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Denton Record-Chronicle
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Veterans Day
events planned
around county
Obama
quashes Keystone XL
By Josh Lederman
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Ending
a seven-year political saga,
President Barack Obama
killed the proposed Keystone
XL pipeline on Friday, declar-
ing it would have undercut U.S.
efforts to clinch a global cli-
mate change deal at the center
of his environmental legacy.
Obama’s decision marked
an unambiguous victory for
environmental activists who
spent years denouncing the
pipeline, lobbying the adminis-
tration and even chaining
themselves to tractors to make
their point about the threat
posed by dirty fossil fuels. It al-
so places the president and fel-
low Democrats in direct con-
frontation with Republicans
and energy advocates heading
into the 2016 presidential elec-
tion.
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Staff report
Wednesday’s annual Veter-
ans Day ceremony on the lawn
of the Courthouse on the Square
in downtown Denton is just one
of the ways Denton County offi-
cials and residents will celebrate
the contributions of the armed
forces veterans.
The ceremony begins with a
brass ensemble at 10:20 a.m. fol-
lowed by several speakers, in-
cluding this year’s keynote
speaker, retired Lt. Col. Mark
Roy of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Also participating in the cer-
emony will be the Sam Houston
Singers, members of the Ryan
and Denton high school Junior
ROTC units and officials from
the University of North Texas
and Texas Woman’s University.
Other Veterans Day events:
Monday
■ Hilltop Elementary School second-
graders will host a Veterans Music
Program at 6:30 p.m. in the school
cafeteria, 1050 Harrison Lane in
Argyle.
Tuesday
■ Argyle Middle/High School, 191 U.S.
Highway 377, will host a Veterans
Day reception at 10 a.m. in the school
library followed at 10:45 a.m. with a
Veterans Day program in the school
auditorium.
■ The Denton County Office of
History and Culture will unveil its
Denton County Fallen Soldiers Memo-
rial at 9 a.m. during the Denton
County Commissioners Court meet-
ing at the Courthouse on the Square,
110 W. Hickory St.
Wednesday
■ The Denton County Transportation
Authority will offer free rides on its
A-train and Connect buses Wednes-
day. Visit http://bit.ly/lQ7nlpl for
more details.
■ Pilot Point High School, 1500 N.
Washington St., will host a veterans
breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Those
planning to attend must RSVP by
emailing junelson@pilotpointisd.com
or calling 940-686-8740.
■ Brockett Elementary School,
located at 900 Chestnut St. in Au-
brey, will host a Veterans Day assem-
bly at 7:30 a.m.
■ Lake Dallas High School, 3016
Parkridge Drive in Corinth, will give
away free doughnuts and coffee to
family members and parents of high
school students who are veterans
from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
■ McNair Elementary School, 1212
Hickory Creek Road, will host Veter-
ans Day assemblies at 8 and 8:40
that begins with the raising of the
flag by the Air Force Junior ROTC at
8:15 a.m. Breakfast will follow at 8:30
a.m., and the formal program will
begin at 9 a.m.
■ The Houston Elementary School
Fifth-Grade Choir will perform patri-
otic songs and speeches at 8:15 a.m.
in the school cafeteria, 3100 Teasley
Lane.
■ The Ryan High School Air Force
Junior ROTC will host a flag-raising
ceremony at 8:15 a.m. Ryan High is at
5101E. McKinney St.
■ Ryan Elementary School, 201W.
Ryan Road, will host an 8:15 a.m. flag
ceremony and choir performance.
■ Family members and friends of
Aubrey Middle School students who
are active military personnel or
veterans are invited for refreshments
at 8:20 a.m. and to a ceremony at
8:45 a.m. The school is at 815 W.
Sherman Drive.
■ Ginnings Elementary School will
host Veterans Day ceremonies at
8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Ginnings
Elementary is at 2525 Yellowstone
Place.
■ The Guyer High School Air Force
Junior ROTC will host a flag-raising
ceremony at 8:30 a.m. followed by
breakfast. Guyer High is at 7501
Teasley Lane.
■ Cadets from Ryan High School will
participate in an 8:30 a.m. community
ceremony at The Heart Hospital
Baylor Denton, 2801S. Mayhill Road,
and an 8:30 a.m. wreath ceremony on
the downtown Square in Denton.
■ Wilson Elementary School, 1306 E.
Windsor Drive, will host All-Star Choir
performances at 8:30 a.m. and at 2
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The president, announcing
his decision at the White
House, said he agreed with a
State Department conclusion
that Keystone wouldn’t ad-
vance U.S. national interests.
He lamented that both politi-
cal parties had “overinllated”
Keystone into a proxy battle for
climate change but glossed
over his own role in allowing
the controversy to drag out
over several national elections.
“This pipeline would nei-
ther be a silver bullet for the
economy, as was promised by
some, nor the express lane to
climate disaster proclaimed by
others,” he said.
Although Obama in 2013
said his litmus test for Key-
stone would be whether it in-
creased U.S. greenhouse gas
emissions, his final decision
appeared based on other fac-
tors. He didn’t broach that top-
ic in his remarks, and State De-
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
President Barack Obama walks away from the podium, accompanied by Vice President Joe
Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry, after making a statement on the Keystone Pipe-
line on Friday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
partment officials said they’d
determined Keystone wouldn’t
significantly affect carbon pol-
lution levels.
Instead, the administration
cited the ‘broad perception”
that Keystone would carry
“dirty” oil, and suggested ap-
proval would raise questions
abroad about whether the U.S.
was serious about climate
environmental legacy. Killing
the pipeline allows Obama to
claim aggressive action.
environmental
science. Rhetoric won out over
reason,” said TransCanada
CEO Russ Girling. His criti-
cism was echoed by Republi-
cans including House Speaker
Paul Ryan, who said Obama
had rejected tens of thousands
of jobs while railroading Con-
gress.
Though
groups hailed Friday as a “day
of celebration,” Obama’s deci-
sion was unlikely to be the last
word for Keystone XL.
TransCanada, the company
behind the proposal, said it re-
mained “absolutely commit-
ted” to building the project and
was considering filing a new
application for permits. The
company has previously raised
the possibility of suing the U.S.
to recoup the more than $2 bil-
lion it says it has already spent
on development.
“Today, misplaced symbol-
ism was chosen over merit and
“This decision isn’t surpris-
ing, but it is sickening,” Ryan
said.
p.m.
change.
■ The Ponder Elementary School
Student Council will host a Veterans
“Frankly, approving this
project would have undercut
that global leadership,” the
president said.
Obama will travel to Paris at
On the other side, climate
activists noted the widespread
assumption early in Obama’s
presidency that he’d eventually
approve Keystone, and said his
apparent about-face proved
how effective a no-holds-
barred advocacy campaign
could be.
Day program at 9:30 a.m. followed by
lunch at 11:15 a.m. Ponder Elementary
is at 400 W. Bailey Drive. Those
planning to attend must RSVP by
calling 940-479-8230.
■ The Aubrey High School Family,
Career and Community Leaders of
America organization is hosting a
Veterans Day assembly at 10:45 a.m.
in the school cafeteria, 510 Spring Hill
Road.
■ Texas Roadhouse restaurants in
Denton, Flower Mound and The
Colony will serve free lunch to all
active and former military personnel
and veterans from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Visit www.texasroadhouse.com for
more details.
■ The Sanger High School Student
Council will host a Veterans Luncheon
for local veterans and their spouses
at 11:30 a.m. Those planning to attend
must RSVP by emailing rval-
dez@sangerisd.net or calling 940-
458-7497. Sanger High is at 100
Indian Lane.
■ Harpool Middle School, 9601
Stacee Lane in Argyle, will have its
“Honoring Our Troops” wall on dis-
play.
the end of the month for talks
on a global climate agreement,
which the president hopes will
be the crowning jewel for his
Ambushed Kentucky officer dies
al for people to pay their re-
includes a string of theft, drug
and forgery charges, along with
a series of convictions for driving
under the influence.
He was often unruly, but not
combative, said Berea Police Sgt.
Jake Reed, who arrested him
several times and watched him
cycle in and out of jails and pris-
ons.
sconded parole, according to re-
cords.
By Bruce Schreiner
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A cen-
tral Kentucky police officer died
early Friday, two days after he
was ambushed and shot in the
head while searching an apart-
ment for a robbery suspect, au-
thorities said.
Richmond Police Officer
Daniel Ellis, 33, died at the Uni-
versity of Kentucky Medical
Center in Lexington, State Po-
lice Trooper Robert Purdy said
in a statement. The suspect, 34-
year-old Raleigh Sizemore Jr.,
was an ex-convict who had ab-
spects.
“It’s packed with flowers,”
said Richmond Police Major
Steve Gregg. “People are driving
by and telling us how sorry they
are and that we have their sup-
port. That means a lot to us.”
Ellis was shot Wednesday
while searching for a man who
tried to mug a woman in the
parking lot of a downtown gas
station. The suspect, Sizemore,
had said he was determined not
“It’s just heartbreaking,”
Richmond Mayor Jim Barnes
told The Associated Press. “It’s
an emotional time for everyone
in the community. Those guys
work so hard to protect the city.”
Ellis, a seven-year veteran of
the force, leaves behind a wife
and 4-year-old son, police said.
Dozens lined the roads Fri-
day as a procession returned his
body to Richmond. His police
cruiser, draped in a black cloth
and parked in front of the police
department, became a memori-
a.m.
■ Monaco Elementary School, 9350
Cape Cod Blvd. in Aubrey, will host a
Veterans Day assembly at 8 a.m. in
the school cafeteria.
■ Pecan Creek Elementary, 4400
Lakeview Blvd., is inviting the com-
munity for an 8 a.m. breakfast and
choir program.
■ Denton High School, 1007 Fulton
St., will host a Veterans Day program
Thursday
■ Hodge Elementary School, 3900
Grant Parkway, will host a 6 p.m.
performance.
Nov. 20
■ Adkins Elementary School, 1701
Monahan Drive in Lantana, will host a
9:30 a.m. performance.
In 2011, Sizemore was mak-
ing meth in his parent’s Berea
apartment and set the curtains
on fire, according to a report in
The Richmond Register. Size-
more pleaded guilty the follow-
ing year.
to return to prison, according to
a police report.
Sizemore’s criminal record
Six migrant farmworkers
killed in Arkansas crash
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By Andrew Demillo and Jill
Bleed
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A
bus ferrying migrant farmwork-
ers from Michigan to Texas ran
off a highway and hit an over-
pass in Arkansas on Friday, rip-
ping off the roof and ejecting
passengers onto the interstate.
Six people were killed and six in-
jured; the driver survived.
The crash on Interstate 40 in
North Little Rock happened at
about 1 a.m., in fight rain and fog
following a heavy storm, but it
wasn’t immediately known if
weather played a role. The Na-
tional Transportation Safety
Board investigation is initially
focusing on the possibility of
driver fatigue, though investiga-
tors may focus on other issues
once they’re on the scene,
spokesman Eric Weiss said.
Roberto Vasquez, 28, was be-
hind the wheel when the bus ran
off the right side of the highway,
struck a wall and hit the bridge.
Vasquez told investigators his
residence is in Arcadia, Florida,
but his driver’s license fisted his
address as Monroe, Michigan,
Arkansas State Police spokes-
man Bill Sadler said.
Of those who died, three
were thrown from the bus, one
was partially ejected and the
other two died inside, said Col.
Bill Bryant, the head of the Ar-
kansas State Police.
Vasquez has agreed to rou-
tine drug and alcohol tests, but
there’s no indication he was in-
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being withheld until all families
have been notified, police said.
U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement officers were
called in, but only to help local
authorities communicate with
the Spanish-speaking survivors,
according to ICE spokesman
Bryan Cox. He said his agency
was not pursuing any kind of
criminal investigation of the
people involved.
The bus had just been sold by
Jeff Lawson, who owns Conti-
nental Charters in Detroit. Law-
son told the Arkansas Demo-
crat-Gazette that the buyer “said
he needed a second bus to haul
people from [Detroit] to Tex-
as... and Florida.” The bill of sale
toxicated, state police Maj. Mike
Foster said.
The driver and two other em-
ployees of Vasquez Citrus and
Hauling, a provider of foreign
farm labor through the federal
H-2A visa program, had been
transporting 19 workers from
Monroe, Michigan, to Laredo.
A woman who answered the
phone Friday at the Lake Placid,
Florida-based company hung
up as The Associated Press
sought more information.
Twelve survivors of the crash
are from Mexico, according to a
fist released late Friday after-
noon by Arkansas State Police.
Three others five in Florida,
while police didn’t have a resi-
dence for another survivor.
Their ages range from 19 to 43.
The names of those killed are
Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News
NASCAR driver Chris Buescher of Prosper talks with students at E.P. Rayzor Elemen-
tary in Denton after presenting them with a trophy for their Speeding to Read pro-
gram accomplishments during school on Thursday. The school is also the reigning
2014-15 program champion.
BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE STATE
Austin
Man guilty of capital
murder in SXSW crash
Statesman reports the Travis
County jury returned with the
verdict against 23-year-old
Rashad Owens after a little
more than three hours of delib-
eration Friday. The verdict
means he’ll automatically spend
the rest of his fife in prison with-
out the possibility of parole.
To find him guilty of capital
murder, jurors had to unani-
mously agree Owens had inten-
tionally or knowingly caused the
death of two or more people
when he drove into the crowd.
In closing arguments, prose-
cutor Amy Meredith told the ju-
ry to not talk about Owens’ in-
tent, but to focus on how he was
aware his conduct could be
deadly.
A jury has found a man guilty
of capital murder in a crash that
killed four people last year at the
South by Southwest festival in
Austin.
The Austin American-
and title to the bus, both dated
Oct. 31, declared its value to be
— The Associated Press
$8,000.
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