Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 99, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1992 Page: 1 of 10
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Parade kicks
off H'coming
Activities for Burleson High
School Homecoming 1992 will kick
off tonight with the homecoming
parade at 6 p.m.
Line-up for the parade will be-
gin at 5:15 p.m. in the Burleson High
School student parking lot. The pa-
rade route this year is a little different
due to contruction. It will still start
out at the high school. This year the
parade entrants will gorighton Irene,
right on Gregory, left on Maple (by
Silver Haven Care Center), right on
Gardens Boulevard, right on Johnson
Avenue, right on Tarrant Street (at
the comer of First Baptist church),
left on Newton Street, right on Gre-
gory Street, right on Irene, and back
into the high school parking lot (see
Page 5 for a map).
The classes ending in two, such
as 1982,1972, 1962, etc., will be
celebrating reunions and may have
floats in the parade.The queen and
king nominees—Summer Craig and
Kevin Cassidy; Nikki Rotenbercy and
Michael Crocker; and Holly Erickson
and Jeff Martinez Jr.—will be riding
in the parade as will the sophomore
princess and prince—Lisa Mitchell
and Bubba Parks—and the junior
princess and prince—Shannon Moor-
head and Phillip McVean.
Following the parade, there will
be a community-wide pep rally at the
stadium.
The alumni get involved on Fri-
day and Saturday as an Exes Tea is
scheduled for noon in the BHS li-
brary on Friday and the Burleson
High School Ex-Students Banquet is
set to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday in
the BHS gym. The dinner will be
served at 7 p.m.
Don't miss all the fun!
Former police chief
Homer Barns dies
uazing At The Horses
Two students—Nathan Peets and Morgan Henderson, both of Burle-
son—in First Baptist Day Care's PK-3 class gaze longingly at miniature
horses on the other side of the fence. The two were among a fi»« of
children who visited Barbara Ashby's Miniature Horse Farm in Burle-
son recently. The children learned a little more about all of the other
Numerous Burleson police offi-
cers as well as officers from all over
the Metroplex gathered at Laurel Land
of Burleson Funeral Home Monday
afternoon to say goodbye to an old
comrade and friend.
Newcomers to the area won't be
familiar with the name, but a man
who served as Burleson's police chief
for almost 17 years died last Satur-
day, Sept. 26.
Homer Bams, 74, a resident of
Burleson since 1966, died at a Fart
Worth nursing home. Bams died two
weeks short of his 75th birthday. He
retired nine years ago after serving
the city of Burleson as police chief,
beginning March 15,1966, and retir-
ing Dec. 31,1982, when Don Maxon
took over the reins. Keith Rippy suc-
ceeded Maxon and Roger Rountree,
current chief of police, succeeded
Rippy in 1988.
Bams began his law enforce-
ment career in the University Park
Police Department in Dallas in 1943,
then served as deputy sheriff in Den-
ton County for two years. While at
Denton County, he served as patrol-
man, communications, detective,
juvenile officer, and court clerk.
When he took over in Burleson, he
had a three-man staff, including
himself, for a town of about 3,500.
His personnel grew, as did the popu-
lation, to 25 by the time he left There
are now 45 on the roster, including
the chief, two victims assistance
coordinators, and all of the dispatch-
ers and secretary in a city of 16,500.
Bams was involved in virtually
aH types of police training, including
police'administration and manage-
ment He earned an advanced certifi-
cate from the Texas Commission on
Law Enforcement and Officers Stan-
dards in Education and was a mem-
ber of the Texas Chiefs of Police
HOMER BARNS
Association, past president of the
North Texas Police Association, the
Texas Narcotics Officers Associa-
tion, and an organizing member of
the North Texas Police Academy.
When Bams left his post aschief
he said the following in a Burleson
Star slaty written by Doris E. Wilson.
Tve never hit, never slapped,
and never pulled my gun on anyone
during my 39 years of police work.
When I started out as a rookie, Dallas
Police Chief Claude Trammel gave
me some advice. He said, 'treat the
person you are dealing with the way
you would want to be treated if you
were in his shoes. You’ll never have
any trouble." . *
He went on to talk about the
youngsters of the community.
"I've put my trust in the young
people and they've never let me down.
Twenty-five years from now today's
teenagers are going to be running this
country. If you don't have trust in
them, then you can't trust your coun-
try.
"When there's a teenager sitting
in your office and he's in trouble and
you give him or her some advice, if
they agree to follow it, you can bet
that 90 percent of them will. They are
trustworthy if you trust them. They'll
never let you down."
During his stint as diief, Bams
even held the top post in the city—
acting city manager. Since his retire-
ment he had enjoyed fishing and
gardening at his lake home on Lake
Granbury.
The funeral Monday was at 2
p.m. Interment was at Laurel Land
Memorial Park in Fort Worth.
Homer Mann Bams was bom
Oct. 10,1917, in Denton, Texas, to
James Elmo and Ida Mae Mann
Bams. He graduated from Denton
High School in 1935. His hard work
atDHS paid off, with Bams winning
basketball, football, and track schol-
arships to Southern Methodist Uni-
versity, where he earned 2,000 hours
of police study. He later played an the
first pro-basketball team. At the time,
Dr. Pepper was one of the first semi-
pro teams in this area.
- The former chief married Joyce
Loreeta Tutt on April 22, 1977 in
Granbury. He was a Baptist.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce
Bams of Burleson; one stepson, Jay
Vinson of Fort Worth; two daugh-
ters, Jeanne Thrasher of Alvarado
and Darlene Johnston of Garland;
two stepdaughters. Penny Moore and
Donna Smith, both of Burleson; three
sisters, Geneva Boydston of Arling-
ton, Caroline Green of Lake Dallas,
and Pauline James of Dallas; eight
grandchildren; and three great-grand-
children.
Laurel LandofBurlesonFuneral
Home handled the arrangements.
Ultimate country—
Tori Middleton scheduled on Grand OV Opry
Frankly, My Dear,
Whatfs Your Bid?
Auniunccrs Charles and Chatty Cass kept things moving right along
during the live auction segment of "The Great Movie Ride," the Burleson
Area Chamber of Commerce's annual fundraiser. This year's affair was
one of the most successful ever, netting approximately $25,000 after
expenses were deducted. Entertainment ranged from Tchaikovsky's
"None But the Lonely Heart" to WBHe's "My Heroes Have Always Beea
Cowboys." More photos are on Page 4 inside this section.
Pay's lousy, but great
Wanted: Hard-working, dedi-
cated men and women. No pay; no
fringe benefits; some night work
may be required.
Sound like your present job?
WeU, this one's not a job in the
strictest sense of the word. And there
are a few important fringe benefits,
although not such tangible ones like
hospitalization, vacations, or retire-
If you want great recipes donft
forget the Homemakers School
If you are always looking for new, creative, and delicious ways to
serve food, don't miss the 13th annual Homemakers School, entitled
Lifestyles" this year, at Hugufey's New Image Health and Racqaewul
Club.
The event, which is sponsored by the Burleson Star/Crowley Review!
Joshua Tribune, will start tonight (Oct 1) when the doors open at 5 p.m.
You’ll have at least an hour'to browse through numerous booths in the
mini-home show in the workout room before the 6 p.m. fashion show in
the amphitheater featuring Clothes by Carol of Burleson. And you'll have
plenty of time following the fashion show to get a good seat for the cooking
demonstration, which begins at 7:15 in the aerobics room.
Home Economist Luncinda Kahny, along with the help of several
stage hands, will be cooking 10-11 recipes on stage while you follow along
in the free recipe booklet. You don’t have to just smell the delicious aroma.
At the end of the demonstration there will be a drawing and 10 or 11 lucky
people will get to take the finished products home! Among the other door
prizes is a heart pendant with a diamond from Woolards!
The entire night is free but you must have a ticket from one of the
show's co-sponsors, which includes Pioneer Fabrics, Tanfastique, Burle-
son Area Chamber of Commerce, A Travel Depot, Pizza Inn, First Travel,
Clothes by Carol, Big Daddy's Bakery and Sandwich Shop, Stutts Furni-
ture, Bransom's Grocery, Wal Matt, Affordable Furniture, Gift Connec-
tion, Nature Nugget, Hazel's Western Wear, and Woolards Custom
Jewelry. Call and find out if they still have tickets because the newspaper
office does not have tickets. Don't forget!_*_
ment credits.
Serving on a city board in a vol-
untary capacity has its rewards, how-
ever, although the payoff is in more
subtle ways—such as the satisfaction
of knowing that you're performing a
valuable service for your community
and your fellow citizens.
A pair of vacancies on city boards
exist now, but the city is accepting
applications for all boards. Vacan-
cies sometimes occur during the year,
plus applications on hand will pro-
vide a good starting point when next
year's expiring board positions are
filled.
Immediately needed is someone
to serve on the planning and zoning
board and someone to serve as an
alternate member of the zoning board
of adjustments.
Applications for these and all
other board positions are available at
city hall, at the library, and at the
community center.
The two vacancies will be filled
attheOct. 15 meeting of the Burleson
City Council so if you're interested in
serving on one of those two city
boards, don't procrastina' .
City boards include
—Planning and zonii , commis-
sion: sets long-range plans for the
city, approves land development and
plats, recommends policy to the city
Please see CITY, Page IB
BY SALLY ELLERTSON
A 20-year-old former Burle-
sonite will live the dream of a life-
time Saturday afternoon when she
sings at the Grand Ole Opry in Nash-
ville.
Tori Lea Middleton, a 1990
graduate of Burleson High School,
got the word earlier this week that she
was picked to sing at the "mother
church of country music” during the
afternoon matinee performance Oct.
3. She is planning to sing Reba McEn-
tire's "Little Girl,” Wynona Judd's
"Little Bit of Love,” and, if there's
time for a third tune, Martina
McBride's "True Blue Fool."
Nothing is certain yet but a
broadcast of the show might be on
The Nashville Network (TNN), ou
cable, at a later date.
Middleton has been performing
at the "Music Country Music" show
at the newly opened Fiesta Texas in
San Antonio as part of the premier
cast since itopened in March of1992.
She and another performer have ap-
peared in both radio and television
spots in the San Antonio/Austin area
promoting Fiesta Texas. The park is
where she was spotted and picked to
go on to Nashville. Several co-per-
formers at Fiesta Texas have also
performed at Nashville.
Middleton was the center of a
feature story in the Burlesan Star on
April 27, 1990, when she was se-
lected to appear on the Johnny High
Country Music Revue in Fort Worth.
She sang Lorrie Morgan's hit, "Out ol
Her Shoes."
Middleton, who is the daughter
of Gene and Allyne Middleton oi
Burleson, became known for her
singing talent when she was part of
the Burleson High School Show
Choir, under the direction of Debbie
FesneU. She also won first place
(singing portion) in the Elk Follies
talent show in 1990 and won overall
first place winner in 1989. She got
involved in drama too, playing Ado
Annie in the BHS production of
"Oklahoma" in 1990 and with a part
in "Guys and Dolls" during a previ-
ous year. She also played the lead in
several Tarrant County Junior Col-
lege plays.
When the songster graduated
from Burleson she went on to sing at
Six Flags at Arlington during both
summer sessions and the Holiday in
the Park shows. She actually started
singing at the local park during the
summer before her senior year(1989).
Middleton, a San Antonio resi-
dent who still has strong ties to Burle-
son, will probably be a little nervous
Saturday to stand on the same stage
that country greats have performed
on, but if her past performances are
any indication, shell pull some heart-
strings and make people smile.
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