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Toddler Locks Car Doors With Mom Outside
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Mother and baby are fine after being checked out by Paramedics when the doors to the car were locked with Mom outside. Last Monday, June to shatter a window 8, 2020 Police and to gain access to the Paramedics were baby and fortunately summoned to the everyone was fine Market Basket parking after being checked lot in Winnie. A lady out by Paramedics. had placed her baby and With Summer and groceries inside her car high temperatures and then gone to place fast approaching it is the shopping basket extremely important to in the gathering area take precautions and not and somehow the baby leave people and pets had found the car keys inside of cars that can and pushed the button, reach very dangerous locking the doors with temperatures in just a the Mother outside short period of time. the car. Deputies had
Drug Arrest Made
Sheriff Hawthorne reports that on June 4 at approximately 11:00 a.m., Deputy Cody Burk conducted a traffic stop near the 807 eastbound mile marker of Interstate 10, Wallisville, Texas, on a 2016 Nissan Sentra for traffic violations. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Lisa Elizabeth Lewis, 46, of Hankamer, Texas, had illegal drugs in plain view on the front seat. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted, where Deputy Burk located approximately 46.365 grams of crack cocaine, 21.5 grams of methamphetamine, and a .380 pistol. While searching the vehicle, Deputy Burk began to feel ill and
started to become dizzy after possibly being exposed to an opioid. Lieutenant Ryan Warhola, along with DPS Troopers, was on scene helping with the traffic stop while the vehicle was being searched and had to administer Narcan to Deputy Burk to try to reverse the effects of the exposure to the suspected opioid; EMS was called and Burk was transported to the hospital. Deputies arrived on scene to secure the evidence, and Lewis was placed under arrest for: • Man/Del CS PG 1 4G<200G – a first degree felony • Man/Del CS PG 1 4G<200G – a first degree felony • Unlawful Possession of Firearm by felon – a third degree felony “I want to thank Lt. Warhola, the DPS Troopers, and all deputies that stopped to assist Deputy Burk. Deputy Burk was in good condition after receiving care at the hospital,” said Sheriff Hawthorne.
Mike checks out his new side by side. By Wade Thibodeaux District. Ag teacher jobs Mike Neuman's first were pretty hard to come trip to Winnie, Texas was by in those days and to to attend the funeral of a have two job offers at the college classmate. He had same time was almost never heard of Winnie, unheard of and so Mike much less knew where it brought his wife Caren was located. He had just to look at both places. graduated with a degree Fortunately for the people in animal science and of Winnie, Mike and Caren was actually working as chose East Chambers ISD an electrician when he as their new home. A year decided to go back and get after Mike was teaching, his teaching certification. a job opened up for Caren Shortly after he received at the Elementary School his teaching certification, and she began her East another college buddy Chambers career. And called and told Mike that the rest as they say......is there was a job opening history. in Winnie. Another friend 30 years later, Mike and told him about a job in Caren Neuman decided the Goose Creek School to retire with 59 years
of combined service to East Chambers ISD. Thousands of students have been touched by the teaching abilities of these two people and it showed last Saturday as the KC Hall in Winnie was a constant coming and going of past students, fellow Ag teachers, respected community leaders, and just people that had been touched by the Neuman's. Heather Sumrall and Donnie Savoie headed up the retirement party along with a bunch of other volunteers and they raised enough money to buy the Neuman's a new side by side buggy, a trailer, two
rocking chairs, a stainless steel grill, and other items. The love and respect shown to these two people during this gathering was a sight to behold and Mike and Caren spent the day with folks lined up to visit with them, congratulate them, and wish them well in their future endeavors. The Neuman's are looking for property in the Seguin area, but will maintain a home in Winnie until their plans begin to finalize. Thanks Mike and Caren..... congratulations.....it's been a great ride and you leave some mighty big shoes to fill.
Mike Neuman was surprised when he walked into the KC Hall last Saturday.....or was he??? He's not the kind of guy to spoil a surprise for so many people.
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Opinion & Entertainment
Wednesday, June 10, 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 I’m writing this column on the one year anniversary of my Dad’s death and I think it’s kinda fitting that I weave a remembrance of him into this week’s column. I’ll get to that part, but first let me tell you that we are going to talk about grass this week. A little background first. Last year was the first Summer that I was responsible for the mowing of the grass at the house in Winnie. No problem, I thought. I’ll just bring my riding mower down from Huntsville whenever it’s time to mow the grass and then bring it back to Huntsville to mow that yard. So, I tried that program. Every time that I had time to mow the grass in Winnie, it was raining or I hadn’t brought the lawnmower with me and it wasn’t very long before the grass just got away from
me and got pretty tall and thick. I caught lots of grief from some of my buddy’s about the way the yard looked and I finally just had to bite the bullet and devote several lawn mowing’s to get the grass under control. Actually, all that I could get was the front yard and I ended up putting up an electric fence and turning the cows in on the back yard. So, this year I had a new plan and another mower. That’s right, no back and forth with the mower, just hop on a mower and cut grass whenever I had the time and regardless of which location I was currently residing. The plan was working out pretty good until I was mowing in Winnie one day and the mower threw the deck belt. I examined the mower and determined that it must be one of the spindles that was worn
out and needed changing. I ordered all new spindles, blades, and a belt. Wyatt and I spent all one afternoon replacing everything and when it got to the belt, I checked the old belt against the new belt and I couldn’t determine any difference, so I put the old belt back on the mower. I made about six rounds around the house and it threw the belt again. Once again, I examined the deck and this time I determined that it must be the idler pully that was causing the problem, so I parked the mower and ordered two idler pully’s. A week goes by and the grass is getting tall again because it needed cutting last week when the belt came off and now it’s getting pretty thick. The pully’s come in and we change them and put the old belt back on the mower. Now, remember there is a brand new belt in the shop, but I just can’t seem to bring myself to replacing a perfectly good belt.....or so I thought. This is where the reference to my Dad comes into play. Dad was raised during the Great Depression and he didn’t throw
anything away that had any potential value left in it and I guess that over the years I probably acquired that trait as well. After replacing the entire deck spindles and pully’s, I put the old belt back on and made a few laps around the house and guess what???? It threw the belt again. I finally decided to put the new belt on the mower because after all, that’s all that was left to replace
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and I finished the front yard and started in on the back yard where the cows had eaten down the thick grass. At this point in the game, I’m pretty sure that I replaced all of those mechanical pieces and really all I needed was a belt that was about a half inch shorter than the stretched out one that I kept putting back on the mower. I have promised myself that I’m going to go in the shop this week
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and throw that old belt away and order a new replacement to keep a spare on hand. I guess that I was pushing things a little because it was a little wet still in spots and I got stuck a few times, but that’s another story for another column. Remember, don’t overthink things and throw some stuff away and use the new one. Till next time, I’m........Wade in the Shade.
Tumbleweeds
MEAT BLOCK PHILOSOPHY
By Tumbleweed Smith One Saturday morning shortly after I got out of the Army I rode with my dad to his grocery store in Fort Worth. Saturdays were the busiest day of the week and it was my dad’s busiest time. The store opened at 7 but he was there Saturday mornings at 4 or so with his butcher knife and meat saw, filing the meat case with delicious looking cuts of meat. This particular morning he took time to listen to me tell about my Army experiences and what might be ahead for me in the future. He leaned against one meat block and I leaned against the other and we talked for a couple of hours. It was the best visit with my dad I can recall. He encouraged me in everything I did. When I raced Blaze, my Shetland pony against neighborhood Cushman motor scooters, he cheered me on. He was in the stands Friday nights when I played trumpet in the high school band at halftime during football games. When I was in plays at Baylor he came to see me on stage. When I started a business, he loaned me money. When I started writing he gave me a typewriter table and a file cabinet.
His name was H. L. Lewis. He told people the initials stood for Hard Luck. Actually, they stood for Herbert Lee. He was valedictorian of his high school class in Athens and was well respected by his fellow students. He was the pied piper, someone you just wanted to be around. People came to him at the grocery store for all sorts of advice, which he dispensed while cutting meat. He had a kind look in his eyes. He could calm a crying baby within seconds. He always seemed to have a verse from literature that applied to whatever the topic of conversation. When Gib Lewis was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives he used to go to my father’s store for a visit just to get his battery charged. He leaned across the meat counter and listened to my dad, who talked while slicing steaks. Gib left with a smile on his face and a spring in his step. My Dad’s father had a grocery store in Athens and butchered his own cattle. Daddy and his brother would put a side of beef on a wagon and peddle it to residents. They stopped at a house, asked the housewife what
cut of meat she would like and they sliced off a roast or a steak. My dad became an artist with a butcher knife. He knew how to cut at just the right angle on a hind or fore quarter to bring out the best flavor of the meat. People came from as far away as Austin to shop for meat. He was active in grocery store associations both on a state and national level. He was a deacon, Sunday School teacher and Mason. He organized a Kiwanis Club, later served as a Lieutenant Governor for the Texas-Oklahoma district. He was on the school board. He traveled the world and left my mother in good shape financially. After selling the store he worked for the bank where he was a board member. He took courses in finance at TCU and made all As. He passed away at the age of 64 and there was standing room only at his funeral. I have always wanted to be like him. www.tumbleweesmith.com Tumbleweed Smith’s column in the Hometown Press is presented by
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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: FATHER'S DAY ACROSS 1. Kind of lively dance 6. Greenwich time 9. Pilgrimage to Mecca 13. Belittle 14. A note to follow soh 15. Annie Oakley’s show 16. Hipbone-related 17. Chicago to Detroit direction 18. Historical period 19. *Most gifted Father’s Day gift? 21. *a.k.a. Father of the Constitution 23. Have a cold, e.g. 24. Bog deposit 25. Styling product 28. Not yet final, in law 30. Squirrels away 35. “Metamorphoses” poet 37. Antioxidants-rich berry 39. Text that precedes the main text 40. Car brand, e.g. 41. *”Full House” father 43. Brazilian indigenous people 44. a.k.a. dropsy 46. Precedes shine 47. Paving stone 48. Early TV manufacturer 50. Bayonet wound 52. “Zip it!”
53. Popular form of communication 55. Part of a match 57. *Christopher Robin’s father 61. *Father known as “one-shot” Finch 65. Largest deer 66. *Richard Bobbsey’s offspring 68. Precedes desist 69. Cuckoo 70. Friedrich Schiller’s “___ to Joy” 71. Personnel person 72. Job for a body shop 73. Parent’s order 74. Wrestling’s ___ the Giant DOWN 1. It’s equivalent to pain? 2. Sound mind, ____ body 3. Not of the cloth 4. Japanese port 5. Jelly ingredient 6. High school club 7. *Boy’s father in “The Road” 8. Recurring melody 9. Shoshonean people 10. Without further ____, pl. 11. 1920s art style 12. *John-John’s father 15. Cow’s favorite grass? 20. Homer’s classic
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22. Pleasurable interjection 24. Adrian Brody in 2002 film 25. *Wednesday’s father 26. Dodge 27. Compare 29. *Antithesis to Mufasa 31. Liberal pursuits 32. Don Giovanni and such 33. Echo sounder output 34. *a.k.a. the father of modern economics 36. “Indecent Proposal” star Moore 38. Research facil. 42. Used for raising 45. U.K. Prime Minister, 194551 49. Lady lobster 51. “You ____!” 54. Xe 56. Make a connection, two words 57. In the thick of 58. Steak condiment 59. Express complaint 60. Antonym of is 61. All over again 62. *Popular Father’s Day greeting 63. Olympic cast-out 64. Bone-dry 67. Commotion
■ 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, June 10, 2020 PUNISHMENT RANGE
Twenty-Eight individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Sunday, May 24 2020 and Friday, May 29. 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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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given of the seizure under the contractual landlords 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, Sharon Brown, 3030 Meandering Way, Paris, Tx located in space #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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Bull Rider Aaron Williams Overcomes Injuries, Gives Back to Rodeo
Last September, bull rider Aaron Williams was on the verge of making his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The Apple Valley, Calif., bull rider won the Marysville (Calif.) Stampede aboard Flying U Rodeo's No. 833/6 on Sept. 14. He earned $1,634 to creep into the Top 15 in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. Instead of celebrating, Williams’ joy ended moments after the eightsecond whistle. “I won the rodeo and just had a bad get off,” said Williams, 23. “I ended up
getting run over, stepped on and breaking my free (left) arm at the top of my arm by my shoulder.” By the time the regular season concluded, Williams had dropped to 26th in the world standings with $67,066. “It was pretty tough (missing the NFR),” Williams said. “I went to Puyallup (Wash.) and from there I was supposed to go to Albuquerque. I had a really good bull drawn in Albuquerque, and my van’s transmission went out in the middle of nowhere in Utah. I ended up not making Albuquerque and a couple
other rodeos. Then my fiancée (Brigette Mickels) drove nine hours and came and got me, and we finished out the drive to Pendleton (Ore.). I went to Pendleton and Othello (Wash.) in the same day and then to Marysville.” After his left arm healed, Williams suffered another injury, this time to his right (riding) arm at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver in January. “Unbeknownst to me, in Denver I got some pretty bad bulls in the bucking chute, and one of them hung me in there and broke the top
of my riding arm,” Williams said, “I didn’t even know it. I went through all my rodeos up to San Antonio. I took X-rays in San Antonio and found out it was broke. At that point it already was healing, and I kept going.” When rodeos went on hiatus in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, Williams got time to heal up. “I’m now pretty healthy,” Williams said. “I’ve also battled knee problems with my knees since I was a kid. This has allowed me to have time to get my knees back in order. I’ve had PCL, MCL and ACL, and meniscus
damage in my knees from riding bulls.” The 2020 season has been a mess for Williams (as for all cowboys) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep busy, Williams put on a bull riding school in midMay in Porterville, Calif. “That went really well,” Williams said. “I’m doing another school for junior kids and more bull riders June 13 in Bakersfield (Calif.). I enjoy being able to pass off the things I have learned and the knowledge that I have gained over the years. It was fun to pass off my knowledge to these young guys who are hungry and wanting to get better. I think this next school (June 13) is going to be really cool. This sport could really use a surge of youth for the future.” Williams, who is outside the top 50 in the world standings, competed at Cave Creek (Ariz.) Rodeo Days, May 22-24, the first rodeo
since the pandemic halted the schedule. He placed sixth with an 83.5-point ride. Next up for him are the Pony Express Rodeo in Eagle Mountain, Utah, June 1113, and the World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., June 29-July 5. “I have never been to Eagle Mountain before,” Williams said. “I'm excited to go there. I’m ready to get back to work and get back to doing what we do. It was unfortunate the way I planned out my year this year. I wasn’t going to stretch myself too thin, being that I was coming back off injury. It's a long year and I had a lot of big rodeos I was qualified into, like RodeoHouston and the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo. That was going to save me from having to go to a lot of smaller rodeos that I normally would. I’m just going to show up and do my job, and let the cards fall where they may.”
Religion & Lifestyle
Wednesday,June 10, 2020
Sunday Observations from Christy
The dermatologist dipped the small cotton swab into the beaker of liquid nitrogen; then touched it to a pre-cancerous wart on the back of my hand. He held it there for several seconds. It later formed a blister, then later a scab. Now the spot is healed and no longer a “worry wart!” Any “worry warts” in your life? Is there something causing you pain, worry, or fear? If so, see the Great Physician. The results will be worth it. As King David wrote in Psalms 51:8, “Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice.” Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain for Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Chambers County Sheriff’s Office
The Bratten and Cooper families would like to thank the community for the outpouring of love during the trying time of the loss of our twin boys. The cards, prayers, texts, and show of support was very helpful and comforting during this most difficult time of our lives. Once again, thank you, and Gary says to remember to "Have a jolly day!"
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
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Lots of talk about racism. Fairness. Equality. Being better. Doing better. But I want to ask you, to take a minute, open your mind. And forget all of that. Let’s discuss.... judgement. We all want to think, we are non judgmental. I don’t know a single person that would say, oh well I accept only those I like. Because we all want to think that judgement, is something we only have done TO us..... surely WE would never judge..... right? Have you ever had someone say, they don’t want to hang out because you are friends with a certain person?
You’ve been judged. Have you ever avoided speaking to someone you know you know, because they are different than what you perceive as normal? You’ve judged. Have you ever had someone assume you were something you are not, because of what you wear? You’ve been judged. Have you ever looked at that homeless person, and thought, I’m not helping them, they will waste it on their substance abuse. You’ve judged. Had someone tell you you would be a better person if you went to church? You’ve been judged. Had a coworker be quiet, and you think they are a snob? You’ve judged. Watched online as you are ripped to shreds by keyboard warriors, who only know half the story? You’ve been judged. Laughed as someone is ripped to shreds, when
you only knew half the story..... possibly participated? You judged. Have you ever done any of the above..... based on the color of someone’s skin? The church they attend? The church they don’t attend? The way they vote? Or don’t? How they spend their money, pay their bills, or spoil their child? Then you..... have judged. You see, racism, discrimination, bullying, and mistreatment of others..... is simply glorified examples of judgement. Extreme judgement if you will. It goes both ways, as I showed above. You could have been the judgee and judged..... and never knew it. Chances are great, you’ve been both. So what do we do to make a change??? Well, look within. Then teach others. Because at the end of the day, is it really any of your business how someone dresses? Who
they love, who their friends are? How big.... or small.... their home is? If they sit in church, or if they have a private relationship with the God of their choosing. You are not better than anyone simply because you do things differently..... or look differently. Read that again. You are not better or worse than me because you are white....black....male.... female....Christian..... Democrat..... Republican....have had sex with only one person.... or with 50. We are equal. We are humans. We are Americans. We are all here, to trudge through, make our differences somehow, and love one another. Happy Sunday peeps..... I just don’t understand why we struggle with the simple phrase “love one another”, hate is too heavy to carry y’all. Lay it down. It’s time.
While Matt Reeves' outstanding horse, Rattle, passed away April 17, the veteran steer wrestler has kept his season going strong aboard Roy. When Reeves’ horse Do Get Famous “Rattle,” the 2019 Steer Wrestling Purina Horse of the Year presented by AQHA, passed away, it was a devastating blow to last season's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average winner. Rattle passed away of a
ruptured stomach. She was 8. Reeves, who is leading the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $83,634, fortunately still had Roy, 12, in his stable. “Roy has stepped up, and maybe they know (when a horse passes away),” said Reeves, 41. “I have won a pile of money on Roy. I won The American on him in 2018, I won rounds at Calgary (Stampede) on him and I won first,
first and first at Pecos (Texas) last year. That horse has placed at every rodeo he’s been to this year and won multiple checks, except for Jackson, Miss., and that’s because we didn’t do our part. He was already a very, very good horse, he just wasn’t her (Rattle).” Reeves acknowledged having Roy saved his season. “I would have been lost had I not had another horse,” he said.
Over the weekend of May 29-31 at the Super Series Finish in Fort Worth, Texas, Reeves, riding Roy, tied for first in Bracket 4’s first round with a 3.8-second run and was third in round two with a 4.7-second time. He earned $3,500 to count toward the world standings. At Cave Creek (Ariz.) Rodeo Days, May 22-24, Reeves took top honors with a 3.7-second run riding Roy.
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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 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
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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Let our readers know about your garage sales, help wanted, services.... Deadline: Monday before publication at 12 noon
FOR RENT
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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
Do you have too much stuff in your garage? Is your attic over flowing with items you rarely or ever use? Place a garage sale ad for free! House for rent: brick house, 3 bed 2.5 bath, inside has washer, dryer & refrigerator. very nice house. one month $1,200. One year contract please call 832-298-8159
HELP WANTED Handyman needed for only a few hours work around the house and yard. 409-296-6224 General Labor crew needed. Duties include: shoveling, weed-eating/ mowing, pouring concrete, laying pipes and clearing land. Background check and drug screen required. Tempto-hire - $12.00 per hour. Call us at 835-5566. Help needed for elderly mother, 3 days on 3 days off, includes nights. Call Betty at 409-893-2623
FOR RENT 1600 sq. ft. for rent. House for rent in Winnie. Window display, Highway 409-781-0918 3/2/2 with Central Air frontage & Heat, fresh paint, 1000 sq. ft. office space new frig and stove, on for rent. 409-781-0918. almost 1 acre of property. House for rent in Winnie. House sits high and dry - 3 bed, 1.5 bath + game never flooded. $900 per room, fenced backyard. month 713-829-3791 Brick house in nice neighborhood. $1,200 4x5 Round bales Horse month +deposit. 409-789quality in barn $50.00 Call 0289 409-781-2236 FOR LEASE One bedroom apartment. Horse and cow pasture $550 deposit $550. Call for lease. One mile from Reenay 409-201-0399 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
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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 Brick, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 car carport , electric stove, microwave, central air & heat. Newly remodeled, large fenced backyard. Very nice starter home. 139,000dollars. 322 Oak Ave. Winnie, Tex. 77665 Contact number: 4 0 9 - 7 1 9 - 6 0 2 2
Canal City lot for sale by owner on the middle canal undeveloped Lot #302, 1468 Van Sant Gilchrist TX call Alan 409-9393240 no texts $30,000 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 2004 40' Mountain Air motorhome, made by Newmar. 250 Cummings diesel, 6 speed Allison transmission $25000.00 Call 409-277-0883 or 409-277-9872
AAAA Appliance Repair - For all your household appliance repairs -washers, dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves ovens, range, ventahoods! Dependable service, fair rates! 409-243-2465! The best appliance repair guy in SE Texas. Leave a message if no answer and we’ll get back to you ASAP!
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
14’x20’portable building -very good shape. $3,000 409-673-4334 Commercial gas tank for sale $700. refrigerator for sale $80. please call 832-298-8159 Country living Coldspring, TX 2.5 AC 2 bd 2 bth 2 car carport stg loft and 2 bd cabin mancave. 713724-8510 713-724-3114 Music equipment for sale. Local band retiring. Pas, audio, amps, guitars, speakers, etc. 409-286-2238 12 ft. batwing modern ag. like new, only 5 hours on it. $8900.00 409-656-2975
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LEAVE FAWNS ALONE By John Jefferson
When considering the column topic for this week, it occurred that fawns have started arriving. Then a decisive message hit my email. A recent occurrence in our neighborhood convinced me that it’s an urgent subject. An online post in “Nextdoor” alerted me. That’s a message board for most neighborhoods in America designed to give neighbors a forum for alerting folks about things they need to
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know – like wrecks on nearby roadways that interfere with traffic, lost pets, local crimes, garage sales and other subjects. It’s generally not for commercial listings, and you can’t get petty about your neighbors, although some infractions like speeding or not picking up after a pet are permitted. The recent post said a woman had found an “abandoned fawn” that was “trapped in the grass”. This wellintending woman picked it up and put it in a box on her patio to protect it from a
fox someone had seen nearby. Texas Parks and Wildlife and every wildlife and conservation organization I know of has said for years, “Leave fawns where you find them!” They are not abandoned. And in this case, foxes aren’t known for eating anything as large as a fawn. Rats, mice, and grasshoppers are more preferred. As most mothers and some Mr. Moms know, parenting can wear you down. They need a break. And in the case of nursing does (female deer), they
also need to browse and replace nourishment depleted in carrying, birthing, and nursing the newborn fawns. Every good mother deer hides her babies in weeds and is usually nearby. She knows where she left the little ones -- and will be back. Most fawns don’t have scent that attracts coyotes or dogs. And a fawn’s spotted coat is Nature’s camouflage. I almost stepped on the last one I accidently walked up on. Human contact can add a different scent that could blow its cover – or its lack of scent. Moving it could also orphan a fawn if the
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mother is unable to find where it has been relocated. The woman justified her actions by asking what if the mother had been hit by a car. We can’t know that. History says she’ll be back. Disturbingly, most of the 30-40 posted comments supported the woman’s action. People still don’t understand. After all that’s been written! According to Alan Cain, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s white-tailed deer program leader, Texas has over five million deer. The exact number is impossible to know. Deer just won’t stand
still long enough! Over half of Texas’ deer are does. The only time a near-total reproductive study was conducted occurred in the mid-1990s. It showed that 92% of the does inspected had conceived. Research has also shown that over 50% of does deliver twins, so you can imagine how many fawns are born each year. Most arrive by June 14. They’ll be anywhere in new subdivisions and other habitats. People always come across them. They’re probably not abandoned. Mama will be back. Please leave them alone!
As precious and alone as a newborn fawn may appear, its mother is probably nearby. Doe deer usually hide their fawns in weeds while they mosey off to rest or browse some nutrition. They’ll be back. Photo by John Jefferson.
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To u r D e W i n n i e I n f o r m a t i o n Tour de Winnie is a monthly bike ride (1215 miles) that will tour various areas of Winnie organized by Team No Surgery. Team No Surgery's premise is that we don't need surgery to look good and to feel better about ourselves. We just need to change our lifestyle. As the world changes before our eyes, people's lifestyles have changed as well. Since the quarantine, more people have choosen bike riding as their exercise of choice. Stores everywhere are sold out. People are finding out being in
nature, cooking real food, and taking care of the body is soothing in ways they forgot as we transitioned from child bicycle riders to drivers. Any questions contact Erica Williams at 5027511390 Here's the info for the bike ride EVERY 2ND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH we will tour Winnie TX. Since the quarantine, I've seen more and more peope on bikes rolling around Winnie and I love it. I wanted to do something to keep this energy going. LET'S RIDE
Meetup at 10am, rollout at 10:15 Social pace 12-18 miles depends on riders Midway stop All ages NO RIDER LEFT BEHIND BRING EXTRA TUBES!!!!! BRING EXTRA TUBES!!!!! BRING EXTRA TUBES!!!!! MUSIC IS WELCOME WEAR A MASK Please park in the back parking lot at Whataburger. LET'S RIDE
Bull rider Braden Richardson’s goal is to make the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. On June 6, the Richwood, Texas, cowboy proved he could beat the best bull riders in ProRodeo at the Liberty National Division 2 Xtreme Bulls in Lawton, Okla. Richardson topped a field of 111 riders with countless Wrangler NFR qualifications with an 87.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Magic Trick at the two-day event. “Getting a win like this makes me feel good, especially coming off the COVID-19,” said Richardson, 25. “This was my first PRCA rodeo back, and it felt great to get the win.” In mid-March the COVID-19 pandemic halted rodeos, which have been returning on a limited basis since May 22. Richardson edged Jeston Mead, who had an 87-point trip on Frontier Rodeo's Whiskey Bent on June 5. Richardson earned $5,781 for his
performance. “I had never been on that bull before,” Richardson said. “He was young, and I had a good ride on him. He jumped out of there real far and came around to the right and was smooth after that. He gave me some trouble there at the end. I wish I would have been able to finish him a little better, but I was excited when I made the whistle. I felt like I had a good ride.” Although Richardson didn’t want to see rodeos go on hiatus, the break in action played into his favor. It allowed him to recover from a torn posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in his left knee. Richardson suffered the injury Jan. 9 following a 77-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Hometown at the 67th Annual Mid Winter Fair & Rodeo in Lafayette, La. He was 32nd in the June 2 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $14,993. “I just had a bad get off,” Richardson said about how he got hurt. “The doctors told me I
was supposed to be out three to four months, and because of the COVID-19 (break) I was able to come back. I rode with a brace (June 6), but my knee feels good. I just got on one practice bull (before Lawton). When I got hurt, I was sitting third in the world and the COVID-19 hit, and I got some time to get healthy. Coming back and riding one just felt good.” Richardson is hoping to keep his momentum going. He’s up in Woodward, Okla., June 11, Coleman, Texas, June 12, and Mesquite, Texas, June 13. “This gives me a big boost of confidence, and I want to go to as many rodeos as I can so I can try and qualify for the NFR,” Richardson said. “I just need to keep staying on my bulls. I just try and have fun. I have been on so many (bulls) now, I just try and stay calm. I’m glad they are starting to open rodeos back up so we can go to more than we thought we were going to be able to.”
Braden Richardson Captures Xtreme Bulls Win in Lawton
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