Robb Dunn McDonald Elected To City Council
Three new Deer Park councilmen were elected with 834 total votes on April 2. Gordon Robb wins position four by two votes, Earl Dunn unopposed for position five with 603, and Bill McDonald defeats Bill Chmylak 602 to 211 for position six. Robb to fill Young’s seat, Dunn to replace Lehr, turnout highest in precinct 84 with 300 plus. canvassing and swearing in held after election.
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Gordon Robb
Earl Dunn
Bill McDonald
Deer Park
Young
Robb
Bill Chmylak
McDonald
Chmylak
Stanley Young
Kari Dunn
Ed Lehr
13Th Street
DPHS Wins UIL Sweepstakes in South Houston Meet
Deer Park High School captured the UIL District 23-AAAA Literary sweepstakes with 113 points, 84 in speech, at South Houston High. Nine students advance to regionals April 20 at San Jacinto College. runners-up were Clear Creek and Clear Lake.
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Deer Park High School
South Houston High School
San Jacinto College
Clear Creek
Clear Lake
Deer Park
Jay Cairns
David Robinson
Tommy Thompson
Sherry Wilson
Bobby Mabry
Mike Poole
Robbie Fowler
Jolene Livingstone
Christi Kelley
Kathy Romano
Mark Lewis
Donna Haney
UIL
Roundup of private moments and oddities from Around Town
A collage of small hometown vignettes features Mike Poole’s public kiss from his mother after winning a UIL speech contest, humorous remarks about ivy plants and lazy habits, garden club hostesses, Irene Bruce missing school due to illness, Bob Tavel and Lillie winning tickets to a Herb Alpert concert, and C Caffey awaiting a glass repairman amid Easter bunny plans and other scattered notes from Deer Park and Houston area locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Poole
Charlene Poole
Deer Park High School
South Houston High School
Mike
Janice Strange
Patto
Deer Real
Deer Park Hosts Hike and Bike for Mentally Retarded
Deer Park joined Pasadena and South Houston in a charity hike and bike event to aid mentally retarded individuals. Mayors and citizens walked, with Mayor Bill Black noting it as a significant experience. Participants included Mike Culling of the Jaycees and Andy Sanchez of the San Jacinto Association of Mentally Retarded Children and Adults. The route began and ended at Knights of Columbus Hall on Vista Road, with Deer Park Jaycees aiding checkpoints and Pasadena Mounted Police guiding the way.
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Deer Park
Pasadena
South
Houston
Bill Black
Deer
Culling
Knights of Columbus
Vista Road
April events roundup in Deer Park area
Nature hikes at Armand Bayou Sunday April 7 start at 2 and 3 30 pm from Bay Area Park pavilion led by Victor Emanuel and BIGs trained at an AAUW Bay Area workshop. Also on April 7 Bayou Bend open 1 to 5 pm with Easter schedule. Deer Park ISD School Board meets April 15 at 7 pm. Texas Water Quality Board holds 10 am April 5 public hearing at Bank of the Southwest auditorium to gather input. Various fundraisers and open houses run April 5 6 and 6 with Easter Bunny cakes at bake sale Deer Park Bank and Weingarten's and First National Bank second anniversary open house 9 am to noon, plus a car wash April 6 by the Senior Youth Group of Deer Park United Methodist Church. The Bayou Bend collection is at 1 Westcott.
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Houston Audubon Society
Armand Bayou
Bay Area Park
Victor Emanuel
American Association of University Women of
Bay Area
Bayou Bend
Museum of Fine Arts
Westcott
Texas Water Quality Board
Bank of the Southwest
League of Women Voters of
Deer Park
Deer Park Bank
Weingarten’s
First National Bank
United Methodist Church
Fourth
Mom Anu
Family Day Picnic Deadline Approaches for Deer Park Chamber
Social and Recreation Chair Christy Schultz reminds chamber members that reservations for the Family Day Picnic must be made by Monday April 8. The event on San Jacinto Day April 21 at Camp Manison Friendswood offers dinners trampolines swimming horseshoes softball volleyball football a hayride ping pong lodge and games with merchant prizes. Cost is 5 per person. For more information call 479 6554 or 479 8220.
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Christy Schultz
Deer Park
Chamber
Little League Parade Sets Parade Day Activities
The Deer Park Little League Parade will start at 10 am Saturday April 6 at Ivy and Second Street and move to Sadler Field for opening day ceremonies. Mayor Bill Black and city leaders will attend with drill teams, Boy and Cub Scouts, and the American Legion. after the parade, Art Pettit Deer Park High School baseball coach will speak, followed by short two inning games, booths, and food all day to support the league.
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Deer Park
Little League
Ivy
Second Street
Center Street
Sadler Field
Bill Black
American Legion Post
Pasadena
Ram Kidettes
Tiger Top Kittens
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Jim Camp
Maurice Dodson
First Baptist Church
Art Pettit
Deer Park High School
Mary
University of Houston
Pettit
Orange
Texas
Stark High School
Vandals Hit Deer Park High School In Second Incident
Deer Park police report vandals damaged the MN Building and Library on a Sunday night March 31, taking about $595 in property including a cassette player from the Library and a calculator three stereos speakers and an AM FM radio from the school. Access came through the roof as the librarian had seen the building Sunday afternoon. Detective Sergeant William Bess said investigators are pursuing leads.
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Deer Park
William Bess
Frontier Days Chairman Named for Deer Park Jaycees
Joe Fields, a Jaycee member, was named chairman of the Deer Park Jaycees 3rd Annual Frontier Days Celebration planned for July 46. The event aims to entertain during the July 4th holiday with rodeos, fireworks, a parade, dances, and other events to be announced. Subchairmen include Brian Barry rodeo Greg Langnall fireworks Gordon Robb dance Bill Knecht publicity Mike Culling manpower Dennis Nesser special events Craig Wooten program.
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Joe Fields
Jaycee
Deer Park Jaycees
Jaycees
Brian Barry
Greg Langnall
Gordon Robb
Bill Knecht
Mike Culling
Dennis Nesser
Craig Wooten
Evans earns Region 14 NJCAA Coach of the Year
Dean Evans of San Jacinto College earns the NJCAA Region 14 Coach of the Year after guiding the Raven program to a 34-4 season, a regional crown, and a national tournament berth in Hutchinson Kansas. Evans led the Ravens to an eighth place finish at the national event, with a 165-31 five year record and a .942 winning percentage.
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San Jacinto College
Dean Evans
National Junior College Athletic Association
Evans
Hutchinson
Kansas
Raven
NJCAA
Ravens
Easter Egg Hunt Scheduled at Spencerview Park
Parks and Recreation Director Doug Burgess announced the annual Easter Egg Hunt for Thursday April 11 at 4 p.m. at Spencerview Park at Durant & with 15 000 eggs. Prize eggs will be awarded in three age groups from one to ten years.
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Parks and Recreation
Doug Burgess
Spencerview Park
Durant
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Robb, Dunn, McDonald
Mike Simmons
Sherry Gann
Kathy McLennan
Jim Lewis
Beth Sherbrooke
Jim
Kathy
Jolene
Livingston
iCaa
Gulf Coast
San Jacinto Monument
Texas Highway Department
Deer Park Independent School District
Ivy Street
Bake Sale
Benjamin Byerly
Byerly
Bess
Fields
Frontier Days
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