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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1986
Page
7
Floresville and Stockdale nursing homes become nursing centers May 1 1986 as part of Southwestern Medical Centers. Remodels include china dishes and new lobby furniture. The logo features a bridge dove and sun symbolizing a link between hospital and home.
Stockdale and Floresville Nursing Centers, part of Southwestern Medical Centers, marked National Nursing Home Week with May events honoring Older Americans. Stockdale hosted a May 6 backyard barbecue for about 300, with EMS Fire Department and City Hall guests, Lone Star Fiddlers, and Texas flags. Floresville followed May 22 with similar setups and honors for volunteers, plus entertainment by the Wilson County Harmony group. Activities included a Mother's Day Tea, a devotional by Rev. Bob Skinner, an ice cream party by the Stockdale Methodist Church, a Volunteer Tea for 35 plus, and barbecue hosts Joe Cruz and Richard Barrera.
The Hermann Sons Youth Camp near Comfort on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County begins its season with six girls sessions and five boys sessions. Over 2,300 youths from Texas lodges are expected, registration runs ahead of last year, and the order's Grand Lodge reports completion of dining hall expansion and two new dormitories. Camp activities include horseback riding, swimming, archery, tennis, softball, canoeing, soccer, trampoline, tumbling, and arts and crafts.
Governor Mark White signed a May 15 proclamation designating June 8 to 14 as Fraternal Week in Texas and urging citizens to fly the flag. The per proclamation honored the U S flag and noted 1986 marks the centennial of the National Fraternal Congress and the Statue of Liberty. The Texas Fraternal Congress led the delegation including Mrs Benita Pavla and Louis B Engelke.
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