Garden tour set for first two weekends in May
By BURLON PARSONS bparsons@journal-spectator.com
      While lots of folks are using spring time to get their yards and gardens back in shape, there are five residences which will have special guests arriving to see their gardens. It's neither wildlife or butterflies, but tours of folks from Wharton, Sugar Land, Houston and Pasadena.
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Wharton Chamber News
Chamber focuses on travelers for new income
      We will have a booth at the Houston Travel Show this weekend at the George R. Brown Convention Center. We know there will be a learning curve, this first year, but we will do our best to present our community as an attractive destination for travelers.
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Boling students enter VASE event, receive top rating
      Sarah Sharkody and Marissa Neal participated in the Texas Art Educators Association's Visual Art Scholastic Event held at Victoria High School on Feb. 23. Both Sarah and Marissa received the highest rating of 4 at the Regional level which enabled them to advance to Area VASE.
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Tasty low fat dishes help eliminate winter bulk without sacrifice
Cooking on the Leigh Pless
      Summer is quickly approaching and the countdown to beach time is on! These tasty low fat dishes will help eliminate some of our winter bulk without sacrificing taste and they won't leave you feeling hungry.
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Blood drive set at GCMC
Egypt- Glen Flora Carol Russ
      The East Wharton County Unit of the ACS will meet at noon at GCMC in Classroom A on April 1. The GCMC Purple Heart Volunteers are sponsoring a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in classrooms A and B.
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