Lauren Urban earns twirling honors across multiple events
Rowlett eighth grader Lauren Urban gains top placements in SWTA Championships and state competitions, earning first in military match and baton solos, second in 7-9 age group categories, and special recognitions such as best costume and Miss Majorette. She also leads Calico Kids groups to wins and garners pageant placements.
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Calico Kids
Lauren Urban
Af Rowlett
SWTA
Lauren
Lindale
Winona
Grand Prairie
Stephen F. Austin
Rowlett
Lake Ray Hubbard
Melissa and
Stacy Urban
Kay and
Doug Mead
Wellington
Tulip Mania Prices in Netherlands Reach Incredible Sums
During the tulip mania of 1634 to 1637 in Holland, rare bulbs fetched vast sums. An unnamed buyer paid with 8,000 pounds of wheat, 16,000 pounds of rye, four oxen, eight swine, 12 sheep, two hogs heads of wine, 1,000 gallons of beer, 500 gallons of butter, 1,000 pounds of cheese, a complete bed, clothes, and a silver drinking cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyland
Hedley ISD Sets Budget Hearing for August 31
Hedley ISD will hold its 1997 1998 budget hearing in the Hedley ASD Home Economics Room on August 31, 1998 at 8 p.m. The meeting will address the district's financial plan and anticipated expenditures for the upcoming school year.
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Hedley Isd
Hedley Asd
Samantha Urban Named 1998 Pre-Teen North Texas Winner
Samantha Urban 11 of Rowlett earned 1998 Pre-Teen North Texas title in Dallas among about 100 contestants ages 7 to 12. She won a $1000 bond and scholastic award, with entry fees for the 1999 national competition paid, and may travel to other state events.
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Samantha Urban
Rowlett
North Texas
Dallas
Scottsdale
Arizona
Samantha
Austin Academy
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Greenbelt Youth Tour Winners Visit Washington D C
Kristen Spillman and Deborah Morrow earned a Greenbelt Electric Cooperative trip to Washington D C as winners of the essay contest How Electricity Has Affected My Life. They joined over 100 peers from Texas and New Mexico on the June 5 16 journey visiting monuments and museums and meeting lawmakers.
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Kristen Spillman
Deborah Morrow
Washington D. C
Greenbelt Electric Cooperative
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
Kristen
Deborah
Greenbelt
Texas
New Mexico
Arlington
Capital
Smithsonian
Washington Monument
Library of Congress
Mount Vernon
Arlington National Cemetery
United States
National Archives
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
FBI
Washington National Cathedral
Wip
Veroeau
Evelyn Campbell Becomes Harmon Electric's New Accountant
Evelyn Campbell joined Harmon Electric Association Inc in Hollis Oklahoma as accountant on July 13 1998. A Palo Duro High School graduate she earned an Associate in Arts from Clarendon College in 1993 with honors and has done graduate bookkeeping and accounting courses for Rural Utilities Service borrowers. Previously she served as plant accountant at Greenbelt Electric Cooperative in Wellington. She is married to Kirby and they have two children enrolled at Texas Tech University.
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Harmon Electric Association, Inc
Hollis
Evelyn Campbell
Harmon Electric
Palo Duro High School
Amarillo
Clarendon College
Evelyn
Greenbelt Electric Cooperative
Wellington
Kirby
Texas Tech University
TxDOT targets speeders and drunk drivers with 21 million plan
TxDOT and law enforcement will fund a 21 million safety plan for fiscal year 1999 to reduce crashes and injuries across Texas. Programs emphasize drunk driving prevention, belt use, speed limit compliance, bicycle and pedestrian safety, school bus safety, and EMS via coordinated enforcement and education involving police, sheriffs, DPS, schools, and communities. Youth crashes drive focus, with Cops in Shops program restricting underage alcohol access.
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Texas
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Transportation Commission
Susan Bryant
Txdot
Department of Public Safety
Bryant
Cops and Shops
Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission
Cops In Shops
Charles Warren Arrested for Aggravated Assault in Collingsworth County
Jail records from the Collingsworth County Sheriff's Office show one arrest between August 13 and 19. On August 18 Charles Warren was arrested for aggravated assault and terroristic threat and held on a surety bond the same day.
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Collingsworth County
Charles Warren
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Justin Henry
The
Virgin Islands
Hedley
ISD
Betty Langford
Corsicana
Owens Sarvace Co, Inc
Warsineron
Melissa
Spillman/Morrow
Washington
GEC
Bill
Norma Spillman
Cecil
Lillie Hook
McLean
Eureka
Doyle Junker
Lindy Thomas
Ord Oo
Harmon Electric Association
Cherokee
SWANN
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