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Brookshire's "Holiday Under the Stars"

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Brookshire celebrated their “Holiday Under the Stars” on Saturday, December 4, 2010.  The evening started out with fun in the snow and a moon walk.  Then Santa came to town escorted by the Brookshire Volunteer Fire Department.  The children could talk with Santa or write him a letter that he took back to the North Pole.  There was live entertainment that got everyone in the Christmas spirit. Mayor Vaughn and members of the City Council welcomed everyone just before the switch was flipped to light the town. The evening ended with cookies and hot cocoa while watching the movie "Polar Express" outdoors.  Brookshire would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Robbie Peterson of Brookshire Named “Mrs. Waller County International, 2011”

SAN ANTONIO – Officials for the Mrs. Texas International Pageant are proud to announce that Robbie Peterson, wife of Brad Peterson of Brookshire, has been named “Mrs. Waller County International, 2011”. Robbie will represent the greater Waller County area at the 2011 Mrs. Texas International Pageant
in San Antonio on March 13, 2011. She will be competing for over $15,000 in cash and prizes and the chance to proceed to the Mrs. International Competition in July of 2011. The Mrs. International Pageant system recognizes women for their commitment to family, profession and community stewardship.

Throughout her year, the new Mrs. Waller County International will not only compete for the state crown, but she will also be available to make appearances, attend special presentations and assist with civic and non-profit oriented projects. For information about the State Pageant, ticket sales, or to schedule an appearance by Mrs. Waller County International, contact the State Office, at 210.403.0589 and ask for Kristin Koether, Executive State Director.

Story and picture furnished by our partners at The Times Tribune.

4th Annual Business Mixer

2010 Summer BEDC Business Mixer from Sweet Spirit Productions on Vimeo.

Brookshire Economic Development Corp. held its 4^th annual Business Mixer, Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Eve’s Garden in Brookshire.  We would like to thank everyone that came in spite of the heat to make this another successful event.  Also a BIG thanks to Marlia & Joan for allowing us to gather in their venue, Galileo’s Mexican Grill in Pattison for their wonderful food and to Sweet Spirit Productions and Buller Photography for the wonderful pictures.

Brookshire Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

PHOTOS OF CINCO DE MAYO

Saturday, May 1st, kicked off the 10th year that Brookshire has celebrated Cinco de Mayo.  Right on time at 2:00 p.m., the parade started at the Brookshire Police Department and continued to the Brookshire Convention Center. The parade was led by flag bearers, Joe Garcia with the American Flag, Emilio Montejano holding the Texas Flag, and Sergio De la Garza with the Mexican Flag.

An outdoor stage across from the Convention Center was the focal point for local talent and Mariachi music provided by DJ Galaxy.  Horseback riders danced and performed for everyone to the music.  
Inside the Convention Center was a fun time for parents, grandparents, other family members and friends as the Little Mr. and Miss Cinco de Mayo pageant was held. Winning results were:
1st place: Enrique Marmolejo and Noelle Sandoval
2nd place: Fernando Reyes, Jr. and Jimena Montalvo
3rd place: Daniel Estrada and Ashley Bandu
 
The Fiesta continued onto Sunday at Hovas Park.  Several bands performed throughout the day.  There were lots of booths offering food and other items.  Kiddie rides were also offered.
 
We wish to thank the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta committee for making this another great event for our community.  Committee members are Eva Lemos, Francisco Cobio, Jr., and Chief of Police, Joe Prejean.
Proceeds raised from this event benefit the scholarship program at Royal ISD.

2009 Holiday Business Mixer at LaQuinta

On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Brookshire Economic Development Corp. held its second Holiday Business Mixer. This year’s event was held in the beautiful boardroom at LaQuinta located at 721 FM 1489 in Brookshire. This mixer gave area businesses the opportunity to promote their business. Many of the local businesses were in attendance along with Brookshire Mayor Joseph Vaughn, Pattison Mayor Bill Matthews and his wife, Judge Karl Micklitz and his wife and Judge Ted Krenek. Members from the West I-10 Chamber were in attendance. We are very hopeful that at this function they were able to gain a few new members. If you would like more information on the Chamber please visit their webpage at http://www.westi10chamber.org As everyone visited, they were served a wonderful meal by Hinze’s Bar-B-Que. On the menu was turkey, ham, dressing, sweet potatoes, and green beans with all the fixings and homemade bread. A choice of apple pie, pumpkin pie and pecan pie was offered. Master Bartender John Karber john@abettercocktail.com was on hand once again, to serve everyone that special drink. Janet Buller from Sweet Spirit Productions http://www.sweetspiritproductions.com took photographs throughout the evening. We would like to thank everyone for making this another great successful event for our area business.

Good Morning America Comes to Waller County

Photo Caption: Roy Whitehead reacts while Good Morning America weatherman Sam Champion sends a message on Twitter from horseback at Dewberry Farm Friday morning. Looking on is producer Darcy Donfils.

By Joe Southern

Sam Champion milked a cow, rode a horse and fired small pumpkins at a target on live television Friday morning as the weatherman broadcast his segment of “Good Morning America” from Dewberry Farm in rural Waller County.

“I don’t want that first shot to be a lot of horsey activity because we’re going straight to news,” Champion instructed his producer, Darcy Donfils, as they staged their introduction into the weather segment from the studio in New York.

Champion and a small camera crew made a pre-dawn broadcast from the popular agricultural entertainment center. He said he came down here to cover the break in temperature that has seared the area for the past several months. The cool, cloudy morning didn’t disappoint him.

“We intended to have a little more fun as well,” he said.

But breaking weather news with a major snowstorm in the northeast caused him to focus more on the weather than the agritainment around him.

“‘Agritainment’ is a word. It’s in the dictionary. They just put it in there last year,” said Dan Bradshaw, co-owner of Dewberry Farm.

He said he and his partners were thrilled when they got the call from the morning news program asking if they could report live from the 100-acre farm.

“It’s about time,” he quipped. “We were honored that they chose us,” he added more seriously. “There are not many places like Dewberry Farm in this area.”

Tucked away north of Brookshire on FM 362, Bradshaw said the show’s producers found them through their Website on the Internet (www.dewberryfarm.com).

Moving to different locations in order to broadcast every 30 minutes, the GMA crew had everything very well choreographed a day ahead of time.

“We were looking for a great place to show fall – to get out of Houston and get into the countryside,” Champion said. “That’s why we chose Dewberry Farm.”

Story and picture furnished by our partners at The Waller County News Citizen.

The Royal FFA needs your help!

Due to circumstances beyond their control, the Royal FFA students are in need of some extra help this year in the sale of their livestock projects.

Because the new High School is not completed, the Show and Sale will be held at the Waller County Fairgrounds on Friday night at 7:30 PM. Several issues could hinder the sale, including a slow economy and the location and time of the sale. The late-night sale could make for a potentially poor showing for the students at the Auction.

Any of you who can come and participate in the Dinner (5 PM) and Auction will be greatly appreciated by these kids that have worked so hard for this day.

If you are not able to buy an animal please make a contribution of whatever you can afford to the Royal Friends of the FFA. They will combine these contributions and be able to fully support these students that have put a great deal of effort into their animal projects. This is a worthwhile organization and has consistently turned out quality students. To make a contribution to the Friends please contact Jim Meader at 281-794-0314 and he will come to you for your donation. You can also see Nelda at Hard Times Bar-B-Q as well.

Please dig deep and support the Students of the Royal FFA. Thank you for your support.

New Brookshire Ambulance

  By Laura Parker-Fox
Staff Writer, The Times Tribune

  Brookshire has received its new ambulance this week and Maxine Pate, Director of Brookshire EMS was kind enough to bring it by The Times Tribune so that we could see it in all it's glory.
The ambulance was purchased from a $120,071 grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The new ambulance was $102,071 and $18,000 was paid on the lease for the old ambulance that Brookshire EMS has had since 1993. As you can imagine, it was time for a new ambulance. “We appreciate the State of Texas approving this fund for us. We can continue providing the same level of service as we have in the past for the Brookshire community and surrounding areas, except now we have a back-up ambulance as needed,” said Pate.
Several reasons for a back-up ambulance could be if there were multiple ambulance calls or if one of the ambulances was in for repair or routine maintenance. “Two crews are not normally scheduled to man both ambulances, but off-duty personnel are always ready to jump into action,” said Pate.
The equipment on the new ambulance has the same patient-care and service capabilities as the older ambulance.

Pictured  (not in order) are: Emily Hillsman, Treasurer for Brookshire EMS Board of Directors, Maxine Pate, Director of Brookshire EMS, Susan Taylor, Brookshire EMS Board of Directors President, Marilyn Vaughn and Eva Lemos, Brookshire City Council Members and Mayor Joey Vaughn.

Above article provided by our partners at the Times Tribune.

Brookshire EMS received their new ambulance February 16, 2009. The module was built by Frazer, Ltd which is located in Bellaire, Texas.  It’s mounted on a 2009 Chevrolet C3500 chassis.

Holiday Business Community Mixer at Eve's Garden

This event was held Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Eve's Garden.  Despite the cold weather, there was a great turn out.  EDC Director, Albert Jackson, opened the gathering with a prayer. Next, Mayor Joey Vaughn welcomed everyone and asked them to call him "Joey." He encouraged everyone to introduce themselves to each other since the purpose of the gathering was for the business people and community leaders to come together. 

 

We were happy to see some of our local churches represented in this group. 
Brookshire is blessed to have a community and a group of businesses that wants to see its town heal and grow, and with everyone's help this will be accomplished.

We would like to thank Marla and Joan of Eve's Garden for hosting this event.  Thanks to Colorado Transit for busing everyone to the event and Max their driver who was very courteous to our guest.  Also a big thanks to Teresita's Catering for the wonderful meal.

 

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Royal High School Marching Band headed to the Orange Bowl

The Royal High School Marching Band was selected as the only band to represent the state of Texas in the 2009 Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.  This is a great opportunity and honor for our students as well as Brookshire, Pattison, and surrounding areas.  Over the past six years, the band students have participated and placed in several competitions, including holiday parades, marching band competitions, and countless community performances, not to mention first place in last year's Martin Luther King Marching Band Competition. 

The band directors are planning fundraisers to assist with the trip, but this performance will need the assistance of the entire community as well as the state to ensure a successful trip for the students.  Monetary donations are greatly appreciated, so we can represent our school and the fine state of Texas at the 2009 FedEx Orange Bowl. You may contact Mr. Tamar Degrate at 832-472-0683 (cell) or email at tdegrate@royal.isd.esc4.net
More contact information:
Office 281-934-1081
Office 281-934-1163
Cell 832-472-0683
Thank you in advance for your support.