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Byron Nelson tournament still committed to altruismBy Phil Cerroni

The 46th HP Byron Nelson Championship kicked off in top form in front of the bronze statue of Byron Nelson at the Four Seasons Club in Las Colinas. Although the tournament has hosted golf legends like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and still offers younger players like Jason Day and Keegan Bradley the chance for lively com-petition, everyone present emphasized that the true goal of the tournament is youth development.

“Kids are at the heart of everything we do. Every dol-lar raised at this tournament is helping to serve the edu-cational needs and the social and emotional health of over 7,000 kids and families in this community,” said Mike McKinley, the Salesmanship Club of Dallas’ chairman for this year’s tournament.

McKinley was specifically referring to the Salesmanship Club’s J. Erik Jonsson Community School, and Youth and Family Centers.

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By Amanda CasanovaCity Council candidates are

preparing for another month of campaigning as four contenders head into a June runoff election to claim their seats on the Irving City Council.

The runoff elections for Place 1, where John Danish will face Loren Byers, and Place 2, where Allan Meagher will face Kensley Stewart, will take place on June 15.

In the May 11 election for Place 1, Danish took 49 percent of 593

Randle, Mosty winschool board seatsBy Amanda Casanova

The Irving Independent School Board of Trustees may change its direction after the May 11 election selected new faces to the board.

In district 7, an at-large posi-tion, Randy Randle earned 66 per-cent of 4,268 votes in the election. His opponent Mike Gregory took 34 percent of the votes.

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By Jess PaniszczynMembers of the public joined

police officers, state troopers, fire-fighters and a variety of uniformed personnel in Coppell’s City Hall Plaza to honor fallen officers dur-ing Metrocrest Law Enforcement’s 2012 Memorial Service on May 15. The morning’s ceremony included a rendition of The Green Hills of

Tyrol presented by the Coppell Fire Department’s Pipe and Drum Team, a 21-gun salute, Taps performed by Coppell High School Soloists and remarks made by the Police Chiefs of the cities of Coppell, Carrollton, Addison and Farmers Branch.

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Beer and Wine FestivalEvent benefits military groupsBy Sissy Courtney

Beers with names like Blood and Honey, Revolver, and Velvet Hammer challenged the taste of any attendees at the North Texas Beer and Wine Festival (NTBWF) who considered themselves a Bud-man or woman. The event at Irving Convention Center May 11, offered a broad array of beer and wine tasting along with classes on brewing beer at home, cooking tips, a silent auction, keynote speakers, freebies, a beer garden overlooking Las Colinas, bands, food, clothing and memorabilia booths, and a VIP party with Band of Brothers and Zionaura in concert.

Christopher Copeland of Dallas came because he loves beer – good beer.

“And you have really good beer at a function like this,” Copeland said. “It’s got flavor. Unlike Miller Lite beer or Budweiser, these are

Proton therapycancer center breaks groundBy Phil Cerroni

According to healthcare provider Texas Oncology, more than 100,000 Tex-ans will be diagnosed with cancer during 2013. Although there are many treatment options available to them including radia-tion therapy, chemotherapy and proton therapy, residents of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex do not have access to all the treatment options and must travel hun-dreds of miles to either Austin or Houston to receive proton therapy. In fact, Dallas is the largest metropolitan area in the United States that does not have a facility dedicated to this form of treatment.

This is set to change. Last year, Texas Oncology announced it would build a state-of-the-art Texas Center for Proton Therapy in Irving at Hwy 161 and Royal Lane. On May 15, the company broke ground alongside guests, cancer survi-vors and representatives from the City of Irving.

At the new facility, which is sched-uled to accept its first patient in early 2016, a staff of 50 nurses, radiation therapists and physicists will be equipped to deliver cutting edge treatment to over 100 patients a day.

CBS Dallas Sportscaster, Babe Laufenberg,and the Salesmanship Club of Dallas’ MichelleKinder celebrate Byron Nelson’s legacy ofcharity at the opening ceremonies for the HPBryon Nelson Championship on May 13./ Photo by John Starkey

Law enforcement community gathers to remember fallen

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Up and overMatt Olsen flies above his teamate as they perform for crowds at this year’s Irving Bike Festival. STORY, PAGE 10 / Photo by John Starkey

Area police chiefs and officers come together to celebrate the lives of those who have chosen to serve as law enforcement personnel and remember those who have paid the ultimate price for their service. / Photo by John Starkey

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n May 18, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.National Run-A-Mile DayCelebrate the mile and join us for a festive event that promotes running as an important aspect of health and well-being at Lively Pointe, 909 N. O’Connor Road. There will be vendor booths on site and games for the kids. Runners of all ages, but especially students in elementary and middle school, are encouraged to participate in this event which was founded and produced by the American Running Association. Participation is free, but registration is required. For more information, call (972) 721-8090, or register online at www.cityofirving.org/livelypointe/.n May 18, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.DCCCD Teaching Job FairEach of the seven colleges in the Dallas County Community College District will hold an adjunct faculty job fair to find qualified persons in-terested in teaching part time. Bring copies of your resume and transcripts to the college where you would like to interview. Individuals who want more information should call the college where they plan to apply.n May 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Home Energy Saving Class Are energy bills weighing you down? Home Energy Savings will teach you how to make more environmentally sustainable and socially responsible choices in your home. The class will discuss ways attendees can transform their homes to be more sustainable and energy efficient based on LEDD Platinum standards. The class is free of charge and registration is not re-quired and will be held at Fire Station 3 Training room, 133 Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX. n May 18, 5:00 p.m.Special Needs Planning WorkshopSpecial needs families face many chal-lenges such as financial planning and saving money. This course is designed

to help families understand that the special needs planning process will provide personal, financial, and emo-tional security for a loved one, as well as peace of mind for the parents and family. $10 individual/$15 couple. Brent Woodall Foundation, 3021 Gateway Drive, Suite 295, Irving, TX, 75063. Register at woodallkids.com .n May 18, Wear Red SaturdayHP Byron Nelson Championship of-ficials are asking patrons to “Be a Part of the Heart” at the 2013 tournament in support of the at-risk kids served by Salesmanship Club. For every patron who wears red, HP will donate $1 to Salesmanship Club Youth and Fam-ily Centers. The Club, which has two Dallas campuses, offers education and therapeutic programs to more than 7,000 each year.n May 19, 2:30 p.m., A River of Music The New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving concludes its 2013-13 season at the Irving Arts Center The per-formance includes two great works of mainstream classical music: Jo-hannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F Major, and Bedrich Smetena’s “The Moldau.” The afternoon is also the occasion for the orchestra’s silent auction, its major fundraiser of the year. During the auction, audience members can bid on a variety of items, including tickets to concerts, theater, and museums. n May 19, 20, 22, Auditions for ICT MainStage’s Bells are RingingIf you want to be part of ICT Main-Stage’s newest production, prepare 16 bars of a classic, up tempo Musi-cal Theatre song, but be prepared to finish the song if asked, and come to the Irving Arts Center on May 19 or 20 to audition. To book an audi-tion, call 972-594-6104. Please bring headshot/resume or updated photo and resume.n May 23, 7:00 p.m.Creative Writing Circle

Heritage Senior Center hosts a Cre-ative Writing Circle on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. The group shares excerpts from their work and discusses ideas. Bring your writing and join them. For more in-formation call 972 721-7313.n May 23, 7:00 p.m.City Budget HearingPlanning for the city’s 2013–14 fiscal year budget is under way. Residents have the opportunity to provide input on the budget during public hearings. Comments can be made to the City Council on any aspect of the budget including property tax rates, water and sewer rates and sanitation fees at City Hall, 825 W. Irving Blvd. The city’s budget year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. The current year’s budget is available for review on the city’s website and a public input form is available under the “Public Input” tab at cityofirving.org. n Register Alarm Systems with City Nationwide, 98.4 percent of the time when police are dispatched for an alarm call, it is false. The City of Ir-ving is no different. A relatively low number of business and residential addresses generate the vast majority of repeat false alarm calls. n Cutthroat KitchenThe Food Network is looking for executive chefs, sous chefs and pri-vate chefs with big personalities and who love winning as much as they love cooking! The show, hosted by Alton Brown, is a more strategic/mischievous version of Chopped and chefs have the opportunity to win up to $25,000. The time commit-ment is no more than two days in Los Angeles and shooting will begin in June. Interested? Email Lauren at [email protected] with your contact information, picture and why you have what it takes to be on the show.

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With Irving’s move to Stage Two restrictions, residents and businesses only may water a maximum of two times per week on designated days. Stage Two irrigation restrictions for the City of Irving are as follows:

Even-numbered addresses (those ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) may water on Tuesday and Saturday.

Odd-numbered addresses (those ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) may water on Wednesday and Sunday.

No irrigation may occur on Mon-day, Thursday or Friday.

No irrigation may occur between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day.

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watering days before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m.

Violators of are subject to fines of up to $2,000 per violation.

If the region continues to expe-rience below normal precipitation, Irving will consider a move from Stage Two to tighter Stage Three restrictions.

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Behind the scenes of Coppell Farmers Market is a committee of volunteers handling tasks such as:

Site visits to vendors’ farms, ranches and production facilities. This helps assure the integrity of the market and at the same time deepens our relationship with the vendors.

Review vendor applications to determine appropriateness of new vendors and proper vendor mix.

Marketing the market, reaching out to new customers and keeping current customers informed about what’s fresh and what’s happening.

Maintaining a web and social

media presence.Handling the SNAP program of

acceptance of Lone Star cards.Hosting Farm to Table dinner.Overseeing and promote the

market’s transition to the new site.Setting up special events.Scheduling non-profit booths.Keeping up with affiliation

memberships.Locals who enjoy the market and

think it could be fun and interest-ing to work behind the scenes may volunteer or ask questions at [email protected].

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Irving teachers to participate in academyIrving ISD teachers have been invited to participate in the Mickelson Exx-

onMobil Teachers’ Academy. This marks Irving’s seventh year of participation. Ten math and/or science teachers, grades 3-5, will join this year’s

Academy cohort. The event includes an all expenses paid trip to Houston’s Woodlands Resort June 16-21. This year’s speakers and guests include Cathy Seeley, Calvin Mackie, Bill Robertson and Page Keeley. The week is designed so that science is the content driver, and mathematics is the tool for learning the science. The week’s content will include:

Science concepts — Motion and Forces, Action/Reaction, Newton’s Second and Third Laws. The mathematics topics are chosen because they support the science content — graphing on a coordinate plane, linear growth, measurement, estimation, and data collection.

Irving’s ten 2013 participating teachers are:Victor Villegas, T.J. Lee 5th grade Bilingual; James Tiggeman, Gilbert 4th grade; Megan

Barker, Schulze 4th grade; Devin Melancon, Stipes 5th grade GT; Mahjabeen Hasan, Townley, 5th grade GT; Dustin Miller, Townsell, 4th grade; Sally Hernandez, Johnston 4th grade Bilingual; Julianne Hughes, Lively 4th grade; Katerine Castillo, Keyes, 5th grade GT Bilingual; Rolando Negron, Brandenburg 4th grade Bilingual.

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By Sissy CourtneyA panel of local business lead-

ers discussed the latest social media trends and their impact on busi-nesses at the Irving Chamber of Com-merce Women’s Alliance Luncheon at the La Cima Club in Las Colinas on April 17.

Tracey Southers, President of Word Play, a public relations and marketing company in Grapevine, moderated the panel.

“Social media continues to be a hot topic, and even though it is relatively new, it seems like you can’t escape it or avoid it, even if you want to. Between Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google Plus, Pinterest, In-stagram…it’s everywhere, and it can be overwhelming,” Southers said. “If you’re like me, you’ve started paying attention to the little social media icons now: TV commercials, print advertisements, brochures, and web-sites. That makes the case for social media being a powerful business tool not only to market your products and services, but to communicate with your audiences and also for customer service.”

Panelists included Carita Weav-er, co-founder of i5 web works; Adrian D. Parker, leader of social, mobile and emerging media for Intuit; and Vail Tolbert, director of public relations for Four Seasons Re-sort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. They discussed how their companies engage and interact with customers and potential customers online.

Question: Which social media platform do you use for your busi-ness? Why?

Parker: “We use all of them. In-tuit makes Turbo Tax, Quickbooks… We have about 60 million custom-ers around the globe, so often our social media presence spans several geographies and several different interests. We have a Pinterest page to connect potential job seekers who want to know what a (job) is like in San Diego (for example). We show them the desk in the office, and they can (see what the job is like). We use Facebook for identification.”

Tolbert: “At the hotel we use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pin-terest, YouTube, and Trip Adviser. Facebook is our most engaging platform because we get a lot of comments back and forth from our customers and future plans of our vendors as well. We push a lot of content through Twitter. Pinterest is more social in terms of showing our clients and customers things they can do at the hotel and locally in the city and link them back to other places on the web.”

Weaver:“We use Facebook to post tips for businesses and to show our clients how to use search engine optimization to attract more people back to our website. We use Twit-ter in conjunction with Facebook, but we don’t see as much success

with Twitter in our business as with Facebook. We do a lot of blogging; we find that blogging brings traffic back to us and back to our clients. We also have videos on YouTube and we also use Pinterest to sprinkle pictures of different topics to attract traffic back to our website.”

Question: A lot of social media campaigns start as simply trying to get as many fans on a Facebook page or followers on a Twitter account as you possibly can, but how do you build a strategy that moves beyond quantity versus quality – that moves beyond message pushing, that actu-ally engages and interacts with people to really start a conversation?

Weaver: “We generate a lot of interest with different types of con-tests. Or we find if we ask questions for people to answer, people begin to not only engage with us, but to engage with each other in conversa-tion during the post. So, it’s generally a contest we run, either for us or on behalf of our client. We run contests to give away gift certificates. The whole idea is to keep them referring back to your page to see what you’re posting.”

Parker: “There are four reasons people want to share and engage on Facebook. It is the Word-of-mouth theory: (1) to talk about product ex-periences; (2) they want to be experts of a certain technology; (3) they just want to help people; and (4) educa-tion and entertainment.”

Question: From a customer service standpoint, have you had a guest who maybe did not have a good experience and went to social media to talk about it? If so, how did you respond?

Tolbert: “If we see something negative, we make sure it goes to our general manager so that they can im-mediately take care of the problem, because most likely it’s someone that’s still on property. If they’re upset, you tend to find they’re going to comment while they’re still there. They’re not going to walk over and tell somebody that something bad happened; they’re going to Tweet about it.”

Parker: He said that around tax season, they had a glitch in their software and codes got reversed, so that money donated by tax payers to the Republican Party went to the Democratic Party and vice versa.

“Be transparent about what you’re doing and about what you don’t know. We worked with the IRS to correct the situation. Be proac-tive about communication and let people know what you’re going to do and the ETA – the time to work toward a resolution. Be respectful, be transparent, and keep saying you’re sorry a lot.”

Question: Do you use any paid social media such as paid ads on Facebook or Twitter?

Parker: “We do. Adding paid

social media to already good content, makes it visible to people. Paid media gives you a lot more power behind it as opposed to organic content.”

Weaver: “We used it, but with-out very much success.

“The beauty of those ads is that you really can target demographically to the audience that you are looking for. For some reason, people aren’t always paying attention to those ads on the side.”

Question: How do you inte-grate social media with your other offline marketing effort?

Parker: “In retail, you’re try-ing to get people into a store or to a website to get people to have an experience with your brand and come back again. Social media gives them opportunities to already be talking about your brand. By the time they get to your store, or call you or email you, they’ve already asked a friend or family member. They’ve already Googled your product or service; they’ve already had an initial contact with you.”

“In all that digital space, it’s easy to forget about offline. I like to plan our campaigns’ integrated and cohesive (focus) so that social media is tied to a direct mail piece, which is tied to an email campaign, which is tied to an event or press release or we-binar. It will bear fruit because it gets resonated by all your other platforms. Social media at its best reinforces what’s good about your brand, and it’s present in other marketing areas outside of just the visual and should bring great results.”

Tolbert: “I agree. Planning ahead is very important. For us, we don’t do a lot of print pieces, but we always make sure that when we’re planning out a campaign for something specific, we have digital marketing efforts, e-newsletters; something that’s a paid email that might go out supported with a press release. We always back it up with social media efforts including our website. Social media efforts can be as small as Facebook posts over the course of the campaign, or you can spread it out amongst all the channels that you use.”

Weaver: “Because we are a virtual company, because we are internet marketing, we do very little print advertising We do everything around a marketing theme, and we carry that theme throughout all the social media, email marketing, on the website, blogging – all of that.”

The Women’s Alliance has launched its own webpage: www.WomensAllianceIrving.org.

“Everything ‘Women’s Alliance’ you can possibly think of is on that webpage,” said Priscilla Montgom-ery, chairman of the group’s com-munication committee. “We have a blog, a media gallery. We also have an opportunity for (members) to connect on Facebook and Linkedin.”

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5th Annual Irving Memorial Day Celebration Musical Performance by: Date/Time: The Silvertones directed by Woody Schober Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 2:30 P.M.

Distinguished Guest Speakers Including: Location: Thomas D. Spink, Irving City Councilman Irving Central Public Don McClelland, SSG, 389th Bomb Squad, USAF Library Auditorium James Brown, 1st Lt., 90th Infantry, US Army 801 W. Irving Blvd.

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17-year-old arrested in human trafficking caseThe Irving Police Department is currently investigating a human traffick-

ing offense that has led to the arrest of 17-year-old Irving resident Travis Lekas. Irving police were made aware of the offense on May 3, when a 15-year-old female made an outcry about being the victim of a sexual assault.

Lekas brought the victim to his residence, where she remained under the influence of drugs and alcohol for three days. During that time, Lekas compelled the victim into becoming involved in prostitution.

Lekas and the victim attend the same school and know each other. Inves-tigators have also learned that Lekas attempted to recruit other young girls into committing acts of prostitution. Police are in the process of identifying those girls and conducting interviews in order to determine if there are any other victims. An arrest warrant for human trafficking of a person younger than 18-years-old was issued for Lekas, and he was arrested without incident May 13.

Lekas is currently in custody at the Irving Jail on one count of human trafficking of a person younger than 18-years-old, one count of compelling prostitution and one count of sexual performance by a child. His bond has been set at $175,000.

Officers looking for suspect in sexual assaultThe Irving Police Department is currently investigating a report of a

sexual assault that occurred May 13 in the 1900 block of Muret. At about 9 a.m., the victim was confronted by a male suspect as she

walked out the front door of her home. The suspect forced her back into the residence and assaulted her. The victim was knocked unconscious during the attack and sexually assaulted. When the victim woke up the suspect was gone, so she immediately called the police.

The suspect was wearing all black clothing, including black gloves and a black mask. He is about 5’9”, weighs between 150 and 160 pounds, and has dark hair. The victim said he had a medium complexion and appeared to be either of Hispanic or Middle Eastern descent.

The Irving Police Department would like to remind everyone to be aware of their surroundings and to immediately call the police if they see someone or something suspicious. If anyone has information that could assist investigators in locating the suspect, they are asked to call the Irving Police at 972-273-1010.

Police arrest 4, seize 1,686 pounds of marijuanaOn May 13, the Irving Police Department’s Special Investigations Section

arrested four people for possession of marijuana under 2,000 pounds and seized 1,686 pounds of marijuana.

Investigators received an anonymous tip that a U-Haul truck containing a large amount of narcotics was parked inside the City of Irving. Investigators were able to locate the truck in the parking lot of a closed business on Irving Boulevard. While investigators were conducting surveillance on the truck, a vehicle dropped off a male who got into the truck and drove away. Officers were able to stop the U-Haul for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, a narcotics detection K-9 alerted to the vehicle while walking around the outside of the truck.

Investigators searched the cargo area of the truck and found over one hundred cardboard boxes containing marijuana. The marijuana was wrapped in plastic and secreted inside the cardboard boxes, which also contained powder cement. The estimated street value of the narcotics is $1.6 million.

The arrested men have been identified as 44-year-old Laurencio Her-nandez Jr., 25-year-old Jose Alberto Flores, 21-year-old Oscar Hernandez and 36-year-old Juan Luis Rangel. Each has been charged with possession of marijuana under 2,000 pounds.

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Panelists: Boost business with social media

At a Women’s Alliance meeting, Tracey Southers introduces a panel of experts who discussed how social media can boost business. They were Adrian D. Parker with Intuit, Vail Tolbert with Four Seasons Resort, and Carita Weaver, co-founder of i5 web works. / Photo by Sissy Courtney


Coppell High School Band tours a Texas treasure The Coppell High School Band travelled to San Antonio April 26 to compete at the 2013 Alamo Showcase of Music contest. All four concert bands received Superior ratings as well as earning “Best in Class” recognition. The Honor Band was awarded “Outstanding Band” of the entire two-day competition. The group took time out from rehearsing and performing to relax at SeaWorld, Fiesta Texas, and the Alamo. / Photo by Karen Reed

Teens demonstrate keen interest in public service When public affairs educational events take place, Irving teens show up

in force and redefine youth interest and involvement in politics and public service.

Recently teens from Jack E. Singley Academy, North Hills Preparatory, Uplift Education Charter School, and MacArthur, Irving and Nimitz High Schools represented Irving at two such events.

The first was U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions’ 17th Annual Leadership and Growth Program, which attracted about 350 high school students and their parents from Sessions’ 32nd District. The long-standing event helps students gain a better understanding of the current policy debates as they develop their leadership skills for the future.

Ignite Texas, which held the second event, is a nonprofit organization that works to increase the numbers of women in politics by building political ambition in young women. The group is working in high schools and colleges throughout North Texas.

“When we have events, Irving’s young women are very well represented,” said Sarah Davenport, Ignite program director. “They often comprise the majority of students attending, and they ask great questions. They’re bright, interested and dialed in to public affairs.”

Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne served as keynote speaker at Sessions’ event and was guest speaker at the Ignite gathering.

“I believe passionately that young people must take an interest in politics, and I take every chance I can to encourage them in doing so,” Van Duyne said. “We need to inspire our youth and let them know they can overcome barriers and that by developing their knowledge base and political leadership skills they, too, can pursue elective office. It is within reach.”

For those interested in Rep. Sessions’ student learning opportunities, visit sessions.house.gov.

For those interested Ignite Texas, visit ignitenational.org.Source: City of Irving

Mayor Beth Van Duyne and the Irving City Council named Angie Webb-Covington a High Spirited Citizen on May 9 in recognition of her generosity and inspiring drive to make a difference in the Irving community at-large and in the lives of those who inhabit it.

Webb-Covington is the co-chair of Hackberrians for Humanity, a women’s group that takes on volunteer proj-ects for non-profit organizations and encourages other residents in Irving’s Hackberry Creek neighborhood to give their time and dollars to these worthy causes.

Under Webb-Covington’s leadership, the Hackber-rians for Humanity set-up an on-going uniform drive for Irving’s homeless students; held a Coats for Kids and Blanket Drive; adopted Angel Trees; and volunteered with DFW Humane Society events and fundraisers. The group also spends a good amount of time as recurring volunteers at Baylor Medical Center at Irving and reads to preschoolers at Our Children’s House at Baylor.

They also support the Pretty in Pink Foundation, which provides financial assistance to breast cancer pa-tients with life-saving medical treatment, and Dress for Success, an organization that provides professional attire and career development tools to disadvantaged women.

Former Irving resident and neighbor to Webb-Covington, Lisa Sturgeon, nominated her for the award.

“Having known Angie for over 10 years as a neighbor and friend in Hackberry Creek, I have been witness to her amazing personality and giving heart,” Sturgeon said. “While juggling a demanding job and a beautiful family, she always finds time for others. Her involvement in so many charities and ability to get others involved has helped the Women’s Club of Hackberry Creek elevate volunteerism and charity activity.”

The High Spirited Citizen program was initiated in

1988 by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. To date, more than 400 of Irving’s “unsung” heroes have been honored with the award.


Coppell HS soccer player speaks at Valley Ranch Elementary School

Coppell ISD campuses held their annual ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) day May 3.

Valley Ranch Elementary received a message from Olympic Gymnast Kim Zmezkal, and students got to listen to guest speaker Wyatt Foster, a varsity soccer player from Coppell High School’s State Championship team. Foster, who will attend Rogers State University next fall, spoke to the audi-ence about working hard and staying healthy. The students were then led in dancing and a walk around the school grounds by the VRE Physical Education Teacher, Mrs. Urey.

Coppell High School soccer player Wyatt Foster dances with Valley Ranch Elementary School students. / Photo by Meagan Warminski

Is Singley the modern day Police Academy?Sixty-four different teams from across the State recently participated

in the Harris Country Police Explore Competition. Singley Academy Police Explorer’s Post #720 performed exceptionally well. Team A which consisted of Jennifer Consuelo Martinez, Chris Peterson, Andres Garcia and Andres Hernandez took home first place in the Burglary in Progress category.

Team B led by Ramon Jacquez, Kevin Hernandez, Gabriela Martinez and Stefany Acevedo placed first in Crime Scene Investigation and second place in the Bomb Scene categories.

Jose Longoria-Martinez and Courtney Cline compete with the Irving Police Department Police Explorer’s Post #252. Courtney Cline’s Team placed first in Accident Investigation, third in Arrest, Search and Seizure and won first place as the best overall Police Explorer Post at the competition. Jose’s team placed third in the Driving While Intoxicated category.

Source: Irving ISD

Brandenburg dresses for West

Brandenburg Elementary School held a “Dress for West” day as students and staff donated money to benefit West ISD. 426 people partici-pated and Brandenburg Elementary School raised $1,276.70 for the West Independent School District.

Source: Irving ISD

Coppell ISD fourth grade teachers at Wilson El-ementary School took their classrooms on the road to Austin with Education in Action’s Proud to be Texan Travel, Explore, and Learn Field Trip May 8. Students visited Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and Texas State Capitol to experience what they are learning in Texas History classes.

On the way to Austin, students discussed why Texans are so proud of their heritage and participated in activi-ties and games in preparation for their visit. In Austin, students visited the State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable John Carona, State Senator, District 16, and The Honorable Bennett Ratliff, State Representative, District 115, are in office.

Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. At Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum students explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants, Texas Revolution, and events that created Lone Star identity. Students’ visit to the museum concluded at the multi-sensory Texas Spirit Theater with the Star of Destiny where they experienced Texashistory including a gusher exploding from an East Texas oil derrick and the takeoff of Saturn V as seen from Mission Control at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

in Houston.“Education in Action field trips are based on the

understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,” said Lori Duncan, Education in Action’s School Programs Director. “Student activities during Education in Action’s Proud to be Texan field trip reinforce and supplement fourth grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”

Education in Action’s Travel offers site-based learn-ing experiences through field trips for third through fifth grade students in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.The orga-nization handles all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation to Waco/Georgetown, Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, allowing teachers to focus on their students and to make connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.

The group also offers spring break and summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding fourth through eighth graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, students experience important Texas sites in Dal-las/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galves-ton guided by Texas educators and a focus on leadership.

Source: Wilson Elementary School

Scout troop helps beautify Running Bear ParkGirl Scout Troop 2871 has enjoyed working with Keep Irving Beautiful

(KIB) for several years, especially at cleanup events like the “Trinity Trash Bash” and the “Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off,” and in maintaining their Adopt-a-Spot on O’Connor Boulevard.

On May 5, they partnered with KIB for a different type of event, a paint project at Running Bear Park. The eleven girls, along with three adult spon-sors, painted the metal safety handrails along the trails on the south side of the park. They first prepped the area by wiping down all the rails and taping off the areas near the sidewalk. The group was so efficient that they completed the job earlier than expected, so they finished the day by doing a sweep of the park to pick up any litter they could find.

The highly motivated, energetic troop, led by Nancy Medina and assisted by Cheryl Lidberg and Kathleen Ludlum, completed a total of 35 volunteer hours in making the park safer and more inviting. In fact, several visitors to the park that day noticed and commented on the quality of the work. The Girl Scouts and KIB also partnered with the City of Irving Parks Department’s Troy Crawford who helped with the planning and logistics of the project.

“Teaching children about the value of volunteering at an early age is so important,” KIB Board Member Margie Stipes said. “We have seen many of these girls in Troop 2871 grow up before our eyes, and now they are mentoring the younger ones to be responsible members of the community.”

Source: Keep Irving Beautiful

Angie Webb-Covington honored as High Spirited Citizen

In recognition of her service to the community, Mayor Van Duyne presents Angie Webb-Covington the High Spirited Citizen award. / Courtesy photo

Wilson Elementary 4th graders travel to Austin with Education in Action

A group of tomorrow’s leaders gather around Mayor Van Duyne during the 17th Annual Leadership and Growth Program. / Courtesy photo


most part we’re all getting started at the same time, at least with the cur-rent lineup of breweries in Dallas,” said John Sims, Brewmaster and Machine Whisperer at Four Corners Brewing Co. “It’s not like some have been here for years, and others are just opening up.”

“We all have sort of a common – I wouldn’t say an enemy – the mass beer out there. We all want to have people drinking better stuff,” said Craig Bradley, who does sales and promotions for Lakewood Brewing Co. in Garland.

“We see these guys all the time. They’re very close to us; we’ve done events with them over and again. We all know each other’s families,” he continued.

“We’ve been helpful to each other. I’ve needed some wheat malt from one guy, and I’ve gotten some malt from him,” Wood said. “When we were really getting started and didn’t have our own keg cleaning equipment, was able to get kegs cleaned by another one. It’s pretty collegial.”

Although this relationship has helped to bolster local brewers, Wood pointed out that this phenomenon is not limited to North Texas.

“A few years ago there was a general hop shortage in world brew-ing,” he said. “Jim Koch [Founder of Samuel Adams] made the decision that he had enough, that he would sell at his cost to other brewers – pub brewers, small microbrewers – who needed anywhere from 44 to 256 pounds. Even up at the larger level of craft brewing, there’s still that col-legiality.”

Regardless of how well busi-ness is doing, one counterintuitive fact is that these breweries got their start sometime during a recession, when national spending was down, especially on luxury items (compare the $12.99 price tag on a six pack of Deep Ellum IPA to the $8.99 you pay for Budweiser).

“I think that [the recession] is the genesis for a lot of these breweries opening up,” said Michael Peticolas, co-founder of Peticolas Brewery Company. “A lot of these breweries open up with a bunch of financial backing because people saw, through 2008, that craft beer was continuing to grow.

“What I tell people is I don’t care what the nature of the economy is, Americans want to do two things, and they’re going to do two things. They’re gonna drink and they’re gonna smoke, and a lot of times you’ll see an increase in both of those be-haviors in times of recessions.

“People say, ‘Hey man it’s reces-sion proof.’ I would never really go that far. People may not purchase a lot of the luxury items that are more on the periphery, but they’re going to find the money to buy their drink and their smoke.”

Meredith Havens, a beer expert at Dallas’ Community Beer Co., gave two reasons why she thought the craft beer market continued to grow even during tight times.

“Using local ingredients is kind of a big deal. Whether it be chamo-mile or honey or lemongrass or coriander,” she said. “People love the slow food movement and the ‘eat local’ movement.

“If you’re going to splurge for something, you want to drink good beer. You don’t want to be stuck with something you don’t love if you’re trying to relax and enjoy something.”

Recessionomics aside, Petico-las maintained that Dallas is just finally catching up with the rest of the country.

“I think it’s just an education that we’re going through. America lagged behind a lot of other countries when it came to enjoying full flavored beers,” he said. “Bud, Miller, Coors brainwashed Americans after Pro-hibition all the way to the 70’s [into thinking], ‘Hey this is beer.’

“England, Germany they are enjoying all these wonderful, full flavored beers. Then [in the 80’s] you have Fritz Maytag starting An-chor Brewing Company. You’ve got Sam Adams starting, and slowly Americans started to realize man there’s more to beer than the classic American lager.”

By Phil CerroniAlthough a relatively young phe-

nomenon, the craft beer movement has taken North Texas by force. Five years ago, The Ginger Man deep in Dallas or the Flying Saucer all the way in Fort Worth were virtually the only places to find craft drinks. Since then, the Meddlesome Moth, which tied for World of Beer’s ‘Best Bar in the World,’ has opened less than a 20 minute drive down HWY-183, and Las Colinas Beverage has been selling craft beer and fine wine off of MacArthur Blvd. since 2009.

New breweries began popping up shortly after. Until Deep Ellum Brewing Co. started selling beer on Nov. 11, 2011, the Metroplex boasted only two breweries: Fort Worth’s Rahr & Sons, dating back to 2004 and Franconia Brewing Company, es-tablished in McKinney in 2008. Now, from Revolver Brewing’s Granbury compound to FireWheel Brewing Co., housed in a Rowlett industrial park, the Metroplex can count almost a dozen breweries in its growing ranks of stylish restaurants.

“What’s happening in North Texas right now is a discovery period, and it’s been going on for maybe two years.

“It’s related to the local foodie movement,” said Grant Wood, Re-volver’s Master Brewer. “People are interested in what’s local, where did it come from, is there a story behind it. I think those things are helping drive that.”

After growing up in Irving, Wood left Texas eventually settling in Boston at Samuel Adams, where he worked as a Master Brewer for

16 years. In 2010, he was introduced to Rhett Keisler who was developing a purpose-built brewery on 6 acres outside of Granbury. Wood, who al-ready wanted to bring his knowledge of craft beer back to his home state, jumped at the prospect.

“What our focus – and what my focus is in particular for beer – is [beer] brewed for Texas. We live in Texas. It has two seasons here: hot and hotter. Occasionally it rains, but it gets hot,” Wood said. “I want to make craft beer for Texans, so I want full flavored beer, but beer that’s drinkable.”

Brad Perkinson, FireWheel’s Owner, Founder and Brewer, agrees with Wood’s assessment of the atmo-sphere currently surrounding North Texas’ microbreweries.

“I thought I’d have to push the

idea of Dallas craft,” Perkinson said. “All of a sudden – ‘Boom’ – Lake-wood, Revolver, Cedar Creek, every-body’s coming out with new stuff.

“The idea of craft beer has caught and has spread like wildfire. It’s grown a lot quicker than I and most people thought it would. I thought it would be a five or so year process, but a couple breweries pop up, the bars catch on to the idea, and six months, eight months and boom it’s there.”

Although area beer enthusiasts are guzzling down as much frothy product as breweries can churn out, the brewers will be the first to admit that none of them could have done it alone, especially in the difficult first year, which some of them have not even finished.

“I think the Dallas beer scene is a little unique that way because for the

high quality beers with flavor. It’s a good way to try (different beers) and get an idea what you like. Mainline beers like Coors don’t have much flavor; they’re just lagers.

“One thing I love about the Dallas/Fort Worth scene right now is that there is such an explosion of local breweries that are coming out like Revolver and Deep Ellum Brew-ing and Rahr Brewery on the south side of downtown Fort Worth. Their brews are unique, slightly different. If you like good beer, this is a good place to be, and this is a good time to be here.”

He started drinking in Europe the summer he was 14 touring with a symphonic band from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

“The drinking age was 14,” Co-

peland said. “We were staying with families and playing at festivals. We’d finish our concert and wander around and have a couple of beers.”

Jennifer Costello said Peticolas is her favorite beer. She said Peticolas is owned by a local lawyer, and pa-trons can always depend on it tasting the same.

“Some of the other local brew-ers experiment with the ingredients and the taste is not as reliable,” Chris Barger said. He also liked Rahr and Son Stormcloud, Sculpin India Pale Ale brewed by Ballast Point Brew-ing Company in San Diego, CA, and Union Jack India Pale Ale; American IPA style beer brewed by Firestone Walker which he had in New York the first time.

Giving backThe event benefited three vet-

erans groups: Honor Flight DFW which flies World War II (WWII) veterans to Washington D.C. to visit

the WWII Memorial; www.VetTix.org which donates event tickets to ac-tive and veteran military personnel; and Veterans Falls Memorial, a 300 foot waterfall under construction in Granbury.

“Our primary charity is Honor Flight DFW,” said Darrell Faircloth, organizer of Beer Fest. “We raised over $11,000 for them last year, and we’re hoping to exceed that.

“VetTix.org is a website where companies can donate tickets to sporting events, concerts, and festi-vals to current and past military. We donated 75 tickets to them last year and 150 tickets to them this year.”

Honor Flight DFW Volunteers were at the event along with four WWII veterans who have flown to Washington D.C. as guests of the group. About 200 WWII veterans are on the waiting list for the trip.

“I look at these guys, and I just want to get them there,” said Melaine

‘Tudy’ Giordano, President of the Board of Honor Flight DFW. “It costs a little over $1,000 for each of the veterans to fly for the overnight trip. We pay for the flight tickets, hotel, clothing they wear, and the food, so it means ten or more veterans are going

to get to go (thanks to proceeds from Beer Fest).

“The youngest veteran now is 86 years old, so time is ticking and our time to travel is closing.”

To make donations, go to www.honorflightdfw.org.

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Proceeds of Beer Fest benefited Honor Flight DFW and two other veterans groups. Four World War II veterans who have flown with HFDFW joined Honor Flight volunteers. Pictured: First Lt. (Ret. Army) Paul Falps (97), Yolanda Safford USO, Sandy Daniels, S.Sgt. (Ret. Army) Fred Whitson (93), Corporal (Ret. Marine Corps) Aubrey Stewart (87), HFDFW President Tudy Giordano, and Sgt. (Ret. Army) Edward Parrott. / Photo by Sissy Courtney

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By Will JukesThis probably is not the first

time you’ve heard about microbrew-eries. In the past decade they have risen from a fairly obscure subculture to a staple of American life. Breweries founded less than a decade ago, like Ft. Worth’s Rahr & Sons, are now legendary. What you may not have known is that DFW is home to a large and growing brewing scene. One year ago, Irving resident William Hegge-dusich decided to become a part of that legacy.

“I had the opportunity to work at a resort in San Antonio where I met a guy who’s actually into home brewing. He got me into the idea of home brewing and good beers, and how that should be going on,” said Heggedusich, a student at the University of Dallas, where he will graduate with a degree in business next year. He is also the latest beer enthusiast to take the art of brewing into his own hands.

“Last summer we went out and picked up a small home brewing kit, and we started making five gallon batches in the garage. We made a red ale,” Heggedusich said. “I was actually really impressed. It turned out great with little experience. We shared it with family and friends, and it just sort of went from there.”

Though it may not seem like it, Heggedusich is following the craft brewers most venerated tradition by beginning with home brews. Accord-ing to brewersassociation.org, that is

where it all starts.The conventional history of

craft beer and microbrewing goes something like this: once upon a time there were a lot of breweries in America, but by the middle of the century that had started to change. Some blamed the depression driving small brewers out of business, others blamed a general post-war decline in Americans’ interest in exotic styles.

Nevertheless, according to brew-ersassociation.org “The brewing landscape began to change by the late-1970s. The traditions and styles brought over by immigrants from all over the world were disappearing. Only light lager appeared on shelves and in bars and imported beer was not a significant player in the mar-ketplace. Highly effective marketing campaigns had changed America’s beer preference to light-adjunct lager. By the end of the decade the beer industry had consolidated to only 44 brewing companies. Industry experts predicted that soon there would only be 5 brewing companies in the United States.”

Beer fanatics, unable to get the styles they loved, took the art of brew-ing into their own hands. The micro-brewing industry took off from there.

The narrative, including the David and Goliath dynamic between small brewers and companies like MillerCoors, is well known to Hegge-dusich.

“There’s a really good docu-mentary called beer wars. When I

first watched it, I kind of knew there was InBev and that they controlled a lot of companies, but I saw just how much of the market they re-ally control. Budweiser—you know, Natural Light and all the Budweiser lines, Dos Equis. There’s also Miller-Coors, they own Rolling Rock, Blue Moon—there’s so many, they have 75 percent of the shelf space at most liquor stores,” Heggedusich said.

Those companies have started to take notice of the growing craft brew scene as well.

“They’ve definitely tried to get their foot in the door. MillerCoors developed Blue Moon, and it did really well,” Heggedusich said. “But they also have a different mindset about beer. They’re rolling them out, and it doesn’t leave too much time for quality.”

“Making smaller batches, taking your time, it all comes down to one or the other, whether you’re going to have high quality or high quantity.”

If Heggedusich realizes his dream of opening a brewery in DFW, he will be joining Lakewood, Deep Ellum, Rahr & Sons and others who have made their mark in the last decade. In a lot of fields that would be a challenge, but Heggedusich thinks the craft beer community welcomes more participation.

“It is a pretty crowded market, but at the same time it gives people an opportunity to expand their horizons. The people are so interested in trying all sorts of different beers,” he said.

Craft beers find a home deep in the heart of Texas

Entrepreneur works to join burgeoning local beer market

At North Texas Beer and Wine Fest, friends Chris Barger, Jennifer Costello, and Erich Arusch decide which beer they want to taste next. / Photo by Sissy Courtney

Blake Ashton takes a bite off his pretzel necklace which earlier also held beef jerky. He and his brother saw them for sale at a different festival and made their own for North Texas Beer Fest. / Photo by Sissy Courtney

The increased popularity of craft brewers like Revolver has given local foodies more brews to choose. / Photo by Phil Cerroni


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“The physical characteristic of proton therapy allows it to be highly targeted and highly conformal to the cancer, and that allows us to spare normal and healthy tissue from radiation,” said, Gary Barlow, the Center’s director. “So in some cases, we can actually give higher doses of proton therapy because you’re not damaging normal tissues.

“When you are able to deliver higher doses of radiation, you some-times see a higher cure rate and a lower recurrence rate, in other words the cancer is destroyed completely and does not have the opportunity to recur.”

Although Barlow stressed that proton therapy is the driving force behind the facility, he also empha-sized that it is not the cornerstone of the center’s treatment.

“We’ll have a reputation of technology. We’ll have a reputation of research and clinical studies and clinical trials,” he said. “But when

people talk about the Texas Center for Proton Therapy, they’ll talk about how they were treated when they got here.

“The approach that we’re going to take is a community based ap-proach to cancer treatment,” Barlow said.

“Staying close to home, they’ll

be able to get the support from their families, friends.

“If they want to continue work, they’ll be able to do that. [It will] allow the patient to maintain their quality of life both during treatment and after treatment.”

The center’s commitment to patient care extends from the ide-

ology of its administrators to its architecture.

“We’ve actually developed a 1,100 sq. ft. community room where [we will have] weekly and daily seminars and educational programs on cancer research and wellness,” Barlow said. “[We] will have semi-nars and lectures on exercise and nutrition and yoga – all the things that will treat the whole person and not just their cancer.”

Three cancer survivors were guests at the ceremony, included 12 year old Connor Escobedo who was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a bone cancer prevalent in children, when he was 11. Although he under-went chemo and radiation therapy in Dallas, Connor and his family had to go to Houston for six and a half weeks for his proton therapy.

His mother, Yvonne, said the move disrupted all their lives.

“Friends, family, your regular routine is so interrupted [by] having the pick up and move to Houston for treatment,” she said. “Basically your whole lifestyle is changed.”

During his address, Dr. Steven

Paulson, chairman and president of Texas Oncology, reiterated the Center’s commitment to its patients’ quality of life, unveiling the Hope Wall, a white wall with ‘HOPE’ in-scribed in large blue letters. Around and inside the larger letters, were small notes of encourage written in styles ranging from calligraphy to stencils to graffiti. All present were invited to add their own words of encouragement to the Wall later that day at the luncheon.

“Representing the essential role that community support plays in fighting cancer,” Paulson said, “[the Hope Wall is] a symbol of hope, inspiration and support, one that represents real words of encourage-ment from our own community, of those whose lives are affected by fighting cancer.”

Once again, Barlow exhorted the crowd, reminding them about the immediate need for next generation cancer therapy.

“The population is aging, the population is increasing. Make no mistake about it, there is a need for this technology,” he said.

Dr. Steven Paulson, introduces the Hope Wall at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Texas Proton Therapy Center. The wall, intended to inspire patients undergoing radiation therapy at the state-of-the-art facility, will be placed in the Center’s common room as a sign of its commitment to community oriented treatment. /Photo by Phil Cerroni

potential sacrifice that comes with that call,” Coppell Police Chief Mac Tristan said. “From Boston to West, Texas men and women who wear the uniform, who have taken an oath to serve, to run to the danger as op-posed to running away all to protect the lives of others. They display the ultimate act to lay down one’s life for another’s.

“Ours is truly a noble profes-sion for we have an obligation and a responsibility to honor the legacy, courage and service of those who have lost their lives.

“It is important for us to come together at least once a year to re-member those who have come before us,” Tristan said. “Even if we didn’t know them, we know that they wore a badge and wore a gun, and they were there to serve the community. We pray for them, and we pray for their families. It is extremely important for us to always remember and never forget those who served.

“This event is important for the police officers who are currently serving. It allows us police officers to remember our peers who have lost their lives. We invite the community to join us, because we exist for the community. When we work and serve our community, we are always going to invite them to be a part of our ceremony.

“It is heartwarming that people from the community, the school district and other cities have come to join and support us today. We sometimes forget the support that is out there,” he said.

The first recorded death of an American police officer was in 1791. Since that time, more than 19,000 officers have been killed in the line of duty. Throughout Coppell’s history, the city has lost two officers in the line of duty: Police Officer Donald Wayne Swearingin, Dec. 12, 1972; Police Of-ficer Michael Johns, Dec. 28, 2001.

“It is important for all communi-ties to come together to recognize the

men and women who put themselves out there to sacrifice for us as first responders,” Carrollton City Coun-cilman Terry Simons said. “When we are in dire need and we make that phone call, we need those brave individuals to help us in whatever situation we are in.

“I worked as a volunteer dis-patcher for the City of Coppell in 1972 when I was in high school. That is re-ally where I began my public service.

“The Police Chief Tom Griffin had hired a young officer named Don Swearingin. We became close personal friends. He was on duty the night of Dec. 12. I guess because he was a young, single guy. We took the call that he was in pursuit of a Pontiac Grand Prix that was speeding, north bound on Denton Tap Road. He didn’t have license plates to call in, because at that time, we didn’t have computer systems, we had to call into Dallas County to check license plates and drivers’ licenses.

“About 20 minutes later, we received an actual phone call from somebody who went up to a grocery store (to say) that an officer had been involved in an accident. The volun-teer paramedics called and said Don had been killed. He had lost control of his car going over what we called at that time ‘Denton Tap bridge,’ which was iced over. His car went over to the north side of the road and hit an oak

tree right at the driver’s door. He was basically killed instantly.

“The whole city was just devas-tated, because he was such a great guy.”

Carrying a yellow rose during the ceremony, Coppell resident Jackie Parish mourned the recent passing of her son-in-law, retired Pasadena, TX Police Sergeant Rick Littlejohn.

“The ceremony today means that people are remembering, and they are paying homage to the job police officers do and the danger they are in,” Parish said. “When an officer dies, he or she leaves people behind

who miss them, and they need to be remembered.

“If police officers are in it for the money, they don’t last long. If they are in the profession because that is where God has led them, they make excellent officers.”

In 2012, 120 police officers died in the line of duty, 11 of them from the state of Texas. Texas’ fallen heroes are Trooper Javier Arana, Jr, March 24, 2012; Senior Police Officer Jaime D. Padron, April 6, 2012; Deputy Sheriff Michael Ray Smith, June 8, 2012; K9 Vegas, July 24, 2012; K9 Hades, July 24, 2012; Police Officer Joshua Stan-

ley Williams, July 28, 2012; Deputy Sheriff Joshua Shane Mitchell, Aug. 1, 2012; Constable Brian David Bacha-mann, Aug. 13, 2012; Sergeant Paul Hernandez, Oct. 4, 2012; Patrolman Jonathan Keith Molina, Oct. 5, 2012; Patrolman Angel David Garcia, Dec. 16, 2012; Corporal Jimmie Deveril Norman, Dec. 24, 2012; and Police Officer Edrees Mukhtar, Dec. 29, 2012.

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Paying their respects, uniformed officers from various branches of law enforcement gather in Coppell’s Town Center Plaza to honor those lost in the line of duty. / Photo by John Starkey


James Lloyd GriderJames Lloyd Grider, 60, of Frog-

not, Texas died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 7, 1952 in Irving, Texas. James worked for many years as a skilled laborer in the field of aviation. James was an avid fisherman, beer enthusiast, expert landscaper, and family man. He is survived by his be-loved wife, Nelda, son Daniel (Naomi) and granddaughter Vivienne of Frisco, Texas; son Michael of Allen, Texas; son Nolan (Crystal) and granddaugh-ters Kayla, Chelsea, Caydence, and Journie of Allen, Texas; sisters Jean Manskey and Rita Crawford, both of Irving, Texas and Barbara Karen of Utah; brother Gary Grider of Corinth, Texas and his mother Marjorie Grider of Irving, Texas. James was preceded in death by his father Harold Grider. A celebration of life for James will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home in McKinney, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a memorial fund at any Bank of America using account number 488039968816.

Betty KobyBetty Koby, 78, of Hot Springs

Village, Arkansas died at home on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. She was born June 24, 1934 in Boone County, Missouri to Fred and Ruby Fenton of Columbia, Missouri. She gradu-ated from Hickman High School in 1952 and attended the University of Missouri. Betty married Lloyd Koby in Columbia on July 24, 1954. Betty and Lloyd lived in Kansas, Missouri, Utah, Texas and Arkansas. She was a loving, dedicated wife and mother of two children. After her children were raised, she worked at the University of Dallas Bookstore for 26 years re-tiring in 1998. They are members of Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church. Betty always put others before herself and was regarded by many of her friends as “the glue that held the neighborhood together.”She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed. She is predeceased by her parents and an infant daughter. Betty is survived by her husband of 58 years, Lloyd Koby of Hot Springs Village; son, Steven (Linda) Koby; daughter, Stephanie (John) O’Donnell; two grandchildren and three step-grandchildren; and brother, Howard Fenton. Memorial service were 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church. Graveside services were at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Sedgwick, Kansas at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are under the care of Caruth Village Funeral Home; guests may register at www.caruth-hale.com

Eric MarcantelEric Marcantel of Irving, a beloved

husband, father and brother passed away May 14, 2013. He was born Janu-ary 2, 1961 in Dallas. Eric was known for being a generous person with

a heart of gold. He was a skilled mechanic for over 35 years; and a member of Irving AM-BUCS where he enjoyed provid-ing and fitting

Amtryke Therapeutic bikes to special needs children and adults. He is sur-vived by his wife Jan and children Joshua, Jared and Blake of Irving; sis-ter Sheila and husband David Temple of Oak Point, Texas, brother Rodney and wife Mary Ann of Coppell; sister, Angela and husband John Herring of Hickory Creek; and brother Stephen and wife Amy, of North Richland Hills. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Sat-urday May 18, 2013 in Ben F. Brown’s Memorial Chapel. The family requests memorials to the Diabetes Associa-tion, 4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75244. Arrangements made by Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Rose Mary Cordes MarcellusRose Mary Cordes Marcellus,

beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at home after a brief battle with cancer on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2013. Preceded in death by her husband, John Anthony Marcel-lus and her son, John Paul Marcel-lus. Rose Mary was born December 3, 1925, in Leon, Iowa, to Charles

H. Cordes and Wynne Cath-e r i n e C a s h Cordes , and was a resident of Irving, Texas, for the last 65 years. She was a member of

the St. Luke’s Altar Guild, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and her La-dies’ Bridge Club. She retired from the University of Dallas in 1998 where she worked for 12 years. Her hobbies included sewing, reading, sightsee-ing, bird watching and watching her beloved Texas Rangers Baseball. She is survived by her remaining 12 children: Kathy Marcellus of Garland; Monica and husband Rick Winters of Irving; Eleanor Marcellus of Irving; Matthew Marcellus of Shreveport, LA; Anthony Marcellus of North Richland Hills; Michael Marcellus and Jan Martin of Blue Ridge; Peter and wife Theresa Marcellus of Flower Mound; Damian Marcellus of Irving; Rosie and husband Brian Blake of Irving; Chris-topher Marcellus of Grand Prairie; Amy Marcellus of Azle; and Alexandra Marcellus of Irving. In addition, Rose Mary is survived by 13 grandchildren: Aaron Anderson of Arlington; Joel Anderson and wife Lana of Dallas; Jason Anderson of Marietta, Okla-homa; Regina Marcellus of Crowley; Justin and wife Kristy Marcellus of Palestine; Allison Brodine of Dallas; Chancey Deming and husband Marcus of Mount Vernon; Colten Marcellus of North Richland Hills; Conner Marcel-lus of Irving; Samantha and Emily Blake of Irving; Holly Marrs and hus-band Jarrod of Houston; and Scarlet Winters of Boulder, Colorado. Her great-grandchildren are ten: Taylor Anderson of Arlington; Nadia Scalvo of Dallas; Isabella Anderson of Dallas; Luke Anderson of Dallas; Trevor Mar-cellus of Crowley; Audrey Marcellus

of Crowley; Tyson, Sydney and Max Marrs of Houston; Karis Marcellus of Palestine. A Rosary was held on Monday, May 13, 2013, at 11:00 am, with a Funeral Mass following at 11:30 am at Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving. Committal services were held at 10 am Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at DFW National Cem-etery in Dallas. Arrangements made by Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Rev. J.C. MitchellRev. J.C. Mitchell, age 82, a

resident of Irving for 49 years, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in a Dallas hospital, surrounded by family and friends. He was ushered into eternity by his Savior and loved ones who have gone before. Born August 16, 1930 in Commerce, TX to Henderson D. Mitchell and Lela Thompson Mitch-ell, he married Audrey Jean Cox on

October 8, 1955 in Fort Worth. Rev. Mitchell was a member of More 2 Life Church in Las C o l i n a s . H e was preceded in death by

his parents; brothers, Freddie and Harvey Mitchell; and sisters, Ollie, Marie, Donnie, Evelyn and Birtha. Survivors include his wife, Audrey of Irving; children, Deloris Sacy and husband Richard of Grand Prairie, Birtha Burns and husband James of San Angelo, Terry Mitchell and wife Donna of Cartersville, Georgia, Melody Fowler and husband Kenneth of Cleburne, Ricky Mitchell of Celina and Johnny Mitchell and wife Laurie of Fort Worth; 17 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and brother, Gerald Dean Mitchell. Visitation was Sunday, May 12 at Donnelly’s Colo-nial Funeral Home in Irving. Service was 3:00 p.m., Monday, May 13 in the funeral home chapel. Burial with military honors at 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 14 at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to India Christian Ministries, P.O. Box 177083, Irving, Texas 75017.

Wallace William “Wally” Russell, Jr.

Wallace William “Wally” Russell, Jr., a resident of Irving since 1962, and previously from Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013. He was born December 25, 1924 in Sedalia, Kansas to parents Wallace William, Sr. and Mary Susan (Milburn) Russell. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He owned the Steak Out

Restaurant for 11 years. Wally loved his fam-ily, church, and God. He is pre-ceded in death by his loving wife Ellamae F. Russell in 2011,

and is survived by his son Kim Russell and wife Michelle; daughter Susan Dorety and husband Mike; grand-children Michael Dorety and wife Crystal, Heather Ehmer and husband Jonathan, and Thor Russell and wife Kortney; and great grandchildren Colton Vowell, Tyler Ehmer, and Noah Ehmer. A Memorial service will be held at 4 PM Saturday, May 18, 2013 at First Church of Christ Scientist in Irving. Memorial donations may be made to First Church of Christ Sci-entist, 2250 W. Pioneer Dr., Irving, TX 75061, or Meals on Wheels, 1349 Empire Central Dr., #400, Dallas, TX 75247. Arrangements made by Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Hazel Lee WrightHazel Lee

Wright, of Ir-ving, passed away Wednes-day, May 8, 2013. She was born March 26, 1942 in Corsi-cana to parents

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February 20, 1920 – May 10, 2013 Marjorie Chapman, 83June 14, 1929 – May 13, 2013 Gertrude Johnson, 85

October 14, 1927 – May 14, 2013

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Carl Cain, 78August 16, 1934 - May 5, 2013 Ernest Spiropoulos, 80March 24, 1933 - May 4, 2013 Darold Jay Dillon, 75

October 1, 1937 - May 10, 2013 Martha Ann Pistole, 72

March 12, 1941 - May 12, 2013Raul Flores, 23

December 4, 1989 - May 12, 2013 Robert Glenn Lemay, 88January 23, 1925 - May 9, 2013

Mahlon Edward Hartigan, 87October 25, 1925 - May 11, 2013

Gary Lee Bliss, 48October 19, 1964 - May 11, 2013

Shirley Cole, 65July 11, 1947 - May 15, 2013

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Lee Charles and Geneva Mae (Gurley) Madden. She was a Crossing Guard in Irving for 13 years. She was a member of Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Irving. Hazel enjoyed sewing, garden-ing, and traveling and was an avid photographer. She was a loving wife, and devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is pre-ceded in death by her parents, and is survived by her husband Roland Wright of Irving; daughters Janet Sue Wright Munguia and husband Ernest

of Irving, and Tina Lynn Wright Webb and husband Ed of Irving; grand-children Dana Riedle Alexander and husband Pete; Francesca Riedle and Kent Sylvester, Jordan Hutchings, and Tristin Hutchings; and great grandson Damien “Spiderman” Alexander. Funeral services were held at 11 AM Monday, May 13, 2013 at Brown’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor Kevin Weathers officiating. Burial followed at 3 PM at Prairie Point Cemetery in Bazette, Texas.


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CLUBSAmerican Legion Post #218

Heritage Park Building215 Main St. Downtown Irving3rd Thursday of each month.

Recruiting/Questions call 469-621-7878

Buttons & Bows Square & Round Dance Club

1st & 3rd Saturdays at 8:00 pm Senter Park East 228 Chamberlain

Circle I - Square & Round Dance Club2nd & 4th Fridays at 8pm

Senter Park East228 Chamberlain

Evening Lions Club1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm

Community Bible Church2301 Texas Drive

Friends of The Irving TheaterSecond Tuesday at Joe’s Coffee Shop.

7 p.m. to eat/casual meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Greater Irving RepublicansMeets the first Tues. each month@ Spring Creek BBQ at 7 p.m.

Irving Amateur Radio Club Fourth Thurday of the month

7:30 to 9 PMSenter Park East228 Chamberlainwww.irvingarc.org

Irving AMBUCS Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m.

at Los Lupes

Irving Garden & Arts2nd Thursday, 10am

Irving Garden & Arts Building906 S. Senter 214.435.9876

Irving Genealogical Society meets the third Monday of each month

in the main auditorium of the Irving Public Library.

Irving Noonday LionsPH 972-409-9940

Every Wed. @ Los LupesIn the Irving Mall

Irving RepublicanWomen’s Club

Meets the second Monday of each month (except July) at 7pm

IHOP RestaurantHwy 635 @ MacArthur

Irving Retired SchoolPersonnel Association

2nd Friday, 10amFirst Christian Church210 East Sixth Street

Irving Rotary ClubThursdays at 12 pm

Las Colinas Country [email protected]

Irving Sunrise RotaryThursday at 7 am

Las Colinas Country Club4400 N. O”Connor Rd.

Metroplex Glass ClubThird Tues. each month 7-9 p.m.

Irving Garden & Arts Bldg.For more info call 972-986-2990

The Optimist Club of Irving1st Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. and

3rd Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.Meet at Googly Eyes 2413 W. Airport Frwy.

Saturday SinglesLunch Bunch

1st & 3rd Saturdays 972-254-3525

Single Moms Care & Support of Irving

2nd and 4th Fridays of each month6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Irving YMCA (cor-

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Kids welcome!

TOPS TX #58, IrvingThursday at 9:30 a.m.

Dwelling Place1126 Hilltop Drive

VFW Post 2494 IRVINGPost Meeting – 1st Thursday at 7pm

Ladies’ Auxiliary -1st & 3rd

Wed at 7pmMen’s Auxiliary – 4th Wed at 7pmJunior Girls – 2nd Sun at 12:30pm

3375 Belt Line Rd

Widowed Persons Service Every Saturday @ 8:30 a.m.

at Wonderrful World of CookingKaren – 972-986-4056

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My name is Dreamsicle because I am so dreamy looking. I am an adorable 2 year old girl with creamy red long hair. I am so petite that you will just want to pick me up and snuggle me. I was brought here from another shelter,so wonderful people like you can come and love me forever. I am like the Cream-sicles you enjoyed during the summer, you can't get enough of a good thing. So please come over and let's get acquainted and take me home with you.

1. ANIMAL KINGDOM: By what other name are a cat’s whiskers known?2. ANCIENT WORLD: Where is the Acropo-lis?3. HISTORY: Who was the commanding Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg?4. MEDICINE: What is scoliosis?5. GEOGRAPHY: What two countries share Niagara Falls?6. MOVIES: What was the name of Gary Cooper’s character in “High Noon”?7. ENTERTAINMENT: What kind of horse

was Trigger, Roy Roger’s trusty steed?8. SCIENCE: What metal is liquid at room temperature?9. ANATOMY: Where is the medulla oblon-gata located?10. LITERATURE: Who created the “Tom Swift” series of novels?Answers: 1. Vibrissae, or “tactile hairs”2. Athens3. George Meade4. Curvature of the spine5. U.S. and Canada6. Will Kane7. Palomino8. Mercury9. Lower part of the brain stem10. Edward Stratemeyer

• Roman dramatist, phi-losopher and statesman Sene-ca the Younger said: “While we are postponing, life speeds by.”

• You might be surprised at some of the seemingly in-nocuous things that arouse passions in a group of people. Take the venerable 1960s television show “Mr. Ed,” for example. Evidently, an evan-gelist named Jim Brown took issue with the show’s theme

song, claiming that when played backward, the tune contains the message “the source is Satan” and “some-one sang this song for Satan.” Members of a church in Iron-ton, Ohio, made a bonfire of recordings of the song.

• If you’re planning to visit the Hawaiian island of Kauai, you might want to trek up to Mount Waialeale. If you do, though, be sure to take an umbrella, as that mountain holds the distinction of receiv-ing more rainfall than any other place on Earth, with an average of about 40 feet -- yes,

feet -- of rain annually.• A recent national survey

of adult children with living parents found that a whopping 70 percent of respondents are against the idea of a parent moving in with them. If it be-came necessary for one parent to move in, though, two-thirds would choose Mom over Dad.

• Noted wit Ambrose Bierce, in his “Devil’s Diction-ary,” defined faith as “Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks with-out knowledge, of things with-out parallel.”(c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and ordinances of the City of Irving, the Police Department has taken into custody the following vehicles, ownership of which is unable to be determined. For information contact the Irving Auto Pound, 401 N. Valley View Ln., Irving, Texas 75061, (972) 721-7700.

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PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHTON IRVING CITY BUDGET

Residents will have the opportunity to provide input on the city’s 2013-2014 fiscal budget during an upcoming public hearing. Com-ments can be made to the City Council on any aspects of the budget, including city services and programs.

Public input will be considered when develop-ing next fiscal year’s budget.

The public input sessions will be set for 7 p.m. May 23, 2013, 7 p.m., June 6, 2013 and 7 p.m. June 20, 2013 at City Hall, 825 W. Irving Blvd. Additional public comments on the budget will be scheduled for August/September time frame.

The city’s budget year begins October 1.

The CITY OF IRVING, Texas will receive sealed responses in the Purchasing Division, 1st floor, 845 W. Irving Blvd, until the date and time below and will open responses at the same location for the following item:

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Due Date: 6/19/13 @ 3 p.m.Responses must be received in a sealed en-velope with solicitation number and due date on the envelope. Late responses cannot be accepted. Information may be found at www.cityofirving.org click Departments/ Purchasing Phone: 972.721.2631

PUBLIC NOTICE FORQuaid Addition Replat (PL13-0011)

PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, TO CONSIDER RESUBDIVISION OR REPLATTING OF A RE-CORDED SUBDIVISION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF IRVING, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS.

Notice is hereby given for the following public hearings to consider resubdivision or replatting of recorded subdivisions as hereinafter described which will be held in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 825 West Irving Boulevard, Irving, Texas:

Quaid Addition (PL13-0011)Being a replat of part of Lot 24, Trinity View Summit Addition. This property is located at 925 King Avenue. The property is zoned R-6 (Single Family).

Planning and Zoning Commission: Monday, June 3, 2013, 7:00 pm

The application is on file for public examination in the Department of Development Services at 825 West Irving Boulevard, Irving, Texas. For additional information, please contact the Depart-ment of Development Services at (972) 721-2424. Please reference the name of the plat or case number when requesting information.All citizens or interested parties desiring to be heard concerning this replat may speak. This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for interpretation services or assistive hearing devices must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. Contact the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493 for assistance.

By Sissy CourtneyCelebrities escorted young can-

cer survivors dressed in spring finery down the catwalk at the 25th Annual Children’s Cancer Fund Luncheon and Fashion Show May 3, at the Hil-ton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. The dark clouds of children’s cancer cleared and the real stars shown through – the kids.

Hailee Russell Aplin, a seventh grader at Irving’s Lamar Middle School, glided down the runway with singer-songwriter Terry McDermott, runner-up on The Voice last season. Hailee sings in the Lamar choir and said she would like to go to the United Kingdom someday, because she likes the accents of the people who live there. McDermott is a Scottish-born American who lives in New Orleans, LA.

McDermott said he has a friend on Twitter who works for one of the sponsors of the event, and she asked him to come.

“She said it was very worthwhile and I said I would be delighted to,” McDermott said. “I saw Hailee’s artwork; it’s very abstract, impres-sionist, which I love. I’ve read her story, so I was excited to meet her.”

Her artwork was included in the event’s 2013 Reflections Book.

The 13-year-old is battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. After a day at Hurricane Harbor and a sleepover at a friend’s house, Hailee woke up with a lump on her shoulder.

“I didn’t know what it was or anything,” Hailee said. “My dad thought I might have just bumped something on a ride at Hurricane Harbor.”

Although the lump was the size

of a golf ball, Hailee said the lump did not hurt.

“A week later, my mom took me to the doctor or a routine checkup,” Hailee said. “He took my blood…I had to go for a CAT scan. A week later, I went to Children’s and they did a biopsy and took part of my swollen lymph node. They said it was cancer. That next week after that, we got started on the chemo therapy. I had to do it for six months.”

One of the drugs was called the ‘Red Devil.’

“It was for a reason, because it was the worst,” Hailee said. “After that, they did another CAT scan, and they said there was no cancer left in my body, but that I would have to do radiation, just to make sure. I went for radiation every day after school for two weeks.”

Hailee said the worst thing about the ordeal was that it happened dur-ing the summer and she did not get to do very much. She said she was always tired and felt sick all the time.

“Luckily the week before (the diagnosis), I went to camp,” Hailee said. “That was in June, and when we had VBS (Vacation Bible School) for church, I didn’t get to do all the stuff I would have gotten to do be-fore. When we did the dance things, I would get tired really easily.” Hailee attends Western Heritage Church in Irving.

The young survivor had advice for anyone diagnosed with cancer.

“If you find out you have cancer, you can’t just turn around and pre-tend it’s not there because it will just get worse,” Hailee said. “You have to try to make each day happy, because you don’t know what’s going to hap-pen the next day.”

Money donated at the event supports research for cures of child-hood cancer and helps find ways to minimize the long-term effects of treatment to give children like Hailee a happier and healthier life.

The outfits reflected the chil-dren’s sense of style and personality because they picked them out them-selves. The fashions were donated by Dillard’s to the 38 children who took part in the annual fundraiser.

Jennifer DeLaughter and Eliza-beth Farr were co-chairs of the event.

“In six short weeks I will become a first time mother; I can only imag-ine how hard it would be to stand at my daughter’s side while she fights a battle that I can’t fight for her,” Farr said. “I am forever inspired by the courage these families and their children show every day. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to forget the daily struggle of treatment, pain, and hospital visits and shine like the stars they truly are.”

By Will JukesPat & Emmitt Smith Charities

raised over 1 million dollars for vari-ous charities, mostly youth programs, at Dancing with the Smiths on May 10. The event, part of the Smiths’ an-nual celebrity golf tournament, fea-tured an auction of some of Emmitt’s outfits from his time on Dancing with the Stars, as well as opportunities to meet the legendary running back in person.

The Smiths are well known for their charitable giving, which tends to support youth programs in North Texas. Now though, they’ve gone a bit further afield.

“A family friend recommended the camp to them, so they called me up. I talked to Pat and Emmitt without realizing who was talking to at first. It wasn’t until later that I realized who they were,” said Steve Baskin, owner and director of Camp Champions.

Camp Champions is a summer camp located on the north-east shore of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson between Austin and San Antonio. In many ways it’s not that unusual; parents who send their kids there can rest assured the youngsters will get the classic summer camp experience, sunburns and all.

“We have over 40 activities, including water-skiing, kayaking, sailing, climbing walls. We have an outdoor cooking area where kids can learn to cook for themselves,” Baskin said. The difference, says Baskin, is their mission.

“Kids now spend 52 hours a week looking at an electronic screen,” he said. “They used to spend 12. In those 40 hours, which they’ve essen-

tially lost, they used to be socializing, learning social skills, developing and learning to empathize. Teamwork and collaboration. We want to give them an environment where that happens.”

It’s that commitment to char-acter, what Baskin calls the “eye opening camp experience,” that first attracted the Smiths to their camp.

“Pat and Emmitt understand camp is not about learning archery,” Baskin said. “It’s about support and character.”

This will be the second year in a row Team 22 will partner with Camp Champions. Team 22, one of the Smiths’ youth oriented charities, “partners with established organiza-tions to provide a multi-year cur-riculum for underserved students, accessing and funding opportunities such as a summer camp, tutoring and leadership training,” according to the website for Pat & Emmit Smith Charities. Last year they were able to pay the tuition for 10 children to at-tend Camp Champions, and this year they expect to be able to bring those 10 children back.

“About half of their tuition comes from Team 22 and half from other sources,” Baskin said.

In a page on their website, Baskin records a conversation he had with Smith in 2012. “Our son attended camp last summer,” said Smith. “Three weeks seemed like a long time for a 9 year old, but he did not want to leave. We noticed huge growth in him after camp and decided that Camp Champions would be a great gift to children that cannot afford it.”

That kind of response is exactly what Baskin hopes from every parent and child attending his camp. “At the end of the day, I really want to emphasize that it’s about character development,” Baskin said. “That’s why I’m in it.”

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State Rep. District 105



LINDA HARPER BROWNState Rep. District 105

During the Children’s Cancer Fund Style Show, Irving Lamar Middle School seventh grader Hailee Aplin tells Terry McDermott, first runner up on The Voice last season, to go to his right down the runway. McDermott sang the closing number at the event. / Photo by Sissy Courtney

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1202 N. Belt Line Rd., Irving, TX 750611st Century Christianity in the 21st Century

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Holy Family of NazarethCatholic Church

One block north of Hwy 183 on Esters Rd.Sat. 5:30pm, Sun. 8am, 10am, 12pm,

5:30pm972-252-5521

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LUTHERAN

First Christian Church114 West Grauwyler Rd. 75061

972-579-0911Sunday School for all ages-9:30 a.m.

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Woodhaven Presbyterian Church3650 North O’Connor Road

Irving, Texas 75062www.woodhavenpres.org

Rev. Diane Baldwin Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.972.541.0747

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Oak HavenUnited Methodist Church

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www.oakhavenumc.orgSunday School 9:45 a.m.

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First United Methodist Church 211 W. Third, 75060

972-253-3531 www.fumcirving.orgSunday School 9:00 a.m.

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NorthgateUnited Methodist Church

3700 West Northgate, 75062972-252-8519 www.northgateumc.orgWorship Service 8:15 AM in the Dome

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Calvary Chapel of Irving “…teaching the bible verse by verse”

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St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church 1621 W. Grauwyler Rd.

Irving, TX 75061 972-259-8744www.ststephensirving.org

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Kirkwood United Methodist Church“Where God Continues To Do Something New”

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By Nick KammererHundreds of bicycle enthusiasts

participated in the fourth annual Ir-ving Bicycle Fest at the Lively Pointe Youth center and Skate Park on May 11.

Hosted by the City of Irving and the Irving Bike Lane Task Force, the event promoted bicycle safety. Partic-ipants enjoyed a variety of attractions including a 28-mile and 15-mile bi-cycle marathon, BMX stunt shows by Big Time Action sports, kids’ bicycle safety rodeo and a number of bicycle safety related vendors. Participants also had the opportunity to have their bicycle “safety” inspected.

A main attraction at this years’ Bicycle Fest was Hard Hats for Little Heads, sponsored by the Texas Medi-cal Association and a number of local physicians. Irving youth who partici-pated received a free helmet fitted to their individual size.

Eight-year-old Natalie Le rode her bike in the safety rodeo. Her father, Thuan Le, said that Natalie was very excited.

“It’s pretty great. It’s the first time we’ve came here, and we enjoy it,” Thuan explained. “We had a den-tist appointment today. We cancelled it and came here.”

The safety rodeo consisted of an obstacle course along with a few street observation signs. Bicycle safety instructors assisted the youth participants throughout the course and ensured that each adhered to proper bicycle safety techniques.

The Big Time Action sports team performed a BMX-style stunt show every hour at Saturday’s event. The admiring crowd watched as the bicycle professionals demonstrated their skills, including their ability to flip in mid-air.

The stunt team also encouraged crowd participation. Four volunteers were asked to lie down side-by-side on the ground while the stunt team jumped over them with their bi-cycles. During their show, the team discussed the importance of bicycle safety and how to properly inspect a bicycle before riding. Bicycle safety instructors also demonstrated how to properly wear a helmet and em-

phasized the consequences of not wearing safety equipment while rid-ing a bicycle.

Along with bicycle safety, the event focused on to promoting a healthier, “go green” lifestyle. An exciting attraction at this year’s event was the smoothie-blending booth. For a small fee, participants were able to manually blend their own fruit smoothie by pedaling a bicycle.

Francesca Funkwith the Bike Lane Task Force coordinated the bicycle safety event. Her passion for cycling is evident in her experi-ence as a biking enthusiast. Cycling is Francesca’s preferred method of transportation.

“Cycling is one of those things that is a total good. It’s good for your body. It’s good for your mind and it takes away the mental cobwebs. It makes you lean and strong in your body. It’s good for your wallet. It saves you money and it’s good for the planet. “Everything about it is good,” Funk explained. “I wanted to do what I could to make Irving more bicycle friendly.”

Coordinators of the event hope to encourage Irving residents to get involved in cycling. The Irving Bicycle Fest served as a kick-off for “Bike to Work” week, which began on May 13.

Happy Birthday Helen!From the St Mark’s Episcopal Church morning prayer group.

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BIRTHDAY WISHES

Keep Irving Beautiful is asking for nominations to be submitted for the 2013 “Mayor and KIB Proud Part-ners Awards.” These awards honor local individuals, organizations and businesses that have gone above and beyond in making significant contributions towards making Irving a better place to live, work or visit. Categories include: Youth Leader-ship, Educator, Faith Group, Civic Organization, Business and Industry, Media, Lifetime Achievement, Civil Servant, Green Government and KIB Hometown.

Detailed descriptions of each

award, a list of previous year’s win-ners, and the current nomination form can be found by going to www.rockthegreen.org and clicking the links on the right side of the page. Nominations can be submitted on-line, or can be downloaded, printed and mailed to the KIB office at:

Keep Irving Beautiful, 3000 Rock Island Road, Irving, TX 75060.

For more information, please contact the KIB at 972-721-2175, or email [email protected].

Nominations must be received by June 19.


Bicycle Fest entertains cyclists with tips, tricks

Keep Irving Beautiful seeks nominations for annual awards

The Big Time Action sports team performed a BMX-style stunt show every hour at Saturday’s event. The stunt team discussed the importance of bicycle safety and how to properly inspect a bicycle before riding. / Photo by John Starkey


By Jess PaniszczynAstellas presented the inaugural

Executive Women’s Day at the HP Byron Nelson Championship for more than 200 women at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas on May 14.

The day’s activities began with a breakfast panel including Kellie Fischer, Executive Vice President & CFO, Texas Rangers; Susan Abraha-mson, President, SearchCom, Inc. and Regina Montay, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.

“We are creating women’s pro-gramming at PGA Tour events,” said Donna Fiedorowicz, Senior Vice President Tournament Activation and Outreach PGA Tour. “We would like to begin to break down barriers and make sure that women know they are welcome to come out here even if they don’t play golf. There is so much going on besides golf.

“Executive Women’s Day is a day of corporate dialogue for all of these women with the backdrop of a PGA Tour event. Some of these women have never been out here. We just finished a behind the scenes tour, so they can get to know us a little bit better and most importantly, under-stand what we are all about, which is charity. Just by walking through those gates and buying a diet Coke or hotdog, they are helping to give back to charity.

“Personally, I think women feel that to pick up the game of golf, they have to be good,” Fiedorowicz said. “They don’t understand that all you have to do is understand the game, know when to pick up the ball and how to keep up playing. That is all you need to know, because most of the guys who go out to play are not very good, but they enjoy the game.

“One of the stops we made on the behind the scenes tour was at the Hospitality Tent. Most of these women had no idea what that white tent was. “Businesses are inviting key clients out there and a lot of business is being done. Many of the women who bought a table at this event have nine clients who they invited. So they are actually entertaining in a min-hospitality fashion and under-standing what it is all about. They are enjoying a full day of dialogue and a day of business. They extrapolate from there what being out here all week at the HP Byron Nelson can mean for their business.”

The event’s lunch program fea-tured Molly Fletcher as the keynote speaker. An entrepreneur, author and speaker, Fletcher is the author of two books, Your Dream Job Game Plan and The Business of Being the Best and is the founder of The Better-ment Institute, an e-learning portal.

“It is so fantastic for women to understand the game of golf, the business behind it, and use it as a business development platform,” Fletcher said.

“I think women aren’t exposed to the game of golf during their youth, so in turn they don’t see it as an opportunity. When they are older, it becomes more difficult to capture

five or six hours inside of what is often a busy life, a family to juggle, a husband – potentially. It is just a byproduct of what they are exposed to during their youth. As a culture, it is going to be important to continue to expose young girls to the game of golf, so they can continue to grow with it and use it as a platform when they get out into the business world.

“I think as a whole, we have to teach women to want to fail, that it is okay to fail. Failure is a part of growth. We have to teach women how to get out of their comfort zone and have the courage to be vulner-able,” she said.

“The women here today are really, really good at whatever they wake up and do from a business per-spective. They are women executives. They don’t fail a lot. So for them to come out and hit a golf ball sideways doesn’t feel that fun.

“From a business perspective, by not being on the golf course, women are missing the opportunity to have an uninterrupted four hour meet-ing with someone, which is pretty special. Golf is a game of honor and strategy, which lets you learn a lot about them. Most importantly, when you are sitting at the T-box waiting to hit, you have an opportunity to ask questions and build a relationship with somebody in a non-threatening way. Plus golf is an amazing game. It is a lot of fun.”

Businesswomen tend do not usually take time out for events, but there was something intriguing about the Executive Women’s Day event according to Krista Robinson, Dyn-Corp International’s Vice President of Supply Chain.

“I work so much that these are the types of things I tend to skip,” Robinson said. “But when I read the agenda and learned who was going to be presenting, coupled with the fact that they are having a women’s event at a men’s golf tournament, it was one of those things that caught my atten-tion. Even the charity that runs the tournament, the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, is predominately a men’s club. So, maybe it says something about boundaries breaking down. I wanted to come see how they made this event work.

“The event has been very well managed and coordinated. Getting to see the behind the scenes part of a golf tournament was really fasci-nating. You think of golf as being a manual activity. They have a technol-ogy here that the PGA invented called ‘ShotLink’ which tracks all the strokes and keeps all the stats. Where do you get to see something like that? I enjoy listening to the people talk and hav-ing a good networking event.

“People golf. I was not a golfer before I became active in the business world. You have to golf,” she said. “Deals are made on the golf course, and you have to get out there. I am not a good golfer. But the first time I played golf, I hit a hole in one; and that sucks you in.

“When you can tie a golf event to a charity event, you have created a compelling activity. Ninety percent of

the Salesmanship Club’s funds come from this tournament.”

Jeri Johnson, Microsoft’s Citi-zenship and Public Affairs Director, enjoyed a day of networking while experiencing the Byron Nelson Championship in a new way.

“It is so amazing meeting all of the women who are here, and the panelist are so inspirational,” Johnson said. “I’ve enjoyed hear-ing about the panelist’s careers and how they have changed and flowed. Just because you have bumps in the road, doesn’t mean your career is not a success. There is some great mentoring and networking happen-ing here today.

“Having this event at the Byron Nelson is great. Not all women are interested in golf, and this gives the event a different perspective, and it opens their world to golf. It shows some of these women a whole other side to business and opens the door to the Byron Nelson to them and to their companies.

“Whether you are great at golf or not so great, it is a great network-ing opportunity. You are out on the course with clients, and you can talk about business or personal. Golf brings it all together and helps you form bonds,” she said.

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“As 93 years of success stories demonstrate, these transformations are not just temporary; they are sus-taining,” he said. “We are strengthen-ing families, improving urban educa-tion, and we are breaking the cycles of poverty, abuse and low expectations thanks to this tournament and the support that you provide. “

“I am so glad that everything about this tournament and about the Salesmanship Club represents the values that Byron stood for all his

life: respect, kindness, dedication to your own cause, and doing the best you can in everything that you do,” said Peggy Nelson, the wife of the late Byron Nelson.

“We remain humbled by the opportunity to play a part in the suc-cess, and we look forward to another amazing week for Dallas-Ft. Worth golf fans,” said Irving Mayor, Beth Van Duyne. “While we are cheering on the field of talented golfers from around the country, from around the world, we are very happy that they are going to be calling Irving home this week. And we are welcoming the cad-dies, sponsors and media that travel

here with them. But our most vocal cheers will be for the home team, the kids that are at the heart of everything this tournament does.”

The tournament is not only about raising funds to aid child de-velopment, although it is very good at it. Since its inauguration, the Byron Nelson has raised $127 million.

Michelle Kinder, Executive Di-rector of the Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, said their centers and school are similar to lo-cal groups like The First Tee Dallas and the Irving Police Athletic League that use sports as a tool for character development.

“This week we have 156 athletes gearing up for an enormous chal-lenge that is going to require of them focus, determination and optimism,” Kinder said. “Because of the funds raised at this tournament, we are working to develop those exact same characteristics in kids all year long.

“At the Salesmanship Club’s Jonsson School in Oak Cliff, in ad-

dition to rigorous academics, we are building social and emotional intelli-gence throughout the day, every day. We want our graduates to not just one day brag about their transcript. We want them to be the kind of people that you will want to hire, because they know how to manage emotions, build relationships, problem solve, think critically and trust themselves.”

Charity lies at the heart of the HP Byron Nelson Championship, which allows youngsters like this group of fourth graders from the J. Erik Jonnson Community School an excellent education. As the children wait for their opportunity to participate in the championship’s opening ceremonies, Mayor Van Duyne sits alongside Peggy Nelson and tournament chairman Mike McKinley./ Photos by John Starkey

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votes. Byers earned 32 percent. Luis Reyes followed with 11 percent of votes and Juan Martin Ronco, Jr. took about 7 percent.

In the race for Place 2, an at-large position, Meagher received about 38 percent of 4,684 votes. Stewart took about 28 percent of the vote. Rene Castilla managed about 26 percent of votes and Francis Schom-mer only earned 7 percent of votes.

Gerald Farris won the place 7 seat by default.

PLACE 1 RACEByers moved to Irving in 1974

after graduating from Ferris State University in 1970 with a marketing degree. He also has a degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. Byers has served on the Irving Youth Board and as a committee member for the Texas Electoral College.

“While victory was not deter-mined in (the May 11) vote, it did set the stage for Irving citizens to con-sider the direction they want the City to go in the future,” Byers said. “The voters are approaching a fork in the road. Their decision will determine the future of our City.

“They could choose the candi-date who was on the City Council and (planning and zoning commis-sion) that is destined to regurgitate tired old ideas that didn’t work then, and most definitely won’t work now or they can choose Loren Byers, the candidate with fresh new ideas that will pursue a path to an exciting and prosperous future for South Irving,” he said.

Danish, who is the chairman of the DART Board of Directors, is an attorney in Irving. He has served on the Irving City Council, the plan-ning and zoning commission, the Irving Heritage Society and other community boards. He is a graduate of Wheaton College and Southern Methodist University.

“I would like to take this oppor-tunity to extend my heartiest thanks to the District 1 voters who came out during early voting and on Election Day to support me in my pursuit to become District 1’s next City Coun-cilman,” Danish said. “The fact that we missed an outright win by one vote per polling location (just four votes total) underscores each voter’s importance concerning our election process.

“I value and appreciate each voter, and I ask that you continue this journey with me by casting your vote during the upcoming runoff election. Together, with your vote, we will work toward a brighter future for

all of us as friends and neighbors in District 1. Together, with your sup-port, we will realize that District 1’s best days are still ahead.”

PLACE 2 RACEStewart, who most recently

worked at Baylor Medical Center in Irving, moved to Irving in 1993 to work for Irving Community Hospital. He attended El Centro College and has also worked as a realtor. This year, he served on the City’s Charter Review Committee.

“Our campaign is pleased to head into a runoff in which such a clear distinction exists between the candidates,” Stewart said. “In the end, we believe the voters will choose the candidate that has demonstrated an absolute dedication to low taxes, fiscal restraint, and a strong ethics policy for council members.”

Meagher served on the City Council from 2004 to 2011. He has also represented the City on the DFW Airport Board and has sat on the planning and zoning commis-sion, the Irving Cares Board and the YMCA Board.

Meagher was not available for comment.

CITy CHARTERAll of the City’s Charter amend-

ments passed on the May 11 election. Among the 25 changes to the charter are a proposition to reduce council members’ term limits from four to three consecutive terms, hike Council pay to $900 a month and $1,200 for the mayor and another amendment that will require the City Manager to live in Irving and be evaluated annually.

out incumbent Gwen Craig with 57 percent of 1,275 votes. Craig earned 33 percent, and contender Manuel A. Benavidez won 10 percent.

Norma C. Gonzales won the district 6 seat by default with no competitors. Gonzales is a member of the PTA, the district improvement committee, the parent advisory com-mittee and a Head Start of Greater Dallas Policy Council member.

Randle has lived in Irving for more than 50 years. He is a gradu-ate of Nimitz High School and his two sons attended Irving schools. He has served as PTA fundraising chairman, Band Booster president and on campus and district improve-ment committees. He was also a City Council member.

“I was overwhelmed with the support and the volunteers I had working on my behalf,” Randle said. “I ran my campaign on a message of positive change for our schools and I am looking forward to pointing our focus back to student achievement.”

Replacing incumbent Craig, Mosty has lived in Irving for about 40 years and taught at Irving schools. He has a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education and a master’s degree in mid-management admin-istration.

He has also been involved with the PTA and the Irving Schools Foundations.

Mosty was not available for comment.

Voters decide to improve andgrow Coppell ISDBy Amanda Casanova

Coppell school district officials are moving forward with plans for more 70 projects for the district after voters approved a $79.5 million bond package at the May 11 election.

Of 2,587 votes, residents cast 1,638 ballots, or 63 percent, in favor of the bond, according to results. About 37 percent, or 949 people voted against the multi-million dol-lar bond package. The bond package is a four-year spending plan with 74 projects for all Coppell Independent School District campuses.

Within the package is a proposal for $27 million in renovations to Cop-pell High School, such as expanding the school’s gym and the athletic field house.

The second largest part of the package is the construction of a $21 million two-story elementary school. The school will be the district’s first Net-Zero school, an energy produc-ing facility, and will feature a rain collection system and rooftop but-terfly garden.

Coppell already has nine el-ementary schools, but the new school will be located around North Lake, north of Interstate 635.

Other components of the bond package are $12 million in improve-ments to technology equipment; $1 in campus safety and security; $9 mil-lion in campus upgrades and renova-tions; $3 million in band, library and classroom instruction materials; and $12 million in campus maintenance projects. Less about $6 million in bond savings from 2009, the total is about $79.5 million.

Projects are set to be completed by summer 2016.

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