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Barbecue to Feature
Tanya Sims and the Bobcats
Once
again The UT Tyler Texas “Shootout”
Barbecue and Auction will feature food, fun
and entertainment on Saturday, May 17.
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The
evening will begin at 6 p.m. on the UT
Tyler campus.
There
will be more than 100 live and silent
auction items, including a thoroughbred
colt donated by Tom and Marcia Slack.
Tickets to the barbecue are $75 each and
can be purchased in advance or at the
door. Proceeds benefit the UT Tyler scholarship
program for students at the university’s
Tyler, Longview and Palestine campuses.
Rudy’s
Country Store and Bar-B-Q will cater the
event.
Returning
for her second performance at The University
of Texas at Tyler Texas “Shootout”
Barbecue will be Tanya Sims and the Bobcats.
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Patriot
Ambassadors - Seated (from left), Joyce
Hudnall, Elizabeth Clyde, Mary Untersee,
Margie Phillips, Jackie deNoyelles, Ann
Hardin; center, Linda Rowe, Carol Langston,
President Rodney H. Mabry, Merle Mabry,
Jill Spain; back, Nancy Hart, Kay Breedlove,
Cindy Smoak, Glenda Barrett, Wanda Feliciano.
Not Pictured: Michelle Brookshire, Michelle
Carr, Melisa Cooper, Laura Corbett, Karen
Crawford, Susan Davis, Jennifer Deen,
Susan Eastman, Annette Findley, Janet
Hills, Sharon Howell, Laura Hyde, Sarah
Jacobi, Bonnie Palmer, Tamra Pierce, Debbie
Roosth, Laurie Rossman, Randi Russell,
Charlotte Sanford, Marcia Slack and Eleanor
Stringer.
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Sims,
a UT Tyler alum, is best known for her exact
portrayal of the legendary Patsy Cline in the
Tyler Civic Theater’s sold out production
of “Always, Patsy Cline.”
Her
album, Things to Come, is available
in two versions. A special version contains
a stirring a cappella rendition of “The
Star Spangled Banner” presented as a personal
response to the tragic events of Sept. 11.
This year’s raffle, sponsored by the Patriot
Ambassadors, offers a chance to win a 2003 Buick
Rendezvous, valued at $26,045, courtesy of Barrett
Motor Company. Raffle tickets are $100 each
and only 300 will be sold.
AUCTION
Live auction items include trips for two to
Jamaica, San Diego and Boston. Travel arrangements
are provided by Sharon Howell of Travel Masters
and American Airlines/American Eagle.
Other
live auction items include:
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4 days/3 nights in Montego Bay;
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4 days/3 nights at San Diego’s historic
Hotel del Coronado, includes Hertz rental
car certificate;
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walk the Freedom Trail and experience Americana
in historic Boston;
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11 or 12 day Crystal Cruise your choice of
Panama Canal, Caribbean Fall or Winter cruise;
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hunting trip to 10,000 acre Tesquesquite Ranch
near Brackettville, Texas;
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football weekend for four to cheer the Longhorns
against Kansas State or Nebraska, includes
President’s reception;
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poolside party for auction winner and 50 guests
at the Azalea District home of Whit and Cynthia
Riter, includes Mexican buffet by Traditions;
and
- “Girls
Makeover” for auction winner and 50
guests at the home of Margaret and Jim Perkins,
includes catering by Josephs of Tyler and
Neiman Marcus North Park makeup artists.
Silent
auction items include:
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two tickets to 2003 Cattle Barons’ Gala;
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two football tickets for Longhorns vs. New
Mexico State;
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RCA 32 inch color television and RCA DVD player
courtesy of Brookshire Grocery Company;
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flowers by the month for six months courtesy
of Shellie’s Flowers and Events; and
- one
day of fishing for two at Fernbrook Farms,
a private owned 100-acre stocked lake, includes
Jon Boat and trolling motor.
PATRIOT
AMBASSADORS
The Patriot Ambassadors organize the Texas “Shootout”
Barbecue and Auction. Carol Langston serves
as barbecue chair.
Members
of the auxiliary organization include Glenda
Barrett, Kay Breedlove, Elizabeth Clyde, Melisa
Cooper, Susan Davis, Jennifer Deen, Jackie deNoyelles,
Susan Eastman, Wanda Feliciano, Annette Findley
and Ann Hardin.
Also,
Nancy Hart, Janet Hills, Sharon Howell, Joyce
Hudnall, Laura Hyde, Merle Mabry, Bonnie Palmer,
Margie Phillips, Tamra Pierce, Debbie Roosth,
Laurie Rossman, Linda Rowe, Randi Russell, Charlotte
Sanford, Marcia Slack, Cindy Smoak, Jill Spain
and Mary Untersee.
Other
members are Bonnie Barbarisi, Michelle Brookshire,
Sunni Brookshire, Michelle Carr, Sherry Clyde,
Laura Corbett, Karen Cranford, Barbara Gabriel,
Sue Garrett, Janie Hamm, Patricia Hampe, Sarah
Jacobi, Jodi Martin, Linda Myers, Jan Norton,
B.J. Riter, Cynthia Riter, Robyn Rogers, Barbara
Shtofman, Eleanor Stringer and Debbie Townsend.
For
more information, contact the UT Tyler Office
of University Advancement, (903) 566-7110.
Contact
person: Emily
Battle, (903) 565-5604
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