Cheers and Jeers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Cheers: To Golden Gloves boxing, especially Laura Sepulvador and Monica Basan, for providing entertainment for the community and character-building for youth. Special cheers for recognizing my late dad, Roy Pacheco Sr. This was the first Golden Gloves tournament he missed in 66 years.

 

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Jeers: To merchants at University Park Village for warning Fort Worth Zoo Run participants that vehicles parked there would be towed. Why not support this charitable event? Some runners would have stayed to eat and shop.

 

Cheers: To the staff at Texas Oncology Southwest: Dr. Barrera, Mark, Shana, LaCheryl, Mindy, Tia and LaShawn, for their care during my recent cancer treatment.

 

Cheers: To Lanecha and Eddie for buying my lunch at Red Lobster on South Hulen Street March 25.

 

Cheers: To Drs. Hull and Ashai and their staff at Baylor Surgical Hospital for their over-the-top care. They shine for all humanity.

 

Cheers: To Dr. William Van Hoosier of Arkansas Lane Animal Hospital in Arlington. My local vet had treated my cat three weeks with no improvement. Van Hoosier treated the problem in one visit.

 

Cheers: To Breece, manager at Russell Feed in Benbrook. Always ready to help or solve problems with a big smile.

 

Jeers: To the auto dealership that advertised a model at 10 percent off sticker price and then jacked up the price $2,000 when I got there. No sale.

 

Cheers: To Coach Jasna Rather and the Texas Wesleyan University coed table tennis team for winning the National Collegiate Table Tennis Championship in Round Rock.

 

Jeers: To daylight-saving time! The older I get, the more I hate it!

 

Jeers: To the Crowley post office for not repairing a broken lock on a parcel mailbox off Tall Oaks Lane. I need my medicine.

 

Cheers: To Gabriel Valdez for winning the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth’s award for International Educator of the Year. What a shame it received less attention than all the garbage about the presidential campaign.

 

Jeers: To government officials promoting “In God We Trust” on public property or tax statements. “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

 

Cheers: To the wonderful person(s) who anonymously paid for our dinner at the Red Lobster in Burleson on Good Friday. We were surprised, thankful, humbled, blessed. Americans at their best.

 

Jeers: To whoever is responsible for the repair of potholes on Forest Hill Drive/Rendon Road. When will they be fixed? I’ve ruined two brand-new tires in huge potholes. I now have to drive a longer route to work. It’s too bad we can’t safely drive in Tarrant County.

 

Jeers: To the customers of the snow-cone stand at the corner of Gregory Avenue and Pipeline Road for blocking the entrance of Pipeline and congesting Gregory.

 

Jeers: To the Arlington Parks Department over a baseball tournament at Randol Mill Park. We were charged $10 per person. You would have thought the scoreboards should have worked so we could keep up with the game.

 

Cheers: To the gentlemen who bought our lunch at the Mexican Inn on March 28 and to the young lady who sat with my dad after his fall March 29 at the J.C. Penney store.

 

Cheers: To the lady who saw me filling two Stein Mart baskets with quilts for a children’s home in Stephenville. She handed me a $100 bill and said, “This will buy quilts for five children.”

 

Jeers: To TV station KTVT/Channel 11 for letting meteorologist Larry Mowry leave. Cheers to the others who report the news, weather and sports on Channel 11.

 

Cheers: To whoever paid for our dinner at Abuelo’s restaurant in Arlington on April 1. Your generosity was such a lovely surprise after a busy week! We have already paid it forward.

 

Cheers: To the lady nurse who helped me with a cut near my eye after I fell at Texas de Brazil steakhouse. She was there with her family to enjoy a meal and took time to administer aid to me. I am most grateful.

 

Cheers: To the two men who stopped to help me start my car. One of them had a portable battery with jumper cables. He cleaned off my cables and gave me a jump. My car started! What a wonderful blessing that they were there as I had to do a presentation in 10 minutes!

 

Cheers: To Charles Stone of Kipz BBQ on Evans Avenue in Fort Worth. It is such a joy and blessing to have great barbecue and sides for an affordable price. Those ribs just melt in your mouth.

 

Cheers: To Nancy Love’s fourth-grade class at Harlean Beal Elementary School. I am undergoing chemo, and on Valentine’s, they sent a bag of treats to all the chemo patients at Texas Oncology.

Cheers: To several paramedics and firefighters from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, as well as a Fort Worth police officer. My friend and I were on our way to the doctor when were involved in a car accident. We are thankful.

 

Cheers: To Green Oaks Physical Therapy in Fielder Plaza in Arlington. Thanks for the care and special cheers to Catherine Henry, who was so helpful and gives the best massages.

 

Cheers: To the young man at the next table who bought us desserts in the main dining area at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.

 

Cheers: To the Wal-Mart store in Azle for playground equipment for kids in Pelican Bay. The store also provided paint to make Squiggly Park look new again. Bless you for your generosity.

 

Cheers: To Randy Lanier and Scott Carmack of Honda of Fort Worth for delivering a new Honda CRV and the paperwork to our home for this cancer patient and his wife. Great customer service.

 

Cheers: To Shanna Grady, who manages the front desk for the Star-Telegram at 808 Throckmorton St. I had a problem over which I had no control, and Shanna solved it in a very professional and courteous manner.

 

Cheers: To the young lady who found my billfold after I lost it March 11. She brought it to my home and everything was still in it. She refused a reward.

  

Cheers: To Melanie Torres at the office of U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess for her diligence in assisting me. She is greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers: To Jennifer Martinez. She is a dedicated student at Leonard Middle School, coming before and after school to work on her assignments.

 

Cheers: To whoever paid for dinner for me and my dad at the Olive Garden at Lincoln Square. It was my birthday and that made it very special.