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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-02-17 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE �1*4 � MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAAIIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADAIIN LIBRARYREF ANIAIAL CNTR DATED IS TRIB U TEDoZ �17 L DATE OFARTICLE � l U NEWSPAPER DMN EULESS ' Learn about Japanese flower arrangKng ' The Euless Public Library will host a program on Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arranging, at 10 a.m.Thursday.Mary Lib Sa- ' leh of the Ohara School and Bev- erly Harden of the Sogetsu School will present the demonstrations. The program is a joint meeting of ' the Dallas and Fort Worth chap- ters of Ikebana International.The library is at 201 N. Ector Drive. Call 1-817-685-1679. 1 t DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF 1VAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRhV HENNIG MCXAA11E RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADIVIN LIBRARYREF ANLVAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED -21171 y(-P DATE OF ARTICLE / `� / y NEWSPAPER FPVST THIS WEEKS POLICE SCANNER As INSIDE THE POLICE SCANNER Burger thief: Bound for patty wagon. STAR-TELEGRAM ees went to the deli in the• pened on Super Bowl Sun- EULESS-Maybe it 3200 block of West Euless day,but police had no in- was the McDonald's Ham- Boulevard. formation on whether the burglar. The case of patties was case was connected to the Someone took a case of taken from a frozen-storage game. hamburger patties from area,reports show. Employees also discov- Philly Steak Deli on Feb.5 The dollar value of the ered that about$120 was and left the buns. patties was not on any re- taken from a cash register, According to police re- ports,but local butchers according to reports. ports,a door was found estimated the cost at$20. slightly open when employ- The burglary also hap- —Domingo Ramirez Jr. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ( OF / AMYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CR Al HENNIG MCXANIIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADryIIN LIBR4RYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED 7 UDATE OF ARTICLE l"� / 64 NEWSPAPER FYVST • iMay 13 elections Mayor:Jody Smith Place 6:David Farmer The seats that are up for elec Place 2:Paul Stone Place 7:Bob Apetz tion May 13,the term of office Place 4:Laurie Long North Richland Hills and the incumbents who occu- Grapevine Two-year terms Three year terms Mayor:Oscar Trevino Bedford them: Mayor:William D.Tate Place 2:Jo Cox Three--yyear terms Place 1:C.Shane Wilbanks Place 4:JoAnn Johnson ThrPlace 2:Sharron Spencer Place 6:Nancy Bielik Mayor:Jim Story Place 1:Jim Griffin Grapevine-Colleyville school Northwest school board board Place 2:Roy Savage Three-year terms Birdville' school board Three-year terms Place 1:Debbie Thomas Three-year terms Place 1:Charlie Warner Place 2:Danny Simpson Place 3:Sherry Dunn Place 2:Vicki Thomas Richland Hills Place 4:Wanda Strong Haltom City Two-year terms Place 5:Mary Spencer Two-year terms . Mayor:Nelda Stroder Place 3:Bill Lanford Place 2:Kenney Davis The district is also having a Place,4:Dale Clark Place 4:Donald Acker Place 1 special election on May Place 5:Richard Hutchison Roanoke 13 for a two-year unexpired Place 6:Kim Reese term.The seat was vacated b Two-year terms y Haslet Ward 1:Brian Darby Kelly Hancock,who resigned to Two-year terms Ward 2:Holly Gray-McPherson seek the District 91 seat in the Place 1:Frank LaG state House. rassa Ward 3:Steve Heath state Hone Place 3:Kathy Hopper Southlake CoffTwo-year terms Place 5:Pat Richey Three-year terms ' Place 3:Rich Hendler Hurst Mayor:Andy Wambsganss Place 4:Jop Ayers Two-year terms Place 2:Keith Shankland Three-year terms Place 3:Mayor Richard Ward Trophy Club Place 5:Tom Hart Place 4:Anna Holzer At-large,two-year terms ' Place 6:New spot Place 5:Bill McLendon Susan Edstrom Beverly Foley Pam Carroll school board Place 7:Nancy Welton Cates. Three-year terms Hurst-Euless-Bedford school Vacancy for one-year unexpired Place 4:Deborah Frazier district term of Scott Spence,who has Place 5:Erin Shoupp Three-year terms resigned from council Place 6:Rob Glover(Election is Place 1:Kay Miller Watauga for remainingPlace 2:Jeff Burnett Two-year terms -- year of term for Keller this seat.) Place 6:Lee Griffin ' Euless Two-year terms Place 7:Jerry Adams Three-year terms Place 2:Jim Badalamenti Westlake Place 5:Glenn Porterfield Place 3:Russell Lake At-large,two-year terms Place 5:Veva Lou Massey Place 4:Sheryl Roberts Mayor:Scott Bradley Flower Mound Keller school board Alderman:Buddy Brown ' Two-year terms Three-year terms Bill Frey DISTRIBUTED T0: PAGELOF l AIA YOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRLtil HEN[YIG MCK4MIE RIDGWAY(Z) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBAWYADIVIN LIBR4RYREF ,41yLyL4L CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED a� / 17 DATE OF ARTICLE2 / NEWSPAPER FTVST BRAKE TIME Celebrate 'the a ansion of Texas 360 .� in ess ■You'll want to honk for this party. express thanks that about two decades of effort to get the road built have final- ly paid off.The speeches begin at 9:30 What better way to celebrate the a.m. opening of a new freeway than to block Most commuters; who have been traffic for a ribbon-cutting ceremony? able to use the main lanes since a soft Actually, state and local officials opening last week, shouldn't be de aren't going to quite'layed.As for Euless-area drivers trying a that extreme to ob- to get from Harwood Road to a free- serve the long- way on-ramp,well,you'll probably be awaited completion detoured around the party to Midway of the Texas 360 Road.Use the frontage roads one more main lanes in Euless. time,for old time's sake. But they do plan Be sure to give the dignitaries a to close the Har- friendly tap of the horn as you pass by. GOTd011 wood Road overpass Top reasons to celebrate the Texas from 8 a.m. to noon 360 expansion: Dickson Thursday to cele- ■No more counting airplanes from brate the new corri- nearby D/FW Airport to pass time at dor in Euless and Grapevine=and to red lights. Now i r .r DISTRIBUTED TO: PACE / OF / AMYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORVEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4jV E RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 1 YOUNG MCDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADIVIN LIBR4RYREF ANLNAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED // 7 w W DAT � � E OF ARTICLE � / / l NEWSPAPER FWST Hhnff: Elections are place set to take M13 Northlake 1 n Mayor(special election to finish final year of term): Candidates Fred Tasker Candidates who have filed B Place 2:Bo Roberts 1 for the May 13 ballot in North Richland Hills greater Northeast Tarrant Mayor:Oscar Trevino(i) County.The(i)denotes 2 Place 4:Tim Barth incumbents. Richland Hills 1 Mayor:David Ragan and Municipalities Nelda Stroder(i) Bedford School districts Mayor Scho Jim Griffin and Scholle Jeff Cason Jim Story Place 2B Place 1(two-year un- Place 2:Roy Savage(i) expired term):David Averitt Colleyville and Bill Weaver Place 3:Rich Hendler(i) B Place 3:Sherry Dunn(i) B Place 5:Tom Hart(i) IE Place 4:Wanda F.Strong Place 6:Mike Taylor 0) Euless in Place 5:Richard Davis B Place 5:Glenn Porterfield and Mary Spencer(i) 1 (i) Carroll B Place 6:Veva Lou Massey Place 4:Deborah Frazier (i) (i) Haltom City w.Place 6(one-year un- M. 4:Dale Clark(i) expired term):Rob Glover(i) E Place 5:Richard Hutchi- Grapevine-Colleyville son(i) Place 1:Charlie Warner(i) Haslet Hurst-Euless-Bedford B Place 1:Frank LaGrassa(i) Place 1:Kay Miller(i) 1 i Place 3:Kathy Hopper(i) Place 2:Jeff Burnett(i) {' Place 5:Pat Richey(i) Keller 1 B Place 2:Jim Badalamenti (i) N Place 4:Sheryl M.Roberts (i) i 1 1 1 DISTRIBUTED T0: PAGE OF IVIAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRJV HENNIG MCKAVIIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG AlcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADI6II1,v LIBR4RYREF .4JY1A1AL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / 7 �G� DATE OFARTICLE .-,2//,5—IO 7" NEWSPAPER FWST THE SHOPS AT VINEYARD VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT mess council Euless cle.-, s 4The Sho s t e wafpprovesar p wo • retail cenVlneyard Vfllage R the resi- By ELLENA FORTNE been addressed to STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER dents'satisfaction. STAR-TELEGRAM as 121. Almost 300,000 The city's largest proposed Developer Burk Collins told After more than a year of square feet in the 400,000- commercial development the council and residents that negotiations, Euless offs- square-foot center has a1= sailed past the City Council de- he and others put a lot of effort spite a few concerns about into making sure the project cials approved the city's ready been leased. largest commercial devel- Included in the project noise and light pollution. does not disturb neighbors.He A total of 10 permit and site- credited the city staff with opment—a coup that is ex- are several drive-through plan requests for the Shops at holding him to a high develop- pected to bring in$2 million and stand-alone restau- Vineyard Village received ment standard. a year in sales tax revenue rants. unanimous council approval "They would draw a line and give residents through- "We are really going to Tuesday. I and say, `You have to come to out Northeast Tarrant satisfy appetites along 121,1' A Lowe's home improve- this line,"' Collins said Tues- County anew shopping des- joked Mayor Mary Lib Si-' ment center will anchor the 51- day after the vote. The Euless tination. leh. acre Shops at Vineyard Village, staff"is the toughest we have A Lowe's home improve- "We are going to get hun- being developed by Burk Col- come up against. ment center will anchor gry in a minute." The Shops at Vineyard Vit - lins & Co. of Hurst. Almost Office Depot,PetSmart,LA lage at Glade Road and Tex- 300,000 square feet in the Fitness,an unnamed bank,Ta- 400,000-square-foot center co Cabana, Starbucks Coffee have been leased. and Mattress Giant are among "It's the first of a lot of great the businesses planned for the things happening in Euless," southeast corner of the Glade said Bill Ridgway, the city's Road/Texas 121 intersection. economic development direc- The development is expected tor. to generate$2 million annually A few residents from neigh- in sales tax revenue, city Offi- borhoods near the develop- cials said. ment asked questions about When completed,the Shops' landscaping, noise and light- at Vineyard Village will bring ing.Project officials pointed to retail space at the intersection the addition of a retention to 784,000 square feet. When pond to control runoff, park- the southwest corner is Bevel- ing-lot lights that will be oped, the area around the in- turned down at night and the tersectibn could have nearly addition of up to 70 trees. 1.6 million square feet of shop- "But 3-inch trees are going ping, office and residential to take a long time to replace space. what they take out," said John The council approved sev- Hiser,who lives behind the de- eral drive-through and stand- velopment. alone restaurants for Vineyard By the end of the meeting, Village. ` most concerns.seem to have "We are really going to satis fy appetites along 121," joked Mayor Mary Lib Saleh."We are going to get hungry." ' Construction could begin in two months and is expected to take about a year. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF Af4YOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRI111 HENNIG MCXAYIIE RIDGWAY(Z) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADMIN LIBR4RYREF ,4NLV1AL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED a/I 7 1O G DATE OF ARTICLE �� /u NEWSPAPER_FWST ICE DANCING 6. The ice- dancin Ukrainian ice f rt` 3 team trains with coach RinatFark- sessions a hit in Tarrant Countynov of Perm, Russia,a former ice-dancing champion ' who works full time at the Star- Center teaching internation- al compet- itors and s locals. le By NOOR ELASHI SPECIAL TO THE STAR TELEGRAM Ice dancing doesn't start until Friday at the Torino Games,but visitors to the Dr y Pepper StarCenter in Euless have enjoyed . an extended sneak preview of the event. Julia Golovina and Oleg Voiko,who will represent Ukraine in ice dancing in Turin, Italy,moved to Northeast Tarrant County * filo w about three years ago to train and have spent six to seven hours a day on the ice of the StarCenter since then. Their training sessions have been a popular attraction for skaters of all ages who take ice hockey and figure skating ' classes there. "We have a warm atmosphere where skaters are always welcoming and ac- 121 RE Ice dancers Julia Golovina and Oleg Voiko practice sir,to seven hours a day at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Euless.They moved to Northeast Tarrant County about three years ago to train. DISTRIBUTED T0: PACE OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRLN HENNIG MCK41VIE RID0WAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG iVcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADIVIN LIBR4RYREF ANld'1_1L CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED a l 17 c k' DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST 17th at the European Champi- onships. "I was very proud of them," Farkhoutdinov said. There,Golovina and Voiko ified for the Olympics by Golovina,who lives in 3 knowledging them,"said finished 21st. winning the silver medal at Colleyville,and Voiko,who Darlene Cain,the StarCenter They are hoping for a bet- the Ukrainian Nationals in lives in Euless,left for Turin skating programs manager. ter finish this year after train- December,and they competed on Saturday.They will com- Of the 24 ice-dancing ing with coach Rinat Fark- last month at the European. pete in compulsory dance on teams that will compete in houtdinov of Perm,Russia,a Championships in France. Friday,original dance on Sun- Turin during the next week, former ice-dancing champion The trip to France tested day and free dance on Mon- Golovina,23,and Voiko,25, who works full time at the their mental toughness when day. are the only pair that trained StarCenter teaching interna- their luggage—including They concede that they are in Texas. tional competitors as well as their skates—was lost. a long shot to win a medal in Golovina,who grew up in local children and adults. They had arrived in France this year's Olympic games, Moscow,and Voiko,of Khar- Golovina and Voiko say two days early so they could but their long-term goal is to kov,Ukraine,previously com- their confidence has grown practice,but their skates did be among the top three ice- peted against each other.In after years of skating together. not arrive until 11 p.m.the dancing couples in the 2010 the summer of 1999,Golovina Voiko said he now knows night before the competition. Winter Olympics. got a phone call from Voiko exactly where his partner is While other couples practiced Farkhoutdinov said he and asking her to be his new part- . on the ice even without seeing their routines on the ice,Go- his skaters are confident but ner. her. lovina and Voiko rehearsed on nervous as the competition "After one practice togeth- Their daily workout— a tile floor. approaches. er,we decided to be a team," filled with enthusiastic facial "We decided if our skates "We're nervous from the Golovina said. expressions,short steps and came right before the compe- crowds and out of excitement They competed for lively spins looks a lot like tition,we would still com- and the fact that the whole Ukraine ia 2002 at the Salt ballroom dancing on ice. pete,"Golovina'said. world will be watching,"he Lake City Olympics. Golovina and Voiko qual- In the end,they finished said. ri INJI i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ( OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG AICKANIIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYAlDMIN /LIBRARYREF ANIAIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / l DATE OFARTICLE / l / NEWSPAPER DAIN OBITUARY ' N[MARET BERRIGAN BAILLARGEON Helped build award-winning g � 'de.alership9 ' achvegroups with By JOE SIMNACHER - president of the Prestoncrest Re- staff writer publican Women's Club. _Margaret Berrigan Baillargeon She also served on the Commis- wed her nurturing touch to build a sion on the Status of Women in the quality teputation for the Richard- 1970s. She served as the group's son Ford dealership she owned chairwoman and represented con- with her husband. servative views.She was among the She was also active with educa- commission members who issued a tional, civic and church groups xminority report to the majority from the Catholic Foundation.to opinion on the status of women in the Republican Party. Dallas. ' Mrs. Baillargeon,;66, died_Fri "She represented the more tra- day of cancer at her Plano home. �` ditional approach and gave the role 'Services were Monday in Dal- Ford,from 1981 to 2000. of a person who wanted to stay las,and burial was in Hillcrest Me- During that time the dealership home some dignity,"her husband. ' morial Park. received Ford Motor Co.'s highest said. -Mrs.Baillargeon led the family award for customer service five Mrs.Baillargeon ran unsuccess- dealership to numerous national times.The reputation for service at fullyfor Dallas City Council in 1981. awards from Ford Motor Co.,said the dealership helped it excel at In addition to her husband, ' her husband, Bob Baillargeon of . sales,her husband said. Mrs.Baillargeon is survived by two Plano., Born and raised in Williams- daughters,Dee Ann Baillargeon of She didn't have to know the port, Pa.,Mrs. Baillargeon moved Austin andAimee Baillargeon Grif- technical aspect of how to repair a to Texas with her husband in the fiths of Dallas;a son,Bobby Baillar- car,but she knew how to commu- early 1960s so he could play minor- geon of Colleyville;three brothers, nicate with the technicians," Mr. league baseball. Andy Berrigan of Punta Gorda, Baillargeon said. Mr..' Baillargeon was general Fla., Tom Berrigan of Burbank,... •Mrs. Baillargeon brought an- manager for Rodger Meier Cadillac Calif:,and Richard Berrigan of Wil other dimension to the service bay before becoming a Ford dealer. liamsport; four sisters, Mary and the mechanics working there, Mrs.Baillargeon was active out- Dawes,Anna Steinbacher and Ei- her husband said. side the dealership as well. She leen Reid,all of Williamsport,and ' She gave them a lot of direction served on the boards of directors of Kate Berrigan of Camp Hill, Pa.; and leadership in terms of how to the Catholic Foundation and the her mother,Marguerite Berrigan of be better people,"he said."She al- Greater Dallas Community of Williamsport; and 10 grandchil- ways said,You're not just replacing Churches. She was a trustee for dren. a water pump, .you're helping John Paul II High School in Plano Memorials may be made to the someone take their kids to school.'" and president of the women's club Catholic Pro-Life Committee,P.O. -;Mrs.Baillargeon handled most at St.Rita.Catholic Community in Box 59852,Dallas,Texas 75229,or of the parts and service operation Dallas.. the Visiting Nurse Association of ' and customer service aspects of the Mrs.Baillargeon was a delegate Texas,1440 W.Mockingbird Lane, dealership,her husband said.The to every Republican precinct,coun- Suite 500,Dallas,Texas 75247. couple owned North Central Ford, ty and state convention from 1976 1m 7wn for a time as Baillargeon to 20b4:.She had also served as E-mailjshnnacher@daRasnms.com DISTRIBUTED T0: PAGE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIIVI HENNIG MCKILYIIE RIDGW4Y(2) BOYETT YOUNG NIcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLVIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / 7 / 0 DATE OFARTICLE I! �' /UG NEWSPAPER DAtN NORTHEAST TARRANT COMMUNITY CALENDAR . FREE GOLF CLASSES:The Sports Medicine Institute at Harris Methodist H-E-B Hospital will offer free golf education classes to northeast Tarrant County residents twice a week from 6 to 7:30 p.m.Tuesday to March 2,at Texas Star Golf Course,1400 Texas Star Parkway in Euless.For informa- tion,call 817-355-8155 or e-mail robsandmann@texashealth.org. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF NIAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORN'EY CR11v1 HENNIG MCKAIVIIE RIDGW4Y(2) BOYETT 1 YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTEDL2 /0 oZ DATE OF ARTICLE_ /�li NEWSPAPER DMN 1 Go & D o Calendar TARRANT COUNTY ARRANGING FLOWERS:The Euless Public Library will host a program on ikebana,the art of Japanese flower 1 arranging,at 10 a.m.Mary Lib Saleh of the Ohara School and Beverly Harden 1 of the Sogetsu School will present the demonstrations.The program is a joint meeting 1 of the Dallas and Fort Worth chapters of Ikebana International.The library is at 201 N.Ector Drive.Call 1 817-685-1679. s 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / JV AYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY ATTORNEY CRINJ HENNIG MMMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBAWYADMIN LIBR,4RYREF ANLVIAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED7 DATE OFARTICLE NEWSPAPER_FWST FANS' INSIDER If you watch,you'll see two men lie flat on their backs and Visiting EUI@SS Wo men Elisra Adam Euless moved race down an icy track.Butmen, here from Tennessee around not on separate sleds.That 1870 and later bought the land sled? means one sledder lies on a around which our city grew. Eu- one ►Jlelll � sled and the second lies on, The city was named for Eu- Ol well,the other sledder. less even though every time Not that there's anything he ordered something by Nothanks wrong with that.It's just that telephone,the customer ser- it's uncomfortable to watch. vice representative would say, ■ If you want to skip today's Although the man in the "Euless?That's an unusual top posit...um,the man name.How do you spell that?" column,that's fine with me. situated farthest from the ice is the driver,both sledders: , David Thomas,(817)390-7760 EULESS—So,how about dthomas@star-telegram.com this weather? steer by reacting to the move- ments they feel each other Seen any good movies make as they speed down the lately,or read any books you particularly track at$0 mph. liked? The U.S.doubles lugers are What do one of America's best-kept ou think secrets—and can we blame about our them for keeping it that way? Y. =. The U.S.had never won a 1 for?ign pol luge medal—singles or dou- t icy. bles—until 1998 when"we" Let's see. won silver and bronze.Then Only o in 2002,"we"made it back-to- ])a�'ld words tto go. back(or is it back-to-front for around t �lOITIaS' As the say luge?)silver-and bronze- Olympic medal finishes. Media Center-Euless Branch, Something else not com- the only thing more uncom monly known about doubles fortable than watching dou- luge is that sledders can be of either gender.Although bles luge is writing about Olympic teams have always c .. doubles a consisted of two males,it is So you can probably imag- ine the expression on my face possible to have a man and a when I answered Line 1 of the woman sliding double in a Media Center phone and my single sled. boss said it had been request- Imagine this conversation: ed that I write about the ori- Husband:I'm going to gin of doubles luge. fulfill my Olympic dream by "I'm not Casey Kasem,"I becoming a doubles luger. balked."I don't take requests." wife:Isn't that where one But I do take orders from man lies on top of another on management,so here is my a sled? answer for how doubles luge Husband:Yeah.But I began:I do not know want to become the first man I wish I had a longer an- to race in the Olympics with a swer,especially because"I do woman. Over my dead body. � not know"is only four words. (Pause.) I do know that doubles , Husband:Do you think luge's Olympic debut came in you could still help steer the 1964,which was back before sled if you're dead? the strict fraternity hazing Whew,I am so glad we're laws we have today,so per- haps there's a connection. Anyway,luge's run at the Torino Games in Turin ends today with doubles competi- tion. DISTRIBUTED TO: / PAGE�OF A1.4YOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIlly HENNIGNICK4NIIE RIDGWAYP BOYETT ' YOUNG NIcDONALD COLLINS /WI(LHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYAD1V1N LIBR4RYREF .4NLtiLIL CNTR � 7 ( DATE DISTRIBUTED /� 0? DATE OFARTICLE _-�11lQ /G')� NEWSPAPER_—_PVST ' FANS' INSIDER Judges now can use replays Visiting Euless to make the best judgments 9 Like rodeo, possible.I'm not certain about Texas Star Golf Course,a this,but I thought I saw one beautifully designed and chat= judge stare into a replay mon- lenging course,has received skaters can itor,lean back and confidently the"4-star"rating from Golf declare,"Polamalu intercept- Digest magazine and the"two ed that pass." sleeves of balls"rating from Spur +O 9 0 (If you'll forgive me for )$-handicappers. (� interrupting,I would like to David Thomas,(80390-7760 clarify for anyone who saw dthomas@scar-te►egram.com me earlier this week purchas- ■Figure skating's scoring ing sequins at the Hobby Lob- system is taking the sport to by near the Olympic Media new highs. Center-Euless Branch:The sequins were for The Little EULESS—This new fig- Insiderette's Valentine's Day ure-skating scoring system is school party.I was not buying. t taking some getting used to. them to make my own figure- No longer can I walk skating outfit.) around saying,in my deepest The new system also al- voice,"Five lows skaters to earn more ' point seven; points for difficult jumps later five point in their programs,and be- six,five cause there is no maximum point seven score,the system is supposed ' to be more accommodating to Now it's comebacks than Astros closer f more like, Brad Lidge during last year's § "Thirty- . playoffs. ' �aVld seven point That makes the ongoing ThoMaS three five, men's competition even more forty-one curious.According to all dis- t point seven patches from the Torino nine,total seventy-nine point Games in Turin,Russia's Ev- one four." geni Plushenko basically Just doesn't sound the clinched the gold medal with same,does it? Tuesday's short program. Things sure have changed American Johnny Weir— following the Great Figure whose short program prompt- Skating Controversy of Salt ed judges to ask for replays to ' Lake City. confirm that the glove on his` Out is the old,familiar right hand did indeed repre- 6.0-point system that awarded sent a beak on a swan before ' points based on secret hand- awarding him enough points shake agreements. for second place—said In is a system in which Plushenko would have to fall points are cumulative,there is three times in today'slong no perfect score and each program for anyone else to skater is judged on each ele- have a shot at the gold medal. ment based on difficulty and Plushenko earned 90.66 execution. points—the highest mark ' With this system,objectiv- awarded for a short program ity is minimized and judges' under the new system. scores are posted anonymous- That total signaled a new ly in order to eliminate the day in Olympic figure skating. ' cheating that has plagued the To be honest,I never thought sport.Is it working?I don't it'd be during my lifetime that know.But at least if there is we'd see a figure-skating cheating,we won't know score that even the best of ' who's doing so. bull riders would envy. DISTRIBUTED TO: PACE /OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORIVEY CRIM HENNIG AfCXAAIIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADIVIN LIBR4RYREF AIVI141r1L CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / ! 0 DATE OF ARTICLE ?// / NEWSPAPER Ff•VST FANS' INSIDER But to finally see a record Visiting EUI@SS set,I would sit through even snow T an hour of watching skiers not Euless was the proposed No S11V V V blow their nose,we can only site for softball in Dallas surmise,for aerodynamic 2012's unsuccessful attempt to reasons. be the U.S.bid for the 2012 job: SBX Then,as further bad luck Olympics.Softball will not be. would have it,the SBX pre- part of the 2012 Games in sentation showed onlyqual- London,but it's not our fault. ifying.Instead of the tourna- David somas,(817)3907760 doesroek mint bracket-style,four-man dthomas@star-telegram.com races in which any racer could ■Don't expect this new see an Olympic dream sport of snowboardcross to knocked off course at any crash out of the Olympics. It moment,early risers were lives up to the hype. treated to 36 competitors racing one by one through 700 EULESS-Snowboard- meters of-turns and jumps in cross received its share of order to decide which four hype for its Olympic debut.So wouldn't qualify for the Feb the first chance to see the ruary Madness bracket. new sport At least Mario Fuchs of prompted a 5 Austria,the first competitor, a.m.wakeup did record the fastest SBX run call Thurs- ever.(For trivia hounds: day at the 1:24.82).Mario wound up Olympic qualifying 26th,so his record Media Cen- didn't hold up for long. .n ter-Euless But the solo qualifying ., Branch. . runs successfully whet the David I was appetite for NBC's prime - JlOM S curious time airing of the four-man w about this races.So,half a day of hockey combination and curling appetizers later, of snowboarding,short-track the main course arrived. .r speedskating,roller derby and It was worth the wait. stock-car racing.("NASCAR With bumping,jostling for on snow,"NBC calls it,and position and crashes,snow- I'm sure that has nothing to boardcross is the Winter , do with NBC airing the Day- Olympics'hottest event. tona 500 this weekend.) Canada's Drew Neilson,the I also was drawn to the fastest qualifier—the pole- opportunity to finally see an sitter,if you will didn't Olympic record being set. make it out of the first round Torino hasn't offered much because of a crash.One semi- in the way of record-setting final heat included a double performances.But Thursday disqualification after a wreck. guaranteed a record. And,if the chance for NBC Based on everything I had to say"NASCAR"without heard about this rough-and- appearing overly self-indul- .r tumble sport,I wondered if gent wasn't enough,American any of the competitors would Seth Wescott won the sport's actually complete the course first gold medal. to set a record time. Better yet and unlike ad As luck would have it,the NASCAR,nobody complained first hour of early-morning about bump-drafting despite programming on USA fea- all of the crashes,contro- tured women's cross country versies and shattered dreams. skiing.They didn't get around Those are all expected in to"SBX"until 6 a.m. SBX. VM Or,as I'm sure we'll be soon saying,"That's snow- boardcrossin'."