Earth Day - Dig It?
      Myatt Elementary students and faculty celebrated Earth Day Tuesday, April 22, by planting four fruit trees. The teachers chose one of four planting times to join in helping plant a tree, discuss the oxygen cycle, the need for plants to create oxygen and to acknowledge human's role in helping the e...
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Chamber volunteers get busy with new projects
BECCA SOCHA EL CAMPO CHAMBER PRESIDENT
      El Campo has many things going on. We have seen business improvements, along with new development. NewFirst National Bank and the Shoe Department will open soon in the strip center across from Subway. El Campo Eye Center is building a new office on the Loop. Budget Inn has been painting and fixin...
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Orsak follows footsteps of his Eagle Scout family
"I follow in the footsteps of my four Eagle Scout uncles: Tommy, Timmy, Billy and James "Binky" Drapela, and three cousins: T.J., Nathan and Brandon Drapela." - John Orsak
By QUALA MATOCHA lifestyle@leader-news.com
      Scouting is a tradition for one El Campo family. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, uncles and cousins, El Campo High School senior John Charles Orsak received the rank of Eagle Scout recently. He was honored with a Court of Honor ceremony Sunday, April 20 at the American Legion Hall.
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IMUD YARD
Junot's Garden Eye-Catching
      Standing outside her home on 925 N. Liberty, Patsy Junot has been selected as the first recipient of the IMUD Yard Award. Junot, who has lived at her present home for the past 43 years, believes in regular maintenance and planting seasonal flowers to provide a variety of color throughout her yard....
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AMONG OUR STUDENTS
      Christensen joins national honor society at TAMU Chloe Christensen has been named to a horticulture honor society at Texas A&M University in College Station where she has a 3.35 grade point average.
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Two-Steppin'
      Visitors and the Danevang community gathered Saturday at the Lutheran Church and Meeting House for some good food, entertainment and a car show. The Scandinavian Dancers of Houston were invited to perform at a Danevang celebration of Margrethe II's birthday, the queen of Denmark.
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Kemberling honored at party
      Meryl Kemberling, brideelect of Justin Elder, was given a bridal shower Friday, April 18 at the home of Robyn Hernandez of Rosenberg. Assisting Hernandez as hostesses were Addie Hernandez and Savannah Kemberling. The table was covered with pink tulle and a decorated cake to match the invitations ...
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DAR celebrates 94th birthday
      Members of Comfort Wood Chapter, Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revoluntion, celebrated their 94th birthday on Friday, April 18 at Pat-A-Cake on the Square in Wharton. After the lunch members were served birthday cake. Each member was given a copy of the 1974 newspaper article, wh...
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Tanner Staff has Spongebob party for second birthday
      Tanner Ryan Staff celebrated his second birthday from 3-6 p.m., Saturday, April 12, at his home. His parents, Travis and Amy Staff, hosted the Spongebob themed party, which was carried out with decorations. Tanner and guests enjoyed jumping in a moonwalk, and riding a toy John Deere tractor and Jo...
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DIAPER SET
Alyssa Casarez
      Mr. and Mrs. Elvis A. Casarez of El Campo announce the birth of their first child, a daughter named Alyssa Breann Casarez. The baby was born at 2:36 a.m., April 17, 2008 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces.
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