IBFA BRONCOS CELEBRATE 25TH SEASON — PAGE 4 theIrving Rambler www.irvingrambler.com “The Newspaper That Irving Reads” OCTOBER 14, 2004 Irving Symphony Former Cowboy THIS opens 42nd season greats earn their with celebration place in team’s WEEK of America Ring of Honor Employees’ Overturned Truck generosity a big difference Company workers pool funds to make improvements in local community VHA Health Foundation, Inc; Nova- tion, and HPPI (HealthCare Purchasing Partners International) employees volun- teered to spend Tuesday afternoon work- ing to help improve the community during the 2nd annual Community Day. Two years ago, the employees decid- ed to forego their annual holiday party and instead use the party monies to make im- provements in the community. Di- They have vided into groups, “only been out the volunteers A passing semi experienced some technical difficulties at the intersection of MacArthur and 183, Friday morning. here for two or worked on 12 sites three hours, including Irving’s and they have “ National Guard done all that we Armory, the Sal- asked them to vation Army, Our Midsummer madness comes to UD do and more. Children’s Center Shakespeare, and have long at- – Brooke Logan at Irving, Good El- By PETER HEYNE ementary, Pierce Irving Rambler Contributor tended Shakespeare in the Park Early Childhood both in Dallas and Fort Worth. School, de Zavala Middle School, Austin Students of the University Many of the Twelfth Night cast, Middle School, Union Bower Center for of Dallas staged Shakespeare’s are full-time students and teach- Learning, Family Gateway, Dallas Life festive, madcap comedy Twelfth ers, and can still dream of profes- Foundation, and the North Texas Food Night at the outdoor Orpheion sional theater. They saw the need Bank. Volunteers updated landscaping, Theater on Oct 2-3 as part of the for more local, amateur, free out- painted and spoke to students about the annual UD Charity Week. door Shakespeare, coordinated importance of getting a good education. Despite Saturday night skee- with the classes that they take at Approximately 40 volunteers worked ters and Sunday mid-day drizzle, the University of Dallas and the at the Salvation Army Social Service Cen- over five hundred people came classes they teach at Cistercian ter planting gardens, mulching the play- out to sit on the grassy lawn, in and Faustina. ground and painting the administrative the shade of tall oaks, to soak Thus, last year the play- hallways. Brooke Logan, the Salvation up the Bard’s merry foolery. A ers helped build the Orpheion Army’s Public Relations Associate for the story filled with mistaken twins, Theater on the UD campus, and Greater Dallas Metroplex, discussed how mixed-up loves, duels of wit and they opened the new space last the volunteers’ efforts helped. steel! September with A Midsummer “Everything has gone really well to- Students, parents, children, Night’s Dream. day. They have only been out here for two and alumns from around Ir- or three hours, and they have done all that ving, especially UD, Cistecian The Orpheion Theater is a we asked them to and much more. It looks Prep, and Faustina Academy, lasting testament to student ini- great. We were in need of having some all reveled in the Family Day tiative, creativity, and coopera- landscaping work done. They have really exuberance of outdoor theater, tion among UD students, faculty, spruced the place up. The building looks a performed free under the wide staff, and alumni. As such, the thousand times better. We appreciate them Texas stars and skies. Orpheion is a perfect comple- coming out and doing the work,” Ms. Lo- Viola disguised as Cesario (Kara Kelley) attempts to persuade Several of the students have ment to Irving’s thriving arts gan said. Olivia (Bethany Lewis) to marry the Duke of Illyria. been longtime fans of outdoor community. Hole-in-One contest to benefit Our Children’s Center The 4th Annual Affairs Around Town from Noon to 5:00 PM. sponsor the event. With the purchase of a cerebral palsy; Down’s syndrome; head in- fundraising events will include the first an- Open to all amateur golfers, the contest flag, sponsors receive 30 tickets worth five juries; and other neurological, orthopedic nual Hole-In-One contest sponsored by the costs $1.00 per shot with a five shot mini- shots each (150 shots) for the qualifying and developmental disorders. Las Colinas Country Club and Ken Thomp- mum. Five qualifiers will be chosen each rounds or tax deduction recognition from Other Affairs Around Town for 2004 son (The Thompson Group) of Classic day (10 total) to compete in a shootout at OCCI. includes a Bowling Bonanza on Sunday, Chevrolet. Proceeds from Affairs Around the end of the qualifying round to vie for OCCI’s services include professional Royal Dinner Party with a celebrity chef, Town support Our Children’s Center at Ir- the Grand Prize of a 2004 Chevrolet Truck physical, speech and occupational therapy, Gourmet Wine Dinner at Via Real, dinner ving (OCCI) helping to provide financial donated by Classic Chevrolet. Any hole- a specialized childcare center, and compre- under the Stars and the 4th Annual Broad- assistance and other services for children in-one in the final round will win the grand hensive social services for children with way in Irving. with special needs and their families. prize. Consolation prizes will be awarded special needs and their families. Several of For more information or to purchase The Hole-In-One contest will be held to remaining qualifiers. these children have complications related Flag Sponsorships or individual tickets at the Las Colinas Country Club on Friday, Local individuals and businesses may to premature birth; developmental delays, please contact Molly Banks, Our Children October 15th and Saturday, October 16th purchase station flags for $150 each to help such as speech, fine and gross motor skills, Center’s Director, at (972) 790-8505. Page 2 October 14, 2004 www.irvingrambler.com The Irving Rambler POLICE Upcoming Event 04 at 12:41 AM, a call was received of a BMV threatened to burn her apartment down. The were no injuries on the bus. The S/B lanes in progress in the 300 block W. Shady Grove suspect is a 23 YOA male, at this time there of MacArthur were closed off and traffic re- In celebration of Crime Prevention Month, Road. As the call was being dispatched the was no evidence recovered linking him to routed for approximately 35 minutes due to reporting person advised that her husband this. IFD responded Arson investigators and the accident. we are having a Police Safety Fair at the Ir- was outside with a shotgun, then we re- they are handling the investigation. No one ving Mall, this Saturday the 16th from 10am ceived reports of shots being fired. One of- was located who could estimate the dollar Burglary Habitation: October 12, 2004, till 2pm. We will be inside by the Fuddruck- ficer contacted a 35 YOA male and he told value of the damage Officers were dispatched to 3800 block Ca- ers entrance and will have displays inside the officer he had seen subjects in his ve- . bez DeVaca, on a burglary. The complain- the Mall as well as lots of give-away items hicle and shot at them with a shotgun. As AGGRAVATED ROBBERY: On 10-09- ant returned home at around 6:00 p.m. but etc. Come on by and bring the family too. this was happening Another officer found an 04, at 10:35 PM, officers were dispatched to did not discover that someone had broken 18 YOA suspect stumbling around at Shady an Agg. Robbery that had occurred about an into the home until 8:00 p.m. It appears the Grove and Senter with a shotgun wound to hour previously. The location was 1100 block suspect went through the kitchen window the back off his head and his shoulder. The Esters, Trinity Apartments, and it was re- to enter the home. The complainant had Police Report 18 YOA male was arrested for BMV and tak- ported to be a home invasion style robbery. a substantial amount of jewelry stolen. ID en straight to PMH, the wounds were small Upon arrival a male 57 YOA reported that Technicians responded to process the crime CLASS A MAJOR ACCIDENT: On 10- enough that we transported, and the 35 YOA four suspects had entered his apartment, scene. 07-04 at 4:06 PM, two vehicles had an ac- complainant was escorted to CID. tied him up and took his wife and his ATM cident at the intersection of Belt Line and card and forced her to withdraw $500.00 Home Invasion: October 13, 2004, 2:14 the SSR SH 114. The drivers had Class A BURGLARY: On 10-8-04, 4:49 PM, a from an ATM at a 7-11. The suspects then a.m., Officers were advised that a robbery (incapacitating) injuries, but looked worse. 33 YOA complainant, who lives in the 2300 brought his wife back, and left her. had taken place at 2200 block W. Rochelle. Hit and Run was called out and worked the block of Markland, reported a burglary. There are five individuals living in the apart- accident. It was caused by a Fail to Yield There was $34,550.00 worth of property tak- Class A Accident/road closure: 10-12- ment. One of the residents stated that some- ROW, however no charges are being filed. en which included the complainant’s 2004 04, 1451 hours, 4100 blk. N. MacArthur. one knocked on their door and one of them The drivers were a 31 YOA female and a 62 GMC pick-up truck.