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NORTHEAST & AREA BRIEFS
' Suspect in robberies
arrested in Garland
EULESS-A man suspected
' of several discount-store robber-
ies was arrested Friday morning
in Garland,said Detective Brett
Morgan'of the Euless Police De-
partment.Stephen Bradley Cook,
21 fi duseclofrobbinga99
Cent.pnly Store at;1200 N.Main
St a5"Well as similar stores in
G ,end,Vving;:River Oaks and
t aq' ttempt in Fort Worth.
Mand police arrested Cook,
wftQse listed address_is in the city,
after receiving tip�;from resi-
de s,
esi-dents,Morgan.sai
-Leila Fadel
Police seek help in
identifying thieves
EULESS—Police are asking
' for help identifying a pair of
thieves who've broken into a
store twice by breaking down
doors.A man and woman stole
theater systems,DVD players,a
CD changer and other items from
Conn's at 1201 W.Airport Freeway,
Euless police Lt.Wayne Pavlick
' said.Before dawn on Feb.13 and
25,the pair backed a vehicle into „
the metal bay door at the back of
the store,'then took expensive
' electronics.In the first burglary,
they used a dark car to break
through the door;in the second,,
they used a blue or teal pickup.
' Anyone with information
should call the Euless Police
Department at(817)685-1526.
-Leila Fadel
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REAL ESTATE
3 a artment com lexes owned by Cliburn arp p e sold M
By ANDREA DARES mous performer owned the Charter Oaks clined to name the buyer,said Sue Hester,
srnxr EcxnM STAFF wTurER Apartments at 105 E.Harwood Road in Eu- project coordinator for the finance com-
Three apartment complexes,apparent- less and Copperchase Condominiums at pany.
ly..held as investments by classical pianist 2710 Golden Creek Lane in Arlington.Cli- Efforts to reach Cliburn were unsuc-
Van Cliburn,have been sold,the company burn was also the owner of the Pines of Pa- cessful:
that provided financing for the deal con- los Verdes apartments in Mesquite, ac- The properties contain a total 394
firmed. cording to CharterMac Mortgage Capital, units,according to a news release.Each is
.The sale included properties in Arling- which provided financing for the three 20 to 23 years old and has rents that start at
ton,Euless and Mesquite,according to the properties. $403 and$610 per month,according to the
mortgage company on the deal. CharterMac provided $10.6 million in finance company.
Deed records filed at the Tarrant Coun- financing for the seller, according to the
Andrea Dares,(817)6853851
ty Courthouse show that the world-fa- company. The mortgage;company de- mares@star-tetegram.com
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Nancy A. Ratliff
�Q.
�.
Nancy was the daughter
of Julia, a retired
20-year employee of
' our library. EULESS—Nancy A. Ratliff,68,a
loving daughter and mother, passed
away Thursday,March 2,2006.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday at
Mount Olivet Chapel.Burial:Mount Oli-
vet Cemetery.
Nancy was born July 24, 1937, in
' Galveston to Julia and George Petrov-
ich.
Survivors: Son, Don Ratliff and
wife, Bonwyn;daughters,Colleen Me-
hiar and Laurie Ratliff; two grandchil-
dren; mother, Julia Petrovich: and
brother,"George J.Petrovich Jr.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N.Sylvania Ave.,(817)831-0511
' View and sign guestbook at
www.star-telegram.com/obituaries
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EULESS McManus was in diabetic s "All police had to"do was,
shock until aramedics � F look in my car and they would "
checked on him in the Euless have known what was going
Jail n on,"he said."It shouldn't have
ce
"With proper training,they happened."Poli .r
would have recognized that I In July,Kevin Omas,17,who
was in shock," McManus said. had taken Ecstasy, died after
"Had they searched my car, 'r being repeatedly shot with a
actthey would have found the in- Taser by Euless police. Omas
1®ns sulin,syringes and glucose." ` ` had been acting bizarrely on a
Police officials said the inci- school playground,and friends
dent is unfortunate but that had called police for help con-,
officers acted properly. trolling him.
Ca, "He could not drive, yet he -Domingo Ramirez Jr.,(817)685-3822 t.;
tried to drive off while the offi- ramirez@star-telegram.com
cers were there,"Euless Assis-
tant Police Chief Harland '
Westmoreland said. "And he »`
hastywas not responsive." �6a�
The incident happened I STAR-TELEGRAM/R.JEENA JACOB
shortly before 3:30 p.m.Feb.11 Bryan McManus shows red Taser
■A man who went into diabetic at Harwood Road and Texas marks on his back in a photo taken
360. Wednesday at his home in Euless.
shock while driving says he is Police used a Taser on him Feb.11.
unhappy with how Euless police Responding to a call of a ve-
handled the situation) hicle acting suspiciously,a pa- Officers transferred
trol officer observed McManus to the Euless Jail,
By DOMINGO RAMEREZ JR, : McManus' car moving very where paramedics began treat-
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER - slowly,reports state. ing him.McManus said he was
EULESS—As he finished help- _ "The car finally stopped," in and out of consciousness but
ing a friend move in Irving on Feb. _ remembers telling a paramedic 1
11, Bryan McManuscould feel'his 'Westmoreland said. "The offi- that he is diabetic. The para-
blood-sugar level dropping. cer got the driver to put the car medics gave him glucose, and
That was a sign to the 37-year= in park and tried to talk to the he began to feel better,he said.
old diabetic that driver. The driver's eyes were He did not need any additional
he needed to hurry WHAT DO glazed over." medical treatment after that:
home in Euless to YOU THINK? According to police reports, McManus said the officers
eat something to Post a the driver appeared intoxicat- had-to-tell him what had hap-
help it go back up. comment on ed or drugged and did not an- pened.He doesn't wear a med-
But McManus this report at swer officers questions.When
"didn"t make it www-star- the driver tried to put the car `ical bracelet,but he had a card,
home quickly.: telegram.com into drive,Westmoreland said, in his wallet identifying him as
McManus, a an officer used the pepper a diabetic.
technician, went into diabetic 'spray. When officers determined,
shock on the side of a highway just "The driver began fighting that he had suffered diabetic
a block from his home,then he was and kicking as the officers gotshock,McManus,was released
shot with pepper spray and a stun him out of the car,"Westmore_. and driven to the impound, ,
gun by police,who believed he was land said."They got him on the :.,yard to get his car. Euless po-,
intoxicated and became unruly,au- ground,but he's still struggling lice paid the impound fee. He
thorities said Wednesdly with officers." was .not booked into jail or,
Patrol officers usecl'`.pepper At that point,an officer shot charged with a crime.
spray_ on him then shocked him McManus three times with a But McManus said he re-.
three times with a Taser before Taser. - ceived a request from the Eu-,
they were able to handcuff him,ac- McManus said he can't re- less Fire Department asking,
cording to Euless police reports. member anything that hap- for his insurance information,
Authorities did not realize pened on the highway. so that his insurance company,
I remembered leaving Ir-
could be billed for the cost of
the paramedics.
ving and driving .home,"
McManus said. "The next McManus said he is not hap-
thing I remember is that I'm in Py about how the situation was
jail with Mace on my face." handled.
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COMMUNITY CONNECTION
CELTIC BAND PERFORMANCE:Beyond
the Pale,a Celtic band,will perform' _
from 7 to 8 p.m.Monday at the Euless
Public Library,201 N.Ector Drive.The
event is free.For information,call.
817-685-1480.
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NORTHEAST TARRANT BRIEFS
As
Police seek robber
of dotI ft store
EULESS-Police are search-
ing for an armed robber who
grabbed several hundred dollars.
from a Ross Dress for Less on
Wednesday evening.The man
bought something from the store
in the Euless Town Center,then
returned for a refund 30 minutes
later,police said.When the cash
register opened,he lunged over
the counter and took a stack of
$20 bills.When employees
chased him through the parking
lot,he pointed a chrome-colored
semiautomatic pistol at them
before driving off in a light blue
car that may have been a Honda.
The robber was described as
about 6 feet tall and weighing
about 200 pounds.He was wea(= .r
ing a blue sports jersey with'No.'
23 on the front and a dark skull-'
cap with a light-colored emblem
on the right side.Anyone with
information should call the Euless
police Criminal Investigations
Division at(817)685-1531.'
-Leila Fader.
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Cheers
Cheers:To two Euless firefighters who came to my res-
cue Feb.27 when I ran out of gas in rush-hour traffic.They
stopped and pushed my car off the roadway an&went to the"
nearest gas station to get me enough gas to get to a gas
station.These two fine gentlemen reinforced my faith in the
' kindness of strangers.
Carey Moore Penneman;Fort Worth,
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POLITICS
ThO WCty our
government I.o
Typical officeholder in NE Tarrant: Older.
rtal
Male. In business. And almost ee ' .�
nly white.
By JESSICA DeLEbN in various forms of business, and al- University of North Texas and chair-
srnxG' 'sr"FFWRITER most all are white, according to a sur- man of its public administration de-
If you painted a portrait of an office- vey of greater Northeast Tarrant Coun- partment.
holder in Northeast Tarrant County, ty city councils and school boards.
your subject would likely be a white As filing for the May 13 elections The lack of minorities
man in his 40s or 50s. ends Monday,the demographic make- Ninety-eight percent of elected rep- 1
Two-thirds of those who serve on ci- up of these governing bodies could resentatives in Northeast Tarrant are
ty councils or school boards fit that de- change — but don't expect_ them to white, reflecting the racial makeup of
scription. change much. their communities.
Men sit in three-fourths of the city "Representatives are individuals Whites make up 90 percent or more
council seats,but women claim a slight who have their own values,but they al- of toe populations in eight Northeast
majority of seats on school boards. so reflect the values of their communi- Tariht-area cities,and at least 86 per-
Nearly half of all officeholders work ty," said Bob.Bland,a professor at the More on REPRESENTATION on llBB
Percentage of greater Percentage of greater Percentage of greater
Northeast Tarrant INortheast Tarrant Northeast Tarrant
officeholders who are retired: officeholders who are male: officeholders who are female:
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13% 66% 34%
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' cent of the population in six- But most are businesspeo- When the Keller school Young adults make up_the
others, according to the 2000 ple,such as business owners or board discussed how to change smallest percentage of elected
census. corporate executives. ;the daily schedule of the dis- "officials. People in their 20s
But two cities, Euler.and Businesspeople possess the
Haltom City,have large minor- financial resources and discre- _ trict's high school students, and 30s make up only 10 per-
ity populations. Euless is 25 tionary time necessary to some trustees wanted to insti- cent of officeholders. Young•
percent minority and Haltom serve, Bland said. Many of tute the changes in a few people often lack the time,
City 23 percent.Neither has a them have lived in the commu- months, she said. But Lotton money and name recognition
minority elected official. I sanity for a long time, and are said she knew it couldn't take to run for office,Bland said.
6 Many minority residents Well-known and respected,he place that quickly because of But even if most governing
are newly arrived young farm -- - -- the planning and logistics in- bodies appear,similar on pa-
lies focused on establishing a said. volved, and persuaded other per,they have other sources of
house and career,Bland said. North Richland Hills Coun trustees to slow the process. diversity.
"Over time, those interests cilman John Lewis, for exam- She said more councils and Roanoke City Councilman
will develop and hopefully ple, had been active in several school boards .could benefit William Wolfe, 28, the youn-
they will become active partic- local organizations when he from the expertise of govern- gest officeholder in greater
ipants in community, leader operated his manufacturing ment employees. Northeast Tarrant, said that
ship,"Bland said. business. When he sold the "The people that make the the different personalities and
Tom Ha,an insurance busi- company, he wanted to maid- decisions are out of touch with professions on a council can be
ness owner and a leader of the tain his presence in the com- what really goes on," she said. an asset.
Vietnamese community in munity,and ran for office.Lew- "I think,especially if you work "We all complement each
Haltom City, said it's difficult is,who now teaches at Tarrant in some sort of service area, other really well,"he said."Ev-
to recruit minority candidates County College, said his bUSi7 you have a lot to add.". erybody doesn't think alike.
because they are working and ness experience gives him a It's very good we have a broad
raising their families. better understanding of bud- Women and education base of opinions"out there."
A language barrier could be gets and finance. Women are greatly outnum-
another hurdle,he said. bered on area city councils,but Jessica DeLe6n,(817)685-3932
"A lot of people want to Government workers they hold 51 percent of school ideieon@scar-retegram.com
serve and they have a capaci- Only' a, handful of office board seats.
ty," Ha said, noting that many Trustees also come from a
holders work for government,
immigrants were community entities, such as public safety; variety of fields, including
leaders in Vietnam. departments and schools.Gov health care and social work.
He said the views of minor- ernment employees are usual- Eight board members are
ity residents are needed on the ly prohibited from serving`on mothers who do not work out-
council so they can tap city the same council or school side the home.
economic development offi board for which they work. Bland said trustees are in-
cials for their resources and ex-. In addition, government terested in children's issues
pertise.. Asian residents, he jobs tend to leave little flexibil- and have a desire to shape
said, would like to see im- ity to take time off from work, school district policy.The pool
provements to Belknap Street, Bland said. of candidates is usually larger
where many Asian-owned Voters also might be mildly because school board elec-
businesses are. suspicious that' government.: tions tend to be less Conten-
"There's still some barri- employees might support the' Hous and costly.
ers," Ha said. "We still very interests of government work School districts have a sin-
much feel like an outsider,even ers over the community,Bland gle,clear purpose—educating
though we pay the same rate of said.; children, Bland said. School
tax." But he believes government boards often control huge bud-
Elected officials in North- workers could be effective gets for the planning,building
east Tarrant County have vary- leaders because the know the and maintaining of schools in
ing work backgrounds. They y their districts.
include a pastors,couple of , a ins and outs of how a govern-
p p ment works. Municipal governments
family counselor and even the have to tackle an array of re-
host of a television fishing For instance, Keller school
show. Some are stay-at-home district Trustee Cindy Lotton safety, librari such as public
y said she used her knowledge Additionally, municipal muni es opal cam
mothers. ___ _ from 13 years in the education
'
field to help steer some board palgns tend to be more divi-
decisions.Lotton is an elemen- sive,Bland said.
tary school counselor in the
Hurst-Euless-Bedford school
' district and has worked as a
high school counselor and
teacher.
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Demographics of city councils and school boards
The Star-Telegram conducted a survey Of the gender,age and race of the area's officeholders.There
are 107 city council members and 41 school board members,for a total of 148.
Gender breakdown
Female 107 City council members Sch000l board members NET officeholders
IN Male
29 Female ; g', female K
. 41 27% Female w 34% '
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Run
School board City council
Age breakdown
Youngest city council: Oldest city council: Youngest member: Oldest member:
Roanoke,average age Hurst,average age William Wolfe,Roanoke Anna Holzer, Hurst
40 69.1 28 78
Youngest school board: Oldest school board: Youngest member: Oldest member:
Carroll,average age Keller,average age Erin Shoupp,Carroll Wanda Strong, Birdville
45.5 58 38 69
Age of officeholders Age of officeholders(percentage)
20s 30s 40s 50s 60s los In their 70s In t eir 20s In their 30s
City council 1 12 25 35 21 13 q� q%
In their 60s `�
School board 0 2 14 241 0 15% their40s
r 26%
Total 1 14 39 59 22 13
Race/ethnicity breakdown
American Hispanic American Indian
White Black Asian Hispanic Indian 1% Less
City council 105 0 0 1 1
than 1%
School board 40 0 0 1 0 White -'
Total 145 00 2 1 98%
RET officeholders' occupations
SOURCES:Northeast Tarrant County cities and school boards
48%work in business.*
13%are retired.
7%are engineers.
6%are homemakers(volunteers/stay-at-home moms).
5%are attorneys.
4%work in the education field.
4%work in the real estate field.
3%are healthcare providers.
2%work for public safety departments.
2%work for the government.
2%work in social work.
1%work for the airline industry.
1%are pastors.
1%work in the broadcasting industry.
(Percentages were rounded off)
"includes business owners,financial planners and those who work for corporations
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ILECTIONS Keller
Tlections: Grapevine All three council incum-
ben
ts are opposed.The three
veteran
feral l � 2 challengers said they support-
a
I ed the petition demanding
-- - -- that the city allow residents to
Griffin is giving up his seat to mayor until 1985,when he was vote on a new library.In Place'
challenge Mayor Jim Story, defeated in a re-election bid. 2,incumbent Jim Badalamenti
'4)
who has been in office since =He was elected back to the po- will face Mark Harness.Place
a September. Griffin voted for sition in 1988 and has been 3 incumbent Russell Lake will
llot the tax increase that led to last mayor since.Kutch first ran as
year's successful property tax a write-in fo council'Place 3 face Bob Kirk,and Place 4 its
rollback election,while Story in 2001,and then ran for coup- cumbent Sheryl so Roberts
a e s
supported the rollback.In the will face Jim Carson. Voters
pp cil seats in 2003, 2004 and also will decide on a$7.6 mil-
Place 1 council race, Todd 2005. Two council incum- ! lion bond for a new library at
Burgart, who ran for mayor bents are unopposed. Town Center and whether to
071 last year, and political new-
comers Jeff Cason and David Haltom City renew the Crime Control and
Lee are vying for the seat Grif- In Place 6, voters willrul 'up Prevention District for 15
fin is vacating. Roy Savage is choose between David Averitt years.
La—
unopposed for Place 2. and incumbent Kim Reese. North Richland HIIIS
Averitt was one of five council
Monday's filings fill out the Colleyvilie members removed in a recall Amayoral election will pit
andidate lists for the May 13 Most noteworthymay be incumbent Oscar Trevino
lection. y election in 2004, after voting against Councilwoman Nancy
the lack of contested races.All to oust the city manager.Ave-hree incumbents are unopg Bielik. The race could turn
-
srnxcxnM • ritt also had filed for a Bird- contentious;as the can
posed, possibly an indication didates
Ville school board seat but
A flurry of filings on Monday cut. that residents are pleased have sparred in the past on
6&half—from 10 when the day be- withdrew ')Monday. Blakely various issues.In Place 2, in-
with the council's friendly, Cabano is running for Place 3,
gan to five-the number of North- g cumbent Jo Cox .and Ken
S
t Tarrant County cities and more professional direction in vacated by Bill Lanford, who Sapp, a planning and zoning
the past year. Three candi- is a candidate in a special may-
ool districts with uncontested commissioner, have filed. In
dates—Mike Taylor,Jim Berk
for the May 13 election. oral election.The filing dead- Place 6, Scott Turna a for
Monday was and Ray unit e will vie fora line for mayor is April 12.Two mer councilman,and Suzette
e filing dead- new council seat created in council incumbents are unop- ,a Christopher, communit ac
e.Some races last year charter election. posed. p y
tivist,will face off.
could be lively, EUI@SS
f
h multiple Haslet Northlake
With only minutes until theHaslet has one contested
didates and contentious issues close of filing, Euless had no Mayor Pro Tem Fred Taskcandidates to address. race.Place 1 incumbent Frank er and Robin Young seek the
contested races. Then Mi- LaGrassa and Place 3 incum- g
Bedford will see a mayoral race chael Glen Brown, 50, a for- >remaining one-year term of
ifftween two candidates who were bent Kathy Hopper are unop- former Mayor Michael Savoie,
Itmer Euless police officer,filed Y
opposite ends of the successful for Place 6 against incumbent Posed. Pat Richey is running 'who resigned to run for the
05 tax rollback election. to retain Place 5 against chal- state le igned a In Place 1,he
Veva Lou Massey. Incumbent g�______- •
In Haltom City, a council mem- Tenger Bob Golden.
in-
Glenn Porterfield is unop- cumbent Jean Young seeks re-
r who was recalled in 2004 is run- posed for Place 5. Hurst election.Savoie,unsuccessful
g again for a council seat, in the legislative race, is run-
Longtime Grapevine Mayor Will 'There are no contested rac-
p y Flower Mound Hing against incumbent Bo
liam D. Tate has drawn two oppo- es unless there are write-in
Mayor Jody Smith will Roberts for Place 2.Carl Han-
nts. candidates in the next five
And the North Richland Hills square off against Jim Lang, days.By state law, cities with cock is running for Place 3.
the towns former economic Tasker holds Place 3 and has
mayoral race will pit incumbent Os- uncontested races do not have been headin the council
Trevino against Councilwoman" development director. to hold elections. In 2005, g
Ccast
y Bielik. They've sparred in Grapevine Hurst also had no contested
since Sovoie's departure.over issues. I Mayor William D. "Bill" races and had no election. Richland HIIIS
Tate is'-being challenged by Mayor Nelda Stroder is be=
dford John.Kutch and Traci D.Wil-, ing challenged by former
Two-term City Councilman Jim kinson. Tate was first elected Mayor Dave Ragan.Residents
as a city councilman in June, also will decide a proposition
. 1972 and then elected mayor that spells out the uses for the
in june 1973. He served as city's economic development
sales tax.
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Roanokeing on eliminating a half-cent, 'Keller Schools Place 6:Kim Reese(i),David
Three council incttmbents 4A economic-development ' The' role of the Keller Averitt
are unopposed. It is the first sales tax and beginning a half- school board in day-to-day Haslet
election in recent years with cent general-use sales tax. operations of the district will Place 1:Frank LaGrassa(i) '
all council places unopposed. likely be a primary focus in Place 3:Kathy Hopper(i).
Voters also will consider aPlace 5:Pat Richey(i)Bob
Birdville schools the election, where incum- Golden
proposition to sell nearly 7 Unlike in 2004 and 2005,- bents David Farmer and Rob-. Hurst '
acres of parkland. when .elections were can- ert "Bob" Apetz each drew Place 3:Richard Ward(i)
Southlake celed, both incumbents have challengers. Kenny Smith Place 4:Anna Holzer(i)
challengers, said Birdville filed for Place 6 against Farm- Place 5:Bill McLendon(i)
Voters will likely skip a trip spokesman Mark Thomas. er, the current board presi Place 7:Nancy Welton(i) '
to the polls for the second Place 3 incumbent Sherry dent. In Place 7, Jack Dale, Keller
straight year because the two Dunn is opposed by Donald Chauncy Fletes, Joseph San-- Place 2:Jim Badalamenti(i),
vacant council seats drew one O'Connor.Place 5 incumbent doval and Don Thomas are Mark Harness
candidate each.The May elec- Place 3:Russell Lake(i);Bob
Y Mary Spencer is being chal- vying against Apetz.Last year, Kirk
tion won't be canceled until lenged by Richard Davis. no races were contested and Place 4:Sheryl M.Roberts(i),
after the March 20 write-in Place 4 incumbent Wanda the election was canceled. Jim Carson
deadline. The city canceled Strong is unopposed.Ellen M. Northlake
the May 2005 election be- Curtin, Joe Tolbert and Bill Northwest Schools Mayor(one-year unexpired
cause both candidates were Weaver are competing for the Current board President term):Fred Tasker,Robin L-S
unopposed. unexpired two-year term for Debbie Thomas is unopposed Young
Place 1,a seat vacated by Kelly for Place 1.The race for Place' Place 1:Jean Young(i)
Trophy Club Place 2:Bo Roberts(i)Michael
P y Hancock, who resigned to 2 pits Mark C. Schluter and' Savoie
Voters will choose from six seek election to the state Alan Reich. -
Place 3:Carl Hancock
candidates for three at-large, house. _ North Richland Hills
two-year council seats. In- CANDIDATE FILINGS Mayor:Nancy Bielik,Oscar
cumbents Susan Edstrom and Carroll Schools Trevino(i)
Pam Cates are running for re- Incumbent Deborah Candidates who have filed for Place 2:Ken Sapp,Jo Cox(i)
election to two-year terms. Frazier, 47, will face Danny I places on the May 13 election Place 4:Tim Barth
Bob Radder, Ben Brewster Gilpin,37,a political newcom- ballots in greater Northeast Tar- Place 6:Scott Turnage,Su
Philip Sterling and Kathleen er.Two other trustee races are rant County.The(i)denotes an zette Christopher
Wilson also are seeking two- unopposed, including Robert incumbent: Richland Hills`
year spots. Gregory Lamont, L. Glover, a three-term board Mayor:David Ragan,Nelda
Kerry Jones and Ryan Dill are veteran who was named in MUNICIPALITIES Stroder(i>
.Place 2:Kenney Davis(i), .
running for a one-year term,a October to fill the vacant Bedford Douglas Bell
vacancy created by Scott Place 6,is seeking to fill the re- Mayor:Jim Griffin,Jim Story Place 4:Donald Acker(i)
Spence's resignation. Voters maining year of the term. (i) Roanoke
will decide whether to reduce Place 1:Jeff Cason,David Lee, Ward 1:Brian Darby(i)
the amount of sales tan going Grapevine-Colleyville. Todd Burgart Ward 2:Holly Gray-McPherson
to one of the town's corpora- Schools Place 2:Roy Savage(i) (i>
Colltions and to establish a sales The Gra evine-Colle ville Place 3:Rich
Ward 3:Steve Heath(i)
P Y Place 3:Rich Hendler(i) Southlake
tax to repair streets. school district likely will be Place 4:Jon Ayers(i) Mayor:Andy Wambsganss(i)
able to cancel its election this Place 5:Tom Hart(i) Place 2:Vernon Stansell
Watauga year because incumbents are Place 6:Mike Taylor,Jim Berk, Trophy Club
There are no contested rac- unopposed. Last 's elec- Ray Spoth
PP YearTown Council
es in Watauga and the city's tion was also canceled be- Euless Three seats at large,two-year
May 13 general election is ex- cause there was no opposi- Place 5:Glenn Porterfield(i) terms:Susan Edstrom(i),Bob
Place 6:Veva Lou Massey(i), Radder,Pam Cates(i),Ben Brew-
the city
pected y cretary be canceled unless tion. Michael Glen Brown ster,Philip Sterling,Kathleen
sereceives Flower Mound Wilson.
write-in candidates in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Mayor:Jody Smith(i),Jim One seat at large,one-year
next five days.In 2000,the ci- schools Lang term:Gregory Lamont;Kerry
ty did not hold an election be- Place 1 incumbent Kay Place 4:Laurie C.Long Jones,Ryan Dill.
cause there were no contested Miller is being challenged by Grapevine Municipal Utility District 1:Gary
races. Jack C.Bruce. Place 2 incum Mayor:John Kutch,William D. Cantrell(i),Michael Foley,Ted
"Bill"Tate(i),Traci D.Wilkinson
bent Jeff Burnett is unop- Neidenberger,Neil Twomey,
Westlake posed. Place 1:C.Shane Wilbanks(i) Connie White
Place 2:Sharron Spencer(i) Municipal Utility District 2:
The mayor and two alder- Haltom City Lynn Hale i),Carol Borges(i),
men are unopposed. Uncon- Mayor:Bill Lanford Andy Hayes
tested elections are common Place 3:Blakely Cabano Watauga
in Westlake, where the last Place 4:Dale Clark(i) Place 6:Lee Griffin(i)
contested election occurred Place 5:Richard Hutchison(i) Place 7:Jerry Adams(i)
in 1999.Voters also will be vot-
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Westlake
Mayor:Scott Bradley(i)
Alderman(two seats at large):
' Bill Frey(i),Buddy Brown(i)
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Birdville
Place I(two-year unexpired
term):Bill Weaver,Ellen M.Curtin,
Joe Tolbert
Place 3:Sherry Dunn,Donald
O'Connor(i)
' Place 4:Wanda F.'Strong(i)
Place 5:Richard Davis,Mary
Spencer(i)
Carroll
' Place 4:Deborah Frazier(i);
Danny Gilpin.
Place 5:Erin Shoupp(i)
Place 6(one-year unexpired
term):Robert Glover(i)
Grapevine-Colleyville
Place 1:Charlie Warner(i)
Place 2:Vicki Thomas(i)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Place 1:Kay Miller(i)Jack C.
Bruce Place 2:Jeff Burnett(i)
Keller
Place 6:David Farmer(i),
Kenny Smith
Place 7:Robert Apetz(i),Don
Thomas,Chauncy Fletes,Joseph
Sandoval,Jack Dale
Northwest
Place 1:Debbie Thomas 0)
Place 2:Mark C.Schluter,Alan
Reich
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Councilwoman decides
not to seek r 1
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By TERRY LEE GOODRICH Euless police Lt. Michael ,
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WPMR Glenn Brown. Brown, 50,
EULESS = Councilwom- who retired from the city po-
an Veva Lou Massey on Tues- lice force in 2003, is chief:of '
day withdrew her filing as a police for the University of
candidate for Place 6 on the North Texas Health Science
City Council in the May 13 Center in Fort Worth. .
election, citing health rea- No other candidates have '
sons. filed for Place G.
Her announcement by let- Running unopposed for
ter followed a filing for that Place 5 is incumbent Glenn
place on Monday by former Porterfield. '
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CANDIDATE FILING_ S
rCandidates who have filed for the Place 4:Dale Clark(i) Place 6:Lee Griffin(i)
May 13 election in greater North- Place 5:Richard Hutchison(i) Richland Hills Place 7:Jerry Adams(i)
east Tarrant County.The(i)de- Place 6:Kim Reese(i),David Ave- Mayor:David Ragan,Nelda Stroder
' notes an incumbent: ritt (i) Westlake
Place 2:Kenney Davis(i),Douglas Mayor:Scott Bradley(i)
MUNICIPALITIES Haslet Bell Alderman(two seats at large):Bill
Bedford Place 1:Frank LaGrassa(i) Place 4:Donald Acker(i) Frey(i),Buddy Brown(i)
Mayor:Jim Griffin,Jim Story(i) Place 3:Kathy Hopper(i)
Place 1:Jeff Cason,David Lee, Place 5:Pat Richey(i)Bob Golden Roanoke SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Todd Burgart Ward 1:Brian Darby(i) Birdville
Place 2:Roy Savage(i) Hurst Ward 2:Holly Gray-McPherson(i)- Place 1(two-year unexpired term):
Place 3:Richard Ward(i) Ward 3:Steve Heath(i) Bill Weaver,Ellen M.Curtin,Joe
Colleyville Place 4:Anna Holzer(i) Tolbert
Place 3:Rich Hendler(i) Place 5:Bill McLendon(i) Southlake Place 3:Sherry Dunn(i),Donald
Place 4:Jon Ayers(i) Place 7:Nancy Welton(i) Mayor:Andy Wambsoanss(i) O'Connor
Place 5:Tom Hart(i) Place 2:Vernon Stansell Place 4:Wanda F.Strong(i)
' Place 6:Mike Taylor,Jim Berk,Ray Keller Place 5:Richard Davis,Mary Spen-
Spoth Place 2:Jim Badalamenti(i),Mark, Trophy Club cer(i)
HarnessTown Council
Euless Place 3:Russell Lake(i),Bob Kirk (Three seats at large,two-year Carroll
' Place 5:Glenn Porterfield(i) Place 4:Sheryl M.Roberts(i),Jim terms):Susan Edstrom(i),Bob Place 4:Deborah Frazier(i),Danny
Place 6:Michael Glenn Brown Carson Radder,Pam Cates(i),Ben Brew- Gilpin
ster,Philip Sterling,Kathleen Wil- Place 5:Erin Shoupp(i)
Flower Mound Northiake son. Place 6(one-year unexpired term):
' Mayor:Jody Smith(i),Jim Lange Mayor:(one-year unexpired term): (One seat at large,one-year term): Robert Glover(i)
Place 2:Paul Stone(i) Fred Tasker,Robin L-S Young Gregory Lamont,Kerry Jones,
Place 4:Laurie C.Lon (i) Place 1:Jean Young(i) Ryan Dill. Gra evine-ColleYville
Place 2:Bo Roberts(i)Michael Place t:Charlie Warner(i)
Grapevine Savoie Municipal Utility District 1:Gary Place 2:Vicki Thomas U)
' Mayor:John Kutch,William D. Place 3:Carl Hancock Cantrell(i),Michael Foley,Ted
'Bill"Tate(i)Traci D.Wilkinson Neidenberger,Neil Twomey,Connie Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Place 1:C.Shane Wilbanks(i) North Richland Hills White Place 1:Kay Miller(i)Jack C.Bruce
Place 2:Sharron Spencer(i) Mayor:Nancy Bielik,Oscar Trevino Municipal Utility District 2:Lynn Place 2:Jeff Burnett(i)
(i) Hale(i),Carol Borges(i),Andy
' Haltom City Place 2:Ken Sapp,Jo Cox(i) Hayes Keller
Mayor:Bill Lanford Place 4:Tim Barth Place 6:David Farmer(i),Kenny _.
Place 3:Blakely Cabano Place 6:Scott Turnage,Suzette Watauga Smith
' Christopher Place 7:Robert Apetz(i),Don
Thomas,Chauncy Fletes,Joseph
'Sandoval,Jack Dale
' Northwest
(Place 1:Debbie Thomas(i)
Place 2:Mark C.Schluter,Alan
Reich
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
ST.PATRICK'S DAY PARTY:The Euless
Park and Community Services
Department with have a St.Patrick's
Day,pirty from 7 to 11 p.m.Friday at
the lovas Star Conference Center and
Golf,�burse,1400 Texas Star Parkway.
Polka and Brave Combo will perform
at 8,15.m.The event also will include
green beer and concessions.Tickets
are 47 per person and can be
purchased at Midway Recreation
Center,300 W.Midway Drive.Children
under-6 get in free.For ticket
information,call 817-685-1666 or visit
www.euless.org.
COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE:The
Euless Community Garage Sale will be
from 8 a.m.to noon Saturday at
Midway Recreation Center,300 W.
Midway Drive.Limited booth spaces
are still available.For information,call
817-685-1666.
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ST.PATRICK'S DAY.Brave Combo
Performs a St.Patrick's Day concert at
Texas Star Golf Course and Conference
Center,1400 Texas Star Parkway,Euless.
Gates open at 7 p.m.Tickets are$7.Call
817-685-1666.
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NORTHEAST TARRANT & AREA BRIEFS,
Brave Combo to play
at Irish celebration
EULESS—The eclectic polka
band Brave Combo will perform
Friday at a St.Patrick's Day cele-
bration at the Texas Star Golf '
Course and Conference Center.
The.event will be from 7 to 11 p.m.
It will include green beer,dancing
and singalongs.Children can
color shamrocks at an arts and
crafts area,and concessions will
be sold.The golf course is at
1400 Texas Star Parkway.Tickets
cost$7.Admission is free for
children age 6 and younger.
Tickets may be obtained at the
`door or in advance at Midway
'Recreation Center,300 W.Mid-
'way Drive,.Recreation center ..r
hours are 6 a.m.to 10 p.m.today
and 6 a.m.to 8 p.m.Friday.Cell' 1
(817)685-1843 or(817)685-1666
or visit www.euless.org �++
-Terry Lee Goodrich
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