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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Volume 32, Issue 3
Chambers County ESD No.1 Approves Gear Purchase
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East Chambers Presents Follies
By Wade Thibodeaux   The Chambers County Emergency Services District No.1 Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 6:00 pm. in the Winnie Stowell Volunteer Fire Department Station located at 825 State Highway 124 in Winnie, Texas. The financial report showed a healthy balance of cash assets at $1,126,773.80 and the District would have no trouble making the $68,794.20 loan payment for the latest purchase of the super pumper/tanker fire engine that is due on February 1, 2021. The Board approved the purchase of 13 sets of bunker gear for the VFD to the tune of $2,997.00 per set for a total of $38,961.00. This purchase included pants, coats, helmets, boots, and gloves. This equipment is top
of the line to afford the most protection to the Fireman whenever the call for assistance comes into the station. The rest of the meeting consisted mostly of the Administrator's report, the Operations report, and the Fire Chief's report. The Fire Chief reported that the department responded to 47 total calls for assistance during the month of December with 30 of those calls being for medical reasons. These 47 calls added to the total to make 487 calls for the calendar year of 2020. The next regular These little girls practiced their dance moves at the camp held the Saturday before the follies. meeting of the Chambers County Emergency Services District No.1 Board of Commissioners will be Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 6:00 pm. in the Winnie Stowell Volunteer Fire Department Station located at 825 State Highway 124 in Winnie, Texas.
By Wade Thibodeaux  With two major water line breaks within a week, Trinity Bay Conservation District crews had to work day and night to get water restored to their customers. One of the breaks was in the West water plant lines, causing water issues and boil water notices to customers in the Anahuac, Wallisville, and Hankamer areas and the other issue was in the Winnie Stowell area. The Winnie Stowell
issue had water off for several hours and crews worked almost all day Sunday to restore service. A boil water These EC Buccadears performed during the follies last Monday evening. notice was issued, and samples were collected and sent to the lab for testing with results not received at the writing of this article before press time. Hopefully, by the time that this paper is read, everything will be back to normal. Many thanks to those involved in restoring our water supply.
Tr i n i t y B a y C r e w s Work Overtime
These youngsters performed the routine that they learned at camp under the bright lights of the follies.
TBCD crews work to restore service.
  The East Chambers High School Drill Team presented their annual follies last Monday evening at the High School Auditorium. Things were a little bit different this year as Covid-19 presented some restrictions to the attendance numbers, but nonetheless the
show must go on and it did. Strict social distancing was in place with a maximum of 50 percent capacity in the auditorium, but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm and spirit of the annual event. Drill team members spent the preceding Saturday in a camp-like
environment where they help future drill team members, some as young as Pre Kindergarten age, learn routines and dance moves and helped prepare the younger members for the stage and bright lights of the follies. When the night came for the performance, some of
the younger members took to the stage like old pros and others were a little overwhelmed with the lights and the audience. Regardless, all had a good time and can look back with fond memories of the 2021 East Chambers Buccadears Follies.