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VOLUME 29, NO. 31
In the Community. With the Community. For the Community.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
AROUND Town
Labor Day
trash, recycling
Because of the Labor
Day holiday on Monday,
all solid waste and recy-
cling services will be
delayed one day the rest
of the week. Green waste
and bulky will be picked
up on Tuesday and trash
and recycling collection
will start on Wednesday
and conclude on Saturday.
For information, call the
city’s Environmental
Services Department at
972-624-3132.
Man murdered at Hidden Cove Park
BY BLAINE CRIMMINS
bcrimmins@acnpapers.com
According
to a statement
from The
* .Colony Police
A woman from Irving has been *
charged with murder following a two park
stabbing incident at Hidden Cove employees
Park in The Colony on Aug. 26. were driving
Dana Jill Thompson, 57, alleged- through the
ly stabbed 79-year-old Lester park in a work
Glickman to death with a pair of truck
what they believed to be an ice pick, died of his injuries. Thompson was
They yelled at her to stop as they arrested and charged with murder,
approached the scene, at which She also was taken to Baylor
time she stood up and walked away Hospital for treatment to cuts on her
from the victim, who was found to hands sustained during the crime
be severely wounded with life- and later booked into The Colony
threatening injuries from numerous Jail, according to the statement.
stab wounds. Police say a pair of bloody scis-
When police arrived, the suspect sors found at the scene is believed
was still at the scene after having to be the murder weapon. On
when Dana Thompson been detained by the two witnesses Monday, the police department said
scissors at about 5 p.m. inaseclud- they witnessed and fire department personnel, its investigation also found that a
ed area of the park near the road- a female straddled over the victim Glickman was transported to Baylor “Swiss Army type knife” was used as
way leading to the park’s cabins. while repeatedly stabbing him with Hospital in Carrollton, where he Turn to MURDER, Page 4A
Aglow meeting
The Colony Community
Aglow will meet for an
evening of prayer at 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Comfort Suites,
4796 Memorial Drive. For
information, contact
Connie Hudson at 972-
625-5941.
ougar
K
Pee Wee
cheer clinic
The Colony High
School Cheerleaders are
hosting a Pee Wee Clinic
for boys and girls ages 4 to
13 on Saturday at the high
school gym.
Registration begins at
8:30 am. The cost is $25
for half-day (9 a.m. to
noon) or $35 for the full
day (9 am. to 3 p.m.). A
parent show is scheduled
at 2:30 p.m. It is recom-
mended that children
under the age of 6 partici-
pate in the half-day ses-
sion.
For those that are stay-
ing the full day, partici-
pants are asked to bring a
sack lunch and drink. The
clinic will consist of
cheers/chants, dances,
and jumps in the morning,
with basic tumbling, basic
stunting, and sign-making
in the afternoon.
Registration form and pay-
ment must be received by
Saturday.
HEIDI NORRIS/CONTRIBUTOR PHOTOS
School spirit was in the air as The
Colony Cougars opened the 2010
football season against Sherman on
Friday night at Hebron High School.
Issues with the lights at Tommy
Briggs Stadium forced the game to be
played at an alternative site. On
Friday, Sherman got off to a hot start
en route to a 50-27 win. See story and
photos, Page 1B.
City offering
veterans banners
The city of The Colony
is again selling banners to
honor veterans this year.
The banners will be dis-
played throughout the
community from mid-
October through mid-
November, to coincide
with the Veteran’s Day hol-
iday and the American
Heroes festival. Any active
duty member or veteran
of the Armed Forces is eli-
gible to be honored with a
banner.
For information about
the 2010 banner program,
visit www.saluteamericanheroes.com. Details can
be found on the “Honor
Your Veteran” page.
Questions may also be
directed to the Parks and
Recreation Department at
972-625-1106.
Animal Control hosting
urban wildlife conference
BY BLAINE CRIMMINS
bcrimmins@acnpapers.com
North Colony Boulevard.
The Colony Animal Control Division
has conducted similar forums the past
Incidents of encounters with urban few years but is planning to develop
wildlife are well-documented in The this conference as an annual fall event.
Colony. From bobcats to bats, the city’s Animal Control Manager, Patricia
proximity to Lewisville Lake ensures Barrington said the meetings objec-
residents and wild animals are likely to tives include providing residents with
cross paths with some frequency. peace of nund when encountering
As part of an ongoing effort to edu- wildlife perceived as threatening.
cate the public about how best to “We get quite a few calls for urban
approach those interactions, The wild animals, especially bobcats and
Colony Animal Control Shelter has coyotes. People tend to worry about
teamed with Texas Parks and Wildlife those,” Barrington said. “We’re hoping
to host an Urban Wildlife Community this (information) will give people
Conference at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the some tools to handle that rather than
police department headquarters on
Turn to URBAN, Page 4A
Pirate Days lineup
coming together
Event set for Oct. 16-17
BY BLAINE CRIMMINS
bcrimmins@acnpapers.com
ABWA hosts
Trivia Night
The Colony Chapter of
the American Business
Women’s Association will
be hosting a Trivia Night
at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at
Evergreen at Morningstar,
6245 Morning Star Dr.
This fact-filled night
will feature teams of six
competing for prizes and
glory. Team fee is $90, and
includes refreshments.
Single entries will be com-
bined to form teams as
needed. Deadline for reg-
istration is Sept. 10.
For information, logon
to www.abwathecolony
.org or send e-mail to
abwathecolony@yahoo.
com.
drummer
joins the
banc
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The Colony High School Band welcomes new percussion director Michael
Huestis, left, pictured here with Band Director Lance Flisowski. Huestis earned a
bachelor’s of music from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree
from Brigham Young University. He has been a music educator for 11 years, most
recently at American Fork High School in Utah. Huestis’ wife is named Pattie, and
he has two children, Ella Grace and Owen Grant.
With Pirate Days a little more than a month away,
event organizers are busy making final arrangements for
this year’s event. Pirate Days of Texas Treasurer Lynn
Genung updated the city council on the festival’s
progress at a recent council meeting.
The event is scheduled for Oct. 16-17 at Stewarts
Creek Park. Genung said the planning process is pro-
gressing rapidly.
“Entertainment highlights of this year’s festival
include the return of the band Needfire, The Bilge
Pumps, Allie Noel, Scurvy Rickets and the Peg Legs, The
Rumble Kings, and Identity Theft,” Genung said. “We will
have reenactment and demonstration crew the Blue
Moon Boucanniers with their cannons again.”
New this year will a land-based, quarter-scale replica
of a pirate ship called the Sea Wolf, which will demon-
strate life aboard a pirate ship. Sea Wolf staff also will
entertain crowds with skits and dance routines.
Also new this year is the addition of a “historically
accurate period marketplace,” including a working
blacksmith. Unlike year’s past, vendors will be accepting
actual money for services as opposed to tickets.
A children’s area, dubbed the Captain Kidd’s
Adventure Cove, will feature the return of the Treasure
of the Caribbean and Buccaneer Ship bounce houses, an
expanded Crazy Croquet course, and a new and
improved Pirate Bay/Great Colony Reef activity zone.
“Different this year, will be the ‘Ponies and Pal
Petting Zoo,’ that features miniature horses, miniature
zebu cows, and from Madagascar, Lance the Ring Tailed
Lemur,” Genung said.
Turn to PIRATES, Page 4A
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INDEX
Classifieds..........2B
Letter to the Editor ... 5A
Military Note........3A
Sports.............1B
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