Sunday, April 3, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Scoring time with players

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT


INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike and Linda Sharpe stood out wearing matching black T-shirts among the more than 100 maroon-clad Aggie fans waiting for autographs from the Texas A&M women's basketball players at Saturday's Final Four festivities.
The Sharp ...

Scoring time with players

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT


INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike and Linda Sharpe stood out wearing matching black T-shirts among the more than 100 maroon-clad Aggie fans waiting for autographs from the Texas A&M women's basketball players at Saturday's Final Four festivities.
The Sharp ...

McMillan focus of controversy

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT


College Station City Councilwoman Jana McMillan wrote an email two months into her term about "a barrage of attacks" against her and other council members posted on local websites.
Addressed to Mayor Nancy Berry and then-City Manager Glenn Brown, ...

Officers to look at fatal accident

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT


A bag of trash on Texas 6 that split open, spreading clothing and boots across two lanes of traffic, set off a chain of events that led to the death of a 79-year-old Bryan resident.
College Station police and Texas Department of Transportation of ...

Making more than lemonade

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT


A Bryan business owner discovered his entrepreneurship skills at an early age with guinea pigs.
Buckey Turk, owner of MacResource Computers, recalls that he sold lemonade to football fans, baked chocolate chip cookies to sell to the players, and a ...

Be a veterinarian for a day

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:11 PM PDT


Texas A&M's Vet School will host its 18th annual open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 9. Tickets are free and registration isn't required.
The event will be held at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, located on Ray ...

Police: Man chased with scissors, knife

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A Bryan woman accused of attacking a man with a screwdriver, a butcher knife and a pair of scissors remained in the Brazos County Jail on Saturday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Witnesses to the Friday mo ...

Woman accused of driving while on PCP

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 34-year-old College Station woman who was seen by witnesses traveling down Harvey Mitchell Parkway at 5 mph was arrested Saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated and possession of PCP.
A man who assumed Jessica Nicole G ...

Silver Taps to honor two fallen Aggies

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Texas A&M will honor two students who died recently at a Silver Taps ceremony at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The campus will be darkened at 10:20 p.m. while family, friends and students gather in silence on the Academic Plaza.
An h ...

Informational about paralegals at Blinn

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportBlinn College will hold an informational meeting for its legal assistant program Thursday at 6:15 p.m. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, legal assistant was one of the 10 fastest growing occupations from 1998 to 2008. The ...

Run will benefit kids in Haiti and Ethiopia

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportLocal residents will have an opportunity to help children in Haiti and Ethiopia by participating in the third annual Run for Compassion 5K and 10K on April 9.The races are being organized by local resident Jennifer Bacak, who starte ...

Bryan officer now an FBI academy grad

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Bryan Police Sgt. Walt Melnyk recently graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy.
Melnyk has been with the department for 11 years and has held the positions of patrol officer, public information offi ...

Airstrike accidentally kills 13 Libyan rebels

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT

BENGHAZI, Libya -- A NATO airstrike intended to thwart Moammar Gadhafi's forces killed 13 rebel fighters in eastern Libya instead, the opposition said Saturday, but they described it as an "unfortunate accident" and stressed it did not diminish their ...

Roof panel detached from plane

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT


PHOENIX -- Flight attendants had just begun to take drink orders when the explosion rocked the cabin.
Aboard Southwest Flight 812, Shawna Malvini Redden covered her ears, then felt a brisk wind rush by. Oxygen masks fell, the cabin lost pressure a ...

Going to camp to become a princess

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT

LONDON -- With Britain's royal wedding around the corner, wannabe princesses gathered Saturday at a posh London hotel for a crash course on how to curtsy, what to say to the queen and how keep pesky crumbs off their lips when eating finger sandwiches ...

Our Neighbors

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

TAMU SCHOOL OF RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Students in the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health recently conducted their annual "Valentines for Vets" drive by collecting notes of appreciation and thanks for U.S. veterans' sacrif ...

Ray's Picks: Make the 'Wright' choice tonight

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Love old or unusual movies but never know when they're on? Here are several I recommend:
Just Wright (2010): Once again, Queen Latifah stars in an old-fashioned, satisfying movie. This time around, she plays a woman who's tired of being every guy's ...

Texas Reads: Children's books entertain while driving home a lesson

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Children's author David Davis of Fort Worth has written another entertaining tale for young readers, Fandango Stew (Sterling Publishing, $14.95), with an important message about cooperation and generosity.
Slim and his grandson, Luis, have a mighty ...

Students of the Week, April 3

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Students of the Week receive a T-shirt from The Eagle and C.C. Creations.
Mason Ouren
Facts: 13-year-old seventh-grader at College Station Middle School
Parents/guardian: Miles and Lora Ouren
Favorite subject: Science
Favorite teacher: Ms. Ahmed
...

Our Neighbors Calendar

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Sunday
* Brazos Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4692 Turkey Shoot. 12:30 p.m. Shotgun range is behind post. Participants shoot at paper targets from 30 yards. Post supplies the ammo (12, 20 and 410 gauge). $17 for first five rounds. Youth 4 ...

School menus

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included.
ALLEN ACADEMY
Monday: King ranch casserole, pinto beans, green salad, fruit.
Tuesday: Hamburger, trimmings, roasted sweet potato wedges, fruit.
Wednesday: Barbecue chicken, spinach, apple and ...

Bush Center: As spring arrives, so does exciting Easter celebration

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Spring is officially here, and the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum has several outdoor events -- including our Easter Celebration and Parents' Weekend Tailgate Party -- to help you enjoy the beautiful weather in the Brazos Valley.
Join u ...

Zakem-Russell

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Mrs. Jeanne Zakem of Rockwall, Texas is pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Stacie Lynn Zakem, to John Paul Russell, son of Becky and B. Don Russell of College Station, Texas and grandson of the late Bernice a ...

Ryburn-Badders

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Mr. Jerry Ryburn and Ms. Toni Annette Ryburn of Bryan, TX, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Dawn Ryburn, of College Station, TX, to Nolan Reece Badders, of Southlake, TX.  Nolan’s parents are James and Deb ...

Fulton-Dolliver

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:46 PM PDT


Ron and Taffy Fulton of Bryan are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Katie Beth, to Kyle Ryan Dolliver, son of David and Karen Dolliver of Cooks Point. Grandparents of the bride elect are Juanita Saxon an ...

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