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By Jess PaniszczynMilitary veterans and their

families gathered at VFW (Veter-ans of Foreign Wars) Post 2494and like many Americans watchedas news reports on the shootingsat Ft. Hood slowly unfolded on atelevision screen. Less than a weekaway from anticipated celebrationsand memorials designed to honorservice men and women onVeteran’s Day, Army Maj. NidalMalik Hasan opened fire at a Sol-dier Readiness Center killing 13and injuring 30 others.

“Ft. Hood is the world’s larg-est Army base or service base ofany kind,” said Bill Oaks, VFWDepartment of Texas District 3Commander. “It covers in the vi-cinity of 340 square miles. It is ab-solutely huge. They have close to50,000 troops at that base, and ithas had at other times over 50,000.

“The problem with a scenariolike we’ve seen today is there isno way the military can check ev-erybody thoroughly going on andoff the base. It can’t happen, espe-cially at a base that size where they

have so many people going on andoff every day.

“A Major in the Army is thelast guy you would expect some-thing like this from. I’ve beenwatching the news pretty closely.The shooter was an Army Major.Apparently, he was a psychiatrist

working at an Army hospital at Ft.Hood.

“The two other guys that weredown there that they took into cus-tody, they haven’t said yet what thedeal is with them. It makes youthink automatically that there issomething going on there, a con-

spiracy of some sort. I think itwould almost have to be.”

Beyond the anger and sad-ness, there are real concerns aboutthe safety of military personnel.

“This is the type of thing Idon’t believe there is any way you

Ft. Hood shootings hit closeto home for local veterans

Voters across Texas went tothe polls on Nov. 3 to determinewhether or not to adopt newamendments to the Texas StateConstitution.

In Dallas County, 5.89 percentof the county’s 1,124,066 regis-tered voters chose to vote.Throughout Texas the turnout wasa little higher with 8.14 percent ofthe 12,952,562 registered votersattending the polls.

The following unofficial cu-mulative results compare the de-cisions made by Dallas County

voters with those made by all Texasvoters.Prop 1 Finance buffer areas ad-jacent to military installDallas County

For 38,601Against 24,944

TexasFor 578,155Against 469,282

Prop 2 Regulate homestead advalorem tax calculationDallas County



Prop 3 Provide uniform stan-dards for appraising propertyDallas County



Prop 4 University fund to assistemerging research UnivsDallas County



Voting Results

The Irving Police Departmentreceived the award of “RecognizedLaw Enforcement Agency” fromthe Texas Police Chiefs Associa-tion (TPCA) Law EnforcementRecognition Program during theCity Council meeting on Nov. 4.The Irving Police Department wasthe 20th law enforcement agency inTexas to earn the Recognized sta-tus.

Begun in 2007, the Recogni-tion Program evaluates a PoliceDepartment’s compliance withover 150 Best Business Practicesfor Texas Law Enforcement.

“This was a rigorous processthat verifies the Irving Police De-partment is following best prac-

tices and standards as it relates toour policies,” said Larry Boyd,Irving’s Chief of Police. “It is aneffort that we went through to en-sure we are providing the best ser-vices that we can possibly providefor our community.

“I would like to recognize Lt.Richard Gilmette, because he wasresponsible for working this pro-cess for us for the better part of twoyears. He spent a significantamount of time ensuring every,single policy we have fit the crite-ria for best practice standards.

“With a department as large asIrving’s, we have quite a numberof policies and general orders we

had to go through painstakingly toensure each and every one of themfit the standards. We had to changea number of standards and improvesome of the things we did.

“The public recognition iskind of an added benefit for goingthrough the process. It also allowsthe public to be aware that theirpolice department has gonethrough rigorous, validation crite-ria to show every policy we havefits the standard of best practices,”he said.

This voluntary process re-quired the Irving Police Depart-ment to conduct a critical self-re-

Irving Police awardedhonor for professionalism

During Thursday’s City Council meeting, the Irving Police Department received the award of“Recognized Law Enforcement Agency” from the Texas Police Chiefs Association (TPCA) LawEnforcement Recognition Program. TPCA representatives David James and Marlin Price pre-sented the award to Mayor Gears, Chief Boyd and Lt. Gilmette.

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Burglary Arrest: 10-28-09 Patroland Gang officers observed thedefendant riding a bike in the 1200block of Ichabod, the area of sev-eral burglaries which have oc-curred in the last couple months.Upon contact, they believed himto be the person committing theburglaries in the area, as he hasbeen arrested in the past forburglary. They took him into cus-tody and found burglary tools inhis possession. Upon speakingwith the defendant in CID, he ad-mitted to six burglaries that he wasinvolved in and gave suspect in-

formation reference 12 burglariesall together. Investigation is ongo-ing at this time.

Aggravated Robbery: 10-29-09at 11:42 a.m. Two males enteredTop Dollar Pawn wearing masksand raincoats and displayed hand-guns and demanded money. As thesuspects were leaving the store, apatrol element saw them and gavechase to the white SUV that waswaiting outside for the two sus-pects. They fled north bound onLoop 12 and threw the money boxout of the vehicle. The primary

Callers claiming to representeveryone from police officers tothe disabled take advantage of thepublic’s sympathy and generosityto the tune of billions of dollarseach year. They also offer chancesto earn enormous profits from no-risk, high-yield business and in-vestment opportunities, miraclecures for everything from baldnessto cancer, vacation homes, sweep-stakes prizes, etc. Be suspicious ofall solicitors, especially if thecaller:

Says you have won a prize,but asks you to send money firstor provide bank account informa-tion.

Says you have to act rightaway. Remember, if it’s a good

deal today it will still be a gooddeal tomorrow. Don’t let anyonerush you into signing anything.-- Fails to identify the sponsor, usesa variation of an official or nation-ally-recognized name, e.g., Salva-tion League instead of SalvationArmy.-- Offers to have someone pick upa cash payment from your home.-- Says he or she is a law enforce-ment officer who will help you fora fee.-- Requires you to attend a salesmeeting.-- Directs you to dial a pay-per-call900 number.-- Delays the delivery or a productor prize, etc.-- Says he or she is calling from

vehicle was involved in a minoraccident North Bound Loop 12near Texas Stadium. Support ele-ments lost the suspect vehicle inthe area of Harry Hines and ShadyTrail. No Injuries.

Burglary of Building (arrestsx2): 10-30-09 at 12:33 a.m. Sus-pects were observed driving with-out headlights as they were leav-

the Security and Fraud Departmentof your credit card company andasks you for the 3-digit securitynumber on the back of your creditcard to verify your possession ofthe card to aid it in a fraud investi-gation.-- Says that Medicare now requiresa National ID Card and offers toprovide one for a fee.-- Says he or she is a U.S. Foodand Drug Administration (FDA)agent or official and that you mustpay a fine because you havebought or attempted to buy dis-counted prescription drugs from aforeign pharmacy.

Report such calls to the FDAOffice of Criminal Investigationsat 800-521-5783.

ing the Public Storage in the 1200block of N. Loop 12. They werestopped a short distance away. Thesuspects were arrested and placedin jail. An inventory of the suspectvehicle revealed bolt cutters,gloves, slide hammer and ski-masks. The public storage hadthree apparent burglaries in thearea.

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Provided by David TullThe Irving Police Department

is releasing the following state-ment pertaining to recent allega-tions of police misconduct and use

of excessive force. These allega-tions were brought forth by fam-ily members, a special interestgroup, and a local reporter.

Due to departmental policy/procedure police could not discussspecific detail of the investigationuntil all the facts were known and

the investigation concluded. To doso or to speculate on any possibleoutcome would have been irre-sponsible and inappropriate. Thedepartment maintained however

that upon completion the facts ofthe investigation would be re-leased. Keeping with that promise,the following summation is beingrelayed.

Internal Affairs conducted athorough exhaustive investigationinto these allegations, which in-cluded interviews with, and state-ments from, involved parties andinterviews with all witnesses. Af-ter a review of the facts they de-termined that all allegations wereunfounded. The force used was ob-jectively reasonable for the situa-tion the officers faced and no vio-

BRIEFINGS

Results released in misconduct, excessive force investigation

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COMMUNITY CALENDARNovember 7 from 9am to 5pmVeterans Benefits Information -The D-A-V and the Harley-Davidson Foundation have teamedup to offer veterans help under-standing and accessing theirbenefits. The DAV Mobile ServiceOffice will be at the LonghornHarley-Davidson, 2830 West I-20,Grand Prairie, from 9:00 a.m. to5:00 p.m., to personally providethe best counseling and claim fil-ing assistance available. This eventis part of the nationwide Harley’sHeroes tour and is free to all vet-erans and members of their fami-lies.

November 7 from 3 to 7pmCommunity Funfest - HackberryCreek Church will host the 2ndannual Community Funfest from3pm to 7pm. There will be twobands performing, free food anddrinks, lots of fun activities for thekids and just a great time for all.

November 8 at 2:30pmVeterans Day Service - The Irv-ing Veterans Memorial Park willhave a Veterans Day Program 2:30PM in the Irving MainLibrary. The Irving High Schoolswill provide the HonorGuard. State Representative LindaHarper Brown ill be the guestspeaker. A wreath will be laid atthe wall in the Park after the pro-gram.

November 8 – 9Auditions - ICT MainStage isholding auditions for the classicdrama Of Mice and Men by JohnSteinbeck at ICT Studio, 2333Rochelle, Irving. Call for appoint-ment 972-594-6104 or email [email protected]. Perfor-mance dates Jan. 15 – 30. George– 30’s – 40. Lennie – 30’s – 40.Candy – 55 – 60’s. The Boss –50’s. Curley’s father. Curley – 25– 35. Curley’s Wife – 20’s –30. Slim – 30 – 40. Carlson – 30’s– 40’s. Whit – 30 – 40. Crooks –African American – 30-50’s.

November 9 Golf Tournament - Annual BenBrown Memorial Golf Tourna-ment, hosted by the Irving RotaryClub which Ben was a longtimemember and Jeanne is very activein as well. This event honors Benboth for his involvement in theFuneral Industry and in the great

Community of Irving.

November 9 from 6 to 8pmLiving Simply - This class willprovide a forum for residents to ex-change ideas and suggestions togain control and begin living sim-ply and profoundly. Living Simplywill be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov.9 at the Jaycee Center for the Arts,2000 W. Airport Freeway.

November 9 at 7:30pmBeta Eta Master Chapter - TheBeta Eta Master Chapter of BetaSigma Phi will have their nextmeeting at 7:30pm at the home ofJudy Pierson. Co-Hostesses areMary Lou Harris and Jean Werry,Program by Marilyn Chandler. TheChapter meets the second Mondayof each month. For more informa-tion contact Wanda Dale at 972-254-1062. November 10 at 7:00pmDowntown Association - StateRepresentative Linda HarperBrown will be the guest speaker forthe Irving Downtown Association. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m.at the Community Building. Meet-ings are open to the public.

November 10 at 7:30pmIrving Silvertones - The IrvingSilvertones will present a Celebra-tion of America Concert and willhonor all past and present militarypersonnel. A former World War IIP.O.W., Mr. O.M. Cherry, will berecognized for his heroism in de-fending the gates of freedom forour country. The concert will fea-ture the Irving High School Ma-rine, MacArthur High SchoolArmy and Nimitz High SchoolNaval R.O.T.C’s for the flag cer-emony. The choir will perform avariety of Patriotic music selec-tions honoring America. The con-cert will be held at Oak View Bap-tist Church, 1004 South Story, at7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Thechoir is also collecting toiletries tosend to soldiers who are on activeduty at the present time. For fur-ther information, call WoodySchober at 972-790-4101.

November 10 - 14Pet Vaccination Clinic - AnimalServices will host its Annual Vac-cine Clinic in November. Up tofour pets per household may re-ceive low-cost vaccinations at the

Irving Animal Shelter, 100 N. Bri-ery Road. The clinic will welcomepets of all sizes and ages at the fol-lowing dates and times:Cats – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 10-13 (seniors, ages 65 and up, andresidents with disabilities maybring cats or dogs at this time)Dogs – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 14Vaccinations will be limited to thefirst 1,000 companion animals.Pets must be on a leash or in a car-rier. For $20 per animal, each petwill receive the following:Rabies vaccinationBordetella shotGeneral dewormerFVRCP (cats)/DHPP or DHLPP(dogs)For more information, call 972-721-2256.

November 11from 1 to 3pmVNA Workshop - The VisitingNurse Association will be conduct-

ing a free workshop from 1 p.m.to 3 p.m. on how to cope duringthe holidays while grieving the lossof a loved one. “Healing Throughthe Holidays” will offer strategiesand support for individuals whoare adjusting to the death of a fam-ily member or friend. The work-shop will be held at the VisitingNurse Association’s headquartersbuilding, The Patrick and BeatriceHaggerty Center, located at 1440W. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas.There is no cost to attend the work-shop, but reservations are re-quested and can be made by call-ing Sue Rafferty, a licensed socialworker with the Visiting NurseAssociation, at 214-689-2922.

November 11 at 3pmVeterans Day Ceremony - Veter-ans Day Ceremony at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery(Assembly Area, 2000 Mountain

Creek Parkway, Dallas. The De-partment of Veterans Affairs (VA)and the Texas National CemeteryFoundation (TNCF) invite the pub-lic to attend at 3 p.m. Captain T.D.Smyers, commanding officer, Na-val Air Station Joint Reserve Base,Fort Worth, will give keynote re-marks. The ceremony will also fea-ture a presentation of Gold MedalRemembrance to Children ofFallen Heroes and a fly over by the457th Fighter Squadron.

November 11 at 7pmLet’s Get Bizet - Let’s Get Bizetat 7 p.m. in the Carpenter Perfor-mance Hall. The Lone Star YouthOrchestra presents classical selec-tions that’ll have you on your feet$5-10, 972-252- 2787 or www.irvingartscenter.com for tickets.

November 12World Diabetes Day Luncheon -Former surgeon general Dr. Ken-neth Moritsugu joins the AmericanDiabetes Association to discuss thestate of the global diabetes epi-demic; event will also feature pre-sentations of McGarry and Luskeyawards at Lone Star Park at GrandPrairie.

November 13 at 10:00amIRSPA - The IRSPA (Irving Re-tired School Personnel Associa-tion) will meet at 10:00 AM, atFirst Christian Church, 210 EastSixth Street, Irving. Our programwill be Toni Gallegot, IrvingIndependant School District’sHomeless Program Liaison. Themeeting is open to all retiredschool personnel. If you have anyquestions, call 972-717-4213.

November 13-15Motorcycle Show - Cycle WorldInternational Motorcycle Showcalendar kicks-off at the DallasConvention Center. Fuel efficientmotorcycles and scooters are thehot trend and this is the perfectplace to check out the latest gas-sipping rides on two wheels. Ad-ditionally, this motorcycle extrava-ganza will feature eye-poppingtricked-out choppers, hundreds ofthe latest motorcycles/scooters,motorcycle action from the DucatiStunt Team and more.

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lation of law, policy or procedurewas found.

The investigation resulted inmany points of fact that the depart-ment could not discuss prior to thecompletion of the investigation,inclusive of the following:

Mr. and Mrs. Campoy, withprior knowledge of their son’s his-tory of combative behavior withpolice officers chose to take himout of school and intentionally in-terject him into this situation. Theiractions transformed a routine bur-glary report into a violent situation.

The officers faced an ex-tremely volatile situation and were

forced to restrain an individual ex-hibiting extremely violent threatsand actions, including threats toshoot people. That individual wasrestrained in an effort to preventinjury to him or any others at thelocation, including the residents.After being restrained, the indi-vidual continued to actively andviolently resist and in the processmanaged to maneuver his cuffedhands from behind his back, to thefront, which greatly increased thechance for him to injure the officer.

The situation also involved afamily member physically attempt-ing to interfere, and the officersused discretion in not placing herunder arrest. The force used by theofficer at that point was determinedto be objectively reasonable andthe injury sustained by the indi-vidual was a result of his own be-havior. Had the individual beenfully cooperative, the risk for ev-eryone would have been greatlyreduced and no injuries wouldhave occurred.

Internal Affairs also deter-mined that the family made manyinaccurate and greatly embellishedstatements regarding the events. Insome cases stories changed, were

recanted, or simply conflicted withother witness testimony. Thesefindings seriously impaired theirvalue and credibility as witnesses.

Investigating further, all “wit-nesses” to the situation (cited bythe family, their representatives, orseen on news reports or located bythe investigators) were contactedand interviewed during the contin-ued efforts to determine the factsof the incident. Many of the wit-nesses gave investigators writtenstatements that differed signifi-cantly from accounts given to themedia. Many were found to haveprovided embellished and inaccu-rate accounts of what had occurredwhen they re-canted and/orchanged their account of the inci-dent or admitted that they didn’tactually see what they had claimedpreviously.

“The Irving Police Depart-ment takes allegations such as thisvery seriously and we hold our of-ficers strictly accountable to ourpolicies and the law,” said Chiefof Police, Larry Boyd. “We alsorecognize that officers work in avery difficult environment where,unfortunately circumstances some-times require the use of force. Weare confident that this case wasthoroughly investigated and theforce used was objectively reason-able.”

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are going to stop it. If somebodywants to do it bad enough, they aregoing to do it, especially if the per-son doing it, is a reasonably seniorArmy officer,” Mr. Oaks said.

“I guess if it was a conspiracy,Ft. Hood would have been the ob-vious place for it to be, because itis so large, and there are so manypeople coming and going. You canonly do so much.

“It is obviously a really, reallysad day for not only the military,but for the country. If our soldiers

aren’t safe in their home posts onAmerican soil, we have real prob-lems,” he said.

Frank, a VFW Post memberand former Marine, was visiblyshaken by the day’s events. Hisson-in-law currently serves in theArmy after being honorably dis-charged from the Navy. Frank’sdaughter and grandchildren livenear Ft. Hood in Killeen.

“At first, I was actually hop-ing it was terrorists, because Icouldn’t believe a military guycould do it,” Frank said. “But on

the other hand, I spent 18 monthsin Vietnam during the VietnamWar, and I came back with a lot ofproblems.

“My son-in-law has alreadyspent two tours at eight months atour (one in Iraq and one in Af-ghanistan). That’s 16 months. Wehave men and women out therewho are doing three to four toursat eight months a shot. The humanmind can only take so much mis-ery before it breaks. Evidently, wehad a break. We got some peoplethat lost it.

“When I heard about this guy,I thought, how did he get into thisthing, and how was he allowed toinstigate this thing? That’s notgood.”

Though he knew his familymembers were not involved in theincident, Frank remained con-cerned for their safety.

“I don’t feel my family is safe.Not when they can get onto a U.S.military base to kill and wound thatmany people. How can the rest ofus civilians feel safe when they cando that on a military base that issupposed to have a lot more pro-tocol and security?

“They say be aware of yoursurroundings, be aware of what’sgoing on. This happened on a mili-tary base for crying out loud. Howmuch more aware can you get?

“I’m just thankful that mydaughter and two grandkidsweren’t on base doing a familyfunction. On base, they do familyfunctions all the time, because theytry to take care of their militaryfamilies. They are always doinglittle picnics and gatherings. Thiscould have happened during oneof those functions. That’s scarystuff,” he said.

“The United States has alwaystried to be fair, and now we’ve be-come very passive. You got thesepeople who want equality for ev-erybody and don’t want to step onanybody’s toes. Yet I have to callmy son-in-law and ask if he andmy family are okay, if mygrandkids are okay.

“They let this guy on base.He’s a Major, they felt he wasokay, but how do you know? Theydon’t wear signs saying ‘I’m okay.You don’t got to worry about me.’During war time or during a po-litical conflict, you don’t know.That’s why you got to take mea-sures to make sure something likethis don’t happen. This happenedon a military base. This is supposedto be a secured area. I’ve got mydoubts that we are running thisright.”

Editor:This is to notify you of our response of condemnation in response

to the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas that resulted in the deaths ofeleven individuals and the wounding of 31 more people, includingboth military personnel and civilians.

A copy of our letter of condolences to Lt. General Robert W.Cone, the Commandant of the Ft. Hood military base, follows:

5 November 2009Lt. General Robert W. Cone Commandant, Ft. Hood Military Base,Ft. Hood, Texas

Dear General Hood:I am writing on behalf of the Muslim American Society (MAS),

and our thousands of members throughout the United States, to ex-press both our shock and our deep sadness in the aftermath of theshooting at Fort Hood that killed eleven individuals and left manymore wounded. This unprovoked and unconscionable act of violenceagainst American military personnel and civilians alike is utterly rep-rehensible, and against every tenet of faith and morality.

We offer our prayers and condolences to you, to the Fort Hoodcommunity, and especially to the families of loved ones of those whowere killed and injured in this attack. May God Almighty comfort allof you in this time of great loss and sorrow.

Sincerely yours,Imam Mahdi Bray - Executive DirectorMAS Freedom (Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation)

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Clear Channel CommunicationsCompass Bank

DeVry UniversityDriver Pipeline Co., Inc.

EF Johnson TechnologiesFastSigns - Irving/LasColinas

Forward Air, Inc.

Four Seasons Resort & ClubIrving ISD

Las Colinas Medical CenterMammen Glass & Mirror

NCH CorporationNorthop Grumman

Omega Environmental TechnologiesSam’s Club

Signal Metal Industries, Inc.The Buxton Company

WaveTwo, LLCWynn Sedan & Limousine Group

Xerox Corporation

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BIZ BRIEFSA business activity report by the Irving Economic Development Partnership.

RMS LOGISTICSRELOCATES TO IRVING

RMS Logistics, a privately held company of-fering complete service solutions to the wire-less industry, will be relocating to Irving inearly November. The company will be bring-ing more than 50 employees into their facilityto be located on Skyway Circle in Las Colinas.

TAVERNA PIZZERIA & RISOTTERIATO OPEN IN LAS COLINAS

Alberto Lombardi is opening a Taverna Pizze-ria & Risotteria at Las Colinas Village Centerlocated at the intersection of N. MacArthur andHwy 114. The shopping plaza is also home toTaco Diner and Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill.An opening date has not been announced.

NEW BUSINESSESON MAIN STREET

Jo Ann Goin has opened Glory House Bistro at109 S. Main Street. The restaurant features a aspecialty buffet with salad bar, and a differentmenu each day of the month. The menu can beviewed on-line at www.gloryhousecatering.com. Also, opening in Irving’s Heri-tage District are two new businesses at 124 S.Main Street. Fabulous Frugale is a home décorconsignment shop that is currently acceptingfurniture consignments. At this same location,Phantastic Photos is available to meet all yourphotography needs. Both businesses are openThursday and Friday from 10-6 and Saturdayfrom 10-3.

NEC TAKES TOP HONORS INSTUDY, ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP

NEC Corporation of America, a leading pro-vider and integrator of advanced communica-tions solutions, has announced that the TM Fo-rum Business Benchmarking Program hasawarded NEC’s Network Operations Center(NOC) first place in a study designed to helpparticipants optimize the effectiveness of theirNOC. Additionally, the company has an-nounced a new partnership with Tidebreak, Inc.,a leader in interactive workplace and learningspace technologies, to provide new, collabora-tive university classroom solutions.

SBA SMALL BUSINESSOF THE YEAR

The Small Business Administration is seekingnominations for Small Business of the Year. In-formation about the nomination process maybe found at www.sba.gov/nominations/index.html. Any Chamber members interestedin competing for this award should contact DonWilliams at 214-507-5091 or [email protected]. Applications are due tothe SBA District office by November 13.

CARIS DIAGNOSTICSAPPOINTS SENIOR VP, CFO

Irving-basedCaris Diagnostics, a leading pro-vider of integrated anatomic pathology andoncology testing services, has announced theappointment of Jerry Martino as Senior VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer.

VHA INC. NAMED SEVENTHBEST PLACE TO WORK

VHA Inc., a national health care network basedin Irving, has been named the seventh best placeto work in health care by Modern Healthcaremagazine. This is the second consecutive yearVHA was ranked in the Top 100.

AQUIRE ANNOUNCES FEATURESFOR LATEST RELEASE

Aquire, the leader in workforce planning andmanagement solutions, announced today thatthe latest release of OrgPublisher Premier 9.1will include valuable new Span of Control andLayer Metrics capabilities. This organizationalcharting product is the most powerfulworkforce analytics solution on the market to-day. The software allows organizations to in-stantly visualize and identify points in anorganization’s hierarchy that can be flattenedor extended to create optimal organizationalstructure. Aquire’s North American headquar-ters is located in Las Colinas.

OMNI HOTELS RECOGNIZEDOmni Hotels, headquartered in Irving since1997, has three properties on Conde NastTraveler’s 2009 Readers’ Choice List of the TopHotels in the U.S. The Watermark Hotel & Spain San Antonio, the Omni Chicago Hotel andthe Omni La Mansion del Rio in San Antoniomade the prestigious list. With a 35 increase inlocal employment, the company received theDallas Regional Chamber’s Momentum Awardin the category of local employment growth bypercentage, including staff at Irving’s OmniMandalay Hotel in Las Colinas.

HEALTHSMART UNVEILSNEW HEALTHCARE BENEFIT,

HOSTS LEARN EVENTIrving-based HealthSmart will be unveiling anew healthcare benefit that will meet the basicmedical needs of employees at a very reason-able cost to Irving employers. The product willbe attractive to small businesses currently notoffering healthcare benefits as well as largercompanies seeking wellness options. A “learnevent” and breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m.,November 17, at the Urban Towers, 222 W. LasColinas Blvd, North Tower, Suite 200. Thereis no charge to attend.

DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNALRECOGNIZES IRVING CFOS

The Dallas Business Journal recently recog-nized several CFOs of organizations with tiesto Irving. Max Duplant from the City of Irv-ing was named a finalist along with DavidGlover of the Buxton Company, William J.Mays from Uplift Education and Beth Actonfrom Comerica Bank. Rick Linder from AT&Twon the award in the large public company cat-egory. Irving-based DG FastChannel’s OmarChoucair was named the Chief Financial Of-ficer of the Year for small to mid-size publiccompanies. DG FastChannel is an internetmarketing company that ranked as fifth fastestgrowing small public company in the world byFortune magazine.

THOMAS GROUP RELEASESSTUDY RESULTS

Thomas Group, Inc., a global consulting firmbased in Irving, has announced the results ofits study, Hospital-Physician Alignment: AModel for Success. The group finds a directrelationship between a hospital’s alignmentscore and its reported revenue growth and costsavings.

UNITE FOR TROOPSOn Saturday, November 14, the public is in-vited to attend, Unite for Troops, an event thatbenefits our deployed troops. This event willbe held at Porter’s Army-Navy Store, 600 E.Irving Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donationsare currently being accepted. To learn more,and to view a list of items needed, visitwww.unitefortroops.com.

Universal Technical Institute Inc. (UTI),the leading provider of technical training forstudents seeking careers as professional auto-motive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle andmarine technicians, has announced plans toopen a campus in Irving in the summer of2010. The new Irving location will provide atraining curriculum that focuses on automo-tive and diesel technology, employ a staff ofmore than 80, serve 750 students a year at ca-pacity and will expand the many educationoptions available for Irving’s highly educatedworkforce. The Irving Economic DevelopmentPartnership has worked with UTI since May,to bring this project to fruition.

“Irving’s central location was a criticalfactor in UTI’s decision to locate a facility in

Irving, as well as having several great optionsin which to choose from for their facility re-quirements,” said John Bonnot, vice presidentof economic development for the Chamber.“Located just north of DFW Airport at 5151Regent Boulevard, the building ultimatelychosen by UTI provides convenient access forstudents from Irving and surrounding cities.UTI is bringing a much needed, productiveuse to this asset that was constructed in 2006by Myers-Crow.”

“We believe, especially in this economy,that it’s important to open campuses that takeeducation closer to the potential student, sothey don’t have to relocate away from theirfamilies and give up their jobs,” said Eugene

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Putnam, executive vice president and chieffinancial officer for UTI.

The Irving campus is the 11th campus inthe nation for the Phoenix-based organization,with its only other Texas campus in Houston.Automotive technology and diesel technologytraining programs will be the primary areasof instruction.

Irving’s City Council voted unanimouslyon October 8 in support of a five-year eco-nomic incentive agreement for the capital in-vestment Universal Technical Institute is mak-ing in both real and business personal prop-erty. UTI was represented by Jones LangLaSalle and its tenant representatives JimSadler of Phoenix and Josh White of Dallas.

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view of the agency’s policies, pro-cedures, facilities and operations.Upon completion of the internalreview, an outside audit and on-sitereview was completed. Irving be-comes the largest agency in thestate to achieve the “RecognizedLaw Enforcement Agency” status.

“The task of going throughand reviewing all of the policies isa strenuous one,” said DavidJames, Chief of Police forCarrollton and the TPCA’s imme-diate Past President. “The largerthe agency, the more attention hasto be paid to being sure everybodywithin the department also is awareof the process of best practices.The larger departments normallyhave more policies and proceduresin place than smaller agencies will.

“They also have the require-ment that they educate the officersto be sure they are aware of thesebest practices. When an onsite, fi-nal review team comes in, theyvisit with and interview peoplefrom throughout the department togauge whether or not these prac-tices are merely on paper or areincorporated and understood bythe agency. The larger the agency,the bigger the challenge is for thatto happen.

“Three people came in to re-view Irving, because it is such alarge agency. They were very as-sured that the individuals withinthe agency who were selected ran-domly for them to interview were

aware of the process and wereaware of what the program wasabout. That means the peoplewithin the agency are going to en-sure this quality organization notonly has best practices on paper,but they are prepared to meet thosebest practices in daily operations.”

The Irving Police Departmenthas always considered itself to beone of the best in the state. Thisprocess provided for an indepen-dent review of the department’soperations and should assure thecitizens of Irving that its PoliceDepartment is conforming to thecurrent state of the art in law en-forcement.

“The best practices were de-signed by some of the most pro-fessional police officers in the stateof Texas,” said Marlin Price,TPCA’s Recognition Program Co-ordinator. “Police chiefs and com-mand level officers together in acombined process developed thesestandards. The standards covereverything from the use of forceto investigations to vehicle pur-suits. They don’t tell an agencywhat they have to do, they say youmust have a policy on this and itmust include these elements in it.So it leaves a city the option of howthey perform those tasks, but theyensure the policy is in place.

“What that means to a citizenis, the Irving Police Departmentdoes have policies in place thatmeet the best practices in law en-

forcement in this country and inour state. It prevents officers fromjust going out and doing things theway they want to. It is a police de-partment that operates profession-ally, controls their officers and re-sponds to citizen concerns. Whenan agency becomes recognized, itassures the citizens, city manager,mayor, the city council and every-body that this police departmenthas been viewed by professionalsand they have policies in place thatmeet the national standard. Thatshould give the citizens of Irvinga little bit more comfortable feel-ing about how their police depart-ment operates.

“We were very impressed. Thereport we received from the onsitecommittee for the Irving PoliceDepartment was an outstandingreport. They identified a numberof special projects that Irving doesthat are going to be shared withother police agencies around thestate.

“I think the citizens of Irvingshould be very proud of their po-lice department and the leadershipthey have here,” he said.

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Two recognition events forveterans will take place in Irvingduring the month of November.

The Irving Veterans MemorialPark Committee will host a memo-rial service in observance of Vet-erans Day at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8 atthe Central Library Auditorium,

801 W. Irving Blvd. Refreshmentswill be served and attendees willgather at Irving Veterans Memo-rial Park following the service forpersonal moments of reflection.

The Irving Public Library willpresent Celebrate our Veterans at2 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Central Li-

brary. Stephen Neal Manning, au-thor of “The Courage of CommonMen: Texans Remember WorldWar II,” will serve as the guestspeaker for the commemoration.

“This program gives us theopportunity to pay tribute to theveterans who have served our

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The Texas Department ofTransportation is cooperating withDART, allowing the full closure ofnorthbound I-35E between RegalRow and Loop 12 on Nov. 8 from9 pm through Nov. 9 at 5 a.m.Southbound I-35E from Loop12 and Regal Row will be closedon Nov. 9 at 9 p.m. through Nov.10 at 5 a.m.

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TxDOT asks motorists todrive carefully through the workzone, and placed electronic mes-sage boards to notify the public ofthe scheduled closures. Police of-ficers will also be present to moni-tor traffic during the closure. Mo-torists traveling southbound on I-35E will be rerouted to Loop 12,

Highway 114, and then north onStorey Lane/Spur 482, underneathI-35E to southbound Harry Hinesand back onto I-35E. Motoriststraveling northbound will be re-routed to Harry Hines and thenNorthwest Highway back to I-35E.

DART is constructing the Or-ange Line to North Irving/DFW.This portion includes a bridgestructure from the junction with theGreen Line at the Bachman Stationover Harry Hines Boulevard and I-35E, then along Storey Lane/Spur 482, finally across the Trin-ity River, landing alongside thesouthbound Spur 482 frontageroad.

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country and to highlight the beau-tiful Veterans Memorial Park ad-jacent to the library,” said MaryArcher, program coordinator.

Following a performance ofpatriotic music by the Fire andDrum Corps of the Irving Fire De-partment, Manning will discuss ex-

Irving to honor local veterans with two eventsperiences of Texan servicemenduring the World War II era andthe personal stories of the war he-roes he interviewed for his book.In addition, Bob Moffatt, secretaryof the Veterans Memorial ParkCommittee, will provide details onthe Irving Veterans Memorial Parkcommemorative brick program.

Celebrate our Veterans is partof the Irving Chautauqua series of-fered at the Central Library Audi-torium on the second Saturday ofthe month. The programs, de-signed for the entire family, areintended to bring the communitytogether through cultural perfor-mances. Programs are free andopen to all ages. For more infor-mation, call 972-721-2606 or visitwww.cityofirving.org/library.

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Short film’s star got her start in Irvingmovement. In addition, JohnCappelli plays the loudmouth an-tagonist Leo.

Buckingham, who now livesin the Brooklyn neighborhood ofPark Slope, graduated from theBooker T. Washington HighSchool for the Performing and Vi-sual Arts.

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Heather Christina Irene Reil, 15,of Arlington, died Monday, Octo-ber 26, 2009 in Louisiana. She wasborn July 21, 1994 in Dallas. Visi-tation was Friday at Donnelly’sColonial Funeral Home. Servicewas Saturday, October 31, 2009 atFundamental Baptist Church, Irv-ing. Burial at Bear Creek Cemeteryin Euless.

R. V. “VAL” LEBELR.V. “Val”LeBel passedaway peacefullyat his home onTuesday, Octo-ber 20, 2009.Val was born inSomersworth,

NH in 1915 to Valeda Valle andRene LeBel. He had one brother,Richard, and one sister, Blanche.He married Isabelle Willett, alsofrom Somersworth, in 1939. Valgraduated from Somersworth HighSchool and went on to graduatefrom the University of New Hamp-shire, majoring in chemistry. Hedid post graduate work at North-eastern University, Boston Univer-sity and Simmons. Val took a jobwith the Rexall drug company inBoston as a chemist, control chem-ist, research chemist and assistantsupervisor in manufacturing. Thefamily relocated to Highland, NYin 1950, where he remained withRexall. Val was president and gen-eral manager of the Hudson Val-ley Food Co. in Highland, a Rexallsubsidiary, and president of theHighland Chamber of Commercefrom 1954-1955. Seneca boughtthat Rexall division, and Val re-mained with Seneca until 1958,when the family moved to Dallas,TX. Val took a job with Frito Layas the national quality control man-ager. He was responsible for initi-ating and developing its nationalquality control program. In 1965,the family moved to Irving, TX.Val remained with Frito Lay untilhis retirement in 1978. He contin-ued to do consulting work for Frito

Lay for several more years. Valloved his job and took much pridein his work. He had a long andhealthy retirement, enjoying trav-elling, golf, bridge and the manydogs in his life. Val was also anavid sports fan. In 2004, Val andIsabelle moved to Virginia CityHighlands, NV to live with theirdaughter, Valerie LeBel-Flatley.Val is survived by his loving wifeof 70 years, Isabelle; his brother,Richard; daughter, Valerie LeBel-Flatley and son-in-law, MartinFlatley; daughter, Suzanne Griffinand son-in-law, A.D. Griffin;grandchildren, Paul Newman, JeffNewman and Michele Wilson;great-grandchildren, ZachNewman, Marilyn Newman,Emily Newman, David Newman,Chelsea Cook, Charity Barrett andMegan Atkinson; nephew, FredWillett; nieces and nephews, ex-tended families and numerousfriends. We love you and will missyou terribly. A memorial mass wassaid for Val at St. Mary’s in theMountains Catholic Church in Vir-ginia City, NV on Saturday, Octo-ber 31, 2009. If you wish, contri-butions in Val’s memory can bemade to St. Mary’s in the Moun-tains, P.O. Box 510, Virginia City,NV 89440, designated for the res-toration fund. Val’s remains werereturned to Dallas, TX, where hewill be interred at Calvary HillCemetery, 3235 Lombardy Lane,Dallas, TX. A memorial mass willalso be said at the cemetery onNovember 11, 2009 at 12 noon.

SGT. STEPHENCRAIG HILLERY

Sgt. Stephen Craig Hillery, 54,passed away on October 27, 2009in Arlington, TX. He was born onFebruary 09, 1955 to William N.Hillery, Jr. & Norma Ann(Albrecht) Hillery in Dallas, TX.Steve was a 1973 graduate ofDuncanville High School, 1977graduate of Texas A&M Univer-sity and a member of St. Alban’sEpiscopal Church. Steve joined theIrving Police Dept. in 1980 wherehe served as a motorcycle officer

for many years obtaining the rankof sergeant. He is survived by hisadoring wife, Rebecca Hillery, fourchildren, Sean Craig Hillery,Natalie Roseann Hillery, CoreyPagitt , Carrie Reinoso and hus-band, Mario, four grandchildren,Niko Pagitt, Lucca Reinoso, MayaReinoso, and Jensen Stone Pagitt,brother, Jeffrey Hillery and wife,Peggy, sister, Jennifer Stevens andhusband, Paul, and three nieces,Charlotte, Sophie and Summer.Funeral services were held on Fri-day, October 30, 2009 at St.Alban’s Episcopal Church, 911 S.Davis St., Arlington, TX. Intermentfollowed at Little Bethel Cemeteryin Duncaville, TX. Chapel ofRoses Funeral Home, 1225 E. Irv-ing Blvd., Irving, TX. 75060,(972)554-1031.

MARYKATHRYN WILSON

Mary Kathryn Wilson, of Irving,passed away Monday, November2, 2009. She was born May 16,1923 in Edmond, OK. Funeral ser-vices were held on Thursday, No-vember 5, 2009 at Brown’s Memo-rial Chapel with Rev. BrianHatcher officiating. Interment fol-lowed at Oak Grove MemorialGardens.

JAMES V.GERMANY

James V. Germany, 53, passedaway on October 30, 2009. He wasborn on November 27, 1955 inOklahoma City, OK. Funeral ser-vices were held on Friday, Novem-ber 6, 2009 at Chapel of RosesFuneral Home. Interment followedat Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.

WADE GIAMPAWade Giampa, scenic designer forLyric Stage and Irving CommunityTheater, passed away on Fri., Oct.30. He is survived by his son Ja-son and granddaughter Jacklyn ofLynn, MA. Services were held Fri.,Nov. 6th at 12:30 PM in the DupreeTheater at the Irving Arts Center,3333 North MacArthur Blvd., Irv-ing, TX 75062.

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that means it is not as good a filmas I think it is. Because what I gotout of it was not very deep and pro-found. I almost want there to besomething that eluded me. Thatway I can feel better about walk-ing out of there confused and miss-ing out. I can only hope that thismovie is not as silly as it appearsto be on the surface.

A down and out reporter(Ewan McGregor) heads to Iraq totry and jump start his life. Whilethere he runs in to Lyn Cassady(George Clooney) who as legendhas it was one of the original mem-

bers of the US Army’s controver-sial unit, The First Earth Battalion.A group of military men led by BillDjango (Jeff Bridges) and believedto train in the art of psychic andparanormal powers. The two trekacross the dessert in search of amission that has yet to be revealed.Along the way they get kidnapped,shot at and nearly blown up. Allfor a reason that still escapes me.Writer Peter Straughan and direc-tor Grant Heslov have created afilm that is unique. That is a fact.

I laughed a lot at this film. Thehumorous moments come around

often, and Clooney as always useshis quirkiness to his advantage. Attimes McGregor and Clooneyseem more like Bob Hope andBing Crosby on the road to Iraq,but they work well together andbalance each other nicely. I won-der if there is an inner joke thatgoes deeper than the surface hu-mor. The film might be makingmore fun of itself than we know.But it does it subtly for sure. Sadly,it feels longer than its 93 minutes.Mainly due to the fact that whenyou take away the comedy, thereis little or no plot to carry you from

wanted a good script, stunningimagery and imaginative charac-ters. Eh, two out of three ain’t bad.

The story revolves around twoteenage boys who sneak out onenight to visit a traveling carnivalfreak show. Steve (JoshHutcherson) is the troubled mis-chievous one and his best friendDarren (Chris Massoglia) thestraight laced smart guy with goodgrades and the model family.While at the show they meet thevampire Larten Crepsley (John C.Reilly). It is that meeting and sub-sequent events that lead them onseparate paths into the dark under-world. There they discover an on-going confrontation between theVampires and the Vampaneze.

There are issues with thismovie that you need to be madeaware of. I do not tell you thesethings to keep you from seeing it,but rather so that you can enjoy itmore if you do see it. Be prepared;at times this film looks and feelsmore like an after schoolminiseries than a big screen fea-ture. It gets all Nickelodeon onyou, but then tries to convince youit is a dark and twisted tale. Thescript is splotchy and seems tonever find its footing. If anythingit made me want to read the booksto find out what was left on thecutting room floor. Or left out com-pletely.

The second problem I had waswith the casting of Hutcherson asthe troubled youth. I’m sorry buthe just can’t pull off the tough guy.When he swears and tries to acttough, it is comical and unbeliev-able. Josh is a good actor, but thiswas just not the right role. The restof the cast is superb, WillemDafoe, Salma Hayek, KenWananabe, Orlando Jones andPatrick Fugit make for some fan-ciful freaks.

This story is intriguing regard-less of how the script butchers it.The “Freaks” are all very uniqueand cleverly developed. They addplenty of color and fantasy to thefilm that I wanted to see more of.Director Paul Weitz does a decentjob of balancing the story andmoving the action along. I have towonder how a script like thiswould be in the hands of a TimBurton but for the most part Paulsucceeds. He co-wrote the screen-play though and that is the shaki-est part of the project. There are agood many tongue in cheek mo-ments regarding the stereotypessurrounding vampires, but theywere tossed about haphazardlywith no real grounding.

Cirque du Freak: TheVampire’s Assistant is rated PG-13for sequences of intense supernatu-

ral violence and action, disturbingimages, thematic elements andsome language. That is a fair rat-ing and even though it has theNickeloDisney moments it is a filmfor older audiences. The languagealone is the main thing that parentswill be concerned about. Thoughthe expletives are mild, they occuroften. Add that to the theme offreaks, vampires and the anticsthey are known for and you have amovie best suited for the 13 andup crowd. Sure your 10 year oldwill think it is the coolest movieever, I am just not so sure it is onehe should see. I give this freak cir-cus 3 out of 5 cloves of garlic. Nota terrible time at the theater, but astory and characters I would ratherTivo once a week rather than tryand cram into 90 minutes. So saysMatt Mungle.

moment to moment. During thosetimes the film bogs down heavily,and you find yourself hangingaround for the next site gag or oneliner. All the characters are randomand there is absolutely no synergyto their presence.

The Men Who Stare at Goatsis rated R for language, some drugcontent and brief nudity. The drugcontent consists mainly of LSDtrips and some experimental con-coctions. The language isn’t per-verse and if I remember correctlynot rampant. It is easy for me togive this flick 3.5 out of 5 jedi mindtricks. The cast is brilliant in spiteof the lack of depth to the script.The humor is strong and currentenough to make up for the slowparts. That in itself makes this oneto see, just be careful not to try andlook too deep. There is no shamein saying you don’t get it. None ofthe cool kids did. So says MattMungle.

The Men Who Stare at Goats is a real trip

By Matt MungleTitle: The Men Who Stare at GoatsRated: R

There came a time in my lifewhen I was okay with simply ad-mitting when I don’t “get” some-thing. I stopped pretending to un-derstand certain music, writers orartists simply to seem cool and hip.Therefore, I can easily say that al-though I liked The Men Who Stareat Goats, I am pretty certain Ididn’t get it. And if I did get it, then

The assistant needs a little helpBy Matt MungleTitle: Cirque du Freak: TheVampire’s AssistantRated: PG-13

The new film, Cirque duFreak: The Vampire’s Assistant,based on a popular book series hasa lot to offer. I am not saying it livesup to its full potential, but only thatit has a lot to offer.

Vampires are a big hit thesedays thanks to book series like thisand Twilight. Problem is that manytimes the transition from the pageto the screen misses the mark. Askany if the die hard Edward fanswhat they thought of that first Twi-light flick if you doubt my theory.Not having read TVA for myself I


Provided by Laura KunzThe Texas Commission on the

Arts (TCA) is now accepting ap-plications for the 2010 class of theYoung Masters scholarship pro-gram. The scholarships will helppromising young school-aged stu-dents in Texas to excel in the arts.

The Young Masters Programwill provide exemplary arts stu-dents in grades 8-12 with the fi-nancial help they need to pursueadvanced study in the areas of vi-sual arts, literature, music, theatre,dance and media arts.

Only the most talented youngartists will receive the title ofYoung Master and will be granted$2,500 scholarships per year tofurther their studies in their cho-sen arts disciplines. All proposedartistic training programs shouldbe completed during the period ofMay 1 through August 31, 2010.Students are eligible to receive thescholarship for up to three years,

but they must reapply annually.Young Masters scholarships arenot available for collegiate study.

“We have seen impressive ar-tistic advancement among YoungMasters who attended such presti-gious summer programs as theSchool of Visual Arts in New York,the Chicago Art Institute, Julliard,the American Dance Festival, AnnReinking’s Broadway TheatreProject and Tanglewood,” saidTCA Executive Director GaryGibbs. “The Commission takesgreat pride in helping these youngpeople become prominent artists ofthe next generation.”

All Texas students who areU.S. citizens and who are partici-pating in a school-based program,a summer institute, or a specializedcourse of study; or who are receiv-ing private lessons from a quali-fied professional instructor are en-couraged to apply. In order to beconsidered, students must maintainpassing grades in all academic ar-eas, and it’s important to note thatthe applicants compete against astandard of excellence, not each

other.A brief narrative describing an

applicant’s course of study anddetailing how the student will usethe scholarship to advance his/herartistic abilities must accompanyall applications. A budget indicat-ing anticipated expenditures willalso be required. Applicants mustalso provide evidence of their pre-vious efforts in the arts by submit-ting a portfolio, a cassette tape,videotape, slides or some otherrepresentation of their creativework.

Applications for the YoungMasters program may be obtainedby calling TCA at 512-936-6563or by visiting www.arts.state.tx.us.All applications and support docu-ments must be postmarked by No-vember 15.

Students will be selected by acitizen panel of experts from acrossthe state based on level of poten-tial, level of commitment and qual-ity of their proposed plan of action.Notification of awards for thisfourth class of Young Masters willbegin in April 2010.

Young Masters scholarships availableto exceptional young Texas artists

Irving Sunrise Rotary recommends asweet, healthy and TOTALLY TEXANholiday gift this year: Rio Star Grapefruit

The Irving service club is acceptingorders for boxes of this citrus fruitthroughout November in time for a mid-December delivery. The cost is $17 per20-pound box. The boxes contain 18grapefruits. There also is shipping avail-able to anywhere in the United States foran additional fee.

Easy ordering is available by callingLas Colinas Pharmacy at (972) 580-1814and pressing extension one whenprompted. Customers can order using acredit card by phone or can pay withcheck or cash in person at the Las ColinasPharmacy, which is located at 4835 N.O’Connor Road in Irving. Orders can beplaced by phone or in person between8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday throughFriday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat-

urdays. All orders must be received by 7p.m. on November 30.

“These Rio Star Grapefruit are fromthe heart of the Texas’ Rio Grand Valley.This variety of grapefruit can only begrown there because the soil, sun and cli-mate are perfect. The result is a grape-fruit that is sweet enough to be sectionedand eaten like an orange. They really area delicious and are a unique gift,” explainsJim Hrncir, chairman of the Sunrise Ro-tary Club’s grapefruit sales drive.

Club President Ronda Huffstetlernotes that grapefruit sales help fund theSunrise Rotary Club’s charitable efforts.This includes sending several Irving pub-lic school students to a week-long lead-ership camp sponsored by Rotary. Theclub also has used funds raised by grape-fruit sales to buy wheelchairs for needypeople in both Mexico and South Africa.“A significant amount of the money weraise also funds our annual back-to-schoolsupply drive. This year, more than 1,200needy Irving students received schoolsupplies that were purchased through thesales of these amazingly delicious grape-fruit,” she notes.

Projects planned for 2010 includehelping to build a guest home near the

Holiday Grapefruit Sales Will Fund Sunrise Rotary’s 2010 GrantsEat healthy and support Rotary

Dallas Veterans Administration Hospitalwhere families of Iraq war veterans canstay while their love ones receive medi-cal treatment. The club also plans to helpfund the drilling of a water well in Af-rica. “When you buy these grapefruit—whether one box or one hundred boxes—you’re helping us live out Rotary’s goalof helping and serving mankind, both lo-cally and around the world,” Huffstetleradded.

Hrncir also noted, “This is a great andhealthy gift for yourself or for someoneyou love. It’s also really fun to send a littlebit of the sweetness of Texas to familyand friends around the country. Most folkswho give our grapefruits as gifts comeback year after year because the recipi-ents love it. We even have several busi-nesses who send boxes of these Rio StarGrapefruit to their clients as appreciationgifts during the holidays.”

Irving Sunrise Rotary Club meets at7 a.m. each Thursday at Las ColinasCountry Club, which is at 4900 O’ConnorRoad in Irving. The club welcomes visi-tors who want to learn more aboutRotary’s outstanding weekly programs,business networking and community ser-vice initiatives.

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