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Crown over
District 64
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Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
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Solomons
District 65
Room E1.220, Capitol
Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
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District 99
: Room 1W.03, Capitol Building
Austin, Texas 78701
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Senate
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• Member: Education Committee
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Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
Home: 512-463-0109,
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Probably no electric guitarist since Jimi
Hendrix has had as much influence as the late
Stevie Ray Vaughan. In 1982, Vaughan and his
band Double Trouble released the ball-of-fire
debut ‘Texas Flood.” And until Vaughan’s 1990
death (in a helicopter accident), he kept upping
the ante. Epic/Legacy Records has just re-issued
Vaughan’s Texas Flood,” “Couldn’t Stand the
Weather,” “Soul to Soul” and “In Step” (the stu-
dio albums released before Vaughan’s death),
along with “The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume
2.” The remastered discs include vibrant sound,
some terrific bonus tracks, a track featuring a
brief interview with Vaughan and new liner
notes. Vaughan’s output constitutes one of the
finest musical legacies of the ’80s, and each of
these albums is a
treasure.
According to
statements Jerry
Hall’s sister has
made to a London Stevie Ray
tab called The Vaughan
Mail, this idea that
with bodyguards at the door and the paparazzi
out front, but inside Mick and Jerry were getting
along better than they had in months. All their
close friends and children were there, and Mick
was dressed like a dandy, reading poetry and giv-
ing a speech about the history of Thanksgiving.”
Jerry
Hall
Jerry and her husband, Mick Jagger, are suppos-
edly in the middle of a tempestuous breakup is a
lot of hooey. "When it looked on the outside as if
the whole marriage was falling apart,” explains
Rosy Hall, recalling the occasion late in
November when the press began saying Mick
had something going on the side, “there we were
The publishing folks at Simon & Schuster
have convinced Tina Sinatra to write a book
about her late dad. “It will have true insights and
lots of new stuff nobody knows or has seen,”
S&S big shot Michael Korda tells gossip dowa-
ger Liz Smith, “but let’s get this straight — Tina
saw her father through realistic eyes, but she
isn’t about to write a ‘Daddy Dearest.’ ” What a
relief that we got that straight.
SNAPSHOT
Keeping
Texas clean
Members of Brownie Troop No.
400 pick up litter on the grounds of
Carney Elementary School. Troop
members, from left, are: front row,
Brittany Bannon, Maddy Waters,
Kalyn Osterling and Katey Byman;
and back row, Meg McMahan,
Kayla Wilson, Leah Patzig. Chelsey
Lowry, Ken Erb and Amanda Huff.
The entire troop was involved in the
service project.
Submitted photo
ONGOING
Daily
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8
a.m., noon. 6:30 p.m. and 8 p m.
Mondays through Thursdays; 8 a.m.,
noon and 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays;
and 9 a.m.. noon and 6:30 p.m. Sundays
at 5201 S. Colony Blvd.
Weekly
Tuesdays — 10:15 a.m. and 2:15
p.m., free story time for children ages 3
and older at The Colony Public Library.
The library is at 5151 N. Colony Blvd.
Fridays — 10:15 a.m., free story
time for children ages 3 and older at The
Colony Public Library. The library is at
5151 N. Colony Blvd.
Monthly — The Compassionate
Friends Inc., a national self-help organiza-
tion for parents who have experienced
the death of a child, will meet at 7:30
p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 2783
Valwood Parkway in Farmers Branch.
For information, call chapter leaders
Carol or Bill Kirkland at 972-245-9773.
To list an ongoing event, mail to The
Colony Leader, P.O. Box 308.
Lewisville. Texas 75067.
Report finds boat driver was drunk
By JASON LAMERS
Staff writer
The case for the boating acci-
dent that left a Carrollton man
dead April 11 was referred to
the Denton County District
Attorney’s Office on Monday
after toxicology tests revealed
the boat’s driver was legally
drunk.
Capt. Ernest De La Rosa of the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Service,
said Jason Walling of Frisco had a
.11 blood-alcohol content four
hours after last month’s accident
on Lewisville Lake. The legal
limit in Texas is .10.
De La Rosa said Walling’s
blood-alcohol level could have
dropped considerably between
the time of the accident and the
actual test. Studies show blood-
alcohol content drops by almost
.02 every hour.
One of Walling’s passengers,
Bradford Dial, who died in the
accident, also was legally
drunk, according to the toxicol-
ogy reports released Friday.
A Denton County grand jury
now will decide if Walling
should stand trial for the death
of his friend. Walling could not
be reached for comment this
week.
Walling’s boat tipped over in
the water after he tried to spray
water on another boat during a
heated confrontation on
Lewisville Lake, investigators
said. The 24-foot, cigarette-style
boat, named “Fool Throttle II,"
threw Walling, Dial and another
passenger into the water while
traveling in speeds of up to 70
mph, according to police
reports.
Dial was killed when the
boat’s rear spun around and ran
over him, severing his arms
and legs with the propeller.
Walling suffered a bruised
liver and injured ribs in the
accident. Two other passen-
gers suffered minor injuries.
Authorities reported finding
empty beer cans in the boat.
Walling could be charged
with intoxicated manslaughter
or criminal negligent homi-
cide, De La Rosa said, but it
will be up to the DA’s office to
decide.
Authorities said this isn’t
Walling’s first run-in with the
law. He was serving probation
for an unrelated boating while
intoxicated conviction. He also
was convicted of felony credit
card abuse.
The accident marked the
second major boating accident
on the lake this year. The first
accident left Lewisville resi-
dent Preston Dutton in a coma
for nearly a month. He is
recovering from his injuries,
family members said.
Contact staff writer Jason Larners at 972-
436-3566. Ext. 122. or by e-mail at
Newslead@aol.com.
CALENDAR
Monday, May 10
The Colony Early Childhood PTA will
host its annual May Brunch at 9:15 a.m at
the First United Methodist Church. 4901
Paige Road, The Colony. During the meet-
ing, new officers will be installed for the
1999-2000 year. Recipients of this year’s
Lifetime Membership Awards also will be
announced.
Participants are asked to bring a brunch
dish to donate and if they would like a door
prize. After the May meeting, the TCECP-
TA will continue to sponsor children’s out-
ings during the summer, but there will be
no general meetings until September.
The Colony Early Childhood PTA is a
local parenting group that is a member of
both the State and National PTA. The
group offers support for parents of infant
and preschool children who want to enrich
their parenting skills and fellowship with
others who have children of the same age.
Although their children have not reached
the elementary level. TCECPTA members
are concerned for the welfare of their
community and schools. For information,
call Shelli at 972 625-3513, or visit
www.tcecpta.org on the Internet.
Saturday, May 15
North Texas composting expert and
author Bert Whitehead teaches a back-
yard composting class at 9:30 a.m. at The
Colony’s new Environmental Learning
Center, 5576 N. Colony Blvd. The class is
free, but there is an optional fee of $5 for
the book. Class will meet rain or shine.
Theme Crossword: Double Trouble
By Robert Zimmerman
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ACROSS
1 Old Persian VIP
5 Small boats
11 Credit card info.
14 Sonny’s family
19 Forum costume
20 Attraction
21 Aviation agcy.
22 Come up
23 Abba —
24 Haphazardly:
hyph.
26 Tenth
27 Job crew
29 Doctrine
30 Mr. Hurok
32 Wineglass
feature
33 Time past
34 Shore bird
36 City east of
Kyoto
38 Actress Irene —
DOWN
1 Brunswick,
perhaps
2 Wanderer
3 Food thickener
4 Secret affair:
hyph.
5 Crosscut users
6 “Dave" star
7 Queasy
8 Hope follower
9 Preparing
hash browns
10 Becoming
aware of
11 Gompers' org.
12 Buddies
13 Synthetic fiber
14 Fledermaus
15 Prayer
16 Details: hyph.
17 Michael or Milo
18 Appear
25 Push forward
28 Mournful cry
For information, call 972-625-2741,
Ext. 17.
Tuesday, May 18
Texas gardener Cindy Adams will
demonstrate the way to grow a beautiful
garden complete with color and butterflies
at 6:30 p.m. at The Colony's
Environmental Learning Center. 5576 N.
Colony Blvd. The class is free, and will
meet rain or shine. For information, call
972-625-2741, Ext. 17.
40 Generator
42 Carry a tune
43 La Scala locale
44 Vehicle
45 Please
47 Free from
50 Bad sign
51 Loose-fitting
garment
53 Knack for music
54 Classic canine
55 Slandered
57 Decorate in
relief
61 Morning, in
Marseille
62 Catcher Berra
63 Mideast leaders
64 Cardboard box
65 Noshed
68 Shrewd
operator hyph.
71 Soprano Sumac
72 Mutiny
31 Pointer’s beam
34 Calcutta
couture
35 Greek letter
37 Whitney
invention
38 Tucson’s
county
39 Kim Basinger's
hubby
40 *— and
Superman"
41 Texas oil center
43 “Married to the
44 Pinup girt
46 German article
48 Dialect
49 Sec. Shalala
51 Penurious
52 Glue
54 Distant
56 Cereal servers
58 Thanks, Pierre
59 Adorn
60 Iron and
74 Spears
75 Curved
structure
77 Uncorks
78 Pasty cement
79 Find a solution
83 — qua non
84 Healthy
85 Fahd and
Abdullah
88 Abel's brother
89 Ames and
Asner
90 Brewery
specialty:
2 wds.
94 Caustic
95 Some
sculptures
96 Cuisine choice
98 Doubter
100 Enough!
101 Paltry
103 Greek
marketplace
104 Twist
105 Ape
106 Downcast
108 Cuckoo
109 Within the hull
113 Principle of
conduct
115 Confusion:
hyph.
119 Algonquian
120 Office hand
121 Cheer for
matador
122 Musician's
rattle
123 Polish
cavalryman
124 Iceman’s tool
125 Out of date
126 Buttonless
blouse: hyph.
wd.
127 Installs a lawn
Kyer wins
Place 7 vote
I By RANDY EVANS
Staff writer
FLOWER MOUND —
| Voters in Flower Mound had
| a lot to do with the way
i Saturday’s School Board elec-
i tion turned out
With both Place 7 candi-
I dates hailing from Flower
I Mound, odds were the vote
would be close.
It wasn’t
Backed by Flower
I Mound’s most active political
i party, Voters United to
- Preserve Flower Mound, |
PTA enthusiast Carol Kyer
I won the seat receiving 55
percent of the 5,858 votes |
cast Her opponent Flower |
Mound Chamber President |
[ Lori Moseley Fickling, was |
I endorsed by former Place 7
Board member Steve Allen,
who didn’t seek re-election i
| after serving 12 years.
“If there hadn’t been a big
turnout in Flower Mound it ;
J would have been a lot closer,”. |
i Kyer said.
Kyer received 3,216 votes |
J to Moseley Fickling’s 2,642. I
| Kyer, however; received 1,013 |
i more votes in Flower Mound
■ than did Fickling, who was
i able to close the gap with the
i help of other cities within the
LISD boundaries.
“She was part of a large
slate of candidates backed by
I Voters United and I think J
that’s what did it," Moseley 1
| Fickling said.
This is the first time Voters |
I United, a 3-year old organiza- |
tion geared toward control- H
ling growth in Flower |
Mound, backed an LISD can-
didate.
“I think this was a special
case,” said Vicki Fulfer, presi- |
dent of the organization. “We |
looked into (the LISD elec- .
tion) because our members
| asked us to.”
Fulfer said after much dis- f
I cussion, the group decided to
I endorse Kyer because she |
I was a former Parent Teacher
i Association president and |
i had good credentials, which
I the group thought were bet-
i ter suited for a board mem-
ber.
“After Kyer filed and we
checked on her we found she
| was always supportive of our
i issues,” Fulfer said.
Fulfer also said the organi-
zation backed Kyer, who is
not a member of Voters
I United, because of comments
I Moseley Fickling wrote in an |
| editorial printed in the
Lewisville Leader they
thought might be a conflict of
interest
“She stated in a newspaper
| article that our schools
weren’t overcrowded and
| that portables were just as
good as classrooms,” Fulfer
I said. “We were also con- -
cerned with her handling :
i LISD packages along with
her chamber business; we -
| thought that would be a con-
| flict of interest”
Ensuring portables did not
I become a mainstay of LISD
was Kyer’s main issue during :
the campaign.
Voters United to Preserve -
Flower Mound, which has -
| about 3,500 members, has -
( backed 11 candidates the past -
three years. All 11 candidates -
I have won.
Moseley Fickling says she
will continue to support the :
school district in whatever
| capacity she can.
"Whatever I can do to help -
i I will certainly continue to do -
i so,” she said. “I originally ran -
i because I care for the chil- .
dren and that
hasn't
changed.”
Kyer, who was sworn in
manganese, e.g.
61 Chagall, et al.
63 How sad!
64 Goddess of
agriculture
65 Came up
66 Lukewarm
67 In a tie: hyph.
69 Thrills
70 Shirt size
73 Small bill
76 Conjurer’s
incantation:
hyph.
78 Wire measure
80 Endure
81 “La Dolce —”
82 Jr. officer, USN
84 Gets an F
86 Pelvic bones
87 Gotham, for
short
90 — de deux
91 Rap sheet abbr.
92 Lawful
93 Sources of
names
95 Cutting remark
97 Farm chore
99 Of the Iroquois,
perhaps
100 Asian shade
tree
101 “Be prepared,"
e g.
102 Bumpkin
104 Radio
operators
assent
105 — la guerre
107 Uninteresting
110 Country's
Guthrie
111 Scan
112 Hideouts
114 Romaine
lettuce
116 Gridiron’s
Grange
117 Swiss canton
118 Music style
Tuesday morning, says
school overcrowding will con-
tinue to be high on her list of
concerns.
“I'm really looking forward
to serving. LISD is a great
school district,” she said. “I
had a lot of parents talk to me
about portables as well as
some safety issues that par-
ents are going to speak on at
(future) board meetings.”
In the other LISD election, .
incumbent Mark Shaw of -
The Colony ran unopposed. :
He will serve a second term
- in Place 6.
Contact staff writer Randy Evans at
972-436-3566. Ext.134, or by e-mail
at Newslead@aol.com.
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