The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1985 Page: 8 of 8
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I
IVITIES
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Betty Rardin 858-3808
A birthday celebration was held
recently for Hazel Steed as she
marked her 76th year with all her
family. Gathering in the attractive
banquet room at the Southern
Gourmet Restaurant, Hazel and
James Steed enjoyed the company
of their family members which in-
cluded Hazel’s daughter, Lois Ethel
and her husband Le Roy Williams,
Herland and Bill Johnson and their
children, Tessa and Kevin Pierce;
Rosa Lynn and Binkie Johnson and
their daughter, Amy Brook. Also at
the party were Cecelia and Tony
Johnson and Freddy and Cynthia
Johnson with their children, Emily,
Courtney and Cole.
Mrs. Edith Stribling is back home
in Alto, after spending several en-
joyable weeks with her daughter in
Dallas. Welcome home, Edith, it
looks like you have brought lovely
Spring-like weather with you...it
has been a rough winter in East
Texas, you didn’t miss a thing!
Beacham and Sylda Landrum en-
joyed a weekend visit from Sylda’s
son, Tom who lives in Houston. Tom
works for the U S. Postal Service
and doesn’t get the chance to come
to Alto nearly as often as he would
like. He is still many years away
from retirement, but Tom just may
end up here like so many folks
do...Houston is a good place to
move away from...former
Houstonians say
Glad to be finally settled in their
beautiful new home just north of
Alto are Ann and Frank McClain.
Frank retired from Arco and came
back to the town in which he was
reared. He graduated AHS Class of
'43. Ann, who had her own Interior
Decorating business in Houston has
carried her talents with her. She is
already busy helping several Alto
homeowners with their drapes,
wallpaper and other lovely ad-
ditions to their home decorating.
The McClains also have a Christ-
mas tree farm and this is where my
gorgeous tree came from last
Christmas.
The McClains live fairly close to
the Fortune Retriever Kennels
which means that they are one of
my neighbors, or will be once my
log home is built. Now. is anyone in-
terested in the progress of this log
“cabin" of mine? I don’t want to
bore you, but here goes: the foun-
dation is done, in less than ten days,
even with all that rain.. and the logs
are beautiful and are ready to be
stacked...laid, piled on top of each
other? Well, they are ready to go up
and that will be interesting to wat-
ch. Jerry and Joe Bob (and Steve
Dover, another good carpenter)
have already had audiences out to
check their progress on the house.
They don’t mind...they all do good
work and are proud of it!
Another birthday was celebrated
with a surprise party last week at
the Cozy Kitchen in Lindseyville.
James Huggins was treated to din-
ner by all his family. About 13
showed up and Dedra Davis made a
special birthday cake for the oc-
casion.
The W.M.U. at First Baptist
Church held their "Week of Prayer
for Home Missions" meeting last
Sunday night at the church. Bar-
bara Whiteman presented the
program with several women
taking part including Mavonnee
Kendrick. Donna Cook. Mary Ben-
nett and this reporter. A special
treat was a moving message
presented in sign language by Tina
Bobbitt and in sound, by Barbara
Whiteman. Mrs. Jack (Inez) Ed-
wards told about her experience in
Minnesota this past Winter when
she and her husband worked as
missionaries in that cold part of the
country. Also attending the meeting
was Sylda Landrum who had been
very active in WMU work in her
former church home before she
moved to Alto.
Alto H S
Honor
Roll
Some of Alto High School’s Future Farmers of America
The week of Feb. lli-23 was National Future Farmer’s of America week-57th Year of FFA. Pictured above are
some of the members of the Ag Class under the direction of Anthony Easley, photographed at the home of class
president, Johnny Walley. From left arc Beaver I.indsey, Walley, Randal Few, Shane Gholston, Easley, Mike
1'hometa. jay Jones and Joey Tobias. In front is Stan Dover. Ken Walley. who was not available for the pic-
ture. will be showing one of these llolsteins in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. -photo by bettv rardin
AHS Spirit
Jackets Left
A limited number of Alto H.S.
spirit jackets are still available for
sale at cost. The jackets will be sold
on a first-come basis and are only
available in various sizes and
styles.
Those interested in purchasing a
spirit jacket should contact Mrs.
Judy Stewart or Coach Mac at the
high school.
Alto High School announces four-
th six weeks honor students:
Distinguished Honor Roll-Grade
12: Debbie Duty and Robert Hall.
Grade 11: Stacy Black and Bryan
Campbell. Grade 10: Dana Zam-
bon. Grade 9: Kyle Griffith and
Amy Wood. Grade 8: Chad Brad-
ford; Jason Duplichain and Jen-
nifer Montgomery. Grade 7-Mollie
Dowling and Lee Pearman.
Honor Roll-Grade 12: Noel Brad-
ford; Becky Brown; DeAnn Garza;
Keith Hicks; Jay Jones, Billy Mon-
tgomery; Roland Peacock; Paula
Tullis; Mary Warner and James
Worley.
Grade 11: Merry Black; Robert
Chapman; Lanita Coleman; Nora
Cooper; Trichelle Davis; James
Deal, Doris Martin and Deirdra
Pirson.
Grade 10: Cheryl Hazen; Gay la
Morgan; Kendra Morrison and
Debbie Worley.
Grade9: Stephen Dowling; Shiela
Hackney and Paul Holland.
Grade 8: Angela Easley; Pam
Harbor; Stephanie Lewis; Arleen
Poole; Jana Sessions; Chris Wain-
wright and Lucio Castro.
Grade 7: Kerry Black, Darryl
Hendrick; Leigh Ann Kendrick;
Ginny, Landrum; Tanya Pirson;
Cody Sell and Sonya Thacker.
MARCH 20 IS...
“RICULTURE
DRY
Here is the news from Pastor Ken
Babington about Old Palestine
Church:
Old Palestine will sponsor a
weekend seminar on HOW TO
STUDY THE BIBLE this Friday
and Saturday beginning at 7 p.m.
Friday, ending around 2 p.m.
Saturday. There is no charge,
material will be provided and the
public is more than welcome. The
seminar will teach students how to
observe, interpret and apply the
Bible to daily life.
"A loving comment to our com-
munity: last Sunday almost two
dozen adults from Old Palestine
committed themselves to
aggressively minister to our com-
munity for the next seven months.
Sometime between now and the end
of September you will probably be
contacted by a team from Old
Palestine. The motives are Godly,
the intention is to help, and Alto will
be strengthened."
Alto lost two nice families this
month when the Palmers and the
DeBins moved to distant places
Lynn and James Doyle Palmer left
for South Dakota last week where
they will serve as missionaries in
Selby. After some problems with
their rental truck enroute. and en-
countering ten inches of new snow
(!) the Palmers and their two little
boys arrived safely at their
destination.
Jerry and Daji DeBin left Alto
last weekend for Albany, Georgia
where Jerry will go into the line of
work for which he was
educated. ..forestry service. We had
expected to see Jerry working at
Pearman Motor Co. for some time
to come but when this opportunity
came along, they decided to make
the move. The DeBins were active
with the youth at First Baptist
Church and they, and'little Jacob,
will be missed.
If anyone has wondered why all
the fancy new locks on the door of
The Alto Herald office in Alto, we
are not stashing gold in there...it’s
just that the old door had warped
so. that none of the old tor new)
locks would hold! Don’t forget there
is a slot in the left hand door to drop
things off until the office is re-
opened on a regular basis
I know most everyone hates an-
swering machines but I have put
one on my telephone...! am pretty
hard to get hold of. and my present
answering service imy son. Jim)
will be moving soon, when he gets
married So . please do leave a
message for me even though the
machine answers with syn-
thesized woman’s voice (not mine)
that has a terrible New York ac-
cent!
New Shop
To Open
Saturday
Former Alto teacher, Brenda
Lindsey and her mother Doris
Pierce are opening a shop in the
Alto Mini Mall in the old Poodle
Parlour. To be called, "Flowers,
Etc.” the shop will have its grand
opening this Saturday, March 9, at
10:30 a m. with a ribbon cutting
ceremony attended by Alto Mayor
Pro Tern, Margaret Bice.
During the grand opening on
Saturday, carnations will be given
away to adults, and balloons given
to children. The shop will feature
hand-made gifts in addition to
flowers and will be open Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
on Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mrs. Verline Danheim
Pictured above is the only living
charter member of the Alto Thur-
sday Study Club, Mrs. Verline
Danheim, who will be honored by a
Tea on Sunday, March 17 in the
Stella Hill Memorial Library in
Alto. Refreshments will be served
from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the
public is invited to attend.
-photo by bettv rardin
Examinaiion of Eyes
by Appointment
Contact Lenses
Visual Training
Drs. Hogue, Murray & Bogue
Optometrists
For Appointment
Call 634-4911
814 Ellis A\e.
Lufkin, Texas
Mrs. Kennedy Paints An Iris
Members of the Alto Art League enjoyed a water color painting
demonstration by Nacogdoches artist Mrs. Lucille Kennedy pictured
above as she completed the painting. The artist, who, along with her
husband. Reece, is owner of Gallery 107 in Nacogdoches, explained
the art of water color as she painted the colorful iris. She will hold a
workshop on April 18 for AAL members.
-photo by bett> rardin
Dover’s Plant Farm
Hwy. 69 South 858-4220
No. 1 Rose Bushes
Gal. Container *3®**
Variety of
Fruit Trees
Pecan Trees
Flower & Vegetable Bedding Plants
Pot Plants, Hanging Baskets
And Shrubs
(O fHuu {Tim. I
ALTO AMBULANCE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BEGINS
Here is your application for emergency ambulance service for 1985-86. This emergency service has been operating successfully since
1979. Please note that despite rising costs and use oi paid technicians, your cost i einains approximately the same as ;r. previous years.
The need for an emergency ambulance service in our area is self evident. Countless lives have been saved when an ambulance and a
trained attendant are available when tragedy strikes. To insure our area having this most necessary emergency service, we ask that you
send your membership application in now. It is important to note that only with memberships such as yours is it possible for us to remain
an emergency ambulance service in South Cherokee County
1985 MEMBERSHIP FEES: $45 FEE COVERS COMPLETE FAMILY (Husband, wife and all children under 21 living at home.) $30
covers individuals. These fees provide service to Tyler, Nacogdoches, Lufkin and Crockett and include unlimited "emergency” calls and
a limit of 3 "transfers" a year.
An “EMERGENCY CALL" is an unscheduled illness or accident going to a hospital emergency room
A “TRANSFER" is a pre-scheduled appointment to or from hospital or clinic After three transfers have been used, charge will be $2.00
per loaded mile and $25 per hour waiting charge at the hospital or clinic
1985 CHARGE FOR NON MEMBERS: $65 basic charge for non-members, plus $2.00 per loaded mile from pick up point, $10.00 charge
for oxygen use and $8 50 for splints, bandages and other supplies.
This emergency unit is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week We would appreciate your completing the application and returning it to the
City Hall at your earliest convenience
SEND IN YOUR 1985-86 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION NOW!
DEADLINE IS MARCH 31,1985
MEMBERSHIP APPLICA TION
Family Plan - $45_ Individual Plan - $30_
Make check payable to:
Alto Emergency Ambulance Service
P.O. Box 447-
Alto, Texas 75925
Name_
Phone.
Address _
Dependents_______
Additional applications may be obtained at the Alto City Hall, Boyd's Pharmacy and Southwestern Electric Service Company.
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The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1985, newspaper, March 7, 1985; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846456/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.