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Home My WebLink About2009-12-23 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OFJ MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MCKAMYIIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF —DATE DISTRIBUTED Ia / a3 1 oG DATE OF ARTICLE /c / G9 NEWSPAPER FWST - BRIEFS Police seek help finding Alzheimer's patient — EULESS-Police are asking for the public's help finding Gerald Wayne Nordin,75,who has Alzheimer's and was'last seen about 11 a.m.Thursday driving a 2003 beige Buick Century with Texas license �•:• I = plates T41 WHK Before leaving his home on Karen Lane in south Euless,Nordin told _ his wife that he was going to check the water at his son's house;said LI'John • " Williams,a police spokesman.The son used Nordin to live in Hurst,but has not lived there for years,UVilliams said.A.Silver Alert,similar to an Amber Alert but designed for missing elderly patients and those with mental disabilities,has been activated.Anyone r with information is asked to call Euless police at 817-685- 1531• -From staff reports 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 a l a .3 /° `1 DATE OF ARTICLE �? /cc /09 NEWSPAPER FWST BRIEFS Man with Alzheimer's is found safe EULESS-A 75-year-old man with Alzheimer's who was reported missing Thursday was found Friday night at a gas station in Ranger,more than 100 miles west of his home in Euless.Gerald Wayne Nordin drove away from home about 11 a.m.Thursday.A police spokes- man pokes man said an employee at Love's Travel Stop,in Ranger first helped Nordin after he ran out of gas Friday.The employee,Travis Clayton,told police that he recog- nized Alzheimer's symptoms because he has a relative with the disease.Employees found a phone number for one of Nordin's neighbors and also called police.Fami- ly friends returned Nordin and his car home,the _. spokesman said. —Mitch Mitchell 1 DISTRIB L-"TED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM iYICKAMlIIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I/ 2109 DATE OF ARTICLE � // o/o NEWSPAPER FWST BRIEFS Missing BeA.io ref — woman fo d dead EULESS—A Bedford woman whose family had reported her missing Tuesday evening was found dead Wednesday morning in a park near her home police reported. The body of Vicky Hoover, 53,was in a wooded area of West Park off Westpark Way in Euless,said Lt. Kirk Roberts,Bedford police - spokesman. Hoover lived on Aquaduct Court in Bedford,a few blocks west of the park."There are just,no signs of foul play or trauma to the body," Roberts said."We don't believe it was a violent attack of any kind,but we _ don't know the cause of death,either."The low temperature overnight was in the mid-20s.The Tarrant County medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death,he said. —Bill Miller DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF l / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED /a / a 3/°7 DATE OF ARTICLE 1 2/19/09/- J/2//oNEWSPAPER J,r dous success! Transportation is .. .,"r becoming more of an -,„. issue for our residents r„q'- 44, s every day.Don't forget Mthat there are transportamg - tion options for HEB residents. _ NETS offers door- X r�, to-door transportation ,..'„;',;;!--1.4,?-: _ services to residents MI Mayor Saleh who are disabled or.55 or older.This service.is Euless available in Euless from THEION C I T Y p p 7 a.m.-6 p.m.Monday-. E ° LESS Friday and costs $1.50 per one-way trip. — TThe Wheels Program provides medical trans- ransportation is portation in Tarrant _ • one of the most . ' County to any Euless critical issues fac- .j resident without trans- ing North Texans today. , portation.Trips run from The suburbs of Hurst, 5:30 a.m.-4 p.m. — Euless and Bedford have HEB Transit provides long worked to provide work related rides for — transportation for those residents of Hurst,'Eu- citizens in need. HEB less and Bedford.Rides Transit grew out of the must start and end within work that was being ( HEB;the two Trinity — done to assist families ' 'Railway Express train in need.It has been such stations at CentrePort a great grassroots effort and Hurst Bell are also — in our community and included. we are so elated to see Once again we thank all this program take off and our volunteers,who give — know that it's a tremen- of your time and talents. Working together,we are Building a Better Tomor- — row for our Citizens. t DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF 6- MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINSC. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD[YIIN LIBRARY REF — DATE DISTRIBUTED /a 1 a 3 !/ 07 DATE OF ARTICLE/a//51°y- //.z//i 0 NEWSPAPE'1 i. Art Car Wins Best in Class in Euless Parade of Lights Illikt L • I a*.:* i 6 1, N �v ''' , i , 1.:,,, i ),,,, II .. a , , , ast Saturday,cur- at the City of Euless' rent and former 16th Annual Christmas students of Mr. Parade of Lights follows Stevens'Auto Collision on the heels of People's class entered the HEB Choiceawards at the ISD Art Car in the Eu- r NETC Relay for Life less Parade of Lights and Car,Truck,and Cycle. won Best in Class! The Show and at the 2009 students,along'with par- Houston Art Car Parade. am ent volunteers,met early in the day to decorate the Art Car with,donated strings of lights.Chicken. Express provided chick- en and biscuits for the am students as they worked through dinner. Winning Best in Class f No L L imp a s DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROW'V YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN. LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED /0)/d 3 I ODATE OF ARTICLE id /c73 I 0 / NEWSPAPER FWST David Joel Priest (1949 - 2009) - David Joel Priest, 60, retired from the Euless - Police Department, died Monday, Dec. 21 , 2009, in Fort Worth. ton Memorial service: 1 p.m. Saturday at Arlington Baptist Church, 3434 S. Collins Street. - David Joel Priest was a devoted husband, father and brother. He was born June 9, 1949, in Fort Worth. Heand Suke were married May 18, 1973, in Fort Worth. David was preceded in death by his mother and father, Joel Tunney and Kerna Ruth Priest. - Survivors: His loving wife of 36 years, Pil lm Ko; daughter, - Christine; son, David Jr.; brothers, James and Daniel Priest; sister, Rebecca Priest; their families; his chubby Chihuhua, JoJo; - numerous friends, colleagues and other family members.