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· SERVICES
Local group blazes a Coppell trai-
By Shaun LeP'age
First, the machetes began
hacking away at thick, green
briars, then, chain saws sliced
through dead~ fallen trees.
Shovels and pickaxes fol.-
lowed, breaking dirt into a
smooth path.
A trail blazing
An African jungle?
this path is a nature
trail being cut through the
deep wilderness of Brown
ParkEast in Coppell.
On March 22, a group of
men from Coppell Bible i~el-
lowship began the pro,,!ect,
which they are call!ng OP'
eration Trail Blaze.' [~xrkef
Osigian, pastor of Coppell
Bible Fellowship, said this is
a ~,.r~.~ce to the communitv.
We want Coppell tobe
excited about us being here,"
said Osigian. "We want to
participate in our community
and be a blessing to it."
Coppell "bft~cials have
been planning the trail for
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The 1996-97 Coppell Alumnae Panhellenic Association officers were
praised for the,r efforts at CAPA's May 8 meeting. Members are
(standing, I-r) Eleanor Otto, Patti Smith, Barbara Guzak, (seated, I-r)
Kathryn Mays, Kaye Lee, and not pictured are Anne Hoffman, Pamela
Gaines, Denise Devilller, Jean Lobsinger and Vicki Cansler.
Local group blazes trail
Continued from page 5
"This trail is in accordance with
our City of C..oppel hike-and-bike
master plan, said Dennis Slayton,
Leisure Ser.v. ices superintendent
for Coppell. It came into existence
in 1994. It's a dedicated off-'f6'iid
hike-and-bike system."
Approximately 50 yards of the
trail had already been cleared two
ears ago as part of an Eagle Scout
roject.
The current project is cutting
through the tree line along the Elm
Fork of the Trinity, which hugs the
no,rt~ edge of Brown Park East.
Thelocals here refer to it as
· Denton Creek," said Slayton, "but
it's actually the Elm Fork of the
Trinity."
Startin$ approximately one
quarter mzle from Denton Tap
Road, the trail blaz .e!'s began dear-
ing a path four-feet wide and
seven-feet tall through the thick
brush along the creek. No mature
trees were cut down, So the path
winds through large oak, elm and
at Brown Park East
a few redbud trees providing na-
ture lovers with a serene setting
for a not-so-rugged hike.
' Along the path, wooden stair-
ways and bridges are built to
make steep sections more acces-
sible.
When completed the path will.
join Brown Park East to Brown
Paris West.
"Over at Brown Park West
there's a 12-foot-wide, concrete
hike-and-bike svstem," said
Slayton.' "It will go through
Brown West and will tie into
Brown East under the bridge."
Trail blazers continued on the
project on May 3 with help from
the community.
Once the trail .surface has
been cleared," explained Slayton,
"the next phase was to put in a
natural trail surface--mulch. We
get it from the Christmas trees
that Wer. e recycled, and from trees
and limbs that have been
trimmed in the area."
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