HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil & Mayor Reunion; newspaper article (10-16-2008)"Seventy Years of Leadership," a reunion of mayors and
council members, was celebrated Oct. 16 at College
Station's first city hall, now Cafe Eccel, at 101 Church St.
The event, organized by Anne Boykin, Heritage Programs,
was hosted by the Historic Preservation Committee, Project
HOLD; Cafe Eccel and members of the Department of Parks
and Recreation.
In attendance were: former mayors Gary Halter, Larry
Ringer, Lynn Mcllhaney and Ron Silvia, and Mayor Ben
White. Former council members present included: Homer
Adams, Bill Cooley, Pat Boughton, David Hickson, Dick
Birdwell, John Happ, Chris Scotti, Nancy Crouch and Sandra
Runnels, representing her late husband, Robert.
Representing the current city council were: White, Dennis
Maloney, Larry Stewart and Mcllhaney.
White, City Manager Glenn Brown and Superintendent of
Special Facilities David Gerling made the opening remarks,
followed by Boughton.
The reunion was the first such gathering for the city. On
Oct. 19, 1938, by a vote of 217 to 39, the community voted
to incorporate. The election was held at the train depot west
of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, then on
Wellborn Road.
Children recently participated in a birthday card contest
for the city. The cards are displayed at the College Station
Conference Center. Winners will be selected and prizes given
in November. An exhibit, "Honoring Our Mayors," will open at
the Conference Center in December.
From left to right, Ron Silvia, Lynn Mcllhaney, Larry Ringer, Gary
Halter and Ben White mark College Station's 70th anniversary.