On Thursday, June 23rd, Jan and Roy
Edwards, Mark Hazelrigg, Artie Burnett and I
took Doug Miller and his cameraman Frank
McBride of
Channel 11 (CBS) news on a tour of the river
mouth. Doug had phoned Jan and Roy the
previous week and set up the schedule to
come see and report on the problems we face
with the closing of the mouth.
We left Jan and Roy's house at
10:30 Thursday morning, heading up river to
talk about and look at the several now
defunct businesses on the river. The
businesses have shut down as a direct result
of the closing of the mouth and the
inability to get to the gulf from the river
or from the decline in fisheries as a result
of the lost tidal movement.
We then proceeded to the mouth of
the river, pointing out the many changes
which have occurred over the last decade or
so, the moving of the inter-coastal waterway
many years ago and the area where the old
hotel used to be. As we traveled toward the
mouth, Roy supplied Doug with an excellent
orientation of the problems we face, the
support we are receiving and the solutions
we are seeking.
 After
arriving at the "Dig" location, we trekked
to the beach where we played show and tell
to the two ,of where, when, what and how the
mouth got to it's present dilemma .
Much film was shot as we walked and talked.
We headed to the end of the river
where the mouth would be if we had one,
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and did more point and shoot
explanations there.
Doug and Frank seemed genuinely interested
and concerned about the situation. After a
time, we left the end of the river and began
the long journey back to the boat for drink
and shade. We next headed up to 2J's
restaurant for a fine lunch where more talk
of better days on the San Bernard came
easily from the group of river dwellers. We
then returned to Jan and Roys house around
3pm and Doug and Frank headed back to
Houston to tell our story. It was a good
day. Many thanks to Doug and Frank and
Channel 11 news for their concern for the
San Bernard.
Pat Webb (Mooch) |
The
segment will air sometime next week. We will
post the time and day on the web page as we
learn it.
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