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Upon for the warrant, the deputy Wayne King reports that on arrival, contact was made with the approached a second suspect, later Alva Standley Wednesday April 29, suspect who was identified as identified as 27-year old Michael DETAILS ON PAGE 4A 2020 at approximately 25-year old Myles Curtis Akins of Anthony Barrientos, of San Antonio, 4:00 p.m., a Chambers Austin, Texas. A check with Texas, who was the driver of a CountyS deputy was dispatched to Dispatch revealed that Akins had an Dodge Ram 1500 four door truck INSIDE Extreme Trailers of Texas located outstanding felony theft warrant out waiting in the parking lot to pick up at 15625 IH-10 in reference to a of Bexar County. Myles Michael Around Town 2A male trying to purchase a trailer After placing Akins into custody ARRESTS-3A Barrientos Obituary notices 4A Akins Local News 5A Business Directrory 8A Classifi eds 8A Miss Evelyn turns 98 New Submitted by Jan. 8, 2014. Evelyn FISHING Marie Dammann also raised her niece, principal Hughes Linda Stephenson as her own daughter from the REPORT Psalm 90, verse 10 time she was four months for Anahuac tells us that God has old in 1956 until adult- Trinity Bay granted to most 70 years hood. Linda now recip- Elementary GOOD. 72-74 degrees. of life and some by rea- rocates that devotion by Check local ordinances son of strength are grant- staying close to Evelyn related to the current pan- ed 80. Well, God sure to meet whatever need demic as well as the status packed a powerful por- she might have. School of the location you plan on tion of strength inside the I had the privilege of fishing. All city facilities small stature of Linnie meeting Evelyn when I By Sue have been closed. The Evelyn Stephenson began driving a school Hawthorne strong suits of this bay have Standley who is set to bus for Anahuac ISD Contributing been and always will be turn 98 on May 11th, around 1985 and what an Writer wade fishing shorelines 2020! Evelyn was born honor it was. Even with artificial baits or drift to Jessie Ralph though I worked with fishing the open bay over Latisha Stephenson and Ruby Evelyn I didn’t know her (Tish) shell reefs & wells from the Gena Stphenson (nee as intimately as many of boat for speckled trout and Nelson) on May 11, 1922 you have and much of Fitgerald redfish. Flounder are good in Corpus Christi, Texas what I will share here Powell was on minnow around the and moved to Smith comes from her friend named the new rocks. Point, Texas when she and cousin, Necil Kelley; Anahuac East Galveston Bay was five years old. I former bus barn boss, Elementary principal April 27. She GOOD. 75-76 degrees. wasn’t around at the time Monroe Kruezer; daugh- replaces Julia Hall, who is retiring Reopening will occur on of her birth, but I’d be ter, Davonna; and niece, Contributed photo from Anahuac ISD. willing to bet she hit the Linda. May 1st. Until then, The Evelyn Standley with her great-grandson Garrett Powell served as Kindergarten City of Galveston has closed ground running and has After graduation from all beach park amenities. kept that pace for most of college Evelyn secured a teacher for 11 years before coming Fishing piers and charter her life. If we see the job with Anahuac ISD as have it on good authority the water on her long trip to Anahuac where she taught Pre-K fishing operations are pro- subtle hints of her slow- director of the Food she did not have a driv- to Anahuac. Kruezer ESL for two years. hibited. In addition, the fol- ing down now it is cer- Services Department and er’s license when she also said the road leading She also served AISD as Literacy lowing west end beach tainly not by any choice drove a school bus for began driving”. In the out of Smith Point was in winter when it was freez- pretty poor condition in Coach, ELAR Lead teacher and access points are closed to of her own. Evelyn mar- 42-1/2 years beginning Interventionist for two years before vehicular traffic: The north ried Morris Standley on in 1945. In the summer ing, Evelyn would drain the early days and when and south side of the San Sept. 9, 1940 and they when school was out you the radiator when she it rained it was safer to being named Academic Dean at Luis Pass bridge, Salt Cedar had one son, Ronald could find her working finished her evening run drive in the pastures than Anahuac Elementary in 2019. Dr. access point, access Morris ‘Ronnie’ ‘Pops’ side by side with her hus- and store the water in the on roadway. Evelyn was The new principal earned a point number 35 which is Standley who blessed band on their 40-foot house to prevent it from known for leaving the Master’s Degree in Education just to the east of the house Evelyn with two grand- shrimp boat. freezing and busting the treacherous road and hop Leadership with Principal’s at 24125 FM 3005 and sons and a granddaugh- Monroe Kruezer said radiator. In the morning onto private property, Estuary Drive at the beach. she would return it to the (the owners of said prop- Certification from Stephen F. ter; Morris Dwayne “when Evelyn started Austin University in 2018. ‘Woody’ Standley, Dustin driving for the school radiator and place a erty will remain name- West Galveston Bay Lynn Standley, and district she drove a hand-cut piece of card- less!). She would choose Powell and her husband Justin, a GOOD. 75-76 degrees. board over the front of her route through the teacher/coach at Lee High School Reopening will occur on Davonna Marie Standley. 9-panel wagon, keep this Ronnie passed away on under your hat, but, I the radiator to keep the May 1st. Until then, The frigid air from freezing STANDLEY- 2A NEW PRINCIPAL-5A City of Galveston has closed all beach park amenities. Fishing piers and charter fishing operations are pro- Commissioners meet remotely for court hibited. In addition, the fol- lowing west end beach access points are closed to By Sue Hawthorne and 16 of those cases have recovered. She help stop the spread. vehicular traffic: The north and south side of the San Contributing Writer added that 690 citizens have been tested. She also reported that her department has Luis Pass bridge, Salt Cedar Editors Note: As of press date there are received a $250,000 grant “to hire contact Dr. access point, access Chambers County Commissioners Court now 45 confirmed cases, with 37 recovered tracers and beef up our ability in the coun- point number 35 which is met remotely again April 27, streaming the and one hospitalized with a total of 885 ty.” just to the east of the house meeting via YouTube to the public. people tested. Bess said that each COVID-19 case in the at 24125 FM 3005 and Estuary Drive at the beach. County Health Services Director Mary “Our hope is that people continue social county is thoroughly investigated, including Beth Bess gave an update of COVID-19 in distancing and good hygiene practices,” notifying those who may have been in con- the county. She said as of April 27, the Bess said. She also recommended the wear- tact with the victim. county has 41 confirmed cases of the virus ing of masks when in public as a way to Thank a COMMISSIONERS-7A Veter an or Ser vice Per son Ever y Day © 20202020 AllAll RightsRights ReservedReserved Protected by copyright and any reproduction is prohibited with- out express written consent of the publisher Virtual and in-person DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS houstonmethodist.org/hereforyou I 281.428.2273 The Progress 2A Wednesday • May 6, 2020 community ChambersWARNS STANDLEY TURNING 98 ChambersWARNS allows the county to send phone calls and email messages to the community. While we have a Continued from front page database of all landlines via the 911 system, we do not have -pastures carefully heading from Smith Point Fire Department Evelyn has a great love of travel and persons cell phones unless you register with knoll to knoll and when the road Founder and Volunteer since its incep- has indulged herself. She made a trip ChambersWARNS via the below link. became safer to navigate she would tion in 1976. to Hawaii and has visited nine differ- https://www.co.chambers.tx.us/page/chamberswarns exit the pasture. “I’ve driven the Smith Point Volunteer Fire ent countries; like Greece, Mexico, Smith Point route before and it’s a Department’s secretary for 40 years. Italy (Rome), The Holy Land, and one When a ChambersWARNS call comes in, it should be long one, but it was much longer back very special trip she took with Necil in from one of the following numbers: in Evelyn’s day” Monroe added.