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EVENTS
' 17th Annual Arbor Daze Festival 22 Friday
Bear Creek Parkway and Fuller-Wiser
Road,Euless I SPECIAL EVENT I Arbor Daze Midway
(817)685-1660,www.arbordaze.org Recreation Center, 300 W. Midway Dr., Euless.
' Free;$5 parking 817/685-1666.http://www.ci.euless.tx.us.12pm-
Noon-midnight April 22;9am-midnight '"12am Apr 22;9am-12am Apr 23;loam-7pm Apr
April 23;10am 7pm April 24 24.The Mid-Cities'family festival features oldies,
J. This event i5 known as the largestannu- jazz and pop music as well as tree giveaways and
al Arbor Dav celebration in the country. plant sales. Headliners include the Doobie
F F Brothers Apr 22,The Little River Band and Kool
and the Gang Apr 23 and Jazz Attack Apr 24.
1 Admission to festival grounds is free, but atten-
dees must have a ticket for the main stage enter-
tainment. Free;$5 main stage;$5 parking.
FRIDAY `
FORTHWORTH, TEXAS:
Check out the l7thAnnual THE CITY' S MAGAZINE
Arbor Daze Festival,which kicks off 1
today in Euless.Festival organizers
l expel more than 250,000 VISItOrS ARBOR DAZE FESTIVAL,APRIL u-14.
at the three-day event,Which fea- Celebrate Euless'17th Annual Arbor Daze
4 Festival with free trees,arts,crafts,busi-
tures live music,arts and crafts Hess expo, plant sale, carnival att ao
and a new Arbor Dazzling Kidz "°� t v✓ ,r tions and free entertainment, nightly.
Zone.Kids will find carnival
I .. The largest Arbor Day celebration in the
games, nation takes place at the Festival grounds
face painters,strolling magicians y at Fuiler-Wiser and Bear Creek Parkway.
and more.See EVENTS. N 817.685.1660,www.arbordaze.org.
TEXAS GARDENER-3&4-05 POSITIVE PARENTING
04-05
EULESS ARBOR DAZE FESTIVAL
tEuless will celebrate its 17th Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
Annual Arbor Daze Festival, April CenterArl-Show thru Apr.27 Austin-
22 through 24, Fuller-Wiser and 512-292-42Q0 _
' Bear Creek Parkway, Euless. For Arbor Daze Euless 817-685-1660
more information, call (817) 685- Sam Noble Natural History Museum Hunters of the
1660 or visit www.arbordaze.or Night Sky Norman,Oklahoma 405-325-4712
g' _ Bowl for Kids Sake Benefits Big Brothers.&Big
Sisters thru May14 Don Carter Bowling Center
Fort Worth Nature Center Wildflower Walk 1 p.m.
817-237-1111
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Friday and April 23-24 noon-
midnight Friday,9 a.m.-midnight
April 23 and 10 a.m.7 p.m.April 24,
Euless will host the 17th Annual
Arbor Daze festival,the largest non-
alcohol,free,family-oriented tree
festival in Texas.This year,the Euless
Parks Department will give away
thousands of Chinese pistache and
Shumard red oak saplings at the
plant sale.The sale will include hang-
ing baskets,houseplants,bedding
plants and a variety of vegetables
and herbs for the garden.Arbor
Daze will be at Bear Creek Parkway
and Fuller-Wiser Road in Euless.
Parking is$5 per day.For more infor-
mation,call(817)685-1660 or visit
www.arbordaze.org.
April 231-4 p.m.,the Johnson
County Iris and Daylily Society Annu-
al Iris Show will be at the Nolan River
Mall in Cleburne.
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2 are challen n longbme Euless ma r
� gmayor
' By MARICE RICHTER F,ULESS MAYOR we've begun to make it a success."
Staff'writer Since she has been mayor,Eu-
Longtime incumbent Mary Academic:Associate's degree from St. . less has built several new facili-
'"Lib" Saleh will face two chal- Ross Mitchell Mary's.College of Maryland ties — including the Texas Star
lengers this year in her bid to win Occupation:Student Career:Mayor of Euless since 1993; Golf Course, the Parks at Texas
a fifth term as the city's mayor. Residence:Euless served on the City Council, 1989-93; Star and a new library. The city.
Challenging Ms.Saleh are Joe Age:22 has served on boards of many also has renovated most of its ex-
'Don Brandon, a home and auto Academic:Graduated Trinity High community organizations,including isting buildings, including City
repairman, and Ross Mitchell, a School,2001 Harris Methodist H-E-B Hospital;the Hall and improved its major
student.' Career:Undergraduate student at the H-E-B Chamber of Commerce;the
g thoroughfares,she said.
Mr. Brandon, 51, declined to University of North Texas North Texas Commission;the Northeast The improvements have
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Contact:817-283-8266 Leadership Forum;the U.S.Conference largely been possible because of be interviewed. u � of Mayors;and the North Central Texas
Mr. Mitchell, a 22-year-old Mary Elizabeth Lib Council of Governments.She is also an the city's agreement to share rev-
graduate of Trinity High School, Saleh instructor and master of Ikebana,the enues with the cities of Dallas
said he is running to gain some Japanese style of flower arranging. and Fort Worth from the rental
'firsthand experience in politics Occupation:Homemaker and Contact:817-268-3204 car facility at Dallas/Fort Worth
and government. community volunteer International Airport.
"I've spent so many years in Residence:Euless Joe Don Brandon The facility is within Euless'
school learning how government Age:73 declined to be interviewed city limits and has provided as
works,"-oaid Mr. Mitchell, a-se= much as $12 million a year in
,nior at the University of North attract small businesses and sup- her tenure. revenue to the city, Ms. Saleh
'Texas, majoring in political sci- port them when they do locate "Euless has already accom- said.
,,ence and history. "This is a good here," Mr. Mitchell said. "I also plished many great and wonder-
way to apply what I've learned." think the city needs to make a ful things,"she said."I would like E-mail mrichter@dallasnews.com
Among the issues facing Eu- better effort to get people in- to be involved in continuing what or call 817-865-4962
less, he said, is the need for in- volved in local government."
creased economic development Ms. Saleh, 73, has been Eu-
efforts and improving resident less' mayor since 1993. She said
involvement. she wants another term to com-
"The city needs to do more to plete projects that began under
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BEDFORD
Sotogrande on selfinff block.
On Tuesday,the City For the past several years, said that several residents
Council voted to authorize the city had trouble with have volunteered.to help
selling the Sotogrande maintaining the property, mow some of the city's prop-
Community which was purchased in erty.
Complex.. 1982. It was also reported that
The 9.1-acre The council stipulated three city ambulances were
property,at that the city hire an apprais- out of service,and the city
3601 Pipeline .er;that the property be put had to borrow a vehicle from '
Road in up for sale with an appraiser Euless.
Euless, for a minimum bid;that a
includes 11 real estate person,with a
Jessica, tennis commission if necessary, '
DeLeon courts,a market the property;and
lake,a nine- that the council takes the
hole golf highest bid. '
course and a community In other action related to
center. budget cutbacks,the council
The council voted to voted to cancel its contract
close the center last month with Jones Lawn Care for '
as part of$2.6 million in its citywide mowing ser
budget cuts it made after vices.About$70,000 -
residents narrowly approved remained in the contract.
a property tax rate rollback. However,council members '
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EDITORIALS
fill the
mayor's chair
' ■ Who should be the leader of the club?
Here are the Star-Telegram Editorial
Board's recommendations in Northeast
Tarrant County mayoral races.
EULESS I MARY LIB SALEH
Mary Lib Saleh has been mayor of Euless
since 1993.She wants another term,and
' there's no good reason not to give it to her.
Under Saleh's leadership,Euless passed
a key bond election in 1998 that has
brought the reconstruction of major thor-
oughfares.Initial work has begun on the
last project on that bond list,expanding
and rebuilding Pipeline Road from Cen-
tral Drive to Texas 10,with major con-.
struction planned this summer and fall.
Euless was fortunate,again on Saleh's
watch,to secure the huge rental car facili-
ty at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.Its share
' of the car rental tax has helped put the
city on sound financial footing and has
paid for capital improvements including
' the renovation of City Hall,construction
of a new parks building and purchase of a
new fire engine.
Saleh led a two-year City Council pro-
ject to review zoning across the entire
city,an effort that included a zoning,over-
lay for property along Texas 121.Euless is
courting major economic development
' along Texas 121 in the coming year.
The Star-Telegram recommends Mary
Lib Saleh for mayor of Euless.
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at the time of the shooting
although it was unclear whether
SHOOTING she was the one who phoned
authorities, Euless Police Lt.
W.L. Pavlik said. The mother
was not harmed,Pavlik added.
FatherKhanthalangsy fired a total
of three shots from an unspec-
ified weapon, police said. N„f
shootPa ndeclined to specify how
�' many times the child and
father were shot or whether
police recovered the gun.
Police believe Khantha-
C langsy was suffering from
' depression,Pavlik said.
Khanthalangsy was convict-
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� ed April 6 of unlawful posses-
lmsesion of a weapon and had been
scheduled to serve a 20-day
sentence,according to the Tar-
■Police say the man may have rant County courts database.
suffered from depression. Pavlik said the police inves-
tigation continues.
By BEN TINSLEY Neighbors could not be,
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER reached Sunday to comment
EULESS—Police were working ta on the shooting,.which took
determine Sunday why a 24-year-ot4_ Place in a relatively new por-
Euless man shot and killed his 4-year tion of town,officials said.
old daughter and then himself earlier Relatives at Khanthalangsy's
in the day. home Sunday declined to spec- rr
Johnny Khanthalangsy and his; mate why he killed himself and
daughter Mya were pronounced dead his daughter.
at.their home in the 600 block ctf "He was a really good man,.
Brenda Lane about 12:30 p.m., the; and his daughter was very joy-
'Tarrant County Medical Examiner's: ful,"his sister Niki said.
Office reported Sunday. Khanthalangsy pleaded
A call placed to Euless 911 sent; guilty in April 1998 to a charge
police, firefighters and emergency, of attempted burglary of a
medical responders to the scene, vehicle and another charge of
about 12:15 p.m.,reports show.Johnny, burglary of a vehicle, both in
and Mya Khanthalangsy lived at the Euless.He was sentenced to 90
house with Mya's mother and several, days in jail,court records show
other relatives, according to a stater He pleaded guilty in July
ment issued by Euless Assistant
Police Chief Bob Freeman. 1999 to another charge of bur-
glary of a vehicle at Dallas/Fort
The girl's mother was in.the hone Worth Airport and was again
sentenced to 90 days in jail,
court records show.
'i `Ben Tinsley,(817)685-3821
btinsley@star-telegram.com
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' Khanthalangsy's sister
SHOOTING referred to an official who eval- called police to report t
uates such cases.That person shooting. "I think my broth
did not return a call Monday. just shot himself,"she told the
On Sunday afternoon, 911 operator on Sunday. ,
er
police found Khanthalangsy "Your brother tried to
Fcithand his daughter shot dead at what?"the operator asked.
his house in the 600 block of "I think he shot himself,"
Brenda Lane. the woman replied,sobbing.
Euless police say Khantha- She said her brother was
Inqade
an I langsy had used a .40-caliber, locked in a room with hr
semiautomatic pistol.They say daughter. "OK,ma'am,are y66
he was depressed and in a cus- in the room with him?"`th&
tody dispute involving the girl. operator asked. 11 _
' Child Protective Services "He's locked in that roorii?
earlier
was not investigating the fam- and I can't get the door to
ily,at the time of the deaths, open,"she responded. f£
' said spokeswoman Marissa The case is unusual, sai$
Gonzales. Sgt. Dave.Stamp of the Forti
Remington said that rather Worth police Crimes Against
eat
than calling CPS,Euless police Children Unit.
lirfiled an emergency protective "This one surprised me A
order to prevent Khantha- much as everyone else,"he saidi
■A man who said in February that he would langsy from seeing his daugh- "This is,quite honestly,the fusf
kill his daughter and himself did so over the ter after the February incident. murder/suicide involving apai4
' weekend. Police say he was depressed and 4 "That had more teeth," ent and a child in this area I'm_
in a custody dispute. Remington said. "The judge's aware of....It's such a fluke."
order was to not come within Stamp said Fort Worth police
By BEN TINSLEY so many feet of the child." . investigated 2,340 cases of chill
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STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF wxrrEx Later, during a hearing,a abuse in 2004. About 60 per-
EULESS'— A Euless man who killed his judge granted the mother cus- cent involved sexual abuse;4$
4-year-old daughter and himself over the week- tody and the father weekend percent involved physical abuse
end had threatened the girl's life this year, visitations,police said. Khanthalangsy's two-story
police said Monday. A woman who identified home is the newest in a prt
'While driving Feb. 7,Johnny Khanthalangsy, herself on the phone as Mya's marily Laotian Euless neigh?
24,with Mya,4,in the car,called a relative,threat- mother said the judge lifted borhood, a neighbor said.,
ening to kill her and himself with a 9 mm hand- the protective order so the girl None of the neighbors hal;
gun,said Euless police Sgt.Troy Remington. could be with her father on lived there longer than six
Officers eventually convinced Khantha- weekends. months,he said. ' i1i
langsy to release his daughter unharmed,Rem- Contrary to what police On Monday evening,many
ington said. Authorities presented the case to reported Sunday, the mother friends and relatives visited
the Tarrant County district attorney's office as said she was not at home dur- the Khanthalangsy home.Rel-
an aggravated kidnapping, but the charge was mg the shooting.She declined atives declined to comment on
not accepted,police said.Euless police refiled to comment further,but police the deaths.
the case as a terroristic threat and unlawful car- confirmed her version of the Euless police said they will
rying of a deadly weapon. facts Monday. investigate further.
Khanthalangsy was convicted April 6 of the Four adults and two chit- "We're going to have our
' weapon charge and had been scheduled to dren were in the home at the hands full trying to figure out
-serve a 20-day_sentence. time,Remington said. what happened," said Euless
Calls to David Montague,a spokesman for Police originally reported police Lt.Steve Eskew. -
.the Tarrant,Count district attorney, were that three shots were fired but
County y' it might have been two. Ben Tinsley, -tele�s raze
now say � 6tins�leyQa startelegramcom
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INVESTIGATION
Poliee werehome e .�
shootings
Effective in early March,
■A'man threatened to kill his daughter and himse-If at'ieast ,hree,� however, state District judge
times before their deaths,Euless police said. Frank Sullivan granted the
By BEN TINSLEY A funeral is planned for Sat-
father weekend visitations as
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WPMR - long as he did not drink, take
urday for the child,but relatives drugs or carry weapons and had
EULESS -Members of Johnny have declined to talk about the the visits supervised by Khan-
Khanthalangsy's family knocked tragedy. thalangsy's parents,police said:
desperately on his upstairs bedroom The first time Euless police Sullivan was out of the office
door Sunday afternoon;-worried were called to the family's home Wednesday and could not be
because he hadn't allowed his 4 was Feb.11,reports show.Khan-
reached to discuss his order.
-._- — thalangsy, a native of Laos,had
Year-old daughter out to eat all day. On April-16, police were
Inside the room, something threatened to kill his daughter called to the family's new
could be heard rattling, pen-
and himself. While driving address on Brenda Lane by
vies in a jar,but young Mlike ya Khan- around town with his daughter, Mya's mother, Lina Nguyen,
thalangsy did not speak,according he made threats to relatives on a who told 911 dispatchers that
cellphone. Relatives and police
to police reports. � Khanthalangsy had threatened
Tina Khanthalangsy, worried persuaded him to return to his the child and himself.
home on:David Drive. Before "This is not the first time he
because her 24-year-old son had- releasing the child; Khantha- has threatened to kill me and my
langsy told an officer that "he
fallen into one of his depressions, daughter before," she told the
would rather kill"the child than
begged�him to open his door. 911 dispatcher.
Finally, family members heard let her return to JZer mother, When police arrived about
Johnny say,. . Just give me a records show. - 11:46 p.m. Saturday, Khantha-
minute." langsy appeared to be calm and
At Euless Jail,he was placed.
Then they heard the gunshots. 6n suicide watch for nearly a said he had no intentions of
Three of them in rapid succession. . day,with guards checking him harming anyone,police reports
Tina Khanthalangsy screamed.' hourly. show
e door still did not open. The Tarrant County district He told police that Nguyen,
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Euless police arrived shortly attorney's office rejected an his common-law wife,made the
after noon and forced their way in. aggravated kidnapping charge. call to strengthen her position
.Johnny.was slumped back against Instead, Khanthalangsy was in a custody battle. Because
;the headboard of his bed,a.40=cal-; KHA'NTHA convicted April 6 of unlawful Khanthalangsy appeared,to be
stable,police left reports show.
Tiber black Springfield handgun inr LANGSY_ _ P P
.his right hand. His daughter was I possession of a weapon and sen- The third call came about an
slumped over his legs. Both had tenced to 20 days in jail.He had hour before the Sunday shoot-
been shot in the head. not begun to serve the time ing• Khanthalangsy's psychia-
Mya wasn't breathing. Johnny when he died. trist reported a call left on his
Euless police did not call answering machine in which
was, barely, but paramedics Child Protective Services con- Khanthalangsy said he was
could not maintain his pulse, cerning Mya.Instead,they filed depressed and experiencing sw-
-reports show an emergency protective ordercidal thoughts, Euless police
It was the third time thisreports show
month and the fourth this year to prevent Khanthalangsy from
that Euless police had been seeing his daughter,a move they
called to the house because of felt would be more effective,Sgt.
fears that Johnny Khanthalangsy Troy Remington said Tuesday.
might harm himself and his
daughter,police reports show.
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When two officers arrived at rounds.of ammunition. Khanthalangsy was waiting
,, is home, they-saw Khantha-. Euless police said Wednes- for her in the parking lot of the
ngsy and Mya through an day they had interviewed family local restaurant where she
open second-story window. members, but declined to say works as a waitress, Nguyen
4Ihanthalangsy responded to whether criminal charges are said. She walked past him and
.questions but refused to come being contemplated. did not talk to him.
to the door and let police in, "At this time,we're still inves- Later that day,she received a
according. to reports. Mya's tigating," Remington said call from one of his sisters.
mother was not there,as initial Wednesday. "She told me I need to call
reports had incorrectly said. Relatives of Johnny and Mya Johnny because he has our
Khanthalangsy's father Khanthalangsy declined to com- daughter and threatened to kill
' answered the door but also ment Wednesday. her and him,"Nguyen told police.
declined to let the police in, In a report filed with police Mount Olivet Funeral Home
reports show. Eddie Khantha- Feb.ll—the day Khanthalangsy Chapel on North Sylvania
langsy;*went upstairs and. was put on suicide watch in Avenue is handling Mya's ser-
checked with his son, then Euless Jail—Nguyen described vices. Information on Johnny
returned azid reported that his him as a controlling person and Khanthalangsy's funeral
son was fine. recounted an incident earlier arrangements was not immedi-
About an hour later,the shots that day. ately available Wednesday.
' were fired.In Johnny Khantha-
langsy's room, crime scene a ens Insley, -tele ramco]
investigators found a box of ey@star-telegram com
ammunition in the box spring of
his bed.In the closet was a plas-
tic gun case,a gun lock and ll
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FRIDAY.
Arbor Daze has long been a.haven
for baby boomers trying to hang on to
the music of the'70s.Past acts at the
annual Euless tree festival Include Three
Dog Night and the Beach Boys.This
weekend,the lineup features the Doobie
Brothers,Kool and the Gang,and the
Little River Band.The festival,in a field
northwest of Texas 360 and Texas 183,
lasts from Friday through Sunday.
(817)685-1666 or www.arbordaze.org.
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WHAT'S GREAT
THIS WEEK! .
FRESH IDEAS FOR
FUN-SEEKING
' FAMILIES
EVENT
It's time once again
' to re-tree-t to Euless for
the largest annual Arbor
Day celebration in the
country.The 17th Annual
' Arbor Daze festival kicks
off Friday,and festival
organizers expect more
than 250,000 visitors to
' attend the three-day event.This year's newest
addition is the Arbor Dazzling Kidz Zone, .
which is packed with carnival games,arts and
crafts,face painters,balloon artists,clowns
and strolling magicians.You'll also want to
' check out the petting zoo,puppet show and
Kid Fish,where families can learn about con-
servation and respect.for the environment.
Arbor Daze will be held at Bear Creek Park-
way and Fuller-Wiser Road in Euless.Festival
hours are noon-midnight Friday;9 a.m.-mid-
night Saturday;and 10 a.m.7 p.m.Sunday.
Admission is free(parking is$5).For more
information,call(817)685-1660 or go to
t www.arbo�aze.org.
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ARBOR DAZE
If you go
Arbor Daze runs
Friday through
Sunday at 201 Bear _
Creek Parkway, x
ti
near Fuller-Wiser M _
Road.A Carnival
Preview isffiw
scheduled from L�+.. � "aw .
5 to 10 p.m.,
Thursday.
The free event '
requires a ticket, F,
which can be
obtained at the
Midway Recreation
Center,300 W. EVER
;
Midway Drive. ' ori.
Parking is$5 a day. « 4 u
if The event runs rn t
t
from noon to u +i
r su t
.midnight Friday;
9 a.m.to midnight r {r
Saturday;ander%
10 a.m.to 7 p.m.
Sunday.
ONLINE: w
www.ci.euless.tx.us,
then click on"Arbor
Daze:'
Where to go
{
Map of where the
Euless festival is *t
located.813 µ
Euless Water
Utilities yin r
Department
employee Herbie �� '
Joseph flushes a {y
hydrant before � "
attaching a water � k r" � ",�, '�` """ �t�+ wy w µ
meter for conces-
sionaires at the
Arbor Daze site.
- STARTELEGRAM/IANMcVEA
Officials for Euless'Arbor Daze festival
hope to avoidp y
a repeat of last ear's washout
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By ELLENA F.MORRISON Euless lost about $250,000 on the
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STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER festival last year, but the city had
EULESS —.Gray clouds outnum- enough cash in a reserve fund to cover
bered silver linings at the last Arbor the loss and to put on the event this
Daze,with more than 2 inches of rain year.If skies turn rainy once more,the
' forcing Euless to cancel the festival festival, which attracts about 200,000
after one abbreviated evening. visitors,could be in real financial dan- 4
The best thing Mayor Mary Lib ger,city officials said.
Saleh could say at the time? "If it rains us out again,it is going to' "At least we didn't have tornadoes," be a lean year,"said Ray McDonald,the At.least we didn t
she joked,referring to several tornado city's parks and community services have tornadoes."
warnings in southern Denton County director."But given a good weekend of —Euless Mayor
the same weekend. Mary Lib Saleh
'Euless festival
Harwood Rd.
360 expense, with about $180,000 odds in the past.Last year was
weather, Arbor Daze will be going to pay for the major con- the first time in the festival's
Midway Ur. healthy." certs and another$100,000 for 16-year history when it was
N c� The flee festival features stages,lights and.other related rained out almost completely.
tree sapling giveaways, con- items. The Doobie Brothers About 2.25 inches of rain fell
Euless certs and arts and craft booths. headline Friday's show. Mis- at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
m� It runs Friday through Sunday cellaneous items, like fencing during the three-day festival last
les at 201 Bear Creek Parkway in and tents,costs about$125,000. year, according to the weather.
Euless. There is a preview Spring weather in Texas has service. Showers transformed
beginning at 5 p.m.Thursday. been known not to cooperate. the grassy festival site into a
The festival costs about The weekend is shaping up to mud pit,causing some vehicles
FAA Blvd. $$00,000 to put on, although be warm and humid,according to require a tow truck to escape.
b some expenses are absorbed to the National Weather Service Only about 20,000 people
wncee through vendor and other fees. in Fort Worth. "This time of attended Friday night, the only
Each year's event is tradition-
year,it's a one in three chance of night the event took place.
ally paid for by funds raised thunderstorms," meteorologist "That was the most painful
STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM 13EDISON the,previous year. Dave Martin said. thing last year," McDonald
Entertainment is the largest Arbor Daze has bucked the said."We put it on the ground
last year, but we were never
able to reap the rewards."
The city used to buy rain
insurance for the event, but
stopped several years ago after
deciding that the cost out-
weighed the benefits.
"We've always had great
luck," said Jerry Poteet, the
city's volunteer and special
events coordinator."I never
look at the rain,forecast. We
always try to keep the faith."
Last year's rain caused offi-
cials to tweak the event. Ven-
dors returning from last year.
were offered 20 percent off the
booth fee, and more asphalt
parking was added.
Ellena F.Morrison,(817)685-3888
emorrison@star-telegram.com
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Although the bands headlining this year's Arbor Daze Festival
will perform songs that'll make you want to chug a beer,you'll have to
Pi etend your soda has suds and hops.The big draw to Euless'annual
event is that it's the only major spring festival in these parts that's
�N alcohol-free.
tllp` a Still doesn't mean you can't enjoy Little River Band's Lonesome
Loser,the Doobie Brothers'Listen to the Music or Kool and the Gang's
Celebration as you always have.In fact,maybe the clarity of sobriety
FE"aaee",, will add a deeper layer of meaning to said tunage.
Or maybe not.
At any Fate,there's much more to do at the 17th edition of the fam-
ily-friendly festival,such as the.Arbor Dazzling Kidz Zone,which fea-
tures carnival games,arts and crafts,face painters and balloon artists.
There's also a petting zoo,puppet show and—considering that the
event is named for an Earth-friendly holiday—some folks with helpful
wecological advice.
Festival hours are noon-midnight Friday,9 a.m.-midnight Saturday
and 10 a.m.-7 p.m.Sunday.It's in the field at Bear Creek Parkway and
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Fuller-Wiser Road in Euless.Free.On-site parking is$5,but free shuttle
`k service from the TRE Centreport/DFW Airport Station is available Fri-
day and Saturday.(817)685-1660.
j Day-of tickets to the concerts are$5;check the Arbor Daze Web
' g site to find out how to get free concert tickets.www.arbordaze.org
Main stage schedule
Friday
' 7 p.m. Dave Tapley and
the Cavalcade of Stars
8:30 p.m. The Grass Roots
�*- featuring Rob Grill
9:30 p.m. The Doobie Brothers
� Saturday
f! 8 p.m. Little River Band
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9:30 p.m. Kool and the Gang
Sunday
6 3 p.m. Jimmy Sommers
lI� 4 p.m. Jazz Attack with Rick Braun,
Jonathan Butler, Richard
Elliot and Peter White
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Krispy Kreme to shut its Mess factory
By ANDREA DARES uted from the seven retail locations wide as a way to make the company
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER around the Metroplex,Hirt said. more efficient,she said.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is shutting "This is going to allow us to get The company has offered to transfer
its Euless doughnut factory next week, fresher doughnuts out to the con- the almost 100 Euless employees to
as part of a cost-saving measure for the sumer,"Hirt said."We're making them those other retail outlets, Hirt said.
North Carolina-based company. right at our retail stores, and we think Krispy Kreme has stores on Hulen
The 15,000-square-foot factory will it's going to be a better product that we Street in Fort Worth; Grapevine;
close at the end of the day Monday, can get out to our customers." Arlington;and north Irving.
General Manager John Hirt said. The changeover should be invisible At one time, the factory, which
The doughnuts found at conve- to doughnut buyers,said Amy Hughes, opened in June 2001, had more busi-
nience stores,grocery stores and other a spokeswoman for Krispy Kreme.The ness than it could handle. A year ago,
outlets in a 200-mile radius outside the company has closed or plans to close the company set up a loading area for
Metroplex will be made and distrib- six of its 20 doughnut factories nation- the Euless-made doughnuts at North
Hills Mall
until` the
Euless factory
could be
expanded.
Joe Hennig, Euless
city manager, said the factory was a
source of pride for the city:"Whenev-
er you saw doughnuts on the rack,you
knew they were made in Euless,
Texas."
Andrea Dares,(817)685-3851
aiares@star-tel,egram.com
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By TERRY LEE GOODRICH
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EULESS — Funseekers
an listen to The Grass Roots,
The Doobie Brothers, Kool
d the Gang and Jazz Attack
1 t this weekend's Arbor Daze, '
free, nonalcoholic festival Hea"Oher acts
that features tree giveaways.
1 Entertainers will perform Today ,
n three stages. Highlights 0 8:30 p.m.,The Grass
ill include oldies, jazz and. Roots featuring Rob Grill
2 9:30 p.m.,The.Doobie
1aumberjacks demonstrating Brothers
log rolling, ax throwing and Saturday
smwmg. -ire 8 p.m.,Little River Band
of Plants will be sold, and N 9:30 p.m.,Kool and the
1 The Arbor Dazzling Kidz Gang
Zone will feature carnival Sunday
games, clowns and a petting ■2 p.m.,Jimmy Sommers -
.5743:30 p.m.,Jazt Attack,fea-
turing 1 Rick Braun,Jonathan About 200,000 people are Butler and Richard Elliott
-expected to attend.The fore-
cast is for mostly sunny skies
with a high of 80 today and,
1 low 70s on Saturday.
Tickets are required to,
enter the main stage area but.
1 may be obtained in advance
for free.Call(817.)685-1666 or
Iaen to radio stations
tTV/98.7 FM„KVIL/103.7
1 and KOAI/107.5 FM for
et sites. Tickets will cost
t the door.
Hours are noon to mid-
ht today; 9 a.m. to'mid
mght Saturday;and 10 a.m.to
7 p.m. Sunday. The site is a
1 field northwest of Texas 183
and the Bear Creek Parkway ,
intersection. Parking is $5 a
day.Visit www arbordaze.org.'
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event continues through Sunday_.Classic rock,funk and.
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' 17TH ANNUAL ARBOR DAZE FESTIVAL IN APRIL
The City of Euless will be hosting the 17th Annual Arbor Daze Festi-
val on April 22,23 and 24,2005.Euless is proud to celebrate 17 years
of the largest non-alcoholic,free,family-oriented festival for citizens
in Texas.
O Arbor Daze was founded on theremi
p se set forth by the National
Arbor Day Foundation... "Trees, wherever they are planted, are a
O source of joy and spiritual renewal." Euless' Arbor Daze is now
recognized as the largest annual Arbor Day celebration in America.
In 2005,festival organizers expect over 200,000 to flock to the event,
♦ take home a free tree,listen to great music legends,visit business and
arts and crafts booths,enjoy an array of food at the Arbor-Eatum food
c� �® court,ride thrilling carnival rides and celebrate the value of family.
The concerts are free,but tickets are required to enter. Tickets can be
♦ . �Q"" 0.0 obtained in advance from sponsoring local radio stations. If you do
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not have a ticket the day of the event, admission is $5. Premium
seating,located in front of the Main Stage,is available for$20 a seat.
Q�ZI• ` res Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Midway Recreation
�`� ♦ Center,300 W.Midway or by calling(817)685-1666.
128 ` Arbor Daze will be held at Bear Creek Parkway and Fuller-Wiser
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Road in Euless. Parking is $5 per day. For additional information,
�S� please call (817) 685-1660 or visit our web site at
IWI ���'C www.arbordaze.org.
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