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Art helps battle Alzheimer's

In a celebration of their athletic achievements, Demarcus Faggins, Ray Overton, Kelvin Korver and Morris Sloan (L-R) celebrate their induction into the Irving ISD Athletic Hall of Fame. / Photo by Trenton Conner

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By Jessica SluysExpressions: Art from the Heart

of Silverado was an elegant affair indeed. In a sophisticated estab-lishment complete with live violin music, five DFW Silverado Senior Living memory-care communities came together to hold a silent auc-tion of the artwork produced by in-dividuals with some form of demen-tia on Tuesday, June 21.

“We are wanting to make our smiles contagious. In doing so, we’re fundraising for the Alzheimer’s As-sociation at our fabulous art gal-lery,” Angel Hendrix, Silverado rep-resentative, said.

There was a variety of art being showcased at the exhibit including watercolors, finger paintings, tile work, and drawings. Each piece of art had a different theme and de-sign. Bids started at $30 and all pro-ceeds benefitted the Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

More than 40 pieces of art were available, complete with artist bios

By Jess PaniszczynA fragile sense of beauty is dis-

played through the Fragrance of the Seasons: Annual Exhibition of Paintings & Flowers presented by The Association of Oriental Arts (TAO Arts) in association with the Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters of Ikebana International. The exhibi-tion of Chinese brush paintings and Ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement, is being held in the Ir-ving Arts Center through July 3.

A reception for the exhibition, complete with demonstrations of Chinese brush painting and discus-sions of Japanese floral arranging, was hosted on Sunday, June 26.

“All the girls in the club paint all

By Adam StephensMayor Mike Rawlings formed the

Dallas Commission on Homeless-ness in May to research the causes of homelessness in the DFW area and to provide viable solutions. In order to gather feedback and insight from the community, the commis-sion is holding a series of commu-nity meetings. The first community meeting was held at Dallas City Hall on June 20, and the second was held at the Harry Stone Recreation Center on June 21.

“This isn’t just about talking about the problem or bringing it to people’s attention,” Mark Clay-ton, the District 9 Councilmember, said. “The whole purpose of this commission is to create solutions. Everyone already knows that we have this problem; now we need a concrete solution. We need to know the short, medium, and long-term plan of how we’re going to solve this problem. Then we need to follow through on that plan. That’s why we’re having these meetings. Policy makers need feedback.”

The commission has already en-

By Trenton ConnerWhile swapping high school glory

tales and spending time with some old friends, as well as making a few new ones, members of Irving Inde-pendent School District’s Athletic Hall of Fame gathered to induct its new 2016 members.

The Irving ISD hosted its 5th an-nual Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Banquet on Saturday, June 18. This year’s inductees included DeMar-cus Faggins, an all-star athlete from 1998; Kelvin Korvera, a track and field athlete at Irving High School in the 1960s; Ray Overton, a football coach of 47 years; and Morris Sloan, a coach of 30 years.

DeMarcus Faggins played foot-

couraged citizens to provide their own suggestions for addressing homelessness via social media. One solution that was discussed at length during at the second meeting was the Housing First approach, one of many solutions suggested by the National Alliance to End Homeless-ness. Housing First programs focus on providing sustainable housing as soon as possible.

The model that the commission is considering would involve build-ing a number of cottages for people experiencing homelessness. Accord-ing to the National Alliance, this program has been shown to work well for addressing immediate is-sues concerning families experienc-ing homelessness.

Naturally, the biggest concern re-garding this approach would be the cost of building enough cottages to meet the needs of Dallas’s homeless population. However, many com-mission members argued that di-rectly helping people experiencing homelessness is actually the more cost-effective approach.

ball for the first time as a sophomore at Irving High. Rather than waiting for his friends to finish practice, he decided to join the team too.

After starting as cornerback his junior year, Faggins earned First Team All-District and Second Team All-State honors. He then continued his football career at Navarro Junior College before moving on to Kan-sas State University and ultimately helping them win the Cotton Bowl championship.

Drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft, Faggins played six years with the Texans, then the Tennessee Ti-tans, and later with the Detroit Li-

year to hang this show,” Jan Reyn-olds, the show chairman said of the local Chinese brush painting club, which is more than 30 years old. “We try very hard to make the paint-ings asymmetrical. There is a lot of space around the subject, and it is painted as realistically as possible. It is a study of nature as much as it is a study of the painting itself.

“The art started with calligraphy, the actual writing of the Chinese language,” Reynolds said. “Mainly scholars devoted their entire lives to this art until Mao Tse-tung took over. Afterwards, people wanted to bring their culture back. People who painted, would take their lunch hour to learn to make calligraphy artistic

or study painting.“The four treasures are called the

paper, ink, brush, and the ink stone. The four gentlemen are the original four subjects we study: bamboo, chrysanthemum, wild orchid, and plum blossom.

“Painting is a lifelong study among the Chinese,” she said.

The Japanese flower arrange-ments which complement the Chi-nese paintings are far more austere and stark than those commonly found in American vases.

“Ikebana is the Japanese art of ar-ranging flowers,” Mary Ripperton, president of Fort Worth chapter of Ikebana International, said. “The

attached so bidders and art-appre-ciators alike could have a better understanding of the stories behind the canvases.

Seven of the 25 artists were Irving residents, but all the artists came from the DFW area and took week-ly classes provided by the Silverado community. One such artist is Miss Martha Aufricht.

Aufricht is modest about her work, but she could not stop smil-ing as she talked about her painting, “Cherry Jubilee” and her time with-in the community.

“It’s just fabulous,” Aufricht said. “I just love it. I never was really good at painting, but they go from one nice thing here to the next. I love the people here. They really care.”

What she meant about going from one nice thing to the next was how the Silverado Senior Living commu-nities put on special events. Besides the art auction, there have been cook-offs, guest speakers, and sup-

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Proudly accepting his recognition, Demarcus Faggins shakes hands with Irving ISD Athletic Director Clint Roddy. / Photo by Trenton Conner

anticipated completion date for the planning process is April of 2017. Residents can find out more at www.coppell.parksplan.com.

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ons.Amid jokes about his weight class

in high school, Faggins spoke about his philosophy on life.

“I’m a man of action,” Faggins said. “I like to do it the right way and let everybody see the right way. It’s an honor to take this hall of fame induction.”

Also from Irving High School, Kelvin Korver broke state and na-tional records as a track and field athlete in the discus and shotput. Later he attended Northwestern College where he still holds discus and shotput distance records.

After graduation Korver was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in

the second round of the 1972 NFL Draft as a defensive tackle and played three seasons with the team.

Korver joked that he did not play football in high school, because he did not think he was big enough.

“I had no intention of playing pro football,” Korver said. “Jogging around the track in my college rook-ie year we were watching the foot-ball team run through their drills, running their 40 yard dashes down the field.”

He and a friend joined in the drills with the runningbacks. Afterwards, the coach insisted Korver try out for the football team.

Morris Sloan played football and baseball for Irving High School. Fol-lowing graduation in 1969, Sloan enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and played football for four years, always starting, but not always at the same position.

After he graduated in 1973 with a degree in health and physical educa-tion, Sloan returned to Irving where he coached at Lamar Junior High School from 1975 to1977, at Nimitz High School from 1977 to 1980, and at Irving High School from 1980 to 1984. He then went back to his alma mater and became assistant coach there, ultimately becoming the head coach.

Sloan thanked his peers who came to celebrate with him.

“I was part of a good year,” Sloan said. “How could we do anything but win with people like that? I want to give you all the accolades.”

With 30 years as a UIL head coach and 169 wins, Ray Overton led teams to 13 playoff games at MacArthur High School. He be-came a THSCA (Texas High School Coaches Association) Hall of Honor member in 1978, and was named Co-Coach of the Year in 1990.

Overton won the Tom Landry Award from the THSCA in 1994, before retiring from coaching to be-come a full time teacher at MacAr-thur High School until 2006.

Overton would like more young-sters to have opportunities to partic-ipate in school activities.

“I look at and I see other towns that are [Irving’s] size or maybe even a little bigger, and in their school system they have one [high] school,” Overton said. “How many people are going miss out on every-thing, to play or be apart or partic-ipate in anything? There’s going to be an awful lot of them that are go-ing to be left out.”

Overton’s concern was for the well-being of the players, wanting to help choose positive paths in life and giving them recognition for achieve-ments.

“I’m so proud that Irving has four high schools,” Overton said. “In my opinion this is what athletics is for.”

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“Some people say they don’t want their money going to the homeless,” Ikenna Mogbo, Housing Outpatient Operations Manager, MetroCare Services, said. “But the fact is, their money is already going to them. People who are homeless spend more time receiving medical treat-ment and spend more time in pris-on. Taking care of them costs more than just putting them in homes. Housing would cost about $12,000 a year. It costs a lot more than that to put them in jail and pay their medi-cal expenses. Even if you don’t care about anyone besides your pocket-book, helping the homeless would make your pocketbook better.”

Audience members at both panels were encouraged to ask questions and express their own concerns. One attendee asked what the com-mission’s approach for dealing with the “shelter resistant” homeless population who would not take housing first as a solution.

“If someone is turning down housing in favor of sleeping out-side, obviously, there are some oth-er underlying issues that we need to address first,” CitySquare Chief Executive Officer Larry James said.

“Mental illness and addiction are commonly causes of homelessness, so we need to have a plan to address the problem at its source as well as correcting the damage.”

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By Jess PaniszczynDazzling colors in textile creations

greet visitors to “Wash & Wax: A Collaboration” by artists Virginia Greaves and Leisa Rich. Quilts and cloth ‘paintings’ inspired by Rich’s photos of driving through car wash-es will continue to delight the eye at the Irving Arts Center through July 3.

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passed a carwash, just so I can go through the carwash and I could see a new environment within,” Rich said. “You’re stopping in the midst of crazy, busy life where traffic is of-ten relentless, especially in Atlanta, Georgia where I live, and those brief few minutes that you spend in the carwash are like being transported to another land. It is cathartic. It’s relaxing. It’s very visually stimulat-ing.

“My favorite part of the carwash is probably the suds as they are com-ing down the windshield and the strips as they are hitting the side windows.

“Through this exhibit people are

going to experience lots of visual stimulation,” she said.

“We created carwash strips that you can actually walk through. Peo-ple have been known to stick their head through and take photos. For me is really important that people are stimulated and that they feel like they are part of the environment and that it envelops them. It isn’t some-thing that they walked quickly past. It sucks them in. They are looking at a lot of detail, so it is pulling them in.

“This is not a quilt show. It is a vi-sually stimulating, abstract painting show that just happens to be made out of fabric,” Rich said.

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By Jessica SluysWhen people think of Texas tough

guys, visions of cowboys with lassos, boots and ten-gallon hats tend to come to mind. Few seem to realize that Las Colinas has consistently hosted the USA Judo Junior Olym-pics Tournament for several years.

A national event, the Judo Junior Olympics brings some of the best young fighters from across the coun-try together to compete for a chance to advance to the international level.

Judo is a modern martial art founded by Japanese polymath and educator Jigoro Kano in 1882. Liter-ally translated, judo means ‘gentle way.’ It was Kano’s intention to use judo as a means for weaker fighters to overcome more powerful oppo-nents with maximum efficiency and minimum effort.

“Dr. Kano was a pacifist. He didn’t like violence,” national referee Ran-dy Silsby said. “He wanted people to be able to defend themselves with-out the option to kill someone. It’s the gentle way of life.”

There are no punches or kicks in judo. It’s throws, hold-downs, and once a competitor is old enough and attains a high enough rank, chokes and arm bars come into play. The only joint allowed to be attacked is the elbow.

“Jujitsu uses thumbs, wrists, knees, and ankles as attack points: all very vulnerable joints,” Silsby said. “We try to prevent injuries. If you get an arm bar around some-one, more than likely your opponent is going to tap out.”

As a student of judo for over 42 years, Silsby knows his stuff. He re-cently retired due to a back injury he received three years ago. The dam-age was non-judo related, so his way remains gentle.

Mike Takata was another judo competitor turned referee at this year’s tournament.

“It’s our job to manage the mat,” Takata said. “We look at the action, determine if there are scores or pen-alties to grant, and then award the winner.”

There are two types of judo: posi-tive and negative. Examples of neg-ative judo include someone stalling

Young people compete in Judo Junior Olympics

for time or engaging in foul play.“You want the positive judo,”

Takata said. “You want the play-ers to come out and try their tech-niques. I think the rules favor the offense more than the defense.”

Judo has a built-in code of con-duct often referred to as the spirit of judo. Any sort of action against the spirit of judo may result in disquali-fication and removal from the entire tournament. In other words, don’t mess with the juju of judo.

Competitor Giovanna Prado was definitely on her game as evidenced by the two gold medals dangling from her neck after Saturday, June 25’s, award ceremony.

“I love judo,” Prado said. “Trav-eling, fighting other people, and getting to win.” At fifteen years old, Prado has been practicing judo since she was three.

Alison Miller, nine-years-old, also started judo at a young age.

“I’ve been doing judo for three years,” Alison said. “I really like it, because when I go to practice, I get to spend time with all of my friends.”

Not only has judo made it possi-ble for Alison to form friendships, but it has also provided her with self-awareness and allowed her per-sonal growth.

“I used to be really mean,” Alison said with a laugh. “But doing judo now really helps me.”

Alison’s senior instructor, Bruce Bender, agrees that judo does so much more for his students than teach them a way to defend them-selves.

“The competition is great for the kids, because they have a chance to make friends all over the world, and they keep these friends,” Bender said. “I have students that met kids in the Dominican Republic that still keep in contact on Facebook. You learn different cultures from differ-ent people, and it’s just interesting.

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Discipline and respect are huge components of the sport,” he said. “There are a lot fewer injuries in this sport than there are in others. Judo is one of the safest sports in the world today.”

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ArtsContinued from Page 1

Enjoying ancient arts, two friends take a closer look at some fans hand painted by ladies employing the fine art of Chinese brush painting. / Photo by Zach Warner

Japanese traditionally bring what-ever is in season into their homes, knowing that it is only going to last a short period of time. There are more than 1,000 Ikebana schools. The schools are traditionally taught by the headmaster, and the headmas-ter is headmaster for life.

“A lot of the flower arranging in the Western-style is in mass. Al-though they have taken a bit of the

Japanese influence and added it now to the Western-style.

“If you look at the Japanese way of arranging flowers, the very sim-plistic form only has three flowers, and they symbolize heaven, man and earth. The flowers are usually in the form of a triangle. The arrange-ments are just very simplistic in gen-eral compared to the Western-style of flower arranging,” she said.

Seeing the world with a cultured eye, an instructor demonstrates the basics of ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. / Photo by Zach Warner

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Following weekly art classes provided by the Silverado community, Martha Aufricht beams proudly next to her art piece used in an auction to support the Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. / Photo by Jessica Sluys

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the public to spread the word about dementia and raise awareness for it,” caregiver Kari McClowry said. “We do our best to make our resi-dents feel at home.”

That homey feeling was definite-ly evident. Apart from the smiling faces and colorful art, there were friendly therapy dogs greeting every guest they could get their paws on. Nothing says “home sweet home” like a happy puppy waiting to wel-come you at the door.

“We have cats, we have birds, we have fish, and we have dogs,” Mc-Clowry said. “Associates are allowed to bring their children to work, so it’s just a different environment you wouldn’t find at a typical nursing home where pets and children may not be welcome.”

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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-9826AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 21-88 OF CHAPTER 21 ENTITLED “MO-TOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC” OF THE CODE OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, BY ESTABLISHING A NEW SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 635 BETWEEN THE WEST CITY LIMIT AND EAST CITY LIMIT; PROVIDING FOR SIGNS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.

ORDINANCE NO 2016-9827ZONING CASE NO. ZC15-0097

ZONING CLASSIFICATION – PUD FOR S-P-1 (R-AB)AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDI-NANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE MACARTHUR RANCH REVISED ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 8350 NORTH MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, SUITES 180 AND 190, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED TO PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR S-P-1 (R-AB) SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR RESTAURANT WITH ATTENDANT ACCESSORY USE OF THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEV-ERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION USES UNDER SECTION 52-49 OF 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; CORRECT-ING 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, SEN-TENCE, PARAGRAPH OR SECTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS HELD TO BE INVALID AND PROVID-ING A PENALTY.

ORDINANCE NO 2016-9828ZONING CASE NO. ZC16-0023

ZONING CLASSIFICATION - S-P-1AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDI-NANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE BUICE’S PLACE ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 913 NORTH NURSERY ROAD, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR R-6 USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED TO S-P-1 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR P-O, DAYCARE AND DAY NURSERY 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 OF-FICIAL 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 PRO-VISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, on June 23, 2016.

BETH VAN DUYNE, MAYORATTEST: Shanae Jennings, City SecretaryAPPROVED AS TO FORM: Kuruvilla Oommen, City Attorney

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF OTERO TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTNo. D-1215-DM-2016-194Div. IV

BILL LEE TURNER, JR. andKRISTIN MARIANNA TURNER, Petitioners,

And JOSEPH MICHAEL RYAN and ASHLEY MEGAN AMARO, Respondents

IN THE MATTER OF THE KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP OF KENNETH FLOYD RYAN, born September 24, 2014 and MATTHEW ALEXANDER RYAN born September 24, 2014.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF PROCEEDING THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

To: JOSEPH MICHAEL RYAN and ASHLEY MEGAN AMARO

GREETINGS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the above named Petitioners have commenced a proceeding against you in the above entitled Court and Cause, the object thereof being Petition for Order Appointing Temporary and Permanent Kinship Guardians.YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, unless you serve and file a responsive pleading or motion in said Cause on or before the 18th day of August, 2016, judgment will be rendered against you and the relief requested in the Petition will be granted in said Cause by default.Petitioners’ attorneys are: Lori Gibson, P.C., whose address is 505 Mechem Dr., Ruidoso, New Mexico 88345.

WITNESS my hand and seal of the District Court of Otero County, State of New Mexico, this 16th day of June, 2016.

KATINA WATSONDeputy Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS – PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES CITY 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: Tuesday, July 5, 2016, 7 p.m.City Council: Thursday, July 21, 2016, 7 p.m.

ZONING CASE ZC16-0040 – Approx. 0.042 acres located at 8445 N. Belt Line Road, Suite #110. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for C-C (Community Commer-cial) uses to S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the Accessory Use of the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages for On-Premises Consumption) uses to allow a new restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.

ZONING CASE ZC16-0045 – Approx. 1.15 acres located on the north side of Regent Boulevard, east of Bent Branch Drive. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for C-C (Community Commercial) uses to S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the attendant accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption) uses to allow a new restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.

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 ad-dress 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 Secre-tary’s Office at (972) 721-2493 for assistance.

Shop closingGarage storage sale

Lots of guy stuff, power tools, outboard 6hp, supplies, hardware Sat. 7-2Txt 214-505-6814 late Fri. for the address 7am-12. See CL AD “Liquidation shop”

Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) and several of their community partners were recently honored at the 49th Annual Keep Texas Beautiful State Conference, held June 20 – 22 in Sugar Land, Texas.

The theme of this year’s confer-ence was “Keeping Texas Beautiful – How Sweet It Is.” The event in-cluded educational sessions cover-ing a variety of topics in the areas of litter prevention, community beau-tification and recycling.

KIB Coordinator Rick Hose and staff member Julie Schmitt attended the conference and accepted awards

The Irving Police Department will conduct DWI No-Refusal op-erations over the July 4th holiday weekend.

The Department runs the opera-tions by means of a grant from the Texas Department of Transporta-tion (TxDOT) as part of the State’s “Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.” campaign. Additional officers whose primary focus will be to locate and arrest im-paired drivers will be on duty. Their high visibility and enforcement ef-forts should serve as a warning to those who would drive impaired.

The Department will utilize a no-refusal approach to DWI en-forcement. Persons arrested for DWI will be offered a blood test only (no breath tests). Officers will seek a

July 4 weekend DWI No-Refusal operations

search warrant, signed by a judge, in order to obtain a sample from any-one refusing consent to a blood test.

The operations will take place on the nights of Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2. Furthermore, the Irving Police Department will allo-cate additional manpower to DWI enforcement between June 24 and July 5.

During the July 4th holiday pe-riod, there is a higher likelihood of impaired drivers on the roadways. This can increase the potential for alcohol related crashes involving injuries or deaths. If you see a sus-pected drunk driver, and you (or a passenger) can do so safely, please call 9-1-1 with the information.

SOURCE City of Irving

Irving Community honored at Keep Texas Beautiful conference

on behalf of the affiliate and part-ners. At the Governor’s Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) ban-quet, KIB was recognized with the award of Sustained Excellence for the ninth year in a row. This award is given to affiliates that score a 90 or higher on their GCAA applications for three consecutive years. Irving, a previous GCAA winner in 1997, 2010 and 2014, submitted a detailed executive summary and portfolio highlighting the many great things that occurred in the city during the

See HONORED, Page 7

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FUN & GAMES

Organizations are required to re-submit their infor-mation on a monthly basis to insure that the Irving Rambler will have accurate information. Listings are limited to the Organization’s name, meeting location and time. If an organization wishes to have more in-formation than the free listing offers, we will continue to offer other advertising opportunities.

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American Legion Post #218Heritage Park Building

215 Main St. Downtown Irving3rd Thursday of each month.

Recruiting/Questions call 469-621-7878Buttons & Bows Square

& Round Dance Club 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 8:00 pm

Senter Park East 228 ChamberlainCircle I - Square

& Round Dance Club2nd & 4th Fridays at 8pm

Senter Park East 228 ChamberlainDFW Scroller Saw Club

Last Saturday of each month9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Georgia Farrow Rec Center 530 Davis St.www.dfwscrollers.net / 214-995-9270

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 East 228 Chamberlain

www.irvingarc.orgIrving AMBUCS

Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m.at Spring Creek BBQ

Irving Garden & Arts2nd Thursday, 10am

Irving Garden & Arts Building906 S. Senter 214.435.9876

Irving Masonic Lodge #1218Second Tuesday each month @ 7:30 P.M.

132 E. Second St. Irving, TX 75017irving1218@verizon.net / 972-253-5600

Irving Noonday LionsPH 972-409-9940

Every Wed. @ NoonGolden Corral, 1701 N. Belt Line Rd.

Irving Republican Women’s Club

Monday, May 9th, 6:30 pm Texas Center for Proton Therapy

1501 W Royal LaneIrving Retired School

Personnel AssociationFirst Christian Church 104 W. Grauwyler Rd.

Second Thursday every monthIrving Rotary Club

Thursdays at 12 pmLas Colinas Country Club

ndugger@irvingisd.netIrving 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

469-348-5023Sticks and Strings

Community Knitting GroupFirst and third Tuesdays

2:00-4:00 pmS. Irving Library, 2nd floor boardroom Beginners and Crocheters welcome

www.sticksandstrings.org TOPS TX #58, Irving

Thursday at 9:30 a.m.Chateau on Wildbriar Lake

1515 Hard Rock RoadVFW Post 2494 IRVING

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

Men’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

CLUBS

* It was noted 20th-century English his-torian A.J.P. Talyor who made the following sage observation: "Conformity may give you a quiet life; it may even bring you to a University Chair. But all change in history, all advance, comes from the nonconformists. If there had been no troublemakers, no dis-senters, we should still be living in caves."

* Those who study such things say that the typical raccoon weighs twice as much in September as it does in March, at the end of the long, lean winter.

* Standard Oil of Louisiana opened the first gasoline superstation in 1912 in Mem-phis, Tennessee. It offered 13 pumps and a

maid who served ice water to customers. On opening day, a gallon of gas cost $0.29.

* You might be surprised to learn that Cirque du Soleil, the larg-est theatrical producer in the world, was founded by two street performers who never completed high school.

* Iconic actress Marilyn Monroe spent much of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage, and her troubled life has been much publicized. Considering her struggles with depression, anx-iety and addiction, it should not be surprising that Monroe's will named the Anna Freud Center, a mental-health research, training and treatment center dedicated to helping children, as a benefi-ciary.

* A global survey of people's vacuuming habits finds that more than 60 percent of vacuumers in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and Chile listen to music while performing that chore -- more than any-where else in the world. Only a third of Americans listen to music, though; according to the survey, the favorite pastime of vacuum-ers in the United States is just to think about vacuuming.

***

1. ANATOMY: Where are the carpal bones found in the human body?

2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the deepest lake in the United States?3. LANGUAGE: What is another name for a sommelier?4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the chief characteristic of a

palmiped's feet?5. MUSIC: A piece of music in the "adagio" style would be played

in what manner?6. HISTORY: What was the name of first fully functional Space

Shuttle orbiter?7. MOVIES: What was the acronym name of the artificial intelli-

gence in the "Iron Man" and "The Avengers" movies?8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the study of the movement of

bullets?9. U.S. GOVERMENT: Who was the first secretary of the Treasury?10. LITERATURE: What was the title of the first James Bond novel?Answers1. Wrist2. Crater Lake in Oregon

3. Wine steward4. Webbed, like a water fowl5. Slowly6. Columbia7. J.A.R.V.I.S.8. Ballistics9. Alexander Hamilton10. "Casino Royale"

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WORSHIPUNITY CHURCHUnity of Irving

Sunday Morning Services:9:30 AM Adult Class

11:00 AM Service& Children’s Church

Reverend Frank Poundersand Reverend Margaret Pounders

210 Virginia St., Irving, Texas 75061972-253-5083

unitychurchofirving.com

First United Methodist Church 211 W. Third, 75060

972-253-3531 www.fumcirving.orgSunday School 9:15 a.m.

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

6:30 p.m. in the ChapelSecond and fourth SundaysSign up online now for FREE

Vacation Bible School June 13-17!

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.

UNITED METHODISTCHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church of Christ, Scientist2250 W Pioneer Dr., Irving, 75061

972-253-7202www.ChristianScienceIrving.comSunday & Sunday School 10 am

Wednesday 7:30 pmReading Room Mon-Sat 10am-1pmDial in to services: 1-857-232-0476

access code 884879For inspiring programs 24/7 call:214-His-Work (214-447-9675)

CHURCH OF CHRIST

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 7:00 p.m.972-790-8606

www.BeltLineChurch.com

Getting ready for our Golden Years!Joe’s Coffee Shop – an Irving Icon that most all of us have grown up (and grown old) in – has been serving Irving breakfast, lunch and dinner for almost five decades! And though Joe’s is still going strong, it is about time for a break. As Joe’s approaches their Golden Anniversary they have decided to “pace” the upcoming years.

Carol Wood, owner of Joe’s, suffered a stroke eight years ago, and though it left her incapable of physically working, she is still there to smile and welcome her guests – her friends.

“We have served this city and it has provided us with love and friendships that words cannot explain,” Carol said. “We have had the honor of loving, watching, feeding and employing many, many families in Irving, and we will not stop! But we are going to cut back a bit.”

It was a very hard decision that has been tossed around for several years, but Carol has decided to change the hours to just breakfast and lunch.

She remembers over 40 years ago when she first opened the doors on 6th Street. “There were about 13 restaurants in Irving at the time,” she said. “Now there are over 700 eating establishments in Irving. The times have changed but for the most part we have not.”

“We still have a good dinner business, and there are so many faces that we are going to miss at nights, but we want to spend more time at home with our kids, grandkids and Great grandkids,” Carol said. “Maybe one day we can revisit this but for now, we decided to take the opportunity to rest and play.”

Most of our employees have been with us for 13-27 years. They are loyal and dedicated members of our Joe’s family. Some of them are ready for part time and some time, so it works out, right now, that not one of them will be unemployed. We can all last longer if we take care of ourselves and each other now. Even though none of us are “spring chickens” anymore, we are far from being put to pasture!

“We have worked very hard for many, many years and we have been so blessed,” Carol said. “The restaurant business has always been my passion and it has served me and family well, but now it’s time to relax, take a break, and enjoy life while we can.”

As we watch the generations evolve, we know we have been successful in our efforts, hard work and diligence. We look at this as a Gift.

JOE'S NEW HOURS EFFECTIVE JULY 4, 2016MONDAY -- SATURDAY

5:30AM-3:30PMSUNDAY

7:00AM-3:30 PM

Irving ISD students in the gifted or young scholars program partic-ipated in a week of Camp Inven-tion activities at Farine Elementary School.

Camp Invention presents es-sential STEM concepts through creative hands-on activities. Stu-

Students create at Camp Invention

dents had the opportunity to build a solar-powered cricket, discover the science of slime and squid, dis-assemble machines, make original prototypes, design an eco-adven-ture park and more.

SOURCE Irving ISD

Campers create an eco-adventure park at Camp Invention held at Farine Elementary School. / Courtesy photo

DALLAS – With the current heat wave blistering the south-west and heat indexes in Texas expected to hit triple digits, The Salvation Army activated 14 Cool-ing Stations on Monday, June 20, to provide life-saving relief for the homeless, people without air con-ditioning, and those whose jobs require them to work outside. Cooling Stations provide two necessary things for those at risk of heat exposure: - Hydration – People should drink plenty of water when it’s excessively hot. Cold water will be available each day throughout the summer. With such scorching temperatures it’s

Salvation Army opens Cooling Stations to provide heat relief

important for people to drink water before they get thirsty and to con-tinue drinking throughout the day. - A cool environment – Increas-ing the amount of time spent in air-conditioned environments helps the body cool off and lessens the likelihood of getting overheat-ed. The Salvation Army’s Cool-ing Stations provide a cool envi-ronment where people can cool off for a brief time or stay all day. A Cooling Station is available at The Salvation Army’s Irving community center at 250 East Grauwyler Road, Irving, TX 75061, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

SOURCE The Salvation Army

previous year in seven different cat-egories. At the Affiliate Recognition Breakfast, KIB once again received the Gold Star Award, the highest level an affiliate can achieve.

KIB also submitted applications for several partners, who were hon-ored at a luncheon. The Rambler Newspaper received third place in the Media category, while Verizon’s Irving office received a third place Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Business and Industry Award in the State/National category and a first Place Innovation Award. In the Ruthe Jackson Youth Leadership Awards, Alpha Zeta Eta, the Phi Theta Kappa Chapter at North Lake

College, took first place in the Col-lege/University category.

“The annual Keep Texas Beauti-ful conference attracts people from across the state and nation, includ-ing affiliates, vendors and spon-sors, who share a love of Texas,” KIB Board President Jim Scrivner said. “We are very proud that our community continues to uphold the ideals of the KTB mission to engage and educate Texans to take respon-sibility for improving their environ-ment, and are grateful that our com-munity’s efforts are recognized with these awards.”

SOURCE Keep Irving Beautiful

HonoredContinued from Page 5

In early June, a group of North Lake College alumni traveled to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to test a prototype docking system for NASA. The team designed and built the prototype as finalists in NASA’s Micro-g NExT competition, a national contest of elite student engineers.

As a North Lake student, Anh Tran became a NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar, and was subsequently invited to submit a design for the Micro-g NExT com-petition. He assembled a group in-cluding fellow NLC alumni Abigail Huang and Dragana Repaja, as well as UT Arlington students Steven Tran and Mariah Saratan. At the time, none of the students or alumni had taken formal engineering class-es, but their proposal was selected as a finalist based on its quality and professionalism.

The group’s design was for a “gap spanner boom,” to be used on a fu-ture NASA mission which involves catching and rerouting an asteroid on a new path through space. The

NASA tests design created by North Lake College Alumnigap spanner boom acts as a dock, connecting spacecraft to an anchor on the asteroid.

A $3,000 grant from the Dallas County Community College District, and help from UT Arlington ma-chine shop employees, enabled Tran and his team to design and build their prototype.

“We went with a very simple de-sign,” Tran said. “We walked around my garage and Home Depot and looked for ideas. We used everyday objects for inspiration.”

The NLC team’s prototype was tested at NASA’s Sonny Carter Training Facility, in a 6.2 million gallon swimming pool meant to simulate zero gravity situations. The design was tested with actual astro-nauts and a model of the new Orion spacecraft.

As finalists, Tran and his team-mates competed against such na-tionally-renowned research insti-tutions as Cornell, Columbia and Purdue Universities.

“We don’t have an engineering program,” Tran said of North Lake

College. “We don’t have a machine shop. We’re the ultimate under-dogs.”

The Micro-g NExT contest does not award prizes or declare winners. Instead, if NASA decides a proposal

is usable, it will adopt the design fo-ruse on a real mission.SOURCE Dallas County Community College

District

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DALLAS – The Immigrant Jour-ney Awards, an awards ceremony aimed at placing a spotlight on im-migrant achievements and contribu-tions to North Texas and the nation, held its annual Awards luncheon on Friday June 10.

Awards were given to recognize this year’s most important contrib-utors from the immigrant com-munity to the civic and economic vitality of North Texas. Proceeds from the event benefit the Ameri-can Dream Scholarship for immi-grant or first-generation American high school seniors in North Texas. Emmy award-winning journal-ist Rebecca Aguilar served as the master of ceremonies and kept the crowd of approximately 120 attend-ees entertained.

Now in its fifth year, the Immi-grant Journey Awards program has become a staple event in North Tex-as shining a light on immigrant cit-izens who have made positive con-

Immigrant Journey Awards honor outstanding North Texans

tributions in their respective fields and communities. The program, sponsored by Scheef & Stone LLP, was the brainchild of Ann Massey Badmus, Partner at Scheef & Stone.

“Immigrants make important positive contributions in every fac-et of life, from the business world to the public square,” Badmus said. “We see these annual awards as a way to celebrate all of those contri-butions and advocate immigrants throughout North Texas and be-yond.”

Award candidate nominations include entrepreneurs, advocates, civic leaders and individuals who have made substantial professional achievements in their field. Finalists are awarded in the categories of Im-migrant Entrepreneur, Immigrant Professional Excellence, Immigrant Spirit and Immigrant Advocate. There is typically more than one award winner in each category. Of the many nominations received,

nine winners were recognized, and they represent a broad scope of immigrants living in North Texas communities with roots in countries including Pakistan, Argentina, Iran, India, and Ethiopia.

The 2016 Immigrant Journey Award Winners are as follows:

2016 Immigrant Entrepreneur Award

Beatriz Manetta, Plano, Texas President and CEO, Argent Asso-

ciates, Inc.2016 Immigrant Entrepreneur

Award Ali Samana, Frisco, Texas Co-Founder, 1 Solar Solution,

LLC2016 Immigrant Entrepreneur

Award Ami Doshi, Dallas, Texas Founder of Milaap USA2016 Immigrant Professional Ex-

cellence Award Dr. Anshul Agarwal Arlington,

Texas Founder & Director Redbird

Wellness PLLC2016 Immigrant Professional Ex-

cellence Award Dr. German Gutierrez, Ft Worth,

Texas Director of Orchestras and Pro-

fessor of Orchestral Studies, TCU2016 Immigrant Advocate Award Dr. Michele Bobadilla, Dallas,

Texas Founder of University Cross-

roads, UT Arlington2016 Immigrant Advocate Award Leah Seyoum-Tesfa, Irving, Texas Nurse and Founder of Reaching

East African Children and Families2016 Immigrant Spirit Award Ravi Calyanakoti, Plano, Texas Innovation Coach (AT&T Found-

ry), Nokia2016 Immigrant Spirit Award Sina Sabet Sarvestani, Dallas,

Texas Youth Mentor/Teacher Assistant,

Sam Tasby Middle School.SOURCE Scheef & Stone LLP

DALLAS – Since the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the WaterSense program 10 years ago, Americans have saved $32.6 billion in water and energy bills and 1.5 trillion gallons of wa-ter, which is more than the amount of water needed to supply all of the homes in California for a year. More than 1,700 utilities, local gov-ernments, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, builders, and other organizations have partnered with EPA to produce and promote wa-ter-efficient products, programs, and homes.

“As we mark 10 years of Wa-terSense accomplishments, EPA thanks our WaterSense partners for helping American businesses and

Years of WaterSense saved more than a trillion gallons of water, billions on utility bills

families save water through the use of water-efficient products and prac-tices,” EPA Associate Administrator Joel Beauvais said in his blog post.

WaterSense labeled products, which are independently certified to use at least 20 percent less water and perform as well or better than standard models, have been on the market since 2007 when toilets first earned the label. Since then, the number of labeled models has grown to more than 16,000, includ-ing products found in residential and commercial bathrooms, commercial kitchens, and for outdoor irrigation. In addition to saving water, Wa-terSense labeled products save the energy associated with treating, pumping, and heating water. Since

2006 WaterSense labeled prod-ucts saved the energy equal to the amount used to power 19.4 million homes for a year while preventing 78 million metric tons of associ-ated greenhouse gas emissions. EPA’s WaterSense program also certifies homes with WaterSense labeled fixtures and features. Com-pared to a typical home, a Water-Sense labeled home can save a fam-ily an estimated 50,000 gallons of water a year, which is enough water to wash 2,000 loads of laundry and could curb utility bills up to $600. To date more than 700 homes have earned the WaterSense label. Learn more at www.epa.gov/water-sense .SOURCE Environmental Protection Agency