TEXAS WILD TENNIS TEXAS WILD TENNIS Coppell ● Las Colinas ● Valley Ranch RamblerRamblerRambler TEXAS WILD TENNIS Coppell ● Las Colinas ● Valley Ranch WILD COVERAGE ●● Irving Irving ● ● BILL JONES: Wild could go all the way, Page 9 WWorldorld TeTeamamTeTennisnnis RamblerRamblerRambler July 20, 2013 50¢ County defends Irving school board hires against debt but World TeamTennis isn’t crash-proof interim superintendent By Amanda Casanova Saginaw brought him back to serve as By Phil Cerroni A former Eagle Mountain-Saginaw an interim in 2010 speaks volumes for Dallas County is trying to follow (EMS) superintendent will take over as the kind of man and leader he is. I’m a radical approach to expansion – interim superintendent for the Irving confident his experience is exactly what buy what you can afford, not what Independent School District, tempo- we need to keep the district moving you want. rarily filling in the role left by former forward.” For Dallas County’s District superintendent Dana Bedden. Hafley, who is a Vietnam veteran, 1 1 Two Commissioner, Mike Cantrell, Weldon Hafley previously served as has also worked at the elementary, the proof is in the numbers. He the superintendent for the EMS school middle school and high school levels. compared Dallas County’s $73 debt district in 2002-2006. He oversaw the He was a teacher and basketball coach per capita to other large cities which opening of Saginaw High School and in Azle and Denison. he said are above $270 per person. also helped with the opening of an em- Debbie Cabrera, the associate su- Cantrell said the County is able Construction is underway as workers and machines create a bigger, better, ployee day care facility that was named perintendent of the district, started work to keeps its taxes low because it relies for him. The EMS district is located just as the acting interim superintendent newer Parkland Hospital for Dallas County. / Photo by Phil Cerroni on money it already has, as much as northwest of Fort Worth. on July 8 and will return to her former TEXASTEXASpossible, as WILDopposedWILD to fundraising “We’re not TENNISTENNISgoing to pay interest on The board voted to hire Hafley on position. via means like bond sales. debt anymore. u Andrews County has the July 18 at a special meeting. Later, the board will hire a search “We had a dedicated tax revenue “By 2021, we will be debt free. highest debt per capita in “Mr. Hafley has proven to be a firm to pick a permanent replacement. Texas at $9,973. [of] 4.5 cents. We took that and And in addition to being debt free, by strong leader during times of transi- On July 1, Bedden resigned at a decided we were going to pay for 2021 we’ll be throwing off from that u The Federal debt per tion,” Board President Steven Jones said. special called board meeting. The board capita is $53,426. everything as we go,” Cantrell said. See DALLAS COUNTY Page 6 “To me, the fact that Eagle Mountain- See SUPERINTENDENT Page 10 TEXAS WILD TENNIS Perry reinforces Texas’ commitment Wild rebound to helping veterans after defeat By Phil Cerroni The Texas TEXASTEXAS WILDWILD TENNISTENNIS As troops come home from the legislature has on West Coast Middle East and are discharged from already passed active service, Texas government legislation By Nick Kammerer steps up its efforts to reintegrate exempting 100 22 – 17, Texas Wild – Boston Lobsters them into civilian life. percent disabled The Texas Wild celebrated a well- In a speech on July 12 given at veterans from paying property deserved victory after Saturday night’s win the Texas American Legion’s an- tax, later against the Boston Lobsters at the Four nual convention at the Westin Dallas extending that Seasons Resort & Club in Las Colinas. Forth Worth Airport Hotel in Irving, law to apply After last week’s 25-15 loss to the Gov. Perry outlined the steps Texas is to surviving Orange County Breakers, the Wild looked taking to aid this transition. spouses. to step-up their intensity in the Saturday “As part of our proud military u WILD COVERAnight GEmatch-up. tradition, Texas is dedicated to This session, “I feel really good because we bounced making that transition as easy as the legislature back very well after last week’s match,” possible,” Perry said. “That’s an passed tax relief Texas Wild coach Brent Haygarth ex- obligation too big for even a state as so that Wounded plained. “The team was fired up. We knew big as Texas, but we have to do what Warriors would we needed to get a win.” we can to make inroads into that not be forced to pay high The match began with Darija Jurak proposition, and we certainly have property taxes and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of the Texas in the state over the past decade.” BILL JONES: Wild could go all the way, Page 9 WWorldorld TeTeamamTeTennisnnis on homes built Wild vs. Katalin Marosi and Eric Butorac One of the largest initiatives and donated of Boston in Mixed Doubles. The two teams Texas Wild fans lined up after the game for autographs from both the Texas Wild team and the the State currently runs relates to them by See REBOUND, Page 9 Boston Lobsters. /Photo by Hazel Mendoza to turning disabled veterans into charitable See VETERANS Page 5 organizations. 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Irving, TX 75017 throughout all of historic downtown vehicle can travel up to 60 miles with 3501 N. MacArthur Blvd #400 6750 N. MacArthur Blvd. #250 Irving. Thanks to a state grant, the one complete charge. Residents and Tuscan Cardiovascular Center: OB/GYN: Police Department has acquired a visitors also can expect to see the 701 Tuscan Dr #205 6750 N. MacArthur Blvd. #255 new golf-cart-style vehicle to increase street-legal vehicle at special events public safety. held in downtown Irving. When not “The acquisition of the golf-cart- on patrol or at special events, the style police vehicle is the result of a vehicle — affectionately known as the conversation with Sgt. Ned Thur- beast — will rest at City Hall. mond,” Officer Kevan Ickes said. “He “We’re not just driving by resi- Irving Rambler $0.50 asked how could we do our job more dents in squad cars anymore,” Ickes efficiently, and I mentioned that hav- said. “This vehicle is a clear demon- ing a more open vehicle would allow stration of the city’s commitment to Officer Naya Pope and I to build bet- serve the community.” ter relationships with residents, park Source: City of Irving ict MainStage presents “An THREE WEEKENDS ONLY! 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Source: Irving Fire Department Crutches Canes Summer hazard: Beware Big State Drug 100 E. Irving Blvd. of heat-related chest pain Irving, TX 75060 Visitors to the Nasher Sculpture Center appreciate Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture, Squares with Two Circles, during Savor 972-254-1521 Dallas’ Art District Stroll. / Photos by John Starkey The Irving Fire Department reminds everyone to be informed on what to do if Starkey’s Rambler you experience chest pain related to the heat. Chest pain can come on suddenly at any time IRVING SUNRISE photos take second and is not just stroke or heart attack related, but can also be a sign of a heat-related illness. ROTARY in statewide contest If you, a family member or a friend By Jess Paniszczyn experience the following symptoms please Two of John Starkey’s photos call 9-1-1 immediately: recently won second place in the · Chest or abdominal pain Texas Press Association’s 2013 Tex- · Inability to drink fluids as Better Newspaper Contest – News · Fainting, nausea or vomiting Photos.