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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-13 Euless Articles OAULT DISTRIBUTED TO: f PAGEOF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4MIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY .. YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED��//-3/03DATE OFARTICLES 90 .4�LS 03- EWSPAPE n �- reSs MARK e loves to sell but Mark Melson hatedushi p ng prod- ucts that people don't need to people who don't want Hthem,he said. "I wanted to do something more meaningful and helpful.I wanted to sell something that meant more to me," said Melson, 32, director of gift planning and development for t Hams Methodist Health Foundation. So,in 1995,he left chemical sales and applied for a job as a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "That job started m ) e in the non-profit Indus and I was � P industry, _. only 24,but I was pretty good at it,"he said."I love motivat- ing people and rallying.people behind a cause and I just became passionate about MDA." ' Within two years,Melson increased income by 52 percent. That number pales in comparison to the 105.4 percent increase the Arthritis Foundation, Louisiana Chapter, gar- ' nered after Just three years with Melson as development direc- tor. He said knowing he can help change or save lives by his work is a huge motivator when he's putting in the extra hours. "4 Melson and his wife, Jennifer,moved to Fort Worth after ' he had applied for a position in the planned giving area of the foundation. He said he knew some board members and was determined to move to Fort Worth because he loved the city v ,t and wanted to start a family here. r He has worked with the foundation for three years and is still passionate about his job. "I like the challenge,"he said."It's a different type of sell- ing.You're selling an emotion,a feeling that people get when they know they are doing something good for the communi- x ty,_I enjoy the excitement I get when people realize what their contribution has made possible and it just re-affirms that I M= hope my life and career always revolve around this." Melson and Jennifer have an 11-month-old daughter, Lillian. " 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITY ATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKA,IIIE DELA CRUZ RIDGfVAY(2) , YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS fVILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR Willi DATE DISTRIBUTED.' 3 DATE OF ARTICLE �D / /G J NEIVSPAPER FFVST 3 One more time Of all the failed schemes to developThe city's newest 1,950 acres of north Arlington — dat- = major development ' ing back 160 years to the abandoned area includes a crucial component fort that was Tarrant County's first of local history. attempted Anglo settlement—the lat- est proposal unveiled this week may Indians chased settlers east to a place ' finally succeed. that eventually would become known If the City Council agrees to create as Dallas. a tax increment financing district,that In recent years, the Arlington is. acreage was only mined for gravel on , There is much to like about the occasion until developer Jim Salim multi-use project proposed by Dallas bought the parcel on the cheap from developer Samuel Ware with Lazarus the Resolution Trust Corp. Salim first ' Property Corp. Ware wants to build envisioned a multimillion-dollar single-family homes, apartments, entertainment complex, and then a retail shops and warehouses on standard mixed-use commercial and Arlington's last large undeveloped residential project. tract, which sits on the Trinity River His last hope was for high-dollar between Farm Road 157 on the west homes amid man-made lakes — giv- and Texas 360 on the east. (Although ing the region its current name, the the land is in Arlington, it falls in the Lakes of Arlington. Salim spent six H-E-B school district.) years moving dirt, but eventually, like Ware is asking the city for the nec- the 19th-century settlers, he gave up essary zoning and a TIF district, and moved on. which would allow tax revenue gener- Ware's proposal, which includes ated by the project to be used to pay homes priced as high as$256,000,may for infrastructure such as roads. be Arlington's best shot at finally He also is seeking city and state moving this hardscrabble tract onto permission to drill a dozen gas wells the tax rolls as a significant source of on the site, where some wells already city revenue. exist. We particularly like Ware's offer to Of course, Ware's proposal is the set aside about 160 acres for city ser- latest in a long line of efforts to estab- vices. A park preserving the site of lish a lasting development at the site Bird's Fort and linking it to existing of what some regard as the birthplace trails along the Trinity River would of the Metroplex. require only about 50 acres. In 1840, Maj. Jonathan Bird built a Heck, Ware could even milk the fort near Calloway Lake — the lake historical theme to create a more dis- being more akin to a large pond. Cal- tinctive residential neighborhood. loway Lake now sits near the center of Why not call it Bird's Fort and name the acreage in question.But the inhos- the streets after the Metroplex's first pitable, flood-prone land and hostile pioneers? M DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOFJ ' MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 1 DATE DISTRIBUTED li' { 3 O DATE OFARTICLE /�� " •� I �%3 NEWSPAPER res S People Elected ' Senator Jane Nelson, R-Lewisville, was elected President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate. The President Pro Tempore ' is the member who fulfills the duties of lieutenant governor in the event of an absence or disability. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_LOF I MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RIDGTVAY(2) , YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED ` () 3 DATE OF ARTICLEO NEWSPAPER FTVST pulls out of 43 su ar et stores ETrade p er � By JIM FUQUAY ETrade's Web site. make the most of their time signed. The ETrade Zone loca- STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER "We were not able to make it when in our stores." tions were minimally staffed, ETrade Group said Friday into a profitable distribution Target and ETrade an- she said, and kept Target store I that it is ending its venture to channel," ETrade Chief Execu- nounced the venture in August hours. sell financial services in 43 Su- tive Mitchell Caplan told Low 2000 and opened a pilot loca- San Francisco-based ETrade, perTarget stores, saying the lo- Jones Business News. "We're tion in suburban Atlanta the fol- the nation's third-largest online cations weren't profitable. better off exiting." lowing month. It was designed brokerage, said clients can still , There were nine ETrade In a news release,Mirnzeapo- to offer consumers an alterna- do business other ways,includ- Zone locations in North Texas, lis-based Target Corp. said: tive to market banking and in- including stores in Arlington, "Though Target did not initiate vestment services. ing online, in person, via wire- Euless, Fort Worth, Hurst and this decision, we regret any in- An ETrade representative less communications and at au- Watauga. u-W ga. They were closing convenience this may cause our said a "negligible" number of tomated teller machines. Friday, and the venture's home guests.Target will continue ex- employees are affected, and a — Jim Fuquay,(817)548-5534 page has been removed from ploring ways to help our guests few of those have been reas- jfuquay@star-telegram.com ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF I MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIAI IIENNIG AICKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDG{VAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS T IL1IITE GETCL ELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED Cp I ' C� -3 DATE OF ARTICLE I C NEIVSPAPER FIVST Filipinos to celebrate heritage at Euless fest By E11XNA F.MORRISON ® The event is a Philippine festival the culture, said Merna Par- STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER reminder of the ■WHAT: Pista Sa Na on,or con,an event organizer. EULESS — A festival cele- richness of the Philippine town festival celebrating the "Families where kids were brating the 105th Philippine culture, organizers say. Philippine Independence Day born here, they will be Independence Day will ■WHEN:10 a.m.to 5 p.m. reminded of their heritage," include folk dancing, arts and today Parcon said. "They can see crafts, and other cultural ele- Filipino cooking, will waft IN WHERE:The Villages of how people mingle, how we ' ments, about the Villages of Bear Bear Creek Park,1951 Bear eat our food and how we par- And food. Lots and lots of Creek Park, where about 1,000 Creek Parkway in Euless ticipate together." food. visitors are expected today. ■COST: Free The 2000 Census estimates "The Filipino food is every- The Pista Sa Nayon, loosely that there are 13,196 Filipinos body's favorite," said Linda translating to "town festival," in the Fort Worth-Dallas area. Lanuza French, a past presi- runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A dance group,will also perform, The Philippine Independence dent of Philippine Republic job and health fair, a parade, and Miss Asian American Day celebrates the June 12, Day Celebration, a main orga- children's games, vendors and Texas pageant candidates will 1898, liberation from Spain, ' nizer of the festival. "People other activities are scheduled be present.The aim of the fes- said Angie Rivero, Philippine will be constantly eating." during the free event. tival,which began in 1993,is to Republic Day president. The savory smell of sauteed The Maharlika Dancers remind Filipinos of their her- Eiiena I Morrison,(817)685-3888 garlic and onions, a staple of USA, a traditional Filipino itage and introduce others to emorrison@star-teiegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_AOF'_ MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL.CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1 -3 0 3 DATE OF ARTICLE © � NEWSPAPER FTYST NORTHEAST TARRANT PICTURE ' THIS Celebrating Philippine � independence s� x Mila Alcordo sings the American and Philip- ' • pine national anthems k 4 tiY. h during the Pista Sa Nayon,or town festi- ' +` val,on Saturday in ' Euless marking the Philippines'105thyear r of independence from ' 4 Spain. T�Y A. r STAR TELEGRAM/RICK MOON DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGEi _L_OFL ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCAAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED CP /3 &3 DATE OFARTICLE l9 /D NEWSPAPER DMN A former Dallas City Council member steps out of retirement — briefly — to oS T ... to survival kit for our new council members Kwren Denard closed — to read every item on those shortcomings can inspire a each of her programs - agendas. My motivations for community to show up on your on public radio's seeking office were to help re- lawn at midnight with flaming ' KERA-FM in the 1980s and } -."i store downtown's prominence torches and pitchforks. 1990s with the advice:"Be care- e i ' J in our economy,encourage a re- 9 ful what you ask for;you just a. o birth of down-on-their-luck ' might get it." 0 a a neighborhoods,cheerlead for a And don't forget that the po- Incoming members of the vibrant arts community and re- tential pitchfork holders are the Dallas City Council will be CRAIG MCDANIL:L build neglected city services. ones who put you in office. ti sworn in today,and after taking 10 One of the first issues in that Communicate with your the oath ofo[fice,they maywon- upon your collective shoulders. O huge initial agenda was wheth- constituents.Respond to their der what it was they asked for And never forget that it takes 0 er to ratify a Monkey 6how con- mail.Return their calls—or at ' when theystood for election. eight votes to pass or block [tact for the city zoo.(No kid- least have someone who can Here is some advice to help anything at City Hall.You of- O 0ding, Purina really makes handle their problem do so on our new leaders survive the next ten will need seven friends. O \" Monkey Chow.) your behalf two years: 3 ' Learn to be an expert on Re-election is easy, Mayor 1 o p some issues, and leave some, Steve Bartlett told me in my It is easier if you remember O j such as zoo food, for others. freshman year."You just have to It is an incredible honor to that all of the individuals There aren't enough hours in a do a good job and tell the voters beselected to carry the con- serving on the council are do- 1 lifetime to enable you to be a that you are doing a good job." terns, hopes and needs of the ing so for the same reason knowledgeable advocate on ev- 10 people you live amongst to City that motivated you to run for / - ery topic. ' Hall.There is no other level of office—to make the city het- The issues you champion Finally,don't forget there is government that is as impor- ter. You may not agree that and the votes you make over another constituency that has tant in our daily lives. their way is the best way,but two years will influence how much more on the line than But don't let your election you shouldn't doubt that thev people live in our city for many your next zoning case vote. create the need for a larger are in office for precisely the iL4NDY MACK BISHOP,iStatiBluAration decades.Make them count. Your family and loved ones hat size.It is,after all,the Dal- same reason you are taking the friends"whom you never have please even some of the people need to see the"pre-election" las City Council,not the Conti- oath today. met and be unfairly pressured some of the time.Nothing you 8 you. Block at least one day a nental Congress. by others who have a stake in do is ever enough,and any of There are no rich city em- week for personal time. You will be writing cat-leash 4the issues.It is important to lis- the good things you do will be ployees.They,too,are motivat- The city will survive a day laws and arguing about garbage How do you do "the right ten to them,but in the end your forgotten the first time you vote ed by helping people,and they without your wisdom and lead- collection,not drafting the Bill thing"? My immediate prede- finger will press either the"yes" "wrong." have a deep sense of public ser- ership. of Rights or debating the War cessor, Lori Palmer, advised or the"no"button,and your de- You will have thousands of vice. The life you expect to return Powers Act. me:Go with your gut feeling. cision will affect the lives of tens opportunities to vote "right "Creat them with respect. to after public service may not 2 She said one finds an inner of thousands of people. Make and "wrong." The agenda for You are held accountable by voice or simply a sense of right each choice the best one you my first meeting had more than your constituents for the quali- Craig bfcDaniel served on Accept that every person oc- and wrong on each issue that can make—and one you can 100 items. ty of services the city provides. the Dallas City Council from ' copying one of the 15 seats on comes before the council. It is live with forever. A city staff that doesn't think 1993 until 1997 He responds, the City Council now is a family true. 1 you are ajerk can go a;ong way whenever asked about his cur- member.The city,staff leaders 6 A good reality check,and a toward pleasing some of the rent political involvement, 7 are part of the extended family. b There will be times when good tip to prepare for the end- people. vote." His e-mail address is The family's'good name"rests You will hear from "old You will wonder if you ever can less meetings you will attend,is A staff berated in public for cmcdaniel@mbapccorn. GEJ ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE__L_ OF — MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RID GWAY(2) , YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED DATEOFARTICLE /03 NEWSPAPER FWST Arson suspected in 10 grass fires Firefighters from six de art- ' g p ments battled at least 10 grass fires they suspect were intentionally set Monday evening across a two-mile stretch of Texas 360 from Grand Prairie to Euless,fire officials said. No one was injured and no 100 structures were damaged as about 35 firefighters from Bedford,Dal- las/Fort Worth Airport,Euless, Fort Worth,Grapevine and Irving y s� joined forces to extinguish a series of fires that started at 5:11 p.m.and , were out by 6:49 p.m.,Euless Fire Department Lt.Gary Thompson said. Recent rains helped limit the damage caused by the mostly small fires that started near Post and , _ $ Paddock Drive in Grand Prairie of and continued along Texas 360 for 41 about two miles to Glade Road in _ � Euless,Thompson said.The largest .. fire spread over about an acre,he said. Z`a Arson is suspected because all the fires started on the north side *"`" ;� �, `' � � 0�3 �. of the highway at about the same time,and it does not appear that STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN ' the wind could have caused them Firefighters douse a grassy embankment just north of to spread that far,Thompson said. Airport Freeway underneath the Texas 360 overpass —Mark Thompson Monday. Gary C'hompson is a battal- ion chie ,vith the Euless Fire Departmeiit.His rank was ' stated incorrectly in an article Tuesday about grass fires. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE _LOF r ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD "COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED LQ DATE OFARTICLE L NEWSPAPER FWST �-.ETTERS, FAXES AND E-MAILS TO THE EDITOR ' Mbeing essential to the preservation tate legislators Some of our sof the liberties and rights of the apparently need tutoring on the people, it shall be the duty of the topic of free public education. Rep. Legislature of the State to establish Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, on May and make suitable provision for the 15 said: "Where did this idea come support and maintenance of an effi- from that everybody deserves free. tient system of public free_ education, free medical care, free schools." whatever? It comes from Moscow, 'That's pretty strong stuff. from Russia. It comes straight out The obligation is not put on the of the pit of hell." governor, "the state" or some face- ' I don't have a quick answer on less state agency,it's placed square- "free medical care" or "free what- ly upon the Legislature.And it's not ever."But,as for free education,the something it might do or should do. idea comes from the Texas Consti- It's something it shall do. ' tution, which Riddle and her col- The same Constitution contains leagues took an oath to uphold. the oath that members of the Legis- The constitution can be clunky, lature have to take. They solemnly but it speaks eloquently on this swear that they will"preserve,pro- issue. Article 7, Section 1 states: "A tett and defend the Constitution" general diffusion of knowledge of this great state — not just the parts of it that they like. ' As for Riddle and her like-think- ing colleagues, they must under- stand that they not only have a legal requirement, but a sworn ' duty,to provide for an efficient sys- tem of public free schools. Not vouchers to pay for private or reli- gious schools, but for public free ' schools. Pau!Wieneskie,Arlington DISTRIBUTED TO: PSI GE l OF l MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCX4MIE DE LA CRUZ RIDGWAY(2) , YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED �$ L-3 / 0 3 DA TEOFARTICLE /� l NEWSPAPER FWST Texas 10 widening project Road expansion 121 183 pbeain , is expected cte d to in Jul I�I r�t Bedfordb Pipeline Rd. s By GORDON DICKSON ° I Expansion of Texas STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER 10 has cleared its Texas 10 is about to lose its hour- last hurdle, and the two-year con- m N��s,g\vd glass shape. struction job should begin soon. Most of the highway, a popular Trinity Blvd. <� .n east-west alternative to Airport Free- Department official said Tuesday. ` way, is six lanes wide. However, a Construction is expected to take , two-mile stretch on the Bedford- about twoFort ears. 35W Y - ; Hurst line still has four lanes, caus- "When the three lanes narrow ;Worth ing morning and afternoon conges- down to two,the traffic backs up for �o 9 tion. a half-mile,"said Hurst resident Alan ' Work to expand that last two Powell,pricing director at a trucking 377 4 20 miles to six lanes is expected to company in CentrePort. Mapped area begin in July, a Texas Transportation STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON and traffic will use existing lanes during construction,he said. "We will maintain two lanes in each direction at all times, ' except day-to-day lane closures Powell lives just nine miles that typically are 9 a.m. to 4 CORRECTIONS from work, and Texas 10 is the p.m.,"Peters said."There will be shortest route to his home. But impact to local residents and ■The expansion of Texas , he has avoided the road for sev- businesses, but we'll always 10 to six lanes between West- eral months, instead taking a maintain access." park Way and Bell Spur will recently completed portion of About 25,000 vehicles per begin late this year or early Trinity Boulevard. day use Texas 10 in the Bedford- next year.An incorrect con- ' The Federal Highway Hurst area,state figures show.It struction start date was report- Administration determined the is a popular shortcut for ed in Tuesday's editions. $7.2 million Texas 10 expansion motorists avoiding Airport Free- — - , to be environmentally sound way congestion between East and issued a finding of no signif- Loop 820 and Texas 360. icant impact.With that environ- Eventually, the state plans to mental clearance,a contract can expand Airport Freeway to 11 , be awarded. lanes.That project will take sever- Work crews will try to mini- al years, and Texas 10 will be a mize traffic delays during con- crucial alternate route,Peters said. struction between Westpark Way ONLINE:Texas Transportation Department: ' and Bell Spur, spokesman www.dot.state.tx.us Michael Peters said. The new Gordon Dickson,817-685-3816 lanes will be built in the median, gdickson@star-telegram.com 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE _LOF� 1 MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGW4Y(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 1 DATE DISTRIBUTED- 3 3 DATEOFARTICLE j NEWSPAPER DMN Arson investigators 1 examininggrass fires throwing out a book of matches," lot of attention,"he said. Number, proXlffili�7 Mr. Wilson said. "It was just one Fort Worth Fire Department 360fire right after another." spokesman Kent Worley said one of blazes aloe Rush-hour traffic along the engine was sent to the scene. 1 arouse suspicion highway was tied up through sev- Gary McKarnie,Euless deputy eral cities,officials said. city manager, said the city is still By DEBRA DENNIS Fire departments from Fort investigating the blazes. Staff Writer Worth, Grand Prairie, Irving, Mr.McKamie said there were ' A series of grass fires that Grapevine,Euless and Dallas/Fort fires at Post and Paddock Road burned Monday along State High- Worth International Airport re- that moved to State Highway 183 way 360 as far north as Euless and sponded to the fires,which began along the east side and spread Grapevine may have been inten- on the north side of Highway 360 from the right-of-way to D/FW tionally set,an official said. shortly after 4 p.m. Airport. "I can tell you that our arson in- Grapevine Fire Marshal Dick There were no injuries, Mr. vestigators are looking into it," Ward said the city sent a single fire McKamie said. said Don Wilson, Grand Prairie's truck to respond to a small grass "It was several fires over sever- deputy city manager. fire that started around 4:15 p.m. al areas but it was rather slow to "The fires started at Carrier along Highway 360 near Glade spread,"he said. [Parkway]and Highway 360 and Road. D/FW Airport spokeswoman went north,"he said. "It apparently quit when it got Star Ormand said two trucks ' Mr. Wilson said fire investiga- to Grapevine.Our engine compa- from the airport's Fire Depart- tors weren't immediately sent to ny went out and they didn't call for the scene because arson wasn't an investigator. We didn't know ment were sent to the scene after suspected at first. However, ofli- there were all of these other fires they were called by Euless fire of- cials began to change their minds. up and down the highway.Typical- ficials. "There were many fires, and ly grass fires don't cause a they were so close together, as if somebody was going around 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_L OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RID GIVAY(2) YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED CR f 13 103 DATE OFARTICLE � D 3 NEWSPAPER FIVST POWWOW to feature craft sales, dancing The event is a fund-raiser for the American Indian Center in Euless, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation agency. "I will ask the board mem- Visitors also might bring a By REGINA L.BURNS "The contest is between bers to form a circle, and I will gift list. Only authentic Ameri- SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM individuals using tribal dance, ELTLESS—American Indian Melvin Tonips, a Comanche Put the cedar on the coals and. can Indian crafts will be sold. crafts, jewelry, artwork and a elder and a member of the cen- take my eagle feather and use "I don't allow any imports;' the wing to cover them from said Stewart,who is overseeing dance competition will high- ter's board. "It's an individual lhead to toe in the motion of the vendors. "The person that light the Fifth Annual Pow style and the judges judge them anointing them with smoke. comes to this event can actually s Wow on Saturday at the Ameri- on how they dance and how This is to keep them striving to buy something that's authentic, can Indian Center. they dress and whether they Food — like dried buffalo stop on time. help the people who come to such as paintings, drawings, L this drug center for help,". jewelry, beaded bags, regalia jerky, jams, jellies and Indian "The women are more casu- Tonips said. and shawls.And we have items tacos—will also be sold. al dancers,using a slower beat, State Re Todd Smith, R- for children — Indian flutes, b "We like to think we're keep- wearing.cloth outfits, with a ing within the spirit of our tra- slower tempo.The judges judge Euless, will be given a gift, and bracelets,earrings and jewelry" ditional people," said Elton Yel- them on dress:' a song will be sung in his honor ..,, because of his help this year in Fifth Annual Pow Wow lowfish, executive director of Tonips said he plans to cutting through red tape and the American Indian Center. demonstrate a traditional cedar getting state funds to the 2-11 P.M. The sales will help raise smoking ceremony at the pow- g g Saturday w agency,quickly. money for the center, a non- woAmerican Indian Center "The ceremon is an Ameri- Visitors are encouraged to 2219 W Euless Blvd. profit alcohol and drugrehabili- Y bring an appetite. tation agency. The center is can Indian tradition. And its "We'll have fry bread. Once Euless licensed for 170 beds, but is performed at the beginning of Free.visitors are encouraged now serving 100 clients. every powwow," said Tonips, You've had it, you'll never go t' bring lawn chairs.' The powwow will be held who plans to wear leather, back to white bread again,"said (817)545-9555 behind the center.About 300 to buckskin, feathers and a war Lillian Redbird Stewart, presi- dent of the board of the direc- 400 people are expected to bonnet. tors of Thunder Alliance. The attend. In the bonding ceremony, The dance competition, the chief or elder uses cedar nonprofit group has programs divided by gender, is expected and hot coals to "anoint" the that support American Indian higher education. to attract about 20 entrants. participants. Indian tacos are made with fry first- second- and third- bream:topped with chili,lettuce, place winners in each category tomatoes,cheese and jalapeiios. will receive $100, $75 and $50 respectively.