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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-04-23 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE O L aL-IYOR CITYCVCL CITYATTVY CRLW MCK-1,111E BROWN YOUNG ANLVL4L CVTR ��� ► iYIcDO,V ILD COLLINS /C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBR4RYAD;MIIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED y/�( -� / IC DATE OF ARTICLE /ll s//c .NEWSPAPER FWST L OBITUARIES _-::,e Carl Rosecrans . c- Lr L LEULESS — Bruce Carl Rose- crans, 56, passed away Sunday, April 11,2010. L SERVICE: Private. Friends may contact Brenda Sue Rosecrans to pay their respects. Bruce was a resident of Euless L since 1971. He was a 32nd-degree Mason,York Rite,and a Shriner. His father, William J. Rose- crans Jr.,preceded him in death. SURVIVORS:His loving and de- voted wife,Brenda Sue Rosecrans; and his mother, Irene Rosecrans. QuentinsFuneral Home Irene Rosecrans is a Euless,817-282-1991 former employee of the City. View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries low L L L L L DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 1 OF_J_____7 }&I YOR CITY CNCL CITYATTVY CRLII MCKA 1'11E BROWN YOU:VG .-1.VL1L-tL CVTR ,11cDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY,4DMLV LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED `7 f . / I L- DATE OF ARTICLE y / I,S I I�-- NEWSP.APER FWST En April 24 (9 am•8 Pm) & April 25 (2 Pm-b Pm) I MAIN STALE s"wesaaoar i 'soonsouEo!rr Star-'@tegram• i Saturday,April 24 n Its a.m. !'.a.m. Texas Children's Choir i KIDZ ZONE � i Ilkil ll a.m.•noiin King&Roberta Saturday.April 24 1 p.m.-2 p.ni. HEB Elementary Honor Choir I❑aro. Prof.Brainlua ` vK- 2 p.m.- p.m. Bell Manor Elementary School 11 a.m. Euless Library t .r �: 3 p.m. 9 p m. Dean Strickland Noon Fire Safety Clowns 4 p.m. ii p.m. Lefesang Studio 1 p.m. Prot Brairslus 5 p.m.-F p.m. HIS Jump Force 2 p m. Critts'rma0 6::0-S p.m. Trout Fishing in America ';p.m. 13avid Chickenattu 7 66 4 p m. 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"� FMS King&Roberts Dame Studio.plus nransNote to ELifes } :1 !x annowtced NUT€:Performa and artists blest to %5C i change.Performaurxtimes will be available on arborlaun.oe. • \OT ALLOWED: r ',sal tI e CSI,y of , Planar Leave These At e Al , , Euless public art .� Hoare-alcohol tnotorked exhibit tnd roam the •tr.r) [//[ �gg''�""� ehecles,tic rtes railer b r� aril lic designer � , . .-J -�k.11.,. E , blades,skateboards and - Cody Burleson sod: scooters.No PETS all awed ! i »- rd rtut about the on festival grounds except ',i > ��lljr; FabEutess public art www.ArborDaze.org the servtce animals, located throughout 8 /py_f 666 t_ ... di,tip, Ol -685 1666 I Euless City Nall, 201 North Ector Drive DISTRIBL'TED TO: P.lGE / OF 6— .VL•1 YOR CITY CNCL CITYATT.VY CRIM a1CRA.IIIE BROGI':V YOUNG .-1NLYL-IL C_VTR McDO/11ALD COLLIVS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBR.-IRYAD.tilIN LIBRARY REF D.ITE DISTRIBUTED LI I•• -3 I f q /I •//�-;' DATE OF NEGYSPAPER FTI/ST IORTHEAST TAREANT 1Ange1s ' ttake o thecour Cat Summerall reality show, volunteers fix up outdoor basketball site used by kids ., _ zza .ems -' 3' , 10 -wy `. , „ 1`" ` ;,, iliiig sok c! sir„FiA''' ' ,,L * ,,ti -, t4 V 4 / '- ,1 , 4' ,,,. iiiik 4, ,,,' .!`.,4 " ra z 4104t u i x _ t,. 8 S LTO THE STAR-TELEGRAM/RICHARD W.RCDRIGUE2 LBA Development League coach Nancy Lieberman tries to keep a basketball spinning on Pat Summerall's finger during'. eak in the work Saturday. i L L DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE t., OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATT.YY CRIM .NICK-IMIE BROW.V YOUNG ANL'flL C-V'TR 3,1cDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMLY LIBRARY REF� DATE DISTRIBUTED / l 2 3/`G DATE OF ARTICLE 7/1 J/ /L-' NEWSPAPER FWST 11 By SUSAN SCHROCK and TERRY EVANS Bedford Park sschrock''star-telegram.corn,te,,ans csta--teiegram.corn ' 41 ' EULESS — Cheryl Bushman began scrimping and saving last k `_< word " 3' yearsonsand their friends play, she said Saturday. -- ` when a basketball goal broke at the rundown citypark where her three y ,t "They were down to one hoop," % , -. • o . [[ People were y ,r•�. Bushman said. "I started putting �,4�►. e5`ci� Sotogrande doing this from away every bit of money I could." ;`+ '; "fo< Park the heart, you Instead of cash,Bushman and her r 1w" ; ,..a » children ended up giving their time, r•. ,---\\ "7- can tell. 1" ` .� ' x Pi ► . as they and dozens of other volun- "; Pat Summerall , • - '' teers gathered Saturday to rebuild the court,adding two new goals,bleachers and landscaping un- iwi } 1 ``� i..,. der the watchful eyes of a camera crew. '.-„,, 'VI)44 STAR-TELEGS, The one-day partial makeover of Sotogrande Park,owned by on Bedford but located in Euless,was filmed for the pilot of a pro- SPECIAL TO TH STAR-TELEGRAM/RICHARD W. Online exclusive — posed reality series called Pat Summerall's Sports Angels. It RODRIGUEZ :�� See a slide show of the Isaiah Bushman,9,tests a new basket- volunteers and sports figures would bring sports celebrities into communities to help volun- ball goal with the help of former Cow- at work Saturday at boys receiver Raghib"Rocket"Ismail. star-telegram.com with glass backboards, worth 4.-; ', about $15,000,were donated by teers improve facilities for young ` X NexCourt of Euless. Southern 7 athletes. The pilot is being IN.1:4 ` .- -i i'4`- Bleachers of Graham provided pitched to major networks, pro- 0 _ �.e, . " picnic tables and bleachers,and ducer Elizabeth Thome said. ' :”R local developers Brandon Cran- Sotogrande was recom ' 9 i ford, owner of Cranford Con- mended to the show's producers =." ' ' e. ,,\, <` struction, and Jeff Treibs, owner by Summer Santa,a Keller based ., of Texas Transformations, de- charity that provides scholar- , ��`- signed landscaping. ships for low-income children to -. ;.� A`" "It just goes to show that peo- I I will come together fora good attend summer camp. t "" P g Like her own children, Bush- ,. - ,i." cause and to give back," said man said, most of the neighbor- . --','„'Itio Thome,the producer. "They can 7 hood kids live in apartments and h ' ;y`'` see this park is in great need of find the park to be the closest, 2..-<.t.,"--' help and the kids have nowhere safest place to play. Sotogrande s �.' ` " else to play. It's inspiring to be also has a recreation center and - 1 part of this whole process." fl tennis courts. r; j If things work out well for the i Summerall,79,a former foot- = show, the future looks even ball player and TV announcer brighter for Sotogrande Park,she ri who lives in Southlake, said he14 , -'" said. SPECIAL TO THE STARTELEGRAM RIChARD W.RCDRIGUEZ "We Ie onlyrenovatingthe was moved not only by the par- Area sports celebrities Raghib Ismail and Nancy Lieberman help renovate the ents and children who told him court Saturday. basketball court now because Saturday how much they appre- the whole park isn't in our bud- --1 ciated the park makeover, but teers who spruced up the court. Raiders youth baseball team get," she said. "When the show also by the companies, sports She said the sight of so many showed up to help after their gets picked up. the entire park stars and individuals who volun- neighbor,and strangers coming game was rained out. Other vol- and tennis courts and communi- teered time and materials to together nearly brought her to unteers included former Dallas ty center will be our first stop." 7 make it happen. tears. Cowboys players Mike Kiselak Thome said one network is I "People were doing this from "It's amazing to see everyone and Raghib"Rocket"Ismail;Bas- taking a serious look. the heart,you can tell,"he said. give up their Saturday to help ketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lie- "CBS is leaning toward us be- Undeterred by the light rain, these kids. It's just wonderful," berman;and Anthony Dorsett Jr., cause Pat Summerall used to 1 Bushman and her three sons,ag- Bushman said. "This is a great who played for the Oakland work for that network." she said. es 6. 9 and 1-t, spc'.nt the day un- place for these kids to be safe and Raiders and the Tennessee Ti loafing construction materials do something positive." tans. SUSAN SCHROCK,817-390-7639 --1 and helping feed other volun- Members of the Bedford Blue _The new ourt and two goals TERRY EVANS,817-390-7638 f DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF 1 t1AYOR CITY CVCL CITY-iTTVY CRI.iI NICK-1.111E BROWN YOUNG -1:VI1MAL C.VT tkcDOV:-ILD COLLL\S C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD:1tIV LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED / 2 // L., DATE OF ARTICLE/ 2 I/ NE VASP1PER FUST Plenty to do outside this weekend in Tarrant County It's festival season in Tarrant County,and ` ;} r• Japanese Garden party there are big ones this weekend in South- At the Fort Worth Botanic Garden,the annual lake,Euless and Fort Worth.And Mayfest, Spring Festival in the Japanese Garden is Saturday which was canceled last year,is just around and Sunday.The festival features traditional Japa- the corner. ,, nese dance,music,martial arts demonstrations and more. Art and more in Southlake Hours:10 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday and noon-5 Southlake's Art in the Square runs Fri- p<m.Sunday daythrough h Sundayat Town Square,be- " Admission:$5 for adults,$3 for children 4-12, g qSTAR TELEGRAM/RODGER MALLlSON tween Texas 114 and Southlake Boulevard. Gardener Scott Brooks trims shrubs in free for children 3 and younger Sponsored by the Southlake Women's Club, Japanese Garden preparations. Information:www.fwbg.com the free festival features music and other entertainment on two stages,more than Tree time in Euless 140 national and international artists,food In Euless,the annual Arbor Daze celebration is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on and drink,and an area for kids. the grounds of City Hall,201 N.Ector Drive.The free event,which promotes conservation Hours:4-10:30 p.m.Friday; 10 with tree giveaways,also features entertainment on two stages,a variety of arts and food' a.m.-10:30 p.m.Saturday;and 11 a.m.-6 vendors,and a kids area. p.m.Sunday Hours:9 a.m.-8 p.m.Saturday and 2-6 p.m.Sunday .. Information:www.artinthesquare.com Information:www.arbordaze.org —Staff report DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 1 OF1, MAYOR CITYCNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL C:VTR :LIcDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY.4DMI.N LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED - /,? -3110 DATE OFARTICLE ` // 9_. / s- //c NEWSPAPER Local, national hotels see slow recovery after rough 2009 BY JOHN-LAURENT TRONCNE turned the corner.' While occupancy has trcrLhe@bizoress.net increased, average daily rates still are less I he hotel industry is coming off one of its worst years than hoteliers would like. ever, and although there still are signs of economic uncer- 'A lot of hoteliers are still trying to get occupancy where they have to give up a lit- tainty in the local market, Fort Worth hotels appear to be tle bit of net average rate,' David DuBois doing better than the national average. said. He added that•first quarter 2010 will Mirroring the national economy, the hotel industry be the best tourism and hospitality busi- soared until 2007. when it hit occupancy of 62.9 percent ness in the history of the city. before experiencing a 4.5 percent drop to 60 percent oc- Despite the good showing, there are cupancy in 2008 and ending last year at 54.7 percent - a signs the economy has put pressure on the whopping 8.8 percent decrease year over year. hotel industry. "Last year was basically the worst year on record for the According to Addison-based Foreclo- hotel industry'," said Jeff Higley, vice president for digital sure Listing Service Inc.,which tracks fore- media and communications at Smith Travel Research Inc., closure filings for more than 20 Texas which tracks the hotel industry worldwide. "We had never counties,there weren't any Tarrant County seen anything like it, so clearly believing that we've hotel foreclosure filings from January 2009 reached the bottom, anything above that is amazing." to April 2009; however, one year later, The Fort Worth-Arlington market experienced steeper from January 2010 to April 2010, there drops, according to STR, though not as low. Local hotel were eight foreclosure filings. Fort Worth occupancy peaked in 2007 at 67.1 percent;what followed accounted for three filings,while Arlington was a 4.8 percent drop to 63.9 percent in 2008 and 2009 and Grapevine each had two filings and hotel occupancy of 54 percent, or 15.5 percent less than one Euless hotel went into foreclosure, ac- the year before. cording to FIS data. Signs of recovery are apparent,however;local hotel oc- cupancy in February was 58 percent. Latest national numbers ahead Downtown strength It's doubtful national hotel pancy wil1-iotel occupancy in downtown Fort Worth exceeds both cen return to the days of"65, 67, 68 per- the Fort Worth-Arlington and national averages,according cent" Higley said,but anything approach to Downtown Fort Worth Inc.data. ing 60 percent or more is the sign of a "We're doing significantly better than the national av- 'healthy industry." erage and 2009 so far,"said Nasser Haghighat,director of 'like most industries,the hotel industry is cyclical,' he said. "We just hit a bigger research. bottom than others.' According to the latest data available,February 2010,the Hotel occupancy nationwide was 54.1 average hotel occupancy rate was 74.4 percent, 19.2 per- percent for the week ending April 3,a 3.6 cent up from February 2009's 62.4 percent and well above percent drop from the same time last year, the national average of 53 percent during that month. according to STR Similarly, the average Average hotel revenue per available room, or Revl'AR, daily rate fell 4.4 percent to$94.45. was$112.85(a 16.6 percent increase year over year), while Among the top 25 markets Smith Travel the national average was $96.40 (a 45 percent drop year _ over year). Research tracks, New York City and Or- Although Downtown's average hotel occupancy rate lando posted the largest occupancies (87 from last year to this year is up, it's difficult to make corn- while and 77.6 percent,reportedimore parisons to 2008 or before because new hotels have added while only two markets more close to 1,000 rooms, Haghighat said. than 20 percent decreases: Houston and "We will,be up this year just because we have more Dallas rooms in Downtown - more rooms, more revenue," Houston hotel occupancy hotel.1 per tiaghighat said,adding that"74.4 percent by any measure cent to 49.1 percent. Dallas hotel Deco- is an excellent occupancy rate in any market." pancy dropped 21.1 percent to 46.1 The president and CEO of the Fort Worth Convention percent. Dallas also reported a le percent & Visitors Bureau said the organization both is "very decease in revenue per available room to proud of these numbers"and "cautiously optimistic we've $36.26, 29 percent less than the national average of$51.05. • DISTRIBUTED TO: P.-1GE _ OF ►1AYOR CITYC.\'CL CITY.4TT,`1' CRL►1 .IICK.4_NIE BROW'N YOUNG A\7J/ALCNTR .tkDO.\:4LD COLLINS C B.4RKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL J' I I DATE OF 7// / _ I�� , EwSP.4PERrj .D.4TF. DISTRIBUTED f� / � l Transient business and travel are corn- ing back, but big group business - the —' bread and butter for many hotels- hasn't shown much recovery so far, possibly due to the lingering public anger at the posh investor conference hosted by American International Group Inc., or MG, at Phoenix's Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Re- sort, just two months after its more than $85 billion federal bailout. 'There's still some apprehension among some of the largest companies, es- pecially those that got bailout money, to stay away from those big meetings,' Higley said. Despite the occupancy decreases from 2009 to 2010, STR expects the U.S. hotel industry to end 2010 with better numbers than it began. According to an April 7 statement, 2010 occupancy will increase 1.9 percent to 55.8 percent, while average daily rates will in- crease 2.3 percent to$95.45.A hotel recov- ery will come in the second quarter and third quarter of the year, STR President Mark Lomanno said in the statement. "The takeaway is that 2010 is going to be significantly better than (hoteliers) thought it would be, and they plan their strategies accordingly,' he said. "It won't be back to 2007 or 2008 levels, and there will be easy (comparisons to last year). 2011 will be a good year on top of a good year,and that is something we haven't seen in awhile."■ I DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY C.A'CL CITY.-1 TT'Y CRI:.1 .11CK1,b1IE BROII".A' IOC.AG .1.VI.1L4L CV"TR meg McDO\ALD COLLIN-S C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DA TEDISTRIB['TED ����� -3 II DATEOFARTICLE 'y//�-2.s //o NEWSPAPER,-,�;& j, 4 je L 2ti j Taste Success Whomever is going to take this trend into a lifestyle brand will be long-term winners Yogurt franchises on the in the industry. This is one of the hottest _ growth path (again) categories in the food industry right now. BY LESLIE WIMMER -Kevin Lee, CEO of Dallas-based OrangeCup Yogurt— IwimmerEbizpress net The level of interest in opening yogurt as well as locations in Euless, Addison, While frozen yogurt's popularity in tilt businesses has increased because of the Highland Village and Weatherford soon 80s and'90s fizzled,business owners sere- simplicity of the business concept and be- after. — ing cups and cones of the soft treat today cause the business design easily is duplic- Amy Goodson, a registered dietitian say they expect to be more than a trena. able, Lee said. OrangeCup franchises are with Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort National and regional franchises, as typically sized from about 900 to 1,400 Worth, said frozen yogurt with live cul- _ well as independent frozen yogurt stores, square feet, and require an initial invest- tures - yogurt products from national are opening across Dallas-Fort Worth, and ment from $200,000 to$265,000. Frozen chains in the '80s and '90s often did not are catering to health-conscious con- Yogurt franchises on average range from have live cultures-can make for a healthy sumers looking for new food options.Area just under $100,000 to $300,000, but snack in moderation. business owners say the stores comple- some brands can go upward of$1 million. "Your body naturally produces bacteria ment a healthy lifestyle choice, which is Frozen yogurt stores typically are de- in your large intestine,and live cultures are likely to help business longevity. l.ow start- signed as either self-serve or full-service, up costs and broad customer bases also are and while some stores open in shopping good bacteria," she said. "They go in your— perks. malls, most are often located in lifestylebody,help your immune system and fight Over the last few years, a number of off some of the junk your body is having frozen yogurt stores have opened in Fort centers and strip centers.Most stores offer to process. If you think about how many Worth and Tarrant County, includinga number of different flavors and toppings -often includingfruit, nuts andpieces of toxins and bad junk we put into our body—' \tenchie's and Yo! The Frozen Yogurt on a daily basis, your body is a constant Lounge UniversityDrive, candy bars - for customers to mix in. filteringsystemtryingto filter that out, so gFrogberry on Many also provide customers with nutri- Green Avenue, YogoLait on Hulen Street, tion information on their yogurts, a key the live cultures are made to help The Yogurt Patch in North Richland Hills, piece of the healthy aspect of the busi- strengthen that system." Milk-based frozen yogurt or frozen yo- Berri Blu on Camp Bowie Boulevard,Yum nesses. ,which y gurt produced from actual yogurt can be a Me! in Keller, Yogurt Story in Roanoke, Paul Yun, owner of Yogurt and Yofe Cafe on West Seventh Street, is expanding from Denton into Tarrant balanced snack Goodson said.Milk-based— which serves other foods as well as frozen and Dallas counties, said his businesses frozen yogurts provide protein and carbo yogurt. The national chain Pinkberry has name came from the concept of customers hydrates, as well as the vitamins and min- opened locations in Dallas and Arlington. using self-serve machines and a topping erals naturally found in milk. — Kevin Lee,CEO of Dallas-based Orange- bar to "make their own yogurt story," he 'It's a good choice"for a snack,she said Cup Yogurt, wants his company to spread said, 'Do you need to eat frozen yogurt foi nationwide and become a staple for frozen One unusual business benefit Yun sees every meal?No.Everything in moderation. yogurt customers. OrangeCup began in at Yogurt Story locations - currently in Sometimes people get into the mindset ol- 2005 and currently has nine locationsDenton and Roanoke - is a non-specific thinking that if a little bit of something is across Texas. Lee said the company hascustomer base, he said. good then a lot must be better, but we plans to open locations other states and 'There's no target customer, really, be need to watch out." Mexico soon. cause everyone likes it,'he said. 'We have Goodson added that topping choices At this point,the frozen yogurt business customers who are over 70-years-old and can be an easy way to quickly increase concept is still cresting as a trend, Lee said. calories, and said she would encourage 80-years-old,high school students,college g "Whomever is going to take this trendstudents,children.We don't have a specific customers to choose healthy toppings in-_ into a lifestyle brand will be long-termmet stomer." stead of more caloric and sugary candy winners in the industry," he said. "This isy opened Yogurt Story in Denton in bars or chocolate. one of the hottest categories in the food in- March 2009, and within a year has begun "The healthiest topping I would pick dustry right now." expanding the brand and is expecting to would be nuts, which are nutrient-rich,"_ open a Fort Worth location this summer, she said. "They do have fat, but it's a healthy fat and that's different from just pouring chocolate on the frozen yogurt. And if fa business] has fresh fruit,that'd be— a good choice, too." ■