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Grigsby did lease/agreement for a tractor Anahuac City Council voted unanimously not reply to a request for a statement. without council approval. to terminate William Grigsby as administra- The tension between council mem- Grigsby replied that according tor October 15 by a no confidence vote. bers and Grigsby was palpable during to the minutes of a previous dis- Grigsby was hired by council in the summer the meeting before the vote was taken. ADMINISTRATOR-10A Senior Ashley Bennett City accepts a design for ground storage tank Sophomore By Sue Hawthorne Bella Hornsby-Abshier Contributing Writer INSIDE Before the vote came October 15 for the termination of William Grigsby as administrator, council conducted its usual monthly busi- ness, including the acceptance of a design for the new ground storage tank. The design, as shown, was sub- mitted by Anahuac resident Toby Hurricane Awareness INSIDE Haynes, who recently moved to the area. It will be placed as a wrap on Around Town 2A the northeast side of the tank. Obituary notices 4A Anahuac Municipal Development Local News 5A District director Bill Stults, who Business Directrory 9A initiated the design project, said Classifi eds 8A Over 1,000 cyclists enter the design will face the northeast and comprise of a space two panels FISHING high and 9-11 panels around. Bike Around the Bay event He will work with LJA engineers on having the design made and REPORT installed on the tank before the Photo by Tracy Rogers tank is filled with water. Stults Trinity Bay added that there is space on the Fair. Specks under birds Galveston Bay Foundation hosts 13th Annual Bike Around the Bay event. Over 1,000 cyclists ride the 170 with some keeper size fish mile route that includes biking through Chambers County on Saturday, October 15. CITY COUNCIL-2A mixed in. Soft plastics and -SEE MORE - Page 10A live shrimp under a popping cork working well. Red fish good on live mullet in marshes. Flounder activity A peek into the many facets of the increasing. East Galveston Bay Fair. Trout are fair among Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge reefs on live shrimp and DS plum/chartreuse plastics By Sue Hawthorne that include both fresh and saltwater marsh, have been effective. Eastern parts of East Bay have Contributing Writer as well as prairie, and now, at the recovered but are still Headquarters north of Anahuac, forest. inconsistent. North and Staff members at the Anahuac National In addition to providing a place for wild- South jetty continue to be Wildlife Refuge held a Media Day October life to thrive, the refuge benefits the public good for bull reds on fresh 9 to give news hounds an opportunity to by reducing the severity of flooding events. shad/mullet. Spanish mack- learn more about Anahuac National Wildlife Rainstorms such as Tropical Storm Imelda, erel are good along south Refuge and an opportunity for staffers to are mitigated because the marshes of the jetty. call attention to some of their new upcom- Refuge land serves as a giant sponge, soak- West Galveston Bay ing public events and services they provide ing in water that might otherwise flood sur- GOOD. Popping cork that the public might not know about. rounding properties. with live shrimp are great. “A lot of people say, ‘Oh yeah, I went More than 211,000 persons visit the ref- Trout are fair on shallow there a few years ago, it was nice,’ but it’s uge each year for its natural beauty of both mud bottoms. Reds and Photo by Sue Hawthorne flounder are very good in been so long that they don’t realize how flora and fauna. The Refuge, located 18 the back lakes and continue much we have grown and how many more miles southeast of Anahuac, offers bird Park Ranger Jessica Jia and Outdoor Recreation Planner Stephanie Martinez each to be the go to on live things we offer now,” says Park Ranger observation decks, an auto tour loop, fishing Jessica Jia. docks, walking trails, kayak launch, Visitor make available a variety of activities both at the shrimp and DS soft plas- ANWR Refuge and at the ANWR Headquarters tics. The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Station and waterfowl hunting areas. Outside and Visitor Center. established in 1963 now spans 37,000 acres, is a pond, photography blind and boardwalk MOVIE with beach and coastal salt prairie habitat trail to the shore of Lake Anahuac. in 2011 and offers several attractions, such added in the past few years. Jia spoke of the The Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Spiderman variety of other habitats within the refuge Center on FM563 north of Anahuac opened ANWR- 10A Showing at The Wellness Center at Bayside Fri. Oct. 25 - 1pm & 6pm Sat. Oct. 26 - 9am © 2019 All Rights Reserved Protected by copyright and any reproduction is prohibited with- out express written consent of the publisher “Th ank a Veteran or Service Person Every Day” The Progress 2A Wednesday • October 23, 2019 community Around Town CITY COUNCIL UPDATES Continued from front page Want something in the Around Town Calendar? Just call us or send an email! The Progress 409-267-6131 or email: [email protected] OCT. 22 -24 Pastors United Presents “A Spiritual Awakening” Revival on Oct. 22 -24 at 7 pm nightly at Bright Light Missionary Baptist Church 513 FM 2041 Anahuac. Guest Speakers: Pastor James Blue of Mt. Zion MBC; Pastor Jospeh Rogers of Mt. Horeb MBC and Pastor Lester R. Speights of Bright Light MBC OCT. 24 Design by Anahuac resident Toby Haynes. SOULCHILD - A COFFEE TASTING we are halfway through these proj- “WHEREAS, Domestic Violence Thursday, October 24, 2019 5:30 pm -tank and on another water plant ects,” she added. Awareness Month is intended to draw Kimberly Judge from SoulChild Coffee structure for future designs. Councilman Danny Thompson indi- attention to the fact that domestic vio- Roastery will tell us about her business & offer In other matters, Stults reported on cated he agreed with Crews’ com- lence is widespread and has public tastings of her coffees! Refreshments to pair with the progress of finishing the new boat ments and the other three council health implications for every commu- the beverages also offered. ramp area on the south side of Lake members had no comment. nity member; and Registration required- Call 267-2554 or come Anahuac. He said that JoGayle, Inc. Mayor Sanders expressed her frus- “WHEREAS, domestic violence by the Library to sign up. was bringing in materials for a park- tration with council, asking whether impacts our community as seen by Chambers County Library, Anahuac ing lot now that the boat ramp and anyone in the room knew what the statistics indicating that one in three 202 Cummings St. Anahuac, Texas 77514 kayak launch are complete. city is making with current rates – no women and one in four men have 409-267-2553 - www.chambers.lib.tx.us Stults added that the county is one responded. experience violence by an intimate expected to repair the road going to “It makes no sense to not at least partner; and OCT. 25 the boat ramp as well as furnish large see where we are – if we’re making “WHEREAS, the problems of rock for use as a breakwater before any money on our water or not,” she domestic violence are not confined to the facility opens. Stults also reported added. any group or groups of people; and A Ghostly Affair…. Attend If You Dare on the signage that will be installed LJA engineer Manuel Mendoza “WHEREAS, the impact of domes- OCTOBER 25, 2019 6:30 PM for the new boat ramp. gave an update of the many infrastruc- tic violence is wide ranging, directly ANAHUAC LIBRARY In other matters, Chambers County ture projects under way within the affecting women, men, and children, Assistant Director of Economic city. He said that contractors have and society as a whole; and Roger Johnson with L.I.G.H.T Development Samantha Humphrey begun work on the City Hall repair “WHEREAS, we must work togeth- (Liberty Independent Ghost Hunters of Texas) explained the Film Friendly Texas project. The building had gotten some er to educate our community about & Chambers County Historical Commission will program through the Texas Film water in it during Harvey. what can be done to prevent domestic do some ghost hunting at the Thomas Jefferson Commission and how it could benefit He added that he expects to have violence and how to support survi- Chambers home and Dr. Schilling office. the local area. design plans for the new wastewater vors; and Humphrey said that once the city is treatment plant finished by the end of “WHEREAS, staff and volunteers Learn more about L.I.G.H.T certified as a Film Friendly location, January.