Senior Arts Program celebrates anniversary - Page 3 the Irving Rambler www.irvingrambler.com “The Newspaper Irving Reads” March 3, 2006 Comics Page 9 THIS Classifieds Page 11 International Mother UD to open Tarrant Obituaries Page 8 Police & Fire Page 2 Language Day Page 3 County campus Puzzles Page 10 WEEK Page 12 LasLas ColinasColinas iconicon andand businessmanbusinessman BenBen CarpenterCarpenter diesdies atat homehome Ben Carpenter, the Irving Highland Park home, Dr. Homer Battalion also known as the Command, which advised the Texas at Austin with a business visionary who transformed his Donald assisted with the birth. He Morris Task Force. He took Chinese Army. degree.* 12,000 acre ranch into the master- graduated from Highland Park command of the troop in Northern In 1945, he met his future wife, The Sparkman/Hillcrest planned community of Las High School and began attending Burma after the troop commander Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Dupree Funeral Home is currently helping Colinas, died at the age of 81 in college at the University of Texas deserted under fire and Mr. Carpenter, the week after leaving the family to make arrangements. his home of natural causes on at Austin. His college days were Carpenter was awarded the Silver the Army and they were married March 3, 2006. interrupted by World War II. Star Medal for gallantry. Later in June 18, 1948; he also graduated * Source: 2001 interview by The youngest son of John W. Mr. Carpenter volunteered the war, he was transferred to in 1948 from the University of Yolanda Romero provided by the Carpenter and Flossie Gardener for the Army and became a China with the Chinese Combat Irving Archives Carpenter, Ben Carpenter was born lieutenant in the 124 Calvary on March 10, 1924 in his parents Regiment part of the 75 Infantry Police Athletic League boxers MusicalMusical bringsbrings AladdinAladdin toto lifelife win in Silver Gloves Tournament Planning their futures in the ring, Hector Vazquez and George Ricon are off to a smashing start as gold and silver medal winners respectively in the Silver Gloves Tournament. Cast and crewmembers from Lamar Middle School’s production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. strike a pose Two Irving Police Athletic themselves for the rigors of box- after their first performance to a packed audience of elementary students. The play’s final League (IPAL) boxers recently ing. performance will be Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Nimitz High School. advanced to the National Silver “Through the Golden Gloves See BOXING, Page 5 Gloves Tournament in Indepen- dence, MO. Hector Vazquez, 15, won the championship bout, tak- ing home a gold medal, and George IrIrvingving ArchivesArchives silversilver anniversaranniversaryy celebratedcelebrated Rincon, 13, won a silver medal. “Wining first place is exciting. The City of Irving celebrated the archives started so long ago stuff. You decide what you want.’ people and groups in Irving. The th It is real hard to win first place. the 25 anniversary of the found- and that we are still here. Because when the perspective history of the city is the history of Once you get there you have to ing of the Irving Archives with an “Today, the Irving Archives donor goes through the material, the people who live here,” Ms. work double time to stay on top. open house. Originally kept in the collects historical records, photo- many times they don’t realize the Hart said. So, it means more work. But it is City Secretary’s office, in 1996 the graphs, and some small artifacts breadth of what we want, report Archivist, Kevin Kendro, be- great,” Mr. Vazquez, a student at Irving Archives found a perma- that relate to Irving’s history, fami- cards, fight ribbons, old tax re- gan working with the Irving Ar- MacArthur High School, said. nent home in the Irving Central lies, and any kind of organization ceipts, pictures of their house, chives in 1997. “One of my goals is to go to the Library. here today or in the past. We pre- family, kids. It is very broad to “It is pretty exciting that the Olympics in 2008 and win the gold “We began collecting the his- fer for people to say, ‘Here is my document the history of the archives have been around for 25 medal. My other goal is to go pro torical records of the City of Irv- years,” Mr. Kendro said. and make a name for myself as a ing in 1981. The next year we real- “Through this celebration, we professional.” ized no one was collecting these would like people to become fa- Mr. Rincon, who attends same kinds of historical records miliar with what the archives are Carrollton’s Blalack Middle that other groups in the city like and what we collect. Because ev- School, also sees the Olympics in individuals, families, churches, erybody who has lived in Irving his future. businesses and clubs were pro- for any period of time probably “I think this is a really great ducing,” Jan Hart, Senior Archi- has something that would help tell program. For people who want to vist, said. “Those things were not the history of the city. The Irving box it is a good opportunity,” Mr. being saved, so we decided to try Archives can use anything that Rincon said of the IPAL program. to pursue that also. This has al- tells the whole social and civic his- “I tried really hard in the tourna- lowed the Irving Archives to col- tory. ment, and I think the final fight was lect records that would otherwise “Personally, I like old photo- pretty close. Hopefully, next year by now probably have been long graphs. They are always the most I will win. Ultimately, I would re- since lost. fun to look at; especially ones that ally like to go to the Olympics.” “We have saved lots of show you a place that you can go things that the city would not have to now and do a comparison of Don Polke, volunteer physi- Commemorating 25 years of collecting, Mayor Gears helps Senior cal fitness trainer, helps kids ready had to look back on and do re- the now and then. It is fun to see search. We are very please that Archivest, Jan Hart, live an original plat of the city of Irving. how things change.” Page 2 March 3, 2006 www.irvingrambler.com The Irving Rambler Police and Fire Briefs Robbery: 02-23-06 6:15 p.m. 955 W. suspect’s home and found him while she went to look for a job. S.H.183 STAPLES at 1815hrs A pulling into the driveway (DWI). He Sometime after that is when police Irving Police Department activity summary customer at Staples, 955 W. State was arrested and charged with and paramedics were summoned. February 2 - March 1 Hwy. 183, waited until the cashier DWI and Burglary. The Information and facts gathered opened the cash drawer at which complainant suffered minor cuts to in the continued investigation led included 145 incidents. time he shoved the employee aside her arms from the knife and the police to get an arrest warrant for 19 Auto Thefts 32 Burglary of a habitat took the money and fled to a waiting defendant did have a small amount Nunez, Thursday, for “Injury to a 65 Burglary of a vehicle 9 Recovery of a vehicle car. The suspect is approximately a of blood on his shirt. Child”. Nunez was arrested 11 Burglary of a business 67 Robbery 20 years of age male driving a gray Thursday and placed in the Irving Toyota Camry. Death of a Child: 02-22-06 between City Jail on that charge. When the 10 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. A seven month baby died, Nunez’s charge was Irving Fire Department activity summary Squad Car Accident: 02-24-06 1:09 old Irving boy received injuries that changed to Capital Murder and a.m. An officer was north bound on proved to be fatal. Police and formal filing is in process. He is February 24 - March 1 the service road of 161 and the paramedics responded to a call of currently in the Irving Jail without Irving Fire Department responded to 265 incidents. driver of a vehicle traveling west the child not breathing and the bond pending arraignment before bound on the service road of 114 infant was transported to Baylor a judge. The Fire incidents Medical calls ran the red light and collided with Irving for treatment and then to 82 Miscellaneous Fire 24 Major Accidents the patrol vehicle. The squad car Children’s Hospital where he had Burglary: 02-24-06 Two males and Rescue Calls 49 Major Medical had rear back quarter 3 damage and been on life-support until approx. 1 entered the Step n Go Grocery 4 Structure Fires 21 Heart Attacks the at-fault vehicle had front right 2 p.m. on 2-24-06 when doctors wearing Halloween masks, pointed 0 Special Operations 31 Difficulty Breathing damage. The drivers of both notified police that he had died. a pistol at the clerk and ordered him 4 Vehicle Fires 37 Trauma Related 13 CPR Situations vehicles complained of minor pain At the time of the call to police to the ground. The suspects took Comments: none and both refused medical treatment. and paramedics the caretaker was money from the cash register and Comments: none 24-year-old Isaiah Nunez. The fled the location. Burglary: 02-24-06 1:30 a.m. The circumstances he described complainant was at her home on pertaining to the child’s injuries Robbery: 02-25-06 7:59 p.m.