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LOCAL/STATE
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Denton Record-Chronicle
Friday, January 30, 2015
BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE STATE
In his final statement, Ladd
addressed the sister of his victim
by name, telling her he was “re-
ally, really sorry”
“I really, really hope and pray
you don’t have hatred in your
heart,” he said, adding that he
didn’t think she could have clo-
sure but hoped she could find
peace. “A revenge death won’t
get you anything,” he said.
Then Ladd told the warden:
“Let’s ride.”
Austin
Muslim rally carries
on despite hecklers
A small group of vitriolic
hecklers and overt suspicion
from one lawmaker greeted
hundreds of Muslims who ral-
lied Thursday during their bien-
nial Texas Capitol lobbying day
— the first time the event has
drawn protesters.
As the Council on American-
Islamic Relations opened the
gathering on the Capitol steps,
protester Christine Weick, who
had been posing as a partici-
pant, grabbed the microphone.
“Islam will never dominate in
the United States,” the 50-year-
old from Michigan said, “and by
the grace of God it will not dom-
inate Texas!”
The microphone was quickly
wrestled back and a Texas De-
partment of Public Safety troop-
er led her back to the crowd. But
throughout the hourlong rally,
about two-dozen protesters
chanted things like, “No Sharia
here,” “One God,” and “Remem-
ber 9/U” while holding posters
and flags.
Despite the hecklers, the
nonprofit council continued
their program. About 300 peo-
ple, including dozens of middle
and high school students, at-
tended the rally and then met
with lawmakers to share their
concerns with several proposed
bills.
Huntsville
Man gets lethal injection
A Texas man convicted of
killing a 38-year-old woman
nearly two decades ago while he
was on parole for a triple slaying
years earlier was executed
Thursday evening.
Robert Ladd, 57, received a le-
thal injection after the U.S. Su-
preme Court rejected arguments
he was mentally impaired and in-
eligible for the death penalty The
court also rejected an appeal in
which Ladd’s attorney challenged
whether the pentobarbital Texas
uses in executions is potent
enough to not cause unconstitu-
tional pain and suffering.
Ladd was executed for the
1996 slaying of 38-year-old
Vicki Ann Gamer, of Tyler, who
was strangled and beaten with a
hammer. Her arms and legs
were bound, bedding was placed
between her legs, and she was
set on fire in her apartment.
— The Associated Press
From Page 1A
ONE DAY
Fest
“I’m so excited to see friends of
the opera house have really
stepped up to do some things for
the oldbuilding,” Deal said. “There
will be dancing and door prizes.”
Show times are at 6 and 8
p.m., with proceeds benefiting
the opera house’s operating
funds, so organizers can contin-
ue to offer artistic productions
like community theater as well
as building renovations.
In 1894, the original Pilot
Point Opera House opened, pro-
viding entertainment to the pio-
neering men and women who
came to the untamed region of
Texas to build the community of
Pilot Point It was a two-story
wooden structure located on the
west side of the square and show-
cased some ofthe finest entertain-
ment shows this side of the Red
River, according to its history.
The Opera House Poem writ-
ten by an unknown poet sums up
the original founders intentions:
“Beneath a skin of steel,
Sleeps an Opera House once
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purpose: providing the residents
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small group of residents made
this dream a reality, incorporat-
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profit organization dedicated to
performing arts, education and
historical preservation.
In March 2008, the group
purchased the historical property,
and the Pilot Point Community
Opera House opened its doors.
Rowland Funk is the presi-
dent of the Pilot Point Commu-
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ordinate events with the board
and volunteers and keeps track
of financial issues.
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Point needs a restored building
like the opera house to help revi-
talize the square and bring the
community together. He said
they hoped to restore the second
floor, which is currently sealed
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Pilot Point Community Opera
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more events and even brought
in a youth theater troupe.
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