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East Chambers Selects Homecoming King and Queen
East Chambers High School held their Homecoming festivities last Friday night during the game against Kirbyville. The 2020 Homecoming King is Devyn Trevino and the 2020 Homecoming Queen is Haily Trevino.
East Chambers Band Sweetheart and Beau Chosen
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Bucs Wrangle the Wildcats 45-7
Brayden Guillory(#1) goes airborne during one of his 13 carries for 101 yards during the EC-Kirbyville game last Friday evening. By Wade Thibodeaux Wildcats scoreless to take stats include the KK Morris(#5) had 2   The East Chambers a 35-0 lead going into the always fantastic Ernest catches for 40 yards Buccaneers took on the final frame. EC added Ceasar(#20) with 7 and the games other Kirbyville Wildcats last another touchdown and carries for 169 yards and touchdown and the Friday night at Buccaneer a field goal in the fourth 3 touchdowns as well 2 kicking department was Stadium and came away and Kirbyville was able catches for an additional perfect on the night with with an impressive 45-7 to avoid the shutout 30 yards and a pick six Sebastian Melchor(#14) victory to keep their by scoring their lone on an interception that he and Leo Avila(#88) both record perfect at 4-0 in touchdown in the final returned for a touchdown. going 3 for 3 in the extra District competition. quarter to make the final Jacoby Perraulr(#10) got point attempts and Leo East Chambers started 45-7. East Chambers had in on the scoring action Avila(#88) adding a 35 early with 2 scores in 339 yards on the ground as well as he rushed 8 yard field goal for good the first quarter and and another 77 yards times for 25 yards and measure. The Bucs will another 2 scores in the through the air to total crossed the goal line travel to Woodville this second period to take a 416 yards for the contest. once and then threw for Friday night to take on 28-0 lead going into the The Bucs had 1 fumble 77 yards on 10 attempts the Eagles with a 7:30 locker room at halftime. and 1 interception on an with a touchdown toss pm. kickoff scheduled. The Bucs added another otherwise perfect night. and unfortunately a Go Bucs!!!!! touchdown and kept the Some of the individual single interception.
The East Chambers Buccaneer Marching Band 2020 Sweetheart is Gracie Moore and the 2020 Ernest Ceasar(#20) makes several Wildcats miss during one of his runs in the game last Friday night Band Beau is Jayden Perrault. at Buccaneer Stadium.
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Wednesday, October 28, 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
This is going to be a personal feelings column and some of you may want to just stop reading right here. I am struggling with a couple of business decisions about how to handle two very different situations and it’s not often that I am this indecisive about things, but these two problems are really bugging me and I’m going to have to spend some time sorting them out before I can or will share the details with my readers. The first problem has to do with some damaging information that I just happened to find laying on the ground(it must have accidentally fallen out of somebody’s pocket) and after con-
sulting with a few trusted friends, I decided to hold off on printing the information in the newspaper. One of the main reasons is that the information could have some damaging political implications and I don’t want to be accused of influencing an already heated political race, although I have already been accused of doing just that because I printed some signs and push cards for some of the candidates. Here’s a newsflash for you folks......we are in the printing business..... it’s what we do for a living.......we buy paper by the truckloads and ink by the barrel. Anyway, I will more than likely print the information
Opinion & Entertainment after the election and let the chips fall where they may, but at least I can’t be accused of providing an October surprise, albeit on a very small local level. The second matter has to do with a long standing relationship with an attorney that I considered a friend. He and I are having a spat and I was considering my next move and I was mentally going through all of the derogatory conversations , emails, and text messages over the years in order to plan my next move and then I thought to myself..... No, you were wrong in the first place, just let it go. I had apologized to the offended party and now I’m publicly apologizing for my wrong doings. And then I received word that he(the attorney) had run his mouth after a board meeting and brought my children and their issues into a conversation about the matter
that started all of this spat in the first place. I simply can’t let it go as this is now working on me mentally and this may get ugly before all of this is resolved. Maybe we should all read my fellow columnist Christy’s article more and try to find the good in people instead of tearing at each other.
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Now, onto my personal life. Notwithstanding all of the strife that is going on in my business world, I’m about as happy personally as I have been in a really long time. Finding someone to share good conversation, relaxed meals, and a little time on the dance floor does wonders for the soul
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and my attitude. That may be the only thing that gets me through all of this other stuff that I’m dealing with on a business level and it sure is a lot more fun to take a trip around the dance floor than to worry about three newspapers. Till next time, I’m ............Wade in the Shade.
Tumbleweeds
LOBLOLLY HAS BEEN RESURRECTED By Tumbleweed Smith
Gary is a small town in Panola County near the county seat of Carthage. The high school in Gary has about 275 students. Back in the 70’s some folk crafts were still being practiced around Gary and a teacher at Gary High School, a man named Lincoln King, thought it would be a good idea to report on bonnet makers, hominy cooks, people who make shoe laces from squirrel hides and other people doing things the old fashioned way. He and his students began a folklore publication called Loblolly, named for the Loblolly pine tree. It attracted state and national attention and was published for 30 years until Mr. King retired in 2002. One of Mr. Kind’s former students from the Loblolly days, Nerissa Coligan, is now an English and journalism teacher at Gary High School and in 2017 decided to revive Loblolly. The first issue featured an article on Mr. King and some stories from previous Loblolly publications, including one about Bonnie and Clyde, the outlaw couple that had some connections in
Panola County. The entire issue with a publication run of 500 sold out. The second annual publication is about country music. The current issue is about storytellers. Nerissa says the focus has shifted somewhat from folklore to general interest. “My upper level journalism students put out the Loblolly now. We kind of just choose topics that have interested the kids and that we knew we could find somebody to interview locally. It’s definitely a team effort. I come up with some suggestions and the students come up with some. We video the interviews and then transcribe the recorded interview for the magazine. It’s sort of an oral history publication. The response has been great. Everyone who gets one is very pleased with it.” Loblolly is sold in the Gary store and at different events and venues around Carthage. Of course parents buy copies that feature their kids’ articles. The price for the 66-page publication is ten dollars. “It’s a full color, high gloss magazine. We sell ads to
local businesses to cover the cost of printing. We use an online printer and my kids are actually doing the layout, the design, getting it camera ready to send to the printer. So they have really bumped up their publishing skills. They are proud of the work they do and I’m extremely proud of them.” Lincoln King kept in touch with the students after he retired and when he died last year left a large sum of money to make sure the publication would continue. Nerissa says Mr. King donated an amount large enough to fund an annual scholarship to one or two deserving seniors who worked on Loblolly. There aren’t many high schools of any size, much less one with fewer than 300 students that would even undertake a publication like this. It’s quite unique.
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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: PROVERBALLY SPEAKING ACROSS 1. Bornean ape 6. Casino’s pull 9. Elbow-wrist connection 13. Paralyzing disease 14. Pigeon sound 15. Teething drops 16. Mary’s subjects (15421567) 17. Ostrich-like bird 18. September stone 19. *One responsible for someone else’s welfare 21. *Both rodents and humans like to come up with these 23. Name fit for a king 24. Wedding cover 25. Like a dim star 28. Head vermin 30. *Like the schemes of a fool, biblically speaking 35. Thor’s father 37. Cleopatra’s necklace 39. Blood carrier 40. Ice on a window 41. Famous Teatro alla ____ 43. Took to court 44. Prevent 46. Burden of proof 47. Leprechaun’s land 48. Fit 50. Cabinet div. 52. Steadfast Soldier’s material 53. Letter before kappa
55. European Economic Community 57. *It increases love and friendship 61. *It will cause additional harm 64. Raccoon relative 65. Short for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC 67. Huey, Duey and Louie, e.g. 69. #41 Across location 70. Prior to, pref. 71. Organ swelling 72. Benevolent fellows 73. African tam-____ 74. English county DOWN 1. Roman goddess of plenty 2. *It’s just as unpleasant as a hard place 3. Sunburn soother 4. Fertilizer ingredient 5. Luke’s teaching, e.g. 6. Laptop manufacturer 7. Data storage acronym 8. *Cowards are sometimes compared to this 9. Encourage 10. Good earth 11. Sound on a scale 12. Saloon selections 15. Perennial garden flower 20. Signs for escape 22. Post-Soviet Union alli-
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ance, acr. 24. Covered porch 25. *Can’t use these to break a skeleton 26. Farewell, to ami 27. Nimbus, pl. 29. Gabrielle Chanel’s nickname 31. *Keep it clean to stay out of trouble 32. *It’s tastier if one is not allowed to have it 33. First cradles 34. Filled with cargo 36. Like whiskey right out of bottle 38. Classic board game 42. Colorado ski resort 45. Curb, two words 49. Disney dwarf 51. ACT taker, e.g. 54. Dangle a carrot 56. Miss Muffet’s meal 57. “The Road Runner” corporation 58. Skin infection 59. #13 Across conqueror 60. J.F.K. postings 61. Bookkeeping entry 62. *Don’t make inquiries if you don’t want to hear this 63. Hefty volume 66. Chapter in history 68. Coltrane’s woodwind
■ 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
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Local News
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 PUNISHMENT RANGE
Eighteen individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Sunday, October 18 and Friday, October 23. 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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Winnie Stowell EMS to Get New Ambulance By Wade Thibodeaux The Winnie Stowell Emergency Medical Service Board of Directors met in regular session on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 7:00 pm. in the conference room of the EMS Station located at 249 Broadway in Winnie, Texas. One of the items in the EMS Coordinators report was the discussion that the service had requested
and been approved by Chambers County for a new ambulance. The new unit will be a larger Ford F-450 with some new features that will enhance patient comfort and care as well as assist the medics while they are caring for the patients. He also reported that the service had received 71 calls for assistance in the month of September and that makes 675 total
calls so far in 2020. The financial report showed $13,793.29 in monthly expenses and the board approved the purchase of 2 specialized lift chairs to assist with patients who had fallen. The group agreed to meet with the Winnie Stowell Hospital District on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 to discuss an agreement to handle patient transfers out of Riceland
Medical Center. The board went into executive session at 7:33 pm. to discuss personnel matters with no action taken after returning to regular session. The next meeting of the Winnie Stowell EMS Board of Directors will be Monday, November 16, 2020 at 7:00 pm. in the conference room of the WSEMS located at 249 Broadway in Winnie, Texas.
Lions Club Announces Community Assistance Campaign The Winnie Stowell Lions club has announced a campaign to raise funds to assist the community, in it’s goal to fulfill the mission of all Lions Clubs around the world. This, in spite of the ongoing challenges of hurricanes, floods and the Covid 19 pandemic. Ordinarily, by this time of year, the Lions Club would have conducted numerous fundraisers and already donated much of that money back to the community into areas of need. This year there have been no fundraisers due to the ongoing pandemic. However, after a long break, the club has begun meeting again and is eager to get back to their mission of helping where they can. “This will be different than any of our past fundraisers in that we will not be selling raffle tickets, cakes or plate lunches.” said Lions Club president Bill Keating. “We are going to simply ask those that are able to contribute to please make a contribution to the Lions Club and we will make sure that it goes to those that are in need.” Keating said that the club realizes that there are people in the community that are suffering in a lot of ways, either with actual illness or from job losses or reductions in work hours because of the pandemic. “While there are many individuals and businesses that are struggling due to the current situation, many are relatively unaffected and some even
doing quite well.” he said. The Winnie Stowell Lions club was re-formed in 2015 after having been inactive for several years. Since 2015 they have raised and contributed back to the community $22,723. The club has 21 members and through dues, helps to support Lions Club International and also the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, TX which is a remarkable camp for children with physical and mental challenges. The Lions Club has made donations to many individuals, organizations and causes including the Child Welfare Board, Lone Star Guardians, Hurricane Harvey Relief, Project Graduation, St Vincent de Paul, Lions Eye Bank and United Way among many, many more. The Lions club is also seeking members to help with their mission of supporting the community. “We welcome new members to the Lions Club. It is open to men and women who want to make a contribution to the community by helping others that are in need.” said Keating Donations can be made my mailing a check to Winnie Stowell Lions Club, P.O. Box 2135, Winnie, TX 77665 or by calling 409-296-4005. You can also speak to any Lions Club member about a donation or about joining the Lions Club.
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Sunday Observations from Christy
"Turbulence"
I was on a plane bound for Chicago, but the “friendly skies” were not so friendly that day. For most of the two-hour flight, we were tossed up and down and side to side. It was so rough that the attendants stayed strapped in as well. However, in spite of the rough ride, our pilot skillfully brought the plane down and to a gentle stop. When on the ground, I thought of that old saying, “The Lord never promised us a calm passage, just a safe landing.” But while in the air, the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:20 kept coming to my mind, “…and lo, I am with you always!” Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain for Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Chambers County Sheriff’s Office
I did a little social experiment this week. I asked one day what you all were thankful for. Just one item. Overwhelmingly, you responded in varying degrees, with family. Loved ones. Those we hold near and dear. Then I watched as many attacked others based on their political beliefs and views. Makes me wonder, what exactly will our holidays look like this year? The divide is suffocating in our country right now. Never in my 53 years did I think people would actually mock,
make fun of, verbally attack, and degrade one another........ over a mask. Over politics. Over people you don’t even know. You know what they want you to know, and even at that it is the cleaned up super nice version. But yet, these people we don’t know, will inadvertently come sit at your table for Thanksgiving. And drive arguments, fights, and discord. Sitting there like the Thanksgiving turkey, about to be carved up. The ugly discord of American politics. WHY???? What are we thinking? We are inviting the enemy of hate to sit down at a time of gratitude. No, the real person won’t walk in, but trust me, we have proven time and again, the presence of hate and discord is much larger than a physical human body. It takes up just as much space. And is far worse than the most obnoxious relative you have. Guys, think about what you are doing. Think about the upcoming holidays. What are you going to discuss? Are
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you going to ask your relative how their job is? Are you going to ask them how their children are? Are you going to actually discuss anything that truly matters......or are you going to fall off into a political diatribe, and everyone leaves mad? What do you want your holiday season to be? Like it or not, you have friends and family that will not be here for the next holiday. Life.......and death.........happen. And your favorite political character does not give a damn if you lose someone. They will not be there to comfort you when someone is snatched from you unexpectedly. They certainly will not be there with your ailing parents, grandparents, and family. More than that, they will not mediate your family fight, all because you argued over a mask. If you are lucky enough to still have family alive to celebrate a holiday with, then steer clear of the political nonsense. Come up with diversion topics. Just stop.
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Heck, discuss recipes, talk to the kids, ask them how school is. Ask your grandmother for her recipe. Discuss your dad’s job with him. Talk to your child about their volunteer work. Ask the elders to tell of their holidays as kids........ and RECORD IT. There is a lot you can discuss, that is of real importance to YOUR FAMILY. TAKE ADVANTAGE of this time. Happy Sunday peeps, pretty sure my family can be put on notice that politics are off limits this year. Heck every year. We have varying opinions in our family. I will not let the political choice of one cause a divide for all. It simply is not worth it. Enjoy the season we are quickly entering, maybe start your meals by saying what each of you are thankful for. Shed some tears for those lost, not for those differing opinions that boiled over. YOUR OPINION is not the only correct one. But we can discuss that next week.
NOTICE OF RATE CHANGE REQUEST On October 19, 2020, Entergy Texas, Inc. (“ETI”) filed an application to amend its Transmission Cost Recovery Factor (“TCRF”) with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission” or “PUC”). The application was assigned PUC Docket No. 51406. The proposed TCRF is requested in accordance with the Public Utility Regulatory Act § 36.209 and 16 TAC § 25.239. A TCRF allows a utility to recover its reasonable and necessary costs that have occurred since the end of the test year in the utility’s last base rate case for transmission infrastructure improvement and changes in wholesale transmission charges to the electric utility under a tariff approved by a federal regulatory authority. In its requested amendment, ETI is seeking recovery of costs for transmission capital investments it incurred from July 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020. ETI also seeks to recover approved transmission charges that are not otherwise being recovered through rates. The proposed TCRF as amended would result in total TCRF retail revenues of approximately $51.0 million, which is $31.6 million in incremental annual TCRF revenue beyond ETI’s currently effective TCRF. This $31.6 million amount would be a 3.3% increase in ETI’s annualized non-fuel revenue requirement as compared to revenues approved in Docket No. 48371, ETI’s most recent base rate case, and a 2.1% increase in ETI’s overall annualized revenue requirement including fuel costs as compared to such revenues as approved in Docket No. 48371. The impact of the rate change on various customer classes will vary from the overall impact described in this notice. ETI has requested that an intervention deadline and hearing request deadline of November 30, 2020 be established, and that, if no hearing is requested, the Commission adopt an order approving the proposed TCRF at or before its currently-scheduled open meeting on January 14, 2021. All customers in ETI’s Texas retail rate classes are affected by this request. Persons with questions or who want more information on this filing may contact ETI at Entergy Texas, Inc., Attn: Customer Service—2020 TCRF Case, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call 1-866-981-2602 during normal business hours. A complete copy of this application is available for inspection at the address listed above. The Commission has assigned Docket No. 51406 to this proceeding. Persons who wish to intervene in or comment upon this proceeding should notify the Public Utility Commission of Texas as soon as possible, as an intervention deadline will be imposed. ETI has requested that the deadline be November 30, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the preferred method for you to file your request for intervention is electronically, and you will be required to serve the request on other parties by email. Therefore, please include your own email address on the intervention request. Instructions for electronic filing via the “PUC Filer” on the Commission’s website can be found here: https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/filer. Instructions for using the PUC Filer are available at: http://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/filings/New_PUC_Web_Filer_Presentation.pdf. Once you obtain a tracking sheet associated with your filing from the PUC Filer, you may email the tracking sheet and the document you wish to file to: centralrecords@puc.texas.gov. For assistance with your electronic filing, please contact the Commission’s Help Desk at (512) 936-7100 or helpdesk@puc.texas.gov. You can review materials filed in this docket on the PUC Interchange at: http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/. If you are unable to file your request for intervention electronically, you may file your request for intervention by mailing a hard copy of your request to the PUC. The PUC should receive a letter from you requesting intervention by the intervention deadline. Mail the request for intervention and 10 copies of the request to: Public Utility Commission of Texas, Central Records, Attn: Filing Clerk, 1701 N. Congress Ave., P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. All communications should refer to Docket No. 51406. 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)
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
Church Services
St. Mary Baptist Church Hwy 61 &Albritton •Hankamer 409-374-2182 Sunday School.........................9:30 am Morning Worship..................11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study.........7:00 pm SunlightMissionaryBaptistChurch Spikes Rd • Hankamer Sunday School.........................9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Wednesday Evening..................7:00 pm LaBelle Baptist Church 9400 Hwy 365 • LaBelle 409-796-1240 Sunday School.......................10:00 am Sunday Adult Worship............11:00 am Sunday Children’s Church......11:00 am Sunday Evening......................6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study.............7:00 pm First Baptist Church High Island Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Worship....................10:30 am Sunday Evening Worship..........6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer & Bible......7:00 pm
Catholic St. Louis Catholic Church 315 W Buccaneer Dr • Winnie 409-296-4200 Weekday Mass Wednesday..................8:30 am Spanish Friday....9:45 am English at Arboretum Saturday...Reconciliation 3:00-3:45 pm Mass in English...............4:00 pm Sunday Mass in English.....7 am & 10:30 am Spanish Mass........................noon Holy days......8:30 am & 6:30 pm Our Lady of Light Catholic Church S. Main St • Anahuac 409-267-3158 Confession:Saturday...............5:00 pm English: Sunday.......................8:30 am Spanish: Saturday...................6:00 pm Thursday...................................6:00 pm
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hwy. 365 & IH-10 • Fannett 794-2548 Saturday Mass.........................5:00 pm Sunday Mass............7:00 & 11:00 am St. Martin DePorres Mission Boyt & Kidd • Cheek 409-794-2548 Sunday Mass............................9:00 am
Church of Christ Winnie Church of Christ 2559 Hwy 124 • Stowell 409-899-1737 • 409-363-9898 Sunday Bible Class.................9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship.......10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship......5:00 pm Wednesday Service................7:00 pm Church of Christ Oak Street • Anahuac 267-6445 Sunday Bible Class.................9:30 am SundayWorship Service......10:30 am SundayEvening Worship.......6:00 pm Wednesday Service................6:00 pm
Episcopal Trinity Episcopal Church Washington & Light St • Anahuac 409-267-6582 Sunday Holy Communion.......9:00 am
Latter Day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints Menely Road • Winnie Sunday Morning.....................9:00 am Wednesday Youth Activities.....7:00 pm
Lutheran
Hope Lutheran Church 9th & LeBlanc - Winnie 409-296-2377 Sunday Worship............9:30 am Sunday School............10:45 am
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
Nondenominational
SmithPoint Community Church Smith Point Sunday School.......................10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Trinity Church 1324 Hwy. 124 • Winnie Sunday Happy Hour...............9:00 am Morning Worship.................10:00 am WednesdayEveningWorship....7:30pm House of Prayer Fannett Elementary School 409-794-9470 Sunday Services.............2:00-5:00 pm HankamerCommunity Fellowship FM 1663 @ FM 1724 • Hankamer Sunday School.....................10:00 am Sunday Praise & Worship..11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study........7:00 pm Lighthouse of Hope Church 507 6th St. Winnie, Texas (at the corner of 6th St. and Oak St.) 409-782-5354 Sunday Worship....................10:00 am Wednesday Worship..............6:30 pm Word of Life Church 344 Broadway, Winnie, Texas 409-296-8935 Adult Sunday School............8:45 a.m. Sunday Service.....................10:00 am Bible Study Wed.....................7:00 pm
Pentecostal
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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
3 bd rm/ 1 bath/storage shed. $130,000.00 washer and dryer connections. Owner financing 713-875-5703 House for rent: brick
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 Box Blade $40.00, Scoop $25.00, Push blade for ditch witch $100.00, 12" plow $50.00, Trailer axles $40.00 - $100.00 each, 2 Tractor tires (price negotiable), PVC pipe 1 1/2 to 4" $50.00, 16 ' Flat bed trailer $500.00. Call 409-457-5204 2014 Lincoln MKZ Gray 4 Door Loaded Run Good One Owner. $6,000. 409-504-7058 Commercial gas tank for sale $700. refrigerator for sale $80. please call 832-298-8159 Horse hay 4x5 fertilized Jiggs Bermuda in barn $50.00/ roll. Call 409-781-2236 2012 Jeep Compass runs good. A/C works but does not cool well. Work vehicle $5000.00 Call 409-277-1065 Queen size bedroom set, includes dresser with mirrors and one nightstand. $300.00. Call 409-291-1288 4x5 Round bales Horse quality in barn $50.00 Call 409-781-2236 Free flooded mobile home. You haul away. 409-651-7789 Floor model drill press $100 Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 2000 Ford gas tractor parts. Call for prices Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Window air conditioner $50 Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 4 tires size 33x12.50 R18LT$100 Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Metal Shelves $10 each 4 available Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Set of metal steps. $40 Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4 Disk and scoop for tractor $25 each Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4
Canal City lot for sale by owner on the middle canal undeveloped Lot #302, 1468 Van Sant Gilchrist TX call Alan 409-939-3240 no texts $30,000 2004 40' Mountain Air motorhome, made by Newmar. 250 Cummings diesel, 6 speed Allison transmission $25000.00 Call 409-2770883 or 409-277-9872 Antique trunks, power equipment, generators, chain saws, lawn mowers, etc Call 409-651-7789 Trailer axles $40 - 100 each Located in Stowell 4 0 9 - 4 5 7 - 5 2 0 4
Garry BrattenExperienced Handyman. No job too small or large. 409-354-8280.
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 in Winnie. 3/2/2 with Central Air & Heat, fresh paint, new frig and stove, on almost 1 acre of property. House sits high and dry - never flooded. $900 per month 713-829-3791 House for Rent 3 BR 1 1/2 bath $1100.00/month and $1100.00 deposit. No utilities. Call Reenay 409-201-0399 SMALL HOUSES 2BR, 1 Bath, built-ins in kitchen, washerdryer hookups, Franzen Rd, great location, 725/m0. 409-679-9773
FOR SALE Indoor Garage Sale - Fri only 7am-2pm - 2028B Hwy 124 Winnie - Furniture, school desks, girls clothes 3-5T, boys clothes 7-10, soccer cleats, household items and more. 409-267-9985 Butcher calves for sale, grass and fed. $1.65 on the hoof 713-875-5703
FOR RENT 1600 sq. ft. for rent. Window display, Highway frontage 409-781-0918
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FOR RENT 1000 sq. ft. office space for rent. 409-781-0918. House for rent in Winnie. 3 bed, 1.5 bath + game room, fenced backyard. Brick house in nice neighborhood. $1,200 month +deposit. 4 0 9 - 7 8 9 - 0 2 8 9 One BR apartment $600.00/per month, $600.00 deposit. No utilities Call Reenay 409-201-0399
FOR LEASE Horse and cow pasture for lease. One mile from Winnie. 20 acres and 2 barns. $100/month. 4 0 9 - 4 6 6 - 6 4 1 7 , 4 0 9 - 2 9 6 - 9 2 6 7 Cat 3406, new rods &main bearings, marine gear includes PTO & hydraulic pump. Shaft is 2 1/2" x 12'3" w/4 blade prom 3 drum winch & stainless cables. Engine on stand to hear run in Oak Island. 9 3 6 - 5 4 6 - 4 4 0 1
Horse hay 4x5 fertilized Jiggs Bermuda in barn $50.00/roll. Call 409-781-2236 Heifers and bulls for sale. Sharolias cross. Four butcher calves for sale $1.50/lb on hoof plus $.79 to out and wrap. 7 1 3 - 8 7 5 - 5 7 0 3
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Starting November 1, for every 10 non-perishable human canned food items you bring, you will get to draw from 75 prizes*, including: Annual vaccinations // Exams // Nail trims // Treats // Boarding** // Candles // T-shirts // Food coupon // Bath** Please drop the items off during business hours at Winnie Veterinary Clinic 46724 IH 10 E Winnie, TX *Up to 5 prizes per family **Pets must be up to date on required vaccinations.
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WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE
“THE NIGHT BEFORE” By John Jefferson
T’was the night before deer season and all thru the camp… NO! Please keep reading. I promise this won’t be another trite parody of the Christmas poem! We’re all used up on those. But not unlike the December 24th anticipation of what’s coming, on the days before deer season -- and the evening preceding -the expectations, hopes,
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and fears run high. And they’re not visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads. Un uh. It’s thoughts of rendezvousing with old hunting buddies, sharing refreshments and tales of past hunts around a campfire or cabin fireplace, perhaps meeting new hunting mates, and laughing at anything that in a different environment might not even draw a smile. But in this season, it’s different. We’ve left our cares and unfinished work at the city limits as we journeyed to deer camp.
And we’re different people -- at least for this weekend and a few days afterwards. We’ve abandoned the desperation and discontentment of the 2020 “Pandamit”, become much more likable. A friend and hunting buddy, Joe Colbert, referred to the evening before the season opens as the “Deer Hunters’ Ball”. I don’t have a lease this season but will celebrate the opener around our fire pit with my two hunting dogs and my wife, who has put more meat in the freezer
lately than I have. One year, we went to Johnson’s Trading Post in Bee Cave for supper because that was where some hunters went on that evening. Bandera formerly had a weekend celebration beginning the night before. It’s on their current calendar, but no information was available. It was a veritable BLAST! Another time, my girlfriend became miffed because I got off a plane from a business trip, kissed her hello and headed to the deer lease for our version of the “ball”! After all, that was when we drew doe permits!
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At the lease, old tales are re-told about hunters who forgot to bring ammo or even one man who arrived without the bolt to his bolt-action rifle. Accounts of legendary game crimes are replayed, too, like the ones about two men who claimed to have shot huge bucks, which proved fraudulent. The night before the opener is often a sleepless one. But the only sleep-depriving worries are about over-sleeping. And daydreams in the dark of big bucks cause some twisting and turning, too – like a kid wondering what Santa will bring.
On my first night on my first deer lease, all of the above kept me awake along with the cacophony of snoring from too many men in a too-small room. Personally, I was wishing my buddy and I hadn’t spent the entire trip to Kerrville dipping chips into a kettle of “Wick Fowler’s 4-Alarm Chili!” Even without the chili, I still have trouble sleeping the night before. The grandest feeling, though, is leaving town and troubles behind as you head to the hunt on a cool, sunlit afternoon as the trees begin to turn. And all’s right in the world.
Deer season opens in most of Texas on Saturday, November 7. Check the TPW Outdoor Annual, though for the bag limit in the county in which you hunt. And be assured that like the buck pictured here, more deer will see YOU on opening day than you will see them. Photo by John Jefferson.
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