Czech language culture courses at Alvin Community College
The Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas contributes annually to state colleges with Czech studies. Alvin Community College offers Conversational Czech classes each fall and spring for 15 years, supports a Czech Club, and hosts events and Czech film screenings to raise public awareness of Czech heritage.
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ALVIN
Supreme Lodge of the Slavonic Benevolent Order
State of Texas
Alvin Community College
ACC
Beat the Christmas blues syndrome
Texas City psychologist John Vanderpool of Mainland Center Hospital links holiday stress to high expectations set by society and media. He urges realistic goals, accepting negative feelings, seeking support, reshaping thoughts, staying busy, finishing shopping early, and moderating alcohol to reduce low mood.
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Texas City
John Vanderpool
M.D
Mainland Center Hospital
Vanderpool
Students beautifying Alvin with bluebonnet project
Alvin Community College Texians join the State Highway Department to plant bluebonnets along Highway 3 in Alvin. The two groups seed from opposite city ends and progress toward a mid point, with Sue Wilson Ron Hall Bob George Sammy Cross and others participating under faculty sponsor Ida Blanchette and supervisors.
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Alvin
Alvin Community College
Texians
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation Office
Highway Department
Sue Wilson
Ron Hall
Bob George
Sammy Cross
David George
Ida Blanchette
Doug Miller
Ray Magnant
Jackie Abney
Doris Piniola
Scouts head for Australia with world jamboree bound
A Houston observer recounts a two hour disruption at Intercontinental Airport as about 100 Boy Scouts and entourages head to the World Jamboree in Australia, with families bidding emotional farewell and a jet finally taking off after a crowded gate scene.
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Houston
Houston Intercontinental
Intercontinental Airport
Boy Scouts of America
United Airlines
Australia
New Zealand
Virginia
Hobby
United
Intercontinental
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