Sunday, October 18, 2009

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K-State rolls to 62-14 rout over Texas A&M

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:35 PM PDT

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Daniel Thomas ran for four touchdowns in the first half and Brandon Banks returned the second-half kickoff 97 yards for another score, leading Kansas State to an improbable 62-14 rout over Texas A&M Saturday night.A week after ...

Fetching occasion

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

Shawn Lapaglia, 4, adjusts the pirate hat on his dachshund, Moose, while the pair waits with others to take the stage for a costume contest at the third annual Wiener Fest on Saturday. The event benefits the Brazos Animal Shelter. ...

Red light camera vote looms

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

Supporters of College Station's red light cameras say they're a matter of safety.Opponents say the issue's all about rights. This week, voters in the city will begin the process of settling the matter.Early voting begins Monday on a ballot measure th ...

Police probe Ag's death

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:15 PM PDT

On Saturday, Patrick Noel Jernigan II should have been playing video games with his mom, hanging out with his sister and cuddling with his 3-year-old daughter, Olivia. He never made it to his home in Cleveland, Texas. The Texas A&M University stu ...

H1N1 vaccine slow to arrive

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

If you're looking for the H1N1 vaccine in Brazos County, keep looking.Sara Mendez, spokeswoman for the Brazos County Health Department, said the county had ordered about 180,000 doses of the vaccine and expected them to be here by now. She said some ...

Bryan driver, 22, reportedly shot

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

-- Eagle staff reportBryan police said a 22-year-old man who stopped to give another man a ride was shot in the shoulder Saturday on Carter Creek Parkway.The victim was taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center. His injuries were not believed to be ...

Crape myrtles, shade trees on sale

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT

-- Eagle staff reportOrders are being accepted for Keep Brazos Beautiful's eighth annual crape myrtle and shade tree sale.Residents interested in purchasing trees for $18 can get order forms online at www.keepbrazosbeautiful.org. The deadline for pla ...

Christmas drive taking teddy bears

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

-- Eagle staff reportStuffed animals are being sought to be distributed to special needs children during the holidays.Donations for the Bear Hugs Stuffed Animal Drive can be dropped off in the Santa's Workshop bin in the J.C. Penney wing of Post Oak ...

Junior League plans annual Charity Ball

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT

-- Eagle staff reportThe Bryan-College Station Junior League will host its annual Charity Ball on Nov. 7 at the Texas A&M University Zone Club at Kyle Field. The ball, themed A Sultan's Soiree, is intended to raise money for projects benefiting l ...

Haunted Woods to raise school funds

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

-- Eagle staff reportA haunted Halloween attraction is aiming to scare up some money for Centerville High School's Project Graduation.The Haunted Woods, on the west side of F.M. 39 between Normangee and Flynn, will be open Saturday and Oct. 31 from 8 ...

Pakistan launches all-out offensive

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Pakistani soldiers attacked militant bases in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border Saturday as the nuclear-armed country launched its most critical offensive yet against insurgents threatening ...

Life a struggle for Detroit teens

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

DETROIT -- Like the rundown houses and shuttered storefronts in his Detroit neighborhood, bleakness abounds in LeRoy Taylor's future.He is among tens of thousands reaching adulthood in a city where the American Dream appears just outside their reach. ...

African child 'witches' face death

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

EKET, Nigeria -- The 9-year-old boy lay on a bloodstained hospital sheet crawling with ants, staring blindly at the wall.His family pastor had accused him of being a witch, and his father then tried to force acid down his throat as an exorcism. It sp ...

Report: State budgets face more cuts

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

BOSTON -- In Massachusetts, freefalling tax revenue will mean no more dental and hospice care for legal immigrants. Maryland is closing a mental health center. And Illinois has $2.9 billion in unpaid bills.As bad as state budget-cutting was during th ...

79-year-old Aggie won't let dialysis halt travel

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Waxahachie Daily LightWAXAHACHIE -- Three times a week, Texan traveler Billy Stoffregen gets dialysis.And if he's in Miami or Rome or Harrison, Ark., at the time, so be it. Stoffregen, 79, doesn't let a little dialysis get in the way of his world tra ...

Quartet excited to open Community Music School

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

The seeds of the Marian Anderson String Quartet were proudly planted more than 20 years ago by Diedra Lawrence and Marianne Henry. But the inspiration for what they've accomplished in two decades, and, more importantly, what they hope to accomplish b ...

Halloween haters say Boo Humbug!

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Carlee Smith is hardly in the no-fun category. She hosts a monthly girls' night out at a bar in Portland, Ore., and co-runs a plus-size vintage boutique called Fat Fancy. But there's one thing that brings out the hate in her.Smith, 33, is among a con ...

Slater hoping his show 'The Forgotten,' isn't

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

BURBANK, Calif. -- Christian Slater remains calm during his staring contest with a menacing dog.While filming a scene for his new ABC crime drama, The Forgotten, the 40-year-old actor locks his eyes on a barky Rottweiler while his character, former d ...

Beware the minefield of workplace friendship

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- When it comes to workplace relationships, the general advice is to keep your distance. After all, friendships can be tested by a number of issues at work. But the people we see every day at the office often become our closest friends. It' ...

Our Neighbors

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

BURLESON COUNTY 4-HCoy Cass, Burleson County 4-H member, recently won 1st place at the Texas State Fair with his class 6 medium wool lamb.CITY OF NAVASOTAThe city of Navasota was chosen as a Visionaries in Preservation city to assist with a plan of a ...

Calendar

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Sunday* Financial Peace University. 5 p.m. First Baptist Church, 3100 Cambridge Drive, Bryan. Register: 776-1400 or david@fbcbryan.org.Monday* Beginning Bridge class for seniors. 9:30-11:30 a.m. The EXIT Teen Center, 1520 Rock Prairie Road, College S ...

Our Neighbors

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Crestview Style ShowAbout 325 people attended a Style Show and Coffee sponsored by the Crestview Volunteers recently. Chaired by Debbie Gibson, the event at the First United Methodist Church in Bryan served as a fundraiser as well as for member recru ...

School menus

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included.BryanMonday: Chicken nuggets, munchables, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, whole-grain roll, fruit.Tuesday: Beef enchiladas, quesadilla, charra beans, lettuce, tomato, salsa, mexican cornbre ...

Hardy-Boyd

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Barry and Peggy Hardy of College Station, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Lee, to Nikolas Boyd, son of Sherry Boyd of Wellborn, Texas, and Steve and Charli Boyd of Hempstead, Texas.&n ...

Philips-Picone

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Mr. and Mrs. Don Philips and Mrs. Carol Stettler, both of Bryan, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kimberly Kay Philips to Clayton Lewis Picone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Picone, also of Bryan. Kim is ...

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