Dateline: January 10, 2002

Local man to carry Olympic torch Saturday  

The 2002 Olympic Torch passes through Amarillo on Saturday morning, January 12, on its way to the Winter Olympics, February 8-24, 2002 in Salt Lake City.

Clarendon resident Clint Green will carry the torch.  Green is the son of Katherine and Don Williams and the grandson of Naomi Green of Clarendon.

The 2002 Olympic Torch is like a fiery icicle in motion, its curvature representing the dynamics of speed and fluidity. It is 33 inches long, 3 inches wide at top and 1/2 inch wide at the bottom. Each torch bearer will cover two-tenths of mile and will be escorted by a caravan of official vehicles and two attendants.

The celebration in Amarillo will begin at 7 p.m. Friday night, January 11 when the Amarillo Rattlers face-off against the Tulsa Oilers. Then a variety of activities will be offered throughout the evening leading up to the arrival of the Olympic Torch.

Green is scheduled to carry the torch at approximately 2:42 a.m. north on Amarillo’s Buchanan Street.

Other torch bearers include Kati Artho, Dustin Holladay, and Cheryl Hukill, all of Canyon; Ron Lee II, Cindy Miller, Greg Mitchell, Eveline Rivers, and Andy Justice, all of Amarillo; Leta Payne of Lubbock; Randy Adams, Jr. of Odessa; James Burleson of Snyder; Scotty Gorley of Wichita Falls; Stanley Graff of Dallas; Steven McHenry of Enid, OK; and John Slider of Odessa.

For more information on the Torch Run in Amarillo and activities leading up to it, contact Kris Miller at 806-378-4297.