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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-18 Euless Articles IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN / ;i ` I YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMA . ' S U TRIG TED DATE DI 1/6 o ,b /IS2IC) DATE OF ARTICLE /6 / NEWSPAPER I • \111$• A 1 A ‘ . • icil‘:‘ sZ$ 9 � V \pi- 40 ' City also is home ;l , l to Trinity's champion - ._,-„.. ---. - , .�, I football team -- -. M -- �. . By DEBORAH FLECK W` Staff Writer ...,,,,,..�.« r toff I dfle d,dallaanews.com Euless has made a name for itself not only because of its trees , , ' but also with its successful high school football team. • ' I „ -, . Trinity High School just F . joined the state's elite schools as 'i . #` � a multiple winner of a state foot- --4--la. : Iball title. It garnered its second '” _ i . ' °' state title last month as well as , national recognition for its hake chant, a rallying cheer created by the team's Tongan players. --""� 1 I 1 " The city's location adjacent to y:. � " � A Dallas/Fort Worth Internation- f _-�qq�e '� a al Airport has drawn many resi- '1:� z 0 5,t _ ' `' / �,,'. dents from the South Pacific _ •fr '' r�` ' ��9 •,' ':,l=' ' who work at the airport or for ' ." ` r � f'� • + +' American Airlines. r,.. • _..__ _ '.h 4, »>= Surrounded by vehicle and ELIZABETH M.CLAFFEY/Staff Photographer I plane traffic, Euless strives to The Obamehinti family moved to Euless because of the schools and proximity to the stay green through several envi- airport.The Obamehintis,from left:Lola,17;Feyi;Layo,14;Johnson and Lade,13. ronmental programs. I The National Arbor Day port Freeway in Northeast Tar- the city's convenient location development tucked between Foundation has twice recog- rant County. The cities share a are the main reasons Feyi Oba- two major highways."It's a qui- nized the city for its Arbor Daze school district and a chamber of mehinti and her family moved et, family-oriented neighbor- Festival, an event held every commerce. to the area about four years ago hood,"said the mother of three. I April that promotes the planting The school district is among from Cedar Hill. Her husband,Johnson Oba- of trees. Euless has also been the top 10 percent of districts "Euless offers such easy ac- mehinti,just became a member named a White House Millenni- nationwide and was one of the cess to the airport. We can be of the neighborhood associa- urn Community for being tree- first in North Texas to offer an there in five minutes," Mrs. tion's new board. "We have 215 I friendly. International Baccalaureate Obamehinti said, adding that homes built in the first two The community of about program. relatives visit often and her hus- phases,"he said."It's a very nice 53,000 is part of the Hurst-Eu- That advanced program,the band's job requires travel. development." less-Bedford trio that hugs Air- district's trimester schedule and The family moved into a new In addition to commendable I 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF cV MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR f DATE DISTRIBUTED f /I Ic / DATE OF ARTICLE , /6 ° NEWSPAPER DMN j „, , 4 d't,d'G.. z6 ,-k-.. a Ata.,Hrrq COLLEYVILl ,7 ' tt, a � Nall: st 1 ri ? Glia. '''4 '4. ,t 44 t Cheek Sp 60 y� P'4, t DigitalEXTRA 4 , �ti 4 � - 4100* i c!i Link:Tour more than two , , rtt ,ataQ IP 4 . dozen communities and ,, ,®y " cities in the Dallas-Fort L`,o, ,0 Worth area In our ' ,c. Q'- . .`SRA A ` ' Neighborhood Profiles area vV0R, ,i ARLINGTON PRAM online. _ dallasnews.com/homecenter r'Detail NI: a; PORT DALLAS schools, the city offers a strong woeTN,w' Parks and Community Services --`-•` TOM -----ixt Department. 1n 2007, the de- .ij partment won six awards from the Texas Festival and Events EULESS AT A GLANCE Association. The department maintains more than two dozen History:Growth began after parks and facilities, including Elisha Adam Euless built a home the'hxas Star Golf Course,Soft- and a cotton gin In the area In ball World, Simmons Senior 1881.The city incorporated in Center and three historic build- 1951,disincorporated in 1952 and ings. reincorporated in 1953, The city is also home to a Dr 2006 estimated median home Pepper StarCenter,a multisport value:$123,764 complex that opened in 2000. 2006 home sales*:$46,000 to For young families, home $375,000 prices are fairly afibr•dable,with Shopping:North East Mall some single-family homes listed Schools:Hurst-Euless-Bedford for less than $100,000. Apart- ISD and Grapevine-Colleyvilie ments make up about 45 per- ISD cent of residential structures. 2006 crime:no murders,three Euless is the fourth-largest rapes,36 robberies,64 city in Tarrant County, Remaining undeveloped aggravated assaults,298 J burglaries,156 vehicle thefts land is shrinking, which in- eludes land Euless shares with and 1,153 thefts the airport. But the airport is More information: r•onsidering plans to develop its www.ci.Euless,tx.us - tpproximately 1,800 acres in 'Reported sales prices of homes listed through MLS Euless with a retail or restau- I SOURCES:Clarites;city of Euless;Dave rant project in a couple ofyears. Downs of Re/Max DFW Associates I • I I 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN •YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED I / 1 x I C) <- DATE OF ARTICLE ///� . /Der NEWSPAPER FWST • MARINES Euless lance corporal gets face time on lv The Silent Drill Platoon is town,nor will he be on the re- On TV what is informally known as featured in a new Marine ceiving end of a Simon zinger. American Idol airs at 7 p.m. the 8th and I in Washington, I Corps promotion. Instead,McGuyer,22,a 2005 on KDFW/Channel 4. D.C., where the Corps',hand- Trinity High 'School graduate, picked ceremonial platoons BY CHRIS VAUGHN will appear in the debut of a 'places Iever wanted togointheare based. cvaughn@star-telegram.com Marine Corps commercial shot last' few months,' said He was noticed during in- • Brendon McGuyer's TV remote at some of the nation's, most McGuyer,a lance corporal. fantry school because of his does not normally stop on idealised and picturesque McGuyer is a member of the discipline and bearing and was American Idol this time of year. places, — the Golden' Gate Silent DrillPlatoon,a unit that recruited to join the elite pla- • Tonight,though,he'll make bridge, Times Square, the performs globally as an ambas- Loon.He barely qualified phys- an exception. He wants to see Grand Canyon,a lighthouse in sador for the Marine Corps.He ically,though---the minimum himself. New England. joined the 40-man unit in No- height requirement is 5 feet 10 He.won't belt out any Mo- "I pretty much visited all the •vember and is stationed at I • inches,exactly his height. Lance • Cpl. The Silent Drill Platoon does a 15-minute ri- '`' Brendon Mc- fie-hurtling and marching routine without any- ,. f Guyer's disci one calling out commands.McGuyer said mem- ,„ x pline and bear- • bers practice until"muscle memory"takes over, in got him no- and what communication occurs is mostly from ticed during in- "wood counts"of slapping the butts of the M-1 i~ - fantry school rifles. t 4 and recruited • McGuyer is hardly the star of the commer- s, }ni* - into the Silent cial.No Marine expects to get more than a few 44.,e101? 4 Drill Platoon. seconds of face time before America.But he saidx �, c '�� MARINES/ it was still:pretty thrilling to draw a crowd as the � ' {w z c�� lye '� LANCE CPL ERIC N. • commercial was filmed,even at 2 a.m.in Times , ,- 1 nj T#r CARRANZA Square. ,d "They've sent me places I thought I would 9 . I never get to visit,"he said,ticking off recent trips .,- 4 to Paris and Montreal."I love whatI do." .Y' in' CHRIS VAUGHN,817-390-7547 ___ 1 I I 1 I I 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED I / J O /0 g DATE OF ARTICLE / /' 5 NEWSPAPER FWST Trying to-ft 1gseniors • connected to societyIli 2 groups fighting isolation that comes from loss By JESSICA DeLE6N of loved ones, lack of money and other difficulties jdeleon@star-telegram.com Northeast. "It means somebody in Who's involved "" that community had that conversa- United Way officials have made pre- Cities, businesses and organizations in tion about what we can do about se-{ sentations to Euless, Grapevine and Northeast Tarrant County have an oppor mors. Southlake. Representatives plan to tunity to prove they're senior-friendly. The United Way Northeast and the talk to Bedford and Hurst next. Northeast Leadership Forum are workingThe need Grapevine has applied. Officials together on a project to recognize groups How to About 37,000 of Northeast Tarrant that include seniors in their activities. apply County's 400,000 residents are 65 or feel that the city's senior center They hope to combat senior isolation. To be recog- older, according to the 2000 U.S.' meets the criteria,recreation super Way officials - They as a Census.Nearly 20 percent of Tarrant intendent Chris Smith said. haven lists of senior-friendly ay they hope to senior friend) Our job is to address the needs of y County seniors experience some de organizations city,organiza all citizens,.Smith said."We felt like,. during their annual report to the commu- tion,school or gree of isolation, according to the --. w nitym United Way's 2005 needs assess going into it,we already do a lot of n ' the fall. The deadline for applica- business,apply ment. these things. For us, it was valida- tions is Aug. 1. at 817-282 tion." Isolation is separation from soci- 1160. ety because of the loss of a spouse or online:www.unitedwaytarrant.org Program details close friends or the lack of transpor- Cities, faith-based groups, schools, busi- JESSICA DELE6N,817-685-3932 nesses and media,healthcare, social-ser ._ tation,hearing or money, for exam- vice and civic organizations can a 1 for pie. As seniors become withdrawn, senior friendly certification. apply their homes fall into disrepair, their health deteriorates or they can no Applicants that meet the stan- longer cook,Beaulieu said. dards will receive certificates. "It's a ripple," she said. "We want j Cities,for example,must create a to identify those people and draw senior advisory board and meet at them back into being re-engaged." least three of five criteria:Market se- Ron Parish,director of communi nior programs in at least three ways, ty ministries for the Community Enimil - have at least one intergenerational program, educate the community CC We want to identify about senior resources, have three those people and draw events or programs that include se- miii niors as volunteers or workers and them back into being work with another city on a senior program. re-engaged. Businesses, too, must meet at Faye Beaulieu,United Way-Northeast """ least three of five standards:Demon- strate three ways that they have se- nior-friendly access or equipment, richment Center and a member of show how seniors work as volunteers United Way's Senior Isolation Task or employees, market to seniors, Force,sees the need to fight isolation. train workers to understand seniors He runs a weekly senior program at the Community Enrichment Center and show how employees are en- couraged to care for parents who are in North Richland Hills. seniors. "I don't think cities are aware of The criteria "may not seem like the isolation some seniors are in be- huge things," said Faye Beaulieu, cause it's hard to identify," he said, project director for United Way- adding that isolated seniors don't vis- it senior centers and don't have the income or resources to get out: 11 rii ,DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF . MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGOAY(2) BOYETT BROWN I YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN j LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED i /1 /0 DATE OF ARTICLE J /1 7 /u n NEWSPAPER FWST I ARLINGTON I Ballpark Way alternatives areproposed _. I Residents hear proposals ment near the Euless border and extend it over the Trinity ((© What do for a new north-south road that could ultimately include River into the Viridian Project, J you think? s. to provide access to a 5,000 homes, requires a new which would have at least ®1 Post a comment on ' north-south roadway. three other entrances. this report at , , planned development in P The current plan is an ex- Alternative I:Called"small www.star-telegram.com north Arlington: tension of Ballpark Way,which Ballpark,"the plan calls for the ' By MITCH MITCHELL has been in the city's thor-` extension of Ballpark Way as a Alternative II: Called 'rico I mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com oughfare plan since 1992,said two-lane, undivided road Ballpark," the plan would ex- ARLINGTON — About 300 Bruce Payne,Arlington's assis- north across the Trinity River tend Riverside Parkway_lto ` people attended a meeting tant director of development from Green Oaks Boulevard. Green Oaks Boulevard. As,in Wednesday to hear more corn- services. Ballpark Way would run along the other alternative; a street munity-friendly alternatives On Wednesday, residents the Trinity River and connect connecting Riverside Parkjay I to a proposed extension and heard two alternatives to with Riverside Parkway. The to the Viridian Project would expansion of Ballpark Way in- bringing a vastly enlarged connection would be made by have to be built. to a six-lane thoroughfare with roadway through their neigh- building an east-west street Staff writer Susan Schrock contributed, I an elevated bridge that could borhoods. connecting:to Ballpark Way to this report,which includes material rise as high as 50 feet. Ballpark Way plan: The and Riverside Parkway. The from the Star-Telegram archives. The Viridian Project, a plan would expand Ballpark ,new street would enter the Vi planned 2,100-acre develop- Way to sixlanes in some places ridian Project. MITCH MITCHELL,s»-548-5411: ,. 1 1 I 1 I I1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINSQC.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR I DATE DISTRIBUTED /iO l DATE OF ARTICLE '1// 7 /O NEWSPAPER DMN COMMUNITY CALENDAR. ' TOWN HAI-L MEETINGS:The city of , Euless will have a town hall meeting at 7 p.m.Jan.24 in the council chambers at City, all,201 N.Ector Drive. Representatives from all city departments will take questions, comments or suggestions.For information,call 817.685-1563. J J J J J J J J r J 1 • 1 1 ,DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE /OF l MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGW 4Y(2) BOYETT BROWN I YOUNG McDONALDLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR f DATE DISTRIBUTED /ii g I° k DATE OF ARTICLE 1/ I g /U 6 NEWSPAPER FWST ' INVESTIGATION is Euless police officer, 37 � arrested on DWI suspicion ' Star-Telegram IfYi Meredith land Westmoreland said. In ARLINGTON—A Euless po x� a. was returned 1995, Meredith was involved lice officer was arrested early 7 to the Ayling- in an accident in which his pa- Thursday on suspicion of \ � � " ton Jail where trol car collided with a vehicle ' driving while intoxicated, ac- he posted that apparently ran a red light cording to Arlington police. p $1,000 bail at The accident left 49-year- Donald Meredith, 37, was Meredith 8:30 a.m.and old Patsy Bobbitt dead. Bob- arrested after an accident was released, bitt was a passenger in a 1994 about 12:30 a.m. Thursday in Miller said. Hyundai driven by Nancy Mc- the 1000 block of East Lamar Police said they are awaiting Donald of Euless. McDonald, Boulevard in north Arlington, a report of the blood sample 24,was treated for minor inju- ' police.spokesman Lt. Blake analysis before concluding ries at Harris Methodist H.E.B. Miller said in a news release. their investigation. hospital and released. No one was injured. • Meredith, a patrol officer Meredith was cleared of Meredith refused to give a and a 14-year veteran of the Eu- any wrongdoing in that wreck, breath or blood specimen, less Police Department, was police said. , Miller said in the statement,so placed on administrative leave Staff writers Mitch Mitchell and police obtained a search war- Thursday afternoon pending Melissa Vargas contributed to this rant, and a blood sample was 'the outcome of the investiga- report,which includes material from taken at a hospital. tion,Euless Assistant Chief Har- the Star-Telegram archives. I 1 1