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Dateline:
Sunday...December 30, 2001 10:51 AM
New
year will feature technology enhancements to bring world closer to
GCISD students
by
Kimberly Connor
When students return to school in
January in the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, they will find some additional
technology features that enhance learning.
Raylene Renfrow, executive
director of Technology Services, says that district staff and patrons
have been collaborating to make technology more meaningful in the
classroom and to provide additional training for teachers.
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Dateline:
Saturday...December 29, 2001 11:48 PM
Investigations
continue into cause of illnesses at Grapevine High
by
Kimberly Connor
The Tarrant County
Public Health Department is continuing investigations into what caused
stomach illnesses by students and staff at Grapevine High School earlier
this week, but preliminary reports show no correlation to food
served at school.
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Dateline:
Saturday...December 29, 2001 6:30 AM
2001
IN REVIEW ON LOCAL NEWS ONLY.COM
Top Selected Stories October - December 2001
By
LNO Staff
Click
on Headlines to view all the Top LNO Stories
Colleyville
Fire Causes Biggest
Property Loss in City's History
Celebrate Colleyville Draws
5,000 with Fireworks Finale
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October
LNO reports a major fire in Woodland Hills causing largest
property loss recorded in Colleyville.
Internet News Agencies get attention at meet of cities,
local Mayor is recorded behind the scenes. View the
LNO response Column and actually hear the Audio.
Newton wins November Special Election, the Village sees
first business open, a member of Colleyville council is
critical of State Rep's help on Hwy 26 median and Kimzey
Park opens. December
city-wide event draws big crowd, Robin Hood comes under fire
at Westlake meet and Colleyville City Council ousts
long-time Park Board Chairman. |
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Dateline:
Friday...December 28, 2001 6:30 AM
2001
IN REVIEW ON LOCAL NEWS ONLY.COM
Top Selected Stories July-September 2001
By
LNO Staff
The Tragic
Events of
Sept. 11, 1001 impacted the emotions of everyone. Tomorrow
see October - December
Top LNO Stories |
Some
of the Top Stories in Review. Click on Headlines
to view all the stories.
Hall Johnson opens as a 4-lane boulevard and the city did
not cover 2 lanes with dirt!
Wagon Wheel in Grapevine has a major fire.
Colleyville councilman quits. City Manager is hired.
Ethel McCain turns 99. Dr. Weinberg goes to
Washington.
America goes to War and local residents pitch in to help
those in need.
"BIG BIRD" Median built in Colleyville has
businesses hot. |
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Dateline:
Thursday...December 27, 2001 6:30 AM
2001
IN REVIEW ON LOCAL NEWS ONLY.COM
By
LNO Staff
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Couch Property
from 1942 Arial Picture. The elderly couple was forced to
sell to the city in June 2000, Mr. Couch dies June 2001 |
LNO
launched a new source for local news in April 2001.
More than 300 stories and 2,000 digital photos have been
posted in our first nine months. LNO selects the top
stories for each month in 2001. Click on headlines for
April-June 2001,July-September will be posted Friday and
October-December will be posted Saturday
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Dateline:
NE Tarrant, Wednesday. December 26, 2001 1:20 PM
HOME CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Photos
by viewers of LNO
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Featuring
homes in the area with outstanding efforts for holiday
decorations. Have a picture of an outstanding home decoration; your
home or a neighbor?.
Email to LNO
Click on Headlines for photos
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Dateline:
Colleyville, Monday, December 24, 2001
CARRYING THE TORCH FOR ZACHARY
by
Susan Tucker
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Colleyville
resident shares her experience in being an Olympic Torch
Bearer.
Susan Tucker was motivated by the recovery and courage of
her three year son Zachary. Zachary was born with a
number of major complications. See story and photos,
Click on Headlines.
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Dateline:
Fort Worth & Arlington
Friday, December
21, 2001 4:45
PM
THE
EXPERIENCE OF BEING AN OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CARRIER
by
Sherri Steward & Stephanie Williams
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Two
local residents were selected to participate in the Olympic
Torch Relay. Sherri
Steward carried the Torch in Arlington and Stephanie
Williams ran with the Olympic Torch in Fort Worth. Read
their personal observations. To see the article and
photos, Click on the Headline
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Dateline
Colleyville: Friday, December
21, 2001 2:44
PM
COLUMNIST
DAVE LIEBER SPEAKS ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11TH AND THE NETROPLEX
CARTOONS
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
 This
Article has Audio
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NETroplex
cartoons are a collaboration between Dave Lieber and artist
Tim Bedison
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Columnist
Dave Lieber gave an emotionally charged speech to the
Colleyville Lions Club this morning explaining the changed
theme for the NETroplex cartoons. The cartoons,
published weekly in the Star Telegram, took on new meaning
after Lieber received an e-mail from his Dad in New York
City.
Click on Headline for details, Photos and Audio
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Dateline
Colleyville: Thursday, December
20, 2001 4:24
PM
COLLEYVILLE
P&Z APPROVES PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR WESTGATE VILLAS
by
Luann
Edwards
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Raman Chandler
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P&Z
approved developer Raman Chandler's Plat for Westgate
Villas, although city staff recommended denial on technical
non-compliance.
The plat reflects residential lots with an average size of
less than 7,000 sq ft with a density of 3.59 homes per acre
while the city land development code calls for 16,000 sq ft
and 1.8 per acre.
Click
on Headlines for details
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Dateline
Colleyville: Thursday, December
20, 2001 12:49
PM
NEW
COMMUNITY BANK HOLDS "WALL BREAKING" CEREMONY Photos
by
Nelson
Thibodeaux
This
article has Audio
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A
"Wall Breaking" ceremony was held this morning for
the United Community Bank to be located at 5604 Colleyville
Blvd in the Colleyville Town Center.
For details, Photos and Audio, Click on the Headline
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Dateline
Colleyville: Wednesday, December
19, 2001
4:50
PM
INSIDE:
COLLEYVILLE
ANNUAL EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
For
Photos from today's luncheon, Click on Headlines
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Dateline
Colleyville: Wednesday, December
19, 2001 4:35 PM
CLAIRE
EDWARDS TURNED DOWN FOR HOME OFFICE
by
Linda Newton
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Neighbor
Peggy Dennie spoke in favor of the Edwards Zoning
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On
a 4-1 vote Colleyville Council turns down PUD-R on Cheek
Sparger Property.
The issue has been debated for months in both P&Z and
city council. The split vote denied Ms. Edwards zoning for
her home office.
For Details..Click on Headlines |
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Dateline
Colleyville: Wednesday, December
19, 2001
4:30
PMINSIDE:
LONG TIME PARK BOARD CHAIRMAN, RICH HENDLER NOT
REAPPOINTED
Colleyville
Council appoints new members.
Click on Headline for story
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Dateline
GCISD: Tuesday, December
18, 2001 11:55
AM
INSIDE:
GCISD PRESS RELEASES
Click
on the above link to see a list of press releases for all GCISD
schools announced December 18, 2001.
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Dateline
Carroll ISD: Tuesday, December
18, 2001 11:55
AM
INSIDE:
CARROLL ISD SCHOOL NEWS ONLINE
Click
on the above link to see the Carroll ISD online newsletter. Click
on Headlines for complete article.
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Dateline
Colleyville: Tuesday, December
18, 2001 10:32
AM
PRESS
RELEASE FROM GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL
At 7 a.m. this
morning, staff members entering Grapevine High School noticed a
very strong gasoline smell in the main hallway. The fire
department was called and the building evacuated immediately.
Fire officials
determined that gasoline had been poured underneath an outside
door and had penetrated a small area of carpet in the hallway. At
approximately
8 a.m., students and staff members were allowed into Gym 1 while
the carpet was removed.
At 8:45 a.m., the Fire
Department released the GHS building for students
and staff to
enter.
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Dateline
Colleyville: Monday, December
17, 2001 11:50
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on Headline for Details
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Dateline
Colleyville: Monday, December
17, 2001 9:30
AM
City
of Colleyville Calendar, Public Notices for Committee Appointments
on ZBA and Community Center. Click on Headline for
details.........
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Dateline
Grapevine: Saturday, December
15, 2001 6:30
AM
FROM
THE DIAMOND DISTRICTS OF NEW YORK CITY TO HALL-JOHNSON ROAD
by Nelson
Thibodeaux
A FEATURED LOCAL BUSINESS
Colleyville
resident Alfonso De La Hoz learned his trade in the Diamond
District of New York City. His skilled crafted jewelry has
been featured in Tiffany & Co.
His 30 years of experience can be found at Almar Jewelers.
Conveniently located on the border of Colleyville and
Grapevine at Hwy 121 and Hall-Johnson Road.
For details and photos of his work. Click on Headlines |
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Dateline
Colleyville: Friday, December
14, 2001 7:15
AM
WOODLAND
HILLS SUBDIVISION DEDICATES FLAGPOLE
by Addie-Marie
Forchette
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residents of Woodland Hills Subdivision rallied together this
weekend to show their unified spirit as neighbors and Americans.
Over 150 residents gathered in Melrose Park to dedicate their
newly erected 35' flagpole and to attend a memorial service for
both the fallen victims and the heroes in the September 11th
tragedy. Click on headline to see full article and
photos from this event. |
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Dateline
Westlake: Thursday, December
13, 2001 3:50
PM
OVERFLOW
CROWD ATTENDS ROBIN HOOD HEARING
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
This
Article has Audio
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The
State of Texas Joint Select Committee on Public School
Finance met in Westlake this morning for a public hearing.
An overflow crowd of more than 500 attended.
Click on Headlines for photos and article |
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Dateline
Colleyville: Thursday, December
13, 2001 3:47
PM
FIRST
BUSINESS IN THE VILLAGE AT
COLLEYVILLE OFFICIALLY OPEN
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10:30AM today, Goldie's Patio Grill is officially open.
Chris and Susan
Foy, flanked by their 5 children, graciously welcomed dozens of
well-wishers to Goldie's for the special occasion. Click
on headline to see press release. |
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Dateline
Colleyville: Thursday, December
13, 2001 1:34
PM
ETHICS
COMMITTEE PLANS TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS BY FEBRUARY TO COUNCIL
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
This
Article has Audio
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Ethics
Committee plans to recommend sweeping changes to City
Council by
February.
Councilman Feldman says she wants new ordinance adopted
prior to filing for the upcoming May city elections. |
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Dateline
GCISD: Wednesday, December
12, 2001 1:34
PM
GCISD
GYMNASTIC TEAMS LAUNCH
THE 2001-2002 SEASON
by
Jon Holzapfel, GCISD
Gymnastics Publicity Chairman
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Gymnastics
teams from Grapevine High School and Colleyville Heritage High
School opened their season Friday with an excellent performance. Led by Ashley and Stephanie Rogus, the CHHS women’s team
finished in second place of seven teams competing.
Ashley finished second in the combined all-around events
while twin sister
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finished a mere .025 points behind in garnering a tie for
third place.
Christina Bond, Michelle Simon, and Sarah Coplen also
contributed to the team score. Click on
headline for full article. |
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Dateline
GCISD: Wednesday, December
12, 2001 9:00
AM 2002
OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY INCLUDES THREE TEACHERS AND STUDENT FROM
GCISD
by
Kimberly Connor
GCISD has three teachers
and one student who were selected to participate in the 2002
Olympics Torch Relay as it passes through DFW today, December 12.
Stephanie Williams, 8th grader at Heritage Middle, and teachers,
Sherri Steward, Grapevine High, Al Kaufmann, Bransford Elementary,
and Cynnara Biven, Silver
Lake Elementary (support runner).
Torchbearers were nominated
by family members, friends or coworkers by the submission of a
50-100 word essay describing how the nominee embodies the Olympic
spirit. A total of 7,200 torchbearers were selected to carry the
Olympic Flame on its 65-day, 13,500
mile journey from Atlanta to Salt Lake City. Torchbearers were
selected from more than 210,000 nominees.
Their
torchbearing times are:
Stephanie - 9:15 a.m.
Al - 10:16 a.m.
Sherri - 1:37 p.m.
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Dateline
GCISD: Wednesday, December
12, 2001 6:00
AM
PRIZE
PATROL VISITS GCISD SCHOOLS;
AWARDS GRANT FUNDS
by
Kimberly Connor
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Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Education Foundation, on Friday, Dec. 7,
awarded more than $35,000 in grant money to fund 19 projects in
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD schools. Click on headline to see
entire article and photos.
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The "Prize
Patrol"
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Dateline
Grapevine: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 2:22
PM
INSIDE:
GRAPEVINE PARADE OF LIGHTS
by
Kimberly Connor
Click
on headline to see photos from the Grapevine Parade of Lights.
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Dateline
Grapevine:
Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:32
AM
INSIDE:
Three Months Since It Happened
by
Representative
Vicki Truitt
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By:
State Representative Vicki Truitt
(R-Grapevine Dist. 98)
A reflection on the three month anniversary of September 11th
by State Representative Vicki Truitt
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Dateline
Bedford: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 6:34
AM
INSIDE:
911 ANGEL CONVOY LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
by
Kimberly Connor
See
Local Events for photos from Thursday, December 6th. Click on headline to go directly to article.
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Dateline
Colleyville:
Monday, December 10, 2001 10:27
PM
INSIDE:
COLLEYVILLE
WOMAN'S CLUB 17TH
ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOME TOUR
by
Kimberly Connor
See
Local Events for photos from the 17th Annual Holiday Home
Tour. Click on headline to go directly to article.
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Dateline
Westlake:
Monday, December 10, 2001
6:00
AM
Representative
Truitt Urges Attendance at State Committee Meeting on School Finance
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
The
Joint Select Committee on School Finance will meet in Westlake
at the Fidelity Auditorium on December 13th beginning at 10:00
AM. This will be the only meeting in this area.
The committee is meeting upon the request of State
Representative Vicki Truitt and Representative Truitt is
encouraging North Texans to turn out.
Click on Headlines for Details
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Representative
Vicki Truitt
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Dateline
Grapevine:
Sunday, December 9, 2001
6:00
AM
STAR-TELEGRAM
TOY BENEFIT HELD IN GRAPEVINE
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
INSIDE
AROUND TOWN TODAY
Annual Toy Benefit held at Embassy Suites Hotel in Grapevine,
Saturday evening.
Click on
Headline for photos of the event
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Dateline
Colleyville:
Saturday, December 8, 2001
6:24
PM
FACES
AND PLACES
by
Kimberly Connor
This
section has photos from various local events.
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Dateline
Colleyville:
Saturday, December 8, 2001
6:30
AM
COLLEYVILLE
PLACES FIRST CITY
HISTORICAL MARKER
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
This
Article has Audio
The
City of Colleyville placed its first City Historical Marker at
the site of the old Bransford Depot. A railroad car was the
actual depot and the Webb home was just to the North of the
tracks.
Click on Headlines for article, photos and Audio |
Circa 1914 the
Webb girls by the Webb House
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Dateline
Colleyville:
Saturday, December 8, 2001
6:00
AM
Senior's
Dinner Hosted by
Colleyville Parks Dept.
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
A
large crowd of local "seniors" turned out for a
holiday dinner hosted by the Colleyville Parks Department
Click on Headlines for photos and list of attendees |
Seniors' Dinner
at Community Center
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Dateline
Colleyville:
Friday, December 7, 2001
6:00
AM
Ethics
of Ethic's Committee Appointment
Brought Into Question
by
Nelson Thibodeaux
This
article has audio
Article has background information, documents, names, dates of
applications, council member nominating committee members and
applicant's written reason requesting to be on the Ethics
Committee.
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Dateline
Colleyville:
Thursday, December 6, 2001
5:24
PMCOLLEYVILLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
INTRODUCES TRADING CARDS
by
Kimberly Connor
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is a nationwide program that been around for many years and has been
very successful everywhere it has been established. Now the
Colleyville Police Department is bringing the idea here to
Colleyville.
Too many times the
children of a community only see an officer when issuing a citation to
their parents, when something has been stolen from a residence or some
other negative contact. |
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Dateline
Grapevine:
Thursday, December 6, 2001
4:45
PM
COLLEYVILLE
CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS LIBRARY
AND CITY HALL AT WORK SESSION TONIGHT
by
Linda Newton
The
Colleyville City Council will conduct a work session tonight from
5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Colleyville Community Center. The
meeting is open to the public. Discussion items will include Capital
Improvement Projects (street intersection improvements and railroad
crossings), the Colleyville City Hall, Library and Justice Center,
and the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District program.
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Dateline
Carroll ISD:
Wednesday, December 5, 2001 8:19 AM
carroll
isd school news online
Get the latest press
releases from Carroll ISD. Click on Headline
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Dateline
Grapevine: Tuesday, December 4, 2001 6:30 AM
Note: Additional photos were added to this Column after the
original posting..take a look!
25
Years Before the Palace Theater Was Renovated, it was the Grapevine Opry
A Column
They
Should Have Made a Movie
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More
than $1 million was spent to turn the Palace Theater (or
"Roach Palace") into a look alike for the Disney Palace
Theater.
A millionaire benefactor, fights behind the scenes and Engelbert
Humperdinck all played a part in the history, way before it became
the "new" again Palace Theater, of the Grapevine Opry. |
The inside story of one
of Grapevine's most famous buildings. Click on headlines for
column and photos.
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Dateline
Colleyville: Monday, December 3, 2001 5:37 PM
6th
Annual Breakfast with Santa draws 1,000
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Santa Arrives
for Breakfast
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The Feemster
Family
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Serving
approximately 1,000, the 6th Annual Breakfast with Santa was a
great success. Click on Headlines to view 100 photos from
the event. You may download your photo free, compliments
of the Colleyville Lions Club. |
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Dateline
Colleyville: Monday, December 3, 2001 12:30 PM
ESTIMATED
CROWD OF 5,000 ATTEND 3RD ANNUAL CELEBRATE COLLEYVILLE
see Photos
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crowd estimated to exceed 5,000 attended the third annual
Celebrate Colleyville at City Park. The activities
included a Patriotic Tribute to Firefighters and Police
Officers and ended with a spectacular fireworks show. |
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The
third annual Celebrate Colleyville enjoyed mild temperatures and a
great crowd. The event concept was proposed in 1998 by
Councilman Nelson Thibodeaux. The event is the only city-wide
program and has been possible by the support of the Colleyville
City Council, the City Staff and volunteers. The event has
grown each year and expects to become a significant contributor to
future seasonal promotions for the Village of Colleyville.
Dixie Cawthorne, Marketing Director for the City of Colleyville
coordinated this year's successful event.
See PHOTOS of Friday Night's Event CLICK
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Dateline
Colleyville: Monday, December 3, 2001 12:30 PM
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS FOR COLLEYVILLE
CITY MEETINGS
Want to know what
is on the agenda for Colleyville? To find out when the next
city council, corridor or ethics committee is and what the agenda
is, click on the headline. Also find out the deadline for
the Park Board applications. |
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Dateline
GCISD: Monday, December 3, 2001 12:03 PM
PRESS
RELEASES FROM GCISD
Click
on the above link to see a list of press releases for all GCISD
schools announced November 30, 2001. |
