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Home My WebLink About2006-05-05 Euless Articles ISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l 0 F' E MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4MIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT �OUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED S/S O� DATE OFARTICLE a9 NEWSPAPER DMN BEST ' FORA FISHING ' EVENT 4 t jo YAR i. f .rR "� ky F'4 P rC. .elVAr .Jrn.�I r�Y° The city of Euless presents the Texas Junior Anglers fishing ' event for kids from 9 am.to noon today at Wilshire Park pond, 315 Sierra Dr.,Euless. The pond will be stocked with more than 500 pounds of catfish.A limited supply of bait and tackle will be available, and people from Texas ' Junior Anglers will provide fishing in- structions.Parents can join after 1 p.m.It's a ' free event. 817-685-1666. www.ci.euless.tx.us/. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ) OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED lS I DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST NATURE S .ght of sf)ringti m. e • i - �e a moment to stop and watch the wRMe - even in clues WHO PHOTOS AND TEXT BY LANCE MURRAY ". As you stroll through a nearby park or power-walk along a neighborhood path,don't forget to look up, down, all around. . There,are things with wings and other creatures. Watch for wildlife in the trees and bushes and along the creeks and lakes that abound in our urban green ' spaces.Many communities have created places that are as friendly to wildlife as they are to humans-River Legacy Parks in Arlington,the Preserve at McCormick' ' Park in Euless or the Fort Worth Nature Center and Ref- uge From colorful birds to beautifully patterned butterflies ' and wary reptiles,there's plenty to see if you take the time. Take a camera along.You might get a picture worth framing. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ` OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4MIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT IYOUNG McDONALD COLLINS //WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / S /0 Y DATE OF ARTICLE 511 1 l NEWSPAPER FWST ' NORTHEAST CLICK Y� W Mary Frazior, a Ellie Schweyher r ' Julie Thompson „• Lynne Sullivant and Phillip Freedman K Phillip Powers, '; r'" Pete Benenati, r ° Andy Fernie and Steve Anderson ' Robert r, fh Michael Crafti�y and Rob Novotny Euless site for golf classic ' Texas Star Golf Course in Euless was the site for this year's Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Com- merce Golf Classic. SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM/MIKE LEWIS DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ` OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS /WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED s/ S /( DATEOFARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST Faxine Perry ' zr 8... .T EULESS—Dorothy Faxine Perry, 78,a loving,devoted wife,mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday, April 29,2006,at her home following a ' lengthy illness. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, 1000 W.Airport Free- way, Euless. Burial: Moore Memorial ' Gardens. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at Forest Ridge Funeral Home. Faxine was born March 4,•1928,in, Batesville,Ark.She was the daughter of the late Luther Fairfax and Alice Esther Jenkins. A resident of Euless since 1968, Faxine was a lifelong Baptist.A member of First Baptist of Euless for 38 years, she was a member of the Martha Sun- day School Class. Faxine was preceded in death by a brother,Luther Elbert;and a sister,AI- ice Marie. Survivors: Husband of nearly 50 years, Bobby J. Perry of Euless; son, Philip Luther Perry of Dallas;daughter, Alice Norwood is an Alice Lynn Norwood; a grandson, Za- chary Norwood of Euless;and a large extended family. Finance Department. Forest Ridge Funeral Home Hurst,(817)285-7777 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries tISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT tOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANI A2CN DATE DISTRIBUTED_ - DATEOFARTICLE � /Ut NEWSPAPE s/less $200M Euless project set to get off the ground Glade Parks will be city's largest-ever commercial project ' Dallas Business Journal-April 28.2006 by Holli L. Estridge Staff Writer Rubloff Development Co.is planning to break ground soon on Glade Parks, a Zoo-acre development believed to be the largest commercial project ever to be built in Euless. ' Chicago-based Rubloff is planning to spend$200 million transforming property that stretches from Glade Road to Cheek-Sparger Road, along State Highway 121,into 800,00o square feet of commercial space and 700 units of to"nhomes and detached single-family homes. Dallas-based Quadrille Financial is developing the residential portion of the project.United Commercial Realty of Dallas is handling leasing for the commercial portion. ' The property-, homesteaded in the i800s by Euless' Harrington family-, has been passed doAvia through almost 20 family-members.Bob Broiviison,rice president of Rubloff Development,said the family-had an unusual ownership structure for the properly. ' "It required a lot of people haN ing to be made happy-,in terms of the pricing and timing," Brownson said. He declined to disclose the purchase price. ' Euless has been working for rears to prime the Harrington propel ty and another Zoo-acre parcel at the intersection of State Highways 183 and 36o for development.Nordstrom considered putting a store on the latter site 10 years ago,before deciding instead to locate in North East Mall in nearby-Hurst. The city-\N111 soon see commercial development on a 51-acre parcel on the southeast corner of ' Glade and S.H. 121,where developer Burl: Collins&Co.is planning the Shops at Vineyard Village. (Glade Parks is on the southtcest corner of the same intersection.)The Shops at Vineyard Village A,-ill have an Office Depot, PetSmart,LA Fitness,Taco Cabana, Starbucks Coffee and Mattress ' Giant. Good demographics ' "I think the market has developed,"said Euless City Manager.Joe Hennig. "The demographics are good,and the rooftops have finally-arrived to the point that they-can support that type of development." ' Hennig said Glade Parks is the cib-'s largest commercial development to date. Bill Ridgway,economic development director for Euless,said Rubloff's project iN ill add depth to ' the city's retail base,as icell as a residential component that will strengthen the entire market. Rubloff has not yet approached the city-regarding economic incentives for the project. Brownson said the company-intends to discuss incentives for infrastructure and other site improvements t DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 10 OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANI L CNT c ' DATE DISTRIBUTED 'S /S DATE OFARTICLE S /y NEWSPAPE a�/�S S `N ith the cit<-of Euless. Rubloff plans to complete site work for about 300,000 square feet by the fall,Arith a two-year total build-out. Kent Donahue of Quadrille Financial said the residential component iNill total about 7o acres,iN ith ' prices ranging from $250,000 to $750,000. Quadrille has not yet selected builders for the project. Glade Parks is Rubloff s first project in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.The company-is involved in ' ground-up developments in 20 states. Rubloff made contact iNith Donahue through another project. The housing development A611 link to the commercial and retail component through hilae-and-bike trails.A low-rise commercial component„-ill have restaurants,shops and sen ice-hpe users on the first stop-and smaller, higher-end residential upstairs.Residents and businesses xN ill also have access to a dedicated park area and green space. ' DISTRIBUTED T0: PAGE r OF I MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 5 /S DATEOFARTICLE S NEWSPAPE eM er�la/ ioper'-{� J�.fer,JS CPN 1.2 MSF Retail Planned for DFW Airport Region May By Toninie Auer,Southwest Correspondent Two separate developments will combine for 1.2 million square feet in the Fort Worth suburb of Euless--one of the towns bordering Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport--at the corner of State Highway 121 at Glade Road. Chicago-based Rubloff Development Co.'s$200 million Glade Parks development project spans about 200 acres of undeveloped land, delivering 800,000 square feet of retail and commercial mixed-use with an additional residential development attached to it on the west. Dallas-based Quadrille Financial will head up the residential part of the project. Glade Parks will be side of Highway 121, said Euless City Manager Joe Hennig. Finalized plans for design and engineering should be ready in about two or three weeks, he added, with construction potentially planned to start in late fall, although a completion date has not been set. And Vineyard Village, a $40 million 400,000-square-foot commercial project of retail and office space, breaks ground Wednesday on a 51-acre parcel on the southeast corner of Glade and Highway 121 with an early summer 2007 target opening. "There has been a void in that area, and the population and demographics showed it was time to offer some local shopping," said Burk Collins, CEO of Hurst,Texas,-based Burk Collins &Co. With arteries leading to the airport, Highway 121 is heavily traveled and often congested at rush hour. Hennig said the Texas Department of Transportation has completed the design of improvements to the highway in this area with construction m. beginning in the area in the next year. "There are a multitude of reasons why this area is in demand," Hennig said. "Developers are looking for prime infill sites and the demographics in the area are tremendous. This will be a regional draw, but it will be a big focus for the residents in this several-city area." ' Rubloff representatives did not return phone calls for comment by press time. i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF l MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WIILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED s l's l `� DATE OF ARTICLE J l I n NEWSPAPER FIST • . • . ' ••• ' • • • t No two words go better together than 25 "summer"and"party."Slap on some sunscreen and head over to the Out of School Bash featuring local band Vocal Trash at the Midway Recreation Center in Euless.The Midway pool will be open and there will be plenty to get into-bounce THURSDAY houses„face painters,strolling magicians and more.The event is free and open to -the.public.The fun takes place from 2 to 5 p.m.today. ■ ■May Day Pre-,Mother's Day Plant r Sale and Tree Giveaway . Texas Star Pavilion 1501.S.Pipeline Road,Euless -� (817)685-1662 Free ' 9am-lpm May 6 Plants will be available for purcfiase, .�. and.you can pick up a free tree sapling ■Family Fun Bike Ride and Picnic Bob Eden Park 2050 Industrial Parkway,Euless (817)685-1662 Free 10am-fpm May 13 Enjoy this 3-mile bike ride where ev- eryone in the family rides at their own pace. ■Out of School Bash featuring Vocal i Trash Midway Recreation-Center Pool 300 W.Midway Dtive,Euless (817)685-1662 Free '2-5pm May 25 .. This party includes swimming,bounce -houses.and local band Vocal Trash. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF 'MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT �OUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /s DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST "NORTHEAST AFTER HOURS Cora Connection EULESS—The Cora Connec- tion,a musical trio featuring a 21-string West African harp,Will ' present a free concert at 7.p.m. Monday at the Euless Public Li- brary,201 N.Ector Drive. The trio blends the harp sound ' with guitar and percussion.Its - concert is sponsored by Euless and ARTSNET.(817)685-1679 or www.euiess.org. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OFA MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR , DATE DISTRIBUTED s l DATE OF ARTICLE 51310e" 13 /0e" NEWSPAPER FWST INDICTMENT "The detective talked to one resident who told him about a man suspicious man in the neigh- ess boyhood who would walk h around with leashes," Pavlik said. Investigators traced the ' accused of man to the 2900 block of Kath- ''' leen Lane. OTHER "When officers went to the CHARGES house, a woman invited them ' sc 1 n O ■Chad Edward in," Pavlik said. "When they 111 Ellis is also facing saw drugs out in the open,they 9 four burglary stepped out of the house and ■The dog died after it was placed in a charges and got a search warrant." ' washing machine filled with hot water. three theft. They returned with a search charges in warrant and found three dogs By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. connection that had been reported missing STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER with crimes and an undisclosed amount of ' committed from EULESS—A dog that was scalded after being June until illegal drugs.The dogs were re- placed in a washing machine filled with hot wa- October in turned to their owners.Ellis al- ter had to be euthanized after its injuries di°dn't Grapevine and so faces a charge of delivery of respond to medical care,according to police and Euless. a controlled substance in con- an indictment against a Euless man who is ac- •A trial date has nection with the drugs. cused of putting the dog in the machine. not been set. Ellis was arrested shortly af- SOURCE:Tarrant A Tarrant County grand jury indicted Chad County criminal court ter police searched the;house. Edward Ellis, 32, Friday on a charge of animal records Ellis did not give police a state- cruelty. Ellis was in the Tarrant County Jail on ment about the dogs, Pavlik Tuesday without bail. said. An eviction notice dated Q►CCtlS@d Of During the search, the 25- April 24 was posted on the animal Cruelty year-old woman told`police door of his home. a that in January,she found an in Ellis is accused of placing Glade Rd. jured 30-to 35-pound Labrador the dog in the machine and Ci in a closet. turning it on after he became "She had seen the dog angry with the animal. After- around the house,and then one ward, the year-old female Z day it was gone.The dog didn't black Labrador retriever mix belong to Ellis," Pavlik said. was left in a closet,police said. "She asked Ellis about the dog, A friend of Ellis' found the canterbur St. but he was evasive. One day, dog and took it to a Grapevine , , she just found the dog in the animal shelter,but the dog was m closet." euthanized several days later The woman said Ellis told after antibiotics failed to stop "' put the her that he had placed the dog M the swelling from the burns, n,_ in the washing machine after Grapevine police said. he became angry,according to The case grew out of a Feb- police reports. ruary investigation into dogs roe Mapped The woman took the dog to missing from a neighborhood " area the Grapevine animal shelter near the Euless-Grapevine STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM sEDISON Jan.4.and told officials that she border. had found the dog on Texas 121 "When the detective was in and that she thought the canine the neighborhood, he noticed had been hit by a vehicle, said quite a few fliers of missing Grapevine police Sgt. Bob dogs," said Euless police Lt. Murphy.' Wayne Pavlik. "The injuries didn't match up with her story," Murphy said. "The dog was taken to a veterinarian for treatment." Authorities have not found the dog's owner. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT �OUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED S / S S DATE OFARTICLE /S /y s NEWSPAPER FWST ' UNITED WAY-NORTHEAST which aids businesses and job She said employers—espe- seekers. cially fast-food restaurants and "How do you get to work 'hotels—occasionally have ap- n without a car?To an interview? proached chamber officials sit To get drug-testing that some 'about setting up transport- employers require? To take tion for employees or potential children to day care so you can employees. work?"said Henry DelCastillo, "This is something that's an 0 a volunteer crisis counselor 'been needed for a long time;' . who has helped clients in the Frazior said. "It's a good first emergency assistance program step." ® ! of St.Michael Catholic Church Terry Lee co rich (817)Ess-3 d b In Bedford. tgoodrich@star-telegram.com "Some people lose jobs or 0 are abandoned by their spous- es. These are a lot of decent, hardworking people that get a huntsbad break,"he said: ' The pilot program is ex- pected to cost about $110,000 in its first year, with $35,000 ■A pilot transit program is from United Way,$50,000 from planned to help Hurst, Euless the North Central Texas Coun- and Bedford residents find and cil of Governments and keep jobs within those cities. $25,000 from SERCO of Texas, which is a client services pro- By TERRY LEE GOODRICH vider for the Tarrant County STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF VaUTER, Workforce Board, said James It's a Catch-22:To get to a job or Powell, project manager for t job interview, you need transpor- the Hurst-Euless-Bedford tation,but without a job,you can't Transit Pilot Program. pay for transportation — or child "Determining supply `rand care so you can demand will' be tricky for the work. WHAT DO first couple months, so we'll United Way- YOU THINK? see if we need to make adjusl- Northeast, work- Post a ments,"Beaulieu said. a ' ing with several comment on Program officials said tran- agencies and vol w this is report at sit clients will undergo screen- unteers,is putting telegram.com mg by Workforce Solutions together a pilot and faith-based outreach pro- transportation program to help grams. If they are actively low-income residents in parts of seeking jobs, they will be pre- Hurst,Euless and Bedford find and vided free passes for transpor- keep jobs. tation within Hurst,Euless and ' Last week,the agency received Bedford, officials said. The bids from shuttle transportation shuttles will not have, fixed providers to take workers to jobs routes but will travel to sites af- within the three cities.A contract ter clients have made reserva- should be awarded by June 1,with tions,officials said. service beginning July 1,said Faye Employers will benefit from Beaulieu,project director for Unit- the initiative, predicted Mary ed Way-Northeast. Frazior,president of the Hurst- About 1,300 households in Euless-Bedford Chamber (5f Hurst,Euless and Bedford have no Commerce. vehicles, according to statistics ' gathered two years ago by Work- force Solutions for Tarrant County,