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Leader to be complete and accurate in all of
our reports.
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know. It will be corrected in the next edition
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The Colony's Blue Thunder Select Soccer
Club 86 Girls announce the addition of Edgar
Maldonado as its skills trainer. Maldonado
began his soccer career at a young age, play-
ing for the Independence and Corinthians
Club in Guatemala. He continued playing pro-
fessional soccer in Guatemala for
Comunicoanes and the Aurora Club. He also
played on the National Olympic Team and the
Guatemalan National Team. He came to
Dallas to play for the Dallas Tornado of the
North American Soccer League.
Team coach Bob Mason said, "Our players
are fortunate to have a trainer with interna-
tional experience to help prepare them for
high school and collegiate play." Along with all
Blue Thunder coaches, Maldonado volunteers
his time to the team. For information on how
to join Blue Thunder, call 972-625-4665.
Hugh
Grant
Madeleine
Stowe
Michael
Douglas
tentious builders.”
Actress Madeleine Stowe used to be ago-
nizingly shy in high school.
“My adolescence was a nightmare,” she
says, rolling her olive-black eyes.
“I had no idea how to communicate with
the girls at all. I never learned how to be a
‘girls’ girl.’ I felt very uninteresting in any-
thing I had to say to them. I was opinionated
The New York Post notes that Hugh Grant and being shy and being opinionated
and Elizabeth Hurley, bought a' fixer-upper really bad-quality,
in London’s Chelsea district as long as two who ve
years ago, and that it’s still not habitable.
Even though Hugh admits that the pair have
sunk $400,000 worth of work into the place,
he says they haven’t been able to move in
“because of a succession of lazy, inept, pre-
is a
Those who’ve enjoyed the 40-year-old
beauty in movies like “The Last of the
Mohicans," “The Proposition” and
“Unlawful Entry” may be surprised by her
latest, “The General’s Daughter.” She plays
a no-nonsense criminal investigator allied
with an old flame (John Travolta) in trying
to solve a particularly heinous murder.
Stowe says she started to change when
her daughter was born.
“When I had my child, at first I didn’t
know how to talk to her the way I thought
would be interesting. I felt myself being
censored. And afterward you sort of let go
of all that, and it’s OK”
Michael Douglas’ mom, Diana Dill
Douglas Darrid, has written a tell-all about
her steamy life as a Hollywood actress of
yore.
It’s especially interesting to find that
among the many adventures she recounts in
“In the Wings” is a fling she says she had with
Errol Flynn.
“The Errol Flynn thing I didn’t know any-
thing about,” Michael tells USA Today, “ ’til
she showed me (a preview).”
We are a bit perplexed, then, to see Diane
herself telling the very same reporter in the
very same column of type, “So I let both my
sons read the first draft, and they said, ‘Go
ahead, Mom. What the heck, it’s your life.’ ”
School’s out but teachers are in
By RANDY EVANS “In most places, these are the
Staff writer .... grades students begin losing
Some local teachers haven t interest in science,” said Linda
quite gotten into the relaxing days Ramsey, Project Life director. ‘We
of the summer break. Instead, want to bring enthusiasm back to
they have opted to return to the science.”
classroom. .The workshop, being held at
Only this time, they re the stu- Lewisville North, is in its eighth
dents. Project Life is a two-week year of existence but is visiting
intensive science workshop for Lewisville for the first time,
fifth- through 12th-grade teach- Started in 1992, the workshop is
erST • • geared toward helping teachers
Initially funded by the with instructional methods in life
Louisiana Systemic Initiative sciences and biology.
Program and later picked up by “Our objective is to help teach-
the National Science Foundation, ers learn additional ways to help
the grants have enabled the pro- students learn.” Ramsey said. We
grain to travel to school districts help teachers to institute a hands-
outside Louisiana. The program on learning — we call it hands-on,
taught by Louisiana Tech minds-on learning.”
University trainers concentrates District officials say they are
on these particular grade levels to pleased with the turnout.
initiate and maintain an interest in "In fact, we exceeded the limit
science, they really wanted, but they were
gracious enough to allow a few
more,” said Jim Stockton,
Lewisville Independent School
District coordinator of secondary
science. Plans are underway to
offer the workshop again next
year.
Sixteen of the 32 teachers tak-
ing the two-week course are in
Lewisville Independent School
District, with the others joining
from surrounding districts.
Representatives from Lewisville,
Denton and Carrollton-Farmers
Branch independent school dis-
tricts will be trained this year so
they can incorporate the program
next year.
“We like to get the program
started and then let each district
carry it on so they can localize it
with their needs,” Ramsey said.
“Lewisville is the host this year
with teachers from other areas
coming in as well.”
District officials expect a
greater turnout next year as
teachers realize the program’s
benefits.
“We had more applications
than space,” said Jill Wallace,
Flower Mound High School sci-
ence director. “Those people will
be the first on the waiting list for
next year.”
Teachers-turned-students
spend most of the day participat-
ing in hands-on lab projects,
including measuring the jump of a
grasshopper.
‘We’ve been wanting to give
our teachers good in-depth train-
ing in biology and the sciences,”
Stockton said. ‘We thought this
would be a great time.”
Contact staff writer Randy Evans at 972-
436-3566, Ext.125, or by e-mail at
Newslead@aol.com.
Chorister boards Flight 1420 in time to be a hero
LITTLE ROCK Ark. - Barrett
Baber's story of survival, faith and
heroism aboard American Flight
1420 starts with fatigue.
The 19-year-old minister's son
from Marion, Ark., was exhausted
Tuesday night as his college choir
began its last leg - Dallas to Little
Rock - of a two-week singing tour
of eastern Germany.
In fact, the bass singer awoke
from a snooze on the floor at the
gate at Dallas-Fort Worth
International in a mild panic: The
rest of the Ouachita) Baptist
University select ensemble - about
25 people - had boarded the plane
and forgot to wake him. He rushed
to the Super MD80 before its door
closed.
Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt
boosting his Kappa Chi fraternity
at the Southern Baptist college in
Arkadelphia, Baber took his mid-
dle seat on Row 30.
Rather, he squeezed into the
seat. The sophomore music educa-
tion major is 6-foot-4 and 225
pounds.
On two hours' sleep, Baber gra-
ciously repeated the story of what
happened next to a stream of
reporters, family and friends
Wednesday at his family's home in
Marion's River Trace subdivision.
It is a tale of fire, smoke,
screams, wind, hail and prayer. Of
pushing a flight attendant through
a small hole in the body of the
plane when an exit door jammed.
Of thinking one minute he would
die, then realizing he wouldn't and
should keep helping people.
The interest in his tale was so
strong that his father, the Rev.
Mark Baber, pastor of Marion's
First Baptist Church, sat in the
carport and patiently scheduled
appointments with news organiza-
tions using a cellular phone, pad
and pen.
Barrett Baber's feet were bare
because he'd lost all his shoes
when the airplane landed in the
storm at Little Rock.
Here is Baber's account of what
happened:
"It was just storming really bad.
Lightning all around."
Some younger girls in front of
him got nervous about the light-
ning. A flight attendant reassured
the girls the lightning would not
strike inside the cabin.
The pilot said little about the
bad weather, only that the plane
would try to avoid it
"When we were circling around,
I felt something terrible was going
to happen. Anybody could figure
out it was going to be a rough land-
ing. I started praying ... I felt good
about it because we just returned
from Germany singing about
Christ and stuff.
"I said, 'God, You're all-powerful
and all-knowing. You know if this
is my time or not' I guess it was-
n't."
The prayer worked for Baber as
the twin-engine jet approached the
runway.
"I was calm. I just leaned down
in my seat and prayed, 'You're
everything. You're in control'."
The plane touched down, but
rolled much faster than Baber had
ever experienced. Too fast
Whenever the pilot tried to
brake, the plane skidded.
But until the last seconds, the
crew never announced any sug-
gestion of a possible emergency. "I
guess they thought we weren't
going to crash.
"Only on the runway did the
stewardess shout out, 'Brace!
Brace! Brace!'"
The plane left the end of the
runway and struck a stanchion
and came to rest in a marshy area
near the Arkansas River. Baber
didn't really feel the impact, which
happened toward the front of the
plane.
"There was no noise, just a
silence. Everybody was scared.
"We came to a stop. I looked out
the window to the left and saw
flames. I thought, 'We need to get
out of this plane.'
"The stewardess was screaming
'Be calm!'"
The emergency door a couple of
rows in front of Baber's seat was
jammed shut.
The flight attendant tried in vain
to open it. Baber moved her out of
the way and "pulled it to death. It
wouldn't open."
However, the collision left about
a foot-deep gap above the door.
"Things got a little drastic. The
fire, the smoke kept getting closer.
"I picked the stewardess up and
pushed her though the gap in the
emergency door. I grabbed a cou-
ple of other people, and we pushed
them through."
Then he heard the voice of a
friend and fellow choir member
who sat behind him on the flight
Kristin Maddox, 21, the daugh-
ter of a county district attorney in
Ponca City, Okla., said, "'Barrett,
you've got to help us get out' and
'Barrett, get me out of here!'
"But when she said that the
smoke hit me. I couldn't breathe.
"I dove out the top."
Baber left the plane with a plan
to save Maddox and others. Once
outside, he planned to kick open
the emergency door.
His plan failed for what he could
not have foreseen inside the cabin
- once he dropped to the ground,
the door would be out of reach.
CALENDAR
Summer
youth job
program
seeking
interested
applicants
By RANDY EVANS
Staff writer
Need help finding a job?
The Summer Youth
Employment and Training
| Program wants you.
The program is designed
for children who hail from
low income families or who
have learning disabilities.
Under the North Central
Texas
Workforce
Development Board, the
program places people
between the ages of 16 and
21 in jobs. Students are
placed in positions with vari-
ous companies but are paid
through the NCTWDB. The
agency also is responsible
for the employees' insurance
| coverage.
"It's a good opportunity
for the employer to get some
free labor and also serve as
a role model for young peo-
ple," said Dee Hatchell, a
Denton County Youth coor-
dinator. "It's a win-win situa-
tion for everyone.
The program has been
around since 1982 and is
designed to help youth
acquire the knowledge,
skills and labor market infor-
mation they need to make a
smooth transition from
school to career-oriented
work, further education or
training.
"A certain number of
hours are used on providing
interview skills, applica-
tions, resume writing, self-
esteem building and other
areas," said Judith Oldham,
who also serves as a Denton
County Youth coordinator.
"A lot of these kids have
never had a job before,"
Oldham said. "We want to
help them establish a good
first work experience, a
work ethic as well as teach-
ing them how to market
themselves in the job mar-
ket"
In addition to work expe-
rience for youth, the pro-
gram offers businesses and
communities the opportuni-
ty to be a part in the devel-
opment of the younger gen-
erations.
While each county has a
certain number of slots
available during the sum-
mer, officials say they pur-
posely overrecruit and com-
monly are able to place most
students.
The program has a near
100 percent placement histo-
ry and offers referral pro-
grams to those who do not
qualify for the summer pro-
gram. The North Central .
Texas Council of
Governments is responsible
for administering the pro-
gram to the counties of
Denton, Wise, Collin, Hunt,
Kaufman,
Rockwall,
Ongoing events
The A.W. Perry Homestead
Museum, in partnership with the Dallas
County Heritage Society, presents a
spring exhibit focusing on weddings during
the turn of the century. The museum will
be arranged as though a tum-of-the-centu-
ry wedding was in progress, and each
room will be incorporated into the exhibit.
Local history will be tied into the exhibit by
displaying items that belonged to resi-
dents of Carrollton around 1900.
"A Spring Wedding" will be on dis-
play through July 3 during the museum's
normal hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesdays through Saturdays.
Admission is free. The A.W. Perry
Homestead Museum is at 1509 North
Perry Road in Carrollton. For information,
call 972-446-0442.
Monday, June 7
Kelly Smith of Colony Chiropractic
Clinic will conduct a Spinal Health Care
Class from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the clinic,
5000 Main St., (in the old Wal-Mart shop-
ping center) in The Colony.
The class will entail basic anatomy and
what can be done to prevent at-home and
on-the-job injuries.
Those who attend will receive a gift cer-
tificate for a free consultation and exam.
Wednesday, June 9
The Colony Parks and
Recreation continues to accept registra-
tions for Father's Day Surprise, a program
for boys and girls ages 3 to 14 in which the
children travel to Michael's craft store to
create a mug to surprise their dads on
Father's Day.
Participants and supervisors will be
transported to Michael's in Lewisville, by a
Span Transit bus. Mothers are invited to
ride along on the trip if space permits.
The event will take place from 9:30
a.m. to noon. Participants must register by
Friday. Space is limited. The cost is $15
per participant.
For information, call The Colony Parks
and Recreation Department at 972-625-
1106.
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 com-
munity and schools. For information, call
Colony Blvd. The class is free, and will
meet rain or shine. For information, call
972-625-2741. Ext. 17.
Shelli at 972-625-3513. or
www.tcecpta.org on the Internet.
visit
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 meeting, 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-
Saturday, May 15
North Texas composting expert
and author Bert Whitehead teaches a
backyard 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.
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.
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.
Navarro, Ellis, Palo Pinto, :
Parker, Johnson, Hood, T
Erath and Somervell. :
NCTCG offices will refer
residents of other counties *
to the correct offices.
While working with stu-
dents, officials agree it's
rewarding to see young peo- -
ple become adjusted and
succeed in the work environ-
ment.
"It's wonderful. It's good
to see them happy especially
when you give them their
check and see their smiles,"
Hatchell said. "They're able
to go out and buy their
school supplies or clothes."
Officials also said without
the help of the business
community the program
could not be successful. In
addition to taking part in the
program, area businesses
have donated several ser-
vices including food and
beverages for training ses-
sions and free tickets to
local amusement parks.
Individuals interested in
the program may call the
NCTCG AT 817-640-3300.
To list an ongoing event, mail to The
Colony Leader, P.O. Box 308, Lewisville,
Texas 75067.
Contact staff writer Randy Evans
at 972-436-3566, Ext. 125, or by e-
mail at Newslead@aol.co
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