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Denton Record-Chronicle
Thursday, October 8, 2015
From Page 1A
BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE NATION
McClain
since at least 2001.
The rest of the money will
cover legal fees for Colorado Le-
gal Services, which helped some
of the women bring the com-
plaint against the MountainK-
ing Potatoes plant in Monte Vis-
ta, Colorado.
The plant’s operators, Smo-
kin’ Spuds Inc. and Farming
Technology Inc., both affiliated
with Houston-based Syndex
Corp., have also agreed to termi-
nate the supervisor, provide
training on discrimination laws,
send letters of apology to the
women and post a notice of
workers’ right to be free of ha-
rassment. Workers at the plant
referred questions to Moun-
tainKing’s Houston office.
— The Associated Press
Denver
Packing plant settles
sex harassment suit
toughest times of his life last
week.
grandson in
few
the
/
Ira McClain died of cancer
on Sept. 25 at the age of 67 and
was buried at 11 a.m. Saturday in
Luling, about 50 miles south of
Austin, only seven hours before
the Mean Green played at the
University of Southern Missis-
months he
helped recruit
and coach one
of his top de-
fensive players.
McClain
The operators of a Colorado
potato packing plant have
agreed to pay nearly a half mil-
lion dollars to settle accusations
that it tolerated the sexual ha-
rassment of more than a dozen
of its female workers for more
than a decade.
Under the $450,000 deal
announced Wednesday by the
federal Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission, the
agency will distribute $415,000
among 13 women who say they
were subjected to inappropriate
comments, touching and propo-
sitioning by a male supervisor
t-
Tony
Featherstone talked about
his grandfa-
sippi.
McClain attended the funer-
ther often.
Ira McClain spent most of his
working life as a truck driver be-
fore retiring. The extra time Ira
McClain had once he got off the
road allowed him to spend more
time with his grandson.
The two became even closer
_
al before making the quick 15-
mile trip to Lockhart and jump-
ing into a private plane for a two-
hour flight to Hattiesburg, Mis-
sissippi, where he made it in
time to start for UNT in its 49-14
loss to the Golden Eagles.
“It was a big conference
game, and I wanted to be there
for my teammates,” McClain
said. “I had a death in the family,
but I couldn’t let that stop me. If
I had a chance to get to the
game, I was going to do what I
could to make that work.”
What it took was the gener-
osity of longtime UNT boosters
Margaret and Tony Feather-
stone, some quick thinking on
the part of the school’s coaching
and compliance staff, and
McClain’s determination to play
that day in honor of his grandfa-
ther.
the past six years, after Ira
McClain was diagnosed with
cancer. The disease gradually
spread until he was forced into
the hospital.
McClain knew his grandfa-
ther might not have long to live
when the Mean Green traveled
to Iowa on Sept. 26 for a game
against the Hawkeyes. He wrote
the number 30 in marker on the
tape over his wrist that day and
then went out and finished with
10 tackles.
Ira McClain wore the No. 30
when he played. The way Kish-
awn McClain played that day
was just one example of the way
he has excelled during his time
at UNT.
McClain leads the Mean
Green with 42 tackles on the
Courtesy photo
University of North Texas safety Kishawn McClain and Mar-
garet Featherstone stand in front of a plane they took to the
Mean Green’s game at the University of Southern Mississipi
on Saturday.
From Page 1A
Flag
because of the legal fight.
Prosecutors in rural Houston
County argued Johnson grab-
bing the flag and throwing it in-
to the street wasn’t an expres-
sion of speech but a random act
of anger. The Republican-dom-
inated appeals court, however,
found that throwing a flag down
could easily be protected expres-
sion.
for everyone involved. But you
can’t lose sight of the First
Amendment,” he said, noting he
has never come upon another
instance in which someone had
been prosecuted for flag dese-
cration under the law.
Texas lawmakers could again
take another crack in the 2017
session, though the courts have
struggled with imagining a way
in which being prosecuted for
damaging a flag would be con-
stitutional.
“As long as a statute remains
on the books, the threat of‘irre-
sponsible’ use remains,” Keller
wrote.
at Apogee Stadium. On others,
they are on the road at stadiums
across the country.
Tony Featherstone owns Ava
Jet of Texas and has been a pilot
for more than 30 years. The cou-
ple flies to as many away games
as possible together in private
planes.
When UNT needed to find a
way to get McClain from his
grandfather’s funeral to last
week’s game, the Featherstones
immediately came to mind.
Scotty Conley, UNT’s direc-
tor of football operations, called
Margaret Featherstone early last
week.
Lockhart on Saturday morning
and picked McClain up before
rushing to Hattiesburg. The
couple brought lunch and plenty
to drink for the trip from the
closest airport to Luling over to
Hattiesburg.
“He didn’t seem nervous
about the flight,” Tony Feather-
stone said. “He seemed preoccu-
pied with the funeral and was fo-
cused on getting ready for the
game. He was really quiet. We
had a beautiful trip. There was
someone to pick him up as soon
as we landed.”
“Kishawn is a dog on the
field,” UNT linebacker Calvin
Minor said. “No one can stop
him.”
Johnson’s attorney, Joshua
Liles, said anyone who respects
free speech should welcome the
law being knocked down.
“It was protecting the U.S.
and the Texas state flag, which
made it a very emotional issue
That was the case last week,
when McClain navigated a day
that was taxing emotionally and
physically.
The performance is one
McClain will look to build on
Saturday, when the Mean Green
(0-4) look for their first win of
the season in their homecoming
game against Portland State
University at Apogee Stadium.
The game will mark another
step in the recovery process for
McClain, who still is coming to
terms with losing one of the
most important people in his
season.
“Kishawn works hard and
brings the same intensity every
day,” UNT senior wide receiver
Carlos Harris said. “I knew he
was going to come out on game
day and perform.”
UNT has come to count on
McClain, who appeared as if he
might have to make a decision
no player would want to make
last week.
The funeral for McClain’s
grandfather was scheduled for
the same day as the Mean
Green’s game against Southern
Mississippi.
Thanks to Tony and Marga-
ret Featherstone, he didn’t have
to make the decision to skip the
game to attend his grandfather’s
funeral.
A tribute performance
The rest of UNT’s players
were getting dressed inside
M.M. Roberts Stadium when
McClain arrived.
He quickly joined them and
prepared for the game.
McCarney plugged McClain
right back into the Mean Green’s
starting lineup, where he has
played all season.
“It helped to play,” McClain
said. “I took out a lot of frustra-
tion and aggression out on the
field. The team welcomed me
back. That meant a lot to me.
When I got to the locker room,
everyone hugged me and asked
how I was doing. They said they
were glad I made it.”
McClain said focusing on the
game helped him take his mind
off the events of the day and of
losing his grandfather who
meant so much to him.
McClain’s teammates didn’t
think he missed a beat.
“I had to be there for my fam-
ily,” McClain said. “That was
first, but I had to try to make it
work for my second family with
the team.”
Thanks to Tony and Marga-
ret Featherstone that was just
what McClain was able to do
while honoring the man who
raised him.
“He knows that my husband
is a pilot and that we go to as
many out-of-state games as we
can,” Margaret Featherstone
said. “He mentioned that they
were having a hard time getting
Kishawn to Hattiesburg because
his grandfather passed away and
the funeral was on Saturday in
Luling. He asked if we could
help.”
IN THE KNOW
The following schedule shows the time, date and location of “town hall
meetings” to discuss what areas of the University of North Texas campus
concealed handgun license holders can carry weapons:
Students
■ 5 p.m. Tuesday, Room 035 in Gateway Center
■ Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 20, Room 035 in Gateway Center
Faculty
■ 2 p.m. Wednesday, Room 035 in Gateway Center
■ 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Room 140 in Willis Library
Staff
■ 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, Concert Room D250 in Bruce Hall
■ 8:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Room 035 in Gateway Center
Discovery Park
■ 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, Room B155
life.
“None of us can imagine the
roller coaster of emotions and
how hard it must have been to
go out there and play hard for
his teammates,” UNT coach
Dan McCarney said. “I’m really
proud of him. He played really
well.”
The Featherstones immedi-
ately volunteered to fly McClain
to the game.
“It was a special opportunity,”
Tony Featherstone said. “Kish-
awn’s a nice kid. We wanted to
make sure he got to the game if
we could.”
Asking the Featherstones for
help was the easy part. Making
all the arrangements and ensur-
ing that all NCAA rules and avi-
ation regulations were followed
was the hard part.
UNT reimbursed the Feath-
erstones for taking McClain
with them, and the trip had to be
registered correctly with avia-
tion officials. The school worked
with the NCAA to ensure that no
rules were broken.
The Featherstones also had
to switch their plans in terms of
the plane they were taking. They
had planned to take a two-seat
Grumman and had to upgrade
to a Cessna 421, a twin-engine,
eight-seat plane.
The Featherstones arrived in
UNT boosters come through
Margaret Featherstone con-
siders the players on UNT’s
team extended family. She has
worked for several years at the
front desk of Victory Hall, where
UNT’s freshman and sopho-
more football players live.
“I never had empty-nest syn-
drome because I have 600 kids
here that took the place of that,”
Margaret Featherstone said.
“They are all my kiddos. I care
about them all very much.”
On fall Saturdays, the Feath-
erstones can often be found in
the stands cheering on the ath-
letes Margaret helps with bro-
ken door handles and keys that
have been locked in rooms dur-
ing the week.
Sometimes, those games are
From Page 1A
A special relationship
McClain credits his grandfa-
ther for playing a key role in
where he is today, as one of the
Mean Green’s rising stars.
Ira McClain stepped in when
his grandson needed a role mod-
el during his formative years.
“He was a good man who I
respected,” McClain said. “He
taught me a lot, including how
to be a great young man, and
was always there for me. He
showed me how to go down the
right road in life and to be re-
spectful of my elders and those
around me.”
McCarney never met Ira
McClain, but he realized just
what an inspiration he was to his
UNT
the [task force] website, then
we’ll be able to speak a little
more to the types of plans we’re
making,” Venegas said.
The task force first met in
September and has met a sec-
ond time since then. The task
force is looking to have a plan
submitted to Smatresk this fall
for review, so a finalized ver-
sion can be reviewed by the
Board of Regents in February.
The group sent an email to the
UNT community about the
scheduled meetings and plan-
ning on Tuesday.
Smatresk oversaw the forma-
tion of the task force, which in-
cludes students, university law-
yers and athletics and emergen-
cy management representatives.
The task force is led by Eric
Fritsch, chairman and professor
of criminal justice, who was not
available for comment Wednes-
day.
JENNA DUNCAN can be
reached at 940-566-6889 or
via Twitter at @JennaF
Duncan.
BRETT VITO can be
reached at 940-566-6870 and
via Twitter at @brettvito.
OBITUARIES
From Page 1A
Tower
Mary P. West
Mary P. West, 84, of Pilot Point, TX, passed away
Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Arrangements are pending with
Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center.
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The judge’s order followed a
jury’s verdict for the plaintiffs on
July 24.
The judge also ordered Cross
Timbers file a written status re-
port with the court every 30
days from the date of judgment
as a way to keep track of the wa-
ter company’s progress to de-
molish and remove the water
tower, according to court docu-
ments.
Adam Whitten, the plain-
tiffs’ attorney, released a state-
ment Tuesday from the plain-
tiffs, saying they felt vindicated
after the jury reached its ver-
dict.
“It’s put some restrictions on a 500,000-gallon elevated wa- supply water, it takes away from
our ability to provide water to ter tank that provides water to the reserve in those tanks for
the fire department for protec- 2,500 customers,
tion,” Hanson said. ‘We have an However, Hanson said many
adequate amount of water. We more future customers are
just don’t have an adequate building their houses in Cross
Timbers’ coverage area.
“As a result of that, when we theedge.
firefighting,” Hanson said.
CHRISTIAN McPHATE can
be reached at 940-566-6878
John Carroll Swicord
John Carroll Swicord, 80, of Carrollton, TX, passed away
Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Arrangements are pending with
Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center.
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pressure system.”
Cross Timbers currently has
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Dolores N. Thompson
i Dolores N. Thompson, 78, of Denton, died
i Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at Long meadow
■ Care Center in Justin, after a fifteen-year
E battle with Alzheimer s disease.
^ Mrs, Thompson was born on November 24,
1936, in Lone Oak, TX, to William and Bertha
(Bowman) Hendricks. She was married to
Fred A, Hurst in 1953 and he died in 1983, In 1988 she
married Henry Thompson. Dolores worked for many years as
a Records Clerk in Denton County,
She is survived by her husband, Henry Thompson, of
Denton; son, Dennis A. Hurst, of Lewisville; grandson, Colby
Parker; and four step-daughters, Gina Howell, Lisa
Thompson. Kim Williams, and Tonya Thompson. She was
preceded in death by her daughter, Lome G. Parker, and sou
Wesley H Hurst.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday,
October 9, 2015, at Lone Slar Cemetery, Point, TX.
Online condolences may be made at
www. mu I key masondenlon. com.
“The water company violated
the trust and respect of its neigh-
bors by proceeding with this
tower,” the statement read. “The
water company is finally suffer-
ing the consequences of its ac-
tions.
f ins.
Services and arrangements
in keeping with your wish-
es, helping people in our
community during their
time of need.
“The Court’s judgment spe-
cifically allows the water compa-
ny to build the originally pro-
posed ground storage tanks.
This tower is not needed, never
was, and we’re glad the court or-
dered it demolished.”
Lloyd Hanson, general man-
ager and controller at Cross
Timbers, said not all of the water
company’s board members have
been notified of the court’s deci-
sion, so he’s not sure what they
plan to do next.
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help with pre-planning and
decisions.
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