The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1987 Page: 11 of 14
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Country Fair committee to meet
Wed., June 3 for planning session
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THURSDAY. MAY 2$, I9*7—THE ALTO HERALD Of ALTO. TEXAS—PACE ELEVEN
The next meeting of the Alto Coun-
try Fair Planning Committee will be
held at 1:30p.m. Wednesday, June 3,
in the Southwestern Electric Co.
building. The meetings are open to
anyone interested in helping with
the country fair that will be held
this year during the weekend of Oct.
16,17, and 18.
At the May meeting President
Gene Crosby discussed aspects of
the upcoming fair including the
awarding of Best of Show ribbons. It
was decided by the committee
members present that one Best of
Show ribbon would be awarded in
each of the four categories: Arts,
Crafts, Homemaking and Youth. It
was also decided that only four rib-
bons would be given in each
division: first place, second place,
third place and one honorable men-
tion ribbon. This will cut down con-
siderably the number of ribbons
awarded in the judged exhibits.
Publicity for this year’s fair was
discussed and Betty Rardin,
publicity chairman asked for
suggestion for Texas publications
Senate, House passes bill
to bring TDC to Rusk
A Senate substitute for House Bill
No. 1503 to provide an additional 225
to 250 new jobs in Rusk has passed
both the Texas House a nd Sena te.
The measure calls fur the transfer
of the Maximum Security Unit from
Rusk State Hospital to Vernon. The
present Rusk MSU properties will be
leased to Texas Department of
Corrections for the treatment of up
to 500 mentally ill inmates. It is ex-
pected to cost up to $10 million to ex-
pand structures for the provision of
psychiatric service and treatment.
Up to $1 million will be spent in im-
mediate renovation at the facility on
final passage of the bill.
The bill will provide for continued
service in Valley View by Rusk State
Hospital to citizens in its present 32
county catchment area. All present
RSH employees will be employed
where possible, according to the bill.
Rusk State Hospital is to continue
its provision of maintenance and
support services to the hospital and
TDC unit.
Cherokee County Judge Emmett
Whitehead says this is the best bill
that could be hoped for to pass
through both the House and Senate.
The bill increases the number of
employees and total payroll in
Cherokee County It will give local
citizens job security and longevity
and stop recent years of agony for
Rusk and county citizens, he says
Whitehead refers to a four-year
history of discussions by officials of
the Sunset Commission and
Legislative Budget Board to reduce
the number of state hospitals in
Texas. This surfaced when the
Legislative Budget Board recom
mended last December that two
state hospitals be closed. Gov Bill
Clements said several months ago at
Athens that Rusk State Hospital was
being considered for TDC use. The
governor was quoted at that time as
saying he could not guarantee Rusk
State Hospital employees any com-
mitment to retain their jobs
State Representative Cliff John-
son. Senator Roy Blake and Lt. Gov
Bill Hobby are credited by Judge
Whitehead with working for the
passage of this legislation to benefit
the Rusk facility
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that accept information regarding
fairs. The following publications will
be contacted by the chairman in
time for publication the month of Oc-
tober: Texas Highways, Southern
Living, Texas Monthly, AAA
Magazine and Craft Newsletter.
The theme for this year's fair will
be "Commemorating the 200th Bir-
thday of the U S. Constitution." The
president asked that committee
members clip and save items in the
newspapers, magazines, etc.
featuring the United States obser-
vance of this so that they can be in-
cluded in the scrapbook of the 1987
Alto Country Fair.
The next meeting will discuss
other matters concerning the flyers
and brochures for the fair and the
public is invited and encouraged to
attend, according to the president.
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FIRST GRADERS planting marigolds around the first grade square at the elementary school. Tlie planting was
a part of their science project. The school furnished the flowers and the first graders planted them and watch
over them. The young gardeners are, from left, Nicholas Mitchell, Dustin Mayes and Heath Low.
BdnCJUCt • • • from Page One
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TWO GRADUATES of The
Children’s School of Alto are Rebec-
ca lleinu. daughter of Milo and Terri
Iteina and Vincent Cavalfei son of
Frank and Hilary ( avalicr.
staff photo
FOURTH IN A SERIES:
Hunter Award by Coach Fitzhugh
This award is given annually by the
coaching staff to the outstanding
player.
Coach Jay Witt gave the outstan
ding lineman award for Junior High
Athletics. Luke Griffin was the
recipient of this award. Coach
Royce Whiteley commended the en-
tire 7th and 8th grade athletes for a
job ve ID lone.
Th • coveted Alto Herald/All
Around Athlete Award was presen-
ted by Robert Gonzales for the
owners of the Alto Herald This
award is given annually to the
athlete showing the fine qualities it
takes to be an all-around athlete
This person must show exceptional
qualities in getting along with
others, academic and athletic
abilities. The winner of this year’s
award was Steve Lofton. Lofton was
then given a standing ovation
The 1986-87 All-sports banquet was
concluded with the school song led
the Junior High and High School
Cheerleaders.
Coach Fitzhugh read a letter to the
editor from the Nacogdoches Sen-
tinel :
Dear Editor:
One Sunday morning, May 17,
1987, I was eating breakfast at a
restaurant in Austin, Texas when
several young men and their track
coaches entered They were in
Austin for the state track finals. I ob-
served them throughout their meai
Each of these Alto, Texas athletjk
was a gentleman! The group w|s
quiet, polite, and respectful. Thdir
coaches and classroom teachers
have instilled in these young media
sense of self-respect They should
commended for this Also, tie
parents of these young men shoijjd
be proud of the way they represen-
ted their school and their com-
munity These track stars are
examples of the fact that nice guys
don’t finish last!
Sincerely,
Tonya Horner
Kt. I Box 405 A
Hrowimood, Tex. 7HH0I
Shop Alio First!
Save Time
Time, who has enough of it? Time
has become one of our most precious
commodities. Time is one tiling
more valuable than money We can
not buy it. borrow it or make any
more of it No one has any more than
any one else We can use it wisely or
waste it
Do we really want to spend our
lime driving to another tow n to pur-
chase a product or service we could
get here in Alto’’ Consider the wear
and tear on your car. the cost of
gasoline and the chances of having a
wreck
Think you have extra time? Try
using some of it to ask out-of-town
merchants to contribute to local
civic organizations, church projec-
ts, school activities; you know, the
ones Alto merchants support year
after year
None of us can make more time,
but we can choose how we use what
we do have Isn't it wiser to shop at
home here in Altoand spend the time
you sa ve u 11 h fa m i ly and f r i ends ?
Waste not, want not. If we squan
der the time we do have, it is gone.
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ROAD SERVICE
HOURS: Monday - Saturday, 5 o.m. to 4 p.m.
Ottering Texaco Oil, Gas, Car Care Products
BATTERIES — TIRES
Accepting • Mastercard • American Express • Texaco
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The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1987, newspaper, May 28, 1987; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1146181/m1/11/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.