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Adopted by the OC on 3/28/06
We will restore, protect,
promote and ensure a clean,
healthy, flowing San Bernard River for
the sanity and
enjoyment of present and future
generations.
F.O.R. San Bernard Activity
Update
December 2006
The Karankawa
Indians called the San Bernard River
the "Singing River", We are the
choir....let our voices be heard.
~Roy Edwards
Summary
of News, Accomplishments and Events:
December 2 -
Breakfast on the San Bernard -F.O.R.'s first
monthly breakfast, held at Dido's. Well
received, alot of fun, with over 50
members attending. Plans are to
continue this fun, social event-first
Saturday of each month.
December 7 - 20th
Annual Christmas Boat Parade Captains
Meeting held at Dido's.
December 7 - Channel
13 gave a weather report for the
20th Annual San Bernard River Boat
Parade, on the 6 p.m. newscast.
December 7 -
Board Executive meeting: discussion and
agenda for regular board meeting
planned.
December 8 - Members of
F.O.R. San Bernard attended the
Brazoria County Day Planning Meeting
in the Brazoria Civic Center.
Brazoria County Days will be held in
Austin, in March.
December 8 - Randon Photography
photographed homes, entered in the
decorating contest.
December 9 - F.O.R. San
Bernard members attended and/or
participated in the 20th Annual San
Bernard Christmas Boat Parade and Home
Decorating Contest.
December 10 - 20th
Annual San Bernard Christmas Parade
Awards Dinner, held at the home of
John and Jane Wallace.
December 11 - F.O.R. San
Bernard Volunteers rang the
Salvation Army bell, for charity,
in front of Stewart's Grocery Store in
Brazoria.
December 12 -F.O.R. San
Bernard Volunteers rang the
Salvation Army bell, for charity,
in front of Stewart's Grocery Store in
Brazoria.
December 12 - F.O.R. San
Bernard members attended the reception
for the retiring Judge John Willy and
Commissioner Larry Stanley.
December 13 - The
regularly scheduled Brazoria Co.
Shoreline Restoration meeting was
cancelled due to the postponement of the
CIAP grant results and holiday plans.
December 14 -The
regularly scheduled Board of Directors
meeting was held at Brazoria City Hall.
Agenda items included: Brazoria County
Day, F.O.R.'s 2nd Annual Town Hall
Meeting: (to be held February 24 at
Dido's), guest speaker, Ralph Primeau
Memorial Award, Chamber of Commerce,
Money Market account.
F.O.R.
San Bernard Committees
Any organization is only as strong
as the resolve of it's members and
supporters.
If you'd like to help us in helping
the San Bernard River, there are a
many options open to individuals and
companies. Whether it's time,
expertise or something else you can
offer, we need your contribution.
If you are interested in chairing a
committee, or would like to volunteer on
a committee , please contact any Board
Member, or Committee Chairman.
Accounting
Nancy Kanter
F.O.R. San Bernard
currently has $24,417.52 deposited in
Lone Star
Bank. An American Express card has been
obtained for business use. Use of
a money market account is being looked
into.
Clean Team
David Pope
Work continues with the GLO for
removal of the sunken Spirit C
and a barge located at River's
End. Salvage date to be set,
most likely
for
January or February 2007.
The grant for reconstruction of
the boat ramp/dock facilities at
Hwy. 35 has been submitted,
according to a report from Mark
Hanson, Director of Brazoria
County Parks Dept. Announcements
should be made in January, for a
possible start date.
Upriver watershed issues are
being researched.
F.O.R
San Bernard's Spring Clean date
tentatively set for
April 28, 2007
Environmental
Fred Kanter
Newly formed, this committee
will be ongoing, to protect and
preserve the San Bernard
River. Email
fred@sanbernardriver.com
for more
information.
Merchandise
Connie Webb
The 20th annual parade T- shirt and
sweatshirts design was well received
by all. Thanks to Mike of
Xpressions Tshirts and More,
for the design ideas, and
meeting our order deadlines.
Obtained this month was a glass and
oak display case, which will soon
hold F.O.R. logo items at 2J's
Restaurant.
Plans are underway for
PayPal to be available on the
order form very soon !
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. 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.
Parade
Vanessa Taylor
F.O.R. San Bernard's Parade
Committee had its busiest month of
the year, in preparation of the
20th Annual Christmas Boat Parade
and Home Decorating Contest,
held on December 9th. The many hours
of work by F.O.R.'s Chairwoman,
Vanessa Taylor, CEO Nelson Taylor,
the parade committee, and
volunteers, helped to make this
parade a successful and special
event for us all. Special thanks to
our parade sponsors!
It was
the largest contest in recorded
history of the event, with 26 boats
and 15 homes entered.
See the winners list, parade
sponsors, photos and all other
parade details at:
Plans are already underway
for Christmas 2007, with the order
of a second highway banner, donated
by parade supporters.
All parade press releases can be
found IN THE NEWS, below.
Website
Darrell Powell
Visits in: March 8,427; April 8,427; May
11,942; June 10,569; July 9,418; August
12,114; September 12,260; October
13,039; November 8,695; December 9,006
YTD -
106,985 .
Two new email members in
December.
Webstats for
December:
A
total of 9,006 distinct visits were made
to the site.
572 Distinct
web pages were viewed a total of 11,745
times.
Downloadable
files were requested 98 times.
A new web page,
"The History of F.O.R." is
being created-coming soon !
Web 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
December:
Dec 27: Memories...... and Farewell to
2006
Dec.25:A
San Bernard Christmas Poem
Dec 22: My Mom is Christmas, My Dad is
Santa
Dec 18: Attention Offshore Fishermen!
Dec 16: It's the Season for Giving!
Dec 13: A Successful Event for Friends
Of the River
Dec 12: Christmas Parade
Dec 11: Christmas boat parade
Dec 08: Tales from River's End -
Passport to Adventure - Christmas
Dec 06: Right Around the Corner!
Dec 04:
Breakfast on the Bernard
Dec 01: Ellersly Plantation
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
After problems, and restarting
in November, the Forum is back on track,
with 64 re-registered users.
*You must register again, to be able to
post on the forum.
In The News
Jan Edwards, P.R.
During the month of December,
7 articles about the San Bernard
and/or F.O.R. San Bernard activities
were published in:
The Facts,
and The Brazoria County
News, and The Austin American
Statesman.
Mentions of
the San Bernard River -
Christmas
Boat Parade and
Home Decorating Contest were found
in the calendars of the Holiday
Handbook and Spotlight West
of the Brazos (both special
sections to The Facts), The
Sargent Newsletter,
Image Magazine and the
Texas Co-Op Power magazine.The
story about the river in the
Austin American Statesman was
an internet blog with a place for a
response which JRE responded to and
listed
www.sanbernardriver.com
as a reference.
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
bill@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
suzanne@sanbernardriver.com
Chaney Moore
marilyn@sanbernardriver.com;
Bailey
bob@sanbernardriver.com
Linda Wright
linda@sanbernardriver.com
Mike Demland
wayne@sanbernardriver.com; al@sanbernardriver.com Teresa
Schlumpberger
teresa@sanbernardriver.com
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