East meets South in art exhibit brings 12 artists together
The East Meets South show pairs New York and Houston Galveston Realism artists at College Art Gallery through Dec 15. It features Jeanne Duval and others from New York and Lydia Badnar Balahutrak Mona Marshall Robert McCoy James Templar Jean Wetta from the Texas City area with Ariel Perkinson of Sherry French Gallery speaking at the Nov 1 opening. Three College of the Mainland students James Compian James Clawson Patricia Jarkesy were nominated for the 1986 87 Truman Scholarship competition with one scholar chosen per state and up to 5 2 more scholarships See HAST Page
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas City
Truman
James Compian
la Marque
James Clawson
Kemah
Patricia Jarkesy
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Thanksgiving feast aids Galveston County residents in need
Mainline Meals of Wheels and Mainland Center Hospital team up to host a Thanksgiving dinner for low income residents or those without family. Organizers expect 4 000 to 5 000 served, with transport times arranged to prevent crowding. Volunteers and donations are sought, and raffles raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas City
Mainland Meals of Wheels
MOW
Mainland Center Hospital
MCH
Galveston County
David Marlborough
Houston
Marlborough
P.O
Fund drive nears goal across Mainland communities
Special to the Extra reports Mainland Communities United Fund reaches 768,964 dollars or 88.3 percent of goal with pledges from Industrial Personnel Division totaling 36,254 and Sterling Chemicals at 143 percent. Texas City Refining hits 107 percent, with raffles adding 4,177 and projected totals around 465,000 for Industrial Personnel. Kroger stores Dickenson and Friendswood exceed doubles, Dickinson and La Marque leaders at 91 and 90 percent respectively, Santa Fe 90 percent, with ongoing hopes from Houston Lighting and Power and Chocolate Bayou plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United Fund
Foley Provenzano
Sterling Chemicals
Harry Robinson
Conrad Hottman
Regini
Texas City Refining
Ira Goldknopf
GAF
Houston Lighting and Power
Amoco
Amoco Gas
Galveston Water Authority
Marathon Petroleum
Texas City Terminal
Union Carbide
Brown and Root
Henry Davis
Kroger
Dickinson and Friendswood
Jane Baucum
Ralph Hope
Pat Dispensa
la Marque
Santa Fe
Friendswood
Krogers
Debbie Kreneck
Dickinson
Skippy Collins
Hitchcock
Nancy
Library Catalog Highlights Texas Weather Programs and VHS Movies
La Marque library unveils November listings with weather and climate books in the Read-a-Texas program and a new batch of VHS titles for three day loan. Story times run Wednesdays at 9:30 and 10:15 a.m. for ages 4 6, no registration. An animal health program on rabies by Gabriel Rojas on November 19 at 4 p.m. offers free tickets from the children's department. For details contact Christy Malone at 935 5821.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Marque
Texas
Gabriel Rojas
Animal Control Department
Rojas
Harris
Fort Bend
Children’s Department
Christy Malone
Children’s Librarian
Local doctor offers quit smoking tips and plan
Dr Patrick J Savage presents a two part series ahead of the Great American Smokeout on Nov 20 with practical steps to quit. The piece outlines motivation, quit dates, reducing nicotine intake, changing routines, and using support from doctors and national health groups to become an ex-smoker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Savage
American Cancer Society
Savage
Mainland Center Hospital
Texas City
United States
Korea
Vietnam
American Lung Association
National
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Ariel Perkinson
College of the Mainland
James Templar
Galveston
Perkinson
Mona Marshall
Stella Dobbins
Jean Wetta
Robert McCoy
Harry S. Truman
Ken Francis
Bayshore
League City
Freaky Friday
Kellys
Library Notes
Patrick Savage
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