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Home My WebLink About2008-05-09 Euless Articles IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ► , MIYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRI1W MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) DECK BROW'! IYOUNG McDONALD COLLINS /C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTEDS./9 /0 b DATE OF ARTICLE J / 7V p / NEWSPAPER FWST I OBITUARIES. I Mildred McFarland Clower e Ie F q\ R I i A ARLINGTON — Mildred McFar- I land Clower, 95, a beloved mother and grandma,passed away Thursday, -May 1,2008,in Tyler. FUNERAL MASS:1:30 p.m.Tues- ' day,following a rosary at 1 p.m.,at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 2021 New York Ave.,Arlington.Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens. MEMORIALS: may be made to I the hospice of donor's choice. Mildred was born April 7,1913,in Burns,Kan.,to Walter and Eva Van- Bibier. She married Bob McFarland I Sr. in 1938 and they were blessed with three children. In 1949 they moved to Arlington. In 1955 he pre- ceded her in death. __ She then married Bill Clower in I 1964.They together opened and op- erated the Furniture Annex in Arling- ton.In 1969 he preceded her in death. She was an active member of St. I Matthew Catholic Church and re- ceived the Fort Worth Diocese Award as Church Woman of The Year in 1996, SURVIVORS: Sons, Bob McFar- I land Jr. and wife, Jane, and Mike McFarland; daughter, Judy Carr; grandchildren, Sandy Worth, Terry BeVelle, Jim Carr, Todd Carr, Kim I Lowe and Carrie Jo McFarland; 12 great-grandchildren. Arlington Funeral Home 1221 E.Division St.,817-548-1791 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries (DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR I DATE DISTRIBUTED 5 /q ! 0 o DATE OF ARTICLE 3 16 / 0 t7 NEWSPAPER FWST.C vM I Barnett . .,, ...ailiu7,13.x,„st F Drilling deep for answers '' '''i, ' about the natural gas k4 1;” boom in North Texas t , }'h .3. ' I Where are you in Euless? I We get calls all the time from property owners tying to figure out if there's a group representing them. If you have property in Euless,you should check out a cool new tool that lets you type in your address,and the Web site pulls up any one I of seven different neighborhood organizations in that Northeast Tarrant County town. Of course,it's not perfect,because there are about three main gaps where a neighborhood group hasn't formed to represent some property owners.But for the most part,residents are covered pretty well by some group. I You can click on the city's map search tool here. Here are the seven neighborhood groups listed. • .16o Northwest Coalition I • East Trinity-Mineral Leasing Committee • Midway Park • Morrisdale I • Northeast Euless Property Owners • Oakwood Terrace • West Euless I --David Wethe Posted at o6:12 PM in Euless I Permalink 1 I I I I I I DISTRIBUTED TO: P.:4 GE OF !CI. 1 YOR CITY C,VC-L CITY .I TTVY CR1.W NCK4,LIIE RIDGFK4 Y(2) DECK BKOWL' WL'IVG LC/CDO.VALD COLLI/W C. BS'IRKEH GETCHELL LIBR-IHY ,IDtLIIiV LlBR.4RY REF A,L%LlAL C.VTR City puts the brilces on speed-limit glitch By GORDON DICKSON gdlcks0n@star-telegram corn (( It just fell through the cracks. It was GRAPNINE - A couple of such a small section of highway. may have Ramana Chinnakotla, Grapev~ne trafftc engneer pad speeding tickets unnec- essarily because of a legal posted on the two miles of their jurisdictions can be en- glitch. highway between Glade Road forced, Transportation De- The main lanes of Texas 360 and Texas 121. partment spokesman Val Lo- in Grapevine, along the west- But because of an apparent pez said. em border of DallasIFort oversight, the speed limit was The mistake was discov- Worth firport, opened nearly not ratified by a city ordinance ered by a prosecutor in a re- three years ago. The Texas De- until Tuesday, when city offi- cent traffic court case, ci partrnent of Transportation cials closed the loophole. traffic engineer Ramma Chi set the speed limit at 60 mph, State law generallyrequires nakotla said. "It just fell Tuesdaythe city had not approved based on a customary engi- the approval of cities before through the cracks. It was such the state's 60 mph 'peed limit. neering study. Signs were speed limits on highways in STAR TELEGRAMPIM BEDISON there approved the speed a small section of highway," lipit in early 2006. he said. "If anythirig, I'm more Speeding tickets written concerned about getting it on that section of Texas 360 off my driver record," said since the main lanes opened Edgar Marquez of Arlington. may not hold up in court, of- He was on his way to a soc- ficials said. But many mo- cer game when he was pull- torists may have already ed over for speeding on paid their fines. northbound Texas 360 in At least 23 speeding tick- Grapevine during summer ets were written before 2006. Tuesday's action, Chinna- "It was an expensive tick- kotla said. et, and my insurance did go. City Attorney John Boyle up." Said questions about cita- Staff wrlter Bill Teeter contributed to tions would be handled case this report. by case. The highway also cuts through Euless, but officials GORDON DICKSON, 817-685-3816 UISTRIBLiTED TO: /I%-1 WR CITY C3CL Cf TYA 7'T,VY CRfiW LICE RIDGW-I Y(3 DECK BROIV,V YOLri'VG :I.kL)O!VA LD COL L IdVS C. Br-I RKER GETCHELL Lf BR-IR Y AD.CIf.'Vr LLIBR.-I R Y REF .41YflLf 4L C!\'TR DnmIsTRmLrT.m s-/71uk DATEOFARTICLE SO ,,vE)p"pr(p~~ FWST ELECTIONS Online For information on previous campaign Campaign finance reports finance reports, go to star-telegram.com Want information about candidates in your community? Go to 1 released for NE Tarrant races star-telegram.com/votersguide Northwest school board Star-Telegram Place 7 A second round of campaign finance reports for Saturday's elections was due Fri- . Mel Fuller, a former teacher in the North- day. Here is the roundup for that reporting period, which covers about a month, west district, raised $500 and spent $1,069. :-: ending 10 days before the election. Several candidates have not raised or spent any Brent Stephens, a leadership develop- money, and others signed affidavits saying that they would not spend more than ment consultant, raised $0 and spent $500. - $500. Those candidates and unopposed candidates are not included in this list. Roanoke City Council Bedford City Council Hurst-Euless-Bedford school . Ward 1' Place 6 board . Incumbent Brian Darby, an engineer, -' Univers~ty of North Texas student Chris Place 6 raised $0 and spent $21 5.1 5. Brown raised $1,565 and spent $2,163. Former Trinity High School . Kirby Smith, a real estate broker, raised ' Princ~pal Andy Cargile raised $1,914 $0 and spent 838q.90. Euless City Counsil and spent $1 400.33. Ward 3 Place 4 . Steve Farco, president of Ma- . Incumbent Steve Heath, director of net-, Registered accessibility specialist Jay son-~alfas, raised $0 and spent work support for Sally Beauty Co., raised $0 Heilman raised $270 and spent $424. $1 10.42. and spent $250.06 . Retired educator Donna Mickan raised . Frank Temple, who is retired, raised $0 $SO and spent $0. Keller City Council and spent $14. Place 2 Flower Mound City Council Pilot John Baker raised $735 and Southlake Place 2 spent $1 608. City Council Place 6 . Planning and Zoning Commissioner Steve . Incumbent Mark Harness, who I Suzanne Maisto, a Realtor, raised $2,925 ' Dixon raised $4,374 and spent $3,029. works in church administration, and spent $4,915.51. . Incumbent Al Filidoro, an attorney, raised raised $270 and spent $267. . Pamela Muller, a former councilwoman, A, $275 and spent $3,212. Scott Zang, a political newcomer raised $1 1,009.23 and spent $9,911.09: . Place 4 . who works in sales, raised $0 and Accountant Ralph Williams raised $0 anil- Virginia M. Jellison, an independent spent $336. spent $1,414.91. insurance agent, raised $650 and spent $2,950. Place 3 Civil service proposition Political newcomer and stay-at-home Tom Cawthra, who is a vice . Southlake Citizens For Good Local Gov- mom Jean Levenick raised $0 and spent president of mortgage at First Fi- ernment raised $12,065 and spent $2,500. $1,390. nancial Bank, raised $2,535.87 and Southlake Citizens for Professional Fire . , spent $1,168.89. . and Police raised $4,200 and spent $1,931. . , , Grapevine City Council ¤ Incumbent Bob Kirk, an aircraft , F Place 5 mechanic, raised $1,291.15 and spent Trophy Club Town Council . Chris Coy, a district sales manager for $474.82. Three at-large seats American Airlines, raised $1,350 and spent Place 4 . Incumbent Susan Edstrom, a customer ' $3,296.91. . Incumbent Jim Carson, an actu- success manager, raised $550 and spent ~ ' . Becky St. John, a stay-at-home mom and ary, raised $1,400 and spent $1,036. $1,042. former Army Corps of Engineers park ranger, . Pilot Jim Thompson raised . Glenn Strother, managing partner for ' - raised $0 and spent $3,477.05. $1,465 and spent $2,432.87. general contractor, raised $0 and spent $1,136. . Trac~ Wilkinson,an attorney, raised Michael Zerger raised $0 and spent $3,970 and spent $6,516.14. Keller school board $1,386. Place 4 Grapevine-Colleyville schools Craig Allen, an administrator at Trophy Club Municipal District 1 . + % Place 6 Texas Christian University, raised Two seats . Leon Leal, a leader of the district's 2005 $150 and spent $429. . Bob Radder, a loss-prevention consultant/ bond steering committee, raised $850 and Richard Walker, the chief oper- safety engineer, raised $0 and spent $298. spent $2,086. ating officer for the National Center Incumbent Vince Rosen, a full-time vol- for Policy Analys~s in Dallas, raised Trophy Club Municipal Utility unteer, raised $0 and spent $605. $500 and spent $1,494. District 2 Place 7 Place 5 Three seats , . Mia J. Green, director of Fourth Quarter H Incumbent Lara Lee Hogg raised . Greg Lamont, retired senior vice presi-,' Ministr~es, raised $0 and spent $175. $260 and spent $71 0.62 dent of a wholesale distributor firm, raised $0 . Electrical engineer Jorge A. Rodriguez . Pilot Charles Youngblood raised and spent $685. raised $414 and spent $3,077. $1,600 and spent $2,280. Jim Budarf raised $0 and spent $303. . - DISTRIUL'TED TO: PAGE / OF / .\I.-1 YOR CITY CIVCL CITY A TT:VY CRf.CI iI.ICK14.WlE RIDGIK/l Y(.?) DECK BR0bt:V YOL'ICG IWCDOIVALD COLLIIVS C: BARKER GETCHELL LIBR4RY AD!I//:V LIBRaIR Y REF .4,Vl,Cl.-1L C.VTR DA TE DISTRIBUTED ' Ic1 lo' DATEOF,4RTlCLE / / ' iVEWP.4PER FIWT Voting: Early balloting ended l uesday in area civil service question Keller Source: Tarrant Caunty Elections Center STAR-TELEGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / -- 1kI,4 WR CITY CNCL CITY .-I TTrVY CRIIII rtlCK4,CIIE RIDG PE-1 Y(2) DECK BROCV,V YOLIVG IVICDO.\.ALD COLLILVS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY AD*CIllV LIBR-IR Z.' REF A.WkL4L C.VTR DA TE DISTRIBL'TED 5 / 5 Or D.4TEOFARTlCLE s/F /OX rVE PVSP,.I PER FWYT DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / / OF- MAYOR CITY CiVCL CITY ATT.hrY CRIM 11ICKA-WE RIDGU:.1 Y(2) DECK BROWN )'OLri'VG ~IcDOIWLD COLLIi'VS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRA R Y A Dib.//.V LIBRA R Y REF A:YIiCt4L C.NTR DATEDISTRIBUTED S/q DATEOF..IRTICLE -5 / MWSPAPER FWST Walter "Dub" Elliott EULESS - Walter "Dub" Elliott passed away Thursday, May 8,2008. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Euless, 106 North Main, Euless, Luras ~nml Home Hu&, 817-284-7271