1977 float committee to meet

E-mail from Cheryl

Facts from the past gleaned from the Moses Lake Herald, Columbia Basin Herald and The Neppel Record by Cheryl (Driggs) Elkins:

From the CBH on Oct. 11, 1976:

Float planning to begin

Plans for the 1977 Moses Lake community float will be discussed at 8 p.m. today by the Moses Lake Float and Festival Committee.

The public session will be at Eastern Washington State Bank and interested persons are invited, said Pam Jones, MLFFC member.

Faye Maslen, president, said co-chairmen of the float will be Mick and Judy Hansen.

Advisory group meets

The first Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting of the Migrant Education Program will be 7:30 p.m. today, at Garden Heights Elementary School, said Jim Adamson, program director.

Parents attending will be informed of qualifications and purposes of the program serving students, as well as the means by which program goals will be accomplished, he said. Staff members also will be introduced.

While most of the program will be conducted in Spanish, interpreters will present for the meeting, which is open to the public.

Staff members of the Moses Lake district’s migrant program include Alfredo Castillo, certificated teacher; Mrs. Emma Garcia, aide; Mrs. Dora Hutchcroft, records clerk; Mrs. Catarina Longoria, home visitor; and Mrs. Leona Dickey, nurse.