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Thursday, August 7, 1986, SOUTH BELT LEADER, Section A, Page 3
Hard work restoring the Elissa
was her ticket to New York fun
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By Terri Fridge
Judy Peters is a wife, a
mother and a grandmother
who has learned to put into
action the phrase, “you on-
ly live once.” As a result,
Peters spent her Fourth of
July holiday in New York
aboard the tall ship Elissa.
The Elissa is the only tall
ship completely manned
and financially supported
by civilians. In 1980, the
Galveston Historical Foun-
dation began advertising for
volunteers to help restore
the ship. These adver-
tisements sparked Peter’s
interest. For their anniver-
sary, Peters’ husband took
her to Galveston to find the
ship. That event birthed an
ongoing relationship be-
tween Peters and the Elissa
that has lasted to the present
day with no end in sight.
“I just wanted to be part
of it because it is a part of
Texas history. I want my
grandkids to be able to say
that I helped to restore it.
And I also did it for
myself,” Peters said.
Peters had no experience
in tall ship maintenance
before she volunteered. “I
had to learn it was called a
ship and not a boat,” she
workmen but there are also
volunteers like Peters who
just want to help.
Although she has never
received monetary payment,
her hard work on the Elissa
has paid off. Peters spent
June 27-July 13 sailing on
“/ just wanted to be part of it
because it is part of Texas history.
said. “But I knew they
needed help. So I put on old
clothes and gloves and went
down on a Saturday.
“I’ve been every weekend
for years. When I miss a
weekend, I feel guilty.”
Peters said that jobs are
assigned according to abili-
ty. There are skilled
the Elissa as it traveled from
Norfolk, Va. to New York
and then to Connecticut.
The ship arrived in New
York on June 30. On the
third day in New York,
Elissa sailed to Sandy Hook
to start the parade. “From
the ship, the shoreline
looked like rocks but then I
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looked through the bi-
noculars and saw it was
people,” Peters said.
Peters spent the Fourth
of July docked on South
Street Seaport in New York.
“The fireworks were
fabulous to watch from the
ship,” she said. While in
New York, Peters said
Elissa’s captain received
compliments from captains
of other tall ships that were
not civilian manned. She
was very proud because half
of the crew members were
women.
Peters was also proud to
be a Texan. “Just being
there and being a part of her
(Elissa),” she said, “I was
proud to be there represent-
ing Texas.” While the ship
was docked in New York,
Peters said visitors would
come on board who were
from Texas and they would
tell her “we came to see our
ship.”
The Elissa also takes day
sails. “I’m not a sailor,”
Continued on page 4A
Judy Peters, Kingsplace resident, stands at the wheel of the Elissa. Peters works
as a volunteer aboard the ship and spent her Fourth of July holiday aboard
the ship in New York.
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that overpricing can be painful to your pocketbook?
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Here are some of the best reasons for heeding the
advice of a real estate professional regarding price.
First, overpricing a home discourages buyers from
even making an offer. They feel that even if the offer
is accepted, they haven’t gained anything more than
a fair price.
Overpricing also attracts the wrong prospects. If
you’ve priced your $76,000 home at $83,000, you’ll
be attracting buyers who expect to see $83,000 worth
of home. When they don’t, they’ll be disappointed.
And you’ll lose your desired advertising response too,
since the $76,000 buyers won’t even call.
Another casualty of overpricing will be other real
estate agents. Keep in mind that they know and
understand pricing because of daily contact with
sellers. Once they realize your home is overpriced, it
may not be shown as much. And, furthermore, it may
be shown to help sell the competition (other houses
like yours that are priced fairly). Finally, if a buyer
is located, the lender may reject the loan because of
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He is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William C. Gorden Jr.;
sister, Denise Gorden;
grandmother, Dorothy
Gorden; and grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Skloss.
Services were held Wednes-
day at 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s
Catholic Church with the
Rev. Dominic Pistone
officiating. Services are
also scheduled for 3 p.m.
Thursday in San Antonio at
the Elizabeth Ann Seton
Catholic Church with inter-
ment in the Mission Burial
Park.
In lieu of the usual
remembrances, the family
requests donations to the
Aplastic Anemia Founda-
tion, Southwest Chapter,
4814 Yoakum Blvd.,
Houston, Tx. 77006.
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In MD Kick-a-thon
Lariaettes decline participation
The eighth annual Muscular Dystrophy
Kick-a-thon will take place Aug. 7, but for
the first time, without the participation of
the group who initiated the event, the
Dobie High School Lariaettes.
“Everything is still on good terms,” said
Mike LaTouche, husband of Lariaette
Director Patty LaTouche. “We just wanted
to give other people the opportunity to be
in the management position.
“Fund raisers have a life expectancy of
about five years. We’re just lucky it’s gone
on as long as it has, although it has gone
down hill since the fifth year.”
Mike LaTouche substituted for his wife
at the end of school while she was on leave
to have their baby. When he told the drill
team that they were considering not par-
ticipating, he said that they all stood up and
applauded. “I expected some disappointed
faces,” he said. “But it’s not all a bunch
of glory. It’s a lot of work for everybody,
especially the parents.”
Norma Ball, Muscular Dystrophy’s
district director for the Houston-Gulf
Coast area, said that the Lariaettes are not
participating because Director Patty
LaTouche requested time off because she
recently had a baby and would have less
time to devote to the Kick-a-thon.
In August 1978, the Lariaettes held the
first Kick-a-thon for Muscular Dystrophy
at Almeda Mall under the direction of
Peggy Moree. The event lasted 24 hours
and the Lariaettes were the only par-
ticipants.
Each girl was required to solicit pledges
from residents and businesses in the com-
munity. For example, if an individual
pledges five cents per kick, and the girl
kicks 500 times, then the amount pledged
would total $25. With this effort, the
Lariaettes raised $4',000 at the first
Kick-a-thon.
In its eighth year, the Kick-a-thon will
be held at the Astro Arena on Aug. 7 from
10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and will include 23
high school drill teams and five little league
drill teams.
The event will be covered by Channel 2
News and sponsored by 93Q radio station.
The groups are expected to collect $67,000
in pledges for Muscular Dystrophy.
“We’re going to miss Dobie,” Ball said.
“But they did say that they would consider
joining again next year. I hope that they
will.”
The Lariaettes are considering for this
school year raising money for the Leukemia
Foundation, Mike LaTouche said, but
specific plans have not been set.
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Rains dies,
rites today
Donald Wayne Rains,
49, passed away Aug. 4, at
Methodist Hospital. He
was a member of the
Pipefitters Union 211 in
Houston and a member of
9th Avenue Church of
Christ in Orange.
He is survived by: Wife,
Sue Rains of Orange; sons,
Cecil (Dusty) Gregg of
Oklahoma, Jim Gregg of
San Antonio, Jackie Rains
of Orange; mother, Liz
Rains of Gause; brothers,
Jack and Mike Rains of
Gause; eight grandchildren;
and numerous aunts,
uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be
Thursday, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m.
at the Baptist Church in
Gause. Burial will be in
Gause Cemetery. Rains was
a southeast Houston resi-
dent for 10 years.
Duperier lists
election funds
Lisa Duperier, 9th
District Congressional can-
didate, is the first general
election challenger to raise
more than $100,000. “I’m
pleased to have this concrete
evidence of the growing
momentum of the cam-
paign,” she said.
Total receipts of the Du-
perier Campaign through
June 30 are $102,888.
Federal Election Commis-
sion reports show that
Duperier has already raised
more money through June
than previous November
opponents raised for their
entire campaigns.
The Duperier Campaign
has also received some
political action committee
money including $2,000
from Tenneco Employees
Good Government Fund,
$2,000 from MBank in
Houston and $2,500 from
American General in Gal-
veston. Money raised after
June 30 from fund-raisers is
not reflected in these reports
totals.
F.E.C. records show that
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and Tom Combs spent
$74,634 in their primary
challenges to Brooks in
1982.
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South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1986, newspaper, August 7, 1986; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074079/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting San Jacinto College.