The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 9, 1991 Page: 1 of 43
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Eagles win final non-district game. See story, page 11 A.
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See Crime, Page 5A
Allen dentist has nerve on and off job
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root canal without numbing the material they put in back then didn’t
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bond as well and would stain easily.
Administrative Annex on the
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I joined the Rotary Club the year
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January 9,1991
Wednesday
Vol. 22. No. 3
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Good Morning
Burglaries up
in rural areas
Latest Uniform Crime Report
shows increase for November
Sixteen-year resident Tom Brian
likes atmosphere of small town
EXAMS: Allen High School stu-
dents will be taking exams
Wednesday and Thursday, Jan.
16 and 17. For the complete
schedule, see story on page 3A.
small town atmosphere back then.
When they joined the Methodist
Church, it didn’t take long to get to
In considering the Fitzgerald Plat, the council studied
the effects of reducing the floodplain and making it clear
See Lucas, Page 5A
Workers with shovels full of hot asphalt dodge traffic on north-
bound U.S. 75 Monday afternoon as they fill one of the more
than 100 potholes that give motorists a jolt on the Allen section
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know everyone.
“I was younger then and I was
he said.
Year-to-date crime in the county
has decreased by 12 percent
through November, from 1,137
offenses in 1989 to 996 in 1990. De-
creases have been recorded in six of
the seven reporting categories:
■ Criminal homicide is down from
two to one;
■ Forcible rape is down from 15 to
five;
■ Robbery is down from eight to six;
■ Burglary is down from 375 to 317;
■ Theft is down from 426 to 345;
■ And motor vehicle theft is down
said. “In place elections, a candidate can challenge the
record of an incumbent, and the incumbent has to stand
up for that record.”
Councilman Shillow said he, too, is in favor of place
elections because they make candidates more account-
able for their actions.
“But it is taking away the rights of some of the
citizens, and I can’t support it at this time,” he said.
After a short break, the council returned for its regu-
lar monthly meeting. Three items were on the agenda:
receiving the recently completed audit, considering the
Fitzgerald Plat and considering a citywide mailing
announcing an organizational meeting for a sports asso-
ciation.
month last year.
The most significant increase dur-
ing the month occurred in burglar-
ies, which went up 89 percent, from
19 offenses to 36. Other increases
were recorded for robberies, up
from one to two, and assaults, up 21
percent from 24 to 29. Forcible
rape, theft and motor vehicle theft
showed decreases. No criminal
homicides were reported in Novem-
ber of either year.
“What does concern me is the big
jump in burglaries, ” Sheriff Box said.
“A number of these resulted from a
one-night crime spree in a commun-
ity just outside of McKinney (Fair-
view), which involved about 20
WEATHER: Local weather
watcher Big Daddy Summers
said he measured 0.45 inches of
precipitation (mist, fog, rain and
sleet) from Jan. 2 to 5. He also
collected 0.70 inches of rain in his
gauge Jan. 6. So far this month,
Allen has received 1.15 inches of
rain.
FORECAST: Today — Cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of rain.
High in the mid 40s.
Scott Nowling/Allen American Staff Photographer
of the highway. Recent rainy weather mixed with freezing
temperatures combined to break up the surface where cracks
and weak spots exist.
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“The audit is very important to us,” Mayor Ann Guz-
man said. “It tells us what shape we’re in financially. By
doing one every year, we’ve been able to improve our
record keeping.”
The annual audit, performed by Denton Wolter &
Co., Certified Public Accountants, is done to “obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial state-
ments are free of material misstatement.”
EXTENDED FORECAST:
Thursday through Saturday —
Cloudy Thursday with a chance of
thunderstorms. High in the 50s.
Low in the mid 30s. No rain ex-
pected Friday and Saturday.
Highs in the 50s. Lows near 30.
Scott Nowling/Allen American Staff Photographer
Dr. Tom Brian and wife, Sharon, sustain an active lifestyle. He
plays sports and is active in the Rotary Club. She has also
served as president of the Allen Sports Association.
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ican holding a 15-foot python. He has dentistry. Dr. Brian said he has
also once performed a root canal on seen more changes in the last 10
Allen Mayor Joe Farmer without us- years than he has seen since he
ing an anesthetic. graduated from dental school.
“Root canals have a bad reputa- “Probably the biggest change has
tion, but they’re really not that bad, ” been the material they use for bond-
he explained. “As a matter of fact, if ing teeth,” he said. “We had that
you have a tooth that there’s not a stuff when I was in school, but we
pulp in, and his didn’t, you can do a were just starting with it then. The
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By Mark Hutchison. ■, thefts, vehicle burglaries, and re-
The Allen American Staff Wnter sidential burglaries .The rest of the
Serious crime in rural Collin Coun- burglaries appear to be spread out
ty increased about 15 percent in around the county. My intelligence
November compared to statistics investigator has been evaluating
from the same time period last year, these offenses, but so far he has not
according to Sheriff Terry Box. The come up with any noticeable pat-
statistics were contained in the terns or common denominators,
monthly Uniform Crime Report. “Investigators have already
“Looking at the increase in crime cleared some of these offenses. In
from one November to the next in one case, patrol deputies inter-
percentage terms is misleading,” cepted a burglary in progress. This
Sheriff Box said. “Fifteen percent led to the arrest of three persons,
sounds like a big jump in crime, but We have not yet been able to posi-
we are only talking about 12 tively link these suspects with other
offenses.” offenses. Nevertheless, we have
The report said that 94 major seen a definite decline in burglaries
offenses were reported in Novem- in the Princeton/Culleoka area,
ber, compared to 82 during the same which I attribute to these arrests,”
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Allen dentist Tom Brian has a lot playing church league basketball,
of nerve. volleyball and softball,” he said.
On April 1,1990, he was pictured “Those were some good times.”
on the front page of The Allen Amer- The times have changed, and so
B Mherkmhertahssk Writer added expense of holdingzrunoff elections.
Another reason is that it takes voting power away
Lucas City Council killed a three-month-old request to from the citizens. For example, in the last election,
switch to place elections when it met for the first time in Moses Shillow got the most votes and I finished second.
1991 Monday night. If we would have been running for a place, I wouldn’t
After a public hearing in which one person testified have been elected, even though I received the second
against the measure, it was defeated by a 3-2 vote, most votes overall.”
Councilmembers Bob Gilbert, Bob Willard and Moses Councilmember Bruce Hopewell said supported the
Shillow voted against the measure. plan because he believes it makes candidates more
Councilman J.D. Alexander made the motion to pass accountable for their actions.
the ordinance. “As it is, when we hold a debate before our elections,
“I remain opposed to it for several reasons,” Coun- and we’re all lined up to answer questions, the third
cilmember Bob Willard said. “One is that it greatly in- candidate can see that the first candidate’s answer got a
creases the need for runoffs, and we don’t need the good response and answer along those same lines,” he
Road repairs
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Jan. 15 registration day
for community classes
Q Registration for the Allen Inde- Vaughan Elementary School cam-
pendent School District Community pus. There is no extra charge for late
Education spring session courses for registration.
all ages will be Thursday, Jan. 15, at Full class payment must be made
the Allen High School cafeteria, 601 at the time of registration. Cash,
E. Main, checks made out to Allen ISD, Mas-
Allen, Lovejoy and Fairview resi- tercard and Visa will be accepted.
dents may register from 6 to 7 p.m., Class sizes are limited, and indi-
and surrounding communities may viduals may enroll up to four people
register from 7 to 7:30 p.m. for any one course.
Courses new for this session in- Free activity cards for Allen resi-
elude “Graphic Design on IBM PC,” dents age 65 or older entitles them
^“Coping with Stages of Adolesc- to enroll at a 50 percent savings in all
ence,” “How to Purchase a HUD courses unless noted otherwise.
Home,” “Jazzercise,” “Beginning Text and supply fees are not co-
Tatting,” “Valentine Sweatshirt,” vered by this card. These are avail-
“Bunny Mop Doll” and “Valentine able by calling the AISD superinten-
Keepsake Mug.” dent’s office at 727-0511.
Late registration will be from 7 Registration by mail is open only
a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and to senior citizens within the Allen
Thursday, Jan. 16 and 17, at the Independent School District. In-
Community Education Office in the
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“So we came over to the office Technology has also improved the
one day after a softball game. I told way they make crowns.”
him it didn’t need to be numbed, and To keep up with the changes, Dr.
he was a little leary. He thought I Brian attends an annual seminar in
had gotten hit in the head with a Dallas and gathers his entire office
softball or something.” staff for a management seminar ev-
Dr. Brian and his wife, Sharon, ery few months.
moved to Allen in 1974 after he As a sophomore in high school,
graduated from the University of Dr. Brian decided he wanted to en-
Texas Dental Branch in Houston, ter the medical field. He was also an
He grew up in East Texas (Naples athlete. He played football at South-
— Pop. 1,700) near Mount em State College in Magnolia, Ark.,
Pleasant. His small-town back- until he hurt his knee his freshman
ground is one reason he liked Allen year. He redshirted his sophomore
and chose to live here. season but decided his grades were
“I have a twin brother who was more important and ended his athle-
living here and working at TI,” he tic career. After hurting his knee, he
said. “Allen had about 4,000 people changed from pre-med to pre-
when we moved here. There was dental. After four years of study, he
also only one dentist. I kind of was accepted to dental school, which
wanted to grow with the community, took another four years to complete.
Since then, there’s been a lot of de- Then the Brians moved to Allen.
velopment." “I was a member of the Jaycees
Dr. Brian built his office that year when I first came here, and served
and expanded it to its current size in as president,” Dr. Brian said. “But I
1978. He said there was more of a got too old (maximum age of 39). So
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By Mark Hutchison
The Allen American Staff Writer
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