Waco Tribune-Herald du lieu suivant : Waco, Texas • 9

"Vf vv. II VV Obituaries 2B 7 7 JB a Business -4; Stocks 5B toff UESDAY IPAGEIBE IWACO TRIBUNE-HERALD BRIEFLY ''-v 1 rX ISirdflus spread detectedin Texas Black History Month event Highly contagious strain deadly to poultry, not humans the weekend, DeHaven said. He praised the states decision to order, the- infected flock destroyed and to alert other formers to the hazard. They quickly and effectively reduced the chances for the spread of infection, both from an animal standpoint and any potential human health standpoint. he said.

By T. A. BADGER The Associated Press poses little threat to people, said Dr. Nancy Cox, an' influenza expert at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nonetheless, as we move.

forward in this particular situation, we have to keep an open mind, Cox said. It is the first time since 1983-84 that high-pathogenic avian flu has been found in the United States, DeHaven said. Those cases were found in Virginia and Pennsylvania. The precise location of the South Texas form and the name of its owner were not made pub-, lie. The lone worker who handled the chickens has had no health problems, Mark Michalke, a Texas Animal Health Commission field veterinarian, said Monday.

The forms flock of about 6,600 broilers was killed over spread to live bird markets in Houston, federal officials said Monday. However, the flu is not the same strain that has killed at least 22 people in Asia, said' Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief veterinarian at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The highly contagious strain, found in Gonzales County about 50 miles east of San Antonio, In honor of Black History Month, the Community Race Relations Coalition will sponsor a performance by Ernest Tutt at 630 tonight in the Richfield Performing Arts Center at Waco High School, 2020 N.

42nd St Tutt will re-create the characters of 19th-century aboli- tionist Henry H. Garnet and GONZALES. -Texas A strain of avian influenza found on a Texas chicken form is considered for deadlier to poultry than originally thought and has See FLU, Pago 3B escaped slave Frederick Dou- To ask questions, call Treasure-chest stocking Tax loss shock to Clifton Health fair The Waco Housing Authority Senior Program will offer a health fair from 9 a.m. to schools noon today at Kate Ross Cen-ter, 1115 Cleveland Ave. The event will feature blood pressure and blood sugar checks, exercise demos and vision screenings.

Bankrupt power firm owes ISD $2 million MCC fine arts event ByDANGENZ Tribune-Herald Staff writer Wednesday is the deadline to make reservations for an benefiting the fine arts programs at McLennan Community College. An evening of dining and theater is set for March 4, when the MCC Foundation hosts its annual Scholarship Night Gala. Tickets cost $50. There will be a buffet at 6 p.m. in the MCC Conference Center, a 7:30 p.m.

performance of Oklahoma! and a dessert -The company that owns a Bosque County power plant that was expected, to supply 25 percent of the Clifton Indepen- dent School Districts budget this year. went bankrupt and has put off paying its taxes, leaving school officials feeling burned. -When Atlanta-based Mirant filed for Chapter bank-iV. ruptcy last year to salvage financial situation the pany was; allowed to delay pay.v av: reception with cast and crew. i I i 'feTo ask questions orto---? reserve tickets, call the MCC Foundation at 39S9677 hr e-' admail rdeleonmclennan.edu, Lifeguard training vV The Waco Family YMCA will offer lifeguard training classes Thursday through Sunday, March 4-7 and March 15-19 at 6800 Harvey Drive.

ask about class times, call Khaki Taylor or Jamie Arnold at 7755612. Staff photo Duana A. Lavvfty tala will bo March 5-6 and benefits the Historic Waco Francee White (right) helps Mary Jana Shipley unload itama from her car to donate to the upcoming Attic Foundation. To ask questions or to donate Items, call Treasures rummage sale at the old Hicks Rubber Co. -White at 776-0397, building, 1 8th Street and Austin Avenue.

The rummage Sherman at 717- Candidacy forms Participating agencies: Citations left unpaid could be tickets to jail ing the; nearly $2: rnillipn taxes it owed the scholbt. v'7rThis is -'bankruptcy so $2 million is drop in the bucket to them, but its 100 percent of our. world, said Greg Stone, the new intendent of the 100-student district about 35 miles north- west of Waco. The gas plant produces about 538 megawatts, of energy and represents about 40 percent of the district's tax base. Losing the money from its $7.4 million budget could cripple the district Stone said.

The district likely will devour its reserve funds and ask the state to adjust its erty values at. once so state' fonds will be available to make ends meet next. budget Stone said.7 But -with -such a large loss, the district inust con- aider cutting expenses, he said. Well have to examine our expenditures. Its going to go without question that we're going to look at reductions in (the).

2004-2005 (school Stone said, adding the budget XX process is still in its early y. They. have, the money.yy. Theyre playing the bankruptcy y- game, and its put us in a world be said.sf.fi; Mirant ispokesman.r. David; 25 law enforcement agencies collaborate for warrant roundup Prospective candidates for the Texas Silver Haired Legislature may pick up candi- dacy forms through Friday at the Area Agency on Aging office, 300 Franklin Ave.

There is a $5 filing fee. The TSHL is nonpartisan group of elected advocates for the states older residents. Candidates must be ages 60 or older, registered to vote in Texas and live in the precinct from which they are seeking election. To ask questions, call 756- Cities Austin, Bastrop, Bee Cave, Branham, Georgetown, Granite Shoals, Killeen, Lago Vista, Lock- hart Manor, Marion, Marble Falls, New Braunfels, PflugervlBe, Round Rock, San Antonio, Temple and Waco. Other participants University of Texas Police 1 Department, Comal County Sheriffs Office, Williamson County Constables Office of Precinct 4 and Travis County Constables Offices ofPrednct 1,2, 3 and 4.

In Waco, people with unpaid tickets need to take care of them at the Waco Municipal Court 201 W. Waco Drive. Its regular hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, 1 Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 9 ajn.

to 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Special Saturday hours will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 pjn. Feb.

28 and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. March v' Tickets can be paid at the court with cash, money orders, MasterCard or Visa. No personal Checks are accepted for warrant payments. Certain types of pay-7 ments can be by iti or deposited in the courts By CINDY V.

CULP Tribune-Herald staff writer arrest due to unpaid tickets. i Because of the Cooperative -nature of the roundup, the agen- cies will be able to track down peo- pie outside of tiieir jurisdictions, Anderson For example, if a Baylor University student received a ticket in Austin and never paid it, Waco police would attempt to locate the student here to serve the -warrant' c-vi-. Similarly, if a former Waco.resi- dent received a ticket and now lives in one of the cooperating cities, officers there will attempt to serve Wacos warrant Anderson 7822. 1 Cheerleading clinic Students in grades one The Waco Police Department lias, a message for' anyone with unpaid tickets get them taken care of in the next couple weeks or be prepared to get arrested at home department is teaming up with .24 other law enforcement 'agencies in the state to conduct a warrant roundup, said Waco Police 'spokesman Steva Anderson, Begin-, nlng March 6, officers from the agencies, will begin locating people who have a warrant out for through 12 interested in. said.

About 20 Waco officers will be i cheerieading dance wiR drop box. x'jj, involved in the roundup, he ib find out mote about pndinajBtaiiwi: 'liktadins'- in lartt numbers Rns mi liMul aitiMmla ite 4a atlr afiMlf Miniimf MliHnni wwwwBliiug wuivv 7 have the chance to attend the Baylor University Cheer Day or Payne; said thelaws mean i ii5! clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Industrialist files for Waco council Saturday in the McLane Student Life Center at Baylor University. The cost is $25.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. The event indudes a per formance during halftime of the mens basketball game between Baylor and Oklahoma State. To sok questions, call 710- Sheriff seeks to block release of autopsy report fi Naturalist program nifi- lf By CINDY V. CULP Tribune-Herald staff writer The Heart of Texas Master Naturalist program is seeking volunteers to help manage Central Texas natural By staff reports Virginia DuPuy, an industrialist with a long record of community service, has filed far the' Waco City Council's District 3 seat. DuPuy is the first to file for the southwest Waco seat being vacated by Randy Riggs, who Is running for -mayor.

No one else had filed for the seat as of Monday. City and school candidates have until March 15 to file for the May 15 elections, i DuPuy, president of DuPuy Oxygen, is past chairwoman of the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce and has served on DuPuy McLennan County Sheriff Larry Lynch is asking a judge to stop the public release of a report, about the death of a woman whose body was found on the side of a rural road last month. County attorneys filed a petition Monday that asks far a temporary restraining order to keep Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Belinda Summers from releasing a preliminary autopsy report about 40-year-old Pamela Moore. The petition was filed in response to a Jan. 27 request by the Tribune-Herald to view the report, which contains the cause of death.

Moore's body was spotted Jan. 25 by a passing motorist on an isolated stretch of Old Mexia Road about a mile outside of Bellmead. Lynch has said the case is being investigated as a homicide but has refused to release details about why officials suspect foul play, including the cause of death. The disclosure of this information would hinder the petitioner's efforts in the Investigation of this case, including the ability to use such information to identify false confessions and false leads, and the ability to use the information to test the veracity of more dozens of chamber committees. She is now on the chamber's executive committee and heads the Water Quality Task Force, which is involved in Registration is under way until Friday for a 40-hour training course that will equip volunteers with knowledge of the local ecosystem.

The program will feature six Saturday sessions from March 27 to May 15. The cost is60. To ask questions, e-mail Karen Arquette at TMNAr-quette aoLcom or call Barbara Martin at (903) 525028. Submit Rems tor Briefly In printed or typewritten form to Briefly, P.O. Box 2588, Weco 76702-2588; tax to 757-0302; or e-mail to newaOwacotrib xom, at toeeTone week before an event We cannot accept notlcee by phone.

North Basque River pollution issues. DuPuy, a 1956 Baylor University drama graduate, spent years organizing youth theater projects in Waco. She also has taught art at Art Center Waco and St. Paul Elementary School She took over the oxygen and supply company founded by her husband, Les DuPuy, when he retired in 1984. She and her sons run the firm.

Virginia DuPuy could not be reached late Monday afternoon for dbmment Aaaociatod Prsss David J. PMHIp Texas trailblazers MAGNOLIA, Texas Sam Houston trail riders (from left) Preston Jollisant, Taylor Sechelski and Matthew Mattem lead riders down a country road in the fog Monday near Magnolia. See REPORT, Parfb 3B.