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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Lockhart to get help selling T-shirts at mall
We just received this e-mail regarding the ongoing Ultimate T-Shirt Challenge fundraiser at the Richland Mall:
More Dallas Cowboys Descend on Richland Mall In Support of Education Telethon
(February 20, 2008-Fort Worth, TX) The “Ultimate T-Shirt Challenge”, a fundraiser for scholarships honoring Hazel Harvey Peace, the long-time Texas educator, and award-winning children’s literacy advocate, has set up shop at the Richland Mall in Waco, TX. Eugene Lockhart has been sleeping in the Mall to promote education through the sale of T-shirts, which have been stuffed into a brand new PT Cruiser. He vowed to sleep in the mall until all shirts have been sold. As a result of his commitment, he has contracted the flu, so, former Dallas Cowboys, Robert Newhouse, Michael Downs and Jesse Penn will come to his rescue on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 10:00a.m.
The fellow Cowboys will participate in a telethon by calling on businesses to invest in education in their areas and purchase sponsorship packages that will help remove the T-shirts from the PT Cruiser while supporting the Hope for Education “TAKS Pep Rally” on March 1st at the Heart of Texas Coliseum from 10:00am to 5:00p.m.
The “TAKS Pep Rally” will be hosted by Lil JJ, star of the “Just Jordan” show on Nickelodeon. This event is sponsored by the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce and the Hazel Harvey Peace Scholarship Fund serving 20,000 plus 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in Region 12 at the rally.
Free admission for those wearing T-shirts!
Guest speakers will be: Mayor DuPuy-City of Waco County Commissioner-Lester Gibson The Office of State Representative-Jim Dunnam Carl Boyd-The Advice Teacher Miss Texas 2006-Shilah Phillips Eugene Lockhart-NFL Single Season Tackle Record Holder
Miss Texas, who was a Hollywood participant on the hit show “American Idol”, will perform live during the Hope for Education “TAKS Pep Rally!
To donate to the Scholarship Fund and learn more about “The Ultimate T-shirt Challenge,” go to www.theultimatetshirtchallenge.com or call 972-274-FUND. To learn more about the scholarship fund, go to http://www.hhpscholarshipfund.org.
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Waco chamber banquet slide show online
There are loads of photos from last night’s Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night.
Anyone you know in the photos?
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LA man still trying to get Waco’s Doris Miller full honors
The Los Angeles Daily News has a column about 87-year-old Stephen Sherman and his now-60-year crusade to get Waco’s Doris Miller’s Navy Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor.
Sherman, a Van Nuys, Calif, resident who is an Army World War II veteran and medal recipient, “is commander of Dorie Miller American Legion Post 639 in Los Angeles and possibly the last man still alive to call Doris a friend,” writes columnist Dennis McCarthy.
Here’s the full column.
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Ex-Midway pitchers together on Pirates
Former Midway High aces Casey Fossum and Zach Duke never played together in high school because they’re five years apart. But they currently are sharing a locker during spring training in Florida.
A story in the Bradenton Herald interviews the pair as they are at spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Centenary softballer reflects on games at Baylor
Allison McClain, a junior infielder from Diboll High School, plays on the Centenary softball team. She also blogs in her “Turnin’ Two with Allison McClain” blog on the www.gocentenary.com site.
Her entry posted today looks back at her team’s trip to Waco for the Getterman Classic that kicked off the Lady Bears’ season.
Though the blog is obviously specific about her team, McClain has a few comments about playing at Getterman Stadium and the “beautiful Baylor infield” that had to be covered with a tarp during Saturday’s rains that canceled that day’s tournament games.
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Murder trial breaks; pathologist next on stand
The capital murder trial of William Mark Gibson, accused of setting a fire that killed his ex-wife and her 18-month-old daughter in 1999, is taking a break until 1:30 p.m. today when the prosecution calls its last witness, Trib reporter Tommy Witherspoon tells us from the 54th State District Court.
Waco Police Department Detective Steve January testified this morning about his investigation into the case. The prosecution requested a break until 1:30 in order to get a pathologist on the stand. The pathologist is expected to be the state’s last witness before the defense gets its turn.
Here’s Witherspoon’s story from Tuesday’s court action.
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Slide show up from Midway boys’ hoops game
We’ve got photographs in an online slide show from the Midway boys’ 64-56 bi-district win last night over Midlothian.
Be sure to check it out.
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Fatal wreck overnight near McGregor Airport
Apparently we didn’t hear this over the scanners last night, and neither did the local TV stations because I don’t see anything about it on their Web sites, but one person died in an accident last night near the McGregor Executive Airport.
The accident involved two vehicles and occurred in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 84 in front of the airport.
The Department of Public Safety assisted McGregor police at the scene and provided this information to Trib reporter Erin Quinn, but we don’t have any other details or the name of the victim. The McGregor officer who worked the accident is now at home asleep, the dispatcher told our reporter, and added that she won’t call him while he’s sleeping.
We’ll update this story when we can.
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Sanger Avenue complex has another fire
Firefighters overnight battled the fifth fire in less than four months at a Waco Sanger Avenue apartment complex. This time, the fire temporarily displaced some of its residents.
Firefighters were called to the laundry room of the Commons Apartments on the 5000 block of Sanger Avenue, said Waco fire investigator Lt. Charles Lindorfer.
He said the fire was intentionally set to the contents of the laundry room’s trash can, which spread to damage the washers and dryers.
Water seepage and smoke damage from the laundry room spread to surrounding apartments, Lindorfer said, forcing those residents out.
Lindorfer declined comment regarding the possible link between the spate of fires, saying only that they are under investigation.
— Erin Quinn
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A few sprinkles this morning
Had some raindrops on the drive in this morning, and we do begin a stretch of decent likelihood for precipitation the next couple of days.
It’ll be mostly cloudy today, with a high near 64. There’s a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noontime.
Tonight, the rain chances increase to 50 percent. And on Thursday it remains a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a temperature that’ll stay in the upper 50s.
