The Temple City Council discussed revisions to its contract with the Temple Economic Development Corporation and the proposals in the Quality of Life Task Force final report Thursday.The changes in the contract increase the membership of the TEDC board of directors from 11 to 15 and make the mayor, city manager, a council member and the chairman of Temple Reinvestment Zone No. 1 voting members on the board.Previously, the mayor and city manager served as non-voting members.The rest of the makeup of the board will be four members each from the Chamber of Commerce and Temple Industrial Foundation, recommended by their respective group and approved by the city council, and three members from the community at large. The Temple City Council discussed revisions to its contract with the Temple Economic Development Corporation and the proposals in the Quality of Life Task Force final report Thursday.The changes in the contract increase the membership of the TEDC board of directors from 11 to 15 and make the mayor, city manager, a council member and the chairman of Temple Reinvestment Zone No. 1 voting members on the board.Previously, the mayor and city manager served as non-voting members.The rest of the makeup of the board will be four members each from the Chamber of Commerce and Temple Industrial Foundation, recommended by their respective group and approved by the city council, and three members from the community at large. by Anna Foster
The JELD-WEN Foundation presented a check for $100,000 to the Ronald McDonald House Thursday for its upcoming expansion project.The Temple Ronald McDonald House, open since 1986, serves as a home away from home for families with seriously ill children receiving medical treatment in local hospitals.It is expanding its current eight-bedroom house with an additional 18 rooms, each with private bathrooms. Laundry facilities, a kitchen, more storage and play areas will be included."Ronald McDonald House is vitally important for this community," said Susan Bolton, executive director."Sometimes this house is the only place, besides the hospital, families see."Jane Nash, past president of the Ronald McDonald House building committee, said JELD-WEN was an obvious choice for the project.The JELD-WEN Foundation is the charitable arm of JELD-WEN, parent corporation of Wenco Distributors and Doorcraft of Texas, both located in Temple."When we started contemplating doing this, we talked of finding a company that has a pulse in the community," said Ms. Nash."JELD-WEN was the first company I thought of because we knew they could make it happen," by Terry Tamika
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sportsHaving finished the non-district portion of its schedule 18-3, the Temple Wildcats have been designated as the 12th-best Class 5A team in the state by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. However, that lofty record and ranking become moot at 7:30 p.m. today, when Temple takes the floor for its District 13-5A opener against Copperas Cove at Wildcat Gym. The Wildcats' many accomplishments over the last 1 The Temple and Belton boys and girls soccer teams squad have combined for few wins this young season. However, all four will have ample opportunity for victories while competing in various tournaments today and Saturday. Temple's and Belton's girls will compete in the sixth annual Temple Tournament. Temple's boys will travel to Dallas for the Jesuit Tournament, while Belton's boys will vie for the title at the Governors' Cup Tournament in Georgetown. The Temple tourney, held concurrently at the Korompai Soccer Complex and at Woodson Field at the Temple High campus, features 12 teams in four brackets competing in a round-robin format. The top teams from each bracket will advance to championship bracket play on Saturday. The Tem-Cats (1-2) open today against Nacogdoches and Corsicana. The Lady Tigers (0-4) start against Round Rock Stony Point and conclude with Angleton. by Robert Hollier
True to the nomadic nature of minor-league hockey, former Central Texas Stampede players have found themselves relocating to areas throughout the country since the franchise folded last Saturday
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obituariesfuneral noticesCHASNY, Barbara Alice, 68, Killeen, 2 p.m., Heritage Funeral Home, Harker Heights. The body was cremated.
DAILEY, Edith Virginia, 57, Copperas Cove, 2 p.m., Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home, Copperas Cove. The body was cremated.
ELDREDGE, Craig W., 48, Austin and formerly Temple, 1 p.m., Wilson Valley Cemetery in Little River. Scanio-Harper Funeral Home, Temple, in charge.
FISHER, Emma Pick, 93, Buckholts, 2 p.m., , Hope Lutheran Church, Buckholts. Green-Patterson Funeral Home, Cameron, in charge.
GEE, Laura Faye 88, Temple, 2 p.m., Sheffield Funeral Home, Temple. Burial in Barclay Cemetery.
HUMPHREY JR., Tommie Elijah, 83, Belton, 2 p.m., Heartfield Funeral Home, Belton. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery.
LEWIS, Donald Bert, 78, Harker Heights, 1 p.m., Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home. Burial in Killeen City Cemetery.
NEAL, Roy L., 83, Forney and formerly Temple, 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, Forney. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral Home, Forney, in charge.
PENNY, Nina J., 83, Rockdale, 10 a.m., St. John |
