
The Leader's folio on Page 1 Nov. 11
says Vol. 6 No. 51. Folks, that means six
years No. 51.
Chris Schenfield, James
O'Neal, Steve Clark and
Tyson Hannah. The half
ended with the Cougars
leading by six points.
The Cougars received
to open the second half.
Boswell attempted another
on- side kick and an alert
Steve Clark pushed a Pi-
oneer into the ball which
went out of bounds at
the Cougars 44 where the
Colony went to work. The
Cougs drove the ball di-
rectly at the Boswell de-
fense. The drive culmi-
nated with a five- yard TD
run by QB Bobby Corn-
stock. Jessop's PAT was
good and the Cougars in-
creased their lead to 21-8.
The Cougs defense held
forcing Boswell to punt.
Comstock took the punt
and ran left but finding
little room, changed di-
rections, breaking into
daylight all the way to the
Boswell three-yard line.
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a portable cassette taken.
Loss was $329.
Burglary —A boys bi-
cycle valued at $250 was
taken from a garage at a
home in the 5000 block of
Watkins Drive Nov. 4.
Theft —A newspaper
rack valued at $225 was
taken at Clover Valley
and Arbor Glen the night
of Oct. 29.
Burglary —Some one
took a boys bicycle valued
at $100 from a home in
the 5000 block of Bartlett
Place the first week in
October.
Burglary —A radio
valued at $50 was taken
from a home in the 6000
block of Dooley Drive
between Oct. 30 and Nov.
2.
Burglary A Weedeater
valued at $120 was taken
from a garage at a home in
the 4900 block of Watkins
Drive between Oct. 28 and
Nov. 3.
Criminal Mischief —
Vandals did $40 damage
to the concession stand at
Bridges Park the night of
Nov. 4.
Theft —Someone took
a boys bicycle valued at
$130 from a home in the
7300 block of Augusta
Drive Nov. 6.
Three incidents of crim-
inal mischief and nine
thefts were reported. Of-
ficers responded to two
disturbance calls. Police
made 39 house checks.
Friday. The Pioneers took a lead in the first
quarter and held on to win, 14-0.
(Photo by Chris Fabian)
Police report
Theft —Colony police
said someone took a watch
with four chip diamonds
from a home in the 5400
block of Ramsey Drive
Nov. 7. Value was $800.
Burglary —Some one
damaged instruments in
a boat in the 6000 block
of Dooley Drive Nov. 7.
Damage was $215.
Burglary -A chain-
saw valued at $250 was
taken from a garage at a
home in the 5600 block
of Painter Street between
Nov. 1-11.
Burglary —A window
at a home in the 5300
block of Nash Drive was
broken between Nov. 4-7
and a color television and
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proved abandoning por-
tions of McKamey Trail.
The road serves one house
owned by International
Business Machines. IBM
had approved in an
agreement paying up to
$300,000 for construc-
tion of Plano Parkway,
but stipulated that McK-
amey Trail (Fuqua Road)
be closed.
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By CHRIS FABIAN
The Colony Cougars
Junior Varsity capped a
premier year defeating
Boswell in its season
finale, 28 to 8. The
Cougars finished the
season with a record of 6-
3-1. The team, consisting
of primarily sophomores,
will make up much of the
varsity squad in 1988.
Boswell scored first
after starting from their
own 22-yard line. A 58-
yard run from scrimmage
on the Pioneers initial
scries set up a first and
10 at the Cougar 20.
Another first down to the
Cougar 8 set up Boswell's
first score. The Pioneers
two-point conversion on a
QB keeper was good and
Boswell took an early 8-0
lead.
Boswell faked the
kickoff and pulled off
an early on-side kick
which they recovered
at the Cougar 40. The
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Jim Foster was a young reporter
I worked with on the Casa Grande
(Arizona) Dispatch back where I was
managing editor in 1973. He was one
of a few characters on the news staff.
Another was a young fellow who wanted
to streak. He had a compulsion to be a
streaker, a fad in those days. For those
who are too young or don't remember
streaking was when a guy stripped to the
nude and then ran in public.
The young fellow, a photographer,
talked about streaking for weeks before
he worked up his nerve to try it. Finally
he went to a college campus, stripped and
ran. He wanted to be remembered for his
daring, so he took another photographer
with him, and I ran his photo on
Page 1. He was proud even though he
was arrested and faced a misdemeanor
charge.
But back to Jim Foster and "Paper
Lion." Jim wanted to do a sports
Officers issued 54
traffic citations and
warned 37 drivers. Police
investigated five traffic
accidents, and one
involved injury. There
were eight arrests.
momentum changed hands
quickly as Bret Brewer
came up with a criti-
cal interception at the
Colony 13-yard line. The
Colony drove the ball well
on the ground picking up
two consecutive 1st downs
moving into Pioneer ter-
ritory.
Comstock pitched to
Danny Caldwell on the
QB option and Caldwell
dashed down the sideline
breaking tackles along the
way to the Boswell one-
yard line. The Pioneers
defense dug in and pushed
the Cougs back setting up
fourth and goal from the
28. The Cougs went for
it on fourth down and
Boswell held.
The Cougs defense held
forcing a Pioneer punt.
Boswell was called for
an interference penalty as
they prematurely hit Corn-
stock on the punt recep-
tion, giving the Cougs the
ball at the Colony 45.
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Comstock again handed
off to Caldwell on the op-
tion and Danny cut in-
side driving 30 yards for
the score. The Cougs two-
point conversion pass at-
tempt failed and Boswell
maintained a two-point
lead, 8-6 with 10:24 left
in the second quarter.
Boswell received the
Cougar kickoff in the
endzone and elected to
run it out but a barrage
of black and gold jerseys
stuffed the return at the
Pioneer 6. On 3rd and
long, #35, Eric Childs
picked off a Boswell pass
and carried it back inside
the Pioneer 20. On 4th
and goal, QB Comstock
ran right side unscathed
for the score. This time
the Cougs converted on
the 2 poin t conversion and
took a 14-8 lead with 7:17
lift in the 1st half.
The Cougar defense
played well for the
balance of the half led by
The council also ap-
proved transfer of
$300,000 from the utility
fund and $330,000 from
the construction fund.
Finance Director James
England said the utility
fund transfer would be
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Blalock, Jack. The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1987, newspaper, November 12, 1987; The Colony, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1520342/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.