Lineup Announced for Suburbia Music Festival
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SUNDAY PlanoStarCourier JANUARY 19, 2014 A Star Local Media Publication VOLUME 123, NUMBER 43 www.starlocalmedia.com $1.50 Plano hospital Home Delivery Only $1.34 a Week Plano woman season’s 39th flu statistics Call 972-424-9504 since Dec. 1 Baylor Plano: 40 INSIDE TODAY admitted, 29 currently flu-related death in North Texas hospitalized Texas Health Plano: 643 in ER with symp- BAYLOR ACTIVATES CODE YELLOW PLAN toms, 71 admitted, 75 positive flu tests Medical Center of BRITTANY FEAGANS “This current activation is a currently hospitalized. Baylor manager of infection preven- [email protected] Plano: 96 positive proactive alert which is de- Plano has admitted 40 patients, tion at Texas Health Plano. flu tests The death of a woman in her signed to allow us to streamline with 29 currently hospitalized, “That is the difference in itself. 50s became the 39th flu-related requests for resources,” Mc- in the same time frame. Usually, we don’t see so many death in North Texas this sea- Dowell said in a release. “We By comparison, Texas Health admissions for flu. It makes us started becoming more of an son, and the third in Plano. prepare for activations like this Presbyterian Hospital Plano think that the flu strain is a lit- issue, the health department SPORTS On Thursday, Baylor Health one year-round. We are effec- has treated 643 patients with tle more sever because people asked the hospitals to start re- Care System activated its Code tively managing the need for flu or flu-like symptoms in its are getting so sick.” porting all flu deaths. When we Quick learner Yellow Level III emergency op- additional staff and supplies, emergency room; 355 in De- Grayson said she thinks an- started seeing more of a sever- Late start not erations plan due to an influx of and to this point, no surgery cember, and 288 so far this other difference this year is the ity of illness, we started report- patients with the flu or flu-like schedules have been im- month. Seventy-one patients surplus of media coverage. ing to Collin County what we hindering symptoms. Jennifer McDowell, pacted.” have been admitted for treat- “Hospitals are required to were seeing.” Lady Wildcat Baylor spokeswoman, said Since Dec. 1, hospitals in the ment. report pediatric deaths related Grayson said this flu season p8A there are four levels in the Baylor system have admitted “As far as being admitted, to flu,” she said. “Normally hos- has progressed quicker than tiered-response system, with 469 patients with flu or flu-like we’re probably seeing about 10 pitals do not report all flu last year, which peaked in INDEX Level I considered most urgent. symptoms, with 176 patients a day,” said Catherine Grayson, deaths. This year, just after it See FLU, Page 2A Voices, p2A News & Business, p3A Live & Local, p6A Classified, p12A WEATHER Lineup announced for Highs in the mid 60s through Monday and 54 Suburbia Music Festival Tuesday. Lows near 40. SERIOUSLY? MIX OF LOCAL, Second sight NATIONAL ACTS Asbury Park Press re- ports – Princess the camel, FILL OUT BILL who gained fame picking Super Bowl winners and BILL CONRAD dozens of other football [email protected] games for the last decade, When the Suburbia Music was euthanized Tuesday Festival was announced in after arthritis made it im- August, representatives from possible for the 26-year-old Live Nation promised the per- animal to stand, said John formers would come from nu- Bergmann, manager of the merous genres and attract Associated Humane Soci- fans of all ages and back- ety’s Popcorn Park Zoo. grounds. He said Princess gained The lineup for the May 3-4 national fame after the festival was officially an- Stafford-based radio sta- nounced Thursday and in- tion WCHR-FM, 105.7, “The cludes a mix of both local and Hawk,” called about eight national artists. Headliners or nine years ago and asked include French DJ David for an animal to pick Super Guetta, American rock band Bowl winners against the Alabama Shakes and J. Cole, disc jockeys’ picks. a hip-hop artist from North “She was a natural,” Carolina. Bergmann said. “We just “I love the radio, but these used some graham crack- days people have a tendency ers.” to live their lives like an iPod Princess’ last pick was on shuffle,” said Danny Eaton, correct. She picked Denver of Live Nation. “That was our to beat San Diego last Sun- approach to booking this PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS HUDSON day in the NFL playoffs. lineup.” Third Eye Blind, seen here at a 2011 concert in Carrollton, is one of many artists on the bill at the Suburbia Music Festival. The festival will be held Her best season was in A total of 39 bands were May 3-4 at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. 2008-09, when she accu- announced Thursday, but rately chose 17 out of 22 Eaton said additional acts ture cultural event like this known for the annual balloon games, as well as the Super would be announced in the really provides us with an op- festival. Amy Fortenberry, Comparing lineups Bowl XLIII winner, the portunity to include Grammy- parks and recreation director, future. Other bands on the The largest music festival in North Texas is the Pittsburgh Steelers, ac- bill include Blue October, award winning, multi- said the festival will include Richardson Wildflower Festival, held each May since cording to previous reports. Tegan and Sara, Third Eye platinum-selling artists with a three stages and cover 60 1993. The 2013 lineup featured the Charlie Daniels Blind and Twenty One Pilots, unique outdoor venue as acres of the park off Los Rios Band, The Toadies and Robert Earl Keen, while previ- QUOTE OF THE DAY as well as a number of North beautiful as Oak Point Park,” Boulevard near Fire Station ous years have included acts such as the Polyphonic “Don’t be afraid of the an- Spree, Peter Frampton and Jack Ingram. Texas-based acts including he said. “Suburbia Music Fes- 11. The size of the park will The state’s largest festival is the Austin City Limits swers. Be afraid of not ask- The O’s, Midlake and The Rev- tival is a key piece of our vi- give the festival plenty of Music Festival, which began in 2002 and has grown to ing the questions.” erend Horton Heat. sion for a multi-faceted city room to expand in subse- one of the largest music festivals in the country. Over — Jennifer Hudson Plano Mayor Harry that provides the opportunity quent years. the past decade, many of the top musical artists in the for our citizens to live, work “About three years ago, we country have played at the festival. These artists in- LaRosiliere said he hopes the clude Pearl Jam, Neal Young, Kanye West, Muse and TRIVIA FACT festival will show people how and play.” decided that we really wanted the Dave Matthews Band. Penguins can jump as high Plano has become a destina- Oak Point Park spans 800 to produce a major festival in Neither festival has announced their 2014 lineup at as 6 feet in the air. tion city. acres in the northeastern por- the northeast Texas area,” this time. “The addition of a signa- tion of Plano and is best TODAY IN HISTORY See MUSIC, Page 4A On this day in 1839, Water- loo (soon to be renamed Austin) was approved as the new capital of the Re- Meal shift public of Texas. 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