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Welcome to the 43rd Annual Frontier Days On behalf of the Alvin Rotary Club, we would like to welcome everyone to our 43rd annual Frontier Days celebration! We have a wonderful festival scheduled this year which should provide loads of fun for the entire family. Starting with our carnival all the way through our arts and crafts booths and car and bike show, Frontier Days truly has something for everyone. Our festival stretches over three days – from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29. The grandstand during the annual Frontier Days parade, which starts at 9 a.m., will be set up in front of City Hall for judging, and afterward, while you stroll down Sealy Street, you can enjoy live music, arts and crafts booths, kids’ games, and delicious food. Come back to the grandstand for the parade awards at 11:30 a.m. This year we are continuing our ever-popular downtown street location for our hundreds of arts
and crafts booths. Booths will be lined down Sealy Street, as well as Hood and Hardie streets. As you make your way down the street, don’t forget to visit our carnival one block away. There are rides for all ages! You could win your choice of two loaded trucks or a sports car when you purchase a chance for $100. Tickets are available at all Alvin financial institutions or from Alvin Rotary members. Remember, only 1,000 tickets will be sold, so get one or more soon. Don’t miss your chance to be the owner of a new truck (2017 Ford F150 crew cab, 2017 Dodge 1500 SLT crew cab 4x4) or a new car (2017 loaded-out Chevy Camaro ), while having the best time of the year at Frontier Days. The lucky winners will be announced between 3 and 4 p.m. Friday evening there will be a concert at National Oak Park. We will have two exciting performers for the night. Starting the night off, from La Grange, Texas, will be the talented singer/songwriter/guitar picker Briana Adams. Second up will be Alvin native recording artist Seth Candan with his full band. He puts on a great show! Our headliner for the evening will be Texas singer/songwriter Charlie Robison. Also known as the “Bad Boy of Bandera,” Charlie is a true legend in Texas country music. From Gruene Hall, John T Floore Country store to Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, Texas, Charlie has been entertaining folks for years with his distinctive sound. There will be food trucks and cold beverages sold for your enjoyment. There will be plenty of room for dancing, so come have a great time. Doors to the concert area will open at 5 p.m., and the concert will continue until midnight. Tickets are $20 per person. Please come on out and show your support to the Alvin Rotary Club. Come join us as we celebrate the 64th anniversary of our Rotary Club while we raise funds to make Alvin a better place to live.
Scott Helpenstill Frontier Days Marshal There’s still much more to do and see at Frontier Days this year, so check the schedule of events inside this special keepsake section. The famous Rotary Gunfighters will hold two gunfights with some bad guys looking for trouble, with gunfights at 11:45 a.m. and at 1:45 p.m. in the downtown area between the Chamber of Commerce building and City Hall. There will be live music at both the car show in the park and in front of City Hall! Everyone will want to head on over to the huge car and bike show in National Oak Park and reminisce about the “good ole days” where you can chat with some of the owners of these really unusual vehicles. This year the entire park will be taken up by the car show, allowing great opportunities to view all the vehicles. Along with the car show, National Oak Park will be the site of our local youth dance studio performers. And how could a day of entertainment be complete without performances from the Alvin High School band, the percussion drum line, and the Alvin ROTC drill team? Bring your whole family and come enjoy the 2017 Frontier Days activities you will read about in these pages. We promise you will have a great time! Scott Helpenstill Frontier Days Marshal
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Thursday April 27
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Friday April 28 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Carnival Open 6:00 p.m. - midnight Concert begins at National Oak Park
Saturday April 29 7:00 a.m. Car Show 7:30 a.m. Frontier Days
Parade line up at AHS Football Stadium 8:00 a.m. Arts, Crafts and Collectibles Business Expo 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Carnival Open 9:00 a.m. Frontier Days Parade begins 10:00 a.m. Tim Salter Group performs at National Oak Park 11:30 a.m. Parade Winners will be announced at City Hall 11:45 a.m. Rotary Gunfighters at City Hall Noon Brittany Hawkins Dance Studio at National Oak Park Noon Car and Bike Show entry deadline Noon Courageous Band
performs at City Hall 1:00 p.m. Small Town Friends performs at National Oak Park 1:45 p.m. Rotary Gunfighters at City Hall 2:00 p.m. Adam Heiman Band performs at City Hall 3:00 p.m. Car and Bike Show Awards presentation 4:00 p.m. Club 100 Winners reverse draw Proceeds from these activities will be used to help fund the Alvin Rotary Club scholarship program.
If you have any questions regarding the Frontier Days event, contact event Marshal Scott Helpenstill.
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A message from the club president As this year’s president of the Alvin Rotary Club, I want to invite you to attend our 43rd annual Frontier Days events. As Rotarians, we have a motto: “Service above self.” The Frontier Days events originated as a way for us to give back to the Alvin community by bringing everyone together for a time of fun and fellowship that people of all ages can enjoy. I feel very fortunate to have grown up here in Alvin and have enjoyed this event from when it first began. As shown in years past, over 18,000 Alvin citizens and visitors participate in the many activities that are scheduled over the Thursday, April 27; Friday, April 28; and Saturday, April 29 weekend. The carnival will open Thursday from 5-10 p.m., Friday. Carnival hours are the same. Our concert gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday. The concert begins at 6 p.m. and ends at midnight. On Saturday, I want to invite you to come early before the parade. In front of City Hall, Mr. Karlis Ercums, III will be announcing our parade again this year. Before the parade, he always does a great job of getting the crowd on their feet – singing, dancing, and having a great time. There is also still time for you to participate with your own entry in the parade. The parade route is over 2 ½ miles and extends from the Alvin High School Stadium parking lot and passes City Hall in our downtown area and then back to Alvin High School. Sealy Street will be closed from Gordon Street to Stanton’s parking lot. There will be about 130 vendors displaying all their goods. Then you have the carnival that will be set up in Stanton’s parking lot. There will be a Car & Bike Show on the opposite end of Sealy Street at National Oak Park. We will have two stages – one in front of City Hall on Sealy Street and one in National Oak Park. Each will host a variety of local talent. Dancers, drum lines, bands, martial arts demonstrations, drill teams, and more will be there to entertain. This year, back by popular demand, our Alvin Ro-
Ricky Kubeczka Alvin Rotary President tary Gunfighters will also be putting on a show. In addition to our carnival, on Saturday we will have interactive entertainment in the form of bubble runners, bounce houses, mini-golf, kids train rides and more. For those who prefer a more relaxed form of entertainment, over 130 vendors will have everything from custom knives to local honey, hand-crafted jewelry to yard art. I am always amazed by the quality and variety of vendors that attend Frontier Days. This is a great time to find the unique gift for that person who already has everything. Automobile enthusiasts, don’t forget our Car & Bike Show. Every year, there are wonderful new entries. The show includes everything from drag racing cars to allelectric vehicles. Classic muscle cars are always a crowd favorite. This event grows yearly, and we are expecting over 175 cars and bikes to be on display at National Oak Park this year. Also we expect antique tractors to be on display from area club members. Through the wonderful contributions of the Alvin community and our Frontier Days sponsors, the Alvin Rotary Club has been able to contribute over $1 million invested into the community over the years. The majority of the contributions were collected through raffle ticket sales. This year, the winner can select one vehicle from a choice of three options: 2017 Ford Pickup, 2017 Dodge Pickup or a 2017 Chevy Camaro. We are selling only 1,000 tickets. To get your chance at winning, purchase your raffle tickets through any Alvin Rotarian. The drawing will be held in front of City Hall at 4 p.m., See President, page 29
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Car & Bike Show winners of Frontier Days 2016 Best of Show Car Mustang, Camaro, Firebird 1964-1969 Rich O’Connor, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS Best of Show Bike Motorcycle Metric Class Charles & Susan Hamm, 2009 Honda Goldwing Rotary President’s Trophy All Makes and Models Pre-1960 Jim
Marken, 1957 Chevrolet 210 Mayor’s Trophy General Motors Vehicles Mike JR Combs, 1966 Chevrolet El Camino Marshal’s Trophy Mopar Vehicles Mike & Gay Combs, 1972 Dodge Challenger Motorcycle Class Winner Motorcycle Metric Class Charles &
Susan Hamm, 2009 Honda Goldwing Motorcycle Class Winner Motorcycle Non-Harley Custom Brian Van Tassel, 2005 Bouvgett Phython Motorcycle Class Winner Motorcycle Pro Custom Tim McLaughlin, 2002 Honda
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The Frontier Days Car and Bike Show will be held at National Oak Park, with an anticipated 200 vehicles. The show starts at 7 a.m., and judging begins in the afternoon. This black beauty is a Studebaker from the 1950s. Winners in the car and bike show competition will get trophies for their work on restoration of their vehicles. (Staff photo by David Money) Class Winner All Makes and Models Pre-1960 Gary Blalock, 1953 Studebaker Champion Class Winner Under Construction Rob Valentine, 1963 Dodge D100 Class Winner Import Car or Truck Pre-1991 David Boudreau, 1967 Jaguar 420 Saloon Class Winner Antique John Vaughan, 1929 Ford Model A Class Winner Antique John Vaughan, 1930 Ford Model AA Class Winner Street Rods Coupe Bill Spencer, 1939 Chevrolet Class Winner Truck 19611989 Miguel Castellano, 1972 Chevrolet C10 Class Winner C3 Corvette 1968-1982 Ricardo Rosas Sr., 1982 Chevrolet Corvette Class Winner Special Interest Tim Harvey, 1923 Ford T Bucket Class Winner Mustang, Camaro, Firebird 1990-1999 James Hemme, 1993 Ford Mustang Class Winner General Motors Vehicles Sandra Leyva, 1987 Buick Grand National
Class Winner Under Construction Randy Ross, 1991 AM General M931A1 Class Winner Custom Car 1950-1959 Mike & Ruby Wagoner, 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Class Winner Antique Roger Allen & Raymond Glenn, 1930 Ford A Class Winner All Makes and Models 1980-1989 Warren Nelson, 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Class Winner Unrestored Original David Jackson, 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Class Winner Ford Vehicles Jason Boyd, 1965 Ford Country Class Winner Mustang, Camaro, Firebird 1964-1969 Deana Keller, 1964 Ford Mustang Class Winner Truck Pre-1960 Robby Childress, 1947 Hudson Pickup Class Winner Custom Car 1950-1959 Ricky Rosas Jr., 1955 Chevrolet Belair Class Winner Truck Custom 1973-Present Angel Cordero, 1992 Chevrolet C1500 See Show, page 10
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Continued from page 7 Class Winner General Motors Vehicles Bob Flanders, 1961 Chevrolet Impala Class Winner C5 Corvette 1997-2004 Sam Vasquez, 2000 Chevrolet Corvette Class Winner Truck Pre-1960 Phil Landon, 1949 Chevrolet 3600 Class Winner Under Construction Ernest Walker, 1968 Pontiac Firebird Class Winner Mustang, Camaro, Firebird 1964-1969 Rich O’Connor, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS Class Winner Street Rods Coupe Billy Glines, 1935 Chevrolet Standard Class Winner Mopar Vehicles Mick O’Rourke, 2011 Dodge Challenger
Class Winner Street Rods Sedan Les Hansen, 1930 Dodge Sedan Class Winner Under Construction Lee Lilley, 1928 Ford Model A Class Winner Mustang, Camaro, Firebird 2000-Present Gretchen Ann Thomas, 2016 Ford Mustang Class Winner Ford Vehicles Thomas Devaty, 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Sedan Class Winner C6 Corvette 2005-2013 Jon & Gina Reed, 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Class Winner Import Car or Truck 1991-Present Thomas Garcia, 2006 Mazda Custom Class Winner Import Car or Truck Pre-1991 Andrew Vasquez, 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit
Class Winner Rat Rods Chuck Berg, 1928 Ford Model A Class Winner Truck 4 X 4 Martin Martinez, 1966 Ford Bronco Class Winner Mustang, Camaro, Firebird 2000-Present Debbie Slaughter, 2015 Ford Mustang Class Winner Special Interest Thomas Ditto, 1967 Jeep M715 Class Winner Ford Vehicles Vicki McConnell, 2003 Mercury Marauder Class Winner Mustang, Camaro, Firebird 1964-1969 Jose Godinez, 1966 Ford Mustang Class Winner Mopar Vehicles Mike & Gay Combs, 1972 Dodge Challenger Class Winner General Motors Vehicles Mike JR Combs, 1966 Chevrolet El Camino
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Plenty to do during the annual celebration
The Alvin Rotary Club will host the 43rd Annual Frontier Days from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 at National Oak Park in downtown Alvin. This year’s festivities begin Thursday afternoon when the carnival opens in Stanton’s parking lot. The festivities continue Friday in National Oak Park at the Frontier Days Concert, where Briana Adams will perform from 6-7:30 p.m.; Seth Candan from 8-9:30 p.m.; and Charlie Robison from 10 p.m.-midnight. Food and drinks will be served. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Admission to the Frontier Days Concert is $20. Arts and crafts vendors will be
set up on Sealy Street on Saturday. Saturday’s full day of events will feature the popular Frontier Days Parade through the old downtown area of Alvin. Another crowd favorite, the Alvin Rotary Club Gunfighters, will perform their popular “shoot-out” twice on Saturday. Nearby, kiddie rides, food concessions, and carnival activities run concurrent with the Arts, Crafts & Collectibles Festival and the Antique and Collectible Car and Bike Show. Prize winners for the Club 100 Frontier Days drawing will be selected via a random reverse drawing. Frontier Days brings many people to downtown Alvin, and most return year after year to enjoy the See Celebration, page 31
The Alvin Noon Rotary’s food booth is dedicated to the late Jim Schwind, who was a former publisher of the Alvin Sun & Advertiser. (Staff photo by David Money)
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Rotary sponsors essay contest For 24 years the Alvin Rotary Club has proudly sponsored the Annual Drug Awareness Essay Banquet in conjunction with all junior high campuses throughout Alvin ISD. Each year during Red Ribbon Week, students participate through their English departments as they actively discuss how to combat and offer solutions to drug problems in their families, schools, and community. The program has received overwhelming and enthusiastic participation throughout the school district as we conduct an awards banquet each year to recognize the best essays from the students and their English teachers from Alvin, Fairview, Harby, Manvel, Rodeo Palms and Nolan Ryan junior highs. With more than 1,200 students participating annually, the Rotary Club of Alvin has been recognized for the effectiveness of this pro-
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gram in providing education and reduction of drug abuse among the youth. As we further our pursuit in this noble cause, we ask you to please consider supporting the Alvin Rotary Foundation, a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, as a sponsor for our cause. Your donation will be appreciated and acknowledged in our program and on our website. Gold Sponsor: $2,500 Silver Sponsor: $1,000 Bronze Sponsor: $500 Since 1994, the Alvin Rotary Club has sponsored a Drug Awareness Essay Contest geared to the education of eighth-grade students about the dangers of drug abuse. Students write interpretive essays about how drugs affect themselves, their family, their friends, their community, or their country. Eighth-grade English teachers select one student essay from each class for further judging by the Alvin Rotary Club. Classroom winners and their families are invited to an appreciation banquet hosted by the Alvin Rotary Club. The 2017 Rotary Drug Awareness Essay Contest winners are: Honorable Mention Tyler Solis Manvel Junior High Teacher – Kelly Lee Angela Tungpalan Rodeo Palms Junior High Teacher – Brittany Elliott Nikil Vijayan Nolan Ryan Junior High Teacher – Mallory Lennon Joshua Brindamour Alvin Junior High Teacher – Pamela Buhler Third Place Hana Merlone $50 Best Buy gift card Fairview Junior High Teacher – Janette Milmoe Second Place Earl Ray Huffhines $100 Best Buy gift card Fairview Junior High Teacher – Michelle Reynolds First Place Miguel Aleman $200 Best Buy gift card Harby Junior High Teacher – Holly Abney Alvin Junior High Savonna Austin, Joshua Brindamour, Taylor Chapman, Jada Deitrich, Jesika Fonseca, Jor-
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A lucky drawing winner will get to choose one of these three vehicles on Saturday. One of the choices is this 2017 Dodge RAM 1500. The other choices are shown below. (Contributed photos)
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The Alvin Rotary Club is pleased to announce that Club 100 will once again be an exciting part of Frontier Day. When you purchase a $100 ticket for the Club 100 vehicle raffle, you become a member of Club 100 for the year. All proceeds after the vehicle is paid for go back into the charitable fund account which helps the club pay for scholarships and
apportioned dues to the national club, as well as support community organizations and events. Only 1,000 tickets will be available for $100 each for the opportunity to win the choice of one of the following vehicles from Ron Carter of Alvin: • 2017 RAM 1500 Lone Star Silver Crew Cab 4x4 MSRP $46,615 See Vehicles, page 29
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The parade begins at the Alvin High School Football Stadium parking lot. It travels down College Drive and turns left onto Stadium Drive; left turn on Johnson Street to Adoue Street; right on Adoue Street to Gordon Street; left on Gordon Street to Sealy Street; left on Sealy Street to Johnson Street; left on Johnson Street to Adoue Street; right on Adoue Street to Second Street; left on Second Street back to stadium parking lot.
Come up with a parade float The Alvin Rotary Club is preparing to celebrate a big event on Saturday, April 29. Frontier Days, our annual fun festival, is scheduled for that date. The annual Frontier Days Parade promises to be the highlight event of the celebrations. The Rotary Club’s Annual Frontier Days is a tribute to Alvin area citizens with a parade beginning at 9 a.m. on the appointed date. We invite you to participate in the parade and will be honored if you accept our invitation. In order to defray our expenses for the parade, we’re asking for a $20 fee per entry (per auto). Return the entry card as soon as possible to Germania Farm Insurance, Andrea Burr-Mays (Gordon at Adoue), along with your fee, no later than the Friday before Frontier Day, so that we can prepare a place for you in the parade. Last year, there were over 200 entries in the parade, and it appears there will be even more this
year. An estimated 20,000 people watched last year’s parade, and this year’s crowd is expected to be even greater. Frontier Days is a tradition in Alvin, and it is good family-style entertainment enjoyed by visitors from surrounding communities. Therefore, we ask you to refrain from using water balloons and/or water guns in any fashion. The parade line up begins at 7:30 a.m., Saturday at the north side of the Alvin High School football stadium parking lot. There will be Rotarians to give you a numbered place card and direct you to your spot in the parade. We sincerely hope you will find it possible to be our parade guest and remain as long as you desire to enjoy the Frontier Day fun and good food. If you have any questions about the parade, please contact: Andrea Burr-Mays Parade Coordinator 281-331-9093
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There were horses and riders of all sizes in last year’s parade. (Staff photo by David Money)
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What judges look for in winners Guidelines for judging will be beauty, originality, preparation, and participation. The categories of entry are as follows: • Floats (highly decorated, elaborate) • Commercial (equipment, trucks, etc.) • Horses or Mules (riders, vehicles drawn by) • Novelty Entry (comic, cute, unusual, etc.) • Other (marching groups, clowns, etc.)
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Carnival rides into town Buy a wrist band and enjoy all the rides you love for half a day. From rides that make you scream to winning a stuffed animal, there is just something special about going to the carnival. Every year, the Alvin Rotary Club brings the carnival to the city and makes it a part of Frontier Days because it is so much fun to enjoy the rides and some delicious cotton candy or a hot dog. The carnival will be open
from 5-10 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. For a single charge per person, enjoy all you can ride for half a day. After the parade on Saturday, the carnival will become a part of the festivities. It will be set up on the parking lot across from Stanton’s Shopping Center for your enjoyment. Don’t miss the carnival as Alvin and the Rotary Club celebrate Frontier Days.
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Youngsters get a grip as they ride the kiddie coaster last year. (Staff photo by David Money)
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Short history of Rotary
Children get a thrill on the kiddie Ferris wheel. (Staff photo by David Money)
The world’s first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed Feb. 23, 1905, by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to capture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The Rotary name derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members’ offices. Rotary’s popularity spread, and, within a decade, clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York to Winnipeg, Canada. By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents. The organization adopted the Rotary International name a year later. As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond serving club members’ professional and social interests. Rotarians began pooling their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The organization’s dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its motto: Service Above Self. By 1925, Rotary had grown to 200 clubs with more than 20,000 members. The organization’s distinguished reputation attracted presidents, prime ministers, and a host of other luminaries to its ranks – among
them author Thomas Mann, diplomat Carlos P. Romulo, humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, and composer Jean Sibelius. The Four-Way Test In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test, a code of ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years later. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions: Of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? The Four-Way Test is recited at the start of every Rotary Club meeting.
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Rotary International dedicated to service Polio Plus. Since the 1980s, Rotary International has sought to eradicate polio and seven other deadly diseases. Through an oral medication, Rotary and the World Health Organization have reduced this former epidemic into just isolated areas in four countries. The Alvin Rotary Club continues to fund this worthwhile project until its conclusion. National Oak Park. In the 1990s Alvin Rotary Club built a Performance Stage at National Oak Park and provides lighting and electricity throughout the park and on the National
Oak Tree. In the 2000s, the club built the Rotary Pavilion and continued with additional park upgrades, including partial funding for the adjoining Tom Blakeney Hike and Bike Trail. Alvin Food Pantry. An ongoing community project, the Rotary Club has provided food and funding to the Alvin Food Pantry. As needed, the Rotary Club has provided new commercial freezers, enabling the Food Pantry to serve more people in need. Brazoria County Fair and 2nd Chance Auction. The Rotary Club of Alvin has his-
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after the Alvin Rotary Club. The Alvin Interact works closely with the Alvin Rotary Club, providing youth and energy to many of our projects. The Alvin Interact is the sponsor of the annual Par For Polio Golf Tournament, with its proceeds going to the cure of polio. Manvel Interact. In 2013, the Rotary Club of Alvin sponsored the creation of the Manvel Interact Club. YMCA. In the 2000s, the Alvin Rotary Club committed to a multi-year pledge for capital for the creation of the Thelma Ley Anderson YMCA. The Alvin Rotary Club has also participated in the YMCA partners campaign, ensuring that everyone, regardless of his or her ability to pay, can participate in the YMCA. Nolan Ryan Center. In the 1990s, the Alvin Rotary Club provided funding to upgrade the amenities in the banquet room at the Nolan Ryan Center. The banquet room bears the name of the Alvin Rotary Club in recognition of its contribution. Alvin Rotary Field. In conjunction with the Alvin Lions Club, the Alvin Rotary Club contributed to the creation of Lion’s Park, a multi-purpose athletic field across from Alvin High School. In appreciation of
the financial commitment, the Alvin Lions Club named a baseball field the Alvin Rotary Field. The DARE Program. The DARE Program served as a three-year project to educate and provide elementary school children with the knowledge and life skills to avoid drugs and alcohol abuse. The Rotary Club of Alvin funded this nationally recognized program in the 1980s throughout AISD. Crime Prevention Vans. Through the 1980s and 1990s, the Alvin Rotary Club has purchased two specially equipped crime prevention vans for the Alvin Police Department. The concept of crime prevention vans ultimately evolved into Strategic Weapons and Tactical units. Alvin Community Health Endeavor. In the 1990s, the Rotary Club of Alvin provided a Health Endeavor, which was matched by the Houston Endowment, enabling the construction and expansion of the facility to greater serve the Alvin community. Alvin Community College Performance Center. In the 2000s, the Alvin Rotary Club provided matching funds to the Alvin Community College Foundation to create a small See Service, page 19
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Service Continued from page 18 venue entertainment facility that serves as a teaching laboratory for Alvin Community College students in the broadcast departments. Shots Across Texas. During the 1980s and 1990s, the Alvin Rotary Club organized a massive effort to provide free immunizations to children prior to attending the start of school. The Alvin Rotary Club provided the publicity and resources, while Brazoria County nurses administered the vaccinations. Balloons and a petting zoo comforted the children while they waited their shots. International Projects. As a member of Rotary International, the Alvin Rotary Club has partnered with other Rotary Clubs and non-profits to render aid around the world. Rotarians have had a hands-on approach to providing medical treatment at the Guerrero Eye Clinic in Mexico, aiding in hurricane relief efforts in Nicaragua, rebuilding homes in earthquake-damaged Haiti, restoring water wells in the Philippines, and tsunami relief in the South Pacific. The Rotary Club of Alvin has also provided wheelchairs for the elderly and a literacy textbook drive for South Africa school children. Group Studies, Youth and Friendship Exchange. Members of the Alvin Rotary Club have hosted young professionals in international education programs from Germany and the Philippines. The Alvin Rotary has sponsored local students to serve as outbound ambassadors to Sweden and Argentina and has hosted international students from Russia and Poland. Our club members have also participated in Friendship exchanges with other Rotarians from England. Scholarships. The Alvin Rotary Club has a long history of providing scholarships to AISD students. Currently, the Alvin Rotary Club provides 10 scholarships at $1,000 each: • Neal Nelson Scholarship • Elmer Deszo Scholarship • Clyde Shepherd Scholarship • Beryl Cline Scholarship • Bill Walsh Engineering Scholarship
• Mr. & Mrs. Guillermo Vela Scholarship • Tom Blakeney Scholarship • Alvin Interact Scholarship • Alvin Rotary Endowed Scholarship • Alvin Rotary Perfect Attendance Scholarship Community Service Through its 60-year history, the Rotary Club of Alvin has proudly supported many of our local and finest non-profit volunteer organizations. We salute their value to our community, and we are honored to have shared our fundraising efforts with them. Youth Services • AISD Academic Decathlon Team • AISD Academic Excellence Banquet • AISD Choir • AISD Education Foundation • AISD Education of the Mind • Alvin Girls Softball • Alvin Little League • Alvin Youth Soccer Association • Alvin Youth Baseball • Alvin Aquatic Club • Alvin Youth Livestock Arena Association
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Robison will headline concert Country music singer and songwriter Charlie Robison and his band will finish out the Friday night concert in National Oak Park from 10 p.m.midnight. Let’s just get it out of the way right up front: In the five years between his last and most successful album yet, “Good Times,” and his new Dualtone Records release, “Beautiful Day,” Charlie Robison got divorced from his wife, Emily, of The Dixie Chicks. So it’s only natural to assume that this is his “divorce album,” which is not altogether untrue. But as with all devoted songwriters, Robison writes from a perspective that draws from and speaks to larger matters and issues within human experience and life in these times. And as the title indicates, even if this album is to a notable degree about and informed by the end of his marriage, there’s something different and more at work here. “Beautiful Day” is ultimately an album that chronicles the processes and resulting growth one goes through and finally the redemption to be found within such a major life event. And it reflects a change in approach in the way Robison writes his songs. “In the past most of my songs were
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stories written from a third-person perspective,” he explains. “This is the first album where I’m writing in the first person. It wasn’t like I did it by design; I didn’t have any choice.” Hence, “Beautiful Day” is a musical and emotional journey that travels through a vivid landscape of feelings and moods from certain places to other ones new and wholly different. Like such certified classics as Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” and Willie Nelson’s “Phases & Stages,” its narrative center is the end of Robison’s marriage. Yet unlike too many divorces, where rancor and pointed anger is a key part of the mix of feelings, this story is one of two people who love each other and their children, but due to their situations, themselves, and the demands of their careers, the marriage is no longer tenable. And that’s what makes “Beautiful Day” another significant creative work about divorce with a different tale to tell than any other. Robison’s divorce, which was finalized in August of last year, is by no means typical. “It was a completely amicable thing,” he explains. “We didn’t even have separate lawyers. “We did the whole thing ourselves, and we get along better now than we had the last four years of our marriage. We hang out all the time,” he notes. The distinctly different nature of
this break-up is clear from the opening title track, with its upbeat vibe, tempo and theme, albeit tinted with a slightly sardonic edge. And by the time one reaches the final number, Robison’s decidedly Texan reading of Bruce Springsteen’s classic “Racing in the Streets,” an exhilarating sense of freedom and new beginnings is at hand. In between, one finds such compelling new Robison compositions as the psychedelically tinged “Yellow Blues,” the upbeat and spry “Feelin’ Good,” the emotionally stormy “If The Rain Don’t Stop,” the somber “Middle of the Night,” and the kicking country-rock hoedown of “She’s So Fine.” As with his last album, Robison includes two numbers by one of his favorite songwriters, Keith Gattis, “Down Again” and “Reconsider,” both of which fit the album’s theme perfectly, as does Bobby Bare Jr.’s “Nothin’ Better to Do.” All told, it’s an album that takes the listener through a gamut of feelings that by its end leaves one wiser and more mature, as well as wonderfully entertained. Throughout his career, Charlie Robison has forged his own path within the country music world, as well as the Lone Star music scene and popular music at large. He grew up in the small scenic town of Bandera in the Texas See Robison, page 21
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Continued from page 20 Hill country, known as “The Cowboy Capital of the World,” where his family has ranched the land for eight generations. Music wasn’t just a staple around the Robison household; from even before he could walk, Charlie would spend Saturday nights with his parents at The Cabaret, the local C&W dance hall in downtown Bandera. But the fare playing in the family home ran the gamut from rock ’n’ roll to singer-songwriters and much more. So it should come as no surprise that Charlie, his brother, Bruce, and sister, Robyn Ludwyck, all enjoy respected and critically acclaimed music careers as singers, songwriters, and recording and performing artists. While attending college at Southwest Texas State University, now known as Texas State University, and the alma mater of George Strait and many other musicians on the Lone Star scene, Robison found he wasn’t cut out for academics, and a long-held desire to try his hand at making music came bubbling to the surface. He managed to persuade Bruce to also drop out of college, and the two headed to Austin. The brothers Robison soon both landed in the band Chaparral, which in the late 1980s was a seminal act that seduced young generations of Texans to hit the dance floor to two-step, waltz and more, arm-in-arm in the oldschool style, to a new sound and style within the greater realms of country. It was ground zero for what became a thriving Austin scene rich with emerging talent by the 1990s. Charlie began writing songs in earnest, and after a stint in the popular Austin roots rocking combo Two Hoots and A Holler, as well as a collection of local talents know as The Millionaire Playboys, he struck out on his own as an artist. His 1995 debut album, aptly titled “Bandera” and released on the tiny Austin Vireo Records label, was a potent opening salvo that included such Robison favorites as the rowdy nightlife celebration “Barlight” and “Red Letter Day.” After a brief deal with a Nashville major label that ended because of his refusal to be artistically boxed-in and packaged as the latest hunky hat act, he signed with Sony Music’s Lucky Dog label and released two studio albums, 1998’s “Life of the Party” and 2001’s “Step Right Up,” which hit the Top 40 of the country album chart, as well as two live record-
ings: “Unleashed Live” with Bruce and label mate Jack Ingram from a tour the three did together and his own 2003 “Live” album that showcased Robison’s dynamic and hard-charging performing style which has made him a Lone Star State favorite and a popular national country-rock attraction. In what now may seem rather ironic, Robison’s 2004 Dualtone label debut, Good Times, found him celebrating wedded and domestic contentment as a husband and father of son, Gus, and twins, Juliana and Henry. It enjoyed the best record sales of his career, and the video for “El Cerrito Place” was a Top 10 hit at CMT. “Beautiful Day” promises to build upon and expand Robison’s public impact even further. But even if his divorce was amicable, the experience still wasn’t an easy one for him, as the end of any profound love is bound to be. “When I was writing this record, I was going through the quintessential divorce thing of living in a one-bedroom apartment in downtown San Antonio across from the bus station,” Robison recalls. “When it’s over, it’s over.” “Beautiful Day” captures the panoply of feelings one experiences with the break-up of a marriage. “It goes through the range from, man, this sucks worse than anything in the whole world to, man, I’m really pulling out of this and really feel good. I’d be up and write a redemptive song like ‘Beautiful Day’ or ‘Feelin’ Good.’ And then I’d write something like ‘If the Rain Don’t Come Today,’ where the guy in the song wants to go out and have fun tonight, and then it fades into the reality of where you’re at on ‘In the Middle of the Night.’ You’re by yourself, and you don’t feel as good as you did earlier. “But I still tried to give it that Sinatra twist where even if it feels lonely and bleak, a girl walks in at the end, and you think, well, maybe my life isn’t quite over yet.” Despite the high-profile fame of The Dixie Chicks, the Robisons managed to keep their separation and divorce out of the tabloids and gossip columns. “Although the order of the songs on the album is more musical than following any storyline, as you hear the record, you’ll know what was going on with the divorce,” Charlie admits. “Beautiful Day” is also a musical departure for Robison as his first selfproduced album, recorded at Bruce’s
Austin studio, Premium Recording Service. The vibrant electric guitar work throughout is by artist in his own right, as well as producer, Charlie Sexton, while the acoustic guitars that fill out the sound are by Robert Earl Keen’s guitarist and producer Rich Brotherton. Longtime Robison sideman Kim Deschamps brings the colors of his steel guitar and mandolin to the mix, while the bottom end is held down with grooving solidity by the veteran rhythm section of Robison’s backing band The Enablers, bassist Scott Esbeck, and drummer Keith Robinson. “I’ve wanted for a long time to make a record that sounds like a great American rock band,” explains Robison. And just as ‘Beautiful Day’ closes one emotional chapter in his life and opens another, it’s also an album on which his always strong rock ’n’ roll leanings come to the fore to transcend his country roots, while also bringing them along, to create a sound that is simply great American music.” All told, it’s an album of deep and rich emotional and musical content that anyone who has ever lived, loved and lost can find themselves within, as well as experience what Charlie Robison has been through. And all of us, the artist included, find a redemption
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they soon landed their first gig. They started out as a house band, opening for some big name bands every Sunday at Reno’s in Webster. After graduating high school, Seth moved to College Station and started doing some solo/acoustic acts at a few local bars while attending school. By age 19, Seth released his first record, “Life,” which consisted of 13 originals that he wrote after high school and leading into the end of his freshman year of college. Looking back, he sometimes feels he rushed the record; however, Seth looks at his writing on that record as a stepping stone, as if it tells a story about what he went through or who he was at that time. So he stuck to his guns and took a chance being a Texas singer/songwriter and put school and everything else aside. In the spring of 2010, Seth improved his live shows by getting a permanent band out of College Station. “I’m so blessed that I found such talented musicians that have the same drive and passion as I do. They are now some of my closest friends, and I’m glad to share the stage with See Native, page 23
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Continued from page 22 them.” Seth spent a lot of time in 2010 in Mike McClure’s basement recording his second record, “The Aftermath,” which was released Oct. 26 and was produced by MClure, one of the Red Dirt founders. He feels it’s a big change from the “Life” album. “‘The Aftermath’ has a lot to do with how I’ve lived and experienced crazy and fun times away from home, in college, over the past three years.” His voice has matured, and this new record has a lot more groove.
Many of his fans love his music because of its original mix of southern rock, blues, and country. Seth has been nominated for two 2011 Texas Music Awards, including Album of the Year for “The Aftermath,” and he’s released two singles from “The Aftermath” – “Alright,” featuring Mike McClure, and “Weekend’s Gone.” When you come out to a show, expect to stay on your feet. Seth makes sure to keep the groove going with harmonica solos in almost every song, which blend with his music’s southern rock personality.
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Briana Adams is a singer/songwriter from Winchester. She is a self-taught solo musician and has been playing for eight years. During that time, Briana has opened for many big names in the Texas Country/Red Dirt Music scene, including Brandon Rhyder, Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland, Cory Morrow, Randy Rogers Band and the Bellamy Brothers. She is the concert’s opening act. (Contributed photo)
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Continued from page 13 • 2017 Ford F-150 4x2 Ruby Red Supercrew MSRP $47,310 • 2017 GM Camaro 1SS Bright Yellow Coupe MSRP $39,253 A reverse draw of all 1,000 certificates will be held on Frontier Day in downtown Alvin. The last certificate drawn will be the winner of the Grand Prize. Participants do not need to be present to win. Consolation prizes include gift cards of $500 (2); $250 (2); and $100 (5). Rotary Club 100 tickets are available by contacting: The Alvin Rotary Club; P.O. Box 1345; Alvin, TX 77512-1345 or at most Alvin financial institutions. Proceeds generated by the Alvin Rotary Club through fundraising programs from past years have been used to support: AISD Scholarships Alvin Food Pantry
Last year’s Club 100 winners The 2016 Club 100 prize winners are listed along with winning ticket number, sponsor, prize, and ticket seller: Roland Lenarduzzi; 1; HEB; $500; K. Ercums Donald Treadwell; 100; Joe’s Bar-B-Q; $100; Scott Helpenstill Diana Jones; 200; Chili’s; $100; Wayne Bell Kurt Rathgen; 300; Olive Garden; $100; Scott Helpenstill Scott Kitchenes; 400; Joe’s BarB-Q; $100; Ricky Kubeczka Carolyn Wight; 500; Stanton’s; $100; Jan Schneider Shannon Mallery; 600; Joe’s Bar-B-Q; $100; Kristy Megale Chip Hoiseth; 700; Stanton’s; $250; Ray Rusk Mary Ann Kissane; 999; The Home Depot; $500; Neal Stanton Terry Chavers; 1000; Ron Carter; Car/Truck; Bill Nelson
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Alvin Rotary Gunfighters will engage in two performances of their annual Gunfight during Frontier Days on Saturday. Performances will be held at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. next to the Alvin Chamber of Commerce on Hardie Street. The Alvin Rotary Club gunfighters have been a part of Frontier Day activities since 1976. They engage in “pretend” western saloon fights, bank robberies, and even an occasional train robbery. In all the scenarios, they always ensure that the “good guys” win. (Staff photo by David Money)
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Here is who got the Rotary scholarships The Alvin Rotary Club will awarded a total of 10 scholarships to seniors this year. ALVIN ROTARY INTERACT SCHOLARSHIP $1,000; Top 10 percent, Interact student, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, college of choice ROTARY CLUB ENDOWED $1,000; Top 10 percent, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, attend ACC TOM BLAKENEY MEMORIAL $1,000; Top 10 percent, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, college of choice CLYDE SHEPHERD $1,000, Top 10 percent, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, college of choice BILL WALSH ENGINEERING $1,000, Top 10 percent, Engineering Major, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, college of choice MR. & MRS. CARLOS VELA MEMORIAL $1,000, Top 10 percent must have attended AISD junior and senior years, attend ACC or Texas A&M ALVIN ROTARY PERFECT ATTENDANCE SCHOLARSHIP $1,000, Top 20 percent, must have attended AISD with perfect attendance, college of choice BERYL CLINE $1,000, Top 20 percent, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, attend ACC ELMER DEZSO $1,000, Top 20 percent, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, attend ACC NEAL NELSON MEMORIAL $1,000, Top 20 percent, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, financial need considered, attend ACC
DAVID & ROXANA BOUDREAU $1,000, Top 20 percent, Interact student, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, college of choice JIM SCHWIND MEMORIAL $1,000, Top 10 percent, Interact student, must have attended AISD junior and senior years, college of choice *The Neal Nelson Scholarship is funded through the Alvin Community College Foundation. Awards are announced at the Senior Awards Night Program. Winners of the Alvin Rotary Club scholarships awarded in 2016 are listed here, along with their college major: Alvin Interact at Texas State Becca Rodriguez, AHS, Education Alvin Rotary Club Endowed at Stephen F. Austin Chantelle Siewart, AHS, Nursing Thomas Blakeney Memorial Rotary Scholarship Bridget Byrd, ACC, Assets, Education Clyde Shepherd at Texas A&M Kyli Bingham, AHS, Biology Bill Walsh Engineering Tech at Sam Houston Garrett Gray, AHS, Engineering Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Vela at Texas A&M Kate Jernigan, AHS, Business Beryl Cline Scholarship Kristina Heng, AHS, Business Elmer Dezso Memorial Scholarship Jonathan Medrano, AHS, EMT Neal Nelson Memorial ACC Scholarship Madison Bochard, AHS, Biology David and Roxana Boudreau Jessica Echegoyen, MHS Jim Schwind Memorial Jena Jones, AHS, Chemical Engineering Perfect Attendance Christian Alarcon, MHS, Bio-Med Engineering
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entertainment and full day of activities. Proceeds support scholarships and other charitable activities in the Alvin area. The following activities are planned for Frontier Days: • Carnival • Arts, Crafts and Collectibles Business Expo • Car and Bike Show • Frontier Day Parade
• Club 100 Raffle tickets will be sold • AHS Marching Band will perform throughout the day at National Oak Park • Entertainment • Moonwalks and Kids Bouncers at National Oak Park • Food Court • Kiddy train rides at National Oak Park • Mini-Golf at City Hall.
Sea Center of Texas • Ravi Singhania, Port Commissioner • Southern Shaved Ice Texas Port Ministry • The BreVard Company • U.S. Coast Guard Auxilary Flotilla 64 Vernor Material and Equipment Co., Inc. • Weighing Technologies, Inc.
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