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COTULLA RECORD
Farm Bureau meets
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Sage Brush Women have
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Style Show, Luncheon
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William E. Dozier
General Partner
The Cotulla Woman’s Club met
at Chuck Wagon Cafe with Mrs.
Obic Hocgenauer and Ellenc
Williamson as hostesses. Seven-
teen members and one guest, Mrs.
Lellie Robinson, enjoyed salad
refreshments. President Nelda
Watson called the meeting to order.
ciation for decorating the church
and planning the reception for
their wedding on February 24. We
will have a bake sale on May 10 at
9 a.m. in front of the Crisp Nurs-
ery. Also,we will havearummagc
sale on June 4 at the Crisp Nurs-
ery. The secretary and treasurer’s
reports were given and accepted
as read. Verna Crisp gave us a
talk on gardening. Linda Crisp
got the door prize and Linda
Huffman served refreshements.
You can avoid the hassles of hiring with
a simple phone call. And JTPA will re-
imburse you for costs associated with
training a new employee. So call Carla
Neaves at 879-3053 and find out how
easy hiring can be.
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Mrs. Sandra Reddell
General Manager
WINNERS FROM COTULLA: (L-R front) Duelsa Gonzalez,
Vanessa Adams, Maria Flores. (Back) Jack Nims, Todd
Zenner.
Mrs. Maric Watson led the club
collect.
This event will begin at 12:00
noon with a delicious salad lunch-
eon. Tickets are on sale for $6.00/
person from Sorority members
until April 9. Tickets will not be
sold at the door. There will be a
limited number of tickets sold, so
be sure to get yours early! Join us
April 13th for a wonderful time of
Fiesta, Fun & Flowers Fashion
Show and Luncheon!
him was the new technician for
the Preserve, Melissa Maldonado.
Jessie presented each of them with
a 1991 National Calendar and day-
by-day diary that has a beautiful
arrangement on each two pages.
Mr. Brummel said "Anything that
pretty is always appreciated." Joyce
Griffin won the door prize of a
pair of garden gloves.
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Seventy-seven per cent (77%} of paid circulation is in Frio
County and twenty-three (23%) of paid circulation is in La
Salle County making the FRIO-NUECES CURRENT the legal
publication of Frio and La Salle counties.
It is the intention of the CURRENT to publish all the news
which the public is entitled to know and in which our
subserbers may be interested. If in the publication of the news,
we cast any erroneous reflection on any person, business or
group, we will correct such error as soon as possible after it is
brought to our attention by whoever my have proper claim to
have been offended or misrepresented.
SUBSCRIPTION RA TES
In County $15.00
in Texas $17.00
Out of State $20.00
in order to meet Jerry’s sched-
ule, we may change our meeting
date from the second Monday night
to the first Monday night of the
month so he can attend every third
month. We adjourned.
More cotton, corn, sorghum,
soybeans, rice, oats and sunflower
will be planted by U.S. farmers in
1991, according to a National
Agricultural Statistics Service sur-
vey conducted in January. How-
ever, wheat planting will be down
from last year.
Spring planting intentions may
be disrupted by an impending credit
crisis for farmers, nationwide,
according to agricultural special-
ists and some members of Con-
gress.
The current recession, as well
as recent floods, freezes and
droughts, they reported, have hurt
U.S. farmers. Compounding the
crisis, analysts noted, are factors
such as unstable fuel prices,
tougher restrictions on govern-
ment assistance and dried-up
lending sources.
The Asian outlook is brighter
for feed grain exports according
to a report of U.S. Grains Council
members who went to Asia and
found strong and growing feed
grains markets in Tiawan, Korea
and Japan; a tour participant said.
Reporting on the mission, Mark
Rogan, one of the five producer
members in the group, said the
primary goal was to seek oppor-
tunities for corn and corn-based
industrial products in this part of
the world. The team was met with
open arms.
"In Asia, U.S. farmers, have
the ability to open doors and
strengthen relationships because
of the high regard in which Asians
regard U.S. farmers and the im-
portance they place on a face-to-
face or handshake relationship,"
Rogan said.
motion was made and seconded
to add $300.00 to the scholarship
fund, prececds from Honor’s
Banquct
Membership Chairman, Mrs.
Mary Virginia Landrum presented
Mrs. Lellie Robinson’s name for
membership to the Womans Club.
Mrs. Robinson is the wife of assis-
tant principal of Cotulla High
School.
Mrs. Mildred Allen, secretary',
read the minutes of the last meet-
ing. They were approved as read
Mrs. Marjo Hoff, reading pro-
gram chairman, reported great
progress in the reading program.
The president reported 34 chil-
trailer or cart in the parade. The
committee was Gwyn, Brenda
Perkins and Karen Smith. They
did a beautiful job.
The dues have been $5.00 a
year as far back as anyone could
remember. Raising the dues was
discussed and tabled until the next
meeting. Tillie asked for a vote
on who wanted a Mini Flower
The Job Training Partnership Act program is a service of the Middle
Rio Grande Private Industry Council.
MEMBER 1991
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
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The Cotulla Sorority will be
sponsoring its annual Style Show
& Luncheon on Saturday, April
13,1991 at the Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall in Cotulla. The
theme for the fashion show will
be "Fiesta, Fun, & Flowers".
Clothes will be provided by Mari-
sol’sofSan Antonioand modeled
by local Sorority members. Mari-
sol’s fashions are known for their
colorful and unusual styles which
include many hand-painted items.
They especially fit in with the festive
‘Fiesta’ theme.
All proceeds from the Style
Show will bedonated to the Alex-
ander Memorial Library, which
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HONEST BILINGUAL PERSON.
MINIMUM 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
CALL 512-948-5544
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Second Class postage paid at Pearsall Texas 78061. Entered in
the Post Office at Pearsall Texas. February 7. 1991 as Second
Class Mail Matter under Act of March 3, 1879
POSTMASTER: Send From PS 3579 to FRIO-NUECES
CURRENT. 220 S. Oak Street. Pearsall Texas 78061.
Phone 512-334-3644
our community is so fortunate to
have. The Sorority would like to
encourage everyone to visit the
library to read for fun, for knowl-
edge and information, or even to
read to your children.
Wilton H. Fair, Jr.
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Current
(Combining the Cotulla Record,
Dilley Herald & Pearsall Leader)
President Tillie Hillje presided
when the Cotulla Garden Club
met March 14 in the Alexander
Memorial Library with Elzie Crisp
and Melba St. Clair as hostesses.
The members present answered
the roll call by naming a Wild
Flower of our area.
The plant sale was a success in
spiteofthewind. Wemadeabout
$290.00 and wish to thank the
public for their participation. Til-
lie and Jessie reported on the
District Convention they attended
March 7 in Uvalde. Tillie gave
her second place Certificate to
Karen Smith to put in the Scrap-
book.
The Trash Pick-Up was the
Tuesday the temperature was 103
degrees. Not many members were
present but some of those brought
thcirchildren; which helped. The
last Pick-Up to complete the two
year contract will be in June when
the National Pick-Up is held.
The Fair Exhibit was a success.
Tillie and Jessie were the com
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The Sage Brush Women’s As-
sociation met at the church in
Artesia Wells on Sunday at ten
o’clock with the president, Linda
Crisp presiding. The opening
prayer was by Verna Crisp. In an-
swer to roll call, each of us named
our favorite plant. For devotions,
Melba St Clair read, "How Do
We Love?" We wish to thank
Melvin and Pearl Ramsey for the
generous donation given to the
Women’s Association in appre-
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Show for April or who wanted to
take a drive and see the Spring
wild flowers. The Mini Show had
the most votes. Jessie is to get the
schedule to all members for a Mini
Flower Workshop and Show on
April 11.
Yard of Month to start
The Yard of the Month will
start again in April with Kathy
Daughtrey, Gail Crisp and Brenda
Perkins as judges. It will cover
Zone 4. The program on Wild-
flowers of Texas given by Bill
Brummel, Wildlife Specialist
Chaparral Wildlife Preserve,
Artesia Wells, was most interest-
ing. He showed slides of wild-
flowers that grow in this area; also
those on brush. We had never
seen some of them. He said the
Preserve hosted tours at their own
discretion. "Unless we get an-
other good rain, there will not be
any wildflowers," Mr. Brummel
said. He presented all present
with an interesting Checklist of
The La Salle County Farm Bu-
reau met in regular seesion on
March 11 and dedicated the meet-
ing in memory of Bill Black and
Nella Jenkin’s son, Scott Nelta is
secretary. Jessie brought an ar-
rangement of flowers from her
garden. Those present were Joe
Crisp, Carlos Pena, Mike Whit-
well, LO. Lind, Evelyn Parker,
Jessie Plocek, Tillie Hillje, Jim
Leifeste, Gloria Tennery, Jerry
Bedenbender, State Fickiman, and
EMalvin Plocek.
President Joe Crisp presided
eand appointed Carlos Pena Chair-
erman of the County Watch Tax
eeCommittee. He will appoint two
more to serve. He appointed Jessie
: Plocek to take Bill Black’s place
as vice-president and will appoint
ra new director at the next meet-
: ing.
Bill Black served a number of
: years as a director and was presi-
: dent for the 1989-1990 year. We
i will miss him. The Farm Bureau
: is accepting donations on our
Building Fund in memory of Bill.
We had a successful Trash Pick-
: Upon Hwy. 90 east of Cotulla on
the 21st of February. About twenty-
two people helped on the two miles
: and did it in a short time. We wish
to "Thank" everyone who helped.
• If anyone has something they would
like for Farm Bureau to work on
■ in their policies, please contact
the office or Evelyn, Chairman of
the Resolutions Committee.
Jerry Bedenbender reported
t hat every County in his District is
: behind schedule on memberships
reported to Waco. La Salle County
has the shortest number with a
minus of three members. He
stressed the Farm Bureau Agri-
culture in the Classroom Program
: for 4th grade only. Evelyn and
Jim are past school principalsand
will review the literature when it
arrives at the office.
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Mrs. June Gabert introduced
the program as follows: Mrs. Nelda
Watson- "Treatable Eyes Disor-
ders; Mrs. Aileen Locklar "Do I
Need a Living Will?"; Mrs. Eve-
lyn Parker - "The Light Side of
Aging." Members learned new
ideas and much information.
Meeting adjourned.
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Mrs. Mildred Allen, secretary,
read the minutesof the last meet-
ing which were approved as read.
Mrs. June Gabert, treasurer,
gave the treasurer’s report. A
dren from the third grade had been
fingerprinted. Sheriff Darwin
Avant lectured the group about
drugs, showed a cartoon film and
children’s pictures were placed on
each child’s record.
Mrs. Cathy Daughtery reported
on the Spring Convention held at
the Methodist Church in Devine.
She reported 94 members at-
tended, six members being from
Cotulla Club. The Executive Board
recommndcd that Alamo District
be responsible for the cost of
$206.00 for safety glass and lock
on display cases that house Texas
First Ladies’ Dolls at T.F.W.C
Headquarters. Motion was made
and passed. She also reported 15
award-certificates had been won
by Cotulla Woman’s Club.
and Award Ceremony
The tenth annual Southwest refreshed to see such great sup-
Texas Junior College Creative Arts port for the arts as demonstrated
Fair and Award Ceremony held by the number of entries in the
last Thursday (March 7) drew the contest. According to Dodge there
largest number of entries in the is much value in the arts and both
history of the contest with 286 the creator and the viewer benefit
awards of excellence in the crea- from the arts.
live arts presented in both the "Art is a celebration of life, a
literary and visual arts divisions. positive statement and an essen-
"We received 566 literary en- tial product of hope inourcoun-
triesand 1,140 visualartentriesin try, " Dodge told the 5000 in at-
this year’s contest," stated Nancy tendance. "Art is hard work and
HiurmondCrcativcArtsCixirdi- sometimes the piece of art fights
nator. "The response by the area against the artist, but art builds
schools is very refreshing and we character in both the creator and
hope that more teachers will en- the viewer. Remember art re-
courage their students to become quires patience, but without art
involved in our contest. We had life wouldn’t be worth living,"
one little boy, a former student at Dodge concluded.
Robb Elementary in Uvalde, and ... ....
a winner in the literary division . The visualarts division were
who travelled from Madison, J ^gcd by Phil Simpson of the San
Wisconsin to receive his award Antonio Art Institute, while the
courtesy of his classmates at his literarydivisionwasjudgedbyDr.
new school" D Ann Madcwell and Dr. Nancy
E ...... Jones of the Dallas Community
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awards ceremony featured a talk Winners from Cotulla include,
by Mountain View College Eng- from left to right: Duelsa Gonzalez,
mittee who did it.. Gwyn Cav- * Birds of the Chaparral Wildlife
enough was thanked for driving Management Area in La Salle and
her riding mower to pull the Dimmit Counties. On the cover
Garden Club float on a two wheel ’ was our favorite Roadrunner. With
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