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Have you vis- /\
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� I am"' " to report athat Boy Scouts Enhance Euless
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by leaps and One Project at a Time
bounds. New
shops and Have you noticed some youthful _-..';'7.,„-4-.r.- _--':_:_ , 5 9. ':
restaurants '"' ` .. -f:f.
workers painting fire hydrants in your
will open their doors over the neighborhood recently? Chances r. la. ' k I
next few months, including Old
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Navy, Runway Seven boutique, are they are Boy Scouts, and not city 1 ,,� 'f r
Outback Steakhouse, Imperial employees. Over the past few years, the y t r . •,
Hibachi, MidiCi the Neapolitan City of Euless has been partnering with _ 1)Pizza Company, Hopdoddy •,41
Burger Bar, Dickey's Barbeque scouts on community service projects F 1 / • ir: "
and Blue Lion Salon Suites. as they work towards their Eagle Scout 105, ,t't, - ,
This fall we will see even more Award.
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openings - Burlington, Total . , ;
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Wine & More, Thirsty Lion This year, Eagle Scout candidates P1186FiF55 ��r �_ ,
Gastropub & Grill and the Aloft Sekope Colon and Stuart Beck are •-
Hotel.
Hotel. applying a reflective silver paint to 40
As promised, Glade Parks is fire hydrants in Euless' residential areas. Silver hydrants are more visible than
shaping up to be an exciting red ones and silver paint doesn't fade as quickly.Another Boy Scout is working
destination where you can shop,
dine,relax and play.I hope you'll on his Eagle Scout badge by building approximately a dozen bat boxes to
bring your friends and family to provide shelter for bats. Located in a flood plain in Euless, these bat boxes are
this lifestyle center soon. Glade ideally situated for bats to consume mosquitos and other flying insects.
Parks is at the intersection of
Highway 121 and Glade Road. I James Whitt, Assistant Director of Public Works, likes working with Eagle
hope to see you there! Scout candidates. "These Boy Scouts provide a valuable service to our City,"
C>y,.e..,{-L , says Whitt. "For instance, we have over 1,700 hydrants in Euless.Three scouts
" �� can paint about 60 hydrants in a few months. In years past, Boy Scouts have
also painted handrails along Euless walkways, planted trees in parks and even
The Euless Jam, installed play features at the Euless Animal Shelter dog park."
City Council i Collaborating with Boy Scouts is a win-win situation. As volunteers, the
Linda Martin Mayor scouts learn valuable lessons and enhance their leadership skills, while the
Tim Stinneford Mayor Pro Tern City of Euless improves its infrastructure without impacting the City's budget.
Place 1 For more information, contact James Whitt at 817-685-1581.
Jeremy Tompkins Place 2
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Linda Eilenfeldt Place 4 Euless Today is published by the City of Euless.
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National Night Out � , ,'Tuesday, October 2, 7 p.m. 014taito 1'•-. 1Turn on your outside lights, lock your doors : � _- f . ; ■ I
and spend the evening outside with 38 million : ;1's ,} ' ' •4 t'•
people in more than 16,000 communities.Each ; '- • - , •r. ,
year on National Night Out, Euless residents • ---=-'
proactively deter crime by organizing a variety •
of special events within their neighborhoods. : Texas Junior Angler
Get your neighborhood involved in National : g
Night Out to promote police/community ; Fishing Event
partnerships, and learn about violence and : Saturday, October 6, 9 a.m. — Noon
drug prevention while building neighborhood •
unity. Send a message to criminals letting Wilshire Park, 315 Sierra Drive
them know your neighborhood is organized, • Join us at Wilshire Park for a great day of family fun!
involved and fighting back. The Euless Police • The Texas Junior Anglers organization is stocking
and Fire Departments invite all neighborhoods Wilshire pond with 500 pounds of catfish. It's
in Euless to meet in their neighborhood parks : absolutely free, and equipment is available for all
and join with the police and the nation to •• children who need it. We will be presenting great
"take a bite out of crime." You can request a .• prizes in various age groups and categories. The
visit by representatives of the Fire Department ; tournament is for kids only, but parents who have
at 817-685-1600 or the Police Department at • a fishing license may fish after the competition.
817-685-1536. ; Refreshments will be available for purchase. Call
• 817-685-1666 for more information.
Junk in Your Trunk
Saturday, October 6, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Public Safety Open Houses
Euless Family Life :• Saturday, October 6, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Senior Center parking lot • Police & Courts, 1102 W. Euless Blvd.
300 W Midway Dr. : Fire Station #3, 202 S. Main St.
Come shop or sell. This is a community garage : Join the Euless Police and Fire Departments as
sale with sellers buying a "parking spot" and • they host Open Houses. Take advantage of this
all items must be sold from your trunk or from : rare opportunity to take a tour, climb in and out
the back of your pickup bed. You may use : of police cars and fire trucks and ask questions
tables that fit within your designated parking ; about the facilities. There will be many activities
spot. Trailers aren't allowed in the selling area. • for children, including bounce houses and safety
Vendors must set up, be ready to sell by 7:55 • demonstrations, along with members of the Citizen
a.m., and then sell until 1 p.m. Reserve your : Emergency Response Team, Citizen's Fire and Police
vending space today by visiting the Senior : Academy Alumni and Citizens on Patrol. Plus, visit
Center or register online at PlayEuless.org. For ; with clowns from the S.A.F.E.T.Y. Troop. These
more information about Junk in Your Trunk, • events are free, and everyone is invited.
please call Ryan Turner at 817-685-1871. •
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CPR Blitz
LOOK• 'R1 October 19 & 20, 8 a.m.
i • c, Meet at G Stones Campus West
209 N. Industrial in Bedford
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Does your home or yard need resuscitating?
�LEARN. ., - Have you considered CPR? The Community
` /�A ., Powered Revitalization (CPR) program is
Be aware. a joint effort between 6 Stones, and the
Fire can happen anywhere: 'rt,L cities of Hurst, Euless, Bedford, businesses,
nonprofit organizations and churches to help
. struggling homeowners make necessary home
Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. : repairs. The CPR program provides help to
Fire can happen anywhere' ••
homeowners who are in the greatest need
• of assistance and are unable to perform the
Fire Prevention Week • necessary work themselves. For an application
October 7 - 13 .▪ and to determine if you are eligible for this
: program, please visit www.eulesstx.gov/cpr or
The latest statistics from the National Fire • call 817-685-1821.
Protection Association (NFPA) show that if • _. __.
you have a reported fire in your home, you are : ~ . . -
more likely to die today than you were a few . '*_ ' 4, 1 f- ' _
decades ago. Through three simple calls-to- : _ },,�,�
action, you can reduce your risk to fire and be -� ',,' i4 • :•
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prepared in the event of one: ,,
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• Look for places fire can start.Take a good 4 0 ' it
look around your home. Identify potential fire _ 4 ) 3
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hazards and take care of them. l
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• Listen for the sound of the smoke alarm. : - , -
You could have only minutes to escape safely .4
once the smoke alarm sounds. Go to your •
outside meeting place, which should be a safe • +" .i•
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distance from the home and where everyone •
should know to meet.
• Halloween Trunk or Treat
• Learn two ways out of each room and : Saturday, October 27, 4 - 6:30 p.m.
make sure all doors and windows leading : Euless Family Life
outside open easily and are free of clutter. • Aquatic Park parking lot
Although fires can occur anywhere, four out of 300 W. Midway Dr.
five U.S. fire deaths occur at home each year. • Businesses, churches, civic groups, as well
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Share this information with your family and as Boy and Girl Scout troops, are invited to
friends, so they will know what to do in the : participate in the City of Euless Parks and
. Community Services Department's Halloween
event of a fire. For more information, visit : Trunk or Treat Celebration. Please call Jerry
www.FirePreventionWeek.org. • Poteet at 817-685-1449 or e-mail him at
: jpoteetaa eulesstx.gov for more information.
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Become a Texas : Recipe for Composting
Master Composter : CARBON ITEMS:
• • Pruned shrubs,tree limbs,rose branches
October 13 & 20, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. : • Cardboard
Euless Senior Center, 300 W. Midway Dr. : • Tree leaves
Composting is nature's way of recycling organic : • Shredded newspaper
matter and returning it to the earth.It's great for your
yard and saves you money on water, fertilizer and • NITROGEN ITEMS:
chemicals. This course gives students an in-depth : • Grass clippings, weeds (without seeds)
look at composting, its benefits and its challenges. : • Cottonseed meal
Along with an introduction to vermi-composting : • Uncooked fruit and vegetable scraps
(worms), students will learn about hands-on bin • • Eggshells, peanut shells
building and the biology of composting. : • Used coffee grounds, filters, tea bags
• • Water
Participants receive a free composting thermometer � • Sun
at the end of the class, in addition to books and :
workshop materials for their personal use. Students DIRECTIONS:
are expected to provide 20 hours of volunteer time ▪ Place your mixing bin out of direct sunlight
back to the community over a year to help further • if possible. Alternate layers of carbon and
environmental education. The first 30 students : nitrogen until you are out of ingredients
completing their 20 hours of volunteer time will : and moisten each layer as you add it. Mix
receive a free backyard composting bin. : the layers with a garden fork or a rake and
• moisten any dry ingredients. After about
The registration deadline is October 10. Please bring : a week, use a garden fork and stir up the
a brown bag lunch. For more information and to •
register, contact Betsy Deck at 817-685-1821. ▪ ingredients to aerate the pile. Keep the pile
▪ moist, but not soaking wet. Repeat for about
Prepared in cooperation with the North Central Texas : four weeks and let the pile cure for two
Council of Governments through funding from the : weeks before using. For more information,
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. • visit www.eulesstx.gov/composting.
October Senior Happenings
PIE BAKING WITH KIM FROM PARKWOOD
— Wed., Oct. 24, 1-3 p.m., Senior Center, FREE
4• This class will be hands on.You will learn some tips and tricks
'f ,• = for baking the perfect pie. Kim will share her life journey as
—1__- .— x a pie maker. She had enough money to be dangerous and
- e+ purchased a restaurant. From that, a pie business was born...
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''' ''''AShe sold retail and wholesale making hundreds of pies per
week from scratch, no mixes, etc. "My mom taught me how
. r ir to make the most wonderful pies and thanks to her easy,
C never fail crust, I was never intimidated." Be prepare to get
k' -, e some flour on you and you will be standing through most of
the class. Recipe for pie and crust will be given out at the end
of class. Please bring a rolling pin and an apron if you chose.
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October Aquatics
Euless Family Life Center/300 W. Midway Dr. /817-685-1666
OPEN SWIM: Monday& Wednesday, 12:20-5 p.m., 7:20-8:30 p.m. / Tuesday&Thursday 12:20-5:30 p.m., 7:30-8:30 p.m./
Friday 12:20-5 p.m. / Saturday 10:30-3:30 p.m. / Sunday noon-3:30 p.m.
Note:Below are the swim lessons available at the time of this publication.For more detailed information on swim lessons for the Fall,please pick up a
copy of the Fall 2018 Playbook or look for it online at www.eulesstx.gov/pacs. To register for Fall classes visit the Euless Family Life Center or register
on-line at www.eulesstx.gov/pacs. Registration for October swim lessons opens October 4th for residents.
NATATORIUM SWIM LESSONS CLASS# BEG AGE DAY TIME #WKS $R/NR
PARENT&TOT 120007-02 10/08 6mo-2 MW 6:15-6:45pm 4 $60/$65
WATER TOTS 120000-03 10/08 3-4 MW 5:40-6:10pm 4 $60/$65
WATER TOTS 120000-04 10/08 3-4 MW 6:15-6:45pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 1 120001-05 10/08 4-9 MW 5:05-5:35pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 1 120001-06 10/08 4-9 MW 5:40-6:10pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 1 120001-07 10/08 4-9 MW 6:15-6:45pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 1 120001-08 10/08 4-9 MW 6:50-7:20pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 2 120002-04 10/08 4-9 MW 5:05-5:35pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 2 120002-05 10/08 4-9 MW 5:40-6:10pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 2 120002-06 10/08 4-9 MW 5:40-6:10pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 3 120003-03 10/08 5-15 MW 5:05-5:35pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 3 120003-04 10/08 5-15 MW 6:50-7:20pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 4 120004-03 10/08 5-15 MW 5:05-5:35pm 4 $60/$65
LEVEL 4 120004-04 10/08 5-15 MW 6:50-7:20pm 4 $60/$65
ADULT 120008-02 10/08 15+ MW 6:50-7:20pm 4 $60/$65
SWIM TEAM PREP 120500-02 10/08 5-15 MW 6:15-6:45pm 4 $60/$65
WATER AEROBICS SCHEDULE
Aerobics Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday -Seniors: $30/month unlimited classes (must be an
Classes
8 o.m. Arthritic wafer Arthritic wafer Arthritic Aquatic Member)
Aerobics Toning Aerobia3 Toning , Aerobics
S:50 a.m. Aqua Bata- Cardio by Aqua Bora- Cardio by Aqua Bala-
-Under 60:$45/month unlimited classes(must be an
Boost Aqua Boort Aqua Boost
9 a.m. , - ' Tabato Iai- Aquatic Member)
9:40 a.m. Hydro Hydro- Hydro Hydra Hydro
Health for Resistance Health far Resistance Health fee
Body and Body and Body end -Sign up for individual class for the whole month:$5
Brain Broin Brain per class (must pay for all classes in the month for
9:50 a.nt. Power this pricing)
Tabora
5:30 p.m. Aqua-Fitness Aqua-Fitness .
6:30 p.m. Splash Aqua Cross -Punch Pass and drop in classes also available.
&rubel Training
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OCTOBER CLASSES / Euless Family Life Center, 300 W. Midway Dr.
For complete descriptions, visit www.eulesstx.gov/eflc or on Facebook "Euless Parks & Community Services."
EFLC HOURS: M-TH: 5 A.M. - 9 P.M. • FRI: 5 A.M. - 8 P.M. • SAT: 8 A.M. - 6 P.M. • SUN: NOON - 6 P.M.
YOUTH ENRICHMENT CLASS# BEG AGE DAY TIME #WKS i
MY DAUGHTER 110406-02 10/5 5TH-8TH F 5-6:30PM 4 $180/$185
9TH-11TH S 2-4PM
PARENT'S NIGHT OUT 111100-02 10/13 6-12 S 7-10PM 1 $20
YOUTH ACTIVITIES CLASS# BEG AGE DAY TIME #WKS i
FUN TIME FOR LEARNERS 110002-02 10/1 3-5 M/W 9AM-2PM 4 $207/$212
TERRIFIC TUES&THURS 110003-02 10/12 3-5 T/TH 9AM-2PM 4 $207/$212
TWO'S TIME 110000-02 10/12 1.5-3 T/TH 9AM-12PM 4 $77/$82
PRE-CLUB VOLLEYBALL 111202-02 10/29 8-13 M/W 4:30-6PM 7 $300/$305
TIGERKUBS 110130-02 10/29 5-8 M 6-6:45PM 6 $32/$37
TAEKWON-DO BEGINNER 110131-02 10/29 9-15 M 6-7:15PM 7 $57/$62
T 6-7:15PM
TAEKWON-DO ADVANCED 110132-02 10/29 9-15 M 6-7:15PM 7 $67/$72
TH 6-7:15PM
PRESCHOOL DANCE
SHINING STARS 110258-02 10/2 3-4 T 4:30-5:30PM 5 $84/$89
PINK TUTUS 110264-02 10/3 4-5 W 12-1PM 5 $86/$89
TINY DANCERS 110263-02 10/3 2-3 W 10-10:45AM 5 $82/$87
TWINKLE TOES 110262-02 10/3 3-4 W 11AM-12PM 5 $51/$56
TAP/BALLET
SHOW STOPPERS 110256-02 10/1 4-6 M 4-5PM 4 $67/$72
FAST STEPPERS 110257-02 10/2 7-9 T 4-5PM 5 $84/$89
FUNKY BEATS 110265-02 10/4 7-9 TH 6-7PM 4 $67/$72
SOUL STEPPER 110261-02 10/2 5-6 T 5:30-6:30PM 5 $86/$89
BALLET
INTRO TO BALLET 110207-02 10/4 5-6 TH 5-6PM 4 $67/$72
BALLET LEVEL 1 110225-02 10/4 7-9 TH 6-7PM 4 $67/$72
BALLET LEVEL 2 110226-02 10/4 10+ TH 7-8PM 4 $67/$72
TAP-IAZZ
LEVEL 1 110201-02 10/4 8-10 TH 4-5PM 4 $67/$72
LEVEL 2 110202-02 10/2 10-11 TH 5-6:30PM 5 $96/$101
LEVEL 3 110203-02 10/4 12-14 TH 7-8:30PM 4 $77/$82
LEVEL 4 110204-02 10/2 14-17 T 7:30-9PM 5 $96/$101
HIP HOP 110270-02 10/4 8+ TH 5-6PM 4 $67/$72
ADULT/TEEN ACTIVITIES CLASS# BEG AGE DAY TIME #WKS $
INTRO TO FITNESS PM 110350-02 10/1 18+ M 6-7PM 5 $42/$47
INTRO TO FITNESS AM 110351-02 10/2 18+ T-TH 5:30-6:30AM 5 $70/$75
TAI CHI-BEGINNERS 110305-02 10/2 14+ T 6-7PM 5 $40/$45
TAI CHI-ADVANCED 110306-02 10/2 14+ T 7-8PM 5 $40/$45
BACK TO BASICS YOGA 110310-02 10/2 13+ T 7-8PM 5 $22/$27
BACK TO BASICS YOGA 110311-02 10/7 13+ SU 4-5PM 5 $22/$27
PRIVATE YOGA 110312-02 10/1 13+ T/TH * 4 *$
BOOST BY JOVI 110340-02 10/1 16+ M-F 5-6AM 5 $50/$55
JOVI SPIN CYCLE 110342-02 10/1 16+ T/TH 9-1OAM 5 $27/$32
MUMU ZUMBA 110300-02 10/1 8+ M/W 8-9PM 4 $50/$55
S 10-11AM
AFROBEAT DANCE 110330-02 10/6 12+ S 12PM 4 $25/$30
TAEKWON-DO ADULT 110133-02 10/30 16+ T/TH 7:30-9PM 6.5 $80/$85
ADULT TAP 110245-02 10/2 18+ T 6:30-7:30PM 5 $77/$82