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Newspaper
Mainland Extra
Location
Galveston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1987
Page
1
Santa Fe reports October city services with Road and Street patchwork on 28 streets, 124 feet of culvert set, and 3500 feet of drainage ditches cleared. Also Police logged 28 arrests, 1440 dollars in property recovered, 309 calls for service, and 191 traffic accidents.
The Hitchcock Chamber sets its annual banquet for January 9, 1988 at the Holiday Inn La Marque with Ray Stone as speaker. Donations for an autographed Cowboy Football Team football will fund expenses, and tickets are 15 dollars. The chamber seeks calendar submissions from all local groups for monthly publication.
Mainland Center Hospital Auxiliary sponsors Project Christmas Card to fund new critical care equipment with donations totaling toward a published donor list in local papers. MMAP offers free Medicare help Thursdays at Petra Med. Spring Body Shop targets teens with a 10 week program starting Jan 18 1988. Staywell CPR class Dec 12. Exercise and prenatal classes listed with fees and contacts. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center offers an eight session seminar series Wednesdays with a $30 fee refundable upon full attendance.
Applications mailed for La Marque parade on December 4 at 6 30 p m with lineup at 5 30 p m on Magnolia route Bayou to Cedar Laurel First Bayou. Parade judging before La Marque Library post parade activities include La Marque High School Choirs Santa Claus and elves, Bayou Center parking, refreshments. Dr Ron Bassett to speak at Chamber luncheon December 2 at Elks Lodge. Bassett formerly UT Business Professor speaks to Fortune 500 firms in U S and Canada.
La Marque Public Library closes today through Nov 0 for Thaiksgiving holiday. Story times for four and five year olds run Wednesdays at 9:30 and 10:15 a.m. in Chionsini Community Room, no registration, free. Friends group sells autographed copies of Disaster at Texas City by Ron Stone for 14.45 dollars with partial proceeds back to the group.
The Second Annual Christmas Tour of Homes to benefit YAP is scheduled December 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. Three homes and the YAP Toy House will be open with refreshments at the Duitscher home. Tickets cost 3 dollars and are available at local outlets or from YAP members.
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