CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY UPDATE
For the week of:
September 14, 2008
State Animal Control Certification Class
The Lewisville Animal Services Division hosted its first State Animal Control Officer’s Certification class. The course is designed to certify and prepare the officers in their first level of basic training. Representative Ron Corneilson with Texas Department of State Health Services conducted the Thursday and Friday class at the Hedrick House. Approximately thirty (30) attendees from all over Texas were present including Leonard Esquibel, Animal Control Officer for the City of Lewisville.
Library Presents Ballet Folklorico
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15- October 15) commemorates the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16 and Chile on September 18. To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Lewisville Public Library is presenting the Lewisville High School Ballet Folklorico on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room. A Ballet Folklorico performs traditional Mexican dances in costume.
National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship (NCBFC) Returns to Lewisville
More than 100 two-person teams representing 57 colleges from 23 states have registered for the third BoatUS National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship, scheduled for Sept. 18-20 at Lewisville Lake and presented by Fox College Sports. Colleges represented in the field include 11 from within the Lone Star State: Baylor, Lamar, Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin State, Tarleton State, Texas A&M, Texas A&M at Kingsville, Texas Tech, University of North Texas, University of Texas and University of Texas at Arlington. Texas A&M is the defending champion.
Other schools come from such renowned athletic conferences as the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conference. Teams are competing for more than $35,000 in scholarships and prizes. North Carolina State won the inaugural event in 2006 and Texas A&M teammates Justin Rackley and Trevor Knight won last year’s tournament, both held at Lewisville Lake. Knight has graduated, but Rackley is returning this year with a new partner and hopes to defend his share of the title.
For teams to be eligible to compete in the National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship, they must be officially recognized school fishing programs. Each team is allowed to weigh-in five bass per day measuring at least 14 inches for largemouth and 12 inches for spotted bass. Team standings are based on cumulative total weights each day.
The championship will be featured along with several other collegiate regional bass fishing events as part of the 13-episode NCBFC television series, produced by Careco Multimedia in conjunction with Fox College Sports, that begins airing in early October on Fox College Sports and affiliated networks.
Lewisville Lake is located 20 minutes north of downtown Dallas along Interstate 35E. Created in 1954 on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, the lake covers nearly 30,000 acres of surface area and reaches depths of up to 67 feet. Lewisville Lake is rated as “excellent” by Texas Parks & Wildlife for catfish, crappie and white bass, and “good” for largemouth bass and striped/hybrid bass.
Practice days will be Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 15-17, with the competition starting at dawn Thursday. The full field will compete on Thursday and Friday, and the top five teams will decide the championship on Saturday competing from equally rigged Ranger Z-21 bass boats with Yamaha outboards, MotorGuide trolling motors and Garmin electronics.
Tournament launches and 3 p.m. weigh-ins will be held each day at Sneaky Pete’s Resort, #2 Eagle Point Marina in Lewisville. The lakeside facility includes a full-service restaurant and bar, beach area, outdoor swimming pool, sand volleyball, boat slips, and live music on the weekends. For information, call 972.434.2500.
For more information, please visit www.collegiatebasschampionship.com.
Tamale-Eating Title Back up for Grabs at Lewisville’s Western Day Festival
Some of the world’s finest, fastest eaters will meet in Lewisville on Saturday, Sept. 27, to compete for the title of the world’s top tamale eater in the fourth annual World Tamale Eating Championship. The event, organized by the Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau and officially sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, is being held in conjunction with the popular Western Day festival.
Last year’s competition was won by Tim “Eater X” Janus of New York, who downed 71 tamales in 12 minutes to capture the title, beating fellow competitor Rich LeFevre by 20 tamales and shattering the world record. The top six finishers in the Sept. 27 event in Lewisville will share $3,500 in prize money, with $1,500 going to the champion and $1,000 to the runner-up. Registration is being conducted by the IFOCE. Interested eaters over the age of 18 should call 212.627.5766 or sign up online at www.ifoce.com.
The inaugural World Tamale Eating Championship was held during the Bassmaster Elite 50 Country Fair at Lewisville Lake in June 2005 and was won by Oliver, who established a world record by eating 36 tamales in 10 minutes, 30 seconds. That record was beaten in May of the following year in Houston by Chip “Burger” Simpson of Pennsylvania before being broken by Janus in Lewisville in 2006 and again in 2007.
The IFOCE is the governing body of all stomach-centric sports, conducting more than 70 events annually including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, N.Y. The competitive eating community, which numbers more than 3,000 veteran and rookie athletes, travels the nation in search of top titles and the glory that they provide.
The contest will start at 1 p.m. on the front steps of City Hall. Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory in Lewisville is donating the tamales for the contest. For Western Day festival information, please visit www.cityoflewisville.com.
Big Bass Tour brings North Texas Classic to Lewisville Lake
Weekend anglers will have a chance at some pro-style fishing prizes when Big Bass Tour brings the Ego Energy Drink North Texas Classic to Lewisville Lake on Sept. 27-28. The event, which will be based at Lewisville Lake Park, pays cash prizes to the angler who weighs in with the largest bass each hour of the competition, with larger prizes available for the top overall catches. Amateur anglers will compete for a combined purse of more than $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a 2008 Nissan Titan VS Crew Cab Truck for the largest single catch of the weekend.
The first day of the tournament is being held in conjunction with Lewisville’s annual Western Day festival, which features a full day of music, food, Western re-enactments, car show, pet contests, parade and the World Tamale Eating Championship. Also at the festival, Big Bass is sponsoring the KidFish Catch Tank where children can try their hand at competitive angling in a portable fishing pond that is stocked with adult channel catfish ranging from 2 to 5 pounds each.
A portion of receipts from the North Texas Classic will benefit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and KidFish.
Anglers can register for the classic on-line at www.bigbasstour.com or at any of the 14 Hooters locations in North Texas. Special registration days will be held at Bass Pro Shops in Garland (Sept. 24, 4-10 p.m.) and Grapevine (Sept. 25, 4-10 p.m.) and at Hooters in Lewisville (Sept. 26, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.). ESPN radio, 103.3, will be at the Lewisville registration event from 4 to 6 p.m.
Sponsors of the Ego Energy Drink North Texas Classic include Ego Energy Drink, Carrot Stix Fishing Rods, Avery Johnson's North Texas Nissan, Legend Boats, Hooters, 103.3 ESPN Radio, Wired2Fish, Gemini Sport Marketing, Bass Pro Shops, Power-Pole, 99.5 The Wolf, Fun-n-Sun Boats, Fellers, Splash Magazine and Complete Graphic Solutions.
Big Bass Tour is a national tournament organizer and event manager committed to the promotion of the sport of bass fishing and bass conservation. The organization provides amateur anglers a premier big bass tournament series on the nation's best fisheries for big bass. For information, call 877. 958.8687.
Lewisville Lake, named the official “Urban Bass Fishing Capital of Texas” by the Texas Legislature, is located 20 minutes north of downtown Dallas along Interstate 35E. Created in 1954 on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, the lake covers nearly 30,000 acres of surface area and reaches depths of up to 67 feet. Lewisville Lake is rated as “excellent” by Texas Parks & Wildlife for catfish, crappie and white bass, and “good” for largemouth bass and striped/hybrid bass.
For additional information on Western Day 2008, visit www.cityoflewisville.com or call 972.219.3401.
Waterline Replacements 2006 Phase 2
Abilene Dr., Applegate Dr., Beechwood Dr., Beechwood Ct., Cherry Hill Lane and Cheyenne Road
The City of Lewisville will be replacing the water mains on the above-mentioned streets in a project called Waterline Replacements 2006 Phase 2. The City of Lewisville has held a preconstruction conference for the project with the contractor, RKM Utility Services, Inc. The contractor is scheduled to begin work on September 8, 2008 and the project should be finished by February 2009. The contractor will generally work on Monday through Friday, inclusive, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Occasionally, it may be necessary to perform some work at other times.
Water main replacements are planned to proceed in the following order:
1. Cherry Hill Lane
2. Applegate Drive
3. Beechwood Drive and Beechwood Court
4. Cheyenne Drive
5. Abilene Drive
As circumstances develop, it may be necessary to make changes to the proposed sequence of construction.
Residents will need to park away from the construction areas between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. This will allow the contractor to complete work more quickly and move to the next item of work. During paving construction, if residents park on the street and not in their garage, they will have to park away from the areas being prepared for pavement construction.
Please call Ray Mayfield, construction inspector, at 972-219-3498 or Jeff Kelly, project engineer, at 972-219-3458 with questions or concerns during construction.
Work is being performed in the areas listed below.
Use caution in these work zones.
Use caution in these work zones.
Street Repairs
Continuing alley repairs between Granada and Valencia
Continuing curb and gutter, drive approach, and sidewalk repairs on Monaco
Making street repairs on Forestmeadow at Creekmeadow
Completing street repairs on Bennett Lane, Edna, and Palisades
Sanitary Sewer Line and Manhole Repairs
Main line cleaning and inspecting the 27" sanitary sewer main on the west bound side on Hwy 121 Tollway from Denton Tap Rd. to MacArthur Blvd.
Main line cleaning the 6" sanitary sewer main on Edmonds Ln.
Upcoming Events
September Meetings & Events
- September 15 City Council Meeting
September 16 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
September 16 CDBG Meeting-CANCELLED
September 16 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
September 17 Library Board Meeting
September 20 Old Town Farmers Market
September 22 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
September 23 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
September 27 Old Town Farmers Market
September 27 Western Day Festival
September 29 City Council Meeting
September 30 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
October Meetings & Events
- October 1 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
October 3 First Friday Dance – Sr. Center
October 4 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 6 City Council Meeting
October 7 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
October 7 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert & National Night Out
October 8 Park Board Meeting
October 10 50+ Golf Tournament hosted by Sr. Center
October 11 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 11 2nd Saturday Collection Day
October 13 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
October 15 Library Board Meeting
October 16 Transportation Board Meeting
October 18 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 20 City Council Meeting
October 21 CDBG Meeting
October 21 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
October 25 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 25 Autumn Extravaganza Carnival – Frederick P. Herring Rec Center
October 27 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
