The Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1988 Page: 1 of 20
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Sentinel
VOL. XIII, NO. 38
DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY TO EVERY HOME IN SACHSE AND WYLIE
SEPTEMBER 21, 1988
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Sachse's Country Fair
Top Weekend Attraction
The school choir entertained at the dedication ceremony a Wylie's P.M. Akin Elementary School
Sunday. A standing room-only crowd jammed the cafeteria for the festive occasion and heard
triibutes paid to the school's namesake, a former Wylie educator.
P.M. Akin Elementary Dedication
Ceremony Draws Full House
A standing room-only crowd
jammed the cafeteria at Sun-
day's dedication of the P.M.
Akin Elementary School,
named in honor of an educat-
or who said upon retirement,
"What has meant most to me
has been the children."
The 64,032-square foot
school, which opened its
doors for the first time this
month, has an enrollment of
376 and "will be opening
doors to new horizons," said
Principal Ron Ferguson in
accepting the school on be-
half of the Wylie Independent
School District.
Ferguson expressed pride in
his students, staff, office,
cafeteria and custodial help --
each of whom plays an im-
portant part in opening doors
to the future.
Don Whitt, superintendent
of schools for WISD for the
past 15 years, remarked that
he was particularly pleased to
have been a part of the plan-
ning of the school. "This is a
memorable day for our school
district," he said.
Akin, a member of the
Wylie school district from
1941-75, was remembered by
Rev. A.L. Draper, pastor of
the First Baptist Church,
Wylie, for his work with child-
ren and as an outstanding
Bible teacher. Draper cited
Akin's influence, dedication
and understanding, saying,
"We thank God for Mr. Akin!"
Members of the late Mr.
Akin's family were present,
including his widow and four
sons. Eldest son Michael Akin
said, "Quality education was
uppermost in dad's life ... he
would be so proud if he were
here today!"
He said his father wanted to
capture children's imagination
and make them want to come
to school.
"He wanted the staff stimu-
lated to do special things . . .
therefore, today I am an-
nouncing the formation of the
P.M. Akin Memorial Fund to
allow teachers to do a little
something special for our
children. The memorial will be
funded from a gas well we
recently drilled so teachers
can do special things for the
children," Akin said.
Highlighting the program
were the musical renditions
by Akin students under the
direction of Linda Dyer and
Carol VanNoorloos.
Refreshments were served
and there was an open house
following the dedication cere-
mony.
Sachse Library
Volunteers Sought
Sachse librarian Rosanne
Burgess is calling for help.
If you have an hour or
several hours to spare cn a
regular basis, call Rosanne,
530-8966 or 530-6635, and
sign up for a variety of jobs at
the Sachse Public Library.
Adults preferred, but there
are some duties suitable for
teens.
Gorgeous cheerleaders. A
county judge. A state repre-
sentative. An elementary
school principal. More cheer-
leaders. A justice of the
peace and the fire chief. Two
mayors. City Council mem-
bers and a city manager. And
even more cheerleaders.
"All these people will help
make our third annual Sachse
Fallfest Country Fair on Sat-
urday, Sept. 24. a huge suc-
cess," said Duana Yates,
president of the Fallfest As-
sociation, sponsor of the
once-a-year event that
attracts 7,000 festival-goers.
Place is Salmon Park on
Williford Road off Hwy. 78.
This year's fair from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. will feature scores of
arts and crafts booths, a
Country Crafts Contest, a
Best Cook Contest,
midway-type games, pony
rides, food of all kinds, and a
ducking booth with lots of
"duckees," including some 20
cheerleaders from area
schools.
Dallas County Judge Lee
Jackson, Luna Principal Mike
Richey, JP Mike Cantrell,
Sachse Fire Chief Jack Yates,
Mayor Larry Holden, and
Council members Dee Shank-
lin, Chris Jacobsen, Steve
Tobler, Jim Becker and Pat
Mclnnish also will take turns
in the dunking booth.
Jot down these times:
11:30 a.m. - Dunk Mike Rich-
ey;
1 p.m. - Dunk Mike Cantrell;
1:45 p.m. - Dunk Larry Hold-
en;
4:30 p.m. - Dunk Lee Jack-
son.
Watch for other times post-
ed at Fallfest.
Judges for the second an-
nual Die Shoner Kinder Con-
test (for beautiful children) will
include State Representative
Anita Hill and Wylie Mayor
Chuck Trimble. Hill's district
covers part of Garland, most
of Rowlett and parts of Sach-
se south of Hwy. 78. Sponsor
of the contest is Citizens for a
Progressive Sachse.
Registration of the children
will take place all day. The
pageant starts at 5 p.m., ac-
cording to Kay Snipes, proj-
ect coordinator for the pag-
eant.
Categories for boys and
girls are six months to one
year; one to two; two to
three; three to four; and four
to five. Entrants must not
have had their fifth birthday
before or on Sept. 1.
Contestants should wear
dress-up clothes. Helpers will
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Sachse Citizens Decry
Cutback in Library Personnel
The Sachse City Council, in
a public hearing on the muni-
cipal budget Monday, heard a
volley of complaints from
Sachse citizens regarding the
proposed reduction in library
personnel.
At present the Sachse
Public Library has one fulltime
and one part-time employee.
Mayor Larry Holden, in ex-
plaining the Council's posi-
tion, said, "There will be
reduced hours for paid em-
ployees if this budget is ap-
proved. The librarian will have
to rely on volunteers."
Diana Smith, a library volun-
teer and outspoken critic of
the proposed cut in person-
nel, said, "Sachse needs two
fulltime people, rather than
one and one-half. Why did we
expand the library and cut the
library allocation?"
And Ruth Franklin, a retired
school teacher and longtime
library volunteer, stressed the
importance of the library to
Sachse, adding, "There is no
way one person can handle
the library."
Milton Rogers, who has
served on library boards in
Piano and Garland and cur-
rently is a member of the
Sachse Library Board, ex-
pressed concern over a cut-
back in hours the library will
be open.
"I am concerned about my
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Liner, Reba. The Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1988, newspaper, September 21, 1988; Sachse, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347745/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sachse Public Library.