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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Lifestyle
Wednesday, December 29, 1999
Ten trees to be given away
Ten free flowerings trees will be given to each person who joins the Arbor
Day Foundation during January 2000.
The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation's efforts to support
tree planting to commemorate the new millennium.
The ten trees are two White Flowering Dogwoods, two Flowering Crabapples,
two Flowering Pears, two Washington Hawthorns, and two American Redbuds.
The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting between
February 1 and May 31 with enclosed planting instructions. The six to 12
inch trees are guranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge.
Members also receive a subscription to the Foundation's bimonthly publication,
Arbor Day, and The Tree Book with information about tree planting and care.
To become a member of the Foundation and to receive the free trees,
send a $10 contribution to Ten Free Flowering Trees, National Arbor Day
Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, by Jan. 31, 2000.
Alvarado, Acosta exchange wedding vows
Michelle Alvarado and David J. Acosta exchanged wedding vows at 1 p.m.,
on Nov. 6, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Antonio Mena officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Joe and Petra Alvarado of Pecos. She is
a graduate of Pecos High School and attened the University of Texas at
Permian Basin and currently employed with the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD,
was a fourth grade bilingual teacher.
The groom is the son of David and Ester Acosta. He is a graduate of
Pecos High School and attended Odessa College. He is currently employed
by Wal-Mart.
Maid of honors for the event were Valerie Trujillo and Christina Acosta.
Bridesmaids were Precilla Levario of Pecos, cousin of the bride and Audria
Acosta, of Pecos, the bride's sister.
Flower girls were Gabriella Levario and Daniela Pacheco, cousins of
the bride.
Ring bearer was Jaylen Izaiah Acosta, the couple's son.
Serving as Best Man were Jacob Hernandez, a friend from Pecos and Michael
Rayos, cousin of the groom, of Odessa.
Dennis Rayos, the groom's uncle was usher.
The bride wore an ivory dress with pearl beads with a train. The dress
was made of silk material and had lace around the edges. The bridal bouquet
was hand-made by her aunt Connie Levario.
The bridesmaids wore ivory dresses and carried an ivory rose with gold
ribbon.
The church was decorated with ivory colored flowers and gold ribbon.
On the altar of the church were seven candleabras and the pews were decorated
with ivory and gold ribbons with greenery. Church music was provided by
the Santa Rosa Catholic Church Choir.
Family members who attended the special occasion from out-of-town came
from Juarez, Mexico, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Odessa and Midland.
A reception was held following the church ceremony with about 500 guests.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
Division of Buckner News Alliance, Inc.
324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
Phone 915-445-5475, FAX 915-445-4321
e-mail news@pecos.net
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