This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for August 26, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. Many folks in rural Texas erect Texas-style faux windmills on their property to give their homestead a rustic, country look, though some do have the real thing that actually pumps water for the cows. Whether […]
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This article by Ray Spitzenberger appeared first in IMAGES for August 19, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. As is true of so many other annual festivals and celebrations this year, the Wendish Fest in Serbin, Texas, is ON after lying dormant during the height of COVID. A longtime member of the Texas
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This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for August 12, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. Although the flute or “pipe” has been played since the beginning of humankind, I never found favor with it, — in fact, hardly paid attention to it, — until recently. Years ago, when I
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This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for August 5, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. Every Monday I am “in a pickle.” I am faced with the challenge of generating a topic for my weekly newspaper column. Some tell me finding a topic shouldn’t be so difficult considering the extraordinary,
This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for July 29, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. I learned to do the Herr Schmidt as soon as I learned to walk! The Herr Schmidt was to polka fans in the 1940’s what the Chicken Dance is to many polka dance fans today.
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