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Home My WebLink About2010-12-14 Euless ArticlesDISTRIBl:TED TO: '\-IA YOR CIT)' eVCL CITY ATTNY CRIM .\-ICMit-IIE BROWN YOU.VG ANIMAL CNTR JlcDONALD COLLI,\S C BARKER GETCHELL LIBRA. RY ADMIN L1BR4RY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED / / / ) '-f j / c) DATEOFARTICLE II/.{)-/I() ,VEWSPAPER___=D:.;;:Mo.:..;.N Asian culture and community events in the Dallas area Thursday, November 25, 2010 DEBORAH FLECK Ikebana news The elegant and stylized Japanese art of floral arrangement called Ikebana has fans around the world. Locally, interest in the art has grown. The Dallas chapter is now the second-largest U.S. chapter behind San Francisco's. Mary Lib Saleh, the longtime mayor of Euless, shared her love of Ikebana with more than 30 members and guests at a recent Ikebana meeting at her city's library. She created autumn arrangements and talked about her love of baskets. The Dallas chapter's next event is a holiday luncheon Dec. 16, which includes a demonstration by Jossephine Harp of the Sukothai School. The demonstration will be at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch at noon at 3841 Stratford Ave. in Dallas. For reservations, call 817-652-1646. Visit www.ikebana-dfw.org DISTRIBCTED TO: PAGE~OF I .UAYOR CITYC.vCL CITYATT.VY CRIM .UCKAJJlE BROWN YOUNG ANHIAL CNT J[cDOSALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LlBRAR Y ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED /;; /1 Af' /1 C' DATE OFARTICLE / I /)eke'l/(...; lVEWSPAPER__...:.F-""W.:...:.S:..£.T AREA BRIEFS Marchant recovering from double bypass COPPELL -U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R Coppell, is recovering from double-bypass heart surgery on Mon day. Marchant, 59, ex pects to return to Wash ington in January, when he will be sworn in for a fourth term, according to a campaign spokesman. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 2004. , His district covers a sec tion of Tarrant County, including Bedford, Grapevine, Euless, Col leyville and far east AI lington. -Aman Batheja DISTRIBLTED TO: PAGE /oF2 ""{4 YOR CITY CSCL CITYATTSY CRlM JtcKAJ/lE BROW.V YOl/SG AN/J-l4L C\'T :'f,fcDO,vALD COLlISS C BARKER GETCHELL lJBRA.RYAD.~IIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED I.~ / I "-I / I 0 iDATE OF ARTICLE / I / ;; 4/ / I t.:.. ,\EWSPA PER FWST --.....::~~ Holiday parades and festivals Today Kennedale Parade of Lights The city's annual Christ 6 p.m. mas tree lighting will be at Fort Worth Town Center Park in the The 28th annual Chesagovernment complex, 405 peake Energy Parade of Municipal Drive. The high Lights will begin at school and junior high Throckmorton and Belkschool bands and choirs nap streets and will feature will perform, and churches over 100 entries and a Holwill serve hot chocolate iday Fun Zone. The. lightand apple cider with cook ing of the Sundance Square ies, fudge and popcorn. Christmas tree, just after 7:30 p.m., will follow the Thursday parade. Parade of Lights 7 p.m. Monday Grapevine Carol of Lights The annual event, spon 7 p.m. sored by Baylor Regional Grapevine Medical Center at Grape Millions of lights will be vine, will feature more turned on throughout than 100 floats and local downtown. The event, marching bands passing presented by Grapevine through downtown Grape Thwne Center at the Town vine beginning at Main and Squar~ Gazebo in the 300 Vine streets and going block of Main Street, will north on' Main to Wall feature youth choirs and Street. special performers. Dec. 3 Tuesday Hometown Holidays Tree lighting sp·m. 6 p.m. Mansfield The city event will feature library, 1805 L. Don Dod a real snow hill, bounce son Drive. ' houses, penguins from the Fort Worth Zoo, a tree Holly Days. lighting, fireworks, elill-at Keller Town Center dren's choirs and Santa b-Q p.m. Claus at City Hall, 1200 E. Keller Broad St. Rides on the The annual' event at lIDO snow hill Will be $2, and Bear Creek Parkway will concessions will be avail-feature, the Holly Jolly able. HoUl the Grinch Stole Light Parade, a tree light Christmas will be shown at ing, Santa Claus,' a two- 7p.m.intheMansfieldAc-lane snow hill, arts and tivities Center, 106 S. Wis-' crafts, and live entertain tena St. ment. Holiday Tree Ring in the HoUdays Lighting Celebration 6:30 p.m. bp.m. Saginaw Bedford The annual event, featur The free event at Old Beding holiday music and per ford School, 2400 School formances by schoolchild Lane, will feature Christren' a tree lighting and a mas carols, dance perforvisit.by Santa, will be at the mances, stories, cookies, Saginaw Recreation Cen hot chocolate and other reter' 633 W. McLeroy Blvd. freshments' and visits with Admission will be one Santa. Parking at the nonperishable food item school is limited to handithat will be donated to capped. A hayride will Community Link Mission bring guests to the school of Saginaw. 817-230-0350 from parking at City Hall, 2000 Forest Ridge, and the D1STR1BFTED TO: CRnl J/CJ(A,H1E BROWN YOU.\'G A,VLlIAL CVT.H,nOR CITYC.\'CL CITYATT,VY GETCHELL LlBRARYADJIIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELLJfcDONALD COLLN'tiS C BARKER DATE OF ARTICLE / / !1 y / J U ;VEWSPAPER__..:.F~W:":;'S:.LTDATE DISTRIBUTED / 2 ! j t.l/J U Dec. 4 Breakfast With Santa 7 a.m.-noon Mansfield The Kiwanis Club will host this annual event at the Mansfield Activities Cen ter, 106 S. Wisteria St. Ad mission will be $6 for adults and $3 for ages 3-12. Photos with Santa will be available. Hometown Holidays Parade 2!30p.m. Mansfield The sixth annual parade, A Storybook Holiday, will be gin at St. Jude Catholic Church on Dallas Street and roll down Main Street before winding up back at the church. Chrlsbnas Parade of Lights 6:30 p.m. Euless The 17th, annual parade, An Out of This World Christ mas, will begin at Midway Drive and Bear Creek Park way and end at Trinity High School. www.euless.org Christmas on Broadway Tree Ughting 3-6p.m~ . Haltom City The annual event at the Haltom Recreation Center, 4839 Broadway Ave., will feature a visit from Santa, carriage rides, a petting zoo and live entertainment. Night of Holiday Magie 4-Sp.m. North Riehland Hills The 11th annual festival will be at NRffiO Family Water Park, 9001 Boulevard 26, and will feature a tree light ing, a visit from Santa, mu sic, minitrain rides (admis sion $1), fireworks, a snow· tubing hill (admission $2) and shopping in the holiday market. Parking will be free at Tarrant County College Northeast Campus, across from NRHIO. Admission will be a new, unwrapped toy or canned food. P,HiE_I_'_oF_I_DISTRIBUTED TO: CRJiU JICKAMJE BROWN YOUNG ANLHAL CNTRMA }'OR ClTyeVCL CITY ATTNY GETCHELL LlBRARYADMJIV LIBRARY REF HARTSELLJlcDO:\ALD COLLINS C BARKER , ; ! J /1 + / ! C DATEOFARTICLE /1/3()j;o ,VE»SPA,PER( ck, rna, ,~",'i"l«('DATE DISTRIBUTED Midland to welcome fire chief November 30, 2010 Odessa American The City of Midland has scheduled a reception to welcome new Fire Chief Robert Isbell 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 7 at Central Fire Station, 1500 W. Wall St., Midland, in the engine bay. Isbell comes to Midland from the Euless Fire Department, where he was also fire chief. His fire -service career started in 1985 as a firefighter/paramedic. He has an A.A.S in Fire Protection Technology, B.S. in Public Safety Administration, M.S. in Executive Fire Service Leadership and also completed the Executive Fire Officer Program. Isbell will start working for the Midland Fire Department on Monday. DISTRIBt.TED TO: PAGE__ i _'OF_I__ .'IA YOR ClTyeVCL CITY A TT,VY CRIJI ."fCK-t'WE BROWN YOL'SG ANIJIAL CVT J1cDONALD COLLISS e BARKER GETCHELL LlBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRiBUTED U II 'f JILl DATE OFARTJCLE,--,-I_;(-,-~-+/_(-,-I+!_'1_'u_,·__ NEWSPAPER__~F.!.!.W..::!.:S~T Sales tax allocations climb By Scott Nishimura snishimura@Star·telegram.com "Iexas municipalities en joyed an increase in De cember sales tax alloca tions as monthly receipts grew for the eighth straight month, the state comp troller said Wednesday. Comptroller Susan Combs said this month's payments to cities, coun ties, special purpose dis tricts and transit systems, based on October sales, will be $435.8 million, up 4.5 percent from a year ago. The latest gain in sales tax receipts "showed growth in a range of sectors like manufacturing, the oil and natural gas industry, retail trade and restau rants;' Combs said. Tarrant County alloca tions will be $26.9 million, up 11.5 percent. other cit ies' their allocations and the percentage change from December 2009: • Arlington, $6.7 million, up 16.6 percent • Bedford, $657,664, up 2.1 percent • Euless, $843,032, up 14.8 percent • Fort Worth, $7.7 million, up 8.9 percent • Grand Prairie, $2.7 mil lion, up 3.4 percent • Grapevine, $2.6 million, up 13.2 percent • Haltom City, $587,324, up 8.9 percent • Hurst, $982,677, up 2.3 percent • Keller, $479,052, down 2.5 percent • Mansfield, $973,476, up 1.9 percent • North Richland Hills, $880,900, up 2.3 percent • Southlake, $1 million, up 3.5 percent • Westlake, $609,213, up 257.1 percent SCott Nishimura. 817-390-7808