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This week is Fire Prevention Week and the Wharton and El Campo volunteer fire departments are joining national efforts to provide fire safety tips helping to keep families, friends, and communities safer. The theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week is "Practice Your Escape Plan! More ... Homes should have extinguishers To guard against small fires or to keep a small fire from developing into a big one, every home should be equipped with fire extinguisher. Because almost all fires are small at first, they might be contained if a fire extinguisher is handy and used properly. More ...
Wharton High School students that are members of PALS change the marquee in front of the campus. The students change the sign about once a week, and were doing so on Monday. Pictured are, from left, Robert Herrera, Cody Coufal, Blaire Zahn, Lisa Tovar and, on the ladder, J.D. Rivera. More ... Claims that McDonald's not buying U.S. beef unfounded A false rumor about Mc- Donald's restaurants continues to circulate via e-mail, but hasn't affected the company's El Campo restaurants. The e-mails claim McDonald's is refusing to buy U.S. beef, is importing beef from South America that may be unsafe and asks for a boycott of McDonald's. More ... WVFD to host first- ever BBQ cook-off There are still openings for teams interested in competing in the Wharton Volunteer Fire Department's inaugural 2007 barbecue cook-off. The cook-off is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday and will be held at River Front Park across from the Wharton County Sheriff's Department. More ...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com The current hot fashion accessory on the campus at Wharton High School is a simple blue wrist band that means a lot more than just being coordinated with school colors. Resembling those temporary bands used at concerts and fairs for paid admission, the ones adorning the wrists of the students sho... More ...
Gretchen Fruedensprung launches a bean bag in a perfect trajectory towards a hole cut in a wooden target during this past weekend's Trade Days. Hosted by Faith Christian Academy, the event featured dozens of booths which were set up Saturday at the corner Richmond Road and Armstrong Street. More ... City may soon get help repairing streets from Wharton County commissioners By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com Wharton County may soon begin resurfacing streets in the city of Wharton. City Council members Monday approved signing an interlocal agreement with the county to provide street construction and maintenance services. Under such an arrangement, the county does the actual work while the municipalit... More ... |
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