lake cities sun march 21, 2013
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Hometown newspaper of Corinth, Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek and Shady ShoresTRANSCRIPT
Lake Dallas ISD officials
have announced the Lake
Dallas High School Colle-
giate Academy, a new part-
nership with North Central
Texas College enabling
LDHS students to receive col-
lege hours up to an Associate
degree while still in high
school. LDHS the first high
school in North Texas to
make such an agreement with
NCTC.
At the March 18 LDISD
Board of Trustees meeting,
LDISD Administrators and
NCTC officials signed a
Memo of Understanding
(MOU) that set forth the
agreement between the two
schools.
The agreement marks an
landmark for high schools.
The agreement states that
NCTC and LDHS will collab-
orate to provide a four-year
program in which students
earn both a high school
diploma and up to 60-plus
hours of college credit leading
to an Associate of Arts, Asso-
ciate of Science or an Associ-
ate of Arts in Teaching
Degree.
NCTC officials in atten-
dance included Dr. Emily
Klement, Dean of Bowie-
Graham campuses and Dual
Credit Administrator; Dr.
Eddie Hadlock, President; Dr.
Billy Roessler, Vice President
of Student Services; Debbie
Sharp, Vice President of Insti-
tutional Advancement; Judi
Archer, Director of Market-
ing, Denton County; and Dr.
Larry Gilbert, Dean of In-
struction, Corinth Campus.
An informational parent
meeting will be held in the
LDHS Lecture Hall at 6 p.m.
on March 25. For more infor-
mation, contact the LDHS
Academic Advisors office at
940-497-1464.
Also discussed at the meet-
See LAKE, pg.5
Hometown newspaper of Corinth, Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek and Shady Shores.Vol. 39, No. 20
MARCH 21, 2013
www. LakeCities.com • 75¢
Streetlight tohelp traffic inShady Shores
BY TIM GLAZESun Managing Editor
A new streetlight will be
installed in Shady Shores at
Lakeshore Road, addressing a
traffic concern that has been
voiced in the town for several
years.
The street, which runs near
Shady Shores Town Hall, has
a notoriously dangerous turn
that residents have nicknamed
the “S-Curve,” drawing its
nickname from its “S” shape
it makes.
The road is marked with a
few signs that warn motorists
to slow down, proceed with
caution and to watch out for
children – but when night ap-
proaches, it is nearly impossi-
ble to see, according to town
officials.
The streetlight was ap-
proved at a February council
meeting and cost $124 out of
the town’s maintenance
budget. The light will be in-
stalled by Oncor, and will be
on an existing pole located on
a resident’s property.
Accidents have marred the
area around the S-Curve; a
couple walking on the road
were struck by a vehicle, and
Mayor Jerry Williams re-
ported that fire hydrants have
been destroyed by cars in-
volved in accidents on the
road.
The curve had been
brought up at other meetings,
but the council decided that
the implementation of a
streetlight would be ineffec-
tive.
Instead, it was voted on to
lower the speed limit around
the S-Curve.
“In the last couple of years
drivers have really lost con-
trol around there,” Williams
said. “About seven years ago
two people were actually run
over.
“It’s been a combination of
things that have really come
to a head.”
The town’s growth has
meant more traffic, which has
increased the amount of cars
driving the curve.
“It took us awhile to get
permission from the land
owner to sign off on putting
the light on his property,”
Williams said.
“When we got the letter of
permission we were able to
move forward.”
The council’s approval of
the streetlight as well as the
recent approval of Peach Tree
Construction to begin work-
ing on roads in the town fol-
lows the town’s emphasis on
what they called an “aggres-
sive” approach to tackling
road issues when they re-
leased their 2012-2013
Budget statement.
The budget focuses on rev-
enues and the road issues
within the town.
At an earlier council meet-
ing in 2013, the Shady Shores
council agreed on a $600,000
budget to begin a multi-year
repair of all road issues, ac-
cording to town officials,
which will secure $480, 946
from the Shady Shores fund
balance to offset the expense.
The Shady Shores Road
Committee and the council
agreed to take the advice of a
general contractor before pro-
ceeding further with any road
repairs, Williams said.
The committee also de-
cided to decline the option of
having the county handle all
road repairs for Shady Shores.
In other council news,
Williams has officially an-
nounced his intent to not run
for another term as mayor.
As well as mayor, the posi-
tions of Place 2 and Place 3
Alderman are also up for elec-
tion in Shady Shores.
SUN PHOTO/ TIM GLAZE
LDISD and NCTC Announce Collegiate AcademyHigh school students can now earn 60-plus hours of college credit
Members of the Corinth, Hickory Creek and Lake Dallas police departments took part in a four-day training seminar that testedpolice officers on their reactions to distress calls that may happen in schools or office buildings. Training took place at Lake DallasMiddle School. For more pictures, see page 2.
Officials from the LDISD and NCTC celebrate the 2013-14 launch of Collegiate Academy.
BY TIM GLAZESun Managing Editor
With the tragic events at
Sandy Hook Elementary in
Connecticut casting an even
darker shadow on the topic of
school shootings, the Lake
Cities police departments are
continuing to be proactive in
maintaining safety at the Lake
Dallas Independent School
District campuses.
Officers with the Corinth,
Lake Dallas and Hickory
Creek police departments re-
cently concluded an eight
hour training seminar called
“rapid response to active
shooter training,” which con-
sisted of officers being put
through distress drills at Lake
Dallas Middle School includ-
ing hostage situations, stu-
dents and intruders with guns
in the school and other active
shooter situations.
The drills are part of the
Corinth Police Department’s
basic officer training and are
usually held every two years,
but Corinth PD Captain Greg
Wilkerson said that combin-
ing all three police depart-
ments to train annually at a
local school made much more
sense given the circumstances
at Sandy Hook.
“It’s unfortunate we have
to prepare for these types of
incidents but we prepare for
the worst knowing that one
day our training could save
innocent lives,” Wilkerson
said. “We can’t just hope that
something as tragic as
Columbine, Sandy Hook, Au-
rora, Colorado, doesn’t hap-
pen here. We must train as if
it will and be prepared for the
worst. When we talk about ac-
tive shooters we typically
think about schools but we
have seen they can occur any-
where.”
“Because our police de-
partments work so closely to-
gether, it is imperative we are
all on the same page when it
comes to an active shooter re-
sponse,” added Corinth Lieu-
tenant Jimmie Gregg. “I was
pleased with all of the officers
who went through the train-
ing, everyone responded like
true professionals.”
The training, which was
split up over four days so that
every officer could partici-
pate, began with classroom
training with Gregg. Gregg
covered team formations,
entry tactics and other tactical
considerations in the first sec-
tion, followed by setting up
actual team formation prac-
tice next. Finally, the day
would end with scenario-
based training where officers
See LOCAL, pg.2
Lake Cities Police trainfor distress calls in LD
THE LAKE CITIES SUNPage 2 March 21, 2013
Continued from Page One
are actually put in the middle
of non-harmful fire from “bad
guys.”
The officers use Simuni-
tion weapons for their force
on force training. Simunitions
allow for officers to fire on
each other with real weapons
which are converted and will
not allow for a real round to
be fired through them. Simu-
nition projectiles are fired out
of the weapons. They are
filled with a detergent-based,
water-soluble colored mark-
ing compound, similar to a
paintball. The projectile
breaks upon impact, marking
the target and allowing train-
ers to assess the accuracy and
lethality of the hits. Officers
who are hit by the projectile
will feel a sting similar to that
of a bee or a paintball round.
This training would not
have been possible without
the assistance and support
from Lake Dallas ISD, said
Gregg.
“The LDISD should be
commended for affording us
the opportunity to utilize their
buildings for this type of
training,” Gregg said. “It
shows how serious they are
about keeping our youth safe.
We could use force on force
training in our police facilities
but you can’t compare that to
running these scenarios in a
real world setting such as the
Lake Dallas Middle School.”
Lake Cities Police officers train for distress calls at Lake Dallas Middle School. SUN PHOTO / TIM GLAZE
The most famous nanny of
all time is set to showcase on
Dallas’ biggest theatrical
stage this month.
Dallas Summer Musicals
and producers Thomas Schu-
macher of Disney Theatrical
Productions and Cameron
Mackintosh announced that
tickets for the long-awaited
production of MARY POP-
PINS are on sale now. Dallas’
eagerly awaited stage produc-
tion began performances at
the Music Hall at Fair Park
Wednesday, March 20 for a
limited engagement of 16 per-
formances, through Saturday,
March 30.
With seven productions
produced on three continents,
Mary Poppins is one of the
biggest stage musical suc-
cesses to emerge from Lon-
don or New York in recent
years.
Worldwide to date, the
show has grossed more than
$812 million and welcomed
more than 11 million guests.
The musical is the winner
of 44 major theater awards
around the globe, including
the prestigious Tony, Olivier,
Helpmann and Evening Stan-
dard awards.
The entire original creative
team has reunited to bring the
magical story of the world’s
most famous nanny to audi-
ences around North America.
The Mary Poppins North
American Tour began per-
formances on March 25, 2009
and has played to more than
two and a half million de-
lighted theatergoers in more
than 60 cities to date.
Mary Poppins, a co-pro-
duction of Disney and
Cameron Mackintosh, opened
on Broadway on Nov. 16,
2006.
Based on P.L. Travers'
cherished stories and the clas-
sic 1964 Walt Disney film,
Mary Poppins the stage play
features the Academy Award-
winning music and lyrics of
Richard M. Sherman and
Robert B. Sherman. The stage
production has been created,
in collaboration with
Cameron Mackintosh, by
Academy Award-winning
screenwriter Julian Fellowes,
who has written the book, and
the Olivier Award-winning
team of George Stiles and An-
thony Drewe, who have com-
posed new songs and
additional music and lyrics.
Olivier Award-winning di-
rector Richard Eyre leads the
award-winning creative team,
with co-direction and chore-
ography by Tony and Olivier
Award winner Matthew
Bourne.
Mary Poppins features set
and costume design by Tony
Award winner Bob Crowley,
co-choreography by Olivier
Award winner Stephen Mear,
lighting design by Howard
Harrison, orchestrations by
William David Brohn, and
music supervision by David
Caddick.
The tour’s creative team
includes Tour Director An-
thony Lyn, Associate Chore-
ographer Geoffrey Garrett
and Music Director Daniel
Bowling.
Mary Poppins received its
worldwide premiere at the
Prince Edward Theatre in the
West End in December 2004.
Following its successful
three-year London run, the
production launched an ac-
claimed U.K. tour.
The Broadway production
of Mary Poppins officially
opened on Nov. 16, 2006, re-
couping its initial Broadway
investment within 52 weeks
of its premiere.
Mary Poppins is the only
show from the 2006-2007 the-
atrical season still running.
The Mary Poppins North
American tour has garnered
continuous critical praise and
achieved box office success
since its launch in Chicago in
March 2009.
In Dallas, Mary Poppins
will play Wednesday through
Sunday the first week at 7:30
p.m., with Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday matinees at 1:30
p.m.
Performances the second
week will be Monday-Satur-
day at 7:30 p.m. with mati-
nees at 1:30 p.m. Thursday
and Saturday.
Ticket prices start as low as
$15.
Special Ticket Packages
are available at select per-
formances, and include pre-
mium seating and a
complimentary souvenir pro-
gram.
Tickets are available at
most Ticketmaster outlets, or
online at
www.ticketmaster.com. Lake
Cities residents can purchase
their tickets at either Ticket-
master outlet.
Local tickets for Mary Poppinsnow on sale atDallas Musicals
Police train inLake Dallas
The Lake Cities Sun and
Market Street Media have
merged with a company that
has produced newspapers for
more than one century.
Star Local Media, pub-
lisher of 14 community news-
papers in North Texas, has
acquired the Lake Cities Sun
from Market Street Media, a
sole proprietorship of J. Terry
Lantrip.
Under the new leadership
at Star Local Media, the Lake
Cities Sun will continue to be
the leading source of local
news and sports in the munic-
ipalities of Corinth, Hickory
Creek, Lake Dallas and Shady
Shores while improving con-
tent to include more informa-
tion to readers about news,
local events and entertain-
ment in their specific area of
residency or employment.
Coverage will con-
tinue to ex-
p a n d
both
in print and in digital media,
such as the newspaper’s web-
site, lakecities.com, that has
thousands of hits per month.
Mike Miller, Star Local
Media’s general manager and
publisher, said that the
staff is com-
m i t t e d
t o
ensuring that the Lake Cities
Sun continues to grow to meet
the needs of the community
that it serves.
“The acquisition provides
the readers and advertisers
with a great newspaper in a
fantastic community where
both are now poised to grow
together,” Miller said. “Our
staffs share the common goal
of producing distinct local
content paired with targeted
advertising for all of the com-
munities we are proud to
serve.”
In addition to content im-
provement, Miller plans to
grow local circulation.
“We want to ensure that
residents have better access to
stories and information on is-
sues that interest them or di-
rectly impact their lives in the
community,” Miller said.
A large hike in distribu-
tioni is expected starting in
April of 2013, according to
Star Media officials.
With a total distribution of
more than 270,000, Star Local
Media serves residents in
Allen, Argyle, Carrollton,
Celina, Coppell, Flower
Mound, Frisco, Highland Vil-
lage, Lewisville, Little Elm,
McKinney, Mesquite, Plano,
Rowlett, Sunnyvale and The
Colony.
“I’m very excited that the
Lake Cities Sun gets to be
part of the Star Local Media
family of publications,” said
Lantrip, the Sun’s previous
owner. “As part of a larger
community news organiza-
tion, there will be a lot of
great resources available to
supplement the great content
that was already being deliv-
ered to the community. Star
Local Media has a great repu-
tation and track record in the
communities they cover.”
Star Local Media has been
owned by parent company
1013 Communications since
February 2012.
1013 Communications
also owns community news-
papers in Houston and Ari-
zona.
According to Miller, sev-
eral newspapers under the
Star Media umbrella have
been in publication since the
late 1800’s. The Lake Cities
Sun was established in 1974
in Lake Dallas.
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Lake Cities Sun to join Star Local Media
Lake Dallas residential
solid waste and recycling
services from Waste Manage-
ment, Inc. invoices will no
longer be generated by the
City Hall effective March 31,
2013. Lake Dallas residents
will receive notification in the
mail from Waste Management
(WM) to their mailing address
regarding this transition in
billing.
Waste Management will
invoice Lake Dallas residents
for solid waste and recycling
services beginning April 1,
2013 for the months of April,
May and June. There will be
no increase from the current
charges as of this time – to the
contrary, residents will notice
a slight decline in the billing
amount due to the City’s ad-
ministration billing charge
being removed which covered
postage, stationery and staff
time.
Automatic-bill pay serv-
ices established by residents
from their financial institu-
tions to the City of Lake Dal-
las for solid waste services
will be cancelled effective at
5 p.m. on March 31, 2013.
Residents with a credit on
their account, possibly for
prepaid services, will receive
a check from the City of Lake
Dallas for the monies due.
Effective April 1, requests
for bulk pick-ups, new service
and/or cancellations will be
made through Waste Manage-
ment’s customer service de-
partment at 972-315-5400.
In addition, those needing
access to the DFW Landfill
located at 1600 S. Railroad St.
in Lewisville do not need to
pick up a voucher at city hall.
City officials say to present a
valid Texas Driver’s License
and a current water bill at the
landfill’s gate office with your
covered load.
Solid waste information
for the City of Lake Dallas in-
cluding details on the current
contracted rates is available at
www.lakedallas.com.
If you have questions con-
cerning this transition, contact
Julie Chapman at Lake Dallas
City Hall, 940-497-2226
x 1 3 2 ,
Waste management changes in Lake Dallas
THE LAKE CITIES SUNPage 4 March 21, 2013
News BriefsDate set for Texas Trash Off
Lake Cities communities
will be active in the 2013
Texas Trash-Off scheduled
for Saturday, April 6, 2013.
The Texas Trash-Off is the
single largest one-day cleanup
event in the state and serves
as Texas’ signature event for
the Great American Cleanup,
the nation’s largest commu-
nity improvement program.
Lake Dallas, Hickory
Creek, Shady Shores and
Corinth will partner to organ-
ize cleanups in their respec-
tive communities.
“All the Lake Cities are
now affiliates of Keep Texas
Beautiful program,” said Julie
Chapman with the City of
Lake Dallas. “As affiliate
communities, we share KTB’s
mission of beautifying and
improving our respective en-
vironments including litter
prevention and waste reduc-
tion.”
Interested volunteers for
Hickory Creek, Lake Dallas
and Shady Shores will meet at
the Sonic Drive-In of Lake
Dallas on Main Street for vol-
unteer registration and break-
fast at 9 am. Volunteers for
the City of Corinth will con-
vene at the Corinth City Hall
on Corinth Parkway for their
kick-off rally complete with
breakfast treats.
Volunteers will be dis-
patched to park locations at
9:30 am. At the 11 am conclu-
sion of the cleanup, each of
the communities will award a
prize for the ‘Weirdest Trash’
at each respective site.
Community volunteers are
needed. Contact at
940.497.2226 x132, or jchap-
more information on your
community’s cleanup. To
learn more about the Texas
Trash-Off and Keep Texas
Beautiful, visit their website
at www.ktb.org.
Oakmont Women’s Club
holding Spring Tea
The Oakmont Women’s
Club will be celebrating
spring with the Annual Spring
Tea. The tea will be held from
1 to 3 p.m. on April 20, 2013
in the main dining room at
Oakmont Country Club. The
cost will be $20 per person
which includes four courses
provided by the club chef.
One hundred tickets will
be sold to the event. Tickets
will be available on March
12, 2013. Contact Tina Hen-
derson at 940-326-9797 or
Carolyn Moore at 940-321-
4474 to purchase tickets.
Everyone is invited to join,
including members, non-
members and the public. So
plan to attend and invite your
friends for a lovely afternoon
tea. There will also be a hat
contest for most elegant and
most creative. All proceeds
will go to local charities.
Town Hall meeting
scheduled for March 28
A non-partisan town hall
meeting will be held at 6:30
p.m. on Thursday, March 28
in the Lake Dallas City Hall
Community Room. The meet-
ing will include a discussion
on School Choice Vouchers.
Sign in starts at 6:30, and
the program begins at 7 p.m.
The public is invited; RSVPs
are encouraged.
Scholarship available
from press association
The North & East Texas
Press Association, in conjunc-
tion with the Texas Press As-
sociation will award two
$1,500 scholarships, one to a
graduating high school senior
and one to a currently en-
rolled college student.
The scholarships are
payable at $750 per semester
to the registrar of the college
of the recipient's choice. Ap-
plications must be post-
marked by Monday, March 25
to be considered. Winners
will be notified by April 12.
Applicants must be from
the area served by NETPA
and have a declared major in
journalism/communica-
tions/photojournalism. Since
The Lake Cities Sun is a
member of the North & East
Texas Press Association, stu-
dents from Corinth, Hickory
Creek, Lake Dallas and Shady
Shores are eligible. Prefer-
ence is given to print majors.
High School applications
must: fill out an official appli-
cation and include a resume
that includes scholastic, ath-
letic and community activi-
ties; provide a current official
transcript certified by school
or college registrar; submit
three letters of recommenda-
tion from senior, junior or
dual-credit college English in-
structor, publication adviser
or local newspaper supervisor
that the student has been em-
ployed with and from a per-
son of the applicant's choice.
College applications must
submit letters of recommen-
dation from publication ad-
viser or local newspaper
supervisor that the student has
been employed with and from
a person of the applicant's
choice.
All applicants should sub-
mit clips of published work
and include publication dates.
Applicants may send photo-
copies of work as published in
yearbook or magazine. Appli-
cants should mount all photo-
copies and newspaper
clippings on paper and place
in folder or binder.
A cover sheet should in-
clude the following informa-
tion:
Student's Name
Indicate which scholarship
you are applying for (scholas-
tic-HS or collegiate)
Address
Phone number
Email address
Send the completed appli-
cation to:
Suzanne Bardwell
Gladewater Mirror
211 North Main Street
Gladewater, Texas 75647
The NETPA Scholarship
Application may be accessed
on the NETPA website and at
the Sun Newspapers office at
275 Market Street in Lake
Dallas.
For more information or to
receive a current application
by email: SuzanneBard-
[email protected] or call 903-
291-2029.
Fulwiler to discuss
Denton 1913 film
Lavon Fulwiler will dis-
cuss her film Denton 1913 at
12:15 p.m. Thursday, March
21 at the Courthouse-on-the-
Square Commissioners
Courtroom in Denton.
Fulwiler has long been in-
terested in the history of Den-
ton and Denton County. In
1853 her paternal ancestors
migrated from Kentucky to
southeastern Denton County,
before the City of Denton was
founded. As a fifth-generation
resident of the County and a
resident of Denton since early
1936, she has been fascinated
by stories passed down in the
family by word of mouth over
the various generations. These
stories encompass informa-
tion about travels by covered
wagon, the perils of crossing
the Red River, establishing
new homes in North Texas
and participating in the build-
ing and growth of new towns
and cities.
The film depicts the activi-
ties of people living in Denton
in 1913 with a parade of stu-
dents from both the public
schools and the two colleges
in the city at that time. Fur-
ther, it regards materials about
the businesses and industries
of Denton.
Fulwiler holds a Bachelor
of Arts and Master of Arts de-
gree from University of North
Texas and the Doctor of Phi-
losophy degree from Michi-
gan State University. Her
early professional affiliations
were as a teacher at Denton
Junior High School, Freer
High School and Arlington
State College, now the Uni-
versity of Texas at Arlington,
for 10 years. In 1961, she
joined the English faculty of
the Texas Woman’s Univer-
sity, where she taught for 31
years, including 11 years as
Chairman of the Department
of English before her retire-
ment in 1992. In 1985, she
was granted the Cornaro Out-
standing Professor Award by
the University.
All Courthouse Museum
exhibits and lectures are free
and open to the public. The
courthouse has handicapped
parking and accessibility
through the north entrance.
The Courthouse-on-the-
Square Museum is located in
the historic Denton County
Courthouse at 110 W. Hickory
in Denton.
Burgess announces
2013 art contest
Congressman Michael C.
Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) has
announced the opening of
"An Artistic Discovery," the
annual Congressional High
School Art Competition.
Since the U.S. House of Rep-
resentatives created the com-
petition in 1982, hundreds of
thousands of talented high
school students have served
as artistic ambassadors of
their communities.
The contest is open to pub-
lic, private and home-
schooled high school students
residing and/or attending
schools located in the 26th
Congressional District. The
Greater Denton Arts Council
(GDAC) selects an art educa-
tor to judge the annual com-
petition.
Digital image submissions
of artwork must be submitted
by teachers by 5 p.m. Mon-
day, March 25. Submissions
must be accompanied by a
School Entry Form and Stu-
dent Information Release
Form for each student. Any
artwork submitted that does
not have the required docu-
ments will not be accepted for
online judging and exhibition.
Each art teacher may submit
up to five entries with no stu-
dent allowed to submit more
than one entry. All works
must be submitted as a group
through the art teacher. For
more information visit,
http://burgess.house.gov/2013
artcompetition. The public
will have the opportunity to
vote for their favorite pieces
in a virtual gallery on Dr.
Burgess’ website; the artwork
earning the most votes will be
named the “Texas Choice”
winner. An art juror will de-
termine one “Best of School”
winner from each participat-
ing high school.
All competition finalists,
their parents, teachers and
school administrators will be
invited to attend a reception
on Monday, April 29 to view
their “Best of Schools” and
“Texas Choice” artwork on
display at the Center for the
Visual Arts in Denton. Also
that evening, finalists will be
recognized and receive a Cer-
tificate of Special Congres-
sional Recognition. Grand
Prize, First, Second, Third
Place winners will be an-
nounced as well.
Grand Prize in the compe-
tition is the display of the
winning student's artwork for
an entire year in the House
corridor to the U.S. Capitol.
The exhibit hallway is trav-
eled daily by Members of
Congress, their staff, and
thousands of visitors who are
able to view the artwork from
Congressional districts
throughout the country – each
artwork is highlighted with
the name of the work and stu-
dent artist.
The 26th District winner
and a guest will be invited to
Washington, D.C. in the sum-
mer to attend a ribbon-cutting
ceremony honoring the win-
ning artists and opening the
2013 "An Artistic Discovery"
exhibition. In addition, the
competition’s First Place win-
ner will have the opportunity
to have their artwork dis-
played in Dr. Burgess’
Lewisville district office for
the upcoming year.
If you have any questions
regarding the Congressional
High School Art Contest or a
student’s eligibility to partici-
pate, please contact Robin
Vaughan, Deputy District Di-
rector, in Congressman
Burgess’ Lewisville office by
phone at 972-434-9700 or
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ov.
Corinth seeking citizens
for volunteer positions
The City of Corinth is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the city’s numerous boards
and commissions. To be con-
sidered for appointments, cit-
izens need to complete the
Volunteer Application form
that can be downloaded from
the city’s website at
www.cityofcorinth.com.
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The 8U Falcons went undefeated during the season and won the End of Season tournament to benamed 8U champions. They played in the Denton Youth Basketball league.
Continued from Page One
-ing were several administra-
tive changes at the central and
campus levels for the 2013-
2014 school year, as familiar
faces move to new places.
Corinth Elementary
Principal Deon Quisen-
berry has announced his re-
tirement after 33 years as a
member of the LDISD fac-
ulty. He is currently Principal
of Corinth Elementary and
has held that position previ-
ously at Lake Dallas Elemen-
tary and Lake Dallas Primary
School. His education in-
cludes a bachelor degree and
a master degree in education
from North Texas State Uni-
versity. Randall Caldwell, as-
sistant principal of Corinth
Elementary, will begin serv-
ing as principal of that cam-
pus beginning in the Fall of
2013.
Caldwell has been with
LDISD for 11 years.
His education includes a
master’s degree in education
administration from Lamar
University and a bachelor’s
degree from Howard Payne
University. He and his wife,
Rise, have two small children,
Aubrey and Gage.
Kerri Blevins will join
Caldwell’s administrative
team as assistant principal at
Corinth Elementary begin-
ning in the Fall of 2013.
Blevins has been with LDISD
since 1997 in the following
positions: third grade teacher,
Reading Specialist, Math Co-
ordinator and Instructional
Coach.
She holds a master’s de-
gree in Education Administra-
tion from Lamar University
and a bachelor’s degree from
the University of North Texas.
She also holds Elementary
Self-Contained, Elementary
Reading, ESL and Principal
certifications.
She and her husband,
Brent, are parents of LDISD
students Addison and Landon.
Shady Shores Elementary
Matt Clark, currently assis-
tant principal at Lake Dallas
Middle School, will move to
Shady Shores Elementary in
the Fall as Instructional
Coach for the campus. Clark
has been with LDISD for 16
years and has Master of Edu-
cation degree in Education
Administration from Lamar
University and a Bachelor of
Business Administration from
Texas Tech University. He has
taught economics and
coached basketball for LDHS
before moving to Academic
Advisor and Dean of Instruc-
tion at the high school.
Educational Services
Department
Liesl Payne has been
named Coordinator of GT,
ESL/Bilingual, Summer
School. She has been with
LDISD since 2002. She holds
a Bachelor of Science degree
from Southeastern Oklahoma
State University and a master
degree in Education from
UNT as well as certificates in
Early Childhood/Handi-
capped education, ESL, Prin-
cipal and Elementary
Self-contained. Payne has
worked as a third grade
teacher and in 2008 became
an ESL Specialist.
Lake Dallas High School to offer college credit
The Lake Dallas ISD Board of Trustees and officials from North Central Texas College agreed ona new Collegiate Academy program at the March 18 meeting.
Wednesday, March 6
3:35 a.m. – An assault was
reported to Lake Dallas police
at the 500 block of Highgate
Court. Police responded to the
scene.
2:55 p.m. – Public intoxi-
cation was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 400 block
of Main Street. Police re-
sponded to the call and cited
the individual.
3:45 p.m. – A vehicle acci-
dent was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 5000
block of I-35E. Police re-
sponded to the scene.
5:59 p.m. – An accident
was reported to Lake Dallas
police at the 500 block of
Swisher. Police responded to
the scene and cleared for in-
juries.
6:43 p.m. – A theft was re-
ported to Lake Dallas police
at the 300 block of Hundley.
Police responded to the scene
and filed a theft report.
7:49 p.m. – Credit card
abuse was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 100 block
of Kingswood Drive. Police
responded to the scene and
filed a fraud report.
Thursday, March 7
3:50 a.m. – Illegal parking
was reported to Lake Dallas
police at the 5000 block of
Duchess Court.
7:58 a.m. – A disturbance
was reported to Lake Dallas
police at the 200 block of
Shady Shores Road. Police
responded to the scene.
1:32 p.m. – Criminal mis-
chief was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 200 block
of Shady Shores Road. Police
responded to the scene and
cleared for damage.
8:52 p.m. – An assault was
reported to Lake Dallas police
at the 300 block of Swisher.
Police responded to the scene
and cleared for violence.
Friday, March 8
12:08 a.m. – Possession of
drug paraphernalia was re-
ported to Lake Dallas police
at the 300 block of Swisher.
Police responded to the scene
and confiscated the parapher-
nalia.
12:15 a.m. – Hickory
Creek police arrested two res-
idents at the 1500 block of
Turbeville Road for outstand-
ing warrants.
11 a.m. – A suspicious
adult male was reported to
Lake Dallas police at the 400
block of Hundley. The man
was riding his bicycle on the
property of the Lake Dallas
Independent School District
near Lake Dallas Middle
School. Police responded to
the scene and cleared for any
suspicious activity.
12:42 p.m. – A warrant
was issued by Lake Dallas po-
lice for the possession of drug
paraphernalia at the 100 block
of Eldorado.
6:49 p.m. – A vehicle acci-
dent was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 5000
block of Stemmons. Police
and emergency vehicles re-
sponded to the scene.
Saturday, March 9
2:46 a.m. – Driving while
intoxicated was reported to
Hickory Creek police at the
400 block of I-35E.
10:09 a.m. – A disturbance
was reported to Lake Dallas
police at the 700 block of
Summers Lane. Police re-
sponded to the scene and
cleared.
4:51 p.m. – Criminal mis-
chief was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 700 block
of Summers Lane. Police re-
sponded to the scene.
5:54 p.m. – A runaway was
reported to Lake Dallas police
at the 100 block of Lake Vista
Drive. Police responded to the
scene.
7:55 p.m. – A minor vehi-
cle accident was reported to
Lake Dallas police at the 8000
block of Stemmons. Police re-
sponded to the scene with
emergency officials.
11:07 p.m. – Suspicious
circumstances were reported
to Lake Dallas police at the
400 block of Liberty Way. Po-
lice cleared the scene after re-
sponding.
Sunday, March 10
8:18 p.m. – Assault was re-
ported to Lake Dallas police
at the 400 block of Lake Dal-
las Drive. Police responded to
the scene.
11:21 p.m. – A theft was
reported to Lake Dallas police
at the 100 block of Oakwood.
Police responded to the scene.
Monday, March 11
1:02 a.m. – Suspicious cir-
cumstances were reported to
Lake Dallas police at the 600
block of Carlisle. Police
cleared the scene after re-
sponding.
8:24 a.m. – A suspicious
vehicle was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 900 block
of Vista Oaks Lane.
10:13 a.m. – A theft was
reported to Lake Dallas police
at the 400 block of Shady
Shores.
7:30 p.m. – Public intoxi-
cation was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 300 block
of Hundley.
7:38 p.m. – Suspicious cir-
cumstances were reported to
Lake Dallas police at the 5000
block of Duchess.
9:02 p.m. – A suspicious
person was reported to Lake
Dallas police at the 300 block
of Surf Street.
Tuesday, March 12
8:41 a.m. – Suspicious cir-
cumstances were reported to
Lake Dallas police at the 100
block of Overly.
9:54 a.m. – Harassment
and possession of marijuana
was reported to Lake Dallas
police at the 400 block of
Alamo.
2:26 p.m. – A minor vehi-
cle accident was reported to
Lake Dallas police at the 100
block of Carlisle.
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Thursday, March 21
Corinth City Council meets,
7 p.m. at Corinth City Hall.
Lake Cities Netweavers busi-
ness networking group meets, 8
to 9:30 a.m. at IHOP in Hickory
Creek.
Lake Dallas Planning and
Zoning Commission meets, 7
p.m. at Lake Dallas City Hall.
Tutor Time, 4:30 p.m. at Lake
Cities Library.
Publication day for The Lake
Cities Sun. Available online, at
local stores or by mailed sub-
scription.
Friday, March 22
Fifth Annual Moonlight
Easter Eggstravaganza, 8 p.m. at
Corinth Community Park.
Tutor Time, 3 to 5 p.m. at
Lake Cities Library.
Texercise! Class for senior
ladies, 10 a.m. at the Lake Dallas
City Hall Community Room.
Saturday, March 23
12th Annual Easter Egg
Hunt, 10 a.m. to noon at Corinth
Community Park.
Computer One-on-One Class,
10 to 11 a.m. at Lake Cities Li-
brary.
Sunday, March 24
Palm Sunday.
Denton ABATE meets, noon
at Lake Dallas American Legion
Post 88.
Monday, March 25
Passover.
American Heritage Girls
Troop 191 meets, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
at Lake Dallas Church of Christ.
Corinth Planning and Zoning
Commission meets, 7 p.m. at
Corinth City Hall.
Computer One-on-One Class,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Cities
Library.
Lake Cities Library Board
meets, 7 p.m. at Lake Cities Li-
brary.
Deadline for news, classifieds
and advertising in the Thursday
edition of The Lake Cities Sun.
Tuesday, March 26
Lake Dallas Seniors Pro-
gram, 10 a.m. to noon at the
Lake Dallas City Hall Commu-
nity Room.
Wednesday, March 27
Tutor Time, 4:30 p.m. at Lake
Cities Library.
Preschool Time, 11 a.m. at
Lake Cities Library.
Lake Cities Chamber of
Commerce hosts its weekly cof-
fee, 7:15 a.m. See www.lakeciti-
eschamber.com for location.
Thursday, March 28
Lake Cities Netweavers busi-
ness networking group meets, 8
to 9:30 a.m. at IHOP in Hickory
Creek.
Corinth Senior Trip to Mary
Poppins, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tutor Time, 4:30 p.m. at Lake
Cities Library.
Hickory Creek Economic De-
velopment Corporation meets, 7
p.m. at Hickory Creek Town
Hall.
Publication day for The Lake
Cities Sun. Available online, at
local stores or by mailed sub-
scription.
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LUNCH MENUSLDISD
Thursday, March 21Roasted chicken, honeywheat roll, mashed potatoes,green beans, broccoli withsauce, peach crisp and milk.
Friday, March 22Cheeseburger, sweet pota-toes, vegetarian beans, Sunchips, burger salad, fruits,cookie and milk.
Monday, March 25Orange chicken, brown rice,mixed veggies, egg roll, vari-ety of fruits, fortune cookieand milk.
Tuesday, March 26Pizza wedges, yellow corn,cauliflower mixed, slicedbeets, variety of fruits, fruitsherbet and milk.
Wednesday, March 27Spaghetti, garlic bread, peasand carrots, steamed spinach,garden salad, variety of fruitsand milk.
Thursday, March 28Steak fingers, honey wheatroll, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, glazed carrots, applecrisp and milk.
DENTONThursday, March 21Hamburger or cheeseburger,shoestring potatoes, greenbeans, chilled pineapple andmilk.
Friday, March 22Rotini and meat sauce,steamed spinach, steamedcarrots, chilled peaches andmilk.
Monday, March 25Submarine sandwich, tatertots, tossed romaine salad,
fresh orange wedges andmilk.
Tuesday, March 26Turkey corn dog, green beans,ranch style beans, fruit cupand milk.
Wednesday, March 27Chicken nuggets, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, baby carrotswith ranch dip, fresh appleand milk.
Thursday, March 28Pizza wedge, cherry toma-toes, whole kernal corn, fruitcup and milk.
Two Lake Cities students
Graduate from SFA
Two Lake Cities students
graduated from Stephen F.
Austin University in Nacog-
doches during December
2012 commencement exer-
cises.
Rachel Ann Willding
earned a Bachelor of Science
in Kinesiology and Diana
Rose Gonzales earned a
Bachelor of Science in Nurs-
ing from the Nacogdoches
campus.
Tarleton releases
Distinguished Students list
Tarleton State University
has released the Distinguished
Students list for the fall 2012
semester, and several Lake
Cities residents are on it.
Students on the list include
freshman and sophomore stu-
dents who have a minimum
3.25 grade point ratio (GPR)
and no grade lower than a 'C,'
and juniors and seniors who
have a minimum 3.5 GPR
with no grade lower than a 'C.'
All students must be in
good standing with the uni-
versity.
Students making the list in-
clude: Jared Daniels of
Corinth, majoring in Pre
Nursing; Morgan Miles of
Lake Dallas, majoring in In-
terdisciplinary Studies; Amy
Varghese of Shady Shores,
majoring in Interdisciplinary
Studies; Jennifer Perez of
Corinth, majoring in Social
Work; and Emily Venable of
Corinth, majoring in Business
Administration
Tjahjono Named to
President's List at
LeTourneau University
Justin Tjahjono of Corinth
was named to the Fall 2012
President's List at LeTourneau
University.
Tjahjono achieved a per-
fect 4.0 grade point average to
receive this honor.
LeTourneau University As-
sociate Provost and Dean of
Faculty Dr. Steven D. Mason
said being named to the Pres-
ident's List is a significant ac-
ademic achievement and
honor".
“The rigorous curriculum
and high academic standards
at LeTourneau University are
highly respected throughout
our country and beyond,”
Mason said. “LeTourneau
University is well known for
its quality education. To ob-
tain a perfect grade point av-
erage for academic
performance is, indeed, very
impressive.”
Amanda Bahls named
to 2012 Dean's List
Amanda Bahls from
Corinth was named to the fall
semester 2012 Dean's List at
the University of Minnesota,
Crookston. Bahls is majoring
in Natural Resources. The U
of M, Crookston is one of the
most respected career-ori-
ented, technology-based uni-
versities in the nation.
To qualify for a place on
the Dean's List, students must
complete 12 or more letter-
graded (A-F) credits while at-
taining a 3.66 grade point
average. The Crookston cam-
pus is the online leader in the
University of Minnesota sys-
tem and the only campus pro-
viding every full-time student
with a laptop computer.
Today the University of
Minnesota, Crookston deliv-
ers 27 bachelor's degree pro-
grams, 18 minors, and 39
concentrations on campus - as
well as 10 degrees online - in
the areas of agriculture and
natural resources; business;
liberal arts and education; and
math, science and technology.
With an enrollment of 1,800
undergraduates from 25 coun-
tries and 40 states, the Crook-
ston campus offers a
supportive, close-knit atmos-
phere that leads to a presti-
gious University of
Minnesota degree.
Lake Cities students
graduate TWU
Texas Woman’s University
held winter commencement
exercises Dec. 14-15, 2012 in
Pioneer Hall on the univer-
sity’s Denton campus.
Dr. Ann Stuart, chancellor
of TWU, presided at each cer-
emony. Approximately 1,500
degrees were awarded during
the four ceremonies.
Lake Cities graduates in-
cluded:
Corinth - Jennifer Carter,
PHD in Child Development;
Kelly Fair, Master of Busi-
ness Administration; Megan
Gabriel, Master of Science in
Mathematics Teaching; Johnn
Hayse, Master of Science in
Nursing; Chloe Kemp, Bach-
elor of General Studies;
Shanda Moore, BBA in
Human Resources Manage-
ment; Elizabeth Seegers,
Master of Science in Nursing;
Cassandra Smith, Master of
Education in Administration;
Kadie Tull, Master of Occu-
pational Therapy; and, Irene
Wolf, Master of Science in
Nursing.
Lake Dallas - Misty
Brown, Bachelor of Science
in Interdisciplinary Studies;
Victor Chico, Bachelor of
Science in Computer Science;
Melissa Mullins, Master of
Science in Nutrition; Lindsay
Nixon, Bachelor of Science in
Government-Legal Studies;
and, Jennifer White, Bachelor
of Science in Nursing.
Micaela Benedetti named
to Presidents Honor Roll
Micaela Benedetti of
Corinth was named to the
President’s Honor Roll at the
University of Oklahoma for
receiving a 4.0 GPA during
the Fall Semester.
Micaela is a 2012 graduate
of Lake Dallas High School.
Mary C. Cooper named
to ASU Dean's List
Mary C. Cooper of Lake
Dallas was named to the An-
gelo State University Dean's
List for the 2012 Fall Semes-
ter
To be eligible for the
Dean's List, students must be
enrolled fulltime at ASU and
must maintain a 3.25 or better
grade point average on a 4.0
scale.
People News Briefs
THE LAKE CITIES SUNMarch 21, 2013 Page 7
LDMS Students of the WeekNicolas Olivarez, Amber Henderson, Polly O'Hair and Dakota Mc-Clure this week’s Lake Dallas Middle School Students of theWeek.
BY TIM GLAZESun Managing Editor
The Lake Dallas High
School varsity baseball team
has gotten consideration from
the Texas High School Base-
ball Coaches Association poll
as one of the top teams in 4A
boys baseball.
With teams from Tomball,
Corpus Christi, Canyon and
Hallsville dominating the cur-
rent Top Ten 4A rankings in
the state of Texas, Lake Dal-
las received several ranking
votes from other THSBCA of-
ficials after several years in a
row of postseason success.
The current top 4A Texas
baseball teams are, from one
to 10: Tomball High School
(13 wins, zero losses); Corpus
Christi Calallen (16 wins, 1
loss); Wilfforth Frenship (14
wins, 2 losses); Canyon High
School (13 wins, 1 loss); Bar-
bers Hill High School (15
wins, 2 losses); San Antonio
Alamo Heights (11 wins, 3
losses); McKinney North
High School (12 wins, 1 loss);
Hallsville High School (11
wins, 1 loss); Dripping
Springs High School (12
wins, 1 loss); and Mont-
gomery High School (10
wins, 2 losses).
Lake Dallas High School
was the “first team out” of the
Top Ten rankings, along with
Kingwood Park, Cleburne,
Corsicana and White House
high schools.
The Falcons are in District
5-4A for the 2013 season and
recently defeated Denton
High School 2-1 in a dazzling
display of pitching by senior
pitcher Keenan Wingfield,
who recorded 11 strikeouts.
Wingfield had a one-run
lead in the final three innings
and made it stick for the com-
plete-game victory. He closed
out the game when he got
Denton’s Ryan Duggan to
strike out.
Denton’s first and only run
came in the first inning and
was unearned. Falcon third
baseman T.J. Sullivan had
trouble fielding a one-hop
grounder off the bat of Mark
Johnson. Sullivan bobbled the
ball and his throw to first base
was off the mark, allowing
Johnson to comfortably scoot
into second base. Denton first
baseman Trevor Claytor led
the Broncos at the plate, going
2 for 3. Lake Dallas’ Michael
Cox went 1 for 2 with a walk
for the Falcons.
In another match, Wichita
Falls Rider defeated the Lake
Dallas Falcons 5-2 in a dis-
trict clash. Jordan McQuerry
picked up the win for Rider
while Riley Forson took the
loss for the Falcons.
Mason Stone and Nick
Russell led Rider with a dou-
ble each as the Raider offense
was able to offset three errors
in the field. Lake Dallas also
committed two errors in the
game while out-hitting Rider.
LD Falcon baseball begins 4Amatches against Rider Raiders
BY TIM GLAZESun Managing Editor
Guyer 9, Lake Dallas 1
Guyer High School scored
the first run of the game, lost
the lead, then exploded for
eight runs over four innings as
the Lady Wildcats defeated
the Lake Dallas Lady Falcons
9-1 in a District 5-4A
matchup.
With Lake Dallas’ ace on
the mound, Christa Head, the
Lady Falcons were looking
for a win to bust out of their
early-season slump. Instead,
the Lady Wildcats amassed 14
hits off of Head and the top
four in Guyer’s order com-
bined to go 10-for-14 at the
plate.
Lake Dallas scored their
lone run of the game in the
second inning, but Lady
Wildcat pitcher Suzette
Palmer was able to minimize
the damage. Lake Dallas’ first
three hitters reached base in
the inning and Calli Fauver
knocked in a run, but Palmer
battled and retired the final
two batters in the inning. Lake
Dallas left two runners on
base in the inning and failed
to score again in the game.
Total, Palmer struck out
nine Lady Falcons and
pitched four straight no-hit in-
nings.
Shane Starkey had a dou-
ble in the game for Guyer, and
Kennedy Been added a pair of
two-baggers. For Lake Dallas,
Macy Bauman was the only
hitter to record an extra-base
knock. Ninth-place hitter
Hannah Hodopp blasted a
homerun for the Lady Wild-
cats, her first of the year.
The Lady Falcons will
look to qualify for one of the
four district playoff spots in
District 5-4A in 2013.
The Lady Falcons will rely
heavily on their strong pitch-
ing staff in order to win
games.
The Lady Falcons are in
the same district as Guyer,
Fort Worth Brewer, Wichita
Falls Rider, Trophy Club
Byron Nelson, Azle, Denton
and Wichita Falls. Local
sports experts are already
calling District 5-4A one of
the top softball districts in the
area for 2013.
Lady Falcons fall big to Guyer
BY TIM GLAZESun Managing Editor
Despite neither team qual-
ifying for the District 5-4A
girls and boys basketball
playoffs, both Lake Dallas
High School varsity hoop
squads were well-represented
on the All-District teams re-
leased early last week.
Lake Dallas Lady Falcon
seniors Megan Dando and
McKenzie Harrison earned
first-team All-District nods
after superb individual sea-
sons. Dando, who also starred
on the Lady Falcon volleyball
team and earned a volleyball
scholarship to St. Gregory’s
University, routinely played
entire games and averaged
more than 10 points and eight
rebounds.
Harrison had been a mem-
ber of the Lady Falcons var-
sity squad since her
sophomore season and was
Lake Dallas’ sharpshooter and
top defender.
Post player Dre Roberson
was named to the All-District
second team. With Dando and
Roberson both on the floor the
Lady Falcons were one of the
more dominant low-post
teams in District 5-4A.
For the boy’s squad, three
individuals were recognized
for their impressive 2012-
2013 seasons.
LDHS junior Reality Jack-
son was named one of two top
newcomers along with Tro-
phy Club Byron Nelson’s
Emmanuel Nzekwesi. Jack-
son’s first year on the LDHS
varsity squad showcased his
athleticism and ability to get
to the rim.
Jackson will return to the
Falcon squad for his senior
year with elevated expecta-
tions.
Senior Kaleb Wright was
named to the District 5-4A
first team.
Wright was the leader of
the Falcons during the season
on and off the court as the
team improved vastly from
2011-2012 when it won zero
district games.
Wing player Josh Jackson,
a junior who also plays for the
Falcon football team, was
named to the District 5-4A
second team.
Lake Dallas basketball recognized
LDHS Hosts Special
Olympics Basketball
Lake Dallas High School
hosted a Special Olympics
basketball tournament on Fri-
day, March 1. Students from
Shady Shores Elementary,
Lake Dallas Middle School,
Little Elm Middle School,
Lake Dallas High School and
Little Elm High School par-
ticipated in the event.
Natalie McPhail, LDISD
adaptive Physical Education
teacher, organized the event
that included basketball skills
competitions, basketball
games and a fun zone with ac-
tivities for those participating.
“It was a fantastic day for
the students volunteering and
for those competing,” High
School teacher Andrea Jones
said.
High school students from
LDHS worked as volunteers
to assist the athletes. Each
potential volunteer completed
an application that included
stating reasons they were in-
terested in volunteering for
the event.
LDHS senior Cadie Hanes
who is a member of Falcon
Friends said that she loves
spending time with the ath-
letes and it “brightens my day
to see them succeed.”
The student volunteers
helped in several ways. Some
were buddies that were paired
with an athlete to assist them
complete their challenges.
Others ran a play station in
the fun zone or a water/first
aid station.
“I love the idea of helping
someone else reach their
goals,” LDHS senior Chantal
Gonzales said. “I want them
to know that they are not
alone.”
The following Shady
Shores Elementary staff
members received the
H.E.R.O. award during the
fourth six weeks: Kristin
Adams, Robin Carroll,
Vangee Deussen, Senovia
Wells and Jennifer Bryant. A
Shady Shores Elementary
H.E.R.O. is someone who
helps others, encourages oth-
ers, reaches above and be-
yond, and is outstanding in
their field.
Open enrollment begins
April 1
Lake Dallas schools will
accept open enrollment trans-
fer applications for kinder-
garten through 12th grade for
non-resident students starting
April 1.
Open enrollment will en-
able students outside the Lake
Dallas boundaries to attend
tuition-free. This is the second
year Lake Dallas ISD has
opened its doors to transfers.
Online transfer applica-
tions for non-resident applica-
tions will be made available
from April 1 to April 30 on
the LDISD website. The num-
ber of applications accepted
will be based on campus ca-
pacity. Applications are
processed on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
The district’s webpage
contains all the information
and details regarding trans-
portation, process, approval
and denial and timelines as
well as a section to answer
frequently asked questions.
LDISD NewsBriefs
Guyer earns five Top 10
finishes at Texas State
German Contest
Guyer High School ac-
counted for five Top 10 fin-
ishes at the 31stannual Texas
State German Contest that
was held at the University of
Texas at Austin in February.
It was Guyer High’s first
time to compete at the state
level with Samantha Boie,
Shiloh Thornton, Matt
Pewterbaugh and Edgar Car-
relo representing the school
against more than 1,000 stu-
dents from 64 other high
schools from across the state
in a variety of academic and
cultural categories in the con-
test.
As a team, Guyer earned a
third-place finish in original
German Skit and a 10th-place
finish in Scavenger Hunt.
Dionne Agawu finished
fourth in Poetry Reading
Level 4 and seventh in Read-
ing Comprehension Level 4,
while Samantha Boie finished
sixth in Sight Reading Level
1.
The state competition al-
lows German Club students
and sponsors to share what
they’ve learned throughout
the year in a fun and festive
atmosphere, while providing
scholarship opportunities for
students and grant opportuni-
ties for teachers.
Tracy Levine is the Ger-
man Club sponsor at Guyer
High.
Middle schools earn 13
honors at UIL choir contest
Denton Independent
School District middle school
choirs recently competed at
the 2013 UIL Middle School
Choir Concert and Sight
Reading Contest at Denton
High.
Students from five of Den-
ton ISD’s six middle schools
accounted for 12 prestigious
sweepstakes awards and one
superior rating.
Crownover Middle
School’s varsity treble choir,
non-varsity tenor-bass choir
and non-varsity treble choir
each earned a sweepstakes
award. Stephanie Hicks is the
choir director at Crownover.
Harpool Middle School’s
mixed varsity choir, varsity
treble choir, varsity tenor-bass
choir, non-varsity tenor-bass
choir, non-varsity treble choir
and sub non-varsity treble
choir each earned a sweep-
stakes award. Nathan Dame
and Jenna Smith serve as co-
directors of the Harpool choir.
McMath Middle School’s
non-varsity treble choir
earned a superior rating in
sight reading. Elizabeth
Walker is the choir director at
McMath.
Navo Middle School’s var-
sity treble choir earned a
sweepstakes award. Mary
Mathis-Sadler is the choir di-
rector at Navo.
Strickland Middle School’s
varsity treble choir and non-
varsity treble choir each
earned a sweepstakes award.
Amy Logan and Kevin Ry-
bowicz serve as co-directors
of the Strickland choir.
DISD News Briefs
Volunteers count more than100 box-tops for local schoolsgiven by a resident.
Students create and break the banner at Lake Dallas HS. SUN PHOTO
Page 8 March 21, 2013THE LAKE CITIES SUN
Continuing to inch closer
to the Legislature’s most im-
portant act — the making of a
state budget for the next fiscal
biennium — the Senate Fi-
nance Committee approved
CSSB 1 on March 13.
Some 865 pages in length,
the budget tops out at $195
billion, the sum of $94 billion
in general appropriations plus
federal and dedicated funds.
The bill will be debated on the
Senate floor this week, and if
passed, the document’s next
stop will be the House Com-
mittee on Appropriations.
As explained by the Senate
news service, once the Senate
version of the budget moves
over to the House for consid-
eration, “the House will sub-
stitute its version of the
budget, House Bill 1, for SB
1, and the Senate will do the
same with its budget plan
when it receives HB 1 from
the House.
At that point, the speaker
will appoint five House mem-
bers and the lieutenant gover-
nor will appoint five senators
to meet together in a confer-
ence committee.
These members will ham-
mer out the differences be-
tween the two versions of the
budget.
Each chamber will vote on
the compromised budget bill,
and if approved that bill goes
to the governor’s desk for him
to sign into law.”
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst,
who presides over the Senate,
said CSSB 1 "reflects our
commitment to balancing a
fiscally conservative budget
without raising taxes and giv-
ing your priorities the re-
sources they need to continue
building a better future for
Texas.
“The increase in funding
for programs, including pub-
lic education and mental
health, is within the constitu-
tional spending limit and
below the rate of population
and inflation growth. Since
the current Medicaid program
is broken,” Dewhurst said, “I
am pleased that the budget in-
cludes a rider that ensures the
Health and Human Services
Commission would have to
seek legislative approval be-
fore reforming our Medicaid
program, and ensures any
proposed changes are consis-
tent with our conservative
principles and lowering
taxes.”
Medicaid patch passes
House Bill 10, legislation
providing emergency supple-
mental appropriations to fund
Medicaid through Aug. 31,
took effect immediately when
signed into law by Gov. Rick
Perry on March 13.
“This bill makes good on
the 82nd Legislature’s obliga-
tion to provide additional ap-
propriations for these
agencies this session, and also
provides the funds needed to
undo the deferral of payments
to Texas school districts
through the Foundation
School Program,” Perry said.
“While this bill is necessary
to the continued operations of
these essential services, this
session gives us an opportu-
nity to hit the reset button, put
an end to budgetary tricks and
pay now what is due now.
Truth in budgeting is good fis-
cal practice and makes for
good government.”
HB 10, which appropriates
some $6.6 billion, plugs a
hole created by budget cuts
passed by the Legislature in
2011 to head off a projected
budget shortfall then esti-
mated at more than $20 bil-
lion.
Of the $6.5 billion, about
$5 billion goes to the Health
and Human Services Com-
mission for Medicaid acute
care, about $1.5 billion goes
to the Department of Aging
and Disability Services for
Medicaid long-term care and
$187 million goes to the
Health and Human Services
Commission for the CHIP
(Children’s Health Insurance
Program).
HB 10 also steers $630
million to the Texas Educa-
tion Agency to administer the
Foundation School Program
and funds a $1.75 billion in-
stallment payment to the edu-
cation agency at the end of the
fiscal year (Aug. 31) to pay
the Foundation School Fund
entitlement — the primary
source of state funding for
Texas school districts.
The program, as stated by
the education agency, is
meant to ensure that all school
districts, regardless of prop-
erty wealth, receive “substan-
tially equal access to similar
revenue per student at similar
tax effort.”
Sen. Garcia takes office
New state Sen. Sylvia Gar-
cia, D-Houston, received her
official full Senate welcome
on March 11.
Garcia won a March 2 spe-
cial runoff election to fill the
unexpired term of the late
Sen. Mario Gallegos, who
died Oct. 16. Lt. Gov. De-
whurst appointed Garcia to
the body’s Government Or-
ganization, Intergovernmental
Relations, Jurisprudence and
Nominations committees.
An attorney and a native of
South Texas, Garcia served as
presiding judge for the Hous-
ton Municipal System for an
unprecedented five terms
under two mayors. She also
has served in elective office as
city controller and as a Harris
County commissioner.
Full Senate to consider state budget
I always really liked riding
my bicycle. I don’t remember
when I learned to be able to sus-
tain myself on two wheels with-
out falling over but once I did
get the hang of it I rode my bike
everywhere.
One Christmas, Santa Claus
surprised me with a bike and
even though it was below freez-
ing weather outside I jumped on
my new shinning red bike and
rode up and down the block
dressed in my winter garb,
freezing the whole way.
As I grew older driving in a
car took the place of riding my
bike until I was bit older. That
was when professional cycling
caught my interest.
Maybe it was the movie
“American Flyers” back in
1985 that rekindled my urge to
jump on bike, only then it
wasn’t a three-speed it was 12-
speed that was the sleek mode
of transportation that I owned. I
rode my bike on many a trip in-
cluding in the mountains in Col-
orado and other local spots that
interested me.
There were two reasons I
rode my bike for miles and
miles. One - it was great exer-
cise having the wind blow in
your face coming down a hill at
45 miles an hour. The other was
the landscape that was a part of
any mode of transportation that
wasn’t confined to the inside of
train, truck, bus or car.
You see, on a bike you notice
the countryside as you ride by.
No longer whipping along in a
motorized vehicle going quickly
from place to place, riding my
bike was leisurely and enjoy-
able. Many a time I would see
houses and buildings that I
never viewed when I was driv-
ing my car and if I wanted to
take a break and relish the sur-
rounding scenery I just stopped
peddling and dismounted my
bike.
I really got into riding my
bike and I began to read maga-
zines and watch television
events about Olympic-quality
bicyclists dressed to the nines in
their fancy-colored shorts and
shirts.
Although I was a lot sleeker
in those days, dressing in tight-
fitting Spandex was never going
to happen and I only went as far
as wearing bicycling shorts that
were padded in the bottom and
somewhat tight fitting. I decked
out my outfit with padded
gloves and a logoed hat that
stated “This guy likes to ride a
bike” and it never crossed your
mind to wear a helmet back
then.
As I got older my family and
career took over my time of rid-
ing my bike but I did swear one
day I would get back on and
ride like I did when I was
decade or two younger. Al-
though I stopped riding I still
was interested in cycling, espe-
cially the crown jewel of bike
competition the “Tour de
France.”
Maybe I should state I really
didn’t care about the Tour until
one Lance Armstrong made his
mark on professional bike rid-
ing by not winning the Tour de
France once, but an unbelieve-
able seven times.
Seven!
The fact that Armstrong won
the Tour so many times was un-
believable - it was really the fact
that he recovered from testicular
cancer and came back and fight-
ing and winning the battle
against this deadly disease.
To me, Armstrong was epit-
ome of a great athlete taking the
Tour so many times and he
starting a non-profit organiza-
tion to help inspire those with
cancer by sheer inspiration and
putting the donations received
to assisting with finding a cure
for such a terrible disease.
His marketing team devel-
oped those little plastic wrist-
bands that sold millions of units
and it wasn’t long before mil-
lions of people were proud to
wear the bands signifying their
support of Armstrong and the
battle against cancer.
Almost immediately after
Armstrong won one of his Tour
titles the investigations began.
I’m convinced it was pompous
elitists Europeans that couldn’t
stand the thought of an Ameri-
can winning their precious race
that started it all.
I admit that I was very proud
of the fact that Armstrong and
his team won multiple titles but
he also stood up to almost mi-
croscopic investigations into the
theory that he was doping for
the purpose of athletic gain in
his sport.
Years went by and another
Armstrong Tour de France vic-
tory and another investigation
and allegations into whether
Armstrong was using perform-
ance-enhancing techniques to
help him win so many races.
His foundation continued to
flourish and millions of dollars
in donations poured in.
Armstrong was a winner and
he positively influenced not
only millions of bike riders
worldwide; to say that his non-
profit organization helped many
people is a huge understate-
ment.
After Armstrong retired I fig-
ured the allegations would stop
but they didn’t. Someone was
personally driven to strip Arm-
strong of all his Tour wins.
Then it happened: an interna-
tional organization stated they
had proof that Armstrong
cheated and they stripped him
of all of his Tour titles.
Over the years Armstrong
had fought the allegations every
way he could but this time he
said he had had enough and was
done fighting the war against
him.
At first I wasn’t surprised
that Armstrong had thrown in
the proverbial towel because it’s
difficult to fight wave after
wave of allegations by individ-
uals that are obsessed with their
goal of trying to prove that he
was guilty.
Quickly his foundation sep-
arated themselves from Arm-
strong so his battle wouldn’t
hurt their scope of continuing to
fight for a cure of cancer.
Armstrong wasn’t saying
anything until for reasons I’ll
never know he decided to be in-
terviewed by television person-
ality Oprah Winfrey and at this
writing only Winfrey’s com-
ments are known about the
questions answered by Arm-
strong about the allegations.
You would think I would be
bitter about a guy I admired but
I don’t feel that way at all. It will
have to be a decision made by
the public whether or not Arm-
strong cheated to win all of
those races.
To me, Armstrong is more
than that.
His inspiration to millions of
individuals and the help his
foundation has provided to fight
cancer far outweighs, at least to
me, how he won so many Tour
de France races.
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