Live Wire: Miss USA received letter from Fayetteville mayor
Q: I
understand that Miss USA is an African-American lady in the military and
that she is from Fayetteville. Why hasn't the city of Fayetteville
acknowledged her or recognized her? - S.J., Fayetteville
A:
Deshauna Barber, whose parents were stationed at Fort Bragg, was
crowned Miss USA in June in Las Vegas. The 26-year-old was representing
the District of Columbia.
The
daughter of two Fort Bragg soldiers, Barber spent the first 10 years of
her childhood in Fayetteville. Today, she's an officer and logistics
commander in the Army Reserve and an IT analyst in Washington, D.C.
After she was crowned, Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson sent her a congratulatory letter.
"Your
hard work, dedication and kindness are strong qualities that should be
emulated by all girls across the nation," the mayor's letter said.
He also hopes she visits Fayetteville again soon.
"We
hope for you to one day come back to Fayetteville and learn of all the
growth the city has accomplished since you have last lived here," the
letter said.
- Andrew Barksdale
Q: I would like the address of the Hess firetrucks for little boys. - B.C., Fayetteville
A:
Hess toy trucks have been a holiday tradition for children across the
country since 1968. And a little thing like the Hess Corp. selling off
all its retail gas stations - where each holiday season, that year's
model was sold - wasn't going to interfere with tradition.
With
no more retail locations in operation by December, the 2015 Hess Fire
Truck and Ladder Rescue was available at kiosks in select stores in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and online at hesstoytruck.com.
To
answer your question, the address for Hess Corporate Headquarters is
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036. But it's
not likely to do you much good as the firetrucks sold out, as the
limited edition collector items typically do.
Good
news, though - the Hess toy truck division announced on its Facebook
page last week that plans are underway for the 2016 model. To make sure
you don't miss out this year, sign up for email or text updates at hesstoytruck.com.
- Brooke Carbo
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