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22-443: WBCA may refer to: Washington's Birthday Celebration Women's Basketball Coaches Association West Bengal Chess Association WBCA-LP , a low-power radio station (102.9 FM) licensed to serve Boston, Massachusetts, United States WBCA (Schenectady, New York) , a radio station (101.1 FM) which was deleted in 1952 WTOF a Bay Minette, Alabama radio station (1110 AM) which held
44-422: A document that sets out a grant of rights or privileges. The term is used for a special case (or as an exception) of an institutional charter. A charter school , for example, is one that has different rules, regulations, and statutes from a state school. Charter can be used as a synonym for "hire" or "lease", as in the "charter" of a bus , boat or plane . A charter member (US English) of an organization
66-689: A prominent Laredo man and woman play the roles of George and Martha Washington. One of its main events, the Jalapeño Festival, has recently been named one of Top 10 eating festivals in the United States. The celebration was first staged in 1898 by the San Antonio -based Improved Order of Red Men , which established the Laredo local chapter called Yaqui Tribe #59. Much earlier, former Laredo Mayor Samuel M. Jarvis (1822-1893), had held
88-549: A reception at his downtown home in honor of Washington's birthday and had encouraged a larger celebration thereafter, which he never lived to see. Jarvis was a Republican who had earlier fought in the Mexican War under General Zachary Taylor . That original celebration is considered to have been a phenomenal success. In 1923, the association received its state charter . In 1924, the celebration featured its first Colonial Pageant, with thirteen girls from Laredo, representing
110-427: A university. The form of charter used varies by period and jurisdiction. A charter of " Inspeximus " (Latin, literally "We have inspected") is frequently a royal charter, by which an earlier charter or series of charters relating to a particular foundation (such as a monastery or a guild) was recited and incorporated into a new charter, usually in order to confirm and renew its validity under present authority. Where
132-431: Is above the averages of 13,000 to 14,000 people. 27°32′40″N 99°28′17″W / 27.54444°N 99.47139°W / 27.54444; -99.47139 Charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights , stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty ), and that
154-584: Is an original member; that is, one who became a member when the organization received its charter. A chartered member (British English) is a member who holds an individual chartered designation authorized under that organization's royal charter. Anglo-Saxon charters are documents from the early medieval period in Britain which typically make a grant of land or record a privilege. They are usually written on parchment , in Latin but often with sections in
176-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Washington%27s Birthday Celebration The Washington's Birthday Celebration ( WBCA ) is an almost month-long event held each February in Laredo , the seat of Webb County in south Texas , that celebrates the birthday of George Washington . It is the largest celebration of its kind in
198-699: The Thirteen Colonies . The WBCA has become a Laredo institution, with its history closely tied to the history of the community. In 1962, the WBA president was Honoré Ligarde , a lawyer-banker who later that year was elected to the Texas House of Representatives for Webb County to succeed Vidal M. Treviño , long-term superintendent of the Laredo Independent School District . The 2016 celebration began on January 21 with
220-549: The United States with approximately 400,000 attendees annually. The celebration consists of various festivals; a Society of Martha Washington Colonial Pageant and Ball , Princess Pocahontas Pageant and Ball, two parades , a carnival , an air show , fireworks , live concerts , "Fun-Fest" at Laredo Community College , and a citywide prom during which many of the Laredo elite dress in Colonial attire. Each year
242-641: The United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress issued federal charters from 1791 until 1992 under Title 36 of the United States Code . A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body , including (but not necessarily limited to) cities , counties , towns , townships , charter townships , villages , and boroughs . Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under
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#1732797555990264-406: The terms of reference ) is provided by the sponsor to formally authorize the existence of a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, outlines the project purpose and objectives, identifies key stakeholders, and defines the authority of the project manager. It serves as a reference of authority for future planning of the project. The project scope is developed from
286-650: The Commander's Reception at the Laredo Energy Arena . The 28-event festival will extend for thirty-three days through February 22, Washington's traditional birthday. Festival president Dr. Joe Castellano compared the celebration to "the Super Bowl , Miss America , and the Academy Awards all rolled up into one. We truly feel that our border town becomes the center of the universe; all thanks to
308-723: The Jalapeño festival includes concerts, the Miss Jalapeño contest, and the La Costeña Jalapeño Eating Contest which determines who can eat the most jalapeños in 15 minutes with the record being 266 according to the official count. The contest is separate from the Major League Eating La Costeña Jalapeño Challenges that have been held. 2018 marked the 40th year and had 21,000 people attend, which
330-594: The WBCA call sign from 1957–2006 Wild Bird Conservation Act Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WBCA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WBCA&oldid=1077876610 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
352-528: The earth. These three types were royal colonies, proprietary colonies , and corporate colonies. A charter colony by definition is a "colony chartered to an individual, trading company, etc., by the British crown ." Although charter colonies were not the most prevalent of the three types of colonies in the British Empire, they were by no means insignificant. A congressional charter is a law passed by
374-505: The laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter, a term used because municipal power was historically granted by the sovereign, by royal charter . Charters for chivalric orders and other orders, such as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta . In project management , a project charter or project definition (sometimes called
396-466: The legal fiction that the King had granted it "voluntarily, and by the free exercise of [his] royal authority", in the manner of medieval charters. At one time a royal charter was the only way in which an incorporated body could be formed, but other means (such as the registration process for limited companies ) are generally now used instead. A university charter is a charter issued to create or recognise
418-478: The project charter. In medieval Europe, royal charters were used to create cities (i.e., localities with recognised legal rights and privileges). The date that such a charter was granted is considered to be when a city was "founded", regardless of when the locality originally began to be settled. The Charter of 1814 , France's constitution during the Bourbon Restoration , was thus called to promote
440-629: The recipient admits a limited (or inferior) status within the relationship, and it is within that sense that charters were historically granted, and it is that sense which is retained in modern usage of the term. In early medieval Britain, charters transferred land from donors to recipients. The word entered the English language from the Old French charte , via Latin charta , and ultimately from Greek χάρτης ( khartes , meaning "layer of papyrus"). It has come to be synonymous with
462-623: The teamwork from our enthusiastic members, loyal sponsors, countless volunteers and the community of Laredo." For the first time in its 124 year history, the celebration was cancelled in 2021 due to health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, GeorgeFest in Eustis, Florida now holds the title of longest running celebration of George Washington’s Birthday in the United States of America. Established in 1978 as part of Washington's Birthday Celebration and sponsored by La Costeña
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#1732797555990484-492: The vernacular, describing the bounds of estates, which often correspond closely to modern parish boundaries. The earliest surviving charters were drawn up in the 670s; the oldest surviving charters granted land to the Church , but from the 8th century surviving charters were increasingly used to grant land to lay people . The British Empire used three main types of colonies as it sought to expand its territory to distant parts of
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