Groves, Texas Chamber of Commerce & Tourist Bureau
Calendar of Events
Texas Pecan Festival
Located at Lions Park (Jackson @ Lincoln) This event will be held 18-22 September 2008. See www.texaspecanfestival.com for more information.
Texas Pecan Pageant Signup Begins
The Groves Chamber of Commerce & Tourist Center has announced that sign up for
the Texas Pecan Festival Queen’s Scholarship Pageant will begin on Monday, June
16 at 9:00 a.m. and will go through Monday, July 28 at 4:30 p.m. There are
divisions for girls ages 3 through senior in high school. A child entering the 3
year old division must be 3 years old by September 1, 2008. To be eligible, a
girl must be a resident of Groves.
There are six divisions: Little Miss: 3 – 5 years old, Duchess: 6 – 8 years old,
Countess:
9 – 10 years old, Junior Miss: 11 – 12 years old, Princess: 7th – 9th grade, and
Queen:
10th – 12th grade. The number of girls in each division is limited to 15 girls
in each of the
younger four divisions and 20 girls in each of the older two divisions.
If there are more girls that sign up in a division than there are places, there
will be a drawing to determine the contestants in that division.
The registration fee is $35.00 and photos must be arranged through the Chamber
office.
Pageant contestant interviews will be conducted the morning of the pageant.
The Queen’s division scholarship winners will receive:
Queen - $1,000.00
1st Runner-up - $750.00
2nd Runner-up - $ 500.00
The pageant will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Groves Chamber office at (409)
962-3631.
First Friday on Lincoln Avenue
This event is sponsored by the Lincoln Ave. Merchants Assn. Every first Friday of every month from 6pm-9pm on Lincoln Ave.
Hollier named "Father of the Year"
You could
feel something special when you read the title of the letter that 11
year old Tyler Herald wrote about his dad Ricky Hollier. It was a
simple and short title, “My Dad”, but you knew that this was going
to be a touching tribute to the one lucky father who would be chosen
the 2008 Groves Chamber of Commerce & Tourist Center “Father of the
Year.” You see, Mr. Hollier is Tyler’s Step-Dad and has been in his
life since he was 2 years old, being the only dad Tyler has ever
known.
From potty training Tyler, to acting as his personal baseball coach,
Tyler has been very aware of the special relationship he has had
with Mr. Hollier. He brags about his dad “always getting me stuff”,
large or small. He reflects back to when he was 7 years old and his
dad took the family to San Padre Island and helped Tyler catch a
Stingray and a Hammerhead Shark.
You can tell when you read his letter that Mr. Hollier has made
Tyler feel special and included, like when the two of them “built a
barbecue pit with all kind of cool welding stuff.” Tyler was also
proud of them working together to build a ramp and a tree house.
What touched me the most about Tyler was the way he ended his
letter:
“Whether my dad wins or not, he’s father of the year with me every
year, because he’s being a father he doesn’t have to be.”
New Student Move In
Date: 8/23/08
Location: Cardinal Village
Time: 9am-5pm
Contact Information: Antoinette Mays (409) 880-7984 or email
rsvpAlumni@Lamar.edu
Join us as we welcome the newest Cardinals to Lamar University at
New Student Move In on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Help us make this
time fun and exciting for new students and their families by signing
up to help move new students’ belongings into their dorm rooms.
Volunteers are needed to sign up in 30 minute shifts from 9am to
5pm. For more information or to volunteer, please contact the Office
of Alumni Affairs, Move In Volunteer Coordinator, Antoinette Mays at
(409) 880-7984 or email
rsvpAlumni@Lamar.edu.
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