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Christmas-on-the-Brazos The historic Christmas traditions of Texas in the 1800s will transport visitors into the past at the Christmas on the Brazos celebration at the Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site — the very spot “Where Texas Became Texas” — on Saturday, Dec. 10. No-cost and low-cost holiday activities for all ages include period music, craft making, readings, food samplings and sale of artisan gifts. The day culminates in the park’s popular Candlelight Christmas event at Barrington Living History Farm, featuring vignettes of Texian frontier festivities with music, musket firing, dancing and a candlelit tour of the farm. cover design & photo: DEREK HALL on the cover barbecue courtesy: NATHAN’S BBQ
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Local Elected Officials City of Brenham County Officials
District Officials
200 W. Vulcan Street ★ Brenham 77833 (979) 337-7200 Mayor ................................... Milton Y. Tate Jr. Ward 1 ................................... Keith Herring Ward 2 ................... Weldon C. Williams Jr. Ward 3 ..................................... Andrew Ebel Ward 4 ........................................ Danny Goss Position 5, At-Large ..... Mary E. Barnes-Tilley Position 6, At-Large .. Gloria Greenwade-Nix
100 E. Main Street ★ Brenham 77833 (979) 277-6200 21st District Judge .......... Carson Campbell 335th District Judge .. Reva L. Towslee Corbett District Attorney ......................... Julie Renken District Clerk ..................... Tammy Brauner
City of Burton P.O. Box 255 ★ Burton 77835 (979) 289-3400 Mayor ...................................... Peggy Felder Position 1 ............................ Nathan Kalkhake Position 2 ........................ Robert Brouillette Position 3 ...................... Frankie Jo Ruffino Position 4 .......................... Samuel Patterson Position 5 ............................ Dale Schwartz
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100 E. Main Street ★ Brenham 77833 (979) 277-6200 County Judge ................................ John Brieden Commissioner Pct. 1 ............ Zeb Hackmann Commissioner Pct. 2 ............. Luther Hueske Commissioner Pct. 3 ................ Kirk Hanath Commissioner Pct. 4 ...................... Joy Fuchs Court at Law ..................................... Eric Berg County Attorney ......................... Renee Mueller County Clerk .......................... Beth Rothermel Tax Assessor/Collector .......... Dot Borchgardt Treasurer .................................. Peggy Kramer Sheriff ..................................... Otto H. Hanak JP Precinct 1 .................... Douglas Zwiener JP Precinct 2 .......................... Douglas Cone JP Precinct 3 ................................... Ken Tofel JP Precinct 4 ...... William E. (Bill) Kendall Constable Precinct 1 ........................ Ken Holle Constable Precinct 2 ..... Carroll “Butch� Faske Constable Precinct 3 ................ Nelson Zibilski Constable Precinct 4 ................... Mark Kramer
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Superintendent .............................................................. Walter Jackson Asst. Superintendent ................................................... Paul Aschenbeck Athletic Director .................................................................... Glen West
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School Board President ......................................................................... Natalie Lange Vice President ........................................................... Melvin Ehlert Secretary ........................................................................ Susan Jenkins Trustee ......................................................................... Tommie Sullivan Trustee ................................................................................ Kelvin Raven Trustee .................................................................. Dr. Michael Altman Trustee .......................................................................... Mark Schneider
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President ................................................................ Demetrius Colvin Sr. Vice President ........................................................... Misty Lucherk Secretary ......................................................................... Ronnie Hohlt Trustee ................................................................................ Felton Cox Trustee .............................................................................. Ande Bostain Trustee ................................................................................. Jeff Harmel Trustee .............................................................................. Brian Jeager
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Executive Council District President/CEO ..................................................... Mary Hensley Interim Executive Director Bryan Campus ....................... Jimmy Byrd Executive Vice President & General Counsel ....... Melvin E. Waxler Athletic Director ...................................................... Scott Schumacher
Board of Trustees President ....................................................................... David Sommer Vice President ..................................................... Douglas Borchardt Secretary ................................................................ Atwood Kenjura Trustee ................................................................ Theodora V. Boehm Trustee ........................................................................ Charles Moser Trustee ................................................................. Stacy Aschenbeck Trustee .................................................................... Richard Powell Trustee .......................................................................... Nancy Berry Trustee ............................................................................. Ann Horton
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Annual Festivals These are the major events held each annually in Brenham, Washington County January — Brenham Antiques Show (2nd weekend) — Brenham Uptown Swirl (Sat. on MLK weekend) February — Brenham Friendship Quilt Guild “Quilt Show” (2nd weekend, bi-annually) March — Texas Independence Day Celebration at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site (weekend closest to March 2) — Texas Ranger Day and a Big Star Texas Night (2nd Saturday) — Round Top Antiques Fair (last week) April — Round Top Antiques Fair (1st week) — Bluebonnet Festival of Texas in Chappell Hill (2nd weekend) — Burton Cotton Gin Festival (3rd weekend)
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BBQ road trip through Washington County ARTICLES BY
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In case you’ve been asleep for the past few years, here’s some breaking news for you. Barbecue, which used to be the domain of church fundraisers and backyard cookouts, is now a big-time player in the food service industry. Whole shows on television are devoted to smoking meats, introducing barbecue to hungry people who can’t seem to get enough of succulent fare like briskets with their “bark” and smoke rings. We Texans, who have known this for a long, long
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time, welcome all of the attention and welcome the ‘cue-craving masses into the fold. Barbecue restaurants can be found in virtually every city in the state, no matter how big or how small. And right here in Washington County, you can find some of the best barbecue anywhere. Each barbecue “master” has their own techniques and add their special touches to produce some mighty tasty plates. You’re welcome to come stand in line, partner.
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BLUE BELL CREAMERIES ®
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Nathan’s BBQ offers customers same quality taste year after year
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athan Winkleman opened the Buccaneer Food Store in 1981 without realizing that it would become a barbecue staple in Washington County years later since it was fi rst opened as just a convenience store. “I looked at what I could do because we knew we were going to do some type of food and barbecue is what I knew,” Winkleman said. “I went out to barbecue places all over the state of Texas and looked how they were doing it; I took bits and pieces of different things to figure out how to make it work in a convenient store setting and that’s what we did.”
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t’s something that Texans know all to wellthe smell of barbecue drifting through the outdoor air. So, if you are ever walking down Commerce Street in downtown Brenham on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday, you know to expect a whiff of fresh smoked barbecue lingering outside of the Corner Liquor Store’s back door. The name of the place is LJ’s BBQ, and it is temporarily nestled into the liquor store across from Ant Street Inn, before it moves into its new building on West Main Street in then next two to three months. “We make sure everything is just the right way; there are
no short cuts here, we do it all the hard way,” owner and pit master Matt Lowery said. “I personally believe that Texas is just a huge barbecue renaissance right now, so many people are opening around here and we like to eat it and we decided ‘hey, let’s open one’ and we are wanting to go far.” LJ’S BBQ, owned by Lowery and his cousin’s husband Corey Cook, started out serving periodically out of Home Sweet Farm and Brazos Valley Brewing Company in Dec. before moving to its current location in mid-March where they can be found Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until they sell out. ROOTS continued on 39
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R-Place offers culinary experience beyond barbecue
R
-Place at Washington-on-the-Brazos, owned by Randy Rogers, isn’t your every day weekend barbecue place. For one, it is located on the Washington-on-the-Brazos historical park in an old general store that the town was on back in the day.
Brenham 107 W. Alamo St. 979.830.8536
“Preston Street ran right through where the building is now back in the 1850s,” Rogers said. “So it is history and it just seemed really fitting; the barbecue is something that works really well here and it just seems like the right thing to do.” Rogers opened R-Place in April 2008, 2.5
Bryan-Central 1136 E. Villa Maria 979.731.8891
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miles from the farm that he bought three years prior and on Saturdays and Sundays he opens the doors to not only share a beautiful view of the park, but to serve barbecue and dishes beyond barbeque. CULINARY continued on 38
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Truth Barbeque brings Central Texas flavor to D Brenham
riving from Houston to Austin can be a time-consuming task, but for barbecue lovers Truth Barbeque offers a mid-way stopping point that will have their taste buds jumping for joy. “There is not really a barbeque stop between Houston and Austin on the barbecue trail and we wanted to bring more of central-like Austin, Texas barbeque towards Brenham,” owner and pit master Leonard
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n March 2011, John and Carolyn Kopycinski opened Chappell Hill Bakery and Deli and have received the response you would expect with their knowledge of the industry and family heritage. “Since everyone in Texas seems to love barbecue, we thought that a barbecue restaurant along with a bakery would work well in Chappell Hill where I have lived all my life,” John Kopycinski, whose family has been in Chappell Hill since around 1870, said. Kopycinski grew up around the industry since his family owned a general store and meat market and his dad and mom were the first people in Chappell Hill to make and sell polish sausage, ‘kielbasa,’” after World War II. “The people in Chappell Hill thought that you couldn’t sell sausage because everyone made their own, but it sold as people came from Houston and liked being able to buy the country polish sausage both fresh and smoked; a product ROOTS continued on 24
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Blue Bell Creameries
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City of Brenham Area Parks
9300 Highway 105 | Brenham 979-251-7450 The Pax Christi Sisters invite you to their oasis in the country. Not only do they have a very large retreat center, but they have several miniature horses, a paint-your-own-ceramic shop, and a picnic area. Visitors are welcome 9 a.m. until noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. (NOTE: The Pax Christi Sisters do not have a website for information.)
200 W. Vulcan St. | Brenham (979) 337-7250 Brenham’s park system features kitchens, barbecue pits, pavilions, playgrounds, baseball and tennis courts, as well as nature and walking trails. Contact the city of Brenham Parks & Recreation Department for rental information.
Blue Bell Creameries
10802 FM 2621 | Brenham 979-836-0901 Residential Boy’s ranch ministry serves at-risk teenage boys from within 120 miles of Brenham through family counseling and restoration, spiritual development, on-campus charter school and horse program. Miracle Farm has several facilities for meetings, retreats, banquets, reunions and weddings. The large Main Dining Hall boasts a fully-equipped commercial kitchen. A podium stage is available, too. The Retreat Center includes a variety of facilities that can be tailored to create a unique meeting, event or retreat experience. The Auxiliary Dining Hall has a fully-equipped kitchen with an outdoor covered pavilion with barbecue pits and a stone fireplace. All groups must pro-
1101 S. Blue Bell Rd. | Brenham 800-327-8135 Come visit the “little creamery” in Brenham and learn all about how Texas’ favorite sweet treat is made! You can browse the Tour Center which is fi lled with historical Blue Bell pictures, videos, advertising and more. Of course no visit would be complete without a generous scoop of ice cream from our Parlor and a trip to the Country Store for a unique gift or logo item. Tours of the creamery are currently not available. For more information, please visit www.BlueBell.com or call 800-327-8135.
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vide their own meals, cookware and dining utensils. The nearby Large Bunkhouse is dividing into two areas that can accommodate groups needing separate sleeping quarters for males and females.
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2250 Dillard Rd. | Brenham 979-251-8114 Stroll through fragrant fields, cut your own fresh lavender, indulge in a relaxing picnic by the pond, and enjoy our heavenly gift shop, “The Lavender Patch.” Our aromatic lavender farm and gift shop with its scenic hillside view is located 8 miles north of Chappell Hill. Open on the weekends, March through October.
Horseshoe Junction Family Fun Park
100 Westwood Ln. | Brenham 979-251-8701 Designed to entertain the young and young at heart. Miniature golf, bumper boats, gokarts, arcade, laser tag, 26-foot rock wall, jumpers and mini-bowling! ATTRACTIONS continued on 49
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happell Hill’s 39th annual tribute to those straw-stuffed field guardians will be held Oct. 10 and 11. The Scarecrow Festival will feature more than 250 exhibitors and a host of activities. It annually draws thousands of visitors to the small community of Chappell Hill. Hours are 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 and from 9 a.m.5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9. There is no admission charge to the festival. Paid parking is available near the downtown area. Exhibitors will include home décor, gardening, artists, craftsmen, jewelry and clothing; country-style food; live entertainment and music; and tours of the historic community. A special children’s activity
corner provides pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting, barrel train and other activities. The festival area is Main Street, Poplar Street, and the property behind the Visitor’s Center. The festival is hosted by the Chappell Hill Historical Society, a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of the community’s history and historic buildings. The society’s goal is to stage a high-quality, fun show in the downtown National Historic District. For more information, visit chappellhillmuseum.org or call 979-203-1242. Antique dealer booths are being added to the Scarecrow Festival this year, with a limited number of spaces available, society officials said.
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Lake Somerville State Park complex consists of four units: Birch Creek, Nails Creek, Lake Somerville Trailway, and the Somerville Wildlife Management Area. It is northwest of Brenham in Lee and Burleson counties. Birch Creek is 2,365 acres in Burleson County on the north shore, and Nails Creek consists of 3,155 acres in Lee County on the south shore near the west end of the reservoir. The two units are connected by a 13-mile trailway system. The Somerville Wildlife Management Area (WMA) consists of 3,180 acres with the Yegua Creek Compartment in southwest Burleson County and the Nails Creek Compartment in northeast Lee County. The Somerville Reservoir was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Work was started in June 1962, and deliberate impoundment of water was begun in January of 1967. The dam is located on Yegua Creek, 20 miles upstream from its confluence with the Brazos River, and about two miles south of
Somerville. Somerville Reservoir covers 11,630 acres with a shoreline of 85 miles. Its main purposes are flood control, municipal water supply and recreation. The state park complex was leased from the federal government in 1969 and opened in 1970. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages the Somerville WMA under a license agreement and in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flag Pond is a 350-acre impoundment in the Yegua Creek watershed; it is located within the Lake Somerville State Park along the Somerville Trailway. The pond is a natural depression which has served as wetland habitat for waterfowl wintering (mid-October to mid-February) in the Lake Somerville vicinity. Flag Pond was originally developed by a private hunting club in 1926. Enjoy, but do not disturb historical places. If you find an artifact, leave it in place and let park staff know.
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Roots Continued from 17 that they couldn’t buy in Houston,” Kopycinski said. “We carried groceries and dry goods, such as clothes and jeans, and also had a feed store; it was a real general store.” Now, John and his wife Carolyn are staying true to their heritage as the owners of Chappell Hill Bakery and Deli. “I wanted to have barbecue that people would really enjoy and have all of our food and kolaches, pies and pastries in the bakery to be made in house at the restaurant to be as close to the best home cooked meals and country barbecue in our communities and church bazaars that we all had growing up,” Kopycinski said. “We have barbecue brisket, pork ribs, both regular and jalapeño sausage and BBQ chicken plus BBQ sandwiches on fresh bakery buns. Most of our sides are made in the kitchen including our homemade barbecue sauce, potato salad, twice baked potatoes, broccoli salad, and coleslaw and beans, just to name a few.” Customer favorites include the Certified Angus Ribeye Steak Dinner with a loaded baked potato and a salad in which you can add fried shrimp for an additional cost. “It has people coming back again and again,” Kopycinski said. “Also a Texas favorite is our chicken fried steak and being near the Brazos we have to have fried catfish.” Since the restaurant is large enough to have barbeROOTS continued on 31
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Chappell Hill Chappell Hill is situated in the southeast portion of Washington County, which lies halfway between Houston and Austin on U.S. 290. The town of Chappell Hill was founded in 1847 by Mary Hargrove Haller, granddaughter of Robert Wooding Chappell, for whom she named the town. Mary Haller’s husband, Jacob, was the town’s first postmaster. Mary Haller purchased the town site and it was divided into blocks, with streets and alleys laid off in a regular pattern. The sale of lots began in the fall of 1849. Situated in the heart of Stephen F. Austin’s original colony, the Chappell Hill area had seen earlier efforts at settlement along nearby creeks. In the late 1840s, the town attracted settlers from prominent families of the Old South who were drawn to the fertile land of the Brazos River with its abundant stands of native cedar. The area became an agricultural community with cotton the principal crop. Jacob and Mary Haller also built the Stagecoach Inn of Chappell Hill in 1850, which they operated until 1859
and continued under new ownership until 1871. Because the Inn was about halfway between Houston and Austin, it was a frequent stopping place for travelers along two major stagecoach lines. The town became an important part of the Republic of Texas and later the State of Texas before the Civil War. The population reached a maximum of about 3,000 people; at the time, San Antonio and Galveston were the largest towns at around 8,000 people. A sawmill, a railroad line, five churches, and a Masonic Lodge were built in the area. Two colleges, Soule University for men and Chappell Hill Female College for women, were founded in 1856. The men of Chappell Hill formed part of the First Texas Lancers cavalry regiment during the Civil War and fought in Missouri, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Men from Chappell Hill served in numerous renowned Confederate units, including The Texas Brigade and Terry’s Texas Rangers, and saw action in most of the major engagements of the Civil War. In addition, the Soule University building was used as a field hospital. The men of Chappell Hill saw
action in a number of renowned Confederate units, including The Texas Brigade and Terry’s Texas Rangers. By the mid-19th century the town gained prominence in the region, boasting sawmills, a railroad line, a Masonic Lodge, five churches, and two institutes of higher learning (the Chappell Hill Female College and Soule University for males founded in 1856). The Civil War and Reconstruction era brought violent changes to Chappell Hill, as to all the South. But the terrible yellow fever epidemic of 1867 decimated the population to such an extent that the town never fully recovered. Entire families perished, and many others left never to return. Many men who survived combat in the war lost their lives just two years after the war’s end. The town never recovered and faded into obscurity. Polish immigrants, mostly from the German partition, began to appear in the 1870s and the area was re-settled, though it did not reach the status of before. In 1889, Father Grabinger from Brenham’s St. Mary’s established St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church. Denizens of
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Polish ancestry can still be found in the area surrounding the church and throughout Washington and Austin counties. Yet the town has survived and has entered a new era of growth and prosperity, while maintaining its historic charm. In 1933, the Farmers Bank of Chappell Hill refused to close its doors when so ordered by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during a March 6 to March 10 banking freeze. The owner of the bank took out an ad in a Boston newspaper protesting the order. Washington County is revered as the home of the “Birthplace of Texas.” On March 2, 1836, in the community of Washington-on-the-Brazos, 59 delegates gathered under the direction of Sam Houston and George Childress to draft and sign the Declaration of Texas Independence. Following the receipt of fateful news from the Alamo, these men declared Texas “a free and sovereign nation” and went on to fight at the Battle of San Jacinto. This area is rich with historical sites from the Republic of Texas era.
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Chappell Hill In 1933, the Farmers Bank of Chappell Hill refused to close its doors when so ordered by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during a March 6 to March 10 banking freeze. The owner of the bank took out an ad in a Boston newspaper protesting the order. Present-day Chappell Hill is a small Texas town with a colorful history offering visitors year-round hospitality and charm. The town has a delightful combination of restored homes, shops and buildings. Many are found on Main Street, which has been designated as a National Register Historic District. Renowned for its blooming bluebonnet fields, rolling hills, scenic views, two annual festivals, one being designated as the “Official State of Texas Bluebonnet Festival” by the Texas Legislature and fall Scarecrow Festival, Chappell Hill allows you to step back in time and enjoy a pleasant outing of browsing and strolling along its streets. Chappell Hill is also home to the “World Famous Marching Kazoo Band” during the communities annual July 4th Independence Day Parade which draws thousands to the community. The community is the gateway to all things historic in Texas with numerous historic buildings such as the Circulating Library, Rock Store,
Museum and Providence Baptist Church which are all open to the public and still operating under the care of the Chappell Hill Historical Society. The town offers numerous historical educational opportunities as well as an opportunity for relaxing, dining and shopping with their numerous bed and breakfast inns, charming restaurants and businesses throughout downtown Chappell Hill which are always open and welcoming to friends, family and tourist any time of year. To learn more about the community visit www.chappellhilltx.com or www.chappellhillhistoricalsociety.com.
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An Invitation To Worship Come, Pray!
St. Mary, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil 6:00pm 8:00am & 10:30am (English) 12:30pm (Spanish)
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Confessional • Conservative • Lutheran Acknowledging the Authority of Scripture Interim Location: Calvary Baptist Church 1192 Niebuhr Street For times of fellowship, Bible study and worship, see our website at: www.abidingwordbrenham.org www.facebook.com/AbidingWordBrenham Rev. Martin Moore, Pastor (979) 836-5921
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Roots Continued from 24 cue and a full scale kitchen, there is a complete menu, along with a meat department where the Kopycinski’s make their own sausage and have retail meat for sale. The bakery provides fresh homemade bread, buns and all types of pastries. Chappell Hill Bakery and Deli serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and their breakfast tacos are made with homemade tortillas. “In our bakery, our homemade sausage and fruit kolaches and pies are the favorite along with pralines,” Kopycinski said. “We also have cinnamon rolls, chocolate cake brownies, pecan pies, meringue and fruit pies and many other pastries; even our pie crust is made in house.” Beverages include domestic and imported beer and wine, including some from local wineries, along with iced tea, fountain drinks, coffee, juices and milk. Chappell Hill Bakery and Deli has been featured as one of the best stops by Southern Living Magazine, The Houstonia Magazine, Texas Monthly and The
Dallas Morning News and this year received Business of the Year Award from the Chappell Hill Chamber of Commerce. Customers are encouraged to stop in anytime since Chappell Hill Bakery and Deli is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and only closed on Christmas Day and Easter. On most Friday nights, customers can enjoy live music from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “You can dine in and take out and we also do catering,” Kopycinski said. “Whether you are having a family dinner, business meeting, friends getting together to visit and have lunch, birthday parties or family events, our facility is large enough to host large groups if you call ahead.” “We hope that everyone coming in can smell the wonderful aroma coming from the barbecue, kitchen and bakery and then enjoy the good food, our courteous accommodating staff and the rustic country atmosphere,” Kopycinski said.
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Truth Continued from 15 sold out by 2 p.m. since everything is made fresh daily. Customers could find a shorter wait on Thursdays and Fridays. “On Labor Day weekend, the line was out to the parking lot door; it was probably a two hour wait,” Botello said. “It is probably going to get a lot more traffic going through there since it is football season.” Located off of U.S. 290 in Brenham, customers can expect the same type of barbecue found in popular Austin joints since that is what Truth Barbeque is modeled after. “It is the same style of stuff that they have up in Austin; we use an offset smoker so the wood and everything is on the opposite side and the smoke goes all the way through,” Botello said. The brisket smokes for 16 hours, while the homemade jalapeno and cheddar sausage smokes for two to three hours and the beef and pork ribs smoke in between. If customers prefer their meat in the form of a sandwich, they can pick between brisket, chopped beef, pork, sausage or turkey that
can be topped with homemade pickles, onions, escabeche (a blend of pickled jalapenos, onions and carrots made fresh each week) and homemade barbeque sauce. We have fairly large sandwiches that people get excited about,” Botello said. In fact, he even has created his own sandwiches that are anything but basic such as ‘The Whole Truth!’ which is sausage, pulled pork, and chopped beef topped with a splash of sauce and pickled red onions and ‘The El Jefe!’ which is jalapeno cheddar sausage and your choice of pulled pork or chopped beef topped with a splash of sauce, coleslaw and escabeche. If customers prefer their barbeque plated with sides, they will not be disappointed with choices such as prime beef brisket, pork, spare ribs, beef ribs, sausage, jalapeno cheddar sausage and smoked turkey breast accommodated by collard greens with diced up smoked sausage and bacon, baked beans with diced rib meat, macaroni and cheese topped with bacon, corn pudding, potato sal-
ad and cole slaw. “A lot of the barbeque restaurants that you go to are focused on just the barbeque and their sides are kind of hit or miss, so we wanted to spice it up a little bit and do that extra work,” he said. To finish off the meal, Botello’s mom makes homemade cakes every day with choices like strawberry, red velvet, Italian crème, triple layer chocolate, German chocolate, carrot cake and hummingbird cake. The place is such a hit that Truth Barbeque has warranted many visits from former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. “There’s a lot of people who follow barbeque and it is kind of a tight niche group and they say that people are doing runs for barbecue in Texas like they would do in Napa for wine country,” Botello said. “People are going from barbeque restaurant to barbecue restaurant in Texas now; they usually make more than one stop in one day.” One thing is for sure, Truth Barbeque is a stop you don’t want to pass up.
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Relax in Rustic Round Top, one of the smallest incorporated communities in Texas, is on the old La Bahia Road between La Grange and Brenham in Fayette County. The earliest settlers were Englishmen who came to the area from other parts of the United States. The family of Stephen Townsend arrived from Florida in 1826, and the name Townsend was the first to be associated with the site of Round Top. The family established a Presbyterian church, Florida Chapel and founded a Masonic lodge. The Townsend family had the distinction of sending more men to the battle of San Jacinto than any other family. Joel Robinson, another Round Top resident, was the captor of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. His father, John Robinson, was a member of the First Congress of Texas. John Rice Jones Jr. settled in the Round Top area in
1831 and in 1835 was made the first postmaster general of Texas by the provisional government. Other important names associated with the earliest settlers were Taylor, Ledbetter and Alexander. The Ledbetter land was the site of the first Round Top Academy. By the mid-1830s Round Top was identified as Jones Post Office. The English were soon supplemented by Germans. In the early 1840s, Alwin H. Soergel, author, historian, musician, and member of the Adelsverein, settled in the Round Top area, bringing with him the beginnings of the Germanic traditions that characterize the area. He built a white house with an octagonal tower, which by 1847 was listed as the United States post office, with Henry A. Robertson as postmaster. The odd-shaped tower gave rise to the name Round Top.
Round Top By 1850 Round Top had a population of 150, two stores, two blacksmith shops, two taverns, a post office and a line of tri-weekly stages serving the predominantly German citizenry. According to some sources the first Round Top Fourth of July celebration, held in 1851, gave the community the distinction of having the oldest contin-
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Round Top along with its pipe organ carved out of native cedar by Traugott Wantke. Education, music, language studies and the arts played an important role in the lives of residents, and the cultural arts characterized Round Top throughout the 19th century. Chartered in 1870, Round Top is located on Cummins Creek in northern Fayette County. The town is said to have received its name from “the house with the round top”, an early stagecoach mileage designation that, at the time, was located about a mile northeast of the town’s present site. The first settlers were prosperous Anglo-American plantation owners who came here as early as 1826 and were active in political and military affairs. By the late 1840s, German
immigrants settled here. The original 1880s courthouse in Round Top burned in 1924 and was rebuilt at the present location on the town square. Major restorations were accomplished by the Bybee Foundation on Henkel Square, by the James Dick Foundation on Festival Hill, and by Miss Ima Hogg at Winedale. Round Top has become an internationally recognized cultural center for the arts and education through the programs of the International FestivalInstitute, founded in 1971. The 1,200-seat concert hall at Festival Hill is the permanent home of the Texas Festival Orchestra. Residents have always taken pride in the care and preservation of their town. Those who have relocat-
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The History of HISTORY OF CARMINE Carmine was founded on December 24, 1883, by Benjamin J. Thigpen, a highly regarded physician. He purchased 46 acres of land for $230 and plotted the townsite as “Sylvan”, but subsequently changed the name to Carmean, after one of the original highly-respected settlers of the area, Newton Carmean. The spelling of the town was changed to Carmine on June 15, 1892, to eliminate confusion for the postal service with the town of Cameron. The railroad opened a small station in the new city of Carmine where farmers could ship their products to market.
named the New Century, several churches, and ten other businesses. The Carmine State Bank opened in 1907 and the town received an economic boost that has helped the City throughout the years. With the bank opening, other industry followed, boosting Carmine’s population growth to approximately 500 in the early 1900’s. The main economics of yesteryear were cotton, potatoes, chickens, eggs and cattle. Today, the chief source of Carmine’s economy is antique stores, tourism, ranching and the beautiful and historical countryside surrounding the city. HISTORICAL FACTS
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the town was changed on June 15, 1892 because of difficulties with the mail service • The primary economic base of the city was cotton which was shipped to the coast via rail. The first cotton gin opened in 1889 • The first general store opened in Carmine in 1886 • The Carmine Bank opened in 1907 • In 1910 the city of Carmine had a population of approximately 500 • The first telephone system was established in 1889. • The city of Carmine incorporated in 1973 • The first paved road in and through Carmine was State Highway 20 built in 1925.
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Culinary Continued from 13 From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. barbecue takes the spotlight until 6 p.m. on Saturdays when a special one-entree dinner is served. “During the day, I make barbecue and my specialty is brisket,” Rogers said. “Small barbecue places [like ours] smoke their brisket for 12 to 14 hours and that’s what it takes to make a really nice brisket. That’s the process and it takes a long time.” Customers can also get Slovak Sausage made in Snook to compliment Rogers brisket that he smokes himself or his homemade chicken salad that is a hit. For sides, Rogers makes everything homemade, including German potato salad, macaroni and cheese and pinto beans, along with homemade desserts. “I make a homemade bread pudding with a rum sauce and of course I make peach cobbler with a scoop of Blue Bell vanilla on top,” Rogers said. “For chocolate lovers, I make a flourless chocolate cake with a little bit of Blue Bell on top of that and a few crumbled pecans; those are my standard desserts.” R-Place also offers a variety of drinks including craft beers and a wine selection that features about 40 bottles. “My mainstay is my wine selection, which includes red and whites from small wineries
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with small production that makes me think you can’t get them anywhere else,” Rogers said. “Those mostly are sold with my Saturday night dinner that I do.” The wines pair well with each entree that Rogers makes every Saturday night that range from pasta and seafood to steak and pork chops. “My signature dish is an inch and a half thick, bone-in pork loin chop, that I smoke with pecan and in the winter months I serve that with a homemade green apple chutney and in the summer I usually make a mango chutney to serve it with,” Rogers said. “Our entrees come with a house salad with organic mixed greens and I almost always serve french bread and brie before dinner.” So whether a person is looking for a weekend barbecue lunch or a nice dinner, with wine and craft beer, R-Place offers something for everyone. “You come out here and you are out in the country; it is relaxing and you’ve got a nice backyard where the kids could play with the hula-hoops and play corn hole,” Rogers said. “Then, the parents can enjoy themselves inside, have a nice beverage and enjoy some barbecue. There are a lot of barbecue places, but i think our experience being out here on Washington-on-the-Brazos historical park; I think thats the big plus. It’s a nice place to be.”
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Roots Continued from 12 The secret to their early success could be that they are keeping all things traditional, local and Texan. After converting an old 500 gallon propane tank into an offset smoker, Lowery and Cook smoke brisket, pork, ribs and sausage using post oak wood. “Post Oak is traditionally used in Texas because it is the most prevalent wood in the area and we want to stick to the tradition,” said Lowery. The brisket, which is their best seller, is smoked for 12-15 hours and can be served any way a person likes from lean slices to burnt tips. “Brisket is our biggest seller for sure, but pretty much everything has been popular,” Lowery said. “A lot of people tell us a lot of different things, but we sell more brisket than anything else. Pretty much every bit of feed-
back has been really great so it’s a good thing.” When it comes to sausage, you can expect LJ’s to always be fresh since it is made locally in Burton each week with a special seasoning blend created by Lowery and Cook.
brisket and pulled pork tacos and The Big Dog sandwich. The brisket tacos come with sea salt and lime guacamole, along with salsa that is made with tomatoes that are smoked in the barbecue pit, while the pulled pork tacos are served with chipotle
pinto beans, collard greens, macaroni and cheese and cole slaw. Once the permanent spot opens, the menu will expand and include desserts such as cobbler and wine and beer. “We’ve already established relationships with the Brazos Valley Brewing Company, so would like to have some of their products,” Lowery said. “We will always have the traditional brewing company beers that have a little twist because we want some local craft beer opMatt Lowery, LJ’s BBQ, owner and pit master tions. “ Even the name of the “We spent about 20 hours aioli and cole slow. The Big Dog joint is local, named after Lowone weekend, made a bunch of sandwich is of course a huge ery and Cook’s wife Leah’s different batches ourselves and sandwich with chopped brisket grandmother, a Brenham native settled in on spice blend that we and sliced sausage. Laura Jean. really like,” Lowery said. “We As far as sides, everything “We thought that would be a drop off the spices and pick up is homemade and usually three little tribute to her and [Brena fresh batch every week, so it sides are available each day ham] is a little traditional Texas is locally made with our spice which alternate. Typically, LJ’s town and we thought traditionblend.” always has buttermilk potato al barbecue would be a good fit Other menu favorites include, salad, and other sides include here,” Lowery said.
“I personally believe that Texas is just a huge barbecue renaissance right now, so many people are opening around here and we like to eat it and we decided ‘hey, let’s open one’ and we are wanting to go far.”
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Nathan’s Continued from 12 In 1994, Winkleman began selling barbecue takeout plates, something not done before out of convenient stores, until it took off. “We started real small and had just a small little building out back with a bar-b-que pit in it and built it from there,” Win kleman said. “It grew and grew and got popular because of the method that we use to cook and we still use it to this day; we never changed even with the remodel.” Due to the popularity of the barbecue, Win kleman remodeled in Nathan 2010, adding a dine-in area that seats 100 people inhouse and 40 on the patio. “When I say this is original Texas barbecue, it’s because we don’t smoke it; we cook it directly over the coal and wood and it is old school,” Winkleman said. “There’s actually some really good brisket out there, but once you get outside of the brisket and start getting into the pork items; that’s where you can’t compete with me so that’s what makes us
unique.” According to Winkleman, aside from the freshly made brisket and sausage, the ribs and chicken breast are what he has become known for. “We have a unique way of marinating those grilled chicken breasts and through the cooking process that we do on our pits, there is a special way to do those chicken breasts and you won’t get the same results on the gas grill or barbecue pit at home,” he said. And Nathan’s motto is “Ain’t no fib about rib!” It Winklemann, our doesn’t need Nathan’s BBQ it, but approx i m at ely 120 gallons of homemade barbecue sauce is made each week to accompany each meal. And the meats aren’t the only thing that Winkleman puts his own spin on, he does so with the homemade sides. “We have more vegetables than the norm barbecue places; my grandmother taught me how
“There’s actually some really good brisket out there, but once you get outside of the brisket and start getting into the pork items; that’s where you can’t compete with me so that’s what makes us unique.”
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Nathan’s Continued from 41 to cook and half of what I do are actually her recipes,” Winkleman said. Sides include macaroni and cheese, potato salad, blacked eyed peas, pinto beans, and on Thursdays German sweet rice. For those not in the mood for barbecue, customers can enjoy daily lunch specials such as hamburger steak, chicken fried steak, fried chicken and fried catfish. “That breaks the monotony of barbecue right there because you can’t eat barbecue every single day,” he said. On any day of the week, customers can enjoy newer menu items such as burgers, onion rings and salads if they are seeking lighter fare and for dessert pies, cheesecakes, puddings and homemade cobblers.
Don’t forget to wash it all down with cold iced down long necks or a glass of Texas wine. “Long necks and barbecue go together; it’s a Texas thing,” Winkleman said. “And we like Texas wines, I figured if we’re going to do wines, we were going to keep it local.” “I am in Washington County, so to be successful, what I do here is built around the local people and what they grew up with, what they were accustomed to and what they like because those are going to be my customers,” Winkleman said. “That’s why we haven’t changed; we will never ever change as long as I’m here because nobody can compete with that.”
Burton, Texas We invite you to join us …step step back in time when cotton was king. The historic 1914 Burton Farmers Gin* is nestled in the heart of Burton, Texas - located on the same site where it was built almost 100 years ago! Designated on June 19, 2009 as the Official Cotton Gin Museum of Texas, the historic cotton gin has been visited annually by thousands of visitors who have enjoyed exhibits at the Texas Cotton Gin Museum. Burton, a small rural German
Burton Pride of
community of 350 is conveniently located halfway between Houston and Austin on Hwy 290. Tours offer guests a fun and educational presentation on cotton where they “pick cotton”, discover its impact on Texas and American history and learn how the seeds are separated from the soft white fibers. Young and old alike enjoy the DVD “Cotton: From Wagon to Finished Bale” and of course - the guided tour of the historic gin is always a highlight! For all you engine buffs…our gin is home to a 1925 Bessemer Type IV diesel oil engine. The restored 16 ton “Lady B” is the largest internal combustion
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engine of its vintage still operating in America! We still gin and bale cotton each year at our annual Cotton Gin Festival. * The Burton Farmers Gin is designated a National Historic Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission.
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Our pride de and and tradition tradition will continue... 2017!
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Forever Young Resale Shop
2 ENTRANCES
700 Block of East Commerce or 702 East Alamo Drop off location is 702 East Alamo
BRENHAM CARPET & TILE, INC. • Tile & Natural Stone • Granite Countertops • Cultured Marble • Hardwood & Refinishing • Carpet, Vinyl & More
Movies • Books • Musical Instruments • Quilts Bedding • Furniture • Small Appliance A treasure chest full of something for everyone • Dishes Clothing & Shoes for Men, Woman, Teens & Children Sewing & Crafts • Home Décor
Quality Products / Quality Installation at Unbeatable Prices!
Store Hours: 10am - 4pm M-F
Visit our Expanded Design Center At 1206 Hwy. 105 Brenham
836-1430 All proceeds help Fund Homebound Meals for Seniors. We Appreciate all Donations www.seniorcenterbrenham.com • Ebay: store/ebay.com/forever-young-resale-shop
Mark Pollard - Owner/President
979-421-6005
B Mar est gari tas!
21 years in Br enham Celebrating Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. • Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
2104 S. Market Street (Business 290, in the Sutherlands Shopping Center) Brenham
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Brenham Maifest
Festivals Continued from 8 May — Brenham Maifest and “Country Flavors – All You Can Eat Ice Cream” (1st weekend) June — Brenham Antiques Show (2nd weekend) — Juneteenth Celebration (Sat. closest to 19th) July — Hot Nights, Cool Tunes Concert Series in Downtown Brenham (Sat. nights) — Crush For Fun at Pleasant Hill Winery (last two weekends) — Harvest Grape Stomp at Windy Winery (all weekends) July 4th — H-E-B presents “Fireworks on the Brazos” at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site
— 4th of July Parade in Chappell Hill — Celebrating Independence in Independence — Burton’s Annual 4th of July Celebration — 4th of July Parade in Round Top August — Fireman’s Fiesta (1st weekend) — Chappell Hill Lavender & Wine Fest at Chappell Hill Lavender Farm & Windy Winery (2nd Saturday) — Crush For Fun at Pleasant Hill Winery (first two weekends) — Harvest Grape Stomp at Windy Winery (first two weekends) September — Washington County Fair in Brenham (3rd week) — Round Top Antiques Fair (last week)
October — Official Round Top Antiques Fair (1st week) — Scarecrow Festival in Chappell Hill (2nd weekend) — Texas Brew Step in Downtown Brenham (3rd Sat.) November — Fall Festival of Roses at the Antique Rose Emporium (1st weekend) — Holiday Heritage Home Tour in Brenham (Saturday prior to Thanksgiving) December — Brenham’s Downtown Christmas Stroll & Lighted Parade (2nd Fri. after Thanksgiving) — Historic Chappell Hill Teddy Bear Parade (2nd weekend) — Candlelight Christmas at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site (2nd Saturday)
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LaRoche Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care
Favorite Assisted Living Facility
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Expect to do more. Our La Roche Manor Assisted Living neighborhood is small, which allows us to provide highly personalized services such as medication administration, wellness nursing, transportation to medical appointments (within Washington County), and assessments for each resident to address changing needs. It doesn’t get more personal than that. Our residents appreciate the fact that we maintain a private, secure environment, and that La Roche Manor Assisted Living is just a few steps from Active Senior Living, Rehabilitation and Memory Care. Spouses are never far apart, even when their levels of care differ. Some La Roche Manor Assisted Living residents come to us directly from the outside, while others move in from Active Senior Living. You have full access to all ďŹ tness and wellness programs. Levels of assistance include activities such as: • Bathing • Dressing • Personal Grooming • Escorts to Meals and Activities • Assistance Taking Medications
La Roche Manor Assisted Living residents enjoy: • The convenience of housekeeping • Flat-linen services • Cozy decks • Walking paths • Planned activities
• Three daily meals served in our lovely dining room
LaRoche Manor Assisted Living
For more details on La Roche Manor Assisted Living:
E-mail: Courtney Thomas courtney.thomas@lsss.org Phone: (979 830-1996 ext. 2011
LaRoche Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care 1700 E Stone St. Brenham, TX 77833
Calling All Ages – Expect Progress And Recovery Rehabilitation at Kruse Village is not just for seniors and Kruse residents. If you’re far from retirement age but need to rehabilitate from a sports or workplace injury, surgery, joint replacement, or some other type of condition requiring therapy, you’ve come to the right place. Š‡ ”‡Šƒ„ Â•Â–ÂƒĆĄ ‹• ˆ‘…—•‡† ‘Â? ƒ …‘Â?Â?‘Â? Â‰Â‘ÂƒÂŽÇŁ –Š‡ „‡•–ǥ Â?‘•– Â‡ĆĄÂ‡Â…Â–Â‹Â˜Â‡ ƒÂ?† ’‡”•‘Â?ƒŽ …ƒ”‡ ’‘••‹„Ž‡Ǥ ‡ ”‡ƒ…Š –Šƒ– ‰‘ƒŽ –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– ‘—” …‘Â?–‹Â?——Â? ‘ˆ Â…ÂƒÂ”Â‡ÇĄ ‹Â?…Ž—†‹Â?‰ ‡Šƒ„‹Ž‹–ƒ–‹‘Â?ÇĄ ‘Â?‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Â?‘•– Š‹‰ŠŽ› ”‡‰ƒ”†‡† ”‡Šƒ„ •‡”˜‹…‡• ‹Â? –Š‡ ”‡Â?ŠƒÂ? ƒ”‡ƒǤ —” Â?‡™Ž› ”‡Â?‘˜ƒ–‡† ‹ƒ†‡Â? Â?ÇŚÂ’ÂƒÂ–Â‹Â‡Â?–Ȁ Â—Â–ÇŚÂ’ÂƒÂ–Â‹Â‡Â?– ‡Šƒ„ Â?‹– ƒ– ”—•‡ ‹ŽŽƒ‰‡ ‹• —Â?‹“—‡Ž› –ƒ‹Ž‘”‡† –‘ •‡”˜‡ –Š‡ •’‡…‹ƒŽ Â?‡‡†• ‘ˆ Â?‡Â? ƒÂ?† ™‘Â?‡Â? ™‹–Š‹Â? ƒ …‘Â?ˆ‘”–ƒ„Ž‡ ‡Â?˜‹”‘Â?Â?‡Â?–Ǥ • Out-Patients & In-Patients: ƥ‡”‹Â?‰ Š›•‹…ƒŽ ÂŠÂ‡Â”ÂƒÂ’Â›ÇĄ ……—’ƒ–‹‘Â?ƒŽ ÂŠÂ‡Â”ÂƒÂ’Â›ÇĄ ’‡‡…Š Š‡”ƒ’› ƒÂ?† Â?‹ŽŽ‡† —”•‹Â?‰ • In-Patient Services and Amenities: Í–Í˜ÇŚ ‘—” —”•‹Â?‰ ƒ”‡ Čˆ Š”‡‡ —–”‹–‹‘—• ‡ƒŽ• ĆŹ Â?ƒ…Â?• ‹Â?‡Â? ĆŹ ‡”•‘Â?ƒŽ ƒ—Â?†”› ‡”˜‹…‡ Čˆ ‘—Â?† ƒ”‡ ‡†‹…ƒ–‹‘Â? †Â?‹Â?‹•–”ƒ–‹‘Â? Čˆ ‘—•‡Â?‡‡’‹Â?‰ ‡”˜‹…‡• Čˆ ”‡‡ ‘…ƒŽ ”ƒÂ?•’‘”– –‘ ’’‘‹Â?–Â?‡Â?–• Čˆ ƒ„Ž‡ Ǥ Ǥ ĆŹ Â?—…Š ‘”‡
Kruse Village Čˆ ͕͔͔͛ ƒ•– –‘Â?‡ –Ǥ ”‡Â?ŠƒÂ?ÇĄ ͛͛͗͗͜ ƒŽŽ 979-830-1996 to learn more. ™™™Ǥ ”—•‡ ‡–‹”‡Â?‡Â?– ‹˜‹Â?‰Ǥ‘”‰ “Favorite Rehabâ€?
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Peeka Ranch Alpacas
13350 FM 389 | Burton 713-857-1461 Welcome to Peeka Ranch, an alpaca farm in Burton. Located just 15 miles west of Downtown Brenham and 55 miles northwest of Houston, Peeka Ranch is 60 acres of hay meadows, oak trees, and 100 alpacas. The public is welcome to come out to the ranch to enjoy seeing, petting and feeding the alpacas. We also have a gift shop with alpaca wool products for sale. Come on out and enjoy the peace and quiet of ranch life! Give us a ring before you come, just to make sure we’re at the ranch and ready to greet you.
Martha’s Bloomers
8101 Highway 6 Bypass | Navasota 979-870-4111 Discover Texas’ Most Beautiful Garden Store. Featuring quality plants, trees, organic products, pottery,simply beautiful home decor, gifts and antiques.
Toubin Park
208 S. Park St. | Brenham Beneath Brenham streets is a State Archeological Landmark, a large system of historic cisterns. The cisterns were built in the late 1800’s to store rainwater for public fire fighting. Private cisterns were also abundant throughout early Washington County, used for bathing, drinking and cooking. Enjoy the Wild West story of why these cisterns were built. It’s a tale of an early
railroad, a rough Boom Town, and colorful characters who shaped Washington County’s history. Self-guided tours through this historic downtown Brenham pocket park can be enjoyed any time of the day.
Jersey Barnyard
3117 Highway 159 | La Grange 800-382-2880 Visit ‘Belle’ of Blue Bell Creamery’s TV commercials. Tour the Frerichs family’s 50-year-old working Jersey dairy on our beautiful century farm. Milk a cow, hayrides, hay maze, hands-on petting barnyard, gift shop, ice cream and garden center.
Blue Bell Aquatic Center
1800 E. Tom Green | Brenham 979-337-7250 Features include a large outdoor recreation pool, 25-yard six-lane indoor pool and an indoor therapy pool. Both the indoor and therapy pools are open year round.
Step into the Past Historical Tours
115 W. Main St. | Brenham 979-836-3695 Step into the Past: Brenham Historical Tours are open! Public tours every Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Barnhill Center at the Simon Theatre – See The Dawn of Washington County in the upstairs ballroom on most Saturdays.
Movie runs on the hour, every hour from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children. Glissmann Drug Store Museum – A fascinating pharmacy that looks exactly like it did in 1924. A short movie will introduce visitors to Carl Glissmann. Admission is free of charge. Brenham Fire Museum – Visitors can see up-close three antique fire trucks from Brenham’s past, two of which are rare – the only ones in Texas of their kind. Admission is free of charge. Brenham Heritage Museum – New exhibits and three short movies have been added to the gallery for Step into the Past. New interactive activities for children are popular. Admission to the Museum gallery is $3 for adults and $1 for children. Toubin Park – Opened in 2011, the park is part of Step into the Past for its original cistern built around 1878. Toubin Park displays give details about the Washington County Railroad, the Burning of Brenham, and the city’s Texas Archeological Landmark – a system of historic cisterns. Admission is free of charge. The Giddings Wilkin House Museum – The oldest standing home in Brenham, built in 1843, visitors are greeted with a short fi lm and then allowed to tour the house. The Giddings Stone Mansion – Built in 1870, this grand house has hosted many lavish events for nearly 150 years. Tourists can see the homes’ advanced features for its time, and learn how the family’s household operated. The public can tour the Giddings houses on Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. Admission to see both homes is $15 for adults and $5 for children.
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Geocaching in the ‘Birthplace of Texas’ The Washington County Chamber of Commerce have hidden various caches across the county, in hopes of getting more people to visit the historic sites and fun locations in the area. Unlike a normal scavenger hunt, these geocaches are hidden by the locations in spaces outside as a part of the chamber’s Birthplace of Texas GeoTour. The tour has 28 locations, including a three-part view of the historic homes of Washington County. Of the 28 caches, 22 are new for the geotour. The concept of a geotour isn’t new, Website and Social Media Manager Jenny Mills said, but the Birth of Texas GeoTour is the first in the state, with other towns in the state discussing ones for their areas in the near future. If a geocacher is among the first 250 to collect 25 total points — either by fi nding the geocaches, or by eating, shopping, and staying in Washington County — a cacher can receive a collectible geocoin, which
can be placed in any cache that will hold it and can be tracked online. Of the 250 coins, Mills said that 150 or so have been claimed by people who have completed the tour. Most have come from the state of Texas, but Mills said that there have been people who have visited from out-of-state, like Colorado and Georgia, and out-of-country, like the Netherlands and Puerto Rico. While she said that a majority of the in-state cachers haven’t stayed multiple days in Washington County, the comments have been positive and even if someone stays only throughout the day, it means multiple people are seeing Washington County attractions and hopefully will return. To find out more about the Birthplace of Texas GeoTour, visit www.geocaching.com.
9 out of 10 patients rate our physicians as EXCELLENT. *
When surveyed, 9 out of 10 patients said they appreciate that our doctors listen to their concerns, get to know their needs, and go the extra mile when providing compassionate care. Our physicians understand that focusing on the little things can make the biggest difference in your care.
CHI St. Joseph Health Medical Group *9 out of 10 patients responded “excellent,” as reported by HealthStream data of CHI St. Joseph Health patients collected between April and June 2016
To make an appointment online, go to SJApptASAP.org, or call 979.774.2121 to find a physician near you.
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Washington County at a Glance LOCATION
FACILITIES
UTILITIES
30°10’01.2”N ★ 96°23’51.7”W Cities and Surrounding Areas City Miles from Brenham Bryan/College Station ............................ 37 Houston ................................................... 74 Austin .................................................... 89 Temple .................................................... 95 Waco .................................................... 116 San Antonio ............................................ 158 Fort Worth .............................................. 203 Dallas .................................................... 213 Burton .................................................... 12 Chappell Hill ............................................ 10 Somerville ................................................ 15 Bellville .................................................... 15 Fayetteville ......................................... 20 Hempstead ............................................. 22 Navasota ............................................. 25 Caldwell ............................................. 30 Giddings ............................................. 32 Sealy ...................................................... 33 Columbus ................................................. 35
Hotel/Motel/Resort ... 13 — Rooms .... 640 Hospitals ....................... 1 — Beds .......... 99 Bed & Breakfast ......... 43 — Rooms .... 100 Clinics ........................... 4 Doctors ........................ 40 Dentists ....................... 20 Churches ..................... 73 Recreational Golf Courses ................ 1 Museums ....................... 5 State Parks ................... 3 City Parks ...................... 8
Electricity Distributors Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. City of Brenham Water Sources — Lakes and Wells Lake Somerville Sewer Treatment Plant Type: Secondary Capacity (MGPD): 3.55 Present Load: 70% Storm Sewer: YES Coverage: 100% Sanitary Sewer: YES Coverage: 100% Solid Waste Disposal Type: Transfer Station Natural Gas City of Brenham
CLIMATE
GOVERNMENT
Climate Temperature Average January 50° ★ July 84° ★ Annual 68° Average annual rainfall: 44.2” Prevailing wind direction: SSE
POPULATION Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2014
City 8,922 10,966 11,952 13,507 16,297
RACE/ETHNICITY
County 18,842 21,998 26,154 30,373 34,438
EDUCATION Number of school districts ......................... 2 Number of schools ...................................... 9 Major ISD ................................. Brenham ISD Total enrollment .................................. 5,337 Total annual high school graduates ........ 319 Private/parochial schools ........................ 6 Colleges (state/private) within 30 miles ....... 3 Public library volumes ........................ 46,000
Type of government .................. City Manager Police Department Personnel- full time ....... 40 Fire Department Personnel-full time ....... 15 — volunteers ........................................ 36 Pieces of equipment ........................................ 9 Fire insurance key rate ..................................... 3
TRANSPORTATION Air Nearest airport: Brenham Municipal Runway length: 6,003 feet, asphalt surface Nearest airports with commercial services: College Station (Easterwood) — 35 miles Houston (Bush Intercontinental) — 76 miles Houston (Hobby) — 85 miles Austin (Bergstrom International) — 90 miles Bus Services Kerrville Bus Lines Brazos Valley Transit Greyhound Megabus.com
LABOR ANALYSIS Radius of Labor Drawing Area ......... 75 miles *Average unemployed ................................. 723 *Average unemployment rate .................. 4.5% Work Stoppages in the past five years ...... 0 Manufacturing Workers In Unions ........... 0% *Annual averages for Washington County 2014
TAXES Real Property Tax (per $100 valuation) County ...................... 0.4731 .......... 100% Brenham-City ............. 0.5211 ............. 100% Burton-City .............. 0.0601 .......... 100% Brenham ISD ............. 1.1350 ............. 100% Burton ISD ................ 1.1700 ............ 100% Blinn College ............. 0.5000 ............ 100% Retail Sales Tax State ............................... 6.25% County ........................... 0.50% City of Brenham .......... 1.50% State Taxes Corporate Income Tax .............................. none Individual Income Tax .............................. none Gasoline Tax (cents/gallon) .................... $0.20 Revised Texas Franchise Tax (effective 1/2008)
AGRICULTURE Cattle, poultry, dairy products, hogs, horses; hay, corn, sorghum, cotton, small grains, nursery crops. Market value $45.7 million.
ECONOMY Agribusiness, oil, tourism, manufacturing, government/services.
MINERALS Oil, gas and stone.
HISTORY Coahuiltecan tribes and Tonkawas in area when Anglo-American settlers arrived in 1821. Antebellum slaveholding area. Germans arrived around 1870. County named for George Washington; an original county, created 1836, organized 1837. ——— Brenham/Washington County is located on U.S. 290, 70 miles west of Houston and 90 miles of Austin. Only 40 miles south of Bryan-College Station. To the southwest, San Antonio is 160 miles while the Dallas-Fort Worth area is 210 miles to the north.
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Welcome! We are working to provide city services that help make Brenham a great place to work, live and visit.
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