The Gainesville Sun printed some other public school system's meet the teacher schedule about 2 week's ago. Then defended the printed calendar in emails that I was copied on. Correction ran last week, but I wonder how many readers only saw initial article? And there is no other Alachua County in the United States, so I can't figure out how mistake was made.
On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 10:31 AM, John Vega <zebu...@gate.net> wrote: > Funny story about this story. > > The Sun is now owned by a newspaper group from Texas. > > As a cost cutting measure, the copy editors for the subheadlines were all > let go, and that part of the print edition is written by an editing group > out of Texas. Presumably, they edit the subheadlines for multiple papers, > and this saves money somehow. > > The “oops” factor is when people from Texas don’t know the name of the > Gator head football coach, unlike just about everyone in Gainesville. As a > result, when the print version of this story ran, they got our head coach’s > name wrong. They didn’t just misspell it, they used a different but similar > name - “Jim Elwin.” > > I don’t know how many people in Gainesville saw this, or whether there has > been any mention of the Gator’s hometown paper getting the name of its own > head coach wrong. Hopefully, McElwain doesn’t think my daughter wrote the > subheadline. She managed to spell his name correctly throughout. > > I’ll send a pic in a separate e-mail. > > -Zeb > > > > On Jul 31, 2015, at 6:25 PM, Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Awesome story!!!! I wished we could read stuff like this more often than > the "stuff" that's currently in the news. Very happy for Brannon! Thanks > UF and Coach Mac for taking time to make a long time supporter and a very > old man feel special! Very well written article as well! Just awesome > stuff! Made my day... > > Go Gators!!!!! > > SHANE > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > > > On Jul 31, 2015, at 10:22 AM, John Vega <zebu...@gate.net> wrote: > > > Devoted 85-year-old Gator gets quite a surprise > *By Olivia Vega* > *Correspondent* > Published: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 8:28 p.m. > <bilde.jpeg> > Erica Brough/The Gainesville Sun > University of Florida head football coach Jim McElwain, left, surprises > former trainer and current season ticket holder since 1973, Hill Brannon > Jr., 85, right, who attended his first Florida football game in 1939, (the > Florida vs. Georgia Tech game on Nov. 25, 1939), to thank him for his > support of the program with a signed football and jersey on Thursday. > > > Hill Brannon loves the Gators. > > He has a room lined with prized possessions from his alma mater, including > his degree, his Florida Blue Key membership and a varsity award from his > time as the football team manager back in the early ‘50s. > > He was told he was going to be featured in a promo commercial for the team > about how his “Gators Story” has evolved over the many years he’s spent > dedicated to UF. > > But when the 85-year-old yelled “come in” to the stranger knocking while > he was in the middle of being interviewed, the last thing he expected was > to see Jim McElwain walk through his door. > > The Gators head coach surprised Brannon with a jersey and signed football > on Thursday afternoon to thank him for his relentless support of the > program. > > “I’m honored, I got the head ball coach here,” Brannon said. > > Brannon’s love for the Gators began at an early age. > > He attended his first Gator game back in 1939 when he was 9 years old, and > it was no coincidence when McElwain presented him with a game-worn jersey > sporting the number 39. > > In addition, McElwain signed a football, which was emblazoned with the > Gators logo, and handed it to Brannon. > > “That’s one of the best gifts I‘ve ever had,” Brannon said. “It’s about to > get real emotional.” > > Brannon joked about buying a new stand for the ball and putting in a > spotlight. > > Brannon and McElwain, both clad in Gators gear, talked about the upcoming > football season, and McElwain discussed the history Brannon has had with > the team. > > Each fall, the university recognizes Brannon with an endowment known as > the “Fabulous ‘50s Hill Brannon Endowment,” awarded to a student in the > College of Health and Human Performance, according to the UF Foundation > website. > > Brannon was team manager back when the Gators brought home their first > bowl victory back on New Year’s Day in 1953. > > Twenty-five years later, in 1977, he, along with Charlie LaPradd, > co-captain of the 1952 team, helped organize a reunion for the team members. > > The first reunion went so well that it turned into an annual celebration > known as the “Fabulous ‘50s” and expanded to include all team members from > coach Bob Woodruff’s era, 1950 to 1959. > > The endowment was initially funded by three of Brannon’s peers as a > surprise in his honor. > > McElwain said Brannon’s history spoke volumes about the passion and > commitment he had to UF. > > As the self-described “eternal optimist,” Brannon said he had great faith > in the coach’s upcoming season. > > “I wish you all the success in the world, and I think you’re gonna have > it,” Brannon said to McElwain. He mentioned that he wasn’t the “lone > ranger” in thinking so. > > McElwain said if Brannon were the Lone Ranger, “it’d be great to be (his) > Tonto.” The coach said he looked forward to bringing Brannon back some wins. > > As Brannon looked around at the coach, press and film crew, he had just > one thing to say. > > “Tell you what: I feel like a celebrity.” > > Copyright © 2015 Gainesville.com <http://gainesville.com/> — All rights > reserved. 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