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VOLUME 35, NUMBER 36
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Cougars
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Little Elm
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Second murder
suspect now
in custody
Ary also charged with
aggravated robbery
HEATHER M. Goodwin
hgoodwin @starlocai Imedia. com
Police now have the two 1
people in custody who were |
wanted in connection to the
murder of a local storeowner
and mother of two. ■
On Friday, The Colony Po-
lice Department announced
the arrest of 24-year-old
Corderro
Michael Ary
able to obtain
surveillance
video that
showed a man
walking into
the store and
demanding
money. He
then shot Si-
wakoti, ac-
TCHS
culinary
students
help fight
childhood
obesity
The culinary students in Cougar Cafe treated
Carney Elementary students to healthy treats for
the annual 21 Day Challenge recipe book cre-
ated by Medical City Children’s Hospital to fight
childhood obesity. This year, only three healthy
recipes will make it into the recipe book with
other recipes created by students around the
metroplex. Carney Elementary students and a
select group of adults rated the recipes based on
how much they liked the treat The top three
recipes that will be in the 2015-16 book are "the
dawg wrap,” “the green banana smoothie” and
“the berry cone.”
Corderro Michael Ary, who is cording to the video.
charged with murder and ag- According to police, the
gravated robbery. Police said video shows that Siwakoti did
Ary has been a person of inter- not attempt to resist the armed
est since the beginning of the man, who made off with money
investigation. Police detectives from the cash register.
have been working on finding On June 20, following an
probable cause and building a anonymous tip, police arrested
| case against Ary since the June 19-year-old Deon Kingston Jr.
murder.
It was that arrest and more
PHOTOS COURTESY OF USD
Samira Siwakoti was shot tips that led police to Ary. Po-
and killed June 10 at Rapido lice said they believe they have
Convenience Store in the 7400 the two main suspects in cus-
block of Main St. Police were tody for the murder.
P PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS
COME TO PLANO
Prestonwood forum draws nearly 7,000
CONNER HAMMETT
chammett@starlocalmedia.com
More than 6,000 spectators
packed the worship center at Pre-
stonwood Baptist Church on Sunday
to watch six Republican presidential
hopefuls try to sway evangelical vot-
ers in their favor.
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Each sit-down concluded with Gra-
GOP candidates Jeb Bush, Ben ham asking the candidates how
Carson, Sen. Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, America can pray for them.
Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum In keeping with the stated focus of
each had 30 minutes to give a short the forum, candidates spent a great
speech and engage in a one-on-one deal of time discussing their own
discussion with Pastor Jack Graham faith, offering highly personal testi-
about issues such as gay marriage, monials as to the impact God has had
abortion, the Affordable Care Act and on their lives.
U.S. presidential
candidate Ted
Cruz addresses
more than 6,000
attendees who
came to Pre-
stonwood Bap-
tist Church's
presidential
forum Sunday
during which six
GOP hopefuls
discussed issues
of faith, religious
liberty and for-
eign policy.
national security.
“My faith has been tested,” Fiorina
BRIAN MASCHINO /
STAFF PHOTO
In his opening statements, Gra- said. “I have battled breast cancer. I
ham said the forum “could shape the have buried a child. Through it all,
future of the country,” adding that the love of my family and my personal
while all candidates, including De- relationship with Jesus Christ has
mocrats, were invited, “the right peo- seen me through.”
al'l
ple” were in the room.
Candidates also zeroed in on reli-
Graham was complimentary of gious freedom, with Cruz asserting issues. Jimmy Carter to give us Ronald Rea- enthood. Santorum touted the pas-
many of the candidates, thanking that “2016 will be a religious liberty “As these threats grow darker and gan, so I can’t wait to see where we’re sage of his Partial Birth Abortion Act
them for individual efforts to advance election” and touting court battles in darker, [people] are waking people headed next.” to the Senate in 2003 as an example
the conservative cause and asking which he defended the presence of up here in Texas and all across this Candidates weighed in on abor- of a longstanding effort to protect un-
them to elaborate on political issues religious symbols on public land as country,” he said. “I believe 2016 will tion, with Cruz and Bush emphasizing born life,
and their relationships with God. examples of his commitment to such be an election like 1980. It took their efforts to defund Planned Par-
See FORUM, Page 5A
New program aims to prevent teen domestic violence
Heather M. Goodwin
hgoodwin@starlocalmedia.com
The Denton County
Friends of the Family 1197 W. Main St. The program about rela-
(DCFOF) helps numerous vic- is open to all teenagers in tionship vio-
tims of domestic violence, the grades six through 12th - not lence. We
majority of whom are adults, only those living in want to bring
but now the agency is launch- Lewisville. For information it up and give
DCF0F hopes to reach teens across county
ing a program aimed at visit
teens a voice
reaching teens before they library.cityoflewisville.com or to say it’s not
become victims or offenders, call the Lewisville Public Li- right,” said
DCFOF’s new program brary desk at 972-219-3577. Andy Dixon,
WANT TO
GO?
Real Teens Getting Real
4:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Nov. 18
Lewisville Public Library, 1197
W. Main St.
that they un- teenagers understand that
talk to their parents or their
counselors. We want them to
know it’s OK to ask for help.”
Dixon said one of the signs
derstand and they are powerful, and he of an unhealthy relationship
know what a wants give them the tools to he will discuss with teens is
healthy rela- express their feelings. excessive calls or texts.
tionship and “Their voice can make “Now with everyone having
an unhealthy change,” Dixon said. “We access to phones and texting,
one looks want them to be educated that is one clear sign to look
like.” when it comes to relation- for,” Dixon said. “If the per-
Dixon said ships so they know what to son is always asking where
Real Teens Getting Real will Those interested do not need DCFOF community education his vision is to have teens at- look for. We want them to you are or who you’re with or
be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednes- to preregister.
coordinator. “We’re hoping to tend both sessions. He said speak up if they’re in an un- someone is constantly being
day and Nov. 18 at the “We’re hoping to get across educate students when it some of the high points he healthy relationship. They put down, that’s not healthy,
Lewisville Public Library, to teens that it’s OK to talk comes to relationships so wants to make are to make should let someone know; See TEENS, Page 5A
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McGathey, Liz. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 36, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 25, 2015, newspaper, October 25, 2015; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622343/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.