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79th Year No. 17 817-246-2473 7820 Wyatt Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76108 suburban-newspapers.com April 25, 2019 River Oaks City CHS Graduate Runs in Legendary Council Early by John Loven Voting Continues the Boston Marathon. The event itself has become an icon in the sporting world with a rich and long Early voting for River Oaks City Council can- history. The marathon dates back to April 19, 1897. didates for Place 1 and Place 3 began Monday, Back then the race was just 24.5 miles long. April 22. The modern-day Olympics began the year Candidates for City Council Place 1 are JoAnn before, in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The Olympic Butler (incumbent), John Claridge and Karen marathon’s distance for these games was 24.8 Wright. Candidates for City Council Place 3 are miles. This was based on a famous Greek legend Sherrie Uptmore Dast and Darren Houk (incum- which told of a Greek foot soldier Pheidippides bent). who was sent from the battlefield at Marathon, Early voting by personal appearance will be Rosie Zambrano (mother of Gabriel Greece to Athens with the news of victory over the held now through April 26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Zambrano) and friend Brenda Martinez watch Persian army. As the legend has it, he ran the entire Saturday, April 27 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, Boston Marathon live coverage at local cafe where way and upon reaching Athens he shouted April 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday, April 29 Gabriel Zambrano works. “Rejoice! We Conquer!” and then collapsed. The from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, April 30 from distance was 24.8 miles. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at River Oaks City Hall, located at Then in 1908, when the Olympics took place in 4900 River Oaks Blvd. in River Oaks, or at Some may recall the article about Castleberry London, the Royal Family wanted the marathon to Tarrant County Elections Center, 2700 Premier 2012 graduate Gabriel Zambrano winning the 2019 begin at Windsor Castle so they could watch the Street, Fort Worth, 76111. Cowtown Marathon, and how this qualified him for start. The Olympic Stadium was 26 miles away. Election day is Saturday, May 4 and the polls the prestigious Boston Marathon. Anyone familiar Organizers wanted the race to finish on the track will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with the sport of running knows the significance of and so added 395 yards so (continued on page 7)

Around the Town with Melody Dennis A Blessed Easter photos courtesy Laci Waters

Most of us celebrated Easter with family get- togethers, worship services, and community events to commemorate the 2019 holiday. The weather was beautiful, and just perfect for outside family reunions, picnics and the oh-so-popular Easter egg hunts, that occurred across backyards, churches and parks in our community. The River Oaks Lions Club did what it has been doing for 100 years, which is serving and helping people, and specifically last weekend they hosted their well-known Easter egg hunt at Marion Sansom Park. The Lions do an excellent job by rop- ing off areas to hunt eggs based on a child’s age, so a two-year old child has the same chance to gather candy filled eggs as an eight-year old does, and is not going to get plowed over by older children in the rush for the colorful (continued on page 6) PAGE 2, April 25, 2019 Suburban Newspapers, Inc. One Minute Mind Opener CRT Members Tour Weekly Scoreboard Dr. Mike’s Coaching Civil War Museum Baseball/Softball Corner by Michael Haro, Ph.D., CLC

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The Rampant Porch Lizards will play a free, two-hour set of Celtic Music on The Benbrook Quilt Club meets the last Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at the White Settlement Museum, 8320 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at First Baptist Church of Benbrook located at 1015 Hanon Dr. McKinley Street. This month's meeting is on April 27. Call 817-246-9719 or visit http://www.wsmuseum.com for more details. The members of this group are Tarrant County Chapter Project Linus blanke- teers creating handmade quilts and blankets that provide love, warmth, and comfort for local children who have suffered trauma, tragedy, or illness. Sadly, the need for these blankets increases each month. They desperately need volunteers with Genealogy Classes Continue in portable sewing machines to help assemble the quilts. Regardless of your experience, there is a place for you. High school students Fort Worth Library can receive community service credits for participating. Donations of material or money to purchase material are greatly appreciated. Come join the fun and enjoy Fort Worth Genealogical Society sponsors eight Beginner’s Classes each year. fellowship with the Quilt Club volunteers while making a difference in our commu- Saturday, April 27, will be session four on Researching in Libraries and Archives. nity and being a blessing to others. The class is taught by FWGS President Carlene Johnson and begins at 10:30 a.m. For more information about the mission of Project Linus, visit www.projectli- in the Chappell Room of the Fort Worth Central Library. nus.org. For more information on this group and meetings, call Virginia Biela at That same day in the Intel Lab at 2 p.m., Debbie Pearson will lead the Computer 817-244-1263. Users Group (CUG) to find Online Resources for Libraries and Archives in genealogical research. Both classes are free and open to the public and both on April 27 in the Central Branch FW Library downtown. Parking is free on weekends Local Red Cross Blood Drives downtown. Scheduled This Spring YMCA Hosts Healthy Kids Day The American Red Cross is always in need of donations. Upcoming local drives include: April 27 • Tuesday, April 30: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, 4801 Marine Creek Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76179 Join the Benbrook Community Center YMCA, located at 1899 Winscott Rd., as • Friday, May 17: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Western Hills High School, 3600 Boston, they celebrate Healthy Kids Day with free community events on Saturday, April 27 Fort Worth, TX 76116 from 10 a.m. to noon. Vendors will have tons of fun activities to get the kiddos ready • Tuesday, May 21: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, 3901 S. for summer with exposure to activities that stimulate the body and mind, including Hulen St., Fort Worth, TX 76109 free vision screenings from the Benbrook Lion’s Club. • Sunday, May 26: 1 to 7 p.m., Lowe’s, 4305 Bryant Irvin Road, Fort Worth, TX For more information call the YMCA at 817-249-0500. 76132 Find other locations and register in advance online at https://www.redcross- blood.org/give.html/find-drive. Fort Worth Decorative Painters Meet May 20 Fort Worth Genealogical Society

The Fort Worth Decorative Painters will hold their monthly meeting on Meets April 30 Monday, May 20, at the Botanic Garden Center located at 3220 Botanic Garden FWGS is proud to host Bernard N. Meisner, Ph.D as guest speaker at the next Blvd. in Fort Worth. Social time begins at 6 p.m. and the business meeting at 6:30. meeting. He will be speaking on “The Value of Collateral Lines” when tracing your Sharlene King will instruct a Hoppy Summer Frog project. Visitors are welcome. family lineages. Sometimes you hit a roadblock when tracing your direct line and For more information contact Suzane at 817-370-8818 or visit our website at you have to branch over to a great-aunt or uncle or a cousin to connect your line. www.fwdecorativepainters.com. FWGS meetings are always free and open to the public. Come at 6 p.m. for refreshments and the meeting begins at 6:30 in the Tandy auditorium of the Fort Worth Central branch library downtown. Parking meters are free at 6 p.m. or get 2.5 hours free in the 3rd St. Garage with validation of ticket in the library. Southwest Fort Worth AARP Chapter Meeting May 15

The Southwest Fort Worth Chapter of the AARP will meet on Wednesday, May 15 at Genesis United Methodist Church, 7635 South Hulen Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76133. Coffee will be served at 10 a.m. with the program to follow at 10:30 a.m. Lisa M. Boone-Reddick, Director of Training and Development MHMR of Tarrant County will be our speaker. Boone-Reddick’s topic will be “Recipes for Great Mental Health.” For additional information, visit www.fortworthaarp.org or call 817-921-6717. PAGE 4, April 25, 2019 Suburban Newspapers, Inc. from The Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation Launches the Time for Trees™ Initiative to Plant 100 Million Trees by 2022

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The Castleberry community is invited to attend the 2019 CISD District- Tuesday, April 16 wide Art Show in the Castleberry High School North Gym on Thursday, Officers responded to the 5500 block of Gilbow for a report of Criminal Mischief. Unknown persons broke a lock off a shed. No items were stolen April 25 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and Detectives are looking for a suspect. Student art from all grades and schools will be on display. Officers responded to the 5000 block of Almena in reference to a stolen vehicle. The victim reported that her long time roommate took her vehicle and refused to bring it back. The vehicle was recovered in Oklahoma and the Castleberry School Retirees roommate has been charged with possession of stolen property and unknown drug charges in Oklahoma. Association Luncheon May 9 Officers responded to a business in 5500 block of River Oaks Boulevard for a report of stolen clothing items. The victim reported that while she was All Castleberry school retirees are invited to attend and join this active out of the business, an unknown person took all of her clothes from the dri- ers. Detectives are investigating this incident. CISD support group. The luncheon was recently rescheduled from May 16 to May 9 from 11 Wednesday, April 17 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Joy James Elementary, located at 5300 Buchanan St. Officers removed an oversized vehicle from the roadway in the 4500 block of Almena. The truck was illegally parked and had been previously tagged for removal before towing.

Friday, April 19 Officers responded to 2601 Jacksboro Highway in reference to a report that there was a male arguing with a female causing a disturbance at that location. Upon arrival officers met with the male suspect, the suspect provid- ed officers with a false name and date of birth. Officers were eventually able to identify the suspect by his true name and date of birth. It was then discov- ered that he was wanted by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department for failure to identify wanted fugitive. The suspect was transported to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department for booking.

Sunday, April 21 Castleberry ISD is now accepting Officers responded to the 600 block of Frontier in reference to a stolen Out-of-District Transfer Requests! vehicle. The victim reported that his work truck was stolen while he was out of town. Detectives are currently attempting to locate the vehicle.

Now Accepting Out-of-District Transfer Applications for the 2019-2020 School Year! For more information visit our website at: www.castleberryisd.net or call 817-252-2000.

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Around the Town (continued from page 1) eggs. The Lions also do something unique in that they have numerous special prize eggs placed throughout the grassy field, and these prize eggs have a paper tag in them, which allows the finder to take home one of the many fancy Easter egg bas- kets, chocolate eggs and bunnies, or the most cov- eted prize, one of the brand new wagons or bicy- cles! Merchants and generous individuals throughout River Oaks donate money to the River Oaks Lions Club so that the club is able to purchase and give out these expensive prizes to numerous children. The Lions must also have someone who has con- nections with important rabbits, because the Easter egg hunt has the famous Easter Bunny present each year for free pictures with children and families. My family gathered at my house after everyone got home from church, and we ate, visited, laughed uproariously, and held our own, one-man Easter egg hunt! Part of our family was out of town, leav- ing us short on egg hunters, and so our age range last Sunday stretched from seven years old, (hence the one-man egg hunt), jumping then to 17, and then going all the way to age 85! I will say this about the kid, he is good at what seven-year old's do, and he found every egg we hid! This is the second Easter without my mom, and we all still feel her absence when we gather as a family. Luckily, the very thing we celebrated on Easter gave us the wonderful assurance that mom is with Jesus, and that one day we will see her again and spend eternity with her and our Savior Jesus. For those who put their trust in Jesus, His death on the cross to pay for our sins, His resurrection which forever cemented His victory over death and sin, truly makes Easter a holiday which is celebrat- ed not just once a year, but lived out joyously each and every day of the year. See you next week! Suburban Newspapers, Inc. April 25, 2019, PAGE 7

Boston Marathon (photos continued from page 1) they would finish in front of the King and Queen’s royal box. The exact dis- Gabriel began to think his shot at Boston was pretty much over as said he tance changed many times in these early Olympic games. The distance varied could “barely run four miles without having to stop due to the pain.” But between 40-42.75 kilometers until finally in 1924 the distance was standard- thanks to Lauren and Tennessee Walker, a couple of regulars at his café, Gabe ized for all future Olympic at 42 kilometers (26 miles, 385 yards). was introduced to Lee Hargrave. Hargrave was owner and head coach of a Ever since then, the Boston Marathon modified its distance to conform to the local team/business of strength and endurance professionals. Gabe had not put official Olympic standard. his trust in any coach since his days at Castleberry and Coach Maria Waller. The weeks of training leading up to Boston were very tough, but he had to per- From 1897 – 1968 the Boston Marathon was held on Patriot’s Day, April severe to have any chance. Gabe eventually left for Boston somewhat scared 19. This was a holiday only in and Maine commemorating the knowing the longest run he had been able to do in his training “was only 10 start of the Revolutionary War. In 1964 the holiday was officially moved to miles ….so how was I going to withstand 26 miles and not to mention all the the third Monday in April and therefore the Boston Marathon was as well. crazy hills and the infamous ‘Heartbreak Hill’.”

Back in 2013 the Boston Marathon made world news as you may recall The race began well enough for Gabe until the halfway point when unfor- when a terrorist planted bomb exploded near the end of the race. The bomb tunately, the pain began shooting through his leg. As he said, “everything went killed three people and injured hundreds more. This year’s Boston Marathon downhill from there, dehydration, cramping, both quads tightening up, not was the first since then to be held on the same day, April 15. being able to bend my right knee so running with good form was impossible the last eight miles.” Our local running champion, Gabriel Zambrano, had high hopes as he was seeded 240 out of more than 30,000 runners. He told me he was confident of But this was the Boston Marathon – and Gabe knew he had to finish this possibly finishing in the top 100. race regardless of the time – and earn that medal. So finish he did, not any- where the time he had hoped for (he finished in 3:28, about an hour slower than But unfortunately, shortly after the Cowtown Marathon (2/23/19) Gabriel his Cowtown time) or the place he had dreamed of (but he did finish ahead of developed an IT band problem that prevented him from training properly. “IT” thousands of runners). If you make it to the Boston Marathon, you have to fin- stands for iliotibial and is an injury of the connective tissues which occurs from ish the Boston Marathon! And he did cross the finish line as he said, “broken, over use of the connective tissues that are located on the lateral, or outer part destroyed, but not defeated!” Congratulations Gabriel! Quitters never win, and of the thigh and knee. Obviously, this is not an uncommon condition for a dis- winners never quit! tance runner. PAGE 8, April 25, 2019 Suburban Newspapers, Inc. Texas History Minute Dr. Ashbel Smith by Dr. Ken Bridges For decades, the University of Texas has stood as a leader in Texas and the wanted to establish a world-class university to demonstrate this new forward nation for research and education. It has produced countless scholars as well vision. The 1866 and 1876 state constitutions had provisions mandating the as spirited rivalries in sporting contests since its inception. The creation of the establishment of the University of Texas and providing that any public col- university, however, took many years to come to fruition. Helping the leges created in the state would be under the university umbrella. University of Texas come to life and then nurturing it to becoming a success Smith, as a state legislator once again, pushed to make the university a was the task of its first president, Ashbel Smith. reality. Finally, in 1881, the legislature passed the necessary acts to create UT. Smith was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1805. He attended the local The university would include a school for the classic liberal arts, a law school, public schools where he had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Smith and a medical school. Voters chose Austin as the site of the main campus with graduated from Yale University at age 19. He then taught school in North Galveston as the site for the medical school. Carolina before returning to Yale to earn a medical degree. Ashbel Smith as the first president of the University of Texas Board of He came to Texas in 1836, and in 1837, Sam Houston named him the first Regents seemed an obvious choice to many. At the age of 76, he took up the surgeon general of the Texas Army. Smith immediately instituted an advanced task energetically, pushing for construction of buildings and personally system of sanitation and established the first hospital in Harris County. recruiting professors. He also served as a respected diplomat, negotiating peace with the Construction on the main building began in 1882 and barely finished in Comanches in 1842 and also serving as the Texas ambassador to Great Britain time for the university’s dedication. Smith officially opened the university on and France. He also served as the last Secretary of State for the Republic of September 15, 1883, with eight professors and 221 students. Texas. Smith served three terms in the state legislature and co-founded the Smith simultaneously served as president of the Texas Medical Society Texas Medical Society. In 1873, he helped establish the Texas Medical and urged his fellow physicians to continue to see that the new medical school College in Galveston. would become a reality for Texas. The Texas Medical College in Galveston In the meantime, plans for a great national university for the then-indepen- was on life support itself, but Smith merged it with the new medical school for dent Republic of Texas had circulated since 1838. Nearly 300,000 acres were the University of Texas in 1891, giving it new life. set aside in 1839 by the Texas Congress to fund this university. Unfortunately, Smith died in 1886, hailed as the Father of Texas Medicine and the Father political support for public higher education soon dried up. of the University of Texas. Today, the University of Texas itself boasts more By the 1870s, more than a dozen private colleges already existed across 50,000 students and more than 150 buildings on the Austin campus. There are the state, mostly supported by churches. As Reconstruction ended, Texas lead- eight other universities in the UT system as well as six medical schools and an ers were determined to make the state a leader in commerce and education and astronomical observatory.

A Look Back: The River Oaks News 23 Years Ago Today

Families in River Oaks have been able to pick up and read the River Oaks News since 1939 - for the last 80 years! As the official newspaper for the City of River Oaks, this publication predates the incorporation of the Village, which occurred in 1941. The City Charter was officially enacted on Jan. 11, 1949. We have been pleased to share news of all types with our readers. You have shared your milestones with us: from the excitement of a new- born child, the sadness of the passing of a loved one, the pride of recognizing our military Hometown Heroes, the celebrations of countless birthdays, the joys of engagement announcements and wedding anniversaries. We have published many, many Yays, and just a few Nays. We have also reported on the Castleberry Independent School District News since the first class in 1956. We look forward to preserving your memories for many years to come. Suburban Newspapers, Inc. April 25, 2019, PAGE 9

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