Runge News

June 24, 2008 1948-2008 Douglas W. Plant, 60, of Runge, Texas, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.

As Corey Barnes learned Thursday morning in the dust of a cattle ranch near here, there's a bit more to "throwing a calf" than to throwing some other familiar things - say a baseball, or a fit.

May 13, 2008 1908-2008 On Wednesday, May 7, 2008, Velma Gladys Warner, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully in Nesbit's Living and Recovery Center in Seguin, Texas. via The Wilson County News

“San Antonio has a real flying machine”

I have another request that I think might make an interesting subject for your column. via MySanAntonio.com

From the Victoria Advocate Kerry Huddleston has been named the athletic director and head football coach at Yorktown. via Rivals.com

It is the rare string quartet that does not eventually undergo a change in personnel. via New York Times

“Ethanol is the one thing we can do something about”

Ethanol is a cleaner-burning biofuel that's all the rage in the halls of power, but, as the saying goes, it's not much good for making corn tortillas. via Dallas Morning News

April 15, 2008 Fred and Kathy Dziuk of Floresville, Texas, are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Dr. via The Wilson County News

A Runge woman died over the weekend when she swerved and her pickup landed upside down in a creek. via MySA.com

“We have a lot of false alarms, but I'd rather have a false alarm than no alarm at all.”

Most soldiers with the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion can trouble-shoot communications snags from inside base gates. via Stars and Stripes

Two Runge residents died in a head-on crash on Texas 72 just after noon on Saturday in Karnes County that may have resulted from a driver falling asleep, according to a report by Department of Public Safety ... via MySA.com

Trains at the Garden 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday, San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place. via MySanAntonio.com

“As long as I live, we'll keep this church doors open.”

Juanita White sits alone at the end of a pew inside Ecleto Morning Star Baptist Church. via MySA.com

“My children used to walk two blocks to school. My oldest daughter, 14, used to walk home for lunch”

Making her nocturnal rounds on a fat-tire Schwinn bike, stray dogs tagging behind, or sitting in her tiny office at the firehouse, the night watchman here was a comforting sight. via MySA.com

Ed Runge, Texas A & M University production agronomy department chair, will discuss "The World Food Prize and the life of Dr. via Daily Iowegian

“I feel bad for the guy he tried to stop the dogs from running after the girl but there is no way you can contain two animals of that size”

Two 9-year-old girls are recovering Saturday after they were attacked by two pit bulls Friday evening. via WOAI.com

“World food stocks are much smaller than they used to be.”

Soaring food prices, driven in part by demand for ethanol made from corn, have helped slash the amount of food aid the government buys to its lowest level in a decade, possibly resulting in more hungry people ... via New York Times