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Crews Respond to Massive Truck Fire
By Wade Thibodeaux An 18 wheeler carrying plastic pellets had a blow out and veered onto the concrete dividing barriers at about the 814 mile marker of I-10 West bound on July 15, 2020 about 3:30 pm. Due to the fact that the Chambers County Emergency Services District No.1 (Winnie Stowell VFD) has paid career Firefighters on duty during the daytime, they were able to roll
immediately and were first on the scene even though it was in an adjoining departments territory. The truck was fully engulfed and it took several departments responding with tankers to supply enough water to finally extinguish the blaze. Chambers County Emergency Services District No.1 had a crew on the scene for almost five hours before they were able to say the fire was completely exhausted.
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Investigators Say Pilot to Blame in 2019 Atlas Air Cargo Plane Crash
Nothing was left of this 18 wheeler after it and it's cargo of plastic pellets caught on fire on July 15, 2020.  The National Transportation Safety Board determined during a public board meeting held Tuesday that Atlas Air flight 3591 crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, because of the first officer’s inappropriate response to an inadvertent activation of the airplane’s goaround mode, resulting in his spatial disorientation that led him to place the airplane in a steep descent from which the crew did not recover. The accident happened
Feb. 23, 2019, when the Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet entered a rapid descent from about 6,000 feet and impacted a marshy bay about 40 miles from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The captain, first officer and a non-revenue, jumpseat pilot, died in the crash. The airplane – which was carrying cargo from Miami to Houston for Amazon.com Services LLC., and the US Postal Service – was destroyed. The first officer was the
A large debris field was evident after the Atlas Air Cargo plane crash last February 23, 2019. pilot flying the airplane at the time of the accident. The NTSB also determined the captain’s failure to adequately monitor the airplane’s flightpath and to assume positive control of the airplane to effectively intervene contributed to the crash. Also cited as a contributing factor is the aviation industry’s selection and performance
The landing gear from the Atlas Air cargo plane crash was seen sticking up from the shallow waters of Trinity Bay last February 23, 2019.
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measurement practices that failed to address the first officer’s aptitude related deficiencies and maladaptive stress response. The NTSB concluded the first officer likely experienced a pitch-up somatogravic illusion – a specific kind of spatial disorientation in which forward acceleration is misinterpreted as the airplane pitching up – as the airplane accelerated due to the inadvertent activation of the go-around mode, which prompted the first officer to push forward on the elevator control column. The first officer subsequently believed the airplane was stalling and continued to push the control column forward, exacerbating the airplane’s dive. However, no cues consistent with an aerodynamic stall —such as stick shaker activation, stall warning annunciations, nose-high pitch indications or low airspeed indications— were present. Additionally, the NTSB’s airplane performance study found the airplane’s airspeed and angle of attack were not consistent with having been at or near a nosehigh stalled condition. The first officer’s response
was contrary to standard procedures and training for responding to a stall. The NTSB concluded that while the captain, as the pilot monitoring, was setting up the approach to Houston and communicating with air traffic control, his attention was diverted from monitoring the airplane’s state and verifying that the flight was proceeding as planned. This delayed his recognition of, and his response to, the first officer’s unexpected actions that placed the plane in a dive. Investigators also concluded the captain’s failure to command a positive transfer of control of the airplane as soon as he attempted to intervene on the controls enabled the first officer to continue to force the airplane into a steepening dive. While the first officer took deliberate actions to conceal his history of performance deficiencies, Atlas’ reliance on designated agents to review pilot background records and to flag significant concerns was inappropriate and resulted in the company’s failure to evaluate the first officer’s unsuccessful attempt to upgrade to captain at
his previous employer. Additionally, the NTSB found that had the FAA met the deadline and complied with the requirements for implementing the pilot records database as stated in Section 203 of the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, the pilot records database would have provided hiring employers relevant information about the first officer’s employment history and long history of training performance deficiencies. “The first officer in this accident deliberately concealed his history of performance deficiencies, which limited Atlas Air’s ability to fully evaluate his aptitude and competency as a pilot,� said NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt. “Therefore, today we are recommending that the pilot records database include all background information necessary for a complete evaluation of a pilot’s competency and proficiency.� As a result of its investigation, the NTSB issued six new safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration and reiterated six previously issued safety recommendations to the FAA, four of which the NTSB also classified “Open—Unacceptable Response.� The new safety recommendations issued Tuesday address flight crew performance, industry pilot hiring process deficiencies, and adaptations of automatic ground collision avoidance system technology. Two of the reiterated safety recommendations seek the installation of cockpit imaging recorders on all aircraft operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 or 135 required to have cockpit voice and flight data recorders. The four recommendations that were reiterated and classified address maintaining accurate pilot training records.
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Opinion & Entertainment
Wednesday, July 29, 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 Have you ever done anything really stupid....I mean really stupid.......I have....... plenty of times, but what I did last Saturday may just be one for the record books......mine anyway. Huntsville High School finally had their graduation last Saturday and it was at 8:00........AM......in the Woodlands, which meant that I had to get up at 6:00 am.........I was not even sure that there was a 6:00 am. , but sure enough when the alarm went off and I verified that it was 6:00 am. I realized that it does come around in the morning as well and not just in the afternoon. Anyway, I staggered around the bedroom and gathered up enough strength to get to the shower and was actually starting to feel pretty good as I was driving South down I-45. I had been told to not be late because the ceremony would not be long if everything went according
to plan and even shorter if it looked like it was going to start raining and miraculously I made it there with time to spare. I was pretty familiar with the stadium as I have covered several football and soccer play off games there, so I made my way up to the press box and started shooting pictures. I started with my telephoto lens and was able to get some pretty good pictures and then my blood pressure pill with the diuretic kicked in and I needed to make a trip to the little boys room. I know what you are saying about now in this part of the story......what is it about him and cameras in the bathroom.....and you would be partially right. I had the camera strap around my neck and I instinctively took the camera from around my neck and placed it on a table in the restroom. They have really nice bathrooms in the press box....just saying. I
took care of my business and washed my hands and grabbed my camera and headed outside. Somewhere in the 15 or 20 steps that I took from the bathroom to where my camera bag was stationed, I decided to change lenses so that I could catch the whole field full of graduates. I was trying to manipulate the lenses and take the cover off of the rear part of the lense and place it onto the lense that I was trading out and was having trouble as my hands were full. About that time, I had a really stupid idea, I just let go of the camera thinking that it was around my neck and BAM. Within a split second that camera hit the floor and I was just sure that it would be in pieces whenever I reached down to pick it up. I am so used to having the camera around my neck that I didn't even think twice about letting go of the camera because the strap would catch it. Boy was I wrong this time. I put the two lenses down in my camera bag and reached down and picked up the camera. Miraculously, it was all in one piece and looked like it was not even scratched. My next thought was that I hoped that it
hadn't damaged any of the internal parts and more importantly the pictures that I had already captured. The next thing that I did was to put the strap around my neck and then reached into the camera bag and pulled out the lense that I was trying to put on when all of this happened. I cautiously put the lenses on the camera and took a picture to see if the camera still worked. So far, so good.
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I took a few pictures with my backup camera so that the entire trip would not be lost if the card inside the dropped camera was damaged and then proceeded to finish out the day with the dropped camera. The graduation ceremony went off without a hitch and actually worked out pretty good for this class that has had to endure a really strange year. When I got back to the office, I popped the card
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into the computer and there were all of my pictures.... just like nothing had ever happened. So, the moral of the story is that if you are going to buy really expensive camera equipment...... buy Nikon......they hold up really well under extreme field conditions. Either that or just use a cell phone..... that way you don't have to change lenses. Till next time, I'm.........Wade in the Shade.
Tumbleweeds
THE MASK MAKERS IN SEMINOLE By Tumbleweed Smith
Tina Siemens works with the Heritage Project in Seminole. It’s a group that does research on the history of the Mennonites. Tina wrote a book titled SEMINOLE about the immigration of Mennonites to Seminole. Tina says the group was looking for ways to help out during the Corona crisis. They looked into making masks for medical personnel and first responders. “I know a lot of people who have sewing machines. All of the Mennonite ladies can sew. On our Facebook page I posted a message that said if anyone with a sewing machine would be interested in making masks, be at my house at 4 PM tomorrow.” Ten women were at her door at 4 PM the next day. Eventually the number of women making masks in Seminole was seven times that. “I have coordinated seventy plus women. Two of them were nonMennonites and the others were all Mennonite ladies. The number included many grandmas, daughters, daughters in
law and granddaughters. Mostly they make the masks individually at their homes. But I went into one home and around a large table six women were at the sewing machines making masks.” Tina made a sample mask as a pattern. She got it from the Internet. She added one special feature. “I came up with the idea of having a slit in the face side so you can insert a panty liner as a moisture barrier as well as a filter. I heard that in China ladies were using a feminine napkin as a mask. I didn’t think that was appropriate.” The project has been going on 4 months now. The ladies have created 2,363 masks so far. Tina is a pro now and can make a mask in ten minutes. She has sent them all over the country, some to elected officials in Austin and Washington D.C. Tina did some research and found out cotton was the preferred material to use. The pastor of the First Baptist Church in Seminole helped out. “He announced to his congregation that anybody that has cotton material
please get it to Tina Siemens. I now have bags and bags of cotton material that has been donated. We can make lots of masks.” Tina’s 74-year-old father got involved. “He saw me being busy with the masks and said he wanted to try it. So he got out his sewing machine that he had bought at an estate sale in Canyon years ago. He said he had it tuned and asked me to show him how to make a mask. So I have pictures and videos of my dad sewing masks for this project at age 74 “ Tine says there are other women in Seminole making masks. They just wanted to help. It seemed like the natural l thing to do. “It has been such a great experience to see the community come together. When our country is in need there are always people to step up to the plate and help.” 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: WHO SAID IT? ACROSS 1. Involuntary twitch 6. World's oldest national broadcaster 9. Pilgrimage to Mecca 13. Pacific island greeting 14. "____ the ramparts..." 15. Prefix relating to sun 16. Not so crazy 17. Maiden name indicator 18. Greet the day 19. Mentally prepared for something scary 21. *"There's no place like home" 23. Liveliness 24. Answer to this clue, e.g. 25. Winter bug 28. Hatha or bikram 30. Incense burner, in a church 35. Bubonic plague spreaders 37. Bottle plug 39. Part of TNT 40. Bad luck predictor 41. *"D'oh!" 43. Cleopatra's necklace 44. Red Cross supply 46. Have supper 47. Female crab, or crybaby in Australia 48. Belonging to Cree, e.g. 50. Byproduct of combing wool 52. Be nosey
53. Spilled the beans 55. Band booking 57. *"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers" 61. *"The caged bird sings of freedom" 65. Acoustic output 66. Polar toy-maker 68. Oodles 69. *"Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant." 70. "Funny or ____" 71. Tutor's student 72. Withered 73. Use a Singer, e.g. 74. Not be frugal DOWN 1. Fresh talk 2. Surveyor's work 3. Excellent 4. Pen dweller 5. *"Don't worry 'bout a thing, 'cause every little thing is gonna be alright." 6. *"A martini. Shaken, not stirred." 7. Samantha of "Full Frontal" 8. Words to live by 9. Submarine sandwich 10. Climbed down 11. Potluck offering 12. *"It's a moo point"
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15. Habituate, like a plant 20. Historical period 22. Tolkien humanoid 24. Global problem? 25. *"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" 26. Coeur de ____ ____, "Titanic" 27. Embryo cradles 29. Well-behaved 31. Lice eggs 32. "Sesame Street" prominent architecture feature 33. Not right 34. *"Yo, Adrian!" 36. Give the cold shoulder 38. Bingo-like game 42. 1837 to 1901, to Queen Victoria 45. Ronald McDonald or Mickey Mouse 49. ____-di-dah 51. Hanukkah's eight 54. Must-haves 56. "Faster!" to a horse 57. Tea servings 58. Fishing decoy 59. Month before Nisan 60. Half a golf round 61. "____ ____Good Men" 62. Like the White Rabbit 63. Inviting sign 64. Like a hand-me-down 67. Baron Munchausen's statement
■ 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 29, 2020 PUNISHMENT RANGE
Seventeen individuals were arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail between Sunday, July 19 and Saturday, July 25. Warrants from last week are also as followed. The individuals have been magistrated and formally
informed of the charges against them. However, just because these individuals were arrested and magistrated does not mean they are guilty of the crimes they are charged with committing. Also, not everyone charged with a crime
is alleged to have committed the crime in Chambers County, but perhaps was simply arrested in Chambers County on outstanding warrant(s) while in Chambers County. Instances in which individuals were arrested on outstanding
warrants, their original conviction and the reason they are on probation or parole, if available, is included in parenthesis set.
• First degree felony: punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison and a $10,000 fine. • Second degree felony: punishable by up to 20 years and a $10,000 fine. • Third degree felony: punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. • State jail felony: punishable by up to two years in prison. • Deferred adjudication probation: typically offered to the first time offenders. Defendants’ judgement is deferred until later, if ever. If they successfully complete the terms of their probation, they are not judge and thus have no criminal conviction in connection to the offense. However, if they accept deferred adjudication probation but fail to abide by the terms of their probation, they could be sentenced to the maximum time in prison allowable under the law without the benefit of a trail by jury. • Class A misdemeanor: punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000. • Class B misdemeanor: punishable by up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.
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Winnie Stowell EMS is Growing
By Wade Thibodeaux The Winnie Stowell EMS Board of Directors met in regular session on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm. in the EMS Station located at 249 Broadway in Winnie, Texas. One of the main items on the agenda was the discussion and action on expanding the ambulance bays. Modern day ambulance's have gotten bigger and the current sta-
tion bays are simply not large enough to completely house the newer vehicles. WSEMS will be acquiring at least one new ambulance in the near future and the station simply has to be enlarged. The board approved the addition of 10 feet of additional space right outside the current bays and the projected cost should be under $20,000.00. The existing doors should be able to be
reused and so basically they are adding a roof extension and 10 feet of sidewall on each end of the bays. The payment of the $20,741.30 worth of monthly bills was approved and the EMS Coordinator's report indicated 89 calls for assistance with 106 patient encounters for the month of June. This was included in the total of 476 calls for the
year with 522 patient encounters. For the first time in several months the board did not need to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters and the short meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm. The next meeting of the Winnie Stowell EMS Board of Directors will be Monday, August 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm. at the Station located at 249 Broadway in Winnie, Texas.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, July 27, 2020 extended the early voting period for the November presidential elections in response to COVID-19. In a news release, Abbott’s office said the early voting
period will begin Oct. 13 and end Oct. 30, giving voters nearly one more week than usual to cast their vote before Election Day. He also allowed voters to turn in mail ballots in person on Election Day.
“As we respond to COVID-19, the State of Texas is focused on strategies that preserve Texans’ ability to vote in a way that also mitigates the spread of the virus,” Abbott said in a statement. “By extending the early vot-
ing period and expanding the period in which mail-in ballots can be hand-delivered, Texans will have greater flexibility to cast their ballots, while at the same time protecting themselves and others from COVID-19.”
The RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo, one of the biggest rodeos of the PRORODEO season and one that will have a total distribution of $500,000, will take place in Greeley, Colo., in September. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the RAM NCFR, originally scheduled to take place in Kissimmee, Fla., in April, will instead move to Greeley for the 2020 season and is scheduled for Sept. 10-13. “The RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo is one of the most significant PRORODEOS of the year,” PRCA CEO George Tay-
lor said. “It was imperative we have this event, and the committee in Greeley is going to help that by stepping up to host it.” The RAM NCFR is the most prestigious rodeo under the PRCA circuit system and will crown the circuit champions. The RAM NCFR is also one of the highest-paying events in PRORODEO. While the Greeley Stampede was canceled this season, hosting the RAM NCFR in September will have a substantial economic impact. “The Greeley Stampede is thrilled to host the RAM National Circuit Finals Ro-
deo,” said Chad P. Sanger, Chair of the Greeley Stampede. “We will take strict precautions to offer the event as safely as possible while bringing an economic benefit to our city.” The RAM NCFR will feature contestants from each of the 12 U.S. circuits plus Canada and Mexico, bringing more than 200 contestants to Island Grove Regional Park for five competition rounds over the four days. The event will culminate with a semifinals and finals on Sunday, Sept. 13, when the national circuit champions will be crowned.
The RAM NCFR will return to Kissimmee in 2021. It is scheduled for April 9-11 and will again be a key ingredient for cowboys shooting to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. “We were disappointed that issues related to COVID-19 prohibited Osceola County from hosting the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo this year,” Osceola County Chairwoman Viviana Janer said. “We’re glad to see the circuit finals will take place in Greeley, and plans are already in process to again host this fantastic event in 2021.”
Governor Abbott Extends Early Voting Dates
RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo Moves to Greeley for 2020
TBCD to Resume Disconnects
By Wade Thibodeaux The Trinity Bay Conservation District Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 9:00 am. in their office located at 2500 State Highway 124 in Stowell, Texas. One of the items on the agenda was the resumption of water meter disconnects for non payment of the water bill. The Governor's orders have expired as pertaining to utility disconnects for non-payment and the TBCD Board approved resuming those disconnects on September 1, 2020. Notices will be sent out to customers who are on the past due list and they will be given the opportunity to make payment arrangements, but the customer must contact Trinity Bay in order to set up those payment agreements. The board also approved the staff to go out for bids on an electronic meter reader system and to begin the discussion about the implementation of those electronic meters in phases throughout the district. These electronic meters would be easier to read as they would transmit a signal to TBCD and things such as leaks could be easier to identify and
monthly readings would be more timely and accurate. An agenda item calling for a Director's election was tabled until next month, which was still plenty of time to meet election deadlines. Precincts 2, 4, and 5 Director's are up for election with the sign up period going on now until August 17, 2020. Persons interested in running for a spot on the TBCD Board must reside in the precinct that they are seeking election for and election packets can be obtained at the Trinity Bay Conservation District office. The Board recessed into executive session at 11:17 and then returned with a motion made in open session to approve giving former general manager Jerry Shadden until the end of day on July 20, 2020 to accept the counter offer that the TBCD Board is proposing to buy out the former managers contract or the offer would go to $0.00. The next regular meeting of the Trinity Bay Conservation District Board of Directors will be Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 9:00 am. in their office located at 2500 State Highway 124 in Stowell, Texas.
Religion & Lifestyle
Wednesday,July 29, 2020
Sunday Observations from Christy
My son gave us a small, empty helium tank to fill party balloons he never used anymore. We never used it either and decided to take it to the dump. However, I thought of someone that might want it, Liz. She was thrilled to get the tank and knew where she could easily refill it. Reminds me of all of us who were empty, unwanted, and headed for destruction. “But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our sins.” (Ephesians 2:4-5) Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain for Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Chambers County Sheriff ’s Office OBITUARIES
Assemblies of God
Cornerstone Church 3810 Hwy. 124 • Stowell 409-296-2481 Sunday Worship Service.........10:00 am Wednesday Family Night......6:30 pm Cornerstone Church 1100 Oak Street • Anahuac 409-296-2481 Sunday Worship Service.....10:30 am
Baptist
First Baptist Church of Anahuac 405 South Magnolia • Anahuac 409-267-3262 Sunday School..............9:00 am SundayMorningWorship.....11:00 am Evening Worship..........6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting.....6:30 pm First Baptist of Fannett Highway 124 • Fannett Sunday School.................9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship...10:45 am Sunday Discipleship Training.......5:00 pm Sunday Evening Worship.............6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting......7:00 pm First Baptist Church of Hamshire Highway 124 • Hamshire 409-243-2163 Sunday School.................9:15 am Morning Worship.........10:30 am Evening Worship............6:00 pm Wednesday Discipleship....6:15 pm First Baptist Church of Stowell W. Main &VanOstrand • Stowell 409-296-4510 Sunday School.........................9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship......11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship........6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study............7:00 pm OutdoorsMen Church of Winnie Hwy 124 in Winnie Saturday.......6:00pm (covered dish meal at service)
29, 1947, in Beaumont, to Lessie B. Graham and Harry Chester Bryson, Sr. Harry was a retired water well driller from B&L Water Well Service. He is survived by his wife, Susan Bryson; daughter, Shelly Tobey; and sisters, Beth Bryson; Dee Stelly; Susie Ortego and her husband, Kenny; Shirley Bryson; and Joyce Bryson, all of Winnie; grandson, Blake Arnold; brotherin-law, Dave Monteau and his wife, Becky, of South Carolina; stepson, Zecharias Rayburn, of Florida; and numerous
First Baptist Church of Winnie Winnie 409-296-4072 Brian Johnson, Pastor Sunday School.................9:15 am Sunday Morning Worship..10:30 am SundayEvening Worship...........6:00 pm Wednesday: Kids for Christ.................4:00 pm Youth (Grades 7-12)........4:00 pm Adult Bible Study/Prayer Meeting.6:00 pm Sweet Home Baptist Church Hankamer 409-374-2208 Pastor: Ronald Smith Sunday School.................9:30 am SundayMorningWorship.........10:30am Wednesday Dinner......................6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study Adult, Youth and Children’s.....6:30 pm Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Campbell Rd &Ave G • Stowell 409-296-2938 Sunday School.........................8:00 am Sunday Morning Worship.........9:00 am Monday Mission & Teachers.......6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Choir St. Paul Baptist Church First Street • Stowell 409-296-2750 Sunday School.........................9:45 am Sunday Worship....................11:00 am Monday Brotherhood............7:00 pm Tuesday Mission.....................6:30 pm WednesdayPrayerMeeting...........7:00pm
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Well baseball is back. For a very shortened 60 game season. Many fans, myself included, wondered how the current political, racial, and overall anger, would be played out in the game. I was kind of surprised this weekend, as I received several messages about my choice to watch baseball. Before I go any further, please know if you were one, I’m not mad or even bothered. But the comments have made me think. I was told how I was unAmerican, how I was supporting hate, how I was communist (that made me laugh), how I was anti-Police, how I was disappointing and how I was damned for not protecting American rights, how I supported the harm to officers..... uh what? We preach of our rights, of our freedoms, of not wanting them infringed upon. We want to
be able to do as we want. That's our right. But guess what? It is someone else's right as well. Freedom is not roses and butterflies. It is sometimes ugly. Today's world embodies nothing if not conflict. We are a society that is hell bent on arguing over every single thing. Masks, health, kneeling, not kneeling, we like the President, we hate the President. And now, my choice to watch baseball. 'Our civil liberties' is probably the most commonly used phrase of 2020. But folks........ our civil liberties are not synonymous with what we personally prefer. Our freedoms include the right, they actually demand the right, to speak up. To fight for the underdog. To peacefully protest. To protect another person's right to disagree with us. You read that right. It is our job to protect someone's right to disagree with us. To clarify, I personally do not agree with kneeling during the anthem. I personally think the anthem deserves standing at attention, in respect. I don't agree with riots, lawlessness, meanness or mistreatment of any living being, regardless of color,
sex, sexual orientation, or nationality. I 100% support any person in any uniform. I believe in respect.......for all. It is pretty easy. Be nice to others. Four words. BE. NICE. TO. OTHERS. But before you come at me about freedoms and liberties, how I am UnAmerican, you simply must understand NOTHING about our freedoms and liberties say only one person is right. I am wrong, very frequently. I enjoy a great debate. I love intelligence that will share with me in a respectful manner, the method used to come to the conclusion that one person has. THAT is America. That is the freedom we all want. That is the civil liberty I have. To have an opinion different from you, to debate it without fear of being put in jail. To say, we are different and that is ok. I don't know the answers to the strife and struggle in our current world. I do know though, that you can not scream of your rights and liberties, while denying others the same right and liberty to do as they want. You may choose to not watch a sport and that is your right. Hell, I may decide I won't. That is my right as well. But you should not berate
others who choose to still partake in whatever law abiding activity they choose, simply because you choose not to. You really shouldn’t do it while using "your rights and freedoms" as your justification to do so. We all have rights, freedoms, and civil liberties. We will never all use them in the same manner. That is what makes us who we are. The melting pot. Of differing ideas, expressions, emotions, and beliefs. Happy Sunday peeps. It’s a ball game for goodness sake. If you have followed me for a hot second, you know I love baseball. Don’t read more into it. Im watching a game. No more. No less. I don't have to agree with what you do. You don’t have to support what I do. We do however, have to support our rights to do so. Because that is what America was built on. Stop arguing about rights, and start standing for rights. For everyone. Stop berating others for whatever they are doing, and do you. Do your own legal law abiding you. And let others do theirs. The world would be a much calmer place, if we could all grasp, that we are not meant to all think the same. Whew!
nieces and nephews. Harry is preceded in death by father, Harry C. Bryson, Sr.; mother, Lessie Bryson; brother, John Bryson; and sister, Shirley Leverkuhn. A gathering of Mr.
Bryson’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His graveside service
will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Fairview Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Winnie. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1708 Highway
124, Winnie, Texas 77665. Please observe social distancing guidelines. Complete and updated information may be found at: broussards1889.com.
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HARRY C. BRYSON, JR. 1947 - 2020 Harry C. Bryson, Jr., 72, of Winnie, died Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. He was born on September
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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
Latter Day Saints
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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3 bd rm/ 1 bath/storage shed. $130,000.00 washer and dryer connections. Owner financing 713-875-5703 House for rent: brick house, 3 bed 2.5 bath, inside has washer, dryer & refrigerator. very nice house. one month $1,200. One year contract please call 832-298-8159 House for rent in Winnie. 3/2/2 with Central Air & Heat, fresh paint, new frig and stove, on almost 1 acre of FOR RENT property. House sits high and dry - never flooded. $900 1600 sq. ft. for rent. per month 713-829-3791 display, 4x5 Round bales Horse Window frontage quality in barn $50.00 Highway Call 409-781-2236 4 0 9 - 7 8 1 - 0 9 1 8 One bedroom apartment. 1000 sq. ft. office space $550 deposit $550. Call for rent. 409-781-0918. Reenay 409-201-0399 House for rent House for Rent 3 BR, in Winnie. 2 bath, All appliances in kitchen. Central A/H, 3 bed, 1.5 bath + game Washer/Dryer $1150.00/ room, fenced backyard. month. Call 409-651-0578 Brick house in nice SMALL HOUSES 2BR, 1 Bath, built-ins in kitchen, washerdryer hookups, Franzen Rd, great location, 725/m0. 409-679-9773
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WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE
UNDERSTANDING FISHING By John Jefferson
Fishing. So much about it is so misunderstood by so many. When I first moved to Austin and saw clear, running water in the streams and beautiful lakes free of trash and litter, I was captivated. I asked my new landlord if he knew anything about fishing in the area. He replied that he’d been once on Lake Travis with a couple of other guys, but that he didn’t have the
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patience to sit and fish, waiting for something to happen. I didn’t fully appreciate the fallacy of what he said until much later. He missed the most important aspect of fishing. It’s taken me a lifetime on the water to realize that the most rewarding thing about fishing is enjoying the journey as much or more than the destination. It’s called “fishing” -- not “catching”. Sure, I like to catch fish. And eat them. It establishes a link to generations past that fished out of necessity.
But the times between bites is not wasted. It’s like life itself in some ways. We all – or most of us – work all our lives often without experiencing success at every step of the way. But we don’t quit. At least we don’t consider our careers failures if they aren’t instantly gratifying. We keep going. Sometimes, though, a change of venue is necessary. Fishing is like that, too. Moving to the next pool in the stream opens the opportunity for another adventure and a fresh approach to
fulfillment. Seeking something around the next bend in the river and a chance to try a new tactic is part of the quest. In life, career changes can lead to improvement, as well. A first job may not be your ultimate calling. Seeking something more rewarding is sometimes wise. Aristotle even acknowledged that when he wrote “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” Try to enjoy how you’re going about it. If what you’re doing isn’t working, be willing to see what a different approach will do for you.
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Change baits or how deep you’re fishing. Move your bait in varying ways. Try a stop and go retrieve, pausing occasionally instead of just reeling steadily. Live bait fish don’t always swim in a straight line. Those are just a couple of suggestions. More help is available from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) online. Instruction on your computer is just a click away at https:// f i s h i n g s f u t u r e . o rg / interactive-onlineexperience-familyfish-camp/ . Texas is blessed with so much fishable water – bays, lakes, rivers, creeks, and farm and
ranch ponds. Head out and enjoy wetting a line and getting outside as much as you can. We’ve been cloistered inside during the pandemic; we all need relief. TPWD has reported a significant increase in fishing license sales as compared with this time last year. People are starved for the outdoors. Many of us saw that coming and assault and mental health statistics bare it out. Wear your masks when necessary and distance yourselves. But head for the woods and waters. “Life’s better outside!”
A solitary fisherman enjoying the music of the river. John Gierach wrote, “Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can’t is write a prescription.” Photo by John Jefferson.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF A TARIFF CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMISSION’S ACCOUNTING ORDER IN DOCKET NO. 50540 On July 24, 2020, Entergy Texas, Inc. (“ETI”) filed an Application with Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission”) for approval of a tariff consistent with the accounting order issued by the Commission in Docket No. 50540. In Docket No. 50540, ETI sought and the Commission issued an accounting order establishing the regulatory accounting treatment applicable to the tax effects resulting from a mark-to-market tax accounting method election ETI proposed to make and subsequently made with respect to its power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) (the “ETI MTM Tax Position”). In addition, the Commission approved a methodology by which ETI will provide to customers the benefits associated with the ETI MTM Tax Position. Under this methodology, ETI will provide to customers guaranteed
credits associated with the ETI MTM Tax Position regardless of the final determination on that tax position by the taxing authorities. Moreover, to the extent the taxing authorities ultimately accept ETI’s MTM Tax Position, the Company will provide additional credits to customers. In the instant proceeding, ETI seeks Commission approval of the MTM Rider in the form approved by the Commission in Docket No. 50540, through which ETI will provide to customers credits consistent with the terms of the Commission’s accounting order. This filing was made pursuant to Sections 14.001, 14.151, 32.001, and 36.001 of the Texas Utilities Code. The Commission has assigned Docket No. 51095 to the Application. Effect on Customer Classes All of ETI’s Texas retail customers will ultimately be affected if the Commission grants the relief requested in this Application in that such customers will receive credits in accordance with the methodology approved in the
Commission’s accounting order in Docket No. 50540. Contact Information Persons with questions or who want more information on this Application may contact Entergy Texas at Attn: Customer Service—ETI Accounting Order, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call 1-866-981-2602 during normal business hours. A complete copy of this application is available by mail or email upon request. Persons who wish to formally participate in this proceeding, or who wish to express their comments concerning this Application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Customer Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at (888) 782-8477. Hearingand speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (“TTY”) may contact the Commission at (512) 936-7136. A deadline for intervention will be established for this proceeding. All communications should refer to Docket No. 51095.
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Summer Relief: Lower Fuel Costs for E n t e r g y Te x a s C u s t o m e r s Under the Company’s proposal pending at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Entergy Texas customers will see a 4.1 percent reduction in the fuel portion of their bills for three months, which could begin as early as August. For the average residential customer using 1,000 kWh a month, the fuel charge will be reduced from about $23.34 per megawatt-hour to $18.67 per megawatt-hour, a savings of $4.67 a month. “We know times are difficult given the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Stuart Barrett, vice president of
customer service. “We are committed to keeping costs as low as possible to ensure low rates for our customers.” In addition to lower fuel costs, part of this refund is the result of a refund related to wholesale power sales made from 2000 to 2009. As the COVID-19 pandemic affects our customers, Entergy Texas has developed several resources to help customers experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company encourages customers to make payments on their accounts and will work directly
with customers to make payment arrangements if they are unable to pay in full. Customers requiring such arrangements should call 1-800-ENTERGY (800-368-3749) or visit myEntergy. Residential customers can find information about bill-payment assistance programs, including our shareholder-funded The Power to Care program and the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, as well as the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, and links to local state and federal assistance resources on the Entergy Texas customer resource site.
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