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' Briefs
' EULESS
Vehicle hits boy,10,
triding bike across road
A 10-year-old boy was taken
by helicopter ambulance to
' Harris Methodist Fort Worth
hospital Friday night-after a
vehicle hit him in the 1500
block of West Euless Boule-
vard,police said.
The boy's head injury was
not believed to be life-threaten-
ing and he was not trick-or-
treating when he was hit,police
said.
The boy rode his bicycle
' across the roadway and was
struck about 6:20 p.m.,accord-
ing to police reports.
The child,whose name was
' not available,appeared to be in
stable condition when placed
in the helicopter,Euless police
said in a statement.
No further details were
available Friday night.
—Ben Tinsley
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MARKETPLACE I EDUCATION
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On the move Business update
Baillargeon Audi officially The seventh annual Heart
opened its new 41,000-square- of North Texas Business Con-
foot showroom and sales '
offices in Euless on Oct.20. ference is scheduled for Nov
The dealership has moved 14 at Tarrant County College
to 1701 W.Airport Freeway Northeast Campus in Hurst.
from its temporary location at ` This year's speaker is John
440 W.Texasl.14 in Grapevine. Imaizumi,senior vice presi-
Baillargeon Audi is the only dent and general manager of
Audi dealership in Tarrant Gaylord Opryland Resort
County and one of three in the Hotel&Convention Center, '
Metroplex. which will open next year in
Grapevine.
There will also be presenta-
tions from the North Central '
Texas Council of Govern-
ments,The Buxton Group,
Texas Transportation Com- '
mission and a legislative panel,
which will discuss educational
finance.
To register,call(817)515- '
6417.
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Casino night
to raise money
for library art
' How cultured the city of The piece,created by David
Euless has proven itself to be. Price,a University of Texas at
Not only does it have a very Arlington art professor who
busy library,but a very suc- studies glass blowing each
' cessful library foundation to year in Italy,will be hung in
support it. the library's south window.It
The foundation is planning will be lighted so all of us trav-
its fourth annual casino night. eling Texas 183 can see it as we
"It's been very popular,so make our commutes.Isn't that
we just keep on keepin'on," nice?
said Diane Porterfield,who is Anyone wanting to help to
' co-chairing the event with fel- 1-make the library—and the
low Euless residents Lynn highway—more aesthetically
Adams and LuAnn Portugal. pleasing,therefore,should
The party is set for Nov 15 at come to the casino night.
' the Texas Star Conference Tickets available now at the
Center,1400 Texas Star Park- library are$25,while admis-
way,Euless. sion at the door will be$30.
Now,the casino part isn't Hors d'oeuvres and a bogus
' what I'm calling cultured.Not $1,000 worth of gaming tickets
at all.The point of this party is to play the slots and the tables
to raise money for artwork. will be offered to each guest.
The Euless Library Founda- Silent auction and live auction, .
' tion has already placed many offering a mock-up of the new
beautiful bronzes around the sculpture,will be part of the
7-year-old building,and there's action.
more to come.The party is a
t way to make it happen.
"It is to benefit art at the
library,specifically a glass-
blown,unique,one-of-a-kind
commissioned art sculpture,"
Diane told me last week."The
name of the sculpture is
' Blooms ofEnlighternment.It's
going to be magnificent."
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Unassuming
hopes to take Frost's seat
By JACK DOUGLAS JR The new voting districts, Republican lead-
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER drawn by Republicans in a way IMM ers hope a veter-
If the Republicans' new that give GOP candidates a an lawmaker will become
political map for Texas passes better shot of getting elected to the newest member of the
legal muster, longtime U.S. Congress, must first be Texas GOP to take a seat in ..�
Rep. Martin Frost's 24th Con- approved by the Justice Congress.
gressional District will change Department. After that, the
in a way that will most likely map will have to survive a legal "If elected, I would move
force Frost to go elsewhere in challenge by Democrats, who over there," said Dunn, a for-
hopes of keeping his job in say it dilutes the political influ- mer Euless city councilman
Washington. ence for minorities. and the current president of '
His replacement in the 24th, If Republicans win in both the Northeast Tarrant County
if the Republican leadership in arenas, Marchant says he will Right-to-Life Educational
Texas gets its way,is state Rep. announce his candidacy for the Association. '
Kenny Marchant, a mild-man- 24th district. He said he has an excellent
nered nine-term lawmaker . He should not get his hopes chance of getting elected. But
whose resume includes once up, said Frost, an Arlington local Republican heavyweights,
being a greeter at an Oklahoma Democrat first elected in 1978. such as state Sen. Kim Brimer, '
funeral home. He predicted that the map will are placing their bets on
In a legislative year that has be thrown out by the courts Marchant.
+pitted angry Democrats against and that his district will remain Brimer said Marchant is
angry Republicans over who intact with a solid Democratic known as a "go-to guy" who
should be elected to Congresscontingency. can steer important legislation
Marchant has stayed in the "I don't think this[new]dis- through the government
shadows, choosing to mediate tdct is ever going to be used.I bureaucracy. "He's a very
rather than shake his fist. don't think Kenny Marchant devoted family man, and he's '
Even Rep. Lon Burnam, a will be a candidate for Con- had the desire to go to Wash-
Fort Worth Democrat and one gress in 2004,"Frost said. ington for some time.
of the most outspoken critics A real estate developer who "It will be very positive to '
of the GOP,is reluctant to criti- once aspired to be a Nazarene
cize the conservative Republi- preacher, Marchant has estab-
can from Coppell. lished an exploratory commit-
"He's one of the few Repub- tee, a routine prelude to his
licans that I feel uncomfortable candidacy for Congress.
in attacking," Burnam said. "I Bill Dunn, 67, of Haltom
really like him on a personal City has also announced that ry
will run as a Republican for
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level,and he has a personal life he I
story that is extremely tragic the'�new district, event though MARCHANT FROST
and compelling," he added, she does not live in it..
referring to a traffic accident see him succeed," said Brimer, '
that permanently injured one a Fort Worth Republican.
of Marchant's sons. Marchant admits that flash
But Burnam, an unapolo- is not his forte and that he has
.getic liberal in a growing field stayed out of the limelight in '
of conservatives, also said he Austin.
thinks Marchant is a "laissez
faire capitalist" and "right-
winger" who, as a congress- '
man, would not go after the
big-factory polluters of Texas
air.
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"I don't spend much of the early January 1998.
' time at the [House floor] Donna Marchant and two of
microphone.I'm not much of a the children,Kenny Jr.and Dal-
debater," Marchant said. las, were on a church mission-
Instead, he said: "I pay a lot of
' attention to what goes on on ary trip in Mexico when the dijver of their van fell asleep,
the floor.Then, when I get my flipping the bus and killing sev-
business done, I get on a plane
and go home,"he said. eral of its occupants.
A 1969.graduate of R.L. Dallas and her mother were
Turner High School in Car- severely injured but have fully
rollton,Marchant studied reli- recovered. Kenny Jr., 14 at the
' Bion at Bethany Nazarene time of the accident, sustained permanent injuries and is in a
College in Bethany, Okla. On wheelchair.
the weekends, he delivered "It was the most difficult
sermons at small churches in time in my life, my son's life
' Oklahoma, Arkansas and and my whole family's life,"
North Texas. Marchant said, adding that his
And when he was not in youngest son is "our special
class or in church, Marchant kid."
' worked as a greeter at a funeral Jack Douglas Jr.,(817)390-7700
home. jld@star-telegram.com
After receiving his degree
' in religion, Marchant began
master's degree courses at
Nazarene Theological Semi-
nary in Kansas City.He stayed
' a year, then returned to Farm-
ers Branch with his wife,Don-
na, who was pregnant with
their first child.
' Marchant resumed another
job he'd had in the past, roof-
ing, then moved to Carrollton,
where he began to build
' homes.
Prodded by friends,
Marchant got into politics in
' 1980, when he was elected to
the Carrollton City Council.He
was elected mayor of the town
in 1984, staying in that job for
' three years before winning a
seat in the state House.
Kenny and Donna Marchant
have four children: Matthew,
t 27, who is a city councilman in
Carrollton; Luke, 23, who
works in Washington for first-
term U.S. Sen. John Cornyn;
Kenny Jr., 20, a sophomore at
Dallas Christian College; and a
daughter,Dallas,18,a freshman
' at her father's alma mater,now
named Southern Nazarene
University.
Tragedy struck the family in
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Euless revises its zrule
for ehurehes
"I thought it was political theater,and not very good theater at that.It is the city's attemptlo make the
Department of Justice think they have.stopped being discriminatory,but they did not go far enough.
Euless is dragging their feet" '
—Pastor Eric Hulet,Grace Community Church
By ELLENA F.MORRISON Grace Community restrictions laid out in zoning codes. '
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Church officials "Before,our codes were very loose
EULESS — Churches may now say the new rules do not end about churches,"said Mayor Mary Lib '
open in residential areas under new "discriminatory" decisions Saleh. "We just needed to tighten it
city guidelines adopted in response to against churches in Euless. up:'
last year's conflict over whether a Previously, church congregations
congregation could move to a vacant the City Council adopted last week. had to get a special use permit, '
grocery store. Church congregations, and operators requiring a council vote,to move into
Churches may,however,be banned of other large assemblies such as the- any area.
from small commercial centers near aters or museums,will be required to The question of where congrega-.
neighborhoods under an ordinance follow setback, height and acreage tions may locate churches arose last ,
year when officials of Grace Commu- policy does not change that have ever refused,"Saleh said.
nity Church, a nondenominational churches have amore difficult After the lawsuit was filed, '
congregation of 400 on Kynette Drive, time locating in Euless than Euless city attorneys suggest-
sought a city permit to move into a other organizations.For exam- ed the city review its large
vacant Food Lion grocery store so ple, a business can move into assembly land-use guidelines, '
that they could expand operations. several zoning districts with- which regulate churches, said
The city, denied the permit,saying out a council vote,he said. City Manager Joe Hennig.
the operation of a church was not a "I thought it was political Attorneys suggested that the
good use at the site. Church officials theater,and not very good the- city clarify its guidelines, ,
sued Euless in February, contending ater at that," Hulet said of last allowing congregations to
that the city violated the First week's council vote. "It is the exist in residential areas, a
and 14th Amendments and the city's attempt to make the common practice, officials
Religious Land Use and Inti- Department of Justice think said. '
tutionalized Persons Act of they have stopped being dis- "We wanted to be consis-
2000, which limits a munici- criminatory, but they did not tent in all large assembly-type
pality's power to restrict zon- go far enough. Euless is drag- uses," said Eric Wilhite, plan-
and land use for religious ging their feet." ning and development manag-
ing '
organizations. Not so,Saleh said. er. "We may or may not have
The U.S. Department of Euless has 35 churches of been as consistent as we need-
Justice is investigating various denominations; 14 ed to be with assembly-type '
whether the civil rights of have sought city permits in uses:'
church members were violat- recent years. Only Grace Euless City Attorney Bob
ed. Federal investigators inter- Community Church has been McFarland did not return sev-
viewed church and city offi- turned down,she said. eral telephone calls seeking '
cials last week. "Bless his heart, he can't comment on the issue.
The Justice Department say we are being discriminato- Ellena F.Morrison,(817)685-3888
may take several courses of ry if his is the only church we emorrison@star-telegram.com
action, including mediation or '
litigation, a department
spokesman said.
Grace Community Church
Pastor Eric Hulet said the new ,
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Approval exectedfor
p
D/FW Airport land nu-,%X
ch
ange
By BRYON OKADA Property thatthe buffer zone south of a future
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER ® Land swap
— ------- airport is acquiring eighth runway. Because of
' D/FW AIRPORT—After a could serve as a safety M1d"C'%t1eSbwd- • winds, about 75 percent of
year of legal snags, a land swap buffer for a future eighth flights using the runway would
between Dallas/Fort Worth Air- runway. approach D/FW from the
port and a developer in Euless 360south
' looks more and more like a said. "Hopefully, the next steps NM Second,a large,wooded area
done deal. in the process will go smoothly." v f 1r t on the land blocks residential
In exchange for 30.4 acres it At first the parties tried to development from encroaching
owns in Euless, the D/FW Air- simply swap land via the Euless m Developer
on a nearby firing range D/FW
' port Board will likely recom- Economic Development Corp. Harwood Rd. would uses for SWAT training.
receive
mend Thursday that Fort Worth But the state ruled that circum- £ iso The developer will get 30.4
and Dallas, which own the air- vented the law and demanded acres that will be part of a
port, accept 46.7 acres of land that the process be opened for planned new urban village Simi-
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owned by Bennett Realty competitive bidding. • lar to Addison Circle, Euless
Mapped area 183'
Group of California as high bid. Bids were solicited in June officials said.
The deal took a lot of jump- through area newspapers.In the Fort "The developer already has a
' ing through legal hoops, but it end, one bid came in — from worth o team of Realtors and planners
finally got done. Bear Creek Associates IV — together," said Glenn Porter-
"This is something the air- essentially the same folks offer-
field, a Euless councilman who
rt has worked on for a num- in the same land swap. STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON
Po g P• serves as host cities represents-
' ber of years," D/FW Chief D/FW will get land contigu- The land serves a dual safety tive on the D/FW board.Talk is
Executive Officer Jeff Fegan ous with the airport. purpose. First, it would be a conceptual,and no specific plan
' has been submitted to the city mend that the Fort Worth and
for approval,Porterfield said. Dallas city councils convey title
D/FW has no plans to devel- to the high bidder. That vote is
dp the land it is acquiring, said expected to take place at 8:30
Tracy Thompson, D/FW vice a.m. Thursday at the D/FW
president of planning and real Administration Building, 320-0
' estate. East Airfield Drive.
In order to complete the www.dfwairport.com
exchange, the airport board Bryon Okada,(817)685-3853
must authorize Fegan to recom- okada@star-telegram.com
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Area city leaders
Ranked by 2002 gross sales fa.v collected
2002 gross sales
Rank Name,address,phone,fax,Web site/e-mail tax collected Mayor/city manager Council members Major employers aais
Fort Worth Jim Lane,Chuck Silcox,Becky Haskin,
1000 Th St.,Fort Worth 76102 Mike Moncrief,mayor) FWISal City w FW,RadioShack,Pier I,
1• $22,644,332,363 Ga Jackson,cit manager frank Moss,Clyde d,W John Stevenson, JPS Health Network,TCC,Bimbo Bakeries
(817)871-7756 fax(817)B71-6196 '�'J y g Ralph McCloud,Wendy Davis
Web site:www.fort-worth.tx.us
Arlington Joe Bruner,Bill MacFadin,Wayne Ogle,
2• 101 W.Abram St.,Arlington 76010 $12,302,568,374 Dr.Robert Cluck,mayor/ Kathryn Wilemon,lana Wolff,Steve Arlington ISD,Texas Health Resources.
(817)459-6122 fax(817)4596116 Charles R.Kiefer,city manager McCollum,Ron Wright,Gene Patrick TCC,Ballpark in Arlington,City of Arlington
Web site:www.ci.arlingtcn.tx.us
Grapevine C.Shane Wilbanks,Sharon Spencer,
200 S.Main St.,Grapevine 76051 $2,795,847,693 William D.Tate,mayor/ American Airlines,Grapevine Mills
Cl
3• (817)410-3000 fax(BIT)410-3018 Roger Nelson,city manager ydene Johnson,Ted Ware,Roy Sty Stewart
art Freed, ltd.,Raytheon Systems,GE,UPS
Web she:www.ci.grapevine.tx.us
North Richland Hills John H.Lewis,Scot Turnage,
7301 NE Loop 820,North Richland Hills 76180 Oscar Trevino,mayor/ Frank Metts In,JoAnn Johnson, U Norhe Life Insurance Kimber,Birdville ISD
4• (817)427-6000 fax(817)427-6016 $1,602,251,879 Larry Cunningham,city manager Horth Hills Hospital,Kimberly Clark,TC
David Whitson,Joe Tolbert,Tim Welch
Web site:www.nrhtx.com
Haltom City Jim Sutton,Tracy Henderson,
5024 Broadway Ave.,Haltom City,76117 Capin White,mayor/ David Averitt,Trae Fowler,John Williams, Birdville ISO,Burlington
5• 817 222-7700 fax 817 834-7237 $1,228,855,277 Tom Muir,interium city manager Northern Santa Fe Corporation
( ) ( ) Robert Hurley,Diane Bransom -
Web she:www.haltomcitytx.com '
Hunt Larry Kitchens,Henry Wilson,
1505 Prescient Line Rd.,Hurst 76054 $1,191,746,215 Bill Souder,mayor/ Richard Ward,Anna Holzer,Charles Bell Helicopter
6• (817)788-7000 fax(817)788-7009 Allan Weegar,city manager Swearengen,Bill McLendon
Web site:www.cLhurst.tx.us
Southlake Keith Shankland,Rex Potter,
1400 Main St.,Southlake,76092 Andy Wambsganss,mayor/ '
7• ,(817)481-1653 fax(817)481-1998 $974,727,157 Ralph Evans,Greg ly nMorti, DFW International Airport Sabre
Billy Campbell,city manager Tom Stephens,Carolyn Norris
Web site:www.ci.southlake.tx.us -
Mansfield ISD,Wal-Mart Supercenter,
Mansfield David Harry,mayor/ Mary Ann Johnston,Bill Parish,Blake Evans,
8• 1200 E.Broad St.,Mansfield 76063 $970,288,852 City of Mansfield,Paragon Packaging,
(817)276-4200 fax(817)473-1342 Clayton Chandler,city manager Steve Mills,Jeff Newberry,Marvin Kahlden $imeus Foods International
Euless
X 9. 201 N.Ector De,Euless 76039 $870,103,562 Mary Lib Sakh,mayor/ Bob Edwards,Charlie Miller,Veva Lou HEB ISD,Texas Star Golf Course
(617)685-1400 fax(BIT)685-1416 Joe Henning,city manager Massey,Leon Hogg,Glenn Porterfield and Conference Center
Web she:www.ci.euless.tx.us.
Bedford
2000 Forest Ridge Drive,Bedford 76021 $821,506,744 R.D.Rick Hurt,mayor Jim Griffin,Pam Conley,Dr.Kim Smith, HER ISD,Bank One,
10.(817)952-2100 fax(817)952-2394 Alicia McGlinchey,Lori Nail,Roy Savage Harris Methodist,Citigroup
Web site:www.ci.bedford.tx.us
Burieson
141 W.Renfro,Burleson 76028 Stuart Gillaspie,Jim Bailey,Ken Sheffer, Wal-Mart Corp.,Burly Corp.,Thomas
5607,156,917 Mayor Byron Black/Bill Davison Claudia Humphreys,Rick Green, a Allen Conveyer Co.,Albertson's Inc.
�1• {817)447-5400 fax(BM 447-688s P r=: Jerry er
Web site:www.burksontx.com .-
Keller
1 n•1100 Bear Creek Parkway,Keifer 76244 $411,529,466 Julie Tandy,mayor/ Steve Trine,Jce McCombs,Russel DND
G (817)743-400 Lyle H.Dresher,city manager Lakes,John Cooney,Mitch Holmes
Website:www.cityofkelleccom
White Settlement
214 Meadow Park Drive,White Settlement 76108 James Ourts,mayor/ Gunnar Rasmussen,Alan Price,Don Smith,
$367289,812 WSISD,Lockheed Martin,Albertson's
,
13.(817)246.4971 fax(817)367-0885 Peter Nuckolls Danny Anderson,Steve Thompson
E-mail:ivscky(u dwhite-settIeMe 1t.tx.us
Coffeyville
14.5400 Bransford Rd.,Coffeyville 76034 Joe Hocutt/ Mark Skinner,Elaine Dolan,Rich Ci of Coffeyville
(8(7)577-7575 fax(817)577-7555 $289,278,692 Bill Lindley,city manager Hendler,Jon Ayers,Ginny Tigue City
Web site:www.ci.colleyville.tx.us
Azle
613 S.E.Parkway,Azle 76020 $273,902,143 Linda Arrington,mayor/ Alan Brundrett,Tony Naas,Mary Singleton, Azk ISD,City of Azle
15.(BIT)4442541 fax(817)444-7149 Jerry Guillory,city manager Russ Bravdis,June Earp,Sid Dechert
Web site:www.ci.azle.tx.us
Pantego
1614 South Bowen Road Pantego,76013 $260,778,768 Pat Richardson,mayor/ Philip Flemming,John Kushma, City of Pantego
16•(817)274-1361 fax(817)265-1375 Larry W.Smith,city manager Gary Erlen Andrew Baxter,Calvin Kost
Web site:www.towuofpantego.com
Watauga Sally Redd,Ernie Koontz,
7101 Whitley Rd,Watauga 76148 Harry Jeffries,mayor)
17.
7.(817)5145800 $241,049,576 Kerry Lacy,city manager Rick Nelson,Seth Thomas,Lee Griffin, City of Watauga
Jerry Adams,Pete Beierschmitt
Web site:www.cowtx.org
Benbrook
911 Winscott Rd.,Ben $198108,162
brook 76126 Felix T.Herbert,mayor/ Felix Hebert,AI Griner,Keith Bailey, Fort Worth ISD
, ,
•(817)249 300 fax(817)249-0884 Cary K.Conklin,city manager Rick Allison,John VanderPan,Ron Sauma
Web site:www.cityorbenbrook.com
Dahvorthington Gardens
-2600 Roosevelt Dr.Dalworthington Gardens,76016 Guy Snodgrass,Mike Pettke,Michael Tedder, - ONO
1 9•(BIT)2747368 $90,381,998 Albert Taub,mayor Dr.Kenneth L Wallace,Max Stewart
Web site:www.dtyofdwg.net '.
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' Crowley
Billy Davis,mayor! Keith Breese,Kevin Carey,Jesse Johnson, Aztec Mfg.Crowley ISD,
120 N.Hampton,Crowley 76036
$67,774,825 John Daniels,city manager Jim Hirth,Jerry Bullard,Beau Yarborough Film Park,Harbison Fischer
20.(617)297-220f fax(817)297-6178
Web site:cicrowley.tx.us
Everman Robert Dunlap,Charles Reed, Everman ISD,PSI,Advance Cast Stone,
212 N.Race$t.Everman,76140 080 Jim Stephenson mayor/ Vicky Garza,Susan Mackey, Sena Electric,City of Everman
556,352 er
'21•(817)293-0525 - Donna Anderson,dry manager Barbara Streid,Ray Richardson
Web site:www.evermantx.net
Aledo
22. Sue Langley, y administrator
wDaphne Tim Foster,Keith K sh, Aledo ISD
200 Old Annetta Rd.,Aledo 76008 $53,742,048
(817)441-7016 fax(817)441-7520 Richardson,city administrator Chan Gilliand,Kit Marshall
' Web site:www.aledo-texas.com
River Oaks Clint Williams,Steve Holland,Scott
4900 River Oaks Blvd.River Oaks,76114 537,727,539 Herman Earwood,mayor/council Castleberry ISD,City of River Oaks
23.(817)626-5421 fax(817)624-2154 Griffin,Bob Minter,Brad Cruickshank
Web site:.www.riveroakstx.com -
Lakeside Raymond Beck,mayor/ Carroll Smith,Bill Walker,Kay Forames, ONO
' 24.9830 Confederate Park Rd.,Lakeside,76018 $3,268,319 William Mohr,city administrator Fred Finch,Gaspac LaDuca
(817)237-1234 fax(817)238-9187
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EULESS
Groundbreaking set '
for Veterans Field
Euless officials will honor vet-
erans and break ground on a new '
baseball field,named Veterans
Field,from 10 to 11 a.m.Saturday
at the Dr Pepper StarCenter at '
Texas Star,1400 S.Pipeline Road
in Euless.
The North Euless Baptist
Church Choir will perform,and t
more than 800 veterans have
been invited to attend.
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Golf course's Raven's Grille beats par
' By JUNE NAYLOR Most inviting among the sandwich
SPECIALTOTHE STAR-TELEGRAM choices was the Bugle Ridge steak sand-
' he Last time we found memo- wich ($7.95). A gorgeous rib-eye, cooked
rable food at a golf course, to my requested medium-rare and cut into
the menu was inside a country strips, was served atop a freshly made
club's 19th hole. But you need focaccia with crumbled blue cheese,
' neither a membership nor even a romaine lettuce and sliced tomato.
half-hearted interest in golf to Although Aritua promises that the
dine pretty darn well at Raven's chicken-fried steak is the restaurant's spe-
' Grille. cialty, we were seduced by other entrees
The restaurant inside the Texas instead. The Hurricane Creek catfish
Star Golf Course and Conference ($8.95), which we ordered blackened
Center,just off Texas 10 and west instead of pan-fried, was an impressively
' of Farm Road 157, comes as a real juicy pair of filets seasoned with dried
surprise to those of us who haven't thyme, cayenne and a blend of garlic, salt
played golf here before. and black pepper.
t Bringing an extra element of
interest to the menu is a dose of
early Texas history, consisting of a Red Hawk pork chops ($6.25 for one, Raven's Grille
short recounting of Sam Houston's' {$8.95 for two) were thickly cut and pan-
term as the Lone Star Republics seared (our choice over fried).Tender and Texas Star Golf Course
first president. The theme of Texas judiciously seasoned, our pair came with and Conference Center
heritage is carried throughout the the requested green beans, which were 1400 Texas Star Parkway
' menu with items such as Johnson'sEuless
crisp and buttered, and a fluffy baked
Crossing salad trio and Battle Cry potato salad that had just a hint of mus- (817)685-1843
burger. tard and sour cream. $$
Executive chef John Aritua Our server sold us on the house-made Details:Open 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
' daily.Major credit cards
offers a wide selection of dishes y l
chocolate pecan cake($3.95),a nice,old-
for breakfast, lunch and dinner, fashioned sheet cake with a fudge frosting accepted;full bar;smoke-free;
with such temptations as migas wheelchair-accessible.
that held pecan pieces. Like the rest of
' topped with asadero cheese and Aritua's offerings,it was better than wed have
served with black beans and a expected and a reason to bring us back—
"dancing grass"salad made with whether or not golf is part of the equation.
spinach,toasted pecans, blue
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and grilled chicken, dressed with a
honey-balsamic vinaigrette.
' Our meal began with the flavor-
ful Bird's Fort quesadillas ($5.95),
which combined tender grilled
chicken with rich, smoked bacon
' pieces, roasted poblano strips,
melted asadero cheese and
chopped scallions.The side of pico
' de gatto was OK but not necessary,
and the dollop of sour cream on
the side was too heavy and pedestrian.
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The Hill Country Cobb Salad at Raven's Grille is a combination of hearts of romaine,
chicken breast,avocado,bacon,tomatoes, ranchero cheese and radish with shredded
tortilla chips.It's sprinkled with toasted pepitas and served with Caesar dressing.