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Classified......................8
Editorial..........................4
Living................................5
Puzzle...............................8
Sports...............................7
What’s Next.................3
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TODAY’S
FORECAST
Today partly sunny,
with a high near 77.
North wind 5 to 10
mph. Tonight mostly
cloudy, with a low
around 51. Northeast
wind around 5 mph
becoming calm in the
evening.
Friday mostly
cloudy, with a high
near 79. Calm wind
becoming west around
5 mph. Friday night
mostly cloudy, with a
low around 54.
Saturday mostly
cloudy, with a high near
83. Saturday night
partly cloudy, with a
low around 59.
Sunday sunny, with
a high near 85. Sun-
day night partly cloudy,
with a low around 62.
Monday mostly sun-
ny, with a high near 86.
FROM
THE BIBLE
Give thanks to the
Lord, for he is good! His
faithful love endures
forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34
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Brahmarettes win playoff opener
Photo by Ashley Harris, EBISD photojournalism
East Bernard's Samantha Show gets ready to pitch the ball during the Brahmarettes' bi-district
playoff on Monday against East Chambers. East Bernard won to advance to the area round. See
sports, Page 7.
Early voting
continues
for election
EBISD's $24.9M bond
election highlights ballot
By KEITH MAGEE
kmagee@journal-spectator.com
Early voting continues
through next Tuesday, May 6
for the May 10 city and school
elections.
East Bernard voters can
vote early for the city of East
Bernard, East Bernard ISD
and Wharton County Junior
College elections at one lo-
cation only — the Wharton
County Library, East Bernard
Branch, 746 Clubside Drive in
East Bernard.
Remaining early voting
hours and days are:
• Thursday, May 1 through
Friday, May 2: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monday, May 5 through
Tuesday, May 6: 7 a.m. to 7
p.m.
Voters will also go to that
same location at the East Ber-
nard library if they choose to
vote on election day when the
polls will be open from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 10.
Unlike the county, state
and federal elections, voters
don’t have an option to go to
different sites to vote. They
must vote at the designated
East Bernard location to vote
in the East Bernard elections.
Here is how the local elec-
tions shape up:
City of East Bernard
With longtime Mayor Buck
Boettcher retiring for the posi-
tion he has held since the city’s
beginning in 2003, two candi-
dates have filed for the position.
Current council member
Terry Hlavinka is seeking the
mayor’s spot, along with Mar-
vin Holub.
Two other positions are also
contested. With Hlavinka run-
ning for mayor, his Place 2 posi-
tion will become open. Running
for that spot are Rim Tielke
and Rhonda Morrow
In Place 4, former council
member John Salcido and Ben
Webster are seeking the posi-
tion held by Ibmmy Vacek, who
did not seek re-election.
East Bernard
School Board
Highlighting the EBISD bal-
lot is a $24.9 million bond elec-
tion for school improvements,
including a new high school.
In addition to a new high
school, the election, if approved,
calls for a new field house, Ag1
See EARLY VOTING, Page 2
Youth Fair events
continue this week
By SHANNON CRABTREE
news@journal-spectator.com
The lights started flashing at
the Wharton County Youth Fair on
Wednesday as the Mighty Thomas
Carnival opened for business. Ani-
mal shows continue throughout the
week as well.
And there’s plenty more to see and
do as Fair Week continues and cul-
minates Saturday with the Sale of
Excellence and Tejano Day
Other youth fair action still to
come includes:
Thursday, May 1
Senior Citizens Day
A Polka dance for seniors will be
from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. with other
special programs including bingo,
a square dance demonstration and
chicken noodle soup lunch through-
out the day.
Animal competitions Thursday
include open and dairy merit, junior
breeding beef and bucket calves.
The Bull Blowout’s final round
takes place in the Johnson Arena.
Horizon performs in Crescent Hall
starting at 8 p.m. that night while at
the same time the Lone Star Drifters
take to the Beer Garden stage.
Friday, May 2
Free Students Day
Friday is for families.
Family Fun events include the
ever-popular calf dressing contest as
well as events like goat loading, pig
loading and youth steer riding.
An assortment of youth-oriented
See YOUTH FAIR, Page 2
Boston Marathon was
a moving experience’
By NATALIE FRELS
nfrels@journal-spectator.com
At the starting line of the Boston
Marathon on April 20, more than
36,000 gathered together in silence
in honor and in memory of last year’s
events.
East Bernard resident Terry
Hlavinka, who ran in his first Bos-
ton Marathon last year and then
watched the incident unfold from his
hotel room window, decided he would
return and “run Boston for Boston.”
“It was a moving experience,”
Hlavinka said. “There was a real
serious atmosphere, but it is also a
serious race for participants who are
all focused on moving forward.”
With more than a million specta-
tors lined up along the entire length
of the race, runners felt the encour-
agement and motivation from the
crowd.
“That’s a good feeling when you’re
beat down and tired,” he said.
Though he was disappointed that
he was one minute shy from his per-
sonal best, Hlavinka shaved almost
5 minutes from last year’s race time.
“Based on the events that hap-
pened last year, there was motiva-
tion for me to return to honor and re-
spect the victims in the event itself,”
Hlavinka said.
“And what better way than to
commit yourself to train harder and
do better?”
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Herding her project
Photo courtesy of Ben Sharp
East Bernard Junior High School eighth grader and Junior FFA member Shea Potts,
14, herds her pig project around the Ammann Barn arena for judging during the
Wharton County Youth Fair held Monday afternoon.
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