Koi turn up dead in Fort Worth Japanese Garden after accidental chlorination
Filed under: Dallas News, Tarrant County, Texas News
More than 100 Koi fish were discovered dead today in the Japanese Garden pond after the water was accidentally chlorinated overnight.
The gardenÂ’s three ponds normally contain about 800 of the brightly colored orange fish that range in size from about six inches to three feet in length.
The accidental chlorination occurred during normal pond cleaning that is carried out every other year.
The procedure involves lowering the water level in the pond and placing two 55-gallon stock tanks filled with raw water in the pool to contain the fish. The tanks are filled with a water line that normally carries raw water, but due to a maintenance procedure at the nearby South Holly Water Treatment Plant, the line also was being injected with tap water. Tap water contains levels of chlorine that are safe for human consumption, but are harmful to Koi fish.
The Japanese Garden is closed to the public today.
29 Fort Worth schools could see attendance zone changes
By EVA-MARIE AYALA
FORT WORTH — Trustees are considering boundary changes that would affect 29 schools, and a vote on new attendance zones could occur as early as Feb. 10.
Officials said the district must redraw boundaries to relieve overcrowding at some schools and fill up others that are underutilized.
Should the changes be adopted for next school year, students would be required to attend their new home schools unless they were entering the last grade offered at the campus. Transfers into and out of affected schools would not be allowed for the first two years or so, officials said at a Saturday school board work session.
During uncertain times, Fort Worth can be thankful
Despite great national financial uncertainty, countless local businesses — both large and small — continue to fuel our robust economy. Fort Worth’s economic engine is the foundation of our success, and it will help us weather the fiscal storms through 2009.
Episcopalians: Pressing on after a split in the local church
Dec. 28 By WALT CABE
North Texas Episcopalians and those observing recent activities in our diocese can be forgiven for some confusion.
A quick update is that the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is alive and well and doing ministry and mission everywhere from Gainesville to Wichita Falls to Brownwood to Hillsboro and back.
Texas Ballet Theater: Finding a financial foothold
Filed under: Dallas Entertainment, Economy, Tarrant County
Dec. 28
On a late-August afternoon on a street corner outside Bass Performance Hall, rush-hour drivers in downtown Fort Worth saw a startling sight: Ballet dancers — the women in tutus — were holding signs that said “Get Behind Your Ballet.” They waved to motorists, and one dancer dashed into the street on tiptoes, holding a can to collect donations.
The dancers had learned that the Texas Ballet Theater was in financial trouble, a result of missteps by the balletÂ’s leadership. And with their livelihood on the line, the members of the troupe took matters into their own hands, spearheading a fund raising drive that not only contributed cold, hard cash, but raised public awareness of the balletÂ’s plight.
Dallas-Fort Worth home foreclosures rise 1%
Filed under: Dallas County, Foreclosures, Tarrant County, Uncategorized
Home foreclosures in the Dallas-Fort Worth area edged up 1 percent from a year ago in the latest measure of owners facing forced sale. More than 4,200 homes in the area are scheduled for foreclosure sale in November, according to statistics released Thursday by Foreclosure Listing Service.
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