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The Colony Courier-Leader
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Know Your
Officials
House of Representatives
Representative Myra Crownover
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 Finance
Committee
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
512-463-0101
CORRECTIONS
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NEWS
Department schedules next
Citizen’s Police Academy
The Colony Police
battle city graffiti
annual tree
lighting
The Colony Police Department
would like to invite you to be a part of
our Tenth Citizen’s Police Academy
starting Jan. 4, 2001.
The classes will be held every
Thursday night for approximately eight
weeks. These classes will be held at
The Colony Police Department from
the hours of 7-9:30 p.m. There is no
charge to attend the academy. You must
be at least 21 years of age and live OR
work in The Colony. Officer Mark
Phillips who heads up this unique
school allows every day citizens a
chance to see what it is like to be a
police officer.
Students meet and hear local police
officers tell their job duties, learn about
state and local laws, learn about investi-
gating crimes and techniques used, and
even ride with Patrol Officers on their
beats. Students see Police Dispatchers
handling emergency calls and more.
If you would like to be a part of this
Police Academy and get a rare look at
what The Colony Police Department is
all about and how it really is out there in
the streets, contact Officer Mark
Phillips for our next scheduled
Academy.
You can also sign up on-line, pick up
applications for the Academy at The
Colony Police Department or contact
Officer Phillips at his store front office
located at the Wal-Mart store entrance
between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You can contact him by phone at 972-
625-1887, Ext. 556.
On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, The
Colony Police Department held its sec-
ond graffiti abatement program.
The Colony Police Department and vol-
unteers cleaned over thirteen residential
homes which had been targets for graffi-
ti. All of the homes had graffiti spray
painted on their wooden fences.
Members of The Colony police
Department who volunteered their time
towards this program were Chief Joseph
Clark, Sgt. Paul Thornton, Officers David
Fitzpatrick and Keil Moon. Police
Explorers Amanda Arnold and Alex Italia
also assisted along with city employee
Mario Cisneros.
Mitchell, Armey take Oath of Office Friday
By DOUG A. LOGAN
Staff writer
Denton County Judge-elect Scott
Armey and Pct. 3 County Commissioner-
elect Bobbie J. Mitchell will be sworn in
to office Friday.
The ceremonies will take place at 9:30
a.m. during a special session of the
Commissioners Court. The public is
invited.
Armey will be filling the un-expired
term of former County Judge Jeff
Moseley, who was appointed executive
director of the Texas Department of
Economic Development by Gov. George
W. Bush in April 1999. Moseley will serve
as judge until Friday.
Armey, a resident of Lewisville and son
of Congressman Dick Armey, defeated
Democrat Roosevelt Johnson in the Nov.
7 election.
The younger Armey said he is looking
Bobbie
Mitchell
Scott
Armey
forward to the opportunity of serving as
County Judge.
“I want to bring a sense of openness
right away that people can participate in
and make a difference,” he said. "I can
start that by having some night meetings
and meeting in different areas of the
county to reach more people.”
Mitchell, former mayor of Lewisville,
ran for commissioner after Armey
announced his plans to run for judge. She
defeated Highland Village resident
Sandy Thurman in the March Republican
Primary and ran unopposed in
November.
She served on the Lewisville City
Council for nine years, including six as
mayor.
“I am going in and being my normal
self,” Mitchell said. “I will be doing the
same as I did in Lewisville — serving the
citizens. I feel it is an honor to serve the
citizens of the county now.”
Once Armey is sworn-in as judge, a
vacancy occurs in the Pct. 3 commission-
er’s office. He will appoint Mitchell at
that time to fill the remainder of his term,
which runs through Dec. 31. Mitchell’s
elected term begins Jan. 1.
Contact staff writer Doug A. Logan at 972-436-
8014, Ext. 126, or at dougalogan@hotmail.com.
TOPCATS
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The Colony High School Topcat Dancer of the Week is Amy Melton, a junior
in her third year on the team. Topcat Spirit Girl of the Week is
Angela Jones. She is a Sophomore in her first year on the team.
Severe weather sirens installed
By JASON HEID
Staff writer
During the next four or five
weeks, if you hear a high-
pitched wailing and your
watch says 1 p.m., don’t worry,
it’s only the sound of new
emergency warning sirens
being tested in Flower Mound.
Ten tornado sirens were
recently installed at different
locations in town. They are to
be used in case of tornadoes,
violent thunderstorms or hail-
storms, when the town needs
to convey important informa-
tion to residents.
Ever since a deadly tornado
ripped through downtown
Fort Worth earlier this year,
cities throughout the
Metroplex have become more
aware of the need for emer-
gency management.
“It was a wake-up call,” said
Kevin Trimble, emergency
management specialist with
the town of Flower Mound.
“With (the Fort Worth torna-
do) and before with the Y2K
scare, emergency manage-
ment has become a field that
more and more cities know
they need to be concerned
with.”
The cities of Lewisville and
Denton, among others, recent-
ly installed emergency sirens,
Trimble said. Flower Mound’s
sirens are in place, and Mike
Tinsley, emergency manage-
ment coordinator for the town,
is working with Trimble on the
final stages of their installation.
Tinsley joined the town
staff a month ago on a part-
time basis. He is a recent
University of North Texas
graduate and works as a fire-
fighter in Denton. His job is to
help with the installation of the
sirens and the set up of the
town’s emergency operations
center.
The sirens were placed in
various locations so every
square foot of the town has
access to at least one siren.
Tinsley said the 10 sirens will
serve all of Flower Mound, •
except for recently annexed
territory on the far west side
of town. One or two more
sirens will have to be added to
serve that area, he said.
During the next few weeks.
town officials will be testing
the sirens, and once installa-
tion and tests are complete,
each siren will be tested at 1
p.m. on the first Wednesday of
the month.
Sirens were placed at
Marcus High School, under
the water tower near the cam-
pus; Central Fire Station; Fire
Station No. 3; Gerault and
Wilkerson parks; Bridlewood
(on the west side near the golf
course); 4300 Flower Mound
Road; South of Wichita Trail
on High Meadow; Ada Park;
and a water tower at 7900
Cross Timbers Road.
Contact staff writer Jason Heid at
972-538-2114, or at jasonheid@hot-
mail.com.
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Santa isn’t the only one
coming to town. CBS 11
anchor Tracy Rowlett will
emcee the City of Frisco’s
10th annual “Have A
Merry Main Street” Tree
Lighting beginning at 6:30
p.m. Dec. 1 in downtown
Frisco. Rowlett’s col-
league news reporter
Crayton Webb will also
serve as emcee on a sec-
ond stage.
Just as Frisco experi-
ences booming growth,
the “Merry Main Street”
festival is getting bigger,
too. Main Street will be
closed between Third and
Fifth streets to make way
for two
Entertainment
stages,
will
include performances
from at least twenty
groups, including the
Frisco Chorale, the Collin
County Jazz Band and the
Dixie Style . Cloggers.
Student choirs and
dancers from local studios
will also grace the stages.
“We’re excited to have
such a variety of talent
this year,” said Marcy
Jones, superintendent of
recreation for the City of
Frisco. “Just about every
choir in Frisco will be per-
forming."
Music isn’t all that
makes Main Street
“Merry.” Several down-
town merchants will be
open for business during
the festival. And shopping
won’t be limited to
grownups. The new Kid’s
Christmas Store will make
its Frisco debut in the
new Chamber of
Commerce headquarters,
next to City Hall. Small
shoppers — 12 and under
— can do their own shop-
ping with help from stu-
dent and senior volun-
teers. The store will be
stocked with donated
“merchandise” from local
businesses including
Heart’s Desire, Home At
Last, Plaid Veranda,
Trifles, Eckerd, Meant To
Be, Barnes & Noble, Tom
Thumb, Kroger, Target
and HalfPrice Books. No
items will be priced high-
er than $3. Items will be
wrapped for free — and
no grownups will be
allowed.
The festival also fea-
tures some family
favorites such as the Polar
Express Train Ride, live
reindeer, crafts and food
vendors. Of course, the
event wouldn’t be com-
plete without Santa.
Children can also get
their picture taken with
St. Nick and write and
send their “wish list” to
the North Pole. The tradi-
tion continues when
Mayor Kathy Seei lights
Frisco’s “official tree” at
the Gazebo.
The festival begins at
6:30; however, Main
Street will close at 5 for
set up.
The city is asking mer-
chants and patrons to
remove vehicles parked
between Third and Fifth
streets to make way for
stages and booths. The
City of Frisco sponsors
“Have A Merry Main
Street” with help from
local businesses.
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