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NEXT WEEK’S MEETINGS
Monday, May 13
• Wharton County com-
missioners meet at 9:30 a.m.
at the Wharton County Com-
missioners Courtroom, 309 E.
Milam St., Wharton.
• Wharton City Council
meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall,
120 E. Caney St., Wharton.
• East Bernard School
Board meets at 7 p.m. at the
East Bernard ISD Adminis-
tration Building Board Room,
723 College St., East Bernard.
Tuesday, May 14
• Coastal Bend Ground-
water Conservation District
board meets at 8 a.m. at the
District office, 109 E. Milam
St., Wharton.
• Boling School Board
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Bol-
ing ISD Administration Build-
ing, 301 Texas Ave., Boling.
Thursday, May 16
• Wharton Building Stan-
dards Commission meets at
5:30 p.m. at Wharton City
Hall, 120 E. Caney St., Whar-
ton.
Sales records broken again
at Wharton County Youth Fair
By SHANNON CRABTREE
news@journal-spectator.com
Sales records were yet again bro-
ken last Saturday by the bidders at the
Wharton County Youth Fair’s Sale of Ex-
cellence.
The exact tally won’t be known for a
week or two, but fair officials could hap-
pily say last Saturday’s count far out-
paced 2012 with $881,062 going to pur-
chase 275 lots — an average of slightly
more than $3,200 per lot.
That’s in comparison to $759,257 on
sale day 2012 - a difference of more than
$120,000.
And the dollars are still coming in,
WCYF Fair Coordinator Cindy Blaha
said Monday.
“It’s amazing that the sale continues
to grow each year,” she said.
“It says a lot for our county and our
community.”
Add-on dollars will be collected
through Friday, Sale Chair Penny Kmiec
said Monday.
The complete tally will be computed
then.
So far there’s about $64,000 in addi-
tional dollars going toward student proj-
ects, according to Blaha.
‘We’re pleased—very pleased,” Kmiec
said. “It’s helping those kids.”
The top lot in the 2013 sale was El
Campo FFA member Chance Nohavitza’s
Grand Champion Steer.
It went for $18,100, but that number
could grow with add-ons.
The actual number of buyers ap-
peared to be about the same as last year,
Blaha said, adding buying groups help
boost sale numbers.
The Freezer/replacement sale tally
was $60,036.90.
Among the 275 projects going before
buyers Saturday were 24 grand and re-
serve championship lots. Of those, 13
were raised — or in the case of creative
arts made — by West Wharton County
children.
Aside from Nohavitiza, other West
Wharton County grand champion proj-
ects were: a roaster raised by Reid Strna-
del of Outdoor 4-H; a broiler raised by
Ryan Williamson of El Campo Junior
4-H; Creative Arts-Junior made by Alli-
son Bena of Outdoor 4-H; Creative Arts
-Intermediate made by Ryder Merta of
Outdoor 4-H; a pig raised by Kody Mar-
tin of Outdoor 4-H; a turkey raised by
Layton Stary of Outdoor 4-H and Cre-
ative Arts-Senior made by Stephanie
Janak El Campo FFA.
Reserve champion projects were: a
roaster raised by Kenedy Couvillion of
El Campo Junior FFA; a broiler raised
by Kolin Cerny of Outdoor 4-H; a pen
of three also raised by Nohavitza; a pig
raised by Natalie Nohavitza of El Campo
FFA and a turkey raised by Clay Glaze of
Outdoor 4-H.
East Wharton County students pro-
duced 11 grand or reserve champion
projects.
Grand champion projects were: a rab-
bit raised by Hannah Daigle of East Ber-
nard FFA; a pen of three heifers raised by
Hunter Goudeau of East Bernard Junior
FFA; a beef merit heifer raised by Sierra
Ganske of Boling FFA; a market goat
raised by Caroline Gavranovic of Boling
Junior FFA; and a lamb raised by Gavra-
novic.
Reserve champion projects were: a
rabbit raised by Garrett Douglas of East
Bernard Prairie 4-H; a beef merit heifer
raised by Kylee Joyce of Boling Junior
FFA; a steer raised by Laelah Bickman of
Boling Junior FFA; a market goat raised
by Haley Gavranovic of Boling Junior
FFA; a lamb raised by Mason Boettcher
of East Bernard FFA and Creative Arts-
Senior by Sara Zahn of Caney Creek 4-H.
What is an SBDC? Hint: Not the SBA
Question: What is an SBDC?
Answer: Not the SBA. (which is a
federal government agency)
Actually, the acronym stands for
Small Business Development Cen-
ter. There are about 1,500 Small
Business Development Centers
scattered throughout the United
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands and Guam.
The real value of the service/
assistance of SBDCs traditionally
is under-estimated in that other
partners (colleges, universities, eco-
nomic development organizations,
chambers of commerce, cities and
counties) provide financial support
to the SBDC. We also partner with
SCORE of Houston, a competent
corp of individuals skilled in specific
areas of “real world” business ex-
pertise.
This, in turn, enables the SBDC
in most cases to provide no-cost
counseling and consulting services
to high-impact clients and entrepre-
neurs, for as long as the client needs
it. The payback to the community/
county/region is that new jobs are
created, or retained and substantial
capital investment is often made
during the process. Maintaining
regular and continued contact spurs
potential business expansions and
farther investment/jobs creation.
SBDCs traditionally offer free
management consulting and low-
cost training to help small busi-
nesses grow and compete in today’s
global environment. The benefit
of the staffing structure comes
through the paid consultants who
have previous ‘hands-on” business
ownership experience, direct man-
agement/supervisory experience
and/or advanced business educa-
tional degrees.
Consultants work with small
businesses to create customized
written business plans, assess
financial (fiscal) health, provide
loan packaging assistance, develop
market strategies, research market
niches and analyze competition,
and improve management and/or
human resource skills.
Training workshops and semi-
nars cover a wide range of topics
including: starting or expanding
your business, Sales & Use Tax,
IRS tax laws, Social Media, OSHA,
EEOC, Quickbooks, Excel, Pho-
toshop, Acrobat, Business Plan
preparation,doing business with the
government, etc.
Established in 1984, the UH
SBDC Region Center, also houses
the UH International Trade Center,
the UH Procurement Technical As-
sistance Center and the UH SBDC
library (printed and electronic
media). The Direct Business Assis-
tance (DBA) program is a referral
sendee to professionals such as at-
torneys and CPAs , which increases
the availability of outside resources
at substantially reduced costs.
In some cases, UH graduate
students are part of programs that
assist with projects such as building
websites for clients. The Houston
Region is comprised of 15 stand-
alone centers staffed with full-time
business advisors serving 32 coun-
ties including Harris in and around
the East coast of Texas. For further
information about the UH SBDC
Region Center, go to their website
at www.sbdcnetwork.uh.edu
The University of Houston/
Coastal Plains Small Business De-
velopment Center, provide free, con-
fidential, no obligation, one-on-one
business counseling and consulting,
business plan and loan packag-
ing assistance as well as a variety
of other low-cost or free resources
including training. The local office
is at the Wharton Civic Center, 1944
N. Fulton St. Service area includes
Matagorda and Wharton counties;
call 979-320-4085. For more about
the Coastal Plains SBDC, visit
www.coastalplains.sbdcnetwork.net.
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Upcoming events in and around our community
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Darlene Mayfield at 657-0690.
■ Glen Flora VFD cookout
Glen Flora Volunteer Fire Dept, will have
a fundraiser cookout from 3:30 to 7:30
p.m. Saturday, May 18 at the feed lot in
Glen Flora. The cookout will include bar-
becue chicken and sausage with sides. For
more information, call Glen Flora VFD Presi-
dent Adam Rodriquez at 533-1829.
■ Nan Ya Blood Drive
Nan Ya Plastics, 2081 FM 102 in Whar-
ton, will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. until
2 p.m. Friday, May 31. The donor coach will
be at the facility.
■ Crisis Center Fundraiser
Supporting the Crisis Center of Matago-
rda and Wharton counties will be the third
annual Fish Fry Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, May 31, at St. Thomas Episcopal
Church Parish Flail, 207 Bob-O-Link Lane in
Wharton. Plates are $8 each and available
by drive through only. For tickets using cash,
check or credit card, call 979-531-1300 or
drop by the Crisis Center at 116 E. Burleson
in Wharton. Funds raised will help support
the programs of the Crisis Center: domestic
violence, sexual assault, community educa-
tion and children's advocacy. Center spon-
sorships available are Platinum, $1,000;
Gold, $500; Silver, $250; and Bronze, $100.
■ Water Aerobics
The City of Wharton is offering Water
Aerobics, Aquatic Exercise with Pilates,
classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6
to 7 p.m. beginning Tuesday, June 11. The
cost is $80 for June and July. The instructor
is Delores Salazar. Enrollment forms are at
the Wharton Civic Center. There is a mini-
mum of 10 needed for the class. For more
information, call 532-2491, Ext. 603.
■ Swim Lessons
The City of Wharton offers semi-private
swimming lessons for beginners, intermedi-
ate and advanced swimmers. Individual cost
for swimming lessons is $60. Family cost is
$60 for the first child, $50 for the second
child and $45 for the third child. The session
will be for a two-week period on Tuesdays
through Fridays. Session I will be held June
18 to June 28 and Session II will be held
July 2 to July 12. There is a maximum 15
children per session. Applications are at the
Wharton Civic Center. For more informa-
tion, call 532-2491, Ext. 600.
Dateline Wharton is a free listing for
nonprofit events and fundraisers open
to the public. We encourage local civic
groups, organizations and groups with
activities that will benefit local residents
to submit information. Submissions must
be in our office three weeks prior to the
event, deadline for registration or ticket
sales. Submissions subject to editing. The
listing will publish in up to four issues. Send
listings to bparsons@journal-spectator.com
or 115 W. Burleson St. TX 77488. Please
include contact information.
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Saturday, May 11,2013
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