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Fire Ravages County Owned House

By Wade Thibodeaux â€‡Multiple agencies responded to a house fire last Friday, August 14, 2020 around 2:30 in the afternoon. The fire was in a vacant house owned by Chambers County and was located inside of White's Park right behind the County Extension Agents office. The house had been vacant for about two weeks as the previous tenant had moved into a house that she had recently

purchased. Chambers County Emergency Services District No. 1 and the Winnie Stowell Volunteer Fire Department as well as other departments responded to the blaze to assist the Hankamer Volunteer Fire Department extinguish the fire. The house was a total loss and the cause of the blaze is under investigation by the Chambers County Fire Marshal's office.

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The house was fully engulfed when Firefighters arrived on scene.

With temperatures bumping triple digits, ample water breaks were administered during the evening practices.

Good catches during practice make for great catches during the game. This defender was just a little late to break up this pass play.

The building adjacent to the house was lost as well as the main house.

Chambers County ESD No.1 Crews Have Been Busy By Wade Thibodeaux â€‡Chambers County Emergency Services District No. 1 Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 6:00 pm. in the Winnie Stowell Fire Station and via Zoom computer meeting. The agenda was very light, but Commissioners heard of the activity that the department has been receiving lately as the Chief's Report indicated 40 calls for assistance for the month of July which make a total of 238 calls

for the year. The financial report showed a net cash balance of $1,122,407.87 and the Administrators report detailed some routine maintenance of the fire trucks and equipment. There were no public comments and the short meeting was adjourned at 6:39 pm. The next regular meeting of the Chambers County ESD No. 1 Board of Commissioners will be Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm. in the Fire Station located at 825 State Highway 124 in Winnie, Texas.

Yeah, we can run a play, coach. The Bucs have high hopes and expectations again this year as they look to make it deep into the playoffs.

By Wade Thibodeaux â€‡ It is looking like High School Football will be played this Fall, but with a few new rules and regulations for the players and spectators. High Schools that are 4A and smaller will begin their season as scheduled and 5A and 6A will follow about 6 weeks later. East Chambers will have a scrimmage against Liberty this Thursday at 6:00 pm. at Buccaneer Stadium and then the official This roll over was one of the many traffic accidents start to the season that the Fire Department has responded to during gets underway the following Friday, a busy Summer season.

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August 28, 2020 at 7:00 pm. versus West Rusk in Lufkin, Texas. Precautions are being taken by the staff to keep the kids as safe from the Corona Virus as possible in a contact sport by utilizing such tactics as individual water bottles instead of drinking from a hose dangling from a common water source. The water bottles will be filled by a new fangled contactless filling device that will do as much as possible to avoid cross

contamination at the water tank and other safe keeping and sanitizing methods are also being implemented. As far as the fans go, there will be new rules for them as well. Most of these guidelines are being mandated by the State, TEA(Texas Education Agency) and UIL(University Interscholastic League). East Chambers is still developing their precise plan of action, but some generic rules in place already indicate that capacity will be limited to

50% of the stadium seating to allow social distancing and of course masks will have to be worn. Things such as concession stand procedures and bathroom limitations(Yes, you may be limited as to the number of people in the bathroom at one time) are still being decided upon. About the only certainty at press time is that the season is slated to begin on schedule and change is likely and probable as we navigate this season. See you at the game.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 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 So.....when you have nothing to write about....that's what you do......you write about absolutely nothing. I need to warn everybody right up front that this week's column is going to be about absolutely nothing except maybe a little insight into this somewhat elementary and twisted mind of mine. The inspiration from this week's column comes from a trip to the Post Office. Going to the Post Office is something that a lot of people are able to accomplish on a rather routine basis and probably with not near as much fanfare and issues that I usually experience on a regular basis. Have you ever just stopped and thought about all of the procedures and steps that have to be taken before you can just get your mail on a daily basis? Now, let's just start in the parking lot of the Post Office....we are not even going to discuss all of the trials and tribulations of negotiating the traffic in order to get to the Post Office, we are just going to start in the parking lot. We open the truck door and

take a few steps towards the building. We then remember that we forgot our mask and so we retreat to the truck and climb back inside the cab. The mask is hanging on the press pass that is draped around the mirror and so we have to be sitting in the seat in order to retrieve the mask without accidently pulling the rear view mirror off of the windshield. besides that, we have to look in the mirror after we put the mask on to make sure that it's on our face properly and not upside down as I've been known to do. Dangling the mask from the mirror is probably not the exact correct way to store the dang thing, but I figure a contaminated mask does just about as much good as a brand new hermetically sealed one and at least I can remember it most of the time if I can see it hanging in plain sight. Okay, we are properly outfitted and ready to make the trip into the Federally regulated property known to most people as the United States Postal Service. We retrieve our mail and

visit with a few people that we are not completely sure of their identity because they are wearing masks as well, but we are polite and guard our words until we are certain of just exactly who we are talking to and then head back to the truck. We reach the truck and are just about out of breath due to the constraining reality of this dang mask and place the mail on the dash of the truck and climb inside the cab. Now, we have to take the mask off and thread the press pass through the elastic loops of the mask so that it will hang in the breeze and air out while we are driving down the road and then we can actually breath again and we turn our attention to starting the truck. We have to lean way over to get the keys out of our pocket because our hands were full of mail and we didn't dare try to get our keys from our pocket because we didn't want to risk dropping mail all over the parking lot. We have our keys and we have to sort through all of the keys and get the right one for this truck and finally insert the key and turn the ignition and start the truck to get that much needed air that is coming from the air conditioner vents. Next we reach over and grab the seat belt and poke around on the receptacle until we hear that familiar click of the seat belt sliding into the receiving part of the restraining system.

About this time the mail that was on the dash of the truck falls to the floor because of all of the rummaging around in the truck and so we have to unbuckle the seat belt in order to reach down to the floor board and retrieve the mail. This time we place the mail on the front passenger seat

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and we repeat the process of securing the seat belt. We are now ready to put the vehicle in reverse and back out of our parking space which is another entirely risky venture to try to navigate, but we finally get backed out of the space and our trip to the Post Office is complete. This entire process

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is generally repeated on a daily basis and can take anywhere from a couple of minutes up to 30 or 40 minutes based on who you run into and what conversation you embark upon. See.......I told you it was about nothing. Till next time, I'm............Wade in the Shade.

Tumbleweeds

TRAVELING THE COUNTY By Tumbleweed Smith

I love travel and all that goes with it: the planning, the frustration, the airport waits, the crowds getting on cruise ships, the anticipation, the thrill of reaching the destination and seeing the wonders of the world. I have always loved to drive and have taken some wonderful trips by motor home and car. It’s fun to see how far you can go in one day. Once when I was a soldier in Europe we went from Kassel, Germany to Venice, Italy over an 18hour period of time. We left one Saturday morning at 6 AM and got to the Venice area at midnight. We spent the rest of that night in Mestre, a Venice suburb. We were up at 8 AM Sunday and after breakfast we rode gondolas, took some pictures at St. Mark’s Plaza saw some fancy pieces of glass and got back in the VW Beetle at noon Sunday. In another 18 hours we were back on post by 8 AM Monday ready to report for duty. It wasn’t a leisurely trip by any means, but while we were in Venice we were relaxed and felt like we were lucky to be in such a special place. Shakespeare said “I could be bounded in a nutshell

and consider myself the king of infinite space.” We felt the same about time. We had a short time to visit, but we felt like we had all the time in the world to spend in Venice. I have traveled from Memphis to Big Spring in one stretch, did the same thing from Big Spring to Tucson. Easy trips, both of them. We aren’t doing much travel these days. No airports, No cruise ships. No long car trips. Every once in a while we need to get out of the house and drive somewhere. One afternoon we drove out to Moss Creek Lake and Signal Peak. That gave us the idea to explore Howard County. Our first trip was to Forsan, 15 miles south. Then we went to Coahoma, 8 miles east. We went north to Knott (which has an East Knott, Middle Knott and West Knott). Then we went southwest to Elbow and Lomax. We’re looking forward to going to Ross City and Otis Chalk, Vincent and Luther. One of the secrets of having a happy life is always having something to look forward to. We have a new city by pass called a reliever route, intended to take big truck

traffic off our major northsouth street. We explored the new highway the other day and discovered that the reliever route adds a couple of miles, but is faster. If you’re going from Lubbock to San Angelo on Highway 87 and take the Big Spring exit and go through town, you’ll go 10 miles in 18 minutes. If you stay on 87 you’ll go 15 miles in 14 minutes. If you take it, you’ll see some virgin prairie and some small canyons. It is undeveloped country, no service stations or stores. Yet. I have no idea when we’ll take another cruise or travel across an ocean in an airplane. We do know that our first trips out of town will be to see our kids and grandkids. Our older son lives in Dallas and our younger son lives in Oakland, California. Son number one came out with his family one time this summer but we haven’t been with our California bunch in 8 months, the longest we’ve been apart. www.tumbleweesmith.com

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

THEME: FOOTBALL ACROSS 1. It may be fixed or blank 6. Sometimes appears between dogs 9. Wild West card game 13. Deprived of a limb 14. Go wrong 15. ____ and tattooed 16. Tsar's edict 17. Waikiki garland 18. Propelled like Argo 19. *Last year's Super Bowl MVP 21. *Recipient of this year's first pick 23. Madame Tussauds' medium 24. Jack's legume 25. Communications regulator, acr. 28. Dry as dust 30. Echo 35. Yours and mine 37. Cold War enemies, slang 39. Common candle shape 40. Home of the Utes 41. Shinbone 43. Scotia preceder 44. Furiously angry 46. Like watching paint dry 47. Gulf War missile 48. Oozed 50. Clump

52. Yo 53. Common allergens 55. Not color but ____ 57. *The goal 61. *Primary football unit 65. Boy Scout's ____ badge 66. Pod dweller 68. Word of mouth 69. All worked up 70. Poetic "ever" 71. Home to largest mammal 72. Threads 73. *Defensive ____ 74. Locomotes DOWN 1. Millionaire's turf, according to 2009 Oscarwinner 2. Bangladeshi currency 3. Wet nurse 4. Plant again 5. Swellings 6. Elvers 7. 're 8. Human social group 9. *Yellow and unwanted 10. Saint's "headdress" 11. Movie spool 12. *Vegas numbers 15. Laura Ingalls' hat 20. Make an effort 22. Organ of balance 24. Sleep disrupters

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25. *Encroachment and false start, e.g. 26. Type of mandarin 27. Have a hankering 29. *2020 Super Bowl winning coach 31. VSCO girl's favorite shoe brand 32. Geologic period 33. Variety show 34. *Patriot no more 36. Pinta or Santa Maria, e.g. 38. Perfect houseplant spot 42. *____ Bowl, college game 1982-2000 45. Indicate 49. What Dundee and Dunedin have in common 51. *Last year's Heisman winner 54. Conical dwelling 56. Draw a conclusion 57. Do like exhaust pipe 58. Evil Roman emperor 59. What oxen do to plows 60. Acne symptoms 61. *One of ten needed for first down 62. Church echo 63. Provoke or annoy 64. European sea eagles 67. Poetic "even"

■ Word of Life Church in Winnie has partnered with The Houston Food Bank to have a Community Food Fair Mobil Unit delivery. Entergy has made a generous donation assisting Word of Life Church with this ministry. Entergy’s donation is very much needed and appreciated. The Unit (truck) will be at the Winnie-

Stowell Park in Winnie on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from 9AM til Noon. For more information please call 409-296-8935. ■Neighborhood Watch meeting held on the last Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Word of Life fellowship hall, 344 Broadway, in Winnie. Everyone is invited. Contact Lionel LaDay for more information at 409-225-4602

invites seniors, 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 Lily of the Valley Food Pantry, 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 encouraged to do so.

■ The Wellness Center at Bayside

The Hometown Press The Hometown Press, ID#006414 is published weekly on Wednesday, except for the Wednesday immediately following Christmas, by Hometown Press, Inc., 2028 State Hwy 124 or P.O. Box 801, Winnie, TX 77665. Annual instate subscription rate is $25.00 and out-of-state is $25.00. Second Class postage is paid at Winnie, TX Postmaster. Change of address may be sent to Hometown Press, P.O. Box 801, Winnie, TX. 77665. Phone: 409296-9988, Fax: 409-296-9987, email: htpress99@gmail.com Periodical Class Permit #006414 Winnie, TX 77665 STAFF BOX Publisher: Wade Thibodeaux Advertising Deadline is noon Monday for Wednesday paper.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 PUNISHMENT RANGE

Twenty individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Monday, August 10 and Saturday, August 15. Warrants from last week are also as followed. The individuals have been

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

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

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

• First degree felony: punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison and a $10,000 fine. • Second degree felony: punishable by up to 20 years and a $10,000 fine. • Third degree felony: punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. • State jail felony: punishable by up to two years in prison. • Deferred adjudication probation: typically offered to the first time offenders. Defendants’ judgement is deferred until later, if ever. If they successfully complete the terms of their probation, they are not judge and thus have no criminal conviction in connection to the offense. However, if they accept deferred adjudication probation but fail to abide by the terms of their probation, they could be sentenced to the maximum time in prison allowable under the law without the benefit of a trail by jury. • Class A misdemeanor: punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000. • Class B misdemeanor: punishable by up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Chambers County Commissioners Court is requesting bid proposals for Contractual Pilot Services to assist with mosquito control, as needed. Bid proposal should be in duplicate, in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “CONTRACTUAL PILOT SERVICES” on the

outside and addressed to: Chambers County Judge Sylvia at P.O. Box 939 / 404 Washington Avenue, Anahuac, TX 77514. Proposals will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on September 10th, 2020, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals received

after this date and time, will be returned unopened. Bid documents may be obtained beginning August 24th, 2020, from the Chambers County Mosquito Control / Airport Office at 336 Airport Road, Anahuac, TX 77514, by telephone at 409-267-2720 or by email at Gbarrera@

chamberstx.gov Chambers County reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid deemed advantageous to it. By order of the Chambers County Commissioners Court. Jimmy Sylvia Chambers County Judge

Home Grown Banking One of my favorite things about summer is the homegrown goodness found in local produce, perhaps you are even talented enough to grow your own and reap the benefits of your hard work. Doesn’t just seeing the words ‘homegrown’ remind you of something special? Maybe it’s the care and attention, or it could just be that the results are better. For these reasons, I draw many similarities to our family of

banks, where we put these same principles to work every day. From attention to details to above and beyond customer service, to faithfully knowing, serving, and supporting our local communities. Critical to our region’s growth, our family of banks has parlayed our in-depth experience with local businesses to create success all around. We have survived and thrived due to the strength and breadth of our customer relationships.

Born from a single idea. In 1976, a handful of local farmers, ranchers and businessmen chartered and organized the only national bank in Chambers County. Their vision was singularly focused: create a local bank to serve the community’s needs. Fill the bank with directors, executives, and staff that know the community, are a part of the community, and are trusted professionals with the highest integrity. Today, 44 years later,

Anahuac National Bank has grown to a family of five banks and is still the only national bank in Chambers County. Even more remarkable, it is also the only locally owned and independently operated bank in Chambers County. Our family of banks includes Anahuac National Bank, East Chambers County Bank, Barbers Hill Bank, and Hardin Bank. Each location operates as an independent bank of their respective community,

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staffed by personnel who reside within their specific locales, helping to provide better service and the assurance that there is a connection between our customers and our banks. Backed by local Board of Directors. Our Chairman of the Board, Everette Williams, has served on the Board since its formation and has held the position of Chairman for almost 20 years. He is a descendant of one of the original founders

of Anahuac National Bank, Chambers County born and bred. Serving as Vice Chairman for almost 20 years, John Jenkins has also served our board since the bank’s inception and is also Chambers County born and bred. The remaining directors include two additional descendants of the original founders: Lydia Jenkins and Sherwood Kaye Dye, Dave Wilcox (all Chambers County born and bred), (contd on page 8)

Religion & Lifestyle

Wednesday,August 19, 2020

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Sunday Observations from Christy

"Need an Expert?"

During this COVID-19 pandemic, I was asked to video several weekly sermons for a church to put on their social media page at their regular worship time. The first sermon paused several times while streaming. My oldest son suggested I call Lisa because of her expertise with social media. Lisa told me just what needed to be done and it worked perfectly from then on! The Lord said, “Call on Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3) Best expert I know! Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain for Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Chambers County Sheriff’s Office

Well.... school starts this week. This crazy Covid year continues marching on. But guys, these administrators and students are treading water no one ever has. A new school year will always bring new trials, tribulations, and challenges. I simply can not fathom what is going to happen this year, and I honestly am so thankful I do not have a school age child anymore. There are the ever changing CDC guidelines, the

President with his words, the Governors with theirs, and not a one can say “this specific thing will work”. Oh and the guidelines will change. And change. And change. But keep your infection rate down. But we don’t know how. Maybe I’m foolish, but I 100% believe your administration and support staff is trying their best. They are as worried as you are. Probably more so. You have your kids. They have their kids..... and hundreds more, that they are responsible for. I promise you, they want normal as bad as you do. They want nothing more than to have crazy loud pep rallies, free playground time, Friday night lights, school carnivals, and more. But we look to them for the protection of our kids. The only way to do that, in the time of a virus, is to scale things back. What’s going to help the

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absolute most, is patience. Grace. Forgiveness. Patience. Tolerance. And did I mention patience? I promise you, the rules you start with, will change. Many times. Then change again. You may decide face to face learning is best for your child. Or that virtual is best. Or start one way, and change. You may decide they can participate in extracurricular activities but virtually learn. You may decide you are done with all of it and home school. And all of that is ok. What you should do, is thank your administration for offering the multiple options, and know that every single plan..... is guaranteed to change. If there was a single plan that was guaranteed to work, I promise you the staff at your child’s school would embrace it. Every person has their different issues to deal

with when it comes to this virus. The best way for them personally. The risk to their individual loved ones. The ramifications of on average 3 weeks missed work should you contract the virus. Lost income, who else gets it from you, how to quarantine, and on and on. Happy Sunday peeps..... please show your administration and staff some patience as we navigate yet another unknown in the world of Covid19. They simply don’t know what the one size fits all answer is, but I promise they wish they did. They have busted their humps for your kids this summer, to come up with every option out there.... then a backup plan. Say some prayers for health and safety, and have a great school year.

of 46 years Melanie Rae Sullivan; children Sarah Beth Sullivan; JoLyn Sullivan Dolan and her husband Luke; granddaughter, Blair and new arrival Elise expected in October; Siblings and inlaws: Jacque (Duke) Duzik, Mike (Barbara)Sullivan, Kelly (Pam)Sullivan, Ray (Pam) Martin and Fay Martin; nieces and nephews, Tim, Andi, Bradley, Joe, Casey, McKenzie, Toby, Tiffany and Hunter and many, many friends. We will all miss him dearly but he will be there to welcome us in Heaven. Joe was preceded in death by his parents (John and Carolyn Sullivan) and in-laws (Georgie and Melvin Martin). The family would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to all those who stopped by to offer condolences and support during this time. Special thank you to Misty Williams, Rachael Nolan, Kirsti Dunn, Ryan Dietrich and Nisha Royer who are part of the Joe’s Beverage Barn Family.

A Time of Sharing will begin at 2:00 p.m., at Joe’s Beverage Barn, 1140 TX-124, Winnie, Texas, with a gathering of family and friends to follow until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, August 23, 2020. Cremation arrangements were handled through Broussard’s Crematorium, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Heart Association, 12345 North Lamar Boulevard-Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78753 https://www.heart.org/ or to East Chambers ISD Education Foundation Partner Program, 270 School Road, Winnie, Texas 77665 https://www. ecisdef.com/donate. Please observe social distancing guidelines. By attending any public event you are acknowledging the risk of exposure to the Corona Virus. Please follow the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control: www.cdc. gov.

OBITUARY

Joe Sullivan, 72, of beautiful downtown Winnie, Texas passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Joe was born in Hayden, Colorado on February 10, 1948 to John Francis Sullivan and Carolyn Evelyn Sullivan, and was one of four children. Joe grew up in Meeker, Colorado where he spent his summers on the Sullivan Ranch. He and his sister Jacque would ride his Labretta to the ranch, and she helped him with his 4H calves. In high school, you could find Joe on

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)

a wrestling mat or learning to rope. Roping brought Joe to Texas, when he packed up his truck and horse and headed to college at Sam Houston State. He showed up at the barn with his horse and no place to live. Joe’s spontaneity often resulted in great success including meeting his future wife, Melanie, and obtaining his Bachelors in Criminal Justice. Joe met Melanie when he sold her first pair of cowboy boots to her from Ronnie William’s Western Store. After graduation, Joe moved to Arizona to pursue a roping adventure with his brother Mike and childhood friend Jimmy Watson. Mike lived with Joe and Melanie after they were married in 1973. In 1980, Joe and Melanie moved to Utah where both his daughters, Sarah and JoLyn, were born and where Joe worked as an auctioneer at Producers Livestock. He shared a love of flying with his brother Kelly and bought an airplane to fly his young

family back and forth between Utah and Colorado. In 1985, the Sullivan family moved to Hamshire, Texas where Joe met up with one of his college friends, Robert Lott, and began work at Lott Materials. He never lost his auctioneer skills and frequently volunteered his auctioneer services at the Hamshire Volunteer Fire Department Annual BBQ and fundraiser. Later, he met fellow roper Calvin Keating and went to work at Calvin Ford, where he honed his skills as a successful salesman. Joe and family moved to Winnie, Texas in 1996 and built their forever home. It was here that Joe’s eclectic work history and skills culminated in the building and opening of Joe’s Beverage Barn. At the Barn, his love for people was evident. He never met a stranger. Most would say Joe would give the shirt off his back, and he has often been described as generous and kind. He was a

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. 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

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

master story teller with a quick wit and infectious humor. His love of horses and roping was lifelong, and if Joe was not at the Beverage Barn or with his family, he was likely in the roping pen. Joe took tremendous pride in his daughters’ accomplishments and would stop everything to spend time with them. As they grew up, he did everything with them from making mud pies to teaching them to drive in a hay field. His love for children did not stop with his daughters. He welcomed many kids into his heart and friends automatically became family. He loved his nieces and nephews tremendously. He also loved his son-inlaw, Luke, and spent many hours talking and shooting guns with him. When his granddaughter, Blair, arrived his world was complete. He was overjoyed to learn that Blair will soon have a sister, Elise, to play with. Joe is survived by his wife

Church Services

Catholic St. Louis Catholic Church 315 W Buccaneer Dr • Winnie 409-296-4200 Weekday Mass Wednesday..................8:30 am Spanish Friday....9:45 am English at Arboretum Saturday...Reconciliation 3:00-3:45 pm Mass in English...............4:00 pm Sunday Mass in English.....7 am & 10:30 am Spanish Mass........................noon Holy days......8:30 am & 6:30 pm Our Lady of Light Catholic Church S. Main St • Anahuac 409-267-3158 Confession:Saturday...............5:00 pm English: Sunday.......................8:30 am Spanish: Saturday...................6:00 pm Thursday...................................6:00 pm

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

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

Episcopal Trinity Episcopal Church Washington & Light St • Anahuac 409-267-6582 Sunday Holy Communion.......9:00 am

Latter Day Saints

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

Lutheran

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

Methodist 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

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SmithPoint Community Church Smith Point Sunday School.......................10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Trinity Church 1324 Hwy. 124 • Winnie Sunday Happy Hour...............9:00 am Morning Worship.................10:00 am WednesdayEveningWorship....7:30pm House of Prayer Fannett Elementary School 409-794-9470 Sunday Services.............2:00-5:00 pm HankamerCommunity Fellowship FM 1663 @ FM 1724 • Hankamer Sunday School.....................10:00 am Sunday Praise & Worship..11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study........7:00 pm Lighthouse of Hope Church 507 6th St. Winnie, Texas (at the corner of 6th St. and Oak St.) 409-782-5354 Sunday Worship....................10:00 am Wednesday Worship..............6:30 pm Word of Life Church 344 Broadway, Winnie, Texas 409-296-8935 Adult Sunday School............8:45 a.m. Sunday Service.....................10:00 am Bible Study Wed.....................7:00 pm

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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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WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE

WEST TEXAS TRAGEDY By John Jefferson

I recently heard Larry Weishuhn, former TPWD wildlife biologist, nationally prominent hunter, and media personality, speaking on deer hunting. His excellent program is available on the www. austinwoodsandwaters. org website and on You Tube. Three days after the program, a tragic helicopter crash occurred on the Black Gap Wildlife

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Management Area (WMA), taking the lives of the State Veterinarian and two TPWD wildlife staff members. They were performing an aerial bighorn sheep survey above the rugged 107,878-acre area adjacent to Big Bend National Park. Weishuhn, himself, went down in a helicopter crash earlier. Actually, he’s crashed 13 times. Some caused minor damage to the chopper. One was hauled out in pieces. Weishuhn was hospitalized after that one, suffering

severe back problems, a concussion, and cuts requiring numerous stitches to the back of his head. Some thought he was dead. He still doesn’t remember what happened. Five friends have gone down in helicopters. One was shot down in Nam (James Caston) and two others crashed doing aerial deer surveys (Al Brothers and Larry). The other two occurred August 8. I didn’t know the third TPWD employee killed in that crash, Brandon White, who worked at Black Gap. The two I knew were Dr.

Bob Dittmar and Dewey Stockbridge. Dr. Bob, as everybody called him, was a veterinarian in Fredericksburg at the time we met. He later joined TPWD as the State Vet since he had vast experience with wildlife health issues. Dr. Bob and I met while instructing at the Texas Wildlife Assn./TPWD Buckskin Brigades. He and Dr. Dan McBride, of Burnet, performed deer necropsies for kids

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attending the weeklong camps. Most had never seen the inside of a dead deer. It was a hot afternoon of the first day of camp, and several students became a little pale. Dr. Dittmar unselfishly donated time for educating kids and adults. The other friend in the recent crash was Dewey Stockbridge. Dewey guided me on a photo shoot for a magazine article about

Wildlife management is possible by being able to observe wildlife in isolated places inaccessible by any method except by air. But it has its risks. Photo by John Jefferson. Memorial services for Brandon White were last Saturday. Services for Dewey Stockbridge are 10 am next Saturday, 22 Aug. at Puncher Stadium, Mason, Texas. Services for Dr. Dittmar are at 2 pm next Sunday, 23 Aug. at the Hill CountryEventCenter,Kerrville,Texas.TheDittmar service will also be livestreamed for individuals unable to attend. https://grimesfuneralchapels. com/obituaries/dr-robert-otto-dittmar-ii-dvm/ 3091/?fbclid=IwAR0ia1BYd4Lc8H_9sJx8S1Ej EVV75B3dev38P1Ntit70KH5C43cbvhKh2BQ

bighorn sheep hunting on Elephant Mountain. He knew it like his own backyard and seemed to know each ram by name. His knowledge was invaluable. Some might recognize Stockbridge’s name. He guided two recent bighorn hunters that I’ve written about – Nyle Maxwell and bowhunter, Alan McGraw. Both sang his praises. Dewey told me he liked working on Elephant Mountain but preferred the Black Gap. Ironically, that’s where the crash occurred. On my first aerial p h o t o g r a p h y assignment, I accompanied Weishuhn and our helicopter pilot over the 5,000acre Pinto Valle Ranch in Webb County. I became hooked on it and flew other ranches afterwards. Another wildlife biologist cautioned me, saying, “Everybody goes down eventually.” I had met Al Brothers before his crash and have hunted with him numerous times since. He was severely injured but fought back, refusing to abandon his passion for the Brush Country. He still hunts, driving his truck or four-wheeler anywhere he wants to go. And he continued performing aerial surveys for years. Helicopters can be dangerous. But provide incomparable observations abilities.

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Moore For Your Money (contd) and myself, serving as a Board member since 1994. Advisory Directors are Bob Allen, born and raised in Harding and managing the Liberty County banking location; and Tan Williams, grandson of an original founder, Winnie banking location manager, Chambers County born and bred. Proven track record of service, commitment, and growth. Using our region’s residents to staff and manage our banks, as well as guiding us as Bank Directors, our banks maintain a fine attunement to our local markets. These individuals bring a wealth of experience and a deeply rooted love of community. Forget that image of banks being stodgy and perhaps even boring places to work and visit. Our Anahuac National Bank family of banks successfully deals with everchanging, stringent banking regulations while simultaneously engaging younger customers with our technology-based banking and continually serving our many longtime customers. You will often find us out in the community, rolling up our sleeves, gladly helping others. Our brand of homegrown, locally owned and operated banking means that the bank’s deposits and loans will stay here and will not be exported or sold off to Houston, Beaumont or who knows where. This is home grown banking and we think it’s just better, much more flavorful! Grown local and grown to be stronger. We thank you for supporting us in this journey and look forward to helping you in any way we can. Stay healthy, stay safe.

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