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Volume 12, No. 33
Dublin, Texas 76446
Thursday, April 18, 2002
School officials shocked by
arrest of 9-11 rescue worker
50 YEARS AGO
April 18, 1952
John M. Box, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Box of Dublin, took
part in a record-breaking Red
Cross blood drive while serving
as a member of Navy Utility
Squadron Seven at San Diego,
Calif.
The Hamilton Grocery store
was offering its customers a
"unique savings" which was
described in a front page story
in The Dublin Progress: "By
bringing in ads from the paper
and using the coupons in it, a
savings of several dollars may
be obtained. There arc 19 items
in the ad which arc advertised
on coupons." The coupons
ranged in value from five cents
to 20 cents.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co.
received notice from the Na-
tional Needlecrafl Bureau, Inc.
that they had won third place
($50) in a national window
display contest for a "Sew and
Save Week" contest. The win-
dow display was prepared by
Mrs. Bessie Armstrong and
Walker Whitfield, under the
direction of Joe Kennedy. The
prize-winning photo of the win-
dow was taken by local photog-
rapher Ralph Rogers.
The preparations for "Third
Monday" bargain days were in
full swing, with "special prizes"
and "special items", being
touted by Dublin business own-
ers. In addition to the special
savings, many owners were
holding drawings for prizes,
including a red wagon from
Roy Yantis and Co., a rubbish
can and bread box from Winn's,
$5 in merchandise from Higgin-
botham Bros., three pair of
nylon stockings from Courtney
Grocery, and a basket of gro-
ceries from Hamilton Grocery.
25 YEARS AGO
April 21, 1977
The Lions Club met at the
Dairy Queen with 10 members
present. New officers were
David Cleveland, president; Dr.
Ronnie Muse, first vice presi-
dent; Jay Watson, second vice
president; Everett Hightower,
tail Iwister; Jimmy Armstrong,
lion tamer, and Delbert Shafer,
secretary/treasurer. New two-
year, directors were Grady Rob-
erson, Hferman Burdette and
W.P. Kloster. Two-year direc-
tors who were elected in 1976
and would serve until 1978
were Watson, Hightower and
Ray Smith. The new president
was in charge of electing com-
mittcir|p|||f Littlp League, eye
b#nk projfgm, broom and mop
4ale, dfawtic and crippled chil-
dren camp, gum machines, eye
glasses and other worthy
causes. i
The Dublin Lady Lions track
team won the District 10-A
championship under the direc-
tion of Coach Kenneth Jaggars.
The Dublin Junior High Kittens
track team, under the direction
of Oelinda Jurncy, also won the
district title.
Joey Billingsley of the Dublin
Volunteer Fire Department in-
vited Alan Mollcr of the Na-
tional Weather Service in Fort
Worth to speak to the fire
department on severe weather
and severe weather safety.
The Ta-Wan-Ta 8th grade
Campfire Girls elected new of-
ficers: Toni Fain, president;
Paula Cassidy, vice-president;
Lynn Crouch, secretary/histo-
rian; Suzanne Laqucy and Julie
Murphree, games and Teresa
Thiebaud, reporter. The local
Campfire leader was Ann Gib-
son.
By KAREN WRIGHT
Citizen Editor
Bill Bresnahan, a former po-
liceman who has told tearful
stories of 9-11 heroism to more
than 200 church and school
audiences across the nation, has
been charged with two counts
of theft by deception.
He was arrested in Decatur,
111. and released on $30,000
bond posted by his father.
Mr. Bresnahan made two re-
cent appearances in Dublin dur-
ing which he promoted his
book, 9-II: Terror in America,
the proceeds from which he
said would go to an educational
fund for children and spouses
of 9-11 victims.
To date, apparently none of
the proceeds from the sale of
books, CDs or other merchan-
dise have been donated to the
fund.
Although Mr. Bresnahan was
at Ground Zero in the aftermath
of the attacks, it isn’t clear
when he arrived there. Accord-
ing to his book, he was there in
the hours immediately follow-
ing the attacks. The arrest war-
rant also alleges fraudulent ma-
terial in the book.
Dublin Middle School princi-
pal John Grimland broke the
news to the students Monday.
"We were stunned,” he said.
“I told the kids that they are
going to leave Dublin and go
out into the world and that they
can’t always believe what
people tell them. I told them
they have to be careful in life
because some people don’t have
a heart.”
“I’m really upset that he
represented himself as a Chris-
tian," Mr. Grimland said.
Mr. Bresnahan autographed
copies of his book during his
appearances in Dublin, signing
them with a Biblical scripture
from John 15:13: “Greater love
hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his
friends.”
Mr. Bresnahan also made ap-
pearances in Stcphcnville, one
at a church which gave him
$1500. Stephenville High
School gave him $100 to ap-
pear.
Mr. Grimland and SHS prin-
cipal Ken Williams each
checked Bresnahan's references
and found them to be solid.
Mr. Williams said he had
talked to seven Bresnahan refer-
See ARREST page 9
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Leon Broughton, Les Zimmerman and David Foil
Paying tribute
to a longtime
Scout leader
Longtime Scout leader
Leon Broughton was hon-
ored by Comanche Trails
Council Tuesday for his
many years of service to
Boy Scouts of America.
Presenting Mr Broughton
with a bronze eagle sculp-
ture were council executive
David Foil of Brownwood
and district executive Les
Zimmerman of Dublin. Mr.
Broughton recently auc-
tioned off items from his
End of the Trail Museum
and donated proceeds to
Troop 30. Following a re-
cent heart attack, Mr.
Brighton has retired but
says that "scouting is my
first love."
DHS grad raises ante for senior citizens
Alter hearing of the chal-
lenges faced by Dublin senior
citizens and the fund-raising
campaign, "Ante Up for Dublin
Older Adults," a former Dublin
resident has raised the stakes by
25 percent.
Dustin Hodge, a 1995 honor
graduate of Dublin High School
and son of local electrician
Steve Hodge and the late Karen
(Hodge) Lueck, has joined with
local dairymen to offer match-
ing funds to the community’s
donations.
Dustin, co-founder of Viteris,
a rapidly-growing telecommuni-
cations firm in Dallas, has of-
fered an additional $2,500 in
matching funds alter the initial
$10,(KX) is raised. The current
fund-raising campaign seeks to
earn at least $5,(XX) through
community donations and fund-
raisers, and to accept matching
funds of $5,000 from the local
dairy producers.
Dustin believes his donation
is the least he can do for the
community.
"1 grew up in Dublin, and
owe much of what I have been
able to accomplish to niy time
in the community and to the
impact of former teachers,
friends and family members -
some of whom use the Senior
Citizen Center," he said. "I'm
just pleased that I can help."
That giving spirit has infected
Dustin in many ways. After
recovering from a traumatic car
accident in which his mother
was killed, Dustin began look-
ing at life in a new way.
"1 guess you could say I
began to try to find ways I
could contribute, instead of just
accepting what life had to offer
me," he said. As a result, he
and another colleague formed
Viteris, which strives, as part of
its mission, to give back to
communities.
Amy McDonald-Rodriguez,
co-chair of the fund-raising cf-
See SR. CITIZEN page 9
CIA issues last-minute plea for volunteers
Bill Bresnahan, who made two appearances in
schools, has been charged with theft by deception.
WANTED: A few good men,
women, and young people. At
least 140 of them, to be precise.
And nice weather!
With enough volunteers Sat-
urday, five local homeowners
will feel like they've awakened
on Christmas morning to find
presents under the tree.
It's Christmas in Action - a
program which helps make
homes safer or more convenient
or more attractive for elderly or
handicapped homeowners who
Dublin are unable to help themselves.
The program (formerly
Christmas in April), came to
Dublin in 1995. Each year,
volunteers have worked shoul-
der to shoulder at the homes of
people they may never have
met.
They have cleaned flower
beds, scraped paint, replaced
faulty wiring, replumbed bath-
rooms or kitchens, replaced
floors, built handicap ramps,
removed dead trees. Some have
run errands; some have deliv-
eied sandwiches to the work-
sites for volunteers. Any place
there has been a desire to help
If the weather is marginal, call
the Chamber of Commerce,
445-3422, or The Dublin Citizen,
445-2515 to hear a recorded
message about possible cancel-
lation. If the workday is delayed
by weather, it will be reset for
Saturday, April 27.
there has been a project to be
done.
It's'a day that restores faith in
humanity -- not just for the
homeowners, but the volunteers
as well.
See CIA page 7
BUM
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| I M M V ANDERSON
By KYMBIRLEE JESCHKE
Managing Editor
Jimmy Anderson of Dublin doesn't
really Think of himself as a hero or a
life saver -- but a lot of cowboys say
he is.
In his signature purple felt hat
complete with a set of horns and a
neck tie, Mr. Anderson became
known as one of the greatest bullfight-
ers to ever set foot in the rodeo arena.
In addition to covering the
National Professional Rodeo
Cowboys Association (PRCA) Finals
for two years, the Canadian Finals for
three years, and the Texas Circuit
Finals for four years, he has worked
every Professional Bull Rider (PBR)
Finals since PBR's inception in 1994.
This is quite an achievement, since the
year's top 45 bull riders choose the
bullfighters for the final event.
"Nobody will ever understand how
good Jimmy really was," said Tuff
Hedemann, current PBR president and
Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame bull rider.
"He was smooth. He was always at the
right place at the right time. He wasn't
real flashy, he just knew where to be.
And Jimmy was smart too. He knew
where to go, when to go and when fo
leave. He prevented a lot of wrecks."
"Jimmy Anderson's not afraid of
the devil himself," said Ty Murray,
World Champion bull rider. "There
was never a question of whether he’d
get in there or not. When things got
hairy he’d be in there getting kicked
right beside you — you never saw
Jimmy hanging on the fence."
Not only did he work the associa-
tion's crowning event for eight con-
secutive years, but he was voted PBR
Bullfighter of the Year each of those
years. Recently, Cody Lambert, vice
president of the PBR, had the award
changed from the "Bullfighter of the
Year" to the "Jimmy Anderson
Award."
"Any way you measure tough,
Jimmy measures up," said Mr.
Lambert.
Mr. Anderson, who is originally
from the south side of Fort Worth,
began his career at the age of 15. He
had been riding bulls for two years
prior when he "helped a guy out" one
day as a bullfighter.
"I got to show off for all of the per-
formance, not just one ride," said Mr.
Anderson.
Throughout his career Mr.
Anderson developed several maneu-
vers for which he is well known
including the barrel hop,
a leapfrog-over-the-bull
maneuver. He was the first
to jump the premier fighting bull of
the year, Joe T Garcia.
In 1975, Mr. Anderson purchased a
clown act, which involved a couple of
Capuchin monkeys that herded sheep
while riding border collies.
"People ask me what it was like,"
said Mr. Anderson, who still has one
of the monkeys. "1 tell them to go
down to the creek, set a live trap and
catch a 'coon. Take the trap and the
'coon back to your house, take the
'coon out of the trap and pul Barbie
clothes on it. Then set it on your dog -
that's what it's like!"
Mr. Anderson's abilities were also
displayed on the silver screen. He
doubled for Luke Perry, who played
Lane Frost, in the death scene during
the movie "8 Seconds". His stunt man
skills were exhibited in "My Heroes
Have Always Been Cowboys", "High
Low" and "Ring of Fire". On televi-
sion, Mr. Anderson premiered on the
hit series "Walker, Texas Ranger" and
"That's Incredible."
When asked if more movies were
in his future, Mr. Anderson hesitated.
See RODEO page 9
While most
people can cover 180 degrees
safely, 8x PBR World Finals Bullfighter,
Jimmy Anderson can cover between 240
and 250 degrees. Photos by Bert Entwistle
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