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THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3,1987 MAINLAND EXTRAS Christmas concert, sing-a-long slated CLEAR LAKE Final plans for the Yuletide Celebration's Dec. 20 Christmas concert and sing-along by the Houston Symphony have been announced by Jailanr Ebeid and Nayla Aneed, cochairman of the event. Houston Symphony Orchestra's new assistant conductor Richard Fletcher will conduct his debut performance in the Bay Area at the holiday concert. A graduate of New York's Juilliard School of Music, he comes to Houston from the New York Philharmonic, where he was assistant conductor under Zubin Mehta for two years. Fletchers completed studies at Juilliard under Sir George Solti, Roger sessions and was honored as a Fulbright scholar while finishing a European study tour in Vienna.

He has also appreared regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as an accom- plished double bass performer. This year's program is entitled "Under the Christmas Tree," and features Yuletide classics of the Romantic era. Works include Rimsky-Korsakov's Poiannaise, Vaughn Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves, excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Pro- kofiev's Troika and Skater's Waltz byWaldteufel. The second half will include popular Christmas songs, including White Christmas. The traditional sing-a-long will be led by Don Rauscher and will feature a medley of traditional holiday favorites.

Concert tickets are available at $3 for children and $7 for adults at the El Dorado Kroger. Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce. League City Bank and Trust, La. Porte Chamber of Commerce and the UH-CL Ticket Office. Harrison attending teacher convention LEAGUE CITY Dr.

Ellen Harrison, associate director of secondary education in the Clear Creek school district, is participating in the 77th annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English in Los Angeles this week. She is taking part in a panel entitled. "Thoughful Reading and Writing: The Heart of the Language Arts More than 5,000 teachers and supervisors of elementary and secondary schoo English, college faculty in English and rhetoric, and teacher educators from across the United States and Canada are attending the convention. On the agenda are more than 200 concurrent sessions and workshops focusing on all aspects of the teaching of English, talks by well-known educators authors, exhibits of new teaching materials; sessions of working committee and a business meeting. The National Council of Teachers of English is a professional organization made up of mor than 55,000 teachers and supervisors of English at all levels of education.

Its aim is to improve the teaching of English and language arts in the nation's schools and colleges. NCTE conducts national meetings and conferences, publishes journals and professional books on problems and issues in the teaching of English and provides other teaching aids. Texas to receive grant COLLEGE STATION Texas committees. received one of 24 grants a wared This project is based on a pro- by the Kellogg Foundation gram conducted in West Virginia through the National 4-H Council which created new cooperative to further enhance projects de- relationships among 4-H volunteer signed to strengthen 4-H volunteer organizations and recruited new development. associates and volunteers.

are currently 600.000 "Texas will concentrate on staff volunteers in the United States serving nearly 4.5 million youth in the 4-H program." said Tom Davison. assistant director for the 4-H and youth program of the Texas Agricultural Extension will serve as project leader to co- Service. the Texas AiM Universi- ordinate this program. Davison ty System. said.

'The grants are part of a five- The states recei ving grants year program. "Volunteers for the were selected to participate based Future." designed to strengthen on applications to an advisory 4-H volunteer participation in committee of the National 4-H three areas: service on boards. Council councils and committees; involvement of teenagers as volun- The National 4-H Council is a leers; and expansion of volunteers non-profit organization that uses in middle management roles. The private resources to help grant received by Texas relates to strengthen and expand the 4-H service on boards, councils and program, Davison said. training processes using county, district and state level organizations that support the 4-H program," Davison said.

Dr. Martha extension 4-H specialist. BOZEMAN'S ANNOUNCING ONE FULL YEAR FREE REPLACEMENT GUARANTEE ON WHIRLPOOL MAJOR APPLIANCES Volid only in the 50 Excludes range SooaY Limited to non-commercial use by original purchaser Dryer Ranges From $29995 3 KMT So OUIUWHITE- taMnor IW LMSoMMol $399 95 il 30" infinite conwott lih-oH grofei cooltoo Wmp tocliop rocti $34995 WITH THIS AD Celebrating our 30th SALES SERVICE f4S-7979 Concert planned Bay Area Symphony League will present Under the Christmas Tree. the third annual Christmas concert and sing-along Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m., at the University of Houston-Clear Lake Atrium II.

The Houston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Fletcher, will perform yuletide classics, numerous Christmas carols and sing-along selections. Pictured left to right BASL Christmas concert committee members: Nayla Aneed, Atiya Abouleish, Phyllis Tharp, Selma Neumann, Jailane Ebeid and Ine Webb. Tickets are S3 children; $7 adults and are available at: Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, League City Bank and Trust; UH-CL Ticket Office; La Porte Chamber of Commerce, and Kroger, Dorado Boulevard. I Senbr MEN'S FRAGRANCES AND PHELPSMENSWEAR HAVE SPECIAL GIFTS JUST FOR YOU FREE TRAVEL ALARM IN LEATHER CASE WITH THE PURCHASE OFTHE 2 OZCOLOGNE OR FREE SKIN CARE PRODUCTS WITH ANY ROTHSCHILD PURCHASE M4 5 DOWNTOWN TEXAS CITY 507 SIXTH STREET NO. (Safe The Dickinson Senior Citizens will hold a Christmas Crafts Sale in the lobby of Citizens State Bank from 9:00 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, December 4th. We invite you to come in and see the Arts Crafts, and help support the Senior Citizen Center in Dickinson. itlzens State Bank Terrntni Pins Drive Dickinson. Tx.

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