Nursing home entertainment

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WIBF light heavyweight champion of the world Valerie Mahfood (left) of Groves referees a boxing match between Pate Austin, 5, of Vidor (center) and Jamie Whaten, 6, of Beaumont (right) at the Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Beaumont on Saturday, July 23, 2005. The event invited local celebrities and guests to box three rounds with Mahfood to raise funds to purchase a large screen television for the center's residents.