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IrvingIrving RamblerRambler www.irvingrambler.com “Irving’s weekly community newspaper” February 14, 2009 Arts Center Classifieds Page 5 HIS WEE Movies Page 10 TK Obituaries Page 9 director wins award Police Page 2 Puzzles Page 11 Page 5 Worship Page 8 SchoolSchool musicalsmusicals teachteach studentsstudents aboutabout lifelife By Jess Paniszczyn dents at Lamar Middle School and teaches youngsters about manners performed in the Irving Arts Cen- cooperation of administrators, Successful schools manage to Irving High School have given up to life in the Nimitz auditorium. ter. Over time the venue changed teachers, parents and students reach beyond reading, writing and their afternoons and Saturdays to Other students provide live music and they started performing the throughout the school. arithmetic to teach students skills perform in musical theater. for the performance. plays at Nimitz. “This morning the entire 8th to help prepare them for life and About 60 students at Lamar “They have been doing a big “Every year is a chance for the grade came. Then all the 6th grad- the workplace. Some local schools Middle School are performing Dear musical here for nearly 20 years,” kids to show that Lamar can do it ers came for the second show. To- teach these essential skills through Edwina the Musical. A cast of 28 said Theater Arts teacher Mary again. It’s a tradition. Anyone can morrow we will have all the 7th grad- the performing arts. Groups of stu- brings the fun, upbeat musical that Kralicke. “Originally, the plays were audition for the play. This show ers. It is incredible that a school has 28 students on stage. About would allow all its students to at- 90 kids auditioned. The audition tend a musical. And it is three weeks process took about three hours just away from TAKS. Our administra- Taking the high road seeing one kid after another. tors, especially our Principal, Ms. While the musical may have Malone, are behind this project 100 started in the Theater Arts Depart- percent. ment, its success depends on the See STUDENTS, Page 7 Wearing the rainbow By Jess Paniszczyn Skittles anyway at some point. We Being in middle school is a just bought three bags here and five challenge. Drama lurks around ev- bags there, so we didn’t really keep ery corner as cruel math teachers count. But we did go to Sam’s and dream up new ways to torture stu- buy two cases. There were a lot of dents with triangles. There is even Skittles. peril in the seemingly harmless “It’s also good to recycle. The school dance. world is overrun with pollution. If What to wear? How to stand everyone made clothes out of wrap- out? Will anyone ask me out? Kat Rodriquez, an eighth See WRAPPERS, Page 12 grader at North Hills Preparatory School, used her own unique style and ingenuity to answer a few of these questions for the school’s Winter Wonderland Dance. “I wanted to have a dress that PERIODICALS IRVING TEXAS IRVING POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE didn’t look like anyone else’,” Kat PERMIT #024981 said. “So I looked on the Internet for weird dresses. I found a picture of a girl who had a dress made of red Skittles wrappers. After I saw that, I knew I wanted to make a Skittles dress. Two trains pass on separate tracts as workers unload gravel, also called ballasts, for the new elevated “I took a plain piece of mate- train track currently under construction along Rock Island Rd., and a DART commuter train passes on rial and made it into a dress. My the existing track going in the opposite direction. aunt helped. We duct taped a row of six Skittles wrappers together. We took that and sewed the edges onto the material and made those Tradition lives at into the dress. My mom helped with buying the Skittles.” Like many young teens, Kat didn’t have any trouble figuring annual Winter Festival out what to do with that many The Irving Rambler Box 177731 P.O. Irving, TX 75017 Skittles. By Jess Paniszczyn dulcimers to name a few. combination of good performing “I ate all the Skittles. Well, some Hundreds of traditional music “If you are interested in tradi- talent and people who are good of my friends helped me eat them. lovers and musicians gathered at tional music or these particular in- teachers. We have several locals There were at least 100 bags or the First United Methodist Church struments, this festival is very ex- who are very good and we bring in more. I can’t think my next visit to for the 2009 Winter Festival of citing,” said Linda Thompson, a some outsiders, so we have an ex- the dentist will be too good now,” Acoustic Music on Feb. 6 - 7. Work- co-coordinator of the Winter Fes- cellent combination of people that she said. shops and concerts featured a va- tival. “We bring a wide range of changes every year. “I’m not sure if it would have Irving Rambler $0.25 Irving Rambler $0.25 Irving Rambler $0.25 riety of instruments including musicians who are very good on been cheaper to just buy a dress, Irving Rambler $0.25 Irving Rambler $0.25 penny whistles, banjos, harps, and their instruments. We look for a See FESTIVAL, Page 5 because I would have bought the LEGAL NOTICES Make sure your notices are placed in a newspaper where people will actually see them Call 214-675-6493 Page 2 February 14, 2009 www.irvingrambler.com The Irving Rambler “League“League studiesstudies nationalnational popularpopular votevote asas alteralternativenative toto ElectoralElectoral ColleCollegege Provided by Jan Killen States from the Electoral College in support of the Compact, the EC troduced in Congress. Every Vote Questions about the program Irving’s League of Women (EC) method to a direct popular could be abolished. The alternative Equal: A State Based Plan by Na- can be addressed to Genie Mitchell Voters (LWV) held a meeting on Jan. election. is a Constitutional Amendment, re- tional Popular Vote Press is a refer- at 972-986-1663. Meetings are open 26 at Irving Central Library. As part The LWV of the US has a po- quiring a ¾ vote to pass. ence for the study, as well as to the public, and guests are wel- of a national study, members con- sition in favor of direct elections, Background material with sup- www.NationalPopularVote,com. come. sidered consensus questions on a which will be a part of a Texas study porting and opposing articles are National Popular Vote (NPV) Com- of voting procedures in 2009. available at www.lwv.org. Studies pact. Action by states, through the There would be an individual deci- show that more than 70 percent of Scouting for food compact process, could alter the sion by each state, four of which American citizens favor the change method for electing the President have already passed the NPV Com- to a popular vote. More than 700 Provided by Leigh Eitson naise or salad dressing, or cooking and Vice-President of the United pact. If there are a majority of votes proposals for change have been in- The Scouting for Food Drive oil (in plastic jars if possible). Be- will begin on Feb. 14, when Irving cause these are not often donated, Scout troops and packs will place many food pantries have to pur- Teen Court volunteers empty grocery bags on doors in chase these items at retail cost. For Irving. Supporters are asked to put more information about Irving non-perishable food items in the Cares and a suggested “shopping promoted to lead attorney bags, and then set out the bags for list,” visit www.irvingcares.org. pick up on the morning of Feb. 21. Provided by Martha Tucker Whisler presided over the cer- Rachael, the daughter of Mark Scouting for Food supports Boat Auction The Irving Teen Court pro- emony and administered the oath. and Carrie Frost, is a sophomore at various food pantries in Irving, moted three teen volunteers to the Prosecutors Rachael Frost, the Academy of Irving ISD and has most rely heavily on this food drive Boat for auction: Seaarrow position of lead attorney at a swear- Travis Messersmith, and Cali participated in Teen Court since to supplement their inventories. 1985; Hull length 18'; Serial ing-in ceremony at the Criminal Jus- Mikusek were welcomed into the May 2007. Travis is the son of Chris Irving Cares currently serves an number SAV99619L586; TX tice Center on February 10. Only ranks of the court’s lead attorneys. and Cynthia Messersmith and is a average of 414 families per month. #5344CY. Auction will be seven of the court’s 56 attorneys Municipal Court Presiding Judge junior at Nimitz High School. He Since each food order usually pro- held Saturday, February 14, have achieved this position. Mu- Tim Whisler presided over the cer- has been a Teen Court attorney vides five days of food, this is an 2009; Auction hours 9:00 nicipal Court Presiding Judge Tim emony and administered the oath. since May 2006. Cali, the daughter equivalent of 2,070 days of food a.m. to 5:00 p.m. only. of Debbie and John Mikusek, is a distributed each month (30 days) Auction location 2605 senior at North Hills Preparatory, to clients by Irving Cares. Douglas, Ave.; Irving, Texas and has participated as a prosecut- Consider donating some of the 75062. Please call 214-680- ing attorney since September 2006. items that are not frequently do- 6369 prior to arrival to permit nated: peanut butter, jelly, mayon- adequate viewing.