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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-02-13 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / O 1,,,:t. Pit L MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED // 3 h 9 DATE OF ARTICLE a /7 /0 q NEWSPAPER FWST ENTERTAINMENT Festival'and will last two was not successful, Hughes Euless festival days.It will be,held, as were said.The council decided in follows in the t • the other'concerts, at a field November' 2008 to give a footsteps of neighboring :tirig near Texas Health Hurst Eu blues festival another try. Euless,another city.that less-Bedford hospital. The eventwill be funded by changed its strategy when its Hughes said the city is fa 'the tourism budget;.city offi outdoor festival fell on hard' the blues realizing deals with well- vials said. r times.Arbor Daze featured known musicians as well as r. Blues musician Sumter well-known oldies such as the • area groups with an estab- Bruton, who owns Record. Beach Boys and Herman's fished following. Town in Fort Worth,said the Hermit's and typically attract- ac1 ( 1n When the event began as return of the blues festival is ed about 200,000 people Bedford Blues Festival, ma- promising. during its heyday,costing as ny were skeptical that the "The blues scene around much as$500,000 to pro- B dfor - esuburb would'be a hotbed here has been a little slow, duce,city officials said. for blues musicians and h said. "I hope the festival The free festival began in blues lovers. does well and the weather is the late 1980s as a lawn and The once-popular Bedford blues But it grew steadily,peak- nice. It depends on the garden show promoting festival is back on the schedule for ing in 2001 when more than weather. More power to conservation with tree give Labor Day. 78,000 people attended,city ahem.'' aways. But it struggled fi officials said. The city took This report includes material from nancially during years when A By TERRY LEE GOODRICH over as producer in 2000 and Star-Telegram archives, bad weather kept the crowds untgoodrich@star-telegram.com the event went through two away,said Ray McDonald, BEDFORD — A Bedford blues festival name changes, eventually TERRY LEE GOODRICH, director of Euless parks and that made a national name for itself be- becoming Bedford Blues 817-ess-3812 community services. fore cratering will make a return Labor and Music Festival and,ex- ■ The festival was not held in Day weekend,and city officials say thb panding to include several 2006,but it was revived in will announce the headliners in the next music genres. 2007 as a community festival few weeks. The festival was initially featuring tree giveaways, The outdoor city- festival, which funded bya tourism budget, local musicians and perform- -brought in such big-name blues and sponsorships and food ers,arts and crafts,conces- non-blues headliners as Keb'Mo,Buddy sales, but it began charging sions and children's activities. Guy, Joe Ely, Robert Gray,Al Green and admission and was cut to a I Rather than depending on —Pat Green,debuted in 1995 and attracted two-day event to offset fi= proceeds from vendors'fees, nearly 80,000 people at its peak,city oT=` nancial losses.' concessions,a carnival and cials said. "I was here during one souvenirs,it is still free,fund- ' But the three-day event, originally when it was 114 degrees and ed primarily by the city's managed for the city by a professional also duringthe one when Pat. hotel motel tax fund,said events producer,struggled financially in Green made his first video Vicki Rodriquez,finance years when 100-plus degree tempera- and we had to roll out hay" director for Euless. tures and heavy rains kept crowds away. , atop the mud at the fest site, I The community festival is. — In its rebirth,it will not only offer blues Hughes said. not intended to be a fund and other music genres but will hedge its Only about 16,000 people raiser or even a break-even bets with a barbecue cook-off expected attended in 2004. The city event,McDonald said.The ,oto bring in top competitors from across discontinued the festival in event was cut back to a day the country,said James Hughes,director 2005 and tried an arts festi of the city's parks,recreation and special -.'val zn October of 2007,but it and a half and attracts about 5,000,he said. events. .t- Terry Lee Goodrich ii. "We were known nationwide and even - internationally for the;blues, and we, wanted to go back to what we were known for,"Hughes said."As for the bar becue cook-off, there is,a big following for that.There are people that do that all year long,and it's their passion." The reborn event will be called the Ci- ty of Bedford Labor Day Blues and BBQ DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR — DATE DISTRIBUTED t:=R l I 3 10 I DATE OF ARTICLE a l q l0 / NEWSPAPER FWST REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS . , Arlington Texas 1� Motor 1. Lease expansion Speedway Flower 2225 E.Randol Mill Road Alliance Mound College Admissions Assistance Airport ^ia, __ , `c n v :"has added 776 square feet to Grapevine -6 the 4,243 square feet renewed 3132, WO Mat Arlington Downs Tower.The office ii e building is 88,000 square Y 6. A} K � n - v 72}M�� 199: '12T r/ _.. ° Broker:Ryan Evanich of 4 Cig Stream Realty Partners L.P. q ;1. represented Arlington Downs FORT tlrving 12 P WORTH Tower in lease negotiations on $; ao behalf of the owner,J&F Grapd , --�, Arlington Praire bz' . Investments Group. . 20 zo — zo Euless r v � 2. Industrial lease 3 ?< 287 0 `11 1109-F S.Airport Circle ® 22 7 67! Commercial Food Service Repair has leased 6,000 square feet. STAR-TELEGRAM Broker:Steve Koldyke with Broker:Jennifer Gray of Integ- North Richland Hills �. CB Richard Ellis represented rity Commercial Realty repre- 7. Retail lease the landlord,CRP-2 West Dal- sented the landlord. 5326 Rufe Snow Drive las. Jirah Beauty&Salon has leased Haslet - 1,528 square feet in the Mead- Fort Worth 5. Industrial lease owcrest Corners shopping 3.Office lease 850 W. Blue Mound Road center.The store will open in Seventh and Main streets Tommy Thomas has leased March. ` ' _ Texas Electric Utility Con- 900 square feet for a cabinet Broker:Bryan Dyer with struction has leased 4,078 shop. The Woodmont Co. repre- square feet in the Oncor Build- Broker: Marissa Collins is the sented the-landlord,Pinehurst ing. agent for the owner,Ron Stur- Group. _ Broker:Theron Bryant with geon Real Estate. SCM Real Estate Services rep- 8. Commercial sale resented the landlord. 6. Industrial lease 5616 Davis Blvd. 1150 W. Blue Mound Road Rathole LIc.has purchased a — Grand Prairie Brian Linderhas leased 1,250 2,750-square-foot property. 4.Office lease square feet for a heating,venti- Broker:James Keoghan 5103 Magna Carta Blvd. lation and air-conditioning with Re/Max Commercial repre- Re/Max Pinnacle Group II,a company. sented the buyer,and Russell — residential real estate company, Broker:Marissa Collins is the Webb with Stream Realty has leased 1,800 square feet at agent for the owner,Ron Stur- Partners represented the Camp Wisdom Plaza I. geon Real Estate. seller. ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l LMAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY GRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN gLIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR L DATE DISTRIBUTED ..?//3 /09 DATE OF ARTICLE //07 ,0 / NEWSPAPER FWST c,-:JTDOORS . . theDon tlust watch birds count 'e le nationwide GreatVg A' lake. �ickyard Bird Count will be ;a a After counting"birds, partici- Friday Help with your p Friday through Monday. r pants are asked to submit a list to bird count �� �tre' the organizations Web site,which Fort Worth Audubon Society LANCE MURRAY �§ £ � will display national,state and lo- members will also be at these cem@star-telegram,com 7 : x ; �. r cal numbers. locations to help with the Great, Tarrant Countybird-watchers can ' u, i In Texas in 2008, participants' Backyard Bird Count: "in the nationwide Great Back- e � yt reported 410,91E birds and 333 Arlington:Village Creek drying rd Bird Count on Friday through b- `.,T i V , .1 rw different species. Nationally, beds,Green Oaks Boulevard, )lam nddyto help create"areal-time 7 4 ( � 9,807,216 birds were counted one block west of Davis Bou- snapshot of where the birds are Rt $ among 634,species. Participants levard,9 a.m.to noon Saturday, ross the continent," according & � : � submitted 85,787 checklists. at the top of the rise. • the event's Web site. ' � Nationally,the 10 most-spotted Benbrook:Pecan Valley Park, Participants are asked to spend " µ * r' birds were the northern cardinal, 7801 Memorial Oaks Drive,off 3 t at least 15 minutes on one or more �r£ mourning dove, dark-eyed junco, Winscott Road,9 a.m.to noon,- the four days countingand not- f downywoodpecker, American Friday.Meet at the picnic tables. Y �� y � P ;'the species of birds in.their . a � goldfinch, blue jay, house finch, Euless:Bob Eden Park,901 neighborhoods. L tufted titmouse, black-capped Mid-Cities Blvd.,one block east _ .The count is a joint project of 11P-w .amu,_�, e � .-^ ` ", , y chickadee and the American crow. of Farm Road 157,9 a.m.to e Cornell Lab of Ornithology gird watchers are encouraged to count Snow geese and Canada geese noon Sunday.Meet in the park �d the Audubon Society. Fort_ were spotted in the greatest num-• ing lot. the birds they see,such as purple finch -Worth society members will be at: bers. Fort Worth:Foster Park,4800 es. STAR-TELEGRAM/LANCE MURRAY cpveral Tarrant`County parks:to Southlake participants''report- Trail Lake Drive,one mile north, Ip.people with their counts,said Science Center, 703 NW Green ed 111 birds; Fort Worth, 93; Ar- of Interstate 20,9 a.m.to noon w•il Morris, president of the Oaks Blvd.Other activities include lington,80;Grapevine,63;Colley- Saturday.Meet in the parking group. Binding 101 workshops; guided vine,29;and Trophy Club, 16. _ lot. Those locations include River bird walks,art activities and story Grapevine:oak Grove Park, gacy Parks in Arlington, where times. Online:www.birdsource.org/gbbc Oak Grove Loop South in the tie'"Family Fun Saturday:We Love Bird-watchers in Northeast . Acorn Woods Picnic Area,7:30 Birds!"event will be from 10 a.m. Tarrant County could go to the to 10:30 a.m.Saturday. 1 2 p.m. Saturday at the Living Bob Jones Nature Center in South- LANCE MURRAY,817-390-7541 Source Fort Worth Audubon societ w:,w fwas.inip DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCK4MIE RIDGWAY DECK -BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR — DATE DISTRIBUTED c=2l/.3 /0? DATE OF ARTICLE c;?//3/0q NEWSPAPER FWST STATE HOUSE ,Tarrant area gains 3 committee; - chairmanships, bloses But even those who lost © Find more online ' Chairmanship losses leadership roles are pleased b5525'm Read the full-length version of this story at Rep Phil King,R-Weatherford, with their assignments. star-telegram.com/extras was left without a chairman- '" ship after his Regulated Indus By DAVE MONTGOMERY Committee, Smith will be at 'tries Committee was merged dmontgomery@star-telegram.com : $ r — the center of a hot partisan is- with other panels: AUSTIN -- Tarrant 'County's •' §i s sue — legislation requiring And Rep.Rob Orr,R-Burle- clout in the state .House , photo identification for vot- son,was removed as chairman. seemed to be bolstered Thurs= ers. Smith has supported the of the Land and Resources — day when Speaker Joe Straus legislation,but said Thursday:, Management Committee but announced ` committee as- Straus Craddick that he will "do everything remains on the panel. ,_ signments,giving three chair- within my power"to crafta bi-, "Every time we get a new manships to members of the Speaker Tom Craddick, R- partisan compromise to avoid president, they pick a new — delegation. ' Midland,is considered one of disenfranchising poor,elderly Cabinet," said ;'King; one of Two other North Texas law- Straus'closest allies: and minorities, a concern of Craddick's lieutenants,."and: makers lost :chairmanships Straus,who replaced Crad-: Democrats. that's what happens when you. _ they had held in the 2007 legis- dick after the 2009 Legislature . Straus said Smith "would havea new speaker." lative session. convened,said he"wanted to .do a good job" in leading a King,however, said he was Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort make sure" that Geren had a committee facing"volatile is- "delighted'to be named to the Worth, will,head the Houseleadership position. sues."He called Smith"a very tax-writing Ways and Means Administration Committee. "In mymind, he's a leader skilled attorney and negotia-. Committee,where he can pur-- Rep.Todd Smith,R-Euless,will in the House and certainly tor and.a strong Republican:" sue reforms of property taxes head the Elections Commit- close to me in my time here,"_ and the 3-year-old revised tee, which has oversight over Straus,R-San Antonio,said. Truitt brings continuity business tax. — elections, campaign finance Geren was also assigned to Truitt,who was a Craddick ally Similarly, On said, he will and related issues. three other sought-after coinand briefly flirted with a run at still be able to push eminent- Rep.Vicki'IYuitt,R-Keller,a mittees: State Affairs, Licens- the speaker's post,could have domain legislation as a mem- six-term member, will head ing and Administrative Proce- lost her chair after her corn- ber of Land and Resources, the Pensions,Investments and. dures, and Calendars, the mittee: was 'realigned. But Management Committee. Financial Services Committee, clearinghouse for sending .Straus saidhe wanted an expe- Most of the Tarrant'County, an expanded version of the bills to the floor. rienced leader for a commit-. delegation got a seat on at _ panel she led in the last ses- tee charged with-overseeing_ least one of the committees:_ sion. Volatile issues for Smith investments and pensions at a_ they requested, which lets Smith, who was also openly :time of economic uncertainty....them pursue.pet issues and: Geren's leadership role critical of Craddick,has been "She did a good job last ses- serve the interests of their Geren,one of the dissident Re- in the House for seven terms sion,and I thought continuity constituents. publicans who helped,engi- and ranks high in seniority... _ was important,"Straus said. .: neer the ouster of former As head of the.Elections DAVE MONrGOME Y,su-476.4294 • Rep.Charlie Rep.Todd' Rep.Vicki Truitt, _ Geren,R-Fort Smith,R-Euless, . .R-Keller,will lead Worth,will head will head the the Pensions, the House Elections Com- Investments and Administration mittee. Financial Servic- — Committee. es Committee. /DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY GRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD,YIIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR _DATE DISTRIBUTED Il 3 10c/ DATE OF ARTICLE 113 /�q NEWSPAPER FWST BRIEF Grade school evacuated in grenade scare EULESS--Oakwood Terrace Elementary,School was evacuated briefly Thursday morning after a student walked into a classroom about 9 a.m with what looked like hand grenade,officials said.A teacher placed d then notified school on a desk an £ After police arrived,they found that the grenade had a hole'#n the.bottom of it,police It.John Williams said,"It hada pin and everything,"Williams surd "Bu> the gats ar ere taken out"No charges will be filed,police sa#d. s Aommig,,Rarxur 3r i