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Wagner said he knew Barnum was going to talk that night but was advised by counsel not to address him during the meeting.
Wagner said both he and Barnum should set good examples as board members to follow laws all citizens should follow.
We have to show responsibility for our dogs and not just let them run whether they are little dogs or rottweilers, Wagner said.
Wagner also expressed the concern that his last of the e-mail wasn’t taken quite the way he had intended and that Wagner was concerned that if someone was unstable enough to shoot a dog, they might shoot a person.
A reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot the Barnums’ dog. Call 265-1684.
Irving's new convention hotel has opened its doors.
The $113 million Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas is next to the Irving Convention Center on State Highway 114.
The 350-room hotel has been under construction since 2017 and includes 30,000 square feet of meeting space and a 10,000-square-foot "even lawn" between the hotel and the Toyota Music Factory entertainment and retail center.
"The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas provides the final component of Irving's vision for its convention district," Maura Gast, executive director at the Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau, said in a statement. "With the Westin's opening, meeting professionals and attendees now have a perfectly efficient...
"With Irving's unbeatable location in the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth and between DFW International Airport and Love Field, Irving is now the ideal sweet spot for meetings and conventions."
The 13-story hotel tower was designed by Dallas architect BOKA Powell with interiors by Waldrop + Nichols Studio.
Austin Commercial was the general contractor.
The hotel has a large outdoor patio bar and dining space facing the convention center.
There's also a bar and bistro on the upper level swimming pool deck with views toward downtown Dallas.
The hotel expects to draw customers from both the convention center next door and general business travelers.
The hotel is owned by Provident Resources Group and was developed through a public-private partnership between the city of Irving and Garfield Public Private LLC.
Camera IconThe Bunbury-based rescue helicopter is responding to a car rollover south of Capel, about 30km south of Bunbury.
A WOMAN has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital after the car she was driving rolled in the State’s South West this afternoon.
Emergency services, including the Bunbury-based rescue helicopter, responded to a car rollover south of Capel, about 30km south of Bunbury.
The female driver was injured in the crash near the intersection of Bussell Highway and Hutton Road, Capel.
She was reported as hanging upside down in the vehicle.
It is not known what caused the crash, which was reported to emergency services just before 1pm.
Meanwhile, at three people have been taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Mount Cooke about 11.30am.
A man, who was trapped in one of the vehicles for sometime, was taken to Royal Perth Hospital under priority conditions, St John Ambulance said.
A second person was taken to RPH, under normal road speed, and a third was transported to Armadale Hospital.
It is not known what caused the crash near the intersection of Albany Highway and Solus Road.
Ambitious plans to plant the UK’s first ‘young people’s forest’ on a former coal mine near Heanor are set to take a leap forward.
The Woodland Trust announced its £5 million proposals for the 400-acre site, between Heanor and Smalley, in November.
It says that the first 250,000 trees will be ready to plant by autumn.
Now, the charity’s application to build a permanent 80-space car park and a grassy 160-space overflow car park is set for approval by Derbyshire County Council.
It will make a decision on the proposals on Monday, February 4, with planning officers recommending that they are given the go-ahead.
The trust wants youngsters involved in every stage of the project, right down to the planting of the trees.
It has secured £500,000 to buy the first quarter of the site, owned by the Harworth Group.
The charity says it needs £5 million to turn the site “into a community powerhouse”.
It says that career training, practical workshops, bushcraft sessions and music festivals would take place at the site, when completed.
These, it says, would provide the charity with the opportunity to engage directly with the local community and to encourage outdoor activities.
A statement from the charity, submitted with the application, reads: “It is the Woodland Trust’s aspiration to restore the estate back to its natural beauty, helping to transform the land to diverse native woodland whilst promoting and improving access to the wider estate.
“As part of the restoration process the car park will act as a platform to encourage more people to experience the “great outdoors”.
The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust supports the trust’s claim that forming a car park and a new access road at the site would enable it open the site to the public.
Meanwhile, the Forestry Commission also submitted a statement in response to the application.
It said that “lack of access to woodland is a primary barrier in preventing proper woodland management and financial sustainability for many woodlands across England over the long term”.
Three residents raised objections to the proposed car park, pointing out there are existing car parks at Shipley Country Park and Mapperley Reservoir.
They also said that the development would destroy the restoration of pasture in the green belt.
Access to the site is also contained in the proposed application, stemming off the Heanor Road to the north west, using the existing former Lodge House Surface Mine entrance.
Two pedestrian crossings and two animal crossing points would be planned across this access road, to cater for the public footpaths and livestock.
An entrance space would be located to the north-eastern corner of the site, connecting with the existing footpath network and the wider countryside.
Seating for large groups, an estate map and visitor information would also be provided in this area, and a pop-up visitor centre trailer.
Coach parking facilities for local school groups to visit and disabled persons bay parking on the northern boundary of the proposed car park, would also be provided.
Recommending that the plans are approved, county council officers wrote: “I consider that establishment of a car park would facilitate recreational and educational enjoyment of the countryside.
“The current use of the land is as a parcel of un-enhanced grassland within the restored former Lodge House site. Because of this there would be no loss of the ecological habitat enhancements established as part of the restoration of the open-casting, as these enhancement features have been established on other parts o...
“The new access road would be of a scale and design akin to a country lane and would be screened by hedgerows.
How does Glendale rank when it comes to litter?
CITY HALL — The amount of trash and cigarette butts on city streets continues to decline, according to the most recent “litter index” released this week.
Glendale Neighborhood Services officials reported that on a scale of 1 to 4 — with 1 indicating “no litter” and 4 representing “extremely littered” — the city had an average ranking of 1.47.
The results were compiled last month when city officials and volunteers recorded litter levels in 24 study areas.
The annual litter ranking has fallen consistently since 2005, when Glendale received a 1.87 ranking in the inaugural study.
City officials attribute the decline to a range of outreach activities, including educational programs at schools, a block adoption program and community clean-up events.
“We feel when people actually participate in those programs, that people walk away feeling more of a sense of ownership for their neighborhood and their community,” said Sandra Rodriguez, a program coordinator for the Neighborhood Services Division.
Glendale resident Margaret Hammond, a longtime member of the Committee for a Clean & Beautiful Glendale, said she has seen the decline as a volunteer in recent years.
The study did find hot spots with higher levels of litter — mainly along stretches of the Golden State (5), Glendale (2) and the Foothill (210) freeways.
The highest amount of litter was reported in the study areas along Interstate 5 in the Glendale Rancho area, which received a ranking of 3.17, compared to 1.75 in last year’s survey.
And while the city has in recent years banned smoking in virtually all public places, city officials say cigarette-related litter remains a significant problem.
“If anything, now we have to increase our education, so people know that when they have to put out their cigarettes, they know not to discard them in the street,” Rodriguez said.
At the annual Great American Clean-Up event earlier this year, thousands of cigarette butts were collected, she added.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says Iraq's government cannot deal with a prospective Mosul assault alone, adding Turkey will not let Islamic State or any other organization control the strategic city. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Iraq could not deal alone with driving Islamic State from the city of Mosul and that the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp was an insurance against attacks on Turkey. Turkey has been locked in an escalating row w...
Volvo Trucks North America announced it completed its transition from production of its legacy VNL 670 model to full production of the new VNL 760 designed for the longhaul market.
ATLANTA — Volvo Trucks said it has begun rolling out its Remote Programming feature for over-the-air vehicle software updates to help customers streamline maintenance and prevent vehicle downtime.
Diversified truck manufacturer AB Volvo reported a surge in net income as well as record revenue for 2017 as truck demand remains high in Europe and is increasing in North America and Brazil.
Volvo AB boosted its forecast for truck markets in the U.S. and Europe this year as low fuel prices and interest rates push demand, a development that’s expected to put more strain on an already tight supply chain. The shares rose the most in three months.
Martin Weissburg, currently president of Volvo Construction Equipment, will become president of Mack Trucks effective June 1, 2018.
Truck makers highlighted growing demand for their equipment in third-quarter earnings reports even as they posted mixed results. One saw profitability slip but revenue climb, while two others reported an increase in net income and revenue.
It’s rare that major economies all grow at the same time. For investors that’s sometimes frustrating. There’s always at least one country—Brazil, Russia, wherever—blotting a multinational’s otherwise decent set of numbers.
Volvo Trucks introduced two gas-powered, heavy-duty trucks that offer fuel efficiency and performance on par with that of diesel-fueled trucks, and comply with Euro 6 emissions regulations.
The three-times-wed singer and actress, who is currently dating retired baseball ace Alex Rodriguez, is spreading the love as part of a quirky new video for dating app Tinder's Swipe Sessions.
J.Lo sits down with unlucky in love Brooke, who is on the hunt for a real man's man, someone who can "chop wood", and helps her find a match.
As the two women swipe past a handful of potential suitors, Brooke muses over a 29 year old, prompting Jennifer to state, "Guys until they're 33 are really useless."
That might be J.Lo's own swipe at her ex, dancer Casper Smart, who she dated for years when he was in his 20s.
Jennifer also jokes with Brooke when the pair comes across a dancer, who offers "a good two-step", and decide he's Mr. Right.
Discovering the Tinder app finds the couple a "match", Lopez says, "If you guys get married and have kids...", prompting Brooke to suggest she'll perform at the wedding.
Jennifer shoots the idea down, stating, "No, that's too expensive!"
She recently told breakfast show Today she and the former slugger are in a "beautiful place".
"It's crazy," she told Entertainment Tonight. "We both are so happy about our lives right now and where we're at professionally, as well as personally. You know, things seem to be flowing in a really beautiful way. We both have a lot of support for each other and a lot of love for each other."
Jim Patterson (left) and his son, Jeovannie.
One cannot simply sit in a room straight-faced when the father-son duo of Jim and Jeovannie Patterson are present.
The two personify the term 'two peas in a pod', with their comical antics, love of the arts, special technical skills and leadership roles in and out of church.
From the very beginning, Jim, a very active father, took his responsibilities very seriously - even to the point of quitting his job.
"Outside of my wedding, the birth of my only son was the most exciting time in my life. I remember shortly before my wife gave birth, I was in a very good job at the time and I asked my boss for some time off. He told me I was too important to the company to take the time off and I resigned that same day."
Jim was present for all the events his son participated in at school. He never missed a parent-teacher meeting, and even became the president for a special parent-teacher association for fathers at his son's primary school.
They could be seen together at several football matches, as Jim was instrumental in developing and grooming teams.
Being around his father so much, it was really a no-brainier when 'Jeo', as he is affectionately called, influenced by his father's passion for graphic design, unearthed his own skills and passion in the same field.
Jim said he did not push his son into this path as he believes one must be allowed to explore his or her own passions.
However, he did recognise his son's love for art and design.
"Just like me back in the day, Jeo has drawn images in every notebook, on test paper, or any surface which allowed him to do so. I don't mean just scribblings, I mean properly done images that could be transferred to canvas," said Jim.
Jim, who graduated from the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, having completed his studies in graphic design in 1991, will proudly witness his son, this August, graduate from Northern Caribbean University with a bachelor's degree in computer information science.
"It was often assumed that I would end up in the sciences based on my aptitude for certain things. I started out as a biology major, but one day my parents asked me if this is something I wanted to do, and I realised it wasn't. I love computers, art and creativity," Jeovannie explained.
The two have worked on several projects together with Jim doing the graphics and Jeovannie handling web design, while freelancing for a top advertising company.
Jeovannie said that he has shared many special moments with his father, but one of the best memories was when his father bought him a BMX bicycle.
"There was a man in the community who would come to church with his bicycle - well chrome up and everything," said Jim. "Everybody would be distracted by the bicycle during the service, including my son. Before asking the guy if he was selling the bicycle, I asked my son if he wanted the bicycle. I offered the guy a mo...
As he beamed with pride, Jim told Outlook why he is most proud to be a dad and what he hopes for his son.

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