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Past Reflections from the flks of the M^ribunc
TEN YEARS AGO
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my Sturgeon, daughter of
and Alicia Sturgeon,
be attending the
National A All |unior Olympics track
meet in Riverside, California
Mrs. Diana Garza will assume
the Assistant Superintendent posi-
tion. i •
Summer Rape Olvera celebrated
her third birthday on |uly 14, withla
party hosted by her parents,
Guadalupe and Irma Olvera.
Attending cheerleaders camp in
Kingsville were junior high cheer-
leaders, Lynnette Kelley, Veronica
Gonzalez, Linette Brezina, Shawn
Hernandez, Gina Cortez and
Melissa Gonzales. ,
Elisa Maria Castillo celebrated
her fourth birthday. She is the
daaghter of Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo R.
Castillo Sr.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TR record number of 2,184
A cars of grain has been
A ^received this season.
Mac Hunt, joe Hickey and
Donald Hodges will represent the
Taft High School Future Fanner
Chapter at the Texas Future Fanners
of America Convention in Dallas
and 1
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July 19-21.
The Taft Opportunity Center has
been open here and is located In the
Community Center at 128 Alende
Street.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Sanders and
boys were in Comfort last weekend
to get their daughter, Sally, who had
been attending Camp Idlewilde.
Mr. and Mrs. David Wendland
and family were in Cuero on Sunday
to visit her parents and brother, Mr.
Mrs. T. F. Trammell and Curtis,
id her sister, Mrs. Wayne Hill.
First State Bank employees have
new uniforms, gold blouses and
white skirts. Wearing the new uni-
forms are Mrs. Wilma Lindeman,
Mrs. Les Roper, Mrs. T. E. Pvtllin and
Miss Maggie Lentz.
A family pqrty was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Felkner-
and family Friday night, in honor of
his birthday*
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stegall and son
visited his mother, Mrs- H. A. Stegall
of San Benito, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Abrahams vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sisk in San
Antonio, Saturday. They met Karen
Abrahams, BiU Thomas and jesse
josserand there and brought them
home, the three had been at Mt.
Wesley for a week.
The summer driver education
course for high school students fln-
hhed her last week with a total of 48
students taking part. Roy Stegall
and Harry jenkins were the teach-
ers.
A group of Taft and Odem men
were among the top players in the
golf tournament at the Sinton Golf
Course. W. M. Nance; H. W. Petty,
Alvin Becker jr.,George Wither, A F.
Tasch, H. D. Lavender, john Webber,
S. G Huestls, jack Stopper and C. H.
Mayo, all of Taft entered the tourna-
ment.
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howard and
fomily visited in Mathis Sunday with
the Charles Urban family.
Diane Floerke came home
Monday after spending a week with
her unde and aunt, Mr. and Mr.s C.
H. Griffith and girls at Papalatte.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McKinney
have as their guests this week, their
nephew, Bill Fowler of Bloomington,
a former Taft resident.
Mr. and Mrs. john Hill and Peggy
were in San Antonio tp visit with her
sister, Mrs. N. O. Dragoo and family
and In Tilton on to visit his sister,
Mrs. Donald Byrne and fomily.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krieg and
family were in Taylor to attend a
Krieg family reunion and in
Cameron to visit his aunt and
grandfather, who recently celebrat-
ed his 91st birthday.
TAKING ON THE CITY . . .
Students visiting New York City took just enough time otft of their hectic schedule to pose for a quick pic-
ture. (L-r) Doris Goodley, Denise Gomez, Johnny Ozuna, Elena Gomez, Corinne Bergman, Ginny Carver,
Maria Gonzalez, and Armin Alaniz. (Not Pictured was Paul Montemayor) (Paul Montemayor Photo).
BIG APPLE
QUATO MAN
eery store to buy his family their
weekly groceries. On the way he
meets a pusher.
“Pusher": How ‘bout some drugs?
American: No. I need to provide for
my family.
"Pusher": FamUy-shamily. What
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have they done for you? You work your
tail off while the kids complain, the
wife wants more clothes, and the dog
chews up your shoes and cigars. What
have you done for yourself lately?
American: OK. I'll have some
drugs. "
Taft Soccer Registration
Continues at Super S
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It's time to get kicking!
San Fatrido Soccer registration
for all Taft children between the
ages of five through IS will be held
at Super S Foods August 9 and 16
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Parents are requested to bring
their child's birth certificate and
registration fee ($25 or $30-a final
decision has yet to be made).
Any person interested in becom-
ing a coach, assistant coach, refer-
ee, team mother or board member
can call Lupe at 528-4138 or Joe at
528-2797.
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Of course, that's not the way it
goes, though. The real drug deal
goes something like this:
Addict: You got any drugs for sale?
"Pusher": Yea.
Addict: Can I buy some?
"Pusher": OK.
Drugs sell themselves. To the
misguided, they are like bread and
water. To suggest that people who
sell drugs are "pushers" almost indi-
cates that they have some degree of
talent. Nothing could be further
from the truth.
--Q-M
It's Like my Pappy Use To
Say ... When you’re headin’
down the road, it doesn't hurt to
look back. That's where you came
from, that's who you are.
Q-M for WAP
explained. "Our days involved long
hours, but we did have time to real-
ize we were a little cold."
During those hours, students saw
Ellis Island, the Empire State build-
ing, Radio City Music Hall, the
United Nations building, the Lincoln
Center, the Metropolitan Museum of
Art and three Broadway shows. Oh,
and for good measures, they some-
’’how slipped some educational activ-
ConimwFmmPceI
ities in as well.
Students attended two work-
shops, one from a performing artist,
the other by Matt King. Despite
apprehensions, the latter turned out
to be the highlight of the trip.
"At the dance clinic where 'Bring
in the Noise, Bring in the Funk’ was
rehearsing, the kidsj^did singing,
dance 'improv' the works. By the
time they got qjut of there, they had
really worked up a sweat," Mrs.
Gomez said. “They ajl went in, 'Do
we have to do this?’ but they came
out loving it" __
The workshop seemed symbolic
of the entire trip. Despite the under-
standable concerns of hitting the big
city, some small town students, even
an experienced drama teacher, went
to New York City not knowing what
to expect. But when it was all over,
they certainly "came out loving it."
COURT RECORDS
Failure to identify. 22 days jail.
Delfino Tomas Rocha, Corpus
Christ!: Theft. $300 fine; 180 days
suspended;K12* months community
supervision!
Juan Sandoval, Jr., Taft: Evading
arrest. $200 fine; 2 days jail.
Juan B. Figueroa, Taft: Criminal
trespass. 60 days jail.
Juan Garcia Lopez Jr., Ingleside:
Evading arrest. 34 days jail.
Resisting arrest. 34 days jail.
Rene Balboa, Jr., Gregory: Fleeing.
19 days jail.
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Robert E. Butler, Aransas Pass:
Theft by check. ljjO days deferred
adjudication; 6 months community
supervision. *. •
Jacob Barrera, Portland:
Possession of marijuana. $500 fine;
180 days suspended; 12 months
community supervision; 24 hours
community service; submit to ran-
dom urinalysis.
Buddy Gayle Shamblin, Alice:
Deadly conduct. $2500 fine; 180
days suspended; 12 months commu-
nity supervision; 24 hours commu-
nity service.
Marcos Zamora, no city of resi-
dence given: Possession of marijua-
na. $500 fine; 180 days jail.
Gonzalo L. Reyna, Sinton: Driving
while intoxicated. $1000 fine; 180
days suspended; 24 months commu-
nity supervision.
Christopher E. Miller, Robstown:
Driving while license suspended.
$500 fine.
Alejandro Barcenas, Conroe:
Possession of marijuana. $1000
fine.
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