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ELECTION DAY THIS SATURDAY, MAY 9 FROM 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Volume 3 No. 46 May 6, 2009
Grizzly
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Serving West Fort Worth, White Settlement and the Entire WSISD
Local man attacked by bees while out mowing
By Ben Posey
Cecil Campbell was doing the
neighborly thing and mowing the yard
of a house across the street. What wasn’t
neighborly was an attack by a swarm
of honeybees that had been taking up
residence in the attic and wall of the
house where he was working.
“I started mowing the backyard and
all of a sudden the bees started landing
on me and stinging me,” Campbell said.
“I ran toward the street and fell down. I
even knocked my hearing aids out trying
to shake the bees off my face.”
He had been asked to mow the
property by the caretaker of the property
since the owner no longer lives at the
residence. Campbell said the property
has been vacant for 10 or 12 years.
As Campbell tried to run from the
yard, he fell a second time in the street,
tearing his shirt off trying to get the bees
off of his body. After finally making it
into his own backyard, Campbell used a
water hose to wash the bees off.
Autumn
Mercer,
Campbell’s
granddaughter, called 911 as soon as she
saw what was happening. Bees following
Campbell even stung her and her dog.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Historical society elects officers
By Ben Posey
Members of the White
Settlement Historical Society
held their 34th annual meeting
this past Saturday featuring
special guest speaker Dr. J’Nell
Pate. Pate recently wrote a
book entitled Hazel Vaughn
Leigh and the Fort Worth Boys’
Club, which she discussed at
the meeting. The book was
commissioned by the Fort
Worth Library from the Hazel
Vaughn Leigh Trust. Copies
of the book are available
through Carol Davis at the
White Settlement Historical
Museum.
Jim Weaver gave a report on
the Museum/Farmers Branch
Creek Project. Weaver stated
that the organization was
hoping to have a new building
built for its collectible items,
but no decision had been made
by the city.
“We are still waiting on
possible funding from the
government,” Weaver said.
The museum will celebrate
its 18th birthday on July 4 of
this year.
Grant Jackson reported on the
Thompson Cemetery stating
that a work crew from County
Commissioner J.D. Johnson’s
office would be coming out
this week to remove dead tree
limbs and brush from the
property. Jackson also stated
that a representative would be
visiting the property regarding
a possible drilling pad site
near the cemetery. Jackson
stated that the information
would be reported back to
the organization as soon as
possible.
The White Settlement
Historical Society will be
hosting the Tarrant County
Historical Commission’s 6th
Annual Summit on Oct.
17. The event will be held
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
north dining room of the
Senior Center. Area Historical
Societies from all over the area
will be in attendance at the
summit. Lunch will be catered
and attendance is free.
Officers were elected at the
meeting for the 2009-2010
calendar year. They are as
follows; Carol Davis, President;
James Ouzts, 1st Vice President;
Jim Weaver, 2nd Vice President.
;Frances Colwell, Secretary/
Treasurer.; Grant Jackson,
Historian/Archivist; Regina
Ouzts, Reporter/Hospitality;
Betsy Browder, Outreach; John
Maulden, Parliamentarian.
The White Settlement
Historical Society will meet
again on Sept. 12. The White
Settlement Museum is open
Tuesdays through Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
is closed on Sundays. The
Museum features thousands of
historical items and is available
for group tours as well.
Doctors at the hospital told Campbell
he had been stung over 80 times and
that they had removed over 30 stingers
including one from his left eye.
“I’m feeling better now, but when it
happened my face and arms felt like they
were on fire,” Campbell said. “I wouldn’t
go through that again for a million
dollars.”
City Manager Jimmy Burnett said
that he helped Campbell find a local
beekeeper that would come and remove
the hive and bees.
“It’s the property owner’s responsibility
to have the bees removed,” Burnett
said. “We helped contact the son of the
property owner to get permission for the
beekeeper to remove the bees.”
Burnett stated that the beekeeper
removed around 10 honeycombs and
estimated that nearly a million bees were
living in the house. The beekeeper also
said the bees had probably been living in
the walls for the past several years.
“I just want to make sure the bees were
removed properly and everyone is safe in
the neighborhood,” Cambell said.
Cecil Campbell shows off his collection of bees
and stingers that were removed from him at the
hospital after the attack.
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
Fort Worth company lends a helping hand
By Ben Posey
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“We came out to go up to the Senior Center
and the yard had already changed so much,”
James said. “They were working so hard and
everything looked so nice.”
Working around rainy conditions, the work
crew was finally able to apply a coat of primer
to the exterior of the house by late afternoon.
Unfortunately, the crew ran out of time and
daylight and wasn’t able to paint the house.
“All the paint is here including the rollers and
brushes,” James said. “We’ll get to it as soon as
we can.”
The yard now is pleasantly shaded and the
house sits with white primer on its walls. A
petrified wood outdoor smoker, built by the
Editors Note:
Some of you younger pups in the community
may know Margery as “the dog lady of Veterans
Park” and those of you with a little more, lets
say experience, may know her as “the waitress
from El Fenix .” I’ll be the first to admit that I
fall into the “little more age, I mean experience”
category and remember Margery as a waitress
at the El Fenix Mexican Restaurant when it
was in Ridgmar Mall. Margery was a waitress
there for 22 years before her vision forced her
into retirement in 2003. She now takes online
classes through UTA and is proficient in Braille
and speaks some Spanish.
James is a disabled veteran who also worked as
original owners of
the house in the
early 60’s, sits in the
back corner of the
yard surrounded
by a large flagstone
patio.
“I just can’t say
thank you enough,”
Margery said. “We
both say a prayer of
gratitude every day
for those people.”
a field service engineer for Forney Engineering
out of Addison for many years.
They met in 1981 at the Waffle House on
Las Vegas Trail where Margery was a waitress
and James was a customer. Their first date was
at Red Lobster and they have been happily
married for 26 years.
If you or a group would like to volunteer to
finish painting (paint and supplies are ready to
go) the Cooper’s home, please contact Tamara
Sagert with Neighbors Helping Neighbors at
817-262-9754.
or almost 30 years James and Margery
Cooper have lived in a modest frame
house on Las Vegas Trail in White
Settlement. James is a disabled Veteran who
served in Vietnam and his wife Margery is
visually impaired. They are both active at the
White Settlement Senior Center and enjoy
helping friends and neighbors as best they can.
This last week, the Coopers received a little help
in return through a United Way version of a
“Home Makeover” as almost twenty volunteers
from the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway
(BNSF) showed up with rakes, shovels, saws
and paint brushes to give the Cooper’s home
and yard a makeover.
“This project, along with several others
going on simultaneously city wide, is part of an
annual meeting for the BNSF Company here
in Fort Worth,” Peter Disterlic said. “We call
it a ‘Day of Caring’ before our annual two day
meeting.”
Disterlic explained that approximately
150 BNSF employees nationwide come to
Fort Worth for the annual meeting and
participate in the community service project.
He said employees are here from Washington,
Minnesota, California, Tennessee and many
other states as well as those based right here in
the Metroplex.
“We contacted the United Way office who
put us in touch with a local organization called
Neighbor Helping Neighbor who helped
organize this event,” Disterlic said.
Tamara Sagert, the local Neighbor Helping
Neighbor director, helped coordinate the
project with BNSF and the Coopers.
Disterlic, the team leader for the
project, visited with the Coopers
approximately thirty days before
the event and planned out all the
specifics for the property including
landscaping and painting. Then,
about 7 a.m. on Tuesday of last week,
the BNSF employees converged on
the yard and trimmed limbs, raked
leaves, hauled off debris and scraped
old paint from the house. The group
even planted two crepe myrtles that
the Coopers brought home from
James and Margery Cooper
the City’s Arbor Day event this last
Saturday.
AN INVITATION FROM THE WSISD
Community invited to retirement reception for high school Principal Hope
2009-2010 White Settlement Historical Society Officers are Front
Row (l-r): Betsy Browder, Outreach; Frances Colwell, Secretary/
Treasurer; Carol Davis, President; John Maulden, Parliamentarian.
Back row (l-r): Grant Jackson, Historian/Archivist; Jim Weaver,
2nd Vice President; Bert Blackburn, member; James Ouzts, 1st
Vice President. Not pictured: Regina Ouzts, Reporter/Hospitality.
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After 35 years of service to White Settlement ISD, Brewer High
School Principal Paula Hope will retire. The WSISD administration
invites current and former students, employees and parents and the
citizens of WSISD to bid our long-time Brewer Bear farewell during
a come and go reception on Thursday, May 14 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
in the high school library, located at 1025 W. Loop 820 North in
Fort Worth.
Hope began her tenure at WSISD as a teaching assistant in 1974.
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She taught history at Brewer before
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COMMUNITY NEWS AND NOTES
BHS REUNION INFO
Plans have been finalized for
the CF Brewer High School Class
of 1979 30 Year Reunion to be
held July 24 & 25, 2009.
The place will be at The Radisson
Hotel Fossil Creek and the cost is
$50 per person. A block of rooms
has been reserved for any who wish
to stay at the hotel for one or both
nights for the reunion.
For questions or to respond to
this request for classmate addresses,
please email barbiejaynesbrewer@
ymail.com or call 817-899-3985
and leave a message.
Brewer Bears 1983-1986 reunion
June 6. A 4 class reunion! You
don’t want to miss this! For more
info and to register go to www.
brewerbear.blogspot.com. Register ASAP!
Friends of the Library
Seeks Additional Members
Have you considered becoming a
“Friend” of the White Settlement
Public Library? If so, then please
plan on attending the interest
meeting on Thursday, May
14th at 6:30 pm in the Library’s
classroom.
The “Friends” host the Library’s
fundraisers and volunteer their
time setting up and packing up
the book sales. Currently, they are
planning a book sale and pancake
breakfast for Saturday, June 13.
Please call (817) 367-0166 for
more information or visit the
Library located at 8215 White
Settlement Road.
New Freshmen Invited
to Orientation at Brewer
High
The
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Summer Programs for Children
LETTERS
Alfred A. “Bud” Meeks Sr., 83,
passed away Friday, May 1, 2009,
in Fort Worth. Funeral services
were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
West Freeway Church of Christ.
Dear Editor:
I am submitting a copy of a letter
that I have sent to the President of
the United States of America. I am
hoping that something that I have
said will catch your eyes and help
out those that are drawing social
security.
We have bailed out some of the
largest companies that have asked
for help. I do not mind helping
someone as long as they try and
help themselves. It seems to me
that greed has come over these
companies and they expect the
world to give them more.
We, that are the backbone of
this country have given all we have.
All the citizens will grow up to be
senior citizens, and I hope that
they are not faced with the same
worries that we have today. The
cost of living is high today and is
going to be higher in the future.
How are we going to make it?
My generation is left out in
the cold when it comes to social
security. My President made a
statement in his speech on March
25, 2009, and I quote, “If you
pay twenty cents for taxes and he
paid thirty nine cents then that
would be unfair to him.” Where
is our justice when we bail out
these companies and not social
security?
Our President made over two
million dollars last year and I and
millions of other people only made
nine thousand dollars. Is this fair?
Don’t we have the same rights as
other people? Are we to be left out
again? Is there any hope for us?
The preamble states “We the
people, for the people, by the
people…” and the last six words of
the Pledge of Allegiance states and
I quote “With Liberty And Justice
for All.” Now may I ask where is
our justice? Is there real help on
the way, or will it be the same as in
the past--- Pennies for us and large
raises for Washington. Is there an
answer on the way or will it stop in
the trashcan?
The 2009 summer programs
at the White Settlement Public
Library provide opportunities for
area children to enjoy reading.
This year’s theme is “Libraries:
Deep in the Heart of Texas!” The
programs will begin on Tuesday,
June 16, and will continue through
Aug. 11. All of the programs
are free to Library cardholders.
Cards issued to White Settlement
residents are free, while cards
issued to non-residents are fifteen
dollars per year.
Enrollment by a parent or legal
guardian is required, and forms
will be available at the Library
beginning on Monday, May 4.
Story time for preschoolage children will take place on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Children
who will be four years old by Dec.
1, 2009, may be enrolled to attend
either day. This program will
include stories, songs, rhymes,
short films, as well as take-home
crafts and has limited enrollment.
The Eager Reader Program
for children going into first and
second grade will take place on
Tuesdays from 12:50 to 1:20
p.m.
Children will practice
reading out loud with a volunteer.
This program also has limited
enrollment.
The Summer Reading Program
for elementary-age children will
take place on Tuesdays from 1:30
to 2:45 pm. Children who have
completed Kindergarten through
fifth grade and read independently
may be enrolled. This program
will include stories, games, crafts,
and movies. Participants will
alsokeep track of the minutes
they read at home in order to earn
prizes.
Information about the summer
programs is available by calling
(817) 367-0166 or by visiting the
Library located at 8215 White
Settlement Road. The Library is
open Monday and Thursday from
9:30 am to 8:30 pm, Tuesday and
Wednesday from 9:30 am to 6:00
pm, and Saturday 9:30 am to 1:30
pm.
Time Twistin’: Texas Teens Read!
The White Settlement Public Library will be holding its annual Young
Adult Summer Reading Program beginning June 18th and continuing
every other Thursday through August 13th. This year’s events will
include Brain Day, where participants will compete in a teen-related
Quiz Bowl; Wii Day; Clay Day, with an emphasis on creating a
prehistoric village from modeling clay; CLUE© Day, with a life-sized
version of the popular board game; and Magic Day with renowned
prestidigitator Bruce Chadwick.
In addition to the events, a reading contest will run throughout the
program. Participants will earn prizes based on the number of pages
they have read by August 13th.
The program is open to library cardholders who will be entering
grades 7-12. Cards are free to all White Settlement residents, and nonresidents may apply for a $15-annual membership.
All events will begin at 2:00pm and will finish by 3:30pm. Registration
begins May 4th. The Library is located at 8215 White Settlement Road.
For more information, contact the White Settlement Public Library at
(817) 367-0166.
Brewer High School invites the
2009-2010 incoming freshmen
to an orientation Freshman
Orientation on Thursday, May
14 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the gym.
After the presentation, attendees Sincerely, C. R. Campbell
will be invited to attend a club/ White Settlement, TX
organization fair.
Submissions to Community Notes can be emailed
to [email protected].
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Saturday 11-5pm
Closed Sunday
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You’re worth more (to us)
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Detail
Alfred A. Meeks was born March
24, 1926, in Hamilton County.
Most everyone called him “Bud.”
He was a retired minister who
served the Lord his entire life.
He met his loving wife, Irma, at
Alfred A. “Bud” Meeks, Sr. the Athens Bible School in Athens,
1926-2009
Ala., and they were very happily
married for 60 years.
Bud also spent 30 years at the publishing company, Gospel
Minutes, which is a weekly Christian publication. He was a
charter member of the West Freeway Church of Christ.
Bud was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be
missed by all whose lives he touched.
Survivors: Wife of 60 years, Irma Meeks; daughters, Susie
Frederick and husband, Royce, Sally Crossley and husband,
Jimmy, and Jayne Schirato and husband, Richard; son, Alfred
Meeks Jr. and wife, Debbie; granddaughters, Jyothi Griffin
and husband, Kevin, Rebecca Meeks, Sarah Schirato and Katie
Schirato; grandsons, J Crossley and wife, Lisa, Billy Crossley,
Daniel Crossley and Justin Meeks; sisters, Myrtice Aldred and
Joyce Ferguson and husband, Mike.
Editor’s Note:
Bud Meeks was a semi-regular contributor to this newspaper and
his stories and remembrances will be sorely missed. But what I
will miss most about this man is counting on his wisdom, his vast
knowledge of the Bible and so many other things.
Bud was a charter member of West Freeway Church of Christ
where he taught so many how to study God’s word and search for
meaning in every word in every verse. Bud taught me that through
my unceasing prayer I could change the very mind of God. I will
never forget that lesson of faith and that is only one thing that Mr.
Meeks taught that Sunday.
Although the West Freeway Church celebrated its 25th
anniversary this past Sunday, and we were all delighted to be
together again with friends and family that had moved away from
the area, the joy of the day was somewhat blighted knowing that
our Bud was not there to celebrate this anniversary with us. Even
so, every song reminded us that Bud was with our heavenly father
in a far better place.
To all of the Meeks family, we share in your sorrow and we will
all miss Bud when he isn’t there to greet and teach us each Sunday.
But we know that he was greeted by many who also loved him as
we do, and that he will be waiting to greet each one of us as well.
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OPINIONS
Page 3 Wednesday, May 6 2009
X-men Origins Wolverine
There’s nothing better
then a mutant clawed
death machine to start
the summer
By Wesley Kite
Marvel has really been in the zone the
past couple of years. From the awesome
Spider Man 3 to the flawless Iron Man
or the masterful Incredible Hulk or the
brutal Punisher War Zone, Marvel has
really stepped up their game in the movie
industry. X Men Origins Wolverine simply
sustains the consistency.
The story gets underway as the boy who
will become Wolverine makes a shocking
discovery about his family bloodline, and
gains a brother in the process. Flash forward
Admit
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By A.C. Hall
X-Men Origins Wolverine:
Awesomely Mediocre
By A.C. Hall
Ah the true summer
blockbuster. There’s little that
can be as entertaining as a movie
that cost hundreds of millions of
dollars to create and on that level
Wolverine is an absolute success.
As a huge fan of the character
and of Hugh Jackman’s work
portraying him on the big screen,
I had high hopes for this spinoff
film.
Unfortunately, it really didn’t
come close to living up to
them. But where it failed to be a
brilliant movie, it was a perfectly
passable summer blockbuster
and by the end of it, if you can
embrace the film for what it is,
you’ll find yourself having a heck
of a good time.
Set many years before the XMen films, this movie tells the
origins of how Wolverine came
to be. Beginning in the late
1800’s when his mutant powers
(claws and healing factor) first
manifested, the movie quickly
chronicles the violent history
between Wolverine and the
similarly powered Sabretooth.
The two violent men are
eventually recruited into a special
unit full of other violent mutants.
When the dark lifestyle becomes
too much for him, Wolverine
quits and moves to an isolated
part of Canada. It’s not long
before his old life comes hunting
for him and Wolverine once again
finds himself having to embrace
his violent tendencies.
Wolverine’s origin story in the
comic books can be muddled
at times, but it’s something that
most fans take very seriously.
In the film they took a strange
approach to half honoring and
half defrauding everything that
the origin means. So look out
serious comic book fans, there’s
going to be some upsetting
changes to his story that you’re
not going to like. For non-comic
book fans, however, the story is
obviously just a marginal one, but
it works on all the levels it needs
to.
Regardless of many flaws that
I could spend time pointing
out, Wolverine is an extremely
entertaining film. Hugh Jackman
is once again brilliant in the title
role and the movie is filled with
other lesser known mutants with
some of them being okay but
with most of them feeling forced
and a waste of time.
However, the one that works
exceedingly well is that of
Gambit, one of the most popular
X-Men characters who is brought
to life in the film by the excellent
young actor Taylor Kitsch.
Perhaps the most criminal thing
this movie does wrong is by under
involving Kitsch, whose increased
presence easily would’ve made
this a much better movie.
The Verdict: It in no way lives
up to the expectations most fans
probably have, but the thing is
that the movie almost embraces
that fact. The story is full of
holes, the ending is silly and some
of the minor characters in the
film are useless. But, on top of all
that, the movie is big, beautiful,
action packed and cool on a
whole bunch of levels. It’s hard to
get obsessed with flaws when the
action sequences are this good.
By the time the film is over you’ll
definitely feel like you got your
money’s worth and for that reason
I’m recommending that you “SEE
IT IN THEATERS.” And be
sure you stay after the credits for
one final scene.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is
ratted PG-13 for intense sequences
of action and violence and some
partial nudity.
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But this film that of course focuses mostly
on Wolverine was a refreshing thrill ride.
I’ve always liked Leiv Schreiber, too bad
he’s always a jerk in his roles, though.
But seeing him a Sabre tooth was pretty
cool and a HUGE step up form Tyler
Mane in the first X Men film. I myself
have never read the comics, so I know
nothing of the source material. However,
I have heard from several people that this
film doesn’t respect the original comic
origin for Wolverine.
I did greatly enjoy this film and thought
it was highly entertaining and with Hugh
Jackman being one of my favorite actors,
there was simply no way I could dislike this
film. One of the coolest scenes was getting
to see the indestructible adamantium
fused to the skeletal structure of Logan
(Wolverine) and seeing just how real they
were able to make his invincibility seem.
I loved this movie. It contained intense
action scenes, of course one of the best
story lines in the comic medium (which
I find second only to Watchmen) and a
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the R rated comedy Next Day Air. Starring
Donald Faison and Mos Def as slacker delivery
men, this movie is all about their unfortunate
luck when they deliver a package of drugs to the
wrong place and the angered drug dealer accuses
them of stealing the drugs. It’s not opening
everywhere so you may have to travel a bit to
find a showing of this one.
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website at www.grizzlydetail.com and watch the
trailers for each of these films at the bottom of
the page.
Things are just heating up in the summer
movie season as we get yet another huge
blockbuster release just two weekends in. Our
choice film of the week is Star Trek, the J.J.
Abrams helmed reboot of the popular science
fiction franchise. Featuring beloved characters
such as James Kirk and Spock, the new film is
set in their youth when they first begin serving
together onboard the Enterprise. With an
amazing cast and jaw dropping special effects
this one should have something for the whole
family and will likely be a great choice if you’re
heading out to the movies.
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great cast with gifted and talented actors.
No doubt about it, this film is top rated.
I give it 4 out of 5 stars. And ‘SEE IT IN
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to find the mutant siblings battling side
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and Logan and his brother Victor Creed
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force.
When their targets begin to include
innocent civilians, conscientious Logan
escapes to the Canadian Rockies, where he
builds a home with pretty schoolteacher
Kayla Silverfox. Informed by his old
commanding officer William Stryker that
the members of his old team are being
targeted for death, Logan is heartbroken
when Victor finds and kills Kayla.
Vowing revenge, Logan agrees to take
part in a dangerous experiment that will
fuse his bones with a powerful metal alloy
called adamantium, which makes him
virtually indestructible and gives him the
strength needed to defeat his powerful
brother.
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to know more about this colorful
little town that blossomed and had
its day in the sun and eventually
became a virtual ghost town, this
website will get you started. www.
norrisc.com/crosscut.
Clifton’s mother was a first
cousin of Glenn Strange. The
Strange family was among the
early pioneers who settled in the
community. The McPeters family
was also one of the early families
to settle down around Cross Cut.
Curtis McPeters was also a cousin
of Clifton’s. Glenn and Curtis were
much older than Clifton and me.
In the late 1920’s they decided to
go west and seek their fortunes.
Glenn and Curtis were good
musicians and were available
to play for the area dances and
community programs. As I recall,
they were both good singers. Glenn
usually played the fiddle and Curtis
the guitar. Many hated to see them
leave because they would miss the
music. Every community needs
good musicians. Others would
miss them as ball players and just
plain good friends.
By Norris Chambers
Norris Chambers and his wife Ella
have lived in White Settlement over
60 years. They have raised a family
here and have been active in school,
city and community activities and
organizations and still enjoy being
among the world’s best people.
Ito haveguessknown
I have been fortunate
several men who
made their marks in various fields
and are remembered for it. The
closest little town to our country
home was called Cross Cut. That
is where Clifton and I graduated
from the Cross Cut High School
in 1935. For those who would like
THE IDLE
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by Dr. Don Newbury
D
ogs’ barks, the saying
goes, typically are
worse than their bites.
Not so, however, with swine
flu, whose potential dangers loom
to be far more ominous than a
porcine’s “oink.”
There’s never a convenient
time for epidemics, or even
We heard from them a few
times from the kin who received
letters. It seems they got as far west
a New Mexico where they played
in a band. The band traveled
on west to Hollywood where
its music was used in western
movies for dances, celebrations
and other festive occasions. Both
Glenn and Curtis began appearing
in movies and we saw many of
them in the area theaters. Glenn
is probably best known for his
many years as Sam, the bartender,
on Gunsmoke. Curtis was listed
under various names. Probably
“Cactus Mack” was best known.
There are hundreds of blogs and
sites on the Internet detailing the
movies they were in.
I remember when Glenn and
Curtis returned to Cross Cut and
presented a free performance at
the high school. I heard the song
“When the Bloom is on the Sage”
for the first time that night.
Clifton and I visited Glenn in
Los Angeles when were stationed
on Catalina Island. After I was sent
to New York, Clifton visited him
two more times.
Cross Cut also produced Robert
E. Howard, a fantasy writer of the
late 20s and early 30s. Robert is
remembered for the creation of
Conan and his western and fight
stories. The Howards were good
friends of our family and we saw
them often. In another tale I told
how I typed stories for Robert and
other writers when I was in high
school. Robert E. Howard is also
well represented on the Internet.
After graduating from high
school and a trade school in Fort
Worth, I was fortunate enough
to work for W. Lee O’Daniel
who gained fame by organizing
the Lightcrust Doughboys and
writing several very popular songs
during the thirties. These included
Beautiful Texas, Million Dollar
Smile, Put Me in You Pocket as well
as several well known theme songs.
While working for O’Daniel I was
associated with several musicians
who are still well known today.
W. Lee O’Daniel was performing
8 programs a day on this station
along with recorded programs on
stations in Texas and Oklahoma.
He was later elected Governor
of Texas for two terms and was
a Senator from Texas for several
years.
While working in Mexico I
became acquainted with Lonnie
Glosson, a nationally famous
harmonica player (also well
defined on the Internet) who sold
harmonicas and lessons over the
powerful radio station in Piedras
Negras, across the river from
Eagle Pass. I had the pleasure
of introducing Lonnie Glosson
on stage at a bluegrass festival in
Perrin, Texas in the 1980s. W.
Lee O’Daniel was performing 8
programs a day on this station
along with recorded programs on
stations in Texas and Oklahoma.
He was later elected Governor
of Texas for two terms and was
a Senator from Texas for several
years.
After I retired in 1974, I became
acquainted with one of the top
showmen of the century – Bill
Camfield, known to many as Icky
Twerp. Some of you youngsters
will probably remember his
kid show on Channel 11, Slam
Bang Theater. Bill was a friend
of our family and visited us on
many occasions. He was an early
columnist for Startext, a computer
bulletin board introduced by the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram and
a forerunner of the Internet. He
inspired me to begin my series
on “Making Money at Home for
Fun” on Startext.
Ella and I were invited to a
wake for his cat. It was an unusual
and interesting party with several
well known TV entertainers in
attendance. The poor cat was
properly directed to “Cat Heaven.”
Bill left Fort Worth and appeared
in several movies but returned
and worked for a TV network
until his death. Bill Camfield is
well documented by Google! You
can see many movie clips of Icky
Twerp on www.youtube.com.
In conclusion, the Old Timer
has this advice for you kids
– Stay young, have fun and keep
plugging!”
Flu Bug Flying High
worse, world-wide
pandemics.
But
when such potential
health catastrophes
occur near the end of
a school year, “havoc”
seems far too tame a
word to describe the
disruptions. And this
is true for educators
and
students
alike….
Both
groups
are running short
of
furrows
to
accommodate worries embedded
on troubled brows.
Looming for some educators
and students are canceled and
postponed
events,
possibly
including proms, commencement
exercises and “Project Graduation”
events.
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Superintendents, bless ‘em,
figured their lives couldn’t become
more
complicated.
They’ve
shuffled schedules to provide more
time for school funding issues and
such. Now, they’ve got to consider
the possibility of swine flu. Shucks,
some of the administrators are also
dealing with safety issues linked
with, of all things, faulty light
standards that teeter above athletic
fields….
I’ve long contended that school
folks may provide the primary
reason for the “National Day of
Prayer” being recognized in the
month of May.
Why? Because administrators,
teachers, students and parents
of students are already praying
anyway! “Just help us make it
through the year;” that’s their
plea.
At press time, thousands
of prospective graduates were
feverishly addressing invitations
to their commencement exercises,
wondering, of course, if the events
will be held as scheduled….
They were already committed to
getting invitations out early to beat
the postal rate increase scheduled
for May 11.
Two cents saved is two cents
earned, they always say.
An even better incentive
is to get ‘em mailed before
events are cancelled. Wow,
what if the “invites” become
“virtual invitations” to “virtual
commencement exercises.”…
Prospective graduates are
marking up phone books,
“Googling” madly for addresses
and names of relatives as far
removed as fourth cousins and
suddenly talking to parents about
friends across the years who might
enjoy seeing them cross the stage.
The point, of course, is to accrue
as many gifts as possible.
Once we got an invitation
addressed to “occupant.” Turns
out it was from a kid who once
toted our groceries to the car. I
think I detected an “I’ll get even”
smirk when I handed him his 25cent tip….
Truth to tell, all of us are
immersed in education. This is as
it should be.
We should aspire to be like green
tomatoes.
As long as we’re green, we grow.
When we think we’re ripe, we start
to get rotten….
Actually, Socrates was pushing
this theory some 2,500 years ago.
Once he asked, “Whom, then,
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shall I call educated?”
We don’t know whether he
answered the question in the next
moment, hour, week, month
or year, but a few words later in
history books, he provides the
answer: “First, those who learn
to manage well the circumstances
they encounter day by day.”
As prominent and admired
as he was, Socrates likely had
few clues about how many new
circumstances
would
come
along. Seems like multiple new
circumstances are encountered
under every rock….
People I’ve always respected most
are the ones who’ve uttered the oftheard expression: the one about
their desire for their children to
have more and better opportunities
than they had.
A few days ago, I met a
distinguished Fort Worth executive
chef for the first time. His name is
Jon Bonnell. He visited our table;
his remarks focused on education.
He was a high school teacher before
opting to attend culinary institutes
in New England and New Orleans.
One of his joys now is teaching in
various culinary venues. Jon shares
his recipes with all who ask and
opens his kitchen to visits at all
times.
With culinary awards stacking up,
he’s a quick-to-like guy. And he has
a sense of humor to match. “When
you visit my restaurant for the first
time, you’re a rookie; when you
return, you are a repeat offender,”
he laughed. I think Socrates would
have held classes at Bonnell’s,
pointing to Jon as “Exhibit A” as
a man who has learned a bunch,
wants to share his expertise with
others, and is ready to take on new
circumstances as they come along.
This includes, of course, swine flu
and falling light poles.
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Pop Culture
With A.C. Hall
A.C. Hall graduated from Brewer
High School in 1999 and has been
writing ever since. His work has
been featured in several anthologies
and comic books over the past
few years. A.C. has written and
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Television lost one of the best
shows of all time this year when the
incredible re-imagining “Battlestar
Galactica” wrapped up over on
the Sci-Fi Network. The show
didn’t just rise above the science
fiction genre, it absolutely shattered
it. Sure, it featured giant space
battles between the last remnants
of humankind and sentient robots,
but the focus of this show was
drama in its highest and best form.
Society has never been under a
more piercing microscope than it
was in this show and the stories
they told were brilliant every step
of the way.
But, “Battlestar Galactica” is
over now. Instead of running
until this summer. The show’s
creators are hoping that fans will
check out the “Caprica” pilot and
give them input on how to shape
the show.
Most television shows have
months and months of episodes
pre-filmed before fans ever see
episode number one so there’s
really no way fans could shape
the direction of the show with
their input. With “Caprica” that’s
not the case and fans are being
encouraged to send in their likes
and dislikes of the pilot so that the
creators can tweak the rest of the
show accordingly.
So, if you were a huge fan of
“Battlestar Galactica” (as most
people should be in my opinion),
and are looking to see more of the
Battlestar universe you should give
the “Caprica” pilot a chance. See
something in it you don’t like? Let
the creators know. This is one
of the few times that they might
actually listen.
Got a question, comment,
criticism, or just want to talk about
Pop Culture or life in general? A.C.
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Brewer High School UIL Science
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The Brewer High School
UIL Science Team won
second place at Regionals
in San Angelo on Saturday.
Members are: Brittany
Barnes, Zach Abel, Emma
Hayden, Norman Score,
Jamie Janzen and Jeremy
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Score won an Individual
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Student and is bound for
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Coaches are Anita
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✘ Claim: We support business growth in White Settlement.
and to remember its roots. Former ministers
led the congregation in the 25th Anniversary
service, while former and current members
mingled before services eating donuts
and sipping coffee and enjoyed a grilled
hamburger lunch afterwards.
During class time the West Freeway Youth
group performed their award winning drama
performance for the adult classes.
West Freeway Church of Christ, located
at 8000 Western Hills Blvd in White
Settlement, celebrated its 25th Anniversary
celebration this past Sunday, May 3.
One of the things that makes this event
unusual is that this church congregation was
formed from a merger of five local Church
of Christ congregations that came together
with a desire to
worship in one
place pooling
their assets and
acting as one
growing family
of the Lord. The
ground-breaking
for the building
took place in
1983, and on
May 6, 1984 West
Freeway Church
of Christ opened
its doors.
The church is
a wonderful place
to worship, but it
wasn’t always easy.
“West Freeway has
had its own roller
coaster ride. It has
had its ups and
downs, but the
Lord always leads
us Up.” charter
member of the
West Freeway
congregation Ted
Aldred said.
On Sunday
current and former
Above: Brenley Hammonds
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developing property for redevelopment.
✔ Fact: The EDC and the City of White Settlement has purchased
and cleared several properties on major thoroughfares in the City and
made the land immediately available for re-development.
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advertisements and letters, Mr. White made several claims regarding the
current condition of the City of White Settlement. Here are the real facts.
✔ Fact: They have attacked present and former business owners
within the City of White Settlement. In a recent letter to the citizens,
they stated, “Instead of concentrating on recruiting businesses from
without, let’s concentrate on building businesses from within.” The
fact is, we need both!
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of service in White Settlement
Caprica: Let the creators
know what you think
too long, the creators decided to
bring the show to a close. This has
left a huge void in the television
landscape and honestly I’m not
sure I’d trust any other creators to
fill it. Thankfully, the creators of
“Battlestar Galactica” are putting
a new show on the air. Titled
“Caprica,” the show is a prequel
to Battlestar and is set 58 years
earlier. While it’s going to be much
less operatic and action heavy
than Battlestar, the show looks
to continue the strong dramatic
tradition set forth in the show.
Those are all the reasons that fans
of “Battlestar Galactica” care, but
why should you? Well, I’ll tell you.
What makes this a truly interesting
story is the way in which “Caprica”
is being released. Just last week the
pilot was released on DVD. Now,
shows like “24” have released a pilot
to DVD as well, so that alone isn’t
groundbreaking. What is, however,
is the fact that “Caprica” won’t
be on television for another year.
That’s right, roughly twelve months
from now.
The show hasn’t even started
fully filming yet. While already
confirmed to air on the Sci Fi
Network, they aren’t going to start
filming episodes beyond the pilot
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✘ Claim: The City of White Settlement is not helping existing
businesses located in the City.
✔ Fact: The EDC has awarded more Business Incentive Grants this
year than in all previous years. Business owners are taking advantage
of money available to improve their investments.
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✔ Fact: There is no slumping sales tax! The City of White Settlement
has had a 46% sales tax increase for the first four months of 2009
compared to this time last year.
Garry Wilson
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✘ Claim: The City of White Settlement is experiencing a slumping
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Gonzalez, Kobe Shed
THIRD GRADE: Jonathan Trevizo, Devin
Brown, Garren Crow, Devon May, Julie Nowlin,
Andrew Fetsko, Tori Fortman, Raquel Guerrero,
Grace Sandstrum, Emma Tracy, Josh Adair, Macy
Lepori, Thaddeus Morris, Kelli Rekieta, Payton
Rothenberger, Cole Smith and Kathyrn Cameron
FOURTH GRADE: Jaxson Fletcher, Ethan
Wills, Parker Bagg, Sydnie Belousek, Makenna
Blassingame, Logan Burns, Jordan Cisco, Isabell
Collazo, Brandon Hatter, Hannah King, Rebecca
Moore, Abbee Powell, Marisa Sykes, Ben Worrell,
Alexis Deane, Bayley Holland, Jonathan Lee,
Shailee Rankin, Nicholas Barker, , Garrett
Quill, Hunter Schmidt, Alysah Sitter, Timothy
Tanwongprasert, Brandon Adams, Daniel
Bowie, Donovan Brown, Nick Deatherage, Jorge
Dominguez, Jacky Enriquez, Corey Ruland, Caleb
Shelton, Peyton Summerhill, Chris Tatum and
Kayley Williams
Middle School Band Students Earn
Numerous Medals at District Contest
Brewer Middle School band students earned
numerous medals and ribbons at the District Solo
and Ensemble Contest. Students earned a medal
and a certificate for a superior/outstanding rating,
a medal for a superior rating and a ribbon for an
excellent rating.
The following students received superior awards
for their solos: Haley Allen, Jahami Arreguin, Matt
Biddle, Heather Biddle, Allyson Blackney, Andrew
Clark, Emily Cotton, Kaylee Cox, Adam Donley,
Grant Dzrich, Nicholas Foley, Brandon Green,
Austin Grimes, Mario Gutierrez, Shelly Holdridge,
Angel Lanwert, Erwynn Martinez, Luis Montes,
Brandon Moye, Lisette Pena, Tristan Shipp, Katie
Stemple, David Taylor and Kourtney West.
Students who won superior and outstanding
awards for solos were: Rebecca Craft, Michael
Escobar, Alyssa Harrell, Jin Kim, Ashley Monday,
Detail
CHARACTER CHAMPIONS BLUE HAZE ELEMENTARY
5th Six Weeks—2008-2009
5th SIX WEEKS—2008-2009
FIRST GRADE: Bethany Bailey, Thabang
Kelebeng, Katie Griffitts, Hannah Kincaid,
Alyssa Lobbes, Hunter Lucas, Aidan McCord,
Madison Munoz, Allison Johnson, Yusuf Khan,
Kyrin Barnes, Brianna Perez, Colton Rasor, Megan
Ayers, Bethany Barker, Ashley Craig, Autumn
Darder, Marcus Grimes, Lauren Knearem,
Gabriela Martinez, Theodore Morris, Austin
Sykes, Andrea Vega, Caleb Whitlock, Travis
Bradley, Brianna Cannon, Caden Gabbert, Mariah
King, Rebecca Lares, Lucas Neimeyer, Jacob Olds,
Jackson Shepherd, Shelby Sims, Emily Gee, Jessica
Johnson, Logan Jones, Tommy Matheson, Addison
Bradley, Danny Bradley, Phoebe McCaffrey,
Jordan Pendexter and Cody Redmon
The
Siva Palasingam, Katlin Parsons and Sara Torres.
The following students won superior awards for
ensembles: Amy Johnson, Bradley Cripe, Gabriel
Sotello, Heather Biddle, Jason Hardin, Kaitlyn
Dodd, Kelsea Coker, Kerrigan Dodd, Rebecca
Tucker, Taylor Shriver, Adam Donley, Alyssa
Harrell, Angel Landwert, Ashley Monday, Brandon
Franklin, David Taylor, Haley Allen, Jin Kim,
Brenann Barrs, Kaleb Berry, Katie Stemple, Katlin
Parsons, Michael Escobar, Roman Gill, Sara Torres,
Siva Palasingam, Stacy Franco and Tristin Shipp.
Emily Cotton, Lisette Pena and Rebecca Craft
received superior/outstanding awards, and Brandon
Green, Erwyn Martinez, Josh Morales, Kaela
Lindsey, Kaylee Cox, Kourtney West, Luis Montes,
Megan Smith and Nicholas Foley took excellent
awards.
Directors are Jason Avrett and Beth Harville.
FIRST GRADE: Cole Garrison, Madison Munoz,
Braden Wood, Abbie Sherwood, Jarid Fleury,
Gabriela Martinez, Mariah King, Benny Mayo,
Raquel Lares, Daniel Matthew, Jordan Pendexter,
Skydra Saenz
SECOND GRADE: Rebecca Eason, Alex
Cannon, Kathryn Stevens, David Ogidan, Kailyn
Hawk, Heath Sharr, Jamie Eller, Sydney Schultz,
Caden Primera, Bryan Guthrie, Emma Powell,
Kourtney Horn
THIRD GRADE: Teyler Allsup, Koltin Bear,
Melissa Valencia, Aaron Miller, Haylee Lovato,
Devin Brown, Jackson Stevens, Roan Anderson,
Jonathan Champion, Nolan Alexander, Jacky
Gonzalez, Laura Lewis
FOURTH GRADE: Claire Trieger, Justin Oberst,
Makenna Blassingame, Parker Bagg, Sara Stom,
Brent Finberg, Hunter Schmidt, Barrett Hooten,
Alyse Williams, Ricky Duran, MyKayla Stroud,
Grayson Harrelson
Eighth Grade Select Band Wins Superior 1st Division Trophy
The Brewer Middle School eighth grade Select
Band competed at the Sandy Lake Contest on
April 23 and earned a Superior 1st Division
Trophy.
Students are: Zachary Bauman, Rebecca
Beavers, Matthew Biddle, Allyson Blackney,
Adriana Blanco, Andrew Bobbitt, Andrew Clark,
Emily Cotton, Kaylee Cox, Rebecca Craft,
Duncan Edge, Oliver Escobar, Stacy Franco,
Brandon Franklin, Amanda French, Jeffrey
Gibson, Adriana Hernandez, David Hill, Shelly
Holdridge, Addison Juarez, Alex Keesy, Jin Kim,
Andreas Landwert, Kayla Leake, Kaela Lindsey,
Darby Lorance, Sarah Manske, Erwynn Martinez,
Roberto Meza, Luis Montes, Brody Nolan, JR
Osborne, Lisette Pena, Abraham Quirarte, Joshua
Rice, April Smith, Meagan Smith, Fabian Soltero,
Katherine Stemple, Cheryl Strickland, Clayton
Waldinger, Cheyenne Warren, Marissa Wellspeak,
Ryan Wenzel, Kourtney West and Trevor Wyatt.
Directors are Jason Avrett and Beth Harville.
Letter To The Citizens
Why is the City Council of White Settlement refusing to act on the citizens’ request
to remove the vice chairman from the Planning and Zoning Board when documents
were presented proving negligence in following Texas State law for almost two years,
as well as being a defendant in an open lawsuit with the Texas Attorney General’s
office?
A petition has been circulating in White Settlement requesting the City Council to
remove Sue Miller from the Planning and Zoning Board. On April 28th, 2009 at
a City Council meeting, an agenda item “A request to remove Sue Miller from the
P&Z Board to the City Council” was finally heard around 10 pm after a one-hour
delay while the City Council held an Executive Session behind closed doors. Even
though to date 245 citizens have signed the petition, and 50 citizens called or visited
City Hall to voice their approval to have Ms. Miller removed, the city did not choose
to investigate, or ask Ms. Sue Miller, who attended the meeting, any questions. The
City Council opted to ignore the supporting documentation; expressed their disgust
at receiving citizens’ calls concerning the removal of Sue Miller; and called into
question the validity of the petition.
At this time we are continuing to circulate the Sue Miller Removal Petition. We are
planning to resubmit our documentation and request after the election to a hopefully
more supportive City Council. Vote and let your voice be heard .
More information is available online at http://wsinformed.shutterfly.com. You can
also call Darlene at 817-246-7788 for additional information or to schedule a home
visit in order to sign the petition.
Keep our schools strong, safe and moving forward!
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Press releases from the WSISD
High School Students’ Poetry to
be Published in Journal
Brewer High School English
teacher Melissa Allsup submitted
her students’ poetry in a contest
for Anthology of Poetry, Inc.,
and 30 students were selected to
have their poems published in an
upcoming journal.
Students selected are: Megan
Harris, Allison Shoup, Darius
Williams, Katheryn Zimmerman,
Kelly Suppes, Maila Caspe,
Spartacus Crawford, Janeice Lyles,
Tannahill Intermediate
School sixth graders
won second place overall
in the district UIL
Academic Competition.
Students who won first
place were: Katherine
Merchant, art, and
Jordan Powell, spelling.
Shaylen Becker and
Kailyn Hagerman took
second in spelling and
art respectively. Fourth
place winners were:
Spencer Crawford,
number sense; Emily
Norman, oral reading;
and Clayre Doltaire, art.
Boston Price and Jeen
Oosub took fifth in oral
reading and art respectively, and Nicole Carter won sixth in spelling.
Coaches are: Stephanie Behrens, Susan Boehm, Twilia Craft, Mindy
Francisco, Jennifer Fortson, Lauren Parker, Shanna Smith and Shelly
Morrill.
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University’s Seventh Grade
Talent Search. Pictured
are (front row, l-r): Angel
Landwert, Michael Niles,
Siva Palasingham, (back)
Mallory Roberson and
Matthew Sablan. The Talent
Search identifies academically
talented seventh graders
based on standardized
test scores achieved while
attending elementary or
middle school.
Thirteen Brewer Middle
School seventh graders were
identified and invited to
complete either the SAT
reasoning test or the ACT
assessment college entrance
examination, and five earned
state recognition. Other
students who were selected
for the search were: Samuel
Amado, Ray Barton, Sarah
Luna, Morgan Mikel Eric
Rebecca Craft (right)
is among 36 North
Texas students who
were awarded a $2,500
scholarship as part
of the Bobby Bragan
Scholarship Program,
and Brandi Blakeney
was a finalist in the
competition.
Applicants are
recommended
to apply by their
counselor or English teacher.
Select students must complete
an application with extensive
information about their academic
achievements, extracurricular and
athletic activities, and community
involvement, and they must write
an essay about their favorite role
Newman, David Taylor,
model.
Andrew Tesar and Mark
Bragan, former major league
Valdivia.
baseball player, manager, and
Duke TIP then provides the coach, established the Bobby
participants with comparative Bragan Youth Foundation in 1991
information concerning
to encourage children to stay in
their academic abilities
and resources for unique
educational opportunities.
Beginning at critical points
in education, Duke TIP gives
students a chance to learn
more about their abilities.
Through identification,
recognition, information,
advocacy, challenging
educational programs, and
research, Duke TIP offers
a wide array of services to
students, their parents,
educators, and schools. Duke
TIP enjoys a long history of
supporting and extending
local efforts to better
understand, motivate, enrich,
and academically challenge
the brightest students in our
nation.
school and pursue their educational
and career dreams. The foundation
recognizes outstanding eighth
graders each year by awarding
scholarships for use toward firstyear college tuition.
More than 37,000 eighth grade
students from 116 public schools
across the North Texas Metroplex
are offered the opportunity to
apply for these scholarships. The
eighth graders were honored
during the foundation’s annual
scholarship celebration on April 26
at Texas Wesleyan University.
Fifth graders compete in district
UIL academic competition
Several Tannahill
Intermediate School
fifth graders recently
competed in the
district UIL Academic
Competition.
Pictured are: Madalyn
Powell, Sarah Clark,
Logan Kile, Jessica
McClusky, Kadyn
Kirkpatrick, Cameron
Garrison, Taylor
Bitters, Vinit Shah,
Erika Beas, Starr
Teague, Destiny
Jones, Chelsey Hanes,
Jenna Dalley, Tristan
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Brewer Middle
School eighth grader
University’s Talent Search
Kendra Burrage, Shellsea Ramirez,
Casey Williams, Ongelic Hill,
Kendall Lewis, Kerstin Wilson,
Rhannie Surel, Kaytlin Biggerstaff,
Heather Franklin, Lauren
Graham, Tanner Blassingame,
Denise Moreno, Brooks Hebert,
Francisco Rodriguez, Mariah
Hernandez, Elizabeth Daniel,
Allison Rutledge, Brittany Eller,
Five Brewer Middle School
Rachel Luna, Justin Foley, Shane
seventh
graders qualified for
Cutshall and Lynsey Cornelius.
Tannahill Sixth Grade Win Second
Place in District UIL Competition
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
General Membership
Meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Time: Noon (come early to
network)
Ryan’s Grill Buffet Bakery
1501 S. Cherry Lane
Jackpot Drawing Prize: $50
Chamber Mixer
Chamber Mixer at Tarleton State
University – Southwest Metroplex
Date: Tuesday, May 19
Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: Tarleton State University
- Southwest Metroplex
Hickman Building
6777 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Don’t forget to bring your business
cards.
Adopt-A-Street Program Sees New Life
Fort Worth is rejuvenating
an effort that helps keep the city
clean and attractive.
The Adopt-a-Street program
is a joint effort of several City of
Fort Worth departments: Parks
and Community Services, Code
Compliance, Environmental
Management and Transportation
and Public Works. It is sponsored
by a grant from the North
Central Texas Council of
Governments through funding
by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
Neighborhood associations,
civic groups, schools, youth
organizations, faith-based
organizations, businesses and
individuals interested in keeping
their streets litter-free are invited
to join the Adopt-A-Street
Program.
In addition to making Fort
Worth a cleaner, more attractive
city, the program: • promotes
neighborhood pride • helps
maintain and increase property
values • encourages people
to stop littering • increases
awareness of environmental
issues • decreases roadway and
waterway pollution • reduces
litter removal costs.
Participants select a half-mile
to two-mile stretch of roadway
and agree to clean it at least
four times a year for a one-year
period. The city provides trash
bags, disposal vouchers and safety
vests. All participants must sign a
liability waiver.
Signs recognizing the
organization’s cleanup efforts will
be placed on the boundaries of
the adopted roadway after the
first cleanup has been completed.
Adopters receive a certificate of
adoption at the end of the oneyear period.
To learn more, call 817-9053354.
The White Settlement Area Chamber of
Commerce welcomed Karla R. Barker,
Financial Advisor with Edward Jones,
during a ribbon cutting this past week.
Barker’s office is located at 9521 White
Settlement Road.
Camp Fort Worth Means Fun and Learning for Children
Kids eagerly await summer vacation, only to complain about being
bored after a few weeks — or days.
You can help your children overcome summer boredom by
registering them in Camp Fort Worth at one of 19 local community
centers. The program is organized by the Fort Worth Department of
Parks and Community Services.
The camps are for children ages 5-13 and run from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday through Friday, June 15-Aug. 21. Before- and aftercamp care, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., is available for an additional fee.
Each day at Camp Fort Worth features a curriculum combining
varied activities and challenges. Children receive individual attention
in a warm and nurturing environment. Trained instructors create an
atmosphere where positive experiences are the norm.
Activities vary at the 19 camp sites. Campers participate in
structured activities such as crafts, games and sports. Guest speakers
present information on nature, science, careers and the arts. Outdoor
activities vary at each location but can include hiking, fishing, archery
and kayaking. Campers take one field trip a week to sites such as a
planetarium, water park, skate park, wax museum and miniature golf
course.
Camp fee is $150 per child, which includes lunch and a snack.
Financial assistance, based on family income, is available. Optional
weekly activities are available for an additional fee.
To learn more, contact your neighborhood community center or
call 817-392-5700.
Senior Center News
Mark your calendar for
Wednesdays at 10:00 am at
the Center for a challenging
study of the Bible led by Jannie
Engelmann. Pictured from
left to right and reading the
scriptures are Kenneth Gandy,
Margery Cooper, Jannie
Engelmann, Angie Starnes and
Elmer Bratcher.
The Center’s
Casino Night Annual Fund
Raiser for our food program is
scheduled for June 5 at 5:30 pm.
Tickets are $10 which includes
a delicious meal, entertainment
and $2,500 play money provided
for games and the auction finale
of wonderful prizes donated
by local vendors. Deadline for
dinner reservations is June 1.
Extra packets will be available for
$10. (You must be 18 to play
all games except Bingo). Come
by the Center to purchase your
tickets.
The Center is taking
registrations for a new Word
Training class taught by Barbara
Davis starting Friday May 8
from 10:00 am to 11:30 am and
continuing until July 17. Please
call or come by the Center to
sign up for this free class.
A new class Internet and EMail will be starting on May 21
and meeting every Thursday at
10:45 am – 11:45 am. The class
is limited to the first ten students
and is taught by instructor Glen
Hendricks. Please sign up at the
front desk.
We also have a Beginning
Computer class starting
Thursday, May 21 at 9:00 am.
The class runs for six weeks
and is limited to the first ten
students. Please sign up at the
front desk.
Make sure you are on the
bus on Saturday, May 9 at 9:00
am headed to the Grapevine
Winery and Town Center for a
day loaded with an exciting tour
of the Winery, lunch and, best
of all, shopping in the fine shops
available in the Old Grapevine
Town Center. Please come by
the Center to pay your $2.00 to
guarantee your seat
The Center’s Bridge Club
welcomes experienced “Party
Bridge” players on Wednesdays
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
There are a few spaces left in
the Silk Floral Design class that
meets every Monday at 10:00 am
taught by instructor and florist of
14 years Nancy Bowling. Sign
up at the front desk or call the
Center. Please bring silk flowers
and a container to class.
The Center is selling spaces at
$10 each for the annual Parking
Lot Sale scheduled for May 16
from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.
Please call the Center for more
information.
Come by the Center and take
a look at the beautiful Oriental
Sunset Quilt donated by the
Fort Worth Quilt Guild and buy
some chances at $1 each or 6 for
$5. The drawing will be on our
Casino Night Fund Raiser event
which is June 5.
Make reservations
before noon in order to eat with
us the next day. Lunch is served
Monday thru Friday at 12 p.m.
Newcomers and visitors are
very welcome. Please call 817246-6619 or come by anytime
between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m to ask about our classes,
trips, and other activities. You
can also check our web page at
www.wstx.us and click on the
Seniors Department for the latest
activities or check on the Cable
Channel.
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Sports
Bears still in holding pattern as
post season looms
By A.C. Hall
On Friday April 21 the Brewer
Bears varsity baseball team took
on Birdville and lost 7 – 4.
The defeat meant that the fate
of their season was going to
rest solely on the final game of
the regular season. The Bears
faced a favorable situation;
win and you’re in. With Azle
nipping at their heels in the
district standings Brewer needed
a victory against third place
Boswell to guarantee their spot in
the playoffs. A loss would mean
their fate rested with
Azle, who could force a
one game playoff for the
post-season birth if they
won their final game
and Brewer lost theirs.
So the Bears simply had
to wait for their final
regular season challenge.
But thanks to the
UIL postponements
instituted in order to
prevent a swine flu
outbreak it’s almost two
weeks later and the Bears are still
waiting to play their last regular
season game. Head Coach Chad
Wehe knows this long layoff can
be a double-edged sword.
“It is a good thing because we
should be well prepared for our
opponent. It is a little bit of a
disadvantage because it gives
us a longer period of time to
think. The biggest challenge
is structuring practice to our
advantage so that we can stay
peaked our next time out. We
structure for the season so we
can be playing our best baseball
at the end and we were heading
in that direction and now
we have a little layoff. Our
guys have responded well to
challenges all season, so I think
we will respond well to this,”
Coach Wehe said in a recent
interview with The Grizzly
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Wehe and his staff have
devised a way to keep the
players on their toes and keep
them in game shape while
they continue to wait for their
May 12 game against Boswell.
“We have divided into two
teams and we are playing a
best of 5 series. It should
keep our hitters sharp by
facing live pitching ...it
also allows our pitchers to
continue getting their work in a
competition setting, and it keeps
us competing. We also have time
to brush up our fundamentals
and stay sharp. On a week to
week basis we have limited time
to get all the things we need to
work on in, so the time off allows
us to make sure we touch on
everything,” Wehe said.
Arguably Azle has the easier
final game as they take on
seventh place Mineral Wells
while the Bears have to contend
with the third place Boswell.
“In this district anyone can
beat anyone, so you have to be
ready every time you go out.
The most important thing for
us is to worry about us. We
can’t be looking around seeing
concerned with others, we have
our plate full worrying about
our own responsibilities,” Wehe
stated.
Earlier in the season Brewer
and Boswell met and while the
Bears lost 6 – 4 the close game
has inspired some confidence in
them as they prepare to play the
Pioneers one more
time.
“We played
Boswell tough the
first round and just
didn’t finish. Being
in a spot to control
our own destiny is
great, and that is
all we could ask for
at this point in the
season. It has been
and up and down
season, but we have
been playing well the last couple
of weeks and with the stakes
being high I look for our players
to continue the momentum,”
Wehe said in closing.
For now the Bears baseball
team’s long wait continues. By
the time they head to Boswell on
May 12 it will have been eighteen
days since their last game. Coach
Wehe and his team are hard at
work and are doing all they can
to turn the long break into as
much of an advantage as possible
as they prepare to close out the
regular season in Boswell with
big stakes on the line. It’s “win
and you’re in” and it sounds like
the Bears are ready to step up
to the challenge so head on out
and cheer them on in Boswell on
May 12.
The
Events rescheduled by U.I.L.
By Ben Posey
Although the swine flu
epidemic has closed several
school districts throughout the
state and cancelled all University
Interscholastic League (UIL)
activities for the week, many
of the events have now been
rescheduled. Schools cancelled
field trips as well. As of Sunday,
Texas had reported 43 confirmed
cases of the swine flu.
The University of Texas
officials and the twenty UIL
regional track meet hosts have
tentatively rescheduled the
regional track meets to take
place after interscholastic
The United States Naval Academy will
be sailing into the Metroplex in 2013 as the
Midshipmen have signed an agreement to
compete in that year’s edition of the Bell
Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.
Owned and operated by ESPN Regional
Television (ERT), the Bell Helicopter Armed
Forces Bowl has featured a military-theme since
2006 with the United States Air Force Academy
competing in the past two post-season games
at Amon G. Carter Stadium against Cal and
Houston where the Falcons dropped a pair of
six-point decision to the Bears (2007, 42-36)
and the Cougars (2008, 34-28).
“Obviously we are as pleased as can be that
Navy, with it’s great heritage and tradition,
has agreed to participate in our 2013 game,”
said Tom Starr, Executive Director of the Bell
Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. “Having one
of our nation’s military academies participate in
our game is a natural, and is extremely popular
with our fans as the past two years have proven
with sellouts featuring the Air Force Academy.”
Navy has currently strung together sixconsecutive winning seasons as the Midshipmen
have compiled a 51-25 record since 2003 with
six-straight bowl appearances. With wins
over both Air Force and Army in 2008, Navy
earned its sixth consecutive Commander-InChief ’s Trophy, tying the record for consecutive
trophies won set by Air Force from 1998-02.
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For Brewer students, this is
good news. The Lady Bear Track
Team will be taking its regional
qualifiers to competition. The
Brewer Bear Baseball Team will
be continuing its bid for the
playoffs as they are scheduled
to play their final game at
Boswell High School against
the Pioneers on May 12 at 7:00
p.m.
Spring Football Practice for
the Brewer Bears will go on as
scheduled with practices being
conducted in the afternoons.
Look for a complete schedule
of practices and scrimmages in
this issue of The Grizzly Detail.
Navy, which owns an all-time record of
632-516-57 (.548), became just the second
school in FBS history to reach the 1,200
games played milestone last season when the
Midshipmen handed SMU a 34-7 setback in
an October meeting in Annapolis. Rutgers has
competed in the most games in FBS history
with Michigan and Nebraska ranking behind
the Middies.
In 128 years of football, Navy has played
in 15 bowl games, including a current streak of
six years in a row with six victories. The Naval
Academy has won one National Championship
(1926) while producing two Heisman Trophy
winners (Joe Bellino in 1960 and Roger
Staubach in 1963), 34 first-team All-Americans,
five first-team Academic All-Americans, four
Maxwell Trophy winners and 21 members of the
College Football Hall of Fame.
For the third straight year, the Bell
Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will “usher” in
the New Year as the 2009 post-season college
football game will be played on New Year’s
Eve at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The 2009
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will be
televised live on ESPN on Thursday, December
31 with the kickoff time still to be determined.
The seventh edition of the Bell Helicopter
Armed Forces Bowl will feature schools from
Conference USA and the Mountain West
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11. Additionally, the state track
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One-Act-Play competition for
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