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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-08-10 Euless Articles 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ti/ op". ' MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 11 0 I 0-2 DATE OF ARTICLE 1�-3 0- S IS /O-7 NEWSPAPER"A.).A.).1)(4441444) 1 IC0% 1 { 5 1 a44 Other ,�5� Gary McKanaie is the city of Euless' �'d� new city manager. Loretta Getchell has 1 p' been promoted to deputy city manager. Also, Vicki Rodriquez has been pro moted to finance director for the city. 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 1 OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR I DATE DISTRIBUTED g l 1 D 1 6 7 DATE OF ARTICLE 7 /2D e Is /d 7 NEWSPAPEId. J eztp/ 'Small business -4-4) FW companylays I for successful enterprise BY BETTY DILLARD attracted him to the sports field industry. 'Lra - � a ; Fort Worth Business Press "Coming from the aircraft industry, I've always been interested with the �, ary and Cynthia Carter are operation precision work," he says. "I , exactly the type of people you saw an article in a trade magazine about f ,r 'z' i !"' ' want on your team. The hus- laser-controlled machines being used to �€ + band-and-wife owners of Fort Worth- build sports fields.I came home and told j ' based Carter Construction Co. have Cynthia we needed to get that on our r1� - combined their talents from different equipment. We didn't even have a job ,i,;—,_ t t ' playing areas to build a successful athlet- . yet for it but we were ready,"he laughs. . z -- playing is field business from the ground up. An �e for detail' „ ', A native oflFort Worth,Cynthia grad- rI uated with a business degree from TCU Working directly with school dis- i 6 yY:`� , in 1980 and joined the family business tricts, universities, municipal parks and ' recreation departments, Carter o ' building houses and remodeling shop- Construction builds all types of athletic `x ping centers for Sabine Valley fields,focusing on surfaces that encour- :' Construction Co., founded by her late age maximum safety,improved playand . , grandfather,C.P.Hadley. p Cynthia Carter and Gary Carter She picked up different construction aesthetic beauty. Beginning with the I excavation of the site,they do it all:laser skills with her marriage to Carter,48, a grading, irrigation and drainage, grass Carter's fields,including two title games. mechanical engineer and graduate of installation, concrete flatwork, stadium Some of the company's artificial turf Texas Tech University who helped construction, bleacher installation, and projects include Jones Stadium and the design, among other aircraft, the F-16, dugout and concession building. NCAA Soccer Complex at Texas Tech, the B-22 and the 747. "Our success stems from our desire Fouts Field at the University of North "I kept saying that with his knowl- and ability to provide the best product Texas and Gopher Stadium in Grand edge and background and my experience possible,and that desire is evident to the Prairie. building houses, we ought to do this customer from the top, and includes Natural turf projects, which require together," she says. every one of our employees," says , special attention to drainage and overall In 1997, the couple launched their Cynthia Carter."We've been fortunate to maintenance, include the softball fields 1 sports field construction company. hire and retain employees that are sec- in the Arlington and Colleyville school Cynthia oversees daily operations as and to none. Many have been with us districts and the baseball and soccer president; as vice president, Gary man- almost since inception and we wouldn't fields at The Parks at Texas Star in I ages the technical side. be here today without them." Euless. — Carter, who is on site for every proj- During the 2006 state high school Drainage, Carter says, is the most ect, says the precision work is what playoffs,26 games were played on six of important factor in building a field, 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR - DATE DISTRIBUTED d I i I d 7 DATE OF ARTICLE -7 �3 6 1 S'6' Ot NEWSPAPE 1 whether artificial or natural. "Our football field drains better than ' any field I've ever seen," says Tim Buchanan, Aledo's athletic director. "The foundation is the most important factor in a field and Gary went out of his way to ensure ours was the best. He's a perfectionist. It was like he owned the property himself.For construction,that's very uncommon." Currently the company,which has 30 employees, is working on an indoor football practice field at.the University of Louisiana at Lafayette,its first out-of- state project. The couple says their next goal is the biggest yet: they'll be bidding on the Cowboys new stadium and hope to get the nod. "What makes a. good sports-field ' builder is the eye for detail and being almost artistic," Cynthia Carter says. "You either have it or you don't. Gary ' has it,that eye for detail and quality and that's what helps us stand apart." Contact Dillard at bdillard@bizpress.net I Carter Construction Co. 9720 Camp Bowie West Fort Worth 76116 817-244-3622 ca rterconstructioncorpany.cor I 1 I 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF ill MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMI LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR I 0 2l b DATE DISTRIBUTED q 110DATE OF ARTICLE / 7 NEWSPAPER FWST I w. .. „., ,,.`,7-1 ry . , `gym ', ,,, k h"x",Y„,Ir;,w, , �rxlT+46.1* , .Nrk { , =k• 1 P ' ' '''?A'. (1.:' :'''''-t ,'_, ::.‘,',:,,,,,,: ' ,,`,,k.,,r '''' 0'..- ":" 7 4,0 ;" ,:,., -47: , , ... ,. P V¢✓ 44R } , -MphM .S Monica Bermea,Lynn Stillman,Evelyn Englert Karin Newell,Connie Nichols,Mike Collins and Judy Atwood and Pam Conley `Taste'tickets offered Tickets were distributed for the Taste of Northeast at the last meeting of the event's planning committee at the ARTSNET offic- es in Bedford. SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM/BRIAN VENEZIA 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l - MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /i 6 / 0 7 DATE OF ARTICLE S /a 1 NEWSPAPER DMN ' NORTHEAST TARRANT COMMUNITY CALENDAR 1 JUNIOR ANGLERS DAY:The city of . Euless and Texas Junior Anglers present JuniorAnglers Day from 9 a,m,to noon Aug.18 at Wilshire Park,315 Sierra Drive ' in Euless.Wilshire Pond will be stocked with 500 pounds of catfish.Staff Mil be on site for fishing instruction.Loaner . fishing poles and bait will be available for children who need them.A fishing tournament for children will be held and prizes will be given out in various age groups and categories.This event is free ' and open to the public.Call 817-685-7666 formore information. 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED U ho I J 0 7 DATE OF ARTICLE 8/,-2/6 7 NEWSPAPER DMN CONGRATULATIONS 3 Euless honored by 3 festivals,events group The city of Euless earned six awards from the Texas Festivals 3 and Events Association, the offi- cial state chapter for Texas and New Mexico of the International Festivals and Events Association. 3 Here is the list of awards. •Best Original Newsletter: Euless Today •Best Cover Design: Euless 3 Today •Best Volunteer Program:Ar- bor Daze •Best Environmental Pro- gram:Arbor Daze Tree Giveaway •Best Education Award:Stars Over Euless •Best Children's Program:Bi- cycle Safety Rodeo J j j I I I 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF J MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 31 / 01 D 7 DATE OF ARTICLE I o? I d , NEWSPAPER DMN ' AREA BRIEFS ' EtULESS Community members to greet returning soldiers ' The city of Euless will partici- pate in the R&R Flight program to welcome U.S. soldiers coming home for two weeks.Flights arrive daily at Dallas-Fort Worth Inter- national Airport from Aug.20-26. To determine the time of the ' flights,call the R&R update hot- line at 972-574-0392.Participants should call after 8 the night before and in the morning to confirm that the flight is on time.The city ofEu- less will provide transportation.to those'who need it. Parking cou- • ns also are available from 1� air- port personnel,so no one will have to pay to park Each soldier is pro- vided a goodie bag that contains snacks and other items.There will ' be 250 to 300 soldiers arriving each day,so donations are needed. Call Mary at 817-685-1649 to sign up or to arrange donations 1 I DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF 111 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 9 1 I v I 0 -1 DATE OF ARTICLE O l c2 /0 —1 NEWSPAPER FWST I EULESS Gator's. can stay open as 3 court considers its case 3 By JESSICA DeLE6Ntermine whether the bar's cer- don't have the financing. 3 jdeleon@star-telegram.com tificate is valid. The City Council rejected a EULESS — Gator's Cajun site plan in March because it Sports Grill has won the right Background was for the restaurant only. to remain open .while the City officials and Gator's have mai courts decide whether the bar disagreed on how to remodel The owners'view has the legal right to stay in the sports bar and hotel com- "The city is basically demand- business. plex on Airport Freeway. ing all or nothing," said Roger State District Judge Donald The owners presented a Albright,a lawyer for the own- N,f J. Cosby issued a temporary proposal to the city this year to ers. restraining order Tuesday to remodel Gator's into the more "We want to renovate and I keep the business going after upscale Sports City Cafe. refurbish the restaurant now the owners,Three New Millen- But the city wants both the and then,as Phase II,renovate mid nium Group,sued the city bar and the attached vacant the hotel.The city is apparent- The owners said in their Ramada Inn to be remodeled. ly unwilling to let us do it in lawsuit that the city was trying The hotel closed in 2000 be- phases." to shut the business down by cause of asbestos and mold "iii claiming it was operating problems, which have since The city's view without a certificate of occu- been alleviated. City officials said they didn't 4 panty. But the owners said The owners responded that want to comment on pending MI they got the certificate on June they planned to renovate the litigation. 8,2005. hotel into a 100-room Crowne A hearing Aug. 21 will de- Plaza. However, they say they JESSICA DELEGN,817-685-3932 33 3 3 3 3 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF ' MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED =}J/U /C 7 DATE OF ARTICLE /.270 '7 NEWSPAPER FWST I Tattoo bandit suspect caught, police say BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. ramirez@star-telegram.com Staff water Deanna Boyd contributed to this report. EULESS -- A woman who police believe is the gun-packing female bandit responsible P 9 for a series of I Tarrant County holdups and carjackings in the past week was captured early today in Euless during a traffic stop, police said. I Phyllis Dawn Harvey was taken into custody without incident about 2:40 a.m. today by Euless patrol officers in the 200 block of S. Ector Drive. Just hours before her arrest, police had released her name as a "person of interest" and cautioned the public against approaching her because she was i§considered to ' be armed and extremely dangerous. Police were awaiting a search warrant to inspect the car for a weapon, but no handgun was found on her, police said. I "She was a passenger in a car," Euless police Sgt. Gary Landers, said Thursday. I The driver of the car also was arrested on misdemeanor charges, Landers said. Harvey was last seen in a Volkswagen Jetta that she was accused of carjacking in North Richland Hills ' Wednesday afternoon, but she was not in that car early today, Landers said. "She didn't have any identification on her," Landers said. "But the officers saw the tattoo and they had an idea of who she was." I Witnesses have said the bandit had a tattoo of a cross on a chain on her left wrist. ' Police got a positive identification on Harvey when they ran her fingerprints. Harvey, 33, was in the Euless City Jail being held on a parole violation and on robbery warrants. I Her capture ended an areawide search by police from Euless, Bedford, Hurst, Grapevine, North Richland Hills, Fort Worth, Richland Hills, Arlington and Grand Prairie. Agents with the Secret Service, the US Marshali;s Service and the US Postal Service also assisted in the case. IEarlier Wednesday, officials said, the so-called cross-tattoo bandit went on a carjacking spree in Richland Hills and North Richland Hills, before eluding authorities by just minutes in east Fort Worth, police said. INo injuries were reported, but the bandit -- named for the cross and chain tattoo on her left wrist -- took a woman hostage during the carjacking in North Richland Hills. The hostage was released at John T. White IRoad and Loop 820 in east Fort Worth just before 1 p.m., police said. Harvey has a criminal history in Tarrant County that began when she was 19, according to Tarrant County records. She has convictions for theft, possession of a controlled substance and two aggravated robberies Iin the early 1990s, records show. She was sentenced to three years in prison in March 1992 for theft and drug possession, records show. I She was released shortly after sentencing, but soon got into trouble again. Harvey was sentenced to 30 years in prison in September 1993 for two holdups in Hurst, according to iTarrant County records. Information was unavailable as to when she was released. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE r-... OF A MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY GRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN • YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED g//0 /C' 2 DATE OF ARTICLE �/.2-i .7 NEWSPAPER FWST Her capture ended an areawide search by police from Euless, Bedford, Hurst, Grapevine, North Richland I Hills, Fort Worth, Richland Hills, Arlington and Grand Prairie. Agents with the Secret Service, the US Marshal iIs Service and the US Postal Service also assisted in the case. Earlier Wednesday, officials said, the so-called cross-tattoo bandit went on a carjacking spree in Richland 3 Hills and North Richland Hills, before eluding authorities by just minutes in east Fort Worth, police said. No injuries were reported, but the bandit -- named for the cross and chain tattoo on her left wrist -- took a 3 woman hostage during the carjacking in North Richland Hills. The hostage was released at John T. White Road and Loop 820 in east Fort Worth just before 1 p.m., police said. Harvey has a criminal history in Tarrant County that began when she was 19, according to Tarrant Count records. She has convictions for theft, possession of a controlled substance and two aggravated robberies in the early 1990s, records show. 3 She was sentenced to three years in prison in March 1992 for theft and drug possession, records show. She was released shortly after sentencing, but soon got into trouble again. ] Harvey was sentenced to 30 years in prison in September 1993 for two holdups in Hurst, according to Tarrant County records. Information was unavailable as to when she was released. The carjackings Wednesdaywere the most recent crimes investigators attribute to the cross-tatoo bandit. 1 9 Officials also believe the woman robbed seven businesses -- including motels and gas station- convenience stores -- in Fort Worth, Bedford, Grapevine, Hurst and North Richland Hills since July 25. In 3 many of the robberies, the woman used a silver semiautomatic handgun, police said. Several investigating agencies believe she also may have committed several armed robberies and a carjacking in Arlington in the past few days, but officials there have not confirmed a connection. Area investigators said the bandit was in a 2003 Honda that was stolen from Arlington and drove it to Richland Hills. Shortly before noon, the bandit tailed a man who had just finished lunch and was returning 31 to work in a 1997 Honda, police said. "She pulled up beside him in a parking lot and asked if he could help her," Richland Hills detective Tye Bell said. "She then pulled out a handgun and asked for his car." 3 The bandit abandoned the 2003 Honda and threw some clothes into the 1997 Honda, police said. Officials believe the bandit next drove to North Richland Hills, where she dumped the vehicle she had 3 carjacked in Richland Hills, said North Richland Hills police Sgt. Rick Scott. About 12:40 p.m., she carjacked a Volkswagen Jetta in the 7600 block of Northeast Loop 820 and took the woman in it hostage, Scott said. 3 She then drove to east Fort Worth, where she let the hostage out of the car near a Shell gasoline station at John T. White Road and Loop 820, officials said. 3 Fort Worth police officers responded to the woman's carjacking report and searched the eastern part of the city for the vehicle, said Lt. Dean Sullivan, a police spokesman. 3 Officers from Fort Worth, Arlington, North Richland Hills and Richland Hills are investigating Wednesdays crimes. Officials with the Secret Service are assisting. 3 The string of crimes began last Wednesday in Bedford when a woman robbed a motel. In all, police believe she has robbed six businesses in Northeast Tarrant County and one in Fort Worth. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF I MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN IYOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMINLIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED O I lo /o -1 DATE OF ARTICLE 2 /3 / b 7 NEWSPAPER FWST ICRIME SPREE • i aoo banin custody, I police say „.; .„-. ,, ,,, Phyllis Dawn Harvey was A woman arrested in connection with a string of holdups was Harvey's capture ended a arrested with- rying a disguise:shorter,darker hair,according to authorities.' search by police from Fort out incident. The traffic stopWorth,Arlington,Bedford,Eu DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. less,Grand Prairie,Grapevine, In September 1993,Harvey ramirez@star-telegram.com About 2:40 a.m.Thursday,Po- P ULESS—In the lice stopped a white two-doorHurst, North Richland Hills was sentenced to 30 years in end, a rosary PP and Richland Hills. Agents prison for two holdups in attoo stopped Phyllis Harvey. Pontiac on a traffic violation in with the Secret Service, the Hurst, according to Tarrant 11 Alert Euless officers noticed the 200 block of South Ector U.S. Marshals Service and the County records. She entered her left wrist during a routine Drive in Euless. Officers be- U.S.Postal Service also assist- prison in September 1993 and Iraffic stop Thursday morning, came suspicious because the ed. . man who was driving had no was released on parole in May fficials said. identification or insurance. Harvey was arrested less 2003. Harvey, 33, is suspected in a The woman passenger also (t The officers saw She returned to prison on a ing of crimes that began July had no identification but had parole violation, serving from with a carjacking and kidnap- drug paraphernalia, police the tattoo and April 2004 until she was re mg in Euless and continued for said. leased on parole supervision 12 days in Arlington,Fort Worth, "The officers saw the tattoo they had an idea of in July 2004. Her parole was Brand Prairie and Northeast and they had an idea of who who she was. scheduled to end in August Thurs- Warrant County. 2023, accordingto Texas De she was,”Landers said Thurs day Sgt.Gary Landers. Robbery targets ranged from p�rtment of Criminal Justice otels to gasoline stations, po Harvey was taken into cus Euless Police Department records. Uce said. tody without incident. No Police estimated that the handgun was found on her, than 24 hours after the so female bandit took "a couple Members of nine local police of hundred dollars"in each of departments and three federal police said. called tattoo bandit went on a the 17 holdups. encies had been hunting forit Police received a positive carjacking spree in Richland identification when they ran Hills and North Richland Hills "She may have just been r. staying at a different motel e n "We're ecstatic,"Euless police Harvey's fingerprints. before eluding authorities by ery night,"Landers said,refer- " . Gary Landers said during a Harvey was being held in minutes in east Fort Worth, the Euless City Jail on Thurs- police said. ring to how Harvey might have ws conference Thursday on day on a parole violation and No injuries were reported, avoided capture. ey's arrest. "Everyone was on robbery warrants. but the bandit took a woman concerned. She had displayed a The driver of the Pontiac captive during the carjacking DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. apon,but she had never used was arrested on misdemeanor in North Richland Hills. The 8775-3822 We didn't know what was mo charges,Landers said. captive was released at John T. ating her." Police said Thursday that White Road and Loop 820 in A'tip led police to name Har- Harvey had cut her hair and east Fort Worth shortly before as a "person of interest" dyed it black. 1 p.m.Wednesday,police said. dnesday afternoon. In many incidents,a female The hunt Criminal record dit used a silver semiauto- Harvey was last seen in a Harvey has a criminal history tic handgun, police said. Volkswagen Jetta that she was that began when she was 19, woman was often de- accused of carjacking in North according to Tarrant County scribed as in her early 30s, Richland Hills on Wednesday records. She has convictions light brown hair and a tat l afternoon,Landers said. for theft, possession of a con- abandoned at Interstate 30 gravated robberies in the early ofeft awrist.cross with a chain on The Jetta was later found trolled substance and two ag- Officials and the news me- and Eastchase Parkway,police 1990s,records show 111 nicknamed her the cross- said. She was sentenced to three 0o bandit. years in prison in March 1992 for theft and drug possession, records show. She was m- il on parole in July 1992. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF 11 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED F /10 I 61 DATE OF ARTICLE 0 p/3 /6 7 NEWSPAPER DMN REGIONAL ROUNDUP earned her law degree at Baylor. his work in North Richland Hills, James Hohmann and Jason and when he got to his car, she Trahan pulled out a gun and took off in his EULESS vehicle. Not long afar, a woman whom police identified as Ms. Woman arrested in Harvey drove to North Richland String Of robberi• es Hills and carjacked a second vehi- cle with the owner still inside.She A woman suspected of robbing released the victim about 30 min- .hotels in-hotels and stores throughout Tar- utes later.Police said they believe rant County in the last week has she also is responsible for robber- been arrested. Phyllis Dawn Har- ies in Fort Worth,Arlington and vey,33,was arrested without inti- Bedford. Police said Ms. Harvey dent just before 3 a.m.Thursday has several tattoos on her body,in- during a traffic stop in the 200 eluding a cross on her wrist.They block of South Ector Drive.Euless ,said she was positively identified police said Ms.Harvey was being after her arrest. questioned in connection with a From staff reports series of armed robberies within the last week.The"Tattoo Bandit" struck again Wednesday, and au- thorities said her crimes appeared to be getting more violent. Police said the woman followed a man to I 1 I I 1 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF I • MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGIVAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED D 110107 DATE OF ARTICLE v /3 Jo 7 NEWSPAPER FWST TOFFEE BARS ESomething's at yJOHN KIRSCH ..r k , a +wx M� irsch@star telegram corn � :�g ,'�'"r " p ,,,,t '` OUTHLAKE—Tricia Dyche says Y w3 � 1 5 " r. t. It trip to the Southlake library isn't P '45.4.4„:.. � „, - 40t r,e omplete without a cup of coffee ` w: '..'4°.!---2"-,,i',',,, e.;,,,,.%:::-;-.T? ,r � ; , �` ^t r "It's relaxing," Tyche, a South � ` _ - , t lake resident,said this week as she ", , "6:, r r . k Irowsed through the library with , a; a w 'a �¢� cup of German chocolate coffee i a 4` n hand. , Dyche got her dri . 1111 nk from free, K°�7,�� �a L° 4--� elf-service carafes on the first 3 A 4 . `" ,* ,, oor of Town Hall at 1400 Main St. �' t� tea selection is also available. f w n The service is limited because itt ,� n .�. 3 „e ..,p,..t,', , • e library doesn't want to corn- h yY r � ki ete with the Starbucks nearr, x, x r :- . .e # f own Hall, librarian Kerry .,,,,.,;?1•44„-.;,Xs `Y � �� McGeath said. x � � , Fresh coffee is a service that a ' ' �' ` umber of libraries are offering or • r & planning to offer. '° The new North Richland Hills pity library under construction at c , 015 Grand Ave.will have a cafe in g z t` E the lobby where patrons can get a :.. z '� : .. - ep of coffee or a snack.Prices ha- Karen Bergsma,42,of Southlake helps herself to a free cup of joe at the Southlake Public Library recently.Several n't been set. local libraries are offering coffee for their patrons. "We think it's an important amenity," library director Steve But the idea is not catching on west Green Oaks Blvd. will have Cafe au library rown said. everywhere. coffee machines just like those in Tarrant County libraries that 1111 The new Haltom City library Fort Worth's Central Library the existing George W. Hawkes offer or plan to offer coffee under construction in the 4800 has no coffee bar,and there are no Central Library, 101 East Abram service. block of Haltom Road will have a plans to install one, officials said. St. ■Bedford IOffee vending machine, Library The Colleyville library doesn't iii Euless ervices Director Lesly Smith have the space for coffee service, Staff writers Adrienne Nettles,Bill Teeter and ■Hurst said.Prices have not been set.The and it isn't included in expansion Jessica DeLe6n contributed to this report. ■Arlington gallTxis library at 3201 Friendly plans, library director Mary •North Richland Hills e also has a vending machine. Rodne said. ■Haltom City The expansion of the Hurst li The new Arlington library un- JOHN KIRSCH, ■Southlake brary will include a cue. der construction at 3311 Sot* sn-685-3805 �, , ■Keller,twice a month I I I DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF ell MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR 3 J DATE DISTRIBUTED Si I � 0 /c01 DATE OF ARTICLE b l"/7 /O 7 NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS3 Toddlers found wandering1 returned _ home3 By MELISSA VARGAS Police said such incidents are corn- When an officer asked the children msanchez@star-telegram.com mon. Parents can prevent them by where their mother was,they pointed EULESS — Police searched for the childproofing their homes with door in the direction of some apartment - mother of two wandering shoeless knob covers and door locks,according buildings but neither child appeared toddlers for more than two hours Fri- to the Consumer Product Safety Corn- to know where they live,police said. day afternoon before a baby sitter mission. The children spoke limited English woke up and realized they had walked The children had been taking a nap and Spanish,police said. out the front door,officials said. with their baby sitter but woke up be- Although the children were wearing The children, a boy believed to be fore the baby sitter and walked away, dirty diapers and the temperature out- 18 months old and a girl believed to be officials said. side was approaching 95 degrees,they 3 years old, were reunited with their Someone called police about 3 p.m. seemed happy and unharmed, offi- mother after being placed in the care after spotting the children walking cials said. of Child Protective Services, police down the sidewalk in the 700'block of CPS officials said the children did said. East Ash Lane. not appear to have suffered any abuse and seemed well cared for, spokes- rrsi woman Marissa Gonzales said. They were returned to their mother Friday, but CPS investigators plan to return to their home Saturday to inves- tigate further,Gonzales said. Police said they do not know wheth- er any charges will be filed against the mother. Online:Information on child safety and safety 1 devices,www.cpsc.gov rid MELISSA VARGAS,817-685-3888 rid 7 rr rid 1 I rail 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF a • MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN I YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS' C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 0 `/ l 1 D I v 7 DATE OF ARTICLE /4/6 7 NEWSPAPER FWST I EULESS A glimpse of home and the rangein 1 The cookbook was important Growing fruits and vegeta- ener,a member of Euless Histor- for families who lived out in bles. ical Preservation Committee. "i' the country and had to grow How to cure baldness. Visitors can thumb through a and cook their own food. A handwritten recipe for oys- photocopied version during ter salad. monthly tours of the Fuller By JESSICA DeLE6N "My God,where did they get House,which is part of the city's eleon@star-tele ram.com �dg oysters?" Fuller said Friday. Heritage Park. EULESS—Betty Fuller and Wel- "They probably dug it out of the The original book,by Frances don Cannon,both 73,were flip- creek." E. Owens,is framed on the wall ping through the contents of Eu- The book belonged to Faun there. less's latest historical find' — Boyd,a member of one of the ci- The book contains recipes, — Mrs. Owens' Cookbook and ty's most prominent families in tips on housecleaning and Useful Household Hints, pub- the late 1800s,and was recently homemade remedies. lished in 1886. found in the garage of Jean Whit- - ' r-, i' 1 il, •.-' .-,. a .t, ,; „„ 1 }I 4r " ...-....-_ w d` A•ast3 ` �' .. : tiler 1c1C, 111T2t)V jugthe Op7)'71< �ii3_ , i, ,-, ver)-one should be helped to the }h1 ,,,,,, .„,1' Betty Fuller and Weldon Cannon with the photocopied r Version of the cookbook. STAR-TELEGRAM/R.JEENA JACOB :1,4Zae_ -, 5—_ ' , e'l..V.: CJ�jfir. _.,,...-..- 1.'- ` 1'11,IT';'1' OF V Ell,. 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BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED g 11 0 1 d / –7 DATE OF ARTICLE 0 I '1 J 01 NEWSPAPER FWST 3 Cannon said it provides History p Mrs. Owens'Cookbook an insight to those times and Useful Household when The Home Depot Hints includes recipes, 3 didn't exist,and families sur- cleaning instructions,and vived by growing,preserving the following home reme- and cooking their food. dies: "They were pretty much ] on their own,"he said."They •BALDNESS—TO CURE were really out there in the One pound pressed hem country.A book like this was really important." lock bark.Break in pieces31 and put into a 3-quart A pricey book tin-pail.Pour over it 2 Faun Boyd was the youngest quarts boiling soft water, daughter of Ambrose H. and simmer slowly.When3 Boyd, a prominent property reduced to 3 pints set it owner,farmer and doctor in aside to cool and pour off Euless in the 1800s. the clear liquid to use.Wet the whole scalp thor- The family lived in amanoughly four or five times a "'i sion that was halfway be- day,rubbing gently with tween Main Street and In- the finger-ends.When the dustrial Boulevard. Faun scalp gets healthier and Iiii was 17 when she probably stronger use more frit- got the cookbook. tion.One package will IThe first page is dated generally be all that is Sept. 2, 1886, which Fuller required to tone up the .. and Cannon believe is the scalp.It will not only pre- date of purchase. vent the hair from falling I Also printed on the mar out,but will bring a gin is $3.85 — perhaps the growth of hair if there are .r price of the book. That any hair bulbs at all. would translate to $101.56 today,according to the city's •FOR BAD BREATH finance department. Eat bits of charcoal.If you "+ "Only a few people could cannot procure it,take an afford this, but the Boyds old broom handle,and had the money, Cannon burn it until it is charred. t said. iiii Mysteries remain ■FRECKLES—TO RE- Committee members don't MOVE know if she purchased or re- Mix together 2 ouncesa] 1/2 ceived the book. The top of lemon juice powdered r borax) one of the opening pages drachmgar. et said"Jessie in Fort Worth." and 1 drachm sugar.Let "Maybe Jessie gave it to stand in a glass bottle.aviol her,"Fuller said. few days.Rub on the face They also don't know how occasionally.A drachm,or, it ended up with the Whiten- dram,is a unit of measure- iiii it family,although they were ment. close to the Boyds and could If you go have traded items. Heritage Park tour me "It's a lot of mystery," 1-5 p.m.Aug.11, Cannon said."That's the fun 201 Cullum Drive. of history, digging up Call 817-685-1649. things." j And seeing little items, Look!" Fuller said. "Isn't it such as Boyd's personal reci- fabulous?" pes on the back pages. "Look at her writing! JESSICA DELE6N,817-685-3932 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF J MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR r DATE DISTRIBUTED U ' IC) 1 ° 7 DATE OF ARTICLE O /S iI -7 NEWSPAPER FWST ' BIZ BUZZ Riding into Euless ' After years of learning bicycle stunts, Sean Long of Bedford has opened a shop in Euless I that specializes in all things re- lated to BMX bicycles. The Foundry opened in July at 4223 W.Pipeline Road,near Forest Ridge Drive.It had been in.Denton for five years. It also sells urban moun- tain bikes and six-gear bikes, ' which are similar to road bikes. Long also does bike repair ' and maintenance, and the shop offers clothing and shoes.It's also a place for peo- ple who love the freestyling BMX stunts to hang out and watch videos. Long has been riding these ' bikes for about 20 years and was even sponsored for a while, he said. He said he is willing to coach anyone who is trying to learn new skills on the bike. 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ) OF 11 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD QJI COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED u I I 0 / 0 -7 DATE OF ARTICLE S2 15 / 0 7 NEWSPAPER FWST ,, Is moneythe motive for tickets? Not necessarily, analysis� y, area a�a ysls says • Police officers in Euless-with three major freeways going through it-wrote by far the most traffic tickets in Ticketratios 2006 among area departments,a Star-Telegram survey Number Average number Average number 1 of sworn of citations per of citations per shows. City Population officers officer 2006 capita 2006 By MARK AGEE rmagee@star-telegram.com Bedford 49,050 82 204 0.34 r..! NASCAR fan Darryl Carter's need for speed earned him Colleyville zz,150 3s 366 0 58 I Euless 53,400 82 433066 three traffic tickets from police in three cities in a six- Flower Mound 62550 70 225 025 ,; weekd an period over May June.h J Grapevine 45,550 96 179 038 I He doesn't deny that he broke the law, but the Bed- Haltom City 39,400 72 203 037 ford man still feels that officers are out to get him. Hurst 38,500 72 297 056 3 "They've got to get that money coming in," the 42 Keller 37,700 S1 321 0 43 r-oit s= N Richland Hills 64,050 109 187 0.31 year-old said. "That's all it is." Richland Hills 8,300 20 181 0.43 Many drivers feel the same way. They rant about al- Southlake 25,700 51 305 0.60 leged quotas that officers must meet before they be- Watauga 24,150 43 188 0.33 grudgingly cut a check to municipal courts,which law- Source.Area poke departments - yers jokingly call cash register courts. STAR-TELEGRAM But the numbers don't necessarily back those views. By the numbers Figures are based on a survey of citations issued in 2006 by 11 The facts fall near that number, with a Northeast Tarrant County cities and Flower Mound. According to the Texas Munic- few exceptions. ipal League, revenue from "It's usually enough money 35,498-Traffic citations issued by the Euless Police Department, traffic fines 'makes up about to be important, but not highest in the area. 3.9 percent of city revenue for enough to be crucial," said 433-Citations issued on average for each Euless officer,highest it's members. Data compiled Bob Bland, chairman of the in the area. by the Star-Telegram show Department of Public Admin- 3,601 -Traffic citations issued by the Richland Hills Police Depart- that Northeast Tarrant area istration for the University of ment,lowest in the area. cities' revenue from traffic North Texas. 179-Citations issued on average for each Grapevine officer, tickets and infractions mostly lowest in the area. Traffic citations Area motorists appear to be scoffing at the same laws no matter where they drive in the Northeast Tarrant County area.Speeding tops the list in each city,accordi ng to a survey of police departments, Citations Top 3 moving violations City 2004 2005 2006 No.1 No.2 No.3 Bedford 22,643 12,644 16,725 speeding stop sign red light Colleyville 7511 7,124 12514 speeding speed/school zone stopsign Euless 32,761 33,846 35,498 speeding stopsign red light Flower Mound 22,267 16,601 15,733 speeding stopsignred light I Grapevine 23,206 19,230 17,184 speeding stopsign failure to signal Haltom City 15,000 10,242 14,629' speeding stopsign red light Hurst 22,403 23,002 21,411 speeding red light illegal lane change Keller 12,006 12,331 16380 speeding red light stop sign , N.Richland Hills 19,569 20,820 20,368 speeding speed/school zone red light Richland Hills 6,702 3549 3,601 speeding speed/schoolzone red light Southlake 16,537 15,596 15,531 speeding failure to yield red light I Watauga 9,815 9,045 8,077 speeding stop light stopsign Source;Area police departments ,x, ;; 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE d OF a ' MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED o I 10 /0 -7 DATE OF ARTICLE E l s / 01 NEWSPAPER FWST tickets: Official says he would expect urban Y p i agencies to get more citation revenue Most money in a city's gen- less. , eral budget comes from prop- Richland Hills more than Traffic citation income erty and sales taxes, totaling tripled the average,with fines about 61.4 percent,according making up 13.6 percent of the Several cities in the Northeast Tarrant County area exceed the state average to the 2006 Texas Municipal city budget. But the city of of3.9percentoftheirrevenuefromfinesandfees.Butthatistobeexpected 'League survey of more than 8,300 has a budget of only$4.4 in urban and suburban areas,experts say. 1,000 member cities. Most of million,less than one-tenth of Anticipated revenue 2006-07 Percent of the rest comes from permit Grapevine's. Grapevine has from fines and fees general fund budget from fees, franchise fees and other more than five times the pop City 2006-07 budget citations Isources. ulation of Richland Hills,plus Bedford $1.1 million $25.9 million 4.2 The revenue from court numerous other sources of in-, Coffeyville $0.6 million $16.3 million 3.7% fines and fees is mostly from come, including entertain- Euless $2.9 million $28.6 million 10.1% traffic tickets,but some is from ment and hotel-motel taxes. Flower Mound $1.4 million $35.5 million 3.9% IClass C misdemeanors and ci- In fact, while Richland Grapevine $1.5 million• $45.7 million 3.3% ty code violations, plus a few Hills' fine revenue as a per- Haltom City $1 million $17.7 million 5.696 dollars in library fines.The 3.9 centage of the budget was Hurst $2 million $29.2 million 6.8% percent number is only slight- high,the number of violations Keller 30.9 million $23.9 million �.8% ly higher than the 3.2 percent was the lowest in the survey by N.Richland Hills $1.7 million $34.6 million 4.9% brought in by cable and tele- RichiandHills $o.6million 13.6% phone franchise fees, accord- a wide margin. The city also 34.4 million had one of the lowest ratios of Southlake $0.9 million 328.4 million 3.2% mg to the league. citations per officer. Watauga $0.4 million3.9% $10.3 million 'Local numbers - Source.Area police departments The Star-Telegram surveyed Where to ease off the STAR-TELEGRAM 11 cities in Northeast Tarrant accelerator 'County, plus Flower Mound, Officers in Euless-which has the third-highest population said. • which is in Denton County. in the survey - wrote the The threat, of a fine has.. ' Four cities were below the most citations in 2006 and had worked for Tom Rodriguez,38, state average during fiscal year byfar the most citations on of Colleyville, who said he, 2006-07,two are dead on,and hasn't had a ticket in six ears, six were above average. average per officer. The city's Y g "I can't afford to helpthem court brought in the most rev ' Bland said he would expect enue $2.9 million - and make ends meet,"he said. , urban agencies to generate ,fine revenue made up 10.1 more citation revenue. About MARK AGEE,817-685-3821 percent of the Euless budget 80 percent of cities in Texas g ,have populations of less than for 2006-07. 10,000 people, which would Euless City Manager Gary skew the league survey toward McKamie said the city has the norms for small cities. three well-traveled thorough- , "Location matters a lot," fares running through it - Bland said. "A community out Texas 360,Texas 121 and Texas in the middle of nowhere with 183. tractors going up and down "We have historically had the road wouldn't write a lot of higher numbers than other tickets." Only two area cities above cities, and I'm proud of that," the state average had traffic McKamie said. "We do stress traffic fine revenues making up more violations, but we do than 7 percent of their general not focus on numbers and we budget:Richland Hills and Eu- do not stress the revenue de- rived from it." ' "What we are focused on is preventing the kind of behav- ior that causes accidents," he DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF /'' MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED SI 'lb IO 1 DATE OF ARTICLE o I l /D 1 NEWSPAPER DMN BRIEFS 3 E i..TLE SS Pedestrian struck,killed by auto on service road A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Sunday evening in Euless. The man, whose identity wasn't released, was walking on the service road in the 1300 block 3 of West Airport Freeway shortly after 6 p.m.when he was hit by a car driven by a 33-year-old man, police said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.Eu- less police Sgt.Gary Landers said he didn't know whether the driver would face charges. MarissaAlanis r 3 I 1 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF ' MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR/ DATE DISTRIBUTED t 'v I DATE OF ARTICLE U l le l v 7 NEWSPAPER FWST I Hyo Young Kim. EULESS — Dr. Hyo Young Kim, I pastor of Saebit Baptist Church in Euless,went to be with the Lord Sat- urday,Aug.4,2007. FUNERAL 11 a.m. Tuesday at' I Saebit Baptist Church in Euless.Visi- tation:6 to 8 p.m.Monday at the fu- neral home. SURVIVORS: His wife, Hannah; daughter, Ester; and son, Samuel Kim. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyviile,817-281-8751 1 1 I I I I I ill ' 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF l 111 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD �COLLINS/ C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED U I I r DATE OF ARTICLE U / I O NEWSPAPER FWST AREA BRIEFS Man dies after being hit by car EULESS—A Grand Prairie man died Sunday evening after being hit by a car while walking along the Texas 183 service road,officials said.John Haggard,57,was pro- flounced dead at the scene in the 1300 block of the West Airport Freeway eastbound service road,according to Euless police and the Tarrant County medical examiner's I office.He was hit about 6 p.m. by a four-door Volvo sedan,police spokesman Lt.Wayne Pavlick said in an e-mail.The accident is under investigation.No charges have been filed against the driver, Pavlick said. —Mark Agee 1 i 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ' OF I MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS� C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED d 11 0 /01 DATE OF ARTICLE D / -7 1 0 7 NEWSPAPER FWST NIGHT OUTITIONAL 4eighborhood eve ncs help hg h� crame By MARK AGEE rmagee@star-telegram.com If you see a bunch of your neighbors I grilling out tonight, they might be fighting crime. Tonight is National Night Out, when police, crime-watch groups, 1 neighborhood associations and oth- er organizations encourage residents to get out and meet one another and police officers.Residents are urged to leave their porch lights on as a sign of solidarity. People who know their neighbors are more likely to look out for them and be on guard for crime.The event was started in 1984 by National Town Watch, a national crime-watch group.In 2006,35.2 million people in I11,125 communities worldwide par- ticipated. Area cities including Euless, Col- ' leyville and North Richland Hills will hold crime prevention nights in Oc- tober,when the weather is cooler. `TIurst residents will carry on I through the heat at a National Night Out event from 6 to 8 at the Hurst Central Aquatics Center at 715 Mary Drive. More than 300 people attend- ' ed the event last year.This year,food, prizes and swimming will be offered. Police will have information on anti- ' crime programs. "The bottom line is that we can't do it alone," said Hurst police Sgt. Steve Safran,who supervises the de- ' partment's community services divi- sion."This is our way of saying thanks to the community and encouraging I them to keep helping us." 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF ; i MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCI AMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 8 I I 0 I 01 DATE OF ARTICLE DI 1 / 07 NEWSPAPER FWST IN MY OPINION PROPERTY TAX NUMBERS REFLECT DIFFERENCES AMONG CITIES .. The latest property tax ' the funding through property numbers clearly show that s,, taxes,sales tax and fees." some cities are on the F':'. Translation: Higher per ® capita property valuations in- upswing.And that some dicate a wealthierpopulation, aren't. ' , .r . which also tracks with a more 'Most newspapers have a stan- .. - fi highly educated population 1 dard operating procedure _--'` and more property tax dollars. when annual property tax ap- O.K. CARTER Thiel studied all 14 Tarrant a el praisals come out,as they did okc@star-telegram.com County cities with popula- from the Tarrant Appraisal tions of 20,000 or more to see District last month. TAD statistics to calculate per how they were doing on per .r 'The customary approach is capita taxable value numbers. capita taxable value, com- to indicate how much apprais- Why would we do that? pared with the county overall. als have increased countywide We asked Jerry Thiel,a stat- The taxable value per cap- -I (they rarely drop),as well as istician and mathematician ita countywide?$65,960. I how the numbers have whose hobby is charting the The average value in South- changed in cities and school economic health of the county lake,for instance, is$190,515, districts. and cities within it. almost three times the county There's nothing wrong with "It's taxable value that mat- average;it's 4.7 times the averea - = this process, though it's also ters," Thiel said. "Putting that age of$40,590 in Haltom City possible to make more refined on a per capita basis is partic- and 3.92 times the average of comparisons. ularly meaningful since it is $48,560 in Arlington. We could, for example, residents that drive much of It's also clear that not all ma check in with the North Cen- the city's budget for..infra- Northeast Tarrant cities are as tral Texas Council of Govern- structure and services of all flush as they're reputed to be. 4 ments for the latest popula- kinds. It is also the residents Any windshield survey of tion estimates and then use who provide a large share of the top-ranking communitiessal 1 Per capita property tax value mid Tarrant County cities with populations of 20,000 or more Per capita Percent of Taxing entity taxable value county value Tarrant County $65,960 n/amii Southlake $190,515 288 percent Colleyville $153,726 217 percent Grapevine $130,187 197 percent mai Keller $94,719 144 percent Mansfield $74,960 114 percent Bedford $60,781 92 percent Hurst $60,004 91 percent Benbrook $56,240 85 percent N.Richland Hills $56,207 85 percent ' Fort Worth $55,348 84 percent ] Watauga $53,212 81 percent Euless $48,872 74 percent Arlington $48,560 74 percent 3 Haltom City $40,490 62 percent Sources:Tarrant Appraisal District,North Central Texas Council of Governments j 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED O I 1 6 /61 DATE OF ARTICLE 13 '& 1 1 NEWSPAPER FWST would also indicate another oddity. ' Cities with high-dollar homes and upscale retail fare relatively well in this ranking, as opposed to cities with lots of other commercial and in- dustrial development. It's also easy to use property ' tax numbers from previous years to see whether a city is on the way up or maybe slip- ping a bit.Consider Arlington. ' "Across the entire count r outside of Arlington, the tag able property value of$70,55(3 ' is 45.3 percent greater than in. Arlington," Thiel said. "That' widened from 43.1 percer'j'f' when using the final Septenit' ber 2006 TAD values." What causes that? It could be that the Arlington isn't do ing as good a job developing ' the middle class as it once dict' Or that it isn't growing rapi anymore, or that the coun ' overall is growing faster, or that property values in the city aren't keeping up. Or make your own concltt1) sions.Like any set of researclit this kind of numbers mining' tends to suggest, well, more research. O.K.CARTER'S COLUMN APPEARS TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. 817-548-5428 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 2// 6 /6 7 DATE OF ARTICLE F/S2/ 7 NEWSPAPER FWST CITY COUNCIL Borrowing1 Grapevine library will cost Euless residents By BILL TEETER bteeter@star-telegram.com Euless readers will soon be prevented from borrowing materials for free from the Grapevine Public Library. The Grapevine City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to end the city's 16-year reciprocal agreement with Euless effective Oct. 1. If Euless resi- dents want to borrow books from Grapevine, they'll have to pay a$25 fee like other nonresidents. The move will likely mean more materials available for Grapevine residents,Grapevine Library Director Ja- nis Roberson said. Of Grapevine's 29,900 cardholders, 1,112 are from Euless,Roberson said. But any Texas resident; including those living in Grapevine,can borrow materials from the Euless Pub- lic library as long as they have a Euless library card.The cards are free. About 39,850 people have Euless cards, with 9,856 living outside Euless, including 275 from Grapevine. The Texas State Library gives Euless$8,755 annually to help defray costs for its free-card policy 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR Q / DATE DISTRIBUTED _ U I I D f 6 7 DATE OF ARTICLE g 1 g 16 7 NEWSPAPER FWST ITATTOO BANDIT CASE Gun not loaded, jail : 1woman says InThe suspect in a 12-day in her gun. (© Online exclusive police officer during a routine crime spree says she was In an interview Wednesday ` ( Sit in on Phyllis Dawn traffic stop.He noticed the in- surprised by all of the afternoon at the Tarrant ® Harvey's jailhouse famous tattoo on Harvey's left media attention. County Jail, the suspect in 17 interview in a video at wrist. crimes — beginning July 21 www.star-telegram.com The crimes began in Euless. ' By MARK AGEE with a carjacldng and kidnap- Others were committed in Ar- rmagee@star-telegram.com ping—said she had a message it's awkward to say that when lington, Bedford, Fort Worth, FORT WORTH — Phyllis for her victims: "I'm sorry." you have a gun in your hand, Grapevine, Hurst and North Dawn Harvey, who became "I wasn't really going to hurt but it's true." Richland Hills. I known as the tattoo bandit anyone,"said Harvey,who got Harvey, who said she goes The robber targeted mostly during a 12-day crime spree, her nickname from the rosary by her middle name, Dawn, motels and gas stations,police said she never had any bullets tattoo on her left wrist."I know was arrested Aug.2 by a Euless said. No one was injured,but au- Ithorities feared that the ban- dit's'�k crimes were escalating af- 'e' ter a woman was taken hos- * tage Aug.1 during a carjacking ' ' ` F' in North Richland Hills. The hostage was released along a .61�.,--1-7--,-,r,--,,e--; highway soon after being kid I ?: d napped. { .,;,''''''V, After a tipster called police, * *61%5 they said the bandit was"con- , R f f.V i,., x sidered to be armed and ex- 1 I tremely dangerous." Members of nine police de- partments and three federal p As �i .='...1'' ' r ' agencies had sought the rob- Ia +Y �f ' wber. ,. , , 1421 ._�, 4.'"4:''''",;NV On Wednesday, the jail- Phyllis Dawn Harvey,who is accused of 17 crimes,speaks briefly to the house interview lasted three I media at the Tarrant County Jail. STAR-TELEGRAM/ANDREW CHAVEZ or four minutes, after which Harvey asked to go back to her F3 cell. 3 g Sheriff Dee Anderson said ' W . that Harvey had considered I r canceling the interview but that once reporters arrived, I x s'. she didn't want to inconve- � ��� H,' �' nience them. She was brought to an abandoned wing_of the jail gra from a maximum security I . cell. Her hair was short and dyed dark brown,a hairdo po- �? -, lice say she adopted toward the end of her crime spree in an attempt to avoid capture. Surrounded by photogra- phers, videographers and re- ' porters from six TV stations A distinctive tattoo inspired the and two newspapers, Harvey nickname that police gave the sus- said she was surprised by all pect in the crime spree. It led to the attention she received. I Harvey's arrest. STAR-TELEGRAM/ANDREW CHAVEZ DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF 1 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY QADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED 3 /1 0 I v 7 DATE OF ARTICLE S2/ `, /,,a,,,,-7 NEWSPAPER FWST "I couldn't believe that Ij wad getting that much cover- age," she said. "I was freaking •out. .. I couldn't even go into .>:;i,,,',:le*,44 * Criminal history •Harvey has convictions for theft,possession of a con- trolled substance and two , aggravated robberies dating to age 19. •She was sentenced to •" three years in prison in �, March 1992 for theft and � FF drug possession,records show.She was paroled in July 1992. 1 •In September 1993,Har- " vey was sentenced to 30 , ,,„, , , „,,,,, ":311 years in prison for two hold "I couldn't believe that I was getting that much coverage;'Phyllis Dawn ups in Hurst.She was pa Harvey said."I couldn't even go into Wal-Mart. ...That was not the roled in May 2003. reaction I wanted.I was trying to hide." S-T/ANDREW CHAVEZ •She returned to prison on a parole violation in 2004, serving from April to July. Tattoo bandit July 30:The bandit targets Her parole was scheduled to crime spree two businesses—one in end in August 2023. Phyllis Dawn Harvey is the Grapevine and another in Sources:Records from Tarrant County courts suspect in 17 crimes corn- North Richland Hills. and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice mitted over 12 days,in-YJuly 31:A woman with a Wal-Mart without people star cluding nine robberies and chrome handgun robs a ing at me.That was not the re- several carjackings.The cellphone store in east Fort action I wanted.I was trying to following are some of the Worth. hide." crimes she is accused of. Aug.1:The bandit carjacks Harvey didn't explicitly ad- Authorities are investigating g g drivers in Richland Hills and mit to the robberies but did mill her possible connection to North Richland Hills in less say that she had made "bad choices."She said she was try other cases. than an hour,taking one July 21:A woman matching woman hostage for a trip to ing to fund a cocaine and her Harvey's description hijacks Fort Worth.The bandit oin habit that was costing her a car in Euless and kidnaps releases the hostage at a gas $300 to$700 per day. the driver. station. Clad in a pea-green jump- July 25:A woman with a Aug.2:Early in the morning, rosary tattoo robs a Bedford stopa sedan for a suit,Harvey appeared to have motel. police needle marks on her right arm. traffic violation.The womaniiiii July 26:A woman with the has no identifica She said she was"really,really passenger same description robs a tion but has drugara her strung out"during the spree. P p motel in North Richland nalia,police said."The offi When you go in some- Hills. where with a gun in your hand, cers saw the tattoo,and that's pretty desperate," she July 28:The tattoo bandit they had an idea of who she said. strikes a gas station in Hurst. was,"a spokesman later 1 = This report includes material from the July 29:The bandit hits a said.Harvey was taken into sandwich shopin North .w star-Telegram archives. custody without incident. vajil Richland Hills. Source:Area police agencies I oillii1 old 1 oil 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN IYOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 8 I / O I 0-7 DATE OF ARTICLE 110 1 07 NEWSPAPER DMN I ®ursefamiliaritynot a f • From Staff Reports ' factorfor winners .„,„.:,„,,,,t Before Monday's practice ' und, Kyle Pritchard and Julia - .1, �� � had never set foot on the Tex- as Star Golf Course in Euless.That - do tk of familiarity didn't stop them , m winning the men's and wom- ,, i F s titles at the Collegiate Players ,' Tour national championship on : �-} e , ursday. , ,,,, `' Pritchard, who will begin his • ; _ g sophomore year at Louisiana-La- P ,,r a 4 '--,',14: €a, ' +,apt e = 4 '; fa ette this fall, and Best, a fifth- , . " �,, t,- °-. t y ar-senior at Texas,both won in 5_., ,,t ,- :4,. s'aA 74. , -•...r,,,4,-;4.7•7„. � , nvincing fashion. a ' �, ) 4 t= I Pritchard,the only player in the t _` .t.'4.,-1 I. CPT NATIONAL . ` r CHAMPIONSHIP .....,44k,,'..1.41' Id to break par all three days, l ,`N ma y ' finished at 7-under 203,six shots Z ,',..,,,,,i„;.,i,'. -',44.,.:4,4"°;:j1,�' � ,� Fes,. earl of runner-up Eric Durbin ofr t 'Iri ` ouston and OU.Best's margin of G�` ' ' '. ,& ' . a ' cto was nine strokes. She fin- A;-3,,,,,,,,:,,,.:' ') . ,s < fished at even-par 213. . ' �,. , , "I really liked the course,"said �� • ,. ii 'tchard. "It was in great shape MILTON ON IIINNANI'/staff Photographerd there are a lot of good holes Longhorn Julia Best turned her first experience at Texas Star • outthere. " gll whowastied e Golf Course into a CPT national championship title. Pritchardfor th 1-hole lead,birdied the first hole ursday and never let up.He fin- THE COLLEGIATE PLAYERS TOUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ished with five birdies and made (At Euless) Christopher Brown,Garland 77-73-68-218 Illonly bogey at No.7 a 490-yard THURSDAY'S RESULTS Matt Sterling,Tiverton,R.I 75-69-75-219 s y g y , y MEN'S DIVISION David McKendrick,Monroe,LA. 75-72-74-221 le converted from a par-5 to a Final round(Texas Star GC,par 70) David Young,Hinton,Iowa 76-71-74-221 Kyle Pritchard,Humble 68-69-66-203 Brad Stevens,Brentwood,Tenn. 77-74-70-221 par-4 for this event. Eric Durbin,Houston 66-74-69-209 Thomas Keamey,San Antonio 74-77-70-221 With the title well in hand,he Bill Allcorn,Abilene 71 67.73-211 Beau Willis,Weatherford 74-73-74-221 Philip Krebsbach,San Antonio WOMEN'S DIVISION issed a 6-footer for birdie at No. Jeremy Ma tin,Slaton 73-72-68-213 Final round(Texas Star GC,per 71) that would have given him a Jordan Woolf,Fort Worth 71 973-213 Julia Best,Bulve de 71-7072-213 tournament-low 65.Bythat Kevin Doskocil,Hillsboro 73-71-68-213 Shade Cloutier,Niceville,Fla 76-77-69-222 time, Kyle Collins,San Antonio 69-72-73-214 Kelley Louth,Corpus Christi 75-75-72-222 e was ready to adjourn to the air- Brett Leavell,Lawton,Okla 70-70-75-215 Heather Wright,Norman,Okla 73-73-76-222 ndltiOned clubhouse. J.P.Putnam,Woodstock,Ga 74-71-71-216 Tyrette Metzendorf,Winter Haven,Fla. 72-75.79-226 Rick Wilkenfeld,Texas City 73-69-74-216 Danielle Jackson,Seminole,Fla 78.77.72-227 "It was really hot out there," Rahul Desai,Avon,Conn 70-77-70-217 Erica Doody,Houston 70-78-79-227 Bentley Nakasawa,Yuma,Ariz 72-67-78-217 Nicole Crochet,Harahan,La. 81-74-74-229 Pritchard said. "The heat was Matt Eschenburg,The Woodlands 77-70-70-217 Christina Schams,Chandler,Ariz 76.8074-230 tthering me.I was sweating like Benjamin Smith,Hillsboro 71-74-72-217 Brittany Tomerlin,San Angelo 74-81-75-230 zy but knew I had to just keep a nding." valry] going on, but it was fun ishing ninth, then placed second In the women's division, Best playing with Heather," she said. last week in San Antonio. irdied three holes in a row begin- "We've played together al lot in ju- "These [CPT] events really ing at No.9 to build a comfort- nior golf and college golf and are helped me," she said of the 13- le margin.She was paired with pretty good friends." week tour designed to provide col- eventual co-runner-up Heather Best, who lives in Bulverde, lege-age players with affordable right of OU,creating a friendly Texas,was coming off a wrist inju- opportunities to compete during nghorns-Sooners rivalry situa- ry that sidelined her for a year.She the summer."I was fortunate to be on. played in her first CPT event of the able to come out here after 12 "We had a little bit of that[ii- season last month in Austin,fin- months off and get my game bask."