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Volume 2 No. 40 March 26, 2008
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WSISD NEWS
School Board meeting Tuesday, March 25
Board approves more
construction contracts
Two construction contracts were approved at last night’s
WSISD school board meeting. First included the approval of
an 18-foot by 16-foot three dimensional Bear head at a cost of
$29,352. The giant head will be placed on the exterior west wall
of the new press box. The wording “Home of the Fighting Bears”
will appear on the west wall above the Bear head.
Next, the school board approved $76,536 to update the
following items in the 1976 wing of Liberty Elementary, which
includes the addition of concrete stoops at the four classroom
pod exits and a ramp from the infant pod exit. Also included is
the addition of eight sinks at the infant learning center pod, the
removal of an interior wall at a learning center pod, renovation of
the existing library offices, new floor finishes in sixteen existing
classrooms and two corridors, and removal of two clean up
stations in corridors.
The Board also approved Update 82, which is the second of
two post-legislative updates that primarily focus on incorporating
changes in the law from the 80th legislative session that were
not included in Update 81. Update 82 covers numerous issues,
including required participation in the county appraisal district,
employee health insurance, energy conservation, and emergency
response.
Also approved by the Board were seven additional vendors
for the vendor list for the remainder of the 2007-2008 school
See School Board page 2
WHITE SETTLEMENT CITY COUNCIL
Council meeting Tuesday, March 25
Council addresses park
issues at latest meeting
By A.C. Hall
White Settlement Parks Manager Rich Tharp was kept busy at
the city council meeting last night as he brought several orders of
business before the members.
The original recommended name for the park currently known
as the Cherry Lane Tract was Liberator Park, but at the behest of
the council the Parks and Recreation board recommended a new
name for the undeveloped park land. Staying closer to the current
trend of naming smaller parks after the street they are on, the new
name recommendation was Cherry Lane Park. The council voted
unanimously to approve this new name.
Tharp also presented the council with the proposed 2008 Veterans
Park Softball Complex League policies. This document is distributed
to all teams that participate in leagues at Veterans Park and had only
See City Council page 7
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Big Top makes big fun for kids
by Ben Posey
In preparation for the Kelly
Miller Circus coming to town,
I made a quick stop by Central
Park on Monday morning to
find a lone Kelly Miller vehicle
parked in the parking lot. It was
Chris Beckett, better known
to the circus family as the 24hour man. So called because
he arrives in each community
about 24 hours ahead of time
to prepare for the arrival of the
show. Beckett’s job is to verify
the location for the big top tent,
make precise markings on the
ground so that each of the circus
vehicles know where to park,
and mark off the area for the
performers’ trailers and other
support vehicles.
“It’s kind of like circling up
the wagons,” one performer said.
“Every vehicle plays a roll in
bringing the circus to life.”
About 7 a.m. on Tuesday
morning, the first of the circus
trucks pulls in to Central Park.
Workers begin to unload poles
and canvas like clockwork for the
upcoming transformation. Several smaller tents are set up for pony rides
and other circus attractions while workers, who also perform in the show,
begin lacing the 11,824 square foot Big Top roof together. Within an hour,
the 7,297 pounds of tent material were hoisted high up in the air via the
help of workers, machines and an ELEPHANT name Lucy.
Students from the WSISD First Class Learning Center were on hand
to see the variety of animals step out of their traveling quarters onto the
soft turf of Central Park. Three elephants along with ponies, llamas, horses
and a camel entertained the kids during the morning hours. Along with
seeing the circus animals, the students also saw circus aged kids their own
age walking by with backpacks, and math papers and books. They had just
finished a morning class in the commissary tent where they had breakfast.
By late morning, a few of the entertainers were outside their trailers
practicing and getting ready for the two performances of the day.
This season the Kelly Miller Circus will travel nearly 10,000 miles and
give performances in over 200 cities across North America.
Lockheed Martin F-35 succeeds in first aerial refueling
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
successfully completed the first stage of its
airborne refueling tests during the aircraft’s
34th flight last week. Aerial refueling
capability will expand the F-35 operating
envelope enabling longer duration flights.
The milestone is another in a series leading
to first production deliveries in 2010.
“Our progress on the F-35 program
remains strong. The F-35 is flying and
proving its value every day,” said Dan
Crowley, Lockheed Martin executive
vice president and F-35 program general
manager. “The F-35B, the first short takeoff/
vertical landing aircraft, is on plan for a
mid-2008 first flight. All 19 test aircraft are
in manufacturing flow or on the flight line
and assembly is under way on the first two
production aircraft, which are on schedule
for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2010.”
A specially instrumented KC-135 tanker
from Edwards Air Force Base, California,
is deployed to Fort Worth to support the
refueling missions, which will continue over
the next two weeks.
“We’ve known since our first flight in
2006 that the F-35 is extraordinarily stable
and controllable, and we’ve conducted
extensive ground testing on the aerial
refueling equipment, so it was no surprise
that the tests went
smoothly,” Crowley said.
The tests are designed
to evaluate and confirm
the operation of the aerial
refueling system.
On last Wednesday’s
flight, F-35 Chief
Test Pilot Jon Beesley
climbed to 20,000 feet
and performed a series of
maneuvers to verify the F35’s compatibility with the
KC-135’s refueling boom
and its aerodynamic wake.
The sortie also evaluated
Photos by Liz Kaszynski
aircraft systems and
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II attaches to the
handling while connected
refueling boom of a KC-135 tanker over North Texas on March
to the refueling boom.
12. The flight marked the beginning of aerial refueling system
All systems functioned
evaluations for the F-35, which has completed 34 test flights.
as designed. Beesley
reported that the F-35’s
and the tanker boom can easily connect with
flight control system provided excellent
the F-35,” said Doug Pearson, Lockheed
handling qualities near the tanker, and while Martin vice president of the F-35 Integrated
connected to the tanker refueling boom.
Test Force. “We will begin to evaluate the
The Lightning II was aloft for one hour
F-35 fuel system during the next refueling
and 34 minutes and completed multiple
test mission by transferring various amounts
tanker engagements.
of fuel from the tanker.”
“The test team is completely satisfied we
can maneuver in the vicinity of the KC-135,
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Refueling
continued from front cover
The F-35 carries a prodigious
amount of internal fuel – more
than 18,000 pounds – giving
it exceptionally long range
without external tanks, and
dramatically reducing its need
for tanker support. The internalfuel configuration enables the
Lightning II to remain stealthy
by avoiding external tank carriage
typically used by legacy fighters to
extend range. Drop tanks reflect
radar energy and can betray an
aircraft’s location. Operating
without drop tanks also frees
more stations for external
weapons carriage when stealth
is not required to fulfill mission
objectives.
As the program progresses,
international-participant support
remains strong. The Netherlands
Cabinet recently made a
recommendation to Parliament
to approve the procurement of
two aircraft for operational test
and evaluation. The United
Kingdom and Italy also are in the
process of making decisions on
the procurement of test aircraft.
All partner nations have parts
or systems flying on the first
Lightning II.
WSYA Parade
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Festivities at Central Park
School Board continued from page 1
year. Those included Gilman Gear, Image Maker,
Rae Crowther Company, Seamster Sportswear,
Athletic Supply, Inflatable Images/Digital Images,
and Landmark Creations International.
The board approved an agreement with Texas
star pending approval of the legal contract with
school lawyer J.B. Morgan. Texas Star will be
marketing the advertising spaces on the new
scoreboard at the stadium, baseball and softball
fields and the competition gymnasium. Gary
Waldrum, with Texas Star, stated that the new
LCD video board would be 15 feet tall by 20 feet
wide and include the sound system within the
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Texas Star will own the advertising rights for the
scoreboard for ten years. In return, Texas Star will
totally fund the $700,000 dollar scoreboard and
provide instruction and maintenance during that
period. The scoreboard should be in place by the
end of July.
Superintendent Audrey Arnold recommended
to the board the approval of two positions. They
were Candice Summerhill as principal of the Fine
Arts Academy and Jennifer Holland as assistant
principal of Brewer Middle School. Both were
approved by the board. Arnold also recognized
Liberty Elementary as a distinguished Title 1
school.
A neighborhood meeting will be held Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m.
at the Tannahill Intermediate School cafeteria at 701 American
Flyer Blvd. This informational meeting will also allow residents
to hear input from their neighbors on the recent gas and oil lease
distribution. This will be a great opportunity to find out about
drilling in the area, as well as potentially form a coalition so that
property owners can receive fair compensation for mineral rights.
Need additional information? Contact Sandy Pavlick at 817/2462424.
WSISD Spring Open House Schedule
Brewer High School Thursday, March 27, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
By A.C. Hall
At the conclusion of their board of
directors’ meeting this past Thursday
afternoon the White Settlement
Historical Museum welcomed Jim Isbell
and Mike Fisher, two men with close
ties to the Isbell Cemetery. As covered
here in The Grizzly Detail a few weeks
ago, the Isbell Cemetery is a small
cemetery that sits on WSISD property
and has ties to the very beginnings of
White Settlement.
The school district has taken board
action that allows Jim Isbell, who has
relatives buried in the Isbell cemetery,
the needed permissions and powers
to take care of the cemetery. Mike
Fisher, a rancher from the area, is someone else
who has ties to this ancient burial ground. His
connection goes back a long way also, further
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Paul Sharr from 6 to 6:30.
Mesa High School/DAEP Thursday, March 27, 6 to
7:30 p.m.
All elementary schools Monday, March 31, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Head Start Monday, March 31, 3:45 to 5 p.m.
Tannahill Intermediate Tuesday, April 1, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Brewer Middle School Thursday, April 3 from 6 to 7:30 p. m.
connecting this historic cemetery with the
present.
Mike Fisher and his family lived in the area
See Isbell on page 7
Friends of the White Settlement Public
Library to Hold Paperback Book Sale
The Friends of the White Settlement Public Library will
hold their Spring paperback book sale at the Library, 8215
White Settlement Road on Saturday, April 12th from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the sale will be held
inside the Library.
Brewer Honeycomb Booster Club Meeting
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
7:00 p.m.
BHS Honeycomb Dance Studio
All Honeycomb parents are encouraged to attend.
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Easter celebration at Veterans Park provides
fun, egg-citement for whole family
Veterans Park was host to a massive
Easter Egg celebration last week that
even saw Little Bo Peep and the Easter
Bunny get in on the fun. Several large
egg hunts were held on the softball
fields for the kids. There were also
pictures with the Easter bunny as
well as face painting, a petting zoo
and hay rides. Unlike last year, the
weather cooperated throughout,
making it a fun and successful day for
all involved.
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Caleb Smith hunts eggs with his family.
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The Easter bunny stopped by to make the
day official and pose for photos.
Watch out bunny, Jacob Hall’s coming for your job.
Local cheerleaders
advance to
competition in
Disney World
Local cheerleaders with The Maverick All
Stars Level 5 Elite team will be traveling to
Florida to compete at Walt Disney World
for the World’s Cheerleading Competition
on April 26 and 27. Once they arrive in
Orlando, the group will perform at The
Milk House at Disney’s Wide World of
Sports. Good Luck All-Stars!
First Picture: These 3 girls are from local
families. Emily Barritt attends Western
Hill High School, Megan Ortiz is a 7th
grader and Tori Stuteville is an 8th grader at
Brewer Middle School.
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Sierra Smith,Destany Seymore, Joel
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Pop Culture
with A.C. Hall
The strike is
over… right?
A.C. Hall graduated from Brewer High School in 1999 and has been writing
ever since. His work has been featured in several anthologies and comic books
over the past few years. A.C. has written and released his own books as well.
Keep up with A.C. and buy his books by visiting www.achall.net.
THIS
movies being made, no new
movies being developed, no
television shows being made.
Nothing, nada, zip.
Now it’s fair to say that a lot of
Hollywood insiders are saying that
this strike will not be happening.
It’s also fair to say that the major
studios have already shifted
around a ton of release dates,
stacking 2009 release schedules
with movies that, shocker, are
supposed to be finished BEFORE
June of this year, thus protecting
the next year against a possible
strike.
In my mind we’ve had enough
entertainment
interruptions
for one year, but last I checked
Hollywood cared very little about
what I had to say. So, for now,
we’ll just have to wait and see how
this situation progresses.
Got a question, comment,
criticism, or just want to talk about
Pop Culture or life in general? A.C.
welcomes any and all email and can
be reached at freejenkins@gmail.
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Weekend
at the Theater
We’ve got four new movies opening
up this weekend, two big ones and two
small ones. The wide releases are lead off
by Superhero Movie, the latest “spoof”
film to follow in the footsteps of the Scary
Movie franchise. This time it’s superhero
films getting made fun of. The other
big release is 21, a film about M.I.T.
students who, under the guidance of a
professor, spend their weekends in Vegas
counting cards at Blackjack. We’ve also
got a comedy/drama called Run Fat Boy
Run releasing starring Simon Pegg of
Shaun of the Dead fame. This one’s a bit
more serious than his previous films, as
Admit
one
Admit
one
As my beloved television shows
begin to show back up on the
schedule I’ve breathed a sigh of
relief. I just wasn’t sure how much
longer I could go without new
episodes of The Office. However,
there’s a chance that the writer’s
strike was just the precursor to a
much bigger, and much more far
reaching strike.
June is an important month
each year for me, as in it falls
the day of my birth. However,
it may be much more widely
recognized this summer, as June
is when the actors’ and directors’
guild contracts with the studios
expire.
Contracts expire all the time,
and with June just a few months
away, negotiations are probably
underway on a new agreement,
right? Wrong. And it gets worse.
Actors and directors want exactly
what the writers wanted; Internet
money. They make loads of cash
on DVD sales and TV viewings
of movies, but when a studio sells
or shows something online, most
writers/actors/directors are getting
nothing for it, even if the studio is
making a profit off of it. While
the writers’ guild got a small piece
of this online market as a result of
their recent strike, it wasn’t much
and it certainly wasn’t as much as
they wanted.
Which is why there is talk
that the writers’ guild will strike
alongside the directors’ and
actors’ guilds, if such a strike does
happen in June.
So, what will this mean?
Essentially, Hollywood will go
dark. The writers’ strike hurt
scripted
television,
because
scripts for episodes are usually
only finished months in advance.
However, once the writers were on
strike, directors and actors were
still around to work on whatever
finished scripts there were.
This time, if this mega strike
happens, there will be no one
working on anything. No new
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By A.C. Hall
Drillbit Taylor: Stupidly wonderful
The circumstances surrounding the
star of this film,
Owen Wilson,
are so weighty
that it was
almost hard to
put them out of
my mind when
I sat down to
watch Drillbit
Taylor. As most
of you are aware,
it was less than
a year ago that
Wilson was
hospitalized in
what was widely
reported (though
never confirmed)
as an attempted
suicide.
The studio
didn’t have
Wilson do any
interviews or
late night talk
shows to promote the release of
this film, instead choosing to let
the movie live or die on its own
merits.
I was actually surprised to find
that there were quite a few merits
to be found in Drillbit Taylor.
It’s the story of two friends, one
ridiculously skinny, the other
ridiculously overweight, both of
whom are nerds of the highest
degree, as they embark on their
first day of high school. Despite
their beliefs that high school will
be wonderful, they soon find
themselves under attack by two
ruthless bullies. After getting
no help from the principal, they
hire the only bodyguard they can
afford, Drillbit Taylor, who is
played by Owen Wilson.
The only problem is, Drillbit
isn’t exactly the highly trained
black ops vet he claims to be.
He’s actually a homeless man
trying to scrape together enough
money to get out of town. He
and his homeless friends hatch
a plan to rob the kids,
but Drillbit finds himself
growing fond of them
and wanting to help them
vanquish the bully.
Yeah, we’ve seen it
before, but in a movie like
this, that really doesn’t
matter. There are far
too many wonderful
performances in this film
to dislike it, even if you
find the recycled story a
tad bit boring. Wilson is,
as usual, hilarious as the
aloof Drillbit Taylor. The
high school bullies are both
gleefully malicious, but
the best performance is by
Nate Hartley, who plays
the freakishly skinny nerd.
He gives the movie a great
amount of heart and is the
glue that holds the teenage
cast together.
THE VERDICT:
Like I said, Drillbit
Taylor isn’t breaking any
new ground. However, it is a
suitably funny comedy with
memorable characters and a fun
story. Plus, it does all of this
without stooping to the raunchy,
profanity filled type of humor
that most comedies of this nature
have in the past several years.
At some point in this movie, I
realized I had fallen in love with
it, and I think you might too. I
say “SEE IT IN THEATERS” if
you get a chance and are in the
mood for a moronic good time.
it’s about a slacker dad trying to run a
marathon in order to win back his family.
Finally we’ve got Stop Loss, a weighty
drama about soldiers being forced back
to Iraq when they thought that their
time was done in the military.
Check with us next week as we take a
look at Superhero Movie and 21.
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Drive sensibly. Excessive
speed and a lot of accelerating
and breaking can waste gas.
According to CNN Money, it
can lower your gas mileage by 33
percent when driving at highway
speeds and by 5 percent when
cruising around town.
Consolidate Trips. To cut
down on driving, find a location
where you can take care of
grocery shopping, dry cleaning,
banking and other daily errands
all in one.
Routinely maintain your
vehicle. Get your vehicle checked
out to make sure all systems are
running smoothly, that spark
plugs and sensors are replaced on
time, and tire pressure is where it
should be. If any of these things
are not maintained, your vehicle
will use more gas because it has
to work harder.
Look into alternatives.
Research other methods of
transportation,
including
carpooling, traveling by bus
or bicycling. If you own more
than one vehicle, drive the more
energy-conserving vehicle as
often as possible.
Even though there doesn’t
seem to be an end in sight to
the price increases, there are still
things you can do to save money.
For more information on how to
make wise financial choices, visit
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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.
In the old days the primary
concern of most families was
something to eat and a place
to live. The eating didn’t have
to be fancy and the living
accommodations didn’t need to
be elaborate. If these two things
existed, then the family usually
took care of entertainment and
socialization in an effective and
inexpensive manner.
Most families, outside of a
town, either owned the small
farm or rented it on the shares
from a landlord. In the latter
arrangement the family worked
the farm and gave a portion of the
proceeds to the landlord for rent.
We raised a large portion of
what we ate and, without any
type of refrigeration, saved it
from one season to the next.
There were two ways of doing
this, canning or drying. The type
of preservation depended on the
product. Peaches, plums and other
fruits could be either canned or
dried. Corn, beans and meat were
canned. Some types of meat could
be cured or dried.
Canning was in either tin cans
or jars. If you had a sealer and a
pressure cooker, you used cans. If
not, you used jars. Jars could be
cleaned and reused indefinitely by
using new lids or rubber gaskets.
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can, or cut off one that had been
opened with a can opener, and
turn a new flange on it. A tin lid
with a gasket was placed over the
flange when it was sealed and the
edges were rolled over the flange.
This process could be continued
until the can became so short it
would not fit in the sealer.
The sealer was cranked by
hand. It could be used to cut off
cans, make a new flange on a can
and seal it. These new cans came
from the hardware store in big
boxes of 100 cans with lids, but
lids could be bought separately.
You could get them in either pint
or quart sizes. Large families used
quarts and smaller families used
pints.
If you were canning corn, the
corn was sliced off the cob into
a large pan. This was after it had
been gathered from the field and
the shucks and silks removed.
From here it was placed in the tin
cans along with a little salt. The
cans were then put in an oven and
heated. While they were still hot
they were held with a cloth and
the lid sealed on them.
The preheating was to drive
out air and to kill any bacteria
that might have got into it. They
were then stacked in the pressure
cooker, which was on the stove,
and put under a few pounds of
pressure for several minutes. This
thoroughly cooked the corn at
high temperature. There were
several sizes of cookers available.
A large cooker held many cans.
Beans and peas were shelled and
snapped and placed in cans, after
having boiling water poured over
them. They were also preheated,
sealed and pressured in the same
manner. Fruits and berries could
be canned in a similar way, but
required a can with a different
interior coating.
Most meat that was preserved
was pork. After the hog was
slaughtered and cleaned, the
bacon and hams were taken for
further curing and the rest of the
hog was ground in a hand operated
grinder. The ground meat was put
in the can with a little salt and was
preheated in the same manner as
the other food items. It was sealed
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for storage. Meat canned in this
manner would last indefinitely,
and was very good when served.
It was not necessary to can
chickens since they could be
raised constantly in all seasons.
Fried chicken was always
available when desired. It was
only necessary to catch the size
you wanted and prepare it. This
operation was performed in the
following manner: the chicken
to be eaten had its head removed
humanely, either by twisting it off
or chopping it off with an ax or
hatchet.
The body was then dunked
a few times in very hot water.
This was to loosen the feathers.
The feathers were pulled out and
placed in the “feather sack” for
future use in pillows or a mattress.
After all feathers were removed,
the carcass was held over an open
flame to burn off the “pin feathers”
that were left after the regular
feathers were removed. This was
called “singeing.” The intestines
were then removed and the legs,
breast, pulley bone, gizzard and
liver, wings and back separated.
These were the pieces that were
fried, stewed or roasted.
Just about every house had a
cellar. This subterranean room
served two purposes - it was
a good place to store canned
items and other edible fruits and
vegetables and it was considered a
necessary place to take refuge in
case of a tornado. The cellar was
usually dug about eight by ten
feet in diameter and six feet deep.
A large log was placed across each
end and a longer one placed in the
middle, forming the ridge of a log
roof. Heavy logs were then placed
from the ridge to the edge for the
full length.
A doorway was dug into one
end and walled with rock or
timber so a door could be placed
horizontally over it. The whole
structure was then covered with
the same dirt that came out of
the hole. This made a nice hill
three or four feet high with a
door that opened upward to
allow admittance. Shelves were
placed on each side for storage of
cans and jars. Many old farmers
buried what little money they had
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trust them with their money.
Most families that lived on
farms had plenty of food. They
canned all sorts of vegetables
when they were plentiful in the
spring and fall. The canned meat
lasted year round. There was
always chicken. Many families
ate rabbits, squirrels, some birds
and even ‘possums. Money was
a little harder to find, but there
was always a market for eggs
and cream. Most grocery stores
in small towns would buy these
products. Animal hides could be
dried and sold during fur season.
Surplus hogs could be sold. Most
farmers had calves to sell every
year.
Drying fruit was a simple
process. Most dried fruits were
peach, apricot and apple. These
were cut into convenient sizes
and placed on a sheet out in the
hot sun. A netting sheet was
sometimes placed over them to
keep flies and bugs off. After a few
days in the sun the pieces were
thoroughly dried and would keep
for months. When you were ready
to eat them, it was only necessary
to boil them with water. The
resulting fruit was delicious and
could be used for making fried
pies and layer cakes, or could be
eaten with butter and bread.
Plums, berries and other fruits
were made into jam or jelly and
stored in glasses or small jars. A
thin coat of melted paraffin was
poured over the newly stored
jellies, and they kept for months.
Jam and jelly was available in the
cellar the year round.
Hogs had to be slaughtered in
cold weather so the meat would
not spoil before it was canned
or preserved. One method of
keeping bacon was to use a large
wooden box or barrel and place a
layer of bacon and a layer of salt
until the container was full. It
was then closed and stored. The
bacon kept for several months,
but was so salty it had to be
soaked in water overnight before
frying. It had a very good flavor.
Hams were thoroughly massaged
with a mixture of salt, sugar and
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WSISD Education Foundation awards Innovative Teaching Grants
The White Settlement ISD Education Foundation surprised
several schools with GAP grants on March 11. The Foundation
awarded 10 innovative teaching grants for a total of $8,988.33.
Foundation board members who attended the presentations were:
Sharon Thompson, Mike Forman, Debbie Ethridge, Frank Spann,
Laura Heiss, Melissa Brown, Helen Warner, Stacey Adrian and Joe
Morris.
The foundation awarded West Elementary teachers Joanie Burns,
Mary Jo Weller, Ryan Bird and Jennifer Duddington a $500 Live It!
Learn It! grant. The new approach to content area study makes science
and social studies come alive for students. Within each content area
unit, students select a topic related to the unit of study, research their
topic, select and create a project from a differentiated choice board and
communicate their message through peer teaching.
Karen Peninger’s $500 Reading Rocks in the DC!! (Differentiated
Classroom) grant will provide learning centers for West Elementary’s
first and fourth grade special needs students, enabling the kids to work
with activities that match their level of readiness, learning styles and
needs.
Left: Brewer High School theatre teacher Sandra Ingrim received
a $1,500 Costumes “R” Us grant to offset the recurring expenses of
costume rental by making their own costumes, developing the skill in
students that they can use in the professional arena.
Tannahill Intermediate teachers Beth Vanlandingham, Amanda
Schwausch, Tabitha Rogers, Molly Hagan and Jennifer Smith received
$1,000 to implement an Earth Science Laboratory. Students will use
models that show constructive and destructive forces of the earth as well
as its makeup. They will also have the opportunity to discover objects
in the sky, cycles, structures and processes that interact.
To expand the number of participants in the PSAT/
SAT course at Brewer High School, administrators
Mary Chandler, Lea Duncan, Paula Hope and Kenny
Williams received $2,500 for College Readiness
for Economically Disadvantaged Students. The
innovative course—offered outside the regular school
day—is designed to teach students the techniques to
become successful on college entrance exams.
It will equip students with the necessary strategies
that can help increase test scores, enabling students
to be more competitive for college entrance at major
universities and provide them with more scholarship
opportunities. The money from this grant will be
used to assist students with a portion of the cost
Blue Haze Elementary teacher Susan Mayer
so that financial constraints are not a factor in
received $478.63 to implement Balanced Bodies,
participation.
The $459.70 Magnificent Magnets grant
awarded to Liberty Elementary teacher
Veronica Durnell will introduce students
to the creative uses of magnets. The kids
will use magnetic mosaics to creative
original designs, building magnets to
create solid bases and add gravity-defying
extensions, magnetic tangram puzzles to
solve visual challenges, and magnetic balls
and rods to provide construction for a basic
understanding of geometry and physics.
Also pictured is Principal Coby
Kirkpatrick.
Barbara Rademaker and
Renee’ Williams received
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Liberty Elementary’s library.
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reading, creative writing, and
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graders in fun, hands-on activities to develop circle
concepts with the $550 Pi Week grant.
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measure diameters and circumferences. Students
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pies to memorize the digits of Pi. They’ll practice
using formulas to solve circle problems, and the
week will culminate with a pie-eating contest, a Pi
recitation contest and a pie throwing contest.
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Brewer Freshman Center Associate Principal
Jason Ferguson and Counselor Laura Dickinson (not
pictured) will implement a Freshman Fish Camp
with their $1,000 grant. Pictured is Tiffany Molinar,
who is serving at the school while Dickinson is on
maternity leave. The camp will orient students to
the new school and offer activities to begin building
relationships with the kids as well as build self-esteem
and motivate excellent citizenship. Relationships will
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THE IDLE AMERICAN
Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury
A World
of Green and Red
(If this were only a color page!)
officials did what they could to
neutralize negative impressions they
felt some first-time visitors would
bring along.
They didn’t expect many writers
to be “green with envy,” so they
figured a clever billboard might
encourage those arriving with
negatives in mind.
The billboard read: “Welcome to
Dr. Newbury is a speaker and writer
Philadelphia. Our city is not as bad
in the Metroplex. He welcomes
as citizens say it is.”…
inquiries and comments. Email:
Since this has become a [email protected] Phone:
coded column, add Gene and Lil
817-447-3872. His website: www.
Gantz to the list of red faces.
speakerdoc.com
In 2006, they received a
All this environmental talk in the Christmas gift in the mail from a
Their
news and on the streets these days granddaughter in Ohio.
is causing premature thoughts of hearts sank when they opened it.
They had no use for an automatic
Christmas.
Every day, dozens of people are tea maker, so they didn’t even open
coming up with new ideas about how the carton. The couple stored it,
we can “go green.” I’m embarrassed figuring they could use it as a white
that I haven’t contributed a single elephant gift at their next Sunday
idea. The mere thought causes me School Christmas party.
In 2007, they did just that.
a blush of deep red.
There’s a certain irony that while The gifted couple was happy
the environment is substantially indeed. Inside the carton was a
improved by our “greenery” beautiful vase. The Gantz couple
efforts, the American greenback is “crimsoned-up.” Admitting to be
fading fast among the world’s legal “Indian givers,” they traded for
the vase, took it home, displayed
tender….
The Irish are a bit saddened by it prominently and again thanked
their granddaughter. And this time,
our new attention to “green.”
One Irishman mentioned that they meant it….
When the nation is caught up in
for years, “green beer” served on
St. Patrick’s Day was something of basketball play-offs we call “March
a novelty. Now, it’s pretty much in Madness,” part of the glee is because
the green grass of springtime is at
the “so what” category.
Coming to mind is the absent- hand.
And so are graduation
minded man who was much at
home in the bar. One day, he ceremonies.
They are hot-beds for embarrassing
downed a schooner of water by
mistake. “That’s not a bad drink,” moments. Often superintendents
are the brunt of foolishness they’d
he said….
At the annual convention of sooner skip…..
On one occasion, a longtime
the National Society of Newspaper
Columnists in Philadelphia, local school administrator/coach, the late
Can it!
Lawson Cash, exercised a rarelyused prerogative.
It was back in the 1940’s, when
Rising Star, Texas, High School’s
football team was running roughshod over all opponents, beating
them by 50-60-70 points. Mr.
Cash, superintendent and coach
at tiny Pioneer High School, faced
the prospect of playing the mighty
Rising Star team. Early in the week
he chatted on the phone with the
Rising Star superintendent who
warned that while he’d enjoyed the
visit, come Friday his team would
beat Pioneer as much as possible.
Mr. Cash stewed on the warning
for a couple of days before deciding
to forfeit the contest. He figured a
1-0 forfeiture score in the record
books would look better than a 750 whitewashing, and perhaps several
youngsters on his team might avoid
annihilation and/or red faces….
Don’t think preachers are getting
a pass. They regularly run into redface situations. The story goes that
a stranger stopped by to ask the
minister to pray for his hearing.
“Of course I will,” the parson
answered. Following the “amen,” he
asked if it was any better.
“Oh, it’s too early to tell,” the
petitioner said. “The judge set the
hearing for next Wednesday.”…
End note: Young drivers today
tilt their heads sideways upon
hearing oldsters brag about gasoline
at 12.9 cents per gallon. But in the
1950’s, that’s the way it was, and a
buck’s worth was good for a heap of
driving.
Currently, I’d like to see if anyone
can get the pump to shut off at one
buck.
In many ways, the “good old
days” were “good old days.” Precious
memories linger.
continued from page 5
sugar and salt peter, wrapped in
paper, them sewn in cloth. They
were hung from the rafters in
the smoke house. Sometimes
bacon or ham was smoked in
that building. A smoking fire was
maintained for many hours while
the open, treated meat absorbed
the smoke. This type of curing
produced very tasty meat, but
was usually not done for long
time storage.
While much of the population
was hungry and without
adequate housing during the big
depression, the small farmer ate
well, had enough to wear and
lived in a comfortable house. His
family was sometimes crowded
- as many as 12 or 13 children
and the parents in a three or four
room house. Many large families
lived in a smaller house. But they
were happy, and most of them
didn’t realize that they were poor.
If a family ran out of food
during the year, another family
was glad to help them out. People
helped each other when they
needed help.
You not only knew who your
closest neighbors were, but you
knew every house for twenty
miles in all directions.
Were these the good old days?
Frankly, I wouldn’t trade our way
of life now for what we had then.
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a few minor changes from the same document last
year. The council voted unanimously to approve
the new policies agreement.
There was an issue discussed in relation to league
policies and that was overnight stays in campers
and trailers when a team is participating in a multiday tournament at the park. Currently there is no
concrete rule in place for or against this. Mayor
Ouzts stated that he’d like to see a ruling made to
either always allow this or to never allow it, but
not to deal with it on a case by case basis. He also
stated that any such rule that would allow it would
need to be one that citizens of White Settlement
would be completely comfortable with. Rich
Tharp along with City Manager Jimmy Burnett
will look into creating a policy regarding this.
The final park related business was the need to
approve a new mowing contract for Central and
Veterans Park. This involves the mowing of non
baseball field areas in the parks. Cardinal Lawn
Care had the low bid that was just shy of $40k
annually. This bid is $8k cheaper than what the
city has been paying annually for these services.
The council voted unanimously to accept the bid
from Cardinal.
The council also unanimously approved an
agreement with Tarrant County Meals on Wheels
that would provide free smoke detectors for
Meals on Wheels clients who don’t currently
have a working one. These smoke detectors
will be installed by the White Settlement Fire
Department.
Another order of business on the agenda was the
consideration of a letter of understanding between
White Settlement and Fort Worth considering
new warning sirens. Council member Gunnar
Rasmussen had a few issues with the wording
of this letter, mainly in areas where it indicated
that White Settlement would possibly need to
help defend Fort Worth if legal situations should
arrive from the sirens’ use. Council members
Rasmussen and Smith, along with input from the
city attorney, made changes to the wording of the
letter that helped legally protect White Settlement
and also give them more control over the activation
of the sirens if needed. The letter in its amended
form was approved unanimously by the council.
Next the council considered a resolution to
name an Election Judge and Alternate Judge for
the upcoming May elections. Lee Brothers has
been the Election judge for recent elections, but
there was some concern from councilmen Trevino,
Smith, and Wilson that due to her post on a city
board she may not be the best choice. The city
attorney stated that there was no problem with her
holding both positions, but councilman Smith still
felt strongly enough against it to make a motion
that would place a Tarrant County approved
candidate, Ed Whiting, as the election judge. This
motion failed 2-3.
Gunnar Rasmussen spoke on the matter, saying
that Lee Brothers has done this before and has
performed the duty well and that he saw no reason
to replace her. A new motion was made to approve
Lee Brothers as the Election Judge and this motion
passed 3-2.
In the final business of the evening the council
considered approving attendance to two upcoming
functions in nearby towns. One was the Tri-Cities
Chamber Banquet, which Mayor Ouzts saw as a
great place for members of the council to meet the
incoming base commander. Rasmussen also felt
that attendance to this function was important due
to White Settlement’s ongoing participation in the
land use studies with the base.
The other function was the TML Region VIII
quarterly meeting in Westlake, with an emphasis
on “Vision North Texas and Land Use in the
Region.” The council unanimously voted to
approve members’ attendance to both of these
functions.
Isbell Cemetery
graveyard. Finally, they are building a small road
nearby, making the sacred place much more
accessible. While the road is primarily for the use
of gas company workers, the gas company has
provided Fisher and Isbell a key to the gate on
the road and seen to it that the road will also lead
directly to the Isbell Cemetery. Currently, accessing
the graveyard is nothing short of an arduous hike,
this is a big development for the cemetery and those
that wish to further see to its upkeep.
Fisher and Isbell received more good news from
representatives of the Tarrant County Historical
Commission who were also in attendance at the
meeting. They informed Isbell and Fisher of several
things including the fact that there is a possibility
that the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department
would do a brush and tree cleanup of the cemetery.
They also spoke about possible grants, and perhaps
the most exciting thing was the indication that
they could provide access to G.P.R., or ground
penetrating radar. This would enable them to learn
how many people are buried at the cemetery and
also what gender they are.
There’s still a long road to be traveled before the
Isbell Cemetery is fully restored and safeguarded
and, unfortunately, the Tannahill Cemetery is still
in danger of being lost forever. However, Isbell and
Fisher are now in contact with more people who are
willing and capable of helping them take the steps
they need to preserve the cemetery.
David Bitters of the White Settlement
Independent School District was also at the meeting
and re-affirmed the school district’s support, saying
that they would continue to do whatever they could
to help. The White Settlement Historical Museum
and members of its board are also now involved
and will continue to aid Isbell and Fisher with the
cemetery.
And while there is still much work to be done,
Mike Fisher and Jim Isbell are to be commended
for the many steps they’ve already taken to
safeguard a piece of their own, and this city’s
history.
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of the Isbell cemetery, and even as a young boy Mr.
Fisher found himself drawn to the graveyard. Being
part Native American, Fisher was taught many of
their beliefs and values growing up. “Cemeteries are
sacred,” he said, adding about the Isbell Cemetery
that he “Watched after the place as best I could.”
Over the years that proved to be a tough task at
times. Fisher recalls a point in the early 70’s when
several headstones were stolen out of the cemetery.
The bigger trouble occurred at the nearby Tannahill
Cemetery.
This historic cemetery sits less than a mile away
from the Isbell Cemetery, but the land it sits upon
belongs to a mining company that has turned the
land into a quarry, excavating up to the very border
of the graveyard. Mr. Fisher spoke fondly of his
meeting with Jim Isbell when Fisher was able to
show Isbell the cemetery for the first time. “It was
an honor,” Fisher stated, “those years of keeping
an eye on things paid off.” The men have since
become friends and work together to safeguard and
take care of the cemetery.
The land in the area is rich with oil and gas and
there’s much drilling activity that goes on. There’s
no drilling on the WSISD owned land on which
the Isbell Cemetery sits, but a pipeline has recently
been installed very near to the cemetery. This has
turned out to be something of a blessing in disguise,
even though it started out with a scare for Jim Isbell
and Mike Fisher. They found that the original plan
for the pipeline would have seen it running directly
through the cemetery, so the two of them got into
contact with the gas company.
This lead to several good developments
involving the cemetery. The first was that the
pipeline was moved, so it will no longer encroach
on the cemetery grounds. The next is that the
gas company was gracious enough to purchase
and install a new barbed wire fence around the
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By A.C. Hall
With the NBA playoffs
looming large on the horizon the
league finds itself unbalanced
to an almost ridiculous degree.
The league, which is broken up
into two conferences (western
and eastern), finds itself with a
historically close playoff race in
the west between elite teams that
continue to battle and play at
the highest of levels. The eastern
conference, on the other hand,
will be sending
teams to the
playoffs that
simply have
no right to be
there.
Strangely,
this unbalance
isn’t limited to
basketball. For
a long while
now both
football and
baseball have
been dominated by one half
of their leagues, with the AFC
ruling football and the American
League dominating baseball.
Why or how this unbalance
comes to pass is best left up to
sports scholars other than myself,
but it’s been some time since
we’ve seen an unbalance like this
in the NBA.
We’re going to do an
experiment here that will
illustrate just how lopsided
things are. The following playoff
seeding and teams are estimated
as if the NBA season ended today
(note: this is being written on
3/9). Now, before we get into
it, I want to stress the idea of
.500, which is a term most sports
fans are very familiar with. .500
means you’re even in wins and
losses. The idea is to play “above
.500” ball, which means you’ve
won more than you’ve lost, and
you hardly ever get anywhere if
your team is “below .500”, or has
more losses than wins. Unless
of course
you’re in the
NBA Eastern
Conference.
If the
season were
over today
there would
be three sub
.500 teams
going to the
playoffs from
the Eastern
Conference.
In comparison, there wouldn’t
even be a sub .600 team going
from the Western Conference.
As a matter of fact, there are two
teams above .500 in the Western
Conference that will miss out on
the playoffs.
Let’s look at this another
way and get rid of the two
conferences. Let’s say that the
top 16 teams in the league go to
the playoffs, instead of eight from
each conference, how many then
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Again, if the season were to
end today, and the top sixteen
teams got picked instead of the
top eight from each conference,
there would be ten from the
western conference and only
six from the east. Impressively
enough, the eastern conference
would make up the top two seeds
on this playoff list, but the other
four teams representing the east
are all in the bottom half of the
top sixteen. There would be no
sub .500 teams in the mix from
the west, whose teams would
represents seeds 3 through 11 on
the playoff totem pole.
So, among the top ten teams
in the NBA, eight of them come
from the Western Conference.
How did the NBA, and to a bit
of a lesser degree, other sports
leagues become unbalanced
to this degree? Again, that’s a
question I don’t know the answer
to. Perhaps its coincidence, or
some sort of natural selection
as the talented players migrated
to the conference where they
could team up with and play
against the other talented players.
Whatever caused it, it’s my hope
that sports officials are looking
closely at the problem and trying
to find a way to solve it. Being
able to make a virtually foolproof
prediction as to which conference
will win a championship takes a
bit of the fun out of sports.
Unless of course you’re in
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2008 Aquafina competition held Paper recycling dumpsters relocated
on March 29
Saturday March 29th, the White
Settlement Parks and Recreation
Department and the WSYA
will be conducting the 2008
Aquafina Pitch, Hit, Run Skills
Competition for boys and girls
ages 7 to 14. Registration will
begin at 1:00pm at Central Park
Neil Rodgers field. Everyone
is welcome and registration
is free! All equipment will
be provided, but you will be
required to bring a copy of your
birth certificate.
Awards will be given for the
winners of each age division
The White Settlement Pride
event. For more information Commission
has
relocated
contact Andy Tarkington at 817- the ABITIBI paper recycling
205-8671.
dumpsters to 221 Meadow Park
Drive, so be sure to do your part by
dropping off your old newspapers
and magazines to “Keep White
Settlement Bright!”
March Yard of the Month First annual Texas Waterways
Cleanup
The White Settlement Pride
Commission awarded Shannon
and Melvin Wilson at 708 S. Kate
the March Yard of the Month
Award at their regularly scheduled
meeting on March 18th. They will
be presented a honorary plaque
and a $50.00 retail gift card by
the Mayor at the next Council
meeting on Tuesday, April 8th
The White
Settlement
Pride
Commission
will
be
conducting
the first annual
Texas
Waterways
Cleanup Program
in conjunction with Keep Texas
Beautiful and the TCEQ on
Saturday, April 5th from 9:00am
to 1:00pm. They will meet at
the Municipal Complex parking
lot at the corner of White
Settlement Road and Meadow
Park Drive. All supplies will
be provided as they clean up
Farmers Branch Creek from
820 to Las Vegas Trail. So come
on out and help “Keep White
Settlement Bright!”
Cowtown Community Cleanup this month
Help keep Fort Worth beautiful during the 23rd annual Cowtown
Community Cleanup.
In conjunction with the Great American Cleanup, join thousands
of volunteers citywide from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29 to collect litter
from area parks, neighborhoods and rights of way.
The city will provide free trash bags, T-shirts and gloves to all
registered groups while supplies last. Simply visit the Environmental
Management site, or call 817-392-8596 by March 14 to register your
group and the location you want to clean up. After the event, take
bagged trash to one of eight drop-off sites.
All groups must sign a waiver to receive T-shirts and, because
the cleanup is outdoors, volunteers are reminded to wear hats and
sunscreen as well as bring plenty of water.
Mark Your Calendars. The CCNA is planning on participating
in this city wide event. We will be cleaning up Chapel Creek Blvd
from I-30 to Old Weatherford Rd / Chapin Rd . Meadow Gate &
Old Weatherford Rd to Wakecrest Dr. We will meet at Meadow
Gate Dr @ Chapel Creek at 9:00 a.m.
COME ON OUT AND HELP CLEAN UP!
Contact Gary Hogan at e-mail [email protected] or call
817-244-1371 if you can volunteer.
Assault with Bodily
AMERICAN FLYER BL
3/10/2008
TIS kids after school
Assault with Bodily
CAMP BOWIE WEST BL
3/11/2008
Domestic
Assault by Contact
ALEMEDA ST
3/14/2008
Partiers at Alemeda Villas
Terroristic Threat
COUGAR TR
3/12/2008
Domestic
Burglary of Building
WESTPOINT BL
3/13/2008
Took wire connected to
generator
Burglary of Vehicle
LOADSTAR LN
3/10/2008
Burglary of Vehicle
REVEILLE RD
3/7/2008
Burglary of Vehicle
REVEILLE RD
3/7/2008
Theft - Others
LITTLE FOX CT
3/10/2008
Theft - Others
BLUE HAZE DR
5/1/2007
Took cash from PTA.
Took tools from tool box
Not locked. Took laptop and
XM radio
No forced entry. Took XM
radio.
During party, someone took
debit card.
Auto Theft
ANNAPOLIS DR
3/7/2008
Recovered with keys in
ignition.
Fraudulent Use/Poss
CASTLE OAK LN
2/25/2008
Used SS number.
Fraudulent Use/Poss
LOST CREEK BL
3/9/2008
Used debit card number.
Criminal Mischief
POWDERHORN RD
3/9/2008
Broke window.
Criminal Mischief
ALEMEDA ST
3/14/2008
Partiers at Alemeda Villas.
Drug/Narcotic Violat
WEST FW
3/10/2008
Dope.
Juvenile Curfew
WHITE SETTLEMENT RD
3/9/2008
1 cited.
Driving While Intoxi
OLD WEATHERFORD RD
3/14/2008
Accident when driver fled.
Interference w/ Chil
CAMP BOWIE WEST BL
3/13/2008
Juvenile Runaways
TEEN CURFEW
ORD
DIS CONDUCT
NOISE
Harassment
WESTWARD DR
3/14/2008
AMERICAN FLYER BL
3/9/2008
3 cited.
WESTPOINT BL
3/9/2008
Loud music.
BROOKLAND AV
3/13/2008
Evading Arrest or De
OLD WEATHERFORD RD
3/14/2008
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Calendar of Events
Your guide to what’s going on in West Fort Worth, White Settlement
and the surrounding areas.
Thursday 3-27-08
• WS Chamber of Commerce relaunch event/ribbon cutting 4-6:00
p.m. at Zeig Electric Building across from City Hall
• Community Reception for new Athletic Director Paul Sharr 67:30 p.m. at new Brewer High School
• WS EDC meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
Friday 3-28-08
• WS Senior Services Council meeting 9:30 a.m. at Senior Center
Saturday 3-29-08
• Cowtown Community Cleanup 9:00 a.m. – noon starting at
intersection of Chapel Creek & Meadow Gate, gathering with live
music and prizes follows cleanup event
Tuesday 4-1-08
• WS Planning and Zoning meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
Thursday 4-3-08
• Family Workshop on raising 0-3 year olds 6-8:00 p.m. at Family
Resource Center on Downe St
• WS Crime Board meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
Tuesday 4-8-08
• WS City Council meeting 6:30 p.m. at City Hall
Thursday 4-10-08
• 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 4-15-08
• WS Pride Commission meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
Wednesday 4-16-08
• WS Board of Adjustments and Appeals meeting 7:00 p.m. at City
Hall
Friday 4-18-08
• WS Senior Services Council meeting 9:30 a.m. at Senior Center
Saturday 4-19-08
• Mayor’s forum 8:30 a.m. at City Hall
Tuesday 4-22-08
• WS City Council meeting 6:30 p.m. at City Hall
Thursday 4-24-08
• WS EDC meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
West Point Police News
Hello Neighbors
Fort Worth Crime Stats
The
with Officers Ken Jacobs & Rex Kiser
We continue to offer criminals the
easy opportunity to take property
by leaving doors unlocked and/or
desired property in view. Looks like
all three BMV’s this week might
could have been prevented.
Cowtown Cleanup is Saturday,
March 29th. The City of Fort Worth’s
website (www.fortworthgov.org) has
more details.
The Fort Worth Police Department
will have their annual West Division
Safety Fair on Saturday, March 22nd,
from 9am to 5pm at the S Hulen St/
I20 Home Depot parking lot.
If you have any questions or need
additional information, please let me
know.
Thank you.
NPO Ken Jacobs
WSPD Service Calls 03/13/08 to 03/19/08
Total Call Activity- 501
(includes jail detail, traffic stops,
officer initiated activity, meet
complainant,
investigations,
building checks, accidents, animal
control, medical/fire assist calls and
crimes committed).
• Crim.Misc Melissa Ct Thu,
Mar/13 06:00 AM
• Burglary S Cherry Ln Tue,
Mar/18 04:49 AM BUILDING
(Apt.)
• Crim.Misc Mary K Ln Sat,
Mar/15 12:00 AM
Fort Worth
City Code
Compliance
To stay within Code, you
should keep your yard and
vacant lots mowed to less than
12 inches. If your grass is taller
than 12 inches, you will receive
a certified notice (once per
year) and will have 10 days to
mow it. If you don’t, a City
contractor will do the job for
you, and it won’t be cheap. The
average bill for a residential
lot is $250, payable within 30
days. Failure to pay for mowing may result in a lien being
placed against the property.
• Crim.Misc Sandell Thu,
Mar/13 11:50 PM
• Crim.Misc S Cherry Ln Thu,
Mar/13 02:00 PM
• Crim.Misc Cambridge Cir
Tue, Mar/18 10:30 PM
• Crim.Misc S Cherry Ln Wed,
Mar/12 05:40 PM
•
Res.Burg
Clifford St
Sun,
Mar/16
12:00 AM
HABITATION
• Burg MV Lanham Wed,
Mar/12 06:30 PM
• Crim.Misc N Cherry Ln Fri,
Mar/14 12:00 AM
• Robbery Clifford St Mon,
Mar/17 12:00 AM
• Theft White Settlement Mon,
Mar/17 12:00 AM
• Res.Burg La Plaza Dr Fri, Mar/14
12:00 AM HABITATION
• Res.Burg Whitney Mon, Mar/17
09:30 PM HABITATION
• Res.Burg Whitney Sat, Mar/15
11:00 PM HABITATION
• Theft White Settlement Mon,
Mar/17 12:00 AM
• Res.Burg 8500 Whitney
Mon,
Mar/17
09:30 PM
HABITATION
Unlawful Restraint of Dog
As a courtesy to our residents,
White
Settlement
Animal
Control would like to inform
you of a new state law that went
into effect 9/1/07.
This law is titled “Unlawful
Restraint of Dog” and can be
found in Chapter 821 of the
Texas Health and Safety Code,
Subchapter D, Sec. 821.077
A dog may NOT be tied
outside under any of the
following conditions:
• Between the hours of 10:00
PM and 6:00 AM;
• Within 500 feet of a
school;
• When the temperature is
below 32 degrees;
• When a heat advisory has
been issued;
• With a choke or pinch/prong
type collar;
• With an improperly fitting
nylon collar;
For more information, or to
have an Animal Control Officer
perform a complimentary fitting
of your pet’s collar, please call
817-246-7070.
Pets for Adoption
(m) is a wonderful
dog. He loves “tracking” things
outdoors and is extremely sweet.
You should take him home!
Hunter
(m) has the
most expressive face and loves
attention. What a character!
Please help save him.
Animal Shelter Info
You may call the shelter at
817.246.1043. Please leave a
message with your name and
return phone number and
someone will contact you as soon
as possible.
If you do not hear back in 12 hours, please try again as
the officers may have been
sidetracked by a call.
Shelter hours are Mon thru Sat
from 9:00am – 6:00pm and Sun
from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
If no one is at the shelter during
these hours, please call dispatch
at 817.246.7070 and they will
contact the Animal Control
Officer to meet you.
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3/26/08 12:39:02 AM
Sports Extra
Page 10/Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The
Detail
Late rally falls short in loss against Birdville
By Ted Aldred
Defensive miscues, which have
plagued the Bears all season, once
again proved to be their undoing,
but they continue to fight hard to
overcome.
The Bears put a 3 spot on the
board in the sixth, but a possible
comeback was squelched in the
seventh when the Birdville defense
tightened to shut the Bears down.
Birdville won 11-4.
The Brewer Bears scored a run
in the second on a Hootie Aldred
double and a quick single by Jay
Johnson for a 1-0 lead, but a 2 run
second and 6 run third made short
work of any hope of a Bear upset at
Birdville on Friday night.
Robert Perrin and Dalee
Erlinger of the Hawks provided the
big bat pop as Paul
Hendrix
picked
up his second win
against one defeat.
Perrin had a double
and a homerun and
The Brewer Bears picked up two wins over
Erlinger
tripled
spring break vacation. On Tuesday of last week,
against the Bears’
the Bears won 10-5 against Springtown and
Zane Pruett, who
on Friday night the Bears won 10-6 against
North Side. The baseball team plays again this
Photo by A.C. Hall pitched well but
Saturday against Saginaw.
Jay Johnson makes a throw to second base. could not solve the
high-flying Hawks.
Baseball picks up two
wins over spring break
Photo by A.C. Hall
Zane Pruett delivers a fast ball.
Photo by A.C. Hall
Caleb Searcy keeps his eye on the pitcher as he
prepares to steel second base.
Brewer softball stays strong in win over Western Hills
The Lady Bears took charge
early in last week’s game against
the Western Hills Lady Cougars
by chalking up a run in the first
inning of the game. That run
would keep them in the lead until
the bottom of the seventh inning
where Lady Cougar player Britni
Wortham would score a run to tie
the game at 1-1.
The Lady Bears weren’t through
yet. Kali Jester scored in the top of
the eighth inning on a fielding error
after being moved around the bases after the next batter hit an infield
by a sacrifice by Kayla Jennings fly ball for the third out, giving
and a single by Lindsey Wilson. Brewer (11-4, 6-3) the win.
Kelsey House, who pinch ran for
The Lady Bears play again this
Wilson, scored after Jessica Burnett Friday at Fossil Ridge.
placed a hit just short of a
diving Lady Cougar in
right field. Brewer then led
3-1 as Western Hills had
one last chance to make a
comeback.
Lady Cougar Meredith
Heath was put on first after
being hit by a pitch
but she wasn’t there
for long as Lady
Bear catcher Kayla
Jennings
caught
Heath
sleeping
picking her off with
a throw to first from
homeplate. Jordan
Dominguez
kept
Western Hills (177, 4-5) hopes alive
with a solo home
Photo by Ronda Gage
Photo by Ronda Gage
run to left field but Carolyn Stewart delivers a pitch to the plate
A Lady Bear puts the ball in play.
the game ended as Lindsey Wilson watches the batter.
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