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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-01-05 Euless Articlesf IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIBUTED I 4� / L 7 DA TE OF ARTICLE /,' /,23l L 4 NEWSPAPER FWST UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON David Keens, the famed professor of glass, is on the short list of nominees for Texas state 3-D artist T David Keens is r . µ " N the artist who o f created "Blooms of Enlightenment" in xw ,_ our library. L v A �M W 4 David`Keens worRswith molten glass in"the hot shop"at the University of Texas at Arlington this month. pe , , or By JOIN AUSTIN But, said UT-Arlington ne STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER ARLINGTON—There on instructor Don Beck, "It can't be many college class- _ pretty much wouldn't be here rooms where so many specta- Ear if he hadn't taken it on. It's his ; tors clamor to watch the pro x R baby." fessor and his students work Beck was referring to Da- that they've had to install vid Keens.A 33-year UT-Ar- bleachers. BYERS.` y bleachers. Colored glass rods are melted-together lington veteran,Keens is for use in later projects. more than a highly regarded That, however, is the situa- tion at the University of Tex- as. It's amazing," said art ma- teacher:The Texas Commis- as at Arlington's glassworking jor Dara Atkinson, rushing Sion on the Arts recently put studio on Davis Street. around the furnace-lined stu- him on the short list for its "It's the best facility in the dio, a place that's known as State Artist honors program. nation -the only one in Tex- "the hot shop." DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OFA MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED i S /0 -7 DATE OF ARTICLE O NEWSPAPER FWST These days he drives a'51 Chevy panel van 01 :3» with black primer paint, pinstripes and a floor-mounted chrome shift lever that ex- tends above head level;one of his biggest new ac thrills is the house he and his wife just moved ,into in the Wimbledon addition of south Ar 10 lington. ` zZ "I'm hard-core and my wife is,too.One of� the motivations of moving is a bigger garage," es s i~ « said Keens. Three-car with room for two Y more down the road." , h � K But garage expansion won't be a do-it- �I„ yourself project.Beck,Keens and others in the department are confident that the regents are; -° close to approving a in of fine arts pro- , gram in glass.That will mean more students, t ..: .:... ,,. more work. The load shouldn't be a problem for Keens, whom Beck says has a"ridiculous"work ethic. E T14 hat's cool cool with Keens."I don't want to be' k x s in my comfort zone,"he said. ONLINE:wwwuta.edu a. _ 4+ John Austin,817-548-54183 jaustin a�star-[elegram.com r STAR•TELEGRAM/DARRELL BYERS )avid Keens and his assistant,Dara Atkinson,work,together in the glass studio at UTA this month. The program honors a poet laureate, mu- Keens knew next to nothing about glass sician, two-dimensional artist and three-di when he began teaching at UT-Arlington.He mensional artist each year. Results for 2007 came to the university as a metalworking art- are expected in January, said commission ist.His work was strong enough to win inter- spokeswoman Gaye McElwain. national reviews and invitations to exhibit his "I'm very flattered to be nominated," said pieces alongside the creations of artists such Keens, a compact man with a short graying as Rene Lalique,Georg Jensen and Josef Hoff- beard and mustache,small red spectacles and man in Vienna. ,f, strong forearms that come from years of han- In about 1975 the university acquired some dling heavy steel bars with hot glass on one, rudimentary glassmaking gear. That was the end."It's not something I applied for." beginning of the end for Keens' metalwork. Keens didn't need to apply;his reputation He began to teach himself to blow and mold preceded him. glass. Beck said,"He's one of the known masters. "There came a point where I decided I'd in the United States." 'done enough,"said Keens,taking a break from Anne Allen, director of the Arlington Mu I the furnace, where he and Atkinson had just- seum of Art,said Keens'work is"beautiful and stretched a couple of wads of molten glass into difficult." It includes wall-mounted pieces a multicolored "cane" about 15 feet long and: that call to mind large jellyfish and big forms an inch thick. "To me the interesting thing with layer upon layer of multicolored glass about artwork is it has to be challenging.What and silver leaf. better way to challenge yourself than walk "Metal; ceramics, glass are all working to away from what you do best?" make that transition,"from craft to art,Allen Sea influence said."Artists like David are helping make that transition:. It's understandable that some of Keens' The National Museum of Modern Aro ln' i Pieces suggest sea creatures; he was born in ff 1949 and grew up surfing the Pacific waves o Kyoto, Japan, and American Airlines, among San Pedro,Calif.He also began developing his ethers,all have examples of the California na- aesthetic sensibilities with an ongoing love of :ive's glass creations in their collections.His cool-looking cars back in the days when he nultifaceted,$48,000 installation for UT-Ar- hauled his surfboard in a 1965 VW bus: ington's faculty club was such a hit that uni- 7ersity President James Spaniolo put a color )hoto of the room on the front of his Christ- m. as cards. 1DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 1 u7 DATE DISTRIB TED 1 � l U DATE F O ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST ' GARBAGE SERVICE I STRIKE Allied will be read 1 to roll by Tuesday By ADRIENNE NETTLES neighborhoods in Azle, . ' STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER North Richland Hills and Wa- Allied Waste will have tauga,but trash collection in enough workers and equip- those areas will be completed ' ment by Tuesday to collect today. Recycling collections trash,recycled materials and in Keller will also be complet- bulky waste,said Tim Powell, �ed today,the release said.Al- general manager of Allied's lied will also collect solid ' Fort Worth division. waste in unincorporated ar- The company has brought eas of Tarrant and Denton. in temporary workers and ad- counties,the statement said. ditional trucks.since Team- Residents in communities ' sters Local 767 went on strike served by Allied have report- Monday. The union and Al-. ed problems with trash pick- lied have not reached an up since the strike began.City ' agreement since the previous -officials said they will weigh_ contract expired Dec.10. Allied's performance when By the close of business considering contracts up for Friday,Allied was to have col- .renewal next year. ' lected 95 percent of residen- If residents and businesses tial trash this week for the have problems with trash more than 25 area communi- pickup, they are urged to ties the company serves,; check their city Web sites or ' Powell said in a news release call Allied Waste at 800-333- Friday. Exceptions include 7301. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED J l l DATE OF ARTICLE �� NEWSPAPER DMN REGIONAL ROUNDUP EUL.ESS House destroyed after catching fire twice A one-story house was destroyed this week after catching fire twice in two days.The home, in the 300 block of Shenandoah` Drive,first caught fire about 1:20 p.m. Sunday because of a small . electrical blaze, Euless Assistant' Fire Chief Robert Isbell-said.The, electricity was shut off, and fire- fighters used thermal-imaging cameras to look for hot spots.Sev- eral hours after firefighters left, about 5 a.m.Monday,the fire ap-_, parently rekindled and engulfed the home."You can have a smol- dering fire for an extendedperiod of time, though it's uncommon," Chief Isbell said."It can be deep- seeded in the wall." The family ' wasn't home during either fire. Dolly Yan DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE/ l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l l U DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST Wreck slows trame 'Casper Bonz hooks up wrecker cables after a 'collision between an Allied Waste trash truck and a car going east on f� rTexas 183 near Bedford Road;the wreck slowed traffic in both ' directions.Both drivers were taken to a hospital,as was a passenger in the trash truck. The injuries were not considered life-threatening, said Tim Powell, general manager for Allied's Fort I Worth office.The <r cab of the truck STRIKE ' remained upright in the wreck. • ll l n X co ec oeas appears o egoing ■More garbage collectors complained that their trash pickup day is Tuesday,includ- ' from out of town will remain had not been collected for days ing Keller and Hurst,will likely through New Year's,an offi- after members of Teamsters lo- have their trash collected by tial says. cal 767 went on strike Dec.18. today,Powell said. -On Tuesday, North Rich- Allied has brought in re- By ADRIENNE NETTLES land Hills officials reported no. .placement workers from, its STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER problems.City officials in Azle operations in Texas and other Allied Waste's trash collet- said Allied trucks were rolling states. tion appeared to go well Tues- there as well.Other city offices Workers walked off their ' day despite an ongoing worker were closed Tuesday because jobs when union and Allied of- strike during one of the heavi- of the holiday.The only report- facials failed to reach a new la est trash collection times of the ed incident was a.traffic acci- ,bor contract; the : previous ' year. dent involving a trash truck in agreement ended Dec. 10. Al- In addition to normal pick- Bedford. lied and union officials are ex- ups, trash 'collectors took on Residents in Azle, Bedford, petted to resume negotiations extra loads of wrapping paper .Grapevine, North Richland Jan.3,Powell said. -and gift boxes from Christmas, Hills, Saginaw and Watauga Allied can get the job done said Tim Powell,general man- whose usual trash pickup day with the work crews now in ager for Allied's Fort Worth di- was on Monday should have place,he said. _ vision. More trash collectors had their trash collected Tues- "This is the heaviest trash from out of town will remain day,Powell said.Trash collet- time of the year,"'Powell said. through New Year's,he said. tion in Southlake and Euless "We've got plenty of resources Residents in some of the was also expected by Tuesday, and equipment onthe ground." more than-25 communities in those cities' normal pickup Tarrant and southern Denton day. Adrienne Nettles,817--685-3820 counties served by Allied had Other cities whose normal anettles@star-telegranLco DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATEDISTRIBUTED I / ' I C) DATE OF ARTICLE /U�� /�� NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS I LAWSUIT him to Collins.The priest was 3 land said the city had no in town for another ceremony • knowledge of the lawsuit. at Merced's house,and the ci- According to the city's ty again refused to issue a per- Ima Web site, it is unlawful to mit. " slaughter or keep animals for The lawsuit contends that the purpose of slaughtering in the city violated the Religious •fic Euless. Land Use and 'Institutional- sacrle It is also illegal to keep tof ed Persons Act of 2and goats and other livestock the Texas Freedom of Reli- within 100 feet of any residen- gion Act. tial building on adjacent prop- According to Merced,San- erty, or to keep livestock on teria originated in Nigeria and ad permits less than half an acre,the site is a combination of religious states. traditions. It arrived in Cuba The lawsuit, which names with African slaves and en- Euless building official Kurt tered the United States with sou Kasson, Police Chief Bob refugees from the Cuban Rev- Freeman and Director of olution,Merced said. Planning and Development The belief is a combination Mike Collins,seeks a perma- of the traditional Yoruba faith ■Aman who practices-Santeria nent injunction to prevent the and the worship of Roman says the city violated his religious city from enforcing the ordi- Catholic saints, according to nances. the lawsuit. ght freedom by forbidding animal The suit alleges that a po- Merced, who owns three sacrifices. lice officer and an animal con- properties in Euless and has By MELISSA VARGAS trol officer,who were alerted lived there since 1990,was ini- STARTELEGRAMSTAFF WRITER by a neighbor, came to Mer- tiated as. a priest in 1979, he A Euless man has filed a federal law- ced's home May 4. They told said. Police have been called suit against the city and three city offs= Merced and 10 of his church to his home by neighbors cials because they refused him a per- members that a religious cer- three times about the rituals, mit to sacrifice animals as part of a rel: emony scheduled for the fol- and when they see cars at his gious ritual, according to court docu@ lowing day at Merced's house home"even for birthday par- would be illegal. No animals, ties,"he said. ments. were at the house,and the of- In an affidavit attached to Jose Merced,who describes himself ficer told Merced to consult the lawsuit, Merced wrote: .as apriest in the Santeria religion and city officials before conduct- "We do not want to break the as president of Templo Yoruba Omo ing any sacrifice,Merced said law,and yet we are entitled to Orisha Texas,says he was denied a per- in an interview Wednesday. practice our religion." mit to slaughter chickens and some` times goats. On Jivie 21, a Santeria , The lawsuit says that the animals Priest from Puerto Rico met Melissa Vargas,817--685-3888 are killed quickly and humanely and with Kasson, who referre msanchez@star-telegram.com that the meat is eaten.The blood sacri- Ace is necessary for initiating new members, consecrating sacred shells and healing rituals,the lawsuit states. "Santeria cannot continue to func- tion, much less exist, without animal sacrifice,"Merced wrote in an affidavit to the U.S.Northern District Court of Texas. Euless City Attorney Bob McFar- DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED '/ 5 / C 7 DATE OF ARTICLE / NEWSPAPER FWST Cheap Jeers S & Cheers:To The Hole in the Wall diner in Euless.The food is homemade and delicious.Don't let the name fool you!I've tried several dishes,and they're all won- derful!Try the Mikey Burger created by Chef Mike ' himself. Erma Richardson,Corinth Cheers:To a diner called The Hole in the Wall in Euless!The food is very good,and homemade.Mike, the chef,makes delicious homemade pies as well. Larnell Fisher,Flower Mound 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIB/RARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED l l c' DATE OFARTICLE l 13 I D(p NEWSPAPER FWST 3 "a00A 0c wd t 51 Getting a leg up y Football player Alex Kautai leads a haka,a �.. traditional tribal dance the ' team uses to rally school �,.. spirit,during a standing- M; room-only pep rally before Trinity High's playoff game : against eventual state ' champion Carroll in No- vember. o vembec STAR TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF I MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIBUTED ` l / 0 7 DATE OF ARTICLE J l NEWSPAPER FWST BIZ BUZZ Lowe's and Chili's in Euless ' The grand opening for the Lowe's in Euless is planned for Jan.11 at the southeast corner of Texas 121 and Glade ' Road,according to the home improvement chain. For those who can't wait that long,the store actually. ' opens Jan.6 to shoppers. The Chili's restaurant tak- ing shape at the same Shops at ' Vineyard Village shopping center is expected to open in late January or February,said a spokesman for parent com- pany Brinker International. The home-improvement store and restaurant are part of the 300,000-square-foot ' shopping center developed by Hurst-based Burk Collins& Co. 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 / 5 / CD DATE OFARTICLE l / 7 NEWSPAPER FWST ' CONTRACT TALKS 1 Noro es p gr s on trash strike ' By ADRIENNE NETTLES Why is my trash still on the STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER street?Delays in trash pickup— Contract talks resumed including in Azle,Euless,Grape- vine,Keller,North Richland Hills Wednesday between Team- and Southlake—have been ongo- ' sters Local 767 and Allied ing since Allied Waste workers Waste, but little progress was went on strike Dec.18.Allied has made toward ending . the tried to cover its routes by using union's strike. nonstriking workers and by bring- Tim Powell,general' mana - ing in temporary workers from its er of Allied's Fort Worth di g- operations in Texas and other sion office, said in a prepared states.The company serves about. 25 communities in Tarrant and statement.that "no significant southern Denton counties. progress" occurred Wednes- Why a strike?Teamsters Local day.Allied officials declined to 767 and Allied couldn't reach a new discuss details of the negotia- labor agreement to replace the ' tions. one that expired Dec.10.About 100 ;Allied truck drivers and helpers out "The company feels strong- of 220 union members are on ly that a union contract should strike. ' not be negotiated in the news What are Allied and cities media," Powell's statement saying:Powell said Wednesday said. "Claims and counter- that Allied service"is fully opera- claims are not in the best inter- tional."But cities report that trash ' est of the employees." collection in some neighborhoods Union officials could not be is at least a day behind,apd com- plaints from residents are still, Y coming in.As long as Allied is ment. picking up trash,cities are contrac= ' tually obligated to stay with the company even during a strike,city officials said.And residents must still pay their trash bills. ' Adrienne Nettles,817-685-3820 anettles@star-telegram COM I I