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Winnie Sto well EMS Holds Monthly Meeting By Wade Thibodeaux The Winnie Stowell Emergency Medical Service Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm. at the EMS station located at 249 Broadway in Winnie, Texas. The monthly meeting was mostly a bill paying session with some $21,573.67 in monthly bills approved for payment. The EMS Coordinators report showed 92 calls for assistance with 54 transports, 29 refusals, 3 patient assists, 1 helicopter call, and 5 were cancelled. Directors approved getting
bids for the expansion of the station due to larger sizes of ambulances becoming more prevalent and they also approved some of the employees to enroll in some continuing education classes at the State EMS Conference. The board retired into executive session at 7:39 pm. to discuss personnel matters. The next regular meeting of the Winnie Stowell EMS Board of Directors will be Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm. at the station located at 249 Broadway in Winnie, Texas.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Peaceful Protest March Comes Through Winnie
Many participants carried signs as they marched in a peaceful protest. By Wade Thibodeaux 2020. The march started on State Highway 124   A peaceful protest in the Stowell Park and before returning to the march that included traveled Northward Stowell Park. Protesters several dozens of people on Campbell, then could be seen carrying came through Winnie Westward on LeBlanc signs supporting last Friday, June 19, and then traveled South Black Lives Matter
and addressing racial inequalities. Several water stations were located along the route to provide refreshing drinks to the participants.
Concrete anyone??? This load was free for the taking.....you just had to clean up the mess. *This story is rerunning from last week due to complications By Wade Thibodeaux Crews responding to an accident on Interstate 10 by Jenkins Road found a cement truck that was overturned and had concrete covering the roadway. The accident occurred on June 11, 2020 about 6:00 in the morning and involved another vehicle. The
concrete truck veered off of I-10, went through the ditch, and overturned on Dozens of people participated in the peaceful protest march last Friday. the feeder road, spilling it's entire load onto the roadway. Crews had the mess cleaned up by early afternoon with minimal disruption to traffic as most of the problems were on the service road and not the main lanes. The driver of the concrete truck was taken by ambulance to a Beaumont hospital.
Possible Illegal Quorum for TBCD Board Members
Trinity Bay Fires General Manager
By Wade Thibodeaux The Trinity Bay Conservation District Board of Directors held a special meeting last Friday, June 19, 2020 at 9:00 am. in which they voted 3-2 to buy out the contract of General Manager Jerry Shadden. Those voting in favor of the buyout were Board President Jeffery Jenkins, Director Dorothy Hamilton, and Director Cody Bauer. Voting against the motion to terminate and buy out the contract were Director Tommy Gilbert and Director Greg Turner. According to Attorney
Hubert Oxford IV, who was in attendance at the meeting, the board has 30 days to determine the amount per the contract and to complete settlement. The agenda item to discuss a contract for computers was what led to the motion to terminate the employment contract with Shadden and it had been moved up in the order of the meeting to one of the first items of discussion. After the vote was taken and Shadden was essentially terminated, Directors Gilbert and Turner left the (contd on page 8)
Trinity Bay Conservation District Board Members Dorothy Hamilton(Blue Denim), Cody Bauer(White Shirt), and Jeffery Jenkins(Blue Shirt) are seen collaborating together at an event last Friday. By Wade Thibodeaux  Three Trinity Bay Conservation District Board Members were spotted handing out water to participants in the recent peaceful protest march last Friday. The photo is somewhat blurry, but video posted
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to Facebook confirmed the presence of Jeffery Jenkins, Dorothy Hamilton, and Cody Bauer at the event. The Texas Open Meetings Act handbook defines a quorum as three out of a five member board being in the same location at
the same time. The march was several miles long and it would seem proper that these three could have spread out in different locations if they wanted to adhere to the regulations of the open meetings laws. The three voted together to
terminate and buy out the contract of TBCD general manager Jerry Shadden at a meeting earlier in the day, so what could have been so pressing that they had to gather together again in the afternoon. Even if no Trinity Bay Conservation District business was discussed at this gathering, from an appearance sake, it would seem that these directors would not want the public scrutiny that comes with the three of them in the same location. The above sentence has an ironic twist of fate as Chambers County Sheriff's Office records show that Director Hamilton filed a complaint with (contd on page 8)
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Opinion & Entertainment
Wednesday, June 24, 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, I have this friend.....well, he's really like a brother and he called me the other day and started the conversation with "I want you to think about something". I know that there are several of you that are still digesting the first part of the first sentence....I have a friend, but he has had my back for about 40 years now and we have been through thick and thin. He has traveled the world and there have been times when I wouldn't get to talk to him for months or even maybe a year because he was in some foreign country and time zones and communications were a problem, but whenever we would get the chance to talk it was just like picking up a conversation that we didn't get to finish yesterday. We met in college in Huntsville and have been like brothers ever since. He has been to Africa, Italy, most of Europe and a lot of the Middle East and the Texas Rice Festival in Winnie. I made the mis-
take of bringing him to the Rice Festival one weekend while we were in college and he had the opportunity to meet my parents. They hit it off right away and I'm firmly convinced that when it gets right down to it that he ranks higher in the inheritance order than I do. Anyway, he wanted me to think about something and that something is the substance of this week's column. He has had a storage building in Crockett, Texas for about 35 years and his wife has decided that the time has come for him to clean out the storage shed and quit paying the fee. Oh yea, I forgot to tell you guys that he is currently living in North Carolina. So, what he wanted me to think about was him coming to Texas and cleaning out the storage building, but instead of him throwing away some 50 years or so of accumulations as his wife expects, he wants to sort through it and bring back a pickup load to
North Carolina and leave the rest with me in my warehouse. Now, you are thinking that he's pretty slick if he can pull this one off, but it's really a no brainer for him. He knows that I'm not going to tell him no and he knows that I'll keep the stuff until he's ready to swing back through Texas in a few years and then tell his wife that I gave him the stuff that he back hauled. And, in reality, she's not really that slow either, as she doesn't really care how it happens, just as long as the storage bill stops and she gets her stuff that was placed in storage when they moved from Texas to North Carolina. So, now the stage is set except for one thing. He called today (Sunday) and told me that he's leaving North Carolina in the morning(Monday) and will be here on Wednesday to start hauling stuff to my warehouse. I have to find a place to put 1600 cubic feet of stuff in my place. I worked all day moving and consolidating and throwing away my junk in order to have room for his junk. It's really amazing just how much stuff a guy can accumulate over the years.....Wyatt has a full truck bed of junk that we are throwing away and all of that junk has been in my
shop for probably about 40 years. Why haven't I thrown that stuff away long before I had to make room for somebody else's "stuff". We were able to make some amazing progress and finished some shelving that has needed finishing for several years now and I think that I have a place for his stuff. I actually found all kinds of things that I didn't know where they were located(I knew that I had them...I just couldn't find them) until today and I 've placed
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them on the aforementioned shelves and will probably have no clue whenever I start looking for them in a couple of years when I need them, but by golly I have them on a shelf. I cleaned up so much stuff that I can actually drive the lawnmower inside and park it in its place without having to move something else and I'm so sore tonight that I may not be able to move in the morning, but man it feels good to accomplish something. I guess that
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I'm at a point in my life that I need to start consolidating and reducing my holdings. If I haven't needed it in 40 years, I probably won't need it in the next 40, so it's time to go. This one day of manual labor has just about killed me, so I hope that I can find the strength to write a column next week after two or three or four days of moving his stuff, because you know he will talk me into helping him. Till next time, I'm........... Wade in the Shade.
Tumbleweeds
PAGEANTRY AT THE POOL By Tumbleweed Smith
Perhaps the most dazzling outdoor summer event in West Texas is the Fort Stockton Water Carnival. “It takes place at night in mid-July,” says Vicki Mitchell who has worked with Water Carnival for 27 years. “We have spectacular costumes, glitter, glitz, dramatic lighting and it’s all at Comanche Springs Pool.” Each nightly performance begins with a beauty pageant followed by an outdoor theatrical show with props and a huge cast. The show changes every year and Vicki has written some of the scripts for the show. Her husband builds props. This year the title is “How Not To Propose In Las Vegas.” Big crowds come from all over the state and beyond to see the show. They are seated in bleachers around the Olympic size pool. “Dancing and synchronized swimming are rotated so we have a dancing act that has something to do with the script, then we have a swimming act that has something to do with the script. Our show usually has about 16 different acts.”
After the show, winners of the beauty pageant are announced. Saturday’s winner (for girls 17 to 22) gets a scholarship and works with the chamber of commerce, making appearances throughout the year as Miss Fort Stockton. 200 volunteers, including generations of some families, work with Water Carnival practically the entire year preparing for it. The same people have worked lights for 40 years. It’s Fort Stockton’s biggest event. “That’s what you do when you live in Fort Stockton all your life. When I was growing up I lived near the pool and would hear the music from the show. Our summers are spent on Water Carnival. We don’t have a summer vacation. That’s our family time together. It’s a time of school and family reunions.” The Water Carnival has been a part of Fort Stockton since 1936 when the Lions Club wanted to do something at the big swimming hole that was created by natural springs “They would dance, have diving exhibitions and
all kinds of stuff. Water Carnival lasted a whole week back then. Now it’s Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights the 3rd weekend in July. So you come, you see beautiful girls at the first, and then you watch a great show of swimming and dancing. After that we name our pageant winners in different age categories. The springs started slowing down in 1950 with the increase in agriculture. The pool was built in 1953 and stays full of water year round. There’ a good reason for that. “When it rained a lot, the pool would float out of the ground because the water underneath the springs would lift the pool up. So it’s filled with water all the time to keep it weighted down.”
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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: FOURTH OF JULY! ACROSS 1. Begone! 5. Blue 8. Instinctive motive 12. Barbershop supply 13. Cover with asphalt 14. Twist and distort 15. Dismounted 16. Tiny particle 17. Like smell of burning rubber 18. *King of Great Britain when America won independence 20. Same as pleaded 21. "Well-____ machine" 22. *Abigail Adams ____ Smith 23. *Preferred cooking device on the 4th 25. They play dead 29. Tiller's tiller 30. Santa's reindeer 33. Dwarf buffalo 34. Smart ones? 36. "____ the hills and far away" 37. Penicillin holder, e.g. 38. Part of both levorotary and levorotatory 39. *Like 4th of July 41. Choler 42. Egg dishes 44. Actress Close
46. *Jefferson was three and Washington was ___ 47. Medal of Honor word 49. Castle material 51. *Roman Candles and Fountains, e.g. 55. Manuscript sheet 56. Dirty money 57. Dire fate 58. Type of wrench 59. Charitable contribution 60. Genesis twin 61. Dad's lads 62. General Services Administration 63. Job for a body shop DOWN 1. Without a date 2. *American Revolutionary War spy, Nathan 3. Miscellany 4. Type of local tax 5. French composer of "GymnopÈdies" fame 6. Steer clear 7. Prefix for half 8. *U. S. personified 9. Steak choice 10. Power system 11. Former times 13. Saffron-flavored rice dish 14. Stares
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19. Decorates with gold leaf 22. Negative conjunction 23. Jewish folklore creature 24. "Superman" star 25. Machu Picchu country 26. Remove from Pinterest board 27. Grieve 28. *Many retailers hold one for the 4th of July 29. Sign of a saint 31. *____ of Liberty 32. Rooster's girlfriend 35. *13 of these at the start 37. Give a green light 39. *What contestants did at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 40. Ends of shoe laces 43. "____ ____ a high note" 45. What river did to bank 47. Viola da Gamba, pl. 48. Wafting pleasantness 49. Aria, e.g. 50. Comrade in arms 51. *It should never touch ground 52. Official flower of the Kentucky Derby 53. Riddle without solution 54. Obscenity 55. Like The Beatles
■ 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.
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Local News
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 PUNISHMENT RANGE
Twenty-Seven individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Sunday, June 14 and Saturday, June 20. 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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EC ISD Trustees Approve Year Round School By Wade Thibodeaux The East Chambers ISD Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm. via a teleconference meeting. One of the items on the agenda was to consider a year round calendar for the 20202021 school year and the hours of operation. Superintendent Scott Campbell explained to the Trustees that the TEA(Texas Education Agency) classified a year round program as one that has students attending in 11 of the
12 calendar months and some additional financial benefits would be granted to East Chambers if they adopted such a regimen. After a little discussion, the Trustees approved a new school calendar that had the start of school beginning on August 17, 2020 and the last day of school would be held on June 1, 2021 with start and stop times remaining the same as this year. This new calendar would satisfy the requirement of school days being in 11 of the
12 months. In other action the Trustees approved the hiring of Christina Vance, Austin Greenway, and Christy Herrera as well as approved the renewal of the property and casualty insurance through TASB(Texas Association of School Boards) for an annual amount of $349,788.00. The Board also approved maintaining the same meal prices for the 2020-2021 school year and set a meeting date of August 24, 2020 to adopt a
budget and set a tax rate. Trustees approved an out of State trip for the FFA Officers to attend the National Convention and also approved a payment to Entergy for a little over $100,000.00 which was due to a billing error on behalf of Entergy which constituted 3 months worth of electricity bills. The next meeting of the East Chambers ISD Board of Trustees will be Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm. and will most likely be held via teleconference once again.
Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Independent Administration for the Estate of Michael Lee Winzer, Deceased, were issued on June 16, 2020, in Cause No. 20CPR0037, pending in the County Court of Chambers County, Texas, to: Patricia Ann Winzer All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them to Patricia Ann Winzer within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, at the following address: Patricia Ann Winzer 990 Winzer Road Winnie, Texas 77665 PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Emma Jean Phelps, Deceased, were issued on June 16, 2020, in Cause No. 20CPR0048, pending in the County Court of Chambers County, Texas, to: Frank James Phelps, Jr. All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them to Frank James Phelps, Jr. within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, at the following address: Frank James Phelps, Jr. P. 0. Box 1135 Anahuac, Texas 77514
Religion & Lifestyle
Wednesday,June 24, 2020
Sunday Observations from Christy
My wife came home from shopping with several items including some new long-sleeved shirts for me. I unwrapped them, checked them over, ironed them, and put them in my closet. Not long afterwards, I decided to wear one of those new shirts. As I put it on I noticed the sleeves were several inches too short. Thinking Dana had accidentally picked up the wrong one at the store, I looked at the size on the label. It was the right label, but it was on the wrong shirt. It is not the label that makes the shirt. It is not what we say we are, nor what others say we are that makes us who we are. Proverbs 23:7 reads, "As a man thinks in his heart so is he." So the label on your heart reads....? Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain for Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Chambers County Sheriff’s Office
ProRodeo Hall of Fame Reopens The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy reopened its doors to visitors Monday, June 22, 91 days after closing due to the coronavirus lockdown. The museum will adhere to the health and safety guidelines approved by the El Paso County Public Health Department including social distancing guidelines, cleaning guidelines, safety policies, etc. “We are beyond thrilled to make this announcement,” said Hall of Fame
Director Kent Sturman. “It has been a long time coming. We are looking forward to welcoming the public back to our museum. The health and safety of our staff, visitors and attendees is our priority. We have adopted two dozen policies and procedures to ensure that we will reopen the museum in the safest way possible.” The approved safety plan is available on the Hall of Fame’s website and at the admissions desk in the museum. Water fountains, touch
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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
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First Baptist Church of Anahuac 405 South Magnolia • Anahuac 409-267-3262 Sunday School..............9:00 am SundayMorningWorship.....11:00 am Evening Worship..........6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting.....6:30 pm First Baptist of Fannett Highway 124 • Fannett Sunday School.................9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship...10:45 am Sunday Discipleship Training.......5:00 pm Sunday Evening Worship.............6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting......7:00 pm First Baptist Church of Hamshire Highway 124 • Hamshire 409-243-2163 Sunday School.................9:15 am Morning Worship.........10:30 am Evening Worship............6:00 pm Wednesday Discipleship....6:15 pm First Baptist Church of Stowell W. Main &VanOstrand • Stowell 409-296-4510 Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship........6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study............7:00 pm OutdoorsMen Church of Winnie Hwy 124 in Winnie Saturday.......6:00pm (covered dish meal at service)
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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The lost art of negotiation. What has happened? It doesn't matter if the topic is race relations, politics, life styles, vehicle types, or what kind of jeans we wear. The ability to discuss things, in a civilized manner, with each side proposing their idea and supporting stories, and the other side listening is GONE. We have no problem proposing our ideas, our thoughts, our beliefs....but when it comes to listening to the other side, it is gone. The sad part of that is, throughout all discussions, if you listen to the other side you can typically gain an insight you did not know before. It may be someone's feelings, it may be their ire, their irritation, their passion, but if you simply LISTEN, if nothing else, you can learn
what makes them feel the way they do. What makes them tick, so to say. The current state of things in our country is heartbreaking. For so many reasons. You have people who feel unheard, who feel wronged, who feel as though no one hears them unless they scream a little louder. If that doesn't work, lets try fighting, blasting people on social media, and just being downright disrespectful. Then the other side is more disrespectful. Then it goes like a bad game of tennis, rarely making it over the net and legal, but being passed back and forth to the other player. The loser? The American public. I will never profess to know all about anything. I am learning day by day. Typically I learn more from my personal failures and faults ,because when I have a total meltdown, it's most frequently due to being unheard.......or what I perceive is unheard. Growing up, I watched as my mom and her mom had quite the contentious relationship. Families have issues, ours was no different, but by and far when Mom would lose her ever loving mind and
explode...it was to be heard. Then of course everyone was like WOW that was an explosion. No one tried to understand what CAUSED the explosion. To get to the root of it. Listening would have helped........a LOT. You can not just point out someone's faults, you must find out why they do what they do, or you will never progress. Our country is the same. But when we listen, we must ask ourselves do we listen to hear or to appease. Because when you listen to actually hear someone, you begin to understand what makes them so passionate. When you listen in appeasement, it may seem polite but I promise you 99.9% of the time the other person knows you are only passifying them. That you will do nothing to comfort them. That you want your way, only. Sometimes, we must do some painful self evaluations, to see what we can do to help the person who is hurting. Is it possible we have done something.......wrong? EEEEK! Who likes to admit that??? Like it or not, we are not always right every single time. Someone else has a different view that makes sense, but to
see that, it may mean we have missed the mark with something we felt strongly on. To say, "I realize at one time I believed this, but now I see I was wrong" takes a hell of a human being's strength, and is one we don't see nearly often enough. We must resume the act of listening to hear.......not to appease. In the same sense, when someone has the courage to say they were wrong, we have to restrain the I told you so, You were an idiot, Wow you actually came to your senses, But you always said this, or any other snippy negative comments. People can change. I guarantee they won't if they are faced with ridicule, and embarrassment. We have reached a point that people are scared and embarrassed to change their view points. We are all learning and growing every day. Show tolerance to the person trying, for with any luck you will be that person one day. Happy Sunday peeps.......... Negotiate. Listen. Speak kindly. Forgive. Allow people to grow. Listen. and one more time, LISTEN.
screens and the Little Champions Arena will remain closed and off limits due to health department guidelines. The museum will not open the livestock exhibit this summer since it is already so late in the season. All other areas of the museum will be open to the public. The Hall of Fame will open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will extend those hours through Sept. 30. Traditionally, the museum returns to winter hours on Sept. 1, closing Mondays and Tuesdays.
“It is our intent to welcome visitors further into the summer and early fall,” Sturman said. “Since everyone has been at home and not able to travel, we anticipate that people will travel closer to home later into the year. We want to accommodate them and allow them time to visit our facility.” A new exhibit is in the 101 Gallery at the museum and is ready for guests to enjoy. Entitled “Let’s Rodeo … The Art of Rodeo Posters,” the exhibit features a selection of posters ranging from the 1910s through 2019.
Through its 100-year history, rodeo promotion has taken many forms. One of the most persistent forms is the rodeo poster. The posters featured in the gallery are from artists such as Larry Pirnie, Dave Merrick, Mike Scovel and Buck Taylor The exhibit also contains other types of advertising materials, including jackets, shirts, mugs and lapel pins. Select National Finals Rodeo posters from several years are being sold as part of the exhibit to benefit the Save America's Treasures grant
managed by the Institute of Museum and Library Services that the Hall of Fame was awarded in late 2019. The Hall needs to raise money to match the grant award of $95,500 in order to preserve the entire collection of 120 panoramic photographs dating between 1919 and 1959. This project will assist in that fundraising. Visitors can stay up to date on any changes to the museum’s safety procedures, exhibits and upcoming events on a newly designed website at www. prorodeohalloffame.com.
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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
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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
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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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. Window display, Highway frontage 409-781-0918 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. 409-7890289 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
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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
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Culture/Lifestyle
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WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE
FISHING AND HUNTING REG CHANGES By John Jefferson
On May 21, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission was finally able to conduct a previously postponed March meeting delayed by COVID-19 and adopted changes to state saltwater and freshwater fishing and hunting regulations. The new rules will go into effect September 1. I liked having the virtual meeting since viewers got to see the biologists testifying and hearing their presentations clearly
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instead of sitting in the audience and seeing only the backs of their heads. The biggest change in saltwater regs is the increased minimum size limit for flounder. It goes up an inch from 14-inches to 15. That was done to protect a declining flounder population. A proposal would have closed recreational and commercial flounder season from November 1 to December 15. The Commission, however, postponed that until 9/1/21. Clarifying language for commercial harvest reporting was added
and a change in the allwater paddle craft guide license requirements was approved. The usual number of freshwater waterbody changes were approved including the Moss Lake maximum length limit on largemouths, several changes concerning bass and catfish on Brushy Creek Lake and Brushy Creek below the dam, the Lake Nasworthy crappie minimum length limit, and the catfish regs for Lake Texoma and the Texas side of the Red River below. On Falcon Lake, the fivefish daily bag limit for
alligator gar was set to expire on 9/1/20, but it remains unchanged. An interesting comment was made by fisheries biologist, Ken Kurzawski, as he concluded his testimony on the freshwater changes. He informed the Commission that regarding the Brushy Creek Lake proposal, a local fly-fishing shop (Living Waters Fly Fishing) had alerted its customers and a large number of contacts urged approval of the proposed changes. Ninety-three percent of the total comments were in favor of the staff recommendations. Public participation matters. Most significant among hunting reg
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changes were bag limit reductions for scaups from three to one in all zones and a drop in the light goose bag from 20/day to 10/ day in both zones. Light geese have declined somewhat and fewer were coming to traditional Texas hunting areas in recent seasons. The Western Zone goose season and conservation season were also shifted one week later than previously. Other migratory birds bag limits and season lengths were unchanged. Oh, except for the ever-popular snipe hunting season dates: It’ll start two weeks later than usually set. And, like COVID-19, Chronic Wasting
Disease (CWD) just won’t go away despite stringent regulation by TPWD to protect Texas deer herds. Additional cases were detected in Val Verde, Kimble, Medina, Bandera, and Uvalde counties, the area where most confirmed cases have been found, prompting the new rules. Finally, TPW clarified existing fees and permitting procedures for alligator hunting, farming, sale, import and export. WHEW! Busy meeting. Additional information and dates for the 202021 seasons will soon be on the TPWD website. These changes go into effect on Sept. 1, 2020 and will be included in TPW Outdoor Annual available August 15.
Among a battery of hunting and fishing regulation changes, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission lowered the bag limits of scaups and light geese for the upcoming fall seasons. Photo by John Jefferson.
News
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Possible Illegal Quorum (contd) the Sheriff's Office in the recent past for other directors gathering together and supposedly violating the Texas Open Meetings Act. No charges were able
to be proved from the investigation conducted by the Sheriff's Office pertaining to the complaint filed by Director Hamilton. Passing out free water
was a kind and thoughtful act, but from a public appearance standpoint it may have been better to divide and conquer.
General Manager Fired (contd) meeting stating that there was no reason for them to stay. The board also tabled an order calling for an election on November 6, 2020 for Precinct 2,4,& 5. Directors up for election are Hamilton, Turner, and Bauer. The board also tabled an agenda item that would enter into a joint election agreement with
Chambers County for the November 6, 2020 election. Directors approved a funding agreement with Chambers County to build a .3 Million gallon per day mechanical sewer plant in Hankamer, Texas. The board also ratified the preliminary applicant's filed with the Texas Water Development Board for the Flood Infrastructure
Fund(FIF) for Spindletop Bayou, Spring Branch, and Mayhaw Bayou that was filed by Jefferson County Drainage District No. 3. The almost two hour meeting was adjourned and the Trinity Bay Conservation District Board of Directors will have another special meeting on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 9:00 am.
The Chambers County Emergency Services District No. 1 Board of Commissioners held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm. at the Firestation located at 825 State Highway 124 in Winnie, Texas. One of the items that generated the most discussion was the moving of $250,000.00 of the District's reserves into the Common Cents Credit Union. The credit union was offering 2% interest rate on the District's money as opposed to the other financial institutions in Winnie who were all offering less than 1% return. After
quite a bit of discussion, the board voted to move $245,000.00 into the Common Cents Credit Union because the insured amount would be exceeded($250,000.00) if interest was allowed to accumulate for any amount of time in excess of three months. The District's scholarship policy was changed and approved as presented and a motion was made to purchase some additional oxygen bottles and some spare elevator keys. The financial report showed $1,089,215.27 in net cash position and a report from the District's auditors revealed a clean
opinion(The best that can be achieved) on the District's annual audit. The run sheets indicated 26 calls for assistance in May and 152 total for the year with the paid daytime career guys making 47% of the calls and the volunteers accounting for the remaining 53% of the calls. The meeting was adjourned at 7:02 pm. and the next regular meeting of the Chambers County ESD No.1 Board of Commissioners will be Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm. in the Firestation located at 825 State Highway 124 in Winnie, Texas.
Chambers County ESD No. 1 Board Votes to Move Some Money Around
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Or check out the website at www.chambers.lib. tx.us. To contact your local branch: Chambers County Library at Anahuac: 409267-2554, Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch at Winnie: 409-2968245, Sam and Carmena Goss Memorial Branch at Mont Belvieu: 281-5762245. Kids Program: Duck Hunt Scavenger Hunt! June 15-June 21. Stop by the library or find the form on our Beanstack page! Find the hidden ducks around town using the given clues. Bring your completed form to the library for a rubber duck of your own! Wednesday, June 24, 2pm: Jester Jim the Juggler live on YouTube! https://youtu. be/pjiyj2UOhq0 Wednesday, July 1: Take & Make craft day! Stop by any time and pick up supplies to make your own craft! (pick up supplies while they last) Wednesday, July 8, 2pm: Julian Franklin magic show on Facebook! www. facebook.com/cclsreads Wednesday, July 15, 2pm: LIVE magic show with John O’Bryant! Join the Facebook group here to see the show: www.facebook. com/groups/chamberscountylibrarymagicshow (Password: Summer2020)
and educational show! See some really cool animals and ask questions! Pick up your earned incentives starting Monday, Aug. 3 At Anahuac: Adults: Thursdays at 5:30pm – June 25, July 2, & July 16 6/25: Facebook: Gardening with A. Lynette Parsons 7/2: Facebook: Winemaking with Jim Frascone 7/16: Facebook: Craft night! Pick up supplies beginning July 13. Teens: Tuesdays at 2pm – June 16, 23, July 7, 14, & 21 6/16: Facebook: DIY T-shirt revamp! 6/23: Pick up your to go movie pack! 6/23-6/30: TikTok Takeover! Send us your best TikTok entry to lhaskin@chamberstx.gov by 5pm June 30 7/7: Facebook: Summer makeup tutorial with LaShebia! 7/14: Facebook: Magnetic air plants (pick up supplies while they last) 7/21: Facebook: Abstract art! (pick up supplies while they last) At Winnie: Adults: 6/12-16: Facebook: Your World, Your View photo challenge. Submit entries to mabshire@chamberstx. Wednesday, July 22, 2pm: gov by June 15. LIVE animal classroom 6/23: Take & Make craft with Zoomagination on day! Stop by any time and Facebook! Join us for a fun pick up supplies to make
progress online using our new online reading software called Beanstack. You can use their website (https:// chambers.beanstack.org), or download the Beanstack app for your mobile device. Track multiple family members using one login. If you aren’t comfortable with the technology, the library staff will be happy to register for you. You’ll earn incentives along the
way just for reading. Teens and adults earn tickets for prize drawings! All our inperson programs have been cancelled, but we have a lot of great virtual programs that will take place live and pre-recorded on our Facebook page, YouTube, and other platforms. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled summer! For more information, see the summer schedule below.
your own butterfly garden (pick up supplies while they last) 6/23-30: Bad Art Show! Submit a picture of your funniest, ugliest, worst piece of art to our website. Entries due June 29. 7/14: Facebook: Online book club discussion, 5pm Teens: 6/18: Escape the Quantine room! Link on our Facebook starting the 18th 6/25: Craft in a bag! (pick up supplies while they last) 6/25-7/2: Quarantine selfie. Send us a picture of your quarantine life by July 1! Send entries to sgrexroat@ chamberstx.gov 7/9: Create your own art using what you have at home. Submit to sgrexroat@chamberstx.gov by July 15. 7/23: Online book club discussion, 2pm At Mont Belvieu: Adults: Thursdays at 2pm – June 18, 25, July 9, & 23 6/18: Live trivia! Join host Kellee Traylor for a fun online trivia game! 6/25: Online book club discussion – register on our events calendar on our website www.chambers.lib. tx.us 7/9: Facebook: Travel destinations with Independent Travel Advisor Heather Puppa 7/23: Online book club discussion – register on our events calendar on our website www.chambers.lib. tx.us
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Chambers County Library System Announces Summer Reading Programs The annual summer program at the library will look a little different this year, but as always, it will be a fun and engaging experience for the whole family. The 2020 virtual Summer Reading Challenge will take place June 15 – July 25 and the goal is simple: read every day. You can read anything from magazines to books to cereal boxes! Register today and track your
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