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WHEREAS, The 119th annual Brenham Maifest is being held May |
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8-9, 2009, and this spirited event promises great fun for all who |
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attend; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the oldest spring German festivals in the |
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South, Maifest is a community-wide celebration that highlights the |
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rich heritage of Brenham and Washington County; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to a parade and carnival, the event |
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features a coronation of junior and senior kings and queens; this |
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year's royal court includes junior queens Sally and Annie |
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Cangelosi; the daughters of Rachel and Chris Cangelosi, they are in |
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the fourth grade at Brenham Elementary School and are actively |
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involved in sports, including soccer, softball, and basketball; the |
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girls are also members of the Girl Scouts and St. Mary's Catholic |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2009 junior kings are Jackson Bartay and Winston |
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Walters; Jackson is the son of Ron and Lea Bartay, and he is a fourth |
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grader at Brenham Elementary; he enjoys participation in the |
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Washington County Little League, the Brenham Dolphins swim team, |
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and the Washington County Youth Football League; Winston is a third |
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grader at St. Paul's Christian Day School; the son of Val and Stacey |
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Walters, he is active in Little League, youth soccer, and the |
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Brenham Dolphins, and has also exhibited livestock at local, state, |
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and national shows; and |
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WHEREAS, The senior queen is Victoria Lehrmann, the daughter |
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of Hollis and Elizabeth Lehrmann; a senior at Brenham High School |
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and an academic all-star athlete, she is on the honor roll and the |
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Cubette varsity softball team; she has also participated in |
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volleyball, track, the Art Club, Spanish Club, Interact Club, 4-H, |
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Girl Scouts, student council, debate team, Heritage Belles, and the |
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Washington County Fair; a Girls State delegate, Ms. Lehrmann |
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further serves as a member of the Washington County Youth Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Senior king Marshall Haley is the son of Steve and |
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Celia Haley; a senior at Brenham High, he is a member of the |
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National Honor Society, Cub Pride, Interact Club, and Cub swim |
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team, which he has captained for the past two years; he has attained |
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the rank of Eagle Scout and is a student leader in Young Life; and |
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WHEREAS, These young Texans can take pride in their |
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participation in an enduring Washington County tradition, and |
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Maifest is sure to provide many hours of enjoyment for Brenham |
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residents and visitors alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 119th annual Brenham Maifest, |
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honor the celebration's junior and senior royalty, and extend to |
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all those associated with the event sincere best wishes for another |
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successful year. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1143 was adopted by the House on April |
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2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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