Jimmy Butler III (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Jimmy Buckets" and "Playoff Jimmy", he is a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team honoree, and a five-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree. He won a gold medal as a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.

Butler played one year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College before transferring to Marquette University. He was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. In 2015, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player. After six seasons in Chicago, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in June 2017. Butler was again traded in November 2018, this time to the Philadelphia 76ers. In July 2019, he signed with the Heat. During his first season with the team, Butler reached the NBA Finals. In 2021, he led the league in steals. In 2023, he led the eighth-seeded Heat to their second NBA Finals in four years.

Early life
Butler was born in Houston on September 14, 1989. His father abandoned the family when Butler was an infant. By the time he was 13 years old and living in the Houston suburb of Tomball, his mother kicked him out of the house. As Butler remembered it in a 2011 interview, she told him, "I don't like the look of you. You gotta go." He then bounced between the homes of various friends, staying for a few weeks at a time before moving to another house. Despite all of this, Butler maintains a close relationship with his parents, saying, "I don't hold grudges. I still talk to my family. My mom. My father. We love each other. That's never going to change."

In a summer basketball league before his senior year at Tomball High School, he was noticed by Jordan Leslie, a freshman football and basketball player at the school, who challenged him to a three-point shooting contest. The two immediately became friends, and Butler began staying at Leslie's house. Although his friend's mother and stepfather, who had six other children between them, were reluctant at first, they took him in within a few months. Butler would later say, "They accepted me into their family. And it wasn't because of basketball. She [Michelle Lambert, Leslie's mother] was just very loving. She just did stuff like that. I couldn't believe it."

As a junior at Tomball High, Butler averaged 10 points per game. As a senior and team captain in 2006–07, Butler averaged 19.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and was subsequently voted his team's most valuable player.

Butler was not heavily recruited coming out of high school and chose to attend Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.

College career
After his freshman season at Tyler Junior College, where he had averaged 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, Butler drew interest from Division I programs. Considered a two-star recruit by 247Sports.com, he was listed as the No. 127 junior college prospect in 2008.

Butler accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Marquette, where, as a sophomore in the 2008–09 season, he averaged 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and recorded a free-throw percentage of 76.8%. He moved into the starting lineup as a junior during the 2009–10 campaign to average 14.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and he earned All-Big East Honorable Mention honors. His season was highlighted by two game-winning shots versus UConn and St. John's, to help Marquette finish 11–7 in the Big East and earn its fifth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 15.7 points per game and earned an All-Big East Honorable Mention for the second straight year.

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (2011–2017)

2011–2014: early years and first All-Defensive selection
Butler was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He saw limited opportunities in his rookie year, playing 42 games during the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season. The following season, he played all 82 games for the Bulls. After playing limited minutes to begin the 2012–13 season, he saw significant minutes over the second half of the season, including starting all 12 playoff games. In an April 9, 2013, regular season game, Butler scored a then career-high 28 points in a 101–98 loss against the Toronto Raptors. Two days later, he recorded his first NBA double-double game with 22 points and a then career-high 14 rebounds against the New York Knicks.

The 2013–14 season saw Butler miss 15 games due to injury, limiting him to 67 games. He averaged a career-high 38.7 minutes per game, which ranked first in the NBA. He scored a season-high 26 points against the Memphis Grizzlies on December 30. He set a franchise record when he played 60:20 in a triple-overtime game against the Orlando Magic on January 15 and finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists. At the season's end, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.

2014–2016: Most Improved Player and first All-Star selections

On November 25, 2014, Butler tied a career high with 32 points in a loss to the Denver Nuggets. On December 3, 2014, he was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for games played in October/November. He later set a new career high of 35 points in a 103–97 win over the New York Knicks on December 18. On January 29, 2015, Butler was named a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. On March 2, 2015, he was ruled out for three to six weeks with a left elbow injury. He returned to action on March 23 against the Charlotte Hornets, recording 19 points and 9 rebounds in a 98–86 win.

On April 20, Butler set a playoff career high for the second straight game, scoring 31 points in the Bulls' 91–82 win over the Milwaukee Bucks to take a 2–0 lead in their first-round series. On April 25, Butler again set a playoff career high with 33 points, in a Bulls' 92–90 loss to the Bucks, cutting their series lead to 3–2. They went on to win Game 6 of the series, moving them onto the semi-finals where they lost 4–2 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On May 7, he was named the 2014–15 NBA Most Improved Player and became the first player in franchise history to win the award.

On July 9, 2015, Butler re-signed with the Bulls to a five-year, $95 million contract. The deal included a player option for the fifth year. On December 9, he scored a then career-high 36 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics. He topped that mark with 43 points on December 18 in a 147–144 quadruple overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. On January 3, Butler broke Michael Jordan's team record for points in a half, scoring 40 of his 42 after the break to lead the Bulls to a 115–113 win over the Toronto Raptors. Two days later, he recorded 32 points and a then season-high 10 assists in a 117–106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 14, he scored a career-high 53 points in a 115–111 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Butler also had 10 rebounds and six assists while making 15-of-30 field goals and 21-of-25 free throws to help the Bulls snap a three-game losing streak. He became the first Bulls player to score 50 points since Jamal Crawford in 2004. On February 5, Butler suffered a left knee strain in a game against the Denver Nuggets and missed nearly four weeks. He was voted to play in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, but the injury forced him to drop out, and he was subsequently replaced in the East team by teammate Pau Gasol. Butler missed 11 games with the knee injury, returning to action for the Bulls on March 5 against the Houston Rockets. In 34 minutes of action, he recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal in a 108–100 win, helping the Bulls snap a four-game losing streak. However, he returned to the sidelines on March 7 for the team's game against the Milwaukee Bucks due to back soreness and swelling in his left knee. After a three-game absence, he returned to action on March 14 against the Toronto Raptors. On April 2, he recorded his first career triple-double with 28 points and career highs of 17 rebounds and 12 assists in a 94–90 loss to the Detroit Pistons. In the Bulls' season finale on April 13, Butler recorded his second career triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 115–105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

2016–2017: first All-NBA selection

In the Bulls' season opener on October 27, Butler scored a team-high 24 points in a 105–99 win over the Boston Celtics. On November 9, he had a 39-point effort in a 115–107 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Three days later, he scored 37 points, hit all 14 free throws, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out a season-high nine assists in a 106–95 win over the Washington Wizards. On November 20, he scored a season-high 40 points in a 118–110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The following day, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, November 14 through Sunday, November 20. On December 28, he matched his season high with 40 points and hit a 20-footer at the buzzer to give the Bulls a 101–99 comeback victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Butler scored nine points in the final 2 minutes to rally Chicago. He finished 11 for 11 from the free-throw line and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Bulls overcame a seven-point deficit in the final three minutes.

On January 2, 2017, Butler scored 52 points in a 118–111 win over the Charlotte Hornets. He was a point shy of his career high, which he got on January 14, 2016, and scored 20 points in the first half and 17 in the game's final four minutes. He also had 12 rebounds and six assists while shooting 21-of-22 from the free-throw line. On January 7, he hit the 40-point mark for the third time in six games, finishing with 42 points in a 123–118 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors. Two days later, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, January 2 through Sunday, January 8. On January 19, Butler was named a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. After questioning the desire of the team's younger players following a loss to the Atlanta Hawks on January 25, Butler was fined and held out of the starting lineup against the Miami Heat on January 27 as punishment. He subsequently finished with just three points on 1-for-13 shooting. On February 25, 2017, he recorded his third career triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 117–99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. On March 26, 2017, he had 20 points and a then career-high 14 assists in a 109–94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. On April 6, 2017, he recorded his fourth career triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 102–90 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2017–2018)
On June 22, 2017, Butler was traded, along with the rights to Justin Patton (the 16th pick in the 2017 NBA draft), to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the rights to Lauri Markkanen (the seventh pick in the 2017 NBA draft). In his debut for the Timberwolves in their season opener on October 18, Butler scored 12 points in a 107–99 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. On December 3, he scored 20 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves' 112–106 win over Los Angeles Clippers. On December 12, he scored 38 points in a 118–112 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. On December 18, he had a 37-point effort in a 108–107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. On December 27, Butler scored 12 of Minnesota's 14 points in overtime and finished with a season-high 39 to lift the Timberwolves to a 128–125 victory over the Denver Nuggets. On January 23, he was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve. On February 9, in his return to Chicago, Butler scored 38 points in a 114–113 loss to the Bulls. Butler chose to not play in the All-Star Game, prioritizing the stretch run of the season and thought the rest would benefit him. However, in the Timberwolves' first game after the All-Star break, on February 23 against the Houston Rockets, Butler left the game late in the third quarter with a right knee injury. Two days later, he underwent meniscus surgery and was ruled out indefinitely. Butler returned to action on April 6 to score 18 points in a 113–96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. In Game 3 of the Timberwolves' first-round playoff series against the Rockets, Butler hit four 3-pointers among his 28 points in a 121–105 win. The Timberwolves went on to lose the series in five games.

Shortly before training camp in 2018, Butler requested a trade from the Timberwolves, indicating he would not re-sign with the team in the 2019 off-season. When a trade was not achieved prior to the start of the regular season, Butler opted to play for Minnesota in 2018–19. He appeared in 10 of the Timberwolves' first 13 games before being traded in early November.

Philadelphia 76ers (2018–2019)

On November 12, 2018, Butler was traded, along with Justin Patton, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jerryd Bayless, Robert Covington, Dario Šarić and a 2022 second-round draft pick. He made his debut for the 76ers two days later, scoring 14 points in a 111–106 loss to the Orlando Magic. On November 25, he recorded 34 points and 12 rebounds and made a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining to give the 76ers a 127–125 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. On December 5, he scored a season-high 38 points in a 113–102 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Two days later, he had a second straight 38-point game in a 117–111 win over the Detroit Pistons. On January 29, Butler was shifted to point guard and had 20 points and six assists in a 121–105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. In Game 1 of the 76ers' first-round playoff series against the Nets, Butler scored a game-high 36 points in a 111–102 loss. In Game 2 of the second round, Butler had 30 points and 11 rebounds to help the 76ers tie the series against the Raptors at 1–1 with a 94–89 win. In Game 6, he scored 25 points in a 112–101 win, helping the 76ers force a Game 7. In Game 7, he made a layup with 4.2 seconds in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 90–all, but the 76ers eventually lost the game 92–90 following Kawhi Leonard's game-winning buzzer beater.

Miami Heat (2019–present)

2019–2021: First finals appearance and steals leader
On July 6, 2019, Butler signed with the Miami Heat via a sign and trade with the 76ers in a four-team trade. On December 9, Butler was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after he averaged 27.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game. On December 10, Butler recorded a career-high 18 rebounds, along with 20 points and 11 assists in a 135–121 overtime win against the Atlanta Hawks. On January 30, 2020, Butler was named to his fifth NBA All-Star Game. On February 3, Butler scored a season-high 38 points on 14-of-20 shooting from the field, as the Heat beat his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers 137–106. On August 31, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Butler scored a then playoff career-high 40 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the field in a 115–104 win over the first-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. On September 8, Miami advanced to the next round after Game 5 win, thus completing the upset. The Heat reached the NBA Finals after defeating the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games, earning Butler his first finals appearance. In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Butler finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists and became the third player in finals history to record a 40+ point triple-double, joining LeBron James (then with Cleveland) in 2015 and Jerry West with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1969. Butler also became the first player to have more points, rebounds and assists in a finals game than James, who finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. In Game 5, Butler had 35 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 steals to become the first player to register 35+ points, 10+ rebounds, 10+ assists and 5+ steals in a finals game. He is also the second player to reach such stats in NBA playoff history after Gary Payton in 2000. Butler became the second player with multiple 30-point triple-doubles in the same finals series, joining James in 2015. He became the sixth player with multiple triple-doubles in a finals series along with James, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain and Draymond Green. The Heat came up short against the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. Butler became only the second player in a finals series to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, joining James in 2016. He finished the finals averaging 26.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.

On February 11, 2021, Butler recorded his 10th career triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the Heat's 101–94 win over the Houston Rockets. On February 18, Butler logged his 13th career triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in a 118–110 win over the Sacramento Kings, becoming the first player in franchise history with three consecutive triple-doubles. Together with teammate Bam Adebayo who posted 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, they became the first pair in league history to register triple-doubles in the same game more than once. Butler finished the regular season leading the league in steals with 2.1 steals per game. In the playoffs, the Heat were eliminated in a four-game sweep by the Milwaukee Bucks who would go on to win the NBA Finals. In Game 4, Butler recorded his third career playoff triple-double.

2021–present: Best Eastern Conference record and second finals appearance

On August 7, 2021, Butler was signed to a reported four-year, $184 million contract extension by the Heat. On December 28, he recorded 25 points, eight rebounds, and a career-high 15 assists in a 119–112 loss to the Washington Wizards. On January 23, 2022, during a matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James, Butler surpassed James for first place on the Heat all-time triple-doubles list. On February 3, Butler was named a reserve for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, making it his sixth career All-Star selection. On April 7, Butler and Miami clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. On April 17, during Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, he logged 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 115–91 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Two days later, he posted a then playoff career-high 45 points along with five rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers in a Game 2 115–105 win. Butler became only the third player in franchise history to have at least 45 points, five assists and five rebounds in a postseason game, joining James and Dwyane Wade. He also became the fifth player since 1978 to have at least 45 points and zero turnovers in an NBA playoff game. In Game 4 of the series, on April 24, Butler recorded 36 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and zero turnovers in a 110–86 win. On May 8, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Butler recorded 40 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the field in a 116–108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. On May 17, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Butler posted 41 points (27 in the second half), nine rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks in a 118–107 win over the Boston Celtics. He became the first player in NBA postseason history to meet all of those benchmarks since steals and blocks were first recorded in 1974. Butler posted his fifth career playoff game with 40 points on 60 percent shooting, and tied with Charles Barkley for third-most over the last 30 playoffs. The only players that have more such games are James (12) and Shaquille O'Neal (8). Butler also achieved the most 40-point, 5-rebound and 5-assist playoff games in Heat history with three, one more than James and Wade. On May 21, Butler injured his right knee and did not play in the second half of Game 3. Despite this, Miami won the game 109–103 and took a 2–1 series lead. In Game 6 of the series, on May 27, Butler scored a playoff career-high 47 points along with nine rebounds, eight assists, and four steals to lead Miami to a 111–103 win and force Game 7. He made 16 of 29 shots, including 4-of-8 from the three-point range and all 11 free throws. Butler's 47 points were the seventh-most in NBA history for a player facing elimination. He also became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1988 to have multiple games of at least 40 points and four steals in the same series. The Heat lost the series in seven games, despite Butler's 35-point and nine-rebound outing in a 100–96 loss in a decisive Game 7, where he missed his game-winning three-pointer with 16 seconds left in the game. Butler had his eighth 30-point game of the postseason, making it the most in a single postseason by a Heat player since James in 2013, who also had eight such games.

On November 10, 2022, Butler scored a season-high 35 points, along with 10 rebounds and eight assists in an 117–112 overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets. He scored eight consecutive Heat points at the end of regulation just to get them into the extra session. On December 2, Butler returned to the lineup after missing the previous seven games with a sore right knee. He had a season-high 15 rebounds and 25 points in a 120–116 overtime win over the reigning Eastern Conference champions Boston Celtics. On January 10, 2023, Butler tied his season-high with 35 points, along with seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks in an 112–111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He led the way going 23-of-23 from the free throw line, tying Dominique Wilkins for the second-most made free throws without a miss in NBA history. The Heat set an NBA record by making all 40 of their free throws, the last of those coming on Butler’s three-point play with 12.9 seconds left in the game. On February 10, Butler made a game-winning alley-oop dunk in a 97–95 win over the Houston Rockets. On March 11, Butler scored a season-high 38 points, including 15 in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter when Miami overcame a 15-point deficit. His three-pointer at the buzzer of regulation sent the game to overtime, which the Heat lost 126–114 in against the Orlando Magic. On April 1, Butler recorded a season-high 12 assists and 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field in a 129–122 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

On April 14, Butler in his second play-in appearance scored a game-high 31 points to help the Heat take a 102–91 win over his former team, the Chicago Bulls, and secure the eighth seed for the playoffs. He and Max Strus became the third Heat duo with 30 points apiece in a playoff or play-in game. In Game 1 of the Heat's first round playoff series against the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, Butler recorded 35 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and three steals in a 130–117 win to lead the Heat to a 1–0 series lead. He moved to second place in 35+ point playoff games in Heat franchise history (10), surpassing LeBron James (9) and trailing only Dwyane Wade (14). In Game 4 of the Heat's playoff series against the Bucks, Butler scored a career-high 56 points on 19-for-28 shooting from the field and 15-of-18 shooting from the free throw line, including a franchise-record 22 points in the first quarter, in a 119–114 win. His 56 points also set a Miami Heat franchise record for the most points scored in a playoff game, surpassing LeBron James' previous record of 49. In Game 5 of the series against the Bucks, Butler recorded 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 128–126 overtime win, leading the Heat to the second round of the playoffs. He also became the first player in Heat history to put up back-to-back 40-point playoff games and also put up his eighth 40-point playoff game as a member of the Heat, surpassing Dwyane Wade's previous Heat franchise record of seven 40-point playoff games. In Games 4 and 5, Butler amassed a total of 98 points, becoming one of five players in NBA playoff history to produce that many points in a two-game span. He joined Michael Jordan (who accomplished the feat on three occasions), Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Rick Barry. Butler finished the series averaging 37.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Butler recorded 35 points, five rebounds, seven assists and a playoff career-high six steals in a 123–116 win over the Boston Celtics. The Heat eventually advanced to the NBA Finals after winning the series in seven games. In Game 7 against the Celtics, Butler posted 28 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in the 103–84 win. In a narrow vote between him and Caleb Martin, Butler was named Eastern Conference Finals MVP, averaging 24.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game. In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Butler put up 21 points and nine assists in a 111–108 win over the Denver Nuggets. He joined LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as the only players in Heat history to put up at least 500 points, 100 rebounds, and 100 assists in a single postseason run. However, the Heat went on to lose the next 3 games of the series to lose the finals in 5 games.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 42 || 0 || 8.5 || .405 || .182 || .768 || 1.3 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 2.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| style="background:#cfecec;"|82* || 20 || 26.0 || .467 || .381 || .803 || 4.0 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .4 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 67 || 67 || 38.7 || .397 || .283 || .769 || 4.9 || 2.6 || 1.9 || .5 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 65 || 65 || style="background:#cfecec;"|38.7* || .462 || .378 || .834 || 5.8 || 3.3 || 1.8 || .6 || 20.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 67 || 67 || 36.9 || .454 || .312 || .832 || 5.3 || 4.8 || 1.6 || .6 || 20.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 76 || 75 || 37.0 || .455 || .367 || .865 || 6.2 || 5.5 || 1.9 || .4 || 23.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota
| 59 || 59 || 36.7 || .474 || .350 || .854 || 5.3 || 4.9 || 2.0 || .4 || 22.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota
| 10 || 10 || 36.1 || .471 || .378 || .787 || 5.2 || 4.3 || 2.4 || 1.0 || 21.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia
| 55 || 55 || 33.2 || .461 || .338 || .868 || 5.3 || 4.0 || 1.8 || .5 || 18.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 58 || 58 || 33.8 || .455 || .244 || .834 || 6.7 || 6.0 || 1.8 || .6 || 19.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 52 || 52 || 33.6 || .497 || .245 || .863 || 6.9 || 7.1 || style="background:#cfecec;"|2.1* || .3 || 21.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 57 || 57 || 33.9 || .480 || .233 || .870 || 5.9 || 5.5 || 1.6 || .5 || 21.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 64 || 64 || 33.4 || .539 || .350 || .850 || 5.9 || 5.3 || 1.8 || .3 || 22.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 754 || 649 || 33.2 || .467 || .323 || .842 || 5.3 || 4.2 || 1.6 || .5 || 18.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star
| 4 || 1 || 12.8 || .750 || .000 ||  || 1.8 || 1.5 || 1.8 || .0 || 4.5

Play-in

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
| 2 || 2 || 40.7 || .395 || .000 || .857 || 4.5 || 6.0 || 2.0 || .5 || 26.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 2 || 2 || 40.7 || .395 || .000 || .857 || 4.5 || 6.0 || 2.0 || .5 || 26.0

Playoffs

|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2012
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 3 || 0 || 1.3 ||  ||  ||  || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2013
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 12 || 12 || 40.8 || .435 || .405 || .818 || 5.2 || 2.7 || 1.3 || .5 || 13.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2014
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 5 || 5 || 43.6 || .386 || .300 || .783 || 5.2 || 2.2 || 1.4 || .0 || 13.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2015
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 12 || 12 || 42.2 || .441 || .389 || .819 || 5.6 || 3.2 || 2.4 || .8 || 22.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2017
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 6 || 6 || 39.8 || .426 || .261 || .809 || 7.3 || 4.3 || 1.7 || .8 || 22.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2018
| style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota
| 5 || 5 || 34.0 || .444 || .471 || .833 || 6.0 || 4.0 || .8 || .2 || 15.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2019
| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia
|| 12 || 12 || 35.1 || .451 || .267 || .875 || 6.1 || 5.2 || 1.4 || .6 || 19.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2020
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 21 || 21 || 38.4 || .488 || .349 || .859 || 6.5 || 6.0 || 2.0 || .7 || 22.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2021
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 4 || 4 || 38.5 || .297 || .267 || .727 || 7.5 || 7.0 || 1.3 || .3 || 14.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2022
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 17 || 17 || 37.0 || .506 || .338 || .841 || 7.4 || 4.6 || 2.1 || .6 || 27.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2023
| style="text-align:left;"|Miami
| 22 || 22 || 39.7 || .468 || .359 || .806 || 6.5 || 5.9 || 1.8 || .6 || 26.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 119 || 116 || 37.9 || .460 || .347 || .830 || 6.2 || 4.6 || 1.7 || .6 || 21.3

College

|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"|Marquette
| 35 || 0 || 19.6 || .514 || .000 || .768 || 3.9 || .7 || .5 || .5 || 5.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2009–10
| style="text-align:left;"|Marquette
| 34 || 34 || 34.3 || .530 || .500 || .766 || 6.4 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .6 || 14.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"|Marquette
| 37 || 35 || 34.6 || .490 || .345 || .783 || 6.1 || 2.3 || 1.4 || .4 || 15.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
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Personal life
While attending Marquette, Butler earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.

Butler is a fan of country music and starred in the music video of the country song "Light It Up" by Luke Bryan. He is good friends with Mark Wahlberg, whom he met while Wahlberg was filming Transformers: Age of Extinction in Chicago. The two have vacationed in Paris together.

Butler became a fan of soccer during the 2016 Summer Olympics, after watching Neymar Jr. play for Brazil. He cites Paris Saint Germain as his favorite team and Neymar as his favorite player.

Butler and his girlfriend have a daughter, and he did not make his Heat debut until the fourth game of the 2019–20 NBA season, as he was on paternity leave for her birth.

In the NBA Bubble, Butler opened Big Face Coffee, a side business which he operated out of his hotel room using his French press coffee brewer, charging $20 per cup. A year later, he officially launched his coffee brand, and planned to dedicate his time into the coffee roastery business post-retirement.

During the 2023 NBA playoffs, Butler filed a trademark on the name "Himmy Butler" for the purpose of launching his own clothing and beverage brand. The nickname "Himmy" came from the meme phrase "he's him", which rose in popularity during the Heat's Butler-led run during that postseason.

Butler is a Christian.

See also
 List of National Basketball Association career playoff triple-double leaders

References

External links

 Marquette Golden Eagles bio

1989 births
Living people
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
American food company founders
American men's basketball players
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Basketball players from Houston
Businesspeople from Houston
Businesspeople in coffee
Chicago Bulls draft picks
Chicago Bulls players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
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Miami Heat players
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People from Tomball, Texas
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Shooting guards
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David Pretty (born 2 April 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Recruited from Wodonga, Pretty spent five seasons at North Melbourne, either in defence or on the wing. He then joined the Perth Football Club and starred for them in the 1974 Grand Final, sharing the Simpson Medal with East Fremantle's Gary Gibellini, despite finishing on the losing team.

References

Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

1951 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
North Melbourne Football Club players
Perth Football Club players


The Miss Perú 2005 was held on April 16, 2005. That year, 25 candidates were competing for the national crown. Three winners were chosen to represent Peru at the Miss Universe 2005 pageant which was held in Thailand and the Miss World 2005 pageant, which was held in China, and the Miss Earth 2005.

Placements

Special Awards

 Best Regional Costume - Lambayeque - Vanessa Chanta
 Miss Photogenic - Amazonas - Diana Goytizolo
 Miss Elegance - Ucayali - Tracy Freundt
 Miss Body - Tumbes - Fiorella Castellano
 Best Hair - Cajamarca - Débora Sulca
 Miss Congeniality - Huánuco - Myriam Chacón
 Most Beautiful Face - Amazonas - Diana Goytizolo
 Best Smile - Ica - Fátima Retamozo
 Miss Internet - Ucayali - Tracy Freundt

Delegates

Amazonas - Diana Audria Goytizolo Do Vilela
Áncash - Flor de María Aciam Villaroel
Apurímac - Deborah Dhely Inga Whertens
Arequipa - Natalia Pozo Olivera
Ayacucho - Claudia Montoya Seggi
Cajamarca - Débora Sulca Cravero
Callao - Massiel Vidal Torino
Cuzco - Sara María Paredes Valdivia
Huancavelica - Patricia del Castillo Paredes
Huánuco - Myriam Chacón Tavera
Ica - Fátima Retamozo Hernandez
Junín - Giovanna Figallo Hara
La Libertad - Fiorella Flores Ortega

Lambayeque - Vanessa Lyisina Chanta Cano
Loreto - Jennifer Álvarez Vela
Madre de Dios - Brenda Patricia Añi Stevens
Moquegua - Verónica Susan Tamashiro Luna
Pasco - Llubica Zimić Klevatzević
Piura - Ivette Wendy Borrero Quezada
Puno - Gabriela Sandra Márquez Ramirez
Region Lima - Brenda Rodríguez Crawford
San Martín - Mariana Valencia Sangama
Tacna - Fiorella Basadre Natal
Tumbes - Fiorella Castellano Reynosa
Ucayali - Tracy Freundt

Background Music

Opening Show – Bananarama - "Venus"
Swimsuit Competition – Jesse McCartney & Anne Hathaway - "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"
Evening Gown Competition – Air Supply - "Every Woman In The World"
Top 5 - Final Look – Alex Britti, Joe Cocker & Luciano Pavarotti - "You Are So Beautiful"

References

External links
Nueva Miss Peru 2005
 Crowning Miss Peru 2005

Miss Peru
2005 beauty pageants
2005 in Peru


Fish Police is an American adult animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. It is based on the comic book series of the same name created by Steve Moncuse. It first aired in 1992, broadcasting three episodes before being axed for low ratings. A further three episodes never aired in the United States, although the entire series ran in European syndication.

The show has a decidedly more mature tone than most other animated Hanna-Barbera shows; episodes often contained innuendo and mild profanity.

The series was part of a spate of attempts by major networks to develop prime time animated shows to compete with the success of Fox's The Simpsons, alongside ABC's Capitol Critters (also produced by Hanna-Barbera) and CBS's Family Dog. Hanna-Barbera Productions pitched the series to CBS Entertainment, which agreed to pick it up. All three were canceled in their first seasons.

Plot
Beneath the ocean, a fish named Inspector Gil works for his police department under Chief Abalone. He solves the various crimes in his city while tangling with Biscotti Calamari.

Characters

Main characters
 Inspector Gil (voiced by John Ritter) - the main protagonist of the series. Gil is a detective in a similar mold of classic film noir stylings. He sees things as very black and white, demonstrated by his 'good/bad' narratives during episodes. He has been in a relationship with Pearl for five years (to which some have joked that they should have been married by now) and maintains a flirtatious 'friendship' with Angel. Dialogue in the first episode implies that he is friends with several other fictional characters such as Fred Flintstone and Kermit the Frog.
 Biscotti Calamari (voiced by Héctor Elizondo) - a squid crime boss who keeps his operations extremely discreet. He is confident that the police can never touch him for any of his crimes and even appears to contribute towards them occasionally, believing it is better to be on their good side should he ever need them. This has led Gil, Catfish, and Abalone to take a great disliking to him and his methods.
 Sharkster (voiced by Tim Curry) - Calamari's sleazy smooth-talking shark lawyer. He is quick to defend his client in whatever way possible, but does so in the slimiest of manners, seemingly knowing that his client can commit any crime and get away with it. Sharkster frequently uses his knowledge of the law to cause headaches and obstacles for Gil, causing the two to dislike each other greatly. Tim Curry and John Ritter had previously co-starred together in 1990 in It and later in a 1997 episode of Over the Top. The two remained good friends until Ritter's death.
 Mussels Marinara (voiced by Frank Welker) - Calamari's dim-witted and overweight bodyguard.
 Chief Abalone (voiced by Ed Asner) - the angry, ill-tempered chief of police at Gil's precinct. He appears to dislike his staff, but secretly has faith in them, particularly in Gil.
 Mayor Cod (voiced by Jonathan Winters) - as his title implies, Cod is the Mayor of Fish City. Despite this however, he is rather cowardly and somewhat inept when it comes to his job.
 Detective Catfish (voiced by Robert Guillaume) - an undercover officer at Gil's precinct, he's known Gil for quite some time and they appear to be good friends, demonstrated when he is visibly saddened when Gil is sent to prison for crimes committed by an impostor. Among his disguises, he occasionally dresses in drag. His design is identical to Gil's appearance in the original comics.
 Crabby (voiced by Buddy Hackett) - an old, bitter, crab taxi driver who frequents Pearl's diner as well as other areas Gil visits. He occasionally offers helpful information to related cases of Gil's during his rantings.
 Pearl White (voiced by Megan Mullally) - the owner of her own diner that Gil frequents; she is also his main love interest, with them having been in an on-again, off-again relationship for 5 years. She often wishes for Gil to become a more exciting person as she feels their relationship has become predictable. She finds a rival in Angel, getting jealous of her constant flirting with Gil.
 Angel Jones (voiced by JoBeth Williams) - the lead singer at Calamari's club and another love interest for Gil. Despite his protests in the first episode that they are just friends, Angel strongly hints at being interested in Gil with her constant seductive flirting with him throughout the entire series. She has a very voluptuous figure and seems to be slightly inspired by Jessica Rabbit. The series itself makes note of this in the first episode, where she parodies Jessica's infamous 'I'm not bad...' line.
 Goldie (voiced by Georgia Brown) - the secretary of the police station. Goldie is a widow, having been married at least 5 times. She usually makes very dry, witty, and sarcastic remarks towards her colleagues.
 Tadpole (voiced by Charlie Schlatter) - Pearl's younger brother who works at the precinct with Gil. He usually seems to know exactly what Gil or anyone else is thinking whenever he is given an order (a running gag in the series is a character wondering aloud, "How does [he] do that?!") and seems to work in forensics.
 Connie Koi - a news reporter, she often shows up to provide exposition.

Guest characters
 Inspector C. Bass (voiced by Phil Hartman) - a casanova of a cop who is transferred to Fish Police and partnered with Gil to investigate the smuggling of gold bullion. He is secretly corrupt.
 The Codfather - a high-ranking mob boss on the run from FBI agents for unpaid taxes. He stages his own murder and frames Calamari for it, but his ego proves to be his downfall.
 Julius Kelp - one of the Codfather's subordinates who helps him forge his death certificate.
 Bill (voiced by John Ritter) - a small-time thug who resembles Gil. Calamari performs plastic surgery on him to make him into a doppelgänger for Gil and to serve as a mole for him.
 The Widow Casino (voiced by B.J. Ward) - a socialite who conspires with Calamari to murder her husband, Clams Casino, but later tricked by Gil into thinking Calamari betrayed her (which he had).
 Richie (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - Calamari's favorite nephew. He is intelligent and shares his uncle's business acumen, while his two younger brothers, Buddy and Elvis, are the exact opposite.
 Donna (voiced by Kimmy Robertson) - a waitress working for Calamari who begins committing robberies to gain Calamari's approval.
 W. K. the Weenie King (voiced by George Hearn) - the host of the annual Fish City Beauty Contest and an idol of Gil's since his childhood.
 Shelly - the original "Waltzing Weenie". After 20 years of service, W. K. fires her because she "couldn't cut the mustard" anymore, driving her to a life of crime.
 Father Fluke - the man who knows everything about everyone alive or dead. He is one of Gil's sources for information.

Episodes

Cast
 John Ritter as Inspector Gil
 Edward Asner as Chief Abalone
 Georgia Brown as Goldie
 Tim Curry as Sharkster
 Héctor Elizondo as Calamari
 Robert Guillaume as Detective Catfish
 Buddy Hackett as Crabby
 Megan Mullally as Pearl
 Charlie Schlatter as Tadpole
 Frank Welker as Mussels Marinara
 JoBeth Williams as Angel
 Jonathan Winters as Mayor Cod

Critical reception
Critics' opinions were mixed to negative. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the show a "C", saying that the "comics are a lot more varied and better constructed — their plots worked as mysteries, whereas here the stories are just excuses for more fish humor". Marion Garmel of the Indianapolis Star thought that the show lacked the "dark edge" of the comics. In a 2010 interview, Moncuse said of the show: "The less said about the animated series the better".

See also
 List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions

References

External links

1992 American television series debuts
1992 American television series endings
1990s American adult animated television series
1990s American animated comedy television series
American adult animated comedy television series
English-language television shows
CBS original programming
Television shows based on comics
Television series by Hanna-Barbera
1990s American police comedy television series
Animated television series about fish


Pencil Brook is a small watercourse in High Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, and is a tributary of the River Beal.

Gallery

References
http://www.dunwoodpark.com/images/History/historygallery.htm

Rivers of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
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Gerald Alfred "Jerry" Bell (born March 7, 1959) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1982 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
Graduated from El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito, CA, in 1977.

1959 births
Living people
People from Derby, Connecticut
Players of American football from New Haven County, Connecticut
American football tight ends
Arizona State Sun Devils football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
El Cerrito High School alumni
Players of American football from Contra Costa County, California


RTÉ Performing Groups was a performance group, operating over many decades, of five classical ensembles that were part of the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). All but the string quartet (originally the Vanbrugh Quartet, the ConTempo Quartet from 2013) are based in Dublin (the ConTempo had a Galway base, Vanbrugh were based in Cork). In January 2022, three of the member groups were moved from RTÉ to aegis of the National Concert Hall by the Irish government. RTÉ continues to host the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Structure
The RTÉ Performing Groups were made up of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, a string quartet (under contract the ConTempo Quartet, previously the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet), the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir and the children's choir, RTÉ Cór na nÓg, until January 2022. The five groups presented over 250 events annually, including live performances and work in education. The groups were largely funded by licence fee revenue and reported a 2018 income of €15 million. In 2018, the two orchestras celebrated 70 years in existence.

Between the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, a total of 134 professional musicians are employed. The RTÉ Philharmonic Choir and the children's choiry, RTÉ Cór na nÓg, are for singers at an amateur level. Presently, approximately 200 adults and children are incorporated in the choirs.

The five groups play approximately two concerts a week, a number which can increase at certain times of year, and present up to 250 events every year, most of these being live concerts. Most of these performances take place in Dublin, mostly in the National Concert Hall but some in The Helix and the National Gallery of Ireland. There is a variety of high-end classical music with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet to RTÉ Concert Orchestra concerts in the fields of jazz and big band, classical crossover, rock music, Irish traditional music, cabaret, multimedia events, family concerts and more.

High-profile Irish and international artists who have appeared with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra include Han-Na Chang, Louis Lortie and Ann Murray, while acclaimed guests in the orchestra's history included Sir John Barbirolli, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Joan Sutherland and Mstislav Rostropovich. RTÉ Concert Orchestra guests have included Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa, and more recently Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Duke Special, Ute Lemper and Katherine Jenkins.

In 2007, all groups featured on a stamp. One million stamps were printed.

Groups with RTÉ

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is the other of the two full-time professional orchestras in Ireland that are part of RTÉ. Since its formation as the Radio Éireann Light Orchestra in 1948, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, has grown from a small studio-based recording group to become an active 45-strong orchestra performing over eighty concerts annually.

Groups now with the NCH

National Symphony Orchestra

The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is the concert music orchestra of Radio Telefís Éireann. It has been considered one of Europe's major symphony orchestras. It is the primary symphony orchestra of Dublin and is the leading orchestra of Ireland. Jaime Martín is the Chief Conductor.

RTÉ Philharmonic Choir

The RTÉ Philharmonic Choir is RTÉ's main choir. The Choir has been at the centre of choral music in Ireland since its foundation by Colin Mawby in 1985 following the introduction of new choral policy. This 140 strong choir is the country's premier symphonic choral ensemble and has performed more than 52 of the major choral works since its foundation, mostly in conjunction with the RTÉ orchestras. Its conductor is Mark Hindley.

RTÉ Cór na nÓg

The RTÉ Cór na nÓg was founded in 1987 and consists of 65 specially-selected children between the ages of 9 and 14 directed by conductor Máire Mannion. Regular performances are made in Dublin (such as the National Concert Hall) and in other counties.

Other groups

RTÉ ConTempo Quartet

RTÉ ConTempo Quartet (Bogdan Sofei, Ingrid Nicola - violins; Andreea Banciu - viola; Adrian Mantu - cello) was the resident string quartet to RTÉ from 2013 to 2022, and are Ensemble in residence to The Galway Music Residency since 2003, and former the Quartet in Residence to Royal Academy of Music, London. The RTÉ ConTempo Quartet won a world record of 14 International Prizes including London International String Quartet Competition and is one of Europe's most successful quartets, internationally recognised for its beauty of sound, clarity of texture and integrity of interpretation within an unusually wide and varied range of repertoire.

References

External links


Mara Lake is a lake in the Shuswap Country region of south central British Columbia, Canada. To the west is Hyde Mountain and east is Morton Peak. The outlet of the Shuswap River forms the upper reaches. The lower end enters the narrows at Sicamous and flows into Shuswap Lake. The northern end of Mara Lake is by road about  west of Revelstoke,  east of Kamloops, and  north of Vernon.

Name origin
John Andrew Mara owned significant ranch land between Enderby and Sicamous. He is remembered in the local names of Mara, Mara Lake, Mara Point, Mara Creek, Mara Provincial Park, Mount Mara, and Mara Meadows.

The lake was originally considered an arm of Shuswap Lake, which in due course adopted the Mara Arm identity. The Mara Lake name first appeared in provincial documentation in the mid-1880s, when the lake designation began to supersede the arm one. This corresponded with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) transcontinental construction.

In May 1891, the southward advance of the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway (S&O) rail head from Sicamous along the western side of the lake passed through Enderby. The location of the neighboring station, which CP named as Mara, positioned the subsequent community.

First Nations and fur traders
The Secwepemc (Shuswap) First Nations have long inhabited the shores of Shuswap and Mara lakes, evidenced by the presence of pit-houses dating back over 3,200 years. At Black Point Rock, early settler Fred Dean observed pictographs on the rocks. Remains of an indigenous camp were found near King-Baker Creek in 1958, where two atlatl weights were discovered buried at the entrance to a small cave.

From the early 1820s, the people brought furs to trade at the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fort at Kamloops. By the 1840s, an HBC outpost opened on the western slopes of Mara Lake.

A Splats'in First Nation reserve is on the west shore at the northern end of the lake.

Lake features and incidents
The lake forms the northern extreme of the Okanagan Valley. During the Last Glacial Period (LGP), glaciers filled this valley. Prior to mechanical refrigerators, blocks of ice were cut from the lake each winter.

The lake is  long. The surface area is about  and elevation is  above sea level. The mean and maximum depth is .

In 1907, the last of the steamboats making regular trips from Savona was destroyed by fire.

In 1998, when a tanker truck rolled down an embankment into the lake,  of heavy asphalt oil sank to the bottom forming large sticky clumps.

In 2012, a flash flood swept at least four vehicles into the lake and damaged some houseboats. Days later, a  gas tanker truck plunged into the lake.

Earlier Mara community
The Okanagan Valley was progressively settled northward. Defining the Mara community as stretching from the southern tip of the lake to about  south of the Riverside Rd junction, homesteaders did not arrive until the mid-1880s. Prior to the S&O construction in 1891, the Red Star II replaced the stage in carrying freight and mail upstream during the summer months.

The more significant early settlers were John (1885) and Marie (1889) Moser, Thomas Gray (1887), Rev Joseph Edward Rosoman (1893), Dave Shannon (1895), and Fred Dean (1901).

S. Appleby was the inaugural postmaster 1893–1895. Members of the Rosoman family held this position 1896–1949.

In August 1895, the school opened. To provide permanent accommodation, a one-room log schoolhouse was erected in 1898. By this time on the west shore, a general store and community hall existed.

In 1900, a one-room frame building replaced the schoolhouse.

In 1904, Robert Mowat made Mara the base for his portable sawmill, admitted J.L.Ruttan as a partner, and upgraded to a  daily capacity mill, called the Rothesay Lumber Co. The mill was located near the east end of the bridge.

By 1905, a hotel existed but may have been little more than the mill boarding house.

In 1907, the cemetery was established.

In 1909, a new store and residence/boarding house were erected. Weeks later, the station and bridge were saved in the May fire, but the sawmill, numerous residences, and other structures were lost. The Rothesay liquidator tendered for sale salvageable items from the uninsured mill.

Opening in 1911 were a new hotel and new hall. The next year, the Anglican church building opened. In 1917, the two-room frame schoolhouse was erected. About this time, Thomas Gray operated a small store on his east shore farm.

In 1968, the west side store relocated to the present highway location, being called the Mara Foodliner.

In 1970, the community hall was extended.

In 1975, the post office and school closed.

Other localities surrounding the lake
South of Sicamous, in a clockwise direction, are the following:

Two Mile
About  south of Sicamous on the east shore of Mara Lake, Ross Graham ran a sawmill for about a decade, before burning down in 1949. The site later became the Two Mile Trailer Court, which was renamed the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park. In 2019, Brent Misura purchased the property. Two years later, he sought planning approval for five more units.

Weather-related evacuation alerts are common for the community.

Swansea Point
Swansea Point is a  alluvial fan formed by sediment deposited by Mara Creek and Hummingbird Creek.

Arriving in the early 1900s, Mr. Worthington was the first settler. He homesteaded on  adjacent to the north of the later Hummingbird Resort. On the third resale, the Young family bought the Worthington property in 1934 and established the first resort. They erected four small log cabins, which they called the Black Point Resort. In 1936, Swansea Resort Ltd, owned by the Swanson family, bought the property. The next summer, Swansea Resort opened.

When the relief camp disbanded, the Stephens family bought the Hummingbird site and started a tourist camp. In the late 1930s, the Swansons bought the  adjacent to the east of their resort to provide highway access. The family opened a general store, gas station, and tea room on Swanson Rd, which was formerly the highway. Both the Hummingbird and Swansea resorts were popular prior to World War II and were revived after the war. In the 1950s, the gas station site became the Mara Lake Resort. Over time, the remainder of the property was subdivided.

Around 1980, Swansea Point began to replace the former name of Six Mile.

In 1997 and 2012 heavy rains caused large debris flows at Hummingbird Creek, which significantly impacted lives, houses, septic systems, and highway infrastructure. Remedial action, which began in 2013, has minimized this risk. Since the early aughts, a new resort has been constructed along Hummingbird Creek, comprising recreational cabins and townhouses.

As at 2021, Swansea Point had about 400 dwellings, only 30 per cent of which were permanently occupied.

King-Baker Creek
King-Baker Creek is by road about  south of Swansea Point. The creek is likely named after Sidney and Violet King-Baker, who purchased land in 1929 and built two vacation cabins, one for personal use and the other for visitors. Violet bequeathed the property to Ethna Revel, who suffered a stroke in 1990 at the cabin, dying three weeks later.

In the immediate vicinity were the Cedar View Cabins dating at least from the late 1940s. By the early 1960s, the lakeshore property included a large motel unit, eight cottages, a campground, and store. By the early 1980s, the site was called the Kingbaker Creek Resort. By the mid-aughts, 25 campsites and five cabins existed.

In 2015, a mudslide damaged and moved a house off its foundation, pushed several vehicles from the property onto the highway, and closed the highway for several hours.

In 2022, Pinnacle Lifestyles acquired the resort and renamed it the Mara Lake RV & Beach Club.

Southern end of the lake
Resorts developed in the 1960s were the Mara Sands (formerly called the Silver Birch), the Willow Shores, and the Crystal Sands.

The Cherokee Resort existed by the early 1970s. In 1991, this venue was renamed the Club Mara Resort.

Mara Provincial Park is in the vicinity.

In Mara proper are the community church (built 1912) and the community hall (built 1911). To the southeast, along the highway is the cemetery beside the Foodliner store/gas bar.

Mara Hills

Opened in 2002, the 18-hole championship Hyde Mountain on Mara Lake Golf Course was designed by Les Furber. The rename to MaraHills Golf Resort occurred in 2021, when PintoWest Properties paid $5.3 million for the  property, which comprised the golf course, marina, restaurant and bar, pro shop and helicopter pad.

In June 2022, PintoWest reversed its decision to be included in a planned boundary expansion by the District of Sicamous. Also that month, GolfNorth Properties entered into a long-term lease of the resort. That August, during the first phase of the property development, all 100 available lots sold for a total of $13 million. The potential development is up to 1,000 units.

Mara Point area
Rolf Wallgren Bruhn had a pole yard, giving rise to the name Pole Yard Point. The site later became the Carney pole yard.

The Shandy Cove Resort opened in 1968.

The area includes Shandy Cove, about 35 properties along Mara West Road, and the Mara Point site of the Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park.

Main road

In 1887, a narrow and swampy in places wagon road was built to supersede the trail southward along the western side of Mara Lake, which connected Sicamous and Enderby. Schubert Bros. established a stage service on the route, but the railway construction severely damaged the road.

Prior to World War I, a trail existed southward to Two Mile, which was followed by a gap to the present Mara Provincial Park.

After the war, a  gap to Sicamous remained for several years.

At yearend 1921, the wagon road along the east shore was completed.

In 1972, flash floods submerged or washed away sections of the highway.

Internment camps

The wagon road along the western side of Mara Lake having been destroyed, interned aliens built sections of a new road along the eastern side during World War I. The camps, which operated June 1915–July1917, spent winter at Two Mile and summer at Six Mile. Rolf Wallgren Bruhn was the road superintendent. The shore road along the southern part of the lake was blasted through rocky cliffs, with rock removal and grading by hand. A commemorative marker exists about  south of the Wolfe Rd junction. The Hummingbird Beach Resort at Swansea Point now occupies the former camp site.

Railway
In 1898, a derailed train proceeded some distance.

In 1907, a snowplow derailed, delaying a passenger train.

In 1913, additional sidings and a new station building on the east side of the tracks were installed at Mara.

In 1921, the southbound mail car caught fire when mailbags were stacked too close to the stove. On discovery of the fire, some mail was rescued at Mara, but the car was destroyed.

In the early 1930s, B.J. Carney loaded poles at the Mara siding.

In 1932, a northbound passenger train fatally struck a man on the track  north of Mara.

In 1940, a southbound train fatally struck a man in the vicinity of Black Point.

The Mara train station comprised two rooms. The building was later vandalized and burned down. However, another CP building has been moved back from the right-of-way to become the Mara Station Bed & Breakfast. To the southwest of the MaraHills Golf Resort was the Fossett passing track, named after CP roadmaster Charles Fossett.

In 1964, the passing track car capacity was 15 at Fossett and 60 at Mara.

Ferries and bridges

Mara Lake
To connect the roadbuilding endeavours with the railway line on the opposite side of the lake, a ferry operated during World War I.

Mara
In August 1895, a cable ferry was installed, enabling east shore settlers to access the train station across the river. In May 1897, new cable towers were erected.

A  18-span bridge opened in January 1899. The replacement, which opened in 1913, comprised two  Howe trusses, a  pony Howe truss swing span, and  of approaches.

In 1928, a  Howe truss and 27-bay trestle bridge opened.

In 1982, the Mara bridge was replaced.

Maps
Map of pre-emptions.

See also
 Tributaries of the Fraser

Footnotes

References

Lakes of British Columbia
Shuswap Country
Lakes of the Okanagan
Kamloops Division Yale Land District


Jerry Bell may refer to:

Jerry Bell (American football) (born 1959), American football player
Jerry Bell (pitcher) (born 1947), American baseball player
Jerry Bell (baseball executive) (born 1937), American baseball executive

See also
Jeremy Bell (disambiguation)
Gerry Bell (disambiguation)
Jerome Bell, musician
Gerard Bell, actor, see Bryony Lavery
Gerald Bell (disambiguation)


The LG KF510 is a GSM mobile phone from LG Electronics which debuted in the 1st quarter of 2008.

Measuring 11mm (.43"), the KF510 sports a metal frame and tempered glass display.

Specifications

Design Dimension: 104.5 x 49.5 x 10.9 mm
Main Display: 2.2" QVGA, 240x320 pixels
Audio
Camera features 3 MP, autofocus,  flash
Messaging/SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Java 2.0
WAP 2.0
Memory card slot/microSD
Call Records
藍牙 TM
USB
Data cable support
Browser
Vibration
Ringtones/Polyphonic
Radio /FM Radio
MP3 Player
Audio playback formats
Integrated speakers
HF speakerphone
Battery
Talk time
Standby time
Navigation

References

KF510
Mobile phones introduced in 2008


The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo is an annual event in Mercedes, Texas. The show has been on for  years making this year's as year .

History
In 1939, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Agricultural Exposition, the forerunner of today's show, was organized as a project of the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce. The first Show was held in 1940 on the grounds of a local livestock sales yard with makeshift pens and lean-to sheds. The show continued to be held on this same property until 1949, when it moved to its present location at 1000 North Texas in Mercedes, with the exception of 1943 to 1945.

In 1947, the Show was incorporated and chartered as a nonprofit, educational organization with a Board of Directors representing all of the four southernmost counties in Texas.  Up until 1955, all livestock was shown primarily in tents.  By 1979 all exhibits, which were once housed in some 12 tents, were in permanent buildings located on slightly more than .

Volunteers from all walks of life (bankers, lawyers, accountants, farmers, and ranchers) and a dedicated Board of Directors, give endless hours of their time to make the show a success. Without them, it would be impossible to produce the show, as the costs would be excessive.  It is estimated that more than $25 million has been paid to FFA and 4-H exhibitors during the years the show has been in existence. The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show has continued to grow each year, and now ranks as one of the top 10 in the state. People from all over Texas eagerly anticipate the event and come to enjoy the many activities, which include a parade, rodeo, carnival rides, competitive livestock events, and the many, many attractions that are scheduled daily.

2020 saw the Show go on despite the COVID-19 pandemic, though attendees did wear masks, as did all workers & performers.

References

http://texasfairs.com/

External links
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo

Agricultural shows in the United States
Tourist attractions in Hidalgo County, Texas
Recurring events established in 1939
Rodeos
Festivals established in 1939