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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1976
Page
2
Mainland Elks Lodge joins the Texas State Elks Association to sponsor an essay contest for high school students. The topic asks how history affects freedom and reasoning. Deadline is April 10. prizes include 350 and 250 dollar state awards and plaques, with local savings bonds of 100, 50, and 25 dollars for local winners.
Senior citizens will be honored at a Family Night Fellowship at 7 p.m. Friday in the T L Long Fellowship Hall at McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church. Families are asked to bring a covered dish.
The La Marque Junior High School Symphonic Band directed by Jerry D. Tate earned first division honors at the Bryan Band Festival held Saturday in Bryan. It was one of four first division winners from twenty-five bands, marking the second straight year of top ratings. The group will next compete April 2 at the University Interscholastic League Concert and Sightreading Contest at Dulles High School in Stafford, with both Concert and Symphonic Bands attending.
The BACA unit will hold its annual dinner meeting at 7 p.m. on March 19 at First Presbyterian Church in Texas City. A chili dinner prepared by treasurer Bill Slough precedes the business meeting and officer elections. The council operates offices at 2308 Ball in Galveston and 2516 Texas Ave in Texas City offering counseling, group therapy, and educational presentations. For more information call 762 1848 or 948 2685.
In Marque, Cathy Gillentine notes 163 junior high girls showed interest in track, narrowing to 25 eighth graders and 36 ninth graders after tryouts. The scene included enthusiastic male supporters in the stands and colorful warm ups as the program seeks strong cross country competition. The La Marque drama groups prepare for UIL events, with eighth graders presenting The Lottery and high school groups performing Hamlet in Alvin.
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