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Euless'Citizen volunteers close to having it where we er• " "There were a couple of
ve some new supplies want it be."" If their assistance is needed,
o help as they assist The group was expanded the plan is for dispatchers to days where we didn't get
efighters. from a handful of alumni vol- call Don Martin,.who calls the, to eat and a pack of
unteers who have responded to four volunteers on duty. At
By MARK AGEE 10-15 fires during the past two least.two or three of those will crackers meant the
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER, years,eagerly providing drinks respond,Martin said. ��
world.
Don Martin showed the Eu- and snacks to thirsty, hungry The volunteers currently _ Hess firefighter Jason Moon
lizen
s Fire Department's newest firefighters. use their own vehicles or a Fire
volunteers folding "They, were great even Department pickup and must
chairs during a tour of Station 3 when they could just throw an take the time to load it with said.
IrWedne day
night.The new ice chest in the back of a car, items from Station 3,Don Mar- ONLINE:wwwci.euless.tx.us/fire
airs come equipped with wa- but we're looking forward to tin said.If they were to get the www.ecfaaa.org
-holding sleeves for fire- having them around more,"Eu- SUV,they could keep it loaded Mark ogee,817-685-3821
fighters to rest their arms.in. less Division Chief Paul Smith
to cut their response times, rmagee@star-telegram.com
' "That should bring their bo- said. "Anything to cool.down � Martin said.
temperatures down real you down,or warm you up bet-
ick,"Martin said. ter if that's what you need. It Their goal is to be rolling
Keeping firefighters hydrat- keeps the guys going, keeps out of Station 3 within 30 to 40
Iand healthy is the goal of them in the fight." minutes.
s new group of about 25 vol- Firefighter Jason Moon our tthe least we can do for
firefighters,""
unteers,alumni of the Citizens agreed, saying the volunteers g , Linda Martin
Fire Academy,who plan to re- were especially necessary in e
land to major fires :with January, which was extremely
inks,snacks and wet towels. busy. , Flrefl hter'deaths
Martin, president of the "There were a couple of 9
demy's Alumni Associa- days where we didn't get to eat Heart attacks-not injuries or
[n,is dividing the group into and a pack of crackers meant flames-facilitated by fluid
loss and heat are the biggest
shifts: They've been given the world,"Moon said. cause of on-duty deaths for
their own storage area at the In preparation for Texas firefighters in the U.S.,accord-
tion and access to a depart- summers, the alumni associa-' ing to the National Institutes
nt pickup,and they are an- tion also bought a new awning, of Health.To combat the risk
gring for a sport utility vehicle and a misting fan that sprays of heat-related illnesses,the.
once the department retires it. cold water. International Association of
Fire Chief Lee Koontz ap- The alumni association's. Fire Fighters recommends a
oved their plan last week, program that includes the
p pantry in Station 3 is packed following:
said Don Martin's wife, City with bottled water, sports a Rest every 20 to 30 minutes
Councilwoman Linda Martin, drinks and shiny new coffee ca- to help firefighters stabilize
o an alumna. rafes. A nearby mini-fridge, vital signs,
"This was always our goal— bought by the alumni, chills n Lots of fluids.
a,fully-functioning rehab,"Lin- the drinks,and a freezer holds E Restoration of core temper-
Martin said. "We're really ice ready to be tossed in a cool- ature through active cooling.
Medical monitoring and
treatment.
a Refueling of calories and
electrolytes.
SOURCE:International Assoclatlon of
Fire Fighters
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1 IN MY OPINION
� r Blandness not re ulrement far CityHall
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■After a tour of municipal Mind you,I did not go to the way to the airport or
all 40-some-odd cities in the Dallas.
1 buildings in the area,the win-
county. Its massive lawn provides a
ner of the best City Hall in Tar- But here's what I thought buffer to the highway,and a
` rant County is... about those I did visit,listed bust of the city's founder,
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1 Over the past 15 years or so, in alphabetical order except William Letchworth Hurst,
several Tarrant County cities for the last one,which I nom-. along with a time capsule,
h` have been busy remaking town nate for`Best City Hall in Pays tribute to the past.
Bob Ray squares,reuniting with their Tarrant County." Keller—Anchoring a
1 Sanders pasts and rebuilding city halls in Arlington—This pre-fab well-imagined and designed
ways that should force the larger, concrete building is almost as Keller Town Center,Keller
more metropolitan Fort Worth to bland as Fort Worth's City Town Hall is a linear brick,
Hall,but not quite.It is hin- - glass and steel building that
1 take notice. dered by location,its entrance sits on a beautifully land-
But,of course,Fort Worth is cluttered by parking lots, scaped piece of property with
leaders rarely take notice of and it doesn't seem to have a circular plaza in front(com-
what's happening in the smaller room to breathe. plete with a water-over-stone
1 towns that surround them,even But considering that it was fountain)and a pond in back.
if they could learn a few things built in 1981,it is more func Sculptures inside and outside
as they search for the best solu- tional than many public build- add a touch of elegance to this
' tion to their City Hall problem. ings constructed about the building,which was dedicated
Fort Worth needs a better— same time. April 19,2002.
more stately—space than its Euless—Built in 1966,this Mansfield—Dedicated in
current City Hall to house its was one of the oldest munici 2002,this is a stately building
1 central government functions. pal buildings I visited,but to with an understated elegance.
The building,which opened its credit;it really doesn't And,since it was designed by
in 1971,is underwhelming at show its age. Fort Worth architects Schutts
best. Magee Associates,I'd liketo
Although located beside a
1 City officials have been hear- freeway,the planners showed think that Mayor Mike Mon-
ing whether residents would like some vision by acquiring crief and company would
to have a brand-new structure,or enough land to provide ample want to check it out.
to renovate the historic main space for a governmental North Richland Hills—
post office on Lancaster Avenue, complex laid out like a sub Not worth talking about.
or to build an annex onto the urban corporate campus and Southlake—I know it is
existing building. including a gorgeous library easy for big-city dwellers to
1While originally favoring the Haltom City—By any disparage the manufactured
post office renovation;I've measure,the worst city hall I town squares that have
changed my hind and now saw.To its credit,the city has Popped up in recent years.
favor anew building that will built a fantastic,futuristic and But say what they will,this
1 make a statement about the .spacious Central Fire Station town did it right.
City's past and future. Its red-brick-and-stone
I became convinced of this that puts its City Hall to
•shame. Town Hall houses city and
after touring city halls around . Hurst-Also located county offices,anchored by
1 the county,and I believe thatalong the freeway,t
its long four columns in the
Fort Worth's leaders should his brick-Y e the most modern-looking middle of a marvelously de-
do as I did before the makand-glass building is among signed retail and professional
their final decision. structures I saw,but that's not office development.The ex-
As I noted in a l- negative.co
Friday's pansive plaza,with a gazebo,
umn,today I will offer mI've lperiod light poles and painted
building
review-of the municipal build- long admired the longhorn sculptures,adds
ings I think are among the lding as I zipped"past on accents to a magnificent pub-
best and worst in the county, lic space.
with Fort Worth being among But the prize for Best City
the worst. Hall in Tarrant County goes
1 to Grapevine,which is cele-
btating its centennial this
month.
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This city has done wonders '
with its historic Main Street
restoration,and the new City
Hall—opened in 1997—fits ,
well among the renovated
older buildings.It is stylish,
not gaudy;majestic,but not
overpowering. '
Across the street from the
site of the city's first seat of
government,the building,
with its colonial columns, '
clock tower with a statue over
the dome and grand staircase.
in the entrance,is a testament
to what good planning and
good architecture can do for a
city that's working hard to
reclaim its glorious past. • '
A recent news story noted
that the Grapevine City Hall
cost$5.5 million.It looks like
it cost at least 10 times more. ,
So,Fort Worth leaders,
look around before deciding
to act.
Bob Ray Sanders'column appears
Sundays,Wednesdays and Fridays.
817-390-7775
bobray@star-telegram.com
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1AY 12 RACES
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OSt W�1 o h ave CANDIDATE FILINGS
�(`1 rp Below is a list of filings report- Haslet Trophy Club
u ofar are ed to the Star-Telegram.An in- Mayor:Gary Hulsey(i) Two at large seats:Greg La
cumbent seeking re-election is Place 2:Lynnda J.McCoy(i) mont(i),Jim Moss,Roger Wil-
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cated by(i). Place 4:Harold Williams(i) liams,Kathleen Wilson
Hurst Watauga„
MUNICIPALITIESPlace 1:Charles Swearengen Mayor:Harry Jeffries(i)
(i) Place 3:Mike Steele(i)
Bedford Place 2:Larry E.Kitchens(i) Place 4:Pete Beierschmitt(i)
sTnxTELEcR Municipal judge:Tim Murphy Place 6:Henry E.Wilson(i) Westlake
RAbout halfway through candidate filing for (i) Keller Five at-large seats:Larry
e May 12 election,few Northeast Tarrant rac- Place 3:Lori Nail(i) Mayor:Julie Tandy(i) Corson(i),Don Redding(i),Bob
es seem to be gathering much interest. Place 5:Charles A.Doverspike Place 1:Steven Trine(i) Timmerman(i)
Of the 66 candidates who had filed by Friday Colleyville Place 5:Mitch Holmes(i)
ernoon,51 are incumbents. Mayor:David Kelly(i) North Richland Hills
There are a handful of disputed races. Place 1:Carol Wollin Place 1:John Lewis(i) SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Euless Council Place 6 Place 2:Tony Licata(i) Place 3:Suzy Compton(i) Birdville
Euless Place 5:David Whitson(i) Place 6:Ralph Kunkel(i)
three candidates vying ■List of candidate Place 1:Tim Stinneford Place 7.Tim Welch(i) Place 7:David Pokluda(i)
tre,
an open seat.In Grape- filings in Northeast Place 3:Linda Martin(i) Richland Hills Carroll
three candidates have Tarrant,6BB Place 6:Perry Bynum,Warren Place 1:Jeffrey Ritter(i), Place T Sherri Williams(i)
filed to replace Clydene Johnson,who has cho- Wilson,Veva Lou Massey Shelly Jaymes Grapevine-Colleyville
1[n not to run. Flower Mound Place 3:Phil Heinze(i) Place 3:Nancy M.Coplen(i)
Her departure will bring the first new mem- Place 3:Tim Trotter(i) Place 5:Michael Sloan(i) Place 4:Lisa Hall(i)
r to Grapevine's City Council since 1998. Place 5:Jeff Tasker(i) Roanoke Hurst-Euless-Bedford
In Richland Hills,Shelly Jaymes has filed to Grapevine Mayor:Carl"Scooter"Gierisch Place 3:Jim Schooler(i)
Place 3:Mike Lease,Tracy Jr.(i) Place 4:Ellen Jones(i)
against incumbent Jeffrey Ritter. Wilkinson,Mark J.Born Ward 1:Kevin Stillwell(i) Place 5:Faye Beaulieu(i)
And in the Keller school district,two candi- Place 4:Darlene Freed(i) Ward 3:Frank Temple(i) Keller
dates have filed for Place 1,a seat held by Linn Haltom City Southlake Place 1:Joseph Sandoval,
ncopale,who has not filed. Mayor:Bill Lanford(i) Place 3:John Terrell(i) Jason Wylie
March 12 is the deadline to file for a place on Place 1:Jim Sutton(i) Place 4:Gregory Jones(i) Place 5:Gerry Knowles
e ballot.. Place 2:Chris Holcomb(i) Place 5:Virginia Muzyka(i) Northwest,
March 13 is the first day to apply for a ballot Place 7:Diane Bransom(i) Place 4:Jeannette Leong(i)
mail.
April 12 is the last day to register to vote,and
ri130 is the first day of early voting.
-Katherine Cromer Brock
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America's Incredible Pizza Co.
Fort Worth-based Key Construction is turning the former Burlington Coat Factory building in Euless
into a children's entertainment venue that serves pizza.The 66,000-square-foot building at the south-
west corner of Airport Freeway and Industrial Boulevard is expected to open in early April,said Dennis
Patchakos,project manager at Key Construction.Besides buffet-style pizza,the restaurant will have
glow-in-the-dark golf,bumper cars,bowling and go-kartsinside the building,he said.
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' HEALTH'S
Area cities want future to take a thinner shape
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' By JESSICA DeLEON shape. Ward and tours of its recre- Fittest City as part of the
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Hurst is launching its ation center. Euless, North- Texas Round-Up. Residents
Several Northeast Tar- Healthy Hurst online well- lake and Roanoke are chal- have until Wednesday to
' rant County cities want to ness program Saturday with lenging one another - and sign up.
help their residents get in a walk with Mayor Richard other cities—for the title of
GETTING IN SHAPE
Healthy Hurst Texas Round-Up
' What:Residents can create their What:Euless,Northlake plans a fun run in the fall.
own nutrition,fitness and health and Roanoke are taking part in Why:Roanoke Mayor Carl
plans through a software program the Texas Round-Up,a six-week "Scooter"Gierisch Jr.partici-
developed by PureWellness.The program spearheaded by Gov. pated last year.He works out
' program includes calorie counters, Rick Perry.Participants are at the city's recreation center
recipe analysis and video clips of asked to work out for 30 min- each day at 5:30'a.m..
exercise routines.Participants will utes a day,five days a week for "We saw it as a good way to
receive a T-shirt and can earn re- six weeks and log the results get folks involved in exercise;"
' wards-such as stress balls,wrist- on a Web site.Cities statewide he said.
bands and sweatshirts-as the pro- are vying for the title of Fittest "It's not a hard program for
gram progresses. City by recruiting the most anyone.'
Now to join:Residents must participants.Participants will Suzanne Hendrickson,
register and pay a$10 annual fee at receive a certificate of comple recreation manager for Euless,
' the Hurst Recreation Center,700 tion.Roanoke participants will said the city's participation
Mary Drive. be entered into a prize draw- follows an initiative that en-
Cost to the city:The city paid ing. courages city employees to get
$15,000 for the software,kiosks and How to join:Go to www.tex- in shape and last year's Step-
awards. asroundup.org.The deadline is pin'Out program,which-dis--
Events:9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday: Wednesday. tributed pedometers to tesF ;
Tours and fitness equipment ori- Cost to participants: dents.
entations,Hurst Recreation Center. None. For more Information:Go
' 10 a.m.Saturday:Walk with the Cost to the cities:None. to the cities'Web sites:
mayor,Central Park walking trail. Events:Euless will host an www.ci.euless.tx.us,town-
Why:"It's all coming together in Arbor Daze Fun Run on April northlake.tx.us and www.roa-
developing a program that will lead to 28,the same day a Fitness noketexas.com.On the Euless
a healthier lifestyle for our resi- Festival will be held in Austin. and Northlake sites,click
dents,"Deputy City Manager Allan Northlake may host exercise "News."
Heindel said. sessions at its Town Hall,as Jessica DeLedn,817-685-3932
More information:811-788-7325 well as recipe swaps.Roanoke jdeteon@star-telegram.com
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Floyd Joe Tindell '
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NORTH^RICHLAND HILLS '
— Floyd Joe Tindell, 79,
passed away peacefully Sat-
urday, Feb. 24, 2007, at a '
Fort Worth hospice.
Funeral: 2 p.m.Tuesday at Shan-
non Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Burial:
Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery.
Floyd was born Sept. 22, 1927, in
Auburn, III.,to Arthur Floyd and Josie
Tindell and was raised in southern Illi-
nois.After graduating from high school,
he served in the U.S.Army and was sta-
tioned at Fort Sam Houston in San An-
tonio where he met and married Bettye
Imogene Lanier March 22;1948.
After his discharge from the Army,
they returned to Illinois where their chil-
dren were born.They moved to the Fort
Worth area to stay In 1958 and were
longtime residents of Hurst. Floyd re-
tired from Bell Helicopter after 25 years
in 1987.
His wife, Imogene "Jane," passed
away In December 1998 and Floyd mar-
ried June Trammell Sept. 18, 1999.
They were members of DFW Sams RV
Club where they met many wonderful
friends and made many enjoyable trips
in their motor home.
The family would like to thank Vitas
Hospice for all their care.
Survivors: Wife, June; son, Mark
Mr. T ind e l l's daughter, and wife,Connie;daughter,Gail Jones
Gail Jones, is a secretary and husband, Chris;grandsons, John
in the City Manager's Perry and Joshua Snider; brother,
Dean;special cousins,Vonnie and Tom
office. Frey; many nieces and nephews; and
by uncounted good friends.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E.Lancaster,817-451-3333
View and sign guestbook at
www.star-telegram.conVobituaries
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' FATAL SHOOTING both 21,are accused of holding Witnesses told Euless po-
Nguyen down as she was shot. lice that Nguyen, a Tarrant
Sl l speet in
Today, Bounkhoun, of Eu- County College student, and
' 1.1►�7N- C�l�V 11 less, goes on trial in Fort -her friend,Thao."Kim"Thimai
20 O V C(,.tAJI� Worth,charged with murder in Bui,were at the Euless bowling
Nguyen's death. alley and went out to the park-
Jury se- ing lot believing that Nguyen
lection is faced a fair fight with Souvan-
scheduled na.
set f®r trial. for' today in Police say Souvanna and
Criminal Southida
■A Euless man is accused of District held Nguyen
killing a woman at a bowling Court No. down as
297, and tes- Bounkhoun
' alley as part of a feud she had timony is ex- shot her.
with two other women. pected to NGUYEN "Powder
By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. start tattooing"
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Wednesday. fOUnd On
' EULESS -' Vy'Nguyen was If convicted, Bounkhoun g Nguyen's
feuding with Phiengchay "Chris- faces up to life in prison. SOUTHIDA forehead
ty" Souvanna and Blenda "Lily" Lex Johnston of Fort Worth, ,around the
Southida in early one of Bounkhoun's attorneys, wound indicated that she was
' 2005,authorities, has said the shooting was an shot from close range,an arrest
said. accident. warrant affidavit said.
There were r "This case will ultimately be After Nguyen was on the
insults and 2 . decided on whether or not the ground, Bui was attacked, ac-
' threatening ges- r jury finds the prosecutors'wit- cording to police reports.
turesnesses to be credible," John- Bui ran toward the bowling
Then one y.. ston said in an e-mail to the alley and was shot in the left
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night a fight `'` Star-Telegram. shoulder,but she survived,te-
broke out that BOUNKHOUN Prosecutor Tiffany Burks ports show.
intensified the said the mo-
Southida and Souvanna
anger among the young Fort tive involved were arrested a few hours after
' Worth women,authorities said. the feud be `s
April ' the shooting. iM
In-the earl hours of 26, tween nwide man
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,
After a natio
2005 the three had another en- Nguyen and
hunt,Bounkhoun was arrested
' counter - this time at AMF the two other a few days later on a busAn
Showplace Lanes in Euless, women.` Concord,N.C.,more than 1,000
where in a few seconds' time, "She was miles away. _
21-year-old Nguyen lay shot to killed, and In an arrest warrant affida-
death. one of her SOUVANNA vit,a female friend of Souva
Police say Khampheth friends was na and Southida's said Bounk
also shot that night," Burks houn admitted to her that
"Khampi" Bounkhoun, a 20 said..
ear-old friend of Souvanna killed Nguyen.
and Southida, shot Nguyen in Trials for Souvanna and Asked why, he responde
Southida are pending. "Because Lil 'did not like hers
the head with a 9 mm handgun y
Both are also charged with the warrant said.
from two feet away. E '
murder, but attorneys for the
Southida and Souvanna, Souvanna has been fxed
' women have said that their cli- since posting $100,000 baD
ents are innocent. May 18,2005.
Southida. posted $175,0
bail a day later.
Bounkhoun remains in the
Tarrant County Jail with bail
set at$500,000. ENj
Domingo Ramirez Jr.,817-685-3822'
ramirez@star-telegram.com
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TRASH COLLECTION i
Strikingworkers
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agTee o return to work
■The trash company's `Allied's focus is on strengthening our teams and '
executives say that re- preparing for the increased demands of spring
turning workers will be
welcomed back. cleaning.It continues to be business as usual,with '
STAR-TELEGRAM NNE NETTLES , our customers'satisfaction paramount in all that
By ADRIENNE NETTLES �
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FORT WORTH- Strik- We do:'
ing Allied Waste garbage - -- - --. —Tim Powell,Allied general manager '
The union voted Friday -
workers ended their walk- to allow its members Friday-
ay- Powell,who was out of town
out Monday after more than Monday, said in his statement
turn to work Monday with-
two months. out a contract, said John that workers will receive raises
Members of Teamsters Shorts,Local 767 vice presi- immediately but that the com-
Local767 said they agreed to dent. pany will no longer collect
return to work after seeing Union officials called the membership dues from union
no end to the labor dispute strike's end a temporary Workers. '
that has disrupted trash col- measure in itsfight for a "Allied's focus is on
lection in the areas served new labor agreement with, strengthening our teams and
by Allied Waste. Allied. The decision was preparing for the increased de-
Allied General Manager made after Allied made a mands of spring cleaning," he
Tim Powell said in a state- said in his statement. "It-con-
ment Mondaythat return- one-year; 'last, best and fi.-
nal offer to the union near tinues to be business as usual,
ing employees will be wel- . ly three weeks ago,he said. with our customers' satisfac-
comed back. The union saw the offer, tion paramount in all that we
"There will be no ani- which it called "substan- do."
mosity," he said. "Regard- dard,"as another attempt by About 115 of the union's 230
less of whether our employ- Allied to delay negotiations, workers at Allied walked off
ees were participating in the union officials said. The their jobs Dec.18 after the two
strike, or continued work- longer the company stalled, sides could not reach an agree-
ing hard at their jobs,we re- the longer striking union ment. The union's previous
spect them for exercising workers remained off work four-year contract with Allied
their rights under the law without pay,he said. expired Dec.10.
Keller City Councilman 'Nothing is precluding Allied tried to cover its
Mitch Holmes said he was these guys from going back on routes with mixed success by
relieved to hear that the strike," Shorts said. "These using nonstriking workers and
strike had ended.Keller was guys are working without a employees from other opera-
among the communities contract." tions.'
where trash collection had Allied officials said Monday Both sides,meanwhile,have
been delayed for days. that the company has begun filed complaints with the Na-
"This has been a sore implementing the terms of the tional Labor Relations Board.
spot with quite a few resi- The union has filed two
one-year contract offer,which
dent's,„ he said. Allied covers workers' hourly pay, charges.The first,filed Jan.26,
made several commitments healthcare and other benefits. accused Allied of not bargain-
throughout- the strike - But company officials declined Ing in good faith by refusing to
with one being.the strike to provide details. meet and negotiate at reason-
would be seamless to us, Allied workers were earn- able times.The charge also ac-
and it wasn't.It was quite an cused Allied of threatening,re-
inconvenience:' ing between $35,000 and
$65,000 annually, depending straining and coercing an em-
on their jobs and which trucks ployee for speaking out on the
they drive.
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' negotiations.
On Jan. 31, the union filed
another charge accusing Allied
' of asking employees what they
thought of the union and
whether they were union
members. Allied was also ac-
cused of not deducting union
dues from paychecks.
"The charges were investi-
gated and in both cases we
' have found partial merit and
partial dismissal,"said Martha
Kinard, NLRB regional direc-
tor. "'These charges are com-
pleted, and we're discussing a
settlement with the employer."
Allied also filed grievances
against the union, which the
NLRB is investigating, Kinard
said.A Feb.6 filing accuses the
union of refusing to meet with
Allied Waste at reasonable
times to negotiate in good
faith.
"Although the union has
' claimed_that it is willing to
meet anytime(24/7),the union
rejected the company's pro'-
posal to meet on Feb.2 and has
' refused to meet with the com-
pany since that time because
the union is seeking to avoid
negotiations so as to extend the
strike and put economic pres-
sure on the company while re-
fusing to bargain in good faith,','
' Allied's charge says.
Local 767 President Wesley
Jenkins said that although the
union has no labor contract,ii
' won an election Feb.13 held by
the NLRB asking Allied work-
ers whether they wanted a
' union.
Allied workers voted 133-73
in favor of a union.
Local 767 may file more
charges with the NLRB accus-
ing Allied of not bargaining in
good faith,union officials said
Monday.
' Adrienne Nettles,817-685-3820
anettles@star-telegram.com
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EULESS MURDER CASE '
uror .1afled for .miseonduet•
'mistrial deelal,Od
■A second jury is sched- state District Judge Everett ing a young Fort Worth woman chure specifically defining ap
uled to hear testimony in Young declared a mistrial. He ' outside a Euless bowling alley propriate conduct: But more- 'l
the murder trial of a Euless had told the panel before they in 2005. 1 1 basic than the conduct instruc-
man. were dismissed Tuesday after- But Klein changed his story tions is the oath to tell the truth
noon not to discuss the case Wednesday,morning just min taken by all jurors before jury
By DOMINGO RAMIRTE JR. with anyone utes before testimony was to selection." '
STAR- EcxnM STAFF wsu x "If he was instructed not to begin in Bounkhoun's trial. Bounkhoun is accused of fa- i
FORT WORTH—At about talk about it, there's no ex- Klein told six other jurors tally shoot-
8:40 a.m. Wednesday, Ralph cuse," said criminal justice that he knew the suspect,hav ing Vy
Klein was a Tarrant County ju- professor Rolando V. del Car- ing played basketball with the
n
Nguyen in
ror men at Sam Houston State Uni 20-year-old Euless man,Young .the head al-
But less than an hour later, versity in Huntsville.'"Gener- said in court Wednesday most point-
Mem was a Tarrant County in- ally, a judge's instructions are morning.Klein then began tell-. blank with a
mate, sent to jail for violating sacred words." ing other jurors what he knew 9 mm hand-
two universal rules of juror Sanctions against jurors are about the suspect,he said. gun on April
conduct: lying about knowing rare in Tarrant County and in Defense attorneys and pros 'A 26, 2005, in
the defendant and blabbing' criminal cases throughout ecutors immediately asked for BOUNKHOUN the parking
about the case to others. Texas. About one or two mis- and were granted a mistrial. lot of AMF
Klein, 38, was sentenced to trials are declared each year in A new jury was selected late Showplace Lanes in Euless. '
three days injail and fined$500 Tarrant County because of ju- Wednesday afternoon,and tes- Nguyen was shot because
for talking to neighbors and ror misconduct,David Monta- timony is scheduled to begin she had been feuding with two
other jurors about the murder gue,a Tarrant County assistant today in Young's Criminal Dis of Bounkhoun's friends,police
- — district attorney,said Wednes- trict Court No.297. said.
trial of a Euless man— a case day.
for which the Fort Worth man "Our criminal justice sys- Those friends Phiengchay
"When it happens, we see tem works,only when jurors se- "Christy" Souvanna'and Blen-
ur been selected r serve on a jurors digging to get their own riouslyfollow their oaths to tell da "Lily" Southida, have also
jury. Tuesday afternoon. Al- information or watching news the truth," state District Judge been charged with murder;
though he denied knowing the accounts," Montague said. Sharen Wilson, of Criminal their trials are pending.
defendant when he was chosen "You don't see many jurors be- District Court No. 1 in.Fort ,
for the panel, Klein had even ing sanctioned like this juror Worth, said Wednesday. "My
played basketball with the sus-11 for not obeying a judge." court does give jurors a bro- Domingo R@Sra� 1.,817-685-3822 _
pect,officials said. ,
During Tuesday's jury se-
After levying the sanctions,, lection, Klein also told prose
Juror conduct rules Tutors and defense attorneys
Here are some universal rules that he did not know Kham-
for jurors,although many judges peth Khampi Bounkhoun,
will add to them: who is accused of fatally shoot-
0 Do not mingle with or talk to
witnesses,lawyers or anyone
else who might be connected
with a case.
■Do not discuss anything about
the case with anyone,including
spouses and parents.
ED 0-not discuss the case with
other jurors until the case had
been turned over to the jury for
deliberations.
■Do not investigate the facts of
the case.
■Discussion of a case is allowed
only after being discharged from
jury service.
SOURCE:Texas supreme court
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' AREA BRIEFS
EULESS
Volunteers needed
for upcoming events
The Euless Parks and Commu-
nity Services Family of Volunteers
needs help with the following
events in Euless:
' ■Easter Egg Stuffing Party
from 1 to 3 p.m.March 14 at the
Parks and Community Services
Building,1314 Royal Parkway.
' ■St. Patrick's Day Concert
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.March 17
at Texas Star Golf Course, 1400
Texas Star Parkway.
■Nighttime Easter Egg Hunt
from 6 to 9 P.M.March 31 at the
Parks at Texas Star, 1501 S. Pipe-
line Road.
' ■Texas Trash Off from 8:30
am. to noon April 14. Meet at
Showplace Bowling Lanes, 1901
' Airport Freeway.
■Arbor Daze Festival on April
28 and 29 at Euless Municipal
Complex,201 N.Ector Drive.
' To sign up or for information,
contact Jerry Poteet at 817-685-
1449 orjpoteet@ci.euless.tx us.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
CELTIC MUSIC:The Euless Public
Library and ARTSNET present The Tea
Merchants at 7 p.m.March 12 at the
Euless Library,201 N.Ector Drive.This
Celtic trio plays spirited Irish and
Celtic music.For more information call
817-685-1679 or visit www.euiess.org.
GOLF CAMP:The Texas Star Junior-
Golf Spring Break Camp will be from
9:30 a.m.to 11 a.m.March 12 to 15 at
the Texas Star Golf Course,1400 Texas
Star Parkway in Euless.The camp is
open to youths ages 6 to:16.The cost
is$45 per child.The registration
deadline is Monday.Register at the
Midway Recreation Center,300.W.
Midway in Euless.Call the center at
817-685-1666 for information. 1
ST.PATRICK'S DAY PARTY:The Euless
ParksandCommunity Services
Department features a St.Patrick's
Day Party with Beatlegras..The
Bluegrass Beatles tribute band will
perform at 7:30 p.m.March 17 at Tpxas
Star Golf Course,1400 Texas Star
Parkway.Admission is free.For more
information call 817-685-1666 or visit
www.euless.org, -
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BASEBALL
1 Euless LoneStcar '
movig
s e back
1
to a fresh balffieldin Colleyville
■The LoneStars will play in coach,Alan McDougal,is Col-
the Grapevine-Col leyviIle leyville Heritage's head base-
school district instead ofball coach.
'
Euless this summer. Colleyville "Of course, there could be LoneStars some wear and tear," Barba-
By ADRIENNE NETTLES Tickets:$5 for adults,$2 for roux said. "I don't think we'll
Barba-
and KATHERINE
CROMER BROCK children see anything out of the norm."
'
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITERS Location:Colleyville Heritage Players in the Texas Colle-
High School giate League are college stu-
COLLEYVILLE The Opening game:7:35 p.m. dents with at least of year of el-
owners of the Euless LoneStars June 6 igibility left, said Josh Tate,
' are changing the team's name SOURCE:LoneStars
g g league spokesman.
and its home field back to Col- More than 80 of the league's
leyville this summer in hopes players have been drafted by
of drawing more people to the " school board voted 6-1 Mon- major league teams and are
games. day,with Trustee Lisa Hall dis- with minor league clubs. One
After playing two years at senting,to approve a new con- player, Mark Lowe, is on the
the Parks at Texas Star in Eu- tract with the LoneStars. The roster of the Seattle Mariners,
less,the LoneStars will move team will pay the School dis- he said.
' home games to Colleyville trict $5,000 to use Colleyville In 2004,the LoneStars paid
Heritage High School in the Heritage's ballfield from June 4 Grapevine-Colleyville $35,000
Grapevine-Colleyville school through Aug.4.The LoneStars annually to use Colleyville
district, said Stacey Hollinger, are responsible for cleaning Heritage's ballfield. The team
president and co-owner of the and maintaining the field un- played for a year under the
LoneStars.The team,which is der the agreement. agreement before moving to
in the Texas Collegiate League,gue, This school year, Colley- Euless,Hollinger said.
will change its name to the Col- ville Heritage's ballfield was Hollinger said the Colley-
leyville LoneStars,he said. ripped up and replaced three ville LoneStars' opening game
The team's season opener times to correct the drainage will he against the Brazos Val-
will be June 6. and infield grade. ley Bombers from Bryan-Col-
Recent renovations make "This field is a very, very lege Station. The LoneStars
Colleyville Heritage's ballfield special field," said Hall, the will play 24 home games at Col-
a big plus for the team,Hollin- board's vice president. "I'm leyville Heritage during the 48-
ger said. worried about them coming in game season,he said.
"Euless was a tremendous and tearing it up. Is it really "We'll go above and beyond
host for the LoneStars, but worth$5,000 to the district?" to make sure that the field is in
we're making the move based Paula Barbaroux, Grape- better shape than when we
on the location of the field be- vine-Colleyville's chief opera- came,"he said.
' cause it's near a major highway, tions officer,assured the board Adrienne Nettles,817-G85-3820
and it puts us back in a neigh- that the LoneStars would treat anettles@star-telegram com
borhood setting,"he said. the field well, particularly Katherine Cromer Brock,817-685-3813
' The Grapevine-Colleyville since the LoneStars' assistant kcromer@star-telegram.com
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EULESS
Wit"nss swoman
was held down and, shot I
®Julie Nguyen had gone to the statement. ,
outside a bowling alley to s- ground and The feud between Julie
settle a dispute with two she was like Nguyen and the two young
women in 2005. straddled women had reached a break-
over her," ing point that month, Jones
By DOMINGO RM REZ JR. Karen said.
STARTELEGR"STAFF WRITER Nguyen "The evidence will show
FORT WORTH—For sev told a Tar- that the defendant shot her at
eral hours very early on April JULIE NGUYEN rant County close range and then turned
26, 2005, two young Fort jury of six the weapon Lon others who
Worth women cursed at Vy women and six women. "I tried to help Nguyen," Jones
"Julie" Nguyen across the then saw this guyrun to said. '
bowling lanes,at AMF Show- where Julie and the girl were But Lex Johnston of Fort
place Lanes in Euless. fighting,and he had a gun.He Worth, Bounkhoun's attor-
They eventually decided then just shot Julie in the ney, told jurors. Thursday
to go outside and settle their head." morning that witnesses' sto-
differences. The two Fort Karen Nguyen said she ries flip-flopped throughout
Worth women headed for the heard the gunman yell,"run," the investigation.
parking lot, followed by and saw him and the two "And people couldn't have
Nguyen and her friend,Thao women run away, witnessed what they say they
"Kim" Thimal Bui, prosecu- At least five shots were saw," Johnston said in his
tors said. fired in the bowling alley opening statement to jurors.
Seconds later, Nguyen, 21, parking lot, according to po- "There's no real evidence that
lay dead from a gunshot lice reports. Khampi shot Julie Nguyen."
wound to the head and Bui Bui was shot in the left If convicted, Bounkhoun,
was fleeing for her life. shoulder as she tried to es- 20, faces a maximum sen-
"I went after them because cape,police said. tence of life in prison.
I had a bad feeling,they were The shooting of Julie Phiengchay"Christy"Sou-
going to fight," said Karen Nguyen may have been a man vanna and Blenda "Lily"
Nguyen, an acquaintance of trying to impress his girl- Southida also have been
Julie Nguyen's, who testified friend, a prosecutor told the charged with murder in the
Thursday morning in the jury. case.Their trials are pending.
murder trial of Khampheth . "All the ingredients were Testimony was expected
"Khampi" Bounkhoun of Eu- there for a perfect storm," to continue today in Criminal
less. said Tarrant County Assistant District Court 297.
"I saw the girl that Julie District Attorney Raquel Domingo Ramirez Jr.,817--685-3822 .r
was fighting had pinned her "Rocky"Jones in her opening ramirez@star-telegram.com
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