The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 12, 1986 Page: 1 of 26
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THE WYLIE NEWS
I 1886-1986
I Wylie
I Centennial
Devoted To The Best Interest Of Wylie Since 1947
Wylie, Collin County, Texas
1886 - 1986
.Wylie
Centennial
Volume 38: Issue 39
Wednesday, March 12, 1986 Two Sections - 30 Pages 25‘ Per Copy
Stock Show
By Beth Fultz
The Wylie High School
Future Farmers Association
Collin. County 4-H Club
gained ribbons jind a high
honor at the Houston Fat
Stock Show, the first
weekend in March. Under the
direction of Ag Teacher Mark
Culpepper, two FFA students
placed high in their division.
Three 4-H youths earned rib-
bons in the Simmental judg-
ing, thanks to Leader Martha
Oliver and for both clubs'
willing and helpful parents.
Collette McKinney, FFA
student, received “Reserve
Champion” honor for her
Brangus Heifer, and also won
third place for her Polled
Heifer, Hickory, which sold in
Houston for $2.00 a pound.
Susie Andrus, FFA, won a
third place ribbon for her
Short Horned Heifer in
Houston, too.
4-H ribbons went to Tracy
Foster, whose Simmental
Heifer placed 6th out of 30 en-
tries; Craig Foster, whose
Simmental Heifer placed 6th
out of a field of 50; an4»J0ff
Brown, whose Simmental
Heifer placed 9th out of 40 en-
tries.
The FFA and 4-H youth and
parent supporters worked
diligently cleaning and clipp-
ing their stock for the Frisco
Show last weekend, March
6-8th. The FFA stock was
shown on Thursday night and
Friday, and 4-H stock was
shown on Saturday. Both
groups are busily preparing
for the upcoming Collin Coun-
ty Stock Show at the Collin
County Youth Park in
McKinney the first weekend
in April, and for the Wylie
Show and Sale, April 14th, in
the High School parking lot.
Hours of rehersal paid off in a big way for the Wylie Stage Band. They received a “1“ at
the recent U.I.L. competition. The band will go on in May to compete with other winners
from around the state.
Patriotism Sparkles
In Wylie’s Front Yard
You might have noticed a
sparkling addition to the im-
maculate front yard of Leon
and Ruby Christopher, 400
South Ballard, this past
week. They are proudly
displaying a Sesquicentennial
sign with the map of Texas
and a window box of bluebon-
nets set to bloom in April for
all to see.
Mr. Christopher “just
thought it up" one day and
decided to build a display out-
side next to his flag post. “It
took me about a week to
finish it’’ said Mr.
Christopher. He and wife,
Ruby, were afraid someone
might try to break the glass
covering the map, but decid-
ed to trust their fellow Wylie
neighbors and not further
protect his sign with wire.
Their house is located on a
Seventeen-year-old Collette McKinney exhibited the Reserve
Champion Brangus Heifer. She is the daughter of Jerry and
Shree Sandifeer of Wylie, Texas. Collette is a member of the
Wylie FFA and is a junior at Wylie High School. Her heifer is
named “WBS Classeys Granada,” but Collette said she calls her
“Baby Girl.” “Baby Girl” won champion angus heifer at the
Heart O’ Texas Fair in Waco, Texas. This is Collette’s first year
to exhibit at the Houston show. Besides “Baby Girl,” she also ex-
hibited two steers and a barrow. One of her steers placed third in
the Polled Hereford heavy weight division.
historical site in Wylie. One
of the original buildings of
the Methodist Church was
located on their lot. "Clyde
Parker built this house after
that in about 1947-48.” Ruby
and her first husband, Mr.
Chaddick, purchased the
home from Parker in 1963.
Several years after the deaths
of Ruby and Leon's first hus-
band and wife respectively,
the couple married in 1971
and continued to occupy the
beautifully landscaped home
on the corner of Ballard and
Calloway.
Both Leon and Ruby
Christopher are from this
area of Texas. Leon was rais-
ed in Wylie "where the new
trailor park is by the old
dump". Ruby was raised in
Nevada, her maiden name be-
ing Williams. Mr.
Christopher is retired from
the Ford Motor Plant in
Dallas; and Mrs. Christopher
is retired from the city as a
crosswalk guard on Highway
78.
As hobbies, the
Christophers have flower and
vegetable gardens. Their
home will be in full bloom in a
few months with roses,
chrysanthemums, petunias,
periwinkles, and flowering
moss. Inside the house, Mrs.
Christopher boasts of
souvenir cup and toy truck
collections that decorate their
cozy rooms.
The Christophers are en-
thusiastic supporters of the
Sesquicentennial and Wylie
Reunion Set
For Class
Of 1961
A class reunion has been
planned for the Wylie High
School graduating class of
1961. This occasion will mark
their 25th year since gradua-
tion.
The reunion will be held on
Saturday, May 3, 1986 at the
home of Josephine Martinez
at 2801 Sachse Road, Wylie.
It will begin at 7:00 p.m.
If you were a member of this
class, please make plans to at-
tend.
Centennial Celebrations.
They donned their newly pur-
chased Sesquicentennial caps
for the picture in front of
their patriotic display.
By Beth Fultz
Wylie High School's Stage
Band ensemble has earned
top honors at two recent con-
tests bringing home a first
place trophy and a chance to
go to the state competition.
At the University In-
terscholastic League com-
petition in Mid-February, the
Stage Band received a “1”
being only one of six bands to
place in the first division. At
the University of Texas at
Arlington Jazz Festival in
late February, the Stage
Band won first place in Class
3A for the second year in a
row.
Earning a “1” at the UIL
competition results in the
Stage Band working toward
the UIL State Competition
Saturday, May 31st, 1986.
Many solo performances were
judged to be first division
quality and will qualify these
to compete in the state UIL
conLest also. Receiving a ‘T'’
were: Mandi McCaslin,
Shellene Foster, Nicole
Tussy, and Todd Sellars.
Receiving a “1“ rating but
ajot qualifying for state com-
©eVifion was the Sax Quartet
of Jill Lyerly, Brian Wallace,
Kim Smith, and’Dennis Price.
Mike Harris, Wylie High
School Band Director, said of
the UTA Contest, “This was
the hardest competition since
Wylie has been a part of the
Jazz Festival...We beat
Hillsboro, who came in se-
cond, and Midlothian, our
two arch rivals.” Six bands
competed in Class 3A for top
Continued On Page 2A
Citizen Input
Wanted For
Questionaire
The Wylie News will be
publishing a candidates
forum for City Council and
WISD Trustees on Wednes-
day, April 2, previous to the
April 5 election date.
The Wylie News would like
your suggestions for ques-
tions that you are interested
in having the candidates
answer.
Please submit questions no
later than Wednesday, March
19, 1986.
Questions may be brought
by The Wylie News office at
113 W. Oak Street or mailed
to P.O. Box 369, Wylie,
Texas 75098.
Ruby and Leon Christopher stand beside their
Centennial Sesquicentennial display adorning
Bill Davis To Run
For School Board
their front lawn at 400 S. Ballard.
Bill J. Davis, 1304 Parker
Road, announces his can-
didacy for the WISD School
Board, Place 6.
Davis graduated from Arp
High School, Arp,Texas.
After two years in the Navy,
he attended Tyler Junior Col-
lege and North Texas State
University, obtaining a
Bachelor of Business Ad-
ministration degree.
Before coming to Wylie,
Da is managed super-
markets for Kroger in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, and Tyler,
Texas, then worked as a
district executive for the Boy
Scouts of America in Wichita
Falls. He has managed Wylie
Supermarket for the past
twenty years.
Active in community and
church affairs, Davis served
on the Wylie City Council
1971-1973. He is currently an
Advisory Board member of
the Wylie Bank N.A. and is
serving on the Wylie Com-
munity Hospital Board.
Since coming to Wylie he has
served as a deacon in the
First Baptist Church, where
he and his family are active
members.
Davis and his wife, Jean,
have four children and four
grandchildren living in Wylie.
Alanna, Jay, Joe and their
spouses all graduated from
Wylie High School. Jennifer
will graduate this year.
Continued On Page 2A
Bill Davis
Wylie Blood Drive
Set For March 17
The Wylie Blood Club’s an-
nual blood dqve will be held
at Wylie High -School on
Monday, March 17; - 1986.
Those wishing to donate wtH-
report to the Agriculture
Building on the High School
campus between 9:00 a.m.
and 6:30 p.m.
Blood will be donated in two
ways: by appointment and
walk-ins.
The blood drive will be con-
ducted by the National
Honor Society students of
Continued On Page 2A
FFA & 4-H
Winners
At Houston
Stage Band Brings
Home Honors
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