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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-07-21 Euless Articles FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_j_OF� 'MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRAR/YADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR// DATE DISTRIBUTED -pZ6p 1—UDATEOFARTICLE (U -029 "�� NEWSPAPER ' C,7"1e_5 1 NES SeurCr 1 1 Paper shredder opens in Euless had Turner, president of Chad's connection with its disposal. "This is why 1 Chopp'N Company, announces the Chad's Chopp'N Company provides.clients opening of his paper and document 'with a Destruction Certificate." Turner says. shredding business'-Turner says his shredding pointing out one of the advantages of out service;is aimed at helping smaller business- sourcing versus in-house shredding. "It 1 es better comply with laws,mainly the Fair shows there was due diligence effort to dis and Accurate Credit Act of 2003 [FACTA], pose of personal and financial information by which had provisions added in June 2005. Its shredding it." The recent addition of the 1 purpose is to curb consumer fraud and identi heavy duty cross-cut Moore PM215 shredder ty theft. Nearly every business and organiza- has enabled the company to expand its sere= tion needs to comply with this law. Turner ices to more small businesses. It is much bet- adds, "I believe if identity theft continues to ter than a standard home personal shredder,. increase at its present pace,those businesses that some businesses are currently using. that 1 are too relaxed about handling consumer Chad Turner found his passion for shred and employee information may find them- ding while doing,volunteer work at Tarrant` selves in legal trouble." County Community College during his The Health Insurance Portability and CLASS-Transitional Program. In 2005, ,he 1 Accountability Act [HIPAA] was passed in graduated from the Special Services 1996 to regulate the healthcare organizations Occupational Training Program at Eastern in their efforts to secure electronic transmis New Mexico University, Roswell, NM. His sion, secure storage and disposal of patient office skills practicum included shredding information. responsibilities at the Chamber of Commerce. Then there is the Economic Espionage Act Chad's Chopp'N Company is limiting its` 1 [EEA]. This act makes it a criminal offense service area to within 10 miles of the office, against theft or misappropriation of trade which is at 901 Clinic Drive,Euless,TX. His secrets. It pertains to"dumpster diving". That routing schedule allows him to provide a 1 is the practice of sorting through office trash shredding service to those businesses that are in search of personal and company informa- ready to have papers and documents picked tion. In 1998 the Supreme Court ruled that up for shredding. "Of course,"Turner says,"I 1 items left for trash pick up, are not protected can also be a backup for larger businesses that by privacy. This Supreme Court ruling means may have an overflow problem or need some stealing trash is not illegal. It is up to busi- emergency shredding". Businesses interested 1 nesses, big and small, to take reasonable in learning more about Chad's Chopp'N measures to protect the public against unau- Company can reply by emailing thorized access to or use of the information in chadschoppn@yahoo.com. 1 i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCA-AMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIfN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 'DATE DISTRIBUTED -7 I I DATE OFARTICLE 7/ / �?4� NEWSPAPER FWST INSIDE.PUBLIC SAFETY r�l • r S Police,, pye on camel_ for Tise' r s r uyc ME ■Taser International officials say North Texas agencies that provides Eu- the camera adds another layer of Tasers to their officers include Eu- s accountability for officers who use less, Haltom City, Irving,-Arlington y and Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. the weapon. a i, Cost could be an issue: Tasers go for$800 to$1,000, depending on the By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. model,and the Taser Cams cost about s ! STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER .$400. A small camera that attaches to a "It will be important for us to look x k, The new Taser Taser gun to capture the moments be- :at the device and do some research," , Cam is a video fore the weapon is used is catching said Arlington police Lt.Blake Miller. EH and audio the eye of local police departments— ' Taser officials noted that the Taser „ recorder that and critics of the weapon. Cams.could capture what is said and fits on the butt The Taser Cam,developed by Tas done in the moments leading up to of the stun gun er International,is a video and audio someone being jolted with 50,000 and starts recorder that fits to the butt of the volts. taping'when stun n and starts taping when the : the weapon is gun P g Critics said they welcome the new turned on. ""� weapon is turned on. device but still question`the use of Taser International officials Said Tasers. COURTESY OF TASER INTERNATIONA the camera adds another layer of ac- "Our position remains that a mora - countability for officers who use the torium be imposed on Tasers until an weapon. independent study be conducted on "We've heard of them, and we'd them,"said Jared Feuer,a spokesman ' want to look into how they work," with Amnesty International. "Right said Euless Assistant Police Chief now, technology has outpaced poli Harland Westmoreland, whose de- cies." Police agencies partment has equipped officers with Since June 2001, more than 150 With Tasers Tasers."But right now Lstill have a lot people have died after being shocked �+ of questions." . by Tasers, according to Amnesty In- Arlington It could be a while before West ternational statistics. Bedford moreland and other local police de- Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Taser officials argue that -those Euless partments that have Tasers have an - _- People died because-of health issues-� Haltom City savers.TaserInternationaljuststarted or drug overdoses. Hurst shipping out the first Taser Cams last Irving month. A few local police officials quer=.. Richland Hills. "We don't expect to see any huge tinned the quality of the video from SOURCE:Area police departments !' demands for it tomorrow because it's. Taser Cams. The device records i�_ black and white but is equipped with new and there's going to be a learning ; curve with it," said Steve Tuttle, a infrared technology to record unage�v spokesman with Taser. International. in very low light. "I'd also want to be sure that the, in Scottsdale,Ariz."But we believe it camera would not be covered up asap willbe put to good use by depart- . will " the officer is holding the Taser,"Hal tom City police Sgt.Terry Stayer saie The company has sold the stun gun to law enforcement,agencies since "At this point,we'll just have to waif" 1998.About 171,000 Tasers are being and see." 4: 3 used by more than 8,000 agencies in Domingo Ramirez Jr.,817-685-3822 "` the United States, according to com ramirez@star-telegram.com pany statistics. 3 tISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF cL MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT tOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIIN LJBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED '4 - /—L7� DATE OFARTICLE � �(t' _L'}� NEWSPAPER FWST i 1 Woman led while 1 • crossin freewa g y ' ■Police say the woman her daughter, Penny Ponder, got tired of waiting for a said. 1 taxi and walked out of the The family relied on taxis emergency room. and rides from friends but of- ten resorted to walking,Pon MELISSA SANCHEZ der said. 1 STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WatTER Kitchens was doing just BEDFORD — Elna Kitch- that as she left Harris Meth- ens couldn't afford a car for odist H.E.B. hospital in Bed- years. ford early Tuesday morning 1 The 77-year-old Haltom after seeking treatment for City resident and her grown chest pains. children were,supported by She was fatally hit by a car her Social Security after less than a mile away as she 1 glaucoma left Kitchens legal crossed Airport Freeway ly blind and unable to work, More on BEDFORD on 11B 1 1 1 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE .-2— OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / � �� DATE OF ARTICLE `ill -C�� NEWSPAPER FWST 3 Bedford: Woman dies after walking from hospital . ' CONTINUED FROM 10 was discharged from the hospi near Central Drive. Police be- tal at 10:25 p.m.Two hours lat , lieve that Kitchens was tired of er, she,waved down a Euless waiting for a taxi and was walk- ambulance about a bloc ing home. the hospital, officials said u `. f rumba b 0xm» "My mom was a strong- Kitchens was returned to the f willed woman," Ponder said. hospital and discharged again "She just always did what she about 4:40 a.m., hospital needed to do." spokeswoman Anna Riehm �^ Kitchens had worked as a said. ` scrub-tech at a hospital and Hospital officials were at- had managed a Dairy Queen tempting to make transporta- before she retired. tion arrangements for her,po- She lived with her 48-year- lice said. nld daughter and son,Douglas "She apparently just got Ponder,54. tired of waiting and walked out Kitchens loved to play bingo of the emergency room,"Bed- until her financial situation ford police Lt. Kirk Roberts STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHIRP Air- prevented it.She was mentally said. Police investigate the scene of a fatal auto-pedestrian accident on Air• sound, her daughter said, and Kitchens crossed the east- port Freeway on Tuesday.Elna Kitchens,77,died in the accident. ¢as probably just trying to get bound lanes of Airport Free Fatal accident ,home when she was hit. way and was in the westbound Penny Ponder said her lanes when she was hit,policeBedford 121 mother had bypass surgery in said. " - November and had ongoing Police were notified by a 911 iea `.pain related to it.She had also caller at 5:26 a.m.,Roberts said. 121 yea been recently diagnosed with Police had not determined -an ulcer,Ponder said. whether she was struck by >L Harris The last time Ponder heard more than one vehicle. o Metbodlst ,,from her mother was about 6 The motorist who hit Kitgh- a 7i p.m. Monday, when Kitchens ens stopped immediately,po= a o gibbets Ur. balled her to ask whether she lice said, as did other motor- ,should go to the hospital for ists. Kitchens was dead at the 1.Elna Kitchens was discharged from the hospital at 10.25 p.m. Chest pains,Ponder said. scene. Monday.About two hours later,she flagged down an ambulance When Ponder agreed with The westbound lanes ofabout a block away. ,the idea, Kitchens called 911 Airport Freeway were shut Mapped area 2.The-ambulance took Kitchens back to the hospital,where she -and was taken by Haltom City down for almost four hours as roe was later discharged at 4:40 a.m.Tuesday. rworth Qp 3.Police were notified by a 911 caller at 5:26 a.m.that a female .paramedics to the Bedford authorities investigated the ac- pedestrian had been struck on the freeway.Kitchens was walking ,liospital. The ambulance was cident. Traffic was being di- w north on the westbound lanes of Texas 183. ,originally going to John Peter verted onto the freeway's ser- `Smith Hospital in Fort Worth vice road at the exit to Central STAR—TELEGRAM/TIM eEoiso Jut was diverted to Bedford. Drive,then allowed back on at k: Privacy laws prohibit the re- the Central on-ramp. understand why her mom daughter said. :lease of information on the rea- Someone from the medical chose to walk. 'son for the diversion or what examiner's office went to the "I am in shock,"Ponder said. Staff writers Domingo Ramirez Jr.t treatment Kitchens received. family's Haltom City apart- "She was my best friend, and and Bill Miller contributed to•this " Ponder said the hospital ment with the news this morn- we were very close." report. ~called her later Monday night ing,Ponder said. Kitchens' first husband, ,to say Kitchens needed a ride She said that her mother L.H. Ponder, died in 1965, and —Melissa sand,ez,817-685-3888 dome, but Ponder told them usually took a taxi home from she will be buried in a plot be- msanchez@star-tetegram.eom 1she didn't have a car.Kitchens the hospital and that she didn't side him in Fort Worth, her FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT �OUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY�AADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED / ��—�G� DATE OFARTICLE / — ' —n� NEWSPAPER FWST ' EULESS I KPlayer chargein LARMON thefts from rink . .. , ,,,-,. ■The string By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. varsity hockey player may be resp STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER of 32 thefts ble for the thefts at the rink, which of cash,cell- EULESS — When a Colleyville started last fall,.police said Tuesday. , phones and mother discovered cellphones last Paul Anthony Larmon,17,of Colley- digital music month in her son's room, she called ville was charged July 6 with one count, police because they didn't belong to of theft from $1,500 to $20,000. The players start- him charge includes 10 theft cases at the ed in October It was the break that investigators Euless rink.He was arrested July 6 and and lasted needed to halt a string of 32 thefts of was released from the Euless Jail after until June, cash, cellphones and digital music posting$2,500 bail. Euless police players from the Dr Pepper StarCen- Larmon could not be reached for say. ter's locker rooms,police said. comment Tuesday. Investigators believe that the Col- The thefts occurred while teams ' leyville Heritage High School junior More on THEFTS on 11B wefts: Instances occurs r ed when one team played 'CONTINUED FROM 1B "We believe there may have month,police said. the night Colleyville Heritage ' irrVere„playing games or practic- been thefts wherever the team Investigators believe that was at the rink,”Haecker said. > ig at the Dr Pepper StarCen- went to play." the thefts happened after the Some of the stolen items ter,police said. �armon was a junior at Colleyville junior varsity team may have been sold on the In- But investigators don't be- Nolan Catholic High School in completed its practice and as ternet auction site'eBay,police ' lieve that users of the Euless Fort Worth last year, but he the varsity played its games. said. rink were the only victims,po- played on the Colleyville Heri- Most of the thefts occurred in "We have it where he logged lice said. . tage team because the Fort opposing teams'locker rooms, in at the rink during open hock- "We'resending out informa- Worth school does not have a police said. ey sessions after the high ' tion to other police depart- hockey team,officials said. "Once we got all the infor- school season ended,"Haecker ments which have hockey The thefts at the Euless rink, mation, we discovered that said. rinks in their cities," Euless 1400 S. 'Pipeline Road, oc- most of the thefts occurred on Domingo Ramirez Jr.,817-685-3822 ' Detective John Haecker said. curred from October until last Thursday nights, which was ramirez@star-telegram com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGEJ OF "' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD/MIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 7 I z I DATE OFARTICLE -7 NEWSPAPER FWST GENERAL FUNDS Adopted vs. actual spending Most cities spent less last year than their general fund budgets allowed omacities are. them to spend,according to aStar-Telegram analysis. FY 2005 FY 2005 Adopted Budget actual Percent (General Fund), spending change spendin ass Haslet $2,020,626 $1,707,198 , -16% Flower Mound $33,768,276 $29,838,110 RM-12% Bedford $24,740,666 $21,968,709 -11% ' Watauga $8,741,134 $7,937,396 -9%. an budgeteRoanoke $7,032,340 $6,492,342 :8% thd Southlake $22,988,403 $21,801,430 75% - N Richland Hills $31,597,316 $30,357,255 -4% ■Underspending doesn't Last year, Haslet officials , P 9 Keller $18,993,435 $18,338,033 5-3% decided not to spend the - mean officials are padding $55,000 they had earmarked to . Euless $23,330,915 $22,554,566 30% city budgets. move City Hall into a former Hurst $21,724,601 $21,297,5001-'2% Richland Hills $4,075,212 $3,981,198 -2% bank building next door. The ' By JOHN KIRSCH Colleyviile. $13,920,075 $13,798,373 1-1% STA RTELEGRAMSTAFF WRITER council deferred spending the Haltom City $15,217,329 $15,169,633 0% Most communities in money until this year as part of Trophy Club $5,144,602 $5,217,054 1%1 Northeast Tarrant County last a larger project that calls for moving the library out of the Westlake $3,606,341 $3,680,130 2%1 ' year didn't spend what city Grapevine $40,059,000 $42,432,000 6%■ and town.councils agreed to bank building,Haslet Council- nd t man Pat Richey said. SOURCE:City financial reports,U.S.Census Thirteen of 16 communities Richey said underspending Southlake was more typi- The increase was because of ' less,according to a Star- does not mean that cities are cal.Its spending came in 5 per- :insurance claims,higher over- spent spent am analysis of muSta- Padding their budgets. cent below budget last year, time costs for fire and police Telegram general funds. Instead, officials need to placing the city of 25,350 near and increased services in city p g plan for ' contingencies in the middle of the 16 cities sur- parks,Bill Gaither,the director ' Haslet, population 16 which additional money might veyed.The savings were a re- of administrative services, topped the list,.spendingng 16 be needed. I sult of lower workers' com- percent less than what the City In Haslet,that could happen pensation claims and a reduc- wroteGa in Gaither an e-mail. , Council approved for the bud- if residents demand that the ci- tion in employee overtime, Gasaid Grapevine ' probably has more firefighters get year that began Oct. 1, ty install a traffic light or speed travel and the cost of street 2004. bumps,Richey said. materials, said Pilar Schank, and police officers per capita Flower Mound was second, Bedford's spending Southlake community rela- than cities of similar size. Po- and Bedford was third. dropped 11 percent from a tions officer. The city of 45,600 has a po- The general fund, the larg- planned$24.7 million to about Peggy Venable,Texas state :lice substation at Grapevine single part of a city's bud- $21.9 million after voters nar- director of Americans for sohaMills mall.The demand community al- estc et, covers day-to-day costs, rowl approved a property tax- Prosperity,a rou that works enforcement e high demand for traffic g y- y y pp p p �' group enforcement because of the including salaries,utilities and rate reduction, or rollback, in for lower taxes,sai&the long- heavy traffic that flows some equipment. 2005, said Tom Ross, director term trend is for cities to in- through Grapevine,he said. Communities often spend of administrative services. crease actual spending from -- --- --- - - -- less than what their budgets Despite the tax-rate cut,rev- year to year,even if they often Grapevine officials covered call for because city officials enue exceeded spending by$1 spend less than their adopted the additional spending prefer to err on the side of cau- million last year,according to a budgets. through a combination of tion and come in under bud- financial report. The 'extra $1 Her group favors a Taxpay- sources, Gaither said. Some get,said Bob Bland,professor million resulted from spending er's Bill of Rights that would categories of revenue came in and chairman of the depart-. cuts,increased sales tax money make it more difficult for local over budget,such as electrical ment of publicadministration and donations to the city,most governments to raise taxes. franchise fees, building per- at the University of North Tex- notably an anonymous Organizations such as the mits and mixed-beverage tax- as in Denton.Money left over $300,000 donation in April Texas Municipal League es,he said.The rest came from at the end of the year can be 2005. strongly oppose the proposal, reserves,he said. used the next year. The number of full-time ci- which they say would tie the Delays in public works pro- ty employees still dropped hands of local officials. John Kirsch,817-685-3805 grams, tax rollbacks and bud- from 308 in 2004 to 294 in 2005, Not all local cities came in ikirsch@star-telegram.com get cuts can cause cities to according to a financial report. below budget last year. spend less than they expected, City officials attribute the loss Grapevine spent 6 percent Bland said. to employee turnover, retire- more in its general fund than ments and layoffs because of called for in its original budget. the rollback. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF I MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1.Z / (4�I I DATE OFARTICLE 7 b4? NEWSPAPER FWST MUNICIPAL SERVICES • Westlake- . . .. .Per capita spending 1 Small cities lead the way in the amount.of money they spent per h resident last year to provide services to residents,:according to a Op�JSt 0f Star-Telegram analysis. Population Per capita spending per ca ita Westlake 7001 $5,2571111111111111101 p Haslet 1,4001 $1,219 0 Roanoke 5,650■ $1,149 ' ' Grapevine 45,600- $931 ■' SenSouthlake 25,350_ $860■ spending Trophy Club 7,250■ $7200 Colleyville 21,7001 $636■ ■Small towns tend to spend_ Hurst 38,300 $556 0 more per person on munici- Keller 36,350 $504 1 pal services,a University of Richland Hills 8,200■ $48611 Flower Mound 61,550 $4851 ' North Texas professor says. N.Richland Hills 63,500 $478 1 By JOHN KIRSCH Bedford 48,600— $4521 STAR-TELEGRAM STAFFwRrrER Euless 52,900 $4261 ' Small towns like to boast of Haltom City 39,450 $3851, their fields and friendly atmo- Watauga 24,100 $329 1 sphere. SOURCE:City financial reports,U.S.Census But open spaces don't al- ways come cheap. at 30 cents and 37.5 cents per STARrEcECRnMirlMSEoisori $100 of assessed property al- resident. That's higher than Westlake, population and ue,respectively. North Richland Hills but lower- Roanoke, population 1n and Most of Westlake's money _than nine other communities,Roanoke, population 5,650, comes from sales taxes from including Grapevine, Hurst, topped a 16-city list of North- the Solana and Fidelity busi- Southlake and Keller. east Tarrant and southern Den- ness complexes. But Westlake Watauga wins.the penny- ton County communities in the can spend$5,257 per resident. pinching prize. The city of ' amount of money they spent Westlake's largest expenses'• 24,100 residents has no tennis last year per resident, accord- last year included its$685,000 center or water park like other ing to a Star Telegram analysis contract with Keller to provide area communities and did not of municipal general funds — ' police service to the town,said have a July 4th fireworks show the money used to pay day-to Debbie Piper, Westlake's fi- But the city spends only $329 day costs. nance director. per resident. -.Euless at 14_th, Haltoiri_City North Richland Hills, in Janina Jewell,director of fi- ' at 15th and Watauga at 16th contrast, spent $478 per resi- nance for Watauga, cautioned spent the least, according to dent. The city can spread its that comparing general fund the analysis. cost for its 604 mostly full-time spending among cities can be North Richland . Hills, positions and other expenses difficult.For example,Watauga ' Northeast Tarrant County's , among a much larger popula- does not include park projects largest city, with 63,500 resi-, tion. in its general fund while other dents,ranked 12th. But like most area commu- cities do,she said. Small towns, such as West- nities,the city needs a proper Still, Watauga Councilman ' lake, tend to spend more per ty tax to supplement its sales Jerry Adams said the rating re- person on municipal services tax revenue. Residents there flects the city's desire to keep because they don't have the have a property tax rate of 57 taxes and spending low. ' population to spread out their cents per $100 of assessed "It's a good thing,because to spending,said Bob Bland,pro- property value. spend more than we're spend- fessor and chairman of the de- Still, some small communi- ing would require a higher in- partment of public administra- ties, such as Richland Hills, come, which probably would tion at the University of North population 8,200, spend less require a higher tax rate,"Ad- Texas in Denton. per resident than larger cities. ams said. But residents don't neces- Richland Hills has been strug- John Kirsch,817 685WO5 sarily pay more in taxes.West- gling to attract more business- ikirsch@star-telegrarh.com ' lake has no property tax, and es to expand its tax base,so ex- Haslet and Roanoke have some penses are kept low at$486 per of the region's lowest tax rates DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE % OF31 MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1 /-Z/ I 4 DATE OF ARTICLE —7 // -7 l d NEWSPAPER FWST WORKING 3 3M, akinl the eut91.• Young entrepreneur with Down syndrome p pursuing dream of a shredding business 3 accept them but that they also The business is still in the have lots of choices and oppor- red,but Chad Turner pays hi J, x By TERRY LEE GOODRICH >, self a small salary and commi� tunities, said Larry Turner, . STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Chad Turner's father and sales Sion.He is saving diligently to manager of the shredding com- get a larger shredder that w' In his younger days,Chad Turner used to sit in his bedroom Pany cost more than $4,000, his f and pretend that it was his office. But these days, Turner is a In April,uncle Steve Brodie they said. of Pottsboro gave Chad:Turner; "And sometimes, I save company president with a real office. some of my money for o a heavy-duty paper shredder church,"Chad Turner said. Turner,'25, who has Down syndrome, in mid-May started for his business, which began , � in the family garage. .His clients include Dr.Co) Chad Chop "N N Company — a Euless commercial paper Chad Turner went 'to the Mihills of Southlake, a family shredding :business — and is fervently marketing and net- Service Corps of Retired Exec- Physician who is impressed utives, laid out his business Turner's initiative. working to build a business that will help recycling efforts. "He spoke to our office plan and. sought advice for "I love to shred," he said. marketing and running. the manager and set it up very conME Most people born with Downs syndrome, a congenital con- business. fidently and independentl} P p y g Chad Turner and his father Mihills said. dition,have limited cognitive ability,as Turner does. But the 'brainstormed to come up with "He's joyful and fun to be Bedford resident also has determination,family support and a a company name,adding an ex- around." tra p to chop to make it more Another fan � Connie O boost from area business executives willingto give him a den, president of the Liber g memorable. Chad Turner se- chance. Plus he has a spiffy green shirt with a logo he chose lected the logo-a hatchet and Tax Service franchise in g,ed- _-. to signify chop- ford,who hired him to work and business cards touting him greenery — g y P her during the height of 5 - as "Your Safe, Secure, Experi- ping up paper and convey the �� notion of"green," as in rec - come tax season this year. 3 4 enced Shredder.. g y donned an Uncle Sam costume } j Turner, a 2001 graduate of cling.He is seeking a recycling and waved at passers-by L.D.Bell High-School in Hurst, company to buy his shredded promote the tax business. completed the Transitional paper: "I worked for Uncle Sam," Skills Program at Tarrant Chad Turner has made a g Chad Turner said with a lau County College's Northeast presentation to the Hurst-Eu- Ogden said he did.a good Campus,in Hurst,in fall 2003. less-Bedford. Chamber of g E Then it was on to earn an office Commerce to drum up busi- It and was enthusiastic. Hess; he hands out business Chad Turners schedule is skills certificate last July at am-packed. He works a s - Eastern New Mexico Universi- cards at every chance, includ- 1 _ ing to his dentist and speech and job at Cinemark. Tin .. t in Roswell,where.he was en- P .l oiled in the Special Services therapist. His target market is town Grapevine theater,wh dl Occupational Training Pro- businesses within a 10-mile ra- he ushers and cleans. dius of his office, on Clinic He also takes aself-defe { gram. Drive. Some clients dro off .class and sees a speech th - n In Roswell,he shredded pa- P ist. ' pers for the Hispanic Chamber paper; for others, his father P STAR TELEGRAM/EMILY HUGHES of Commerce and took a liking takes him to pick. up docu- "Arid I have a girlfriend," Turner said, his face light Business is in the bag at Chad's to the work. ments. Chopp'N Company. Chad Turner's tar ' "One thing they taught "I review all our accounts up• get market is businesses within a 10- Chad and others in the pro- payable and receivable with mile radius of his office,on Clinic Drive. gram at Roswell is that they him,and I have invoices for his ' have limitations and have to signature,"Larry Turner said. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 2 OF 3 MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /.Z / DATE OFARTICLE -711-71 NEWSPAPER FWST � r ti ti �h 5 e , X F j j i ky} t+ � STAR-TELEGRAM/EMILY HUGHES Chad Turner shreds clients'documents recently at his shredding business,Chad's Chopp'N Company,in Euless. He met her in Roswell, and the top of the list.It's beautiful she lives in Fairview. The two to see the community support, talk often on the phone and and I'm sure he feels proud of went to a Dallas Mavericks himself. You can tell by his ' game together. smile." "She's the best,"Chad Turn- Chad Turner is particularly er said. I proud of the "destruction cer- t He recently moved out of tificates"he gives to customers his parents' home in Bedford certifying that he has destroy- into a condominium in a com- j ed their documents and thank- plex operated by North Texas ing them for the opportunity to ' Special Needs Assistance Part- serve them. ners (SNAP) in Grapevine. "It's going good,"he said. And he is about to move from a tiny space in an office complex Terry Lee Goodrich,817-685-3812 ' owned by the SNAP board tgoodrich@star-telegramcom chairman to a renovated larger space in the same building. Chad Turner's mother,Mar- lene Turner,treasurer of North Texas SNAP, said she is de- lighted to see her son moving ' toward independence. "I'm just really proud of him," she said. "He's had a lot of accomplishments in the past several years, but this one is DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE J OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED -7 /,Z U DATEOFARTICLE 7 / / -7 l NEWSPAPER FWST "One thing they taught Chad and others in the program at Roswell is that they have limitations and have to accept them but that they also have lots of choices and opportunities.' —Larry Turner,Chad Turner's father and sales manager of the shredding company f� ,E .50 x r t 1 �x?+6 A` �l c 3�RRA q. No- STAR-TELEGRAM/EMILY y5STARTELEGRAM/EMILY HUGHES Chad Turner takes shredded paper to the trash bin.He is seeking a recycling company to buy the paper. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE J OF 'MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / - �'- (� DATE OFARTICLE �- / � NEWSPAPER DMN • Di*scharged. 0 1 MHed while crossing fil ' "We are not sure how she got Riehm said. Mrs. Kitchens underwent by- Bedford: Woman, 77, where shewas,but she was walking Mrs.Kitchens'body was found pass surgery in November and had northbound across the westbound about a quarter-mile from the hos- recently complained ofchest pains. wandered into traffic lanes of[State Highway]183,"said pital,police said.It is not clear how It is those chest pains that drove ' an hour after release Bedford police Lt.Kirk Roberts. long she walked or the route she her to seek medical attention early The driver of the car was devas- took,Lt.Roberts said. Tuesday,Ms.Ponder said. By DEBRA DENNIS tated,he said. "She could have wandered Mrs.Kitchens made the 11-mile Staff writer I I "To hit an elderly person—you down the service road or any resi- ride to the hospital from her apart- It is not clear how long Elna just can't imagine what both fami- dential streets," he said. "No one ment by taxi sometime late Mon- Kitchens may have waited for a lies are going through at a time like has reported seeing her." day,Ms.Ponder said. ride after her treatment at Harris this,"Lt.Roberts said. Penny Ponder, 48, said her After leaving the hospital,Mrs. ` Methodist HEB Hospital in Bed- The Tarrant County medical ex- mother suffered from heart dis- Kitchens flagged down an ambu- ford. aminer's office ruled the woman's ease. lance around 12:30 a.m. about a After being discharged at 4:40 death an accident. "She didn't have a ride,so I take block away, Euless officials said. am.Tuesday,the 77-year-old Hal- No charges were filed, police it that she was walking home,"Ms. She was returned to the hospital tom City woman was apparently said. Ponder said. "She was a strong- and remained there until she was ' trying to get home when she "It is unfortunate,"Lt.Roberts willed lady.She did what she want- dismissed fourhours later. walked away from the hospital,po- said."It was just a very tragic acci- ed to do. She wanted to come "She was my best friend,"Ms. lice said. dent." home." Ponder said. "She had many Less than an hour later, Mrs. Anna Riehm, a spokeswoman Ms. Ponder, who lived in the friends, and she never met a ' Kitchens wandered into busy traf for the hospital, declined to say Waldemar Avenue Apartments stranger.This is such a shock" fic in the 2400 block of Airport . how long Mrs.Kitchens had been with her mother,said that she does Funeral arrangements are Freeway. at the facility. not have a car and that her mother pending. ' She was struck and killed by a "I can't go into anything else or relied on taxis to get back and forth car around 5:30 am. speculate on anything else," Ms. from the hospital. E-mail debdennis@dallmnews.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRA�RfYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED ry_ C� DATE OFARTICLE NEWSPAPER DMN REGIONAL ROUNDUP Teen charged in locker room thefts A Colleyville teen may be linked to as many as 40 thefts of items such as iPods and cellphones from the locker rooms at a hockey rink since last fall, police said Tuesday. Euless police arrested Paul Anthony Larmon,17,on July 6 on a charge oftheft ranging from $1,500 to$20,000 in connection With nine cases. He posted a $2,500 bond that day. Detective John Haecker said most of the items were stolen from the Dr Pep- per StarCenter's locker rooms in Euless during hockey games and practices. Mr. Larmon, who Played on the junior varsity team for the Colleyville Heritage High School Hockey Association, said Tuesday that he is innocent. MarissaAlanis FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF�_ ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD �COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER DMN 1 Go & Do calendar l�r .SATURDAY SUMMER CONCERT:Terri ° Hendrix,a Texas f ' singer/songwriter who performs a combination of folk,pop,country and blues,will have a free ' concert at 7:30 p.m.at Villages of Bear Creek,1951 Bear Creek Parkway in Euless. COMMUNTI,Y ' Cts X AR SUMMER CONCERT:Terri Hendrix,a Texas singer-songwriter who performs a combination of folk;pop,country and blues,will have a free concert at 7:30 p.m.Saturday at Villages of Bear Creek,1951 Bear Creek Parkway.in Euless. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE _LOF A MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD rCOLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR , DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE c� —G� NEWSPAPER FWST P Henn* Pete's Chicken-N-More,the award-winning South Texas fried-chick- en chain,has added a$1 value menu offering a one-piece order,two chicken or steak tenders,chicken sandwiches or ' small burgers.Try the jalapeno-fried drumsticks;2600 W.Euless Blvd.,817- 354-PETE,wwwpeteschicken.com. Bud Kennedy's Eats Beat appears Wednesdays in Food and Fridays in Star Time.817-390-7538 bud@budkennedy.com s wW x