The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 22, 1992 Page: 3 of 18
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The Clifton Record, Wednesday july 22.1902. page 3A
vwmence store clerks,"
warned.
A cheek ofGibb*'leg attest* to the
danger of an animal .trainer's
lifestyle As a young man, Gibbs
suffered permanent damage to his
leg after infection set in following
* an attack by a lion.
Attack is a constant concern for
Gibbs and his tiger handlers. Hie
six male tigers and four females are
Isolated from the rest of Texas
Safari’s animals, and are brought
out for performances which take
place inside a fenced arena
"We had to use the fire extin
guisher this morning,” laughed
Gibbs. "The smoke scares them and
lets us divide them. With six males,
one tiger tends to dominate, and to
hold his position, he ha* to whip the
others about once a month."
Gibbs says he shows his animals
around the country to illustrate a
commitment to endangered
animals, a commitment shared by
Texas Safari.
“We are the only nation in the
world that has the money and facil-
ities to save these animals,” Gibbs ,
said. “Why anyone would want to
kill these beautiful animals for such
things as*boots is beyond me
McDonald's kills enough cows
everyday to shoe the entire world's
population”
Bobby Gibbs and his elephants
and tigers will perform for Texas
Safari visitors through Aug. 12. Hay
Kailua, Jr., Texas Safari media
director, invites area residents to
see these animals while they are
“right in your backyard.”
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Gibbs
Aars & Nelson
Insurance Agency
P.O. Box 545
Clifton
675-8601
NICE DAY FOR A SWIM! - Mary, Betty, and
Judy enjoy a dip in the lake at Texas Safari fol-
lowing an afternoon performance.
"Elephants don’t sweat or pant,” explains their
trainer, Bobby Gibbe. "We treat them with a cool
swim three to four times a day to cool them off.”
Visitors to Texas Safari can see the elephants
perform daily at 90-minute intervals.
—Staff Photo By Debra D. Brown
180 Maiden Lane, New York 10038
DANGEROUS EXCITEMENT - Circus World tigers will per-
form daring acts daily at Texas Safari through Aug. 12.
The tigers make the other animals at the wildlife park a little
nervous, so the six males and four females are kept isolated, and
are brought out for performances in a fenced arena.
Transportation Dept. To
Explain Bosque Projects
cent of projected revenues. This meet-
ing will allow the public to comment
on those previously approved projects
which may or may not be included in
the 1993 development plan.
Department officials will accept
both verbal and written comments at
the public meeting Written com-
ments may also be mailed to the Waco
District Office, P.O. Box 1010, Waco,
76703. Written statements must be
received by Aug. 10.
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WACO - A public meeting to dis-
cuss transportation improvements in
the eight-county Waco District is set
for 7 p.m. Thursday, July 30, in the
Ranger Room of the Waco Convention
Center.
The Texas Department of Transpor
tation will outline construction
projects planned for the next 10 years
in rural areas, including Bosque
County.
These projects will make up the dis-
trict’s rural transportation improve
ment program, which is a
construction plan or schedule based
on projected funding allocations. In-
terested citizens are invited to com
ment on the proposed projects.
Projects in this program must be ap-
proved in the department's 1993
Transitional Project Development
Plan, a long-range tool used to guide
and control the development of trans-
portation projects which receive state
and federal funds.
A new state law requires the depart-
ment to limit the number of projects
in this plan to not more than 130 per-
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 22, 1992, newspaper, July 22, 1992; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788763/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.