Temple Daily Telegram's Columnist Listings http://www.temple-telegram.com Mon, 12 May 2008 20:40:57 -0500 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 tdt@temple-telegram.com (TDT) webadmin@temple-telegram.com (Webmaster) en-us Copyright 2008, Temple Daily Telegram http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/05/10/49259 The arrival of President Bush in Salado on Friday evening confirmed what many have suspected the last three days. Plans have been in the making for weeks for a luncheon, cocktail party and wedding rehearsal dinner in Salado to precede Jenna Bush’s wedding to Henry Hager today. Sat, 10 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/05/10/49259 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/05/08/49200 BELTON - As a breeze stirs through the limbs of trees and rustles around the fallen tombstones and unkempt graves one can almost hear the whispers of ghosts from a long-ago era lingering in the hot air. Buried here are the veterans of conflicts going back nearly 200 years. They fought in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Creek Indian War, the Texas War of Independence, the Texas frontier wars and the Civil War, referred to by some Southerners as the War Between the States. Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/05/08/49200 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/23/48843 GATESVILLE - An injury in the early days of the ground war in Iraq put Sgt. Clay Rankin, 46, of Coxs Mills, W. Va., literally on his back. He had no idea then that his best friend and constant companion would one day be a dog named Archie. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/23/48843 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/19/48746 BELTON - It’s going to be a couple of weeks before results of the Belton school district’s latest Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee are compiled. But near the top of the list are the capacity of the high school, land acquisition, a new middle school, a new elementary school and athletic complexes. The committee has completed four of seven scheduled meetings this year. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/19/48746 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/17/48697 Indeco Sales and Maco Manufacturing of Belton announced Tuesday that it will relocate its production plant to Temple at 2204 North General Bruce Drive at Enterprise adjacent to the Temple Industrial Park. Company founder and Chief Executive Officer Lee Mays, 79, said he closed a sale in March on property formerly owned by Artco-Bel for $1.5 million and intends to have as much as $3 million invested when renovations of the plant are complete. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/17/48697 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/16/48677 Some may think keeping a cat at a business is a quaint notion from the past. The custom goes back centuries in England and spread to America in Colonial days. But in Central Texas the concept is alive and well. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/16/48677 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/15/48657 Taxpayers who want to meet the deadline of midnight tonight to file their 2007 income tax returns are in luck. The U.S. Postal Service main office in Temple at 401 N. Main St. will remain open until 11 p.m. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/15/48657 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/12/48587 SALADO - Natives of South Malawi Africa frequently go without something Americans take for granted - fresh, safe drinking water. A benefit concert to raise money to drill water wells in South Malawi will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 14 at the Celebration Center at 216 Royal in Salado. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/12/48587 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/05/48434 BELTON - Leon Heights Elementary School in Belton has cause to celebrate. The school is one of four campuses in the Central Texas region to receive a distinctive honor. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/05/48434 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/26/48200 BELTON - County Judge Jon Burrows said repair and maintenance of county bridges will be a top priority over other types of road repair in the foreseeable future. County engineer Richard Macchi told commissioners during Monday’s workshop that he estimates between 60 and 80 percent of county bridges need some type of repair work as a result of last year’s flash floods. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/26/48200 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/22/48107 Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead - an event Christians believe occurred on the third day after his crucifixion. Churches around the world conduct sunrise services to symbolize, say Christian scholars, that the resurrection occurred at daybreak. It also depicts the return of light after darkness, Jesus resurrecting from the tomb. Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/22/48107 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/18/47998 BELTON - Energy, groceries and consumer goods are not the only things touched by cost increases in this economy. Officials at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor announced an 11 percent hike in the cost of tuition to take place during its 2008 summer and fall semesters. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/18/47998 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/14/47912 United Way of Central Texas celebrated a new record in fundraising Thursday when it announced a total of $1.6 million in pledges from the 2007 fall campaign. The announcement came during a luncheon Thursday attended by volunteers, businesses and organizations participating in the campaign. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/14/47912 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/13/47893 Telegram Staff Writer Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/13/47893 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/08/47772 Lending money using small valuables as collateral is a practice that goes back 2,000 years, according to historical sources. Franciscan Friar Michael Carcano of Perugia, Italy, set up a pawn shop in 1462 for the purpose of raising cash for charity. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/08/47772 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/04/47665 STILLHOUSE HOLLOW RESERVOIR - A search for Ronald Francis Richardson, who reportedly fell from his fishing boat early Sunday into Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir, has turned from a rescue mission into a recovery operation, authorities said Monday. Bell County Sheriff’s deputies and Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens began an investigation into the disappearance of the 52-year-old man after a witness reported seeing him fall over the side of his fishing boat into the lake sometime after 6:50 a.m. Sunday. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/04/47665 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/02/47629 WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS - Texans flocked in great numbers to their native shrine Saturday to pay homage at the altar where Texas Independence from Mexico was declared 172 years ago today. Tour buses queued up at the visitor’s center at the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park. Private vehicles parked in temporary spaces in pastures as the first cannonade from the Texas Army boomed over the rolling hills of the surrounding countryside. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/02/47629 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/02/25/47449 BELTON - Two trendy eating and drinking establishments are under construction on a promontory overlooking Lake Belton. They are in the spot where Frank’s Lakeview Inn and Anchor Club stood for 35 years. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/02/25/47449 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/02/24/47430 BELTON - It was the kind of place where people met, fell in love and returned year after year to celebrate anniversaries. Nita Smith, 82, the widow of Belton entrepreneur Frank Smith looked back recently on a lifetime of memories working with her husband at Frank’s Lakeview Inn and Anchor Club overlooking Lake Belton. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/02/24/47430 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/02/16/47160 Anyone trying to get on Interstate 35 from South Loop 363 or vice versa can expect delays Monday night and early Tuesday, and again Tuesday night and early Wednesday. I-35 in the northbound travel lanes will be temporarily closed and southbound traffic will be restricted to a single lane at the busy intersection of I-35 and 363 from 7 p.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Tuesday. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/02/16/47160