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By Genesis BishopEven though there were several practice en-

tries and exits for the robe clad graduates, smiles abounded as family and friends filled the auditorium at Jack E. Singley Academy Tuesday evening for the summer commencement program.

Candidates for diplomas from Irving, Nimitz and MacArthur high schools and Jack E. Singley Academy donned their school colored robes and crossed the stage to complete their high school edu-cation with the customary handshake and tassel flip.

Sixty-four students in all were awarded their

respective diplomas for completion of their high school education – 27 from Irving High School, five from Nimitz High School, 12 from Jack E. Singley Academy and 20 from MacArthur High School.

Organist Sandra Davidson played a classic graduation processional as the commencement started after which Jack E. Singley Academy’s new principal Dr. Tamy Smalskas welcomed the students.

The guest speaker, Haim Vasquez, Attorney at Law spoke to the soon to be graduate as the cer-emony’s guest speaker.

By Genesis BishopMultitudes of business and com-

munity members came out to intro-duce themselves to Irving’s new City Manager Chris Hillman at a special Meet and Greet reception at the La Cima Club in Las Colinas on Aug. 13.

Hillman spent the afternoon and evening getting to know community members, their concerns and hopes for the future of Irving.

As far as goals moving forward, Hillman has quite a list.

“I want to make sure I can go out there and make the best connec-

tions I can with the residents, with the business community and with many other entities and agencies,” Hillman said. “Whether they’re other governments – state, federal or lo-cal – I want to make sure that all of those areas know and understand that they’re going to have a very col-laborative partner with the City of Irving and the City Manager’s office.

“I’m looking forward to building on an incredible foundation of com-munity and business success here in Irving.”

He then told of how he became

so interested in the city manager position when it came available in Irving.

“I came here 25 years ago visit-ing a friend that I went to high school with,” Hillman said. “At the time Las Colinas was just being built – the urban center – and even back then, 25 years ago, I was amazed and I was so impressed.

“I had no visions of being in-volved in city government at all, but I was just so impressed and as the years went by I’d always tell people

In the August 9 edition of the Rambler, in the story entitled “Con-troversial ethics code approved in close vote by Irving Council”, it was erroneously reported that Irving City Councilman Oscar Ward voted in opposition of the new ethics code.

This was a grievous error made on behalf of the reporter who harbors no malice for Ward and is deeply apologetic for any controversy or con-cern that the mistake may have caused Ward’s friends and constituents.

Ward, in fact was part of the 5-4 vote in favor of the new ethics code

and Councilman John Danish voted in opposition.

In no way did Ward go back on his campaign platform, but rather upheld it, which included the state-ment, “I will sign the new Ethics Code including the funding of political campaigns to improve the transpar-ency of city affairs.”

The staff of the Rambler com-mits to working diligently in the future to avoid discretions of this nature and thanks Ward and the community for their understanding and continued patronage.

By Dan EakinThe Coppell City Council ap-

proved three zoning changes, includ-ing one which had not been recom-mended by city staff, Tuesday night.

By a vote of 5-2, the council went against city staff recommendations and approved a zoning change to allow for the construction of 18 town homes and the expansion of the Old

Town Coppell Historical District.Applicants Jason Rose and Mark

Haas had asked that the zoning be changed from Industrial Special District to Old Coppell Historic Dis-trict to allow plans to proceed for the building of the town homes, which Rose said would be built, and likely sold for, just under $400,000 each.

New Irving City Manager presented at La Cima Club

Coppell council OKs zoning changeafter city staff recommends denial

Singley Academy hosts summer graduation

U.S. District Judge finds system in violationof Voting Rights ActBy Dan Eakin

In an opinion issued Friday morning, U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater said that the Irving Inde-pendent School District’s system of electing five school board members in single districts and two at large is in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

In the opinion released a few weeks after a three-day trial was held in Fitzwater’s court, Fitzwater stated, “Following a bench trial, … the court finds that the Irving ISD 5-2 system for electing trustees violates the Act because, under the totality of the cir-cumstances, it denies Hispanic voters an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process and to elect representatives of their choice.”

Plaintiffs Manual A. Benavidez, Juana De Leon and Daniela De Leon,

Court rules againstIrving schools’5-2 voting districts

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See COURT RULING, Page 4

See CITY MANAGER, Page 10

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Misprint leads to upset concerning Councilman Ward

Irving ISD Superintendent, Dr. Jose Parra (right) chats with Irving’s new City Manager Chris Hillman at a special Meet and Greet welcoming Hillman to the community at the La Cima Club Wednesday evening. /Photo by Genesis Bishop

Hirania Cantarero, of MacArthur High School, is all smiles as she leads the processional for her fellow graduates past family and friends at the Jack E. Singley Academy Summer Commencement Ceremony Tuesday evening. / Photo by Genesis Bishop

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Empty Shelter DayAugust 16

Where animal shelters across North Texas will waive adoption fees in an effort to reduce the pets residing at their facilities. Irving is one of 26 cities that will participate in “Empty the Shelter Day.” The other cities are Arlington, Benbrook, Burleson, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Cleburne, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Garland, Grand Prairie, Keller, Lake Dallas, Lewisville, Mansfield, McKinney, Murphy, North Richland Hills, Plano, Richardson, Richland Hills, Sunnyvale, Weatherford and Wylie.

Lone Star Youth Orchestra AuditionsAugust 16

The Lone Star Youth Orchestra (LSYO) is pleased to announce auditions for the 2014-2015 Season. Auditions will take place on Saturday, August 16, 2014 and Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Irving Arts Center. All auditions are by appointment only. Please visit www.lascolinassymphony.org/youth for more information or call 972-252-4800.

NFL Punt, Pass and Kick CompetitionAugust 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Irving Police Department’s Problem Solving Unit will host the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Competition at Lady Bird Middle School (3601 W. Pioneer Drive). The equal opportunity competition is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 15, and it allows youth to compete in a friendly environment using basic football skills (punting, passing and kicking). There is no cost to participate. To learn more about the event, call 972-721-3548 or contact Officer Bennie Bazley at [email protected].

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The Gallery of Artists: Diverse Artistic Expressions or NatureAugust 16 – September 14

A collaborative group called The Gallery of Artists (GOA) returns to the Irving Arts Center for a month long exhibit with lectures, demonstrations, and artist talks the first and last weekends of the show. Original artwork in a variety of media will be included. Participating artists: Robert Louis Caldwell, James Gary Hines II, Jan Martin McGuire, Sally Maxwell, and Dale Weiler. With Guest Artists: Jocelyn Russell and Julie Askew. Admission is free and the exhibit is available for viewing in the Irving Arts Center Main Gallery.

Back to School BashAugust 17, 6-8 p.m.

Free school supplies, hot dogs, snow cones, water bounce houses and a mechanical bull will provide fun for the whole family at Oak View Baptist Church (1004 S. Story Road).

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The Value of High Quality Healthcare for Children, August 19,11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

The Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce presents Dr. Ray Tsai President and Medical Director of MyChildren’s and Delia Jasso Director of Community Relations at Children’s Medical Center at their quarterly meeting to be held at Embassy Suites (4650 W Airport Fwy.). For more information, or to register, call 972-721-2200 or visit [email protected].

Neighborhood Memory CafeAugust 21, 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Heritage Senior Center and Avalon Memory Care will host a program for Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients and their families on the third Thursday of each month. This is an opportunity for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers to get together in a safe, supportive and engaging environment. It’s a place for the group to interact, share concerns and socialize without feeling embarrassed or misunderstood. The class will be held at the Heritage Senior Center (200 S. Jefferson Street). For more information, call 972-721-2496.

A David Small WorldThrough August 31

Filled with his trademark wit and whimsy, the

exhibit features 70 original works by Caldecott Medal award-winning illustrator and author, David Small. This exhibition was organized and toured by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, Texas. Admission is free and the exhibit is available for viewing in the Irving Arts Center Carpenter Hall Lobby.

Simply Beautiful: Photographs from National GeographicThrough November 16

Assembled by award-winning National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths, the exhibit features more than 50 photographs that cover the Society’s core mission areas: exploration, wildlife, cultures, science and nature. Admission is free and the exhibit is available for viewing in the Irving Arts Center Dupree Lobby.

By Dan EakinEight Women of the Year and

a national Top Ten candidate were honored by the Dallas Area Council of the American Business Women’s As-sociation (ABWA) at an event at the Las Colinas Country Club on Aug. 9.

The women were selected for the honor by their local chapters.

They included Donna McCright, of the Dallas Area Council of ABWA; Barbara Doyle, of the Outlook Posi-tive Express Network; Ginger Groom Grant, of The Colony Chapter; Stacey Whitmarsh, of the Charisma Char-ter Chapter; Beatrice Culley, of the DeSoto Charter Chapter; Vicki Mar-lett, of the Texas Vineyards Express Network; Kimberly Williams, of North Dallas Business Women; and Julia Fielder of the Charisma Charter Chapter who is a national 2015 Top Ten candidate.

Christine Snyder, chair of the DACA executive board, said, “The American Business Women’s Asso-ciation’s Women of the Year award is one of the most distinguished honors bestowed upon a member. This year, the American Business Women’s Association will be celebrating its 65th Anniversary, and this marks the Dallas Area Council of the American Business Women’s Association’s 27th celebration of candidates.

“Every year, DACA honors the chapter and express networks’ Woman of the Year and Top Ten candidates. This celebration has an attendance of more than 100 members and guests from around the DFW area. We celebrate the ac-complishments of 10-15 local area

women each year for their outstand-ing achievements to the Association. There are over 200 ABWA members in the Dallas Area Council.”

Speakers at the Aug. 9 event in-cluded Lorie Burch, ABWA national president who practices law in Dallas, and Laura Morlando, ABWA District II vice president, who is with Beauti-Control in Cedar Hill.

Burch told the women at the event, “I truly didn’t know the value of the American Business Women’s Association until I was chosen as a 2010 Top Ten Business Woman. The National Conference that year in Kansas City where I was honored as a Top Ten was the start of the most amazing change in me. For the first time in my life, I opened up about myself and took the risk to share things I thought you all would judge me for. But rather than judging me or making me feel ashamed…you all embraced me, supported me, celebrated me. And I became a more confident, outgoing, and happier Lorie than I ever thought possible…because of you.

“What has changed most in me since that honor is that I have learned to be happy with this moment just as it is and let a higher power reveal the future in its own time. It is true what they say, success is a journey and not a destination. We all achieve mo-ments of success that we need to re-joice in at that time, even if we aren’t yet where we feel we are meant to be.

“As women, we are so hard on ourselves, aren’t we? We don’t cel-ebrate our achievements, because we don’t have the perfect job, we aren’t

in the career we want, we have too much debt, we’re too fat, too skinny, we aren’t pretty enough, it goes on and on. Meanwhile, all the wonder-ful things we do…all the wonderful things we are, get lost and go uncel-ebrated.”

Snyder explained, “National recognition is one of the four tenets of the association’s mission. Mem-bers have the opportunity to run for national office for a seat on the orga-nization’s National Board of Direc-tors. Members also compete for the Top 10 Business Women of ABWA based on personal and professional achievements.

“Every year, ABWA groups nominate one accomplished member

as a candidate for the Top Ten Busi-ness Women of ABWA. From the ten finalists, the American Business Woman of ABWA is chosen. The Top Ten are introduced at the Associa-tion’s annual meeting, the National Women’s Leadership Conference, which will be held in Overland Park, Kansas Oct 30-Nov 1.”

The mission of the Dallas Area Council of the American Business Women’s Association (DACA) is to promote involvement among par-ticipating Chapters and Express Net-works, and to provide opportunities for combined activities to enhance our membership, to publicize ABWA and to promote education within our community.

A statement on the National

ABWA website is as follows: “By its very nature, recognition

is loaded with positive reinforcement. It is an essential component of effec-tive development. Thus individual members are recognized for their efforts. Each year, in addition to na-tional awards and recognition, local chapters honor members who make significant accomplishments in edu-cation, leadership, and professional and civic activities.”

For information, go to www.abwa.daca.org.

Eight Women of the Year and a Top Ten candidate were honored by the Dallas Area Council of the American Business Women’s Association at an event at the Las Colinas Country Club on Aug. 9. They are, front row from left, Donna McCright of The Colony, Barbara Doyle of Irving, Ginger Groom Grant of The Colony, Stacey Whitmarsh of Plano; and back row from left, Beatrice Culley of DeSoto, Vicki Marlett of Irving, Kimberley Williams of Dallas, and Julia Fielder of Dallas, a Top Ten candidate.

Women of the Yearhonored at local event

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U.S. News & World Report examines hospitals for their annual “Best Hospitals” report. We’re proud to announce that for 2014-15 Baylor Medical Center at Irving has been recognized for excellence state-wide in four specialties—Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery and Pulmonology. And we realize, we have to re-earn this reputation every day, with every patient.

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affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers, Baylor Medical Center at Irving or Baylor Scott & White Health. ©2014 Baylor Scott & White Health BMCIRV_580_2014 RT

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By Dan EakinThe Four Seasons Resort & Club

Dallas at Las Colinas was an exciting place to be Aug. 9-11 as some of the world’s leading wine professionals and connoisseurs came to teach seminars at the 10th annual Texas Sommelier Conference (TEXSOM).

The event had a total of 23 semi-nars, with 39 master sommeliers, 10 certified wine educators and six masters of wine participating.

James Tidwell, one of the found-ers of the event, said, “Our volunteer group alone had representatives from 11 states. Even more states, and sev-eral countries, were represented at the conference.

“The total number registered for seminars was over 650 with a total of 900 participating in the conference. This is about 20 percent larger than last year.”

More than 200 different wines were evaluated at the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas Grand Tasting portion of the event.

A total of 25 Texas sommeliers competed in the Texas Monthly’s “Texas Best Sommelier Competi-tion.”

The top winner was Joelie Cous-ins of Austin’s Red Room Lounge. Rene Fagoaga of Four Seasons Re-sort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas won second place, and third place honors went to Nathan Fausti who serves wine at the Arro Restaurant in Austin.

The TEXSOM Conference and the Texas’ Best Sommelier Compe-tition were first started by James Tidwell, beverage manager at Four Seasons; Drew Hendricks, director of beverage education for Pappas Restaurants in Houston; and Guy Stout of Glazer’s Distributors.

Since it began in 2005, the conference has attracted more than 2,200 wine professionals from across the United States. More than 160 Texas sommeliers have competed for the Texas Best Sommelier title at the event.

John Kraushaar, regional sales manager for Coravin; Nathan T. Prater, director of outlets for AT&T in Austin; and Joe LaPanna, wine director for Las Colinas Beverages, get together at the 10th annual Sommelier Conference (TEXSOM) at the Four Seasons Ressort & Club. The event, promoted as the nation’s premier wine education conference, featured some of the world’s leading wine professionals and connoisseurs. / Photo by Dan Eakin

MR. & MRS. HV MINTER60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Betty Herrington and HV Minter were wed on Friday, August 20, 1954 in Clarksville, Texas. They moved to Irving in 1960. Mr. Minter worked for Frito-Lay for 10 years. He left at that time to open his own service station and garage. He ran that business, in South Irving, until his retirement in 1995. After retirement he worked part-time for the City of Irving as a school crossing guard. He worked the corner at Macarthur and Vilbig, at Townley Elementary, for most of those 14 years.

Betty was a homemaker and bookkeeper for his busi-ness until she went to work for the Irving ISD. She was an attendance clerk at John Haley Elementary for 19 years. She retired in 2008.

They are active member of the Oak View Baptist Church, where Betty leads a Senior Adult Bible Study. They have two sons, Johnnie; Jerry and his wife Tammy; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

They will celebrate this wonderful occasion with a fam-ily dinner.

By Dan EakinThe Coppell school board met

briefly Thursday night and voted unanimously to hire Dr. Mike Wal-drip to replace Dr. Jeff Turner as Coppell School Superintendent.

Waldrip, who had been serving as deputy superintendent of the Fris-co school district, had been named as the lone finalist last month, but state law requires a 21-day waiting period before the final vote can take place.

The new superintendent and his wife Lisa were on hand for the meet-ing, and for a reception in their honor afterwards, at which refreshments were served.

Waldrip emerged as the lone finalist after a long search for the correct candidate for the position. At least 40 people had applied for the job. The board interviewed six applicants last month, then brought three of those six back to be inter-viewed again.

Anthony Hill, school board president, thanked the board mem-bers and all who had a part in the selection process. He noted that the current board members had never gone through a selection process for a superintendent before.

In addition to hiring Waldrip at the meeting, the board also approved a letter agreement for the reassign-

ment of duties of Turner to that of consultant to the board of trustees for August 18-31.

The board also approved a letter agreement for a two-week extension of Vern Edin’s at-will contract. Edin, a former longtime principal at Cop-pell Middle School West, was hired earlier this summer to assist with

administrative duties.David Apple, school board mem-

ber, praised Edin for his services. Edin thanked the board for allowing him to serve.

A press conference is scheduled with Waldrip for 2 p.m. Monday in which he plans to meet with media to discuss his new duties and plans.

Dr. Mike Waldrip, left, and his wife Lisa visit with Anthony Hill, Coppell School Board President, just before the special board meeting Thursday night in which the board unanimously voted to hire Waldrip as school superintendent. / Photo by Dan Eakin

Coppell ISD welcomes Waldrip as superintendent

Top wine professionals come to Irving


Judy L. FreemanJudy L. Freeman, age 61 of

Irving, died on August 12, 2014. She was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on May 11, 1953 to Arvel and Lovena McWhorter and retired from Lib-

erty Mutual as a Senior Claims Representative. She is preceded in death by her parents and her beloved hus-band Charles “Chuck” Free-

man who passed away in 1995. Judy will be greatly missed by her daughter Melissa Moore; son Josh Freeman; her sister Sharon Wolf along with special grandchildren Jalen, Landon, Alexis and Zuri Moore. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, August 18, 2014 at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM on Monday, August 18, 2014 at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home just prior to the service.

Ned Moseley Edwards, Jr.Ned Moseley Edwards, Jr., 73,

founder and manager of Star Tire Co of Dallas, died Friday, August 8, 2014 of cancer at his home in Irving. He was the son of Ned M. Edwards, Sr. and Mary Ella Hughes Edwards. An avid outdoorsman, Ned cut college classes to take pictures of wildlife and nature. Working for the Ft. Worth

Zoo, he traveled to Guatemala to photograph and collect croco-diles and snakes for the new her-petarium. In the Army in early 60s, he served

in Korea and worked on Hawk missiles at Redstone Arsenal in Ala-bama. As the only qualified herpe-tologist in that state, he trained Eagle Scouts earning hunting badges. He shared Alabama spelunking adven-tures with his 5 boys as well as other family members and friends. He loved to host parties and entertain. Ned was a consummate storyteller. As the boys got older, he took them on hunting trips. Trophies abound at home and the tire store. With seed money from his father, he founded and managed the successful Star Tire Co where his sons continue the fam-ily business. Following this success, he purchased land in Canton and designed and built a beautiful home close to the lake, a legacy for family gatherings with competitive fishing and warm memories. He pampered his cattle, many of whom had pet names, with “gourmet fodder”. He loved going into town for lunch with other “good ole boys”. He was noted for his generosity and humor. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Kathy Edwards. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Pamela Caffo Edwards; sons, Brian Edwards and wife Carrie of Arling-ton, Adam Edwards and wife Rose of Bedford, Kirk Edwards and wife Jana of Arlington, Jason Edwards and Nick Edwards, both of Euless; sister, Peggy Peterson of Justin, TX; brothers, Mike Edwards and wife Molly of Scottsdale, AZ, Jeff Edwards and wife Stephanie of Carrollton; step-mother, Barbara Edwards of Addison; five grandchildren, Josh, Brandon, Jordan, Ciara and Savan-nah and one great grandson, Riley; nephews and nieces. Celebration of Life will be Monday, August 18, 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the parish hall of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church, 2323 Cheyenne Street, Irving, 75062 behind Denny’s at Esters Rd. and Hwy 183. Finger food and sodas will be served.

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Though not a perfect film, The Giver certainly delivers one of the more thought provoking and in-triguing themes of the year. It is understandable why this has been such a popular and bestselling book

since its release in 1993. Author Lois Lowry pens a society that seems so inviting and peaceful but then shows what such an existence would ultimately cost.

In the film adaptation, we find Jonas (Bren-ton Thwaites) graduating with h i s t w o b e s t

friends and finding out what job they have been assigned by the elders. They live in a community where all forms of anger, resentment, jealousy, or strife have been removed. They live at peace with the world around them. But they also are void of any true emotion. Feelings are encouraged to be discussed and shared but only at a superficial and text book level. They know what it means to value someone but nothing of love.

Jonas is chosen, as his position, to receive the highest possible task. To be the receiver of memories. To help preserve the community, all memories have been removed. There is no reminder of war or the hatred and devastation that almost destroyed the planet. One man, The

Giver (Jeff Bridges), has the ability to convey the memories to Jonas. Through intense sessions Jonas learns what it means to feel love, the pain of loss, the joy of new life and the agony of death. By learning he will be better able to help the elders lead the community in the future. But Jonas feels that everyone needs to know of these things to better live.

This is a sci-fi film and like most in the genre it has moments that lack clarity and plausibility. But at the same time the concept of the story is intriguing. Would you be okay living in a perfect society if it meant going through it with no idea of love or pain. And would you miss what you never knew existed. The film is shot nicely and the decision to shoot the com-munity in a very monotone almost black and white style was smart. Once Jonas starts to feel, he sees color and the viewer gets another visual of how vivid life really is when we engage with it.

The acting is solid and there is a balance of action, drama and lighter moments. It is rated PG-13 for a ma-ture thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence. Some of the imagery and visuals that Jonas experiences may be a bit intense for really young kids but the film as a whole is safe for the teenage crowd. I give it 3.5 out of 5 bike rides. Again not a perfect film but one that is full of thought provok-ing questions and a moving message.

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Sounds of MexicoPerformers entertained a standing-room-only audience during the Sounds of Mexico concert at the Irving Arts Center ‘s Carpenter Hall August 1.

The Greater Irving Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Irving Sister Cities program presented the concert, which was a celebration of the music of Guanajuato. The concert featured Felipe Ramirez, Pianist; Diana Muñoz, Soprano; Juan Miguel López, Tenor; and Antonio Hermosillo V, Baritone. / Photos by John Starkey

Hispanic residents in the Irving ISD, had filed suit against the Irving ISD, asking that the Irving ISD not be allowed to hold any future elections using the 5-2 system.

Following Friday’s announce-ment of the opinion, the Irving ISD has 60 days to submit an electoral plan to remedy its alleged violation

of the Voting Rights Act.This is the second lawsuit that

Benavidez has brought challenging the manner in which Irving ISD elects trustees. In the first, Benavidez chal-lenged Irving ISD’s then-system of electing all seven trustees in district-wide elections.

The school district changed from electing all school board members at large to the 5-2 system. Benavidez

and others contended that even that plan was not acceptable for Hispanic voters.

The Bickel and Brewer law firm represented the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

The opinion was released at press time Friday, and neither rep-resentatives of the law firm nor the school district were immediately available for comment.

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Congressman Kenny Marchant hosted the 10th annual Eagle Scout Ceremony last Thursday evening at the National Boy Scouts of America (BSA) headquarters in Irving. The event gathered a record 72 Boy Scouts from the 24th Congressional District who attained the rank of Eagle Scout over the past year.

The ceremony was structured to highlight each Scout by providing them the opportunity to describe their Eagle Scout project to their peers, Scout Leaders, and family members. Nearly 300 people were in attendance to observe their presen-tations. Some of these outstanding projects included renovating public buildings, assisting the homeless, public landscaping, and retiring thousands of American flags through the proper ceremonial procedure.

Marchant congratulated each scout on their achievement following their Eagle Scout project presenta-tions.

Bill Steele, Director of the Na-tional Eagle Scout Association, joined the ceremony as the keynote speaker. He congratulated the Eagle Scouts on their distinction and spoke about the value their achievement.

The Eagle Scout rank is the highest honor in the Boy Scouts of America program. According to the National Eagle Scout Association, less than five percent of scouts earn Eagle Scout rank each year.

The honored Eagle Scouts in-cluded:

From Bedford — Carson Merchant, Logan Merchant, Brendan Norman, Patrick Norman, Matthew Smith. From Carrollton — Joshua Baker, Stephen Celidonio, Denisho Coleman II, Eric Drake, Joseph Duebner, Leo Ernst, William Kalsch, Auston Lewis, Derek Morris, LaRandall Scroggins. From Coppell — Luke Armstrong, James Clifford, Kenneth Cole, Bryce Couch, Jason Culotta, Leo Fan, Nicholas Gutierrez, Michael Hall, Riley Hyslop, Sayed Juneja, Anant Kanungo, Andy Lautzenheiser, Peyton Maloney, Travis Thompson, Connor Tompkins, Ben Osigian. From Colleyville — Joseph Campbell II, Brian Lang, Alec Reuter, Luke Sheppard. From Southlake — Austin Brannon, Michael Dachniwsky, Austin Hintze, Con-nor McTaggart, Brooks Ragsdale, Paxton Riney, Nolin Wheeler, Colton Williams. From Euless — Ahil Punjwani, Christian Schmidt. From Grapevine — Adam Alexander, Nik Bacon, George Carson, Tom Cassady, Alvin Christensen, Joshua Copeland, Connor Croak, Cole Deters, John Failor, Alex Luce, Michael Obenhaus, Dillon Rathman, Ryan Roop, Mark Swope, Nick Walker, Sawyer Lawrence. From Dallas — Garrett Amy, Cormac Cur-rin, Alexander Duffin, Ryan Lanier, John Russell Niederer, Chris Wolff. From Hurst — Bryar Ferguson. From Irving — Sam Krampitz , Jacob Nemec. From Lewisville — Azim Dharani, Adil Virani

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By Genesis BishopLike minded individuals and

businesses that share the common goal of preserving, beautifying and creating a sustainable Irving, gath-ered together to celebrate outstand-ing contributors at the Mayor and KIB Proud Partners Awards recep-tion Monday evening.

Before the awards were handed out, former KIB Executive Director, Bob Horton was afforded the oppor-tunity to speak to the audience.

“This year down in Austin I was honored with a lifetime achievement award for the work I have done with Keep Irving Beautiful and others along the way,” Horton said. “I just wanted you to know that, in the few minutes I was given to give a little reception speech, I knew in my mind that I didn’t have time to say thank s to all ya’ll.

“Because that award would not have happened if you hadn’t made Keep Irving Beautiful an extrodinary success during my eight years here, and I thank you for that very, very much.”

Cathy Whiteman, of Irving Com-munity Television Network, acted as Mistress of Ceremonies for the event held at the First Baptist Church of Irving. The celebration was well at-tended, with 128 individuals who partook in an elaborate appetizer buffet prepared by chef Kristine

Sanbornand and her staff while list-ing to the melodies of harpist Becky Scherschell.

“Everyone looks forward to this event every year and we feel it is very important to recognize our volunteer partners and how much they mean to the KIB mission,” Margie Stipes, hostess and KIB Volunteer Recogni-tion Committee chair, said. “I, along with the board of directors and staff, would like to thank you for being here this evening, because it shows that you care about our great city and KIB and its mission.”

As Whiteman invited honorees to the stage and read bios of their accomplishments, Irving City Coun-cilman Allan Meagher, as representa-tive of the Mayor’s office, handed out the awards to the following Proud Partners winners (minus himself, which was presented instead by Stipes):

• Youth Leadership Award (in-dividual): Jenny Maique

• Youth Leadership Award (group): Alpha Zeta Eta Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

• Educator Award: Christa Sle-jko, North Lake College

• Faith Group Award: Chris Carathers, Irving North Christian Church

• Business and Industry Award: Contech Engineered Solutions

• Media Award: Deborah Fleck,

Dallas Morning News• Lifetime Achievement Award:

Helen Chaplin• Civil Servant Award: Chief Vic-

tor Conley, Irving Fire Department• Green Government Award: Dr.

Elba Garcia• KIB Hometown Award: Mon-

ica Ellington• KIB Hometown Award: Allan

MeagherIn addition to the Proud Partner

winners, recipients of the 2014 Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) and Keep America Beautiful (KAB) Awards were also recognized.

In the KAB National Awards, VHA, Inc. was honored with a Dis-tinguished Service Citation in the Business and Industry Category.

KTB winners included Emma’s House, which received the Citation of Merit in the Civic Organization Program Category; the City of Ir-ving Housing and Human Services Department, which won Honor-able Mention in the Government Category; and Jim Scrivner, Energy Manager of the Irving ISD, who won First Place in the Sadie Ray Graff Educator Awards, Administrator Category.

KIB Coordinator Rick Hose gave special awards of recognition to Code Enforcement Manager Mike Edwards and Code Officer Lukas Kratochvil for their many hours of

service at special events.At the end of the evening Stipes

invited Hose and Julie Schmitt to the stage for a personal thank you.

“I owe a great big, special thank you to Rick and Julie for their sup-port and help,” Stipes said. “Without them this event could not have taken place this evening, because I have been out of commission for the last three months with a broken hip and a cracked pelvis.

“I’m just now getting around a little bit. I got off my walker about a week-and-a-half ago and I started driving about a week-and-a-half ago – I found the car keys!

“So here is a little toke of my appreciation for your support and help,” she said.

KIB is an award-winning, grass-roots, non-profit leadership orga-nization dedicated to educating community members about litter abatement, recycling and beautifi-cation in order to help preserve the health and prosperity of our city. As an affiliate of KAB and KTB, the goals of KIB reach out to all aspects of Irving – government, business, civic and church organizations, schools and neighborhoods. According to KIB all residents of Irving are a vital part of the program’s success.

From October 4 through De-cember 31, the Irving Arts Center will be home to a remarkable collection of ancient gold and silver artifacts excavated from Peru’s legendary royal tombs.

“Peruvian Gold: Ancient Trea-sures Unearthed” is presented in partnership with the National Geo-graphic Museum in Washington D.C. and will showcase extraordinary objects from Peru’s pre-Inca heritage, including gold ceremonial and funer-ary masks, textiles, ceremonial orna-ments, ceramics and jewelry.

The centerpiece of the exhibition will be El Tocado, the largest and most ornate pre-Columbian head-dress ever discovered. The extraor-dinary gold headdress dates from the Middle Sican period (A.D. 900-1100). This exhibition will be the first time it will be on display in the United States since it was unearthed in 1991.

Guest curated by National Geo-graphic’s Archaeology Fellow Dr. Fredrik Hiebert,

“Peruvian Gold” features iconic artifacts on loan from three Peruvian institutions: Sican National Museum, Larco Museum and Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.

“National Geographic has been sharing the stories and the archaeol-ogy of ancient Peru for more than 100 years,” Kathryn Keane, vice president of National Geographic Exhibitions, said. “This exhibition is an opportu-nity to walk into the pages of National Geographic magazine and see unique treasures from Peru’s golden past.”

National Geographic’s long-standing relationship with Peru be-gan with National Geographic maga-zine’s coverage of Hiram Bingham’s excavation of Machu Picchu in 1911. The National Geographic Society has funded over 180 grants related to exploratory field research in Peru since 1912, including 14 linked to excavations of royal tombs.

In addition to providing visitors with the opportunity to get up close

and personal with stunning examples of ancient craftsmanship, the exhibit also explains how the artifacts reflect the customs, beliefs and ideals of the cultures that produced and utilized them. A map and timeline of Peru’s earliest civilizations serve as the start-ing point for museum visitors. The exhibition continues with the iconog-raphy, craftsmanship and ceremonial heritage of these complex societies.

The “Peruvian Gold” artifacts are organized thematically, with the first group emphasizing the impor-tance of symbolism in Peruvian cul-ture through intricate animal masks and impressive breastplates worn by dignitaries and priests.

The exhibit goes on to highlight objects that illustrate ancient Peru-vian craftsmanship, attire, rituals and even libations. From nose rings to gold feathers, the diverse selection of artifacts offers a sweeping view of the rich artistic culture of early Peru.

This exhibition partnership also includes the Peruvian Ministry of Culture; and the Embassy of Peru.

“Peru has a long history of co-operation and partnership with the National Geographic Society, which dates back to the early years of the institution,” Harold Forsyth, Ambas-sador of Peru to the United States, said. “National Geographic has been involved in many of the most important Peruvian archaeological findings to date and has always been a dependable partner, managing to properly portray the image of Peru beyond its borders. We are thrilled that, through this exhibition, visitors will have the opportunity to cross a cultural bridge and understand why Peruvian culture still dazzles the world to this day.”

On October 2, Dr. Heibert will mark the exhibition’s opening with a lecture on the significance of the artifacts on display. His lecture is the first of many free programs being of-fered by the Irving Arts Center during Peruvian Gold exhibition.

“The Irving Arts Board is very pleased to partner with National Geographic to offer this extraordi-nary exhibition to Irving visitors and residents. To complement the exhibition experience, the Irving Arts Center is presenting many free programs designed to appeal to all ages and interests,” Richard Huff, Arts Center Executive Director, said.

In 2011, the Arts Center hosted “Genghis Khan: The Exhibition” fea-turing the largest number of artifacts from 13th century Mongolia ever gathered in a single showing. The four month exhibition was attended by over 50,000 people, including 12,682 students. Visitors came from 49 states and the District of Colum-bia, pushing annual IAC attendance up to 162,831.

Free docent led tours (exhibit ticket purchase required) of the “Peruvian Gold” exhibition will take place every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.

For additional information about “Peruvian Gold” special events and tickets, visit www.irvingartscen-ter.com.

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KIB bestows honors at annual Proud Partners AwardsWinners of the Mayor and KIB Proud Partners Awards join together for a group photo after an evening of food, fun and celebration at the First Baptist Church of Irving. / Photos By Genesis Bishop

KIB Coordinator Rick Hose, (center) and Julie Shmitt of KIB are given a special gift from hostess and KIB Volunteer Recognistion Committee chair, Margie Stipes for their help in helping to bring the Proud Partners Awards reception to fruition.

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Tamy Smalskas named principal of Singley

Tamy Smalskas, Ph.D., the cur-rent director of college and career readiness in McKinney ISD, has been named principal of Jack E. Singley Academy. Smalskas brings more than 20 years of experience as an educator, including positions as an associate principal at McKinney High

School and an assistant princi-pal in Houston.

W i t h an extensive b a c k g r o u n d in career and technical edu-cation (CTE),

Smalskas is an ideal fit for Singley Academy, home to a number of award-winning CTE programs. While in McKinney ISD, she is said to have transformed the district’s CTE of-ferings, including developing new programs in aviation, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and health sciences.

“Dr. Smalskas has proven her-self to be a strong leader both in campus and district administrative roles,” Superintendent of Schools Jose L. Parra, Ed.D, said. “Her ex-pertise leading district-level CTE and college and career readiness gives her a unique perspective to lead Sin-gley Academy. She has a reputation within the McKinney ISD as a leader who can accomplish things due to her work ethic and understanding how to set up students and staff for success.”

Parra said he believes Smal-skas is the ideal leader for Singley Academy.

“She is known for instilling a culture of achievement, drive and success. I look forward to seeing her skills and expertise in action at Singley Academy,” he said.

A native of Canada, Smalskas’s experience includes elementary and middle school teaching positions in Alberta. She also served as a high school math teacher in Fort Bend ISD before becoming an assistant principal in Houston ISD.

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WWI Remembered

On Aug. 3 and 4, countries around the world will begin commemorating the Centenary of World War One. “The War to End All Wars” ravaged Europe from August 1914 until Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918. Two years after the war began, on April 6, 1917, America declared war on Germany and entered the fray.

During her time in the war, America sent 4,355,000 troops to fight, 116,516 of those men died.

For the European countries involved the numbers are almost unimaginable: 60,683,810 troops fought, 8,412,315 armed men died. During the war, entire towns were destroyed and decades of economic development lost.

In honor of our country’s sacrifice in WWI, Rambler Newspapers is bringing you a series of articles on the history of The Great War.

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By Jess PaniszczynA collection of rare vintage

poster art including recruiting, pro-paganda and home front morale images from World Wars I and II on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. The collection, accumulated over several decades by attorney Rogge Dunn, and can be viewed through Jan. 31.

The exhibit enables viewers to experience the atmosphere and at-titudes of the war generations and gives viewers a feel for the war-time sacrifices made by civilians. The display includes more than three dozen works of graphic and rare art from France, Germany, England, Russia and the United States, which highlight significant aspects of world history.

“The exhibit is unique and dif-ferent, and yet it’s the perfect time for us because it is the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of WWI,” said Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Frontiers of Flight Museum. “The posters are thought-provoking. It is important for us to think about WWI and see what was going on at that time.

“The posters are also from dif-ferent countries. I think the biggest shock for me was to see some propa-ganda posters against the Americans. It really gives you that feeling of tur-moil, and the experience of thinking critically about the war.

“For us, it’s a patriotic time as we think about WWI and the suffer-ing people went through without any of the modern technology we have today,” she said.

Dunn’s collection of propaganda art combines his love of history, rhetoric and the art of persuasion.

“WWI was the first war that the saw major use of propaganda post-ers,” said Bruce Bleakley, Director of the Frontiers of Flight Museum. “That is why this is such an inter-esting collection. Although some of them have an aeronautical flavor to them, they all concern trying to get the viewer to see a certain point of view on this particular side of the war whether it’s enlisting, buying bonds or making sure you’re doing whatever you can do to support defeating the enemy. Some warn against talking too much about when a certain ship is going to leave port. That was also a big part of propaganda posters; the idea of ‘loose lips sink ships,’ and ‘the walls have ears.’”

While attending the London School of Economics, Dunn’s interest in propaganda posters was sparked by a ‘simple but powerful poster’ warning people about the dangers of unattended packages in the subways. At the time, the Irish Republican Army had exploded package bombs London subways.

“Ever since then, I’ve been col-lecting and traveling the world trying to find interesting posters that not only tell a story, but exhibit creativity in the art and persuasion they use,” Dunn said. “Back in the time before radio, television and the Internet, posters were one of the most power-ful ways messages through advertis-ing were communicated. There really were no billboards, so people would make these big posters and put them on the sides of buildings, and that was the general way of getting the message out to the public.

“As a matter of fact, a revolution-ary Russia, something like only 20 percent of the populace could read. So they would put posters on trains and bring them through towns to give visual messages to the populace,” he said.

Through his study of propa-ganda, Dunn has noticed a number of differences between the posters de-signed for WWI and those designed for WWII.

“Typically, there is more color in WWII posters. In fact, the Rus-sians just used red, white, gray and black generally. WWI posters were typically more abstract than WWII posters. There are more photomon-tage posters where photographs are incorporated into the posters in WWII than WWI.

“WWII posters are little more vicious and a little more graphic in terms of the horrors of war. I think when WWI started, people were used to the old-time cavalry charges

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and more of a gentleman’s war so to speak. When pilots were shot down, the victor would tip their wings, treat them with respect and take them to dinner. I think war became of a meat grinding experience in WWII, and there really wasn’t much of a glam-orization of war,” he said.

Some posters prominently fea-ture airships.

“The zeppelin was a newfangled thing,” Dunn said. “The military had the airplane, and they also had the zeppelin. Not only was the zeppelin a weird device from their perspective, but it also actually did bombings. It did more to terrorize the population than effective strategic bombing. Zeppelins were something the public was scared of.”

Dunn’s entire collection includes more than 200 posters form more than 20 countries. While research-ing the topics of his posters, Dunn has learned a variety of things about WWI, WWII and the creation of the posters themselves.

Recently, Dunn’s research led him to learn about the Sullivan broth-ers. On Jan. 3, 1942, the five Sullivan brothers enlisted in the U.S. Navy requesting that they serve together. All five were assigned to the USS Juneau, which was sunk by Japanese torpedoes on Nov. 13, 1942.

“I think this exhibit is a great chance for all generations to come together and experience what their parents and grandparents went through whether they fought in a war, or supported the war through working hard in production or sav-ing waste fats or conserving energy and resources that could be used towards the war effort. We are so fast paced today, we don’t really stop and think about what our parents and grandparents went through during the war years.

“One of the things I learned from the posters for this exhibit was the total sacrifice the Sullivans made. I knew about the fighting Sullivans, but I always thought they went down with the ship immediately and were lost. When I did the research, because I have never displayed this poster before, I learned three broth-ers went down with the ship, but two were alive.

“The rescue was delayed because of bad paperwork. Of the 100 people who survived shipwreck, only 10 were rescued. The survivors were out on the ocean for eight days without food or water surrounded by sharks.

“One of the Sullivan brothers died the second day,” Dunn said. “George, the oldest brother, died four days later. He was going around to the rafts crying out for his brothers. He was in delirium, and he said, ‘I’m going to go swim to shore and take a bath.’ He took off his clothes, jumped in the water and a shark got him.

“It made me almost cry when I learned three military officers came up to the Sullivan’s door,” he said. “The father knew they were not bringing good news. The father opened the door, and one of the of-ficers said, ‘I have some news about your sons.’ The father said, ‘which one?’ The officer said, ‘I’m sorry, all five.’

“The brothers enlisted, because their sister was dating a sailor who was killed at Pearl Harbor. They specially requested to be on the same ship.

Afterwards, their sister enlisted to become a recruiter in the naval re-serve. She and both her parents spoke at over 200 rallies for production and raising bonds.

When the Navy name to ship after the Sullivan brothers, Al’s son had enlisted in the Navy and served on that ship. So you had the father, the mother, the sister and the son all involved with the Navy. It’s an amaz-ing story.

“There is a story behind each one of these posters,” Dunn said. “Not simply what they’re portraying but even the artists.

“It’s not in this display. But there is a WWI poster from Great

Britain called, ‘Daddy, what did you do in the great war?’ The artist was painting it, and he came home to his wife. He said, ‘what will I ever tell Paul (their son) if I don’t enlist?’ He completed the poster, and the next day he enlisted.

“There is a history between the artist and the visual as well as the people involved.”

Looking at the exhibit brought back memories for Mary Margaret Uhrig. She was a teenager living in Brooklyn, New York when WWII began.

“I lost friends,” Uhrig said. “Es-pecially when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Two of my buddies

were on the USS Arizona, so that was tough. We were still very young at that time.

“I came from a German ances-try,” she said. “Everything was ra-tioned. While my mother and I were on line, waiting to get coffee or sugar or butter, some of the neighbors were very hostile. They spit on us, called us all kinds of names, and told us to go back to Germany. That was an experi-ence I have not forgotten.

“I was born in America. My par-ents were citizens. They had known me since I was born. They knew I was the daughter of German immi-grants, but up to that time, we had never thought about it. There were Italians, Irish. There were all kinds of people living in the neighborhood. Everybody was really friendly, and for a city neighborhood, it was very nice. So it was a shock to me.”

Life in the big city was exciting and filled with possibilities for a young lady starting out during the war years.

“As I got older, I went to work at New York life (an insurance com-pany.) I thought that was hot stuff as a young woman just graduating from high school,” Uhrig said. “The only reason I got the job was because all the boys were at the war. They des-perately needed people. I started off as a file clerk, and wound up as a de-partment of one in medical records.

“We were asked if anyone would volunteer to sell war bonds. I vol-unteered, and we would go to the garment district, up at the Lofts. We would give a little spiel about the importance of supporting the war, then we would take applications and money and send them to the government.

“At that time on 42nd St. and Broadway, they built a big stage, and they would ask different celebrities like Clark Gable, Myrna Lloyd, Carol Lombard, and all the great ones at that time would come and encourage people to buy war bonds. Right un-derneath that, we had little windows like bank tellers. People would come up to us and say they wanted to buy war bonds.

“I remember to this day. This woman asked for $1000 war bond and she took $750 (from her breast pocket) and plunked it down on the table. I had never seen that much money at once. It was an interesting time,” she said.

A unique exhibit of rare vintage poster art currently on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. Rogge Dunn introduces the art on display during a reception. The exhibit represents only a fraction of Dunn’s extensive collection. / Photos by John Starkey

While being escorted through the exhibit, the vivid images remind Mary Margaret Uhrig of her life as a teenager and young woman during WWII.


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• A newspaper reporter once asked General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French Forces during World War II and later president of the French Fifth Republic, if he was happy. De Gaulle replied, “What do you take me for, an idiot?”

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PUBLIC NOTICE FORWilliams/Wildwood Addition Revised

(PL14-0035)

PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, TO CONSIDER RESUBDIVISION OR REPLATTING OF A RECORDED SUB-DIVISION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF IRVING, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS.

Notice is hereby given for the following public hearings to consider resubdivision or replat-ting of recorded subdivisions as hereinafter described which will be held in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 825 West Irving Bou-levard, Irving, Texas:

Williams/Wildwood Addition Revised (PL14-0035)Being a replat of the Williams/Wildwood Addi-tion. This property is located at 305 and 323 S. Wildwood Drive and is zoned R-7.5 (Single Family) district.

Planning and Zoning Commission: Tues-day, September 2, 2014, 7:00 pm

The application is on file for public examina-tion in the Planning Department at 825 West Irving Boulevard, Irving, Texas. For additional information, please contact Sheba Ward in the Planning Department at (972) 721-2424. Please reference the name of the plat or case number when requesting information.All citizens or interested parties desiring to be heard concerning this replat may speak. This facility is wheelchair accessible and acces-sible parking spaces are available. Requests for interpretation services or assistive hearing devices must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. Contact the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493 for assistance.

The CITY OF IRVING, Texas will receive sealed responses in the Purchasing Division, 1st floor, 835 W. Irving Blvd, until the date and time below and will open responses at the same location for the following item:

1. ITB #185J-14FDue Date: 08/27/14 @ 3:00 p.m.

Responses must be received in a sealed envelope with solicitation number and due date on the envelope. Late responses can-not be accepted. Information may be found at www.cityofirving.org click Departments/ Purchasing Phone: 972-721-2631

PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS, DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND ZONING CHANGES

CITY OF IRVING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL

Public hearings are held to consider applications for amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and the Official Zoning Map of the City of Irving, Texas for the properties described herein:

LOCATION, DATES & TIMES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:City Council Chambers of City Hall, 825 West Irving Blvd., Irving, TexasPlanning & Zoning Commission: Monday, August 18, 2014, 7 p.m. City Council: Thursday, September 4, 2014, 7 p.m.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN DVP14-0005: Approx. 11.98 acres on the southwest corner of MacArthur Blvd. and SH 161The request is to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map from Office to Retail and revise Development Plan #8, Kinwest PUD to allow C-C (Community Commercial) uses to develop a retail center.

ZONING CASE ZC14-0029: Approx. 0.16 acres at 1805 Cochran St.The request is to rezone the property from R-6 (Single Family) to S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-6 (Single Family) uses to allow a carport that is visible from the street and a detached guest quarters building.

ZONING CASE ZC14-0036: Approx. 0.18 acres at 2439 Concord DriveThe request is to rezone the property from R-6 (Single Family) to S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for R-6 (Single Family) uses to allow a carport that is visible from the street.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMEND-MENT AND ZONING CASE ZC14-0043: Approx. 4.2 acres on the northwest corner of Riverside Blvd. and Creative WayThe request is to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map from Light Commercial to Low-Density Residential and rezone the property from S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for FWY (Freeway) uses to S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for R-6 (Single Family) uses to allow single family development.

ZONING CASE ZC14-0053: Approx. 2,641 sq. ft. at 1143 East Irving Blvd.The request is to rezone the property from S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the Attendant Accessory Use of the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages for On-Premises Consumption) to C-C (Community Commercial) district to allow commercial and retail uses.

ZONING CASE ZC14-0055: Approx. 12.179 acres at 400 West L.B.J. FreewayThe request is to rezone the property from C-C (Community Commercial) to S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for C-C (Community Commercial) uses to allow a canine training facility. All interested persons are encour-aged to attend the public hearings and express their opinions on the zoning change request. Written response for the record may also be submitted to:

City of Irving – Planning Dept., 825 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, TX 75060.

The applications are on file for public review in the Planning Department at the address listed above during normal business hours. For addi-tional information, please contact the Department at 972-721-2424. Please reference the case number when requesting information.

This facility is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for inter-pretation services or assistive hearing devices must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. Contact the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493 for assistance.

ZONING CASE NO. ZC13-0034ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-2

ORDINANCE NO. 2014-9597

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE PAYLESS CASHWAYS INC AD-DITION AND LOCATED AT 100 SOUTH BELT LINE ROAD, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR C-C USES INCLUDING WAREHOUS-ING, OUTSIDE STORAGE, AND VEHICLE LEASE AND RENTAL USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED, TO S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR C-C USES INCLUDING WAREHOUSING, OUTSIDE STORAGE, AND VEHICLE LEASE AND RENTAL USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGU¬LATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZON-ING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.



AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE ALHAMRA VALLEY ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 4301 W. ROCHELLE ROAD, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM M-FW FREEWAY DISTRICT USE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED, TO S-P-1 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR C-N USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGU¬LATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.



AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE WOOD CREEK ESTATES ADDITION AND LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF KATELYN COURT, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM R-6 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT USE UNDER ORDI-NANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED, TO S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR R-6 USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGU¬LATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZON-ING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.

PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, on August 7, 2014.

BETH VAN DUYNE — MAYORATTEST: Shanae Jennings — City SecretaryAPPROVED AS TO FORM: Charles R. Anderson — City Attorney

The CITY OF IRVING, Texas will receive sealed responses in the Purchasing Division, 1st floor, 835 W. Irving Blvd, until the date and time below and will open responses at the same location for the following item:1. RFP #011D-15F Installation of Audio/

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Pre-Proposal Mtg: 8/25/14 @ 2:00 p.m.Responses must be received in a sealed en-velope with solicitation number and due date on the envelope. Late responses cannot be accepted. Information may be found at www.cityofirving.org click Departments/ PurchasingPhone: 972-721-2631

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His speech encouraged students to make wise choices and set goals for their futures.

Irving Independent School Dis-trict (ISD) Superintendent, Dr. Jose Parra, then gave the graduates three brief pieces of advice.

“One: Look at what you’re going to, not at what you’re going through. Two: Your amazing future is always waiting for you, all you have to do is get there. Three: Always have an at-titude of gratitude. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,” Parra said.

Irving ISD Board of Trustees President, Larry Stipes then rose to accept the graduates on behalf of the district.

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Gomez, Mr. [Curtis] Mauricio, Mr. [Dan] Cummings, I accept these candidates for graduation having met all requirements as prescribed by the Texas Education Agency and the Irving Independent School Dis-trict,” Stipes said. “Congratulations graduates!”

Graduates included: Angel Alva-rez, Guadalupe Roman, Daniel Avila, Jr., Ruben Barrientos, Perla Castillo, Roger Parada, Julio Cervantes, Car-los Chavez, Tiffany Conde, Jesus Contreras, Jorge Espinoza, Mayda Flores, Mayra Flores, Mario Gamez, Xavier Granados, Joseph Guillen, Gage Hermosa, Mariana Hernandez, Linta Jacob, Luis Jimenez, Hector Ortiz, Luis Montoya, Cedric Moody, Ana Palacios, Gizela Roman, Jaime Savage and Luis Velasquez all of Irving High School.

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City Planner Gary Sieb said the council had approved a warehouse to be built on the property - about two and a half acres along the west side of Hammond Street and south of West Bethel Road - in 2007. However, he said the warehouse was never built.

Sieb said city staff had recom-mended denial of the zoning change proposal, partly, because of the noise caused by low-flying airplanes over the property. He said as many as 130 airplanes per day go over the property, between 900 and 1,500 feet high.

“We strongly recommended de-nial of this case at both commission and council meetings,” Sieb said. “It is surrounded by warehousing and restaurant use which is not compat-ible with residential development. These homes will have airplanes flying 900 feet above their property, with 70 to 130 flights in the vicinity per day.

“Several of the homes will face the service side of commercial uses. The highest and best use of this property was industrial warehous-ing. Perhaps most importantly, the proposal was in direct conflict with the Comprehensive Master Plan.”

Council members Mark Hill and Bob Mahalik voted against the mo-tion, because they wanted a condition added requiring the applicant to hire an acoustical consultant to determine what materials should be in the walls and windows of the town houses to keep airplane noise at a minimum. Mahalik said the condition should not only include the hiring of the con-sultant, but also require the builder to adhere to the consultant’s findings.

Rose said he had taken a noise detector to the property and that it showed that airplane noise was no greater than the noise caused by ground vehicle traffic.

The Coppell Planning & Zoning Commission had voted 4-3 in July to approve the zoning change.

Rose said he had worked with Sieb and the planning department to make changes to the plan that would be more acceptable to the city.

Mayor Pro Tem Marvin Frank-lin and Council member Cliff Long both said they were in favor of free enterprise and that if the applicants wanted to build the town homes and take a chance on whether they would sell, they should “go for it.”

Council members Nancy Yin-gling, Wes Mays and Gary Roden also spoke in favor of approving the zoning change.

“I like the fact that this frames Coppell Old Town and brings new residents to the area,” Roden said.

Mayor Karen Hunt told the ap-plicants she would not be in favor of it because she felt there was a better way to use the land.

“I guess you are lucky I don’t vote,” she told Rose, who was at the podium.

In other action Tuesday night, the council unanimously approved a zoning change to allow Universal Academy, located at 1001 E. Sandy Lake Road to expand its facilities to accommodate more students. Uni-versity Academy currently has 848 students, and with the expansion would have space for 1,500 students.

The council also unanimously approved a zoning change to allow Zoes Kitchen to occupy the old Local Diner property at 120 S. Denton Tap Road, Suite 490, and allow outdoor seating, façade revisions, orange aw-ning colors and sign variances.

who were from Dallas, ‘Oh, I’ve been to the Dallas area, in fact I’ve been to Irving and there’s that new development’ and everybody knew the development.

“So when the city manager op-portunity came available I was really interested, because I remembered how impressed I was 25 years ago,” he said.

Returning to the city now, Hill-man shared his awe of Irving’s expansion.

“TO see the growth and the suc-cess since then is just incredible,” Hillman said. “so it’s my goal to continue with that.

“Thirty to 40 years ago there was an incredible vision that was created and my goal is, 30 to 40 years from now, to have somebody say ‘well 30 to 40 years ago those people had great vision and great direction.’

“It’s my goal to work with the

mayor and council to help identify and create and begin to achieve that vision.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the 16 years I’ve been [a city manager] and hopefully some of the experiences I’ve had in other cities and some of the successes and ideas that have worked out there will be of benefit to Irving and I’m also looking forward to learning about more ideas and more creative solutions for Irving’s future success.

“I’m looking forward to a great opportunity.”

As with any new position and major move, Hillman admitted there are some hurdles to conquer along the near future.

“The immediate focus right now, at the time I’m coming in, is finalizing the 2014-2015 budget,” he said. “The council received their budget packets just last Friday and I’ve been here for four days and so finalizing the budget process is probably the most immedi-ate pressing concern, because that’s so time sensitive.

“From a holistic perspective, coming in and providing manage-ment stability for the city of Irving – it’s been in a time of transition for about the last year – helping to provide that stability.”

Hillman also addressed another specific concern – the Irving Conven-tion Center area’s development.

“Working on some of the more immediate projects like the hotel, the convention hotel, and helping to get that situation finalized and getting that development going.

“I think over the next several months, doing all I can to make all the connections and the reach-outs to all the different organization and entities that Irving has connections in Texas with.

“Inside the community with resident and citizen and business groups – outside the community with state and federal delegations, repre-sentatives and transportation – you name it – just going out there and making those connections.”

Hillman was very clear on one

point, where Irving should be.“One of the most important

things is for the City of Irving to al-ways be at the table,” he said. “I want to make sure that the City of Irving is always at the table when major deci-sions are made.

“That it’s interests are expressed, understood and considered, but also working together collaboratively with all these different entities to come up with a solution that’s of benefit to everyone.”

When asked about the future of the Twin Wells Golf Course, Hillman offered his opinion on the subject.

“The commitment there is to make the improvements there that the bond proceeds will allow and continue to provide a service for the residents at a higher level.

“I look forward to working with council and helping them work through that decision,” he said.

As far as how his move from Sur-prise, Ariz., to Texas is treating him, Hillman was nothing but positive.

“I just think from a weather and a quality of life perspective Irving and the entire Metroplex area is just an incredible place to live.

“It is one, if not the, hottest market on a number of different fronts in the country from business to housing, quality of like – it has a lot going for it and Irving is literally right in the center of it all. So, Irving’s opportunity is now to, not only take advantage of a booming area and some incredible opportunities, but to really help establish a great vision for the future.”

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Graduates from MacArthur, Nimitz and Irving High Schools and Jack E. Singley Academy proudly cross the stage at Singley Academy and accept their diplomas, Tuesday evening. / Photos by Genesis Bishop

Haim Vasquez, Attorney at Law, speaks to the summer candidates for graduation about their futures during the Summer Commencement Ceremony held at the Jack E. Singley Academy Tuesday evening.

Gervacio, Laura Canales, Lourdes Huerta and Kevin Novoa all of Nimitz High School.

Evan Bolling, Kenneth Cruz, Kevin Hernandez, Cristian Maldo-nado, Ehsan Mian, Jovany Mora, Angelica Pereyra, Jose Perez, Brenda Reyes, Armando Sanchez, Maria San-chez and Reyes Villeda all of Jack E. Singley Academy.

Hirania Cantarero, Cecilia Cas-tanon, Maria Hernandez, Cristian Encarnacion, Ayerim Estrada, Nylon Hart, Sandra Jaynes, Travon Jones, Florencia Marquez, Matthew Me-dina, Jane Mulumna, Riky Ramirez, Ana Saenz, Daniel Olguin, Smikshya Shrestha, Krishanpreet Singh, Ken-neth Smith, Davion Thomas and Maria Villafana all of MacArthur High School.

Angel Alvarez and Roger Parada were both early graduates from Ir-ving High School and Tiffany Conde of Irving High School received the Jack E. Singley Volunteer Commu-nity Service Award.

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