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— Sachse News
Shining on the community, events and people of Sachse
6 Copyright 2006 All rights rrsentd
Volume 2: Issue 29
Sachse, Texss • Thursday, August 17,2006 • C&S Media Publications 3 Sections, 20 pages 50 Cents
Call us at 972-442-5515
Obituaries 4A
Op/Com 7 A
Sports Section B
Real Estate 2C
Classifieds 4C
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Special Council
bond meeting
The Sachse City Council will
conduct a Special Meeting at 6:30
hursclay. at Sachse City Hall,
560 Highway 78.
The council will consider rec-
ommendations from Bond
Committee and consider any
action necessary regarding poten-
tial projects as well as considering
any action necessary regarding an
ordinance calling for a Nov. 7,
Bond Election.
The meeting is open to the pub-
lic.
Public invited
to Historical meeting
The Sachse Historical Society
wil hold ilieir monthly meeting at
9:30 a.m. Aug. 19 in the Sachse
Historical Museum.
The museum will he open every
Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for
visitors and tours.
The museum is located at 3033
Sixth Street.
Anyone interested in learning
about Sachse or getting involved in
preserving its history, please con-
tact Karen Reed at 972-463-5259.
Murphy/Hwy. 78
construction
On Sept. I, Murphy Road will
be partially closed to allow for the
paving portion of the widening
project and will remain closed
approximately six weeks.
We appreciate your patience
during the construction as we work
to improve transportation within
the city.
For information call City Hall at
972-475-1212.
Chamber announces
casino night
The Chamber of Commerce is
inviting the community to their
Margaritaville Casino Night from
5 to 10 p.m Aug. 19. at Southfork
Ranch.
The event will feature a
Mexican buffet, a silent auction,
ek jack, craps, roulette, slots
f and poker.
Limited Texas Hold 'Em
Tournament tickets can be pur-
chased that evening until 6:15.
Tickets are $40 per person or
$375 for a table of 10.
For information call 972-496-
1212.
Armstrong Elementary
plans premiere party
Armstrong Elementary school
lias scheduled a premier party and
Meet the Teacher night.
The party will be Thursday,
Aug. 17 from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. at
4750 Ben Davis Rd.
During the party, parents can
pick up pre-ordered school sup-
plies and order spirit wear.
For information call the school
office at 972-414-7480.
GISD
starts school
Garland ISD students will
begin their school year Aug 21.
The school holidays are Sept.
4. Oct. 2, 3, Nov. 22, 23, 24 and
Dec 22 to Jan. 5.
At this time, GISD does not
enforce a uniform dress code but
they do enforce dress codes in the
schools, officials said.
City proud of ISO rating of 3
Lower insurance premiums take effect
By Patty Montagno
Effective June 1, Sachse homeowners and business-
es are seeing a reduction in their insurance premiums
thanks to the efforts of the Fire Department and city
staff.
The Insurance Services Office completed a Public
Protection Classification survey for Sachse that result-
ed in the overall fire safety rating being upgraded to a
Class 3 from the previous Class 6.
"ISO is the leading supplier of statistical, underwrit-
ing, and actuarial information for the insurance indus-
try," Chief Doug Kendrick said.
"ISO ratings are used by insurers to calculate premi-
ums on residential, commercial, and industrial proper-
ty within a community.
"Most insurers use the PPC classification for under-
writing and calculating premiums for residential, com-
mercial, and industrial properties."
Kendrick said preparations for the new classification
started over a year ago before the effective dale of June
1.
"The Class 3 rating for Sachse represents a multi-
department efforts and a positive step forward for pub-
lic safety," he said.
"We developed a good plan to achieve this goal and
the support of the City Council was critical."
Kendrick said every homeowner or business pays a
premium to their insurance carrier for fire insurance
based on his/her ISO rating.
"This rating is then used as a benchmark for insur-
ance companies to set premiums within a geographic
area," he said
"The ratings are from Ihe best at 1 to the worst at 10
and a higher ISO rating results in higher insurance pre-
miums."
"The rating is the result of an evaluation of each fire
district's fire fighting capability, the associated water
system, current codes, and the compliance of
Building/Fire codes."
Officials said the ISO rating classifies a communi-
ty's ability to suppress fires.
Insurers may use the new classification for new poli-
cies or renewals occurring on or after the publication
date which was June 1 of this year.
ISO distributes the revised classification to partici
See RATING page 3A
Courtesy photo
Sachse Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire last
month. Fire C rews were notified 1:24 am and were on scene at
1:29. Fire Crews remained on scene until 6 am. The building
held 4 residential units of those 1 was vacant. I he fire was start-
ed unintentionally hy an improperly disposed cigarette.
Dressed for a new school year Vehicles
quickly
become
ovens
Heat affects children
up to five times faster
than adults
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Photo hy Cathy Strong
On the first day of school last week. Raymond Cooper greeted students with welcome back stickers at the junior
high named for him. He put a sticker on Presley Perkins as principal Tami Nauyokas, in the background, welcomed
other students.
First day of school opens
with near 12 percent growth
By Shiela K. Haynes
More than 9,600 students went
back to school in Wylie last
Thursday, an 11.73 percent increase
over the 2005 first day of school
numbers.
The district had projected a
growth rate of 11.73 percent for bud-
geting purposes. Enrollment figures
will be gathered during the first sev-
eral weeks of school as the district
monitors class sizes and teacher
allocations, according to Susan
Dacus. Wylie ISD spokesperson.
At the district's newest campus,
Raymond B. Cooper Junior High,
635 students were enrolled on day
one. The district's anticipated enroll-
ment for the new school was 647.
In addition to the opening of
Cooper, this was also WISD's first
attempt at a standardized dress code.
According to district officials, the
first day went off without a hitch as
the vast majority of students showed
up in clothing that conformed to the
standardized dress code guidelines
set down by the district.
School board president Susan
Shuler visited several campuses on
Thursday morning and witnessed
limited compliance issues.
"This has gone very well," Shuler
said. "The students look very nice.
It's nice to see parents have been
cooperative. It's going to be a great
year."
Out of an enrollment approaching
2,400 at Wylie High School, about
150 students were not in full compli-
ance and all but a handful had at
least made an attempt to comply.
Students were given the once-
over by administrators as they
entered Ihe rear doors of the build-
ing and those with dress code viola-
tions were sent to the auditorium.
Many of those students were able to
correct the violation quickly by
doing something as simple as tuck-
ing in a shirt or having a parent bring
them a belt.
There were a few students wear-
ing the same color tops and bottoms,
but the administrators said the error
seemed to be out of innocence not
defiance. An oversized belt buckle, a
contrasting colored t-shirt or
improper footwear rounded out the
majority of violations, but many of
those were quickly remedied and
most students were in their respec-
tive classrooms by second period.
See STANDARD page I0A
I'hoto hy Shiela A. Haynes
Derek CJeels puts tin the required belt as he and his sister.
Danielle, walk into Wylie High School last Thursday.
So far in 2006 at
least 13 small
children have
died in the U.S.
after being left
inside hot vehi-
cles.
The most recent
was last week
when a 4-year-
old Dallas
boy died
after being
left in a
daycare van
at a park.
Last month a Wylie mother was
ticketed for leaving her child in her
van in the grocery slore parking lot.
According to police reports,
Kimberly Curtis culled 911 after
she heard an infant crying when she
parked next to a Dodge Caravan at
the Albertsons parking lot.
Curtis told police the back win-
dow of the minivan was open but
all the doors wt^re locked and there
was no one but the infant in the
vehicle.
Fire department officials used a
'slim jim' to open the vehicle and
removed an 11-month-old girl.
The girl, who fire department
reports characterize as sweating
profusely and crying, was trans-
ported to Baylor Medical Center
Garland as a precaution and accord-
ing to reports was doing fine.
Because of the situation the
mother. Toni Caldwell, was ticket-
ed and the incident was referred to
Child Protective Sen ices
According to a paper written by
Jan Null of the Department of
Geoscienees at San Francisco State
University and updated July 17.
"children's thermoregulatorv sys-
tems are not as efficient as an adults
and their bodies warm at a rate
three to five times faster than an
adults."
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Fisher, Donnita Nesbit. The Sachse News (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 2006, newspaper, August 17, 2006; Wylie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353379/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith Public Library.