News Release – Overview of the 26th Annual Texas Blueberry Festival presented by Brookshire Brothers

Posted on April 22, 2015 by admin

Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce

Kelly Daniel, Membership & Marketing Manager
936-560-5533; business@nactx.com

Blueberry Celebration is June 13

The 26th Annual Texas Blueberry Festival committee has held meetings for months, and they are planning a fun-filled day for all ages. Pictured from left are a few of the committee members - festival chair Grace Handler and Brooksher Brothers representatives Staci Hodges, social media coordinator, and Angela Gandy, social media associate. Photo by Kelly Daniel

The 26th Annual Texas Blueberry Festival presented by Brookshire Brothers and produced by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce returns to Nacogdoches the second Saturday in June featuring delicious blueberry fare, live entertainment and activities for all interests and ages.

“Find the details on all the festival fun-stuff at TexasBlueberryFestival.com,” said festival chair Grace Handler.

Festival favorites continue such as the Running of the Blueberries 5K fun run and walk. Kiwanis’ 8 a.m. Blueberry Pancake Breakfast at the Main St. and Pecan St. intersection, fresh blueberries for sale at Brookshire Brothers The Place to “B” in the 400 block and free shuttle rides to transport guests from the festival to a nearby farm where all can pick their own blueberries right off the bush. Visitors can also celebrate Nacogdoches’ designation as Garden Capital of Texas and take a free shuttle ride and tour local gardens.

Live musical entertainment and performances can be enjoyed on three downtown stages. Cowboy Max is back with comedy and stunt performances in the Commercial Bank of Texas lobby in between the Cookin’ Up the Blues cooking demonstrations that include guest chef Claudann Jones. Sweet blueberry treats can be found and enjoyed at the Regions Bank Blueberry Hill Soda & Sweet Shoppe.

Plenty of free-of-charge and nominal fee activities for children including a water and bounce park available and more than 100 vendor spaces will be filled with arts, crafts, food and unique items.

Other attractions include multiple blueberry pie-eating contests for kids and adults, a pet parade, washer board tournament and the Paul Kendrick Memorial 42 Tourney.

We are excited to announce the planning of the Blueberry Bluegrass Concert in the Park the Friday before the Blueberry Festival this year.

“The Chamber has been looking for ways to make the Texas Blueberry Festival more of a weekend-long event,” said Scott Waller, Blueberry Bluegrass Concert in the Park committee member. “We wanted to create a free, family-friendly event for Friday that would attract more people to spend the night, to stay in our hotels, eat in our wonderful restaurants and shop in our great stores. Bluegrass is such a wonderful genre of music; you just have to smile and tap your toes when you listen. We know there is a huge following in East Texas and we are hoping they all turn out for this event.”

Proceeds from the Texas Blueberry Festival benefit the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce’s various community and business development programs. Nacogdoches is located approximately 150 miles north of Houston via U.S. Hwy. 59.

For more information about the Texas Blueberry Festival, contact the Nacogdoches County Chamber, 936-560-5533 or the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-888-OLDEST TOWN.

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MEDIA INFORMATION- Shooting Incident 1800 Douglass Road

Posted on April 22, 2015 by admin

NACOGDOCHES POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA INFORMATION
Issued: April 22, 2015 8:45 AM CDT
Contact: Sergeant Greg Sowell, PIO- 936.559.2618

Officers were called to a local emergency room in reference to two gunshot victims. Officers learned that at about 10:00 pm, a vehicle travelling westbound in the 1800 block of Douglass Road had been fired upon by the occupant(s) of another vehicle. Two passengers in the victim vehicle were struck by gunfire.

Preliminary investigation has indicated that the victim vehicle, driven by a male, carrying three passengers- a female and two children, ages 4 and 2 were driving westbound when they were approached by a grey passenger car, possibly a Pontiac, that was also westbound. Suspects in the grey car opened fire, striking the victim vehicle several times. A female passenger was struck by a bullet in the upper body and a four year old male passenger was struck in a lower extremity by a gunshot. The driver of the vehicle suffered a superficial wound to the arm, apparently from a gunshot. The female and the child were admitted to the hospital for treatment. The male driver did not require treatment. The two year old was not injured.

Detectives are currently investigating this case. Anyone with information about this case is urged to call Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers at 560-INFO or send a tip on the web at www.ncstips.com. All information is confidential and you will never be asked your name.

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April 21, 2015: NPD Crime Report

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April 21, 2015: Nacogdoches Sheriff’s Crime Log

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This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.

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April 21, 2015: Nacogdoches County Booking Report

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SFA’s Orchestra of the Pines to present ‘Musical Portraits’

Posted on April 21, 2015 by admin

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Orchestra of the Pines will present “Musical Portraits” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in Cole Concert Hall of the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

Among the highlights of the concert is a performance of Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition,” arranged by Maurice Ravel. Other program features include a solo performance by Dr. Chris Ayer, SFA professor of clarinet, and the orchestra performing “Gates of the Arctic,” written by Dr. Stephen Lias, SFA’s composer-in-residence.

Lias composed “Gates of the Arctic” while serving as artist-in-residence at Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska in 2012, according to Dr. Gene H. Moon, director of orchestras at SFA.

“It is a picturesque work that recounts Lias’ travels through the park, including sightings of animals and beautiful landscapes,” Moon said, adding that Lias’ photographic images that accompany the music will be shown during the performance. “The interplay between photos and music creates a carefully crafted tapestry, interwoven in musical mastery.”

As guest soloist, Ayer will perform a concerto for clarinet and orchestra written by Swedish composer Daniel Nelson. Moon described Ayer as “skillful in finding new musical gems in the clarinet repertory.”

“And he has found a masterpiece in Nelson’s work,” Moon said. “The concerto is built upon driving rhythmic patterns with a minimalistic quality that evokes intrigue at each turn of the page. A unique feature used in the middle movement calls for our woodwind players to play pitch-specific crystal water glasses toward the conclusion of the movement.”

The final work in the concert, Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition,” is considered to be one of the most well-known works in the classical orchestra repertory, according to Moon. Victor Hartmann was an artist whom Mussorgsky considered a close friend. Upon Hartmann’s death, Mussorgsky paid homage to his friend by creating a set of piano pieces based on Hartmann’s paintings, Moon said.

“It was Ravel, the master orchestrator, who would later take Mussorgsky’s work and set it for the orchestra,” he said. “Mussorgsky’s original composition for piano was already a masterpiece that conveyed musical representation of Hartmann’s artistic renderings. It was Ravel who took that colorful palate and gave it life through the orchestra.”

The concert is a presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Music. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.

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April 20, 2015: NPD Crime Report

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April 20, 2015: Nacogdoches Sheriff’s Crime Log

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April 20, 2015: Nacogdoches County Booking Report

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Nacogdoches Parks Board agenda for April 23, 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by admin

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Parks Advisory Board
Thursday, April 23, 2015 – 1:00 PM
C.L. Simon Recreation Center – Meeting Room
1112 North Street

1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of minutes: January 8, 2015.
3. Receive update from PAL
4. Discuss budget requests FY 15-16
5. Discuss upcoming summer programs
6. Receive update on Banita Creek Trail
7. Adjourn.

The C.L. Simon Recreation Center is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the Director of Community Services, Brian W. Bray, at 936-559-2935 or Fax 936-564-1759 for further information.

This agenda is posted to comply with G. C. Section 551.041. For more information or a copy of the Open Meetings Act, please contact the Attorney General of Texas at 1-800-252-8011; the City Secretary at 936-559-2504 or visit the City of Nacogdoches website at www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on April 20, 2015 at 1:00PM at the C.L. Simon Recreation Center 1112 North St, Nacogdoches, TX. I further certify the following News Media were properly notified of this meeting as stated above: The Daily Sentinel, KTRE-TV, KLSB-TV and Pine Log.

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