Chamber Reviews Salt Festival Involves Parade and Art Gallery Opening
The Chamber of Commerce board discussed the Salt Festival, the financial report, and their role in parade entries. Davis noted a possible accounting of income and expenses to the public as a city affair. The float cost 554.28 with 100 prize reducing to 454.28, and a 75 prize from Debra Heddins helped reduce costs to 379.28. The balance on March 31 was 1228.57, April receipts 1142.20, expenses 1336.52 leaving 1034.25 on April 30. A grand opening for an art gallery at Westward Ho Motor Lodge is set for Thursday June 30 with invitations to be mailed.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Director
David Davis
Chamber
Davis
Scott Bartley
Debra Heddins
Verlin McNiel
David Echols
Westward Ho Motor Lodge
Saline opens field house for youths workouts
Coach Bill Hunter announces the field house is open for exercise for youths 13 and older. Equipment is available mornings 8 to 9 and evenings 6 to 8 30 on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Bill Hunter
Grand Saline Trustees Outline Athletic Program Reforms
The Grand Saline School board voted to hire two new teachers and accept Mariebeth Darby's resignation. They set a 5:30 Thursday special meeting to hire a new band director and opened bids on the building trades class house, accepting Perry Pugh's $30,000 offer. Coach Bill Hunter presented an athletic program plan emphasizing coordinated coaching, community support, and progressive instruction.
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Grand Saline
Maribeth Darby
Building Trades
Perry Pugh
Bill Hunter
Hunter
Grand Saline Posts 71 May Court Cases
Grand Saline police filed 71 municipal court cases in May led by tickets for drunk in public and driving without a license. Violations included beer and alcohol possession, minor access, marijuana, disorderly conduct, and traffic offenses. Fines totaled 1603 dollars with five auto accidents and one theft case resolved.
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Grand Saline City
Don Null
Null
Grand Saline
Stadium Drive Parking Regulated By Council
The Grand Saline city council passed an ordinance restricting parking on the south side of Stadium Drive near the baseball field and about 50 yards south on Oleander Street to reduce ball game accidents. Signs will mark no parking, and police will enforce.
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Grand Saline
Stadium Drive
Oleander Street
Perry Pugh
Patterson Street
Highway 17
Wiley Garland
Bill Hanna Ford, Inc
Shreveport
Bill Hanna Ford
Ambulance Service, Inc
Van Zandt County Burglaries Reported
Six burglaries were reported in Van Zandt County. Harold Tyner’s residence in Van was entered through an unlocked rear patio door and items including a RCA television and jewelry were taken. J B Goodie’s Van home was entered by kicking the rear door and thieves took silverware, televisions, cameras and several firearms. Joe Chandler of Wills Point reported the theft of two black wrought iron armchairs.
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van Zandt County
J.B. Goodie
Van
Joe Chandler
Wills Point
Sheriff's Department
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Chamber of Commerce
Becky Gresham
Amy
Michelle McFarlin
Shelly Gresham
Trustees
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First National Bank of
John Rash
Texas Association of School Boards
John Teage
Fruitvale School
Gailen Stewart
W.J. Thomas
Jerry Varnado
Varnado
Varnado and
Pugh
Oe City
E.A. Burrow
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