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Gears’ humor and optimistic visionof Irving’s future.

During the address, MayorGears spoke about a number oftopics including the DART OrangeLine, current and proposed devel-opments in Las Colinas, the rede-velopment of Highway183, the im-plosion of Texas Stadium and pos-

sible plans for redevelopment ofthat property. He also spoke aboutthe importance of Irving to com-munities around Texas and thecountry, and Irving’s efforts to in-fluence state and national politics.Police and Fire Departments, Cityefforts to benefit trees, the open-ing and dedications of parks, theDragon Boat, Kite and LanternFestival as well as his trip to In-dia. The following quotes are justa few excerpts from the evening’saddress.

Mayor Gears opened the topicof TxDOT’s improvement ofHighway 183 by showing a pictureof Highway 183 from 1960.

“This is about 50 years ago.This is when we could have donea lot of different things that we didnot do on Highway 183,” MayorGears said. “We have now a onein a fifty year opportunity with thereconstruction of Highway 183 todo some things differently.

“We have implemented a lotof different planning and zoning

ordinances, and design guidelineswhen 183 is reconstructed, whichhas already begun. They are al-ready acquiring the right of way.We are going to have regulation onsignage. There will be no pole

signs, only monument signs.We’ve got 30 foot setbacks. We areregulating the zoning. You are go-ing to see more of a corridor like

By Jess PaniszczynFor the fifth consecutive year,

Mayor Herbert Gears presented hisperspective on Irving in the Stateof the City Address hosted by theGreater Irving, Las Colinas Cham-ber of Commerce. This year’s up-beat outlook on the city featuredvideos and slides as well as Mayor

By Jess PaniszczynThrough a number of part-

nerships, the Irving Women’sNetwork (IWN) is opening a fa-cility to help homeless teens byproviding free clothing, blan-kets, alarm clocks and other es-sentials. Among the partnershipsmaking this endeavor possible,at the behest of the Mayor, theCity of Irving has facilitated and

McDougal Properties has pro-vided IWN a building in whichto receive, sort, store and distrib-ute clothing they receive as a re-sult of their partnership withDignity U Wear and Stein Mart.

“Everybody we have comein contact with wants to partnerand do something,” SharonJohnston, President of IWN said.

administration expressed satisfac-tion with the result of the case. TheIISD will continue to elect trust-ees using the at-large system. Thenext IISD trustee election will beMay 8.

Trustees are aware the judge’sruling may be appealed.

For more information aboutregistering as a candidate for thenext IISD trustee election, call972-600-5400.

State of the City Address offersoptimism, humor, and positive words

IISD at-large trusteeelection system ruling

United States District CourtChief District Judge SidneyFitzwater ruled Wednesday that theIrving ISD at-large trustee electionsystem does not violate the VotingRights Act (VRA).

In response to the ruling, theIrving ISD Board of Trustees and

By Jess PaniszczynThe City of Irving hosted a

Martin Luther King, Jr. Obser-vance, In Pursuit of Peace in theIrving Arts Center on Jan. 18. Thisyear’s event celebrated Dr. King’sNobel Peace Prize.

“I was extremely delightedwith all of the program partici-pants. I thought everyone did awonderful job sharing their artis-tic talents,” said Jacqueline Mad-den, City of Irving’s SpecialEvents Coordinator. “The DallasBlack Dance Theatre II’s produc-tion of Shake and Shout: It’sBroadway was phenomenal.

“We were pleased with atten-dance. In past years, we’ve had badweather in January, and that hasaffected attendance. But this yearsaw a drastic improvement on at-tendance with the good weather,

and we increased our advertisingefforts.”

Though times have changedsince Dr. King was assassinated in1968, however, his message re-mains important.

“Dr. King’s relevance is thathis message is still fresh. We stillneed to love and respect one an-other. We are still in search ofpeace around the world, so thatmessage does not get old. His mes-sage and what he stood for re-mains. Everybody still needs love,respect, peace. Those are founda-tional things we need.

“It is always important to re-member historically how you gotsomewhere. Your history and theprocess of getting to where we aretoday are always important. Theprocess should never be forgotten.

Music, dance and remem-brance honor Dr. King

Outreach to aidhomeless students

An Allstate helper, Sophia Sturgeon (6), perfects her twohanded painting technique as she participates in Allstate’sGiveback Day.

See PARTNERSHIPS, Page 7SeeKING’S, Page 3

See MAYOR, Page 5

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Irving Fire Department responded to 272 incidents.The Fire incidents

74 Miscellaneous Fireand Rescue Calls

3 Structure Fires 1 Special Operations 2 Vehicle Fires

Medical calls 14 Major Accidents 79 Major Medical 16 Heart Attacks 35 Difficulty Breathing 30 Trauma Related 18 CPR Situations

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Aggravated Robbery: 01-15-10 at1:58 a.m. Two males entered theWaffle House at 2000 E. SH356 eachdisplaying a handgun. Cash wastaken from the business and cellphones from the two customers. Sus-pects left on foot. Burglary Building: 01-18-10 at2:46 a.m. Officers responded to analarm call at Pioneer Quick Mart.They discovered that burglars hadbroken a window, entered and tookcartons of cigarettes.

Aggravated Robbery: 01-17-10 at9:42 p.m. The two victims were

standing outside the Piedmont Apart-ments when approached by a malein a trench coat. The suspect revealeda weapon and demanded the victims’cell phones and cash. The victimshad neither and the suspect leftnorthbound on Story. Suspect wasnot located.

Aggravated Robbery: 01-17-10 at1:51 a.m. The suspect entered the 7Eleven store, 3401 N Story Rd,armed with a hand gun and de-manded money. After receiving asmall amount of cash, the suspectthen left in an unknown direction.

Suspicious Vehicle: 01-16-10 at3:01 a.m. A patrol sergeant observeda suspicious vehicle, a red pickupoccupied by three males near thecarwash at Beltline and ShadyGrove. He initiated a traffic stop andthe pickup fled westbound on ShadyGrove and then into the San Grandemobile home park in Grand Prairie.Inside the pickup were several re-cently stolen pickup tailgates. Twoadults and one juvenile were ar-rested.

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count of obstruction - threatening awitness or informant; one count ofobstruction - hiding assets; one countof obstruction - destruction of evi-dence; and one count of false regis-tration of a domain name. MatthewNorman Simpson is also chargedwith one count of obstruction - de-struction of evidence and one countof false registration of a domainname. Logan L. Vig and MilosVujanic are also each charged withone count of obstruction - destruc-tion of evidence. The indictment alsoincludes a forfeiture allegationwhich would require that the defen-dants, upon conviction, forfeit anyproceeds obtained, directly or indi-rectly, as a result of the offense.

The indictment alleges thatfrom March 2003 through July 2009,the defendants conspired to defraudvarious telecommunications compa-nies, including AT&T; Verizon; XOCommunications; SMARTnetVOIP; Waymark Communications;the lessors of properties at 2020 LiveOak, 2323 Bryan Street and 1950Stemmons Freeway, in Dallas; vari-ous financial institutions; leasingcompanies and creditors, includingWells Fargo, AT&T Capital Ser-vices, and the credit reporting agen-cies; and various other service pro-viders, such as power companies, in-surance companies, air-conditioningcompanies, website developers, andothers for goods and servicesamounting to more than $15 million.

The indictment further alleges,that as part of the conspiracy, theconspirators made false representa-tions to obtain goods, such as com-puter and telecommunicationsequipment and infrastructure, to in-clude racks to hold computer equip-ment, generators to provide powerfor the equipment, and office spaceto install the equipment, as well asservices related to the operation anduse of computers and telecommuni-cations. The conspirators created,purchased and used shell companiesto hide the true identity of the own-ers or operators of the companies, orthe relationships between thecompanies. They also establishedP.O. Boxes, commercial remailerservices, shell offices, apartments, orother physical locations to hide own-ers’ or operators’ identity or the re-lationships between the companies.

Nineteen indicted in massivecybercrime conspiracy

A federal grand jury in Dallasreturned a superseding indictmentthis week charging 19 defendants ina massive cybercrime conspiracy,announced U.S. Attorney James T.Jacks of the Northern District ofTexas. This indictment supersedes aSep. 2, 2009, indictment that chargednine of the defendants in the con-

spiracy.The following 19 defendants

are each charged with one count ofconspiracy to commit wire and mailfraud. Defendants (3) through (7),who were charged in the originalindictment, have made their initialappearances in federal court and,with the exception of defendant (6),are on pretrial release. Defendant (6)remains in custody. Defendants (10)through (15) and (18) and (19) wereeither arrested or have surrenderedto federal authorities this week. De-fendants (16) and (17) are outside ofthe United States.

Defendants (1), (2), (8) and (9)are believed to have fled the UnitedStates to avoid prosecution. Oneanonymous Internet report suggestedthat Michael Faulkner was killed at-tempting to reenter the U.S. fromMexico. This report has not beenconfirmed.1. *Chastity Lynn Faulkner, 34, ofSouthlake (fugitive)2. *Michael Blaine Faulkner, 36, ofSouthlake (fugitive)3. *Brian Patrick Haney, 36 of Plano4. Eric Byron Littlejohn, II, 19, ofDesoto5. Nathan Todd Shafer, 31 of Irving6. *Matthew Norman Simpson, 25,of Red Oak7. *Alicia Nicole CargillSmallwood, 28, of Midlothian8. *Jason Carter Watts, 32, of Plano(fugitive)9. *William Michael Watts, 38, ofPlano (fugitive)10. *Logan L. Vig, 22, of Dallas11. *Arya Neal Behgooy, 33, ofPlano12. *Christopher Wayne Sigler, 27,of Roanoke13. *Marcus William Wentrcek, 29,of Frisco14. *Valerian James Stock, 42, ofNew Orleans, LA15. *Ricky J. Keele, 55, of Coppell16. *Dmitri Siiatski, 22, of Canada17. *Milos Vujanic, 29, of EasternEurope18. Jennifer Jo Gilliland, 29, ofPhoenix, AZ19. Casimir A. Wojciechowski, a/k/a Casey, 56, of IL

The eight-count indictment alsocharges 15 of the defendants (*) withfraud and related activity in connec-tion with electronic mail and aidingand abetting. Michael BlaineFaulkner is also charged with one See ALLEGED, Page 6

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“We want to honor his legacyin a way that would make himproud. If we continue to keep hismessage alive about love, peaceand respect, and we embrace that,we will be a better people and abetter world,” she said.

The memory of Martin LutherKing and his message is still sig-nificant to our society.

“I am pleased that MartinLuther King’s memory and whathe stood for and what he accom-plished is not forgotten,” saidDwight Pinnix, City of Irving’sRecreation Manager. “We are do-ing our society a major disserviceif we do forget. I don’t think it isjust for Black people. In general itreflects how we treat one another.

“Martin’s message goes be-yond the Black issue. I think Mar-tin Luther King had that in mind.Blacks were the platform, becausewe were experiencing a lot of thediscrimination. But it speaks to-wards a larger venue, a largergroup of people, so I still think itis very relevant, because there is alot of evil and a lot of hate in theworld. His message needs to comeacross. He spoke about love andcaring for each other. That is nevergoing to change, because we willalways have good people and badpeople. And we have to keep mov-ing forward.

“There is still discriminationout there, not just with Blacks, butwith other groups as well. So thereis the matter of fairness and how

“The program was very enter-taining. We try to include some artwith the professional dancers andmusic. We also had the pieces thatrecognized Martin, what he stoodfor, and his speeches. I thought itwas a very complete program.

“I heard nothing but goodthings about the program, and thatis important. The audience needsto be wowed, enthusiastic, andtheir spirits need to be renewed todo the right things. It turned out tobe a wonderful evening,” he said.

we treat people. His message willalways be relevant.”

The Martin Luther King pro-gram was entertaining and educa-tional.

“The thing I enjoyed the mostabout this year’s program is thenumber of children who attended.There were a lot of children at thisone, and that was very impressiveto me. That is the generation weneed to keep impressing upon themwhat the civil rights movementwas all about.

Jan. 23 from 8:30am- 5:30pmInterpretive Naturalist Training- Training opportunity for residentsto become Interpretive Naturalists,volunteers who assist with city-sponsored nature activities andevents throughout the year. Train-ing will held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30p.m. at Mustang Recreation Cen-ter, 2223 Kinwest Parkway. At-tendees will: Learn basics on lead-ing nature field trips throughIrving’s parks and green spaces.Help individuals become ambas-sadors for nature. Students willreceive a shirt, certificate and train-ing materials. For more informa-tion and to register, call 972-721-2533.

Jan. 24 at 6:30pmAfrica Presentation - Ngombia(Cameroon) Africa presentation at6:30 p.m. a free event. First UnitedMethodist Church, 211 W. Thirdin the Downtown/Historic part ofIrving, will host Scott & VickiSatre / Wycliffe Bible Translators,as they tell their story of their timewith the Ngombia (Cameroon)Africa community. The event willbe in the Fellowship Hall. Scottand Vicki are Translators & Re-sources for Teen Challenge Inter-national Substance Abuse Rehab.

January 24, 25Auditions for The Lion In Win-ter - Back stabbing, spying, doublecrossing and rampant infidelity - atypical family Christmas. Typical,that is, for the Plantagenets. KingHenry II of England and the

strong-willed Eleanor of Aquitainebattle over which of their sons willinherit the Crown. Uneasy is thehead on which the crown lies, anduneasy the truce between a match-less king and queen. This mundanehistory is glorified in language thatis brilliant in its ability to charac-terize, its rhetorical impact, its act-ability, and its generative power.Few since Shakespeare have hadsuch a marvelous gift for trulycomic repartee. At ICT Studio,2333 Rochelle, Irving 75062. Roles:Henry II, King of England (50’s),Richard the Lion Heart (late 20’sto 30), Geoffrey (mid 20’s), John (late teens to 20), Philip II, Kingof France (20), Eleanor ofAquitaine (50’s), Alais (or Alice)(early 20’s). Call for appointment972-594-6104. Performance datesMarch 19 - April 3.

January 25 at 9:30amBook Club - The 21st CenturyBook Club will meet at 9:30 A.M.at the Irving Garden & Arts Build-ing, 906 Senter Rd. Irving. The re-viewer will be Sharon Lucky. Thebook-”Divas Of The Desert” au-thors are Mabel, Millicent &Maria. Agnes Blevins and DorothySalminen as Hostesses. Call GailHuckabay at 972-253-4092 for in-formation mjcsws@aol.com.

January 25 at 7pmLeague of Women Voters - TheLeague of Women Voters of Irv-ing Presents a Panel discussion onKids at Risk 7pm, Irving Central

Library. The Irving ISD is strug-gling to serve homelesschildren. The Irving LWV is study-ing the issue and will present apanel discussion on the problemand potential solutions. This meet-ing is open to the public. To RSVPor for more information: contactJudy Smith: philudy@tx.rr.com.

January 26 from 11:30am –NoonIrving Women’s Network - Jointhe Irving Women’s Network at 11:30 a.m. as they welcome backSharon Judkins, Ph.D., RN,CNAA, BC, who will present aninsightful and humorous programon right brain/left brain communi-cation styles. Use what you learnfor more effective sales presenta-tions, management techniques,team building, etc. Informal net-working is from 11:30 am – Noon,at which time the programbegins. The meeting is held atHackberry Creek Country Club,1901 W. Royal Lane, in Irving.

Lunch is $17 per person inclusivewith reservation; cash or checks. Guests are welcome. To make res-ervations, please call 972-262-2317 or email pfaye@mgfpersonalsecretary.com before10:00 a.m. on Jan.22.

January 26Neighborhood Roundtable - TheCorporate Communications De-partment will host its quarterlyNeighborhood Roundtable forneighborhood association officers.The presentation will focus on im-provements to corridors andneighborhoods. Roundtables allowneighborhood officers to learnabout city initiatives and whatother residents are doing to en-hance their neighborhoods.

January 26 at 7pmIrving Heritage Society - Thepublic is invited to join the IrvingHeritage Society members at theirgeneral meeting in the Irving Cen-tral Library Auditorium, 801 W.

Irving Blvd, at 7pm. BrendaMcDonald, Director of Real Estateand Development for the City ofIrving, will make a presentation.This is an exciting time for Irvingas many projects are taking placein various parts of the city and Ms.McDonald has the details. Of spe-cial interest is the Heritage Cross-ing project. Refreshments will beserved. For information on otherHeritage Society activities, visitwww.irvingheritage.com or call972-252-3838.

January 28 from noon - 1pmBereavement Luncheon - Lifecoach Susan Hayman will speak on“Clearing the Clutter, MaintainingMemories” at the bereavement lun-cheon hosted by the Visiting NurseAssociation. The luncheon is fromnoon to 1 p.m. at the Church of theIncarnation on 3966 McKinneyAvenue in Dallas. There is no costto attend the luncheon, but reser-vations are requested and can bemade by calling 214-689-2633.

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King’s memory not forgotten

Brenda Ellis sings a musical tribute in honor of Dr. King.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THECITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCEREPEALING SUBSECTIONS (a)(5), (c)(10), (c)(11), and(c)(12) OF SECTION 52-56 OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO.1144; REPEALING SECTION 21-115 OF CHAPTER 21 OFTHE CODE OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ORDINANCES OF THECITY OF IRVING, TEXAS; AMENDING THE CODE OF CIVILAND CRIMINAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IRVING,TEXAS, BY ADDING CHAPTER 28 “PARKING”; PROVIDINGDEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR;PROVIDING PRESUMPTION OF OWNERSHIP OF MOTORVEHICLE; PROVIDING UNATTENDED VEHICLES PRE-SUMED LEFT BY OWNER; PROHIBITING VEHICLES ONUNIMPROVED PROPERTY IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS;REGULATING COMMERCIAL AND OVERSIZED VEHICLESON IMPROVED PROPERTY IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS;PROHIBITING RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, BOATS, TRAIL-ERS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND OVERSIZED VE-HICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS OR ALLEYS IN RESIDEN-TIAL DISTRICTS; RESTRICTING PARKING ADJACENT TOLOTS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS TO RESIDENTS, OC-CUPANTS, AND GUESTS DURING CERTAIN NIGHTTIMEHOURS; AND PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY,PENALTY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Notice is hereby given that the Irving Planning and Zoning Com-mission and the Irving City Council will conduct public hear-ings in the City Council Chambers, City of Irving City Hall, 825W. Irving, Blvd., Irving, Texas, for the purpose of consideringamending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 1144 andthe Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances of the City of Irving,Texas, as referenced in the captions above. The public hear-ings shall take place at the following times:

Planning and Zoning Commission: 7:00 p.m. Monday, Febru-ary 1, 2010City Council: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2010

These public hearings are held for the purpose of consideringthese amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning OrdinanceNo. 1144 of the City of Irving, Texas, passed November 5, 1964,and for the purpose of considering these amendments to theCode of Civil and Criminal Ordinances. All citizens or inter-ested parties desiring to be heard concerning these amend-ments may speak.

The proposed amendments are on file for public examinationin the Code Enforcement Division of the Police Department,825 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, Texas. Please call 972-721-4929for further information.

Guy HenryCode Enforcement Director

This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parkingspaces are available. Requests for interpretation services orassistive hearing devices must be made 48 hours prior to themeeting. For accessibility information or assistance, contactthe City Secretary’s Office at 972-721-2493, or (TDD) 1-800-RELAY TX (1-800-735-2989).

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS – PROPOSE ZONINGCHANGES CITY OF IRVING PLANNING AND ZONING

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LOCATION, DATES & TIMES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:City Council Chambers of City Hall, 825 West Irving Blvd.,Irving, TexasPlanning & Zoning Commission: February 1, 2010, 7 p.m.City Council: February 18, 2010, 7 p.m.These public hearings are held to consider the applications asamendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of theCity of Irving, Texas and the Official Zoning Map for the followingdescribed properties:

ZONING CASE ZC09-0061: 204 E. Airport FreewayThe request is to rezone the property from C-OU-2 (CommercialOutdoor) district uses to S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for P-O(Professional Office) and restaurant uses to allow medicaloffices and services and a restaurant.

ZONING CASE ZC09-0076: Approximately 0.3 acreslocated at 401 W. Sixth StreetThe request is to rezone the property from DDD (DowntownDevelopment District)-Transition Subdistrict to S-P-1 (DetailedSite Plan) for Monument Sign to allow a new monument signfor gasoline sales.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend the publichearings and express their opinions on the zoning changerequests. Written response for the record may also besubmitted to: City of Irving – Planning and Inspections Dept.,PO Box 152288, Irving, TX 75015-2288.

The applications are on file for public review in the Planningand Inspections Department at 825 West Irving Blvd., Irving,TX during normal business hours. For additional information,please contact the Department at 972-721-2424. Pleasereference the case number when requesting information.

This facility is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parkingspaces are available. Requests for interpretation services orassistive hearing devices must be made 48 hours prior to themeeting. Contact the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493for assistance.

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By Jess PaniszczynThe IISD Athletic Department

provided a free recruiting seminarfeaturing Jack Renkens at IrvingHigh School on Jan. 20. CoachRenkens, a former high schoolcoach, teacher and athletic directorat an NCAA Division II school,speaks at 170 plus schools a year asa recruitment expert.

“The number one issue with allparents with student athletes is theyare unrealistic about where they canplay,” Coach Renkens said. “Theyfeel they want to be in a position to

pick the school. They are not goingto get to pick. They only one who isgoing to make this decision is a col-lege coach.

“The high school coach doesn’thave anything to say about it. Theparent doesn’t have anything to sayabout it. Are you big enough, strongenough, fast enough, and smartenough to come and play for us? Ifthey are not going to pay, your kidis not going to play.”

Academic achievement alsoplays a large role in opportunities forstudent athletes.

“There isn’t any question thatin order to get the financial resourcesand the funding grades play the ma-jor role. If the student athlete onlyhas a 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, they are not go-ing to qualify for any academicmoney,” he said.

“But if you get over a 3.5, 3.7,and the college needs you, you’regoing to get some type of academicaward. It is critical. Kids a lot oftimes just don’t understand how im-portant that is. Plus it puts you in aposition to negotiate, and youqualify for so much more aid.”

Often parents focus on large,Division I schools and fail to pursueopportunities at smaller, out of statecolleges.

“You would be shocked. All theschools I named here tonight are allover $40,000 per year that’s room,board, books, fees and tuition. A

Carlton College, a St. Oalfs,Amherst, Middlebury. Parents startlooking at those schools and they go,‘Holly cow, this school is ranked inthe top 25 academically in the na-tion. This school’s got this. Thisschool’s got that.’ That is where op-portunity lies. All parents see iswhat’s on TV.

“Parents have to Google and dosome research. The best website togo to is www.usnews.com that isU.S. News and World Report. Just goto the rankings section, it lists everycollege in America. Now you can dosome research.

“Every college needs a kid fromTexas for diversity in their studentbody. It is just like having handi-capped kids or blind kids. I knowthat might sound cruel,” CoachRenkens said. “Our kids need tohave students from as many states

and as many foreign countries aspossible in the enrollment for the stu-dents to get a well rounded educa-tion. Kids from New England, NorthDakota, Montana are not like kidsfrom Texas. That is part of the edu-cational experience. Colleges try toattract kids from a number of states,how are you going to get them tocome?

“These kids are going to gettheir education. That is it. If playinga sport can help you finance it, youneed to take advantage of that.

“Playing a sport is a great net-work for employment opportunitiesdown the line, because that is a smallnetwork. You play at Bentley Col-lege, you are going to be getting abig time job. Every alumni willknow who you are, because you areon the team. You played at Bentley,

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LEGAL NOTICEZONING CASE NO. ZC09-0057ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-2

ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2009-9146

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFIRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACTOF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THEHOME DEPOT MARKET PLACE ADDITION AND LOCATEDNORTH OF HOME DEPOT DRIVE BETWEEN RANCH TRAILAND MARKET PLACE BOULEVARD, MORE FULLY ANDCOMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THISORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAIDPROPERTY FROM S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR C-CUSES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED TO S-P-2SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR R-6 USES UNDERORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLANATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDINGFOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATIVETO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAPATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALLOTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE;DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITHA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OFPROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS ANDGENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCEDOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONINGORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT;PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING APENALTY.

ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2010-9151

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OFCIVIL AND CRIMINAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IRVING,TEXAS, TO REPEAL EXPIRED CONSTRUCTION SPEEDZONES AND TO PROVIDE SPEED REGULATIONS FOR STATEHIGHWAY 114; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING ASEVERABILITY CLAUSE.

ZONING CASE NO. ZC09-0051ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-2

ORDINANCE NO. 0RD-2010-9155

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFIRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACTOF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF PECANGROVE PARK 2 AND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNEROF SHADY GROVE ROAD AND RONNE DRIVE, MORE FULLYAND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THISORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAIDPROPERTY FROM C-N NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIALDISTRICT USE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDEDTO S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR R-7.5 USES UNDERORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLANATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDINGFOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATIVETO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAPATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALLOTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE;DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITHA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OFPROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS ANDGENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCEDOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONINGORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT;PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING APENALTY.

ZONING CASE NO. ZC08-0043ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-1 (R-AB)

ORDINANCE NO. 0RD-2010-9154

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFIRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACTOF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE W.M. FOREMAN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 472, AND LOCATED AT5435 NORTH MacARTHUR BOULEVARD, MORE FULLY ANDCOMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE;ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROMS-P-1 (R-AB) SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR RESTAURANT WITHATTENDANT ACCESSORY USE OF THE SALE OF ALCOHOLICBEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION UNDERSECTION 52-49 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED TO S-P-1 (R-AB) SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR RESTAURANT WITHATTENDANT ACCESSORY USE OF THE SALE OF ALCOHOLICBEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION UNDERSECTION 52-49 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TOTHE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PARTHEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS ANDREGULATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THEOFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144;PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONINGORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS INACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THEPURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALSAND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCEDOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONINGORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT;PROVIDING THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE SHALL BE INVALID IF ANYWORD, PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH ORSECTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS HELD TO BE INVALID ANDPROVIDING A PENALTY.

ZONING CASE NO. ZC09-0063ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-2

ORDINANCE NO. 0RD-2010-9156

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFIRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACTOF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE S. P.MONTGOMERY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 889, AND LOCATEDAT 1413 EAST IRVING BOULEVARD, MORE FULLY ANDCOMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE;ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROMR-6 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT USE AND S-P-2 SITE PLANDISTRICT USE CEMETERY USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144,AS AMENDED TO S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR R-6 ANDCEMETERY RELATED USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, ANDACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADEA PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS ANDREGULATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THEOFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144;PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONINGORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS INACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THEPURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALSAND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCEDOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONINGORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT;PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING APENALTY.

ZONING CASE NO. ZC09-0065ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-1

ORDINANCE NO. 0RD-2010-9157

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFIRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACTOF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THEBUFFALO BAYOU, BRAZOS AND COLORADO RAILROADCOMPANY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 197, AND LOCATED AT1135 KINWEST PARKWAY, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELYDESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERINGA CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM S-P-2 SITEPLAN DISTRICT USE FOR C-O USES INCLUDING ASSISTEDLIVING FACILITY UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDEDTO S-P-1 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR MONUMENT SIGNUNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THESITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF;PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONSRELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIALZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144;PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONINGORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS INACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THEPURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALSAND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THISORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OFTHE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECTCONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ANDPROVIDING A PENALTY.

ZONING CASE NO. ZC09-0067ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-2

ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2010-9158

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFIRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACTOF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THEJORDAN PHASE 2 ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 4965 HANSONROAD, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THEBODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THEUSE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM IP-AR INDUSTRIAL PARK-AIRPORT RELATED DISTRICT USE AND S-P-2 SITE PLANDISTRICT USE FOR ML-20 USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO.1144, AS AMENDED TO S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FORML-20 AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY ANDDISASSEMBLY USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, ANDACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO ANDMADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIALCONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE;CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TOORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONSOF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THECHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVEPLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLICINTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDINGTHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHERPROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT INCASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITYCLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS:

PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City ofIrving, Texas, this 14TH day of January A.D. 2010.

Herbert A. Gears, Mayor

ATTEST: Janice Carroll, TRMC, City Secretary

APPROVED AS TO FORM: Charles R. Anderson City Attorney

you see up at114 going out tothe airport.

“ W ehave the uniqueability to do thatnow. We’veasked TxDOT

to provide sound walls to protectthe residents. It’s wonderful to seethis. It provides a once in 50 yearopportunity for us.

“Although, I have character-ized this as 16 lanes of concreteright through the middle of Irvingjust so you can get the heck out ofIrving quicker. TxDOT doesn’tlike it when I say that. But, I willtell you, it keeps the pressure onthem to keep the funding going.They know they have to get thisdone quickly before this guy goescrazy on them.

“We are going to have a lot ofopportunity with redevelopment inthe 183 corridor. That is going tobe a magnificent piece of infra-structure. It is over a $1 billion in-vestment that the State of Texasand the federal government is go-

ing to make in our community. Andwe are going to make the best ofit.”

Mayor Gears also spoke aboutthe City’s efforts to influence stateand national politics.

“People are a lot of times con-fused about why we do what wedo. Why do we go to Washington?Why do we spend money on lob-byist? Why does Herb Gears inviteHarry Reid to come to Irving whoeverybody hates because of thehealthcare problem?

“Let me tell you why. Becausebuilding relationships is what pro-vides us the way to get theseprojects done. Irving politics arenot partisan. When I go up toWashington DC, I don’t care who’sa Democrat. I don’t care who’s aRepublican. I am looking forsomebody who is going to help me.

“Washington doesn’t build it-self to wait for us to come there.They don’t know us or care aboutus,” he said. “So we have to getinto their world and try to figureout how all that works. Sometimesit is difficult.

“In these jobs, our City Coun-cil, myself, and Linda (Harper-Brown) knows as well, we do whatis best for Irving even when ithurts. So when you hear aboutthese kinds of things, think aboutthe results we are getting.

“We have our local issues wehave to attend to, but remember weare in the top one percent of citiesin size in the country, so we haveto be up there and have a voice.”

Mayor Gears spoke specifi-cally about the City’s efforts to in-fluence revenue bond rates.

“Right now we have a bill upin Washington DC that is going tosave Irving over $100 million ininterest costs and financing. Youmay not be aware of but many cit-ies are, the financial melt downcaused a problem in the municipalbond market. All the bond insur-ers went out of business.

“Of course we are a Triple Arated city. We can handle that insome circumstances, but some ofthe bonds we sell are revenuebonds like when we do waterprojects and fix your water pipes.

Those revenue bonds are not ratedTriple A by bond insurers. All thoseguys went out of business, so cit-ies are now paying seven percentinterest when they used to pay fourpercent interest on bonds. So theyare delaying projects, delayingcritical infrastructure solutions thatthey need to implement, becauseof this issue.

“So for over a year last yearwe told you about our YouTubevideo. It was a novelty. We got alittle bit of press. But it didn’t re-ally mean much. Although, I havemet with the White House threetimes since that time, not becauseof that.

“More importantly, we havebeen able to meet with leaders inthe Senate, leaders in the House,and get some work done. Amaz-ingly, we have gotten a lot done. Ifyou ever hear the term ‘BuildAmerica Bonds,’ think about Irv-ing, Texas. Build America Bondsare a product of the work that isdone by our community. We wentto Washington and demanded theyprovide a solution to the munici-

pal bond market for cities. Citiesall over the country were suffer-ing. They were dying and couldn’tdo their normal projects.

“We joined up with the USConference of Mayors. We en-rolled mayors all over the country.We had two resolutions passed inAustin supporting the effortsunanimously signed by everymember of the House of Represen-tatives. We went there with a lotof fire power, and we got response.

“They implemented a pro-gram that plugged it into the stimu-lus bill, which is called ‘ARRA,’America Reinvestment RecoveryAct. But it’s called Build AmericaBonds. Since that time, $55 billionof Build America Bonds have beensold to support cities’ projects,communities’ projects. It costs thefederal government absolutelynothing to do this project,” MayorGears said.

Near the end of his speech,Mayor Gears spoke about the fu-ture of the Diamond Interchangeand the power of positive speech.

The Diamond Interchange)will really be an oppor-tunity for Irving formany years in the fu-ture. Of course it is go-ing to be 84 months ofa construction war zone.These are temporaryjobs, so some otherleaders will probably bemarshalling what reallyhappens there. Al-though I think we havelaid some pretty goodground work with theDART rail line and trainstation. We have everyopportunity in theworld, and certainly wehave attracted every of-fer in the world. But wedon’t really know whatwill happen, althoughwe have a lot to do withwhat will happen.

We started to-night’s presentationwith what we say. So wetalk about Irving’s fu-ture in a very positiveway. You might say,‘Oh, Herb, you’re al-ways so positive aboutIrving. You never talkabout problems. Blah,blah, blah.’ And that’sfine. We have problemsand challenges. Wework through togetherthe things we have todeal with today.

And the reasonwhy we talk so posi-tively about our com-munity, the reason whyLinda (Harper-Brown)does and all the Coun-cil members do is be-cause we are going tomake it happen throughwhat we say. Becausewe believe what we saymakes a difference. Wecan say let there be agreat opportunity forIrving, let there be ev-erything positive andpossible in the world forIrving, let there be light,and let there be what-ever else. Because wecan create what we live,by what we say,” hesaid.

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They assumed multiple fake identi-ties to hide true ownership of theshell companies and made materiallyfalse representations to their victims,by mail, fax, telephone, e-mail, orother communications, to obtaingoods and services from them.

A series of search warrants wereconducted by FBI agents in Marchand April 2009 at Chastity andMichael Faulkner’s residence inSouthlake, and at a Faulkner busi-ness, Crydon, located at 1950Stemmons Freeway in Dallas.Searches were also conducted atCore IP, located at 2323 BryantStreet in Dallas, and at other relatedbusinesses.

An indictment is an accusationby a federal grand jury and a defen-dant is entitled to the presumptionof innocence unless proven guilty.

However, if convicted, the con-spiracy charge carries a maximumstatutory sentence of 30 years inprison and a $1 million fine. Eachof the obstruction charges carries amaximum statutory sentence of 20years in prison and a $250,000fine. If a defendant is convicted ona felony and also on false registra-tion of a domain name, the penaltyfor that felony conviction is doubled,or increased by seven years, which-ever is less. Restitution could be or-dered.

U.S. Attorney Jacks praised theinvestigative efforts of the FBI, aswell as the assistance provided bythe Texas Workforce Commission,the Texas Secretary of State, theDallas Police Department, theSouthlake Police Department, Dal-las Sheriff’s Office, Ellis County

Nimitz High School hostedBuilding, Educating, Supporting &Teaming (BEST) for the Commu-nity to commemorate the birthdayof Martin Luther King Jr. and theNational Day of Service on Jan. 18.Funded in part by the $80,000Learn & Serve Texas Grantawarded to Nimitz, the purpose ofthe grant is to help students applytheir skills to solve the needs of thecommunity.

“We are doing a lot of thingsfor the community,” said DebbieJohnston, co-coordinator for theTexas Learn and Serve Grant. “Wewant to make them aware of envi-ronmental issues, and what theycan do as far as giving back to ourcommunity. We are trying to makethem aware of how they can helpthemselves by doing job searchesand learn how to make their ownresumes. They are also able tochoose some clothing that will helpthem get a job and keep a job.

“We want people to see whata great community we have here.We have about 50 to 60 commu-nity partners who are here volun-teering today. We probably haveseveral hundred students who havecome here on their day off to servetheir community and do what theycan. That is really exciting to see.We hear a lot of bad reports aboutkids and what they do wrong. Butthese are great kids doing greatthings to help, and they are excitedabout being here.”

The grant also allows studentsto use their skills to improve thecommunity.

“We hope the students are ableto see that what they are learningin the classroom really does helpin that they can give back to theircommunity through the skills theyobtained here at school,” saidTammy Clark, co-coordinator forthe Texas Learn and Serve Grant.“I think it is important for peoplein the community to know that wecare.

“Events like this give studentshands on experience where theycan learn to deal with real worldsituations and partner with other

resources in the community to usethose academic skills to help thecommunity. It is learning in action.So it is not just textbook learningwith questions and answers, butthey are actually using what theylearn and applying it,” she said.

The event helps the commu-nity to become more involved withthe school while students learnfrom volunteering.

“Our whole goal is to try andmake the school the hub of thecommunity, Nimitz Principal RickNolly said. “By having a functionlike this, we are able to bring thecommunity into the school to pro-vide some much needed services.

“We did a survey. The studentsas well as the community partici-pated to let us know what the needswere in the community. We triedto answer their needs by having asmany of the activities they askedfor in this National Day of Service.

“By coming up here studentsare learning how to give back someof the things they learn in school.So it is all intertwined together. Itis all about giving back and tryingto make this community under-stand what we have going on inschool. The students learn so muchby giving back to those who areless fortunate than themselves.”

Sheriff’s Office, the DuncanvillePolice Department, the LongviewPolice Department, the New OrleansPolice Department, and the Ameri-can Registry for Internet Numbers(ARIN).

Assistant U.S. Attorney C.S.Heath is in charge of the prosecu-tion. The investigation is ongoing.

Students and community benefit from grant

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Student volunteers construct a frame for Habitat for Humanity.

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“Stein Mart and Nordstrom’s gaveus store fixtures. Those are thou-sands of dollars. It’s unbelievable.You just tell them what you aredoing, and they want to help.

“Right now there are 124homeless teens in IISD. Last yearat Christmas there were 96. Thenin February there were 172. At theend of the school year, there were208 out of 1,005 homeless studentspreK-12. Every year those num-bers go to 0, because nobody is inschool.

“Parents are given an applica-tion to enroll their children. Theapplication red flags possiblehomeless students. Those applica-tions are given to Toni Gallego, theIISD Homeless Coordinator.Those students who qualify be-come involved in Project PASS,which is a program for assisting

students.”Students become homeless in

a variety of ways.“Some of these kids couch

surf. They go from friend’s couchto friend’s couch until the parentssay get the kid out of here,” shesaid. “Some of these kids arehomeless because they are preg-nant, and their parents or parentkicked them out. Some declaredthemselves to be gay and gotkicked out. Some have attitudes,and they got kicked out. Somehave parents who have gone backto their country of origin, are inprison, are dead, or are on drugs.Some kids leave because they can’tstand the physical or sexual abuse.

“These kids need advocates,because they are in school to getan education. Only one in everyfour homeless teens graduates, be-

cause it is too rough for them togo to school, go to work and fendfor themselves.

By providing new, qualityclothing to homeless students,IWN hopes to encourage studentsto finish high school and make abetter life for themselves.

“We want to help break thatcycle by providing brand newclothing. It allows them to fit in andhave these necessities.

“The partnership we haveformed with Dignity U Wear andStein Mart provides brand newlovely clothes. Clothes that theirparents wouldn’t buy them, andthey wouldn’t buy, because theyare so nice. I know about clothes,and these are just great.

“These kids are not all nice.They are not all sweet. Most ofthem aren’t, they are teenagers.

They are hormones on wheels. Butthey are kids, and they deserve anadvocate,” Ms. Johnston said.

In an effort to help IWN intheir mission to help homeless stu-dents, Employees of Allstate Insur-ance Company observed the Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday bypainting the interior of the build-ing.

“Allstate Give Back Daymakes it easy to make a differencein the community,” said PhilLawson, Field Vice President ofAllstate’s Texas region. “Similar tothe charge lead by heroes like Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr., we wantto ensure that both employees andlocal residents are not only awareof the power of service, but areconscious of all the opportunitiesavailable in their communities.We’re excited that our employees

in Irving are setting an example bydonating their time to the commu-nity.”

Provided its long history in theIrving area, Allstate employees areeager to help in the larger commu-nity.

“This is our second annualAllstate Giveback Day,” said JeffThompson, Assistant Field VicePresident of Allstate in the TexasRegional office. “We have pur-posefully arranged to do this onMartin Luther King Day. Dr. Kingbelieved so much in the power ofservice.

‘We have been officed in Irv-ing for over 25 years. We are veryproud of our relationship with Irv-ing where we have the opportunityto help the community. This is awin, win for everybody.”

Partnerships make difference for homeless teensContinued from page 1

Recognizing volunteerism, Mayor Gears presents a proclamation and key to the city to JeffThompson while surrounded by Irving Women’s Network and Allstate volunteers.

In a unanimous decision bythe IISD Board of Trustees Jan. 19,Union Bower Center for Learning(UBCL) was renamed as the Bar-bara Cardwell Career PreparatoryCenter in honor of former IISDTrustee, the late Barbara Cardwell.

The decision came as a resultof months of surveys and informa-tion gathering sessions on the partof trustees and IISD administra-tors. With the new focus on careerpreparation, renaming the schoolbecame an appropriate step to“rebrand” it to better fit the pur-pose. Students and staff were in-terviewed, as well as members ofthe Cardwell family. A majority ofstudents expressed an affinity for

the phrase “Career PreparatoryCenter”.

Cardwell, a longtime sup-porter of the students and programsat UBCL, served as school boardmember, secretary, vice president,and was the first woman elected asa school board president in DallasCounty during her 21 years as anIISD trustee. She was also a mem-ber of numerous civic organiza-tions. In 2008, an Irving SchoolsFoundation scholarship was estab-lished in Cardwell’s honor, and thefirst award was given at the 2009Breakfast with the Stars.

Currently, Barbara CardwellCareer Preparatory Center(BCCPC) offers four career path-

ways: Automotive Technology/Cosmetology, Technical HealthServices, Child Development &Education, and Applied Technol-ogy. New construction at BCCPCincludes a cafeteria, library and ad-ministrative wing. Science class-rooms and Teenage Pregnant &Parenting Students classrooms willbe added, and the interior and ex-terior of existing facilities will berenovated. BCCPC currentlyserves 298 students, but once con-struction projects are complete ad-ministrators hope to increase to450 students.

Trustees’ decision to renamethe facility is effective immedi-ately. A dedication ceremony willbe scheduled in conjunction withthe opening of the newly renovatedfacility once work is complete.

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GLENN MARTINGlenn Martin,81, passed awaypeacefully in hissleep Monday,January 18,2010. Mr. Mar-tin played com-petitive tennis.He played in

tournaments across the state andhad several on his calendar for theupcoming weeks. He played andenjoyed tennis until the day hedied. He was born Ferman GlennMartin July 21, 1928, to FermanG. Martin and Theo Deskin Mar-tin in Grand Prairie, Texas. Hesoon was followed by his sister,Juliana or “Judy”. He graduatedfrom Grand Prairie High Schooland went on to graduate from theUniversity of Texas. After college,Mr. Martin served as an army of-ficer in England during the KoreanWar. Mr. Martin married DorothyAnn West in 1955. They were mar-ried more than 50 years, until herdeath in 2007. As a family man,

he was kind and loving father. Hepassed along his important life les-son, “you can figure that out” tohis children, grandchildren, fam-ily, friends and even his pet catLizzie. His work as a petroleumengineer for ARCO won him in-ternational recognition, includinghonors from the World PetroleumCongress in Bucharest, Romania.He retired in 1985. Known as agood neighbor and for his wrysense of humor, he lived in Irvingfor 55 years. He was a member ofthe First United Methodist Churchof Irving. He is survived by chil-dren - Paul Blair Martin ofCoppell, David West Martin ofDallas, and Anna Jane Martin, ofHouston; five grand-children,Elizabeth Anne Martin of Coppell,Kimber Leigh Martin of Coppell,Emily Kathryn Martin of Coppell,Alexander West Martin of Dallas,and Jonathan David Martin of Dal-las; and sister, Juliana “Judy”Crews of Gun Barrel City. Memo-rial services will be held at 10:30AM Saturday, January 23, at First

United Methodist Church of Irv-ing, 211West Third St. in Irving.Inurnment will be held at a laterdate at DFW National Cemetery inDallas. Memorial contributionscan be made to Special Olympicsof Texas and Susan G. Komen forthe Cure. Arrangements byBrown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

BARBARACOPELAND

Barbara Copeland, of Irving, diedMonday, January 18, 2010 athome. She was born December 15,1943 in Tuscaloosa, AL. Visitationwas Wednesday at Donnelly’s Co-lonial Funeral Home. Service was5 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2010at Oak View Baptist Church, Irv-ing. Interment at Indian CreekCemetery in Alabama.

BONNIESCHILLINGER WILLET

B o n n i eSchillinger Wil-let passed awayon Saturday,January 16th.She will bemissed by allthat knew and

loved her. Bonnie was born May1, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois and issurvived by her loving husband of25 years, Richard Stephen Willet,of Irving. She is also survived byher mother, LaVerne Schillinger

and brother Ronald Schillinger, hiswife Bev and nephews Kurt andMark, all from the Chicago area.Bonnie was blessed with other lov-ing family members. Deborah andBurt Ginsburg and their son Max;Steve and Lisa Willet and their sonZachary, all from Houston; Brad-ley Willet, USAF, London, En-gland and Kim Willet of Denver,CO. Bonnie enjoyed spending timein her garden, tending to her roses,bird watching and loving her threedogs. She enjoyed cooking andcaring for the people she loved themost. Bonnie will be forevermissed by all of us who loved her.We find comfort and peace inknowing she has moved on toGod’s place for her in eternal life.A Funeral Service was held atBrown’s Memorial Funeral Homeon Thursday, January 21st at 11:00AM. Memorial donations may bemade to American Lung Associa-tion.

RONALD PATRICKGONZALES

Ronald PatrickGonzales wentto be with hisLord Sunday,January 17,2010 in Dallas,TX at the youngage of 37 due to

ongoing health issues. Ron wasborn on September 24, 1972 in

Dallas, TX. Ron loved the out-doors, hunting, BBQing, andspending time with family andfriends. Ron touched so manypeople with his kind spirit andthoughtful, giving nature. He hada huge heart and had love for ev-eryone. Family was always a pri-ority and he was extremely loyal.A natural born leader and man ofgreat physical and inner strength,he was always the one to go to fora shoulder to lean on or for advice.He could always make you laughand smile- you just felt good be-ing around him. We give thanks tothe Lord for the time we had withRon. He will be greatly missed byall who knew him. He was pre-ceded in death by his Parents,Donald Gonzales and Betty Westand Sister, Wendy Carter. He issurvived by his Fiancée’ AmyBrown, Brothers, Daniel Ellis, ofTrinity, AL, Les Ellis of Coppell,TX, Tim Gonzales and GeraldGonzales of Dallas, TX., Sisters,Yvonne Barnett of Irvine, KY, Car-rie Hall of Stanton, KY, CindyRoberts of Ravenna, KY and JulieMendez of Dallas, TX., Step-Mother, Lucy Gonzales of Dallas,TX. Numerous Nieces, Nephews,Extended Family and Friends. Fu-neral services were held on Friday,January 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM atChapel of Roses Funeral Home. In-terment followed at Oak GroveMemorial Gardens.

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One of the most financiallydevastating ways people are vic-timized is identity theft, wheresomeone steals your personal in-formation and uses it to open ac-counts, take out loans, make pur-chases or rent an apartment, amongother offenses.

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credit – not to mention having tospend hundreds of hours sorting itall out.

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Think “low-tech.” Surpris-ingly, although high-tech crimeslike computer hacking get morepublicity, old-fashioned thieveryaccounts for the vast majority ofidentity thefts. Watch out for:

Pickpockets targeting yourwallet, purse, checkbook andcredit or debit cards.

Intercepted mail containingchecks or personal information toand from banks, government agen-cies, retailers, medical providers or

insurers. Some thieves even fill outchange-of-address cards to redirectyour mail, so pay attention whenexpected bills or correspondencedon’t arrive.

People rifling through yourtrash. Always shred sensitive pa-perwork – and never leave pur-chase receipts behind at the store.

Strangers (and even personalacquaintances) who have access toyour home or workplace – alwayslock up sensitive information.

People who “shoulder surf”while you enter passwords atATMs or retail card machines. Al-ways shield the keypad.

Sound the alert. Keep handyphone numbers you can call toquickly report lost debit or creditcards or checks; also program theminto your cell phone in case you’reaway from home. In addition, ifyou are a victim of identity theft,contact the three major credit bu-reaus and ask them to place fraudalerts on your files: They areEquifax (www.equifax.com, 888-766-0008), Experian(www.experian.com, 888-397-3742) and TransUnion(www.transunion.com, 800-680-7289).

To monitor your credit andspot errors or fraudulent activity,order one free credit report per yearfrom each of the three bureaus atwww.annualcreditreport.com.Each bureau tracks slightly differ-ent information, so it’s a good ideato stagger ordering reports fromeach throughout the year.

Say no to “phishing.” Be sus-picious of realistic-looking emails– supposedly from trusted sources– that ask you to supply or con-firm account information, log-inIDs or passwords. Legitimate busi-nesses and government agencieswill never ask you to verify sensi-tive information by email. Whenin doubt, contact the organizationyourself. Never click on the linkprovided within the email – itcould take you to a copycat websitecapable of infecting your com-

puter.The same advice applies to

phone callers purporting to repre-sent companies with which you dobusiness. Before verifying or sup-plying any private information,call the main information numberyourself (it’s usually toll-free) andverify that the call was legitimate.The Security and ExchangeCommission’s Web site,www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/phishing.htm, discusses how tospot and avoid phishers.

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LAWRENCELarry T. Lawrence, age 81, of Irv-ing, died January 17, 2010. He wasborn July 24, 1928, in Borger,Texas. A memorial service honor-ing Larry was Monday, January18th at 2:30 p.m. at Plymouth ParkChurch of Christ, Irving. Arrange-ments by Donnelly’s Colonial Fu-neral Home.

BETTYSUE MILLER

Betty Sue Miller, 66, of Irving,Texas went to be with her Lord &Savior on Jan. 13, 2010. She wasborn on May 17, 1943 in CorpusChristi. Funeral services will beheld at 1 PM Saturday, Jan. 23rdat Lakewood Baptist Church inIrving. A private burial will be heldat a later date. Arrangements byBrown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

DIANE NEARDiane Near,long time resi-dent of Irving,passed awayW e d n e s d a yJanuary 20 withher daughtersby her side. She

was born April 2, 1935 in Chicago,Illinois but became a transplantedTexan in July 1968 when she andher husband and two young daugh-ters moved to Irving. Diane is pre-ceded in death by her fatherCharles LeMauk, mother IleanaJodl, brother Brian LeMauk, andex-husband Bill Near. Diane is sur-vived by her two daughters Jenni-fer and Lisa Near of Irving, step-father Joseph Jodl, her two step-sisters, sister-in-law and numerouscousins, nieces and nephews.Diane was a lover of literature,opera, classical music, art and vis-iting various museums around thecountry. In addition to being a sea-son ticket holder to the Dallas Op-era, Diane was the secretary thentreasurer for Dallas Civic Music.Diane enjoyed sharing her love ofthe arts with her daughters. Theother great love of her life wasRuth Anne. In her last months,Diane wrote two children’s booksbased on the adventures of RuthAnne the teddy bear. Her daugh-

ters are committed to publishingthe books in honor of their mother.Diane loved to laugh. She pos-sessed a razor sharp wit, joyoushumor with the well placed quipbeing her forte. With an accepting,compassionate and a keen under-standing of people, Diane becamea friend, a supporter and secondMom to many of her daughters’friends. She will be missed bymany.

LARRYC. CLARK

Larry C. Clark, 77, of Irving, diedFriday, Jan. 15, 2010. He was bornDec. 12, 1932 at Eagle Lake, TX.Visitation was Sunday atDonnelly’s Colonial FuneralHome. Funeral was 1:00 p.m.Monday, Jan. 18th at St. Mary’sEpiscopal Church. Entombment atBishop Mason Mausoleum inFlower Mound.

CURTISSNETHEN

Curtis Snethen, 63, of the Irvingarea since 1969, died Saturday,January 16, 2010 in Irving. He wasborn May 11, 1946 in San Diego,California. Visitation was Wednes-day at Donnelly’s Colonial FuneralHome. Funeral service 10:00 a.m.Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Ply-mouth Park Baptist ChurchChapel.

MARY JOANNARICHARDSON KINCER

Mary Joanna Richardson Kincer,of Irving, died January 18, 2010.She was born on August 11, 1937in Waco, TX. Visitation was Thurs-day at the funeral home. Servicewas 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 22,2010 at Donnelly’s Colonial Fu-neral Home Chapel. Burial at OakGrove Memorial Gardens, Irving.

MARY LOUHAMILL RODGERS

Mary Lou Hamill Rodgers, of Ce-dar Hill, died January 19, 2010.She was born September 15, 1926in Bennington, OK. Visitation wasWednesday at Donnelly’s ColonialFuneral Home. Service was 2:00p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21st at the fu-neral home chapel. Burial atCrown Hill Memorial Park, Dal-las.

DONALDA. KEAHEY

Donald A. Keahey, 86, died Janu-ary 15, 2010. He was born Febru-ary 22, 1923 in Dallas. A funeralservice was held Tuesday, January19, 2010 at 10 AM at Brown’sMemorial Chapel. Interment fol-lowed at Oak Grove MemorialGardens. Arrangements made byBrown’s Memorial Funeral Home.

OLEVIAELLEN PRATT

Olevia Ellen Pratt of Irving, TXdied January 17, 2010 at LasColinas Medical Center. She wasborn January 21, 1928 inWellington, TX. Her parents wereAlonzo Lint and Mae BallardReynolds. She and R.G. Pratt, Jr.were married June 3, 1956 inChildress, TX. They moved toDallas in 1969. She was precededin death by her parents; husband,R.G. Pratt, Jr. in 2009; sons, Tho-mas Marion Gunn, 1952 and JoePratt of Irving, 2000; son-in-law,Pete Barber of Midlothian, TX,2001; brothers A.L. Reynolds ofDenver, CO and Bobby Reynoldsof Daleville, AL; sister TommieGeorge of Georgetown, TX. Sheis survived by daughter EarleneBarber of Midlothian, TX anddaughter and son-in-law, Ellen andBobby Sheats of Irving; grand-daughters Misti Tankovich andhusband Mark of Irving; Tiffanyand Shelly Pratt of DeSoto, TX andsix great grandchildren.

they remember their days atBentley.”

Joe Barnett, IISD’s Athletic Di-rector, as well as a number of IISDcoaches attended the seminar.

“I thought the presentation wasgood, because it was different.Renkens’ style is going to get yourattention. You’re afraid not to lookat him and listen,” Coach Barnettsaid.

“He has a good message in talk-ing to parents about being realistic.You look at your child and he is spe-cial. Just like mine or anyone whohas children they are special.

“I don’t think a lot of parentsrealize how small a percentage con-tinue into college as far as athletics.It is only around one to two percent.That’s not very many. We have beenfortunate here. We have some everyyear that go on. It varies from threeto four at a school to maybe 10 at aschool not all at large universities,but a lot of smaller colleges.

“A lot of times parents don’tthink about smaller schools. At asmall school, a student’s experienceis the same as if they were at theUniversity of Texas to them. Home-coming is a big event to you whetheryou are at a small school or the Uni-versity of Texas. I think that is some-thing that is overlooked a lot oftimes.”

During the seminar, CoachRenkens spoke about the prevalenceof cameras and the hard partyingmoments posted on social websitesthat can ruin a student’s chances ofbeing selected for a scholarship.

“He had some other good thingsto say about watching your reputa-tion and character. I was glad he tiedthat into it too. Kids sometimes don’tthink about the consequences of theiractions. It is going to follow themfrom now on.

“Kids are kids. For parents tothink they don’t have those situationswhere they can make wrong deci-sions, that is pretty naive. They are

all going to have those situations,”he said.

Coach Renkens also spokeabout the difficulties college coachesin Iowa have in locating athletic tal-ent in Texas.

“At times he was a little bitnegative about coaches being able tofind kids,” Coach Barnett said. “Ourcoaches do a good job of promotingour kids with smaller schools. Hesaid coaches will do what they can.I think ours probably do a little bitbetter job than most. Our coacheshave pretty good contacts.

“But what he said generally istrue that you have to work at it. Ifyou just sit back and wait on some-body to come find you, they prob-ably are not going to find you. Un-less you are a Division I, top-notchathlete, then they will find you. Youdon’t have to worry about it. Itdoesn’t matter if you are in Irvingor a real small town, they will findyou.

“It is the one who is the above

average, who is not the top one inthe state, but is pretty good, thoseare the kids who get lost. They haveto do a little leg work on their ownto find a college they can fit.

“If a student is a good athleteand they want to play somewhere,there is a place they can go. It is justfinding that place can be difficult. Ifthey do the work, they can find aplace to play if they want to badlyenough. It may be in Iowa some-where. But if you want to play, youcan go there and play.

“When the recruiters come andlook at our kids, the first thing theywant to see are grades, because thestudents have to qualify to get into

the school and they have to keeptheir grades up while they are there.They don’t want to bring somebodyin, invest their time, effort, andmoney, if you are going to flunk out.They don’t have time to do that.They expect students to perform aca-demically and athletically.

“I liked what he said about it be-ing work. When you go to collegeand you are in athletics, it is a fulltime job. It is like going to collegeand working at 7-Eleven. It’s all day,all night. They expect you to putyour time in, work hard, keep yourstudies up and everything. It is notan easy road. You really have to becommitted.”

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As part of the application pro-cess you will be asked to provideproof of income and other qualify-ing information. If accepted, youwill receive a professional energyconsultation by the agency. Theywill conduct a home energy auditduring which they will likely:

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* BOOK OF ELI R1:05 4:10 7:10 9:55

SPY NEXT DOOR PG12:25 2:45 5:05 7:25 9:45

SHERLOCK HOLMES PG131:15 4:15 7:15 10:15

IT’S COMPLICATED R1:40 4:25 7:10 9:55

UP IN THE AIR R12:55 4:50 7:25 10:00

ALVIN ANDTHE CHIPMUNKS 2 PG

1:20 3:35 6:55 9:10

AVATAR 2D PG1312:30 2:00 4:05 5:25

7:30 9:00

BLINDSIDE PG131:00 4:00 7:00 10:05

Jan. 22 - 29

By Matt MungleTitle:Rated: PG

Seems The Rock, a.k.a.Dwayne Johnson, is always cook-ing up something. Lately it hasbeen the smell of success in thearea of family comedies; havingvoiced last years Planet 51 andstarring in Race to Witch Moun-tain. Deciding not to go the actiondrama route that would better suithis dimensions, he has insteadtaken the road to slapstick. Orin the case of Tooth Fairy, slapshot.

Derek (Johnson) is a hockeyplayer who is stagnant in the mi-nor leagues. Seeming to be past hisprime, he is content with being theenforcer on the squad and broughtin only to take out opposing teammembers. He usually separatesthem from their teeth along theway, earning him the nickname,the Tooth Fairy. He has given up

on his dreams and this attitudespills over into his everyday life.When he crushes the imaginationof a young girl, he is sentenced toone week of real “Tooth Fairy”duty. Wings and all.

This film has two separate sto-ries going on. One is Derek in fairyland and the other is Derek in reallife. The real life Derek is wherewe get the message of the film andsee his character come around todoing the right thing. The wingedDerek is where we get the funnyelements of the story and, thoughat times juvenile, there are plentyof solid laughs along the way. Reallife Derek has a girlfriend (AshleyJudd) with two kids who wants himto be an influence in their lives.Winged Derek has to learn to playby the fairy rules and fulfill hispunishment.

I prefer fairy land over the realworld as far as this movie goes;mainly due to the supporting cast

and laughable moments. JulieAndrews plays the strict God-mother who has little tolerance forhis rule breaking cynicism.Stephen Merchant (Tracy) is thecase worker assigned to guideDerek through the process. Mer-chant is a truly talented Britishwriter, actor, and comedian andwith his pencil thin, six foot sevenstature he incorporates everythinginto this performance. The verbaljabs between him and Johnson aresome of the funniest moments ofthe film. I was also surprised to seeanother comedic genius in thelineup who I will not divulge sothat you too can be just as pleas-antly amused.

Tooth Fairy is rated PG formild language, some rude humorand sports action. You can watchthe trailer and pretty much get anidea of what you are in store for.Unless you have 8 and 9 year oldsto drag along, this is probably oneto skip. But if you want a film thatat times is cleverly funny withplenty of slapstick antics to delightthe kids, then you will find ToothFairy to be just the ticket. I give it3 out of 5 pillow cases. It is cer-tainly one that all family memberscan enjoy together and it does agrand job of reminding us that youare never too young or too old tostop believing. So says MattMungle.

Review copyright 2010Mungleshow Productions. Usedby Permission.

By Matt MungleTitle: Extraordinary MeasuresRated: PG

Movies that are inspired bytrue stories need a couple of ele-ments. First, there needs to be some

truth to it. Second, it has to be en-gaging enough to move us or en-tertain us.

The new flick ExtraordinaryMeasures has a sprinkling of thefirst element and a large dose ofthe second. The question that re-mains is if the movie is theaterworthy or one that you can wait

and experience in the comfort ofyour own home. With its “made forTV” style of writing and produc-tion at war with its strong messageof renewed hope and touching lookat the spirit of the human will, thedecision is not an easy one tomake.

Based on the powerful, Non

Fiction book The Cure: How a Fa-ther Raised $100 Million - AndBucked the Medical Establishment- in a Quest to Save His Childrenthe film stars Brendan Fraser (JohnCrowley) and Keri Russell (AileenCrowley) as the real life Crowleycouple who have two children witha rare genetic disorder. HarrisonFord (Dr. Robert Stonehill) is thefictional researcher who helpsJohn in his fight to get a new drugto market.

Ford described his characteras “an amalgam of people. Basi-cally he does not have a lot of so-cial skills so this helps build up thedramatic tension between him andthe passionate John.” This relation-ship adds lighter moments that aregood relief from the weightytheme.

The acting in this film is notstellar, but then neither is the scriptthat leads them. Best suited for theLifetime Channel or as an ABCSunday night movie, Extraordi-nary Measures never reached bigscreen potential. It takes a whileto grasp Fraser as a dramatic ac-tor. But he is endearing and hismediocre acting almost makes therole better. More believable if youwill. You start to see him as a dadwho loves his kids. Ford brings the

crusty side of Indie and Han to hisrole though for the most part he isjust bitter and angry. This is goodin short doses but I wanted a littlemore substance.

This is an emotional film andone that, all bad points aside, willtug on your heart with force. Any-time you get the subject of childrenfighting to live it is hard not to bemoved on some level. This spiritof survival and Crowley’s devo-tion to save them is the backbonethat salvages the film. The fightthat Crowley made for his kids ispowerful.

Ford says, “I have five kidsmyself so I know how it feels whenyour kids are threatened by some-thing and you can’t do anythingabout it. It is a basic human emo-tion that I think most people willunderstand.”

Rated PG for thematic mate-rial, language and a mild sugges-tive moment it is safe for those 10and up but maybe a little too heavyin its subject matter. I give it 3 outof 5 Barbie cars. At best, an inter-esting look at the medical researchworld and one man’s fight with it.So says Matt Mungle.

Review copyright 2010Mungleshow Productions. Usedby Permission.

Can you handle the tooth?

A touching look at the spirit of the human will

Gilbert Family Literacy ProjectMichael Crotty (backrow-right), principal atGilbert ElementarySchool, congratulates 12parents upon completionof the Latino FamilyLiteracy Project, a nine-week program where 30parents attendedliteracy programstailored to meet theneeds of Latino parentsand children.

Irving on a weekly and eventu-ally daily basis. The IrvingLeague will work with the Dal-las League and other areaLeagues to provide this impor-tant service as frequently as pos-sible.

“This is really what theLeague of Women Voters isabout. Ensuring that all citizenshave the tools and the informa-tion they need to exercise theirright to vote has inspired me tobe a member of the League forover 30 years,” said MonaWyatt, director of voter servicesof the LWV of Irving. “It’s avolunteer service that is also athoroughly enjoyable experi-ence for League members.”

The League of Women Vot-ers of Irving and Dallas braved20 degree weather to help ournewest citizens register to voteon Jan. 8 and 15. Over 150 newAmericans took the oath of citi-zenship at the new U.S. Citizen-ship and Immigration and Ser-vices regional office located justoff 114 in Las Colinas. Newlynaturalized citizens were able tostop by the League table to ei-ther register to vote directly orget the paperwork to registeroutside Dallas County.

Smiles were contagious,cameras were snapping andLeague members were holdingback tears of pride.

The new facility brings thismost sacred of ceremonies to

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Former Oklahoma State starsPete Incaviglia and Michele Smithwill be inducted into the OklahomaSports Hall of Fame as two of thefive members of the Class of 2010.

Founded in 1989, the Okla-homa Sports Hall of Fame has in-ducted over 120 Oklahoma sportsfigures. Members of the JimThorpe Association, the OklahomaSports Hall of Fame, Hall of Famenominees and Oklahoma sportsjournalists vote on the hall of famehonorees. Basic criteria for induc-tion are accomplishments in sportsand identification with Oklahoma.

A standout on the baseball dia-mond for the Cowboys from 1983-85, Incaviglia smashed an NCAA-record 100 career home runs and

turned in a .915 career sluggingpercentage. In 1985, he enjoyedthe most remarkable season in col-lege baseball history, blasting 48homers and collecting 143 RBIs,both of which still stand as NCAArecords.

With “Inky” in the lineup,OSU made three appearances inthe College World Series. He wasa two-time, first-team All-Ameri-can (1984, 1985), a two-time, first-team All-Big Eight Conferenceselection (’84 & ’85) and is one ofonly two players to earn Big EightTournament MVP honors twice(’84 & ’85).

In 1999, Incaviglia was namedthe College Baseball Player of theCentury by Baseball America, and

he was elected into the CollegeBaseball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Incaviglia was the eighth-overall pick in the 1985 MajorLeague Baseball Draft and spent12 years in the majors.

Smith established herself asone of the top softball pitchers inthe world during her time at OSUand as a U.S. Olympian.

A two-time, first-team All-American for the Cowgirls in 1988and 1989, the southpaw led OSUto the Women’s College WorldSeries in ’89 and was named to theWCWS All-Tournament Team.

She was an All-Big EightConference selection three timesand was also named to theconference’s all-tournament teamthree times, including winningtourney MVP honors in 1989.

During her four-year career inStillwater, she tossed a school-record nine no-hitters, two ofwhich were perfect games, and sheranks in the top 10 in OSU’s sea-son and career record books in 16offensive and pitching categories.She owns the school record forwins with 82 ranks second with 46shutouts and is tied for second incareer triples.

Smith starred for Team USAon two Olympic gold medal win-ning squads at the 1996 AtlantaGames and at the 2000 SydneyGames.

This year’s Oklahoma SportsHall of Fame induction banquetwill be Aug. 3 at the National Cow-boy & Western Heritage Museumin Oklahoma City.

Incaviglia, Smith to be inductedinto Oklahoma Sports Hall Of Fame

Provided by Jennifer WilsonThe Irving City Council ap-

pointed two new members to theIrving Arts Board, and the ArtsBoard voted on a new chair, vice-chair and secretary at the Novem-ber meeting. A third new memberwas appointed in December.

Returning Arts Board mem-bers Bob Dauber (served from1999-2002) and KatherineHoward (served from 2005-2007)were appointed in November andwill serve a two-year term. Theyreplaced retired Arts Board ChairLorraine Taylor and secretaryHarm Schreur both served from2003-2009.

Francesca Funk, who is newto the Arts Board, will replaceGeorge Edwin, who passed awayon Nov. 19. Edwin served on the

Julie Glen of the Robert Glen Gallery in Kenya recently joined guests at the Glory House for lunch. Shewas in the area to exhibit at the Dallas Safari Club Show. During her remarks to the Irving guests, sherecalled the excitement and the storm experience during the dedication of the Mustangs of Las Colinas in1984. Additional bronze pieces by international wildlife artist Robert Glen are currently on display at theMustang Museum, 5205 N. O’Connor.

Arts Board from 2008-2009. Hewas a beloved figure and an ac-tive member of numerous boardsin Irving. Funk was appointed inDecember and will serve on theArts Board until 2012.

The Arts Board also electedthree new officers. Jim Bullock re-placed Taylor as chair, JoanneBresowar replaced Bullock asvice-chair and Robin Beggs re-placed Schreur as secretary.

Irving Arts Board membersare appointed by Irving CityCouncil and members may serveup to three consecutive two-yearterms. Arts Board meetings areopen to the public. For a scheduleof meetings and for more informa-tion, visitwww.IrvingArtsCenter.com orcall 972-252-7558.

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