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Volume 33, Issue 9

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

TPWD Seeks Input on Texas Freshwater Fishing Regulation Proposals for 2022-23

Runnin' Bucs Lose First Round Playoff Game

Defining reservoir boundaries and modified harvest regulations on designated waterbodies highlight this year’s list of proposed freshwater fishing regulation changes.

The proposed changes also include modified regulations on the Red River Tributaries for prevention of transfer of invasive carp, largemouth bass harvest regulations correction, clarification of striped bass species information, and Sam Rayburn Reservoir county designation.

“Our approach this year is to simplify and clarify rules to reduce the potential for confusion near certain riverreservoir boundaries where exceptions to statewide limits exist, eliminate exceptional rules for bygone fisheries, harmonize rules with our Oklahoma neighbors on border waters, sustain quality bass fishing at a newly-opening reservoir, and reduce risks of inadvertent spread of invasive carps from where they currently exist in the Red River and its tributaries in Northeast Texas,”said Craig Bonds, TPWD’s Inland Fisheries Division Director.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is taking public comment on the following proposed changes to the 2022-2023 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation, with input to be considered before any action by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its March 24 public hearing.

Sam Rayburn Reservoir (Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Sabine, and San Augustine counties) — Delineate the upstream reservoir boundary for Sam Rayburn Reservoir to differentiate between the inflowing river and the reservoir where special exceptions to statewide channel and blue catfish daily bag, possession, and length limits are in place.

Lake Texoma (Cooke and Grayson counties) – Delineate the upstream reservoir boundary for Lake Texoma to differentiate between the inflowing river and lake where special exceptions to statewide daily bag, possession, and length limits are in place.

Bois d’Arc Lake (Fannin County) – Implement largemouth bass harvest regulations for soon to be

opened Bois d’Arc Lake to establish a 16-inch maximum size limit and exceptions for temporary possession of 24inch bass for weighing as potential ShareLunkers.

Lake Texoma (Cooke and Grayson counties) – Modify harvest regulations for walleye in Lake Texoma to eliminate special exceptions to statewide daily bag, possession, and length limits for walleye in Lake Texoma and return to statewide regulations.

Lake Texoma (Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, and Bowie counties), Red River and tributaries – Modify harvest regulations for alligator gar in Lake Texoma to expand the harvest closure during the month of May in order to harmonize with Oklahoma harvest regulations.

Coleto Creek Reservoir (Goliad and Victoria counties) and Fairfield Lake (Freestone County) – Modify harvest regulations for red drum for lakes Coleto Creek and Fairfield to eliminate special exceptions to statewide daily bag, possession, and length limits and return to statewide regulations.

Red River Tributaries – Modify regulations for prevention of transfer of invasive carp as bait to add tributaries of the Red River in Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, and Bowie counties to the list of designated waters from which nongame fish cannot be transported live.

Largemouth Bass Harvest Correction — Correct largemouth bass regulatory exception error for a suite of lakes.

Striped Bass – Clarify species information.

Sam Rayburn Reservoir County Designation – Modify Sam Rayburn Reservoir county list.

Additional details on the proposed regulation changes, including narrated presentations on the proposed changes, can be found on the public comment page and in the Texas Register.

Opportunities to provide comments for or against these proposals include: Online: At TPWD public comment page until March 23.

Phone or Email: Comments on the proposed changes may be submitted to Michael Tennant at (512) 389-8754, email: Michael.Tennant@ tpwd.texas.gov.

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Some action shots from the Bucs game against Central Heights.

By Wade Thibodeaux The Runnin' Bucs lost their first round playoff game to Central Heights by a score of 53-50 last Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Woodville,

Texas. The Bucs led most of the game and sometimes by as much as nine points, but Central Heights kept battling back and tied the game during the first few trips

down the court in the fourth quarter. The final frame was a see-saw match with neither team able to gain much of an advantage over the other. The final seconds saw Central

Heights take a three point lead and the Bucs unable to score during the final seconds.

Congratulations Bucs on a great season.

margin of 480 votes with a tally of 3,864(53.3%) votes to 3,384(46.7%) for Hisler.

The other County wide race was for the Republican County Chairman position and Austin Tice squeaked out a victory by a margin of 386 votes over incumbent Eric Smith. Tice had 3,421(53%) votes to Smith's 3,035(47%) votes.

The County Commissioner Precinct 4 contest saw Ryan Dagley defeat previous County Commissioner Bill Wallace, Jr. by 256 votes or a margin of 911(58.2%) to 655(41.8%).

The only other race was for Chambers County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 and incumbent David Hatfield easily retained his seat by a margin of 436(66.1%) votes to 224(33.9%) votes over challenger Cindy Wallace Davis.

The multi County State Representative District 23

race for the seat vacated

by Representative Mayes Middleton had Terri Leo Wilson at 2,344(35.5%), Patrick Gurski at 1,947(29.5%), Abel Longoria at 1,442(21.8%), and Gina D. Smith at 869(13.2%). Depending on what happened in Galveston County, which was not available at press time, this race could and probably will be headed to a runoff election on May 24, 2022. The winner of the Republican contest will face Democrat Keith G. Henry in the November general election. State Senator District 4 Republican Brandon Creighton was unopposed in his primary election and will face Democrat Misty Bishop in the November election. Chambers County only had a 23.08% voter turnout or 7,362 voters out of 31,904 registered voters.

Chambers County Election Results

Chambers County Judge Jimmy Sylvia won his re-election bid by 53% to 47% over challenger Rachal Hisler.

By Wade Thibodeaux Chambers County had two races County wide that were contested and two races in Precincts that were contested. All of the remaining positions were unopposed. All of the races were in the Republican Primary with no candidates for County

Challenger Austin Tice defeated incumbent Eric Smith for the position of Chambers County Republican Party Chairman by a margin of 53% to 47%. positions in the Democrat Primary. The race for the County Judges position was between long time incumbent Jimmy Sylvia and political newcomer Rachal Hisler. Sylvia took the contest by a slim

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Opinion & Entertainment

Wednesday, March 2, 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 Last week we talked about my trip to Bandera. As I explained in last week's column, I had a really good time and it was probably the last purely fun, no work trip that I will be taking for a little while. A few weeks ago, I casually mentioned that it was kinda boring in the business with nothing going on and boy howdy will I never make that mistake again......at least until next Winter when I forget about how busy the Spring gets and I start complaining about the lack of activity. Things have busted loose and there is something going on every day and seems like every hour.

Of course, this year has Primary elections in the Spring and that just adds to the already busy schedule, but I guess the other side of that coin is that all of my schools(for the most part) are eliminated from the basketball playoffs. That frees up quite a

bit of time and scheduling conflicts and with gasoline prices well over $3.00 a gallon, it's nice to be able to stay close to home every once in a while. However, baseball, softball, and track have started up and that's a pretty busy schedule as they play a bunch of games.

Also on the radar this Spring is this little project that I started about a year ago called a cow herd. I told you guys when I bought this set of cattle that they were a misfit bunch and I'm working on straightening them out.

One of the first things that I did was to improve their nutrition. I put them on a place that had lots of grass, I provided plenty of good high quality free choice minerals, and I even provided some protein tubs for good measure. Those cattle gained weight exponentially and look like a completely different set of

cows. The next thing that I did was to get rid of all of the males in the pasture.

This set of cows had male offspring that had been with them from the very beginning of this bunch of cows and that needed to change. So if it was a male, no matter how big or small, it went to town.

Now, that leaves me with a set of females that will be the foundation of what is to come without any interference from inside sources.

That also leaves me with a delima. I need to put a bull on them this Spring, or do I? Knowledge is a powerful thing and the lack of knowledge can be even more powerful if the wrong choices are made.

For instance, do I need to put a bull in with them in April??? There were adult males running with them until December(which is when I was able to work them and remove the males) and all of the females should be bred to calve later this year(Gestation is about 9 1/2 months).

Maybe I don't need a bull until later in the Fall. However, I really don't want to put a bull in with them in the Fall because then I end up with big calves on cows during the Winter and that

takes a lot of fuel(Feed) for the momma cow to raise a calf and re-breed for the next year.

So, what I need to do is work those cows and find out just exactly what their pregnancy status is(Knowledge). However, we get back to that scheduling issue and finding the time to work cows falls far behind making a living in the newspaper business. The short answer to this situation is that I have begun going to bull sales this Spring and if I find the right bull at the right price, I'll buy him

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and just let mother nature run its course. If I don't find the right bull, then I'll just wait and see what happens and make adjustments along the way. It's been a pretty good while since I attended a cow sale and to tell you the truth, they haven't changed much. If you are buying, they are still too high and if you are selling, they ain't bringing enough, so they must be priced about right. I found several bulls this past weekend at a sale in Buffalo, Texas that would work and I must not have lost

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my ability to judge cattle because the four bulls that I had picked out were the top selling bulls in the sale.

Remember, right bull at the right price and so consequently, I'm still searching for a bull. So, for the next several weekends, I'll be at a bull sale somewhere...... if I'm not at The American Rodeo, the Walker County Fair, the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction, Chambers County Youth Project Show, or an occasional personal fun time event. Till next time, I'm......Wade in the Shade.

Tumbleweeds

THE LADY CHUCK WAGON COOK

By Tumbleweed Smith

“It’s kinda like camping but it has a western and historical flair to it,” says Kellye Duncan of San Angelo who started cooking by chuck wagon after spending 35 years in the restaurant business.

She is the proud owner of two chuck wagons.

“The first one was actually a hay wagon that came out of a Sears Roebuck catalogue in 1900,” says Kellye. “Is that just too cool? The other one is from the 1870’s and has only been owned by two other people. For most of its life the same family in Iowa owned it. It was a working wagon. A man in Hawley, Texas bought it and he completely renovated it. If something authentic was missing he searched and searched and replaced it.”

She has both a two-board wagon and a three-board wagon. “The number of boards determines the height of the wagon. A three-board wagon is for short stays because they are heavier. These might be used for a branding session.

The two board wagons are for long distances like a cattle drive.”

Her 1870s wagon is fully equipped. “This one was used for cattle drives that

lasted six months or longer.

They didn’t have a WalMart that they could run off to. The chuck wagon was their house, their kitchen and their washroom. There was a water barrel to fill the washbasin, a leather strap to sharpen a straight edge razor, a bar of lye soap and a broken mirror so the cowboys could clean up. The wagon had all the tools on there, some big hammers, an axe, a saw, a large tree saw for two men, a possum belly under the wagon to pick up firewood as they go along.”

She has had the 1870s wagon just a few months. “ I think it’s absolutely beautiful. I put photos of it on social media and people started calling me and wanting me to bring it to their wedding, their church or school. I had all kinds of requests for it.”

Chuck wagon cooks had to bring the basic ingredients like beans and coffee.

“And sometimes it was very weak coffee because they had to make it stretch.

They would take flour, salt, lard, and if they were lucky they would have sugar.

Sometimes the cooks shot wild game and cooked it. Sometimes they got honey from a beehive.

A farmer might give them vegetables.

Stew, hash and chili were popular dishes, along with beans and biscuits. They cooked what was available.”

Kellye got involved with chuck wagon cooking while attending a western event at Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River a few years ago.

“One morning I got up to make coffee over our camp fire and there was a man with a chuck wagon nearby and asked if I wanted to help prepare a meal. I said OK. As it turned out we cooked 3 meals a day for a lot of people for three days.

We cooked 1,200 pounds of meat. Since then I’ve done several events for the San Angelo Rodeo Association and other organizations. I got involved with doing research on the chuck wagons. I went to Cheyenne, Wyoming and looked at the chuck wagons for the big rodeo and in the western museum there. Once you start studying these things it gets in your blood.” 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 2, 2022 PUNISHMENT RANGE

Thirty-One individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Sunday, February 20 and Saturday, February 26. 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

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Jimmy Sylvia County Judge

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The American....Life Changing

By JOE KUSEK Life changing.

It’s not just a phrase tossed around.

It’s a declaration, a truth, shared by every winner of The American Rodeo.

Acquired by Teton Ridge, The American Rodeo is a true open competition format, bringing together top professional rodeo champions and honest, hardworking cowboys and cowgirls in a winner-take-all showdown meant to crown the finest talent the world has to offer.

The American Rodeo culminates with the thrilling Championship Round Finals, Sunday, March 6 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Fittingly, it will be televised on leading national cable network INSP TV, a station dedicated to western programming.

Since its inception in 2014, The American has paid out more than $15 million to competitors from all over the world.

And this year is no different.

Competitors in eight different disciplines – bareback, saddle

bronc, bull riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tiedown roping, barrel racing and breakaway roping – will be chasing a piece of the unprecedented $3 million pie.

Every discipline will have a $100,000 prize to the winner.

Upping the ante for 2022, a champion who has climbed through the qualifying rounds could potentially earn an added $2 million.

With no one winning the $1 million bonus last year, the money was rolled into this year’s event.

The American Rodeo is truly the richest single-day event in all of western sports.

A chance to win $2.1 million with a flick of the rope, an eight-second ride or a 15-second turn of the barrels.

By comparison, Patrick Mahomes, the superstar quarterback of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs would have to play 48 minutes of a game to earn the same.

Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors, considered one of the best shooters in NBA history, would have to play

3.75 games for the equivalent.

Mike Trout, the all-star for Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball, would have to play in 9.1 games to match The American payout.

It is why the Divine 9 – bareback rider Kaycee Feild, team roper Clay Tryan and tie-down roper Tuf Cooper – keep coming back. They have competed at The American Rodeo every year. The future ProRodeo Hall of Famers want to add to their legacy.

But there is a twist in 2022.

Before competing in the highpaying Championship Round at AT&T Stadium, qualifiers must advance through the prelims and semifinals to reach the “Contender Round” on March 4 at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.

That night, it will be Contenders vs. Defenders, the qualifiers matching talents with the 10 championshipcaliber invitees in each event.

From those events, only the top 10 will compete at AT&T Stadium.

This year’s field for The American Rodeo includes

27 cowboys and cowgirls who have combined to win a staggering 68 world championships.

There are 19 different past winners of The American.

Since 2014, 14 different competitors have earned a share of the $1 million bonus. Both bareback rider Richmond Champion (2014) and saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell (2016) became instant millionaires with eight-second rides aboard high-bucking horses.

Everything about the “Crown Jewel of Rodeo” is of champion caliber.

The best cowboys and cowgirls riding the best horses.

The best bovines in North America blowing out of the chutes.

The best calves sprinting down the arena.

All showcased in the greatest stadium in professional sports: AT&T Stadium, the state-ofthe-art facility that is home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

The American has been lifechanging in the past and will be again in the present and the

future.

Will it be rodeo superstar Stetson Wright of Milford, Utah, the reigning world allaround champion, who is entered in both saddle bronc riding and bull riding?

How about Hailey Kinsel, of Cotulla, Texas, going for a fourth barrel racing title?

Or steer wrestler Stockton Graves, the head rodeo coach at Northwestern State Oklahoma University? A win at The American Rodeo would help by a lot of books for his student-athletes.

Then there is bareback rider Briar Dittmer, a small-town high school teacher from Iowa chasing rodeo glory. Could he be holding a life-altering first-place check from The American Rodeo when the dust settles?

Who will be the next athlete to

have his or her life changed?

Tickets for the qualifier and semifinals events range in price from $10 to $75 and can be purchased at cowtowncoliseum.com.

Following the qualifier and semifinals events at Cowtown, the legendary weekend of western sports and entertainment gets underway at AT&T Stadium on Saturday, March 5 with the 2022 PBR Global Cup USA at 5:45 p.m.

CST and then the nonstop rodeo action at The American begins at 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 6.

Tickets for both events can be purchased at ATTStadium. com or SeatGeek.com and start at just $20, taxes and fees not included. All tickets for Sunday, March 6 include the live concert performance from Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

Religion & Lifestyle

Wednesday,March 2, 2022

Sunday Observations from Christy

On a harmonica you can play several notes at a time to form a chord or, you can just play single notes. As I was practicing with my harmonica one day, I asked my wife what she thought sounded better, chords or single notes?

Dana responded, “It’s better to be off on just one note at a time than several.”

Psalm 100:1 says everyone should “make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” What kind of music is your life making?

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

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

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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)

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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That should say observations of my 54 years. As I prepare to bid adieu to another year, and the double nickel of 55 creeps closer, I figured let’s see what life has taught me in year 54.

Clean out your closets….

Your dressers, cabinets, spare rooms, storage cabinets…. All of it. If you are just starting out, just don’t keep it all. It makes your 50’s easier.

Photos…..

I don’t

think this will be an issue for younger generations because everything is digital now. But get a handle on all those photos. It’s overwhelming when it’s 40 years plus piled up.

But find a system that works for you, and get busy.

Share your story. With your loved ones. Share it now. Share it often.

Tell the stories that made you, that hurt you, that gave you joy. Tell the stores of your parents, grandparents….. and if you are lucky like me your great grandparents.

Stay in a hotel by yourself. I’ve actually done this since my first work trip at 19, but travel alone. Eat alone. Shop alone. Because at the end of the day your true best friend, or enemy, is yourself. Do what you

can to treat them good!

Practice patience. With your loved ones, your friends, your coworkers.

Some will test the ever loving Jesus out of you, some will make you a better person. It’s up to you to figure out how to deal with them but remember you too, are annoying to someone.

Be humble. No one, let me repeat this, NO ONE, is better than you. But you are better than no one as well. Snobbery will set me off faster than anything. Your last name, checking account balance, clothes, car, or job do not give you instant entitlement. Nor do they give you the right to treat others poorly.

Don’t believe everything you see online. Google is online too. Double and triple check what you find.

Simplify your life.

Downsize. Get rid of stuff, give things to loved ones while you are alive. Not just upon death. Have a parent move in with you. Move in with a kid. Move to a smaller home. Get your life where you are comfortable. Right now.

For yourself.

Happy Sunday peeps…..

I forgot one thing. Laugh.

A lot. Learn to laugh at yourself. Because life is hard, but it’s easier with humor. It’s ok to laugh at your own aging issues, to chuckle at the stupidity you showed as a youngster, to giggle when you misplace something, or forgot why you walked in a room.

It is not ok to laugh at others though. Be kind.

Always.

The long wait is over for ProRodeo superstar Tuf Cooper.

The four-time PRCA World Champion can now call himself a San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo champion.

Cooper, who joined the PRCA in 2008, made that a reality with his 7.2-second run in the finals Saturday night at the AT&T Center.

“I was in a good position, I was eighth out (in the finals out of 11) and Haven Meged was winning the round with a 7.8 prior to me riding in,” said Cooper, 32. “I knew I had to go for it. I wanted to win first. I had to stay calm. I just went out there and did what God created me to do here today.”

Cooper won the San Antonio crown by taking home an event-

best $19,500 at the NFR Playoff Series presented

by Pendleton Whisky stop. He was riding his main horse Bro to the title.

“He has been such a blessing for me,” Cooper said. “We’ve been having a little bit of trouble with him on the end of the ropes and mainly it has been my fault. If I rope like right there, like I did tonight, that horse will do his job every time. He’s been such a blessing for me to have.”

Cooper has climbed to the top of the PRCA mountain four times in his storied career – winning three tie-down roping world championships in 2011-12, 2014 and the all-around crown in 2017.

Yet, it was obvious what the San Antonio win meant to him.

Moments after his time was shown on the scoreboard, he tossed his hat in the arena and flexed his muscles.

“I’m telling you I have been in this final round in San Antonio all but two times throughout my career,” Cooper said.

“That makes the 59th calf I have ran in this arena and I finally won this rodeo. I had a big monkey on my back, and I knew I made a good run. Right when I threw my hands up and I saw the clock, they probably got me for excessive celebration.

“I will load up my horse and drive back home to Decatur (Texas) and show my wife this buckle. It is going to be a great night and I want to thank everybody, including my buddy, TJ Alexander. He was out

here all week helping me out and pushed me to get this championship in San Antonio. It is a great win for our entire team.”

Other winners at the rodeo were bareback rider Kaycee Feild (91.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Agent Lynx); steer wrestler J.D. Struxness (3.4 seconds); team ropers Lightning Aguilera/Jonathan Torres (4.2 seconds); saddle bronc rider Stetson Wright (90.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Larry Culpepper); breakaway roper Martha Angelone (2.1 seconds); barrel racer Hailey Kinsel (13.76 seconds); and bull rider Sage Kimzey (92 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Ol’ Son).

Kimsey won an eventbest $28,500.

Methodist

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Tuf Cooper Gets Long-Awaited San Antonio Title

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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(409) 296-2116

Clark Freight Lines, Inc. Pasadena, TX 281-487-3160 Beaumont, TX • W. Memphis, AR Birmingham, AL • Nashville, TN

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Craig Stowe Owner

PO Box 1376 2425 Hwy 124 S. Winnie, TX 77665

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Entergy Texas Customers Can Receive Free Virtual Tax Prep For more than 12 years, Entergy Texas employees have volunteered to help customers who qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit receive assistance in claiming the money they’ve earned. And this year is no different.

Entergy Texas is also continuing its partnership with community advocates to support free IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance tax preparation services for qualifying customers. Funding for this effort is provided through shareholder contributions and does not impact customer bills.

Since 2011, Entergy Texas’ support of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites has helped return over $15 million to almost 12,000 residents in southeast Texas.

The federal government estimates EITC has lifted more than 5.6 million people out of poverty, including 3 million children; however, one out of five people who qualify for the EITC fail to claim it.

“The Earned Income Tax Credit is one of our country’s most effective tools for lifting lowincome workers and their families above the poverty line,” said Stuart Barrett, vice president of customer

service. “Our goal is to increase the amount of federal money returned to our customers by raising awareness of the credit and supporting VITA sites to help qualified customers avoid high fees.”

Free tax preparation services are provided at VITA sites throughout the 2022 tax season. At local VITA sites, IRS-certified volunteers from Entergy Texas and community partners will be available to help residents who earn $57,000 or less determine if they qualify to receive the tax benefits. Qualifying families can receive as much as $6,700 through EITC. In some VITA locations, local community partners are offering appointments for tax preparation services, drop-off tax prep services, financial coaching, budget workshops, free legal services and more.

Contact the provider in your community to confirm available services. VITA site locations are available at entergy.com/freetaxhelp.

Residents may sign up to have their taxes prepared at getyourrefund.org/ BakerRipley. Information from getyourrefund.org will be used to match a tax filer with a nearby VITA provider.

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Let our readers know about your garage sales, help wanted, services....

Deadline: Monday before publication at 12 noon

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

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

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

HELP WANTED 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.

House for Rent 3 BR 1 1/2 bath $1100.00/ month and $1100.00 deposit.

No utilities.

Call Reenay 409-201-0399 1600 sq. ft. for rent.

Window display, Highway frontage 409-781-0918 For Rent 2 bedroom, 1 Part time bath, 1 car garage. Stove, maintenance man refrigerator, dishwasher needed. Apply at included.

Washer-dryer hookups. No pets or Winnie Square smoking inside. $850/ Apartments month, $850 deposit.

218 W Magnolia Ave Application required. #33 Call 409-781-3352 Winnie TX 6 or 12 month lease 1000 sq. ft. office space 409-296-2100 for rent. 409-781-0918.

2BR, 1B, kitchen FOR RENT with built-ins, Franzen Rd, 725/mo; House for rent in Winnie.

4 0 9 6 7 9 9 7 7 3 3 bed, 1.5 bath + game room, fenced HELP WANTED backyard. Brick house in nice neighborhood.

Hatfield Garage $1,200 month +deposit.

Mechanic Needed Call 4 0 9 - 7 8 9 - 0 2 8 9 409-296-3333 One BR apartment $600.00/per month, $600.00 deposit. No utilities Call Reenay 409-201-0399

.ARBO:RETUM o:F.WINNIE RE Due to our continued success, we are now taking applications for full time and part time positions. Great work environment and only 25 miles from Port Arthur or Beaumont.

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We offer competitive pay with benefits. Come join our TEAM. Apply in person at 1215 HWY. 124, Winne, TX 409-296-8200

FOR SALE 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

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

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.

Contact Glenn Guillory 8 3 2 - 4 3 3 - 2 1 1 5

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.

All four for $150.00.

Also have three burners.

Call David at 409-651-9081 Commercial gas tank for sale $700. refrigerator for sale $80. please call 832-298-8159

2012 Jeep Compass runs good. A/C works but does not cool well.

Work vehicle $5000.00 Call 409-277-1065 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

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2004 40' Mountain Air motorhome, made by Newmar. 250 Cummings diesel, 6 speed Allison transmission $25000.00 Call 409-277-0883 or 409-277-9872

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7 1/4 acres furnished For Sale 28' Triple house lots of outside Axle Gooseneck Trailer equipment. 409-284-5543 $6500.00. Call 409-267-3063 For sale: Bradford, Trailer axles $40 - 100 each Brangus, and Hereford Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 bulls. Call 713.875.5703

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Culture/Lifestyle Thompson Outpatient Clinic is excited to announce we will be reopening as a full service family practice in Winnie in the very near future.

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The season on Eastern turkeys is Apr. 22 – May 14.

Saving my favorite for last, there is no closed season nor bag limits on Nongame Species such as bobcats, coy-

WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE

END OF THE HUNT

By John Jefferson

It’s said there are only two kinds of writers: true poets, and those who just make lists.

This column may classify me since it will begin with a list of closed hunting seasons or ones which will close soon. Hopefully, there will be a little poetic-like prose near the end that might redeem me.

All the deer seasons in Texas have closed.

Hopefully, this will keep readers from get-

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ting fined for hunting out of season.

Let me say to start with that if you plan to hunt anytime the rest of the year, please do yourself and ME a favor and check the County Listings in the current Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual – the regulations pamphlet. The County listings begin on Page 79.

They’re easier to read with a straight edge and a magnifying glass.

Several weeks ago, I mentioned some regulations that were general in nature, but had exceptions. In the paragraph before my mention, I specifically said to check the Outdoor Annual for the county in which you plan to hunt. Several people were confused by the generalizations which were stated in Page 4 of the Annual without mentioning exceptions. Instead of checking the County listings, they called the local game warden for clarification. So, he then called me.

The first season to consider and the next one to close is the Statewide quail season.

It closed on Sunday, February 27 – the last Sunday in February.

Remember that in the

future.

Duck seasons closed January 30. The East Zone light and dark geese season closed on January 30, too. But the West Zone didn’t close until Feb. 13. The late Conservation Order for light geese season closes in both zones on March 13.

Dove seasons all closed in January; Sandhill Cranes did, too. Squirrel season in East Texas closes Feb. 27, BUT reopens May 1-31. In other counties, it’s open all year.

Javelina season in the North Zone closes Feb. 27. (Check counties) South zone is open year around. Chachalaca season closes Feb. 27, too. But there is no closed season on rabbits and hares.

A major hunting season yet to open is the spring wild turkey season. It is imperative that you check your hunting county. Rio Grande turkeys may be hunted in the South Zone Mar. 19-May 1.

The North Zone season is April 2- May 15. In one-turkey counties, the season runs April 1-30. Youth Seasons are: South Zone Mar. 12-13 and May 7-8; North Zone Mar. 26-27 and May 21-22

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otes, mountain lions, porcupines, or prairie dogs, although certain restrictions apply.

Hunting licenses are required. Calling critters is great sport. I’ve hunted twice with Gary

Roberson, owner of Burnham Bros. Game Calls – once in New Mexico in the snow.

Predators are excellent hunters; calling one in is a thrilling accomplishment.

Gary Roberson, owner of Burnham Bros. Game Calls, on right, and another coyote hunter, scan the New Mexico landscape for places from which to call coyotes with electronic callers. The hunt took place on a large cattle ranch known for a troublesome coyote population. Photo by John Jefferson.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO IMPLEMENT REVISED FIXED FUEL FACTOR Entergy Texas, Inc. hereby publishes NOTICE that, pursuant to Section 36.203 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (codified in TEX. UTIL. CODE) and 16 Tex. Admin.

Code § 25.235(b), it filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the “Commission”) on February 22, 2022, a tariff to implement a revised fixed fuel factor. All of Entergy Texas’ retail customers whose fuel charges are calculated under the Texas fixed fuel factor tariff – including but not limited to Residential, Small General Service, Large General Service, Large Industrial Power Service, and Street and Outdoor Lighting Service – will be affected by the Commission’s approval of the revised fixed fuel factor. The revised fixed fuel factor, if approved, will affect only the fuel portion of the rates charged by Entergy Texas and will have no effect on non-fuel base rates.

Entergy Texas seeks Commission approval to revise the fixed fuel factor effective with the first billing cycle of the March 2022 billing month. Entergy Texas proposed that the fixed fuel factor be changed pursuant to a semi-annual filing to be made each February and August, with revised fuel factors to be effective with the first billing cycle of the March and September billing months, pursuant to a methodology that changes the fuel factor based upon changes in the published price of natural gas. This methodology was authorized for use in Docket No. 32915.

The revised fixed fuel factor, differentiated by voltage level, is as follows:

The revised fuel factor would result in an increase in Entergy Texas’ annual Texas retail fuel and purchased power revenues by approximately $71.5 million, or 11.8% on an annual basis. Compared to the fixed fuel factor approved by the Commission effective August 2021, a residential customer using 1000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per month would see an approximate increase of 9.7% annually, or $3.35 on average per month, on his/her electric bill. The fixed fuel factor rate is designed to pass through to customers the actual fuel costs incurred by Entergy Texas to serve customers. Entergy Texas is not allowed to make a profit on fuel costs. These changes will be subject to final review by the commission in the electric utility’s next reconciliation. Entergy Texas expects the revised fixed fuel factor to be in effect for the billing period of March 2022 through August 2022.

Persons with questions or who want more information on this petition may contact Entergy Texas at Attn: Customer Service – Fuel Factor, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call (866) 981-2602 during normal business hours. A complete copy of this petition is available for inspection at the address listed above. Persons may also email tcr@entergy.com with questions or to request more information.

The Commission has assigned Docket No. 53255 to this proceeding. Persons who wish to formally participate in this proceeding, or who wish to express their comments concerning this petition should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Customer Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at (888) 782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may call (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989.

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/.

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How many of these see-through fish can you find?

Have you ever seen the sheen of oil on a puddle of water?

When water lands on oil in the street, the oil floats to the surface. It just won’t mix with the water.

Standards Links: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

EXPERIMENT SOLUTIONS SCIENTIST MOLECULE SURFACE DENSITY FLOATS LIQUID SHEEN WATER STICK TRACK FOOD OIL MIX

Perform this experiment and record your observations here!

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Cause & Effect Water usually _________ well with other liquids to ________ solutions. But, as this experiment shows, oil and water do not mix. Water molecules are strongly _____________ to each other. So are oil molecules.

Because each is more attracted to its own ____________, they just don’t mix together. They separate, and the oil _________ above the water because it has a lower density.

1. Find a headline that shows a cause and effect.

2. Find a headline that describes an effect, and then read the article to determine the cause.

Standards Links: Reading Comprehension: Understand cause and effect.

Cut out these sentences and put them in the correct order for an explanation.

My Book

Send your story to:

Imagine you could write a book for kids. What would be your topic? Who would be your main character? What would make other kids want to read your book?

Replace the missing words.

Standards Links: Physical Science: Understand things can be done to materials to change some of their properties.

Standards Links: Spelling: Spell grade-level appropriate words correctly.

Deadline: March 27 Published: Week of Apr. 24 Please include your school and grade.

Siobain Rogers

MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Riceland Healthcare Welcomes Our New Nurse Practitioner Siobain comes to Riceland Healthcare with a long list of accomplishments, holding a track record of success including the Good Conduct Medal from the United States Navy, Siobain is bringing her vast experience to our community to serve as a Nurse Practitioner.

After Discharging from the US Navy, Siobain began her education with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, an Associates of Applied Science in Nursing at the University of Phoenix. She then found her calling and continued her education to receive her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing motivating her to obtain a Master’s Degree in Nursing. The first for her specialization as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), and she is currently working towards a second Master’s specialization as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

Siobain comes to us with experience working as an Emergency Room Provider, Urgent Care Clinic Clinician, a Weight Loss Advisor, Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner and a Surgical First Assistant.

Riceland is incredibly excited to have someone with Siobain’s experience and drive to provide quality care to our community!

To order, contact Wade Thibodeaux at (936) 581-5161 Texas Media Corp

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