Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 2006 Page: 1 of 46
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When you play Cedar Hill, no lead is big enough
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City begins
online pay
program
For starters, residents can
log on to pay water bill
Today photos by CHRIS HUDSON
For about three-and-a half quarters on Oct. 6, Cedar
Hill football fans had very little to cheer about against
DeSoto. Trailing 30-6 in the fourth quarter, it looked
like the Longhorns were headed to their first defeat of
the season. And then something magical happened
that made the crowd and the Longhorns’ flag-bearers
(right) come to life.
A comeback
for the ages
By LOYD BRUMFIELD
News Editor
You had to be there to believe
Down 30-6, witli nine min-
utes left in the game, Cedar Hill
mounted a massive comeback
and overtook DeSoto, 40-37, in
double overtime in a game that
will go down as one of the great-
est ever played.
Cedar Hill (5-0, 2-0 in Dis-
trict 8-5A), took another step
toward establishing itself as a
state championship contender,
while DeSoto left scratching its
head and wondering what hap-
pened.
What happened was William
Cole scored three touchdowns,
converted two 2-point conver-
sions and threw for another as
Pages 10-14
• Column:J3ame was filled
with heroeslor both teams.
• Game coverage: The story
from start to finish, including
complete statistics.
the Longhorns roared back with
24 seconds left to tie it at 30.
Cole rushed for 152 yards
and Corey Roney added l()(),
and the Longhorns' defense
played magnificently even in the
early going when DeSoto’s lead
grew.
One thing the Eagles need to
learn: If you’ve got the ball with
little time left on the clock at the
end of the first half, a 16-0 lead
against Cedar Hill isn’t nearly
big enough to sit on.
By LOYD BRUMFIELD
News Editor
Quietly and with little fan-
fare, the city of Cedar Hill has
made it easier for residents to
pay their water and trash bills
through online payments, and
plans are to expand that to
cover just about every city ser-
vice available.
Since Sept. 6, online credit
card payments have been
accepted by the city, saving
people the cost of a stamp or a
trip to city hall
“Customers need to supply
us with their account number, a
credit card number and an expi-
ration date, and that’s about it.'
said Alan Gordon, the city’s
Internet Technology director.
Residents can use Master-
Card, Visa or American Lx pr-
ess.
Gordon presented his find-
ings to members of the city
council during a recent briefing
session.
“This has been art objective
a number of years, but it
required that we gel a new
financial system, q new utility
billing system''and a new
cashier system in place,”
Gordon said. “We've been
researching it for a number of
years, and it was just a matter
of coming up with a software
plan and putting it in place,”
along with a few system up-
grades.
The city has accepted credit-
card payments over the counter
at city hall since the summer.
Before that, people either had
to mail m their bills or pay
them in person w ith a check
“We kind of launched this
on a soft basis and we really
haven't done any PR on it,”
Gordon said “But once it gets
going and people find out
about it, we expect interest to
be considerable."
Cedar Hill uses a combina-
tion oi two software systems
[ den for finance and utility
billing and (. lass Active
Network
C lass Active was brought in
as the city's primary system for
recreation services but already
had a cashier component in
place for use, Gordon said
Under state law, the state
provides ;i list of vendors to
choose from in a process that is
the equivalent of a competitive
bidding process
Online payments are limited
to water and trash bills now, but
there is a host of city services
that might be available for
future online payments, includ-
ing animal licensing, police
services and public works ser-
vices such as the sale of maps.
Gordon said
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Ten-hut: All aboard for Baby Boot Camp
By LOYD BRUMFIELD
News Editor
Shortly after his wife Sandra
gave birth to their first child,
personal trainer Rob Ex line hit
upon an idea: Why not operate
a boot-camp style fitness pro-
gram for post-natal mothers to
help regain their physical
strength?
The only problem was,
someone beat him to it.
“So I thought, why reinvent
the wheel?” said the Cedar Hill
resident.
Submitted photo courtesy of Rob Exline
Some of Rob Exline’s former clients in Dallas take part
in Baby Boot Camp.
That put Ex line on a path to
join Baby Boot Camp, a nation-
al company
more than 125 cities and 17
states.
Ex line runs classes Wed-
nesday and Friday mornings at
The Little Gym in Cedar Hill
and Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday mornings at Fish
Creek Linear Park south of
Interstate 20 and near the Great
Southwest Parkway in Grand
Prairie.
“Before my son was born, I
became certified in pre- and
post-natal fitness and just want-
ed to help my wife out,” Ex line
See BABY, Page 3
Ready for Country Day?
The second Saturday of October Is coming up
soon, and that means it’s time for Country Day on
the Hill, Cedar Hill’s annual outdoor celebration of
community and the simple life. To find out what’s
going on this year, see our special section inside.
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