The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1999 Page: 1 of 24
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PIRATES ADVANCE IN PLAYOFFS, WILL MEET GRAPEVINE THIS WEEK
THE WYLIE NEWS
Covering Wylie, Sachse. Murphy and the surrounding area
Volume 52: Issue 52
Wylie. Texas Wednesday, May 26,1999
50 Cents
Highlights
t/ Firemen fill MDA boot
with $2,400 Page 2A
V Area briefs Page 2A
i/ ECI to expand Page 2A
Scouts in space Page 3A
V 1909 WHS graduation
Special Section Page 4B
Pirates defeat Athens
Page IB
V Durbin signs with GCC
Page IB
V Partners in Education
Page 4B
Lawn & Garden
Page 6B
Achievements
Eastwood inducted
into honor society
Stephenie Ann Eastwood has
been inducted into Phi Eta
Signia National Honor Soci-
ety at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
An English major, Eastwood
is a 1998 Wylie High School
graduate. She is the daughter
of DeAnn Eastwood of
Wylie.
Wylie grad pledges
Baylor sorority
Elizabeth Morgan, a 1998
Wylie High School graduate,
has pledged the Greek social
sorority Kappa Delta during
spring rush at Baylor Univer-
sity in Waco.
Kappa Delta, founded in
1897, is a national sorority.
Notices
The News deadlines
adjusted for holiday
Due to the Memorial Day
holiday. The Wylie News edi
torial and advertising dead-
lines will be early this week.
Deadline for classsified
advertising and obituary
information is noon Friday.
Editorial and display adver-
tising information must be
received by 4 p.m. Thursday.
lie Wylie News offices will
closed Monday in obser-
vance of the holiday. Wed-
ding, birth and engagement
information deadline is
unchanged.
Wylie Fire Department
Types of Fires Fought
1996 1997 1998
Source: Wylie Fire Department
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Dining Guide . . .
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PLAYIN’ HOOKEY?—Wylie Junior High serves as the students' Held day and culminu-
eigh.h graders Chris Vltimier and Kyle John- tion of the study of Tom Sawyer. Other aetivi-
son fish for crawdads during loin Sawyer Day ties included raft races, horseshoes, apple hob-
activities Friday. The fourth annual event hin’and stick hall. i%>mby \f\hu n\kn
First, Second Streets closed to through traffic
Construction forces road changes
By Donuita Nesbit Fisher
Construction of .i North Texas
Municipal Water District transmis-
sion line and reconstruction of the
roadway along South Ballard
Avenue has forced the closure of
additional streets in the surround
ing residential area, city officials
said last week.
“We have closed First and Sec
ond Streets to through traffic dui
ing the construction period," Wylie
C ity Manager Mike Collins said
The streets need to be closed to
control traffic through the neigh
borhood and to limit the amount of
large trucks traveling on ihe
streets, he said. The residential
streets were not designed to handle
heavy truck traffic, he said.
South Ballard from Butler to
Slone has been closed since May I
See UBSi Page3A
WHS seniors receive
diplomas Friday
By Donnita Nesbit Fisher
The largest Wylie High School
graduating class to date is sched-
uled to participate in commence-
ment ceremonies at 8 p.m Friday
at Lake Points’ Baptist Church in
Rockwall
Two hundred three students
will receive their diplomas at the
event
The evening will include musi-
cal presentations by the WHS
hand and choir.
Senior Class President Lee Pick
will give the invocation and
Homecoming Queen Candace
Reynolds is scheduled to give the
benediction. WHS Principal T.J.
Theisen will deliver the welcome.
Recognition of the top 10 per-
cent of the graduating class will
he done by Lynn Tinsley, assistant
principal for curriculum and
instruction.
The valedictory address will be
given by Tim Lott. Aaron Allison
is the class salutatonan and will
give the salutatory speech.
Diplomas will be presented by
Theisen,Wylie Superintendent Dr
John Fuller and Mike Whitcomb,
president of the Wylie Indepen-
dent School District board of
trustees
There are 55 students who have
earned advanced honor transcripts
and 68 students receiving
advanced transcripts
Honor guards will be Ben
Davis, Jake Cdenn. Cory Hender-
son. Holly Jones, Cari Litton,
Amanda Nelson. Blake O'Quin
and Kaylee Reynolds
This is the second year the
See GRADUATION
Valedictorian Tim Lott and Salutatorian Aaron Allison
Valedictorian, salutatorian
ready to begin journey
By Donnita Nesbit F isher
Although the future holds ques-
tions for Tim Lott and Aaron Mil-
son. both young men know the
direction they want to travel
Their childhood journey will
end and their pilgrimage into
adulthood will begin Friday night.
Lott is ihe Wylie High School
class ot '99 valedictorian; Allison,
its salutatonan. They will deliver
commencement addresses at grad-
uation ceremonies Friday in Rock
wall
Both boys have attended Wylie
schools since kindergarten and
both will continue their education
at prestigious institutions of high
learning. They each attended
Birmingham and Akin Hlementary
Schools and Wylie Middle
School.
Both have been active in school
clubs and organizations.
Lott is the student council pres-
ident. the hand chaplain. National
Honor Society reporter and Busi-
ness Professionals of America
reporter He was a National Merit
Scholar, receiving a S2.IKK) schol-
arship and a $9,000 WISD Birm-
ingham award winner.
Allison is a three-year high
school band member, plays on the
varsity soccer team and is an
Eagle Scout. He is a member of
the National Honor Society, the
Spanish and science clubs and
belongs to the Vocational Indus-
trial Clubs of America organiza-
tion He was a $1,000 Birming
ham award winner.
See LOTT
WISD UIL participants
to get insurance coverage
By Donnitn Nesbit Fisher
Wylie school students will be
covered hv supplemental accident
insurance during all Jlniversity
interscholastic League activities
beginning nest school term, the
Wylie Independent School District
trustees decided last week
“The problem we've run into is
we have a lot of kids who don't
have insurance coverage," said
WISD Athletic Directoi Mark Ball.
“This program would provide sec-
ondary coverage if a family has
insurance and primarv coverage il
there is none."
Benc-Mark will provide the cov-
erage at a cost of $17,171 per year.
The plan will cover all athletics and
UIL-sponsored events in grades 7
through 12.
This would include band and
drill members, cheerleaders, ath-
letes and academic UIL partici-
pants. The district estimates there
are about 1.135 students who par-
ticipate in these events.
The proposal was approved by a
6-1 vote with trustee Henry Gar-
land casting the dissenting vote.
Garland said he preferred to wait
until later in the budgeting process
to allocate funds.
In other action, trustees
approved bids lor roofing work at
Wylie Intermediate School.
$104,653; athletic supplies.
$58,690.55; and the playground at
Dodd Elementary School. $34,460
The board also agreed, by a 5-2
vote, to seek proposals for lighting
the new baseball field at Wylie
High School Trustees Mike Whit-
comb and Sue Nicklas voted
against the authorization.
“I don't think we should seek
bids until the item is in the budget."
W hitcomb said.
Nicklas said she was against the
item because she isn't convinced
the lights are worth the expense.
Initial estimates place Ihe cost of
lighting the field between $70,000
and $90,000.
The trustees also heard a report
from Superintendent Dr John
See INSURANCE Pagt3A
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CHEFRS FOR TIIE HOME TEAM—Wylie pitcher Chris
Minissale helped the Pirates capture the Area Round champi-
onship last weekend against the Athens Hornets. The Pirates
move on to the Regional Round this weekend against
Grapevine. See related story and photos on Page I ft
Photo hy Bodiv ( oker
Sachse denies
industrial
zone change
By Patty Mnntagno
SACHSE-The city council
denied a zoning change from
Industrial I to Industrial 2 on 4.7
acres at the end of Industrial Drive
after a public hearing last week.
Property owner Gerald Raider
had requested the change to build a
truck garage or truck terminal for
his business.
The city planning and zoning
commission had previously denied
the request
The primary use of property in
the I-1 designation has to be con-
ducted within the confines of a
building. Building Official Gary
Adams said. Uses in 1-2 zoning arc
allowed to be outside the structure
"I have to classify the use of a
property that mostly resembles a
use in our ordinances," Adams
said. "In this case the only use that
See INDUSTRIAL Page 10A
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Engbrock, Chad B. The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1999, newspaper, May 26, 1999; Wylie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth584393/m1/1/?q=sachse%20sentinel: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith Public Library.