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KILLEEN DAILY HERALD | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019 OUR TEXAS B5 Killeen-area gasoline prices stay about the same Film society to hold free BY HUNTER KING most expensive gas was $2.04 a gallon at the least at $1.92 per gallon. screening of ‘Tootsie’ KILLEEN DAILY HERALD 700 E. FM 2410 and Creek Drive. The national average price for a gal- In Copperas Cove the cheapest gas lon of regular unleaded is $2.28, which FME NEWS SERVICE The average price for a gallon of gas was $1.76 a gallon at the Murphy USA is the same as this day last week and 27 in the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood area at 2712 East U.S. 190 near Gibson Street. cents less than the price per gallon at The Central Texas Film Society and on Thursday was $1.94 which is one The most expensive gas was $2.09 a gal- this same time last year. the Azalee Marshall Cultural Activi- cent more than last week and 33 cents lon at the Shell on 1903 North First St. Frigid temperatures across much of ties Center will show a free screening less than this time a year ago, according and Lutheran Church Road. the country have contributed toward of “Tootsie” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide gas price average in a half a million barrel per day drop in 24, at the CAC’s Frank W. Mayborn In Killeen, the cheapest gas was sold Texas is $1.98 for a gallon of regular demand to measure at 9 million barrels Auditorium. The Central Texas Film at the Valero at 4807 Martin Luther unleaded fuel, according to the AAA — a level consistent with a year ago, ac- Society hosts classic and best-loved King Jr. Blvd. near East Stan Schlueter Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price cording to Energy Information Admin- fi l ms on Sundays at 2 pm. To fi nd out Loop for $1.85 a gallon, according to is the same as this day last week and is istration (EIA). more information, join the Central GasBuddy. c om on Saturday. Many other 32 cents less per gallon compared to this At the same time, gasoline stocks saw Texas Film Society Facebook page, and places were selling gas at $1.89 a gallon. day last year. a nominal 513,000 barrel increase for share with friends. In Harker Heights on Saturday, the Of the major metropolitan areas a total of nearly 258,000 barrels. While New York actor Michael Dorsey cheapest gas was $1.86 a gallon at the surveyed in Texas, drivers in Midland demand is mostly fl at year-over-year, (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfec- Murphy USA at 2010 Heights Drive and are paying the most on average at $2.40 total stocks sit at a 124 million barrel tionist who is so hard on himself and West Central Texas Expressway. The while drivers in San Antonio are paying surplus. others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer fi nd work for him. After  a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. Singer Holly Tucker entertains at Day for Women in Temple What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract,

BY LARRY CAUSEY with booths of more than 50 vendors.  but when Michael falls for his cast FME NEWS SERVICE The ladies had to get their “passports” mate Julie (Jessica Lange), complica- checked at each booth to qualify for the tions develop that could wreck ev- Rising country music star Holly chance of winning a $500 gift basket and erything. Tootsie was nominated for Tucker charmed more than 500 guests other prizes. 10 Academy Awards, including Best who attended the Day for Women at the Hollie Blair of Round Rock talked to Picture, but only Jessica Lange won for Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention women stopping at her LulaRoe booth. best-supporting actress. Center on Saturday. LulaRoe deals in women’s and men’s The Central Texas Film society She accompanied herself on the guitar clothing, and its tagline is “Simply at each show will host a pre-show for several songs, shared her career goals Comfortable,” Blair said. She works welcome, and give commentary and and battles, and encouraged the women through in-home showings, where a host- historical content about each fi l m as to be strong in their own pursuits. ess invites friends over, and they have a well as interesting tidbits on the fi lms “If there’s anyone out there with a goal NAN DICKSON | SPECIAL TO FME NEWS SERVICE “shopping party,” she said. after the shows. … what is there to lose? Go after it,” she Holly Tucker performs at the Day for Women She started this in June, and is a full- Upcoming screenings include: said. “Be honest and be real about who event at the Mayborn Civic and Convention time pharmacist. • March 31, “The Quiet Man” you are. That’s one of the things I hope to Center in Temple on Saturday. “You can be as involved as you want • April 28, “The Apartment” do in the future.” to be,” she said. “For some people it’s a • May 26, “The Artist” As Don Cooper, general manager of her hit single, “You’re in Texas.” full-time job.” • June 30, “The Grapes of Wrath “ the Temple Daily Telegram, said in his “I’ve really been looking forward to Helena Linzy, a nutritional health • July 28, “ET” introduction, Tucker made it to the top this for the last few months, to be rep- coach for Natural Grocers, said she was • Aug. 25, “Lawrence of Arabia” six contestants of “The Voice” in 2013. resenting the women of country music telling women about the free nutrition • Sept. 29, “Shawshank Redemption” She was named Texas Country Music today,” she said. classes at the store and its Texas Inde- • Oct. 27, “The Haunting” (1963) Association’s Female Vocalist of the Tucker, who’s 26 and from Waco, pendence Day store-wide special. • Nov. 24, “To Kill a Mockingbird” Year in 2017 and 2018. Among her other has been singing country music since “A lot of people are unaware of the free • Dec. 29, “The Sound of Music” awards was the East Texas Music Offi ce’s she was 3, she said. She said she had a services — the classes and one-on-one Located at 3011 N. Third St. in 2018 Album of the Year for “Steel,” her musical family and gave her fi rst stage health coaching,” she said. Temple, the CAC hosts several events fi r st full-length album. performance at the age of 7. A lot of the items their booth sampled such as monthly fi lms, exhibit open- Tucker picked up her guitar, sang a few After the luncheon, Tucker met out last year drew new customers, she ings, concerts and more throughout bars of “God Bless the USA,” and then personally with guests in the conven- said, so this year they repeated with the year. For more information, go to thrilled the crowd with a rendition of tion center’s rear hall, which was fi lled them. cacARTS.org or call 254-773-9926. B6 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019 | KILLEEN DAILY HERALD KILLEEN DAILY HERALD | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019 B7