Thursday, November 25, 2010

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Plenty to go around for Thanksgiving

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:01 PM PST

Food production volunteer Jennifer Griffith of College Station carves the white meat off one of 65 turkeys she and others were preparing in the kitchen of Epicures Catering in College Station on Wednesday. They were making 1,200 Thanksgiving Day dinn ...

UT the underdog to A&M for first time since 1998

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:01 PM PST

It might feel a lot like 1998 when Aggie and Longhorn fans finish their Thanksgiving Day meals and sit down to watch the annual football rivalry between Texas A&M and Texas. That year was the last time A&M entered the game considered the ...

What are you thankful for?

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:01 PM PST

A cross-section of people out and about on Thanksgiving Eve took time to tell others what they're thankful for this holiday season. Men and women of all ages were canvased from various parts of the Bryan-College Station area -- from the Travis B. B ...

Places to go for a Thanksgiving meal

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Salvation Army The community is invited to a free Thanksgiving meal Thursday at the Bryan-College Station Salvation Army. The feast will kick off at 11 a.m. and go through 1 p.m. Anyone is welcome, officials said. The Salvation Army is at 2506 Ca ...

A&M official dies in plane crash

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The last day of Texas A&M administrator Charlene Miller's life was idyllic: She walked along a Florida beach, took a nap and put together a puzzle with her grandson. "She told me, 'I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day,'" said best frie ...

A&M administrator killed in plane crash

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:19 AM PST

A Texas A&M administrator is among three people killed a small plane crash in the water near Destin in the Florida Panhandle. Charlene Miller, an assistant vice president for research services from College Station, was aboard a Piper PA-46 Mali ...

Longtime A&M employee Mary Ruth Patranella retiring

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Since Mary Ruth Patranella began working at Texas A&M University in 1939, she's seen 15 presidents lead, watched as the first women and African-American students were admitted and has witnessed enrollment grow from just a few thousand to nearly 5 ...

Student bonfire won't burn before UT game

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:06 AM PST

Student Bonfire won't burn tonight, Robertson County commissioners decided during a 1 p.m. meeting today. A burn ban caused by a lack of rain will remain in effect, postponing the event for at least a couple more days and perhaps until next week, s ...

Weather Whys: Sleet and freezing rain

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:29 AM PST

Q: Is there any difference between sleet and freezing rain? A: The only real difference is that they are formed a bit differently, explains Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Freezing rain is rain that is supercooled and will usually fre ...

Police seek tips on report of car that hit bicyclist

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:14 AM PST

College Station police were asking for the public's help Wednesday in finding a vehicle that hit a bicyclist the day before. Police were called at 10 a.m. to the 800 block of Texas Avenue for a report of a hit-and-run accident, Officer Rhonda Seaton ...

Thanksgiving closures

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The following will be affected in the Bryan-College Station area in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday:                        & ...

Got grease? Don't pour it down the drain

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

If you dispose of grease improperly, be prepared to pay. Bryan and College Station officials are reminding residents not to pour fat oils and greases down the kitchen drain after cooking holiday meals. "I use the metaphor of sewer lines being like ...

Mexico sending more troops to zone next to Texas

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico will send more troops and federal police to fight drug violence that has spiraled out of control this year in northeastern Mexico along the U.S. border, the federal government said Wednesday. The goal of "Coordinated Northeas ...

Stick to turkey, not stuffing to keep weight off

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -- More turkey, less white bread and mashed potatoes. Just in time for holiday feasting, a large study found that diets higher in protein and lower in carbohydrates can help overweight adults who managed to drop some weight keep it off. ...

Mother charged with endangerment after child dies

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:50 AM PST

TYLER, Texas -- Tyler police have charged a 19-year-old woman with endangering a child after her 1-year-old son was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police spokesman Don Martin told the Tyler Morning Telegraph that Emma Torres left the boy an ...

Kanye West, Kung Fu Panda star at NYC parade

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:57 AM PST

NEW YORK -- A high-kicking Kung Fu Panda and a diary-toting Wimpy Kid joined the giant balloon lineup as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded Thursday, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the annual extravaganza on a chilly, overcast ...

Houston-area toddler killed in home driveway

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:53 AM PST

HOUSTON -- HOUSTON -- A Houston-area man ran over and killed his year-old daughter when she dashed in front of his car as he pulled into the driveway. Harris County sheriff's deputy R.D. Soots told the Houston Chronicle that the traffic division i ...

B-CS businesses say there are many reasons to shop locally

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:05 PM PST

For nearly two decades, Earth Art in downtown Bryan has been offering customers products they'd be hard pressed to find anywhere else. Inside the cozy shop off Main Street, you can browse through handmade and imported scarves, wooden-carved statue ...

B-CS businesses say there are many reasons to shop locally

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:05 PM PST

For nearly two decades, Earth Art in downtown Bryan has been offering customers products they'd be hard pressed to find anywhere else. Inside the cozy shop off Main Street, you can browse through handmade and imported scarves, wooden-carved statue ...

Calvert to light the night for Christmas

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:43 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report The city of Calvert will hold its second annual Light the Night Christmas event on Dec. 4 and 5. The event will last from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. It will include a Gingerbread House auction, sho ...

Airport lines move smoothly despite warnings

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:53 AM PST

CHICAGO -- The lines of Thanksgiving travelers moved smoothly at airports around the country Wednesday morning despite an Internet campaign to get passengers to gum up the works on one of the busiest days of the year by refusing full-body scans. T ...

Jury convicts Tom DeLay in money laundering trial

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PST

AUSTIN -- Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay -- once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress -- was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. Jurors deliberated f ...

Pakistani protesters oppose pardon for Christian woman

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PST

LAHORE, Pakistan -- Around 250 hard-line Muslims staged a demonstration in the central Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, warning the president not to pardon a Christian woman sentenced to death for insulting Islam. They also denounced any att ...

Companies submit development plans

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:36 AM PST

Eagle Staff Report College Station officials recently received new requests for development. * The Meadows, 19626 Texas 6 South: a preliminary plat for four lots on more than 92 acres. * Duck Haven, 18259 Retriever Run: a final plat for one lot on ...

Chamber event at Easterwood Airport

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:35 AM PST

Eagle Staff Report The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Business After Hours on Dec. 9. The free event will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Easterwood Airport. There will be food, drinks, networking and a chance to win round-trip ...

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