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Volume 33, Issue 10

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Houston Livestock Show Under Federal Investigation

Opening Weekend of Marsh Fest Draws Large Crowd

Several news agencies are reporting that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is under federal investigation.

U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery said that the U.S. Attorney's Office will conduct a compliance review to evaluate accessibility for the disabled. In a press release , Lowery said there are complaints saying the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo violated the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which sparked the investigation.

The violations include failing to provide accessible parking, accessible seating and accessible routes at NRG Park. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits private places of public accommodation to discriminate against individuals with disabilities.

By Wade Thibodeaux Marshfest has doubled in size as they are now having two weekends of activities

to celebrate the event. This past weekend was the BarB-Que Cook off and the team roping activities and

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next weekend(starting on Thursday) will be filled with live music, a carnival, mutton bustin', vendors, and great

food. Below are just a few of the pictures of the events from last weekend.

Te a m U S A E a g l e s Defend Home Soil

The bulls were rank, the cowboys were tough, but the bulls won most of the time during the 2022 edition of the PBR Global Cup held this past Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The world’s No. 1 bull rider, Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York), put up two 90-point rides inside AT&T Stadium Saturday night, leading Team USA Eagles to defend home soil and repeat as PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Global Cup Champion, winning the 2022 PBR Global Cup USA, presented by Monster Energy.

“I love everything about this sport,” Team USA Eagles Coach Ross Coleman (Molalla, Oregon) said moments after the win. “I love watching these young men.

They’re role models and good cowboys, and they get the job done.”

The Eagles were led by Captain Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York), who capitalized on his last-minute selection to the team as he replaced an injured Boudreaux Campbell (Crockett, Texas).

“We’re all pushing each other and supporting each other,” Swearingen added as he readied to accept his glittering buckle. “I feel like we’re all doing the job we came in to do. We just let it happen.”

First to put points on the board for the red, white and blue, Swearingen gave Team USA Eagles an early lead when he rode Body Count (Bob & Jeri Adams/BS Cattle Co.) for a commanding 90.5 points.

Swearingen’s 8-second effort was then followed by a crucial score by Mason Taylor (Maypearl, Texas). Riding in front of a home-state crowd, Taylor outlasted Red Bones (Kathy Boone/Joe Beaver/ Clay Struve/Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger) for 88.25

points, further extending the host nation’s lead atop the standings.

As the opening round continued, Team USA Eagles registered their third consecutive ride when Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) delivered what would be the high-marked ride of the 2022 PBR Global Cup USA. Matching YETI PBR World Champion Bull contender Moonlight Party (Jane Clark/ Gene Owen) jump-for-jump, the 2018 PBR Rookie of the Year was marked a monstrous 92 points.

While Team USA Eagles may have been perfect through the opening round, Team Brazil remained hot on their spurs with its own flawless 3-for-3 effort.

Among the riders to make the 8, Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, Brazil) covered The Good Stuff (Paradigm Bull Company) for 84.5 points, three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves (Pilar do Sul, Brazil) converted aboard re-ride draw Peep Show (Cornwell Bucking Bulls) for 85 points, and 2018 PBR World Champion Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) bested Night Hawk (Martinez Bucking Bulls, LLC) for 87 points.

Entering the second round, Team USA Eagles led Team Brazil by a mere 14.25 points, 270.75-256.5.

As the action continued and anticipation built amongst the raucous crowd inside the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, Team USA Eagles continued to shine.

Going 2-for-3 in Round 2, the host nation expanded its (contd on page 7)

Tanner Crone had a big weekend as he placed several times in the team roping event as he partnered with several different headers during the Marsh Fest Team Roping event.

Kitchen Kajun Smokehouse was the overall Grand Dale(Right), Cheyanne(Left), and Colton(Center) Babin Champion of the Marsh Fest BBQ Cook Off last from Louisiana were the winners in the three divisions of the dummy cowhead roping contest at Marsh Fest last weekend. weekend.

Baylor University Honors August, December 2021 Graduates

Baylor University celebrated nearly 1,800 graduates who received their degrees during summer

and fall commencement ceremonies. Dylan Silcox, graduated in December of 2021 with a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., honored each graduate as she presided over the ceremonies held Aug. 14 and Dec. 18, 2021, in the Ferrell Center on the Baylor campus. Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., and the deans of Baylor's 12 colleges and schools presented degree candidates for the recommendation of undergraduate and graduate degrees. More than 80 faculty members served as marshals and ushers during commencement.

As the preeminent Christian research university, Baylor’s mission is to educate students for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within

a caring community.

Through Baylor’s Illuminate strategic plan that builds on the University’s historic strengths and strategically invests in new areas of research and service, Baylor University is only the second private Research 1 university in the state of Texas, along with Rice, and among an elite list of 39 private universities designated as R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Through top-tier research, scholarship and external funding support, R1 universities bring their voice to bear in addressing the world’s most significant challenges, with Baylor as a Christian research university infusing the quest for solutions, at the highest levels, with the University’s distinct Christian voice and mission.

Baylor provides numerous

academic and research opportunities across various disciplines through 126 baccalaureate programs in fields as varied as business, engineering, nursing, pre-medicine, music and computer science, along with 80 master's programs, 47 doctoral programs (including the J.D.), the Education Specialist program and Master of Laws program.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Baylor students interact with outstanding full-time faculty from their first days on campus through graduation. The University’s vibrant campus life also includes more than 300 clubs and organizations and varsity athletics competing in the Big 12 Conference. For more information about Baylor University, visit www.baylor. edu.

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Opinion & Entertainment

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Disclaimer: This column is the opinion of Publisher Wade A. Thibodeaux and may contain subject matter on a variety of topics, but usually contains humor of some description. An occasional serious thought may be thrown in to entice the reader to think.

Wade In the Shade

by Wade Thibodeaux I had something happen to me this past weekend that I have never had happen to me before. I was attending the PBR(Professional Bull Riders) Global Cup Finals on Saturday night and The American Rodeo on Sunday with both events held at AT &T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. You know, the house that Jerry built.....the home of The Dallas Cowboys and the first thing that happened was that I was able to walk in with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as we both had to check into the media portal. Well, I had to check into the media portal and that was just the closest entrance to their locker room for them and their normal entrance, but whatever, we arrived at the same time and went through the doors to-

gether. They were really nice to an old guy and we were able to chat a little as we all went through security together.

The next thing that happened was that security was really tight as we navigated around the facility and we had to have an escort everywhere we went. If you went from the media room to the photography area on the dirt, you had to have an escort. If you went from the media room to the bathroom, you had to have an escort. Fortunately, they waited outside the restroom for you and trusted you enough to take care of your business by yourself, but you had to have an escort to go back to the media room. One time I was able to sneak out of the media room and go to the bar that was right around

the corner and get a beer and a glass of wine for me and a friend, but that was about the only time I was able to be free.

And, I only made that trip once because a 12 ounce can of beer and a 6 ounce pour of wine was $24....plus a mandatory 18% tip. It really didn't taste any better than the case I could have bought at Kroger for the same amount of money, but hey, you're only in AT&T Stadium a few times in your life and you need to celebrate.

Anyway, back to what I was originally talking about when I got sidetracked. As I said, you had to have an escort for everything. As the event was ending and I had taken all of my pictures Saturday night, I was going to walk back to the media room to retrieve the rest of my camera equipment. Not so fast...... where's your escort? was the question asked of me. I replied, the event is over, why do I have to have an escort now. It didn't matter, no amount of reasoning was going to work. I had to wait

for an escort to take me back to the media room and then escort us out of the building. Folks.......I have never had to have an escort to leave a place after an event when I was wearing a media pass.

I guess I can't say that now. I can now brag that I have been escorted out of AT&T Stadium. Sunday was a little better, security wise, as I was able to go from the media room to the dirt without an escort, but I had to have an escort to go from the dirt

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to the media room. Go figure, maybe they were short on staff and trusted us to go and do our job, but then were worried about us wandering around the stadium once we left our photography area. No problems about me wandering, I would have gotten lost for sure.

That place is huge. We had to take an elevator to go from ground level to the dirt level and now that I think about it......I was underground all weekend. It really

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is a nice place and was big enough to have two arenas with a split down the middle so that us media could just switch sides when the cowboys switched sides. They had the roping, bulldogging, and barrel racing events on one side and the rough stock(bull riding,saddle bronc, and bareback) on the other side. We don't get paid much in this business, but we have a lot of fun. Till next time, I'm.......Wade in the Shade.

Tumbleweeds

MUSIC AT THE BREWERY

By Tumbleweed Smith “When the weather is warm, our musicians perform on our John Deere Stage.

We converted an old John Deere cotton trailer into a stage,” says KD Hill, who along with her husband started Barrow Brewing in Salado six years ago.

“Barrow is an old family name on my husband’s side. We had 4 beers at first and now we have 12 beers on tap all the time. We’re the first microbrewery n Bell County. We also get to serve some local wines and ciders that our friends make. It’s just such a joy to be able to serve people and get to be a part of Salado’s local flavor.”

Before moving to Salado 20 years ago, KD was an Arabic linguist for the US Government.

“Getting to study the Arab culture really taught me a lot about hospitality and welcoming people, treating everyone like they’re your best friend.”

Her husband was an airline pilot. “He was a home brewer and read everything he could get his hands on and did an internship with a brewer in Colorado. That attention to detail that pilots must have comes into play with recipes and keeping everything

pristine and perfect. You have to be very precise in your measurements and temperatures and controls.”

The brewery is on two acres along Salado Creek. It has a beer garden and a taproom.

The brewery started a music festival in 2017 and just about the time it started drawing big crowds, Covid hit and the event took a two-year hiatus.

But it’s back this year.

“It’s March 11 thru the 13th,” says KD. “March 11th is a free night and features Josh Labove and Lilly and The Implements.

On Saturday it goes from noon to 10 PM with Mad Stone, Shimmer Island, The Naggins, Nik Parr and the Selfless Lovers, Denver Williams and Jay Wood. Sunday is from 1 PM to 8 PM when Caftan, LadyFang, RiSi and The Living Hour are on stage.”

The festival is titled NORTHBOUND AND DOWN and features musicians from Texas and Canada. The festival is a fundraiser for the Montessori School in Salado. “Tickets are very affordable, like 7 to 10 dollars per person and the music is pretty eclectic with lots of different genres represented, something that

Central Texans don’t get to experience every day. It’s definitely a unique event and the Temple newspaper recently named our festival the best musical venue in Bell County.

During the event we’ll have food trucks vendors and a farmers market ” KD says she and her husband are active in the community and are concerned more with being good neighbors than serving great craft beer.

“One of our goals is to support local musicians and we do that by providing a wholesome family-style and dog friendly place where friends can visit and feel comfortable. Our taproom can seat 100 people with plenty of room between them and it’ so much fun to see it full of happy people having a good time. We have belly dancing, movie nights, live music on weekends, all kinds of different events at our brewery.” www.tumbleweesmith.com

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■ East Chambers regular school board meetings are held on the second Monday beginning at 6pm in the 216 Champions Loop Winnie, TX 77665

or any members, to join them for Chicken Foot on Thursdays at noon, and Bingo on Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

For more information, please call 267-3700.

■ The Wellness Center at ■ The Lily Bayside invites seniors, Valley Food

located at 1222 N. Main St. in Anahuac, distributes food to those in need on the fourth Saturday of each month.

Anyone wishing to donate canned goods, money or volunteer is of the encouraged to do so.

Pantry,

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Local News

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 PUNISHMENT RANGE

Fifty-Two individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Sunday, February 27 and Saturday, March 5.

Warrants from last week are also as followed.

The individuals have been

magistrated and formally informed of the charges against them. However, just because these individuals were arrested and magistrated does not mean they are guilty of the crimes they are charged with committing. Also, not

everyone charged with a crime is alleged to have committed the crime in Chambers County, but perhaps was simply arrested in Chambers County on outstanding warrant(s) while in Chambers County.

Instances in which individuals

were arrested on outstanding warrants, their original conviction and the reason they are on probation or parole, if available, is included in parenthesis set.

• First degree felony: punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison and a $10,000 fine.

• Second degree felony: punishable by up to 20 years and a $10,000 fine.

• Third degree felony: punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

• State jail felony: punishable by up to two years in prison.

• Deferred adjudication probation: typically offered to the first time offenders. Defendants’ judgement is deferred until later, if ever. If they successfully complete the terms of their probation, they are not judge and thus have no criminal conviction in connection to the offense. However, if they accept deferred adjudication probation but fail to abide by the terms of their probation, they could be sentenced to the maximum time in prison allowable under the law without the benefit of a trail by jury.

• Class A misdemeanor: punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000.

• Class B misdemeanor: punishable by up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Judge Celia Devillier

Patti Henry

J.P. Pct 1 Winnie

M-F 8 am-11 am & 1pm-4pm

Jimmy Gore

District Clerk Passports

409-267-2432

409-296-8250

Commissioner Pct 1

409-296-8250

Jimmy Sylvia County Judge

409-267-2440

Total Main Jail:

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Religion & Lifestyle

Wednesday,March 9, 2022

Sunday Observations from Christy

I put out a protein bucket for my cows, and my young bull decided to tip it over and play with it instead of lick out of it. Protein buckets have a dark molasses mixture. My bull has a white face, but now most of it is stained with dark brown molasses, and he does not even realize it!

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1) Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain: Chambers County Sheriff’s Office & Fellowship of Christian Cowboys

Rusty Wright Back on Track

Assemblies of God

Cornerstone Church 3810 Hwy. 124 • Stowell 409-296-2481 Sunday Worship Service.........10:00 am Wednesday Family Night......6:30 pm Cornerstone Church 1100 Oak Street • Anahuac 409-296-2481 Sunday Worship Service.....10:30 am

Baptist

First Baptist Church of Anahuac 405 South Magnolia • Anahuac 409-267-3262 Sunday School..............9:00 am SundayMorningWorship.....11:00 am Evening Worship..........6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting.....6:30 pm First Baptist of Fannett Highway 124 • Fannett Sunday School.................9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship...10:45 am Sunday Discipleship Training.......5:00 pm Sunday Evening Worship.............6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting......7:00 pm First Baptist Church of Hamshire Highway 124 • Hamshire 409-243-2163 Sunday School.................9:15 am Morning Worship.........10:30 am Evening Worship............6:00 pm Wednesday Discipleship....6:15 pm First Baptist Church of Stowell W. Main &VanOstrand • Stowell 409-296-4510 Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship........6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study............7:00 pm OutdoorsMen Church of Winnie Hwy 124 in Winnie Saturday.......6:00pm (covered dish meal at service)

The three rides in Houston earned the Milford, Utah, saddle bronc rider $6,250, which is his biggest payday of the season so far. He said it's nice to get the ball rolling but understands he has to continue to do his job.

"It's been a rough, rocky couple of years for me," he said. "So, to get a pretty big check won like this I feel like it gets the ball rolling. I'm just going to try to ride each horse the best I can and hopefully get those bigger checks rolling in."

He said it's all about staying positive as he looks to return to Las Vegas in 2022.

"I think it was just a mental block," Wright said. "I wasn't believing in myself; I wasn't thinking First Baptist Church of Winnie Winnie 409-296-4072 Brian Johnson, Pastor Sunday School.................9:15 am Sunday Morning Worship..10:30 am SundayEvening Worship...........6:00 pm Wednesday: Kids for Christ.................4:00 pm Youth (Grades 7-12)........4:00 pm Adult Bible Study/Prayer Meeting.6:00 pm Sweet Home Baptist Church Hankamer 409-374-2208 Pastor: Ronald Smith Sunday School.................9:30 am SundayMorningWorship.........10:30am Wednesday Dinner......................6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study Adult, Youth and Children’s.....6:30 pm Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Campbell Rd &Ave G • Stowell 409-296-2938 Sunday School.........................8:00 am Sunday Morning Worship.........9:00 am Monday Mission & Teachers.......6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Choir

St. Paul Baptist Church First Street • Stowell 409-296-2750 Sunday School.........................9:45 am Sunday Worship....................11:00 am Monday Brotherhood............7:00 pm Tuesday Mission.....................6:30 pm WednesdayPrayerMeeting...........7:00pm

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A few weeks back I shared a story and photo of my great grandfather in the cafe he and his family worked in then eventually came to own. My niece did a lot of research and found more news articles about our family and I will be working towards a framing of these photos, articles and his recipe for chili.

That cafe set in motion his story as a cook, first in the cafe, then in the Navy, and as the pit master for a very popular bbq joint in Fort Worth. Cool little history

story. Our story. My roots.

Fast forward, this week we have all seen gas prices rise in manners never seen before. I myself am guilty. It’s definitely hitting the budget hard, as our inflation is rising way faster than our pay is. Keeping up is growing increasingly difficult. And then I watched the Sunday morning news programs.

About 2 minutes of news, and that’s all it takes to know in Europe things are far worse. Ukrainian people are fleeing with a single bag, as Putin rages a war that they are fighting mightily. But those folks are leaving their history.

Their homes. Their lives.

With one bag. One young man who was not allowed to leave as he is staying to fight, said he has no home to rebuild. Rockets have destroyed it. Suddenly, my complaint yesterday seemed very trivial. Yes financially it’s a hit for all of us. But no one is really

curtailing their activities.

Much less fleeing with one bag.

Our area is unfortunately quite seasoned on the term storm evacuation.

I honestly don’t know that I know anyone who has never had damage or loss to a storm. I know several that have lost it all. Yet even they have recreated memories and photos thanks to generous family members. They came home a few days later and began cleaning out, and drying out. But we have grown to refer to them as hurrications. I’m not minimizing our loss or hardship, but we could come home without fear of rockets. We could begin again to restore our story.

That’s simply not the case for Ukrainian people.

I don’t know the answers to this current situation.

I know it could easily be on our door step. I know we are in troubling times.

An entire country is

having their story paused.

Rewritten. Lives destroyed.

And it is heartbreaking. If you can see all of this and not be affected I applaud you. Maybe. I am not sure I want to be that heartless.

Happy Sunday peeps. I know there are internal ways to alleviate our current inconvenience of gas prices. America has enough oil to alleviate a lot of this. But while we are in this situation, maybe we should do our part to conserve. Combine trips to town. Mow a little less.

Drive a more economic vehicle if you have that options. A tiny bit of inconvenience on our part, in comparison, is nothing.

And may we hope and pray our story never includes, running from rockets ordered by a mad man, with one bag or less. Pray for our world y’all. To say we are in troubling times is the biggest understatement ever.

I knew how to ride broncs the way that I do. It was really just mental because physically I know that I'm capable of riding broncs.

But there for a while mentally I wasn't sure.

"Just keep trying to stay positive, think positive.

Every time I have a negative thought, I need to throw it out," Wright said. "I think just being around positive people

and winners is a plus. That is easy for me because my brothers are positive and they're winners."

Wright will compete in the semifinals next week. The remainder of

RodeoHouston will be broadcast live on The Cowboy Channel and streamed on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, March 7-19.

(StatePoint) For many, the additional isolation and never-ending uncertainty of the past couple years has led to mental fatigue and burnout. Experts say that no matter your age, turning to play instead of social media can help you feel more like yourself again.

“While it’s tempting to constantly reach for our devices to check social media during times of stress and loneliness, or even just when there’s down time, it’s a habit that a number of studies unfortunately link to anxiety and depression,” says Anna Yudina, senior director of marketing initiatives at The

Toy Association, which spearheads The Genius of Play. “Research shows that play, on the other hand, reduces stress, boosts life satisfaction and empowers adults and kids alike to be creative thinkers.”

To combat burnout and mental fatigue, The Genius of Play is offering the following tips for reducing screen time and embracing playful hobbies instead: • Make time for play: The habit-forming properties of social media are welldocumented. However, you can commit to less screen time and more play time.

In the case of families, parents can lead the way

by example. Consider instituting policies that help strike a healthy balance.

For example, make the dinner table a device-free zone, schedule device-free game nights and set time limits. Still struggling to set healthy limits for yourself or your children? Apps, such as Moment and Social Fever, are designed to help.

• Bundle up: Don’t let cold weather discourage you from going outdoors. Fresh air is good for the mind, body and soul, and once you get moving, you’ll warm up in no time. From nature hikes, skiing and other outdoor adventures to backyard activities and

obstacle courses, there are many ways for people of all ages to be playful outside.

For kids, you can also try classic games like Kick the Can, and Capture the Flag. Social distancing? Try Shadow Tag. Played the same way as a traditional game of tag, players tag each other with their shadows instead of their hands.

• Play indoors: Feeling cooped up? Promote screenfree playtime at home with classic board games and card games, STEAM projects, and with toys that build real-world skills and (contd on page 7)

Methodist

Nondenominational

Bullish On Sin

Rusty Wright has been to five Wrangler National Finals Rodeos with his last trip coming in 2020.

He missed out on Las Vegas last year as he was battling to get back on track.

He hopes his most recent trip to RodeoHouston has things pointed in the right direction. Wright won the first round of Super Series 2 with an 85-point ride on Cervi Rodeo's Blood Angel. He followed up that performance with a fourth-place finish in round 2 and tied for the win in round 3.

"I drew three really good horses and I just tried to do my part," said Wright, 26. "It's all about riding to the best of my ability and it ended up working out the way it should."

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Beat Burnout With These Playful Tips

Church Services

St. Mary Baptist Church Hwy 61 &Albritton •Hankamer 409-374-2182 Sunday School.........................9:30 am Morning Worship..................11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study.........7:00 pm SunlightMissionaryBaptistChurch Spikes Rd • Hankamer Sunday School.........................9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Wednesday Evening..................7:00 pm LaBelle Baptist Church 9400 Hwy 365 • LaBelle 409-796-1240 Sunday School.......................10:00 am Sunday Adult Worship............11:00 am Sunday Children’s Church......11:00 am Sunday Evening......................6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study.............7:00 pm First Baptist Church High Island Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Worship....................10:30 am Sunday Evening Worship..........6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer & Bible......7:00 pm

Catholic St. Louis Catholic Church 315 W Buccaneer Dr • Winnie 409-296-4200 Tuesday: 8:30 am English Wednesday: 8:30 am Spanish with music Friday: 8:30am Bilingual 1st Friday Devotion - Eucharistic Adoration following mass until 10:00am Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 10:30 am, noon Spanish Reconciliation Saturday 3:00-3:45 Our Lady of Light Catholic Church S. Main St • Anahuac 409-267-3158 Thursday: 6:00 pm Spanish Saturday: 6:00 pm Spanish Sunday: 8:30 am English Reconciliation Thursday 5:00-5:45

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hwy. 365 & IH-10 • Fannett 794-2548 Saturday Mass.........................5:00 pm Sunday Mass............7:00 & 11:00 am St. Martin DePorres Mission Boyt & Kidd • Cheek 409-794-2548 Sunday Mass............................9:00 am

Church of Christ Winnie Church of Christ 2559 Hwy 124 • Stowell 409-899-1737 • 409-363-9898 Sunday Bible Class.................9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship.......10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship......5:00 pm Wednesday Service................7:00 pm Church of Christ Oak Street • Anahuac 267-6445 Sunday Bible Class.................9:30 am SundayWorship Service......10:30 am SundayEvening Worship.......6:00 pm Wednesday Service................6:00 pm

Episcopal Trinity Episcopal Church Washington & Light St • Anahuac 409-267-6582 Sunday Holy Communion..10:00 am

Latter Day Saints

Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints Menely Road • Winnie Sunday Morning.....................9:00 am Wednesday Youth Activities.....7:00 pm

Lutheran

Hope Lutheran Church 9th & LeBlanc - Winnie 409-296-2377 Sunday Worship............9:30 am Sunday School............10:45 am

First United Methodist 204 Trinity St • Anahuac 409-267-3242 Sunday School.......................10:45 am Sunday Worship....................11:00 am St. James Methodist Ed Hopkins @ Texas St • Anahuac Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Worship 1st & 4th Sunday.....................................11:00 am Wednesday Bible Studies......6:00 pm Faith United Methodist Highway 365 • Fannett 409-794-1121 Sunday School......................10:00 am Sunday Worship....................11:00 am UMYF 2nd and 4th Sunday.....5:00 pm Middleton Memorial Methodist Wallisville Rd • Wallisville 409-389-2218 Sunday Worship......................9:00 am St.PaulUnitedMethodistDoubleBayou www.stpauldoublebayou.com Sunday School........................10:45am Sunday Worship .................... 9:00 am Wednesday Bible Studies.........6:30 pm St. Mathew’s United Methodist 1312 Weeks Ave • High Island Sunday School.........................9:00 am Sunday Worship Service.........10:00 am UMYF.............................................3:00 pm First United Methodist Highway 124 @ Freeman • Winnie 296-4382 Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Worship....................10:45 am UMYF.......................................6:00 pm Sunday Worship......................9:30 am Sunday School.......................10:45 am

SmithPoint Community Church Smith Point Sunday School.......................10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Trinity Church 1324 Hwy. 124 • Winnie Sunday Happy Hour...............9:00 am Morning Worship.................10:00 am WednesdayEveningWorship....7:30pm House of Prayer Fannett Elementary School 409-794-9470 Sunday Services.............2:00-5:00 pm HankamerCommunity Fellowship FM 1663 @ FM 1724 • Hankamer Sunday School.....................10:00 am Sunday Praise & Worship..11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study........7:00 pm Lighthouse of Hope Church 507 6th St. Winnie, Texas (at the corner of 6th St. and Oak St.) 409-782-5354 Sunday Worship....................10:00 am Wednesday Worship..............6:30 pm Word of Life Church Please call (351) 999-4923 to participate in our phone church services: Adult Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Church services 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm

Pentecostal

Calvary Tabernacle 1210 FM 1406 • Winnie 296-2020 Sunday School........................2:00 pm Sunday Worship.....................2:45 pm Thursday Evening...................7:00 pm (Children’s Church, Youth Service & Bible Study) - Pastor Carl A. Vickery Calvary Tabernacle UPC 11185 Mahon Rd, Fannet Pastor Steve Adams 409-201-8033 Sunday 1pm, Thursday 7pm First UnitedPentecostal Church 1352 Walter Street • High Island 286-5444 Sunday Worship....................10:00 am Tuesday.....................................7:30 pm

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Cub SI40 farm tractors 14’50’ mobile home - large dog house metal - garden tiller - 3 drilling rigs want to buy disk - brush hog - tractor w/ front loader. 281-788-7838 Property For Sale Chambers Co, Texas Property Legal Description 651 TRIC-O WW Gregory.

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Canal City lot for sale by owner on the middle canal undeveloped Lot #302, 1468 Van Sant Gilchrist TX call Alan 409-939-3240 no texts $30,000

For Sale 28' Triple Axle Gooseneck Trailer $6500.00.

Call 409-267-3063 Cow hay for sale 4x5 round bales bahaia grass 35.00 per roll stored outside 409-781-2236 New Craftsman electric biscuit joiner with case never been used. $150.00 interested call 409-5536831 in Winnie,TX 2005 Crown Vic Intercepter: Clean, dependable, new tires, brakes, great ac, etc., $3, 800.00. 281-414-6353 Trailer axles $40.00 - $100.00 each, PVC pipe 1 1/2 to 4" $50.00, Call 409-457-5204 For Sale Four crawfish cook pots, various sizes.

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Also have three burners.

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A/C works but does not cool well. Work vehicle $5000.00 Call 409-277-1065 Estate sale, too many items to list. RV trailer, antiques, furniture, clothes, etc. Call Joyce Williams at 409.684.6969 or 409.402.4449 2000 Ford gas tractor parts.

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An early morning stroll along Fulton Harbor provides an interesting look at the quaint sights around the fishing boat harbor. Photo by John Jefferson.

WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE

A SEASIDE REFUGE

By John Jefferson

Garth Brooks had a hit record (one of many) with a song that began with these lines: “I was feelin’ the blues I was watching the news When this fella came on the TV He said I’m tellin’ you That science has proven That heartaches are healed by the sea.”

The “Jefferson corollary” is that this holistic remedy isn’t just restricted to healing the pains of love lost -- but it is a remedy.

Been there. It also mends career burnout or just plain ol’ everyday being

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over-worked. It’s a good escape destination if you just want to get away for a day or two. Or maybe even you, too, like Mr. Brooks, have watched so much insanity on the news lately that you want to run naked and screaming through the woods.

Don’t do that! You could get mosquito bites, chiggers, and arrested.

There is just something relaxing about smelling the salt air. Feeling the breeze. Hearing the waves. And listening to the squawk of the sea gulls. Maybe walking on the beach barefoot and trying to out-skip the last incoming waves onto the beach without getting your toes wet. And there’s always the possibility you might find something interesting washed up on the beach – like maybe a note in a bottle. All these are prescriptions for restoring personal peace.

There are more ways to enjoy the seashore than there were ways Elizabeth Barrett Browning could describe how much she loved Robert.

Try counting them.

Fishing or crabbing are a couple. Or just taking a tour boat to see the endangered whooping cranes and myriad other birds with Capt. Tommy Moore out of Rockport.

The whoopers are usually in Texas until late March or early April. There’s even good birding along Fulton Beach Road and

on the Lamar Peninsula.

Strolling along Fulton Harbor at dawn as the fishing boats – both commercial and recreational – embark to the bays for the day’s work or play can start your day off much better than fighting a freeway.

My late friend, Capt.

Billy Sandifer, once carcamped alone on Padre Island for a year and a half to recover from the rigors of the Vietnam War and the unwelcoming aftermath in America. We’ve camped a little on the beach but have enjoyed the variety of lodging choices available in Rockport. Two places on Lamar even had whooping and sandhill cranes right out the door.

We’ve made over fifty trips to Rockport/Fulton through the years.

It’s been our refuge. Just pointing the car toward Rockport relaxes our stress.

And then there’s the food! Fish, shrimp, oysters, and crabs right out of the water don’t get any fresher than that! There are numerous restaurants to satisfy any taste in Rockport. The Chamber of Commerce sent aides list of forty-two.

So, bury your troubles in the sand and watch the sunrise across Aransas Bay. Or Galveston, Matagorda, Corpus, other bays, or anywhere along the Gulf beaches.

It’s the start of a new day in your life, too.

lead atop the standings to a full bull, positioned 92.25 points out front as each country readied for the bonus round and one last bull.

Chase Dougherty (Decatur, Texas) and Stetson Wright (Milford, Utah) were integral in growing the lead. Dougherty contributed 83 points to the nation’s total after riding Guess Eyes Right (Rocking F Bucking Bulls/Chase Foutch), while Wright added 81.75 points when he rode Young Man’s Blues (Paradigm/Parker McCollum/ Lockwood).

On the Team Brazil roster, Barbosa was the lone contender to convert and keep the South American nation’s hopes alive. He conquered Midnight Flyer (Jane Clark/ Gene Owen) to earn an 86.75-point score.

The title of 2022 PBR Global Cup USA Champion then came down to a battle between Team USA Eagles Captain Swearingen and Team Brazil Captain Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil), who was bucked off by Dixieland Delight (Rickey West Bucking Bulls/ Hatcher Porter) in an uncharacteristic 2.63 seconds earlier in the evening.

However, injury was quick to rear its head as Team Brazil attempted to make a last-minute, come-from-behind push for the title.

While attempting HomeBru (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.), Leme’s free hand was smashed in the chute gate. As the PBR’s Sports Medicine Team tended to him, Team Brazil was awarded a re-ride, which was subsequently presented to Pacheco with Leme unable to compete.

As Pacheco readied to ride one final time, Swearingen climbed aboard Team USA

Eagles’ last draw – Diddy Wa Diddy (Cord McCoy/ Bill McCarty). A familiar matchup, in 2021, the New York cowboy covered the impressive animal athlete for 90.75 points en route to a third-place result on the elite Unleash The Beast in Fort Worth.

Replicating past success, Swearingen was again a picture of perfection aboard Diddy Wa Diddy. He made the 8 for 91.5 points, his second 90-point ride of the night, clinching the 2022 PBR Global Cup USA Championship for Team USA Eagles.

Team USA Eagles, who went a near-perfect 6-for-7 for 527 points, exited AT&T Stadium earning $200,000. Swearingen also earned $15,000 for being the top-performing rider, and Kasel collected an added $7,500 for registering the high-marked ride.

Team USA Eagles is now the winningest team in PBR Global Cup history, having won the event three times.

The Eagles first won the inaugural event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 2017 and have won the most recent two iterations of the global tournament in Texas in 2020 and 2022.

While Pacheco capped Team Brazil’s showing with a 90.5-point ride on Medicine Man (TNT Bucking Bulls/ Hart Cattle Co.), it was not enough to earn the win.

Team Brazil, who went 5-for-7 for 433.75 points, was edged out by Team USA Eagles by 93.25 points to finish second. The team took home a check for $57,750.

Team Mexico finished a contingent-best third, netting $46,250.

After being shut out through the opening rounds of action, Alvaro Alvarez Aguilar (La

Punta Lagos Moreno Jal, Mexico) was the nation’s savior. As the last man out for Team Mexico in the bonus round, he converted under pressure, riding Outlaw (Cord McCoy/Big Sky Bulls, LLC) for 89.25 points.

Fourth was Team Australia, earning $40,000.

Luke Parkinson (Denman, New South Wales, Australia) was the team’s lone rider to cover a draw, besting Bread Basket (TNT Bucking Bulls/ Hart Cattle Co.) for 88.5 points.

Brock Radford (De Winton, Alberta, Canada) propelled Team Canada to a fifth-place result.

In his first event back since sustaining a knee injury in mid-January, Radford rode Born To Sin (Martinez Bucking Bulls, LLC) for 84 points, earning Team Canada a $32,500 payday.

Rounding out the leaderboard in sixth was Team USA Wolves.

In the bull pen, reigning YETI PBR World Champion Bull Woopaa (Barker Bulls/ Hookin’ W Ranch) was unrivaled. Earning the YETI “Built for The Wild” Bull of the Event honor, the animal athlete scored 45.75 points for his 5.17-second buckoff of Team USA Wolves Captain Stetson Lawrence (Williston, North Dakota).

As the legendary Western sports weekend continues, AT&T Stadium will host The American Rodeo tomorrow, Sunday, March 6. The richest single-day event in Western sports will start at noon CST and match professional rodeo champions and everyday, hardworking cowboys and cowgirls in a winnertake-all showdown meant to crown the finest talent the world has to offer.

challenge participants to solve problems imaginatively. For example, construction toys offer something for everyone, whether they prefer following directions or building freely. There’s no right or wrong way to do it.

• Make art: From painting a still life to completing a project that’s a bit sillier, making art builds fine motor skills and problemsolving skills, enhances communication and selfexpression, and promotes

self-esteem and the motivation to succeed.

Need some inspiration?

Marshmallow Sculptures is a perfect project for kids ages 5 and up. Let your little Michelangelo connect toothpicks and marshmallows, revealing a one-of-a-kind work of art.

Best of all, you can keep each sculpture, disassemble and start again, or even eat it!

• Take time to relax: Quiet time is vital for recharging one’s batteries. Build in

time for your family to read, color, assemble puzzles, practice yoga or participate in other stress-relieving activities.

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Color each shape with a shamrock green.

What is hidden in this box?

© 2022 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 38, No. 14

Although it began in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in countries around the world. People with Irish heritage remind themselves of the beautiful green countryside of Ireland by wearing green and taking part in the festivities.

In Ireland, clover leaves are also called shamrocks. Fields of clover or shamrocks are part of what make Ireland’s countryside so green.

Most shamrocks have three leaves. But sometimes one grows with four leaves. This is called a lucky four-leaf clover.

Can you find one on this page?

Standards Link: Social Science: Students compare the beliefs, customs, traditions and social practices of various cultures.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Students follow simple written directions.

Standards Link: Classification: Visual Discrimination.

SHAMROCK IRISH HERITAGE GREEN FAIRIES SHOES SAINT CLOVER GOLD MAGICAL LUCKY FOUR LEAF PATRICKS DAY

The leprechaun Seamus O’Scoop has hidden 10 shoes in these shamrocks. Can you find them all?

Can you read three shoe-lengths of news?

Put your shoes end to end to measure three shoe lengths. Mark the length on a piece of paper. Now read a news story in today’s newspaper. Using your measure, find the length of your news story. Did you read the length of a leprechaun?

Standards Link: Math: Measure the length of given objects.

Look for a pattern in each row. Draw the picture that comes next in the box at the end of each row.

Can you find the leprechaun twins? Careful—they’re tricky!

“St.” is an abbreviation for the word Saint.

Clip six examples of abbreviations from the newspaper.

Write the whole word for each abbreviation.

Standards Link: Social Science: Students compare beliefs of various cultures drawing from folklore.

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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Clip five words from the newspaper to describe St. Patrick’s Day. Paste the words on a green shamrock. Write a sentence using each adjective. Select your favorite sentence and use it as the main idea for a paragraph.

The leprechaun’s shoe shelf has toppled. Can you match the pairs of fairy shoes?

Standards Link: Math: Students identify, sort and classify objects.

S P P H Y S N S A K

Lucky Shamrock Adjectives

Standards Link: Math: Students identify and extend simple patterns.

Stories from Ireland tell about magical little people called leprechauns who make shoes for fairies. Fairies wear out their shoes quickly because they dance all night. Leprechauns sell a lot of shoes to fairies and the fairies always pay in gold. This is what the stories say. What do you think?

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Standards Link: Grammar: Identify and use adjectives correctly in writing.

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