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Volume 3 No. 2 July 2, 2008
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN
First gas well drilled in WS
The Grizzly Detail celebrates
another milestone this issue
Newsroom News
As we celebrate our country’s
232 birthday this July 4, The
Grizzly Detail will also do a
little celebration dance of our
own.
Today’s issue marks the
second issue of our THIRD
publishing year AND our
100th paper! Yet, we are as
excited as ever to deliver your
community paper to you
each week and we couldn’t be
more proud to be here. Our
enthusiasm has not wavered
about bringing you all the
news in the historic City of
White Settlement and any
news that affects West Fort
Worth and the entire area
that encompasses the White
Settlement Independent
School District.
As many of you know,
this summer The Grizzly
Detail will be opening a small
office in the City Cleaners
complex, and although our
grand opening date is still a
mystery even to us, we are
working on that project, and
we hope this will bring more
convenience to our readers
and our advertisers.
The Grizzly is also proud
to announce that we have
fulfilled all criteria to be
considered a legal newspaper
for our area. This means
our paper can carry all types
of legal announcements
and advertisements from
governmental bodies and
independent business owners
at our lowest advertising
rates. This is just another
way we are here to serve this
community.
Stay tuned for the date
of the grand opening of our
new office, and more changes
coming to serve you, our
readers, better.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
2008 Fort Worth Old Fashioned Family
Fireworks Picnic
8 p.m., Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Addison Kaboom Town 2008
Fireworks begin at 9:30 pm
5 p.m. to midnight, Addison Circle Park (Free)
2008 Southlake Stars and Stripes Celebration
Fireworks begin at 9:30 pm
5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Southlake Town Square
(Free)
2008 Lone Stars and Stripes
Fireworks begin after last race
5:30 p.m., Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie
($3)
‘Apollo 13’
Outdoor Movie Series in Sundance Square
7 p.m., Sundance Square (Free)
2008 Coppell 4th of July Celebration and
Fireworks
7 p.m., Andrew Brown Community Park East
(Free)
Texas cracks down on fireworks
By Ben Posey
Police are informing
citizens they will be cracking
down on firecrackers over the
Fourth of July holiday.
Both the Fort Worth
and White Settlement
city ordinances ban the
possession or use of all
fireworks inside the city
limits. Special enforcement
units of firefighters and
police officers will be
patrolling the city this
weekend to ensure public
compliance.
For many, fireworks are
an exciting part of Fourth
of July celebrations. But the
colorful fun they provide can
easily turn into a dangerous
situation if proper and safe
use is not followed.
Much of the state is
experiencing drought. As
a result, the grass in these
areas has dried and is easily
ignited.
Parts of central Texas
didn’t get to pick up their
favorite fireworks until July.
The threat of wildfires led to
a delay in firework sales until
July 1.
2008 Plano Star-Spangled Salute
With music from the Plano Community Band
7 p.m., Haggard Park (Free)
Friday, July 4, 2008
2008 USA Independence Day Parade
Parade begins on Pecan and Mitchell
9 a.m., Downtown Arlington (Free)
See Texas fireworks
page 2
Chesapeake plans to drill another well at same site
Six Flags Fourth Of July Weekend
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Six Flags Over Texas
Chesapeake Energy set up shop and
began drilling their first gas well inside
the city limits of White Settlement this
past week. Public Relations Manager
for Chesapeake, Jerri Robbins, said the
2008 Trinity River Fiesta
11 a.m. to 11 p.m., West End, Dallas
company began drilling on June 27
and should be finished with the drilling
portion in approximately 25 days. An
See Gas Wells page 2
CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT NEWS
EDC says goodbye to Graystone, Hello Jack, maybe to swim park
By A.C. Hall
In their regularly scheduled
meeting this past Thursday at
City Hall, the White Settlement
Economic Development Corporation
Board met with two possible land
purchases on the agenda. The
Graystone Apartment complex on
Cherry Lane was the subject of one
such land purchase and, after holding
a public hearing on the matter, the
board voted unanimously to assign
a project number and move forward
with the purchase of the property.
The purchase of this lot at 730
S. Cherry Lane is set not to exceed
600,000 dollars. At their latest
meeting, the City Council voted to
allow City Manager Jimmy Burnett
to go out for bid on the demolition
of the existing apartment buildings
on the land, further clearing the way
for the city to make new use of the
property.
Also discussed in a public hearing
was the possible purchase of a
property at 7940 Wyatt Drive. The
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property is behind the old Dairy
Queen restaurant on Cherry Lane,
which most recently was a car lot/
karate business. That building also
has been purchased by the city. After
the public hearing, the board voted
unanimously to assign a project
number and move forward with the
purchase of the property, with costs
set not to exceed 52,000 dollars.
Before moving on to other
business, EDC board member
Steve Groomer took a moment to
compliment the city staff on their
research and presentation of possible
properties for the board to consider.
During an open workshop to
discuss the ’08-’09 budget, talk
turned to the hot topic of building a
swimming pool. Board member Pat
Wirsing stated that there was a desire
for a pool in the city. “People want a
pool. People have told us,” she said
as she referenced the study done last
year for the Master Parks Plan in
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which surveyed residents listed a city
pool as the number one thing they
would like to see within the city’s
parks system.
Noting a proposed 300,000 dollars
for Saddle Hills Park improvements
in the upcoming 08-09 budget, board
member Jerry (Dusty) Rhodes voiced
his opposition to the idea. Rhodes
referenced the recent 200,000 +
dollar upgrade to Raymond Park,
saying that perhaps they should stop
spending so much on the smaller
parks.
The discussion of the pool went
on for some time. City Manager
Jimmy Burnett stated that “we’re not
trying to avoid a swimming pool” but
added that the “general fund’s going
to have a very hard time supporting
it.” He gave the board several options
for paying for a pool based on his
research with an estimated cost of 3.5
See EDC COVERAGE page 2
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2008 Fair Park Fourth
Featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony
5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fair Park (Free)
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Featuring the Irving Symphony Orchestra and
Fireworks show
5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Williams Square (Free)
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Fireworks begin after last race
5:30 p.m., Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie
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Fireworks show at 9:45 pm followed by The
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6 p.m., Pizza Hut Park ($18 - $150)
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Page 2 Wednesday, July 2, 2008
additional week will be needed to
“frac” the well.
Fracing is the process of
pumping water into the drill site
at high pressure in order to break
up the rock surrounding the gas
supply.
The well will be drilled in a
southeasterly direction, which
is toward the intersection of Las
Vegas Trail and I-30.
There are plans for a second
well on the same pad site, which
is tentatively scheduled to begin
in November. This well will
also be drilled in a southeasterly
The Graystone Apartments have been deemed
an unsafe building by the City of White Settlement and all tenants had to be out by July 3.
The building is slated to be demolished.
pool. The final question was
how they envisioned paying for
it. After the lengthy discussion
and workshop the board took no
action on the budget.
The board also heard monthly
reports with the first being the
parks report. Parks Manager
Rich Tharp was on vacation,
so Jimmy Burnett went over
the report in his place. Burnett
spoke about a cleanup program
that Tharp has put together
with the City Marshal, doing
a monthly parks cleanup using
people doing community service.
This program has helped keep
the parks extra clean and has
been generating much positive
feedback. Burnett also touched
upon the progress at Raymond
Street Park and the big turnout
that the Friday night movies at
Central Park were getting.
EDC Director Marty
Harrison gave the board her
monthly report on the business
happenings within the city.
Noting that information had
begun to circulate around the
town she confirmed that Jack in
the Box would soon be opening
a location in the city. Located
Detail
Gas Wells continued from front cover
EDC Coverage continued from front cover
million dollars as the price of a
pool/aquatic center. Some of the
possible payment plans including
a joint payment by the EDC and
the city, with a more reluctant
suggestion being a temporary tax
increase. Burnett stated that it is
something that could be brought
to ballot for voters to decide,
while warning against the idea
of the board outright borrowing
all 3.5 million, as the annual
payments on the debt would be
almost too high to handle.
The upkeep of the pool,
which is currently estimated to be
around 150,000 dollars per year,
was seen as the main drawback
as it was almost a certainty that
the pool wouldn’t make enough
money while open to cover that
cost. Some suggestions were
made to make the pool more
profitable, with Groomer putting
forth the idea of an indoor, and
thus year round money making
aquatic center being built.
Rhodes wondered if there would
be a chance to approach a water
park company that could build
and be responsible for the upkeep
of the pool/aquatic center.
City Manager Jimmy
Burnett suggested that the best
thing to do would be to have
a joint meeting on the subject
in the coming weeks with the
EDC, City Council, and Parks
Board. He asked the EDC
members to do some thinking
and to come prepared with
three questions answered. What
kind of a pool did they want,
be it the 3.5 million aquatic
center or a cheaper bare bones
pool. Where would they want
to have it built, as the current
Parks Master Plan lists Veterans
Park as the likeliest place for a
The
at the intersection of I-30 and
Las Vegas Trail, the burger chain
will be building at the current
location of a restaurant there
located on the access road.
A turn in to the property
from Las Vegas Trail will
be constructed, making it
possible to get in and out of the
restaurant without having to
go onto the access road. Even
though the location is close to
two other JITB locations, the
corporation is excited about the
property and believes it will be a
high earning location.
In other business news
Harrison stated that Just Peachy
Automotive, a car repair business,
was in talks to find a location
within the city. The repair
business is designed to make
women feel comfortable with
the process of getting their car
repaired, an undertaking that
the company believes sometimes
makes women feel taken
advantage of. The location will
feature a cushy waiting room
and female managers. They
are planning on building a 1.7
million dollar structure once they
settle on a final location.
This gas well is located on the outskirts o White Settlement along
Loop 820.
direction. Many well sites
throughout the area have frac
tanks from which they draw the
water used in fracing. Chesapeake
currently has plans to purchase
their water from the City of Fort
Worth. Approximately 3 million
gallons of water will be used to
frac the well.
“There are currently no plans
for a frac tank at this time,” said
Robbins.
Gas wells also produce a salt
water solution that is captured
by reservoir tanks that will be
located on the well site. These
tanks will be emptied on a
regular basis by tanker trucks that
will haul the water to a disposal
site out of the City of White
Settlement.
Another concern from
residents was the possible
installation of a compressor
station. Robbins also said that
there were no current plans for
that type of equipment for that
site. Compressor stations are
placed strategically at different
sites throughout area gas wells to
aid in transportation.
Look for further news and
information on gas well sites in
upcoming issues of The Grizzly
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stands would open June 24.
The decision affects sales in the
following counties: Bastrop,
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Williamson. In addition, TPA
members are removing stick
rockets and missiles from their
inventory and are in the process
of reviewing the possibility of
removing other products.
Firework vendors understand
the dangers of starting fires and
damaging property but also
know it’s a business that has a
short period of time to generate
revenue for their family. Some
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OPINIONS
THIS
Weekend
at the Theater
For the first time this Summer there’s
only one big new release opening this
weekend. The new Will Smith superhero
film Hancock opens today, on Wednesday.
Hancock is a down and out superhero who
has to either get his act together or get out
of town. Also showing up in limited release
this weekend is Kit Kittredge: An American
Girl, a family friendly story about a young
girl who wants to be a reporter.
If either of these movies sound interesting
to you, head on over to www.grizzlydetail.
com/boxoffice.html to see the theatrical
trailers.
Seen a movie that you want to sound off
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I make no secret about the
fact that I’m generally against
computer animated movies.
It’s a genre that produced a
few gems which then lead to
hundreds of hurried, uninspired
computer animated fi lms being
released over the next several
years, few of them worth a
second thought.
However,
when it comes to computer
animation, Pixar, the titans
behind Toy Story and Cars, is
the one company that seems
to concern themselves with
quality over quantity. So it was
with hope that I went to see
their latest computer animated
fi lm, Wall-E.
Wall-E is a robot who was
left behind on Earth while all
the humans left on a five year
space cruise. The planet is run
down and full of garbage, and
it’s Wall-E’s job to clean it up
while the humans are gone.
However, most of the other
cleanup robots break down
and humanity stays gone on
their gigantic cruise spaceship
and the curious robot WallE is left to make the most of
his lonesome life on Earth.
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However, a curious new robot
named Eve shows up and soon
Wall-E fi nds himself pulled
into a big adventure that could
redeem mankind.
Yeah, it sounds pretty epic,
and in a way it is. While we’re
used to these types of fi lms
The first thing to keep in mind
when deciding to see this movie is to
leave the kids at home. One thing
that this dark film is not is a family
friendly film. Actually, it’s not a
friendly film at all. This is a dark,
cynical movie full of action that is
all based around a “devil may care”
feeling towards being a member of
regular society. Its sometimes harshly
worded less-than- friendly view of 9
to 5 life is apparent from the very
beginning, and may be enough to
make some viewers wish they had
gone to see something else.
Starring James McAvoy as a
downtrodden, depressed office
worker with an awful boss, an awful
girlfriend, an awful best friend, and a
downright awful life, Wanted quickly
thrusts both the viewer and its main
character into a world that is far
removed from the mundane office
in which McAvoy works.
Recruited by a group known as
‘The Fraternity’, McAvoy learns that
his father was one of the greatest
assassins who ever lived and that
he is the only one who can kill the
man who recently betrayed and
murdered his father. Hesitant at
first, McAvoy soon is drawn in by
the idea of breaking away from his
boring life and agrees to train with
The Fraternity. Helmed by Morgan
Freeman, The Fraternity assigns a
veteran assassin played by Angelina
Jolie to train McAvoy as he begins
his quest to avenge his father.
The story was actually quite good for
a movie like this, but ultimately that’s
not the reason it was so great. The
action in Wanted is unlike anything
we’ve seen onscreen since the Matrix
trilogy. Acclaimed Russian director
Timur Bekmambetov helms his first
big American film here and does an
amazing job. He brings his patented
action style with him that really has
to be seen to be believed. Bullets
curve, cars jump, spin, and leap,
and you’re left gripping the
edges of your seat as the action
sequences deliver some of the
most memorable and cinematic
gunfights and car chases you’ve
ever seen.
The dark film and over the
top action is nicely anchored by
veteran actors Freeman and Jolie,
who give credibility to what
may’ve been too zany of a film
otherwise. The role fits Freeman
perfectly, but it’s McAvoy who is
the biggest standout here. He’s
quickly establishing himself
as a star in Hollywood and he
portrays the transformation from
being about nothing more
than toys in a house or even
a rat cooking in a kitchen,
Wall-E defi nitely takes
the scope of things much
larger. The fi lmmakers do
a great job of focusing on
the curious main character
and his infatuation with
the robot Eve, keeping you
grounded and interested
even as the story spans the
galaxy.
My one criticism of
this fi lm, as it has been
with other Pixar movies, is
the thinly veiled morality
tale that comes along
with the cute movie.
Th is time out Pixar has
showcased a grim future,
where human’s reliance
FREEDOM
CELEBRATION
defeated office worker to supreme
assassin brilliantly in this film.
THE VERDICT: While its
vulgarity and gore will turn away
some, Wanted is a movie that knows
its audience and gives them just
about everything they could want
in a blockbuster action film. The
action is among the best in years and
the story has enough substance to
make you care about where it’s going.
Not for everyone, but if you’re a fan
of guns blazing hard-boiled action
then you should definitely “SEE IT
NOW.”
on big corporations and
growing laziness has ruined
Earth. On their extended
cruise the humans have all
become gigantically obese,
as they rely on hover chairs
to take them around and
robots to do every little
piece of work for them.
Most of this is over the
heads of children, who are
the target audience, but it’s
still another gigantic moral
we’re forced to swallow by
Pixar and frankly I fi nd
this one, much like the
one in recent fi lm Cars,
to be overly dramatic and
ultimately annoying.
THE VERDICT: The
fact is that even though I had
one complaint, it’s minor
when compared to just how
enjoyable this movie really
is. Visually it’s gorgeous
from start to fi nish and the
adventure is defi nitely a lot
of fun. I’m not certain how
much merit the movie has
for adults who don’t have
children, but if you’ve got
children then you should
defi nitely “SEE IT NOW.”
If you’re not bringing along
kids, my view of the fi lm
cools just a bit, but not by
much. I’d still suggest you
“SEE IT IN THEATERS”
so you can get the full effect
of the breathtaking visuals
and well done sound. In
the end it’s another hit from
Pixar, a studio that can
seemingly do no wrong.
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Opinions
THE IDLE AMERICAN
Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury
The
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It’s enough to make a grown
man cry, diets that seem to
scream at each other. Mostly, I
don’t understand. I recognize,
though, that opinions swing
widely, depending on who is
asked—and when. Supermarket
isles are blanketed with ads
trumpeting high proteins and
low carbohydrates, and shoppers
squint at the small print,
focusing on fat content, yea,
even different kinds of fat. In
kitchens across the land, cooks
are treading a fine line, trying
to keep recipes both appetizing
and nourishing.
For the majority of us
content to graze on whatever
is presented—not unlike the
cattle on a thousand hills—food
is, well, a detail—not a major
issue. I’ve rarely fretted about
food. My wife knows that she
is welcome to eat liver—beef
or chicken—as often as she
likes--as long as it is in the next
county.* Same thing goes for
lemon pie. Whatever else, bring
it on….
With certain groups,
however, food is a very big
deal. I shudder to think what
would happen if cafeteria diners
throughout the nation—yes,
include the colleges—combined
voices with persons residents of
jails, prisons, care centers and
hospitals. Now that would be
coalition to be dealt with.
Yes, even now, millions
of people dream of food like
Momma used to make, even
though the mommas of our land
never made food nearly as good
as we remember. We sometimes
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have living color memories of
black and white food….
No doubt the US Postal
Service would cost us billmailers even more if not for
“care packages” from home
dispatched to colleges, military
posts and other places where
most food is viewed as being less
than imaginative. Such mailings
may indeed delay swelling
disapproval of “institutional
food.” Within seconds of such
packages being torn open,
recipients are surrounded by a
host of friends they didn’t know
they had….
Who among us has not
referred to “mystery meat?” In
our county, where a new food
contract for the jail is a multimillion dollar deal, an inmate
referred to the Salisbury steak
as something that wants to be
sirloin. Friday—burrito day—
seems to be the dining highlight
of the week.
Our high sheriff remembers
that in 1980, a typical meal was
a 29-cent chicken potpie and a
glass of water. Now, the county
pays $1.04 per meal. “We don’t
want them to like the food so
much they don’t want to leave,”
Sheriff Dee Anderson observed.
College students, some whom
see themselves as inmates, are at
the point of the semester when
menus are memorized. They
know which meals to skip, and
are keen observers of dining
clues. One student, showing
his parents around the campus,
was surprised when they wanted
to eat dinner in the cafeteria.
Upon entry, he froze, saying,
“Not tonight.” His parents
didn’t understand. “When I
spot four knives in the peanut
butter, it is not a good night for
MC, VISA, AMEX, DIS, CASH
the cafeteria,” he observed….
A detail or not, food ranks
right up there with the weather
in being talked about. “Chew
each bite 28 times. Take all
you want; eat all you take. The
best way to a man’s heart is
through his stomach. Food for
thought.” Oh, the list is much,
much longer….
East Texas storyteller Bob
Murphey tells about a father
intent on his son marrying a
“working woman.” The young
man wasn’t sure how he would
know….
“Go over to her house early
of a morning, and learn whether
her mother is a working woman,”
Bob says, “You won’t even need
to go in the house. Just go out
back by the woodpile, and if
there’s biscuit dough hanging
from the axe handle, there’s a
working woman there….”
At our house, there were
plenty of balanced meals when
the kids were coming along.
They were prepared, on balance,
regularly and with loving care.
Now, we eat when we’re hungry,
and often are “on our own.”
Remember, food is a detail.
There are always left-overs.
Frozen dinners abound in the
freezer. And, restaurant row is
only a mile away…. Also, it is
fully understood that when I
want a hot breakfast, it’s mighty
easy to put the bran flakes in the
microwave,
*Household aromas can be
misleading. In our early years of
marriage, a few minutes before
I came home, Brenda sprayed
furniture polish on her hands so
she could smell like she’d been
working….
JOHN 14:6
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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.
All the recent talk about gas
wells and drilling brings back
memories of the drilling days of
the late twenties. The drilling
people invaded our ‘possum
hunting country and we were
forced to live with their antics.
They were also forced to live
with ours! When I got older
I worked for a company that
operated both oil and gas leases
and continued to drill new holes
well into the early forties.
Which came first, the chicken
or the egg? This question has
been debated for centuries.
In later times the question was
which came first, the cabin
or the heat. In the case of the
‘possum hunting kids, the heat
came first.
In the early oil well drilling
days one of the first operations
performed in the drilling of a
well was to dig a hole about six
feet square and five or six feet
deep. The well was drilled in
the center of this hole and the
hole’s purpose was to keep the
casing clamps and other hole
attachments below the floor level
of the drilling machine and out
of the way.
We were aware of one of
these holes where a well had
been drilled but did not produce
enough oil to be considered
profitable and had been plugged.
Often oil operators did a poor
job of plugging wells after
removing the casing pipes. This
was one of those poor jobs and
we passed by one day after a
rain and noticed a foot or two
of water in the bottom of the
hole. It was bubbling vigorously
and attracted our attention. We
immediately guessed it was gas.
”We’ll fi nd out.” Clifton
announced as he drew a match
out of his pocket and crawled to
the edge of the hole. I saw what
he intended to do and ran back
a few paces. When he lit the
match and threw it in the hole
there was a huge flash of fire
and a nice swishing sound. The
fire continued to burn a couple
of feet above the hole. We left
the nice fire and continued on
our hunt, but a few days later
when we passed the fire was not
burning. There was no water in
the hole but the gas smell was
there. Another match tossed in
the pit lit the fire again.
The old well became one of
our favorite places to stop and
skin ‘possums. The fire provided
both heat and light. Sometimes
it was burning and sometimes
it had to be lit, but the gas was
always there. We guessed that a
strong wind snuffed out the fire.
One night I suggested that we
build a little log cabin there and
make it an even more convenient
place to hang out and keep
warm. Clifton thought it was a
good idea, so we took old Jack,
the mule, and began cutting and
dragging logs for the project.
We thought that about ten feet
square was a good size. This was
considerable work and after we
got the walls up about four feet
we decided to put the roof on and
dig down to provide more room
inside. The area was well drained
and we didn’t see a problem with
water. Eventually we had a nice
little shelter completed. Someone
asked us if we called it a cabin or
a cellar. The question was never
answered because we didn’t care
what it was called as long as it
served our purpose.
We still needed to get the gas
in the shelter and we considered
several plans. The most logical
solution was to cover the top of
the hole and run a pipe from the
cellar to our cabin. We discussed
building a wooden top over the
old pit or covering it with logs
with a dirt topping. The wooden
top would be considerably less
work, so we decided on that
plan.
I suggested that we get some
pipe and cover the hole with
a wagon sheet to see how well
it worked before spending too
much time in constructing a
top.
We installed a two inch pipe
from the cellar to the cabin and
terminated it in a fi fteen gallon
barrel lined on the inside with old
fire bricks. The gas was directed
into the brick with a smaller pipe
and a control valve. A stove pipe
in the top of the barrel vented
the exhaust outside.
The wagon sheet was pulled
over the hole and held in place
by large rocks along the edges.
In a few minutes gas began to
flow through the pipe and there
was plenty to heat the bricks to a
dull red color. The heating stove
was a success.
We spent a lot of time in and
around the cabin on cold winter
nights. A kerosene lantern
furnished enough light for
domino or checker games. There
was even enough gas for a small
torch outside.
There was some talk of
installing the top on the cellar,
but the wagon sheet worked well
and we kept it in the cabin when
not in use. This was another
of the country projects that we
enjoyed as long as we played in
the woods and hunted ‘possums.
Does this story have a moral?
Perhaps it is to not let the gas go
to waste – harness it and enjoy it
if it is free!
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Page 5 Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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Texas Country takes a hit
Money Matters
NO RECESSION?
Twister exits as new ‘Platinum’ hits the air
Fans of 96.7 “The Texas Twister” will not
be thrilled to learn that they will need to look
elsewhere for their Robert Earl Keen fi x, but fans
of Neil Diamond, John Denver, Billy Joel and
even Glen Campbell may need to tune in.
The country radio station changed its name,
and its format this past Monday to “Platinum
96.7.” Its call letters, formerly KTYS, will soon
be changed to KPMZ, and consultant for the
change-over, Ron Chapman, says the playlist will
be eclectic with more music coming from the
pre-Beatles era than popular oldies stations such
as KLUV 98.7.
Although Chapman, a Castleberry High
School graduate who made this area proud with
his work at KVIL 103.7, has been a consultant
for the station, no word about his actually
holding any on air responsibilities. Other
well-known DJ’s in the area will come aboard,
however, including Larry Dixon and Gail
Lightfoot who will anchor the morning show,
Vic Thomas of KLUV for the early afternoons,
Wendi Westbrook, who already was employed
at the Twister, for the late afternoon shift and
finally Angie Michaels will take the evening DJ
position. The station will start with no DJ’s for
the over-night hours.
The new station began Monday morning by
playing the Beatles’ Hello Goodbye. Chapman has
said that he chose songs that he simply liked for
the playlist, that no focus groups were consulted,
and that the station will play an extensive playlist
that will include tunes from the 1960’s, 70’s and
then a limited amount from the 80’s and 50’s.
Pop Culture
with A.C. Hall
“Big Bad Money”
Although, as I’ve
stated previously,
I am a fan of
celebrities,
I’m not a fan
A.C. Hall graduated from Brewer
of everything
High School in 1999 and has been
about
writing ever since. His work has
celebrities.
been featured in several anthologies
That was
and comic books over the past
driven home
few years. A.C. has written and
for me this
released his own books as well.
past week
Keep up with A.C. and buy his
when I read
books by visiting www.achall.net.
about a
letter written
by George
Clooney. While the entertainment industry is just
now recovering from the 100 day writers’ strike
that happened last year, derailing the majority
of the television season, there was a bigger strike
looming large on the horizon. One that would be
much worse than the writers’ strike and one that
Clooney seems hopeful to see happen.
Let me break the situation down for you.
There are two main actor unions, the one you’ve
probably heard of, SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and
the one you probably haven’t heard of, AFTRA
(American Federation of Television and Radio
Artists). Both the AFTRA and SAG agreements
with the powerful Hollywood studios will soon run
out. Big stars such as Clooney have been making
it known that the actors and directors are ready to
strike to get what they want. Which of course is,
you guessed it, lots more money.
And this is the point where I have my issue.
Clooney, George Clooney, is leading the charge for
more money and he and his high powered acting
pals are willing to take it all the way to a strike to
get this money. It just, honestly, it ruins me a bit.
It ruins my enjoyment of celebrities, and when it
comes down to it, in a way it lessens my enjoyment
of movies with people like Clooney in them.
And here’s the reason. They have lots and lots
of money. Millions and millions of dollars. And,
well, I don’t. The likelihood of me making a
million dollars over the course of my entire life is
very rare and while I don’t begrudge Clooney and
other actors for being wealthy, I do begrudge them
threatening to strike to become even wealthier. It’s
unnecessary, and given how much a lot of people
are suffering financially in the economy these days,
I’d go as far as to call it downright wrong.
Now, the reason Clooney wrote a letter was
because AFTRA members are first to sit down
with the studios and are on the verge of agreeing
to a new deal. Clooney and pals know that if
this union agrees to a deal it will greatly handicap
SAG’s ability to negotiate and strike. So he and
several other big name actors are doing whatever
they can to get AFTRA to reverse course and get
out of the deal so that they can show a united front
and strike to get more money. More millions to
add upon their existing millions.
SAG could still strike and likely will still strike,
but much like the writer’s strike, it would take
several months to begin to make an impact on the
entertainment world. It wouldn’t grind television
to a halt, and since the Hollywood studios have
been stockpiling movies knowing that a strike was
looming, it wouldn’t affect movies for at least six
months or more. It’d just mean that it would be
a while before Clooney and pals got another 20
million dollar paycheck to begin shooting a new
film. And honestly, at this point, I’d be okay with
that.
I’ll be keeping an eye on the situation as the
deadlines come closer for the unions to make an
agreement with the studios, so look for more strike
coverage in the coming month.
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to talk about Pop Culture or life in general? A.C.
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isn’t yet in a period of recession,
but most consumers disagree.
In a recent survey by Consumer
Credit Counseling Services,
86 percent of respondents said
that their family is feeling
the effects of an economic
downturn. While they defi ned
it differently, almost half (46
percent) of respondents defi ned
recession as “when the cost of
living rises,” signaling that,
regardless of typical indicators
like lack of economic growth
or rising unemployment,
consumers respond when things
touch them personally.
High gas prices and rising
food costs are impacting all
Americans, but for some,
those increased costs can lead
to rising credit card balances
and even home foreclosure.
Although the Federal Reserve’s
benchmarks for declaring a
recession haven’t been met, it’s
clear that for consumers, that is
merely a formality.
The experts at MMI
outline the following steps
that consumers can take now
to insulate themselves from
possible long-term fi nancial
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fi nancial foundation.
Be honest with yourself.
According to the MMI survey,
approximately one out of five
people have already resorted
to paying for necessities
with credit. Are you putting
groceries and gas on credit
cards? Have you missed any
payments on those cards, or
other monthly bills? Take a
good look at how much is
coming in, and how much is
going out. Look for areas where
you can cut back, or consider
putting luxury habits and
expenses on hold.
Make a plan. If your
current income simply isn’t
enough to cover your families’
needs, consider taking on a
second job, or adjusting your
lifestyle. Join the 23 percent of
surveyed consumers who are
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prices.
Build a safety net. Only
24 percent of surveyed
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downturn by adding money
to their savings cushion, yet
most consumers can fi nd ways
to “trim the fat” from their
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FEATURES
Page 6 Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Brewer High Alumna Graduates
from Texas Wesleyan University
The
International Students Return to Fort Worth to
Train with Kids Who Care Musical Theatre
Students Returning from
Albania, Scotland, Italy
and Finland to Study
and Perform with Kids
Who Care This Summer
McNabb is congratulated by her underwater peers James Juelg (front left), Texas Wesleyan student; and Kyle
Morgan (back center), head athletic trainer.
Brooke McNabb, a Brewer High School alumna,
recently participated in not one but three college
graduation ceremonies – one of them underwater.
McNabb received a Bachelor of Science in
chemistry with a minor in scuba at Texas Wesleyan
University’s commencement on Friday, May 9, 2008.
Earlier in the day, she marked her achievement in
two very different ways.
At Texas Wesleyan University’s robing ceremony,
McNabb was robed by Dr. Kathy Prater, associate
professor of chemistry at Texas Wesleyan. Robing is
a unique and deep-rooted Texas Wesleyan tradition
that began in 1927. For the robing ceremony,
graduating candidates choose a faculty member
whose support was meaningful to them during their
studies to vest them with their gown. The ceremony
demonstrates the strong bonds developed between
faculty and students at Texas Wesleyan.
After the robing ceremony, McNabb exchanged
her robe for a wetsuit and jumped in the pool for
an underwater graduation ceremony. She was joined
in the pool by current and former scuba students,
who took positions underwater to congratulate
the new graduate. Pam Rast, director of the scuba
program, and Adam Harrison, the most recent
scuba graduate, entered the pool and took positions
Brooke McNabb and her mother, Gloria Hallan
by the oath board. McNabb entered the pool in full
gear, but without fins, and swam past scuba students
to receive congratulations. During the Finning
Ceremony, McNabb was given her fins by Rast and
Harrison. She received a pin and signed an oath
to support Texas Wesleyan scuba and underwater
programs. After moving her tassel from right to left,
she ascended to the surface. McNabb was presented
with an alumni gift and red and white honor
cords to symbolize the colors of the dive flag. The
ceremony recognized her achievement of advanced
scuba certifications.
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To qualify, families must provide: parent’s picture
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WSISD Offices to Close
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The White Settlement ISD administrative offices and schools
will be closed July 4 through 11. Brewer High School will also
be closed July 21 through Aug. 4. The Brewer Freshman Center
will remain open July 21 through Aug. 4, and individuals
requesting transcripts at this time may call 817.367.4150.
The elementary schools, Fine Arts Academy and Brewer
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High School will be closed July 4 through July 25. Tannahill
Intermediate will be closed July 4 through 11 and July 21
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Among the students, one-third
of them are expected to be return
students who will also participate
in Kids Who Care’s KidPower
Leadership Training program
and serve as camp staff.
The international youth will
come from Albania, Scotland,
Italy and Finland to train and
perform with children and teens
from Fort Worth during the Kids
Who Care July International
Musical Theatre Camp, held at
The Scott Theatre.
At the end of the camp the
ensemble will debut an original
musical, Let My Heart Sing,
which will run July 31-Aug. 3 at
the Scott Theatre. Let My Heart
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a pop-up book, traveling from
the colorful jungle of childhood
through the angst of adolescence
to find the hidden answers to
some of life’s most difficult
questions. In true Kids Who
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“We are thrilled that so many
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returning international students
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international leadership training
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Leigh Gregson, a Scottish teen
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as a member of the leadership
team) says she can’t wait to get
back to Kids Who Care. “I’ve met
some great people - all different
nationalities, all with the same
interests in musical theatre,”
said Gregson. “And staying with
my host family was an amazing
experience!”
Let My Heart Sing, an original
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1300 Gendy St. in Fort Worth.
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August 1 @ 7:30 p.m., Saturday,
August 2 @ 2:00 p.m., Saturday,
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Students entering pre-kindergarten through fifth
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Jamie Richards. “Drive” revved its way to the top of
the Texas Music Chart three weeks ago and has been
parked there ever since. The song has held the top
spot on the Texas Regional Radio Report for four
weeks.
“Drive” is the title track to Richards’ most
recent album, which was recorded and produced by
Greg White at SG Studios. Richards, a D Records
recording artist, became one of SG Studios’ biggest
fans during the making of “Drive” and has begun
spreading the word among fellow artists about how
comfortable it was to make good music at the up and
coming facility.
White purchased SG Studios in October 2006
after managing a recording facility in Texarkana
for seven years. “I found myself recording more
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to where the artists work,” he said. “Sara, my wife,
found this studio on Craig’s List of all places and we
made the leap.”
Since purchasing the studio, White has recorded
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Mike Adkins, The Bad Monkeys, and D Records.
And the best is yet to come -- SG Studios is currently
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in January 2009, including promotion, distribution,
and artist management services.
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Nuevos Libros en Español Disponible a
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Visita Ud.la Biblioteca
Pública de White Settlement y
saque estos nuevos títulos:
• Armagedón, petróleo y terror
por John F. Walvoord con Mark
Hitchcock
• Ayude a sus hijos a triunfar
en la escuela secundaria y llegar
a la Universidad por Mariela
Dabbah
• Celebraciones: en la casa con
las estrellas de Telemundo
• Cocina cubana por Raquel
Rábade Roque
• Consiga un trabajo hoy por
Luis Cortés
• Cuidando su hogar por Gary
D. Chapman
• Dijiste que me querías por
María Antonieta Collins
• El ABC de los ángeles por
Doreen Virtue
• El secreto por Rhonda Byrne
• Embarazo para dummies por
Joanne Stone
• Guía para el cuidado de
nuestros mayores por Stella Mora
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• Harry Potter y el cáliz de
fuego por J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter y el misterio del
príncipe por J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter y el prisionero
de Azkaban por J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter y la Orden del
Fénix por J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter y las reliquías de
la muerte por J. K. Rowling
• Las mujeres y el dinero por
Suze Orman
• Libéra-T por Jan Geurtz
• Los 100 dilemas de los Buenos
modales por Emily Post
• Más de 100 formas de atraer a
un hombre por Lisa Sussman
• Microempresa, mega vida por
Louis Barajas
• Secretos del feng shui para los
365 días del año por Lillian Too
• Siete pasos para dejar de fumar
por Edwin B. Fisher
• Thalía, ¡belleza! por Thalía
• Último recurso por Michael
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The Music that Matters Most
REFLECTIONS ON FREEDOM
The American Revolution: Is it really over?
by Charles L. Holland, Jr.
Pastor: Wesley United Methodist
Church
The annual celebration
of American independence
is upon us again. And once
again, we shall be presented
with the sights and sounds of
the exploding and spectacular
fireworks displays, stirring
patriotic music and the
anticipated indulgence of
the family and community
barbeque feasts. Indeed, it will
prove to be a moving experience
for all of us.
In reflecting on the
approaching event, my
thoughts have returned to the
true meaning of the freedom
which we enjoy and cherish as
Americans. Indeed, it has been
quite therapeutic for me to
linger on what freedom means
to me as an individual citizen.
For one thing, I am convinced
that without freedom, there
is no such thing as “the good
life.” It is because we are free
that we can exercise the will and
dedication to make the good life
a reality.
Freedom can never be
retained passively. Indeed, the
reality of freedom demands
concurrent responsibility to
retain freedom as a prevailing
actuality in our society. Any
effective endeavor to retain
freedom for all of us will
inevitably call for vigorous
attitude and action on the part
of each of us.
So where do we begin?
The answer is quite simple!
We begin right where we are
- in the family, the church,
the synagogue, the lodge,
the business and industrial
community, the labor union,
the local government or
political party. We begin by
demanding that the freedom
which we have as individuals is
freedom that is encompassing
and all-inclusive. Unless all
citizens are free, no citizen is
free.
From my perspective as a
Christian minister, freedom is
never a state to be achieved. It
forever is revolution in progress.
After all, the human spirit, as
revealed in the teachings of
the Founder of Christianity,
is limitless and without any
fixed parameters. Therefore,
the American Revolution must
never be declared completed.
Rather, it is the task of the quest
for freedom to make the human
spirit free throughout the world.
We never shall be able to claim
freedom achieved! Freedom
forever remains humanity’s
Unfinished Symphony.
(Note: You can hear Dr. Holland
each Sunday during the 10:45
a.m. Worship Service at Wesley
United Methodist Church in
White Settlement.)
Nuggets
of Faith
By Tony “T-Bar” Barnes
Achieve satisfaction in your personal
life through regular church attendance
FORE!!! As a golf hacker who once
bounced a golf ball off of an elderly man’s
chest at a golf course in Fort Worth, I tend
to yell “fore” quite frequently when I play
golf. For the non-golf fan it is a term used
to warn everyone that my golf ball could
become imbedded in their cranium. I love
to play golf. However, the predictability
of my golf ball trajectory is about as close
as the odds of the Dallas Cowboys, the
Texas Rangers and the Dallas Mavericks all
winning their sports version of the Super
Bowl in the same year. In other words, I
play Army golf…left, right, left, right.
GET OUT!!! That was a term I yelled
as I bloodied my knuckles at an apartment
complex in Wichita Falls, TX. I was
driving by the apartments when I saw
smoke and flames coming out of a kitchen
window. I frantically ran up and down the
sidewalk begging people to get out of their
apartments as the fire grew.
REPENT!!! That was a term that John
the Baptist used as he preached throughout
the Judean wilderness. As he preached, I
am sure he probably named specific sins
that people should repent from. In fact, we
know he took a political leader to task for
sleeping with a relative’s wife. Although
individually named sins are things that God
would like us to turn from, the main sin
that keeps us out of the plan the Lord has
Spur of the
moment
for our life is the sin of “self-centeredness.”
We often proclaim with our mouths
that Jesus is Lord of our life. However, we
continue to live our lives as though He is
the most irrelevant person we know. For
the sake of the point I am making please
allow me the liberty to compare Jesus
Christ to a restaurant manager. You have
been hired to work at the restaurant and the
manager has made it very clear that between
the hours of 11:00 and 2:00 p.m. you are to
be on the grill cooking hamburgers for the
lunch rush.
On Monday, you decide the parking
lot needs to be swept and you spend the
entire lunch rush with a broom outside the
restaurant. On Tuesday, you decide the
windows are smudged and you spend the
whole lunch rush washing the glass. On
Wednesday, the lunch rush comes and goes
while you clean the bathrooms. Customers
have stormed out the door vowing never to
return because of the slow service. Chaos
has erupted in the kitchen because the other
workers have to take up the slack. Yet,
every time the restaurant manager walks by
you put on a big smile and say, “Hi boss.”
You call him the boss while refusing to
comply with his job assignments.
Earlier I asserted that the main sin
that keeps us from the will of God in our
lives is the sin of “self-centeredness.” In
my restaurant illustration, you decided
to be “self-centered” and do the job you
wanted to accomplish rather than follow
the priorities the manager had set. God has
placed priorities of prayer, Bible study and
fellowship as being very important. Where
do you place those same priorities?
With church attendance, Bible study
and prayer a person can achieve great
satisfaction and intimacy with God. Just
as I have yelled “FORE” and “GET OUT”
to warn people of impending danger, I now
yell “REPENT.” Repent of the practice of
setting your own agenda. God wants you
to be a part of a local church, He wants you
to get to know Him through the Bible he
has given to us and he certainly wants you
to get to know Him through prayer.
In other words, it’s not about you…it’s
about HIM.
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There’s nothing quite as universal as music. At one point or another it’s
touched all of us in lasting ways. This new semi-regular feature is a place
to share the memories that music has made for you, be they sad, joyous,
or somewhere in between. It’s the music that’s impacted and shaped our
lives. The music that matters most. To have your music memory appear
in The Grizzly Detail, go to grizzlydetail.com/contactus.html and input
it or email it directly to [email protected]. You can talk about a
particular artist, a particular song, a particular concert, or anything at all
music related that has had an impact on your life. Send it in and you just
may see your music memory on the pages of a future Grizzly issue!
“
“Where have you been?”
By A.C. Hall
I was going to a concert and
I had never heard of the opening
band, Manchester Orchestra,
so I looked them up on the
Internet and listened to a few
of their songs. One track in
particular caught my interest
above all the others. It was
called “Where have you been?”
and was a moody, dark lament
from a believer who had lost
his way and was desperate to
understand the feeling that God
had abandoned him. It was
haunting and beautiful and I was
quite interested to hear the band
perform it live.
At the concert the band was
through almost their entire set
and hadn’t played the song. I
began to fear that they weren’t
going to play it, as it was most
certainly a melancholy tune, but
for their final song they began
the slow, moody melody. The
final minutes of the song are
near silent when it comes to the
music, with the singer of the
band lamenting loudly “God,
where have you been?” This is
repeated several times, at first
with choir like keyboard backing
and later a cappella with every
member of the band joining in.
It may sound like an antireligious sentiment, and honestly
I have no clue as to the religious
stance of the band, but being
there I can tell you that it was
not anti-religious at all. As this
singer and this band came to the
final section of the song, they
didn’t just sing the line. They
believed it. They bellowed it out
from deep inside. It was perhaps
the most naked and honest I’ve
ever seen an artist become, and
as the audience joined in the
lament, something truly amazing
happened that some of you may
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With all due respect to people
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Christian and on a few occasions
at worship gatherings I’ve felt
what I believe to be nothing
short of the presence of God. It’s
a warmth that sweeps over you,
around you, into you, through
the room, and truly something
that can hardly be summed up
with simple words. And at this
secular concert, as this entire
place called out this question,
“God, where have you been?” it
felt as if God himself had arrived
and answered it. With my hand
on a bible in a court of law, I
would swear that I felt within
me that God himself answered,
ever so subtly, “I’ve been right
here all along.” Perhaps feeling
something similar, the lead
singer amended the final line
of the lament and instead sang
from God’s point of view, saying
“Child, my child, where have you
been?” This changed line doesn’t
appear on the recorded version of
the song.
I’ve had a few truly life
changing religious experiences in
my time, but this is the one and
only that happened in a totally
secular environment away from
any preacher or church event.
There are some people who I
tell this story to who don’t know
what to think, others still have
openly mocked me over it, but
the memory of that moment and
that feeling that swept through
that room is one that I’ll never
forget. Every time I listen to this
song I’m reminded of it, and in a
way it always reminds me of why
I love God so much and why my
religion means as much to me as
it does.
To read this feature online and
to hear the song that was discussed
head to www.grizzlydetail.com/
musicmatters.html
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Page 8 Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Memories of the 4th of July
Photo by Hayden Posey
fireworks. Living just outside the
city limit sign, we were allowed
to shoot them off right in our
own backyard. Of course, our
backyard was farmland full of
crops like maize, cotton and
corn. It was a big production,
too! We would set up lawn chairs
and gather everyone in the house
to come out and watch the
colorful display.
We never went to the big
city fireworks. Probably didn’t
even know about them other
than watching the taped video
on the news channel. I guess
I don’t remember seeing any
big fireworks until I moved to
Fort Worth and watched the
spectacular array of color along
the Trinity River near downtown
Fort Worth.
So what memories of our
nation’s birthday are you putting
in your kids’ minds? Mine will
probably remember having to
take this picture of me out by our
flagpole in the backyard!
The Miss Texas Organization has
announced that Christine Tang will
compete in the 2008 Miss Texas Pageant,
being held on Saturday, July 5 at 7:00
p.m. at the Will Rogers Memorial Center
Theater in Fort Worth.
Christine
was selected
to represent
White
Settlement in
the pageant
after her
win at the
Miss White
Settlement
Scholarship
Pageant,
which
was held
on Jan. 19. The winner of the Miss
Texas Scholarship Pageant will receive a
$10,000.00 cash scholarship to the college
or university of her choice.
Tickets for the preliminary
competitions being held on July 1 - 3 and
the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant on
July 5 can be obtained by contacting the
Central Ticket Office at 817-335-9000 or
www.centralticketoffice.com.
Tang is a graduate of Prestonwood
Christian Academy in Plano and began
competing in area pageants in 2007. Her
service platform is “Pro-Life Awareness:
The Sonogram, Adoption, and Pro-Active
Family.” She chose this platform due to
her strong passion and commitment in
helping to save the lives of unborn children
who have no voice or means of defense
against the tragedy of abortion. She vows
to stand up and speak on behalf of the
most helpless members of our society and
hopes to make a difference.
Logan McCormick will also represent
White Settlement in the 2008 Miss Teen
Texas Pageant, being held on July 5 at 7:00
p.m. at the Will Rogers Memorial Center
as well.
The winner of the Miss Teen Texas
Scholarship Pageant will receive $4,000.00
in US Savings Bonds.
Logan is a student at Texas High
School in Texarkana and began competing
in area pageants in 2008. Her service
platform is Operation Smile. She chose
this platform because she wanted to help
the many children who are living with
facial clefts that may never be repaired.
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From the Gabby Gals
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White Settlement representatives to compete
in Miss Texas and Miss Teen pageant
Commentary by Ben Posey
What do you remember
as a kid about the 4th of July?
Perhaps a family picnic or getting
together with friends to watch
the fireworks? Maybe you were
lucky enough to grow up around
water and spent the day floating
down a river or playing out by
the lake. That’s what most people
did.
What do I remember?
I remember an almost
ceremoniously raising of the
American flag every July at the
end of our sidewalk at the house
that I grew up in near Austin.
It was a white pole that seemed,
as a little kid, to almost reach
to the heavens. And the golden
eagle on top appeared to be the
protector of all. My dad would
bring out the heavy cloth flag,
much heavier than those we use
today, attach it to the clasps on
the rope and hoist it high up in
the air. I have that very flag today,
it’s a little worn and faded, but
still reminds me of his dedication
to this country.
My dad served in the Navy
during WWII on the island of
Attu in the Aleutian Islands.
Attu, the western most Aleutian
island, is nearly 1,100 miles
from the Alaskan mainland
and 750 miles northeast of the
northernmost of the Japanese
Kurile Islands. I can remember
him talking about the spotting of
Japanese submarines just off the
shoreline during his years on the
island.
Talk about a long way from the
continental US. Man, talk about
a long way from home!
And fireworks! Yes, we had
The
By Ben Posey
With balloons afloat and the
punch bowl full, patrons and
friends of now retired Sue Waller
celebrated her 28 years of service.
Waller served as the Circulation
Manager for the White Settlement
Library since 1980. Her husband
James, a disabled veteran who
served in Vietnam, was in
attendance as well to celebrate her
retirement. They have lived in the
area since 1975.
Waller said when she started in
1980 that there were only three
or four employees and the books
were much cheaper in price to
These children are not able to attend
school or have a normal life because of the
ridicule
that they
experience
daily.
Logan’s
little
brother was
born with
a cleft lip,
so this is
something
that is very
close to
her heart.
Logan’s dream is for all children who
are affl icted with this defect to have the
opportunity to live as normal of a life as
possible.
The 2008 Miss Texas and Miss Teen
Texas fi nals can be on the Internet live at
7:00 p.m., Saturday, July 5. Viewers can
sign on an hour prior to the show and the
fi nals will be available for forty-eight hours
following the crowning.
To get to the site, go to www.
MissTexas.org and “click” the “box” to
sign on Saturday, July 5.
purchase.
“When I first started, we could
by paperbacks for under a dollar
and hardbacks were $3 or $4
dollars,” said Waller. “Hardbacks
now can cost between $15 and
$30.”
Waller said her husband, an
amateur photographer, has been
involved with the library as well.
“James took the pictures of
the kites that The Grizzly featured
in the paper a while back,” she
said. “He’s learned to operate the
camera left-handed due to his
disability and has learned to do a
real good job.”
Waller mentioned that she
could remember when the
library was located in the now
Senior Services building across
the parking lot. She remembered
movers coming to help move
the books but said she has since
moved them several times over
the years when carpet has been
replaced or other renovations have
occurred.
Sue Waller and her husband
James now plan on enjoying their
extra time together. She says she
plans on being a volunteer at the
library from time to time and said
she will miss seeing the people the
most.
“Instead of organizing the
books, I plan on reading them a
little bit more now,” said Waller
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Records will be maintained for eight years following the
date of the last recorded action of each student served
by the Special Education Department. Parents or the
students, themselves, who wish to request their records
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Everyone knows about and
has dialed 4-1-1 for information
and many people have called
9-1-1 for immediate help in
emergency situations, but many
people have never heard of calling
2-1-1 for help.
Managed by the Texas
Health and Human Services
Commission, the 2-1-1
system was used widely during
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
During the floods of 2007,
2-1-1 call centers answered
hundreds of calls concerning the
flooding, freeing the 9-1-1 lines
for immediate emergencies. Call
centers are staffed 24 hours a
day and 7 days a week, so you
will be able to speak to a real
person after selecting the correct
prompt. They have information
on evacuation routes, evacuation
shelters, rumor control, and
assistance involving special health
care needs, and missing persons.
There are currently 25 call
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WSPD Service Calls
Total Call Activity-546(includes jail detail, traffic stops, officer
initiated activity, meet complainant, investigations, building checks,
accidents, animal control, medical/fire assist calls and crimes
committed).
06/19 Burglary Vehicle 800 block Dale Lane
06/20 Theft $1500 to $20K 100 block North Mcintire Court
06/21 Criminal Mischief $50 to $500 8500 block Quebec Drive
06/21 Theft $50 to $500 8100 block Downe Drive
06/21 Burglary Habitation 7800 block I-30 West FRWY
06/22 Burglary Building 100 block South Las Vegas Trail
06/23 Burglary Vehicle 500 block Allencrest Drive
06/23 Theft $500 to $1500 7700 block Colton Drive
06/24 Burglary Habitation 9000 block Glenn Drive
06/24 Criminal Mischief 8900 block Gibbs Drive
06/24 Burglary Building 8400 block Gibbs Drive
06/24 White Settlement Police Department officers assisted Fort
Worth Narcotics and SWAT officers serving an evidentiary search
warrant in the 900 block of Hackamore Street. Two individuals
were arrested by FWPD officers and charged with Possession of a
Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Manufacture
Calendar of Events
Senior Citizen Corner
Your guide to meals and special events happening at the
White Settlement Senior Center.
Thursday 7-3-08
WS Crime Board meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
Friday 7-4-08
Independence Day
Freedom Celebration at WS Central Park 5-8pm
Firework displays throughout the Metroplex
Tuesday 7-8-08
WS City Council meeting 6:30 p.m. at City Hall
Thursday 7-10-08
Library Board meeting 6:00 p.m. at Library board room
WS Parks and Recreation board meeting 7:00 p.m. at
City Hall
Tuesday 7-15-08
WS Pride Commission meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
Wednesday 7-16-08
WS Board of Adjustments and Appeals meeting 7:00
p.m. at City Hall
Friday 7-18-08
WS Senior Services Council meeting 9:30 a.m. at Senior
Center
Tuesday 7-22-08
WS City Council meeting 6:30 p.m. at City Hall
Thursday 7-24-08
WS EDC meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
Class of 1988
20 Year Reunion
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Your guide to what’s going on in West Fort Worth,
White Settlement and the surrounding areas.
Monday 7-7
Meal: meatloaf with brown
gravy, garlic whipped
potatoes, glazed carrots,
Call John 817-975-3022 wheat roll, vanilla crème
cookie
Tuesday 7-8
Meal: bbq chicken breast,
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ranch beans, mixed greens,
Delivery Person Wanted for
cornbread, lemon gelatin
newspaper. Part Time: 2 hours
Event: Band dance with
every Wednesday afternoon.
Open Range, 7:00 p.m., cost
$$ + gas! Must have reliable
$5
transportation, auto insurance,
Wednesday 7-9
able to get in and out of
Meal: sliced ham, swiss
vehicle several times during
cheese, broccoli salad, lettuce,
delivery, good people skills.
tomato, apricot halves
Call 817-690-6929 for more
Thursday 7-10
information.
Meal: turkey breast with
gravy, cut yams, herbed green
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centers throughout the state and
approximately 20,000 agencies
and service organizations are
linked to the 2-1-1 system. Case
managers, clergy, employers,
teachers and other agencies
calling on behalf of a client,
employee or student can also use
this service.
The 2-1-1 operators have
access to a service offering realtime translation in more than 90
languages as well as technology
to communicate with the deaf
or severely hearing impaired,
so language is not a barrier to
communicating with 2-1-1.
If you need more information
on the services that the 2-1-1
system provides, call 2-1-1 or
visit their website, www.211texas.
org/211.
The
Schedule of Events:
1:00 - 2:30 Family Skate at
Silver Wheel Skating Rink
5:00 - 9:30 Tour of new high
school and dinner following
at new high school.
Go to www.Brewer88.com
for details and to give
your contact information.
beans, dinner roll, glazed fruit
Friday 7-11
Meal: beef spaghetti
casserole, mixed vegetables,
tossed salad, white bread,
peach cobbler
Saturday 7-12
Event: Day trip to Sam
Moon’s, leaves at 10:00 a.m.,
cost $2.00
Adopt a pet this Saturday at the
WSPD located on Clifford Street
Brewer Bear Athletic Summer
photo by Ben Posey
Camps for
2008
Football Session II (Grades 8 &
9): Aug. 4-8, 7:30-10:30 a.m.
Boys/Girls Basketball: June
30-July 3rd (Grades 2-9) 8:0012:00 a.m.
Softball (Grades 7-9 only): June
23-26, 7:30-10:30 a.m.
Baseball (Grades 2-9): July 1418, 8-11 a.m.
Boys’/Girls’ Track (Grades 1-9):
July 21-24, 8 a.m.-noon
Volleyball (Grades 4-9): July
28-31, 8 a.m.-noon
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Sports Extra
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Softball camp Skills
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Individual sports to
have own boosters
The Brewer Athletic Booster
Club met for the last time as
one club this past week and
voted to disband and liquidate
all funds in the booster club
account. Part of the funds will
be used for equipment for the
third concession stand at the
stadium and the other portion
will be distributed to the athletic
programs at the school.
What’s next? According to
Athletic Director Paul Sharr,
each sport will now have the
opportunity to have their own
booster club with the possibility
of some sports working together
to raise funds.
“This will give all sports the
opportunity to try and get more
parents and former alumni to
get involved and support the
kids,” said Sharr.
On July 8, community
members, parents and others
interested in participating in
the Brewer Football Booster
Club are meeting at 6:30 p.m.
in the team room of the athletic
complex. At that time, officers
will be elected for the 20082009 school year. The other
two sports that begin in August
are volleyball and cross-country.
Citizens and parents interested
in helping with those booster
clubs are encouraged to contact
the head coaches of those sports
for meeting time information.
Volleyball
Booster
Club
members should contact Kelly
Biggerstaff at kbiggerstaff@
wsisd.net or 817-367-1278 and
Cross Country Booster Club
members should contact Amy
Ganniger at aganniger@wsisd.
net or 817-367-1278 for more
information on meeting dates
and times.
Parents with questions about
the Football Booster Club may
contact the athletic office at
817-367-1278.
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