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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-13 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C.cqBARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF -DATE DISTRIBUTED / 1113/0 I DATE OF ARTICLE // / 7 / D / NEWSPAPER FWST CONSUMER SPENDING sales tax revenue ... • , fallingeps • in area, state The state collected$1.52 billion in October,or 12.8 percent less than - the same month a year ago. By BARRY SHLACHTER barry@star-telegram.com - Texans were still spending carefully in Oc- tober,and the state collected$1.52 billion in sales taxes,or 12.8 percent less than the same month a year ago, the state comp- troller said Friday. It represented the eighth straight month of declines. `Declining sales tax collections,which - began in February, have continued.with October's collections,"said Susan Combs, the Texas comptroller."Tax collections are down in major sectors of the economy in- - cluding retail trade, oil and natural gas,. and construction." Sales tax payments to Tarrant County - and its cities,made the month after their collection,dropped 8.7 percent compared with November 2008. Fort Worth was among the cities hurt by the sluggish economy,down 12.6 percent. BARRY SHLACHTER,817-390-7718 Sales tax payments for November (millions of dollars) City October October Pct. 2009 2008 change Arlington 7.91 7.95 -0:36 Bedford 0.95 0.97 -158 Dallas 18.60 21,00 11.60 N. Euless 0.96 1:18 18:20 Fort Worth 9.20 10.50 -12.60 • Grapevine 2.85 3.20 -9.70 Hurst 1.27 139 -8.70 I. Mansfield 1.38 1.53 -9.75 Saginaw r. 037 0.47 -21.30 Southilake 1..18 129 -8.13 Westlake 0.48 0.43 +10.50 ow Collin County 15.50 16.30 -530 Dallas County 42.80 47:40. =9.57 Denton County 7.60 8.20 =7.62 L Tarrant County 35.80 38.90 -7.81 Source.Texascomptroller's office - _ - ow DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I I / i 3 / 0 DATE OF ARTICLE / I /8'/0 9 NEWSPAPER FWST im EB iSDHALLOF„ ,,,,, O9 ' E _ �' *edford ISD an; I 1,,a' ..,-.4' d the HEB ISD Education Foundation hosted the second Ck s e Banquet and inducted six new members in front of several hundred 41. el Y The first Hall of Fame winners were inducted in 2008 as part of the District's th'�� Po °".40:44`' - ebration. t k e fo wt� ar !. , 441':,,,,,'"::' s were inducted into the HEB ISD Hall of Fame November 7,2009. ch- <Ile ed into one of six categories. pQ C ',11;s k• .5 1 SER, ,'�%°lw-3y X80,01..i.^ w�a t"'� s' .. , ,yrs ��,.„,t, � a .t'av S's ` ..-_,,.. _ Li _. d^ ro )# 1' T7 a '”" r _ t� r f X06. Distinguished Community,Leader _ Mary Lib Saleh:Elected the first female Mayor of Euless in 1993, and has been Mayor ever,since; Instrumental in-the growth of the City of Euless; During tenure as Mayor, the — City of Euless has won awards-from Business Week,Money magazine, and Playful City USA for the city's quality of life; Has received numerous local,area, and state awards; She is a — Texas Lifetime member of PTA. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF ,.3 — MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDON,4LD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I � ! 1 '3 l v p l DATE OF ARTICLE i 1 l O / o NEWSPAPER FWST — a $ #fe°� *}'tlm'ao`Pa xA >x t' by SY } • 14.1L'; 1ry 2 v� x Yu 3 — Distinguished LD Bell Graduate 3� + Dr. Jeff Burnett: Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of — Hurst since 1991;Joined the staff of First Baptist Church,of Hurst in 1979; Volunteer with Santa USA; TEAMS mentor with'LD Bell High School since the program began in 1991; '10*� . _ Has served on the HEB ISD Board of Trustees since 1997 and n is the current President.& �. g' �. A' {tel eyeMin 3 d Y T tl z 1 Distinguished Trinity Graduate Dr. Randy Alkire: Research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory's Structural Biology Center; Co-author of 30 scientific publications; Coauthor of two scientific patents, with a third patent pending;Has received numerous awards from researchand scientific organizations;Invented a brand new double-ended deck of playing cards, marketed by the U. S. Playing Card Co. as Crazy Rummy in 1998. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 3 OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I 1 1 /3/ O l DATE OF ARTICLE / I / 0 /0 ? NEWSPAPER FWST a gx F5 Y fi Distinguished Former District Employee C.Irwin Mathews:Served 39 combined years in HEB ISD as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal;Was the first Principal of Bedford Junior High School, which opened in 1969 = 70; While Principal at Bedford Junior High, the school received numerous honors and awards; Served as an officer of several local and state education organizations; Awarded State and National Lifetime PTA membership. kr,4 �F v Distinguished Volunteer Melody L.Davenport: Heavily involved with PTA for 17 years; Fourth Vice President of the HEB Council of PTAs ;over the Clothes Closet;Serves on tlde HEB ISD Volunteers — 'In Public Schools planning committee for the annual awards Iluncheon; Won the 2006 Texas Volunteer Partnership Gold ,Award from the Texas Association of Partners in Education; ,Volunteers more than 1,000 hours in HEB schools each year. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE LI OF S MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDOIVALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF — DATE DISTRIBUTED ! i / 1.3 /0 DATE OF ARTICLE I l / /o 9 NEWSPAPER FWST 3 44. P y 1i 3 �. Distinguished Former Board of Trustees Member Lorraine Tatarevich: Served a total of 17 years on the HEB ISD Board of Trustees, from 1967-1975 and 1997-2003; Served as a teacher and administrator at Trinity High School; Was the first female school board member in North Texas; During her first tenure on the'school board;helped the District through a period of rapid growth;During her second tenure, ushered in programs such as International Baccalaureate, Spanish Immersion,Suzuki Strings,and Core Knowledge. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF j1L4YOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRLII MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED 1 1 1 I J I O DATE OF ARTICLE l/ I / e NEWSP,4PER FWST FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alicia McGlinchey Andrea Sanders,President Sandy Mezanazi — Larry Darlage,Ph.D.,Immediate Past President Kay Miller Shalyn Clark,Vice President Mindy Mitchell • "Brent McIlvain,At Large Jesus Oquendo Gene Buinger,Ed.D.,Secretary Deborah Paganelli — John Buckalew,CPA,Treasurer Elaine Plybon David B.Medina,Executive Director Ellie Schweyher Linda Siegert _ FOUNDATION DIRECTORS Nancy Smith Rebecca Barksdale Dodie Souder Jeanine Benenati Linda Caram HEB ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES Pam Conley Jeff Burnett,D.Min.,President Steve Farco Jim Schooler,Vice President Mary Martin Frazior,IOM Kay Miller,Secretary — Jerry Goad Ellen Jones Rick Harwell,Ph.D. Faye Beaulieu,Ph.D. Diane Hildreth Andy Cargile _ Micah Lane Mark Cyrier ,David Leach. Gene Buinger,Ed.D.,Superintendent Terry Leach AT&T, VIP Sponsor Mason-Dallas Mr. and Mrs.William Souder EECU, Platinum Sponsor Signature Productions Bice's Florist, Gold Sponsor Spring Creek Barbeque Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB Chesapeake Energy, Gold Sponsor Foundation Friends Bank of Texas, Silver Sponsor All About Recognition _ Brackett &Ellis, Silver Sponsor Benenati Law Firm, PC Deb's Custom Catering Oncor Electric, Silver Sponsor Forest Ridge Funeral Home — Frost Bank, Euless Bronze Sponsors HEB Chamber of Commerce Allied Waste J3Group, Inc — American Trade Shows, Inc Karen Dillard's College Prep Atmos Energy Mr. and Mrs.Jimmy Payton City of Euless State Representative Todd Smith — First Baptist Church of Hurst Tarrant County College,NE Campus DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF — DATE DISTRIBUTED I 1 l 13 / 0I DATE OF ARTICLE /1/9-/5 /0 ? NEWSPAPEIj L) jug PeOPle- Boards & Organizations The Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition announced the following board appointments for 2009-2010: Chair- woman Kathryn Wilemon,deputy mayor pro tern of Arlington; Vice-Chairwoman Mary Lib Saleh, mayor of Euless; Secre- tary/Treasurer Gary Fickes,Tarrant County commissioner; Past Chairman Ken Shet- ter, mayor of Burleson; and Steve Townsend, community outreach coordi- nator for Tarrant County. L L L L L L L L DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF I ini MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCK4MIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER CETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF DATE DISTRIB UTED I 3 o DATE OF ARTICLEII/j /� NEWSPAPER 1,1)1C-4/� , ('l�M Our Neighbor: Trinity High School GAP Club Cynthia Izaguirre reports a- , ..ii. , ,,, ,.,, ,,,, . st i Ilka \ A fi ka.3 yyr+tt 4: i 4:46 5 1° WFAA-TV Trinity High School's GAP Club tries to match up shelter pets with prospective owners. EULESS—The TrinityGAP Club is an all-girl community service club at TrinityHigh School in Euless. The group's main focus is the Euless Animal Shelter,where many of the dogs ', would not be alive were it not for their tireless efforts. • wit The girls visit the shelter weekly to get to know the animals. UP "I love just coming out here and walking the dogs, like Henryhere,"said GAP ' Club student Alice Church. "We get all different ages.He's probably one of our r:',1'w"11:-.4„.:1,1**;'.3:1,11,..:.:91,..- _ lder dogs. But we get like little toy cup poodles to big labsand pitbulls."trt4""~ TheGAPClubholds fundraisersthroughouttheyearinordertoprovidespaying ,-„,,,l',,.:1.--_ and neutering for the animals to help get them adopted. Euless Animal Services says these girls are responsible for adopting 50 percent of the animals that come through the shelter. :,17:.41,-„e "It's really cut down on the euthanasia that we have to do,”said shelter Our Neighbor �.rti spokesman Clyde Cullum. "They find a lot of animals homes that we wouldn't be able to find ...by word of mouth,they do fundraisers,take the animals out..:" Alice says her group has saved more than 50 dogs this year. — "The shelter does what they can,"she said. "But when they get full they don't really have a choice,so that's what GAP tries to do, is save as many lives as we can." — Every animal at the Euless Animal Shelter has a story,but one dog is particularly close to the girls'hearts.They said they found her on the school's — campus last week, and because the dog is in such good shape they believe she's a runaway. If you would kinformation how aa how to make a donationlie to more the GAP Club, contactabout me you at the a-mailcandopt addpetressor below. E-mail cizzy a,wfaa.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I 1 / / 3 / 0 C�/ DATE OF ARTICLE / / IID /D ! NEWSPAPER Hort Americas Ilc. more than just a sales office ''''''''''''' ''L f 4 Y .i„ —f - swaisoisli -- -- .1, j„ .e- 4, '' rte _ *.._ L t- .. h fes.;Y „,�4 - ,... . _,..„, , .� - . i ,; :-.- .'y .Y' - ., --www . ,-4..e ft': r ' ,: :I ,., .4 0. .146,, . ,, _. ..... 1 s� .. .• z �a y 4. s 4, l F After years of planning, the youngest overseas establishment of Horticoop was opened in April this year. Hort Americas Ilc, located in Euless, Texas, in the so called "greater Dallas-Forth Worth area". Besides this there are support points spread over the whole continent set up for logistics — and sales. Hort Americas is also directed at Canada and Mexico. In addition to sales and logistics they also organise imports. This needs special attention because the products must adhere to the strict laws on phytosanitary such as organic substrates. 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There is special focus on Mexico, a country where there is enormous development in horticulture, but at the same time has it's own (business-) culture. Entering the Mexican market needs to be DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE c OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY GRIM MCKAMIE BR O WN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF I DATE DISTRIBUTED li / / 03 I DATE OF ARTICLE 1 I 11 c� 109 NEWSPAPER done in a special way. Many of the existing companies have offices over the border in the US or are influenced by the US business manor. This offers chances for Hort Americas to do business in Mexico. The Spanish language is no problem for the Texans!. Contact: Hort Americas Ilc 1312 West Euless Blvd. Suite# 100 — Euless, TX 76040 - USA Tel: + 1 469 532 2261 Fax: + 1 469 375 2479 _ E-mail: info©hortamericas.corn Mobiel Chris Higgins: + 1 817 312 9083 Publication date: 11/10/2009 — Author: Nichola Watson Copyright: www.freshplaza.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF — DATE DISTRIBUTED C I //3 /0 9 DATE OF ARTICLE l 1 /11 �09 NEWSPAPER Euless man goes to London to play mind games in World Memory Championships Wednesday,November 11,2009 1 By ERIC AASEN/The Dallas Morning News eaasenndallasnews.com This week, Ron White is in London, gearing up for the Super Bowl of Recalling,the World Series of Remembering, the Olympics of Retaining—the World Memory Championships. " Ron White was crowned the USA Memory Champion in March. The Euless resident will compete against more than 80 top mental athletes from around the world during the three-day event that starts Thursday. White was crowned the USA Memory Champion in March after memorizing a 167-digit number in five minutes and recalling myriad details about strangers, including their names and favorite hobbies, cars and foods. Who needs Google when you are a memory master like White? But even a human search engine is intimidated by the London event. which features stiff competition and even more things to memorize. "It's tough, it's really tough," White said last week before heading to England. There will be plenty of studying—but no sightseeing—for the American champ this week. White can recall the order of a deck of playing cards in less than 90 seconds, but he says the current world champion can do it in 24 seconds. He hopes to place in the top 10, competing against memory maniacs from more than 15 countries and several continents,including Europe, Asia and Africa. Imo DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I I /I .3 /0 9 DATE OF ARTICLE / / l'i / 09 NEWSPAPER4 , Studying has been mentally exhausting, he said. He had a headache after one session. "I just try to stay focused on the end result: How I'll feel when it's over," White said. "That keeps me motivated." In recent weeks, he trained at home, in his car and at quiet places like cemeteries while juggling his day job of teaching memory seminars. Companies hire him to talk to sales forces and teach _ them to remember names to boost sales. How has White become Mr. Memory Man? He thinks of his brain as a filing system and takes items he wants to recall and mentally connects them to objects in a house. To remember names, White suggests this: If you meet Steve,think of a stove. Find something on _ his face that sticks out. If Steve has a big nose,picture the stove on his nose. To win the American championship, White honed his memory skills underwater,using snorkel gear and plastic playing cards to master card memorization. He figured that if he could memorize a deck of cards underwater, the competition would seem easy in comparison. The London competition features 10 events, including being able to recall a list of binary digits, as well as remembering numbers that are announced each second. Competitors will also recall random words and abstract images,while matching names to faces. "At the end, competitors are exhausted and need a day or two to recover," Phil Chambers, a World Memory Championships official,wrote in an e-mail. The world championship is a way to celebrate those with sharp memories. "Mental sport is no less worthy than physical sport," Chambers said. "The memory competition pushes the limits of human potential and inspires people to improve their own memories. ... "We can become lazy storing all your numbers in your mobile phone or using Google to find out anything." DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / Or� MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ""DATE DISTRIBUTED 1 1 J 13 /05 DATE OF ARTICLE / // l /o?/07 NEWSPAPER FWST • EULESS n Tongan communi ... ty reaches 'out tohit le eo by p p t — The tsunami hit the Tonga Tonga was recently hit by a tsunami Islands in September, killing nine. sur i Vanuatu Fiji Islands By CHELSIE FRENCH Special to the Star-Telegram' New =Y' David Eteaki has seen the Ton- .Caledonia i gancommunityinEulessgrow AUSTRALIA over time,and as a Tongan he Pacific Tonga .feels extremely committed to Ocean ," helping others in need, he w!� i said.When a;tsunami hit the ". $ Tonga Islands in late Septem .‘, ` near ber, Eteaki proposed a dona- ' ° I ': flew Zealand N tion drive to get needed sup # ' ® ' N. plies to Nivatoputapu, the area hit hardest.- - STAR TELEGRAM The Tongan community How to help dons are bedding, blankets has paired with the city of Eu- Send money and take other and -kitchen supplies, and �' less to get relief efforts under donations to: monetary donations are wel- way.Donations are being col- ■First Tongan United Meth- come. - lected through Nov 28 at First odist Church Euless has one of the high N. Tongan United Methodist ■.1010 S.Main St. est concentrations of Tongans Church in Euless. The corn- I Euless,TX 76040 in the United States. Triunity hopes to receive "We have a church commu- enough donations to fill a 20- San Francisco and finally to nity of about 180, and every am by-20-foot container; to send the ed Cross in Tonga. one is willing to help and feels to the Pacific island, Eteaki' "The supplies we collect are strongly for the cause," Latu said. going straight to those in said. Eteaki arranged through need,"Eteaki said. The tsunami hit Nivatopu- i the Tongan Consulate for the Alex Latu, the church's se- tapu on Sept. 30, killing nine container. to be delivered to nior pastor and a Tonga native,- and leaving 1,000 people Euless and then transported to a ' said the most-needed dona- homeless. i N. i i 1y DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRLMI MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS / C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN q LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I/ /13 / o? DATE OF ARTICLE I / /I3 /0 / NEWSPAPER FWST BRIEFS Pedestrian struck,killed on Texas 10 EULESS—A pedestrian crossing Texas 10 was fatally injured Thursday night when he was struck by a Ford pickup near Simmons Drive, — authorities reported. Police were called to the 600 block of the highway,also called West Euless Boulevard,about 7 p.m.,a news release said.A 60-year-old pickup driver who was — westbound on Texas 10 hit the man.The driver stopped and is cooperating with the investiga- tion,the release said.The pedestrian had not been identified by late Thursday. —Staff report