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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-02-20 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF ,/ MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOU:\'G McDONALD COLLINS/ C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED '&/ & 0 l O C DATE OF ARTICLE �' S/° I NEWSPAPER FWST - ELECTION FILINGS Filings for Tarrant County mu- ' Euless Haslet Westlake nicipal and school board elec- Place 5:Glenn Porterfield Mayor: Bob Golden At-large:Larry Corson tions on May 9 began last week. Place 6:Perry Bynum Place 2:Lynnda McCoy Candidates have until March 9 Forest Hill Place 4 Harold Williams School boards to submit their names for the Mayor James L Gosey,Lyndia HurstArlington ballot.Among the candidates to Thomas Place 1:Charles Swearengen Place 1:Gloria Pena officially file for the elections Place 4:Beckie Duncan Hayes, Place 2:Larry Kitchens Place 2:Peter Baron are: Dulani Masimini Place 6:Henry Wilson Place 3:Cheryl Smith, Fort Worth North Richland Hills Birdville Councils Mayor Mike Moncrief Place 1:John Lewis Place 4:Wanda Strong Arlington District 2:Sal Espino Place 5:David Whitson Place 5:Richard Davis `Mayor: Robert Cluck District 3:W.B."Zim"Zimmer- Place 7:Tim Welch Place 7:Cary Hancock District 3:Robert Rivera,Marvin man Richland Hills Carroll 'w Sutton District 4:Danny Scarth,Lupe Place 1:Jeffrey Ritter Place 4:Read Ballew District 4:Kathryn Wilemon Arriola Place 3:William J.Agan,Mark Place 5:Erin Shoupp District 5:Lana Wolff,Terry District 5:Frank Moss,Melinda Donald Karpinski Grapevine-Colleyville Meza Hamilton Place 5:Edward E.Lopez Place 1:Charlie Warner ▪ District 8:Gene Patrick District 6:Jungus Jordan River Oaks Place 2:Vince Rosen Azle District 7:Carter Burdette Mayor:Herman Earwood Godley Mayor: Russ Braudis District 8:Kathleen Hicks Place 1:JoAnn Butler At-large:Terrie Goodloe Place 6:Bill Jones District 9:Joel Burns Place 3:Joe Crews At-large:Dennis McFarlin Bedford Grand Prairie Place 5:JoAnn Gordon Hurst-Euless-Bedford Mayor Jim Story District 5:Tony Shotwell Roanoke Place 1:Kay Miller Place 1:Francisco A.Chinchilla, District 6:Ron Jensen Ward 1:James Smith Place 2:Jeff Burnett Roger D. Fisher,Jason Sinisi Place 8 at large:Rick Falla Southlake White Settlement Place 2:Roy Savage Grapevine Mayor:John Terrell Place 3:Robin Allen,Janet Benbrook Mayor:William D.Tate Place 2:Vernon Stansell, Pruett Place 7: Ron Sauma Place 1:C.Shane Wilbanks Carolyn Morris Mansfield ▪ Colleyville Place 2:Sharron Spencer Place 3:Brandon Bledsoe ,, Place 1:Terry Moore,Ray Jaksa Place 5:Tom Hart Haltom City Trophy Club Place 2:Beth Light Place 6:Mike Taylor Mayor: Bill Lanford Mayor: Nick Sanders Northwest Crowley Place 1:Carl Grassl At-large City Council:Jim Moss, Place 1:Debbie Thomas ▪ Place 6: Beau Yarborough Place 2:Bob Watkins Bill Rose Place 2:Mark Schluter Edgecliff Village Place 7: Ken Gibson,Gary Nunn Weatherford Mayor:Tony Dauphinot Place 6:Darlene Hooks Place 1:Michael Loren O'Neal Alderman Place 2:Robert Cross Place 2:Clem Lee Smith DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAI, DECK BROWN ,.. YOUNG 11MIcDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN aLIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED �/a o /O DATE OF ARTICLE a/�S /0 l NEWSPAPER FWST 'HE STIMULUS PLAN.I A CLOSER LOOK • o �s jobs,cou. ain b t ontri- , , ___ ,,, Hundreds of local"shovel "It's short-lived," said Bill This could help Texas, as for these projects." ready"projects could Crowder, an economics pro- state officials predict that an generate more than 28,000 fessorattheof Tex- That means, for instance, Universityadr�itiona1100,000 non-farm- that the estimated 80 jobs jobs in Tarrant County• as at Arlington. "I don't think related jobs could be gone be- needed to widen Pipeline ByANNA M.TINSLEY the stimulus package is going fore year's end.-Statewide, if Road and the 100 jobs needed! to be that stimulating,and it's all the Texas projects on the to renovate the library could' atinsk'y'star-telegram.com oin to cost a lot of money"� g e3'• list were funded, nearly,$11 put unemployed people to At the heart of the$787 billion Cal Jillson, a political sci- billion would be spent on work. stimulus plan is a promise to ence professor at Southern projects here and 126,000 In Fort Worth,calculations save or create 3.5 million jobs Methodist University in Dal- jobs created, according to show that 0.6 to 1.9 jobs could nationwide. las, said the bill scheduled to StimulusWatch.org.But some be created for every$100,000 _ Lawmakers project that be signed by Obama on Tues- worry that even if they are of construction value, said about 269,000 of those could day isn't meant to create per- created,they won't last long. Randle Harwood, the city's be in Texas — potentially manent jobs but to simply "The stimulus package is program management office more than 28,000 in Tarrant` put people to work until pri- to make the recovery from director. County alone - and Presi- vate companies gain better this recession quicker,"Crow- The $83.7 million for dent Barack Obama says the footing and can hire more of der said."It's a possibility.But Southwest Parkway and relat- jobs created by the bill will the 11 million unemplqyed what happens after there is ed improvements could gen- play a key role in helping"get Americans. s- no more stimulus? our economy back on track." "This will provide pay- mate 1,046nFjobs, the- $16.7 p y "Demand goes back down, million in Fort Worth Zoo ren- But many economists and ' checks to people who other- and we are still left-with ex- ovations could bring 210 jobs, experts stress that these esti- wise would not have had jobs, cess capacity,"he said."Then and the $25 million for a mates are just that - esti-` and those paychecks allow we gothrough it again." . Western Heritage parking fa- mates. There's wide agree- them to buy things and create qty could bring 313 jobs, ment that the bill will save more demand," Jillson said. Local projects StimulusWatch.org shows. and create hundreds of thou "It lets the private sector In Hurst, Ron Haynes isn't But $471 million in corn sands of jobs nationwide,but catch its breath.It's a way to sure whether jobs would muter rail work would create mi there's widespread skepti- create a bottom.to the num- need to be created or retained about 18,000 jobs,based on a cism that the 3.5 million mark ber of jobs being lost so the to staff local infrastructure general formula that 37,000 will be met. economy has a chance to be- projects on the mayors'list. direct and indirect jobs are And it's clear that Ameri- gin growing again." "But I'm findingthat a lot tran- cans want action. Polls con- � :`'created from a$1 billion of contractors, engineers are si sistentlyshow that their chief Calculations laying people off," said Ht investment,spokeswoman said Joan worryis the job market as The White House estimatesHunter, a spokeswoman for 1 Haynes,the city's director of the Fort Worth Trans orta- Texas unemployment rate that Texas will reap. the sec public works. "M assum - P sits at 6 percent and the ria- and-most jobs from the slim- on is they might be rehiringg, Stion Authority tion's at 7.6 percent,with both ulus plan, after California, to that the commuter er it people if we get the funding mates that rail likely to rise in coming which expects to see about' putting— work commuter months. 421,000. Some of those jobs P g Regardless of how many could be through "shovel rail from southwest Fort jobs are created or saved, ready" projects, such as the Worth to downtown and from some experts fear that they 247 Tarrant County projects northeast Fort Worth to — won't last long,won't come in on a U.S.Conference of May- Grapevine and Dallas/Fort time or won't be enough to ors list that could create more Worth Airport—would gen- balance out millions of more than 28,000 jobs. erste 5,888 jobs. Hunter said layoffs expected this year. it's more likely to be three times as much. "Many of them would be new jobs or jobs for people who might have been laid off," Hunter said. LDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN LYOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED aR / i 9°/09 DATE OF ARTICLE 4//s 109 NEWSPAPER FWST -'utting people to work' Jillsan,of SMU,said politi- 1 Arlington, city leaders cians will spend much timer "determined from internal es- arguing over the effort's suc- timates that, for instance, a cess or failure. 39 million expansion of the "In a year, Democrats will `rlington Convention Center say they saved or created 3 to could create 212 jobs and a 4 million jobs," he said. "Re S23 million convention cell- publicans will say, 'No you Urparking garage could didn't.Those jobs would have ing 140 jobs. Those jobs existed anyway.'We'll see." , wodid be contracted out — ` -�y> leossibly creating new jobs or ANNA M.TINSLEY,817-390-M10 setting already-employed orkers to different projects, Texas projects `said Jennifer Wichmann, the Last year,'cities submitted lists of"shovel proposed projects were chosen fdr federal funding.administrative services ready"projects to the U.S.Conference of Fort Worth—18 projects valued at$1.7 billion'would create 21,344 tanager. Mayors that they would like to see funded. jobs. In North Richland Hills,of- StimulusWatch.org lists those projects,city by Arlington—98 projects valued at$387 million would create 2,567.2 ficials determined that a city,state by state. obs. 2.9 million reconstruction 1 33 streets would requireIf all the proposed projects in Texas received Bedford—37 projects valued at$39.2 million would create 532 jobs. stimulus funding,it would cost$10.7 billion Euless-36 projects valued at$104 million would create 1,306 jobs. *r660Curtis .e city's managingworkers,said Mikeing director and create 126,914.8 jobs.Nationwide,all the Hurst—37 projects valued at$45.3 million would create 739 jobs. Le city's mdevelopmna gervicer. projects would create 1.6 million jobs at a North Richland Hills---21 projects valued at$677.6 million would cost of$149.7 billion. create 2 051.5 jobs In addition to engineers A closer look at Tarrant County,if all the tlroolusWatch.org and surveyors, Curtis fat '-red in design and sewer Lorkers, contractors, testing Tarrant County projects mpanies, inspectors and more. "There are quite a few Tarrant County projects seeking federal funding that promise to create jobs,and the associated project cost,include: :ople who would be em- Arlington Bedford oyed with each of these Meet projects, and it's note Home just contractors or laborers + � i Future luring concrete," he said ',A'� '"3, t � ' 4 phis would be putting peo , ,,work. Construction '� �$ i � �� e , v,'ould last eight months to a ,` xLibrary ar on each of the projects "The hope is that it would p_` , � r just magnify and the: people t 9 „'. * e/ < --irking would gd buy lunch .,:g4.,---, r ; s L, �,; ring the day, support our ', r 2A . . zA < � a_• usinesses—grocery stores, The convention center could get an upgrade. S-T/MAV FAULKNER Funds would help pay for a new library. s-T/LAURIE L WARD, restaurants — and there L)uld be a trickle down. ®Convention center expansion,212 jobs,$39 million IICrack sealing on streets,12 jobs,$1.1 million e Convention center parking garage,140 jobs,$23 million ■Erosion control at various locations,12 jobs,$800,000 Lasting effect? ■Airport security enhancements,17 jobs,$1 million. ■New library building,80 jobs,$8 million LDespite the job projections, ■Webb Community Park development,40 jobs,$6 million one can accurately predict at will happen."It doesn't all happen at once, and it is ---ry difficult to measure LivedLv&' jobs, from layoffs or ' failures that'didn't happen,"said Ray Perryman, t .economist and CEO of the rryman Group in Waco. "It null likely be one of those things that is hotly debated Lyears." DISTRIBUTED TO: PACE � OF 3 iL4YDR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN _ YOUNG IYIc•DONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY'ADMLV LIBR4RYREF ANIMAL CNTR 0 DATE DISTRIBUTED v? / DATE OF ARTICLE /13 f 0 NEWSPAPER FWST Fort Worth Euless ' " --- ' ' '''''...7'-- 41 - '-•`• - ' !'re"° 0-*,."''',..e -, ''''''-:' '1', .-,4„. ' ;Lit E:SS rm, •.ori.-,tU'' PI" '4711 ir tic E - . a: • ; x i g jFp� r ��jj'g jll fpy� ll � :':s....' 1Nuisar .�i.r�cc tft'Q,:;,� .�.����' "•-� "$fc"�;� � � 5 Police would benefit from the stimulus plan. s-TARCHWEs ;"' , y, ar ■Police and fire training center,35 jobs,$3.5 million x M � a Euless housing revitalization,20 jobs,$2.5 million7 , ■Softball World Park improvements,25 jobs,$785,000 �h ,F • ate'',%,-A- �. r` — Hurst • .i .'. •1::;#,,:l'; y 4f,'''14)."'''''. Z00 renovations could get federal aid. S-T/RODGER MALLISON .` 5 -it _4, 1:`, '1 '.4:,.,. ■Interstate 35W-Northeast Loop 820 interchange, _ :;"1'.1::,'"-1-,;;;.'.:`r":1•"1"`-i'-'' ,; q2,500 jobs,$200 million ` � `y '' '''''''• 1;', .-,:' ' �Ye , ■Southwest Parkway and related improvements(Dirks Road,utility relocations and more),1,046 jobs,$83.7 N 7 7�M million ■Botanic Garden/Botanical Research Institute dem on- �`' $y^< �= x -• «--. - s6 milln storm water management parking area,74 jobs, The library may get a face-lift. S-T ARCHIVES $6 million ■Regional swimming centers,1,325 jobs,$106 million ■Conversion of school zone warning signs to solar opera ■Zoo infrastructure renovations,210 jobs,$16.7 million tion,four jobs,$110,000 •Commuter rail improvements,5,888 jobs, ■Library renovation,100 jobs,$3.6 million $471 million North Richland Hills , • _ ■Youth summer II z s , camp,0.5 job, '� �; � � g a $10,000 .. r .� � � ., .a� x i� • ■North Tarrant �, "° " . ' . Express,improving illw ` - ' Northeast Loop 820 .� .;� - in the city limits,600 jobs,$600 million - '� — Sources www.Stimuluswatch.org The North Tarrant Express project would alleviate traffic congestion in the city. S-T/M.L.GRAY DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF l MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG :11cDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l ° / 07 DATE OF ARTICLE // s /0(7 NEWSPAPER FWST INSIDE THE POLICE SCANNER If caught, bird thief maycage'land in Star-Telegram Thief took doves • EULESS-This would have been a good time for doves to w,Pipeline Rd. cry: Hurst A thief snatched four o doves in two bird cages after s© rd ssiN their owner placed them on an apartment walkway the g . 432 morning of Feb.7. No one has been arrested. The owner told police C) S.Pipeline Rd rylapped area „� that he placed the cages on tort 30 ; • the walkway about 5:30 a.m. worth because employees were going to paint the apart- A thief took four doves and two bird cages from a Euless ment, apartment in.the 1300 block of Raider Drive on Feb.7. When he checked 'on them about an hour later, STAR-TELEGRAM the cages and doves were report states. �®J Crime Time gone, according to a police The doves were valued at ® Want more crime report: $160,according to police. news?Check out Zino brown doves were in Like in the Prince song, star-telegramxom/blogs one cage and two white even doves have pride. doves were in the other, the —Domingo Ramirez Jr. S IM N om I r.. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG MVIcDONALD COLLINS C BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 472/,Q /0 / DATE OF ARTICLE c /I 5 / G I NEWSPAPER FWST Luther Durwood .. ..Lowrance raa ars � ' ar 41* failf piwt rsw KELLER—Luther D.Low- rance, 79, passed away i� Friday,Feb.13,2009. FUNERAL.: 10 a.m. — •:Tuesday at Lucas Funeral Home,137 Hill St.,Keller,with burial in Blue- bonnet Hills at a later date. Visita- ion:The family will receive friends 6 *lo 8 p.m.Monday. -- MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, ,rr.temorials may be made to Gateway Church,Global Missions Dept.,500 S. Nolen, Suite 300, Southlake, Texas _ 76092. Born in Quitaque,Luther grew up on several farms as a child.He enlist- ed in the U.S.Air Force after graduat- ,:Ing from high school, and he retired after 20 years as master sergeant from the 7th Bomber Wing, SAC at Carswell Air Force Base on April 1, 1969. Luther was married to Deanie IMN for over 52 years before her death in 2005. They became Christians in 1969, which changed the course of our family. Luther was a devoted member of Gateway. Church in — Southlake. Luther was an active member of the Keller Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association. He was preceded in death by his _ wife, Deanie Lowrance; brothers, Gerald and O.V. Lowrance; and par- ents, Oscar Lowrance and Mandy Stephens. SURVIVORS: Children, Becky Null,Susan Thomasson and husband, Mark, Kenneth Lowrance and wife, Belinda; grandchildren, Glenn Low- rance and wife, Adrienne,Jody Null and wife, Jana, Cody Null and wife, Eva, Andrew Thomasson and wife, Sarah,Amy Flores and husband,Ar- thur, Angela Patton and husband, Mike; great-grandchildren, Valeria, — Leila and Aiden Null,Taylor,Cameron and Kevin Patton, Drew and Simeon Thomasson; brothers, Tommy Low- rance and wife,Virginia, Sam Low- rance and wife, Ann; sister, Earline McCormack; and numerous nieces and nephews. Lucas Funeral Home Keller,817-753-6800 view and sign guestbook at wm.star-telegram.com/obituaries DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MUGA IIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCIIELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE E3 /b '2 z zoo? 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David L.Cook AwaN•winniit library and r rams,which include 8I League Dreams and Hawaiian Falls Mansfield 76063 gg pp oogg $ 3 817-276-4200, • $14,554,152 • , Clayton Chandle. waterpark Jo.Pool Lake; anstielo Historical Museum d Heritage Center,Historic Downtown,and 817-473-2925 39 495 sb IndustriaVbusiness parks mansfield-tx.gov City of Burleson 141 W.Renfro St. Burleson 76028 $4 500 Ken Shelter Hidden Creek Golf Course,l4 parks,opening of the recreation center and baseball gelds in sp ng 4 817-447-5400 C� $11,385,609 Curtis E.Hawk 201D,opening of soccer fields in the fall of 2010,senior activity center,library,animal shelter and 817-447 6885 26 307 historic Old Town with historic Interurban Depot burlesontx.com City of Forest HIII �j 6800 Forest Hill HIll ..—t Forest H40- 350 James Gosey New retail developpment,new home construction,new public library and close proximity to downtown 5 817-568 3000 $2,0 ,4965 David Miller Fort Worth,interstate highways and Arlington entertainment district 817-568-3049 tv foresthilltx.org .....1 City of Keller 1100 Bear Creek Parkway Keller 76248 U 311 Pat McGrail 6 817-743-4900 ^ E $7,4000,0001Dan O'Leary328 Recreation and aquatic center,mugcitizen centerpand pub/c libllr ry king trails,equestrian arena,senior 817-743-4190 a+.! cityofkelleccom a, a City of Crowley • .. p� " 201 E.Main St c 179 Bil Davis More than 100 acres of arkland with baseball and soccer fields,tennis courts, la rounds avilions, 7 Crowley 76036 • `o N g s n p • ` 817-297-2201 •� $1,321,142 .Truitt Gilbreath Frisbee goHcourse,splash pad,two fire stations public library,senior citizens center and criminal 817-297-6178 .n 7 Justice kegler d.crowley.tx.us � y City of Richland Hills C c 3200 Diana Drive "-- Richland Hills 76118 0 174 David Ragan 8 +-a fourparks,library,community center,low pmEx property tax rate,Birdviail Independent School District 817-299-1800 v $1,809,895 . James Quin 817-299-1803 O _,c2 4 85 schools and Trinity River Express commuter ra l station richlandhills.com City of Southleke - c 1400 Main St. Cd -0 165 Andy Wambsganss Southlake 76092 -n Southlake Town Square,more than a dozen public parks supporting a variety of programs and v $14,519,651 Shana YehRrton 9 817-748-8400 w 22 285 amivitles and public library 817-748-8010c ci.southlake.tx us -- fO z City of North Richland Hills 1111110 -- 7301 N E.Loop 820 ,w) 158 Oscar Trevino Jr. 1 0 N8o th17-427-600Richlan0d Hills 76180 � II RBI $17,439,177 18 Larry Cunningham 616 NRH2O Water Park,Iron Horse Goll Course,Richland Tennis Center,library,recreation center and 741 acres of parks and trail system 817-427-6016 viol nrhbk.com City of Colleyville 100 Main St. WIFlei 1 127` David Kei Colloyv�Ile 76034 h Extensive trails system,recreational facilities,13 parks and greenbelts,public library,events center 1 817-503-1000 9 t $3,754,327 Jennit1r66Fadtlen and five miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport coil 503e.com colleyville.com Cityof Euless 201 N.Ector Drive 112 Mary Lib Saleh 12 Euless 76039 $14,394,048 Gary Mb amie Texas Star Golf Course,630 acres of parks,convenient highvray access and close proximity to 817685-1400 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport an-aoare�c - 16 390 ! • ! I I 1 I I I ! I I I I I I I I DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF I MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAI'IIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED ? /6 ,0 / DATE OF ARTICLE / l V 1 0 l NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS I ARREST Police: Man exposed himself to girl �. By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. abduct her. proached by a man driving a ramirez@star-telegram.com "He told police that he black Ford F-250 pickup,po- EULESS An Addison man was in the area looking for a lice said.The man asked for arrested on suspicion of ex construction job,but his sto- directions,police said. posing himself and trying to ry didn't add up," Williams She told him that she did abduct a girl Monday after- said Tuesday, "The girl gave''not talk to strangers and kept noon could be responsible dispatchers a very good de= walking,police said. for similar attacks in several scription of the truck, and' The man drove around — Dallas County cities the past that was passed on to officers the block and pulled up be- few weeks, police said Tues- responding to the call. They hind her,police said.He ex- day spotted the truck within posed himself and tried to Investigators from other minutes after it happened." grab her,police said.The girl — cities were scheduled..to in Ramirez was in the Euless ran to a neighbor's home and terview the 28-year-old, Eu- Jail on suspicion of indecen- called police:The man drove less Lt. John Williams said cy with a child, away but didn't get far. Tuesday. The incident happened "He apparently couldn't — Police arrested Jose Lina- . shortly after 4 p.m.in the 900 get out of the neighbor- res Ramirez a few minutes of block-of West Denton Drive. hood,"Williams said. ter a 13-year-old girl report- 'The girl was walking _ ed' that a stranger had ex- home from Euless Junior DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR., posed himself and tried to 'High'when':she was ap- 817-685-3822 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMEN,' �LIBRARYREF AN MAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /?o/ 07 DATE OF ARTICLE A� Cl 11-/ / NEWSPAPER , Caor - da I1w ._ J,, )610 Police chase ends when woman stops to valet-park at D/FW Airport hotel 943 AM CT 10:04 AM CST on Thursday, February 19, 2009 BY DAN X. McGRAW/The Dallas Morning News dmcgraw@dallasnews.com A 60-year-old Dallas woman was arrested early this morning after an hourlong police pursuit that ended when • she tried to valet-park her car at a hotel at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, authorities said. Sandra Stephens-Foster was arrested about 4:15 a.m. outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel, said Euless police Lt. ▪ John Williams. She was being held at the Euless jail on charges of driving while intoxicated and evading arrest. The chase began about 3:30 a.m. when an officer approached Stephens-Foster after seeing her outside a closed ,- business. When the officer approached her car, Stephens-Foster refused to roll down her window and stared at the officer. a She then sped off, topping out at more than 100 mph and heading toward Dallas. She then drove on the northbound lanes of Central Expressway before Euless officers ended the chase near Loop 12 because she was driving without her lights on,police said. U— Officers heading back to Euless spotted her car on State Highway 183 and followed it to the airport, where she stopped to get a toll ticket. a Once inside the airport, Stephens-Foster stopped to valet-park her car, and police took her into custody. — No one was injured during the chase. a DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY GRIM MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) DECK BROWN YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /v7o l 0 9 DATE OF ARTICLE ( / 6/(pc-27 NEWSPAPER FWST Chase ends at hotel's valet parking EULESS—Here's something new to valet parking. r_- A Dallas motorist accused of drunken driving led police on an hourlong chase through Tarrant and Dallas counties early Thursday before stopping at valet parking in the Hyatt Regency DFW.Just minutes before,the 60-year-old woman took the time to get __ z her ticket at a Dallas/Fort Worth Airport tollbooth, Stephens- police said.Police identified the driver as Sandra Foster Stephens-Foster,who was in the Euless Jail on Thurs- day on suspicion of drunken driving and evading police officers. The chase began about 3:30 a.m.Thursday in the 500 block of West Airport Freeway when officers tried to interview the driver of a suspi- cious car that had been pulled over.She sped away to Irving,avoided spikes put out by officers and reached 100 mph in Dallas,police said. Police called off the chase in Dallas,but minutes later,she was seen back in Euless.Without lights on,police followed her through the toll- booth and to the valet parking. —Domingo Ramirez Jr.