El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 89, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 1982 Page: 7 of 28
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Norelle Lundy proudly shows off her award-winning yard at 501 E. Ouch St
March Of Dimes March Begins Today
The 1982 Mothers
March for the March of
Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation will be held in
El Campo on Jan. 30
through Feb. 6 to con-
tinue the battle to prevent
more serious child health
problems.
Every year more than
250,000 newborns come
into this world suffering
physical or mental
damage due to birth
defects. Volunteers will
be soliciting funds door-
to-door and by other
means of personal con-
tact as our repsonse to
this tragic health reality.
This is the 30th an-
niversary of the Mothers
March which began in
Phoenix, Ariz. in 1950.
Today the volunteer
appeal is held every year
by more than 800 March
of Dimes chapters
throughout the country.
The Mothers March is
not only a fund raising
event but also an op-
portunity to acquaint as
many people as possible
with the tremendously
needed work being done
by the March of Dimes.
Programs of research,
medical services, public
and professional health
education are major
ways in which the March
of Dimes is working to
prevent birth defects in
local communities and
nationally as well.
Because birth defects
are far more widespread
than many people might
first think, the Mothers
March offers all of us an
opportunity to learn and
to do something positive
in battling this scourge of
innocent children.
‘‘When a volunteer,
woman or man, comes to
your door to collect,
please show your support
by giving generously,”
asks Kay Ely, chair-
woman of the 1982 March
of Dimes in El Campo.
By Kelly Porterfield
On a beautiful blue
day, the bright sunny
home offers a refreshing
sight from the drabness
of the past few cloudy
weeks. The yard is
spaceous and airy and
filled with various shrubs
and plants. This is the
description of the Yard of
the Month awarded by
the El Campo Garden
Club, and it is the home of
the D.B. Lundys.
The Lundys have lived
at the house on 501 E.
Church St. for four years.
They built the home on a
vacant lot where an older
house once stood. All that
remains of the old house
are several old oak and
pecan trees in the yard.
Norelle Lundy said, ‘‘It
was just a vacant lot with
trees when we built the
house. We had to fill it
with a lot soil and grass.”
“Joe Hernandez did the
landscaping,” continued
Mrs. Lundy. ‘‘As a mat-
ter of fact, he just finish-
ed the backyard last
week. He’s done a good
job. He’s been just
wonderful.”
Of course, Mrs. Lundy
does like working in the
yard, and often does so
with her family, which in-
cludes her husband, her
eight-year-old daughter
Ginie, and four-year-old
son Derrick.
Mrs. Lundy said, ‘‘My
husband and I really en-
joy yard work. We try to
make it a family affair,
and on weekends we just
get out and work.”
There is also a certain
relieving feeling that
comes from gardening,
as Mrs. Lundy has
discovered. “It’s very
relaxing,” she said. “I
work in the mornings and
it’s nice to come home, do
the chores and work in
the yard.”
On the left side of the
house, there is abundant
dwarf holly, wax
ligustrum and two
Japenese yews. In the
front there is creeping
jasmine which is pro-
tected by brick. “It (the
brick) helps keep
moisture and grass
away,” said Mrs. Lundy.
In front of the bay win-
dow of the house, more
wax ligustrum grows as
well as photenia and
viburnum. Underneath
the windows at the right
side of the house there is
dwarf yupon and green
pittosporum. The Lundys
have planted several
oaks and pines in the
front, where the two
older oaks also exist.
In the back yard there
is a mixture of plants
growing amidst land-
scaping timbers. Among
these are pineapple-
guava, Indian
hawthorne, holly, crepe
myrtle and cherry laurel
in the corners of the yard.
There is also a young
oriental magnolia, as
well as the three older
pecan trees and new
pines.
Besides yard work,
Mrs. Lundy also enjoys
working with indoor
plants. She has a special
“plant” room, which
houses several of her
plants. It operates much
like a greenhouse
because of its high win-
dows. “It lets in a lot of
good sun,” Mrs. Lundy
said. Among the plants in
this room was schefflera,
corn plants and poin-
settias.
All in all, taking care of
plants has provided to be
beneficial to Mrs. Lundy,
as well as to her family.
While she claimed not to
be a “professional” at
yard work, she has found
it to be a very rewarding
experience. In short, she
said, “It’s a lot of fun."
Chairman for the
January Yard of the
Month is Mrs. George
Rosenfield. The Garden
Club gave the Lundys a
gift of pottery for their
winning yard.
Omelet Rodeo Hosted
By County 4-H Groups
Homemakers School Offers
Variety Of Tempting Recipes
Program On Ceramics
Given To Local YHT
Members of the El
Campo chapter of Young
Homemakers of Texas
met Monday night at K’s
Crafts for their monthly
meeting.
Ane Marie Farthing,
Marie Hrncir and Shirley
Karasek were the
hostesses.
Joan Young and Lauri
Comeaux presented a
program on making
ceramics. They discuss-
ed the different stages of
making ceramics and
showed the types of
equipment used.
Each member was
given a small ceramic
owl as a favor. A large
ceramic owl was
presented by K's Crafts
as a door prize and was
won by De Ann Rowell.
Following the pro-
gram, all-occasion cards
were collected from
those present to be given
to the residents of
Garden Villa Nursing
Home.
A collection was taken
for the Helping Hand,
and a report was given
that a Helping Hand
basket be delivered to an
elderly man.
A report was given on
the sales of the cookbook,
“Young Homemaker
Delights,” which the club
now has for sale.
A discussion was held
on the Valentine social to
be held Feb. 12.
Red velvet cake,
brownies and soft drinks
were served to 16
members
The Wharton County 4-
H and Youth Sub-
committee participated
in an Omelet Rodeo
hosted by the Wharton
County 4-H Council. The
Rodeo was not in a dusty
arena but in the county
Extension Agents
Auditorium on Thursday,
Jan. 21.
Twenty-four com-
mittee members and
guests enjoyed the tasty
omelet dinner before
getting on with the
committee’s business.
Janet Marek, the
chairperson of the
committee, conducted
the meeting. The first
item of business was to
elect officers. The of-
ficers that were elected
were Robert Stolle, vice
chairman; Freddie
Ullman, treasurer; Cindy
Bucek, secretary.
The committee also
discussed new ideas that
would strengthen the
county 4-H program.
The county 4-H council
members who volun-
teered to be the chefs for
the rodeo were: Karen
Bain, Cindy Bucek,
Melinda Hundl, Cathy
Kubecka, Chris Orsak,
Terri Pesek and Debbie
Pesek.
Local businesses that
donated the supplies that
made this omelet rodeo
possible were Safeway
(Manager David Nor-
man); HEB (Manager
Mike Chamout); San
sing's (Owner Ray
Williamson); George’s
Restaurant (Owner
George Hinze); Sklar’s
Frozen Food Center
(Owner Mrs. Richard
Sklar), all of Wharton,
and Maxim Egg Farms
of Boling (Manager
Vincent Reina).
Methodist Garden Club
Conducts Business Meeting
Two Renewing Love Events
Set In Wharton Next Week
Jo Anderson, founder
of the Renewing Love
Seminar for women, will
be speaking Monday and
Tuesday. Feb 1 ana 2. at
the fellowship hall of the
First United Methodist
Church in Wharton
“What Kills Love" will
be the topic Monday, 7:30
p m Tuesday will be an
all-dav seminar from
9:15 a m to 3 p m The
subject will be ' Dealing
with Anger. Fear and
Intimidation ”
Mrs Anderson will be
assisted by Winnie and
Morris Nix who are
accompanying her an her
trip to Texas ‘ Renewing
law" Alumni, husbands
and any Interested
are welcome
hnng a sack
lunch Tuesday;
beverages will be
provided There will be
no nursery
During the year 1973.
approximately 30
women, from various
classes that Anderson
held, saw the need to
present the Gospel of
Christ in a practical,
meaningful way to all
women — churched and
unchurched - that would
affect both their own
lives and that of their
families
Acting on those
promptings, Mrs
Anderson set to work
compiling in workbook
form the insights she had
gained from scriptures
that would give direction
to womens lives
The First United
Methodist Church
Garden Gub met Thurs-
day morning in the parlor
of the church.
Malinda Otell, presi-
dent, opened the business
meeting by leading
members In “The
Gardeners Collect.'*
The grounds commit-
tee. Hazel Montgomery
and Lester Plentl, were
notified to replace the
dead shrubs on the
church grounds.
In honor of deceased
member Lucille
Bergstrom, the book
“Improving Your Serve”
by Charles R. Swindoll,
formerly of El Campo
and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Swindoll, was plac-
ed in the church library
Cinnamon rolls and
coffee were served by
Mrs Louis Lippman to 20
members
Mrs. Tegeler, Mother-To-Be,
Complemented With Shower
Mrs Kevin Tegeler
was honored with a baby
shower on the evening of
Jan 21 in the home of Mr.
and Mrs Richard Slovak.
Hostesses for the party
wars Mrs Slovak and
Mrs Kevin Ponrik They
presented the honoree
with a car seat
The house was
decorated in a baby
theme with pink and blue
Special guests were
Mrs Edward Wendel.
mother of the honoree.
and Mrs Tegeler. the
honoree's mother-in-law.
Other guests included
Sharon Wendel. Linda
Wendel. Holly Tegeler.
Tyanne Tegeler. Sheila
Vajdos. Cindy Carleaton.
Diane Dtuhos. Mrs Jerry
Murphy. Mrs Thomas
Garcia and Debbie
The El Campo High
School auditorium will be
the setting Feb. 11 for the
1982 Leader-News Home-
makers’ School. The pro-
gram will begin at 7 p.m.
Shelley Davidson,
Homemakers School
home economist, will be
demonstrating a variety
of taste-tempting recipes
ranging from appetizers,
breads, main dishes,
desserts through
vegetables.
General Electric ap-
pliances for use on stage
will include ranges,
refrigerator, microwave
ovens, dishwasher and
toaster from Mickelson’s
Appliance Company and
a washer and dryer from
Goodyear.
The program is being
presented in cooperation
with the high school
homemaking depart-
ment.
The first 700 attending
will receive an individual
gift bag including the
“Good Things to You in
*82" Homemakers School
cookbook
It provides a wide
variety of recipes from 16
national sponsors The
recipes to be
demonstrated on stage
are included so each per-
son will be able to follow
along during the
demonstration.
Many prizes will be
given away. The list in-
cludes a Sunbeam elec-
tric skillet from Wal-
Mart, groceries from
HEB. a Wilton cake pan
from Wharton Arts and
Crafts, an arrangement
of fruits and vegetables
from Little Farmers
Market and an electric
appliance from
Stanley's
Chris Barbee will be
master of ceremonies
Miss Davidson will be
assisted in preparation
and on-stage by Vickie
Lacy. Tana King and
Kathy Certa
The l,eoder-News is
proud that El Campo is
one of 300 cities selected
from the 48 states for a
I M2 Homemakers
School This event plays
to capacity crowds
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VITAMINS ANI) TIIEIK KOI.E—f’aul de Lomel, pharmicist for Knebel
Pharmacy, displays his line of natural vitamins to Shelley Davidson,
home economist for Homemakers Schools, who will he conducting a 2‘ ■,
hour free cooking school Feb 11 Vitamins and their role in our diets will
be demonstrated at the show “Bringing (kind Things to You in 82.” to be
held al the high school auditorium
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