The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Page: 2 of 16
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LOCAL BEAT
Cities start lining up
for TRIP-04 funds
It’s no holiday for MLK in The Colony
Court denies
Dodge SUV as
police car
Dillard and assistant city manag- tion consultant John Polster said
er Tony Johnson were one of the everyone should go ahead with
first in line to present their city’s all projects and as they are ready
BY CRYSTAL FORESTER
STAFF WRITER
The Denton County
Commissioners Court decided
Tuesday to fund road projects
throughout the county as they
are needed from the
Transportation Road
Improvement Program for 2004.
Cities must have an agree-
ment with Denton County and
contracts for construction
before the money from the sale
of $50 million in bonds from the
1991, 1999 and 2004 road bond
elections is made available.
“What’s ready to go should be
first,” said Commissioner Sandy
Jacobs. “It should be first come,
first serve.”
The Colony Mayor John
case for project funds. The
Colony is currently ready to start
construction on several projects,
including Memorial Road, which
would serve as a reliever road for
State Highway 121.
Jacobs agreed with the
urgency of money needed for the
Memorial Road project.
“It becomes a release belt as
the court can fund them.
The Commissioners Court
denied the purchase of a Dodge
Magnum by the Precinct 2
Constable Larry Floyd, whose
jurisdiction covers The Colony.
The Constable will have to pur-
chase either a Crown Victoria or
an Impala.
they are constructing (State
Highway) 121 projects,” she said.
The Colony could be among
the first cities to receive funds
from the $31 million Denton
County will receive today from
the bond sales.
“These projects are ready but
there are several projects that
are ready,” said Commissioner
Jim Carter. “We have to have
something for everyone because
of the support we received
across the county for the bond
sales.”
Denton County transporta-
Floyd was trying to purchase
the Magnum because he thought
it was safer because of exploding
gas tanks on the Crown Victoria
and All Wheel Drive. The
Magnum also has better perfor-
mance, gas mileage and warran-
ty, he said.
The Commissioners Court
denied the Dodge Magnum
because they want the cars to
come from a pre-approved list.
Contact staff writer
Crystal Forester at 972-436-
3566 ext. 122 or at
cforester@scntx.com.
Construction begins on Upper Trinity plant
The Upper Trinity Regional
Water District will begin con-
struction on a new treatment
plant today.
The new regional water
plant, Tom Harpool Water
Treatment Plant, will be in
northeast Denton County and it
will be the utility’s second
regional plant. The new water
plant will provide drinking
water on a wholesale basis to
communities in northeastern
Denton County and western
Collin County. The plant will
provide back-up and intercon-
nect to the existing regional
water treatment plant in
Lewisville.
The plant will treat up to 20
million gallons of water per day
using state-of-the-art membrane
filtration system. The first phase
should be complete and in ser-
vice during the summer of 2006.
The plant will get its initial
source of raw water from Lake
Chapman, east of Commerce.
T. inancial institutions, the
H postal service and even
JL the press will all come to
a halt on Monday in remem-
brance of a revered pioneer in
human rights — Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
Although Martin Luther
King Jr. Day is a federally rec-
ognized holiday, The Colony
will be among a handful of
cities that will remain open
that day and, moreover, a
smaller minority of city coun-
cils that will meet for their reg-
ularly-scheduled meeting that
night.
Other Denton County cities
such as Flower Mound and
Lewisville rescheduled their
Monday city council meetings
for later in the week and will
close their offices for the holi-
day.
According to The Colony’s
city secretary, MLK is not rec-
ognized as a city holiday. At
budget time, only a certain
number of holidays were pre-
scribed and council members
opted to take President’s Day
in February and Good Friday
in April instead.
Now, many would agree
that recognizing a religious
holiday over a federal holiday
is a risky choice in this day of
separation of church and state.
How does a city govern-
ment have the authority to
choose the day Jesus Christ
died over the day that Martin
Luther King Jr. was born as a
city holiday?
Keep in
mind, one
is already
recognized
federally
as a holi-
day and
one is not.
The
Colony
chose the
one that is
not.
The
K. SHELBY
SKRHAK
About Town
point is
that it doesn’t. City council
members shouldn’t find them-
selves in the sticky situation of
prioritizing which days are
“worthy” of city closure and
which are not.
Perhaps comparing a reli-
gious celebration with a secu-
lar one is like comparing
apples and oranges. Instead,
let’s compare similar holidays.
King’s birthday - Jan. 15,
1929 - is one of the newest
holidays, having only been
observed since 1986 when
President Ronald Reagan
signed it into law.
and stock markets close for
these holidays, the aforemen-
tioned holidays are seldom
observed by businesses and
schools.
In fact, many schools have
taken the opportunity of being
in class on Columbus or
Presidents days to teach their
students the principals of the
holiday.
The exception is Martin
Luther King Jr. Day. Most all
school districts and even uni-
versities will close that day in
observance of the holiday.
If our society places such
an emphasis on the holiday,-
then shouldn’t our city govern-
ment, too? I wonder how we
can seemingly ignore a holiday
that honors a leader in human
rights for all.
To me, Martin Luther King
Jr. Day is one of the most per-
tinent holidays in terms of cel-
ebrating strides in diversity,
more so than a holiday com-
memorating the birth of our
first president nearly 275 years
ago or the “discovery” of
America by Christopher
It is one of only three secu- Columbus, who found Native
lar holidays that commemo-
rates an individual.
Presidents’ Day combines
the two former holidays of
Washington’s and Lincoln’s
birthdays, celebrating our first
and 16th presidents. Columbus
Day celebrates the day the
Italian explorer discovered the
new world.
While banks, post offices
Americans had already been
here for decades.
Contact staff writer K.
Shelby Skrhak at 972-538-
2104 or
skrhaks@scntx.com, who
after her day off at The
Colony Courier Leader on
Monday, will attend The
Colony’s city council meet-
ing that night.
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UPS store
opens in TC
The UPS store, located at
3751 Main Street, will host its
grand opening ribbon cutting at 6
p.m. Jan. 20 at its location in The
Colony.
“As a one stop shop, we look
forward to serving The Colony
community,” said The UPS store
owner Diane Christianson,
whose store opened Nov. 24 for
holiday shipping season.
Before opening the new store,
Christianson, a resident of The
Colony, was employed by
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railway.
Memorial bricks
may be purchased
The Colony Veterans
Memorial at the Five Star Sports
Complex is once again accepting
applications for memorial bricks.
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“[Everyone] goes out of their way to see to mom’s personal needs”
“My mother’s needs are met fully, and the relationship she and I have
established with the Hearthstone family has exceeded by expectations”
K of C Ladies
plan social
Holy Cross Knights of
Columbus Ladies’ Auxiliary is
sponsoring a women’s social
from 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 23 in the
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Cafeteria at 7000 Morningstar in
The Colony. Wives, widows,
mothers, daughters, sisters, and
grand-daughters of members of
the Knights of Columbus who
participate in community service
through the year are invited.
Bring a dish to share and a
“white elephant prize” for the
social activities. RSVP to Carol
Nowicki 972-668-3424 or jncn-
tx80@evl.net.
The church will also sponsor
a blood drive that day from 8:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Carter Blood
Care will facilitate the blood
drive. All participants will
receive a t-shirt and breakfast.
Contact Kevin Koerner at 972-
625-8926 or koernertx@com-
cast.net for more information or
to schedule an appointment.
A new portion of the memori-
al has opened, with accommoda-
tions for 600 new memorial
bricks.
Dewey Fambry, a local veter-
an who helped launched the
memorial, said the memorial is
unique.
“This memorial is unlike all
other memorials [in that] it is not
directed to just those who were
killed in action. This memorial is
a permanent part of the Five Star
complex and recognizes all vet-
erans past, present and future,”
Fambry said.
Veteran bricks, which may be
purchased for $25 each, are
placed in the memorial with the
name, rank, branch of service
and dates of service.
Applications may be picked up at
The Colony City Hall, the
Chamber of Commerce, or call
Dewey Fambry at 972-370-5141
or 972-672-4264.
“I am confident of her care”
CARE, COMFORT and the QUALITY OF LIFE
they deserve.These principles are the heart of the
Hearthstone philosophy. Quite simply, we strive to
treat your family as our own.
Divorce Care
sessions continue
A new session of Divorce
Care continues from every
Tuesday evening, 7 to 9 p.m. at
First Baptist Church in The
Colony.
The cost is $20 and includes
workbook for the 13 week ses-
sion. Childcare provided. Those
interested may register by show-
ing up or calling 972-370-2439
Contest deadline
approaches
Jerry Patterson, commission-
er of the Texas General Land
Office, is calling on Texas stu-
dents to participate in the 9th
annual “Treasures of the Texas
Coast” children’s art contest.
The deadline to submit artwork
is Feb. 7.
Any medium may be used,
except for computer-generated
artwork. Three-dimensional art
is ineligible. Artwork should be
based on the theme, “Treasures
of the Texas Coast,” and should
show why the Texas coast is spe-
cial to the student.
Only one entry per student is
allowed, and all entries must
have a completed parental
release form taped to the back.
Parental release forms may be
printed from the GLO Web site
located at www.texasadopt-
abeach.org. Each contest entry
must be postmarked by Feb. 7,
and submitted on an 8 ?-inch by
11-inch sheet of white paper.
Call or visit us today
to learn how we
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Verdugo promoted
to Marine Corporal
Marine Corps Cpl. Christina
E. Verdugo, daughter of Regina P.
and Fernando Q. Estonactoc of
The Colony, recently was pro-
moted to her current rank while
serving with Headquarters and
Difebbo graduates
basic training
Air Force Airman John L.
Difebbo, a 1999 graduate of The
Colony High School, has graduat-
ed from basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base, San
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Service Battalion at the Marine
Corps Base in Quantico, Va.
Verdugo was promoted based
on sustained superior job perfor-
mance and proficiency in her
designated specialty.
Verdugo is a 2003 graduate of
The Colony High School of The
Colony and joined the Marine
Corps in August 2003.
Antonio.
During the six weeks of train-
ing, the airman studied the Air
Force mission, organization, and
military customs and courtesies;
performed drill and ceremony
marches, and received physical
training, rifle marksmanship,
field training exercises, and spe-
cial training in human relations.
He is the son of Rebecca
Permpipat of The Colony.
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