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Billy Horschel and Peggy Nelson proudly hoist the 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson PGA TOUR tournament cup. Horschel beat Jason day in a sudden death playoff to win the last Byron Nelson hosted in Irving, as next year's event will be held in Dallas. / Photo by John Starkey

By Ariel GrahamStudents and teachers

gained valuable insight into the deaf community during Deaf Awareness Day, held at Lee Britain Elementary School on Friday, May 12.

The all-day event was put on by Lee Britain and the Irving ISD Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD). The RD-SPD operates mainly out of Britain Elementary, but also helps hearing impaired students from Bowie Mid-dle School and Nimitz High School in Irving, as well as other schools in Grand Prairie and Duncanville. Around 45 of the students attending Lee Britain Ele-

By Daisy SilosDecked out classic cars,

trucks, and motorcycles filled the Oak View Baptist Church’s parking lot in Ir-ving early Saturday morn-ing, May 13.

Cars like “El Frog,” paying homage to Texas Christian University, and a zombie apocalypse survival car named “Dallas Zombie Patrol” were just a few of the cars that participated in the Top 30 show benefit-ting the Baptist Benevolent Ministries of Irving. The Benevolent Ministries is a non-profit organization that feeds about 450 families a month.

“It’s designed to help peo-ple get through a difficult time,” Oak View pastor Jim Gerlach said. “All the pro-ceeds from the car show will go towards that. In addition to having fun and opening the church to the commu-

By Daisy SilosThe smells of burgers and

barbecue filled the air of Ci-marron Park on Saturday afternoon, May 19. Food trucks and restaurant ven-dors from all over the city were in attendance for the fourth annual Taste of Ir-ving event.

The celebration featured over 20 different food ven-dors selling a wide variety of food, local merchants sell-ing handmade items, cook-ing demonstrations, live musical performances, and activities for children.

“The purpose of any of our events is to introduce Ir-ving to people who aren’t fa-miliar with everything that it has to offer,” Jasmine Lee, special events coordinator for the City of Irving, said. “With a theme like Taste of Irving, we can support and recognize our local restau-

By Joe SnellA one-hole, sudden death

playoff against one of the world’s best golfers, Jason Day, was needed for Billy Horschel to win the 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament on Sunday, May 21. The suspenseful win marks the tournament’s 35th and final year in Irving

“I’m sad that it’s now leaving, unfortunately,” Horschel said. “I was not a fan of this golf course the first two times I came here. Then I was like, ‘wow, why did I not like this course?’ This course really fits my game from tee to green.”

The PGA TOUR event took place from May 15 – 21 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las Colinas. The tournament began in 1968 when Byron Nelson lent his name to the Byron Nelson Golf Classic and moved to Las Colinas in 1983. That year, Ben Crenshaw won in front of a record crowd of 45,000. This year, 280,000 fans attended throughout the tournament week, with nearly 80,000 fans attend-ing on Sunday’s final round.

Horschel missed the By-ron Nelson cut in his two previous starts and snapped

Byron Nelson finishes final round in Irvinga 30-month winless streak, virtually mirroring Cren-shaw’s 31-month drought when he won the tourna-ment in 1983.

All proceeds from the tournament benefit the Momentous Institute, a nonprofit operated by the Salesmanship Club for over 95 years ago. Last year, the Byron Nelson raised $5.8 million for the organization that serves more than 6,000 kids and family members directly each year through mental health and educa-tional programs. In total, over $155 million has been raised for the institute since the tournament’s inception, more than any other PGA TOUR event.

“We have hundreds of thousands of winners be-cause of this event in rais-ing money for Momentous Institute and we’re thrilled to be a part of that,” AT&T Senior Executive Vice Pres-ident and Chief Global Mar-keting Officer Lori Lee said.

In addition to education and therapeutic services for kids and families, the Mo-mentous Institute provides training and research to ed-ucation and mental health professionals. In 2016,

Children learn about disability through Deaf Awareness Day

the institute trained over 10,000 professionals, with over 80 percent residing in the DFW area. The annual PGA TOUR event is Mo-

mentary School are deaf or hard of hearing, making up the largest group of hear-ing-impaired students in the district.

Jennifer Hunter is the 4th and 5th grade deaf educa-tion teacher at Britain Ele-mentary. She started Deaf Awareness Day last year out of a desire to educate the other students, staff and the community about deaf-ness. Both of Hunter’s par-ents were deaf and she grew up around deaf people her whole life, but said many deaf kids have the opposite experience.

“It is always frustrat-ing [for the kids], because these kids come from hear-

ing families,” Hunter said. “Ninety-six percent of deaf kids are born to hearing families. Those hearing families have no previous experience or exposure to deafness and then they get this deaf kid and they have no idea what to do. The kids struggle a lot. They don’t know a lot of deaf role mod-els, they don’t have a lot of deaf friends, so deaf people grow up very isolated as a result.”

Last year, only a few classes were involved in Deaf Awareness Day. This year, the entire school, kin-dergarten through 5th grade,

Classic wheels provide for mealsnity, we’re also benefitting a really good cause.”

This is the second car show that Oak View has held, and with a total of 57 vehicles registered in the show, they surpassed last year’s numbers.

“It has kind of grown into a wonderful community event where we have car people who are very enthu-siastic about their cars, and we have a lot of people come see them,” Gerlach said. “There hasn’t been a show like this in South Irving that we’re aware of, so it has re-ally been an opportunity to connect with a whole group of folks who are passionate

about their vehicles.”Oak View partnered up

Time Machine Car Shows to put on the event. Event coordinator Michael Thom-as said it took about six months to plan the show.

“I’m ecstatic with the turnout,” Thomas said. “This event brings the com-munity together. Seeing all the different cars brings back memories for me through my childhood, be-cause I grew up with some of these vehicles.”

Thomas was not the only one reminiscing about childhood. Leann Polk

Taste of Irving serves more than food

rants and our local crafts and artist vendors. It’s a way to bring everybody to-gether and the community can come and have fun as well.”

The one day event draws over 5,000 people each year.

“Every year our surveys tell us people want more,” Lee said. “The great thing about this festival is that it’s really affordable; of course parking and admission are free. All of the food is sold for $5 or less, so it makes this an easy event for fam-ilies to come out and enjoy and hopefully find a new fa-vorite restaurant.”

A restaurant that has par-ticipated in Taste of Irving since the beginning is Aspen Creek. Aspen Creek man-aging partner Chad Tuck

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BYRON NELSON RECAPContinued from Page 1

By Joe SnellNostalgia marked this

year’s AT&T Byron Nelson, which will be the last host-ed in Irving, as players and tournament officials fondly remembered the historic golfer’s contributions to the tournament during its time at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas.

“What hurts me most on a personal level is the connec-tion to Byron and working for him for ten years,” Diana Pfaff of the Irving Conven-tions and Visitors Bureau said. “He would sit on 18 and greet every player during ev-ery round as they come off the hole. He would sit there, even in his last year which was 2005. He was an amaz-ing person. His tie was com-pletely to this course.”

In the summer of 2013, it was officially announced that the Byron Nelson tour-nament would be moving to

Byron Nelson tournament move impacts memories, economySouth Dallas, but talks of the tournament moving outside of Irving had been going on for years as outside clubs began pushing to win the event. Sponsors cited player concerns about the course as one reason for leaving Las Colinas.

“We’ve been hearing it for years,” Pfaff said. “We thought it would be Craig Ranch [Golf Club], because they’ve been trying to woo the tournament, but this took us completely by sur-prise.”

In 2013, Dallas City Coun-cil authorized a 40-year lease with the new golf course in a deal that involves the City of Dallas, AT&T, the First Tee of Great Dallas, and South-ern Methodist University, whose school golf program will also use the course. That lease was contingent on the course entering into a 10-year agreement with the By-

ron Nelson.The TPC Four Seasons

Las Colinas had a contract to host the Byron Nelson Championship through 2018, but late last year both sides came to an agreement to end the contract a year early. The move prompted Irving officials to act quick-ly to make this year’s event special.

“We just found out this October that this was going to be the last one here,” Pfaff said. “We thought it would be next year, so we’ve had to really scramble to find fund-ing, to reallocate funds, to be able to do what we wanted to do for a sendoff.”

Some of this year’s funds went to higher-end gifts for staff, media, and players. The most money was spent on Irving Live, a social-me-dia activation area.

In 1997, the Irving Con-ventions and Visitors Bu-

reau, in an attempt to keep the Byron Nelson in Irving, created a host city com-mittee branded as “Irving Welcomes the PGA TOUR.” The initiative was aimed at enhancing the visitor expe-rience around the event and involved staff and player housing, credential pick up, placing dinner reservations, and providing tickets to Stars and Mavericks games to the players.

“We were worried about the field dropping once By-ron died, so we started a vol-unteer group called Irving Welcomes the PGA TOUR,” Pfaff said.

In 2005, ICVB had to dis-band the committee because of the economic downturn, but a lot of the services to the staff and players remained part of their responsibilities.

Trinity Forest Golf Club, the new home course of the

Byron Nelson, is a 400-acre course built on land owned by the city of Dallas just five miles south of downtown. Formerly the site of an old landfill, the course was de-signed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw as a links style layout with no trees and lit-tle water. It is also only about ten miles away from AT&T’s downtown Dallas headquar-ters. Ironically, Crenshaw was the first winner of the Byron Nelson tournament when it moved to Las Coli-nas in 1983.

The city estimates that the tournament leaving will have a $40 million economic impact for the area. The ab-sence of the tournament will also be felt among the play-ers and staff, as this year’s sendoff included a party for volunteers and staff that had worked for 20 or more years with the event and a large

number of party attendees had worked all 35 years at the Irving club.

The Las Colinas course also holds special mean-ing for the players. Jason Day, who finished second at this year’s event, earned his first PGA Tour victory at the 2010 Byron Nelson at the age of 22. Sergio Garcia shot a 62 at only 19 years old in his first round as a pro at the 1999 Byron Nelson. And Dallas-native Jordan Spieth regularly attended the tour-nament with his dad before teeing off as a 16-year-old ju-nior in high school when he was just an amateur in 2010.

“Mr. Nelson saw the great-ness in these guys and gave them exemptions,” Pfaff said. “I know that they’re going to miss it. We’re going out on top as classy as we can possibly go out.”

mentous Institute’s primary fundraiser.

The Salesmanship Club of Dallas, which has hosted the tournament since 1968, is a nonprofit organization ded-icated to transforming kids’ lives. The club began in 1920 and owns and operates the Momentous Institute as well as the AT&T Byron Nelson. AT&T took over as the title sponsor in 2015.

“We were blessed 49 years ago to become good friends with our namesake Byron Nelson,” said Alan Fried-man, president of the Sales-manship Club of Dallas. “He really fell in love with our charity and the work we were doing. We continue to be blessed by the volunteer work in support of Ms. Peggy Nelson. In fact, she finished her 30th year as a volunteer this week.”

Over 11,000 volunteers helped at this year’s final event in Irving. The Four

Season’s hopes to contin-ue Byron Nelson’s legacy by keeping his over 9 foot statue, which sits near the first tee, watching over the course.

“The 9 foot 6 inch statue of Mr. Nelson that is the center point of our golf operation will continue to stand there and remind us every day of the kind and generous spirit that Mr. Nelson had,” said Paul Earnest, Director of Golf for Four Seasons.

The Nelson legacy began in 1945, when he finished his professional golf season with 18 victories, including 11 straight, and established a record for the lowest scor-ing average (68.44), which remained untouched for 55 years. During his career, Nel-son won 52 PGA tour-sanc-tioned tournaments.

“It’s just so astonishing to realize how blessed I have been to have been married to an amazing man for twen-

ty years and to be part of this starting back in 1987,” said Peggy Nelson, the widow of Byron. “It’s been such a won-derful ride. I’ve met so many amazing people and worked with so many people packing lunches and walking scores or doing whatever we need-ed to do to make the tourna-ment as good as it could be.”

Students learn many benefits of school gardenBy Courtney Roush

A group of students gath-ered on the grounds of Uni-versal Academy in Irving on Saturday morning, May 13, planting everything from Gerber daisies and roses to tomatoes and basil. Their efforts were the beginning of a garden they planned, and with support from teachers and Home Depot, the stu-dents’ ideas became a reality.

Seventh and eighth grade teacher Daphne Hood watched as students gen-tly lowered plants into the ground.

“Universal Academy is like a family,” Hood said. “This is like a home, so why not beautify our home?”

The school has dubbed the day, “Beautification Day.” It is an effort Universal Acad-emy Principal Sheraton Duffey hopes will not only provide students with expe-riential learning opportu-nities, but will also provide them the satisfaction that comes from giving to oth-ers. Ultimately, the produce in this garden, ranging from tomatoes, peppers, grapes and variety of herbs, will be shared with organizations that feed local families in need.

“This is such a wonderful project, because it’s not just about building a garden; it’s about also building relation-ships with the community. Our school and our students deserve that,” Duffey said. “One of the things we want-ed to do is to give back to the community.”

The idea for the garden had been in the works for quite a while, Duffey says, but the impetus for kick-ing off the project was born when a staff member at Uni-versal Academy, who also works as an associate at the North Irving Home Depot, mentioned the garden to the store manager. The manager agreed to donate plants and a team of employee volun-teers to support the students.

“Our team has gone above and beyond,” said Gabe Palacios, a Home Depot As-sociate. “I’m really excited. We’ve put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into it, so to finally see it come together

feels really, really good.” Researchers have found

that exposure to nature does everything from reduce stress to increase mental clarity. At Universal Acade-my, teachers are confident that students’ experiences with the planning, plant-ing and observation of the garden will inspire critical thinking and creativity.

“The kids are getting ex-cited to see what the poten-tial is,” third grade teach-er Jasmyne Perkins said. “They’re really enjoying being able to contribute as

Billy Horschel lines up his final putt on 18 in the final round of the 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson. He would tie with Jason Day on the hole and go into a playoff on 18 (above) / Photo by John Starkey

Horschel and kids from the Momentus Institute pose with the tournament cup. The tournament has raised over $155 million for the organization since its inception. (below) / Photo by John Starkey

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Osburn Contractors, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quali-ty (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 52464L010, which would au-thorize construction of a temporary concrete batch plant located at 2430 Valley View Lane, Irving, Dallas County, Texas 75062. This ap-plication is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. Additional information concern-ing this application is contained in the public notice section of this newspaper.

AT&T Byron Nelson an-nounced Wilson Furr, Noah Goodwin, Cole Hammer, and Eugene Hong as the 2017 Byron Nelson Interna-tional Junior Golf Awards winners. The four winners are among the world’s top junior golfers and were pre-sented awards at this year’s AT&T Byron Nelson.

Furr of Jackson, MS is ranked No. 8 by Golfweek and No. 4 in the Junior Golf Scoreboard class of 2017. Furr represented the United States in the 2016 U.S. Ju-nior Ryder Cup and played in the US Amateur. He and his sister founded the non-profit Just Have a Ball in 2008, and to date they have given away 30,000 golf balls and raised over $150,000 for Mississippi Elementary children to encourage them to exercise and stay healthy. Furr has committed to Uni-versity of Alabama.

Goodwin of Corinth, TX was the 2016 Rolex Junior Player of the Year and Rolex Junior All-American First Team. He is No. 1 in Golf-week, AJGA, and Junior Golf Scoreboard, along with being No. 17 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He

Four junior golfers receive Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Awards

was also a member of the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup Team. Through the Amer-ican Junior Golf Associa-tion’s Leadership Links pro-gram, he participated in the “Playing Fore Their Future” program to raise money for Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation. Goodwin has committed to Southern Methodist University.

Hammer of Houston, TX was the 2015 STPGA Am-ateur and Junior Player of the year. In the same year, he was named the PGA Ju-nior Series Player of the Year and participated in the U.S. Open. In 2016, Hammer was named the AJGA Rolex First Team All-American and placed 2nd in the AJGA Junior Players Champion-ship. He now sits as a Player Representative on the AJGA Board of Directors. Hammer has committed to The Uni-versity of Texas at Austin.

Hong of Orlando, FL is the top-ranked player in the AJGA. In 2016, he was a member of the U.S. Ju-nior Ryder Cup, was a first team AJGA Rolex Junior All-American two years in a row, and was a semi-finalist in the U.S. Junior Amateur

Championship. Hong has committed to the University of Florida.

The Byron Nelson Inter-national Junior Golf Awards were created in 2008 to recognize the achievements of junior golfers around the world that excel at a high level of tournament play as well as academics, outstand-ing character and dedication to community service. The awards honor Byron Nel-son’s legacy and his commit-ment to mentoring and sup-porting young golfers.

Recipients will attend the AT&T Byron Nelson, receive a behind-the-scenes look at the tournament, meet PGA TOUR professionals, and enjoy a private awards din-ner with their families.

Past recipients include Jordan Spieth, Justin Thom-as, Cody Gribble, Emiliano Grillo and Austin Connelly.

Award winners have gone on to win other PGA TOUR events as well as major ju-nior events. Several go on to receive scholarships to play for major Division 1 univer-sities and ultimately join the PGA TOUR.

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Long time Byron volunteers share a special sendoff

Irving residents, some who have worked with the Byron Nelson PGA event for over 20 years, take one last photo to remember the popular golf tournament that has called Irving home for 35 years. This year, over 280,000 people attended the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas over the course of the tournament's five days.

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Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 52464L010

Application. Osburn Contractors, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 52464L010, which would authorize con-struction of a temporary concrete batch plant located at 2430 Valley View Lane, Irving, Dallas County, Texas 75062. This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commis-sion’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.84167&lng=-97.02277&zoom=13&type=r. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and partic-ulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on April 5, 2017. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC § 116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules. The application, executive director’s prelim-inary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and the West Irving Library, 4444 West Rochelle Road, Irving, Dallas County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Dr, Fort Worth, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit.

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting. See Contacts section. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the ap-plication. The deadline to submit public comments or meeting requests is 30 days after newspaper notice is published. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application. A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director de-termines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. The applicant or the executive director may request that the application be directly referred to a contested case hearing after technical review of the application. The deadline to submit a request for a contested case hearing is 30 days af-ter newspaper notice is published. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. If no hearing request is received within this 30 day period, no further opportunity for hearing will be provided, and the executive director may approve the application. If a hearing re-quest is received within the 30-day period, then the time period for requesting a contested case hear-ing will be extended to 30 days after the mailing of the executive director’s response to comments.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to re-quest a hearing. To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the follow-ing: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a con-tested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the appli-cation and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The in-terests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the com-ments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The ex-ecutive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list. If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application. See Contacts section.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

Contacts. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Any personal information you submit to the TCEQ will become part of the agency’s record; this includes email addresses. For more information about this application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program toll free at 1 800 687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Osburn Contractors, Inc., 2747 Oakland Avenue, Garland, Texas 75041-3909 or by calling Ms. Ida Rodriguez, Field Coordinator at (972) 205-9086.

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The Irving ISD,2621 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas 75062 is offering surplus materials for sale by online auctions through Lone Star Auctioneers, 4629 Mark IV Parkway, Forth Worth, Texas 76106. Website is http://www.lonestarauctioneers.com. Auction will begin no later than Monday June 5, 2017 ending no later than noon on Monday June 12, 2017. Please see the Lone Star Auctioneers website for exact details and dates. Inspection is by appointment only starting Monday, June 5, 2017 to Monday June 12, 2016 from 8:30am – 10:45am and from 11:45am – 3:00pm at the Pioneer Salvage Building located at 3209 W. Pioneer Dr, Irving TX 75061. Goods are sold as is and no warranties expressed or implied. Categories of goods in lots are likely to include but not limited to: materials, furniture, equipment and miscellaneous items. For appointment contact: dneal@irvingisd.net or (972) 600-5139.

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nors and friends, Irving Cares celebrated a mile-stone birthday on Tuesday afternoon, May 2.

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Irving Cares parties hard on 60th birthday

ple that have helped us,” CEO of Irving Cares Teddie Story said. “We’re trying to raise $60,000 in honor of Irving Cares turning 60. It’s an idea to push us forward into the future. We wanted a bunch of friends who don’t

often come to the agency to come down, take a tour, and see what their money accomplishes when they do-nate to us. We wanted them to see their investment at work.

“Tonight is the thank you reception for Irving Cares donors, volunteers, and staff. We wanted to cele-brate all of the people that have helped us get to this point. It’s a tremendous commitment from the com-munity to support an agen-cy like Irving Cares, and we just wanted to let people know how thankful we are for them helping us.

“When Irving Cares turned 50 we had a big par-ty. It was like an anniver-sary. This year at 60, we’re looking more like a birthday party, so it’s a little bit more festive. Our big birthday party is going to be when we have our Gala, Sept. 22 at the Irving Convention Cen-ter.”

According to Engage-ment Director Kyle Taylor, Irving Cares mission is sole-ly to help those in need.

“Our goal is to make the city of Irving a better place for everybody whether it’s Brighter Tomorrows, Help-ing Hands Crisis Food Min-istry and those other groups we work with to make Irving better. We’re not the only agency. We’re partnering with a number of different agencies to help many peo-ple in Irving,” Taylor said.

Alicia Haswell appreci-ated all the people who at-tended the celebration.

“I came here to support Irving Cares, because I un-derstand the impact they have on the city of Irving,” Haswell said. “I’ve been a donator to Irving Cares, so I definitely appreciate the events they have for the people they serve in the city.”

“I really appreciate the food pantry, because you never know when a family is hungry and doesn’t know where to turn. I think that has a great impact on not only the city of Irving but those families in need as well,” she said. “I know that other cities have done simi-lar things but just being able to provide comfort and food in a family’s belly so they can go on and strive for an-other day is awesome.”

Taylor recommends that anybody in need of assis-tance to come to Irving Cares.

“If someone is in need in the city of Irving, you just come to Irving Cares,” Taylor said. “We will sit down and help you get an-swers to the questions and needs that you need help with whether its rent utili-ties, food, employment, not knowing where to go etc. We will start helping you get the answers to the questions to help you get over your life crisis.”

Keep Irving Beautiful is asking for nominations to be submitted for the 2017 “Mayor and KIB Annual Awards.”

These awards honor local individuals, organizations and businesses that have gone above and beyond in making significant contri-butions towards making Irving a better place to live, work, play or visit. KIB calls them their “environmental stars” and will recognize the winners at a reception on Monday, Aug. 7. Categories include: Youth Leadership, Educator, Faith Group, Civic Organization, Busi-ness and Industry, Media, Lifetime Achievement, Civ-il Servant, Green Govern-

Keep Irving Beautiful seeks annual awards nominations

ment, and KIB Hometown. Detailed descriptions of

each award, a list of previ-ous year’s winners, and the current nomination form can be found by going to www.keepirvingbeautiful.org. Nominations can be submitted online, or can be downloaded, printed, and mailed to the KIB office at:

Keep Irving Beautiful, 3000 Rock Island Road, Ir-ving, TX 75060.

For more information, please contact KIB at 972-721-2175, or email info@rockthegreen.org.

Nominations must be re-ceived by Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

SOURCE Keep Irving Beautiful

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James A. Spriggs of Col leyv i l l e , Texas , passed away Monday, May 22, 2017. Funeral: 12:30pm on Friday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home with a reception following at 1:30pm. Visitation: 10:00am to 12:30pm on Friday at the funeral home. He is predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Louise Lovelace and Geraldine Whatley and three brothers. Charles Spriggs, Dale Spriggs and Bill Spriggs. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Carolyn Spriggs; two children, Larry Spriggs a resident of Denton State Supported Living Center (DSSLC) in Denton, Texas; and

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participated in the program. While kindergärtners and 1st graders played various games and activities, 2nd through 5th grade students met with over 30 different presenters who covered a variety of deaf-related top-ics, from teaching kids sign language to sharing what it is like growing up deaf.

In the afternoon, kids were treated to a magic show from Magic Morgan and a visit from Miss San Antonio 2017, Emma Faye Rudkin, both of whom are deaf.

Sherry Clifton, supervisor for the RDSPD, said many students have been looking forward to this event, and the response from the kids has been amazing.

“All of the kids through-out the whole school are so excited to be able to spend this day going to different presenters,” Clifton said. “After last year, when they got a little feel of it, the kids started using some of the signs they were taught throughout the school. I think they’re really going to embrace it and have a much bigger appreciation for our deaf and hard of hearing students.”

Hunter also said the re-sponse from the program has been huge, and it bene-fits not just the students, but the teachers as well.

“It’s been cool because a lot of the teachers come up to me and say, ‘I didn’t know deaf people could do what I do. I didn’t know

that deaf people live a pretty normal life. They’re not re-ally that dependent. They’re pretty independent people. They do this, that and the other,’” Hunter said. “It was really cool that even the staff was responding.

“The kids learned sign language that day, so they got to actually start signing

to the deaf kids. It’s been really cool to see how the campus has changed to re-spond to this deaf commu-nity that has been here since the 70s.”

Stacey Huber, a deaf ed-ucation teacher for Irving ISD, said events like this are invaluable to the hear-ing impaired students and

helps them realize that they are not alone.

“I had one of the volun-teers tell me this morning that she wears a cochle-ar implant,” Huber said. “When one of the younger kids who also had a cochle-ar implant saw that she had one, [the kid] was amazed, because they’re like, ‘An adult has this?’

“Their whole realm is just pretty much elementary, so they see their friends who have them, but they really don’t see adults that do. She made a connection to that student that said, ‘Wow, there are adults [who are deaf], and I’m not alone in this.’

“With my kids, some of them, the only person that they talk to that day is me, because I’m the only person who knows sign language in their life. They go home and mom and dad can’t talk to them, because they don’t know sign language. Other parents and adults on this campus don’t, so I’m it. It’s just huge for them to know they’re not alone and there are other people out there.”

Irving firefighters awarded with Life Saving Awards

The Maryland State Troopers Association re-cently awarded four Irving Firefighters with Life Sav-ing Awards for their actions in the spring of 2016.

While at the Baltimore International Airport wait-ing on a flight home, retired Captain Roger Hogle, FEO Bobby Johnson, FEO Justin

Pritchett, and FEO Gregg Beverly responded to the aid of a downed citizen who was in cardiac arrest. CPR was initiated by the IFD members and mul-tiple shocks were admin-istered to the man with a nearby AED. The man regained a pulse, began breathing, and became ful-

ly conscious and alert prior to Baltimore EMS arrival. The man was transport-ed to a local hospital and made a full recovery with no neurological deficits. The IFD is extremely proud of these firefighters for their quick actions. SOURCE Irving Fire Department

From left to right, Retired Capt. Roger Hogle, FEO Justin Pritchett and FEO Bobby Johnson are recognized in Maryland for saving a man's life (FEO Gregg Beverly was also recognized but unable to attend). / Photo contributed

For the third consecu-tive year, English Language Learner (ELL) students from Nimitz High School debated their way to the top of the annual Independent English District-Wide Debate. ELL students who have been in the country 12 months or less and are still learning the English language debated what they feel is the greatest challenge graduating immi-grants face today.

In the first round, teams from Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools pre-sented their problem with two examples. The Irving team argued the challenges surrounding a lack of edu-cation, while MacArthur’s team spoke to challenges due to a lack of support, and the team from Nimitz presented the challenge of adapting to a new culture. Afterwards, students pitched data with explanations, followed by a presentation of their solu-tions. In the final rounds, speakers gave their rebuttals and closing arguments.

The teams presented be-fore a panel of judges, includ-

Scholars compete in annual Independent English Debate

ing special guest judge Sonia Sala from Univision. Teams were judged on the messag-es and supporting evidence presented, as well as their personal impression and language skills. MacArthur’s team placed second, and the Irving team came in third.

The Nimitz High School team is comprised of Mauri-cio Garcia Reyes, Leonardo Navas Varela, Maria Gutier-rez Castañuela, Moncy Cha-varria, Juan Burgos and Car-los Rodriguez de la Cruz.

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Students from Nimitz High School take first place at the 4th annual Independent English District-Wide Debate on May 17. They are from left to right: Mauricio Garcia Reyes, Leonardo Navas Varela, Maria Gutierrez Castañuela, Moncy Chavarria, Juan Burgos and Carlos Rodriguez de la Cruz. / Photo contributed

A child is surprised to learn what it is like growing up deaf, as 1st through 5th grade students learned about deaf-related topics as part of Deaf Awareness Day. / Photo by Ariel Graham

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A man shows off his car at the Oak View Baptist Car Show, an event that featured the top 30 award winners to benefit the church's Benevolent Ministries of Irving. / Photo by Daisy Silos

CAR SHOWContinued from Page 1

drove from East Dallas to see all the cars. Polk used to attend car shows with her father all the time when she was younger.

“I’ve been to a lot of car shows,” Polk said. “I don’t go to as many now, but when you get a day like this to see some things that people put their heart and time into, it’s kind of nice.”

Her favorite car of the show was a bright orange Dodge Plymouth owned by Ron Carrol.

“It’s probably one of the most expensive cars out here and it’s signed by Richard Petty, the king of NASCAR, so there’s a lot of re-spect there,” Polk said.

Carrol’s Dodge Plymouth is one of the top 30 winners of the show, landing in the top 20. He has been doing car shows for the past eight years.

Carrol combined his 1970 Dodge Charger with a wing off a ‘69 Dodge Daytona, and a nose that was reproduced as a clone of a ‘69 Daytona.

“I like to talk about my car,” Carrol said. “I don’t tell anybody it’s real, because I’m not trying to deceive anybody. I just tell them what the car is because I like my car.”

Under the hood, written on the radiator cover, were three signa-

tures. The cover was signed by Richard Petty and his son Kyle Petty, who are both former NA-SCAR drivers. The other signature was from Herb McCandless, a drag racer from the late 60s who ran a Dodge similar to Carrol’s.

“I met Herb on a power tour in 2013,” Carrol said. “He was a lot of fun to talk with.”

Carrol has been the proud own-er of his Dodge for a little over five years. His favorite thing about owning the car is the stares he gets when he drives it.

“People look at it and stare,” Carrol said. “People do a double take every time they see it.”

Carrol goes to car shows nearly every weekend. He had a choice of four other different shows the same weekend as the Oak View show.

“I just like doing car shows,” he said. “I liked this one the best, be-cause I know the people here and it was for a great cause.”

The show raised $280 for the crisis ministry.

“We’re hoping to donate more next year and continue the show,” Thomas said. “We had a great turnout, raised money, and it was an overall great event for the com-munity.”

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Irving ISD held its annual District Geography Bee on May 17 in the MacArthur High School auditorium. Sixteen out of twenty elementary campuses fielded teams in this year’s competition. A team of scholars from Townsell Elementary School won the 2017 District Geography Bee. They are Ayusha Baral, Prani-sha Shahi, Olivia McKee, Caiden Deniston, Gabriel Esqueda, and Anthony Soto. The team is coached by Jaime Parker and Tenisha Willis. Good Elementary placed second, followed by Brandenburg Elementary at third.

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Townsell students win District Geography Bee

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Long daylight hours and better driving conditions may lull drivers into a false sense of safety during sum-mer months, according to a new survey conducted by Michelin. Two in three (67%) drivers report feeling safer driving during the summertime, citing better road conditions (83%) and nicer weath-er (81%) as reasons.

Despite drivers’ self-confidence, Memorial Day commences the most dangerous season of the year on the road with more auto acci-dents occurring during summer months than any other time of year,1 according to NHTSA. More than 34.6 million Americans will hit the road this Memorial Day

Summer drivers have false sense of safetyweekend, the traditional launch of the U.S. summer vacation season.

Three-quarters of drivers (74%) falsely believe that summer has fewer accidents than other times of the year. Similarly, drivers are three times less likely to be vig-ilant, (e.g., alert and focused on immediate surroundings) while driving during summer months than during winter.

Drivers report other differences in seasonal driving behaviors that suggest reduced vigilance during summer months:

Eight in 10 drivers (81%) said they were less likely to drive cau-tiously (e.g., taking extra care with stopping, turning and attention to speed) in the summertime.

Nearly three-quarters (72%) said they were less likely to pay close attention to other drivers on the road in the summer compared to winter months.

Drivers are nearly three times less likely to check the condition of their tires in the summer.

“Drivers tend to think about their tires in the winter, when slip-pery, icy roads require maximum traction. But heat is the enemy of tires,” said Sarah Robinson, driving safety expert at Michelin. “Some of the most severe tire-re-lated episodes are due to under-in-flated tires in summer months.”

Michelin encourages all driv-ers to remain vigilant and safe on summer road trips with these summer driving tips:

Give your car a checkup: Ahead of summer travel season, conduct a safety check of your vehicle to make sure it is in prime condition. Check oil and fluid levels, wind-

shield wipers, headlights and bat-tery ahead of your trip.

Check your tires: Check to en-sure your tires have sufficient tread with a simple penny test, and check your tire pressure us-ing the manufacturer’s setting found on the driver’s door jamb. Underinflated tires offer less trac-tion, can reduce fuel efficiency, wear out prematurely and, most importantly, suffer unnoticed and irreparable damage that compro-mises their performance and safe-ty. Don’t forget to check the air in your spare, too.

Practice safe following dis-tance: Always be aware of the cars immediately surrounding you, es-pecially those in front. Give your-self enough room to brake or ma-neuver in an unexpected situation.

Focus fully on the road ahead: While on the road, focus fully on driving. Any activities that could divert your attention should be

avoided while at the wheel. This includes things like using your phone, snacking, or reaching into the backseat to attend to a child or pet.

Carry an emergency kit: Carry an appropriate emergency kit in your car that includes items such as jumper cables, flashlight with extra batteries, reflective triangles, first aid kit, water and non-perish-able food items. Program your cell phone in advance with emergency numbers, including that of your roadside assistance provider.

Take breaks during long trips: Pull over and take breaks every couple of hours, even if you don’t feel sleepy. Stretching your legs and taking a quick moment to “reset” can help avoid zoning out behind the wheel and keep pas-sengers from getting cabin fever.

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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 information 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 469-621-7878

Circle I - Square & Round Dance Club1st & 3rd Saturdays at 8pm

Senter Park East 228 ChamberlainEvening Lions Club

1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pmCommunity Bible Church

2301 Texas DriveGreater Irving RepublicansMeets the first Tues. each month@ Spring Creek BBQ at 7 p.m.Hallelujah Pool Players

Every Wed. @ NoonHeritage Senior Center

200 S Jefferson St., Irving, TX 75060 Irving Amateur Radio Club

Fourth Thursday of the month 7:30 to 9 PM

Senter East Bldg, 228 Chamberlainwww.irvingarc.org

Irving AMBUCSThursdays @ 11:30 a.m.

at Spring Creek BBQ Irving Garden & Arts

2nd Thursday, 10amIrving 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 75017

irving1218@verizon.net / 972-253-5600Irving Noonday Lions

PH 972-409-9940Every Wed. @ Noon

Golden Corral, 1701 N. Belt Line Rd. Irving Republican

Women’s Club 2nd Monday each month @ 6:30 pm

IHOP on Highway 635Irving 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

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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 beloved American author of Western stories Louis L’Amour who made the following sage obser-vation: “A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.”

* You might be aware of the fact that penguins mate for life, but did you know that before they mate, there’s a proposal? It’s true -- a penguin will spend a significant amount of time searching for the perfect pebble to offer to its prospective mate.

* Swedish chemist, inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel is best known for inventing dynamite -- and for using his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes after he was condemned as a “merchant of death” for profit-ing from the sale of arms. You might be surprised to learn, though, that he also had a literary bent, writing poetry, novels and plays.

* If you’re like the average American, you spend about 17 minutes a day exercising -- and 10 hours a day looking at a screen.

* On Christmas Day in 1075, while he was in the middle of celebrating mass at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Pope Gregory VII was kidnapped by a Roman nobleman.

* Those who study such things say that the light produced by a single bolt of lightning is equivalent to that produced by 100 million flashbulbs. And the fact that flashbulbs are being used as a comparison may indi-cate some unrelated data about the age of the researchers.***Thought for the Day: “The tragedy in the lives of most of us is that we go through life walking down a high-walled lane with people of our own kind, the same economic situation, the same national background and education and religious outlook. And beyond those walls, all humanity lies, unknown and unseen, and untouched by our restricted and impov-erished lives.” -- Florence Luscomb

1. HISTORY: What charge did Spiro Agnew plead no contest to after he resigned as U.S. vice president in 1973?2. BUSINESS: What company

manufactured the Walkman portable audio cassette/tape players?3. U.S. POLITICS: Who was Gerald Ford’s running mate in 1976?4. MEASUREMENTS: How many seconds are in a year?5. LANGUAGE: What is a tonsure?6. GEOGRAPHY: What group of islands does Tahiti belong to?7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What does the Hornbostel-Sachs system do?8. ENTERTAINERS: What actress/TV host was born with the name Caryn Johnson?9. EXPLORERS: Who was the first person to fly solo between Hawaii and the continental United States?10. ANATOMY: What is a common name for the patella?

Answers1. Income-tax evasion2. Sony3. Bob Dole4. 31 million5. A shaved head6. Society Islands7. It classifies musical instruments.8. Whoopi Goldberg9. Amelia Earhart10. Kneecap

ANSWER KEY

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PennyHi. My name is Penny, and I'm about 2 1/2 years old. My last family brought me in because I was playing too rough with their dog. Are you up for a sweet, ready to romp challenge? You see, I'm deaf. I'm not letting that hold me back though because I'm a happy-go-lucky curious girl. I would do well in a home without another dog. A yard to play in would also be a plus for me. I do love everyone, but have not yet learned the art of playing gently. Therefore, a home without small children, or pets, would be better for me.

ZoeyHi, my name is Zoey and I am a very calm, proper lady. I'm about 8 years old, so I have a few years on me, but I have a lot of years left to give. I especially love to sit on human laps for petting, brushing, or just enjoying quiet time. I sometimes talk just to make conversation, but you can really get me revved up with some scratching around my tail! I'm also a bit selfish. I want a human all to myself so that I can spend as much time as possible with them enjoying the love.

they watch it grow. They’re excited because they know that next year, this will be a big part of their learn-ing.

“As a writing teacher, it’s nice to find some inspiration. The stu-dents are able to come outside and you can get them to do their descriptive writing, smelling the flowers, talking about the colors and the sizes and shapes. It’s nice to get out of the classroom and get dirty for the sake of learning.”

Universal Academy is a char-ter school of more than 2,000 students from nine cultures, backgrounds and nationalities in grades kindergarten through 12. The Beautification Day project supports what the school refers to as reciprocal teaching strategies, or RTS.

“We’re really big on [RTS] here at Universal Academy,” Duffey said. RTS comprises a series of steps including predictions, ques-tioning, clarification and sum-marization. As students move from the planning stages of their sustainable garden through the planting and growth phase, “they can write about it and talk about the process as a whole. We’re real-ly big on building critical thinking skills.”

“As a reading teacher,” Hood said, “what I plan to do is to bring them out and let them identify flowers and different plants and herbs. I’m going to let them re-search them, read about them and actually be able to put hands on them to make their reading come to life.”

A group of enthusiastic fifth graders shared their thoughts about the experience.

“I like being out here planting because I really like nature and all of the color that the plants have,” student Francisco Henriquez said. “I’m learning that there are so many different types of flowers that can make you happy.”

“This garden is really showing us teamwork -- how to work to-gether,” student Natalia Careaga said. “There are so many things you can learn from these plants.”

“It’s an opportunity to learn photosynthesis and the water cy-cle,” student Lorena Melo said.

“I’m happy to be here to help

people plant and have fun,” stu-dent Fatima Errasti said. “I can help people in my community, and it’s fun to learn about nature.”

“We’re going to be out here as much as we possibly can,” third grade teacher Anessa Baker said. “I garden at home. We have a veg-etable garden and an herb garden, and I’ve always talked about it to my students. They’re interested in our lives, too; they want to be bonded with us. I’ve shown them pictures, but this is going to be so much nicer.

“We can come out here, and we can use those RTS strategies. We can pick a leaf off an herb, and we can ask, ‘What do you think this is? What does it smell like? What could we make with this?’ We can talk about the growth process in science and we can write about it. There’s so much we can do out here.”

GARDENContinued from Page 2

By Emily JonesBAPS Charities held its 17th an-

nual Walk Green walkathon out-side of Ranchview High School on Saturday morning, May 13.

The walk’s primary beneficiary is The Nature Conservancy (TNC) which is focused on planting 1 bil-lion trees by the year 2025.

“Each of us, tree by tree, acre by acre, footstep by footstep, can make a difference,” Dallas Urban Conservation associate Kathy Jack said.

The event began with recogni-tion of special guests, including former Irving mayor, Herbert Gears.

“I have personally experienced the works of BAPS Charities orga-nizations,” Gears said. “Traveling

Walk benefits charities, helps plant treesto India, visiting the clinics, the hospitals, the hostiles, and seeing all the people they serve.”

Friends of the Irving Library and The Family Advocacy Center are also BAPS beneficiaries. Mar-ilyn Williams accepted a $1,000 check on behalf of the Irving Pub-lic Library.

“We truly feel honored to be val-ued by you to the point of receiving this great award,” Williams said. “I’m so proud of what our library does to involve the entire commu-nity.”

Police Chief Jeff Spivey rep-resented the Family Advocacy Center (TFAC), which received a $1,500 check.

“Our success as a police de-

partment begins with the support of our community,” Spivey said. “We can’t do the things that we do without people such as yourselves being willing to walk, being willing to stand up and being willing to donate.”

The walk began with the release of dozens of green and white bal-loons as people of all ages joined in the event.

“I always come because it’s al-ways a lot of fun,” Janvi Patel said. “It’s a great way to support other causes.”

Kathy Jack knows that BAPS prioritizes the involvement of the community, especially in their tree planting initiatives.

“In this event in particular, you see the children of all generations are here to walk, because they want to contribute locally and globally,” Jack said. “We wouldn’t be able to plant a million trees without people coming out to sup-port us.”

A quarter of tree canopy in the United States is located in urban

Middle school track city champions

Irving ISD middle school track teams wrapped up a successful sea-son at the City Track Meet held May 4 at the Joy and Ralph Ellis Stadium. This year’s City Track Champion teams are as follows:

7th grade girls – Travis Middle School

7th grade boys – Bowie Middle School

8th grade girls – Travis Middle School

8th grade boys – Austin Middle School.

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The Travis Middle School girls track teams won the City Championship for both the seventh and eighth grade levels. / Photo contributed

The Austin Middle School eighth grade boys track team capped a stellar season with the City Championship. / Photo contributed

Hundreds walk outside of Ranchview High School in support of The Nature Conservancy, a group focused on planting 1 billion trees by 2025. / Photo contributed

Children plant flowers in a new sustainable garden at Universal Academy. The garden was put together with support from teachers and Home Depot associates. / Photo by Courtney Roush

settings. These trees reduce urban heat islands as well as clean our air and water. Jack encourages resi-dents to take steps locally to better our environment.

“Last year, we planted 72,000

trees as a result of these walks, and this year 100,000 trees,” Jack said. “By choosing to come out and par-ticipate in their community with their families, they’re really mak-ing a difference in the world.”

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UNITY 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 Sundays

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 METHODIST

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church of Christ, Scien-tist

2250 W Pioneer Dr., Irving, 75061972-253-7202

www.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)

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decided to participate in Taste of Irving when he took over the restaurant four years ago.

“I’ve done festivals like this be-fore,” Tuck said. “It’s a good way to get some exposure. It’s been an awesome thing to be a part of, being able to get out there in the community, letting people know who we are and what we’re about.”

Aside from having food and merchant vendors, the festival also brought in performers for their main and second stages.

The main stage had musical performances from three different bands, The Obscure Dignitaries,

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Students in the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Preschool Young-sters) program celebrated com-pleting curriculum aimed to pre-pare them for school.

A graduation ceremony was held for the three-, four- and five-year-old students on May 13 at Irving High School, where they received a diploma, backpack and tassel in the color that represents their future high school. The cer-emony included words of encour-agement from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jose Parra and recog-nitions of HIPPY volunteers, fa-thers and parents of the year.

The National Council of Jewish Women was also present to rec-ognize MacArthur senior David Cardenas as one of two scholar-ship recipients designated for for-mer HIPPY students.

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Bollywood Productions and Hava-na NRG. The theme for the main stage was cultural music.

The second stage, or the culi-nary stage, featured chef instruc-tors and culinary students from the Art Institute of Dallas, provid-ing live demonstrations of various menu items from the student-run restaurant, the Chef’s Gallery.

“After every demonstration they hand out free samples to the first 50 people so people can actual-ly get some free food at Taste of Irving in addition to the low cost food from the vendors,” Lee said.

LeAnn Thompson attended

Taste of Irving specifically for the culinary demonstrations.

“I immediately came to the demonstration,” Thompson said. “With me being a chef, I’m inter-ested in the culinary end of it.”

Culinary demonstrator Mark Scharninghausen, a current stu-dent at the Art Institute, demon-strated how to cook couscous with minced herbs and sautéed shrimp with pesto.

“It’s a really simple dish, it’s tasty, it’s really easy, and you can make it in less than 30 minutes at home,” Scharninghausen said.

This was Scharninghausen’s second time at the Taste of Irving doing live demonstrations and he hopes people realize that cooking is not something to be intimidated by.

“I hope they pick up a little bit more knowledge about cooking and seeing that it isn’t as scary as everybody thinks it is,” Scharning-hausen said. “Some of the dishes they see look really, really fancy, but they’re actually fairly simple to make. It’s all about presentation.”

Taste of Irving has become an annual tradition for Irving res-idents, and with the amount of success it’s garnered it will only continue to grow.

“The event has been a success all four years,” Lee said. “We’ve been really fortunate. We’ve always had a great crowd, it’s really enjoyed, and Irving comes out in full force.”

The National Council of Jewish Women recognizes MacArthur senior David Cardenas as a HIPPY scholarship recipient. David is pictured with (from left) his mother and former HIPPY instructor Claudia Jinenz and Syl Benenson and Carol Tobias of the National Council of Jewish Women. / Photo contributed

Young students in Irving ISD’s HIPPY program celebrate completing home-based curriculum at a graduation ceremony where they received diplomas, backpacks and tassels in the color that represents their future high school cluster. / Photo contributed

Cooks prepare fresh hamburgers as part of the annual Taste of Irving event. / Photo by Daisy Silos

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