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Severe weather awareness: delay
game when storms approach
BY VAN MORRISON
THE COLONY FIRE CHIEF
Sports fields are dangerous
during thunderstorms. They are
large, open areas where people
are often the tallest objects.
Metal bleachers, fences, light
poles and goal posts attract
lightning. When lightning hits
these objects, the charge travels
along the object, potentially
injuring anyone in contact with
these metals. Lightening can
bounce off any of these objects
and strike people nearby.
Schools, athletic programs,
day care centers and summer
camps, as well as coaches, ref- bats or golf clubs.
erees and parents participating • Do not ride bicycles or lean
in field events need to under- against metal fences or sheds,
stand the dangers of lightning. • Do not lean against a car or
They should be prepared o sus- truck - get inside the vehicle
pend games and move the play-, quickly
ers and spectators inside nearby • If you feel you hair sudden-
buildings or into cats and buses
until the storm threat passes.
Lightning safety tips:
• If you can hear thunder,
you are near enough to be
struck by lightning
• If you are outdoors with no
shelter available, stay low.
• Move away from hills and
high places and avoid tall, isolat-
ed trees.
• Do not touch metal objects,
such as tennis rackets, baseball
ly stand on end, it means you
may be a lightning target.
• Crouch low on the balls of
your feet and try not to touch
the ground with your knees.
• Avoid wet areas that can
conduct a lightning charge.
For information about
sever weather, contact The
Colony Fire Department at
972- 625-3944.
‘No call' list available for cell phones?
AUSTIN - Consumers may other states already allow con-
soon be able to block telemar- sumers to sign-up their mobile
keting calls to their cellular tele- telephone numbers.
phones. The Texas House of “It is simply unfair to require
Representatives unanimously consumers to pay to receive
approved a bill that would allow unwanted telephone solicita-
consumers to add their cellular tions,” said Rep. Burt Solomons
phone numbers to the Texas No- (R - Carrollton), author of the
Call List administered by the Texas No-Call List law. “Texans
Public Utility Commission, should be able to add cellular
Cellular phone subscribers are phone numbers to the Texas No-
currently forced to pay when Call List to protect against this
they receive unwanted telemar- unfair expense and protect their
keting calls and a growing num- privacy.”
ber of consumers use cellular The bill would also require
phones in place of traditional wireless carriers to inform their
residential telephones. Many customers of the opportunity to
place their names on the list.
Local exchange carriers are
already required to advertise the
list to their subscribers. The bill,
HB 147, is now pending in the
State Senate.
Residential subscribers can
still take advantage of the spe-
cial half-price offer to sign-up to
the Texas No-Call List, which
has been extended until the end
of the month. Residents may
sign up on both the Statewide
No-Cail list and the Electric
Utility List for five years for just
$2.40. After the April 30 deadline
the fee returns to $4.80.
Residential phone customers
can sign up using one of three
methods:
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Around the county
Nurse association to host
bereavement luncheon
DALLAS - The Visiting Nurse
Association will be hosting its
monthly bereavement luncheon
from noon to 1 p.m. on April 24
at the Church of the Incarnation,
3966 McKinney Ave. in Dallas.
The guest speaker will be
Kenneth Fallin, Ph.D., a licensed
clinical social worker, who will
speak on “Ungrieved Losses: The
Challenge for Mental Health
Professionals.”
The luncheon is open to any-
one who has lost a loved one,
and is intended to offer bereaved
individuals with supportive com-
pany from friendly and under-
standing people.
A catered lunch will be pro-
vided at no charge.
Reservations are necessary
and should be made prior to
April 22 by calling
VNA Hospice at 214-689-0633.
fun family celebration of
Mothers’ Day from 1-4 p.m. May
4 at the Park Cities Hilton, 5954
Luther Lane, Dallas.
“For the Love of Mom” is a
family event and there will be
opportunities for mom to be
pampered, children’s activities
for toddlers to pre-teens and
silent
auction
gifts.
nezal
rectoru
Charles ‘W. Smith & Sons
Funeral Home
972-414-5050 - 2925 Sth St., Sachse, TX 75048
‘Eastgate Funeral Home
Family Owned and Operated
972-270-6116
972-270-6450 FAX
972-270-6116
LBJ Freeway (I 635)
at Northwest Highway
Garland, Texas
www.texasnocall.com Payment
may be made with MasterCard
or Visa.
By phone: call toll-free 866-
TXNOCAL (1-866-896-6225). An
automated payment system is
available 24/7. Payments may
be made with MasterCard or
Visa.
By mail: Ask for a registration
form by calling the toll-free
number or by downloading and
printing a form from www.tex-
asnocall.com. Payment may be
made with MasterCard, Visa or
by mailing a check or money
order to Texas No Call, P.O.
Box 313, E. Walpole, MA 02032.
Mail must be postmarked by
April 30 to take advantage of
the special half-price offer.
As of April 15, 895,300 phone
numbers were registered on
Texas No-Call lists.
The Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
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NATIONAL SERIES HONORARY CHAIR: FRANCIE LARRIEU SMITH
Host sponsor: uisan
Komen Plano Race for the Cure®
Saturday, June 7
Thirteenth Annual
Co-ed 5 K Run/Walk
Family 1 mile Run/Walk
Local Honorary Chair: Nancy Lieberman
Location: Alcatel @ Independence Road and Plano Parkway
Register online at www.planorace.com - $18 by May 30; $20 after May 30
or at Collin Creek Mall - June 4, 5, and 6
Brochures available at:
Diamond Sponsor
Dasani
Powerade
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of
North Texas
North Texas Ford Dealers
Kroger
96.3 KSCS
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Medical Center of Piano
Crystal Sponsor
Texas Instruments
Accenture
Dallas Cowboys
Legacy Bank of Texas .
Star Community Newspapers Celebration Sponsor
Millennium Sponsor
WFAA Channel 8
The Dallas Morning News
Piano Profile '
Whole Foods Market
Studio Movie Grill
24 Hour Fitness
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Prima Care
Festival Sponsor
Capital One
Central Market
Collin Creek Mall
Mission Food & Azeteca
Milling
State Farm Insurance
Starbucks
Hope Sponsor
AEGON Direct Marketing
Services
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Countrywide Home Loans
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Fisher Controls
Inside Collin County Business
Intervoice
Kohl’s Department Stores
New Balance Stores DFW
Mi Cocina in Lakeside Market
Plano Florist
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Run On!
For information: Planorace.com or 972.867.5667
Hope Cottage sets Tor
the Love of Mom’
DALLAS - Hope Cottage
Pregnancy & Adoption Center
will honor mothers and grand-
mothers everywhere during a
Refreshments will be served all
afternoon.
Raffle tickets are being sold
for $15 or two for $25 for a prize
valued at more than $5,000. The
“Queen for a Year” package fea-
tures $1,000 in jewelry, maid ser-
vice, gift certificates to local
shops, restaurants and spas as
well as many other valuable
items sure to please a lucky
mom.
The cost is $50 per family and
all of the proceeds will help sup-
port Hope Cottage programs, a
United Way affiliate.
For information or to pur-
chase tickets, call Debra
Johnson at Hope Cottage at 214-
526-8721.
Bereavement support
group will begin
DENTON — Ann’s Haven VNA
will conduct a six-week bereave-
ment support group called “A Grief
Shared” for adults grieving the
death of a loved one. The support
group will meet from 10 a.m. to
noon on six consecutive Mondays
beginning May 5 at the Ann’s
Haven VNA office on 216 W.
Mulberry Street in Denton.
“A Grief Shared” is open to any
adult who has experienced the
death of a loved one within the
past two years. Topics discussed
will include common grief experi-
ences, the process of grief, caring
for your needs while grieving, hon-
oring your loved one and strate-
gies for coping.
There is no cost to attend “A
Grief Shared,” but registration is
requested by calling Ann’s Haven
VNA at 940-566-6550 or Metro 972-
434-2931.
Ann’s Haven VNA is a branch
office of The Visiting Nurse
Association of Texas, a nonprofit
home care agency that provides
home health, hospice, and other
care to the frail, sick, disabled, and
dying.
Vehicle inspection and maintenance
program expands reach
ARLINGTON - Vehicle own-
ers in Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman,
Parker and Rockwall counties
will be required to submit then-
cars for annual emissions testing
starting May 1.
Commissioners in each coun-
ty voted to approve the expan-
sion of the AirCheck Texas
Vehicle Inspection and
Maintenance program, already in
place in Collin, Dallas, Denton
and Tarrant counties, in an effort
to reduce emissions from mobile
sources and expedite air quality
attainment.
Collin, Dallas, Denton, and
Tarrant counties have been des-
ignated by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) as
“serious non-attainment” areas
for the pollutant ozone.
The move to expand the
inspection and maintenance pro-
gram is a proactive measure,
designed to help meet the air
quality expectations of the
Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman,
Parker and Rockwall counties
have also implemented the
AirCheck Texas Repair and
Replacement Assistance pro-
gram, which offers financial
assistance to qualified vehicle
owners whose automobiles fail
to meet the new emissions
requirements. Following diag-
nostic testing, qualified residents
can chose either to receive to a
voucher for up to $600 toward
emission-related repairs or can
opt to retire the vehicle and
receive a replacement voucher
up to $1,000.
The AirCheck Texas Repair
and Replacement Assistance
program is a collaborative effort.
The participating counties have
partnered with the Texas
Commission on Environmental
Quality, the North Central Texas
Council of Governments, the
Dallas Workforce Commission,
the North Central Texas
Workforce and the state depart-
ments of Public Safety and
Human Services to make the pro-
gram a success.
For information, visit the Air
Check Web site
www.airchecktexas.com..
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USA film Festival at Angelika
to be usual mix of good, bad
BY BOO ALLEN
FILM CRITIC
The 33rd annual U.S.A. Film
Festival, the oldest, biggest and
best in the north Texas area,
kicks off this week with a strik-
ing mixture of the good, the bad,
and the weird. In other words, it
looks like your typical film festi-
val, geared to those who want
something out of the norm
mixed in with their usual sam-
pling of Hollywood fare.
The festival starts April 24
with the screenings of “I’ll Be
There” and the charming inde-
pendent film “Raising Victor
Vargas.” The festival runs
through May 1. This year, all
screenings take place at the cen-
trally located Angelika Film
Center, Mockingbird and Central
Expressway. Programs are avail-
able throughout the area or at
214-821-FILM, or
www.usafilmfestival.com.
at
Many of the films will feature
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post-screening interviews and
special personal appearances—
check the schedule. Films
shown at any festival are notori-
ous for late starts, so call first
and/or prepare for delays.
This year, the festival honors
writer/director Neil LaBute, one
of the most original, most cre-
ative talents working in films
today (“In the Company of Men,”
“Your Friends and Neighbors,”
“Nurse Betty”). Although he has
only directed a handful of films,
the Brigham Young graduate has
garnered a deserved reputation
not only for the unusual but for
being able to work in several
genres.
Labute’s new “The Shape of
Things” will be shown April 30
before opening locally May 9.
The film, starring Paul Rudd and
Rachel Weisz, affirms the direc-
tor’s pessimistic outlook on
humanity.
Dallas native, actor Stephen
Tobolowsky (he’s the insurance
salesman who keeps running
into Bill Murray in “Groundhog
Day”) also receives a tribute. A
compilation from his career will
be shown before an on-stage
interview with the versatile
actor.
The films of almost-forgotten
director Paul Wendkos and
ghoul-meister Mario Bava will
also be featured. After not being
seen for years for various rea-
sons, Wendkos’ “The Burglar”
will be screened in a new print,
with discussion to follow. The
film offers one of the few on-
screen looks at one-time Dallas
native Jayne Mansfield, an Anna
Nicole Smith-type of the 1950s.
The festival offers various
other events of note, such as the
announcing of the winners of the
annual National Short Film and
Video Competition. Several fea-
ture films get their regional pre-
miers, including “13 Moons”
with Steve Buscemi and Jennifer
Beals, “The Heart of Me” with
Helena Bonham Carter and Paul
Bettany, “Resistance” with Bill
Paxton and Julia Ormand, and
“Shade” with Sylvester Stallone
and Gabriel Byrne.
On closing night, director
Alan Rudolph will appear and
bring his latest, “The Secret
Lives of Dentists,” starring Hope
Davis and Dennis Leary.
Knowing Rudolph’s work
(“Trixie,” “Breakfast of
Champions”), the film should be,
well, interesting.
In fitting festival fashion,
every night offers something dif-
ferent. Enough to please anyone
looking for a change from rou-
tine fare.
This special offer is good through April 30, 2003.
Boo Allen is a free-lance
North Texas film critic.
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