Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1981 Page: 1 of 18
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Class Of 81 Graduates May 29
Largest In Gregory-Portland History
Two hundred eighty-four
seniors are candidates for
graduation this year at
Gregory-Portland High School
In addition, there were 29
who graduated at mid-term
This is the largest class in the
history of the school
There were 236 seniors in the
1980 graduating class
Commencement ceremonies
will be held at 8 p m Friday,
May 29. in Wildcat Stadium.
Presentation of diplomas will
be made by Ernesto Hinojosa,
vice president of the G-P ISD
school board.
Gary Simpson will be
^honored as valedictorian of the
1981 graduating class and will
address the class. Barbara
Murr. salutatorian, will make
the salutatory address
School board member Paul
Bmgenheimer will make the
graduate challenge
The program will be presided
over by Superintendent of
Schools Jack Darnell. Opening
the program will be the proces-
sional played by the G-P
Wildcat Band under the direc-
tion of Jim VanUmdmgham
This will be followed by the
Band playing the national an-
them.
The invocation will be given
by I’hyllls Springer, president
of the senior class, and will be
followed by introduction of the
top 10 per cent of the
graduating class by Assistant
Principal I upe Serna
Principal Alton Ezell will
make the certification of the
graduates, and they then will
file across the stage to receive
their diplomas Larry Kemp,
assistant principal, will assist
Following the presentation of
diplomas, the Wildcat Band
will play the Gregory-Portland
Alma Mater, and the benedic-
tion will be pronounced by Bon-
nie Miller, president of the Stu-
dent Council.
The recessional by the Band
will complete the ceremonies
Candidates for graduation
are:
Gary Simpson, Barbara
Murr, Colleen Kline, Melodic
Bowman, Susan Bos, Gaynell
Danielson, Tommie Edwards.
Gayle Dianne Gatling, Jan
Graeber, Albert Hernandez,
Jeffrey Hoover, Andrea KienU.
Robert Marshall, James
Baccalaureate
Sunday Night
The Rev. Herbert A. Dwire, pastor, Portland Baptist
Church, will deliver the baccalaureate address to the
graduating class of 1981 in services at 8 p.m Sunday, May 24,
in the high school auditorium.
Larry Kemp, assistant principal, will preside
The processional, ’Pomp and Circumstance", will be by
Joel Rugerio and the Rev. Pete Apple, minister. First
Presbyterian Church, will give the invocation
Special music will be presented by the G-PHS Choral
Department under the direction of Melva Sebesta The
Chorxlsmen will sing, "Jesus. Our King”, the Chorleirs will
present, "Uft Thine Eyes to the Mountains': and the Combin-
ed Choir will sing "The laird Bless and Keep You".
The Rev. George Munroe, pastor, St. Stephen Lutheran
Church, will give the benediction. The recessional will com-
plete th’1 program
Miller, Murray Snook. Phyllis
Springer, Sally Thiede,
Elizabeth Vanlandingham,
Cynthia Ware, Mary
Wranosky. Ramona Acker-
man. Curtis Adams. Jr . Jerald
Ahlers, Alicia Arce, Kimberly
Armstrong, Charles Atkinson,
Jr., Alice Barrera, Ricardo
Bazan, Patricia Beardsley,
Jerry Beasley, Joe Benavides,
Jr., Jesse Berry. Michael Betz,
William Black. Tina
RlackweU;
Barry Blackwood. Trade
FOR TLAND
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Dedicated To The Best Interests
Of Portland
"Gem Ctt\ Of The Golf
Portland, Texas 78374, Thursday, May 21, 1981
Volume XVI - 2 Sections - 34 Paps - No 21
NEWS
Boeing. Linda C. Borton,
Christopher Bowen, Melanie
Brleden, Shelly Brooks,
Michael Brown, Jerry Brown-
ing, Jr., Robert Buehring,
Adan Buentello, David
Buentello. lesley Buie, Sharon
Burchfield, Todd Burke,
Patrick Byrne, Gloria
Camacho, Cheri Cantrell,
David Coterill,
James Cave, Jr.
Mary Nell Coc |
tinas, Dolores Cortinas. Dora
Cortinas, Blayne Counter,
Robert Crowe, Jr., Shelley Cud-
worth, Kelley Cunningham,
Juan Cruz, Jr. Brenda Daniel,
David Daughtry, Kathryn
Davis, Unda De Amico, Daniel
Deegan, Miriam DeGaish,
Nicolas Deleon;
James Delate Santos, Jimmy
Dodson, Carol Dorminy, James
Doty, Susan Duran. John
See GRADUATES, Page 18
Carolyn Cass,
Gaytan Clark,
j. David Cor-
For Police
Voters Say kINo' To Civil Service
In a 170 to 113 count, Portland
voters Saturday turned down
the placement of the police
department under the state's
civil service act.
In Precinct 8, 71 voters were
for the move and 61 were
against. In Precinct 19, 42
voters were for the proposal
and 109 were against.
A total of 283 voters went to
the polls
Returns of the election were
canvassed Tuesday night by ci-
ty council.
Rezoning Fails
In a two-to-two vote with one
abstention, the requested
rezoning of 9.45 acres in East
Cliff unit 16 from two-family
district R-2 and commercial C-
2 to two-family H-3 failed.
Councilmen Bobby Chesnutt
and Bob Matter voted against,
Councilwoman Alice Chisholm
abstained, and Mayor Bobby
Whittington and Councilman
Zeke Kucera voted for
In another rezoning vote, city
council on the first reading
(two readings are needed for
approval) unanimously voted
for the rezoning of 27.54 acres
in the new North Shores unit 3
from single family residential
to commercial. The second
reading will be held at the next
regular council meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, June 2.
Water Hike OKed
Second reading of an or-
dinance increasing the city
water rate by 10 cents per 1,900
gallons was unanimously ap-
proved by city council.
The new rate will go into ef-
fect June 1 and will increase
the minimum water bill for
3,000 gallons from 84.15 to $4.45
For the next 10,000 gallons, the
rate will be $1.15 per 1,000
gallons.
Pass Resolution
Unanimously, city council
passed a resolution which
places the city in favor of the
plan offered by Coastal Bend
Council of Governments, and
which has become known as the
COG Plan, lor the disposal of
dredge spoil from the ship
channel.
The COG Plan calls for the
placing of the dredge material
along the south shore of Nueces
Memorial Day Monday
All city offices including Bell
Public Library and the Com-
munity Center, will be closed
Monday, May 25, in observance
of Memorial Day.
The post office will be closed,
there will be no mail delivery.
Financial institutions will
close, as well as utility offices.
The county tax office here will
be closed.
There will be no garbage col-
lection Monday. Both sides of
the city will be collected Tues-
day, and regular schedule will
be made Thursday and F'riday
Bay rather than on prime San
Patricio County farmland just
west of Portland as has been
proposed by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
A Corps decision is expected
sometime the latter part of Ju-
ly
Other Business
In other business, city coun-
cil:
-Awarded a $6,950 contract
to Nichols Painting for the
painting of the interior of the
fire station and the exterior of
the Community Center.
-Awarded a $3,900 contract
to Action Electric Co. for in-
stallation of a new lighting
system in the Community
Center.
-Authorized payment of a
$30,357.11 statement on step I of
a sewer plant grant for
engineering fees.
-Authorized payment of a
$1,275 statement to Milton
Walton, city attorney, for pro-
fessional fees for April.
-Authorized payment of a
$2,802.20 statement to Smith
and Russo Engineers for
engineering fees for April
-Heard a report from City
Manager Bill lewis that just
before the recent rains city
residents were using some 2
million gallons of water daily.
One councilman noted that he
had observed a number of in-
stances where residents were
allowing water to run off their
lawns and down the gutters. He
said that water conservation
See VOTERS, Page 18
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Sturts June I
Swimming Schedule Gets Under Way
The HEB and Community
Center pools which are present-
ly open on the weekends, will
open full time beginning June 1
A variety of swimming
lessons, including an adult lap
swim, will tie offered
The HEB pool will be reserv-
ed exclusively for adult lap
swim on Tuesday and
Thursday from 8 to 9 p.m ,
Saturday from 11 a.in. to noon,
and Sunday from noon to 1 p.m.
For public swimming, the
HEB |kkiI will be open Monday
through Saturday from noon to
8 p.m and Sunday from I to 8
p.m
The Community Center pool
will be open Monday through
Saturday from 11 a m to 7 p.m.
and on Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m.
Admission fee for 10 and
under Is 55 cents per person,
and for 11 and older. 80 cents
per person.
Pre-registration for adult
and preschool lessons are
presently being accepted Per-
sons interested must register at
the office of the HEB pool on a
first-come, first-serve basis
Starting June 1, the adult
lessons will be held at the Com-
munity Center pool, und
preschool lessons at the HEB
pool. Each weekly session will
be $8 per person
The schedule for lessons is as
follows:
Small Group lesson: Beginn-
ing June I, Mon -Fri., ages 3-ti,
$8 8:25-9 06 a m.. 9 05-9 45
a.m (must register ut HEB
pool office by proceeding Satur-
day).
learn to Swim Beginning
June 1, ages 6 and up, 45 cents
per lesson A-I, 10:30-11:15
a m.. J-Z, 1115 a m to noon
i no registration necessary I.
Advance Beginner: Five,
two-week sessions, 45 cents per
lesson A-I, 10:30-11:15 a m , J-
Z, 11:15 a.m. to noon. Weeks
are: June 1-12, June 15-26, June
29-July 10, July 13-24, July 27-31
(no registration necessary (.
Intermediate: Three, two-
week sessions, noon to 1 p.m.,
55 cents per lesson. Weeks are:
June 15-26, June 29-July 10, Ju-
ly 13-24 (no registration
necessary).
Swimmers; Two, two-week
See SCHEDUI I , Page 18
it Presbyterian Church
Stress Management Leader
Is Guest Preacher Sunday
The Rev. Bill Peterson will
preach during the II a.m. wor-
ship service Sunday at First
Presbyterian Church
He also will speak at 9:30
a.in. on Wholistu Health at the
Church school hour
The public is invited to at-
tend.
Peterson will serve as one of
the Stress Management
Workshop leaders Saturday,
May 23. Individuals interested
in attending the Stress Manage-
ment Workshop should contact
the Rev. Pete Apple 643-6029 or
643-6229 to ascertain if space is
available.
Peterson will speak Saturday
during the morning on "Good
Grief" and on "Self-
Forgiveness.” His mini-
workshop will deal with grief
caused by many kinds of losses,
including promotions, moving,
illness, death and other
changes that take place in peo-
ple's lives. He also will deal
with appropriate responses to
different types of guilt
Peterson is vice president,
national program director of
Wholistic Health Centers, Inc.
He serves on the faculties of the
University of Illinois at the
See STRESS, Page 18
To State Next
Stacy Strickland
Lions District Queen
jtacy Jo Strickland went to
Harlingen last weekend as the
Portland Uons representative
In the District 2A3 Lions queen
contest.
She came home with a new ti-
tle-District Queen
She had competed against ail
the Uons clubs in the South
Texas district,. Sin the coveted
title and this v -ekend will com-
pete at Houston for the title of
Texas State Queen of the Uons
during the Uons state conven-
tion at Marriott Inn.
She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. W.B Strickland
A G-PHS freshman, Miss
Strickland. 15, was dressed in a
formal gown for the judging at
Harlingen. Judging was based
on beauty, poise and personali-
ty
Winner of the State title will
receive a $500 scholarship to a
Texas school of her choice. In
the past, the Uons have given
the runner up in the State event
a $300 scholarship
Miss Strickland is a G-PHS
Choir member and has gone to
District and Region two years
She is in the Spanish and
speech honors classes.
Her favorite pasttimes are
music, piano playing, voice,
reading, writing poetry. Civil
War history, tennis, traveling,
horseback riding and knitting
Liauor
Vote Set
Voters living in the city limits
will go to the polls Saturday.
June 6, to determine whether
there will be off-premise sale of
liquor allowed hero
Voting will be by machine,
Dottic Maley, county clerk
said. Precinct 8 voters will cast
their ballots at city hall, and
those in Precinct 19 will vote at
See LIQUOR, Page 18
McDonald's (ridden Arches Come Portland
Currency amounting to $500 served as the "ribbon " in Tuesday's qrand opemnq
of the McDonald's restaurant in Portland, Shown from left are: A McDonald's
employee; Bill Lewis, city manager; City Councilman Bob Mailer; Zeph
Pease, president. Chamber of Commerce. Chamber members Frank Lovvorn
and Bill Crow, Tommy Wright ot Citnens Slate Bank, Corpus Christi; Roland
Wolliti (hidden). Security State Bank, Sue Smith, co owner, Gene Smith (hid
den) co owner; Mayor Bobby Whittington; City Councilman Fred Nardini; and
City Councilwoman Alice Chisholm. The restaurant has 60 employees. Gene
Smith said that the popular McDonald's playqround area would be installed by
July and would be of a new type that has not been seen in this area (NEWS
photo)
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STACY STRICKLAND
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