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Polk County News 2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 1, 2016 Dallas city council to look at other ways to fund aquatic center By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — At this point, the Dallas City Council hasn’t voted on plans to close the Dallas Aquatic Center. It did approve a motion at its May 16 meeting to ex- plore other funding meth- ods to pay for expenses at the aquatic center. The motion, which reads that the city will “pursue other revenue streams for the aquatic center, primary funding, for the purpose of removing it from the general fund. This motion implies that within the fiscal year, this council will strategize and submit a plan for fund- ing the aquatic center sepa- rate from the general fund.” Councilor Micky Garus made the motion, which passed on a 5-4 vote, with Garus, and councilors Bill Hahn, Jackie Lawson, and LaVonne Wilson voting in f a v o r. C o u n c i l o r s J i m Fairchild, Kevin Marshall, Murray Stewart and Ken Woods voted against it. Mayor Brian Dalton cast the deciding “yes” vote to pass the motion. Councilor Kelly Gabliks was excused from the meet- ing. Concern among citizens about closing the aquatic center likely stemmed from a budget committee meet- ing on May 2, when Garus asked a question about transferring the budget for the aquatic center to other needs, such as streets, police and fire. He said the city should think about making those areas a higher priority than the center. Others at the meeting en- couraged him to bring that issue before the council be- cause making that decision in a budget meeting would essentially close the center. Garus did not make a mo- tion to change that line item on May 2, instead bringing the issue to the May 16 council meeting. In the current budget, ex- penses at the center are about $826,000 with rev- enues at $465,000. The $340,000 difference is paid out of the city’s general fund. “When it’s all said and done, the center generally averages between 55 and 60 percent coverage, which for an aquatic center is pretty typical with other (publically operated) aquatic centers around the state,” said City Manager Ron Foggin. He said in conversations with councilors, he hasn’t found support for the idea of closing the center. “Most of the councilors that I’ve talked have com- mitted that we’re not closing the aquatic center. They committed to keeping it open,” he said. “They recog- nize the importance of the center to this community and the livability aspect is extremely important to the council.” Seuss stories come to life in musical at Perrydale Show weaves the tale of Horton the Elephant, the Whos of Whoville, the mischievous Cat in the Hat By Jolene Guzman Showtime! The Itemizer-Observer JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer JoJo, center, played by Brayden Syphers, tries to hide after one of his “thinks” gets him in trouble in Perrydale’s production of “Seussical the Musical.” PERRYDALE — JoJo may be the smallest Who, but his imagination is boundless. His “thinks” as his day- dreams are called in Perry- dale’s production of “Seussi- cal the Musical,” transport him to other worlds. And that gets him into a lot of trouble, thanks to that mischievous Cat in the Hat and his cohorts, Thing I and Thing 2. “Have you been thinking again?” JoJo’s parents ask, looking at yet another mess he’s made while lost in his thoughts. Those could be about swimming with fish, or wit- nessing the antics of a mys- terious cat wearing a top hat. “Think something nor- mal!” they say. JoJo doesn’t and that turns out to be a good thing for Whoville. So is Horton, the gentle and caring elephant, who hears Whoville’s cries for help. Like JoJo, he is pressured to think he didn’t “hear a Who” and forget about an- swering those pleas. “Not many people under- stand who he really is, but he’s still a kind and caring person,” said Dylan Mil- burn, who plays Horton. Horton sees what looks like a speck of dust floating What: “Seussical the Musical.” Where: Perrydale School in the old gym, 7445 Perrydale Road, Amity. When: Thursday and Friday, shows start at 7 p.m. Admission: Free. VIP tickets are sold for $20 for Friday’s show only. For more informa- tion: 503-623-2040. in the air — and oddly hears it, too. Whoville is contained within that tiny floating ob- ject and desperately needs a hero. He decides to believe his ears and safely catches it in a clover. That clover looks like multi-colored cotton candy, but this is Seuss, after all. Now he must protect his find against those who don’t hear what he hears. “He does not see them, but he knows they are there,” Dylan said. “Not many people believe him.” As he says throughout, though, “a person is a per- son, no matter how small.” “Seussical the Musical” is based on the collective work of Dr. Seuss. “Horton hears a Who is re- ally the main one, but they throw in a lot of different books from Dr. Seuss,” said Misty Matthews, Perrydale’s drama and music teacher and director of the produc- tion. She cast about 45 stu- dents in the musical, includ- ing parts for elementary stu- dents. The set, done in Seussical fashion, is an artistic splash of bright colors, setting the whimsical mood for the mu- sical. “It’s fun to get the little kids involved,” Matthews said. “It’s a fun show.” How could it not, with the Cat in the Hat as one of the main characters? Timothy Fairchild plays the prank-pulling feline and says he up to his typical tricks. “I am the devil’s advo- cate,” Fairchild said. “I’m on Jojo’s side, but I’m also the marshal in the “People vs. Horton the Elephant.” I’m the one who is kind of at- tacking him.” For JoJo, the Cat encour- ages him not to obey his parents and continue his “thinks.” “I’m trying to get him to think outside of the box and not really worry about what other people think about his ‘thinks,’ and how they can d o a m a z i n g t h i n g s ,” Fairchild said. Brayden Syphers, who plays little JoJo, believes that is the lesson of his charac- ter’s story. “Having a good imagina- tion, that is what the play is about,” he said. The Itemizer-Observer Your community news source A Pleasant Place to Buy or Sell Your RV Ben Meyer, AAMS ® Bob Timmerman Kelly K. Denney Financial Advisor Financial Advisor Financial Advisor 503-606-3048 503-623-5584 503-623-2146 193 E. 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