High school honor roll - Page 12 the Irving Rambler www.irvingrambler.com “The Newspaper Irving Reads” November 3, 2005 THIS Girls explore science, Affordable housing WEEK technology program PinballPinball festivalfestival offersoffers aa Youngsters dress for fall festivals,,, Halloween uniqueunique gaminggaming eexperiencexperience Texas’ largest pinball/ tournaments, games for sale and we gameroom show, the Texas Pinball had a great show. Festival, was held in the Holiday “To me, pinball is a real Inn Select DFW over the Halloween physical game. A video game is an weekend, Oct. 28-30. image drawn on a screen by a Participants paid a weekend fee computer. If you take the same or a daily fee to play as many of the sequence of steps in a video game, more than 100 pinball machines, you get the same results every time, arcade games and slot machines as because it is preprogrammed. With they wished. Gottlieb/Premier game a pinball machine, the ball is designers, John Osbourne and John random. The ball moves according Buras, discussed pinball history to gravity and how good you are with participants on Saturday. The with the flippers. Every game is event also included an outdoor different in pinball; you can’t repeat coin-op swap meet, a variety of the same game twice. That is why tournaments, costume contests and pinball appeals to me and I think vendors. that is the appeal for other people,” Event coordinator, Bob Mr. Herbinson said. Herbinson, pioneered the Texas Paul McKinney of Cedar Hill Pinball Festival four years ago. maintains a private collection of “This years’ Texas Pinball pinball machines. Festival was bigger and better than “The fascination that I have ever,” Mr. Herbinson said. The with pinball is that it combines a festival had about 100 machines. couple of things. It combines Since we ended up presenting the electrical engineering, mechanical festival the last weekend in October, engineering, but more importantly Ghouls, goblins, and creatures of every description take a brake from the excitement of MacArthur we took a Halloween theme. We had it takes those concepts and Baptist Church’s Fall Festival, which included karaoke and two stories of free games. a kids and an adults Halloween combines them with art,” Mr. costume contest. There were some McKinney said. really creative adult Halloween “I collect various pinball costumes. The contest had two machines. I try to end up with a categories – general costumes, and couple from almost every LocalLocal BuffaloBuffalo WildWild WingsWings hostshosts finalsfinals ofof pinball characters or pinball related manufacturer throughout the costumes. We had lots of See PINBALL, Page 5 BBlazinlazin’’’ ®® WingWing CompetitionCompetition forfor charitycharity Over the past month area wing “Because this has been a so hard for, a check to the North fanatics have been flocking to month long event, this is the final Texas Food Bank, with the support Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants to of all finals. Tonight we will get to of La’Roi Glover and the entire help raise money for the Tarrant present what we have been working See COMPETITORS, Page 10 Area and North Texas Food Banks. Every person who completed the restaurant’s Blazin’ Challenge at any of the eight events raised $50 each for the food banks. Winston Wells, Buffalo Wild Wings corporate regional manager, personally oversaw the Blazin’ Challenge Championship. “Buffalo Wild Wings really focuses on getting involved in Only the most serious of tournament players like Daniel Conkle and communities and in great causes,” Layton Gant (5) attempt the Donkey Kong Challenge. Mr. Wells said. “Partnering with La’Roi Glover and the North Texas Food Bank was a great way for us to give back. Every dollar that we Contents raise can provide up to six meals. Our ultimate goal for this Comics Page 18 competition is to raise $5,000 to give on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings to Horseless Carriage Page 11 the North Texas Food Bank. We have opened up in Dallas pretty Obituaries Page 16 aggressively and not many people Pets Page 10 know what Buffalo Wild Wings is. We really, truly focus on the Have wings will watch football, Nick Cathcart speaks with La’Roi Puzzles Page 17 communities that we do business Glover after sacrificing his taste buds for an all expense paid trip to in. see the Cowboys play in New York. Page 2 November 3, 2005 www.irvingrambler.com The Irving Rambler Police & Fire Briefs Irving Police warn to beware of a new credit card scam. 12460 your card has been flagged for an Number. The caller then gives the victim a 6- just needed to verify that the card has not unusual purchase pattern, and I’m calling to digit number. “Do you need me to read it been lost or stolen, and that you still have verify. This would be on your VISA card, again?” your card. Do you have any other questions?” which was issued by (name of bank). Did Note, the callers do not ask for your card After you say “No”, the caller then thanks you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device number; THEY already have it. By you and states, “Don’t hesitate to call back for $497.99 from a Marketing company based understanding how the VISA & MasterCard if you do”, and hangs up. in Arizona?” Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you’ll You actually say very little, and they When you say “No”, the caller continues be better prepared to protect yourself. never ask for or tell you the Card with, “Then we will be issuing a credit to Here’s the IMPORTANT part on how the number. What the scammers want is the 3- your account. This is a company we have scam works. The caller says, “I need to verify digit PIN number on the back of the card. been watching and the charges range from you are in possession of your card.” Don’t give it to them. Instead, tell them you’ll $297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase He’ll ask you to “turn your card over call VISA or MasterCard directly for pattern that flags most cards. Before your and look for some numbers”. There are 7 verification of their conversation. Victims are receiving calls from persons next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives numbers; the first 4 are part of your card Never give out any personal or financial identifying themselves as credit card you your address), is that correct?” You say number, the next 3 are the security Numbers’ information to anyone that contacts you by company representatives like Visa, “yes”. The caller continues - “I will be starting that verify you are the possessor of the card. phone or email. In order to verify what a caller MasterCard, etc. a Fraud investigation. These are the numbers you sometimes is saying, you should contact the security One version of the scam is as follows: “If you have any questions, you should use to make Internet purchases to prove you department of the credit card or financial Person calling says, “This is (name), and I’m call the 1- 800 number listed on the back of have the card. The caller will ask you to read institution yourself. Scammers are extremely calling from the Security and Fraud your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for the 3 numbers to him. After you tell the caller good at what they do, which is making you Department at VISA. My Badge Number is Security. You will need to refer to this Control the 3 numbers, he’ll say, “That is correct, I believe that they are credible. REPORTS Aggravated Assault: 10-28-05 12:45 p.m. Robbery: 10-30-05 7:30 a.m. Adult male Irving Fire Department activity summary Several suspects were in the old abandoned complainant says he was driving his 2002 hospital building at 1711 W. Irving Blvd, when Ford Focus N.B on Loop 12, around Shady Oct 26 - Nov. 1 a fight broke out. One of the suspects hit the Grove, when a 4dr white Ford Crown Vic with adult male complainant in the head with a dark tint windows pulled up next to him and Irving Fire Department responded to 343 incidents hammer. Officers received info on a suspect motioned for him to pull over. He says he vehicle leaving the scene. Officers stopped thought it was the police, so he pulled The Fire incidents Medical calls the vehicle leaving the scene, arresting the over. One of the two adult male suspects 110 Miscellaneous Fire and Rescue Calls 32 Major Accidents driver on several outstanding warrants and approached him and asked for his drivers 6 Structure Fires 78 Major Medical Inv. of Aggravated Assault. The adult male license and insurance info and then hit him 2 Special Operations 20 Heart Attacks complainant was admitted to PMH with a in the side of the head and pulled him out of 6 Vehicle Fires 37 Difficulty Breathing fractured skull. the car. The suspect took his car and drove 43 Trauma Related Comments: away with suspect 2 following. 10-27 Two alarm fire at 6016 Riverside Dr. 9 CPR Situations 10-28 Structure fire contained by first alarm company. Robbery: 10-28-05 7:35 p.m. A female was in 10-29 Special Ops. consisted of a elevator rescue. the parking lot of the Kroger, 2201 W. Sexual Assault: 10-31-05 2:00 p.m. A 14 year 11-01 Structure fire contained by first arriving companies. Comments: Grauwyler. A suspect in a pick-up drove by, old victim reported that she had been sexually hit her shoulder with the side mirror of the assaulted by a known adult suspect earlier Shooting: 10-27-05 3:05 a.m.