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F.O.R. San Bernard Activity Update
Just like a boat, an organization has many functioning and vital components. There’s the galley, and of course the head, there’s the bow berths and there’s the aft lockers..............all very important.................but you need power to get that boat moving..........you need an engine.......a transmission that comes in handy for when you need to back up............. you need a Propeller to make it all move........the Prop has to be strong to withstand all types of elements.........hard and strong against the currents to get you where you are headed............and most of all you need a solid rudder to keep your boat headed in the right direction...... David Pope, the trash dude. Summary of News, Accomplishments and Events: March 3 - Breakfast on the Bernard - approx. 65 members attended. Girl Scout Troop 113 served, earning their Community Service badges. March 3 - Members of F.O.R. set up and manned a booth at Brazoria Heritage Day Celebration.
March 6 - Image magazine officially began distribution. Copies can be obtained through area Chamber of Commerce.
March 8 - F.O.R. Board of Directors meeting. - Vision/Goals/Structure of F.O.R.
March 11 - B.O.D. met to put together a slide presentation for future F.O.R. presentations.
March 13 -F.O.R. members attended Commissioner’s Court concerning news of Ron Paul’s Energy and Water funding request of $5 million (and no further studies to open the mouth of the river.) River mouth Chairman, Roy Edwards addressed the court.
March 14 - F.O.R. members attended the Brazoria County Shoreline Restoration Task Force meeting at Port Freeport.
March 15 – Clean Team Committee meeting at Dido’s. About 12 people showed up and dealt with Zone Captain’s Items.
March 18 - 20 - F.O.R. members attended Brazoria County Days in Austin. See previous posts March 25, 28, 30 for details.
March 24 - F.O.R. members attended the Betty Brown Song Bird Unit work day to build trails for the upcoming Migration Celebration.
Accounting Nancy Kanter F.O.R. San Bernard currently has $24,497.54 deposited in Lone Star Bank. A money market account for the majority of the treasury funds has been accomplished.
March donations over $100: March donations were received from The Butcher Fund, Clyde Cone Investments and Schlumberger Technology Corp. Special thanks for helping bring these donations to fruition go to Boone Schwartzel and Nancy and Bob Bartosh’s daughters, Aimee and Bridgid. Aimee and Bridgid both work at Schlumberger and submitted F.O.R. for their company’s Care Program.
Friends Of The River thanks you for your donations and support. F.O.R. San Bernard Committees
Any organization is only as strong as the resolve of its members and
supporters. If you are interested in chairing a committee, or would like to volunteer on a committee, please contact any Board Member, or Committee Chairman. Clean Team David Pope March 1st David investigated dumping reports on Pan American Rd. and found large amount of debris, so he called in Brazoria Co. Environmental Officers to deal with the problem. Holeman (Gail Brinson), Emily and David conducted a mini-clean up Saturday March 10- Nelson Taylor and John Wallace assisted with unloading approximately 1500 pounds of debris. While around the FM 522 Black’s Ferry Bridge David checked out the dumping problems around that area. Texas Department of Transportation Maintenance Supervisor, Marilyn Morgan, visited the site and as a result the clean-up took place the next day. On March 28, had a series of phone calls and e-mails with Mark Hansen, Brazoria County Parks Director about sign regulations at public boat ramps. Mr. Hansen will get more information from Texas Parks and Wildlife concerning signs on public property and will get back to us. April 21 Earth Day Event from 10 a.m. - 2 pm - F.O.R San Bernard's Clean Team, Environmental, and River Mouth Committees will man a booth at the Environment-fest at Brazos Mall. Please contact a committee chairman to volunteer to help. April 28 Spring Clean will be held on the San Bernard - planning meetings are now being held regularly. Stay updated on meeting times, dates- by checking the Spring Clean Tab on the website. Email cleanteam@sanbernardriver.com for more information. Environmental Fred Kanter Committee members include Suzie Alford, Bruce Barner, Barbara Fritilla, Brian Meaghar, Elizabeth Moore, Vanessa Taylor. On March 13th the Environmental Committee met at 6:30 p.m. and continued our review of goals - water quality being at the top of the list. A prototype of a map of the river that Suzie Alford is working on was presented. Our goal is to have these maps with environmental messages mounted at most of the boat ramps (upon approval of proper authorities). We welcomed two new members to our team; Colleen Robertson and Al Roco. Both have environmental experience with TCEQ. Action items were assigned to various members and the next meeting date was set April 17th at 7 pm. Remember, Envirofest is Saturday, April 21st at the Brazos Mall. Our team will be part of the F.O.R. display. We will also be represented at Earth Day, at Brazos Bend State Park Saturday, 4/14 from 9 - 5. NOTE: 4/17 Conoco Phillips will be conducting a simulated drill at the river. Several of our members will act as monitors.
Email environmental@sanbernardriver.com for more information. Logo Promotion Connie Webb *Logo Committee members helped to man the booth at Brazoria Heritage Day, New logo potted plants were made available. *Design Diva's teamed up once again to create a new Easter-Spring themed window display at Quality Power - *Most popular item this month was Sweet Jalepeno Peppers - All F.O.R. logo items can be seen and ordered-at Dido's and 2J's Restaurants, Quality Power in Brazoria, and on the website. *F.O.R.'s New POCKET logo shirts are available now .These are 100%cotton, available in black, kahki, and white. NEW- Friends Of the River 16 oz. Travel Mugs! http://www.sanbernardriver.com/merchandise/index.htm Friends of the River appreciates your support! River Mouth Roy Edwards The River Mouth Chairman and committee work daily, researching, attending meetings and following up on progress concerning the reopening of the San Bernard. *Members set up the booth and F.O.R. displays and manned the booth at Brazoria Heritage Day. New Brochures were handed out; the mouth issue was explained to many people. *Roy Edwards was invited to address the Commissioner’s Court concerning news of Ron Paul’s Energy and Water funding request of $5 million (and no further studies) to open the mouth of the river. *Members attended the Brazoria Chamber of Commerce meeting in Brazoria. Upcoming Clean-up was discussed, as was Image magazine article. *Committee members took Facts photographer, Laura McKenzie, to the mouth for photos for a story about funding. *Attended the Brazoria County Shoreline Restoration Task Force meeting at Port Freeport. Email mouth@sanbernardriver.com for more information. Nomination Keith Hardwicke Newly formed, this committee will be ongoing, working to present a qualified slate of nominees for future F.O.R. Board of Directors. If you would like to be a part of this committee or have a name to submit for nomination. E-mail Keith at nominate@sanbernardriver.com for more information. Parade Vanessa Taylor This committee is busily planning for the upcoming Memorial Day parade - Email parade@sanbernardriver.com for more information. Website / Historian Darrell Powell Visits in 2007- January 9,891; February 8,551 ; March 10,441 / YTD -28,883 see weekly web stats http://www.sanbernardriver.com- very interesting! Website advertising is available, please contact:webmaster@sanbernardriver.com or nancy@sanbernardriver.com for more information. Proceeds from web advertising helps to support our website !
Front Page Articles in March: Mar 30: Brazoria County, Austin, Spring and Other Thoughts - Part 3 Mar 28: Brazoria County, Austin, Spring and Other Thoughts Part 2 Mar 25: Brazoria County, Austin, Spring and Other Thoughts Mar 19: On the banks of the San Bernard near Eagle Lake. Attwater's Prairie-Chicken Mar 16: A New Year’s Resolution …or More on Coastal Texas Concerns for Federal Consideration Mar 12: Who Keeps the San Bernard River Clean?
Mar 11: One Step Closer to an Open River Mouth Mar 07: Beware Drinking and Driving …Your Boat! Mar 05: News from River Mouth Committee Chairman- Roy Edwards Mar 02: Roy Edwards Receives 2006 Ralph Primeau Memorial Award
Would you like to submit something for the weekly updates for the web? F.O.R. San Bernard would like to hear from you ! Email webmaster@sanbernardriver.com for more information. F.O.R. San Bernard Discussion Forum Tim and Rita Ellerd The forum is being enjoyed by all. Fun thing is the new avatars being used. The forum is a great way to stay abreast of the latest happenings on the river, and with each other! A new birthday category has been added. If you have not registered, please do so, and join in the fun! In The News Jan Edwards, P.R. During the month of March, 11 stories were published about the river or F.O.R. in The Facts, Brazoria County News, Angleton Times Community and Image magazines. In addition, the Spring Clean-was on the Texas Highways Calendar of Events and Image magazine. An article about the lights at the boat ramps was published in Boat U.S. Trailering Magazine (which is distributed nationwide – we are requesting a copy for our files). All F.O.R. events were published in The Guide to Brazoria County which was distributed in March. One press release was issued.
All F.O.R. Events now posted on calendars at: http://www.refugefriends.org/calendar/calendar.htm http://grovesite.com / thank you to Neal McLain
· Mar 21: Almost a ton of shrimp draws state officials · Mar 19: Congressman seeks San Bernard River funding · Mar 15: Rep. Paul seeks funding of San Bernard project · Mar 12: Paul seeking funds to clear mouth of river · Mar 07: Migrating birds get new rest stop · Mar 04: Friends of the River celebrates 1st year · Mar 04: Trip to grocery store ends in lost focus · Mar 01: Friends of River hold annual meeting
One of F.O.R.'s primary functions is to educate the public regarding the issues concerning the San Bernard River and its Communities. Contact Pat Webb pat@sanbernardriver.com to schedule a Guest Speaker for your group or special event.
This update was prepared and sent by Connie Webb, with approval of the Board of Directors. Visit our website http://www.sanbernardriver.com F.O.R. San Bernard P.O.Box 93 Brazoria.Tx. 77422 Board Of Directors: Pat Webb pat@sanbernardriver.com Tom Valliere tom@sanbernardriver.com Nancy Kanter nancy@sanbernardriver.com Marie Breakiron marie@sanbernardriver.com Artie Burnett artie@sanbernardriver.com Perry Stroud perry@sanbernardriver.com Jan Edwards jan@sanbernardriver.com Bruce Barner bruce@sanbernardriver.com Ken Corley ken@sanbernardriver.com Chaney Moore chaney@sanbernardriver.com Bob Bailey bob@sanbernardriver.com Linda Wright linda@sanbernardriver.com Mike Demland mike@sanbernardriver.com Teresa Schlumpberger teresa@sanbernardriver.com
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