Galveston County Fair Bets On Special Kids Rodeo
Galveston County Fair and Rodeo Association plans a special children rodeo at Jack Brooks Park on April 26 with an expected 500 to 1,500 disabled youths from across the county. The event features a riding parade, a trick rider, and post rodeo entertainment, followed by fair activities and cook offs as the 50th fair opens April 22.
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Sandberg
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Highway 6
Fairgrounds
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County Parks Board
Spring Fling Run Sponsored by Bay Area Arts in League City
Registration opens for the third annual Spring Fling Run in South Shore Harbour on May 14. Manuel Perez and Norman Cooper coordinate events including 5k, 1k, and a walk with shirts for those registered by May 7. Proceeds support Clear Lake area arts, with prizes, music by Bay Area Blue Grass Association, and an arts and craft show at the Visitors Center.
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South Shore
Manuel C. Perez
Norman Cooper
Cooper
Evelyn Stebbins
League
City Police Department
League City Emergency Medical Service
Bay Area Blue Grass Association
Arts and Craft Show Booth Information Available
Contest winners events are in the making for spectators. Booth information for the arts and craft show is available at 333-9584.
COM Jazz Ensemble Plans Three April Performances
College of the Mainland's award winning Jazz Ensemble under Sparky Koerner will perform three times in April. On Sunday they play for the American Cancer Society Benefit at Our Lady of Fatima School with times at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm, performing Big Band standards like Tuxedo Junction Moonlight Serenade and In The Mood. On April 16 at p.m. a formal concert in the Fine Arts Recital Hall features contemporary jazz and standards with six students receiving Special Award for Outstanding Musicianship at the Sam Houston Jazz Festival. Issac Stubbs Ted Wenglinski Mike Mannering Bob Adams Tom Tinsler and Ken Kirk receive awards, and the ensemble earns an Outstanding Performance Plaque. On April 19 they perform at the Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Jazz Festival at San Jacinto College, a yearly event joining area community colleges to exchange ideas. Koerner notes the group has worked hard and is among COM's finest.
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Sparky Koerner
American Cancer Society
Our Lady of Fatima
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San Jacinto College
Koerner
Walt Disney World earns praise from devoted visitors
A family recounts five visits to Walt Disney World, praising the park’s cleanliness, EPCOT’s world showcase, and the resort’s magical atmosphere. They note Space Mountain and Haunted Mansion rides, Italian and English dining spots, and the monorail hotels Contemporary and Polynesian Village. The piece playfully imagines animatronic helpers maintaining the kingdom.
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Japan
China
Rose and Crown
England
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Kingdom
Disney’s Resort
True Cross Holds School Registration for 1988-89
True Cross School enters registration for the 1988-89 year, continuing until classes fill. The Catholic institution in its 42nd year is run by the Sisters of St. Mary from Ft. Worth. Programs span ages 3 to 6th grade with religion, math, language arts, social studies, music, science, computer classes, and physical education.
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Dickinson
True Cross
Sisters of St. Mary
Ft. Worth
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