BREAKING NEWS

Friday, Dec. 7 – Holiday Open House: Let the Good Times Roll! A Cajun Christmas Celebration

5-7 p.m.

Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving 75062

The sights and sounds of Cajun culture and holiday traditions fill the Arts Center for the 15th Annual Holiday Open House featuring entertainment, Cajun decorations by Daryan Display, visits with Papa Noel (Santa Claus), free family art activities, refreshments, train rides on the Zydeco Flyer and a free preview performance by BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet at 7 p.m. in Carpenter Performance Hall. Student artwork and holiday trees from Irving ISD complete the themed décor throughout the Center. ALL FREE! Visit www.irvingartscenter.com for more information, or call (972) 252-7558.

 

Friday, Dec. 7 – Bayou Bash Concert & Dance with BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

8:30 p.m.

Carpenter Performance Hall, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving 75062

Laissez les Bon Temps Roulez (Let the Good Times Roll) with BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet! Don't miss a Cajun concert and dance with Grammy-winning artists, BeauSoleil, at the Irving Arts Center. Noted as one of the most esteemed Cajun music groups, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet blends the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana with elements of Zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more. The band has captivated audiences the world over, from The Grand Ole Opry to Newport Folk. $20-25. (972) 252-2787 or www.irvingartscenter.com for tickets.

 

November 8, 2007

A residence in University Hills on 300 blk of Santa Clara suffered  a burgulary break-in sometime between Sunday and Tuesday resulting in extensive
damage to doors, floors and some furniture. The home was ransacked with drawers dumped  and strewned .  Substantial property was taken, not to
mention the damage.  A cement slab about 12"X12"X3" was thrown through a glass door to gain entry.   Anyone having seen any suspicious activity in
that area during the subject time is asked to notify our Block Captain for that street, Virgil & Catherine Rogers @ 972/717.4672 or alterenate Captain
Charles & Dorothy Gibbs @ 972/717.3861        

November 4, 2007

Two pomeranian dogs have been found in the 300 block of Durango Ct.  One is a female, and she is white.  The other is a male; he is tan with a black nose.  They have been taken to the vet to check for GPS chips, but neither has one.  They don’t have collars either.  They are quite small. Signs will be posted with contact information shortly. In the meantime if you know the owner of these pets, contact Jim Wells at jamese.wells@verizon.net or phone 972 533 7077 .

November 3, 2007

We just sold our house (closing in 30 days) but have not yet found a new house.  We are wanting to downsize from our current 4300 square feet to about 3500 plus.  We are looking for what I would call a very “contemporary home”, and at this point we do not care how much remodeling we would need to make it “new” again. We have looked around the area at homes that are for sale and haven’t found one yet.  However we notice a lot of clean-up and construction going on in the neighborhood. Anyone who is thinking about going on the market or finds this offer interesting… we would like to talk to them.

 Mark and Anna DeCamp (214) 587 1070         605 Guadalajara Cir.

October 26, 2007

The following message was included in an article appearing in the Dallas Morning News on October 21, 2007 concerning the death of an elderly
couple in Wylie, Texas resulting from a gas leak and subsequent explosion  implicating a "pre-bent riser," which linked the gas meter of the home
of a Wylie couple to the main gas pipe with a compression coupling:

 "The older compression couplings implicated in home explosions were installed on homes generally built before 1980. Atmos said it will send
 a crew to the home to evaluate the equipment and replace the older coupling if customers ask for it. Atmos Energy asks that homeowners who
 are concerned about their gas system call 1-866-286-6700 or the customer support number at 1-800-460-3030. Customers can also e-mail
 custinfo@atmosenergy.com."
 

October 26, 2007

It's time for the FOUR SEASON's Cool 5K/10k (Formerly the Terry Fox Run ) This letter is to alert you that your streets will be filled with runners on the morning of October 27 anytime between 8 am and 10:30 a.m. For the safety of our runners and volunteers, it would be helpful if you could make sure all vehicles are parked off the streets during that time. This race is managed by Four Seasons Resort and Club and proceeds go to benefit the Irving Cancer Center at Baylor Medical, Irving. If you would like to participate, you are welcome to register on race day at Byron Nelson Way at Four Seasons employee parking lot next to Las Colinas Plaza before * a.m. If you would like to volunteer to work call Carrie Rogers at 972/717-0700. The event is followed by a festival with free drinks, food and a kid's play area. They could use your help.
 

October 19, 2007

Details of the GREEN NEIGHBOR PROGRAM may be obtained by clicking on COVER LETTER which explains the program and CHECKLIST which provides all the details. A picture of the GREEN NEIGHBOR PROGRAM signage click on SIGN .

September 8, 2007

A University Hills resident has advised me that an individual is going house to house in UH selling magazines. The funds are supposedly to be used for his study abroad. He claims to be the child of a UH physician but the evidence does not bear that out. A scam is strongly suspected. Thought you should know.

Other residents have indicated that this individual is not the only one working the neighborhood. At least one of those so operating has shown aggressive tendencies.   

August 30, 2007

A Golden Retriever has been found.  It does not have a collar. It is a male.  I am feeding it and keeping it until someone can claim it.  It was found on Durango. email jamese.wells@verizon.net