Rain Man
10-13-2009, 08:49 AM
I've said this before, but when the Bills need a lift, they can't count on Thurman Thomas.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,564743,00.html?test=latestnews
Thurman Thomas Statue Missing, Day After Unveiling
Monday, October 12, 2009
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A chain saw carving of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas is missing from a parking lot across from Ralph Wilson stadium, a day after it was unveiled.
The project's creator, Therese Forton-Barnes, says the 8 1/2-foot statue carved from a fallen pine tree weighs more than 1,000 pounds and it took a crane to get it set up for Sunday's event.
She says it would have taken several strong people with a flatbed truck to remove it. It's unclear when it disappeared.
Orchard Park police are investigating.
The statue was unveiled before Sunday's Bills game against the Browns. It's the 34th in a fundraising series that grew out of a 2006 snowstorm that toppled thousands of trees. The carvings feature celebrities, animals and historical figures.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,564743,00.html?test=latestnews
Thurman Thomas Statue Missing, Day After Unveiling
Monday, October 12, 2009
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A chain saw carving of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas is missing from a parking lot across from Ralph Wilson stadium, a day after it was unveiled.
The project's creator, Therese Forton-Barnes, says the 8 1/2-foot statue carved from a fallen pine tree weighs more than 1,000 pounds and it took a crane to get it set up for Sunday's event.
She says it would have taken several strong people with a flatbed truck to remove it. It's unclear when it disappeared.
Orchard Park police are investigating.
The statue was unveiled before Sunday's Bills game against the Browns. It's the 34th in a fundraising series that grew out of a 2006 snowstorm that toppled thousands of trees. The carvings feature celebrities, animals and historical figures.