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F.O.R.’s
Adopt-A-Highway July Clean-up
Have
fun and help clean 2
miles of F.O.R.'s
adopted highway on
Thursday, July 10
from 10 a.m. –11:30
a.m.
Volunteers will meet
at Bernard Grocery,
F.M. 2611 at 10:00
a.m. Where Chairman
Pat Jankowiak
will distribute
safety vests, bags,
trash stabbers and
give final
instructions before
moving onto our 2
miles of FM 2918. A
luncheon will be
provided for
volunteers
immediately
following.
For more
information, or to
volunteer, contact
Pat Jankowiak at:
979-964-3168 or
adopthighway@sanbernardriver.com
Friends Of the River
members will have
tables reserved for
F.O.R. Members at
the "Austin's
Liberation-Heritage
Ball". Saturday
July 12, 2008 - 6:00
p.m. Knights of
Columbus Hall
Brazoria. More
information below.
Come enjoy a
fun-filled evening !
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"Austin's
Liberation-Heritage
Ball"
Posted
by F.O.R. Member Bob
Schwebel
To commemorate Austin’s
return from 28 months in
Mexico — 16 months of
which were spent in
prison, Henry Austin
wrote of this ball in
his letter to Mrs.
Holley on Sept. 10,
1835:
“A Grand Dinner and
Ball were got up for the
occasion on two days
notice in a Manner very
creditable to the
Committee and port,” he
wrote. “There were 60
covers and despite the
short notice the table
was three times filled
by men alone. In the
evening the long room
was filled to a Jam at
least 60 or 80 ladies
who danced the sun up
and the Oyster Creek
girls would not have
quit then had not the
room been wanted for
breakfast — you never
saw such enthusiasm.”
These revelers
heard Stephen Austin’s
speech foreshadowing the
coming revolution as
they danced their way
into history.
The Brazoria Heritage
Foundation is again
re-creating the Historic
"Austin's
Liberation-Heritage
Ball" that occurred in
Brazoria on Sept 8th
1835, celebrating
Austin's return from a
Mexican prison. The
actual toasts and some
of Austin's speech will
be done by our members.
Beginning at 6:00 PM the
gourmet meal will be a
rib eye steak and turkey
with all the trimmings
followed by the toasts.
There will be a silent
and live auction and
dancing to the music of
Dog Town Blues. Some
folks wear period
costumes but it
definitely is not a
requirement. The tickets
are $30 each and a table
of eight is $240. All
proceeds benefit
Brazoria Heritage
Foundation and its
efforts to restore the
1933 Brazoria Elementary
School.
For more information
call Tissie Schwebel at
345 3335 or Bob Schwebel
at 236-0241
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It is
with great sadness that we inform you of the
tragic death of Corp of Engineers Project
Officer and a true friend of the San
Bernard River, Ben Boren. Ben was the
Operations Project Officer for the San Bernard
River Mouth , as well as other GIWW projects.
Many of you met and will remember Ben from his
briefing at the January River Mouth Update
public meeting.
click here
To read the article concerning Ben's tragic
accident click
here
One
of F.O.R.'s primary functions is to
educate the public regarding the
issues concerning the San Bernard
River and it's Communities. Contact
Pat Webb
pat@sanbernardriver.com
to schedule a guest speaker for your
group or special event.
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