La Marque Sets New Sewer Rates to Fund Plant
La Marque City Council met in special session to set a sewer rate change aiming to cover bonds for the new sewer plant and trunk line. The city’s share is 475000 dollars and an estimated 1.50 dollar per average resident increase is noted. The Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority will consider bids and ratify the bond resolution for sewer improvements. A EPA grant covering 75 percent of the project cost is the major funding source, with grant application in the works for over two years.
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la Marque
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
Environmental Protection Agency
Uncle Sam
Early Bird Fitness Program For Busy Men At COM
College of the Mainland offers an early morning fitness program for men with tight schedules. Classes run Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m., with the Physical Education Complex open from 6:45 a.m. and sauna available to 8:00 a.m. Registration is in the Administration Building. For details call 93841211 Ext 225.
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College of the Mainland
Pete Pagonas
Mr. Pagonas
COM
SPCA seeks new directors for Galveston NASA area
The Galveston County NASA Area SPCA appeals for volunteers to fill vacancies on its nine member Board of Directors. Transfers and resignations leave gaps in the leadership, with Major Dick Simmonds Eleanor Sauter and Don Grissom departing. The board hopes both members and non-members will step forward, noting elections occur in February and meetings are held quarterly. Elizabeth Hill manages day to day operations. James Paulson wins a $2000 PTA scholarship from La Marque Council of PTAs to attend the University of Houston.
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Galveston County
NASA
SPCA
Air Force
Dick Simmonds
Eleanor Sauter
Don Grissom
Texas
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Elizabeth Hill
James Paulson
la Marque High School
la Marque Council
PTA
Paulson
University of Houston
Energy outlook and conservation urged by SPCA speaker
A Galveston SPCA speaker urged energy conservation and faster development of oil and gas resources, noting Alaska and coal as possible sources. He argued environmental controls hinder supply, called for offshore drilling, nuclear plant expansion, and faster leasing while promoting car pooling and fuel efficiency. The SPCA also described its shelter numbers and county contracts.
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Texas
Williams
Galveston
AARP Meeting and Local Club Activities
AARP will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 in the Guaranty Federal clubroom with guest speaker Irene Lee from Southwestern Bell and insurance talk by Charles Duble. State director Mabel Williams will attend. La Marque Jaycee-ettes hold a garage sale Saturday, Sept. 8 at 1206 Veronica from 8 a.m. to dark. Elk’s Ladies Auxiliary meets 8 p.m. tonight Sept. 6. Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 979 meets 8 p.m. at the Masonic Home on Shell Street.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Guaranty Federal
la Marque Jaycee-ettes
Veronica
Elks Auxiliary
Elk’s Ladies’ Auxiliary
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Home
Shells Street
Town fashion rivals and witty weather notes in La Marque
A lighthearted column recalls townsfolk who boast stylish attire and friendly rivalries among Raymond Junemann Mayor George Treaster and Walter Fiegel while describing a tornado photo tale from a vacation in Tennessee. It also touches on local sewer-rate talks, tax support from Uncle Sam, and booster Gene Sutton’s football devotion.
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Raymond Junemann
Jack Treaster
Walter Fiegel
George
Tennessee
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Orangeburg
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Jim Gartrell
LaMark Post
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Claudia Taylor
Jerry Nucker
Maxine Johnston
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