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Dabney celebrates her 104th birthday Family on hand as Garwood matriarch remembers life on a 1900s plantation By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com Booker T. Dabney, who's 85 years old, had somewhere important to be Wednesday - his mother's birthday party. The Garwood-area resident was joined by other family members at Garden Villa Nursing Home to celebrate the 104th birthday of Lealer Black Dabney. More ...
Davis and family donate food, clothing and toys to 72 needy area kids By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com For C.A. Davis and family, giving just seems to come naturally during the holidays because of a tendency to see a need and fill it. Davis has been a Wharton resident for only about two weeks, having moved his family from Sealy for a variety of reasons, the main one being that he thought his son C... More ...
Fish out of water Wharton High School freshman Matthew Zahn, a member of the Tiger Sharks Swim Team, gets in some training on land as he sprints past this concrete pipe near the edge of Junior College Boulevard and Ahldag Street. More ... Propane gas logs good source of heat The Railroad Commission of Texas offers the following safety tips for Texans enjoying the cozy warmth of a propane gas log set this winter. As the state's chief energy agency, the commission has been in charge of propane safety in Texas for more than 50 years. More ...
City of Wharton employee Jackie Jansky, right, helps SHARE representative David Samuelson load canned goods and toiletries into his pickup after a recent food drive orchestrated by the city's Youth Advisory Commission. Many of the items were donated this holiday season to SHARE, which usually has ... More ... Safety tips for holidays As families in Southeast Texas continue to get together this holiday season - and children may be staying over in homes unaccustomed to having youngsters - it's important to take precautions to avoid potential poisoning accidents. More ... |
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