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Its VP j ��`�� t�0`' ! / _ traffic soared when it be- came Texas 183, TarrantMaPoeaa.ea Honkie' Mad ' TrinityBNd. For more County's first four-lane „ highway, around 1940. transportation _ At the top of its ride , Worth m -- and traffic the highway was home to © i• a ----r' "'- ID coverage,check out starTe�egram star-taegl am.eom/blog5 the prestigious Western But between the ex- Mike Collins, Euless Shop Aloha brought Hills Inn as well as other tremes, several points of economic development di- Hawaiian culture to Euless, hot spots such as the light create a bright future rector,said building a pre- catering to the city's Ton- Midway Cafe, Fireside for the corridor. There are mier golf course in 1997 gan population. Its man- ; Inn and the Sip N Nip, a numerous restaurants on and combining it with a ager, Ana Tuipulotu, said large nightclub. the 8.3 mile stretch of 10 quality restaurant(Raven's business has been great Then Airport Freeway between Hurst and Euless, Grille) showed how cities because people want spe- took away its state high- along with hotels, banks, cialty imports. — way name and its corn- specialty shops, middle- can prime the pump for "They come here to buy muters in 1979. The road class subdivisions, a Trin- improvements. poi, pork laulau and Ha- became Texas 10, traffic ity Railway Express station "It absolutely helped, waiian Portuguese sau- dipped and businesses and one of the toppublicOM alongthe route dried up proving that something sage,"she said. golf courses in Texas. like Texas Star can improve and blew away by the Tim Depaepe of Hurst, the perception of quality of Tacos and courts dozens. who has driven 10 for 48 the corridor itself,and that There are numerous other _ But now, as the North years, said it was a main perception promotes de- successful businesses Tarrant Express recon- road when he was young velopment;'he said. along the corridor, Collins struction project chokes "and everyone went More recreational at- said, and prospective res- Airport Freeway traffic to a through here. I could go all tractions followed — The taurant entrepreneurs — stop-and-go trickle, the the way to Belknap[Street] Parks at Texas Star, Dr need look no further than highway that cuts through in downtown Fort Worth?' Pepper StarCenter Ice Fuzzy's Taco Shop,1363 W. Hurst and Euless is seeing Depaepe said there were Arena and Softball World Euless Blvd.,to see that. a resurgence of commut- lots of stores on the high- at Texas Star — as did eco- The building that MB ers. way in Euless and lots of nomic development. Fuzzy's moved into — pre= What motorists are country surrounding it in •When Euless assessed viously a series of restau- findingis a roomy, Hurst. the corridor's progress two rants from Calvin's Cafe to smooth-surfaced,six-lane "We'd race our motor- years ago, Collins was Paradise Cafe and Catering highway that uses left- cycles on 10 and go off- amazed at the amount of —was vacant on and off for turn lanes and synchro- road in the country," he restorations and remodel- about five years, Euless nized traffic lights to keep said. "We'd cut down into ing,landscaping and beau- spokeswoman Betsy Deck — vehicles moving. Mosier Valley where the tification. said. Commuters will also see dirt track was and shoot "At least 70 businesses "They came in, made that folks who own busi- guns on the Trinity River. had made some invest- significant improvements, nesses along 10 haven't Now, it's all homes back ments in their properties;' and you can't park there — been idle. there." he said. now it's so busy;' she said. Yes, companies such as A good example of suc- Bell Helicopter Textron re- Golf and poi cessful redevelopment, main fixtures, some areas Without question, the Collins said, is a former — are heavily industrial and Texas Star Golf Course and grocery store at Vine Street unsightly strip centers can Conference Center is one that was empty for two still be found. of the corridor's most bril- years before Family Dollar liant lights. moved there with an exotic — neighbor. — 1)/STRIBI TED TO: PAGE > OF t1.1 YOR CITY CVCL CITY ATTVY CRIM bICKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT tic•DO\ ILD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL D. TE DISTRIBUTED LP 12 0 T I l DATE OF ARTICLE If; 1 d 9 / 1 NEWSPAPER FWST Not far away, Verna's One of Elvis Presley's Time is not the issue for Cafe serves loyal locals rumored favorite stops in some commuters. who followed Verna Kight its heyday, Western Hills "You've been down Air and her home cooking Inn fell from grace as 10 port Freeway, right?" said through two moves during did. By 1989 it was a par- Jeff Woody of Meadow- the cafe's 35 years in busi- tially burned-out, crum- brook, who works for Mi- ness.The last move settled bling eyesore. chael's Stores in Las Coli- Verna's into an old Dairy Euless bought the nas. "There's never a good Queen at 607 W. Euless building, tore it down and time to go down Airport Blvd., 17-year waitress replaced it with an$11 mil- Freeway. If someone Jean Robinson said. lion, 56,500-square-foot breaks down or has a police and courts building wreck,it's a parking lot." While both restaurants in 2002. Between 22,000 and are examples of the resto- Its addition to the 10 26,000 vehicles drive 10 ration and remodeling in- landscape prompted Eu- daily, according to the lat- vestments,what happened less Mayor Mary Lib Saleh est traffic counts from the with an old K-mart at 10 to predict continued resur- Texas Transportation De- and South Industrial Bou- gence. partment, compared with levard is equally impres- "It's going to come 129,000 to 176,000 vehi- - sive. back," she said then of 10 cies on a parallel stretch of "Reynolds Asphalt business activity. Airport Freeway. bought the building,occu- She said she's even more Kim Rocha,a Hurst res- pied 20,000 square feet for certain of a comeback now ident who takes her kids to its administrative head- because traffic has already school in Arlington, said quarters and marketed an- increased dramatically. the morning drive is fine other 30,000 until Har- "Granted a lot of people on 10. mony went in a year and a are just passing through," "In the evening it's con- half ago;'Collins said. she said. "But just look at gested trying to get onto Harmony Science the people who are stop- 121 or 820;' she said. "It's Academy is a charter ping." backed up so bad you can't school that emphasizes get to anything?' science and technology 'Never a good time' But Rocha said she can programs. Empire Gym- While 10 is an easy, less live with those negatives to nastics moved into the stressful alternate route to avoid Airport Freeway. space between Reynolds Airport Freeway,there's no Mayor Saleh said most and Harmony, completing guarantee that it will save of 10 looks great compared the rebirth of a building time. with how it was even a de- that was on the ropes. On a recent weekday cade ago. "It's 100 percent occu- morning, Star-Telegram More than $20 million pied and looks great,"Deck reporters drove east at 7:45 has been spent since 1992 said. a.m. from Yamaha Suzuki on 10, including $6.5 mil- - Still, the corridor isn't of Texas, where 10 crosses lion in 2006—when trans- all shiny and bright; it re- Loop 820. One reporter portation officials knew mains a study in contrasts. took 10;the other, Airport that the North Tarrant Ex- While the La Quinta Inn Freeway. They headed to- press was coming — that & Suites and Plaza Suites ward the parking lot of was used to fix a congest- DFW Airport serve as at- First United Methodist ed,hourglass-shaped sec- tractive anchors to the cor- Church of Euless on Main tion on the Euless/Hurst ridor's far east end, a less Street, almost to the point border. glamorous reminder of 10's where 10 merges with Tex- "I think, because they past, the 183 Motel, sits as 183. widened and redid 10 in several blocks to the west. The Airport Freeway advance . . . they're ready What Euless did with drive was nine miles and for it now;' Saleh said. another hotel showed how took 17 minutes, 45 Sec- a city can overcome serious onds. On 10, the 8.2-mile Staff writer Krystle Cantu blight when its mind is drive took 17 minutes, 14 contributed to this report, made up. seconds. which includes material from the Star-Telegram archives. Terry Evans.817-390-7620 1)/STRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF 11 I Y'OR CITY GVCL C/TYATTNY CRIM ilICKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT .lUcDO.V.-ILD COLLINS W.cRHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL D.-ITE DISTRIBUTED I o /I r DATE OF ARTICLE J 19. /i i NEWSPAPER FWST — q 1110 • . + 4*Y 1i.+'�� ' . ; .%."' �119 � it + -'x•:. s f ` r. 4,3 s A police and courts building replaced an old,abandoned hotel. -T ncn eon ,n — 1)/S'TRIBI TED TO: PAGE t OF . 1I.I}'OR CITYGVCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCICAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT /rDO.\.1LD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED 1 )i j DATE OFARTICLE l I J f NEWSPAPER FWST World Trade Center beam finds new home in Euless . It will be the focus of a - F memorial that will be unveiled " Sept. 11 in front of the fire_ � �� - , administration building on the City Hall campus. '' e v W By Terry Evans tevans@star-telegram.com � q � � `�44, 141, EULESS-A 3-ton piece of his- tory waits for a place of honor in ' Euless. Fire Chief Wes Rhodes said aN. 12-foot-long steel I-beam from the World Trade Center arrived 3 • • June 7. . . �, , _ .6.. It's being kept behind Fire The beam"has a lot of character," Facilities Administrator Kyle McAdams Station 2 for now, but it will be said."We're going to maintain that character." Special to the 5•T/Kyle McAdams the focus of a memorial that will be unveiled Sept. 11 in front of The Fort Worth Museum of ments" the fire administration building Science and History received a Atop the beam will be an on the City Hall campus. piece of the North Tower in eternal flame representing the "We made a request, like a February and plans a Sept. 11 American spirit, which "noth- lot of fire departments have unveiling, museum President ing can extinguish," McAdams across the country,through the Van A.Romans said. said. Port Authority of New York and "It looks like we're going to Rhodes said the committee New Jersey;'Rhodes said. try to have it in the atrium for overseeing the project wanted a Port Authority spokesman about six weeks beginning Sept. timeless memorial. Steve Coleman said the agency 11;' Romans said. "We'll have a "We want it to be something has received more than 1,500 tribute that morning, and we'll that 10 years from now will help requests from all 50 states and try to sync in to New York, people remember that day and five foreign countries for parts where a huge tribute will take also be able to pass on the emo- of the twin towers of the World place on the Trade Center site:' tions they felt to their kids who Trade Center. The towers col- The Euless memorial is de- weren't even born yet;'he said. lapsed on 9-11. signed to stir memories and Mayor Mary Lib Saleh said "We're honoring 1,118 re- emotions with the artifact's those who died on 9-11 deserve quests and have fulfilled 60 roughness, Facilities Adminis- to be remembered. percent of them;' Coleman trator Kyle McAdams said. "It's important for everyone said. "We still get quite a few The beam"has a lot of char- in the United States to have calls every day, probably be- acter;' he said. "It's got rust, something to remember what cause it's getting close to the paint,concrete embedded in it. happened;' she said. "Even if 10th anniversary." We're going to maintain that it's a service or a prayer,we need Coleman said hundreds of character. We won't alter or to all remember what happened requests have been turned change the color of it or take any on that dreadful day 10 years down because all the recovered of the patina off it. It's only ago:' steel has been committed. original once." Saleh said the memorial "We have a program starting The beam will be mounted probably will cost Euless next to give away some of the vertically on a , pentagon- $50,000 to $75,000. other objects we have;'he said. shaped platform, McAdams "We don't have all the con- "They'll go specifically to mu- said.`Behind it will be a granite tracts out yet for what we're seums." slab that will have 9-11-01 en- going to do;' she said. "We're Those objects include signs, graved,with the towers making not asking for private money. severely damaged vehicles and a up the two dashes;'he said."On We happen to have an art fund couple of subwaylike cars that each side in the upper corners in the city of Euless:' ended up in the Staten Island are the emblems of the New Landfill, Coleman said. York police and fire depart- Terry Evans,817-390-7620 1 DIS TRIBUTE!) TO: PAGE OF — tl I YOR CITYCVCL CITY ATTVY CRIM MCIGIMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CVT 1/cI)O,`.-IL D C'OLLIAS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBR,-IRY,-1DM1iV LIBRARY REF HARTSELL , D.1 TF. DISTRIBUTED � ,` () `t DATE OF ARTICLE '., . �� /� 7/ NEWSPAPER FWST — Texas voters can expect big changes in elections _ 9 Next year's election calendar remains up in the air lington, Haltom City and If council membe ,. for many cities and school districts. PoliTex Keller,which stagger their cide to move elections Find political insights council terms so that only November in even-Siii ay Aman Batheja as into compliance with from here to D.C.at some seats are on the bal- bered years,the city' OU abatheja@star-telegram.com federal law. Congress de- star-telegram.com/ lot each year. probably also move ..sec The 2012 election season cided in 2009 that milita- blogs ' Raborn said local enti- tions in odd-number€ will likely be a disorient- ry and overseas voters_ ties will have a few op- years to November—sl- ing one for Texas voters, should get 45 days to fill tions. said. and not just because of the out a ballot.The only way elections from the prima- They could still hold "We try for consistenc possible deja vu of seeing to allow for that much ry will now be held in late their election next year in for our voters,"Wichman another Texas governor time in next year's prima- May.They are usually held May with a private vendor. said. — running for president. ry is pushing back the date in April. Election officials Otherwise, they will have ,, Many local voters na A bill signed by Gov. of the primary or moving have said they won't be to move their local elec- see a mix of partisan an Rick Perry on Friday will up the deadline for candi- able to handle local May tion to the November bal- nonpartisan races on the. mean noticeable revisions dates to file for races. Af- elections if they have to lot or plan to hold elec- ballot next Novel ie to the election process. ter some tense debate, contend with a primary tions only in odd-num- Though Houston it From the perspective of state lawmakers opted to runoff around the same bered years. other areas have run the; voters, the biggest change move up the filing dead- time. City officials plan to elections like that—,fo may be that a host of cities line from January to De- "We are probably not participate in a statewide years, it will be a nev =x and school districts move cember. going to be able to be in a conference call that the perience for many vo__rs their elections next year While much of the de- position to offer voting Texas Municipal League is Voters who are used t, from May to the Novem- bate in Austin has focused equipment to cities or holding next month to using the straight-)ort ber ballot. on how the measure will school districts in May discuss the issue. option on the ballot ia: Senate Bill 100 adjusts affect the presidential pri- elections in even-num- "After our conference not expect nonpar«sa] several dates in the elec- mary and other partisan bered years;' Tarrant call, we will schedule a races, Raborn said. tion calendar to bring Tex- races, many local entities County Elections Admin- meeting to discuss the op- , In order to make"in will also face upheaval. istrator Steve Raborn said. tions with the council," those races aren't c !r The primary may be In Tarrant County,ma- Keller City Manager Dan looked, election official; staying put in early March, ny school districts and O'Leary said. may put the nonpartisan but other changes in the cities typically hold May In Arlington, officials races first on the bG)t calendar have set off a elections in even-num- expect to bring the issue ahead of even the pi ;i- domino effect.Any runoff bered years,including Ar- up with the City Council, dential race. said Jennifer Wichmann, "We've discussed..11i€ the city's assistant direc- possibility of put rh. tor for management re- those [nonpartisan] r es sources. at the top of the ballot above the straight-pity races," Raborn said. Ve think that might help ad- dress some confusion." Aman Batheja.817-390-76' — DLSTRIBUTE_D TO: PAGE OF 11 II CITY CVCL CITY ATTNY CRLM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CVT l/cDO\.ALI) COL LLVS W RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY A DMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED , - DATE OF ARTICLE ,.� ( NEWSPAPER FWST Local election shake-up n Editorial 0 Many city councils and school boards will have to switch to November voting. The Fort Worth school vate contractors might be moved the runoff date for return absentee ballots. board, Arlington City found to supply the ma- primary elections to the With Texas primaries nor- Council and similar elected chines, but that won't be fourth Tuesday in May. many held in early March of bodies across Tarrant easy or cheap. Those runoffs had been in even-numbered years, the County and the state must Or those entities can early April, so they were only way to meet that re- choose between two bad change their elections to finished before local elec- quirement was to change options for next year's local the November general elec- tions. But the change the voting schedule. elections.For that,they can tion day, when voters will means early voting for the Besides putting more thank the Legislature. be distracted by high-pro- runoffs would come too time between the primaries Local municipalities and file, partisan elections for soon after the early-May and their runoffs,lawmak- school boards that hold president and other na- local elections, and county ers also pushed back the fil- elections in even-num- tional and state offices. elections administrators ing deadline for candidates: bered years can maintain No other options are wouldn't have enough time to early December, instead what has become their tra- available. It's Bad Choice 1 to reprogram and deploy of early January. ditional election date on or Bad Choice 2. It won't the voting machines for Legislators could have the first Saturday in May. get any better in subse- back-to-back elections. moved the primary elec That will be very expensive quent years, so school Legislators made the tions to early April, allow- and maybe even impossible boards and city councils change for a good reason:A ing municipal and school beginning next year be- might as well go ahead and 2009 federal law says mil- elections to remain in early cause the county elections pick one. itary men and women serv- May. But then the primary office won't be able to sup- The choice is necessary ing overseas must be given runoffs would have to be in ply voting equipment. Pri- because• the Legislature at least 45 days to mark and late June,when schools are DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF °S' t/.I YOR CITY CVCL CITYATTiVY CRI:YI MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT .t/cDO.N.-QLD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL D.I TE DISTRIBUTED / ti DATE OF ARTICLE / "�r / / NEWSPAPER FWST closed and voters are on va- switching from May to No- cation. vember would mean ex- Five Fort Worth school tending the terms of cur- board members and four rent officeholders by six Arlington City Council months. The new law al- members are up for elec- lows that,despite any con- tion next year. Terms for flicts with city charters or two council members in local governance policies. Keller, two in Euless, three The motive behind these school board members in changes, altering the the Birdville district and schedule so men and worn- two in Hurst-Euless-Bed- en in uniform can exercise ford will also expire, and their right to vote, is laud- _ the picture is similar in just able.Still,putting nonpar- about every community tisan local elections in the and school district, shadow of partisan state Except the Fort Worth and national elections is City Council. In a quirk of not good. the new law, elections in The 2009 federal law al- odd-numbered years face lows election officials to no conflict with federal, furnish ballot materials to state or county primaries. overseas members of the The entire Fort Worth military by e-mail, but it council and the mayor face requires that ballots be sent elections every odd year. by regular mail. Secure For cities and school electronic voting would be districts with elections faster and would eliminate scheduled next year, red tape. ,_ — /)ISTR/B[TTED TO: PAGE OF ►/.I}'OR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRLYI MCK,f HE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT }!c•DO.\ ILD COLLINS W: RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL x /) / D.a TE DISTRIBUTED F f DATE OF ARTICLE r� t NEWSPAPER FWST Charles M. Hunt EULESS—Charles M.Hunt, 81, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Monday,June 27,2011, in Fort Worth. FUNERAL 10 a.m.Wednes- day at First Baptist Church of Euless, 1000 Airport Freeway, Euless. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bluebon- net Hills Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Those left to Mr. Hunt served on the cherish his memory are his Euless CityCouncil from wife of 59 years, Ruth Hunt; sons, C. Kim Hunt, Kerry Hunt 1975 to 1981. and wife, Belinda, and Kyle Hunt and wife, Trena; and grandchildren, Lesley Hunt, Wade Hunt, Jenn Hunt, Selina Hunt and Kyla Novak and hus- band,Josh. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville,817-498-5894 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries w