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mybulletinnewspaper.com © 2017 TAKE ONE LAKE JACKSON • CLUTE • RICHWOOD • FREEPORT • OYSTER CREEK • ANGLETON DANBURY • ALVIN • WEST COLUMBIA • BRAZORIA • SWEENY Hemingway, Halloween and Fall festivals It came By Sharon Toth pre-register starting at 5:30 p.m. haircuts, and Publisher at the park pavilion for the 6:30 back to life There’s lots of Halloween- p.m. contest. The contest will be The old van decided themed fun in Brazoria County to divided into three age groups, 0 a free shave feature in The Bulletin’s Round- to 3, 4 to 7, and 8 to 12. There will that it wasn’t time to go By Ron Rozelle up of area events, and the good be medals for first- to third-place By John Toth Contributing editor news for parents and grandpar- winners in each age group. The Editor and Publisher Right after World War I, when ents is that most of it is designed event is sponsored by the Clute A couple of weeks ago I wrote Ernest Hemingway was working on for families and is free. Parks & Recreation Department. sort of an obituary for my old green his first novel, he made a few dollars We suggest Lake Jack- van, which has almost a quarter mil- a week as a foreign correspondent keeping this son Parks & lion miles on it. writing human interest pieces about story or issue Have a safe Recreation’s As it turns out, the van’s death being an American in Paris for the to refer to for all and happy Monster Dash may have been slightly exagger- Kansas City the upcoming 5-K and BASF ated. Star. He and his fun. Halloween Kids Run will This 1995 model Dodge Caravan, wife and young The 2017 City be Saturday, Oct. probably the only one still on the son made do of Freeport 28 at MacLean road, has had its with very little Fall Festival has been com- Park. For more information, go to ups and downs, while he was bined with the Freeport Historical www.LakeJackson-Tx.Gov/Parks but kept churning honing the craft Museum Haunted House this or to the Lake Jackson Parks & out the miles that would soon year in Memorial Park downtown. Recreation Facebook Page. The year after year. The date has been moved to parks & recreation department THE WORDSMITH make him rich When it was time and famous, Saturday, Oct. 28, and the event also is hosting its annual Family to get rid of it, I and those little checks from America will be 5 to 8 p.m. The outdoor Fright Night Campout Oct. 27-28, decided to keep festival is free to everyone, and but registration ended Oct. 21. were probably greeted with great joy. RAMBLINGS it for memories’ In this dispatch titled “A Free the Haunted House is free for Sea Center Spooktacular sake. Plus, it Shave”, published on March 6th, children under 17 and $5 for will be held on Sunday, Oct. 29, could serve as an extra delivery van. 1920, he wrote “The true home of adults. 1-3 p.m. at Sea Center Texas in A few weeks ago the instrument the free and the brave is the barber There is a free costume Lake Jackson for educational fun. cluster went blank. This could be college. Everything is free there. contest open to all ages from Children are welcome to dress a major problem when I try to find And you have to be brave. If you newborns to senior citizens. up and enter the costume contest out what speed I am going, or how want to save $5.60 a month on There also will be games, crafts, at 1 p.m. There will be live sea much fuel is left in the tank. shaves and haircuts go to the barber food vendors and Trunk or Treat, animals to touch and learn about, There was one light that remained college, but take your courage with according to Kari Thomas Perez games, candy, and all these are on. It advised me to check the you.” with the Freeport Parks & Recre- free, but the crafts session has instrument panel. I did. It was dark, It should come as no surprise that ation Department. a fee of $5 per child. The Sea no sign of life. Hemingway’s short essays started Clute’s 23rd annual Center is operated by Texas The mechanics that have worked out as reporting but all ended up as Harvest Fun Fest will be held Parks & Wildlife. on the van throughout the years, short stories, complete with dia- Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Clute West Columbia’s 2017 whether they liked it or not, forgot logue. They’re collected in a fine little Municipal Park at 100 Parkview Trick or Treat in the Park to run when they saw me pulling book titled By-Line: Ernest Heming- Drive from 6 to 8 p.m. There will will be held Tuesday, Oct. 31, at up (Just kidding. I really like those way: Selected Articles and Dis- be free games, candy, haystack First Capitol Park at 1300 N. 13th guys). After analyzing the van’s patches of Four Decades, and that dives and cookie walks. St., from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Walk the latest predicament, their best (Continued on Page 6) There also is a costume trail for tricks and treats, enjoy recommendation was that I should contest, and participants need to (Continued on Page 11) get rid of this piece of junk and let it rest in peace. I did the next best thing. I parked it and checked on it every now and then to see if it was still dead. I let Nov. 4 (Continued on Page 7)

Like us on Facebook facebook.com/ FREE brazoriacountybulletin Page 2 THE BULLETIN October 24, 2017 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Vendors sought for Miracle Market and Bistro in W.C. Columbia United Methodist Advertisement for the event will be vendors specifically selling home- Church is sponsoring the fourth increased to include newspaper made, handmade, handcrafted, annual Miracle Market and Bistro ads, radio spots, social media and home canned or home grown items. on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. take home fliers in businesses so For this reason items that have Vendors are being sought to increased attendance and participa- been bought or ordered for resale fill the hall with their homemade tion is expected. will not be permitted. wares. Booth fees will increase as In an effort to showcase crafts, Booth fee is $65. Outside booth time goes on so get your applica- the Miracle Market will be a crafts space will be larger for the same tion in early for the best price. only show offering booth space to prices, and arrangements will be made for inside space in case of inclement weather. Applications may be obtained from the church office located at 315 South 16th Street, West Columbia, Texas 77486; on the church website: www.columbiaum.org; or by call- O.K., STICK ‘EM UP! NO, YOU STICK ‘EM UP, PUNK! Two ing the church at (979) 345-4642 nitwits tried to rob a bar in Baltimore despite the fact that it was a police between 9 a.m. amd 2 p.m. week- hangout located right across the street from a precinct station. Also, on days to request a copy be mailed the night in question, a whole bunch of policemen were in the bar to to you . celebrate the retirement of one of their own. Anyway, the cops quickly put You may also call Lynn Log- a stop to it. gins at (979) 292-4570, or email EXCUSE ME, MIND IF WE PLAY THROUGH? UH, SIR!? [email protected] to MA’AM!? A man and a woman were arrested for getting very intimate on request a copy. the eighth fairway of a golf course in Tega Cay, S.C. There is also a silent auction for MORNING SLEEPYHEAD: A man was arrested for drunk driving the event. Each booth will be asked at 3:20 in the morning after police officers found him asleep at the wheel to donate one item for the silent of his SUV in the middle of an intersection in Portland, Ore. Cops sur- auction. rounded his vehicle with their cruisers, and woke him up. BAD BOYS, BAD BOYS, WHATCHA’ GONNA’ DO? WHAT- CHA’ GONNA’ DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU!? A policeman went to an apartment in Shippensburg, Pa., where a loud party was under way, and told the participants to keep it down. But then, as the officer was leaving, a partygoer cranked up the theme song from the Cops TV show. He returned and issued them a citation for excessive noise. SURE, COME ON IN, SMILEY: A man knocked on the door of an apartment in Rheinfelden, Germany and asked the lady who lived there if he could look on her balcony for his false teeth. He told her that they had fallen out while he was visiting with a friend on his balcony one floor above. YOU AGAIN!? After being refused service at a motel in North Bat- tleford, Saskatchewan, a man went outside, put on a mask, returned, and ABOUT US tried to rob the place. The clerk refused to give him any money. EXCUSE ME, MA’AM, I THINK YOU FORGOT SOMETHING! John and Sharon A woman was accused of shoplifting by security personnel in a store in Toth, Owners and Mobile, Ala., so she ran outside and sped off in a car, leaving her five- Publishers year-old son behind. Since July 4, 1994 A SHARK? 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Advertising and news HERE: A man, who held up a bank in Seymour, Conn., wrote the robbery release deadline is 5 p.m. on note on the back of his girlfriend’s pay stub. It didn’t take long for the Tuesday. police to track him down. Our 24th year of publishing! www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 October 24, 2017 THE BULLETIN Page 3 Strange but True By Bill Sones skewed by U.S. tastes, with on a treadmill, the robot detected and Rich Sones, Ph.D. glyphs for burgers and fries.” slips within 0.35 seconds of a Q. One is formed from typo- Emojis, Evans points out, are change of balance. graphical marks, the other is not a language per se, since they But the exoskeleton is bulky so an image. One has a small set have no grammar capable of a major challenge is to devise a of samples, the other has some being shaped into more complex sleeker, less imposing model for 1900 vetted items. One can be units of meaning. But they pro- elderly users. Swiss engineer language specific, the other is vide “nuance to text-based mes- Silvestro Micera and his team are recognizable to users world- sages,” just as facial expressions working to achieve just that. Stay wide. What is being compared and gestures do in face-to-face tuned. here? conversation. Q. With apologies to William A. Emoticons and emojis, and Q. How is a new wearable Shakespeare: What’s in a name, they are not the same, says Doug- robotic device helping people Gros Michel or Cavendish? las Heaven in “New Scientist” at risk of falling find their bal- A banana by any other name magazine. Emoticons, such as ance? would be as tasty – right? the smiley “:)” or sad “:(” face, are A. “The exoskeleton packs A. Not really. Bananas at 25 composed of standard keyboard motors on a user’s hips and pounds per American per year are symbols, while emojis are small can sense blips in balance” and the most popular fresh fruit eaten, images which can be embedded based on a small trial, it seems but they aren’t the same as those in text and are widely available on to perform well in sensing and your grandparents ate, says Dan smart phones and such. averting falls, says Helen Thomp- Lewis in his book “Now I Know.” As cognitive linguist Vyvyan son in “Science News” magazine. “Prior to 1960, the standard Evans says in his book “The Emoji While most exoskeletons guide a commercial banana type was the Code,” emojis can be viewed wearer’s movements, forcing the Gros Michel (a.k.a. “Big Mike”), a as “the first truly global form of person to walk in a particular way, larger banana type that, by many communication: 3.2 billion people the new device reacts only when accounts, was also tastier.” But it use the internet, three-quarters needed. “A computer algorithm succumbed to Panama disease via smartphones equipped with measures changes in a wearer’s that attacked the plants’ roots emojis, and over 90% of social hip joint angles to detect the and rapidly spread through major media users communicate via altered posture that goes along banana plantations, ending com- emojis.” Not surprisingly, the with slipping. The robot uses its mercial cultivation. U.S.-based Unicode Consortium, motors to push the hips back into Enter the Cavendish banana, dominated by giants like Apple position to prevent a fall.” genetically resistant to Panama and Google, control the multistage In another trial involving eight disease but also genetically identi- vetting so Western influence is elderly people and two amputees cal to every other Cavendish—- also dominant: “food is especially who wore the device while walking in other words, all of them are clones. And therein lies the prob- lem: Any disease successfully attacking the Cavendish could wipe out the entire type. Already, a newer strain of Panama disease has found its way to Cavendish banana plantations in Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and all the way to Southeast Asia. Some plantation owners have taken extreme measures to prevent a Cavendish Apocalypse, even going so far as to burn down entire fields to stop the disease from spreading. (Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at [email protected]) Did you know? • Recently, a bear at a zoo in Poznan found a mortar grenade from World War II and was playing with it for a while before officials noticed. • In a world first, a baby has been born with DNA from three biological parents. Page 4 THE BULLETIN October 24, 2017 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Don’t get a DWI after tailgating at football game, party If you like heights, this is your ride AUSTIN – With college and TxDOT Executive Director James game where participants avoid professional football seasons in Bass. “Before you drink, make a incoming “footballs” as virtual By Hugo Martin The most recent addition at full swing, the Texas Department game plan to get home safely. It’s a drinks are added to the screen. Los Angeles Times (TNS) Magic Mountain was the park’s first of Transportation’s statewide “Plan decision that could save lives.” As more drinks are added, par- LOS ANGELES — Six Flags “dark ride,” an indoor, 3-D interac- While You Can” campaign reminds During the 2016 football season,* ticipants experience how drinking Magic Mountain plans to build tive attraction starring DC super- fans to make a sober ride part of there were 10,494 alcohol-related can slow their reaction times as a new ride for thrill seekers who heroes and villains, called Justice their game-day plans. traffic crashes in Texas. Those on-screen avatars begin respond- have no fear of heights. League: Battle for Metropolis. It “Football is big in Texas and crashes resulted in 424 fatalities ing more slowly to their players’ Shortly after the Valencia park opened in July. while fans make plans to attend and 996 serious injuries. movements. The experience will launches its year-round schedule The pendulum ride, which is games, watch parties and tailgat- The “Plan While You Can” be stopping at nine Texas college Jan. 1, it aims to open the world’s designed to create the feeling of ing events, we also strongly urge campaign includes a statewide tour football games throughout the fall. tallest pendulum ride: a 172-foot- weightlessness at 17 stories off the them to plan for a sober ride,” said featuring an interactive dodgeball While drivers under the influ- tall attraction called CraZanity. The ground, will join the lineup of 19 ence of alcohol risk killing or giant swinging disc will hold 40 stomach-churning roller coasters My Answer by Billy Graham seriously injuring themselves riders and will reach speeds of 75 and other attractions at the park. or others, they also face up to miles per hour. The new ride is scheduled to begin Satan never delivers what he promises, but God does! $17,000 in fines and fees, jail time Last month, the park announced operating in late spring of 2018. that it will be open every day of the “The new CraZanity is a mash Q: Do some people actually wanted. Tragically, history tells us and loss of their driver’s license. It’s also illegal for anyone under year, up from the current operating up of craziness and insane fun, an worship the devil? I can’t imag- that people who deliberately follow schedule of 250 days annually. experience different from anything ine that. Are they just trying Satan often end up doing great the age of 21 to consume alcohol. As always, TxDOT strongly Park executives said they have else we have in our unparalleled to get attention, or are they evil, both to others and to them- invested enough in the facility over thrill ride arsenal,” park President serious about it? Why would selves. encourages everyone to plan for a sober ride before going out. Visit the last few years to draw visitors Bonnie Weber said. anyone deliberately serve the The tragedy in all of this is throughout the year, not just during The planned attraction would devil instead of God? It doesn’t that Satan never delivers what he SoberRides.org to find alterna- tives to drinking and driving, such the summer and school breaks. surpass the current record holder, make sense. - Mrs. T.K.F. promises. He promises freedom The new schedule also makes it a 147-foot-tall pendulum ride at A: This isn’t common, but and happiness, but delivers only as: • Designating a sober driver. easier to attract foreign tourists a theme park called Tusenfryd in occasionally I’ve met someone or slavery and sorrow. He promises who visit throughout the year. Norway. received letters from people who power and new life, but delivers • Contacting a cab or ride-share clearly stated they deliberately only weakness and death. Never service. • Using mass transit. Six Flags Magic Mountain is a 262-acre theme park located in the worshipped the devil instead of forget: Satan is a liar! The Bible Santa Clarita, California neighborhood of Valencia, north of Los Angeles. It God. I had no reason to doubt warns, “The way of the unfaithful • Asking a sober friend or family member for a ride home. opened on May 30, 1971, as Magic Mountain, a development of the Newhall their statements, although I always leads to their destruction” (Prov- Land and Farming Company. prayed God would change their erbs 13:15). • Spending the night. minds and hearts. Sadly, many today follow Why would anyone do this? Satan without even realizing it. I agree it isn’t logical, but in their They ignore God and never give minds it did make sense because a thought to eternity, living instead they believed Satan would help by the self-centered values Satan them and give them special approves. Don’t let that happen to powers. Some also didn’t want you. Instead, by faith put your life anyone (especially God) telling into Christ’s hands, and make Him them how to live, and by worship- the center and the foundation of ping Satan they felt they were your life. Jesus said, “Away from now free to live any way they me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Wor- ship the Lord your God, and serve him only’” (Matthew 4:10). 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 October 24, 2017 THE BULLETIN Page 5 Classrooms to champion Texas WWI legacy There are many benefits of children walking to school this Veterans Day, resources available By Sue Hubbard, M.D. Many parents are concerned hands to cross the street; but The Texas Historical Commission (THC), Texas State Historical Associa- www.kidsdr.com (TMS) that their children don’t get enough growing up. tion (TSHA), and Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration Association Now that the temperatures are exercise, and this is a way to sneak There are other perks of walking have partnered to champion Texas’ contributions to the Great War in schools cooling off, an easy way to get in some daily exercise. Walking too! Think about avoiding those this Veterans Day. some extra exercise is to walk to together also gives parents time to long carpool lines. What about To spearhead this effort, the Texas World War I Centennial Commemora- school with your children. I am talk with their children. It is really a the gas that is saved and less tion Association has launched the “100 Years/100 Schools” initiative - a cam- thinking it should become a weekly gift of time together. pollution for the environment? No paign designed to equip 100 schools to tell the 100-year-old stories of Texas event across the country. How one arguing about sitting next to and the Great War using a comprehensive one-day curriculum that includes about “Walk to School Wednes- The Kid’s Doctor the window or what radio station videos, images, instructional materials, and other educational resources. days”? to listen too either. And for those Although Veterans Day falls on Saturday, many schools that typically plan I realize that not everyone lives I remember when my children children who tend to get car sick, Veterans Day programs will do so on Friday, Nov. 10, or the following week. in an area where it is possible could walk to school for the several this is a great solution. To participate in the “100 Years/100 Schools” initiative, and to access cur- to walk to school. But in some years we lived nearby their elemen- (Dr. Sue Hubbard is an award- riculum, visit thc.texas.gov/100schools. cases there are many children tary school. They are some of my winning pediatrician, medical The first 100 schools to submit a picture and completion form to the who do live close enough, yet they fondest memories: coffee cup in editor and media host. “The Kid’s TSHA at tshaonline.org/veteransday2017 will receive entry in a raffle and are typically driven to school by hand, dog on a leash, walking the Doctor” TV feature can be seen a resource packet with contributions from partner organizations, includ- parents or a carpool. I practice in boys to school. It was a sad day on more than 90 stations across ing a formal participation certificate, poppy seeds, three newly-minted an area where it would be easy for when they said, “Mom, we want to the U.S. Submit questions at Official State of Texas World War I Centennial state coins, a copy of the many children to walk to school, ride our bikes.” They met some of http://www.kidsdr.com. The Kid’s THC’s Medallion: World War I Special Edition, the THC’s highly anticipated but when I ask them if they walk their other friends (I was the helmet Doctor e-book, “Tattoos to Texting: World War I travel guide: Texas and the Great War, and other World War I to school, they typically give me a “cop”) and off they went. No more Parenting Today’s Teen,” is now resources. quizzical look and answer “no.” talks with their mother or holding available from Amazon.) April 6 marked the official start of the United States’ WWI Centennial period, which will run through June 2019. For more information, contact the THC’s Military History Program at (512) 463-5833 or [email protected]. gov. Did you know about WWI? Start: Britain, France, Ireland and Russia were part of an alliance called the Triple Entente, while Germany aligned itself with Austria-Hungary – known as the Central Powers. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdi- nand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, triggered a chain of events that resulted in World War 1. Finish: Germany had formally surrendered on Nov. 11, 1918. Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. Page 6 THE BULLETIN October 24, 2017 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com

lowed Hemingway’s advice and Hemingway, haircuts, and a free shave availed myself of free haircuts in Beware of scam artists after a disaster the cosmetology class. I was a Texas survivors of Hurricane promise a disaster grant and ask (Continued from Page 1) face in a steaming hot towel, only Guinea pig, of course, and during Harvey should watch for and report for large cash deposits or advance one about the barber college, full of because he did it for my father my three year stint at that school any suspicious activity or potential payments in full. vivid sensory description, made me and the other men before he I ended up with as many bad cuts fraud from identify thieves, scam Federal and state workers do think of haircuts I’ve gotten, not in shaved them. It was wonderful, as good ones. But the fact that artists and other criminals. not solicit or accept money. Paris. that towel, and I can feel its damp they were free offset any reserva- In some cases in Texas, thieves Phony housing inspectors Up in Oakwood, the little east texture and smell the sweet, pun- tions born of vanity; my enormous have tried to register with FEMA You should watch out for people Texas burg that raised me, I got gent bay rum even now. eight thousand dollar yearly using names, addresses and posing as housing inspectors groomed every few weeks at One day Mr. Duncan salary required stretching in every Social Security numbers they have claiming to represent FEMA or Duncan Dorman’s shop. Actu- unwrapped the towel and asked, direction possible. stolen from other people. SBA. Inspectors representing ally cropped would be a more in all seriousness, if I’d care for a When I moved to the town I’ve Identity theft FEMA and SBA carry photo iden- accurate verb since I made a slow shave. I looked over at my father called home for forty years now The aftermath of a disaster can tification. progression from a burr to a flat- and he nodded. So I did too. I actually began paying to have attract opportunists and con artists. FEMA inspectors already have top (which required daily applica- Mr. Duncan proceeded to my hair cut, which was something You should be alert to fraudulent each applicant’s nine-digit registra- tions of a dense gel called Butch unfold his long razor and slide of a shock to a thrifty disposition attempts to obtain money or tion number and will not ask for Wax, so sticky that in autumn it along a leather strop several I inherited from my dad. I made steal personal information. this number. falling leaves would stick to my times. Then he lathered me up semiweekly visits to one shop FEMA and the U.S. Small If you have any concerns about head), and finally graduated to with a soft-bristled brush before long enough for it to feel like Business Administration (SBA) individuals representing them- hair almost long enough to hold ceremoniously scraping the home. I even persuaded John, staff never charge applicants for selves as FEMA, or would like to a part. razor’s sharp edge along my an excellent barber and as fine a disaster assistance, inspections or report fraud, please contact the Mr. Duncan was a tiny fellow, completely hairless face. man as Mr. Duncan, to splash on help in filling out applications. National Center for Disaster Fraud not any taller in his late sixties The men waiting for their bay rum as a finale. Scammers may ask you for at (866) 720-5721. than I was as a preadolescent, haircuts kindly refrained from At some point my wife Karen your Social Security Number, bank You can also report fraud to and one of the kindest men I’ve laughing as Mr. Duncan splashed suggested that I visit her styl- account number or other sensitive the Federal Trade Commission at ever known. After he tended to on more bay rum. My father paid ist. Now, prior to that time I had information. www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov. me, which took no longer than a him for our haircuts, and I walked certainly been aware that some These fraudulent attempts may If you are the victim of a home farmer shearing a small sheep, he out of there proud as a peacock. men went in for such business, be made in person, over the phone repair scam or price gouging, call made a great show of splashing Later, when I was a first year but I had never had any inclina- or by e-mail. the Office of the Texas Attorney on plenty of bay rum. teacher just a few miles north tion to abandon the smoke-filled, Don’t fall for scam artists who General at (800) 252-8011. Then he always wrapped my of Oakwood in Palestine I fol- talcum powder scented world of barber shops. But I went, ended up liking the cut and the friendly Get ready for some spooktacular fun young lady who administered it, and I became a salon patron. There’s just no telling what my at Moody Garden’s Halloween event father would say about me paying Calling all ghosts, goblins, princesses and superheroes. Everyone is more for a haircut than is charged welcome as Moody Gardens hosts its annual Ghostly Gardens Hallow- at a barbershop. But he would be een event for the public. perplexed at much that goes on During this celebration, children and their families can participate in in the modern world; paying for free trick-or-treating, Creepy Crafts, face-painting and other fun activities a plastic bottle of drinking water on Oct. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. rather than turning on the kitchen At 3 p.m. a children’s costume contest will be held for ages 12 and tap would completely bewilder under. Registration is required to participate in the costume contest and him. will be held from 2-3 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the participant with But he’d be pleased that I man- the best costume in each of the different age groups. aged to get a few free haircuts The costume contest will kick off at 3 p.m. in the Garden Lobby of early on. Not to mention that one the Visitor’s Center. All other activities will be held in various locations free shave, that I didn’t even throughout the Moody Gardens property. need, from Mr. Duncan Dorman. All guests are encouraged to dress up in their favorite costume the Ron Rozelle’s columns can be day of the event. Families with at least one member in a Halloween accessed at ronrozellewordsmith costume will receive a special discount to the Rainforest Pyramid, .wordpress.com. He is the author SpongeBob SubPants Adventure, Discovery Museum, MG 3D Theater, of “Writer’s Digest’s Write Great 4D Theater and Colonel Paddlewheel, paying just $5 per attraction per Fiction: Description & Setting,” person. and nine other books of fiction For more information, call 800-582- 4673, or visit www.moodygardens. and nonfiction. org. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 October 24, 2017 THE BULLETIN Page 7

Despite boost in Social Security, rising Medicare Part B costs leave seniors in bind By Judith Graham ally, represent about 25 percent of living increase. As a result, average policy adviser at the National Com- We’re eager to hear from read- Kaiser Health News (TNS) Medicare Part B’s expected per- 2017 Part B month premiums rose mittee to Preserve Social Security ers about questions you’d like Millions of seniors will soon be beneficiary program spending. The slightly, to $109, for seniors in the and Medicare. answered, problems you’ve been notified that Medicare premiums for government pays the remainder. hold harmless group. The 2017 HIGHER INCOME BRACKETS having with your care and advice physicians’ services are rising and In fiscal 2017, federal spending monthly premium average, paid by Under the principle that those you need in dealing with the health likely to consume most of the cost- for Medicare Part B came to $193 those who weren’t in this group and who have more can afford to pay care system. Visit khn.org/colum- of-living adjustment they’ll receive billion. From 2017 to 2024, Part who therefore pay full freight, was more, Part B premium surcharges nists to submit your requests or tips. next year from Social Security. B premiums are projected to rise $134. for higher-income Medicare KHN’s coverage related to aging Higher 2018 premiums for an average 5.4 percent each year, CURRENT SITUATION beneficiaries have been in place & improving care of older adults is Medicare Part B will hit older adults faster than other parts of Medicare. Social Security is due to since 2007. These Income-Related supported by The John A. Hartford who’ve been shielded from sig- ‘HOLD HARMLESS’ announce cost-of-living adjustments Monthly Adjustment Amounts Foundation. nificant cost increases for several PROVISIONS for 2018 in mid-October. Based on (IMRAA) surcharges vary, depend- (Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a years, including large numbers of To protect seniors living on fixed the best information available, it ing on the income bracket that indi- national health policy news service. low-income individuals who struggle incomes, a “hold harmless” provi- appears to be considering an adjust- viduals and married couples are in. It is an editorially independent pro- to make ends meet. sion in federal law prohibits Medi- ment of about 2.2 percent, accord- Nearly 3 million Medicare members gram of the Henry J. Kaiser Family “In effect, this means that care from raising Part B premiums if ing to Juliette Cubanski, associate paid the surcharges in 2015. Foundation.) increases in Social Security benefits doing so would end up reducing an director of the program on Medicare will be minimal, for a policy at the Kaiser third year, for many “Higher 2018 premiums for Medicare Part B will Family Foundation. people, putting them hit older adults who’ve been shielded from sig- (Kaiser Health News is in a bind,” said Mary nificant cost increases for several years, includ- another, independent Johnson, Social Security program of the Kaiser and Medicare policy ing large numbers of low-income individuals who Family Foundation.) consultant at the Senior struggle to make ends meet.” Apply a 2.2 percent Citizens League. In adjustment to the aver- a new study, her organization individual’s Social Security benefits. age $1,360 monthly check received estimates that seniors have lost This provision applies to about 70 by Social Security recipients and one-third of their buying power since percent of people enrolled in Part B. they’d get an extra $29.92 in 2000 as Social Security cost-of- Included are seniors who’ve been monthly payments. living adjustments have flattened enrolled in Medicare for most of the For their part, the board of and health care and housing costs past year and whose Part B pre- trustees of Medicare have indicated have soared. miums are automatically deducted that Part B monthly premiums are Another, much smaller group of from their Social Security checks. likely to remain stable at about $134 high-income older adults will also Excluded are seniors who are a month next year. (Actual premium face higher Medicare Part B premi- newly enrolled in Medicare or amounts should be disclosed by the ums next year because of changes those dually enrolled in Medicaid or Centers for Medicare & Medicaid enacted in 2015 federal legislation. enrolled in Medicare Savings Pro- Services within the next four to six Here’s a look at what’s going on grams. (Under this circumstance, weeks.) and who’s affected: Medicaid, a joint federal-state pro- Medicare has the right to impose THE BASICS gram, pays Part B premiums.) Also that charge, so long as the amount Medicare Part B is insurance that excluded are older adults with high that seniors receive from Social covers physicians’ services, out- incomes who pay more for Part B Security isn’t reduced in the pro- patient care in hospitals and other because of Income-Related Monthly cess. So, the program is expected settings, durable medical equipment Adjustments. to ask older adults who paid $109 such as wheelchairs or oxygen RECENT EXPERIENCE this year to pay $134 for Part B machines, laboratory tests, and Since there was no cost-of-living coverage next year — an increase some home health care services, adjustment for Social Security in of $25 a month. among other items. Coverage is 2016, Part B monthly premiums Subtract that extra $25 charge for optional, but 91 percent of Medi- didn’t go up that year for seniors Part B premiums from seniors’ aver- care enrollees — including millions covered by hold harmless provi- age $29.92 monthly Social Security of people with serious disabilities sions. Instead, premiums for this increase and all that be left would — sign up for the program. (Those group remained flat at $104.90 be an extra $4.92 each month for who don’t sign up are responsible — where they’ve been for the previ- expenses such as food, housing, for charges for these services on ous three years. medication and transportation. their own.) Last year, Social Security gave “Many seniors are going to be Premiums, which change annu- recipients a tiny 0.3 percent cost-of- disappointed,” said Lisa Swirsky, a Page 8 THE BULLETIN October 24, 2017 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com ACC receives student aid for Hurricane Harvey victims Brazosport College rewarded for The Alvin Community College and enrolled in a least six hours of education related expenses and Financial Aid department received courses. will be available for the 2017-18 a $12,500 grant from Scholarship The financial assistance must academic year. participation in CenterPoint program America to help students affected by be used for tuition, fees, books, For more information about the Hurricane Harvey. supplies, room and board or other Financial Aid, call (281) 756-3524. The organization issued the grant to provide supplemental financial aid to students whose educational goals were impacted by the storm and subsequent flooding. “We recently applied for the Scholarship National Disaster Relief Fund on behalf of students who were affected by Hurricane Harvey,” said Marilyn Dement, Vice President of Student Services. “The grant funds will be used to supplement low-income students’ financial aid packages and priority will be given to currently enrolled Pell Grant recipients.” A group of students and staff stand with ACC President Dr. Christal M. To be eligible to apply for the Albrecht, center, with a check from the Scholarship America organization, Brazosport College recently participated in the 2017 CenterPoint funds, a student must live in a which recently awarded $12,500 in funds to assist students impacted by SCORE Program and was awarded more than $188,000 in energy-effi- federally-declared disaster area Hurricane Harvey. ciency incentives. The completed energy-efficiency measures include campus-wide LED lighting, HVAC and HVAC controls upgrades. In total, these projects will help the College save more than 324 kilowatts of peak demand and 1,700 megawatt-hours annually. This sum of energy savings is the carbon dioxide equivalent of 254 pas- senger vehicles driven for one entire year or 177 homes’ electricity use for one entire year. Pictured are, from left, Dan Dippon, Director of Energy Efficiency & Economic Development, CenterPoint; Julienne Sugarek, Service Area Director, CenterPoint; Cheryl Bowman, Energy Efficiency Manager, Cen- terPoint; Drew Scatizzi, Program Manager, CenterPoint; David Marshall, Vice President, Financial Services & CFO, Brazosport College; and Dr. Millicent Valek, President, Brazosport College. AAA study: Americans love fall travel November 4, 18 By Donald Wood a statement. “Travelers increasingly December 2, 16, 30 TravelPulse (TNS) prioritize immersive travel experi- A new study revealed that almost ences and autumn offers more 9am - 3pm 30 percent of Americans plan to opportunities for them to explore a take a fall vacation this year. destination’s local culture, thanks to According to AAA, 28 percent fewer crowds and mild weather.” of United States citizens expect to Another reason behind the rise in make time to travel in the fall. Fewer fall travel is the abundance of festi- crowds and children, more favor- vals and seasonal events through- able weather and a better value are out the country. The AAA survey some of the reasons travelers prefer found that 26 percent of travelers vacations in the fall. are planning a vacation this fall to For autumn travelers, a road trip view the changing foliage. in the family vehicle is the most Most people hitting the road common form of transportation, with this fall will be staying within the 62 percent of survey respondents U.S., with top destinations such driving to their destinations. as Orlando, Fla., Anaheim, Calif., “We have seen strong demand for Honolulu, New York City and Las travel throughout the course of the Vegas receiving the most visitors. year, and Americans are discovering On the other hand, one-third of that traveling during the fall season respondents will be traveling inter- is a best-kept secret,” AAA senior nationally to popular cities such as vice president Bill Sutherland said in Rome, London, Dublin and Cancun. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 October 24, 2017 THE BULLETIN Page 9 ers took their eyes off the road to Auto experts have concluded Infotainment systems are putting driver lives at risk use infotainment systems, and how that distracted driving is responsible much mental energy they expended. for at least 10 percent of U.S. auto By Charles Fleming and Ridgeline models, Mazda 3 Safety. A low level of demand was equal fatalities. A 2016 report from the Los Angeles Times (TNS) Touring, Subaru Crosstrek Premium Drivers are more at risk, Yang to listening to a car radio. Very National Highway Traffic Safety American drivers are demanding and Ford Mustang GT. said, if the infotainment system isn’t high demand was the equivalent of Administration concluded that 3,477 increasingly complex infotainment At the other end of the spectrum, designed with safety in mind. trying to balance a checkbook while drivers and passengers lost their systems when they shop for new said to require only “moderate” “When an in-vehicle technology is driving. lives to distracted driving in 2015, cars. driver demand, are the systems on not properly designed, simple tasks More demand means more time, the most recent year for which But a new AAA study says they’re the Chevrolet Equinox, Hyundai for drivers can become complicated which decreases safety. Program- full-year figures are available. An putting themselves at risk if they use Santa Fe, Lincoln MKC, Ford F250 and require more effort from drivers ming navigation into a nonintuitive additional 391,000 were injured in the systems while driving. XLT and Toyota’s Camry, Corolla to complete,” Yang said. system can require 40 seconds for crashes that involved distracted The news is worse for luxury car and Sienna. In its study, the AAA asked 120 a driver to complete, the AAA study drivers. buyers. The infotainment systems It’s all a matter of how much drivers ages 21 to 36 to help study said. At 25 miles per hour, that The AAA splits the blame for dis- that could prove most distracting are technology is available, and how 30 different 2017 model vehicles. driver could travel the length of four traction behind the wheel between those installed in some of the most intelligently it is deployed. Observing the subject drivers, football fields while trying to enter a automakers that build complex highly prized vehicles. “Some in-vehicle technology can researchers studied how long driv- destination. systems and drivers. The Tesla Model S, Audi Q7 and create unsafe conditions for drivers Volvo XC60 are among models on the road by increasing the time determined to require “very high” they spend with their eyes off the infotainment system demands on road and hands off the wheel,” said the driver, the AAA study concluded. Dr. David Yang, executive director So were the Honda Civic Touring for the AAA Foundation for Traffic The old rickety van came back to life (Continued from Page 1) The video voice even suggested the car rest and allow it a chance to just reheating the old solder and fix itself. (This doesn’t always work.) letting it melt back in place, just in Meanwhile, I Googled the prob- case I didn’t want to waste money lem. That’s what I should have done buying a roll of solder. I thought before I took the car to the shop, that was really considerate, but I’ll because it could have saved a lot of splurge. hassles. So, the van was really just in a A week went by, and nothing had coma rather than being dead. changed. But, I knew what the prob- A few days later, I explained to a lem was and got a good idea from friend what the problem was and Google on how to fix it. The problem how I’ll eventually get around to was getting around to doing it. fixing it. Around my house, that takes a “Let me show you,” I said, as I while. The dead van will have to inserted the key into the van’s igni- take a number and wait. tion and started the engine. “It just On the video, the guy pulled stays blank.” on the instrument cluster and “Looks good to me,” he said as unscrewed it from the circuit board. we both watched the instrument Easy enough. I took electrical shop panel come back to life. in high school in the 1970s and “It’s alive,” I joyously shouted. “It know how to unscrew things and came back from the dead.” then screw them back together The broken solder joint somehow without screwing it up. must have made a connection. “See where the power connec- There still is a problem that has to tions are?” asked the friendly voice be fixed, though - eventually. on the video. “Turn the circuit board I drove the van for hours last over and resolder those connec- week. Several of our readers who tions.” read the obituary were amazed to That’s it? Yes. Those solder see it again, so I had to tell them joints have cracked and need to the whole story. It took a while. be redone. That’s the problem, The old beaten-up van is back the voice reassured me. It’s very on the route, at least for now, doing common in old Dodge vans. what it has been for a very long Like I said, I took electrical shop time since retiring from family trans- in high school. I have soldered a portation duties. few things together. I even have a It will be delivering papers If you enjoy reading The Bulletin weekly, please tell a friend about us soldering gun somewhere, but I sus- weekly until it finally needs that new pect it would take less time to just solder. Then it will be off-duty - for and pick up an extra copy. To advertise, call 979-849-5407. buy a new one than try to find it. a while. Page 10 THE BULLETIN October 24, 2017 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com From orbiting observatory, NASA tracks carbon emissions to better understand climate change By Amina Khan published in the journal Science, house gases like carbon dioxide. we see that about half of it stays in a lot of heat and a lot of drought,” Los Angeles Times (TNS) shed light on the mechanisms But not all of the carbon dioxide the atmosphere and the other half Eldering said. “So we could start Fires, drought and warmer tem- through which Earth “breathes” produced each year ends up in the appears to go get absorbed into investigating, how do plants respond peratures were to blame for excess carbon dioxide, a potent green- atmosphere. Some of it ends up the land and the ocean,” said Jet when these conditions happen?” carbon dioxide in the atmosphere house gas, and reveal how those trapped in the ocean, or locked on Propulsion Laboratory atmospheric OCO-2 near-infrared sensors during the 2015-16 El Nino, scien- mechanisms affect climate change. land, thanks to plants that use the scientist Annmarie Eldering, the revealed that normal carbon sinks tists with NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Global temperatures have been gas during photosynthesis. mission’s deputy project scientist. — forests in tropical South America, Observatory-2 say. on the rise, thanks largely to the “We know how much we’re emit- “But there are still these questions tropical Africa and Indonesia The findings, part of five papers human-driven increase in green- ting when we burn fossil fuel, and of which parts of the land are doing — weren’t pulling as much carbon that.” down as they had in the past. But And on top of that, the amount they were all doing so for different that gets pulled out of the atmo- reasons. sphere shifts dramatically from year In South America, a long drought to year, from about as little as 20 was slowing down the growth of percent to as much as 80 percent. trees and other plants, which meant “Why is it that there’s a lot of vari- they were taking up carbon dioxide ability from year to year?” Eldering more slowly. said. “We didn’t understand why In Africa, temperatures were that was.” higher, which could mean that dead Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, or plant matter was decomposing OCO-2, was launched in July 2014 faster than usual, allowing carbon to help discover those mechanisms dioxide to escape. And in Indonesia, and solve that mystery. Because the a rash of wildfires burned through spacecraft was launched prior to the trees, releasing their stored carbon, 2015-16 El Nino season, it allowed while also leaving fewer plants to the scientists to get a glimpse of pull that carbon down. the effect that the weather pattern “Now we can see that the tropical had on the Earth’s ability to store forest and plants didn’t absorb as carbon. much carbon as they usually do and “You can think of it as like a big that’s what caused this big increase natural experiment where you had in that time period,” Eldering said. Microsoft sets up $3.5 million competition for artificial-intelligence startups By Matt Day soft ramps up its corporate focus on The Seattle Times (TNS) software that uses machine learning SEATTLE — Microsoft is looking to improve itself, or otherwise solves for a few good artificial-intelligence complex problems. startups. It’s also part of a campaign The Seattle-area company said to nudge more startups to use that it will launch a competition pit- Microsoft technology. In addition to ting startups working on intelligent the investment, Microsoft will award technology against each other for its winners $500,000 in credits for $3.5 million in investment. Microsoft Azure, the network of The bake-off, dubbed Innovate.Ai, on-demand processing power and will see Microsoft Ventures award other services. $1 million loans that convert to an Microsoft has leaned heavily on equity stake to one startup each such freebies to get companies from North America, Europe and interested in its technology after Israel. Amazon Web Services built a wide A separate, $500,000 investment lead in providing cloud-computing will go to a startup Microsoft judges services to startups. to be building products designed to Half of the investment funding will improve society. come from other venture-capital out- Israel is a hotbed of cutting-edge fits. For the North American winner, software research; Microsoft’s that’s Seattle’s Madrona Venture startup investment arm has an Group. In Europe, it’s Notion Capi- office there, and the company has tal. And in Israel, Vertex Ventures acquired a few Israeli startups in Israel will be contributing $500,000. recent years. Startups have until the end of the The competition comes as Micro- year to apply for the program. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 October 24, 2017 THE BULLETIN Page 11 Halloween and Fall festivals around Brazoria County (Continued from Page 1) sign pointing to the park, which is on Tues. Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. a hayride and a costume contest. located at 1702 N. 13th St. Children 12 and under are invited to Some local businesses will set up Alvin’s Trick or Treat Trail, dress up in costumes and go door booths at this free event. which is free, will be Tuesday, to door to participating stores hand- For those older Halloween fans Oct. 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at ing out candy. seeking a spooky time instead of National Oak Park. “We have treat See the mall’s online promotion candy, Varner Hogg Plantation stations sponsored by local busi- for rules, including no one over 12 State Historical Park will nesses scattered along the trail with can wear a mask and no costumes hold its “Walking with the fun activities and yummy treats,” are allowed that contain anything Dead Tour,” which will lead partic- said Rene Valadez, parks depart- resembling weapons. Pre-registra- ipants on a night-time stroll through ment specialist. “Some businesses tion is also encouraged by calling the woods to the plantation’s 1840s will have games for children to play, the mall office, according to the Patton Family Cemetery. This “Eerie and kids can dress up.” promotion. Mall guests are invited Evening at Varner Hogg” will take The new Peach Street to bring canned or non-perishable place Saturday, Oct. 28 with tours Farmer’s Market in Angleton food donations for a local pantry to being given between 6 to 11 p.m. or (on Peach Street) is open every Sat- “scare away hunger.” until the last tour ends and guests urday morning from 8 a.m. to noon, Area churches hosting alterna- leave. but will have its Happy Harvest tive events include Family Life Guides will describe the dangers Festi-Fall Oct. 28 with a costume Church in Lake Jackson, of the early Texas wilderness and contest at 9 a.m., food, music by which is having “non-scary fun for 1800s plantation life. Then the tour Mike Hobbs, a pumpkin decorating the entire family” with its “Wild West will go to the plantation house for station, and a pet costume parade Trunk or Treat.” It will be Tuesday, “a candlelit look at the death of the at 10 a.m. Prizes will be awarded Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. There will be site’s last owner, Gov. James S. for contests. A “haunted’ bounce decorated trunks, games, rides, a Hogg, and the effect it had on his house will be provided by Events All black light puppet show and tons family as well as his plantation,” Around, and beverages are courtesy of candy, according to the church’s according to the park’s promo- of Chameleon Cold Brew Coffee promotion. Children are encouraged tion. The cost is $8 at the gate per and Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. to dress up “as something good person or $6 for advance tickets. Brazos Mall in Lake Jackson God created.” Turn off of Highway 35 at the state will have its trick or treating event Willow Drive Baptist Church in Lake Jackson will have its Hallelujah Festival on Tuesday, Oct. 31 also from 6 to 8 p.m. with free candy, games and live music. We’re sure there’s more, so check with your area churches to see if they have something planned if you’re looking to include faith- based fun. Then after Halloween, there’s Austin Town on Nov. 4, where there will be lots of costumed char- acters depicting life and activities in the early days of Texas. It will be at Austin Town Park near the Stephen F. Austin statue, located off of Highway 288 in Angleton. Admission to this “1832 Texas History Experi- ence” is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens 65 and plus, and $3 for children 12 and under. Happy Fall & Halloween from The Bulletin! Halloween Halloween is a time of celebra- tion and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. Page 12 THE BULLETIN October 24, 2017 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com SIDELINE CHATTER By Dwight Perry What were they thinking? The Seattle Times (TNS) Gang-tackled A would-be carjacker in Albu- querque, N.M., got more than he bargained for — as in battered, bruised and held for the cops — after he tried to commandeer a car carrying four high-school football players. In other words, the perp is now 0-1 on the road this year. A clean sheet Dolphins and Saints, 0-0 for the first 29 minutes? Looks like they scheduled an NFL game in London — and a soccer match broke out. Stat of the Week The Diamondbacks tied an MLB playoff record by hitting four triples in their NL wild-card playoff win. Compare that to the five three- baggers hit by the Blue Jays this year — in 162 games. AS OPPOSED TO THE USED ONES: Perhaps they tried to sell the Why, of course used ones and nobody would buy them, so they changed to the From the You Just Can’t Make unused product. Shoppers can be really picky. Up Stuff Like This file comes word that the Cleveland’s First- Energy Stadium — home of the Browns, losers of 29 of their past Comical newspaper corrections 31 games — was the scene of a dumpster fire. Where’s my line? The International Tennis Fed- eration suspended Britain’s Dan Evans for a year after he tested positive for cocaine. Officials figured something was amiss when he suddenly started snorting up the baseline. Quote marks — Rams defensive coordina- tor Wade Phillips, to The Dallas Morning News, on why he has no hard feelings about the Cowboys canning him seven years ago: “If I had a vendetta against any team that fired me, I’d have a quarter of the league.” — Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, on reports that O.J. Simpson, fresh out of prison, is living in a mansion on a golf course in Las Vegas: “Shoot. I had my money on Kato Kaelin’s couch.” — TBS’s Conan O’Brien, on the ensuing drug scandal if video gaming becomes an Olympic event: “Performance-enhancing Send your announcement to [email protected]. We’ll help you ramen.” spread the word on the many things going on in your community. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 October 24, 2017 THE BULLETIN Page 13 Bulletin Horoscope Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. ARIES (March 21-April 19): If you shoot from the hip pennies off the bills by becoming more energy efficient in in the week ahead be sure you don’t shoot yourself in the week ahead. Stay abreast of the latest trends. the foot. Ingenious ideas will help you make your mark LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The unexpected or unpre- in the workplace, but won’t help to stabilize relation- dictable might work out in your favor. Welcome sudden ships. breaks in routine or unanticipated visitors in the week TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may be filled with ahead. You may learn something of great value. imaginative ideas as this week unfolds. It may not be SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can’t command possible to translate your ideas into moneymaking respect until you have earned it. Don’t rest on your laurels enterprises, but sharing ideas may bring some people or hide away in a dream world. Be seen as trustworthy closer. and act as a model of industry in the week ahead. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Spread the word. You SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Although you may may learn many new things that enrich your life and want to correct someone’s mistakes, be understanding enhance your creativity. You will forget your doubts and and forgiving in the week ahead. People may forget what fears as this week goes by and you share your ideas. you say but will never forget how you make them feel. CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you care you will CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have ambitious share. A partner may inspire you to be more business- dreams but sometimes don’t have the money or time to like in your approach to possessions and assets in the pursue them. By applying logic it may be easy to achieve week ahead. Others might inadvertently block your your goals as this week unfolds. plans. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve got all the right LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The tighter the knot, the moves. You feel more glamorous or talented than usual better the bond. You enjoy ties of affection, but it is this week, but must fight an urge to act on impulse or difficult to sustain relationships that hang by a slender switch direction. Don’t abandon an ongoing project.

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Oct. 23: ON THIS DATE in the Light Brigade took place during newspaper. In 1954, Walt Disney’s 1915, 25,000 women marched in the Crimean War. In 1971, the U.N. first television program, titled New York demanding the right to General Assembly voted to admit “Disneyland” after his yet-to-be vote. In 1983, 241 U.S. Marines mainland China and expel Taiwan. completed California theme park, and sailors were killed in a terrorist Oct. 26: ON THIS DATE in premiered on ABC. suicide truck-bombing in Beirut. 1825, the Erie Canal, connecting Oct. 28: ON THIS DATE in Oct. 24: ON THIS DATE in Lake Erie with the Hudson River, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift 1861, the first transcontinental tele- opened. In 1958, Pan American from the people of France, was graph message was sent as Justice World Airways flew its first Boeing dedicated in New York Harbor. In Stephen J. Field of California 707 jetliner from New York to Paris 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrush- transmitted a telegram to President in eight hours, 41 minutes. chev informed the United States Lincoln. In 1901, Anna Edson Taylor Oct. 27: ON THIS DATE in that he had ordered the dismantling became the first person to survive 1787, the first of the Federalist of his country’s nuclear-missile going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Papers, a series of essays calling bases in Cuba, bringing an end to Oct. 25: ON THIS DATE in for ratification of the U.S. Constitu- the Cuban Missile Crisis. 1854, Britain’s ill-fated Charge of tion, was published in a New York Oct. 29: ON THIS DATE in 1929, “Black Tuesday” occurred on Did you know? New York’s Wall Street, a severe • Frito-Lay has developed Halloween-themed black Doritos with a garlic stock-market crash that helped pepper flavor for their Japanese market. set off the Great Depression. In • Judd Apatow created the TV show “Undeclared” just to keep the “Freaks 1966, the National Organization for and Geeks” cast and crew employed. Women was founded. • During 1918, the Spanish Flu killed more people than World War I—40 Answer to last week’s percent of the world’s population contracted the illness. question: This week in 1956, the • There is a fake memorial in Battery Park, Manhattan, that honors the Soviet Union invaded Hungary to deceased victims of a giant octopus attack of a Staten Island ferry. put down an anti-communist rebel- • “Holland” is actually just the name of one of the provinces in The Nether- lion. lands, not the name of the whole country. This week’s question: In • The Church of Scientology maintains a California mansion, in hopes that 1939, what country flew a demon- L. Ron Hubbard will live there when he’s reincarnated. stration of the first jet aircraft? Page 14 THE BULLETIN October 24, 2017 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com MR. MORRIS By Rick Brooks

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Did you know? CHARMY’S ARMY By Davey Jones • In 2004, Special K was banned in Denmark for being fortified with toxic doses of nutrients. • An early 2000s poll asked Americans whether they’d ever been decapi- tated — four percent of the respondents replied that they had been. • According to a new study, domesticated dogs are better than humans at eliminating unnecessary steps when trying to solve a problem. • Research shows that eating cinnamon cools your body by up to two degrees and maintains the integrity of the stomach wall. • A randomized trial found that eating bread made with ancient grains could help lower cholesterol and blood glucose. • The brain stimulates thirst before bedtime to prevent dehydration. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 October 24, 2017 THE BULLETIN Page 15 Bulletin Crossword Puzzle of the Week 40 Heredity unit Complete the grid so each row, column 41 x or y, in plane geometry and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains ACROSS 21 Josephine, for one 42 Planet, in verse 1 “Pardon me ... “ 23 Dictator Amin every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to 43 Local jurist solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. 5 __ Madness: fruity Snapple flavor 24 Noun following a vb., usually 48 Divided Asian country: Abbr. 10 Info that isn’t as dumb as it 25 Improvisational music style 49 Miner’s objective sounds developed in 14-Across 50 “The Grapes of Wrath” protago- 14 Mardi Gras city acronym 32 Cat covering nist 15 University founder Yale 33 East, to Eduardo 54 Boring tools 16 Quaint “Yikes!” 34 Orderly 57 Small Chevy model 17 Hardcover protector 36 Apple tablet 58 Maneuver that captures two 19 One on your side 38 Handled things somehow checkers 20 Old show showings 39 Stonestreet of “Modern Family” 61 Low-__ diet 62 Outie’s opposite 63 Natural skin soother 64 Bullfight cheers 65 Brewery kilns 66 Thief who doesn’t need the combination

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