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OBITUARIES
Blum delivers smiles to all

Jerry Eugene
Andress

Mertie Marie
Parrish Adams
Dayton
getting new
The Vindicator | Russell Payne sidewalks
The 2021 Liberty Panthers Baseball team was excited for the opportunity to meet Geoff Blum at last Saturday’s banquet. Blum took time for pho-
tographs and to sign autographs for the team. By Travis Huffman
editor@thevindicator.com
See BLUM, 11 The Texas Department
of Transportation is cur-
rently installing new side-
WEATHER A streamlined process helps patients walks on Highway 90 in
Dayton as a part of the Safe
High Low Routes to School Grant
By Travis Huffman program.
Thursday 55 40
editor@thevindicator.com TxDot kicked the process
Friday 45 37 off recently without notify-
Saturday 46 32 Emergency Hospital Systems be- ing the city engineers, hit-
gan giving the Pfizer vaccine late ting the main water line in
Sunday 48 27
last month and is averaging 250 the process. City officials
Monday 34 15 immunizations a day. They have believed the construction
Tuesday 46 34 been using an organized process was to begin in April, but it
Wednesday 56 33 to ensure patients are getting the is now underway.
vaccine in a healthy environment
and in a timely manner. Outside See DAYTON, 7
INDEX of the building, there is a station
where patients can check-in and
Obituaries ................ 2 have their temperature checked by CMC Railyard
Calendar ................... 3 a healthcare worker. Members of
the security team are outside the By Travis Huffman
Viewpoints ................ 4 entrance to help usher the patients editor@thevindicator.com
into the vaccine area where health-
Community .............. 5
care professionals are administer- Gulf Inland Logistics
Worship..................... 6 ing the vaccines. After receiving The Vindicator | Travis Huffman
Park on Hwy 90 in Dayton
their vaccines, patients are then A patient is administered the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine by an Emergency Hospital Sys- has been owned by CMC
Scam Alert .................7 tems healthcare professional. Before she leaves the facility, she will be registered and sched- Railroad for a little over a
Classifieds ................ 8 See PATIENTS, 7 uled for the second dose. decade. Due to its location,
they have wanted to build
VindiHoot.................10 an industrial park served by
Schoolhouse News . 11 Extended Stay Motel Interchange park rail. The Dayton City Coun-
cil has been working on the
project in a public and pri-
Club News ...............12
coming to Dayton
chugging along
vate partnership with CMC
Extra Extra ...............13 to create the new industrial
By Travis Huffman agricultural property to park.
Simple Little Life .....13 commercial by the city
editor@thevindicator.com In 2019 a tax increment
council. By Travis Huffman know. The state of the reinvestment zone over
Sports ................. 14-15
The motel is working editor@thevindicator.com art industrial park will Gulf Inland and surround-
The City of Dayton
with the city to design accommodate 1,060 rail ing areas, which totals 2600
will be getting a new
the building’s façade to The new Rail Logix cars, is expandable to acres, was created not to
Extended Stay Motel on
model the ascetics of Interchange Industrial 2,400 or more rail cars raise taxes.
Hwy 146 near Stephen
the area. The new mo- Park is currently under and has 272 rail car spots “When the value goes up
F. Austin Elementary.
tel will have 40 rooms construction on HWY of interchange track. on those properties, the in-
The property was re-
cently rezoned from 146, and it is further
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Jerry Eugene Andress, 1929-2021
Jerry Eugene Andress,
age 91, passed away from
this life on Monday, Jan-
uary 25, 2021 in Collins,
Mississippi. He was born
on November 16, 1929, in
Muskogee, Oklahoma, to
Krystal Lee Andress and
Florence Evelyn Callah-
an Andress. Jerry was a
loving husband, devoted
father, fierce advocate,
mentor, colleague, and
loyal friend. After retiring
as a veteran of the U.S. Air
Force, Jerry earned his
Juris Doctorate from the
University of Houston.
He served the citizens of
Mertie Marie Parrish Adams, 1931-2021
Mertie Marie Parrish
Adams left this earth-
ly home on February 3,
2021 after living a very
full life. Born in Lufkin,
Texas on October 9, 1931,
Marie was the oldest of
four girls and her baby
sister, Kay, always said
Marie was their daddy’s
favorite. In fact, adults
often loved Marie, and
it was Ruth Adams who
went out of her way to
make sure that Marie
and Roy stayed in con-
tact after meeting at a
friend’s wedding. Ruth
Adams picked up Marie
in her new car and drove
straight to the filling sta-
tion where Roy worked
with his brother. It must
have worked because
Marie married Roy C.
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Kissin’ Kuzzins
By Hershel Dixon
(1) From Linda Jamison,
Chair, Liberty County His-
torical Commission: LIB-
ERTY COUNTY HISTOR-
ICAL COMMISSION TO
MEET MONDAY, FEBRU-
ARY 15TH
The Liberty County His-
torical Commission will
meet Monday evening,
February 15th at 6:00 p.m.
in the A. J. “Jack” Hartel
Building, 318 San Jacinto
Street, in Liberty. Masks
and social distancing re-
quired. This will be the first
meeting in 2021.
Linda Jamison, County
Chair for the Commission,
has prepared a full agenda
with election and installa-
tion for the new term 2020-
2021. The officers will be:
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Bell and Liberty Counties
for more than fifty years
as both a prosecutor and
private attorney. He was
a member of the Liberty
Adams in 1950 and to-
gether raised Becky Kay
Adams Whiting (Joe
Whiting) and David G.
Adams (Debbie Havard
Adams). During the oil-
field boom of the 60’s,
Marie and Roy settled in
Morgan City where Ma-
rie worked as a secretary
in the oilfield industry.
In 1983, Roy and Ma-
Linda M. Jamison, Coun-
ty Chairman
Susan Rice, Vice-Chair
Beverly Davis, Secretary
Gloria Stratton, Treasur-
er
Ms. Jamison will report
on the 2021 “Real Places
Conference” which is nor-
mally held annually in Aus-
tin but was a 3-day virtual
conference this year which
represented some chal-
lenges but included break-
out sessions and speakers
which concentrated on
preservation across the
state and much-needed
help to county historical
commissions, cemetery
work and restoration,
markers, archaeology,
courthouse preservation,
grant workshops, Certified
Local Government Pro-
gram, a few of the topics.
936-336-7247
County Bar Association,
Pop’s Ferry Road Baptist
Church in Biloxi and for-
merly a member of the
First Baptist Church of
rie embarked on a new
path and moved back
to their hometown of
Liberty, Texas to open
Roy’s Discount Tire and
Auto with their son Da-
vid. Marie had to learn
a completely new line
of secretarial work, and
David tells about the
time a customer called
and asked her, “Do y’all
grease rear ends?”
To which Marie re-
plied with an emphatic
“Well!” and hung up
on the prospective cus-
tomer, much to Roy’s
chagrin.
Marie’s granddaugh-
ters, Amy Whiting De-
slattes, Beth Whiting
Dupuy, Stacy Whiting
Spitale, Kimberly Ad-
ams Helgrin, and Mandi
Commission Commit-
tees for the new term will
be discussed and sign-up
sheets will be available for
attendees.
The program for the eve-
ning will be presented by
Ms. Jamison. It is entitled,
“PRESERVATION IN LIB-
ERTY COUNTY IN 2021-
2022.” In the PowerPoint
program, Ms. Jamison will
discuss many new pro-
grams, including cemetery
preservation and rehabili-
tation, local history projects
for youth and adults, honor-
ing history with markers,
upcoming speakers, and
programs for the public
and book publication of
our county-wide cemetery
project. Ms. Jamison is
bringing many new ideas
to draw the citizenry of the
county into preservation
We at Liberty Health Care Center
are here to help with any and all
questions you may have.
Dayton, TX. Jerry loved
his country, his family,
his friends and the law.
He dedicated his life to
the practice of law and
service to our nation.
Graveside Funeral
Rites with full military
honors for Mr. Jerry An-
dress will be held at 2:30
pm on Friday, February
12, 2021, at the Houston
National Cemetery in
Houston.
Mr. Andress was pre-
ceded in death by his
mother and father and
his loving wife of 62
years, Billie Janet “Jan”
Adams Stuart all fondly
remember her. Marie’s
time as a Mary Kay con-
sultant provided her
ample time for grand-
daughter sleepovers
and facials as they
were growing up. Nick-
named ReeRee by her
g reat- g ra n d c h i l d re n ,
and what she became
known as by her larger
church community, Ma-
rie was a faithful birth-
day card sender. Her
family always knew a
card would arrive right
in time for their special
day.
After Roy’s death, Ma-
rie moved back to Mor-
gan City and has spent
the last 20 years resid-
ing with Becky and Joe
where she accumulated
work and into the commis-
sion. Many of these ideas
are a direct result of many
training webinars, which
the chair took advantage of
during the COVID-19 shut-
down and many from the
recent “Real Places Confer-
ence.” Pop-up local history
displays in schools and li-
braries, history scavenger
hunts, cemetery headstone
symbolism tours, walking
historic site tours are only
a few of the topics which
will be discussed during the
program!
Please plan to attend!
Commission meetings
are open to the public and
volunteerism from the
community is needed and
encouraged! For more in-
formation, please email:
lchc318@gmail.com (2)
From Sherrie Leach, Coor-
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Andress. Survivors in-
clude his wife, Angela
Hughes-Krzyzanowski of
Biloxi; 4 children, Leigh
Hlavety and husband,
Martin of Lake Tahoe,
NV, Ted Allen Andress
and wife, Varshay of Lit-
tleton, CO, Andy Glen
Andress and wife Joanie
of Las Vegas, and Jamie
Andress; 4 step-children,
Brandy Andrews, Gerian
Terry, Christian Jasper,
and Andrea Hughes;
6 grandchildren; 10
step-grandchildren; and
6 great-grandchildren; as
well as a host of beloved
a large collection of hats,
determined to initiate a
fashion hat resurgence
on her own.
A member of Eastern
Star and the Ladies Aux-
iliary, Marie spent her
later years giving back
to her communities.
As one of the hospital
“pink ladies,” you could
always find Marie sitting
at the information desk,
appeasing her own mor-
bid curiosity of who was
sick and who had died
while she kept track of
who was coming in and
out.
Marie was preceded
in death by her parents
Hall and Estelle Parish,
husband, Roy C. Adams,
and sister, Betty Parrish
Bienvenue. Marie is sur-
dinator of the 2021 Virtu-
al Even sponsored by the
Newton County Historical
Commission (This is the
2021 version of last year’s
Newton County Genealogy
Conference.): “The virtu-
al event has begun. The
first of six sessions has
been posted. It is accessed
through the Newton Coun-
ty Historical Commission
Facebook page. Sessions
will be posted once each
month. There is an infor-
mation piece on the Face-
book page telling about the
conference.” For more in-
formation, contact Sherrie
at s.lynn.leach@gmail.com
or (409) 658- 8707
(3) From Stanley Fletch-
er of Leesville, Louisiana:
“I write a weekly article
which appears in Wednes-
day’s LDL. I cover 12 fam-
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friends and colleagues.
We can rest assured,
knowing that he is happy
with God. We know he
will certainly miss all of
his friends, co-workers
and many clients over
the years.
The families address
for condolences is:
Angela Hughes
245 McDonnell Avenue
Biloxi, Mississippi,
39531
(321)652-4547
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests dona-
tions be made to Wound-
ed Warrior Project.
vived by two sisters, Kay
Parrish Haar (Haslet,
TX) and Ima Jean Par-
rish Hosang (Richard-
son, TX), her daughter
Becky Adams Whiting
(Morgan City, LA), her
son David Adams (Mor-
ga n C i ty, L A ) , f ive
granddaughters, twelve
g reat- g ra n d c h i l d re n ,
and multiple nieces and
nephews who have all
been very supportive
and caring of Marie in
her final years.
Her family will cele-
brate her life at a grave-
side service in Liberty,
Texas on February 9,
2021 at Cooke Cemetery.
Arrangements are being
handled by Allison Fu-
neral Home in Liberty,
Texas.
ilies a week. Attached is a
list of 51 groups of families
and the date the family ap-
pears in the paper. If you
or your members have kin
in Vernon Parish, let me
know and I’ll send you all
617 names. Thanks. I miss
you guys, even if you are
Texans.” You can contact
Stanley at (337) 353-0440 or
stanfletcher0402@ya-
hoo.com (This week in the
Leesville Daily Leader, Stan-
ley wrote on the families in-
cluded in Boon to Brister.)
To submit an item to this
column, email it to dixonher-
shel51@gmail.com or send it
by phone to (936) 671-1419 or
mail it to Kissin’ Kuzzins P.
O. Box 151001 Lufkin Texas
75915-1001 For a book re-
view, mail a complimentary
copy to the address just list-
ed.
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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
Trust the process.
Narcotics Anonymous
meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at
7 p.m. at 424 Main Street
in Liberty, next to Jax
Hamburgers. For more
information call 254-716-
9965.
COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR
The City of Liberty has
Coffee with the Mayor
the third Thursday of the
month.
LIBERTY FREEDOM RIDE
The 6th Liberty Freedom
Ride will be held this year
on Saturday, Feb. 13,
2021, with three routes
to participate in this year
– 18, 38, and 75 miles of
beautiful Liberty County
scenery to choose from.
All rides begin at the
Liberty Center 1829 Sam
Houston, Liberty, TX. All
routes have good shoul-
ders and have rest stops
every 8 to 12 miles. All
routes end at the Start/
finish line.
To register for the event,
visit the Liberty ISD Edu-
cation Foundations web
page and follow the links
under Liberty Freedom
Ride.
You can visit the website
for more details and to
register for the ride at
www.libertyeducation-
foundation.net.
DAYTON FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS
11 AM - 2 PM every Friday
on 111 N Church St. in
Dayton.
DAYTON CHAMBER BANQUET
The Dayton Chamber of
Commerce will be host-
ing their 20th Annual
Banquet on Saturday,
February 27th at 6pm at
the Dayton Community
Center, located at 801
South Cleveland St. In
Dayton. To sponsor or
for more information
contact the Chamber at
936-257-2393, or online
at daytontxchamber.
com.
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VETERAN MEET-UP website at www.liberty- Rick Humber Memo- The February 11 meet- com for meeting and
You are invited to join us ball.com. rial Steak Cook-off on ing of the Lower Trinity field trip information.
for breakfast and cama- Facebook. Proceeds go Valley Bird Club will be
raderie with fellow veter- CLEVELAND YOUTH BASEBALL to the Liberty Elks, Rick held on WebEx. CLEVELAND MONTHLY ECONOM-
ans. 1st Saturday of each ASSOCIATION Humber Scholarship The meeting will feature IC DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDC)
Month 8:30-10:30am Are y’all ready for some Fund and special needs an Identifying Waterfowl MEETING
Cleveland Historical ball?! children. Donations can workshop. Monday, February 22,
Museum. The museum Please read the link de- be mailed to PO Box 2021
is located at 203 E Booth scription before register- 165, Liberty, TX 77575 ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE Monthly business meet-
St in Cleveland. ing your player. REFUGE BIRDING TRIP ing.
•Tiny tots - children that CASA OF LIBERTY/CHAMBERS Saturday, February 13,
TARKINGTON COMMUNITY are 2 and 3 years old by COUNTIES ZOOM INFORMATION 2021 CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION January 1st, 2021 - $45 SESSION The public is invited to MEETING
Registration for baseball per player. Thursday February 11th, join the LTVBC field trip. Tuesday, February 16,
and softball is officially •Baseball - players that 18th, and 25th. Please We welcome both be- 2021
open. are ages 4-14 years old call (409)781-8035.
ginning and experienced Monthly City Council
There is an option to by May 1st, 2021 - $75 Register and receive
birders. Meeting
purchase registration per player. the Zoom link. We will
If you are not a club
insurance protection in •Softball - players that review and discuss
case your player is un- are ages 4-15 years old what CASA is all about member, contact Pres- DAYTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
able to play for a number by January 1st, 2021 - and all that CASA offers ident Gary Holmes at Monday, February
of reasons. TCBA does $75 per player. Liberty and Chambers 713-366-1722 or e-mail 22,2021 at 6:00pm
not benefit financially or •Challengers- Players counties. the club at lowertrinity- Monthly City Council
otherwise if you pur- that have a disability Court Appointed Special valleybirdclub@gmail. Meeting
chase it, but we highly learning/mentally/ Advocates for children.
recommend it. physically that hinders
Here is a link to the them from playing a full AREA BLOOD DRIVES
registration page which season - this gives all City of Cleveland – Feb.
you can also find on our children the opportunity 12, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
website: to participate and learn Faux Real Trade Days –
https://tarkingtonbase- a game they love! Ages Liberty, Feb. 20, 9:00 am
ball.sportngin.com/.../ 4-16 years of age. – 3:00 pm
form/530604289 •Coaches- None of this VFW Post 5621 – Liberty,
Baseball and Softball Try- is possible without YOU Feb. 20, 11:00 am - 3:00
outs will be held March - if you are interested in pm
6th and Opening Day will coaching the youth of Cornerstone Church of
be March 27th. your community this link Liberty, Feb. 27 10:00
is for you. am - 3:00 pm
CELEBRATE RECOVERY https://fs7.formsite. First Baptist Church –
The Family Church in com/xBVtV3/vibj91jw3j/ Dayton, March 4, 2:00
Hardin is hosting Cele- index.html pm - 6:00 pm
brate Recovery, a weekly
class every Tuesday 12TH ANNUAL RICK HUMBER LOWER TRINITY VALLEY BIRD
Night at 7pm. If you MEMORIAL STEAK COOK-OFF Club Virtual Meeting
know someone who Get your pits out be- Thursday, February 11,
needs this class, please cause it is time to start 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
share this information your coals. Our annual
with them. This is a Bible cook-off is seasoned and
based recovery program ready to grill on February
for alcohol, drugs, code- 20, 2021 at the Liberty
pendency, anger man- Elks Lodge. Early regis-
agement, etc. The Family tration is $50 and ends
Church is located at 656 on February 15, 2021.
CR 2010 in Hardin, Texas. Day of registration is
$60 and starts at 9 am.
LIBERTY YOUTH BASEBALL & We will have cash and
SOFTBALL prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd
Online Registration for Steak, JackPot on drinks.
Liberty Youth Baseball & We will sell tickets for
Softball is currently un- a 50/50 pot and Live
derway and the deadline Auction to follow up.
to register is Thursday, Any questions or need a
February 11. Tryouts will registration form, email
be conducted on Sat- miranda_litton@yahoo.
urday, February 13 at a com, call 936-334-6981,
TBA. To register visit the or search 12th Annual
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Like Charlie Chaplin said, “In the end, everything is a gag.”

My five cents… with Sen. Nichols

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shad- COVID-19 PATIENTS IN LUFKIN
ow on Groundhog Day, signaling 6 Lufkin is one of three cities across
more weeks of winter. Since 1887, Robert Nichols the state that military medical per-
the groundhog in Punxsutawney, sonnel are deploying to in response
Pennsylvania has been central to the Senator, District 3 to the ongoing pandemic. They will
legend of Groundhog Day, celebrat- also be deploying to Abilene and
ed every February 2. Let’s hope he’s Eagle Pass. The medical personnel
EDITORIAL DISCLAIMER wrong this year.
The views and opinions expressed within any adver- will be supporting local hospitals
tisement, column or letter to the editor are those of its Here are five things happening such as Canada, South Korea, and and frontline workers in treating
writer and do not necessarily represent the opinions of around the state this week: Russia. Texas has a GDP of $1.9 tril- COVID-19 patients. The military
The Vindicator or any member of its staff. Further, nei- lion, whereas the US total GDP totals medical professionals will be work-
ther The Vindicator, its staff, Granite Publishing Partners,
TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT around $21.4 trillion, making it the ing at St. Luke’s Lufkin. The hospital
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vouches for any assertion of fact contained within any BOARD AUTHORIZED $44.5 worlds largest economy. It’s a good is also planning to expand by opening
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roneous reflection upon the character, standing, or repu- in 2021. comes as two new vaccination hubs
tation of any person, firm or corporation that appears in Last month, the Texas Water Devel-
the pages of The Vindicator will gladly be corrected upon opment Board (TWDB) approved opened in East Texas. The newest
its being brought to the attention of the editor. $44.5 million in FEMA grants for GOVERNOR ABBOTT NAMES hubs in Jasper and Palestine join
their Flood Mitigation Assistance BROADBAND AS AN EMER- existing hubs in Liberty County and
program. The Flood Mitigation GENCY ITEM IN STATE OF THE Montgomery County.
Assistance program is a competitive STATE ADDRESS
grant program that provides fund- This week, Governor Abbott deliv- BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRE-
ing to states and local communities ered his State of the State address in SERVE ISSUING FREE FERAL
for projects that reduce or eliminate Austin. During the half-hour speech, HOG TRAPPING PERMITS
the risk of repetitive flood damage. he touched on topics ranging from The Feral Hog Trapping Program
THE VINDICATOR is a 133-year-old weekly published every TWDB administers the FEMA grant the pandemic and the vaccine effort is offering free hog trapping permits
Thursday in Liberty, Texas. program for Texas. Eleven grants to the Texas economy and job growth. in the Big Thicket National Preserve.
Send correspondence to: for Texas projects were approved, In the speech, he named five emer- The feral hog population is becoming
The Vindicator, P.O. Box 9189, Liberty, TX 77575. including four in Senate District 3. gency items, a designation that will a problem in that area, which covers
Or call us at 936-336-3611. Montgomery County was awarded allow legislators to vote on and pass parts of Jasper, Polk, and Tyler coun-
Publisher publisher@thevindicator.com $10.07 million for acquisition proj- legislation before the 60-day mark. ties. Feral hogs can be aggressive and
Jennifer Gray Richardson accounting@thevindicator.com ects, Orange County was awarded One of the emergency items was ex- outcompete other native animals for
classifieds@thevindicator.com $1 million for elevation projects, the panding broadband access. Lack of food, water, and resources, throwing
Managing Editor editor@thevindicator.com City of Pearland was awarded $1.35 rural broadband has been an issue the existing ecosystem out of bal-
Travis Huffman million for elevation projects, and in the state for a long time and some- ance. Hunters are allowed to trap
Advertising Representative ads@thevindicator.com the City of Vidor was awarded over thing I’ve been working on for sev- and kill as many hogs as they can.
Russell A. Payne $400,000 for acquisition projects. eral years. The global pandemic has Last year, around 250 feral hogs were
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Deer Park, TX 77536 hospitalized with COVID-19 has de- after enabling legislation is passed.
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past month, according to the Texas
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not have such a plan.
LIBERTY COUNTY
Courthouse D.A. Jennifer L. Bergman Department of Health Services. As Texas Press Association One Capital Highlights reader, a
1923 Sam Houston Courthouse, Ste. 112 of Feb. 7, Texas hospitals were treat- Houston resident who owns a sec-
Liberty, TX 77575 936-336-4609 ing 9,957 COVID-19 patients, down ond home on Lake Murvaul in Pano-
Main: 936-336-3600 Co. Atty Matthew Poston from nearly 14,000 a month ago. The la County, recently wrote to bemoan
Cleveland Annex Courthouse, Ste. 202 number of new cases in the past week the lack of connectivity in rural East
281-593-8400 936-336-4650 Watson said in a news release. “Under-
was 123,239 — a 22 percent drop from standing why people resist immuniza- Texas: “It’s a no-internet/no cell bars
Dayton Annex Co. Clerk Lee Chambers the record high of 158,922 the week of jungle over there. At Lake Murvaul,
936-258-2461 P.O. Box 369, Liberty, TX 77575 tion is an important step in reaching
936-336-4670 Jan. 10, according to the Coronavirus herd immunity.” I have installed a cell phone boost-
County Judge Jay Knight
936-336-4665 Voter Registrar 936-253-8050 Resource Center at Johns Hopkins Most of those polled who say they er on a 20-foot antenna so that my
University. are certain or likely to refuse vacci- phone has enough signal strength to
Commissioners Tax Assessor Ricky Brown
P.O. Box 1810 Liberty, TX 77575 At the same time new cases and nation asserted they don’t trust the be a hot spot. Then I had to upgrade
Pct. 1 Bruce Karbowski
936-587-4922 Property tax: 936-336-4633 hospitalizations were decreasing, government or pharmaceutical com- my “unlimited” plan, only to find out
Pct. 2 Greg Arthur
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936-298-2790 Sheriff Bobby Rader first dose of vaccine crossed the 2.3 Health experts say that between 70% spot, it meters down to a trickle that
Pct. 3 David S. Whitmire
2400 Beaumont Ave. million mark as of Sunday, according and 90% of the population must be won’t even let me view the latest Ber-
Liberty, TX 77575 to TDHS. That’s 700,000 more initial nie Sanders meme.” He added, “I have
281-592-3571 936-336-4500 vaccinated to achieve herd immunity,
Pct. 4 Leon Wilson shots in a week. Those who are now according to the press release. parked in the lot at the library just to
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CITY OF DEVERS CITY OF PLUM GROVE
CINE during the current legislative session, Information Act. According to Kelley
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About one-third of Texans polled in saying it is necessary for providing Shannon, executive director of the
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
a recent statewide survey by the Uni- telemedicine care to patients regard- Freedom of Information Foundation
Cleveland ISD Hull-Daisetta ISD of Texas, during the COVID-19 pan-
281-592-8717 936-536-6321
versity of Houston Hobby School of less of where they live, and for improv-
Public Affairs say they are unlikely to ing educational access. demic some governments refused to
Dayton ISD Liberty ISD
936-258-2667 936-336-7213 get the COVID-19 vaccine when it be- “From medicine to education to respond to TPIA requests if their phys-
Devers ISD Tarkington ISD comes available. More than one out of business, broadband access is not a ical offices were closed, even if the
936-549-7591 281-592-8781 five respondents were adamant they luxury — it is an essential tool that staff was working remotely. This leg-
Hardin ISD West Hardin CCISD will not receive the vaccine. must be available for all Texans,” Ab- islation would give clearer guidelines
936-298-2112 936-274- 5061 Kirk P. Watson, founding dean of bott said in his State of the State ad- for response days. It’s House Bill 1416.
the Hobby School, said he hopes the dress last week. Gary Borders is a veteran
survey will help public health officials As previously reported, a pair of award-winning Texas journalist. He
address concerns of those unwilling to lawmakers intend to file legislation published a number of community
be vaccinated. aimed at expanding critical broad- newspapers in Texas during a 30-year
“More than 60% of people who are band services throughout the state. span, including in Longview, Fort
hesitant to be immunized had con- Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, Stockton, Nacogdoches and Cedar
cerns about potential side effects and and Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, are Park. Email: gborders@texaspress.com.
worried that the vaccine is too new,” calling for creation of a statewide
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PAGE 5 FEB .11, 2021
Celebrating Black History Month: Travis Young
By Travis Huffman
editor@thevindicator.com
The Vindicator is proud to
highlight members of the Lib-
erty County Community for
Black History Month, and Day-
ton Assistant Superintendent of
Student Services Travis Young
exemplifies what it means to be
a pillar of the community.
Young graduated from Day-
ton Highschool in 1996, where
he was the first Black American
Mr. Dayton High School. He is
also the first Dayton High School
graduate to serve as a student,
athlete, teacher, coach and DHS
Just Amazing Youth Sports City Secretary Graduates
By Russell Payne
ads@thevindicator.com
Sports touches so
many in so many differ-
ent ways, especially chil-
dren from the fundamen-
tals, teamwork and just
the point of pure fun and
enjoyment. So many of us
have memories galore of
all of the great times on
the playing field or courts
of our youth, but so many
of us take for granted
those opportunities, and
in some cases, that expe-
rience has eluded some
extraordinary kids.
These kids have be-
come the focal point of
one local man that is
bound and determined
to give children with
special needs a safe and
promising place to par-
ticipate in youth sports.
Jay Matlock has turned
the experiences he has
gained with his nephew
Nate, who has Autism,
into a new world of possi-
bilities for local children
through Just Amazing
Youth Sports (JAYS).
“I want to give these
kids a place to play and
give them real-life oppor-
tunities,” Matlock said.
JAYS is a local
non-profit organization
that currently works with
around 20 special needs
children that vary from
physical to intellectual
disabilities. The group
offers a number of sports
activities like basketball,
baseball, flag football and
even kickball. They are
open to kids from 5-18
years of age.
Matlock has been a
part of the Dayton Youth
Sports Association for
over 15 years, and when
they pursued someone to
head their special needs
organization several
years ago, he jumped on
the chance. Now he has
the opportunity to grow
a larger organization fo-
cused on providing the
same opportunity for
these children that so
many others have always
had the chance to do.
Matlock works closely
with Dixie’s District Di-
rector, Bo Cumberland,
to expand the special
needs district to areas
including Dayton, Lib-
erty, East Montgomery
and Splendora. He has
been with Dixie since
2004 and his ultimate
goal is to have a Dixie
League World Series in
Longview, TX for chil-
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principal.
Young graduat-
ed from Stephen
F. Austin State
University with a
Bachelor of Arts
in Communi-
cation in 2000,
Prairie View A&M
University with a
Masters in Educa-
tional Administra-
tion in 2006 and is
Travis Young
currently enrolled
in Lamar Univer-
sity working on his Doctorate.
Young is the proud husband serves in the role of Assistant
of Dr. Atina Young and is the Superintendent of Student Ser-
father to two Dayton ISD stu- vices.
dren as part of the Dix-
ie League Buddy Ball
Program at a facility de-
signed specifically for
this group’s purpose.
“Bo has played a vital
role in helping us get
involved with the Dixie
Youth Baseball Buddy
Ball program on the dis-
trict and state level. He
and I started together in
‘04 coaching our sons,
we coached against each
other over the years in
league ball and coached
all-stars together until
he took on the District
Director role a few years
ago,” Matlock said.
JAYS does not cost
the families of the chil-
dren participating in
the program’s activities,
with funds being raised
through sponsorships
and events like the up-
coming Cops vs. Kids
Basketball Game. The
program covers the cost
of insurance, uniforms
and supplies athletic
equipment for the kids.
“It’s not just for the
kids; it’s as much for the
parents. The costs of be-
ing a special needs par-
ent are high and we want
to commit to keeping the
program free,” Matlock
emphasized.
Matlock serves as Pres-
ident and is joined on
the JAYS Board of Direc-
tors by a number of local
like-minded individuals.
Vice President - 1 Tia
Robinson, Vice President
- 2 Ashley Thompson,
Secretary Jessica Fingle-
man and Treasurer Tara
Hanel.
The 2nd Annual Cops
vs. Kids will pit the JAYS
kids against the Liberty
County Sheriff ’s Depart-
ment this year, after de-
feating the Dayton Police
Department in last year’s
event. The game was
originally the brainchild
of John Coleman, who
recently retired from the
DPD and is now a part of
the LCSO as Wes Hinch’s
Liberty County Court-at-
Law No. 2 Bailiff.
“I think it is extremely
important, I think it gives
the children and the po-
lice opportunity to know
each other, the children
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Yo u n g has Chamber Ambassador of the Sigma/Houston Alumni Chap-
served in nu- Year in 2019 and 2020, Dayton ter).
merous roles in ISD Region IV Principal of the “Serving in public education,
Dayton ISD, first Year in 2016, HEB Principal of my belief has always been that
starting his career the Year Award Finalist in 2016, we can’t control where students
as a teacher and and Liberty County Vindicator come from, but we can provide
coach, then As- Reader’s Choice Principal of the students options to be success-
sistant Principal, Year in 2015 and 2016, to name ful in life,” Young said about the
Associate Princi- a few. positive impact he has and con-
pal, Principal, Di- Young is a proud member of tinues to have on the youth of
rector of Student Lighthouse Church, The Dayton our community.
Services, Exec- Chamber of Commerce Ambas- Young also shared two en-
utive Director of sadors and Board of Directors, couraging mottos he likes to
Student Services and currently Texas Alliance of Black School share; for Black History Month,
Educators, Texas Association “When there is no vision, there
of Secondary School Principals, is no hope!” and the DISD motto,
Dayton Youth Sports Associa- “It is a great day to be a Bronco!”
know they can trust the
police if they need help
and the police can iden-
tify children with special
needs and understand
their pre-existing condi-
tion,” Coleman said of the
relationship between the
kids and local police.
The 2nd Cops vs. Kids
is set for Saturday, Feb.
20 at 10 am in the Dayton
High School Gymnasi-
um, with a $3 entry fee.
Dayton ISD policy re-
quires all in attendance
to wear a mask on school
property. The big event
also serves as the larg-
est fundraiser the JAYS
have all year, with the
The Vindicator | Travis Huffman
basketball game being Liberty City Secretary April Gilliland recently graduated from The Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program
accompanied by their
after completing approximately 200 hours of individual study over a four-course curriculum and 100 additional
baked goods and silent classroom study hours consisting of eight two-day seminars. Her training specializes in public administration,
auctions. election law, budgeting and finance, and personnel management.
“Most of the money
raised will go to the trav-
el cost associate with the
kid’s games,” Matlock
noted.
There will be many
great items on the silent
auction tables, including
tons of Houston Astros
memorabilia and many
other items.
Sponsors for the event
are Jeff Diamant P.C.,
Southern Belle Cooki-
ery, Matt Liben, Steve
Hanson, The Oaks Club,
Gulf Coast Collectors
Shows, Frankline God-
frey, Houston Astros Na-
tion , Lon Bozarth, Gran-
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After patients receive their vaccines they enter the observation room where healthcare professionals watch over them to ensure there are not reactions.
PATIENTS
From Page 1
escorted into an observation room
where healthcare professionals can
monitor their reactions. Patients
who have had no reactions to pri-
or immunizations wait for 15 min-
utes, while patients who have had
a reaction wait for 30. The observa-
tion room is a precaution to ensure
there are no adverse reactions to
the vaccine before the patient goes
home.
Director of Communications Jer-
emy Allen spoke on the importance
of the second vaccine.
PARK
From Page 1
Rail Logix is a private-
ly owned rail yard oper-
ating company located
in Texas and Louisiana
and specializes in railcar
handling, storage, and
switching for energy, pet-
rochemical, agricultural
and logistics industries.
The new park will offer
also offer 100% net acre-
age sites for lease or sale
with build-to-suit capaci-
ties, multiple locomotives
for uninterrupted service
and the staging of out-
bound railcars as a turn-
key service. The company
has a guaranteed same
day interchange service.
The site is located on
the jointly owned UP/
BNSF Mainline and is po-
sitioned on the Baytown
Industrial Branch Line,
giving it access to the port
of Houston and the local
Tracks have been placed along the Rail Logix Interchange Industrial Park to soon hold multiple rail cars.
MOTEL
From Page 1
and is intended for long-
term or short-term stays,
which will benefit travel-
ers and workers in the
area. Currently, there is
no timeline for when con-
struction will begin.
Contributed Photo
Preliminary designs for the new
Extended Stay Motel designed
to match the brick of Austin El-
ementary.
DAYTON
From Page 1
The grant awarded Dayton $2.7
million in 2018 and funds Phase 1 of
the project, creating sidewalks along
Highway 90 from Colbert Street to
Highway 146 and then along 321 to
the Dayton Highschool. TxDot will
build nearly three miles of sidewalk
for students to walk to and from
school safely.
In 2020, another Safe Routes to
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CMC
From Page 1
crement goes into a special
fund for the entire zone, so
the city does not have to go
into the general fund for
projects inside the zone,”
said City Manager Theo
Melancon.
When CMC Railroad
builds specific infrastruc-
ture, the city will use its
tax increment fund to as-
sist in funding the project.
This is part of a $70 mil-
lion finance plan in which
CMC provides the funds
upfront, and then over 25
years, the city’s increment
will pay the developer back
for the public infrastruc-
ture being built in it.
At the most recent Day-
ton City Council Meeting,
the council members vot-
ed to create a Municipal
Utility District on the Gulf
Inland property, which
The Vindicator | Travis Huffman allows this district to put
a tax overlay in the zone.
CMC Railroad agreed to
“It is imperative for patients to get
the second vaccine for it to work. It
the library or the city. The hospital
is continuing to receive doses of the
donate two acres of land
and pay up to $1 million
is a two-part system. We’ve stream- vaccine and are also continuing to for a new fire station. If any
lined the process to set up patient’s take appointments. water and sewer improve-
second shot by the time they leave,” Allen also had this to say about ments need to be made
said Allen. the vaccine program, because of Gulf Inland, it
The staff also sets the appoint- “We’re so excited to offer this to
ment for the second part of the our community. We’re proud of be-
vaccine before the patient leaves. As
the patient leaves, they are handed
ing a hometown healthcare provid-
er. Thank you for trusting us.” Scam alert
the remaining paperwork for the Call (281)806-7370 or (281)806-
second part of the vaccine.
Emergency Hospital Systems is
7380, Monday through Friday 9am-
5pm to make an appointment. To be
Nobody likes a poser
still taking appointments by phone, accepted, patients must be part of By Travis Huffman
which they have hired extra staff to the Phase 1A or Phase 1B group.
work the phone systems. The pa- For more information visit
editor@thevindicator.com
perwork can be downloaded from https://www.emergencyhospitals. Most of us have one
their website or picked up from care. thing in common, be-
sides a junk drawer in our
house, and that is we all
have to pay bills. I have
never met a person who
loves to pay bills. One of
the top bills we have to pay
is for electricity. Electrici-
ty is what keeps us cool in
the Texas heat and warm
during the two weeks’
worth of Texas, “what we
call winter”. Electricity
is what keeps the lights
going in our homes and
keeps our smartphones
charged. In the next
twenty years, we might all
be charging our cars with
electricity. No matter how
we use it, we have to pay
that pesky electricity bill.
The threat of losing such
a vital part of our lives is a
real fear many of us have
had in our lives, especial-
ly when we are not in the
The Vindicator | Travis Huffman
best financial situation.
The new industrial park borders the Grand Parkway and mirrors the progress coming to Dayton.
Unfortunately, scam-
petrochemical plants. Additionally, it will have access. mers know about this fear
There will also be rail controlled access and The railyard borders and they capitalize on it
car cleaning, transloading around-the-clock moni- the Grand Parkway, which every single day. Typically,
and onsite maintenance toring and inventory con- is now under construc- scammers amp up their
services in the facility. trol with online customer tion across the area. criminal activity during
the summer and winter
seasons when they know
people need electricity
the most. So, what do they
do to scam people? They
pretend to be the electric
company and they are con-
vincing at it.
Here’s an example of
how the scam takes place.
The phone rings, the
caller ID says Entergy, and
Robert, a guy who just ar-
rived home from work,
answers the phone.
Robert: “Hello.”
Scammer: “Hello, this is
The Vindicator | Travis Huffman
Bryan from Entergy. How
are you?”
Robert: “I’m good.”
Scammer: “I’m calling
today because our records
indicate you owe us $175.23
for an electric bill that has
not been paid.”
Robert: “I don’t remem-
ber owing money on any-
thing.”
Scammer: “Let me ver-
ify the address, sir?”
Robert: “1122 Armadillo
Ave. Liberty, Texas 77575.”
Scammer: “That’s what
I am showing in my re-
e rfect Cred
u n d the p
You fo
School Grant was awarded to Day-
ton, which will fund Phase 2, bring-
sis and environmental assessments
are also currently being done before
ing additional sidewalks to the com- the design and engineering team be-
munity. It will make improvements gins on expanding Brown Road, the
on the sidewalks down Cleveland extension of Lovers Lane and the pos-
Street and Lovers Lane to FM 1409, sible extension of Cleveland Street.
as well as down 1409 to Kimmie On the Brown Road expansion, offi-
Brown from Lovers Lane. cials are looking to add an 8 ft. side-
Officials are currently waiting on walk that will go down Brown Road Liberty County Teachers
another grant to begin the process and connect Phase Two and Three. Federal Credit Union
of Phase 3, which will see sidewalks “This will be a humungous asset to
built from Stephen F. Austin Ele- the safety of our children, separating 3712 N. Main • Liberty
mentary to Brown Rd. on 146. walkers from traffic,” said Dayton 936-336-7236 • www.libertycu.com
In a separate project, traffic analy- City Manager Theo Melancon.
FEB. 11, 2021 PAGE 7
will come from the MUD
money.
Gulf Inland Logistics
Park borders the Grand
Parkway, which is under
construction, with 700
acres of land between the
railroad and the parkway
and 114 acres of land on
the parkway’s west side.
The 114 acres of land will
be developed later, with
current ideas being mixed-
use developments such as
shopping, housing, and
retail.
An economic impact
analysis is required when
putting together a tax in-
crement investment zone
in order to estimate the
funding needed, and an
economic strategist was
hired.
“We conservatively be-
lieve a full build-out of this
park would add about $700
million in value to the rest
of the tax base and will
provide, depending on
the job mix, somewhere
around 7000 jobs,” said
Melancon.
The site is intended to
house numerous ware-
houses and industrial ar-
eas, including chemical
blenders, alternative ener-
gy and recycling facilities.
cords, but let me get a lit-
tle more information from
you. What is the name on
the account?”
Robert: “Robert Foster.”
Scammer: “What is
your date of birth?’
Robert: “March 17,
1956.”
Scammer: “One last
piece of information. What
are the last four digits of
your social security num-
ber?”
Robert: “1234.”
Scammer: “Great.
Thank you. Yes, the bill
states, Robert Foster, 1122
Armadillo Ave. Liberty,
Texas 77575. The balance
of $175.23 was unpaid from
December of 2020.”
Robert: “I’ve already
paid my December bill.”
Scammer: “No sir, this
bill must be paid or we will
be forced to disconnect
service immediately.”
Robert: “Well, if you
say I need to pay it, I will.
I don’t want my power cut
off.”
Robert proceeds to give
the scammer his credit
card information over the
phone.
So, what did Robert do
wrong? He just gave them
everything they need to
steal his money and iden-
tity.
- Never give your per-
sonal information to any-
one who calls you.
- True businesses will
never ask for a bill to be
paid with gift cards such
as, Google Play, iTunes or
any others.
- Do not be afraid to
hang up on anyone call-
ing you. They will try to
keep you on the line using
threats.
- Texas law requires a
written disconnection to
be mailed (or hand-deliv-
ered in some cases) to the
customer.
- Get advice from friends
or family. Don’t be afraid to
tell someone.
- If you have concerns
over a bill, call the utility
company directly.
As always, report
scams to the FTC at
ftc.gov/complaint or
contact your local law
enforcement for assis-
tance.
it Union!
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ANAHUAC ESTATE SALE Notice of Public Sale 2021 to be considered. Behind. ONA MARIE ALS- PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
ESTATE SALE February of property to satisfy a The City of Liberty Please contact our BROOKS, DECEASED All real estate advertising in this newspaper is
13 & 14 Saturday 8 - 5 landlord lien. reserves the right to Liberty ISD Central CYNTHIA MEDINA, subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it
& Sunday 1 - 5 (1/2 Sale to be held at A&C negotiate with any Office for more in the above num- illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or
price day ) 2002 S. Storage 3577 FM 1008 and all individuals or details: bered and entitled discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status or national origin, or an Magnolia Place Health Care L.L.P.
Main Anahuac wood Dayton, TX 77535, on firms that submit pro- Contact Person: estate, filed on intention or discrimination.” Familial status
working machines, February 12, 2021 at posals and may award Margaret Gardzina 01/28/2021 an Is currently seeking
includes children under the age of 18 living with
handmade furniture
& carvings, vintage
10:30 a.m. Seller has
the right to withdraw
one or more contracts
to one or more service
Phone: 936-336-
7213
APPLICATION TO DE-
TERMINE HEIRSHIP
parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and
people securing custody of children under 18.
RN-LVN
kitchen, hand the property at any provider(s). Section Fax: 888-519-6835 AND FOR LETTERS OF This newspaper will not knowingly accept any Please come by and fill out an
tools, fishing poles, time before the sale. 3 Residents and Email: mcgardzina@ ADMINISTRATION advertising for real estate which is in violation of application at
the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all 1620 Magnolia Liberty, Texas 77575
handmade quilts, Unit items sold for Business Concerns, libertyisd.net in the estate of ONA dwellings advertised in this newspaper are
deer and fish mounts, cash to the highest Minority Business Mailing Address: MARIE ALSBROOKS, available on an equal opportunity basis. To Equal Opportunity Employer
glassware, much more bidder. Property Enterprises, Small Liberty ISD Deceased, requesting complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at
409-267-7019 https:// includes the contents Business Enterprises 1600 Grand Avenue that the Court 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number
gbwilcox052362.
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of the space of the
following tenants:
and Women Business
Enterprises, and Labor
Liberty, TX 77575
Due to the program
determine who
are the heirs and
for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
Thank You!
testatesales Anjanett Strobll, #111; Surplus Area firms are deadlines, please only heirs of ONA Our Advertisers
Advertisers,, Subscribers & Readers
house hold items, encouraged to submit contact our office on MARIE ALSBROOKS, are the stars that keep the local news going!
FOR SALE clothes, and miscella- proposals. The City or before March 5, Deceased, and their
neous items. of Liberty is an Affir- 2021. respective shares
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
House for Lease, SEALED BID NO. mative Action/Equal B. Information: and interests in
Dayton/ Tarkington 2021-01 – LIBERTY Opportunity Employer. Federal Requirement said estate, and
ISD, 3/1, 1-acre, water MUNICIPAL GOLF Servicios de traducción No Child Left Behind appoint CYNTHIA
well/ septic, $900/ COURSE RENOVATION están disponibles por Program Specific MEDINA to serve as
month, $900 deposit, PRE-BID MEETING peticion. Assurances the Administrator NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND
1-year lease. 281-610- RELATED TO SEALED Devers ISD is seeking Liberty ISD will of said estate and INTENT TO OBTAIN WATER QUALITY PERMIT RENEWAL
6189, voicemail only. BID 2021-01 WILL BE E-Rate services for provide services to grant Letters of
PERMIT NO. WQ0010736002
HELD ON: 2:00 P.M., Funding Year 2021- eligible students Administration to
attending private same. APPLICATION. City of Daisetta, P.O. Box 549, Daisetta, Texas 77533, has applied
MISC. THURSDAY, FEBRU- 2022. All interested to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to renew Texas Pollutant
ARY 25, 2021 vendors please see RFP elementary and The Court may act
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0010736002 (EPA I.D.
For free inspection SEALED BIDS WILL BE at: https://erate.esc12. secondary schools on said Application No. TX0126837) to authorize the discharge of treated wastewater at a volume not
and assistance with RECEIVED NO LATER net/R12/. To view the in accordance with and any opposition to exceed a daily average !ow of 150,000 gallons per day. The domestic wastewater
insurance claims, call THAN: 2:00 P.M., Form 470, please visit: section 1120 (Partic- at any call of the treatment facility is located at 1100 East Pine, Daisetta, in Liberty County, Texas 77533.
Your Local Roofer. TUESDAY, MARCH 2, https://portal.usac. ipation of Children docket on or after The discharge route is from the plant site to an unnamed tributary; thence to West
LOPEZ ROOFING & Enrolled in Private 10 o’clock A.M. on End Slough; thence to Neds Gully; thence to Batiste Creek; thence to Willow Creek;
2021 org/suite/ Form 470 thence to Pine Island Bayou. TCEQ received this application on October 26, 2020. The
CONSTRUCTION 936- Mark Envelope: #210017509. This RFP Schools), and timely, the first Monday next
permit application is available for viewing and copying at Liberty County Municipal
776-9958 “SEALED BID #2021- will be replacing RFP ongoing, and mean- after the expiration
Courthouse, 1923 Sam Houston Street, Liberty, Texas. This link to an electronic map of
01 LIBERTY MUNIC- #210004219. ingful consultation of ten days from date the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the
HELP WANTED IPAL GOLF COURSE with private school of publication of application or notice. For the exact location, refer to the application.
Tortilleria y taqueria officials regarding this citation, at the https://tceq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=db5bac44afbc468
RENOVATION” las mazorcas
The Texas State Return Envelope To: such services. [P.L. LIBERTY COUNTY bbddd360f8168250f&marker=-94.63%2C30.116388&level=12
Library and Archives 11 road 7000 Cleve- 107-110, Section COURT, 1923 SAM
City Secretary’s Office ADDITIONAL NOTICE. TCEQ’s Executive Director has determined the application
Commission seeks a land TX 77327 1112(c)(1)(E)]. HOUSTON STREET, is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application.
City of Liberty Liberty County
full-time (40 hours) 1829 Sam Houston Thank you. LIBERTY, TEXAS After technical review of the application is complete, the Executive Director may
administrative assis- Wine and beer BG 77575 in LIBERTY prepare a draft permit and will issue a preliminary decision on the application. Notice
Liberty, Texas 77575 Delia reyes Hernan- Atención of the Application and Preliminary Decision will be published and mailed
tant to provide clerical For: LIBERTY MUNIC- A las Escuelas County, Texas.
dez You are hereby cited to those who are on the county-wide mailing list and to those who are on
and technical support IPAL GOLF COURSE Privadas No Lucra-
Jose r Ortiz flores the mailing list for this application. That notice will contain the deadline
for the Sam Houston RENOVATION tivas to appear before this for submitting public comments.
Center in Liberty. Proposals To Be Notice is hereby Liberty, Texas Honorable Court by
The assistant serves filing a written PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments
Opened: Council given in accordance A. Acción Solicitada: or request a public meeting on this application. The purpose of a public
as the receptionist Chambers with the terms Contacte a su agen- contest or answer meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about
and disseminates City of Liberty and provisions of cia de educación to said Application the application. TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the Executive Director determines
standard information 1829 Sam Houston the Texas Alcoholic local (LEA). before the above that there is a signi"cant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by
regarding policies Liberty, Texas 77575 Beverage Code that Su escuela privada stated time and date a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.
and procedures in Proposals will be Zeek Enterprises, no lucrativa puede should you desire OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for
person, telephone and received until this time Inc., dba AMPM ser eligible para to do so. To ensure submitting public comments, the Executive Director will consider all timely comments
through written corre- and will be publicly Express has filed recibir los servicios its consideration, and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or signi"cant public comments.
spondences. Maintains opened and read application for Wine educativos de you or your attor- Unless the application is directly referred for a contested case hearing,
filing system, assists ney must file any the response to comments, and the Executive Director’s decision on the
aloud. You are invited and Beer Retailer’s ciertos Programas
with purchasing and contest, objection, application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments
to attend the proposal Off-Premise Permit. Federales, como los and to those persons who are on the mailing list for this application. If
tracking office supplies opening. Any pro- Said business to be Programas del Título intervention, or
comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for
and equipment, and posals received after conducted at 3364 conforme a la Ley de response in writing requesting reconsideration of the Executive Director’s decision and for
performs routine closing time will be US Highway 59 S, Ningún Niño Será with the County Clerk requesting a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal
administrative tasks. returned unopened. Cleveland (outside), Dejado Atrasado (No of Liberty County, Tex- proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court.
Enforces security reg- Proposals will be Liberty County, Texas Child Left Behind). as, on or before the TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE
ulations, provides pho- presented to the City 77327; Sohaib B. Due to program above noted date FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name, address, phone
tocopies and schedules Council for consid- Sohail, Pres/Sec. deadlines, please and time. number; applicant's name and proposed permit number; the location
appointments. Full eration at a future contact our office Given under my and distance of your property/activities relative to the proposed facility; a
time state benefits Utility Cut Repairs – hand and the seal speci!c description of how you would be adversely a ected by the facility
meeting, on a date FY2020-21 before February in a way not common to the general public; a list of all disputed issues of
available. To view the yet to be determined. Por favor póngase en of said Court at of-
full job description INVITATION TO BID fice in Liberty, Texas, fact that you submit during the comment period and, the statement "[I/we]
Pre-bid meeting will Sealed bid proposals, contacto con nuestra request a contested case hearing." If the request for contested case hearing
and information about be held at the Liberty oficina central de on 02/03/2021. is !led on behalf of a group or association, the request must designate
how to apply, visit plainly marked, “Utili- Lee H. Chambers,
Municipal Golf Course Liberty ISD para más the group’s representative for receiving future correspondence; identify
www.tsl.texas.gov/ ty Cut Repairs FY2020- COUNTY CLERK Liber-
Clubhouse. Bid docu- detalles: by name and physical address an individual member of the group who
jobs. For additional 21 Bid Proposal” on ty County, Texas would be adversely a ected by the proposed facility or activity; provide
ments can be found at the outside of the Persona de contacto:
information, email 1923 SAM HOUSTON the information discussed above regarding the a ected member’s location
www.cityofliberty.org envelope, addressed Margaret Gardzina and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member
human.resources@tsl. For further informa- Teléfono: 936-336- ST. ROOM 208 & 209
texas.gov. M/F EOE D. to the City Secretary, LIBERTY, TX 77575 would be a ected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect
tion and specifications, City of Cleveland, 907 7213 are relevant to the group’s purpose.
Veterans are encour- contact Chris Jarmon, Fax: 888-519-6835 By: SHELBEIGH
aged to apply. E Houston, Cleveland, DRAKE, Deputy Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the Executive
Asst. City Manager, TX 77327, will be Correo electrónico: Director will forward the application and any requests for reconsideration or for
1829 Sam Houston, mcgardzina@liberty- Plaintiff(s) Attor-
accepted until 10:00 a contested case hearing to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a
LEGALS Liberty, Texas 77575, isd.net ney: scheduled Commission meeting.
am., March 2, 2021 CHRISTINA VARELA
(936) 336-3684 or at which time all Dirección: Liberty ISD The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the
Notice is hereby cjarmon@cityofliberty. 1600 Grand Avenue CHRISCO
given in accordance bids will be publicly P.O. BOX 230 LIBERTY, requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn.
org. opened and read Liberty, TX 77575 If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed
with the terms The City of Liberty, Debido a los plazos TX77575 issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and
and provisions of aloud. 936-336-5766
Texas reserves the del programa, por material water quality concerns submitted during the comment period.
the Texas Alcoholic This project consists TCEQ may act on an application to renew a permit for discharge of
right to reject any of the utility cut favor póngase en Notice of Public Sale
Beverage Code that wastewater without providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing
or all proposals or repairs on roadways in contacto con nuestra of property to satisfy a if certain criteria are met.
Omkara Trading, to waive any or all oficina a más tardar landlord lien.
LLC., dba Corner Cleveland as needed
formalities in this el 5 de Marzo del Sale to be held at A&C MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case
Market has filed during the fiscal year hearing or a reconsideration of the Executive Director’s decision, you will be added
process. 20-21. 2021. Storage 3577 FM 1008 to the mailing list for this speci"c application to receive future public notices mailed
application for April Gilliland B. Información: Dayton, TX 77535, on
Beer Retail Dealer’s Further details, by the O ce of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the
City Secretary specifications and Requisito Federal February 26, 2021 at permanent mailing list for a speci"c applicant name and permit number; and/or (2)
Off-Premise License Aseguramientos 10:30 a.m. Seller has the mailing list for a speci"c county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and/
and Wine Only REQUEST FOR QUALIFI- bid documents can
CATIONS be obtained from específicos del the right to withdraw or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ
Package Store Per- programa Ningún the property at any O ce of the Chief Clerk at the address below.
mit. Said business City of Liberty Cleveland City Hall or
The City of Liberty from City’s website – Niño Será Dejado time before the sale. INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE. For details about the status of the
to be conducted at Atrasado (No Child Unit items sold for application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database at www.tceq.texas.gov/
1109 E. Houston St., plans to apply for the www.clevelandtexas.
Left Behind) cash to the highest goto/cid. Search the database using the permit number for this application, which is
Cleveland, Liberty Texas Community com under How Do
El ISD Liberty propor- bidder. Property provided at the top of this notice.
County, Texas 77327; Development Block I - Bid Opportunities.
Grant (TxCDBG) Questions may be cionará servicios a los includes the contents AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. Public comments and requests must
Ashish Aggarwal, estudiantes eligibles of the space of the be submitted either electronically at https://www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/,
Manager. Program from the addressed to Kevin
que asisten a las following tenants: or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, O ce of the Chief
Texas Department of Pippin, Interim Direc- Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that
Notice of Public Sale Agriculture (TDA) and tor of Public Works at escuelas primarias y Vicky & Matt Oertli ,
any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email
of property to satisfy is soliciting proposals kpippin@cleveland- secundarias privadas #54; house hold items, address, and physical address will become part of the agency's public record. For more
a landlord lien. to provide engineer- texas.com. conforme a la sección clothes, and miscella- information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the
Sale to be held at ing/architectural/sur- Angela Smith, TRMC 1120 (Participación neous items. TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website
A&C Storage 3577 veying services for the City Secretary/HR de niños inscritos en Application is being at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al
FM 1008 Dayton, TX Manager escuelas privadas), y 1-800-687-4040.
2021/2022 Communi- made with the Texas
77535, on February ty Development Fund la consulta oportuna, Alcoholic Beverage Further information may also be obtained from the City of Daisetta at the address
12, 2021 at 10:30 Attention continua, y significa- stated above or by calling Ms. Joan Caruthers at 936-536-6761.
contract, if awarded. Private Nonprofit Commission for a
a.m. Seller has the Please submit 3 copies tiva con funcionarios Wine and Beer Re- Issuance Date: January 27, 2021
right to withdraw the Schools de la escuela privada
of your proposal and a Liberty, Texas tailer’s Off-Premise
property at any time statement of qualifica- respecto a tales Permit by Dolgen-
before the sale. A. Action Requested: servicios. [P.L. 107-
Unit items sold for
tions for the proposed Contact Your Local 110, Sección 1112(c)
corp of Texas, Inc. We want to see your business grow!
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clothes, and miscella- Programs, such as
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under No Child Left
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM FUEL REFUND

On February 5, 2021, Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI) filed an application with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas (Commission) to implement an interim fuel refund to refund over-
collected fuel and purchased power costs as of October 31, 2020 (Application). This filing
was made pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin Code § 25.237(a)(3)(B). ETI’s filing affects only the
recovery of fuel and purchased power costs and does not affect base rates that are currently
in effect. All residential, commercial and industrial customers whose electric service rates
include charges for fuel pursuant to Rate Schedule FF, entitled “Fixed Fuel Factor and Loss
Multipliers,” in all territories served by ETI, are affected by the Application.
The total amount of over-recovery balance to be refunded through the proposed
interim fuel refund is approximately $74.5 million, including interest. According to the Texas
Utilities Code and Commission rules, ETI may not earn a profit on fuel and purchased power
expenses and may only pass actual fuel and purchased power costs through to its customers.
ETI proposes that customers on Rate Schedules GS, LGS and LIPS at a delivery voltage of
69-kilovolts (kV)/138-kv or 230 kV, LIPS at a primary delivery voltage and seasonal
agricultural customers be given a one-time credit (or assessed a surcharge, if applicable)
during the billing month of March 2021, based on each customer’s historical usage. ETI
proposes to implement the refund for all other Rate Schedule FF customers over a six-month
period, beginning with ETI’s first March 2021 billing cycle.
The effect of the refund on customers’ bills will vary depending on the rate schedule
under which they take service. For a residential customer using 1,000 kWh a month, the
interim refund will result in a $9.08 reduction in the customer’s bill for each month of the
refund, or a net decrease of approximately 7.5 percent as compared to current charges.
Additionally, transmission voltage level customers and seasonal agricultural customers as
a group will receive a net refund; however, certain individual transmission voltage level and
seasonal agricultural customers may experience a surcharge based on historical usage. ETI’s
fuel and purchased power expenses will be subject to final review by the Commission in a
future fuel reconciliation proceeding.
Persons with questions or who want more information on this petition may contact
Entergy Texas, Inc. at Attn: Customer Service – Fuel Refund, P.O. Box 2951, Beaumont, Texas
77704, or call 1-866-981-2602 during normal business hours. A complete copy of the filing
is available for inspection at ETI’s Beaumont office located at 350 Pine Street, Beaumont,
Texas 77701.
The Commission has assigned Docket No. 51762 to this proceeding. Persons who wish
to formally participate in this proceeding or who wish to express their comments regarding
this petition should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Consumer
Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120, or toll free at
1-888-782-8477. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may
call (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) at 1-800-735-2989.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the preferred method for you to file your request for
intervention is electronically, and you will be required to serve the request on other parties
by email. Therefore, please include your own email address on the intervention request.
Instructions for electronic filing via the “PUC Filer” on the Commission’s website can be
found here: https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/filer. Instructions for using the PUC Filer are
available at:
http://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/filings/New_PUC_Web_Filer_Presentation.pdf. Once
you obtain a tracking sheet associated with your filing from the PUC Filer, you may email
the tracking sheet and the document you wish to file to: centralrecords@puc.texas.gov. For
assistance with your electronic filing, please contact the Commission’s Help Desk at (512)
936-7100 or helpdesk@puc.texas.gov. You can review materials filed in this docket on the
PUC Interchange at: http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/.
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Astros TV Analyst, Geoff Blum Tarkington ISD

rejects resignation,
speaks at Liberty Baseball Banquet keeps mask rule
By Russell Payne show up today, we are
going to be fine. I wanted By Russell Payne vey sent out to parents
ads@thevindicator.com and teachers of Tark-
to be that guy in the club- ads@thevindicator.com
Liberty High School house. This goes to show ington ISD, which asked
Baseball faithful were out you that you can lead, even A large crowd of Tark- for their opinions on
in full force last Saturday if you are not on the field ington area residents the mask issue and
night for the Panthers’ every day, getting four hits made their way to the whether or not to vote
annual fundraiser and a game and striking out 19 Tarkington High School to, “defy Governor Ab-
banquet. The event serves guys a ballgame. You can Cafeteria for a pair of bott’s COVID Executive
as the Panthers’ kickoff to be that leader that pushes Tarkington ISD Board of Order GA-32, DSHS/CDC
the season and provides other people.” Trustees meetings Mon- Health Protocols, TEA’s
an opportunity to intro- After Blum spoke to day night. Public Health Guidance
duce the community to those in attendance, he First up was a special and UIL COVID-19 Risk
the team each year. spent time signing some called meeting to handle Mitigation Guidelines.”
“It’s always a great event autographs and visiting the recent resignation A number of Tark-
of the community to come The Vindicator | Russell Payne with attendees, as well as of Tarkington ISD Su- ington ISD residents
together and support the Houston Astros TV Analyst and former MLB Player, Geoff Blum was on posing for photos with the perintendent Dr. Marc were there to address
hand as the guest speaker for this year’s Liberty Boys Baseball Banquet. Liberty baseball players. the board on a variety of
kids and the schools,” Lib- Blum told his personal story of becoming a professional baseball player Keith, after he recently
erty Head Baseball Coach The night’s event was tendered his letter of different reasons and all
to those in attendance. Later in the evening Blum signed autographs and
Robb Kirkland said of the spoke to attendees. capped off with an auction resignation to the board. that spoke were against
event. that was utilized to raise According to Tarking- the idea of changing
This year’s event was made in life off the field. would go on to sweep the funds for the Panthers’ COVID19 Protocols, at
ton ISD Board President
headlined by former Ma- Known as a switch hit- Astros. uniforms and equipment least at this point in the
Pete Vandver, Keith cit-
jor League Baseball play- ter and utility player on He went on to discuss expenses. Coach Kirkland current school year.
ed his desire to retire.
er and current Houston the field, Blum made the the reasons that former estimated they brought Some of the reasons
Keith has been with the
Astros TV Color Analyst rounds around the MLB White Sox Manager Ozzie in around $10,000 at the given were from parents
district for three years.
Geoff Blum. over his 14-year career Guillen gave for trading for event. that had children that
The only gentlemen
“He was great! He was with 1,389 games to his Blum that season. He said The evening’s event was were at high risk for
in the crowd that chose
great for the kids and the credit. Initially drafted by Guillen cited that he could put on by John and Amy health-related issues,
to speak on the matter
speech was just great. It the Montreal Expos, he play utility where he was Hebert, with the food some of the teachers
were Tarkington res-
was awesome of him to spent the majority of his needed on the field, and prepared by Daryl Die- addressed fears that
ident Kevin Johnson.
give up his time to come time with the Houston that he was a switch hitter, hl, Walt Saucier, and Red the district would lose
Johnson shared his frus-
and speak to our small Astros. Ironically enough, but the big reason was that Top Treats. Brady Hanson teachers due to resigna-
trations with the board
community,” Kirkland it was against the Astros he would not mess up the served as the auctioneer tions over the change,
over the announce-
said. where he would see the atmosphere in the locker on the night. and some felt it would
ment that Dr. Keith was
Blum spoke about the biggest highlight of his room. There will be plenty of cause problems for ex-
choosing to step down
road he traveled in his ca- career after hitting the Blum went on to say, other opportunities to get tra-curricular activities,
game-winning home run from his duties.
reer and how he was able “we have all played on that out there and support the including sports and
in the 14th inning, giving team where there is that “I’m hoping that this
to overcome some obsta- Liberty Panthers Baseball things like auto mechan-
the Chicago White Sox a one dude in the locker community will con-
cles both on the field as a program this year, as the ics and One-Act Play.
player, as well as through 3-0 series lead in the 2005 room that we are all like, season is just getting un- vince this board that we
When the results of
some of the decisions he World Series, that they man, if that guy doesn’t derway. need that guy,” Johnson
the surveys were shared,
said of Keith. there was a direct con-
There was a clear en- trast between the two
44 exceptional students selected for the award- dorsement of Keith’s
performance as super-
groups of respondents.
There were nearly 300
intendent by Johnson, parents that responded
winning Brooke Owens Fellowship Class of 2021 and the audience gave a
rousing standing ovation
to the survey and most
were in favor of getting
The Brooke Owens Fellowship—a provide opportunities and access after his comments. rid of the mandatory
nationally-acclaimed nonprofit or- to talented young professionals Following the com- mask rules in Tarking-
ganization recognizing exceptional from historically-underrepresent- ment period, board ton. On the other hand,
undergraduate women and other ed genders. members took the meet- out of the 139 teach-
gender minorities with space and This past year, as organizations ing behind closed doors ers and staff that were
aviation internships, senior men- across the United States under- to discuss possible ac- polled, an even larger
torship, and a lifelong professional went long-overdue and necessary tions on the resignation, majority was in favor of
network—announced its newest reflection into the historical mar- as well as an agreement keeping the mask pro-
class of Brooke Owens Fellows to- ginalization of racial groups, the on the issue. After just tocols in place and giv-
day. Brooke Owens Fellowship under- over an hour, the board ing two starkly different
The Class of 2021 marks the fifth went a change in leadership bring- returned to the open perspectives.
class of “Brookie” Fellows and were ing on new perspectives. Garver session to take a vote There was a brief dis-
selected from the Fellowship’s most stepped down from the Executive on the executive session cussion and it appeared
competitive application year. More Team in June 2020 and was recent- discussion. somewhat contentious
than 800 promising and talented ly recognized with the WIA Life- The vote was original-
students applied from Ivy League time Achievement Award for her between a few of the
ly three in favor, with trustees, but after a mo-
universities, major research uni- dedication to the program. Three members Pete Vand-
versities, historically black col- new leaders were welcomed to the tion was finally made by
ver, Donny Haltom and Arnold and seconded,
leges and universities, liberal arts Contributed photo Executive Team: Diana Trujillo, Dwayne Stovall voting to
colleges, community colleges, and aerospace engineer at NASA’s Jet the board voted to keep
TaNia Donatto was one of 44 students selected accept the resignation,
major international universities. for the award winning Brooke Owens Fellowship Propulsion Laboratory; Caroline the rules in place. Vot-
while Kem Arnold, Lane ing in favor of keeping
Forty-four Fellows were selected Class of 2021. Donatto, daughter of Tonya and Juang, Ph.D. student at Colum- Gulledge and Paige Bost-
through a competitive application Victor Donatto, is currently a sophomore at Stan- bia University; and Kayla Watson, the order were Arnold,
ford University studying Materials Science and En- wick voted to take no Anderson, Bostwick and
process involving written and cre- System Reliability Engineer at
gineering at Stanford University. Donatto will work action. Initially, board Gulledge, while Haltom
ative submissions, interviews with Amazon Prime Air. Meanwhile,
at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. TaNia was the Liberty member Cory Ander- and Stovall were in fa-
the Fellowship’s volunteer-based Pomerantz co-founded the Patti
High School 2019 Salutatorian graduate. son abstained, but after vor of getting rid of the
leadership team and its close net- Grace Smith Fellowship in Octo-
alumnae join the Fellowship as asking if he was the tie mandatory rule.
work, and interviews with the Host ber 2020 to introduce Black and
Alumnae Volunteers to foster the breaking vote, Anderson In other action items,
Companies. The selected Fellows African-American undergraduate
have demonstrated their desire to next generation of Brooke Owens students to their first aerospace joined with those voting the board voted to ap-
pursue a career in aerospace, a re- Fellows. internship, and now he leads both against the action to prove a stipend for the
cord of leadership, a commitment The Brooke Owens Fellowship sister Fellowships. The Patti Grace make it 4-3. district’s nursing staff,
to their communities, and their in- was founded in 2016 to honor the Smith Fellowship is the second Fel- Vandver said in a with the head Regis-
exhaustible creativity. memory of beloved industry pi- lowship program modeled after the phone interview that he tered Nurse receiving
The Brooke Owens Fellows will oneer and accomplished pilot D. Brooke Owens Fellowship, joining did not want to see Keith $2,500, the two Licensed
be matched to an executive-level Brooke Owens, who passed away the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship leave his post. Vocational Nurses re-
mentor committed to helping the in June 2016 at the age of 35, after Program as a spinoff sister pro- “I’d rather he not re- ceiving $1,750 and the
Fellows launch their careers. This a hard-fought battle with cancer. gram. signs; I think he has Aids receiving $1,000
summer, the Fellows will start their The program was co-founded by Together, the 5-person Brooke done a great job. I hate each. Keith cited the
internships and come together vir- Lori Garver, the former Deputy Owens Fellowship Executive Team to see him go, but if it’s fact the school’s health-
tually for the annual Brooke Owens Administrator of NASA and now led the selection for this year’s Fel- his time to go, I wish him care professionals had
Summit. Like last year, the Fellow- CEO of Earthrise Alliance; Cassie lows. Reflecting on the latest class, well and we will hopeful- gone above and beyond
ship commits to providing these Lee, Advanced Programs Lead for Lee says, “The Brooke Owens Fel- ly find someone that can during the COVID19
experiences even if the Covid-19 Weather and Remote Sensing at lowship Executive Team is thrilled fill his shoes,” Vandver pandemic.
pandemic continues through the Lockheed Martin Space; and Wil- to welcome our Class of 2021. As we said. The board also voted
summer. The Class of 2021 will also liam Pomerantz, the Vice President celebrate our fifth year of the Fel- The board then ad- to table an action item
become part of the network of more for Special Projects at Virgin Orbit. lowship we extend our sincere grat- journed the special with regards to the Su-
than 150 Brookie alumnae spanning The Brooke Owens Fellowship cele- itude to all of the Host companies, called meeting and perintendent after opt-
all aspects of space and aviation brates its 5-year mission and legacy Mentors, donors, applicants, alums, opened up the regular- ing not to proceed with
including engineering, scientific of disrupting the historical gender and supporters who have made this ly scheduled meeting, any action on his resig-
research, policy, journalism, and imbalance in the aerospace indus- program and our two spinoffs an where the attention nation in the earlier spe-
entrepreneurship. Some of these try by continuing its mission to extraordinary success.” turned to a recent sur- cial called meeting.

Dayton ISD teacher selected

to receive teacher assist grant
Roxie Asbill, a Reading
Instructional Coach at
Dayton ISD, will be cre-
ating a before and after
school tutoring program
to help deal with the chal-
lenges facing students in
literacy and conceptual
math missing face to face
instruction during quar-
antine.
“Students would study
project based learning top-
ics such as ‘Choose Your
Own Adventure’ where
students concentrate their
attention on writing.” Said
Roxie, “They would re-
search cross curricular
topics social studies and
science or create ‘Podcasts
by Kids, For Kids’ where
learners showcase skills
in various subjects.”
Teachers in Texas were
asked to share their innova-
tive teaching ideas in Janu-
ary for an opportunity to be
selected for a State Farm ®
Teacher Assist grant. In less
than 30 minutes, teachers
across the state submitted
200 submissions for the
program, demonstrating the
need in the state for support.
Out of the 200 submissions,
40 were selected.
State Farm is proud to
recognize and award each
of the following 40 Texas
teachers a $2,500 grant to
create or support their ex-
isting classroom projects.
To see the full list of Tex-
as Teacher Assist Winners
at https://newsroom.state-
farm.com/tx-teacher-assist/
“As a company, we have
a long history of working
with teachers, educators,
and students across Tex-
as,” said Felicia Hutchins,
State Farm Corporate Re-
sponsibility. “It is import-
ant to give back and help
create safer, stronger,
better educated commu-
nities.”
Thanks again to all the
teachers that submitted
their ideas. Your work is Contributed photo
making our neighbor- Top row, left to right: Alicia Cox-math instructional coach, Jessica Ott-prin-
hoods safer, stronger and cipal, Roxie Asbill-Reading instructional coach. Bottom row of KMB stu-
better educated! dents left to right: Kate Gatlin, Carter Durdin, Rayvn Johnson, Sebastian.
Club News
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DISTRICT GOVERNOR
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KENEFICK ACTIVITIES CLUB
The Kenefick Activities Club
is not meeting in person due
to the virus. The club has
postponed their meetings for
the months of January and
February.
LIBERTY ROTARY CLUB
The Liberty Rotarians are
carefully adhering to guide-
lines for Covid-19 and encour-
aging everyone to shop local
as often as possible. Rotarians
are collaborating with other
service organizations.
FASOLT
The Fine Arts Society of
Liberty Texas fosters the arts
and provides scholarships
to students majoring in Fine
Arts in college. Each year, the
Society grants scholarships
to such students. The contact
person for scholarships is Mrs.
Christie Bean of Liberty High.
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
While they cannot physically
meet at the City Hall, they are
a closely-knit group who is
a model of service for other
Lions Clubs. In addition to ser-
vicing and supplying needs for
the local community, Liberty
Lions are always helping with
Bonita Davis
Club News Editor
various District, State and In-
ternational Lions projects and
charities, including the Texas
Lions Camp (For disabled and
diabetic children). Liberty
Lions distributed American
and Texas flags for the Martin
Luther King Holiday and will
distribute them again on Pres-
idents Day.
REDM
In June of 2015, Evett noticed
a pea-sized mass under her
left breast. By the time she
was officially diagnosed with
IBC in July, the mass had
grown to the size of a large
grapefruit. IBC is a rare and
aggressive form of breast can-
cer. According to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, about 1%
of all breast cancer starts with
the reddening and swelling of
the breasts instead of a dis-
tinct lump that we are trained
to examine for. IBC tends to
grow and spread quickly, with
symptoms worsening within
days or even hours. Evett was
a fighter, but she did lose this
battle. Now, her best friend,
Danyelle Spencer Morris, has
taken up the cause to edu-
cate, inform, and help cancer
invited friends and family to
help her in this worthy cause.
In addition to awarding schol-
arships and donating money
to MD Anderson for research,
the Rhondolyn Evett Dear-
bonne-Morris IBC Research
and Scholarship Foundation
has been interviewing and
broadcasting the stories of
the cancer journey. See their
Facebook page for updates
or to donate to this worthy
cause.
DAYTON NOON LIONS CLUB
Dayton Noon Lions meet each
1st and 3rd Thursday at the
Kountry Kitchen in Dayton.
The group is happy to be
back serving the community.
Dayton Lions also distribut-
ed American flags for MLK
Day and will have them flying
proudly for Presidents Day.
HARDIN LIONS CLUB
Hardin Lions shared with
widows, widowers, single-par-
ent families and the elderly
for Valentine’s Day. With the
hardships brought about by
the Pandemic, the Hardin
Lions wanted to try to help
different demographics and
follow up on some individuals
that they touched for Christ-
mas.
The Lone Star Boot Crew,
which is the Youth Cyber Chat
Group for the Hardin Lions,
made and delivered Valen-
tine’s Day gifts for widows,
widowers, single moms and
single dads.
Hardin Lions are already
making plans to adopt citizens
from local nursing homes
for both Mother’s Day and
Father’s Day. A bag of essen-
tials and some treats will be
given to each one on their re-
spective holiday. The bag will
contain such items as hand
sanitizer, socks, house shoes,
puzzle books, pens, tooth-
brushes and cards. Anyone
who would like to contribute
to this effort may contact Har-
din Lions President Savannah
Ardoin at 936-776-6427 or sa-
vannahardoin73@gmail.com
or Hardin Lions Secretary
Bonita Davis at 936-334-9058
or dgbd2021@gmail.com.
TEXAS LIONS DISTRICT 2-S2
Texas Lions Multiple District
2, which consists of all Lions
in the state of Texas, had their
3rd Council of Governors on
February 4 and 5 with a Texas
Lions Camp Board Meeting on
Saturday, February 6. Officers
and District Governors from
all across the state gathered
to discuss and vote on the
business of Texas Lions.
District 2-S2 was well repre-
sented by District Governor
Bonita Davis( Hardin), First
Vice District Governor Lisa
Free-Martin (Magnolia),
Second Vice District Governor
Paul Moore(The Woodlands),
2nd Vice President of Texas
Lions Camp Board Wes Carr
(Conroe Noon), and Vice
President of Past District
Governors of Texas Lions Past
District Governor Chuck Mar-
tin(CyFair).
District 2-S2 and the seven
counties of Lions, which it
represents, invites anyone in-
terested to come and join the
fun! Saturday, April 10, from 8
am - 10 pm, District 2-S2 will
host its District Convention at
the Houston Marriott North
255 Sam Houston Parkway
E, Houston Texas 77060. We
would like for all of our com-
munity partners to attend
as well as Lions. It will be an
exciting day of entertainment,
motivational speakers, awards
for excellence in service, and
the speakers are awesome!
KOPE President Kimberly
Haynes will be here from
Illinois, District Governor/Dr.
Javier Morales of Odessa will
be a speaker, and the cap-
stone will be Past Internation-
al President Bob Corlew, who
came to Liberty County during
Hurricane Harvey to oversee
relief efforts!
District 2-S2 is looking for
hard-working members who
are interested in joining KOPE
2-S2 Cyber Lions Club. KOPE
is community facing and we
want to touch the world. The
club will meet online and per-
form real-life service activities.
For more information, con-
tact District Governor Bonita
Davis at dgbd2021@gmail.
com

Singles receive
Valentine’s Day Goodies

John J. Hebert, Sr. Day

of Giving Proclamation
By Bonita Davis
dgbd2021@gmail.com
Since the publication
of the story on John J.
Hebert, Sr. in the Jan 14,
2021 edition of The Vin-
dicator, the staff has had
numerous people refer
to the story and recount
their memories about
this giant of a man.
Quite a few have testi-
fied to being the recipi-
ents of the famous floral
arrangements and Whit-
man’s chocolates he was
so fond of giving.
Without a doubt, many
community members
The Vindicator | Bonita Davis
were touched by Mr. John
Hardin Lions and their Youth Cyber Chat Group Lone Star Boot Crew made and delivered Valentine’s Day
goodies to widows, widowers, and single moms and dads. The idea was to reach people who may not or-
J. Hebert’s incredible giv-
dinarily receive anything for the holiday. They also wanted to touch bases with some of the folks they had ing spirit, who died in
not seen since Christmas. October.
After reading a story
in The Liberty Vindica-

Thank You!
tor’s Club News Page last
month about Hebert’s
life, Cyndie Abshire of
CPS, who worked with
Mr. Hebert to help chil-
dren, was moved to re-
quest that Liberty Coun- sioners Court, the proc- Giving” in the coming
Our Advertisers
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a special proclamation. presented to the family Many are looking for-
Subscribers & Readers Mrs. Abshire asked and, by Liberty County Judge ward to helping with next
of course, was granted Jay Knight. The Vindica- year’s “Day of Giving” in
are the stars that keep the local permission to use the tor staff joins the Hebert honor of Hebert. Everyone
words from the story in family and all friends as is exceptionally grateful to
news going! her proclamation. we look forward to plan- Judge Knight for making
Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the ning activities to com- the proclamation honor-
Liberty County Commis- memorate this “Day of ing the community icon.
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Change your routines, change your life
On the journey to simplify our
lives, we need to learn self-care
for ourselves. We cannot take care
of anyone or anything else if we
do not learn how to take care of
ourselves first. Learning this skill
is not as hard as one might think.
Just a few simple changes in your
daily routine can make a world of
difference in simplifying your life.
For one, I hit the floor running
for many years due to hitting the
snooze button multiple times. I
found myself running late, rush-
ing around gathering my things,
not eating breakfast and possibly
walking out of the house without
my cell phone. Then I would speed
to work, praying there was no traf-
fic and that I would not be more
than 5 minutes late, only to realize
I was wearing a black shoe and a
navy shoe as I was getting out of
the car.
Starting the mornings off with
this type of chaos sets the tone for
the rest of the day, which I might
add always ends up stressful. If you
start your day off like this almost
every day of the week, you will al-
ways feel stressed and anxious.
I decided to change my morning
and nightly routines to see if this
would help me be more productive
and less stressed during the day.
After dinner, I make my lunch
every evening and put it in the re-
frigerator so I can grab it quickly on
my way out in the morning. I place
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my bedroom table, and I lay out
my clothes for the next day. Then I
stop using electronics after 8 pm,
if I can help it, and begin the pro-
cess of winding down before bed.
I go to the little reading area in my
living room and read a book from
my favorite author. I turn off all of
the lights except for the lamp by
my reading chair and a few can-
dles. Reading for about an hour
seems to clear my mind and helps
me relax so I can fall asleep easily.
Finally, I go to bed, and it’s lights
out by 9pm.
Instead of hitting the snooze
button, I decided to start getting
up at 5 am every morning, which
on a certain date.
A more serious problem came to
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was not as hard of an adjustment
as I thought it would be. I then grab
a cup of coffee and step out on my
patio so I can listen to the sounds
of the morning as the world wakes
up. I try to think of nothing but
the morning sounds around me
while I sip my first cup of coffee.
After this, I grab a second cup of
coffee, because I love coffee, and
I go to the special reading place
in my living room. I light a candle,
grab my journal, take a moment to
write my thoughts on how I feel
and what I am grateful for and fin-
ish with writing three goals for the
day. Since I prepared the night be-
fore, it’s much easier to get dressed
for work, find my purse and keys
and grab my lunch on the way out.
I even have time to eat breakfast!
Now I get to the office early,
making my day productive instead
of stressful.
By making a few changes to my
daily routine, I have changed my
overall emotional and physical
wellbeing more than I thought
possible. I shared my habits to help
give everyone an idea of how to get
started in taking back their day and
maybe that will help people find
their simple little life.
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Vestibular migraines often include vertigo
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you shed
light on how vestibular migraines
are diagnosed and the best treat-
ment? -- J.H.
ANSWER: The vestibule of the
ear is where the organ of balance
is located, so vestibular symptoms
relate to balance issues in general,
but most commonly, it means ver-
tigo. The term “vestibular migraine”
means vestibular symptoms at-
tributed to migraine.
Vestibular migraine thus includes
migraine headache -- not everyone
will have headache with every epi- If medications are needed, pre-
scription choices include blood pres-
sode, but most people with vestib-
ular migraine will have headache sure medicines (beta blockers like
propranolol and calcium channel
with at least some of the episodes
-- and vestibular symptoms. These blockers), antidepressants and sei-
zure medicines. Over-the-counter
could include vertigo (a sensation
options include riboflavin, magne-
of movement when still), unsteadi-
sium, feverfew and coenzyme Q10,
ness or movement symptoms with
all of which have some but not con-
a change in head position that per-
clusive evidence of benefit superior
sists long after the head has moved.
to placebo.
Abnormal sensitivity to sound and
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you tell
vision are also prominent in vestib-
ular migraine. me the possible causes of psoriasis? I
There is a similarly named condi- have read that it is related to chronic
tion, basilar migraine, that also has inflammation. What type of inflam-
vestibular symptoms. However, bas- mation might this be? -- C.K.
ilar migraine has additional symp- ANSWER: Psoriasis, a chronic
toms seen during the early, or aura, skin condition that can sometimes
phase coming from the brainstem, affect the joints, is indeed an inflam-
deep in the brain, such as clumsy matory condition, but inflammation
movements or confusion. These oc- is a set of symptoms and observable
cur most commonly five minutes to signs, not an underlying cause or di-
an hour before the headache. agnosis. There are five cardinal signs
Making the diagnosis of vestibular of inflammation: redness, swelling,
migraine is challenging, since there pain, warmth and loss of function.
are many clinical entities with sim- Psoriasis appears to be a problem
ilar symptoms. There is no conclu- of a dysregulated immune system. It
sive laboratory or radiology tests to
confirm the diagnosis. In practice,
the diagnosis of probable vestibular
is unclear what triggers the body to
begin responding with inflamma-
tion to the skin, but some proteins
migraine is made in people with re- (called antimicrobial peptides) made
current migraine symptoms associ- by skin cells may start the process.
ated with vertigo. Often, treatment These can be triggered by trauma
is begun when the condition is con- to the skin, but also by some medi-
sidered probable, and if the person cations, alcohol, cigarette smoking,
infections and stress, all of which can
does not respond well to treatment,
a more thorough evaluation is con- also act as triggers for people with
psoriasis. These make the immune
sidered.
system cells specific to the skin be-
Treatment for vestibular migraine
come much more active.
is broken down into treatment for
Understanding the immune
acute attacks and treatment to pre-
system issues in psoriasis has led
vent attacks. Many neurologists
to newer and more effective treat-
use diazepam (Valium) and similar
drugs for acute attacks. Preventive ments, especially for more-severe
medicines come in many different psoriasis.
families, and the choice of the best Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable
agent depends often on other condi- to answer individual questions, but
tions the person has. Everyone with will incorporate them in the column
migraine should try to find and avoid whenever possible. Readers may
triggers. This includes eating on a email questions to ToYourGood-
reasonable schedule and good sleep Health@med.cornell.edu.
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TARKINGTON BREAKS
SCHOOL RECORD home fans and finished Longhorns behind as the
By Jerry Michalsky
the game with 35 points. Trojans outscored Tark-
jerrymichalsky@aol.com Brandon Dee added 13 ington 15-4 to lead 27-17

Y
ou could say the Tark-
ington Longhorns
made it special on
Senior Night at home on
Friday night as they shat-
tered the school record
for points in a game with
a 104-34 win over Onalas-
The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky ka. Blake Ellington put
Liberty’s Kaden Nolan takes off for two-points against Hardin-Jefferson at home on Friday night in on a show in front of the
district action.
points, while Travonte
Bogany and Colby Morris
each chipped in with 12
points apiece.
The win was a nice
recovery for the Long-
horns as they fell to Cold-
spring 63-52 on Tuesday
night. Tarkington led
13-12 after one, but a bad
second quarter put the
at the half. The second
half was pretty even with
Coldspring outscoring the
Longhorns 36-35. Blake
Ellington led the scoring
with 16, while Bryce El-
lington finished with 11.
Colby Morris also finished
in double figures with 10.
Tarkington will have a
bye on Friday night.

Hardin-Jefferson struts its stuff Kingwood Park stays undefeated with

in 92-59 victory over Liberty 59-42 win over Lady Broncos
By Jerry Michalsky Wednesday before falling to the Lady
jerrymichalsky@aol.com Panthers 59-42. Jerrica Keener led Day-
By Jerry Michalsky ton in scoring with 16 points while post
jerrymichalsky@aol.com The Dayton Lady Broncos put up a player Amber Kelly added 11. Allie Davis
fight against 23-0 Kingwood Park on chipped in with 9.
The Liberty Panthers
ran into a buzz saw on
Friday night at home in
first place Hardin-Jef-
ferson and the Hawks
showed why they are
worthy of their record
in a 92-59 win at Lib-
erty high school. It was
all Hawks in the first
half as Baxter Wirth
and Jaiden Porter com- The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky
bined for 23 first-half Patrick Flowers of Liberty rolls up a finger roll against Hardin-Jeffer-
points as the visitors son at home on Friday night.
led 49-25 at the break. Hardin-Jefferson 21-15 the offensive boards
Kaden Nolan led the
in the final eight min- and scored for the Pan-
Panthers in scoring
with 17 points convert- utes. Keiron Joiner had thers late in the game.
ed on a three-point a nice pull-up jumper, Josh Chandler added 8
play late in the third and then Devin Fregia points for Liberty. The
quarter to make it 64- grabbed an offensive Panthers will finish the
36. Liberty then played rebound and scored season at home on Fri-
a very good fourth while he was fouled. day night against the
quarter and outscored Austin Walker then hit Livingston Lions.

12-5A-II All-District The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky

Hector Lira of Liberty moves the ball downfield on Tuesday night at home against Hamshire-Fannett.

Football Team Announced Ruiz scores twice in Liberty’s 4-0

By Jerry Michalsky the offensive MVP was of Crosby. Named to the blanking of Hamshire-Fannett
Denniquez Dunn of Cros- first team on defense for
jerrymichalsky@aol.com by. The defensive MVP Dayton was end, Camron
went to McCoy of Cros- Cooper. Making the first By Jerry Michalsky
The Dayton Broncos
by, while the newcomer team on offense for the jerrymichalsky@aol.com
football team landed four
of the year was Zyron Broncos was wide re-
players on the 12-5A-II Scott of Texas City and ceiver Donovan Orebo Angel Ruiz scored a
All-District Football Team. Theron Pierre of Barbers and center Tim Sjolander. pair of goals and the Lib-
Kyndon Fuselier of Hill. The special teams Landing on the second erty Panthers jumped on
Nederland was named player of the year was team for Dayton was wide Hamshire-Fannett early
the district’s MVP, while kicker Trevor Helburg receiver, Ashton Garner. on and never looked
back in grabbing a 4-0
victory over the Long-
horns on Tuesday night
at Memorial Stadium.
Lady Panthers clinch second place Jaime Lopez assisted
on two of the goals. Lib-
with 59-51 win over Splendora erty jumped in front at The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky
the 7th minute, with Liberty Head Coach Joe Roberts waits to sub in some players at home on
Ruiz putting it away on Tuesday night against Hamshire-Fannett.
By Jerry Michalsky ond period to lead 33-29 at the half. an assist from Ricardo
The Lady Panthers led 46-39 heading Garcia to make it a 1-0 looks later in the half for the night came on anoth-
jerrymichalsky@aol.com into the final minutes and then nev- lead. Two-minutes later, Liberty, and then in the er corner kick. This one
er looked back in the win. Madyson it was the Panthers at 38th minute, the Pan- came in the 56th minute
The Liberty Lady Panthers clinched it again with Garcia on thers would find the nets with Hector Lira scoring
Goudeau and Drelyn Willis each
second place in district on Tuesday scored 23 points for Liberty to lead the other end, this time again, with Ruiz scoring with the assist going to
night at home with a 59-51 win over the way. The Lady Panthers will face with the goal and Lopez on a nice corner kick as- Lopez for the 4-0 final
the Splendora Ladycats. Liberty led Orangefield in the opening round of assisting for a 2-0 advan- sist from Abdiel Garcia score. The Panthers will
19-16 after a quarter of play and then the playoffs in Kountze on Thursday tage. Alberto Diaz and to make it 3-0 at the half. host East Chambers on
outscored Splendora 14-13 in the sec- night. Game time is set for 6 p.m. Daniel Vargas had good Liberty’s final score of Friday night at 7 p.m.

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The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky

Dayton’s Allie Davis drives past a New Caney player for two points on Saturday afternoon at the Lady Bron-
cos Gym.

Lady Eagles soar over

The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky
Isaac Ramirez of Dayton splits a couple of Kingwood Park players on his way to the bucket on Wednesday night
at home.

Kingwood Park slips Lady Broncos 45-27

past Dayton 48-40
By Jerry Michalsky
jerrymichalsky@aol.com
The Dayton Broncos
went toe-to-toe with first
place Kingwood Park on
Wednesday night at home
and played with the Pan-
thers the whole way but fell
just a little short at the end
in a 48-40 loss in district
action. Dayton grabbed an
early 5-3 advantage thanks
to a three-pointer by Gil-
bert Sanchez. Later in the
opening period. Landon
Baldwin had a nice drive
and score to make it 10-9.
Kingwood Park scored just
before the end of the quar-
ter to lead 11-10 after one.
The lead vanished early in
the second quarter with
Brice Payton scoring from
downtown, and the Bron-
cos moved back in front 13-
11. The Broncos then took
their biggest lead of the
game a few minutes later,
with Sanchez hitting again
from downtown, and the
Dayton’s Tanner Boufford explodes to the bucket at home on Wednesday
night against Kingwood Park.
25-22 at the intermission.
Kingwood Park continued
their run and started the
third quarter on a 7-0 run
to build their lead to 32-22
before a three-pointer by
Baldwin stopped the run
and moved Dayton within
32-25. The Panthers built
their lead to 40-29 mid-
The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky
jumper, and Dayton was
within 40-33 with 2:45 left
in the game. After a King-
wood Park score, Payton
scored on a three-point
play to make it 42-36. That
would be the closed the
Broncos would get the rest
of the way as the Panthers
hit some free throws to se-
By Jerry Michalsky
jerrymichalsky@aol.com
The Dayton Lady Bron-
cos have been hit hard this
season with Covid as they
had to stop play and then
resume on two different
occasions during the sea-
son. Playing against one
of the playoff teams com-
ing out of District 12-5A
on Saturday afternoon in
the final game for Day-
ton, the Lady Broncos led
after a quarter but then
went cold from the field
and New Caney took ad-
vantage of that in a 45-27
win at Dayton. Early on,
things looked good for the
Lady Broncos as Allie Da-
vis nailed a three-pointer
from about 30-feet for a
3-0 lead. On the next trip,
it was Kyra Keener con-
necting from downtown
for a 6-2 advantage. On
the next trip down the
court, Dayton’s Loryn Mal-
let scored on the inside to
make it 8-2. The Lady Ea-
gles then went on an 11-3
run to move ahead early
Amber Kelly of Dayton lets a three-pointer fly against New Caney on
Saturday afternoon at home.
in the second quarter until
Amber Kelly hit the offen-
sive boards and scored to
tie the game at 13-apiece.
New Caney then finished
the first half on a 9-0 run
to lead 22-13 at the break.
The Lady Eagles then took
their first double-digit
lead at 24-13 to start the
third quarter, but Davis
answered for a drive and
score to bring the Lady
Broncos within 24-15. Late
in the third period, Keen-
er scored on a nice drive
to keep the deficit at 28-
The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky
19. New Caney built their
advantage to 34-20 in the
fourth quarter and then
Kelly grabbed an offensive
rebound and scored to
get within 34-22. Jerrica
Keener had a nice steal
and score late in the game
for Dayton. Davis led the
Lady Broncos in scoring
with 7 points, while Jerri-
ca Keener added 6. Kyra
Keener and Kelly finished
with 5-points apiece. Day-
ton finishes its season at
9-13 and 5-9 in district.

Lady Panthers come up short

advantage was up to 21-14 way through the final pe- cure the win. Baldwin led
with 5:05 left in the first riod, and then a bucket by Dayton with 13 points and
Baldwin made it 40-31. On Payton added 8. The Bron-

against Lady Longhorns 3-2

half. The Panthers then
dominated the rest of the
period and finished the
half on an 11-1 run to lead
West Hardin’s Kaleigh White (5) and Chloe Seller (11) of Hull-Daisetta tangle for the ball on Friday night
at the Ladycats Gymnasium.
the next Bronco trip down
the court, it was Tanner
Boufford pulling up for a
cos will close out their sea-
son next Saturday at home
against Lake Creek.
The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky
By Jerry Michalsky
jerrymichalsky@aol.com
After a slow start
on Tuesday evening at
home, the Liberty Lady
Panthers started to get
things going and even-
tually came from behind
to tie Hamshire-Fannett
before the Lady Long-
horns got the game-win-
ner in the 58th minute
to take a district win at
Memorial Stadium in The Vindicator | Jerry Michalsky
Liberty. Hamshire-Fan- Amy Bennett of Liberty looks to take the ball away from a Ham-
nett jumped ahead early shire-Fannett player on Tuesday evening at home.
on with a goal in the 7th
minute to move in front duo then found the net minute as they scored on
1-0. The Lady Longhorns in the 36th minute as Ev- a lofting shot to lead 3-2.
made it a 2-0 lead with a ans assisted Bennett for The Lady Panthers had

H-D finishes district play undefeated

header in the 15th min- the goal, and Liberty was one more good look as
ute. The Lady Panthers within 2-1 at the break. Bennett took a shot in the

with win over West Hardin

By Jerry Michalsky
jerrymichalsky@aol.com
Vaquaylon Hoskins
poured in 25 of her game
33 points in the second
grabbed an offensive re-
bound and scored, and
Hull-Daisetta was up 25-
4. Kaleigh White had a
nice drive and score for
West Hardin to cut the
while White added 5.
Smith finished with 19
for Hull-Daisetta, and
Rose also finished in
double figures with 10.
then started attacking
the Hamshire-Fannett
goal, and Amy Bennett
took a shot-on-goal in
the 30th minute, and
then two minutes later, it
was Kennedy Evans with
a good look on goal. The
Just six minutes into the
second half, Bennett was
at it again as she beat the
Lady Longhorn goalie,
and the score was even at
2-apiece. Hamshire-Fan-
nett then moved back
ahead for good in the 58th
66th minute that did not
find the mark. The Lady
Longhorns would hold
on the rest of the way to
grab the win. Liberty will
travel to East Chambers
on Friday night.

2nd Annual
to lead the Hull-Daisetta deficit to 25-7. The Lady
Ladycats to a 72-16 win Cats got a nice bucket
over West Hardin on late in the first half, with

Friday night in the final
district game for both
teams. Hull-Daisetta fin-
ished district play unde-
feated district champi-
Cops Vs Kids
Samantha Rose making
a beautiful pass to Chloe
Seller for two-points
and a 29-7 advantage.
Hull-Daisetta led 33-9 at

ons and will face Iola on
Thursday night at 8 p.m.
in Willis in the bi-dis-
trict round of the play-
offs. Early on, the La-
dycats grabbed an early
9-2 lead with a drive and
two-points by Hoskins.
The lead ballooned to
21-4 midway through
the second quarter with
a Kaylei Armstrong steal
and score at the other
end. Kaidyn Smith then
Basketball Game
the break. Hoskins then
exploded in the second
half and scored after
a steal to make it 37-9.
Just before the end of
the third quarter, the
Ladycats’ Nathalie Quin-
tanilla hit the offensive
Liberty County Sheriff's Dept. Takes on
boards and scored, and
the lead was up to 45-
10, and the Ladycats
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