School board delays Rehab Act compliance
La Marque School Board in regular session delayed reconsideration of a policy to comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Members debated including handicapped persons in teaching roles and risk losing federal funds, while sidewalks and driver education fees were discussed. The board approved bids for a Lake Road campus mineral lease and announced a fall book sale for the La Marque Library with donation drives.
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En Marque
Marque
Bill’ Eldred
Robert. Armstrong
M. K. Ross
Civic Improvement League
Sytiout
John Nolte
la Marque
Improvement League
Cridarge
Harry N. ‘Lawson
la. Marque High
van, A. Walker
Mainland
Road
la “Marque
Times Adds Two New Staff Members At La Marque
Times staff adds Eddy Jennings and Gidget Campbell to bolster reporting and advertising. Campbell, 24, married to a Liberty Bros. drummer, lives in La Marque with husband and two sons. Jennings, a 12 year newspaper veteran from Conroe Courier, has ties to Quinlan Chamber, Optimists, Demolays, and Jaycees. resides in La Marque with wife Johnnie Sue and two sons.
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la Marque
Times
Beer Giffen-Campbell
Eddy Jennings
Campbell
Negari
Higa
Bn Mceeland
Texas
Ms. Campbell
Liberty Bros
Pasadena
Racliff
Edd Jennings
Northeast A& Mo
Oklahoma
The
Conroe “Courier
Jennings
Is.a
Chamber of Commerce
Quinlan
Lake Fawakoni
Optimists Club
Buttermilk Junction festival crowned best ever
La Marque and nearby communities packed the Buttermilk Junction Festival with warm weekend weather aiding turnout. Ronnie Crowder Jaycee President notes over a thousand attended Saturday and Sunday drew strong crowds. Parade highlights included Mam Sellés drill team and La Marque High School Band with awards, contests, pet show, canoe races, and relay events keeping spectators engaged all weekend.
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la Marque
Ronnie Crowder
Jaycee
Crowder
King” Cobras
Sam Rayburn
NROTC
Arami
Mim'sellés
Mabel ‘Pratt
George Freeborn
Ralph
Kay
Bernsen
Roby Drnsdale
Alamo
King Cobra «Motorcycle Club of
Local merchants boost MD fund drive prizes in La Marque
Muscular Dystrophy fund drive gains support from area merchants during Labor Day weekend at Bonus Burger La Marque. Prize drawing total reached about 375 dollars for Jerry's Kids with prizes donated by Cook Motor Home Rentals Gibson's Mary Lamb Kovacevich Bakettes and others. Lorraine Navaez Barbara Stokes Danny Kauffman Jr Carla's Florist Susan Colman Marty Elman Richard Cook Courtney Anderson and P W Anderson among winners as Lingdsey thanks participants.
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Jim’ Lindsey
Bonus Burger
Jerry
Eee
Cook Motor
Lorraine Navaez
Bill
Susan, Colman
Plasek Auto Supply
Marty Elman
Kentucky Fried Chicken
la Marque
Richard Cook
Courtney Anderson
City Furniture
La Marque Times seeks timely news from residents
The Times office urges La Marque residents to submit news by noon on Monday before publication. Church news must arrive by the deadline to ensure coverage, while questions need noon Thursday answers. Classified items and display ads have corresponding submission times.
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Tidal Ap
Choir director sings national anthem at Houston Oilers game
Wayne Doyle of La Marque ISD sang the national anthem at a Houston Oilers Dallas Cowboys game last Saturday night. He has led the high school choir for seven years and was highlighted among regional notes, birthdays, a festival report, and community chatter from the Buttermilk Junction era.
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la Marque Independent
Wayne’ Doyle
Houston
Doyle
Mark Giamfortone
Mark
Marcus
Junemann
M.Y
Johnson
Rotary
M.D
Alexis South
Dave Benton
Weather Bureau
Dave
Jaycees
Buttermilk Junction
Bryan Hext
Billy
Lockey
LMHS
Ted Mora
Ralph
Bernsen
Rotary Club
Skip Quinby
la ‘Marque Times
Robert Doolittle
Wilbur
Laird
CLU
Hitchcock
Star Club of New York Life Insurance Co
Sumner Cragin
Charles
D. Hearder
Glenn
Thomas Brook
Birdie
Guy Wilkinson
Bill Noland
Charles Zerwick
Rose Junemann
James Marion
Jerry
Phelps
Whompgater
Chuck
Ora
Moseley
Austin
Bruce Lowder
Sam Houston State University
Bruce
THE
Sunshine ‘Boys
Neil Simon
College OF the Mainland Community Theatre
Arena Theatre
Mainland
A&m Mothers’ Club
Center
College of the Mainland
Aggie
A& M
Winifred Fletcher
Peggy Keney
Steve Ma.cantile
Tim Finity
Y Pally Sll
Becuany
Jan Freeborn
St. Mary’s University
Lawrence Ash
Rice University
M&s. Robert
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Kenneth Cusick
Michael Winfrey
Liberty Belles
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Fred Farr
Tara
Angel Warren
Janet Koester
Phil Williams
Aodney Karacosta
Jonie Baker
Michael Wall
David Hamrick
Milton Heffer
Jack Rio
Earl - Richéar
Henry Everling
la Marque’ C
Barbara Stokes
Gibson's
Danny Kauffman, Jr
Gibson
Carla
Beautyland
Mary Lamb
Marcy
Exxon
P. W. Anderson
Ann Bennett
Kovacevich
John Lagain
L. Erwin
Lindsey
Arid
Bonus
Burge
Howe
Jung
Tiott
Johnard
Times Office
Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department
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