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OBITUARIES
Catherine Kay Rygiewicz
HALTOM CITY-Catherine Kay
Rygiewicz,53,loving wife of Frank
Cathy was a twelve Sr.and loving mother of Frank Jr.,
passed away on Saturday, Feb. 6,
year employee of 2010.
the City of Euless. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m.
Tuesday in Bluebonnet Hills Me
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modal Park,5725 Colleyville Blvd.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the funeral home.
Catherine was born Nov. 13,
1956.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Elaine
Chrissikos; Nancy Kindrick;broth
Lers, Gary, Jerry and Lee Weimer;
sisters-in-law, Joan and Betty;
brothers-in-law, Fred and Floyd
L Rygiewicz;, and numerous other
family members.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville,817-498-5894
View and sign guestbook at '
www.star_telegram.com/obituaries
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Map Area Sales Percent Median Percent
# change price change
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from from
year.ago ' year ago
82 NE Arlington 10 -17 • $186,000 4
83 Central west ' 20 -17 •. $112,260 -1
Arlington —
84 Central east 19 59 $63,790 28
Arlington
January home sales 85 Arlington, 24 71 $134,500 19
Dalworthington
• I• «; Gardens, .. .
Prot ,.F ( fake Pantego
u»S 0 Nr l a r 131 I
I y. 13Pevine 86 SE Arlington 9 -10 $86,200 3
102 i '
87 Far SW Arlington 19 -32 $129,000 -9
12.5., ,,,...,124?-` 88 Far SE Arlington 53 -15 $118,280 12
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89 Mansfield 50 22
eagle sw 126 Tx -` ' $162,000 6
Mountallt -.,ti-'7.12 - D '{ 90 Kennedale 4 300
3 fake:. �y 1... ,.. 3 124 ' " . $137,500 -61
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12B l `'102 -Saginaw/naw 61 10
13t1 127 r .�." ® z �. / _ $124,750 7
fake 120_ 721 north side
y Wortt2 hf f 104 East Fort Worth 26 -24 $82,900 -7
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c ® 82 (Rosedale)
j 30 106 South Fort Worth 18 0
# _ 3, X01 1#14 83 ( n/ $42,050 37
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712a ,/ 87 SW FW(TCU)
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1 89 Mansfield 111 FW south of 1-20 84 25
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120 Bedford 18 29 $164,000 6
121 Euless 13 • -28 $165,300 5
122 Hurst 20 -26 $108,000 -9
123 Colleyville 18 125 $437,500 =10
124 - Grapevine 20 11 $250,000 22
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25 Southlake 30 88 $592,500 8
126 Keller 37 37 $284,000 -1 —
127 N.Richland Hills/ 39 9 $120,000 -11
Richland Hills
-128 Watauga 16 0 $$$211028,041,5:00000000
101,500 3:111
129 Haltom City/ 233:97•
6' 2-3947
4 $48,500 -20
Riverside
130 FW Summerfield/ 63 -16 $142,000 1
Park Glen _
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131 Roanoke 8 -11 $159,000.20
132 Trophy Club/ 11 83 $313,980 28
Westlake
Source:Real Estate Center,TexasA&M University
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FOUSE DISTRICT 92
GOP race centers on voter I I� bill
frvoice mail that Smith left the District 92 race - Tuesday.
Tarrant party chairwoman was District 92 covers Hurst,Euless,Bedford and parts of Arlington,Grand "Now there is another issue
eked to a Web site. Prairie and Fort Worth.The winner of the Republican primary will face that distinguishes us — the de-
Democrat John Schleeter in November. cency of debate and respect for
y AMAN BATHEJA Republican women, Cason
abatheja@star-telegram.com Todd Smith,incumbent wrote.
' .e Republican primary race be Age:46 In his e-mail,'Cason misquotes
een state Rep. Todd Smith of r Residence:Euless Smith's voice mail.Smith accused
Euless and former Bedford Coun- :ii Occupation:Head of the Todd Smith Law Firm him of intentionally doing so to
cilman Jeff Cason has turned intoin Bedford,specializing in civil litigation and person- make it seem like he had called all
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tatewide argument over one is- g * f al injury law Republican women "stupid"
`e: Smith's failed effort to pass a Background:Smith has represented District 92 when he was only referring to a
voter ID bill last year. since 1997,making him the most senior Republican few activists who were mismform
As head of the House Elections in the Tarrant County delegation in the House.He is chairman of the mg other Republicans.
l mmittee,Smith took a lead role House Elections Committee and serves on the Redistricting and Trans- Cason said the misquote was
maneuvering a bill through the portation committees.Before joining the Legislature,Smith was a Eu an accident.
House requiring voters to show less councilman from 1991 to 1996.He earned a B.A.in political science "It doesn't change the fact that
' oto identification before they from Southern Methodist University in 1985 and graduated from the it was not a good thing to say,"Ca-
( st a ballot. Critics, however,' University Of Texas Law School in 1988.He is also on the board of son said.
Il've charged that he worked with directors of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce. The House was split last year
Democrats to block a bill from ev How to contact www.toddsmithrep.com,817-684-9400,in- between 76 Republicans and 74
t coming up for a vote. fo@toddsmithrep.com Democrats,and at least three Re-
The race took an unusual turn publicans were not expected to.'
fiuesday as a Houston-based news provide a"yes;'vote for a voter ID
Web site posted a voice mail Jeff Cason bill.That meant the bill needed at
uth left on Tarrant County Re- Age:56 least some Democratic backing to
blican Chairwoman Stephanie` Residence:Bedford pass, though most had decried
Click's cellphone during last year's E
,, Occupation:Working in energy sales, any voter ID measure as disen=
1' 'islative session. Backgrounds Cason served on the Bedford City franchising voters.
The voice mail concerned - Council from 2006 to 2009.He has spent most of Smith said he was trying to
i, tements that Klick had made • his career working in sales and marketing and plans craft a bill that could have gar
publicly, including on;Facebook, to start an energy sales company.In 1976,he nered the bipartisan support
r aiding the voter ID bill.' worked for year as a reserve police officer in Claycomo,Mo. needed to pass. In that effort,he
Smith told Klick in the message ; How to contact:.www.jeffcason.com,817-235-7393,jeffcason.com supported delaying implementa
ttrat he was upset she was saying tion of the requirement by up to
publicly that Smith might allow a some of whom are too stupid to lenger Diane Patrick in the GOP four years to educate voters about
I >vision so that voters could reg- realize it and it's pissing me off,so primary for an Arlington state the change.
I 'r on the same day they cast bye." House race in 2004. Patrick beat "It's just insane for anybody to
ballots.Klick was urging Republi- Kuck said she did not know Grusendorf with 58 percent of the insinuate that I did anything but
`cans to contact Smith and oppose how a reporter with TexasWatch- vote: spend every waking moment of
t tt provision. dog.org got the voice mail,though Smith made no apologies for that legislative session trying to
Smith said Klick's efforts were she said she had sent it to•some the voice mail or his approach to pass the best voter ID bill that I
misinforming Republicans and people last year. voter ID last year.: could,"Smith said.
rn°de it more difficult to pass a When asked whether she was When I ran for this office, I Cason said Smith's support for
1 He also told her he was follow- endorsing Cason, Klick said, "I didn't promise my constituents a delay was a ploy to give Demo-
is the direction of Republican think that his temperament might that I would never get angry, crats time to get the bill repealed
leaders in Austin.• be a better choice in this particu Smith said. "I promised them I before it went into effect. "To de
The message ends with Smith lar race." would work hard to do what is lay its implementation by four
s Mg, "This is the'governor and Traditionally, party chairs re- right and tell the truth,.and I've years or even two years is not log-
ME lieutenant governor's work, main neutral'during primaries. done that. ical or reasonable,"Cason said.
and I'm doing the work of the Klick previously endorsed incum- Cason condemned Smith's re
1 gue of the Republican women, bent Kent Grusendorf over chal- marks in an e-mail to supporters AMAN BATHEJA,817-390-7695
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THE ECONOMY
n
Sales tax
revenue _
falls a bit
in Tarrant
December sales tax revenue
City Percent change
Arlington • -1.42%
Bedford -0.95%
Benbrook -16.61%
Blue Mound • 69.91% _
Colleyville ` -3.11%
Crowley 10.15%
Dalworthington Gardens 14.48%
Edgecliff Village 6.41% -
Euless -8.10%
Everman .. -19.24%
Forest Hill -0.85%' -
Fort Worth -0.24%
Grand Prairie 21.41%
Grapevine 10.32%
Haltom City -8.96%
Haslet -20.09%
Hurst s -7.07%
Keller -9.31%
Kennedale -2734%
Lake Worth -5.35%
Lakeside 16.64% ,.••
Mansfield -5.85%
North Richland Hills . -6.28%
Pantego • -22.41%
Pelican Bay 160.40%
Richland Hills -21.57%
River Oaks -7.36%
Saginaw -11.95% -
Sansom Park -7.15%
Southlake 8.58%
Watauga -1.41% -
Westlake -28.41%
Westworth Village - -0.64%
White Settlement - -41.29% _
County total -0.63%
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Up.
MARKET WATCH
Feb. 11, 2010
CompUSA(R) Opening Three New Stores
Featuring "Retail 2.0"
Retail Chain Expands into New Markets with Rich Customer
Experience
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Business Wire
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MIAMI, Feb 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CompUSA(R) today
announced the opening of three new retail stores: Houston, TX, Newark,
DE, and Euless, TX. These new openings make a total of 32 CompUSA
stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, each complete with "Retail
2.0(R)," CompUSA's powerful new shopping method.
"CompUSA is thrilled to be opening new stores in these markets," said
Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of the Systemax Technology Products
Group, which includes CompUSA. "We look forward to providing shoppers
not only with great deals on computers, HDTVs, components, and other
_ consumer electronics, but offering them the chance to experience a
completely new approach to retail shopping with Retail 2.0."
All three stores are fully integrated with Retail 2.0, CompUSA's pioneering
concept which empowers shoppers by placing the interne at arms' reach on
nearly 300 screens throughout the store, from laptops to desktops to HDTVs.
With a single touch, consumers can access full product information
including image galleries, product manuals, customer reviews, price
comparisons, compatible products available in-store, and even video
demonstrations. Customers are also free to browse competitor sites and
comparison shop as if they were in the comfort of their own home or office.
The Houston, TX CompUSA is open for business at 9714 Katy Freeway,
Bunker Hill, TX 77055.
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The Newark, DE store is located at 106 Geoffery Drive, Newark, Delaware
19713 and will be opening in mid February.
The store in Euless, TX is at the Shops at Vineyard Village at State Highway _
121 North, Euless, TX 76039 and will also open in the next few weeks.
Visit http://www.CompUSA.com for more information.
About CompUSA
The CompUSA companies (http://www.compusa.com) serve the needs of
both personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics,
computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail stores,
business-to-business and Internet channels. The CompUSA companies are
subsidiaries of Systemax Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!syx/quotes/nls/syx
(SYX 17.07, +0.29, +1.73%) .
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company, sells
personal computers, computer supplies, consumer electronics and industrial
products through a system of branded ecommerce web sites, direct mail _
catalogs, relationship marketers and retail stores in North America and
Europe. The primary brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City,
Misco, WStore and Global Industrial.
SOURCE: Systemax Inc.
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INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS
Cyclone slams into Tonga
TONGA—Northern and central Tonga are
being slammed by cyclone Rene today,with
powerful winds ripping off roofs,tearing
down trees and power lines,and cutting
communications with the capital."We don't
know the extent of the damage right now,
though there are no reports of serious
damage or injuries,"said 14lali'c Takai,depu- •'
ty director of the;National Disaster Office.'
The storm missed both American Samoa,a
U.S.territory,and the neighboring island"
nation of Samoa on Saturday.
--The Associated Press
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Couple found shot to death
EULESS—A man and a woman were
found shot to death Sunday afternoon in
their apartment in a case that investigators
are describing as a murder-suicide,police
said.The cAuple,who were not identified
pending notification of relatives,were
found by a neighbor,police said.The bodies
were found at about 5 p.m.in the 1000
bloc'of East Ash Lane.When officers
arrived,the couple appeared to have died
of gunshot wounds,police said.Autopsies
are scheduled by the Tarrant County med-
ical examiner's office to determine an exact
cause of death. Investigators remained at
the scene Sunday night,continuing their
investigation.
—Domingo Ramirez Jr. _
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What's in a nickname? A lot, apparently. Tourism profes-
. en 1 sionalsare paying big bucks for slogans IIII t
they hope will
draw new visitors, residents, and industry to their cities.
By Ken Parish Perkins
Cl'ISIS like in the case of Las Vegas,which used its dianapolis had hoped to play off the city's
slogan to obliterate the family-friendly im Indy 500 race with"Restart Your Engines'';
age it pushed throughout the 1990s. Slo-
e
alas,the state of Indiana had already used
gans have become so vital to the branding it. Instead,the city settled on"Raising the
PEOPLE TEND TO ACT JUST A LITTLE,well, effort of cities that want to set themselves Game The price tag:$400,000.
freer r than usual when they visit Las Vegas. apart that big money is being sunk into de Smaller cities have spent up to$100,000
_ That"phenomenon may be due in part to veloping identities and making emotional on consultants, focus groups, trademark
tletbrilliant work of a few ad professionals connections, according to Eric Swartz, research,and prototyping to come up with
at R&R Partners, who coined Las Vegas's president of Tagline Guru,a branding firm something cool and snazzy. That number
oft-repeated slogan,"What Happens Here, based in San Mateo, California. Not every can soar even higher with the implementa-
.�. Stays Here,"in 2001.Whether or not there's campaign,however, is as successful as Las tion of a brand campaign that covers every
much truth behind the city's catchphrase, Vegas's.Baltimore,for example,forked over thing from street banners and government
it was credited withL giving Vegas's tourism half a million dollars to a San Francisco firm vehicles all the way down to letterheads and
industry a badly needed boost. to come up with"Get In On It But some stationery.
Whether you
Always Turned On"when advertising executives criticized it saying it And it's all worth it,claims Swartz,who
you vi
be
City or you really do believe could too easily be misread as"Get It On." has been a branding strategist for 30 years.
L that "Cleveland Rocks!" city slogans help Washington state's"SayWA campaign cost An effective slogan, he says, is like urban
identify or even create what's unique about $200,000 to develop, only to be scrapped renewalbut without the headache of hav-
a city in order to lure in tourists, industry, after it received overwhelmingly negative ing to push through a pricey,often divisive
and new residents,as well as to garner press, feedback from Washington residents. In- bond measure.
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"Good ones won't build your brand for its use of vernacular and its expression `- i LlE►'i "'A. 14 G`Y
overnight,but they will get you attention," of a unified work ethic.Omaha,Nebraska's Others give up on the slogan idea entire-
he says. "It's all a matter of how you're former slogan, "Rare. Well Done, which ly.Houston,Texas,for example,discarded a7
perceived." paid homage to the city's meatpacking in- number of slogans—"Houston Proud"was
The problem is, of course, that not all dustry,was another of his favorites. . too ho-hum; "Houston Hot" emphasized
slogans cut into popular culture as well Swartz says ho-hum slogans are the ones the city's uncomfortable humidity;and the
as Las Vegas's managed to do. For every that make you ask "and?" He points to play off its Space Center component,"Space
"What Happens Here, Stays Here,"half a Louisville, Kentucky's "We've Got It" (got City:A Space of Infinite Possibilities;didn't
dozen others hit with a rather loud thud. what?); Lyons, Kansas's "The Unexpected fly,either—before city officials coughed up
Seems that it's harder than you think to Pleasure" (which is?); and Wichita, Kan- ;3 million for the "My Houston" media
mili
come up with clever,clear,sensible slogans sas's"We Got the Goods"(and which goods campaign,which features celebrity natives
that also connect to a city's core identity. would that be?). like Beyonce Knowles and former President
Don McEachern, CEO of North Star Slogans can also help boost civic pride George H.W.Bush delivering earnest testi- _
Destination Strategies, a company that by teaching residents history lessons or re- monials of how great the city is.
contracts with cities to conduct identity minding them about the great things that Fortunate cities like Las Vegas may never
campaigns, says municipalities large and lie in their own backyard.Some slogans ex- have to worry about running out of aspects
small struggle to find effective ways topress the frustrations of a city that has long to play off of.In 2007,tourism officials there MN
market themselves,because a message that been underappreciated or feels compelled added to its "What Happens Here, Stays
attracts tourists might not be the best way / Here"line another zinger that manages to
to attract new residents, which, in turn, LO divert attention from a single identifier, remain true to the city's racy roots: "Your
such as Roswell,New Mexico's slogan,"The ""
might not be the best way to lure business. Vegas Is Showing." It's just what Swartz
"Cities are complex in that they of- Aliens Aren't the Only Reason to Visit."
likes in a slogan:It's succinct.It's edgy.And,
ten have to serve a number of masters," There are fun ones(Montreal, Quebec's in this case,it's undeniably Vegas.Q'
McEachern says."There's economic devel- "The More You Kiss,the Frencher It Gets"),
cute ones(Walla Walla,Washington's"The
opment wanting companies to set up shop; KEN PARISH PERKINS is a writer based in Arlirgtan Texas
the tourism and convention people wanting Town So Nice They Named It Twice"),
to book hotel rooms; and the mayor,who and clever ones (Euless, Texas's "Simply
wants to put his own stamp on the city.But FabEuless")*
it's marketing,not a popularity contest.You Another pet peeve of Swaztz's is when
have to create something,knowing that not cities want to be known as the"capital"of
everyone will applaud.That's why most of something. Salem, Oregon, is`The Cherry
[the campaigns]aren't very good or very of City," and Castroville, California, is the
fective.Or,they're outdated" "Artichoke Center of the World." Sumner,
When tiny Wenatchee, Washington, Washington,is"Rhubarb Pie Capital of the
began losing its apple orchards, the city World; while Knik, Alaska, claims to be
dumped"Apple Capital of the World"for "The Dog Mushing Center of the World."
"Wenatchee. Meeting Rivers. Meeting Colville,Washington,couldn't claim its hon-
or globally,so instead it went with"The Wild
Friends. Meeting Needs." One perturbed
resident complained in a local newspaper Turkey Capital of the Pacific Northwest."
survey that it sounded"more like anout- Hereford,Texas,stakes a claim of a differ-
reach program than a city" ent,more hygienic sort.Its"Town Without
"You want something indicative of who a Toothache"slogan touts the city's low rate
you are,not what someone else is,"Swartz of dental decay,which is attributed to natu-
says. "The worst, ineffective slogans play ral fluorides in the water. Some cities find
off common themes. Effective ones have that their slogans outlive their usefulness,
depth and dimension.The Las Vegas slo which explains why St. Louis, Missouri,
gan is good because it has double mean- dumped "There's More Than Meets the
ing and a sense of irony.It's funny. It has Arch"for"St.Lou Is All Within Reach."The
edge,an attitude.An appealing slogan tells switch was partof a;600,000 campaign to —
a story while promising an experience that unify a metro area that often finds the city
can't be duplicated anywhere else."
and county at odds with each other.
Swartz praises Gulfport, Mississippi's •
"Where Your Ship Comes In" because it
says exactly what the city is known for.He
also likes Havre,Montana's"Get'Er Done"
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EULESSICRIME
Murder–suicide likely in deaths
A woman and her boyfriend year-old nurse and her boy- note was found,Euless police The next day during the
werefound dead in their friend, Jeffrey Meekins, 34, Lt. John Williams said Mon- record snowfall, Low wrote:
apartment on Valentine's were found dead in their Eu- day. "Thank u Jesus for this beauti
Day. less apartment in what police Meekins' and Low's bodies ful snow Pis help the Dalla-
- described as a murder-sui- were found on the living room sians to drive in
By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. cide.; floor, and the two were pro= Meekins indicated that he
ramirez@star-telegram.com Low was shot in the head, nounced dead at 5:05 p.m. liked her statement about the
EULESS-K'Lynn Low hinted and her death was a homicide, Sunday,according to the med- snow and Dallas drivers.
on her Facebook page about a the Tarrant County medical ical examiner's Web site. Euless police said people
problem with her boyfriend: examiner's office's Web site re- Officers had never been heard from the couple Satur-
On Dec.30,Low,who Iden- ported Monday.The office had called to the apartment be- day, and Low wrote on her
tified herself as K'Lynn Tucker, `not ruled on Meekins' death, fore,Williams said. . :MySpace page Sunday
wrote: "Y is it my bf can get authorities said. On her Facebook and My- The bodies were found by a
mad at me and act like an A small'handgun.was found Space pages, Low sounded neighbor's child who had
a------but I can't:" in the apartment in the 1000 happy in recent days. come to the apartment to play
On Valentine's Day the 31- block of East Ash Lane,but no On Wednesday, she wrote with one of Low's children,
on her Facebook page:"All my Williams said. Low had two
friends have been so good 2 children, but they were away
me.:).U Rock!All of U. for.the weekend,police said.
"The boy found them and
contacted management, who
called us,"Williams said.
Police canvassed the neigh-
-
borhood, but they didn't find
anyone who had heard any-
thing.
DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR.,
817-390-7763,
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By DAVID MARTINDALE Kimberly Matula'S
Special to the Star-Telegram
Kimberly Matula was just a kid `Bold' move west has
growing up in Bedford when she aid of handsomely caught the acting bug. P y
"I was 11 or 12,"she says."Act- and rather quickly —
ing was something I had never
really thought about.But mybest
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friend at the time had a video ,,4-
camera. One day she said, `Hey, ' ``
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Christmas Musical.I'm not kid: , ,
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to the tunes of Christmas songs.
Really silly stuff." ' 1 1: -, -' .';
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ing disaster, a buddingshow
business career was born.
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"It became something I got so '
attached to and loved so much,"
Matula says."`I was like, `This is ' "
what I want to do with my life.'" • - _
And on Monday,Jan.11,a few i
minutes after 12:30 p.m.Central: —
Standard Time,during a'telecast . « „,.
Kimberly Matula worked for the Kim Dawson Agency and attended UTA.
of CBS'
The Bold and the Beauti-
ful, it was proclaimed to the
world that she had indeed made _
it:
The role of Hope Logan is Kim was an employee of the Raven's Grille
now being played--by Kimberly
Matula," the show's announcer at Texas Star prior to going to Hollywood.
said.
Twelve momentous words in
the life of a young actress.
"I got"a lot of text messages —
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ing before she hooked up with B&B, of Bedford.He has his own business,
from friends and family that day,"she as she calls the show. a backyard water-design contracting
....says. "Most of them saying just that: "I was so happy when I booked . company called Waterfalls Over Tex-
'The role of Hope Logan is now being this,"Matula says,"because it meant as;she works for the Gladney Center
played by Kimberly Matula.'It was so I wouldn't have to wait tables any-
for Adoption.
exciting." more." "Everyone kept telling me, 'I'm
— Matula — born in Fort Worth, Not that she can justifiably com=
watching the show now, I'm watch-
raised in Bedford since age 8 and a plain much about the requisite ing the show,' " Matula says. "They
2006 graduate of Euless Trinity High struggling-actor period of her life.
School—is playing the 17-year-old compared to many of her peers, were a little impatient
—daughter of Brooke (original cast those who toiled for years before get- were getting.But at justleait gave them the
impatient
member Katherine Kelly Lang). ting their big breaks,as wellas those chance to figure out who the charac
LThe funny thing about playing who still are hoping to break ters were and what they were like be
Hope as a teenager is that the charac- through,Matula qualifies as an over fore I got on. So I guess that was a
ter was born in a 2002 episode and,in night success. good thing."
the blink.of an eye, aged more than Actually,it took her 10 months.
' She moved to Los Angeles at the Matula, meanwhile, was getting
L10 years."So basically a little girl in ringlets -end of January 2009, invited by a impatient for a different reason.
"My first episode filmed right be-
goes up the stairs and about a year friend who was looking for a room fore Thanksgiving," she says. ,"I
later she comes back down as me," mate, and her first day of taping on
worked-at the very end of the week.
Matula says."They have a term for it The Bold and the Beautiful was Nov. Then we had two weeks off for
'n soap operas: SORAS. It means 19.
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome. "It was surprisingly pretty easy, Thanksgiving. So I got to work and
I'm not kidding. It's so funny. It's a only a two-audition process," she then immediately had to stop.Then
`storytelling technique that is totally says. "I had actually auditioned for we went back for two weeks and then
accepted by viewers." The Young and the Restless just a three weeks off for Christmas. So I
Because Hope is a teenage girl, couple of weeks before auditioning kept getting so antsy, because I we
she hasn't been thrown into any for The Bold and the Beautiful. For kept having vacation time when I
steamy romance scenes opposite 30- Y&R,it was like five or six auditions,a desperately wanted to be working.
something co-stars. "At least'not very long process. So I went in for Before Matula took that leap of
right away," says Matula, who's 21. B&B and it was only two auditions faith and moved to L.A.last year,she
1 "We're taking it slow." But she is and,when I had it, I was like, 'Wow, was with the Kim Dawson Agency in
`.signed on for three years, so there's that was much easier than I expect- Dallas,booking various Texas-based
no telling what kind of shenanigans ed!' " acting jobs while half-heartedly at
she might eventually get into. What wasn't easy was the long tending classes:at the University of
I "I've already got some fun story wait that followed taping Matula's Texas Arlington,
nes, and I can't wait for people to first couple of episodes.Nearly eight "I had taken three semesters at
see it," she says. "And as far as the weekspassed before her B&B debut UTA,"she says,"and they kept failing
y me.Weird,right?But it was because I
iext few years go,.I am so excited to made it onto the airwaves.
Li;ee what they throw at me. I'm sure Truth be told, though, that was kept booking jobs. So I wasnt going
is going to be great" harder on her family and friends.Her to class."
It certainly tops what she was do- parents are David and Karin Matula Eventually, she knew it was time
to go west,time to take a chance.
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OBITUARIES
Scott Alan Hadley
r'
COLLEYVILLE = Scott Hadley
` went to be with the Lord on Tues-
day,Feb.16,2010.
FUNERAL 2 p.m. Saturday'at
Scott worked with First United Methodist Church of
Colleyville..Interment: Sew Creek
Byron Poise on Cemetery..Visitation: 6 to.-8 p.m.
projects here in Friday at Lucas Funeral Home,
Euless. Hurst:'
` MEMORIALS:In lieu of flowers,
L donations may be made to the Me-„
morial College Fund of Julianne
and Paul Hadley at Wells Fargo in
Colleyville.
Scott was born May 20, 1961,
to Jean and Ron Hadley in El Paso.
He graduated from Texas Tech in
1986 in the School of Architecture;
this is where Scott met the"love
of his life," his wife of 23 years,
■- Kathy. Scott worked as an archi-
tect for 23 years and enjoyed hob-
bies of volunteering with Paul's
Cub Scout troop and spending time
with his family.He.was.a loving
husband, dedicated father, son,
brother and friend.
He was preceded in death by his
brother,Russell Hadley;and grand-
am parents, Mr. and Mrs. George'
Schalkhauser.- ..
SURVIVORS: Loving wife,
Kathy Hadley; daughter, Julianne
Hadley;son; Paul Hadley; mother,
Jean Hadley;father and stepmoth-
er,Ron and Peggy Hadley;brother,
LRoss Hadley;half sister,Stephanie'
Ramos; `stepbrother, Lance
McGuire; and several nieces and
nephews.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst,817-284-nn
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REPUBLICAN PRIMARY I HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD
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A Texas House hopeful from Bedford attacks Rep.Todd lican primary for Texas House year.That's not a statement of —
Smith's character and betrays his own. District 92. The winner will disagreement on public policy
face Democrat John Schleeter or political philosophy.It's not
Jeff Cason's view of what a leg in the Nov 2 general election. even saying that Smith failed
islator does is black and white `, <� Cason served three years .to do the right thing.It's calling —
You re either working for the 'm_ ' on the Bedford City Council, Smith a knowing traitor to the
Republicans or you're working , Y where us-and-them politics state he was elected to serve.
for the Democrats.There is no ry reigns supreme. He did, not It's just one example of Ca- _
in-between." seek re-election last year. He son's character assassination
That makes it easy. Everyalso served a one-year stint as-.-campaign.
body upin Austin with shows '" ` a reserve police officer in Clay- As chairman of the.Elec-
.
either an R or a D stamped on MIKE NORMAN como,Mo. tions Committee, Smith had
their forehead. If the Rs have mnorman@star-telegram.com As overwhelming as his the task of shepherding avoter
an elected majority, they win lack of depth is, it's not the ID bill through a House divid-
every vote. Same for the Ds. He pushes hot-button issues most disturbing ,thing about ed 76-74 between Republicans
The only exceptions would:be but plans to figure them out his campaign. Worse is his and Democrats. Most Repub
if the elected majority party later.: • concerted attack on Smith's licans stronglyfavored it,most
has only a slim margin and "Once elected, the books honor and integrity.It goes be- 'Democratsstrongly opposed
some of its members aren't. will be open andI will be able yondmud-slinging politics, it,so its fate rested with"mod-
present when a vote is taken. . to see them,"he told me.As if it beyond negative campaign-, erates in both parties. —
There's no bipartisan ac- . istoo much for voters to ex- ing. It's a deliberate plan to The bill did-not become
don, no individual initiative. pect that he would have eviscerate-a long-serving Re- law. Anyone is entitled' to
There's even no need for any , looked into the issues enough publican officeholder and toss blame Smith for that.He says _
individual legislator to know to have some clue as to how to the carcass aside. . " - he worked ;exhaustively to
what he or she is doing. approach them;: "Todd Smith betrayed Tex- craft a bill that-moderates
On the details of every issue Cason, 56,wants to unseat 'as,";says Cason's campaign lit- would support. Near the end
that Cason claims as his own, seven-term incumbent Todd•.erature about his opponent's of the session,Democrats en- —
he admits he knows nothing. Smith of Euless in the Repub- work-on a voter ID bill last gaged,, in never-before-used
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tactics to block House consid- al increases.How?"A lot more
eration of voter ID. work has to go into that.
"Todd's stalling tactics •"Greater efficiency in gov-
worked, says Cason's litera- eminent." What to cut?.See
ture. Cason expounded in an above:'
interview, "He stalled it inten- •"Truth in budgeting,"mean-
tionally." ing end the diversion of.trans
"I,can't say that,"- says Rep. portation funds.Whereelse to
Betty Brown, R-Terrell, a . get the $1.1 billion that sup
member of the Elections Corn- ports the Department of Pub-,
mittee and perhaps the staun- lic Safety?Not sure.
chest voter ID advocate in the •End the "margins tax" on
.� -House. "He certainly handled businesses. That leaves an
it in the worst way possible." $8.7 billion hole in the budget.
Being wrong is not the How to fill it?Figure it out later.
same as being a traitor. A candidate who is willing
So how would Cason han- to say anything for votes and
dle it? A strict photo ID re- can't back promises with con
•.quired before anyone can crete plans is not an asset to
vote,he says.Even Brown has good government
backed away from that,as did He's just an opportunist
the Senate. They would allow and a panderer.
voting on the basis of two non
photo forms of ID. MIKE NORMAN IS EDITORIAL
Cason also wants: DIRECTOR OF THE STAR-TELEGRAM)
•"Meaningful property_. tax ARLINGTON AND NORTHEAST
decreases" and a 5 percent or TARRANT COUNTY.-
even 3
OUNTY.,even3 percent capon apprais- 817-390-7830
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