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Home My WebLink About2012-10-23 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE f OF J MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY SLITTER MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT McDONALD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED /D/c 3//a DATE OF ARTICLE /0/Ial/a NEWSPAPER FWST Your Commute Catholic Charities to run Tarrant County ride services for needy gdickson@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH --Catholic Charities has taken over transportation services for the needy in the Fort Worth-area, a responsibility previously held by the American Red Cross. "Our job in this community is to help families in poverty," said Heather Reynolds, CEO and president of Catholic Charities Fort Worth. Reynolds and other dignitaries held a news conference Thursday morning at Catholic Charities' south Fort Worth campus to announce the completion of a transition that began in September. Services will include: HEB Transit, which covers work-related trips for disadvantaged people in Hurst, Euless and Bedford. Medical trips that begin and end in Tarrant County. Northeast Transportation Services, for area residents age 55 and over and people with disabilities in Bedford, Euless, Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Keller and North Richland Hills. Tarrant County Transportation Services, for area residents age 65 and over and people with disabilities in Azle, Benbrook, Crowley, Everman, Forest Hill, Kennedale, Mansfield, Saginaw, Sansom Park and Westworth Village. Ride2Work, for low- and moderate-income Arlington residents needing a ride in their city or Bedford, Euless or Hurst, or to the Trinity Railway Express stations at CentrePort and Hurst/Bell. Transportation will now become a major part of what Catholic Charities does, accounting for about$2 million of its$20 million budget. The American Red Cross wanted to transition away from providing transportation services, and began looking for a partner many months ago.The agency settled on Catholic Charities, which has the ability to not only take over these services but to expand them, said T.D. Smyers, regional chief executive officer for the American Red Cross North Texas region. "We weren't going to do this until we found a partner to make this work," Smyers said. The transition began in September, with the blessing of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, the United Way of Tarrant County and other entities that provide funding for the transportation services. its first month, Catholic Charities provided 5,100 rides for needy residents, officials said. The agency is a regular form of transportation for more than 800 people. "We understand the importance of people getting to work, doctor appointments, and to do the things they need to do," said Tom Stallings,Tarrant County chief of staff. Gordon Dickson, 817-390-7796 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CVT McDONALD COLLINS W RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED /0 /a 31/-2 DATE OF ARTICLE I a / /`� /l a NEWSPAPER FWST Euless church shows off its new cathedral at Mid Cities Greek Fest Posted Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 BY TERRY EVANS tevans@star-telegram.corn EULESS --The Rev. Vasile Tudora grinned widely Friday as he conducted a tour of his flock's new home. "This is based on the style of the cathedral in Byzantium,just smaller," he said. "In Euless, Texas, we have to be more conservative than the Byzantine emperor." St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church moved into the 8,300-square-foot building in July. But Friday was Tudora's first chance to share it with guests who came for the opening day of the annual Mid Cities Greek Fest. The tours are part of the festival, which runs through Sunday and for 21 years has been the primary fundraiser for the building's $2.4 million cost. From the outside, the most striking feature is a 30-foot-wide, 30,000-pound copper dome that's 65 feet above ground. The building, based on a concept drawn by Mirela Tudora, the priest's wife, has been a decades-long dream of parishioners who made do first with a ranch-style home that was on the 4-acre site when they bought it, then with a large brick building erected in 1988. Finally, they have a house suited to their faith, Vasile Tudora said. The tour begins in the narthex--the first of three rooms that form a cross --which Tudora said represents the world of the Old Testament. It is an antechamber where people can light candles to pray for others. The next room, the nave, has pews where parishioners sit for services. It's also where children are baptized, and it represents the world of the coming of Christ, "where we are now," Tudora said. Overhead is an elaborate polished-brass chandelier. The altar, three steps up and separated from the nave by a low wall, is the most elaborate room, with paintings depicting saints, Jesus and Mary. A small gate in the wall's center opens into the space where artifacts glisten. "It represents the promised kingdom, opened by the death and resurrection of Christ,"Tudora said. Most who tour the church house are awed by its splendor, Tudora said. But nothing is just for decoration; there is meaning behind everything. "For us, Christianity is not a religion; it's a way of living," he said. This report includes material from the Star-Telegram archives. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR ,bIcDONALD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED / 7/ 2.-3/1, DATE OF ARTICLE/U /62 / / . NEWSPAPERcI' D h4) Campaign Signs Stolen From Euless Yard October 16,2012 6.39 PM EULESS(CBS 11 NEWS)-Lisa Thomasson from Euless walks Thomasson has contacted everyone from candidates to even the around her yard pointing to area's where she had carefully placed a President. number of campaign signs. "I sat down and wrote President Obama and told him what was going "I had the Romney sign where the tree is,"she points out."I had six on,and I told him that it's just not right,"says Thomasson."They didn't Mark Shelton signs." —they didn't get our buttons. We had Romney,Ryan buttons that I The signs were all lined up along her front yard. bought." Several weeks ago,the nine campaign signs Thomasson,63,had put She's not sure about getting anymore signs. up in her yard all disappeared. Euless Police say they've gotten a few reports of stolen campaign She was so proud of them she even took pictures of her front yard. signs.Both Republican and Democrat signs are targets. "It really hurt when they were gone because I was doing this to get my Lt.Eric Starnes says they have no suspects. mind off my husband,"says Thomasson. Other surrounding cities say they have not had the problem recently, She says her husband recently had hip replacement surgery,and she but it was a concern during the primary elections. was just trying to do something to support her candidates. "I just think it's getting very mean out there in the political world,"says Thomasson. Thomasson says she checked around her neighborhood and saw plenty of Halloween decorations,but no political signs that had been put up. Perhaps what hurts the most for her,"It was$5, but the$5 is taken out of my Social Security check which was not very much money." Grant Stinchfield understands the frustration. A number of his campaign signs were stolen when he was running for United States Congress recently. "People want to do anything they can to show support for the guy or gal they support.And unfortunately a passionate,well-intentioned volunteer can quickly turn into an overzealous thief.That's what the game of politics does,"says Stinchfield. "Imagine what our founding fathers would think if the politics of this country gets so contentious that people resort to stealing signs."