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Vol. 21 No. 3
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6800Main St.Library
Thursday, February 28, 2002
50 cents
Investigated developer top supporter of DA
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COLONY
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This Week
Library having
a book sale
The Friends of The Colony
Public Library will have a book
sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday in the public meeting
room located next door to the
library. Anyone who wishes to
donate to the sale may drop
off donations at the library on
Main Street before Friday.
For information call 972-
625-1900.
.........
AARP to offer
tax help
The AARP will offer free
assistance in filling out income
tax returns Tuesday. Trained
AARP volunteers will be avail-
able from 4 to 8 p.m. in The
Colony Public Library confer-
ence room.
Financial workshop
offered
On Wednesday, “Financial
Workshop for Individual
Investors” will be led by Trong
Presley, Edward Jones invest-
mentrepresentative, and co-
sponsored by The Colony
Public Library. Meetings will
take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
in the library conference room.
There will be an $8 fee for
materials.
By DAVID A. SMITH at his office, Blackwood is traveling days after news of his misstatements of 12 sponsors of a recent fund-raising
Staff writer and could not be reached for com- was reported. event for Gov. Rick Perry. Officials
The Denton County district attor- ment. Isaacks reportedly never investigat- with Perry’s campaign have stated
ney’s office has put its inquiry involv- Assistant district attorney Kevin ed this incident. He said that he saw that Blackwood was not solicited for a
ing local developer Don Blackwood, Henry said Isaacks was unavailable, as no indication it had caused any harm contribution.
who is also District Attorney Bruce he is out of town on vacation. to the public and that his office did not The fund-raising event was orga-
Isaacks’ top campaign contributor, on Blackwood has come under scruti- routinely pursue perjury allegations nized, in part, by the law offices of
hold at the request of the FBI, which is ny on several matters, including mis- made in civil courts. Denton County Republican Party
conducting its own investigation. statements about his birth date, edu- Blackwood is also under investiga- chairman Richard Hayes, who has rep-
Last fall, Blackwood reportedly cation, and name given under oath tion for his ties to former mayor of The resented Blackwood in a number of
gave about $5,000 to Isaacks’ cam- during a deposition in a lawsuit last Colony Bill Manning, who reportedly lawsuits, including the one last fall in
paign, more than double the next- fall. The incident prompted his resig- offered possible city development which Blackwood gave the misstate-
largest donation. That donation came nation as the Denton County incentives to a real estate group as he ments Haves and Blackwood are also
several months after Isaacks said his appointee to the North Texas Tollway and Blackwood privately tried to sell it Tidt1 1: 111
office was investigating allegations of Authority board. land. Development Fund in a land-condem-
conflicts of interest by some city coun- The bulk of Blackwood’s donations Manning could not be reached for . - Pumer . 1Con CE
cil members in The Colony who had to the Isaacks campaign came in late comment. . , ^ S y
business connections with Blackwood. October, but his November donation Blackwood is a Denton County Cais.
No criminal charges have been filed of a $375 round of golf for four, auc- Republican precinct chairman and Contact staff writer David A. Smith 972-625-
against Blackwood. According to staff tioned during a campaign event, came remains politically active. He was one 9698 or dsmithnews@hotmail.com.
-ive Star event
Election
filing in
full swing
•Six places to fill on council,
school board
Preschool story times
The Colony Public Library is
host of Storytime for children
ages 3 to 5 on Thursdays and
Fridays from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Children must be accompanied
by an adult. For information call
972-625-1900.
**•«•••••
TCHS ensemble
to lead culture night
Share a cultural evening at
The Colony Public Library. Join
us at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in
the story corner for a vocal
concert by the Encore Ladies
Ensemble from The Colony
High School, led by choir direc-
tor Margaret Miller.
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Bluebonnet host of
blood drive Friday
Bluebonnet Elementary
School, 2000 Spinks Road in
Flower Mound, will be host of
a blood drive for Carter
BloodCare from 2 to 6 p.m.
Friday.
For parents who would like
to donate blood but don’t have
child care, Citizen's Coalition
for Responsible Government
will sponsor a secured, super-
vised drop off room where chil-
dren can play, snack, watch
movies, or participate in
games, arts, and crafts. All the
food and materials will be
donated by CC4RG. There will
be no charge to the parents for
this accommodation.
Anne Vazques, president of
the Bluebonnet PTA, asks that
you call or e-mail her to sched-
ule an appointment. However,
walk-ins will be accepted.
To schedule an appointment
or.for information on the blood
drive, contact Vazques at 972-
724-2468 or at Annevazques
@botmail.com.
community
newspapers
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Marcus Laws/Staff photo
Representatives of The Colony Parks and Recreation Department and the 4B Community Development
Corp. break ground on Phase 1 of The Colony Five Star sports complex, scheduled to open next fall.
Ground broken on sports complex
By DAVID A. SMITH
Staff writer
A dream seven years in the
making is now beginning to take
shape in The Colony.
A large crowd turned out
Sunday to meet Mayor Bernetta
Henville-Shannon,
City
Manager Dale Cheathem, and
parks and recreation director
Pam Nelson as they played host
of the groundbreaking ceremo-
ny for the soon-to-come The
Colony Five Star sports com-
plex.
“We’ve been waiting for this a
long time, and the time is finally
here,” Henville-Shannon said in
her address. “Remember,
together we can and we have
made a difference.”
Marcus Laws/Staff photo
Richard Boyer of the 4B board discusses the architectural design
plan for Phase 1 of The Colony Five Star sports complex scheduled
to open next fall with John Sanders.
will be our city’s greatest asset.
With a heavy wind kept at bay This will become a first-class
by a large tent provided by the facility,” Cheathem said.
Kiwanis Club, Cheathem spoke Groundbreaking for Phase 1,
of his enthusiasm for sports as a an 80-acre portion of land direct-
child as he conveyed his enthu- ly across from The Colony High
siasm for the occasion. School on Blair Oaks, was made
“I honestly believe that this possible by the city council’s
recent approval of a $6.35 mil-
lion contract with Adolfson and
Peterson Contractors.
Over the next year, these
funds will be used at the site to
construct seven lighted baseball
fields, one lighted and one
Turn to COMPLEX, Page 4A
By LEAH SHAFER
Assistant news editor
Candidates are lining up to fill places on The
Colony City Council and the Lewisville school
board.
Filing began Feb. 18 for four expiring terms
on council and two places on the school board.
At press time, six candidates had filed the nec-
essary paperwork to be placed on the ballots.
The deadline for filing is March 20. The election
is May 4.
The Colony council places 3,4, 5, and 6 are up
for election, seats occupied by David Stanwick,
Al Garcia, John Dillard, and Dave Kovatch,
respectively. None of the incumbents have filed
to run again.
Richard Boyer, a resident of The Colony for
six years and a health-care consultant, filed Feb.
19 to run for Place 3.
He said he has been active in the community
for several years as a volunteer and a member of
the 4B board.
“I felt like this was a good time to run,” he
said. “The city need responsible and thoughtful
leadership, and I really believe that I can provide
that.”
Joseph McCourry, a computer technician and
The Colony resident for 14 years, filed to run for
Place 3.
“I think that the people need somebody who
will listen to their concerns and try to achieve
the goals that they request,” McCourry said.
“That’s specific types of business for our com-
munity.”
John Griset, a salesman, filed to run for Place
5. He said he has resided in The Colony for four
years and decided to run for council because of
concern about the Office Creek development
and the new warehouse development at State
Highway 121 and Memorial Drive.
“I felt that, during the whole warehouse vote
the city council was considering, the 700 peti-
tions that we produced did not seem to sway
their opinions,” Griset said. “I felt that Place 5
was not being represented as well as it could
have been. The main issues are beautification of
The Colony and being responsive to people in
Place 5.”
Turn to FILING, Page 4A
Medieval Fair
focuses on
fun learning
By CORINA MILLER
Staff writer
For sixth-graders at Griffin
Middle School, a recent Friday
was not an ordinary day in the
classroom but a close-up look
at medieval society.
Sixth-graders and teachers
at the local middle school cele-
brated the annual Medieval
Fair, in which students and
teachers dress in costumes
representative of that era, eat a
special lunch,- and engage in
medieval-centered studies.
“I think they had a good
time,” said teacher Jennifer
Kirkpatrick. “They were learn-
ing, and they were eager.”
“They’ve been looking for-
ward to it all year,” added
teacher Ann Morris. “It was a
very positive day. They had lots
of fun, and everyone participat-
ed.”
Medieval Fair at Griffin
Middle School was created six
years ago as an opportunity
for interdisciplinary study.
Teachers found that as social
Turn to MEDIEVAL, Page 4A
Local man
remembers
WWII heroes
•Movie to tell story of Navajo
code talkers
Marcus Laws/Staff photo
Scouting for sales
Girl Scout Lindy Cone, 8, of The Colony Girl Scout Troop 1408 spent
her Saturday afternoon selling cookies to customers and passers by
at Wal-Mart located at the northwest corner of State Highway 121 and
Main Street. The girls are working toward their goal of 135 boxes
each so they will be able to paint ceramics at Paint-n-Party in Plano.
By CORINA MILLER
Staff writer
The Colony resident Paul Arrambide has
seen some of America’s greatest heroes up
close.
That’s what Arrambide calls the nearly 400
Navajos who served as code talkers in World
War II. They transmitted information in their
native Navajo language on tactics, troop move-
ments, orders, and other vital battlefield com-
munications over telephones in the Pacific from
1942 to 1945.
From Guadalcanal to the legendary battle of
Iwo Jima, the code talkers played a vital role in
every assault the U.S. Marines conducted in the
Pacific during that time. Serving in all six
Marine divisions, code talkers transmitted mes-
sages in their native language via telephone and
radio. The Japanese, although skilled code
breakers, could never decipher the transmis-
sions.
“They literally saved thousands of (American)
lives and shortened the war also,” said
Arrambide, a former Marine himself.
Turn to NAVAJO, Page 4A
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