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Lady Wildcats hammer Sanford-Fritch
The Lady Wildcats got off to a flying start as District 1-3A play opened Friday by hammering Sanford-Fritch, 64-62, at home.
Herd, PD square of in key 3-4A matchup
The girls and boys District 3-4A basketball races continue tonight with a full schedule of holiday games.
Bible Heritage 76 - Amarillo Rockets 40
Scotty McGee scored 18 points, while Aaron Hall and Anthony Johnston added 14 apiece to lead Bible Heritage past the Amarillo Rockets in the Bible Heritage Invitational on Friday.
Randall 72 - Caprock 31
Kami Webb scored 15 points, while Jordan Gore and Adrienne Monden added 11 to lead Randall past Caprock in a District 3-4A clash on Saturday.
River Road 53 - Muleshoe 50
Jesse Clayton sank two free throws with 20 seconds remaining to secure River Road's non-district victory over Muleshoe on Friday night.
Palo Duro 56 - Hereford 54
Palo Duro moved into a tie for third place with Hereford in District 3-4A by winning a 56-54 thriller against the Herd Saturday.
High School Basketball Summaries
District 3-5A Girls Monterey 59, Tascosa 49
Pampa Academy 49 - Bible Heritage 44
Marlon Echols and Troy Ludvick scored 16 points each to lead Pampa Academy past Bible Heritage in the Bible Heritage Invitational on Saturday.
San Jacinto 50 - Midland Trinity 36
MIDLAND - Angel Harlow scored a game-high 25 points, and the Lady Patriots used quick defensive play Saturday to knock off Midland Trinity during a TAPPS District 1-3A opener.
Pampa Academy 73 - Bible Heritage 39
Pampa Academy jumped out to a 12-point first-quarter lead as it captured the Bible Heritage Invitational on Saturday.
Tascosa falls to Pampa, ties Northwest
The Tascosa boys kicked off their season today in the Wichita Falls tournament facing Northwest and Pampa. Tascosa tied Northwest, 1-1, with Richard Obi scoring Tascosa's lone goal off a P.J. Flores assist. Dwayne Musick had five saves for the Rebels who outshot Pampa, 15-7.
Palo Duro 66 - Hereford 51
Devin Johnson scored 17 points and Kyle Shields added 11 to lead Palo Duro past Hereford in a District 3-4A game on Saturday.
Pampa Christian 61 - Bible Heritage 24
Kellie Mullican scored 23 points and Erin Raber added 17 to lead Pampa Christian past Bible Heritage in the Bible Heritage Invitational on Friday.
High School Basketball Summaries
Caprock 8 13 23 31 Randall 26 37 54 72
Lady Rebels fall in district opener
Lately, it's been chilly outside in Amarillo.
Canyon 57 - Pampa 43
PAMPA - The Eagles kept up their torrid District 3-4A pace with a 57-43 win against Pampa Saturday in Pampa.
Guymon, Okla. 89 - Trinity Fellowship 47
GUYMON, Okla. - Guymon limited Trinity Fellowship to nine points in the second quarter and six in the third as it rolled past the Lions on Friday night.
Canyon 89 - Pampa 29
PAMPA - Canyon held Pampa scoreless in the opening quarter as it remained atop the District 3-4A standings with a lopsided triumph on Saturday.
Amarillo High 81 - Perryton 50
Andrew Patterson scored 21 points, and the host Sandies overcame a quick start by the Rangers to take a non-district victory Friday at the AHS Activity Center.
West Texas 93 - Highland Park 27
The host Comanches held Highland Park to four points in the first quarter en route to a convincing District 6-2A victory Friday night.
San Jacinto 70 - Mid. Trinity 35
MIDLAND - San Jacinto Christian Academy wasted no time in disposing of Midland Trinity Saturday afternoon during its 70-35 TAPPS District 1-3A opening victory.
West Texas 39 - Highland Park 33
Strong free-throw shooting in the final two quarters helped the Lady Comanches take a District 6-2A win Friday against Highland Park.
Randall convincing in rout of Caprock, 70-40
Rebuilding Raiders? Yeah, right.
Addyson Tiffin
Brandi A. Tiffin and George D. Richardson Jr., both of Amarillo, announce the birth of their daughter, Addyson McKinsey Tiffin. She was born Dec. 14, 2001.
Jayden Splawn
Calissa and D. Splawn of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Jayden Ann Charee Splawn. She was born Aug. 6, 2001.
Autumn Logan
Tonya and Shane Logan of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Autumn Jade Logan. She was born Nov. 7, 2001.
Emilee Baughman
Dawn and Kirk Baughman of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Emilee Regina Baughman. She was born Nov. 19, 2001.
Tripp: Don't worry if you've forgotten a lot of what you've read
Odds and ends mostly gleaned from Book TV on CSPAN-2 ...
Escape to Middle-Earth
Gerry Morrow estimates he has read "The Lord of the Rings" at least 20 times since sixth grade, when a friend introduced him to J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy adventure.
Texas small-town vigil
In our therapeutic age, the drill for dealing with great personal loss is a familiar one: the afflicted individual "works through" the progressive stages of grief, sufficiently "getting over it" after a reasonable interval of mourning so that he or she can "move on" in a society in which the capacity to "function properly" is all in all.
Texas politics at its best
Fans of Larry L. King may regret that "The One-Eyed Man" is the only novel to come out of a long literary career that has produced "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," a half-dozen or so other stage plays, plus 13 other books and a fat collection of writing for magazines.
Best Sellers
Fiction 1. "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham (Doubleday) 2. "Violets Are Blue" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
Wylie: Fill in the poetry blanks; stability of our language
Enough talk. It's time to write the poem. Here are the only specifications: no more than 15-lines; one of the lines must contain this phrase: "------- heard ------footsteps on the stair."
Market Summary
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose Friday for a third straight session, posting solid gains despite the worst monthly unemployment report in more than six years.
Doctors gain new outlook
Amarillo area doctors who participate in the Master of Business Administration Program for Physician Leaders at Texas Tech said they are gaining a new outlook on the business side of their practices.
Tulia Livestock Auction begins under new ownership
TULIA - The Tulia Livestock Auction will conduct its first sale under new ownership Monday.
Taylor: Respect sought by many people, gained by few
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield doesn't get any respect.
Breakfast to honor man, woman of year
The Amarillo Globe-News 2001 Man and Woman of the Year will be guests of honor at the annual Chamber of Commerce breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at the Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza.
Ag department accepting grant proposals
The Texas Department of Agriculture is accepting grant proposals through Jan. 15 involving specialty crop research and product development, according to an announcement by Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs.
Sonic posts record sales
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A major expansion program helped the Sonic Corp. drive-in restaurant chain post record sales and earnings in the first quarter despite cool weather and an economic downturn.
New director takes reins of Canyon Main Street
The new Main Street Program director in Canyon started work Friday.
Workshop scheduled
Five continuing education units (CEUs) will be offered during a workshop on managing vegetation along Texas' roadways scheduled for Thursday by the Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Cooperative Extension in Potter County.
Back to school
Doctors can learn more about the business side of medicine in a new master of business administration program at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Business Briefs
Wahleah Beck joined Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 3333 S. Coulter St., as a reverse mortgage specialist.
Farm Briefs
The 2002 Texas Panhandle Crop Production Clinics, sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, DuPont Agricultural Products and Texas A&M University will be conducted this week in the area.
Travelocity, airline reach marketing deal
FORT WORTH (AP) - Internet travel site Travelocity.com has reached an online marketing agreement with Continental Airlines.
Gasoline-friendly vehicles not priority yet
CHICAGO - Gas prices would have to stay above $2 a gallon for an extended period before Americans will park their gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks in favor of more economical models.
Cielo Wind Power LLC said Doug Powell has joined the company as a service manager in charge of commissioning and maintaining the Llano Estacado Wind Ranch at White Deer.
Oil & Gas Report
HANSFORD (WILDCAT & HANSFORD Mississippian) Mewbourne Oil Co., #2 Steele-Collard '28', 660' from South & 1320' from East line, Sec. 20,2,WCRR, PD 8300'. Rule 37
Energy Briefs
The Desk and Derrick Club of Amarillo will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Plaza Restaurant. Rhonda Terry, chief of interpretation for the National Parks Service in Fritch, will give an overview of the Alibates Flint National Monument and the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. For reservations, call Karen Sain at 374-7717.
New research project could save feedlots billions
A new research project underway could save feedlots billions of dollars in feed costs and lower the cost of beef to the consumer, according to a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station news release.
Dumas man named employee of the year
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station senior research associate Tommy Moore of Dumas was honored recently as employee of the year by the faculty and staff at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Amarillo.
Program offers chance to improve net returns
Area producers have an opportunity to learn how to improve their net returns on the farm by participating in the Master Marketer Program, an intensive training program offered only every three or four years in the area.
United States Bankruptcy Court
Robert Donnell Davis. Amarillo. Chapter 7 nonbusiness/consumer.
Randall County Court At Law
Jaime Montes, aka Jaime Miguel Montes. Judgment. Issuance of a bad check. Punishment assessed $100 fine and costs.
Potter County Civil Court
L. E. Galaviz vs. Dimias Beltran. Default judgment. Plaintiff to recover from defendant $20,000, attorney's fees, interest and costs.
Divorces Granted
Rebecca Lynn Blanke, Frederick Darrel Blanke John Francis Ladd, Melissa Jan Ladd
Randall County District Courts
Scott Edward Hensley. Judgment on two charges. Forgery of financial instrument and tampering with government records to defraud/harm. Punishment assessed 14 months in state jail and costs on each charge.
Potter County Court
Neva Koehn. Judgment. Issuance of a bad check. Punishment assessed $100 fine and costs.
Marriage Licenses Issued
James Glendon Bussard, Amelia Ruth Lyles Henry Ellis Davis II, Stephanie Corinne Doster
Potter County District - Criminal
Gregory Lynn Franklin. Judgment on two charges of drug sales/manufacture. Punishment assessed 25 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division and costs on first charge; eight years in TDCJID and costs on second charge.
Potter County Court at Law No. 2
Billy Ray Hall. Judgment. Driving with invalid license. Punishment assessed 30 days in Potter County Detention Center, $200 fine and costs.
Feeders attract variety of birds
KILLEEN (AP) - Nature lovers hoping to encourage birds to remain in their landscapes this winter have been stocking up on bird seed at local garden centers.
AudioFile: Bluegrass musician sings like she's possessed
Hazel Dickens, eighth child of 11 born to a hellfire and brimstone Appalachian preacher
TV Picks
Do we really need another awards show? If it's smart enough to nominate "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as best drama, then yes.
Waylon Jennings' left foot amputated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Doctors have amputated country singer Waylon Jennings' left foot because of an infection related to diabetes, his spokeswoman said.
Amarillo Museum of Art "European Modernist and Constructivists Photographs: The A.G. Edwards & Sons Corporate Collection," "Richard Benson: Multiples," "Andrea Rosenberg: Push and Pull" and "Buddhist Sculpture: Ninth Century Java" through today. 2200 S. Van Buren St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue-Fri, 1-5 p.m. Sat-Sun. Free; donations accepted. 371-5050.
Creed ends year in No. 1 spot
NEW YORK (AP) - Creed ended 2001 on an up note, holding on to the No. 1 spot on the album charts with its disc, "Weathered."
Waits on Xbox repairs hamper Microsoft's hardware debut
SEATTLE - Hundreds of people who bought Microsoft's hot new Xbox game console over the holidays received defective systems, and some say they waited for weeks before the devices were fixed.
Critics say movie is 'beautiful'
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association thinks "A Beautiful Mind" is a beautiful movie. In a poll released Wednesday, the group of 56 area broadcast and print journalists voted the film, inspired by the life of a schizophrenic genius, the best of 2001.
Son says movie is 'true to life'
NEW YORK - Most of all, Tom Cherry just wants it to be done with. But that's a tall order.
Commentary track rare gem on 'M*A*S*H' DVD release
Robert Altman might not say much, but when he finally cuts loose, watch out. After a relatively sleep-inducing 62 minutes of commentary track on the upcoming DVD release of "M*A*S*H," Altman lets loose with a cannon's roar against the TV series that his film inspired.
CMT to move offices to downtown Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country Music Television will move its offices to downtown Nashville this fall.
Turner's new restaurant will feature bison burgers
ATLANTA (AP) - Billionaire media entrepreneur and rancher Ted Turner is hoping to create a new empire: a restaurant chain featuring 25 versions of the bison burger.
Airline meals becoming uncommon
For those who hate airline meals but expect to fill up on them nonetheless, beware: Don't automatically assume you'll get fed on board.
Show spotlights talents of many Chicano artists
SAN ANTONIO - Cheech Marin made his name portraying a hapless pothead from the Hispanic barrios, and now he's using the fruits of that celebrity to promote the visions of Mexican-American artists from similar origins.
Van Susteren: Nothing sinister in switch
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) - Lawyer and TV personality Greta Van Susteren has a question about the news coverage over her upcoming job change from CNN to Fox: What's all the fuss?
New Year's Resolutions Workshop set
As January - the month of new beginnings - is ushered in, many people will seize the opportunity to renew their commitment to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
U2 scores 8 nods
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Veteran rockers U2 grabbed a leading eight Grammy nominations Friday, including record, album and song of the year. But the day's biggest surprise was neosoul newcomer India.Arie, who nabbed seven nominations.
Ingalls: Exhibit a significant retrospective
'Emilio Caballero: Artista y Maestro en el Llano (Artist and Teacher in the Llano)" continues on exhibit through Feb. 17 at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon. This is a significant retrospective exhibition of the work of Dr. Emilio "Cab" Caballero, who headed the West Texas State University art department for more than 20 years.
The nominees are . . .
Nominations in top categories for the 44th annual Grammy Awards announced Friday ...
'Frankie and Johnny'
Cindi Bulla isn't making her directorial debut with Merely Players' "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune." It just feels that way to her.
McKeon shines in ensemble drama
LOS ANGELES - The prop list on the day's call sheet for "The Division" reads "All cast: guns; badges; cell phones; coffee."
Childs: CD focuses on Alaska
One of the latest CDs available from the Generations Archives by Heritage Quest is Alaska Gold Rush.
Hank Azaria changes faces for sitcom character
LOS ANGELES - Hank Azaria - who has played a marble-mouthed would-be Lothario, a World War II Jewish rebel and "Simpsons" convenience-store owner Apu in his career - could fairly be called a character actor. Or, in the case of his new NBC sitcom, a characters actor.
'The icing on the cake'
BRYCE, Utah - There's a subtle, but unforgettable reward for those who get up early at Bryce Canyon, a national park with decidedly unsubtle terrain.
B&B confuses residents
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - When somebody rings the bell at Como en Casa, a small bed-and-breakfast inn in Buenos Aires' bohemian quarter of Palermo Viejo, Mariana Alfaro never really knows what to expect.
Tragedy breeds creativity in post-Sept. 11 travel
Here's a new product for the post-Sept. 11 air traveler: for $9.99, a foam-padded seat that attaches to the top of your suitcase.
Waiting game offered
SINGAPORE (AP) - Instead of "this is your final boarding call," passengers at Singapore's Changi International Airport may be hearing: "Is that your final answer?"
Honky Tonk Man
When it comes to making music, Dwight Cook of Amarillo will tell you that Western Swing's the thing.
Club Calendar
Monday Morning Toastmasters Club - 6:30 a.m., American Red Cross, 1800 S. Harrison St.
Harry Potter Hour to feature fun, magic, more on Tuesday
Muggles and wizards alike will be participating in a night of fun, magic and more at the Harry Potter Hour at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
Making a case for books
I'm sure a seismic ripple shot through the foundation of my home when I opened bookstore gift certificates for Christmas.
West Texas Legal Services luncheon
West Texas Legal Services honored private attorneys and lay advocates who have volunteered time to assist at legal clinics during a Dec. 13 luncheon.
New Year's Eve drumming
Instead of ringing in the New Year, the American Indian Cultural Center drummed it in.
AAUW holiday gala Dec. 15
The Amarillo Branch of the American Association of University Women sponsored its holiday gala Dec. 15 at the home of Claudette Keer-Dove. Members of the organization decorated the AAUW Scholarship Tree with donations to a favorite scholarship.
Chili cookoff set Saturday
The 18th annual Make-A-Wish Chili Cook-off will begin with a free cooks' breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Rex Baxter Building on the Tri-State Fairgrounds.
Turn holiday leftovers into dreamy dog dishes
Want to make it happy holidays for a dog that's been more nice than naughty in 2001? Why not share some of those tasty, healthy, holiday leftovers with your four-legged family members.
Letter strikes chord with Amarillo woman
Ever wonder if those letters to Dear Abby are real? Seems they are.
Stamp marks Chinese New Year
2002 is the Year of the Horse.
Fashion blunders of the year 2001
This year, the world of style introduced innovations. Devastations. Good old-fashioned faux pas.
Snapshots can become as important as great shots
The Sept. 11 attack has changed many lives - professionally and personally.
Diaries of Eisenhower's secretary open to public
ABILENE, Kan. (AP) - The diaries of Kay Summersby, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's wartime secretary, have been opened to the public.
Scottish New Year's Eve party
Revelers enjoyed Scottish music and song, drawings, whiskey tasting and contests at the Scottish New Year's Eve party at the Canyon Club at Carolyn's Place in the Amarillo Travelodge East.
Baby's Coming Shop open house
Baby's Coming Shop attracted a huge crowd for an open house in its new location at 301 S. Polk St.
RSVP open house Dec. 13
Seniors who volunteer at locations across the area attended the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program holiday open house on Dec. 13 at the RSVP office, 321 W. Seventh Ave.
2002 year of the palindrome
Tarzan raised Desi Arnaz' rat.
On The Calendar
"Backyard Monsters," through Tuesday. Don Harrington Discovery Center, 1200 Streit Drive, Amarillo. Call 355-9547.
Bookcases tell story of owners
A bookcase speaks volumes about its owners.
Clovis lands eight on All-state team
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - They were the young men who led Clovis to a perfect season and another state championship.
Hobbs gets new football coach
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - Phillip Roybal, who rebuilt the football program at a Dallas high school, has been appointed football coach at Hobbs High School.
Education Briefs
South Lawn Elementary Principal Jerry Pybus was named District 16 Principal of the Year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association.
Potter County Indictments
A Potter County grand jury indicted 11 people Thursday.
Sick Pantex worker gets $150,000
A man received the first $150,000 compensation check Friday for his work-related illness while employed at the Pantex Plant.
Armey marched through WT on way to House
It's a long way from Cando, N.D., to the U.S. House of Representatives majority leader's seat in Washington.
AC Briefs
Regular registration for the spring 2002 semester at Amarillo College will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Call 371-5030 for more information.
Balloonist travels 1,224 miles, lands safely
Troy Bradley, who departed Thursday night from Amarillo's Tradewind Airport with a goal to break gas balloon travel records, landed Saturday and unofficially traveled 1,224 miles.
Amarilloans to have brush with Olympics
Amarilloans can catch a glimpse of Olympic history as the torch moves through the city en route to Salt Lake City.
Dems, GOP battle in Potter
Republican primary battles highlight most Potter County races, but a contested commission race and the race for county chairman will be on the Democratic primary ballot.
Torchbearers happy to serve
Torchbearer Dustin Holladay, sponsored by Chevrolet, is general manager of Plains Chevrolet.
Fire damages apartment
A Saturday morning fire caused $10,000 worth of damage to a Pepper Tree Square Apartment, according to an Amarillo Fire Department news release.
TxDOT racks up miles of repairs during 2001
Amarillo residents may have noticed in 2001 the new westbound exit ramp near Coulter Road was moved to the east.
On the Agenda
Amarillo City Commission: Tuesday, 3 p.m., Commission Chambers, third floor, City Hall, 509 E. Seventh Ave.
Regional Political Races
Armstrong County REPUBLICAN: Commissioner Precinct 2: Mike Baker. Commissioner Precinct 4: Todd Cagle.
Some Randall GOP races crowded
Do not look for any swells of political change sweeping away Randall County Republicans this year. Democrats were unable to field candidates for most races in the March 12 primary election, leaving their rival party uncontested in the general election later this year.
Fire damages residence
A fire at about 2:30 a.m. Friday caused an estimated $18,000 in damage to a home in the 2500 block of Roberts Street, the Amarillo Fire Department reports.
Amarilloan dies in wreck
KRESS - An Amarillo man died Thursday in a one-vehicle accident in Swisher County.
Xcel Energy seeks funds to expand call center
Xcel Energy announced plans Friday for an expansion of its Amarillo Customer Service Center by as many as 75 new workers.
Thornberry, Combest draw no GOP foes
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon, and U.S. Rep. Larry Combest, R-Lubbock, drew no challengers in the March 12 Republican primary.
2001 homicides take toll on city
Shock. Fear. Insecurity.
Veteran judge seeks re-election
Longtime 320th Family District Judge Don Emerson kicked off his re-election bid Friday.
Mobile home destroyed
A fire destroyed a mobile home Friday in North Amarillo, according to Chief Jack Bivens of the Potter County Fire-Rescue Department.
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Mary Margaret Cherry
TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Mary Margaret Cherry, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Catya Sassoon dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress and model Catya Sassoon, the daughter of celebrity hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, died in her sleep Tuesday after attending a New Year's party at a friend's house. She was 33.
'Black Knight' dies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Miklos "Miki" Dora, the legendary "Black Knight" of surfing who spurned contests and railed at Hollywood's glamorization of the sport, died Thursday of cancer. He was 67.
Robert C. Johnston
Robert C. Johnston, 64, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002.
Lois "Mo" Nollner
SPEARMAN - Lois "Mo" Nollner, 89, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Mabel Hightower
CHILDRESS - Mabel "Scott" Hightower, 92, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002.
Afton Thornton
Afton Thornton, 83, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, in Amarillo.
Pauline Hooper
SPRINGTOWN - Pauline Hooper, 90, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Kenny Gearn
Kenny Gearn, 80, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Lola Hunter
Lola Hunter, 84, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Harry E. "Rock" Chamberlain III
LUBBOCK - Harry E. "Rock" Chamberlain III, 48, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002.
All Obits - Text Only
GRUVER - Wesley Cook Maupin, 49, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Louise Kinsey
HEREFORD - Louise Kinsey, 90, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Dayle Weatherly
FORT WORTH - Dayle Weatherly, 75, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Oleta Harris
MCLEAN - Oleta Harris, 85, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Vincent J. Venhaus
HAPPY - Vincent J. Venhaus, 60, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Ubaldo Mata Basaldua
DUMAS - Ubaldo Mata Basaldua, 69, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Christopher John Upshaw
Christopher John Upshaw, infant son of Shawna and JB Upshaw, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Mildred Haverkamp
ELKHART, Kan. - Mildred Haverkamp, 86, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
John Randolph Taylor dies
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) - The Rev. John Randolph Taylor, an architect of the 1983 reunification of the northern and southern Presbyterian denominations, died Friday at his home. He was 72.
All Obits - Text Only
HEREFORD - Louise Kinsey, 90, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Mildred Taylor
Mildred Taylor, 82, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Homer E. "Boodles" Dixon Jr.
Homer E. "Boodles" Dixon Jr., 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, in Norman.
Harvey Paul Renfroe
FRITCH - Harvey Paul Renfroe, 60, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Margie Rudene Hefley
TULIA - Margie Rudene Hefley, 72, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Billy Davis Pyeatt
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Lake Tanglewood Community Church with the Rev. Roger Hubbard, of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter No. 26. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Longtime radio host dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Casper Citron, a longtime radio host who broadcast his interviews from New York hotel lobbies, died Tuesday of liver failure. He was 82.
'Pollyanna,' 'Parent Trap' writer, director Swift dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - David Swift, who wrote and directed the Walt Disney movies "Pollyanna" and "The Parent Trap," which made Hayley Mills a teen-age star, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 82.
Mary Frances "Mickey" Loucks
TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Mary Frances "Mickey" Loucks, 65, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in Dalhart.
Bois M. Smith
Bois M. Smith, 88, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002.
Michael Dwaine Miller
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Borger Church of God with the Rev. Kerry Prince, pastor of Foxridge Church of God in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Borger by Brown Funeral Directors.
Mildred Hilton
LOCKNEY - Mildred Hilton, 104, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002.
Ethel R. Palmitier
PAMPA - Ethel R. Palmitier, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.
Weldon Eugene McClure
Weldon Eugene McClure, 73, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
World's oldest man dies
TIANA, Sardinia (AP) - Antonio Todde, an Italian shepherd listed by Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest man, was found dead Friday morning, just shy of his 113th birthday.
Wesley Cook Maupin
GRUVER - Wesley Cook Maupin, 49, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Ralph Berner
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage, with the Rev. Joshua Pennington, associate pastor of Church Alive, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with flag detail by DAV Chapter No. 26.
Funeral Services
Jason Diaz, 25, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002. Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.
Kelly Dale Carlile
ARLINGTON - Kelly Dale Carlile, 39, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002.
Funeral Services
Ubaldo Mata Basaldua, of Dumas, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas.
Moses H. Kirkland
Moses H. "Tex" Kirkland, 89, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Johnny Lee Morris
CANADIAN - Johnny Lee Morris, 69, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Ruth Hanson Theodosia Griffin
NAZARETH - Ruth Hanson Theodosia Griffin, 99, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Kanelis: Fair isn't fair for all Texas officeholders
Fair is fair in Texas government, right? What's good for one set of officeholders is good for all, right? They all play by the same rules, right?
Editorial: Double duty is double trouble
Amarillo City Commissioner Dianne Bosch faced a dilemma when pondering whether to run for a justice of the peace post in Randall County.
Spies: Fox's 'war correspondent' dupes viewers
The Afghanistan campaign has given our television news teams something to sink their teeth into. One news team I find myself watching more often than not is Fox News. The in-your-face tantara promises to be fair, balanced and unafraid.
Editorial: G-N Empty Stocking Fund filled with Panhandle spirit
High Plains residents are a caring bunch of folks who answer the call to help a neighbor in need. You want proof? Just look at the totals for this year's Globe-News Empty Stocking Fund, which this year has raised nearly $97,000 for area families.
Fleming: All parents are created equal
There is something terribly wrong with America - not necessarily the country itself, but its traditional "American values."
Letters: Semper Fi for all
While I respect James Fluegel's Dec. 12 opinion that there is no room in the U.S. Marine Corps for women, I do not totally agree.
Letters: Keep those pig farms away from my house
I have lived in Dumas for 36 years and have had discussions with some of our elected officials about Seaboard Farms coming to Moore County. None can guarantee to me that, two years from now, there will not be a pig farm a mile from my house.
Witt: Pay now or later: America's rights come with a cost
Appearing on the Nov. 16 Other Opinion page was William Seewald's column, "Democracy begins in the voting booth."
Black: 2001: It was a year to remember
I guess I can compare the year 2001 to the 2001 World Series.
Editorial: Surprises boost interest in ballot
As is usually the case in Texas, the final day of filing for this year's March primaries produced its share of surprises.
Editorial: Officials hope trails make city more livable
Amarillo's recent spate of snow and cold notwithstanding, city officials are right to proceed with plans to make our community a more bicycle-friendly place.
Brunjes: Hug of affection better than imperfection
Guess what: Today I got a hug!
Spain, France are great for visiting, but there's no place like home
You might remember my wife, Amy, and I had car trouble on the border of Spain and France during our fishing sojourn there this last June. We limped across the border, and after being stranded in the mountains a couple of hours, we stayed in the Hotel Bielsa that next night.
Leschper: With deer season winding down, it's time to hit slopes
Okay, what's an outdoor family to do in January?
Photos, stories welcomed
The Globe-News gladly publishes tasteful hunting and fishing photographs of good quality on our Sunday outdoor page.
Clarendon pastor joins hospice spiritual care team
Darrell Burton, pastor of Martin Baptist Church in Clarendon, has joined the Crown of Texas Hospice as a member of the spiritual care team.
Jazzercise open house set
Jazzercise will have a free open house at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Coulter Road Baptist Church Gym, 4108 S. Coulter. Participants should dress to exercise. For more information, call Nessa Brinkley at 468-9413.
Devotional service slated
Al Trevino will present a devotional service on "The Meaning of True Unity" at 10 a.m. Sunday at Amarillo Baha'i Center, 508 W. Eighth Ave. Children's classes begin at 9 a.m.
Shelburne: Grandkids help put priorities into perspective
As so often happens on holidays, we recently had our house again crammed full of kids and grandkids for several days.
Bible study to begin
Franklin Williams will begin a study of the Book of Genesis at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1400 Wolflin Ave. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. The study continues at 11:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Jan. 16.
Space available for trip
Adult Sunday school members of Trinity Baptist Church have space available for anyone wanting to attend the Gaither Texas Style Homecoming on Feb. 8-9 in Dallas.
Baptist Bible Chair to offer courses at AC
Baptist Bible Chair will offer four courses through Amarillo College's Community Service program. Registration deadline is Wednesday.
Registration open for class
Registration is open for the spring semester of Gene Shelburne's Tuesday Night Bible Class. The nondenominational studies are open to all faiths.
Survey says
Four in 10 Americans feel they are overweight, according to a national survey released by the Take Off Pounds Sensibly Club Inc.
2002 ... resolving to do better
New Year's resolutions often fail.
Vikings dismiss Green
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Dennis Green's stormy run with the Minnesota Vikings ended abruptly Friday when he was forced out with one game left in a grim season.
Wisconsin 72
(7) Illinois 66
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Charlie Wills scored 19 points in the biggest victory yet for Badgers first-year coach Bo Ryan.
Rattlers halt losing streak at eight, top Scorpions, 6-4
ALBUQUERQUE - Doug Shepherd, Jeff Johnstone and Eric Silverman scored consecutive goals in the second period Friday, pushing the Amarillo Rattlers to a 6-4 victory against the New Mexico Scorpions.
Lady Redmen too much for Zias
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - The Eastern New Mexico Zias' losing streak reached six as they dropped a 49-44 Lone Star Conference crossover game to Northeastern State on Saturday at Jack Dobbins Fieldhouse.
Miss. St. 74 - (6) Kentucky. 69
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Mario Austin hit his first career 3-pointer with 7 seconds left in regulation, then made five free throws in overtime for Mississippi State (14-1).
Kansas St. 89 - (7) Baylor 75
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Kansas State center Nicole Ohlde didn't necessarily plan on scoring in double figures against Baylor, but she's not complaining.
California back leads the West to 26-6 victory
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Lorenzo Booker scored two first-half touchdowns to lead the West team to a 26-6 victory over the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, which featured many of the nation's top high school football players.
(4) Iowa St. 88 - Nebraska 54
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Losing once at home was bad enough. Iowa State wanted to make sure it didn't happen twice.
Longhorn AD Dodds promises raise for Brown
AUSTIN (AP) - Texas athletics director DeLoss Dodds said Friday night that football coach Mack Brown would receive a raise, but the amount hasn't been decided.
Florida job attractive for Oklahoma's Stoops
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - By just about any measurement, Bob Stoops has a great situation as football coach at Oklahoma. Whether it's great enough to keep him in Norman is not clear.
San Antonio holds off Mavericks, 105-103; Pacers ground the Rockets
DALLAS (AP) - The Interstate 35 rivalry between San Antonio and Dallas is rapidly becoming one of the NBA's best.
Flawless Sooners blitz Tech
Lubbock - Before tipoff of the Oklahoma-Texas Tech women's basketball game Saturday, a good lip-reader might have noticed OU head coach Sherri Coale jokingly telling officials her team never fouls.
Oregon beats No. 15 Arizona, again
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Thirteen days after handing Arizona its most one-sided loss of coach Lute Olson's 19 seasons at the school, Oregon beat the 15th-ranked Wildcats again 90-80 Friday night.
Few tears shed as Lions say farewell to Silverdome
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Lots of exposed steel, a sea of concrete, an inflated fiberglass roof - and no championships.
Spurrier's resignation at Florida triggers speculation about future of OU's Stoops
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Steve Spurrier's resignation as Florida's football coach Friday fueled speculation about the future of Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, a former assistant under Spurrier.
Perry, Verplank tied for lead in Mercedes event
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Scott Verplank eagled the final hole to catch Kenny Perry after three rounds of the Mercedes Championships, the season-opening tournament that is looking more like a tuneup for the British Open.
Solich lauds Miami's team speed
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Frank Solich knew quickly that Miami was just too fast.
Miami 12-0! Any question?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bring on the Gators.
No. 2 Tennessee falls to No. 1 Connecticut, 86-72
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Diana Taurasi scored a career-high 32 points as top-ranked Connecticut beat No. 2 Tennessee 86-72 on Saturday to improve to 16-0.
Harrington propels Pacers to 92-82 victory over Spurs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Al Harrington came from the bench to score 18 points and lead the Indiana Pacers to a 92-82 victory over San Antonio on Friday as the Spurs shot a season-low 33 percent.
Greyhounds seek third-straight win
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - The Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds will go after their third-straight win, while the Zias will attempt to snap a four-game losing streak when they meet Northeastern State today.
Few teams would pass on Spurrier's pro-tential
Steve Spurrier is out as the head coach of the University of Florida. Dennis Green is out as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
Baylor gets new offensive coordinator
WACO (AP) - Baylor football coach Kevin Steele announced Friday the hiring of Dave Baldwin as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach.
Cowboys defense gaining ground
PONTIAC, Mich. - It is no small accomplishment that Mike Zimmer has pulled off in 2001. He has transformed the look of the Dallas Cowboys defense this season more than Jerry Jones has transformed the look of Jerry Jones.
Virginia no longer undeaten; Kentucky, Illnnois fall
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Julius Hodge scored 21 points on near-perfect shooting, and North Carolina State ended a 13-game losing streak at University Hall.
Controversial Rodman arrested in Newport Beach
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Dennis Rodman was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of obstructing and delaying officers investigating a possible code violation at his seaside restaurant.
(16) Syracuse 73 Providence 66
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Kueth Duany scored all 16 of his points in the second half as Syracuse (13-2, 2-0 Big East) rallied.
Beilue: OU's experience too much for Tech's jitters
LUBBOCK - All broad sides of the barn were safe from harm Saturday afternoon. So too were oceans, canyons and anything else wide that's supposed to be easy to throw a rock - or basketball - into.
Salt Lake City goes into home stretch
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Eight-foot fences surround the Olympic Village. Nearby, commuters on Wasatch Boulevard speed past utility poles festooned with bright decorative banners.
A year later, Oklahoma State more mature
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A year later, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are better, stronger and more mature.
Ward, Burress can become Steelers' first twin 1,000-yard receivers
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have had 3,000-yard passers and enough 1,000 rushers - Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis among them - to stock two franchises' backfields.
Applewhite's career the stuff of legends
AUSTIN (AP) - Long before the records, the controversies, the "Marry Me Major" signs and the storybook sendoff, Major Applewhite was headed to Texas A&M.
Twins have Gardenhire; season still unsure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins may not have a team this year, but at least they have a manager - Ron Gardenhire.
TV ratings down
NEW YORK (AP) - The one-sided Rose Bowl was not a hit with TV viewers, and ratings for the four-game Bowl Championship Series dropped 22 percent from last year to their lowest point ever.
Pittsburgh 77 - (11) Boston College 74
BOSTON (AP) - Brandin Knight scored 20 points to lead Pittsburgh to a 77-74 victory over No. 11 Boston College on Saturday night, the Eagles' first home loss in almost two years.
Texas Tech hosts third-ranked Oklahoma
It's not deja vu and no, you're not reading a story from a week ago.
(13) Cincinnati. 72 - East Carolina 62
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Steve Logan scored 24 points and hit eight straight free throws in the final three minutes as No. 13 Cincinnati held off East Carolina 72-62 Saturday night in the Conference-USA opener for both teams.
Officer says hockey dad admitted being in fight
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A police officer testified Friday that he arrived at the scene of a fatal fight between two hockey dads and found the victim motionless and surrounded by children.
Showdown: No. 1 UConn vs. No. 2 Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The greatest rivalry in women's college basketball resumes Saturday: No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 2 Tennessee.
(3) Florida 69 - South Carolina 60
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Udonis Haslem had 24 points and 10 rebounds as third-ranked Florida opened defense of its Southeastern Conference championship by beating South Carolina 69-60 Saturday.
O'Neal activated for Lakers game against Suns
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal, sidelined five games with sore toes, was activated by the Los Angeles Lakers for Friday night's game against the Phoenix Suns.
Blues get hat trick from Stillman, top Stars 5-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Cory Stillman scored three goals, and Doug Weight added three assists, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 victory Saturday over the Dallas Stars.
Later, Gators: Spurrier seeks NFL job
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Steve Spurrier took his visor, his Fun 'N' Gun and his swagger and left Florida in a stunning resignation Friday.
Federov might want to bite his tongue
Sergei Fedorov may or may not be in coach Scotty Bowman's doghouse.
Hail to the Hurricanes ... and to hail with that computer
PASADENA, Calif. - You back the grandest old football game into a corner, shut out the sun, turn down the heat, hook it up to machines, and what do you expect?
After Rose Bowl, Oregon must settle for second-best
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - No one will ever know if Oregon would have fared any better against Miami than Nebraska did in the Rose Bowl.
Dungy plans to coach Sunday night
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy, whose mother died this week, will not miss Sunday night's regular season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles. Cleo Dungy, 81, died Thursday at her home in Jackson, Mich.
Smart Money by Bob Christ
Bob Christ has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on NFL games. The odds listed are the latest available from Las Vegas ...
Browns commit to Couch
BEREA, Ohio (AP) - Cleveland committed itself to Tim Couch on Friday when the Browns gave him an $8.7 million bonus rather than allow him to become a restricted free agent.
Smith uses late charge to near 11th 1,000-yard season
IRVING (AP) - The only thing that motivates Emmitt Smith more than a milestone is people saying he can't reach it.
Cowboys, Sooners open Big 12 play at home
Oklahoma basketball coach Kelvin Sampson summed things up nicely after the 10th-ranked Sooners beat Texas Southern in the All-College Classic.
Fight in stands mars UT upset of OSU
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Texas survived a tussle in the stands to once again get the better of Oklahoma State.
(23) Wake Forest 84 - North Carolina 62
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Josh Howard scored 20 points and Steve Lepore added 15 as No. 23 Wake Forest handed North Carolina its worst defeat at the Smith Center.
Steelers say 'Bus' won't run if it snows today
PITTSBURGH (AP) - There will be one less Bus running in Pittsburgh if it snows today.
Spurrier's departure sends coaching carousel spinning
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The latest Spurrier Shuffle has nothing to do with quarterbacks.
Strahan a sack away from record
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - No one has had a closer view of Michael Strahan's assault on the NFL single-season sack record than Cornelius Griffin.
Oklahoma 89 - Texas A&M 63
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Aaron McGhee scored 22 points and Hollis Price had 14 in his return to the lineup, leading No. 10 Oklahoma to its 10th straight victory, 89-63 over Texas A&M in the Big 12 opener for both teams Saturday night.
Texas A&M 58 - Kansas 51
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kim Moore scored 18 points as Texas A&M defeated Kansas 58-51 Saturday afternoon.
Odessa hands struggling Rattlers 3-1 loss
After their last two meetings, the Amarillo Rattlers can find few answers for Odessa's Mike Gorman.
Top ranked Redmen beat Eastern New Mexico, 70-51
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Jon Shepherd scored 18 points and Shon Robinson added 17 to lead second-ranked Northeastern State past Eastern New Mexico Univeristy 70-51 in a Lone Star Conference crossover matchup on Saturday at Jack Dobbins Fieldhouse.
Sanders signs one-year contract with Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Reggie Sanders signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, leaving World Series champion Arizona after hitting a career-high 33 homers last season.
Baylor 79 - Iowa State 74
WACO (AP) - John Lucas scored 16 points, and Lawrence Roberts and Wendell Greenleaf added 15 and 14 to lead Baylor to a 79-74 win over Iowa State on Saturday.
Lindros skates, still day-to-day
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Rangers center Eric Lindros, sidelined by the seventh concussion of his NHL career, took part in an optional skate Friday and remains listed day-to-day.
Minnesota 70 - (19) Michigan St. 67
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Reserve Jerry Holman scored 16 points, and Rick Rickert added 15 as Minnesota beat No. 19 Michigan State in the defending Big Ten champion's conference opener.
Jordan scores 30,000 point in Wizards' win over Bulls
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unable to hit a shot and worn out by a sinus infection, Michael Jordan somehow summoned the energy to put an exclamation point on a victory against his old team.
Texas opens Big 12 with Owens out for the entire season
AUSTIN (AP) - Texas couldn't pick a worse time to be going into the Big 12.
(17) Missouri 60 - Nebraska 53
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Kareem Rush isn't playing like a preseason All-American these days. On Saturday, his coach said Rush isn't getting the officiating calls he should.
Spellmann: What is your Web position?
If you missed last week's conclusion of my three-part series on Mail-Merge, you can catch it at this newspaper's Web site or at my own: http://ericspellmann.com
Parole revoked third time for convicted killer
FORT WORTH (AP) - A man convicted of killing a high school cheerleader is returning to prison after his parole was revoked for the third time, officials said Friday.
Kansas 97 - Colorado 85
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Drew Gooden scored 27 points as second-ranked Kansas beat Colorado 97-85 Saturday night, the Jayhawks' 25th straight victory over the Buffaloes.
Smell of money raises concerns
PAMPA - Dale Roth knows stink.
Judge sets deadline for CoServ, lender deal
FORT WORTH (AP) - Fallout between CoServ and its top lender over a withheld debt payment prompted a federal judge to set a deadline for a resolution.
Undercover agents randomly check vehicle inspectors
James Dennis thought one of his employees could tell whether a car's lights worked.
Laid-off Enron employees caught by insurance glitch
HOUSTON (AP) - A paperwork delay has caused the approximately 4,500 Enron Corp. workers laid off by the foundering energy giant to go without health insurance temporarily, forcing at least one ex-employee to put off cancer surgery.
Released writer anxious for return to normal life
HOUSTON - A fledgling crime writer burst into joyous tears Friday after walking out of a federal detention center where she had been held for more than five months for refusing to turnover her research on a society murder case.
Morales pledges toughness, tenderness
SAN ANTONIO - Three days after a change in plans that stunned the state's political watchers, former Attorney General Dan Morales returned to his hometown to formally announce his candidacy for governor.
Experts: Contested races make for informed voters
AUSTIN - Crowded primary elections and challenged officeholders make for an informed and engaged electorate, area political observers say.
Officials plan Operation Lone Star to provide care to border residents
WESLACO (AP) - State health officials joined military representatives in Weslaco on Saturday in planning Operation Lone Star 2002, which will provide free medical and dental care to poor border residents for the fifth year in a row.
Woman jailed after ecstasy found
McLEAN - A Friday morning traffic stop in Wheeler County netted 1,478 grams of the drug ecstasy.
Police shoot man waving BB gun
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) - A man waving a BB gun in front of police was fatally shot outside his home Friday when two officers opened fire, police say.
Family, friends mourn first soldier killed by enemy in terrorism war
GEORGETOWN - On an end table in Will and Lynn Chapman's living room sits a photograph of their son, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman, dressed in Army fatigues and standing on a truckbed while the Green Beret was stationed in Haiti.
Time sheets probed in Harris County office
HOUSTON (AP) - Prosecutors are investigating payroll irregularities in a Harris County constable's office in which some employees reportedly claimed on multiple time sheets working as many as 35 hours a day.
Inmate escapes on way to medical appointment
FORT WORTH (AP) - Authorities were searching Friday for a Gainesville State School inmate who slipped out of handcuffs and shackles then jumped out of a slow-moving van.
Statewide candidates make pitches
AUSTIN - When the final round of filing for the 2002 elections ended last week, many candidates had placed bids for state offices, including several surprising last-minute filings in the March 12 primary election.
Magazine: Houston retains title of nation's fattest city
HOUSTON (AP) - When it comes to flab, the nation's fourth-largest city is No. 1.
Student, mother allege sexual abuse at boarding school
HOUSTON (AP) - Two years after a dormitory director was charged with sexual abuse, a former student and his mother are suing a San Marcos boarding school for negligence, alleging that school officials knew of the abuse and did nothing to stop it.
Hutchinson County politics now firmly in GOP camp
BORGER - Few would deny that the political landscape in Washington, D.C., has undergone a shift to the right over the past decade or so, but that shift seems tiny compared with a seismic upheaval in one Texas Panhandle county.
2 jailed in pot bust
GROOM - Two Tennessee men were jailed after a routine stop Thursday on Interstate 40 near Groom netted 56 pounds of marijuana.
Think tank finds fault with TAKS
AUSTIN (AP) - A year from now, Texas public school children will begin taking a new state assessment that education officials say is tougher and broader than the test students now take.
Police officer resigns after inquiry into expenses
ODESSA (AP) - A West Texas law officer accused of overcharging for expenses related to an FBI training program has resigned from the police department.
Israel claims seizure of ship smuggling 50 tons of weapons
JERUSALEM - Israeli naval commandos in rubber boats commandeered a cargo ship in the Red Sea hundreds of miles from Israel's shores, finding 50 tons of Iranian-made weapons meant for the Palestinian Authority on board, the Israeli army chief said Friday.
U.S. envoy optimistic he can guide Israelis, Palestinians toward truce
JERICHO, West Bank - A U.S. envoy was hopeful Saturday he could guide Israelis and Palestinians toward a truce, after Israel said it would further ease West Bank blockades and the Palestinians continued to arrest suspected militants.
Accused couple asks for separate trials
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A couple accused in the dog-mauling death of their neighbor have asked for separate trials, saying neither wants to be dragged down by the other's conduct and comments.
Gabon seals off province to help contain Ebola
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Gabon's government was stepping up efforts to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, restricting access to an entire province affected by the disease.
Nevada town split over nuclear dump
AMARGOSA VALLEY, Nev. (AP) - For almost two decades now, on the farms, at the post office and at the VFW-American Legion post, they have been arguing over the federal government's proposal to bury radioactive waste 15 miles up the road. Now the argument may be about to heat up.
Check This Out
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Santa Fe residents are lining up to buy hands-free cell-phone devices after a city ban on hand-held telephones while driving went into effect New Year's Day.
Scientists: Dolly the cloned sheep has arthritis
LONDON (AP) - The world's first cloned sheep has developed arthritis at the relatively early age of 5 years, scientists said Friday, stirring debate that the current cloning procedures might be flawed.
Bush seeks unity, slams Democrats
ONTARIO, Calif. - Firing back in an election-year debate over the recession, President Bush on Saturday painted Democratic opponents as tax-raisers and pointedly vowed he won't allow his tax cuts to be rolled back.
Terror, money dominate state legislatures for new year
Two worries - money and terror - loom over state legislators as they return to their capitols this month to consider reams of belt-tightening and security proposals stacked up on their desks.
Blizzards hit southern Balkans
ANKARA, Turkey - Blizzards closed roads and disrupted air traffic in the southern Balkans for a second day Saturday, prompting Greece and Bulgaria to declare states of emergency in certain areas, Turkey to shelter homeless in jails and Romania to dynamite river ice.
Ex-Las Cruces superintendent won't return incentives
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Former Las Cruces Superintendent Jesse L. Gonzales said through his attorney Friday he would not return incentives the school board paid to him after approving them in secret meetings.
Banks are first casualties as Argentina defaults, prepares to devalue currency
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - From Boston to Spain, banks that do business in Argentina are emerging as the first casualties of the country's economic crisis, with their Argentine branches suffering mounting bad debts, sliding share prices and a wrecked reputation among customers.
Man charged in Sept. 11 attacks wants his trial to be televised
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Zacarias Moussaoui, the man charged as an accomplice in the Sept. 11 attacks, asked a judge Friday to allow his trial to be televised to make sure the proceedings are fair.
Argentina OKs plan to devalue peso
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's lower house of Congress gave approval late Saturday to an emergency economic plan in a key vote granting President Eduardo Duhalde broad powers to devalue the peso and try to rebuild the shattered economy.
Exams used on terrorists in training
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It looked like any other test: fill in the blanks, multiple choice, short essays. But the graded exams found at an al-Qaida camp had deadly implications - one question asked how best to shoot down an aircraft, and three terrorists-in-training got the answer right.
Alcatraz to receive earthquake retrofit
SAN FRANCISCO - A dank, 19th century dungeon wall, where prisoner "STR" once scratched his initials into solid brick, is about to be bathed in sunshine for the first time in a century.
Check This Out
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A woman who allegedly enticed lovers to kill two husbands and a boyfriend and kept witnesses quiet with threats of voodoo will be charged with murder, a prosecutor said Friday.
India snubs Pakistan's offer to talk, demands end to terrorism
KATMANDU, Nepal - India's prime minister grudgingly shook hands with Pakistan's president at a regional summit Saturday, but he rebuffed an offer of talks until Pakistan cracks down on Islamic militants.
Small plane crashes into Tampa building
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A 15-year-old student pilot took off in a small plane without permission Saturday and crashed into a skyscraper after ignoring a Coast Guard helicopter's signals to land, authorities said.
Italy's foreign minister resigns after euro spat
ROME (AP) - Foreign Minister Renato Ruggiero, one of Premier Silvio Berlusconi's most respected Cabinet ministers, resigned Saturday after a spat over the government's lukewarm reception of the euro.
Two aid workers jailed by Taliban sign book deal about experiences
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Afghanistan aid workers Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer have agreed to a book deal to tell the story of their Taliban imprisonment, the women's agent said Saturday.
Kirtland AFB gets new commander
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) - Kirtland Air Force Base will get a new commander when Col. Kathleen Close arrives Jan. 25.
Virgin-in-bikini ruling could force hearings by museums before controversial exhibits
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A judge's ruling in a case involving a computer-generated image of the Virgin of Guadalupe wearing a bikini could force the state's museums to hold public hearings before displaying culturally sensitive material, an attorney said.
McVeigh's last day filled with visitors, several naps, CNN
WASHINGTON - On his last day, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh showered, napped, watched CNN, paced about his cell and, as his execution time neared, tossed restlessly in bed, according to a log book kept by guards who watched over him.
New poet laureate touts school plan
WASHINGTON - Billy Collins, the nation's new poet laureate, came up with a plan Friday for getting young people interested in poetry: have someone read out a poem a day in high schools.
MIT, California firm sue companies over patent use
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a California company have filed a lawsuit in Texas, claiming that 94 companies - including Microsoft Corp. - illegally used their patented image editing software.
Mexico taps legal scholar to probe disappearances
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A legal scholar whose cousin was among the hundreds of leftists disappeared in the 1970s was appointed Friday to head the investigation into the crimes, which occurred during a government campaign crackdown on violent guerrilla movements.
Once-golden county facing recession
VANCOUVER, Wash. - One year ago, Dennis Bodeman had a new house in the suburbs and an exciting high-tech job paying $75,000 a year.
Kenyan helicopter crash kills six crew members
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenyan air force helicopter crashed Friday, killing six of its seven crew members.
Pope John Paul II names new patriarch for Venice
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope John Paul II on Saturday named Bishop Angelo Scola, the conservative head of the Vatican's institute on marriage and the family, as the new Roman Catholic patriarch of Venice.
Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was killed Friday by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism.
Radioactive material found near Georgian village
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Three lumberjacks who found containers with highly radioactive materials in a forest were hospitalized in serious condition, and hundreds of villagers living nearby have been thrown into panic, officials said Saturday.
Dutch hand to Belgium suspect in assassination
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch authorities have handed over a man detained last week in connection with the murder of Afghan opposition leader Ahmed Shah Massood, officials said Friday. The detained man was not identified.
Retirement leads to redistricting squabble
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Rep. Wes Watkins billed his decision to retire at the end of his term as a way to simplify Oklahoma's redistricting battle.
Civil rights chairwoman asks president to drop efforts on disputed appointee
WASHINGTON (AP) - Days before a federal judge is to take up the matter, the head of the Civil Rights Commission asked President Bush on Friday to drop his attempt to place a disputed appointee on the panel.
Zimbabwe distributes land seized from white farmers
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's government published a list Friday of about 100,000 blacks scheduled to receive land seized from white farmers under its controversial "fast track" land reform program.
Recalling 66
The ad man knew what he was doing.
Worker killed, 3 injured in scaffold collapse
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An 18,000-pound section of scaffolding collapsed on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Friday, killing one worker and injuring three others.
Sept. 11 made woman a widow before her wedding
NEW YORK - A few weeks after Sept. 11, Karen Carlucci took the train into the city to pick up her wedding ring.
Woman gets 40 years for molesting, prositution
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A woman convicted of molesting children at her day care service was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison.
Ten trailers parked on lake fall through ice before race
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) - Nearly a dozen large trailers parked on Big Detroit Lake for a snowmobile race sank into the water Saturday when the ice was weakened by mild temperatures.
Supreme Court will hear case clarifying searches
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case about police power to search passengers on public transportation, a case the Bush administration says applies to the war on terrorism.
Today in History
On Jan. 6, 1412, according to tradition, Joan of Arc was born in Domremy.
Rhode Island school has all classes in one room
PRUDENCE ISLAND, R.I. - Roy Shaw can't be picky about which third-grader he plays with at recess.
Tycoon counts down to become first African in space
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - He is just 28 years old and has more money than he can ever spend, and Mark Shuttleworth is feeling out of this world - which is exactly where he's headed.
Postal rates could rise under proposed deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service and major mailers appeared Friday to be close to an agreement that could lead to postage rate increases by the end of June instead of in the fall.
U.S. sailor dies, 4 injured in car crash in Japan
TOKYO (AP) - A U.S. Navy serviceman died and four others were injured when their car crashed into a tree Saturday, a Navy spokesman said.
Payroll slashing helps trigger unemployment rate climb
WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a six-year high of 5.8 percent in December as businesses slashed payrolls for a fifth straight month. It was the longest stretch of job losses in a decade as the economy continued to falter in recession.
Where's Omar?
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The whereabouts of Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed spiritual leader of the Taliban and America's most wanted man after Osama bin Laden, is confounding his U.S. and Afghan pursuers.
Pakistani security agents arrest Islamic militants
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - In an attempt to defuse tensions with India, Pakistani security agents have detained more than 130 Islamic militants, including leaders of two groups India blames for a suicide attack on its Parliament.
Firefighters brace for new onslaught
SYDNEY, Australia - A smoky haze choked the summer sky above Sydney and white ash rained down Saturday as massive wildfires swept bushland to the north and edged closer to a beach village to the south.
Omar surrounded in mountains
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan foreign minister said Mullah Mohammad Omar was surrounded by anti-Taliban forces near the central city of Baghran, as U.S. troops and warplanes Friday went after al-Qaida fighters in eastern Afghanistan.
Son of bombing suspect disputes father's alibi in 1963 church blast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The son of former Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry has contradicted his father's possible alibi in the 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls.
Adkins - Seal
Carissa Joy Adkins of Sunray and Joel Shane Seal of Oklahoma City were married Saturday, Jan. 5, at Sunray Baptist Church in Sunray. The Rev. Philip D. Hilton officiated.
Huffaker - Urbania
Shannon D'Aun Huffaker and Thomas Hall Urbania, both of Philadelphia, were married Saturday, Dec. 22, at the Philopatrian Literacy Institute in Philadelphia. The Rev. James Preston officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
Mary and Ray Hunter of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and a renewal of vows on Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Amarillo Federation of Women's Clubs building.
Sidman - Gee
Michele Sidman of Amarillo and Timothy Gee of Hereford were married Saturday, Jan. 5, at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Howard K. Batson officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Sloat
Mark and Teddy Sloat of St. Louis are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with a reception today at the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association.
Nickel - Scarth
Erin Elizabeth Nickel of Temple and Justin Alan Scarth of Amarillo were married Saturday, Jan. 5, at Oak Park United Methodist Church in Temple. Andy Andrews officiated.
Frey - Hillock
Nissa Frey and Virgil Hillock Jr., both of Amarillo, were married Friday, Jan. 4, at Grace Church. The Rev. Bill Gehm officiated.
Love - Say
Alison Denise Love and Christopher Michael Say, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Jan. 5, at Paramount Terrace Christian Church. Mark Love, uncle of the bride, officiated.
Green - Lauer
Becky Sue Green and Jason Anthony Lauer, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Nov. 17, at the couple's home. Potter County Justice of the Peace Nancy Bosquez officiated.
Caprock wins four of five matches
ARLINGTON - Caprock won four of five matches to advance to the round of eight in the Lone Star Duals on Friday.
Central Oklahoma routs WT
EDMOND, Okla. - Second-half shooting percentages told the story as Central Oklahoma routed West Texas A&M 85-68 in a Lone Star Conference crossover men's basketball matchup on Saturday at Hamilton Fieldhouse.
Bronchos edge out Lady Buffs, 61-60
Edmond, Okla. - Forward Keri Smith scored 19 of her game-high 22 points in the second half Saturday, helping rally the Central Oklahoma Lady Bronchos to a 61-60 basketball victory against the West Texas A&M Lady Buffs.
West Texas A&M at Central Oklahoma
Men When: 2 p.m. today. Where: Hamilton Fieldhouse, Edmond, Okla.
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No league champion was going to be decided by this match, but that didn't take away from its importance.
Valencia knew it. Hart knew it. The atmosphere supported it.
But once the initial adrenaline subsided, Valencia was the team that proved it was the better all-around team, winning 3-1 over Hart in a matchup of the Foothill League's last remaining undefeated teams on Tuesday night at Hart High School.
After dropping the first game 25-16, the Vikings (12-4 overall, 4-0 Foothill League) stormed back to win the next three, 25-11, 25-20 and 25-22.
"We were a little bit better, we were a little bit taller, we were a little more athletic," said Valencia head coach Ray Sanchez. "We want to use that (to our advantage). We don't want to make it an emotional game."
Call it emotion or anything else, Hart (11-4, 3-1) flat-out controlled the opening game, using excellent serving to set the tone and putting it away later due to an array of Valencia unforced errors.
Valencia's pair of senior hitters, Delaney Knudsen and Sierra Sanchez, were held to a combined three kills in the first game, but both settled in and ended up posting their usual impressive stat lines.
Sanchez led all hitters with 16 kills to go with 16 digs and Knudsen followed with 15 kills and 21 digs.
Once those two got involved, it was difficult for the Indians to find an answer in the block.
"This is the first time in years we've had a league title (contender) match, especially this early," said Hart head coach Mary Keen. "It's really new for all these girls."
Valencia is ranked sixth in this week's CIF-Southern Section Division IA poll while Hart made its first appearance this week in the polls at 10th.
The Indians haven't won a league title since 2006, when they split it with Valencia.
While the Vikings were able to find their rhythm as the match progressed on Tuesday, Hart struggled to spread the ball around to its various weapons.
Amy King and Chase Tengberg co-led the Indians with 10 kills apiece and libero Katie Baker finished with four aces and 13 digs.
In games two and three, Valencia got its serving back on track and the team proved its ability to string together long point rallies when it scored 12 in a row to close out the second set.
"It's just a game," Sierra said of Valencia's improvement after game one. "We're fine. We've been playing it forever. ... We don't have to do anything special."
The fourth game was the most evenly played of the match, and although Hart fought to tie the score 20-20, it was the usual Knudsen and Sanchez combination that finished things off.
Also pitching in for the Vikings was setter Lindsey Knudsen, who had 29 assists and seven kills while middle blocker Hayley Knapp finished with seven kills.

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Jennifer Jordan is the City of Iowa City's Recycling Coordinator, and she'll be giving us the inside scoop on the many resources and services of interest to gardeners that are available at the Iowa City Landfill, the East Side Recycling Center, and the Swap Shop: wood-chip mulch and compost, information or assistance with storm water management techniques, and hazardous waste disposal. Jennifer will have ideas for how to repurpose and reuse all sorts of things in the garden.
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Watch Survivor Winner Tyson Apostol Finally Propose to Rachel Foulger
Originally posted 03/12/2015 05:55PM
On Friday's season 2 finale of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars on WE tv, Tyson Apostol from Survivor: Tocantins and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains finally pops the question to his longtime gal pal Rachel Foulger, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.
Tyson Apostol: My Girlfriend Rachel 'Wants Things to Progress'
Originally posted 12/16/2013 07:50PM
Third time was the charm for Tyson Apostol.
Five years after coming short of the grand prize on Survivor: Tocantins and four years after returning for Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Apostol finally won the title of sole survivor and the grand prize of $1,000,000.
Previously known as a villain for his conniving ways, Apostol, 34, arrived for Survivor: Blood vs. Water alongside his girlfriend of over five years, Rachel Foulger. Apostol was a strong competitor from the start and despite suffering an injury early on in the season, he attacked the game with renewed vigor after Foulger, 33, was eliminated from the competition.
After 39 days on the beaches of the Philippines, Apostol received seven of the possible eight votes from the jury and was crowned the winner of the 27th season of the CBS reality show Sunday evening.
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Originally posted 12/15/2013 11:00PM
Survivor: Blood vs. Water pitted returning players against their loved ones in a gut-wrenching series of blindsides and big moves. Sunday night, the show crowned this season's winner.
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Survivor's Aras Baskauskas Is Going to Be a Dad!
Originally posted 11/21/2013 03:30PM
Yes, Aras Baskauskas didn't bring home the million on his second time out playing Survivor, but he's not lamenting the loss.
The L.A.-based singer-songwriter has much more important things going on in his life. "I'm going to be a dad," he tells PEOPLE exclusively. "My fiancée is 12 weeks pregnant! Obviously, that's a lot more important than winning Survivor."
It's been a good month for Baskauskas, who recently got engaged to Christy Petersen, his girlfriend of four years. Petersen is a model and clothing designer who runs the Dawn clothing line. "So far so good, if you don't count the morning sickness," says Baskauskas. "Momma and Baby are both healthy, and the little one is due in early June."
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Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for PEOPLE since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can.
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Rachel Foulger began dating three-time Survivor contestant Tyson Apostol in 2008, right before he competed on the show for the first time. For years, she has heard all about the ins and outs of the show – but never fully understood it until she played it herself.
Despite being likable and capable, she found herself on the wrong side of the numbers and left the game on Day 7. (She was voted off Survivor: Blood vs. Water in an attempt to weaken Apostol.)
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Skunk turns cougar into scaredy cat
OTTAWA — Attitude matters more than size when a tiny skunk and a big, tough cougar both want the same lunch.
A study in the Canadian Field-Naturalist, a science journal, uses video to tell what happened when a 50-kilogram cougar being studied by scientists met a half-kilogram western spotted skunk. (This is a smaller animal than the striped skunks in Eastern Canada. Native to British Columbia and western U.S. states, it still has a spray similar to its Eastern cousins.)
The big cat was eating a deer carcass when the skunk arrived. Twice the video shows the skunk staring down the cougar and at least once chasing it aggressively away from the meal.
The skunk then eats undisturbed.
The video is shot at night, under lights, by a camera left beside the deer in hope that the cat would show up. Several hours are edited down to eight minutes.
The cougar wears a radio collar. It's clearly visible as it eats, but the skunk is harder to see at first in the shadows at the lower right of the picture.
The skunk becomes more visible between in the third minute of the video. It wanders away briefly and allows the cougar to return to the meat.
But the skunk comes back for a second helping and bounds clearly into the well-lit area of the scene about four minutes and 15 seconds into the video, chasing away the big cat. It never sprays the cougar, but clearly doesn't have to.
"During these encounters, the Western Spotted Skunk appeared to initially rely upon tail-lifting in order to threaten to spray the Cougar, while also appearing to communicate its aggressiveness to the Cougar through body language. After the initial encounter, the Western Spotted Skunk appeared to rely less on threats of spraying and instead just used aggressive body language in its direct encounters with the Cougar," writes study author Maximilian Allen of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
He did the study in California's Mendocino National Forest.
In the world of mammals, the big animal usually takes meals away from smaller ones, Allen notes.
He calculates the weight ratio here is 99 to one in the cougar's favour.
"We believe that this is the largest reported size differential for the smaller mammalian species winning such an encounter against a larger species."
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YORK, Pa. -- Police have taken a man into custody in connection with the shooting of a man on the 300 block of Hamilton Avenue in York on Thursday.
Twenty-year-old Juan Santiago was arrested, but police believe other people are involved in the incident as well.
The victim, Dontay Lowrie, was shot several times and taken to the hospital.
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Creating simple Debian packages
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Here's a quick way to create your own Debian package. This is merely a simple package which will not be included in the official Debian repositories, so we can ignore most of the Debian packaging guidelines.
First off, we need to create a directory which shall hold the contents of the package. In this case, a simple Python script called 'myscript'.
mkdir myscript
Next, we need to create the control file. This file contains some meta-data for the Debian package such as the name, description, etc. It lives in a special directory called 'DEBIAN' in the root of the package.
mkdir myscript/DEBIAN
vi myscript/DEBIAN/control
We put the following contents in the control file
Package: myscript Version: 0.1 Section: utils Priority: optional Architecture: all Essential: no Depends: python Maintainer: Your Name
Description: The short description of the script A longer description of the descript, possible spanning multiple lines.
Most of these fields are rather self-explanatory. You can find a list of valid Sections on the "List of Sections" page. Make sure to use the last part of the URL, not the actual title of the section. For scripts, the Architecture will almost always be 'all'. The Depends field tells the package installation software which other packages should be installed for this package to work correctly. Multiple packages can be specified by separating them with commas. See Chapter 7 of the Debian Policy Manual for details. The Description field is a single line containing a simple description of the package. The extended description can be placed under it, and may span multiple lines. Prefix each line with a single space.
Now we add the actual contents of the package to the myscript directory. We shall be installing the script in /usr/bin, so we create that directory and place our script in it.
mkdir -p myscript/usr/bin
cp ~/dev/myscript myscript/usr/bin/
Here's the final directory layout of the myscript directory:
myscript myscript/usr myscript/usr/bin myscript/usr/bin/myscript myscript/DEBIAN myscript/DEBIAN/control
The final step: actually creating the package!
fakeroot dpkg-deb --build myscript
fakeroot is a special tool that runs another program (in this case dpkg-deb) and fakes all filesystem ownerships as being 'root:root'. This is needed because the files in this Debian package need to be owned by root. The dpkg-deb --build command takes care of creating the package.
The myscript.deb Debian package can now be installed on your system using dpkg:
dpkg -i ./myscript.deb
Users of a GUI can usually right-click .deb files in their file managers and choose to install them from there. There are no special things to consider for de-installation of the package, unless the binary in your package creates files in non-temporary storage or users' homedirs.
Please note again that this is not an official Debian package, and is missing many things required in well-made Debian packages ready for inclusion in the official Debian repositories.
If you want to include configuration files in the package, just add a etc/ directory in your package:
myscript myscript/etc myscript/etc/myscript myscript/etc/myscript/myscript.conf
Normally when upgrading a package that contains a configuration file, Debian asks:
Configuration file `/etc/myscript/myscript.conf' ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation. ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version. What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: Y or I : install the package maintainer's version N or O : keep your currently-installed version D : show the differences between the versions Z : start a shell to examine the situation The default action is to keep your current version. *** tvtgrab.conf (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
To get the same thing for your package, you'll have to let dpkg know which files are configuration files. You can do so by including a conffiles in the DEBIAN directory:
cat myscript/DEBIAN/conffiles /etc/myscript/myscript.conf
Debian will now recognize your configuration files.