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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-04-25 Euless Articles )We DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE�_LOF_L ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED_ 5 C DATE OFARTICLE 1`j 1 2, 6-9 NEWSPAPER F11 ST Huntingf r Easter fun HHere's a list I a o . STAR TELEGRAM Middle School.Egg hunt starts at 230 North Fort Worth '. Several communities are welcoming p.m.Candy and an appearance by the 10 a.m.today at Arcadia Park,off children to hunt for eggs and visit with Easter bunny.Free.(972)874-6276. Arcadia Trail.Egg hunt presented by ' fle Easter bunny.Festivities start today Park Glen Neighborhood Association. k many communities. Grapevine Free. Breakfast with the Easter bunny,8 to Bedford 9 a.m.today at Grapevine Community North Richland Hills 10 a.m.April 19 at Bedford Boys Activities Center,1175 Municipal Way. 10 a.m.today at Green Valley Park, Ranch corporate pavilion,2801 Forest $3;free for ages 2 and younger.(817) 7701 Smithfield Road.Egg hunt,chil- Ridge Drive.$4.Arts and crafts,photo- 410-3450. graph with the Easter bunny,snacks and 10 a.mbo .today at Mustang-Panther Sta- n' entertainer,Easter bunny,clowns, faster egg hunt for ages 10 and younger. dium practice field,3051 Ira E.Woods bounce e houses,train rides;petting zoo (817)952-2323. Ave.Egg hunt,balloon artist,face and arts and crafts.Free.(817)427-6600. painters and kettle corn for ages R and Roanoke ' Bolleyville younger.Free.$5 for photograph with 1 to 3 pan.today at Colleyville City the Easter bunny.(817)410-3450. U a.m.today behind Roanoke Ele- Fark,5205 Bransford Road.Petting zoo, mentary School,606 N.Walnut St.Egg arts and crafts,and refreshments for Haslet hunts,bounce houses,bicycle raffles. es 10 and younger.Free.$2 for photo- 4 p.m.today at John Gammill Park, Free.$1 for raffle.(817)491-6060. 1(raph with Easter bunny. behind City Hall.Egg hunt and refresh- ments.Free. 1Iless 1230 to 2:30 p.m Sunday at Bicenten- ' 10 a.m.to noon today at The Parks at Hurst nial Park,400 N.White Chapel Blvd. Texas Star,1501 S.Pipeline Road.Egg 1 p.m.today at Hurst Community Egg hunt,bounce houses,obstacle hunts,bounce house,Easter egg color- Park,601 Precinct Line Road.Crafts, course,pony rides,balloons,kettle corn, ing area,sand table,Play-Doh area and petting zoo,photographs with the East- face-painting and photo buttons with ' jelly bean guessing contest.Egg hunts er bunny.Egg hunt starts at 2 p.m.for the Easter bunny.Free.(817)481-2374. for ages 3 and younger at 10:15 a.m.;ages ages 10 and younger.Free:(817)788-7325. 4 and 5 at 10:40 a.m.;ages 6 and 7 at 11 Watauga ' a.m.;8 and older at 11:20 a.m.Free.$2 for Keller 10 a.m.today at Watauga Communi- photograph with Easter bunny,or bring 9 a.m.to noon today at Bear Creek ty Center,7901 Indian Springs Road. awn camera.(817)685-1662. Park,400 Bear Creek Park Road. Easter Crafts,visit from the Easter bunny, Egg Scramble,and games and activities bounce house.Senior citizens spring ' Flower Mound for ages ll and younger.Bring baskets. bake and craft sale until 3 p.m.Free. 2 p.m.today at Hilltop Park,4975 Free.$2 for photograph with the Easter (817)514-5827. Timbercreek Road,across from Lamar bunny.(817)743-4050. —EVen Schroeder DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TEDISTRIBUTED� DATE OF ARTICLE k 3 NEWSPAPER DMN ' TALK OF THE TOWNS ' I" KLY PIANNER Monday Puppet play:The Carranza ' Puppets will perform Rumpelstiltskin from Ito 8 p.m.at the Euless Public Library,201 N.Ector Drive in ' Euless.The group uses handcrafted marionettes in programs across Texas and ' Louisiana.The event is free. i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE i OF f ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG MCDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED �` JC '� DATE OF ARTICLE r 1 C/3 NEWSPAPER FWST Effl "From what I understand, meander along the west side ess ' it's really going to be nice of Main Street from Blessing when it's all said and done,but Branch Park to Harwood Road. it's really going to be difficult A wall will shield houses from yto getting through it." the road, and decorative light- ' �p The council granted a $3.5 ing will be added. v million contract Tuesday to The city's efforts to beautify McClendon Construction of Main Street have already ' Burleson to rebuild the road. begun. Overhead utility lines s �� � t, ffirst phase of the pro- have been buried. All but two jecfrom Midway Drive to business owners have taken Harwood Road, will have a down their pole signs and landscaped median and desig- replaced them with shorter nated left-turn lanes. In the monument signs. keyl second phase, a continuous The council has tried to left-turn lane will be added limit the burden on business ' from Midway Drive to Euless owners by uelaying construc- Boulevard. tion until all utility lines were Businesses have An 8-foot-wide trail will moved, which took about a already installed ' monument signs and workers have Main Street construction Planned when workers ran buried overhead utility lines to into problems moving tele- beautify Main Street. The Euless phone and cable lines. ' City Council Harwood Rd. "We were not going to put By ELLEN SCHROEDER our citizens through that STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER x!sl'S$ again,"_Mayor Mary Lib Saleh EULESS—The long-awaited recon- t said. "We hope everyone here ' struction and landscaping project ons doavwill continue to support our Main Street has fm � ally received the go- businesses on Main Street. It's ahead from the City Council, about a ogoing to be a tough time while year after the city had expected to start o all of that construction is going ' work on the four-lane road. 183` on." The yearlong project from Har- 10 Rhonda Alfieri, owner of wood matedRoad to Euless to cost $7 million, could begin o��elevard, esti- a0 Fort Saviano's Restaurant on Main SS0 Street, expressed confidence by May.They're going to see one of the J\e n '° that the construction project -� will run smoothlywithout prettiest Main Streets in the area," Mapped area' causing a lull in her business. ' Councilman Leon Hogg said. I think it "We're looking forward to a will be more user friendly, not just for STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON beautiful Main Street," she cars,but for pedestrians." said."It already looks a million ' But some business owners say the year. A previous construction times better."inconvenience of road construction project to widen Harwood will test the loyalty of their customers. Road took year longer than Ellen Schroeder,(817)685-3815 a "I've been dreading it for a while," y g eschroeder@star-telegram.com said Stephen Alexander, owner of ' CiCi's Pizza on Main Street. "They've been talking about it for six or seven years,maybe longer. i 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE t OF ' MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTEDq I A 5J 0 3 DATE OF ARTICLE J C1 103 NEWSPAPER FWST e Bur - g ss offers flat taxplan that would limit deductions ' By Hi0=MEUTART The Internal Revenue Ser- exemptions: $25,580 for a mar- Burgess said he submitted STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER vice would oversee both plans. ried couple filing jointly, the bill after realizing that tax FLOWER MOUND — It is Businesses and individuals $16,330 for a single head of' reform bills circulating in Con- time for a simple tax system, would pay a 19 percent flat tax household, $12,790 for a single gress did not include the flat said US.Rep. Michael Burgess, the first two years and 17 per- person and $5,510 for each tax. He said he believes that it who announced Tuesday he cent during the third year and dependent. Businesses would is his "obligation, being from has filed a bill for a flat tax. afterward. only be allowed deductions for the 26th district, to make sure - In submit- The bill would allow no gages and pensions. that the flat tax was part of the ting House Bill individual deductions and Charitable contributions discussion." 1783, the High- would allow only the following would no longer be tax- "I know it is an uphill fight," ' land Village deductible. he said noting that it is com- The Highland etin with other tax reform Republican fol- 'I know it sounds harsh,but P g lows in the Village Republi- the minute you open the line to Proposals, including a national footsteps of his can takes up the tax reform ' deductions, you have the tax sales tax. "But I believe it is predecessor in mantle of his predecessor, code we have now,' > Burgess proper and right to continue the 26th Con- ing to avoid.former House Majority said.And that is what he's try- the debate:' gressional Dis- BURGESS Leader Dick Armey. Burgess' stop in Flower' trict, Dick Armey, who intro- The current tax code wastes Mound was one of several he duced the flat tax idea in 1994 Town hall meetings with a significant amount of time,he will make in the district over and made it famous. U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess. said. Americans spend 6.1 mil- two weeks, his first series of Armey, said Burgess, "tried town hall meetings since taking valiantly to get a flat tax 0 McKinney,1 to 2 p.m. lion hours preparing their tax office in January. The district ' today, Kingsley Place Senior forms annually, he said. Busi- includes Denton County and through. But we have some- Assisted Living Center,1650 S. nesses spend 800 million hours parts of Tarrant and Wise thing Mr. Armey never had — Stonebridge Drive. complying with the tax code. counties. we have the House, we have ■Denton,7 to 8:30 p.m. Burgess was generally met Burgess' first meeting was ' the Senate and we have the Monday,Greater Denton Arts with support from the 30 or so Tuesday morning in Lewisville, White House:' Council's Center for the Visual people who attended Tuesday's where he fielded questions on Burgess' bill was submitted Arts,207 S.Bell Ave. announcement. the war with Ira Social Secu- Friday and is in the House ■Euless,10 to 11:30 a.m. q� ' Ways and Means Committee. Tuesday, Euless City Council Celeste Colgan, a senior fel- City and prescription drugs. He announced the proposal Chambers,201 N. Ector Drive, low with the National Center Kelly Melhart,(817)685-3854 Tuesday afternoon in Flower Building B. for Policy Analysis, a Dallas kmelhart@star-telegram.com ■Carrollton, 2 to 3:30 m. think tank,.said the flat tax is a ' Mound,joking that it was"pure April 23, Carrollton Senior Cen- reform that makes sense. coincidence" that the ter, Furneux Creek Shopping "We all want to be taxed announcement fell on April 15, Center,2625 Old Denton Road, fairly, and the freedom flat tax the federal income tax filing Suite 414.' will do exactly that," said Col- gan, who attended the deadline. ■Bedford,1:30 to 3 p.m. Burgess said his proposal, April 25, Bedford-Hurst Senior announcement. the Freedom Flat Tax Act, Center,2819 Forest Ridge Drive Flower Mound resident Bob would give taxpayers a choice. in Bedford. Weir, who also attended, said ' They could opt to pay a set ■Flower Mound,10 to 11:30 percentage of their income or a.m.April 26,central fire sta- the initial proposal sounds stay WittAff Me- current system. t;en,-3-838 orunis Driv� --- ' but he Would like But a taxpayer who chose the •Wise County,i to 2 p.m. know more. ' flat tax could not switch back April 26, Chisholm Trail Middle "The bottom line is anything "It is my belief that you School Cafetorium, 593 Farm is better than what we have Road 3433 in Rhome. now,"he said. would not want to, Burgess ' said. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGW,4Y(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS. WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED_A4 DA TE OF ARTICLE L, NEWSPAPER FWST Earlyvot Ing locat i* ons for a eleeti* ons ' - STAR-TELEGRAM p.m.weekdays through April 29; April 29;no voting April 18. Birdville voters who live in Hurst Early voting for the May 3 no voting April 18;7 a.m.to 7 p.m. and Richland Hills will vote at the municipal and school board elec- April 26,28 and 29 and 11 a.m.to 4 North Richland Hills polling site for North Richland tions began this week and will end p.m.April 27. City Hall,7301 N.E.Loop 820,8 Hills.The city voting sites are listed ' April 29.Most of the voting sites a.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays through above. will be closed on Good Friday(April Grapevine Aril 29. 18).Following are places and times Community Activities Center, p Carroll where greater Northeast Tarrant 1175 Municipal Way,8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Roanoke Third floor of Southlake Town ' County voters can cast early bal- weekdays through April 29;9 a.m. Roanoke City Hall,201 Bowie Hall,1725 E.Southlake Blvd.,8 a.m. lots: to 1 p.m.April 26. St.,8 a.m.to noon and 1 p.m.to 5 to 5:30 p.m.weekdays through Municipalities p.m.weekdays through April 29; April 25,except 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.on p Haltom City no voting April 18. April 18;7 a.m.to 7 p.m.April 28 ' Bedford Highway, storefront,3520 Denton and 29. 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.week- Southlake Bedford Public Library,1805 L. days through April 29;no voting City secretary's office,first floor Grapevine-ColieyVille Don Dodson Drive,8 a.m.to 5 p.m. April 18;9 a.m.to 4 p.m.April 26. of Town Hall,Carroll Avenue at District administration building, ' weekdays through April 29;no vot- Farm Road 1709,8 a.m.to 5:30 3051 Ira E.Woods Ave.,Grapevine, ing April 18;9 a.m.to 5 p.m.April Haslet p.m.weekdays through April 25; 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.weekdays 26• City Hall,105 Main St.,8 a.m.to no voting April 18;7 a.m.to 7 p.m. through April 29;9 a.m.to 5 p.m. ' noon and 1 p.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays April 28 and 29. April 26. Colleyville through April 29;no voting April City Hall,5400 Bransford Road, 18. Trophy Club Hurst-Euless-Bedford 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays through Svore M.U.D.Building,100 Hurst Recreation Center,700 April 29;no voting April 18;10 a.m. Justin Municipal Drive,8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Mary Drive;Euless Public Library, ' to 3 p.m.April 26. City Hall,415 N.College Ave.,8 weekdays through April 29;no vot- 201 N.Ector Drive;Bedford Public a.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays through ing April 18;8 a.m.to noon April Library,1805 L.Don Dodson Drive. Euless April 29;no voting April 18. 26. 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays through ' Euless Public Library,201 N. April 29,no voting April 18;9 a.m. Ector Drive,8 a.m.to 5 p.m.week- Keller Watauga to 5 p.m.April 26. days through April 29;no voting Town Hall,1100 Bear Creek City Hall,7101 Whitley Road,8 April 18;9 a.m.to 5 p.m.April 26. Parkway,8 a.m.to 5 p.m.week- a.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays through Keller ' days through April 29;no voting April 28;no voting April 18;8 a.m. Keller Education Center,350 Flower Mound April 18:9 a.m.to 3 p.m.April 26. to 2 p.m.April 26;8 a.m.to 6 p.m. Keller Park,vay,8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Town Hall,2121 Cross Timbers April 29. weekdays through April 25;9 a.m. Road,8 a.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays Marshall Creek to 3 p.m.April 26;8 a.m.to 7 p.m. through April 29;no voting April Town Hall,132 Ash Road,8 a.m. School districts April 28 and 29. 18;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.April 26;10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.weekdays through_ T _ --- to _to 4 p.m.April 27. April 29;no voting April 18. BRfTV1I� –Lewlvvillf— ' Fort Worth Northlake Birdville school district voters Flower Mound Town Hall,2121 who live in Haltom City,North Cross Timbers Road,8 a.m.to 5 Summerglen Branch Library, Town Hall,1301 Farm Road 407, Richland Hills and Watauga will p.m.weekdays through April 29; 4205 Basswood Blvd.,8 a.m.to 5 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.weekdays through vote at each city's polling site. no voting April 18;8 a.m.to 5 p.m. 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF L 1 MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCNAMIE DELA CRUZ RID GWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD (,COLL7NS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRA1RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / S� DATE OF ARTICLE l / C 3 NEWSPAPER FWST 1fb . 1 Localotheials 1 arebracing ®r Roger City Manager ger Nelson has said he is expecting a$377,000 decrease 1 m property tax revenue from y for the denntoitraiseswer revenue given revenue, 1 this year, no new projects "Any cuts will affect the were started, and one By MAX B.BARER local economy, but this is aOfficials employee was laid off, he STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER better scenario than ifthey MM cheer the said. ' Exuberant local officials went to bankruptcy,"she said. vote that kept American Fort Worth collected about said they were relieved that The taxable value of Airlines out of bankruptcy, $2 million in property taxes American Airlines avoided American's airplanes and oth- but they warn that eco- from American this year and 1 bankruptcy Wednesday, but er assets is expected to drop nomic woes lie ahead. has been expecting about the cities, school districts and by about $100 million, even same amount next year, said other taxing entities could without a bankruptcy filing, number of its aircraft out of Bridgette Garrett, interim still lose more than$6 million said John Marshall, chief service and is expected to assistant city manager. 1 annually as the struggling air- appraiser for the Tarrant ground more. Because of its relatively line cuts pay and jobs. Appraisal District. By reducing activity at the low property tax rate,Tarrant Cities and school districts "It is a big deal either way, airport, Tarrant County pro- County expects to see its rev- in Northeast Tarrant County even if they don't go into jects that the amount of taxes enues drop about $250,000, ' will bear the brunt of Ameri- bankruptcy,"he said."It is one it collects on the planes and Price said. can's cuts..The Grapevine- of the things we are going associated inventory will The Fort Worth school dis- Colleyville school district through with the airline indus- drop to about $1.46 million trict gets such a small portion ' faces the loss of about $1.7 try. It is not pleasant by any next year,from about$2.1 mil- of its taxes from American million in property tax rev- means.It is a lot of money." lion,Price said. Airlines that budget director enue from American this Last year, the total taxable The Grapevine-Colleyville Cheryl Kennon couldn't esti- year,a county tax official said. value of American Airlines, school district is projecting mate the amount. 1 Nonetheless, the its commuter airline Ameri- about $3.5 million in tax rev- Some of the economic announcement Wednesday can Eagle, and the company enue from American,this years effect could be indirect. that the flight attendants had credit union was.about $643 down from $7.5 million in Euless collects only $260 a ratified a new concessionary million, according to the 2001. Marshall estimated the year in property tax from ' contract was cause for cele- appraisal district. loss this year at $1.7 million, American Airlines, but the bration. Betsy Price, the Tarrant based on the current tax rate. city depends on more than$3 "I was very pleased to see County tax assessor-collector The Hurst-Euless-Bedford million a year in revenue that all of the agreements had who recently measured pro- school district collects about from the airport car rental ' been ratified," Fort Worth jected losses for most area $4 million in property tax facility. Mayor Kenneth Barr said. "It taxing entities, said local offi- revenue annually from the Local government leaders, creates a real opportunity for cials are scheduled to meet company, although loss esti- meanwhile, are remaining American. There is a lot of today with bankruptcy mates were not immediately upbeat, saying they've seen hard work yet to do,but it's a lawyers to discuss their eco- available.American is the dis- American's taxable values sten in the right dir-eetion. RiCA. t :—,s r�b�1 a taxpayer,repro drop dramatic-ally ever- ,. 'ttl.he "If this works,we'll see the "It's a big loss when your senting about 3.5 percent of past 1/years. 1 airline continue as a viable second-biggest taxpayer its property tax revenue, offi- "We'll be bruised, but not Part of the economy,"he said. almost goes bankrupt," she cials said. beaten," Price said. "We had "If it doesn't, there will be a said. `They have a lot of an inkling there was trouble lot more stress to go employees and business in paradise." 1 through." assets." Staff writers Eva-Marie Ayala, Elba Garcia,a Dallas coun- In Northeast Tarrant Paula Caballero,Mena Morrison, cilwoman,was also elated but County, many entities receive Ginger D.Richardson, said that North Texas must tax revenues from the planes Ellen Schroeder and Anna M.'rinsley contributed to this report. still brace for an economic that land and take off from backlash. Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Max B.Baker,(817)390-7714maxbaker@star-telegram.com � American already has taken a ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF I MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 5 103 DATE OF ARTICLE - I 3 NEWSPAPERTW S J ' IABC luncheon — Apr. 8 The International Association of Business ' Communicators met at the Petroleum Club. Beth Weibel, Lies(Logan and Lon De La Cruz ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF ' MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINSf WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED =i �� t,' DATE OF ARTICLNEWSPAPER FUST StarldegiLum 4 rrsa 14 yj 24 ' ANNIYERSARY � ,/ pril ap ze 5 /Opmi0Pd EULESS, TEXAS t ' carnival preview .411ra ca# t ' ° its are /v'rzle 7ickes mry be trw ' At the t ess parrhased of e Parks& 91dway Reo'edtion Gen ter or 12 M adilapee �« uniry srnm�ry►� lSl,�6851661 ' Arbor D4fZe Islocated / Wcomerol .., for**rDaze �l ealle68'5-1660 t Visit as al ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE f OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR fARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED I f% J DATE OF ARTICLE a NEWSPAPER FWST ,r free famir,Fun! Arbor Dazzling Kidz Zone. _= � � Corn�dl Rides Rats�Crafts Community 5tdges ,� Fraught to you 6y Fusiness Fxaaor Live EntertainmenlY ftnt$av (jf Nov97 k4_1 ScrecialAftractions! ��,�.., !' g Urban Forestry Demos , ► .Sunday,AoriJ 27 Free Treesl k am_7 a Fes&,11 Hturrs � > FMueh blares" tom lffain.Stage Gates Open r Fir,. tam Entertoinment8egins .* friday,Aarr/2.5 Af1co 12 Darr-Afidrnight Festival/fours -bWe Goofing 6 am !fain Stage Gates Ooen b'oaey Jdrn�s 6:45 om fntertainrrwntBegins Gr�sgi ! u�rr uurrzs ' ` f Mdnh,vS-The Mande/las •i, gtert#�rust� The Bear'h Boys7(tEl f .. . i 9-,-,m-4fidW96t Festival Hoare 6 am Nam Stage Gates Ooea 6:45om �ntertainment$egins �- — Starsiio _ Little River&md ' Rlek Soringfield DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF tMAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIB/RA`RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED S �% -3 DATE OF ARTICLE "7 3 NEWSPAPER FWST Asset for Euless The Euless City Council has a valuable, dedicated asset in Veva Lou Massey.She has demonstrated strong fiscal responsibility for all the pro- jects and programs that come before the city. Please join us in voting for Veva Lou Massey for another term. Charles and Ruth Hunt, Euless DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE �. OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR+A�RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED S' L 3 DATE OF ARTICLNEWSPAPER FWST t ' Community spirit The Leadership HEB class ' is sprucing up the pediatrics courtyard at Harris Methodist H.E.B.hospital in Bedford as part of its com- munity service project.The class'work will be unveiled at a dedication ceremony at ' 4:30 p.m.May Z - Participants are Richard Aguirre of the Hurst-Euless- Bedford school district, Debra Baker and Tim Small of Y2 Marketing,Sarah Dechert of Courtyard by Marriott,Sheila Gibson of First American Bank, Michael Land of Forest Ridge Funeral Home,Jason Little of the city of Hurst,Nanette Rix of Harris Methodist H.E.B., Beverly Rubaloff of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Cham- ber of Commerce,.James Tin- dell of the Bedford Fire Department,Dawn Simpson ' of PRN Real Estate,Bill Syblon of the city of Bedford and Eric Wlhite of the city of Euless. ' The class will graduate May 5 at the chamber's mem- bership luncheon at U a.m.at First United Methodist ' Church of Hurst,521 W.. Pipeline Road. i ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN/ LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l C DATE OF ARTICLE / 3 ( =� NEWSPAPER FWST Arbor Daze branches phonist efree,yJames. lot of the songs [onand the ' The free, nonalcoholic festi- new album] are pretty hard and val is in its 15th year and fast"rock songs,he said.Two he includes tree giveaways, plant outwith more variety sales, landscaping advice, arts anticipates playing at the festival and crafts sales and children's are I Don't Want Anything ' activities. Last year; it attracted From You("That one is anger")and Alien Virus ("That's ' By TERRY LEE GOODRICH , � ,000 .Rick 200people STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER denial"). ' Springfield The Beach Boys, who have Springfield has also had sev- EULESS — Grammy-win- of Jessie's Girl fame leads drawn hug e crowds at past festi- eral television ning singer Rick Springfield is a pack of varied entertain- vals, will make their return and movie coming to Arbor Daze 2003 in ment options planned for appearance Friday.Their vintage the midst of releasing some Euless'three-day festival hits include Good Vibrations, roles. He is pent-up emotions. celebrating trees. Surfin' U.S.A., Surfer Girl and T- $ best known for Those feelings — to be Little Deuce Coupe. playing Dr. ■Schedule,map' 10B k, Noah Drake on expressed on a new album Springfield,who will perform al Hospi- ' called Shock, Denial, Anger, Saturday, just finished a two- tae General said his Acceptance—will be shared like opening a page of your year stint doing the EFX Alive with audiences this weekend diary." show at Las Vegas'MGM Grand SPRINGFIELD sons, ages 17 in a sneak preview of his latest Springfield, whose early Hotel. He said his new work, and 14,"are the center of my life now" named for the four stages of musical effort, which he hits included Jessies Girl and Although the festival's enter- expects to finish in less than I Get Excited, will headline grief, is in his usual cathartic tainment has centered on oldies two months. the three-day festival celebrat- songwriting style and was trig- music, organizers have begun "Some of it gets pretty per- ing trees along with The gered by relationships, although incorporating other types of sonal,"Springfield,53,said in a Beach Boys and jazz saxo- he won't elaborate. music, said Ray McDonald, phone interview. "It's almost In past albums, his songs assistant director and interim have dealt with the loss of his Festival detalls father, the difficulty of marriage director of the city's Parks and Euless festival and not being read for father- Community Services Depart- 0 Noon to midnight Friday;9 g y ment. a.m.to midnight Saturday;10 a.m. Euless hood to 8 p.m.Sunday Harwood Rd. Last year, jazz saxophonist Richard Elliott drew a large ■ Arbor Daze grounds,north crowd on the festival's final of Airport Freeway and west of Z9 360 night,so organizers have invited Bear Creek Parkway.Parking bor- Midway Dr. °dam ders Bear Creek Parkway,Texas saxophonist-keyboardist-song- 360 and Fuller-Wiser Road. writer James, who plays jazz, ■ Free admission.Concerts soul and tunes with a gospel fla- are free with tickets,which may vor, to perform Sunday. His be obtained from sponsoring album Ride was nominated for a radio stations KLUV 98.7 183 (www.kluvcom),KVIL103.7 2003 Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album.It also was (www.kvil.com)for Saturday,oraze Oasis 107.5(www.smooth- Mapped listed as Billboard magazine's jazz1075.com). area ' No. 3 Current Contemporary Without tickets,concert admin 83 Friday_ Jazz Album for 2002. cion is$5;premium seating,in 30. Other headliners are Martha front of the Main Stage,is$30.For l & The Vandellas, jazz guitarist premium seating,call(817)685- STAR-TELEGRAM/DAVE SEYMOUR Joyce Cooling, Starship and the 1666. Little River Band. Parking is$5 per day.Tickets The festival includes a plant__- are required Tor carnival rides and exposition, with hanging plants are available at ticket booths and flats of spring flowers for ' throughout the carnival grounds. sale.Lawn and garden exhibitors will answer questions. In the ArtisTree portion of the festival,artists from through- out the Southwest will sell clothes, jewelry, art and wood crafts. i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 7 OF ' MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS ,WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED -S DATE OFARTICLE 'y ! - ��' NEWSPAPER FWST Entertainment will be on 5:30 p.m.Magic by Bruce Chad- COCA-COLA three stages. And a children's wick COMMUNITY STAGE ' area, the Arbor Dazzling Kidz ARTS COUNCIL OF Fnday Zone, will have puppet shows, 4 p.m.The Haven Fellowship face painting, clowns, a petting NORTHEAST TARRANT 6 p.m.Pat Riddle School of ' zoo and crafts. Special attrac- COUNTY STAGE Dance tions will be the Star Family Cir- Riday 6:30 p.m.Dance Continuum cus and a carnival. 2 p.m.Silverlily Productions— Saturday Uncle Sam 10 a.m.Tenjin-Do Martial Arts ' Entertainment schedule 2:40 p.m.Seussology 101 10:30 a.m.Cartwheel's Gymnas- MAIN STAGE 3:15 p.m.Storybook Theatre tics Mday 4:15 p.m.Afrikania Cultural 11 a.m.Trinity Polynesian 6:45 p.m.Crawfish Troupe of Ghana 11:30 a.m.God's Country Kids 7:45 p.m.Martha&The Vandel- 5 p.m.Roger Day Noon Artistic Grace Academy las 5:45 p.m.Afrikania Cultural 12:30 p.m.God's Country Kids 9:15 p.m.The Beach Boys Troupe 1 p.m.Texas Children's Choir& Saturday 6:30 p.m.Roger Day Praze Dancers ' 6:45 p.m.Starship Saturday 2 p.m.Julie Johns 7:45 p.m.Little River Band 10 a.m.Silverlily Productions— 2:30 p.m.Hula Breeze 9:15 p.m.Rick Springfield Stretch the Clown 3 p.m.Ke Anuenue Polynesian Sunday 11:15 a.m.The Railchasers Revue ' 2 p.m.Metro Praise Noon Patrick Thomas 4 p.m.Scheherezade's Fantasies 2:45 p.m.Joyce Cooling 12:30 p.m.Metroplex Suzuki 5 p.m.Teriki's Polynesia 4:15 p.m.Boney James Players 5:30 p.m.Isis&the Star Dancers ARBOR DAllLING 1:15 p.m.Ballet Folklorico of Suzy ' Dallas Noon Blue Radio KIDZ ZONE 2 p.m.Barefoot Band 1 p.m.Attitudes Dance Studio ;day 2:45 p.m.Rhythm Nation 2 p.m.Events in Motion 3:30 p.m.The Stylamanders 3 p.m.Roger Day 2:30 p.m.Dolunay Rose Dancers 4:30 p.m.Stringbini the One 4:15 p.m.Force of Rhythm 3 p.m.Dance Sensations and Only Clown 5 p.m.Roger Day 4 p.m.Dance Machines Dance 5:30 p.m.The Stylamanders 6 p.m.Inka Wayra Studio Saturday Sunday 5 p.m.Lauren Godfrey 10 a.m.Magic by Bruce Chadwick 11 a.m.Doug Olvey,Elvis imper- 5:30 p.m.Heather Meyer 11 a.m.Calliopes Closet sonator 6 p.m.Amarain Noon The Stylamanders 11:45 a.m.Margaret Clauder as 1 p.m.Magic by Bruce Chadwick The Bookworm 2 p.m.Calliopes Closet 12:30 p.m.Silver Strolling Strings 3 p.m.The Stylamanders 1:15 p.m.Topcats—Hank the Cow 4 p.m.Magic by Bruce Chad- Dog wick 2:15 p.m.Jan Ryberg Guitar ' 4:45 p.m.Calliopes Closet Ensemble 5:30 p.m.The Stylamanders 3 p.m.Threadneedle Street Sunday 4:15 p.m.Brothers 3 12:30 p.m.The Stylamanders ' 1:30 p.m.Calliopes Closet 2:30 p.m.The Stylamanders 3:30 p.m.Magic by Bruce Chad- wick 4:30 p.m.Calliopes Closet DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ! OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RID G6i'A1(_) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR9RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 7 S D.117" OFARTICLE / G 3 NEWSPAPER FWST wit h 4 fests, it's choo.� �J 1, 4 "1 . Nu ' By TERRY LEE GOODRICH Four major Fort Worth Arts Festival, with the Square, in Southlake Town STAR-TELEGRAM ®ELEGRAM STAFF WRITER 1 festivals are 200 artists in a juried show Square, will have 100 artists in Some artists have had to scheduled for this weekend and sale, and 300 entertainers, a juricrl sh,,:,v and sale. Sun- make tough choices about this in Denton and Tarrant including Grammy-winners shine 'zkazineand Art- weekend's area art festivals — counties. Brave Combo of Denton and Fair Sourc:_13vok rate .it highly. which invitation should they the Robert Cray Band. The FO-V the first tiine, the festival accept to show off their work? —they can fit in. downtown Fort Worth eveiat, lias booi:ecl big-name enter- , A musicians union presi- Some festgoers say its too listed as one of the nation's top taituy►ent — three-time Gram- dent is doing his best to line much of a good thing. Others 100 art shows in Sun,:hi.r, = (: .y<l. It will also up bands, hoping audiences shrug it off,saying they plan to Artist Magazine and ArtTair hr-'Nle and a stage won't be stretched too thin as gas up the car and hit as many SourceBook-, is exps'cted tc, i:viLb 001'T iaausicians and chil- they decide how many of four festivals as they can. attract about 400,000 festg,.r dre;a's -°'Aertainers. Last year, major art/music events — The lineup: ers,organizers say. three with Grammy winners In The 18th annual Main St. ■ The fifth annual Art in valuable land north of Texas 170 Hudson Oaks, North Richland by Councilman Carl "Scooter' Heath also said he is not satis- to Westlake. Heath said he is not Hills and Saginaw.He said before Gierisch Jr. to keep McEntire as fied with the way McEntire repre convinced that McEntire tried the vote that he was not aware of city attorney failed 3-2. Gierisch sented Roanoke in its four-year hard enough: any specific complaints about his and Councilwoman Holly Gray- ,.border dispute with Westlake. In "Mike is good at the day-to- performance. McPherson supported the 2001, a state judge ruled against day agendas, but as far as him "There's just a lot of things motion; Darby,Heath and Coun- Roanoke, granting 300 acres of serving us in the court of law, I going on,and I don't know exact- cilmad Ron Lynch opposed it. have some misgivings about that; ly what the concerns are,"he said. Councilwoman Ginger Pinkard he said. He declined to comment after abstained from the vote because McEntire, who has been with meeting with the council. she said she did not know Roanoke since 1981, also serves A previous motion Tuesday enough about the matter to decide. harassment and wrongful termi Gierisch said he is satisfied nation. with McEntire's performance and Stathatos said Roanoke's' ' called Heath's action part of a pat- turnover rate is low compared to- tem that began when City Man- other cities its size. ager Jimmy Stathatos was hired in "It's unfortunate that Mr.' 1998• Gierisch uses my tenure here as a ' "It just seems like everybody frame of reference even though that ever worked for the city I've been here over five years,"he+ before the city manager came said. into office has lost their jobs,"he Heath said that none of the said. employees who left were forced Employees who have resigned out and that turnover is a natural since Stathatos was hired include: result of Roanoke's rapid growth ■Former Police Chief Rod "I'm not advocating people Davis, who resigned in March losing their jobs.I just think we're 2000 after a no-confidence vote finally holding people account- ___ from his officers. able for what they do,"he said.E Funner Fire Chief _ Brian With three contested seats — Hecht,who resigned in June 2001 Gierisch's, Lynch's and Pinkard's after a Fire Department employee — in the May 3 election,it could 1 filed a complaint against him, be a very different council that■ Former City Secretary decides McEntire's future. Ramah Burns, who resigned in Gierisch said that is one August 2001 after failing a poly- change he would welcome. graph test related to missing "I'm hoping and praying that ' Municipal Court funds. we get some people that are will- 0 Former Police Chief Doug ing to focus on some of the other Angell,who resigned in February things that need to be taken care after an investigation of a former of,"he said. employee's complaint of sexual ONLINE:www.roanoketexas.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RID GWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / 51 03 DATE OFARTICLE qTZ q 163 NEWSPAPER FWST Festival street closings Denton festival Euless festival ® Closed today U=iuer3fty Dr. Euless Closed except for Harwood Rd. (,ottrtiu�z�se 6 to 9 a.m.and ?>"is ' X54 4 to 6 p.m 377 4 ■Euless' 15th annual Arbor �s 0�, Some lanes closed t 360' aba i # e Daze, featuring The Beach s� �� spur n Midway Dr. d, Boys, Grammy-winner Rick Zia ,s 280 ' Springfield and jazz by Boney 3�dSSti etirs� James. Dozens of other musi- ato SK- rrS d JNr : cians and entertainers are 5 y �� �rsK. scheduled to perform, and ��s f $ St. E U 1e3 thousands of trees will be giv- en away. Art — heavy on the f DentonArbor Daze Mapped craft side — will be sold. cort:wrtciorr Mapped area = area will be held Friday About 200,000 people usually Fates Center ter 4rKtnney sc 83 ®, attend. Worth ®®, : through �ar,.5 tso Sunday. ■The 23rd annual Denton ® Fart m Maw:.Q Worth .. Arts &Jazz Festival — which 8 any 9 STAR-TELEGRAM/DAVE SEYMOUR ' emphasizes the jazz more than Lancaster Ave. STAR-TELEGRAM the art — will feature two STAR-TELEGRAM ing the schedules more for been with us forever." Grammy'winners, the Light entertainers they want to see," Debbie Keese of Burleson, Crust Doughboys and Brave Street closures said Suzanne Hendrickson, 46� an administrative assistant Combo, and hundreds of pro- Today to 6 a.m.Monday– recreation manager for Euless, at Texas Christian University, fessional and community Main Street from Second to which oversees Arbor Daze. said she has enjoyed visiting entertainers on seven stages. Ninth streets;Eighth and Ninth "But we really don't feel it's Art in the Square for two Nestled beneath the trees in streets from Houston to Com- hurt us, because we feel_we've y but the overlapping ' merce streets;First, Second and ears, g Civic Center Park, it usually Third streets from Houston to got different entertainment, schedules tipped the scales in attracts about 120,000 people. Commerce;and Fourth and although I think there will be favor of Fort Worth's festival. For some artists and festgo- Fifth streets will be closed, some people that will go to It's one of her traditions and ers, things got complicated both" the Euless and Fort except from 6 to 9 a.m.and 4 to "for me, Southlake is a long when Fort Worth moved the 6 p.m.through Friday. Fourth Worth festivals. drive.A very long drive.And I Main St. festival to the last and Fifth from Houston to Com- Euless City Manager Joe have a cookout to fit in,too." weekend of April. Typically, merce will be closed all day and Hennig said that "every act Ricky Bird, 28, a Bedford the festival is the third week- night Saturday and Sunday.The we've booked has remained landscaper, said it will be a end, but the timing varies two outer lanes of Sixth and booked. And while there's busy weekend. some years depending on Seventh streets will be closed. always a little art at ours,we're "My girlfriend goes to UNT which weekend Easter falls, 6 p.m.Friday to 6 a.m. not juried like at Main Street. [the University of North said Mona Harmon,communi- Monday Sixth and Seventh will Ours is more craft-related. Texas] in Denton and wants to cations and marketing director be closed. "I guess you can spread the go to the fest there, but there's for Downtown Fort Worth. Parking lanes and meters will population too thin over festi- some bands in Fort Worth she For music lovers,the sched- be closed on the south side of vals, but I don't think we've wants to see, too," he said. ' uling is unfortunate, said Ray Weatherford Street,the east done that at this point," he "She'd also love to go to South- side of Houston and the west Hair, president of the,1,800- side of Commerce. said. lake to see Jewel, except tick- member Dallas-Fort Worth Carol Short, executive ets are so expensive." Professional Musicians Associ- director of the Denton festival, Some artists are frustrated. ation. vals, but the public will just said attendance at that event Usually, it's a boon if they're _ - -q have to - accepted at both the Fort ten together and coordinated," being able to take in and savor vals have come to the area. Worth and Southlake festivals. said Hair, music director and everything each festival has to "I just think we're all so California artist Laurie Ben- producer for the Fort Worth offer.That's the rub." diverse," she said. "I think der was invited to both but and Denton festivals."I'm afraid Event planners, however, there will be loyalty to each opted for Southlake's event the audiences will be split. think most people will take the festival — or they can hit us because she had the chance to ,We have enough talent in competing festivals in stride. all. And we have artists from show as Artist of the Year. ' this area to staff all the festi- "People are probably study- all over the country that have "I've had a lot of success in DISTRIBUTED TO. PAGE 3 OF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS iVILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED /u� 5 f r DATE OF ARTICLE l NEWSPAPER FWST l d h l tivaschedules Southlake festival fesCHAMBER OF COMMERCE Arbor Daze,Euless S u c c F s t`�ry U rr� r Y Sri-tEdake Noon to midnight Friday; 9 a.m.to midnight Saturday; o a 110- 10 a.m.to 8 p.m.Sunday North of Airport Freeway zg and west of Bear Creek Park- Civic PI. c way.Parking borders Bear � � � 2003 Main Creek Parkway,Texas 360 and - r ' ' Fuller Wiser Road. Roanoke Fountain Pl. Admission is free.Concerts % Southlake Blvd. are free with tickets; $5 with- out. Premium seating in front of 'trophy Club "^ A `, the Main Stage is$30. For free : Mapped , Friday tickets, contact radio stations Westlake area 183 KLUV/98.7 FM (www.kluv.Com),through Sunday. KVIL/103.7 FM (www.kvil.com) Chamber = or KOAI/107.5 FM (www.smooth- STAR-TELEGRAM/DAVE SEYMOUR jazz1075.com). For premium Golf CIaSSIC tickets,call(817)685-1666. Southlake for the past three Parking is $5 per day.Tickets years, so I chose it," Bender for carnival rides will be avail- i 18 said. "I think it attracts clien- able at booths on the grounds. Tour tele looking for a very high Art in the Square,Southlake quality of fine arts and crafts." 4 to 10:30 p.m. Friday; 8718 Amen Corner • Flower Mound Sculptor William Colburn 10 a.m.to 10:30 p.m. Saturday; AN 11 a.m.to 6 p.m.Sunday Monday, pril 282003 of Fairhope, Ala., said he'll � show his abstract steel and Southlake Town Square, 1256 Main St., off Southlake whimsical floral works at both Boulevard shows. Admission and parking are 7:00 a.m. "It's gonna be a hassle — a free;tickets for Jewel concert Registration and Continental Breakfast lot of driving back and forth," at 9 p.m. Saturday are$50 to ' he said. "But they're both good $100. markets."He said he'll work 15- For information,call 8:00 a.m. hour days because show poli- (817)421-6792.Tickets for Jew- cies require artists'attendance. el concert on sale at Ticketmas- Shotgun Start Singer-guitarist Chris ter outlets, (972)647-5700. (Four-Person Scramble Format- Andrews, lead member of Big The Denton Arts&Jazz Singles Welcome Smoo & The Trailer Park The g 5 to 11 p.m. Friday;10 a.m.to Kings, said musicians like to 11 p m. Saturday;11 a.m.to 9 $125 Entry per person before March 31 ' catch festival music just like p.m.Sunday $135 Entry per person after March 31 the general public. He'll miss Denton Civic Center Park, pril 15 some bands he'd like to hear at 321 E. McKinney St. Deadline to enter Arbor Daze because they're Admission is free.For info, Soft Spikes Required ' playing close to the time his mation, call (940) 565-0931 or Entryperperson includes:Green fee.end.range balls, band willdentonjazzfest.com.erform in Fort go to www. continental breakfast,catered lunch.shoe bag,g gixatic bug, Worth. Main St.Fort Worth Arts Beat the I'm and great prizes! "There's no way we'd give Festival Main Street up,because it's the 11 a.m.to 10 p.m.Thursday; Raffle for Two Frontier Airline tickets V11 a.m.to 11:30 p.m. Friday and 4Hole•m-0nechances towin acar and sports packages. bi-biggest-feather - -- — -— --- — - ��� Saturday;11 a.m.to 8 p.m.Sun- Proceeds benefit the Roanoke/Til rphyClLit)/WestlakeCha mher• far," he said. "But it's just too day programs and economiedevelopment.. ' much going on." Main Street,from Weather- For more information call the Chamber Staff writer Paul Bourgeois contributed ford to Ninth streets at 817-491-1222 or email rtcw(yrrtcwchamberorg to this report. Admission is free.For infor Tour 18 offers the unique opportunity d,sample some of the most.renown I Pr f ed Terry Lee Goodrich,(817)611-3812 mation,call (817)366-2787 or courses normally not available hr the public.Unlike other courses,each terry@star-telegram.com go to www.msfwaf.org. hole at Tour 18 is an event!Your guests will have the opportunity to play replica holes from such courses as'rPC Sawgrass,Doral.Oakmont and Cherry Hills.just to name a fcw.Directions to Tour 18:North on 377to 1171. Take a right.Tour 18 will he 3 miles on your left.817-430-2000 SPt�fls rs =la Packages At adalile DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE�_q_OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED �ZJ �� DATEOFARTICLE GC �`f L` NEWSPAPER FWST 1 �z x - y Brollgiltto yt?CI f 1—r soon c reaerr� FAM, Fr'rst M---- fJQ .; !v�Rxasn!.5eesa»s�a free Fdmi�,fun! ^5 Arbor Danlmg kldz Zone! � a Cdrn�v41 RrdesE , , � waxxvcnnxs AIS S Crafts Sa 3 t ' .: , � Communil�Stdge� I�CTEi: • Live Entertdinmen� PlantShce! 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Tarrant County is home to no fewer than % < three big fests this weekend. f' ' The ones you certainly know are the Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival, downtown Fort Worth's annual mix of art, crafts, music and funnelif -ji 0 cakes;and Arbor Daze, Euless' r r annual three days of trees, love 7 + '' i t and music, this time well- .._, �g organized into an oldies night, a classic-pop night and a tV 'Lf smooth-jazz afterpoon. Less established but coming on strong is Southlake's Art inVk 71 the Square, which will paint Southlake Town Center red —and probably white, blue,violet, and other visible colors of the spectrum. �!s` � � , That festival's big coup this year is pop singer-songwriter poet-presence ' Jewel, who will highlight Saturday night's ,kr i %j entertainment. ; a ° " � Main St. actually got under way Thursday (so there, nitpickers who say that three days �� J r only contain 72 hours!) but there remains an '4 jt insane number of choices to float your entertainment balloon. Across the bottom of these four pages, we suggest one itinerary. But make up your own —they ' possibilities are almost endless. Around the county in - - t rst� A festival ticker: hitting the highlights Eli,W 'Tl-3.Th. an er ain .........g oon Watch e nsem a pev- p.m. s pre warm out Mete rsn t p.m. eave or or Daze(yes, a in the scene,munching on your first loan on the world's largest stringed it?If it's too early for a cold beer or a Main Stage gates don't open till 6,but a 51Fe Y" y # 1 '$ tN funnel cake of the weekend. instrument.If you miss this,don't lesbval margarita,stop in at the Coffee you know the traffic around here...( m wur y—it'll happen again and again Haus for a frozen mocha FR[InY'fi (onrinued on neat;,Mt DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ` OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RID GWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED f Ll DATEOFARTICLES �=3 NEWSPAPER FWST Arbor Daze Mains e Euless festival Ia8 Friday Harwood Rd. 6.45 p in Crawfish THE SCENE:Free trees,oldies music and jazz duct O&As.Artists will sell clothes,jewelry,and 1:45 p.m.Martha&the are the lures at Arbor Daze,the annual three-da arts and crafts. 9 15 p.as Euless blowout that las[year hauled in a crowd of Besides the Main Stage,where Springfield,the BAd Sed 9.15 p.m.The Beach Boys Y 9Midway Dr. Saturday I 200,000 people. Beach Boys and the like will play,there are two � 6:45 p.m.Starship THE MUSIC:Better organized than at most of other entertainment stages;the Arbor Dazzling 7;45 p.m.Little River Band these catch-all tests,with oldies on Friday,classic Kidz-Zone,with puppet shows,face-painting, 3 9'15 p m.Rick Springfield pop-rock on Saturday,smooth jazz on Sunday.The clowns,a petting zoo and crafts;the Star Family a Sunday 2 p.m.Metro Prase Beach Boys—a big draw at past tests—head- Circus;and a carnival. 1a1 2:75 p.m.Joyce Cooling fine on Friday with the promise of Good THE FOOD:All the festival basics:hot dogs, 415 pin Roney James Vibrations,Surfin' burgers,barbecue,turkey legs,corny dogs and Arbgr Daze Arbor Daze U.S.A.,Surfer Gid funnel cakes.The event is alcohol-free, uaonEawill be held ----- -- and Little Deuce TICKET DETAILS:Concerts are free with tick- ss Arbor Dazzling Kidz Noon-midnight Friday;9 Coupe. ets,available through sponsoring radio stationsthrouZone a.m:midnight Saturday; Rick Springfield KLUV/98.7 FM,www.kluv.com;KVIL/703.1 FM, ' Various times 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Sunday rs plays Saturday— www.kvii.com;or the Oasis,KOAI/107.5 FM, - -A The Sryins the One North of Texas 183 and stAm n�EcaaMroxvE srvrxoua Clown the One and Only and,yeah,he did www.smoothjazz7075.com. Glown west of Bear Creek Jessie's Girl,but Without a ticket,concert Magic by Bruce Chadwick Parkway he's not coasting admission is$5;premium Calliopes Closet EUIBSS - on that.Fresh from seating,in front of the ' Free a two-year stint Main Stage,is available ':j..y Arts Council of Concerts free with tickets, doing the EFX for$30(Friday and available from sponsoring Alive!show at Las Saturday are sold NorthEast Tarrant radio Stations Vegas'MGM Grand out).For premiumCounty Stage $5 parking Hotel,he'll treat seating on Sunday, 010,11, •.r..- Friday ' (817)685-1666 audiences to a pre- call(817)685-1666. 2 p.m.Sllverlity Productions— www.euless.org/arbor_ view of his new CD, Tickets are needed Uncle Sam dale/arbor_daze.htm Shock,Denial, for carnival rides and are 2:40 Seussobogy 101 3:15 p in ri Anger,Acceptance. available at ticket r�� 4:15 p m.Afrikaoia Cullturale Those are the four stages of grief,and while booths throughout the 'y Troupe at Ghana ' Springfield is mum on what triggered the theme carnival grounds. 5 p.m.Roger Day —other than"relationships"—many of the self- —Terry Lee Goodrich 5.45 p.m.Afrikaoia Cultural penned songs are"pretty hard and fast,"he said. Troupe 6.30 p.m.Roger Day "I only write songs as cathartic things,"hec Saturday said."It's almost like opening a page to your 10 a.m.Silverliy Productions diary." —Stretch the Clown ' In recent years,fest organizers have begun _ 11:15 a.in.The Railchasers throwing jazz into the mix.This year's draw on Noon.Patrick Thomas Sunday is keyboardist-songwriter Boney James, :� I J 12:30 p.m.Metroplex Suzuki whose repertoire includes jazz,soul and r Players 1 gospel-tinged tunes.He was nominated for a Dallas Ballet FOIMlonco of 2003 Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental 2 p.m.Barefoot Band Album for Ride. 2:45 p.m.Rhythm Nation Other headliners for the weekend: 3 p.m.Roger Day Martha and the Vandetlas,jazz guitarist - 4.15 p.m.Force of Rn0hni Joyce Cooling,Starship and the Little l 5 pm.Roger Day River Band. spin Inka Wayta i Sunday THE EXTRAS:To promote preserva- ii 11 a.m.Doug0lvey,Elvis c tion and planting,the city of Eulessi' impersonator gives away thousands of sapling I 1145 a.m.Margaret in, trees at this fest each year.Any ' Clauder as the Bookworm interested visitor may take one f 12:30 p.m Silver - Strolling Strings ' ¢ home—for free.Hanging - 1.15 p.m.Topcats— plants and spring flowers will Hank the Cow Dog c° he for sale,and lawn and 2:15 pm Jan Ryberg garden exhibitors will con- Guitar Ensemble �o3 D.m.Threadneedle Street 4:15 p.m.Brothers 3 M, / e YiElE6xA C > AaiXtVfS L" 1 1Wherever you've landed, f 11 a.m.Get a taste of Fort Worth s musical history by watching the vener- 5 p.m.Return to Brave Combo at Main St. grab a late-nigh)snack..We rec- able Light Crust Doughboys at Main St.For a touch of the ethereal listen Fon Worth.Do the 6:30 p.m.By now,you're pretty tired colish tatti ;' ,^�^u pblka and fhe Ynu can catch another au,oqo e^�Id t a lemonade.Now o home and sleep +�! t 9 D to hear 5axman Boney James'set.Pickup a free tree./"'ti, "hokeypokey wish,,. get home in time for The Simpsons. rte_ 7:45 p.m.Dance in the streets to the Beach Boys at Arbor Daze.but aE 10 p.m.Go to the Main Stage at for a dose of Doyle Bramhall's Martha and the Vandellas at Arbor don't let Daddy take the Tbird Main St and see Austin singer- Texas-inflected blues-rock. Dazeaway,because you'll needj songwriter Bob Schneider.Walk 11 p.m.Go home and get some 9:15 p.m.Have tun,tun,fun with it to get back to Main St. ac goys 1 doom to the American Airlines Stage sleep.You'll need it.