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Dianne Brookshire, who lived at 195 Stapper Street in Bridge City, side of her home. The storm surge from Hurricane Ike left marsh grass
could not look into her daughter’s room as she walked around the out- over everything as it traveled through her home.
Bridge City folk try to dry out homes
ONLINE
◆ Video of BC devastation:
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◆ Entergy says Ike recovery will
take as long as Rita: 3A
◆ Town by town info on cur-
fews, utilities, services: 3A
◆ Jobless rate could hit double
digits as it did after Rita: 8A
Aid denial
stuns some
FEMA procedures can be tough
for those already reeling from Ike
By DEE DIXON
THE ENTERPRISE
BEAUMONT — Dealing with FEMA
can be frustrating, especially when a per-
son who feels more than qualified for
assistance gets an aid denial instead.
That is the situation Bridge City resi-
dent Glenn Perritt and disabled Beau-
mont resident Norma Rocio found them-
selves in this week.
Perritt, a 42-year-old plant operations
AID, page 4A
Aftermath: Keep
an eye on mold
www.TexasHurricaneNews.com
 WEATHER: Partly cloudy, Highs: 80s, Lows: Mid-60s/2A 
◆ Ike forces some to go to
work where they evacuated: 8A
◆ On the scene in Vidor, China
and Mid-County: 10A
◆ No leaks of toxic material
detected at Veolia incinerator
site on Texas 73: 10A
◆ Sea Rim goes from heavily to
catastrophically damaged: 11A
◆ Ride along with FEMA: 12A
Sept. 9, 2008
Sept. 15, 2008
Bolivar Peninsula
SOURCES: U.S. Geological Survey; ESRI
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By CHRISTINE RAPPLEYE
THE ENTERPRISE
BRIDGE CITY — The driveway to Vance Hardy and
Nancy Adams’ Bridge City home now is strewn with their
collection of National Geographic magazines, marsh
grass, a window screen and other almost unrecognizable
possessions from their home.
“Unbelievable,” said Hardy as he walked up the drive-
way for the first time.
The Rainbow Bridge and Veterans Memorial Bridge are
BRIDGE CITY, page 5A
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0 5 km
Crystal Beach
Gulf of
TEXAS
Mexico
Bolivar
Peninsula
Galveston
Crystal Beach, Texas
Approximate location of beachfront homes
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SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
 50 Cents
Before resuming
classes, districts
have to cover
basic necessities
By EMILY GUEVARA
THE ENTERPRISE
The Bridge City school district
was no doubt among the most
badly hurt by Hurricane Ike.
District Superintendent Jamey
Harrison told The Enterprise earli-
er this week that the district’s five
campuses had “substantial dam-
age.”
Work crews still were removing
moisture from the buildings Fri-
day while Harrison predicted that
school could resume as early as
Oct. 6.
“We’re going to have a full
school year,” he told The Enter-
prise earlier this week. “Bridge City
schools are going to be open.”
It is one of 30 districts in the
Southeast Texas region, the major-
ity of which felt the sting of Hurri-
cane Ike. From wind damage to
flooding, school officials must jug-
gle campus repairs along with the
needs of their community.
District administrators said they
considered power, their staff and
students, and their own philoso-
Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
phy when making decisions
regarding school openings.
The common thread for all dis-
tricts is the presence of electricity.
Almost every district cites func-
tioning power, water and sewer
SCHOOLS, page 4A
Whole town
‘looks like a
Recovering
flea market,’ the football
mayor says Even in a disaster
area, sports bars
of saturated are there for fans
with cold beer
belongings and big-screen
televisions: 1B
set outside
HOMEOWNERS COULD
Beach
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A little-known Texas law says the
bummer
state can seize private property if a
storm changes the beach boundaries,
as Hurricane Ike did when the shore-
line was washed away.
Some Ike victims might
lose land to government
By MICHAEL GRACZYK
and CAIN BURDEAU
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GALVESTON — Hundreds of
people whose beachfront homes
were wrecked by Hurricane Ike
might be barred from rebuilding
under a little-noticed Texas law.
And even those whose houses
were spared could end up seeing
AP BEACHFRONT, page 4A
Average price of a
gallon of regular gas
in Southeast Texas:
As of Friday morning
$3.68
Sources: AAA, Oil Price Information Service