First Bridal Expo answers couples' questions
Vendors offer items for perfect wedding day
Staff Photos by Benjamin Sharp
      From cake bakers to photographers to dress makers, there was something for every bride at the first ever Wharton County Bridal Expo. Held this past Sunday at the Wharton Civic Center, the event attracted over 65 vendors from Wharton and surrounding counties.
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Church soup supper is Feb. 23
      On Feb. 23 St. John Lutheran Church of Wallis will hold its annual Variety Soup Supper at the American Legion Hall in Wallis with serving to begin at 5 p.m. Every year the members cook a large variety of soups, stew and chili that will be served with homemade breads and crackers. A large table of...
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Common things don't interest most people
Wharton Chamber News
      Fact of life: Human nature seems to look for what's different rather than what's in common. If human nature was otherwise, the Middle East would be at peace, the Twin Towers would be standing, our troops would be at home from Iraq, and no one around the globe would tolerate assassination in lieu...
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Births
Welcome to our world
      Khaidence Bentancur Kanosha Lamaye Griggs and Herman Lee Bentancur, both of Wharton, announce the birth of their child, a girl, born at 12:49 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. The baby was named Khaidence Ja'Khole Bentancur and weighed 6 lbs.
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Recipes which pass adult taste test ratings
Cooking on the
Leigh Pless
      My kids don't mince words when it comes to rating the new dishes that I make them sample for me. They can be pretty harsh critics … and trust me, I took a beating on these recipes. "What is that green stuff? Are these peppers? Mom, is this supposed to be healthy?" But Danny and I enjoyed th...
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Black history program set Sunday
Egypt- Glen Flora
Carol Russ
      The members of Camp Zion/Rising Star United Baptist Church in Spanish Camp invite everyone to their Black History Program at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, during the morning worship. The guest speaker will be Brenda Harris, a former resident of Wharton.
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