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Home My WebLink AboutArbor Daze 2000AI i LE A ft�--A I r Pa (e 20 HiNORTH gh S r•irt 2000 Festivals of Texascon i W [--[C Beack Etn.ESS, Tx In its twelfth year, over 150,000 visitors are anticipated by the City of Euless for the April 28-30 Arbor Daze Festival. Popularly known for its fabulous oldies concerts, this year's Arbor Daze will feature the world- renowned. California surfing masters of song —The Beach Boys —on stage, along with other oldies musical entertainment. Recognized nationwide as the largest free, non-alcoholic, family -oriented festival in Texas, Arbor Daze offers three days of festival fun. Visitors can expect arts and crafts, foods, a plant sale, children's carnival. educational exhibits, and 20.000 free tree giveaways in tribute to National Arbor Day. Awarded "Best Arbor Day Festival in af. Arbor Dame the Nation", Euless' Arbor Daze Festival has grown dramatically in size and scope since its 1989 start as a small community garden and beautification show. With Euless serving currently as the National Arbor Day Foundation's Texas headquarters, the city has been very active in the nonprofit organization's work, both regionally and nationally. Held on the Arbor Daze Festival grounds located in Euless at Bear Creek Parkway f Fuller Wiser Road. Visit u ebstte www.ci.euless.tx.us or tall for additional information. (817) 685-166o. O Lake Worth in Tarrant Count Seventeenth Ann Festival on April i community's enjoy the festivities at Cit Wednesday throug This free family entertaining bullf . are guaranteed ci pleasers every year frog competition require the amphib jump from inside a start -point in a race time and other bull Adopted for the da' area youngsters, tht receive plenty of yt encouragements to h hop toward the finish Other festival e% THE BEACH BOYS Enjoy free, fabulous oldies music at Arbor Daze in Euless• tbts feat .featuring The Beach Boys. i NordL.. contin & homes on tout which are outstanding examples of the area's architectural heritage. (903) 893-4067 or (903) 868-2400. ✓ 15) AMERICAN MINIATURE HORSE SHOW... Glen Rose — April 15-16 and April 29-30. The Expo Center features those adorable small horses that are favorites of all ages. Free to the public. (254) 897-4509. * 16) HERPfAGEJUBIIEE ... 'Teruel!=April 15-16. Enjoy homes tour, bike rally, western entertainment, dog show, 5K run/walk, vendor booths, antique cars, circus & carnival in Ben Gill Park. (972) 563-5703. www,terrelitexas.com. ✓ 17) LAMAZE AT INN ON THE RIVER... Glen Rose— April 15-16. A complete course of Harris Lamaze child -birth classes are offered at Inn on the River. Fee plus lodging. Cal( for additional dates. (254) 897-2929. * 18) SCARBOROUGH FAIRE ... Waxabacbie —April 15-June 4. Renaissance festival on 35 acres with 16th-century culture, 10 stages, 200 artisans, falconry demos, jousting, medieval museum, kid's games & rides. (972) 938-FAIR. ✓ 19) EARTH DAY AT FOSSIL RIM —Glen Rose April 22 Learn ways to be good to the planet. Nature hikes, tales of Native Americans & a wide variety of activities, l0am-3pm. (254) 897-2960. * 20) BULLFROG FESTIVAL ,.Lake Wor tb— April 26-30. In its 17th year. Carnival & amusements Wed -Sun, parade Sat, bed races, bullfrog races, entertainment, food, and arts & crafts fair. Story page 2U. (817) 237-0060. ✓ 21) GER611ANFEST... Muenster —April 28-30. Continuous ethnic entertainment on two stages, featuring Ray Wiley Hubbard, Brave Combo, Alpenfest & more, plus catnival tides, cook -offs, arts & crafts, bike rally & foods. Stor), page 19. (800) 942-8037, ext. 433. * 22) COPPELL PIGFEST 2000... Coppefl — April 28-30. Community "pig-nic", swine-themed games, heritage events, carnival rides, music, arts & crafts, and pot-bellied pigs exhibit at Andy Brown Park West. (972) 393-2829. be 23) ARBOR DAZE... Euless —April 28-30. Enjoy The Beach Boys & other fabulous oldies music at this free admission festival. Arts & crafts, business expo, foods, carnival & 20.000 free Arbor Day trees. Story page 21. (817) 685-1660. ✓ 24) DENTON ARTS & JAZZ FESTIVAL ,,Denton — April 28- 30. A grand celebration of music & art in Civic Center Park. Six stages of entertainment, food, children's activities. and arts & crafts. Free admission. Storypage 1. (940) 565-0931. wcvw.dentonjazzfest.com. the," ;s' rbor Daze is zi Ring �Vay SE a as !gg.otric at cc sbrat t I a, . %c the cit: by the al TREES"There have been studies done that show that people who live in forested environments — and that includes a yard From Page 10 with trees in it — actually spend less on hospital bills planting of trees, to look forward to because they get sick less often." the nurturing of trees and to celebrate — John Giedraitis all the ways that trees enhance and state urban forestry coordinator contribute to our environment." Trees offer numerous benefits, from flood prevention to low -energy includes Tarrant County. The Fort the state's official holiday falls on the costs to personal health, Giedraitis Worth resident said it is essential that last Friday in April, the same as said. communities remember and recog- National Arbor Day. "There have been studies done that nize the importance of trees. show that people who live in forested "Particularly in this area, as devel- Schaapveld said the holiday has a environments — and that includes a opment continues, a lot of the native certain distinction that makes it stand yard with trees in it — actually spend forests are being reduced," out each year. less on hospital bills because they get Schaapveld said. "Fortunately, most "Most other holidays deal with the sick less. often," Giedraitis said. "In cities are making an effort to preserve past — they look back on something fact, several years ago, some what they can and replant, but we can historical," he said. researchers from Texas A&M studied always stand to plant more trees." the recovery rates of open-heart The national holiday known as "Arbor Day is all about looking to surgery patients and found that the Arbor Day started in 1872 by Jay the future. You plant trees on Arbor patients who had large photos of a Sterling Morton, a Nebraska legisla- Day and recognize how much we forested area at the ends of their beds for who became famous for his salt. need them. Even though they're small recovered faster and needed less pain As a legislator, he recognized that his when you plant them, you're planting medication." state needed to start planting some them because one day they're. going Larry Schaapveld is an urban trees, so he made it an annual event. to big and tall, and future generations forester for the Gateway region of Though cities throughout Texas cele- will be able to enjoy them for years c1W Texas, an 18-county area that brate Arbor Day at different times, and years." Star —Telegram April 16, 2000 2 • ARsoR DAZE • Star -Telegram Advertising Special Feature • Sunday, April 23, 2000 Festival matured. into exasfa I Y d Welcome to Arbor Daze 2000, the international award -win- ning family festival. In its 12th year, this three- day event has brought inter- national attention to Euless and its commitment to improving the environment by planting trees. In addition, Arbor Daze has garnered recognition as being a free, family -oriented festival that brings community mem- bers together in a festive atmosphere. Arbor Daze was founded on The National Arbor Day Foundation's premise that "trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal." Initially designed to rally support for Euless' longtime E commitment to g beautification and .c its membership in o Tree City USA, 4 Arbor Daze was something of a dream for city officials. It has far exceeded what anyone thought it could become. The City of Euless is proud that this small event has expanded into a major family the Best Arbor Day Festival festival that attracts people the Nation. from across Texas and beyond From a small beginning — its borders. like an acorn becoming a Arbor Daze has received two mighty oak — Arbor Daze h awards from the International matured into one of the Events and Festivals Associa- largest free, family festivals tion, along with being named the state. Arbor Daze advertising special section produced by the Star-Tetegram's Spe Features Department: Terry Evans, prc editor; Mary Harder, project designer; Grubbs, project photographer; Tina Stet editor; Nancy Huckaby, editor, Cathy ei Amanda Foster and Valerie Goodman, r ers; Julia Torres and Treena Zimblerr designers; Gwen St. Clair, Special Feah manager (817) 390.7881. Cover desigr Harder. Tezt and several images were vided by the City of Euless. E-mail: rspecialfeature@star-telegram.cr 4 - AR60A UAZE • otar- ieleg ram Advertising 6peciai reatwe • 6un0ay, April 23, 2000 Ceremony pens o topfamilyfestival First Texas, then the United States honored Euless for its annual family -centered festival. Not only was Arbor Daze named the Official State of Texas Arbor Day Celebration, but also it earned recognition for Euless as a White House Millennium Community. Euless residents and their guests discover why April 28, 29 and 30. An 11 a.m. Saturday ceremo- ny — detailed at right — will officially open the three-day celebration. The first salvo of fun actually is Friday evening. Bring your best beach outfit and comfortable shoes to cele- brate with neighbors and visi- tors when The Beach Boys and other dynamic performers bring the sounds of summer to Oldiefest 5. Artists taking turns on the Main stage will include dells, Jay & The Techniques, Davey Jones of The Monkees, The Nelsons and Rodney J (for - Vince Vance and the Valiants, merly with The Miracles). Tommy James and The Shon- This is the 12th year for one Master of Ceremonies State Forester James B. Hull Texas Forest Service Welcome Mayor Mary Lib Saleh City of Euless Invocation Gary Whitbeck Minister First United Methodist Church Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance Color Guard Euless Police Department Star Spangled Banner HEB Elementary Choir Kathy Chiles, director Arbor Day Proclamantions Mary Lib Saleh City of Euless wRESTROOMS Co �P TICKETS PLANT A1. OSALE BMX C NEB t State Representative Todd Smith Governor's Proclamation Arbor Day Song Trees HEB Elementary Honor Choir Arbor Day Addresses Robert Stanton, director National Park Service Mike Bradshaw, president Texas Urban Forestry Council Len Newsom, president Texas Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Eddy Edmonson, executive director Nurserymen and Landscapers Association of the largest free, family-ori ented festivals in Texas. More on CEREMONY on PaE Richard Green, Dallas 201� Tree Planting Initiative Eric Owens, chairman Euless Parks & Community Services Board Tree City USA Presentation James B. Hull Mary Lib Saleh Arbor Day Song America The Beautiful HEB Elementary Honor Choir Arbor Day Poster Contes Announcement of grand prize winner Tree Planting Ceremony Dedication of Arbor Day statue "The Spirit of Arbor Daze" i' B ol 9 TREE . GIVE AWAY -IAIN STAGE ENTRANCE I I � q i \1 7 80 TICKETS E:IFOOD COURT ATM nI„ , ❑ I RES I� L� MIDWAY CARNIVAL ZLL (mil .— _ _ _- -- — . e...-;, IC-M.— . Q.—Aw A—il 99 9nnn Bruce Johnston and Mike Love (front) lead Mike Kowalski (left) Mike Maros, Adrian Baker, Chris Farmer,Tim Bonnomme ana vnll oaroowell 4o auleab r,ruay Irryrr.. The Beach Boys The Beach Boys have ridden the crest of a three -decade wave unequaled in America's musical history. The group's phenomenal popularity crosses age gaps. Vintage tunes take listeners back to when the most serious concerns were finding a date and getting the keys to the car to go cruis- ing. More recent music reflects a contemporary sensitivity and concern about the environment. The typical Beach Boys concert performance features more than 30 hit songs, and they keep a performance schedule that musicians half their age would find grueling. They've been doing it since 1961 when the band was formed by brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. Bruce Johnston joined them in 1965. The sense of family has been an important part of their lives. Classic songs and The Beach Boys' harmonies embodied the spirit of California lifestyle to a worldwide audience. From their first hit, Surfin, through a list that includes Sur/in USA, Little Deuce Coupe, Surfer Girl, Fun, Fun, Fun, Help Me Rhonda, I Get Around, California Girls and Wouldn't It Be Nice, the have made music that is recognized around the globe. IT HAS ONE SPEED. YOURS. Introducing the Personal Pace Self -Propel System. Just place your hands on the handle & _ go. Personal Pace automatically mows at the ,\ pace you want to go. Come test-drive the intelligent new self-propelled system today. Prices starting as low as model #20022 �4271'9 ARLINGTON = `� "'`"" - FT. WORTH LAWN &GARDEN WAREHOUSE. LEDNARDS FARM AND RANCH 2002E E. 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Sunda JayTechniques& The Jay Proctor is the pop soul music on the radio in the late oice behind 60s and '70s. In 1967, he led his group, ongs that Jay & The Techniques, to two consecu- xere the tive gold singles, Apples Peaches its- Pumpkin Pie and Keep The Ball ilea ,f Rollin'. He overcame the devastating effect of losing nine friends to a deadly fire that put hits in e the hospital for months, summoning the will power that kept him singing. In 1996, Mercury Records released the ambitious 20-song collection, Best of Jay & The Techniques. .: Also that year, the group had the honor of playing at the Rock N Roll Hall of g; Yj Fame. Jay's voice remains fresh, vibrant and naturally soul- ful. His power, phrasing and \ # :g uncommon style are unmis- takable. Rodney J Rodney The former lead singer for the Marcels, Rodney J has per- .ormed with the greats and near -greats of music, and has oeen in groups which have sold more than five million records with four singles in the'50s. "I can hit all the ranges from first tenor to second tenor, alto baritone, and a little bass," Rodney J. Williams said. "It was part of my upbringing as a gospel singer in Pittsburgh, - Pennsylvania. where I was I orn and raised." He was lead singer for the i Marcels when Blue Moon sold more than three million copies all over the world. The record- ing of Heartaches topped record sales in the early '60s. "Prior to being lead singer, I performed with countless `do - whop' groups, and have danced professionally and taught choreography while performing as a singer," Williams said. "My greatest musical influences were Sammy Davis Jr. and the one and only Mr. Jackie Wil- son. They were both considered `Mr. Wonderful.'" Davy Jones As a member of the legendary band The Mon- kees, Davy Jones is one of the world's most rec- ognized performers. His career under the lights began in a school production of Tom Sawyer in his native Man- chester, England, met a brief delay when he apprenticed as a jockey, then really began mov- ing when he was cast as the Artful Dodger in the London musical Oliver. That performance took him to Broadway and led to an appearance on the Ed Sullivan show Davy Jones the same night as The Beatles' A merican debut. Colpix Records signed him to a recording con- tract, then television appearances brought so much attention that Screen Gems created an opportunity that boosted his career into the stratosphere — The Monkees. _. From 1966 to 1968, The Monkees became a real musical group with 10 top-20 hits. Jones sang some of the most popular songs, including Daydream Believer, A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You, I Want Th Be Free, and Valleri. Richland Caw-P" 6 Months Financin 0% Interest Free Estimates._ BIG VALUE « CARPET FOR KIDS AT PLAY 5 sq yd 10 YEAR WEAR, Installed 10 YEAR STAIN A e sq.yd. All Hop in for L A M I N A T E 7 S Installed { fantastic $ 00 s .Irt. - =1 S Installed Aladdin a savings) A..- . Wear- Dated Carpet < ` CERAMIC TILE 10 YEAR WEAR, 7 YEAR STAIN as $ 49-5 i ssq.ydlowsq.yd. $ 1 Installed as Installed a#ew saal_�" Sunday, April 23, 2000 • Star -Telegram Advertising Special Feature • ARaoR DAZE • 19 Guests fl*nd plof th*ings. to do at Arbor Daze fest*lva ArtisTree (Arts and Crafts) Artists from across the Southwest are showcased in the arts and crafts area. Always a favorite among festi- val guests, this area bustles with vibrant activity. Clothes, jewelry, paintings and wood crafts are just a few of the items available for purchase '. as a gift or for yourself. Business Bosquet (Business Expo) More than 100 local busi- nesses display their products and services in the Business Exposition. Displays and information about their spe- cialties are provided along F + with free product samples. Plant Exposition City of Euless Parks Depart- ment showcases their unbe- lievable selection of plants and greenery. A variety of contain- ers from hanging baskets to flats of spring flowers await the perfect homes. The Arbor-Eatum (food and nonalcoholic beverages) Treat yourself to some of the best tastes of Texas from area vendors and local restaurants. Specialty items include fried turkey, bloomin' onions and funnel cakes. Arbor Daze 2000 Special Attraction #20 Home Depot NASCAR Race fans,'start your engines," because NASCAR is coming to Arbor Daze. The #20 Home Depot Pontiac stock car will delight race car lovers and novelty fans alike. Race fans of all ages are invited to see the view from behind the wheel of this show car and have their photos taken inside it. The car will be displayed on The Home Depot's 53-Foot, orange -and -white racing rig. The #20 Home Depot stock car has been a winner for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup season marks Tony Stew- art's second year competing at stock car racing's highest level. Stewart had an impressive first year as the driver of the #20 Home Depot Pontiac for Joe Gibbs Racing. The Indiana native exploded onto the Win- ston Cup scene by taking the outside pole for the season - opening Daytona 500, his first Winston Cup start. It was the beginning of one of the most dominant performances by a first -year driver in the history of racing and led Stewart to the 1999 Rookie of the Year award. Arbor Daze Sand Castle Created live, brought to you by Southwestern Bell. Come see the Arbor Daze a logo created right before your eyes. More than 40 tons of E sand will be used to create an x Arbor Daze 2000 Sand Cas- tle. This will be a work-in- c progress during the festival, a and will be completed by noon Sunday. Please leave a donation there to help plant more trees in our area. Battle of the Bands Friday, April 28 through Sun- day, April 30. Local high school bands will compete in this exciting battle to be declared the best band in Hurst, Euless and Bedford. Times will be announced at the festival. Look for the Star - Telegram stage for details. HEB Showcase Come see the talented, cre- ative artists of the HEB Inde- pendent School District. More than 100 Arbor Daze poster entries will be displayed, and the poster that is selected as the grand prize winner will be used for the Arbor Daze 2001 poster. Special environmental exhibits and demonstrations are also included in this tent. GT Bicycle Airshow The GT Bicycle Airshow fea- tures the world's most extreme bicycle stunt riders in a spec- tacular, non-stop, action - packed show. The GT bicycle a team has entertained mil- lions around the world at E events like the NBA Champi- onship Finals, the Olympics o and top state fairs across the c `a nation. The team will perform preci- sion flatland riding, ramp -to - ramp jumps up to 15 feet in the air, and breathtaking aeri- al maneuvers 25 feet above the ground. The GT Bicycle Airshow is a must -see event. Friday • 1 p.m. • 3 p.m. • 8:30 p.m. Saturday • 11 a.m. • 2 p.m. • 5 p.m. • 7 p.m. Sunday • Noon • 2 p.m. • 4 p.m. Carnival Bumper boats, a ferris wheel and wonderful bear rides will delight both the young and the young at heart. Tickets are required for the carnival rides and activities. They may be purchased at any Arbor Daze ticket booth located through- out the grounds of the festival. Free Trees The City of Euless has been a Tree City USA for the past 14 years. The city has encouraged the planting of more than 50,000 trees in Euless. Euless officials continue the tradition of giving away trees to any festival visitor. The Home Depot generously donat- ed 20,000 trees for Arbor Daze 2000 festival guests. The trees come with directions for plant- ing the sapling for maximum growth benefits. Festival visi- tors can obtain a free tree from The Landmark Bank Free Tree Booth. 17 Arbor Daze sows the seeds of nostalgia By TERRY LEE GOODRICH STAR -TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER or all their songs about laid-back days surfing and cruising, the Beach Boys seldom take a summer vacation. They like it that way, says longtime member Bruce Johnston, who joined the group in 1965 — four years after it formed. "For us, we never have enough time to do all our music," Johnston says. This week, the band known for such hits as Surfin' USA and Good Vibrations will bring its musical energy to Euless' Arbor Daze 2000. Davy Jones, formerly of .Tommy James and The ShondeLLs (Mony Mony and Hanky Ponky); Rodney J (formerly of The MarceLs), known for Blue Moon and Heartaches; Jay & The Techniques (Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie); and Vince Vance and the Valiants, who combine comedy with oldies music. Although the Main Stage acts may be, er, groovy, there will be plenty of area talent performing elsewhere on the festival grounds to give us a taste of decades other than the '50s and '60s. Look for children's choirs, clog- gers, Local dance companies and high school bands competing in a Battle of the Bands. And given the fest's chief celebration — trees — it has been named the Official State of Texas Arbor Day Celebration. Thousands of trees will be given away during the fest. "We're giving away at least 14,000," says Jimmy Beck, Euless' foreman of horticulture, beautification and forestry. "We raise some of them, and some of them have been provided to us," he says. "We'll C IWPWIMDOCIDISTBINK FRM the Monkees, and the Nelson Brothers, the twin sons of the late '50s pop star Ricky Nelson, also will headline the musi- cal acts during the annual tree-lovin' fest. Arbor Daze, which attracted more than 170,000 people last year, has tree give- aways, an arts and crafts sale, an air show and a carnival — but the nostalgic music is perhaps the biggest lure. Although the Beach Boys current incarnation has only one of the five founding members — two have died, and the others gone on to other pursuits — audiences still respond to the free -spirit- ed California group. "[Founding member] Mike Love and I are still out there," Johnston says. "And the music is the real star. Our music is cool, clean fun. Parents know they can bring their children — and audiences are still thrilled when the music comes to Life.' have slash pines, Japanese black pines, native pecan, red oak and Chinese pistache." The small trees will be in one- or two - gallon containers. The fest's plant sale also is popular, Beck says. "We have hanging baskets we grow all year, so they're very large. And we pride our- selves on having plants you probably couldn't get somewhere else — like the Tahitian bridal veil, which is covered with tiny white flowers, or variegated creeping Charlie, which is very aromatic." Festgoers with appetites other than musi- cal and horticultural may wander to the, yes, Arbor-Eatum for food and nonalcoholic bever- ages. And if that's not enough, the Pest also offers bicycle stunt riders and NASCAR attrac- tion — the No. 20 Home Depot stock car that has been a winner for driver Tony Stewart. Event hours are 11 a.m.-midnight Friday; 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The Nelsons, meanwhile, at age 32, may not be what people expect at a con- cert event billed as an "oldiefest." But they will fit right in, says Gunnar Nelson. "People may think, The Nelsons? Why are they on this bill?' " he says. "But the point is to bridge the generation gap.... We're all kids at heart." Gunnar and his brother, Matthew, the grandsons of TV stars Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, have had a number of Top 10 hit, — among them the No. 1 song (I Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection. But even though the Nelson Brothers are children of the'80s, Gunnar says is Looking forward to seeing the so-called "oldies" acts. "Davy Jones will be there? Rock on! I'm the world's oldest Monkees fan," he says. Maybe so, but there will be plenty of middle-aged fans who'll remember some c the other acts as well. Also on the brit( ar Sunday. It's north of Texas 183 between Fur Wiser Road and Bear Creek Parkway in Eule, Parking borders Bear Creek Parkway and Te) 360. Though admission to grounds and the Main Stage is free, you need tickets for the stage. Without a ticket, admission is $5. Pi ing fee is $5 a day. Reserved seats are $10 $25 for three nights. VIP backstage seats $50; $100 for three nights. Tickets are available on the 98.7/KLUV ticket hotline at (214) 252-5780 or visit tl Web site at www.kLuv.com for giveaway loc lions. Tickets also are available at Raven's Grille, 1400 Texas Star Parkway. Tickets for reserved seats are available at Midway Rec ation Center, 300 W. Midway Drive in Eule! Call 685-1666. No cooters, alcoholic beverages or reco ing devices can be brought into the Main Stage area. Terry Lee Goodrich, (817) 685-3812 terry@star-telegram. com Star -Telegram April 23, 2000 Matthew and Gunner L-1 Nelson perform for charity at Arbor Days in Euless Matthew and Gunnar Nelson & hand with The Metroplex Food goes bring at least three cans of food (sons of rock icon Ricky Nelson and Bank (the areas largest distributor and contributions to the Nelson's grandsons of radio and television of emergency food assistance.) Meet & Greet Booth. In exchange pioneers Ozzie and Harriet Nelson) Matthew and Gunnar truly care for every three cans of life you Matthew and Gunnar have also about people. They have always bring, we're offering half of all auto - achieved an unprecedented accom- maintained very public stances on graphed photos, and that includes plishment: their #1 Billboard hit dealing positively with the chal- Polaroids. If you can do something marked the first and only time in lenges in life. Charitable events are truly amazing, you'll get something history any family has achieved It 1 a major part of the twin's life. De- amazingly groovy stuff in return as status with three successive gen- spite the strong economy the Nel- a show of our heartfelt apprecia- erations. The Nelson Brothers will son's realize the desperate need tion! We leave it up to you . . . perform at Arbor Days in Euless that still exists in regard to hunger Surprise Us!!! We dare you!!! Have April 29, 2000; the event is being in America. a great day ... and we'll see you sponsored by KLUV, working hand We are encouraging everyone who there. Commercial Recorder April 28, 2000 C';WPW1N 00C'.0)STSLNK FRM } 1 i r 1W ea&a4, %xad '4 28, 2g, 30, 2000 F E A T U R I N G THE BEACH BOYS Free Festival during the Day! Arts and Crafts Carnival Free Tree Giveaway Business Exposition Plant Sale ro Specialty Food Q FRIOq Y APR �� 28 1000 P.M, ..A Free Concerts at Night! 4/28 The Beach Boys 4/29 Tommy James and The Shondells 4/30 Davy Jones of The Monkees Located in Euless, Texas, off S.H.183. Exit S.H.10 to Fuller -Wiser Road, then turn east on Midway Drive. 6�8 5-166Q.FOR INFORMATION t'is:i#.e't.�,:!'ik,•P3'64,& )•iEMLE FRIDAY Main Stage 6 p.m. Rodney J (formerly of the Marcels) 7:30 p.m. Vince Vance and the Valiants 10 p.m. The Beach Boys Dr Pepper Community Stage 5:30 p.m. Texas Blessings 6 p.m. Bear Creek Jumpin' Jammers 6:30 p.m. Act One Dance Studio Grubbs Infiniti GT Bicycle Airshow 1, 3 and 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY Main Stage 6 p.m. Rodney J 7:30 p.m. The Nelson Brothers 10 p.m. Tommy James and The Shondelis Dr Pepper Community Stage 10:30 a.m. Cheer Connection 11 a.m. Texas Children's Choir 11:30 a.m. Cartwheels Gymnastics Noon Hurst Dance Company 1 p.m. Body Motion Performing Arts 2 p.m. Dixie Style Cloggers 2:30 p.m. Dance Sensations 3 p.m. International Miss Youth Development 4 p.m. Rhythm Nation Performing Arts 5 p.m. Isis & The Star Dancers 6 p.m. God's Country Kids 7 p.m. Scheherazade's Fantasies Grubbs Infiniti GT Bicycle Airshow 11 a.m., 2, 5 and 7:30 p.m. C IWPWIMD0C01ST3LNK FRM �i` SUNDAY Main Stage 2 p.m. Rodney J 3 p.m. Jay & The Techniques 4 p.m. Davy Jones, formerly of The Monkees Dr Pepper Community Stage Noon Woodland Heights Baptist Church Choir 1 p.m. King and Roberts Dance Studio 2 p.m. Tae Kwon Do USA 2:30 p.m. NORTEX/Mid-Cities Rustlers Square Dancers 3:30 p.m. Attitudes Dance Studio 4:30 p.m. Karen Hightshoe Twirling and Dance Studio Grubbs Infiniti GT Bicycle Airshow Noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Arbor Daze ends on a .rainy, note, but sun shines for Davy Jones fans BY TERRY LEE GooD[uCA "Hellos everybody, are you all rightT' star-Telegfam sty Wt;ttt Jones asked in his English accent. "I'm EULESS — For a while yesterday, it glad you stayed!" looked like former Monkee Davy Jones 'He acknowledged new fans who have might have to follow Gene Kelly's exam- seen reruns of The Wnkees television ple and do his singin' in the rain. show and those who remember the group But moments before Jones took the from earlier days, telling them, "If you stage at Arbor Daze 2000, the rain ceased rem .e)nber me, you're either very young and the sun came out. Hundreds of fans or bloody old!" closed their umbrellas and applauded. Yesterday's Arbor Daze crowdwKas rel- And when Jones bounded on stage in a white shirt and black jeans, the applause atively small, about 30,000, Said Rick grew louder, with plenty of earsplitting Herold, Euless parks and community ser- screams from the females in the audience. 71 (More on DAZE on Page 5B) Star -Telegram May 1, 2000 C IWPWINIDOCIDISTFWST FRM dy and a sappling after attending Arbor Daze. ARBOR DAZE 2000 Tree giveaways at Euless fest lend a hand to green thumbs BY KELLY MELHART Star -Telegram Staff Writer EULESS — Some went for the midway rides. Others went for the live music. But many of the people who arrived empty-handed yesterday at Arbor Daze 2000 left with potted trees, bushes and flowers. "They come out for a lot of things, but they can't come to our festival and not see trees and plants. It may be a soft sell, but at FXAS " 9 From Page I B sold flowers and trees. Brian Kelley said he had been waiting for the festival, so he did not need the free trees to lure him from Johnson County. Kelley and a friend left Arbor Daze with three trees and two plastic bags of plants — decora- tions for their Alvarado homes. The festival, which will end at 7 tonight, had attracted 118,500 people by 1:30 p.m. yesterday, Herold said. That is more than previous festivals, but it includes the 45,000 who heard The Beach Boys on Friday night, he said. Sydney Jackson of Irving said she missed The Beach Boys but heard Shootin Blanks, a teen-age C IWPWINIDDCIDISTDMN FRM the same time, it creates aware- ness of the importance of tree planting," said Rick Herold, director of the Euless Parks and Community Services DepartrnenL He said the city plans to give away 20,000 trees this weekend during the 12th annual Arbor Day celebration. On Friday, officials gave away the 100,000th tree since the festival began, he said. Other booths (More on ARBOR on Page 7B) punk -rock band from Hurst. "Most people think I don't like this music, but I do," said Jack- son, 60. "When my son was young, I said, if I complain, he'll just do it worse.' So I started lis- tening to it. Vicki Ray of Burleson said she spent part of the sunny day searching flower -laden booths for the perfect ingredients for her hanging baskets. Her 12-year-old daughter, Ash- ley, had bigger things in sight: the midway rides. And the bigger, the better. "My child would bungee jump if we would let her," Ray said. The rides were good, but the food was better, Chris Jenson of Bedford said after he and a friend had polished off some bratwurst. Kelly MelhaM (817) 685-3821 kmelhart@ star -telegram. corn Star —Telegram April 30, 2000 r--; C.IWPWINIDOCIDISTBLNK FRM Calling all green thumbs Tahitian bridal veil, angel wing bego- nia and variegated creeping Charlie. The names of some of the 14,000 trees and 250 hanging baskets available at Arbor Daze Festival 2000 may be exotic, but the preparation and care of them is as grounded as the plants and trees themselves, says Jimmy Beck, Euless' foreman of horticulture, beautification and forestry. What makes the Arbor Daze selection one of the largest and most varied any- where? Look to former festivals, he says. "We take cuttings from the last festi- val and grow the plants and trees all year long," says Beck, adding that this year's trees are ptarnted in one- to two - gallon buckets. "Having a greenhouse really helps, too. Really, most of the credit should go to the greenhouse." For those hard -to -find seedlings, such as Chinese pistach� iW-' Japanese black pine, the fest relies on a good eye and community spirit, he says. The Home Depot, Tarrant County College and Land- mark Bank donated many of the plants this year. "We act like the old gardeners and share our plants with everyone," Beck says. "Some plants are given to us, some come from TCC's greenhouse or another retailer. And some I see in plant cata- logs." With such a variety of plants on hand, Euless staff will be available throughout the festival to offer suggestions and plant tips. "Some plants are for inside or outside, some need full sun and others very Lit- tle," Beck says. "But someone will be there to answer all your questions." Free trees will be given out through- out the day during the festival held to celebrate the tree. Plants are sold for $6- $20. — Mena Fortner Star —Telegram _ April 28,-2004 Some area developers, officials are questioning stringent environmental laws Effort to' save trees f finds ferule ground BY GORDON DICKSON The effort to protect trees, or to Star-Tekgmm Staff Writer make developers replace arbors Trees are soaring to new they chop down, has become a heights on the political landscape. grassroots issue in many commu- As the annual Arbor Daze fes- nities. For the first time in years, tival gets under way today in the urban forest is experiencing a Euless, where about 20,000 net gain in trees, experts say. saplings will be given away to those who want one, treasured But because newly planted timbers are the subject of great trees are small, they are not as Star-Teleprdu/STEwARr F. Hous debate from one branch of the beneficial to the environment as Unloading trees for Arbor Daze 2006 is Tuituiohu Soakai o Metroplex to another. (More on TREES on Page 1013) the Euless Parks and Community Services Department - Star —Telegram April 28, 2000 C.IWPWINOOCII71ST8LNK FRM TREES From Page I B mature trees, which provide habitat for animals and help prevent flood- ing by absorbing rainwater. Tree preservationists are continuing to stump for more trees in the con- crete -scarred woodlands. But some developers are saying enough is enough: ■ In Southlake, the city tree preservation ordinance is so tough that Carroll school district officials say they cannot figure out where to put 1,200 trees that they are required to plant at a new campus. ■ In Flower Mound, developers are paying a heavy price, although they avoided criminal charges, for cutting down more than 300 trees without town permission. ■ In Grapevine, Opryland has agreed to plant 1,382 trees in exchange for clear -cutting the bet- ter part of 77 acres to make way for a W million hotel. In some cases, the efforts are beginning to bear fruit. "Our native urban forest is reducing in acreage because of development. That just has to hap- pen. But our total number of urban trees are increasing," said Larry Schaapveld, an urban forester with the Texas Forest Service. "The past 10 years has been the biggest increase. It takes about 10 years before [a newly planted tree] makes a significant contribution. We are starting to see that happen." Tree debates also have divided communities. C WPW1N00C01STBLNK FRM In Southlake, Carroll school trustees are trying to determine what to do with 1,200 trees that a Southlake ordinance requires them to plant on the 37-acre Kimball Avenue site that will become the home of an intermediate and mid- dle school. The trees must be plant- ed to replace older ones removed to make way for ball fields, parking lots and tennis courts. Architects said this week that they can fit only 700 trees on the site. The others would have to be squeezed onto existing school cam- puses, unless trustees can persuade the city to substitute bushes for some trees. The city ordinance is costly, Trustee David Yelton said. "We're probably costing our taxpayers over $1 million on this round of construction," he said. "We just continue to be spending money on trees.... It doesn't pass the common-sense test." If no exceptions are made, the campuses will look like dense forests, said Brent Kline of Total Program Management. TPM man- ages construction projects for sev- eral school districts across the Metroplex. "This almost gets to the point where it's not pretty anymore," Kline said. Communities have coped with the issue in various ways. In January, Southlake tightened Star —Telegram April 28, 2000 r� The Dalian Morning New: Lawrence Jenkins Al Johnson sets up the merry -go- 20M festivities in Euless. More than round for this weekend's Arbor Daze 150.000 are eYnef-t—i Art, Arbor Day festivals kick off this weekend the Arbor Daze festival grounds are By Amy Roquemore in east Euless, bordered by State Stan Writer of The Dallas Morning News Highway 193 on the south, Fuller - Trees and art will be celebrated Wiser Road on the west, N idway .-: at two separate free family festivals Drive on the north and Bear Creek in northeast Tarrant County this Parkway on the east. Arbor Daze weekend. 2000 will officially kick off at 11 a.m. More than 150,000 people are ex- Friday with opening ceremonies on pected to pass through the gates of the festival's main stage on Midway Arbor Daze 2000 in Euless, which is Drive. also doubling as the State of Texas' James B. Hull, Texas' state forest - official Arbor Day observance this er and director of the Texas Forest year. Service, will serve as master of cere- A more intimate crowd of about monies. National Park Service di- �_� 20,000 is expected at the first -ever rector Robert Stanton will also be ... Art in the Square event, to be held in attendance, as well as other state at Southlake Town Square. The art and local officials. festival, sponsored by the Southlake "We are very excited that our Women's Club, replaces the group's city was chosen to host the official L C 1WPWINIDOCIDISTDMN.FRM annual spaghetti supper as its big- State of Texas Arbor Day celebra- zest fund-raiser of the year. tion." said Jenny Kratz, communi- ii Dallas Morning News April 29, 2000 r-7! C:1 WPWI NV0 C 01 S TDMN. FRM Arbor Daze expected to draw 150,OW `.ohtintied from Page 1N. -daticuis and marketing director for the city of Euless. "They choose a different celebration each year, and for us to be selected is a very big honor for the city." The opening ceremonies will in clude a tree planting, and the un- ve,ilipg of a new bronze statue, ti- tled "The Spirit of Arbor Daze." The J,ge,size statue, which depicts a fam- _ V of four planting a tree, will be on dig L&y throughout the festival and -Bien, permanently placed at Euless _AW, Hall - festival will remain open :midnight Friday and continue bM b a.m. to midnight Saturday €tom 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. s' Qtber Arbor Daze highlights will -fftcllide arts and crafts booths, a business exposition, a plant exposi- tion, a midway, a bicycle stunt ,show, live community entertain- ment and performances by popular oldies- bands. Among the musical performers scheduled are The )Beach Boys, Vince Vance and the Valiants, Rodney J, The Nelsons, Tommy James and the Shondells, Jay & the Techniques and Davy Jones of The Monkees. "In the past, we have gotten quite a bit of draw from people who fbllbw these oldies groups that come in," Ms. Kratz said. Admission to the concerts is free to those who have tickets, which can be obtained through KLUV-FM (98.7). For those without a ticket, concert admission will be $5. - Reserved seats are available for S10 per concert or $25 for all three nights. They can be purchased at Midway Recreation Center, 300 W. Midway Drive in Euless. While admission to Arbor Daze 2000 is free, tickets must be pur- chased for the concessions and mid- The Dallas Morning Newt way rides. Parking is $5. Admission to Art in the Square in Southlake is also free. The South - lake Women's Club will be raising money for local charities, including Summer Santa and Grapevine Re- lief and Community Exchange, through booth rentals, concessions and T-shirt and tote -bag sales. Forty-three artists from throughout Texas and other states will be dis- playing and selling their work at the art show. "We are going from the spaghetti supper, which was a one -day event, to a three-day event, so this is some- thing new for us," said Robin Sny- der, chairman of the art festival. "When we first started planning, we didn't know if we could raise as much money as we have with the spaghetti supper, but because of our sponsorships and the number of artists we've attracted, we are well on our way." Art in the Square will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The art being sold will include paintings, prize drawings, jewelry, iron works and pottery. Other at- tractions will include children's ac- tivities, live music and other enter- tainment and concessions. Southlake Town Square is at the intersection of FM1709 and Carroll Avenue. Staff writer Amy Roquemore can be reached at 817410-9602, ext. 4965, and at aroquemore@dallasnews.com Dallas Morning News April 28, 2000