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The Colony Courier-Leader
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Thursday, June 10, 1999-
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Know Your
Officials
House of Representatives
Representative Ronny W.
Crown over
District 64
Room E2.420, Capitol
Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0582
Representative Burt R.
Solomons
District 65
Room E1.220, Capitol
Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0478
Representative Ken Marchant
District 99
Room 1W.03, Capitol Building
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0468
Senate
Senator Jane Nelson
Member: Education Committee
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
Home: 512-463-0109,
Fax: 512-463-0923
Senator Bill Ratliff
Chair: Senate Finace
Committee
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 7871 1
512-463-0101
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CORRECTIONS
It is the intention of the The Colony
Courier-Leader to be complete and accurate in
all of our reports.
If we do make a mistake, please let us
know. It will be corrected in the next edition
after it has been brought to our intention.
Ten artists from Peters Colony Elementary
have examples of their work displayed in the
Texas State Capitol Building, Kay Housewright,
art teacher at the school, said.
Housewright submitted examples of the stu-
dents' work in response to a request from Sen.
Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, who asked that
children of her district offer their work to deco-
rate the walls of the Capitol Building. Nelson
wrote, "On Capitol walls, there are Texas flags,
photos of county courthouses, plaques and pic-
tures. But there is nothing that gives the dozens
of people who visit every day a real flavor of the
people in Senate District 9. What better way to
give children a sense of pride and accomplish-
ment than to display their work in the Texas
Capitol? And what better way to remind the peo-
ple who visit our office of the importance of edu-
cation and the arts?"
Artwork by the following Peters Colony stu-
dents was sent to the Capitol for display:
Nancy Bernal, Emily Cantrell, Ivonne
Chavez, Gabrielle Garcia, Andrew Heinze,
Kristina Hensley, Audrey McLarry, Andy
Pietela, Rebecca Peftit and Jasmin Rosas.
Patti A. Hicks, city secretary/director of
administrative services for the City of The
Colony, has been accepted as the 361st member
into the second sustaining membership of the
International Institute of Municipal Clerks
Academy for Advanced Education.
The academy was instituted in 1981 to further
the professional education of municipal clerks to
enhance their skills as needed to meet the chal-
lenges of their jobs. Every two to four years, acad-
emy members must demonstrate active educa-
tional and professional participation that keep
them aware of changing events in the local gov-
ernment scene.
About 14 percent of the more than 10,000
members of the IIMC have qualified for the acad-
emy status.
Academy members are required to obtain a
specific number of points , through completion of
recogtiized institute or college courses, comple-
tion of seminars and workshops offered by other
professional associations, attendance at meetings
and conferences, and receiving honors and
awards for specific achievements.
Hicks has been employed The Colony since
June 1979, serving six years as executive secre-
tary to the police chief before being appointed to
her current position as city secretary and direc-
tor of administrative services.
She received her professional IIMC Certified
Municipal Clerk's Award in October 1989, and
was accepted into the IIMC Academy for
Advanced Education in June 1992. This marks
her second sustaining membership level in the
academy. She is the eighth active municipal clerk
from Texas who has achieved this designation.
During this past sustaining period, Hicks has
completed IIMC-approved Academy Programs
conducted by the Texas Municipal Clerks
Certification Program through the University of
North Texas, as well as home-study courses
offered through Michigan State University, and
seminars sponsored by The Colony and New
Horizons Learning Center.
Active in her professional and civic affiliations,
she is a member and treasurer of the Texas
Municipal Clerks Association, North Texas
Municipal League, Texas Municipal Court Clerks
Association, Texas Municipal League, Certified
Texas Reserve Peace Officer, The Colony
Chapter No. 1136 of the Order of Eastern Star
and The Colony Youth Leadership Program.
Hicks has been an IIMC member since August
1985.
Chamber seeks to increase
community involvement
By JASON LAMERS
Staff writer
The Colony Chamber of Commerce is cele-
brating its 20th anniversary this year, and cham-
ber officials expect an even brighter future.
The chamber is a nonprofit organization
through which volunteers - a partnership of
businesses, professionals and community resi-
dents - work to improve the quality of life in The
Colony.
Funded by membership dues and special
event fund-raisers, the chamber provides a medi-
um through which businesses and individuals
can take action for the progress of the communi-
ty. It is composed of a board of directors, which
is the policy-making body.
Chamber officials said they are looking for-
ward to expanding the organization’s level of
involvement in the community. Through the
Program of Work, goals and objectives are estab-
lished each year for every director on the board.
Presidents are chosen each year and selected
from the board of directors. Michael Catt, owner
of The Digital Magic Factory, is this year's pres-
ident. Liz Cane of Cane’s Automotive will suc-
ceed Catt as president next year.
Catt said the chamber has a lot to offer local
businesses and the community as a whole.
“First, the chamber offers a voice to the wants,
wishes and desires of the various organizations
that make up the chamber,” he said. “Secondly,
the chamber is sensitive to the wants, wishes and
desires of the marketplace and customers in the
community.”
The chamber just completed a successful
membership drive; membership is up to 350.
“I think it’s the first step to what we’ll become,”
Catt said. “We are well on the way of accom-
plishing the end goal of 1,200 to 1,300 members
by the time The Colony reaches the build-out
population of 85,000.”
The chamber has grown in numbers through-
out the years, but also has grown in its primary
focus. About four years ago, the chamber’s main
focus was to figure out how to keep money com-
ing in. It has since changed directions, focusing
on its mission statement and keeping in touch
with the needs of the marketplace.
Catt says he encourages not only the business
owners in the community, but also residents
interested in the marketplace to get involved.
“The Chamber of Commerce is a very strong,
efficient and growing organization,” he said. “We
are an inclusive organization, not exclusive.
Anybody who is interested in business commu-
nity can find a home in the chamber.”
There/ are two people who take care .of the
chamber’s business in addition to Catt. Loretta
Hill, executive vice president, takes care of the
administrative functions, and Karen Shaw,
administrative assistant, works at the chamber
office. Both women are ready to answer ques-
tions a business or resident may have about the
chamber.
The chamber is at 6900 Main St. Office hours
are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For information, call the chamber at 972-625-
4916, or visit its website at www.thecolonytx.org.
Contact staff writer Jason Larners at 972-436-3566. Ext.
122, or by e-mail at Newslead@aol.com.
CALENDAR
In Brief
Father's Day
fishing fun
Father's Day is Sunday,
June 20, and what better gift
for dad than a weekend at
Hidden Cove Park. While at
the park, enjoy camping, boat-
ing, fishing, hiking, a game of
horseshoes and many other
activities. Hidden Cove Park
has put together a great week-
end package just for dad's spe-
cial day.
From June 18 to 20, fathers
and/or grandfathers accom-
panied by their children can
camp for the weekend at a
reduced price. If you are 62
years or older, or have an
annual permit, campsites will
be only $7 per night, and shel-
ters will be available for $15
per night. For those under 62
or without an annual permit,
campsites will be $12 per
night and the cost of the shel-
ters will be $18 per night So
grab the tackle box and come
on out to Hidden Cove Park
for some quality time with
Dad.
For information, call 972-
294-1433.
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 turn-of-the-
century wedding were 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 residents of
Carrollton around 1900.
“A Spring Wedding” will be on
display through July 3 during the
museum's normal hours, 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. The
AW. Perry Homestead Museum
is at 1509 North Perry Road in
Carrollton. For information, call
972-446-0442.
Today
Collin County Community
College will host its third orienta-
tion session for the University of
North Texas at 2 p.m. at Alumni
Hall at the college's Preston
Ridge Campus, 9700 Wade Blvd,
in Frisco.
Students can register specifi-
cally for “Sociology of Sport”
(KINE 2050) an upper-division,
three-credit course for UNT that
will be offered on-site at CCCC's
Preston Ridge Campus in Frisco.
Students who take the orientation
and pay subsequent fees can pick
up an application for admission
and eventually receive a Personal
Identification Number to register
at UNT via the phone.
For information, call CCCC
Health, Physical Education and
Child Development Division at
972-881-5925.
Theme Crossword: Quiet Please
By Robert Zimmerman
Answer: Page 7A
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exhale
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author
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52 Peter was the
first
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abbr.
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56 "Der —’
(Adenauer)
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58 Kind of court
60 Skyscraper
62 Varieties
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2 wds.
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69 Odor
71 Parting word
72 Poems
76 Jazzman Shaw
77 Earth goddess
78 Polish
81 Downturn
82 Way in
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inventor
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sandwich, for
short
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94 Roswell’s claim
to fame
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101 Radical
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quip: 3 wds.
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109 Chinese
gelatin
110 Confound
111 Screwball
113 Twangy
115 Factor in
heredity
116 More mellow
117 Seagirt region
118 Fleshy fruit
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3 Grads'
garments
4 Start for
politics
5 Biggest bird
6 — fatale
7 Surmounting
8 Those holding
office
9 French explorer
10 Alaskan
11 Regions
12 — and switch
13 Vaulted
passages
14 King of Judea
15 Simian
16 Bird on a bill
17 Halts
20 Put forth
28 Low-
maintenance
hair style:
2 wds
30 -— It- (Michael
Jackson song)
31 — Saannen
33 Indentations
34 Sign of life
37 Force
38 S-shaped
molding
39 Insect
40 Mr. Sharif
41 Father of
Gilda
42 Vacation place
43 Do-nothing
44 Explosive
45 Raising
46 Corresponded
exactly
47 Copied
48 Promontory
54 Use needle and
thread
55 Tiny groove
56 Realty bad
57 Downhill racer
59 More scrawny
61 It's the loneliest
number
65 Home, very
generally
66 Supplement:
2 wds.
67 After opto or
tele
69 Tale
70 Cancer
constellation
73 Alliances
74 A part of
Europe
75 Bridge
77 Word in place
names
79 Loan shark's
rates
80 Peddled
83 Unpredictable
factor: 2 wds.
85 Opening
87 Black
88 Dissatisfied
one
89 Sepulcher
90 Baking dish
91 Affronts
95 Practice
96 River in Africa
97 Not the King's
English
98 Toast start
99 Ending with
land
100 Did a frat-
house
initiation
101 Enjoyed
102 Publish
103 Contour
104 10th president
106 Arab chief
107 Double agent
112 Sugar: suffix
114 Verb in
Shakespeare
City plans
for Y2K bug
By KRISTINA SHELTON
SSSS -1-
When the clock strikes 1.
midnight Dec. 31 and the 1:
dates on computers turn to
2000, city officials said they-
will be prepared for the-1-
worst.
The City Council-
approved a Y2K
Contingency Plan at its
meeting Monday. The plan .
is designed to prepare the T
city for a total loss of power
and services should Y2K.
doomsday predictions come ,
true.
City Manager Lanny
Lambert said the city has 1
| been developing the plan for-
the past six months. The
plan focuses on worst-case'
scenarios, she said. Other- - ,
cities throughout the coun---
try are preparing similar, .
plans.
The Y2K Contingency .
Plan was the second portion ,
of an overall plan being con- -
sidered by the council. :
Council members approved
an internal plan at their
March 16 meeting. The- •
internal plan analyzes what
effect Y2K could have on
the day-to-day operations of -
the city. A committee con-
sisting of several depart-
ment heads and two council-
men recommended the city
replace software systems in
the police department and
municipal court. The initial
estimate for replacing the
police department software
was $100,000.
An external plan focuses
on the effect of the date
change may have on utility,
power and other companies
in the city. City officials con- .
tacted TXU, CoServ, 1
Southwestern Bell, Lone ]
Star Gas and the Dallas: E
Water Authority to find out 1.
if these companies will be 1
Y2K compatible. The watery*
authority notified the city it-1
should be 100 percent com-3:
pliant by September. TXU, 1.
Lone Star Gas and CoServ1:
all said they are Y2K com- i:
patible and Southwestern^*
Bell said it will be compati-j.
blebyJuly. ::
Even so, the plan recom-I
mends the city be prepared-1-
in case any external sys- 1
terns are not compatible.
The plan recommends two
back-up generators be pur-
chased for $100,000 each in
case electricity is lost One
generator would be used to
operate Water Well No. 3
and the other generator for
operating the sewer plant.
In case phone service is
lost, the plan recommends
the city have police, fire and
emergency management
services personnel on hand
to patrol pre-selected routes
and neighborhoods Dec. 31.
If a power outage occurs,
communication could take
place through emergency
radio channels. The project-
ed cost for overtime is 1
$27,000.
Lambert also is recom--.
mending to the council that
the city take $100,000 out of
the city's bank account toy
keep in the safe at City Hall '
in case banks systems shut 1
down. He also recommend-;
ed the city pay employees-:
on Dec. 29 instead of Jan. 7 1
to make sure they would
have enough cash.
Councilman David
Stanwick said because
many other cities might do
the same thing, he wasn't
sure the city needed to take
out that much money. He
said taking too much out
could cause more problems
than it would help.
"I think we need to be
prudent about having some
cash on hand without neces-
sarily going overboard,"
. Stanwick said.
The plan also recom-
mends the city purchase 75
stop signs and flashing bar-
ricades for $9,750. The stop
signs would be placed at
intersections in case of a
power outage. The plan also
recommends all of the
emergency and city vehicles
have full tanks of gas on
Dec. 31.
The total cost to imple-
ment the plan is $454,450.
Contact staff writer Kristina
Shelton at 972-436-3566, Ext.
126. or by e-mail at
Newslead@aol.com.
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