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VOLUME I City of College Station Parks and Recreation Department July 1, 2011 "A Short History of the Laws and Legal Community of Brazos Valley" The Honorable W.T. “Tom” McDonald,
Jr. Wednesday, September 21 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Reserve now! COMING in SEPTEMBER at the Conference Center The Station Master’s Chair Exhibit to Open July 20 A permanent exhibit of
train and depot photos opens at the College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive, on Wednesday, July 20th. The exhibit features an original and significant piece of College
Station railroad history; the station master’s chair. We hope that this exhibit will bring in more memories of the trains and the depots. Yes, there were several depots. Stop by to see
the exhibit after the Exploring History Lunch Lecture or anytime the Conference Center is open. The focal point of the exhibit, the station master’s chair, was generously donated by
Camille Fusselman of Irving. All Aboard! SAVE THE DATES! October 19, 2012 October 19-20, 2013 CELEBRATE WITH US! Heritage Programs POB 9960 College Station, TX 77842 1300 George
Bush Drive aboykin@cstx.gov 979.764.3491 75th Anniversary Celebration NO LECTURE IN AUGUST Dear Friends of History, When I was a kid, newspapers were good for pressing flowers
for a school project, or folding and weaving sit-upons for Brownies, or reading the Sunday comics. Early on, my dad launched a campaign to get all of us kids to actually start reading
the paper. That began my life-long interest in everything about the newspaper: the paper, the ink, the type, and the pictures. Seeing my name in print for the first time was a huge thrill.
I believe it was an article about the Little Sprouts Garden Club of which I was a proud member. I remember Mrs. Richard Ballinger telling me that a woman’s name appears in print only
twice in her lifetime: when she marries and when she dies. Thank goodness there has been some progress in the last few decades. Robert Borden will have lots to say on this topic. Hope
to see you there! “Brazos County Media – Not just a one newspaper town” Robert Borden, Opinions Editor, The Eagle Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. College Station Conference
Center 1300 George Bush Drive, College Station, Texas $5/pp, payable at the door with RSVP RSVP by Monday, July 13 aboykin@cstx.gov or 979.764.3491 Anne Boykin