Local children attend Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville
Kayla Walker of Floresville and Curtis Russell of San Antonio joined the annual Texas Lions Camp program in Kerrville. Sponsored by Floresville and Highland Hills Lions Clubs, the camp serves children ages 7 to 16 with visual hearing or physical disabilities. Activities include arts and crafts sports horseback riding swimming theater and overnight camps. The nonprofit camp is funded by Lions of Texas and private donations with no cost to families. For more information contact a local Lions Club member.
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Kayla Walker
Floresville
Curtis “Scott” Russell
San Antonio
Texas Lions
Kerrville
Kayla
Nancy M. Hosek
Floresville Lions Club
Scott
Frank L. Bartlett
Highland Hills Lions Club
Lions Clubs of Texas
Texas Lions Camp
The
Lions of Texas
Lions Club
Texas A&M senior wins $2500 Southwest Meat Award
John Wayne Ellebracht, a Texas A&M food science senior, will receive the Bob Ondrusek Scholarship from the Southwest Meat Association. He has a 4.0 GPA, is on the dean’s list, interns at Owens Country Sausage, and plans graduate studies in meat science after graduation.
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John Wayne Ellebracht
Texas A&m University
Bob Ondrusek
Southwest Meat Association
John
Dennis
Linda Ellebracht
Adkins
Owens Country Sausage
The
Johns
Columbia Packing Company
Dallas
Dance class registration at La Vernia lodge
The La Vernia Hermann Sons School of Dance holds its last registration at Lodge 180 on Saturday August 25 from 9 30 to 10 30 a m Proof of membership is required Late registration and a parent meeting are set for Thursday September 6 from 7 to 8 p m at the La Vernia Middle School cafeteria All information for 2001 02 will be discussed and all parents of dancers are urged to attend
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la Vernia Hermann Sons School of Dance
Lodge 180
la Vernia
Lemes Completes Army Vehicle Mechanic Training at Fort Jackson
Army Private Vincent G Lemes completed the light wheel vehicle mechanic advanced individual training course at Fort Jackson South Carolina. He learned maintenance diagnosis and repair of wheeled vehicles and related systems. He is the son of Turk R Lemes and Dorothy K Smith and a 2000 Pleasanton High School graduate.
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Vincent G. Lemes
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S.C
Lemes
Turk R. Lemes
Floresville
Dorothy K. Smith
Poteet
Pleasanton High School
Cantu earns bronze and fourth in Texas Games swimming
Amber Cantu of Mission Region II won bronze in the 50 yard butterfly and fourth in the 200 yard individual medley at the state Games of Texas after earlier securing gold in the 50 yard freestyle and 200 IM and a silver in 50 yard butterfly. She is 12, entering seventh grade at B L Gray Junior High.
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Amber Cantu
Texas
Amber
Mission
South Texas
B.L. Gray Junior High School
Sharyland
Wendall and
Penny
Schiefelberg
Curry
Richard G. Cantu Jr
Schiefelbein
Adelia Cantu
GED Classes Offered at Floresville Workforce Center
The Texas Workforce Center in Floresville hosts free GED classes provided by Education Service Center Region 20. Begin August 6 with sessions from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register at 1106 Tenth St. for GED before the 2002 test change. call 830-393-0405 for more details.
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Texas Workforce Center
Floresville
Education Service Center
Region 20
The
Workforce Center
Tenth St
Pizza Inn Aids Fundraiser For Youth Event
Pizza Inn supports a Sept. 8 fundraiser for First Lutheran Church youth with a car wash at Pico's Convenience Store from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 15 percent of each sale will be donated to the Lu Youth Organization. Donations for the car wash accepted in cash or check.
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Floresville
Pizza Inn
First Lutheran Church
Pico’s
Stockdale library program ends with pizza party
The six week reading program To the Library and Beyond in Stockdale concluded July 31 with a pizza party. 247 children checked out books and joined arts and crafts from June 19 to July 26, totaling 575 books borrowed.
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Stockdale Library
Library and
Stockdale
Amber Adams
Montana Blair
Perry Bone
Sebastian Busch
Erika Donsbach
Lauren Donsbach
Tara Dunn
Brett Harris
Brittany Harris
Robert Martinez
Desiree Nieves
Felicia Nieves
Jessie Oliver
Mikayla’. Rangel
Kaylynn Wilkins
Jamie Williams
Tejada scholarship winners named for 2001-02
Frank M Tejeda Palo Alto College Scholarship recipients for 2001 02 include high school seniors Bernice Banegas Stephanie Montoya and Juan Tejeda and current Palo Alto College students Celeste Carrizales Pete Constante Anna Gonzales Lisa Harinah Leonardo Maricha Roland Martinez and Carl Ortmann Winners were chosen for academic achievement leadership and community service with funding open to high school seniors and current students.
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Palo Alto College
Bernice Marie Banegas
Southwest High School
Stephanie Star, Montoya
East Central High School
Juan F. Tejeda
St. Gerard Catholic High School
Celeste Cinnamon Carrizales
Pete Constante II
Anna Luisa Gonzales
Lisa Rynee Harinah
Leonardo Daniel Maricha
Roland G. Martinez
Carl W. Ortmann
Minatra Named Dean of Occupational Technical Education at Palo Alto
Dr. Rodger W. Minatra, formerly of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, is appointed dean of occupational technical education at Palo Alto College in San Antonio. He started July 18 and will direct growth of aviation management environmental technologies logistics management and veterinary technology programs.
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Rodger, W. Minatra
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Palo Alto College
San Antonio
Minatra
Durant
Grayson County College
Denison
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