ExStudents Gather Sept 15 Homecoming Events Planned
Ex-students must reserve for the homecoming barbeque before Monday September 11 as the caterer needs time. The events include a torchlight parade at 7 30 p m Thursday bonfire pep rally a downtown parade Friday at 2 45 p m and a dinner from 5 to 7 pm. The homecoming queen will be crowned at halftime with special recognition of the class of 1928 and older alumni. A reception and business session in the elementary auditorium will follow the game with officer elections and plans for the next ex-student homecoming.
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Association
Bill Thomas
Grand Saline enrollments dip. high school down 44
Enrollment in Grand Saline schools totals 951 after a full week, up six from opening day 945, with elementary at 660 and high school 291. Elementary shows a 30 pupil gain while high school enrollment falls 44, possibly due to a ninth grade class at Fruitvale School.
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Grand Saline
Gailen Stewart
Fruitvale School
Fruitvale High School
Edgewood High
Van Zandt County Library Open House And Town Hall Input Meeting
Van Zandt County Library invites the public to an open house on Tuesday September 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 300 Capitol Street Canton followed by a town hall on libraries at 7:30 p.m. in the courthouse assembly room Canton. Delegates Ray and Jordan will compile reports for the Texas Conference on Library and Information Services in Austin November 16-18. 200 delegates were chosen from 1,100 nominees.
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van Zandt County
van Zandt County Library
Capitol Street
Canton
Marized
Richard Ray
Victor Jordan
van Zandt
Texas Conference On Library and Information Services
Austin
Ray
Jordan
Dorothy Slaughter
Kay Garland
Grand Saline
Patti Humphries
Edgewood
Brenda Kellum
Van
Paula Ray
Patsy Bass
Martins Mill
Phyllis Wynne
Wills Point
Slaughter
Elizabeth Crabb
Northeast Texas
Judge Ray
Thebiary
MHMR
Grand Saline Plans Queen Pageant At Fair
Grand Saline hosts the Van Zandt County Fair Queen contest sponsored by the Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce. Kathy McDonald chairs the committee and appeals for volunteers to assist with the pageant in Grand Saline.
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Grand Saline
van Zandt
Center Remodeling Nears End in Grand Saline Housing Authority
Remodeling of the Grand Saline Housing Authority community center nears completion as the $3,330 goal sits about halfway. A bake sale raised $1,097. quilts donated by Mrs. Gipson, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Graves were won by residents from Grand Saline and Mineola. The project will fund a noon meal and senior recreation, with a food program starting October under Way Nations and Della Mae Kuykendall. CETA funds will hire staff starting October 4. Additional fundraisers include next week's ex-students barbecue dinner during homecoming.
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Grand Saline Housing Authority
Margaret Means
Tommie Matthews
Grand Saline
John Kratzmeyer
Mineola
Housing Authority
Way Nations
Authority
Della Mae Kuykendall
CETA
Citizens Employment Training Act
Grand Saline Edgewood Football Preseason Ticket Sale
Grand Saline and Edgewood football openers go on sale Thursday at 7 30 a m in the high school office. Sales run to 1 p m Friday with advance tickets 175 for adults and 1 for students. Gate tickets are 2. Principal Gerald Gilbert stated the schedule repeats weekly for home and away games.
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Grand Saline-Edgewood
Gerald Gilbert
Grand Saline Hosts Fair Queen Pageant
Grand Saline to crown Van Zandt County Fair queen at 7 p.m. September 30 in the elementary auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce, precedes the fair October 5–7 and includes a Saturday morning brunch, interviews, and a 15 percent appearance, 15 percent poise, 40 percent personality, and 30 percent talent judging.
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van Zandt
Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Chamber of Commerce Office
Kathy McDonald
Grand Saline High School
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