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Weekly © 2020 Bulletin BUSINESSES mybulletinnewspaper.com ONE LAKE JACKSON • CLUTE • RICHWOOD • FREEPORT • OYSTER CREEK • JONES CREEK • ANGLETON • DANBURY • ALVIN • WEST COLUMBIA • BRAZORIA • SWEENY Being an elevator INSIDE THIS ISSUE operator has its See how our Specialcommunity Section pulls ups and downs on Hurricane By Greg Schwem together during these Tribune Content Agency Several columns ago, I wrote toughpreparedness times. We’re about the need to, after 30 years, all in this together, toss my resume into the job pool to help you due to the COVID-19 pandemic. and we’ll pull out of While I have yet to receive any through the employment offers, I have identified it together, helping a new career path; one that requires eachseason other. only a mask, sterile gloves, and a willingness to stand for eight hours SEE PAGES 10-16 while enduring short bits of inane conversation. Need an elevator operator? I’m The dentist your guy. By John Toth As retail establishments slowly The Bulletin unlock their doors and ponder how A few days after the State of to attract customers while adhering Texas allowed dentists to reopen, to social distancing guidelines, my phone rang. industries synonymous with large “Mr. Toth, we’re calling to confirm crowds - travel and tourism come to your Wednesday morning appoint- mind - are facing complete over- ment,” said the pleasant voice on (Continued on Page 6) the other end of the line. “What appointment?” Visiting my eye “The one you made three months Hurricane season, virus put pressure on Dream Center ago - for your cleaning.” doctor during the By Ernie Williamson apparently too proud to ask for food flooding. And it appears another The Bulletin for himself, admitted he and his dog busy hurricane season has already Ramblings pandemic The disabled veteran called the were sharing pet food. started. That appointment. With all this Edward A. Forbes Brazoria County It’s been tough The Brazoria County Dream pandemic going around, I had lost The Bulletin Dream Center The View from My Seat times for Brazoria Center (BCDC) is trying to keep track of it. “O.K., I’ll be there.” It is that time of year again, time to seeking pet food County’s poorest pace with these mounting chal- Perfect timing, I’d say. I made the see my optometrist. My visit should for his service and most vulner- lenges. appointment pre-pandemic days, have occurred in March, but the dog. able populations. COVID-19 has What started in 2007 as a thrift just in time for the dentist lockdown pandemic quarantine and closures He was asked whether he, exacted a toll on residents still reel- store for basic necessities at the to end. I have one of these clean- forced me to postpone my appoint- too, needed food. The veteran, ing from Hurricane Harvey and river (Continued on Page 7) ings every three months and let the ment until May. I try to do a complete experts work on keeping my teeth exam when I make my annual visit. and gums healthy because doing so Most eye care professionals Anticipation keeps me on my toes these last few days is cheaper than a $30,000 implant - recommend that you have a compre- Stephanie Johnson not sure if it was the change in the and everything. We may have to get and a lot less painful. hensive eye exam every one to two The Bulletin atmospheric pressure, or the fact to the hospital by boat, but we’ll get They make it sound easy on years, depending on your age, risk A storm came through the that I was a little frightened, but a there, I thought. those TV commercials, how they factors and whether you currently other night, a bigger storm than couple of contractions had started. I I downloaded a contraction timer can do an entire mouthful of wear eyeglasses or contact lenses. usual. We were thought this was it. app on my phone. Yes, that’s how implants in one day. That’s got to be Children need regular eye exams pounded with I was sure of it. we do it these days. There is an a pretty tough day, though. I’ve had to detect vision problems that may rain, and the Future mommy diaries I didn’t sit in the app for everything. I timed each two tooth implants, and they were (Continued on Page 8) thunder was patio chair that contraction and the duration. You no cakewalks. There were some Like us on Facebook extra loud, sometimes shaking the led to our previous dilemma about can rate the pain of each contrac- serious surgical procedures done house. whether my water broke. It didn’t. tion and write notes. Some of these in my mouth. I was asleep, but I facebook.com/ The storm hit around the middle The chair was just wet. But this apps’ extra functions are not all read all about them when I got my brazoriacountybulletin of the night to early morning. I am could be the big event - contractions (Continued on Page 5) (Continued on Page 4) Page 2 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com What is a sunshower? A sunshower or sun shower is a meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining. A sunshower is usually the result of accompanying winds associated with a rain storm sometimes miles away, blowing the airborne raindrops into an area where there are no clouds, therefore causing a sunshower. Sometimes a sunshower is created when a single rain shower cloud passes overhead, and the Sun’s angle keeps the sunlight from being obstructed by overhead clouds.

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And credit and Rich Sones, Ph.D. even with “smarter” computers, Charles Dickens for creating Rev. Galaxy Zoo Lintott believes that citizen scien- Mr. Chadband, a greedy preacher, Q. With astrophysicist Chris tists can still make contributions, in his 1853 novel “Bleak House”; Lintott, let us praise those citizen especially noticing things rare or hence, a chadband is an oily, hypo- scientists who answered the call to unusual. critical person. join Galaxy Zoo in 2007. What vital For example, in 2007, Hanny Then, “vandal” is coined after function did they perform? van Arkel of the Netherlands found Vandals, a Germanic tribe that A. In the mid-2000s, Lintott a strange blob in an image and overran Gaul, Spain and northern needed to sort through images of implored scientists to investigate. Africa, and in 455 C.E. sacked hundreds of thousands of galaxies “Dubbed Hanny’s Voorwerp (Dutch Rome. Commonly used today, a to gather samples for his envi- for ‘object’), the blob is now known vandal is “one who willfully dam- sioned study, but such a task would to be a large gas cloud still glowing ages another’s property.” Finally, take many months or more for after being hit by a jet of radiation “to behave like a tyrant” is to one person to do, and computers from a nearby galaxy’s black hole,” “nimrodize,” named after Nimrod, weren’t up to the challenge, says a likely indication that a now-quiet the Biblical Noah’s great-grandson, Erin Wayman in “Science News” galaxy was active not too long ago. a hunter and evil tyrannical king. magazine, drawing on Lintott’s book Coining words after As Christopher Brooke wrote in his “The Crowd and the Cosmos.” people’s names 1872 poem: “And for a crowne who Lintott and his colleagues turned Q. What’s in a person’s name? would not Nimrodize.” to the public for help, asking volun- More than a unique individual if Trees make good historians teers to classify galaxies by shape - that person had a word coined Q. These woody, perennial spiral or elliptical. On the first day of after them - an “eponym.” Do you members of the plant kingdom, with launching Galaxy Zoo, the website know what these eponyms mean: their capacity to reduce atmospheric was so overwhelmed that the server “Mae West,” “Adonic,” “Chadband,” carbon, were vital to the evolution of hosting the images crashed. Soon, “vandal” and “nimrodize”? life on Earth. Much is known about though, more than 70,000 image A. Buxom beauty Mae West - trees, but are you familiar with fossil classifications were coming in every actress, singer and playwright - has forests, trees as historians and hour. an inflatable life jacket named after ghost trees? Following this success, her, perhaps “from the apparent A. The earliest forest in the fossil Zooniverse was born, letting anyone resemblance of an inflated vest to record is roughly 385 million years participate in real science: digitizing her large bust,” says Anu Garg on old, with primitive, fernlike clades of handwritten records from research his “A.Word.A.Day” website. trees as well as other species once ships, identifying animals caught on If a man is called “Adonic,” thought to have evolved millions of camera, using telescope data to find he should feel flattered because years later, says Gemma Tarlach in signs of exoplanets. Adonis was a very handsome youth “Discover” magazine. Trees are also great historians: “Even minor fluctuations in temperature, precipitation and other factors change cell size and density CHICKEN in tree rings as they form, allowing 95 researchers to reconstruct ancient $ climate patterns.” As to ghost trees, researchers FINGER studying these dead, upright tree trunks clustered in tidal zones in the Pacific Northwest realized they were BASKET similar to those in Alaska created when a massive earthquake caused 6 coastal areas to sink several feet and flood with tree-killing saltwater. WITH Based on analysis of Washington and Oregon ghost forests, it is now CRISPY FRIES believed that the area, considered at low-to-moderate earthquake risk, TEXAS TOAST may actually produce megathrust earthquakes - the most powerful CREAM GRAVY kind - about every 400 to 600 years. NOW HIRING (It’s been 320 years since the last one, which was big enough to send B Aayrlwano'osd M Faorokedts SShhooppppiningg CCeenntteerr a tsunami to Japan.)” (Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at [email protected]) Page 4 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Dental visit was my day’s highlight (Continued from Page 1) One of the assistants came to itemized bill. measure my temperature with one I was a little apprehensive that of those fancy thermometers that the appointment came so close to shoots a beam out. “This can’t be the reopening of dental offices. I right. It’s 92.” she said. always like to wait a little while to “If I had a 92-degree body tem- “PLANET OF THE APES”: A DOCUMENTARY?: A large troop make sure that everything is running perature, I wouldn’t be sitting here of monkeys raided a government building in Indonesia abandoned by smoothly, and they iron out the right now,” I said jokingly. officials during the coronavirus pandemic. The animals had become kinks. This is also one reason I don’t She shot me with the temperature increasingly enraged that their usual food sources were cut off, because get on brand new airplanes just off ray again, this time closer. “It’s 96, there were no tourists to feed them. So, they went into the building in the assembly line. that’s close enough.” search of scraps. Once inside, they ransacked the filing cabinets, over- Let others test it out and make A few kinks still needed iron- turned computing equipment and opened drawers. It is believed that a Let us email you sure they work right. If the Titanic ing out, but the main goal was to bigger monkey led the way, and the smaller ones followed. passengers would have thought this establish that I didn’t have a fever. AM I MAKING YOU NERVOUS, SWEETIE?: A 57-year-old man The Bulletin weekly way, Leonardo DiCaprio would not I measured my own temperature approached a police officer at a church in Lyndhurst, Ohio, and claimed This is good time to sign up for have frozen to death at the end of before I left the house, so I knew that he didn’t feel safe at home with his wife. He said that, although our free email service. the movie. it was as normal as it gets. We nothing physical or violent had taken place, she follows him around their Then, each Tuesday we’ll send I made an exception this time and hot-blooded Hungarians tend to run house all the time. you an email with a link to the latest headed - equipped with facemask a little higher. (Just joking to cheer - to the dentist. I kind of looked YOU AFRAID OF A CHALLENGE, OFFICER?: A man, who led issue of The Bulletin. you up as a reward for making it forward to it, actually. With the quar- Indiana state troopers on a 25-mile chase through Elkhart County at 120 All you have to do is go to our all the way down to this point in the antine limiting my excursions mostly mph in his Ford Mustang, said he didn’t stop because he thought they website: column. After all, my topic is visiting to the supermarket, this would be a wanted to race. mybulletinnewspaper.com the dentist during a pandemic. How Scroll down to the bottom, where nice change of pace. much fun is that?) WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, SIR … GOTTA GO NOW: Isn’t that a sad statement on I actually had a good time talking The husband of a woman. who was about to give birth in a car park in you’ll find a short form to fill out. Fill in your email, first and last how we have had to live since the with the technician when she didn’t Hampshire, England, tried to wave down a passing ambulance, but the pandemic shut down everything but pack my mouth full of instruments. paramedics in the vehicle thought that he was just cheering them on as name, and hit “subscribe.” We’ll take care of the rest. essential businesses? A trip to the And the dentist and I had a nice they continued their work on the coronavirus outbreak.They came back dentist has never been my favorite chat about world and county events. later after the baby arrived. With the virus making outings a hassle in some cases, this is a excursion, but this time I was almost “I’m glad you’re back,” I said as I glad to go. A GOOD PLACE TO GET RID OF SOME TRASH … OOPS!: convenient way to make sure that left with super-clean, shiny teeth. I The place looked different - fewer A confused 60-year-old man threw a large sum of money out his car you don’t miss a single issue of The tend to say that a lot these days. chairs, everybody wearing masks. window as he drove along a county road in Northern Michigan. Citizens Bulletin. I’ll be back in three more months. The people waiting for their appoint- and administrative officials scooped up most of the cash and returned it If you have any questions, please Gotta keep those teeth and gums ments kept to themselves, playing to him. call (979) 849-5407, or email us at healthy. I don’t have $30K to spend on their phones - well, at least that I’M PRETTY SURE I THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING: Prosecu- [email protected]. on a new smile right now, even if it tors say a man, who assaulted his girlfriend in 2017 at a bar in Pasadena, part hadn’t changed. can be done in one day - or can it? Calif., burned the place down, because he wanted to destroy the surveil- ABOUT US lance tape of the incident. The building was destroyed, but the video was Published since July 4, 1994 not. Publishers SOME DRUNKEN, LATE-NIGHT DECISIONS TURN OUT John Toth JUST FINE: Three years ago, a woman got drunk and bought a boat [email protected] on eBay, because she fell in love with the canal network near her apart- Sharon Toth ment in London. She regretted the decision for a long time because of [email protected] the inconvenience, but, now that the city is locked down, she is happy that she did it, because she lives in the vessel, and can move around the Advertising/Marketing city. Stephanie Johnson I BEG TO DISAGREE, OFFICER: A motorist who was stopped [email protected] during a 170-mile round trip in Cornwall, England, was asked by police THE BULLETIN is distrib- the reason for his journey in light of the coronavirus lockdown. He said he had needed to “have a break” from his wife and children. They told him uted each Tuesday by J&S that this was not “essential travel.” Communications, Inc.. 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Police found him the next morning passed out in the bushes across the street with a cooler marked “Halifax River Yacht facebook.com/ Club.” brazoriacountybulletin www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 2, 2020 THE BULLETIN Page 5 The wait is the hardest part now I hope I am this organized when Anticipation is making me late, is keeping me waiting... - although there are those boxing the second child arrives. But I am (Continued from Page 1) Hicks (false contractions) pulled a be returned, they had to hit it to me matches he conducts at times that almost certain that by then, we’ll that useful. I don’t know how many trick on me. within my racket’s reach. make my stomach bounce. have our hands full with the first women having contractions would Maybe it was just gas. But my They say the more active you The other day I was going one, and it won’t be anything like take time to write notes. mother’s gas in the ninth month are, the easier the delivery should through all the baby’s folded and this. Those socks will just have to But I timed them and walked turned out to be her first-born on his be. I am not sure if that is true, but organized clothes, just to look at remain unaligned with the rest. around some. They didn’t get worse, way. It was not going to be the case it’s worth a try. them again and make sure they’re So, to all the soon-to-be moms but they didn’t get better. with me, not right now, anyway. They also say that you can “walk all still in the right place. Then I who are anxiously awaiting, I feel I wasn’t sure what to do, so I We are playing the waiting game the baby out.” If that were true, I started making sure all of his toys your pain in more ways than one. If thought it would be a great idea and getting anxious. We’re on his think he’d be here by now. work. They’re a lot of fun. This baby you need any help organizing the to go for a walk after the storm. I time schedule. The longer he takes, On the rest of that stormy day, I has not even been born, and he is baby’s room, let me know. finished a mile, so I probably wasn’t the more anxious we become. was a little upset that he had kept already lovingly spoiled. (You can reach Stephanie at going into labor. I’ve been walking two miles a day me waiting like this. My doctor If I have to wait much longer on [email protected]. Or As I walked around the neigh- almost every single day during this equates these Braxton Hicks (false) him, I could see myself tearing apart by writing to: The Bulletin, P.O. Box borhood, I felt better, and every pregnancy. I even played tennis contractions to practicing for the his room just to organize it again. 2426, Angleton, TX. 77516) pain went away. Well, I guess that with my parents the other day, Superbowl. 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The new reality Mountain. According to the Orlando semblance of the phrase, “I’m in an of keeping our hands off anything Sentinel, other changes Disney is elevator so I might lose you.” touched by another person will contemplating include staggered Furthermore, there’s no need resurrect other occupations that, like waiting rooms for rides, eliminating for unfunny jokes like, “Maybe we elevator operator, are associated reusable 3-D glasses (thank you, should have taken the stairs,” or with bygone eras. Disney!) and abolishing restaurant “Obviously, this isn’t an express Who knows? The next time your buffets. train.” If I hear either of those lines, automobile requires gas, I might Oh yes, and only letting one I will be forced to unleash my own appear at your car window asking, person touch the elevator buttons at twisted sense of humor. I’ll subtly “Unleaded or diesel?” I’ll dispense Disney hotels. 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adequate food over the weekend. husband are living in a “barn.” She Hurricane season expected to raise need for Dream Center Teachers, counselors or nurses has been so busy helping others (Continued from page 1) others are now themselves waiting week. identify children they think are in that they haven’t had time to com- Family Life Church is now a non- in line for food. Willis says most of the seniors in need of assistance. plete repairing their home that was profit charity separated from the The pandemic has forced BCDC the program live on only $700-$900 Another school program provides damaged by Harvey. church and located in Clute. to adjust and expand its programs. a month. They not only welcome the back-to-school supplies to econom- For more details on the charity’s The center, funded by corporate Prior to the pandemic, the charity food but the social contact with the ically disadvantaged students who programs, go to https://wwwbc- donations, now administers free operated the Dream Pantry. It was volunteers. often skip the first day of school. dreamcenter.org food programs, provides school set up like a grocery store so clients With the help of the Houston About 1,000 students get everything (Ernie Williamson welcomes supplies, passes out Christmas could pick out the food they wanted Food Bank and AmeriCorps mem- from tennis shoes to toothpaste. reader input. Please contact Ernie gifts to needy children and offers to take home to their families. bers, the center has also expanded “Many children in poverty skip the at [email protected]. Or, assistance to disaster victims The Dream Pantry, however, a program that delivers fresh food to first day of school because they are send letters in care of The Bulletin, through a recovery program. The couldn’t handle the crowds caused the county’s rural areas. Before the embarrassed that they don’t have PO Box 2426, Angleton, TX. 77516) center also assists with hurricane by the pandemic so the center pandemic, the center delivered food new things,” Willis said. “Everybody preparedness. switched to distributing bags of to these areas once a month. Now is watching the first day. Nobody is Thank you for watching the second day.” Guided by executive director food in a drive-through program. the deliveries are weekly. making it possible Terri Willis since 2008, the charity Typically, 1.2 pounds is considered The Backpack Buddies program Willis knows what it means to be now has five full-time employees a meal so a family of four would be provides healthy food to children down on your luck. She grew up for us to publish The and requires 35 volunteers daily to lucky if the 60-pound bag of food who otherwise might not have poor in Clute, and now she and her Bulletin for 25 years support its programs. lasted a week. On the charity’s website, a Some weeks more than 700 fam- 55-year-old disabled woman tells of ilies line up for the food and, since struggling after being given custody the start of the pandemic, more than of five grandchildren. 974 new families have registered for “When I was told about the the program. Dream Center, it was like another These new families cite job loss, door that God opened,” she said. reduction in hours and the cost of “Over the last two years, they have food as the reasons for joining the helped me with food, clothing, coats program. for the winter and toys for the chil- Because of the pandemic, many dren’s Christmas. Each volunteer of the center’s high-risk senior is wonderful and helpful, and they clients have been unable to visit put forth an extra effort in everything the center because of stay-at-home they do.” recommendations. So, the center Willis and her team see the dev- started a delivery program taking astating impact COVID-19 is having 40-pound bags of free food directly on our communities. The impact to the homes of senior clients. sometimes strikes close to home. Volunteers deliver to all parts of the Volunteers who were once helping county and average 120 stops per Page 8 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com river mouth opened, the years of a river, cry me a river… I’ve cried a Quest to opening river mouth like a bumpy elevator ride hard work and the obstacles we river over you.” overcame. We are so close to I hope that soon we will be cele- By Janice R. Edwards and the tears of those who navigate I was thinking about the status of opening the river again. The rescue brating in behalf of the river. The Bulletin its waters and the waters of the the rivermouth when I drifted off to team is now helping us reach the (Write Jan in care of The Bulletin. I like to tell stories and legends Intracoastal Waterway. sleep the other night. I dreamed of top floor. Email: [email protected]. about the history and people who We can add the tears of our an elevator ride that was so much The words of an old torch song Snail mail: The Bulletin, PO Box live in Brazoria County and espe- feathered friends that are dying just like our efforts to get the river mouth rifted into the haze of sleep. “Cry me 2426, Angleton TX, 77516.) cially along the San Bernard River, short of Austin’s Woods, the San dredged open. which now needs our help. We are Bernard National Wildlife Refuge Some destinations are just still waiting for the final permit to and the Betty Brown Song Bird Unit. harder to get to than others. Roy, open the mouth of the river using Our migrating friends fly across my husband, and I knew where we Optometrist copay only painful part the RESTORE Act. Our “singing the Gulf of Mexico and look for the wanted to go; we got the address. (Continued from Page 1) drops to try, and she sent in a river” still suffers from lockjaw. mouths of rivers they have used for It was a tall building, and we were interfere with learning. prescription for Restasis eye drops. But 2020 years as “high- just a bit intimidated as we signed In a CDC study involving 11,503 I told her that the copay would promises to be a Memories are made of this ways” to their in at the guard station and moved adults aged 40 and over who were be exorbitant, but I would price it pivotal year in our nesting grounds on to the elevator banks of highly considered to have moderate-to-se- before deciding whether to use it. quest to open the river mouth. Many and vacation spots. What happens polished elevators being used by a vere visual impairment, 39.8% said She called in a three-month supply things are teetering on the edge of when they can’t find their river lot of people. they had skipped seeking care in with refills. happening locally, statewide and mouth? Some fly to where the river We wanted to go up, so we the past year because of costs or My friendly neighborhood federally, which could change the mouth should be, and then they walked to the first open elevator lack of insurance. pharmacist told me the copay was current course of the river before flap their wings and look, and flap car and turned around to punch the Almost 35% said they didn’t seek nearly $800 (ouch), so he reduced next year’s hurricane season. and look again, until their already button. What? This elevator only eyesight care because they felt they it to a 30-day supply with a copay of A closed river mouth is a sad tired bodies can no longer stand the went halfway to the top. didn’t need it, while 4.5% said they $397 (smaller ouch, but ouch). state of affairs for a river’s heart. delay and confusion. Exhausted – We got in and started the ride. could not get an appointment. The tears I shed over the The San Bernard is now a river of they fall into the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way at different floors, I happen to fall into the fortunate price cured my dry eyes, at least tears. The birds that don’t perish in more people joined us, all wanting category of people who get an temporarily. I am going to try all That is the best way to describe their quest for the river mouth do to go to the same place we did. At exam every year. the samples she gave me. Now it our river as it slowly closes. These the same sad flight for a few years one point as the doors started to The next step was a computer was time for the frame specialist, or are the tears of residents; the tears until those left move on to another open, the brakes slipped a bit, and exam that gave an estimate of what better known as the place where we of failed businesses along the river; “highway.” we back-slid. We held our breaths. my current prescription should be. buy eyeglasses. But, the brakes held. The eleva- Then I went to an exam room and My eyes were still dilated, and I tor went back to the floor where it had my eyes dilated. The drops was alone, so color choices were should have stopped, and more were given time to work, and the “iffy” at best. I relied on the young people joined the ride up. Before we doctor arrived to begin the exam. lady helping me to guide me in my knew it, we were at the midpoint. The only exam trickier than the decision. All of us exited the first elevator eye exam is the hearing test. I At least I could decide on the and sprinted to the elevator we always ponder whether I hear a shape of the glasses and the type needed to continue our journey. sound or imagine I hear a sound of nose pad they have. There were fewer stops in this and sometimes feel like I am push- Somehow, I had picked dark elevator, but we did stop a couple ing the affirmative button randomly. green frames, Ralph Lauren of Buy Any of times to add fellow passengers. The similarly tricky part of the eye course, which cost $40 more than The car kept going up, as did all our exam is the changing of lens and insurance would pay. I also chose hopes. “which is better…. 1 orrrrrr 2.” The polycarbonate lenses not covered 2-Meat We could hear discussions on pause between choices does not by insurance. I wanted scratch- the top floor. We were so close. And always help. “Could I see 1 again? resistant coating that costs extra. Dinner and Get then there was a power outage. We Now let me see 2. They look about Add to that the transition lens that got stuck in the dark between two the same.” “O.K.,” she says, “Lets darkens in bright light. Not covered, Second at floors. We pushed the emergency see which of these are better… 3 either, and costs extra. button and waited. (pause) orrrrr 4?” “Let me see 3, As I paid, I was thinking: “Holy At first, everyone was disheart- now 4. Could I see 3 again? I think shades of Al Roker.” He is now ened. How could we have come so 4 is a little better.” wearing bright red or blue frames far, just to be stymied this close to The exam continued until the on his weather forecasts, as are our goal? Then we heard the rescue doctor was satisfied with the new several musical performers. ½ correction. All of this was accom- team making its way towards us. I know that I lack resemblance to That gave us all hope – we would plished while we are, at times, a star of any magnitude and hope Price not be stuck in this elevator for long, properly masked. that these fancy, pricey glasses and now we again had a chance to As all bespectacled people know, chosen with pupils still dilated do reach our goal. It was just a matter masks make your glasses fog up, not make me resemble a circus star. DINE-IN TAKE-OUT DRIVE-THRU . . of time. so most of the exam was done We shall see. PRESENT COUPON AT TIME OF PURCHASE Even so, we knew we must stay without my mask. I had mentioned (Edward Forbes wants to CALL US FOR YOUR NEXT CATERING vigilant and help in our own rescue. that my eyes felt irritated, and she hear from you. Email him at Remember, the brakes slipped once confirmed that they were definitely [email protected] or send 1205 E. Mulberry, Angleton already. irritated. comments by snail mail to The Call (979) 864-3666 or visit mywildwestbbq.com The elevator in the dream was The diagnosis was “Dry Eyes.” Bulletin, PO Box 2426, Angleton TX. symbolic of our efforts to get the She gave me samples of lubricant 77516.) www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 2 2020 THE BULLETIN Page 9 a lot to offer. Digital links to some Foundation, Crocodile Encounter of Summer programs have started at county libraries programs will be posted on the Angleton, the Brazoria County His- BCLS Facebook Page but most will torical Museum and the Plantation Once upon a time in a land not so gather your prizes and let you know for children. Check the Summer be streamed on the BCLS YouTube Quilting Guild. For information about far away, families around Brazoria when they will be available. You Calendar to see where the videos channel. Check our calendars for reading for prizes and summer pro- County were preparing for the 2020 can either go to the library to pick will be available. dates, times and program access. grams, check out “Summer Reading Summer Reading Program. This up your prize or use the curbside Options for teens will include Each library branch will also con- Program” on our website, bcls.lib. year’s theme, Imagine Your Story, service, which is available at each crafts, drawing workshops, a STEM tinue to offer Virtual Storytimes on tx.us/srp. inspires us to use our imagination library branch. program, Teen Yoga and even an Facebook Live in June and July. To Although no programs will be as you read and learn this summer. The virtual library programs this Improv theater class. Teen pro- find dates and times for Storytime at held inside the library this summer, Brazoria County Library System summer will be great. grams will be made available on your library branch, visit our website there will be plenty of activities and is offering a virtual Summer Reading Family programs are provided by Thursdays at 3 p.m. Most of our or call the branch. performances to keep you and Program while we continue to prac- The Texas Master Naturalists-Cra- online programs will be premiered Prizes and programs have been your children learning and virtually tice social distancing. The reading dle of Texas Chapter with a series on the date marked on the calendar, made, provided or funded by the entertained the whole season long. program began on June 1 and runs of informative videos about Brazoria then will be made available through- Brazoria County Library System Happy Reading! through July 31, with prizes for read- County’s natural world. Nature out the summer. ing, as well as a fun and interesting Notes will feature a different topic Adult programs include the online program. each Tuesday at 1 p.m. and can Hoopla Book Club Live event on From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham To participate, children need to be found on the BCLS YouTube Tuesday, June 16, at 6 p.m. The read 15 hours, teens 30 hours, and Channel. featured book is “The Mountains God works through preachers and teachers adults can even get in on the fun Children’s programs will be held Sing,” by Nguyen Phan Quet65 Mai. Q: I’m discouraged because I’ve ineffective, but we must remind and prizes by reading 40 hours. on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Some of This book is available as an eBook been saved a while but haven’t ourselves that the Holy Spirit gives Everyone can log their time in the these include renowned magician, and eAudiobook on Hoopla and in made any improvement, still strug- us assurance that we have been Beanstack Tracker app, at bclstx. John O’Bryant, comic puppeteer print at our libraries. gling with things my friends said born again. How do we remind beanstack.org or by using the paper Julian Franklin, the Houston Grand Additional summer programs were keeping me from surrender- ourselves? By reading and study- log that can be picked up at a library Opera’s rendition of Armadillo’s will be available online and will ing to Jesus Christ. Why can’t I ing the Word of God. The more branch near you. Dream, and Houston Astros’ vary from branch to branch. From break the bad habits (sins) that we commune with God by reading Once a reading goal is com- mascot, Orbit. crafting to cooking demonstrations seem to weigh me down? - N.C. His word and spending time in pleted, call the library to report that Watch and be entertained with a to STEM challenges and everything A: After we receive Christ as prayer, the less we want of our old you have finished. The staff will large variety of quality programming in-between, BCLS libraries have Savior, we may be confused at ways. The new nature begins to times because many of the old take over by the power of God’s temptations have not disappeared. Word that speaks into our hearts We still sin. Sometimes we lose and puts our minds on Him and our tempers. Pride and jealousy sets our feet on the right path. We may still crop up from time to time. must let the Bible become central This is not only confusing; it is dis- to life, for we cannot grow spiritu- couraging and sometimes leads to ally strong without it. spiritual depression. We may even Tribune Media Services have some particular “besetting (Send your queries to “My Answer,” sin” that plagues us that we do not c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evange- seem to be able to conquer. listic Association, 1 Billy Graham Park- But the moment we receive way, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Christ, we receive the Holy Spirit Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: and are given a new nature that www.billygraham.org.) contends with our old nature. By the old birth, we are children of the flesh; by the new birth we are children of God. This is why Jesus told Nicodemus that he “must be born again” (John 3:3). Whenever the old nature asserts itself, we may begin to doubt whether or not we are really saved. Satan wants us to doubt our salvation to make us Page 10 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com HURRICANE SEASON & PREPAREDNESS 2020 ARE YOU PREPARED? GETTING PREPARED • TRANSPORTATION • HAZARDS RETURNING HOME EVACUATING PETS • EMERGENCY SHELTERS • RETURNING HOME HURRICANE SEASON & PREPAREDNESS 2020 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 2, 2020 THE BULLETIN Page 11 WHEN THE HURRICANE IS 6 HOURS AWAY Be prepared for when a hurricane threatens your area If you’re not in an area that is recommended for evacuation, plan to stay at home or where you are and let friends and family know where you are. • Buy flood insurance before a • Move outside items like patio home. Close storm shutters, and stay away from windows. Flying glass from storm enters the Gulf of Mexico. furniture, plants and grills to safety. • Fill up your car and keep the broken windows could injure you. There is also a 30-day waiting • Put valuable documents in gas tank at least half full during Turn your refrigerator or freezer to the coldest setting and open only period before the policy goes into waterproof containers and take hurricane season. when necessary. If you lose power, food will last longer. Keep a thermom- effect. them with you. • Check your car’s fluid levels eter in the refrigerator to be able to check the food temperature when the • Reinforce garage doors so that • Turn off gas and electricity. and make sure your vehicle is in power is restored. they can withstand high winds. • Remove perishable items from good operating condition. Garage doors are usually the first refrigerator and freezer. • Have a working flashlight and WHEN THE HURRICANE IS 6-18 HOURS AWAY part of the home to fail. • Close all interior doors of your extra batteries. Turn on your TV/radio, or check your city/county website every 30 minutes in order to get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions. Charge your cell phone now so you will have a full battery in case you lose power. WHEN THE HURRICANE IS 18-36 HOURS AWAY Bookmark your city or county website for quick access to storm updates and emergency instructions. Bring loose, light-weight objects inside that could become projectiles in high winds (e.g., patio furniture, garbage cans); anchor objects that would be unsafe to bring inside (e.g., propane tanks); and trim or remove trees close enough to fall on your home or building. Cover all of your home’s windows. Permanent storm shutters offer the best protection for windows. A second option is to board up windows with 5/8” exterior grade or marine plywood, cut to fit and ready to install. Page 12 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com HURRICANE SEASON & PREPAREDNESS 2020 Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale danger levels Category 1 (74-95 mph) are considered major hurricanes preventative measures. In the Very dangerous winds will because of their potential for western North Pacific, the term produce some damage: Well-con- significant loss of life and damage. “super typhoon” is used for tropical structed frame homes could have Category 1 and 2 storms are still cyclones with sustained winds damage to roof, shingles, vinyl dangerous, however, and require exceeding 150 mph. siding and gutters. Large branches of trees will snap, and shallowly rooted trees may be toppled. Extensive damage to power lines and poles likely will result in power outages. Category 2 (96-110 mph) Extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage: Well-constructed frame homes could sustain major roof and siding damage. Many shallowly rooted trees will be snapped or uprooted and block numerous roads. Near-total power loss is expected with outages. Category 3 (111-129 mph) Devastating damage will occur: Well-built framed homes may incur major damage or removal of roof decking and gable ends. Many trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking numerous roads. Electric- ity and water will be unavailable for several days to weeks after the storm passes. Category 4 (130-156 mph) Catastrophic damage will occur: Well-built framed homes can sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls. Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months. Category 5 (157 mph or higher) Catastrophic damage will occur: A high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane’s sustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher HURRICANE SEASON & PREPAREDNESS 2020 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 2, 2020 THE BULLETIN Page 13 have instructions for changing extra batteries in your vehicle. Follow these steps to prepare your vehicle for evacuation tires and flats. • If your vehicle is stranded in • Make sure to carry water and high water, escape through the • Fill up with fuel before you levels and ensure there is ade- tires. Be sure that your spare tire non-perishable food, enough for windows. If they are stuck, use a leave town. It’s smart to keep your quate coolant in the radiator. has air and that you have the you and your passengers in case window punch to break the side tank at least half full during the • Don’t forget your tires. Check proper equipment to change your you become stranded. windows and get out. entire hurricane season. for proper air pressure because tire. • If you are stranded, stay with If you cannot break the win- • Check your vehicle’s fluid hot road surfaces are rough on Make sure you have a jack your vehicle and use emergency dows, wait for pressure to equal- and lug wrench in your vehicle flashers. Tie a white cloth on the ize and get out through the door. and know where they are in the antenna or door handle and raise At this time, the window will vehicle. the hood. become useless because of the Your owner’s manual should • Have a working flashlight and additional pressure against it.

When the storm is in the Gulf of Mexico • Listen frequently to radio, TV, quickly and you have to leave. or NOAA weather radio for bulle- • Store lawn furniture and other tins and forecasts of the storm’s loose, light-weight objects, such progress. as garbage cans and garden • Double check items in your tools. emergency supply kit. • Get plenty of extra cash in • Fuel and service your vehicles. case power goes out and ATMs • Inspect and secure mobile do not work. home tie-downs. • Garage or store vehicles that • Make sure you have supplies are not being used. to survive on your own for at least • Follow instructions issued by one week if you plan on staying. local officials. Evacuate if ordered • Board up windows (if shutters to do so, or if it is recommended, do not exist) in case storm moves and follow evacuation plans. COPING WITH COVID-19

Page 14 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com HURRICANE SEASON & PREPAREDNESS 2020 Trailable boats should be Protect your boat before storm arrives removed from the water and Businesses, employees: Plan ahead Check your marine contract for policies and procedures for hurricanes. secured or stored at least 48 hours Check with the manufacturer for proper ways to secure your boat before before the hurricane is expected to • Protect vital records. Backup and store files off site. the storm. make landfall. • Protect electronic equipment from water damage. Remove as much Consider moving arrangements well before the storm. Buy the needed materials, such electronic equipment as possible. as additional mooring lines, crew • Have extra cash and blank checks. anchors, fenders, fender boards, • Identify a safe room for employees who have to remain in the building. chafing gear and anchors. • Develop a 24-hour emergency contact list with phone numbers for Safe moorings should consist of employees to check in and receive company information. good-condition ropes of sufficient • Establish a temporary location for business operations in case your diameter and length - with at least facility is damaged. three anchor points. • Give employees enough time to secure their homes and families. Do not park parallel to the bank. • Consider paying employees before they leave to prepare their homes for Receding tides can capsize the boat. the arrival of the storm or/and before they evacuate. HURRICANE SEASON & PREPAREDNESS 2020 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 2, 2020 THE BULLETIN Page 15 Check out routes earlier and be familiar with gas station locations. A "Service Evacuation preparations will pay off GPS is a great help. Lake Hardware above If a major hurricane is headed Evacuating earlier will save you time There will be NO public shelters the towards Brazoria County, or any- and aggravation. opened in Brazoria County. & Lumber rest" where near it, there is no safe place Take less-congested country NEED A RIDE OUT OF TOWN? www.lakehardware.com to evacuate within this region. roads if possible. CALL 2-1-1 and register with Let us help you stay prepared If you want to ride the storm out Brazoria County residents who STEAR (State of Texas Emergency at home, prepare it for the storm need shelter should go to Belton, Assistance Registry). This service is during hurricane season and be ready to live for a period of where the Bell County Annex will for people who cannot drive them- time without power. But evacuating be converted into a public shelter. selves and have no other transpor- Clute 705 Dixie Dr Angleton 1813 N Velasco St is the safest way to ride out a storm. Many residents have relatives and tation in an emergency. Or, register (979) 388-8800 (979) 849-8321 Mandatory evacuation orders friends they stay with, or will reserve at http://tinyurl.com/TXSTEAR. will be issued, but don’t wait that hotel rooms in areas far away from long. The traffic will get worse as the storm. the storm approaches an area. The Take any route to evacuate, as highways will become congested. long as it will get you there safely. Keeping livestock safe as storm nears Make sure your livestock have some form of visible identification. Evacuate animals if at all possible. All arrangements should be planned in advance. Evacuation sites should have food, water, veterinary care, handling equipment and facilities. Check with the county and your veteri- narian to see what or where is recommended to keep animals safe. Obtain vehicles and trailers needed for transporting each type of animal and make sure that experienced handlers and drivers are available. If evacuation is not possible, a decision must be made whether to move large animals to available shelter or turn them loose outside. Move livestock to higher ground and deny them access to flood-prone areas. How to evacuate with your pets safely Make sure that your pet vaccinations are current and have proof of them. Make sure each pet is wearing a collar with ID tags. Try to be calm since pets detect emotions and may react to yours. Check if a public shelter or motels will allow your pet(s) to stay. Have a current photo of your pet or pets. Each animal should have a carrier that is large enough for it to stand up in and turn around. Buy carriers/kennels in advance, as they will likely sell out. Pack enough food, bottled water, bowls, treats and toys for the duration of your evacuation and then some. Take a can opener if needed. Don’t let your pet drink water or eat food from the outside, which could be contaminated and could make your pet(s) sick. Be sure to pack all medications your pet(s) may need, along with a muzzle, collar, leash, paper towels and trash bags. Intensive gardens need less space, care

Page 16 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com HURRICANE SEASON & PREPAREDNESS 2020 also update its Social Media sites to ance adjuster will appreicate them. Make sure when you return that Returning home after the hurricane keep you informed. Just like you took cash with you you have the following items with If at all possible, don’t return evacuated. It may be a good idea Wait until floodwaters recede. If to evacuate, have cash with you on you: too quickly after the storm passes. to stay away a little longer. Make you encouunter any flooding, do the return trip, just in case gas sta- • Government-issued photo ID Chances are that there won’t be any a vacation of it if you can. And not attempt to drive through it. It tions or stores are unable to accept and proof of address. power at your house. definitely do not return home before would make no sense to evacuate credit or debit cards. • Important phone numbers. If you return when everyone else the authorities say it is safe. Check from danger and then have your car Be patient when driving home. • Bottled water and food. is, the traffic on the way back could Brazoria County’s website to see if flooded out on the way back. Other drivers are in the same boat, • First aid kits. be as bad as the traffic when you it is safe to return. The Bulletin will Once you reach home, be aware so to speak. Everybody is anxious • Hand sanitizer. that areas where floodwaters to learn how much damage their • Toilet paper. receded may be the new home of property incurred. • Insect repellent and sunscreen. critters left behind, like snakes, fire Call neighbors who are already • Long-sleeved shirt, long pants, ants and even alligators. home or hunkered down at home sturdy waterproof boots and work Avoid walking in or touching during the storm to get an idea of gloves. standing water. It may be electri- what to expect. • Flashlight, portable radio, cally charged from underground or If your house is uninhabitable, batteries. downed power lines. consider making hotel reservations • Tarp to cover damaged part of Take lots of pictures. Your insuur- nearby. Insurance should cover this. your roof should some be missing. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 June 2, 2020 THE BULLETIN Page 17 Columbia Christian Senior Citizens Center Menu MR. MORRIS By Rick Brooks 629 E. Bernard, West Columbia, TX, (979) 345-5955 Menu is subject to change. No beans, pears & cottage cheese, dine-in. Take-out and delivery only sliced bread, dessert. through June. Monday, June 8: Salisbury Wednesday, June 3: Chick- steak, green beans, carrots, pears en-fried steak, gravy, broccoli, & cottage cheese, sliced bread, hominy, watermelon, biscuits, dessert. dessert. Tuesday, June 9: Smothered Thursday, June 4: Sausage, meatballs, rice, okra & tomatoes onions & potatoes, collard greens, hominy, peaches & cottage cheese, navy beans, peaches & cottage garlic toast, dessert. cheese, garlic toast, dessert. Meals on wheels available - call Friday, June 5: Meatballs & before 9:30 a.m. Low salt/low sugar CHARMY’S ARMY By Davey Jones gravy, rice, cooked cabbage, lima meals available - call before 8 a.m.

BROOM HILDA By Russel Myers

THE MIDDLETONS By Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers

Scramble solutions: use a mirror to check your answers

ANIMAL CRACKERS By Fred Wagner Page 18 THE BULLETIN June 2, 2020 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Avoid week. workweek lies ahead. any temptation to reveal other’s LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. secrets. Honor someone’s trust by mess with a winning streak. If 21): Don’t be too hasty. Any drastic not giving away information they you’re already riding a wave of changes made as a preventative have confided in you.The long success with something, keep at it, measure could end up making weekend could be an excellent as you might not be as successful matters worse. Problems you worry time for rekindling old flames and with other endeavors. Don’t follow over now could correct themselves interests. advice that could be more harmful by midweek if you’re patient. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): than helpful this week CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. Save your money. Just having VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Nip 19): Beware of bad influences. enough to get by may not be ade- it in the bud. Misunderstandings Being around people who are quate if an unexpected expense can be prevented by speaking glum and spread negativity could challenges your finances when you clearly and concisely during the adversely affect your mood. Stay least expect it. Don’t be shy about week ahead. You have exquisite positive and upbeat and seek out expressing your true feelings to taste, but this does not mean it’s a others who are ready to enjoy the loved ones. good idea stretch your budget to holiday weekend. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): buy costly items. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Budget your time wisely. Make LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): It It may all be new to someone if progress toward long-term goals may be easy to fall out of practice. they’ve never seen it before. You this week by planning a schedule An extra day off from work could could open up a whole new world that emphasizes productivity. For make it that much more difficult to to someone by exposing them to your happiness, seek a fun friend get back in the groove. Relax by concepts they didn’t know existed. to share free time and holiday communicating with your favorite Spend quality time with loved ones festivities. people in the week ahead. as this week unfolds. CANCER (June 21-July 22): SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Cupid’s arrow may be slightly off Let the good times roll. You may be Different strokes for different folks. the mark. A physical attraction involved in a networking event, or Your personal quirks may be con- could briefly knock you off balance, you may reveal your inner feelings sidered charming, but try to keep but there may not be much more to to the object of your affection. them to yourself when in mixed it. It might be wise to not take any Make the most of the long week- company during the upcoming chances with money or love this end while you can, as a busy week.

June 2 June 4 1936 - The first helicopter was 1886 - Grover Cleveland became 1783 - A hot-air balloon was tested in a building in Berlin, Ger- the second U.S. president to get demonstrated by Joseph and many. married while in office. He was the Jacques Montgolfier. It reached a June 7 first to have a wedding in the White height of 1,500 feet. 1498 - Christopher Columbus left House. 1784 - Marie Thible became the on his third voyage of exploration. 1897 - Mark Twain, at age 61, first woman to fly in a hot-air bal- 1937 - The cover of “LIFE” was quoted by the New York loon. The flight was 45 minutes long magazine showed the latest in Journal as saying “the report of my and reached a height of 8,500 feet. campus fashions of the times, which death was an exaggeration.” He 1919 - The U.S. Senate passed included saddle shoes. was responding to the rumors that the Women’s Suffrage bill. 1955 - “The $64,000 Question” he had died. June 5 premiered. 1933 - U.S. President Franklin 1917 - American men began reg- June 8 D. Roosevelt accepted the first istering for the World War I draft. 0452 - Italy was invaded by Attila swimming pool to be built inside the 1924 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson the Hun. White House. transmitted the first facsimile mes- 1947 - “Lassie Show” debuted on June 3 sage across the Atlantic Ocean. ABC radio. It was a 15-minute show. 1851 - The New York Knicker- 1933 - President Roosevelt 1953 - The U.S. Supreme Court bockers became the first baseball signed the bill that took the U.S. off outlawed segregated restaurants in team to wear uniforms. of the gold standard. Washington, D.C. 1932 - Lou Gehrig set a major June 6 1965 - U.S. troops in South league baseball record when he hit 1934 - U.S. President Franklin Vietnam were given orders to begin

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