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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1998
Page
9
The local Dairy Queen farewell notes Ann Cooper leaving after many years as its only manager since the shop opened. The column reflects on her service, laments her retirement, and mentions hopes for replacements and local anecdotes about town life and events.
The first weekend in March marks the 13th annual Bob Marley Festival Tour starting in Houston with concerts March 7-8. Proceeds support JASA House Lyric Lines and Motion and salute Native Americans. Featured artists include Kumani Marley and Amandla Poets with local acts Liberation Ihe Time Santa and Darryl Cleveland. Meantime families enjoy a Kid's Playscape, Caribbean Africa and Third World arts and cuisine stalls. For info contact S V Kyles & Associates.
Floresville community brief reports the Floresville Peanut Festival Association election results for 1998 9 term. Officers named include Gloria Martinez president Robert Leal first vice president Donna Shadrock second vice president and Elsie Schroller secretary treasurer. Directors span local clubs churches and civic groups.
A SBEC report titled Who Is Teaching in Texas Public Schools shows 96 percent of teachers in 1996 97 met state certification standards. Only 3.68 percent or fewer than 9 000 of 242 344 lacked full credentials. Of the uncertified, 851 had no college degree.
A TCADA and Texas A&M University survey of public school students identifies six parent and school actions that reduce drug use. Encouraging extracurricular activity and school involvement, fostering healthy friendships, open talk, clear disapproval of drugs, supporting school prevention programs, and helping students maintain good grades are highlighted as effective. The study notes higher drug use among students with lower grades and a rise in marijuana use from 1992 to 1996, with marijuana being the third most common substance after alcohol and tobacco.
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