Courtesy PhotoJeri and James McGrath celebrate in Jamaica.

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Sachse City Council election for 2015 will be May 9. On the ballot this year will be Place 1, incumbent Brett Franks, and Place 2, incumbent Charlie Ross. Both places are for three-year terms. The candidates’ fil-

ing period ends Feb. 27. Both incumbents have filed for reelec-tion.

Franks is an Ortho-pedic Physicians As-sistant with the Sports Medicine Clinic of North Texas and is council liaison to the Parks and Recreation

Commission. His campaign man-

ager is Karen Fite of Garland.

“I enjoy being part of the process that sets policy and puts Sachse in a better place for tomorrow,” he said. “I have tremendous pride in our community. My

family and I call Sachse home and plan to for a long time. I am very interested in keeping Sachse the way it was when we moved here.”

Ross was elected to Place 2 in a special election in September 2013.

“It has been my honor and pleasure to serve the citizens of Sachse as a member of the city

council,” he said. “I was elected in 2013 to finish an unexpired term, so I hope to have the op-portunity to extend my service for a full term. For me, being on city council is a way to directly contribute to strengthening and building up my community.”

Because Sachse is in two counties, the city is serviced by the Garland and Wylie school

districts.For Garland ISD, on the bal-

lot this year will be the Place 6, incumbent Steve Knagg, and Place 7, incumbent Rick Lam-bert. All places are for three-year terms.

Lambert just filed for re-elec-tion.

See LAMBERT page 2A

By Patty MontagnoStaff Writer

pmontagno@sachsenews.com

The Sachse Community Emer-gency Response Team held its first class for Feb. 7. The sec-ond class will be held Feb. 14 in the Rowlett Fire Administration Building.

The fee was $20 and manda-tory attendance at both classes was required to obtain the proper certification.

Fire Chief Rick Coleman said CERT is looking for dedicated individuals to join the response team.

“These individuals should be willing to be active,” he said. “They have to be trained to re-spond to needs as they occur day or night.”

The first CERT training class was held in 2006.

CERT Director Jeri McGrath said Sachse CERT is a neighbor-hood-based team that receives special training to enhance their ability to recognize respond to and recover from a major emer-gency or disaster situation.

“Teams are trained by profes-sional responders such as the fire and police departments,” she said. “As an organized team we provide vital services in the ab-sence of and while waiting for the arrival of emergency respond-ers.”

McGrath said anyone who

See CANDIDATE page 3A

By Patty MontagnoStaff Writer

pmontagno@sachsenews.com

The annual Sachse High School student talent extrava-ganza showcased some top-notch singers, dancers, rappers, poppers and musicians. There were even two magicians. The show was held Feb. 5 in the school auditorium.

From singers to dancers, ev-eryone who danced, sang, pulled a rabbit out of a hat or played an

instrument on the stage brought his or her own talent to the show, receiving great reactions from the audience at the end of each act.

The class of 2015 officer sponsors coordinated the stu-dent talent show with the help of Cyndi Mitchell, Denay Taylor and Jennifer McCutchen.

A panel of local residents judged the entries based on stage presence, appearance, audi-ence response and overall per-formance. Judges were Mayor

Mike Felix, Patty Mathis and Susie Roberts Smith.

“What a very impressive group of kids,” Felix, said. “I was especially pleased with all their enthusiasm.”

Felix said the kids showed “very positive showmanship and good sportsmanship.”

“The performers danced in perfect unison, had beautiful voices and were such fun to watch,” he said. “Those young

See PRESENTING page 6A

By Patty MontagnoStaff Writer

pmontagno@sachsenews.com

Jeri and James McGrath met in the Department of Correc-tions in Arizona. Seriously.

“We met in prison,” Jeri said boasting a big laugh. “Jim was my Sergeant and I worked in central control.”

Jeri said James was working in the mess hall and he called central control to ask for help to supervise the inmates.

“I was the only one available to help him,” she said. “After eyeing him for a few minutes and seeing how good looking he was, I went over to him and whispered in his ear that if he ever divorced his wife that I was going to be his next one. Little did I know that he was separated from his wife and was in the process of getting a divorce.”

Jeri said there was absolute-ly no flirtation until she heard

that his divorce was final.“I immediately asked him

out on a date, which was dinner at my house,” she said. “That’s when I found out he was very shy. But he loved my cooking.”

During the next few weeks the couple spent as much time together as they could.

“We loved to sit and talk about everything,” Jeri said. “We’d go for long drives. We shared our hopes and thoughts of what we wanted for each other as well as our kids.”

The McGraths married sev-eral months later and have been happily together for 35 years.

They have a blended family of five children and 10 grand-children.

“Our wedding day was a hoot,” Jeri said. “We had no

time to plan and very little money. James booked a little chapel and I found the prettiest dress I ever saw in a Goodwill store. We got dressed and went to our favorite Mexican can-tina for dinner and after several hours of partying – the whole cantina followed us to the cha-pel. Jim’s daughter walked him down the aisle as I waited for him at the altar. It was a beau-tiful ceremony. I don’t remem-ber ever being so happy.”

Their favorite songs are “ Save the Last Dance for Me”, by The Drifters and “Always” by Patsy Cline.

Jeri said the two worked in the prison until moving to Tex-as in 1981.

See McGRATH’S page 3A

CERT committee holds open registration

Prisoners of loveSachse couple meets in unusual circumstances, still happy 35 years later

Filing period for local May elections ends Feb. 27

Rick Lambert

Student talent show wows

You can dance every dance with the guy Who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight

You can smile every smile for the man Who held your hand ‘neath the pale moonlight

The Drifters

Precision Rhythm

Patty Montagno/The Sachse NewsMembers of the Stool Pigeon percussion group brought the audience to their feet during the Sachse High School Talent Show.

Patty Montagno/The Sachse NewsTristin Rose performs a dance during the Sachse High School Talent Show.

Fire chief presents Emergency Management

Plan see page 2A

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Lambert files for Place 7 trustee seatcontinued from 1A

He is senior counsel with Un-derwood Perkins

“I continually educate myself regarding the highly regulated and complex public school system we have in Texas,” he said. “In order to oversee the operations of our district, I be-lieve a trustee must understand the overall operations of our large district, including, legal policies, business operations, human resources, assessment and accountability and educa-tional.”

Lambert received a bachelors and law degrees from Texas Tech University.

“I am an advocate for Gar-land ISD and our public school system,” he said. “I worked with our district and the Texas Association of School Boards in creating legislative priorities and I frequently meet with our legislators. I also expect to tes-

tify during this session before the House and Senate commit-tees as they consider education priorities during the current ses-sion.”

James Miller of Veritex Bank in Garland is listed as his cam-paign treasurer.

“The students are my number one priority and that philoso-phy is the foundation for every decision I make as a trustee,” Lambert said. “I believe that all students can learn and get a great education in our school district. Our district must be stu-dent oriented. That is why we provide school choice for our students.”

Knagg sent the board a memo announcing that he will not be seeking reelection.

“I have been very closely in-volved with the Garland ISD for 75 percent of my life,” he said. “I have experienced this won-derful district as a student, a 30 year employee and a trustee. It

has been a very great honor to serve on the GISD Board, and I wish all the best for our stu-dents, staff and trustees.”

Candidates must be at least 21 years of age, a qualified voter, a resident in the Sachse or Gar-land city limits for six months prior to the filing deadline and current in payment of taxes due the city. Candidates may apply for only one place on the ballot.

To pick up a Sachse election filing packet contact City Secre-tary Terry Smith at Sachse City Hall located at 3815 Sachse Rd.

Applicants interested in a GISD seat should contact the business office at 972-487-3101. Applicants may also pick up a packet at the Harris Hill Administration Bldg. located at 501 S. Jupiter Rd. in Garland.

Collin County Elections Of-fice is no longer holding May elections, so the next Wylie ISD election will be in November of 2015.

By Patty MontagnoStaff Writer

pmontagno@sachsenews.com

Fire Chief Rick Coleman pre-sented a status report regarding emergency management during a recent city council meeting.

“Emergency Management Department’s primary role is to develop the capabilities to mitigate, prepare, respond and recover from disasters that threaten the city,” he said. “Emergency management of-ficials are also reaching out to neighborhood associations to get more folks involved in their summer training classes that ed-ucate citizens on first aid, CPR and other techniques that could be vital during an emergency.”

Coleman said the role of the department is to identify roles and responsibilities in case of disaster.

“Our goal is to ensure that the Emergency Management Manual is current and city em-ployees understand roles in the event of an emergency,” he said. “We also strive to implement public education in emergency preparedness while making sure the city is in compliance with the National Integrated Man-agement System for respond-ers and the Incident Command

System.”Coleman said the commit-

tee also provides policy guid-ance on priorities and objectives based on situational needs and public demand.

“It supports onscene com-mand, and the Emergency Op-erations Center,” he said. “The mayor is designated as presiding officer of the governing body of an incorporated city. The emer-gency response activities will be coordinated from the EOC that will be activated/established by the city manager.”

Coleman explained that the Open Meetings Act requires that notice of regular meeting must be posted at least 72 hours in ad-vance. Notice of an emergency meeting may be posted for as little as two hours.

“An emergency exists only if immediate action is required of a governmental body because of an imminent threat to public health and safety or because of a reasonably unforeseeable situ-ation,” he said. “No nonemer-gency items may be placed on the agenda. The meeting notice must clearly identify the emer-gency.”

Coleman said changes made in the existing law after the re-cent hurricanes authorize a city council to act without a quorum

if the city is wholly or partly located in the area of a disas-ter declared by the president or governor and a majority of the members of the council are un-able to be present at a meeting as a result of the disaster.

“A city may make an emer-gency expenditure outside strict compliance with its budget only in a case of grave public neces-sity to meet an unusual and un-foreseen condition that could not have been included in the original budget through the use of reasonably diligent thought and attention,” he said.

Coleman s aid city sirens are tested the first Saturday of each month.

“There are many steps fami-lies can take to be prepared for disaster,” he said. “One way is to create a Vehicle Emergency Supply Kit.”

Coleman explained that in the winter of 2010, hundreds of people were stranded on an iced over Interstate 20 in Weather-ford for hours.

“If you’re on the road when an emergency strikes or you have to evacuate, you’ll want a flashlight with extra batteries; first-aid kit and manual; white distress flag; tire repair kit, booster/jumper cables, pump and flares; bottled water and

non-perishable food items and seasonal supplies to combat weather condition like blankets and gloves.”

Coleman explained that in

advance of approaching storms, the National Weather Service is-sues watches and warnings for severe weather, providing much needed information to citizens

so they are able to make sound judgments about the appropri-ate actions to take. Watches and warnings are broadcast over the radio and on TV.

Fire chief discusses Emergency Management Plan at council meeting

Courtesy PhotoFire Chief Rick Coleman stands next to the Sachse Storm Ready Community sign.

By Patty MontagnoStaff Writer

pmontagno@sachsenews.com

Applications are now be-ing accepted for the 2015 city scholarship.

Parks and Recreation Direc-tor Lance Whitworth told coun-cil that Allied Waste is provid-ing $1,000 to the city to be used for a scholarship for the

upcoming fall of 2015 college semester.

“The scholarship would be awarded to a high school senior that is a resident of Sachse,” he said. “The idea is to provide fi-nancial assistance to a resident to pursue secondary educa-tion.”

During the discussion it was established that applying for and receiving financial aid can

be an important part of the col-lege admissions process.

Whitworth stressed that if a student can’t pay tuition, they won’t be able to go to college.

“Because many students are working a full-time or several part-time jobs, as well as bal-ancing family, community, volunteer and personal com-mitments, scholarships make a tremendous difference in their

ability to attend college,” he said. “ Scholarships help stu-dents receive the necessary education and training to start a new career or move forward in their current field.”

Applicants must also write a 300 to 500-word essay high-lighting their career objectives. SAT scores will also be includ-ed. The application would also be signed by a school counsel-

or, work supervisor, member of the clergy, a community leader or an instructor.

Whitworth said Allied Waste and the city recognize the im-portance of protecting and pre-serving natural resources.

“We believe that all Sachse citizens should become in-volved in the recycling efforts that Allied Waste provides,” he said. “We hope all those

eligible take the opportunity to share a personal statement on what you see as the greatest threat to the environment today and what your role can be as a citizen to alleviate this threat.”

Applications must be sent to Sachse City Hall at 3815 Sachse Rd. Sachse Texas. 75048. They must be postmarked by March 31.

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McGrath’s attribute success to open communicationcontinued from 1A

“We moved to Copperas Cove and Jim went to work at Fort Hood as a range supervi-sor,” she said. “I went back to school to work on my Bach-elor’s and Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Tarleton State College. While going to college, I drove a school bus and was a writer for the Cop-peras Cove Leader Press News-paper.”

After completing two tours in Vietnam, James retired as an Army Sgt 1st class from the base in Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. The couple traveled cross-country for years in a huge motor home. They moved to Sachse in 2005.

“We have been the owner of a Travel Agency for 14 years now,” Jeri said. “We sell cruises and all types of vacations, etc. We do a lot of group travel.”

The couple is very active in the Hella Shrine organization. Jeri enjoys planning a lot of the ladies activities and social

events. “We love living in Sachse,

because we love the small-town feel,” Jeri said. “We looked at so many different locations before choosing Sachse.”

James said they love the small town feeling and the idea of being able to grow with the city.

“We have lived in cities that don’t have the warm, friendly people like Sachse does,” he said. “So glad we are living here now.”

Jeri said they have learned that if they talk things out, they can understand each other’s needs better.

“If you can’t talk to each oth-er, you can’t understand how the other one is feeling,” she said. “We feel that this is very impor-tant to a successful marriage. We never go to bed mad, and we say the words ‘I love you’ every time we are going to be apart. We always remember that you never know when something could happen, and you didn’t

say I love you.”Jeri said they have taken

eight vacations to Jamaica but their dream vacation would be a trip to Ireland.

The McGraths said they love being a part of the great Sachse community.

“We graduated from the Community Emergency Re-sponse Team class in 2007,” Jeri said. “Sachse CERT is a won-derful group of citizens working together to educate citizens on how to be prepared in case of an emergency; if something should occur CERT will be there to help. Working with this group makes us feel like we have a family we can depend on.”

Jeri was named CERT Coor-dinator several months ago.

“Jim is my soul mate,” she said. “He is the most understand-ing man I have ever met. He is loving, giving and most of all he puts up with me doing and go-ing all the time. He may grum-ble sometimes when I drag him along to things I want to do, but

he goes because he loves me.”James said loving Jeri is as

good as it gets.“She is the love of my life,”

he said. “I thought the world was going to end when I was going through my divorce, then I heard a whisper in my ear that changed my life forever. She keeps me young at heart. Jeri is one of the most caring people I have ever known. Her dedica-tion to what she is doing goes beyond expectation.”

Jeri added that when a couple travels in a motor home for sev-en years they live in unbeliev-ably close quarters.

“We really had to understand each other and be respectful,” she said. “You have to really love each other to do that.”

But don’t forget who’s taking you home

And in whose arms you’re gonna be

So darlin’, save the last dance for me.

Candidate training to include fast response time

CERT members are trained to recognize the potential hazards

continued from 1A

lives in Sachse can apply for CERT training when classes are offered.

“We all have trained sev-eral teams and will continue building on that base,” she said. “Trainees become full CERT members when they have successfully completed all requirements.”

McGrath said prior to an emergency, CERT mem-bers are expected to have an awareness of their own neigh-borhoods,

“It is very important that

they pre-determine possible evacuation sites that will fa-cilitate effective, safe and rap-id response to emergencies,” she said.

Coleman said during a major emergency when first responders are unable to respond immediately, CERT members assume a leadership role and assess the situation to properly advise emergency responders when they arrive.

“CERT members are trained to recognize the poten-tial hazards associated with a particular type of event and take appropriate action,” he said. “They can take steps to get themselves and others to safety in an organized fash-ion.”

The Fleur de Lis Garden Club President Penny Brogdon opened our January meeting by welcoming two first-time visitors, Pam Braden and Doris Wiseman. Our program speaker Dallas County Master Gardener John Hunt a certified green-house specialist, writer and lecturer on a variety of horticul-tural subjects then spoke to us about organic gardening. John explained the steps needed to get started in our own gardens in order to produce vegetables successfully by making some basic preparations.

He began with our area’s pre-

dominately black clay soil. Clay has poor drainage and lacks nu-trients that plants need in order to thrive. To correct this, the soil needs to be amended by incorporating organic matter such as compost, rotted manure, and mulch and by adding ex-panded shale. Till this mix into your planting beds to a depth

of eight to ten inches. As the organic matter breaks down, it aerates the soil and adds nutri-ents. Organic matter also helps lower the high alkalinity of the soil bringing the pH down to a normal range that the majority of plants will grow well in.

John emphasized that now is the time to think of getting some of those cool weather veggies started. However, wait until the ground temperature is above sixty degrees before planting warm weather crops. Another point he made is to stagger plant-ings a week or so apart to extend harvest time to prevent having

all your cucumbers or tomatoes ripen virtually at once. He also recommended that tomatoes can be picked as soon as they begin to turn pink. Just set them on the kitchen counter to ripen. He said they’ll be every bit as deli-cious as the so-called “vine–rip-ened” ones. Why leave them in the garden for the birds and rac-coons to take a bite out of before you even have a chance.

Now is the time to get a jump-start on cleaning out gar-den beds and preparing the soil for spring planting. Remem-ber, you don’t need to be an expert gardener to come to our

meetings to learn how to grow plants, trees and vegetables that won’t succumb to pests and the extremes of Texas weather. If you’re a “transplant” from an-other part of the country, you’ve noticed by now that trying to get things to grow in Texas is a bit different from where you came from. You can achieve a suc-cessful garden and landscape in your new Texas home by learn-ing from the variety of programs the club presents.

If you’d like to attend a gar-den club meeting to see what we’re all about, why not drop in on Feb. 23. One of our own

members Pat McMillan is going to share some of her secrets on using flowers and herbs in pre-paring homemade bath salts and bath oils and give us other ideas on using common items around the house and garden to make useful products. We’d love for you to join us at 1 p.m. on Mon-day, Feb. 23 in the Sachse Li-brary meeting room.

If you have questions about gardening, give the Dallas County Master Gardeners Help Desk a call at 214-904-3050. If they don’t know the answers, they’ll find out and call you back.

Do you have a great camera, a high-tech phone or a really cute kid? We want to see your photographs. Ev-eryone, young and old, is invited to showcase his or her skills in our just-for-fun photogra-phy contest. Enter your favor-ite photograph (one per per-son) and have it displayed in the library. The library judges will award prizes in children, teen and adult categories. En-ter the contest through Feb. 14 at the Sachse Public Library, or by emailing your photo-graph to libraryfrontdesk@cityofsachse.com. All photo entries will be posted in the library.

The IRS is providing lim-ited forms to the library this year. We will have the 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms along with the corresponding booklets. All the other forms can be accessed by going to www.irs.gov to print forms.

There will be two programs at the library on Feb. 10. At 4 p.m. the library will be host-ing its second annual Willy Wonka Party. Children of all ages are invited to attend. As Willy Wonka once said, “So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Re-verse it.” Please join us for a totally topsy-turvy Valentine’s Day experience with games, crafts, prizes and Wonka-type

snacks. Bring your camera for photo ops.

At 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 10, the library will offer the sec-ond Science Technology Engineering and Math class for grades six to 12. This in-troductory workshop will combine presentations and hands-on training and does not require any programming background. Each student will create their own app and leave with the necessary tools to make more complex Android Mobile Apps. Participants need to bring their own laptop (with wireless internet capa-bilities) and charger, and are also encouraged to bring an Android device and USB con-nector if possible.

Mark your calendars for the Feb. 28 program presented by the Collin County Mas-ter Gardeners. The program will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the library’s meeting room. Participants will have the op-portunity to learn about rain barrel harvesting and make a rain barrel. More information on this program is available on the library’s website.

Spring is on its way. When the temperature starts going up one day and back down the next, that means Mother Nature is trying to bust through and warm us up. Just treasure these days and remember them when it is 105 degrees this summer and we are sweltering.

Monday got us started with chair exercises and free baked products from Kroger’s. Games were played and all day stop-ping only to enjoy lunch pro-vided by Oxford Glen Memory Care of Sachse. The paper craft class met in the afternoon and made beautiful valentines. Everyone has a grandchild or someone special to receive a

valentine. Tuesday was the busiest day

of the week with the balance class starting us off, followed by the line dancers. Games were played and Baylor Therapy and Rehab sponsored lunch and told us how to take care of our bod-ies. It was very informative.

This has been a very exciting week at the center. We started the free tax service this past

week and so every-one wanted to have their taxes done first! I had a greeting committee here as I arrived at the cen-ter. The accountants didn’t arrive until 9

a.m., but like I said everyone wanted to be first. We had a full day and believe it or not some of the accountants stayed un-til 3 p.m. to make sure no one was turned away. They are real troopers and truly dedicated. We will do this every Tuesday through April 14.

1st Choice In-Home Care was here on Wednesday to provide a seminar and lunch. Games were

played and United Health Care sponsored the Pool Challenge.

We had several birthday hon-orees and well-wishers in at-tendance, but we paid special tribute to “Ding” Garcia as she will celebrate her 95th birthday this month. She is a mighty little lady standing under five feet tall and she has captured our hearts.

Friday was Walmart shop-ping day and so the rest of the group played poker and other card games after they did their chair exercises. It has been a wonderful week.

Remember to live your life and forget your age. Until our next visit I’ll keep the door open.

Members learn composting hints, cool weather veggie planting tips

Library to sponsor just-for-fun photo contest

Seniors spend afternoon making paper Valentines in class

The ceremony was at a small chapel in Arizona. The have been married 35 years.

Courtesy PhotosThe newlyweds.The McGrath’s met at the Arizona

Dept. of Corrections.

At theLibrAryBy Mignon Morse,Sachse PublicLibrary manager

in My GArdenBy Jackie Eichelberger

SiLver SceneBy Dixie Dickson, Senior Center program manager

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As pastor and a friend, I have had the opportunity to counsel a good number of people who are married. So often, when things get pretty tense, it reminds me of the wrong sides of a magnet. When you try and put them together, they repel and just miss each other. Of course, each thinks the other person is the main problem. I’ve seen it in plenty of mar-riages and I’ve seen it in my own and it also happens in other kinds of relationships as well. When I counsel, I often speak about four things that I believe help those who are having relational difficulty:

• You focus on what you can do (rather than on what they can do).

• See things from their per-spective.

• Put their needs first.• Have grace where they fall

short. Of course, I cater each of

these to fit the situation. With that, severe situations are an-other topic for another time. But, the first three kind of go together. The last one helps with the first three. Let me tell you about the last one. I “warn” each person that the other per-son will eventually mess up on the first three. In fact, it prob-ably will be sooner than later. When they do, it is number four, which is to have grace where they fall short. In other words, give them a break.

This is difficult and compli-cated because “them blowing it” come on the heals of all the other times they blew it as well. So, we usually go through dif-ferent scenarios where this will be difficult for them to do. Then I shift focus by simply asking, “How do you want the other person to respond when you blow it?”

Silence usually follows, shoulders slump and there is an exhale that says, “How did we ever get to this place?” Most of-ten, the reason they are speaking to me is because they are at the end of their rope. In order for there to be change,

someone is going to have to break the unhealthy pattern. What is so telling is that when we blow it, we are so quick to jump to our own defense. “This is why I did what I did or said what I said.”

We are just simply very, very good about coming to our own defense. Let me ask you a question: What do you think would happen in your relation-ship if, when they mess up, you start to rush to their defense? No, really. Imagine they just blew it and a fight is what is expected. What if, as they wait for the onslaught, they hear something like: “Don’t worry, no one is perfect” or “I might have reacted the same way if I were you, if not worse.” Re-ally, how do you think they would react?

At the very least, wouldn’t you say that it would go better? I have an idea - how about you give it a shot? Not just once but a few times and just see what happens. In fact, how about you give the other three a shot as well? Isn’t the possibility of a stronger relationship worth giving it a shot? You never know, it could be the beginning of a great story. This might just lead your relationship to be-come like the right side of a magnet.

As someone who has re-ceived an amazing grace from the Lord, there is nothing like receiving grace. But a person really only gets grace if they are willing to pass it on.

Give ‘Em A Break!

By Ray Mirandapastor of the Story

Church in Wylie

Last week, the Senate Finance Committee began groundwork for its budget-writing duties with public hearings on four consecutive days.

Led by Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Grapevine, the 15-member panel heard testi-mony from the offices of the governor, comptroller and at-torney general. Input also was received on state pension funds, courts and payments on state debt. Currently, the budget is an estimated $4.5 billion for all of those “general government” functions and an increase of $200 million has been proposed for 2016-2017.

The panel also received testi-mony on the state government’s fraud and corruption investiga-tion body that for three decades has been a division of the Tra-vis County District Attorney’s Office. Then-Gov. Rick Perry’s veto of the Public Integrity Unit’s funding in 2013 is the subject of ongoing court action. Nelson said no funding for the unit had yet been placed in the budget.

Meanwhile, in the Sen-ate Transportation Commit-tee, Chairman Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, said voters could decide via constitutional amendment whether to set aside revenue from the state motor

vehicle sales tax as a long term way to fund road and bridge mainte-nance and construction overseen by the Texas Department of Trans-portation. Such revenue could amount to more than $2 billion a year, he said.

Chris Kyle day proclaimedGov. Greg Abbott proclaimed

Feb. 2 as Chris Kyle Day in honor of the U.S. Navy SEAL credited as the U.S. military’s most prolific sniper.

Kyle, who retired in 2009 and was living with his family in Midlothian, was shot and killed along with fellow Texan Chad Littlefield at a shooting range in Erath County on Feb. 2, 2013. Ten days later, Kyle was buried with full honors in the Texas State Cemetery.

Abbott called Kyle “the face of a larger force for freedom that has made this country the bravest, strongest and freest in the history of the world,” and added, “Today, we commemo-rate his passing, and we honor his service and the service of his comrades in arms who have joined him to defend our great nation.”

Patrick moves on gun billsLt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who

earlier suggested he was not

aware of enough support to bring up concealed handgun legislation, on Feb. 2 referred two such bills to the body’s State Affairs Committee: SB 342, re-lating to providing for the open and concealed carrying of hand-guns without a license and to re-lated offenses and penalties; and SB 346, relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun.

Also, Patrick asked the com-mittee’s chair, Sen. Joan Huff-man, R-Houston, to schedule a hearing as soon as possible on SB 11, the “campus carry” bill.

Speaker announces chairsSpeaker Joe Straus, R-San

Antonio, on Feb. 4 named 38 standing committees of the Tex-as House of Representatives.

Straus named as chairs the following House members: Tra-cy O. King, D-Batesville, Agri-culture & Livestock; John Otto, R-Dayton, Appropriations; Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, Business & Industry; Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, Cal-

endars; Jim Mur-phy, R-Houston, Corrections; Gar-net Coleman, D-Houston, County Affairs; Abel Her-rero, D-Robstown, Criminal Juris-prudence; Ryan

Guillen, D-Rio Grande City, Culture, Recreation & Tourism; Susan King, R-Abilene, De-fense & Veterans’ Affairs; An-gie Chen Button, R-Richardson, Economic & Small Business Development; Jodie Lauben-berg, R-Parker, Elections; and Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, Energy Resources;

Also, Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, Environmental Regu-lation; John Kuempel, R-Se-guin, General Investigating & Ethics; Gary Elkins, R-Hous-ton, Government Transparency & Operation; John Zerwas, R-Richmond, Higher Education; Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, Homeland Security & Public Safety; Charlie Geren, R-River Oaks, House Administration; Richard Raymond, D-Laredo, Human Services; John Frullo, R-Lubbock, Insurance; Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, International Trade & Intergovernmental Re-lations; Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, Investments & Finan-cial Services; John Smithee, R-

Amarillo, Judiciary & Civil Ju-risprudence; and Harold Dutton Jr., D-Houston, Juvenile Justice & Family Issues;

And, Joe Deshotel, D-Beaumont, Land & Resource Management; Wayne Smith, R-Baytown, Licensing & Ad-ministrative Procedures; Sen-fronia Thompson, D-Houston, Local & Consent Calendars; Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, Natural Resources; Dan Flynn, R-Van, Pensions; Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, Public Education; Myra Crownover, R-Denton, Public Health; J.M. Lozano, R-Kingsville, Redistricting; Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, Rules & Resolutions; Doug Miller, R-New Braunfels, Special Purpose Districts; By-ron Cook, R-Corsicana, State Affairs; Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, Transportation; Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, Urban Affairs; and Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, Ways & Means.

In addition, Straus named two select committees and chairs: Rep. Allen Fletcher, R-Tomball, chair, House Select Committee on Emerging Issues in Texas Law Enforcement; and Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, chair, House Select Committee on State and Federal Power and Responsibility.

Senate panel hears testimony on funding needsBy Ed Sterling,member services director for the Texas Press Association. His column is a weekly aggregation of news about the state’s government.

(AUSTIN) – Last week, Rep. Tom Craddick and Sen. Judith Zaffirini, authors of House Bill 80 and Senate Bill 25, hosted families impacted by the loss of a loved one due to a distracted driving crash at their Texas Capitol.

“It was my honor to host the families with Sen. Zaffirini as they visited their Capitol and shared their heartbreaking sto-ries with lawmakers. These families, like Johnny Mac and Jeanne Brown, who have lost a loved one know all too well the dangers of texting while driv-ing,” Craddick said. “If passed this session, HB 80 will provide a uniform statewide approach to curb this unsafe practice and will go a long way in helping educate drivers on the dangers posed by texting while driving. HB80 will save lives.”

Senate Bill 25 and House Bill 80 are named in honor of Alex Brown. Wellman residents

Jeanne and Johnny Mac Brown lost their daughter, Alex, in a single-car crash as she drove to school during her senior year in high school. Alex lost her life to texting while driving.

“It was important for us to come to the Capitol and tell Al-ex’s and our family’s story. It is important to visit with our law-makers and make them aware that there is widespread support for a ban on texting. And it was important for us to tell the staff and media about why we need this important law,” Jeanne Brown said. “We have been across the state and nation with our RAB Foundation to bring awareness to the dangers of tex-ting and driving. Texans know a law will help save lives and they support it.”

“Texting while driving is a life-threatening epidemic that is plaguing Texas roadways. Texas needs a statewide ban to rein-force the education and aware-

ness campaigns that are trying to curb this dangerous behav-ior,” said Jennifer Smith with StopDistractions.org. “With these bills, HB 80 and SB 25, we have the opportunity to end the needless deaths and injuries caused by these preventable crashes.”

Families met with their state legislators before sharing their story at a legislative briefing. Houstonians Aaron, Peter and Willa Berry were at the briefing to share their story about the car crash that took the lives of their parents and how they are now taking action. Along with their cousins Noah and Misha Berry, they explained their education efforts to end distracted driv-ing and presented their OLIE program, One Life Is Enough, a collaboration with Shriners Children’s Hospital .

“The Texas Legislature has a responsibility to give our law enforcement officers the tools

they need to make our road-ways safer. It is time for Texas to join the other 44 states and the District of Columbia to ban this dangerous behavior for all drivers,” said Representative Patricia Harless, joint author of House Bill 80. “We appreci-ate all of the groups who came out to offer their support for this effort. It is my hope that law-makers will pass this critical legislation during the upcoming legislative session in order to make our roads safer and help save Texans’ lives.”

This was written by Former Speaker of the House, Repre-sentative Tom Craddick from Midland, Representative Byron Cook from Corsicana, Repre-sentative Patricia Harless from Spring, Representative Eddie Lucio from Brownsville and Representative Jose Menendez from San Antonio.

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are a credit to the community. It was an incredibly hard deci-sion for the judges”

In the end, the judges award-ed first place to Rodnesha Hill. The singer performed a lovely rendition of “Wrecking Ball.” The percussion team of Cole Stricking, Gabi Brewer, Nate Alvarez, Heather Hansen, Za-vier Garza, Jacob Pauli, Carter Ochsne and Dillon Sells earned the second-place spot. The sing-ing duet of Michaela Hamilton and Ericka Mendoza won third.

Smith said everybody showed his or her own unique personali-ty and talent on stage and it was a very difficult to choose a winner. The judges had to deliberate and work through an eight-way tie.

“Everyone was excited about the show because there was something for everyone to en-joy,” she said. “The enormous amount of talent was obvious

throughout the entire perfor-mance.”

The purpose of the show was to raise money for scholarships.

Some other student perform-ers were Brendan Hernandez, Josh Beavers, Malik Heard, Tristan Rose, Andrew Fernan-dez, Corey Miller, Za’Vier James, Noah Turner, Morgan Fields, Hayden Fields, Blake Helton, Gareth Betancourt, Khang Vo, Jayvon Hicks, Pay-ton Fozkos, Nolan Cooper, Trey Meshach, Hunter Sabin, Macy Brezik, Rob Sammons, Jonathan Sanders, Alex Istrate, Chase Cummings, Stephen Pa-titucci, Matthew Douthit, Jona-than Thai, Sam Huynh and the Nguyen brothers, Jada Henry and Ariel Rodriguez.

School officials said the kids gave a modified matinee perfor-mance earlier to about 650 peo-ple, and several hundred people bought tickets to the evening show.

Photos by Patty Montagno/The Sachse NewsAll the winners take center stage for a standing ovation from a very appreciative audience.

Chase Cummings and Alex Istrate perform a number from “Into the Woods.” Blake Helton plays “River Flows In You” on the piano.

Hosts and comedians Kyle Manderschield and Christian Cruz perform.

Athletic Schedules

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Sachse High School Baseball

Feb. 14: Sachse JV at Mesquite (scrimmage), noon.

Feb. 14: Mesquite, W.T. White at Sachse varsity, noon/2:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball Feb. 12: Rowlett at Sachse freshmen, 6 p.m.

Feb. 17: Sachse freshmen at Garland, 4:30 p.m. Feb. 17: Garland at Sachse JV, varsity, 6 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Feb. 12: Sachse freshmen at Rowlett, 4:30 p.m.

Golf Feb. 17: Varsity girls in a tournament

at Stonebridge Ranch-Hills, hosted by McKinney Boyd.

Boys Soccer

Feb. 13: Sachse JV, varsity vs. Lakeview Centennial (HBJ), 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 17: Sachse JV, varsity vs. Rowlett (HBJ), 5:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer

Feb. 14: Sachse JV, varsity vs. Lakeview Centennial (HBJ), 10 a.m.

Feb. 18: Sachse JV, varsity vs. Rowlett (HBJ), 5:30 p.m.

Softball

Feb. 14: Sachse Scrimmage Fest. TBA. Feb. 17: Sachse JV, varsity at

Frisco Liberty, 5:30 p.m.

Wylie High School

Baseball Feb. 17: Wylie varsity, JV vs. Molina

(scrimmage), 4:45 p.m.

Boys Basketball Feb. 13: McKinney at Wylie (all teams), 5 p.m. Feb. 17: Wylie (all teams) at Wylie East, 5 p.m.

Golf

Feb. 17: Wylie JV, varsity boys and varsity girls in the Richardson Invitational at the Canyon Creek Country Club, 8 a.m.

Powerlifting Feb. 19: Wylie in the FISD meet

at Frisco High School.

Boys Soccer Feb. 13: Lovejoy at Wylie JV, varsity, 6 p.m.

Feb. 17: Wylie JV, varsity at McKinney North, 6 p.m.

Girls Soccer

Feb. 13: Wylie JV, varsity at Lovejoy, 6 p.m. Feb. 17: McKinney North at Wylie JV, varsity 6 p.m.

Softball

Feb. 14: Wylie varsity versus Plano, Forney at Plano High School, 9 a.m.

Feb. 14: Wylie JV versus Plano, Forney at McKinney North High School, 9 a.m.

Tennis Feb. 14: Wylie varsity in the Garland Tournament, 7 a.m.

Track and Field Feb. 21: Chris Givens Relays

at Wylie Stadium. Wrestling

Feb. 13-14: Regional tournament at the Berry Center, Cy-Fair.

Wylie East High School

Boys Basketball Feb. 13: Wylie East JV, varsity

at McKinney North, 5 p.m. Feb. 17: Wylie at Wylie East JV, varsity, 5 p.m.

Golf

Feb. 25: Wylie East JV, varsity girls in a tournament at the Oak Hollow Golf Course, hosted by McKinney.

Powerlifting

Feb. 19: Wylie East in the FISD meet at Frisco High School.

Boys Soccer

Feb. 13: Wylie East JV, varsity at Denison, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 17: Sherman at Wylie East JV, varsity, 6 p.m.

Girls Soccer

Feb. 13: Denison at Wylie East JV, varsity, 6 p.m.

Feb. 17: Wylie East JV, varsity at Sherman, 5:30 p.m.

Fishing reportsLake Lavon: Water lightly

stained; 48–51 degrees; 12.00’ low. No report available. Call ahead to verify lake access due to low water.

Lake Ray Roberts: Water clear; 46–51 degrees; 7.89’ low. Black bass are slow on Swor-min’ Hornet jigheads rigged with flukes as well as drop shots worms near deeper timber.

Crappie are fair on minnows near brush piles. White bass are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

Golfing, gridiron signings

Courtesy photos and Joe Diehl/The Sachse News

From left, Sachse golfer Kayla Millholland will continue her career at West Texas A&M Uni-versity in Canyon, while quarterback Brett Cox has signed with Lamar University in Beaumont. Feb. 4 was the first of-ficial day athletes could sign letters of intent. (Signing day photos, pag-es 2B and 3B)

Basketball

Lady Mustangs roll on; manhandle NF, subdue LCBy Greg Ford

Sports Editorsports@sachsenews.com

GARLAND — Sachse’s Lady Mustangs demonstrated just how good they are this past week.

After suffering a heartbreak-ing 33-30 loss at Rockwall on Jan. 30, the Lady Mustangs re-bounded to defeat Naaman For-est 62-49 on Feb. 3 and then upended a solid Lakeview Cen-tennial team 53-39 this past Fri-day on the Lady Patriots’ home court. The latter win featured a dominating second-half perfor-mance against a team that had been tied in the district standings with Rockwall and Sachse.

The Lady Mustangs trav-eled Tuesday to Rowlett for the regular-season finale. After that, they’ll prepare for bi-district ac-tion against a foe from District 12-6A. A win over Rowlett could give Sachse a tie for the 11-6A title with Rockwall or possibly the outright championship.

Sachse had a tough time dur-ing the first half of the Lakev-iew game, as the Lady Patriots matched them point for point most of the way, leading 16-11 midway through the second quarter.

That deficit necessitated a Sachse timeout, after which the Lady Mustangs rallied to tie the game and then pulled ahead

22-20 at halftime when Ashley Hearn hit a short turnaround jumper.

The Lady Mustangs began pulling away in the third quar-ter, grabbing a 32-23 lead with 4:45 left in the period. Centen-nial closed the margin to 33-30, but Sachse pulled away to make it 38-30 and went ahead 41-33 at the end of the quarter on Kelsey Crouse’s three-pointer in the fi-nal seconds. After that, the Lady Mustangs kept the margin at a comfortable level and pulled even further ahead late in the fi-nal period.

“I think our team did a re-ally good job,” Sachse head coach Donna McCullough said.

“Everybody did their job. They played very well together.”

She added, “We blocked out and rebounded (in the second half), and we got some transi-tion points. That made a huge difference, especially in the third quarter.”

McCullough doesn’t expect Rowlett to be an easy contest, despite the Lady Eagles’ 3-10 district record. The contest, she noted, is a “rivalry” game and said Rowlett has improved over the season.

“We have to take care of the game,” she said. “It is their last home game, and there is a lot of emotion, so I’m sure they will be giving their best (effort).”

Sachse boys drop twoThe Mustangs suffered their

third straight 11-6A loss last Fri-day, as they were on the short end of a 60-55 decision at Lakeview Centennial.

That, coupled with a 60-54 loss Feb. 3 to Naaman Forest, dropped Sachse’s district record to 6-5.

That left them tied for third with Rowlett, which they played Tuesday, and just ahead of Tyler Lee (5-6). Centennial leads 11-6A at 9-2, followed by Garland at 7-4.

The Mustangs will host Tyler Lee on Friday and then close out the regular season Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Garland.

Soccer

Early district stingSachse teams each

fall to Rockwall

Joe Diehl/The Sachse NewsKatelyn Eggleston attempts to push the ball back upfield in the Lady Mustangs’ 3-2 loss last Friday at Rockwall.

By Greg FordSports Editor

sports@sachsenews.com

Sachse’s soccer teams trav-eled Friday to Rockwall, and each returned with a loss.

In the Lady Mustangs’ case, they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Lady Jackets, suffering their first 11-6A defeat of the season. Three days prior to that, Sachse blasted North Garland 8-0, which, coupled with Friday’s loss, left the Lady Mustangs at 3-1 in district competition.

Meanwhile, the Mustangs are now 2-2 following a 2-0 loss to district leader North Garland on Feb. 4 and then a shootout defeat Friday at Rockwall.

The Lady Mustangs entered Friday’s contest having not lost in a while, and it appeared they wouldn’t to Rockwall after jumping to a 2-0 first-half lead. The Lady Jackets chipped away at the deficit, eventually scoring two goals in the final 15 minutes, including the game-winner with less than a minute to play.

Sachse looked to right itself Wednesday at home against Naaman Forest, and then add another win this Saturday versus Lakeview Centennial at Homer B. Johnson Stadium. They’ll end the district’s first half on Feb. 18 against Rowlett at HBJ.

“We’re going to try every-thing to learn from (the Rock-wall loss),” head coach Kristen Campbell said. “I think it was a wake-up call for a lot of girls to realize that we can beat, and

that we have to try 100 percent every game, every practice and if we don’t, then we’re not at our best. If we’re not at our best, then whoever is ready can and will beat us.”

Boys soccerAfter opening the 11-6A sea-

son with wins over Garland and Tyler Lee, the Mustangs ran into a tough North Garland team on

Feb. 3, and then fell to a scrappy group of Yellowjackets last Fri-day, a game in which Sachse led 3-2 in the second half.

Now, the Mustangs have three games left in the first half of dis-trict play; they are contests head coach Jacob Bruehl is intent on winning. The first of those was Tuesday at home against Naa-man Forest, which will be fol-lowed by a game Friday against

Lakeview Centennial at HBJ. The first half ends Feb. 17 versus Rowlett at HBJ.

“We really need these last three (games),” said Sachse head coach Jacob Bruehl. “We re-ally need to get back where we want to be on the winning side of things.”

Bruehl said his Mustangs de-feated “two pretty good teams” in Garland and Lee and played

a solid contest against a first-place North Garland squad. He was less than pleased with of his team’s effort at Rockwall.

“We just didn’t play very well, especially in the first half,” the coach said. “We gave up two bad goals early, and (then Conrad Rzasa) scored a great goal. In the second half, we came out strong and scored two goals in the first 15 minutes.”

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Sachse signingsPhotos by Cole Riley

Sachse lineman Brandon Hadley, second from right, signed with McPherson College in Kansas. He was joined at the ceremony by his parents, Don and Sharon, and his brother Jeremy.

Linebacker Kevin O’Neill, seated here with Sachse head coach Mark Behrens, signed with Lamar University.

Top and bottom, rugby players Olivia Mydlowski and Allison Kinnard each signed let-ters of intent on Feb. 4 with Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Joining Myd-lowski at the signing were her parents, Michael and Debra, while Kinnard was joined by her parents, Perry and Lynda.

Golfer Garrett Hogan signed with Emory-Riddle University in Prescott, Ariz. Joining him were his parents, Shane and Courtney and sister Analise.

Soccer player Jordan Mitchell was joined by her parents, Scott and Teresa, when she signed with Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass.

Brianne Phillips will play soccer at Lubbock Christian University. She was joined at the signing ceremony by her parents, Mark and Crystal Phillips.

Sachse basketball player Michael Douglas was joined by family members Michael (fa-ther), Stephanie (mother) and Shea (sister) when he signed a letter of intent to play at Florida International University in University Park, Fla.

Volleyball player Devan Ingram will matriculate at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C. With Ingram are her sister Cameron and parents Ron and Kelly.

UCLA-bound basketball player Ashley Hearn, second from left, was joined at her sign-ing ceremony by her sister Alicia and parents Lazar and Janice.

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Top left, football player James Findley was joined by his parents John and Rene when he signed a letter of intent to play at Hardin-Simmons in Abilene.

It was a real family affair for Sachse football player and track athlete Cole Calkins when he signed with McPherson College. Joining him at the ceremony were his parents, Todd and Jaime, siblings Carley and Caden and his grandfather, James Cumby.

Lorenzo Rosario will play football at Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva. Join-ing him at the signing were his family, parents Lorenzo and Shanita, his brother Lazurus and grandmother Lilly Hudson.

Football player Javon Collins will continues his gridiron career at Abilene Christian. With him are his parents, Alonzo and Kina.

Left, lineman Ben Moye was joined onstage by a heap of support-ers, including his parents Fred and Erica and sister Maddie, when he signed with the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Right, running back Devine Ozigbo will go from blue to red as a member of the Uni-versity of Nebraska. Joining him at the official signing were his sister Sabrina, brother DJ and mother Tie-yea.

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Wylie ISD Wrestling

Huge contingent heading to regionals

Oladipo Awowale/The Sachse NewsTop, Wylie’s Gaelyn Nooner has the upper hand on Wylie East’ Tyler Stephens during a 106-pound match at last Saturday’s district tournament at McKinney North. Nooner went on to win his weight class, as did teammate Ryan Beattie, top right, who captured the 220-pound title. Another Pirate, Jose Escoffie, took first in the 120-pound competition. Bottom left, Wylie East’s Aaron Gassett attempts to take advantage of the situation during an early match. Those three, along with many other Pirates and Raiders, will compete at this weekend’s regional tournament in Houston.

More than 20 local grapplers to hit the mat this weekendBy Greg Ford

Sports Editorsports@murphymonitor.com

MCKINNEY — Those heading to Houston’s Berry Center this weekend for the regional wrestling tournament will notice one thing: Wylie will be very well represented.

This past Saturday a total of 24 lo-cal grapplers qualified for regionals from the district tournament at McK-inney North High School: 13 from Wylie and 11 (includes one alternate) from Wylie East, which is the most ever from that school. The qualifiers finished anywhere from first to fourth

in their respective weight classes.The tournament consisted of teams

from Wylie, Wylie East, Lancaster, Lovejoy, McKinney North, McKinney and Rockwall Heath.

The latter won the team title with 237 points, with Wylie taking second with 190.

“I feel great about the season,” Wy-lie head coach Tracy Cleveland said. “We didn’t have a great district tour-nament, but we’re young, and there will be life lessons for next year and beyond.”

Said Wylie East head coach Tad Hazlewood, “I’m really, really excited with the effort everybody had put out.

They’re starting to get there, and we will need a very good week of practice to prepare for what’s coming up at the regional tournament.”

The top four finishers in each weight class at the weekend’s regionals will qualify for the Feb. 20-21 state tour-nament at Garland’s Culwell Center.

Wylie crowned three champi-ons this past Saturday, starting with Gaelyn Nooner at 106 pounds, where he outlasted Lovejoy’s Pat-rick Jones 10-7 in the title match.

A short time later, teammate Jose Escoffie pinned Heath’s Steven Con-treras in 40 seconds, which was fol-lowed latter by Ryan Beattie’s win

at 220 pounds, where he pinned McKinney’s Laydon Lyle in 3:44. Wylie’s Brian Idar (160) lost 17-5 to North’s Mylin Mosley in the finals.

The Raiders also placed three competitors in the finals, but none of them prevailed: Zeck Peltier fell 10-0 to Heath’s Nick Rose at 138, while Shane Brown (126) lost 4-1 to Heath’s Jacob Makelke and Da-vid Beddow (170) was pinned in 1:54 by North’s Justin Hartkorn.

“I think all of them did a good job of getting there,” Hazelwood said of East’s finalists. “And they all had re-ally tough (competition) … They were trying to get them, but they came up

short this time.”

List of WISD regional competitors

The following are the Wylie wres-tlers who are scheduled to take part in this weekend’s tournament in Hous-ton: Nooner, Ryan Rigby, Jose Es-coffie, Alex Escoffie, Rafael Lopez, Lawson Taylor, Brett Studley, Idar, Josh Duran, Beattie and Erick Miriti.

Wylie East will send the following wrestlers to regionals: Shane Brown, Peltier, Beddow, Tyler Stephens, Paul Savage, Frank Rodriguez, Dylan Hof-fard, Aaron Gassett, Aram Amin, Wyatt Aroche and Chance Cooper (alternate).

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Hearts and Valentine’s Day are forever intertwined. One of the most recognizable symbols of love is the modest heart, and hearts adorn candy boxes and cookies while paper hearts are pinned to doors or windows as a symbol of Valentine’s Day. Young valentines may share candy hearts printed with silly sentiments.

A symbolic heart bears no resemblance to an anatomical heart, and yet it is used to rep-resent the deepest feelings of affection a person can share. Some may wonder just how the emotions of love became tied up in the shape of a heart, even though it’s widely known that the brain, and not the heart, governs af-fections.

In ancient times, people believed that the heart was the center of all human emotions. Since the heart is prominently located in the center of the chest and the middle of the body, it became the cornerstone of human feel-ings. Love is considered to be one of the most profound and strongest human emo-tions, therefore it was reasoned that the feeling must emanate from the heart.

Surprisingly, the heart has not always been the only or-gan associated with love. Dur-ing the Middle

Ages, the heart was deemed a useless organ. Followers of the Greek physician Galen theo-rized that the liver actually was the seat of the soul and love.

The first depictions of a sym-bolic heart date back to the 11th century, when the heart was drawn to resemble a pinecone held upside down with the point facing upward. The scalloped heart that is more familiar to-day first arose in the early 14th century. Around the same time, the heart was depicted with the point

facing downward and the inden-tation at the base.

Naturally, as time passed and more was learned about human anatomy, it became obvious that the brain was the seat of all emotion and thought processes. However, as the brain was some-thing intangible in a living body in ancient times, and the beating heart could be much more read-ily mon-

itored — with a pulse rate speeding up when a person is excited or aroused — it’s easy to see how the link between the heart and love has endured.

Although the human heart is not bright red like symbolic hearts, that was the color cho-sen. Red has long been associ-ated with passion, so it made sense to depict the heart in a bright red hue.

Many other theories have been offered regarding the sym-

bolic heart and its representa-tion of love. While there’s no definitive correlation between love and hearts, the heart has become an accepted symbol of the emotion and the season

of romance.

Exploring the heart, love connection

Valentine’s Day Strawberry Angel Fluff

Greetings with love

From Greetings with Love: The Book of Valentines by Michele Karl, © 2003 Michele Karl, used by permission of the publisher, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. Available at amazon.com or pelicanpub.com. $19.95.

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Heart-Shaped Pins or Brooches

Here is fun gift idea to make but not to eat.

1 cup flour1 cup warm water2 tsp. cream of tartar1 tsp. oil1 tsp. saltRed food coloringSafety Pins

In a saucepan, mix together the flour, water, cream of tartar, oil, and salt. Stir over medium heat for a few minutes until smooth, adding food coloring at the end. Remove from the pan. When cool enough to handle, knead until well blended. Shape into hearts and press safety pins into the backs of the hearts before they harden. Be sure that the opening/closing part of each pin is not pressed into the heart or it will not move properly when the heart is dry.

When Saint Valentine was a priest during the third century in Rome, Em-peror Claudius II outlawed marriage. Despite the emperor’s decree, Saint Val-entine continued to perform marriages until Claudius finally put him to death. Today, Valentine’s Day celebrates Saint Valentine’s sacrifice and love’s triumph with delicate valentines, bright flowers and tasty candies.

In this exhaustive exploration of Val-

entine’s Day, collector and author Mi-chele Karl showcases over 200 vintage valentines, complete with detailed de-scriptions, historical anecdotes and in-novative recipes. Also included are fun facts, folklore, poems, crafts and other expressions of love. Lovers of all ages will delight in this book’s wealth of in-formation and history behind out most romantic holiday.

Fun craft idea

Many cannot resist chocolate, that beloved creamy, sweet confection derived from cocoa beans, milk and sugar. All over the world people love to indulge in chocolate, especially come Valentine’s Day.

According to data from Leatherhead Food Research, Swit-zerland consumes more chocolate per capita than any country in the world. Ireland, the United Kingdom, Austria and Bel-gium round out the top five.

Despite its apparent popularity in Europe, chocolate was first popularized among the Olmecs of Mexico, who used the cocoa beans more than 3,500 years ago. However, it wasn’t until the last 200 years that chocolate turned into the sweet treat that is known and loved today.

Aztecs believed cocoa had aphrodisiac properties, and choc-olate contains a chemical called phenylethylamine, which is released naturally in the body when a person falls in love. The aroma of chocolate can induce relaxation, and chocolate also contains dopamine, a natural painkiller.

While chocolate is now used primarily as a food, over the years it has had many other uses — some of which are quite unique. Here are some of the many ways people have used chocolate throughout history.

• Money: The Mayans once used cocoa beans as a form of currency, as did the Aztecs. In this instance, money actually did grow on trees.

• Dental health: Arman Sadeghpour, a researcher at Tulane University, says an extract of cocoa powder could be an ef-fective alternative to using fluoride. Chocolate-enhanced tooth-paste may be the next big thing.

• Fuel: Chocolate has been used to feed bacteria that produce hydrogen, which can be used as a clean power source.

• Medicine: Chocolate is full of antioxidants, which serve all sorts of disease-fighting benefits in the body. Dark chocolate provides the greatest number of health benefits, as it contains flavonols, which stimulate the brain and support the circulatory system.

• Fashion: Designers and chocolatiers worldwide collaborate to make sweet outfits at Le Salon du Chocolat’s fashion shows.

• Special effects: Before the days of computer-simulated special effects, moviemakers had to employ other methods to produce realistic results. Legend has it that Bosco brand choc-olate syrup was used as blood in the famed shower scene in the classic horror movie “Psycho.” Bosco was used because it showed up great in black and white.

• Skin care: Cocoa butter, a component of chocolate, has long been used to moisturize and soothe dry skin. Many spas now incorporate organic chocolate into their healing and beau-ty therapies.

• Perfume: Chocolate produces more than 400 distinct smells and has been used to make perfume more fragrant.

• Mood enhancement: Chocolate may help to improve mood, as it is a mild stimulant and can affect serotonin levels, which govern those feel-good feelings, in the brain.

• Postage: In 2013, Belgium’s post office sold limited-edition stamps that were varnished with 40 percent of a cocoa product. The stamps smelled and tasted like chocolate.

Chocolate has been tempting taste buds for thousands of years. It’s also been used in some very unique ways, even if, come Valentine’s Day, the majority of people would be content just to eat it.

Chocolate historically more than just food

Chocolate is delicious to eat, but it has served many other purposes over the years as well.

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First Assembly of God207 College St. • Wylie

972-442-2548Kerry Sampson Pastor

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.Children’s Church 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Evangelistic 6 p.m.Wednesday Night Worship 7:30 p.m.

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First Baptist Church100 N. First St. • Wylie

972-442-2261Dr. Kris Segrest, Lead Pastor

Sunday Services: 8:30, 9:40 & 11 a.m.Growth Groups meet during

all the service times.Ministerio Hispano: 9:40 & 11 a.m.

Wednesday activities for all ages begin at 6:30 p.m.

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Gateway Community Church2201 Country Club Rd. (FM 1378) • Wylie

972-429-0400Dr. Blake Switzer, Pastor

SUNDAYS AT 9:30 & 11 A.M. “A Fun Place to Get Serious about GOD!”

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Murphy Road Baptist Church411 S. Murphy Rd. • Murphy

972-424-6026Lash Banks, Senior Pastor

Sunday Morning Worship 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m.Sunday Bible Fellowship 9:45 & 11 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.Ministerio Hispano 12:30 p.m.

Sunday AWANA 4 p.m.murphychurch.com

Southfork Country Church6605 McWhirter

972-442-1282David LeFlore, PastorBible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.Prayer Meeting, Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving Others, Serving the World

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St. Anthony Catholic Church404 N. Ballard • Wylie

972-442-2765Rev. Andrew Semler, PastorMonday – Saturday 9 a.m.

Saturday (Vigil) 5 p.m.Sunday 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday 12:30 p.m. (Spanish)Sunday 5:30 p.m. Mass

Confessions (on Sat.) 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.Nursery Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass

Saint Anthony Catholic Church a� rms that all life has value and dignity from conception to natural death.

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First Christian Church701 E. Stone Road • Wylie

972-442-5721Harold Hembree, PastorSunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.Sunday Youth Meetings 5:30 p.m.

Adult Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m.First Wednesday Potluck Dinner 7 p.m.

n Church of Christ n Cottonwood Church of Christ

2633 Elm Grove Rd. • Wylie972-475-2189

Eric Hogue, MinisterBible Study 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship 5 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Services 7 p.m.cottonwoodchurchofchrist.net

Sachse Church of Christ5206 Ben Davis Rd • Sachse

972-442-3168Dr. John Hobbs, Minister

Bible Class 9 a.m.Morning Worship 10 a.m.Evening Worship 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Class 7 p.m. www.sachsechurchofchrist.org

Wylie Church of Christ901 S. Ballard • Wylie

972-442-5513Alvis Nichols, Minister

Ron Coleman MissionaryBible School 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship 6 p.m.

Wednesday Evening 7 p.m. www.wcoc.org

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St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church201 N. Murphy Rd. • Murphy

972-235-3434Rev. Brendan Kimbrough

Sunday Service 10 a.m.Meeting at the Murphy Activity Center

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Faith Lutheran Church615 Parker Road • Wylie

972-461-2777Rev. Kurt Ulmer

cell 779-875-0658email: pastorulmer@gmail.com

Divine Service: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School & Bible Class10:45 a.m.

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First United MethodistChurch Sachse

1520 Blackburn Road • Sachse972-530-1005

Loving God, Embracing PeopleSeeking the Kingdom, Serving the World

Communion Worship 8:30 a.m.Contemporary Worship 9:45 a.m.

Casual Traditional 11 a.m.sachse� rst.net

Wylie United Methodist Church1401 Country Club (FM 1378) • Wylie

972-442-5835Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Doors

Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m.Contemporary Worship 10:45 a.m.

Adult Sunday School 8:30 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.

Children, Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m.wylieumc.org

Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church

3015 Pleasant Valley Rd. • SachseSenior Pastor Chris Everson

972-412-9003Traditional Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday School 10 a.m.Pleasant Valley campus

Journey Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.at Cox Elementary in Woodbridge

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Heaven’s Journey Fellowship Church

A Church of New Beginnings701 N. Hwy 78, Ste. H • Wylie

972-442-3939Spencer Lewis Hughes, Pastor

srpastor@heavensjourneyfellowship.orgSundays - 11 a.m.

Wednesdays - 6:45 p.m.heavensjourneyfellowship.org

New Day Fellowship2011 N. Hwy 78 • Wylie

(across from Wal Mart, currently meeting in Banquet room of Wylie Inn & Suites)

972-853-0759Roy Cummings, Pastor

email: pastor@newdaywylie.comSunday Evening Worship - 5 - 7 p.m.

Craft s available for children newdaywylie.com

New Hope Church 1100 W Brown • Wylie

972-429-0868Sunday Morning Service

9:30, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.Children’s Church and Nursery provided

Home Teams and Youth Group Wednesdays 7 p.m.

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� e Refuge Church of the lake cities

1380 Parker Road • WylieAdmin & Pastoral Suites 972-442-5096

Sun.10 am sun morn connection (classes for all ages)

Sun. 11 am sun morn celebration service(all ages worship together in sanctuary)

Wed. 7:30 p.m. mid-week worship, student classes & kidz churchL. Chancy & Cynthia Gore,

senior pastor & wifemyRefugeChurch.org

Our Vision?To be an Acts 2 church & place ofrefuge, strength, victory, & fi re toWylie, her lake cities & beyond!

Our Mission?Reaching People, Building People,

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Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church702 Business Way • Wylie

214-799-1647Rev. Todd Ruddell

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Aft ernoon Worship Service 2 p.m.Standing in the stream of the Protestant

Reformation, we confess the Bible alone as the inerrant, infallible, and

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John Corbin Weller

John Corbin Weller passed away peacefully at his home in Dallas, on Feb. 1, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 2, 1931, to Oscar and Marian Hall Weller in Syracuse, N.Y. He later moved to Summit, N.J. where he graduated from Summit H.S. It was there that he met, and later married his lifetime partner and devoted wife of 61 years, Nancy Yager.

John attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. on a foot-ball scholarship, and joined the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He enjoyed successful careers in sales and sales management with H.J. Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, and Hartz Mountain Corp., spanning a total of 42 years before retiring in 1995. Family and friends considered him the consummate host, al-ways having their favorite food and beverages on hand.

John is preceded in death by his mother and father; and brother, Allan Weller.

He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy; son, John H. Weller; son, Steve Weller and his wife, Charlotte; daughter, Karen Klugh and her husband, Jim; six grandchildren, Aus-tin, Natalie, and Matthew Weller, James Klugh, and Hutson and Greyson Weller; brother- in-law, William Yager, Jr. and his wife, Carol; five nieces and nephews; and many close friends, in particular, his longtime friend, John R. Hutson of Greensboro, N.C.

John was a lifetime Episcopalian, and a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dallas. He always maintained that God blessed him and strengthened him each and every day, particularly with family, friends, and his church.

John was cremated and will be buried next to his mother and father-in-law at Restland Memorial Park, 13005 Green-ville Ave, Dallas, TX 75243 during a private memorial ser-vice to be determined later. The graveside service will be officiated by longtime friend, the Rev. Terrance Jordan. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. John’s Episco-pal Church’s Memorial fund, 848 Harter Rd. Dallas 75218; White Rock Center of Hope, 10021A Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218, or the Hospice of your choice.

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February events at the Smith Public Library

My Very Own Book Club: Feb. 11 and 13 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

My Very Own Book Club is for 1st, 2nd & 3rd graders. Kids are encouraged to read the book on their own time and then come to the meeting for discus-sion and a craft. Sign up at the

Children’s desk. Participation is limited, but all participants get a free copy of the book.

February: Swimmy by Leo Lionni

Booked on Fridays: Feb. 13 at 12 noon

Bring your lunch at noon the 2nd Friday of each month for fun reads and light conversa-tion.

February: The Guernsey Lit-erary and Potato Peel Pie Soci-ety by Mary Ann Shaffer

Friends of the Library Meet-ing: Feb. 19 at 6 p.m.

The Friends of the Smith Pub-lic Library hold their monthly meetings on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Conference Room.

A Servant’s Life: Upstairs, Downstairs and In-Between: Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Location: A Taste of Home, 302 N. Ballard Ave., Wylie

Enjoy a spot of tea as Lor-raine Heath discusses what life really was like below stairs in the great houses of England. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey. Register by calling the library at 972-516-6250, op-

tion 3, or emailing your name, the number in your party, and a good contact number to lib-info@wylietexas.gov.

BeTween BeTween Book & Movie Club: Feb. 26 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Never judge a book by its movie. 4th, 5th and 6th graders are invited to discuss different books that have movie adapta-

tions. Sign up at the Children’s desk. Participation is limited, but all participants get a free copy of the book.

February: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

For additional information on any of these programs, please check the library website www.wylietexas.gov/library or call (972) 516-6250.

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Test your knowledge of all things related to the day of love.

1. How many martyred saints are be-lieved to be named St. Valentine?

a. 12 b. 14 c. 7 d. 16

2. Ancient Egyptians used to mummify people with this organ intact because they believed it was the only part of the body necessary for the trip through eternity.

a. heart b. liver c. lung d. eye

3. This February holiday was originally observed on February 14th.

a. Lincoln’s birthday b. Washington’s birthday c. Mardi Gras d. Groundhog Day

4. Which confectionary company pro-duced the first box of chocolates for Valen-tine’s Day in the late 1800s?

a. Hershey b. Nestle c. Cadbury d. Mars

5. Approximately 110 million of these will be sold and delivered within the three

days surrounding Valentine’s Day. a. chocolates b. roses c. cards d. emails

6. Who receives the most Valentine’s Day cards?

a. teachers b. wives c. mothers d. children

7. This Italian city was where Romeo and Juliet lived in Shakespeare’s tale.

a. Rome b. Naples c. Tuscany d. Verona

8. In what year did Hallmark launch its first Valentine’s Day product?

a. 1913 b. 1915 c. 1917 d. 1919

9. Which Roman goddess was known as the goddess of love?

a. Vesta b. Juno c. Venus d. Diana

10. Which monument was given as the ultimate gift of love?

a. Egyptian pyramids b. Taj Mahal c. Eiffel Tower d. Palace of Versailles

11. Which of the following birds DO NOT mate for life?

a. Dove b. Bald Eagle c. Cardinal d. California Condor

12. What letter has become the symbol for a “kiss”?

a. X b. O c. K d. Y

13. This confection is made from sugar or honey and almond meal.

a. fondant b. chocolate c. caramel d. marzipan

14. Some people believe Valentine’s Day was created to supercede this Roman pagan holiday.

a. Sementivae b. Floralia c. Lupercalia d. Vestalia TF142928 Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. a 7.

d 8. a 9. c 10. b 11. c 12. a. 13. d 14. c

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storm room. Ceramic tile, stainless steel appliances, all electric, Corian counters, wood floor. All on over an acre.

Landscaped and ready to move in.Call June 972-989-6025

CR 658 Farmersville $90,51012.068 acres. Excellent opportunity to bring your horsesor cattle with great building sites for your dream home.

Call Tonya 972-832-5588

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374 Ac. FM 36 Farmersville $1,311,695Great Development or recreational opportunity. 374.77 acres with some platted

lots along the FM Hwy. 36, FM Hwy. 1569 and FM Hwy. 2194. This subdivi-sion is deed restricted to site built homes & joins Bland School district property

where the new Elementary and Middle School are located. Land has hilltop view lots of FM Hwy. frontage. Seller will consider dividing the property in

20 to 100 acre tracts. Deer & other wildlife in the area.

Call Tony 903-456-2357

997 Cedar Ridge CT Farmersville $90,297Lovely 10+ acres with lots of trees! Great place to build

your new home, raise cattle, etc. Secluded with easy access to the Chaparral Trail for jogging, bicycling or walking!

Just minutes from downtown Farmersville.Call Patti 214-893-8291

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Preschool TeachersPremier Learning Center is now hiring afternoon teachers for

preschoolers from 2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Must be 18 years old and have high school diploma.

Call (972) 442-6186 or apply in person at 640 West Brown St., Wylie, Texas.

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Kennel HelpWylie Vet Hospital is looking for immediate full-time kennel help. Must be flexible in hours Monday - Sunday. Call 972-442-1311.

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Chevy Impala 4 door

Approx. 37, 900 mi. Very good car.

$10, 900.00 Contact Randy 214-532-9703.

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4C February 11-12, 2015 972-442-5515 | C&S MEDIA PUBLICATIONSLIFE & STYLE

Plant a self-sustaining garden By Sonia Duggan

Gardening is a rewarding hobby with thousands of devo-tees. Backyard gardens provide beauty and aesthetic appeal to a landscape, and they can be a source of homegrown food and a natural habitat for outdoor wildlife. A self-sustaining gar-den can be an efficient addition to any home, but gardens re-quire upkeep and a certain mea-sure of dedication.

A self-sufficient garden is a garden that sustains itself through proper planning and execution. Such gardens can al-most take care of themselves so long as the soil is healthy soil, the seeds are reused and organic material is produced.

Self-sustaining gardens also represent a lifestyle where indi-viduals are responsible for pro-ducing their own foods -- thus sustaining themselves without the need to shop for produce elsewhere. When planting your own self-sustaining garden, consider the following tips.

* Start with soil. Healthy soil is essential to a thriving garden. The soil must have the right pH, correct texture and composition,

and be full of nutrients. Very of-ten the native soil in yards is not adequate to keep a garden thriv-ing. In such instances, the soil needs to be improved. Adding compost -- which can be pro-duced in the yard as well -- to the soil will enrich the soil with nitrogen, phosphorous and po-tassium. Prepare beds now for spring planting.

* Maintain proper soil con-sistency. Soil that is the right consistency, meaning the opti-mum balance of sand, clay and actual soil, is another necessity for a self-sustaining garden. The ideal ratio should be 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt and 20 percent clay. Having the right balance of soil can secure root formation and promote proper drainage.

* Test the pH. Certain plants need a specific pH in order to grow. A neutral pH range is typically ideal for growing veg-etables. A pH tester can be pur-chased from a gardening center. Amend the soil accordingly to get the soil back to its correct level.

* Know the growing season.

Vegetables should be planted during the season in which they will thrive. Peas, beets and cab-bage, for example, are cold-temperature vegetables, while cucumbers, squash and melons thrive in warm climates. Plant accordingly so that the vegeta-bles will have the best chances for success.

* Purchase quality seeds. Use fresh seeds, particularly ones that have been harvested from your own garden the year be-fore, to have the best chances for germination. Or buy seeds from a reputable source, like a garden center or an online retailer who specializes in vegetable seeds.

* Start seedlings indoors. Ac-cording to the Collin County Master Gardener’s Association, sow seeds in flats or containers to get a jump on plant growth before hot weather arrives. Then transplant the seedlings outside when they are stable enough for the elements.

For recommended vegetable varieties for Collin Country as suggested by the Master Gar-dener’s Association, visit www.ccmgatx.org.

From Staff Reportsnews@wylienews.com

Collin College hosts its third annual instructive Guitar Festi-val Feb. 13-15 in Plano.

The festival, for musicians of all levels, is Friday-Sunday at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway.

Guitar faculty Dr. Fernand Vera and Dr. Olga Amelkina-Vera of Kithata Duo and special guest Dr. Matt Palmer will pres-ent the 3-day workshop open to guitarists of all skill levels.

Students will receive individ-ual attention from faculty with a concentration on developing solo and ensemble skills.

The festival also includes fac-ulty and student concerts.

Applications are available at www.collin.edu/music/guitar.

Guitar Festival set this week

From Staff Reportsnews@wylienews.com

The ARTS Gallery of Collin College opens a solo exhibition of work by professor Chris Tin-nen this Thursday.

The solo exhibition, “Mech-anism,” features small metal sculptures. Tinnin teaches art metals/jewelry at the college.

Gallery hours are Monday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday-Satur-day 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

The exhibition runs through March 4 at the gallery located at 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.

Solo art show opens

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Lake Pointe Medical Center is partly owned by physicians and meets the definition of Physician-owned hospital as specified in 42 CFR 489.3. For a list of physician investors, please visit our website at www.LakePointeMedical.com.

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For families planning a staycation or visitors coming to Dallas for spring break, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden has some-thing for everyone.

Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden:

February 28-December 31Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

at the north end of the Arbo-retum

This 8-acre scientific chil-dren’s garden is where sci-ence and fun become one. There are 150 interactive ex-hibits, many of which include technology, where guests can learn about pollination, habi-tats, photosynthesis, electric-ity and more. Special daily activities take place through-out the garden as well as in the 9, 100-square-foot Ex-ploration Center that houses the iconic OmniGlobe, plant labs, CSI-inspired mysteries and 3-D Mini-Theater.Check www.dallasarboretum.orgfor daily activities.

Dallas Blooms: Deep in the Hearts of Texans

February 28-April 12As one of the signature

festivals of the garden, Dal-las Blooms will be in its sec-ond week. The largest floral festival in the Southwest, Dallas Blooms has been a tradition for more than 30 years, and this year’s theme plays homage to the beloved state: Dallas Blooms: Deep in the Hearts of Texans. Pre-sented by Bank of America, the floral festival features more than 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs along with life-size Texas themed to-

piaries, entertainment, food and special activities cel-ebrating the state.

Dallas Blooms includes tulips, daffodils, Dutch Iris and hyacinths, pansies, vio-las and thousands of other springtime annuals and pe-rennials that bloom through-out the entire festival, so the garden changes all the time. The finale of this celebration is the mass flowering of the garden’s collection of 3,000 azaleas and 150+ cherry trees that bloom normally at the end of April.

Special Spring Break Concert:

The Molly Ringwalds: The World’s Greatest 80’s Tribute Band

Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m.

Hailing from Sheffield, England, this legendary quintet has been able to combine their individual and very formidable talents to create the true essence of the most radical decade to ever be called “The 80’s.”

Tickets: $27 per person for adults (Members $17); $25 per person for seniors age 65 and older (Members $15); $10 per person for chil-dren ages 3-12; free for chil-dren under 3.

The Dallas Arboretum and

Botanical Garden is located on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake at 8525 Garland Road in Dallas,. For more information about the Dallas Arboretum, call 214.515.6500 or visit www.dallasarboretum.org.

Activities are blooming at the Dallas Arboretum