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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1976
Page
1
A garbled OCR snippet lists varied trades and items including jewelry, weaving, carpentry, farming tasks like corn shucking and milking, shop names, colors, and materials such as stained glass and watercolors. It reads as a collage of crafts, markets, and household goods with no clear narrative or event.
Community notices cover home repairs demand and workshops at the Better Homes conference. Mildred Richerson attends a UNC Chapel Hill child care conference with over 300 workers. Jewish Center assists with senior high school projects. Friday features El Dia de His Misiones memorial, Brown Bag Days at Trinavis Park, a free San Antonio Brewers baseball clinic at Frost Bank Youth Baseball Site, and a Marys University field event.
The San Antonio City Council approved a water rate increase of about 1 percent today by a 7 to 0 vote. The action followed a long debate over city utilities and public funding.
Scouts from five cities join Trail Bikers of Texas Inc on a Cuero start for a Texas Folklife Festival trek in San Antonio. Led by Jom Hamilton, all but one adult Trail Skiers member, they range from youths to teens and will stay through Sunday. This marks the seventh Trail Blazers hike, last held in 1970.
The Institute of Toxin Cultures hosts a four day Texas Folklife Festival at HemisFair Plaza with about 100000 visitors expected. Governor Briscoe to open with a 9 15 p m ribbon cutting and a parade by Dutch Texans.
Four shuttle options assist festival guests with limited HemisFair Plaza parking. Frog shuttle runs from downtown lots to festival tours. Park and Ride from Wonderland Sempre Center operates every 20 minutes with fares of 1 dollar adults and 50 cents children under 12. Buses to McCrelesy Shopping Center arrive every 40 minutes with 7 cent adults and 49 cent children. Windsor Park Mall pickups occur hourly with fares of 1 dollar and 50 cents for children.
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