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By Jamie JavorEach amateur radio operators

club holds an annual “HAM Fest.” The Irving Amateur Radio club, known as “The Friendly Bunch,” hosted their event March 7 - 8.

By Windy S. LopezOlate Dogs Rescue Tour, a high

energy, tail-wagging, troupe of nine talented and well trained dogs led by Richard Olate and his son Nicholas, performed a single show at the Ir-ving Arts Center on March 11.

Once all the dogs are on the stage, the magic happens. These puppies can do more than just roll over and play dead. Watching the show, it is easy to appreciate the tremendous amount of hard work put into this performance.

“I don’t have any dogs but I am a dog lover, and this show I enjoyed very much because of seeing how trained they were,” Merrilee Cate, who works at the Irving Arts Center, said.

“Ooohhss” and “Aaaahhs” echoed from the walls, as the canine per-formers impressed the crowd. A doggy fashion show featured ca-nines dressed in everything from Mexican style dresses, to a jazz out-fit, to a Vegas showgirl complete with feathers. Last but certainly not least, a Batman dog rode out on a re-mote controlled car accompanied by theme music.

“We love little puppies,” sisters Ellie and Audrey (10) said. “We have a toy poodle and a Yorkie at home and our favorite part was the Vegas

By Jess PaniszczynThe inaugural North Texas Teen

Book Festival filled the third and forth levels of the Irving Convention Center with 53 authors and approx-imately 3,500 teenagers, their par-ents, books, stories, ideas and con-versation on March 5.

School districts bused young people in for the event. Meanwhile, many moms and dads had the hon-or of playing chauffer for a carload of kids. Throughout the event, the excitement of the attendees was palpable as teens stood in line wait-ing to speak with their favorite au-thors, collected signatures and even snapped selfies with the inventors of some of their literary heroes.

By Jamie JavorAfter four decades of shows and

memories, the Las Colinas Eques-trian Center (LCEC) will close on May 15.

Competitors and equestrian fans alike expressed feelings of disap-pointment regarding the impend-ing closure during the Blue Ribbon Spring Fest, which took place at the LCEC March 5 – 9. Some ex-pressed concern about losing access to a quality equestrian facility, while others were upset about a tradition-al part of Irving culture disappear-ing.

“I showed here as a kid,” Jeff White of McKinney said. “My first professional job was here back when this was a barn.”

Now his daughter shows at the center, and the closing of the LCEC creates travel issues.

“[Travel is] the hard part,” White said. “The closest [equestrian cen-ter] we have would be in Tyler or Waco. There’s nothing in Dallas.”

Travel remains a valid concern for quite a few parents whose children compete.

“The ‘A circuit’ is not going to be

Amateur radio operators gather at HAM Fest to buy, sell, fellowship

Irving Arts Center goes to the dogs

Teen book festival energizes reading community

Las Colinas Equestrian Center scheduled to close

“It is really fun to see all the differ-ent authors,” Ahsia Godfrey (13) of Fort Worth said. “I only came here to see Shannon Messenger, but I got introduced to so many new authors’ books that I am excited to read. I had a really great day.

“I like that Messenger’s books have so many subtle details, because they make the story without boring you. She incorporates so many little details, and it makes the book. You feel like you’re in the story with the character.

“Even if you come to the festival for something, you’ll get a ton else, because there are so many amazing

affected too much,” April Burke, an adult competitor, said. “But the local circuit, where the parents who don’t have the money to maybe do the ‘A’ shows [or] to travel down to Hous-ton, up to Gulfport, up to Denver to show; it’s going to make it really hard for the Dallas kids who ride just locally to show. There are not very many other facilities.”

Brooke Navar’s daughter rides competitively and regularly shows her horse at the LCEC.

“You’re paying hauling fees,” Na-var said. “They’re paying to haul the horses, because most people don’t have their own trailers, and there’s a fee per mile for that. So you add that on top of showing, so your bill may be $500 for showing, and now you’ve got hauling and a hotel. So

puppy.” “I enjoy seeing them, because you

can tell the dogs are doing it out of enjoyment,” the girls’ mother add-ed. “There were no treats on the stage, and you can see they really like what they are doing.”

The truly remarkable quality about this stage family is their love and adoration of their rescue dogs, some of which have been beaten by previous owners, or left with no home have suffered malnutrition.

The Olate family and their dogs are always happy lend a helping paw to fellow pets who are still searching for their forever homes. A perfect example of this generosity is the performance at the Irving Arts Cen-ter where a portion of the proceeds will benefit the not-for-profit, no-kill DFW Humane Society in Irving.

“We were thrilled to hear the Olate Dog Show was coming to Ir-ving,” said Sarah Kammerer, Exec-utive Director of the DFW Humane Society. “Not only are these amaz-ingly talented dogs, but they were also rescue dogs.

“We took our adoption trailer to the Arts Center before the show with some of our adoptable dogs, so the patrons could interact with them

The club lived up to its moniker as operators from across the Metrop-lex flocked to Irving to buy and sell a wide range of equipment and items as well as to simply hang out.

Andrew Koenig has been a ham radio operator for over 10 years. He is a member of four different radio clubs: Dallas, Denton, Richardson and UT Dallas. He comes to the event to buy and sell.

“I enjoy all the deals,” Koenig said. “You’ll find things here you’ll never find anywhere else; stuff that is not even related to radio.”

But each HAM operator has their own story. They each became in-volved for different reasons. Dhiren Parbhoo has been a member since 2010.

“Initially what drew me in was storm spotting,” Parbhoo said. “We are basically the primary source of weather reporting for the National Weather Service.”

Koeing is fond of ‘transmitter hunting.’

“HAM radio operators have made [transmitter hunting] a sport. We

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Hundreds of teens stand in line waiting to meet their favorite authors during the North Texas Teen Book Festival hosted at the Irving Convention Center. /Photo by John Starkey

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COMMUNITY CALENDARIrving Ambuc Annual Fashion Show and LunchMarch 14, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Hosted at the Irving Heritage Senior Center Ballroom, 200 S. Jefferson, Irving. Tickets $15. This event raises money to provide scholarships for physical therapy students.

Irving Symphony OrchestraMarch 14, 8 p.m.Irving Symphony showcases the Overture to William Tell by G. Rossini, Bizet’s Inter-mezzo and Aragonaise from Carmen, and Capriccio Espagnol Op. 34 by Rimsky-Korsakov featuring solo violin by our Concertmaster Ania Bard-Schwarz. The sec-ond half of the concert will feature Prelude and Farandole from L’Arlesienne by Bizet concluding with the spectacular The Pines of Rome by Respighi.

Sport the GreenMarch 17, 7 p.m.Wearin’ of the green is not required but if you’re lookin’ for that pot of gold, Sport the Green and come to the Central Library auditorium, 801 West Irving Blvd. for the Irving Heritage Society’s general meeting and program. Following a brief business meeting, the program will highlight some true local history treasures in our Metroplex area.The program will feature a panel discussion

facilitated by Thomas Close, chairman of the Irving Museum Board and Gallery Experience Manager at the Perot Museum. Speakers include Robert Haynes, Curator of the Interurban Railway Museum in Plano, Toyia Pointer, Curator of the A.W. Perry Homestead Museum in Carrollton and Joe Ann Standlee, President of the Grapevine Historical Society. This is an excellent oppor-tunity to learn what other cities and groups are doing to honor their local history.

Tax Assistance at Irving Central Library AuditoriumAARP volunteers will be on hand to help middle to low-income residents file their taxes Saturdays through April 11 in the Central Library auditorium, 801 W. Irving Blvd. Registration forms and numbers will be given out beginning at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., numbers will be called in order of receipt. The volunteers will stay until 2 p.m. Visit aarp.org for a list of important documents that must be brought to the event. For details, visit citofirving.org/library .

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ceased adults in a front bedroom of the house having suffered gunshot wounds. The suspect apparent-ly murdered the two victims then committed suicide using a semi-au-tomatic handgun.

The victims have been identified as Fanny Judith Perez, 41 years-of-age, and Jorge Reynaldo Guevara, 52 years-of-age.

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On Wednesday, March 11, at 11:59 a.m., the Irving Police Department responded to a home in the 3800 block of Rainier Street after reports

The suspect has been identified as Marvin Rene Lopez Monge, 44 years-of-age. The suspect Monge and victim Perez were common-law married but had recently separated. The victim Guevara was involved in a relationship with Perez.

The investigation is still ongoing and detectives are working to deter-mine the sequence of events leading up to the shootings.

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The Irving Police Department will be conducting DWI No-Refus-al operations over the Spring Break holiday weekend. The Department runs the operations by means of a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as part of the State’s “Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.” campaign. Additional officers whose primary focus will be to lo-cate and arrest impaired drivers will be on duty. Their high visibility and enforcement efforts should serve as a warning to those who would drive impaired.

The Department will be utiliz-ing a no-refusal approach to DWI enforcement. Persons arrested for

DWI No-Refusal policy for holiday

DWI will be offered a blood test only (no breath tests). Officers will seek a search warrant, signed by a judge, in order to obtain a sample from any-one refusing consent to a blood test.

The operations will take place on the nights of Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. In addition to the No-Refusal operations, extra officers will be dedicated to DWI enforcement during the next two weeks to include Spring Break and St. Patrick’s Day.

If you see a suspected drunk driv-er, and you (or a passenger) can do so safely, please call 9-1-1 with the information.

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Former City of Carrollton coun-cilmember Timothy A. Hayden has been appointed to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board of di-

Hayden named byCarrollton and Irving

to DART Boardrectors to represent both Carrollton and the City of Irving.

Hayden, who served on the Car-rollton City Council from 2000 to 2009, is a safety and risk control consultant with Wortham Insur-ance and Risk Management.

He currently sits on the board of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority and serves as Government Affairs Chair for the Southwest Chapter of the American Society of Safety En-gineers. He has served in the past on the North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Emergen-cy Preparedness Planning Council, and the City of Carrollton’s Board of Adjustment.

Hayden is a graduate of The Uni-versity of Texas at Austin where he earned a Bachelor of Business Ad-ministration in Finance.

He replaces Randall Chrisman of Carrollton who had served on the DART Board since 2002.

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TexasFest 2015, the 36th annual fundraising gala hosted by Irving Healthcare Foundation (IHF), will honor the lives and community spirit of Flor and Jennings Smith. IHF’s board voted unanimously to honor the couple at its most recent meeting.

Flor Smith died in February 2014 and her husband Jennings died in 2007. Both were active in civic and social causes and activities in Irving after moving here with the corpo-rate relocation of ExxonMobil Cor-poration.

Jennings Smith served as chair-man of both the Irving Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors and the Baylor Medical Center at Irving Board of Trustees. He was also on the founding board of Irving In-terfaith Clinic, which was recently renamed Irving Community Clinic. Both Flor and Jennings Smith re-mained generous supporters of this medical and dental clinic for needy, uninsured residents of Irving.

“My board was so proud to hon-or the memories of both Flor and Jennings Smith with this event dedication,” said John Drake, IHF

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it’s going to impact the kids who show quite a bit.”

“[LCEC is] a beautiful ring to ride in” Burke said. “It’s big. It’s roomy. They do a great job running the shows, and it is just close and con-venient. For those of us who have ridden for a long time this tends to be a sport that grabs you and never lets you go,” she said.

Originally founded by Ben Car-penter in 1973, the LCEC is known as one of the finest equestrian cen-

ters in the Southwest. Built along the canals of Las Colinas, the facil-ity adjoins Campion Trail as well as 62 acres of woods and grassland set aside by the City of Irving Parks and Recreation Department for the use of riders. The LCEC offers four out-door arenas for equestrian events such as hunter/jumper, dressage and saddle seat. There are 157 sta-bles, and tenting can accommodate up to an additional 395 horses for special events.

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president. “When Jennings was IHF chairman, he created and was the first person to give $5,000 to Texas-Fest at the Chairman’s Circle giving level. He and Flor generously gave that and much more each year since 2000 to support great healthcare for the people of Irving, Coppell and Grand Prairie.”

The 2015 TexasFest gala will be held at the Omni Mandalay in Las Colinas on April 18. Event spon-sorship opportunities begin at only $600 and more information is avail-able at www.healthyirving.org.

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Four Irving ISD Destination Imagination (DI) teams landed first-place finishes and a bid to reach state at the Mid-Cities Regional Tournament on Feb. 21 at Richland High School. The schools are Hanes Elementary, John Haley Elementa-ry, MacArthur High School and Sin-gley Academy.

In addition, 35 third- through 12th-grade teams medaled. “The Pickle Ladies” from A.S. Johnston Elementary received the Spirit of DI Award for exceptional spirit, team-

work, volunteerism and sportsman-ship. Dylan Craft of Austin Middle School was also awarded the Spir-it of DI Award for his exceptional teamwork and spirit during the challenge.

Overall, 74 teams represented Irving at the regional competition. Of those teams 11 were Rising Stars Teams (kindergarten through sec-ond grade, non-competitive teams) from Brown, Davis, Elliott, Keyes, T. Haley, Johnston, Schulze, and four teams from Townsell. Sixty-three teams were from grades 3 through 12th from Barton, Brandenburg, Brown, Davis, Elliott, John Haley, Hanes, Johnston, Keyes, Schulze, Stipes and Townsell elementary schools; Austin, Bowie, Crockett, deZavala, Houston, and Johnson middle schools; MacArthur High School and Singley Academy.

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A horse and rider gracefully leap over obstacles during competition in the Blue Ribbon Spring Fest. /Photo by Jamie Javor

A piece of Irving’s tradition will be lost when the Las Colinas Equestrian Center closes on May 15. /Photo by Jamie Javor

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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-9666ZONING CASE NO. ZC14-0078ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-1

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE DRURY SECTION 2 ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 4340 WEST AIRPORT FREEWAY, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM M-FW FREEWAY DISTRICT USE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED TO S-P-1 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR HOTEL USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AND ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO LAND USE; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-9667ZONING CASE NO. ZC15-0003ZONING CLASSIFICATION – S-P-2

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1144, THE 1964 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE JESSE MOON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 879, AND LOCATED AT 1907 EAST GRAUWYLER ROAD, MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM R-MF MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT USE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144, AS AMENDED TO S-P-2 SITE PLAN DISTRICT USE FOR R-6 USES UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1144; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 1144; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE DEMAND A ZONING CHANGE AND AMENDMENT HEREIN MADE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT REPEAL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE EXCEPT IN CASES OF DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.

PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, on March 5, 2015.

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS –ZONING CHANGESCITY OF IRVING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL

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

LOCATION, DATES & TIMES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:City Council Chambers of City Hall, 825 West Irving Blvd., Irving, TexasPlanning & Zoning Commission: Monday, March 16, 2015, 7 p.m. City Council: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 7 p.m. ZONING CASE ZC14-0082: Approximately 0.05 acres at 1885 Esters Road. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for C-C (Community Commercial) district uses to S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption) to allow a restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.

ZONING CASE ZC15-0004: Approximately 0.1 acres at 4070 N. Belt Line Road. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption) to C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) district uses to allow retail and other Neighborhood Commercial District uses.

ZONING CASE ZC15-0005: Approximately 4.391 acres located on the east side of Hard Rock Road, south of Leann Lane. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for R-TH (Townhouse) district uses to S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for R-TH (Townhouse) and R-6 (Single Family) district uses to allow townhouses and single family detached homes.

ZONING CASE ZC15-0008: Approximately 0.17 acres located at 2619 Fountain Drive. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for R-6 (Single Family) district uses to S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for R-6 (Single Family) district uses to allow a detached accessory structure to be within the side yard setback and less than 10 feet from another structure. ZONING CASE ZC15-0009: Approximately 0.09 acres located at 1030 W. John Carpenter Freeway. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption) and S-P-2 (Generalized Site Plan) for C-C (Community Commercial) district uses to S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption) to allow an expansion of a previously approved restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.

ZONING CASE ZC15-0010: Approximately 0.10 acres located at 7400 N. MacArthur Blvd. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from S-P-1 (Detailed Site Plan) for R-AB (Restaurant with the accessory use of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption) to C-C (Community Commercial) district to allow a medical office and other Community Commercial district uses.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearings and express their opinions on the zoning change request. Written response for the record may also be submitted to:

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

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

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DART is adding rail service on the main event day, March 14, and Uber is providing $20 off to first time us-ers with promo code RIDESPD to help folks get to and from the rail stations and anywhere else they need to travel. This transportation combination gives parade and par-tygoers a safe and reliable door-to-door alternative to driving.

“Uber is excited to partner with DART and MADD to help curb drinking and driving, and to offer a seamless transportation experience for all,” said Leandre Johns, Uber General Manager.

“MADD wants adults to enjoy celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, while planning ahead for how they’ll get home safely if their plans include alcohol,” said Jason Derscheid, Ex-ecutive Director of MADD North Texas. “This partnership between MADD, DART and Uber is an excel-lent way for people to do just that.

DART service on the day of the parade, Saturday, March 14, starts early with trains every 10 minutes southbound from Parker Road Sta-tion and northbound from West End Station.

Runners and parade goers can take advantage of added trains and capacity with Red and Orange Line trains from Plano operating between 6:28 a.m. to 7:08 p.m. to either Mockingbird or Lovers Lane stations for the Dash Down Green-ville 5K or the St. Patrick’s Day Pa-rade & Festival on Greenville Ave-nue.

Customers from Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Dallas can ride the Green Line and transfer to either the Orange or Red Line in down-town Dallas where additional trains will operate from 8 a.m. to 6:54 p.m. Passengers riding the TRE transfer to the Orange or special event Red Line trains at Victory Station.

A Local Day Pass is the best value at only $5 for bus or light-rail and can be purchased by cash or credit card at ticket vending machines lo-cated at all DART stations. Custom-ers can buy a day pass in advance by using the GoPass℠ mobile tick-eting application for Android and Apple smartphones available free through Google Play or the App Store.

All customers traveling in the area are encouraged to allow extra time due to the large crowds expected which may also include “zombies” as Walker Stalker Con invades Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Cen-ter Dallas on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15. Additional details concerning service adjustments for March 14 can be found at DART.org or by calling DART Customer Infor-mation at 214-979-1111.

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Share the ride to St. Patrick’s events with DART, Uber and MADD

Singley Academy Police Explorers Post No. 720 competed in the 2015 Central Texas Law Enforcement Explorer Competition hosted by the Austin Police Department and Travis County Precinct 2 Constable on Feb. 21.

The team of Imelda Mentado, Jose Longoria Martinez, Stephanie Soto and Nick Rose finished first out of the 52 teams in crime scene investiga-tions and second in gang activity. Gabriela Martinez, Sampson Chavez, Ebyn Ruiz and Aaron Nicholas landed a second-place finish in criminal in-vestigations.

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Police Explorers excel at competition

Get to the parade and party while traveling safely through the day with DART, Uber and MADD. The three organizations are working together during one of DART’s busiest days of the year to encourage responsible travel by leaving the driving to pro-fessionals. St. Patrick’s is one of the deadliest holidays on the road for drunk driving, with 276 drunk driv-ing fatalities nationwide from 2009 to 2013.

Cuttinga rug

Dancing for the joy of it, Roy “Pappy” Wall

(106) and Evalyn Russell (5) share a dance at the Irving Heritage Senior

Center on March 10. IN fine dancing form,

Wall has four sons, two daughters and 170 in-laws and out-laws. He

has outlived his brother and sisters who passed

away in their 90’s. /Courtesy of American Dance Sport

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OBITUARIESGEORGIA A.

“GANNIE” BRUHINGeorgia A. “Gannie” Bruhin, age 90, a resident of Irving since 1958, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Baylor

Medical Center in Irving. Born March 12, 1924 in Rosebud, Tx., the daugh-ter of Charles and Mary Fer-guson, she was a seamstress her entire life. Georgia was a

member of Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving where she was an active and involved member of the children’s ministry. Preceded in death by her parents, and by her husband, Thomas Bruhin, survivors include her daughter, Jody Rhea of Irving; son, Lonnie Bruhin and wife Rhonda of Irving; granddaughter, Cynthia Rhea Dokupil and husband Michael of Irving; grandson, Kelly Rhea of Irving; great grandchildren, Angela Hunter Dokupil, Jordan Taylor Dokupil, and Dalton Charles Dokupil. Georgia is also survived by extended family including: Ste-phens, Chandler, Higham and Day

families. Visitation was Thursday, March 12 at Donnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home in Irving. Service was 11am, Friday, March 13 at Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving with Rev. Bob Harper officiating. Burial service is 9:30am, Monday, March 16 at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway in Dallas. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

ANNIE COxONVINCENt HAll

Annie Coxon Vincent Hall was born February 19, 1917 in Midlothian,

Va. to Benjamin Samuel Vincent and Annie Cox-on Vincent, and died March 5, 2015 in Irving, Tx. Annie was p r e c e d e d i n death by her hus-band, Emmett

Vivian “Mike” Hall, Jr. and son Emmett Vivian “Mikey” Hall, III and six brothers and sisters. Annie is survived by her children Patricia Hall Jarrell, Anne Hall Gould, Mi-chael Fenwick Hall and wife Nancy;

grandchildren Patricia Gilmore and husband Chuck, Emmett Vivian Hall, IV, Laura Elizabeth Hall, Sar-ah Michelle Hall, Michael Henry Vincent Hall; great grandchildren Schuyler Hall Gilmore and Charles Alan Gilmore, Jr. Annie was gradu-ated from Midlothian High School in 1934 and Madison College in 1938, then received a Master’s Degree from Southern Methodist University in 1954. Annie held teaching certifi-cates in Texas, Virginia, Florida and California. Annie taught school for 44 years and was the first teacher in Irving to be granted a maternity leave of absence. Annie was a be-loved Art teacher at Irving Jr. High, Bowie Jr. High, and MacArthur High School. Annie was a mem-ber of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international women’s organization

dedicated to excellence in educa-tion. Annie and her husband Mike traveled to the Soviet Union, China and many other exotic places around the world. In addition to traveling, Annie enjoyed gardening and was an avid and expert Bridge player, still playing Bridge on her 98th birthday. The family invites all to celebrate Annie’s life at a Memorial Service, Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2015, at 10am at the Chapel of First United Methodist Church, 211 West Third St., Irving, Tx. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children 214-559-7650. Arrangements made especially for the Hall Family by Brown’s Memo-rial Funeral Home.

HElEN RUtH“MIMI” HERNDON

Helen Ruth “Mimi” Herndon, age 88, a resident of Irving for 66 years, died Friday, March 6, 2015 at Baylor,

Scott and White Medical Center in Waxahachie. Born April 21, 1926 in Celeste, Tx., she was the daugh-ter of Samuel D. Leinart and Lizzie

Bridgewater Leinart. She married

Thelbert Ray Herndon July 19, 1944 in Hunt County. She was a long-time executive secretary and had worked for Texas Industries (TXI) in Dallas many years. She was a volunteer at Irving Community Hospital for many years. She was a charter member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Irving. Preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, four sisters, and her husband, Ray in 2010, she is survived by two sons, Randy Herndon and wife JoAnna of Waxahachie and David Herndon and wife Barbara of Spring Branch, Tx.; two grandchildren, Matthew Herndon and wife Heidi of Tool, Tx., and Natalie Holter and hus-band Brandon of Centennial, CO; a sister, Mary Milton of McKinney; six great grandchildren, Andrew Herndon, Ashley Herndon, Jaxson Herndon, Jaidyn Herndon, Jeremiah Herndon, and Kasen Holter; and one great-great grandson, Matthew James Herndon. Service was 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Empowering Word Christian Center, 118 South State Hwy 342, Red Oak, Tx., 75154. Burial was 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Arrangements by Donnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home.

Arrangements byBrowns Memorial Funeral

Home, 972-254-4242

Barbara J. Bryant May 17, 1942 - Mar. 4, 2015

Thorel “T.G.” MillerOct. 6, 1919 - Mar. 9, 2015

Dorothy M. SissomJul. 21, 1926 - Mar. 9, 2015

Arrangements byChism-Smith FuneralHome, 972-259-7644

Eldon Lynn Stewart Jun. 20, 1945 – Mar. 5, 2015 Benito Garcia Jan. 2, 1945 – Mar. 7, 2015 Montez Taylor Nov. 22, 1940 – Mar. 11, 2015 Mary Jack Ingle Sep. 29, 1934 – Mar. 5, 2015

Arrangements byDonnelly’s Colonial Funeral

Home, 972-579-1313

Judith “Judy” BurchamOct. 19, 1939 - Mar. 5, 2015

Linda Thompson KetnerJun. 23, 1946 - Mar. 8, 2015

Floyd Riley EdwardsApr. 2, 1937 - Mar. 10, 2015

DEATH NOTICES

books out there to read.“When I read, I can immerse my-

self in something and forget about the world around me. There are so many worlds to discover through reading that are in somebody else’s head. They can just put it on paper, and you can experience it. I also like that it’s the same book, but every-body reads it differently. It amazes me that we read the same words, but we hear so many different things,” she said.

Rudy Garza stood in line waiting to meet an author with his daughter, Beatriz (22), a student at Tarleton State University.

“I think this is great,” Rudy said. “There are a lot of people reading. My daughter, my wife and I went to the Austin book festival, and it was packed.

“At these festivals, my daughter gets to meet the authors. She likes books, so she gets to buy a lot of books. I like her to read. It’s better than video games,” he said.

“I get life lessons from reading,” Beatriz said. “Books are very good teachers. My favorite author right now is Sarah J. Maas.

“Today I met author Rachel Vin-cent. I was obsessed with her books two summers ago. The elements that make a book good are action, adventure and a good heroine. I like the fight sequences and the descrip-tions of traveling places,” she said.

While waiting in line, Brendan Weiss (11) did not waste a precious moment of reading time. He kept pace with his current novel via Kin-dle.

“My favorite author here is D.J. Machale,” Weiss said. “I like how ac-tion-packed his books are. Whenev-er they leave off, I just want to keep reading the next one in the series.

He writes page turners. The coolest thing I’ve done so far is probably get a picture with Gordon Korman.

“I just really like to read. I am al-ways finishing books and picking up new ones,” he said.

Author Brian Yansky, ‘Homicidal Aliens and Other Disappointments,’ always enjoys meeting young people who are interested in reading.

“The event was great,” Yansky said. “The kids were enthusiastic and asked fun questions. It’s fun to

have teenagers who are readers and who seem passionate about books.

“I was not a big reader when I was young. It was just stumbling on a writer (Kurt Vonnegut) who I loved that made me want to read more when I was about 16. You never know what a kid might find that might make them want to start reading more.

“I teach writing at the college level. I know how important it is to read. Whatever they read, whether

it is fiction or nonfiction, if it gets them reading it is a huge, huge step forward for them,” he said.

One of the primary forces behind the day’s event was the Irving Public Library. Chris Dobson serves as the Library Director.

“The festival was a wonderful and fun time,” Dobson said. “We had thousands of kids. We hosted authors who talked about how they like to write and how they like to read. It was just a really great expe-rience.

“The ‘speed date a book’ was ba-sically book talks where teens had a set of books and would have librar-

ian from a middle school or a public library, who would talk about what the themes were and what the book was like. After the kids listened to the talks, they would pick a book to take home.

“I hope this event encourages kids to keep reading and encourag-es them to think about what they are reading and maybe encourages them to become writers.

“The event was a tremendous suc-cess. It was a lot of work. My staff and the staffs’ of the partners did an enormous amount of work, but it was a lot of fun. We’re going to do it again next year,” she said.

The Irving City Council on March 5 recognized Bailey Tillerson, an eighth grader at Travis Middle School, for her grassroots efforts to promote reading. Bailey’s passion is books, and the decline of book-stores, especially in Irving, caught her interest. She collected approx-

Middle school student rec-ognized for book initiative

imately 800 books and then sold them in a garage sale. She invited many people including city council members and Irving ISD teachers to support this cause and raised al-most $200. She donated the leftover books to charity.

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Meeting her public, author Jessica Brody, ‘Unremembered’ trilogy, greets a group of teenagers at the North Texas Teen Book Festival. /Photo by John Starkey

Preparing to use a ‘speed pass’ to meet authors as quickly as possible, Ashlynn, Heather and Taylor Clark all of Wills Point, Texas take some time to organize their 80 or so books. /Photo by John Starkey

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Oak HavenUnited Methodist Church

1600 N. Irving Heights 75061972.438.1431

www.oakhavenumc.orgSunday School 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:45 a.mMinisterio Hispano NISSIEstudio Biblico 1:00 p.m.

Servicio Adoracion 2:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CATHOLICHoly Family of Nazareth

Catholic ChurchOne block north of Hwy 183

on Esters Rd.Sat. 5:30pm, Sun. 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5:30pm

972-252-5521www.HolyFamilyChurch.net

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST First Christian Church

114 West Grauwyler Rd. 75061972-579-0911

Sunday School for all ages-9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship- 10:45 a.m.

LUTHERANGood Shepherd

Lutheran Church2620 W. Grauwyler Rd 75061

972-790-2121www.gslcirving.comSunday Worship at

9:00amAdult Bible Study Sunday

10:30am

Belt Line RoadChurch of Christ

1202 N. Belt Line Rd., Irving, TX 750611st Century Christianity in the 21st Century

Sunday Bible Classes 9 a.m.Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wednesday Worship 7:30 p.m.972.790.8606

www.BeltLineChurch.com

UNITED METHODIST

UNITY CHURCH

WORSHIP

Sunday Morning Services:9:30 AM Adult Class

11:00 AM Service & Children’s Church

Reverend Frank Pounders and Reverend Margaret Pounders

210 Virginia St., Irving, Texas 75061 972-253-5083

unitychurchofirving.com

Heritage Church-PCG1501 S. Briery Rd. Irving, TX 75060

Phone # 972-986-4200 orwww.heritagechurchpcg.com

BIBLE CHURCH

NorthgateUnited Methodist Church

3700 West Northgate, 75062972-252-8519 www.northgateumc.orgWorship Service 8:15 AM in the Dome

Sunday School 9:30 AMWorship Service 10:45 AM in the WAC

at the rear of the complex

First United Methodist Church 211 W. Third, 75060

972-253-3531 www.fumcirving.orgSunday School 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.in the Sanctuary

6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

UNITED METHODIST

Heart of Worship Baptist2201 W. Shady Grove Rd

IrvingWorship 9 amS. S. 10:30 am

Pastor Mike Blalock214-864-0635

BAPTIST

and hopefully think about the DFW Humane Society as the place to go when adding a new family member. The talent and success of the Olate Dogs just goes to show the world that you can find your ‘diamond in the ruff’ at your local animal shel-ter,” she said.

For the past 39 years, Richard Olate has been training dogs. Orig-inally from Santiago, Chile, Richard began working with dogs at the age of five by training a rescue he found in an alley. To help make ends meet for his family, he did shows on street corners, eventually moving his way up to schools. In an amazing series of events he caught the attention of Circus Vargas, and was given a chance to move to America in 1989 with his son Nicholas and wife Re-becca, who are both now part of the act.

The Olate Dog Show received such astounding reviews that they auditioned for “America’s Got Tal-ent,” where they won Season 7 in 2012.

Travis Middle School students were among the first to use the re-developed digital curriculum and accompanying technology for the Junior Achievement Finance Park program, focused on giving stu-dents personal finance tools to help them succeed in the modern econ-omy. The paper-based program was switched to an all digital, tab-let-based initiative.

In 19 teacher-led lessons, com-bined with a four-and-a-half hour simulation, students learn about the many pieces of a personal bud-get, such as rent/mortgage, car pay-ments, insurance, savings, enter-tainment, groceries and more.

During their visit to the JA Dal-las Finance Park program, admin-istered at the Paul Quinn College campus on March 4 Travis Middle School students “became adults with careers, families, salaries and financial obligations in the fully digital, innovative, hands-on en-vironment of Junior Achievement Finance Park.” The students navi-

Travis students pilot JA changeover

gated the Finance Park as their as-signed persona and made decisions using tablet computers on buying a home, purchasing and maintain-ing a vehicle, budgeting for student loans and health care expenses, and choosing child care, among other decisions designed to prepare them for the future. They also engaged in

Orlando, Fla. — Members of Nim-itz High School “Viking” Concert Band became stars of their own Dis-ney show on March 10 when they entertained resort guests at Water-

Nimitz Concert Band performs at Walt Disney World Resort

side Stage at Downtown Disney. The group traveled from Irving, Texas to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to take part in the Disney Performing Arts Program.

The band, under the direction of Brian Pollard, James Bachrach and Dan Gelber, put on an exceptional performance that entertained hun-dreds of Downtown Disney guests.

This was the group’s first visit to the resort with the Disney Perform-ing Arts Program.

Vocal, instrumental and dance ensembles from all around the world apply to perform each year as a part of Disney Performing Arts at both the Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort. Once

selected, they are given the oppor-tunity to perform at the resort for an international audience of theme park guests. Millions of performers have graced the stages of the Disney Parks in the more than 25-year his-tory of the program.SOURCE Disney Performing Arts Program

real-world financial activities such as online banking and paying bills via the new tablet PCs funded by Capital One.

Kent Eastman, Dallas Market President from Capital One, and Jan Murfield, president of JA Dal-las, also spoke to the students.

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Photo 2: Nicholas and Richard Olate swing the rope as one of their well trained dogs plays jump rope. /Photo by John Starkey

Photo 1: Living the high life, a former rescue dog turned celebrity shows Irving dogs how the big dogs drive in Vegas. /Photo by John Starkey

Kent Eastman, Texas State President, Capital One Bank, and Capital One Bank associates, help Travis Middle School students learn about the world of finance. /Courtesy photo

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American Legion Post #218Heritage Park Building

215 Main St. Downtown Irving3rd Thursday of each month.

Recruiting/Questions call 469-621-7878

Buttons & Bows Square & Round Dance Club

1st & 3rd Saturdays at 8:00 pm Senter Park East 228 Chamberlain

Circle I - Square & Round Dance Club2nd & 4th Fridays at 8pm

Senter Park East228 Chamberlain

Evening Lions Club1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm

Community Bible Church2301 Texas Drive

Greater Irving RepublicansMeets the first Tues. each month@ Spring Creek BBQ at 7 p.m.

Irving Amateur Radio Club Fourth Thursday of the month

7:30 to 9 PMSenter Park East228 Chamberlainwww.irvingarc.org

Irving AMBUCS Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m.

at Spring Creek BBQ Irving Garden & Arts

2nd Thursday, 10amIrving Garden & Arts Building906 S. Senter 214.435.9876Irving Noonday Lions

PH 972-409-9940Every Wed. @ Los Lupes

In the Irving Mall Irving Republican

Women’s ClubMeets the second Monday of each month

at 7pm at IHOP RestaurantHwy 635 @ MacArthur

Irving Retired SchoolPersonnel Association

First Christain Church 104 W. Grauwyler Rd.

Second Thursday every monthIrving Rotary Club

Thursdays at 12 pmLas Colinas Country Club

ndugger@irvingisd.netIrving Sunrise Rotary

Thursday at 7 amLas Colinas Country Club

4400 N. O”Connor RdIrving Texas Democratic

WomenMeet the first Tues. each month

7 p.m. To 8:30 p.m.East Buffet Rest.

Irving Women’s NetworkLas Colinas Country Club

Fourth Tuesday of every month11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Metroplex Glass ClubEvery 2nd TuesdayAt Oak Haven UMC

1600 N. Irving HeightsSaturday Singles

Lunch Bunch 1st & 3rd Saturdays

972-254-3525Single Moms Care & Support

of Irving2nd and 4th Fridays of each month6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Irving YMCA

(corner of Irving Blvd. and Story Road)Free meal! Encouraging meeting!

Kids welcome! TOPS TX #58, Irving

Thursday at 9:30 a.m.Berean Memorial Church

1000 E. 6th StreetVFW Post 2494 IRVING

Post Meeting – 1st Thursday at 7pmLadies’ Auxiliary -1st & 3rd

Wed at 7pmMen’s Auxiliary – 4th Wed at 7pmJunior Girls – 2nd Sun at 12:30pm

3375 Belt Line RdWidowed Persons Service

Every Saturday @ 8:30 a.m.at Wonderful World of Cooking

Karen – 972-986-4056

FUN & GAMES

CLUBS

It was Nobel Peace Prize-winning phi-losopher Albert Schweitzer who made the following sage observation: “The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up. That is pos-sible for him who never argues and strives with men and facts, but in all experience relies upon himself, and looks for the ulti-mate cause of things in himself.”

In the United Kingdom it is illegal to de-face paper money, but it’s perfectly legal to burn it.

Gene Cernan was the 12th -- and last -- human to walk on the moon, in December

1972. While he was there, he scratched his daughter’s initials onto the lunar surface. Those initials, “TDC,” are likely to remain there for tens of thousands of years.

According to the folklore of Wales, fairies prefer traveling on the backs of corgis to any other mode of transport.

You may be surprised to learn that most Greek and Roman statuary and architecture weren’t originally the pristine white we see today. Archaeologists have found evidence that these struc-tures and sculptures were brightly painted in ancient times; the paint has just worn off in the intervening centuries.

Most muppeteers are right-handed and use their dominant hand to operate their puppets’ heads; therefore, most muppets are left-handed.

If you have kids between the ages of 9 and 11, you might be interested to learn that nearly half of respondents in a survey be-lieve that is the appropriate age for kids to begin helping vacuum the house.

1. GEOGRAPHY: In what nation might you hear the Xhosa language?2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president nationalized U.S. steel mills

to avert a strike? (The U.S. Supreme Court later ruled that he lacked authority to do so.)

3. LANGUAGE: In cowboy lingo, what’s a maverick?4. MEASUREMENTS: About how many pounds does one U.S. gallon

of water weigh?5. POLITICS: In what country did the communist guerrilla group The

Shining Path operate?6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the origin of the international

distress signal “mayday”?7. MATHEMATICS: What is the Arabic equivalent of the Roman

numeral DLX?

8. HISTORY: When were the first Olympic Games held in Greece?

9. TELEVISION: Who portrayed Festus on TV’s long-running drama “Gunsmoke”?

10. ASTRONOMY: What is the largest moon of all the planets in our solar system?

Answers1. South Africa2. Harry Truman3. An unbranded range animal4. 8.34 pounds5. Peru6. The French term “m’aidez” or “help me!”7. 5608. 776 B.C.9. Ken Curtis10. Jupiter’s Ganymede

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build direction finding systems to find sources of interference,” Koe-ing said.

“With a hand held radio you can communicate with someone in an-other city or another country or across town,” Parbhoo said. “That’s one of the unique things about am-ateur radio.”

Max Perry, President of the Ir-ving Amateur Radio Club, became a HAM in the 70s. He is a volunteer

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examiner and extra class level oper-ator. Perry searches for distant call signs originating across the ocean.

“I talk to Japan. I talk to India, western Malaysia, Korea,” Perry said. “The wonderful thing about it is all the hand held radio operators speak English. We normally discuss what the weather is like, what kind of equipment we have, what kind of antenna we have. And about sec-ondary hobbies. Kind of short and

to the point. We find out what they are using in their country and what works in our country.

“It’s a wonderful hobby. It is self-teaching elec-tronics,” he said.

Parbhoo said some HAM operators can even talk to astronauts on the International Space Sta-tion who have their HAM license.

“There’s no infrastruc-ture needed. I’m not using the internet. There’s really something magical about it,” Parbhoo said.

The Irving Amateur Radio Club has been in existence since the 50s. It costs $15 to get a license, which is valid for 10 years, and an additional $15 to advance a class. There are

Every third Saturday of the month the club offers tests from 8-10 a.m.

For more information on the Ir-ving Amateur Radio Club or how to

get your license visit http://www.irvingarc.org/ .

HAM Con will be held at the Ir-ving convention center in June. For

more information regarding this event visit http://www.irvingcon-ventioncenter.com .

three major classes- tech, general, and extra class.

For the fourth time in the past five years, the Irving MacArthur JROTC Academic and Leadership Teams will compete in the 2015 Army JROTC National Academic Bowl Championship at The Catho-lic University in Washington, D.C., June 26-30.

Team members are:Leadership Team: Cadet Sergeant

Makayla Bonno, Cadet Private First

MacArthur cadets qualify for national competition

Class Kathryn Overland Cadet Pri-vate First Class Aqsa Mohammed Cadet Private Io Bautista Cadet Pri-vate Sydney Mays

Academic Team: Cadet Major Amena Jamali, Cadet Sergeant Hannah Wimberley, Cadet Sergeant Diane Bahena, Cadet Private First Class Hannah Carr, Cadet Private Muram Ibrahim.

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Lee Rhoden buys and sells electronics at HAM Fest. /Photo by Jamie Javor