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“And I didn’t expect things to be
o lively. There was a really big water
ight between the North and South
ide when 1 first got here!”
The best surprise of all to Comin
as her roommate — a newcomer
irom Duncanville.
“She’s great!” says Comin. “She’s
o considerate, our schedules match
nd she takes great phone messa-
|es.”
Comin is seeing lots of other
friendly faces around campus due to
the her participation in Fish Camp
’89.
“I didn’t realize how many people
I had met in Fish Camp,” she said.
“It’s great being able to meet some
one on campus that you know and
go to lunch. I just get overwhelmed
when I think about it.
“I learned such a bond at Fish
Camp, and it really confirmed to me
that I made the right decision on
where to go to school.”
Fish Camp was where Comin met
freshman Katie Sullivan, a journa
lism major from Richardson.
Sullivan started off her week by
being cross cut during Greek rush,
but she hasn’t let that get her down.
“I was sad at first, but then I went
and drowned my sorrows in pizza
and I’m okay now,” she said.
“Fish Camp prepared me for
some great friendships that have
carried over. Besides, I can say I’m
really familiar with the yells.”
Sullivan does have two common
complaints — the lines and the park-
ing.
“They’re absolutely impossible,”
she said.
With 370 extra freshman at A&M,
standing in lines and fighting over
parking spaces may be more com
monplace in the near future.
Are the waits worth it?
“Definitely,” Sullivan said. “Com
ing to A&M was a privilege, and I
think it’s great!”
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ate fresh pineapple for breakfast.
The staple of the natives’ diet is
made up of a cornflour paste
called ugali, which Learned de
scribed as a foul-tasting substance
that has the consistency of thick
wallpaper paste.
“It’s like when you ate Elmer’s
glue when you were little,” she
said.
Although not every aspect of
the country suited Learned and
her companions, the travelers
found that Kenya is an incredibly
beautiful land, full of natural
wonders.
“We climbed some not so ex
tinct volcanoes that were smoking
at the top,” she said.
One of the mountains they
climbed gave them an excellent
view of more than two million fla
mingos that live around Lake Na-
kuru. From a distance, the birds
looked like a giant, pink oil spill
clinging to the edge of the lake,
she said.
Learned said the most remark
able part of the trip came when
the group climbed Mount Kenya.
As they climbed the mountain,
they went through ecological
zones ranging from rosewood
forests and tropical rain forests to
marshes. She said that when they
got above the clouds and could
look out across the countryside,
the view was something that
hardly could be described.
Kolache
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famous pastry. Four years later that
idea has progressed into awidely ac
claimed celebration, luring specta
tors from Texas and beyond.
A kolache (ko-LAH-chee), for
those who have never heard of one,
is a Czechoslovakian pastry. It con
sists of yeast dough folded over a
filling of fruit, poppyseed, cheese
and other tasty fillings and then
baked to a light golden brown. The
favorite national dessert throughout
Czechoslovakia, kolaches have a tra
dition of being served at Czech Tex
ans’ wedding feasts.
Besides having 16 booths for sell
ing kolaches, this year’s festival will
provide a variety of attractions in
cluding baking contests, dances, live
bands, 125 arts and crafts booths
and 40 refreshment stands (offering
a wide variety of ethnic foods and
plenty of cold beverages, including
alcohol).
Honey Dowdy, executive director
of the Caldwell Chamber of Com
merce, anticipates the best festival
yet, expecting more than 25,000
spectators.
“Every year, the festival has just
grown and grown,” Dowdy said with
enthusiasm. “It’s definitely a com
munity-wide effort. The uniqueness
of our small-town atmosphere is so
effective that you can sense the
unity.”
Dowdy, who was primarily re
sponsible for the initial idea of the
festival, said the number of specta
tors has nearly doubled each year
since 1985. Since then, the festival’s
fame has spread slowly across the
nation.
Spectators ventured from as far as
California last year, Dowdy said.
This year, the secretary of the
Czechoslovakian embassy from
Washington, D.C., will be a guest at
the celebration, and State Budget
Director Jim Oliver will be one of the
judges for the kolache bake-off.
In 1988 alone, the festival had a
seven-page spread in Texas High
ways and was highlighted in such
popular magazines as National Geo
graphic Travelers and Christian Sci
ence Monitor. The Monitor focused
on how closely some American peo
ple cling to their ethnic roots.
The contribution that Caldwell
and its festival made last year earned
it two state honors. The city won the
1988 Texas Festival Association
award, given each year to a Texas
festival which promotes cultural rec
ognition and advancement. Within
six months after the festival, the
Texas House officially designated
Caldwell as the “Kolache Capital of
Texas.”
“We were so proud to receive the
award because it symbolized the
pride of Caldwell’s cultural herita
ge,” Dowdy said. “Because of this
festival, we are renewing that pride.”
Dowdy said Aggie students have
plenty of reasons to attend. From an
antique autojnobile show featuring
more than 100 classic cars to a ko-
lache-eating contest, Dowdy prom
ises the gala event to be very enter
taining.
“I think the students would espe
cially enjoy the kolache-eating con
test,” she said. “And since admission
to the festival is free, I know that
should especially lure college stu
dents.”
Pre-registration for the eating
contest is scheduled for 8 a.m. at
Hughes-Doonan Chevrolet in down
town Caldwell. The first person to
eat a dozen kolaches wins.
Dowdy said the event also will fea
ture a parade of costumes, a steam
engine that makes ice-cream, polka
dances, and a man who demon
strates the craft of making violins.
There will also be demonstrations in
stenciling, basket weaving, egg deco
rating, quilting, woodcraft, carving
and sculpturing.
Although many of the musical
performances are given by Czech
bands who are not as popular in this
area, Dowdy said they are all strictly
professional, first-class musicians
(both in bands and orchestras) from
all over the state.
“Those who come will feel the
sense of celebration and lend their
souls to the fulfillment of the Czech
cultural heritage,” Dowdy said.
Caldwell is located approximately
25 miles west of Bryan-College Sta
tion at the intersection of State
Highways 21 and 36. Two routes are
possible. Take Highway 60 through
Snook and turn right in Lyons on
Highway 36 towards Caldwell or
travel 25 miles west on Highway 21
towards Austin. The Kolache Festi
val will kick off Saturday at 9 a.m. in
downtown Caldwell. Follow the signs
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