Archives for Tuesday, May 2, 2000newsA traveling piece of history rolled into Temple Monday as the United States Postal Service's "Celebrate the Century Express" came to a stop about 5:45 p.m. at the Santa Fe Depot.The touring train came to Temple from Mineola.They are the only Texas cities the exhibit on tracks is stopping in during its 100-city tour that began in March 1999 and will conclude in October, said Temple Postmaster William Morris.The exhibit will be open 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday while at the depot, 315 W. Ave. B,.Free train tours will be offered throughout the vehicle's visit and about 1,400 area fourth-and fifth-graders will tour the train Friday, Morris said.The train includes a restored 1926 Pullman that was used for activities including sorting mail and another "business car" that held a living room, dining room and kitchen used by traveling railway company dignitaries, officials said. by Jonathan Walburgh Today is the final day for area residents to take advantage of early voting before Saturday's municipal and school general elections.In Temple, early voting will run 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today in the city secretary's office in the municipal building at 2 N. Main St.According to Temple city secretary Clydette Entzminger, 154 voters came out Monday for early voting.She said District 1 reported 36 voters, and District 2 had 23. District 3 reported 48 voters, and District had 47, resulting in a cumulative 968 voters coming out during the early voting period. The front that slowly moved across Texas this weekend causing at least four damaging tornadoes statewide brought heavy early morning rains to the Temple area Monday.Officials at Temple's Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport recorded .73 of an inch of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending 5 p.m. Monday.This brought the year-to-date amount to 10.44 inches, slightly above the normal rainfall for this time of year, 10.25 inches.April's rainfall came to 2.81 inches which equals just about the normal figure of 2.87 inches for the month.Last year, April had only 1.87 inches and the year's total to date was a low 4.45 inches.The most damaging of the tornadoes in northwest Texas sportsFor years, Kristen Zaleski has done it all for the Temple High School softball team. And for the second year in a row, she's proven she's the best player in District 8-5A.Zaleski, a senior bound for Southwest Texas State University, was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season in balloting released by district coaches on Monday.Zaleski was among five Tem-Cats named to the top squad, which included freshman pitcher Rayla Robinson, who was named Newcomer of the Year.Also named to the top squad from Temple were senior second baseman Jackie Morris, senior catcher Amber Wells (17 runs batted in), and junior first baseman Tyler Webster, who had a .969 fielding percentage. On the second team are Tem-Cats Tiffany White, a senior leftfielder and Jessica Mikes, a sophomore pitcher. Freshman shortstop Nicole Buhl received honorable mention. by Will Wright
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