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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-12-01 Euless Articles 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /) / i✓��" DATE OF ARTICLE / D /C� NEWSPAPER FWST ' METH OVERDOSE r A year after a tragic,day, details are still-murky � Mom haunted by death ■A Euless woman's daughter went too far with her habit, but was it a suicide,an accident or foul play? "Based on the investigation By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. tended Arlington High The last night g ' STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF wxMx and what we found out,we are School. On the night of Nov 19, -EULESS — It has been a just not sure of the manner of Lassiter was an outgoing 2005,Lassiter had her mother year since Dorothy Lassiter death,"said Chief Medical Ex- girl who played softball and and several friends over for,Was found dead on a bed in her aminer Nizam Peerwani. was a cheerleader. dinner at her Euless apart- But drugs took over her life ment.She fixed a special cas- uless apartment from what Dea#h undetermined when she turned 16,her moth- serole. rensic experts said was a le- In Tarrant County, a death er said. Lassiter started with, Lassiter was smoking thal dose of methamphet- listed as undetermined is rare. marijuana and moved to meth meth. There was less than a rine. Last year,the medical examin- and cocaine. gram of the drug, and it was And her mother, Sherror er's-office worked 1,566 Tar- She married Jimmy Lassi- being used by Lassiter and Bailey,'56, still doesn't know, rant;County cases. Of those, ter when she was 17 and had two other people,Bailey said. at happened in the last few 25, were listed as undeter- her first child a few months "She was fine,"Bailey said. mined—less than 2 percent. later. "There were no problems." hter's life. ugof her 37-year-old They included drug overdos- The couple had two more Bailey left her daughter's htees and shootin deaths. Could it have been suicide? g sons, but Dorothy Lassiter's apartment about 2:30 a.m. s it an accident? Or did She didn't have a large meth addiction remained Nov 20,2005. f neone kill her? amount of methamphetamine strong while she tried to be a Lassiter often stayed awake Bailey says her daughter in her system,"Peerwani said. wife-and mother, Bailey said. for days after using meth. ------ -- -, -- - - "But there was a lethal dose." The couple divorced in the Bailey talked with her Generally, 10 micrograms earl 1990s, and she worked daughter on the hone about t s looking forward to be- � Y g P ming a grandmother and of methamphetamine in hard to raise her boys alone.. 4:30 a.m.and learned that Las- had no reason to kill herself someone's system is lethal,fo- For the next several years, siter and Connor had argued o note was left.National fo- rensic experts say. Lassiter Lassiter worked as a stripper and that Connor left briefly. had 12. among other obs, smoked "We talked about Thanks- rcent of people who commit Bailey doubts that her meth and skirted arrest while giving plans,and that was the suicide don't leave one. daughter could have taken so writing bad checks,her moth- last time I talked to her,"Bai- Lassiter, who dreamed of much of the drug on her own. er said. ley said. mg a photographer, used "As much methamphet- . She spent about five Connor could not be eth for more than 20 years. amine that they are. talking months in jail for assaulting a reached for comment.Butac- She was smoking the drug the about,she would have passed police officer and for drug cording to police reports and out,"Bailey said. possession,her mother said. statements he made to police, ,night of Nov. 19, 2005, hours Euless police say they have Three years before her Lassiter was cooking between before her death. no reason to believe someone death, But Bailey said Lassiter Lassiter met Donnie 6:30 and 7 that morning when Y gave Lassiter extra doses. Ray Connor, 49, at Storage Connor went out to pick up a knew how much to take. ,There was a syringe in the USA in Euless, where she newspaper and doughnuts. `"I think she was given more apartment,and she had a his-. When he returned, Lassiter than she could handle," she P worked. They moved in to- tory of drug use, said Euless gether a few months later,her was in bed. said. police Lt. Wayne Pavlik. "We mother said. About 10:15 a.m. that day, An autopsy by the Tarrant have no evidence to indicate Connor and Lassiter had a Lassiter's friend Christopher County medical examiner's that someone intentionally rocky relationship because of Sullivan stopped by the apart- office listed the cause of Las- killed her." siter's death as acute metham- Lassiter's meth use and Con-, ment.A note on the door said phetamine intoxication. The A life Of drugs nor's brushes with the law.In "Do Not Disturb." g 2005, Connor was arrested The front door was un- manner of death — suicide, Born in Fort Worth on Dec. several times on fraud and locked,and Sullivan walked in accident or homicide—is list- 29, 1967, Lassiter was one of forgery charges in Euless and and found Connor sitting in a ed as undetermined. James and Sherron Bailey's Grapevine. chair near the bed where Las- three daughters. She grew up siter was lying, according to in Irving and Arlington and at- Bailey. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ­'? OF c MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l� / � DATE OF ARTICLE / / /,—,?0/ (:) � NEWSPAPER FWST Sullivan left and returned a few minutes later with anoth- er friend of Lassiter's,accord- ing to Bailey. They called police and called Bailey,she said. Sullivan could not be reached for comment. Bailey was stunned by the phone call. "They told me she was dead," Bailey said. "I thought someone was pulling a joke_.I .r had just talked to her." Cody Lassiter, Dorothy . Lassiter's then 17-year-old son who had been sleeping in the ' apartment, awoke when po- lice arrived. Police and paramedics were at the apartment when Bailey arrived 'to see her daughter. "She was cold to the touch,"Bailey said."I went in- to shock." No answers �+ Police questioned Connor and everyone at the home about the evening before Dor- othy Lassiter died. They found a syringe but no drugs in Lassiter's bed- room. Connor has never talked to Bailey about that morning. In January, he was sen- tenced to 10 months in jail for two forgery cases in Grape- vine and five fraud cases in Euless. He was released a few weeks ago. Euless police say they have checked every aspect of Lassi- ter's case and have no unan- swered questions,Pavlik said. "We conducted a thorough " investigation," Pavlik said. "There was a history of drug use." Bailey says she won't stop looking for answers. "One of these days,I'm go- ing to find out," Bailey said. "I'm convinced that I will." Domingo Ramirez Jr.,817-685-3822 ramirez@star-teiegram.com 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE i OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGIVAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS/ BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN / LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l / f Ci k DATE OFARTICLE / O / U NEWSPAPER FWST FUEL FOR THOUGHT Pipeline Road work is almost finished Nancy Mammen of Bedford wants to know when work will be finished on Pipeline Road in Euless,near Central Drive. By the end.of November, prdmises Euless spokeswoman Betsy Boyett. . "It's almost done.Just tell them to hang in there a little bit longer!"Boyett wrote. "All of the concrete and side- walks are finished.Traffic signals are being installed right now and then they will have various clean- Up...tasks:" The two-lane road is being expanded to four lanes,with curb and gutter improvements and a new natural gas line. ' Work began in January. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_�OF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIB//RARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE / t`r NEWSPAPER FWST Abram Street law offices bought 2 ARLINGTON—Arling- ton real estate broker Coy E.Garrett of Coy E. Garrett&Associates Inc. represented the sellers in the sale of law offices at 1000 W. Abram St. The building,which was wi one of the city's first apart- ment buildings,was renovat- ed into offices about 25 years ago. LB Properties,which has Beau Browne as the general managing partner,purchased a 9,500-square-foot garden office building,along with a 46,000-square-foot lot there. He plans to lease the space in the short term but is working to develop an apartment building there. Arlington attorneys James A.Cribbs and Robert McFarland were the sellers. -Andrea jares DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED l l O�' DATE OFARTICLE a a U NEWSPAPER — ss E=[fl Brief Alliance recognizes partners Alliance Lending Corp. held its 30th annual recognition luncheon Nov. 9 at the Fort Worth Club'to honor both its lenders and clients. Client of the Year was Mid-Cities Arena Athletics, an indoor soccer/sports complex based in Euless. Mid-Cities Athletics has two ' large soccer fields, as well as arcade games, a restaurant and a spectator area. The facility is run by Jim Mertz, who is ' also president of the DFW Tornados, a semi-pro soccer team that consists of college-age young adults who play in a ' summer league with 59 other teams. Also honored at the event were Compass Bank, as the top-volume SBA 504 lender based on the number of loans and dollar amount of loans, and Martin Talley as the top-dollar volume SBA 504 banker. The city of Fort Worth and the ' Small Business Administration received partnership awards. Bob Terrell, former Fort Worth city manager, spoke at the event. He was executive director of Alliance, then known as the Fort Worth Economic Development Corp., from 1977-79. At the time, the FWEDC spe- cialized in providing management and technical assistance to small and minori- ty-owned businesses. "One of the best things we did was get out in the community to get our name out and let businesses know we were out ' there,"he said. Alliance now provides similar servic- es, offering long-term, fixed-rate financ- ing for businesses as a nonprofit Certified Development Co. (CDC) in partnership with private lenders, such as banks and other financial institutions. Alliance now has offices in Fort Worth and Dallas. ' —Robert Francis DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1 / l DATE OF ARTICLE �� / / y NEWSPAPER FWST Richard A. Hamm The deceased Richard EULESS—Richard A.Hamm,48, Hamm was the son of passed awaySunday,Nov.19,2006,at, his home. retired City of Euless Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Police Captain Richard Hurst Church.of the Nazarene,665 W.; Hamm. Pipeline Road.Burial:Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Quentin's Funeral Home. Survivors: Wife, Christy Hamm; song Richard Hamm and his wife,Va- nessa; parents, Richard and Dorothy Hamm; brother,Jason Hamm and his wife, Kerri; niece, Kendra; and many other loving family members and friends. - Quentin's Funeral Home Euless,817-282-1991 3 32 3 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED A� / l L� DATE OF ARTICLE /` 4' NEWSPAPER FWST EDITORIAL TRANSPORTATION Legislature shoutPa�n to- play ' ■The Texas Le 9 d But three committees were creFor years,conventional wisdom allow local elections on whether to to deal with governance,financing has been that attempting to tax for ' increase sales taxes to finance re- and legal issues,drawn in part from rail transit was a lost cause.A recent gional rail operations. people who volunteered at the news- study conducted for the North Texas Dec.11 is an important day for paper summit. - Commission indicates that conven- Texans concerned about getting from On July 29,2004,the committees tional wisdom is wrong. ' here to there in North Central Texas. overwhelmingly voted for a rail net- The researchers interviewed 4,077 That's the day that"the Regional work to be funded by fares,federal people in the non-transit-member Transportation Council will meet, grants and a half-cent sales tax in the areas of Collin,Dallas and Tarrant with local lawmakers to present its parts of Tarrant,Dallas,Collin,Den- ' .counties and in parts of Ellis,Johnson, ' proposed legislative agenda for the ton,Ellis and Johnson counties not in Kaufman,Parker and Rockwall coun- 80th Texas Legislature,which con a transit authority. ties and the member cities of the Fort venes Jan.9. From that came the decision to ask Worth Transportation Authority ' the Legislature for authority to in- where a half-cent is currently collect- One item,perhaps the most singu- g Y y larly significant for this area,is ele- crease the local sales taxa ed. gant in its simplicity:Support the Legislative action is needed be-. Initial support was surprisingly Joint Recommendations for Regional cause the state collects a 6.25 percent high.—62.9 percent—for a half-cent Rail in North Central Texas. sales tax and permits cities to add increase,and that rose to 74.7 percent The joint resolution is an unprece- another 2 cents.Most cities use at when the question was repeated at dented move by the three area agen- least 1 cent for general revenue;the the conclusion of the 12-minute sur- cies that deal with public transporta- other cent can be used for issues such vey.That's important in the areas of tion:the Fort Worth Transportation as crime districts and economic de- North Central Texas that are not al- read Authority,Dallas Area Rapid Transit velopment.DART members devote a Y at 1 cent.Support weakened and the Denton County Transporta- penny to the system;members of The when interviewees were questioned tion Authority. T pay a half-cent. about a full cent but was still strong. What the resolution seeks—and it The proposal to the Legislature The study,by the way,was con- is supported by more than 50 cityrequests"a sales tax exemption for ducted at the behest of state law- councils,county commissioners ._ non-attainment areas of an amount makers in the last session who didn't ' courts,and business and civic organi- equal to the locally authorized transit believe residents would support a tax. zations in North Central Texas—is sales tax with a city-by-city,multiple Lawmakers are resistant to chang- authority from the Legislature to city corridor,county,or sub-county es in the sales tax.We'd like to think allow local elections on whether to ' vote to maximize local flexibility." that's because they consider it a re- increase the sales tax to finance re-' That language is complex but im- gressive tax.But the truth is that gional rail operations. portant.It would apply only to the they've painted themselves into a In 2003,the editorial boards of The nine counties in North Central Texas corner by consistent and public Dallas Morning News and the Fort that the Environmental Protection pledges that they will not raise taxes. ' Worth Star-Telegram—a collab- Agency has designated as air-quality The sales tax is their safety valve. oration that was itself historic— non-attainment areas.To make an But we are the ones who suffer called for a regional focus on meeting increase acceptable,everyone has to every day with traffic congestion and ' transit needs. have the opportunity to move equally its related problems.We are the ones That call,in the description of one —areas that earlier,elected transit facing a projected population in- transit expert,brought the issue into over other uses now could have both. crease of nearly 80 percent over three unprecedented focus simultaneously Areas that elected to spend the mon- decades—5.1 million in 2000 to 9.1 . for officials in more than 60 counties ey on uses other than transit could million in 2030. surrounding Dallas/Fort Worth Air- increase the money for transit—and, And we should be the ones who port,the region's transportation hub. the playing field for uses like eco- get to determine our own destiny. People invited to the newspapers' nomic development will remain level The Legislature should give us that summit—held on Aug.15,2003,on across the area.That would mean a right. the closing day of the 6th Annual cent in some areas and a half-cent in Texas Transportation Summit in Ir- others. ving—called for working groups to study the issue.In some cases,exist- ing task forces took up the challenge. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE f? OF ''- MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED �' / l DATE OFARTICLE / /G NEWSPAPER FWST WHO'S ON BOARD Regional Transit Tri-Party Agreement resolutions Pending Counties:Collin,Denton and Tarrant. Consideration DART member cities and towns:Addison,Carrollton,Dallas, on a Regional Farmers Branch,Garland,Highland Park, Irving,Plano,Rich- Transit Tri-Party ardson,Rowlett,University Park. Agreement The T member cities:Fort Worth,Richland Hills. resolution:Dallas County Denton County Transportation Authority cities:Denton, CommissionersCourt,Cockrell Hill,' Highland Village,Lewisville. Glenn Heights, Non-transit cities:Allen,Anna,Arlington,Benbrook,Burleson, Dallas His Greater Dallas Hispanic Cedar Hill,-Coppell,DeSoto,Duncanville,Euless,Fairview,Frisco, Chamber of Grand Prairie,Haltom City,Hurst,Lancaster,McKinney,Melissa, Commerce, Mesquite,Murphy,North Richland Hills,Watauga. H-E-B Chamber of Commerce(Hurst- Regional organizations:Regional Transportation Council,Dallas Euless-Bedford). Regional Mobility Coalition(26 cities and five counties), Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition(64 members including Pasted a .w 33 cities and four counties),Region 13 Texas Municipal League resolution chapter, Tarrant County Mayors'Council,North Texas Commission. supporting regional transit: Chambers:Greater Dallas Chamber(position statement),Fort Cleburne,Colleyville, Worth Chamber of Commerce,Burleson Chamber of Commerce, The Colony, Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce,Northeast Dallas Cham- Grapevine. ber of Commerce,Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce,Richardson Chamber of Commerce,Lancaster Chamber of Commerce. source:The T Statewide organizations:Texas Transit Association,Tex-21 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED / l DATE OFARTICLE I/ / -7/ok NEWSPAPER FWST ,-eal Estate Work begins on office-park project 3 COLLEYVILLE—Real- ty Capital Corp.has started construction on Her- itage Glade Office Park at Heritage Avenue and Glade Road,according to the com- pany. The project will have seven buildings,ranging in size from 4,500 square feet to 13,000 square feet.A total of 40,200 square feet is planned for the development,accord- ing to the company. The buildings are de- signed as professional and medical offices.They will be available for lease or pur- chase. - "We are constructing smaller-footprint buildings to appeal to the small and medium-sized business own- ers,"Tim Thompson of Realty Capital Corp.said in a statement."A lot of these professionals are tired of leasing and want to build equity for the future.This project gives them the best of all worlds;a tremendous demographic customer base, ' great location and the chance to own their own building." —Andrea Jares DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE /OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD J COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRAR/YADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / I l / Cl DATE OF ARTICLE l/ l NEWSPAPER FWST AREA BRIEFS Euless residents can pay water bills online EULESS-Starting Friday, residents can pay their water bills online at www.euless.org/water by entering their account num- ber,street address and meter number,which is available on the water bill.Payments can still be made at the water billing office or city drop box,both at 201 N.Ector Drive,or by mail to Box 1545, Euless,TX 76039. —Jessica DeLe6n DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1,2 l / (� DATE OF ARTICLE l l-,Gl l G� NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS I PIPELINE ROAD ImprovedsfirutAet is .irunady ftrame By JESSICA DeLEox Road construction STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER EULESS — Pipeline Road { has been transformed.from a �; Eales two-lane asphalt road to a four- _.W,Pipeline Rd. laneconcrete street with im- a proved curbs and gutters,me- ' dians and left-turn lanes. And i!) �J\e5sg�a on Friday it will be ready for traffic, S.Pipeline Rd. The improvements were made from Raider Drive to Eu- A section of " 3 less Boulevard. A portion of Road Raider Drive has also been has been widened from two to three expanded lanes.That work was complet- from two to . ed in February._ fourlanes. The $5.8 million project — Mamma.;: ' the final item to be completed LE fart larea e d in the 1998 bond package-be- North gan in January. STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON The city will host a ceremo- ny at 10:30 a.m. at West Pipe 183 and Texas 10. line and Westpark Way.Guests Michelle Gideon, a recep can park at Beall Concrete at tionist at Central Junior High ' 1100 Westpark. - on Pipeline Road, said some After a few speeches,Mayor students will be able to walk a Mary Lib Saleh will lead city shorter, more direct route to officials down Pipeline Road in school. their vehicles. Plus,she said,"It's easier to Saleh said the reopening of give directions." the east-west street should This report includes material from ' help alleviate traffic on Texas- the Star Telegram archives. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE �' OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD41IN LIBRARYREF ANIMyAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED �� / DA TE OF ARTICLE �J)- 'p���(v NEWSPAPER/ . , ✓1 I THE SENIOR SCENE Simmons Senior Simmons Senior 4 Center Trips Center: Lunch Senior Citizens Services of All Greater Tarrant County,Inc. 6'a I trips are will provide hot lunches limited that supply one-third RDA ' s e a t - at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays ing and and Thursdays beginning .. ticket availability, payable June 1. For those under upon sign up! Walk-in reg- 60,the cost of the meal is istration is designated be- $5.For those 60+and their low for each month. Regis- spouse,the meal is avail- tration times are from 8-10 able for a suggested contri- a.m. for Euless Residents bution of$2. Reservations and Simmons Center mem- are required by Noon the bers. Non-residents pay a previous day.Forms are $5 non-resident fee plus trip required to be filled out in cost. For more information, advance of participation in please call Diane at 817 this program. Review the, 685-1670. highlighted sections of the menu for details on what will be served. Please call Diane at 817- 685-1670 for additional .r information or to make a reservation. Begins: 6/1 Meets:Tuesdays and Thursdays Time: 11:30 a.m. .�i 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE LOF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY DMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DIS TRIB UTED / / I 0 �' DATE OF ARTICLE C v ��� V Y'C VE ! Euless Office Depot gets new manager IN 6 r 1 Lets all welcome Mr.Randy Boogaerts he was recently appointed the Store Manager of the Euless Office Depot. 1 ! 1 ! ! 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE : OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED / DA TE OF AR TICLEAi,J DYC �'�!� NEWSPAPER FROM THE LOCAL LEADERSHIP 1 The city of Euless hosts in for an evening of.enter- a dinner each year to thank tainment our Board and Commission Speaking of Trinity High 9 . members for the many,,vol- School, we are rooting for unteer hours they serve. The i another State Champion-; ..y' Texas Star is a great place ship. Those Trojans are do- to celebrate and visit with ing super and have they.got s, board members. During the SPIRIT!!! the evening,.the Volunteers ' The second Saturday in De- I of:the Yiar are: announced..' cember is our Old Fashioned Thiii�' ears vounteers are Christmas Part at Heri- Y Chr Y Logan Brooks, Youth Vol- tage Park. The members of May �y unteer of the Year, B & B the HistoricalPreservation or Saleh Wrecker Service, Business Jane Nelson Euless Committee dress in period of the Year,Faye Stinneford; costumes and tell all about State Senator Fll The sights,! Citizen Volunteer of ahe how the early settlers lived PREFILEING 28 BILLS s # , sounds; Year and Betty Fuller .c'was and celebrated the holidays. FOR UPCOMING and smell recognized with the Life They serve warm beverages SESSION of autumn are all around....'; time Contribution Award. and-cookies; make candles, AUSTIN --- The legisla-moi with pumpkins on the porch,'' All of our volunteers are play horseshoes, and dem- tive season is officially un- con- football in full swingand special to the cit and the der way as lawmakers pito P Y onstrate early-day crafts. verged on the.State Capitol pies baking in the ovens. Volunteers of the Year have We have several choirs per- today for the first day of Surely this harvest season', given above and beyond for form and it's truly a Heri- pre-filing bills. State Sena re-energizes our spirits es-, years of service. tage Holiday. Have a Happy for Jane Nelson, R-Lewis- pedally .with the cooler Our North Main Bar B Q -Thanksgiving: and Holiday ville,filed 29 bills today,in Y g weather. restaurant generously hosts ;;, eluding legislation designee ` _ Season. There's.yard work to be a Holiday Luncheon for our x,. to improve access to health done in preparation for win-: Senior Citizens each year I care, protect children from predators, curb domestic ter, plans to be made for the in November. They serve ' violence and prevent Iden holiday festivities and many turkey with all the trim- tity theft. activities in each of our cit- mings and we have over one "In our community,they ies. One of my favorite hundred in attendance each is a strong desire to addres holiday activities is to enjoy year.* transportation, educatio , the musical presentations Saturday, December 2, is fiscal responsibility and all around the communities. the date of our Christmas access to health care ne ., The libraries, churches, arts Parade. It is such a fun,fes session, and those are m;! goals, Senator Nelson said. centers and schools encour- tive affair with about seven- "The buzz around Austin ' age citizens to participate ty-five floats competing for that this will be a budget se and enjoy. Our choirs spend prizes: The parade begins cion. We have got to prig many hours in preparation at 6:30 p.m.on east Midway tize fully funding our trans; for the holiday concerts, so Drive and continues to the portation needs, rewardi do plan to enjoy some of Trinity High School park- teachers,streamlining heap p � Y Y and human services and en- their programs. ing lot. Many citizens bring suring that property owners their lawn chairs and blan- experience the tax relief A kets plus snacks and settle intended." -3 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE <'.) OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l�( DATE OF ARTICLNEWSPAPER 4- Following are some, of health coverage. "We all the-highlights of legislation want to reduce the number -filed by Senator Nelson to- of Texans without health ' day: insurance, and one of the DAY CARE PROTEC- ways we can do that is to TION: SB 21 will require help small 'businesses and that anyone who works at individuals decipher the ' a day care in Texas submit complicated health cover to fingerprinting,alOfft with age options that are avail er} i dal bjaq4rou4phe;ck's able. I envision this office that are already required. It as an education center where also strengthens procedures Texans can access informa- for unannounced mspec- tion about health insurance tions. "This bill is designed providers'and community to root out pedophiles who collaboratives. Many"com- may have been able to de- munities in our state are ceive their way into posi- creating. innovative benefit ' tions working with children. plans targeted to small busi- They can fake their iden- nesses and the uninsured, tity but not their fingerprint, and this office can help oth which is why we need to er areas of the state work to- ' take this step to protect chil- dren,"Senator Nelson said. LONG` TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP: SB 22 ' rewards seniors who obtain long-term care insurance by protecting some of.their ' assets in determining eligi- bility for Medicaid. "This legislation will encourage more Texans to arrange for ' their long-term _care and provide a way for seniors to protect their assets," Sena- tor Nelson said. TEXLINK: Ground-break- ing health care reforms in Massachusetts inspired-SB 23, which is .Senator Nel- son's plan to better connect small businesses and.unin- ' sured Texans with health insurance options. It estab- lishes TexLink, a division at the Texas Department of ' Insurance that will serve as a clearinghouse of informa- tion for Texans looking for DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR / DATE DISTRIBUTED l� l l l DATE OFARTICLE / � // l 0`�/ NEWSPAPER FWST WEATHEFt, 1 11 1 C ING .E F F ECT STAU TELEGRAM hursday's wintry weather wasn't as bad as anticipated,but the, arctic front Still slowed life in the Metroplex'to a crawl. Morning , and early-afternoon precipitation left roads slip- pery and delayed hundreds of flights. The winter Few takers chill upended some people's routines,but for oth- -� fOr a cup Of JOe ers, it was business as usual..Here's a sampling of p g The Starbucks on Texas 183 how the weather affected North'Texans on in Euless didn't have the rush it Thursday was expecting,manager'John Peak said.Not too many people were willing to takea chance on the road for a cup of Joe,he said.By midmorning,he sent some of his employees home for: the day. "I told them to take the day off and have some fun,"he said. "I said,'Relax.Eat some chicken noodle soup or something. -Melissa Vargas r wi ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 1 YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS rBARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l l �> DATE OF ARTICLE l / �' NEWSPAPER FWST NORTHEAST BRIEFS 1 Lightning ignites house fire in bless EULESS Lightning struck 1 a house in west Euless about 1:30 a.m.Thursday,igniting a fire that destroyed a garage- and arageand caused smoke damage 1 throughout the house;a fire official said.No one was injured.A couple escaped the burning structurein the 2100 block of Stardust Court.Fire-.;"-' fighters from Euless,Bedford and Dallas/Fort Worth Airport ex- tinguished the fire in about 15 , 1 minutes.The fire also'heavily damaged the attic,a utilht t room and,thekitchen,according)to fire reports. 1 -Domingo Ramirez Jr. i i i 1 t 1 1 1