Friday, September 26, 1986/The Battalion/Page 5 aver age?| hodes Set ex t 2 yesii career rganization involves people in B-CS Leadership Brazos begins 4th year By John Coles Reporter eadership Brazos, an organization developed toldentify, educate and involve potential leaders jnlhe Bryan-College Station community, is be ginning its fourth year of leadership training. An anonymous seven-member committee clloses 30 applicants to participate in eight monthly sessions from October to May. :verly Barron, staff director of Leadership zos, said that when the committee chooses an applicant, it considers a candidate’s other in- ements. ligh credentials as well as potential are con- ;red when the committee makes its choices, ron said. he eight-hour sessions focus on learning ut certain aspects of the local economy: edu- |on, media and communications, criminal jus- lifestyles and city and state government, ih session is intended to enhance a partici- t’s knowledge and leadership skills, eadership Brazos is absolutely wonderful,” iail Sara Jones, a local attorney, a Leadership ^zos graduate and now a city councilwoman. ll've lived here all my life, and I thought I knew everything there was to know about the community,” Jones said. “Then I was chosen for Leadership Brazos and have learned so much, plus the fact of working with 29 other concerned individuals makes it worth the time and money.” A tuition rate of $350 a year helps pay for a two-day retreat in September, various guest speakers at the sessions and a year-end banquet. Barron said, “Leadership Brazos is a lot of fun. Not only does a person learn about the commu nity, but he develops a network of friends he can call on to ask for help and to gain their knowled ge.” fred Brown, a local car dealer, College Station City Council member and a graduate from the first class in 1983, said, “The alumni group gives me a nucleus of friends and colleagues I can call on for help at almost any time. “Leadership Brazos is a marvelous way to find out the inner workings of both cities, and a little bit about the state. In fact, it is what inspired me to run for city council.” Brown now serves on the council, and donates time to the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center and Humana Hospital. He also serves on the board of directors for the March of Dimes and Republic Bank. “The alumni group is really just starting to or ganize,” Barron said. “My main objective is to find out what everyone in the group is doing now to help the community.” One of the alumni projects is “Christmas in Ju ly,” which helps homeowners with house repairs if they are unable to afford the repairs, Barron said. Many of the alumni’s ideas come from other leadership organizations around the state, she said. There are similar programs in Austin, Houston, Beaumont and Corpus Christi. Some of the participants this year include a moving consultant, a woman who works for the school district, a public information officer for Bryan and a man who owns his own recording studio, Barron said. The oldest participant is 58 and the youngest is 23, she added. “And I think it’s interesting to know that this year’s class has more women than men,” Barron said. “So when we pick an applicant for the class, we look at the quality of the person and his or her potential to be a leader.” fexas’ 100th itate Fair itarts today DALLAS (AP) — The Texas fcsquicentennial and exhibits §om China will make this year’s St.ite Fair of Texas, which opens today, a world-class affair with Be potential for record atten- ■tnce, fair officials say. I The fair’s “T exas 150” cele- m ition begins at noon in honor ol both the anniversary of the late’s independence from Mex- Jo and the 100th anniversary of tlie first state fair. “We have the opportunity to (freate a new generation of fair Ins,” said Wayne Gallagher, the fair's executive vice president and Jeneral manager. Hr said more than 3.7 million leople are expected to go (■trough the turnstiles before tlie jit's end on Oct. 2b. The atten- lance projection, if readied, ■ould surpass the Ohio State Fair Itals and enable Texans to boast 01 the country’s largest state fair. 1 Officials said they would use Htme ideas from the 1936 fair, |ich honored the state’s 100th ear of independence. DAYS! )S AFTEI 0- r ’EEKW green li oupon >p for Expin Clements’ group protesting new political ad for White AUSTIN (AP) — Republican Bill Clements’ campaign is protesting a new television commercial produced by Democratic Gov. Mark White and has asked television station man agers to consider taking it off the air. But White’s campaign says Clem ents' request is evidence that the ad has struck its target. The commercial hit the airwaves this week, raising questions about the effects on education of Clements’ so- called “secret plan” for balancing the state budget. Reggie Bashur, spokesman for Clements, called the commercial’s implication that Clements would cut education spending “a big lie.” George Bayoud, Clements’ cam paign manager, has sent a letter to Texas television stations arguing that the commercial tries to leave the impression that Bill Clements will ruin the education system in Texas if he is re-elected governor. The letter also said Clements is committed to education funding. The 30-second commercial fea tures a little girl holding a doll and reciting the alphabet while an off- camera voice says Clements’ secret plan to balance the budget could in clude devastating cuts in state spend ing. The voice then says that if Clem ents is running against White “to get even — that’s his business.” And as the little girl falters in mid alphabet, the voice adds, “If he (Clements) takes it out on education, that’s your business.” Autopsy shows boy, 9, died from cocaine HEREFORD (AP) — The death of a 9-year-old boy from an allergic reaction to cocaine underscores the fact that drug use is not just a prob lem in large cities, authorities in this Panhandle town say. An autopsy showed this week that Manuel Saucedo died of cocaine poi soning on Aug. 17. Residents said they were shocked that dangerous drugs were so readily available. "It’s so shocking that it happened here in Hereford,” said Justice of the Peace Johnnie Turrentime. “And it’s shocking that it happened to a 9-year-old.” Police who interviewed family members were uncertain how the boy obtained the cocaine that killed him. The case probably will be re ferred to a grand jury, investigators said. 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