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Josey Scout Lodge
Scout leaders understand the importance of providing a fun-filled Scouting experience for the youth we serve, and the best way to know how we’re doing is to ask a Scout. Josey Lodge asked Troop 98’s Scout David Beaty II; here’s what he told us. “I first started scouting
about five years ago as a tiger in Cub Scouts. Cub scouting was awesome! We went camping a lot! Camping was full of fun, fort building, and den activities with my Pack. I always looked forward to the campfire where we sang songs, roasted marshmallows, and per-
formed hilarious skits. Our cub den met together with our Den Leader every week to discuss plans, work on adventures, and be silly together! Cub scouts took trips to really cool places like the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas where we dug for diamonds and the SHSU planetarium where we explored space! We even got to camp overnight in the middle of the Houston Zoo! (Just so you know, lions grunt at night!) At cub camp every summer, I shot BB guns, sling shots and bows and arrows while meeting cubs from all over! Swim time, hike time, any time is scout time! Cub scouts was an epic experience. “Just recently, I crossed over into a troop! I’m (contd on page 10)
PBR Provides Plenty of Action
Daylon Swearingen posted a monstrous 93 point ride aboard “Riding Solo” on Saturday night during the PBR World Championship. Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/ Bull Stock Media.
By Wade Thibodeaux The PBR(Professional Bull Riders) provided plenty of action for those who thrive on bull riding as the “Unleash the Beast” World Finals got underway last weekend in Ft Worth, Texas. This was the first time the event was held in Ft. Worth(Dickies Arena) and it was also a switch from a Fall Championship to a (contd on page 10)
City Hosts Drainage Meeting
Citizens broke out into City quadrants to visit with engineers about drainage issues in their neighborhood. An engineer from LJA(Light Blue shirt) points to an area where a particular drainage problem potentially exists. By Wade Thibodeaux every chair in the place drainage within the City. The City of Huntsville taken and several stand- After a preliminary period hosted a Community ing around the perimeter of about two months, the Engagement Meeting of the room. The purpose firm will filter all of the last Thursday, May 12, of the meeting was for information into a drain2022 at 5:30 pm. at the the engineering firm that age study that will hopeWilliam Hodges Educa- the City of Huntsville has fully tell the City where tion Building at the Sam engaged, LJA Engineer- the drainage problems are Houston Statue Visitor ing, to begin the process located and perhaps how Center. The meeting was of gathering information to go about fixing them. well attended with almost on the problem areas of (contd on page 10)
City of Huntsville citizens listened to a presentation from LJA Engineering about the efforts to produce a drainage study for the City.
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Community 39. Charge with crime 41. “For ____ a jolly...” 42. Easily irritated 44. *No clouds 46. Gremlin or pixie 47. *Check the weather before hitting this hiking path 49. Speech defect 51. *Cloudy 54. Classic TV’s Mrs. Brady 55. Same as island 56. “Cheers” regular 58. Elephant poacher’s ware 59. Pb on periodic table 60. *The first sign of rain? 61. Declare untrue 62. Pig’s digs 63. MacFarlane or Rogen DOWN 1. *Road hazard
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2. Eyelid hair 3. Oahu shindig 4. Assumes bad posture 5. Chill-inducing 6. Bearded ruminants 7. Unrivaled 8. *Barometer reading 9. Tiny bit 10. Purl partner 11. Three ahead of PST 13. Certain beachgoers’ philosophy 14. *Cold weather is needed for this meltable home 19. Part of small intestine 22. Cathode-ray tube 23. Hit the road 24. Falcon’s home 25. Mentor or expert 26. The Obamas’ daughter 27. Bruce Lee’s “____ the Dragon”
28. Treat without respect 29. Wallop 31. Scottish lake 32. *Rainbow shape 35. *Weather warning 37. Archeologist’s find 39. Venom source 40. Filled with dread 43. State indirectly 45. African antelopes 47. Living room centerpiece? (2 words) 48. 4 x 4 race 49. Cleanse 50. #14 Across, sing. 51. They don’t mix with water 52. Sight for what eyes? 53. Between walk and canter 54. El ____ of medieval Spain 57. *Knot alternative, acr.
Community Calendar
THEME: WEATHER 101 ACROSS Russian mountains 1. Found in Pandora’s 17. Understand (2 box words) 5. Kind of trip 18. *Moisture in the 8. Toothy freshwater air fish 20. Law school test 12. Medieval headacronym dress 21. Layers in ply13. Ne on periodic wood table 22. Trigonometry 14. Golfer’s weapons abbr. 15. Biblical twin 23. Uses a laser 16. Russian river or 25. Squawked or
Solution on page 15 crabbed 29. Bitty 30. Two dots above a letter 33. Jasmine of “Aladdin,” e.g. 34. Forbidden, in Islam 36. Bruin legend Bobby 37. Lays in peace 38. “Metamorphoses” poet
Friday, May 20: -Story time from 10:45am-11:45am at the library -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library Saturday, May 21: -The Piney Woods Writers Group from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the library Monday, May 23: -Mother Goose Lapsit from 10:45am-11:45am at the library -Citizenship Preparation Course from 6:00pm8:30pm at the library Tuesday, May 24: -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the
library -Story time from 5:30pm-6:30pm at the library Wednesday, May 25: -Story time from 10:45am-11:45am at the library Thursday, May 26: -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library -KidScape from 12:00pm-1:00pm at the library -Microsoft PowerPoint classes from 5:00pm6:00pm at the library Friday, May 27: -Story time from 10:45am-11:45am at the library
-Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library Saturday, May 28: -The Piney Woods Writers Group from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the library Monday, May 30: -Mother Goose Lapsit from 10:45am-11:45am at the library -Citizenship Preparation Course from 6:00pm8:30pm at the library Tuesday, May 31 -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library -Story time from 5:30pm-6:30pm at the library
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Business Directory
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Arrest Report
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Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home -All Prearranged Services Honored -Prearranged Funeral Sales 1700 Normal Park Huntsville, TX 77340
936-291-7300
From the office of Walker County Sheriff
Clint McRae Forty-Eight individuals were arrested and booked into the Walker County Jail between Monday, May 9 and Monday, May 16. Con-
tinued indictments from last week are also as followed. The individuals named 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 Walker County, but per-
haps was simply arrested in Walker County on outstanding warrant(s) while in Walker County. In 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.
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Arrest Report
Don’t let your competitors attract all the business! Call 936-581-5161
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Don’t let your competitors attract all the business! Call 936-581-5161
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Arrest Report
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Local News
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Baptist: -University Heights Baptist Church worship services every Sunday at 9:30am and 10:45am -First Baptist Church Hunts-
Church Services
ville every Sunday bible study at 9:30am, worship at 8:30am, and 11:00am Catholic: -St. Thomas the Apostale Catholic Church Rosary
at 5:00pm and 5:30pm (English) every Saturday and every Sunday at 7:45am (English), 10:45am (English, and 12:30pm (Spanish)
Angelica Shipman Home Safely On May 10, 2022 at 7:02 AM, Walker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing juvenile. Juvenile Angelica Shipman was last seen at her residence the night before. Parents shared that juvenile left a note saying for them not to worry that she would be back. With the assistance of Huntsville Police Department School Resource Officers at Mance Park Middle School, Walker County Sheriff’s Office received information that indicated that Shipman was possibly being transported out of
state or to North Texas. Detectives immediately began to follow the leads provided and were able to determine that Shipman was in the Dallas area with an unknown male. On Friday, May 13, 2022, with help from Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Division a location was confirmed and Shipman was located in an apartment in Dallas. Shipman was recovered safely and returned back to her parents in Walker County. Detectives would like to remind all parents to keep an eye on your
children’s social media accounts and who they are communicating with on both their phones and online. A male of 22 years of age was taken into custody in connection to this investigation, however, no additional information to be released at this time. Sheriff McRae would like to thank Huntsville Police Department School Resource Officers, Texas DPS Human Trafficking Division, HISD and the community for all of their assistance that helped bring Shipman home safely.
Huntsville Bat Society Raises Awareness about the Over 1 Million Bat Population and the Plan to Demolish their Roost The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Parks & Wildlife have a plan to demolish the warehouse acting as a perfect roost for the “Official Flying Mammal” of Texas Huntsville, TX, For Immediate Release Huntsville has a very large colony of over one
million Mexican FreeTail bats. It is also one of the largest maternity colonies of bats which houses 60% female and 40% male reproducing bats. The current location is a perfect manmade roost which has allowed the bat population to multiply faster than usual. It has also attracted adult males to use the warehouse as a summer roost. Huntsville’s bat population is larger than
many other places. Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge has 1.5 million bats. If Huntsville chooses to promote bat watching, we can be known as the predominant East Texas destination. Texas Parks & Wildlife Code Title 5, Subtitle B, Chapter 63, Subchapter B 63.101 states that the bats are protected. This is where the problem in Huntsville lies. As of right now, TDCJ
Huntsville Bat Society
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Methodist: -First United Methodist Church worship every Sunday at 8:30am, 9:45am and 11:00am
Presbyterian: -First Presbyterian Church Huntsville classes every Sunday at 9:15am and worship at 10:30am
Non-Denominational: -The Ark Church. 10:30 am service. Loman’s Student Center, 1717 Avenue J. Lead Pastor - Luke Cunningham. 936-463-8416
has a plan to wait until the bats leave for the winter in 2022 and tear down the warehouse that currently houses them in the spring of 2023. When this occurs, the bats will become a problem for citizens of Huntsville, Texas. People who have lived in areas prevalent with bats have experienced bats entering their homes and choosing to roost in their attics. Mexican free-tailed bats live in colonies of
thousands. When they choose to invade a home it will be very problematic for the homeowner. This has been experienced by residents of nearby Conroe who were forced to spend thousands of dollars to have bats removed from their homes. As of today, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have allowed a large portion of the warehouse
where the bats reside to be removed. There are already cases of bats being found in local buildings. Anyone who is interested in learning more and becoming involved can join the Huntsville Bat Society Facebook group at www. facebook.com/ groups/ 1193243801419814/. Huntsville Bat Society “Guano Happens.” Ilan Shamir
My Perspective on the 2022 Economy & Looming Recession To assess the current economic condition, I must first tell you that I see warning lights flashing for the U.S. economy. A growing number of forecasters now believe a recession is on the horizon. We’ve just witnessed the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by half a percentage point. This move follows a .25% increase in March when the Fed attempted to reduce liquidity in financial markets. These increases to attempt to tamp down the highest
inflation we have experienced in 40 years. Will this be effective, are these moves too late? History has shown that the Fed has never been able to correct even smaller overshoots of inflation and employment without pushing the economy into a significant recession. If the Fed overtightens, this could easily send the economy into recession. Plus, given the high rate of inflation, particularly in oil and food, it’s not hard to imagine consumers pulling back their spending to compensate. While
taking some spending out of the economy is one reason the Fed is raising rates, economic growth could stall if consumers feel forced to cut back too much. Am I being overly pessimistic given the economy is strong by many measures? Employers have added nearly 6.5 million jobs in the last 12 months and unemployment has fallen to just 3.6%. I continue to see employers struggle to hire workers to keep up with surging consumer demand. I see an economy reeling from the flood of fiscal and monetary (contd on page 11)
Moore For Your Money by Ken Moore
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The Constitution of the United States has a Bill of Rights that lists the rights all Americans enjoy. Kid Scoop believes in a Bill of Rights for children that gives them the right to enjoy nature, spend time outdoors and have a fit and fun summer vacation.
Give yourself a star each time you complete one of the 10 outdoor activities listed here. Give yourself a cool reward for completing them all.
How many fish?
Visit a local lake, river, stream or a nearby ocean. Observe the wildlife around you and list them in your notebook with notes on where, when and what was happening.
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Swimming is great exercise and will improve muscle strength and flexibility. Your local pool will provide lessons throughout the summer months. If you can’t swim, sign up now. If you can swim, enjoy some time at a pool. Camping out takes organization. If you are going to a campground, you probably need to book your space. Make a list of the things you’ll need to take. If you can’t go away, camp in your backyard. Take time to look at the stars. Can you spot the North Star and the Big Dipper?
Sit quietly on the banks of a river, lake or stream. You may not catch a fish but what do you see? Are there tadpoles or frogs, water striders, dragonflies?
Find a local park with playground equipment. Take a picnic and enjoy the sunshine.
Playing on a team is a good way to make new friends and get some exercise. If there are no organized sports in your area, make your own team and create a game of Frisbee or catch.
Pick one feature of your outdoor summer and draw a picture showing the event. Mail it to a friend. Be a nature detective. Look at a field guide or go online to identify birds, wild flowers, insects and trees. List them in your notebook.
Each of these flashlights has an exact twin. Look closely and see if you can find them all.
Draw the other half of this butterfly.
Make a map of a local trail or bike path. As you follow the trail, mark points of interest along the trail. The next time you take that hike, see what’s changed at your points of interest. Which hiking boot print is different than all the others?
Scavenger Hunt Look through the newspaper to find: A picture of someone playing a sport A place to exercise A local park A fun place for the whole family to visit together
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
rhyme with sips are the name of an insect contain the letter m Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions.
SWIMMING NATURE FISHING GAME FIELD CAMP PARK BIKE BIRDS TRAIL STAR POOL HIKE PAST NOTEBOOK
S F P V W G L O L G
T T B A A N C F N K S T A M R Y A I A O
A R E R T K M E T O P A G K B M P L U B
F I S H I N G D R E
J L U W R B V H E T
K Q S B D L O O P O H I K E S K P L Z N Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Nature Journal
Collect articles from the newspaper about local parks and recreation areas in your area. List any special events and plan your summer vacation to include those activities. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Send your story to:
wade@walkercountypress.com
Find five to ten words to describe the sounds of ocean waves. Write a paragraph using these adjectives.
Deadline: June 12 Published: Week of July 10 Please include your school and grade.
Community
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Obituaries
Kent Mize
Kent Michael Mize passed away on May 7, 2022 in Houston, Texas. He was born on August 3, 1949 to Woodrow and Thyra Corley Mize in Huntsville, Texas. Kent graduated from Huntsville High School and earned a BS degree in Physics from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. After working for several different companies as a technical writer, he retired only to continue in the same field as a consultant. Kent was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow and Thyra Corley Mize. He is survived by his cousins; Monte D. Lawlis, Judy Beene, Marcia Crouch, Nell King, Jerry Plaster, Wesley Corley, Lynda Jancie, Elaine Hickey and Anne Parrott.
Rayburn Williams Ray Williams went to be with the Lord, Sunday,
May 8, 2022. Ray was born March 22, 1935, to Jim L. and Ira Barnett Williams, who proceded him in death, along with his wife Sandra Williams, sisters Nita Currie and Velma Johnson, stepson Ernie Anderson and step granddaughter Amber Anderson. Ray attended Coldspring High School and was a pitcher on the baseball team. He had a passion for baseball. After high school he continued to play for the Cook Heat Treating team, where he worked for 15 years. Then he worked for ILA24 in Houston for 30 years. Ray loved working and worked both jobs for many years. He was a Master Mason at the East Houston Masonic Lodge 1299. After retiring, he moved back home to his “high rise” as he liked to call it, in Staley, Texas, where he became a member of Christian Faith Church. Ray was a people person and could light up a room with his energy and happiness. You always knew Ray had arrived because the dancing, singing, and jokes would start. He loved fishing, hunting and a good adventure. One such adventure was he wanted to rodeo, but his mom put a stop to that adventure. He would ride his horse “Jack” from Staley to Oakhurst every day to catch the bus for school. He was a great father, brother and loved his family and friends dearly and was always ready to give a helping hand.
He is survived by his children, Jimmy Williams and Cindy Tieken, grandchildren Brook and Jared, great grandchildren Layla and Mayra, Stepchildren Amanda, April, and Cindy, three step grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. The family would like to thank River Pointe of Trinity, especially Cody, Mandy and Jordan for the care he received.
City Hosts Drainage Meeting (contd) Projects can be identified and prioritized to address the needs and the budget. After the presentation from
the engineers and a short question and answer session, the group broke out into quadrants of the city
with large maps available to use a marker to identify residents locations and known drainage issues.
Josey Scout Lodge (contd)
Donna Jo Daniels Donna Jo Day Daniels was born on July 25, 1941 in McAllen, Texas to Harlan Day and Callie Oleta Trammell Day. She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Eddie Day and Paul Day. She married the love of her life, Pitser Daniels, on February 19, 1960. She is survived by her loving husband Pitser, her children Harleta Carter and Ken, Dana Daniels and wife Mary and Sheila Pilkington and husband Nick. As well as honorary daughter Trina Meekins and husband Cliff. Grandchildren Nicole Distefano, Tamara Sosa, Nataly Thompson, Naomi Dabney, Jody Anderson, Amanda, Callie and Katie Daniels and eleven great grandchildren.
so excited because now I have new friends, longer distance camping and new adventures to look forward to. The BSA adult leaders are at our events for guidance and safety, however, we cook, clean, and lead ourselves. I am learning new skills from my troopmates and we all work together as we go through the Scouts BSA program. Instead of belt loops and adventures, we work to achieve Merit Badges. There are more than 100 merit badges that you can earn and its easy to find one that you are in-
terested in. I am excited to work on the Moviemaking and Chess merit badges. This summer our troop is going to Camp Davy Crockett in Tennessee. There I will learn skills and leadership, achieve merit badges and meet even more friends! “Each scout works through requirements to achieve ranks. I just earned my first rank, Scout. Working towards tenderfoot is what I am focusing on now. It will take many camping trips, leadership roles and determination, but I know I
can do it! Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Star, Life and then Eagle! I cannot wait to find out what that journey has in store. I have great friends, stupendous leaders, and the support of my family and community. Adventure awaits! “If you want fun and adventure too, go visit a Scout meeting! There are many scouting groups in Huntsville! Visit joseyscoutlodge.org/join to find a meeting near you! Can’t wait to see you!”
Spring event. The first round of the event was Friday night, followed by performances on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. The bull riders will get a much needed break to heal up some injuries or in a lot of instances, heal up some hurting pride. Half of the field of 40 riders have yet to stay on one of the beasts for
the required eight seconds and 12 of the riders have only covered one bull out of three rounds. Six riders have stayed aboard two animals and only three riders have completed their mission for the first three rounds. Cody Jesus is leading the event with a combined score of 268.25 on three head while Joao Ricardo Vieira is a few
points behind with a total of 264.00. Last year’s World Champion, Jose Vitor Leme, who entered the competition 4th in the World, is currently third in this year’s Championship with a combined total of 262.00 on three head, but has slipped to 5th in the World standings. The Worlds standings race has been a see-saw
PBR Provides Action (contd)
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Community
The best of the best bulls and riders converged on Ft. Worth for the PBR World Finals in Dickies Arena. Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media. battle between Daylon Swearingen entered the Swearingen(Piffard, New finals in the number 1 poYork) and Joao Ricardo sition, but soon lost that Vieira(Itatinga, Brazil). position on the first night as he was tossed from the
back of his draw, while Joao put up a monstrous 90.25 point ride. Swearingen recovered and rode the next two, including a huge 93 point ride aboard “Riding Solo ‘’ on night number two and inched back into the number one spot after the third round. There is plenty more action scheduled as the bull riding resumes Thursday evening and continues through Sunday when a World Champion will be crowned. PBR RidePass on Pluto TV will offer re-airs and on demand replays of every PBR Unleash the Beast event. Tune to channel 720 on Pluto TV or better yet, make the trip to Ft. Worth and watch it in person, tickets are available.
Moore For Your Money (contd) stimulus spending, and the Fed being too patient to act. The pandemic-rebounded economy and the hot labor market further fuel my recession concerns. So, what exactly is a ‘recession’? You will find many definitions and indicators of a recession. Generally, a period of two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth is commonly considered a recession. By that definition, however, it’s often hard to recognize a recession until it’s already taken hold for six months. There have been a few times when the Nation-
al Bureau of Economic Research, the organization that officially declares a recession, has done so without two negative quarters. The spring 2020 period following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic is an example of such an occurrence. Here are indicators to watch • The Federal Reserve’s strategy on current high inflation. After down-playing inflation for much of 2021, the Fed has finally decided to tackle price growth. The Fed began to tighten monetary policy in January of this year when Fed Chair Jerome Pow-
ell announced that the Fed would lower its $9 trillion balance sheet sometime in 2022 and begin the process of withdrawing cheap money from the economy. This put pressure on stocks across the board—especially tech companies that thrive in such an environment. Powell rolled out the next step by not only raising the federal funds rate in March, but also signaling that there could be as many as seven rate hikes this year. Some economists fear the Fed will begin to be even more aggressive in upcoming meetings, raising rates by 50 ba-
sis points instead of just 25 basis points. Inflation assumptions are nothing more than the idea that people come to believe there will be higher prices in the future, and they have a raft of consequences— like accelerating wages—which can make it even harder to get inflation back toward the Fed’s 2% target. At first glance, the Fed’s strategy might seem reasonable. But today we find the consumer price index (CPI) is at 40-year highs. Economists worry that after downplaying the pace of inflation in 2021, the Fed will be too forceful as it increases borrowing costs. Should the Fed overtighten, the economy could easily slip into recession. • A negative yield curve. This metric compares what investors can earn on short-term Treasury securities versus longer-term Treasury securities. In a healthy economy, investors demand higher yields on longer-term debt to compensate for taking on longer-term risks. When the difference between these two yields shrinks—as investors demand higher yields on shorter-term debt—it signals concern that tough times are around the corner. The yield curve has
seen this exact scenario recently, suggesting that investors expect economic growth to slow in the future. Yields on shorter-term and longer-term Treasury securities have been converging, raising another signal of impending recession. • Gross Domestic product (GDP). GDP measures the output of goods and services in the U.S. for a three-month period. Gross domestic product in the U.S. declined at a 1.4% pace in the first quarter of 2022, below analyst expectations of a 1% gain. Compare this to the 7% annual growth in the fourth quarter of 2020. Prices increased sharply during the first quarter, with the GDP price index deflator rising 8%. GDP ratings and forecasts have been cut by 0.2% and now predictions have been decreased to 3.5% national GDP growth for the remainder of year. The Fed has also lowered its expectations for 2022 GDP growth from 4% to 2.8%. • Consumer prices. Price hikes have accelerated all year. Consumer prices in March were up 8.5% from a year ago, the sharpest increase since December 1981. Relief on the supply side is taking longer than
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many analysts expected, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has only added to disruption, jeopardizing exports of both food and energy. Add in a rising interest rate environment—another cost for businesses and for working families who must borrow for mortgages, auto financing, and student loans— and this sets the stage for a recession. My biggest fear is that the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes will push the economy into a recession by the end of this year. In addition, in my day-to-day life as a community banker, I visit with customers who are not feeling very optimistic about their finances. Many still feel the COVID malaise. I see housing sales decline as financing costs rise. In my experience, I have seen financial upsets come upon us after a long time in the making and suddenly be disastrous, yet temporary. My advice is to stay positive, keep spending in check, pay down debt and build your emergency fund. All of us here at Anahuac National Bank are available help you plan and navigate a rocky year. We thank you for your confidence.
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Lifestyle
Sunday Observations by Christy
My daughter turned thirty this weekend. Pretty sure that hurt worse than me turning 55. But by the Grace of God, and a lot of grey hair, we got here. Then I open social media and see new babies, new grand babies, and I think….. you will blink and they will be grown. Just happened so dang fast. Your elders told you this Christy. But 25 year old Christy was smarter than that. What did they know….. HAH!!!
There is a saying that says, the days are long but the years are fast when it comes to raising kids. Most accurate statement ever. You start off thinking, will they EVER sleep all night, walk, talk, stop whining, remember to brush their teeth, pick up their clothes, clean their room, clean their car. And then the non stop running. Practice, coaches, dance, games, recitals, competitions, how do you need shoes we just
bought them, where is your jacket let’s go buy one, honey why do you not have your glove? WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LEFT IT AT HOME….. And then just like that…. It stops. They go to college, move out, get jobs, they fight with you. They will fight with you like mad in those twenties. I’m convinced as of yet 2026 was the absolute hardest times. A mad 20 year old is much rougher than a mad 2 year old. Especially when they don’t live at home. They say they are grown you can’t tell them what to do, but all you want to do is save them from hurts. It’s hard. But I would do every single tear filled, screaming fight, sleepless night, hours at the ballpark, sunburns in the stands, cheering them on, picking her up after rough nights, laughing at her silliness, championing her triumphs, all over again. Not one question about that. Happy Sunday peeps….. if you have babies please enjoy
every second. Toddler years will be a blur soon. Pre teens will be driving before you can breathe. Teenagers will be off to college. There will be apartments, roommates, fights, jobs, and growth. Then one day you will look up as they drive off, and realize what magnif-
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icent creatures they turned into. To my Tiff I say, even on the bad days you make me proud. May #30 be your best year yet. I hope life continues to give you happiness, laughter and smiles, but more than that I hope when it doesn’t, you continue to find joy in
the sad, humor in the bad, and the ability to find triumphs in the darkest of days. I can’t give you perfect, but I hope I’ve given you the fight you need. Keep doing you kid….. I love you big! Love, Mom
WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE
TIME TO TALK SALTY
By John Jefferson
But I don’t mean for you to pepper your spoken language with rough words. No! I mean it’s the time of year to turn your thoughts, dreams, and talk toward saltwater. The Texas coast, in particular. We’re blessed with about 361 miles of coastline, and our bays are chocked full of fish and shellfish – too many species to list! And many of them are considered game fish and delightfully edible. As the weather and water warm in late spring, the bite begins to turn on. If you’re new to Texas, or new
to saltwater fishing, that doesn’t mean that you could get bitten in the bays (Ouch!), although the surf and occasional bays can have sharks on the prowl. Don’t venture unnecessarily far from shore. You could land in the food chain. The bite turning on is fisherman-talk about the fish beginning to bite bait – live or artificial. Hopefully, the wind will also begin to slack. We were on the coast a few weeks ago, having taken our kayaks for a ride … in the truck. The wind was so strong that they never made it into the bay. Other things happen in the spring in saltwater, too. The commercial shrimping season closed Sunday, May
15 in Texas and federal waters out to 200-nautical miles. This allows brown shrimp to migrate into the Gulf and reach larger size to prevent waste and assures shrimp are sustainable, according to Robin Riechers, TPWD’s coastal fisheries director. That’s important to guys like me who prefer shrimp to steak. See TPW Outdoor Annual pages 51-54 for shellfish regulations. The red snapper season -- open year-around in Texas waters -- opens June 1 in federal waters. STATE limit is four snappers, at least 15-inches long. Fed limit is two snappers, with a 16-inch minimum length. Federal water fish count in the state limit. New this
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year, a venting tool or rigged descending device is required on boats fishing for reef fish, which includes red snappers. But the big event for many is Coastal Conservation Association’s S.T.A.R tournament. The first five anglers catching a 2022-- tagged redfish and who are REGISTERED for the tournament win a boat, motor, trailer, AND FORD TRUCK! Other categories, prizes, and scholarships total $1,000,000. The tournament spans the en-
tire Texas Gulf Coast. There are two Catch, Clip & Release Tagged-Redfish Divisions. The second five catching tagged redfish receive boat combos, but no truck. There’s also an Offshore Division with Hoffpauir Polaris UTVs as prizes. The S.T.A.R. Tournament runs from the Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day - May 28th through September 5th, 2022. But participants must be CCA members and registered before the tournament.
Lifestyle The quickest way is through https://www. startournament.org/ Every year, there are heartbreaks for ones catching a tagged redfish who weren’t entered and a member. A few have tried to join and register AFTER the catch but were disqualified. Cheating doesn’t work. See https://www.startournament.org/rules/ for the tournament rules. They must be followed. Good luck and good fishing.
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And The Winner Is
Still in print: The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (1678); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (1876); and Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1936). These have sold in the millions to hundreds of millions of copies. Still in print: The Bible inspired by God’s Holy Spirit, completed approximately A.D. 400 with sales totaling five billion plus. “Here’s looking at you, Kid!” This redfish seems to be borrowing Bogart’s line as it looks quizzically at its captor. Had it been tagged and caught in CCA’s S.T.A.R. tournament, its tournament tag would have been clipped off and saved, and the fish would have been returned to the water quickly as a conservation move following the 2021 freeze and fish-kill. Photo by John Jefferson.
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8) Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain: Chambers County Sheriff’s Office & Fellowship of Christian Cowboys
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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.
On the road again, I just can’t wait to get on the road again. I made a trip up to Ft Worth last weekend to take in some PBR bull riding and I paid over $4.00 a gallon for gas for the first time this year. I have a feeling that it won’t be the last time and that the $4.15 a gallon that I paid for the fuel may be a bargain by the time Summer is over. I also had another first.....I had run into some friends at the bull riding and they were staying in the Stockyards at the new Drovers Hotel. Since the Stockyards were kinda on my way home(temporarily), I told them that I would meet them in the Stockyards and we could have an adult beverage. I drove to the Stockyards and found a place to park in my favorite special parking lot and started walking towards all of the action on
Exchange Avenue. I called them and they said that they had found a restaurant open and they were eating and I said that I was in the Stockyards and we could meet up after they were through with dinner. I walked over to a popular watering hole and started to go in and the guy at the door said it was a $15 cover charge. I asked if all of the places were charging cover charges tonight and he said yes. It was already late, I had about a 30 minute trip to get to the place I was laying my head down that night, and I was only planning on one drink and so I made the adult decision to walk back to my truck and head home. I called my buddy and advised him of my decision and headed out. That’s a first for me, to be in the Stockyards and not have
a drink or visit an establishment......I must be getting old. I headed to Huntsville on Sunday after watching three rounds of bull riding and ended up in Winnie on Monday. I’ll spend a couple of days in Winnie this week before I head back to Ft. Worth to catch the final rounds of bull riding in the PBR World Finals. I also had another experiment in progress during my trip to Ft Worth. I had cash with me, but all that I had was hundred dollar bills and a ten dollar bill. My experiment was to see if I could make it through the weekend without having to break one of those large bills. I started to go by the bank and break one before I left, but I decided to just see what happened. I arrived home in Huntsville on Sunday evening with my 100”s and
three one dollar bills in my money clip. Realistically, that’s not all that hard to accomplish. When a cold beer is $10 for an aluminum can and a turkey sandwich is $12, it’s a whole lot easier to put it on a credit card than to pull out cash. I’m kinda surprised that they would even take cash as a lot of these venue’s have gone to card only. Anyway, with the exception of
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the occasional potty stop on the coming and going trips, I didn’t use any cash anywhere. I used to own convenience stores and I pretty much refuse to walk into one and use their bathroom and not purchase something. They have to really make me mad before I won’t buy anything and usually I buy a fountain drink which leads to the next potty stop.
I’ll spend a couple of days in Winnie, a couple of days in Huntsville and then head back to Ft. Worth on Thursday evening to watch the final rounds of the bull riding. Sometimes in those days, I’m going to try to at least mow my grass before I can’t see the roof of the house any longer. Till next time, I’m.......Wade in the Shade.
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