WALTERS DOWN TO FINAL DAYS OF WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE

Gary Walters' 2007 Kinship Partners fundraising stunt is in its last days. Walters pledged last December that he would lose 100 pounds by this Thursday, December 20th. As of last Friday, the once-portly insurance man had lost 85 pounds. He has until midnight, Thursday to lose the rest. He had challenged others to pledge money either that he would lose the weight or pledge so much per pound that he lost. He told the Brainerd Dispatch he intends to spend Thursday shaving off those last few pounds and sharing recipes he's picked up during his year-long effort.