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— Animals find homes
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Stransky said she was
amazed at the number of vol-
unteers. In addition to the
host organizations, students
from Wharton, East Ber-
nard, El Campo and Louise
high schools were on hand to
provide the animals with a
“buddy.” Several dozen more
volunteers helped set up Cres-
cent Hall for the big event.
“There was tremendous
support from the community,”
Stransky said. “It’s exactly
why you want to live here.”
The animals up for adop-
tion were provided with vet
care, including spay and neu-
tering services. Again, it was
the generosity of sponsors
that made it possible.
Although 30 percent of the
animals found homes, Stran-
sky said she was hoping for a
better turnout by the public.
“We have to figure out
how to get more people to the
event,” she said. ‘We were
hoping to get more potential
adopters.”
Though the fairgrounds
can be remote for some resi-
dents, Stransky said there re-
ally wasn’t an option to locate
the event closer to one of the
county’s primary cities.
“The location is tricky,” she
said. “Where else can you put
100 animals? There’s not a lot
of options.”
The location is one item
that’s expected to be discussed
tonight during a follow-up
meeting held by event orga-
nizers. Another topic will be
whether or not to make the
adoption an annual occur-
rence.
‘We’re going to consider
that,” Stransky said.
Weather takes its toll on winter clothes
Are you running out of winter
clothes? Will the electric blanket still
work a few weeks from now, and will
these turtlenecks stand a few more
trips through the washer?
Am I the only one getting tired
covering and uncovering plants?
They are beginning to look like they
are ready for sunshine. When I
awoke this morning to a slow rain
and a damp walk with Hsu Ling, I
was reminded we so need and are so
thankful for the moisture in the dry
ground. It is another day for one of
those beginning to be faded turtlenecks.
We have been reminding you this is
a busy month in the life of this commu-
nity. The production of Spamalot gets
under way on Thursday and runs for two
weekends, each with a Thursday night
production. It is always fun to go to the
Plaza Theatre, so call for your tickets.
On Saturday at 6 p.m., the Wharton
Boys & Girls Club will be bringing the
Harlem Ambassadors to the Wharton
High School gym for a wild evening of
basketball and fun.
The Ambassador’s opponents, the
Thunder Team, are well qualified com-
munity leaders, as you can see by just the
mention of their names.
The roster includes folks like Coach
Steve May, Then Director Joe Leivas,
Wharton County Sheriff’s Department’s
Marshall Johnson, WISD Police Chief
Landy Williams, Wharton Elementary
Assistant Principal Jim Smith, City of
Wharton’s Danny Gaona, KULP Radio’s
Russell Hill, Pastor Ruiel Taylor, Whar-
ton Police Dept.’s Grady Smith, Pastor
Michael Limas, Wharton EMS’ Emelia
Rodgers, WISD Deputy Superintendent
Sharon Young, WJHS teacher and coach
Lauren Jones, WJHS teacher and coach
Cody Victor and WHS teacher and bas-
ketball coach Matt Brown.
Tickets are available for $5 at the
B&G Club and $7 at the door.
Have you been watching the Winter
Olympics from Sochi, Russia? We have
mentioned the advantages of new leader-
ship and these games in this area are a
perfect example.
Although not a big television watcher,
I have been enjoying these committed
young people from around the world and
watching the difference in the natives as
the cameras move among the people and
citizens are interviewed.
In 1980 the Winter Olympics were
in Moscow, before the fall of the Soviet
Union in December 1991. The U.S. boy-
cotted that year because the Soviet Union
had invaded Afghanistan.
In the later 1980s, I was invited to
go with family and friends to the Soviet
Union with a group of physicians and at-
torneys. It was designated a professional
study visit.
Getting visas was complicated and
getting there was to go to Finland and
take an overnight train to Moscow. It was
a strange feeling when our doors were
locked from the outside.
The hotel was built to house visitors to
the 1980 Olympics. Our coming and
going and even walking out the front
door could not be without a guard.
The same security was also true as
visits were made to Kiev and St. Pe-
tersburg, at that time Leningrad.
During those years of the Soviet
Union Communist regime, everything
looked gray which gave a dismal feel,
both inside the hotels and the dress of
the people. Everything was colorless
except the onion shaped domes of the
Kremlin.
One of the fun things for me has
been watching the Russian people with
all the colors, the smiles and what seems
like a whole new world. What really
caught my attention was the music by a
large Russian Military Choir.
The music was fun, they have toured
several countries and were open for an in-
vitation to visit and perform in the USA.
I realize a lot has been done to prove
to the world that Russia is different. It
could never have happened without new
leadership willing to bring new ideas
with positive and better direction.
The Wharton County Historical Mu-
seum Gourmet Guys evening is coming
at us fast, Saturday, March 1.
This year we will be honoring longtime
gourmet cooker, Kent Hill. That doesn’t
leave much time for us to get our reserva-
tions in. The Annual World Tour takes
us through Cajun country. After seeing a
partial list of gourmet foods the chefs are
preparing, the taste buds are working
overtime.
Billie Jones is a longtime Wharton
resident who writes a weekly column on
items of interest about the Wharton com-
munity. She can be reache at bhjones6@
sbcglobal.net.
— Farmers getting ready for spring planting as Valentine's Day getting closer
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poses seeds and seedlings to increased poten-
tial for frost.
Waiting until soil temperatures are consis-
tently rising helps avoid replanting, somethi ng
that can cause havoc on a farmer’s budget.
‘We don’t have a lot of wiggle room in terms
of the operating budget,” Bowen said. “There’s
no room for replanting. When we put that seed
in the ground, we need to make sure it’s right.”
Corn is typically the first crop to go in and,
besides the soil temperature, grain prices need
to be considered.
‘The corn price is soft right now,” Bowen
said. “It’s right in the $4 per bushel/acre range.
I wish it was $8 per bushel/acre again. Grain
prices have been bullish for a while, but now
that they’re softer, you have to plant a lot of com
to generate a sufficient yield to cover that.”
Current rainfall throughout the county is
stopping most farmers from getting into their
fields. “It’s raining right now,” Bowen said
Monday, but added ‘We need the moisture.”
How long the rain will delay farmers is un-
known, but it’s almost Valentine’s Day — time
to get crops in the ground. “It’s human nature to
get out on the date you’re used to,” Bowen said.
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L/ateline Wharton
Upcoming events in and around our community
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2 to May 4. The director will be looking for
both New Jersey and slight Italian accents at
auditions, but they are not reguired.
■ Veterans' Affairs Rep.
A Veterans Affairs representative, Capt.
Rene Coronado, will host a monthly round
table meeting for veterans with guestions
about their benefits or federal programs
available to veterans and their families
from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at Mi-
lam Street Coffee Shop, 200 W. Milam St.
in Wharton. For more information contact
Coronado at 361-877-9022 or e-mail him at
rene.coronado@mail.house.gov.
■ Next Book Review
The next Wharton Book Review Club
event will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17,
at Wharton County FHistorical Museum. Au-
thor Franklin Griffin will be the guest speaker
discussing his book Touched by Fire. Griffin
was born in Alabama and moved to Flous-
ton after being discharged from the U.S.
Marine Corps.
FHis book describes the time period of
1954 in Alabama and the murder of his fa-
ther to the 1963 Kennedy assassination in
Dallas and what the author witnessed re-
garding Lee Flarvey Oswald. Griffin recounts
two major political assassinations which
have shaped his life. The public is invited to
attend for a fee of $15 for admission.
■ D.A.R.E. Graduation
Newgulf Elementary School Fifth Grade
D.A.R.E. class and Wharton County Sheriff's
Office invites parents, family and friends to
their annual Drug Abuse Resistance Educa-
tion Graduation Culmination, The ceremony
will be held at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20,
in the school's auditorium.
■ Girls Only Event
The Boys & Girls Club Wharton will host
a program entitled Empowher — When You
Know Better, Do Better, from 8:30 a.m. until
2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, for girls ages 6 to
18. The day will feature door prizes, nails and
spa events, dance and step, jewelry design-
ing, T-shirts and more. It is a free event and
to register go to arieljtaylor.com. Information
and offers of contributions and volunteering
are also on that site.
■ Quickbooks Class
A Quickbooks 2013 "hands on" class will
be held from 9 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22,
at Northside Education Center in El Campo.
Registration is $99 per person and includes
instruction, light lunch, manual, refresh-
ments and followup after class. It is spon-
sored by the University of Flouston Coastal
Plains Small Business Development Center.
Call 979-543-6750 to register. All participants
must prepay.
■ Business Meeting
University of Flouston/Coastal Plains
Small Business Development Center will host
a Starting and Running Your Own Business
seminar from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday,
Feb. 22, at Wharton Civic Center, 1944 N.
Fulton. Professional Stephen Maeker will
be the speaker addressing the challenges
of entrepreneurship, developing a winning
business and marketing plan, cash flow and
management, employee hiring and training,
key drivers of success in business, what one
should and shouldn't do — learn from an-
other's experiences and lessons. There is no
cost for the seminar. For more information,
call 979-3204085.
■ Boling Fair Fund
The 2014 annual Boling Fair Fund event
will be held Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Boling
Community Center. The social time begins
at 4 p.m.; barbecue dinner is from 5 to 8
p.m.; and the dance is from 9:30 p.m. until
midnight with deejay music. Tickets are $8
per person. The night will include an auction.
■ Pastor Appreciation
Center Union Baptist Church will host
its fourth Pastor Appreciation Service for
Rev. Deric Dawson at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
23. Guest speaker is Rev. William King III of
Greater New Flope Baptist Church in Flous-
ton. The public is invited to the special ser-
vice.
■ VFW Fundraiser
Friday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
there is a stuffed baked potato sale at the
American Fegion Flail, 221 W. Park St. Tick-
ets are $8 for take-out or dine-in. Contact
any VFW member for tickets or call 532-
3523. Proceeds support VFW Post No. 4474
activities.
■ Pilot 5K Run
Pilot Club's FHistoric Wharton 5K Run/
Walk Course will be held Saturday, March
1. Check-in is at 7 a.m. and start time is 8
a.m. Guffey Park is the start and finish line.
Entry fee $25 with pre-registration and $30
on the day of the event. All proceeds go
to send people with brain related disorders
and disabilities to camp. Call or e-mail Sarah
FHudgins for entry forms at 281433-3357 or
info@sarahlhudgins.com.
■ VFW Meeting
VFW Post No. 4474 will meet Monday,
March 3, at the American Fegion Flail, 221
W Park Street in Wharton. Social time begins
at 6 p.m. The business meeting begins at
6:30 p.m.
■ WC Retired Teachers Meet
Wharton County Retired Teachers will
meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 5,
at the Wharton County FHistorical Museum,
3615 Richmond Road in Wharton. There
will be an $8 catered lunch by reservation
only. Call one of the following numbers to
reserve a lunch: Wharton 532-2366 and East
Bernard, 335-6675 by Friday, Feb. 28. The
program will be presented by historian and
author Joe Tom Davis.
■ Lions Pancake Supper
Wharton Lions Club will host its annual
Pancake Supper from 5:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 6, at the Wharton Civic
Center. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for
children 12 and under.
Tickets can be purchased from any Lions
Club member, or at Insurance Net, 101 W.
Caney St. in Wharton, call 532-1011, or at
the door of the event. The evening willl fea-
ture a silent auction and entertainment by
various local youth groups. Call Jessica Dunn
at 533-0122 to make a donation or donate
an auction item.
Dateline Wharton is a free listing for
nonprofit events and fundraisers open to
the public. We encourage local civic groups,
organizations and groups with activities
that will benefit local residents to submit
information. Submissions must be in our of-
fice three weeks prior to the event, deadline
for registration or ticket sales. Submissions
subject to editing. The listing will publish
in up to four issues. Send listings to bpar-
sons@journal-spectator.com or 115 W. Bur-
leson St. TX 77488. Please include contact
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