Bedford Christmas Lights Display in Glenbrook

A very Texas Christmas in Glenbrook
BEDFORD

Texans often put their own spin on the holiday season. For the last 16 years, homeowners in the Glenbrook neighborhood in Bedford have used the lights theme "The Night Before Christmas – in Texas, That Is," based on a 1951 poem by the late Leon Harris, a well-known Dallas retailer and author. In 1998, Mr. Harris attended the neighborhood's lighting celebration. In addition to the lights display, his parody of Clement Moore's A Visit From St. Nicholas has inspired a children's book and a song. In Glenbrook, eight storyboards, which have been refurbished to make them easier to read, recount the tale of the Santa who wears a cowboy hat and speaks with a drawl. While only eight homes feature the storyboards, other houses (all with red lights) show off lighted figures and props such as a cabin with bunk beds, cowboy boots (not stockings) and horses (not reindeer). And while you usually won't find any snow here, there are plenty of longhorns, cowboys, cactus plants and armadillos, some of which are pulling Santa's sleigh. Only in Texas, y'all.
– Toni Edwards

• Weeknights from 6 to 10 and weekends 6 to 11 p.m. through Jan. 1. From Airport Freeway, exit at Central Drive and go north to Cummings Drive, west to Brookside Drive and turn south into the Glenbrook neighborhood.

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Euless, Bedford Schools Adopt Daytime Curfew

October 13, 2008

EULESS, Texas -- Euless police say they will use a new daytime curfew as a tool to identify at-risk kids earlier, as the department teams up with the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district to find students who are skipping class."

It's not just implementing a curfew ordinance, we have actually put together a truancy program to encourage the kid to stay in school," Sgt. Eric Starnes said.

Although Euless police said they don't report big problems with truant students, the HEB school district has seen a rise in unexcused absences. During the last school year, unexcused absences went up by about 2,800 from the previous academic year.

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Paper Shredding Event Update: THE EVENT LOCATION HAS CHANGED

On Saturday, October 18 from 8:00am - 12:00pm, the Beautification Commission will host a Free paper shredding event at the Bedford Boys Ranch. Bedford residents may bring up to three boxes of paper documents to be shredded. Paper clipped and stapled documents will be accepted and there is no limit on the size of the boxes. Proof of residency will be required.

The event location for the paper shredding event has changed to the Bedford Boys Ranch.

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Dedication Ceremony: Northeast Tarrant County Civil War Veterans Memorial

The Northeast Tarrant County Civil War Veterans Memorial has recently been relocated to Bedford from Colleyville, and now sits beside the historic Bedford Cemetery on the grounds of the Bedford Church of Christ. A dedication ceremony will be held on Saturday October 25 at 10:00 a.m. at the memorial site at 2401 Bedford Road.

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Number of Hispanics in public schools almost doubles

The number of Hispanic students in U.S. public schools almost doubled between 1990 and 2006, with the ratio of Hispanic students going from one in eight to one in five, according to a study released today.

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Lewisville, Bedford Pools Close To Test For Crypto

KXAS-TV - Aug. 16, 2008

Two public aquatic parks in Lewisville were closed on Friday so officials could test the water for crypto.

The move comes after a parent notified the city that his sick child had visited the parks.

As a precaution, the parks are closed for the next four days for hyper-chlorination.

Bedford is also taking extra steps after a reported case of crypto at one of its pools.

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Bedford Texas is sandwiched between Euless and Hurst, in Tarrant County between Dallas and Fort Worth. The city is sectioned by Hwy 183 which connects Dallas with Fort Worth. Bedford is very convenient to the DFW Airport.

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