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March 24, 2006
Editorial: Truly mammoth

Waco Tribune Herald
By Editorial Staff | Tribune-Herald

Before directing your attention to the potential for the Waco Mammoth Site, we direct your attention to the little town of Vernal, Utah. Up in the northeast corner of the state, almost in Colorado, it is the nearest city to Dinosaur National Monument. That monument, with an ongoing dig of fossils that visitors can still see embedded in a hillside, is Vernal's claim to fame. Dinosaur images are seen all over town.

March 23, 2006
Baylor, Waco donate funds for historic site

Baylor Lariat
By LAURA FRASE | Baylor Lariat reporter

Baylor and the city of Waco each donated $100,000 to the Waco Mammoth Site, they announced Wednesday at a news conference at the Mayborn Museum Complex.

The gifts matched a $200,000 donation secured by Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, in 2005 from the Save America's Treasures grant program, said Sarah Levine, director of marketing at the Mayborn Museum Complex.

March 23, 2006
City leaders hope public digs Waco's mammoth grounds

Waco Tribune Herald
By Dan Genz | Tribune-Herald staff writer

Stuck in the mud no longer, a move to transform the secluded Waco Mammoth Site into a tourist attraction got a boost Wednesday when the city of Waco and Baylor University each pledged $100,000.