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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-10-01 Euless Articles USTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF i MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT DUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR i DATE DISTRIBUTED I I�T DATE OFARTICLE q l"?S/0 I NEWSPAPER FWST BUSINESS I LOCKOUT Customers' elothes caught up In disputerent ' By SARAH BAHARI door. Others just stood in confu- Darlene Ralston, who stopped STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRMR sion before copying down a phone by the store at 3001 Texas 121 sev- ' EULESS —The orange fluores- number and returning to their cars. eral times Friday, needed her 16- cent sign still reads"Alterations." I "My flight attendant uniform is year-old daughter's drill team uni- But as customers approached in there," said Gail Houston, who form for her performance with the Sun's Tailor on Friday,they noticed works for American Airlines. Grapevine High School Fillies. ' a white piece of paper taped to the The store owner could not be "What a shame," she said. "My door: "Notice of Lock Out."It said reached for comment. daughter won't be able to dance." the store owner was behind on An employee at Inland South- Then she paused and realized rent. west Management Corp. in Plano that it could be worse. ' Some jiggled the door handle said customers can retrieve their "You just know someone has a and peered inside. Dozens of gar- clothes once a legal dispute wedding dress in there." ments hung neatly from hangers, between the management compa- waiting to be picked up. At least ny and store owner is resolved. Sarah Bahari,(817)685-3863 ' one person banged angrily on the That did not comfort customers.. sbahari@star-tetegram.com In s{� r r ' SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM/RICHARD W.RODRIGUEZ Customers like Mark Lipman could not retrieve their clothes Friday after the owner of Sun's Tailor wo locked out because of a rent dispute. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCAAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WdILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN /LLIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / / l DATE OFARTICLE 9 /"?4e- /�T NEWSPAPER FWST MID-CITIES GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL LET'S EAT, LET'S Dk.\CE - f '-` t i loom WAN t ' 3 A ! a )17 < < STAR TELEGRAM/STEWART E HOUSE Youths dance to recorded Greek music while the live band takes a break.The 13th annual Mid-Cities Greek Food Festival in Euless,which fea- tures Greek food,music and dancing,continues today. r 101STRIBUTED TO: PAGE "? OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT UNG McDONALD COLLINS WILH/ITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR r DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE /a / NEWSPAPER FWST lResidents get a taste of Greek traditions at festival in bless ' By JULIE DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE STAR TELEGRAM EULESS — Every year the menu gets longer and the If you go t crowd gets larger at the Mid- n The Mid-Cities Greek Food . Festival continues at 11 a.m. Cities Greek Food Festival, • n organizers said. today at St.John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church,303 As they moved through the Cullum Drive,Euless. 1porary serving lines beneath the tem- M Free big-top tent, many in Schedule:Dancers,12:30 the crowd Saturday were p.m.and 2 p.m.;church tours, ga sporting T-shirts emblazoned 1 P.M. _ k : with the phrase "Be Greek for a day." e MF ka. Lively traditional Greek food," church steward Ted ' 'music blared from the sound Stoycos said. "The second system, prompting several attraction is the Greek cul- p3 children to climb onto the' tures' main stage and show off their Stoycos has helped with the dance moves. event for each of its 13 years. �► � "Dancing and food are two He arrives in the morning and important mainstays of Greek works until well after dark to culture," said church member ensure that visitors get a prop- Georgia rop Georgia Papaliodis. er introduction to a proud her Papaliodis worked the cash itage passed down from his register while her son, Louie, parents and grandparents. ,prepared traditional Greek "It's all so good," first-time favorites such as loukaniko visitor Erik Kessinger said (sausage), chtapodi (octopus), after sampling some of the del- Y A w saganaki (fried cheese), sou- icacies. vlaki kalami (pork tenderloin) "We're not finished yet, v, •; _ , i and skordo psito (roasted gar- said his wife,Stacee Kessinger. STARTELEGRAM/STEWART�F.HOUSE lic). "We're going to go back and Church member John Bouras, 19, cooks souvlakia on a stick. Other "The first attraction is the try some more." favorites include loukaniko,chtapodi and saganaki. L> ii E 93 S lil MEW Al rj .� , STAR TELEGRAM/STEWART F.HOUSE Ashley Grisham,13,a volunteer at the festival,adds a little decoration to Jessica Winstead,4, of Trophy Club.At left,Joanie Ruppel of Keller samples a avro,a tvpe of Greek sandwich. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ! OF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBROARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED ©� l O DATE OFARTICLE / /42?�e I ,` NEWSPAPER FWST Promotion in Euless Euless financial director ' Loretta Getchell was recent- ly promoted to assistant city manager. Getchell,who has been ' with the city since 1997,will supervise areas including finance,human resources, ' insurance,Municipal Court, purchasing and risk manage- ment,information services, ' internal audits and the water office. "The good thing about this position is it allows you to ' focus ori different areas each year,"Getchell said. She is examining the city's insurance fund and plans to ' delve into human resources and risk operations,as well as the workers compensation program. ' Getchell has a bachelor's degree in business'adminis- tration from the University of North Alabama.She is ' also a certified public accoun- tant and a certified govern- ment finance officer. ' The city has a deputy city manager,Gary McKamie, but previously did not have an assistant city manager. ' Ellena E Morrison covers Euless,Flower Mound and Grapevine,(817)685-3888 emorrison@star-telegram.com ai DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS WIL/HLITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LLIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED I I 0T DATEOFARTICLE 7 NEWSPAPER FWST 1 Drainage fees Monthly drainage fees in selected cities: Residential Nonresidential Arlington $1.30 $13 for 10,001 to 50,000 square ' feet of impervious groundcover Bedford $3.50; Based on impervious $3 if over age 65 and vegetated areas Colleyv lle $6 $20.91 per acre ' Euless $2.50 $17.99 per acre Flower Mound $1 to$1.50 $10 to$20 Grapevine $4 $4 per single-family equivalent Keller $5 $4.14 to$41:40; ' N. Richland Hills $2.22 to$3.42 $15.41 per acre Richland Hills $3 $19.45 per acre' Trophy Club $1 to$3 $5 to$17.50 Watauga $6 $64:68 per impervious acre'' ' Source:Area cities 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF � MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILGETCHELL LIBRARYA�D7MIN LIBRARYREF ANIMALCNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 104 DATE OF ARTICLE 7` �'� NEWSPAPER FWST SCHOOL FUNDING Hin - -B vo ers a 4 sharing' mood ■ Officials in the "proper- percent supported contract- ty wealthy" school district ing with other districts.Dis- say they will send $3.65 trict officials will choose the million directly to poorer direct-payment plan, said districts. Lynne Rigg,deputy superin- tendent of business opera- By KATHERINE CROMER tions. STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER "We estimate that will BEDFORD — With less save the district $120,000 to than 1 percent turnout Tues- $130,000,"Rigg said after the day, voters authorized unofficial results came in. Hurst-Euless-Bedford The Texas Education trustees to share the school Agency charges a fee to district's wealth —. and administer funds sent trustees plan to share it directly to the state. directly with property-poor Superintendent Gene districts. Buinger was at the district's Officials are expected to administrative offices to complete contracts today hear the results. with specific districts. Stiff penalties would have Under the state's "Robin been enforced if both propo- Hood" share-the-wealth sitions had failed: The state funding plan, a school dis- would have forced the dis- trict deemed property- not consolidate with a wealthy must give aper- another district, remove Property from district tax centage of its property-tax revenue to educate children rolls or consolidate tax in poorer districts. bases with another district. H-E-B is considered While Tuesday's election property-wealthy for the will help the district,getting first time this school year. excited about it was diffi- Voters were presented cult, B o er said. s two propositions, one let- "It's something we had to ting the district send $3.77 do," he said. "We're certain- million to the state, the ly glad the public approved ' other letting the district the options we submitted to send$3.65 million directly to them." poorer school districts. The board will canvass Of the 895 voters,71 per- the election at 4 p.m. Oct. 6. ' cent supported sending Katherine Cromer,(817)685-3813 money to the state and 80 kcromerQastar-telegram.com FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED �© DATEOFARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST Tailor shop reopens ' after rent dispute EULESS-A tailor shop reopened Monday after the owner was locked out last week ' for failing to pay rent.Sun Yi, owner of Sun's Tailor,said Inland Southwest Management Corp.in Plano took action after she was ' a few weeks late paying rent. The management company told customers last week that they could retrieve their clothes after ' a legal dispute between the company and tailor shop was resolved.Yi said she took care of the matter and is open for busi- ness at 3001 Texas 121. -Sarah Bahari 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WI/L/HITE GETCHELL LIBRAARYAD�IMIN LIIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED �Q / /d T DATE OFARTICLE `7 % /�T NEWSPAPER FWST SEMINARY Thomaswffltako caplainposition The Rev. Claude ■Southwestern Baptist The- ate of Southwestern, will per- Thomas, ' ological Seminary in Fort form his last church service as 61,said he Worth names the Rev. Claude pastor Oct. 10. The church's has mixed Thomas to be the seminary's 896,770-square-foot building feelings about first chaplain. sits on 20.5 acres.at 1000 W. resigning from Airport Freeway near Trinity the church he By DARREN BARBEE High School. loves.He will STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Thomas, 61, said he had also leave his EULESS—The Rev. Claude mixed feelings about resigning TV program, Thomas,pastor of First Baptist from the church, which draws LifePoints.His Church of Euless since April about 4,000 a week to services. last Sunday service as 1992, announced his resigna- Thomas will also leave his TV ., tion this week to become the program,LifePoints._ pastor at First Baptist first chaplain at Southwestern "When you're leaving peo- Church of Baptist Theological Seminary ple that you love and a won- Euless will be in Fort Worth. derful church ... that has a Oct.10. + Thomas, a two-time gradu- w w rr .r FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE P� OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGIVAY(2) BOYETT DUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADCMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIBUTED_f�// �� DATE OF ARTICLE 7 NEWSPAPER FWST r The Rev. Claude Thomas Age:61 ® he's the perfect man to teach Experience:Ordained minis- he's ter for nearly four decades downside to it," Thomas said. somebody to do what he's done Occupation:Pastor at First ""the upside to it is you've got a with this church." Baptist Church of Euless for wpnderful seminary and a In a statement on the semi- 12 years wonderful opportunity." nary's Web site,Patterson said Thomas will also serve as that recruiting Thomas is a rare Morris Chapman,president sfecial assistant to Seminary opportunity for the school, and chief executive officer of President Paige Patterson and which has about 3,000 students the Southern Baptist Conven- will assist in the seminary's and is the second-largest theo- tion's executive committee,said d$ctor of ministry degree pro- logical school in the country, that Thomas,a longtime friend, gram, according to the semi- Patterson could not be reached is an ideal pastoral model for nary to comment Tuesday. students at Southwestern. Stephen Spohn, who has "It is not every day when an Thomas was chairman of been a church member for institution has the opportunity the executive committee from about two years, said many in to secure the services of an 1999 to 2001. the congregation are happy for experienced pastor,notable for "I rejoice in the new oppor- Thomas but will miss his lead- his prowess in the pulpit and tunity he has to be a mentor ership. for his commitment to the and encourager to hundreds of ' "He's doing what he loves," orthodox faith," Patterson's pastors and young theolo- Spohn said."With his abilities, statement said. gians," Chapman said in an e- mail. The Rev.James Draper,for- mer pastor of First Baptist Church of Euless and former Southern Baptist Convention ' president,"said that leaving the church will be gut-wrenching for Thomas. "I miss being a pastor every ' day," said Draper, head of the convention's LifeWay Christian Resources. Draper said that Thomas' decision creates a great opportunity but at a loss of personal contact with people in the pews. Thomas will be "going ' through a real grieving process to change into a new role," Draper said. ' The church completed an $ll million,3,500-seat sanctuary about five years ago, Thomas said. It includes a replica of ' Christ's tomb and a waterfall. Darren Barbee,(817)685-3818 dbarbee a@star-telegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGJVAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYACDMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED ��'/ /U DATE OFARTICLE /�/ / NERISPAPER DMN Personnel o stay ahead of g GOIX said the course will not be over- back to Bermuda next spring with- seeded but will be manicured dur- out overseeding.Long said he and Preparations of courses ing the winter. ; his staff got the idea after last year. under way to counteract those changes by overseeding.It is So there are three schools of Following the completion of the winter conditions something that keeps the courses thought for courses located 20 new Bluebonnet course, the staff healthy and playable during the miles from each other.Wright said chose not to overseed but to let the By KEVIN LONNQUIST cooler months. his staff wants to keep the course root system gain strength. Long Staff writer At Keller's Sky Creek Ranch, green throughout the winter. Pro said that had favorable results With temperatures still hover- pro Richard Wright said his staff Adena Wallace said ifher staff used when the grass came back in the ing in the 80s,it might not be the overseeded all tee boxes and fair- too much seed,itwould weaken the spring. time to be thinking about the ways with rye.Texas Star in Euless Bermuda grass,the grass grown in 'We're also going into a 4-5 weather in November and Decem- overseeded its tee boxes and areas the summer and winter. She said month period when people can't ber. of the fairways within 100 dards of the mild summer affected the deci- play,"Long said: But area golf professionals and the greens with rye. Sion. All of the`pros said golfers their superintendents have done so However, Grapevine Golf Long said the staffbelieved they should expect to see the changes and are preparing their courses for Course director of golf Jim Long would have an easier transition take place bythe middle ofOctober. LOGS have Strong who plays at Trophy Club,qualified • finishes at tournaments for the National Chrysler Club Championship two weeks ago. Here are some reasons North- Watkins shot a 4-over-par 76 to east Tarrant golf continues to gain finish third in the women's division stature with players. A few local at Gentle Creek in Prosper. Todd players recently hit it big. McGrew,who also plays at trophy Robert Singletary, who plays Club,did not qualify but will-be the out of Grapevine Golf Course,tied first alternate.He shot even-par 72 for 10th at the North Texas PGA and tied for fifth. Championship on Sept. 20-21 at The National Chrysler Club Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas. Championship is Oct. 27-20 in Singletary shot atwo-day total of 3- 'spa,Fla. � over-par 145.He won$1,312.50. Meanwhile, Sheri Watkins, E-mailklonnquist@dallasnews.com t .a i ad