Shoveling it at Sibley
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Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 04:37 PM [GMT-6]

The groundbreaking for Phase 1 of the Sibley Nature Center's expansion took place this afternoon, and I'm trying to scoop the MSM outlets that were well represented at the event.

Here's the video of the actual turning o'the dirt:

Pretty exciting stuff, huh? Actually, you might (if you live in Midland) recognize several of the folks in the video. Starting on the right, the folks with the shovels include Mark Nicholas, Wallace Craig (yes, that Wallace Craig), Chuck Henderson, Tom Craddick, Hiram Sibley and his wife – whose family foundation helped established the Center, Jan Artley (Board president), Frank Cahoon, Burr Williams (Executive Director, in an exceedingly rare appearance wearing a suit!), Mary Ann Dingus (never could get a photo of her husband, Bill, with Tom), and Travis Durham (I think; please correct me if I'm wrong).

That's the most work I've seen Wallace do in years. ;-)

Anyway, this expansion project is going to be pretty cool, and will be a great opportunity for West Texans to get involved with an educational project that will benefit generations to come. Be sure to monitor the progress via the first link above, and think about becoming a donor.