June 19, 2018 The Our 24th Year of Publishing FREE Weekly (979) 849-5407 PLEASE mybulletinnewspaper.com © 2018 TAKE ONE LAKE JACKSON •Bulletin CLUTE • RICHWOOD • FREEPORT • OYSTER CREEK • ANGLETON DANBURY • ALVIN • WEST COLUMBIA • BRAZORIA • SWEENY When past, Technology present collide is great, as is By Ron Rozelle Contributing Editor slowing down A few years ago my friend Jim Willett, then the director of the Texas By John Toth Prison Museum up in Huntsville, and Editor and Publisher I was at a location near San Anto- I were asked to speak at an event nio recently where I could not get sponsored by the Jewett Historical the Astros game on TV, so I listened Museum and Library. to it on my phone’s MLB At Bat app. Jim and I were roommates in col- I had to listen to it because home lege back in the day and years later games are blocked out in a 250-mile had coauthored Jim’s memoir, titled radius of the home team’s city. The “Warden.” I was still doing a column Astros were playing the Texas Rang- for the Sunday paper back then, and ers in Houston. in my next piece I gave the follow- In this case, it doesn’t make any ing report of our visit which I called difference in “A Skirmish in a which city they Little Town with play; the game Big Implications”. is blocked out Here’s the in San Antonio column that ran because Dallas on July 22, 2012: and Houston are In case you both within the don’t know 250-mile radius. where Jewett is, RAMBLINGS THE WORDSMITH But At Bat does let me aim you Rising gas prices have put a crimp in travel plans comes at a time when the national average gasoline not block the radio play-by-play, in the right direction. Get yourself this summer as more Americans are planning stayca- price is at its highest point since November 2014 due to which is all I really needed. through Houston then head up tions instead of hitting the road, according to GasBud- a recent rally in oil prices because of long-term OPEC I don’t have a wi-fi at this home Interstate 45 to Buffalo, where you dy’s 2018 Summer Travel survey. production cuts, the U.S. exiting the Iran nuclear deal, away from home, just the signal could hang a right on Highway 79 The decrease in motorist’s appetite to hit the road declining U.S. oil inventories and high demand. from my phone. We keep it simple and in fifteen minutes or so be in my enough to get away, but not simple hometown of Oakwood. But, much to the point of shutting out the world. as you might want to make that But the cellular data signal is pilgrimage, you need to take a left ACC baseball alumni selected in MLB draft, including Correa’s brother very poor, and I doubt the video at Buffalo instead, since Jewett sits Four current and former Alvin the work that our coaching staff puts the Year and a 2017 World Series broadcast would play without a lot of just seven miles pretty much in the Community College baseball in with all of these players, and the champion. lagging. I have settled for the radio opposite direction. players will get their shot in the big individual commitment the players The former players drafted are version each time I go to this rare It was my first visit to that little leagues after they were selected bring with them, and it’s fun to see Blake Chisolm by the Washington place where the data signal is noth- burg in about 45 years. I might in the Major League Baseball that work get rewarded.” Nationals, C.J. Carter by the Miami ing to write home about. have driven through several times, Amateur Draft. Current player Jean Carlos “J.C.” Marlins and Joey Pulido by the Yes, there is a place in Texas near but I’m pretty sure the last time I “We’re excited to have so many Correa was taken in the 33rd round Toronto Blue Jays. San Antonio where 4G signals have actually stopped was back when I members of the ACC Dolphin by the Houston Astros. JC Correa is “We could not be more proud of a hard time reaching. It’s a T-Mobile was in high school. There was a family get drafted,” ACC Athletic brother of Carlos Correa, who is the the Alvin guys selected in the MLB dead spot. Before you inform me (Continued on Page 6) Director Bill Lewis said. “ I know 2015 American League Rookie of (Continued on Page 11) that T-Mobile is by itself a dead spot, ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE I have to defend it. My too expensive Approved by all Verizon data card also had a hard Texas courts time getting a good signal there. What are the So, I got rid of it and tether the June 30 Shortest class data now from one of my phones. dangers to a allowed by law I was listening to the game, and it young child in Always entertaining! occurred to me that this would make Always educational! a good column. After all, not too long Call today to make a reservation! ago, we were still dialing up internet a hot car? (Continued on Page 11) Page 2 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Texas economy compares well to other states, study finds With economic growth vary- District of Columbia across 28 key Industries ing significantly from one state indicators of economic perfor- 8th – Annual Median Household to another — California recently mance and strength. The data Income became the fifth largest economy set ranges from GDP growth to 11th – Change in Nonfarm in the world while Alaska has an startup activity to share of jobs in Payrolls AND SOON HE’LL BE POSING FOR MUGSHOTS: A man, who unemployment rate over 7 per- high-tech industries. 14th – Government Surplus/ was stealing a package from the front porch of a home in Tracy, Calif., cent, for instance — the personal- Economic Performance of Texas Deficit per Capita noticed a surveillance camera recording his every move. He tried to pry it finance website WalletHub has (1=Best; 25=Avg.) 23rd – Unemployment Rate off the wall to no avail, getting even closer to the camera. So police have released its report on 2018’s Best 9th – GDP Growth For the full report, please visit: some excellent pictures of his face. & Worst State Economies. 1st – Exports per Capita https://wallethub.com/edu/ COMFY, ARE WE? Police pulled over a pickup truck in Thunder Bay, To determine America’s top 9th – Startup Activity states-with-the-best-economies/ Ontario, and found that the vehicle had no seats, so the driver was sitting economic performers, WalletHub 21st – % of Jobs in High-Tech 21697/ on a folding lawn chair. compared the 50 states and the SOME FRIEND YOU TURNED OUT TO BE: A woman was DID YOU KNOW ABOUT TEXAS? ordered to submit a urine sample to test for drugs in St. Clairsville, Ohio. • Only two presidents of the United States were born in Texas. Dwight Since she was a drug user and knew she would fail, she asked a friend Eisenhower, the 34th president, was born in Denison on Oct. 14, 1890. for some of her urine. Alas, the borrowed sample tested positive for Lyndon Johnson, our 36th president, was born in Johnson City on Aug. 27, drugs. 1908. LET’S LET THE VOTERS BE THE JUDGE OF THAT: A man • Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its indepen- who was arrested for soliciting a lady of the evening told Pennsylvania dence, becoming an independent Republic. In 1845, Texas joined the union state police that he was “self-employed.” When officers noted that he is as the 28th state. The state’s annexation set off a chain of events that led to the mayor of Bloomsburg, he replied, “For now.” the Mexican–American War in 1846. O.K., I WAS THERE, OFFICER, BUT I DIDN’T DO IT: A man • It is the largest state in the southern U.S. with 28.3 million people. who robbed a convenience store in Alton, Ill., had the bright idea of going to the police station to report that he had only witnessed the crime. It all fell apart when investigating officers, who had seen him on surveillance video, showed up at the station. SHOW ME YOUR EVIDENCE! … OH, NEVER MIND: In an effort to avoid parking tickets, a woman in Suzhou, China, would leave a fake ticket on her windshield to fool police. She was caught when she parked next to an undercover cop car equipped with a dash-cam which recorded her doing it. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Bad weather in the wilderness area called the Great Orme in North Wales has forced 110 long-haired Kashmiri goats, that live there, to descend on the quiet seaside resort town of Llandudno. They are causing quite the commotion, with some of the males butting heads, and others interfering with traffic and feasting on the residents’ gardens. I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF BIG MOUTH! Annoyed that his boyfriend was continually playing with a Big Mouth Billy Bass, the novelty singing fish, his domestic partner tossed it into the trash outside their Sebastian, Fla., home. In response, the other guy retrieved it and smacked him on ABOUT US the head with it, resulting in police involvement. MAYBE YOU SHOULD CALL SPIDER MAN, LADY: A woman John and Sharon called the police emergency number in Evart, Mi., and asked for help in Toth, Owners and killing a spider. She was informed that this was not a police matter. I JUST NEEDED TO GET OUT: A man, who was under house Publishers Since July 4, 1994 arrest in Englewood, Fla., removed his ankle bracelet and stole a boat from a nearby marina. He may have gotten away with it, but he ran the THE BULLETIN is distrib- vessel aground on a sandbar and had to be rescued by police. uted each Tuesday by J&S LOOK OUT, SIR! … THUMP! After a lengthy police pursuit in Mt. Communications, Inc.. E-mail Vernon, Va., a drunk driver with a revoked license pulled over and got out letters and press releases of his vehicle, but it was still moving forward and hit him. He survived. to [email protected]. Faxed or mailed announce- ments are no longer Try us out for a month, and you’ll accepted. For advertising information, call (979) 849- agree that advertising in The Bulletin is 5407. Advertising and news good for your business. release deadline is 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Call (979) 849-5407 Our 24th year of publishing! www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 19, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 3 Strange but True By Bill Sones Quincy, Massachusetts, announced chemical blast would be like ‘having and Rich Sones, Ph.D. a contest to coin a word to describe a small bomb go off’ in the stomach. TOSSPOT WORDS ‘a lawless drinker.’ The prize was What does surprise me… is that the Q. English is a colorful and $200 in gold (about $5,000 today). defense only worked around 50% of inventive language, enlivened Of more than 25,000 entries that the time.” by tosspot words such as poured in, coinages such as ‘weto- DOMESTICATED HUMANS “dreadnought,” “killjoy,” “saw- crat,’ ‘violist,’ ‘boozshevic’ lost out to Q. “First came the dog, fol- bones” and “scofflaw.” What are ‘scofflaw.’” lowed by sheep and goats. Then “tosspots,” anyway, and how do IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE the floodgates opened: pigs, these examples fit in the mix? Q. This small prey is a textbook cows, cats, horses and a menag- A. They follow the pattern “verb example of chemical defense, erie of birds and other beasts + noun” to describe people, “from surviving up to 107 minutes in made the leap. Over the past ‘smellfungus’ (a habitual faultfinder), a predator’s stomach. Can you 30,000 years or so, humans have to ‘lickspittle’ (a servile flatterer), name the prey/predator? domesticated all manner of spe- to ‘makebate” (one who incites A. Call this the struggle between cies,” says Colin Barras in “New a quarrel), explains Anu Garg the stingless bombardier beetle and Scientist” magazine. But what on his “A.Word.A.Day” web site. the much bigger, tougher toad that animal may have been domesti- “Dreadnought” literally means “fear can tongue-strike in an eyeblink, cated even earlier? nothing” but can also describe “a says Susan Milius in “Science A. Humans! Domestication battleship armed with all heavy News” magazine. The beetle’s results from the repeated selec- guns,” “a thick cloth” and a large, defense? Inside its stomach are tion and breeding of animals less loud acoustic guitar. No doubts two substances that mix together aggressive and more cooperative about “killjoy,” a person who spoils to form a hot noxious stream and than the norm, traits which may the enjoyment of others, from Old shoot out from its back end into the have conferred a survival advantage English “cyllan” (to kill) + Old French toad at up to 100 degrees Celsius during our evolution. “joie” (joy). And, of course, a “saw- (212 degrees Fahrenheit). This The speculation that we tamed bones” refers to a doctor, especially causes the toad to vomit, and ourselves is not new; it was a surgeon, taken from Old English more than 40% of the bombardiers advanced by Darwin and even “saga” (to cut with a saw) + “ban” escape alive, report ecologists Shinj Aristotle. Recent genetic compari- (bone). Sugiura and Takuya Sato. How- sons between us and Neanderthals Finally, a “scofflaw” is someone ever, when prodded into spraying all confirm that some of the differ- who “displays contempt for the law, their noxious chemicals beforehand, ences “are the same as those that especially in minor violations, such almost none of the beetles were distinguish dogs from wolves and as failure to pay parking tickets.” ejected. European cattle from European As Garg says: “In 1924, during Pro- As University of Sydney’s bison.” Domesticated animals hibition, banker Delcevare King of Gregory Brown put it, “The hot tend to have reduced brain size, smaller teeth and shorter muzzles than their wild brethren. And this “domestication syndrome” describes our relationship to our Neanderthal ancestors. Concludes Barras, “We really may be the puppy dogs to their feral wolves.” (Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at [email protected]) DID YOU KNOW? • The inventor of the heart- shaped hot tub, Morris B. Wilkins, also invented a champagne glass whirlpool. •According to Make-A-Wish, Dis- ney’s amusement parks, princesses, and various properties make up roughly half of all wishes granted. •After ISIS had demolished Mosul’s Nabi Yunus shrine in Iraq, a pristine 2700-year-old palace was found beneath the rubble. •In 1642, Puritan parents had Please tell our advertisers that you their children taken away if they failed to teach them how to read. saw their ads in The Bulletin Page 4 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com SK Primacor Americas donates BC welding certification day offers opportunities for students Brazosport College’s fifth-annual Woodruff, welding teacher at Angle- This event was offered free to all $50,000 to Freeport Fire & EMS welding certification event recently ton High School. “Now, my students participating students, with students SK Primacor Americas (SKPA) is donating a total of $50,000 to the Free- recorded its highest attendance to take welding more seriously. They arriving at 8 a.m. and testing until 3 port Fire & EMS Department. The donation will be $25,000 annually for the date, with many students earning tell the up-and-coming welding p.m. The inspections and non- next two years. American Welding Society (AWS) students, ‘You better bring your ‘A’ destructive testing were provided certificates. game, because these inspectors do by local welding services NDIC and The Freeport Fire & EMS Department will use the donation to offer safety This year’s event was attended not play.’ Versa Integrity; volunteer time was training to local residents and purchase emergency medical and fire protec- by junior and senior high school “This experience also helped given by certified welding inspectors tion equipment. students from Angleton, Brazosport, these students to know what to from Zachry, Performance Contrac- SK innovation plans to raise safety awareness in local communities by Brazoswood, B.F. Terry, Columbia- expect and not be as nervous when tors and Tri-Con. Metal, rods and spreading the value of SHE (Safety, Health and Environment). Brazoria, Foster, Fulshear, George they step into the working world,” he personal protective equipment were SK innovation (CEO and President Kim Jun, www.skinnovation.com), Ranch, Lamar and Sweeny high added. donated by local welding suppliers South Korea’s largest energy chemical company, and the refining subsidiary schools. A total of 99 awards were House Bill 22 amended the Texas Mejia Equipment and Freeport Gas of the country’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, is taking its donation earned, a record number for the Education Code to adopt a set of and Supply, allowing students to program to global heights to spread a management philosophy that places event. indicators to evaluate school dis- have the materials needed for test- priority on safety and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Students had the opportunity to tricts, ensuring students gain skills ing free of charge. SKPA is SK global chemical’s (SKGC, chemical business subsidiary of SK test in one of four positions: 1G-flat, to prepare them for entering the Students, teachers and volun- innovation) production arm for high value added chemical ethylene-acrylic 2G-horizontal, 3G-vertical or 4G- workforce, the military or postsec- teers were also provided with a hot acid EAA Copolymer & Ionomers. SKGC finalized its EAA business overhead. Students went through ondary education. All the certifica- lunch and cold drinks, courtesy of acquisition from the Dow Chemical Company, the largest chemical company three stations for inspection of their tions earned at the Brazosport Turner Industries, Lincoln Electric, in America, and rebranded it into SK Primacor Americas. welds, including visual inspection, Welding Certification event will be in Brock Services, Freeport Welding The Freeport Fire and EMS Association is expected to use the donation X-ray and Ultrasonic Inspection the ISD Accountability Reporting. and Brazos Pipe & Steel. money to strengthen its emergency and rescue programs, introduce fire pre- (UT) or Liquid Penetrant Inspection “Brazosport College is excited to For more information on Brazos- vention training to local residents, and replenish fire apparatus to increase (PT). be a part of this community-wide port College or its welding program, safety awareness and response. While the day provided students partnership that allows high school call (979) 230-3000. The first donation of $25,000, scheduled to be delivered this year, will be an opportunity to earn AWS recogni- students to begin building a founda- used to purchase EMS equipment that will enable fire and EMS personnel to tion for welds, it also provided expo- tion toward their career paths,” said DID YOU KNOW? transport patients up and down stairs using electrical stair chairs, increasing sure to realistic testing for welding Beth Cassidy, Brazosport College • The average salary for welders the safety and comfort for the patients as well and providing a safer means standards. Director of Workforce Development is $36,720, which is a pretty typical for first responders by decreasing the possibilities of lifting-related injuries. “My students did not really and School Partnerships. “Our com- middle class welding job. However, understand how serious the outside munity and industry partners are welding jobs will bottom out around welding world expected them to be very supportive of these students $25,000 a year, which may be about the quality of their welds, until and what is being accomplished common for many entry-level weld- they experienced having to weld here. The fact that it adds to the ing positions. On the other hand, in front of true industry-certified district’s Accountability Report is a the 90th percentile of welders earn welding inspectors,” said Robert plus.” around $57,000 a year. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 19, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 5

Student wears a dinosaur shirt for 5000 days and counting Chicago Tribune (TNS) displaying a dinosaur embroidered And Dundek was never bullied or NEW LENOX, Ill. — Zachary on a dress shirt under his gown. teased for it. Dundek’s siblings warned him four He’d completed his goal of wearing “A lot of people in high school years ago he would become the the prehistoric creature on his attire didn’t notice,” he said. “It’s high target of bullying in high school if he for more than 5,000 consecutive school and I think people were more continued wearing shirts featuring days. concerned with themselves.” dinosaurs every day. “I never skipped a day,” he said. But to those friends and teachers But he had worn a dinosaur shirt Dundek said he’d be disap- who did notice, Dundek said, he every single day for the 10 previous pointed if one day he wasn’t, became known as the guy with the years, and he wasn’t about to stop for some reason, able to wear a dinosaur shirts. It was used as a because of what other people might dinosaur shirt, but he said he isn’t term of endearment, he said. think as he prepared for his fresh- superstitious and doesn’t think And while his siblings would try to man year at Lincoln-Way Central anything negative would happen as encourage him to wear something High School in New Lenox. a result. else, their mother, Victoria Dundek, On May 30, Dundek graduated Still, “I never thought about giving told them to stop and just allow Zak from Lincoln-Way Central, proudly it up,” he said. to wear what he wants. He just wore them with such confidence,” she said. Zachary started wearing dinosaur shirts as a toddler that were hand- me-downs from his older brother, who was “obsessed” with dinosaurs, Victoria Dundek said. Page 6 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com second, then fall in step with what I’m afraid is becoming a majority. When past and present collide: A brave little battle for heritage and literacy I believe when we stop paying (Continued from Page 1) it came to any camaraderie between me to speak at an event support- library at risk. Their motive for doing attention to who we were, to who skating rink under a big top tent in the towns it might as well have been ing the town library/museum. She so has never been made clear, but came before us, and to the galaxy Jewett back then, and some of us 200. We Oakwood folk headed in wanted Jim to talk about “Warden,” the consensus among some of the of ideas and beauty beyond our own Oakwood kids would go over there, the opposite direction – northeast, a book we had written together Chamber board members seems little selves, housed in libraries, we rent skates, and roll around on an toward Palestine and Tyler – for over a decade before, and I would to be “out with the old, in with the will have taken a giant step back- uneven wooden floor on summer doctor visits, supermarkets, and yak a while about my recent book new.” Museums and libraries don’t, ward. Which makes the battle being nights. I can still hear the clatter of trips to the picture show (that’s a about the 1937 New London school as a rule, turn much of a profit, you waged in a tiny town that you may all those squeaky wheels on that movie theatre for some of you). explosion. see. And to some, that makes their never have heard of very important floor, and the scratchy offerings of Jewettites went to Mexia or Waco, Before the presentation, we were existence dubious at best. indeed. 45 rpm records through speakers I think. given a special tour of the museum. Here’s the dilemma: while the A month after that article ran in that emitted as much crackling static So I was happy when my friend It’s a fine collection of artifacts: old museum qualifies for and currently the Sunday paper, I was able to as music. Barbara Miles, who teaches at Sam photographs, documents, furniture, operates on a city-designated write another one, giving the out- It was just a little over 20 miles Houston State University and lives appliances, and farm implements percentage of the proceeds from come. I’ll reprint that one soon here from Oakwood to Jewett, but when in Jewett, asked Jim Willett and from bygone days. There’s an old the local motel and hotel tax, the – sort of the modern equivalent of manual typewriter, and copies of library doesn’t. If the museum and the “tune in next week” cliff hangers Jewett School memorabilia reaching the library aren’t able to meet terms of old. But it might be sooner than My Answer by Billy Graham back over a century. set forth in the lawsuit, budget cuts a week, and it might be later. I’m It’s all carefully arranged and will make relocation to a new facility retired now, and will not be shackled Christ has already paid the price for your sins displayed by people who are the impossible and they’ll have to close by such precise restraints. Stay Q: Is it possible to lead a 18). descendants of long gone folks in their doors. tuned. sinless life, if we just try hard Yes, it might be possible for you those old pictures, or were in them Unless an equitable resolution is Ron Rozelle’s columns can be enough? I hope so, because I to avoid things we usually think of themselves as youngsters. The found this will all end up in court, a accessed at ronrozellewordsmith want to please God and go to as sins. But what about your inner little museum, tucked away in the costly prospect that will have to be .wordpress.com. He is the author heaven someday. But I’m not thoughts and motives? You see, corner of a building that serves as funded solely by private donations. of “Writer’s Digest’s Write Great sure I can measure up, at least sin isn’t just a matter of the things a community center, is exactly what Board members of both entities are Fiction: Description & Setting,” not right now. - Mrs. H.H. we do (important as they are). Sin a museum is supposed to be: a already digging deep. and nine other books of fiction and A: My answer may surprise also involves our inner thoughts respectful repository of the town’s Right now I’ll bet you’re thinking nonfiction. you (or even shock you), but even and motives -- even things we past. one of two things. They’re just a little if you never committed another aren’t aware of. The Psalmist said, But, sadly, the future is the museum and library, and the town DID YOU KNOW? sin from this moment on, you still “But who can discern their own problem. should be grateful to have them. would not be good enough to go errors? Forgive my hidden faults” Barbara told us that afternoon Or: they’re just a little museum • Nintendo Switch game car- to heaven. (Psalm 19:12). that the Jewett Area Chamber of and library, and who needs them tridges are coated with a “bittering In reality, however, it simply This is why we need Christ, Commerce had filed a lawsuit claim- anyway? agent” to discourage owners from wouldn’t be possible for you to for only He can forgive us and ing proprietary ownership of the If you came to the first conclu- eating them. live the rest of your life without cleanse us from all our sins. building, which puts the existence of sion, congratulations – you and I are • Flights carrying the Pope use committing another sin, no matter Listen: You don’t have to bear the both the museum and its adjoining in agreement. If you came to the the callsign “Shepherd One.” how hard you tried. The reason is burden of your sins any longer because sin has too strong a grip because on the cross all your sins on us, and even if we think we’ve were transferred to Christ, and He overcome it, it’s still with us. Even paid the price for your salvation. the Apostle Paul admitted, “I have Why not put your faith and trust in the desire to do what is good, but Him today? The Bible says, “There I cannot carry it out” (Romans 7: is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). Tribune Media Services (Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/ o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelis- tic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.) www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 19, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 7

What is a calorie and why it is good or bad for your body Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) “In the laws of science … all calo- She says everyone’s calorie You see them counted on food ries are created equal, but our body requirements are different. But labels and now on restaurant breaks down carbohydrates, protein getting 2,000 calories a day from menus. But do you know what and fat very differently,” she says. lean chicken, whole grains, fruits calories are? And, while 1,000 calories from and vegetables is going to keep you Anya Guy, a Mayo Clinic dietitian, a fast food burger and fries are healthier than getting 2,000 calories says calories are units of energy. technically the same as 1,000 a day from processed foods that are And even though they are all techni- calories from lean meats, fruits and high in sugar and saturated fats. cally the same, the effect they have vegetables, Guy says there are on your body can differ depending other health implications you should An average woman needs to on what kinds of food you eat. consider when picking which foods eat about 2000 calories per day to “A calorie is a unit of energy,” to eat. maintain, and 1500 calories to lose Guy says. “It is calculated for vari- “I recommend the majority of your one pound of weight per week. An ous types of foods, more so in the calories come from unprocessed or average man needs 2500 calories categories of calories from carbohy- minimally processed whole foods, to maintain, and 2000 to lose one drates, protein and fat.” since the quality of your calories can pound of weight per week. This also She says calories are all techni- impact your weight and your overall depends on age, height, weight, cally the same. health,” Guys says. activity levels and metabolic health.

Brazoria Heritage Foundation Cordially invites you to attend the re-enactment of the SANTA ANA BALL Saturday, July 21, 2018 Lloyd E. Thomas Gymnasium 205 North Nevada Brazoria, Texas The evening begins at 5:30 and includes a Seafood Dinner with wine and beer Period Dress is encouraged, but optional SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION Grand March Dancing to the Music of Debbie & Lowell B.Y.O.B. – Set Ups furnished Tickets $40 per person are available through July 18 Make reservations by contacting Tissie Schwebel at 979-345-3335 All proceed benefit BHF and our effort to “Preserve the Past for the Future” Page 8 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 19, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 9 BACH, Pearland Lions to host Fun ‘N’ Games Saturday Brazoria County Association for hosting the kids and their families needs. BACH also provides ongoing Citizens with Handicaps, (BACH) for a morning of fun,” stated Dr. therapy for disabled and/or delayed has teamed up with the Lions Club Hugh Patton, president of the Lions children throughout Brazoria of Pearland to host Fun ‘N Games Club. “Community involvement and County. on Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. volunteer service are pillars of our For questions about Fun ‘N to noon at the Lion’s Club of Pearl- mission, plus we enjoy sharing our Games or about BACH services, and building at 3550 S. Main Street facility and our time to see smiles please contact Haley Ruthstrom at in Pearland. on the faces of children with special [email protected] or at (979) Fun ‘N Games is a family friendly needs.” 849-2447. special event for children with spe- BACH has been helping children cial needs. This carnival-like event with special needs in the Pearland, BACH is a 501(C)3 non-profit will celebrate each special child Manvel, and Alvin areas for over 20 organization which provides with races, carnival games & prizes, years. Last year the organization therapeutic, educational and social music, clowns, and more. This event helped approximately 600 children programs for children with special is free for every child, their siblings, and their families. BACH currently needs. BACH also provides ongoing and family. operates the only Early Childhood therapy for disabled and/or delayed This event will take place Intervention program in Brazoria children throughout Brazoria indoors so no matter the weather County and an on-site pediatric County. Our focus is on special kids families can expect a morning full of therapy clinic, “Buster’s Kids,” at from birth to twenty years old who laughter, games and entertainment. their Angleton facility. need a helping hand to achieve The Lion’s Club of Pearland will be BACH is a 501(C)3 non-profit developmental milestones, as well cookinghot dogs and hamburgers organization which provides as provide preparation to ensure for all who attend. therapeutic, educational and social school readiness and educational “Our group is looking forward to programs for children with special success.

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Send your announcement to [email protected]. We’ll help you spread the word on the many important events taking place in your community. Page 10 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com In a recent Stanford Univer- sity study using laboratory mice, Never heard of third-hand smoke? Researchers show why you should care researchers found that skin contact By Mari A. Schaefer But if you think being in a cigarette smoke has cleared. Turns lead author of the study published with the compounds in third-hand The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) smoke-free building will shield you out toxic particles can be activated Wednesday in Science Advances. smoke increased the severity of PHILADELPHIA — Dodging the from the negative health effects of and released back into the air. “It was a completely unexpected asthma symptoms. It is also known clouds of toxic cigarette smoke second-hand smoke, you are in for Researchers at Drexel University result,” said DeCarlo, an associate to increase the risk of lung cancer along city streets and at building a surprise. looked at how particles from outside professor of environmental engi- in mice, researchers at the U.S. entrances has become the norm for Now there is third-hand smoke: air get inside and found a “chemical neering and chemistry. Department of Energy’s Lawrence those wanting to avoid the health the residue that can be carried on signature” that didn’t exist outdoors Third-hand smoke particles can Berkeley National Laboratory found. risks from breathing in second-hand clothing and hair or left behind on — which they identified as third- become reactivated when they Young children are particularly smoke. couches and counters long after hand smoke, said Peter F. DeCarlo, come into contact with the natural vulnerable. They are more likely to ammonia that is emitted from the be crawling on contaminated car- human body. Indoor temperatures pets or ingesting the residue when and humidity also play a role in that they put their hands in their mouths. process, making exposure more Concentrations of third-hand of an issue in summer months, he smoke particles are likely higher in said. residences, hotel The researchers rooms, or rental tested the air of an Third-hand smoke cars where people unoccupied class- particles can become have previously room where smok- smoked, the Drexel ing had not been reactivated when they researchers found. allowed in decades. come into contact with The effects of They found that the natural ammonia third-hand smoke 29 percent of the need to be part indoor aerosol mass that is emitted from of the discussion contained third-hand the human body. when it comes to smoke particles. smoking policies While particulate governing areas matter in air is a small fraction of where the public can be exposed, what we breathe in, the worrisome DeCarlo said. factor was the concentration of He pointed to the Philadelphia contamination, DeCarlo said. Housing Authority policy that bans Being in a room that is contami- smoking in all living units, indoor nated with third-hand smoke during common areas, administrative an average workday is the equiva- offices, and outdoor areas up to 25 lent of being in a room filled with feet from residential and office build- second-hand smoke for about five ings as a step in the right direction. minutes, he said. In February 2017, the U.S. Since the building was smoke- Department of Housing and Urban free and there was no indication Development announced that all anyone was violating that policy, the public housing must have a smoke- researchers looked at possible other free policy in place by the end of sources. July 2018. The room was down the hall from There are some things you can an outdoor balcony where people do if your apartment recently con- often go to sneak an illicit smoke. It verted to a smoke-free unit or if you was also part of the same heating, buy a home previously occupied by ventilation and air-conditioning zone a smoker. as a nearby office space shared by The American Nonsmokers’ several smokers, and the system Rights Foundation recommends recirculated contaminated air washing walls and ceilings with throughout the building. detergent and hot water, then apply- Cigarette smoking causes about ing two to three coats of paint. If the 480,000 deaths in the United States walls are not thoroughly cleaned, each year, with more than 41,000 of nicotine can seep through the new those deaths attributed to second- paint. hand smoke exposure. Worldwide, Remove any rugs and padding, there are nearly six million deaths a then wash floors before replacing year related to tobacco use, accord- carpets. Replace all curtains, blinds ing to the Centers for Disease or wall coverings. Clean out ventila- Control and Prevention. tion ducts and replace all filters. The health risks of third-hand “‘Nonsmoking’ really doesn’t smoke are just now becoming more mean nonsmoking, and that is worri- apparent. some,” DeCarlo said. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 19, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 11 ACC baseball alumni selected in MLB draft, including Correa’s brother (Continued from Page 1) on the field and especially in the for the U.S. Army. You don’t get that draft,” Head Coach Jason Schreiver classroom. opportunity unless you’re taking said. “It is great to see their hard “Many of those kids that don’t care of business on the field and work pay off. This shows the quality get drafted are getting the chance in the classroom, and Blake was of talent Alvin recruiting coordina- to continue playing at the university simply a model student-athlete for tor Mike Partida and the coaching level,” Lewis said. us at ACC,” Lewis continued. staff is bringing on campus and the “One of our players this year, For more information about culture to get better. We expect to Blake Ledoux, is going to be the ACC Athletics program, visit see more Dolphins selected in next attending West Point and playing www.alvincollege.edu/athletics. year’s draft.” Correa played as an infielder for ACC in 2017-18 and had signed a letter of intent to play at Lamar University before being drafted. Chisolm played for ACC as a pitcher and first baseman in 2016 before moving to Sam Houston State University. Joey Pullido pitched for ACC in 2015-16 before transferring to the University of Houston. C.J. Carter pitched at ACC in 2017 and then transferred to Troy University. ACC coaches have helped develop these players and are look- ing forward to the next generation in ACC infielder Jean Carlos “J.C.” Correa, 2017-18 2019, Lewis said. “The great thing about JUCO DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ASTROS? baseball in Texas is the level of competition that you face every • Since moving into Minute Maid Park, the Astros have won two National single game,” he said. “You come to League Wild Cards and have made three National League Division Series our games, and you see scouts from appearances, two National League Championship appearances and one trip everywhere sitting in the stands to the World Series. evaluating talent from both teams. • Minute Maid Park played host to the first-ever World Series game played The level of ability just continues to in the state of Texas. climb throughout the state and the • The Astros all-time season attendance record was set in 2004 at rest of the country.” 3,087,872. The drive of the ACC Athletics • The total seating capacity at Minute Maid Park is 40,976. program is to develop players both • It takes 12-20 minutes to close the retractable roof. Technology is great, but slowing it down is even better (Continued from Page 1) that second telephone line when Wi- out why the riding lawnmower is not connections and listening to Astros Fi became widely affordable. Those starting. games on transistor radios. of us who just had one line were It allows me to think clear For the benefit of my younger reachable again by phone at night. thoughts like how I dislike dealing readers, don’t fret about the last We live in wonderful times. My with gasoline lawn mowers that paragraph. Those are things that phone allows me to get around as have conspired against me by you won’t have to experience, fast as possible by avoiding traffic breaking down all the time. I am although the transistor radio part jams and makes sure that I do not able to reflect on important things is still a possibility. You can buy make any wrong turns while enter- like putting some thoughts down on new ones fairly cheap and enjoy taining me with music from a radio paper. the games and music the way your station in Europe. Actually, that’s just an old expres- parents used to before cell phones But I reminisce about the earlier sion. Thoughts go into the laptop, (B.C.) days, because the IT guy’s wife had and then slowly are sent through A very long time ago, an IT guy a good point. Slowing things down a lousy signal (after being spell- was telling me that his wife liked it at times is not such a bad thing. checked) to a cloud, where they live better when she could just dial up Taking a break from the hassles happily years after. an Internet connection, start down- of the publishing business and Technology is great, even when it loading a large file and go to sleep. going to a place where a decent is slow. Call me a geek, go ahead. I When she woke up, the file would Internet connection is rare forces know I am – the old- fashioned type. be in her computer. me to focus on other things, like And loving it. Now where is that jazz Most of us were glad to get rid of mowing the grass and trying to find station on the FM dial? Page 12 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com SIDELINE CHATTER six minutes in Philadelphia, but that Which is even more impressive, might not be the worst of it. golf wags say, when you consider By Dwight Perry June 15 was National Prune Day. he’s wired to shoot every 24 sec- The Seattle Times (TNS) We have not heard from him yet. onds. No word on whether there Pompous and circumstance Talking the talk was a squirrel along with the In NFL news, Coastal Carolina —Jon Wilner of the San Jose moose bestowed an honorary doctorate on Mercury News, merely shrugging What could be worse than a alumnus and Washington corner- after the Pac-12 — 1-8 in bowl dogleg left? Four moose legs — left back Josh Norman. It was report- games last season — voted to and right. An angry Bullwinkle edly a Doctor of Humane Letters, prohibit 5-7 football teams from bowl charged two golfers at Utah’s Park with a trash-talking minor. consideration: “Why worry about City Golf Club, forcing them to flee Tweeter Dumb a busted taillight when the engine in their cart. And on the consumer front, needs fixing?” On the bright side, though, they Hormel has recalled over 228,000 —RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com, did win the best-drive competition. pounds of Spam. on Warriors irritant Draymond Name game No, wait — that was the 76ers Green’s propensity to talk: “I’m The MLB player with the best and all those tweets from Mrs. thinking he must have been vacci- chance of someday having a Colangelo’s burner accounts. nated as a child with a phonograph ballpark named after him: Rays Speed golf needle.” outfielder Johnny Field. Warriors star Steph Curry He shoots, he scores Down the hatch has twice headed to the links NHL referee Garrett Rank Joey Chestnut celebrated between games of the NBA Finals, qualified for the U.S. Open, carding National Doughnut Day by downing GolfChannel.com reported, and shot back-to-back 71s for a 2-under par 257 powdered Hostess Donettes in a 71 both times. at Ansley Golf Club in Roswell, Ga. Picnic safety tips Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) Picnics can be a lot of fun. But improper handling of the food can mean trouble in the form of food- borne germs. Before you fill your cooler, review these tips for safer picnics. 1) When you open the cooler, keep an eye on the clock. “The general rule is to have food out only two hours,” says Kate Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietitian nutritionist. “However, on a hot day – 90 (degrees Fahrneheit) and above — you want to limit the time that food is out in that hot weather to one hour.” 2) Pay special attention to proteins. “Bacteria like protein,” says Zeratsky. So keep meat cold until it hits the grill. Then, use a meat thermometer to make sure it’s cooked to a safe temperature. At least 160 degrees (degrees Fahrneheit) for ground meats and 165 (degrees Fahrne- heit) for poultry. 3) Shield your sweets, includ- ing the ones from Mother Nature. “Fruit, with its natural sugars, is going to attract some bugs,” says Zeratsky. “So you might want to keep it covered.” 4) Better to be safe than sorry. “When in doubt, throw it out. You don’t want anyone to get sick.” www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 19, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 13 MR. MORRIS By Rick Brooks

BROOM HILDA By Russel Myers

ANIMAL CRACKERS By Fred Wagner

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THE MIDDLETONS By Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers

DID YOU KNOW? CHARMY’S ARMY By Davey Jones • According to a new study, hour of sitting past five hours. wild African elephants only sleep • When the best male marathon- around 2 hours a day—the short- ers hit age 35, they start to slow est known sleep time of any land down by 2 minutes a year. The top mammal. women slow down by 2 minutes • An African elephant’s trunk and 30 seconds. alone can weigh between 270 to • Research shows that dogs and 290 pounds. 2-year-old kids show similar pat- • A new study suggests that waist terns in social intelligence — much circumference increases by two more so than human children and centimeters for every additional chimpanzees. Page 14 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com 35 Fizz flavoring Complete the grid so each row, column Bulletin Crossword Puzzle of the Week 36 Used in an undignified way and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains ACROSS 20 Guttural utterance 38 Test on the air every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to 1 One not to upset? 21 Bygone 39 Hags solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. 10 Title from the Aramaic for “father” 22 Similar 40 Pained reactions 15 Subject of the 2015 Erik Larson 23 Goes downhill 41 Four-time Depp role nonfiction bestseller “Dead Wake” 25 Flat-bottomed boats 43 Either 2010 “True Grit” director 16 Hurricane peril 28 19th-century dancer Lola 44 Musical instruction 17 Perilous situation 29 Still 45 Even slightly 18 Water park attraction 30 Takeout order? 47 Justice Fortas 19 Saruman soldier in “The Lord of 33 Poolroom powder 50 Indicator of a private thought the Rings” 34 Capital of South Africa 51 Riddick portrayer 53 __ house 54 They often precede garage sales 55 Some RPI grads 56 Fitting place for sneaks

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52 Parental encouragement ANSWERS BOGGLE (C) 2018 TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 19, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 15 Bulletin Horoscope Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Keep attention. Avoid miscommunica- ate. up the pace. There will be little tion and confusion by making sure SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. chance of boredom setting in as everyone is on the same page 21): Whatever floats your boat. enthusiasm and drive will keep you before a new project begins. Careful Finish off the weekend by doing well-suited to meeting deadlines and planning will be the key factor that the things that you want to do, not timetables. Don’t expect everyone decides if you achieve success or what you have to do. You may be to share your passion for a subject. failure this week. fascinated by things that you would TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): normally find strange or unusual. There’s no ship like friendship. You Contents may explode under pres- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): should feel honored when someone sure. It may be better to confide Some issues may fall into a gray approaches you for advice or a your troubles to a friend or confidant area. It may be difficult to reach a favor because that means they trust rather than keeping them bottled conclusion as the facts surrounding and respect you. up inside. Look on the bright side an issue may be clouded or dis- GEMINI (May 21-June 20): as you may be taking things too torted. Hold off on making decisions Following your heart could lead you seriously. until more information is available. astray. Use logic and reason to draw LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): your conclusions as emotions could Make it so. You are tuned in to what Find your center. Tranquility and ultimately be your enemy today. Try impresses others or makes them relaxation are the keys to easing to devote attention to activities that happy so all that is left is to do it tensions and recharging your batter- have educational value. if that is your goal. Conventional ies for the long week ahead. Don’t CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put wisdom may not work when a prob- worry about things today that you a little spring in your step. Some lem requires a creative solution. can put off until tomorrow.

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things done in the week ahead. Hold sions may be especially important goal you set out to accomplish as PHOBIA RITUAL KNIFE GRUFF Jumbles: off on the urge to make changes as this week so be at your best when distractions may conspire to derail Answers Jumble conditions may shift by the middle of meeting new people. Mind your your progress. Stick with those who the week. manners as it may be hard to tell share your opinions as differing LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Pay when being too casual is inappropri- points of view will create friction. History of the World On This Day

JUNE 19 Philadelphia, Miss. In 2005, 41 conversation spurred on Nixon’s In 1862 Congress abolished years after the disappearance, 1974 resignation. slavery in the U.S. territories. Edgar Killen was convicted of their JUNE 24 IN 1865 Gen. Gordon Granger murders. In 1675 King Philip’s War, the informed the citizens of Galveston, In 1989 the U.S. Supreme Court most devastating war between the Tex., that the slaves were freed. decided that burning the U.S. colonists and Indians, began with The celebration of the day became flag was protected under the First Indians attacking the Swansea known as Juneteenth. Amendment. (Mass.) settlement. In 1964 The Civil Rights Act of JUNE 22 In 1948 the Soviet Union began 1964 was approved. In 1815 Napoleon abdicated his a blockade of Berlin. Allied forces JUNE 20 throne for the second time after his responded with what would be In 1782 the Great Seal of the defeat at Waterloo. known as the Berlin Airlift flying in United States was adopted. In 1870 the U.S. Justice Depart- more than 2 million tons of sup- In 1819 the 320-ton Savannah ment was created. plies over the next year. became the first steamship to In 1944 President Franklin D. JUNE 25 cross the Atlantic. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of In 1876 Lt. Col. George A. In 1967 Muhammad Ali was con- Rights. Custer and all his men were killed victed of violating Selective Service JUNE 23 by Sioux and Cheyanne Indians laws by refusing to be drafted. In 1868 Christopher Latham at the Battle of Little Bighorn in JUNE 21 Sholes received a patent for an Montana. In 1788 the U.S. Constitu- invention he called a ‘’Type-Writer.’’ In 1950 communist North tion went into effect when New In 1947 the Senate overrode Korean troops invaded South Hampshire became the 9th state President Truman’s veto of the Korea, beginning the Korean War. to ratify it. Taft-Hartley Act. In 1951 the first commercial In 1964 three civil rights work- In 1972 Richard Nixon and H. color TV program was transmitted ers—James E. Chaney, 21; R. Haldeman discussed ways by CBS from New York to Balti- Andrew Goodman, 21; and Michael to obstruct the FBI’s Watergate more, Philadelphia, Boston, and Schwerner, 24—disappeared in investigation. Revelation of this Washington, DC. Page 16 THE BULLETIN June 19, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com