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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Volume 32, Issue 1

Chambers County Forced to Reduce Business Capacity Due to TSA Hospitalization Rate  CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS – On Monday, December 21, 2020 Chambers County officials became aware that the hospitalizations rate in Trauma Service Area R (of which the County is a member) had surpassed the limit set forth by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in Executive Order GA-32.

Per GA-32, areas with high hospitalizations are defined as those who have had seven consecutive days in which the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of total hospital capacity exceeds 15 percent.

Because TSA R has had sustained high hospitalization rates, all businesses currently operating at a 75 percent occupancy rate in Chambers County must reduce their occupancy to 50 percent, effective Wednesday, December 23, 2020.

Exceptions to this rule may be found on the Governor’s website: gov.texas.gov.

Additionally – and due to this hospitalization rate – TABC has mandated that all bars and similar establishments in Chambers County close.

Further, all elective surgeries are prohibited in Chambers County (and all other Counties which are part of TSA R) until further notice.

While the Governor and TABC both offer an appeal process for this reduction of capacity, Chambers County does not qualify. Per the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), a County must have fewer than 30 total cases of COVID-19 reported over the last 14 days. Chambers County has averaged 25 cases per day for the past 14 days, thus far surpassing the minimum allowed. “The success of Chambers County businesses and continuity of our resident’s livelihood is one of our utmost concerns,� said Chambers County Judge Jimmy Sylvia. “However, protecting the lives of citizens is our top priority and this mandate from the Governor’s office is intended to do that.�

With increasing case numbers and high regional

hospitalization rates, Chambers County residents are encouraged to be mindful when making decisions regarding their own health and safety. “The things that we do affect those around us,� continued Judge Sylvia. “With Christmas quickly approaching, I’m encouraging each of you to include safety in your holiday planning.

Social distance, wear face coverings and wash your hands regularly.

Remember: slowing the spread of COVID-19 is the best way to get these businesses reopened at 75 percent capacity."

Per GA-32, this rollback in occupancy can be reversed once hospitalization rates in TSA R have been 15 percent or less for at least seven consecutive days.

Chambers County and Chambers County Public Health will continue to monitor COVID-19 data and will update residents as more information becomes available.

For more information regarding this update, please visit the following websites: ¡ Texas Governor Greg Abbott: gov.texas.gov ¡ Texas Department of State Health Services: https://www.dshs.state. tx.us/coronavirus/ ¡ TABC: https:// w w w. t a b c . t e x a s . g o v / coronavirus/ga-32/ The following list is provided for convenience only and is not meant to replace standards set forth

by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Per Governor Abbott’s Executive Orders GA-30 and GA-32, the following businesses must reduce operations to 50 percent of the total listed occupancy of the establishment: ¡ In-store, non-CISA retail establishments ¡ Dine-in restaurants ¡ Non-CISA office buildings ¡ N o n - C I S A manufacturers ¡ Museums and libraries ¡ Gyms and exercise facilities and classes For more information, please visit the Governor’s website at gov.texas.gov.

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Ricelands Begins Administering Covid-19 Vaccine

Wade Thibodeaux  Riceland Medical Center(Winnie Community Hospital) received and began administering the Moderna version of the Covid-19 vaccine last Monday, December 28, 2020. Ten of the front line health workers received the vaccine Monday afternoon and more will receive the shot later this week. Winnie Stowell EMS received their vaccinations on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 and East Chambers ISD Nurses, Hamshire Chambers County Emergency Services District No. 1 Administrator is seen EMS, and Broussard getting his Covid vaccination during round one of the vaccine distribution.

Mortuary employees theirs. Pictured here is of Administrative receiving her shot on are in line to receive Suggie Daigle, Director Services with Ricelands Monday.

Chambers County Has New Judge

Wade Thibodeaux  Chambers County held their swearing in ceremony for elected officials last Monday, January 04, 2021 beginning with Scott Peal, former Chambers County Attorney being sworn in as the newly created Chambers County Court at Law Judge. Ashley Cain Land was sworn in as the Chambers (contd on Scott Peal raises his right hand and takes the oath of office as the first Judge of the page 8) recently created Chambers County Court at Law.

Opinion & Entertainment

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 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 The first part of this editorial was in last week’s digital only version of the newspapers as we were technically on vacation. So, if you went to the link on Facebook and read the paper then you may want to skip this first part and just head on down to the bottom of this article and see what I have added for this week’s papers. If you didn’t read the digital version last week, then by all means carry on and read this in its entirety.

I should have known better, I should have known better, I SHOULD have known better, but I didn’t, or It just didn’t click in this hard head of mine.

It is a tradition, or a common practice for us to take off the week between Christmas and New Year’s and this year was supposed to be the same, but somehow we have managed to get ourselves into a position of producing a newspaper in all of our markets for this week that we are supposed to be on vacation. However, in this world of up to the minute news and more concerning the social media aspect of the news business, we are going to produce a digital version of the papers this week.

I’m not exactly sure how they are going to look, how many pages in each publication, or

just exactly what information will be contained in them, but we are going to produce a paper.....well, a publication at least and they will at least contain the stuff that we can gather and find information about during this holiday season. This all started because the Hornets were in the playoffs and I didn’t want to skip a week because then we would be a week behind as I was just sure that they were going to be playing well into January. So, instead of producing a full blown, hold in your hand newspaper, I decided that we would just produce a digital version and make it available to everyone on our social media page. That way we could cover the Hornets game, give our advertisers a little extra exposure because we weren’t going to charge them for this week, and still be somewhat in the news flow on a little more relaxed basis.

Well, the Hornets lost their game in overtime and that bad news could have certainly waited for an extra week, but I had already broadcast the digital edition in last week’s paper and I certainly wanted to keep my word, therefore we will produce the digital version. Besides that, people still get arrested, obit-

uaries need to be published, and news continues to happen regardless of the calendar, so here we are producing a newspaper. And, if we are going to do one....we may as well do all of them. So, if you are reading this, it means that you found the link on our social media sites and if you like the digital version just shoot us an email, a phone call, or even an old fashioned letter in the mail and we will be glad to include you on our weekly digital distribution list......no charge for paper subscribers and only $25. a year for new subscriptions.

Now, on to something a little funny. This is a Sonic story that’s a little backwards from the usual. I was in line at the drive thru the other day and a guy pulled up behind me and yelled out the window of his truck for me to hurry up.

I looked in my rear view mirror and recognized the fellow as the pastor of one of the local churches and he and I have developed a friendship over the years. I waved to him and pulled up to the window and as I was driving up, the thought of doing something nice for him during the holidays crossed my mind and I asked the young lady at the window if I could pay for his order. She said that she would check to see how much it was and she came back and said that he had an “Order Ahead” and it was already paid for. Well dang, the one time that I’m going to do something nice for somebody and this new digital world full of apps took me out of the equation. You see, once the order is placed, confirmed, and paid for on the Sonic app, there’s no going back. I

wanted to pay for it and they refund his credit card, but she said that they couldn’t do that and so I just drove off, waving goodbye to my friend. As I’m writing this column, the thought occurred to me that I guess I could have bought him a gift card and left it for him to use next time, but I didn’t think of that option at the time. Oh well, I’ll catch him next time, because I think he is a frequent consumer of the sweet nectar from Sonic like I am and so there should be more opportunities.

Now, on to the new stuff. I realize I’m a little late to the party as everybody that I know has been watching Yellowstone on TV for several years now, but I just took the time to record the series from the beginning and OMG. I’m hooked. I stayed up until 5:00 am one night watching episode after episode and it’s all that I can think about.

Everybody said that the scenes were very authentic and to some degree that is true, but I saw one scene where they were pulling a calf from the Momma cow that

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was having trouble delivering the baby. As soon as the calf was out of the Momma, they showed the completely dried off calf run away with the cow that jumped up from the ground. Not exactly how it works, but looked good for the TV audience. Back in my livestock publishing days, I had the opportunity to visit with Jim Leachman as he and I were escaping the hustle and bustle of one of the livestock sales at the Denver Stock Show.

I had stepped out onto the walkway overlooking the “Yards” at Denver when he walked up to me and started talking. Now, here I was at one of the most prestigious shows in the world, overlooking hundreds of head of some of the finest cattle ever made and talking to one of the largest purebred cattle producers in the world. I was just a peon in his world, yet he talked to me for some 45 minutes as we picked out various cattle that we were watching and discussed their attributes. Kevin Costner, star of the series, reminds me of the type of fellow

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that Jim Leachman was that night in Denver. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I wonder if the TV show is somehow based on Leachman’s operation, or if Leachman was just living the show before it’s time.

Either way, I’m enjoying both ends of those experiences, even though they are some 35 years apart from each other.

In one of the scenes, Costner is having trouble with his cell phone reception and he moves his camp 50 yards so that he has no signal at all and takes great pleasure in realizing that “There are 7 Billion people in the world and not one of them knows where to find me”. Sometimes I wish that it could be that easy.

We are back in the saddle of the newspaper business as we are producing issues every week for the next 51 weeks until we will try to take the week off between Christmas and New Years again this year. We will see how that goes and until then......Happy New Year one and all. Till next time, I’m........Wade in the Shade.

Tumbleweeds

SHEPHERDS OF THE FLAME

By Tumbleweed Smith

The 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York were perhaps the most thrilling for Americans.

It was the year the US beat Russia in hockey. “I can still see goalie Jim Craig’s face looking for his dad in the spectator crowd, draped with an American flag,” says Gene Deutscher of Temple, one of the torchbearers who carried the flame to the games.

The flame was flown from Mount Olympus in Greece to Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. From there a torch relay team of 52 runners, one from each state, Washington DC and the Village of Lake Placid, transported the Olympic Flame from Langley to Lake Placid.

Gene represented Texas. “There were 26 men and 26 women.

We ran 1,000 miles in 8 days and remained at the Olympics for the entirety of the games.

We had passes to all events.”

Being chosen as a torchbearer was kin to being selected to compete in athletic events. Gene is a runner. He participated in 26 marathons by the time he was 40.

He was a hospital administrator in Fort Worth in 1978 when his assistant told him about

hearing on the radio that the 1980 Olympics were preparing a team of torchbearers. He replied that he was too busy. But for months his assistant kept telling him he should try out. Finally he gave in and his assistant sent off for a packet of information.

“It was like applying for grad school,” says Gene. “There were pages of forms to fill out, I had to give a bio and write 3 or 4 essays about why I wanted to do this.” His assistant said she would fill out all the forms.

All he had to do was write the essays. So it was all mailed to Lake Placid’s PO Box 1980.

Six weeks later he heard from the man in charge of ceremonies and awards and was invited to go to the Astrodome in Houston for a 3-mile tryout run. 100 runners from 5 states showed up. Two or three more months passed and Gene was invited to go to Dallas for an interview. It lasted an hour and a half. Six more months passed and Gene learned he had made the team. He was to be in Lake Placid in August of 1979 to get the layout of the route and familiar with Lake Placid. Gene was 38 at the time.

The ages ranged from 16 to 52.

“We arrived in Lake Placid 4 days before the Olympics started.

We ran into the village escorted by police motorcycles and other state vehicles.

There were crowds of people cheering us and waving American flags. We were elated. It was such an honor to be a Shepherd of the Flame.”

At a luncheon after the Olympics, each runner was presented an Olympic Torch. Gene donated his to Mary Hardin Baylor University in Belton. It’s in a specially contracted display case that makes the torch appear to be floating in mid-air. The runners have stayed in touch by a newsletter. “Each of us writes what’s going on in our lives.”

The group has had 3 reunions.

“It was the highlight of my life,” says Gene.

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

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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.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021 PUNISHMENT RANGE

Thirteen individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Monday, December 28 and Friday, January 1.

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.

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SECOND SUPP L E M E N TA L NOTICE OF RATE CHANGE REQUEST On October 19, 2020, Entergy Texas, Inc. (“ETI”) filed an application to amend its Transmission Cost Recovery Factor (“TCRF”) with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission” or “PUC”).

The application was assigned PUC Docket No. 51406. The proposed TCRF is requested in accordance with the Public Utility Regulatory Act § 36.209 and 16 TAC § 25.239. A TCRF allows a utility to recover its reasonable and necessary costs that have occurred since the end of the test year in the utility’s last base rate case for transmission infrastructure improvement and changes in wholesale transmission charges to the electric utility under a tariff approved by a federal regulatory authority.

In its requested amendment, ETI is seeking recovery of costs for transmission capital investments it incurred from July 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020. ETI also seeks to recover approved trans-

mission charges that are not otherwise being recovered through rates.

The proposed TCRF as amended would result in total TCRF retail revenues of approximately $51.0 million, which is $31.6 million in incremental annual TCRF revenue beyond ETI’s currently effective TCRF. This $31.6 million amount would be a 3.3% increase in ETI’s annualized non-fuel revenue requirement as compared to revenues approved in Docket No. 48371, ETI’s most recent base rate case, and a 2.1% increase in ETI’s overall annualized revenue requirement including fuel costs as compared to such revenues as approved in Docket No. 48371.

The impact of the rate change on various customer classes will vary from the overall impact described in this notice.

The effective date of the proposed rate change would be the date that a Commission order adopting the proposed TCRF is issued. ETI has requested that, if no hearing is requested, the Commission adopt an order approving the proposed TCRF at or before its currently-scheduled open meeting on February 25, 2021. All customers in ETI’s Texas retail rate classes are affected by this request.

Persons with questions or who want more information on this filing may contact ETI at Entergy Texas, Inc., Attn: Customer Service—2020 TCRF Case, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call 1-866-981-2602 during normal business hours. A complete copy of this application is available for inspection at the address listed above.

The Commission has assigned Docket No. 51406 to this proceeding. Persons who wish to intervene in or comment upon these proceedings should notify the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) as soon as possible, as an intervention deadline will be imposed. A request to intervene or for further information should be mailed to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. Further information may also be obtained by calling the Public Utility Commission at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477.

Hearing- and speech- impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding is 45 days after the date the application was filed with

the commission. However, ETI has requested that the deadline be extended to January 19, 2021.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the preferred method for you to file your request for intervention is electronically, and you will be required to serve the request on other parties by email. Therefore, please include your own email address on the intervention request. Instructions for electronic filing via the “PUC Filer” on the Commission’s website can be found here: https://interchange. puc.texas.gov/filer. Instructions for using the PUC Filer are available at: http://www.puc.texas.gov/ industry/filings/New_PUC_ Web_Filer_Presentation.pdf.

Once you obtain a tracking sheet associated with your filing from the PUC Filer, you may email the tracking sheet and the document you wish to file to: centralrecords@ puc.texas.gov. For assistance with your electronic filing, please contact the Commission’s Help Desk at (512) 936-7100 or helpdesk@puc. texas.gov. You can review materials filed in this docket on the PUC Interchange at: http://interchange.puc.texas. gov/.

a.m., the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office Business and Residential Neighborhood

Task Force (TF BURN) was patrolling in the 9500 block of N. Hwy 146 when a 2019 Polaris Ranger 1000 All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) occupied by three subjects was observed operating on a public roadway. Deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop but the vehicle refused to stop and fled from deputies.

The pursuit of the ATV led deputies into Harris County where the subjects abandoned the ATV in the 5200 block of East Wallisville Road and fled on foot, as deputies and officers with Baytown Police Department pursued. During the foot chase one of the subjects discharged a firearm at pursuing deputies and officers. Multiple resources to include Houston Police

Departments Air Support, a drone and multiple K9’s attempted to locate the subjects but were unsuccessful. The ATV’s owner was notified and arrangements have been made for him to recover the vehicle.

On December 29, at approximately 1:18 p.m., Chambers County Sheriff’s Office Detective Dickens was conducting a follow up investigation in the 5200 block of the Highlands Ranch Subdivision located in Baytown, attempting to obtain video surveillance footage of the subjects. While checking the area Deputy Dickens observed a person exit from behind one of the residences, matching the description of one of the suspects. The subject had dropped his cell phone and

Chambers County Sheriff's Office Makes Arrest

Sheriff Brian Hawthorne reports that, on December 29, 2020 at approximately 2:25

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Address for Chambers County Emergency Services District No. 1 Pursuant to 775.036(f) Section of the Texas Health and Safety Code, notice is hereby given that the address for the Chambers County Emergency Service District No. 1 is as follows: 821 State Hwy 124 Winnie Texas 77665

had returned to retrieve it, at the same time Deputy Dickens was checking the area. As Deputy Dickens attempted to speak with the suspect, he again fled from deputies.

After an extensive search that included DPS Aircraft Operations, DPS Troopers, Parks and Wildlife, Baytown PD, Harris County Precinct 3 and the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, the subject was finally apprehended.

Information obtained on scene positively identified Terrance Jarrell Alexander, 20, of Austin, Texas, as the person that discharged a firearm at law enforcement officers and also led to the identification of additional suspects involved in this incident. These suspects are also being investigated for numerous other ATV thefts throughout Harris, Liberty and Chambers Counties.

Terrance Jarrell Alexander was arrested and booked into the Chambers County jail for the below listed offenses: EVADING ARREST DET W/ VEH​​​SJF​​​$25,000 BOND THEFT PROP >=$2,500<$30K​​​ SJF​​​$25,000 BOND AGG ASSAULT AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANT​​1ST DEGREE FELONY​$250,000 BOND​ Sheriff Hawthorne created TF BURN to add additional deputies patrolling business and residential neighborhoods in hopes of reducing crime during the holiday months.

“I am extremely proud of the deputies that have worked TF BURN, as well as the detectives of the Criminal Investigations Division for their due diligence in exhausting all measures to solve this and other crimes in Chambers County”, said Sheriff Hawthorne.

Religion & Lifestyle

Wednesday,January 6, 2021

Sunday Observations from Christy

“When You Need An Expert"

My computer needed an anti-virus program installed on it. After researching the Internet, I called an expert who regularly makes technology decisions for a large school district. He told me what he installs on all the computers there. What he uses did not make the Internet “top 10” list. However, I went with his recommendation, because I remembered what someone told me a long time ago, “Danny, when you need an expert, get one, don’t be one.”

James 1:5 says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” By the way, my computer is working great.

Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain for Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Chambers County Sheriff ’s Office

Obituaries

Vickey Marie Comeaux, 73, of Hamshire, died at home surrounded by family on December 24, 2020. She was born on September 16,1947, to Mary Louise Ayling and Elbert Wims Hawkins in Baytown.

She was a devoted mother who stayed home with the kids and she also owned and operated Comeaux’s Restaurant in Hamshire, she was devoted to her husband, kids, and grandkids. Vickey was one

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)

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of a kind, she is a two-time cancer survivor and never gave up, she was a spit fire, always lending a helping hand, where she was needed, or being the one to listen to your problems and always knew what to say to make it better, she loved being with family and loved to fish and occasionally deer hunt with family.

Survivors include her daughters, Carolyn Knoblock and husband, Earl, of Warren and Patty Norris and her husband, Chris, of Anahuac; son, Lonnie Comeaux of Freeport; grandchildren, Toshia Dubose and her husband, Lesley, of Kirbyville; Jason Reed of Houston; Josh Norris and his wife, Bee, of Louisiana; Jacob Knoblock and his wife, Dee, of Warren; Kinley McFarlin and her husband, Mason, of Vidor; and Jacy Norris of Anahuac; great-grandchildren, Emalee Reed, Ryleigh Gray, Ava Dubose, Sophia Norris, Gracie Knoblock, Jason McFarlin; and

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

Yay!!!! New year!!! We have all waited and waited on the end of 2020. We have said how it was the worst year, couldn’t wait for it to end, blah blah.

One problem. Just like with any new year, nothing changes if we don’t make the choice to actually change. numerous, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Comeaux; brother, Dennis Hawkins; her parents, grandparents, and nephew, Freddie Daigle; and uncle, Lexie “Red” Hopson.

A gathering of Mrs. Comeaux’s family and friends began at 12:00 p.m., with her funeral service following at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2020, at First Baptist Church of Hamshire, 25304 Highway 124, Hamshire. Her interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Winnie, under the direction Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1640 North Major Drive, Suite 101, Beaumont, Texas 77706.

Complete and updated information may be found at: broussards1889.com.

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Here we are, January 3rd, and we are still arguing. Criticizing one another. Insulting people we don’t know. Determining that we know facts better than others. Forgive my pessimism here, but unless you change.....2021 will be the exact same.

So how do we make 2021 better? We respect one another’s choice. Simple as that. You don’t have to get off your couch, give up ice cream, lace up running shoes, clean anything out, or cook anything different. You can sit right where you are, and respect one another.

So you have different views on Covid and someone else likes to make fun of you for whatever your view is. Unfollow them.

Delete them. Keep scrolling.

You hate Biden/Trump?

Someone else loves them?

Unfollow them. Delete them.

Keep scrolling.

You like Coors/Miller/ Michelob? Someone else hates drinking? Unfollow them.

Delete them. Keep scrolling.

The topic does not matter. If you feel strongly enough in opposing views to the sun coming up, unfollow, delete, keep scrolling.

Here is the thing. Social media is like the school cafeteria.

Everyone has their tables, they gather with their 3-4 friends, they eat, they laugh, they cry, they support one another.

Don’t be the jerk that walks by and hits someone in the head just because you can. Don’t be the person who dumps a drink on someone else because you perceive yourself as better. You don’t even have to walk by the table of people you dislike. Go another route. Take the exit

on the other side. Unfollow.

Delete. Keep scrolling.

Happy Sunday peeps.... this country has enough turmoil all on its own. We do not have to help it. If you are one of those people that get online and continually post to another’s page your opposing thoughts, send private messages, argues with strangers on the news pages, has your stash of memes that you keep on hand to prove your superiority.....

YOU are the person in the cafeteria hitting someone just because you can. You are a part of the problem. Make 2021 better. Unfollow. Delete. Keep scrolling.

And if any of this hit personal..... well, it’s unintentional. I do however hope you will do your part to make 2021 better. Or unfollow me. Delete me. And just keep scrolling.

Curtis LeBlanc, 79, of Livingston, TX died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 in his residence, leaving behind his sister, Sandra LeBlanc Jones, as well as his children, grandchildren & great grandchildren.

Curtis was born on January 6, 1941 to Mildred Ledet LeBlanc & Charles LeBlanc.

When he was in JH, he & his family moved to Winnie, TX, a town that he quickly loved & called home.

He was drafted into the Marine Corp, where he served our country in Vietnam. He left with an honorable discharge & rushed back home to his Momma in Winnie. Curtis later retired from Mobil Oil in Beaumont, TX. He loved watching high school football & supporting East Chambers every chance he got. He also loved to fish at the beach, where he had a camper parked for years.

Those who knew Curtis LeBlanc, know that he loved making people laugh! He will be greatly missed by all who have ever called him Daddy, PawPaw, Brother, or Friend!

A gathering of Mr. LeBlanc’s family and friends will begin at 9:00 a.m., with his funeral service to follow at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont.

A graveside service with Military Honors will follow at 2:00 p.m., at Fairview Cemetery,

Winnie.

Please observe social distancing guidelines. By attending any public event you are acknowledging the risk of exposure to the Coronavirus.

Please follow the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control: cdc.gov Complete and updated information may be found at:broussards1889.com.

Herbert Lee Clubb, 91, of Hamshire, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He was born on May 24,1929 to Lucy Maria Schexsnaider Clubb and Herbert Clubb, in Beaumont.

Survivors include his wife of thirty-two years, Mary Anne Christ Clubb; daughters, Anna Petri and her husband, Tom and Michele Clubb; step-children, Kim Reneé Conn and Johnny Blaine Wilber and his wife, Stella; grandchildren, Christine

Powell and her husband, Clay and Matt Petri; stepgrandchildren, Dawson Wilber, Colton Wilber and his wife, Sarah, Weston Wilber, and Ryan Blaine Conn and his wife, Brandi; great-grandchildren, Sierra Powell, Lexi Powell, Kyndal Conn, Kami Conn, Blayde Wilber, Delayni Wilber, and Gentry Wilber; brothers, Harold Clubb and his wife, Sylvia and David Clubb and his wife, Suzanne; sister, Lucy Elaine Butts; and numerous beloved nieces, and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife and the mother of his children, Marie Kole Clubb; and brother-inlaw, Melvin Butts.

A Christian Vigil for Mr. Clubb began at 12:30 p.m., with his gathering of family and friends to follow until his Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2021, at St. Louis Catholic Church, 315 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. His interment will follow with military honors at Fairview Cemetery, Winnie, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.

Complete and updated information may be found at: broussards1889.com.

Methodist

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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 Weekday Mass Wednesday..................8:30 am Spanish Friday....9:45 am English at Arboretum Saturday...Reconciliation 3:00-3:45 pm Mass in English...............4:00 pm Sunday Mass in English.....7 am & 10:30 am Spanish Mass........................noon Holy days......8:30 am & 6:30 pm Our Lady of Light Catholic Church S. Main St • Anahuac 409-267-3158 Confession:Saturday...............5:00 pm English: Sunday.......................8:30 am Spanish: Saturday...................6:00 pm Thursday...................................6:00 pm

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.......9:00 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 344 Broadway, Winnie, Texas 409-296-8935 Adult Sunday School............8:45 a.m.

Sunday Service.....................10:00 am Bible Study Wed.....................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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Palms RV Park 721 9th Street, Winnie. Showers, laundry room, wifi, propane bottle exhange, privacy fence, security cameras. 409.673.5927 For Lease 4 BR 2 bath 1 car garage. 936 Van Ostrand, Winnie. $1550.00/ month. Call 409-363-4570

3 bd rm/ 1 bath/storage shed. $130,000.00 washer and dryer connections. Owner financing 713-875-5703

Handyman needed for only a few hours work around the house and yard. 409-296-6224 General Labor crew needed.

Duties include: shoveling, weed-eating/ mowing, pouring concrete, laying pipes and clearing land. Background check and drug screen required.

Tempto-hire - $12.00 per hour. Call us at 835-5566.

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 Trailer axles $40.00 - $100.00 each, PVC pipe 1 1/2 to 4" $50.00, Call 409-457-5204 2014 Lincoln MKZ Gray 4 Door Loaded Run Good One Owner. $6,000. 409-504-7058 Commercial gas tank for sale $700. refrigerator for sale $80. please call 832-298-8159 Horse hay 4x5 fertilized Jiggs Bermuda in barn $50.00/ roll. Call 409-781-2236 2012 Jeep Compass runs good. A/C works but does not cool well.

Work vehicle $5000.00 Call 409-277-1065 Queen size bedroom set, includes dresser with mirrors and one nightstand. $300.00. Call 409-291-1288 4x5 Round bales Horse quality in barn $50.00 Call 409-781-2236 Free flooded mobile home.

You haul away. 409-651-7789 2000 Ford gas tractor parts.

Call for prices Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Window air conditioner $50 Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 4 tires size 33x12.50 R18LT $100 Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Metal Shelves $10 each 4 available Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Set of metal steps. $40 Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Disk and scoop for tractor $25 each Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4

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 2004 40' Mountain Air motorhome, made by Newmar.

250 Cummings diesel, 6 speed Allison transmission $25000.00 Call 409-2770883 or 409-277-9872 Antique trunks, power equipment, generators, chain saws, lawn mowers, etc Call 409-651-7789 Trailer axles $40 - 100 each Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4

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House for rent: brick house, 3 bed 2.5 bath, inside has washer, dryer & refrigerator. very nice house. one month $1,200. One year contract please call 832-298-8159

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3/2/2 with Central Air & Heat, fresh paint, new frig and stove, on almost 1 acre of property. House sits high and dry - never flooded. $900 per month 713-829-3791

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Culture/Lifestyle

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WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE

A LION IN WINTER

By John Jefferson

Dateline: Texas. A December 2020 press release from Texas Parks and Wildlife stated that a mountain lion was seen and confirmed near Rowlett, in eastern Dallas County, not far from Lake Ray Hubbard.

Do I believe it? Or am I just trying to be an alarmist?

Heck, yeah, I believe it.

I could have entitled this column, “Mountain Lion in Dallas,” omitting the word “County”, had I wanted to be an alarmist.

But knowing the hysteria anytime there is a coyote

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sighting in our neighborhood and people start posting warnings about not letting kids walk to school without an adult, I refrained. Although mountain lions can be almost anywhere in Texas, your child may never see one. That I inserted my belief in the report is because so many, especially new Texans, don’t believe anything they’ve never seen. Mountain lions are mostly nocturnal and attacks on humans in Texas are rare.

Before some readers reach for the phone, I am aware of the 2012 attack on a six-year-old walking with his parents in the Big Bend. The

family lived near me.

They were returning to their campsite from the national park’s restaurant. Both parents were holding the boy’s hands when the lion launched.

The boy’s father jumped on the lion, stabbing it with his pocketknife.

The lion released the little guy and ran. It was later euthanized by park personnel.

It had been a young lion and was possibly injured, which could have handicapped its ability to capture wild food.

Mountain lions prefer deer but will take domestic animals and pets if game is scarce. Fortunately, they favor fe-

ral hogs, too. Photos of the injured child showed scratches on his face and neck. Thankfully, he survived.

Lions exists in many parts of Texas, but not in one place for very long.

A mountain lion seminar I attended several years ago showed the range of cats equipped with electronic tracking devices to be an oval shaped range of 150-200 miles!

They are continually on the move. Authorities don’t expect the Rowlett cat to be seen there, again.

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A TPWD mountain lion distribution map shows few sightings in east Texas. However, when I was in high school in Beaumont, the editor of the morning paper left work after getting the paper to press around 3:00 a.m. and headed home. He lived in an area near a wooded wilderness south of the Big Thicket. He swore that as he walked to his front door, there was a “lion” in his yard. Known for his credibility, I never doubted his account. It was never seen again.

I have heard first-hand reports from ranches in Duval, Zapata, Kerr, Burnet, Lampasas, and Williamson counties of seeing lions or their tracks. They’re scattered all over Texas, but seldom seen. I’ve only seen the one in the attached photo. My wife saw one eating roadkill along I-10 between Ozona and Junction one night coming back from the Big Bend -- but I missed it.

They’re here.

For sure.

Although mountain lions can appear throughout most of Texas, they are nocturnal, and seldom seen. If you encounter one, DON’T RUN! Throw rocks, make loud noises, and stand still. Photo by John Jefferson.

Community

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Chambers County Has Judge (contd) County Attorney as she replaced Peal who had formally held that office.

Randy McDonald was sworn into the office of the 344th District Judge and Cheryl Swope Lieck was administered the oath of office for District Attorney. Brian Hawthorne pledged his

oath of office as the Sheriff of Chambers County and Denise Hutter was sworn in as the Tax AssessorCollector for Chambers County.

County Commissioners Jimmy Gore(Precinct 1) and newcomer Tommy Hammond(Precinct 3)

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