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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-02-16 Euless ArticlesDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE /OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBMR Y REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 4/l~10~ DATEOFARTICLE 2/7/07 NEWSPAPER FwsT I BASEBALL ' The league selected Kel& and Lewisville to bg aqodi it< ff~@ first franchises , Texas aftei'. considering42 cities across the- United States, league officials to host minor, - said? They were chosen for, fheir family-friendly: environ- ( bents. , ' 8 -1 . ' t.' .?,+,,3>, r ':t'zi;. , - - ,- . -,. .L i.-.,' I ; ' ' Family-friend16 '. ,' afford- % I able baseball games Thbrsdajrs H The Continental Baseball through Sundays. Tickets will Leaque team starts play in May. 'cost between' $5, ,$a $7, de- pending on the t'eapi Parking BY ADRIENNE will be free. ^ : ', . ' , STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WF!ITER I The first kiil be ~ay. Play ball! 24 Five games will be played: This spring, the new Conthen- weekly, including o*e double- ' tal Baseball League will host games I' header. On ~~~~d~~~, the team in far north Fort Worth, hoping to will offel free chics for draw families from Keller, Grape- youths. ~~~h clinic dl last vine and Southlake as well. The in- , two to thee hours and teach dependent 60-game sea- different aspects of baseball, son begins in May. such qs, pitching, hitting,, base-( Games will be played at Central '-mnn~g, fielding and High School in the Keller school --- . - . -- < 4% district, said Ron Baron, league mans hi^: I ah , president and founder. ., % - . 8- 1cWe9re considering this ~~*h- I The parinhi c' . ._.,I east Tarrant County's team," he ;b'" "M ne Keller School district. said. . ConYinental is expe'cted titi en- Baron will &troduce the Keller .. ter $0 a lease agreement with team's owner, Larry Fauher, at a the district to play 30 home news conference Thursday in the 1 games at Cenbd, said Bob De- Keller Police Department's corn- I Jonge, district athletic director. munity room, -.-- 330 Rufe Snow . -- D~ive. ''ft'wy not ~onflict' with any - district ' g&nes, practices or The team has not yet been camps,^. he said.k named. The league, based' in ; The"city- $f KeUer. Since, announce a November, the city has worked new team iri Lewisville on I. Thursday. with the league to find a place Continental brings anather -to play, Assistant City Manager Kevin Lahner said. "We are baseball league to Northeast continuing to do things to in- Tarrant' Euless has been home troduce them to the business to the,LoneStars, a Texas Colle- , giate Leaguk team that played. community," he said. "The league will be bring promi- at the Parks at Texas Star last nence to the city and the Fort year. "We're still " negotiating Vorth area." where we will play this sum- 0- www.cblproball.com mer," said Stacey Houinger, Adrienbe Nettles, 817-685-3820 LoneStars co-owner and presi- ane~les@star-telegramcorn dent. The' LoneStars' season begins June 6. Baron met with Keller city and school district officials in November as part of his league's search for new fran- chise locations. The four-team' league is expected to hold play- er tryouts in March. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITYCNCL CITYATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS / BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED / f DATE OF ARTICLE l l NEWSPAPER FWST Buried in . t] ast, rt'n y By ADRIENNE NETTLES I STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER F." FORT WORTH—Benny Tucker eagerly watched as an archaeol- ogist dug into.a possible grave shaft believed to be the resting place of one of Mosier Valley's earliest residents.For Tucker,the shaft ' would provide clues about whether stories about a cemetery for freed slaves were true. STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN Most blacks born and raised in the eastern Tarrant County com- seco id a Walter Morse heardtexcavations of s muni are buried in the historical Mosier Valle Cemetery,but ' second cemetery. But recent excavations �' y �'� at the rumored site.found no bodies. elders believe the earliest residents rest in a separate,unmarked cemetery.For years,the site has been pointed out as a hilly corner ONLINE,EXCLUSIVE:watch an audio slide lot with a shade tree,off Trinity Boulevard just feet away from Bell ' show at www.star-telegram.com r� �,. Helicopter Textron's south plant. A $ r r u i 7 P' KL +t .41.E :. MOSIER VALLEY I UPDATE "The hope of finding anything else there is pretty much gone. I'll keep the soil like ashes in an urn after a cremation." k —Benny Tucker,president of the Mosier Valley Community Area Council "- STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN The Mosier Valley Cemetery is one of the last historical fixtures of the community founded by emancipated slaves. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 4 OF a MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGFVAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED a/'b lo7 DATEOFARTICLE 2/lo/07 NE WSPA PER F WST ,- ~kt Tucker's opt&ism ~mkcipated slaves Robert ~ort Worth annixed' the turned to disappointment dur- and Dilsie Johnson founded , c&nmunity in 1960. By~,19.94, , ing last month's excavation. Mosier Valley around the more of Mosier Valley waslost : Black, residents still living , 1870s, naming it after the plan- with the construction of Trin- in Mosier Vdley grew con- tation where they were from, ity Boulevard, according to'the cerned last year when Lennar according to The Handbook of 1 handbook; 1 Those .who: have Homes, a nationalhome build- Texas Online. The handbook '! ma&"ed:,; to:- outlive .- such er, began work at the site.. is jointly published by the Uni- changes'are'dl that's left ,in As president of the, Mosier &pity of ex as at%ustin and " t6ii.commuGty of a few dozen Valley Community ,, 'Area - , .,- t& I ., ~eii<Stite ~iitori~a''&~'-? homes, along with a few black -. . . , Council, Tucker began speak- :..sociation. '. : '. .'- <"' " ' ' ' - . . -- . . ' , ' churches. -- r,-- ing out about stories handed - , ' -' iYMy dee$gst thought is .'! ' 'Mosier - Valley , resident down for generations about -[ ..-,- + .,.. Walter Morse, who is in his the second cemetery. He that 6fioever;di&conc . ... : ; 80s; said he was a young boy!:' : 1 when. his father often asked thought history might be lo? Struction onthe fjrope.r- : if houses were built there.; : , .. ,-.2!j,c ,.,,, ,,, b:,+.:;:: . himto go out and dig graves'at . "Our hope was to moveany @,befoe ~enflaf'*it;~' , . . . (-.,. .!:* .;#.,. . . '9 ...-. : the Mosier Valley Cemetery. - remains that were found at the . graves &d.Gay , , :; Other men chiseled stones to. site to the Mosi'er ValJey Cem- . . . ;. .. make headstones for burials, etery as a final resting place,9' . have dest'royecthemi" whichaie,belikved to date to I- ,, <. . ... ; .. . ., Tucker said. . : ';.-. : :h= +*',% - B1?&PGCker , ' -the 1870s. . J' , ; . ':. 1: -:. ; . ' Lennar agreed to stop work <';.& q : : ~--. ~ ., here. was a group,of men and hired the archeologist to .. .' search for grave site:^.. But- tb Tucker's chagrin, the .dig yielded no humari,'.remams;. .! , , just the possible gra'veiliaft. ., ' : -rhe archeologisi gave' him .! hope, though. Discoloration in the dirt in and surrounding the . . grave most likely was !eft from- the body occupying it Tilcker~ said. The soil was,placed in a box . . and given to Tucker. For Lemar plans further, searche,~ , for -graves, said its Dallas attorney, Steve Henry- Lacking proof that the site was ever a cemetery; Len- nar can proceed, according to state law. . ~ ' ' "If and as h-mar starts construction, it will certainly be on the lookout for any pos- sible abandoned grave shafts," Henry said. A rich history Most in 'the community January's dig is the closest held down jobs as handymen, anyone has finding a sharecroppers nannies in - . second resting place for nearby citiei,iuch as Hyrst, sier Valley, Morse said .he sier residents. It bas Eulesi and Bedford; th; hand- heud stories of another ceme- prom~tedsOme longtime Mo- bbok states. Mosier Valley at . tery: ; sier residents reflect one time had its qyn_ssdh-l. : always heard that there on the early days of the com- was one," he said. "Some guys munity after the Civil War. j' said they had stumble'd over . . , i it." - .: ~: -- .. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 3 OF� MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY GRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED I ' (e l C) 7 DATEOFARTICLE / NEWSPAPER FWST Morse's former neighbor "M deepest thought is that DNA testing, on the soil , rI q ' fl Y P g �V Oran Shelton,who was born in whoever did construction on; could be done to reveal more 1918,recalled last year aceme- the property; before Lennar, details about the person,such tery atop a hill where he hit these graves and may have as age, Tucker said. But his ' nicked his leg as a boy. destroyed them,"Tucker said. council's budget is too small to. "We were chasing dogs that pay for it. The majority of its were running as fast as rab- Bringing about Closure income comes from$75 burial bits,"She"'--on said in October. A box containing the soil costs. t "We were running through from January's dig sits on the "We're still trying to build thick weeds that had grown up an endowment to fix u the porch outside Earth Haulers,a P � i tall...and I looked down and I Mosier Valley company cemetery,"he said. �Mhad hit my shin on this iron owned by Tucker's brother, Henry had no timetable for ' tombstone marker following Allen. s when Lennar will start build- ' : one of these do s" "I think it brings about ing its development. Tucker saidg such stories some closure,"Tucker said of But there are signs that the pushed him to seek out theproject is moving forward. A the soil. "The hope of finding tree that marked where Mo- cemetery. anything else there is pretty sier Valleyresidents believed Residents say this tree,shown inP `I Deed records over the years had provided Tucker Y September, marked the site of much gone. I'll keep the soil the cemetery sat has been torn like ashes in an urn after a cre- down. ' : the second Mosier Valley ceme- some clues to the property's oration. tery.It has been cut down. original owners. But requests Tucker stood at the site re- made to previous owners, in Gently and talked about the. cluding Bell, went,; unan- swered area's history. He said he ac- ' until Lennar acquired cepts that more graves are not the land likely to be found. � 4W "I'm hoping if I hold on to the soil long enough someo -XI ' xNs M. will do some testing on it,"he . � � r said. "I'm sure if Lennar 11 s � n: Homes comes across a grave again, they'll be willing to ,._r' w b � make the right choice and l rt have it removed." s1 ::: p Y�YeI F W� Y.Oyu•\ f �i ' i�- $ p � X01 L r Adrienne Nettles 817-685-3820 r ; gnettles@star-telegraq rcom �� w����'r 3 F� ? ,a �,W'�-�a.��y.r 1. � s'� •r� Re �� � ,: r 141r -v "'' T STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN Benny Tucker, president of the Mosier Valley Community Area Council,stands at the Trinity Boulevard site where he believes some of the ' community's earliest residents were buried.But because no human remains were found,Lennar Homes can continue developing the property. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 1 OFp / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DzsTmB UTED 2 I I 1 @ DATE OFARTICLE a // / NEWSPAPER FWST By KATHERINE CROMER BROCK STAR-TELECRAMSTAFF'~ . .- While today is tlie official .first . date to fde for a spot on the ballot in the May 12 election, most public em- , ployees won't be sitting in the office j waiting for candidates to drop by,'- ; Monday will be the actual,,fust day for most cijies and school (Iis- tricts to take applications.' ' "If someone finds me out in the world on Saturday, I technically am required to take their application," Plower Mound Town Secretary Paula Paschal szd. But she won't be in the oEce and hopes that candi- dates will wait until the opening of business Monday, , , I , Trophy Club is the only area'mu- nicipality taking applications today, at the town secretary's offlce be- tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The last day to file for a place on the ballot is March 12. Filing for Euless' special election for \City Council Place 6 will not be- gin until Wednesday, when the seat becomes officially open. I Katherine Cromer Brd 8l7-6E-3BU kcromer@star-telegramcom DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE�OF A MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATEDISTRIBUTED l l DATE OF ARTICLE l C /�' NEWSPAPER FWST Larry E. Duckworth ' As president and chief executive of- ficer,Mr.Duckworth's ability to foresee , trends and strategically envision the fu- ' ture of the institution resulted in an orga- nization's asset growth from$170 mil- lion in 1990 to over$1 billion in 2006.He was an award winning executive and graciously accepted numerous national ' awards and honors during his career. As a result of years of successful cam- paigns and service,the secretary of the Treasury, Robert E. Rubin, bestowed ' the prestigious Medal of Merit. This honor is the most prestigious award presented for service to the United States through the U.S.Savings Bond f` Program.In addition,Mr.Duckworth re- , SOUTHLAKE — Larry E. Duck- ceived the Department of the Trea- worth,59,president and chief executive sury's Medal of Recognition Award for officer of OmniAmerican Bank,passed the U.S.Savings Bond Program for ex- away Thursday,Feb.8,2007. ceeding $50 million in U.S. Savings ' Memorial service:2 p.m.Monday Bond sales for the Tarrant County geo- at University Christian Church. graphic area and the Department of the Memorials:May be made to Cook Treasury's Patriotic Service Award for Children's Health Foundation, 801 7th the U.S.Savings Bond Program. ' In 2005,Mr.Duckworth successfully Ave.,Fort Worth,Texas anon, Larry E.Duckworth was a seasoned navigated the transition and conversion financial institution executive and strat of OmniAmerican Credit Union to Om- egist with over 35 years'experience in niAmerican Bank,a federally chartered the financial services industry. Mr. mutual thrift with assets under manage- ' Duckworth moved to Fort Worth in ment of approximately$1.5 billion.Due 1986, after accepting the position of to his vast experience, the American executive vice president of Carswell Bankers Association solicited Mr.Duck- Federal Credit Union. A promotion to worth to participate in the American ' president and chief executive officer in Bankers Association Community Bank- May 1990,served as a catalyst for pro- ers Council,and the Texas Bankers As- pelling the credit union forward to a new sociation requested Mr.Duckworth's in- age of strong growth and many suc- volvement in their Government Rela- cesses. A befitting name change to tions Council. Mr. Duckworth also , OmniAmerican Credit Union in 1991, serves on the Finance Committee of the more accurately reflected the all Amen' North Texas Commission. Previously, can purpose and philosophy of the or- Mr. Duckworth served on the board of ganization. directors of the Fort Worth Chamber of ' Mr. Duckworth began his presti- Commerce,as well as numerous other gious career byfocusing first on his edu- Professional and civic organizations. cation.He received a bachelor's degree With vision and fervor, he enjoyed in business administration with a major raising Black Angus cattle on his West in marketing from Pittsburgh State Uni- Texas ranch. , versity. One year later, he earned a Survivors: Wife, Donna Duck- master's of business administration worth;son,Mark Duckworth;daughter, with an emphasis in marketing from Marlee Whittaker and her husband, Wichita State University. Trevor;grandchildren, Kayla and Kyler ' Early on in his career,Tulsa Teach- Whittaker; and mother, Dorothy Duck- ers Credit Union in Oklahoma hired Mr. worth. Duckworth and retained him for 15 Greenwood Funeral Home h years,where he served as vice presi- sioo wew Settlement ad.,817-336-0584 View and sign dent.While employed with Tulsa Teach �^^wsta-teie9�amcomi.com/oo at ' ers Credit Union, he served as chair at man of the Credit Committee for over 10 years.Mr.Duckworth then accepted the position of senior vice president for ' John Deere Community Credit Union in Iowa, a full-service financial institution with over$175 million in assets,before moving to Fort Worth to�oin OmniAmer- ican. DISTRIBUTED TO: PA GE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMALCNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 2 / / a -7 DATE OF ARTICLE 3 //I NEWSPAPER FWST MARKETPLACE. BIZ . BUZZ-$ . ., , ~. of iO'~"ebii~s~: FedEx Kinko's is ro1ling:out .' ' a more compact version.of . . ,_ ,!. its .. shipping and copy center , stores, one,ohwh+h ppene,jLi':c 'thism-onthin Euless, r.l.l ; Even though the stores are one;third the. size 0f.a typical. FedEx Kinko's, they' have more.options at their pack- .. ' ' and-ship stations and pice, . : the nynber of office products,. :. fdi ~$e.~The.:stores,'alsq rent, i: - .;.. t-, sh thbG co~p~~iefs. and.', ' ' offer full-service and self- service copying;:,lis: ::,; :! ;!( .;ri ;:- me, D,$l,q-based .cha~n.. I[ :.:I; : plans to open 200.0f these.,:,; . , . - stores by June, according'to "': ;: the company.:r :- ; ..- ii J\je.a,;.;. ;.: i .:..l ,>a , ,....,. ".!:$ hl: -, The new Euless: centeris at j l3Ol W ~lad;d~oad,G& . . . ,. ,.. ..C'. Su- ...,..' , 'r perTarget: -- :. ,. . . , , i. ..i": ..;::< , . , -:, :, DISTRIBUTED TO: / PAGE 1 OF MA YOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RID G tVA Y(2) BO YETT BRO tVN YOUNG IMcDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF I ANIMAL,CNTR j I DATE DISTRIBUTED 2//~/07 DATEOFARTICLEJ//~-/~/~~ - 'xa The real estate group of Harris, ~icol , & Welborn recently closed on 30 acres adjacent to The* P* at Texas Star sports complex on Highway 10 and Texas Star Parkway. - . Justin - Welborn, a partner with the firm, said the development wiU be called The Villas at Texas Star and will offer single-family. homes. Meritage Homes Corp. has contracted to purchase all 110 lots, with construction slated for June. , Welborn said the first phase of homes should complete by January 2008. ~veritge homes in the development will run approximately $220,000. . .'I Mark Howe and Mark Wood of 1 -~owe/Wood & Co. represented Harris, Nicol & Welborn in the transaction. - , - DISTRIBUTED TO: MAYOR CITYCNCL CITYATTNY CRIM HENNIC MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROCVN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER CETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRiBUTED 2 a ' DATE OFARTICLE ~1 //3 /' NEWSPAPER FWST CANDIDATES Filing .:, on the first day Monday was the first day that candidates could file for a place on the ballot.for the May 12 election. ' Candidates may file through March 12. Here is a list, of f+g's re- ported to the Star-Telegram on Monday. # I, , , Municipalities ,, ' ,% Bedford Municipal judge: Tim Murphy (i) Colleyvilie Mayor: David Kelly (i) I Place 2: Tony Licata (i) .I Euless I Place 1: Tim Stinneford I Grapevine 1 Place 3: Mike Lease I I Place 4: Darlene Freed (i) Haltom City Mayor: Bill Lanford (i) Place 1: Jim Sutton (i) Hurst Place 1: Charles Swearengen (i) Place 2: Larry E. Kitchens (i) Place 6: Henry E. Wilson (i) North Riehland Hllls Place 1: John Lewis (i) Place 3: Suzy Compton (i) Place 5: David Whitson (i) Place 7: Tim Welch (i) Rlchland Hllls Place 1: Jeffrey Ritter (i) Place 3: Phil Heinze (i) Roanoke Mayor: Carl "Scooter" G~erisch Jr. (i) Ward 1: Kev~n Stillwell (i) Southlake Place 3: John Terrell (i) Place 5: Virg~n~a Muzyka (i) School districts Carroll Place 7: Sherri W~lliarns (i) Grapevine-Colleyvllle Place 3: Nancy M. Coplen (i) Place 4: Lisa Hall (i) DISTRIBUTED TO: PA GE MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE A -7 NEWSPAPER FWST ,y N uq f i{ M1 k iF eH. i 4h STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN ' Spirit of the islands Marlena Samuels,front,and the rest of the Ke Anuenue Polynesian ' Revue perform a Hawaiian dance Monday at the Euless Public Library. The group performed a free show of dance and music.from Pacific cultures,including Tahiti and New•Zealand. 1 PAGE / OF DISTRIBUTED TO: MAYOR CITYCNCL CITYATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCliAMIE RIDGWY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN ,, LIBRARYREF ANIMALCNTR DATE DISTXIBUTED 2/16 lo7 DATEOFARTICLE / NEWSPAPER FWST POLITICS Candidates file for May STAR-TELEGRAM Candidates may fde for a place on the May 12 council and school board ballots through March 12. At right is a list of filings reported to the Star-Tele- gram. An incumbent seek- ing re-election is indicated by (i). Municipalities Bedford Municipal judge: Tim Murphy (i) Colltyville Mayor: David Kelly (i) Place 2: Tony Licata (i) Euless Place 1: Tim ~tinneford Place 3: Linda Martin (i) Flower Mound Place 3: Tim Trotter (i) Grapevine Place 3: Mike Lease Place 3: Tracy Wilkinson Place 4: Darlene Freed (i) Haitom City Mayor: Bill Lanford (i) Place 1: Jim Sutton (i) Haslet Place 2: Lynnda J. McCoy (i) Hurst Place 1: Charles Swearengen (i) Greg Lamont (i) Place 2: Larry E. Kitchens (i) Jim Moss Place 6: Henry E. Wilson (i) Kathleen Wilson Keller Watauqa Mayor: Julie Tandy (i) Mayor: Harry ~effries (i) Place 1: Sfeven Trine (i) North Richland Hlllr Place 1: John Lewis (i) Place 3: Suzy Compton (i) Place 5: David Whitson (i) Place 7: Tim Welch (i) Rlchland Hllls Place 1: Jeffrey Ritter (i) Place 3: Phil Heinze (i) Roanoke Mayor: Carl "Scooter" Gierisch Jr. (i) Ward 1: Kevin Stillwell (I) Southlake Place 3: John Terrell (i) Place 5: Virginia Muzyka (i) Trophy Club Two at-large seats: School districts Birdville Place 6: Ralph Kunkel (i) Place 7: David Pokluda (i) Carroll Place 7: Sherri Williams (i) Grapevine-Colleyville Place 3: Nancy M. Coplen (I) Place 4: Lisa Hall (i) ' Hurst-Eulesr-Bedford Place 3: Jim Schooler (i) Place 4: Ellen Jones (i) Place 5: Faye Beaulieu (i) Keller Place 1: Joseph Sandoval DISTRIB UTED TO: PAGE ! OFL MA YOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YO UNG McDONALD COLLINS BA R%R GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED //b lo ' DATE OFARTICLE 2 //5d/d7 NEWSPAPER FlVST TRASH STRIKE I Workers defeat bid-,% FORT WORTH - Workers hat the company did not try to at Allied Waste rebuffed an at- stdl negotiations. On Feb. 6, tempt to disband Teamsters Allied offered Local 767 a one- Local 767 that would have end- year contract as the company's ed a nearly eight-week strike last, best and final offer, he that disrupted trash collection said. throughout Tarrant and Den- Jenkins said Wednesday the ton counties. one-year offer was "nothing Allied workers voted 133-73 that we would entertain." Al- against decertifying the union, lied workers earn from $35,000 Local 767 President Wesley to $65,000, depending on job Jenkins said Wednesday. The duties, according to Allied. election was held Tuesday by The union's previous 'four- the National Labor Relations year agreement with Allied ex- Board at Allied's Fort Worth pired Dec. 10. Five days later, -8 plant. ' more than 100 workers went on The union won despite an strike, forcing the company to .. aggressive ' anti-union, cam- find teplacement workers for -5paign by' Allied, Jenkins said. If the '25 area communities it t'work&s,had rejected the serves. union, &ed would not have to About 110 union wbrkers re- continue negotiating a new la- main on strike, Jenkins said. bor contract with Local 767, he Residents throughout the re- said. - . gion have complained about "Allied's-'attempt to sway delays in trash collection, es- ,employees since the fall of last pecially at the outset of the year failed," he said. "The com- strike. pany's plan was to stall and de- Allied now has the situation lay negotiations." under control, Powell said ~ - Tim ~owell,'generd manag- Adrienne Nettles, 817-68s-3;zeei, , . f $er~of .@lied Wqte'S 5fi Worth anettles@star-telegraAcomrnm .. -. .... . . I - $'.., --- .. -- - - , .