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Cinco De Mayo Festival is May 2, 2009

Once again, it is time for our annual Cinco de Mayo Festival.  Each year our festival continues to be more successful than the last, with no exception to 2009.  The level of attendance, participation and funds raised exceeds previous years.

 

All proceeds from our annual Cinco de Mayo Festival Celebration will continue to provide scholarship funds for the current graduating class at Royal High School.

 

Please join us to make this year successful and participate in our parade.  The parade will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 2:00 P.M.  Parade contestants will line up at 1:30 P.M. at the Brookshire Police Department, with route to the Brookshire Convention Center.

 

For more information, you may contact: 
Eva Lemos at 281-375-7459 or 281-375-5406
Chief PreJean at 281-375-5000
Frank Cobio at 281-934-1067

 

Hope you can join us on that day!

The Royal FFA needs your help!

Due to circumstances beyond their control, the Royal FFA students are in need of some extra help this year in the sale of their livestock projects.

Because the new High School is not completed, the Show and Sale will be held at the Waller County Fairgrounds on Friday night at 7:30 PM. Several issues could hinder the sale, including a slow economy and the location and time of the sale. The late-night sale could make for a potentially poor showing for the students at the Auction.

Any of you who can come and participate in the Dinner (5 PM) and Auction will be greatly appreciated by these kids that have worked so hard for this day.

If you are not able to buy an animal please make a contribution of whatever you can afford to the Royal Friends of the FFA. They will combine these contributions and be able to fully support these students that have put a great deal of effort into their animal projects. This is a worthwhile organization and has consistently turned out quality students. To make a contribution to the Friends please contact Jim Meader at 281-794-0314 and he will come to you for your donation. You can also see Nelda at Hard Times Bar-B-Q as well.

Please dig deep and support the Students of the Royal FFA. Thank you for your support.

Royal FFA Parade Kicks off Annual Livestock Show

FFA PARADE PHOTOS

March 14, 2009 was the kick off for the Royal FFA Livestock Show.  Despite the weather being cold and wet this did not stop the crowd from getting out to support the students.

Future Farmers of America is where high school students compete in various events called Career Development Events (CDEs).  The program is designed to broaden the student’s abilities and experience in different fields of agriculture.
The FFA Motto:
·        Learning to Do
·        Doing to Learn
·        Earning to Live
·        Living to Serve

The FFA Mission:
            The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

The FFA creed:
The FFA creed was written by Erwin Milton "E.M." Tiffany of Wisconsin, and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the FFA. It was revised at the 38th Convention and the 63rd Convention. It is recited by new members to the organization to reflect their growing belief in agriculture and agricultural educatio. It also must be memorized and recited to earn the Greenhand Degree.

I believe in the future of agriculture; with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.

I believe that to live and work on a good farm or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement I can not deny.

I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly with such knowledge and skill as I can secure and in the ability of progressive agriculturalists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.

I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so-for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.

I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.

The Oaks at Brookshire -- Business of the Month

THE OAKS AT BROOKSHIRE
710 HWY 359 S
BROOKSHIRE, TX  77423
(281) 375-5272

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The Oaks at Brookshire has 134 certified beds.  They provide care to Medicaid, Medicare and private pay recipients whose medical condition requires the skills of licensed nurses on a regular basis.   The facility provides for the medical, social, and psychological needs of each resident, including room and board, social services, over-the-counter drugs, medical supplies and equipment, and personal needs items.   They provide residents & family counseling services. Private and semi-private rooms are available. 

Short-term, long-term, and respite care is offered.  Short-term or transitional care is generally post-hospitalization medical and rehabilitative care designed to restore an individual’s health and functional level so the resident is able to return home after an acute illness or injury- they can help residents transition from hospital to home.  Additionally, they work collaboratively with hospice programs to provide palliative and supportive care for terminally ill residents and their families.

Facility staff includes the Medical Director, Administrator, Director of Nursing, Licensed Nurses, Certified Nurse Aides, Restorative Aides, Certified Medication Aides, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists, a Social Worker, and Certified Activity Director, Food Services, Housekeeping, and Maintenance personnel.

New Brookshire Ambulance

By Laura Parker-Fox
Staff Writer, The Times Tribune

Brookshire has received its new ambulance this week and Maxine Pate, Director of Brookshire EMS was kind enough to bring it by The Times Tribune so that we could see it in all it's glory.
The ambulance was purchased from a $120,071 grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The new ambulance was $102,071 and $18,000 was paid on the lease for the old ambulance that Brookshire EMS has had since 1993. As you can imagine, it was time for a new ambulance. “We appreciate the State of Texas approving this fund for us. We can continue providing the same level of service as we have in the past for the Brookshire community and surrounding areas, except now we have a back-up ambulance as needed,” said Pate.
Several reasons for a back-up ambulance could be if there were multiple ambulance calls or if one of the ambulances was in for repair or routine maintenance. “Two crews are not normally scheduled to man both ambulances, but off-duty personnel are always ready to jump into action,” said Pate.
The equipment on the new ambulance has the same patient-care and service capabilities as the older ambulance.

Pictured  (not in order) are: Emily Hillsman, Treasurer for Brookshire EMS Board of Directors, Maxine Pate, Director of Brookshire EMS, Susan Taylor, Brookshire EMS Board of Directors President, Marilyn Vaughn and Eva Lemos, Brookshire City Council Members and Mayor Joey Vaughn.

Above article provided by our partners at the Times Tribune.

Brookshire EMS received their new ambulance February 16, 2009. The module was built by Frazer, Ltd which is located in Bellaire, Texas.  It’s mounted on a 2009 Chevrolet C3500 chassis.