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| SOLD! Robert
Burns, of Sprint, played auctioneer at the NETPA
live auction on Saturday morning and helped raise
more than $1,200 for the NETPA Scholarship Fund. |
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| GOOD FRIENDS AND GOOD
FOOD - NETPA members relax and exchange
stories after feasting at Fisherman's Wharf in Galveston.
The Friday night dinner was sponsored by Sprint
and hosted by Sprint representative Courtney Padgett. |
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| YEP, THAT'S A LOT OF
WATER - NETPA members enjoy the view outside
the Fisherman's Wharf in Galveston, prior to the
Friday night dinner was sponsored by Sprint. |
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| BAD GOLF, BUT GOOD FELLOWSHIP
- Jim Bardwell, Robert Burns, Buddy Camper and Steve
Standley pose for a photo prior to teeing off in
the annual golf tournament, sponsored by Konica
Minolta. |
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| BETTER GOLF, BUT STILL
GOOD FELLOWSHIP - Don Houston, Pat Gear
and Roy Robinson pose for a photo prior to teeing
off in the annual golf tournament, sponsored by
Konica Minolta. |
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| BEST GOLF, GOOD FELLOWSHIP
- Jerry Walters, Marshall Day and Kevin Hamilton
pose for a photo prior to teeing off in the annual
golf tournament, sponsored by Konica Minolta. Hamilton
won the tournament. |
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| LEARNING ABOUT NIE
- Joyce Hathcock of the Mineola Monitor
listens as Bob Buckel tells the gathering how to
get schools more invokved with their newspapers. |
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| JUDY GETS KINKY
- TPA President Judy Johnson joins Kinky Friedman
for a photo opt. |
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| KEN LONG TALKS ADVERTISING
- TPA Advertising Director Ken Long conducts an
advertising seminar on Texscan and Texas 2 X 2's
at the NETPA convention held in Galveston April
6-8. |
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| MUST HAVE BEEN FUNNY
- Larry Hathcock laughs out loud at one of Kinky
Friedman's comments on the state of the State. Friedman
was guest speaker at Friday luncheon sponsored by
Southern Lithoplate. |
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| SOMEONE RESTRAIN BURNS
- Pat Gear, left, and Steve Standley, both of Konica
Minolta, address the Thursday night crowd at the
President's Reception - sponsored by the Texas Pharmacy
Association and the Galveston County Daily News,
Robert Burns just can't help but get into the act.
In the back, Don Houston - tried to act like he
doesn't know Robert. |
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| THE WIVES CLUB
- Debbie Day, Vanna Tidwell and Judy Johnson listen
intensely as Suzanne Bardwell tells a tall tell
on her husband. |
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| NOT TENNIS MARSHALL
- It seems like Marshall Day couldn't decide whether
he wanted to play tennis or golf at the annual tournament. |
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| NEW PREZ AND FUTURE GOV.
- Kinky Friedman, candidate for Texas governor,
hams it up with Jim and Suzanne Bardwell at the
NETPA convention held in Galveston April 6-8. |
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| HELP! BURNS HAS GONE
WILD - Don Houston, NETPA golf chairman,
presents Pat Gear of Konica Minolta his 2nd place
winnings, while Robert Burns tries to make sure
the sponsor gets plenty of play. Burns is NETPA
Finance Chairman, so his job never ends. There's
always next year to think about! Fortunately for
Burns and the NETPA, Gear has graciously offered
to sponsor the golf tournament in 2007. Thanks Pat! |
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| ROY AND MARSHALL, 2 WINNERS
EVERY TIME - Roy Robinson, winner of the
2006 Tom Mooney "Friend of the Newspaper"
Award, presents Marshall Day of the Gatesville
Messenger with the 2006 Sam Holloway Award.
Both awards were presented at the NETPA convention
held in Galveston April 6-8. |
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| WHAT A HAM -
Brenda Brown of the Gladewater Mirror hams
for the camera while at the Fisherman's Wharf. Joining
Brenda at the table is Phil Major of the Clay
County Leader, Skip Nichols of the Wise
County Messenger, Charlotte Heldenbrand of
the Overton Press and Bonnie Mullens of
the McGregor Mirror. |
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| HER WAY, HIS WAY, SEGWAY
- Debbie Day, Sandi Bayliss, Marshall Day and Jerry
Tidwell get their photo taken aboard their Segways
during their tour of downtown Galveston. Marshall
ran over Sandi during the tour - but the less said
the better, don't you think! Sandi's lawyer will
be calling Marshall soon. |
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| MANY THANKS SKIP
- NETPA out-going president Skip Nichols of the
Wise County Messenger is presented a special
award for service to the association by in-coming
president Jim Bardwell of the Gladewater Mirror.
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| YOU SEE, IT WAS LIKE
THIS - NETPA President Skip Nichols gets
animated with his story during the Thursday night
reception honoring him. |
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| SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS
- Pictured with their top prizes are (left to right)
Division 1 ~ Dailies 5,865 Circulation and Above,
Gary Wilmon of the Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches);
Division 3 ~ Semi-Weeklies, Skip Nichols of the
Wise County Messenger (Decatur) ; Division
4 ~ Weeklies 2,600 Circulation and Above, Bob Buckel
of the Azle News; Division 5 ~ Weeklies
Circulation 1,501 to 2,599, Dolores Hamilton of
the Iowa Park Leader; and Division 6 ~
Weeklies Circulation Up to 1,500, Ike Massey of
the Crowley Star. Not pictured - Division
2 ~ Dailies Circulation Up to 5,864 Athens Daily
Review. The Saturday brunch was sponsored by
Pilgrim's Pride. |
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| SKIP HOLDS COURT AT HIS
RECEPTION - NETPA President Skip Nichols
gathers a crowd every where he goes - especially
when free food and drink are involved - thanks to
The Galveston County Daily News and the
Texas Pharmacy Association, co-sponsors of this
year's president's reception. |
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