KatieB Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Well, it didn't get the exposure I was hoping for....but they did mention our name..... here it is. RAINOUT AT ARBOR DAZE Southlake, Denton festivals go on despite poor weather By Domingo Ramirez Jr. Star-Telegram Staff Writer Vendor Kate Brown battled the elements Saturday at Arbor Daze in Euless. Judging by the mud on her white tennis shoes, the weather was winning. "You can't control Mother Nature," Brown said as she stood in her waterlogged booth for Lung Cancer Support Community. "And you can't control the rain." Heavy rains turned Arbor Daze into a swamp Saturday, making it too difficult for volunteers and vendors to get through muddy fields to prepare for the carnival, children's activities, arts and crafts, and about 100 vendors featured in the annual festival. By midafternoon, officials canceled the event for the day, including the performances by Taylor Dane and Cyndi Lauper. Weather permitting, the Euless festival may reopen this morning.. Overnight rainfall totals near the Euless event were near 2 inches. At Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the total was 1.87 inches by Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. There was a 20 percent chance of rain today. "It's just soaked out there," Betsy Boyett, a spokeswoman for the Euless event, said. "We'll open on Sunday if we don't get another downpour." For Brown, weather wasn't the only problem. "I could take the rain," Brown said after officials repeatedly considered opening Saturday. "But it's the people at the gates. One minute, they're telling me I could go through, and the next I can't." Arbor Daze, Euless The festival is north of Texas 183 between Fuller-Wiser Road and Bear Creek Parkway. Admission is free with advance passes; otherwise, $5 admission to the Main Stage. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/s ... 517392.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Katie, Tomorrow I'm going to email this nice reporter (may even telephone him) and let him know that he has stumbled on to what could be a MUCH bigger story if he'll just take some time to visit us here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Sic 'em, Fay! BTW, Katie - at LEAST they spelled your name right AND got the name correct for the website, even if the address wasn't given... This reporter could be THE beginning of the "big stuff" - it almost seems destined... Just gotta stop shootin' at the ducks while they're getting lined up... (Ah, the perils of living in Redneck Country...) Must be ducks, anyway, with all that water....and speaking of which, while looking at a duck floating along, everything seems SOOO easy and calm...but put your head under the water and that little guy is paddling like mad to keep up the persona... I'll just bet you have webbed feet, Katie! Fay, if you find a web address for the reporter, post it. I'm sure a letter writing campaign FROM the site will help pull the site into some much needed spot light time... Take care, ya'll. I'm going to bed. Tomorrow is (ugh) Monday and I have a full day at work... Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Here's his email address AND his phone number -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Domingo Ramirez Jr., (817) 685-3822 ramirez@star-telegram.com Let's be very nice to this fellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Done. I blind copied Katie and a friend or two whose email I had squirreled away... Next mission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I'll join in too, will write also. J.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Mission completed here too, Katie. What's next? Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie B Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Hey Fay, I'm going to join you on writting to the Reporter. MORE IS BETTER! I encourge everyone here to drop him a line or two and share your thoughts and feeling with him regarding Katie efforts to bring Awareness to Lung Cancer and that she did this for SO MANY of us!! GOOD IDEA FAY! I'm on board. Thank you! Katie, YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB!! But then again you ALWAYS DO! Your huge heart will be rewarded for all you do my dear. YOU'LL SEE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhutch1366 Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Thanks, Katie, for your noble and extraordinary efforts on Saturday. You are a good soul! XOXOX MaryAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Katie, I wrote to Mr. Ramirez...Hope he looks into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie B Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Just wanted to share with you all that I too sent my letter to Mr. Domingo Ramirez Jr at the Star-Telegram Paper. I also sent a copy of my letter to Katie and Rickey. I want to encourage everyone to drop him a note. I told this man that Katie has a following of over 1050 people from all over the world that are a part of her life in the battle for lung cancer. Thank you again KATIE and RICKEY! Love to all, Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO_Sugar Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I am sending an email tonight when I get home! God Bless, MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norme Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Fay, I just sent my letter. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norme Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 thanks katie too, without you being there none of this could have occurred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Cheryl- Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Just Fired off my letter!!!! Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Thanks for the inspiration guys, heres a copy of the email I just sent off: Dear Mr. Ramirez: Thank you so much for mentioning our organization Lung Cancer Survivors for Change. It means so much to all us who are suffering from this disease or have family members suffering with the disease. Katie Brown is our angel and lifesaver. She is too modest to tell you just how much she and her husband Rick Brown have done to build this site and keep it going. It is the only hope we have right now and we all depend on the site for guidance, information, prayers from our fellow members, a helping hand, etc. Please check out our site and read some of the postings from our members when you have a chance. We are all ages, come from all walks of life and are all afflicted in some way from this horrible disease. We are all struggling with our illness but want help for our organization so that future generations won't have to go through what we have. Any assistance you can provide us will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely Bess Bernadino LCHELP Lung Cancer Support Community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Done Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berisa Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Katie, although I am in overseas but I wish to let you know that your contributions and your sincere efforts on LCSC is enormous and I wish to tell you how beautiful you and Rickey are doing for all of us. Truly thank you from the bottom of my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeTaa Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Just fired off my letter. Keeping my fingers crossed that his mailbox will be stuffed to its gills by daylight and that he'll hear our cry. Blessings, TeeTaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaf Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 my e-mail has been sent. Dona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Well, a day late and a dollar short, fairly typical for me; however, I did just mail off an e-mail. Maybe something will come of this campaign. Reflect on Margaret Mead's quotation, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." We have our challenge! Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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