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Volume 3 No. 10 August 27, 2008
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Economic Development Director leaving city for new opportunity
by Ben Posey
Marty Harrison, Economic
Development Director for
the City of White Settlement
since October of 2006, has
accepted a new position with
the City of Decatur. Harrison
will be serving the City of
Marty Harrison worked in the
City of Richland Hills for three
years prior to coming to White
Settlement. Her involvement
with the City has spurred
interest from real estate investors
around the area.
Chapel Creek still trouble
without bridge over I-30
Construction workers completed the last of their work this
week on the new section of Chapel Creek Boulevard near Interstate
30. According to Fort Worth City Engineers, portions of the new
concrete road had cracks in the concrete and repairs had to be
made to the small sections to meet standards. City staff stated that
the barricades would be removed this week and the road would be
completely open for traffic.
Unfortunately, this new section of road will not help the traffic
congestion traveling south on Chapel Creek Blvd. until the bridge is
widened. The Texas Department of Transportation will be in charge
of the widening of the bridge, which may not occur for another two
years.
City Workers line up traffic
Decatur in a similar position
as the Executive Director of
the Economic Development
Corporation. She begins her
new job on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Her last day working for the
City of White Settlement will
be this Friday, Aug. 29.
In an interview with
Harrison last week at City
Hall, she stated that she has
enjoyed her time working in
the City of White Settlement
and will miss her co-workers.
Harrison plans on being
involved in similar projects in
Decatur such as the Economic
Development Newsletter, the
business appreciation dinner,
and commercial real estate
forums.
Harrison explained that
the City of White Settlement
is sitting near a gold mine,
referring to its access of
interstate freeways to the
south and west. She also
explained that the City is
overdue for rezoning and is
in need of a higher density
population count to attract
certain businesses. Harrison
stated that there has been
a recent rise in interest
among real estate investors
in properties located in the
White Settlement area and
that she hopes that incoming
opportunities prove successful.
Decatur is located about
30 miles northwest of Fort
Worth near the Alliance
Corridor and Texas Motor
Speedway, which has brought
unparalleled growth to
the City. Decatur has a
population of about 5,200
citizens.
Commitment & Tradition
Cowboy superstar
encourages
commitment and
tradition at B.H.S.
stadium dedication
By Ben Posey
“If you build it, they will come,” said
Drew Pearson, guest speaker for the new
Brewer High School Stadium Dedication
Ceremony.
And he was right. More than 1000
community members came out to see
what had been built over the past year. A
towering 5-story press box took in visitors
by the dozen as fans had the opportunity to
see and touch the new 7,500 seat stadium
at the new Brewer High School. A plush
artificial turf with an all-weather track
Photos by Ben Posey
Left: Drew Pearson, one of the most famous Dallas Cowboys in franchise history takes
stands between new Head Athletic Director/Head Football Coach Paul Sharr and
previous A.D./Head Football Coach of the 70’s & 80’s, Ben Davis. Above: Pearson spoke
of commitment and tradition to the 2008 Brewer Bear Football Team.
welcomed current and past students and
players in red-carpet fashion.
The festivities started with the National
Anthem, sung by the group Escape, which
consisted of three Brewer Alumni; Marcus
Davis (1997), Brian Roe (2001), and
Chris Falcon (2003). Dr. Audrey Arnold,
Superintendent of the White Settlement
ISD welcomed everyone to the ceremony
and introduced dignitaries, board of trustee
members, long range planning committee
members and those who had a significant
part in the construction of the stadium.
The Brewer Honeycombs performed a
dance routine as band members marched
and played music to start off the many
phases of celebration.
Drew Pearson, one of the most famous
Dallas Cowboys in franchise history, joked
with players, coaches and previous Brewer
Bears just minutes before taking the stage
and challenging all those in attendance
to create a continuing atmosphere of
commitment and tradition at Brewer High
School. Pearson reflected on his days as a
young athlete, describing some challenges
See Stadium Dedication page 2
W.S. City Council: Tuesday,, August 26
Water rates may rise in upcoming fiscal year, new gas well to be dril ed
By A.C. Hall
White Settlement City Workers were out in force this past week
re-painting directional arrows and crosswalk lines in the White
Settlement ISD school zones. The Grizzly Detail received several
calls from citizens this past week recognizing the effort by workers in
helping make the streets safer for students during the school year.
Also, a reminder to citizens that handheld cellular phones are not
allowed during active school zones in the White Settlement ISD as
well as many other school districts.
Holding a short meeting before the White
Settlement City Council, the WS EDC Board
quickly worked through a single item agenda to
consider awarding the bid for four entry signs
into the city.
“They came in under budget,” Burnett told
the board regarding the sole bid which was in
the amount of just over $58,000 dollars. The
bid to construct the signs was given by the same
company that designed them and the board
voted unanimously to accept this bid.
With that the EDC board adjourned and
shortly afterwards the city council began their
meeting, with both John Trevino and Gene
Hatcher absent. Later in the meeting Hatcher
arrived and took part in some of the final items
on the agenda.
“We need to talk about water rates,” Assistant
City Manager Linda Ryan said to the council
during a workshop about their upcoming 20082009 fiscal budget. A possible rate increase
could help the city combat raising water costs
from Fort Worth. Ryan proposed raising the
base rate by 25 cents. Also, every 1000 gallons
used over 2000 gallons of water would have a
25-cent increase. These possible increases could
bring an estimated $100,000 to the city.
“I would not change the sewer rates,” Ryan
added.
The council members will look over these
proposed numbers and will consider making a
decision on them at a budget work session next
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Page 2 Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Citizens show
appreciation
with dinner
Several community
members showed their
appreciation for former
Mayor James Ouzts and
former Councilman
Gunnar Rasmussen and
several previous board
members at a banquet
last Saturday. Please see
details in next week’s
Grizzly.
District digs into reserves to provide
3% increase for teacher salaries
By Ben Posey
The White Settlement School
Board voted unanimously
at last night’s board meeting
to provide a 3% increase for
teachers in the White Settlement
ISD. Beginning teacher’s salary
was increased from $40,000 to
$41,200 for the 2008-09 school
year. The district had to dig out
approximately $2 million from
reserves to fund the pay increase.
n Also approved during the
meeting was a tax rate of $1.4984
per $100 valuation for property
owners showing an increase of
3.2 cents over last year’s tax rate.
Last year’s rate was 1.466 per
$100 valuation.
Board members asked if
the administrative office had
received any calls from tax payers
regarding the tax rate increase.
Superintendent Dr. Audrey
Arnold commented that no calls
had been received and no one
had showed up for the public
hearing on the tax rate increase.
Trustee Randy Armstrong then
asked where the public hearing
notice and tax rate increase notice
had been published and was
answered by Communications
Director Desiree Coyle who
informed him that it was
published in the Fort Worth StarTelegram.
After the meeting Armstrong
was asked why this notice
was not published in either of
the local papers serving this
community. Armstrong said he
was going to look into the matter.
School board members
approved the Texas Association
of Public Schools (TAPS) for
property and casualty, computer/
equipment, crime and educator’s
legal liability policies at a total
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Crime Chase
continued from front cover
the Durango exited the business
parking lot onto the access road
of the freeway, running a stop
sign located at Silvercreek Road
and continued north entering
Loop 820.
During the pursuit, the
suspects’ vehicle began to slow
down in the 1600 block of
Loop 820 where the officer
observed the rear doors of the
Durango open and two white
males wearing dark clothing
jump out and run towards the
area of Heron Trail. The officer
continued to chase the vehicle,
which continued north bound
on Loop 820. The Durango left
the roadway at Navajo Drive and
came to a stop.
With the assistance of
another unit, police removed
the remaining occupants of the
vehicle, which were identified as
Teresa Westbrook, age 27, of Fort
Worth and Leah Allen, age 19, of
Stadium Dedication
continued from front cover
Teresa Westbrook
Leah Allen
that are very similar to those
facing the Bears of today.
“When Drew Pearson was
at Tulsa University, he was AllNothing,” said Pearson to the
crowd. “I was part of a team that
had 3 loosing seasons out of 4
years. I had 3 head coaches in 4
years. It was a tough experience.”
Pearson pointed out the
Brewer playoff team members
from the past as they walked
down the track to be introduced.
“These old guys walking
down the track have set the
standard for Brewer High
School Football!” exclaimed
Pearson. “Do your part to add
to the tradition of Brewer High
School.”
Pearson recognized the current
2008 football team and coaches
and then signed hundreds of
autographs for fans young and
old.
Festivity goers enjoyed ice
cream, sandwiches, hotdogs,
drinks, and watermelon as kids
played in bounce houses across
the endzone.
The Junior Varsity Football
teams will have the opportunity
to score the first points in the
new stadium as they host the
Frisco Liberty Redhawks this
Thursday night starting at 5 p.m.
Fort Worth. Also in the vehicle
was a male juvenile passenger.
All occupants were handcuffed
and read the Miranda Rights
according to a police report.
While removing occupants
from the vehicle, the officer
saw what he identified as air
conditioning unit parts located
in the rear of the vehicle.
Additional officers reporting
to the 700 block of North Jim
Wright Freeway found damage
to the air conditioning units of
the business. Additional damage
was found at an address located
in the same traffic block.
Westbrook, Allen and the
juvenile were transported to
the White Settlement Police
Department where they were
jailed and charged with theft and
engaging in organized crime.
Westbrook was also charged
with evading arrest in a vehicle.
Westbrook and Allen were each
assessed a $10,000 bond on
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each charge and Westbrook was
also assessed a $5000 bond for
the evading arrest charge. The
juvenile was transported to the
juvenile detention center.
Investigation continues in
the case regarding the two white
males who fled on foot. The
suspects have been identified but
no arrests have been made at this
time.
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Another packed weekend at the theater
coming up. First, releasing on Wednesday,
is the spy thriller Traitor starring Don
Cheadle. Then, on Friday, you’ve got what
promises to be the new “American Pie,” an
R rated comedy called simply College. Also
showing up in theaters on Friday is Babylon
A.D., a futuristic action film starring Vin
Diesel. Lastly we’ve got Disaster Movie, the
latest “spoof” film in the vein of the Scary
Movie franchise.
If any of these movies sound interesting
Every once in a while a movie just shows
up in theaters with little to no fanfare. As
someone who watches a decent amount of
television, I’ve usually seen previews tons of
times before a film releases. However, with The
Rocker I saw only one or two and they didn’t
do much to get me excited about the film.
Starring Rainn Wilson, best known as
playing the oddball character Dwight on the
popular TV show The Office, the film definitely
didn’t have a whole lot of buzz. When I went
to see it, though, I was happily surprised to
find a rather hilarious off the wall comedy with
plenty of laughs and some great music.
In The Rocker, we follow the story of a guy
nicknamed Fish (Wilson). In the late 80’s he
was a founding member of a heavy metal band
called Vesuvius, but just before
the band got big they kicked
him out. Over the next twenty
years Vesuvius became the
biggest band on the planet and
Fish wasted away at a series of
dead-end jobs.
After getting fired, Fish
finds himself living with his
unsupportive sister and after
some pleading he ends up
playing drums for the first time
in twenty years in order to help
out his nephew’s band. Fish is
hooked again and with his help
his nephew’s band starts to get
some attention from the music
world.
It’s not the most
groundbreaking plot in the
world, but Wilson does a great
job keeping this film fun and
fresh. He may be one of the
most oddly ugly people to
ever star in a movie, but as the
clueless drummer Fish he is
perfect. It’s an unbelievable
breath of fresh air to have a
PG-13 comedy that doesn’t
rely on sexual content and
extreme profanity to sell its
jokes. Instead The Rocker
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and love him or hate him the man
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and a great action hero presence to
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One thing Death Race has is
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racing gets underway. The racing
sequences are thrilling and over the
top and some of the most fun I’ve
had in the theater all summer. The
cars are gritty and real, with thick
steel armor and loud thumping
machine guns all over them.
The combat on the race track is
presented wonderfully and is really
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is just stupidly funny and like the best of
comedies it’s got a lot of heart.
THE VERDICT: It’s certainly not a
perfect movie and it really does nothing new
with the genre, as evidenced by the numerous
jokes that include the main character getting
hit and/or falling off of things. Still though,
The Rocker is surprisingly enjoyable and full
of heart, hilarity, and some dang good music.
Aside from a bit of language and one scene
of getting a bit too good a look at Rainn
Wilson’s bare behind, the movie is the first to
come along in a while that is genuinely funny
without stooping to the levels of most modern
comedies. If you’re in the mood for some
laughs I recommend that you “SEE IT IN
THEATERS.”
seeing.
Of course, action alone can’t
make a film great. Luckily, Death
Race actually has a decent story that
makes you care about the people in
the film. The movie doesn’t rush
to get into the racing and does a
good job setting up the characters
and the race itself. The world of
the film is populated with over
the top memorable characters that
are played well and do a great job
of keeping the movie interesting
between the races.
THE VERDICT: The movie
isn’t without a few faults though,
that’s for sure. It’s definitely not
very deep and has a few one liners
that are groan worthy and especially
painful since they’re delivered from
the most talented actor in the cast,
Ian McShane. However, the story
is surprisingly well set up and has
a few aspects that give the
movie depth beyond your
typical action film. Add
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A.C. at the movies!
Death
Race:
The car combat movie you didn’t know you needed to see
When it comes to the genre
of car combat movies, there’s not
a whole lot to pick from. Before
heading out to see Death Race I
wasn’t convinced that it mattered
much. We’ve got super hero
movies, spy movies, war movies,
I mean, do we even really need
car combat movies? After seeing
Death Race my answer to that
question is a resounding YES.
Set in the year 2012, the world
of Death Race is not a pretty
one. The American economy has
collapsed and crime is at such
a high that the government lets
private companies build and run
prisons for profit. One prison
makes money by putting on the
death race, pitting inmate drivers
against one another in a race full of
machine guns, rockets, and deadly
traps. Jensen Ames (played by Jason
Statham) is framed for his wife’s
murder and ends up in the prison
where he quickly learns that he was
set up so that he could come in
and be the new star driver for the
warden. With the help of his racing
crew, Ames sets out to get revenge
while trying not to be the next
victim in the race.
At this point in Hollywood I
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Elementary Schools
The first bell at all elementary schools
(Blue Haze, Liberty, North and
West) rings at 7:40 a.m. School
begins at 7:50 a.m. Dismissal times
are: a.m. pre-kindergarten, 10:35
a.m.; kindergarten, 2:05 p.m. first
through fourth grade, 2:50 p.m.
Afternoon pre-kindergarten is from
11:05
a.m. to 2:05 p.m. All prekindergartners may eat lunch from
10:35 to
11:05 a.m. Breakfast is served at Blue
Haze, Liberty and North from 7:05
to 7:35 a.m., and West serves
breakfast from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m.
Blue Haze Elementary
The south entrance opens at 7:15
a.m., and the main entrance opens
at 8
a.m.
Liberty Elementary
The entrance opens at 7 a.m. Students
should be dropped off and picked
up in the large parking lot on Odie
Drive. Kids should go to the
cafeteria, where they will be
dismissed to go to their classrooms.
North Elementary and West
Elementary
Doors open at 7 a.m.
Tannahill Intermediate
Doors open at 7:30 a.m., and
breakfast is served from 7:45 to 8:20
a.m.
All students who arrive before 8:05
a.m. should report to the
cafeteria.
Fine Arts Academy
The doors open at 7 a.m., and
breakfast is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m.
The bell rings at 7:30 a.m. and
school dismisses at 2:30 p.mm.
Brewer Middle School
New Location, 1000 S. Cherry Lane
The doors open at 8 a.m., and
breakfast is served from 8 to 8:30 a.m.
First bell is 8:35 and school starts at
8:40 a.m. and ends at 3:40 p.m.
Brewer High School
The doors open at 7 a.m. School
begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 2:50
p.m.
Mesa High School/DAEP
New Location, 1000A S. Cherry Lane
Doors open at 7:05 a.m., and
breakfast is served from 7:05 to 7:30
a.m.
Drop off and pick will be on Mary
Kay Lane. School ends at 2:30 p.m.
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Aug. 30 at Haltom Relay
Sept. 6 at Pioneer
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Sept. 12 at Run of the
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Sept. 18 at James Smith
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Sept. 20 at Ash
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Sept 26-27 at Lubbock
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Oct. 3 at CCA
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Oct. 10 Ken Gaston Inv.
Oct. 17-18 OPEN
Oct. 25 at Flyin’ Hawks
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Oct. 31 District Meet
- Azle
Nov. 8 Regional Meet
- Lubbock
Nov. 15 State Meet Round Rock
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Sept. 2 V at Aledo
Sept. 4 Jv vs Aledo
Sept. 5 V vs Paschal
Sept. 9 V vs Saginaw
Sept. 11 Jv at Saginaw
Sept. 16 V at Birdville
Sept. 18 Jv vs Birdville
Sept. 23 V vs Azle
Sept. 25 Jv at Azle
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Oct. 16 Jv at Boswell
Oct. 21 District Trny
Nov. 11 Jv Trny at
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OPINIONS
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Another Tale from an Old Timer
The
THE IDLE AMERICAN
Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury
16-Year-Old NOT ‘Defeeted’
DEALING WITH THORNS
IN THE THIRTIES
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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.
During
the Great
Depression of the thirties the government did
many things in an effort to get the economy back
to normal. These measures helped many people
but failed to provide jobs for those who needed
them the most.
We were small farmers and were able to
survive by producing our own food and requiring
very little store-bought items. We always had
plenty to eat but didn’t have much money for
luxuries.
Some of the programs the government offered
the farmers were intended to improve the land as
well as increase the price of things that could be
produced on the farm. There was a yearly rotation
of crops and payment for not cultivating acreage.
There was also a program to clear mesquite trees
from the land. The thorny trees were considered
useless and were taking moisture and nutrients
from grass that could be serving as food for
livestock. This was before the agrarians thought
of mesquite beans as food and a substitute for
coffee and the wood as a special fuel for making
barbecue. We always kept some mesquite wood.
It was used for a quick, hot fire in the stove when
that type of fire was needed. It was not good
wood for the fireplace or heater because it burned
too fast.
Farmers were paid by the acre to remove the
trees. Killing mesquites was an easy process.
Kerosene was sprayed around the trunk of the
tree or applied with a mop or heavy paintbrush.
When the trees died the inspector approved
payment.
Prickly pears were removed for the same
reason but the process was not as simple. Much of
the pasture in our area was heavily infested with
the thorny cactus. We had been feeding it every
winter to the cattle. We built a large fire and cut
the cactus with an axe. Pitchforks were used to
throw it on the fire for the purpose of burning
away the thorns and tiny stickers. The process
did not take long and it was interesting to see the
cows run for the smoking morsels. On a cold day
the fire provided a comfortable work place.
Since the grass was very scarce in the winter
the cattle depended on the prickly pears and we
had to burn them two or three times a week.
After a few seasons of cutting and roasting we
bought a kerosene flame thrower. The tank held
about two gallons of kerosene and had a strap for
attaching the tank to your back. The burner at
the end of a pipe consisted of a coil of small pipe
and a round cylinder covering it. The coil had a
nozzle at the upper end that sprayed the kerosene
through the opening and out the front. The pipe
was connected to the tank with a flexible hose.
The coiled end was heated in a fire until the
kerosene vaporized, then it sprayed a nice blue
flame. The fire kept the kerosene vaporized and
kept the flame blowing out of the unit. This was
a great improvement over the axe and pitchfork
method.
The big prickly pear leaves made excellent cow
food and the cattle loved it. There was one small
problem. A few of the animals were so addicted
to the pears that they continued to eat them after
the grass returned in the spring. The thorns and
small barbs soon got the cow’s mouth so sore and
infected that it was difficult to eat.
You haven’t had a real livestock problem until
you have attempted to remove the thorns and
treat a sore and infected bovine mouth.
We did not participate in either the mesquite
or prickly pear government programs because we
valued the pears for winter feed and the mesquite
served as both wood and fence posts. Mesquite,
like cedar, does not rot and makes excellent fence
posts. The mesquite tree is not very straight but
by turning the post you can always find a straight
side to staple the wire to.
Some country folks cleaned the red fruit of
the prickly pear family and used it for jelly but we
didn’t care for the taste. It was also a distasteful
job getting the small stickers off the fruit.
Your next question will be: “Did you have
fun with the cactus and mesquite?” For lack of
something better to do we did carve our initials
in the large prickly surface of the thick leaf and
the tissue healed around it leaving the initials
there permanently. It was also quite interesting to
take a few fresh leaves and stuff in the teacher’s
desk!
There must have been fun involved. It is just a
matter of finding it!
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A huge THANK YOU and THUMBS UP to
everyone who attended the
dinner at the VFW this past Saturday.
We are humbled by your appreciation of our
efforts on behalf of the City of White Settlement
and your recognition of City Board Members
Sonja Smoak, Darlene Underwood, and Catherine
Hammond. You are the people who made
“White Settlement First,” and truly deserve all
The aura of a special day added
to the enchantment of a special
place, beautiful Bryant Park in
Manhattan. The weather was made
to order, unseasonably cool, and a
few thousand people--most of them
visiting gawkers like me--adorned
the grassy pallet of green.
Soon, theirs would be a chorus
of screams that only teenagers can
make when rock star idols, uh, well,
rock!
Invigorated by a brisk fourblock walk from the hotel, I wilted
upon seeing this sea of youthful
humanity, quiet--ever so quiet--as if
countdown had begun for a space
shot. I wondered if my arrival in the
park increased the average age there
by a couple of years….
I was there because it’s where
ABC’s Good Morning America
telecast was scheduled that Friday
in June. Pad in hand, I was directed
to a small seating area at stage left. I
jotted a note about the youngsters’
quiet anticipation of Maroon Five,
the featured musical group that day.
The name sounds more like a
basketball team to me, but no, this
is the name for well-known guitarplunkin’, drum-beatin’, song-singin’
guys about whom I was formerly
clueless.
The kids weren’t….
The hush in the park was
magnified by an aerial display, the
likes of which I’d never seen.
Every few seconds, foam shapes,
four feet wide and a foot thick,
floated skyward. The “flogos”
included shapes of angels, musical
notes and stars, belched from a
device made by Snow Masters in
Lexington, AL. (They reach heights
of 20,000 feet and sometimes travel
30 miles before disintegration.)
Invented by a former magician,
Francisco Guerra, these flying
objects are composed of a water/
air/helium/soap agent. They floated
lazily over Manhattan, dotting a
blue canopy that was a cloudless
sky….
I was pumped, finally seeing the
park I’d heard much about, then
witnessing a contraption that clearly
fits into the “what’ll they think of
next” category.
What came next, though, was
infinitely more special. In addition
to pads, writers have ears.
I heard snippets of hushed
conversation from folks in the row
in front of me. There were five 16year-old girls and a couple of moms.
They sounded decidedly southern
with good reason. They, like the big
foam bubble machine, came from
Alabama….
Seeing Diane Sawyer, Robin
Roberts and Sam Champion “up
close” was an intriguing prospect,
but the “star” was seated directly in
front of me. Her name is Mackenzie
Derr.
She has experienced cancer twice
in eight years, forfeiting a limb
when Ewing’s Sarcoma was found
in her left knee as an eight-year-old
third-grader. Last November, the
same cancer was diagnosed in her
right leg. Again, amputation was
necessary.
Through it all, her faith, smile,
endurance and determination
sustained her and amazed others,
starting with her mom Ellen, dad
Tom and 13-year-old brother
Matthew.
Following her second
surgery, she made a sign for her
hospital door: “Footless, but not
DeFEETed!”…
The Life Inspiration Award from
the American Cancer Society was
awarded to Mackenzie following
her first surgery in 2001.
She “made do,” taking on the
challenges of a prosthesis. Fond
of dancing, she continued taking
lessons.
Before the second surgery, she
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opted for a hair-cutting party,
sending her 12-inch-long tresses to
Locks of Love. (This is a charitable
organization that makes wigs.)
Oh, I should add that four
friends with her in NYC were
from an army of admirers who
helped sustain her during tough
times of chemo treatment. And the
whole bunch was there thanks to
a “wish” granted by Birmingham’s
Tum Tum Tree Foundation. They
saw a Broadway play, lodged in
the Trump Hotel, shopped until
frenzied and visited landmarks,
whisked around the city in a
limousine….
Now, they’re back in Vestavia
Hills, where ‘Kenzie is a junior in
high school.
Last year, a teacher gave her home
instruction. She made all A’s, despite
her yearning to sleep much of the
time.
‘Kenzie recently learned to drive,
and sports a vehicle with hand
controls….
It’s easy to understand why she’s
such an inspiration. Those who
love her are awestruck by her many
accomplishments, including:
Completing 10 rounds of
chemotherapy, undergoing a bone
marrow transplant in record time,
successfully dealing with two
amputations and gracefully walking
unassisted with two dissimilar
prostheses.
She has modeled for the rest of
us that no matter what life dishes
out, it can be dealt with through
hard work, grace and humor….
This plucky youngster is
determined to deal positively with
whatever comes next.
For me, and a cluster of others
in Bryant Park that day, she was the
“Toast of New York.”
In the future, when I see
balloons or UFF’s (Unidentified
Flying Flogos), or feathers floating
skyward, I will think of--and pray
for--a happy youngster in Alabama
who is helping others put “their best
feet forward.”.
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the credit for making our community better over
the last six years. You have a special place in our
hearts and we are proud to have represented you.
To Ronine & Appollonia White, Regina Ouzts,
Lil Blackburn, Darlene Underwood, Scott Lewis
and the VFW: simply said, we cannot thank you
enough. The best to all of you.
A BIG THANK YOU TO BRYAN
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The
EDC breezes through short
agenda with new member
By A.C. Hall
New EDC board member Mike Arnold
joined the board in their regularly scheduled
meeting this past Thursday night at city
hall. City Manager Jimmy Burnett presented
the first two items of business to the board
regarding two EDC projects. The purchase
of 7940 Wyatt Drive has been completed and
Burnett said that the city now has the deed;
they will now “be going forward with the
demolition” of the property.
Also addressed was the city’s purchase
of the Graystone Apartments for a price
of $600,000 dollars. Burnett said that the
purchase is nearly complete, stating that
“hopefully next Friday we’ll close.”
EDC board member Jerry (Dusty) Rhodes
asked about asbestos on the property and
Burnett informed him that the city would be
hiring a company to take care of any asbestos
in the building. He also informed the board
that a salvage company will be examining the
property to see if there’s anything salvageable
there.
Another concern raised about the
Graystone property was the number of thieves
and vandals that have been targeting the
property. The city manager said that this was
the reason that the city had erected a fence
around the apartments and said “We’re trying
to do our best to keep people out of there.”
Next, EDC Director Marty Harrison
gave her monthly report to the board. She
gave an update on the status of the Harris
Antiques building saying that the sell “Would
have closed last month but they had an issue
because Salvation Army owns part of that
building.” Salvation Army has agreed to
sell on the local and state level but they are
waiting on the national level to agree. Due
to this matter there has been a sixty day
extension on the property. The potential
buyer still does not have solid plans as to
what they plan to do with the large building.
Harrison also informed the board that the
hotel developer near I-30 is now moving
forward at a quick pace with the construction
of the new hotel.
Parks Director Rich Tharp also gave a
monthly report to the board. Tharp had
several updates on programs going on at the
city parks. Summer softball signups have
just closed and Tharp stated that they had
69 teams which was “not bad for this time
of year.” The YMCA will be beginning their
fall soccer program soon and it will run on
Saturdays for six weeks. Tharp said that ages
ranged up to ten years old and that there were
about 74 teams involved in the league.
“On Thursday evenings starting in
September we’ll be having an adult soccer
program,” Tharp also told the board. Going
on to add that “We’re kind of excited about
that.” He also unveiled an adult kickball
program that will be starting on Wednesday
evenings, stating how it was nice to see
something a little different happening.
Regarding the successful opening of the
new Raymond Park, Mayor Jerry Burns
told Tharp “You and your staff did an
excellent job.” Tharp thanked the mayor and
responded that “It took everybody to pull that
together.”
With his regular report done, Tharp spoke
to the board about the scope of work proposal
that the board will be seeing at their next
meeting regarding a swimming pool. Tharp
referenced the overall feeling that the Roanoke
facility was one that they would like to base
a White Settlement facility off of, telling the
board that “We contacted the architect who
did the work on that facility.”
Dennis Sims of Dunkin Sims Stoffels Inc.
will be doing a presentation to the EDC at
their next meeting and Tharp presented the
board members with a copy of a document
from Sims laying out the scope of services.
Some of these services will include things such
as site analysis, construction cost estimates,
facility design, bid assistance, and other
mapping and surveying. “We just want to
get that in front of you so you can look over
it and be prepared to discuss with them any
questions you might have,” Tharp said.
The cost for this scope of services would
roughly be about $285 thousand, with the
board having a little over $300 thousand in
their proposed budget. City Manager Jimmy
Burnett said that he was pleased with this fee,
stating that since they were designing for a
proposed $3 million dollar facility that their
fee was less than ten percent, which was good.
Before the conclusion of their meeting
the EDC held a closed door executive session
to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease,
or value of real property. While the identity
of the property was not released, one board
member stated that “we need to buy it” once
they had reconvened in open session. A
motion was made to direct staff to continue
to look into the possible purchase and to
bring back solid numbers to the board. That
motion passed unanimously.
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School Board
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premium of $249,497. This amount is a 1%
increase over last year due to an increase in
property value covered by the policy.
Trustees also approved new Brewer High
School Pre-AP Courses, AP Courses, and Dual
Credit Courses for the 08-09 school year. New
courses offered along with the current course list
include Spanish V Honors, English III Honors,
Algebra III Honors, French, American Sign
Language III Honors, US History Honors,
Physics Honors, and Physics AP.
Board members approved a resolution
supporting the Regional Transportation
Council Clean Fleet Vehicle Policy. Assistant
Superintendent Dale Brock stated that the district
is already participating by replacing old busses
with new busses. Funding assistance is slated to
become available in the fall of 2008 through the
program for school bus fleets in the 16 county
NCTCOG service area to replace, repower, or
retrofit older school buses to reduce emissions.
Currently the school district operates 18 buses
covering 42 routes transporting 1500 students
daily. The district also operates 5 special needs
busses.
During the informational items section of
the agenda, board members heard from Kelly
Barrett and Monty Shaw of Goodfellas. The
district is looking into a partnership with the two
to provide items for the Student Spirit Store at
Brewer Bear Stadium.
The company would develop a fulfillment
program to provide a variety of logo items that
students, parents and fans could purchase to
show their school spirit. The store would contain
both apparel and spirit items at a variety of price
ranges. The store will be operated by Goodfellas
with assistance from the district and would be
open during sub-varsity and varsity games. It was
mentioned that a portion of the proceeds would
go back to the district.
Principals from each campus had the
opportunity to report on opening day activities
and attendance. The following are enrollment
figures for each campus. West Elementary 464,
North Elementary 728, Liberty Elementary 479,
Blue Haze Elementary 646, Fine Arts Academy
318, Tannahill Middle School 758, Brewer
Middle School 828, Mesa High School 41, and
Brewer High School 1544.
Trustees also received a report on the 2008
accountability report from the Texas Education
Agency where they received Academically
Acceptable with Blue Haze Elementary the
only school receiving Exemplary.
Editor’s Note: The White Settlement Board of
Trustees also approved the 2008-09 budget
during last nights meeting. The Grizzly Detail
will request additional information regarding
the new budget and more details regarding
this information will be published as it comes
available.
Council continued from front cover
Tuesday.
In other business, Chesapeake Energy has
put in a permit application to drill another
well within the White Settlement city limits.
This new well would be at the same site as the
previous well, on the 820 access road. The
anticipated drilling date for the well is late
October or early November.
The application has been reviewed by the
Gas Inspector, Public Works, and the Fire
Marshall and all of them have approved the
application. A representative from Chesapeake
was on hand at the meeting and stated that
they had no complaints regarding noise or
truck traffic while drilling the first well and that
they anticipated none for this second well.
Council member Don Smith made a
motion to approve the permit application.
This motion passed unanimously.
Before the council got down to other
business, Mayor Burns presented several
recognition plaques to citizens who have spent
time on various city boards. Robin Allen,
John Clements, Catherine Hammond, Jerry
Samuels, Sonia Smoak, Darlene Underwood,
and Ronald White were all recipients of these
plaques. Only Allen and Hammond were on
hand to receive their plaques at the meeting.
In another presentation, longtime White
Settlement barber Chuck Pickett was honored
by the city as Aug. 26th was declared Chuck
Pickett day in the city. Pickett, who has
recently retired after 40 years of cutting hair,
wore a large, surprised smile as he heard about
this honor and spoke positively about his time
cutting hair in the city.
There were two citizen presentations
brought before the council. One was by Ann
Smith as she spoke to the council about her
wish to see them adopt a “no smoking in
public buildings” rule, much like those that
have been recently adopted by Fort Worth,
Dallas, and Arlington. The most notable thing
that a rule like this would do would be to make
all restaurants in the city 100% non-smoking.
Mayor Burns indicated that this was an
issue that the city would like to gather more
information about before any discussion but
that there would likely be a workshop on the
matter at a later date.
There was one more citizen presentation
made by Daniel Bennett who spoke to the
council regarding an issue that he brought
before them last week. This was regarding
the lack of permits held by some roofers and
contractors working within the city. He stated
that last week he spent two hours looking
around the city and found that there were
five roofing projects going on that did not
have the proper permits. He told them of his
disappointment that ordinances weren’t being
enforced and that he feels that the city should
be doing a better job enforcing them.
Assistant City Manager Linda Ryan
presented the next order of business which was
the first of two public hearings pertaining to
the rollback tax rates. In a memorandum sent
to the council, Ryan described this as meaning
“that the city is increasing the total tax revenues
from properties on the tax roll by the preceding
tax year. The memo added that “an individual’s
taxes could increase or decrease depending on
the value of their property.
Ryan showed calculations that the rate
increase, if it took effect, would go from
.613000 to .613726, making an average-priced
home’s increase only .41 cents. There was
only one person who spoke during the hearing
and that was only to express concern that
the second public hearing was set to happen
too close to Labor Day. After that the public
hearing was closed.
After tabling the agenda item at the last
meeting due to not having all the bids in yet,
the city Human Resources Director Mark
Huff presented the staff recommendation
to the council for a new insurance provider.
“After reviewing the bids the staff has made
a recommendation,” Huff said, stating that
Cigna was the insurance provider they would
like to go with. In comparison to their current
plan, Huff told the council that the new plan
“is as good and in some cases better.”
“Is the city supplementing this in some
way?” council member Don Smith asked. That
was a point that he and other council members
had felt strongly about, wishing to help cover
some of the costs of rising insurance costs for
city employees. Linda Ryan indicated that she
had some numbers about this that she would
present to them later in the meeting.
The council voted unanimously to name
Cigna the new health insurance provider for
the city employees.
In the budget workshop later in the
meeting, Assistant City Manager Linda Ryan
spoke on the matter of the council helping
cover the rising cost of insurance for city
employees.
“It was our understanding that you wanted
to try to do something for the employees,”
Ryan stated.
“I think that was the wish of the council,”
Don Smith said. He went on to add that
he’d “rather see us do something permanent”
instead of having to deal with this matter on a
yearly basis.
There was much discussion on the matter
as city staff and the council debated the best
way to go about covering some of these rising
insurance costs. One of the main concerns was
to cover the increases in a manner that would
allow city employees to actually get a raise each
year instead of having to use that money to
combat insurance rate increases.
“We’ve met that obligation with these
numbers here tonight,” City Manager Jimmy
Burnett said regarding a proposal city staff had
prepared on the matter.
There were several points discussed on this
matter and the council will continue to look
into their desired solution at the upcoming
budget workshop on Sept. 2.
“As much as we can, I’d like to see us make
this a long term deal,” Smith said on the
matter.
Assistant City Manager Linda Ryan also
presented the proposed ’08-’09 budget for the
Economic Development Corporation board.
The proposed revenues in this budget are
$1,291,500 and the proposed expenditures are
$1,511,714. This would mean an overage of
220,214 dollars.
A motion was made to approve the
proposed budget and it passed unanimously.
The council also passed a motion to
approve any of their interested members to
attend a Texas Municipal League conference
in San Antonio later this year. The three day
conference is on the subject of “innovation
meets progress.”
“I would like to encourage the council to
consider going,” Mayor Burns said.
In other business, Public Works Director
Randy Brown spoke regarding storm water
education. As a part of their Storm Water
Management Program, as required by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEW), Brown showed two short videos
concerning storm water. Watching them “will
help fulfill one of our requirements,” Brown
stated after showing the two short videos.
“I’ll be having more things like
this,” he informed the council. Brown is
working to fulfill the requirement to have
“public education and outreach” regarding
environmental issues. He’ll be sending a
required report to TCEQ later this year and
told the council that “I’m working on that
now.”
The council closed out the evening with
an executive session to have a consultation
with the city attorney. When they reconvened
in open session they took no action and the
meeting was adjourned.
8/27/08 1:21:12 AM
Sports Extra
Page 8/Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The
Detail
Bears get final tune-up before season opener
Story and Photos By A.C. Hall
above: The Brewer Bears used a no huddle off ense to
keep the Yellowjackets scrambling on the field.
below: Perhaps a little pass interference was called on
this play as the defender knocks the Brewer receiver to
the ground.
Rainstorms and sub 90-degree weather were
a distant memory as the Brewer Bears took on
the Cleburne Yellow Jackets on a sweltering
hot Cleburne football field this past Friday
morning. This was a scrimmage tune up with
each of the teams getting a set number of
plays on both sides of the ball. At the end of
the scrimmage the teams played under game
simulated conditions for a short period of time.
Even though the Brewer Bears finished with
a disappointing 1 and 9 record last season,
their defense was a definite bright spot each
week. This has carried over into this year and
was evident as the Bears repeatedly shut down
the Cleburne offense, frustrating them and
leaving them sitting still through most of the
scrimmage.
Up front the defense was very strong, closing
down running lanes quickly and doing a great
job of controlling the line of scrimmage. The
Bear defenders swarmed ball
carriers all over the field,
stopping runners short and
keeping receivers from picking
up any extra yards after a
catch.
On the offensive side of
the ball Brewer showed some
positive things as well. The
no huddle offense that new
head coach Paul Sharr has
installed did a good job of
keeping the Cleburne defense
on the field and out of breath.
Late in the scrimmage the no
huddle offense got into a nice
Friday Night Lights
above: The Brewer defense swarmed around the Cleburne off ense
stopping runners short of first downs and keeping receivers from
picking up extra yardage.
below: Although players were in practice gear for the scrimmage,
fans will notice a little diff erence in the color of helmet this year.
The original Brewer Blue was used in repainting the helmets during
their once a year reconditioning.
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Your guide to the week’s
Brewer sporting events!
7:30 p.m., August 29 at Frisco
For directions to this weeks game, go to our web site at
www.grizzlydetail.com and click on Friday Night Lights!
NFL Pepsi Punt Pass Kick Competition
The WSYFA and the City of White
Settlement Parks and Recreation Department
is proud to announce the first annual NFL
Pepsi Punt Pass Kick Competition to be
held at Central Park on Saturday, Aug. 30 at
10:00 .a.m. Each year more than 3.5 million
boys and girls from ages 8 to 15 nationwide
compete in the NFL Pepsi Punt Pass Kick
Program to test their skills and compete
against their peers on distance and accuracy.
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and
each youth participant will need a birth
certificate copy, age classification as of
rhythm and became even more impressive
as quarterback Jake Glover ran it efficiently,
taking the Bears on a long drive down the
field.
Brewer Bear fans are hopeful that the new
coach and the squad that he is putting on
the field will be able to deliver a better season
than last year. This seems to be a definite
possibility as it’s hard to deny that the team
on the field is much better and playing much
more disciplined than they were last season.
The defense looks to be dominant and will
do a good job of giving the offense a chance
to keep the score close. New quarterback
Jake Glover has all the physical talents you
want in a Q.B., but perhaps the best skill he
has displayed is his decision making. Glover
makes smart throws and even his passes that
miss the mark are often thrown to areas
where only his receiver has a chance at them.
He’s shown great movement in the pocket to
avoid defenders and the strength to stay on
his feet when they do get a hand on him.
With an offense that looks like it won’t
be committing too many turnovers and
a defense that looks like it will be able to
cause some havoc these Brewer Bears look
poised to make last years 1 and 9 season
nothing more than a distant memory. With
playmakers and weapons on both sides of
the ball it’ll be exciting to watch what Sharr
can do in his first year at the helm of these
Brewer Bears. There’s not much more of a
wait now, as the Bears open the season this
Friday at an away game against the Frisco
Liberty Redhawks.
Dec. 31st of the current year, and participants
may not use cleated shoes during the event.
The event is FREE and EVERYONE is
invited; there will be awards and prizes for
each age division category. Don’t miss the fun!
Thursday 8-28
Lady Bears Volleyball
varsity tournament at
Brewer, through Saturday
Brewer Freshman Football
versus Liberty, 5:00 p.m.,
at Liberty
Brewer Junior Varsity
Football versus Liberty,
5:00 p.m., at Brewer
Friday 8-29
Brewer Varsity Football
versus Liberty, 7:30 p.m.,
at Liberty
Tuesday 9-2
Lady Bears Volleyball
versus Lake Dallas, 5:30
p.m., at Lake Dallas
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