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San Bernard River
Says Thank You!!
 The
day after David Pope's 2006 Spring Cleanup,
the San Bernard River was green and clear. It truly looked as beautiful
as most of us have ever seen it. Some say it was the river's way
of saying thank you to the 164 volunteers in green t-shirts who cleaned
her banks and waters this year of
26,000 lbs. of junk and debris.
For the 2nd year in a row, there were no reported injuries during
cleanup. Some of the more interesting items removed this year were:
- A bowling ball
- A message in a bottle
- An ostrich egg
- A life vest with jet ski keys attached
- 12 fridges/freezers (heavy debris team)
- An abandoned bass boat
- 1 computer monitor (heavy debris team)
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Take a look at
some of the numbers:
- 164 volunteers
(cleanup day)
- 53 boats
(cleanup day)
- 6 jet ski's
- 10,000 lbs
collected 4/29 (cleanup day)
- 4,000
lbs collected on
heavy debris day
- 12,000 lbs
cleared by the county at
"the junk yard near the RR bridge.
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In addition, the Brazoria County Health Department Environmental
Officers were on the river in their new boat Saturday. They issued
2 citations, 3 warnings, and 2 investigations were opened and are
underway. Thanks to Officers Rodney Garrett and Jeff Minks. These
officers are definitely friends of the river.
The BBQ following the cleanup was great fun as over 100 hard-working
people (and a lot of pet dogs) gathered at Nelson & Vanessa Taylor's
yard on the river. Larry Vasek cooked 7 briskets to perfection for the
event and his wife Erma made the fabulous BBQ sauce. Many brought dishes
and drinks.
 "Treasure
Trash" was planted in each of the five zones this year. Three were found
and presented at the BBQ. They received gift certificates to Dido's,
2J's, and Hair Inc.
The volunteers voted on the most interesting item found this year and
it seemed to be a tie between the bowling ball and the ostrich egg. Mike
Demland (Bartlett Motors) bought the bowling ball for $100.
| Major sponsors
ConocoPhillips
Brazoria County Parks Dept.
Brazoria County Health Department
County Commissioner Dude Payne
County Commissioner Larry Stanley |
Event Sponsors
2J's
X-pressions T-shirts & More
Gardner and Martin
Hair Inc.
Dido's
Custom T-shirts and Graphics
Terry Brown
Larry & Erma Vasek
Eileen Kenneda
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| Zone Captains
Tom Valliere
Vanessa Taylor
Teresa and Neal Graham
Jan and Roy Edwards
Nancy and Fred Kanter |
Heavy Debris team
Pat Webb
Alan Ham
Roy Edwards
Bob Bailey
Bob Bartosh
Tom and Peggy Davidson
Mike Demland
Gail Brinson
Will Myers
David Pope |
Pictures!! Pictures!! Pictures!!
(If you have more
pictures, feel free to send them to me (webmaster@sanbernardriver.com).
I will make a CD with all photos received, and it will be kept for
posterity by David Pope)
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Collection Sites: |
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| BBQ Following Cleanup |
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| Before Cleanup Day |
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| Brazoria County Health Dept. |
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