East Bernard Express (East Bernard, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2012 Page: 1 of 12
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State-ranked
cross country
teams are
hard workers
By ROLAND ORSAK
news@journal-spectator.com
You want to participate in
one of the hardest sports at
East Bernard High School?
Join the cross country team.
Practice begins at 6 a.m.
each morning. If you can man-
age to get up that early and
meet the schedule, then the
true effort, determination,
perseverance and hard work
really starts.
You’re going to see the
streets of East Bernard like
you have never seen them.
It’s dark; you’re running to
the sound of your own breath
and footsteps with nothing but
your thoughts and doubts as
company. The stop watch is
running, and it doesn’t care if
you are tired or having a bad
day.
Coach Susie Walters is out
every morning with the team,
and their success comes from
her passion to see them sue-
East Bernard
Thursday,
October 18,2012
Volume 69, No. 42
12 Pages
75 cents
Today is the 292nd day of the year,
with 74 days remaining.
Council may reinstate
animal control ordinance
INSIDE
Loose dogs
plague city
Girls win, boys second
at cross country meet
PAGE 8
New EBHS drama club
officers named
PAGE 6
Classified...................10
Editorial..........................4
Living................................5
Puzzle............................10
Sports...............................8
Worship Directory......6
TODAY’S
FORECAST
Today a 20 percent
chance of showers and
thunderstorms before 1
p.m. Partly sunny, with
a high near 82. North-
east wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight partly cloudy,
with a low around 54.
East wind around 5
mph becoming calm in
the evening.
Friday mostly sunny,
with a high near 83.
Northeast wind around
5 mph. Friday night
mostly clear, with a low
around 56.
Saturday mostly
sunny, with a high near
84. Saturday night
partly cloudy, with a
low around 66.
FROM
THE BIBLE
You must go wher-
ever I send you and
say whatever I tell you.
And don’t be afraid of
the people, for I will be
with you and take care
of you.
Jeremiah 1:7-8
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Homecoming nominees
Photo by Erika Acuna, EBISD photojournalism
This year's homecoming candidates and her court include, from left, front row, sophomore duchess, Samantha
Roseles; freshman duchess, Megan Lee and junior duchess, Kaneesha Smith; back row, homecoming queen nominees
Kristen Cullers, Kena Harris, Terralyn Williams, Kelsey Goodwin and Malory Dobias. The 2012 Homecoming Queen will
be named Friday night when the Brahmas play the Brazos Cougars at 7:30 p.m.
Cancer benefit Relay for Life
planned Saturday in Wharton
By BENJAMIN SHARP
bsharp@journal-spectator.com
Cancer is a disease that touches
us all — no matter which side of
the river we live on.
And that makes Relay for Life
a true county event, says Sandra
Kachmar, publicity chairperson.
“Everybody is invited to come,
and you don’t have to be on a
team,” she said. “Cancer affects all
of us. It’s the great equalizer.”
The event rotates between
Wharton and El Campo, with
Wharton playing host this time
around. The 2012 relay kicks off at
6 p.m. Saturday at Tiger Stadium
and continues until 6 a.m. Sunday.
During the event, teams must
keep one person on the track at all
times. Various activities and con-
tests — from spirit stick judging to
a cardboard car race — keep par-
ticipants awake and energy levels
up.
The all-night walk is not just
a crazy form of physical exertion,
Kachmar said. It symbolizes the
process a cancer patient must un-
dergo. The onset of dusk, for ex-
ample, represents the despair of
receiving a cancer diagnosis; the
night-time walk stands for the
lengthy, arduous treatment pro-
cess; and the sunrise on Sunday
morning symbolizes a patient’s
health returning and the defeat of
the disease.
Honoring cancer survivors is a
prime component of the relay. Cer-
emonies open Saturday evening
with the Survivors’ Lap, followed
See CANCER, Page 2
By KEITH MAGEE
kmagee@journal-spectator.com
The East Bernard City Council may revive
its animal control ordinance after receiving
complaints about recent problems with stray
animals.
During Monday’s council meeting, resident
Russell Harris told council members that a lot
of people are having issues with animals and
dogs running loose in the neighborhoods.
“There was a huge dog fight outside my win-
dow,” Harris said.
During that dog fight, he also saw a man
with his children, and that one of them was on
a bike with training wheels and was “freaking
out.”
“I love dogs, but I’m not willing to take up all
the dogs that come up the San Bernard River,”
Harris said.
See COUNCIL, Page 3
Early voting
starts Monday
By NATALIE BEDNORZ
news@journal-spectator.com
Early voting for the November election be-
gins Monday, Oct. 22.
This election will decide the nation’s presi-
dent, U.S. Senator, state representative Dis-
trict 85, U.S. representative District 27 as well
as Wharton County sheriff.
“We are urging voters to come out and take
advantage of the early voting sites to avoid
possible long lines on election day,” Wharton
County Elections Administrator Audrey Wes-
sels said Monday. “All county voting informa-
tion can be found on our website.”
There are 24,645 registered voters in Whar-
ton County, she added.
That number is slightly less than the 25,063
Wharton County voters who registered for the
last presidential election in 2008.
“I expect 10,000 to vote during early voting,”
Wessels said. “That number should be consis-
tent with the last election in 2008.”
See EARLY, Page 2
‘We Run This Town’
ceed. She is a runner too, and
no one on the team doubts the
wisdom she possesses or in-
See STATE, Page 8
Photo by Roland Orsak
East Bernard cross country team members are, bottom row, from left, Corinna Navarro, Emily Barboza, Melody Jenkins, Russell Zahradnik,
Lissa Blackert, Jacob Muniz; middle row, Angie Cruz, Shane Kresta, Cassidy Mica, Katelyn Walters, Coach Susie Walters, Brian Perez, Carson
Swoboda, Lexi Atkinsson, Stefani Ortiz; and back row, John Failla, Brian Barta, Joey Ortiz, Daniel Garza, Wyatt Kieler and Caleb Moseley.
Not pictured: Brady Babin, Andrew Hudgins and Patrick Marik.
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