809 MARK T DRIVE- ATLOW SUBDIVISION

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN ONE OF BRENHAM’S MOST POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS!! Home is presently occupied and requires 24 hour notice to show. The backyard features large deck surrounding a beautiful pool and wonderful large trees. Perfect for backyard family fun and entertainment!

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805 WEST MAIN COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY LOCATED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF DOWNTOWN BRENHAM AND BLINN COLLEGE! The property includes 1/2 acre lot that fronts West Main and West Alamo from the rear of the home. There is potential to add a second structure behind the existing home for additional income production. The dwelling features a main house, attached garage and an apartment over the garage. The site would be an excellent investment opportunity for a multiple family apartment unit, bed and breakfast, restaurant, or antiques shop…lots of potential. …

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THIRD ANNUAL LAVENDER FESTIVAL

Mark your calenders….August 9th, the third annual Lavender Festival will be held from 9:00am until 3:00pm on Dillard Road in Chappell Hill, TX. This is a working lavender farm and the event will give you a chance to cut your very own clump of fresh lavender and make Lavender Wands. There will also be demonstrations from the Gourd Society, local artists, plants to purchase. Other events of the day will feature tours of the Chappell Hill Museum, Lillian Farms Country Estates and the Monastery of St. Clare Minature Horse Farm.

For more information, visit the web site at: www.ChappellHillLavender.com

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FOUR CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED FOR FAIR QUEEN TITLE

Four high school seniors….three from Brenham and one from Burton High School….are candidates for the queen of the 2008 Washington County Fair.

Candidates were announced last Wednesday evening by the Washington County Fair Association, kicking off advance ticket sales for the season passes.

Candidates are:

Leanna Batts, representing Washington County 4-H
Jessica Buenzow, representing Burton High School FFA chapter
Rachel Buro, representing Washington County 4-H
Rayna Roeske, representing Brenham High School FFA chapter

The queen candidates will sell advance season passes to the 140th fair,whcih will be held here September 17-20.

That, along with an essay and interview with a panel of judges will be used to select …

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CITY NAMES NEW LIBRARIAN

A new libriarian has been enticed out of retirement to serve as head librarian at Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library in Brenham.

City Manager Terry Roberts announced last week that Charles Suessmuth of Jersey Village has accepted an offer of employment.

Suessmuth had retired after a 14 year stint as the librarian for the city of Deer Park. He decided that he was interested in returning to library work again and became a candidate for the NCRML

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WHY PAY MORE IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO???

The cost of living continues to climb. We are all trying to find ways to economize and spend less money at the gas pump, supermarket, and other essential items. Do you want to pay MORE for gas food and shelter? OF COURSE NOT!!!!!

Then why are you willing to pay expensive real estate commissions when you are ready to sell your home or other real estate holdings??

Billie Fowler, Owner/Broker of HELP-U-SELL BRAZOS VALLEY has assisted hundreds of area residents during her first two years of offering a very popular alternative to the traditional way of selling and buying real estate. …

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SHERIFF JANKOWSKI ELECTED 3RD V.P.

Our local county Sheriff, J.W. Jankowski, has been elected as 3rd Vice President of the Sheriff’s Association of Texas for the group’s 2008-2009 business year.

Jankowski has been Washington County’s sheriff since 1993 and has distinguished himself in both his county and the state of Texas as he now assumes an improtant SAT leadership role.

The SAT is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing local law enforcement’s effectiveness in Texas. Its programs include scholarship programs for officers to continue their education as well as a scholarship program for the children of peace officers. In addition, the SAT’s Lost Lawman Memorial honors …

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BURN BAN IN EFFECT

There is currently a BURN BAN in effect for Washington and surrounding counties due to the dryness of our area. The last measurable rainfall in the Brenham area was just about an inch and that was not nearly enough. We are very dependent on argiculture and we must have rain to produce the crops and feed our livestock.

Our high temperature’s are in the upper 90’s everyday and no hope of rain!

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“HOT NIGHTS, COOL TUNES”

The summer concert series of “Hot Nights, Cool Tunes” has ended with the “Grooves” who entertained a large crowd jamming the courthouse square last Saturday night. The “Grooves” have become known for performing all styles of music to audiences in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and other cities across Texas.

The concert series which is organzed by the Downtown Brenham Association has been really well received by our community and features free outdoor music concerts every Saturday night in July. Everyone certainly enjoys the music but we like the socializing just as much! You can pretty much count on seeing everyone …

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Welcome to the “Home of Blue Bell Ice Cream and Help-U-Sell Real Estate”!

Let me one of the first to welcome you to our home town, Brenham, Texas! From the moment you buy your first dip of Blue Bell ice cream (and it is as good as they say!) to the day you sign the paperwork to purchase your new dream home, I am confident that you will be as “SOLD” on this wonderful community as everyone else.

We are located in an almost perfect location….an almost equal distance between our state’s capital, Austin, and our state’s busiest city, Houston. Early German immigrants made their way on foot from Galveston and when they discovered …

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