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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1973
Page
1
Deer Park Schools Food Service Director Patricia Deckert says meatless lunches are not being considered soon. She notes substitutions occur when orders are undelivered, cost concerns drive shortages, and current menus aim to keep meals affordable while meeting student needs.
Alpha Eta Omega chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosts a spaghetti dinner at St Hyaninth Catholic Church from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets $1.75 at the door with proceeds to chapter projects. The College Park Women's Club meets Sept 1:30 p.m. in First National Bank Community Room. Deer Park High opens season Sept 7:30 p.m. at Clyde Abshire Stadium against Madison. Civic Center offers new sessions starting Sept 10. check times. Texas Folklife Festival runs Sept 6–9 at Hemisfair Plaza with 2800 participants from 126 cities and about 100000 visitors. Space Center Memorial Hospital offers LaMaze classes this fall. current course ended with 10 couples. new sessions begin Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Space Center Memorial Hospital. The Progress seeking correspondents for Fairmont Park and Deepwater areas. call 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Deer Park teen baseball holds annual meeting Sept 10 at 7:34 p.m. Deer Park Junior High Room 1 to elect officers for 1974. Deer Park City Council accepts bids for plastic refuse bags due Sept 18 at 7:30 p.m. City Hall. bags per warranty. Scout recruitment: Cub Scouts packs at Carpenter Elementary Sept 11 Pack 534. Deer Park Elementary Sept 7 Pack 980. San Jacinto Elementary Sept 18 Pack 268. new pack at St Luke’s Episcopal. screening Sept 2–8 National Hire the Older Worker Week. Houston Epilepsy Association seeks contestants for 1974 Poster Child Contest. winner last year was Cynthia Di’Ann Russell of Houston. entry details to 2472 Bolsover, Houston.
Local items include Timmy Kirby offering lawn care for 3 dollars at the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce beautification project, Myrna Thiessen as a guest on television, Dearon Bailey among artists at the La Bor Day Art Show, and Jean Fontenot’s husband’s recent surgery. Also reported are a high game winner in the Texas Water Quality Board league, Mayors and council chatter about budgets, and a Progress editor Elsie Moore’s fishing mishap and misadventure.
Deer Park Community Hospital executive director Douglas Kesner announced that because substantial investment was made prior to Jan 1 1973 a Certificate of Need from the Houston Galveston Area Council Health Planning Commission will not be required to obtain Medicare and Medicaid assistance for construction. Construction of the 100 bed general hospital is set to begin in about six weeks with a planned ten month build. Kesner noted architect change to the McGinty Partnership and outlined plans for a four story professional building and a health maintenance center, with future inpatient and fixed fee treatment goals. He described HMO interest and cited Kaiser Yale New Haven plans as models, asserting the project could reduce overall health costs.
The Progress announces a new football grid contest for the 1973 season. Readers can win cash prizes for the top three picks, with $15 first, $7.50 second, and $2.50 third. Contest includes Deer Park games and teams from major conferences and pro teams, with local merchants’ prognostications carried weekly. Bob Tavel of Deer Park Realty won last year, with Bill Black second.
Deer Park High School has renewed its accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS the recognition announced by Superintendent Dr Lebron Williams. The district notes SACS is one of six regional accreditors in the United States and highlights self study visiting committee mid term and decennial evaluations as part of the accreditation cycle.
The nine member county transit authority has ratified and called an election for Saturday October 6 to seek voter approval of its members and a vehicle emissions tax to fund a mass transit system. Outside Houston leaders oppose the plan, claiming it benefits Houston only while taxing all county residents. Emissions tax is estimated to cost most car owners 7 to 10 dollars per year. Two Deer Park men and Richmond Road Eng Co official join the board, with other members named by Harris County officials and Houston City Council.
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