Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1987 Page: 8 of 14
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Page 8-Palacios Beacon, June 17,1987
Palacios Beacon
Lifestyles
Cooling o ff
BRENT KUNEFKE finds the
perfect answer to the hot,
humid weather of the past
week as he glides on his back
through the cool-refreshing wa-
ter of the Palacios pool Mon-
day, Brent was one of s number
of youngsters taking part In the
Red Crous swimming lessons
being offered at the pool this
The pool Is open to
summer.
the public Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday from 1-7
p.m. and from 1-6 p.m. on
Wednesday and Sunday. [Bea-
con Photo by Nick West]
Eagles Club staging activities
June 27 to benefit 2 local men
The Palacios Eagles Club is
sponsoring a benefit June 27 for
two local men, Robert Lee and
Tom Jones. Both men have
recently had surgery, and with
medical costs skyrocketing, help
is always needed.
“We really feel good about the
way the city of Palacios has
responded to our asking with
help on this benefit,” Jean
Myers said.
Several local musicians have
donated their talent and time to
have live entertainment all day at
the City Park.
A local shrimper has donated
his boat to catch the seafood for a
dinner. Other local people have
donated the trimmings to go with
the dinner.
Many local businesses have
donated items for an auction.
Anyone wishing to make dona-
ENROLL FOR 1987-88
FALL TERM
PRESBYTERIAN
DAY SCHOOL
WlM
JUNE 18
Mon. Wed. & Fri. Class 8:30-11:30 u.nt.
(4 years old by September 1| CLASS FtJLL
Mon. Wed. & Fri. Class 12:30-3:30 p.m.
(Will form afternoon class if enrollment
requirement met) TAKING APPLICATIONS
*40°° supply fee *40°°/mon th tuition
Tues. & Thurs. C!i>ss 8:30-11:30 a.tn.
(3 Yeurs old by September 1) OPENINGS
*32 supply fee *32/r.ionth tuition
Pick up application at First Presbyterian
Church Office. Supply fee must be paid
at time of enrollment.
Peabody Language Development
Curriculum, arts & crafts, music, field
trios, snucks & more.
Call 972-2124 or 972-5389 or 972-2327
iter—— for more
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Robert L. Middleton
JUNE 19
Debbie Mosier
Alice Harvey
Bobbie Jo Buckley
Delfa Lucio
JUNE 20
Donnie Harvey
Lonnie Harvey
Brenda Longoria
JUNE 21
Mary Arnold
Yvette Rodriguez
JUNE 22
Chris Harvey
Carolyn Into
JUNE 23
Deana Malone
Aaron Neubauer
JUNE 24
Frank Munoz
ANNIVERSARIES
JUNE 20
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hernandez
JUNE 21
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wickiser
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brune
JUNE 24
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‘Pretty baby d9 Tuesday
tions of any kind may contact
Jean Myers at 972-6683 or
Tommy Janosky at 972-6235.
Also planned are cake sales,
games and a lot of fun for
everyone.
“We would like everyone to
come out and spend the day
having fun and show your
support for these men,” Myers
added.
Happy
Birthdays
BVPATHOWARTH
Dates to remember: Tuesday,
June 23, "pretty baby d».y” at
the Center. All 60+ interested
seniors are welcome to join us on
this fun day. No one will see the
pictures ahead of time except
Marcia and Gloria. The fun
comes when we try to guess who
we are”. Marcia will xerox your
picture (our machine does a good
job) and return your original back
at once. Your writer in hunting
fof her baby picture had a
wonderful time going over much
of her life in the many, many
albums. Some of us brought in
earlier pictures mainly to show
we were once thin I Seeing other
family pictures such as parents,
etc. helps us to know each other
even better. Come join the fun on
the 23rd.
Other events to mark on your
calendar are: Thursday, June 18,
9;ll:30a.m. Medicare classes at
Weimer Hall of the First Metho-
dist Church; Wednesday, July 8,
new participant day. Start out
then as a regular Center parti-
cipant, see how you like it, and
become regular on the basis of
attending one or two days from
there on in order to enjoy the
many benefits the Center offers.
Tuesday, July 14, Vascular
Screening, 10 a.m„ Senior Cen-
ter. Fund raiser barbecue, Sun-
day, Aug. 2. Donations to buy
goodies are being accepted now.
Don’t forget to mark down
defensive driving, sponsored thr-
ough 55+ Club by the AARP at
Weimer Hall, First Methodist
Churhc from 8 a.m.-12 noon Aug.
6-7, fee $7. Needed at least 12
people. Please call Pat Howarth
for reservation.
We forgot to tell about a very
important person who attended
the Ray Miller event at the
Senior Center
Newsline
Center recently. Alice Hardy was
there with her daughter and
son-in-law, Goldie and Alfred
Carter. A group dancing in a
circle also included Alice with her
daughter. Alice’s day was really
made. Such a happy expression.
A few months ago Alice celeb-
rated her 100th birthday with us.
We welcome Polly White who
joined us for the health screen-
ing and dinner last Tuesday. We
hope she will become a regular.
We enjoyed her company and we
all shared the latest news over
dinner. The Center seems to get
the Palacios scuttlebut immedia-
tely.
A recent doctor’s column in the
Houston Post answered a ques-
tion regarding two aunt:, who
were in good enough health but
kept losing weight. It was sugg-
ested that since their doctors
could find nothing wrong with
them that they were suffering a
common problem of the elder
citizen-loneliness, lack of inter-
est in cooking just for themselv-
es, boredom, etc. The solution
was to seek out senior centepk
providing group metis for older
people. Our Center has many
who formerly were not eating
enough at home; they now clean,
their plates thoroughly. A par-,
ticipant stated recently that
“There was plenty to do st home,
but I need to be with people.” .
Appreciation goes this weqk
to: Opal Carter, dozen pastel
eggs, 200 lbs. rice donated bjr
Sheila through Out Reach; St,
Anthony’s Church, chicken gib-,
lets; Eagles, cake; Memorial tp
Ney Oldham from Mrs. J.G.
Smith; memorial to Cecile Elder
from Pat Howarth.
Winners list
for Shrimporee
Winners of the prizes awarded
at the 1987 Shrimporee held last
week were as follows;
First prize-lot at El Dorado
won by Richard Ailums, Palacios.
Second prize-$500 cash won
by Sam Vargas, Jr., Ft. Worth. ;
Third prize-hunting rifle with
scope won by J. Brzozowski,
West Columbia.
Fourth prize-50-lbs. of shrihip
won by Martin Gutierrez, Palh-
dos.
Fifth prize-1/2 beef won by
Regi Garcia, San Antonio. j ;*
CDA quilt-won by Janie Aptt-
icio, Palacios.
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“Casual look ” the style for
new summertime fashions
The new summer fashions are
out in local stores, and the
comfortable, casual look is “in.”
According to Dr. Ann Beard, a
clothig specialists with the Texas
A&M University Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, "The trend this
you can put away the iron until
the new fall fashions arrive. ’ ’
Wrinkles aren’t found only in
cotton and cotton blends this
summer, she says. They also are
showing up in silky looking
clothing. These wrinkles are heat
set into the fabric so they won’t
come out after washing. Wrin-
kles make garments easy to care
for, and cooler since less fabric
touches the skin.
Puckered seersucker is coming
into vogue and is popular for
many of the same reasons as the
“wrinkled" look.
"Denim is showing up every-
where this summer,” says
“It’s no longer a fabric
just for jeans, and it isn’t being
restricted to it’s traditional col-
ors. The soft, washed look seems
to be very popular, but some of
the stronger colors are being
worn more often.”
Color combinations are chang-
ing too. Summer fashions will
bring olive and khaki together, as
well as olive and peach. These
Steam locomotive powering
Galveston rail excursions
combinations are enhanced
the primitive looking prints
are part of the new trend, sa;
the specialist.
“The hip slimming effect qf
shoulder pads also is featured S?
summer fashions; and the over1
sized look is still popular through
the sizes aren’t as exaggerate
as in the past, ’ ’ Beard adds, g
According to Beard, botique
prints will always be fashionables,
but this summer, the primitive
look is what’s selling.
Be prepared for cool, comfort-
able summer fashions, and give
the iron a rest, unless of coursh,
wrinkles weren’t intended by tfijs
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The Railroad Museum at The
Center for Transportation and
Commerce on Galveston Island
will operate rail excursions pow-
ered by its 65-year-old steam
locomotive on six summer week-
ends this year, beginning on the
Fourth of July.
The brief excursions, designed
to rekindle interest in and mem-
ories of steam-powered locomo-
tion, will leave the restored Santa
Fe Railway Depot at 25th and
Strand Streets in Galveston on
Saturday and Sunday afternoons
on scheduled weekends, carry-
ing as many as 300 passengers on
each trip.
Restored in the late 1970s as
one of the few operating steam
engines surviving from the age of
steam in Texas, Engine 555 is a
retired locomotive from the Mag-
ma-Arizona Railroad, where it
was used primarily for freight
hauling operations for some 50
years.
In addition to riding the steam
excursions, visitors to the Rail-
road Museum walk through the
largest collection of restored rail
cars and locomotives in the
Southwest, visit the Santa Fe
Depot with its ghosts of travel-
ers past, view sound and light
shows describing Galveston’s
rich transportation and commer-
cial heritage, tour exhibits of
railroad artifacts from 125 years
of Texas rail history, and can
even dine on two rail diners from
the 1940s.
Eagles Auxiliary
dues now due
The 1987-88 dues for ladies
of Eagles Auxiliary #3821 are
now due.
The museum, located or. the
west end of Galveston's famous
Strand Historic District, is open
seven days a week, from 10
a.m.-S p.m.
Steam excursions are schedul-
ed for July 4, 5, 20 and 21,
August 1, 2, 15, 16, 29, and 30,
and September 5, 6 and 7.
Tickets for the excursions are
the normal
of $4 for
erce at (409) 765-5700.
Proper preparations
make vacations safe
When packing the car for a
vacation, don’t forget to add first
aid supplies and some extra
precaution. These may keep you
from becoming a statistic in
Texas traffic fatalities.
"Traffic accidents always in-,
crease during holiday seasons,”
says Dr. Mary Ann Heussner, a
health education specialist with
the Texas A&M University Agri-
cultural Extension Service. “Th-
ere are more people on the road,
often not driving as attentively as
they should be; and summer is
one long holiday."
According to the Texas De-
partment of Health, 3823 people
died in Texas traffic accidents
last year; 1,053 of these deaths
occurred in the summer months
of June, July, and August. In
July alone, 374 deaths were
recorded.
"There are ways to decrease
the chances of being involved in
an accident,” says Heussner.
“Plan the trip ahead of time.
Know which highways to travel
to avoid last minute decisions
and desperate lane changes. Also
allow plenty of travel time, both
only $1, in addition to the m
admission charge
adults, $3 for senior citizens ami
S2 for children ages 4 through lx
Children under 4 are admit!
free of charge.
For additional information.
out the museum, call The Cerujfr
for Transportation and Comtp-
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on the way there and on the way
back. Rushing to get there, and
fatigue and desire to return honfee
may put an end to more than jutt
a vacation.”
“Check the car carefully bir
fore starting any trip,” tjff
specialist suggests. "Make siiQ
the brakes and lights are wo
properly, fluids are at
levels, windshield wipers
functioning, the tires have
correct air pressure, and
spare is in good condition,
carry flashlights, flares and#
first aid kit in your car.”
It’s also important to remem-
ber that wearing seatbelts is-;a
law in Texas, for adults as weff,4p
children, remarks Heussner. Li|i |t
year the Texas Department :$f
Health reported 6,603 injuries
and 78 deaths of children agejtjO
to 4, all due to traffic accidents^
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West, Nicholas M. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1987, newspaper, June 17, 1987; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726559/m1/8/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.