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THE SPIRIT
Spirit of Joshua band mem-
bers competed Saturday in the
Region VII UIL Solo and Ensemble
competition. The band brought
back 109 total medals, besting
their previous high of 77 medals.
One of the medals was received
by an eighth-grade student play-
ing the top class solo. The band
had 22 students qualify for the
state solo and ensemble competi-
tion to take place in May.
To qualify, the students must
receive a first division rating on a
class 1 solo played from memory,
or a class 1 solo from the virtuo-
sic list. The band also had 14 dif-
ferent ensembles qualify for state
competition. In all, 56 members of
the Spirit of Joshua qualified for
the state solo and ensemble com-
petition in Austin.
CHAMBER AWARDS
More photos and informa-
tion from the annual Joshua Area
Chamber of Commerce's banquet
will be available in next week's
edition of the Joshua Star. In this
edition, the top award winners
were published.
100 CLUB SHOOT
The Chisholm Trail 100 Club
has opened team registration for
its 2nd annual 100 Shots for the
Club Clay Shoot, supporting first
responders in Johnson County
with a line of duty death benefit.
The event will take place May 3
at Beaumont Ranch in Grandview.
Teams are $550 for five shooters.
For information visit www.ctlOO.
org, email nfo@ctl00.org or call
866-888-3085.
SHERIFF S OFFICE
Nine people were arrested
and 33 dead birds were dis-
covered Feb. 16 when Johnson
County Sheriff's Office deputies
interruputed a cockfighting ring
in the 10000 block of CR 514
in Alvarado. Deputies recovered
$2,902 in cash that was covered
in blood. Deputies caught 98 live
birds and transported them to the
Humane Society of North Texas,
although one bird died at the
shelter from its wounds. In addi-
tion, four rabbits and two dogs of
mixed breeds were captured and
transported to the HSNT. Three ve-
hicles were impounded.
QUILT GUILD
The Johnson County Quilt
Guild is seeking new members.
The club meets on the fourth Mon-
day of each month from 6:30-
9 p.m. at the Joshua Church of
Christ, located north of City Hall
on Main Street in Joshua. Contact
Fran Snay at 817-295-4649 or
bagrags2@aol.com.
HELP NEEDED
Meals-on-Wheels needs volun-
teers to deliver noon time meals
in Joshua and surrounding areas.
Call Christina at 817-558-2840
for information or go to www.
servingthechildrenofyesterday.org
FREE ESL CLASS
Free ESL classes take place
each Tuesday from 7:30-8:30
p.m. at First United Method-
ist Church, 590 N.E. McAlister
Road. Call Marty Wells at 817-
929-4345. Nursery care is avail-
able upon request.
INSIDE
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Volume 42, Number 48
14 pages in 2 sections, plus inserts
City Page..........................2A
Education..........................3A
Viewpoints.........................4A
Business & Services............7A
Sports...............................IB
Classifieds......................4-5B
Community........................5B
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JOSHUA JUNIOR ROTC
Rifle teams advance to nationals
■ Davidson: Performance
not best, but enough
BY JIM GIBBS
jim.gibbs@thestargroup.com
Joshua’s Junior ROTC rifle teams returned home from Ala-
bama this week, bringing back some awards and earning a re-
turn trip to Alabama for the national championships March 20.
“Our team made the cut for nationals, so we’ll be heading
back to Anniston, Ala., in a few weeks for more competition,”
said ROTC director Jim Davidson.
The Joshua teams didn’t perform to its complete capability,
Davidson said, but he was pleased to be advancing. He noted
the support from JISD administration.
“Principal Mick Cochran was gracious enough to drive the
other school vehicle and lend his support to the team,” David-
son said. “Superintendent Fran Marek was equally supportive
and will help us with financing.”
Precision team members included Tyler Lindsey, James
Slawson, Mitchell Moore, Robert Davidson and William David-
son. Sporter team members included Louis Garcia, Sheridan JOSHUA star/file photo
Members of Joshua's Junior ROTC rifle teams that have qualified to the national championships
See ROTC I Page 8A are shown. They'll compete March 20 in Anniston, Ala.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Community’s
best, brightest
are honored
BY JIM GIBBS
jim.gibbs@thestargroup
The Joshua Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual
awards banquet took place Tuesday night, and many of the
community’s most worthy leaders were recognized.
Longtime Joshua resident Dr. Steve Martin was named
Citizen of the Year, while animal shelter attendant Melanie
Bonham was named Joshua’s Employee of the Year. David
Layman was given the chamber’s Community Spirit Award.
“My family and I have lived and worked here in this
community for a long time and Joshua is a very easy place
to like,” Martin said. “It’s been very enjoyable working with
the fire department and with the school system, and I ap-
preciate this honor very much.”
Martin and his wife, Donna, raised five children in the
community. He began his community service with the
Joshua Fire Department as Medical Director in 1984 and
served there until this past January.
“Dr. Martin worked for many years, assisting in train-
ing, medical direction and being available 24 hours a day
to help whenever there was a need for his assistance,” said
Mayor Joe Hollarn, who presented the award to Martin.
“Dr. Martin’s community outreach also extends beyond the
city of Joshua, where he serves as chairman of the Emer-
gency Physician Advisory Board in Fort Worth, a position
he has held since 1986.”
Each year, City Manager Paulette Hartman selects the
recipient of the City Employee of the Year.
“I wish we could give an award to every employee in this
city to say thank you for the great job that they are all do-
ing,” Hartman said. “[Bonham] really cares for every ani-
mal that is in there and I’ve also seen her personally take
home animals when no one else would, just to keep them
from being put down,” Hartman said. “She does an out-
standing job and we are very, very fortunate to have her
working here in Joshua for us.”
Sherri Leal presented Layman with the Community
Spirit Award. He is certainly no stranger to the commu-
nity. He’s a former president of the Joshua Lions Club, has
served on the chamber’s board of directors, is a Chisholm
Trail too Club director and is a frequent contributor to var-
ious school programs and local charity events.
“It’s a great honor for me to accept this award and I am
very humbled by it,” Layman said. “Thank you all for all of
your support over the years.”
JOSHUA STAR PHOTOS/JIM GIBBS
Mayor Joe Hollarn presents the chamber of commerce's
Citizen of the Year award Tuesday to Dr. Steve Martin.
Sherry Leal presents David Layman with the chamber's
Community Spirit Award.
City Manager Paulette Hartman presents Melanie
Bonham with the city of Joshua's Employee of the Year
Award.
CITY COUNCIL
Election has been called for May 11
BY JIM GIBBS
jim.gibbs@thestargroup.com
City Council met last week and
discussed several items, including
regulations for home businesses, ad-
vertising in a state website and the
City Council election on May 11.
Because at least one seat on the
ballot will be opposed the election
was required to be called. This year’s
ballot will include the mayor’s post,
currently held by Joe Hollarn; Place
l, currently held by Gary Smith; and
Place 3, currently held by Sharlotta
Connally. Chamber of Commerce
President Kim Henderson has filed
to run against Smith. Candidate
packets are available in the City Sec-
retary’s office, located at 101 S. Main
St., through close of business Friday.
In addition to the council races,
there will be eight proposed city
charter amendments that Joshua
voters will be voting on in either
“yes” or “no” votes.
“There be separate ballots, but
voters will vote at the same locations
May li,” Councilman A.J. Mattieu
said.
The council also held a pub-
lic hearing on the expansion of the
Valero gas station, located at 100
S. Broadway. No citizens spoke for
or against the expansion proposal
and an executive from Valero spoke
briefly to the council about Valero’s
proposed expansion, which calls
for more pumps and expanding the
store area. The council voted to table
the request for expansion until the
March 21 meeting.
In other action, the council vot-
See COUNCIL | Page 8A
CITY SERVICES
Fire hall
grand
opening
is today
■ Facility was
built to maximize
available space
BY JIM GIBBS
jim.gibbs@thestargroup.com
The new Joshua Fire Sta-
tion is complete and from 4-6
p.m. today residents will be
able to take tours of the facility.
“There have been so many
people who have put so much
time, effort and energy into
making this dream a reality for
us,” Joshua Fire Chief Wayne
Baker said. “It’s a very exciting
time for the fire department
and a very exciting time for our
city.”
The $2.7 million, 14,000
square-foot fire station will
have four bays that will house
three engines, two brush trail-
ers and two command vehicles.
“We can now have all of our
vehicles inside with this new
facilty,” Baker said.
Complete with a new work-
out facilty, large day room,
places for the firefighters to
sleep and shower, and a state
of the art emergency manage-
ment/meeting room, the new
fire station should serve the
community well for many years
to come, Baker said.
“Everything we put in this
fire station is of very high qual-
ity and it’s all built to last a long
time,” Baker said. “And one of
the reasons we’ve been able to
do that is because of a lot of
very generous donations from
businesses in our community.”
Donations of money and
items have helped make the
new fire station a reality, Baker
said.
“We’ve also gotten a lot of
donations from our own fire-
fighters in terms of setting
up all of our computer and
emergency equipment,” he
added. “We’ve probably saved
$50,000-60,000 or even more
in just technical support.”
Besides functionality, the
station is also designed for
comfort, Baker said.
“We have eight really nice
recliners and a large TV in the
day room,” he said. “We bought
four with private donations and
four with donations from Care-
Flight.”
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