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Butterflies are free

ISERVE offers Blueprint for South Irving - PAGE 16

Clowns gather andshare fun

Jess Paniszczyn and David RadackSome of the biggest names and

highest ranked players in Americanand Canadian foosball convergedin Irving for the 13th annual $25,000Texas State Championships playedat the Clarion Hotel South on May27 – 29. With over $25,000 in cashand prizes, this is the fourth largesttournament held in the U.S. eachyear and is the country’s largestindependent tournament.

More than 50 Tornadoregulation foosball tables, eachequipped with an overhead light,filled two of the hotel’s meetingrooms. Pro Master competition wasfeatured on two tables set in aprofessional pit area surrounded bybleachers. The Pro Master gameswere broadcast live to a large screen

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Teenage sensation BillyPappas from Boston, MA tripled forthe second straight year. Hecaptured all three of the main events.In Open Doubles, he and his partnerTony Spredeman defeated TerryMoore from Chicago, IL and hispartner Tracy McMillin fromHouston, TX. In the Open SinglesFinal, he defeated his doublespartner Tony Spredeman fromMilwaukee, WI. In the Mixed event,he played With Joy Steward fromLafayette, LA and defeated herhusband Matt Steward and hispartner Brittany Cersosimo fromAtlanta, GA.

During the tournament, twocompetitors were inducted into theTexas Legends of Foosball. This

year the honorees were “Fast”Eddie Lueras from Lubbock and JoeCompean from Houston. Eddie iscredited with maintaining foosballin West Texas for over two decades.He was the only professionallyranked player there until both hissons also recently achieved thisstatus. In addition, Mr. Lueras isalso known as one of the mostdominant Goalie Wars players ever.He won the World Title in this eventthree times in a span of four yearsin the late 1990s. Joe Compean, likeBilly Pappas is today, was a teensensation. Mr. Compean has wonnumerous tour titles, as well asmany regional events. Mostnotably, in the 1970s he won a new

The Military VeteransMotorcycle Club (MVMC)presented its first annual MemorialDay bike ride starting at Tommy’sBarbecue in Irving and ending atthe VA Medical Center in Dallas onMay 29.

MVMC member, Nate“Navigator” McReynolds, andSouthern Cruisers member, DavidBarron organized the event, whichencouraged people to donate itemsto and spend time with veteransconfined to the VA hospital. Uponlearning about the event, local radiostation 92.5 KZPS, the Classic RockStation, offered their on-air supportand provided a van to carrydonations while following behind

the riders. KZPS’ drive-time discjockey and Vietnam veteran, Bob“Magoo” McMahon, volunteeredto ride in the front of the pack.

When personal businessprevented Nate McReynolds fromjoining the MVMC “Run for theWall” to Washington D.C., he cameup with the idea for a local ride. Hesaid that he decided to promote theevent by word of mouth and if sixpeople participated, that would befive more than he originallyexpected.

“My main purpose for the runwas to remind people that youdidn’t need to ride all the way toWashington D.C. in order to help,”

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Motorcycles fill the street during the Military Veterans Motorcycle Club’s Memorial Day ride toVAMedical Center in Dallas.

Irving Police responded to atwo-vehicle accident eastbound 183at MacArthur Blvd at 6:30 a.m. onMay 28. Initial indications are thata pick-up truck and an 18-wheelgasoline tanker truck collided; thepick-up spun around and came torest against the inside median wallof the freeway and the tankerveered right, careening over therailing and onto the street below(MacArthur).

The tanker caught fire andthere were several explosions as thevehicle burned. The driver of thetanker was found deceased in thewreckage. Due to the severity ofthe accident and the resulting fire,S.H. 183 and Mac Arthur wereclosed in both directions. The

Tanker explosion kills driver, disrupts trafficwestbound lanes of S.H. 183 werere-opened at approximately 11:15a.m. but the remainder of the roadsremained closed. The inside lane ofeastbound S.H.183 was opened byearly evening.

MacArthur Blvd under S.H.183 remains closed until furthernotice, and bridge inspection andrepair are expected to be completedby July 2005. The middle lane of S.H.183 has been opened. Only the rightoutside lane remains closed.

Alternate routes for north andsouth travel in lieu of MacArthurare O’Connor to the east and/orStory Road to the west. Alternatehighway routes for east and westtraffic passing through the area are A deadly wreck involving a gasoline tanker and a drunk driver caused the closing of Highway 183 and

MacArthur Boulevard. Three firefighters were injured while trying to contain the resulting blaze.

In singles competition, Tony Spredeman faces off with the legendaryTerry Moore in the pit area while surrounded by onlookers.See TEXAS, Page 7

See VA, Page 10

See EXPLOSION, Page 2

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POLICE & FIRE BRIEFS

The Fire incidents92 Miscellaneous Fire and Rescue Calls6 Structure Fires1 Special Operations1 Vehicle Fires

Comments:5-28 Gasoline tanker fire at 632a.m. at Airport

Frwy and MacArthur Blvd. escalated into aHazardous Materials incident. Resulted inone civilian fatality and three firefighterinjuries. Two firefighters were transportedto Parkland Hospital for burns and one wastaken to Baylor Irving for neck pain.

Irving Fire Department activity summaryMay 26-31 & June 1

Irving Fire Department responded to 297 incidentsMedical calls

20 Major Accidents68 Major Medical16 Heart Attacks41 Difficulty Breathing34 Trauma Related18 CPR Situations

Comments:5-26 Ambulances went into overload once.5-28 Ambulances went into overload four

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Herniated or Bulging Disc?You May Not Need Surgery After All!!!

FDA Approved treatment is now available in IrvingIrving – Most people have tried painmedications, muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatory drugs, steroid injections,physical therapy, chiropractic, or even surgerywith little or no improvement, Thankfully,there is relief in sight and the treatment iscalled Decompression Therapy.

This FDA approved and clinically-testedadvanced treatment has helped thousandsbecome pain free. Research has shownoutstanding results even when surgery andother types of treatments have failed.Decompression Therapy is 86% effectivebecause it gets to the CAUSE of the pain bygently taking the pressure off of the discs andpain producing nerves allowing them to healnaturally. It treats bulging or herniated discs,sciatica, hip or leg pain, neck or arm pain,degeneration, facet syndrome and arthritis.

This computerized treatment is painless

and takes only minutes. Best of all, there isno hospitalization and no harmful side effectsthat you may experience with drugs or surgery.

Local doctor, Robert Hanson, D.C. states,“If you want to get relief from pain in thelower back, pain in the hip or buttocks, painshooting down one leg, or numbness in thelegs or feet, I highly recommend decompressiontherapy… you have nothing to lose… surgeryshould be the last option.”

If you are one of the millions of Americanssuffering from lower back or neck pain andlooking for a non-surgical solution, thistreatment may be for you.

“I no longer limp and my pain is gone. Ionly wish more people knew about this therapy.My sincere thanks,” Todd Nelson.

“I believe everyone with degenerated orherniated discs should try decompressiontherapy first,” Ronnie Dutton.

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REPORTSSudden Death: 05-27-05 11:20 a.m. Officersdispatched to a deceased male, 54 years ofage, with a history of health problems. Thebody was released to the M.E.’s office.

Fatality Accident: 05-28-05 6:25 a.m. A male,who was later found to be intoxicated, lostcontrol of his vehicle eastbound 183 atMacArthur. This caused a gasoline tankertruck to collide with him. The tanker truckwent off of 183 and under the MacArthurbridge, where it exploded, and the driver waskilled. The bridge was damaged and 183 wasclosed until 11:20 a.m. when westbound 183was opened. TXDOT responded alongwith IPD, Traffic Units, Tactical Units andReserves. The driver of the at-fault truck willbe charged with Intoxication Manslaughter.

Robbery: 05-29-05 11:00 a.m. Adult male wasat the car wash located at 902 N. Nurserywhen adult male suspect approached andasked for change. When complainant pulledhis money out of his pocket ($250 cash), thesuspect grabbed it and ran away.

Sudden Death: 05-30-05 11:51 p.m. Officerswere dispatched to a male laying in acourtyard. The reporting party stated that itappeared the male was not breathing. IFDchecked the male and determined there wasno pulse, lividity was present in his back. It

is unknown how long the body had been inthe courtyard. The Medical Examiner, I.D. andC.I.D. were notified.

Sexual Assault: 06-01-05 3:10 p.m. Officerswere dispatched to a sexual assault. Thecomplainant is a 10-year-old female. Theoffense occurred four days ago. YouthServices was notified and took over theinvestigation. Pursuit: 06-01-05 7:04 p.m. Officer Johnsonattempted to stop a vehicle on a trafficviolation at Northgate and William DeHaes.The driver refused to stop and fled. The driversurrendered at Finley and Esters. No injuriesor damaged property. The driver was takeninto custody for evading and active warrants.

Squad Car Accident/Officer Injury: 06-02-05 11:00 p.m. Citizens reported a DWI beingfollowed W/B 635 at our east city limits. AnOfficer stopped on the shoulder W/B 635 justwest of Olympus with his rear overhead lighton, to wait for the DWI. The DWI, driving a2005 VW Beetle, ran into the back end of thesquad car injuring the Officer’s back, neck,and separating his shoulder. The driver wasarrested for DWI. DWI Officers conductedthe investigation to get the mandatory blooddraw, and Hit and Run investigators workedthe accident.

S.H. 114 through north Irving, S.H. 356southeast through Irving, or to the south, I-30 through Grand Prairie.

The driver of the tanker has beententatively identified as a 34-year-old CedarHill man. The driver of the pick-up truck is

identified as a 21-year-old male of Dallas.Investigators state that there are

indications of alcohol being involved and afactor in this accident and that at this timethe 21-year-old driver of the pick-up is facingthe charge of Intoxication Manslaughter.

The operation of uninsured vehicles hasbecome an increasing and clearlyrecognizable problem on public roadways. Itis the policy of the Irving Police Departmentto conduct traffic enforcement that willprovide the maximum protection to allindividuals who use the roadways. As partof this strategy, the department’s goal is toensure that all vehicles are operated with theinsurance coverage required by law.

When officers encounter individualswho fail to maintain the required coverage,enforcement action will be taken. Respondingto this problem, which continues to plaguelaw enforcement and responsible driversacross the state, a policy has been authorizedallowing a stronger approach to gaincompliance to the law.

IrIrIrIrIrving Pving Pving Pving Pving Police announceolice announceolice announceolice announceolice announcesssss policy change policy change policy change policy change policy changerererereregarding uninsured vehiclesgarding uninsured vehiclesgarding uninsured vehiclesgarding uninsured vehiclesgarding uninsured vehicles

Effective June 1, Irving officers mayimpound any uninsured vehicle involved inan accident or those determined to beuninsured during a traffic stop. Additionally,a vehicle impounded for a violation of thispolicy will not be released from the policeimpound lot until current proof of insuranceis provided whether the vehicle is towed ordriven from the impound lot.

Jimmy Perdue, Assistant Chief of FieldOperations Bureau, said that this policy willhelp protect citizens.

“We feel this policy will provideeffective and needed assistance to our effortsto gain compliance with the law, and it alsodemonstrates our commitment to protectingthe rights and safety of citizens who use ourroadways, responsibly, every day,” OfficerPerdue said.

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“Reliving the Past...“Reliving the Past...“Reliving the Past...“Reliving the Past...“Reliving the Past...

...Exploring the Future.”

WrestlingFriday, June 10, 2005 7p.m.

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Tickets are $5 to $15MAIN EVENT - 5 MINUTE EXHIBITION MATCH

Officer Bryan Guidry“Irving’s Finest

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Action Jacksonvs.

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Clayton Brooks with Killer Tim Brooksvs.

Chad Hart with Gary Hart

James Shepherd & Brett Barnesvs.

Kit Carson & Bash

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Along Main Street from Rock Island to Third Streetincluding Heritage Park, 217 S. Main Street

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International Boulevardwith a variety of culturalvendors & entertainment.

Grand Opening ofFire & Police Museum

Arts & Crafts Vendors

Children’s Area & Games

Heritage Crafters

Variety of Food Vendors

Rockabilly Legend -Ray Sharpe

2:30 - 4:00 PM

Texas Music Artist -Tommy Alverson

4:30 - 6:00 PMDECT Ballet

Folklorico3:30 4:30

IndonesianCommunity Angklung

Ensemble12:30 - 1:30

Chinese ShaolinHung Gar Tiger

Lion Dance11:00 - Noon

Grace WahineDancers, Polynesian

Dances2:00 - 3:00

African DrumDancers

4:45 - 5:45

THE 15TH ANNUAL IRVING HERITAGE FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED BY:the City of Irving, Irving Downtown Association and Irving Heritage Society

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Letters to the EditorDear Editor,

The City of Irving is facing a number ofdifficult challenges. The declining tax base,the urgency for revitalizing ourneighborhoods to protect our investmentsin our homes and a sense of not being heard;all impact the future of our city. We will befacing decisions resulting from the Cowboys’move to Arlington that will chart a course forthe next 30 years. Never in our history hasthe need for strong, experienced leadershipbeen so apparent.

It is my belief that Lowell Cannaday isthe kind of man that can help build the

position, I feel it most important to take thetime to write down my thoughts on themayoral race in our great city.

Let me begin by saying that our city isin a time of great change. If you look around,you will see the face of Irving is changing ona daily basis. New people, new business andnew challenges. With change comes thenecessity for good, strong, competentleadership that will focus and channel thischange for the greater good of our faircity. Marvin Randle is a solid, intelligent,faith-based man whose contributions to thecity of Irving have been a standard for manyyears. He always has and always will lookout for the best interest of the citizens of thiscity. Bottom line, Marvin Randle is the leaderthat is necessary for this time. In closing I ask just one thing, do a bigfavor for the future of our city. Take the timeto learn more about Marvin Randle. I believethat you will find, like I already know, that heis about the future of Irving. Then I trulybelieve that you, the citizens of the city ofIrving, will elect Marvin Randle to this criticalpost. Thank you and may you all be blessed.

D’Wayne C. Reeves SFC, USAHQ PLT SGT, CO B, 2/112 AR BNCamp Taqaddum, Iraq

Dear Editor:I know that many of you did not

have your “1st” choice make it to the Mayoralrun-off for the June 11th election. However,with that said, I believe we now need to grouptogether and vote for the man who will bestrun our city. I believe that man to be HerbertGears.

Herb has done many good things forthis City. I know I cheered when he did awaywith the gas chamber for unwanted dogs andcats. We should be getting a Parkland Clinicin the future thanks to hard work from Herb.Herb wants better pay for our police officersand fire fighters. Something these goodpeople need and deserve! Herb has receivedthe Elected Leader of the Year award fromKeep Irving Beautiful for his work inenvironmental issues. Herb was a hugesupporter of the VOTE NO side (and still is)concerning the alcohol issue. He gave histime and money to support this effort. Iconsider Herb the most qualified to run ourCity and the person to make the best choicesconcerning City issues. I urge ALL of you toget out and vote and to elect Herbert Gearsas our next Mayor of Irving, Texas....

Karen Harmon

WHAT HERB GEARS DIDN’T TELL ME... When I received a campaign brochure afew weeks ago from Herb Gears, I wassurprised to read that he had been endorsedfor mayor by The Dallas Morning News,Irving edition editorial. A quote from theeditorial was printed in his brochure. THEN I noticed the DATE under theendorsement. It was April 24, 2004. It wasNOT a mayoral endorsement at all, but ratherthe endorsement in his race against Beth VanDyne for Irving City Council. Herb Gears lostthat race.

Comments from a 13 year old

partnerships to oversee thecreation of a new vision forIrving. We can no longer affordto “wait and see” whathappens. Lowell has anextensive financial andadministrative backgroundmanaging multi-million dollarbudgets in both the private andpublic sector. He can beginimmediately, using his talentsin defining issues and craftingsolutions that will beinvaluable in charting our newcourse for the future.

Lowell has served us wellfor the past 10 years. We woulddo well to take advantage ofhis expertise and successfulrecord by electing LowellCannaday to the Irving CityCouncil in Place 5.

Joe Goddard

Letter to the editor:

In the near future our citywill be going through a criticalelection for City Council and

Mayor. As a long time resident of Irving, mywife and I have seen many changes in ourcity. We feel it is time to elect a strong leaderto guide and direct our cities future. We willbe supporting David Cole for City CouncilPlace 5.

David has been raised in this city, andcurrently is a business owner here. He hasshown integrity and dedication in his pastcivic responsibilities, but most importantly,are his concerns for family, friends and thecitizens of Irving. David will work to unifythe city and will focus on the immediatechallenges that we face today. His experiencewill help him in supporting the citieseconomic development, while maintainingneighborhood integrity. He will bring a fresh,new attitude to city hall.

My family and I look forward to our citymoving in a positive direction and by electingDavid Cole he will get Irving back on track.

Sincerely,Darin and Erika Furbush

Dear Editor:

When I started searching for the bestmayoral candidate, I first began reading flyersthat came through the mail. I then went tothe Internet to check and verify some of theinformation. That search convinced me thatHerbert Gears would be the best choice.

Not knowing Herbert personally, Idecided to become involved in his campaign.In the following weeks of labeling flyers anddelivering yard signs I was able to talkextensively with Herb. What impressed memost was that he did not go out of his way totell me what I wanted to hear. He focused onmy ideas and what would be best for Irving.As a high school teacher for the past 34 yearsI can relate to the importance of doing whatis best for the majority of people. A goodmayor must listen to people from all parts ofthe city and bring them together with acommon goal of “we” not “me”. To do thattakes a person who has INTEGRITY, ishonest and is willing to hear all input beforemaking a decision. I believe that HerbertGears is that kind of person.

Gary Wendzel

Dear Editor:My husband is stationed in Iraq and I

received the following email that he wantedto be sent to all Irving Citizens. My husbandwrote this on his own accord. Donna Reeves

Citizens of Irving,

My name is D’Wayne C. Reeves and Iam a Platoon Sergeant (SFC/E-7) in the USArmy currently serving a 12 month tour ofduty at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq which is about7 miles due west of Al Fallujah. I am alsoproud to be a citizen of the city ofIrving. When I return home, I want to bereturning to the best Irving possible. ThoughI have a busy schedule here in my current

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IrIrIrIrIrving Pving Pving Pving Pving Police Ofolice Ofolice Ofolice Ofolice Officers & Firefighters NEED your help!ficers & Firefighters NEED your help!ficers & Firefighters NEED your help!ficers & Firefighters NEED your help!ficers & Firefighters NEED your help!

Irving crime rates are 2nd highest inthe suburbs. Irving police officersrank near the bottom in salary in themetroplex.“Herbert Gears understands the importance of safeneighborhoods. Like police officers, he cares about thepeople he is responsible for protecting and serving. Heis committed to public safety being priority one. We areasking every person in Irving to support Mr. Gears forMayor.”

Officer Keith McCain, PresidentIrving Fraternal Order of Police

Irving Fire Department staffingdoes not meet national safetystandards.

“Herbert Gears is the only candidate for Mayor we cantrust to provide firefighters with the attention and re-sources we need to serve you best. We are encouragingevery Irving citizen to vote for Mr. Gears in this impor-tant run-off election.”

Larry MillerIrving Firefighter

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Randle a “spoiled child”?To the editor:

What happened to this newspaper’s coverage of the run-off for mayor election? There was just a small mentionin the April 26 paper concerning the election results. Thiswas probably as newsworthy as anything else in Irving.Our mayor, Marvin Randle, had quite a few things tosay to the majority of voters who elected a new mayor.

The Dallas Morning News covered it. I was personallyamused by Randle’s temper tantrum but was also em-barrassed for the city that we would have had such anelected official representing this city. His statements soundas if they came from a spoiled child who was very usedto getting his way and finally did not.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Randle said, “Itwas all the negative elements in Irving that got togetherto defeat me.” He also said, “Bobby Raper got all thelow-class firemen - not all the firemen - but the oneswho want to featherbed it, the ones who don’t want towork. He got some of the Christian church vote becausehe told lies and innuendos.”

The Morning News stated that Randle would not nameany specific Raper statement as lies.

In my opinion, he would not name any because therewere none. Randle’s last minute dirty tricks did not workfor him. the people had had enough and voted him out.Thank goodness!

Sign this one of the negative elements of Irving as wellas a low-class firemen’s daughter.

Toni Guenter

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AN INDEPENDENT, NEW VOICE, REPRESENTING IRVING CITIZENSAN INDEPENDENT, NEW VOICE, REPRESENTING IRVING CITIZENS

RUN-OFF ELECTION JUNE 11TH

EARLY VOTING BEGINS MAY 25TH

Pol. Adv. Paid for by the David Cole for City Council Campaign TroyKelley, Treasurer, 105 E. Rochelle Road, Irving, TX 75062

Dear Irving Residents,I am your candidate for City Council, Place 5. I work hard, am dependable

and have a great heart and concern for people; however, I am not a politician! I ama lifelong resident and 18-year business owner/leader who is not influenced by specialinterest groups. I am deeply concerned about the direction Irving is headed andhave no hidden agendas. You can trust that I will do what I truly believe is best forIrving. I will represent the citizens.

I will be a new voice at City Hall. Very important to the citizens of Irving, Iam not an “insider” at City Hall. I have not worked in city government which makesme independent from, untainted by, and respectively and inquiringly skeptical of,city management. Because I am not a retired city employee, have not worked in thetrenches of City Hall, made agreements with management, tweaked press and newsreleases, been in their meetings, or argued for one department over another, I cantruly say – I AM AND WILL BE THE CITIZEN’S REPRESENTATIVE – ANINDEPENDENT DECISION MAKER!

I am humbled by the confidence and trust Irving residents have shown in meand my ability to be an effective leader for the citizens of Irving. I would appreciateyour consideration and support. For questions, campaign literature, yard signs,and volunteer information, I encourage you to contact me at (972) 252-8511or online at www.votedavidcole.com.

Voting early is critical! Please plan to vote before school ends and summer vacation begins. Thank You!

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have been devastatinghave been devastatinghave been devastatinghave been devastatinghave been devastatingto many areas of Irving.to many areas of Irving.to many areas of Irving.to many areas of Irving.to many areas of Irving.On June 11On June 11On June 11On June 11On June 11ththththth, 2005, you, 2005, you, 2005, you, 2005, you, 2005, youwill once again be askedwill once again be askedwill once again be askedwill once again be askedwill once again be askedto go to the polls to maketo go to the polls to maketo go to the polls to maketo go to the polls to maketo go to the polls to makea major decision for thea major decision for thea major decision for thea major decision for thea major decision for theCity of Irving:City of Irving:City of Irving:City of Irving:City of Irving:

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We urge ALL voters of Irving to make a well educated and soundWe urge ALL voters of Irving to make a well educated and soundWe urge ALL voters of Irving to make a well educated and soundWe urge ALL voters of Irving to make a well educated and soundWe urge ALL voters of Irving to make a well educated and soundvoting decision when going to the polls on June 11voting decision when going to the polls on June 11voting decision when going to the polls on June 11voting decision when going to the polls on June 11voting decision when going to the polls on June 11ththththth. We encourage all of. We encourage all of. We encourage all of. We encourage all of. We encourage all ofyou to once again make the right choice for the City of Irving.you to once again make the right choice for the City of Irving.you to once again make the right choice for the City of Irving.you to once again make the right choice for the City of Irving.you to once again make the right choice for the City of Irving.

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Herb Gears deceived me and anyone elsereading that campaign brochure by placingthis year-old endorsement under his “HerbertGears for Mayor” banner, indicating theDallas Morning News had endorsed him formayor. They had NOT! What otherinformation in his campaign materials orpublic statements are deceptive? If we cannotexpect integrity in our mayor, what kind ofleadership and government will Irving have?

Letters to the EditorI have known Marvin Randle for over 30

years and have worked with him as a citycouncilman, mayor, and president of theIrving Chamber of Commerce. He is anindividual I trust. He is a man of integrity. IURGE you to support Marvin Randle formayor and JOIN ME in voting for him in therun-off election.

Carole Shlipak

Mike CarterWith her sly and sometimes earthy sense

of humor, Anita Poynor can be fall out of yourchair funny, but she was all seriousness whenshe contacted me and told me about thefollowing scam that stung her and herhusband for a hundred-and-twenty bucks.

A couple of weeks ago a telemarketerfrom Buyers Union representing himself as aWal-Mart employee called the Poynorhome to offer gift certificates good at Wal-Mart as well as local restaurants and otherIrving businesses. The telemarketer wasconvincing, even gave them his employeenumber. The usual rules applied.

The man told them, “We will send you apromotional package and if you don’t likethe service you can cancel anytime within 30days and keep the gift certificates we sendyou for free. You will only have to pay $3.95for shipping and handling of the initialpackage. We will not charge your account forthe service for 30 days.”

The certificates, the telemarketer assuredAnita’s husband, who actually took the call,were genuine gift certificates and not coupons

for merchandise. Anita’s husband thought itwould be a worthwhile and agreed to receivethe promotional package.

A week later the Poyners discoveredtheir checking account had been charged$119.90 for the package as well as has havingbeen charged $3.95. They called the 800number Buyers Union provides for questionsand discovered that the promotionwas not being conducted by Buyers Union.Rather Buyers Union had hired a companyto conduct the promotion for them.

When Anita called that company, theyexpressed surprise that she thought thispromotion was a scam. It also refused torefund the money, so the Poynors are out$123.85 for a package they were told wouldonly cost them $3.95 and have had to closetheir checking account to ensure no othercharges go through.

As marketing has become increasinglymulti-leveled, the opportunities for rip-offartists have multiplied. Remember whensomeone calls you offering something forfree, that nothing is free. Somebody alwayspays, and it might be you.

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Irving Girls Softball Association (IGSA)hosted a national American SoftballAssociation tournament over the MemorialDay holiday. Girls 14-years-old and underfrom 32 different teams arrived on Irving ballfields ready to play.

Despite the bad weather, it was KathyWilkins’ job to ensure the tournament ransmoothly. Ms. Wilkins is the assistanttournament director and head scorekeeperfor IGSA.

“Saturday morning we had games goingon at both Trinity View and Southwest Park.As the rain threatened lightning struck atransformer near Trinity View leaving two of

the playing fields without power. So we hadto do things the old fashioned way. Then therain started and we had to delay thetournament,” Ms. Wilkins said.

“We took all the teams playing at TrinityView and brought them to play at SouthwestPark. Saturday we had two games played andthat was it. I was at the field at 5:30 a.m.Sunday morning to make a decision aboutwhether the games would be played or not.”

“We had to play. It was one of thosetournaments where we couldn’t cancel. If theteams win here, they go on to the Hall ofFame Qualifier in Oklahoma. It is a big deal.Sunday morning at 7:30 the fields were ready.

We told the teams to be there at 10 o’clock tostart play. We changed the time limit from 75minutes to 60 minutes. Some how, some waywe got all of the teams played. Our last gameSunday was played at 2:30 in the morning,and we started again at nine on Mondaymorning. We didn’t get to finish thetournament Monday because of rain.However, we did determine which two teamswill advance to Oklahoma,” Ms. Wilkins said.

“I have been doing this for 12 years, andI have never seen as many people at the

Southwest Park ball field as we had MemorialDay weekend. You could not even go thebathroom. There were just tons of peopleespecially during the game changes. It wasawesome to see that many people here; itwas just great.”

“Overall the tournament went wellexcept the rain delayed everything. All theteams were happy. The girls just want to playball, they don’t care if it is raining,” Ms.Wilkins said.

Softball tournament brings 32 teams to play Memorial Day weekend

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car in a tournament before he was old enoughto drive.

Steve Murray, Foosball Hall of FameMember and tournament director, estimatedthat in addition to the 260 competitorsparticipating, approximately 150 familymembers, friends and foosball enthusiastattended this year’s tournament.

“This is the largest, most prestigiousstate championship of all the statetournaments. Even though this is a smallertournament, as far as the tour events, theyhave dubbed this the fourth major. We havethree major events during the course of theyear: the International Championships, theNationals and the World Championships.However, Texas State has become so popularit has been labeled the fourth major,” Mr.Murray said.

“We have players from at least 18different states. We have some international

players, some Canadians and some guys fromEngland. We probably have more out-of-towners than we have local players.”

“People at the tournament can listen toa play-by-play, live-action broadcast on anFM station. We also have the internet radiogoing for people who are not at thetournament. The stats, as the tournamentprogresses, are posted on the internet. So,people who are not here who wanted to behere can keep up with what is going on,” hesaid.

The level of competition is good andeverybody is having a great time,” Mr.Murray said.

Stacey Myers, remote sales coordinatorand webmaster for foosball.com, said thatfoosball is a great sport for everyone,especially youngsters.

“The best thing about foosball is anyonecan play. Many sports like golf, you reallyhave to be strong and you have to be abledeliver the club with strength. In foosball wehave guys that are 6 ft. 5 in. and 4 ft. 8 in.even women are competitive. There are plentyof women who whoop-up on men. It is sucha unilateral sport. A person can becomerelatively good very, very rapidly. You cango from zero to decent in a short period oftime assuming you follow techniques,” Mr.Myers said.

“It is like many other sports because ithas a good camaraderie; everybody likeseach other. Foosball has something that manyother sports don’t have, foosball has eyecontact. You play across a table and youlooking right at the other person so there isconversation during the game. When

competitors are playing a tournament for bigmoney, there is not much conversation.When people are playing at a recreationcenter or billiards hall, they can make fun ofeach other, laugh at each other’s silliness,there is so much more conversation than exitsin other sports. In pool, there is one personat the table playing and everyone elsewatches. In ping-pong, players are busyjumping around. In foosball, players arestanding right there and they can laugh andgoof-off. The game is quick, it’s not slow.Four people can play at once, it is not a myturn – your turn type of sport.”

“Churches and recreation centers are abig deal to foosball.com. We go out of ourway to help them provide foosball for theyouth. Ten years ago, foosball was in lots ofbowling allies, recreation centers andarcades. Now unfortunately because of thedesire to have rip-the-guy’s-head-off videogames, foosball has been pushed out. Videogames are fine, but they do nothing for thehuman. Whereas foosball allows humaninteraction dealing with victory and defeat,it teaches kids how to be descent peopleinvolved in competition and not to becomejerks. The hand-eye coordination, motor skillsand physical aspects of foosball are reallygood for the body,” Mr. Myers said.

“The younger, newer players are able toget so much out of coming to a tournamentlike this and playing with the older guys.More experienced players will take anyamount of time to help young playersimprove their game.”

“The tournament itself, the Texas StateChampionship, is one of the oldest statetournaments. Texas foosball spread like avirus across the state back in the 70s and80s. When Texas-style foosball really becamestrong, it took over the rest of the country.Texas-style foosball is the quickest foosballin the world,” Mr. Myers said.

“American foosball is very strong, hardand fast. European foosball is much morecontrolled, catching the ball and moving itaround. American foosball is pow, crushingshots, dominant passing and super-strong.Everyone here exemplifies the American-style. The players here demonstrate power;finesse is not what we go for. Everyone drivesthe ball home. Most beginners who come toa tournament like this can’t even see theshots, because they are blindingly fast.”

“All of the top dogs in America comehere. This is a regional tournament that hasescalated up to a major tournament by itself.The Texas State Championship has walkedup to the top of the list and really should beconsidered a major because of the turnout.Everybody who is anybody in foosballcomes to this tournament. The competitionlevel and the number of entries is equivalentto any tournament in the nationalchampionships. The only tournaments thatrival the Texas State Championship are theworld championships and the internationalchampionships,” Mr. Myers said.

Gregg “Jeep” Perrie, Foosball Hall ofFame Member and Pro Master competitor,has been playing foosball for 31 years andsaid that he hopes to be able continue toplay well into his 100’s.

“It’s always nice to come play foosballand see your friends. Foosball is a hobby.Four or five times a year, I get to travel aroundthe country and the world to play foosball. Itbecomes part of your life. The people becomevery close friends. When you’re good atsomething and you’re competitive, then youwant to do that. You want test your skillsagainst other players and see how you fare.I’ve played in tournaments in Switzerland,France, Germany, England and Canada. Iplayed for a beer on a little island that is partof Thailand called Cosa Mui and lost the firstone; but I won a couple back,” Mr. Perriesaid.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - SemminarsJune 10 / 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Seminar

The Changing Face of Your Customers& EmployeesLocation: Las Colinas Country Club - 4400N. O’Connor Blvd., IrvingYou’re invited to attend a dynamicpresentation entitled, “The Changing Faceof Your Customers and Employees”, aseminar on the changing ethnicity in Texasand Irving to be held at the Las ColinasCountry Club, 4400 N. O’Connor Blvd, Irving.Guest speaker, appointed State of TexasDemographer by Governor Rick Perry, willbe Dr. Steve Murdock with the University ofTexas at San Antonio.

This program targets CEOs, marketingand HR professionals managing thechanging culture of customers and

employees. For additional information or toregister, please contact Barbara Craig at 972-252-8484. Advanced registration is $25 perindividual, or $175 for a table of 8, whichincludes company recognition.

June 22 / 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.HR Alliance Seminar

Mark your calendars for June 22 , whichwill be the second seminar this year for theHR Alliance, entitled “Meeting the Needs ofa Multi-Generational Workforce”, presentedby Linda Haneborg, Senior Vice President ofCommunications/Public Relations forExpress Personnel Services. Haneborgoversees communications, public relations,crises management and media relations forExpress’ 500 offices worldwide and is afrequent speaker at universities and

professional conferences across NorthAmerica. She has won numerous awardsincluding: Communications Award fromAmerican Staffing Association; Associationsfor Women in Communications Clarions;Mercury Awards; Girl Scouts’ Woman of theYear; and the Journal Record’s CorporateWoman on the Move.

The program will include material on thefour generations of workers who are side-by-side in the workplace for the first time inhistory - Traditionalists, Baby Boomers,Generation Xers, and Millennials. Haneborgwill: (1) identify the typical characteristics ofthe four generations in the workplace; (2)discuss each generation’s uniquecontributions and potential areas for growth;(3) diagnose workplace issues from agenerational perspective; (4) identifypotential workplace clashes; and (5) offer

motivational and retention tips to protect acompany’s most valued investment – itspeople.

The seminar will convene from 7:30 to 9:00a.m. at the University of Phoenix, 1707 MarketPlace Boulevard, Irving. The cost to attendis $15.00 for Chamber members and $35.00for non-members. To register, contact theChamber at 972-252-8484 or emailbcraig@irvingchamber.com and referenceJune HR Alliance Seminar. Payment to attendis required in advance via cash, check orcredit card. The registration deadline is 5:00p.m., Friday, June17.

As a special bonus, Express will providea Generational Self-Assessment quiz to allattendees and a complete set of trainingprogram materials to 10 companies inattendance.

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Cody Cotten suggested it. Cotten, is theeighth-ranked student in his class.

Valedictorians and salutatorians are:Baron Smith and Danielle Seright from IrvingHigh, Diep Vo and Adrienne Gedeon fromMacArthur High School, Julie Curry andPaige Campbell from Nimitz High School, andJunia Valente and Ngan Nguyen from TheAcademy of Irving ISD.

Students Make Key Connections Next WeekSeventeen local businesses,

government agencies, and civic groups willhost IISD eighth-graders next week as partof the Key Connection Program. The program,sponsored by the Greater Irving-Las ColinasChamber of Commerce and the Irving ISD,gives incoming eighth-graders theopportunity to explore career fields, learnabout the knowledge and skills needed toenter their chosen fields, and make theconnection between a solid education and asuccessful career. Groups of 10 to 14 students,accompanied by a teacher, are bused to hostsites for half-day visits. For more informationabout Key Connection, contact ThelmaCantu, coordinator of Partnerships InEducation, at 972-215-5017 ortcantu@irvingisd.net.

Academy Sophomore Wins BridgesScholarship

Fatima Torres, sophomore at TheAcademy of Irving ISD, is the winner of asurprise $1,500 scholarship from BridgesTransitions, the company IISD uses forcollege entrance preparatory courses. Torresrecorded more usage and completed moremodules and tutorials on the site than anyother student in the country. She was chosenfrom among 34,000 students for the award.

Mac Senior Wins ScholarshipChristine Ellis, senior at MacArthur

High School, has been chosen to receive a$400 college scholarship from the Texas

Association of Student Councils (TASC).Ellis was chosen based on her record ofservice to MacArthur and the TASC. Shereceived the award at the annual TASCconference in Arlington April 30.

Academy FCCLA Pair Places Second inState

The Academy of Irving ISD juniorsAshley Cate and Rachel Reeves placedsecond in Applied Technology at the statecompetition in Family, Career and CommunityLeaders of America, held in Corpus Christi.Their project involved using a SmartBoardto develop interactive reading lessons forchildren ages 3 to 7.

New Student RegistrationRegistration for students new to Irving

ISD will be held at most schools August 15through 19, 2005. School starts on August23, 2005. In order to ensure a smooth start toschool, there will be no new studentregistration August 22 or 23. Registration willresume on Wednesday, August 24 at noon.

For pre-kindergarten students, registrationis available from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. August 3and August 15-18 at the Early ChildhoodSchool in their attendance zone. Studentmust qualify for pre-kindergarten by income,language or homeless status.

For elementary students new to thedistrict, registration will be open from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, May 2-20and August 15-18.

For middle school students new to thedistrict, registration will be open at eachmiddle school at the following times:Monday, August 15, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.Tuesday, August 16, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.Thursday, August 18, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Friday, August 19, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

High school students new to IISD shouldregister by calling the appropriate highschool and making an appointment for

Vals, Sals Get DellsThe valedictorian and salutatorian from

each of IISD’s four high schools this yearwill receive a laptop computer courtesy ofDell. Announcement of the donation wasmade by Dr. Alice Owen, executive director

of technology, at the annual Academic/Career& Technology Awards on May 25 at theIrving Arts Center. Dell agreed to donate thecomputers after Irving High School studentand District Improvement Committee member

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At all grade levels, parents or guardiansshould bring current immunization recordsfor their students, an official birth certificates,Social Security cards, and proofs ofresidence. Parents of pre-kindergartenstudents should also know their monthlyincome before deductions.ISF Hosts Reception

The Irving Schools Foundation hosteda reception to honor recipients of new ISFscholarships and to present plaques for thePerpetual Giving Tree May 23 at the IISDAdministration Building. ISF President PhilSims introduced donors and recipients of twonew student scholarships: the NicholasScholarship, presented by Irving CouncilmanSam Smith and his wife, Carla Smith; and theLarry Allen Spriggs Scholarship, presentedby James and Carolyn Spriggs and their son,Larry Spriggs. ISF President-Elect Diana Pfaffintroduced donors of several endowedscholarships: the Nissan North AmericaScholarship, Jerry Roe Memorial Scholarship,Michael Teal Memorial Scholarship, JosiahVandertulip Memorial Scholarship, and CarolWood Scholarship. ISF Vice President MyrnaMercer also recognized 12 ISF Fellowsincluding ISF Executive Director ElizabethPhilipp.

Brown Salutes Armed ForcesStudents at Brown Elementary School

celebrated Armed Forces Day on May 13 byjoining hands throughout the school andsinging “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”. Theevent kicked off a drive to collect items tosend to soldiers serving overseas.Townsell Students Saving, Shopping

ACE Cashways, one of TownsellElementary School’s partners in education,opened an end-of-year store at the school inMay for all fourth grade students to spendtheir earnings, savings or profits they earnedthroughout the year. At the beginning of theyear, ACE gave each fourth-grader a piggybank. Students have earned, saved andinvested ACE Bucks throughout the year. Atthe store, students were able to buy TVs,VCRs, CD players, Dallas Mavericks jerseys,and more.Mac Orchestra Gets Top Rating, Tours

The MacArthur High School orchestrareceived a superior rating at a competitionheld at the Meyerson Symphony Center inDallas May 13. But orchestra director HeatherBlanco said the best part of the experiencefor her kids was the attending tours. Studentsvisited Dealy Plaza, many for the first time.And in the evening, they attended a DallasSymphony concert featuring Russianviolinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

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Butterfly celebration alloButterfly celebration alloButterfly celebration alloButterfly celebration alloButterfly celebration allows local school children to spread their wingsws local school children to spread their wingsws local school children to spread their wingsws local school children to spread their wingsws local school children to spread their wingsBerean Christian Academy recently

hosted its annual Butterfly Celebration andeducational fair.

Over the past several months, BereanChristian Academy first graders have hand-raised butterflies in the classroom andstudied the habits, behaviors and lifecycleof butterflies, lady-bugs and other insects.The young students and older studentvolunteers learned about gardening andcaring for plants that attract butterflies in a“butterfly habitat” located on the school’sgrounds which is certified by the TexasDiscovery Garden in Fair Park.

As the majority of butterflies reachedmaturity and became ready for release, thestudents prepared exhibits and activities toteach others in the community the knowledgethey have learned. Students took visitors ontours of the school’s garden areas and of ascreened tenet filled with live butterflies.Visitors touring the tent were invited to coaxthe butterflies onto their fingers and handswith sugar water. Students answeredquestions and encouraged their visitors toplay games, make crafts, dress in butterfly

costumes and view a short movie aboutbutterflies. The celebration included mountedbutterfly displays by local expert Paris Milanand an expanded exotic insect display byErnest Ryan. After learning about insects,visitors could sample complementary cookiesand lemonade or purchase butterfly relateditems including Dallas author, JudyHominick’s book, How to Grow Your QwnButterflies for Young Butterfly Lovers in theSouth.

First grade teacher, Ruth Gitchel, hasbeen studying butterflies and passing on herknowledge to youngsters for several years.

“We have been raising butterflies forabout 18 years now, and we have held acommunity fair for about five years,” Ms.Gitchel said. “We invited people from thesenior citizens’ group to attend, and I’ve doneprograms for 12 Oaks and a home schoolgroup. This is an educational fair. Our whole

purpose is to teach our children themetamorphosis of the butterfly; the entirelife-cycle. We consider it important in ourteachings from a Christian view-point. Thefair is a very important part of teaching that.”

“We have a lot of activities to show thechildren the stages of butterfly development.We have live lady-bugs, and live butterfliessome wild caught and some hand-raised. Allof the first grade children got to raisebutterflies in the classroom. This is a school-wide project. We have volunteer studentswho work after school in the garden. Weteach students gardening skills, how to growplants and keep out weeds withoutpesticides. This program also teachesstudents how to interact with other studentsin the public. Student volunteers teach otherkids from the neighborhood the things thatthey have learned by helping those who cometo the fair,” Ms. Gitchel said.

While volunteering as a butterfly tentguide, fifth grader Rebecca Hollanddemonstrates how to use butterflies as hairaccessories.

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about1-2 yearsColor

Red TabbyReason forSurrender

Found as strayComments:Foxmoor was

found covered in tar sohe had to have his headshaved. He is sweet andaffectionate.

Boots

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S e xMale / neutered

Weightabout 40 lbs.

Ageabout 1 year

ColorTri-coloredReason forSurrender

Cat would notaccept him.

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without children.

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“We are raising funds to build a new shelter; named Corky’s Cottage. Corky’s Cottage isgoing to be about 10,000 square foot facility. We bought 2.2 acres adjacent to our currentfacility. We have done all of the architectural renderings, everything is done for the new facility;now comes the hard part, raising the $2.4 million that we need to get it up and running,” DarrynPope, the D/FW Humane Society board president.

Every dollar you send is worth two dollars with the grant.

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“I’ve lived in Dallas for three years andjust recently, in February, I found out that wehad a VA Medical Center. I want to showpeople that giving time to the VA is just ascool as attending a Toy Run at Christmastime. I talked with a few VA residents, and

they had heard earlier in the week that radiostation representatives were going to be atthe VA Medical Center, and they didn’tbelieve it would happen. The residentsthought no one would come to the hospitalfor something like that. We had 35 bikes showup this first time, and I’m counting ondoubling that next year, and the year afterthat, and the year after that, and on andon. Five of my Brothers from the MilitaryVeterans MC rode down for this; one Brothercame all the way down from Illinois. This runis about bikers coming together to show theirappreciation for those who have served,whether you’re a veteran or a supporter, justbeing there is enough,” Mr. McReynoldssaid.

Steve Mills, a MVMC member, rode his2005 Harley from Bloomington, IL toparticipate in the Memorial Day bike run.

“I rode down to support one of ourmembers who put on the VA run. I feel thepeople forget about the veterans, and mostof the VA hospitals in the country havelimited funds. So any time that I can, I like tohelp out as much as I can, being that I am amilitary veteran myself. I served in the U.S.Army from ‘84 to ‘87, so I feel very strongabout military veterans. When we go to VAhospital, the veterans are so happy to seeus. The veterans like seeing the bikes andtalking about the bikes. We had a little bikeshow at the hospital and the veterans got tovote for the bikes they liked best. At the endof the day they said ‘thanks for coming’, butI told them ‘thanks for serving and thanksfor helping to keep our great country free’,”Mr. Mills said.

Mr. McReynolds said. “There are veteransin our own backyard that need our support. Iwanted to show VA residents that they arenot forgotten, and people want to show theirsupport and appreciation for what veteranshave done.”

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Happi Tymes, Mid-Cities, and Cow TownClown Allies held their second annual jointmeeting at the South MacArthur Church ofChrist. Almost 100 entertainers fromArlington, Mid-Cities and Fort Worthattended the meeting. Each year the meeting

rotates from one alley to another, so eachgroup has opportunities to be host.

Magician comedian, Bo Gerard,entertained the group. He also spoke abouthow he develops a show and otherperformers who have inspired him.

Area clowns attend annual meetingEarl Warren, vice president of the Happi

Tymes Alley, said that clown meetings bringentertainers together socially.

“We don’t want any splits between thealleys. Clowns are pretty muchhomogeneous; we share. We felt like we couldget together and bring people in to lecturelike Bo Gerard tonight as a group with foodand entertainment. We had Chuck Lehrlecture last year, a very good children’sentertainer. Magicians, face painters andother types of entertainers have notnecessarily associated closely with clownallies. We want to foster good relations

between everyone in this type of business,”Mr. Warren said.

Hal Hudgins, president of the HappiTymes Alley, is a caricature artist andmagician.

“This meeting is a great chance formagicians, clowns and face painters to getto know each other better rather than simplygoing separate ways. We are all in thebusiness of entertaining primarily children.We have some clowns who actually make aliving entertaining. Some other clownsentertain simply because it is something theylove to do. Often clowns visit hospitals andnursing homes and give of themselves asclowns,” he said.

Edward Fitzgerald, also known as Bucklethe Clown, explained why clown clubs arecalled allies.

“The clowns never had a very highranking in the circus. All of the head-linersgot their own dressing rooms, and when thecircus traveled with the big-top, the dressingrooms were tents. The clowns did not rankhigh enough to have a tent, so they had toget ready in the alley between the tents. Theycalled the area for the clowns the ‘clownalley’. We kept the name, hence, any clowngroup is known as an alley,” Mr. Fitzgeraldsaid.

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Do Not try this at home. The extremely well trained and talented Bo Gerard rips a papertowel in half with a leather bull whip, while both he and assistant, Matthew Fisher, havetheir eyes covered.

Demonstrating his funnier side, Bo Gerardcoaxes Matthew Fisher to eat toilet paper.We do not recommend that you do this athome either.

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Matt MungleRated: PG-13Staring: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, BurtReynolds, James Cromwell, WalterWilliamson, Michael Irvin, Nelly, EdwardBunker, Lobo Sebastian

Adam Sandler as a golfer? Okay.Wedding Singer? Sure. Ex Pro Football playerin prison garb? Fine, if it’s funny.

The Longest Yard is a remake of the 1974prison movie where the cons put together arag tag team in order to take on the guards.Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) is a famousquarterback whose life takes a plummet, andhe ends up in prison for a drunk driving binge.When the warden (James Cromwell) has Paulput together a scrimmage team to help hisguards get ready for the season, the inmatesdecide to use this as a chance to inflict someretaliatory abuse on the sadistic jailers.

If this movie does anything, it provesthat you can have some very funny momentswith no script, terrible acting and sophomoriclocker room humor. Chris Rock (Caretaker)does for The Longest Yard what WandaSykes did for Monster-in-Law a few weeksback. He adds the one-liners that are the vitallink in this chain-gang chuckler. Anotherelement that keeps this film from totallytanking is its array of oddball inmates.Director Peter Segal does a decent job of

helping the characters feed off of each otherfor a handful of laughs.

Burt Reynolds also stars as Coach NateScarborough, a former Heisman Trophywinner doing a long stretch for some crimeor another. Reynolds starred in the originalfilm playing the same lead role as Sandlerplays in this version. Football fans will beexcited to see former Cowboy Michael Irvinback in action even if it isn’t a real jersey.While rap icon Nelly turns in a surprisinglywell acted performance showing he might justhave some big screen skills.

Though this movie has quite a few funnymoments it is still a renter at best or morefitting for a couple of buddies wanting tobeat the heat and catch an afternoon flickafter dropping the wife and kids off forMadagascar. If you frequent the movies oftenyou may be okay with this movie, but if thisis your one chance to get out of the housefor a while, there are better things to see.

The Longest Yard is rated PG-13 forcrude and sexual humor, violence, languageand drug references. The language is fairlystrong and you might not want your 10 yearold repeating most of what is heard in this 90minute plus run.

I give it 3 and a half out of 5 missedtackles. With a Spin on The Longest Yard,I’m Matt Mungle.

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director’s chair and stage. Evelyn G. Hallkeeps stage operations running smoothly forthe fast-paced action and Jo Anne Hull’sproperties design skills are put to good useon the set.

attention to their roles of Tom and Annabel.Harry Reinwald trades in his director’s chairfor the part of Bill, Tom’s inept ex-army pal.Tory Padden makes her exciting ICT debutas Mrs. Cartwright, while Guinn Powell addsthe role of Lieutenant to his impressivetheater credits and honors.

Versatile stage talent Debbie Hurleybrings an end to her long absence from theICT stage in her role as Mrs. StewartDubonnet. Sheila D. Rose also returns to theICT limelight as Isabel, after brighteningDallas area stages, while James West joinsthe roster of inspiring new ICT talent as BertHopkins.

Dave Schmidt helms his second NorthTexas premiere for ICT MainStage, bringinga trove of stage credits from both the

ICT MainStage presents the North Texas Premiere of The Unvarnished Truth

Currently, ICT MainStage is presentingthe North Texas premier of The UnvarnishedTruth and audiences reap the laughs fromthis farce by renowned playwright RoyceRyton. A favorite of major playhouses andcommunity theaters across the UnitedStates, the ICT production opened May 27and runs through June 11.

The play crackles with wit, fast-pacedaction, and surprizes that are on target withtheater audiences. An argument betweenmarried couple Tom and Annabel over wholoves each other more, unleashes a series ofmishaps that finishes with a comic crescendothat leaves ICT audiences dying withlaughter.

Stage vets and ICT newcomers KeithKubal and Karyn Lushwright give murderous

Lighting designer Adam Lozuk showshis magic, while Paul Fiorella’s set designsenhance the comic confusion of the onstagechaos. Gwen Ward’s costume design alsoadds to the comic element in what promisesto be a wickedly funny night ofentertainment. That’s the unvarnished truth!

The bodies pile up as Harry Reinwald, Keith Kubal and James West hope to say no evil, seeno evil and hear no evil in The Unvarnished Truth.

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When your Realtor writes your contract,it’s imperative that he or she pay attention todetail. A lot can happen between the buyerand seller of if a box is checked or leftunchecked or something required of thecontract is no completed.

The title items in a contract may costyou a lot of money or sabotage your contractaltogether if not handled properly. Especiallyif the situation is competitive, the listingagent is looking for reasons to rejectcontracts and as much as reasons to keepone that’s going to be a win-win scenario forthe seller. These little items may make thedifference in accepting or rejecting your offer.Even if you’re proposing more money theterms may stop your offer dead in its tracks.

Below are some “small” items that cancause a lot of headaches or kill your contractif not handled well.

Checking the appropriate boxes

Within the body of the Texas Real Estatepromulgated contract form are several“boxes” that need to be checked, basicallythe “who will pay for what” and the “whathappens when” of the offer, for instance, whois responsible for paying for the Title Policy,Survey, Residential Service Contract, BuyerAdditional Closing Costs, and more.

Many deadlines are also built into thecontract form such as the expected closingdates by which the buyer should receiveproperty, disclosures, and length of optionperiod, just to name a few. In a competitivemarket, correctly navigating these terms canmake the difference in your offer beingaccepted, or another buyer getting the nodfrom the seller.

Amendments, addenda

Home Owner Association Amendment,Third Party Financing Addendum, Buyer orSeller Temporary Lease are just a few of theamendments that you might be including inan offer, Neglecting to pay attention to these“extras” could come back later to haunt you.

Tammy Davis has been a licensedRealtor since 1994 and is an agent withColdwell-Banker Residential Brokerage inIrving.

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paying for what can mean a difference ofthousands of dollars. A lot happens from theacceptance and execution of a contract towhen the closing takes place and it’simportant that the little things have beentaken care of.

Home owner associations transfer fees andspecial assessments can cause a surprise atthe closing, dates for approving financingcan make a difference n your ability to meetyour contractual obligations and terms oftemporary lease, or the absence of one cannegatively affect you, even leave to brieflyoccupy the property without insurance.

Disclosures

Buyers and sellers will be asked to signseveral forms that have nothing to do withthe transaction as far as the commitment isconcerned, it’s just a form designating thatyou’ve been told something for example—property condition disclosure, RESPAdisclosure, agency disclosure, federal leadbased grant disclosure, disclosure ofbrokerage relationship. For the protection ofall parties, being informed of the purpose ofeach of these disclosures is essential.

Having a professional will be helpful toinsure the appropriate boxes have beenselected, correct disclosures correlated, andnecessary addenda included can make adifference to the real bottom line.

Most importantly, don’t wait until theday before you actually write a contract tosit and read it over first so you get to knowthe document ahead of time. The averagehome search is 45-60 days; review thecontract form with your professional any timeduring the home search process preferablysooner, rather than later.

There’s no good reason for not knowingwhat it says and what it may require of youbefore you actually have to submit it for yournext home. Discuss with your realtor theapproach you want to take so that when youfind the right home, you are prepared to writethe contract to make it yours.

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Toyota of Irving Used Cars,1700 W. Airport Frwy,

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By Brynne SissomIn every city, there are a few businesses

that grow with the city and become anchors.In this city, Toyota of Irving is one of them.Irving was still a bedroom community whenVernon Schoemaker moved his family fromAmarillo to Irving so he could run the newToyota dealership in1968. Toyota wasexpanding, and after 19 successful years inthe car sales business with his uncle,Shoemaker decided to move to the Metroplex.

Vernon Schoemaker’s son, David, 52, isgeneral manager of the dealership.

“Dad was originally from Minnesota. Itwas the mid-50’s; Dad was just released fromthe Navy after service in Korea. He visitedhis uncle in Amarillo with the intention ofbuying a car. His uncle offered him a car anda job. Dad admired his uncle’s success andaccepted the job,” David Schoemaker said.

“When Toyota asked us to take a look,we came to the Dallas area to look at fourdifferent locations, Irving, Arlington, OakCliff, and Fort Worth. My dad’s uncle wasn’tsure that the market was big enough and wasgoing to turn the offer down, but my dadtold his uncle that if he didn’t want it, he didwant it. We moved to Irving soon after,” Mr.Schoemaker said.

Toyota began building cars in 1937 andtheir first marketing venture in America wasin 1962-63. It failed, but the company triedagain in 1965 and succeeded by implementinga national network of dealerships. Toyota

Schoemaker’s Toyota Dealership has grown with Irvingsold nearly 10,000 cars in 1966, and sawsteady progress after that. The company sold135,000 cars in 1969 and averaged 10-12,000per month in 1970. This success meant thatToyota had a fleet of six ships carrying 1,300autos apiece on a continuous schedule tothe United States.

What is the name of the dealership?The family’s dealership was first located onIrving Boulevard at the intersection ofRoger’s Street. Starting with four staffers, thebusiness grew to fill nine buildings. In 1979,Toyota relocated to its current location at1999 West Airport Freeway with a staffcomplement of 195.

Vernon Schoemaker and his son, David,now run the dealership together. David’s sonJereme, 28, started working at “the shop”when he was 13, picking up trash and sodacans. Jereme graduated from Macarthur HighSchool in 1994 and now sells cars in the usedcar division.

“I think it is used cars that make mygranddad tick. He’s over here at least twice aday. You are expected to do more when it’s afamily business. You take it more seriouslyand personally when it is a family endeavor,”Jereme Shoemaker said.

His father, David Shoemaker, graduatedin MacArthur’s second class of seniors, in1968.

“I believe that we have succeededbecause we still offer an economical product.Our cars can still run way over 100,000 miles

with no major repairs. Road Test Magazineawarded the Corona the Import Car of theYear in 1969, and in 1970, the Mark II won it.Our cars are still winners,” he said. Who isspeaking?

David Schoemaker explained that thefamily’s business has changed withtechnology.

“With the Internet and technology theway it is, you have to stay on top of things.It isn’t brick and mortar the way it used to be.There are more dealers too, so competition iskeen,” David Schoemaker said.

Toyota of Irving continues to flourishin the middle of the city, a sign of a family’spride and joy.

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OBITUARIESCALVIN HOWARD sisters: Linda Faye Garrett of Arlington, TX,

and Pamela Ann Whitson of Irving, TX.A Memorial Service will be held at Calvary

Funeral Home Chapel.

LORENE BOYER THACKERLorene Boyer Thacker of Irving, Texas

passed away Thursday, May 26, 2005.Born November 16, 1919 in Foreman,

Arkansas to Henry and Maggie Boyer, she grewup and graduated from high school in Ardmore,Oklahoma. She worked for Southwestern BellTelephone for many years, moved to Texas in1949 and lived in Grand Prairie and Irving untilher death. She was a faithful member of the SouthMacArthur Church of Christ in Irving.

She was preceded in death by husbandCharles Thacker, son Ronnie Blalock and great-granddaughter Mariah Blalock. She is survivedby three grandchildren, Tommy Blalock, RondyaBlalock, and Dawna Blalock and many otherloving family members and friends. A gravesideservice was officiated by Tim Lewis on Saturday,May 28 at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens inIrving.

Arrangements were made by Brown’sMemorial Funeral Home.

ANNIE MARIE DUNAWAY

Bratton of Farmers Branch, three grandchildren,Stephanie, Brendan and Holly Ann Bratton, twobrothers, Alvagene and Donnie Presley, sisters,Lucille Salge, Glennadene Seelke, Eleanor Hobbs,Thelma Claxton, Dorothy McMinn, Opal Stout,Linda Esman and Judy Faulkner.

Family visitation was May 31. Funeralservices were June 1 at Brown’s MemorialChapel. Interment followed at Oak GroveMemorial Gardens in Irving.

DON ROSS

Calvin Howard,of Irving, went to gloryThursday, May 19,2005. He was bornMay 14, 1921 in Yale,Oklahoma. Calvin issurvived by his wife,Jenadean; son, JimHoward; daughter,Joyce Price; brothers,Don, Lyle, and Lynden

Howard; 6 grandchildren; and 6.5 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services were held May 26 atBrown’s Memorial Chapel with Leon Adkinsofficiating. Interment followed at Oak GroveMemorial Gardens.

JERRY DONALD WHITSONJerry Donald Whitson, 62, passed away on

May 25, 2005 in his Irving home.Mr. Whitson had been a transmission

repairman in the automobile repair industry untilhis retirement. Jerry was born on January 3, 1943in Goldthwaite, TX to Ernest Dee & LucilleWhitson. He was a graduate of Goldthwaite HighSchool, he had spent the last 40 years living inIrving.

Survivors include one daughter: CynthiaLennington of Hico, TX, three sons: KennethWayne Whitson of Granbury, TX, Richard LeeWhitson of Arlington, TX, and Scott AlanWhitson of Irving, TX, six grandchildren, threegreat grandchildren, step-son: Gary Harkrader ofIrving, TX, step-daughters: Barbara Harkraderof Tulsa, OK, three step-grandchildren, twobrothers: Jimmy Whitson of Arlington, TX andDee Alvis Whitson of Brownwood, TX, two

Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during WorldWar II on the USS Nevada and LCS-(L)104. Heretired from Shedds Food 1982 and Dallas MarketCenter in 1990. He was a member of Teamster’sUnion #745, and the National Assoc. of LCS -(L)1-130.

He is survived by his wife: Gay Patrick,two sons: Mike Patrick and Tim Patrick, twodaughters: Laura Brown, and Linda Snider, 9grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday evening. Funeralservices were June 1 at First Baptist Church. Interment followed at Oak Lawn Cemetery inCooper, TX.

In lieu of flowers donations to First BaptistChurch-Irving or a charity of your choice.

VELMA REE TATUM GREENVelma Ree Tatum Green, 61, of Irving, died

May 27, 2005 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving.Born July 18, 1943 in Fairplay, TX, she

was a dietician. Survived by daughters, SonyaGrass and husband Rodney, and Cheryl Green allof Cedar Hill; mother, Velma Tatum of Dallas;brothers, Edgar Tatum, Jr. of Erst, TX, TommyD. Tatum of Longview, and Kenneth WayneTatum of Houston, TX; sisters, Nelva Hicks ofBeckville, TX and Barbara Taylor of Cedar Hill;three grandchildren, Victoria, Antonio, andChristina.

She was preceded in death by her father,Edgar Tatum; brother, Benny Ray Tatum; sister,Jean Evelyn Blankinship; and ex-husband, FrankGreen.

Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. June 3at Little Bethel Memorial Park in Cedar Hill. Amemorial service will follow at Noon Friday atDonnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home Chapel. Thefamily will receive friends at the funeral home,Thursday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Annie MarieDunaway, of Irving,TX passed away May29,2005.

She was born Oct.31, 1938 in Winters,TXPreceded in deathby her husband, JamesR. Dunaway in 1999,Annie is survived byher son, Dwayne

Don Ross, ofGranbury, Texas,passed away May 27,2005 after a valiantstruggle withpancreatic disease.

He was bornJanuary 7, 1933 inTulsa, Oklahoma to

Dominic Ross and Elsie Zachary Ross. He was aretired firefighter with the cities of Irving andCommanche Peak.

Don is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Ross;daughters, Leah Pope and Valerie Caraway, bothof Granbury, and Terry Patrick of Irving; brother,Billy Joe Ross of Granbury; sister, BetsyBushnell of Alpine, California; and 6grandchildren.

Memorial services were at Brown’sMemorial Chapel on June 1.

CLYDE H. “PAT” PATRICKClyde H. “Pat” Patrick, 79, passed on May

28, 2005 in his home.Born on August 22, 1925 in Montague,

Texas. Mr. Patrick had been a resident of Irvingsince 1960, was a member of First Baptist

Hi Irving!Are you part of neighborhood

association? If not, more than likely there isone near you. It is a lot of fun, but mostimportant, your participation indicates thatyou really care about your neighbors, yourcommunity and your city. Start getting toknow your neighborhood. Have you evernoticed a business open near you, zoningchanges, new sidewalks, parks, that youdidn’t know about? Most neighborhoodassociations have monthly meetings. You canbe informed and your input and ideas areimportant. Call 972-721-2600 for moreinformation about neighborhoodassociations.

We attended our Congressman PeteSessions’ 3rd annual Memorial DayBarbeque Picnic. It was a real tribute to all

Margaret’s Corner

Margaret Lopez is an indepenfent writer for the Irving Rambler. An Irving resident formore than 12 years, she and her husband have been married for more than 37 years andhave four daughters and four grandsons

the branches in the military, and a specialmessage from a colonel was quite moving.

Prayers, patriotic songs, music,children’s activities, games and Dickey’sBarbeque were enjoyed by all. It waswonderful to see so many flags in Irving.Don’t put them away though; the Fourth ofJuly is around the corner.

Every year the City’s Independence DayParade gets bigger. Give yourself a gift; goto the parade Monday, July 4th, 9 a.m. sharp.The theme is Stars, Stripes and Sounds.Better yet, enter your church, business ororganization in the parade. The applicationdeadline is June 17; call 972-721-2501 toapply.

I extend special thanks to JackieMadden and her hard working committee.You all outdo yourselves every year. I’m

really looking forward to it. It’s a blessing tocelebrate our country’s birthday.

A lot of churches will be offeringvacation Bible School. Tune in next week fora list of them. If you haven’t emailed meyours, please do so this week toMaggie0720@juno.com so I can include iton the list.

Read and subscribe to the newspaperIrving reads; do it soon—every issue is great.

Attend church Sunday.God bless you.

Margaret

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Brynne SissomIrving has considerable promise if city officials and

investors cooperate to take advantage of opportunities todayto revitalize neighborhoods and business areas. In manycases, South Irving is a well-kept secret. A report called ABlueprint for the Future of Irving from a group of residentsoffers recommendations for revitalization that couldstrengthen and provide direction for the south side of thecity.

In response to a request from Mayor Putnam, the IrvingSouth Economic Resources Values and Economics or ISERVEcommittee was formed to study quality of life issues in Irving,particularly South Irving. The report covers Irving from southof Highway 183 including the areas west of Beltline Road.The Blueprint was a completely resident-driven endeavorwith the costs of the research and report borne by thecommittee members.

John Danish, Planning and Zoning Committee Chair, waschair of the Blueprint committee.

“We feel the report is truly an honest portrayal of whereSouth Irving is in 2005,” Mr. Danish said. “Any attempt todevelop or redevelop South Irving must take in thecomplexities of the area and be comprehensive enough tosucceed. An ill-considered program could do more harm thangood.”

Throughout the city, quality of life issues are hot topics.However, there are perceptions and then there are realities,which do not always match. Blueprint considers severalidentified perceptions and through expert testimony,interviews, and research from official state and local real estaterecords, the police department, city housing department,Census data, Keep Irving Beautiful, human services, etc.,the reality became clear.

According to the report, “Irving has the potential to bea gateway to the suburbs if the right mix of revitalization andredevelopment takes place, but the City needs to capitalizeon its strengths through aggressive revitalization of bothbusiness and residential areas.”

The committee reports that quality of life is not dropping,but city officials need to make changes in certain areas andtake advantage of opportunities presenting themselves. Inorder to plan for the future, a city needs to identify anddevelop its potential. People living in South Irving know thearea is showing its age and is ripe for redevelopment. Onerecommendation from the report encouraged mixed–usedzoning so, for example, artists could create, sell their creationsor give classes and live in the same building. Businessesbased on this model could add charm to a shady avenue ofrestaurants and boutiques. Irving has two South Irving transitcenters, and eventually will include a rail line connecting tothe northern part of the city. The presence of expanded transitsystem creates opportunities for extensive development.

“There is more vitality in the area of Nursery and IrvingBoulevard than there is in Plymouth Park,” Mr. Danish said.“In the Nursery area, we have set standards for signage, pututilities underground, and the owners of much of the areainvested in revitalization of the buildings. We need to pullthat revitalization into Plymouth Park now. The IrvingBoulevard corridor has so much to offer in terms locationand vitality.”

One perception of South Irving is that its property valueis declining. However, the committee came to the conclusion

‘Blueprint’ offers researched perspectives for South Irvingthat they are not. In fact, South Irving commercial propertiesare less vacant than in the rest of the City, and valuations aremore stable than in Las Colinas. Commercial properties inthe southern sector seem to offer the right rent forentrepreneurs launching new businesses and more areminority-owned. Private investment is making a differencewith renovations in some locations. Further, rapidimprovements would require public-private partnerships ormore private investment. Finally, in the vicinity of the DARTstation, the City must consider community development andtake advantage of this hub where people and transit meet.

Residential properties reflect their owner’s care and insome cases renovation is a must. From drive-by observationit appears that many owners are actively improving them.From the report:

More than 80% of residential property in South Irvinghas risen in value each year for the past five years.

More than 2800 new single-family homes have been builtin Irving in the past 5 years, a substantial portion in SouthIrving.

More than 500 new single-family homes in prices rangingfrom $150,000-$220,000 are planned for South Irving.

The City’s federal grants program is providing significantnew moderately-priced housing in South Irving throughpartnerships and subsidies with private developers.

More than 49% of Irving homes are 30 or more yearsold; 6% are over 50 years old.

Blueprint also considered cultural blending andsuggests that city leadership needs to reflect the diverseethnic population. The report outlined the possibility ofsingle-member districts to remedy this. Racism, codeenforcement, the school district and crime were also coveredin the report.

While South Irving is not perfect and could benefit frommore facelifts, it is built on solid ground. It remains to beseen if the opportunities revealed by the report will spur acreative, visionary endeavor to build a pedestrian enclave inSouth Irving complete with shopping, eating, history, artand music. Vision, coupled with practical changes andcreativity, could make all the difference as South Irving waitsto emerge in profitable beauty and charm.

FFFFFill the Boot Campaignill the Boot Campaignill the Boot Campaignill the Boot Campaignill the Boot Campaign

Jason Watkins, Chuck Spivey (Irving Fire Dept), andAlan Meagher volunteered to help Irving’s firefightersraise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Themoney raised is used to fund research as well as patientsupport for families in the North Texas region. The IrvingProfessional Firefighters Association typically raisesaround $30,000 dollars over the 3 day campaign. Thisyears total is not finalized yet.

Chuck Spivey