The Sachse News (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 2008 Page: 1 of 18
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Volume 4: Issue 16
Sachse, Texas
Thursday, May 15 ,2008
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King elected to City Council Place 3 seat
Photo hy Patty Montagno
City Council Place 3 challenger Nicole 'Dicker, left, congratu-
lates Cullen King for running a successful campaign.
By Fatty Montagno
Staff writer
pmtmlagno@sachsenews.com
Sachse voters have chosen Cullen
King to fill the Place 3 seat on the
Sachse City Council.
Bill Adams was re-elected to the
Place 4 seat. He ran unopposed.
Adams is in the specialty packag-
ing sales field.
King was challenged by Nicole
Tucker.
King is the manager for the com-
mercial technical support for AMX,
Inc.
Tucker is a realtor with Keller
Williams, Dallas Metro East office
located in Wylie.
King garnered 52.53 percent or
195 votes to Tucker's 47.66 percent
or 178 votes.
Adams received l(X) percent or
303 votes.
A total of 375 votes were cast of
the city's 10,379 registered voters.
Voters also chose Cindy Casteneda
to fill the Place 4 seat in the GISD
school board race.
Because Sachse is in two counties,
the city is serviced by the Garland
and Wylie Independent School
Districts.
Sachse children who live in Dallas
County attend Garland ISD schools.
All Sachse children who live in
Collin County attend Wylie schools.
Casteneda is the Dean of Ethnic
Studies, Social Science and Physical
Education at Richland College.
She was challenged by Stephen
Stanley owner/operator of RE/MAX
Infinity in Sachse, and Jeff Johnson,
the president of J&A Manufacturing
in Garland.
Casteneda garnered 47.53 percent
or 2,033 votes to Stanley's and
Johnson's 13.54 and 38.93 percent or
579 and 1,665 votes respectively.
Place 5 incumbent Scott Luna, an
attorney, was reelected to his Place 5
seat.
He ran unopposed. He received
100 percent or 3,259 votes.
"I would like to thank those voters
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May 10 Election results
Council Place 3
✓Cullen King
Nicole Tucker
197
178
52.53%
47.53%
GISD, Place 4
✓C. Casteneda 2.033 47.53%
S. Stanley 579 13 54%
Jeff Johnson 1,665 38.93%
WISD, Place 1
Barbara Goss 659 49 79%
✓Ronni Fetzer 701 50.21%
WISD, Place 2
✓Ralph James 847 65%
James Griffin 456 35%
WISD, Place 3
Baron Cook 620 45.49%
✓Lance Goff 743 54.51%
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A.J. Rodriguez enjoys a hot dog
for dinner after taking a hreak
from the roundup festivities at
Salmon Park.
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About 75 people attended the annual "Mothers and Sons" roundup. Above, two moms pose
in the park with their sons after eating barbecue. Mothers and sons were treated to hot dogs,
cookies and chips and a hayride. Participants played games such as barrel racing and pig
herding. Kids and moms danced to the Hokey Pokey, Limbo, Chicken Dance and Cha-Cha
Slide, and the moms even showed everyone how to do the Boot Scootin' Boogie.
Youth CPA
learn
Internet
safety
By Patty Montagno
Staff writer
pmontagno @ sachsenews. com
Sgt. James Wills started his Internet
safety class by addressing 20 individuals in
the Youth Citizens Police Academy about
the the large number of people using the
Internet daily.
"Millions and millions of people around
the world use the Internet every day," he
said.
"Children and teens get a lot of benefit
from being online, but they can also be tar-
gets of crime, exploitation and harassment
in this as in any other environment.
"Trusting and curious, they need super-
vision and common-sense advice on how
to be sure that their Internet experiences
are safe and enjoyable."
Wills said the best strategy to keep kids
safe is to instruct them about the benefits
and dangers of "cyberspace" and for them
to learn safety measures in order to better
safeguard themselves in any potentially
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Bike Rodeo combines safety, fun, prizes
Annual event highlights "rules of the road'
By Patty Montagno
Staff writer
pmontagno@sachsenews.com
About 50 children and parents spent Saturday
morning learning bicycle safety at the seventh
annual bike rodeo sponsored by the Sachse Police
Department.
The event was held in the parking lot of
Northplace Church.
"Now that schools are out a lot more children
will be riding their bikes on our streets," Police
Chief Dennis Veach said.
"We feel it's very important to help children
learn bicycle safety in the hopes of preventing
accidents.
"We're been told that this is one of Sachse s
most anticipated events, and we want to thank our
friends at Northplace Church for letting us use
their parking lot."
The event was organized by Police Officer
Chris Holland. He was assisted by Officer James
Wright, members of the Fraternal Order ol Police
and the Community Emergency Response Team.
The FOP distributed 25 helmets.
Holland said the Sachse Bike Rodeo is a fun
bicycle safety clinic featuring bike safety inspec-
tions and a safety lecture about the rules of the
road.
A special street course was set up in the church
parking lot where young cyclists were shown
where and how to apply the rules.
"The main focus of a bike rodeo is cycling
safety for young cyclists," Holland said.
"The kids had fun negotiating the course that
we laid out with simulated streets, intersections,
crosswalks and stop signs."
Holland said the kids were first escorted
through the course by the officers who pointed
out hazards and safety tips and explained how to
apply the rules of the road that were mentioned in
the lecture.
After registration, the kids wheeled their bikes
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Photo by Patty Montagno
Attendees of the Bike Rodeo gather in the center of the driving
course with some Sachse Police officers before the bike safety
class.
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City board opening
City Secretary Terry Smith is accepting applications for the
Planning & Zoning Commission.
This commission meets the second and fourth Monday of the
month at City Hall to formulate plans, obtain information and make
recommendations regarding zoning issues.
Applicants must be 18 years old, reside in the city and be registered
voters. Anyone interested in volunteering to serve should complete an
application and return it to Smith. The application maybe downloaded
from the city Web site at www.cityofsachse.com.
Parking restrictions enforced
Sachse City Council recently approved a restricted parking
ordinance between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the 4300 and
4400 blocks of Haverhill and Briarcrest Lanes and Hunters Ridge
Drive on school days.
Residents can still have access to public street parking in front
of their homes in the evenings, weekends and during the summers.
Signs have been posted throughout the neighborhood alerting
everyone to the new restrictions. Offenders will be issued warning
stickers at first, followed by citations.
Lake Lavon
Water Level
Normal 492 ft.
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492 46 ft
Lake Jim Chapman
Noitit.il 440 0 Current 439 99
Source U S Army Corps of Engineers
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