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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-02-04 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG IVICKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /,5//& Ss DATE OF ARTICLE /,v� /eS NEWSPAPER DMN ' NEWS BRIEFS ' EULESS Town hall meetings ' scheduled for Feb.3 Euless will have town hall meetings at 7 p.m.Feb.3 at Eu t less City Hall,201 N.Ector.Res- idents can address the City Council and department direc- tors who oversee Euless'opera- tions. In 1994,town hall meetings were implemented to introduce community-based policing to ' residents and for the city to re- ceive feedback, Now, there are two meetings a year and a panel of representatives from all of the ' city's departments. For information, call Gary Landers at 817-685-1563. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR �/"% '� ` /a / DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER DMN COMMUNUY CALENDAR ■The Euless Parks and Community Services Department will host a dodgeball tournament Saturday at Midway Recreation Center, 300 W.Midway Drive.Registration is$35 a team. Team members must be 16 or older and teams must consist of six players,with up to eight listed on the roster.Registration deadline is 2 p.m.Thursday, at Midway Recreation Center.Game times will be posted Friday.To register,or for information,call Mark.Long at 817-685-3100. 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_LOFL MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS�/ WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYA/DMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED / 'T /G S DATE OFARTICLE //-N NEWSPAPER FWST ' OUT AND ABOUT ' Coffee and art:While we're discussing arts patronage, please turn your calendar to Feb.9.That's the day the Arts League,an organization that exists to support ARTSNET, will host its annual member- ship coffee. . From 10 to 11:30 a.m.the offi- cers and committee chairper- sons will be oh-so-glad to greet any prospective Arts League members at the Euless Public ' Library,201 Ector Drive.They'd be happy if you bring a friend, too.Coffee chairwomen are Jill Danahey of Grapevine and ' Cathy Fryer of Colleyville. Reservations need to be made by Jan.30 with Lynda Rails- back of Bedford at(817)268- 0434. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED vzi / �S DATE OFARTICLE l/�`� NEWSPAPER FWST WORK FACES _ { N' DE LA CRUZ Appointments Lori De La Cruz,principal at r Blue Marble Media,has joined the North Texas Corporate Recycling Association's board of directors. r DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ( OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCAAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /� DATE OF ARTICLE a 3/D S NEWSPAPER DMN CO CALENDAR, NEXT WEEK. ■The Northeast Tarrant County Dyslex-. ' la Council will put on a program,'Is the Dyslexic Child Being Left Behind?'from 7 to 8:30 p.m.Jan. 31 at the Euless Public Library,201 N.Ector Drive. . Parents from Grapevine-Colleyville, Carroll, Bird- ville, Hurst-Euless-Bedford and Keller school dis- tricts formed the council to help districts identify dys- lexic children earlier and begin remediation. To register,e-mail Nancy Hill at nchillOsbcglobal.net. For Information,call Catherine Gollhofer at 817.410- 1144. ■Euless will have a town hall meeting at 7 p.m.Feb.3 at Euless City Hall,201 N.Ector ' Drive.Residents can address the City Council and department directors who oversee Euless'opera- tidns. For information, call Gary Landers at 817- 685-1563. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OFA MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4MIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED �Z/ry / S DATE OF ARTICLE l/� NEWSPAPER DMN EULESS ' City seeks volunteers to help with events Euless event organizers are looking for volunteers to help with spring events in March and April. Events include the Easter egg hunt on March 19, Arbor Daze Festival on April 22 and continu- ing maintenance with Euless' Adopt-A-Park program. To volunteer,contact Jerry Po- teet at 817-685-1449 or jpoteet @ci.euless.tx.us. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED O/41/e�) S DATE OFARTICLE 5 NEWSPAPER DMN PEGGY DeZARN Sickness never kept Euless teacher :-from kids By CHRISTY A.ROBINSON was very caring and unselfish." After earning her bachelor of Staff writer Ms.DeZarn of Euless,56,died arts degree at the University of I As.*, . -Vav Although Peggy DeZarn was Jan.16 at a hospice in Burleson. Texas at Arlington in 1970, she diagnosed with breast cancer in Her funeral was Thursday at taught math at South Grand Prai- `` 2001,she refused to let the disease First Baptist Church of Euless, rie High School until 1973. ,. deter her from teaching math at and she was buried at Bluebonnet She then attended the Univer- Trinity High School in Euless until Hills Memorial Park in Colley- sity of Hawaii to earn a master's in ` Jan.3. ville. education. From the mid-1970s "Through chemo and radia- Ms. DeZarn was born Sept. 2, until 1991, she split her time ' tion,she pretty much never missed 1948, in Grand Prairie. After teaching math between Academy work through the whole process," growing up in Irving and Euless, of the Pacific and Pearl City High said her brother Don Green of she graduated from L.D. Bell School,both in Honolulu. Green,and brother Ray Green,all Grapevine. "She was strong. She High School in Hurst. Ms. DeZarn then returned to ' of Euless. —. E-mailcarobinson@dallasnews.com ' ,Texas and taught at Everman lu to visit her sister,Linda Goo.Af- High School for 11 years. For the .ter her first day back at work,Ms. last three years, she had been DeZarn became too sick to return, teaching math at Trinity High. her brother said. ' "Her hobbies were, literally, "That was pretty much her pur- mathematics and kids,"Mr.Green pose and joy in life:teaching and said."She was there early;she.w.as the kids,"he said. there late.She basically was there Donations may be made to the ' if they wanted to put forth the ef- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer fort. She was going io make sure Foundation. they were goingto"pass." In addition to Mr. Green and During the Christmas break, Ms. Goo, Ms. DeZarn is survived ' Ms.DeZarn took a trip to Honolu- by her parents,Hubert and Dollie DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED Z 14110 S DATE OFARTICLE "74 5 NEWSPAPER FWST 3 residents robbed at Mess apartments EULESS-Three residents of an apartment complex in west Euless were robbed at gunpoint of an undetermined amount of money Tuesday night,police said. The three men were approached about 10 p.m.at the Vickery Square Apartments in the 3000 block of West Pipeline Road,Euless police Lt.W.Pavlik said. One of the two male robbers displayed a chrome handgun and demanded their money,Pavlik said.The robbers then left in a vehicle,reports show. The three victims speak most- ly Spanish,so communication was, difficult until a Spanish-speaking investigator arrived. A description of the two ban- .r dits was not immediately avail- able.The case remained under investigation Tuesday night. -Ben Tinsley .rl r r r DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED- �~y �� DATE OFARTICLE /� S NEWSPAPER FWST ' FOOD FAVES' ' Four chicken picks (in a beef-crazy world) Angelo's No joke-the famous place with brisket,ribs,sausage and beer also ' serves exceptional smoked chicken.And it goes well with beer.2533 White Settle- ment ettle ment Road,Fort Worth,(817)332-0357. Pete's Chicken-N-More A new out- let ut let oT a Corpus Christi-based chain,this stand offers fried,meaty breasts and legs,as well as livers and gizzards.2600 W.Euless Blvd.,Euless,(817)354-7383. _ Mr. Pollo Huge servings of char- broiled har broiled chicken come with rice,beans ` and sensational handmade corn tor- tillas.601 W.Northside Drive,Fort 2 Worth,(817)740-9016. ' Polio Campero This wildly popular chain from Central America offers light- ly breaded chicken that's been marinat- ed in a blend of orange and tamarind. Go at off-hours or plan to wait in line. 3071 W.Northwest Highway,Dallas,(214) STARTELEGRAM/KELLEYCHINN 358-5200. The birds at Pete's Chicken-N-More beat the Colonel -June Naylor any day. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBR4RYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED_215_15 O S DATE OFARTICLE �/. 30 S NEWSPAPER DMN NEWS BRIEFS Free tax preparation help available to all AARP TaxAide,a free tax prep- ■9 am.to 1 P.M.Thursdays at the aration,counseling and electronic Dan Echols Senior Center, 6801 filing service provided by commu- Glenview Drive in North Richland nity volunteers, is available to Hills.Call 817-281-9267. those needing help Monday ■3:30 to 7:30 p.m.Thursdays at through April 15 at many north- 1400 .Main St., first floor,the Southlake Public Library, east Tarrant County locations. Southlake.Call 817-481-5718. � .r More than 2,000 taxpayers in ■Noon to 4 pm.Thursdays at the northeast Tarrant County took ad- Haltom City Public Library,3201 ' vantage of TaxAide services last Friendly Lane in Haltom City.Call year. For information; call David 817-222-7786. Baltimore at 817-488-3593 or e- N Noon to 4 p.m.Mondays at the mail districtlldc@lycos.com. Haltom City Senior Center,5000 Hours and locations are: Bernice St, in Haltom City. Call 08:30 am.to 4:30 p.m.Fridays at 817-834-8021. the Bedford-Hurst Senior Center, ■9 am.to 1 p.m.alternate Mon- 2817 R.D.Hurt Parkway.Call 817- days at the Keller Senior Center, ' 952-2325. 660 Johnson Road in Keller.Call ■Noon to 4 p.m.Wednesdays at 817-431-8727. Richland Hills City Hall,3200 Di- N 9 am. to -1 p.m. on alternate ana Drive in Richland Hills. Call Mondays at the Bursey Road Se- ' 817-299-1810. nior Center,7301 Bursey Road in ■4 to 8 p.m.Mondays at the Eu- North Richland Hills. Call 817- less Public Library,.210 Ector 656-9525. ` Drive in Euless. Call 817685- 1489. ■9 am.to 1 p.m.Mondays at the ' Southlake Senior Activity Center, ■9 am.to 1 p.m.Wednesdays at 307 Parkwood Drive in Southlake. the Grapevine Senior Center,421 Call 817-481-1407. Church St.,in Grapevine.Call 817- , 410-8130. ■2 to 6 p.m.Tuesdays at the Hurst Public Library, 901 Precinct Line Road, in Hurst. Call 817-788- ' 7300. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ` OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED aG /"� / S DATE OF ARTICLE 1130 /6 5 NEWSPAPER DMN ' EULESS Vendors can apply, for Arbor Daze booths Applications are being accept- ed from vendors interested in dis-playing merchandise at Euless' 17th annual Arbor Daze Festival from April 22 to 24. More than 250,000 visitors are ' expected to attend this yeaz,mak- ing Arbor Daze the largest Arbor Day celebration in the nation. Vendors should contact Lloyd Marlowe at 817-685-1429 or visit www azbordaze.org. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE _LOF I MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l �7 / DATE OF ARTICLE 3Uy S NEWSPAPER DMN V S DAY ACTIVITIES The Euless Valentine's Day Family Sock Hop dance takes place from 7 to 9:30 p.m.Feb.11 at the Midway Recreation Cen- ter,300 W.Midway Drive.A dee- jay will play tunes that include "The Twist"and"The Hokey Po- key."Snacks will be served. Tickets for the dance are $2 per couple or $5 per family and can be purchased at the recre- ation center. Guests will receive carnations and Hershey's Kisses. Special prizes will be awarded for the most outrageously dressed couple. A silent auction will also be held for tsunami disaster relief. Call 817-685-1666 for informa- tion. Raven's Grille,the 19th hole at Texas Star Golf Course,will have a romantic evening for golf lovers Feb. 12 and 14. The menu in- cludes bacon-wrapped fillets, lobster tail and southwest crab- stuffed shrimp. Call 817-685- 1843 for reservations. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE' _L OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED DATE OFARTICLE �3 d/ NEWSPAPER FWST u. : f 2- =k A1C c r a Y r _ S r #cr. ' Disc jockey STAR TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN ' Steve Wilkins tries to catch two flying discs thrown to him at the same time by a friend Monday at Little Bear Creek Park in Euless. Wilkins says he does it for the exercise. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMI/N LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED `� S� DATE OF ARTICLE �3 ( � S NEWSPAPER FWST INSIDE THE POLICE SCANNER This crime is trulyforthe dogs ST"RTELEGR"M Flea collars stolen EULESS — This case didn't go to the dogs. A man suspected of stealing three flea .r collars was stopped by employees of a gro- _ Harwood Rd. JL cery store and then issued a citation for N theft under$50. The incident was reported at 6:40 p.m. Euless 3 ..e Jan.24 at the Albertsons supermarket in the Z t Mapped 1100 block of North Main Street. area _ peoto�Dr An employee told police that he -IF Y observed a man.putting the flea collars in Fort 1014M;dWay Dr. his jacket,and then walking out of the store. worth B" Employees stopped the man,who initial- ly claimed that he had forgotten to pay for sTnR��ecR""' them, according to police reports. But he There were no dogs waiting for the sus- later admitted that he had shoplifted the col- pect outside the store. lars,reports say.The collars cost about$30. An off-duty Euless'officer who was nW Domingo Ramirez Jr.,(817)685-3822 working in the store issued a theft�eitation. ramirez@star-telegrL7m.com _ t New Wei New .r F w Simi DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4MIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED -0� 1e/16 S DATE OF ARTICLE l ly NEWSPAPER FWST Construction LS ' expanding Texas 10 Expansion work from Bell Spur to Westpark Way is designed to ' meet the increasing traffic demands of Euless and to provide an alternate for when construction on Airport Freeway begins. ' The 2.2-mile,$6.5 million sec- tion completes the last gap of Texas 10 to make it a continuous six-lane highway on the 8.5 miles from Northeast Loop 820 to Air- port Freeway.A local company, Reynolds Asphalt and Construction of Euless,is doing the work,sched- uled for completion in spring 2006. The bulk of construction will be on the north side of the existing highway,meaning two lanes in each direction should be open dur- ing most of the work,said Michael Peters,Fort Worth district spokesman for the Texas Depart- ment of Transportation. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 0 ,S DATE OF ARTICLE 3 l�S NEWSPAPER FWST WATCHDOG ON PATROL 1 Lawsuits against a city could take time to . g _ be settled ` BY ANTHONY SPANGLER ' STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER w o 48-inch pipes.But the contractor "Who knows how long it will take who installed the new drainage sys- for them to pay for the damages." Euless resident George Moore tem used heavy equipment that Moore If your city does something that said he needled city officials for 37 said cracked his garage foundation and damages your property,don't expect a years before they fixed a flooding damaged part of his lawn. Now the check quickly.Cities can't just pay out problem on his block. 68-year-old retired General Motors of a sense of moral obligation, legal After he showed council mem- worker is fighting to get the city to experts say,because tax money is pro- bers aphoto of half-submerged cars repair damages estimated at$8,000. tected under the Texas Constitution. in driveways, the city decided to "It took me all that time to get the Instead, the payment has to be replace a 36-inch drainage pipe with flooding problem fixed," he said. • > based on specific legal criteria. And you may have to press your Liability claim by filing a formal com- plaint with the city secretary or Texas governments have city attorney.If the city disputes To eadimmunitabout go a gfrom most overnmental the claim,you may need to hire liability,go to www.capitol. a lawyer. state.tx.us/statutes/cp.toc.htm, The Texas Legislature has under Title 5,Chapters 101 to 110. & granted cities immunity from damages involving most govern- Morrison said cities resolved ment functions and caps liability most disputes out of court. "AT at$500,000 per occurrence. city is free to negotiate settleldj Editor's note:Watchdog on But cities can be held liable ments to avoid litigation,"he said. Patrol works to spotlight for some activities, and Texas "But I don't think cities wait undo information that affects lawmakers have given residents 1 � there is a threat of a lawsuit. �3 your health,welfare or permission to sue the govern- Tarrant County Districts pocketbook and to solve ment under certain circum- Clerk Tom Wilder said the laws'b Problems you can't get fixed stances.For example,cities can help protect cities from frivo-Z w your own.If you need a be held liable in cases involving lous lawsuits. "Some of these') 7834 or e-mail Watchdog watchdog,call(817)390- f personal injury from vehicles. lawsuits are filed with the hope Patrol:wat hdog@st r- on Another part of the law that the government will juste telegram.com addresses flooding problems in write them a check,"he said. ;b which city officials took action Euless Deputy City Manager 1 that they knew could cause Gary McKamie said Moore'sft damage to personal property, claim has been forwarded to the', said Mike Morrison, a Baylor city's insurance carrier. He'A 1 law professor and former Waco noted that the city contractecf• mayor and council member. with a private company for thelI "If a city knew when it drainage system. designed something that its "We try to do the right thin'? 1 sewers would back up and peo- in cases where residents claim ple's property would be dam- damage,but government immu='' aged, the law would require nity plays a major part in that,"1= compensation," Morrison said. McKamie said."If there is a con-;:r 1 "If there was no reason to tractor involved,we include ant" believe it would create prob- =ey clause when they're' lems, you can sue under the are responsible for nuisance theory— if the work damages. In those cases, thel'-- ' was done poorly and resulted in contractor does not have gov-'- property damage." ernment immunity." DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRA YADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED v(�VV/0 DATE OF ARTICLU S NEWSPAPE L ,6 71mcs 1 COMPUTERS? REPAIRS? 1 EXCESS ENTERPRISES? IN $8.00 for each monitor that you bring M E a f to us or that we pick up. Our envi- ronment is important to us and we .... __ try to do our part to help. x_77 We give all our customers special treatment by always carrying your purchases out for you. We value your �3 business and we want to make sure you feel that way. Jim Firlik is the owner of this store. He has been in y� k business for himself for about 14 years € and has operated EXCESS ENTER- ' PRISES since 1994. You may won- der(or not)where he got this name the computer you choose before you for a "Computer Business". You Do You Remember us. We are 1 take it home. We try to help our cus- would think that a person in comput- the computer company in Euless in tomer, determine what they truly er business would have a name with the old Safeway building that never need and not"over-sell". We don't the word computer in it. It's a long seemed to be open. A lot of you that believe in buying computers for the story,but briefly,I never intended to know us by "The computer compa- future. Prices keep going down so it have a retail store when I started. I ny that is only open 2 days a week". makes no sense to pay for something was into a lot of different things and I Well,we decided to change that. We you don't need. If this is your first wanted to have a name that encom- have been open 5 days a week for the computer and you ask a computer passed all of those endeavors as well ' past couple of months and haven't savvy friend what you should buy, as any new things that I may want to advertised that fact. We wanted to they will use strange buzzwords and do.Now that I have had the name for provide more service to our custom- say you need a system that will usu- so long,I don't know that changing ' ers. Our company primarily sells used ally cost over$700.00.Yet they fail the name would make any difference computers,laptops,laser printers and to tell you that an earlier generation except for me having to struggle to various faxes and recycles old com- computer will adequately meet most remember the new name. We evolved puters, printers and related equip- needs at less than half of what a new into the retail and repair business with ment. one will cost. A lot of people don't an enormous effort from Pam Casey. ' We consider ourselves an outlet understand that a computer doesn't She managed the retail store. Our cus- for used computers. We also do re- need super speeds when you are us- tomers of longstanding will remember pairs on laptops and computers. Our ing dial up connections. Most lower her as the friendly, knowledgeable, ' repair rates are the best in town. It end computers will still always be helpful redhead that always made sure doesn't matter if it is a PC or laptop. waiting on the 56k modem connec- the customers were taken care of,and Our rates are$45.00 per hour with no tion. It's the phone line that's slow. always kept the candy bowl full. She minimum repair cost or flat rate. If As you get better at computing and still pop's in when she can and fills you don't want us to repair it, then your needs change you can buy a faster the candy bowl. We miss her a lot as we only charge$22.50 for diagnosis. used computer as you"need speed". she has moved on to others things, We guarantee all of our products and Recycling is.a big issue these days, but we're trying to carry on her help- services for 30 days. During repairs, especially when it comes to comput- ful and friendly attitude. We've been it is a priority to always try to save ers. What do you do with computers slipping on the candy bowl though. your data if possible. that you have outgrown,upgraded or Please stop by, say hello, and We have basic starter computers simply have more of than you know mention you saw us in the newspa- ' for $85.00 and top out at about what to do with? One of the other Per. It's worth an extra 5%discount $300.00 for a complete system PIII services that we provide to compa- off our already low prices. See you with a 17"monitor. We sell 15"mon- nies is coming to your facility to pick soon! We'll try to remember to fill itors for$30-$35.00,17"monitors for up out dated computers and equip- the candy bowl. $55.00,and 21"Sony flat screen mon- ment. Depending on what type of itors(not flat panels)are$225.00. We equipment you have and the quantity sell items that you won't find at the you have,we may be able to provide ' large chain stores. this service free of charge. However Our store is the only one we with the recycling of monitors becom- know that has soft comfortable chairs ing more and more difficult to"prop- so you can sit down and play with erly dispose of we have to charge DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ..LOF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED a I"� / -� DATE OFARTICLE /� / S NEWSPAPER FWST , Celebrate ' r. ;d. the love of family-by doing a little 1-2 step b iz with your kids.The.. ' whole family is R invited to get their �x boogie on at the FRIDAY F. "Valentine's Day Family k,; ,. �.. Sock Hop.,in G..t'. Euless.Food,dancing and fun .. '" await,as well as prizes for the ' most outrageous costumes. 4. See EVENTS. F Midway Recreation Center ' 300 W.Midway Drive,Euless www.ci.euless.tx.us Valentine's Day Family Sock Hop $5 per family;$2 per couple 7-9:30pm Feb.11 ' Snacks,music and dancing await at this family fun event. 1 rr E DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_Z_OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIA1 HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 12 141105- "71DS DATE OF ARTICLE ` l / S NEWSPAPER FWST ' NORTH RICHLAND HILLS— Raymond J. Oze- bek, 75, a retired aircraft instrumentation manufactur- er, passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005,in North Richland Hills. Funeral: 2 p.m.Thursday at First Baptist Church of Euless. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Survivors: Wife of 55 ars, Mount Olivet Funeral Home. ' Ray Ozebek was born Aug. 29, Ruby; daughters, Sheryl Jokisch and 1929, in Croweburg, Kan.,where his husband, Keith, of North Richland Raymond John Ozebek parents,Ignac and Johanna,had set- Hills and Cathy Lopez and husband, tled after immigration from Slovenia. Lino,of Euless;son,Douglas Ozebek His father worked as a coal miner in and wife, Kelly, of St. Cloud, Fla.; ' the mines located there.After his high grandchildren, Brandy Power and school graduation in 1946, in Arma, husband, Ed, Robert Ozebek, Doug Kan., he worked in the Kansas City Ozebek Jr., Amber Miller and hus- area.Ray married Ruby Loyd on Jan. band, Thomas, Benjamin Jokisch, 21, 1950. From 1952 to 1954, he Christopher Jokisch and wife, Mary, ' served in the U.S. Army as a topo Sarah Goodman and husband, J.D., graphic surveyor in the Philippines. Tony Lopez,Victoria Lopez and Eliza- He began his long career in the field beth Lopez;great-grandchildren,Pey- of aircraft instrumentation in Wichita, ton and Preston Power; one niece; ' Kan., in 1954, with career moves to two nephews; and numerous friends Oklahoma City in 1961 and Dallas in and acquaintances. 1963.He was a resident of Euless for Mount Olivet Funeral Home 26 years, serving the city as a mem- 2301 N.Sylvania Ave., ber of the planning and zoning board (817)831-0511 ' in the 1970s and as a member of the View and sign guestbook at Euless City Council 1974-1980 and www.star-telegram.com/obituaries 1986-89.Second only to the pride he held in his close,loving family was the personal satisfaction that came from creating employment opportunities for many young people during the 32 years as an aircraft instrument manu- facturer in the Mid-Cities area. He founded Instrument Specialties Co.in 1967,and was president and general manager until 1976. In 1980, he became a partner in Simtek Inc., a company founded by a previous INSCO employee.He continued to be active in that company through the year 2000.He was preceded in death by a son, John David Ozebek, both parents and two sisters.