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By Alice Canham

Partnership was the theme of the day as dignitaries and outdoor enthu-siasts celebrated the Oct. 5 dedication of Phase II of the Sam Houston Trails.

The northern terminus to the Campión Trails, this 142 acre green space adds just over a mile to the trail system, linking to properties in Valley Ranch via a second levee crossing in Irving Flood Control District III.

Gene Moulden serves as the city’s senior landscape architect for capital improvement programs, and was project manager/designer for this new portion of the trail.

“The master plan goal is to develop 22 miles of trail,” he said. “This will make a total of 6.5 miles in the Las Colinas/Valley Ranch area. We have another four miles down in

Texas A&M president speaks to studentsBy Jess Paniszczyn

Graduate and current President of Texas A&M, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, spoke with roughly 75 Singley Academy students on Sep. 30. The Irving ISD school was one of two North Texas schools Loftin chose to visit.

“When I was a junior or senior in high school, I was worrying about where I would go to college,” Lofit said. “My problem was that I was the first in my family to go to college. So I had no parents, no siblings, and nobody to talk to in my family who knew about college life and college experiences.

“I applied to three universities when I was a senior: Rice University in Houston, that school in Austin, and Texas A&M. Within a short time, I received a letter from each of those schools saying I was accepted. I had done very well on my test scores, and I was also a National Merit Finalist. Because of that, each of those schools offered me a tuition scholarship.

By Jess Paniszczyn

The 11th annual Black Collar Affair benefiting the residents of the DFW Humane Society was a barking success. Held on Oct. 1, the event boasted a sold out crowd for the first time in its history.

“With all due respect to the felines and the feline lovers, I’m just a big old dog guy,” Master of Ceremonies Brad Sham told the crowd. “I always have been, and I have a real soft spot for these magnificent creatures that we have seen and met.

“The DFW Humane Society has the good fortune to partner with the City of Irving’s Animal Services Department in a beautiful new facility that

has expanded the capacity of both organizations. The Humane Society adopts pets from Animal Services when their holding time expires and keeps them until they are adopted. This opens up space for the City to accept more animals. So when people arrive to adopt a pet, they are able to choose from a wide variety of available animals. Because of all that, adoptions have increased significantly for both organizations.

“There are currently over 50 volunteers who donate their time, talent and treasure to this great cause. Without them, the Human Society cannot

By Jess Paniszczyn

Mixed in with all the fun, excite-ment and tradition of the Irving High School Homecoming, former Tiger Band members held a reunion. A few band members even wore their old uniforms. With instruments in tow, the reunited musicians played songs from their past during the Homecom-ing game.

“I played trumpet in the Tiger

Band, and I graduated in 1966,” said Mike Sackett. “I knew some of the guys I had played with were going to be here, so I wanted to come. I thought it would be a fun gig.

“Once you’re a band member, you are always a band member. There are no former band members. It’s kind of like the Marines.

“I’m here tonight with my high school sweetheart, Lila Gassiot. We

dated in junior and senior year, and we separated in college. We re-met three years ago. So this is our first Irving homecoming together in 45 years. We will be married on June 2 of next year.”

Lee South served as the Irving High School’s Band Director from 1970-1979 and again from 1987-1994.

“I think the band reunion is great.

ICTN celebrates 30 yearsBy Alice Canham

Happy anniversary, ICTN! In recognition of three de-cades of programming excellence, Mayor Beth Van Duyne has proclaimed that Oct. 12 will be observed as “Irving Com-munity Television Network Day”.

ICTN is viewed both as a pioneer in the community-focused cable television industry and a repository of Irving’s memories.

Scott Snyder has been with the station since 1983, serv-ing in a variety of roles. Most viewers know him from sports coverage over the years: high school football’s ‘Game of the Week’, certainly, but also youth athletic leagues, bowling, boxing and other sports. He is also responsible for ‘iRead’ and ‘Irving First Response’. ICTN’s focus on the community drew him to the station.

“We had a lot of things going on that others didn’t have,” he said. “I could see that their mission was public program-

Black Collar evening raises funds for homeless pets

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Musicians hold Homecoming reunion

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Sam Houston Trails’ Phase II opened

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Angel Fund recipient, Milo, gives Brad Sham a big kiss for serving as the Black Collar Affair’s Master of Ceremonies. Milo introduced Brad to one of his favorite humans, Rebekah Williams.


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Provided by Elizabeth SmithThe University of North Texas

Opera and SMU Opera are partner-ing with the Dallas Opera to produce a one-act opera, Doctor Miracle, by George Bizet. Four students from each university have been hired to perform in the comic, family-friendly opera that will be performed in 32 schools reaching about 5,000 stu-dents in the North Texas area and public performances at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas and the Dallas Children’s Theater.

The four UNT Opera singers in the performance are: Jennifer Youngs (soprano) from Overland Park, KS; Avis Stroud (mezzo-sopra-no) from Arlington, TX; Jonathan Yarrington (tenor) from Idaho Falls, ID; and Christian Bester (baritone) from Pretoria, South Africa.

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October 14 at 7 p.m.Ms. Mature IrvingSeven local ladies will compete

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The Salvation Army Irving host-ed a ribbon cutting for its new library on Sep. 29. Funded by The Salvation Army’s Ladies Auxiliary, the lend-ing library is designed to serve not only as a resource for children and families involved in Salvation Army programs, but also for people living in the surrounding community and Paul Keyes Elementary School students.

“The Salvation Army wants to provide tools for children, so they can become contributing members of society,” said Captain Michele Matthews. “A lot of the children in this area and who we serve come from families that are first generation in the States or come from poverty. They don’t always have the same opportunities that other children have. Study after study has shown that reading and education is a way

to lift children up and provide them with opportunities that others have.

“I hope that through this library children discover a love of reading and discovering new things. From the children who come here, we may have new mathematicians, scientists and engineers. Some of these chil-dren will have careers that they have never even dreamed of, but because they have seen it and read it in a book, their world becomes bigger.”

To create the library, a small room in The Salvation Army’s Irving facility was transformed with book-shelves, pint sized furniture and a mural depicting sunflowers and a rainbow painted by artist and Irving Rambler writer, Brynne Sissom.

Major Mark Craddock, co-man-ager of the Irving facility, has big plans for the little library.

“I am really excited about this

particular library,” Craddock said. “This will allow The Salvation Army to partner with families and the schools in our neighborhood to provide kids and families the oppor-tunity to increase their literacy skills. Education is a ladder out of ignorance and poverty. To give these kids the opportunity to expand their horizons, thoughts and dreams, and project a future for them, will pay great divi-dends for them and our community.

“Our overall hope is to provide kids the opportunity to increase their literacy skills. The world and the children’s opportunity in it are much bigger and broader than they currently see.

“The next phase will be creating a computer lab, so they will have ac-cess to the Internet,” he said.

The Salvation Army Irving is located at 250 E Grauwyler Rd.

UNT students to perform with Dallas Opera$5 for the Winspear Opera House performance. For more information, visit www.dallasopera.org/family.

“This collaboration with The Dallas Opera is a very important op-portunity to perform professionally in a variety of venues and to make connections to spur their future ca-reers,” said Paula Homer, director of the UNT Opera.

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Aggravated Assault: 9/28/11 at 1:30 a.m.

The complainant in the 1800 block of Bolden Rd. said he was in bed asleep and was awakened by the house alarm. He rose up from bed and saw a dark figure standing in the doorway. He reached under his pillow, grabbed his handgun and fired, hitting the sus-pect in the stomach. When he turned the lights on, he realized it a friend he works with. The victim was con-scious when IFD and police arrived and confirmed the story before being transported to Parkland Hospital.

Hit & Run Accident Class A: 10/2/11 at 10:56 a.m.

Witnesses said two vehicles were involved in an accident at Grauwyler and Rose St. While attempting to flee, one of the vehicles left the roadway and struck a seven year old female and her grandmother who was escort-ing her. The two victims were in the parking lot of a hair salon in the 700 block of West Grauwyler. The child was taken to Children’s Hospital and the grandmother to Parkland, both critical. The suspect(s) have not been located. Accident Investigators were called to continue the investigation

Aggravated Robbery: 10/5/11 at 1:15 p.m.

The resident was about to leave the house and heard the doorbell in the 1000 block of Joslin St. She opened the door and was surprised by the suspect pointing a gun at her. The male suspect removed the victim’s purse from her shoulder and dumped the contents on the floor. He then grabbed the cash from the floor and fled on foot.

Aggravated Robbery: 10/5/11 at 10:32 p.m.

Victims were standing outside of the apartment complex in the 100 block of Lake Carolyn Park (Delante Apartments) when approached by the two suspects. One suspect was carry-

ing what appeared to be a shotgun or a rifle and demanded the victims’ property. The suspects took a purse, wallet, and cell phone before fleeing the location in a white four door car. The victims were not injured during this incident.

Aggravated Robbery: 10/6/11 at 12:30 a.m.

The victims are roommates and stated that the suspect used to live in their apartment complex in the 2200 block of William Brewster Dr. (Pebble Brook Apartments). The suspect was brought back to the apartment by one of the victims to purchase a laptop. The victim said that he ran across the sus-pect while walking down the service road of Airport Freeway. Once inside the apartment the suspect displayed a handgun and had one of the victims tie up the other roommate/victim with the cord from a vacuum cleaner. The suspect took $60 in cash and a gold coin valued at $100. The suspect fled the location after removing the batter-ies from the victims’ cell phones. The victims do not know where the suspect is living at this time. The victims were not injured during the robbery. Offi-cers checked the area and were unable to locate the suspect.

The following information was published in the Irving Police Department’s Jail Log. Individuals listed in this section have been arrested on a felony charge and reflect only a fraction of people each week who find themselves the guests of the Irving Police Department. All individuals appearing here are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. For more information, visit the City of Irving website, www.cityofIrving.org.

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Heavy traffic ahead for Texas-OU game dayProvided by Cynthia Northrop White

As thousands of football fans converge on North Texas this weekend for the Red River Rivalry game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners, transportation officials urge motorists to use caution navigating heavy traffic and active construction zones.

Motorists can ease the trip by doing the following: Expect delays. Leave early to allow for delays.

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ALEXANDER, TARIKAGE: 19SEX: MARREST LOCATION: LAMAR COUNTY JAILCharge 1: CREDIT CARD OR DEBITBail Amount: $7,500Charge 2: CREDIT CARD OR DEBITBail Amount: $7,500Charge 3: DWLIFine Amount: $525Charge 4: FMFRFine Amount: $464Charge 5: NO VALID MVIFine Amount: $260Charge 6: FMFRFine Amount: $464Charge 7: DWLIFine Amount: $300

AYALA, OMARAGE: 27SEX: MARREST LOCATION: W 183 FW WB/COUNTY LINE RDCharge 1: DWI 3RD (BLOOD)Bail Amount: $100,000Charge 2: IMMIGRATION-ICE HOLD

BALDERAS,EUSEBIOAGE: 24SEX: MARREST LOCATION: MIMESSA/E PIONEERCharge 1: DSO-ASLT FV IMPE BRTCharge 2: DSO-FAIL IDBail Amount: $2,000

BERRY, GREGORYAGE: 21SEX: MARREST LOCATION: MAC/RED RIVERCharge 1: FT BEND SO FRAUD/USEBail Amount: $7,500

BOWEN, JAMESAGE: 34SEX: MARREST LOCATION: W 183 SSR FW EBCharge 1: POSS CS PG 1 U 1GCharge 2: TDCJ PAROLE VIOLATION

CAMPOS, MARVIN ALEXANDERAGE: 24SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 2030 RYANCharge 1: ENDANGER CHILD CRM/NCharge 2: DSO P/V AGG ASLT DW XCharge 3: DPD OPEN CONTBail Amount: $447CARTHON, RYAN

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CASTANON, JOSEPH JAGE: 18SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 3421 S BRIERYCharge 1: BURGLARY OF HABITATIONBail Amount: $25,000Charge 2: EVADING ARREST DETENTIONBail Amount: $500

COTTRELL, AARONAGE: 32SEX: MARREST LOCATION: W 114 FW WB/ESTERS BLCharge 1: POSS MARIJ <2OZBail Amount: $500Charge 2: POSS CS PG 3 < 28GBail Amount: $1,500Charge 3: DWI 3RDFine Amount: $10,000

ESQUIVEL, JERRYAGE: 28SEX: MARREST LOCATION: SHADY GROVE/N MACARTHURCharge 1: PUBLIC INTOXICATIONFine Amount: $475Charge 2: POSSESSION OF DRUG PFine Amount: $475Charge 3: DV ASSAULT BODILY INCharge 4: DV ASSAULT FAMILY/HOBail Amount: $7,500

FLEMING,PAUL ERICAGE: 48SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 1939 HEREFORD DRCharge 1: DENVER CO SO PROB/VIOLATIONBail Amount: $5,000

FLORES, JOSE ARTUROAGE: 19SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 1550 E IRVING BLCharge 1: PUBLIC INTOXICATIONFine Amount: $475Charge 2: IMMIGRATION-ICE HOLDCharge 3: DSO INSUFF/PS CS COC

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FRAZIER,MONICA COLLEENAGE: 31SEX: FARREST LOCATION: FRAUD POSS CS/PRESCRCharge 1: $25,000

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HILLIN,DANIEL RUBINAGE: 33SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 3500 W 183 FW EBCharge 1: MANUFACTURE/DELIVER

JACKSON,EZEKIELAGE: 22SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 5045 COURTSIDE DR #128Charge 1: POSS MARIJ >4OZ<=5LB

LITTLE,JAMES ROBERTAGE: 42SEX: MARREST LOCATION: PIONEER/MACARTHURCharge 1: DSO-ATGOB/FORG GOVBail Amount: $3,500

MARTINEZ-ESCOBEDO, FILEMONAGE: 22SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 735 S IRVING HEIGHTSCharge 1: POSS CS PG 1 <1GBail Amount: $100,000Charge 2: PUBLIC INTOXICATIONFine Amount: $475Charge 3: IMMIGRATION-ICE HOLD

MULLINS, NATHAN SCOTTAGE: 21SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 1127 N O CONNOR RD #216Charge 1: DV ASSLT IMP BRTH/CIBail Amount: $5,000Charge 2: DV ASSAULT IMPEDE BR

NATIVIDAD, YSMAELAGE: 33SEX: MARREST LOCATION: CJCCharge 1: AGG SEXUAL ASLT CHLDBail Amount: $25,000

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NEWHOUSE,TONY MAURICEAGE: 55SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 4051 N STORY RDCharge 1: POSS CS PG 1 >=1G<4GBail Amount: $7,500Charge 2: POSSESSION OF DRUG PBail Amount: $475

RAGLE, CHAD EDWARDAGE: 30SEX: MARREST LOCATION: 3950 W 183 SSR FW EB / STUDIO 6 HOTELCharge 1: INJURY CHILD/ELDERLYBail Amount: $15,000Charge 2: DV ASSAULT BODILY INBail Amount: $1,500Charge 3: INTERFER W/EMERGENCYBail Amount: $1,500Charge 4: DV ASSAULT FAMILY/HOBail Amount: $15,000Charge 5: INJURY CHILD/ELDERLYBail Amount: $5,000

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ROGERS, ALLEN SHEIKH ERICAGE: 33SEX: MARREST LOCATION: DEWITT ST/N STORY RDCharge 1: FAIL TO ID FUGITIVEBail Amount: $500Charge 2: DSO- PV/INJ CHILD/SB

ROSS, JASON MONDRAEAGE: 22SEX: MARREST LOCATION: MESQUITE PDCharge 1: AGG ROBBERYBail Amount: $100,000Charge 2: MCKINNEY FAIL TO YLDFine Amount: $222Charge 3: MCKINNEY NO VLD DLFine Amount: $244

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Breauna Justine CabreraBreauna Justine Cabrera, age 19, of Irving, TX

passed away Friday, September 30, 2011 in Abilene, TX. She was born April 10, 1992 to Bradley and Cynthia

Cabrera in Eugene, OR. Breauna, also known as, “Bre, Justine, Sissy, Baby girl, Twix, Bredanus” to many of her friends and family grew up in Eugene, OR. She moved with her family to Texas in 2008. Breauna graduated from Wylie High School in 2010 and was attending Collin County Community College in

hopes of becoming a nurse. She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing practical jokes, bowling, pho-tography, art, playing the Wii with family and friends, dancing and trying a wide variety of exotic (weird) and unusual foods. Breauna was young, adventurous, and beautiful with and amazing spirit and a joy that touched so many. She is Survived by her parents, Cindy Cabrera and husband Glen Bratton; father, Brad Cabrera, who are all broken and lost without their baby. Two broth-ers, Brysen Cabrera “Twix”, and Jacob Bratton “Jakey”; sister, Madison Cabrera “baby girl”; step brother, Tyler Lippens; stepsister, Alyssa Bratton; grandparents, Peggy and Steve Schultz, and Alfonso Cabrera; 2 uncles, Larry Miller, and Scott Miller; and aunt, Tina Dresser; among many other friends and family. There are several other special people that are not listed above that were very important parts of Breauna’s life.

Funeral Services were held Wednesday, Oct.5, 2011 at 1:00 PM in the Chism-Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Her loss is so great and will be felt by many. Breauna will forever be in our hearts.

Dorothy Henderson CrottyDorothy Henderson Crotty, 89, of Irving formerly of

California, died Friday, Sept 30, 2011 at her home. She was born in Mason City, Iowa on Jan 30, 1922. A memo-rial service to remember her gifts of life, love, and faith is planned at a later date in California. Arrangements by Donnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home.

Cameron Guy MearsCameron Guy Mears, a lifelong resident of Irving,

passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011. He was born April 29, 1988 in Irving. He graduated from The Academy of IISD in 2006. He was a networking engineer for C.H. Reynolds since 2009 and was a member of Community

Bible Church. He was a Life Scout with the Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow. Cameron volunteered for R.A.C.E.S. with the City of Irving and also with the Juvenile Diabetes Association. He is survived by his mother Ranette Mears of Irving; father William Keith Mears and wife Deena of Ft.

Worth; grandparents Richard and Rosemary Stearns of Irving, and William Guy and Gloria Mears of Baldwin, Mississippi; sisters Kelsi Mears of Irving, and Courtney Mears of Iowa City, Iowa; aunts Retta Williams of Na-varro Mills, Texas, Ranelle Martinez of San Antonio, and Lisa Roth of Watauga, Texas; nephews Alex, Hector, and Manny; and numerous friends.

Memorial services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Brown’s Memorial Chapel with Pas-tor Steve Nutter and Royal Farris officiating. Memorial donations may be made to JDRF, Greater Dallas Chapter,

9400 N. Central Expy., Ste. 1201, Dallas, TX 75231, or American Red Cross, Dallas Area Chapter, 4800 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235-7717.

Pat ParksPat Parks, Irving resident for 38 years and previously

from Benton Harbor, Michigan, passed away Mon., Oct. 3, 2011. She was born Nov. 24, 1937 in Benton Harbor. Funeral services were held at 9:45 AM Thur., Oct. 6, 2011 at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas. Arrangements made by Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Robert Andrew TaylorRobert Andrew Taylor, 84, a longtime resident of

Irving, TX was born on April 22, 1927 in Groesbeck, TX. He went peacefully to his heavenly home on Sep-tember 30, 2011 with his family near his side. Robert loved fishing, baseball, and being with his family. He

had a tremendous love for his wife, children and grandchildren, who will miss his laughter and smiling blue eyes. Robert was an honorable veteran of the US Army serving in World War II in the 3000 110th Signal Service Battalion during the Allied Occupation. He then retired from the Teamsters Union local 745, working for Transcon Freight

Lines after a 45 year career. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew J. & Mary R. “Mason” Taylor, six brothers and two sisters and survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Bobbie Jean Taylor of Irving; son, Robert A. Taylor, Jr. and wife Julia E. of Irving; daughters, Celia Givas and husband Nicholas of Lewisville, and Susie Seace and husband Kirk of Irving; 5 grandchildren, Misty Myrick-Favors and husband Jacob, Phillip Taylor, Patrick Taylor, Cara Taylor and Cassie Givas; and sister, Esther Coker of Houston. Graveside Services were held Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10 AM at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. Arrangements made by Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Jeanne Marie WeaverJeanne Marie Weaver, age 56, of Sherman TX

passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2011 in Irving, TX. She was born July 7, 1955 in New York City, NY to Allen and Margaret Carson Weaver. Her mother preceded her in death. Jeanne’s family moved many times, finally to up-state New York when she was a teenager. She graduated from Cato Meridian HS in 1973. She lived in Florida and New York City before settling in Texas. She is survived by her son Marc Weaver and his fiancée Renee of Irving, TX; father Allen J Weaver of Plattsburgh NY; other family members, Linda Lamb of Orangeburg SC, Karen Lamb of Syracuse NY, Allen Weaver and wife Gwyn of Elbridge, NY, Peter Weaver and wife Pat of Durham, NY, Ken Weaver and wife Laurie of LaRue, OH, Margaret Balko and husband Jim of Morrisonville, NY; among many nieces, nephews, friends and family. Arrangements were under the direction of Chism-Smith Funeral Home in Irving, TX. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Sue WisemanSue Wiseman, age 76, a resident of Grand Prairie

for 15 years formally of Irving for 23 years, died Sat-urday, October 1, 2011. She was born January 15, 1935 in Henrietta, NC. A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Donnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home Chapel.

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with Craig Boleman and Kass Prince served as the event’s co-chairs.

“I am an animal lover. We have two cats,” Mr. Martinez said. “I think the DFW Humane Society does an excellent job taking care of strays. It is important to show our support.

“I have the feeling that an awful lot of people in Irving haven’t even visited the Irving Animal Care Cam-pus. It is a fabulous facility. If you have been there, you really have to be impressed by the great care they take of the animals.

“The DFW Humane Society and the City of Irving’s Animal Ser-vices Department are each a great complement to the other. It is very important that people understand and recognize how well the DFW Humane Society, which is a private, non-profit; and the City, which is government; work together.”

The event marked the seventh time Marcy Murray has volunteered during the Black Collar Affair. This year she introduced Tango, a beau-tiful dog waiting for a new home, to people attending the evening.

“We definitely want to show people who they are raising money for,” Murray said. They always want to see the dogs and cats we take care of at the shelter.

“The DFW Humane Society is a no kill shelter. It is so important to me as a volunteer to know these animals are always going to be safe, and that the Humane Society chooses to invest their resources into every animal they take care of. Animals and children are the most helpless things in our city. It is important as a community that we take care of the animals in our community.”

south Irving. One day it will all be connected.

“This trail is a twelve foot wide concrete surface. We did that for bikes, roller-bladers (and) joggers. It’s five inches thick, so if we needed to, emergency vehicles can get on it. There’s seating, river overlooks, ki-osks, benches; and trash receptacles.

“The funding for this is a great story. We got a $1.3 million grant from Dallas County Trail and Pre-serve Program. The total project was $1.6 million, so this is a great deal.”

The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the culmination of years of planning.

“We did the Master Plan in 1995,” Irving Director of Capital Improvement Programs Casey Tate told the assemblage.

“We did about 7,000 linear feet, dedicated in 1996. Since then we’ve completed ten projects. We have about ten and a half miles built at this time, and another project underway down by Trinity View Park. So far we’ve invested $8.5 million in both trails and park improvements.

“Along the way we’ve had some valuable partnerships with Tex-

as Parks and Wildlife and Dallas County.

“This is, I believe, the fifth proj-ect we’ve had with Dallas County, and over the course of Campión Trails they’ve contributed $3.5 million to the development.

“In fact, down on the south side, their county crews actually came in and built the park road. They assisted not only with the funding, but some labor as well. ”

“Not only did we work with city and city employees,” added Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne, “but we also had great partnerships with the Val-ley Ranch Homeowners Association (and) the Flood Control District. We also worked with the State of Texas because we recognized that these types of parks are just fantastic for young families, and really, for the health of the community.”

Dr. Elba Garcia, Dallas County Commissioner for District 4 pointed out that the project also owed a debt of thanks to the Dallas County Utili-ties Reclamation District, the Irving Flood Control District III and to members of the County’s Trail and Preserve Program.

“Dallas County has been in partnership with many different mu-nicipalities, making a better quality of life for our citizens,” she said. “This is the fifth trail completed in Irving. No other municipality in Dallas County has five trails.”

Cheers greeted that announce-ment, and also the introduction of Marcy Brown-Marsden, Parks and

Recreation Board Chair for the City – a biology professor with the Univer-sity of Dallas whose Environmental Science students had shown up en masse to support her.

Brown-Marsden told the group that there is a three-fold role for the Parks and Recreation department, and the trail exemplifies all three.

“It helps our community get together by being a physical corridor across the city to connect neighbor-hoods, to allow us to interact with each other along the trail; to com-mute to our workplaces along the trail. It is an extended community space to allow us to get together in positive ways.

“It allows us to get healthy,” she continued. “We could probably tally up thousands of pounds that have been lost on this trail since the first link was built.

“Finally, it allows our commu-nity to get smart – nature smart. To learn more about the species that share our community. Eco-tourism and science programs such as Bio-Blitz and our night hikes allow us to become lifelong learners.”

As the golf carts gathered to take attendees on a tour of the new trail, members of the Ranchview High School Select Women’s ensemble entertained the crowd with a lovely a capella rendition of ‘Bonse Aba’. And the Ranchview band prepared for their dramatic drum roll to conclude the day’s ribbon-cutting festivities before walking – yes, on the trail – back to campus.

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Title: Real Steel Rated: PG-13By Matt Mungle

A cute kid, Hugh Jackman, and robots that look and act as cool as anything Transformers ever gave us. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a fun, action filled, family, flick. Real Steel could have gone either way, and I have to admit I was a little on guard going in. Maybe I am jaded due to the over hype and non delivery of what we get each summer. I wanted to like this movie, and luckily the film makers gave me all I could ask for.

It is eight years into the future. Hugh Jackman stars as Charlie Ken-ton. He’s an ex-boxer trying to make a go at it as a promoter in a world where robots have replaced human beings in the ring. He is unstable, unlucky and always looking for the next big score. When he finds out he has an 11 year old son named Max (Dakota Goyo) that will be staying with him during the summer he really has some lifestyle adjustments to deal with. Together they build a sparring robot that might be their ticket to the big leagues. And of course they discover that what they actually need is each other.

This film could have gone the hokey route of emotional manipula-tion and lack luster action. Instead it makes it all about the robots and how very cool they are. Oh, and along the

way here is very sweet and touch-ing father and son story. This keeps the excitement, humor, and visual stimulation high while still allowing you to gravitate and truly care for the characters. It has something for all age groups. The main force behind the robots success is an 11 year old. This immediately draws in the tweens and young high-schoolers. You have the on screen dynamic and charisma of Hugh Jackman for the women in the audience. Then the guys get these incredible fighting machines with story lines that take you back to the early Rocky films you saw as a kid.

Real Steel is rated PG-13 for some violence, intense action and brief language. The violence is mainly focused around the robots which eliminates the blood and bruising. The action as well all takes place in the boxing arena making it more for sport than just anger outbursts.

Though it never gives more than very mild expletives, they happen frequently. Max even lets a few four letter words slip. Again this plays more to his current up bringing, and it isn’t for shock value and never feels gratuitous. Just be forewarned that it is there. I think it is safe to call this a refreshingly sweet film that will appeal to and please most everyone. I give it a strong 4.5 out of 5 combi-nation punch. Far better than most action films I have seen the past two

summers. Fall is becoming my new favorite movie season.

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“Enemies forced by circum-stances to work together; members

of an unlikely alliance. True it is that politics makes strange bedfellows.” - Charles Dudley Warner.

The new po-litical drama The Ides Of March proves (at least fictionally) that things have not changed much since Warner

penned those words in 1850. It also reminds us of a few other truths. Great acting can only go so far, and George Clooney wears a suit like no other.

Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) is a hotshot campaign staffer whose white starched shirt has yet to be stained by corruption and dirty poli-

tics. He truly believes that Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney) can turn the world around as president of the United States. But when the polls get tight and the race gets closer Stephen learns that loyalty, integrity, and honesty are not always defined the same in the political arena.

I enjoyed this film for the same reason that many will not. There is a lot of dialogue with very little action. I was ok with letting the supporting cast be the saving grace. This is a te-diously slow film that easily could be stamped, “boring”. Even though the campaign trail heats up, the thematic waters never come to a boil. The plot sort of simmers at best. Clooney also co-wrote the screenplay and directed the film. I am not sure his adaptation of the stage play carried over well enough to the big screen to create an explosive, political force. It is more about Stephen’s journey and discov-ery of the game and less about the juicy storyline that moves him along.

Again, I am fine with that and leaned solely on the expert acting

of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti. They both play rival campaign managers with award worthy prowess. No one was bad in this film it was just that many were left to make good with a lackluster script. Gosling and Clooney needed something to light a fire under their story arc. The tension and conflict that builds between the two never erupted; and that fact alone will leave many feeling cheated. Everyone loves to see politicians go at it. News Television has made a fortune from stirring up both sides of the debate. This could have been a fantastic film that grabbed elements from real life and the campaign trail, mixed that with high caliber acting, and let the pressure cooker blow. Instead it let the characters simply move about.

The Ides Of March is rated R for pervasive language. There seemed to be a competition to see who could use the F word the most. Hoffman wins, but others gave him a run for his money. Language aside there is little else in this film to find objectionable.

My best advice is to not let the trailers trick you into thinking you are getting a taut, fast paced, drama. If you are expecting anything other than verbal jousting and a brief spike of excitement you will be disappoint-ed. As much as I appreciated the act-

ing of a few I am only giving this 2 out of 5 poll rankings. Had I paid to see it, or if I only saw a handful of films a year, I would be very frustrated at wasting my time on this one.

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I was here last year,” South said. “I’m here, because they are here. They are here, because they like to renew the old friendships they made in high school band. These relationships are closer than normal high school relationships. When you work hard together as band kids do, you know each other better and appreciate each

other. The ones who are playing in-struments are here because they love to play music.

“The music itself is attractive to kids, and it gives them a sense of ac-complishment. Now we know music makes everyone smarter.

“I taught in Irving for 25 years. After I stopped being the band direc-tor for Irving High School, I taught middle school band and strings for the next 10 years. Now, I am just totally retired,” he said.

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Rose Group Companies Celebrates Relocation

to Las ColinasThe Chamber and Rose Group Companies celebrated the grand

opening of their new location in Las Colinas. As a result of its extraor-dinary growth, RGC relocated from Southlake to Las Colinas into a 3,900 square foot custom-designed office, dubbed a “hive” of creativ-ity and technology, which now houses its three distinct divisions:

· Mojo Media Labs: A full-service marketing communication agency targeting small- to medium-sized businesses that are growing fast and need professional marketing support to take it to the next level. Mojo Media Labs offers packaged services with fixed prices specifically designed to speed-up the time to market.

· Marketing Candy: Bringing advanced technology and per-sonalized service to the print and promotional products business, Marketing Candy is taking it to the next level with the opening of its promotional product “Candy Store” concept inside the company’s new office in Las Colinas.

· Return on Energy: A proprietary methodology used to help businesses get the right people into the right seats and maximize success. The Return on Energy book will be published this Fall.

The 3,900 square foot new office, overlooking the canal in Las Colinas, has been transformed into a bright, flexible space designed to inspire creativity with orange walls, idea paint and a collabora-tive work environment, where talented freelancers come to work as projects arise.

Chrysler, Nissan to train techs at Irving centerProximity to the airport draws top clients to Parc 114 business park

Provided by Michelle FrithJackson-Shaw, a national, a

commercial real estate development company, has secured technician training centers for two of the world’s leading automakers: Chrysler Group, LLC and Nissan North America. Combined, these tenants will occupy nearly 40,000 square feet at Parc 114, a 52-acre, master-planned busi-ness park located in Irving, adjacent to DFW International Airport. The development is a joint partnership of Jackson-Shaw and ORIX Capital Markets.

Chrysler Group, LLC signed a seven-year lease for a 14,160-square-foot training center at 6611 N. Belt Line Rd. The company will occupy its space in December 2011.

N i s s a n N o r t h A m e r i c a signed a ten-year lease for a new, 25,740-square-foot training center at 6641 N. Belt Line Rd. The company will occupy its space in early 2012.

“Sophisticated real estate pro-fessionals will continue selecting high-quality projects regardless of the overall market conditions,” said Jason Nunley, vice president of de-velopment for Jackson-Shaw. “This means there is always a demand by large, multinational companies, such as Chrysler and Nissan, for fundamentally sound projects like Parc 114, which offer all the tangible and intangible attributes of great real estate.”

Chrysler and Nissan join a long list of global auto manufacturers with training facilities in the DFW Airport submarket.

Lexus, Volkswagen, Toyota and GM also have training centers in this region.

Proximity to the airport, as well as easy access to major highways, makes the submarket convenient for companies to fly in staff members for training or business meetings. A number of hotels and retail outlets serving the area further enhance its appeal.

“The DFW International Airport submarket is attracting a broad range of tenants, from smaller regional companies to global distribution cen-ters,” said Blake Kendrick, senior vice president for Stream Realty. “We’ve seen a substantial level of absorption and activity in the second and third quarters of 2011, including interest that has turned into signed leases. We anticipate continued activity as the economy recovers.”

Aviation Institute of Maintenance Relocates to Irving

Your Chamber recently celebrated the relocation and opening of the Aviation Institute of Maintenance Irving campus. The school recently relocated from Dallas to 400 E. Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas 75062 and offers various programs for anyone interested in starting a new career in the aviation industry.

Their Aviation Maintenance Technical Engineer (AMTE) Pro-gram prepares students for the airframe and power plant FAA license exam and additionally the avionics program for FCC licensing exam.

They also offer the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Program, which is designed to provide students with the proper knowledge and skill levels to excel in their chosen career field as an AMT or as a service technician. The training prepares their students with the proper knowledge and skill to gain entry level employment in the aviation industry and prepares students for a test administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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“My family had no money. My dad worked an hourly job, and my mom worked part time. Even though I got a scholarship to pay my tuition, that wasn’t the only cost. There were the fees, books, and living expenses. How to pay for that was the ques-tion. About three or four weeks after my letter from A&M came, I got a second letter that said, ‘by the way, you checked off physics as your de-sired major. A former student of our university died a few years ago. In his will, he left enough money for a scholarship for a person majoring in physics. We want you to have it.’ So I went from having a tuition scholar-ship to having a full ride scholarship. That made it easy to say yes to Texas A&M.”

Lofit encouraged students to seriously consider studying at Texas A&M.

“Texas A&M is a place where you can get an extraordinarily good education. I’ve got to tell you this – it isn’t the only place. There are other universities in Texas and beyond that can offer you an education.

“A&M has things that I believe are unique. We have an unparalleled degree of passion for our university. We have almost 900 organizations. I tell recruits coming in that if you can’t find what you want, start your own. There is no lack of involvement on the part of our students,” he said.

Principal of Singley Academy, David Saenz, saw the visit as an op-portunity for his students.

“It is an honor that Texas A&M selected our school for President Lofit to come and speak to our students. It is great to see our kids so engaged in what is going on, because it is a point of pride and a point of emphasis to

us that we will get our kids to college or post secondary education,” Saenz said. “We want them to be success-ful. That is what this whole district is about. We start in pre-K with the end in mind. We want them to be prepared for college. When they make the decision to continue their education, then we as a district know they are ready for it.

“This visit gives our students a chance of seeing someone whom they might not ever think of seeing. He is a real down to earth person, and our kids have enjoyed it.

“It is a win/win for everybody. A&M gets a good group of diverse stu-dents, and our district’s students will be able to attend a quality university.

“The President of Texas Tech, Guy Bailey, was in Irving just a couple of weeks ago at Nimitz. So in a few weeks, we’ve had two large university presidents visit Irving ISD. The reason for that is we have good students. Our population is diverse and schools want to recruit students

ming. I saw a lot more opportunity here. Every day you come to work you’re doing something different.

“Take the 1995 Pony Baseball National Championships for nine-ten year olds. Irving was able to host it. This brought together seven other states; truly a national stage for these kids. We were able to follow their play. Each game you saw a little bit more of how (the Irving team’s kids) were coming together. It was a sto-rybook finish, coming down to the ninth inning and our kids stole a run, and they won the whole thing.

“I still run into these kids today, and they still talk about it. I think it says a lot of what we’re about. That story wouldn’t have been covered by anybody else.”

If ICTN has a face, it might well be Cathy Whiteman’s. The host of ‘About Towne’ since 1985, she actu-ally began working for the station as a research intern in 1980. Before long, however, the newly-graduated theater major from the University of Dallas was making use of other skills.

“They hired me, thank God!” she reminisced. “I’ve always loved the arts, so when they asked me to host ‘About Towne’, I jumped at the chance.”

She has added other shows, among them ‘Irving Living’ – a show targeting women and their interests.

“It focuses on interesting things to do in the City of Irving. There are several ladies from the community who go out with me, and don’t mind embarrassing ourselves in front of an audience of 200,000 people. Be it singing, or boxing, or making pizzas – we’ve done some pretty crazy things on that show. I joke that Laurie can’t get rid of me.”

“Laurie” refers to the city’s Di-rector of Corporate Communica-tions, Laurie Kunke who has been on board since 1992. She emphasizes programming that provides not just quantity, but quality – in response to the public’s demand.

“We get input, not just from our resident surveys, but we have a survey online that asks folks, ‘what do you watch; why do you watch it; what shows do you want us to continue to work on?’ We go to focus group meetings, with our neighborhood associations. We’re always wanting to tailor the product to our audience.

“In the past few years we have transitioned to covering more of the city activities and we added several

new shows featuring the library, and public safety,” she added. At the same time, changes – even cuts – were made to other programs that had become staples.

Is it what the residents wanted? Cathy Whiteman s believes the an-swer is yes. “Scott and I both are out in the community, and we get a lot of different feedback. We’re in a belt-tightening situation. Some people say they’re sorry for the programs they miss and others say they understand. We try to maintain the quality in the ways that you can. If that means moving to bi-weekly on a show you once did weekly, well, you do what you have to do.

“And there’s not a station in the world that’s running the same pro-gramming they did twenty years ago. You kind of have to keep things fresh.

“We’re still trying to meet those needs – we’ve just had to do it in a different way.”

Laurie Kunke added that resi-dents are responding positively to new choices. “They’re getting ad-ditional shows, like ‘Think Green, Be Green’, instead of just magazine shows that we’ve done in the past. We’re adding more programs that have a variety.“

The biggest change, according to Kunke? You don’t have to be a cable customer to access ICTN program-ming.

“We’re video-streamed on the internet so you can watch us live on two channels. We have a You-Tube channel. We have ICTN on demand, so if you missed the council meeting you can go back and watch it anytime.

“You can watch any portion of the story, then comment on it. We post stories coming up on Facebook and Twitter with the links so you can go straight to it on your smart phone. I think that’s really helped us promote the expansion of ICTN.”

And there’s even more to draw in the next generation of viewers. Young people who participate in the communications programs at North Lake Community College, or even at Jack Singley Academy may become interns at ICTN, just as Cathy White-man did, decades ago.

But the real draw – the memory-maker – is being part of a communi-ty-wide pageant, played out on the screens at ICTN.

“Kids who played the sports, danced in the nutcracker, played in the band – they go on to do incred-ible things,” said Whiteman, her eyes welling with tears.

“And they remember – ‘I was on ICTN when I was 15!’ It’s pretty cool.”

who are strong, but also diverse and well rounded. Our students bring that to the table. They come from many different countries, they speak many different languages and are from many different backgrounds.

“There are opportunities for our students. We have to go through the steps of applying for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and scholarships. We tell our students to apply to the college they want to go to. Then let’s sit down and say, ‘this is how much money I have

and what is it going to cost?’ Then make that decision.

“We have college fairs. We take the students on trips to local universi-ties, because most of them will attend a local university. But we also want them to see the cream of the crop: the A&Ms, UTs, Rice, Harvard and simi-lar universities. Going to a university is part of growing up and maturing, and sometimes you have to move away from home to do that,” he said.

Student Council President Nav-eed Syed was impressed by Loftin’s

presentation. “I’m thinking about going to

Texas A&M more, because my only options were Texas A&M, UT Dallas and UT Arlington,” Naveed said. “But now I think Texas A&M is a very in-teresting university, and I really want to go there. I want to major in electri-cal engineering, but I don’t want to go too far from home, so UTD and UTA were really standing out there, but after hearing President Loftin I now think those two colleges aren’t up to A&M’s level.”

A&M presidentContinued from Page 1

ICTN anniversaryContinued from Page 1


Bowties and college are cool as Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, President of Texas A&M, speaks with Singley Academy students.

Ms. Mature Irving29th ANNUAL

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Heritage Senior Center sponsored a brunch on Saturday, Sep. 17, for con-testants in the 29th Annual Ms. Mature Irving pageant.

Former Ms. Mature Irving winners were present to congratulate the con-testants on their hard work, and wish them luck in the upcoming pageant.

Door prizes were given out, and stories were exchanges about past pageants.

Former winners and contestants both expressed excitement about the upcoming show, and had a great time remembering events of past shows.

The Ms. Mature Irving contest began in 1982 to showcase valuable contributions made to the community by women over 60. It is presented by

Ms. Mature Irving 2010 takes statewide crown

Congratulations to Ms. Mature Irving 2010 Ann Danford! She competed in the Ms. Senior Texas Classic Pageant on Saturday August 27th and WON!

She will reign for the next year as Ms. Senior Texas Classic Texas 2011. A special thank you to pageant direc-tors Earl and Peggy Wagner for making it a fun experi-ence for both the contestants and audience. It has been exactly 20 years since Heritage Senior Center won the State competition, that was when Vivian Kleinwachter won in 1991 with her roller skating!

Way to go Ann, you make Heritage Senior Center proud! Heritage supports you, have a wonderful year!

Jessica Aikens, Virginia Manriquez, Cynthia Dixon, Mary Little, Gladys Ranft, Virginia Gordon, and Leonor Phillips are ready to compete for the title of Ms. Mature Irving.

The magnificent sevenOnly one can wear thecrown. The 29th AnnualMs. Mature IrvingPageant will be held at7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, atthe Irving Arts Center’sCarpenter Theater.

There are three competitions; personality, talent, and eveningwear. Scoring ranges from 0 – 20, with 20 representing the highest score for each category. There are 15 categories, for a total of 300 maximum points.

The scoring scale is as follows, 1-5 is poor, 6 -10 is fair, 11-15 is good, and 16-20 is excellent. There are 5 categories/elements to judge in each competition.

In the personality contest the elements are poise, conversational ability, the contestant’s attitude and self-confidence, the contestants ap-pearance and wardrobe choice, and the value of the contestant’s use of their 3 minute presentation.

In the talent competition the elements are the value of the chosen talent, creativity, stage presence, composure, and presentation.

In eveningwear the elements are poise, choice

of formal, posture, personal presence, and charm.Here’s what the judges are looking for:

PersonalityPoise – Was the contestant steady and calm,

or did she appear nervous?Conversational Ability – Did the contestant

communicate well? Was she at ease talking to the audience?

Contestant’s Attitude and Self-Confidence – Did the contestant appear to have confidence in herself? Was she pleasant and friendly?

Appearance and Wardrobe Choice – Did the contestant look attractive? Was her attire flattering?

Value of Contestant’s Use of Three Minutes – Did the contestant use her time wisely to give you a good portrait of herself?

See PAGEANT, Page 3B

See JUDGES, Page 3B

Ann Danford

Ms. Mature Irving 2009 Julie Grant Ms. Mature Irving 2008 Jodie Jones

How is the pageant judged?

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We at Angels & Moore would like to congratulate all of this year’s Ms. Mature Pageant Contestants and wish them the best of luck!

Cynthia DixonIn her spare time, Cynthia Dixon, 60,

writes poetry and dabbles in short stories. This Irving High 1969 graduate works part-time as a personal assistant and left the city for some years before returning in 2004. She finds the history of the city fascinating. She enjoys mu-sic and recently joined the Irving Women’s Network and Friends of the Irving Theater.

“There is more to the pageant preparation than meets the eye,” Dixon says. She entered the pageant to motivate herself and to focus better. “It was in part to affirm myself turn-ing 60 at time when there is less drama in my life. It’s the top of the second half, now, and older is better.” She was raised in a family at-mosphere that was Catholic and military, but finds herself naturally more liberal and em-braces change. She’ll be singing “I Am What I Am” from La Cage aux Folles.

Jessica AikenA relative newcomer to Irving, Jessica Aiken, 67,

arrived in Texas around 1996 and moved to Irving in 2007. She’s originally from Chicago where she enjoyed singing and dancing. She sang and danced with Flip Wilson, Duke Ellington and Sammy Davis, Jr. and oth-ers.

“A friend talked me into the pageant last year, and I decided to try it again this year,” Aiken said. She at-tended the Art Institute in Chicago and paints with oils, mostly landscapes with trees and water. She’s also fond of cooking and has a special spicy meat-based spaghetti sauce she makes. She has four grandchildren.

She’s a member of International Harvest Church in Irving and Glory Council Church on Esters Road where she participates in sharing programs with African chil-dren in Kenya. She’s in a wheelchair, yet will dance for the audience.

Virginia GordonVirginia Gordon, 82, is looking for-

ward to her third experience as a Ms. Ma-ture Irving contestant. She won Ms. Con-geniality in 2009 and was 1st Runner-up in 2010. “I’d love to be chosen Ms. Mature Irving. We have a wonderful city. I’d love to represent all these fantastic people with dignity and pleasure.”

Gordon has searched out her fam-ily roots through many years of studying genealogy; she has two sons, five grand-children and seven great-grandchildren. She is court-qualified in forgery, typewrit-ing, paper and handwriting analysis. She served as a certified chaplain for 30 years and taught grief and bereavement classes. “I’d love to be an example to seniors to stay active and show that the young at-titude makes a difference.” Gordon will perform a comedy act on flight atten-dants.


Meet the Contestants By Brynne Sissom

TalentValue of Chosen Talent – Did

the contestant’s chosen talent have merit or excellence? Was it worth-while to watch?

Creativity – Was the talent pre-sentation an original idea? If not, did the contestant have a fresh approach to the idea?

Stage Presence – Did the con-testant gain and hold the attention of the audience? Did she make an impact on the audience?

Composure – Was the contes-tant calm and collected? Did she appear comfortable on stage?

Presentation – Was the overall performance put together well, and pleasing to the audience?

Eveningwear/Formal Competi-tion:

Poise – Was the contestant steady and calm, or did she appear nervous?

Choice of Formal – Did the contestant look attractive? Was her attire flattering?

Posture – Did the contestant carry herself well, with grace? Did she give a pleasing presentation of herself and her attire?

Personal Presence – Did the contestant command the stage and hold the attention of the audience? Did she make a good impression?

Charm – Did the contestant have qualities of attractiveness that influenced you to like her?

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GARAGE SALE Irving Hospital District Neigh-borhood Association Oct.15 w/rainout reschedule Oct. 22

South of HWY 183 & bor-dered by MacArthur Blvd. on the WEST & O’Connor Rd.

on the EAST and both sides of Grauwyler to the south

FOR SALE or LEASEAll or part of 5700 sqft

On 1½ acre on the SE Corner of D/FW. *Commercial Ware-

house Zoning COU-2 Very wide zoning,

Abutting D/FW Airport, 2700 sqft Bld. w/glass entry 2 bath, 2-12’ Overhead doors, another 2000 office+ storage w/2 bath & 10 rooms, w/another 1000

sqft., at 3312/3324 Valley View Lane Irving, TX 75062Wayne 214-274-2008

STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF TARRANT

Property: NOTICE OF PUBLIC FORCLOSURE SALE

A used 2006 [year], Silver Creek [model] Manufactured Home, Se-rial Number SCH01068518A/B, 56 x 28 length/width, and located at 11223 Loblolly Lane. [address] in Euless, Tarrant County, Texas 76040.

Sale Date: 11/8/2011Time of Sale: 11:00 a.m.Place of Sale: Harston Woods Office, 10920 Harston Woods Dr. Euless, TX 76040Secured Party: K. C. Lending, L.P., 9606 N. Mopac Expressway, Suite 500, Austin, Texas 78759. Ph. (512) 592-5059Debtor: Christopher Boone 11223 Loblolly Lane, Euless, Texas 76040.

You are advised that any bids to be submitted must be tendered in the form of either cash or cashier’s check. Personal checks will not be accepted.

Secured Party makes no warranty as to the title or condition of the property being foreclosed as the sale will be on an “as is – where is, and with all faults” basis.

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

1. ITB #214M-11F Road Maintenance Materials and Recycle Concrete Due Date: 10/13/11 Time: 3:00 PM 2. ITB #210-11F Concrete Due Date: 10/13/11 Time: 3:00 PM 3. ITB #211M-11F Asphalt Patching Materials Due Date: 10/13/11 Time: 3:30 PM 4. ITB #213-11F Police Ammunition Due Date: 10/14/11 Time: 3:00 PM

Responses must be received in a sealed envelope with solicitation number and due date on the envelope. Late responses cannot be accepted. Information may be found at www.cityofirving.org click

Departments/ Purchasing.Phone: 972.721.2631

NOTICE OF MEETINGBUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSIONThursday, October 20, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.CITY HALL 825 WEST IRVING BOULEVARD

WORK SESSION – 1:30 PM – Council Conf. Room1 Legal Advice by The Commission’s Legal Counsel2 Review of Staff Procedures3 Review of Regular Agenda 4 Review Rules of Procedure, including consideration and action on proposed amendments.

EXECUTIVE SESSION5 Pursuant to Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code, the Commission will convene in Executive Session to consult with its attorneys regarding ethics requirements and orientation on com-mission practices and procedures.6 Consider and take action on items deliberated in Executive Session

VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE:2527 Cunningham St.222 W. 5th St.926 E 5th St.326 Geneva Rd.1105 E Shady Grove Rd.1226 E Pioneer Dr.3312 W Shady Grove Rd.2729 N Harvard St.

CONSENT AGENDA:Approving the Building and Standards Commis-sion Work Session Minutes and the Public Hearing Minutes for September 15, 2011

BSCP0807-0008 – 1310 Brady Dr. – Capital Accumulation & Preservation Inc.BSCP1002-0013 – 225 N Britain Rd. – Lamelar Mgmt LLCBSCP1104-0016 – 1614 Hardrock Rd. a.k.a 1606, 1608, 1610, 1750 Hardrock Rd. – Hashemi Irving Proper-ties, L.L.C/Bagher HashemiBSCP1104-0012 – 3900 W Airport Frwy. – Asbury Automotive Texas Real Estate Holdings L.L.C. c/o Asbury Automotive Group IncINDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION:BSCP1106-0009 – 2223 Cartwright St. - William F. SouthardBSCP1104-0009 – 1202 & 1202 ½ E. Oakdale Rd. – J.D. Allen & Shirley F A Robnett & Jack AllenBSCP1107-0013 – 2733 Anderson St. – Wachovia Mort-gage, FSB, FKA World Savings Bank, FSBBSCP1105-0020 – 609 W 16th St. – Juan Jose Martinez & Maria Emilia MartinezBSCP1106-0029 – 1833 Parkside Dr. a.k.a 1901 Park-side Dr. – Clarence R. HolcombeBSCP0905-0008 – 302 W 16th St. – Patricia B Baxter & Ashley D CavesBSCP1007-0018 – 1502 Rock Island Rd. – Gabbert Holdings, LLCBSCP1010-0002 – 1114 Katy Dr. – Stephen M & Rose Marie DuckworthBSCP1004-0003 – 3724 Windsor St. – Madeleine Gug-genasterBSCP1011-0001 – 525 Thompson Dr. – Ella Vance

This facility is wheelchair accessible and handicap-parking spaces are available. Requests for interpretation services or assistive hearing devices must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. Contact the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493 or (TDD) 1 800 RELAY TX (1-800-735-2989) for assistance

Currently the Heritage Se-nior Center’s “Senior Idol,” Doug McAlister has entertained at a variety of events presenting timeless Standards from the Great American Song Book.

He counts Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole among his favorite artists. Doug has performed at many Irving venues, and City of Irving events such as Holiday In The Heritage. He has also found time to record some of his best performances. This is his 2nd time on our Ms. Mature Irving stage, and his first as M.C.!

Debi Diaz has been a fix-ture of D/FW radio for 20 years!

Debi is best known for her 17 years as the midday hostess at Oldies station KLUV. Debi also worked with Ron Chapman at PLATINUM 96.7.

Currently, Debi can be heard from 10am-3pm playing the Country Hits of the 80’s & 90’s at 92.1 KTFW in downtown Fort Worth, where she is also the Assistant Program Director.

When she is not on the radio, Debi spends much of her spare time at community and charitable events.

Heritage Senior Center, the City of Irving and Irving/Greater Las Coli-nas Chamber of Commerce.

Patricipants are judged in Per-sonality, Talent and Eveningwear categories. The winner goes on to compete in the Ms. Texas Senior Classic Pageant, which was won this year by the Irving contestant, Ann Danford.

Tickets for the event are $10 for adults in advance and $12 at the door. Children (12 and Under) cost $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

Judges’ criteriaContinued from Page 1B

Pageant plansContinued from Page 1B

Meet the MCs

Congratulations to all the Contestants!


• It was American art-ist and illustrator Florence Scovel Shinn who made the following observation: “The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astound-ing accuracy.”

• In 1811 and again in 1812, earthquakes caused the Mississippi River to temporar-ily reverse course.

• You might be surprised

to learn that about a million Americans say they drink Coca-Cola for breakfast.

• Dominique Bouhours, a Frenchman who lived in the 17th century, was a priest, an essayist and a grammarian. The love of language may have been closest to his heart, though; it’s been reported that the final words he uttered on his deathbed were, “I am about to -- or I am going to -- die; either expression is used.”

• The beaver is a rodent.• If you’re like the average

adult, when you’re sitting in a relaxed position, you inhale about one pint of air with every breath.

• The United States isn’t the only country that has an accolade to recognize excel-lence in the film industry. Here the awards are known as the Oscars, but other na-tions have their own names for the awards: In Canada they’re known as Genies, in France they’re Cesars, in Rus-sia they’re called Nikas, in Mexico they’re Golden Ariels, in Spain they’re known as Goyas, and in the United King-dom they’re called Orange British Academy Film Awards.

• In ancient Rome, if you had a hooked nose you were considered to be a born leader.

1. MOVIES: What famous Hollywood couple starred in the 1967 movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?”2. TELEVISION: What was Lurch’s job on “The Addams Family”?3. MUSIC: What is Jo Jo’s hometown in the Beatles’ song “Get Back”? 4. RELIGION: On what date

is All Saints Day celebrated in Western Christianity?5. PHYSICS: Who is known as “the Father of the Hydrogen Bomb”?6. PRIZES: Who won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for history with his biography “Abraham Lin-coln: The War Years”?7. HISTORY: Which French king abdicated during the Revolution of 1848? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When did the first Yankee Stadium open?9. INVENTIONS Who invent-ed the electric battery?

10. LITERATURE: Where does Shakespeare’s play “Ro-meo and Juliet” take placeAnswers1. Spencer Tracy and Katha-rine Hepburn2. Manservant3. Tuscon, Ariz.4. Nov. 15. Edward Teller6. Carl Sandburg7. Louis Philippe8. 19239. Alessandro Volta10. Verona, Italy

• On Oct. 19, 1869, work begins on one of the most am-bitious Western engineering projects of the day: a 4-mile-long tunnel through the solid rock of the Comstock Lode mining district in Nevada to divert water. The tunnel drained some 2 million gal-lons of water from the mines per year.

• On Oct. 23, 1925, John William Carson, who would become famous as the long-time host of the popular late-night TV program “The To-night Show Starring Johnny Carson,” is born in Corning, Iowa. Carson hosted “The

Tonight Show” on NBC for 30 years, from 1962 to 1992.

• On Oct. 20, 1944, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore onto the Philip-pine island of Leyte, fulfilling his promise to return to the area he was forced to flee in 1942 under orders from Presi-dent Franklin Roosevelt. He had left behind 90,000 Ameri-can and Filipino troops, only one-third of whom survived to see his return.

• On Oct. 22, 1957, U.S. military personnel suffer their first casualties in Viet-nam when 13 Americans are wounded in three terrorist bombings of Military Assis-tance Advisory Group and U.S. Information Service installa-tions in Saigon.

• On Oct. 17, 1968, Olym-pic gold medalist Tommie

Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos are forced to return their awards because they raised their fists in a Black Power salute during the medal ceremony in Mexico City.

• On Oct. 18, 1977, in the sixth game of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson hits three home runs in a row off of three consecutive pitches from three different pitchers.

• On Oct. 21, 1988, “Mys-tic Pizza,” a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts, An-nabeth Gish and Lili Taylor as three young women who work at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Conn., opens in theaters. Matt Damon, then 18, also made his big-screen debut in the film.

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.

CLUBS

FUN & GAMES

American Legion Post #218

3rd Thursday at 6 pm1425 W. Pioneer Dr. #204Ron Gorden 972-588-8844

Buttons & Bows Square & Round Dance Club

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

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

Senter Park East228 Chamberlain

Evening Lions Club1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pmCommunity Christian Church

2301 Texas Drive

Greater Irving Republicans

Meets the first Tues. each month@ Spring Creek BBQ at 7 p.m.

Irving Amateur Radio Club Fourth Thurday of the month

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

Irving AMBUCSThursday at 11:30am

New Panda CafeWest Hwy 183 service rd.

Irving Garden & Arts2nd Thursday, 10am

Irving Garden & Arts Building906 S. Senter 214.435.9876

Irving Noonday LionsWednesdays Ph 972-409-9940

New Panda Cafe @ 11:30 Hwy 183 At Story, Irving

Irving Noonday Lions2nd, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at Noon

New Panda CaféWest Hwy 183 at Story

Irving RepublicanWomen’s Club

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

IHOP RestaurantHwy 635 @ MacArthur

Irving Retired SchoolPersonnel Association

2nd Friday, 10amFirst Christian Church210 East Sixth Street

Irving Rotary ClubThursdays at 12 pm

Las Colinas Country [email protected]

Irving Sunrise RotaryThursday at 7 am

Las Colinas Country Club4400 N. O”Connor Rd.

THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF IRVING

1st Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. and 3rd Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.

Meet at Googly Eyes 2413 W. Airport Frwy.

Saturday SinglesLunch Bunch

1st & 3rd Saturdays 972-254-3525

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

Dwelling Place1126 Hilltop Drive

Yellow Rose AMBUCSWednesday’s at 6:00pm

IHOP Restaurant- Beltline Rd.1801 N. Beltline Rd.

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

Ladies’ Auxiliary -1st & 3rd

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

3375 Belt Line Rd

Widowed Persons Service Saturday Morning 8:30amIHOP Restaurant-Beltline

1801 N. Beltline Rd.

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“Don’t snub the king!”

Living Word Global Church1917 Rindie St., Irving, 75060

972-259-2181Sunday10:30am Wed7:00 pm

Oak HavenUnited Methodist Church

1600 N. Irving Heights 75061972.438.1431

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

Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m

Woodhaven Presbyterian Church3650 North O’Connor Road

Irving, Texas 75062www.woodhavenpres.org

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.972.541.0747

Preschool & Parents Day OutTues. & Thurs. 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

For God So Loved — John 3:16

uNITED METHODIST

BIBLE CHuRCH

Belt Line Road Church of Christ1202 N. Belt Line Rd.

Irving, TX 750611st Century Christianity in the 21st Century

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

Wednesday Worship 7:30 p.m.972.790.8606 www.BeltLineChurch.com

CHuRCH OF CHRIST

First United Methodist Church

211 W. Third, 75060972-253-3531 www.fumcirving.org

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

in the Sanctuary6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

PRESBYTERIAN uSA

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Unity Church of Irving210 Virginia St.

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Rev. Frank PoundersSunday morning 9:30 class: Ernest Holmes, “This Thing Called You.”

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ALWAYS HERE FOR OURCOMMUNITYAnnual Irving Fall FestivalSuper Heroes will invade the Irving Family YMCA Friday, October 28th from 7-9PM

Dress up in your favorite super hero costume and come join the Y for this action packed night full of food, fun, and games for the whole family! Cast your votes for Irving’s best hot sauce and chili and enjoy live entertainment from Irving’s top talent acts!

• Hot Sauce Competition• Chili Cookoff• Live Entertainment • Bounce House• Local Vendors• Games

JOIN USIrving Family YMCA2200 W. Irving BlvdIrving, TX 75061972-986-8898www.irvingymca.org

YMCA Mission: To put Christian values into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Mary LittleMary Little and her husband came to Irving in 1957 when the city was still very small. Her husband

was playing for the Dallas Eagles baseball team. In 1966, they opened the city’s fifth restaurant, Sizzlers. Little worked for Frank Parra for 16 years and currently works for Freeman Hyundai Mazda. She’s been a member of Prestonwood Baptist Church for 25 years.

She joined the pageant on a lark, but her mother was in the first pageant in 1982 when it was held at Senter Park. “Once you can’t do the stronger sports, you turn to others. I turned to table tennis and air hockey. I love air hockey,” she said. “I’m off my rockers and have no plans to get on my rocker.”

Little has three children and three grandchildren. She’ll perform an “Exercise Rap.”

Virginia ManriquezBorn in Corpus Christi, Virginia

Manriquez has lived most of her life in Texas. She has worked as a school crossing guard and as a supervisor at a taco factory in Dallas. She entered the pageant with the encouragement of a friend at the Heritage Senior Center. Her daughter is very supportive of her decision.

Manriquez, 76, has six chil-dren, 20 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She keeps busy with volunteer work at the Senior Center, travels to Colorado to visit her brother and keeps tabs on the activities of the American Cancer Society. Any veter-an’s groups will also get her attention. “We seniors are never too old to try for a pageant. We’re never too old to try something new,” she said. Manriquez will perform a patriotic drum routine.

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Gladys RanftGladys Ranft, 90, has made Irving her home for 44 years

while she succeeded in the restaurant business. After conclud-ing her stint in food service, she turned her hand to sewing and tailoring, making dresses and suits for 39 years. Her sewing skills included making costumes for entertainers. She espe-cially remembers the play “Cleopatra” which was presented in Austin during the LBJ era for which she made all the costumes.

She attends First Baptist Church in Irving and is an ovar-ian cancer survivor. She has no children of her own, but has three extended family members who have called her “Mom,” for 50 years. Her favorite charity is The Salvation Army. For her talent she will recite the poem, “I’m Drinking from My Saucer Because My Cup Runneth Over”.

Leonor PhillipsLeonor Phillips, 66, entered the pageant because 2009 winner Julie Grant encouraged her to try it

out. She had heard about it for a couple years before that. Phillips was born in Mexico and was a teacher in Mexico City for 17 years before coming to the United States in 1986. Currently she is a substitute teacher. She enjoys growing tomatoes, chilies and pumpkins in her garden.

She keeps membership at the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church in Irving. She appreciates the good works of The Salvation Army and Goodwill, and she enjoys helping people. She also writes poetry and cooks several dishes of Mexican cuisine. Phillips visits Provo, UT to see her son and Mexico City to see her daughter. She stays trim by swimming at the Heritage Center, and playing racquet ball and bas-ketball at Senter Park, and volleyball at her church. Her performance will be a Folklorico dance named “Sel Son de la negra” from the state of Jalisco.


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