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RestaurantRestaurant ReviewReview -- bebeginsgins pagepage 66 the Irving Rambler www.irvingrambler.com “The Newspaper Irving Reads” July 14, 2005 THIS Baylor alumni concert Tweaksters perform in WEEK Arts Ceter IISD appoints new OctoOctogangan OpenOpen attractsattracts competitorscompetitors toto IrIrvingving principals to schools Competitors from across the region gathered at Lee Park Recreation Center Seven Irving ISD schools will be under to participate in the fourth annual new leadership this year after the Octogan Open on July 9. appointment of new principals. Below is the An A.O.K. “B” rated and TKO list of appointments. recognized tournament offered over 130 competitive divisions including 19 Black Linda Lujan-Kimm is the new principal at Belt events. Participants could choose Irving High School. Ms. Lujan-Kimm is the to compete in forms, sparring, weapons/ former secondary ESL coordinator and musical, and team demo. principal, Dallas ISD. The Octogan Open is the Marty French is the new principal at 20th brainchild of Zedrick Burns, owner of B Elementary School (not yet named). Ms. & B Tae Kwon Do. French is the former principal of Townley “I think that this Octogan Elementary School, IISD. tournament was the best and the worst Robyn Wolters is the new principal at at the same time,” Mr. Burns said. “The Townley Elementary School. Ms. Wolters is thing I liked about this tournament was the former principal at Hanes Elementary that we had people from outside Texas School, IISD. come. Groups came from Wisconsin, Maria Elena Coronado is the new principal Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mexico. We at Lee Elementary School. Ms. Coronado is also had people come from all over the the former assistant principal at Barton state like we normally do. That was a Elementary School, IISD. big plus, because the tournament pulled Stacy Blevins is the new principal at Hanes people to Irving. It lets us show what Elementary School. Ms. Blevins is the former Texas karate is about, how we help and principal at Kinkeade Early Childhood work with each other. The minus of the School, IISD. tournament was that it was more than I Myrna Baker is the new principal at was expecting. I expected maybe 300 Kinkeade Early Childhood School. Ms. Baker people, and we had close to 500 B & B Tae Kwon Do student, 12-year-old Laura Blanco, demonstrates her Kata form is the former assistant principal at Davis competitors here. We had a little over during competition. Ms. Blanco won second place in Kata. Elementary School, IISD. 1,000 people total come to the Curtis Mauricio is the new principal at Union tournament. The youngest we had It was a little bit of an expense for us, but we suggestions about the tournament, I want Bower Center for Learning. Mr. Mauricio is compete was three-years-old and the wanted to give everyone something to them to let us know. We always want to the former vice principal at de Zavala Middle oldest was in his 60’s.” remember the tournament by, whether they make the tournament better,” Mr. Burns School, IISD. “I wanted everybody to have fun. placed or not. We also paid for the temporary said. We always try to make sure everybody tattoo booth.” Ray Cerda, community programs The Irving ISD Board of Trustees who comes goes home with something. “Hopefully everybody made some new supervisor of Lee Park Recreation Center, approved the appointments at its June 20 We gave out gym bags to everybody friends. We want people to enjoy themselves, was pleased with the tournament. meeting. Currently, there are no remaining who pre-registered. About 250 people not just come here and hit people and throw “We had a great turnout; it increased vacancies in principal positions in the Irving pre-registered. They seemed to really around weapons. We want people to come over last year,” Mr. Cerda said. “The ISD. love the bags; the bags were a nice size. and have fun. If anyone has any ideas or tournament has almost outgrown this See KARATE, Page 9 Arts Board considers its future funding By Brynne Sissom “These financing changes are affecting are doing around the country and assessing Of the 39.5% the Arts Board receives, Slight changes in the hotel tax legislation groups all over Texas, and we are all working the surveys, they will make a general 15% percent goes to Arts support, and 24.5% will create a financial shortfall for the Irving to return it to its earlier form. We have had assessment and offer three strategies for goes for debt service, operations, Arts Board and other Arts Boards across the some initial success in presenting the case. action in 2008. Wolf, Keens and Company’s maintenance and construction of buildings state. The hotel-motel occupancy tax first It’s not changed back yet, but it usually it report is expected to be complete in housing arts events and productions. In made funds available to support the arts in takes two legislative sessions to change November. potential jeopardy is the 24.5% allocation, or 1977. Wording changes in the legislation something,” Sanner said. “We also want to Richard Huff, Executive Director of the about $1.5 million of the Arts Board budget. governing the hotel-motel occupancy tax in make sure that other legislation governing Irving Arts Center, described the allocation “Things allowable under the earlier law past sessions, however, have made it more the arts is not changed.” of the hotel tax. and not today were the debt service, and difficult to use tax funds for the construction, The Irving Arts Board funding is stable “We get seven cents of every hotel tax construction and maintenance of civic maintenance and operation of auditoriums until 2008. The construction of the Irving Arts dollar. Of the seven, two pennies come off auditoriums,” Huff said. and other facilities supporting the arts. Center was funded by bonds and the bond the top and go to the construction of the In conjunction with Texans for the Arts covenants supercede changes in the law. Convention Center. That leaves five. Of that, “If we lose a million and half dollars, given and other municipal arts boards, the Irving On a second front, the Arts Board has a it is split between the Arts Board, our facilities and capabilities, and the level Arts Board has hired an Austin lobbyist to study underway to discover the best options Preservation and Redevelopment Board and of philanthropy that is here and not here, help return the wording to its previous form for operating should approximately $1.5 the Museum,” Huff said. what do you do? Where do you go? I’m the so financing of the arts and of the operations million dollars be lost from the budget. The According to Mr. Huff, the Arts Board leader of the music band on the Titanic. that support them are not in jeopardy. final draft is due in November. So far, the receives 39.5% of the five cents. Preservation We’ve seen the iceberg, and we are planning Laura Sanner, Chairman of the Irving consultants, Wolf, Keens and Company, have and Redevelopment gets 2.5%; the Museum ahead to miss it. It takes time to turn the ship, Arts Board, wants the verbiage changed back collected about 650 community surveys. gets 1% and the balance goes to the to move government. We are fine today, but to its previous form. After researching what other similar facilities Convention and Visitors Bureau. planning for 2008,” Huff said. Page 2 July 14, 2005 www.irvingrambler.com The Irving Rambler POLICE & FIRE BRIEFS Pursuit: 07-06-05 10:43 p.m. Officers stopped several bite marks to the back and arms. The a vehicle for suspicion of DWI at Esters and defendant admitted to the homeowners she Irving Fire Department activity summary Northgate. When the officer exited his was responsible for the injuries to the child. vehicle, the driver fled and a chase ensued. IFD responded and transported the child to July 7 - 13 The driver fled south bound on Esters and Children’s Medical Center. The child was ended when the driver hit the guardrail and admitted to the hospital. The defendant was Irving Fire Department responded to 354 incidents blew out three tires at Esters and SSR SH arrested for Injury to a Child. The Fire incidents Medical calls 183. The driver was extremely intoxicated and 108 Miscellaneous Fire and Rescue Calls 26 Major Accidents refused to exit his vehicle. He was beating Aggravated Robbery: 07-12-05 12:30 a.m. The 2 Structure Fires 89 Major Medical on the steering wheel and banging the complainant was walking south-bound in the 7 Special Operations 15 Heart Attacks driver’s door. He was yelling at officers to 1100 block of Story when a gray Honda 5 Vehicle Fires 30 Difficulty Breathing shoot him. Officers used a taser to gain stopped beside him. The passenger in the 49 Trauma Related control of the driver. There were no injuries vehicle got out, pointed a gun at the 23 CPR Situations Comments: to the driver or to the officer. There was minor complainant’s head and demanded money. 6-8 Elevator rescue. damage to the guardrail and the left The complainant told the suspect told him 6-9 Structure fire controlled by first arriving Comments: passenger side of the driver’s vehicle. No he had no money and the suspect punched crews. 6-10 One major accident involved extrication of the victims. city equipment was damaged. The driver was him in the mouth. The suspects left south- 6-12 Special Ops was a mutual aid call to Grapevine to assist in extinguishing a 6-12 Ambulance went into overload twice.