Floresville Peanut Festival Tour Planned by Wheelmen
The San Antonio Wheelman Association sponsors the first Floresville Peanut Festival Tour on October 13 starting at Pecan Park. Rides range from 12.5 to 52.2 miles with two sag stops manned by Boy Scouts and the Wilson County Historic Society. Volunteers will host the Old Jail House Museum exhibits and donations at check-in and sag stops. Helmets required for riders under 18 must be signed in by an adult. Call 512-393-3219 for details.
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San Antonio Wheelman Association
Floresville
Pecan Park
Highway 97
Boy Scout Troop
Wilson County Historic Society
Old Jail House
Wilson County
Wheelman Association
Crop Insurance Deadline Near for Wheat Oats and Barley
Crop insurance remains available for wheat oats and barley with a Sept 30 deadline to enroll in Multiple Peril Crop Insurance. Producers should contact a local firm offering MPCI to obtain complete details for insuring the 1991 small grain crop.
Rancho de las Cabras bill clears House expansion plan
A bill to expand the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park by nearly 300 acres to 832 acres, adding the Rancho de las Cabras site near Floresville and extending land for San Jose, Concepcion, San Juan Capistrano and Espada missions, passed the House Interior Committee and moved to the full chamber while identical Senate action is under way.
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Rancho de Las Cabras Mission
Floresville
House of Representatives
Ben Harrison
Albert Bustamante
House
San Antonio
San Jose, Concepcion, San Juan Capistrano and
Espada Missions
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Polish Pioneer Day Exhibit Opens in San Antonio
The Panna Maria community hosts a photo exhibit on Polish Pioneer Day at the Institute of Texan Cultures in HemisFair Park. From 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday September 23 the display by Joseph Jaworski will be available free to the public.
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Panna Maria
Institute of Texan Cultures
San Antonio
Joseph Jaworski
HemisFair Park
Jaworski
Poland
Karnes City
North America
Leopold Moczygemba
Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
Texas
Institute
Desert Shield touches local families as Gary Cooper serves abroad
In Floresville area families feel the Gulf crisis as Gary Cooper, a 1989 Floresville High School graduate, serves in Saudi Arabia with the 24 Infantry Division. His mother notes hot sandy conditions and limited letters, while she shares the APO address for intending correspondents.
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Persian Gulf
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabian
Gary Cooper
Floresville High School
Saudi Arabia
Gary
James and
Hilaria Cooper
Cooper
Fort Stewart
Sandy
James
U.S
Army
Armored Division
Infantry
APO
New York
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HiWay
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