East Bernard Express (East Bernard, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 2013 Page: 3 of 8
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East Bernard Express
Thursday, September 26, 2013 Page 3
East Bernard ISD receives FIRST
'superior achievement' rating
Big, big man featured act at
Friday's Java Jam in Wharton
Special to the East Bernard Express
East Bernard Independent School District
officials have announced that the district re-
ceived a rating of “Superior Achievement” un-
der Texas’ Schools FIRST financial account-
ability rating system.
The rating system measures the quality of
a school district’s financial management and
reporting.
“The Schools FIRST accountability rating
ensures that Texas school districts are ac-
countable not only for student learning, but
also for achieving these results cost-effective-
ly and efficiently,” said EBISD Superinten-
dent Ross Aschenbeck. “The information pro-
vided by the School FIRST system will guide
us in our continued efforts to maximize each
taxpayer dollar.”
The Schools FIRST accountability rating
system assigns one of four financial account-
ability ratings for Texas school districts, with
the highest being “Superior Achievement.”
More detailed information will be present-
ed at the Oct. 14 East Bernard School Board
meeting.
EBISD seeks donations for its
Permanent Scholarship Fund
Special to the East Bernard Express
Since its inception in 1988, the interest
earned on the Permanent Scholarship Fund
has been used to award scholarship money in
varying amounts to more than 200 East Ber-
nard High School graduates on their quest to
further their education beyond high school.
Thanks to the generosity of local and out-
of-town contributors, the fund has grown and
slowly continues to grow. Donations are tax
deductible and can be made in memory of
someone or in honor of a special event (birth-
day, anniversary, etc.).
Anyone wishing to make a contribution
to the EBISD Permanent Scholarship Fund
may do so by contacting Louisa Davis at the
East Bernard ISD Administration Office, 723
College St., East Bernard, Texas 77435, (979)
335-7519 Ext. 112.
By DOC BLAKELY
news@journal-spectator.com
The Wayne Brown Trio,
from nearby Manvel, will be
featured guests at the next
Java Jam this Friday from 6
to 9 p.m. at the Milam Street
Coffee Shop in downtown
Wharton.
Wayne Brown, the very
first guest to appear at the
Java Jam more than two
years ago, is coming back for
his third appearance.
He’s bringing a couple of
the members of his five-piece
band, Sterling, with him,
Chuck the Wrangler and
Rick the Kid. Both of the lat-
ter play multiple instruments
while Wayne does most of the
crooning.
Brown is often referred to
as a “gentle giant” because of
his size and also his smooth,
strong vocals.
At 6-6 feet tall and push-
ing 250 pounds, or “draggin’
it behind him” he sometimes
— Wine and Arts Fair to feature art cars again
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a huge hit with youngsters at the 2012
wine fair.
“It’s all for getting that smile from
people who see it,” Cohen said. “I just do
it for the fun.”
Blair shares a similar motivation. He
spent nearly four years crafting a Little
Bit of Nonsense, which is covered from
hood to trunk in glass bottles and sculp-
tures of varying sizes, shapes and colors.
His original intentions were to simply
decorate his dash — but then things got
out of control.
“I’m a chef by nature and am a very
visual person and like things that are
pleasing to the eye,” Blair said.
Blair used to drive the car to jobs, but
after racking up 180,000 miles realized
it might be better to find other modes of
transportation and reserve the art car for
special events. He has since entered the
car in dozens of events, taking top honors
at several of them — including the 2012
Monterey Square Wine and Arts Fair.
Blair’s excited about coming back to
Wharton. He said his creation was well
received here by young and old alike.
“It’s just a fan day,” he said. “It’s cool
that it can inspire them.”
This year’s Monterey Square Wine &
Arts Fair will feature some other sources
of artistic inspiration as well. Local art
groups are expected to have some of their
work on display during the Oct. 12 fes-
tival, and traveling musicians will roam
downtown sidewalks.
Culinary creations will also be fea-
tured, with booths set up around the
square with such treats as wine ice
cream, barbecue, and plenty of sweet
treats.
Organizer Linda King, co-owner of
Milam Street Coffee Shop, said prior
events have been well attended, and this
year should be no exception.
An advertising campaign was under-
taken in Houston and Victoria to attract
even more visitors.
“This year we will probably get more
out of towners than before,” King said.
The primary activity of the event will
be the wine tasting, which will entail
having guests travel to eight different
downtown merchants to sample various
vintages. The wine this year is being sup-
plied by Bernhardt Winery of Planters-
ville.
For those interested in a different
brew, there will be beer sampling in front
of the Plaza Theatre, courtesy of the Fort
Bend Brewing Co.
King said the wine tasting will be held
only between 4 and 8 p.m. in order to try
and keep from running out of supplies, as
happened during the 2012 event. Tickets
for the wine tasting will be sold the day
of the event for $10 at a booth set up at
the corner of Milam and Houston streets.
Blair, the art car guy, said he has no
intentions of missing out.
“I don’t think I’m going to try and sell
art (like last year),” he said. “I’m going to
walk around and enjoy the wine.”
King said there will also be a raffle
this year. Prizes include a tour of the Ber-
nhardt Winery for 10 people and a Lone
Star Wine & Music Tour for 10. Tickets
are $5 and available the day of the event
from walking vendors.
One new event will be the “whining”
contest, but it has nothing to do with
drinking alcohol. It basically entails pub-
licly expressing grievances for the enjoy-
ment of the crowd. A stage will be set up
in front of the Plaza for the competition.
‘We will have prizes for the person
who comes up with the strangest thing to
whine about,” King said.
As always, a portion of the fair’s pro-
ceeds will go toward a local charitable
organization. Last year the recipient
was Blessings in a Backpack. This time
around, it’s the Victory in Jesus Recovery
Center.
WHAT’S NEXT
■ Football Tickets
The Brahma Football Team travels
to Tidehaven for its first district game
of the season. Football tickets for the
East Bernard Brahmas vs Tidehaven
Tigers will be sold through noon Fri-
day at all campuses. Prices are $3 for
students and $6 for adults. All tickets
at the gate will be $6. The football
game is at 7:30 p.m.
■ Stuff Trailer Food Drive
East Bernard FFA will be hosting a
Stuff the Trailer Food Drive on Friday,
Oct. 4, at the homecoming football
game versus Boling. A trailer will be
parked at the entrance gate near
the field house. The FFA is inviting all
who attend the game that evening to
help fill the trailer with non-perishable
food items. The items collected will be
donated to a local food pantry. They
hope to make this an annual event.
■ Ondrias 5K Run
A 5K Run for Katie will be held
Saturday, Oct. 5, at Wharton's Riv-
erfront Park. Registration begins at
7 a.m. and the run begins at 9 a.m.
Early packet pick up begins Saturday,
Sept. 28, at Anytime Fitness, 2407
N. Richmond Road in Wharton from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Register today at
runforkatie.com.
Cost is $30 before Sunday, Sept.
15, and $40 after that date. Checks
will be accepted to the Katie Ondrias
Supplemental Needs Trust.
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■ Sealy Public Dance
Sealy Dance Club will host a public
dance Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Ameri-
can Legion Flail in Sealy. This is the an-
nual Flalloween Dance. Dance time is
7:30 to 11:30 p.m. will music provid-
ed by Al Sulak. Put on costumes and
come to the party. Most folks bring
some kind of food, cake, coffee,
sandwiches, chips, dips, etc. It will be
put together in the kitchen and eaten
at the 9:30 p.m. break. Doors open
at 6:30 p.m. For Information call C.W.
Brandes at 979-885-3489.
■ St. John's Bazaar
St. John's Catholic Church in Hun-
gerford will host its annual Bazaar
Sunday, Oct. 6, at Flungerford Flail. A
menu of barbecued beef, chicken and
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sausage with all the trimmings will
be served starting at 10:30 a.m. for
drive-through or dine-in. An auction
begins at noon. A Grand Drawing will
be held after the auction. There will
be entertainment for all ages.
■ Church Bazaar
East Bernard's Riverside Flail will
be the site of the annual FHoly Cross
Parish Bazaar Sunday, Oct. 13.
Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. The
menu will consist of barbecued beef,
chicken and sausage with home-
made dressing and all the trimmings.
Flamburgers will be available at 3
p.m. Czech pastries, refreshments
and country store items will be avail-
able for purchase during the day. The
Grand Auction will begin at 12:30
p.m.
All kinds of games from noon
until 5 p.m. will be available. Attrac-
tions include a Bounce blouse, Velcro
Wall and pony rides. Live music per-
formances by The Dujka Brothers will
be from noon until 3 p.m., The Red
Ravens from 3 to 6 p.m. and No Limit
6 p.m. until closing. Raffle tickets will
be available for purchase throughout
the day.
The raffle drawing will be at 8
p.m. for 98 prizes, including a $3,500
Visa gift card and other gift cards to-
talling $12,750.
Masses at FHoly Cross on Sunday,
Oct. 13, will be at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
The public is invited.
■ Chicken Dinner
East Bernard Knights of Colum-
bus Council No. 2500 will host a
drive-through Chicken Fried Chicken
Dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the East Ber-
nard ISD cafeteria. Pre-sale tickets only
will be available for $8 per plate. Tick-
ets available from any KC member,
Vacek's Flardware, Savon Drugs, Dr.
James Jaloway, Glory Bean Coffee,
Fllavinka Eguipment and A&M Auto.
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details.
Photo courtesy of Sharon Joines
The Wayne Brown Trio from
Manvel will be the guest
performers on Friday at the
monthly Java Jam at the Mi-
lam Street Coffee Shop in
downtown Wharton.
jokes, he looks fit enough to
be an NFL tackle but instead
prefers to choke up on a guitar
and deliver western ballads
laced with some novelty tunes
that endear him to his fans.
Wayne Brown has a long
history with Wharton hav-
ing played during all of the
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