The Hometown Press 06-08-2022

Volume 33, Issue 22

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Lions Club Offers Chance at Astros Tickets

East Chambers High School Celebrates Graduation

The Houston Astros are currently in first place in their division and are 8 games ahead of the second place Angels. “It’s another great year for the Astros and the Lions Club is happy to announce that this year we have 2 sets of 4 tickets to hand out to the winners of our annual raffle.” Said Bill Keating, President of the WS Lions Club, “The first prize drawing will include 4 great tickets, $100 concession card and a stadium parking pass, the second place drawing for the same game is 4 great tickets to the game! This

year the chance of winning has doubled!”

The game will be Astros vs Angels on Sunday, July 3rd with the drawing being held on June 27th. The tickets are $10 each, or 3 for $25, 5 for $40 or 7 for $50.

The Lions Club has held the raffle for Astros tickets for several years now and the funds raised go to further the Lions work in helping those in need in our community.

Tickets are available from any Lions Club member or by calling 409-296-4005. The Lions Club welcomes anyone interested in joining the club.

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The traditional "Hat Toss" is performed after the graduation ceremony at last week's East Chambers High School graduation.

Chambers County Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Program

Chambers County Library Staff and assistants are (from left to right) Jessica King, Deputy, Cindy Alegria, Winnie Branch Librarian, Mary Abshire, Makenzie Martin, Sydney Rexroat, and Allison Burks

The Chambers County Library System began the Summer Reading Program this week with registration on Monday, June 6, 2022. Registration will continue and special days and events are planned throughout the Summer. The Hometown Press received the following press release from the library: The annual summer program at the library will be a fun and engaging experience for the whole family. The theme for the 2022 Summer Reading Program is, “Carnival of Reading”! And it’s a circus inside the libraries!

The program will take place June 6 – July 16 (pre-registration starts May 30) and the goal is simple: read. You can read anything from magazines to books to cereal boxes! Track your progress online using our online reading software called Beanstack. You can use their website, or download the app for your mobile device. Track multiple family members using one login. If you aren’t comfortable with the technology, the library staff will be happy to register for you.

For every hour you read, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win prizes each week! Complete all 10 hours to be entered into the grand prize drawing!

This year we are happy to announce that all programs will be in person! There’s fun for all ages with programs for kids, teens, and adults. Just a few include, Carnival day (earn tickets by playing games and redeem for prizes), Movie days, Visit with local first responders, Bubble Foam party with John O’Bryant and Kona Ice, Crafting on the rocks (for adults), Tie dye programs and escape rooms for teens, and yummy circus snacks like snocones, cotton candy, popcorn, & much more! Check out your local library’s specific programs on our Summer Reading Program page here: https://www.chambers.lib. tx.us/srp2022-page.

All libraries are back to normal hours with curbside service also available. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled summer! For more information, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or give us a call!

East Chambers Class of 2022 sings the School Song for the last time as students of East Chambers .

Students line up to receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony last week at East Chambers High School.

By Wade Thibodeaux The East Chambers High School held their annual graduation ceremony last Friday evening, June 3, 2022 at Buccaneer Stadium.

A total of 94 graduates crossed the stage and

received their diploma.

Payton Burleson, Class President led everybody in the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the Salutatorian Address by Bryon Vargas.

Journey Hamilton, Class Vice President

introduced the stage guests and then Beverly Castillo recited her Valedictorian Address.

The diplomas were distributed, followed by the announcement of the awards, and then the class sang the School

Song for the last time as students. The traditional hat toss was executed and then the Seniors filed off of the football field. A fireworks show was provided after the ceremony.

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Opinion & Entertainment

Wednesday, June 8, 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.

OK, so I did a little something last week. A few people knew about this, but I really didn’t broadcast it to the whole world like I guess I’m doing now. I had a medical procedure to remove some blockage in my right leg and all in all, it was relatively painless. This was the third similar type of procedure that I have had over the past five or six years and to be quite honest, I was a little worried about this one. I don’t know why I was bothered about this one, but it was weighing on me and I was glad to get it over with.

When I checked into the surgical center to fill out all of the paperwork, the lady asked me if I wanted her to read out all of the possible reactions and detrimental effects this procedure could have and I just told her that I was

alright and I would read them if I was so inclined before I signed the paperwork that said that I had read them and I consented to the procedure. I was nervous enough without hearing all of the possible things that could go wrong and I just figured that if it was my time, it would be my time. Of course, everything went great and I’m recuperating by having to take it easy for several days and let this puncture wound in my groin heal up.

Now, interestingly enough, I will apologize to the surgeon when I see him this week for a follow up visit because it seems that I was a little mouthy in the surgery room. I still don’t understand this conscious sedation because I feel like all three times were somewhat different.

The first procedure some

five or six years ago was to put a couple of stents in my heart(Yes, I know, several of you were wondering if I had a heart) and I remember being somewhat in and out of consciousness. It seems like I remember most of the procedure, but then when I look back at the experience, it seems like there are some missing pieces and I must have been napping. The second time was like I was on the operating table and carrying on a conversation with the Doctor and he must have had enough because he told the anesthesiologist to “give me a little more juice”. The next thing I knew was that I was back in recovery and some hour and a half had elapsed. This time, I felt like I was awake the entire procedure and I could feel pressure as they manipulated the catheter and did what they needed to do. The Doctor got really mad at me because I kept trying to pick my head up to see what was going on and he kept telling me to keep my head down as it applied pressure to the groin area when I raised

my head. I don’t know why I didn’t get more “Juice” this time, maybe because of supply chain shortages, but I feel like I was awake the entire time. I remember moaning a couple of times as I felt pressure, but then I realized that it wasn’t pain I was reacting to but instead simply the pressure. I asked the nurse if I had said anything stupid while I was under the influence and she responded with “Nothing more than anybody else has

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said”. I just left it at that and didn’t ask her to elaborate as I decided to take the Vegas approach......

What happens in the operating room, stays in the operating room.

Anyway, I made it through last week and I feel much better. Circulation is a wonderful thing and the lack thereof is something that is not really desirable. I hadn’t realized just how much it was hindering me until I was able to navigate around without my leg hurting

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or being out of breath. I guess the blockage built up slowly over time and I just adjusted to it until I really couldn’t adjust any more. Hopefully, I’ll be back checking on cows in the near future and will be ready for the Fall football season. You know the old saying, “If I had known that I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself”. Yeah, well, probably not. Till next time, I’m.........Wade in the Shade.

Tumbleweeds

LIVING IN THE ROUGH AT ELBOW

By Tumbleweed Smith

RC Reed grew up on a farm near Elbow, a tiny community a few miles from Big Spring.

I asked him how it got that name. He replied, “Elbow Creek.” I asked him how Elbow Creek got its name. “Because it’s shaped like an elbow,” he said. He went to school in Elbow and considered it a boring waste of time.

The family lived in a modest home.

“There wasn’t any insulation in that house and no indoor plumbing. You went to an outdoor toilet about thirty yards from the house.

Tough going at night when there was deep snow.”

This was during the severe drought of the 1950’s. “I was born in 1954 and my mama told me that in 1950 we had the best crop we ever made and it didn’t rain again for 8 years.

Daddy had to go to work on drilling rigs during that time.

He didn’t raise a crop for 8 years.

My mama sold eggs to stores in Big Spring. I learned how to skin a rabbit and ring a chicken’s neck. Daddy could do 2 chickens at a time.”

Eight people lived in the 900 square feet house

that faced a cotton field.

“Wind would blow out of that field and would blow about a three-inch dike of sand inside the front door of that old farm house. That sand got into everything. It was in your bed, it was in your clothes.”

On cold nights he would heat his pajamas before getting into bed. They were, footed, the kind that had built-in places for your feet. “I’d stand in front of that one stove that we had in that house and get those pajamas as hot as I could stand them because I didn’t have a heater in my bedroom.

You got those pajamas hot enough so when you jumped into bed you didn’t feel that you were landing in a bunch of icicles.”

Water was a precious commodity. RC’s daddy rigged up a 15-barrel water tank on an old car frame that they pulled by pickup or tractor to community water well. “We hauled water about every ten days or so depending on whether it was summer or winter. You took a bath in a number two washtub that had about an inch and a half of water in it. When three

boys would take a bath in that water they’d empty that out and put in a new inch and a half of water so my three sisters could take a bath in that same number two wash tub.”

Shirts were made of flour sacks. “They had flowery designs on them. From about the first through the fourth or fifth grade mother would make our shirts out of those sacks.”

RC raised hawks and owls as a boy and hunted rabbits and birds. “When I’d go out hunting with a bb gun or 22 rifle one of my hawks would follow me. He’d be watching and if I popped something he’d come out of the air and go down and get it.”

RC was named for his grandfather. “His name was Richard Clifton. I got accused of being RC Cola. If I had a nickel for every time I was called RC Cola I could probably be retired by now.” www.tumbleweesmith.com

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18. *Corvette, e.g.

20. Cambaodian money 21. *Like Stephen King’s Christine 22. “Some Nights” (2012) band 23. *Aston follower 26. State legislature’s home 30. 7th letter of Greek alphabet 31. *What I used to step on the gas 34. Lowest brass 35. Salon offerings 37. Exclamation of surprise 38. Fathered 39. Do like phoenix 40. Underarm 42. The Jackson 5’s “____ Be There”

43. 3 or 6 in 3+6=9 45. Knit cap 47. Shed tears 48. Winter Olympics participant 50. Embarkation location 52. *Earth traveler (2 words) 56. 2-time NBA Champion Rajon 57. Double-reed instrument 58. Muscovite or biotite 59. Lopsided 60. Undesirable dwelling 61. Causing pain 62. Like certain military tent 63. Between “ready” and “go” 64. #63 Across, pl.

DOWN 1. J. Lo’s ex 2. Wet nurse 3. *Don’t cross it when driving 4. Hot dish stand 5. Garlicky mayonnaise 6. Shopping ____ 7. Pub offering 8. *Car name that sounds like “unending” synonym 9. Opposite of all 10. Hammer or sickle 11. Choose or select 13. Like a rosebush

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14. Maple goo, alt. sp.

19. French city, popular coronation location 22. Like a certain Tuesday 23. First ‘M’ in MGM 24. Aweigh 25. Turn toddler into an adult 26. Chicken house 27. Home of famous shroud 28. Obelus, pl.

29. Soup server 32. *Car company founded by a Henry 33. Unit of electrical resistance 36. *German luxury car 38. *Driving maneuver 40. Take your pick 41. In the same place, in a footnote 44. Cupid’s ammo 46. Smells 48. Expensive fur 49. Type of whip 50. Do like a model 51. Squid’s defense, pl.

52. Death, to some 53. Kamala Harris, e.g.

54. Not counterfeit 55. Dose of sunshine, pl.

56. *Car name that also means Aries

■ 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, June 8, 2022 PUNISHMENT RANGE

Fifty-Nine individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Sunday, May 29 and Saturday, June 4. Warrants from last week are also as followed.

The individuals have been magistrated and formally

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

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

Instances in which individuals were arrested on outstanding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Judge Celia Devillier

Patti Henry

J.P. Pct 1 Winnie

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

Jimmy Gore

District Clerk Passports

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409-296-8250

Commissioner Pct 1

409-296-8250

Jimmy Sylvia County Judge

409-267-2440

Boaters Urged to “Clean, Drain, and Dry” to Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species

Total Main Jail:

59

With summertime quickly approaching, and Texans will be getting out on the water. Now more than ever, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges boaters and paddlers who enjoy water recreation this summer to do their part to fight back against aquatic invasive species that threaten Texas lakes.

“Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to boating season

in Texas, and while we want everyone to have a great time, we also want them to avoid giving free rides to invasive species and helping them travel to new lakes,” said Brian Van Zee, TPWD Inland Fisheries Regional Director. “The best way to prevent the spread of many destructive aquatic invasive species is to clean, drain and dry your boats and equipment – every time.”

Religion & Lifestyle

Wednesday,June 8, 2022

Sunday Observations from Christy

I do not remember how old I was when this happened, but old enough to know better. I was helping my dad do some work at the church we attended. We had to work in the attic of the church, so my dad told me where to step and specifically where not to step. You guessed it, I had to try it and through the ceiling my foot went. Dad repaired the ceiling and spared my life. I could never enter the church house after that without looking up and remembering how my father fixed my fall.

The next time we see a cross, may we remember our disobedience, and how our heavenly Father fixed our spiritual fall.

“Now unto Him who is able to keep us from falling, and present us faultless before His presence exceeding joy; to the only wise God, our Savior, be glory and majesty, power and dominion, both now and forever. Amen.” (Jude 24-25) Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain: Chambers County Sheriff’s Office & Fellowship of Christian Cowboys

Texas Game Wardens See Reduction in Citations During Memorial Day Weekend

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)

citations than they did the year before. Texas Game Warden Colonel Chad Jones attributed this decrease to factors including expansion of boating safety awareness outreach.

“First off, I want to commend those who conducted themselves safely and responsibly over what is always a busy weekend,” he said. “Our game wardens have really focused on increasing boat-

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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So this last week I did a little experiment. I asked for thoughts about current gun laws, regulations, and restrictions. On social media. EEEEEK! I felt like I was bungee jumping off a bridge when I hit post.

But surprisingly, a very decent, informative dialogue began.

Maybe it’s because I admit I’m am gun ignorant.

Maybe it’s because I started with “not looking to argue”, and I listened. Maybe it’s because the bulk of my friends, and I take that as a sampling of middle America, is tired. Tired of the hurting, kids dying, violence, and death. Whatever it is. I greatly appreciated the open dialogue, and the private as I had many send me messages privately.

Some very fair ideas were thrown out. By former military, a few cops, ed-

ucators, mothers, grandmothers, and more. Like I said, fair sampling of middle America.

One was raising the age to 21 to purchase ALL types of guns. Before you say, but they can fight in war….

Surprisingly, that idea was overwhelmingly agreed on by my former military and law enforcement friends. You know…. The ones seeing this stuff. Not all but the majority.

Another idea….. requiring insurance to purchase guns. Yes insurance companies would have to develop a plan. But insurance that you have to have, just like a car. When you show ownership, you show insurance. Would it help? I don’t know.

It would however bring more accountability to the gun owner.

Just like when car insurance became necessary.

Would people still not comply? Sure. I’ve been hit by an uninsured driver.

I know this. I still however, think making car insurance necessary helped ensure responsibility of vehicle owners. Slows us down, makes us pay more attention, you don’t want tickets because that hits your insurance. Increased accountability.

There is nothing that will stop this completely. I

know this. I also know your politicians will do absolutely nothing right now because it is an election year. I find that abhorrent.

There is a lot that could be improved, without touching gun ownership. Better internet and radio communications.

Enhanced school security. Funding for that. Not one American child should be subjected to a system that allows them to be shot down, in their classrooms, while calling 911 and begging for help from the inside.

Speculation that the radio systems were antiquated, that proper communication was not reaching the commander. The only way that story flies is if there is reasonable doubt that the radio system was sub par, and that somehow 911 communications were too. It’s possible. The optimist in me does not want to think that commander ignored those 10 year olds. Rural communities as a whole do not have the most updated systems.

Why? FUNDING. It is beyond baffling to me that we allow the things we do. Small communities get the wrong end of the deal and this has to stop.

Our Governor visited HF THIS YEAR, April 26 actually, about sub par in-

ternet for our community.

Because we are rural. It’s a step in the right direction. But should a shooting occur at our school, are we properly equipped?

We may be, I don’t know.

But I would bet money on it UVALDE thought they were equipped on May 23.

May 24 showed them how horribly wrong they were.

Happy Sunday peeps…… here’s to civil conversations, to the ability to discuss things, to actually want change and not just have our own way. The current system needs help.

It starts with us. If we can’t have civil dialogue, then how can we demand better of our representatives in Austin? Be civil, be kind, be in thought, find something that helps, willingness to compromise. It goes a long way. And it is far more effective than telling me or anyone else how stupid they are. We are individuals trying to collectively drive a single train. The only way we get up a hill is to all roll together. Always remember your strength is your community….. your train.

Be a part of the solution with willingness to come together and talk. Your way is not the only right way. Neither is mine. We have to have the ability to admit that.

ing safety awareness over the past year, and I think we are starting to see the fruits of that effort. Combined with our patrols on Texas rivers, lakes and coastal bays, we saw a general reduction in cases over the weekend.”

Game wardens did, however, respond to 15 boating accidents and six drownings that occurred on waterbodies including the Rio Grande, Lake Sommerville, Grapevine, Blanco River, Cedar Creek Lake and Lake Buchanan.

“Unfortunately, drownings and deaths on the water are a

painful reality our game wardens must contend with over holiday weekends,” Jones said. “So, while we are proud of the progress we’ve made in awareness of safe boating practices, we know we must continue our work to see people return home safely.”

This year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department launched new social media channels focused on water safety. Game wardens attended outreach events including Houston Boat Show, Poteet Strawberry Festival, Duck’s Unlimited and Mayfest, and used other digital media tac-

tics to broaden awareness, said Boater Education Manager Kimberly Sorensen.

“With boating season in full swing, we encourage all boaters to take the boater education course,” Sorensen said. “Boater education is required for anyone born on or after Sept. 1, 1993. If you are a new boater, learn the required safety equipment for your boat, use your engine cut off switch, avoid alcohol while boating and be aware of carbon monoxide even on open-air motorboats.”

Over the weekend, game wardens rescued capsized boat-

ers, including at Lake Nasworthy, where they pulled 13 people from the water, and Lake Lewis, where some of the 16 rescued from choppy waters were not wearing life jackets, and instead were clinging to their overturned boat while waiting for help.

They also worked a cliff-jumping injury that resulted in a broken femur, broke up a fight at a swimming area and a hunting without consent case for a pronghorn killed in Sherman County, among other incidents.

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The Fall

Texas Game Wardens issued fewer boating-related citations over Memorial Day weekend than they did in 2021. They cited increased boating safety awareness and patrols by game wardens and other marine safety officers as contributors to a drop in incidents.

Between Friday and Monday, 352 game wardens conducted 10,218 safety checks on vessels, issuing 62 fewer

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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 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

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Invasive Species (contd) Zebra mussels and giant salvinia continue to spread to new areas in Texas. Yet while they remain some of the biggest threats to Texas lakes, other highly invasive species can also be spread or be introduced by boaters, including water hyacinth, crested floating heart and quagga mussels.

“There’s no doubt that Texans love their lakes,” said John Findeisen, TPWD Brookeland Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Team Lead.

“We also need Texans to take action to help protect their lakes. It only takes a tiny fragment of an invasive plant to create a new infestation and preventing aquatic invasive species introductions avoids costly, long-term efforts to manage these species once they infest a lake.”

Giant salvinia, a highly invasive, free-floating aquatic fern that can double its coverage area in a week, is one of the major threats to our lakes. The invasive plant can produce thick surface mats that make fishing, boating, swimming and other water recreation nearly impossible.

Giant salvinia is currently present on 23 East Texas lakes and numerous rivers, creeks and marshes between Houston and Beaumont. While TPWD

efforts have kept giant salvinia from limiting angling or boating access in Texas public waters, they could still hitchhike from one lake to another on a boat, trailer or other equipment.

Zebra mussels, a non-native shellfish that attaches to hard surfaces, also pose a significant threat to our lakes. These invasive mussels damage boats and infrastructure for water supply and control, alter lake ecosystems and cause harm to native species. They also litter shorelines with hazardous, sharp shells that impact lakefront recreation.

Zebra mussels are found in 33 Texas lakes across six river basins, as well as in river reaches downstream of infested lakes.

Quagga mussels, a close relative of zebra mussels, have also been detected in Lake Amistad.

The TPWD and partners monitor numerous at-risk lakes around the state for early detection of zebra and quagga mussels, but once they’ve been introduced and become established in a lake, nothing can be done to control or eradicate them.

“Zebra mussels and quagga mussels can be attached to boats or even carried by anchors or attached to plants clinging

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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 Mobile home spot opening at Green Acres mobile home park 638 fm 140 6

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 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 bath, 1 car garage. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher included.

Washer-dryer hookups. No pets or smoking inside. $850/month, $850 deposit. Application required.

Call 409-781-3352 6 or 12 month lease 1000 sq. ft. office space for rent.

409-781-0918.

2BR, 1B, kitchen with built-ins, Franzen Rd, 725/mo; 4 0 9 6 7 9 9 7 7 3

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 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 For Sale 7 Office Chairs. Humble oil range from 1940 - 1960. Humble oil is now Exxon $125.00 - $200.00.

Antique chairs. Three Colt Python Pistols (1979 blue, 1976 royal blue with white tip and 1979 nickel) 409-296-8678 or 713-302-3507 1911A1 45, Tasis, satin finish like new $550... Glock 48, 9mm, like new $525... 409-296-2999 Stevens model 320 home defense 12ga pump $300..

H&R Pardner 12ga pump home defense $300... 409-296-2999 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

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

HELP WANTED Now hiring nurses and administration help. Call 409-296-2910 Hatfield Garage Mechanic Needed Call 409-296-3333 The Arboretum of Winnie is accepting applications for full time LVN positions.

Apply online at www. winnienr.com

Part time maintenance man needed. Apply at Winnie Square Apartments 218 W Magnolia Ave #33 Winnie TX 409-296-2100

FOR RENT House for rent in Winnie.

3 bed, 1.5 bath + game room, fenced backyard. Brick house in nice neighborhood. $1,200 month +deposit. 409-789-0289 One BR apartment $600.00/ per month, $600.00 deposit. No utilities Call Reenay 409-201-0399 Have mobile home opening at Green Acres trailer park call Nancy 409-433-3328

FOR SALE Dog cages $30,Rv trailers$3,00.00.,$600. need RV broken down for scrap metal split the $.Also haul scrap metal metal split $.cement strair $100/ antique bathtubs$250. Women's pads/pull up/diapers.$12. pictures put on walls$10. Big moving sale.stove$50.hutch$200/Xmas trees$20.funiture tables$100 chairs$20/couch$75/ice box$35./ sinks bathroom, kitchen $25,$40. trailer haul stuff need tires $50/call Joyce 409-694-6969.

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 New, Newtrong 1000 lb. capacity transmission floor jack. Lowered height 8-1/2 in. Max 22-1/2 in. $100.00 Contact: Tim 409 659 2115 Free rip rap. Concrete slabs of varying sizes and thickness with an exposed aggregate surface from a large swimming pool area. Will help load on a trailer if interested.

Contact: Tim 409 659 2115

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 Disk and scoop for tractor $25 each Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Kitchen Aid SS Dishwasher Model KUDECVSSO with new trays. Excellent condition.

Bought a larger model. $100.00 Contact: Tim 409 659 2115 John Deere Model 755 Diesel compact tractor w/60” deck. Used for fence clearing. Runs and mows and is used for fence clearing in very difficult use conditions. $500.00 Contact: Tim 409 659 2115

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ic, alligator gars are still ever, mysteriously disap- We’ll never know. with us. They’re meat peared eons ago. Do you eaters. Dinosaurs, how- suppose …?

Payton Moore sits besides the alligator gar he recently caught in a stream near Houston. He respectfully chose to release it back into the water instead of risking taking it to a certified scale and endangering it.

It would have been difficult loading it, anyway, since it weighed nearly 300-pounds. Alligator gar are declining, and the bag limit has been reduced to one per day. Photo courtesy of Payton Moore.

WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE

ZEBRAS GONE IN TRAVIS?

By John Jefferson

Dinosaurs are prehistoric. And extinct. So, what am I talking about?

Well, a man fishing near Houston caught a fish so large that he’s been quoted as saying it was like having hooked a dinosaur.

Payton Moore was fishing in a stream near Houston and thought his line was hung on a log underwater. Then, it began moving. Fifteen minutes or so later, he landed a mammoth alligator gar, fishing with a rod and reel. But he had to employ a lasso to

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bring it up on the bank.

This IS Texas, isn’t it!

Moore didn’t hook the ‘gator gar by accident.

He was actually fishing for big gars.

“Alligator gars are among my favorite species of fish,” he told me. “I’ve fished for and caught gar in most rivers, bayous, and creeks in the greater Houston area.”

Since he released the huge fish back into the water without weighing it, we’ll never know for sure how much it weighed, but his catching it is not in doubt.

He videoed it on a GoPro-type rig that recorded the entire romp. It’s well-worth watching; readers can see it on Moore’s YouTube page at YOUTUBE/PAYTONMOORE/WILD LIFE (two words).

An article from the Houston Chronicle said he realized how big it was when it finally surfaced and was longer than his eight-foot fishing rod. He is shown on the video measuring it, and the tape read 8-feet, 2-inches. That’s 98-inches. One experienced angler questioned the validity of his measuring procedure, but even if he was a little excited, it looked like he measured it fairly accurately.

The Texas rod and reel record catch weighed 279-pounds and was set

by Bill Valverde on Jan-

uary 1, 1951, while fishing on the Rio Grande.

It was not measured.

The world record is said to be 327-pounds and measured 8-feet, 5-inches. The Texas all-tackle record is reported as 302-pounds and measured 90- inches. It was caught on a trotline. Any way you stretch the tape, Moore’s fish is remarkable. In MY book, he holds the world record for “Videoed, lasso-assisted, measured, alligator gar catches.”

Gar prefer sluggish rivers and reservoirs, according to Russell Tinsley’s book, “Fishing Texas.”

Most people consider them as “trash fish,” and not a food source.

However, they are on the menu in restaurants in Mexico according to an intriguing TV program we saw one night in Brownsville. They call it “katan,” although it may begin with a “c.”

Moore baited with fish heads. His reel was a Salis X 3000 by Piscifun.

He used braided main line with a ten-foot top shot of 100-pound test monofilament, ending with a wire leader and a circle hook.

The lasso wasn’t twirled and tossed, cowboy style, as I first thought.

He slipped in over the rod butt, down the rod and line and around the fish’s head and past the gills.

Though called prehistor-

Invasive Aquatic Species (contd) to boats,” said Monica McGarrity, TPWD Senior Scientist for Aquatic Invasive Species Management. “Microscopic zebra mussel larvae can be transported in residual water in the boat. Taking just a few minutes to clean, drain, and dry boats can make a huge difference in our efforts to prevent further spread of this highly damaging species and harm to Texas lakes.”

Boaters need to remove all plants, mud and debris from boats, trailers, vehicles and gear and drain the water from the boat, all equipment and on-board receptacles before leaving the lake. In addition, boats should be dried completely before visiting another lake, preferably for at least a week. If drying isn’t possible, washing the boat and compartments using a carwash or spray nozzle on a water hose before visiting another lake can

help reduce the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species.

If you have stored your boat in the water at a lake with invasive mussels, it is likely infested and poses an extremely high risk for moving these invasive species to a new lake. Before moving your boat, call TPWD at (512) 389-4848 for guidance on decontamination.

On top of the harm aquatic invasive species can cause to aquatic ecosystems, water infrastructure, and the recreational experience at lakes, the transport of these organisms can result in legal trouble for boaters.

Transporting prohibited aquatic invasive species in Texas is illegal and punishable with a fine of up to $500 per violation.

Boaters are also required to drain all water from their boat and onboard receptacles, including bait buckets, before leaving or approaching a body of

fresh water and to immediately remove all invasive plants from the boat, trailer, and tow vehicle before leaving a lake.

For more information on how to properly clean, drain and dry boats and equipment, visit the TPWD YouTube channel for a short instructional video. To learn more about giant salvinia, zebra mussels and other invasive species in Texas, visit tpwd.texas.gov/ StopInvasives.

TPWD and partners monitor for invasive species in Texas lakes, but anyone who finds them in lakes where they haven’t been reported before or who spots them on boats, trailers or equipment that is being moved can help identify and prevent new introductions by reporting the sighting to TPWD at (512) 389-4848 or by emailing photos and location information to aquaticinvasives@tpwd.texas. gov.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Mary Louise George, Deceased, were issued on June 2, 2022. in Cause No. 22CPR0046, pending in the County Court of Chambers County, Texas, to: Cynthia Johnson All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered. are required to present them to Cynthia Johnson within the time and in the manner prescribed by law at the following address: Cynthia Johnson 3970 Eloise Street Beaumont, Texas 77707 Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Michael W.Reagan, Deceased, were issued on June 2. 2022, in Cause No. 22CPR0049, pending in the County Court of Chambers County, Texas, to: Sandra K. Melaurin-Reagan All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them to Sandra K. Melaurin-Reagan within the time and in the manner prescribed by law at the following address: Sandra K. Melaurin-Reagan 122 . Second Street Stowell, Texas 77661 Notice is hereby given of the seizure under the contractual landlord’s lien of miscellaneous item in a storage unit due to non-payment for storage rent and other fees. Items will be disposed of if owner, Blaine Bagwell, 404 8th Street, Winnie TX 77665, located in spaces #14 & #20 at 14671 Hwy FM 1663, Winnie, TX 77665 does not claim and pay debt by the 15th day after first publication of this notice.

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What is a sea star and what is it not?

A starfish is not a fish at all. Many marine biologists want to change its name to a sea star, because most of them look like stars. Sea stars are echinoderms (eh-keen-oh-durmz)—animals that lack a back bone.

he ocean is full of amazing creatures, and one that is unique is the sea star or starfish. It is a sea creature, but it lives close to the shore.

Sometimes they are washed up on the beach or stranded in a tide pool, giving people a chance to see this mysterious creature up close.

Sea stars don’t have skeletons. Their spiny, tough skin gives them their shape and protects them.

One thing sea stars like to eat is clams.

Once one has wrapped its rays around a clam ______, its hundreds of tentacles ________ to the shell and hang onto it as it pulls and pulls until the shell opens.

As soon as it opens just a little, the sea star ________ its stomach out of its body and into the shell and __________ the clam. This can take an hour or two.

Do the math to match each sea star to its name.

25 = chocolate chip star 22 = sun star 48 = candy cane star 18 = basket star

Amazing Sea Stars Sea stars do something nearly no other animal. Can do. If a a sea star loses a ray, it will grow another ray. Not only that—the ray that broke off can become an entirely knew sea star. In fact, if a sea star is brokens into pieces, each peace can become a whole new sea star.

How many sea stars are hidden here?

Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have structures that serve different functions.

Sea stars have arms but no legs.

Their arms are called rays. Some sea stars have five rays, some have six, ten or twenty.

Sea stars have no eyes, no ears, no nose. They do have a ______ on their underside. To eat, a sea star ________ on top of, and slowly wraps its ______ around its food.

Are you an eagle-eyed reader?

Read the story below and circle the nine errors you find. Then rewite the story correctly.

There are more than 3,600 different kinds of sea stars. They come in lots of different colors and shapes. Some sea stars are colored to match the surfaces on which they live.

This camouflage helps them hide from predators.

Sea stars have feet but no toes. If you look on the bottom of a sea star’s ray, you will see rows of soft tentacles called tube feet.

The sea star slowly creeps along on these feet.

These sea stars swiped some of the words from paragraphs at left. Write in each word where it belongs.

27 = cushion star 12 = fat star 32 = comb sea star 16 = sunflower sea star

How many sea stars can you find on this page in 30 seconds? Now have a friend try. Who found the most?

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

You can create a new creature from the parts of creatures pictured in today’s newspaper. Cut out different parts of different people and animals found in today’s newspaper.

Use these to create a new creature. Give your creature a name.

Make up things about it, such as what it eats and where it lives.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

SEA STARS SKELETONS TENTACLES CREATURE PREDATORS CRAWLS RAYS SHORE TUBE CREEPS TIDE POOL ARM

While sea spars love eating clams, they will also eat a ded fish or dead krab, if it is lucky enough to crawl over one.

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

Little-Known Facts

Look through today’s newspaper and find three to five facts that you think not too many people know. Create a question for each fact.

See how many people know these facts.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Ask questions to demonstrate comprehension.

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Standards Link: Life Science: Students know examples of diverse life forms in different environments; physical structure or behavior may improve an organism’s chance for survival.

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