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Wednesday, April 30, 2014Volume 49, Number 54
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PANCAKE DAY
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See MEETINGS | Page 3A
SERVING BURLESON ALVARADO AND KEENE
– PAGE 10A
By BRIAN PORTER
Two opportunities will be offered Thursday for Burleson residents to pause and consider the state, nation and world on the National Day of Prayer.
A morning prayer breakfast at St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a noon prayer meeting outside of City Hall will be of-fered, honoring a longstanding tradition.
The prayer breakfast from 6-7:30 a.m. will include pastors and other members of the com-munity joining in prayer and song. The noon meeting gathers near the Interurban rail cars and the Burleson Visitor's Center.
Residents are invited to submit prayer re-quests at www.burlesonprayer.com. Requests received will be prayed upon by pastors and oth-ers participating in Burleson's National Day of Prayer events.
Breakfast, noon meetings are Th ursday
DAY OF PRAYER
By PAUL GNADT
Johnson County commissioners took another look at their vote on a vision plan for county em-ployees and saw it a different way.
In a specially called meeting April 21, commis-sioners rescinded action taken April 14 when they voted to pay for a vision plan from Block Vision.
Instead, the county will contract with Unit-ed Health Care but still pay the premium for employees. However, the county will receive a discount from United that will equal the pre-mium, making it a break even deal, said Julie Rickman, a representative with Holmes Mur-phy, the firm that negotiates health benefits for the county.
The county’s health coverage plan is with United, which used to include a vision benefi t but dropped it to save money, Rickman said.
However, county employees used the vision benefi t a lot and have been asking for it to be re-turned, Rickman said.
The original motion to contract with Block was made by Precinct 4 Commissioner Don Bee-son and supported unanimously.
However, when County Judge Roger Harmon read the minutes, he realized he didn’t want to spend county money on the plan and called for the special meeting to review the court’s decision.
“I voted for this not realizing I was voting for this at the expense of county taxpayers,” Harmon
Vision plan a win-win deal
JOHNSON COUNTY
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTAlvarado Cub Scouts and leaders of Pack 1213 dress in blue to help organizers prepare to illuminate the Gazebo and area around Town Square with blue lights Monday night as part of Light It Up Blue, a national program of Autism Speaks, to bring awareness to autism. A helicopter fl y-over photographed similar blue lights at Diamond W Arena, M7 Arena and the Cowboy Church.
AUTISM AWARENESS
See VISION | Page 3A
COWBOYS FOR KIDS
Kayla Hartman, left, gets a roping lesson from Precinct 3 County Constable Mike White during Saturday's Cowboys for Kids Stick Horse Rodeo at the Johnson County Sheriff's Posse grounds benefi ting the Johnson County Children's Advocacy Center.
BURLESON STAR/BRIAN PORTERBen Jones loses his seat in the fi nal round Saturday of the Cowboys for Kids PBR bull riding and celebrity team roping benefi ting the Johnson County Children's Advocacy Center.
By PAUL GNADT
The man who didn’t have a prayer four weeks ago for the City Council to support his nomination to serve on an im-portant board, offered prayer prior to the council meeting that confi rmed his nomination.
Keene ISD Superinten-dent Ricky Stephens, at the request of Mayor John Ack-ermann, gave the invocation at the April 24 meeting of the City Council, after which the council reviewed its decision of March 27 not to support a recommendation by the Keene Business Development Cor-poration that Stephens be ap-
pointed to its board.The council initially voted
5-1 not to appoint Stephens after a non-resident of the city and school district accused Stephens of making a decision detrimental to the district’s af-ter-school child care program, thus questioning his concern for Keene.
The decision sent the Rich-ter Scale of public opinion off the chart, causing some members of the Type B board to consider resigning, caus-ing the KISD school board to circle the wagons around Ste-phens and council members to turn off their cell phones and
CITY GOVERNMENT
Stephens OK'd aft er review
See REVIEW | Page 3A
A forum featuring the candi-dates for mayor and for two Bur-leson ISD trustee seats, presented by the Burleson Star and Hill Col-lege, is Thursday. A meet and greet is at 6:30 p.m. The forum begins at 7 p.m. Early voting is open. Election Day is May 10. Candidates will address issues during the forum in a question and answer format. Audience questions will be permitted.
The Burleson Kiwanis Club’s Pancake Day is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Russell Farm, 405 W. County Road 714. Breakfast will include coffee, juice, meat and all-you-can-eat pancakes. A fee of $6 will be charged to eat. Breakfast is free for children under age 8.
The day will include games, tours of the art gallery and work-shop, the Russell home, wood-carving demonstrations and a look at the community garden. There will also be historical sketches with residents in 1877 period dress.
The third annual SPARK Mo-torcycle and Car Show is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17 at the Academy at Nola Dunn, 201 S. Dobson St. A $15 entry fee will be charged. Trophies will be awarded to the top 10 cars and motorcycles. Also, OpenDoor Church will hold a garage sale at the same time. Call 817-992-8015 or email [email protected].
A free advance planning seminar is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Val-ley Funeral Home, 3407 S.W. Wilshire Blvd. Information will be provided on legal tools, changes to Medicaid and advance funeral planning. Call 817-426-3200.
VFW Post No. 9299, at 6732 E. U.S. 67 in Alvarado, invites residents to attend and participate in a motorcycle show May 3, hosted by U.S. 67 Cycle and VFW MG Unit 3. Registra-tion is at 11 a.m. Participants will be charged $5 to enter. Awards will be presented in seven cat-egories. Call 817-790-0300 or email [email protected].
GRADUATION
Hill College commencement excersises are at 7 p.m. May 8 at the Cleburne Conference Center.
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www.burlesonstar.net LIFESTYLESPage 2A ★ Burleson Star ★ Wednesday, April 30, 2014
OBITUARYOBITUARYVIRGINIA CLOWDUS
LARAMORE BUCKINGHAM
Burleson -- Virginia Clowdus Laramore Bucking-ham, 80, of Burleson, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, in Little Rock, Ark. A memorial service cel-ebrating her life was 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014, in the Rosser Funeral Home Chapel, with Warren Adio-rne offi ciating. Mrs. Buckingham was born in Oak Grove, Texas, on Oct. 15, 1933, to Mildred (Hopkins) and Raymond Odell Clowdus. After the death of her fi rst husband, Carl Laramore, in 1991; Virginia married Hugh Buckingham on April 7, 2001, in Gilmer, Texas. She worked in the banking industry and was a member of the Alvarado Church of Christ. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents; fi rst husband, Carl Laramore; grandson, Tommy Ratliff; and brother, Laurence Clow-dus. Survivors include her hus-band, Hugh Buckingham, of Burleson; daughters, Tracy Ratliff and Charlotte Spen-cer and husband, Trey, all of Wye Mountain, Ark.; sister, Margaret Jackson Ashbrook and husband, Aaron, of Al-varado; sister-in-law, Betty Clowdus (wife of Laurence); four grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
LAURIE HOLLINGSWORTH
BURROW
Burleson -- Laurie Hol-lingsworth Burrow, of Bur-leson, born Dec. 4, 1961, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, at Fort Worth Harris Hospital after a brief illness. Her public memorial ser-vice is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, 12351 Oak Grove Rd., Burleson. Instead of fl owers, please consider makings donation to Laurie’s favorite charity, All Texas Dachshund Rescue http://www.atdr.org. Laurie graduated from Burleson High School in 1980 and enjoyed playing in the band, mission trips, and singing with friends at Crestmont Baptist Church. A longtime advocate for homeless animals, she was a member of the All Texas Dachshund Rescue organiza-tion. She enjoyed assisting on mission trips, photogra-phy, Renaissance festivals, and all things family. Laurie was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, where she participated in numerous mission trips, and choir. Survivors include her husband, Dee Burrow, of Burleson; daughter, Susan-na Wojciechowski and hus-band, Jacob, of Stone Moun-tain, Ga.; parents, Terry and Norma Hollingsworth, and sister, Holly Burris, of Burleson; sister, Erin Pow-ell, and husband, Ian, of Waxahachie; and nephews, Steven and Zayne Burris, of Burleson, and Cameo Irons, of Aurora, Colo.
You may view the obituary online at www.rosserfuner-alhome.net or follow us on Facebook. Rosser Funeral Home, of Cleburne, handled the ar-rangements. 817.641.4800
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FROM THE FRONT Wednesday, April 30, 2014 ★ Burleson Star ★ Page 3Awww.burlesonstar.net
MEETINGS: Day of PrayerFROM PAGE 1A
The National Day of Prayer is an annual obser-vance that takes place on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Con-
gress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Tru-man.
The fi rst call to prayer was made in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation. Then, in 1863, President Abraham Lin-
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VISION: County back to Unitedsaid. “Our budget is tight. I am struggling with having more money to pay out with-out the revenue to pay for it.”
Harmon thought he was voting April 14 for a plan county employees would pay for, he said.
“My recommendation was a vision plan that was volun-tary for employees to pay on their own,” Harmon said.
Rickman said she repre-sents about 45 municipalities in Texas that do not pay vi-sion care for employees.
“I’ve always been pro em-ployee,” Harmon said, “but if you don’t have the money to pay for it, we don’t have the revenue stream.”
Not everyone agreed.“Our auditor says we have
$2.1 million in the general fund,” Precinct 3 Commis-sioner Jerry Stringer said.
“Block’s plan is a one-year plan for four years with the rate locked in,” Beeson said.
United’s bid was one of nine received by Rickman, she said. United will give a $5 offset on its premium if an
employer-sponsored vision plan is added to it’s current health care coverage, she said.
“My recommendation is United and next year we shop it,” Harmon said.
Beeson rescinded his mo-tion of April 14 and made a new motion.
“I rescind my motion to go with Block and move we go with United Health Care with the county paying the premium,” Beeson said.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Rick Bailey seconded the motion, which passed unani-mously.
FROM PAGE 1A
REVIEW: Stephens on type Bseek shelter.
“I asked to put this back on the agenda because if we could fi gure all the ways to do this wrong, we did it wrong March 27,” Councilman James Chapline said as he looked directly at Stephens. “I think we embarrassed Mr. Stephens and it wasn’t our intention to do that.”
Chapline’s concern [on March 27] and the concern of other council members was whether Stephens would have the time to serve on the Type B board, Chapline said.
“I visited Mr. Stephens in his offi ce and he assured me that he does have time on Mondays (when the Type B board meets at 4 p.m.) that he has set aside, that he dis-cussed with his family his de-sire to serve, and I was inter-ested to hear his thoughts for wanting to serve,” Chapline said.
Stephens wants to be a part of the economic develop-ment process to let prospec-tive businesses know that Keene has a good school dis-trict, to promote the district, and inform businesses that not all of the Keene city lim-its is inside the Keene school district and for them to look for places to settle that are in-side the KISD, Chapline said.
“Mr. Stephens has re-peated his desire to serve on the Type B board,” Chapline said. “For myself, and I be-lieve I speak for the rest of the council, we apologize for mishandling (the nomination vote). We should have tabled it until you had an opportu-nity to be here and state your position. Therefore, I move that we accept Mr. Stephens to the Type B board.”
Councilman Davi Abran-tes seconded the motion, af-ter which Ackermann asked for discussion.
“The fi rst time this came up and we voted, everyone seems to know why I vot-ed like I did, but very few asked,” said Councilman Donny Gore, who voted nay March 27.
“I did not have all the an-swers that I wanted and, to be honest, I sort of slipped because I was focused on Ride 2 Recovery (which came
through Keene March 28, the morning after the vote), and didn’t get a chance to do all the homework I wanted,” Gore continued.
After R2R, Gore made time, made several phone calls to Stephens and was satisfi ed with what Stephens had to say, Gore said.
“Mr. Stephens answered my questions to my liking and I am very comfortable with this decision supporting his nomination,” Gore said.
Stephens was unani-mously supported upon re-consideration.
“Thank you, Ricky, for be-ing willing to serve,” Acker-mann said.
Candidates to replace Dale Janes
Three candidates to fi ll the term of former Council-man Dale Janes were inter-viewed, as per the council’s decision April 10, to ask can-didates to explain why they want to serve.
Janes, who lived in Ward 2, resigned March 27 because he relocated to Yuma, Ariz.
The candidates are former Councilmen Robert Bischoff and David Patterson, and Peggy Foster, spouse of Keene Police Offi cer Terry Foster.
“I served on this council, off and on, for a total of 16 years over the last 35 years or so,” Bischoff said.
“I am interested in more cohesion on the council than has been in the past, in beau-tifying the city, in having vol-unteer groups help clean up the city, and in some way get-ting a grocery store to come to Keene,” Bischoff said.
John Q. Citizen and Jill Citizen are the two people in town most important to Bischoff, he said.
“Every citizen in this town should be equal as far as the council is concerned,” he said. “Every time we raise the tax rate, I think, ‘How’s that go-ing to affect everyone?’ Even just $8 a month may be fi ne for me, but is it fi ne for 40 percent of the population who may be barely making it?”
Patterson served on the council for eight years and
various boards and commit-tees for the past 16 years, he said.
“My fi rst concern is to fi g-ure out a way to pay for and build a new city hall,” he said. “We are out of room at the current city hall and are leas-ing space.”
Patterson is also con-cerned about cleaning up Keene and removing unsight-ly debris from businesses and residential areas, he said.
“We can’t clean up the town all at one time,” he said. “But we can start on the thor-oughfares and work out in each direction until we get it done.”
Foster has resided in Keene for almost six years, she said.
“I would like to see Keene cleaned up,” she said. “I want to be involved in the commu-nity, but would also like to see more involvement from the community.”
Councilwoman Cheryl Schram made a motion, sec-onded by Chapline, to table any decision of Janes’ re-placement until May 8 for time to review the candi-dates’ statements.
The motion was support-ed unanimously.
Other business
In other business, the council:
❑ Supported a recom-mendation by Keene Eco-nomic Development Corp. president David Patterson for the Type A board to contract with Bannister Engineering for plat and re-plat prepara-tions at the Wayne Tomblin-son Industrial Park.
During his presentation, Patterson announced the Type A board accepted the resignation of Bonnie Allen.
❑ Supported a recom-mendation by Parks and Rec-reation Board Chair Roger George to reappoint Kelly Ronning and David Smith to the park board for two-year terms.
❑ Supported a recom-mendation by Keene Athletic Association Chair Chad Aden to reappoint Gloria Rivera Miller and Sonny Tyler to the athletic association for two-year terms.
FROM PAGE 1A
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTCity Councilman James Chapline looks at Keene ISD Superintendent Ricky Stephens April 24 as he apolo-gizes for the council's handling of Stephens' March 27 nomination to the Keene Business Development Corporation board of directors. Chapline's motion a few minutes later that Stephens be appointed to the Type B Board was supported unanimously.
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and dedication it takes to teach children new concepts. I understand the longhours after the last bell has rung, ferociously grading papers, cutting out supplies for the next day, entering grades into the system, meeting with parents, meeting
with children, meeting with administration, on and on it goes. I won’t pretend to know the full extent of the challenges that our teachers face on a day to day basis.
But what I do know is they need school board members that support them andthe challenges they face on a daily basis. I want to be there to help our schooldistrict navigate the ever changing political and financial climates that have
become so common in recent years.
I would appreciate your support on May 10thby voting for me for Trustee Place #3.
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CHILD ADVOCACY
PBR, roping brought out bull riders, legends
Mason Lowe, second from right, accepts the championship buckle from Saturday’s Cowboys for Kids PBR bull riding, benefi ting the Johnson County Children’s Advocacy Center. Presenting the buckle are, from left, Sheriff Bob Alford, CAC Executive Director Tammy King and stock contractor Byron Walker.
Hall of Fame Cowboy Larry Mahan, a six-
time all-around champion and two-time bull
riding champi-on, works a calf Saturday during
the Cowboys for Kids PBR
bull riding and celebrity roping.
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TOP: Tyler Harr attempts to stay aboard his ride Saturday during the Cowboys for Kids PBR bull riding.LEFT: Dallas Cowboys legend Jay Novacek talks with two of the youngest cowboys to attend Saturday’s Cowboys for Kids PBR bull riding. RIGHT: Justin Robards is seated aboard his ride in the fi nals Saturday of the Cowboys for Kids PBR bull riding.
DEVOTIONAL
Riding for prayer ‘a cross’ Texas
The National Day of Prayer is returning to Bur-leson. Make a note to join us from 6-7:30 a.m. Thurs-day at St. M a t t h e w C u m b e r -land Pres-b y t e r i a n C h u r c h for a p r a y e r breakfast with Pas-tor Rick Owen and his staff.
T h e r e will be prayer and singing for our community, country, business leaders, churches, youth and our Lord. There will be a free breakfast at the tables and you will love this heart-warming event, started by George Washing-ton in 1775. Plus, you will be super-charged by the power of prayer.
I would like to give you some additional history about this celebration. Presi-dent Abraham Lincoln be-came extremely involved in 1863, then President Harry Truman, in 1952, signed a joint resolution, proclaiming the National Day of Prayer as law. Following, President Ronald Reagan, in 1988, an-nounced the fi rst Thursday of May will be the annual day for people to turn to “God in prayer and meditation.” All denominations are encour-aged to attend. That means you, too. Please come.
The Burleson Christian Ministerial Alliance is play-ing a major role in planning, especially with the leadership of President David Miller, Patti Pace and Judy Gilbert. The Bible tells us to knock, pray and fast, and many doors will open for you. I be-lieve that. Do you? Oh, I hope so.
My honor is to know our God is our only God, and to help advance the Kingdom
of God on KCLE 1460-AM at 10 a.m. Sundays. Always remember to forgive and for-get, even when it hurts.
I’m excited to announce the Burleson Heritage Mu-seum has taken my Ameri-can fl ag leather jacket out of the Baker Foundation that was worn when I rode a mo-torcycle across America in 2002, when I was in my 50s, participating in the mourn-ing and grieving of the 9/11 attacks. The symbolic ride of mercy and honor took me and my co-pilot, Jesus, from Burleson to San Diego, to Myrtle Beach and back home to our fair city.
As I want to help pro-mote this special spiritual holiday of the National Day of Prayer, I intend to ride “a cross” Texas. I once again will strap on a white helmet and put on my American fl ag leather jacket, that went across America. But, this time my friends, Christ fol-lowers and prayer warriors, I will actually have a cross on my back attached by a bungey cord.
I will leave a cross and pray as I fi rst travel from Burleson to Big Springs. Next, I will travel to my north point of Lake Murray, Oklahoma. Following, Lord willing, I will travel on my borrowed Kawasaki 1500, from my Pastor Steve, to Ty-ler. Wrapping up the visual of supporting the National Day of Prayer as Jesus and I make the ride “a cross” Texas, I will head south and back from San Antonio, leaving a cross and praying, to participate in the National Day of Prayer with you. The heart of the ride will be in Fort Worth.
Bro. Hank Hoaldridge II is a member of the Bur-leson Christian Ministerial Alliance and hosts a weekly radio show on KCLE 1460-AM. Contact him at 817-360-0083.
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AUTISM AWARENESS
Alvarado Lions golf tourney May 16
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The May membership meeting of the Alvarado Chamber of Commerce will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at M7 Arena, one mile west of I-35W (exit 24) on Farm to Market 3136.
M7 Arena owner Todd Massey is guest speaker, fol-lowed by a trick roping and barrel exhibition in the main arena.
M7 Arena is a family owned and operated large
outdoor arena with lights, full concession, restrooms, two-story announcers booth, and plenty of park-ing.
M7 Arena hosts various rodeo events such as team roping practice/jackpots, barrel/poles practice and barrel jackpots, team sort-ing and more.
The chuck wagon lunch, provided by M7, boneless smoked chicken, chuck wag-
Chamber meets Thursday at M7 Arena
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTSupporters gather in a prayer circle Monday night at Daimond W Arena as part of Light It Up Blue, a national program of Autism Speaks, to bring awareness to autism. Simultaneous prayer circles were held in Town Square, M7 Arena and the Cowboy Way Church. Light It Up Blue is a unique global initiative that is part of Autism Awareness Month and helps raise awareness about autism, according to the Light It Up Blue website at www.autismspeaks.org. BELOW: Alvarado Boy Scouts and leaders pose after helping organizers prepare to illuminate the Gazebo and area around Town Square with blue lights Monday night as part of Light It Up Blue.
By PAUL GNADT
An Alvarado-area student was recognized for her inno-vation and scientifi c prowess at the 28th annual ExxonMo-bil Texas Science and Engi-neering Fair March 20–23 in San Antonio.
Victoria Covarrubias, an eighth-grader at Uplift Sum-
mit International Prepara-tory, won second place in the junior Cellular and Molecular Biology category for a project entitled “Irradiation Muta-tions,” she entered with fellow eighth-grade students Valeria Escobar and Jose Alcala Jr., of Arlington and Dallas.
More than 1,100 teen scien-tists competed in 17 categories.
Winners were selected
from 1,100 participants repre-senting two divisions — junior (grades six through eight) and senior (grades nine through 12). First- through fi fth-place winners received awards in one of 17 categories.
To be eligible, students won fi rst- through third-place or grand prize at one of 12 regional fairs held across Texas.
Local student earns ExxonMobil awardALVARADO PEOPLE
BURLESON STAR/COURTESY TOMMY BROWNAlvarado Elementary South kindergarten student Jonathan Fuller and his classmates had their annual Kin-dergarten Rodeo last week. Students had the opportunity to barrel race, rope horns with a hula hoop, play horseshoes, get an up-close look at a cow and much more. Alvarado High School FFA students were on hand to help explain the activities at each station.
The 19th annual Alvarado Lions Club Eyeglasses and Scholarship Golf Tourna-ment will tee off at 8 a.m. Friday, May 16, at Cleburne Links Golf Course in Cle-burne.
The entry fee is $130 per team for the two-person scramble that raises money for the Alvarado Lions to pro-vide eye examinations and eyeglasses for children who otherwise would not be able to afford them and to help
Alvarado graduates receive fi nancial aid for college.
The golf tournament is a way for community mem-bers, who may not be a mem-ber of the local Lions Club, to assist children in their neigh-borhood.
The entry fee includes range balls, cart, green fee and lunch at the end of the round. Mulligans will be for sale at check-in.
Plaques will be presented to the fi rst-, second- and
third-place teams, and for longest drive and closest-to-the-pin.
Each player will be given a ticket for door prizes that will be drawn during the awards presentation.
Hole sponsorships are still available for $100.
Entry deadline is May 9.Registration information
is available from tournament chair Chester Juroska at 817-783-6800, or Tommy Brown at 817-783-1190.
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"Nothing can be done to prevent the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program from taking a home to recover costs. "The truth is, in Texas your home does not have to be forfeited to the recovery process from Medicaid. With the use of an Enhanced Life Estate Deed, otherwise known as a "Lady Bird Deed", a person can protect their home from the recovery process without incurring any transfer of resources penalties. This deed also allows a person to pass their homestead to their heirs, but at the same time has no negative impact on Medicaid eligibility.
"A resident with a home that sits on 200 acres of land does not qualify."People often think of their "homestead" in terms of how the tax offi ce looks at it. (ie. Home and 10 acres etc) . For Medicaid purposes, the homestead is an excluded asset and it includes the home and all adjoining acreage. This means the person with a large homestead could potentially qualify. There are also strategies to protect that same homestead from Medicaid Estate Recovery so it can be passed to who the resident wishes.
"Once I am in a nursing home it is too late to start Medicaid Planning."There are families literally going BROKE when this is not necessary. While it is true that nursing home staff cannot give legal advice, they can refer families to a competent professional that can assist with protecting much if not all of their remaining assets. Worried about losing that private pay? Most families will continue to pay private pay rates during the mandatory "penalty period. "
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CHILD ADVOCACY
Stars, local leaders turn out for CAC gala
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTJohnson County Attorney Bill Moore, left, one of the elected offi cials who works on cases directly with the Children’s Advocacy Center, is shown with Erik Estrada, one of many celebrities to turn out for the Cowboys for Kids fundraiser.
BURLESON STAR/BRIAN PORTERPeggy Maxfi eld, left, talks with Joshua Mayor Joe Hollarn, right, Friday at the Cowboys for Kids Gala at Diamond W Arena. Also shown is former Joshua Mayor Merle Breitenstein.
BURLESON STAR/BRIAN PORTERSheriff Bob Alford recognizes a bid during the live auction Friday at the Cowboys for Kids Gala at Diamond W Arena benefi ting the Johnson County Children’s Advoacy Center.
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTPatsy Dumas of Burleson, left, takes time out for a photo with Erik Estrada of C.H.i.P.S fame.
BURLESON STAR/BRIAN PORTERCelebrities assemble Friday during the Cowboys for Kids Gala at Diamond W Arena benefi ting the Johnson County Children’s Advoacy Center.
BURLESON STAR/BRIAN PORTERJoshua Naval Junior ROTC cadets present the colors during the Cowboys for Kids Gala.
BURLESON STAR/BRIAN PORTERSonny Burgess entertains guests Friday at the Cowboys for Kids Gala.
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTCounty Commissioner Don Beeson, left, talks with Johnson County Children’s Advocacy Center Executive Direc-tor Tammy King. Beeson and his wife, Gwen, have been integral to the success of Cowboys for Kids for years.
KHS ranked as one of top U.S. schools
CITY FINANCES
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTKeene Wanda R. Smith High School senior Pamela Marquez, shown here winning a distance run last year, qualifi ed for the state track fi nals with two strong fi nishes April 24-25 at the Region II-2A track meet at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. Marquez took third place in the 1600 meter run with a time of fi ve minutes, 28 seconds, and second place in the 3200 meter run with a time of 11:44.75. Her one-mile time was the third best in the state this year, and her two-mile time was the second best in the state this year. The state fi nals will be May 9 at the Mike A. Myers Track Stadium at the University of Texas in Austin.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
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By PAUL GNADT
They did it again.For the third time in four
years, Keene Wanda R. Smith High School has been ranked by a national magazine as one of the nation’s best high schools.
The school is among 4,707 schools — and the only one in Johnson County — to score in the Top 25 percent of the 2014 Best High Schools as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
Keene also received a simi-lar ranking in 2011 and 2012.
“We’re really proud of the way our students and teach-
ers work together,” Superin-tendent Ricky Stephens said. “We break down all barriers to level the academic playing fi eld.”
The award affi rms the school’s motto of teachers being concerned for “Every child, every need, everyday,” Stephens said.
By PAUL GNADT
As the Texas Rangers’ reg-ular season begins, Keene’s sales tax revenue dropped like a Yu Darvish curve ball.
After two consecutive months of double-digit per-cent increases, the city re-ceived a sales tax revenue al-location for April of $36,753, a decrease of 4.42 percent from the $38,454 it received in April of last year, accord-ing to fi gures released last week by State Comptroller Susan Combs.
“It’s a little disappointing, but we’re still ahead for the year and on budget,” City Ad-ministrator Bill Guinn said. “I am optimistic we’ll return to positive numbers next month.”
The sales tax fi gures repre-sent February sales reported by monthly tax fi lers. The sales were collected in Feb-
ruary, counted in March and distributed this month.
Last month, Keene re-ceived a sales tax revenue allocation of $47,703, an in-crease of 19.76 percent over the $39,829 it received in March of last year
In February, the city re-ceived $56,264, an increase of 19 percent over the $47,153 it received in February 2013.
Keene is one of six John-son County cities to receive a decrease compared to alloca-tions from last April, Combs fi gures indicated. Briaroaks is down 28 percent, Cleburne is down 31 percent, Godley 31 percent, Joshua 21 percent and Rio Vista 10 percent.
Among Keene’s neighbors, Alvarado is up 13 percent, Burleson is up 5 percent, and Grandview is up 20 percent.
In terms of actual dol-lars compared to Keene’s $36,753, Burleson took in $1.1 million, Cleburne re-
ceived $574,374, Alvarado generated $112,404, and Joshua $86,095.
For the state as a whole, the percentage of sales tax revenue allocations to cities in Texas saw an 5.6 percent increase compared to April 2013, with payments totaling $362.4 million, Combs’ offi ce said.
“The growth in sales tax revenues was led by busi-ness spending in the oil and natural gas mining, whole-sale trade and construction sectors,” Combs said. “Col-lections from restaurants were also strong. This marks 48 consecutive months of growth in state sales tax col-lections,” Combs said.
For the four months of the calendar year, Keene is ahead of last year’s revenue by 13 percent, having re-ceived $178,483 compared to $158,103 last year, Combs fi gures indicate.
City’s sales tax revenue drops a little
BUSINESS EXPO, HEALTH AND JOB FAIR
BURLESON STAR/PAUL GNADTTOP: From left, David Patterson, Jerry Becker and Heidi Patterson explain to Jeri Putnam about Christmas In Action during the annual Keene chamber Business Expo, Health and Job Fair Sunday at the Leiske-Pultar Gymnasium. LOWER LEFT: Chamber board member Cheryl Schram and president Roy Robinson prepare a door prize. LOWER RIGHT: Stacie Bowyer applies face paint.
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CHILD ADVOCACY
Youth learn to rope, ride at Stick Horse Rodeo
BURLESON STAR/BRIAN PORTERSome of the celebrities who turned out for Saturday’s Stick Horse Rodeo, benefi ting the Children’s Advocacy Center, are shown. From left, Rob Sheppard, Jesse Vick, Chad Eubank, a bull fi ghter, Tammy King, Dean Smith, Bob Alford and Rocky Ryan.
Johnson County Sheriff’s Offi ce Chief Deputy Mike Powell, right, gives some roping instruction to a child who attended Saturday’s Children’s Advocacy Center’s Stick Horse Rodeo.
Bullfi ghter Rob Sheppard, left, talks with children during a break in the ac-tion at the Children’s Advocacy Center’s Stick Horse Rodeo.
Sheriff Bob Alford, left, and Children’s Advocacy Center Executive Director Tammy King lead the grand entry procession Saturday during the Stick Horse Rodeo at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse grounds.
Retired bull rider Chad Eubank, right, encourages his son, Pecos, to take a ride aboard his horse during Saturday’s Children’s Advocacy Center’s Stick Horse Rodeo.
A child attempts to stay aboard her horse for an eight-second ride Saturday during the Children’s Advocacy Center’s Stick Horse Rodeo.
Hollywood stuntman and Olympian Dean Smith asks a rider for a high-fi ve after his ride Saturday in the Stick Horse Rodeo at the John-son County Sheriff’s Posse grounds.
PRCA all-around cowboy Chad Eubank shows children how a stick horse ride is done Saturday during the Children’s Advocacy Center’s Stick Horse Rodeo.
Actually,COMMUNITY LIVES IN YOU.
Community is the cornerstone of who we are. It’s the history we hold dear, the traditions we keep, and the things we learn each day. Pinnacle Bank has captured stories that prove what we’ve always known to be true—as much as we believe we are part of community, it’s actually part of us. See the stories at WHYCOMMUNITYMATTERS.COM.
By RICKY MOORE
Justin Domangue had a simple game plan for at-tacking the 1,600 and 3,200 meters over the weekend at the Class 3A Region I track and field championships.
The Alvarado sopho-more just wanted to do what was necessary to reach the next round.
The UIL Class 3A state championships were the next round and Domangue accomplished the feet.
Domangue became the fi rst distance runner from Alvarado to qualify for two events at the state champion-ships as he won the 1,600 and fi nished second in the 3,200.
He won the 1,600 in time of four minutes, 36.15 sec-onds at Lubbock’s Fuller Track Stadium on the cam-pus of Texas Tech University.
In the 3,200, Domangue finished second in a time of 4:36.15.
The next stop for Domangue will be the UIL Class 3A state champion-ships May 9-10 at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The top two competitors and the next competitor from the four regionals qualified for state.
“It was windy for the 3,200 and he decided to run ahead and serve as the wind break,” Alvarado coach Dar-ryl Bishop said. “He did what he needed to do to advance in both races. He followed that game plan perfectly.”
Sophomore Abigail Gar-cia finished fourth in the 3,200 in a time of 12:14.78. She placed sixth in the 1,600 in a time of 5:38.62.
“She’s a tough cookie and was up against some steller runners,” Bishop said. “She held her own out there. She’s a dynamite runner and learned a lot in those races.”
The Lady Indians got both of their relay teams through the prelims and into the finals. Both relay teams finished fifth.
The 400 relay team clocked a time of 48.89. In the 1,600 relay, the Lady Indians’ team of finished in a time of 4:11.28.
Jose Rodriguez finished ninth in the 800 in a time of 2:10.12.
Sheyan Means placed 10th in the discus with a toss of 102 feet and eight inches.
Adrian Hendrick’s time 11.12 in the 100 meters pre-liminaries placed him ninth on spot out of making the finals.
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SCHEDULESBaseballClass 4A Region Ibi-district playoffs
Burleson vs.FW Arlington Heights(Best-of-three series)Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day. Burleson.Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, Heights.Game 3 (if needed):2 p.m. Saturday, Cleburne.
Centennial vs.Granbury(Best-of-three series) Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day. Centennial.Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, Granbury.Game 3 (if needed):2 p.m. Saturday, Centen-nial.
Class 3A Region Ibi-district playoffs
Alvarado vs.Burnett(Best-of-three series)(All games at Killeeen Shoemaker)Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday.Game 2: 5 p.m. Saturday.Game 3 (if needed):30 minutes after Game 2.
SoftballClass 4A Region Iarea playoffs
Burleson vs.White Settlement Brewer(Best-of-three series)Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day. Brewer.Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, Burleson.Game 3 (if needed):1 p.m. Saturday, Brewer.
Centennial vs.Denton Guyer(Best-of-three series)(All games at Saginaw)Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day.Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Fri-day.Game 3 (if needed):7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Gannon BakerBasketball Camp
After winning region-als in Southlake and fin-ishing second at state in Longview, the seventh -grade Lady Mavs select girls basketball team qual-ified for Nationals July 10-15 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The team hold a fund-raiser one-day skills camp so that all the players can go to Nationals.
The camp will be led by professional basketball skill coach Gannon Baker.
The cost of the camp is $75. The camp will take place May 17.
The junior high camp will run from 8 a.m-noon and the high school level camp will run from 1-5 p.m.
For information, con-tact Kevin Schuman at 817-269-8934 or [email protected] or go to http://basketball.elev8sportsinstitute.com.
HOW TO CONTACT USContact staff writer
Ricky Moore at 817-295-0486 or [email protected].
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www.burlesonstar.net Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Section B
BASEBALL | CENTENNIAL 5, BURLESON 3
Rally puts Spartans in playoff sBy RICKY MOORE
Centennial’s baseball team is headed back to the playoffs for the third con-secutive year after defeating Burleson, 5-2, in both team’s District 8-4A fi nale Friday at Centennial.
Despite the loss, Burleson will be returning to the play-offs after a one-year hiatus.
The Spartans needed a win to have a chance to make the playoffs. Centennial’s vic-tory, coupled with Crowley’s win over Joshuam put the Spartans in the playoffs as the third-place team.
Centennial (14-14-1, 8-6) will play a best-of-three Class 4A Region I bi-district playoff series against Gran-bury. Game 1 will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Centennial; Game 2 will be at 7 p.m. at Granbury. A deciding third game, if needed, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Centennial.
Burleson (10-17-1, 8-6), the fourth-place team in 8-4A, will play a best-of-three playoff series against District 7-4A champion Fort Worth Arlington Heights. Game 1 will be at 7:30 p.m Thursday at Burleson. Game 2 will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Heights. Game 3, if needed, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cleburne.
For the fi rst fi ve innings Friday, Centennial starter Tanner Dent baffl ed the Elks
like he did during an 8-0 complete game win at Burle-son April 1. Dent faced 16 in the fi rst fi ve innings, allow-ing one hit and a walk while striking out seven.
“Tanner came up big for us again,” Centennial coach Brad Hart said. “He has been big every time we put him out there and that’s why we wanted to have him on Fri-day and it paid off.”
While Dent was holding Burleson in check the Spar-tans built a 3-0 lead on RBI-singles by Brad Sugg and Micah Bennett and a run-scoring wild pitch off Elks’ starter Reid Woods.
Momentum shifted to Burleson in the sixth as the Elks became more selective at the plate and loaded the bases with none out as No. 8 hitter Jacob Lidgett dou-
bled and No. 9 hitter Jacob Anderle singled and Corbin Clark walked.
Garrett Augsburger cut the lead to 3-1 with an RBI-single to center. Woods then reached on a error by left fi elder Thomas Santos that allowed Anderle to score. Blaine McRay tied the game with a ground out to fi rst.
With runners at second and third and one out, Dent
struckout Jordan Speck swinging and got Cory Qualls looking to end the threat.
“I’m proud of the kids for making a great comeback,” Burleson coach Daniel Bruce said. “We were meek offen-sivle with only one-hit going into the sixth. Jacob Lidgett obviously provided the spark with a two-hit game and a leadoff double to start that rally.”
The tie didn’t last long as the Spartans scored two runs off reliever Speck in the bottom of the sixth. Col-ten Anderson drove in a run with single and Aaron Schatzmann scored when the throw to third on a stolen base attempt got lose down the left-fi eld line.
“I thought Jordan (Speck) pitched well for us having not pitched in 14 games,” Bruce said. “He walked a couple, but also had a chance to get out unscathed if we had been solid on defense. Credit the Centennial hitters for hitting our pitching mistakes when we left the ball up. They made us pay when they got runners in scoring position.”
“We did a great job of get-ting guys on base in the sev-enth to give us a chance to win it,” Hart said. “It was an all around a great team effort.”
In the seventh, Dent worked around a one-out er-ror by striking out three Elks to end the game.
TRACK AND FIELD | CLASS 3A REGION I CHAMPSIONSHIPS
AHS’ Domangueheaded to state
SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS
Lady Spartans, Lady Elks advance
How sweep it is
By RICKY MOORE
Centennial and Burleson’s softball teams showed their strength Friday night as they completed sweeps of their best-of-three Class 4A Region I bi-district playoff series.
Centennial fi nished off Fort Worth South Hills, 16-2, at home, while Burleson won at Granbury, 8-2.
Centennial, the 10th-ranked team in Class 4A. (24-3) will play Denton Guyer in the area-round. The best-of-three series will be played at Saginaw High School at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sat-urday.
Burleson (20-7) will face White Settlement Brewer in a best-of-three area-round series. Game 1 will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Brewer. Game 2 will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Burleson and Game 3, if needed, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Brewer.
The Lady Spartans col-lected 15 hits in the win.
“We took care of busi-ness,” Centennial coach Shannon Sullivan said.
Madison Montgomery went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBIs, a double and a triple. Hayley McCull-ers belted a home run, scored two runs and drove in three runs. Eva Scott went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a run scored, a double and a triple.
Leading 2-1 Centennial scored nine runs in the third to put the game away. The added fi ve runs in the fourth for the run-rule win.
In the third, the Lady Spartans fi rst six hitters reached bases and eventually scored. Montogomery tri-pled and Scott followed with
an run-scoring triple. Bailey White single in Scott then scored on Madison Thomp-son’s double.
Heather Posey singled home Thompson. With one out, McCullers hit a three-run home run to left-fi eld. Vernier doubled and scored on Montgomery’s double. Montgomery put the Lady Spartans up 11-1 when she scored on a passed ball.
Sydney Cox tossed 3.2 innings to get the win. Cox allowed three hits, two runs (none earned). She fanned fi ve and walked three.
For Burleson, Brooke Byrd hit a home run and Hannah Loudermilk slowed Granbury’s bats for the sec-ond straight night to com-plete the sweep.
Loudermilk worked sev-en innings for the complete game win. She allowed two runs on seven hits while strik-ing out six and walking two.
“We played well against an improved Granbury soft-ball program,” Burleson coach Perry Young said.
The Lady Elks built a big lead early scoring two in the second and three in the third.
In the second, Courtney Vieman and Abby Ashlock sin-gled. Emily Wilson followed with a run-scoring double and Marissa Madrid brought home a run with a single.
Lexi Gracia sparked a three-run third by reaching on a dropped third strike. Gracia stole second and moved to third when Brook-lyn Cotten reached fi rst base on an error.
With one out, Vieman and Ashlock delivered RBI-singles and courtesy runner Kristian Womble scored on a passed ball.
Brooke Byrd hit a two-run home run in the sixth and Vieman had an run-scoring double in the seventh.
BURLESON STAR/RICKY MOOREHannah Loudermilk tossed Burleson past Granbury twice in the opening-round of the playoffs.
BURLESON STAR/SUBMITTED PHOTOAlvarado’s Justin Domangue won the 1,600 meters at the Class 3A Region I champion-ship in Lubbock.
BURLESON STAR/SUBMITTED PHOTOCentennial’s Tanner Dent, shown in action April 1 at Burleson, picked up a complete-game vic-tory Friday night over Burleosn to propel the Spartans into the playoffs.
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TRACK AND FIELD | CLASS 4A REGION I CHAMPIONSHIPS
Burleson’s Schwartz places fourth in high jumpBy RICKY MOORE
Sophomore Morgan Schwartz turned in Burleson’s best showing, fi nishing fourth in the high jump at the Class 4A Region I track and fi eld championships at McMurry University in Abilene in the UIL Class 4A state champion-ships.
Schwartz cleared six feet, two inches Saturday to fi nish fourth in the region. Team-mate MacKenzie Hailey, a junior, fi nished eighth after clearing six feet.
The top two competi-tors in each event qualifi ed for state. Also the top third place fi nisher among the four regional meets qualifi ed for state.
Burleson girls’ tallied two points to fi nish tied for 30th. Denton Guyer and Canyon tied for the team title with 73 points. Canyon Randall placed third with 47 points.
“We went out and com-peted well,” Burleson girls coach Aubrey Short said. “I know that the girls didn’t all do as well as they would have liked, however it was a great opportunity for them and they did represent Burleson High School very well.”
El Paso Burgess won the boys title with 68 points.
Guyer placed second (58 points) and Amarillo Cap-rock was third (44).
In the distance races, Dar-ia Mrugala fi nished 15th in the 1,600 in a time of 5:54.52. In the boys 3,200, Zachary Payne placed 16th in a time of 10:54.36.
“Our region is very strong in the distance races and Zach got the opportunity to see where he stacks up right now against the other athletes,” Burleson boys coach Steve Goben said. “I think he will use this to his advantage as he prepares for 2015 season.”
BURLESON STAR/LJ RAFAELBurleson’s Morgan Schwartz, shown competing at the District 8-4A track and fi eld championships earlier this month, fi nished fourth at the Class 4A Region I championships on Saturday.
TRACK AND FIELD | CLASS 4A REGION I CHAMPIONSHIPS
Centennial athletes gain valuable experienceBy RICKY MOORE
Centennial’s contingent at the Class 4A Region I track and fi eld championships per-formed well over the weekend at Abilene’s McMurray University.
“It was a great experience for our younger athletes,” Centen-nial girls coach Sarah Eden said. “Overall I’m pumped about the experience they gained and about the future.”
The top two competitors in each event qualifi ed for state. Also the top third place fi nisher among the four regional meets qualifi ed for state.
Centennial’s girls team scored four points to fi nish tied for 25th place.
Alex Brooks fi nished fourth in the 200-meter fi nals in a time of 25.06 seconds.
“Alex did a great job for us,” Eden said.
Centennial’s Kendall Rodri-guez advance to the fi nals of the 300 and 100 hurdles. She fi n-ished fi fth in the 300 hurdles in a time of 45.59 and eighth in the 100 hurdles in a time of 16.16.
In the boys high jump, Centennial’s Colton McCarley cleared six feet, four inches to place seventh and teammate Brad Cain cleared 6-2 to fi nish ninth.
The Lady Spartans’ 400 relay team of Ashton Maynard-Thompson, Zemeterius Allen, Brooklyn Vernier and Alex fi nished ninth in the prelims in a time of 49.41.
“The only disappointed for me was that our 400 relay
team didn’t get to the fi nals,” Eden said.
Centennial’s Monica Brown placed 13th in the 400 prelims in a time of 1:02.67.
In the boys 1,600 Centen-nial’s Stephen Southall placed 16th (4:55.99).
BURLESON STAR/LJ RAFAELCentennial’s Alex Brooks, shown in action at the District 8-4A track and fi eld championships, fi nished fourth in the 200 me-ters over the weekend at the Class 4A Region I championships.
BASEBALL | ALVARADO 2, VENUS 1
Indians nab second placeBy RICKY MOORE
Three pitchers kept Ve-nus’ bats in check Monday night and Alvarado made the most of four hits to down the Bullodgs, 2-1, to clinch sec-ond-place in District 7-3A on the fi nal day of the season.
Alvarado pitchers Dylan Lemons, Paul Bowman and Dylan Hudson tossed a com-bined fi ve-hitter to help their team fi nish second and drop Venus inton third place.
Lemons started and al-lowed one hit while strik-ing out four over two in-nings. Bowman allowed a run in the fourth. In two innings, he allowed one hit and struck out four. Hud-son worked the last three
innings. He scattered three hits and fanned five.
The Indians (14-5, 9-3) will take on Burnett in a best-of-three Class 3A Region I bi-district playoff series. All games will be played at Killeen Shoemaker. Game 1 will be 7 p.m. Friday. Game 2 will be 5 p.m. Saturday with a deciding third game to follow in needed.
After stranding runners in the second and third, Alvara-do scored twice in the fourth to take the lead for good.
With one out, Lemons walked and Bradyen Murray followed with a single. With runners at second and third, Andrew Sevener singled home courtesy runner Petty. Murray raced home on a two-out passed ball to put Alvara-
do up 2-0.In the bottom of the in-
ning, Venus Patrick Mathis was hit by a pitch, moved to third on an error and stole home to cut the lead to 2-1. The Bulldogs loaded the bas-es with two out but Bowman got a strikeout to end the threat.
Hudson worked out of a two-out bases loaded jam in the fi fth when he induced a ground out to end the inning. With two in the sixth, Hud-son got out of another two-out situation with a fi elder’s choice.
In the seventh, Mathis singled with one out, stole second and moved to third with two out, before Hud-son got a strikeout to win the game.
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Following are calls re-ported by the Burleson Po-lice Department from April 21-27. An arrest should not be construed as a conviction of guilt. Subjects have a pre-sumption of innocence until convicted in a court.
Monday, April 215:25 a.m. – Theft under
$50, 800 block Blue Ridge Drive
8:25 a.m. – Assault, 500 block S.W. Johnson Avenue
10:35 a.m. – Graffi ti, 200 block N.W. Newton Drive
1:31 p.m. – Burglary of habitation, 100 block S.E. Dian Street
3:40 p.m. – Theft, $500-$1,500, 900 block S.W. Wilshire Boulevard
4:57 p.m. – Fraudulent use/possession of identify-ing information, 800 block Vaughn Drive
Tuesday, April 222:06 a.m. – DWI, open
alcohol container, 200 block N.W. Tarrant Avenue
11:15 a.m. – Theft, $20,000-$100,000, 700 block Snapper Drive
6:32 p.m. – Accident in-volving vehicle damage, 400 block Parkridge Boulevard
7:08 p.m. – Theft, $1,500-
$20,000, 500 block E. Hid-den Creek Parkway
Wednesday, April 2312 a.m. – Possession of
marijuana, 700 block S.W. Southridge Drive
12:11 p.m. – Theft, $50-$500, 500 block N.E. Als-bury Boulevard
4:46 p.m. – Harassment, 1000 block N.W. Summer-crest Boulevard
8:07 p.m. – Theft, $50-$500, 1100 block N. Burleson Boulevard
Thursday, April 245:09 p.m. – Fraudulent
use/possession of identifying information, 700 block Lyn-newood Avenue
5:41 p.m. – Burglary of vehicle, 400 block Nathan Street
6:17 p.m. – Theft, $1,500-$20,000, 1000 block S.W. Wilshire Boulevard
8:59 p.m. – Manufac-ture/delivery of a controlled substance, 900 block S.W. Wilshire Boulevard
Friday, April 252:54 a.m. – Criminal tres-
pass, 900 block S.W. Wilshire Boulevard
7:27 a.m. – Harassment, 1100 block Sienna Court
9:19 a.m. – Disorderly conduct, 500 block N.E. Als-bury Boulevard
2:53 p.m. – Criminal mis-chief, 300 block Schumacher Drive
5:19 p.m. – Theft, $1,500-$20,000, 900 N. Burleson Boulevard
5:57 p.m. – Criminal mis-chief, $1,500-$20,000, 300 block Stefanie Street
10:18 p.m. – Online ha-rassment, 1600 Taylor Bridge Court
Saturday, April 261 a.m. – DWI, 700 block
S. Freeway 2:58 a.m. – Possession of
a controlled substance, 500 block N.W. Summercrest Boulevard
8:09 a.m. – Theft of prop-erty, $1,500-$20,000, 600 block Black Hills Drive
9:07 a.m. – Burglary of vehicle, 500 block Brett's Way
9:26 a.m. – Burglary of vehicle, 500 block Brett's Way
11:09 a.m. – Theft under $50, 500 block Oakbrook Drive
12:13 p.m. – Criminal mischief, $50-$500, 2100 block S. Burleson Boulevard
1:57 p.m. – Criminal mis-
chief, $50-$500, 700 block S.W. Sunset Lane
3:14 p.m. – Criminal mis-chief, 100 block N.W. Jill Ann Drive
6:32 p.m. – Assault, 1000 block Irene Street
7:31 p.m. – Assault, S.W. Thomas Street
Sunday, April 272:11 a.m. – Incident re-
port, 200 block W. Renfro Street
2:13 p.m. – Assault, S. I-35W
ARRESTS
Monday, April 218:08 a.m. – No valid in-
spection, 800 block West Bend Boulevard, Erika Per-ry arrested
5:01 p.m. – Theft, $500-$1,500 enhanced, 200 block N. I-35W, Jesse Longoria arrested
Tuesday, April 222:14 p.m. – DWI, open
alcohol container, 200 block N.W. Tarrant Avenue, Nathaniel Belvin arrested
3:09 p.m. – Burleson warrant, failure to main-tain financial responsibil-ity, 700 block N.E. Alsbury Boulevard, Jessica McIn-
tosh arrested 4:30 p.m. – Public in-
toxication, 200 block S.W. Johnson Avenue, Cory Cook arrested
11:44 p.m. – JCSO war-rant, theft, $50-$500, 500 block S.E. Gardens Bou-levard, Nicholas Krase ar-rested
Wednesday, April 234:22 a.m. – JCSO, sure-
ty withdraw, driving while license invalid, 500 block S.E. Gardens Boulevard, Monica Oliver arrested
3:53 p.m. – Criminal trespass, 200 block W. Renfro Street, Kevin Burch-field arrested
8:43 p.m. – Theft, $50-$500, Shelby Hunter Owen arrested
Thursday, April 2410:06 a.m. – Assault by
contact, 900 block S.W. Wilshire Boulevard, Dakota Birdwell arrested
11:06 a.m. – Manufac-ture/delivery of controlled substance, 900 block S.W. Wilshire Boulevard, Alicia Wolverton arrested
Friday, April 253:28 a.m. – Criminal
trespass, 900 block S.W.
Wilshire Boulevard, Justin Braden arrested
1:58 p.m. – Keene war-rant, speeding, 100 block E. Renfro Street, Marshall Trim arrested
5:15 p.m. – Alvarado warrant, disorderly con-duct, 1900 S. Burleson Bou-levard, Jackie Cromeans arrested
6:44 p.m. – Parole vio-lation, 900 block Bethany Court, Jason Oliver arrest-ed
11:39 p.m. – Crowley warrant, assault, 300 block N.W. Renfro Street, Jose Cervantes arrested
Saturday, April 2612:05 a.m. – Public in-
toxication, 100 block W. Ellison Street, Kevin Cum-mings arrested
1 a.m. – DWI, 700 block S. Freeway, James Lump-kin arrested
7:19 p.m. – Burleson warrant, expired driver's li-cense, 200 block W. Renfro Street, Steven Hilderbrand arrested
Sunday, April 2712:31 a.m. – Wilmer
warrant, speeding, 11000 block N. I-35W, Sayar Mar arrested
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You didn’t see it on your calendar, but Tax Freedom Day fell on April 21 this year. So, why not mark the occasion by beginning to look for ways to become a “tax-smart” investor?
Tax Freedom Day, cal-culated annually by the Tax Foundation, is the day on which Americans have earned enough money to pay this year’s federal, state and local taxes. Of course, Tax Freedom Day is some-thing of a ction, because most people pay their taxes throughout the year, via their paychecks. Furthermore, as famed Su-preme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., said: “Taxes are what we pay for civilized soci-ety.” When you pay taxes, you help fund public education, the police, the re department, food inspection, college scholarships and many other elements of society. Nonetheless, you may want to use the concept of Tax Freedom Day to nd ways to reduce the taxes associated with your in-vestments.
Here are some suggestions:• Boost your 401(k) contributions. Your
401(k) contributions are typically made with pre-tax dollars, so the more you put in, the lower your taxable income. (Some employers allow a “Roth” option, under which you can make post-tax con-tributions.) In 2014, you can put in up to $17,500 to a 401(k) or similar plan, such as a 403(b) or 457(b), and if you are 50 or older, you can con-tribute an additional $5,500.
• Fully fund your IRA. No matter which type of IRA you have — traditional or Roth — you will gain some valuable tax bene ts. With a Roth IRA, your contributions are not deductible, but your earnings can grow tax free, provided you don’t start taking withdrawals until you are 59-1/2 and you’ve had your IRA for at least ve
years. If you own a tradi-tional IRA, your earnings can grow tax-deferred, and your contributions may be deductible, depending on your income level. So, simi-lar to a 401(k), the more you put in to your traditional IRA, the lower your taxable income may be. In 2014, you can contribute up to $5,500 to an IRA, or $6,500 if you are 50 or older.
• Contribute to a col-lege savings plan. Many college savings plans offer
some type of tax advantage. For example, if you contribute to a 529 plan, your earnings can grow tax free, provided all withdrawals are only used to help pay quali ed higher education expenses. (529 plan distributions not used for quali ed ex-penses may be subject to federal and state income tax and a 10% IRS penalty.) Furthermore, your 529 plan contributions may be deductible from your state taxes.
• Avoid excessive buying and selling. If you are constantly buying and selling investments, you may nd it “taxing,” because short-term gains (gains on assets owned for less than one year) will be taxed at your ordinary income tax rate, which could be as high as 39.6% (and you may also be subject to a 3.8% Medicare surtax). However, if you hold your investments lon-ger than a year before selling them, you’ll pay the more favorable long-term capital gains rate, which will likely be 15% or 20%, depending on your income, though you might still be assessed the Medicare surtax.
Tax Freedom Day is here, and then it’s gone. But by taking the steps described above, you may be able to brighten your tax picture for years to come.
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Richardson, Duke to marry
Debbie and Morgan Rich-ardson of Lufkin have an-nounced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Liz Richardson, of Dallas, to Cody Duke of Ar-lington, the son of Sherry and John Gillespie of Mansfi eld.
The couple will exchange wedding vows in a double-ring ceremony at 10:30 a.m. June 1, 2014, at The Flour Mill in McKinney. Billy Wells, a longtime friend of the groom-to-be, will preside over the ceremony.
The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate of Sheridan, Arkan-sas, High School and a 2011 graduate of Ouachita Baptist
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The groom-to-be is a 2005 graduate of Burleson High School and a 2009 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University. He is a marketing specialist for Legacy Texas Bank in Plano.
The couple will reside in Dallas.
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Air Force Airman Kristen Leh-berger, a 2013 graduate of Burle-son High School, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. She is the daughter of Patricia Lehberger of Burleson.
Lehberger earned distinction as an honor graduate.
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