Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 1994 Page: 11 of 14
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Community Food Bank
aids area organizations
Deadline 12 Noon Monday
|Palacios Beacon-Wed., July 20,1994-Page 3B
The Community Food Bank
is a clearinghouse which dis-
tributes food to agencies in the
surrounding eleven counties of
Calhoun, Colorado, DcWitt,
Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson,
Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio,
Victoria and Wharton.
The Food Bank has formed
a partnership with the food in-
dustry and those in the com-
munities who serve those in
need. Such industries include
HEB Grocery Chain, Scrivncr-
Phone
Applications
Welcome
$100°° to
$396°°
Soc. Sec. recipients welcome
Starter
Credit
Loans
Available
SFCURITY FINANCF CORP.
I3i7 4th Street '972“2226 Palacios
Palacios
Se Habla Espanol
Groce Wcarden. and Product
Recovery Center. Also, the
Food Bank is a Regional Dis-
tribution Organization of the
Houston Food Bank. The food
we receive is cleaned and re-
boxed by volunteers.
The Food Bank is begin-
ning the eighth year of opera-
tion and is now serving some
seventy agencies that receive
food. These agencies include
senior citizens programs, soup
kitchens, church pantry pro-
grams, emergency programs
and out-reach programs.
Any not-for-profit organi-
zations that help feed the hun-
gry and meet guideline re-
quirements may apply for
agency certification by com-
pleting an application. Food
Bank hours are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily Monday through
Friday (closed during the noon
hour). / *1’
In 1993, the Food Bank
distributed over a million
pounds of food to member
agencies. These agencies re-
ported feeding 248,133 indi-
viduals with a total number of
meals being 725,705.
If you would like more in-
formation to become an
agency or volunteer of the
Food Bank please write to The
Community Food Bank, P.O.
Box 5085, Victoria, 77903; or
come by 3809 E. Rio Grande.
More information is also avail-
able by calling Ruby Ruiz,
Agency Coordinator at (512)
578-0591.
Romping in the mudflats
WHILE a boater zips across the bay in the background, a group uf youiupiciri find the
mudflats along Grassy Point more to their liking. Along with exploring the flats behind the
rock groin, the youngsters also took time out to try their hands at building a mud-castle.
Their mothers were undoubtably looking forward to doing the laundry afterwards.
(Beacon Photo by Nick West)
Wooden Dollar 9 events
held in Wharton July 29-30
The second annual Wooden
Dollar Day at Riverfront Park
in Wharton will take place July
29-30 along the banks of the
Colorado River.
A BBQ cookoff and dance
wlU kickoff the July 29 activi-
ties at 8:30 p.m. Entertainment
will be by Perfect Stranger.
Admission to the dance is $3.
A three-on-three basketball
tournament will take place at 9
a.m. July 30 with teams from
across the Gulf Coast playing
for top honors. A horseshoe
tournament begins at 10 a.m.
and a playground area for
children will open at noon.
Other games will Include a pie
eating eontest at 1:30 p.m. and
Cunningham
joins NALF
association
Local cattle producer John
R. Cunningham of Palacios
joined the ranks of those in the
business of meeting consumer
demand for lean, healthy beef
by recently becoming a mem-
ber of the North American
Limousin Foundation (NALF).
NALF is the association of
registered Limousin cattle
breeders. The breed enjoys a
world-wide reputation for pro-
duction of lean, high-quality
beef*
Limousin beef serves both
consumer demand for leaner
meat and beef producers' de-
mand for superior genetic
traits. The number of produc-
ers using Limousin genetics in
the U.S. expanded dramati-
cally in recent years, and
Limousin now enjoys the posi-
tion of second-largest beef
•reed in the U S. as measured
iy registration numbers.
a watermelon eating contest at
2 p.m.
After trading traditional
American dollars for wooden
dollars at the "Dollar Ex-
change", visitors may pur-
chase food, beverages and
much more. Food booths will
open at 10 ajn.
Anyone interested in partic-
ipating in the BBQ cookoff,
three-on-three basketball tour-
nament or having a food or
craft booth should call the
Wharton Recreation Dept, at
(409) 532-4811, ext. 608.
Burger
Old-Fashioned Soak Barger
A Order of Bl
Steak Finger Basket
$099
plus tax
Milk Shakes
Strawberry,
Chocolate l
VaaDIa Only.
99
<r
plus tax
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Baby Gift Registry • Kids' Birthday Club
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West, Nicholas M. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 1994, newspaper, July 20, 1994; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726782/m1/11/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.