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By Jess PaniszczynMasked vigilantes, super villains,

creatures of myth and monsters of nightmares mingled freely with mere mortals during Dallas Comic Con Fan Days 2.0 held in the Irving Convention Center Feb. 7 - 8. The two day celebration of imaginative pop culture attracted thousands of people who wanted to meet their fa-vorite television and movie stars as well as graphic and creative artists working in the comic book, science fiction, anime, adventure and fanta-sy fields.

One of the most popular week-end activities was dressing in cos-tume or cosplay as it is commonly called. Dim n Wit, the Fairy Broth-ers, two flamboyantly dressed crea-tures whose mission it is to make the world a better place one hug at a time are characters brought to life by David Clein and Dave Bang.

“Several years ago, we went to a renaissance festival down south dressed as fairies, and we had an absolute blast doing it,” David Clein,

By Nick KammererA fatality accident occurred on

Westbound S.H. 114 just east of 121 on Thursday morning, Feb. 12. Ir-ving Police Officers were dispatched to the scene after Grapevine Police asked for assistance with traffic control. The accident was initially dispatched as a major, non-fatality wreck.

After Irving Police arrived on scene, it was discovered that the four-car accident was in Irving’s ju-risdiction, and Irving officers took over the accident investigation. While working the accident, the sun began to rise and Irving Officers no-ticed blood on the road, which led to the discovery of a woman’s deceased body pinned underneath a minivan.

After the discovery, officers called

Heroes, villains and imagination mix at Dallas Comic ConDim, said. “We have been doing it ever since. We have met a lot of great folks, a lot of the convention goers and a lot of the stars over the last five years.

“We enjoy all the hugs. We’ve been doing our best to hug as many people as possible. Hugs make peo-ple feel better. They bring joy and happiness to everyone’s lives, and that is what we are all about.

“This weekend we were invited to take a picture with Stephen Amell and Alex Kingston, and we’ve had a really great time,” he said.

Dressed in scant more than swim trunks and sandals, it was difficult to imagine Ken Sevire was not cold as he explored Comic Con arrayed as a Spartan from 300. The performer and model who manages the Ken Dolls enjoys all types of cosplay.

“I’ve always been into sci-fi and anime,” Sevire said. “A couple years ago, I was in a traveling cast doing the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Dr. Horrible. After doing that, I just kind of got addicted to dressing up

and being what I wanted to be rath-er than just who I am. It’s kind of awesome.

“My group does different work with the Ronald McDonald Foun-dation and a few other charities, so we really enjoy giving children happiness. You go to a con and see a whole bunch of kids, and they just smile and look at you. There’s noth-ing better than making some little kids fantasy of seeing a superhero or seeing someone special come to life. We do cosplay so everybody can see and be who they want to be.

“I like all the cosplay characters so much. I actually like being myself. I’ve dressed up as the dancer ver-

sion of me and a few other things. I’ve done everything from Capt. America, to Doctor Who to Jack the Pumpkin King. I’ve gone from a street fighter all the way up to the Spartan.”

The most important thing about cosplay is having fun, according to Sevier.

“Feel free to enjoy yourself and to not be afraid of what people think. I’m out here in a bathing suit and a cape. You really have to

understand that life itself is all about enjoying the experience, and cosplay is one of the best ways to go out and do whatever you want to be or whoever you want to be whenever

you want. No one is going to judge you. The greatest thing about going to a con is that you can always find friends and people who enjoy what you are doing. The cosplay commu-nity is just a very warm and open family,” he said.

Among the creative minds behind the imaginative worlds that fans had a chance to meet during Comic Con were Cory Phillips and Ethyn Gutierrez. The two are currently working on an original six episode web series based on the Doctor Who universe. Phillips generated the idea for Doctor Who: The Soldier Stories and plays the lead, while Gutierrez works as the series’ head writer and

Police find woman’s body after multicar crash

for crime scene units and traffic in-vestigators to the scene. According to the initial investigation, the de-ceased woman’s vehicle was station-ary on the side of the highway due to a flat tire or some other type of breakdown. The woman was stand-ing outside when a minivan struck her disabled vehicle.

After running into the vehicle, the minivan made an evasive move and then pulled to the side of the road, dragging the woman’s body under-neath. The driver of the minivan did not know he hit the woman. The ini-tial accident caused two other vehi-cles to crash.

The deceased woman has been identified by the Dallas Medical Ex-aminer’s Office as 36-year-old Lore-na Vasquez of Irving. The investiga-tion is still ongoing.

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“Tax code is incredibly complex, and many Texans struggle to nav-igate it and get the refunds they’re due,” said Ron Craig, the volunteer leader oversees all AARP Founda-tion Tax-Aide volunteers in Texas. “We’re here to help. We see many folks coming back year after year to get help they trust from volunteers in their own neighborhood. We’re always taking new clients as well.”

Last year, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide’s 36,000 volunteers nation-wide provided 2.6 million people with free tax help. Of these, more than 2,000 AARP volunteers and more than 162,000 taxpayers were

Texans. The program is offered at approximately 284 sites in Texas including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide vol-unteers are trained and IRS-cer-tified each year to ensure their knowledge of revisions to the U.S. tax code. In Texas alone, taxpay-ers who used AARP Foundation Tax-Aide received more than $106 million in income tax refunds and more than $22.8 million in Earned Income Tax Credits.

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Only imagination bounds the limits of cosplay at Dallas Comic Con Fan Days 2.0 as panda, Andrea Sevire, Spartan warrior, Ken Sevire, Princess Zelda, Erin Sziy, and Spartan warrior, Desmond Heart, demonstrate./Photo by John Starkey

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director.“It is a darker grittier look at the

Doctor Who universe,” Gutierrez said. “The basic idea is what the Dark Knight did for Batman we are doing for Doctor Who. It is about a Time Lord named The Soldier. This particular Time Lord is an assassin for the High Council of Gallifrey. He is a time Lord like the Doctor Who was willing to kill. It is more realistic look at Doctor Who.

“Episode one is titled Only Or-ders. It is our introduction to The Soldier and his future companion Emily Jacobs. She is a former Army combat medic from the U.S. mil-itary. When we first meet up with Emily, she is having some issues. Her home life is not the best, and she is struggling with PTSD.

“We meet The Soldier for the first time on his first hit, which is a weeping angel. Then we see him on a second hit, which is a therapist by the name of Dr. Davis who is help-ing Ellie get to her PTSD. We find out there is a little bit more to Dr. Davis than anyone realized. With-out spoiling anything, that’s kind of where the first episode takes place,” he said.

Creators of the series are tak-ing the pilot to various comic cons around the country to introduce the project s. The fan showing in Irving received a warm and enthusiastic welcome.

“The best complement for me isn’t, ‘oh you did a good job.’ It’s, ‘gasp!’ That’s the best complement for me, because I know they’re so

consumed with what it is that I along with other people have creat-ed,” Gutierrez said.

“I want to be able to complete the project in such a way that makes us proud to be whovians and to cele-brate what Doctor Who means to all of us. If I can convey half of what

Doctor Who has done for me as a fan and give that back in a creative way, I feel like I have done my job.

“I don’t really care where it ends up as long as people enjoy it. Would I like it on Netflix? Of course I would. At the moment, we’re just trying to get the thing out for people to see. If it

goes there, it goes there. If not, it will have a nice cozy home on YouTube.

“From the time episode one launches till of time we start produc-tion on episode two will probably be four or five months. That will be the longest gap. Once get episodes two through six get going, turnaround

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will be anywhere from six to eight weeks per episode.

“To view the first episode, peo-ple can go to Facebook.com/Doc-torwhotss or they can go online to YouTube and do a quick search for Doctor Who: The Soldier Stories.”

Meeting, greeting and giving hugs to the world, Dim n Wit the Fairy Brothers bring merriment to the world through cosplay./Photo by John Starkey

Walking through the vendors’ area there are so many neat things to choose from, Oly Weber (8), dressed at Jango Fett, finds he has a difficult time choosing just one toy./Photo by John Starkey

The new Doctor Who may be a little short but with his new companions by his side the universe will never be the same./Photo by John Starkey

By Jess PaniszczynSix people with Allies in Youth

Development from Omsk Russian University in Siberia recently trav-elled to the Metroplex to learn more about the variety of childrens char-ities in the area and how they oper-ate. During their trip, the group vis-ited the Main Place in Irving which provides trendy, age appropriate clothing and image consulting to homeless teens.

Prior to arriving in Irving, the group had already explored the Sal-vation Army in Arlington, a First

Russian group tours Metroplex learning about charitiesMethodist Church, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and a Boys and Girls Club.

“My head is ready to explode, be-cause I have so much information,” Katya Shestakova said. “I just need time to organize and manage all this information.

“The most interesting thing I see here that I do not see in Russia is management. Time is always man-aged and organized. When you have really good management, it saves your time. When we saw The Salva-tion Army, everything was done so well. Every person knew his job. He

was in his own place. He does what he needs to do and what he wants to do. In Russia, it is completely differ-ent.

“Charity differs a lot between the U.S. and Russia. In Russia, I don’t think people have a wish to share. In America, I saw a lot of people who believe in God, and they believe that if they share that is good. In Russia, we don’t have a lot of people who be-lieve in God, and not a lot of people are ready to share their time or their money. Charity is not a big part of our society in comparison with the U.S.A.”

Allies in Youth Development is a new group in Russia that works to get college students engaged in working with young people who live in local orphanages. Shestakova de-scribed a little bit about what the life of a typical Russian orphan is like.

“You live in an orphanage house,” she said. “You don’t have parents. You have a lot of people around you who are just staff who do not actual-ly care about you who just do their job. They go to work at 8 a.m. They go home at 6 p.m. You don’t have your own room. There are four or more people in the same room. You have no privacy. You always have things in common. You never have private stuff.

“When they are older, they go to the community college. I think most of them quit or they finish with low grades. Most of them go to prison or commit suicide or become alcohol-ics or have these kinds of problems. They’re not very successful in life.”

Oksana Gipp, the president of Or-phans Link, another organization working to support orphans, ac-companied the group on their tour.

“In Russian culture, unfortunate-ly you only think about your fami-ly,” Gipp said. “You don’t volunteer. You don’t help. You don’t fundraise. It’s changing though.

“Allies in Youth Development re-cruits students in local universities to volunteer to go to orphanages and inspire orphans to pursue high-er education. They mentor and tu-tor them. They celebrate birthdays together. They create relationships.

“Orphans Link is about linking organizations to help orphans when they exit the system, because they

don’t have much,” she said. “They are not trained in life skills. Our vi-sion is to equip the kids with a place to live, education, jobs and life skills. I called them the four legs of a chair. Those will give them the foundation to build a successful future.

“Right now, one out of 10 com-mits suicide once they leave the or-phanage. Only one out of 10 makes it to be a productive citizen. The rest become criminals, get into prostitu-tion, human trafficking. That whole

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February 14, 9 - 11 a.m.The Fort Worth office of the National

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Find True Love February 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.The Irving Animal Care Campus is hoping to play Cupid this Valentine’s Day with its True Love Awaits campaign. All pet adop-tions will be $14 at the IACC, 4140 Valley View Lane. Animals adopted will be up-to-date on vaccines, including rabies (if the animal is older than four months of age),

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Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle

February 14, 1 to 4 p.m.Irving libraries are helping commemo-

rate the major events in the Civil Rights Movement this month through the power of film. The “Created Equal” series kicks

off with a screening and discussion of the documentary “Slavery By Another Name”

at the Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center, 3925 Jackson St. Dr. Richard B. McCaslin, chair of the University of North Texas History Department, will lead the

discussion. To view the other three events in the “Created Equal” series, visit cityofir-

ving.org/library.

Great Backyard Bird CountFebruary 14, 9 a.m. to noonHelp collect information about bird species

in our areas during the Great Backyard Bird Count at Birds Fort Trail at Campión,

5756 Riverside Drive. Scientists and bird enthusiasts can learn a lot by knowing

where birds are located. Self-guided tours will be available. Advance registration is

required for the guided tours. Learn more about the event and register at cityofirving.

org.

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February 15, 4-5:30Plymouth Park United Methodist Church will offer a series of free financial under-standing workshops beginning Sunday,

Feb. 15, and continuing Feb. 22 and March 1 from 4 – 6 p.m. Presentations will be

from 4-5:30, followed by a free meal pro-vided by the sponsoring PPUMC Endow-

ment Committee.The schedule includes: Feb. 15, Social Se-curity, presented by Jarod Hunt and David Ermlick; Feb. 22, Medicare and Medicare Supplements, presented by Mona Odom;

and March 1, Retirement Benefits and Strategies, presented by Thomas Hughes. More information on the program is avail-

able at www.ppumc.org.The workshops are open to all interested persons. Reservations are required and

can be made by calling the church office at 972-255-4185, or [email protected]. Plymouth Park UMC is located at 1615

West Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062.

Rape Aggression Defense Class February 16-19, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.The Irving Police Department will be host-

ing a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class in February for all females 11 years and older. Classes are open to all females

living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The RAD program is a comprehensive,

women-only course that teaches realistic self-defense tactics and techniques. It is not a martial arts program. Classes will

be held from at the Irving Police and Fire Training Academy, 2603 Esters Road. The

class is free. Preregistration is required.

By Nick KammererDozens of guests packed the Ir-

ving Heritage House, the former home of Charles P. Schulze and his family, for the Vintage Valentine Tea on Sunday, Feb. 8.

“Today we’re reenacting the tea from 1914 that the Schulze’s had when they first built the house,” said Eleanor Bell, Past President of the Irving Heritage Society. “They invited the whole community, just like today we invite the whole com-munity to come enjoy the house and enjoy refreshments.”

Visitors entering the historical home were met with friendly faces, delicious tea and pastries as well as the sounds of prominent Irving figure, Dr. Clay Gilbert, playing the piano. The home, refurbished to the style of the early 1900’s, was deco-rated with hearts, arrows and other Valentine themed ornaments.

The 2015 Valentine Sweetheart award was given to long time Irving Heritage Society member and Past

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population is totally perishing, and there are a lot of them because of economic conditions.

“What (the Main Place) is doing is kind of like a model for supplying these kids with basic necessities at the beginning when they first leave the orphanage. Perhaps they could get a first aid kit, so they would have basics to get started on their own, because they have nothing when they leave the orphanage and have nobody to go to,” she said.

Only three years old, Allies in Youth Development is in three

countries serving over 1500 children in orphanages with over 200 volun-teers.

“Volunteering is not in their cul-ture,” said Chris Burgin, Executive Director of Allies in Youth Develop-ment. “We are very charity minded. It is not even on their radar.

“Once you draw attention to it and they realize, here is a problem, I can be an agent of good, and I can change the life of somebody; they dig it. They don’t want to stop.

“Basically in a nutshell what we’re trying to do is to encourage others

to volunteer. We build this around college students. They create a club on the college campus; we empower them to do that. We sent over 3,000 pounds of donated stuff to Russia last year. We put it in their hands, they divide it up and give it to the children.

“We are actually teaching another culture how to meet this need. It’s their problem. These kids are their problem. But we can help by helping them. Once they realize they can be part of the solution, they are more than willing to help.”

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Tea party brings history to life in Heritage House

President, Regina Story, who has lived in Irving for almost 65 years. Story formerly served as the only woman on the first city council ap-pointed Irving Museum Board. In 2008, she was named a High Spirit-ed Citizen by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Charles P. Schulze, brother of Ir-ving founder J.O. Schulze, collab-orated with builder A. Fred Joffre in 1912 to construct the Heritage House. The beautiful home, located at 303 S. O’Conner Rd, is classified as a one-story, cypress-clad bunga-low and was recorded as Texas His-toric Landmark in 1986.

Citizens are invited to tour the Heritage House and participate in events hosted by the Irving Heritage Society.

“The Heritage House is open to the public with guided tours,” Bell said. “We want to preserve the histo-ry of Irving and hope someday that we have a museum that we will be active in.”

By Nick KammererConcerned parents gathered for

an interactive discussion with a pan-el of current and former educators, school board members and learning experts on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Guest panelists included Randy Randle, Vice President of the IISD Board; Will DeBerry, former mem-ber of the IISD Board; Marcus Jau-regui, teacher and choral director at Irving High School; Dr. Wanda Zamarano, retired educator; Dr. Rosemary Robbins, retired educator and education consultant; Grizelle Larriviel, Brandenburg Elementary teacher; and Larry Duncan, at-large member of the Dallas County School Board.

First, the panel discussed their views on the public education sys-tem.

“I think we do a lot of things right in public education. We get a lot of heat. Our graduation rate is getting better every year,” Rosemary Rob-bins said. “We deal with working with diverse learners and diverse learning styles. We have made a lot of progress, and we have a lot of things yet that we can do. A democ-racy is only made strong by an edu-cated elector.”

Larriviel, who received the Teach-er of the Year Award a few years ago, shared her passion for education.

“My job happens to be one of the best jobs in the whole wide world,” Larriviel said. “In and of its self, I get to change the world a little bit each day and see growth from the first day the students walk into the classroom and in many cases long after they leave the classroom. In my position, I think there is no oth-er job more rewarding than being a

Panel discusses issues in Irving educationteacher.”

“I’ve been in Irving my entire life, so I’ve gone through the Irving school system,” Randle said. “My two sons have been through the Ir-ving school system. Now I’ve got nieces and nephews going through the system, so even though I’m old-er, I’m still doing homework every night.

“I see what our parents go through and what our families are dealing with. I think it’s the most important job we have in our com-munity to educate our kids. I take it very seriously. I’ve been involved with schools and the education in our community for my entire adult life,” Randle said.

The panel moved to a discussion about the advantages and downfalls of project based learning.

“When I think project based learning, it’s a process by which you look at a concept and identify a problem,” DeBerry said. “Then, you work through the problem by com-ing to a solution. In the process of doing that, the kids will be able to report and share what they learn by the units in which they’re utilizing on a daily basis. It’s more important to have the concept of understand-ing how you got to a [solution] than the end result sometimes.”

Larriviel discussed how proj-ect based learning is applied in the classroom.

“You are not only solving prob-lems. but you’re solving current, real life problems that are occurring. We have to work with each other. We have to be able to lead at some point in time, and we need to be able to communicate effectively, so every-one gets the results that they want. From that aspect, I have seen the magic in project based learning. I make sure my students are the ones leading, and I am the one guiding. When you allow that to happen and you trust in your students to do that, it’s amazing,” Larriviel said.

Robbins added to the discussion, citing that each student has a differ-ent way of learning.

“Project based learning has a lot of good instructional strategies,” Robbins said. “Not all students learn in that fashion. I’m for local control in the class room. I think teachers with college degrees and a wealth of experience need to be able to call some shots. Let’s trust that educa-tor to make intelligent decisions as to how students learn best. When I was teaching at MacArthur High School, I was teaching a class load of 180 kids. Out of 180 kids, I had 180 ways they learned, and it was my job to figure it out.

“If I was successful, I was only measured by the success of my stu-dents. I don’t like to hear teachers

say ‘my kids failed.’ No, they didn’t. You failed your students. You’ve got to be able to meet the kids where they’re at and take them up to where they need to go,” Robbins said. “Is it hard? It’s the hardest job in the world. I’d like to see someone from the Texas Legislator just substitute a day. My money is that they’re go-ing to be gone by noon. I would like the Legislator to take the STAR test, because I don’t think they’ll pass it.”

The panel was asked about bully-ing in the Irving school system.

“I think bullying starts wherev-er, but it doesn’t necessarily start at school,” DeBerry said. “Teachers have many things to deal with when it comes to school that they don’t manufacture in the process of edu-cation, but they do have the respon-sibility to meet that kid within the relationship as to what’s going on in that kid’s life beyond the academic side of it.

“I think we have a moral respon-sibility as individuals in the commu-nity, that when we see something going on wrong, we take part in try-ing to correct it rather than turning our heads to deaf ears to say ‘it’s not my child.’ We all have a responsibil-ity [to ensure] every kid in this coun-try and the community is educated and in a safe environment each and every day as we see it,” DeBerry said.

Larriviel added to DeBerry’s stance on bullying.

“I think it’s important to reiterate the importance of the community, parents and students as being part of that student’s life. I will always voice out, but I will need the par-ents to voice out as well. I will need students to use their voice to find solutions to [bullying]. I was in the public education system and in the private education system, and I had bullying in both places. It doesn’t really matter where you go or which decade you went to school, it’s al-ways existed so we need to constant-ly find new [methods],” she said.

“One of my methods as far as bul-lying, I’m not so much anti-bullying as I am pro-confidence – teaching my students to have confidence in themselves because they’re always going to hear negativity. They need to believe in themselves to continue walking down the path to success and not let anyone hinder that,” Lar-riviel said.

Randle shared the anti-bully-ing projects being discussed by the school board.

“We have many character curric-ulums we use in the district, most of them not very successful,” Randle said. “At one point, different schools could pick their own, so we have a lot of different ones being used at

Mary Moorman with the Irving Heritage Society enjoys a cup of tea at the Heritage Vintage Valentine Tea at the Heritage House on Sunday, Feb. 8. / Photo by Nick Kammerer


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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-9660

ZONING CASE NO. ZC14-0076ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-2

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE STOVALL PLACE ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 3450 WILLOW CREEK DRIVE, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM S-P-1 (R-AB) SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR RESTAURANT WITH ACCESSORY USE OF THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION UNDER SECTION 52-49 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND MINIATURE GOLF (GROUND LEVEL), BOWLING CENTER AND RELATED USES (SECOND LEVEL), AND OFFICE CONFERENCE AND INTERVIEW/RECEPTION (THIRD LEVEL) UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED, TO S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR C-W USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.

ORDINANCE NO 2015-9661

ZONING CASE NO. ZC14-0083ZONING CLASSIFICATION - S-P-1 (R-AB)

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE ELIAS BRUSH SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 51, AND LOCATED SOUTH OF ROYAL LANE, NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 114 AND APPROXIMATELY 1,550 FEET WEST OF ESTERS BOULEVARD, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM FWY FREEWAY DISTRICT USE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED TO S-P-1 (R-AB) SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR RESTAURANT WITH ATTENDANT ACCESSORY USE OF THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION UNDER SECTION 52-49 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND HOTEL USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE SHALL BE INVALID IF ANY WORD, PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH OR SECTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS HELD TO BE INVALID AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.

PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, on February 5, 2015.BETH VAN DUYNE - MAYORATTEST: Shanae Jennings - City SecretaryAPPROVED AS TO FORM: Charles R. Anderson - City Attorney

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS –ZONING CHANGESCITY OF IRVING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL

Public hearings are held to consider applications for amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and the Official Zoning Map of the City of Irving, Texas for the properties described herein:

LOCATION, DATES & TIMES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:City Council Chambers of City Hall, 825 West Irving Blvd., Irving, TexasPlanning & Zoning Commission: Monday, February 16, 2015, 7 p.m. City Council: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7 p.m.

Z O N I N G C A S E Z C 1 4 - 0 0 7 8 : Approximately 1.7 acres at 4340 W. Airport Freeway. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from M-FW (Freeway) District to S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for Hotel uses to allow an addition and renovation of the existing hotel.

Z O N I N G C A S E Z C 1 5 - 0 0 0 3 : Approximately 0.36 acres located at 1907 E. Grauwyler Road. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from R-MF (Multifamily) District to S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for R-6 (Single Family) District uses to allow single family uses.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearings and express their opinions on the zoning change request. Written response for the record may also be submitted to:

City of Irving – Planning & Community Development Dept., 825 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, TX 75060

The applications are on file for public review in the Planning & Community Development Dept. at the address listed above during normal business hours. For additional information, please contact the Department at 972-721-2424. Please reference the case number when requesting information.

This facility is wheelchair accessible. 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.

The CITY OF IRVING, Texas will receive sealed responses in the Purchasing Division, 1st floor, 835 W. Irving Blvd, until the date and time below and will open responses at the same location for the following items:

ITB #101M-15F Water Storage Tank In-ServiceCleaning and InspectionDue Date: 02/27/15 @ 3:00 p.m.

Responses must be received in a sealed envelope 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

AirCheckTexas accepting vehicle replacementapplications

Arlington, Texas – A program that has helped lead to the replace-ment of more than 30,000 older ve-hicles since 2002 has reopened for a limited time.

The AirCheckTexas Drive a Clean Machine Program began accepting applications for replacement as-sistance in North Texas on Feb. 9, offering qualifying motorists up to $3,500 vouchers toward the pur-chase of newer, more fuel efficient vehicles.

Last year, 652 vehicles were re-placed when this component of the program was open.

North Texans whose vehicles have failed the emissions portion of the state inspection in the past 30 days or are more than 10 years old are en-couraged to apply for replacement assistance if they meet the income criteria and vehicle requirements. A family of four earning $72,750 or less per year may receive assistance.

Assistance is open to vehi-cle owners in nine Dallas-Fort Worth area nonattainment coun-ties (Collin, Dallas, Denton, El-lis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant). AirCheck-Texas is one of many programs implemented to help North Tex-as reach attainment of the federal government’s ozone standard, which it has until 2018 to meet.

This is the fourth year in a row the replacement assistance has op-erated on a limited basis, following

a reduction in funding. The repair component of the program, offering vouchers worth as much as $600, has continued year-round.

The program offers $3,000 vouchers toward replacement of vehicles with newer, cleaner auto-mobiles. The amount increases to $3,500 for hybrid, electric or natu-ral gas-powered vehicles.

For information on the status of the program and a video explaining the application process, visit www.nctcog.org/airchecktexas. Applica-tions and income documentation for all adults in the household must be submitted by fax, 817-608-2315, or mail.

The mailing address is:AirCheckTexas Program P.O. Box 5888Arlington, TX 76005-5888NCTCOG is not able to assist

walk-ins because of limited resourc-es. Assistance through this applica-tion-based program is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. After enough applications have been re-ceived to exhaust the available fund-ing, the replacement portion will be closed. The repair program will con-tinue, but replacement applications will no longer be accepted for the rest of fiscal year 2015. The program could be briefly reopened to qualify-ing motorists seeking replacement vouchers in fiscal year 2016.

SOURCE North Central Texas Council of Governments

By Nick KammererMore than 1480 students from

58 area schools participated in the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) competition and conference at Jack E. Singley Acad-emy on Jan. 30-31. Additionally, ap-proximately 40 biomedical students from Irving High School and Singley Academy participated in the event.

“Our Irving ISD kids really did a good job,” said Daphne Rickard, Biomedical Sciences Academy Co-

Jack E. Singley Academy hosts student health competitionordinator for Irving High School. “Irving and Academy students did very well. We’re in one of the tough-est regions for HOSA.”

Students competed in different categories including emergency medical technician (EMT), sports medicine, nursing assisting, CPR/first aid, prepared speaking, creative problem solving, forensic medicine, CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) and job-seeking skills.

“We have everything from bio-medical debate to EMT skills,” Rick-ard said. “The students can really pick the portion of medicine that interests them. For example, we have a forensics competition where the students actually go through the process of determining time of death and things like that. You go from that to the injury on the side of the road and the EMT students are treating that.

“We do have some individual

[categories]. For example, we had a student advance in clinical nursing. She took a written test a couple of months ago and was in the top ten and advanced to do her individu-al skill. We also have some team events like parliamentary procedure where you have six members on a team that run a meeting as part of their skill,” she said.

For Irving High School, Jacque-line Portillo-Andrade was awarded first place in the Clinical Nursing category, and Luis Govea took first place in Human Growth and Devel-opment.

For Singley Academy Brennan Miene and Siam Hashan received 1st place in EMT; Emily Villegas won 1st place in Dental Science; Shamimma Mst and Sreya Chamathil received 1st place in CPR/First Aid; Pascaline Ibe and Yarelli Rojas received 2nd place in CPR/First Aid ; Subata Khan won 2nd place in Dental Sci-ence; Yanilli Lopez, Yasmin Alfu-rati and Zuvaida Aslam received 4th place in Biomedical Debate; Henry Berrios and Khadijah Thibodeaux received 4th place in CERT Skills;

and Madad Ibrahim and Neshat Ba-set received 5th place in CPR/First Aid.

In addition, Jella Samonte re-ceived 1st place in Nursing Assisting; Daisy Aguilar won 1st place in Speak-ing Skills; Afza Mohammed, Angeli-na Agu, Batul Shakir, Fatimeh Beh-nia and Sakina Vohra won 3rd place in Parliamentary Procedure; and Alex Ramirez, Imtiaz Rashad, Ma-ria Vasquez, Tia Varghese, Tomiwa Otitoju and Zenab Kedir won 5th place in Parliamentary Procedure.

“I want the community to know that we have an amazing group of students at both schools,” Rickard said. “They’re going to make great future healthcare professionals in the Irving – Dallas area as they go in their prospective fields. I’m very proud of how the students repre-sented our school district. We really couldn’t have a finer group of young men and women.”

Students who placed in the top 3 in the categories will advance to the State of Texas Leadership Confer-ence in April at the Anatole Hotel in Dallas.

Jack E. Singley Academy students stand proud after competing in the HOSA health competition. Due to their success the students will advance to the State of Texas Leadership conference in Dallas in April./ Courtesy Photo


OBITUARIESANN WAges BLACk

Ann Wages Black born in Wichita Falls TX on Sept. 25th 1945 to Jack and Alice Wages. Was a long time resident of Irving but currently re-sides in Farmers Branch. Survived by

her husband William (Bill) Black, Daugh-ter Deborah Coleman and fiancé Mike Fron. Daugh-ter Natalie N e w b e r r y and spouse

Justin. Stepchildren Sheila Black Brockman (Russell) and Gary Black. Grandchildren Caitlin Elizabeth, Cailee, Matthew and Katherine. Step grandchildren Dakota, Dalton, Paige, Holly and Kyle. Graduate of Wichita Falls HS and attended the University of Oklahoma. Member of Beta Sigma Phi. Retired from Cigna Insurance as a claims adjuster. Long time member of Northgate UMC and President of Northgate UMW. Was so proud of her daughters and loved being in-volved in all her grandchildren’s sporting and extra curricular activi-ties. Cheered on her Dallas Cowboys since the team was formed in 1960. The family will celebrate her life Sat. Feb. 14th at 2PM at Northgate United Methodist Church. 3700 W. North-gate Drive Irving 75062. Flowers for family to Northgate UMC or me-morials to Northgate UMC Benevo-lence Fund. Family receive friends immediately following service at the church. No graveside service will be held as Ann donated her body to the Willed Body Program at UT South-western medical school. She is loved and missed by all who knew her and her infectious smile.

MARY LOUIseWADWORTH

Mary Louise Wadsworth, age 95, loving mother and adoring grand-mother and longtime resident of Ir-ving died on February 6, 2015. She was born on November 6, 1919 in Sowers, Texas to Charles Stovall and Sarah Elizabeth Good Stovall and went on to enjoy a long and reward-ing career in public education. Mary Louise eventually earned a Master’s Degree and worked for the Irving Independent School District for 38 years, serving as a teacher at Barton Elementary and also as a Guidance Counselor at MacArthur High School until her retirement in 1985. She was also an active and involved member of many local community organiza-

tions in Irving outside of the school district. Mary Louise shared her time and talents as a charter member and elder at Woodhaven Presbyterian Church in Irving and as a charter member and past president of both the Irving Women’s Club and Irving Heritage Society. She also belonged to the Irving Retired Teachers Associ-ation, the Irving Symphony League, the Irving Healthcare Auxillary, PEO-Chapter CN and a member of the Lyric Stage League. Mary Louise is preceded in death by her beloved husband Jack Wallace Wadsworth and granddaughter Stephanie Lynn Wadsworth. Left to cherish her mem-ory are her sons, Jack Wadsworth, Jr. of Irving, Brent Wadsworth and his wife Debby of Euless, Gary Wad-sworth and wife Vicki of Everett, WA; daughter Betsi Wadsworth of Irving; son Roy Wadsworth and his wife Marion of Grapevine along with eleven special grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren whom Mary Louise adored. Her burial took place at 9:00 AM at Haley Cemetery in Irving followed by a memorial service at 10:00 AM on February 11, 2015 at Woodhaven Presbyteri-an Church in Irving with Dr. George W. “Hank” Hunt and Reverend Dr. Diane M. Baldwin officiating. The family requests memorial donations to IISD Scholarship Foundation at Irving Schools Foundation 2621 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas 75062. Arrangements made espe-cially for the Wadsworth Family by Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Arrangements by Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home, 972-

254-4242

Fanny Barnes Shipp June 17, 1918 – Feb. 9, 2015

Alvin PopeJuly 24, 1945 – Feb. 10, 2015

Arrangements byChism-Smith Funeral Home,

972-259-7644

Marc Douglas LegerMar. 24, 1969 – Feb. 10, 2015

Carl Leverton BoehmeJan. 25, 1953 – Feb. 8, 2015

Laura Jane SpeedJan. 10, 1931 – Feb. 5, 2015

Arrangements byDonnelly’s Colonial Funeral

Home, 972-579-1313

Forrest L. DavisApr. 30, 1928 – Feb. 4, 2015

Clyde “A.C.” JohnsonSept. 27, 1932 – Feb. 5, 2015

Tom “Casper” YoungJuly 9, 1946 – Feb. 5, 2015

Terry Leigh Burts, Sr.Dec. 11, 1946 – Feb. 8, 2015

different campuses. The [school] board has asked our Superinten-dent, ‘let’s find one to evaluate that works.’”

“Right now Bowie Middle School is the pilot school for what’s called PBIS. It’s a curriculum that’s fo-cused on behavioral issues on cam-pus, and it starts from the principal to everyone on campus. Everyone that’s on campus is aware of this and has been trained in it. It’s basically

just a focus by everyone on campus on character issues. It’s talked about all during the day in every class.

“Bowie Middle School has an ac-ronym Positive attitude, Achieve-ment, Wise choices and Self Respect (PAWS). From what I understand, they’ve had it in place now since the middle of last year, and their behav-ior issues on campus have greatly decreased this year. Office referrals have decreased this year,” Randle said.

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SMU analysis of recent earthquake sequence reveals geologic fault, epicenters in Irving and West Dallas

Texas Central Railway selects two possible Dallas station locationsTexas Central Railway (TCR) an-

nounced Feb. 6 that it has selected two locations as potential candi-date sites for the Dallas high-speed rail station. As part of the federally mandated National Environmen-tal Protection Act (NEPA) process, TCR identified seven areas as pos-sible station locations in Dallas. The announcement highlights two of the seven sites as TCR’s preferred loca-tions.

One candidate terminal site is currently undeveloped land located in the South Side on Lamar area and includes the 10 to 20 acres of land TCR estimates is needed for the ter-minal station, parking and space for future transit oriented development. The second candidate site would ex-tend over Interstate 30 and includes a portion of the first candidate site as well as property next to the Dallas Convention Center.

TCR also confirmed that Texas Central Partners (TCP), an inde-pendent development company that will be responsible for the high-speed rail system’s design, finance, construction, operation and main-tenance, has reached an agreement with Matthews Southwest to serve as the development partner of the Dallas high-speed rail station and surrounding areas for transit orient-ed development. Matthews South-west, led by Dallas area real estate developer Jack Matthews, is an award winning, full-service, private real-estate development company that has two decades of experience building various projects.

The location of either of the candi-date Dallas high-speed rail stations will allow for future connectivity with the separate, public high-speed rail project currently under active consideration that would connect Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth.

TCR has not yet announced a pre-ferred station location in Houston. The project’s NEPA process is still underway, and a variety of station locations are still under consider-ation, including an intermediate station serving Bryan/College Sta-

tion and Huntsville. “After assessing no less than

seven sites, running from Union Station at the north to I-45 at the South, and using criteria of connec-tivity, accessibility, visibility, cost, customer service, ease of parking and future economic development surrounding the station, we have determined that these two locations are best suited for our priority con-sideration,” said Richard Lawless, Chairman and CEO of TCR. “As we have seen in other cities around the world, the high-speed rail stations will become the focal point of devel-opment that provides connectivity

to other forms of transportation. Either of these locations will allow for a high-speed rail station location and design that will become iconic to the Dallas skyline. TCR expects the final station location selection process will require several weeks to complete based on close coordina-tion with all parties involved in the NEPA process. We appreciate all the help we have received to date, and we will continue to rely on in-put from the community and coor-dinate closely with other interested stakeholders.”

“High-speed rail has proven to be transformational wherever it

is deployed,” said Jack Matthews, President of Matthews Southwest. “These two candidate Dallas station locations will serve as a tremendous catalyst for growth in Dallas, specifi-cally South Dallas, while also serving as a building block for high-speed rail connectivity into Arlington and Fort Worth. The selection of a final station location will be a first step towards the creation of a safe and efficient system that will connect generations of Texans who live and work in the state’s largest and most vibrant metropolitan areas.”

“Locating the high speed rail sta-

tion in Downtown Dallas provides the greatest flexibility for travelers since they will have access to all of DART’s bus and light rail network and the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail connecting to Ft. Worth,” said Gary Thomas, Presi-dent/Executive Director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit. “Just as it has in cities across the world, this conver-gence of transit choices in the city center should help attract develop-ment and create even more activity in downtown.”

-- SOURCE Texas Central High-

Speed Railway

DALLAS (SMU) – Initial results from SMU’s seismology team re-veal that the recent series of earth-quakes occurring near the site of the old Texas Stadium were rela-tively shallow and concentrated along a narrow two mile line that indicates a fault extending from Irving into West Dallas.

SMU and the United States Geo-logical Survey (USGS) on Feb. 6 shared an interim report with the mayors of Dallas and Irving spell-ing out preliminary information gleaned after SMU’s installation in January of more than 20 portable earthquake monitors around the earthquake sites.

“This is a first step, but an im-portant one, in investigating the cause of the earthquakes,” said SMU seismologist Brian Stump. “Now that we know the fault’s lo-cation and depth, we can begin studying how this fault moves – both the amount and direction of motion.”

“Then we can move on to what might have triggered it – examin-ing factors both natural and man-

made,” SMU seismologist Heath-er DeShon said. “Sometimes what triggers an earthquake can be very small, so all of these factors have to be considered when looking for that trigger.”

The earthquakes have occurred in the granite “basement,” below the layers of sedimentary rock that make up the large geologi-cal formation known as the Fort Worth Basin, at depths between 4.5 and 7 kilometers, according to the report. It is not unusual for earthquakes to occur at different levels on a fault. Those depths are considered relatively close to the surface in earthquake terms, how-

ever, which helps explain why peo-ple as far away as Plano feel even smaller magnitude 2 earthquakes in the area.

The USGS initially mapped the earthquake locations as being spread out in a roughly circular area centered on the old Texas Stadium site, developing those locations from data collected by distant seismic monitors ranging from the closest at about 40 miles away to as far as 900 miles away. But once SMU installed more than 20 monitors in the immediate area – supplied by the USGS and the academic consortium IRIS – the enhanced data they were able

to retrieve shows the January 2015 earthquakes actually have occurred along a line from Irving to West Dallas, running north-by-northeast from TX Highway 114 to Walnut Hill Road along the Trini-ty River.

That line indicates the approx-imate location of a subsurface fault.

This initial mapping of the fault provides important information for municipal hazard assessment in Irving and Dallas allowing city officials to know which parts of their cities might experience the worst shaking if the fault remains active. As has been the case with

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American Legion Post #218Heritage Park Building

215 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

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

Irving Amateur Radio Club Fourth Thursday of the month

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

Irving AMBUCS Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m.

at Spring Creek BBQ Irving Garden & Arts

2nd Thursday, 10amIrving Garden & Arts Building906 S. Senter 214.435.9876Irving Noonday Lions

PH 972-409-9940Every Wed. @ Los Lupes

In the Irving Mall Irving Republican

Women’s ClubMeets the second Monday of each month

at 7pm at IHOP RestaurantHwy 635 @ MacArthur

Irving Retired SchoolPersonnel Association

First Christain Church 104 W. Grauwyler Rd.

Second Thursday every monthIrving Rotary Club

Thursdays at 12 pmLas Colinas Country Club

[email protected] Sunrise Rotary

Thursday at 7 amLas Colinas Country Club

4400 N. O”Connor RdIrving Texas Democratic

WomenMeet the first Tues. each month

7 p.m. To 8:30 p.m.East Buffet Rest.

Irving Women’s NetworkLas Colinas Country Club

Fourth Tuesday of every month11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Metroplex Glass ClubEvery 2nd TuesdayAt Oak Haven UMC

1600 N. Irving HeightsSaturday Singles

Lunch Bunch 1st & 3rd Saturdays

972-254-3525Single Moms Care & Support

of Irving2nd and 4th Fridays of each month6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Irving YMCA

(corner of Irving Blvd. and Story Road)Free meal! Encouraging meeting!

Kids welcome! TOPS TX #58, Irving

Thursday at 9:30 a.m.Berean Memorial Church

1000 E. 6th StreetVFW Post 2494 IRVING

Post Meeting – 1st Thursday at 7pmLadies’ Auxiliary -1st & 3rd

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

3375 Belt Line RdWidowed Persons Service

Every Saturday @ 8:30 a.m.at Wonderful World of Cooking

Karen – 972-986-4056

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It was comedian Bill Maher who made the following sage observation: “Is [hunt-ing] really a sport if you have all the equip-ment and your opponent doesn’t know a game is going on?”

If you’re one of the many Americans who likes a good tailgate party, it’s entirely possible that it’s the highlight of game day for you. In a survey conducted by McCor-mick Grill Mates during the 2014 football season, 44 percent of respondents said they enjoyed the tailgating more than they enjoyed the game.

Just like your fingerprint, your tongue print is unique.

Spring is traditionally considered the most popular time for weddings, but 2014 saw a spike in nuptials in mid-December. More than 13,000 couples in the U.S. tied the knot on Dec. 13, due in large part to the fact that 12/13/14 fell on a Saturday. Any-one else who would like to marry on a number-sequential date will have a long wait; it won’t happen again until January 2, 2034.

If you’re feeling a bit chilled and can’t wait for springtime, con-sider this: On the planet Uranus, winter lasts for 21 years.

You might be surprised to learn that Pennsylvania was not named after William Penn, one of the colony’s founders; in fact, King Charles II granted the land charter to William Penn in repay-ment of a debt to Penn’s father, Admiral William Penn, and creat-ed the name of the sizable land grant by combining the name of the naval officer with the Latin word “sylvania,” which means “woods.” The younger Penn was embarrassed and feared that people would think he named the colony after himself. He peti-tioned the crown to change the name, but the king refused.

1. MOVIES: What was Luna Lovegood’s “patronus” in the “Harry Potter” movies?

2. FIRSTS: Who was the first surgeon to perform a heart trans-plant?

3. FOOD & DRINK: In what country did the drink sherry origi-nate?

4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the basic currency of Botswana?5. ASTRONOMY: Ganymede is a moon of which planet in our

solar system?6. CHEMISTRY: What is the common use for the drug diphen-

hydramine hydrochloride?7. HISTORY: Who was the second wife of Henry VIII of England?8. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Roman god of fire?9. TELEVISION: What was the last name of neighbors Ethel and

Fred on the “I Love Lucy” show?10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In what cen-

tury was tea introduced to Europe?

Answers1. A hare2. Dr. Christiaan Barnard, 19673. Spain4. The pula5. Jupiter6. Antihistamine to treat allergies7. Anne Boleyn8. Vulcan9. Mertz10. Early 17th century


Oak HavenUnited Methodist Church

1600 N. Irving Heights 75061972.438.1431

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

Sunday Worship 10:45 a.mMinisterio Hispano NISSIEstudio Biblico 1:00 p.m.

Servicio Adoracion 2:00 p.m.

CATHOLIC

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Holy Family of NazarethCatholic Church

One block north of Hwy 183 on Esters Rd.

Sat. 5:30pm, Sun. 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5:30pm

972-252-5521www.HolyFamilyChurch.net

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

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First Christian Church114 West Grauwyler Rd. 75061

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

Sunday Worship- 10:45 a.m.

NorthgateUnited Methodist Church

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

Sunday School 9:30 AMWorship Service 10:45 AM in the WAC

at the rear of the complex

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

2620 W. Grauwyler Rd 75061972-790-2121

www.gslcirving.comSunday Worship at

9:00amAdult Bible Study Sunday

10:30am

Belt Line RoadChurch of Christ

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

Sunday Bible Classes 9 a.m.Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wednesday Worship 7:30 p.m.972.790.8606

www.BeltLineChurch.com

First United Methodist Church 211 W. Third, 75060

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

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.in the Sanctuary

6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

UNITED METHODIST

UNITY CHURCH

WORSHIP

Sunday Morning Services:9:30 AM Adult Class

11:00 AM Service & Children’s Church

Reverend Frank Pounders and Reverend Margaret Pounders

210 Virginia St., Irving, Texas 75061 972-253-5083

unitychurchofirving.com

Heritage Church-PCG1501 S. Briery Rd. Irving, TX 75060

Phone # 972-986-4200 orwww.heritagechurchpcg.com

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other earthquake sequences in North Texas since 2008, this latest bout of seis-mic activity appears to be diminishing over time. But SMU scientists stress that there is no way to predict when the series will end, or what the largest magnitude will be.

The earthquakes in the Irving area be-gan in April 2014. SMU scientists had just installed the first of its local monitors in the city of Irving on Jan. 5, 2015 when the area recorded its two largest earth-quakes – 3.5 and 3.6 magnitude events – on Jan. 6 During January members of the SMU seismology team installed more than 20 seismographs in the affected area, including twelve short-term units that had to be removed from the field to collect their data. There will be 11 tempo-rary seismographs running as part of the Irving network moving forward.

The report notes the presence of two wells drilled for shale gas (only one was put into production, last producing in 2012) near the earthquake epicenters and the location of a wastewater injection well approximately eight miles to the north-west. Production and disposal activities

in this region are generally confined to the sedimentary layers above the “basement” layers where regional earthquakes have occurred.

“Scientific questions about the nature of events in North Texas have heightened lo-cal and national concerns about the impact of activities related to shale gas production on geological infrastructure and subsur-face infrastructure,” the report reads. SMU scientists continue to explore all possible natural and anthropogenic (due to human activity) causes for the Irving earthquakes and do not have a conclusion at this time.”

The next steps of the Irving study al-ready are underway.

Signing the report were Heather DeShon, SMU associate professor of geophysics; Brian Stump, SMU Albrit-ton Chair of Geological Sciences; Chris Hayward, senior scientist and director of SMU’s Geophysics Research Program; Be-atrice Magnani, SMU associate professor of geophysics; Matthew Hornbach, SMU associate professor of geophysics; and Robert Williams and Michael Blanpied of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.SOURCE Southern Methodist University

Lavinia Penniman (Allyn Carrell) gives Morris Townsend (Jeff Wittekiend) support and advice in his pursuit of her niece, Catherine Sloper, in MainStage Irving Las Colinas’ production of The Heiress. Throughout this psychological drama, insecurity, ego and avarice threaten a young woman’s future happiness as she learns about herself, those around her and her place in society. /Photo by John Starkey


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On Sunday, Jan. 25, at 3:48 a.m., the Irving Police Department re-sponded to the 2900 block of Proc-tor Street on reports of a stabbing. Officers arrived to find Osvaldo Mendoza, 22 years-of-age, suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital but died a short time later.

A preliminary investigation has revealed the victim and some friends had recently left a gas sta-tion in Dallas after a night out. The

victim and his friends were involved in a traffic altercation in Dallas with the occupants of the suspect vehicle. Both vehicles drove into Irving and stopped on Proctor Street. A suspect approached the victim and stabbed him multiple times with a knife. The suspect fled the scene immediately thereafter.

Detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man pictured as a person of inter-est in the case. The suspect vehicle is described as a navy blue or black

Police Continue Homicide Investigation

During February and March, the Irving Police Department, in col-laboration with the University of Dallas, will be conducting the 2015 satisfaction survey. The survey will seek opinions and comments from people who requested police service from the department within the last three months. If you are contacted, your participation is voluntary but will be greatly appreciated.

The goals of the survey: Measure the level of satisfaction

of callers regarding police depart-

Police department conducts first responders satisfaction survey

ment services Gather the opinions and com-

ments of residents and visitors who received police service

Focus on the timeliness of ser-vices, citizen expectations and the professionalism of department em-ployees.

The survey will not collect any personal identifying information. For more information call (972) 721-2615.

SOURCE Irving Police Department

SUV with aftermarket chrome wheel rims. The vehicle was seen prior to the offense at the Race Trac gas sta-tion located at 1930 W. Northwest Highway in Dallas. A surveillance image of the suspect vehicle is also pictured.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Irving Police Department at (972) 273-1010 and reference case number 15-1766. Additionally, tips may be sent to [email protected] or to Crime Stoppers.

Irving Fire Fighters battle a blaze at the 900 block of S. Irving Heights Drive in Irving on Friday, Feb. 6. No injuries were reported. / Photo by Nick Kammerer

Fire at Irving Duplex

The Irving Chapter of AMBUCS gives an AmTryke to Gabriel Alexander Alvarez at their weekly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12. The AMBUCS club is a civic organization that gives AmTryke therapeutic tricycles to disabled children and veterans. As Gabriel gets older, the AMBUCS club will provide him with tricycles that are fit for his size until college. / Photo by Nick Kammerer

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