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Volume X, Number XV
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August 1-15, 2001
McKinney airport taking expansion
one step at a time
By Rcgina L. B u m s
On the Homefront:
The Piano Community
Forum will celebrate "20
Years of Making A
Difference" on Saturday,
September 15, 2001 at
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are $45 each. Dress is
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August 17 and 18th from
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August 10th. For more
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n t h at the Douglass
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Piano. For more information contact Tomika
The questions is-when will the
expansion actually start?
"What we have is a plan
but, there isn't a funding plan.
It's a concept or master plan as
McKinney—When Jenny
Teager steps outside her company, she can see the gates to
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Airport. The
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the reasons,
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owner
of
O f f i c e
Furniture
Concepts,
located at 320
Industrial
Blvd. #202,
thinks the airport's expansion
plans are great.
"I think it's what the city
needs to draw more people into
the community. A lot more
people will pass through and it
may create more productivity
for a lot of small businesses,"
said Teager, who has been in
business a year and a half.
David Kitchings, President
of McKirmey Aerospace, one of
the airport's corporate tenants,
shares that view.
"We think the expansion is
excellent. We employ about 107
employees. It will result in more
jobs," explained Kitchings,
whose firm provides cockpit
components and avionics.
Both business owners say
they know of many others who
favor the proposed expansion.
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it were," said Regie Neff,
McKinney's assistant city manager.
Neff said adding a second
runway is one of the biggest
items in the Master Plan.
"We don't have funding or
the land at this point for it.
We have to do it one step
at a time. Typically, this
ends up being funded by
the Texas Department of
Transportation and the
Federal
Aviation
Administration. We're just
beginning the process,"
Neff explained.
The proposed airport
expansion has to go
through several
steps
before anything actually
begins. In the interim, the
focus is on developing
opportimities with various private companies to step up hangers, jets and so forth, for the one
runway the airport has.
The President of the
McKinney
Economic
Development Corporation,
David Pitstick, can give you
the numbers to support the
airport expansion.
"The
TI
(Texas
Instruments) jets out there
pay taxes close to S60 million of value. (This) helps
pay for new schools, parks,
public safety and affordable
housing. Based on our current city tax rate (.598 per
SI00 valuation), this will
generate significant money
1
to the city and our schools
(SI.59
per
$100
valuation) ,"explained Pitstick,
whose been heading M E D C
four months.
He adds, "The airport represents the path of least resist-
ance with the most opportunity.
Most of the business representatives I meet with are excited.
Like any airport anywhere, it
can be controversial because
there are issues surrounding
airports that raise questions
such as noise, traffic and activity."
Quick to point out that the
expansion isn't his decision,
Pitstick hastily adds that
progress comes down to a
choice. T h e chair of the
McKinney
Planning
and
Zoning Commission, Jan Hall,
agrees.
"This creates a lot of tax
revenue for the city of
McKinney. It's the type of tax
revenue that's wonderful. Just
think of how many children we
can educate," said Hall, vice
of
Brandon
president
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Residents
speak out
about
airport
expansion
By: Kimberiy M . Bass
The McKinney Airport
has failed to generate revenue
for the area, yet the City
Council approved, in 1996, a
S67 million expansion project
that is assumed to put the airport in direct competition
with sites such as San Antonio
International,
Houston
Hobby, and even Dallas Love
Field.
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This expansion project is
comprised of two parts with a
20-year planning period. The
renovations include lengthening a 4,000 feet runway to
8,000 feet; relocating air traflBc
control to midfield; construct• ing a new electrical vault;
expanding the airport trafific;
and numerous other costly
renovations. Who is expected
to pay for the reconstruction
of this non-profiting establishment; the trusting taxpayers of
Collin
County
and
McKinney?
On the far east side of
McKinney, where the airport
is housed, the neighborhoods
are comprised of lower income
minorities and middle class
residents who have mixed feelings about the expansion of
the McKinney Airport. Rev.
C. L. Mack, a member of
Outreach Church, thinks
expanding the airport "will be
good for McKinney." Mack
also feels that the residents
i residing near the airport will
not have to worry about selling
their land, as the construction
should be taking place on land
already owned by the airport.
Another resident, in the area,
says she believes "expanding
the airport will bring new jobs
to the area as well as larger
businesses."
.
Opposing the opinions of
those agreeing with the expansion are individuals like
Murphy Lott and Patricia
Miller. Lott, a former resident
of Manor House Apartments,
thinks increasing the amount
of traflfic at the airport will
bring about "more noise and
disturb the neighborhood."
Patricia Miller, a homeowner
' in the area, is worried about
the state of her home. "I am
concerned about the value of
my house and its ability to
withstand the effect of larger
plans," Miller commented.
There are also a few residents in the area claiming to
have no knowledge of the proposed expansion at the local
airport. Brenda Jones, who
lives in the La Mesa Mobile
Home Park, vows that she
"knows nothing about any
plans to rnake the airport h\gSee SPEAK
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r e c e p t i o n o n July 28 at
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Recipients
and
their
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m a n y sites and a t t r a c t i o n s of t h e t h e m e p a r k .
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all
accounts,
the
evening was a high point
for all p a r t i e s c o n c e r n e d .
Again, a good idea
that turns into a great
o n e is a w o n d e r f u l t h i n g .
For
these
six
young
scholars, now many more
great opportunities can
b e c o m e a reality.
In a conversation with a
young lady about a man she was
contemplating marrying, she
made a statement that got me
thinking about my relationship
with God. We were discussing
the roles in a relationship.
Another person who came into
the conversation begin to make
known her desire to do a lot of
things that she was doing as a
single woman. She wanted to
stay out however late she wanted
to and spend her money without
having to give any accounting.
She wanted to keep her circle of
friends even though they did
things that didn't promote
monogamous
relationships.
The young lady that I was talking with said, "So if you're
gonna do it all yourself, what's
the point of having a husband?"
Her point was well taken.
I
meet a lot of people who want to
retain the single lifestyle after
they get married. So what's the
point in getting married?
I thought about how we
often praise God and give him
recognition while we're in
church but after leaving the hallowed walls of the sanctuary, we
resort to what we know best. If
we've got to figure out your own
way, and try to make it the best
way we know how, and get
through life the best that we can,
what's the point of having God?
This pattern of thought comes
as a result of not knowing what
God really thinks about us and
what He really desires to do in
our lives. I spoke recently about
parmerships. The reason for
parmerships is so that we would
be stronger, not the same. If I'm
to remain no better or no worse,
then why enter into a parmer-
ship. It's like someone oSering
me an opportunity to invest with
the guarantee that I'll get my
money back. What's the point of
investing just to get my money
back? Ifl just wanted my money
back, why not just keep
my money in the first
place. Our parmership
with God was not our
idea but His. It was his
choice to parmer with
us. The reason was that
He wanted to use all He
has for us and on our behalf. He
created the world for us and created us for Him. His thinking is
not that He doesn't want us calling on Him or that He wants us
to make it on our own, but
rather that He wants to use His
benevolent power on us.
In our text, God tells Abram
to change his name and to prepare to enter into a covenant in
which He would be God to
Abram and his descendants.
Literally, God wanted to enter
into that kind of relationship
with man so that there would be
no way to break His word in
their agreement. It's almost as if
God was asking Abram to allow
him to be his God. That's a startling picture. To think that God
would ask a man to allow Him to
be his God is too much for the
human
mind
to
fathom.
Nevertheless, in spite of His sovereignty, He still subjects
Himself to the likes of you and
me when it comes to the issues
of our hves. There are three
main reasons to have God in
your life that you must face. 1)
You need Him to be. Without
Him you can't be. That is to say
the reason for existing, the reason for living, the reason life
makes sense is because of Him.
Without him,, there's no other
legitimate^ reason for living.
T h r o u ^ His own handiwork.
we became living beings. He
gives purpose for living. 2) You
need Him to do. Without Him,
there's no abiUty that makes
sense. Ifwhat we do has no lasting or eternal or redemptive
value, then what's the
point in doing it. 3)
You need Him to have.
What we possess is
emptiness
without
Him giving it significance or merit or substance.
To make a long story brief, if
you're going to go t h r o u ^ life
worried about what you're going
to eat, and where you're going to
sleep, and what you're going to
wear and all of the other things
that people who don't know
God worry about, what's the
point of having Him in your life?
I don't mean to suggest that we
should just lay back and do
nothing. However, we must
realize that even with our part
it's not enough. We have a part
to play. But after our part is
played, we still must depend on
Him. We must put our natural
with His super to have the
Supernatural. Let me suggest
to you that you were destined for
greamess. No matter what area
of service you're in, you were
destined to accomplish great
things. But if you have to do it
in your own strength, why bother God. The fact is you were
never intended to do great things
without Him. You need Him,
and He wants you to recognize
your need for Him. As Jesus
said, without Him you can do
nothing of significant or lasting
value. I thank God that He is in
my life. I don't have to depend
on my own intellect or my own
strength. Through Him I can
and will accomplish all things!
Think about it.
Allen youths are enthusiastic about dancing their way to the top
By. Kcysha HoKan
Every year the Allen based
dance school, Cindy's School of
Dance, sends their most talented
dancers to perform and compete
at
the
Tremaine
Dance
Conventions. This year 8 year
old Kristianna Hogan attended
the Dallas Summer 2001 convention along with many promising young women from her local
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school. This event was held at the
Intercontinental hotel in Dallas,
and hosted by the legendary Joe
Tremaine and his company of
instructors including Laurie
Johnson who has studied with the
legendary Gregory Hines.
"I've been looking forward to
this for months. I love taking the
different classes and meeting new
friends," said Hogan.
8EHVING PLAHO. DALLAS. HICHAUDSON,
ALLEH.
Hundreds of young men and
women traveled from all over to
be apart of this special weekend.
Classes such as ja22, b'aliet, hiphop, and musical theater were
taught. These class sessions teach
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dancers.
"We are really proud of our
kids that attended Tremaine this
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"It really motivates them to work
harder in all of their dance
classes to become good
well rounded dancers."
While
attending
Cindy's School of Dance
Krisdanna stayed on the
honor roll and participated in Cindy's Junior
Company and won a
scholarship to the one of
the L,A. Danceforce conventions.
The Junior
Company won many honors along their wonderful
year.
The
dance
"Centerfield" won
1st
place Gold Jr. Large
Character group at the Starlight
Convention.
"Cabaret" won 1st place
High Gold Jr. Large Tap Group
at Star Systems, and 2nd place
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Laurie Johnson and Kristianna
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You & Your Money
Capitol Watch
Taking Advantage of
Market Declines
Unparalleled growth in McKinney
doesn't hinder small town charm
By Lakeesha Joe
ernment
process."
McKirmey's total population
of 54,369 is broken down as
follows according to Census
2000 reports:
Because of its unique
quality of life, McKinney,
Texas
has
experienced
unparalleled community and
business growth.
According to the most
recent Census Reports,
McKirmey's population is at
an all time high of 54,369
residents, which pleases
McKinney's city officials.
When the 1990 Census was
taken, McKinney's population was 21,283, which
means that McKinney has
obtained 31,959 people
since the 1990 Census.
Much
of
McKinney's
unique quality of life is
based upon its ability to
maintain a small-town feel
even with 54,369 residents
residing in its city.
White
42,628
78.4%
Black
3,913
7.2%
Hispanic Origin
9,876
18.2%
Other Race
5,562
10.2%
Phenomenal growth in
McKinney is also due in part
to its business community.
McKinney is home to such
businesses
as
United
American
Insurance,
Blockbuster Entertainment's
national distribution and
data process center and
Raytheon's defense systems
and
electronics
group.
Encore Wire began in
McKinney in 1990 and with
its fourth expansion it has
the
"Considering
tremendous growth that
McKinney has experienced
over the last ten years, our
estimate of roughly 50,385
in population wasn't far off,"
said John Kessel, Director of
Planning. "We are all just
pleased that McKinney residents were counted and will
be represented in the gov-
SPEAK OUT
grown to 600,000 square
feet of manufacturing space
and over 300 employees.
In an effort to help
McKinney continue on with
its unique quality of life, its
City Council and residents,
in
1996, created
the
McKinney
Community
Development Corporation
(MCDC). M C D C is a 4B
sales tax corporation created
to enhance McKinney's aesthetic, cultural and leisure
amenities. The M C D C is
responsible for promoting
and funding community and
related projects throughout
the city and is funded
through a half-cent sales tax.
When the M C D C was
created, its goals were to
develop and strengthen the
physical amenities for recreational and leisure opportunities, enhance the historic
character of McKinney,
develop quality communitywide focal points, and promote and encourage the safe
and attractive image of
McKinney,
the
rapid
"Despite
growth, McKinney has managed to preserve the smalltown flavor and retain such a
high quality of life," said
Kessel. •
residents have already expressed
that a proposed project that will
implement a raise in taxes;
decrease property values; negatively impact urban neighborhoods; and provide a host of
other negauve outcomes that
may not be the best choice for
the area. Any individual with a
desire to find out more about the
McKinney Airport expansion
should contact the City of
McKinney or log onto mckinneyairport.com
for
more
detailed information.
from page t
ger and busier." Another gentleman, who lives in the same
mobile park and prefers to go
unnamed, commented, "I am
unaware of what goes on at that
airport. I would like tofindout
what is going on and possibly
give my opinion."
Giving an opinion is exactly
what residents of the area and
Collin County should do. Some
T h e r e are a few certainties in life—death,
taxes,
low tide,
full
m o o n s , a n d declines in
the stock market. Longterm investors know this
and often see an o p p o r t u nity in market declines.
When
the
evening
news contains a graphic of
a red arrow
pointing
down, should that make
you nervous? It should
if you need money
soon and can get it
only
by
selling
stocks. O t h e r w i s e ,
you can look at
these
downturns
with m o r e o p t i m i s m
than is normally reflected
on the evening news.
For
starters,
think
about the asset allocation
in your investment portfolio and your qualified
r e t i r e m e n t p l a n . Revisit
your targeted allocation of
stocks, b o n d s , and other
investments in your p o r t some
folio a n d make
a d j u s t m e n t s in keeping
with the n e w e c o n o m i c
climate. You may find during bear markets that by
shifting more money into
stocks, you can take
advantage of lower prices.
If you've been hoarding
some cash for a particularly good bargain or a
stock that's been on your
wish list for a while, this
may be a good time to add
to your stock portfolio.
Warren
Buffett,
Berkshire
Hathaway
C h a i r m a n a n d one of t h e
most successful investors
of ail time, offered a longperterm
Prospective
purchasers
would much prefer sinking prices."
T h e objective, of
course, is "Buy low, sell
high." I t ' s been said that
m a r k e t declines " r e t u r n
stocks to their rightful
owners"—that is, to those
who buy low.
Provided by courtesy of John Dudley
a Financial Advisor
with the investment
firm First Union
Securities in Dallas.
For more information^
please call John Dudley at
(214) 740-3253. First
Union Securities, Inc.,
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New York Stock
tive on m a r k e t fluctuaand
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Exchange
tions in his c o m p a n y ' s
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"If you expect to be a
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future should be happy at
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rise.
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Ethnic Notes
Hard work of first McKinney pioneers still evident in modern city
By Brandy Jones
With the promise of free
land in mind, early pioneers
decided to head west. When
the first settlers came to
Collin
County
from
Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Arkansas in about 1841, they
found an untamed black
land prairie, rolling land, tall
grass and clear streams.
Most early residents settled in the Collin County
area with the help of colonizers like William S. Peters and
his associates. They oversaw
the development of Peters
Colony, a North Texas
empresario grant made to
them by the Republic of
Texas, which included most
of present-day Grayson,
Denton, Tarrant, and Collin
Counties.
•Under
the terms of
their contract with
President
M jrabeau
B. Lamar of
t h e
Republic of
Texas, the
empresarios
w e r e
required to
introduce
six hundred
famiHes into
the area withCollin
in three years
at the rate of at least 200 per
year. The colonists would
receive up to 640 acres (one
square mile) per family or
320 acres per single man. In
addition,
each
settler
received a gun, ammunition,
and help in building a cabin.
With such enticements, the
company's agent reported
197 families and 184 single
men within the colony's
boundaries by July 1, 1844.
To set up house, the first
settlers simply marked out a
claim and drove actual stakes
into the corners of the property they wanted attaching
their names. Within a year or
two, it was the pioneer's
responsibility to register the
claim with the Genera! Land
office in Austin or with the
Peters Colony headquarters
in northern Dallas County.
Developing the new land
kept the pioneers busy. In
1846, the first Texas legislature met under the constitution for the state and created
Collin and several other
countries out
the
of
Territory of
F a n n i n
C o u n t y
embracing
almost all of
northeast
Texas. While
the legislative act creating Collin
County did
not specifically state for
the
whom
county was
named, most
McKinney
historians
agree that the county and a
city within it are named in
honor of Collin McKinney.
Collin
McKinney
worked hard to pass a law in
the Texas Legislature providing that newly created counties be thirty miles square
wherever possible, with the
county seat located in the First Christian Church of
middle of the county.
McKinney is actually older
Because a horse
could travel about
thirty miles in a
day, this would
create a system
allowing
riders
in
convenience
getting from county seat to county
seat and safely
arriving
home
before dark.
placing it on what would Messenger. T h e Tucker
someday become the north- Hotel was completed prior
west corner of to 1869 and The City Hotel,
the square. The operated by C.C. Heard,
1 Lovejoy
Store opened in 1862.
Other
and its adjacent businessmen soon saw the
blossoming
post office was opportunity
the only plank within McKinney and folbuilding in Collin lowed.
County at that
In 1850, the population
time. E. Whitley's of McKinney was 315. By
"Our
House" the turn of the century, it
saloon and Dr. had topped 50,000 and
W o r t h i n g t o n ' s today nearly 300,000 peooffice were built ple call McKinney home.
Late in 1847,
soon afterward.
McKinney is a collaborative
J.B. Wilmeth was
1856 community mixing the old
In
appointed
to a
Martha McKinney stands beside her parents, pioneers Nancy T o c e n h P S t e w a r t and the new. While driving
commission
to
and Joseph Wilmeth, in front of their home.
,
down its streets you still feel
secure a central site
opened a grocery the old-fashioned commufor a new county seat for
than the town itself.
store
downtown
near
Collin County and to move
Lovejoy's store. Abraham nity spirit while catching
On May 3, 1848, twelve
the
jurisdiction
from
Rhine soon followed, open- the sights of its modern
yoke
of oxen
pulled
Buckner.Two locations were McKinney's first building,
ing a dry goods store. In progression and new resioffered;
present-day
owned by John L. Lovejoy,
1858 James W. Thomas dential developments.
and Sloan's
McKinney
across the prairie from
opened the city's first newsGrove, located three miles
paper,
Buckner to McKinney,
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McKinney
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prior to the birth of the city
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front yard. This was the
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On The Move
Shaq laments zone defenses
By APRIL CASTRO
Associated Press Writer
COMMERCE, Texas (AP)
_ The NBA's decision to allow
zone defenses isn't sitting well
with Shaquille O'Neal.
Months before the new
rule goes into effect, the Los
Angeles Lakers two-time NBA
finals MVP said he believes the
change will significandy slow
things down. " I think it's a stupid, idiotic rule," O'Neal said
Tuesday. " I think a bunch of
old people upstairs need to
retire and hire young people if
they want to make the game
better."
Designed to improve the
flow and pace of the game and
reduce teams' dependence on
isolation plays, the new rules
are being tested during summer
leagues. They'll be implemented next season.
O'Neal wasn't keen about
the idea when it passed in
April, but his latest comments _
made at a basketball camp he's
running at Texas A&MCommerce _ are his most outspoken. 'Teople want to see
Steve Nash's slashing ability
and Allen Iverson's crossover.
People don't want to see a
bunch of lazy asses playing zone
defense," O'Neal said. Other
critics
have said
t h
e
league
were the
wrong
way for
t h e
league to
address
lower
scores,
popcorn and enjoy the
game," he said. "Let guys like
Allen Iverson carry their team.
Let Steve
Nash travel a little
bit when
he makes
t h a t
Canadian
pass that
he does so
well. "It's
not going
to
make
the
game
declining
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ratings and flat attendance fig- it's going to make it worse."
ures. "People won't want to
The current illegal defense
pay S50 or 860 a game to see rules will be scrapped, and
that," O'Neal said. " I wouldn't teams will be allowed to play
pay to see that. I wouldn't watch any defense they choose. The
that crap on TV. I'd watch the one exception is that a defensive
Young and the Restless before player will not be permitted to
I'd watch that crap."
stay in the lane for more than
Lakers coach Phil Jackson three seconds if he is more than
has said he thinks the changes an arm's length away from his
will help O'Neal defensively by man. A violation will result in a
keeping him around the basket technical foul.
with a lot less movement.
"I'll play through it a year
Nonetheless, O'Neal is not and see what happens," O'Neal
looking forward to it. "They said. "Then I'll go back to the
need to just stop calling every- lab and learn how to buck the
thing and just let us do what we system."
need to do while the people cat
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After
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Hard work, intelligence,
the Assistant Principal at
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Hamilton Park, Watkins is
loving spirit seem to be the
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secret to success for one former
"return home" as she calls it, to
teacher and assistant principal.
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I'll do," says
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Watkins.
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counseling at Northlake and
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Watkins grew up very
asked if I would consider going
and
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mold
and shape our
poor in East Texas with eleven
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students
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• Difficulty s l e e p i n g o r s l e e p i n g t o o m u c h
• Feeling slowed d o w n
• F e e l i n g t i r e d o r h a v i n g low e n e r g y
• Feeling guilty or worthless
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• C h a n g e s in weight or appetite
• Difficulty c o n c e n t r a t i n g
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Aguilera, Juanes
Nab Latin Grammy
Nominations
By Eric Schumacher-Rasntussen
Christina Aguilera landed two nods when nominations
for the second annual Latin Grammy Awards were
announced in Miami Tuesday (July
17) with a list short on crossover
stars. Aguilera received a Record of
the Year nomination for "Pero Me
Acuerdo De Ti" from her Spanishlanguage album Mi Reflejo, which
was nominated for Female Pop Vocal
Album.
Colombian
rocker
Juanes
topped the Hst with six nominations,
including Album of the Year, Best
New Artist and Best Rock Solo
Album for Fijate Bien. Spanish pop
singer Alejandro Sanz received five
nominations, w-hile Aterciopelados,
Gilberto Gil, Fito Paez, Gustavo Santaolalla and Caetano
Veloso each earned three.
Ricky Martin is up for Video of the Year with the sweaty
clip for the Spanish-language version of "She Bangs."
Artists nominated for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album, a new
category this year, are DJ Kun, Faces Do Suburbio, Planet
Hemp, 7 Noias 7 Colores and El Sindicato Argentino Del
Hip Hop.
Last year, Carlos Santana took home three awards at a
ceremony that faced criticism for emphasizing mainstream
and crossover acts, including a lineup of performers that featured Martin, Aguilera and 'NSYNC. Four Mexican artists
from the independent Latin music label Fonovisa - Los
Tigres Del Norte, Los Temerarios, Los Palominos and
Banda El Recodo - refused to accept their awards, claiming
that Mexican music was imderreprescnted.
Spokespersons for the Grammy Awards and Fonovisa
were unavailable for comment on this year's nominations.
The Latin Grammy awards will be broadcast live from
American Airlines Arena in Miami on September 11 from 9
to 11 p.m. E T on CBS.
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"Sopranos": Chase
Takes the Fifth
Bada Bing. It was just that simple for The Sopranos
(news - Y! TV) godfather David Chase. The Emmy-winning
creator and executive producer has signed on for a fifth season of HBO's mob hit, in what was by all accounts (pardon
the tired mob cliche), an offer he couldn't refuse. Chase will
make anywhere between S15 million and $20 million to
return to the series after next season, according to
Hollywood trade reports.
T h e paycheck was apparentiy enough to get Chase to
rethink his earlier plans to focus on film work and hand off
the series to someone else after next season (which, HBO
warned, may not begin until next June at the earliest, due to
Chase's meticulous nature). But with no other projeas currently consuming his time—not to mention 22 Emmy nominations last week—Chase apparently decided to stick
aroimd and set his sights on wrapping up The Sopranos'
final chapter over two seasons, instead of one.
Chase's deal also is good news for The Sopranos' syndication potential. The show's cast has been dubbing profanity-free dialogue so the series could eventually end up on
other networks, and a fifth, 13-episode season would give
the show 65 episodes—enough to cash in on the five-dayper-week syndication market.
Meanwhile, shooting on season four will begin in
October. And to satiate fans until next year, HBO will air all
39 episodes from the first three seasons on Sundays at 8
p.m. starting August 12.
Diggs sweetens
'Brown Sugar'
By Chris Ganlner
LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) — Taye Diggs
C'Hcrw Stella Got Her Gnxwe Back") is in n^otiations to star opposite Sanaa Laihan in Fox Searchligjit Pictures' urban love story
"Brcwn Sugar" for direaor Rick Famuyiwa.
Shooting is scheduled to begin by
year's end on the project, budgeted in
the S8 million range.
"Sugar,"
described as a black "When Harry Met
Sally ...," marks a reteaming of Dig^
and L.athan. The duo starred in
Universal Pictures' 1999 wedding comedy "The Best Man."This time, Diggs
will p l ^ an A&R executive for a hq>
hop record label and the love interest of
a magazine editor played by Lathan.
Mike Elliot wrote the original draft of the scrpt, with a rewrite
by Famuyiwa. Peter Hdler will produce with executive producer
Magic Johnsoa EjKculive vp production Claudia Lewis and creative
executive Josh Deigjiton brou^t the project to Searchlight and will
ovei^ee it for president Peter Rire.
Diggs, rejped ty CAA and Magus Entertainment, most
recently starred OTI tdevision as Jackson Diper on Fox's "Ally
McBeal (news - Y! TV)." His feature credits also include Artisan's
"The Way of the Gun," VC^mer Bros.' "House on Haunted Hill,"
Paramount Pictures' "The Wood" and Columbia Pictures' "Go."
R&B Foundation celebrates Green
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - AJ Green will reoave the lifetime achievement award from the Rhythm and Blues
Foundation at the music charity's I2th annual Pioneer Awards ceremoity Oct 4 at NewYork's Apollo Theatre.
The ceremony honors anists whose contributions have beai significant in the develqiment of Rhythm and Blues. It
aims to raise money for the foundation's charily vrork, vdiich includes helping veteran artists with emergency esq^enses and
career development
Receiving the foundation's Pioneer Awards will be Fontella Bass; Big Jay McNedy; Dee Dee Sharp; the Emotions;
die songttriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland; Allen Toussaint; and the late Louis Joidan.
Individuals receive S15,000 and groups get $20,000. The last awards were held in Sqxember, the first time in a decade
they were not heki the d ^ after the Grammy Awards.
This is a place built for champions by champions.
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Around The Town
August 1st
- The C l i n i c at M e t h o d i s t
M e d i c a l Center on
C o l o r a d o Avenue w i l l be
p r o v i d i n g free prostate c a n cer screenings for men age
50 and over, but particularly A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n men as
y o u n g as 4 0 . For more
information call, 214-9478181.
From 10:00 am t i l l 9:00 pm
The Heard Natural Science
M u s e u m and W i l d l i f e
Sanctuary of M c K i n n e y w i l l
j o i n forces w i t h the newest
Foley's at The Shops at
W i l l o w Bend. This Foley's
l o c a t i o n w i l l be closed to
the general p u b l i c that day
except t o those w h o have
purchased a t i c k e t . Heard
supporters can purchase
tickets for this exclusive
p r e - o p e n i n g s h o p p i n g day
w i t h a $5.00 donation to
the M u s e u m . Each ticket
includes t w o 2 5 % Foley's
d i s c o u n t coupons and the
chance to enter to w i n an
hourly d r a w i n g for a
Foley's $ 2 5 0 s h o p p i n g
spree! Stop by the Heard
Nature Store to purchase
tickets or c a l l , 9 7 2 - 5 6 2 5 5 6 6 to charge by phone
or get more details.
Freedman's Cemetery."
Freedman's Cemetery represents w h a t is left of a o n c e t h r i v i n g N o r t h Dallas c o m munity, w h i c h existed
between the end of the C i v i l
W a r and the 1970s, as one
of the largest A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n enclaves in Dallas
and one of the largest in the
entire country. For more
information call, 214-5659026.
August 4th - 5th
- Lighthouse Productions are
p r o u d to present the North
Texas Premier of Samantha
Taylor's anointed gospel
play " L o r d , I D o n ' t Feel No
P a i n ! ! " at The Dallas
Theater Center. For more
information call, 972-283-
3393.
August 4th
August 2nd
- Piano Independent School
District's first day of s c h o o l .
- Piano N e w c o m e r s
Women's C l u b w i l l meet at
the Resurrection Lutheran
C h u r c h . Meet new people
and learn about c l u b a c t i v i ties and the c o m m u n i t y .
August 3rd
- The C i t y of A l l e n w i l l be
h o l d i n g the "Xtreme Teen
Last Blast Party" at the j o e
Farmer Recreation Center.
Cost is $ 1 0 . For more infor-
August 6th
mation c a l l 9 7 2 - 7 2 7 - 0 1 5 2 ,
' The Frisco Safety Fair w i l l
be held at Warren Sports
Park, North County Road
and Eldorado Pkwy. Health
and Safety fair is open to
everyone b e g i n n i n g at 9:00
a.m. For more i n f o r m a t i o n
call, 972-335-9522.
- The M e t h o d i s t Hospitals o f
Dallas w i l l be a the Latino
Wellness Fair offering free
prostate cancer screenings
from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Fair
Park. For more i n f o r m a t i o n
call, 214-947-8181.
Community
Calendar
- A l l e n Independent School
District's first day of s c h o o l .
August 7th - 19th
- The Dallas Summer
Musicals presents the hit
stage play "Kiss M e , Kate,"
at the Music H a l l at Fair
Park. This c o m e d i c knock
out features music and
lyrics by Cole Porter. Cost
is $ 1 0 - $ 5 6 . For more information call, 214-565-1116.
August 7th
- 17th A n n u a l National
N i g h t O u t in A l l e n at the
Bethany Lakes Park from 6
p.m.-9 p.m. Concessions
w i l l be served and free-shuttled p a r k i n g w i l l be p r o v i d ed from the Kroger p a r k i n g
lot ( A l l e n Heights and
Bethany Drive) and Ford
M i d d l e School. For more
information call, 972-6782500.
- The Dallas Urban League
w i l l be h o l d i n g a "Back-ToSchool Rally" from 10 a.m. 3 p . m . Booths for i m m u nizations, dental and eye
examinations and haircuts
for c h i l d r e n w i l l also be
available. For more inform a t i o n , please call 2 1 4 9 1 5 - 4 6 3 8 to submit your
application.
- The Heritage Farmstead
Museum in Piano w i l l be
h o l d i n g an event e n t i t l e d
" I n the G o o d O l d
S u m m e r t i m e " for all ages.
For more Information c a l l ,
972-881-0140.
August 8th & 22nd
- The C i t y o f Piano
Swimmers w i l l be h o l d i n g
open s w i m team tryouts by
appointment. Applicants
should c a l l 9 7 2 - 3 9 8 - 7 9 4 6
for tryout times and locations.
August 10th - Sept 1st
August 8th
Sponsored
Theatre p r o u d l y presents
"Steele M a g n o l i a s " in d o w n
t o w n M c K i n n e y . For show
times and reservations c a l l ,
972-562-LOST.
August 11th - 12th
- DFW Sports Collectors w i l
be having a c o n v e n t i o n at
the Richardson C i v i c Center
For more i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l ,
972-255-9062.
August 13 th
- Frisco Independent School
District's first day o f school
August 15th
- Dallas Independent Schoo
District's first day of school.
August 16th
- Little Elm C o m m u n i t y
Library in Frisco w i l l be
h o l d i n g a "Friends of the
Library" M e e t i n g at 7:00
p.m. For more i n f o r m a t i o n
call 9 7 2 - 2 9 4 - 5 8 0 1 .
- The Little Off the Square
by Southwestern
Bell
Telephone
Your friendly neighborhood
lobal communications company.^*^
August Ut- 5th
- The " M i c k e y M a n t l e
W o r l d Series of Baseball"
w i l l he h e l d at A l A l f o r d
Field in M c K i n n e y . For the
6th year M c K i n n e y w i l l
host this national t o u r n a ment of teams f r o m the
U.S., Canada, and Puerto
Rico, w i t h one host
M c K i n n e y Team. For ticket
i n f o r m a t i o n or more inform a t i o n about the t o u r n a ment c o n t a c t , 9 7 2 - 5 4 2 4433.
Southwestern Bell
member of ^^^^ffl
August 1st- 31st
- The A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n
M u s e u m i n Dallas presents
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