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East Chambers Has Options to Start School
The East Chambers ISD Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm. via videoconference. Superintendent Scott Campbell gave a report on the situation with Covid-19 as it relates to the school system and in conversations following the meeting he advised The Hometown Press that school would start on August 17, 2020 and there would be options for students and parents. The school is going to use the same curriculum for both an in person, on campus model as well as an online version. The online version will be similar to the in person model because the student will have to be on the computer and logged in for the entire school day and each class teacher will take roll at the beginning of each class. Additional resources will be available for students that need just a little extra online time by being able to access those resources after the school day. Students and parents will be able to switch between models, but only every three weeks and not on a daily basis. The District will be releasing a complete guide and plan in the coming weeks via the publication "Community Connection" and the complete plan will be posted to the District website. For students that choose the in person model, the District will implement safety protocols including wearing of face coverings, hand
sanitizing, social distancing, and whatever other methods are deemed necessary to keep students safe while on campus. Transportation will be provided, however the District is asking those parents that can drive their students to the campus to do so as this will allow extra social distancing on the school busses for the students that must ride the school bus. Extra sanitation methods will be in place to provide additional deep cleaning of the school busses each evening after the routes are complete as well as extra measures inside the building will be implemented. During the action items portion of the meeting, the trustees approved a pay raise for employees that accumulated a $223,734.00 increase in total salaries and included a $49,200.00 salary for a first year teacher. Some changes in duties of the supplemental schedule were approved as presented and the trustees approved the employee handbook, student handbook, the transportation handbook as well as the student code of conduct. An agreement with LIT for dual enrollment was approved as well as the renewal of the district's liability and automobile insurance. The next regular meeting of the East Chambers ISD Board of Trustees will be Monday, August 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm. and more than likely via videoconference once again.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Large Marijuana Arrest Made  Sheriff Brian Hawthorne reports that this week Deputy Ethan Kahla observed a gray 2020 Chevrolet Silverado traveling east bound on IH10 near the 803 mile marker in Baytown, Chambers County, Texas, that failed to maintain a single lane and a traffic stop was initiated. Deputy Kahla made contact with the driver, Donald Barrows, 37, of Tacoma, Washington. Barrows appeared extremely nervous and the deputy requested consent to search the vehicle; Barrows denied consent and narcotics K-9 Harvey was deployed. While conducting the free-
air sniff of the vehicle, Harvey alerted on the vehicle, at which time Barrows was advised that a probable cause search would be conducted on the vehicle. The search of the vehicle revealed 78 vacuum sealed clear bags, weighing approximately 1 pound each, containing a green leafy substance located in 4 different suit cases inside the vehicle. Barrows was placed under arrest for Possession of Marijuana and transported to the Chambers County Jail. Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, David Hatfield, set bond at $40,000.
A f t e r A l l o f T h e s e Ye a r s , He's Still Scouting
Art Franzen is seen standing in front of the 24th World Scout Jamboree Monument and he is holding a Troop 39 flag last July, 2019. Dudley Franzen, Jr. was 83 years old last July, 2019 when he attended the 24th World Scout Jamboree in Beckley, West Virginia. Dudley has been scouting since he was 11 years old and has been involved in Scouting for the last 72 years. Dudley teamed up with his "Art"(Dudley Dudley Franzen poses beside the 24th World son Scout Jamboree Monument last July, 2019 in Franzen,III) to attend the Jamboree and the Beckley, West Virginia.
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two of them spent 10 days enjoying the scouting scene with other scouts from all over the world. The Jamboree is held every other year in some parts of the world and this was the second time that the event has been held in the United States. Art is an Eagle Scout and his scouting has taken him all over the world. He climbed
Mt. Everest in May of 2011 and took a picture with a Troop 39, Fannett Texas flag, which he later donated to the troop. Dudley and Art spent their time together on the East side of the United States by not only scouting, but by visiting other places in the vicinity of West Virginia. They went to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,
Washington, D.C. where they explored the National Post Office, the United States Mint, National Space Museum, and the Civil and Revolutionary War Museum. Dudley is still involved in scouting in Winnie, Texas as he is the assistant Scoutmaster for Troup 39.
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Opinion & Entertainment
Wednesday, July 22, 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 Perspective......it’s a three syllable word and I’m sure that some of you are perplexed that I’m able to spell it, much less know that it has three syllables, but nonetheless it is the subject of this week’s column. Perspective by definition is how you evaluate or define a particular situation based on your own ideas and life occurrences. For instance, usually in a divorce situation, both sides see things a little differently, otherwise they probably wouldn’t be getting a divorce in the first place. Each side has their own perspective as to just exactly how everything happened and why. This situation occurs in almost everything that we do in life today and in politics we tend to align ourselves with people that have the same opinion based on their perspective of the situation. As far as politics go, I tend to lean pretty far
to the conservative side, but I have a lot of friends, acquaintances, or complete strangers that I can have a political discussion with because I usually want to hear things from their perspective and use it as a check to see if my perspective is anywhere close to being right. When people listen to each other, things usually go along and the conversation is beneficial to both sides. Things start to go South when we try to inflict our perspective and beliefs on the other person that pretty much has their mind made up to go a different way. It’s totally intriguing to me that two network news stations can watch the President speak and have completely different views of what he said...... perspective. Another thing that intrigues me is history. We have heard alot about history lately, but in reality
it is simply the perspective of the person telling the story about the events that happened in a previous time. History is something that happened a few seconds ago or it may have happened 500 years ago.....both are history, it’s just that we were probably present for a few seconds ago and I don’t think that any of us were around 500 years ago. So, we have to depend on other sources for our history perspectives from something that happened that was not in our presence. Those sources could be textbooks or a more recent source might be google. If you don’t know something, just “google it”.....right???? However, google is just a compilation of things that have been written by other sources and if you search hard enough, you can probably find a source that agrees with your perspective. Such is the case with history books as well, the book is written from the writer’s perspective and then the reader applies their own perspective to what they are reading and then you have an opinion. Some opinions tend to carry a little more weight.....a history professor that has
spent years researching a certain topic would probably have a more substantive opinion than someone like me who simply “googled” a topic and then verbalized my opinion, but then maybe not if the history teacher had an agenda that he was trying to prove and was skewing the interpretations to fit his narrative. Anyway, all of this to simply say that none of us were there and as we go
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about discussing history, let us be aware that it’s all about interpretation and perspective. I may have to take off from writing this column next week due to the fact that I have used all of these big words this week and I may have to rest for a while. I have used perspective, perplexed, syllables, occurrences, acquaintances, intriguing, compilation, substantive,
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verbalized, interpretations, and probably a few others. Some of those are 3, 4, and 5 syllable words and they really strain my brain....so to speak. I just wanted to give you guys and gals something to think about this week without getting off on any particular subject that I could be held liable for penning an opinion. Till next time, I’m........... Wade in the Shade
Tumbleweeds
THE SHOW MUST GO ON. ON RADIO. By Tumbleweed Smith
Since the theater department at Sul Ross State University can’t do plays on stage right now it is doing plays on radio. Listeners seem to like them. “We’ve been doing Theater of the Big Bend for 54 years here in Alpine,” says Bret Scott, who teaches theater at Sul Ross. “This year because of the Corona Virus we couldn’t do outdoor theater the way we usually do. We needed another way to provide the degree requirements for our students. Radio drama became the solution to keep our actors acting and still keep them safe from Covid 19.” The experience was new to Bret and his wife Marjie who also teaches drama. “Radio is a fantastic outlet for creativity. It’s theater of the mind. When I listen to a radio show it doesn’t matter where I am or where the people creating the show are we can be anywhere together. It is so free. Students were emailed scripts and auditioned by ZOOM and used their iPhones as recording devices and emailed their parts in so we could edit the whole shoe together. It was
easy for the students to use their iPhones because talking on an iPhone is the most natural thing in the world for them.” Marjie says as far as acting goes, it was a challenge for some students. “They couldn’t use their bodies and facial expressions to show the necessary emotions. They could only use their voices. Also, on stage in front of an audience they feel the adrenaline that gives them extra energy. On radio they were kind of in a vacuum. But they were great and we all enjoyed doing this. They didn’t have to worry about costumes or makeup. It was a case of something old becoming new again.” They have done 2 radio shows, both just under an hour long. The first was ATTACK OF THE SUPER KILLER BUGS FROM OUTER SPACE, a sci-fi comedy that Bret wrote. It was aired on the Alpine radio station KVLF AM (bigbendradio. com). Marjie wrote an adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND that will air August 7 and 8 at 8 PM, then August 9th at 2 PM (that’s a Sunday). It also has some of the elements Of THROUGH
THE LOOKING GLASS. The students are creating sound effects for use in the productions. “We handed out digital recorders to the students,” says Bret. “They took them out into the world and tried to record the sounds the script called for. In some cases it was difficult, as you can imagine trying to create the sound of killer bugs from outer space. We wanted to create every sound listeners heard. We weren’t entirely successful at that and there some sounds we had to pull from a sound effects library. But many of the sound effects used in both productions were recorded by students. We wanted to keep it as original as possible.” Bret and Marjie are working on another play for the fall semester concerning the effects of the virus on working people. www.tumbleweesmith.com
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR ■ East Chambers regular school board meetings are held on the second Monday beginning at 6pm in the 216 Champions Loop Winnie, TX 77665
THEME: AMERICAN LIT ACROSS 1. Popular cook-off dish 6. School of thought suffix 9. *”The Fountainhead” author 13. Example of an eclipse 14. Roman road 15. Red fluorescent dye 16. Binary digits code 17. Part of circle 18. New Mexico’s state flower 19. *”The Age of Innocence” author 21. *”The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” author 23. Not bright 24. Like Roman god Janus 25. Explosive network? 28. Hindu wrap 30. ____ and talented 35. Age of Aquarius flick 37. Field worker 39. Olden-day marriage tradition 40. Bumpkin 41. Rose oil 43. Not top-shelf at a bar 44. Artemis’ companion 46. Maori war dance 47. Muscovite or biotite 48. *”Bloodchild” author 50. Bank on
52. A Bobbsey twin 53. Printer button 55. *”To Kill a Mockingbird” author 57. *”The Color Purple” author 60. *”The Crying of Lot 49” author 64. Spasm of pain 65. Not well 67. Nary a soul 68. Like Al Yankovic 69. Born, in society pages 70. Island off Manhattan 71. “For Your Eyes ____” 72. President Taft’s addition to the White House 73. Fare reductions DOWN 1. Old-fashioned tub foot 2. Movie theater admonition 3. Machu Picchu builder 4. Scottish landowner 5. Inflammation of iris 6. Psychologist Pavlov 7. McCartney or Starkey, e.g. 8. Last European colony in China 9. Fat and flour sauce 10. Fungal spore sacs 11. Santa’s preference 12. Genetic info carrier 15. Pupil protector
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20. Nebraska’s largest city 22. Jet travel fatigue 24. Relating to food intake 25. Pulsating pain 26. a.k.a. Pleasant Island 27. Lhasa land 29. *”American Pastoral” author 31. W-2, e.g. 32. *”A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” author 33. *”Fear of Flying” author 34. *”Chronicles: Volume One” author 36. Not counterfeit 38. Leaf gathering tool 42. Pep gathering 45. Decorated 49. Kind of caviar 51. Pined 54. Newspapers and such 56. Cause for food recall 57. One of Five Ws 58. Seed coat 59. Type of parrot 60. Commoner 61. Golfer’s destination 62. “Put a lid ____ ____!” 63. Nessie’s loch 64. Pencil type 66. Romanian money
■ 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, July 22, 2020 PUNISHMENT RANGE
Nine individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Monday, July 13 and Friday, July 17. 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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H o w t o M a k e a P o s i t i v e I m p a c t i n Yo u r Community by Donating Plasma
StatePoint) Plasma donations are essential. Used to produce life-saving medicines that treat rare and serious diseases, your plasma donation can help save lives. Experts say that during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not only safe to donate plasma, but that doing so is vital. By donating plasma today, you can help make a difference not only for patients that need plasma therapies, but to your local community. Here are a few of the most common questions and answers about plasma donation: Why is plasma donation so important? Patients worldwide use plasma-derived therapies to replace missing or deficient proteins that enable them to lead healthy, productive lives. Many of these patients require regular infusions or injections throughout their
lives. Is donating safe? Plasma donation is performed using a decades old process called plasmapheresis that separates the plasma from the blood, collects it in a bottle, and then returns the other parts of the blood back to the donor. Plasma donation centers are considered essential businesses, which is why they’re open and operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure high health and safety standards, consider visiting a CSL Plasma location. Their safety precautions include mandatory temperature checks, enhanced disinfecting protocols, use of Personal Protective Equipment and social distancing. Am I eligible? While these days, donations from those who’ve recovered from COVID-19 are important, providing anti-
bodies that may help treat COVID-19 patients, it remains vital for healthy individuals who have not contracted the coronavirus or COVID-19 to donate their plasma to help save and improve the lives of people suffering from rare and serious diseases such as primary immune deficiencies, hereditary angioedema, inherited respiratory disease, hemophilia and other bleeding and neurological disorders. Anyone in good health, between the ages of 1865, who weighs at least 110 pounds, has no tattoos or piercings within the last four months, has a valid identification and a permanent address, and otherwise meets eligibility requirements, can donate plasma at a CSL Plasma Center. What if I’ve had COVID-19? If your doctor has confirmed that
you’ve fully recovered from COVID-19 and you are no longer contagious, consider donating plasma at a CSL Plasma collection center to directly benefit the CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance in its efforts to help develop a treatment. When is the best time go? No appointment is necessary, so consider going as soon as possible. Qualified CSL Plasma Center donors can receive up to $400 each month. To learn more and find a CSL Plasma collection center, visit cslplasma.com. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s vital that people continue to donate plasma,” says Scott Newkirk, divisional director, Plasma Operations at CSL Plasma. “Our team is taking numerous precautions to keep donors safe.”
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(StatePoint) The recent economic downturn has caused many Americans to worry about their money, but there is at least one potential bright spot: lower interest rates. For homeowners, this means that it may be time to consider refinancing your mortgage. Refinancing can give you an opportunity to lower your monthly mortgage payments and save money by paying less interest over the term of the loan. Here are six tips to consider if you are thinking about refinancing your mortgage. • Check Your Credit Score: To determine if you qualify to refinance at a lower rate, lenders will look at any outstand-
ing debt, such as credit cards, student loans or delinquent bank accounts. They will also check to see if you make your mortgage payments on time, which is a sign that you will reliably make future payments. • Shop Around: Your current lender can work with you to refinance your mortgage to keep you as a customer, but they might not be able to compete with the lower interest rates offered at other lending institutions. Do some research to find a new loan with terms and an interest rate that works best for your financial situation. • Be Prepared: To make the refinancing process as seamless as possible
for you and your lender, gather all necessary paperwork -- pay stubs, bank and credit card statements, tax returns, and other key financial documents -- before you start. • Understand the Terms of Your Loan: Understanding both your current mortgage and the one you are pursuing is necessary to make smart, beneficial choices about refinancing and avoid “buyer’s remorse” down the road. • Lower Your Interest Rate: Most experts agree that if you plan to stay in your home for many years, it is worth the initial upfront cost to reduce your interest rate. But do the math to make sure that the amount of money
that you will save in interest over the expected repayment period will be more than the cost of refinancing. • Remember that a New Loan Usually Restarts the Clock: You might reduce your monthly payments with a lower interest rate, but your savings may not add up if your new loan keeps you in debt longer (an extended loan term means more monthly payments). For this reason, consider shortening the term of your new loan by paying a little more each month. You could even continue making your old mortgage payments against the new loan, and thereby use your refinancing savings to pay down your principal. You
might also consider a loan with a shorter term to begin with, but this may affect available interest rates. A Certified Financial Planner professional has the knowledge and experience to help you build a refinancing plan tailored to your financial needs and can help evaluate
your different loan options. To find a CFP professional near you, visit letsmakeaplan.org. Refinancing your mortgage can be a smart way to boost your savings and positively impact your overall financial plan. Be sure to lay the groundwork for the maximum benefits.
StatePoint) For military members and their families stationed away and U.S. citizens living abroad, family and friends are vital connections to life back home. For the 2020 general election, those friends can be an important source of voting information, especially for young people voting for the first time. And this year it’s even more important to register and request an absentee ballot early to avoid potential mail delays or other disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. An easy way to help loved ones in the military or abroad vote absentee is by referring them to the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which provides tools and resources to ensure that American citizens can vote from anywhere in the world. Voters can visit FVAP.gov to find state-by-state official registration and ballot request deadlines, as well as
information on completing a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), which is the registration and ballot request form, and the Federal WriteIn Absentee Ballot (FWAB), the backup ballot. Both forms are available at FVAP.gov and can be filled out with the online assistant or by hand. For additional information, visit FVAP.gov, email Vote@ FVAP.gov or call 1-800-438VOTE (8683). Important things to remember: 1. Submitting your FPCA early is the best way to help ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible. 2. Using the FPCA provides our Service members, their families and overseas citizens with an option to receive balloting materials electronically. 3. Using the FPCA early grants voters the ability to use the FWAB as a backup ballot, if needed.
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Religion & Lifestyle
Wednesday,July 22, 2020
Sunday Observations from Christy
"Old Habits"
I took my quarter horse to a great trainer named Lee. Part of the training included teaching me to use the same techniques he uses, but I had difficulty breaking some old riding habits. One day my wife and I were visiting with Lee, and she asked how the training was going. Lee said, “Your horse is smart, athletic and gives me 100 per cent of his attention. However, could you possibly give me any hints on how to get Danny to do the same?” I asked a friend named Dan, for a verse to go with this illustration and Dan said, “The one that comes to mind is Proverbs 1:7, ‘A fool ignores instruction.’” I guess I best change my ways. Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain for Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Chambers County Sheriff ’s Office OBITUARIES
Kyle Todd Northcutt, 55, of Winnie, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. He was born on December 8, 1964, to Norma Jean Blanchard Northcutt and Billy
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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
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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)
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Walter Northcutt, in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Kyle was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed riding his 4-wheeler, deer hunting, and traveling in his spare time. He also cherished and loved his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Angel Northcutt; son, Dustin Northcutt of Beaumont; daughter, Felisha Phelps; son, Tyrel Phelps; and daughter, Isabell Phelps, all of Winnie; mother, Norma Northcutt and sister, Kimberly Sherman and
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
Could someone stop the 2020 rollercoaster? I need off!!! And I’m not a complainer! I know we aren’t given more than we can handle, blah blah blah. Anywho..... some bright spots in my chaos of the last 7 days. Compassionate people. God has seen fit to place the best people, that aren’t my “normal” people, directly in my path as we navigate the trail of healing parents from a horrible accident. When it became evident a lift chair was necessary, I thought let’s go rent one. Rentacenter was out, so I sat in her husband, David, all of Hankamer; granddaughter, Leeanna McDaniel; and nieces and nephews, Logan Sherman and Kathryn Sherman. He is preceded in death by his father, Billy Northcutt. A gathering of Mr.
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their parking lot and called a few places. The last one I called, The Healthcare Store in Hurst, had an angel answer their phone. They didn’t rent them, but she explained about soft surfaces being sanitized and bed bugs (YUCK) and I was so glad the first place was out. We discussed what was happening, and y’all she spent 30 min on the phone with me. When I called yesterday to buy a chair sight unseen that she recommended, she was good with finishing the purchase via text due to Dads surgery and me needing to be in the hospital with him. She is personally coming with the delivery today because she knows of other “gizmos” that may help them. Jenn, you saved me..... and give new meaning to service. At the hospital as I waited on Dad in surgery, I asked a guy
at the counter about a vending machine. Just wanted water. He promptly got up and got me a free bottle of water and a protein bar. He sat as the doc gave me the good news about dad and listened. As I got up to leave he said Ms Williams? I said yes, he said, Lords blessings to you and your family. I will keep y’all in my prayers. He knew every family in that room, called all by name as you have to check in. Even discussed baseball with me when he saw my Astros shirt.... in Rangers country. Seems as though his first game was at the Astrodome, mine was at Ranger stadium. Such a kind person. Mike at Harris Hospital, in the surgical waiting room on 2, the world needs more of you. The people at Rehab, were absolute joys with my parents. Linda at Visiting angels who will
provide extra care, talked to me for 45 minutes that first phone call. Another company called me back to make sure my family was taken care of and even though we chose another company, he said he would continue praying for us. All of you, my family and friends, have been so very kind, concerned, and loving. You have carried me this week. Happy Sunday peeps.... when I needed angels, God sent me a boatload of them. I have not dealt with one human being this week that’s been anything less than polite and compassionate. Maybe it’s just Fort Worth. Maybe it’s just God knew if I crossed the path with a rude one I would go to Tarrant county jail. Whatever it was, I’m remotely sane due to extreme kindness this week. And I will take it.
Northcutt’s family and friends will begin at 10:00 A.M., with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 12:00 P.M., Monday, July 20, 2020, at St. Louis Catholic Church, 315 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. A graveside service will follow at
2:00 p.m., at Anahuac Cemetery, Anahuac, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Please observe social distancing guidelines. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church, 2207
South Main Street, Anahuac, Texas 77514 or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, Virginia 22215. Complete and updated information may be found at broussards1889.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
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Hope Lutheran Church 9th & LeBlanc - Winnie 409-296-2377 Sunday Worship............9:30 am Sunday School............10:45 am
Methodist First United Methodist 204 Trinity St • Anahuac 409-267-3242 Sunday School.......................10:45 am Sunday Worship....................11:00 am St. James Methodist Ed Hopkins @ Texas St • Anahuac Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Worship 1st & 4th Sunday.....................................11:00 am Wednesday Bible Studies......6:00 pm Faith United Methodist Highway 365 • Fannett 409-794-1121 Sunday School......................10:00 am Sunday Worship....................11:00 am UMYF 2nd and 4th Sunday.....5:00 pm Middleton Memorial Methodist Wallisville Rd • Wallisville 409-389-2218 Sunday Worship......................9:00 am St.PaulUnitedMethodistDoubleBayou www.stpauldoublebayou.com Sunday School........................10:45am Sunday Worship .................... 9:00 am Wednesday Bible Studies.........6:30 pm St. Mathew’s United Methodist 1312 Weeks Ave • High Island Sunday School.........................9:00 am Sunday Worship Service.........10:00 am UMYF.............................................3:00 pm First United Methodist Highway 124 @ Freeman • Winnie 296-4382 Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Worship....................10:45 am UMYF.......................................6:00 pm Sunday Worship......................9:30 am Sunday School.......................10:45 am
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SmithPoint Community Church Smith Point Sunday School.......................10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Trinity Church 1324 Hwy. 124 • Winnie Sunday Happy Hour...............9:00 am Morning Worship.................10:00 am WednesdayEveningWorship....7:30pm House of Prayer Fannett Elementary School 409-794-9470 Sunday Services.............2:00-5:00 pm HankamerCommunity Fellowship FM 1663 @ FM 1724 • Hankamer Sunday School.....................10:00 am Sunday Praise & Worship..11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study........7:00 pm Lighthouse of Hope Church 507 6th St. Winnie, Texas (at the corner of 6th St. and Oak St.) 409-782-5354 Sunday Worship....................10:00 am Wednesday Worship..............6:30 pm Word of Life Church 344 Broadway, Winnie, Texas 409-296-8935 Adult Sunday School............8:45 a.m. Sunday Service.....................10:00 am Bible Study Wed.....................7:00 pm
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Calvary Tabernacle 1210 FM 1406 • Winnie 296-2020 Sunday School........................2:00 pm Sunday Worship.....................2:45 pm Thursday Evening...................7:00 pm (Children’s Church, Youth Service & Bible Study) - Pastor Carl A. Vickery Calvary Tabernacle UPC 11185 Mahon Rd, Fannet Pastor Steve Adams 409-201-8033 Sunday 1pm, Thursday 7pm First UnitedPentecostal Church 1352 Walter Street • High Island 286-5444 Sunday Worship....................10:00 am Tuesday.....................................7:30 pm
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SNAKE AVOIDANCE By John Jefferson
All pet owners have either known the deep pain of losing a pet, or will sometime in the future. I understand that sentence is a doleful way to start a column. I apologize. But it’s true that they’ll all pass. Every living thing does. Maybe you saw the installment of “Yellowstone” when Kevin Costner’s character’s grandson had just shot his first deer and Costner
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explained death to him. It was moving. All pet deaths hurt. I’ll admit to still grieving over the tragic loss of my deer dog in the prime of his life. Death comes in many ways, but some may be avoidable. One of those is snakebite. Texas has four poisonous snakes – rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouth water moccasins, and coral snakes. Coral snake bites are rare. The others happen with unwanted regularity. Although rattlesnakes often sound a warning,
they don’t always rattle, which makes it easy for someone or his dog to surprise the reptile in its realm. And that often leads to a snakebite. My outrageous friend, Horace Gore, was turkey hunting one morning and stopped to listen for gobbling. He thought he felt something on his boot but was preoccupied. He felt it a couple more times and looked down. A small rattlesnake had just completed its third strike at his boot. It had never rattled. Copperheads are
camouflaged and often hidden in leaves or pine needles. Western diamondback rattlesnakes and other species of rattlers cause the most snakebites and the potency of their venom is about twice as severe as that from copperheads. Cottonmouths are a little more potent and coral snakes and Mojave rattlesnakes
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are the most deadly in Texas, according to Alan Tennant’s “Field Guide to Texas Snakes.” The best advice is to stay on open paths and avoid clumps of rock, cactus, or brush – especially in the dark. Charlie Pride even sang about that. Many dogs are bitten when they curiously investigate too closely.
Corey Winter places a western diamondback rattlesnake during a snake avoidance clinic in 2019, following the tradition of her late father, Harlen Winter, an early pioneer in snake avoidance. Winter Kennels is participating in a snake avoidance clinic in Austin August 15 at Catfish Parlour on north Hwy. 183, beginning at 8:00 a.m. There are other clinics available throughout Texas. Photo by John Jefferson.
Getting a snake-bitten dog to a vet quickly is the best medicine, although antivenin is expensive, if even available. Often, time and distance work against you. Snake avoidance treatment helps preventing snakebite before it happens. We’ve put five dogs through the process for all three most likely snakes. It’s not available for coral snakes. And with all our adventures throughout the Texas outback, we’ve never had one bitten. Is it guaranteed? No. But it greatly reduces the possibility. The way it usually works, a dog is fitted with an electric training collar and led near an experienced handler with a snake on the ground. The snake either has its venom sacks removed or its mouth stapled shut. As the dog draws close enough, the reptile usually strikes, and the handler simultaneously activates the electric collar. The dog usually jumps away. And seldom forgets the sight, smell, and sound (if it’s a rattlesnake) of the reptile AND the jolt associated with it. We use Winter Kennels in Austin and Burnet. They charge $60/ snake – a small price for peace of mind.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM FUEL REFUND On July 22, 2020, Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI) filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) to implement an interim fuel refund to refund over-collected fuel and purchased power costs as of April 30, 2020 (Application). This filing was made pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin Code § 25.237(a) (3)(B). ETI’s filing affects only the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs and does not affect base rates that are currently in effect. All residential, commercial and industrial customers whose electric service rates include charges for fuel pursuant to Rate Schedule FF, entitled “Fixed Fuel Factor and Loss Multipliers,” in all territories served by ETI, are affected by the Application. The total amount of overrecovery balance to be refunded through the proposed interim fuel refund is approximately $25.5 million,
including interest. According to the Texas Utilities Code and Commission rules, ETI may not earn a profit on fuel and purchased power expenses and may only pass actual fuel and purchased power costs through to its customers. ETI’s fuel and purchased power expenses will be subject to final review by the Commission in a future fuel reconciliation proceeding. The effect of the refund on customers’ bills will vary depending on the rate schedule under which they take service. ETI proposed that the refund be implemented beginning with ETI’s first August 2020 billing cycle over a threemonth period for all Rate Schedule FF customers, except for customers on Rate Schedules GS, LGS and LIPS at a delivery voltage of 69-kilovolts (kV)/138-kv or 230 kV, LIPS at a primary delivery voltage and seasonal agricultural customers whose refund ETI proposes to make in the billing month of August 2020. For a residential customer using 1,000 kWh a month, the interim refund will result in a $4.67 reduction in the customer’s bill for each
month of the refund, or a net decrease of approximately 4.1 percent as compared to current charges. Persons with questions or who want more information on this petition may contact Entergy Texas, Inc. at Attn: Customer Service – Fuel Refund, P.O. Box 2951, Beaumont, Texas 77704, or call 1-866-981-2602 during normal business hours. A complete copy of the filing is available for inspection at ETI’s Beaumont office located at 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701. The Commission has assigned Docket No. 51037 to this proceeding. Persons who wish to formally participate in this proceeding or who wish to express their comments regarding this petition should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Consumer Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120, or toll free at 1 888-782-8477. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may call (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) at 1-800-735-2989.
5 Ways to Heat Up Your Financial Protection Plan this Summer (StatePoint) The lazy days of summer are often a carefree time, but this year is a bit different given the pandemic and a volatile stock market. Many Americans are feeling things like their health, job and retirement savings are at risk. U.S. adults are most concerned about protection in times of economic uncertainty, according to a June 2020 Protection Study by Lincoln Financial Group and CivicScience. Specifically, the study found the pandemic has increased Americans’ concerns around having enough money saved for emergencies (39%), the impact of market volatility on their investments (30%), as well as having enough money for a comfortable retirement (29%).
“This year’s volatile market, along with the pandemic, has reinforced for many consumers just how important it is to have a well-rounded financial plan, one that can help weather these challenging times and set you up for success in the long-term,” said Jamie Ohl, executive vice president and president, Retirement Plan Services for Lincoln Financial Group. “Make it a priority to have open conversations about your finances and your retirement goals with your loved ones so you can create a strategy to protect your future.” Now is the perfect time to explore how to best protect against risk. Don’t get burned—apply SPF (Save, Protect, Fund)! Here are five suggestions
from Lincoln Financial on how consumers can create a more robust financial protection plan: • Fund the Future. Life insurance can be more than just a death benefit, with some types of policies offering income replacement for unforeseen events. It can also protect your financial security from the impact of taxes, market volatility and longevity. It’s not just for individuals and families either, but businesses too. • Protect Your Paycheck. Go beyond health insurance and look at disability, accident and critical illness coverages, especially those available through your employer, to prevent income gaps and keep you from paying out of pocket for covered expenses.
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• Add Protection to Your Portfolio. Consider diversifying your portfolio with an annuity. It can provide protected growth and monthly lifetime income for a portion of your portfolio – to help cover expenses in retirement and ensure you have a stream of income throughout retirement. • Reimagine Your Retirement Plan. As a result of the SECURE Act, inplan guaranteed income options can serve as a
powerful tool to protect savings during periods of market volatility, while still benefitting savers when the market goes up. Savers should also stay focused on the longterm, and remember that saving for retirement is a marathon, not a sprint. • Create a Cushion. The expense of an unexpected long-term healthcare event may not be something you’ve considered in your plan. Unfortunately, these events can
come on suddenly, and be very costly, so don’t wait -- make sure you have a strategy to cover the cost of care if you or a loved one needed it. Visit www.lincolnfinancial.com for more tips and resources. To protect your future, it is important to have a robust, multifaceted financial plan in place, particularly during times of economic uncertainty.
Two days after celebrating his 51st birthday, Ora Taton became the first cowboy from the Badlands Circuit to win the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping, July 20. “I never even thought of it, I guess, but being the first of anything is cool,” Taton said. “We have good ropers in the Badlands (Circuit) so we should get there more than we are, but sometimes it doesn’t work that way.” Taton’s ProRodeo career has gone through some ups and downs since his rookie year in 1987. Some years he didn’t compete, and others he’d win some of ProRodeo’s biggest competitions. Taton is a twotime qualifier for the National Finals Steer Roping (2003-04), winning the average in 2003. “This (winning the NCFSR) is definitely the pinnacle,” Taton said. “Two wins stand out, the National Finals average in 2003 and Cheyenne (Frontier Days) that year too, and this is right
there with them.” In more recent years, the Rapid City, S.D., cowboy placed 35th in 2019 in the PRCA | RAM World Standings and 60th in 2018. Before his NCFSR win, Taton was 40th in the 2020 world standings with $4,871. Taton has placed in the average and made the short round at the NCFSR before and was the runner-up to Rocky Patterson last year. The top eight in the average of the first six rounds at the NCFSR advance to the semifinals, with the top four from the semis competing in the finals. “I’ve always been known as roping in the average, and this concept of having to go fast after those six rounds makes this an all-around deal and hard to do because now in the semis and finals you have to be fast,” Taton said. Although Taton was out of the money for the first six rounds, the NCFSR’s format worked in his favor. Going for 77.6
seconds on five head took him into the semifinals where a third-place run of 13.5 seconds pushed him into the finals alongside Scott Snedecor, Vin Fisher Jr. and Trevor Brazile. “In the short round, I was the low man on the totem pole and everyone knew it, even I knew it,” Taton said. “But sometimes, the underdog has his day.” Taton came out on top with a 12.9-second run that was worth a healthy boost in the 2020 world standings. But for Taton, it’s worth more than that. “The money is always good, that is what we are here for,” Taton said. "But I’d love to make it to the Finals (NFSR), and this might be the chance to do it." Taton hit the road to rope at the Deadwood (S.D.) Days Of ’76 Rodeo on Tuesday and Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell on Thursday. “The whole family is excited,” Taton said. “If we’re steer roping anywhere, that’s good.”
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