SPRING / SUMMER 2008 EDITION ARBOR DAZE 2008 ARBOR DAZE 2007 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR CLASSES2007 EMPLOYEE RECREATION “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” - Anonymous Greetings from the Mayor Dear Citizens, Spring has finally come to Euless just in time for our Arbor Daze celebration. What a crazy winter season with rain, snow, sleet, hot and cold weather…. I guess the old The City of Euless adage of “If you live in Texas just wait a moment and the weather will change.” We do enjoy lots of weather changes in Mission Statement Texas and that adds to the joy of living here. To provide citizens the best With the springtime we hope you have enjoyed the amenities of our beautiful parks. We have added new walking and most efficient services trails, new park benches and lots of new plantings not only possible that protect and in the parks but also along the streets and city hall campus. enhance quality of life through Our library is in the process of being renovated with additional space and new carpeting. The library is such an active place for citizens of all ages and we hope you planning and visionary take advantage of the many offerings. Our staff is quite knowledgeable and can leadership. assist you with your needs. There are several classes offered and most of them are free. All the concerts are so special and all free. Please read all about the many activities. The Euless Library Foundation has decided on its newest art project for the library. It will be a beautiful wall tile about six feet by eight feet depicting the history of Euless. The Euless Historical Committee will join with the Foundation in selecting the historical sites to be depicted. Tiles may be purchased by any citizen and the prices vary from $25 to $900 depending on the size selected. The library has one tile of the Log Cabin already and is on view for all to see. This is such a unique piece of art and all citizens can support the art and have your family name on the tile. We congratulate our Employee of the Year, Cary Stevenson. He is truly a caring Euless employee. He has worked for our city for twenty five years and never missed a day of work. We are so proud of him. We are sending many good wishes to our retiring Fire Chief Lee Koontz and thanks for his many years of service to our city. Please read all about the many innovations Chief Koontz has initiated in our Fire Department. He had truly been a leader not only in our city but in our community and our state. His lovely wife Lark, has added so much joy to our many celebrations representing “Sparky” the Emergency 911 Dalmatian fire dog. Thanks Chief and Sparky! Social Services 211 Animal Shelter 817-685-1594 We also congratulate the Fire personnel for the awards they received at the Fire Awards Banquet. They are listed inside the magazine and each award is so special Building Permits/Inspections 817-685-1630 to the firefighters and to our city. Many thanks from all our citizens to each of you. City Manager 817-685-1422 A special honor at the ceremony was given by our Medical Director Dr. Yamada to City Secretary 817-685-1434 our “911 Response Team.” How fortunate we are to have such dedicated members Code Services 817-685-1625 on our team! Congratulations to all. Communications/Marketing 817-685-1821 Our next park in the city will be the Dog Park. The Park will be located inside Economic Development 817-685-1869 the Villages of Bear Creek Park and there will be a divided area for large dogs and Finance 817-685-1826 small dogs. We hope you will read all the rules of behavior for the dogs before you Fire Dept. (non-emergency) 817-685-1600 visit the park and we hope we have added all the amenities you have requested. Fire Marshal 817-685-1659 Library 817-685-1679 Our Texas Star Golf Course continues to win accolades from the golf world and we so appreciate our staff for making it one of the very top municipal courses in the Mayor's Office 817-685-1419 Metroplex. We are undergoing a complete renovation of the Texas Star Conference Midway Recreation Center 817-685-1666 Centre. You will see a lot of construction when you visit but the Texas Star will Municipal Court 817-685-1460 remain open during the construction and you may hear a hammer or two. It will Parks and Community Services 817-685-1429 be completed in about eight months and then be able to accommodate much larger Parks at Texas Star 817-685-1838 crowds as well as many smaller groups. After ten years it needed some tender loving Personnel 817-685-1451 care as well as more room for our clients. Planning and Development 817-685-1630 Each spring we have municipal elections as well as school board elections. We Police Dept. (non-emergency) 817-685-1500 are fortunate in Texas to have early voting for two weeks prior to Election Day. The Public Works 817-685-1580 times and schedules are listed inside and early voting will take place in the Euless Recycling Hotline 817-685-1825 library. On Election Day, May 10, 2008, there will be voting in the Euless Library as Trash and Recycling Service 817-685-1410 well as Bear Creek Elementary School. You may vote for city council positions and Softball World at Texas Star 817-267-7867 school board positions. Streets/Utilities 817-685-1580 As you read through the EULESS TODAY magazine please note the many The Golf Course at Texas Star 817-685-7888 activities happening in our city. We need and appreciate all the volunteers that Conference Centre at Texas Star 817-685-1845 support these activities. We could not do it without our volunteers and volunteers Water Utilities 817-685-1471 have fun and friendships to share. Won’t you become one of our special volunteers? Dr Pepper StarCenter 817-267-4233 Do take time to enjoy the interesting spring weather, the beautiful Texas Other City Offices 817-685-1420 wildflowers and the many activities available to each of our citizens. Emergency 817-685-1526 Email: [email protected] Cable Access Channel 16 Mary Lib Saleh Mayor 2008 SPRING / SUMMER EDITION Contents ContentsContents Star News Library Events Activities Parks Rentals Texas Calendar 2007 City of Euless Employee of the Year 4-5 Euless Fire Chief Retires 5 Euless Congratulates New Retirees 6 City Manager’s Office Election Information 7 Gary McKamie New Guidelines for Solid Waste 8-9 City Manager Loretta Getchell Villages of Bear Creek Dog Bark..Park 10 Deputy City Manager Texas Star Undergoing Renovation 11 City Secretary’s Office Susan Crim Euless Public Library 12-13 City Secretary Arbor Daze 2008 14-15 Department Directors Spring/Summer Special Events 16-17 Mike Brown Police Chief Parks & Community Services Department 18 Mike Collins Midway Recreation Center 19 Director of Planning and Development Robert Isbell Camps & Clinics 20-21 Interim Fire Chief Kate Lyon Athletics 22-23 Library Administrator Aquatics 24-25 Ray McDonald Director of Parks and Community Services Spring/Summer Recreation Class Schedule 26-31 Bill Ridgway Director of Economic Development Senior Citizen Activities 32-33 Vicki Rodriquez Director of Finance Euless Parks System 34-35 Glenda Hartsell-Shelton Rental Facilities 36-37 Texas Star General Manager Ron Young Texas Star Sports Centre 38 Director of Public Works & Engineering Calendar of Events 39 Euless Today Staff Fort Worth Cats Visit Parks at Texas Star 40 Betsy Deck Communications & Marketing Manager Jeff Towne Graphic Artist If you have any questions or comments about Euless Today or city activities, call 817-685-1821, email [email protected] or write to: Betsy Deck City Manager’s Office 201 N. Ector Dr. Euless, TX 76039 Euless Today is also available online at www.euless.org/eulesstoday Community News City of Euless 2007 Employee Meet your Contents Euless City Council of the Year Announced The City of Euless is filled with great employees and Cary Stevenson is no exception. He is the embodiment of hard work, News determination and loyalty. Stevenson is a Field Tech III for the Euless Parks Department and has dedicated 25 years of service to this city. Do you ever notice how good our grounds look? Stevenson and Mary Lib Saleh his crew are responsible for maintaining the park grounds Mayor throughout the city which include mowing, trimming, picking up trash, cleaning all pavilions, grills and picnic stations, and making sure that our parks are safe for our citizens. Much of what he does rarely receives recognition and he does what is asked without question. He just does it. He has never turned down an additional responsibility or request from his supervisors. He'll do whatever is asked of him and never complains. Leon Hogg Tim Stinneford Mayor Pro Tem Place 1 Stevenson has never once called in sick. He's always the first one Place 2 at the shop, ready to go to work and he makes sure that everyone else is ready also. On cold, winter mornings, Stevenson starts each truck, turns on the heaters and defrost so that when the work day begins, everyone will be ready to go to work. Linda Martin Charlie Miller Place 3 Place 4 Nominations for the Employee of the Year award are submitted by Cary Stevenson is the 2007 Employee of the Year.