A large crowd of Polish Texans gathered at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brenham Texas on Sunday, October 26, 2008 to celebrate the 18th annual Polish Heritage Festival.
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St. Mary Catholic church in Brenham will host its 18th annual Polish Heritage Festival Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Parish Activity Center at the corner of Germania and South Park.
Kielbasa, smoked pork chops, czarnina and sauerkraut are just a few of the Polish foods that will be available. Music will be provided by Daniel and the Country Boys. Other activities include a live auction, cake booth, children’s games and refreshments.
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It was a beautiful sunny day in Bremond Texas as St. Mary’s Catholic Church held their annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, October 19, 2008. People with roots in Robertson county came in from all over to celebrate their Polish heritage.
A delicious barbecue beef and sausage dinner was served beginning at 11:30 am along with all of the fixings, home made deserts and ice tea. The long dinner line formed early and continued into the early afternoon. There was also some good take home barbeque beef and chicken available at the pits..
There was a lot of activity for all ages including the Country Store, Toy Town and Plant Booth along with face painting and hay rides for the young and young at heart. The Homemade Goods booth sold lots of delicious Bremond food. It was standing room only at the auction where livestock, furniture, tools and lots of homemade items were sold to the highest bidder. Bingo was played in the hall from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and the Raffle drawings was held at 8:00 pm.
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St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson Texas held their 53rd annual homecoming bazaar where Polish Texans from all over came to celebrate their roots. This years bazaar was dedicated in honor of retired pastor, Father Louis Sikorski, who served more than 28 years, and to the loving memory of Maxine Lee, parish secretary, who served for more than 30 years. Father Sikorski co-celebrated Mass with current pastor Father Raul Marterior.
The weather was good and a large crowd came to enjoy the day. Delicious barbeque brisket and sausage with all the fixings, home made deserts and ice tea was served starting at 11am. The food line was long but well worth the wait.
There were lots of booths for the adults as well as games and activities for the kids. The ‘Babusha’s Porch’ booth, always a favorite, had plenty of homemade food, crafts and decorative items. Tommy Scymczak and his auction crew sold lots of great items and there were some really nice raffle prizes.
For the twentieth consecutive year, Brian Marshall and Texas Paradise Band entertained the crowd with lots of good foot stomping Polish music. As usual, the dancers in the crowd had a good time and really worked up a sweat. One of the musical highlights of the day was Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz playing his Concertina accordion.
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St. Mary Catholic Church will be hosting their Annual Homecoming Bazaar and Fall Festival at the parish grounds in Bremond, Texas on Sunday, October 19, 2008. A delicious dinner which includes Polish sausage, barbecued brisket and all the fixings will be served from 11:30 am until 3:00 pm. There will also be barbecued beef, sausage and chicken available by the pound at the pits.
The big auction starts at 1:00 pm and will include livestock as well as many homemade and craft items. Cold drinks and fun games for kids of all ages are available all day. There will be bingo from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Raffle drawings will be at 8:00 pm.
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St. Stanislaus Bazaar and Dedication Coming Soon
By Gail Sowell
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson has hosted many annual homecomings and bazaars in the past, but this one will be special for all the long-time parishioners, as well as the more recent parishioners.
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Polish Fiddle Music, in common with that of England, has had something of a difficult time, and a bad press to boot. Surrounded by its flashy and exotic neighbours in Russia, Hungary and the Balkans, the folk music of Poland, with its major keys, medium tempos, relative lack of ornamentation, and the taste of the "poisoned chalice" of the Bavarian Oompah , all leave Polish folk music looking rather tame. Is there more to Polsh fiddle music than meets the eye?
One young band determined to break the mold of this stuffy image is the Warsaw Village Band. They reach both forwards, incorporating elements of hip-hop and techno, and backwards, using various archaic Polish instruments including a unique Polish fiddle variant, the Suka, played in the band by Sylwia Swiatkowska.
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Steve Okonski, born August 29, 1916 in Bremond, Texas was a lifelong resident of Bremond and was a farmer and musician. Steve was a fiddler for over 70 years and played in many towns for many weddings, family reunions, and community events throughout Texas (Houston, Dallas, Bremond, Brenham, Chapel Hill, New Waverly, Westphalia, and many others). His band usually included the instruments that were readily available in the small country town — violin, base, guitar, and accordion. They played the old time Polish favorite traditional fiddle based music. Many of the Polish family immigrants listened and enjoyed the music that connected them to their villages in Poland. Some of Steve’s favorites were: Steve’s Special, Steve’s Celia, Flat Lake Special, Village OBerek, Westphalia Waltz and others. Steve received a plaque for playing a fiddle for 70 years in Texas at the Ft Bend County Fair.
Steve supplemented his small farming income with many various jobs such as bus driver, painter, his band and others. He also served in the infantry with the US Army during World War II.
-Bio from Okonski Family Website
Texas Polish Polka and Sweet Potato Polka by Steve Okonski Band
Steve’s Special and Płynie Wisła by Steve Okonski Band
