Five contestants vie for Fiestas Patrias queen crown
Five young Mexican American women compete this week to become queen of Fiestas Patrias on September 15 in Ukiah. Tickets cost 25 cents and prizes include a stereo and $50. Each winner earns 25 percent of her ticket sales with scholarships funded by the Concilio Latino Americano de Mendocino. Deadline is Saturday midnight, with ticket counts and a dance at Carl Purdy Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concilio Latino Americano de
Carl Purdy Hall
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Marina de Los Santos
Lubbock
Tex
Ukiah High School
Marina
Teresa Ramirez
Chamacuaro
Home fruit drying tips and pear ripening guidance
A home guide covers drying pears with or without sulfuring, sun or oven methods, and steaming as an alternative. It explains why ripened pears should be picked promptly and how refrigeration can slow ripening. A pear dressing recipe using honey dairy sour cream walnuts and candied ginger is provided, plus practical notes on beans and meat in soups for protein and flavor.
Soroptimist Club Holds Educational Meeting At Home
The Soroptimist educational meeting was held last night at Dorothy Cagle's home. Plans were discussed for a pool side luncheon and a September barbecue at Alyce Thornhill's home. Honorary member Gay Neep attended for the first time in months. Lauren Adkinson was a guest. Ellie Chapman won the mystery prize. Attendees used the meeting as makeup attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Cagle
Alyce Thornhill
Gay Neep
Lauren Adkinson
Ellie Chapman
Teen student flags sexism in algebra text in Rockville
Ninth grader Ann MacArthur analyzed Modern Algebra Structure and Method Book 1 and found pervasive gender bias in word problems. She notes men appear in varied roles with large financial stakes while women are confined to domestic tasks or implausible age/relationship problems, urging replacement of the book.
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Rockville
UPI
Montgomery County Public Schools
Ann MacArthur
Nathan P. Pearson
Houghton-Mifflin
Bob
Asbury
Amy
Emma
Janet
Phil
Community Events Calendar for Ukiah Area
Dates to keep Aug 31 Drama Workshop 7 30 p m Christian Church 140 Spring Street Aug 31 Bingo 1 p m Greater Ukiah Senior Citizens Center 601 N State Street Sept 1 Cards 7 30 p m Sept 2 Church services 10 a m to noon and 6 p m Greater Ukiah Senior Citizens Center 601 N State Street Sept 3 American Association of Retired Persons potluck luncheon noon Ukiah Grange Hall Sept 3 Cards 7 30 p m Greater Ukiah Senior Citizens Center
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Drama Workshop
Christian Church
Spring Street
Greater
Ukiah Senior Citizens’ Center
N. State Street
American Association of Retired Persons
Ukiah Grange Hall
Ukiah Senior Citizens Center
Best of show honors for Peter Hechtmann at Gualala art show
Peter Hechtmann of Jenner won best of show and first in graphics at the 11th Art in-the-Redwoods Show in Gualala after a weekend event with 200 entries at the Gualala Community Center. His winning piece was Rethunder with an honorable mention for The Weight of Dust.
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Peter Hechtmann
Jenner
Gualala
Irene Lagorio
Carmel
Hechtman
Heidi Endemann
Donn O’grady
O’grady
Mendocino
Idaho Falls
Dorr Bothwell
Retirement party honors Elaine Wingate former CHP clerk
Elaine Harrison became Mrs. Sam Wingate last spring and was honored at a retirement party by the California Highway Patrol office where she worked nearly 15 years. She leaves CHP to work for her husband, Clover Trucking, in Hopland. The event, at the Broiler Steak House, drew about 50 associates from CHP CSEA and the Credit Union with remarks by John Mason and appearances by local CHP officers and their spouses. Elaine is secretary treasurer of the Credit Union.
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CHP
Elaine Harrison Wingate
Hays Hickey
California Highway Patrol
Sam Wingate
Clover Trucking
Hopland
Broiler
Wingate
Journal
Fae
Elaine Harrison
Highway Patrol
Foster
S. State
S. State and
Laws Avenue
Elaine Wingate
Helen Harmon
California State Employes Credit Union
Veolan Chaffee
California State Employes Association
Credit Union
CSEA
Highway Patrol Office
Elaine
Monadex
Ukiah Rexall Drug
Marge Baird
Jo Ann Gandee
John Mason
Jack Wilson
C.J. McAllister
Redding
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Guanajuato
Mexico
Willits High School
Eloisa Lozano
Ukiah Beauty College
Eloisa
Ukiah
Ensenada
Esperanza Hinojosa
University of California At Chico
Howard Memorial Hospital
Willits
Carmen Gonzales
San Jose
Montgomery Wards
Concilio
Esperanz
Hinojosa
Vago
Edna M. Langseth
P.O. Box
Bumble Bee
Main St. Willits
Mendocino County
Fae Woodward
Miriam Rice
Mark Abramson
Manchester
Fran Moyer
Ramona J. Crooks
the Sea Ranch
Don Sill
Sill
Margaret Feldstein
San Rafael
Linda Roberg
Little River
Stanley Kelley
Adele Pilsk
Berkeley
Peter J. Carrillo
Walnut Creek
Joan Lundberg
Santa Rosa
Joan
Ukiah Beauty
N. State St
Greenwares
Duncan
Pauline
Labor Day Sale
Pauline’s
State St
Pickle
the Book Revue
W. Standley
Miss Lake County
Butler Brothers Carnival
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