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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-12-10 Euless Articles IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF I CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,MAYOR YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED /'� l/D l O`i' DATE OFARTICLE /c)/S-/()4 NEWSPAPER FWST IETTY LYNN MALONEY 11938-2004 Letty Lynn Marie Gibson Maloney feacher su rted ppo pumaWity ,"Torldwide E• Y„i s ■The Euless resident was Mrs. Maloney was also � 1pvoted to her church and chairwoman of the board of r helping people around Higher Education and Campus r Ministries for the Central the world. Texas Conference of the Unit- ed Methodist Church. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL Her interest and enthusi- STARTELEGRAM STAFF WRITER asm in helping people led her EULESS—Letty Lynn Marie Gib- Letty Lynn Marie Gibson to become a delegate to the son Maloney, Ph.D, died Thursday, Maloney never grew tired of 1995 U.S.-China Joint Confer- Dec.2,2004,in her 66th year. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, First' ence on Women's Issues in 1ping people in her Euless United Methodist Church, 106 N. church or throughout the Beijing: - Main, Euless. Interment:will follow in orld. Mrs. Maloney also served Bluebonnet Hills. Visitation: 5 to 7 Gerald Maloney said his ion the national teaching facul- p.m.Sunday at Lucas Funeral Home, wife of 47 years hr and board of directors of the 1321 Precinct Line Road,Hurst. Memorials: Missions, in care of International Rural Develop- will be remem- First United Methodist Church of bered for the ment Conference in Delhi, Euless. love she India,but she never traveled to During her life, Letty Lynn was a ' India,Gerald aid. teacher and student,an organizer and showed in Maloneyy g helping people. Mrs. Maloney taught math researcher, a businesswoman and d physics for man ears in church leader, a wife, mother,grand- "She hada P Y Y Y mother and worker for peace. math back- the San Antonio, Austin, Fort Dr. Maloney received her under- MALONEY ground,but she Worth and Hurst-Euless-Bed-. graduate degree in mathematics and put her heart ford school districts. physics from the University of Texas o things to do with society .Mrs. Maloney was born at Austin as an honors graduate and March 4,1938,in New Orleans. Phi Beta Kappa inductee.She held a Idhuman rights,”he said. master of science in secondary edu- Mrs. Maloney died Thurs- She met her husband in San cation and multi-cultural studies and y-at age 66. Antonio while in high school. a doctor of philosophy in higher edu- Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Their three children were born cation and statistical research from nday at First United in San Antonio before the fam- the University of North Texas. She it moved to Euless in 1974. was a fellow of the Ecumenical Insti- tute and Institute of Cultural Affairs Mrs. Malone e trial w'1 arned1 1 be at Bluebo hernnetY and served on the national teaching s Memorial Park in Col- undergraduate degree in math- faculty and board of directors of the e.Visitation will be from ematics and physics from the International Rural Development Con- 5 to 7 p.m. today at Lucas University of Texas at Austin. ference in Delhi,India.She was a del- She later earned graduate egate to the U.S.-China Joint Confer- ence on Women's Issues in Beijing in Mrs. Malone resi- degrees in secondary educa- Y was P 1995 and a NGO delegate to the Int of United Methodist tion and multicultural studies fourth International United Nations Women of the Fort Worth East and,a doctorate in higher edu- Conference on Women.She was the recipient of many honors, including cation and statistical research strict. She recently orga- ed a food drive and collect- from the University of North Teacher of the Year'91 and Phi Delta Kappa Distinguished Educator'91. e more than 30,000 cans of Texas in Denton. She had been an active member of fgpd for the Tarrant Area Food Mrs.Maloney and her hus- municipal and civic boards in the com- Gerald Maloney said. band shared a love for travel i munity.She served as president of Unit- and spent time in England,Ire- ed Methodist Women of the Fort Worth land and Costa Rica. East District and as chair of the Board of Survivors include her' sons, Higher Education and Campus Min- istries for the Central Texas Conference. Gerald Maloney Jr.of Bedford Dr.Maloney was known for her lectures and Joseph Maloney of Dallas; and presentations as a United Methodist and her daughter,Judith Lynn Women district officer.She was active in Tribble of Southlake. First United Methodist Church of Euless, ' focusing on missions and education, served as chair of the board of trustees Elizabeth Campbell,(817)390-7696 and in many roles as servant there. l iz(a1s to r-telesram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF r MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED I l�U /07 DATE OFARTICLE / /�y /O NEWSPAPER FWST 1 Goodwill's reality Many thanks to Bob Ray Sanders for his Wednesday column , ("Goodwill's image vs.the reality") on Goodwill's attempt to build a superstore in Euless,only to be blocked by the Planning ' and Zoning Commission. As is so often the case,Sanders'exposure to the reality of ` Goodwill has made another loyal supporter of this agency that often suffers from a ragtag,down-and-out image.When people don't have the facts,they see a negative stereotype. Goodwill is simply another shopping option for customers seeking good used merchandise.These shoppers may be on Social Security,or they may shop at upscale stores.But when , they're looking for vintage clothing or jewelry,Goodwill is their choice. The zoning commission has ignored the reality of Goodwill as a source of training and employment for the city's disabled resi- dents.As a former professional staff person at Goodwill,I see the wasted talent of these individuals that could benefit the commu- nity.They want to be self-sufficient and have jobs like everyone else. t Loveta Eastes,Benbrook J J DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS W'I/LHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OFARTICLE l'-)4Z04 NEWSPAPER—SPAPER FWST EULESS I DEVELOPMENT type of business. - Goodwill then wanted the council to p plcplenty change the zoning,a request that first had to Therds be voted on by the Planning and Zoning Commission. • Staff members advised Goodwill of other of g(N)F O(`1 Will �n�1 locations in the city that would meet the u �/�/ ill organization's requirements.The staff also s - advised Goodwill in the early stages that the around here members of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission and the City Council were reluctant ' to change any zoning,especially on Main ■ The cit- of Euless respects Goodwill Street. Y P - . Industries and would welcome one of its The city had just spent several million dollars reconstructing Main Street and Har- stores– in the proper zoning district. wood Road in order to enhance the area and By MARY LIB SALEH to encourage economic development that SPECLAL To THE STAR-TELEGRAM would fit into the master plan's zoning. ' Goodwill Industries was well aware of the When a newspaper columnist writes a city history.lout even after the Planning and piece that demeans a city without research- g Zoning Commission unanimously rejected ing information on the subject,it calls for a ' response from officials who were involved. changing the zoning,Goodwill pursued I am sorely disappointed in Bob Ray action from the City Council. Sanders'Dec.l commentary,which referred The council is diligent about all items ori.. to the Euless City Council's Nov 23 action the agenda and does its research before voty� regarding a Goodwill store. ing on any item.We have a three-hour work Sanders was not present at the council session before each council meeting that is,ji, meeting,nor did he bother to call any staff open to anyone. ' member or council member to discover the The Goodwill agenda item was discusse facts of the situation. _� at that time,and Goodwill personnel were lY His low opinion of Euless is unwarranted present to respond.We listened to their {c and shameful if he is judging the city solely comments carefully,and I am certain that F on the Goodwill case. each council member gave them proper cosi-,.- Several years ago,the council and city sideration. staff spent more than three years researching Euless would welcome a Goodwill Indus-^ each piece of land in the city to create a mas- tries facility—in the proper zoning district;, 'ter plan. We support the good will and good works 1 All land owners were notified and had a that Goodwill provides. voice in the council decisions.We planned We shop in Goodwill stores,and we have'-,,', zoning all over the city in order to accommo- a great deal of respect for the Goodwill ope,Y ' date various kinds of businesses and residen- ations. . tial areas.It was not an easy task. We sincerely believe that Goodwill can .: When Goodwill representatives find a place in Euless,and we are willing tcl; ' approached the city staff about locating in assist in finding the right place,not only fob 1 Euless,the staff Ovised them that the prop- Goodwill but also for Euless. to . erty they had selected was not zoned for that Please do not condemn a city without knowing the facts. ' Respect is a powerful word,and our resi- dents and elected leaders have earned respect through our dedication and diligence on behalf of our city. ' Truly,good will thrives in the city of Euless. 41 Mary Lib Saleh is the mayor of Euless. ,F.F DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /�U/y 7 DATE OF ARTICLE 1,� h / 0 NEWSPAPER FWST IRAQ CASUALTY Trinity graduate killed on duty in Iraq By BENTINSLEY{ comment Monday night. Army immediately after STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER They have gone to Yakima, high school, Hendrickson A 11995 Trinity High Wash., to visit their son's said. His wife, Jennifer, is a School graduate awarded wife and young children. reserve officer with the the Meritorious Service Funeral arrangements are Yakima Fire Department. Medal for outstanding non- pending. He spent nine years in the combat achievement or ser- Eggers' parents had been U.S. Army, according to a vice to the nation in 2000 in Nebraska at the funeral of fire department news ,was killed in Iraq over the his paternal grandfather release. Before being dis weekend. when they learned about his patched to Iraq in August,he U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle death Sunday evening, Hen- served six months in South Andrew Eggers, 27, died drickson said. Korea after a four-year while his unit patrolled for "They drove all night to assignment at the Yakima- land mines in the vicinity of get back to Dallas so -they Training Center, the release Al Habbaniyah, Iraq, said could fly out with Krish — said. " family friend Suzanne Hen- Kyle's sister - to Yakima," Survivors also include,* drickson of Euless. Hendrickson said. three sons. Eggers'parents,Keith and Eggers, in the 506th Dianne Eggers of Euless, Infantry, is a former Euless Ben Tinsley,(817)6853821 -could not be reached'to resident who joined the brinsley@scar-relegrain.com r 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILLHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED h O/ 6,41 DATE OF ARTICLE I l 'l NEWSPAPER FWST AWARD Euless to rem ove awa-111 ■A bankrupt company apparent- mark of pride. ardson,which'operated as Pat Sum- ly linked its Champion of Industry But now City Manager Joe Hen- merall Productions, declared bank- award to $22,000 promotional nig says the award is coming out of ruptcy in November and has closed videos. the city's glass display case.Hennig its offices. ' said he believes the pyramid was not The company paid Pat Summer- STAR-TELEGRAM KELLY MELHART given to recognize Euless' business all to use his name and to narrate aTELECRsTnFFwiux savvy, but simply because the city the videos. The well-known sports For months,an etched glass pyra- paid Pat Summerall Productions broadcaster and Southlake resident ' mid has sparkled in the Euless City $22,000 for a promotional video. did not own the company, said a Hall proclaiming the community a The company no longer makes Rick Ericson,a family spokesman. Champion City. the videos or gives awards. Summerall declined to comment Until late November, it was a Criterion Productions of Rich- ' agreed to use Pat Summerall through the spokesman. Productions after looking at Euless was among dozens videos it produced for other ' of cities nationwide singled communities and businesses. out by the company as win- Hennig said that for more ners in their Champions of than a year, he believed the Industry recognition pre- award and the video purchase gram. Keller and Highland had nothing.to do with each Village also received the other. recognition. But about two weeks ago, In each instance,the com- he saw John Criswell,a long- pany contacted the city offi- time former television anchor cials and told them that they in the Dallas-Fort Worth mar- had been nominated. When ket, speaking on a television officials asked who made the news report as a spokesman nomination the STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEYCHINN > y were told for Pat Summerall Produc- Euless City Manager Joe Hennig,left,says that he was the information was private. tions.Criswell said the award incensed to learn that this glass pyramid given to the They were asked to send was really not an award. It city is not"a bona fide award." reams of information for Pat was part of a publicity pack- Summerall Productions to age. review before a decision was Hennig was incensed. ' made. After officials in Criswell said he no longer Euless, Keller and Highland represents the bankrupt com- Village were told they had pany. ' won the Champion City In an interview with the recognition, they were asked Star-Telegram last week, to pay the company more Criswell repeated that the than $20,000 for a promo- award was part of a market- , tional video made by Pat ing package — one that also Summerall Productions. included the video,advertise- Company officials said the ment and awards dinner that five- to seven-minute video was later canceled.The cities, ' could feature any aspect of he said, had to meet a the city and would air in part "tremendous amount of crite- on CNN Headline News. ria in order to qualify to be a Each city would also be men- client in the first place." ' tioned in an advertisement Hennig said those com- published in Forbes Maga- ments stun him. zine. "There is no way we City officials said they had would have been a part of planned to buy a promotional something if we thought it video to attract businesses to was not truly a bona fide their communities, and thev award," he said. "Evervthine DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ,--? OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGW4Y(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED �'2 /�U v DATE OFARTICLE 1,_�Z l7/C�� NEWSPAPER FWST they did made it appear it was exactly that... They sent us an award.It is out here in my city hall in an award case." For their part, Keller and Highland Village officials still say their awards hold merit. "I believe the Champion of Industry is a selection process,"said Laurie Mullens, Highland Village spokes- woman' "As far as our city staff and City Council, we were'honored to receive it and felt that we deserved it." The cities, including Euless, still use the videos and have made copies for real, estate agents. They have proven a valuable tool,Keller City Manager Lyle Dresher said. "Whenever the communi- ty name is out there — whether it.is in Forbes or the Wall Street Journal — and you are showcased as a Champion City, that is one opportunity you have to pro- mote your community and maybe bring a business to town,"he said. Even Hennig says he will continue to use the video.But as for the award,Hennig now says it is worthless. "I'm sorry when he says that the company says it's not, an award. I'm terribly disap- pointed to say that,but at this time, how could I say other- wise?"he said. 'At this point, the city can't continue to lift this up as an award." Kelly Melhart,(817)685-3854 kmelhart@star-telegram.com 101STRIBUTED TO: PAGE _L OF / ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT �OUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED �� /� /v DATE OF ARTICLEZf D4 NEWSPAPER FWST -NORTHEAST TARRANT BRUSI 16 year-old boy hurt in fall from car hood ' EULESS-Police are investi- gating the circumstances behind a Tuesday afternoon accident in ' the 1700 block of Willow Lane in which a teen-age boy fell from the hood of a moving car.The 16-year-old was injured about ' 4:30 p.m.,according to a news release from the Euless Police Department.The victim was treated at the scene by Euless ' paramedics and taken by heli- copter ambulance to an unspeci- fied hospital,reports show.The case remained under investiga- tion Tuesday,police said.No fur- ther details were available Tues= day. ' -Ben Tinsley 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ( OF l MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4MIE RIDGW4Y(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED oZ /�� /D DATE OF ARTICLE / 1� I / C NEWSPAPER FWST NORUEAST TARRAW BRIEFS. Bo who fell off hood ood of car has concussion EULESS-A 16-year-old boy who fell from the hood of a moving car Tuesday suffered a concussion .and back pains,police said Wednesday. A 17-year-old was driving the. car,and two other 16-year-olds were in the vehicle,police said.The accident is still-under investigation. -Leila Fadel + DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT tYOUNG McDONALD /COLLINS W!I/L,HITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / I /�T DATE OF ARTICLE /a ICI / T NEWSPAPER FWST ' ARTS NOTES NORTHEAST AF'T'ER FOURS Holiday Cheer EULESS —Holiday Cheer, an a capella group perform- ing in Victorian costumes, will sing Christmas carols from 7 to 8 p.m.Monday at ' the Euless Public Library,201 N.Ector Drive. The concert,sponsored by ARTSNET,will be free.Call (817)283-3406. -Compiled by Joy Donovan DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF A MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR , DATE DISTRIBUTED f //G U`� DATE OFARTICLE Z10 D NEWSPAPER FWST CABLE TV ' • basic cablei Comeast rates ■Comcast,which serves EchoStar Communications cable rates in North Texas. including Arlington, Bedford, Arlington and several offer enough competition to The FCC's.authoriy to regu- Colleyville, Dalworthington Northeast Tarrant County satisfy an FCC rule. late rates charged for cable Gardens, Euless, Flower cities,says in its petition to Under federal law, a cable services above the basic tier Mound, Grand Prairie, the FCC that the competi- operator is allowed rate dereg- ended in March 1999. Grapevine,Irving and Pantego. ulation if it can prove that "We believe that in a com- The company charges tion there justifies deregu- competitors serve more than petitive environment,market- $12.03 for basic service in lation. 15 percent of a market. Com- place forces and consumer Arlington, $26.96 for expand- cast claims that satellite has a choice are the most effective ed basic and$9.95 to$91.99 for By BOBBY WHITE penetration rate of 17.6 percent regulatory measures," Angel digital cable services. STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER in the Metroplex markets it Biasatti, a Comcast spokes- Comcast .is not the first Saying satellite television serves. woman, said in an e-mail. " cable company in the region to provides enough competition Area municipalities regu- Comcast is delivering high- ask for deregulation. in North Texas,Comcast Corp. late rates for the most basic value, quality services at a Tarrant County's largest has petitioned the Federal tier of cable services. The competitive price. By lifting cable provider, Charter Com- Communications Commission basic tier includes local sta- this regulatory burden, Com- munications,won rate deregu- to allow it to set its own basic tions, public access channels cast will be better positioned lation from local governments cable rates. and other networks Comcast to serve our customers and two years ago. The company In its petition,filed in early designates.Municipalities also attract new ones." said TV MAX, EchoStar and November, the company said oversee what a cable provider Comcast is the nation's DirecTV had gained enough more than two competitors charges for maintenance and largest cable company, with market share in the region to offer comparable service and -fees, which include equip- 21.5 million users, and is the provide effective competition. together serve more than 15 ment. leading broadband Internet The FCC is soliciting com- percent of the market. If the FCC gtants the peti- provider,with 5.7 million sub- ments on Comcast's petition. Comcast said rival satellite tion,there will be no federal or scribers.The company serves Few have appealed thus far. TV operators DirecTV and local oversight of Comcast's 39 North Texas municipalities, "We have our comments and our questions about the "We do not agree with their data and how it was collected," calculations," Fung said. "We said Alan Cass,Arlington's risk want them to be fair and accu- management administrator. rate." "But the information they pro- Rebecca Fisher, an FCC vided was well above the spokeswoman,said there is no threshold limit. Now if it was timetable for the commission's in a narrow range, then that review of Comcast's petition. would be different." Bobby White,(817)390-7616 Jennifer Fung, McKinney's bwhite@star-telegram.com finance director, decided to appeal Comcast's petition. 3 She said she believed that the company used erroneous data that were favorable to Com- rast.