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... , Thi Albany News - : . ' '■ ■ . . .. ' _ _r 'V Thursday, May JO, 2001
Rodger Breeden ofAlbany who
was st 'ious y injured in'a'freak
accident at the Jofen Middletor
Prison Unit near Abilene. is ex-
pected to make ? full recovery'
pfooi what should have been a
jc-.z head wound, according to
tus brother. Raleigh.
Breedi. n underwent a six-hour
operation at. Hendrick Medical '
Ct f.u i after he was ac< icjt ntaliy
shot j n the. head near the end of
: ft. on April >2.7. H« was
transf';rred to the • Center for .
Neuro; Bkiils in Irving on Mon-
■ d . y, and- from ail Mjditbtio^s.
stands ar "excellent chance of a
f=.'rft-cpvery.*'.
^T)i.ene'sgoodfeason to believe
he-will be able to return to wark"
as a corrections officer, his
brother continued.
Half gh, who is also a corr'eo
r i' - of' er serving at t he nesrby
Fd iicli H/jbc-rtson i.'rij' < x-
.jiJajned that the incident occ urred,
■\.or- ,-j ijtfoTa <r</) p m ' when
liodj.'i r was performing an end
of sh )■ . (-■):Uj/y of Weapons and
.•Hon. ..'.ition in ti < foWer where
®
Normal procedure is for .other
officer* on the ground to unload
thi jr v/ipons arid send them up
to the to we£ officer, who rechecks
'he equipment 'and inventories'
she ammunition;'It is noi uncorn
mon for bullets, which are t.ypi •
. cally used ove r and ovi / toocca
ion ally get stuck in the cylin-
ders id Raleigh .
. '//ft n R',was sho) 1 one
bo) lei hi b^n W (heck hack
o /(•) the; weapons, and was in the
fjioi I ■ . of op' U ■ till' ,j:-{ {)!. I'll '
when he wasdisi.' a' led by .some:
one on the speaker phone .
'■He was doing everything by
the book, .He had the weapon in
what we caii the 'safe position.'
holding it by-the cylinder with
the barrel up..but when he turned
toward the phone, his thumb hit
the trigger it didn't move much;
bat it.vsgs e!in:i.gh;''■
Raleigh noted that hisbrother :
happened-1<> be ) Jding the very
weapon that contained the rnissv
bulit i a no lin.- builet hap-
pened to be in 'he pos.non to fire,
when he v, as distracted.,
When tin pistol fired, the bul-
let entered Breeden's head about,
three i nches a bove ) li s fee brow
and by all expe<>;1 ions. should
have traveled straight through
the brain and exited somewhere
behind bis-ear. In such a see-
nario the wound would probably
have been fatal or at the very-
least life-changing.
J iow ■ . i •, foi son i' r< at c n t he
bullet "dmu-turn accordmgto
Raleigh, and exited just below
Rodger e .hairline on the: front of
his bead "it's times like these
when it s good to be a hardheaded
Bret'den," Raleigh related. He.
added that doctors had no explf
nation for the .bullet's unusual
route
Rodger did, however, fall back-
ward and cut the back of hi;- head.
That wound was initially believed
to be the exi t wound by the medi-
cal officer.-. Who didn't under*
stand how tin gunshot viclim
r< inamed 'onsnouh and inher-
ent. It'wasn't until he readied
• the hospital that doctors discov .
ered. f.hat. the bullet had Some
how turned
Raleigh termed his brothers
recovery to date as "exceptional." '
"Dr. Torres has been amazed
all along." he commented._In ad-
dition to remaining conscious and .
lucid throughout the emergency
■ procedures,-'Breeden did'riot suf*.
' ferfrom s v. elling. bleeding or fluid
loss fc'lowirg his surgery His
recovery during the next- week
continued to be rapid.
lie was moved to Irving to the .
private rehab facility earlier this
week more or less as "standard
procedure" for. those with trau- ,
matic head injuries.
"After his. initial evaluation,
they really didn't anticipate that
his stay would be a long one, but
he will go ..through therapy eil
day every day, and they will get
him ready for his next surgery.
He was already in great shape:
they just need to build him bai V
up a little."
Raleigh explained tha t Rodg<;
will need to undergo reconstruc-
tive surgery for his forehead,
during which a bone graft will be
placed over the wouad:
"Cor idering that it was such
a traumatic injury, we just fee!
very fortunate tea blessed that
he's alive," Raleigh concluded,
Rodger has been a corrections
officer at the John Middleton Unit
for more than five years.
Drama students to perform
St udents in AH tin World * a .
Stage, a local drama project will ,
present their very first spring "re-
cita)"nexi Week on Tfc ursday May
17.
The "Showcase ofTale/it' will
begin at 7:'.i0 p in at the A/U-<
Theater,
This is the pilot year for the
diama classes, which a/e (on
ducted by Lorna Ayers under the
auspices ofthe Aztec Theater.
The first annual "Showcase of
Talent" will feature the elemen-
tary and jumor high students ac-
tually on stage, while the. high
school students will demonstrate
what they have learn i d this year
in the areas of directing, costum
ing and lighting,.
"The high school, class was
showcased in our EasCer produ<
i.ion last month, so you won't see
them on stage this time," ex-
plained Ayers. "For the last few
weeks, they have been learning
how to direct; how to set the light-
ing and how to select and design
costumes They are a big part of
this.project, but they'll-'be back-
stage."
The elementary and junior
high classes... which are divided
into three groups according to age ,
will perform three fairy tales that
have been rewritten for modern
audiences. "These are very enter-
. taining and funny, and will be
good for younger children," said
Ayers.
'flu. one-act playlets include
"Cinderella Revisited," "Three
Swine of Most Small Stature,"
and *The.On<:e and Futun Frog."
There will be no admission '
Mu icy/ ! mos / Albany him-
Student*, in .it. Ai IS eed the community garden the/.
pU lf-'< n ' t,F( k< ■'.</,!>< ■,-/(".,•> Us
businesses donated seeds, potatoes and onion sets and some of
the expenses were paid by a l earn and Serv*» grant. Produce
from the garden is used by the Vittles by Vehic le meals program.
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Student art to be auctioned
Silent auction items will be
one of the highlights at the eel-
• bration of International Mu
scum Day planned next week on
May 19 at th« Old Jail Art Cen-
ter.
According to O J AC education
director Kate Ferguson, the auc-
tion will featun local .student
artwork and sever;>1 : ni p)r.-.t
ijKTuding 10 Texas tbeme ban
nern miiiie hy Naiiey Kniith KJ-
( iiientary School fburtli graders
in the spring of 2000. "These
banners were a combined effort
at the timi and since there was
no clear-cut decision as to who
should take tin-in home, the stu
dents (now fifth graders) gave
us pei ii r ■ mn to .iiicl ton their
work to ' hi highest biddtus."
Proceeds from the silent auc-
tion will go toward purchasing
art supplies for the Albany
schools. Tin; schoolart programs
are conducted in conjunction
with the local museum
The Art Carnival that will be
.In Id to celi'brati" International
Museum 1 Jay is scheduled for
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Sat-
urday, May 19, with plans for
game booths, prizes and refresh
ments on the museum jia/king
lot.
Inside, those attending may
see the, current exhibit, as.wi 11
as view the silent auction iti-ms
and place their bids.
All of the activities are free
and open to the public.
For more information or to
volunteer, contact Kathryn
Mitchell or Ferguson at 7H'A
2^09
(Con!, from py. I)
dan Lucas, Hob Montgomery,
Wade Montgomery, Jacinda
Morales, Heather Patterson,
Suzete Viertel, Carson Wilson,
H^ne Lucas, Tyler Lucas, Cas
sady ./ones, Handy Blair, Kuyla
Breeden, Michael Collingwood,
Melany Maurer, Melissa Mau- >
rt;r, Kinily Van Zanl, Madeline
Van Zanl arid Cole Moore.
HaileyPreslny, Kasey Presley
and Lindsey Presley will por-
tray the Three Little Bluebirds.
Mica Clover, along with a few
of the cast members, will Help
backstage.
Abel ci edited several parents
and other adults for helping with
the event, including Monica
Cleveland, Jan Johnson, Martha
Wafer, Myra Uise, Lisa Palmore,
Sherry Viertel, DeeDee
Grimshaw and Lucretia Jordan.
"There are others that I can't
remember at this moment, but
their parts are just as impor-
tant," commented Abel.
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I )i )NNII I \H AS / Al UANY' Nrws
Ihrcc of the "micp" in Cinderella go through their paces
during final rehearsals for this year's musical lo be presented
in three performances by the AHS (horal department.
"This has been a long process
since we first started working
on it, with many conflicts, but
we've had a lot of fun and
everything's going well at this
SB'-",-' J
86 y?cm uc A£touy
point. It always seems to come
together at the last minute."
The AHS students will be pre-
senting the Rodgers and
Hammerstein stage version of
Cinderella, with some local,ad-
aptations.
For more information about
tickets or to reserve seats for the
meals, call the AIJS office at
762-3974.
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cos I of medical expenses.
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Lucas, Melinda L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 2001, newspaper, May 10, 2001; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414238/m1/2/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.