I had the privilege of working with Bernita Peoples from 2003- the end of 2005.
She is a true treasure and a wealth of knowledge. And at 96 she’s contemplating retirement – again.
Read the article in today’s Dallas Morning news.
Tag: Belton
The death of Ernie Pyle
The AP recently uncovered a photograph of WWII journalist Ernie Pyle. Pyle covered WWII for many papers and wrote “The death of Capt. Waskow.”
The Belton Journal (my former employer) has run the piece from the World War II correspondent numerous times in the past about Belton’s own Capt. Henry T. Waskow.
The piece was originally run on the front pages of newspapers across the country and The Washington Daily News devoted its entire first page to the column — not even a headline, just solid text.
The paper was completely sold out that day.
Until today I overlooked the interesting connection between Waxahachie and Belton for Capt. Waskow.
Belton Journal Associate Editor Berneta Peeples writes:
There is another war now, and have been others since, and The Belton Journal continues to reprint the Waskow piece once in a while, as a tribute to Belton men and boys who have been killed in wars of this century, ranging from privates to generals.
Actually, Ernie Pyle wondered about this piece; he thought maybe he was “losing his touch.â€
Henry Waskow was a 1935 graduate of Belton High School, attended grade school at Hay Branch and Wiltonville.
He attended Trinity University in Waxhachie, paying his way with his “Guard Money.â€
He highwayed it back to Belton every Tuesday to make the guard drill.
Guardsmen were paid $3 for every drill they attended.
Waskow taught school two years before Co. I was mobilized in November 1940.
Belton’s Waskow High School bears his name as well as Henry T. Waskow V.F.W. #4008 Hall located at 2311 S. Pearl.
See the picture/cutline on Ernie Pyle or via Wikipedia
Read “The death of Capt. Waskow”
Them Boys from Belton
Flyleaf, a heavy rock quintet from Belton is about to release their national debut album and will begin touring with POD and others this fall.
Pat Seals, bass player, is a former student from UMHB and his dad is an art professor there.
They must have voted for Pedro. Now all their wildest dreams can come true.
Belton’s Quincy Daniels
From the AP:
Good as Belton’s Quincy Daniels has become, he’ll never be Ramonce Taylor.
Which is entirely intentional.
After rushing for 515 yards and nine touchdowns in just two games, Daniels understands why so many reflexively link him to his predecessor. Especially since it was only two season ago that Taylor – now a prominent tailback and kick returner for Texas – carried Belton to the playoffs with similarly staggering numbers.
UPDATE: Quincy went on to play college ball for UMHB. Taylor played a year at the University of Texas and scored a touchdown in the National Championship game his freshman year. Over the summer Taylor was accused of drug abuse and was suspended from the team.
Quincy is about to begin his final season of football at UMHB as he starts on his Masters degree…
Jon Wallin – SID
2/8/2010 9:34:15 AM
Belton, TX – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor running back Quincy Daniels will return for another season with the Cru football team in 2010 the senior from Belton announced on Friday. Daniels will graduate in May, but he has one more year of eligibility remaining after receiving a medical hardship after a knee injury cost him the final 12 games of the 2008 season. Daniels will enroll in graduate school at UMHB and begin work on his Master’s Degree this fall and return for one more season with the Cru.
“In my mind, I was feeling like I was done with football,†Daniels said. “But I thought about it and prayed about and then it became an easy decision. I am at peace with this decision and God has provided for me to continue my education.â€
Daniels rushed for 982 yards and 14 touchdowns last season despite missing two full games. He also caught five passes for 78 yards and earned First Team American Southwest Conference All-Conference honors and was a D3football.com Second Team All-South Region selection. Daniels is a three-time ASC Academic All-Conference pick and earned a spot on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI First Team.
“He’s the best recruit we’ve gotten all year,†Cru head coach Pete Fredenburg said. “I wanted him to get away from football for a while and really have time to think about his decision and that’s just what he did. He has a great opportunity to continue his education and earn his Master’s Degree and that is just going to help him be more successful in life.â€
Daniels has 2,769 career rushing yards and he ranks fourth on the UMHB all-time list in that category. He has 36 rushing touchdowns in his career and is only five rushing TD’s away from tying the UMHB and ASC record of 41 set by Jarvis Thrasher. Daniels also has a receiving touchdown and a kickoff return for a score in his career and he has rolled up 3,259 all-purpose yards.
The Cru went 10-2 last season and earned a share of a fifth straight ASC Championship. UMHB advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championships for the sixth straight season before falling to Linfield College in the Second Round. The Cru has posted a 49-9 overall record in Daniels’ four years on campus, winning four ASC titles and advancing to a pair of National Semifinal games in that time.