Schools End Year As Summer Break Begins Across Gillespie County
Gillespie County schools prepare for summer with 2,397 students closing classes next week. St Marys Elementary and Junior High lead May 24 last day for 166 students with 22 graduates in a Sunday mass, while other districts like FISD 1941 pupils witness 168 graduates on May 27 at Fredericksburg High School Stadium. Harper district closes May 26 with 21 seniors graduating May 25, five days after a weather delay.
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Gillespie County
St. Mary's St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Doss
Rocky Hill
Harper
Fredericksburg
Harper Independent
Heimann wins state discus title at UIL meet
Fredericksburg star James Heimann overcame a tense start to throw 185-9 on his sixth attempt and capture the Class AAA discus championship at the University Interscholastic League State Boys Track and Field Meet in Austin. He set a Fredericksburg High School record as he edged Lubbock Dunbar’s Billy Hardaway, who led with 181-2 before Heimann surged ahead.
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Fredericksburg
James Heimann
Billie Cinder
Austin
FHS
Heimann
University of Texas’ Memorial Stadium
Lubbock Dunbar
Billy Hardaway
Hardaway
Lubbock
Fredericksburg High School
Texas
Fredericksburg ISD approves principal shuffle for 1977 78
Fredericksburg Independent School District trustees approve moves affecting Fredericksburg Primary Principal Rudolf Becker will retire at end of 1977 78 James Baize current Fredericksburg Intermediate principal moves to primary post Baize will be replaced at Intermediate by an assistant principal under James Culver Culver to expand supervision to grades three through eight A full time vice principal to be hired at Fredericksburg High School under Rex Glover this summer Back to school policy removed as unnecessary with improved in service programs Sebera Sr. named to another year on Board of Equalization.
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James Baize
Fredericksburg
Rudolf Becker
Fredericksburg Independent
Baize
Fred
Ericksburg
FISD
Crandall Young
James Culver
Young
Fredericksburg High School
Rex Glover
FISC
Region XIII Education Service Center
Texas Education Agency
Board of Equalization
W. J
Bill) Sebera Sr
Jaycee Awards Salute and New Officers Set
The Fredericksburg Jaycees plan an awards program and officer installation at the Barons Club Friday night. Social hour starts 6 30 p.m. with dinner at 7 30 p.m. Lester Frantzen said the Boss of the Year and several Outstanding awards will be presented. Lyndon Immel will MC. New officers include Dwight Oestreich as president and Bill Bothe as first vice president. Directors listed. Frantzen will serve as past president on the board.
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Fredericksburg Jaycees
Barons Club
Lester Frantzen
Jaycee
Lyndon Immel
Dwight Oestreich
Bill Bothe
Robert Menking
Donnie Schuch
Charles Richey
Mike Armstrong
Joe Cox
Tom Wallace
Rick Wilson
Ray Geistweidt
Clinton Feuge
Danny Flores
Gary Loth
Tim Dooley
Frantzen
Peach JAMboree and Rodeo Set for June in Stonewall
Stonewall hosts the 16th Annual Peach JAMboree and Rodeo on June 17 18 with two rodeo performances two dances Peach Queen pageant peach show and auction barbecue games music parade and two bands Wagon Aces and Country Cousins Lee Roy Behrends chairs events and many volunteers assist The celebration opens Friday night with Vic's Rodeo Co and Wagon Aces
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Stonewall
Wagon Aces
Lee Roy Behrends
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce
Otto Schumann
Harold
Evelyn) Woods
George Vogel
Paul Klein
Lofus Nielsen
Herbert Nebgen
Elgin Rusenberger
Harvey Eckert
Harvey
Betty) Eckert
Roy Weinheimer
Bob Henderson
Alvin Weinheimer, Jr
Bradley Sweeney
Kenneth Kunz
Vic’s Rodeo Co
Rodeo
City Okays Across The Board Pay Hike For Fredericksburg
City of Fredericksburg approves a $25 per month across the board raise for 81 full time employees in all departments touching electric street water sewer police and office staff. The raise equals about 13.5 cents per hour and aims to offset inflation and a rising federal minimum wage. The increase takes effect with the May 26 or June 1 payroll and follows a similar raise approved nine months earlier on September 7 1976.
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City of
Fredericksburg
City Hall
Berniece Seipp
Commission
Water Department
Pavilion Three
Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park
Memorial Day Race Meet to Open Fredericksburg Festival
Gillespie County Fair Grounds hosts the First Memorial Day Race Meet May 28 to 30 with 26 horse races starting 2 p.m. daily. The three day event features dancing, Kitty Wells Show, and performances by Pehl's Oldtime Band with food by local groups as the Gillespie Fair and Festivals Association kicks off its summer schedule.
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Gillespie County Fair
Fredericksburg
Gillespie Fair and Festivals Association
Fair Grounds Pavilion
Rex Sherry
Austin
Kitty Wells
Fair Grounds Dancing Pavilion
Kitty
Wells
Johnny
Bobby Wright
Pehl
Exhibition Hall
Fair Association
Mary Keller
Collete McHalek
Gillespie County
Beverly Harris
Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association
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Billie
Edgar Heimanns
Main Street
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