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***RIVER
MOUTH NEWS - below today's post***
F.O.R. SAN
BERNARD'S 2007 RIVER RAISER
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28 - 12 P.M. - 3
P.M. - K.C. HALL - HWY 36 -
BRAZORIA
FOOD - FUN - FESTIVITIES
DINNER - RAFFLE TICKETS -FOR
ALL INFO CLICK
HERE
Special Guest:
James Drury
Of
The Virginian
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NBC
- 90 minutes
September 16, 1962 - September 9,
1970
225 episodes
Music created by Percy Faith
introduced us to the debut of TV's
first ninety-minute Western series
in 1962 - a version of Owen Wister's
classic 1902 novel of the same name.
In 1958 James Drury first appeared
as The Virginian in an
episode of the 'short lived' pilot.
Things did not look promising at
that time. But then, on September
16, 1962, James Drury made his
second appearance as
The Virginian - and the series
was off and running. There were
about 75 actors all after the same
role. Lucky for us, James Drury was
chosen to be "our hero" ! The series
was set in the 1890's, based in and
around Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Each
75 minute segment was filmed in
eight days, with two shows often
being shot back-to-back. I'm sure
there are many of us who remember
settling down in the evening,
awaiting the suspense and excitement
that James Drury gave us in his role
as The Virginian.
As most of you now have your
favorite T.V. shows that, no matter
what, you just do not miss-
well, many of us felt the same way
about The Virginian.
Members of F.O.R. San Bernard had
the opportunity to meet and talk
with Mr. Drury earlier this year,
at Brazoria County Day,
held in Austin. Many people gathered
around him, to tell him of their
memories of the show, and which
"episode" was their personal
favorite. We also got to know a
little bit about James, the man,
that day. We learned that the San
Bernard River held special memories
for him, and that he spent a lot of
time, fishing the San Bernard, in
his younger days. He has also been a
part of Cowboy Talk, a
movie by Tommy Worrell, of
the Poole Ranch on the San Bernard
River.
Roy and Jan visited with James again
at a local fundraiser and when Roy
invited him to the 2007 River Raiser
fundraiser, Jim did not hesitate - a
true cowboy always knows his mind
and has no trouble expressing it -
he would be honored to be a part of
our day and would look forward to
meeting and getting to know more
Friends Of the River members.
Autographed photo proceeds will be
donated to the 2007 River Raiser.
Thank you, Mr. James Drury, you are
a true Friend Of the River!
James Drury
and Jan
Edwards
Brazoria
County Day
Austin
Texas March
2007
The
Virginian
Theme Music
click
here
James
Drury
Official
Homepage click
here
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Please make Jim feel welcome !
Information-photos
from James
Drury, "The
Virginian"
Artwork by
Paul Green
Post by C.S.
Webb,
dedicated to
Jan Edwards
F.O.R.'s PR
Representative,
O.C. Member,
Board Member
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And a HUGE
fan of "The
Virginian".
RIVER MOUTH
NEWS !!!!
F.O.R. was
privileged
to be
invited to
participate
at the
national
conference
of the
American
Shore &
Beach
Preservation
Association
held at the
Galveston
Convention
Center,
Tuesday,
October 23,
2007. The
conference
was
co-sponsored
by the
Texas
General Land
Office.
Members of
F.O.R.
arrived in
Galveston at
about 5 p.m.
And toured
the various
booths,
talking to
the
representatives
of
participating
vendors.
Represented
were
research
companies,
dredging
organizations,
sand movers,
Geo Tube
manufacturers,
dune
restoration
experts and
others. A
large stack
of
informational
materials
was added to
the F.O.R.
Reference
library.
The most
interesting
conversation
was a 20
minute round
table with
the
Woods Hole
Group -
most of
whose
research and
development
is
ocean-related.
They were
very
interested
in the San
Bernard
River
status.
Donald
“Dude” Payne
introduced
the F.O.R.
Members to
Texas State
Senator Mike
Jackson, who
represents
parts of
Matagorda,
Brazoria and
Galveston
Counties
among other
areas.
Senator
Jackson was
awarded the
Coastal
Stewardship
Award
by the
GLO at
the dinner
for his
efforts and
leadership
that have
made a
lasting and
significant
contribution
to the
betterment
of the Texas
Gulf Coast.
F.O.R. Spoke
one-on-one
with Senator
Jackson for
about 15
minutes. He
expressed
great
interest in
beach and
coastal
problems
throughout
the central
coast and
asked for
additional
information
on the San
Bernard
River. He
also stated
that a boat
tour to the
gates of the
Brazos and
the San
Bernard sand
spit was
something
that he
would like
to do. A
presentation
booklet has
been mailed
to him.
At
the awards
dinner, our
own Donald
“Dude” Payne
(Brazoria
County
Commissioner,
Pct. 1) was
awarded
The Local
Government
Award
by the
Texas
General Land
Office.
This award
is given to
a local
elected
official who
has taken
the time to
not only
understand
coastal
issues and
challenges,
but to bring
together
diverse
constituencies
with state
and federal
partners.
Please join
F.O.R. in
congratulating
“Dude” on
this
accomplishment!
The river
sings your
praise.
C.E.P.R.A.
funding was
also
announced at
the
ASPBA/GLO
Conference.
The major
projects
funded were
Galveston
Island (with
a project of
3 miles of
beach
restoration
utilizing 1
million
cubic yards
of sand),
Surfside
Beach, and
Sylvan
Beach.
Thursday,
October 25,
2007, the
GLO
confirmed
that
$50,000.00
for the
San Bernard
River Sand
Source
Investigation
as submitted
by the
Brazoria Co.
Beach
Restoration
Task Force
had also
been funded
through this
cycle of
C.E.P.R.A.
Funding. A
formal
announcement
detailing
the winning
projects can
be expected
in the near
future.
Additional
funding
through
C.I.A.P.
For the San
Bernard
River mouth
is still
pending.
CEPRA) Coastal
Erosion
Prevention
and
Restoration
Association *
(CIAP)
Coastal
Impact
Assistance
Program *
(ASBPA)
American
Shore &
Beach
Preservation
Association *
(GLO)
General Land
Office *
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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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