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' EULESS
Unique stamp cancellation
to honor Mother's Day
The Euless post office is of-
fering a unique stamp cancella-
tion to commemorate Mother's
' Day. On Friday,mail brought
in with first-class postage will
be stamped with a flower in-
side a heart and a Mother's
Day greeting.Packages and
cards should arrive by Moth-
er's Day.Pre-stamped en-
velopes will be available. One
window at the post office,210
N.Ector Drive,will assist peo-
ple seeking the cancellation.
For more information,call
(800)ASK-USPS.
-Ellena Morrison
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SPECIAL TO THE STAR TELEGRAM/RICHARD W.RODRIGUEZ
Rain made this game and other activities and concerts a washout at Arbor Daze on Saturday. 'It's just soaked out there;'said Betsy
Boyett,a spokeswoman for the Euless event."We'll open on Sunday if we don't get another downpour."
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Southlake, Denton festivals go on despite poor weather
' By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR "� '°� Euless event were near 2 inches. At
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the total
Vendor Kate Brown battled the ele- was 1.87 inches by Saturday afternoon,
' ments Saturday at Arbor Daze in Eu- } { according to the National Weather Ser-
less. vice.
Judging by the mud on her white There was a 20 percent chance of
' tennis shoes,the weather was winning. rain today.
"You can't control Mother Nature," aft "It's just soaked out there," Betsy
Brown said as she stood in her water- Boyett, a spokeswoman for the Euless
logged booth for Lung Cancer Support ' event, said. "We'll open on Sunday if
' Community."And you can't control the we don't get another downpour."
rain," Madison Simms, 4, of Fort Worth plays For Brown,weather wasn't the only
Heavy rains turned Arbor Daze into with a sculpture by William Colburn at Art problem.
a swamp Saturday,making it too diffi- in the Square in Southlake on Saturday. "I could take the rain," Brown said
' cult for volunteers and vendors to get after officials repeatedly considered
through muddy fields to prepare for the event for the day,including the per- opening Saturday. "But it's the people
the carnival, children's activities, arts formances by Taylor Dane and Cyndi at the gates.One minute,they're telling
and crafts,and about 100 vendors fea- Lauper.Weather permitting,the Euless me I could go through, and the next I
' tured in the annual festival. festival will reopen this morning.. can't.,,
By midafternoon,officials canceled Overnight rainfall totals near the
Kris Longley,a
staff member
for Arbor
Daze,posts a t`15 C t F 'L
sign saying the
festival is
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scheduled to /f y���/jam f , ����' i Festival to close earl on Friday
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a.m.today. � !�� zle most of Saturday, activities
in Denton and at the annual Art
in the Square in Southlake at-
tracted visitors.
` In Southlake,Saturday broke
Robert Barab's good-weather .
streak.
' Barab, a photography ven-
dor from Hampton, Va., trav-
eled to about 23 art shows last
year without having to face
bilk
rainy weather.
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"I had the power last year,"
SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM/RICHARD W.RODRIGUEZ said Barab,who was making his
first appearance at the South- tional artists at the Southlake
Arbor Daze, Euless lake event. "But it looks like I event.
just lost it today. Protected by her 99-cent
The festival is north of Texas Main Stage. Hours are 10 a.m.to "If it stays like this, it won't light-blue rain gear,Wainwright
183 between Fuller-Wiser Road 7 p.m.today. be that bad," Barab said as he
and Bear Creek Parkway.Admis- Concerts include Emerald
ion is free with advance passes; City,2 p.m.; Nick Colionne,3:30 strolled through the booths.
pointed to a light drizzle out- "This is the only day I have
side his booth to come down," she said. "I
therwise,$5 admission to the p.m.;and Dave Koz,4:45 p.m. Saturday's sprinkles didn't come every year, and a little
stop Sherry Wainwright of rain today wasn't going to stop
Colleyville from browsing the me"
' works of the more than 120 Domingo Ramirez Jr.,(817)685-3822
local, national and interna- ramirez@star-tetegram.com
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_Arbor Daze curtailed ,
because of rain,mud
Arbor Daze festivities were ,
canceled Sunday because of
heavy rain saturation on the
grounds Friday and Saturday,
city officials said. ,
The event,which celebrates
trees,was scheduled for all
three days.Authorities canceled '
the planned concert,shows and
vendor booths because rain
over the weekend made the
grounds muddy and very dan-
gerous Sunday morning,ac-
cording to a message posted on
the Arbor Daze Web site,
wwwcLeuless.txus/arbordaze/ '
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-Euless City Manager Joe
Hennig said in an online mes-
sage that safety concerns led to '
tfie decision.
-" 'If patrons were to come out
here,the mud is very thick and
makes for unstable walling
grounds,"Hennig said."'Their
cars could potentially get stuck
in the mud in the parking areas '
because they are not paved:'
Every effort was made to
find an alternative to cancella-
tion,but the ground was too ,
muddy,Hennig said.
—Ben Tinsley
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' A NEW VISION FOR AIRPORT FREEWAY AND LOOP 820
How much would it cost to dri- to choose whether to pay for ac-
ve from north Fort Worth to Dal- cess to fast lanes or stay in the .
las if toll lanes were available? main lanes at no charge.
Readers may have asked that The price on toll lanes changes -` `
question last week after learning during the day.Electronic signs
of a Nebraska company's propos- are posted at the toll lane on-
al
n al to build toll lanes in the median ramps to warn motorists of the 4
' of Northeast Loop 820 and Air- going rate.
port Freeway. The price increases during ,
It's too soon to know for sure peak periods,to discourage too ^
how much the trip might cost. much traffic from using the lanes. 10
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' The company,Peter Kiewit Sons, There should always be enough
is allowed by state law to keep fi- room for paying customers to
nancial information confidential travel at maximum speed.
during theproposalprocess. During ng peak periods,it might -
In many cities,tolls range from take 50 minutes to travel on ` 4 ,
10 cents to 25 cents per mile, Northeast Loop 820 and Airport
which would put the trip in the Freeway from Interstate 35W to
$2.70 to$6.75 range. Interstate 35E.If you could use `
' But don't count on those fig- toll lanes and get there in half the A
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ures as a benchmark.Toll lanes time,how much would you be
are different from traditional toll willing to pay?
roads in that they allow motorists —Gordon Dickson
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and Euless'Industrial Boulevard(Farm Road 157).
STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON
Airport Freeway today and maybe tomorrow
The Texas Department of Transportation is working on a plan to expand Airport Freeway,although there is not D Main lanes
' yet funding for it.It would be a much more compact road,with about seven new lanes added even though the Frontage roads
width of the road would increase by only about 40 feet.This is the way the lanes look today,and how they Shoulders
might look after the improvements,between Murphy Drive in Bedford and Farm Road 157 in Euless.
Express lanes
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of the freeway. customers or a combination. by retaining walls.
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By ELLENA F.MORRISON More than $600,000, including $50,000 '
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER 2 inches of rain for Cyndi Lauper and$20,000
EULESS — Mother Na- forced the cancellation of for Taylor Dayne, neither of
ture's wrath was costly for Eu- the event and could cost whom performed. But about
less, city officials said Mon- Euless about $250,000. half the cost should be cov- '
day. ered by vendor booth fees,
More than 2 inches of rain $250,000,city officials said. sponsorships and a fund-rais-
over the weekend forced or- "You can't fight Mother er held early in the year.
ganizers to cancel Arbor Daze Nature," said Ray McDonald, The free trees usually giv- '
— which was scheduled to the city's parks and communi- en out at Arbor Daze will be
feature entertainment includ- ty services director. "It's like distributed at other city
ing Cyndi Lauper—Saturday losing the Super Bowl. You events. Euless may even con- '
and Sunday. Calling off the never want to lose, but then sider creating an additional
Ayb
event,for the first time in the you regroup and start plan- event,McDonald said.
festival's 16-year-history,could ning for next year." "There are some folks who
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Because of mud,it took extra fair workers to load a coupon booth onto
a flatbed trailer at the Arbor Daze site in Euless.
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Helen Wade,
working for
M&M Conces
R r y sion of Dallas,
maneuvers
��' �� I around giant
are more than willingto do
LI
mud troughs as
' what they can to work with usshe and others
he said. "More or less,we start
R„ clean up what
over at the beginning next year °- �- little trash was
' and hope Mother Nature left at the Arbor
agrees" A " � � Daze festival
Other plants will be sold at site.
city events as well.
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Kid Fish, a Texas Parks and ..�:- ,��`� �4.. A-_
Wildlife program that teaches �
children how to fish, donated
' about 100 fish to Wilshire Pondc
after the cancellation. �Z„ `
The city is trying to resched
We some of the entertainers or
' have them come back next year,
McDonald said. STAR-TELEGRAM/M.L.GRAY
Arbor Daze expenses are Worth Airport during the week- care more about the citizens starts or lose one day,closing a
paid from revenues earned the end.The intermittent rain trans- than we do the almighty dollar." multiple-day event like Arbor
' previous year. But thanks to formed the grassy festival site The city used to buy rain in- Daze is unusual, said Penny
several good years, the fund into a mud pit. Some vehicles surance for the event but Reeh, executive director of the
should cover any remaining needed a tow truck to escape. stopped several years ago after Texas Festivals &Events Asso-
' costs, city officials said. Firm "At least we didn't have tor- deciding that the cost out- ciation.
numbers will be available later, nadoes,"Mayor Mary Lib Saleh weighed the benefits, Saleh "It is not terribly common,"
said Loretta Getchell,the city's said referring to several torna- said. Reeh said."One of the fortunate
director of fiscal and adminis- do warnings issued for southern In the past few years, more things in Texas is that when bad
trative services. Denton County during the than 200,000 visitors attended weather kicks up,it doesn't last
The National Weather Ser- weekend. the event each year.Only about terribly long."
vice in Fort Worth reported 2.25 "I know we did the right 20,000 attended Fridayt.
inches of rain at Dallas/Fort � night. Ellena E Morrison,(817)6853888
thing," she said. "We have to While festivals may delay emorrison@star-telegram.com
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TIF talk of the town
the relief, no doubt of both the Although ne
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city of Arlington and the Hurst-Euless- tions have been
Bedford school district, the would-be bumpy, a massive proposed devel-
developer of the Lakes at Bird's Fort opment project along the Trinity
decided this month to go ahead with River continues to show progress.
the purchase of almost 2,000 acres
north of the Trinity River. will be necessary to help fund the kind
The buyer, Sam Ware of Lazarus of costly development that takes place
Property Corp. in Dallas,wants to de- in a former flood plain.Without a TIF,
velop the river bottom property be- the area will remain just as it is now:a
tween Farm Road 157 and Texas 360 as minimally valued gravel mining re-
a mix of quarter-million-dollar homes, source but not much else.
retail sites,warehouses and natural gas The sticking point is to somehow
wells. reach an agreement on how such pub-
At build-out,the collective develop- lic amenities as a costly bridge access-
ment is projected to hit the property ing the area from north Arlington will
tax rolls at$800 million in today's dol- be funded,and in what order.
lars. If there is agreement that as much of
Ware had threatened to walk away the infrastructure as possible should be
from the project if a tax increment fi- funded via the TIF, then the debate
nancing agreement was not in place centers on priorities.
before he formally purchased the prop- Infrastructure serving the develop-
erty. It wasn't, but he made the deal ment itself should come first,followed
anyway. No doubt this is a good sign by amenities like the multimillion-dol-
that progress is being made on a TIF lar bridge,which means that initial ac-
proposal. cess to the area would come from FM
A TIF is an agreement to use prop- 157.
erty tax revenues that come on line in Given that $800 million develop-
the early years of development to fi- ments don't come along every day,it's
nance infrastructure like roads, water not really reasonable of Arlington to
lines and bridges. expect a totally free ride. Some addi-
Virtually everyone in both the pub- tional level of public investment be-
lic and private sectors agrees that a TIF yond the TIF should be anticipated.
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EDITORIALS
Just wanna have sun?
' Plan on a special outdoor event on a What do you do when
spring day in Texas, and sometimes something like Euless
you'll be rewarded with brilliant sun- A. bor Daze gets rained out? Look
' shine,mild temperatures and a refresh- forward to next year.
ing breeze. Sometimes you'll get dark ring special things like Arbor Daze be-
clouds, drenching rains and gale-force cause it might rain.As Ray McDonald,
winds—if not worse.
Euless didn't get the worst weather city parks and communications ser-
that Texas has to offer during its annual vices director,put it,"You regroup and
Arbor Daze festival this
past weekend, but it
' did get more than two
inches of rain. That,
and the deep mud it
brought t to the festival
i
u ffi-
site caused city s
I f ty o
cials to cancel Arbor
Daze activities on Sat-
urday and Sunday forM.;
' the first time in its 16 ......... 10.
-
year history.
That's a big disap-
pointment for the city
and the 200,000 or so
people who normally I�
would have been there.
' It will end up costings
the city as much as
$250,000. g
Still, there's not
' much that anyone
could have done differ- ST.PAUL PIONEER PRESS/DAVID STEINLICHT VIA KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE
ently. City officials
could re-examine the idea of carrying start planning for next year.'
' rain insurance on the event.But Mayor To paraphrase Cyndi Lauper, the
Mary Lib Saleh says they dropped that singer who was to have headlined this
years ago because the expense out- Year's event: "Girls just wanna have
weighed the benefits. sun."
you certainly can't stop So do guys.
And Y
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Lied®n seas®n heating
up around North '-texas
Early voting begins ELECTIONS
today for region's I ED,FORD
May 15 contests Six candidates are vying for
From Staff Reports two City Council seats.
Numerous contested elections Pharmaceutical salesman
for school boards and city coun- Rick G. Powell, 49, and attorney
cils will keep voters busy in north- Suzanne Stenson,45,are running
east Tarrant County. Races to against Place 3 incumbent Lori
watch include mayoral contests in Nail, 47. Ms. Nail, a marketing
Hurst,North Richland Hills and sales director, was elected to the
Richland Hills. Early.voting for
the May 15 elections begins today
and runs through May 11.
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council in May 2001.
ALCOHOL PROPOSALS In Roanoke, Ward 3 incum-
Place 5 incumbent Kim Smith, Two northeast Tarrant County cities will have local-option elections May 15. bent Steve Heath, 46, is being
North Richland Hills voters will decide whether to allow the sale of wine in challenged by Jerry Holland,31,a
52, a physician, is being chal- deputy constable.
lenged by chiropractor Chad grocery and other retail stores.Haltom City residents will vote on whether to
allow beer and wine sales in stores and permit restaurants to sell alcoholic Incumbent Brian Darby,34,is
Clawson,35,and retiree Leahmon
Chambers,71.Dr.Smith is finish- beverages. running unopposed in Ward 1,as
is Holly Gray-McPherson, 31, in
ing his first three-year term.
Municipal Judge Tim Murphy Ward 2.
' is uncontested for his fifth term. ist,and Nancy Welton,73,a retir- mography printing company, is
Mr. Murphy, an attorney, has ee. challenging the mayor for his spot. 'I'll O PH 1'CLL'B
served as the city's judge since Place 2 incumbent Scott Tur- Three at-large council seats are
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KEI.I.F.R 1995. nage,44,a business owner,faces a open.
Candidates are vying for three challenge from Jo Cox,62,an es- Seeking re-election are Susan
E LESS Keller City Council seats. crow officer. IEdsti om and Beverly Foley. Ms.
Euless Mayor Pro-Tem Carl Ty- Doug Miller,38,a project man- Place 4 incumbent JoAnn Edstrom,43,is a senior travel spe-
son and council member Bob Ed- ager for a construction company, Johnson,64,a business adminis- cialist,and Ms.Foley,47,is an of-
wards face opponents in their re- and Jim Badalamenti,56,a home trator, faces Ron West, 65, a re- fice manager.
election bids. maintenance repairman,are run- tired business executive. Other candidates for the coun-
Mr.Edwards,45,was elected in ning for the Place 2 seat. Place 6 incumbent Joe Tolbert, cil are Jim Moss, 73, who is re-
2001.In the contest for the Place 3 Place 3 incumbent Russell 42, a lawyer, faces Nancy Bielik, tired; Margi Cantrell, 54, a self-
seat,he faces retiree Linda Martin, Lake, 36, president of a media 47, owner of a mail-order busi- employed marketing consultant;
57,and contractor Mike Utzman, company,is running unopposed. ness. and Pamela Cates,48,an accoun-
45. Place 4 incumbent John Coo- tant.
Mr. Tyson, 63, was elected to ney, 64, a retiree, is running RICHLAND HILLS
the council in 1995.He faces real against Timothy J. Souder, 37, a Two people are challenging '%NTXIAUG_X
estate broker Greg Black, 53, for construction and utility support Richland Hills Mayor Nelda S. Three council seats are up for
the Place 1 seat. company owner. Stroder,62,for her seat. re-election in Watauga
Former Mayor C.F.Kelley, 84, Mike Steele 35 is runningun-
who held KELLER.ISD who held the office from 1992 to opposed for the Place 3 seat.
Running for the Place 3 seat are Six candidates are seeking 2002, is once again seeking the Place 4 incumbent Pete
Jim Schooler, 48, and John De- three open seats on the .Keller position. Beierschmitt, 56, is being chal-
Lorme, 32. Mr. Schooler ran un- school board. Her other challenger is Oliver lenged by retiree Bobby Huey,58.
successfully for the board last year. Place 1 incumbent Linn Jenco- Pettit Jr., 83, who served on the Mr.Beierschmitt,abus driver,was
Mr. DeLorme has run unsuccess- pale,50 is running unopposed. CitCouncil from 1982 to 1992.
elected to the council last year.
' fully for a seat on the Bedford City Vying for the Place 2 spot are Place 2 incumbent Kenney Da- Place 5 incumbent Seth Thom-
Council. Randy Pugh, 52,,who operates a vis, 34, is being challenged by as,32,a television director,is be-
School board President Faye watchdog Keller school district Mike Parr, 48, a construction ing challenged by retiree James W.
Beaulieu and board secretary El- Web site,and Ben K Smith,43,a manager,and Chris Hays,33,a re- Long,69.
' len Jones are running unopposed. senior-level engineer for EDS. gional salesman. Mr. Davis, a
HURST Running for the Place 3 seat are kitchen consultant,is finishing his Staff writers Debra Dennis,
PTA council president Monique first two-year term on the council. Brandon Formby, Laurie Fox,
Longtime Hurst Mayor Bill Haskins,34;H-E-B school district Teacher Jeffrey Ritter,35,and Kathy A. Goolsby, Valerie Fields
' Souder,81,faces a challenge from counselor Cindy Lofton, 50; and engineer Don Acker,53,are vying Hill andMariceRichter contribut-
Place 7 council member Richard student and valet Joseph Sando- for Place 4. ed to this report.
Ward, 68. Mr. Souder has been val,22.
mayor since 1980 and is retired. NORTH It.IC H I X N D
' Place 4 incumbent Anna Hol-
zer,76,is running unopposed. H I LI,S
Place 5 incumbent Bill McLen- The mayor's position and three
don, 63,a retiree,is also running council seats are being challenged.
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unopposed. Construction company an P
y owner
The candidates for the Place 7 Oscar Trevino,48,is seeking a sec-
seat that Mr.Ward is vacating are and term as mayor.Suzette Chris-
Alan Neace,60,a support special- topher, 42, a manager for a de-
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EARLY VOTING
Here are early voting poll places for City Hall,1505 Precinct Line Road;Euless '
northeast Tarrant County city and school Public Library,201 N.Ector Drive;and
district elections.The Dallas Morning News Bedford Public Library,1805 L.Don Dodson
will publish a list of times,dates and Drive.
locations for the May 15 elections. I=ILIIZS':I' '
11EDI'OI;D 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.Monday to May 7;9 a.m.to 5 p.m.May
p.m.Monday to May 7;9 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 8;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 at Hurst '
8;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 at City Hall,1505 Precinct Line Road.
Bedford Public Library,1805 L.Don Dodson KEI..I..ER
Drive.
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;9 a.m.to 3
CA R.ROI.L ISI) p.m.Saturday;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.Monday to
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5 May 7;and 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 '
p.m.Monday to May 7;10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Keller Town Hall,1100 Bear Creek
May 8;7 a.m.to 7 p.m.May 10 and 11 at Parkway.
Southlake Town Hall,1400 Main St. KELLER ISD
COLI_.I'ATI,L 11.1, 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.today to Friday;9 a.m. '
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;9 a.m.to 3 to 3 p.m.Saturday;8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
p.m.Saturday;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.Monday to Monday to May 7;8 a.m.to 7 p.m.May 10
May 7;9 a.m.to 3 p.m.May 8;8 a.m.to 5 and 11 at the Keller ISD Education Center, '
p.m.May 10 and 11 at Colleyville City Hall, 350 Keller Parkway.
100 Main St NORTH RIC:HLAND
I".ULESS HILLS
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5 g a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5 ,
p.m.Monday to May 7;9 a.m.to 5 p.m.May P.M.Monday to May 7;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May
8;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 at Euless 8.8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 to i I at North
Public Library,201 N.Ector Drive. Richland Hills City Hall,7301 NE Loop 820.
GILAM.VINE" ]iICHLAND HI.I.A.S
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday,Monday to
p.m.Monday to May 7;9 a.m.to 1 p.m.May May 7 and May 10 and 11 at City Hall,
8;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 at the 3200 Diana Drive.
Grapevine Community Activities Center, ROANOK.E
1175 Municipal Way.
8 a.m.to noon and 1 p.m.to 5 p.m.today
GRAPEVINE to Friday,Monday to May land May 10 to
COI:,I:,EYTI:i:..1.,E ISI) 11 at Roanoke City Hall,108 S.Oak St. '
SOUTI-ILAKE
8 a.m.to 4 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 4
p.m.Monday to May 7;9 a.m.to 3 p.m.May 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5
8;8 a.m.to 4 p.m.May 10 and 11 at the p.m.Monday to May 7;10 a.m.to 2 p.m.
GCISD Administration Building,3051 Ira E. May 8;7 a.m.to 7 p.m.May 10 and 11 at
Woods Ave.,Grapevine. Southlake Town Hall,1400 Main St ,
II:A.LTOM CITY TROPHY CLUB
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday,Monday to 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5
May 8 and May 10 and I1 at the Muller p.m.Monday to May 7;8 a.m.to noon May '
Building,600 W.Weatherford St.,Fort Worth, 8;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 at the
and at Haltom City Hall,5024 Broadway Svore M.U.D Building,100 Municipal Drive.
Ave. NVATAUGA
1-1-14"-B IS I) 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday,Monday to '
8 a.m.to 5 p.m.today to Friday;8 a.m.to 5 May 7 and May 10 and 11 at Watauga City
p.m.Monday to May 7;9 a.m.to 5 p.m.May Hall,7101 Whitley Road.
8;8 a.m.to 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 at Hurst
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Fesfivals rin ci leak The Southlake fight wh shut
� down early Friday night when se-
9 weather tvas reported ap-
proaching from the west. Some
artists took theirW •th varied omen and et up again` orSaturdav morn-
ing, witlg
but Ms.Messing said none of
the art left at the site was dam-
Mud bogs down Arbor - ' fk g
x a ed.
Daze as Art in Squarer Southlake artist Debbie Reid
took her paintings home Friday
shakes off storms Via " night, but Saturday night she
.11Ystacked them in the middle of the
' B3y KATHY A.GOOLSBI'
� tent and covered them with a tarp.
Staff Writer a f. "It's a good thing I did since it
Asphalt equals success,at least rained again Saturday night,"she
when it comes to outdoor festivals. ; said."It rained most oftbe day Sat-
Heavy rains pounded north- urday as well,but I think the seri-
east Tarrant County last'weekend, -Y~—14:: �- ous people who were really inter-
turning Arbor Daze into one huge = - e r,c,r> V. ested in buying art came out
mud fest. Euless officials were JENNIFER LONG/Special Contributor anyway."
forced to cancel activities Saturday Sunday's sunny skies came Sunday's sunny weather
and Sunday at the event,held on too laze to save Arbor Daze in brought huge crowds to South-
grassy fields. Euless.Visitors and vendors lake, but the clear skies couldn't
But the show went on at Art in alike became stuck in the save Arbor Daze. Rain-soaked
the Square.At the three-day event rain-saturated mud. fields meant there was nowhere
in Southlake Town Square,water for people to park.
easily drained off sidewalks, make money for charity no matter "The ground was completely
' streets and paved parking areas. what." saturated,and cars had to be pull-
"Last year we made $128,000 The annual art show is a fund- ed out of the mud," said Betsy
to give to charities, and this year raiser for the Southlake Women's Boyett,communications manager
well be very close to that,probably Club. for the city of Euless."It rained un-
about$120,000,"said Terri Mess- til noon on Saturday, but we
j ing,an organizer."This event will thought if we don't open on Satur-
day, we can at least salvage Sun-
day. Then it rained early Sunday,
and there was no place to park."
' Organizers tried to find buses
or a shuttle company to move peo-
ple from off-site parking lots to the
' festival grounds. All were either
booked or could not handle the ex-
pected 40,000 to 60,000 people.
' About 20,000 people attended
Friday night but had to leave early
because of the approaching
PP g
storms,Ms. Boyett said.She esti-
mates the city lost about
$200,000 by canceling the re-
maining two days,but the loss is
covered by a contingency fund set
' aside for that purpose.
Philip Power,co-owner of Fro-
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fruit slushes at the alcuhol-free,
! festival.
"The stuff I buy is just for out
,�^ A there because it's not stuff usualh
l�
use in my business,"said T%1 r.Pow-
e r."We booked two parties on Fri-
" day afternoon, and usually Nv
book 15 to 20 during the three
k , '�."' t days.-
Despite his loss,Mr.Power said
he will probably participate agaii
nextyear.
"Unfortunately,rain is just part
of life,-he said.
'• Ms.Boyett said this is the firs
cancellation for Arbor Daze. Th
main purpose of Arbor Daze is to
s Y give away trees, and she said the
city still has about half the 10,000'
trees bought for the event.
x The leftover Chinese pistache
l ` and Shumard red oak trees will be
distributed at city events, Ms.'
Boyett said. Meanwhile, workers
•..
T will focus this week on cleaning up
Photos by MARK M.HANCOCK/Staff Photographei the festival site,which will requir�
Artist Jonathan Traister of Taos,N.M.,talks with North Richland Hills resident Joann bulldozers to navigate the mudd}
Hansen at Art in the Square.The show was expected to bring in about$120,000. fields.
"We've done Arbor Daze for 1
"We've doneArbor years, and eventually the Texae
b ' weather is going to catch up to
Dazeforl6years,and _ you," Ms. Boyett said. "Well just
eventually the Texas hope for better weather next year."'
weather 2s going to _ T " E-mail kgoolsby@dallasnews.com
catch up to you." or call 817-865-4959.
Betsy Boyett,
communications
manager for Euless
Officer Darrell
Mayhew keeps an eye
on the Southlake Town »
Square crowd from rr
one of the
department's new
electric scooters. -
zen Drinks for You in Hurst,spent the third Arbor Daze for the com-
$1,050 for supplies and electrical pany,which promotes frozen mar- '
hook-ups for the event. This was ga.rita machines by giving away
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Euless couple sued
1
in tax-evasion scam
' By TONI HEINZL The Justice
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Department says
FORT WORTH — The Jus- the duo sold trust packages
' tice Department on Wednesday designed to promote"Christ-
filed a lawsuit in federal court in ian stewardship:'
Fort Worth to stop a Euless cou-
ple from promoting what authori- actions that are in fact economi-
' ties call an illegal tax-evasion cany meaningless," the lawsuit
scheme involving trusts for said.
"Christian stewardship." The trusts promised clients
The Justice Department is that they could deduct"100 per-
seeking an injunction to shut cent of every penny they make."
down the trust packages sold by According to the lawsuit,Mar-
Marlene and Timothy Mitchell lene Mitchell fust sold sham
and their business,Premier Trust trusts from 1996 until 1997 for Na-
Solutions,since 1997. tional Trust Services,a company
The trusts,said to be designed run by Roderick Prescott, who
for"Christian stewardship,"were was barred by a federal judge in
actually meant to hide income San Diego last June from promot-
' and assets from the Internal Rev- ing trust schemes. Prescott
enue Service to evade federal in- agreed to turn over records
come taxes as well as gift,estate showing the names of clients
and self-employment taxes, the who attended his seminars and
lawsuit said. bought his trust packages for up
The`Mitchells did not return to$15,500.
messages seeking comment Justice Department officials
Wednesday estimate that Prescott's clients
According to the lawsuit,Mar- failed to pay$135 million in taxes.
lene Mitchell gave overviews of In a related lawsuit,the Justice
the trust plan at free introductory Department also obtained an in-
seminars. After that, the couple junction against an Oklahoma
sold the trust package for$12,000 man, Charles Chung, who Pre-
to clients,complete with a semi- pared tax returns for the
' nar notebook,20 hours of private Mitchells'customers,barring him
counseling and a year of update from participating in trust
classes,the lawsuit said. schemes.A federal judge in Sep-
The package included classes tember ordered Chung to give in-
on how to set up your own vestigators the names of all
trusts and how to create a paper clients for whom he had prepared
trail that creates the appearance returns from 2000 to 2002.
of economic substance for trans- Toni Heinz[,(817)390-7684
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suit alle ges raeism
1
at E less restaurant ,
1
By JOHN KIRSCH daughter and two friends to
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER wait while white customers 1
An Irving woman has filed a were seated.
federal lawsuit claiming that Merrill said she and the oth-
she was subjected to racist ers left the restaurant about 90
treatment at the Waffle House minutes after being served cold '
in Euless in July 2002. coffee and lukewarm orange
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday juice.
by Johnnie Merrill and her She said she waited nearly '
daughter in U.S.District Court two years to file the lawsuit be-
in Dallas,is the latest of several cause she had difficulty finding
lawsuits that accuse the Geor- a lawyer to take the case.
gia-based company of racist "Something has to be done 1
treatment of African-America-11 about this. We do not live in
customers. Jim Crow times anymore," she
Calls to the Euless Waffle said."No one needs to be mis-
House seeking comment were treated because of the color of 1
referred Wednesday to corpo- their skin."
rate headquarters in Norcross, Merrill's lawsuit seeks mon-
Ga. etary damages and an order
Spokesman Pat Warner said barring the company from dis= 1
that the company learned of criminating against African=
the lawsuit Tuesday and that he American customers.
could not comment extensively Eight black customers have 1
on it. filed federal lawsuits against
But Warner said employees Waffle House claiming they ex-
at the company's 1,400 restau- perienced racial discrimination
rants are trained to treat each at Atlanta-area restaurants,ac-
customer with courtesy. cording to an Associated Press
"We don't tolerate discrimi- report.
nation in our restaurants. Also,a Chicago woman sued
There is no place for that," he Waffle House in 2003, alleging 1
said. that she experienced racial dis-
Merrill said Wednesday that crimination at the restaurant in
a white waitress at the Euless Texarkana
restaurant uttered a racist com- John Kirsch(817)685-3805 1
ment and forced Merrill, her jkirsch@star-telegram.com
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Bryan Cole McMillon
EULESS—Bryan Cole McMillon,
12, passed away Tuesday, April 27,
2004. He is truly an angel sent by
God in order to touch so many lives.
' He will be missed by so many people.
Graveside service:3 p.m.Friday
in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Memorial service to follow at 4:30
p.m.at First Unites;Methodist Church
of Grapevine. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers,
please give donations in his name to
Dallas Scottish Rite Hospital.
Bryan has been such an inspira-
tion to so many people.He taught us
how to have patience and how to deal
with what God gave us.We will miss
his hugs, kisses, laughter and his
beautiful smile.
Survivors: Father Gary; mother,
Patty; sister, Sarah; grandparents,
Robert and Sonia McMillon and An-
drew Farkas;cousins;relatives;many
friends;and his extended family,Don-
na and Daryl Gregory.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
' Colleyville,(817)498-5894
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man Ric Williamson of Weatherford said. Toll lanes would provide an express-
"We need entrepreneurial financial pro- way for motorists willing to pay for the
posals." privilege, and motorists using the main
State i10After Thursday's action,other compa- lanes would be encouraged to avoid trav-
nies have 90 days to submit competing eling during rush hour,Pfeffer said.
bids.The commission could select a win- A lot of travel during peak times is
ner later this year or in early 2005. discretionary and can be done later in the
uirsueKiewit representatives have told Tar- day,"he said.
Prant County elected officials that the Kiewit and other companies interested
company could complete the toll lanes by in bidding for the toll lanes should be ex-
2008.That would be at least seven years pected to assume some of the financial
Anes sooner than in the state's original plans to risks, including the responsibility for
expand the roads using traditional high- keeping construction costs under control,
way funding. several commissioners said.
The five commissioners Thursday "I think this project is very viable,"
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unanimously approved the concept of toll commission member Robert Nichols of
roads on Loop 820 and Airport Freeway. Jacksonville said."But if they're expecting
Mies although two of them were hesitant to us to kick in a half-billion or a billion dol-
proceed without knowing the full fman- lars and they will have none of the risk,
3
A private company's
cial details. Recent changes in state law and anything that falls short the state will
Elmproposalfor toll lanes allow private companies to submit road- cover—that's not what the state is look-
on Airport Freeway and Loop 820 building plans that are kept confidential ing for."
e"
is endorsed in concept by a state p
until all bids have been received. Proposals that offer the most creative
agency. Commissioner Ted Houghton of El funding — and have the least effect on
the state's cash-strapped highway fund—
By GORDON DICKSON Paso said he is concerned that the toll- are likely to be viewed most favorably,
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER lane plan might require a large invest- commission Chairman Williamson said.
WACO —The state's transporta- ment in state and federal funding needed Gordon Dickson,(817)685-3816
tion agency has agreed to pursue a for other roads. gdickson@star-teiegram.com
private company's idea to build ex- "I'm going in blind,"he said."How do
press lanes on Northeast Loop 820 we know what equity will be required of
and Airport Freeway, although no us before we go forward?" VIIIIIIIII
one knows how But Phillip Russell, director of the
much of the $2.5 TbNorth Texas Department of Transportation's
billion cost will be American turnpike division, explained that all the
absorbed by tolls. transportation commission is doing now is asking for
A proposal by officials meet more bids—and full financial details will
Nebraska-based today. 15B+ be unveiled before a decision is made.
Peter Kiewit Sons "It's merely casting a wide net to see
to build about four barrier-separated what ideas are out there,"Russell said.
express toll lanes in the medians of A formal study of how much money
the roads was endorsed in concept can be raised by tolls also must be con-
Thursday by the Texas Transporta- ducted,officials said.
tion Commission during a meeting in Adopting the toll roads concept would
Waco. replace the Texas Department of Trans-
The toll lanes would allow mo- portation's original idea of building car-
torists to travel 27 miles at the pool lanes in the medians.
speed limit from north Fort Worth to "It doesn't change the plan drastically
Dallas — connecting Interstate 35W from what the region is already planning,"
to Interstate 35E. Existing freeway said Maribel Chavez, the department's
lanes would remain nontoll. Fort Worth district engineer. "Whai it
"The governor and the Legislature does is accelerate the plan"
... handed us the keys and said: `Go The toll lanes would remain publicly
take a chance,' " commission Chair- owned, said Jerry Pfeffer, president of
Kiewit Development Co.
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T"11 oad talk
' It takes a while for the idea to catch ;Y' 'U�IIA ,' The idea of
on: A freeway is clogged with traffic building p a y
and desperately needs expansion, but lanes along the route from north
' do you do that by adding trill lanes? Fort Worth to north Dallas is worth
In a perfect world,no,you certainly careful consideration.
do not. You spend the money to ex-
pand the freeway with free lanes, just but very congested traffic artery could
as has been done on hundreds of other be expanded by 2008—at least seven
f-roads across the state. years ahead of what might be possible
Oh,how nice it would be to live in a without tolls.
perfect world.And one of the most im- The Transportation Commission
' perfect things about the real world is must study the proposal carefully.
that we seldom have the money we Local officials naturally want to
need to do all the things we want. know more details,like how it might al-
At an April 29 meeting in Waco,the ter regional transportation plans, how
Texas Transportation Commission will much local money might be needed for
study a proposal from two companies the project, and how toll lanes might
— Peter Kiewit Sons of Omaha and affect the configuration of area free-
Carter & Burgess of Fort Worth — to ways.
build toll lanes in the median of North- Details like that could make or break
east Loop 820 and Airport Freeway, the plan. But toll lanes could prove
stretching from Interstate 35W in Fort their worth if they significantly speed
' Worth to Interstate 35E in Dallas. up much-needed freeway expansion.
The existing lanes on that route The proposal has come about in re-
would remain for free travel. There sponse to a new state law that enables
would be no toll booths;vehicles using private companies to propose highway
' the new lanes would be required to projects. The projects, if approved by
have an electronic device like a ToIlTag the commission,still would be subject-
to pay the cost. ed to competitive bids.
The crucial point about this propos- This one is worth the commission's
' al:If everything works out,this crucial full attention.
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