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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-10-30 Euless Articles / / ;l DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE — �5; MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN c,LIBRARY REF "'DATE DISTRIBUTED 10 //3 0/o DATE OF ARTICLE /0�ca�-5 / ° 1 NEWSPAPER FWST •VOLUNTEERS Thusework . ; Residents can get help ; � � Euléss when needed thanks to.a.. .. revitalization program. Deck said the Housing.and "Then the next-door neighbor - Urban Development Depart- gets out and starts cleaning up By ADRIAN MCCANDLESS Ment provides funding for the their yard,so itis a win-win for L amccandless@star-telegram.com program through,the Tarrantg •Us no matter what."" Coun Home Pro EL)LESS—Sincelosingherjob ty grain. City Manager Gary McKa- a year ago, Ingrid Olsen hasIf homes don't qualify,for mie said the program is espe- been more concerned_about the federal funding,the pro- .cially important as people Lproviding for her family thangram m solicits donations frostruggle to make ends meet. maintaining her yard. vendors. "We've seen an increase in But when a summer storm "Euless .Horne. Depot and the number of people needing knocked a tree into a neigh Want-to know more? assistance,and we hope to do. bon's adjoining fence, Olsen For more information on more homes and get more — knew.she would have to do nonprofits and volunteers in- how to volunteer or a I something •and that's when, — volved in the future, -he said. for the program,visit she learned about the,Euless wwwcieulesstx.us/er or call L .Revitalization Program: i; • "We filled out the forms 817-685.-1821.. and we qualified,which is re � ti Euless Lowes have been ally nice,"Olsen said amazing partners,"she said . 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The. revitalization efforts Olsen, a 20 ear resident, i � y began in 2007,and more than said receiving help from her �: 30 families have been helped, : w community is one more rea- Deck said. %` L son she loves living in Euless: One of the recurrm "It •does makeyou feel g p� �< „ themes is it gets too daunting, ` i yi,� good,' she said. _The next . iaie time they have something but when you get 10 or 15 peo ! �.V �¢ I going,I'd love to volunteer." pie-out here and-do it all at - «> �"`' Project coordinators Di- once,-it makes it a whole lot Critt Coburn spent Oct. 16 volunteering through the program anne.and Wes Higdon oversaw easier, and then they are able STAR-TELEGRAM/ADRIAN McCANDLESS the project at the Olsen house. to keep up with it after that," "We just love it.We would Deck said. L give up our jobs and do this if She added that the pro- we could live,but we can't eat gram also gives back a sense of Lthat way,"she said. pride not;only to the home- Eligibility, is determined owner but also to the,neigh- case by case,said Betsy Deck,a borhood. .. city spokeswoman. "Once you fix up a home, j "We try and base it on peo- there is a domino effect in the. `;-plewhotrulyneedthehelp,ei- ,neighborhoods," -she said, ther because of income or be- T cause they physically can't do " We just love it. We would give up Lit,' she said. "There is a poi- our jobs and do this if we could live, tion on the application so they can tell their story and then we but we Can't eat:that Way."l as a committee vote on it." LDianne Higdon,project coordinator b .r�ha r -r B3 t. teT�r:, k:=r '�.. - :,�. M a ,� k ,;, g . . n ` b ttiy tti .,... -"ti.::'. , 1-1 �. •¢ xr = �'', q ...•. � sw ` .pfk' :�• 'fir ?� "'. 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Y '.y,, za.. ince "s ,,;...�, +sa„ .h tx C�o'Y's mT 5 ' E b•7 P�,, I i i��� .'` - k 'N q „,,,#,,,,,,,,,,;:„ ..�”x �. t b ti .� A h Infilall2Slit volunteers•gathered at the home of Ingrid Olsen,a'2O a41 esident of Euless,to make�repai�s as;part of the Euless Revitalization Program. STAR 1 t�L anon/noRUN nw• ccuvb�Ess �' X_) y I I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / No MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF —DATE DISTRIBUTED 10 r I3Qg l ° l DATE OF ARTICLE /1-)/c7'?6'/ NEWSPAPER FWST CONSERVATION Laughlin said it makes sense Recycled water pipeline from a business perspective — it's to finally be built Wastewater becoming more likely that drinking Mapped area- d3jt 1,Y water wily be rationed during a Airocoil N. pipeline to get thflught. Having a drought-proof r 1. source of water would prevent dis rti,, stimulus funds r "Were interested in protecting 3n - our investments up here, and that ® • 4 The water could be used for golf cours- means also being sensible users of i ' " es,cooling towers or natural gas wwater, Laughlin said. i ells. Proposed route .;.,; Water systems in North Texas , _ By MIKE LEE have generally lagged behind those O ,,,,,,� mikelee@star-telegram.com in other parts of the country when it :;,,_.+.*'. o FORT WORTH—Construction will begin in comes to recycling water.San.Anto : h57I. nio and El Paso have miles of":purple ', .r..... ,F Febrgary on a long-planned pipeline that c will ship recycled wastewater to golf courses pipe" systems that move treated .+ • er and other users thanks to a$22 million grant wastewater to big users. t from the federal stimulus program. States like Florida and California _ • -Fort Worth has been planning to build are far ahead. Florida recycles 44 30 0 i€course the system for several years but never had Percent of its wastewater:240 billion the funding. The line will run about nine ganons ayear'More thanhalfof-the Fort Worth will start building a long-, miles, from the Village' 'Creek Wastewater recycled water goes to irrigation,in- planned pipeline to ship recycled cludingto 262,000 homes that have wastewatertogolfcou�sesand plant in east Fort Worth to Dallas/Fort other users in February,thanks to a Worth Airport. It should be operational by' and irrigation.systems for drinking water, $22 million grant from the federal the end of 2010. g stimulus program. The water is basically sewage that has In California, a few cities in the STAR-TELEGRAM — been treated so it's safe for some uses, like Los Angeles and San Francisco areas irrigation or cooling air-conditioning sys- are even experimenting with desali- tems.;It's far cheaper to treat water to that: natingocean water. level than to drinkable standards. The federal stimulus plan em phasizes water reuse projects, par Correction The water could be used for golf courses A recycled-water pipeline being in Arlington and Euless,for cooling towers ticularly in the West. The .Interior y p p g Department set aside $135 million built from Fort Worth to Dallas/ or to fracture natural gas wells at D/FW. Fort Worth Airport is projected to "Recycled water is pretty much goingto of its stimulus funding for recycled carry 429 million gallons a year in water projects,said Zachary Dorsey, be part of our water system,"Water Director 2010,and the rate could increase Frank Crumb said during a recent presenta- a spokesman for the WateReuse As- to 1 billion gallons a year by ease tion to the City Council's infrastructure sociation,a trade group.Most of that The projections were incorrect in a in committee, money went to California.The Envi- Monday article about the incorrect in In a separate sytem,Hillwood Develop- ronmental Protection Agency in- anent has formed a company, Indepen- cluded reuse projects in its$4 billion dence Water,to sell recycled water for land- stimulus program aimed at water scaping and other uses around Alliance Air- projects. port.Plans call for Independence to And on'Oct. 5, President Barack buy treated wastewater from. the Obama`signed an executive order Trinity River Authority's treatment telling federal agencies to use racy plant in southeast Denton County. cled water at their facilities. Hllwood developed Alliance.Air "That was very promising be peirt and many of the Fort Worth cause it says at the highest levels of .. ngighborhoods in far north Tarrant government that this is an impor C8unty and southern Denton Coun tant thing for preserving and pro 'ty. Negotiations continue, but the tecting the environment," Dorsey plans call for the recycled water to said. in be piped to Alliance for landscaping, Fort Worth's system is projected industrial use and natural-gas dril to pump 429,000 gallons its first ling,Hillwood Senior Vice President year,and the flow could increase to 1 Russell Laughlin told the City Coun million gallons `a year within 10 on cil recently. years. If the projections hold, the system could break even by 2017, Crumb said. N. MIKE LEE,817-390-7539 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF I MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIi LAL CNTR _ McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED 10/30 l o 7 DATE OF ARTICLE I O!lci /c' NEWSPAPER X C- `G�="� Tarrant County fast food holdups may be linked _ 07:16 AM CDT on Thursday,October 29,2009 WFAA-TV Staff Bedford h ,p®rt Fxy-- Euless I Hills Hurst y:; — '"' Store Creek ''a e? Add:;an R`.e:1 rails .4 tm 350: — ! yC't' :,ctitili,Ista 0* tam Landry Fwy-. `—_-.---7:_ — i4 oa^vn:od nthey -- Arlington na„tc.r,n Map data©2009 Google- INTERACTIVE MAP Locations of three holdups Police in three cities are investigating a series of robberies at fast food restaurants early Thursday morning that may be connected. — Jack in the Box restaurants were targeted in two of the holdups—in Fort Worth at 8156 Anderson Boulevard shortly after 2 a.m. and in Euless at 3001 West Euless Boulevard about an hour earlier. — A Wendy's location at 1311 North Collins in Arlington was also hit. In at least one case,the man walked up at the drive-thru window and demanded money. The man was wearing a mask and had a gun. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR • McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF —DATE DISTRIBUTED /D�3 /0 r DATE OF ARTICLE / 0/3 C/ O NEWSPAPER FWST Halloween events - Today 6-9 p.m.Colleyville,Fire Safety Tricks andHalloween Treats at the Central Fire Station,5209 Colleyville Blvd.Treats and tours of the fire station and fire engine. 6-9 p.m.Grapevine:23rd annual Halloween on Main Street. Trick-or-treat along Main Street while participating in carnival games,bounce houses,giant slides,crafts,music and more:Top three costumes in each division will win a prize.Register for the contest in front of the gazebo by 8 p.m. 6-8 p.m.Haltom City Haltom Halloween,Haltom Recreation Center,4839 Broadway Ave.Bounce houses,obstacle courses, - face painting,crafts and more.Costume contest begins at 7 p.m.Arrive early to register your child.Prizes will be given to the winners of each age group: 1-2,3-4,5-6,7-9,'10-12.Hot dogs,chips,and a drink cost$2. 7-9 p.m.Fort Worth:Dia de los Muertos Parade,Rose Ma- rine Theater,1440 N.Main St.Large puppet procession led by a group of musicians that begins at Marine Park and ends at Rose Marine Plaza.Music,ballet folklorico,offerings,special altars and pan de muertos.www.rosemarinetheater.com Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.Euless:The Halloween Thing,Midway Recre- ation Center,300 Midway Drive.Interactive games,arts and crafts,and candy.Free.Kids of all ages welcome. 1-5 p.m.Keller:Trick-or-Treat Wonderland,Keller Public Library,1100 Bear Creek Parkway:Kids who come in costume will receive a treat and can have a picture taken with an Alice in Wonderland character.Free. 4-5 p.m.Hurst Boo Books,library,901 Precinct Line Road. Slightly scary and funny stories,some mildly spooky activities •. and an afternoon of fun.Costumes encouraged. 5-8 p.m.North RichlandHill's:sixth annual Hoot n'Howl, Green Valley Park,7701 Smithfield Road.Game booths,bounce houses,hayrides,storytelling,airbrush tattoos,a costume con- test,concessions and more. 6-9 p.m.Bedford:Halloween Fest,Bedford Boys Ranch Activ- ity Center,2801 Forest Ridge Drive.Face painting,bounce hous Les,carnival games,and arts and crafts.Trick-or-treat at candy stations.Concessions available.Cost is a canned good per per- son or a donation to the Tarrant Area Food Bank.Ages 12 and under. 6 p.m.-midnight Haltom City Haunted House.and Carni- val,Haltom High School,5501 Haltom Road.Haltom High steppers drill team's annual fundraiser for competition fees. los Tickets for haunted house are$5,or$25 for unlimited admis- sion. N. f•