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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-02-15 Euless Articles 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) DECK BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /I S. I GDATE OF ARTICLE /9 /G NEWSPAPER FWST AREA BRIEFS Police seek P ublic's helpin credit card thefts GRAPEVINE Police appealed for help Friday to identify a ' woman suspected of walking into two elementary schools and stealing credit cards from teachers. Police released a surveillance-camera photo of the woman as she was shopping with one of the credit cards at Super Target in Euless hours ' after the cards were stolen.The woman „ stole credit cards from five teachers at two schools Wednesday,officials said. She was first confronted about 1 p.m. at Grapevine Elementary School, 1801 `. Hall-Johnson Road,by a teacher who F told the woman she needed to leave ori ' report to the office. Four teachers at 'I . the school later discovered items miss- # ' a ing.A short time later,a teacher at Grapevine police Heritage Elementary,4500 Heritage say this woman ' Ave.,confronted a similar-looking wom- an in the hallway,police said.The from teachers. teacher discovered that some of her credit cards were missing,police said.A- ' nyone with information is asked to call Grapevine police at 817-410-8127. —Domingo Ramirez Jr DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MA YOR CITY CA'CL CITY A TTNY CRIM rMCKArWE RIDC W,4 Y(2) DECK BRO N'lV YObrNG hleDONALD COLLIIW C. BARKER CETCHELL LlBR4R Y ADWN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED J//y/cY oaTEoFaRTIcLEf 2 // / 0 Y WE WSpA PER FWST ELECTION FILINGS Candidates to begin campaigns ' for offices By JESSICA D~LE~N jdeleon@star-telegnrn.com The local eleetion season starts in earnest Mon- day. Monday is the first day candidates can file for council and school district seats in the May 10 elections. Most local offices weren't open Saturday, the official first day I In greater Northeast Tarrant County, 70 seats are open in six school districts and 16 communities. Only a handful df bond elections are expected, but some of the council races could get interesting. In Bedford, two seats on the often-tied City, Council are up for grabs. Grapevine has a rare opening, ensuring the second change in a decade. In KeUer, Councilman Jim Carson, who nearly got kicked off the council last year, is up for re-election. Trophy Club is holding its-first election since last year's dust-up over town employees help- ing Mayor Nick Sanders move into B new home. DISTRIBUTED TO: 2 4 PAGE OF MA YOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTlVY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDG WA Y(2) DECK BROWN YOUNG McDO!VALD COLLIIVS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADlVlIiV LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED // 5- / c Y DATE OF ARTICLE 2 1' Q / NEWSPAPER FWST GREATER NORTHEAST TARRANT ELECTIONS The six school districts and 16 communities that make up most of greater Northeast Tarrant County will have elections May 10. Below are the seats up for election and where to apply if interested in running for office. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS Birdville school board Length of term: 3 years Pay: None I Open seats: Place 1, held by Joe Tolbert w Place 2, held by Dolores Webb Applications: Central adrninis- tration building, staff & student service office, 6125 E. Belknap St., Haltorn City Other measures on ballot: None expecfed Carroll school board Length d term: 3 years Pay: None , Open seats: Place 1, held by Craig Roth- rneier Place 2, held by Bernie Aus- denmoore I Place 3, held by Sue Arm- strong 'ppplications: Administration . center, 3051 Dove Road, Grape- vine ,pther measures on ballot: None expected Grapevine-Colleyville school board Length of term: 3 jlears Pay: None Open seats: w Place 5, held by Jesse Rodri- guez Place 6, held bi~ince Rosen Place 7, held by Freda Ward Applications: District adrninis- tration office, 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine Other measures on ballot: None expected Hurst-Euless-Bedford school board Length of term: 3 years Pay: none Open seats: Place 6, held by Tommy Taylor Place 7, held by Mark Cyrier Applications: Administration building, 1849 Central Drive, Bedford Other measures on ballot: None expected ~eller school board Length of term: 3 years Pay:, none, Open seats: i Place 4, held by Scott Brown Place 5, held by Lara Lee HOE Applications: Education cen- ter, superintendent's office, 350 Keller Parkway, Keller Other measures on ballot: None expected Northwest school board Length of term: 3 years Pay: none Open seats: Place 5, held by Lynn Garnron Place 6, held by Davis Palmer Place 7, vacant. In August, Stephanie Trietsch resigned the position because her family was moving out of the area. Applications: Administration building, 2001 Texan Drive, Fort Worth Other measures on ballot: The board is considering a $260 million bond proposal that' would go before voters in May, but trustees have not yet called for an election. DISTRIBUTED TO: PACE ,3 OF hI,4 YOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MCKA:MIE RIDCFVA Y(2) DECK BROWN YOC!IVC McDONALD COLLI,iVS C. BARKER CETCHELL LIBRARY ADMI' LIBR,4RY REF ANIM,4L CiV'TR DA TE DISTRIB LrTED / DATEOF,4RTICLE FWST MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Bedford City Council Length of term: 3 years Pay: none Open seats: W Place 4, held by Charles Orean W Place 6, held by Bob Whistler Applications: City secretary's office, 2000 Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford Other measures on ballot: The council is considering a charter amendment election, but specifics likely won't be decided until the Feb. 26 council meeting. ' Colleyville City Council Length of term: 3 years Pay: none Open seats: I W Place 3, held by Rich Hendler W Place 4, held by Mayor Pro Tem Jon Ayers Applications: City secretary's office, City Hall, 100 Main St., Colleyville Other measures on ballot: None expected Euless City Council Length of term: 3 years Pay: none Open seats: Mayor, held by' Mary Lib Saleh Place 2, held by Leon Hogg W Place 4, held by Charlie Miller. Miller has said he will not seek re-election. Applications: City secretary's office, City Hall, 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless Other measures on ballot: None expected Flower Mound council Length of term: 2 years Pay: none Open seats: W Mayor, held by Jody Smith Place 2, held by Al Filidoro W Place 4, held by Laurie Lpng. She has said she is not seeking re-election. Applications: Town secr~tary's office, 2121 Cross Timbers Road. Flower Mound Other measures on ballot: Grapevine City Council Length of term: 3 years Pay: $789 per month Open seats: W Place 5, held by Mayor Pro Tem Ted Ware. He has said he will not seek re-election . Place 6, held by Roy Stewart Applications: City secretary's office, 200.5. Main St., Grape- vine Other measures on the bal- lot: None expected Haltom City council Length of term: 2 years Pay: $10 per meeting Open seats: I Place 3, held by Blakely Caba- no W Place 4, held by Mayor Pro Tem Dale Clark w Place 5, held by Richard , Hutchison w Place 6, held by Kim Reese Applications: City secretary's office, City Hall, 5024 Broadway Ave., Haltom City Other measures on ballot: None expected Haslet City council Length of term: 2 years Pay: None Open seats: W Place 1, held by Frank LaGras- sa. He has said he will notseek re-election. w Place 3, held by katiy Hopper w Place 5, held by Pat Richey Applications: City Hall, 105 Main St., Haslet Other measures on ballot: None expected Hurst City Council Length of term: 2 years Pay: $1 0 per special session; $15 per regular session Open seats: Mayor, held by Richard Ward w Place 4, held by Anna Holzer m Place 5, held by Bill McLendor m Place 7, held by Nancy Welton Applications: City secretary's office, City Hall, 1505 Precinct Line Road, Hurst Other measures on ballot: None expected Keller City Council Other measures on ballot: Length of term: 2 years Proposed charter amendments Pay: None include increasing council terms Open seats: to three years and paying the W Place 2, held by Mark Harness council rf~mbers $75 Per meet- Place 3, held by ~ob Kirk ing with a $150 monthly maxi- W Place 4, held by Jim Carson mum. The mayor would be paid Applications: Town Hall, 1100 $125 Per meeting not to exceed Bear Creek Parkway, ~eller $250 a month. If the mayor is Other measures on ballot: absent, the amendment calls for None expected the mayor pro tern to receive the mayor's pay amount.. North Richland Hills Southlake City Council City Council Length of term: 2 years Length of term: 2 years Pay: None Pay: $50 per meeting Open seats: Open seats: w Place 1, held by Laura Hill W Mayor, held by Oscar Trevino ,W Place 6, held by Mayor Pro Place 2, held by Ken Sapp Tern Carolyn Morris W Place 4, held by Tim Barth Applications: Southlake Town W Place 6, held by Scott Turnage Hall, 1400 Main St., Southlake Applications: City secretary's Other measures on ballot: None expected Key election dates March 4: Candidate filing deadline for special election March 10: Candidate filing deadline for general election April 10: Last day to register to vote April %May 6: Early voting May 10: Election day I office, City Hall, 7301 N.E. Loop 820, North Richland Hills Other measures on ballot: None expected Richland Hills City Council Length of term: 2 years Pay: $1 0 a month Open seats: w Mayor, held by David Ragan w Place 2, held by Douglas Bell w Place 4, held by Donald Acker Applications: City secretary's office, City Hall, 3200 Diana Drive, Richland Hills Other measures on ballot: None expected Roanoke City Council Length of term: 2 years Pay: None Open seats: w Ward 1, held by Brian Darby w Ward 2, held by Holly Gray- McPherson Ward 2, held by Lewis Rice w Ward 3, held by Steve Heath Applications: City Hall, 108 S. Oak St., Roanoke None expected DISTRIBL'TED TO: PACE 4 OF q' MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDCW Y(2) DECK BROW8 YOLrNC rWcDO1I;IILD COLLINS C. BARKER CETCHELL LIBRARY ADhfI1 LIBRlRY REF ANIMAL CiVTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /I ) ' DATE OF ARTICLE / / NEWSPAPER FWST Trophy Club council Length of term: 2 years Pay: None Open seats: W At-large seat, held by Susan Edstrom W At-large seat, held by Pam Cates W At-large seat, held by Philip Sterling Applications: Town secretary's office, Svore Municipal Building, 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club Other measures on ballot: None expected Trophy Club Municipal Utility Districts The primary responsibility of a municipal util5distrms to ' provide water and sewer service in an area not initially inside a a municipality. There are two )I MUDS in Trophy Club. I Length of term: 4 years Pay: $100 per meeting Open seats: 6 MUD No. 1 director seat, held by Jim Hase I W MUD No. t director seat, held by Dean Henry W MUD No. 2 director seat, held by James Budarf , W MUD No. 2 director seat, held by Kevin Carr W MUD No. 2 director seat, held by James Thomas 2. Applications: Town secretary's office, Svore Municipal Building; 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy ; Club Other measures on ballot: Directors are considering put- : ting a bond proposal on the E ballot. Watauga City Council Length of term: 2 years Pay: None Open seats: W Place 1, held by Ernie Koontz W Place 2, held by Richard Hel- mick W Place 6, held by Lee Griffin . W Place 7, held by Jerry Adams Applications: City secretary's , office, City Hall, 7105 Whitley - Road, Watauga r Other measures on ballot: None expected J Westlake Board of Aldermen The mayor and three board of %- aldermen seats will be chosen in a general election and special election. Aldermen also serve aq trustees for the town's charter, school, Westlake Academy, and the mayor is the school board : president. Length of term: 2 years Pay: None Open seats: W Mayor, held by Scott Bradley W At-large seat, held by Bob - Timmerman At-large seat, held by Pete Steger Special election: At-large seat held by Kevin Maynard. He was -1 appointed in December 2007 to' fill the vacated seat until the May 2008 election. April Gal- 1 lagher was elected in May 2007 but moved out of the country. The winner of the special elec- .: 'r tion will serve the remainder of 4 the term, which expires in 2009, Applications: Town Hall, 3 1 Village Circle, Suite 207, West- 1 lake, or www.westlake-tx.org Other measures on ballot: ,, s > None expected .! DISTRIBUTED TO: PACE /2 OF MAYOR CITY C:VCL CITY ATTiV'Y CRIAf MCKAMIE RIDCWA Y(2) DECK BROWiV YOC'NC McDOIVA LD COLLINS C. BARKER CETCHELL L IBR.1 R Y ADiVIIiV LIBRARY REF ANIiIfAL CiVTR DATE DISTRIBUTED J//s/@~ DATE OF ARTICLE a / / 0 /82 NE WSPAPER F U'S T For these musicians, parks and libraries are their scene - - "Why pull somebody from They occasionally invite a clear out of state when we percussionist to performwith Intimate settings a cornerstone have talent right here in Tar- them. For the Southl*e con- of group,s M~~ terWorl<s series rant County?" McNamara gn. it was Ricardo Bozas, who said. teaches kindergarten at Ran- -:< - $& Elementary School in Ar- BY JESSICA D~LE~N -'Great placeJ for a show ~i;listenin~ environmentJ lington. Horstman, who fer- ~deleonmtar-te1egram.com At 2-Tonek concert, audience One of those musicians is Ar- 'ies her harp in the back of her SOUTHLAKE - The three mu- members asked Horstman &@on guitarist Jan Ryberg, f issan Xterra SW, looks for- sicians of 2-Tone sat onstage in about her electric harp and 54, who teaches guitar and Gard to every performance. the section of the the calluses on her fingers. plays at restaurants and wed- '$ "Asa musician, that's what Southl&e Public Library, per- -': The crowd included Kel +hgs. ' Bu live to do," she said. Ine: www.artsnetc.org, cindyhorst- forming against a backdrop of a wd Jody Forbush of Grape- He likes performing at Mas- &$. colorful forest scene. -Vine, who had seen Horstman terWorks functions, such as i!&.com, www.lanryberg corn, ~b~ut 30 &airs were set up 'at a Masterworks concert at the recent classical guitar con-. ~.ranmajan.com below, but only 10 people sat in -the Colleyvllle Public Library. ~ert he gave with Arlington ; , them on a cold night in January. "I love the music," Kel For- rssident Pat Bohn at the Hurst jpslcn DELE~N. 817685-3932 Harpist Cindy Horstman bush said. "I love the small P'ublic Library. didn't mind the unusual venue venue. The intimacy is real .:"It's a real listening envi- or the small audience. nice, being able to talk to the ronment," Ryberg said. "When "Oh, no, not at all," she said. artists." I'm playing at a restaurant, it's "When I play in this group, it George Hutton, a market- seuilistening. It's back- doesn't matter if there are two ing consultant, came from 1 ground." people or 2,000." Dallas with his friend Linda . The leader of Razzmajazz, a McKinney. ~G-~iece band that performs The 'Oncert was the first - "What a great place to have Dixieland jazz, said the con- performances by a variety ' a' show," he said. "It's better cg* audiences can be diverse. of musicians this than some loud, high-ceil- "The way we do our shows, year for the Masterworks series inged nightclub.,, it's designed for" people ages 3 sponsored by the "hd a free concert." Mc- to 80, said Jon Studer of Arling- counciYfor No*east Tar- Snney said. "You can't beat tin, who plays clarinet and so- rant County. that." I Musicians - or sometimes a prano sax. "Not all music is , ,Only a handful of concerts like that. Ours is. That's cool, to storyteuer Or theater tike place in January and Feb- gqovide a show for everyone." uoupe - perform in libraries ruary, but the number starts Smder makes his living and parks to as many as 500 up in March. spectators. But occasionally partially through the band. He 'april, May and June are is also regional program direc- fewer than a at- .@er," ARTSNET program di- tor for Cherrydale Fuhdrais- tend. rector Lisa McNamara said. ing, which schools and [lL' ARTSNET officials believe "We'll have as much as nine churches can use to raise -that the free series is the only in one money. He is a former high its kind in the The cities usually prefer yhool and junior high school ~lex and the largest in the fey-oriented acts that play band director. :state. sqngs familiar to audiences. In , Horstman, the harpist lives : '- Audiences and musicians past audience evaluations, h,Plano, has been a m-time .!love the concerts for the same aven at the end of conceas, musician for 30 years and has intimatevenues, people have requested youn- put out eight compact discs. ggr bands. ,, She and bassist Michael ARTSNET chooses the Medina, an Irving resident, bands from a list of more than have performed together as 2- 2,000 performers, most of Tone for 13 years. Medina has , whom are from the Metroplex. been a professional musician 1 for 20 years and has a record- ing studio. DlSTRlBLITED TO: PACE OF OC &fiYOR CITY ClYCL CITY ATTNY (.RIM MCKAiWIE RIDGW4 Y(2) DECK BROW'W YOL'NC !VIcDOV4LD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY.4DMI.V LIBRARYREF AIVI~I~ALCNTR D,4TE DlSTRlBL'TED A//'/of DATEOFARTICLE 2//0 NEWSPAPER FWST Concert schedule Monday: Dueling Harps (lyric harps), 7 p.m., Euless Public Library, 201 N. Ector Drive Feb. 21: Jan Ryberg and Pat Bohn (acoustic guitar duo), 7 p.m., Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive Feb. 21: Storybook Theater: Goldifox and the 2 Hares, 7 p.m., Southlake Public Library, 1400 Main St., No. 130 . Feb. 28: Razzmajazz (Dixieland), 7 p.m., Hurst Public Library, 901 Precinct Line Road I March 6: Threadneedle Street (Celtic), 6:30 p.m., Watauga Public Library, 71 09 Whitley Road March 10: Behan (Celtic), 7 p.m., Euless Public Library, 201 N.. Ector Drive I March 14: Behan (Celtic), 7 p.m., Hurst Public Library, 901 Precinct Line Road March 15: Steve Tenpenny (new country), 3 p.m., Watauga Fest, 7901 Indian Springs Road, Watauga March 20: Brothers3 (Celtic), 7 p.m., Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive March 20: Mood Indigo (jazz duo), 7 p.m., Southlake Public , Library, 1400 Main St., No. 130 , March 27: Beyond the Pale (Celticlworld roots), 7 p.m., ~uist Public Library, 901 Precinct Line Road , About Masterworks i Ten participating cities, most of them in Northeast ~arra'nt County, help pay for the concerts. ARTSNET also applies for grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts for additional funding. The musical groups' fees range from $850 to $3,500 per event, ARTSNET program director Lisa McNamara said. Last year, more than 18,300 people attended 88 concerts. 'The average audience numbers 350. I The high-energy stomp band Vocal Trash drew last year's largest crowd - 532 people - in Saginaw. The Les Elgart Or- chestra, playing music from the 1940s to the '70s popularized by the n/ show Dancing With the Stars, attracted 51 7 people at the Old Bedford School in Bedford. DISTRIBUTED TO: kL4 YOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY CR1:l.l II~CK.~;I.I/E RlDG WA Y(2) DECK BRO WIV YOUNG IVICDOIVALD COLL1:VS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF AiVI'CIAL C:VTR 0.4 TE DISTRIBC'TED J//s/'~ DATEOFARTICLE- '2 //.3 /oB NEWSPAPER FWST COMMISSIONER awaiting a: ne'w liver '. By JOHN KIRSCH jkirschmstar-telegram.com Tarrant County Commissioner Gary Fickes saidTuesday that he has a hereditary blood disorder called hemochromatosis and is awaiting a liver transplant at a Dallas hospital. In a hone interview from the hospital, he said he hopes to undergo sur- gery in eight days. He said he Fickes feels good and "absolutely" plans to run for re- election. According to the national Centers for Disease Con001 and Prevention, "Hemochromatosis occurs when the body absorbs too much iron from foods . . . . This disease causes extra iron10 gradually build up in the body's tissues and organs, and.. . can, over many years, damage the body's organs." Fickes, 58, is unopposed in the March 4 Republican primary for another term in Place 3, which covers Northeast Tarrant County. Jerry Lee Phillips is running for the seat in the Democratic primary. - e