Tyler Morning Telegraph from Tyler, Texas • 14

jr 6B lor Morning Telegraph SATURDAYTOCTOBER 8 2005 East Texas CBS 19 To Become UPN Affiliate comedies and dramas Hurley said tKfifwill be the first time irr this market a company will jnulticast or carry the of digital signal that KYTX will carry KYTX-DT1 is the CBS high-definition digital signal UPN will be called UPN 18 because it will be oh digital channel 18 Cox and other cable systems will determine their own channels for carrying UPN 18 UPN will not be broadcast with an analog signal but the cable and satellite companies will convert it to analog in order to make it available for cable and satellite users Hurley said tdl broadcasting streams of two networks He said Max Media previously signed an agreement with Cox Communications to multicast and it is now working with DirecTV and Dish Network to ensure that they carry the local UPN transmission When UPN moves to KYTX-DT2 it will be the seebpd stream On Top Of Cleaning While You're By GREG JUNEK Business Editor UN announced on Fnday that it signed a multiple-year affiliation agreement with Max Media to be broadcast on a new station KYTX-DT2 beginning Jan 1 The network will leave its current stations KTPN in Tyler and KLPN in Longview two stations designated as low-power by the Federal Communications Commission Efforts to reach a representative of the current UPN affiliate stations were unsuccessful late Fnday afternoon Viacom which owns CBS and UPN elected to award the UPN contract for the Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches market to KYTX Phil Hurley president and general manager of Max Media of Texas LC signed the contract Wednesday i KYTX-DT2 will be our Company's first UPN affiliate and the timing couldnt be better! Hurley said He said the network has seen a renaissance with the introduction of Americas Next Top Model in 2003 Veronica Mars in 2004 and Everybody Hates Chns this season KYTX-DT2 will also carry local programming which Hurley said will include sojne professional Texas sporting events an extensive movie package and syndicated programming of classic tBus GIWAMfl Maids 1 i I 1 Photo FUN FbR ALL: An artists rendering shows part of a planned an 11-acrq water park near Canton at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Farm-to-Market Road 859 LetMemr Maldstackl thf dirtrdust 'andgrimrsoj youcanjhandliyerythiri Call Merry Maids 596-9414 Splash Kingdom Goming To Canton Bonded Insured Social Security Paid This park is not a little splash-pad it's a good-sized park" Since 1982 Johnny Blevins Kingdom Perspectives President Mary's Alterations toilet bowl Riders will cascade down a steep slide and end up in a massive bowl where they swirl around in the water until they reach the center of the funnel and they drop out into a deep pool Blevms said there will be a community effort to name the ndes With season passes serving as prizes for the winning names The entire complex will cost about $7 million but Blevins said he plans to keep ticket costs down around $16 per person to encourage all families to come He believes it will prove to be a sound investment for Cantons economy because the park will bnng more than 100 jobs and a lot of taxable base for the area The park is very accessible for lyier and Fomey for Sulphur Springs and Athens Blevins said Within 30 minutes of driving time we have a population of 500000 people Its a great hub The park is slated to open in May 2006 We Specialize In Ladies Mens Childrens Garments Are Your Clothes Too Big Or Too Small7 Dont Worry We Can Alter Them To Fit WE ALTER: WE OFFER: Leather Private Dressing Rooms Suede Same Day Service Available Wedding Gowns Professional Fitting Sequined Dresses On All Clothing Your HOME for the Latest By LINDSAY RANDALL Staff Writer CANTON As piles of trees and brush were burned and ti actors furrowed crisscross lines on the 32-acre plot ot land Johnny Blevins strode across the future grounds ot Splash Kingdom and talked about his dreams for Canton "The reason we are doing this is we want to make a big difference for families and youth in this area Blevins said "We want to boost this area Blevins is the president of Kingdom Perspectives LLC and as a Canton resident he is excited about taking on the job of designing and constructing the new water park The park will take up 1 1 acres at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Farm-to-Market Road 859 and Blevins plans to eventually develop the remaining 21 acres into a hotel and activity complex But for now construction workers are toiling to level the land clear some of the trees and make way for a 900-foot lazy river a 17000-square-toot wave pool and a tower with five huge slides Weather Lottery numbers Stock infomahon visit our Web site Hours M-F 8 00 6 00 Closed Sat Sun 503581-1911 Welcome to the City of Roses! The lazy river will wind around the kids complex the central feature of the park The complex is a giant castle set in a shallow pool complete with turrets spurting water multiple slides water curtains and a large green dragon that spits water Blevins is building around many of the existing trees to provide shade and a welcome relief to hot summer visitors We want it to feel more like a resort he said This park is not a little splash-pad its a good-sized park A pavilion with indoor miniature golf and several party rooms will stand at the front entrance of the park yards away from a huge slide complex with a pair of large tube slides a kamikaze chute an enclosed tube slide and a water ride that Blevins compares to a 3913B Broadway Broadway Plaza Tyler TX A REHOUS SALE Lindsay Randall covers Henderson and Van Zandt counties She can be reached at (903) 596-6284 or by e-mail at newstylerpa-per com smy sunsJay agar- into a NEW Mattress rtV Bus Company Ordered Qff The Highways Firm Plush or Pillowtop A A Up to Queen Set Twin Full King j199 $29 $449 -4K? a 10" Solid Msmory FosinN Perfect Slsspsr Bstvodera ftaa a Ultra Plush Pillowtop a fm ft select items r- A C'cj r-t- F'uwyur mu1 Queen Set Twin Full King $499 $549 $799 Queen Set Twin Full King $399 $6997 Queen Set TWIn Full King $499 $599 $899 SOFAS from $399 1 i -4 i 4 i i' Si- JL --4 1 it- -it REGLINERS starting at 299 DINING ROOM CHAIRS as low as 29 ra QUEEN BEDDING as low as 299 Up to50 Off select LAMPS ACCESSORIES DALLAS (AP) Federal officials on Fnday ordered an immediate shutdown of the company whose bus caught fire last month killing 23 elderly hurricane uees along a Texas highway The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it ordered Global Limo Inc off the road because the conditions of its vehicles and drivers are likely to result serious injury or death if not discontinued immediately Global based in Pharr operated the bus that caught fire along Interstate 45 near Dallas on Sept 23 about 16 hours after leaving Houston with residents of a nursing home who were fleeing Hurricane Rita From the beginning investigators have focused on the condition of the bus brakes A motorist told investigators he pulled the bus over shortly before die fire broke out after seeing a rear wheel hub that was glowing red Some passengers and the driver escaped but flames fed by 18 oxygen tanks that also caused explosions trapped many inside the bus The Texas Department of Public Safety said this week that brakes on the right rear failed because of the loss of bearings and disc calipers and brakes on the left rear were not maintained in good working order A lawyer who sued the company on behalf of a dead passenger accused Global Limo of shoddy maintenance James Maples the operator i of the company declined to comment late Friday on the shutdown order Earlier in the day he said the company was still driving people to Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints football games Weve got trips going out Maples had said a brief phone interview August and September is always a slow period but October is picking up The bus was built 1998 by Motor Coach Industries based Schaumburg III The company told regulators that year that it recalled 220 buses because it found loose or missing brake mounting bolts on 10 buses However the company and a spokesman for ihe National Transportation Safety Board said the bus that caught fire Sept 23 was not covered by the 1998 recall Keith Holloway the spokesman for "the transportation board said investigators didnt know whether the fatal bus had been involved in any1 other recalls Mhwian in AmrujriT- All merchandise sold as-is" All sales ere final Merchandise must be picked up within 7 days of purchase Delivery available for an additional charge Limited quantities available See store for details Low Price GUARANTEE Havertys offers you the best home furnishings values possible If you find the identical item with the same services offered for less within 30 days of purchase we vyill gladly refund the difference HAVERTYS Monday-Saturday totm 9pm Sunday noon-6pm Tykr 4409 Old Bullard Road 90j 09 flbOO Lonfviaw not West loop 2fl1 903 759 9474 INCLUDES HEADBOARD FOOTBOARD RAILS DRESSER MIRROR MAKISUTaHOMI till 1991 1871 TROUP HWY GREEN ACRES SHOPPING CTR flrtiM) MrctMir mi Mdw Wj 903-533-0407 800-4234)407 -J fir Vt I 41 -it.