Development Deal for North Lake Area Clears Legal Hurdle
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Expires 5/31/13 972-745-1888 RamblerRamblerRambler April 27, 2013 50¢ GROUNDBREAKING Coppell Biodiversity Center Development deal one step closer to reality By Sissy Courtney for North Lake area Friends of Coppell Nature Park broke ground on their long awaited, long planned for Biodiversity Education Center on April 22. clears legal hurdle “About 125 attended – five councilmen, the mayor, president of the school board, trustees, representatives By Amanda Casanova Independent School District. of Congressman Marchant’s office and County Commis- The Coppell City Council ap- “Thank you all for your pa- sioner Cantrell’s office, plus our foundation directors, and proved an agreement that the City’s tience,” City attorney Robert Hager the general public,” said Lou Duggan, Executive Director attorney said will “end the begin- said. “This has been at least a nine- of Friends of Coppell Nature Park. “Several people have At the Biodiversity Education Center groundbreaking, Tara ning” of what has been a long-run- year journey to this point. As your said that it was the best attended groundbreaking they Ferguson, a junior at Stephen F. Austin University, observes ning struggle to build development lawyer I’d like to thank staff and you have seen.” the progress from a CAT. Ferguson was in seventh grade when around North Lake. all for being patient with this. Tara Ferguson, who was in seventh grade when she she and several other students proposed the environmental The City Council voted unani- “Hopefully, this is the end of See BIODIVERSITY, Page 10 education center. / Photo by Cindy Wolfe mously at the April 23 meeting for the beginning, and we can move the agreement that simplified the forward,” he added. agreement between the City of Cop- The 1,700 acres under discus- Casino Night event pell, Luminant Energy, Trammell sion at North Lake, an area north of Crow-Billingsley and the Coppell See NORTH LAKE, Page 8 benefits foundation for autistic children By Sissy Courtney School board candidates To raise money to benefit chil- dren with autism, about 120 people tried their luck at craps, roulette, discuss issues during forum blackjack and Texas Hold’em poker By Amanda Casanova Gonzales. at the Brent Woodall Foundation As part of a forum for candi- Among the questions asked to Casino Night and Go All in for Au- dates battling for upcoming elected candidates was the role of a school tism dinner party at the Omni Man- positions, Irving Independent School board trustee. dalay Hotel in Irving on April 20. District board candidates answered “As a trustee, you’re invited Autism Spectrum Disorders questions about their platforms on to the schools or you can make ap- are second only to mental retar- April 22 at the Irving City Hall. pointment,” candidate Mosty, who is dation among the most prevalent In place 5, Manuel A. Bena- retired, said. “You can’t just walk the developmental disabilities. Autism videz and Lee A. Mosty are facing halls and show up at meetings. There costs a family $60,000 per year on Supporters of the Brent Woodall Foundation watch the Roulette wheel spin at incumbent Gwen Craig. In at-large are some goals that the superinten- average. the organization’s Casino Night and Go All in for Autism dinner party. district place 7, Mike Gregory is pit- dent needs to meet as far as teacher See CASINO NIGHT, Page 11 / Photo by Sissy Courtney ted against Randy Randle. Running morale, but it’s the superintendent’s unopposed in place 6 is Norma C. See SCHOOL BOARD, Page 7 An unlikely Unlikely golfers play inside the ropes golfer with a By Jess Paniszczyn Tee players, Lester Bell, Belle Tan some of these kids. mean swing, Four young, outstanding partici- and Janane Tan. “It will be extremely helpful for PeriDon Ray- pants of The First Tee were invited to “This is an unbelievable experi- these kids who are able to play today Castille, begins step on the course and play with the ence for kids like these,” said Chuck in terms of their development and playing a round pros on April 24 prior to the start of Walker, managing director of The the lessons they will learn today from of golf under the North Texas LPGA Shootout at First Tee of Greater Dallas. “These the pros. You can’t put a dollar figure the watchful eye Las Colinas Country Club. kids are anywhere from 14 to 16 on it. It is unbelievable. “When you of professional “Being here is amazing. I have years old right now and the unlikeli- think of golf a lot of times, you think golfer Julieta never seen so many pros in my life,” est of golfers to have the experience of your old, rich, White guy as your Granada prior PeriDon Ray-Castille said, looking of playing inside the ropes with an golfer, the kids that take part in The to the start of forward to the afternoon’s challenge. LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf As- First Tee a lot of times are just the the North Texas “I’ll play my best. It’s just another sociation) pro. The great thing about opposite of that. These are kids who LPGA Shootout. day, but with famous people. It’s go- the LPGA is that a lot of these ladies traditionally would not be exposed / Photo by John Starkey ing to be fun.” are young, some are 20 years old, so to or would not have access to the PeriDon was joined by The First they are only four years older than See FIRST TEE, Page 10 WE CARE ABOUT YOU & YOUR FAMILY 972-253-4200 IRVING TEXAS IRVING PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE PERMIT #024981 PERMIT www.mscitx.com Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM After Hours Clinic: Lab & Radiology: No appointment necessary Mon-Fri 7:30 AM–5:30 PM Mon-Fri 5:00 PM–9:00 PM Not available for After Hours Clinic Sat & Sun 9:00 AM–4:00 PM Main Location: Auctioneer Jon Bennett looks for a higher bid at the IIWC Purse Auction at Las Colinas 2021 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving, 75061 Country Club. / Photo by Sissy Courtney Other Locations: Baylor MOBI: Help for women is in the bag 2001 N. MacArthur Blvd. #425 Valdez Clinic: Las Colinas: The Irving Rambler Box 177731 P.O. 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See PURSES, Page 5 RODGERS AND HART’s Where Desi met Lucy 972-252-2787 Too Many Girls lyricstage.org MEREDITH WILLSOn’S The Music Man Carpenter Hall at the Irving Apr 26–May 5 2013 Jun 14–23 2013 Arts Center Page 2 April 27, 2013 THE RAMBLER www.IrvingRambler.com Global campaign encourages reading by donating 500,000 books Joining an ambitious campaign copies of a wide range of books to “The people we have given books romance novels and different books. we’re proud to support it” said Paige to encourage reading, Domtar Cor- people who either don’t read fre- to have been very receptive and very They allowed her to travel to places Goff, Domtar’s Vice-President of poration sponsored World Book quently or don’t have the means or appreciative,” Marlowe said. she had never been. She died when Sustainable Business and Brand Night U.S. access to printed books. “It’s been really fun.” she was 87, and I am sure reading Management. The effort distributed 500,000 Irving volunteers Brenda Mar- Marlowe felt a special connec- her books helped her live as long as “Domtar believes in the power free books at thousands of locations lowe and Art Purma distributed new tion between the elderly readers she she did,” Marlowe said. and joy of the simple act of reading a across America on April 23. copies of ‘Money Ball’ and ‘Look met that evening and her mother. “World Book Night is a re- printed book, and this is a great way World Book Night relied on Again’ to the Avante Rehabilitation “In her later years, the only minder that paper is personal, for us to give back to readers around 25,000 volunteer book lovers to Center and the Northgate Nursing happiness my mother had was read- purposeful and sustainable, and the country.” personally hand out specially printed and Rehabilitation Center. ing books. 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