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THE WYLIE NEWS
Volume 53: Issue 16
Covering Wylie, Sachse, Murphy and the surrounding area
Wylie. Texas Wednesday. September 15. 1999
50 Cents
Highlights
Swartz honored for
service Page 2A
✓ Sachse holds budget
hearings Page 3A
Murphy considers
ETMS funding Page 8B
Murphy boy competes in
World Series Page IB
* Lady Pirates lose to
(iarland Page IB
t/ WHS hosts College,
Career night Page 4B
Achievements
Local students earn
^cMurry honors
Janies Robert Wollscheid of
Sachse and Justin Wade
Terry of Wylie were named '
to the Dean’s List for the j
Spring semester at McMurry
University.
McMurry University is a
four-year liberal arts institu-
tion in Abilene and affiliated I
with the Northwest Texas and j
New Mexico Conferences of j
the United Methodist Church, j
West receives
McLennan degree
Krystal L. West of Wylie
has earned a certificate of
technical education from
McLennan Community Col-
lege in Waco.
Collin County names
local graduates
Collin County Community
College has announced the
names of local students grad-
uating during the 1998-’99
academic year. They are:
Lavon: Kimberly Rae Ortiz.
Murphy : Allison Despain,
J’Anna Lynn Mann, Maria
Nasebandt.
Nevada: Terry Rabon.
Parker: Carol D. O’Bannon.
Sachse: Joseph D. Frazer,
Janet A. Holley, Jeremy J.
Pesta, Suzanne Grindle
Roberts.
Wylie: Jack L. Bass, Scott B.
Claypoole, Sara Jane Cook,
Paula Crumpley, Sandra A.
Donovan. Nancy S. Goad,
Rhonda K. Green, Angie E.
Jannink, Wendi E. Jones,
Johnna L. Jordan, Melanie
Lacy, Jeff Little, Jill Lowry,
Sharon M. McDorman,
^•linda D. Prater, James
■i vid Turner, Amy J.
Williams and Patricia
Woodard.
If Texas were a nation ...
The total value of goods and
services produced in Texas in
1997 was $601 billion, which
ranks the state 9th when
compared with the Gross
National Product of countries
throughout tlie world.
Th(|fop 10 countries iOjjpNP
Jjt are: (iflmflions)B
I lined Slates '8,102*
Japan #4,812
Germany #2,320
France #1,541
United Kingdom #1,231
Italy
#1,160
China
#1,055
Brazil
# 784
Canada
# 594
Spain
# 569
* includes Texas
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Obituaries ...
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Births.......
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Dining Guide .
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Opinion .....
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Sports.......
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Classifieds .,.
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Wylie teenager stable after shooting incident
A 15-vear-old gun shot victim is readied for week. The teenager is recovering from a .22-
transport to Parkland Hospital in Dallas last caliber wound. Ph.^o by Donnita \esbu Usher
Police continue investigation,
charges could be filed this week
By Donnita Nesbit Fisher
A 15-year-Wyhe boy was shot
in the chest while visiting at a
friend's house last week.
Chad Sparks remains in stable
condition at Parkland Hospital in
Dallas after undergoing surgery
and spending the weekend in ICU.
The incident occurred about
4:40 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 9, at
417 N. Winding Oaks.
According to police reports,
Sparks and at least two other juve-
niles were in the home at the time
of the shooting.
Reports indicate another 15-
year-old was sitting at a kitchen
table playing with an antique. .22-
culiber. derringer-type weapon
when it discharged hitting Sparks
on the right side of the chest.
A 17-year old was also in the
house at the tune of the incident
Neither boys' name has been
released because of their age.
Police are still investigating the
incident.
“Unfortunately it’s not as black
and white of an issue as we would
have liked it to have been," said
Del Gary Fleetwood.
The origin of the weapon has
been determined, he said, but
because of the investigation cannot
he discussed at this time.
Charges in the case could range
from the misdemeanor charge of
reckless conduct to felony two
See GUNSHOT Page 2A
City buys lot for parking
after inspection mistakes
Because of inspection errors, the
City of Wylie has spent $80,000
for a piece of property near the
corner of Jackson and Marble
Streets.
The property, owned by Kevin
St. John, was being developed with
office and warehouse space. City
ordinances call for structures to
have a 10 foot side yard set back
but the building's slab was poured
with a one foot set back.
“The city was in error in not
catching the error in the site plan
review,” City Manager Mike
Collins said. “Then the form sur-
vey was not completed before the
concrete was poured. The city was
at fault.”
Although the city council could
have granted the property a vari-
ance, other property owners in the
area were against that proposal.
“The council said we needed to
do what's right and negotiate a
buyout of the property and what
had been put into the building."
Collins said.
The concrete slab will be used
for overflow parking for the dow n-
town area and the city will utilize
the steel framework and other
materials for building an animal
shelter.
The city has been without an
animal shelter since July.
The old facility, located on
Kirby, was sold to the Kansas City
Southern Railroad in an agreement
that cleared the way for the rail-
road's multi-track rail classification
yard in north east Wylie. KCS paid
$2<X),(MX) for the animal shelter and
old city service yard.
The railroad will build a new
track across the property and
vacate its track along Hwy. 78. The
Hwy. 78 property will be used to
widen the highway.
The city will build another ani-
mal shelter on Hensley Lane near
the existing service center.
Sachse considers city
management retreat
By Fatty Montagno
SACHSE-City officials are
investigating the idea of yearly
focus sessions or retreats to give
members of the governing body the
opportunity to study particular
issues or responsibilities in greater
depth.
A recommendation for council
to plan a retreat in September with
Management Connections, a firm
that specializes in executive
retreats, was withdrawn from the
agenda so staff could solicit bids
from other companies.
“The proposed cost of a day and
a half retreat by Management Con-
sultants was $8,556. Several citi-
zens and council members
expressed concern about the cost."
said City Manager Bill Atkinson.
“After discussion at the last
council meeting, I began doing
research to point out the necessity
of such a retreat," he said.
Because a city council represents
the diverse views of a community,
council members have a unique
opportunity to set the tone for city-
wide discussion, debate and deci-
sion-making. said Mary Thompson
of Corder/Thompson & Associates,
a management consulting firm.
“Focus sessions or retreats can
be used to accomplish such things
as refining community goals and
See RETREAT Page 2A
The road to home is never gone
By Kathleen Noble
For more than 150 years. Catharine Frey's
family has owned the land where her home
stands.
The home itself has been located at 1498 Ala-
nis. on the comer of South Ballard, since 1912.
Mrs. Frey’s father. William Stone, built
“Stonehaven" as a wedding gift for her mother.
Charlotte L. “Lottie" Howard. Stone studied
architectural books and the designs of Frank
Lloyd Wright to get his ideas for the house.
Mrs. Frey's family story is part of the commu-
nity's history.
Her great uncle received a land grant from the
State of Texas for a 1.620 acre section of land.
"In those days the only requirement for land pur-
chase was the ability to represent and present
yourself as a responsible person w ith integrity,”
Mrs. Frey said. “Apparently Unde Dan had no
problem doing so."
See STONEHAVEN Page 3A
TOP: Catharine Stone F rey sits before the based on the architectural style of Frank Lloyd
hearth in her ancestral home located on Ala- Wright. The fate of the state-registered histori-
nis Drive. The home contains much of its cal structure is unclear as the City of Wylie
original decor. BOTTOM: Stonehaven was begins plans to widen Alanis from South Bal-
built by Mrs. Frey’s father in 1912 and was lard to Hw y. 78. Photos by Kathleen Noble
It’s twins!
Wylie city, family society share name bond
By Donnita Nesbit Fisher
If Mayor John Mondy can
arrange it, there will be a Clan
gathering in Wylie next year.
But before the National Guard is
called, be sure to check the
spelling.
That’s CLAN with a‘C.’
The people considering meeting
in the year 2(XX) in the fair burg of
Wylie are members of The Clan
Wylie, a Scottish family society.
After several years of correspon-
dence, Wylie the city and Wylie
the clan have agreed to a ‘twin-
ning,'
“This just may be the first time
in which any Scottish Clan and its
society has adopted a North Ameri-
can location as its clan seat.” said
Seymour Bruce Wylie, the Duuine-
ttasail (gentleman) of the Wylie
family.
Wylie formed the Wylie Family
Institute, an organization for those
with the surname Wylie, in 1995.
He began corresponding with then
Wylie mayor John Akin.
Akin , who recently died, w as a
Wylie himself, being a descendant
of Col. W.D. Wylie, the city's
founder.
After several years of correspon-
dence, it was agreed that the city
and family society would he
paired, Mondy said. “We are
extremely proud of our City and
wish to share its historical name-
sake with those who also bear the
name," he said.
“Throughout our conversations
with the Hon. S B. Wylie, we have
learned a great deal about what the
word Wylie' actually means, the
mascot for Wylie and the true col-
ors that make up the Wylie Tartan.
It has been a great learning experi-
ence that we hope all the citizens
of Wylie can get excited about.”
According to information pro-
vided by the Wylie Family Insti-
tute, the Wylie name dates to the
late 9th Century when the Norse
language was used in Britain and
Scotland. The word, pronounced
“why-lee,” was used to describe
"the crafty little red dog or the red
fox.
“When the word ’why-lee' was
put to pen in 1250-1300, it took the
written form of 'wile' and had the
meaning of ‘crafty or sly as the
wild red dog.' In later (Scottish)
writings of the early 1300s, the
word appeared as ‘wyle’ with its
meaning of ‘to beguile; wile as a
fox.’"
The family crest, similar to a
See CLAN Page 3A
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