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Home My WebLink About2005-08-12 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIB RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED I I DA TE OF ARTICLE ,,2�� NEWSPAPER �/11 ' COMPUTERS? REPAIRS? EXCESS ENTERPRISES? Do You Remember us? We are you don't want us to repair it, then future. Prices keep going down so it ers. What do you do with computers e computer company in Euless in we only charge$22.50 for diagnosis. makes no sense to pay for something that you have outgrown,upgraded or the old Safeway building that never We guarantee all of our products and you don't need. If this is your first simply have more of than you know emed to be open. A lot of you that services for 30 days.During repairs, computer and you ask a computer what to do with? One of the other ow us by "The computer compa- it is a priority to always try to save savvy friend what you should buy, services that we provide to compa- that is only open 2 days a week". your data if possible. they will use strange buzzwords and nies is coming to your facility to pick Well,we decided to change that. We We have basic starter computers say you need a system that will usu- up out dated computers and equip- ve been open 5 days a week for the for $85.00 and top out at about ally cost over$700.00.Yet they fail ment. Depending on what type of st couple of months and haven't $300.00 for a complete system PIII to tell you that an earlier generation equipment you have and the quantity vertised that fact. We wanted to with a 17"monitor. We sell 15"mon- computer will adequately meet most you have,we may be able to provide provide more service to our custom- itors for$30435.00,17 monitors for needs at less than half of what a new this service free of charge. However company primarily sells used $55.00,and 21"Sony flat screen mon- one will cost. A lot of people don't with the recycling of monitors becom- aOur company laptops,laser printers and itors(not flat panels)are$225.00. We understand that a computer doesn't ing more and more difficult to"prop- various faxes and recycles old com- sell items that you won't find at the need super speeds when you are us- erly dispose of we have to charge ters, printers and related equip- large chain stores. ing dial up connections. Most lower $8.00 for each monitor that you bring nt. Our store is the only one we end computers will still always be to us or that we pick up. Our envi- We consider ourselves an outlet know that has soft comfortable chairs waiting on the 56k modem connec- ronment is important to us and we for used computers. We also do re- so you can sit down and play with tion. It's the phone line that's slow. try to do our part to help. lesn't rson laptops and computers. Our the computer you choose before you As you get better at computing and We give all our customers special airrates are the best in town. It take it home. We try to help our cus- your needs change you can buy a faster treatment by always carrying your matter if it is a PC or laptopt tomers determine what they truly used computer as you"need speed". Our rates are$45.00 per hour with no need and not "over-sell". We don't Recycling is a big issue these days, nimum repair cost or flat rate. If believe in buying computers for the especially when it comes to comput- Irchases out for you. We value your evolved into the retail and repair siness and we want to make sure you business with an enormous effort feel that way. Jim Firlik is the from Pam Casey. She managed the er of this store. He has been in retail store. Our customers of s ines for himself for about 14 years longstanding will remember her as has operated EXCESS ENTER- a the friendly,knowledgeable,helpful PRISES since 1994. You may wonder 3 redhead that always made sure the �- not)where he got this name fora customers were taken care of; and Komputer Business". You would always kept the candy bowl full. She nk that a person in computer busi- still pop's in when she can and fills - "�'"1 •� —' ness would have a name with the word the candy bowl. We miss her a lot as Q Fy l nputer in it. It's a long story, but 1�- she has moved on to others things, jefly,I never intended to have a retail g � but we're trying to carry on her help- store when I started. I was into a lot of ' ful and friendly attitude. We've been . r entrent things and I wanted to have aslipping on the candy bowl though.that encompassed all of those please stop b Y Ysa hello, ander Y` avors as well as any new things00 u mention you saw us in the newspa- that I may want to do.Now that I haveo - - per. It's worth an extra 5%discount JW the name for so long,I don't know off our already low prices. See you t changing the name would make any soon! We'll try to remember to fill erence except for me having to strug- the candy bowl. gle to remember the new name. We DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE _LOF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRLYI HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLVIAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED q J I U S DATE OFARTICLE O / S NEWSPAPER FWST Th.I'*ncjs to do' -in 1 r i More than 1,000 pounds of hand-blown glass ' art will be showcased this weekend at the Euless Public Library.The"Blooms of En- lightenment"display was made to evoke images of growing floral elements.The ' blooms take about two hours and require as 13 many as four people working together as a SATURDAY team to create.The 68 roundels weigh about 10 to 20 pounds each and were creat- ' ed by David Keens and students in the UTA Art Department.See EVENTS. i STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN Bicycle safety is so important,especi oly when it comes to kids.As children across North Texas head back to school —many on two wheels—be sure to make time for a valuable event that SATURDAY could help prevent bike injuries.The 2nd Annual Bicycle Rodeo,hosted by the city of Euless,will teach kids about road safety,helmet protection and more.Children can ride along a specially constructed safety course with an offic- er from the Euless Police Department. The free event also features bounce houses,face painters and$1 train rides. See EVENTS. rISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE -OF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT OUNG MCDONALD COLLINS RWILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR � DATE DISTRIBUTED ( � I C S DATE OF ARTICLE l0 NEWSPAPER FWST Council shows its support for Wright b ass' Y passing resolution STAR-TELEGRAM ment could harm Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. EULESS—The Euless City Council passed Several bills currently pending in Congress a resolution Tuesday supporting the Wright would repeal or loosen the restrictions.A rival Amendment,the 1979 law the restricts flights bill in the Senate would shut down commer- from Dallas Love Field. cial service at Love entirely. City leaders fear that repealing the amend- —Trebor$anstetter t t DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF AIAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(?) BOYETT YOUNG AlcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLVIAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED , �S DATE OF ARTICLE v S NEWSPAPER FWST _• F l' �r�l"sr tow .•wra.r k IP° 1' eK� 4y' ry •KZ t Lee Koontz,Allison Roy,Lou Baum,Mary Lib Saleh and Snuffy D'Clown , TM S Vicki Baum, w.y Judy Faurot and Jamie Hartow Neighborhood celebrates National Night Out Morrisdale Neighborhood Association celebrated National Night Out at a neighborhood block party with Euless dignitaries. r DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ( OF l IVIAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG NICK41VIE RIDGWAY(Z) BOYETT OUNG AICDONALD COLLINS iVJLHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF AN1AL4L CNTR ATE DISTRIB UTED (� I 0 DATE OF ARTICLE l �> l C�S NEWSPAPER FWST Dollie Green V i EULESS— Dollie Green, 77, a loving wife,mother and grandmother, ' passed away Friday,Aug.-5,2005,in Bedford. Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Euless.Burial: ' Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.Visi- tation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Survivors: Husband, Hubert Green;.daughter,Linda Goo and hus- band,rDonald Goo;sons, Ray Green and wife,Paula,Don Green and wife, Shara; granddaughter, Leslie Goo; sisters,Ariementa Youchum, Virginia ' Kirby and Katy Posey; numerous nieces and nephews and other family members. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home 4 ' Colleyville,(817)498-5894 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.comtobiluaries DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF l , MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIAI HENNIG MCKA/YIIE RIDGWAY(?) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHeLL LIBRARYA(D�MIN LIBRARYREF ANLVIAL CNTR s DATE DISTRIBUTED �J I , o� S DATE OFARTICLE ? l Oy S' NEWSPAPER FWST RECOGNITION Whatamanager: Lauded burger sore leaders gnes that extra smile i ■The fast-food Chain–the of the family-owned company. .service or make other stores and greets them by name. For ' only company she has The Corpus Christi-based burg- more efficient, said Patricia employees,she cooks entire worked for– honors its er chain is returning the love as it 'Russey, area manager of eight feasts for Thanksgiving and E.uless manager. named her the best manager out local Whataburgers,who nomi- Christmas, and she takes man- of more than 640 across the nated Contreras for the award. agers out to.dinner every few By ANDREA DARES country. "She just has that drive," weeks to get to know them bet-. STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER The Thomas E. Dobson Russey said. ter. The daughter of Award. comes with $30,000, The Euless store consistently "You can tell she's a strong EiJLESS — Salvadoran im The auts, Lorena which Contreras thought she gets high'marks for sales,clean- manager because the service is . Contreras landed her very first would use for a quinceanera for, liness and employee appearance. good no matter what time you cashier at he one of her teen-age daughters. Add to that Contreras' work visit the restaurant," said job as job as ,a a at Irving Bo the e- But the daughter wanted a Mit- reading at the library and raising Michael Young,a regional man- vara and Loop at in Irving. subishi Eclipse instead. money to buy bicycles for needy ager of 48 restaurants in the The main message,Contreras children at Christmas,' and. western half of the Metroplex.. Today,after 13 years in a num- ber of posts,the long hours are says,is that people who try hard Russey knew that she had a Plus, he said, she's often found can rise.to the top. strong candidate for Whataburg- behind the counter whether its 6 paying off for Contreras, who "They can do it. There's er's highest honor. a.m.or 8 o'clock at night. now manages the Whataburger always a way." . Contreras learns her cus- on Glade Road in Euless. She likes the cozy atmosphere Contreras is eager to trou- tourers, names off the credit Andrea Dares,(sig)ass-assl bleshoot problems, streamline cards they present for payment ajares@gtar-telegram.com 3 { H. k STAR•TELEGRAM/JEN FRIEDBERG Lorena Contreras received the award that proclaims her the best Whataburger manager in the United States. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF AIA YOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CR11VI HENNIG MCKAIVIIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT (OUNG AICDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLVIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l �`� l 5 DATE OFARTICLE ?h /�-� NEWSPAPER FWST ' Marjorie Ruth Perry EULESS— Marjorie Ruth Perry left her earthly home to be joined in her heavenly home by her loving hus- band and loved ones Sunday,Aug.7, �� O4 Sfl m es Fag 1I 2005. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday 1. �� 1 2 4k Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel., `'1� Y� a ' Burial:She will be laid to rest in Blue- bonnet Hills Memorial Park.Visitation: .r/ v f /• (A1e' S 5 with the family will'be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. ' Ruth was born March 3, 1923,in Sturgeon,Mo.She lived in Waco from '�(Z 0 m 1945 to 1963. She lived in Euless from 1963 until her death.At the time of her death, she was a member of ' Bedford Baptist Temple in Bedford. Survived: Her children, sons, James David Perry of Garland and Robert Leon Perry of Irving; daugh- ters,Barbara Grubbs of Euless,Linda Finch of Euless and Yuonne Tidwell of Arizona;brothers,Jasper Satterlee of Fort Worth, Lilburn Satterlee and Leonard Satterlee of Oregon; sister, ' Hazel McDonald of Oregon;16 grand- children;and 25 great-grandchildren. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville,(817)498-5894 ' View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram-corn/obituaries DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG AICKAIVIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLVIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED ( I v s DATE OF ARTICLE 2 /�U /�S_ NEWSPAPER FWST Open house for glasswork Blooms' EULESS—The Euless Library Foundation will celebrate its newly installed art piece, Blooms of Enlightenment,with open houses from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the library,201 N.Ector Drive. The glass sculpture,valued at more than$200,000,consists of 68 blooms weighing 10 to 20 pounds each.It was created by David Keens,an art professor at' the University of Texas at Arling- ton,and his students. Foundation members and JoAnn Rogers,library.adminis- trator,will be available to answer questions,according to organiza- tion President Diane Porterfield;, and refreshments will be served. (817)685-1679 or www.eulessli-,:. braryfoundation.org. .r ..r .a .r ..r US TRIB UTED TO: PAGE /-OF I MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRUZ HENNIG MCXAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLVIAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED /DS- DATE OFARTICLE I /JOS- NEWSPAPER FWST ' www.star-telegram.com 1 1 1 eek- FEARLESSLY PEERINGAHEAD TO THE WEEKEND A-U.-OustI 1 An installation of more than a half hF, ton of hand-blown glass,in pretty,flow- ery shapes,is finally unveiled.Catch the 1 revelation of"Blooms of Enlighten- ment,"2-4 p.m.Saturday and Sunday at the Euless Public Library,201 N.Ector Drive,Euless.(817)685-1679. n e y'� 1 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_�OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCXAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIjVIAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED I l S DATE OFARTICLE__6 Ll / /�S NEWSPAPER_ FWST INVESTIGATION Police, find woman's body STAR-TELEGRAM The man was being treated ' EULESS Officers answer- at an area hospital late Wednes- .king a report,of a domestic dis- day.Officers were called to the turbance at an apartment com- apartment complex at 1607 El ' plex Wednesday found a 35 Camino Drive just before 7 p.m., year old woman dead and her according to a news release husband injured from a self from Euless police. No addi inflicted knife wound, police tional information was avail- ' said. able. II I ' DISTRIBUTED T0: PAGE OF AMYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG AICXAVIIE RIDGWAY(1) BOYETT ' YOUNG MCDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED fic� /U S DATE OFARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST t 0- ENTERTAIN;THESE N RQPL �PT I rM A touch of r , h b Nearly 70 ound and ld s iet- ,�.es weighing 10 20 p�, R �4�� } enew installation"B1oa r:pf)nli to n" , ey ed Weekend atthe Mess:Pu �. bhc LirarCea ,yd��e : denf�:of the:U;uvex ; , ' -K yof Texas at lirlm`gton depamen, official revealing is 2 p ml _u:_l p' "`Saturday and Sun'44%tfthe libraiy,262 N_Fetor-D ive,E est Eu4e s ' 9 get oehee pquyt�a}iook while there.,, 1. 685-1679 _T� CIfy 5 F EULE5r}'QFI6snE ra.+ r _ DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF r AAIAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIm HENNIG MCKAMI ' E RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBR4RYREF ANIIYIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED t! C S DATE OFARTICLE- l l� NEiVSPAPER FWS , -EULESS When his wife of],4 years The child said she.went lay still,Omorogieva drove the ;upstairs and heard her mother 1 • V child to her grandmother>s, say,,"Don't luill-m"'e">Whenshe home and then returned to the ` Is'' . returned downstairs, she saw family's apartment: .on El her father hither'mother inan Camino Real,police said, the'head,with a 1}ammer,she Once back home,,Johnny said:Wherihe.f,.. 'ersaw:her'° • Omorogieva stabbed himself ,,he told her to go back upstairs, Glnwith the butcher knife,.police the.affidavit'shovys. said. When talking"'t'o,police,' Officers retrieved another Johnny Omorogieva directe large kitchen:knife"within' officers to a note on a table."I` Ay Omoro ieva's"rea ;explains everyth' , ' • g'. ch and a ing,� he said, g smaller knife with blood on it according to reports K' ,. on the coffee table. r Westmoreland decline"d`:ao A,;spokeswoman for:Child go into detail abouIf the note ' i�;., Protective Services said the but said it'left no doubtr that • agency intends to-seek tempo- :Omorogieva intended to take' C ra , custod of the_couple's 1`.J ?�' Y P his own life. o , two children,the girl and'an 8 Patrol officers'had not pre layin 1 , year old boy who they believe :'viously been called to the cou- ' was not present at,the tune of ;ple s apartment,records show. ■ Police say.the man stabbed the attack - 1 .qy; himself after killing his wife with�.4Z The-,c 1 drenremained in ' �'�� the care f a'relatiVeThursda , �� By BEN TINSLEY " CPS's gkeswoman Marissa and DOMINGO RAMIREZ Gonzales'said She did'not ' STAR-�cxnM�sr�wagencyha RMERS A ",. know whether the` d ever investigated the family. ' EULESS Pohce`'entered a south- Office ' rswere asked to west Euless,apartmentWednesday : ' , check_on;th- e apartment by evening to find a man on the floor with: Isatu Omorogieya's brother ~a butcher knife embedded in his mid-;1 and sister,who had been alert- section. ed by the grandmother,'police "I killed her, just let me dte," said said: The relatives:said"the ' ,Johnny Omorogieva,lying on his back couple had been having mari- between the couch and coffee table.:, tal problems;: and ,they On the floor nearby, officers found believed he'was,beating her.. the body of his wife,Isatu Omorogieva, : Police, who arrived at the ' partiallycovered with a sheet.She had apartment,shortly before'? numerous head wounds+'. - ' ' ` p.m., are ot certam'of the The Tarrant Ca>�nty Medical Exam- iner's Office ruled Thursday that the couples nationality but believe they emigrated from 35-year-old wom:[n-died, from blows Africa.. to the head. The_daughter told police Johnny Omorogieva,45,has her mother was-about to,take. ' 'been arrested on suspicion,of -her to get some school sup murder. He remained hospi plies Wednesday, 'but her talized Thursday under police father told her to go'upstairs guard, His knife injury is not :instead because he wanted to considered life-threatening, `.speak :'with., her mother, Euless Assistant Police Chief accbrding to an arrest warrant Harland Westmoreland said: Jffidavit.released Thursday.: The couple's daughter, age 6 or 7,was home at the time of the attack but was not injured, police said.She told police her father beat her 'mother as many as 20.times with a ham- mer.. IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE LOF I MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 'at l DATE OF ARTICLE I --' NEWSPAPER DMN 0 • PoliceGirl saw father kffl mother Euless: Man said to BEDFORD ' have dropped off child, Pipeline then stabbed himself EULESS { ;Officers kicked in the locked -door about 7 p.m. and found By JASON TRAHAN Mrs. Omorogieva dead. They ' Staff Writer = Woodvine recovered the hammer. Lying a A Euless man beat his wife to nearby in the same downstairs death with a hammer, dropped 3 E room was Mr.OmorogievEL ' their 7-year-old daughter off with W`—' "Johnny was on the floor her grandmother returned home with a large kitchen knife stuck ' e, in his abdomen,"said Assistant and attempted to.stab himself to Chief Harland Westmoreland. death,police said. HURST g Ricket ' Investigators believe that the Park Forest � Park According to the arrest war- rant,he told police,"I killed her, little girl saw her father, Johnny I- p , 11, Omorogieva,45,attack her moth- '� wts`�wd just' l�etl urs also found a long,er,Isatu,35,in the family's apart- FORT WORTH ment in the 1600 block of El Cami- i j 8 mile no Real on Wednesday. rambling suicide note in the Euless police filed a murder apartment. ' case against Mr.Omorogieva with of 'We can discern some things the Tarrant County.district attor- FORT from the note,but as part of the ney's office on Thursday afternoon. WORTH Detail DALLAS investigative process,were go- ' He was being treated for nonlife- the ve keep Somethings close to the vest, he said. threatening wounds at Harris BETSY BOCK/Staff Artist Earlier this year, police re- Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, ow he police said.Hospital officials would aponded to a call by Mr. not say whether he was a patient. to her grandmother's apartment. could,who asked them bow he The girl told police that the in- The grandmother told police she could have the locks changed - cident began as her mother was became suspicious after the pair keep his wife out,he said. ,preparing to take her shopping for arrived. She told police that Mr. teas referred him apartment school supplies. Her father then Omorogieva said his wife'was management;he said. sent her upstairs. waiting in the car as he washed his According toanarrestwarrant, bloody hands and washed blood E-ma11jtrahan@dal1asnews.com the girl then heard her mother offhis daughter's feet. ' screaming, "Don't kill me!" She , The grandmother then called went back downstairs and saw her other family members, who met father striking her mother "20 police at the apartment. times with the hammer." ' He then took the girl and drove DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE—1 OF , MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED_ l l DATE OFARTICLE ( y S NEWSPAPER DMN .Librarys latest work a eass act Euless: Colorful piece IF YOU GO T is a major piece and a great opportunity ; ' is intended to raise What:open house for Blooms of to work on a large,more ambitious scale. Enlightenment • At the same time,it is a little daunting.," ' institution's profile When:2 to 4 p.m.Saturday and B CLAY SWARTZ Sunday Y David Keens,an artist and UTA professor . Where:Euless Public Library, Special Contributor 201 N.Ector Drive,Euless,Texas When David Keens was a boy 76039 ' melting fishing anchors together To learn more:Call of glass"roundels"or blooms ap- Keens and other"artists is to en- for cheap art projects, he never 817-685-1679 or visit praised at$200,000.The glass is hance the visibility and growth of dreamed he would be designing a www.eulesslibratyfoundation.org supported by a hidden steel sys- the Euless Public Library. ' project'of such magnitude. tem that carries the 62 individual The foundation works as a Most of Mr. Keens'glasswork pieces. fundraiser, seeking sponsors to these days is small,for model class which the nonprofit Euless Li- Because the steel supports are pay for programs and projects projects or his personal collection. brary Foundation accepted. But hidden by the glass, the entire that help enrich the culture of Eu- ' But his latest project, to be re- having a solid concept didn't piece seems to'be free-floating, less. ' vealed this weekend,weighs half a mean it would build itself. like a bundle of balloons. According to library adminis- ton. "The building and engineering Mr. Keens'work, the library's trator Joann Rogers,Mr. Keens' The tenured art professor at phase of the piece took about 18 largest, will be the seventh art work is already doing its job. the University of Texas at Ayling- months,"Mr.Keens said."During project displayed in the'28,000- "We are fortunate to be sur- ton was commissioned to craft a this time, my blowing assistants square-foot library. rounded by art,"Ms.Rogers said. piece of glass-blown art for a 20- and I worked on glass pieces that. But just because the library "And this latest addition especial- foot bay window at the Euless were to be installed.on a steel houses works of art doesn't mean ly brightens our workday." Public Library. form." it is trying to be a museum. ; "It is a major piece and a great His finishedproject is a colos- The Euless Library Founda- Clay Swartz is a Garland- opportunity to work on a large, sal 1,000-pound color explosion tion's goal in commissioning Mr. basedfreelance writer. more ambitious scale,"Mr.Keens said."At the same time,it is a little daunting." Daunting might be an under- statement. After five weeks of planning, Mr.Keens came up with a concept proposal for the giant space, called Blooms of Enlightenment, IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE c� OF • MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIAIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED e /U S DATE OF ARTICLE I l D57 NEWSPAPER DMN r r r f v r ry f ' ' MICHAEL AINSWORTH/Staff Photographer The Euless Library Foundation,whose president is Diane Porterfield,commissioned Blooms ofEnli#denment. 1 1 r 1 1