The Trip of My Life Remember the Alamo on This

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March 6, 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 Remember Mickey Gilley celebrates birthday with concert in LJ The trip of This country music legend the Alamo on seems almost indestructible. my life Mickey Gilley has survived two this day plane crashes, heart surgery, On this day in 1966 I brain surgery, back surgery, By Ron Rozelle boarded a train to go on ruptured appendix, aneurysm, Contributing Editor “spring break.” One hundred and eighty-two years broken neck with paralysis and a ago today, on March 6, a group of recent auto accident in January, By John Toth men looked out from a sprawling suffering a broken ankle, fractured Editor and Publisher collection of crumbling old buildings shoulder, sternum and ribs. We had to leave for the train sta- at a massive army that pretty much But that didn’t seem to slow tion at eight in the morning on March filled up the entire horizon. him down for long. As soon as 6, 1966. I slept like always the night The structures, having been the doctor released him, he put before. My parents probably didn’t built over a century before to be a his boot on his fractured ankle get much sleep. concert at The Clarion (at Brazos- One may ask what drives this mission and a church, offered little and hit the road playing a date in I can’t remember eating breakfast. port College) at 7 p.m. Tickets can man to keep going? He loves to in the way of a Texas, two in Florida, Indiana and I probably got really nervous after be purchased through The Clarion’s entertain, he loves music, and fortress. And the a three-day cruise. waking up. It started to set in that I website at www.brazosport.edu/ he loves his fans. Mickey Gilley men must surely And on March 9, Mickey Gilley was leaving the business-community/clarion. (Continued on Page 10) have known from will celebrate his birthday wiith a country, even the start that though it was just they would either Dad enjoys reading newspapers the old-fashioned way for a vacation, have to surren- or so I thought. I By Tom Purcell shouted “Extra!” idea is nutty to him. Only an idiot der or die there. had barely made Special to The Bulletin In his home, the newspaper still is would bring electronic equipment Which meant, it out of Buda- THE WORDSMITH My father is behind the curve on king. He has two delivered daily. He into the bathroom. to those men in pest, Hungary social media, but I think he is onto reads every inch of both. He does To be sure, my father has that place, that they would die there. since I was born, something. the crossword puzzles in both, too shunned the communications RAMBLINGS They probably even knew, after and now I would You see, my - with a pencil. marvels of modern times. He uses being under siege for almost two go to a foreign country, Vienna, father was born (Note to people under 30: A pencil my mother’s smartphone - but only weeks, that it would happen that Austria. in 1933. He was is a small, yellow stick that leaves a to avoid long-distance charges. I very day. The enemy’s bugler had I was about to embark on the a paperboy in mark when its tip is pressed against showed him how to use her phone already played the eerie, ominous greatest adventure of my life. the days when paper.) to text family members, but he gave “Deguello”, which meant there would The rest is sort of a blur, from the paperboys My father knows that people can up on that fast. be no mercy shown, no quarter apartment to the train station. It was stood on city do crossword puzzles on their com- (Note to people over 50: texting is given. jacket weather, maybe in the 40s corners and puters and smartphones, but the (Continued on Page 4) It was a quiet morning prob- TOM PURCELL or so. We walked down American ably. The men had done all of the Street, where our apartment was, to talking to each other they’d needed catch a cab to the train station. to do, and those that were given to The railroad cars were clean and praying had prayed. Many of them shiny. A diesel engine was going couldn’t write, and those that could to pull them, my father pointed out. might have scribbled something They put the best trains on the down. But there was no way to Western routes, he said. I think send out a letter. One or two very they wanted to show those pesky optimistic fellows might have written Westerners that they also had some good stuff. (Continued on Page 6) We had compartment seats. The whistle blew. It was time to say What is the best goodbye. There was very little talk between my parents, mostly small capital city to talk. My mother’s mind seemed March 10 (Continued on Page 7) live in? 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Our 24th year of publishing! www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 March 6, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 3 Strange but True By Bill Sones that domestication is just about 65 degrees long and 40 degrees and Rich Sones, Ph.D. parking animals somewhere,” says wide and covering almost half of HOW DOMESTIC ARE CATS? evolutionary biologist Ludovic the entire southern sky, the Winter Q. Cat lovers, you may have Orlando of the University of Copen- Football encompasses the huge wondered sometimes when hagen. “It’s about the process of star pattern of the season. observing your darling Fluffy, interacting with them and develop- LUCKY NO. 7 are cats really domesticated or ing a relationship with them.” Q. Calling all numbers lovers. merely tame? What is domestica- FOOTBALL STARS Can you say what the following tion, anyway? Q. On Super Bowl Sunday, numbers signify: 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, 13, A. Domesticated animals are where are you most apt to spot 9, 6, 2, 11? And why is 7 in the generally characterized as tame, the “Winter Football”? first place? with their tameness passed to their A. Overhead in the night sky, A. From 30,000 votes world- offspring; not able to mate and displaying “eight of the 20 bright- wide, author Alex Bellos compiled feed themselves without human est stars in the entire sky, a ring of a list of the ten most popular assistance; not easily interbred sparkling multicolored jewels encir- numbers, with 7 capturing nearly with their wild counterparts; and cling the constellation Orion the 10% of the total, reports Brandon exhibiting physical changes often Hunter,” says Dean Regas in “100 Specktor in “Reader’s Digest” seen (in mammals) as more baby- Things to See in the Night Sky.” magazine. Seven’s triumph seems like. But cats haven’t changed Often called the Winter Circle, or to reaffirm “a human fascina- much physically or genetically from Winter Hexagon, they are visible on tion that goes back thousands of their African wildcat ancestors. In a normal winter evening in January years,” with Babylonian tablets rife fact, says Tina Hesman Saey in and February around 8 or 9 p.m. with sevens. Plus, there are the “Science News,” “Many felines still To trace out the Winter Football, seven dwarfs, the seven samurai, choose their own mates and hunt start by locating the brightest of the the seven deadly sins, seven days for food. Cats’ famed aloofness stars, Sirius, the Dog Star, found at of the week, even seventh heaven. may be another clue that their the pointy end of the football that is But Bellos believes something domestication isn’t fully complete.” nearest to the ground. Next, going deeper is at work: Seven stands But others disagree, arguing clockwise, you will find Procyon, alone as the only number from 1-10 that domestication occurs when the Little Dog Star, followed by the that cannot be multiplied or divided a hunter stops being interested Gemini Twins’ head stars, Pollus within the group: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 can in simply killing and eating an and Castor. From there, go to each be doubled (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) animal and starts being interested bright Capella at the upper point of and 9 can be divided by 3. As he in the animal itself. In Mongolia, the football, then take a quick turn went on to characterize the lucky for example, horses roam free, down toward the horizon where number 7: “It’s unique, it’s alone, and their owners catch them, as you’ll spot the Bull’s Eye star, the outsider. And humans interpret needed, for riding or milking. “Once Aldebaran, then Rigel--Orion’s left this arithmetical property in cultural you’ve seen that, you can’t think foot--and finally back to Sirius. At ways.” (Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at [email protected])

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voice. Sometimes he uses facial Purcell, author of “Misadventures of Dad shuns social media in favor of reading newspapers, books expressions and hand gestures to a 1970’s Childhood” and “Wicked emphasize a point. (Continued from Page 1) glued to a spine.) executive said that Facebook “was Is the Whiskey,” a Sean McClana- As I said, I think he’s on to some- when you press both thumbs against But one thing he will never do is developed to be addictive.” He said han mystery novel, both available thing. a smartphone keypad to bastardize use a social media website, such as that the information-sharing platform at Amazon.com, is a Pittsburgh Copyright 2018 Tom Purcell. Tom the English language.) Facebook, which, says The Statis- was designed as a “social-valida- Tribune-Review humor columnist I bought him a Kindle for Christ- tics Portal, has more than 2 billion tion feedback loop.” He said that mas a few years ago and created an active users. it “exploited weaknesses in the email account for him. He gave it a For starters, my father thinks human psyche.” try but quickly lost interest in email- social media is a total waste of time. Fortune also reports that a ing anyone. He thinks it is causing group second former executive said that I showed him how to search the think, as many people “friend” Facebook “encourages ‘fake, brittle web to locate people and busi- others who think exactly as they popularity,’ leaving users feeling nesses. He gave that a try, too, but do and “unfriend” those who think empty and needing another hit, still prefers to use the White Pages differently. and suggested that this ‘vicious or Yellow Pages. He thinks the fake news articles circle’ drives people to keep sharing (Note to people under 40: The are driving misinformation - a dan- posts that they think will gain other White and Yellow Pages are thick gerous thing in a republic, whose people’s approval.” directories of people and businesses success depends on thoughtful, Which brings us back to my that are left at your door once a well-informed voters. father. year.) And he thinks social media is He may be behind the curve on He loves to read, so I showed him increasing incivility, as people, social media, but he’s thriving in how to download ebooks, but he still hiding behind their keyboards, shout the real world of the White Pages, prefers paper-bound books. and yell and call others names. printed newspapers and books with (Note to people under 20: A According to two former Face- spines. paper-bound book is a compact book executives, my father’s When he wants to communicate, device in which words are printed on observations are spot on. he approaches other human beings, several pieces of paper; the paper is According to Fortune, one former usually my mother, and uses his www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 March 6, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 5 DAR honors 12 high school students with Good Citizens Award Wildlife rehabilitator talks to club Set and Certificate, along with other gifts. The Asa Underwood Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has been presenting this award for over 60 years. Seated: Nancy Solomon, Dan- bury High’s Scholarship Winner; Ryan Shaw, Alvin High; Giovanni Grippo, Angleton High; Anne Elisabeth Baker, Brazoswood High; Allison Vasquez, Brazosport High. Standing: Guest Speaker, Danny Massey, Superintendent of Brazo- sport ISD; John Charles Solomon, Danbury High; Akayla Williams, The Asa Underwood Chapter of exhibit the good citizen qualities of Manvel High; Haley Watson, Pear- the Daughters of the American Rev- Dependability, Service, Leadership land High; Jaden Michael Bohlar, olution recently honored the 12 High and Patriotism and write an essay Sweeny High. Not pictured are Isiah Schools in Brazoria County. These on “Our American Heritage and our Chance of Glenda Dawson High students must list their personal Responsibility for Preserving it.” School; Jarrett Brown of Columbia activities in High School, home and The Brazoria County Good Citizen High School; Root Bahlbi of Robert The First Capitol Study Club met at the Columbia Historical Museum community, extra-curricular activities is Giovanni Grippo of Angleton High Turner College and Career High recently, and the program featured member Cheryl Rogers, pictured, and their future plans. They must School. They are presented a Coin School and Simeon Soname of who informed club members about how she helps injured animals and Shadow Creek High School. wildlife. The East Columbia resident is a certified wildlife rehabilitator. Top ten safest cities in Texas this year The National Council for Home 8. Friendswood Safety and Security has ranked the 9. Flower Mound Safest Cities in Texas for 2018. The 10. West University Place top 10 are: The council reviewed the most 1. Colleyville recent FBI Uniform Crime Report 2. Keller statistics along with its own popula- 3. Highland Village tion data and internal research. 4. Trophy Club Cities that failed to submit a com- 5. Murphy plete crime report to the FBI were 6. Horizon City eliminated, and cities with popula- 7. Utto tions under 10,000 were removed. Page 6 THE BULLETIN March 6, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com been describing the men who all overlooked. Its inscription is short died one hundred and eighty-two and to the point. “Be silent, friend,” The Alamo: ‘Be silent, friend. Here heroes died...’ years ago on March 6. it says. “Here heroes died to blaze (Continued from Page 1) simple enough. They were buying on both sides, just soldiers waiting There is no a parade or a cel- a trail for other men.” a page or two and addressed it to precious time for General Sam for the shooting to start. Some were ebration of any sort, like there will March 6 is not a day for celebra- a wife or parent or son or daughter Houston to pull his ragtag army into young, some old, and many were in likely be on April 21. That’s when tions or parades. It is a day for back home. In Tennessee or up some sort of fighting unit that could between. I’m betting most of them Sam Houston, who had made the gratitude, and for remembering. east or even in England or Scot- stand any sort of chance against were thinking of wives or sweet- best of the time given him by the It is a day for being silent. land – they’d come from all over this huge force commanded by Gen- hearts, of children or parents. And defenders of the Alamo, led his Ron Rozelle’s columns can be – or maybe right over there in San eral Antonio López de Santa Anna, I’m betting a good many of them brave, exhausted army against accessed at ronrozellewordsmith Antonio de Bexar, a few hundred the famous “Napoleon of the West”, were frightened, and trying hard not Santa Anna’s and won Texas’ .wordpress.com. He is the author yards away. who was bound and determined to show it to the men around them independence. of “Writer’s Digest’s Write Great But the chances of one of the to obliterate anyone and everyone who were probably just as fright- On the Alamo’s front door there’s Fiction: Description & Setting,” fifteen hundred soldiers surround- seeking independence from Mexico. ened. a brass plaque, not a very big one. and nine other books of fiction and ing the place later finding a letter or The two armies that faced off on On that morning the defenders of In fact it’s so small that it’s usually nonfiction. mailing it were equally unlikely. that long-ago morning have long the Alamo weren’t heroes. Not yet. What the men in the makeshift since found their way into myth and Their last names weren’t the names garrison were doing there was legend. But back then they were, of counties or cities or streets. All of that would come later. On that morning they were still just men My Answer by Billy Graham who believed strongly enough in a thing – call it freedom, or indepen- Relaxation is not the same as spiritual renewal dence, or stubbornness, or maybe Q: I know you’re always your life. Perhaps you’re success- just “Texas” – to stand up and fight telling people to go to church, ful in your career; you also may for it. but I’m very busy during the be enjoying the life you’ve carved In the long decades after the week, and I need my weekends out for yourself and your family. battle the old mission was used as to relax. And anyway, I can feel But whether you realize it or not, an army depot, a feed store, a hay God’s presence hiking in the something is missing in your life, barn, was almost torn down (twice), woods as much as in some and that “something” is God. and finally was designated as a church. My wife disagrees, but I The most important decision you shrine to the patriots who bought can’t see any reason to change. will ever make in life is this: What and paid for liberty with their lives. - Z.L. will you do with Jesus Christ? Will There’s a fine line in “To Kill a A: We all need rest and you continue to ignore Him? Will Mockingbird”, a novel which has renewal; at times, even Jesus felt you turn your back on the forgive- not one thing to do with the Alamo, the need to get away from the ness and new life He offers you? that goes like this: “There are some pressures He faced. On one occa- I pray you won’t, but that you’ll people in this world who are born sion, the Bible says, Jesus told turn to Him, and by a simple prayer to do our unpleasant jobs for us.” La Matanza Inmortal. An original sepia illustration depicting the His disciples to “Come with me by of faith, ask Him to come into your The author, Harper Lee, could have immediate aftermath of the battle of the Alamo, March 6, 1836. yourselves to a quiet place and life. Jesus said, “I have come that get some rest” (Mark 6:31). they may have life, and have it to But we also need times of spiri- the full” (John 10:10). tual renewal, times when we turn Once you know Christ, you’ll our hearts and minds toward God, actually want to grow stronger in and seek His will for our lives. your faith and be with other believ- And that’s what you’re missing in ers. Not only will you help your family, but you’ll also discover an even greater joy - the joy of being part of God’s family forever. 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 March 6, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 7 The ‘spring vacation’ train ride from the East to the West forever changed my life 52 years ago Continued from Page 1) “We’re taking a little vacation. guard entered our cabin. way as before. The whistle blew as Then we rolled into neutral preoccupied. My son has never been out of the “Papers please,” his voice the guard continued to write. He territory. We stopped, and there They hugged. My father kissed country. I want him to learn a little boomed. He was bigger than the stamped the passport, and left the were a few pulls and tugs on the me, and I kissed him back. I looked about other places … No, we are last one. But I was only 10, and to cabin. railroad cars. We were now in at him and smiled. I would be back not visiting anyone … Yes, we are me everyone seemed big at that In a few minutes, the train Austrian hands and were rolling into in a few days. What was the big staying in Vienna for the whole time, time. My mother smiled and handed started moving towards the neutral Nickelsdorf. deal? He hugged my mother. They planning to sightsee and visit muse- everything over again. He asked zone, where the locomotives were We had just escaped from behind spoke so I could not hear them. ums … Yes, I am looking forward to her questions while looking over the changed out. That’s when the the Iron Curtain with forged docu- My father stood below our com- returning. I have all my family there, documents and then turned to me. Austrian authorities boarded the ments. partment window. The train started and my job.” “Where are you going? he asked. train and the Hungarians left. The It was a beautiful Sunday after- moving, and he walked alongside it The soldier wrote something “To Vienna,” I replied. train slowly rolled out of Hungary. noon, March 6, 1966, 52 years ago for a while. Then he stopped, stood down, gave her the papers back “Why are you going there?” All our papers were in order. All our today. The smell of freedom was in there and waved. I waved back. My and went to the next cabin. He “We’re going on vacation. I’ve answers were satisfactory. the air, in more ways than one. mother didn’t wave. I had a smile on didn’t say anything. My mother’s never been there,” I said. my face. My mother did not. I saw face was white as snow. “How long are you staying?” he DID YOU KNOW? him getting smaller and smaller as The next stop was at Hegyesha- continued, watching me closely. • On Dec. 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the the train pulled out of the station. lom-Nickelsdorf. Hegyeshalom was “I think two weeks. It’s going to last time over the Kremlin, thereafter replaced by the Russian tricolor. Earlier We cleared the big roof above. My on the Hungarian side of the border, be a lot of fun, but I can’t wait to get in the day, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet father was just a little dot, and then and Nickelsdorf on the Austrian. In back to my friends,” I said. Union, leaving Boris Yeltsin as president of the newly independent Russian he was gone. between was a netural zone. The He went through all the paper- state. They checked our papers before train rolled into the station. I’ve work, and started writing on it. He • After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government we boarded the train. About a half never been this far from the city. asked my mother some questinos, announced on 9 November 1989 that all GDR citizens could visit West hour into the trip, a soldier entered Two Hungarian soldiers under our and she answered them the same Germany and West Berlin. the cabin to check them again. He window escorted a passenger they was looking through everything. My pulled off the train. He stared down mother had it all in a neat package. and was in handcuffs. The Austrians It was all there, permission slips, were a few yards away, but it might visa, passport. He kept looking at as well have been halfway around them, and asked her why we were the world as far as that young man traveling to Vienna. was concerned. Another border Page 8 THE BULLETIN March 6, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com

Happy 75th Birthday Lake Jackson Lake Birthday 75th Happy Happy 75th Birthday Lake Jackson www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 March 6, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 9 Games seems to have been a posi- And don’t forget the violation of couple of cohorts tore up a gas The great Olympic curling miff tive drug test for a Russian curler, courtesy committed by Canadian station bathroom, lied about being a sport where beer would seem to curler Rachel Homan when, after robbed and pretty much caused an By John Cherwa have nearly 3,000 highly charged be the only performance-enhancing a Dutch sweeper (yes, it means international incident that embar- Los Angeles Times athletes and more support people substance. exactly what it says) accidentally rassed the U.S. Rio also gave us As far as the kind of roiling Olym- and even more media, that some- And light beer is strictly prohib- touched a rock in play, completely the green diving pool and a scatter- pic controversies that can make the thing could go terribly wrong. Even ited. removed it rather than just reposi- ing of bullets being fired at buses Games so interesting, the South International Olympic Committee What brought it to the height of tioning it and leaving it in play. What and venues. And who can forget the Korean version of things has been members, who have a history of absurdity was when Andrei Sozin, she did was perfectly legal. Irish IOC member who was arrested kind of boring. Where’s Ryan Lochte hands-out corruption, have been senior vice president of the Russian Mark Kingwell, a professor of for ticket scalping. when you need him? quiet for these two-plus weeks. Curling Federation, speculated philosophy at the University of And then there was Sochi, It’s common sense that when you The biggest scandal of these to the Associated Press that U.S. Toronto, wrote in an op-ed piece in Russia, where the athletes had a security might have “put something” the Toronto Globe and Mail that by great time but everyone else was into the curler’s water or tampered modern curling standards, it was a miserable. You had the athletes res- with the testing sample. He offered “jaw-dropping, mean-spirited deci- cuing stray dogs, unfinished lodging no reason for how or why, but here’s sion.” The headline on the article for visitors, equipment held up in guessing it’s not retribution for med- was “Being a jerk doesn’t make you customs and someone from the dling in U.S. elections. a better Olympic competitor.” U.S. embassy visiting U.S. media In fact, curling has been at the Whoa! each day to make sure everything center of a couple of the Games’ There were two other drug viola- was O.K., and if anything went other microscopic controversies. tions, but no hotel room trashings, wrong, to call him first. First, British skip Eve Muirhead no arrests, no U.S. athletes being So, those are the kind of Olym- committed a hog-line violation. And walked off a plane. Ah, don’t you pics that people have come to that’s controversial only so that the miss Rio? expect of late. And all we have in media can actually use the phrase That’s where Lochte and a Korea is “controversies” in curling. hog line in a sentence. It happens if the rock is released after it crosses the line.

Team USA’s Matt Hamilton during a 10-7 win against Sweden during the gold-medal match on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics’ Gangneung Curling Centre. (Carlos Gonzalez/ Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) Page 10 THE BULLETIN March 6, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Mickey Gilley celebrates birthday with concert in LJ (Continued from Page 1) sphere. The song “Orange Gilley has a theater in Branson, was born in Natchez, Mississippi, Blossom Special,” performed by Missouri, where he has performed in 1936 and grew up in nearby Fer- Mickey’s Urban Cowboy Band, for over 27 years and still contin- riday, Louisiana alongside his two would earn a Grammy Award. ues to wow audiences three days famous cousins, Jerry Lee Lewis Gilley also guest-starred on a week during their scheduled and Jimmy Swaggart. numerous popular television series, season. “Its all about the music. I try to including “Murder She Wrote,” He plays dates all over the put on the best show for my fans.” “The Fall Guy,” “Fantasy Island” United States and doesn’t plan on said Gilley. “No matter what, we are and “Dukes of Hazzard,” as well as slowing down any time soon. going to rock the house.” featured appearances on “20/20,” “I will continue to sing for my He began recording music in the “The Grammy Awards Show,” “The fans as long as my health holds 1950s. In 1970, Gilley opened up American Music Awards,” “Solid out. I don’t plan on quitting any time his first club in Pasadena, Texas, Gold,” “The Tonight Show” and soon,” Gilley said. called Gilley’s Club, which later several others. Gilley’s number one love is his became known as the “world’s big- He is among a select-few country music. His shows are filled with gest honky tonk.” singers who have achieved the love, laughter, music, stories and He scored his first string of honor of being recognized with tender moments. You never can consecutive number-one hits in a star on the Hollywood Walk of predict what will be said or what the mid-’70s: “Roomful of Roses,” Fame. In addition, he was a fea- jokes will be told, but you can be “I Overlooked An Orchid,” “City tured attraction in Las Vegas, Reno guaranteed that the audience will Lights,” “Window Up Above,” “Don’t and Atlantic City. be fully entertained and have a The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Gilley has traveled the world tremendous time. Time” and “Bring It On Home To performing and has played for two The Mighty Mick does not disap- Me.” presidents. point. In all, Mickey has achieved a remarkable 39 Top-Ten country hits, with 17 of those songs reaching the No. 1 spot on the country charts. In 1976, he swept the ACM Awards, hauling home trophies for Enter- tainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Album of the Year. In 1980, Gilley’s Club was the centerpiece in the movie, Urban Cowboy. This movie with John Travolta and Debra Winger sent Mickey’s career into the strato- The exterior of Gilley’s, Mickey Gilley’s legendary honky-tonk in Pasadena. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 March 6, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 11 Angleton Exchange Club flips pancakes for first reponders The Exchange Club of Angle- ton Volunteer Fire Department, trimmings at the First Presbyterian ton flipped pancakes and grilled Angleton Area Emergency Medical Church of Angleton Fellowship Hall sausage for area first responders Corps, UTMB Angleton Emergency from 6:30 - 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 16. in recognition and thanks for their Medical Personnel, Brazoria County “Our club hosts this breakfast incredible work in the Angleton area. Constables Pct 1 & 2, Brazoria annually to honor, recognize and Those invited included the local County Emergency Management express our thanks for the incredible officers of the Texas Department of and Angleton City Staff assigned to good work these men and women Public Safety Highway Patrol, Bra- emergency preparedness. provide in the Angleton community, zoria County Sheriff’s Department, About 60 guests were treated said Club President Patty Moore. Angleton Police Department, Angle- pancakes, sausage, and all the “We would also like to thank our event sponsor Freeport LNG for making it possible for the Exchange Club of Angleton to honor our first Exchange Pancakes Members of Exchange Club of Angleton gather in responders in this way”, concluded the kitchen at 1st Presbyterian Church in Angleton to prepare pancakes Moore. and sausage for Angleton Area First Responders Austin is the best capital city to live in, survey concludes Only 17 state capitals are also 3) Boise, ID Best vs. Worst the largest cities in their respective 4) Lincoln, NE Juneau, Alaska, has the highest states, but they don’t necessar- 5) Bismarck, ND median household income (adjusted ily offer the best quality of life. To 6) Raleigh, NC for cost of living), $67,310, which take a closer look at this issue, the 7) Denver, CO is 2.6 times higher than in Hartford, personal-finance website WalletHub 8) Salt Lake City, UT Connecticut, the city with the lowest has released its report on 2018’s 9) Juneau, AK at $26,264. Best State Capitals to Live in. 10) Concord, NH Bismarck, North Dakota, has the To identify the most livable seats 11) Columbus, OH lowest unemployment rate, 1.7 per- of state government, WalletHub 12) Helena, MT cent, which is 4.6 times lower than compared all 50 state capitals 13) Olympia, WA in Hartford, Connecticut, the city across 51 key metrics, ranging from 14) Oklahoma City, OK with the highest at 7.8 percent. cost of living to K–12 school-system 15) St. Paul, MN Providence, Rhode Island, has quality to number of attractions. 16) Cheyenne, WY the lowest share of state-, local- & Top 20 State Capitals 17) Montpelier, VT federal- government employees, 8.4 to Live in 18) Pierre, SD percent, which is 4.6 times lower 1) Austin, TX 19) Des Moines, IA than in Juneau, Alaska, the city with 2) Madison, WI 20) Phoenix, AZ the highest at 38.4 percent. Page 12 THE BULLETIN March 6, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com SIDELINE CHATTER By Dwight Perry Yes, someone made sure they are The Seattle Times (TNS) Went to a soccer match and a hockey game broke out Who needs Valentine’s Day to pass out a whole bunch of cards? There were 10 red cards and eight yellows awarded in Brazil’s Bahia state-championship match between Vitoria and Bahia, eight of the reds coming after a brawl that delayed the match for 16 minutes. The referee then stopped the proceedings after the final two reds with 11 minutes remaining and Bahia ahead 3-0. Cardinal Sin Dept. Talk about poetic justice: Louisville got stripped of its 2013 basketball title by a stripper. Soccer parent’s lament Our kid patterns his game after Ronaldo, but his bedroom is totally Messi. Some punishment What, Washington might be in danger of vacating its 2-16 Pac- 12 basketball record last season because ex-Husky Markelle Fultz allegedly accepted a $10,000 loan from an agent? So what’s next, the NFL retro- actively declaring the 0-16 Browns ineligible for Super Bowl LII? Extra mustard Forrest Whitley, the Astros’ 6- foot-7 fireballing mound prospect, has been tagged with a 50-game suspension after failing a drug test. Club officials figured something was amiss last season when his errant spring-training pickoff attempt in West Palm Beach, Fla., finally rolled to a stop in Okeechobee. Fact of the Week From ESPN’s Field Yates: “Tom Brady, the 199th pick in 2000, will soon officially be the only member of that class that remains with his team.” Lucky them The average American experi- ences 60 bad days a year, according to a study commissioned by fitness and nutrition app Freeletics. So chip up, Cleveland Browns — you only have 16! Talking the talk Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, on the Russian curler who flunked his Olympic drug test: “Not only that, but now they think he corked his broom.” www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 March 6, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 13 41 Newspapers and such Complete the grid so each row, column Bulletin Crossword Puzzle of the Week 43 “I agree” and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains ACROSS 22 Plant generator 44 Language of ancient Carthage 1 Like a three-dollar bill 23 All-purpose vehicle, for short every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to 45 Word before Kat or Glue solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. 6 Schedule opening 24 Like some angles 47 Place to chow down 10 “Welcome” sites 26 Marble rye pattern 48 Rumormonger’s output 14 Take over forcibly 30 Rental period 51 Grain bristle 15 Surrounding radiance 32 __ New Guinea 52 Price-per-barrel org. 16 One with star power 33 Employment agency listing 53 Shady advantage for a craps 17 __ apso: dog 34 Barbecue brand shooter 18 Touchpad toucher 38 Gulf States native 60 Prego rival 19 California’s __ Valley 39 “Wheel of Fortune” purchase 61 Gumbo pod 20 Martial arts wood-breaking move 40 Deep sleep 62 Burger and fries, e.g. 63 Get a good grip on 64 Hurt seriously 65 King or tsar 66 To be, in Versailles 67 Tournament passes 68 Bottomless chasm

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DID YOU KNOW? THE MIDDLETONS By Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers • Venus rotates so slowly, you’d be marijuana. The average person would able to watch the sunset indefinitely have to consume about 680 kg of just by walking. weed within 15 minutes to induce a • The average cloud weighs over a lethal response. million pounds. • “Black Panther” has tied with • Motorcycle soccer is a real game “Jurassic World” in becoming the that involves 10 motorcycles, a soccer second-fastest movie to earn $400 ball, and two goals and is played in million in U.S. box office history. parts of Europe. • Taco Bell just surpassed Burger • There has never been a reported King as the fourth-most-popular death linked to smoking too much restaurant chain in America. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 March 6, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 15 Bulletin Horoscope Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. ARIES (March 21-April 19): During the week ahead, LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Restrain yourself. A roman- you may realize who has truly been your friend during tic relationship might be based on the thrill of the chase. the past few weeks. Just because someone only sits on Your ardor might not be matched if you attempt to put the the sidelines does not mean they are not trustworthy. moves on the latest heartthrob this week. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may want more SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Compromise becomes than you get this week. Don’t be disappointed if a bud- you. You know how to honey coat your words so that ding relationship doesn’t fulfill your wildest dreams. Be even your most uncharitable adversary will be convinced happy if you have made a new friend. by your sincerity. Avoid impulsive spending this week. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will not be at a SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Fight against frit- loss for words in the week to come. You may be more tering away your financial security. Put small economies imaginative than usual and find it easy to voice your into place during the week ahead to achieve stability. inner musings. Intuition may win out over logic. Friends may tempt you to excessive spending. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will intuitively do CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take time to brew the right thing when meeting with friends or business an idea the old-fashioned way. Although you want a goal associates this week. Sympathy and kindness are achieved as quickly as making a cup of instant coffee, good tools to use to help people understand different you may need extra thinking time this week. perspectives. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Hook up with those LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the week ahead, you who meet your high standards. Career, school work, may be inspired by a partner or longtime companion job, or business can make heavy demands, but can also to achieve material success. It is possible that you provide bountiful rewards as the week unfolds. become fascinated by the things that other people own. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Enjoy nourishment, VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Those in close connec- not nonsense. You won’t build muscle on a steady diet

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MARCH 6: 1923 - Cardinals Revenue Service begins to levy & agrees to stop nuclear testing. 1963 announce their players will wear collect income taxes. 1917 - Rus- - Pete Rose debuts with hits in his numbers on their uniforms. 1950 sian “February Revolution” begins two first-at-bats in spring training. - Silly Putty goes on sale in the U.S. in earnest with protests celebrating 1964 - U.S. reconnaissance plane 1959 Farthest radio signal heard International Woman’s Day and shot down over East Germany. 1971 (Pioneer IV, 400,000 miles). 1967 - riots in St. Petersburg over food - U.S. Senate approves amendment Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Allilujeva rations and conduct of the war. 1945 lowering voting age to 18. asks for political asylum in U.S. -International Women’s Day is first MARCH 11: 1942 - General MARCH 7: 1908 - Cincinnati observed. 1957 - USSR performs MacArthur leaves Corregidor Mayor Mark Breith stands before atmospheric nuclear test. (Bataan) for Australia. 1958 - Ameri- city council and announces that, MARCH 9: 1916 - Mexican can B-47 accidentally drops nuclear “women are not physically fit to General Francisco “Pancho” Villa bomb 15,000 feet on a family home operate automobiles.” 1925 - Ameri- invades U.S. (18 killed). 1918 - Rus- in Mars Bluff, South Carolina; cre- can Negro Congress organizes. sian Bolshevik Party becomes the ates crater 75 feet across, bomb 1936 - Hitler breaks Treaty of Ver- Communist Party. 1922 - KJR-AM without its nuclear capsule. 1971 sailles, sends troops to Rhineland. in Seattle Washington begins radio - Jim Morrison leaves for Paris to 1955 - Baseball Commissioner Ford transmissions. 1936 - Babe Ruth reorient himself emotionally and cre- Frick says he favors legalization of turns down Reds to make a come- atively and to avoid the jail sentence spitter back as a player. 1951 - Edward given to him in Miami. He will never MARCH 8: 1838 - U.S. mint Teller and Stanislaw Ulam submit a return to the U.S. in New Orleans begins operation classified paper at the Los Alamos MARCH 12: 1930 - Mohandas (producing dimes). 1913 - Internal lab, in which they proposed their Gandhi begins 200m (300km) revolutionary new design, staged march protesting British salt tax. DID YOU KNOW? implosion, for a practical megaton- 1938 - Nazi Germany invades range hydrogen bomb. 1953 - Josef Austria. 1945 New York is first to • The Broward County sheriff’s Stalin buried in Moscow. prohibit discrimination by race and office received at least 45 calls MARCH 10: 1945 - Tokyo in creed in employment. 1956 Dow regarding the suspected Florida fire after night-time B-29 bombings, Jones closes above 500 for first school shooter and his family since more than 100,000 people die, time (500.24). 1969 - 11th Grammy 2008. mostly civilians. 1951 FBI director J. Awards: “By the Time I Get to • Humans have more empathy for Edgar Hoover declines post of base- Phoenix” by Glen Campbell wins dogs than they do for other humans. ball commissioner. 1960 - USSR best record. Page 16 THE BULLETIN March 6, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com