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AFTERTHESTORM
HURRICANERITA
$1.25
SUNDAY
September 25, 2005
Vol. 92, No. 209; © 2005
www.thefacts.com
Published in Clute, Texas
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
TO OUR
READERS
TIME TO GO
Welcome
home.
Because many
of our employees
are just returning
to the area after
a mandatory
evacuation for
Hurricane Rita,
delivery of
today’s edition
was limited. A
shortage of gasoline in the area
will make it more
difficult for newspaper carriers to
make scheduled
deliveries, but
The Facts hopes
to resume normal
delivery by
Tuesday.
On Thursday,
we will deliver
the newspapers
we published during the evacuation as part of a
special Hurricane
Rita package.
Associated Press
With the threat of Hurricane Rita finished,
people start returning to the Houston area
Saturday, building traffic along Interstate 45.
Shelters left
powerless,
abandoned
By Lucretia Fernandez
[email protected]
ANGLETON — When Hurricane Rita veered east,
Brazoria County dodged a cannon ball.
Rita did minimal damage in the county with beachfront cabins on Surfside Beach suffering the most.
Power was restored to most of the county by 6 p.m.
CONROE — A stoplight, damaged by
the wind and rain, loomed a couple feet
above the road as if it were asking the
southbound traffic, “Why? Why? Why?”
By noon Saturday, less than 12 hours
after the eye of Hurricane Rita hit the
Gulf Coast, Interstate 45 South had a
constant flow of traffic. Pleadings by
Gov. Rick Perry and Houston Mayor Bill
White to stay put seemed to make little
sense to the drivers.
“People aren’t paying attention. The
governor and the mayor said don’t go
back 10 minutes ago and look at the
cars,” Conroe Police Officer Joe Oldner
said.
Power is out, phone lines are down
and winds are still blowing leaves and
branches down on top of cars, but the
the motorists continue south.
The trees resemble yogis performing
an intensive workout. Parts of aluminum signs lining the tops of businesses in a small plaza are crashing to
the ground with every strong wind gust.
A local Randall’s supermarket posted
signs in its front windows stating,
“Sorry, we’re closed but good luck and
take care.”
Every business appears to be closed.
“Plus there’s no gas in Conroe,”
another Conroe officer said.
Little did he know.
At about 12:30 p.m., an Exxon tanker
would pull into the Exxon station just
off I-45. Behind the tanker was a train of
cars that within minutes backed up traffic for several blocks along Highway
105.
Pumping gas into their Ford truck, a
group of Pearland residents who were
staying at a church in Conroe after their
tank lacked enough fuel to make it to
Dallas, were happy to be headed home.
“We called our uncle in Pasadena and
he said the power was on in Pearland so
we’re going to try and make it back,”
said 19-year-old Jose Rodriguez, who
was traveling with his father and uncle.
An Exxon manager from the
■ See COUNTY, Page 9A
■ See SHELTERS, Page 2A
DAN DALSTRA/The Facts
Waves lap at jagged remains of what used to be a bulkhead in Surfside Beach after Hurricane Rita brought heavy winds and surge to the
area early Saturday morning.
STORM
STORIES
We want your
Hurricane Rita
stories and photos. Whether it’s
about time spent
in traffic jams,
your stay in
Brazoria County
despite mandatory evacuations or
about your hunt
for gas, we want
to know. Please
send photos and
stories about
preparing for and
braving Hurricane
Rita by midnight
Monday to
ritastories@
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MORE
INSIDE
■ Brazoria
County officials
urge cautious
approach to
return.
■ Returning residents flock to
few open stores.
■ What will be
open and shut in
the coming days.
Page 3A
■ Little damage
reported in
Matagorda
County.
■ Rita’s final
course spares
history.
Page 4A
■ Expect Rita’s
legacy to include
higher gas
prices.
■ Major retailers
preparing to get
back to business.
Surfside takes a beating
By Michael Wright
[email protected]
But away from the beach,
there was less damage.
Water came over Bluewater
Highway in spots and it was
practically impassable because
of the sand, Payne said.
“I wouldn’t go down it,” he
said. “You’ve got debris and
stuff and could have a log flip
up and hit your car.”
Streets in Treasure Island
flooded during the storm and
were still under water Saturday
morning.
“The streets flooded early in
the game,” County Judge John
Willy said.
However, no houses flooded.
Surfside Beach was deserted
Saturday morning, except for
a lone surfer riding the last of
Rita’s waves and a television
camera crew.
Surfside Beach officials
could not be reached for comment.
Quintana’s homes looked
intact. Even the beach showed
no signs of severe weather
damage other than the haze of
sand the wind was still whipping across the beach.
SURFSIDE BEACH —
Beachfront cabins here took
the brunt of Hurricane Rita’s
wrath when the storm came
ashore early Saturday morning
with some structures appearing to totter.
Rita ripped the bulkhead in
half horizontally, tossed sand
inches deep over Bluewater
Highway and crumbled Beach
Drive.
Debris was littered under
cabins and water was still
standing across some streets
and yards Saturday morning.
But the damage to homes
appeared limited to the beachfront with every cabin having
some type of damage, whether
it was a damage to the slab, a
collapsed staircase or fundamental structural damage that
had some cabins on the brink
of collapse.
“Beach Drive is impassible,”
said Pct. 1 Commissioner
Donald “Dude” Payne. “We’re
out there trying to get the
sand off, but it does look like
the asphalt’s gone.”
Payne said three or four cabFact reporters Bridie Isensee and
ins looked like they were going Michael Smith contributed to this
to have to be demolished.
report.
Pushed by winds from Hurricane Rita, a large tree fell onto a
Brazosport ISD building in Clute. Large limbs and trees were
down in the area after Saturday morning’s storm.
‘Everything ended
up fine’ in county
By Michael Wright
[email protected]
BACK FROM BRENHAM
RIDING OUT RITA
Evacuees
elated to
be at home
Storm causes little fuss
By Michael Smith
[email protected]
By Chris Robinson
[email protected]
Page 5A
■ Escaping full
wrath of Rita
doesn’t mean we
shouldn’t try to
escape the next
hurricane.
Opinion, 8A
■ Feds better
prepared this
time.
■ Rita proves
less fierce than
feared.
Page 10A
TODAY’S
WEATHER
BRENHAM — Optimism was
high Saturday morning among
many Brazoria County evacuees
sheltered in Brenham as they
planned to go home a day earlier than expected.
The decision to roll out the
Columbia-Brazoria ISD buses at
1:30 p.m. Saturday instead of
Sunday came after the sudden
lift of the mandatory evacuation ban on Brazoria County,
and also in spite of Gov. Rick
Perry’s request for Gulf Coast
residents to be patient and not
TODAY:
Mostly sunny
Hi: 90
TONIGHT:
Mostly clear
Low: 79
Extended forecast, Page 2A
Patricia Karr and her daughter, Samantha, carry their belongings from
the bus to a waiting car Saturday after returning to West Columbia from a
hurricane shelter in Brenham.
return home immediately.
siderably less damage than
Because Hurricane Rita shift- anticipated, which volunteers
ed course, Brenham, like
Brazoria County, suffered con■ See BRENHAM, Page 9A
WHAT’S
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Lottery
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Outdoors
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Crossword
9C
Milestones
4C
Reunions
4C
Editorial
8A
News roundup 6A
Sports
1-4B
Despite signs of a few stragglers, a ride
through Brazoria County on Friday night
showed that thousands of area evacuees gave
Hurricane Rita free reign over area highways
and streets.
Fighting to steady his car in wind gusts that
reached 60 to 70 mph, Brazoria County
Sheriff’s Lt. Varon Snelgrove maneuvered
through southern Brazoria County.
“It’s almost like hydroplaning except it’s
the wind, not the water,” Snelgrove said.
In Demi John, Snelgrove’s car spotlight
shined on trees bowing before Rita’s winds.
Headlights illuminated twigs scudding across
the road as flashes and sparks from exploding
transformers filled the sky.
Bastrop Bayou left its banks and spread a
few feet wider under elevated homes.
Gulf waters soaked the lowlands on both
■ See RIDING, Page 2A
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“We get
more
damage
out of
summer
thunderstorms
and winter
cold fronts
than this
thing did.”
— Sheriff’s
Lt. Varon
Snelgrove
2A SUNDAY
WEATHER
SEPTEMBER 25, 2005
IMAGES OF RITA
WEATHER
LOCAL FORECAST
Monday:
Partly cloudy.
Hi: 92
Low: 77
Tuesday:
Partly cloudy.
Low: 73
Wednesday:
Partly cloudy.
Hi: 86
MICHAEL SMITH/The Facts
Low: 72
WEATHER ALMANAC
Readings taken at 6 p.m. daily
at the Brazoria County Airport
Yesterday’s high/low
97/78
Average high/low
85/70
Record high/low 84 (1985)/57 (1989)
Sunrise/set
7:11 a.m./7:14 p.m.
Moonrise/set
12:02 p.m./2:52 p.m.
Precipitation:
Yesterday
0.62 inches
Month to date
1.62 inches
Year to date
21.08 inches
Tides at Freeport:
High:
1:48 a.m.
2.2 feet
n/a
n/a
Low:
4:18 a.m.
0.3 feet
n/a
n/a
Moon phases:
Last
Sept. 25
First
Oct. 10
New
Oct. 3
Full
Oct. 17
GULF FORECAST
Today:
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. a slight chance of rain.
Tonight:
West winds 5 knots. bay waters smooth.
a slight chance of rain.
AROUND TEXAS
Temperatures indicate yesterday’s high and
overnight low to 7 p.m.
Hi
Lo
Prc Otlk
Abilene,Tex.
95
Amarillo
89
Austin
101
Brownsville
102
Corpus Christi 100
Dallas-Ft Worth
99
El Paso
92
Houston
96
Lubbock
92
Midland-Odessa 92
San Angelo
94
San Antonio
93
Waco
99
68
58
72
74
73
78
69
72
69
59
62
72
71
cdy
cdy
cdy
clr
cdy
cdy
cdy
rn
cdy
clr
cdy
clr
cdy
AROUND THE NATION
Temperatures indicate yesterday’s high and
overnight low to 7 p.m.
Hi
Lo
Prc Otlk
Atlanta
90
70
cdy
Atlantic City
86
71
clr
Baltimore
89
69
clr
Birmingham
95
68
clr
Boston
76
62
.01
clr
Charleston,S.C. 88
74
cdy
Charlotte,N.C.
91
66
cdy
Chicago
83
56
clr
Cincinnati
80
65
.78
clr
Cleveland
76
67
clr
Denver
91
54
cdy
Detroit
80
63
clr
Hartford Spgfld
79
62
clr
Honolulu
87
72
cdy
Indianapolis
76
65 1.25
clr
Jackson,Miss.
97
70
cdy
Jacksonville
88
71
cdy
Kansas City
89
65
clr
Las Vegas
81
78
cdy
Little Rock
102
73
clr
Los Angeles
74
63
.29
clr
Memphis
98
76
clr
Miami Beach
84
76
.70
rn
Milwaukee
82
59
clr
Mpls-St Paul
83
59
cdy
Nashville
91
67
clr
New Orleans
96
78
clr
New York City
84
74
clr
Oklahoma City
95
69
clr
Orlando
88
77
.11
rn
Philadelphia
84
69
clr
Phoenix
105
82
cdy
Pittsburgh
75
68
clr
St Louis
83
68 1.41
clr
Salt Lake City
89
51
rn
San Diego
77
67
.10
clr
San Francisco
67
55
.08
clr
Santa Fe
88
53
clr
Seattle
67
54
clr
Shreveport
102
76
clr
Tampa-St Ptrsbg 91
76
rn
Washington,D.C. 90
71
clr
HISTORY
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Today is Sunday, Sept. 25, the
268th day of 2005. There are 97
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On Sept. 25, 1789, the first
United States Congress adopted 12
amendments to the Constitution and
sent them to the states for ratification. (Ten of the amendments
became the Bill of Rights.)
On this date:
■ In 1690, one of the earliest
American newspapers, Publick
Occurrences, published its first —
and last — edition in Boston.
■ In 1775, American
Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen
was captured by the British as he led
an attack on Montreal.
■ In 1890, President Benjamin
Harrison signed a measure establishing Sequoia National Park.
■ In 1890, Wilford Woodruff,
president of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, issued a
Manifesto formally renouncing the
practice of polygamy.
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Sand, logs and litter washed inland from the Gulf of Mexico
clogged Bluewater Highway near Treasure Island after Hurricane
Rita’s passage Saturday. Debris that washed inland covered the
road in five places.
Riding
CONTINUED FROM COVER
clear the road Saturday
morning after overwash
from the Gulf covered it
with a hardening mass of
sand, logs, grass and litter
in five places.
Gulf waters filled Treasure
Island’s streets about a foot
deep as Galveston police
blocked the San Luis Pass
bridge.
Vehicles began filling
Highway 288 during the
journey back to the Brazoria
County Sheriff’s Department.
At the headquarters, a 15foot section of the building’s metal rain gutter was
ripped from the building.
Inside, the department
was a full house, with all
deputies, supervisors and
staff on hand. It was the
first time in several years
that all employees were at
the building at the same
time, Brazoria County
Sheriff Charles Wagner said.
They slept on mattresses
in offices, training rooms
and the weight room, and
those off-duty played dominoes and cards to pass the
time.
Everyone will work alternate 12-hour shifts through
the weekend, Wagner said.
Snelgrove said he hopes
the county’s lucky miss
doesn’t make residents
think twice about evacuating next time a hurricane
threatens.
“These things, they’re not
predictable most of the
time,” Snelgrove said.
“When you’re dealing with
Mother Nature, it’s just a
toss of the coin.”
sides of the CR 690 levee in
Oyster Creek.
The boat-shaped Saltgrass
Bait and Tackle building on
Highway 332 near Surfside
Beach seemed more appropriately placed as waters
surrounded it and lapped
against the highway.
The industrial hum of
Dow
Plant
B
and
Schenectady International’s
plant along FM 523 was
silent as operations had
been shut down.
A few limbs rested on
Freeport’s sidewalks as brisk
gusts funneled down streets
devoid of people.
“It’s a Friday night, but
you go for miles and don’t
pass a car,” Snelgrove said.
“They’re just not here.”
Saturday dawned with
many things neatly in
place.
As less frequent gusts
rocked his car, Snelgrove
toured roughly the same
route finding little damage.
Power lines sagged near a
broken pole along Highway
35 east of Angleton. Cows
grazed in pastures along FM
523 unfazed by the stormy
night before.
Bastrop Bayou was back
to normal, helped along by
a stiff north breeze.
“We get more damage out
of summer thunderstorms
and winter cold fronts than
this thing did,” Snelgrove
said.
Along the coast, the lighted Surfside Liquor sign on
Bluewater Highway was
flipped upside down.
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Military personnel stand outside Baywood Foods in Freeport to guard against possible looting Saturday.
Debris covers Beach Road in Surfside Beach on Saturday after Hurricane Rita came ashore along the
Texas-Louisiana coast. Though the damage along this stretch of road was major, most of Brazoria
County remained untouched.
Shelters
Woodlands came to Conroe
to help the overflowing station. While he expected lots
of cars, he didn’t expect they
would have to rely on the
police just to do business.
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tanker up,” said the manager,
John, who would not give
his last name. “We kept the
price the same, at $2.63, but
we are limiting them to 10
gallons because we only got
about 10,000 gallons in the
ground.”
Police regulated the number of people in the food
mart as well. When one man
tried to walk up to a pump to
fill up a container with gas,
an officer yelled at him, “Sir,
I’ve told you once, you need
to get back in your car.”
The police were forced to
block the exit from I-45 to
Highway 105 because the
traffic around the station was
multiplying.
Pulled to the side of the
road, David Cudd tried to
reattach a U-Haul to his
Yukon truck. Two police officers stopped to help him.
With a full tank of gas in his
GMC sport utility vehicle,
Cudd of West Fork, west of
Conroe, was taking his
mother back to her house in
Humble.
“I had a house full of evacuees during the storm, but
now I don’t have power and
they do, so all my evacuees
are going home,” Cudd said.
Shelter parking lots were
emptying as people decided
that trying their luck on the
road would be better than
staying at a powerless shelter.
“There’s nothing we can do
to stop them,” Oldner said.
Thirty-one Red Cross shel-
ters
in
Houston,
Montgomery and Wilson
counties housed 7,217 people during the storm, said
Bob Cargo, director of the
Red Cross Greater Houston
Area’s northern branch. All
of the shelters were full and
some housed more than their
designated capacity, he said.
The doors to two shelters
in Conroe were locked
Saturday afternoon and no
one could be seen walking
inside the buildings that had
no electricity.
Outside
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Conroe, branches, leaves, a
Kroger bag and a Bud Light
box cover the church’s driveway.
A sign on the door read,
“Will not be a shelter.” But
Cargo said the church was
full during the storm.
The humidity seemed to
rise with the anticipation of
inspecting homes. The traffic
continued to get heavier and
heavier on I-45.
“The rain has stopped but
the city is not cleaned up,”
said a Texas Department of
Transportation employee
who said he was not allowed
to give his name. “If they
want to come back, that’s
their own decision, but they
might get stuck in traffic for
hours.”
Lucretia Fernandez is a reporter
for The Facts. Contact her at (979)
237-0150.
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By Michael Wright
[email protected]
ANGLETON — Brazoria
County lifted its mandatory
evacuation Saturday, but
county officials are urging
people to use common sense
when deciding to return.
Food and gasoline were
beginning to become available as retailers’ employees
returned, but supplies are
limited.
Bo’s Barbecue in Angleton
opened briefly Saturday, but
closed in the afternoon after
running out of supplies.
Ambulances were running,
but Angleton Danbury
Medical
Center
and
Brazosport
Memorial
Hospital were scheduled to
have their emergency rooms
open by 7 a.m. Sunday.
By 4 p.m., the county was
starting to repopulate.
“The traffic is a steady flow
back into the county,”
Department of Public Safety
Sgt. Randy Jones said.
“There’s no back up, no traffic jams, no accidents.”
Jones said gas stations are
starting to open in the county but expects gas to sell out
quickly.
“When Brazoria County
gets fuel is maybe Tuesday or
Wednesday,” Jones said.
City officials in Lake
Jackson were unaware of any
gasoline supplies in town,
Assistant City Manager
Modesto Mundo said.
The city was in slightly
better shape with food.
“Food King is open for
business,” Mundo said.
“Ryan’s is trying to plan on
opening and Burger King is
still a question.”
All roads in the county
were open with the exception of CR 190, CR 824-C,
Bailey Road and CR 90 —
which were blocked by
downed
power
lines.
Authorities are allowing only
residents of Surfside Beach,
Quintana and Demi John
into those towns.
Power was on in most
areas, though Demi John
and Surfside Beach were still
dark.
The Brazosport Water
Authority plant was down
and officials expect to issue
a boil water notice for
Freeport where supplies of
treated water are getting
low, said Chief Operator
Robert Stahl.
Water and sewer were flowing normally in Lake
Jackson, Angleton, Brazoria,
Clute, Alvin, West Columbia
and Sweeny. No one
answered calls at the
Richwood Police Department
or Richwood City Hall.
Alvin ISD, Angleton ISD,
Brazosport ISD, Columbia-
Brazoria ISD and Sweeny ISD
will remain closed at least
through Monday, the superintendents of those districts
said. Only essential personnel were to return to work.
There was no word yet on
when Danbury ISD, Damon
ISD or Pearland ISD would
resume classes.
County officials already
have asked bus drivers who
took residents to shelters in
Brenham, Bryan-College
Station and Austin to return
with their passengers as soon
as everybody can be rounded
up. The 15 buses that went
to Brenham left that city at
2 p.m. They arrived Saturday
night.
Brazoria County Judge
John Willy ordered his staff
to start working to secure
food for the bus evacuees.
All county offices are closed
Monday, with only essential
staff working.
Michael Wright is a reporter for
The Facts. Contact him at (979)
849-8581.
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Angleton Danbury Medical
Center and Brazosport
Memorial Hospital planned to
open their emergency rooms
Sunday morning. BMH will be
able to perform operations, Xrays and lab work.
Art Solis pushes a cart out of Food King in Lake Jackson as about 50 people wait in line to enter the
grocery store. Food King was the only grocery store open and many returning residents needed to
restock their cupboards after evacuating. One customer, Marie Basham, didn’t mind the wait, “We’re
just happy they’re open,” she said.
Happy to be back home
FOOD
County officials expected grocery stores to begin opening by
Monday. McDonalds and Food
King in Lake Jackson were open
Saturday. Ryan’s in Lake
Jackson was hoping to open
Sunday or Monday, said Lake
Jackson Assistant City Manager
Modesto Mundo.
AMBULANCES
Ambulance services were running on a limited basis. Jason
Perez, assistant director of the
Angleton Area Emergency
Medical Corps, said they could
take people to Houston, but
ambulances are limited and residents should only call if a case
is serious. LifeFlight also was
available to the county for critical cases.
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Returning
residents flock
to open stores.
By Bridie Isensee
[email protected]
Brazoria County slowly
came back to life Saturday.
For the first time in two
days, traffic appeared on
Highway 332 early Saturday
morning. Residents unpacked
their cars in their driveways
after reaching home.
On Saturday evening, lines
of shoppers wrapped around
aisles as others streamed into
Food King, the only grocery
store open in Lake Jackson.
Some customers had worn
looks from 15-hour drives
that normally take only three
hours.
Rodney Lange was waiting
in the checkout line with his
mother, Ruth Lange, to buy
groceries.
She
left
Wednesday, while her son
waited until 1 p.m. Thursday
to go to San Antonio. It took
him 151⁄2 hours to get there.
The grueling trip was enough
to think twice about evacuating again, Rodney Lange
said.
“It would take 250 mph
winds with tornadoes circling,” he said.
His mother was luckier. It
took her only a few hours to
get to Taylor, north of
Austin. But she was glad to
come home Saturday.
“I was thinking we’d get
back and we wouldn’t have a
house left,” Ruth Lange said.
“I was thankful it turned out
the way it did.”
The lines at Food King
didn’t bother Joe Harris of
Freeport, who was trapped in
traffic on Beltway 8 with his
two children and parents in
Houston for hours Thursday.
He and his children saw people throwing up on the side
of the road and others holding signs for gas. It was a lesson in patience.
“If I can stick out eight
hours in traffic, I can sit here
in this line for two hours in
this grocery store,” Harris
said.
Other returning evacuees
turned to a frosty beer to
soothe their nerves. The
Gold Star Lounge in Clute
was serving drinks Saturday
morning, despite not having
electricity.
Jim Castor, of Clute, sipped
a cold beer at the bar. He
made it home Friday night
with his 95-year-old father
after turning around near
Livingston. If it hadn’t been
for a man who gave him gas
on the highway, he would
have been stuck on the road,
he said.
“He saved my butt, me and
my dad and my brother and
my other brother because
you could not find gas,”
Castor said.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2005
AFTERTHESTORM
Matagorda County escapes storm unscathed
Minor street flooding,
downed limbs worst
reported damage.
By Michael Smith
[email protected]
BAY CITY — Matagorda
County’s two swing bridges that
cross the Intracoastal Waterway
were closed until further notice
Saturday morning as Texas
Department of Transportation
crews cleaned debris dumped by
Hurricane Rita’s storm surge, a
county official said.
Matagorda County Emergency
Coordinator Bob Watts expected
people living past the swing bridges
along FM 2031 in Matagorda and
FM 457 in Sargent could return as
early as Saturday night.
The county lifted its mandatory
evacuation order Saturday,
Watts said.
“We’re cautioning (evacuees)
though, depending on where they
are, because of the fuel shortages,”
he said.
Midweek forecasts for Hurricane
Rita’s landfall placed the storm slicing through Matagorda County as
a Category 4 hurricane Saturday
morning.
A gradual turn to the north
spared the county a direct hit as
the storm’s center glided inland
four counties away near BeaumontPort Arthur.
“We’re blessed,” Watts said.
Sargent experienced minor street
flooding, he said. As of Saturday
morning, Watts didn’t know the
extent of damage from Rita’s storm
surge to sand dunes or Matagorda’s
jetty pier.
Downed tree limbs littered
streets and yards in Bay City and
Palacios. Public works crews
cleared most of that debris by mid-
day Saturday, Watts said.
Bay City hardly received any rain
during Rita’s passage, and signs of
life returned by Saturday afternoon, Mayor Richard Knapik said.
“People are coming back home
from Austin and San Antonio,”
Knapik said. “H-E-B’s open, WalMart’s open, three or four gas stations are open — the town’s coming back.”
There were no reports of looting
in Bay City, he said.
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rubble from a fallen wall of the Greenleve Block & Co. building in
the aftermath of Hurricane Rita in Galveston. The wall collapsed as
Rita made landfall.
Galveston ‘fortunate’
after Rita skirts city
By Pam Easton
Associated Press Writer
GALVESTON — This
island city awoke Saturday
with a collective exhale,
relieved that Hurricane Rita
had failed to produce the
devastation forecast only a
few days earlier.
Given its history, however,
no one would have blamed
Galveston for holding its
breath.
“We are fortunate,” said
Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas.
A few days earlier, weather
forecasts predicted Galveston
could be in the crosshairs of
Rita, which was still gathering strength in the Gulf of
Mexico. The forecasts were a
reminder of the biggest
event in Galveston history: a
1900
hurricane
that
destroyed most of the island
city and killed at least 6,000
people — one-sixth of the
city’s population at the time.
More than 3,600 buildings
were destroyed by a nearly
16-foot storm surge pushed
by 150 mph winds.
Two years after that disaster, construction began on
the Galveston Seawall, a
nearly 11-mile-long, 17-foothigh granite structure
designed to protect the city
from the unpredictable gulf.
It was more than enough
to withstand a Rita storm
surge estimated by City
Manager Steve LeBlanc at
only 4 feet.
Rather than the direct hit
some officials feared, Rita
roared ashore at the TexasLouisiana border, about 70
miles east of Galveston. That
meant the hurricane’s winds
in Galveston — estimated to
have peaked at 95 mph —
were pushing the storm
surge back to sea — not
toward the Victorian-era
buildings in the historic
Strand District downtown.
There were early signs of
worry: Shortly after 10 p.m.
Friday, winds ahead of the
hurricane eye whipped up
dramatic fires in the Strand,
which includes historic
buildings, night clubs and
shops and is the site of a
massive Mardi Gras celebration and an annual Charles
Dickens festival.
The wind propelled swirls
of sparkling embers even in
the rain, heavily damaging
three buildings.
Fire Chief Michael Varela
said one woman suffered second- and third-degree burns,
and two firefighters received
minor injuries in the blaze.
There were no other reports
of injuries as a result of the
storm, which dumped 4
inches of rain on Galveston.
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Utility officials said about 833,000
customers in East and Southeast
Texas were without power.
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In Galveston’s historic Strand district, fire destroyed a bail bonds
company and a former fraternal
club that’s now an art gallery, and
burned a Victorian house. The main
facility of the Galveston County
Daily News lost part of its roof. The
wall of a restaurant collapsed.
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lobby of the Elegante Hotel.
Streets around the city were littered with downed power lines,
snapped trees and broken light
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Power outages were widespread.
High winds ripped roofs off several
buildings, including the police
department in Woodville, the sheriff’s department said. The junior
high school in Warren also lost its
roof.
SABINE COUNTY
Strong winds tore a hole in a high
school gym roof. There were no
reports of injuries, authorities said.
Associated Press
HURRICANERITA
AFTERTHESTORM
Plant damages
appear slight
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 25, 2005
Higher pump prices
will be one Rita legacy
By Steve Quinn
Associated Press
By Brad Foss
AP Business Writer
BATON ROUGE, La. —
Hurricane Rita smacked a key
region for oil-refining with
less force than feared
Saturday, although there were
some early signs of damage.
Pump prices for gasoline
and diesel fuel could rise if
pipelines and oil refineries are
slow to resume operations,
and analysts said they were
paying close attention to
facilities in Lake Charles, La.,
and Beaumont and Port
Arthur.
“There will be some modest
disruption of supplies of gasoline and other products,” said
William Veno, an analyst at
Cambridge Energy Research
Associates. “But I don’t think
it’s going to be as severe a situation as Hurricane Katrina.”
Power outages were reported across wide swaths of Texas
and Louisiana, leaving more
than a million customers
without electricity and one
utility spokeswoman said it
could be weeks before service
is fully restored. Valero Energy
Corp. said it will take two
weeks to a month to repair
and restart its 255,000-barrelper-day Port Arthur refinery,
which sustained “significant
damage to two cooling towers
and a flare stack.”
Outside the plant, two
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Associated Press
An environmental worker prepares to spread booms and oilabsorbent pads around the perimeter fence at the Valero’s Port
Arthur refinery, following an oil spill after it was flooded by
Hurricane Rita Saturday.
workers
from
Garner
Environmental, a Houstonbased cleanup firm, spread
booms and oil absorbent pads
late Saturday along a perimeter fence in knee-deep flood-
waters stained with dark
brown crude oil. They, along
with a quartet of Valero workers declined to comment,
referring questions to Valero’s
San Antonio headquarters.
HOUSTON — The millions of Texans who fled
Houston and other Gulf
Coast cities to avoid
Hurricane Rita are likely to
pay higher prices for gasoline
— if they can find it — on
their return trips home.
And even if Rita’s damage
to Texas and Louisiana oil
refineries and pipeline operations proves to be less than
was feared, motorists around
the country still face the
prospect of at least another
short-term spike in pump
prices, analysts said.
“We’re going higher in
terms of retail prices,” at least
in the short term, because of
tight supplies, said analyst
Tom Kloza of Oil Price
Information Service in Wall,
N.J. “Rita was more than a
nuisance, but short of a catastrophe.”
Pump prices, which are
already 47 percent higher
than a year ago at $2.75 per
gallon, could once again
climb above $3 a gallon
nationwide. Supply snags are
most problematic for the
Gulf Coast, but markets in
the East and Midwest also are
vulnerable. Twenty refineries
along the Gulf Coast
remained closed on Saturday,
including four that were
badly damaged by Hurricane
Katrina almost a month ago.
They account for 19 percent
of total fuel refining capacity.
BRIEFS
From wire reports
HOUSTON
FEMA dispatches
Rita response teams
Federal emergency response
teams gathered in Houston
early Saturday, waiting for
winds from Hurricane Rita to
subside enough to fly over
storm-wrecked areas and
assess the damage.
More than 700 federal
search and rescue personnel
from various states spent the
night monitoring storm
developments. Once Rita hit
the coast, the teams spent
Saturday morning waiting for
assignments to move into East
Texas.
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency teams
were armed with truckloads of
water, ready-to-eat meals,
medical supplies and fuel.
Early assessments pointed
to potential problem areas,
including low-lying areas east
of Lake Charles, La.; an electrical power plant in Bridge
City; an unpassable highway
in Port Arthur; possible floating petrochemical tanks; oil
wells in Orange; aboveground pipelines; and residential areas in Jasper and in
Sulphur, La.
The task forces were hauling
trucks, boats and jet skies.
BOSTON
Firm predicts $5 billion
for insured Rita losses
Hurricane Rita caused estimated insured losses of
between $2.5 billion and $5
billion, a risk-modeling company said Saturday.
The Category 3 hurricane
with 120-mph sustained winds
at landfall will result in relatively low insured losses for a
storm of its intensity and size,
mainly because it hit less populated areas in Texas and
Louisiana, AIR Worldwide said.
The cities of Beaumont and
Port Arthur and Lake Charles,
La., will probably see the most
significant damage. But the
refineries in Port Arthur and
Beaumont probably were
spared significant structural
damage.
Associated Press
James Vacek, 46, of El Maton — with several dogs in tow — fills
his truck, boat and gas cans with gasoline only a few hours after
Hurricane Rita made landfall Saturday morning.
Storm shutters
150 Wal-Marts,
other retailers
By Aleksandrs Rozens
AP Business Writer
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the
nation’s largest retailer, said
Saturday that Hurricane Rita
forced the closure of 150 of
its facilities, including 120 of
its branded stores, in Texas
and Louisiana.
That amounted to about
4 percent of Wal-Mart total
facilities in the United
States, according to WalMart spokesman Dan
Fogleman, who said the
company is planning to
move truck-based generators
to facilities that lost electric
service.
Home Depot Inc., the
nation’s largest home
improvement retailer, also
reported that 46 of its stores
were closed early Saturday,
including 41 in the Houston
market.
But by late in the day it
had reopened 18 of the
stores in the Houston area,
which escaped the brunt of
Rita’s effects.
Spokesman Don Harrison
said Home Depot has more
than 100 trucks ready to
bring additional supplies to
stricken areas. Typically, the
retailer sees increased purchases of generators, chain
saws, gas cans, tarpaulins,
cleaning supplies and grills
for cooking after a hurricane
has passed and the cleanup
process begins.
Wal-Mart spokesman
Marty Heires said that as of
Saturday afternoon the
retailer still was assessing
damage in the area impacted by Rita.
“We don’t expect a lot of
damage in Houston but we
will need to wait for the
return of our associates.
We’ll need to replenish the
merchandise in those
stores,” he said.
Target Corp. said 33 of its
stores were closed in the
Gulf
Coast
region.
Spokeswoman Carolyn
Brookter said that includes
one New Orleans store that
has been closed since
Hurricane Katrina hit.
Target distribution centers
in the region have not been
affected, she said, and they
are sending goods to other
stores where evacuees have
fled, such as Dallas.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
From wire reports
WASHINGTON
Frist updated on blind
trust, despite denials
Senate Majority Leader Bill
Frist, R-Tenn., was updated
several times about his
investments in blind trusts
during 2002, the last time
two weeks before he publicly
denied any knowledge of
what was in the accounts.
The updates included stock
transactions involving HCA
Inc., the hospital operating
company founded by Frist’s
family.
Frist’s sale of HCA stock is
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ROCKVILLE, MD.
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trial in sniper killings
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for the trial of John Allen
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the 2002 Washington-area
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within 120 days of transfer to the Security Council unless
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ask for delays in complicated its nuclear activities in comcases. Muhammad’s trial had ing months — a move the
been set for May 1.
United States has been pushing for years.
The chief U.S. delegate to
WASHINGTON
the
International Atomic
Cheney undergoes
Energy Agency hailed the
successful surgery
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Vice President Dick wake-up call for Tehran “to
Cheney had successful come clean” or face the consurgery on Saturday to repair sequences. But his Iranian
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Anti-war demonstrators carry posters as they march Saturday past the White House on Pennsylvania
Avenue in Washington. Opponents of the war in Iraq marched by the tens of thousands in a clamorous
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them with baseball bats and
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war.
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that Iraq possessed weapons
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2003. A few hundred people
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near the FBI building. The
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them apart. Organizers of a
pro-military rally Sunday
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The residents of Fallujah,
40 miles west of Baghdad,
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nearby base “the Murderous
Maniacs,” New York-based
Human Rights Watch said.
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name a badge of honor.”
It said soldiers in the elite
82nd Airborne deprived
detainees of sleep, food and
water, subjected them to
extreme heat and cold,
stacked prisoners in human
pyramids, kicked them in the
face, and put chemicals on
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Evacuation the right decision, despite flaws in plan
T
he true death toll from
Hurricane Rita will never be
known. It can’t be measured
only in the heartbreaking
losses of people who died along the
evacuation routes, including more
than 20 who died when a bus
exploded and at least two who died
trying to get out of Brazoria County.
It won’t be enough to sift through
damaged buildings in Lake Charles
or Beaumont or Galveston, find no
human casualties and call it a day.
The true death toll won’t be
counted until the next storm hits,
and the next.
While lost buildings in
Galveston’s Historic Strand District,
homes destroyed in Beaumont and
damage to an already-battered
Louisiana coast certainly make Rita
a force to be remembered, her true
legacy will be that the chaotic evacuation this time will mean less people opt to get out of harm’s way
next time.
The lessons learned by way of
images of evacuation holdouts in
Katrina-ravaged New Orleans and
stories of stranded people swimming for their lives from their
homes in Gulfport now are lost.
In a post-Katrina hurricane season, we all tuned in earlier when a
storm formed. Most of us got out
even earlier than instructed. We
packed our precious family heirlooms — wedding dresses, family
photos, baby books. At home, we
stacked tables on top of tables hoping to save some of them from rising water. We covered our windows
with plywood, took enough clothes
to last us for the long haul and said
goodbye to our homes as though
we’d never see them again.
Then many got in the car and
waited. Those who followed the
evacuation routes and left any later
than Wednesday morning sat in
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Our Viewpoint reflects the majority
opinion of the editorial board. The Facts
editorial board includes: Bill Cornwell,
Yvonne Mintz, Michael Morris, Judy
Starnes, Chris Greene, Glenn Heath,
Glenn Krampota, Deana Lesco,
Dena Matthews and Eleanor Nabors-Rea.
gridlock on Interstate 10, Beltway 8,
Interstate 45, Highway 6 or
Highway 36. Television reports
showed people from a nursing
home in Bellaire died when a bus
exploded, apparently after its brakes
overheated in stop-and-go traffic.
Closer to home, one man died in a
single-car accident when his car hit
a tree on the evacuation route. A
resident of an Angleton nursing
home died during a bus ride fleeing
in advance of Rita.
Hundreds of others from Brazoria
County and elsewhere in Texas
endured excruciating car or bus
rides. It took 25 hours for some to
get to Dallas, 16 to Brenham or
College Station. And many who got
to their intended destinations in
search of shelter were turned away
because the cities had run out of
room.
Had Rita raged ashore a Category
4 or 5 monster where forecasters
had predicted, no one would have
questioned whether the evacuation
was worth it.
Instead, she tracked further east
sharply, weakened to a Category 3
by the time she made landfall and
left most homes in Brazoria County
virtually untouched.
Does that mean the guy pictured
on The Facts front page on Saturday
who sat in a hammock on Surfside
Beach in defiance of a mandatory
evacuation order made a better
choice than the rest of us? Of course
not.
But there’s no telling how many
people will do just what he did the
next time a storm threatens.
They’ll remember Rita, not
Katrina.
They’ll delay their evacuation
plans until it’s too late, or they’ll
decide not to leave at all, figuring
the storm can’t be worse than the
horror they’d face on the road.
If emergency management officials have any hope that people will
heed the evacuation call next time,
they must not sugar-coat mistakes
that were made this time.
They owe it to the people they
serve to sit in a room and work out
the bugs. And they must make that
discussion public, so that the people
who trusted them and left for Rita
won’t disregard them when the
next storm, perhaps a real killer,
comes calling.
This editorial was written by Yvonne
Mintz, managing editor of The Facts.
Stories of Rita
end up at home
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Capitol staffers indulge in ‘Hemp feast’
A
t a recent Capitol Hill luncheon to
mark the introduction of the
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of
2005, about 100 congressional staffers feasted on a five-course gourmet hemp meal —
“Bahama Hempnut Crusted Wild Salmon”
and “Fuji Fennel Hempseed Salad” among
the unusual dishes.
The purpose of this
hemp feast? In the year
since the Hemp Industries
Association blocked an
attempt by the Drug
Enforcement
Administration to ban
hemp foods in this country, sales of omega-3 rich
hempseeds have reportedly increased by 50 percent, to a total of $4.57
million.
JOHN
“Walk into any health
food store, and you’ll find
an increasing variety of
hemp foods,” says Alexis
Baden-Mayer, director of government affairs
for Vote Hemp, who adds that the U.S. marketplace is currently supplied by hempseed
grown and processed in Canada and Europe.
“But some members of Congress want to
bring hemp farming back to the U.S.,” she
says. “The increase in hemp food sales will
only help our view that U.S. farmers should
be able to supply the surging demand.”
FOLK RENEWAL: It was nearly 40 years ago,
during the height of the Vietnam War, that a
young folksinger by the name of Joan Baez
got arrested during a “sit-in” at a military
induction center in Oakland, Calif.
One year later, in 1968, she would marry
outspoken anti-Vietnam War protester David
Harris, who eventually got locked up himself
for dodging the draft. The marriage didn’t
last.
MCCASLIN
In December 1972, Baez traveled to North
Vietnam, only to hunker down with the
enemy during Uncle Sam’s 11-day
“Christmas bombing” of Hanoi.
This Saturday, the folk singer is picking up
her guitar where she left off — performing
within view of the White House at what is
being promoted as a “massive” anti-war concert, “Operation Ceasefire,” on the National
Mall.
Also appearing on stage: punk-rock bands
Le Tigre, Bouncing Souls and the Machtres;
hip-hop groups the Coup and Head-Roc;
Wayne Kramer of the MC5 with the Bellrays;
country music artist Steve Earle; independent artists Ted Leo and the Pharmacists; the
Evens and Sweet Honey in the Rock; and
last, but not least, prominent peace mom
Cindy Sheehan. The lineup is sponsored by
United for Peace & Justice and was pulled
together by Thievery Corporation’s Rob
Garza and Eric Hilton, with the latter
remarking: “As a private citizen, I want to do
something because I am very much against
all of the post-9/11 wars and occupation.”
Before the music begins, a march will get
under way at the Ellipse at 11:30 a.m., proceed through downtown Washington, and
end at the Washington Monument.
GO FIGURE: Trying to deflect the uncomfortable exposure that their 30 years of pressure
campaigns and lawsuits blocked work on
Louisiana’s levees, environmental activists
convened outside the U.S. Capitol recently
for what has become a bit of an annual rite:
protesting the very idea that America would
extract petroleum from its own reserves.
Surely, the organizers could use the same
fiscal shot in the arm as the rest of the country, what with gas prices still taking a bite
out of the budgets of working Americans.
And, argued one observer of the protest,
couldn’t these groups have chosen a better
topic, or at least a better time to chant that
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America should not reduce dependence on
foreign sources of oil? As he put it: “Given
current circumstances, one has to question
the chances of success for an argument that,
distilled, insists that starving people should
consider going on a diet.”
HERE SHE COMES: Whether Sen. Hillary
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TURN UP THE HEAT:
Benny Peiser, professor of science at
Liverpool John Moores University in the
United Kingdom, says “give peace a chance:
turn up the heat.”
He points us to the latest issue of CO2
Science Magazine, and its take on a Chinese
Science Bulletin article, arguing that while
historians typically point to political, economic, cultural and ethnic unrest as chief
causes of war and civil strife, changes in climate “play a key role as well.”
The Chinese authors analyzed historical
data on wars and social unrest in China from
the late Tang to Qing dynasties (the middle
of the ninth century to the early 20th century).
“Peak war clusters, nationwide periods of
social unrest and dynastic transitions were all
significantly associated with cold (phases), as
opposed to warm phases,” the CO2 article
states. “Historically, warmer climates have
been much more effective than cooler climates in terms of helping to ‘keep the peace’
in China. Based on this model, perhaps we
should all pray for a little global warming to
give peace a better chance worldwide.”
John McCaslin is a columnist for the Washington
Times. Contact him at (202) 636-3284, or e-mail
[email protected].
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that Hurricane Rita had left and The Facts
offices in Clute and Angleton had power,
meaning we could pack up the mobile setup in
Seguin and head home. We hoped for the best
but expected the worst as far as traffic was concerned.
We knew it would take a while to pack up our
campsite — a recreation room and travel trailer
at an RV park in Seguin that Tommy Crow,
publisher of the Seguin Gazette-Enterprise and
former Angleton Times publisher, had found
when all the hotels in town were booked.
Add to that a couple of hours to break down
our computers and load the trucks and more
time to pick up some sections of the Sunday
paper that printed in advance in New Braunfels
and Seguin but were needed in Clute today, and
we knew we’d be on the road with a lot of
other people trying to make it back at the same
time.
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and a van to help us get some
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Our caravan started off
from Seguin at 2 p.m. armed
with rabbit trails through
back roads mapped out on the Texas Travel
Atlas we’d packed.
Turns out lots of other rabbits found the same
trails, and it was stop-and-go for some of the
journey. One broken-down car (we left it somewhere near Markham and soldiered on), and
even a few gravel roads later (the cows sure
looked at us strangely), we made it to our Clute
office by about 8:30 p.m. and began the process
of rewiring.
We were greeted by other Facts employees
and their family members who cooked us dinner from what they had at home, since they
knew there were few restaurants or stores open
in southern Brazoria County. We had never
been so happy to smell hamburgers and see our
own desks.
The Facts production staff joined reporters
who had stayed here for the duration, and we
worked through the night to have this paper
ready for the press by 6 a.m. and in racks sometime before noon on Sunday.
We’re back home, but all is not back to normal.
Many Facts employees, like many of you,
haven’t made it home.
The paper’s carriers, like our readers, are faced
with bagged pumps or boarded-up windows at
many gas stations, making home delivery a
challenge, if not impossible.
The Facts hopes to resume home delivery by
Tuesday, and on Thursday we’ll deliver the
papers we published during the mandatory
evacuation as part of a special Hurricane Rita
package that we hope will include some stories
and photos submitted by you.
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evacuation experience or about riding out the
storm here, e-mail us at
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Brenham
said contributed to the high
spirits at the shelter at St.
Mary’s Catholic church.
Brenham Police Sgt. Mike
Janecek said there were occasional power outages Friday
night, when Rita made landfall about 200 miles east, but
the incidents were quickly
resolved. Further, the top
wind speeds in Brenham that
night were about 25 mph,
Janecek said, a far cry from
the expected 75 mph.
“We were very lucky here,”
he said.
Most gas stations’ supply
of fuel should have been
considerably replenished by
Saturday morning, Janecek
said, allowing for evacuees to
easily pick up and head out
when they’re ready.
Marisa Weisinger, C-BISD
transportation director, plotted a course of back roads for
the 14 C-BISD and one
Sweeny bus convoy in order
to avoid knots of traffic. After
hitting the county line, five
buses would arrive at
Columbia High School and
the rest would go to First
Baptist Church in Brazoria.
Though the plan called for
back roads, completely
avoiding I-10 or Highway 35
was impossible. This meant
traversing roads still slick
with reminders of traffic anxiety from previous days. The
dull shine from dozens of
abandoned vehicles in the
pockets of afternoon sun
were like nagging reminders
of a rough, unshakable weekend hangover.
As they stepped off the
buses at Columbia High
School, the evacuees presented equal parts relief and
exhaustion. Families stood
together, circling their bags
while waiting on family or
friends to come and drive
them on the last leg of their
journey home.
Mae Farris of West
Columbia said she and her
family would unpack once
they got home, then get busy
relaxing. She said their time
spent at the First United
Methodist Church shelter
was pleasant and appreciated.
Scoie Green of West
Columbia also stayed at the
First United Methodist shelter, but left with a more
unpleasant experience. The
staff was generous, she said,
but there was a lingering
sense of unease. Hearing
about the beatings and rapes
in shelters for Hurricane
Katrina victims had put her
SEPTEMBER 25, 2005
alongside them with his wife,
Deana, and their 6-monthold daughter. As word spread
Saturday that Brazoria
County had opened back up,
Ramirez was almost immediately on his way out the door
with an armload of clothes.
Worries about gas and food
shortages could wait,
Ramirez said, because
“there’s no place like home.”
on edge, Green said, and a
more constant police presence would have been appreciated.
Also, most of the elbow
grease dripped from the
church volunteers, she said,
and the official Red Cross
staff didn’t arrive until Friday
at noon.
“The church individually
should definitely get some
more credit,” Green said.
Lou Ramirez of Freeport
didn’t ride with evacuees on
a bus, but stayed in a shelter
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FREEPORT
BASF, Dow sites fine
Preliminary checks of
BASF’s sites in Freeport and
St. Gabriel, La., show the
facility sustained no major
damage during Hurricane
Rita’s passage, BASF spokeswoman Sharon Rogers said
in a press release.
In Freeport, officials will
wait to restart the plant until
secondary checks are done to
make sure it can operate safely and evacuated employees
are located, Rogers said.
Dow Chemical Co. also
reported Saturday that an initial inspection of its sites or
along the Gulf Coast, including Dow Texas Operations in
Freeport, indicate Hurricane
Rita caused no significant
structural damage.
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Saturday and wind damage
from the storm was minimal,
authorities throughout the
county said.
“Just
minor,”
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Manager Modesto Mundo
said of the city’s damage.
“Just tree limbs falling and
some wind damage. We have
power throughout the city.”
Angleton came through
just as well, Police Chief
David Ashburn said.
The city closed its emergency operations center at
the fire station after lunch
Saturday, going back to normal business.
“We didn’t have the storm
we thought we were going to
have,” Ashburn said.
Throughout the county’s
inland areas the story was the
same. Tree limbs that were
little more than twigs littered
the streets.
“We have some structural
damage in the southernmost
part of Brazoria County,” said
Sgt. Randy Jones of the
Department of Public Safety.
Among the damage in
Clute were two buildings hit
by trees — one Brazosport
ISD building near the bus
barn on Lakeview Drive and
a house on Meyers Street.
“We had two trees,” said
Brazoria Mayor Ken Corley,
referring to the storm’s aftermath. “Those trees were rotten anyway. We had no damage.”
When Rita moved to the
east it put Brazoria County
on the “clean” side of the
storm’s counter-clockwise circulation with the storm
bands traveling over land
rather than water before hitting here.
“Everything ended up
fine,” Corley said. “We got
very, very lucky.”
Mundo said even the
phone calls have calmed
down.
“Most of our day has been
filled with answering phone
calls from people who want
to come back,” Mundo said.
“We’ve just got the cleanup
of a minor thunderstorm.”
Michael Wright is a reporter for
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AFTERTHESTORM
RITAIMPACT
Feds begin bus fire investigation
By Sheila Flynn
Associated Press Writer
DALLAS — Federal investigators sought clues Saturday in
the burned-out remnants of a
bus that exploded in a traffic
jam and killed 24 elderly evacuees fleeing Hurricane Rita.
The remains of the charter
bus would be picked through
for evidence, then National
Transportation Safety Board
investigators would try to piece
together what led to the
tragedy, said Keith Holloway,
public affairs officer for the
NTSB.
"We're looking at the bus in
full today," Holloway said.
Mark Cooper, a lawyer for
Global Limo Inc., the south
Texas company that operated
the bus, said in a statement
Saturday that the company was
“monitoring” the situation.
“We are and will continue to
cooperate with the ongoing
governmental investigation,”
the statement said.
Witnesses have described
smoke filling the cabin after it
pulled over early Friday on
Interstate 45 south of Dallas.
Soon, the bus was in flames,
and a series of explosions —
probably medical oxygen canisters igniting — fueled the flames
and trapped most of the occupants inside.
The 38 elderly patients from
Brighton Gardens nursing
home had boarded the bus
Thursday afternoon and had
been plodding inland for hours
in heavy traffic. A threatened
direct hit from Hurricane Rita
on their low-lying town in
Bellaire, near Houston, never
materialized; Rita ultimately hit
land farther north, sparing the
Houston area heavy damage.
“We wanted to take every precaution for our residents,” said
Meghan Lublin, a spokeswoman for the nursing home,
explaining the decision to relocate Brighton's residents to a site
in Dallas owned by the same
company, Sunrise Senior Living.
JIM MAHONEY, The Dallas Morning News/AP
Firefighters work to cover the bodies of 24 people who died early Friday
morning when the bus they were traveling in caught fire in the north
bound lanes of Interstate 45 south of Dallas. Dallas County sheriff’s investigators believe as many as 24 people were killed, but the Dallas County
medical examiner’s office says that number could change.
THE FLOOD
Associated Press
President Bush greets workers Saturday during a
visit to the Texas Emergency Operations Center in
Austin to monitor the damage from Hurricane Rita.
New chance
Rita offers another shot
at getting it right.
By Hugo Kugiya
AP National Writer
When Hurricane Katrina ravaged coastal
Louisiana and Mississippi, the aircraft carrier
USS Harry S. Truman was dispatched to the
Gulf of Mexico to serve as a floating command
center for relief operations.
Four days later.
For Hurricane Rita, a state-of-the-art, groundbased command center was
established at the U.S.
BETTER
Northern Command headPLANNING
quarters in Colorado
■ Military airSprings, Colo.
craft, flying 39
Two days early.
missions
Given a rare second
Thursday and
chance
in the form of the
Friday, evacuated
second
monster
hurricane to
several thousand
hit
the
Gulf
coast
in less
patients from
than a month, government
hospitals in
agencies were determined
Beaumont and
not to repeat the failures of
Lake Charles, La.
Hurricane Katrina.
All were taken to
State and local officials
hospitals elseissued their own evacuation
where.
orders, marshaled buses and
■ National Guard
other resources, and asked in
troops assisted in
the mandatory
advance for federal help —
evacuation of milwhether it was Louisiana
lions of people
Gov. Kathleen Blanco asking
from coastal
in writing for 15,000 activeTexas and
duty troops, or Texas Gov.
Louisiana, in
Rick Perry asking for extra
some cases delivfuel.
ering gasoline in
Most notably, government
tanker trucks to
agencies took the step of
evacuees who
involving the U.S. military
ran out of fuel.
in advance rather than after
■ Two days
the fact.
passed after
“Just having been through
Katrina hit before
the
double catastrophic disthe Pentagon
aster, we learned not to
appointed Lt.
make any assumptions
Gen. Russel
about preparedness,” said
Honore as miliFEMA spokeswoman Debbie
tary joint task
Wing.
force leader. This
Ultimately up to 28,000
time, Lt. Gen.
troops responded to Katrina,
Robert Clark was
although they arrived severnamed task force
al days after the hurricane
commander
before Rita came
landed. In preparation for
ashore.
Rita, which turned out to be
■ In preparation
a less damaging storm, the
for Rita, the
military deployed about
Northern
50,000 troops on the ground
Command made
or aboard ships to support
sure troops and
relief operations before the
emergency perhurricane hit land.
sonnel had plenty
The military reserved 26
of satellite
helicopters for search and
phones and longrescue. Six naval vessels —
range radios, and
the USS Iwo Jima, USS
that communicaShreveport, USS Tortuga,
tions teams were
USS Grapple, USNS Patuxent
in place before
and USNS Comfort — were
the storm arrived.
sent to follow the storm to
the Texas coast. Fort Sam Houston in San
Antonio was designated as the central clearinghouse for the distribution of relief supplies. In
addition, the Coast Guard reserved 40 aircraft
and nine cutters.
During Katrina, the military also sent naval
vessels to the rescue, but all were dispatched
days after the hurricane landed.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
stockpiled in advance essential provisions like
food, water, hospital beds and satellite telephones. FEMA safely stored enough food and
water in Texas and Louisiana, including 165
truckloads of ice, 185 truckloads of water, and
98 truckloads of food.
Associated Press
New Iberia, La., resident Leroy Marks, right, gets help Saturday from Bill Delarm in rescuing dogs Chut, left, and Puddles from
their home after floodwaters from hurricane Rita quickly swept through southern Louisiana.
Rita lacks Katrina’s fury
ous as we had expected it to
be,” said R. David Paulison,
acting director of the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency. “The evacuations
worked.”
By Michael Graczyk
Damage to the vital concenAssociated Press Writer
tration of oil refineries along
the coast appeared relatively
BEAUMONT — Hurricane light, although industry offiRita pummeled east Texas and cials said it was too early to
the Louisiana coast Saturday, assess whether there would be
battering communities with an impact on oil prices. Valero
floods and intense winds. But Energy Corp. said its 255,000residents were relieved the barrel-per-day Port Arthur
once-dreaded storm proved far refinery sustained significant
less fierce and deadly than damage to two cooling towers
Katrina.
and a flare
After
the
and
“The damage is not as stack
storm passed,
would need at
serious as we had
authorities
least
two
pleaded with
weeks
for
expected it to be. The
the roughly 3
repairs.
evacuations worked.”
million evacLate Saturuees not to
day,
two envi— R. David Paulison,
hurry home
r
o
n
mental
acting director of the
too soon, fearcleanup workFederal Emergency
ing
more
ers
spread
Management
Agency
chaos.
booms and oil
“Be patient,
absorbent pads
stay put,” said Texas Gov. Rick along a perimeter fence at the
Perry. “If you are in a safe place refinery. Knee-deep floodwawith food, water, bedding, you ters were stained with dark
are better remaining there for brown crude oil, and the odor
the time being.”
of petroleum hung thick in the
In any other hurricane sea- air.
son, Rita might have seemed
Rita roared ashore at 2:30
devastating. It knocked out a.m. close to the Texaspower for more than 1 million Louisiana border as a Category
customers, sparked fires across 3 hurricane with top winds of
the hurricane zone and 120 mph and warnings of up
swamped Louisiana shoreline to 25 inches of rain. By
towns with a 15-foot storm evening, it was downgraded to
surge that required daring boat a tropical depression with top
and helicopter rescues of hun- sustained winds of 35 mph as
dreds of people.
it moved slowly through east
But the new storm came in Texas toward Shreveport, La.
the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
Before it weakened, Rita
with its 1,000-plus death toll, showed its strength across a
cataclysmic flooding of New broad region between Houston
Orleans and staggering and New Orleans.
destruction in Mississippi. By
In Beaumont, trees of all
contrast, Rita spared Houston, sizes and power lines were
New Orleans and other major down, street signs were shredcities a direct hit. By Saturday ded, and one brick wall of an
evening, the only reported office building had collapsed.
death was in Mississippi, Said Dr. Gaylon Gonzalez, a
where one person was killed surgeon who spent the night
when a tornado that spun off at Christus Hospital St.
the remains of the hurricane Elizabeth as Rita arrived: “It
overturned a mobile home.
sounded like a power washer
“The damage is not as seri- hitting the windows.”
Storm batters Gulf
Coast with high
winds and water.
LARA SOLT, The Dallas Morning News/AP
Fallen trees litter State Highway 21 west of
Nacogdoches on Saturday as Hurricane Rita continues
on its northern path through East Texas.
HURRICANE RITA
From wire reports
AUSTIN
Hutchison: Evacuation was right move
Hurricane Rita “was not as bad as we had
thought it would be,” said Sen. Kay Bailey
Hutchison on Saturday.
At a briefing in Austin, the Texas Republican said
“there will be a great amount of property damage
and inconvenience.” But she says there apparently
will be few if any deaths. That proves that “the
early evacuation was the right thing to do.”
WASHINGTON
Amtrak passenger schedule altered
Amtrak has changed its passenger rail service
schedule for Texas temporarily, citing disruptions
by Hurricane Rita.
According to an Amtrak statement issued
Saturday, the daily Texas Eagle between Chicago
and San Antonio will operate Sunday only from
Chicago to St. Louis, then only from Fort Worth to
San Antonio on Monday, with connecting Trinity
Rail Express service between Dallas and Fort Worth.
BEAUMONT
2 Hermann hospitals closed for business
People seeking emergency treatment after
Hurricane Rita should not go to Memorial
Hermann Baptist Beaumont or Memorial
Hermann Baptist Orange Hospitals.
Both were evacuated and closed before Rita
made landfall early Saturday, according to a hospital system statement.
Both facilities sustained “significant” damage
from the hurricane, the news release said.
People needing medical care should instead go
to the FEMA relief unit at the Beaumont Civic
Center.
■ Hurricane Rita
made landfall at
2:30 a.m.
Saturday just
east of Sabine
Pass, on the
Texas-Louisiana
line, as a
Category 3 storm
with top sustained wind of
120 mph. By 1
p.m., Rita was
downgraded to a
tropical storm.
■ A tornado
spawned from the
hurricane killed at
least one person
in Humphrey
County in northern Mississippi.
■ Some 1.5 million homes and
businesses were
without power,
including
700,000 in
Louisiana, where
more than
200,000 customers still
lacked electricity
because of
Hurricane
Katrina.
■ A 6- to 7-foot
tidal surge
swamped areas
of low-lying
Jefferson Parish
south of New
Orleans. The
flood-prone cities
of Houston and
Galveston
escaped a direct
hit.
■ In New Orleans,
the lower Ninth
Ward had 4 to 12
feet of water,
Mayor Ray Nagin
said. Water was
up to the rooftops
of some houses
and continued to
seep from the
Industrial Canal
into the neighborhood. He said
patched levees
on the London
Avenue and the
17th Street
canals “seem to
be holding up
well.”
■ In southern
Louisiana, authorities had trouble
reaching stranded
residents
because of
blocked roads
and savage
winds. Rescuers
in boats were
pulling hundreds
of residents from
flooded homes
along a remote
stretch of swampland stretching
between New
Orleans and the
Gulf of Mexico as
seawater poured
over levees.
■ Fires broke out
in Texas and
Louisiana, including the historic
Strand District in
Galveston.
■ Crews began
work to plug levees and stop
water from pouring into some of
New Orleans’
hardest-hit neighborhoods.
■ About 3 million
people evacuated
a 500-mile
stretch of the
Texas-Louisiana
coast ahead of
the storm. Texas’
governor urged
evacuees to “be
patient, stay
put,” but evacuees began heading back.
■ President Bush
hopscotched the
country from one
high-tech disaster
command center
to another,
declaring himself
satisfied with the
government’s
response to the
latest monster
hurricane.
■ The Energy
Department said
it appears the oil
industry, especially the concentration of refineries in the
Houston-Texas
City area, may
have escaped
major damage.
Associated Press
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SUNDAY
September 25, 2005
Time for ’Boys, Niners rivalry still hot
Oriole
to sing
R
By Greg Beacham
AP Sports Writer
afael Palmeiro lost his reputation first. That went
quicker than he could jab
a finger and say with a straight
face that he never used steroids.
Now he’s lost his job, and perhaps his
career.
Fellow players are wary
of him, afraid
like Baltimore
Orioles teammate Miguel
Tejada that
they’ll be
drawn into
the morass of
his own makTIM
ing. Congress
wants to
know if he
lied under
oath.
And the only way he’s going
to get into the Hall of Fame now
is to buy a ticket.
Palmeiro’s reasons for keeping
quiet are shrinking as rapidly as
Sammy Sosa.
Still, he hasn’t fessed up yet.
Nearly two months after he
said he would at some point tell
his side of the story, that point
apparently still hasn’t come.
Palmeiro hasn’t strayed from his
initial contention that everything must have been a mistake
and that he never would have
taken steroids knowingly.
Maybe he’s getting legal
advice from the same buffoons
who told Mark McGwire not to
talk about the past. Maybe he’s
afraid Congress might be serious
about punishing him for perjury.
Maybe, but now it’s time to
start talking again. It’s time to
tell the truth.
Palmeiro’s career likely is history, because no team wants the
baggage that comes along with
a 41-year-old with declining
numbers. But he’s still got something to gain by coming clean
now. He’s still got a chance to
salvage a legacy that at one time
seemed to ensure him a spot in
the Hall of Fame.
The longer he goes without
doing so, though, the more
guilty he’s presumed to be.
Palmeiro apparently is the last
to realize it, but things have
changed since the bizarre conference call where he vowed to
one day tell his side of the story.
That’s why the Orioles finally
came to their senses Friday and
told him not to bother coming
back this season — and, most
likely, any other.
The team should have done it
in August and saved both
Palmeiro and the franchise from
further embarrassment. It didn’t
because guys with 500 home
runs aren’t easy to come by,
even if they’re fading stars such
as Palmeiro and Sosa.
Palmeiro served his 10-day
suspension and the Orioles trotted him back out even as reports
surfaced that his steroid use
wasn’t as unintentional as he
claimed. Stanozolol, it turns out,
isn’t found in the chicken wings
in the clubhouse buffet.
It wasn’t until it was revealed
this week that Palmeiro suggested there might have been something funny in a B-12 injection
Tejada gave him, however, that
the Orioles had a meeting of the
minds and decided it wasn’t in
the club’s best interest for him
to return.
The image of players shooting
each other up in the locker
room was bad enough, even if it
was only vitamins. But one
player ratting out another violates the unwritten code of
every baseball clubhouse.
“I know I’m clean. I’m not
guilty,” Tejada said with appropriate indignation. “I use the
same thing, and I’ve been
SAN FRANCISCO — Anyone can
see the NFL’s biggest rivalry of the
early 1990s just isn’t what it once
was. The Dallas Cowboys and the
San Francisco 49ers have been down
for much of this decade, spending
more time rebuilding and remembering than winning championships.
So why was 49ers center Jeremy
Newberry’s phone ringing off the
hook this week, with dozens of
friends and family members in his
native Bay Area clamoring for seats
on this particular Sunday?
“I’ve got so many ticket requests
for this game, it’s ridiculous,” he said.
“I bought 50 tickets for this game,
and I probably could have used 60
more, if I could have got them.”
Perhaps this rivalry isn’t dead after
all — and maybe these flickering
franchises still can create a spark
when they meet at Candlestick Park.
Dallas is visiting San Francisco for
the first time since 1997 for the
clubs’ first meeting in three seasons.
“We’ve had some great games with
them, even since I’ve been here,”
said Newberry, who has faced the
Cowboys three times since the 49ers
drafted him in 1998. “The game
where T.O. was standing on the star
was just a fun game to play in. And
obviously, growing up being a 49ers
fan and watching all those games, it’s
always meant a little bit extra to me.
That was the rivalry.”
Between 1989 and 1997, the
Associated Press
Cowboys faced the 49ers 10 times. Washington’s Mark Brunell is
sacked by Dallas linebacker Scott
■ See RIVALRY, Page 2B Shanle during Monday’s game.
Red Raiders
dominate
Sycamores
By Noah Trister
DAHLBERG
■ See DAHLBERG, Page 4B
AP Sports Writer
Associated Press
Houston’s Jason Lane, left, scores on Jose Vizcaino’s bunt hit Saturday as Chicago’s Michael Burnitz is late with the tag in the
sixth inning in Chicago.
Astros blast Cubs
Houston extends
wild card lead
with 8-3 victory.
By Nancy Armour
AP National Writer
CHICAGO — Roger Clemens
couldn’t have done it much better.
Ezequiel Astacio, starting in place
of the injured ace, allowed four hits
in six innings Saturday, and the
Houston Astros increased their lead
in the NL wild-card race with an 8-3
victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Craig Biggio matched his career
high with his 24th homer, a solo
shot in the first inning, and drove in
another run, and Lance Berkman
also homered.
It was the ninth win in 11 games
for Houston, which extended its
lead to two games over Philadelphia
in the wild-card race.
“I feel happy because I won, but
more because the team won and we
needed to win,” said Astacio, who
got his first victory since Aug. 3.
The Astros also moved five games
ahead of Florida after the Marlins’ 61 loss at Atlanta.
“We’ve got to take care of our own
business. If we don’t do that, we
could be sitting at home in a few
weeks,” Biggio said.
Nomar Garciaparra
hit a two-run homer
for the Cubs, who
were officially elimiTODAY’S
nated with the loss.
Carlos Zambrano (14GAME
6) gave up six runs
Houston
and nine hits in 6 1-3
(Pettitte
innings, snapping his
17-9) at
career-best, six-game
Chicago
winning streak.
(J.Williams
“They’re playing
5-9),
hard, we just didn’t
1:20 p.m.
play good defense,”
TV: WGN
Cubs manager Dusty
Baker said. “You can’t give runs
away in the major leagues, even at
the end of the season. You have to
play to win every day, and our
defense didn’t do that.”
Astacio was tapped to start after
Clemens was scratched Friday with
a sore left hamstring. Clemens, who
won his record seventh Cy Young
Award last year at 42 and is leading
the majors with a 1.89 ERA this season, has been bothered by the
injury all month and the Astros
decided it would be better to give
him some extra rest in case they
make the postseason.
Astacio (3-6) hadn’t started since
Sept. 2 and had pitched only one
inning in each of his last four outings, but he looked sharp against
Chicago.
“I didn’t put any pressure on
myself,” Astacio said. “It had been
awhile since I started, so I was more
calm on the mound. That way I
could stay there longer.”
Astacio allowed three runs, struck
out three and walked two. He limited the Cubs to two hits and Corey
Patterson’s sac fly RBI through the
first five innings, retiring nine of 11
batters at one point.
But the Cubs got to him in the
sixth. Neifi Perez led off with a single up the middle and one out later,
Garciaparra sent the first pitch he
saw over the left-field fence and
onto Waveland Avenue.
The homer was Garciaparra’s
eighth of the year, and pulled the
Cubs within 4-3.
The Astros put away the game
with a three-run seventh, though,
getting some help from the elements. Willy Taveras led off with a
single and, one out later, scored on a
triple by Morgan Ensberg. It actually
looked as if it would be a routine flyout, but rain had started a few minutes earlier and Patterson slipped
and fell on the wet dirt when he
backed up to make the catch.
The ball bounced in front of
Patterson, allowing Taveras to score
and Ensberg to get to third. The
game was halted shortly after that,
but the Astros picked up where they
left off when it resumed.
LUBBOCK — Taurean Henderson ran for 141 yards and
three touchdowns, and No. 19
Texas Tech rolled to another
early season runaway, beating
Division I-AA Indiana State 63-7
on Saturday night.
The Red Raiders were coming
off an 80-21 win over Sam
Houston
State, anothROUNDUP
er
I-AA
■ Irish defeat
school. This
Huskies in Top
time, they
25 showdown.
scored only
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taking a 56-0
lead on their
first possession of the third
quarter.
Henderson, the NCAA’s active
leader in touchdowns, scored on
carries of 3, 44 and 6 yards to
give Texas Tech a 21-0 lead. His
first scoring run made him the
Red Raiders’ career leader in
touchdowns and points.
Henderson finished the game
with 55 touchdowns for 330
points — James Gray had 52
touchdowns and 312 points
from 1986-89.
Texas Tech’s Cody Hodges
went 25-of-32 for 227 yards and
three touchdowns. He and
Henderson both came out after
the first half.
Hodges, who entered as the
nation’s leader with 445 yards
passing per game, threw his first
interception of the season in the
opening quarter. But when
Rocky Alo tried to return it, he
was hit by Hodges and fumbled.
Texas Tech recovered.
After last week’s win over Sam
Houston State, Hodges said be
believed his offense could score
100 points. He later clarified his
comments, saying the Red
Raiders expect to score every
time they have the ball, but
weren’t focusing on reaching
triple digits.
Hodges’ 10-yard pass to Jarrett
Hicks made it 28-0 in the second quarter, and Texas Tech
blew the game open later in the
period with two touchdowns in
9 seconds. Hodges threw a 7yard scoring pass to Joel Filani
with 3:37 left in the half. After
Martuan Sample fumbled the
ensuing kickoff, Hodges found
Filani again for an 11-yard
touchdown.
Driver eyes Dover success
By Dick Brinster
AP Sports Writer
DOVER, Del. — Now, Ryan
Newman will return to his real
job, trying to win the NASCAR
Nextel Cup.
He has the pole today at
Dover International Speedway,
where he tied a record Saturday
by winning his fourth consecutive Busch series start.
Associated Press
Before he set a track record by
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman races his car through leading 193 of 200 laps in that
the first turn Friday during qualifying for the MBNA race, Newman talked about his
400 at the Dover Speedway in Dover, Del. Newman ultimate dream for the MBNA
400.
won the pole position with a speed of 158.103.
“I think every driver wants to
lead 400 laps,” said Newman,
who moved within 40 points of
leader Tony Stewart with a victory last Sunday at New
Hampshire
International
Speedway. “We’d love to lead
the first one to get those bonus
points, and lead 399 more after
that.”
That might be a bit of a reach,
but Newman’s pursuit of Jeff
Gordon’s four-year-old mark of
381 might not be so unbelievable considering his record of
three victories in the last four
races on The Monster Mile.
As confident as he is, however, Newman knows the treacherous high-banked concrete oval
has ruined the dreams of many.
He managed to do enough of
that to slip into the elite field of
10 drivers in the Chase for the
championship, earning the final
spot in the last race of eligibility.
But Newman won’t be overly
excited should he win today’s
$5 million race.
“You can’t just count them
two or three,” he said. “It’s
going to take 10 races to win a
championship.”
2B SUNDAY
SCORECARD
SEPTEMBER 25, 2005
TODAY’S PLANNER
From staff and wire reports
Cup still
knotted
By Doug Ferguson
AP Golf Writer
GAINESVILLE, Va. —
The American players in
their red shirts sat on
one side of the 18th
green in gathering darkness Saturday, hopeful
that Fred Couples could
make an 8-foot birdie
putt for their first lead in
the Presidents Cup.
Watching from the other
side were the
International players in
gold and black.
It was similar to the
scene two years in South
Africa, and so was the
score.
Tied.
After 22 matches over
three days, the
Americans and
Internationals showed
their strengths in a stellar display of golf at
Robert Trent Jones Golf
Club that set the stage
for a dynamic conclusion Sunday.
Chris DiMarco
emerged as the star with
a hole-in-one in the
morning and more
birdies than he can
count in the afternoon,
teaming with PGA
champion Phil
Mickelson in two victories that never saw the
16th tee.
Tiger Woods and Jim
Furyk staged two comebacks, with birdies on
the last two holes to
scratch out a halve
against Stuart Appleby
and Vijay Singh, then a
late surge from Woods to
beat them in the afternoon.
Retief Goosen and
Adam Scott were as formidable as ever.
All that remained were
12 singles matches
Sunday to decide a
Presidents Cup that is so
evenly matched, the
captains refused to rule
out the possibility of
another tie.
A spectacular Saturday
of golf concluded when
Couples missed his putt
and had to settle for a
halve with Davis Love III
against Michael
Campbell and Angel
Cabrera in their betterball match.
Each team had 11
points, the first time the
Presidents Cup has been
tied going into Sunday
since it began in 1994.
Noble’s Forecast
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Dallas
Green Bay
Atlanta
New York Giants
Minnesota
San Francisco
Football
AVERAGE PER GAME
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards
Rush
Cincinnati
462.0 157.5
Pittsburgh
406.0 170.5
Cleveland
382.0 75.0
Kansas City
371.5 161.5
New England
333.5 56.0
Oakland
332.5 81.5
Jacksonville
332.5 123.5
Miami
330.5 108.5
New York Jets
330.5 77.5
Denver
321.5 84.0
Indianapolis
304.0 116.0
Tennessee
296.5 97.0
Baltimore
291.5 45.5
San Diego
252.0 91.0
Buffalo
231.5 99.5
Houston
170.5 104.0
DEFENSE
Yards
Rush
Buffalo
219.0 143.0
Pittsburgh
262.0 105.0
Miami
291.5 84.0
New England
294.0 98.0
Jacksonville
295.0 121.5
Tennessee
303.0 110.0
New York Jets
312.0 132.0
Baltimore
315.0 91.5
San Diego
316.0 103.5
Denver
319.5 115.0
Cincinnati
338.5 86.0
Indianapolis
352.0 102.5
Houston
352.0 143.5
Kansas City
358.5 64.0
Oakland
366.5 99.0
Cleveland
436.0 132.0
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards
Rush
Philadelphia
442.0 95.5
Seattle
375.0 130.0
New Orleans
356.5 86.5
St. Louis
351.0 98.5
Arizona
348.5 56.5
Washington
334.5 134.0
Green Bay
334.0 81.0
Tampa Bay
331.5 168.5
Dallas
326.0 99.5
Carolina
300.0 122.5
Minnesota
276.0 55.0
Atlanta
271.0 157.5
New York Giants
266.0 106.5
Chicago
251.0 114.0
Detroit
244.0 65.5
San Francisco
179.5 46.0
DEFENSE
Yards
Rush
Tampa Bay
197.5 40.0
Philadelphia
230.5 129.0
Washington
258.5 65.5
Detroit
276.0 116.5
Chicago
278.5 96.5
Arizona
286.0 114.5
Carolina
289.5 70.0
Seattle
292.5 117.0
St. Louis
298.0 58.0
New Orleans
303.5 116.5
Dallas
318.5 103.5
Green Bay
322.5 78.5
Atlanta
364.5 107.0
New York Giants
370.0 51.5
Minnesota
424.5 156.5
San Francisco
494.0 114.5
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L
Buffalo
1 1
Miami
1 1
New England
1 1
N.Y. Jets
1 1
South
W L
Indianapolis
2 0
Jacksonville
1 1
Tennessee
1 1
Houston
0 2
North
W L
Cincinnati
2 0
Pittsburgh
2 0
Cleveland
1 1
Baltimore
0 2
West
W L
Kansas City
2 0
Denver
1 1
Oakland
0 2
San Diego
0 2
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L
N.Y. Giants
2 0
Washington
2 0
Dallas
1 1
Philadelphia
1 1
South
W L
Tampa Bay
2 0
Atlanta
1 1
Carolina
1 1
New Orleans
1 1
North
W L
Chicago
1 1
Detroit
1 1
Green Bay
0 2
Minnesota
0 2
West
W L
St. Louis
1 1
San Francisco 1 1
Seattle
1 1
Arizona
0 2
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0 .500
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32
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16
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Sunday’s Games
Chicago 38, Detroit 6
Tennessee 25, Baltimore 10
Pittsburgh 27, Houston 7
Tampa Bay 19, Buffalo 3
Indianapolis 10, Jacksonville 3
Cincinnati 37, Minnesota 8
Carolina 27, New England 17
Philadelphia 42, San Francisco 3
Seattle 21, Atlanta 18
St. Louis 17, Arizona 12
N.Y. Jets 17, Miami 7
Cleveland 26, Green Bay 24
Denver 20, San Diego 17
Kansas City 23, Oakland 17
Monday’s Game
N.Y. Giants 27, New Orleans 10
Washington 14, Dallas 13
Sunday
Carolina at Miami, Noon
Atlanta at Buffalo, Noon
Cincinnati at Chicago, Noon
Cleveland at Indianapolis, Noon
Tennessee at St. Louis, Noon
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, Noon
Tampa Bay at Green Bay, Noon
Oakland at Philadelphia, Noon
New Orleans at Minnesota, Noon
Arizona at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
Dallas at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
New England at Pittsburgh, 3:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 7:30 p.m.
BYES: Baltimore, Detroit, Houston,
Washington
Monday
Kansas City at Denver, 8 p.m.
NFL CALENDAR
Oct. 18 — Trading deadline.
Oct. 25-27 — NFL fall meeting.
Jan. 1 — Regular season ends.
Jan. 7-8 — AFC and NFC wild-card playoffs.
Jan. 14-15 — AFC and NFC divisional playoffs.
Jan. 22 — AFC and NFC championship
games.
Feb. 5 — Super Bowl at Detroit.
Feb. 12 — Pro Bowl at Honolulu.
Feb. 22-28 — Scouting combine,
Indianapolis.
March 26-30 — NFL annual meeting,
Orlando, Fla.
April 29-30 — NFL draft.
May 23-25 — NFL spring meeting, Denver.
637
645
729
740
849
988
207
157
214
103
313
229
430
488
515
637
536
759
Pass
304.5
235.5
307.0
210.0
277.5
251.0
209.0
222.0
253.0
237.5
188.0
199.5
246.0
161.0
132.0
66.5
Pass
76.0
157.0
207.5
196.0
173.5
193.0
180.0
223.5
212.5
204.5
252.5
249.5
208.5
294.5
267.5
304.0
Pass
346.5
245.0
270.0
252.5
292.0
200.5
253.0
163.0
226.5
177.5
221.0
113.5
159.5
137.0
178.5
133.5
Pass
157.5
101.5
193.0
159.5
182.0
171.5
219.5
175.5
240.0
187.0
215.0
244.0
257.5
318.5
268.0
379.5
COLLEGE SCHEDULE
Monday
SOUTH
Tennessee (1-1) at LSU (1-0), 6:45 p.m.
Basketball
NBA CALENDAR
Oct. 4 — Training camps open.
Oct. 10 — Start of preseason schedule.
Oct. 28 — Preseason ends.
Oct. 31 — Rosters set.
Nov. 1 — Start of 2005-06 season.
Jan. 5 — 10-day contracts signed.
Jan 10 — Contracts guaranteed for season.
Feb. 17-19 — All-Star weekend, Houston.
Feb. 23 — Trading deadline, 3 p.m. EST.
April 19 — Regular season ends.
April 22 — Playoffs begin.
April 28 — Early entry eligibility deadline,
11:59 p.m. EST.
May 23 — NBA draft lottery.
June 6-10 — Predraft camp.
June 6 — Earliest possible start of NBA
Finals.
June 17 — Early entry withdrawal deadline.
June 22 — Latest possible end of NBA
Finals.
June 27 — NBA draft, New York.
NFL TEAM STATISTICS
NBA TRANSACTION
Through Week 2
TOTAL YARDAGE
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards
Rush
Cincinnati
924
315
Pittsburgh
812
341
Cleveland
764
150
Kansas City
743
323
New England
667
112
Oakland
665
163
Jacksonville
665
247
Miami
661
217
New York Jets
661
155
Denver
643
168
Indianapolis
608
232
Tennessee
593
194
Baltimore
583
91
San Diego
504
182
Buffalo
463
199
Houston
341
208
DEFENSE
Yards
Rush
Buffalo
438
286
Pittsburgh
524
210
Miami
583
168
New England
588
196
Jacksonville
590
243
Tennessee
606
220
New York Jets
624
264
Baltimore
630
183
San Diego
632
207
Denver
639
230
Cincinnati
677
172
Indianapolis
704
205
Houston
704
287
Kansas City
717
128
Oakland
733
198
Cleveland
872
264
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards
Rush
Philadelphia
884
191
Seattle
750
260
New Orleans
713
173
St. Louis
702
197
Arizona
697
113
Washington
669
268
Green Bay
668
162
Tampa Bay
663
337
Dallas
652
199
Carolina
600
245
Minnesota
552
110
Atlanta
542
315
New York Giants
532
213
Chicago
502
228
Detroit
488
131
San Francisco
359
92
DEFENSE
Yards
Rush
Tampa Bay
395
80
Philadelphia
461
258
Washington
517
131
Detroit
552
233
Chicago
557
193
Arizona
572
229
Carolina
579
140
Seattle
585
234
St. Louis
596
116
New Orleans
607
233
CHICAGO BULLS — Signed F Darius
Songaila.
Pass
609
471
614
420
555
502
418
444
506
475
376
399
492
322
264
133
Pass
152
314
415
392
347
386
360
447
425
409
505
499
417
589
535
608
Pass
693
490
540
505
584
401
506
326
453
355
442
227
319
274
357
267
Pass
315
203
386
319
364
343
439
351
480
374
Hockey
NHL TRANSACTIONS
DALLAS STARS — Assigned F David Bararuk,
F Ned Havern, F Marius Holtet, F Jamie
Johnson, F Mike Siklenka, F Janos Vas, F
Francis Wathier, D Brian Fahey, D Niklas
Grossman, D Matt Nickerson and D Mario
Scalzo to Iowa of the AHL.
Auto racing
NASCAR NEXTEL LINEUP
1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 158.102.
2. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 157.074.
3. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 156.849.
4. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,
156.617.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 156.569.
6. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 156.501.
7. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 156.494.
8. (32) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Chevrolet,
156.406.
9. (01) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 156.399.
10. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 156.182.
11. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 156.114.
12. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 155.972.
13. (77) Travis Kvapil, Dodge, 155.965.
14. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 155.756.
15. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 155.695.
16. (22) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 155.628.
17. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 155.568.
18. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 155.480.
19. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 155.480.
20. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 155.339.
21. (43) Jeff Green, Dodge, 155.305.
22. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 155.192.
23. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, 155.118.
24. (07) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 155.105.
25. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.065.
26. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 155.045.
27. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet,
154.945.
28. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 154.912.
29. (10) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 154.872.
30. (0) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 154.798.
31. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 154.777.
32. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 154.772.
33. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 154.692.
34. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 154.513.
35. (66) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 153.958.
36. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 153.859.
37. (11) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 153.629.
38. (4) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 153.439.
39. (37) Tony Raines, Dodge, 152.989.
40. (95) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet,
152.866.
41. (00) Carl Long, Chevrolet, 152.400.
42. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 151.483.
43. (78) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 151.725.
Failed to Qualify
44. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, 150.905.
45. (92) Hermie Sadler, Chevrolet, 150.816.
46. (08) Ryan McGlynn, Dodge, 150.413.
47. (34) Joey McCarthy, Chevrolet, 150.025.
48. (75) Wayne Anderson, Dodge, no speed.
Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE CAPSULES
Red Sox 4, Orioles 3
BALTIMORE — Edgar Renteria drove in two
runs with a broken-bat single in the ninth
inning, and the Boston Red Sox regained a
share of first place in the AL East by defeating
the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Saturday.
After Trot Nixon and Tony Graffanino hit oneout singles off B.J. Ryan (1-4), Johnny Damon
drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases for
Renteria, who blooped a single to left that
broke a 2-2 tie.
Jonathan Papelbon (2-1) worked the eighth,
and Mike Timlin gave up an RBI double to Jay
Gibbons with two outs in the ninth before retiring Javy Lopez on a flyout to deep right for his
11th save, his second in two games.
Boston is tied with the New York Yankees
tied for the division lead at 90-64 with eight
games left.
Melvin Mora homered for the Orioles, who
have lost seven straight. Baltimore stranded 11
runners, twice leaving the bases loaded and
twice failing to bring home runners from second
and third.
Blue Jays 7, Yankees 4
NEW YORK — Bruised by a line drive again,
Jaret Wright (5-4) was ineffective and Toronto
ended New York's five-game winning streak.
Left fielder Hideki Matsui and second baseman Robinson Cano made costly errors for the
Yankees, who lost for only the second time in
13 games.
Shea Hillenbrand and Eric Hinske each drove
in two runs for Toronto. Wright was chased with
none out in the second inning, his shortest start
since August 2004 with Atlanta.
Scott Downs (4-3) held New York in check
for 5 2-3 innings. Miguel Batista struck out
Jason Giambi with the bases loaded to end the
eighth, and struck out three straight batters in
the ninth for his 30th save.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 46th homer and drove
in three runs for the Yankees.
Angels 7, Devil Rays 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Steve Finley hit a threerun homer in the second off Doug Waechter (511) and Jarrod Washburn (8-8), who had missed
his previous two turns because of tendinitis in
his forearm, won for the first time in a month by
allowing two runs — both in the first — and six
hits in six innings.
Los Angeles, which leads second-place
Oakland by four games, stretched its winning
streak to eight and reduced it magic number for
clinching the division to five.
Athletics 7, Rangers 6
OAKLAND, Calif. — Jason Kendall hit a
tiebreaking single in the eighth, and Oakland
rallied from a 5-2 deficit.
After Jay Payton doubled leading off the
eighth, Dan Johnson followed with a tying RBI
double. Hiram Bocachica entered as a pinchrunner, John Wasdin (2-2) intentionally walked
Mark Ellis and Kendall's drive got past shortstop Michael Young, allowing Bocachica to
score the go-ahead run.
Justin Duchscherer (7-4) pitched the eighth
with a sore back, and Huston Street finished for
his 22nd save.
Indians 11, Royals 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jhonny Peralta, Ronnie
Belliard, Grady Sizemore and Coco Crisp homered as Cleveland won for the 17th time in 19
games. The Indians hold a 11⁄2-game lead over
New York and Boston in the wild-card race and
remained 11⁄2 games behind Chicago in the AL
Central.
Ben Broussard had a career-high three doubles and four RBIs for Cleveland, which had 16
hits, including seven doubles and four homers.
The Indians, who have won four straight and 10
of 11, set their season high for extra-base hits
and have 62 homers in their past 31 games.
Kevin Millwood (9-11) allowed one run _ a
leadoff homer to Aaron Guiel _ and seven hits in
six innings, lowering his league-leading ERA to
2.92.
Mike Wood (5-8) gave up five runs, nine hits
and five walks in six innings. Kansas City
dropped to 52-102, two shy of the franchise
record for losses set last year.
White Sox 8, Twins 1
CHICAGO — Freddy Garcia (13-8) allowed
four hits in eight innings, and Jermaine Dye hit
a three-run homer for the second straight night
as the White Sox won back-to-back games for
the first time since Sept. 6-7.
Luis Vizcaino completed the five-hitter.
Tadahito Iguchi matched a career high with four
hits.
Joe Mays (6-10) allowed six runs and nine
hits in two-plus innings.
Tigers 7, Mariners 1
DETROIT — Jason Grilli (1-0) won for the first
time since Sept. 11 last year for the White Sox,
allowing one run and two hits in seven innings
as Detroit stopped an eight-game losing streak.
Chris Shelton, Craig Monroe and Placido
Polanco homered off Jamie Moyer (12-7).
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING-MYoung, Texas, .332; VGuerrero,
Los Angeles, .319; ARodriguez, New York, .319;
Damon, Boston, .315; BRoberts, Baltimore,
.314; Crisp, Cleveland, .309; Tejada, Baltimore,
.308.
RUNS-ARodriguez, New York, 116; Jeter, New
York, 115; DOrtiz, Boston, 114; MYoung,
Texas, 112; Sizemore, Cleveland, 110; Teixeira,
Texas, 110; ISuzuki, Seattle, 108; Damon,
Boston, 108.
RBI-DOrtiz, Boston, 140; Teixeira, Texas,
138; MRamirez, Boston, 133; ARodriguez, New
York, 124; Sexson, Seattle, 117; Cantu, Tampa
Bay, 112; Matsui, New York, 112.
HITS-MYoung, Texas, 213; ISuzuki, Seattle,
194; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 193; Tejada,
Baltimore, 191; Jeter, New York, 191; Damon,
Boston, 186; Teixeira, Texas, 184.
DOUBLES-Tejada, Baltimore, 50; BRoberts,
Baltimore, 45; Matsui, New York, 43; Crisp,
Cleveland, 40; ASoriano, Texas, 40; Cantu,
Tampa Bay, 39; THafner, Cleveland, 39.
TRIPLES-Crawford, Tampa Bay, 15; ISuzuki,
Seattle, 12; Sizemore, Cleveland, 11; Figgins,
Los Angeles, 9; Inge, Detroit, 9; BRoberts,
Baltimore, 7; 5 are tied with 6.
HOME RUNS-DOrtiz, Boston, 46; ARodriguez,
New York, 46; Teixeira, Texas, 43; MRamirez,
Boston, 40; Sexson, Seattle, 38; Konerko,
Chicago, 37; ASoriano, Texas, 35.
STOLEN BASES-Figgins, Los Angeles, 56;
Podsednik, Chicago, 56; Crawford, Tampa Bay,
45; Lugo, Tampa Bay, 36; ISuzuki, Seattle, 32;
BRoberts, Baltimore, 27; ASoriano, Texas, 26;
Womack, New York, 26.
PITCHING (14 Decisions)-ClLee, Cleveland,
18-4, .818, 3.90; Halladay, Toronto, 12-4, .750,
2.41; Colon, Los Angeles, 20-7, .741, 3.34;
Lackey, Los Angeles, 12-5, .706, 3.55; Crain,
Minnesota, 11-5, .687, 2.38; Clement, Boston,
13-6, .684, 4.50; Contreras, Chicago, 14-7,
.667, 3.66; JoSantana, Minnesota, 14-7, .667,
2.98; Rogers, Texas, 14-7, .667, 3.42; Harden,
Oakland, 10-5, .667, 2.63.
STRIKEOUTS-JoSantana, Minnesota, 223;
RaJohnson, New York, 201; Lackey, Los
Angeles, 188; Zito, Oakland, 168; Kazmir,
Tampa Bay, 167; Haren, Oakland, 157;
DCabrera, Baltimore, 154.
SAVES-Wickman, Cleveland, 45; FrRodriguez,
Los Angeles, 41; MRivera, New York, 41;
DBaez, Tampa Bay, 39; Nathan, Minnesota, 39;
FCordero, Texas, 35; BRyan, Baltimore, 34;
Hermanson, Chicago, 34; Guardado, Seattle,
34.
NATIONAL LEAGUE CAPSULES
Reds 3, Phillies 2
CINCINNATI — Philadelphia couldn't come up
with another ninth-inning comeback.
The Phillies were unable to overcome a threerun deficit and lost to Cincinnati, falling two
games behind Houston in the NL wild-card race.
Eric Milton (8-14) rebounded from the shortest start of his eight-year career to beat his former team, and Adam Dunn backed him up with
a two-run homer.
The Phillies scored a run in the seventh and
another in the eighth to get within one run, but
David Weathers pitched a perfect ninth as
Philadelphia had its three-game winning streak
snapped.
Philadelphia scored five times in the ninth for
an 11-10 victory Friday night. Weathers blew a
four-run lead in that game, but bounced back to
earn his 15th save in 19 opportunities.
Weathers struck out David Bell — who hit
the go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth on
Friday — then got Ryan Howard and pinch-hitter
Michael Tucker to ground out.
Phillies center fielder Jimmy Rollins singled
in the third inning to extend his hitting streak
to 29 games, tying the major league season
high set by Boston's Johnny Damon from June
10 through July 17. Eude Brito (1-2) took the
loss.
Braves 6, Marlins 1
ATLANTA — Andruw Jones hit his major
league-leading 51st home run as Atlanta beat
Florida to move closer to a 14th straight division title.
Atlanta (88-67) lowered its magic number for
clinching the NL East to three and eliminated
the Marlins from contention in the division.
Florida (80-75) has lost eight of 10 in a playoff push that has gone into reverse and is five
games behind Houston (85-70) in the wild-card
race with seven games remaining.
Jeff Francoeur and Rafael Furcal hit two-run
homers in the second inning, and Chipper Jones
connected in the third to reach 20 homers for
the 11th straight season.
John Thomson (4-5) won for the first time
since May 5, allowing one run and four hits in
seven innings.
Brian Moehler (6-10) gave up five runs and
six hits in three innings.
Mets 5, Nationals 2
WASHINGTON — Tom Glavine carried a
shutout into the sixth inning for his 274th
career win, David Wright's grand slam capped a
five-run first off Livan Hernandez, and New York
won for the sixth time in eight games.
If the Mets (77-77) complete a series sweep
Sunday, they'll move up to fourth place in the
NL East and drop the Nationals (78-77) into
last.
Washington, losers of six of its past seven,
started a lineup filled with rookies and reserves,
and manager Frank Robinson said before the
game that he'll rest most regulars the rest of
the way.
Both teams will be eliminated from playoff
contention with one more loss.
Glavine (12-13) gave up two runs and four
hits in eight innings, retiring 14 straight batters
at one point. He also hit two singles, while taking over sole possession of 29th place on the
majors' career victory list.
Roberto Hernandez pitched the ninth for only
his second save in eight chances.
Rockies 6, Giants 0
DENVER — Sunny Kim (6-2) shut down Barry
Bonds and the rest of the San Francisco lineup,
throwing a three-hitter for his first career
shutout.
Bonds went 0-for-3 and was held without a
homer for the second straight game, as the
Giants were shut out for the second time in
three games.
Bonds has been held to two singles and a
walk so far in two games at homer-friendly
Coors Field, where his 24 home runs are the
most of any visiting player. He stayed stuck on
707 for his career, seven behind Babe Ruth for
second on the all-time list.
Noah Lowry (13-13) threw 6 1-3 innings and
allowed six runs and seven hits.
Brewers 8, Cardinals 7
MILWAUKEE — Chad Moeller hit a three-run
homer and Brady Clark added a two-run drive in
a seven-run second inning off Mark Mulder that
led Milwaukee over St. Louis.
Mulder (16-8) lasted 1 2-3 innings, the shortest of his 181 major league starts, and allowed
seven runs, seven hits and one walk. He
pitched at least seven innings in each of his
previous six starts, allowing no more than two
earned runs.
Gary Glover (4-4) made his first appearance
since June 5 and his first start since May 25.
Glover, who was recalled from Triple-A Nashville
on Sept. 20, struck out a career-high eight in
six innings, matching his longest outing this
year. He gave up three runs and five hits.
Milwaukee built an 8-3 lead, then hung on.
Derrick Turnbow earned his 35th save in 39
chances.
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING-DeLee, Chicago, .341; Pujols, St.
Louis, .335; MiCabrera, Florida, .324; Helton,
Colorado, .322; Casey, Cincinnati, .312;
CDelgado, Florida, .309; Wright, New York,
.307; Bay, Pittsburgh, .307; BClark,
Milwaukee, .307.
RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 122; DeLee, Chicago,
117; Bay, Pittsburgh, 107; Rollins,
Philadelphia, 104; MiCabrera, Florida, 103;
Dunn, Cincinnati, 101; MGiles, Atlanta, 100.
RBI-AJones, Atlanta, 126; CDelgado, Florida,
113; Burrell, Philadelphia, 112; MiCabrera,
Florida, 111; CaLee, Milwaukee, 110; Pujols,
St. Louis, 109; JKent, Los Angeles, 105.
HITS-DeLee, Chicago, 193; MiCabrera,
Florida, 190; Pujols, St. Louis, 190; Rollins,
Philadelphia, 182; Reyes, New York, 180; Bay,
Pittsburgh, 176; Eckstein, St. Louis, 176.
DOUBLES-DeLee, Chicago, 49; MGiles,
Atlanta, 45; Bay, Pittsburgh, 43; Helton,
Colorado, 43; Randa, San Diego, 42; Wright,
New York, 41; MiCabrera, Florida, 41.
TRIPLES-Reyes, New York, 16; Pierre,
Florida, 12; Rollins, Philadelphia, 10; Furcal,
Atlanta, 10; DRoberts, San Diego, 10; Holliday,
Colorado, 7; JWilson, Pittsburgh, 7; Eckstein,
St. Louis, 7; Wilkerson, Washington, 7; BGiles,
San Diego, 7.
HOME RUNS-AJones, Atlanta, 50; DeLee,
Chicago, 44; Pujols, St. Louis, 39; Dunn,
Cincinnati, 37; Glaus, Arizona, 37; Ensberg,
Houston, 36; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 35.
STOLEN BASES-Reyes, New York, 58; Pierre,
Florida, 54; Furcal, Atlanta, 44; Rollins,
Philadelphia, 37; Taveras, Houston, 34; Freel,
Cincinnati, 34; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 31.
PITCHING (14 Decisions)-JoSosa, Atlanta,
13-3, .812, 2.45; Carpenter, St. Louis, 21-5,
.808, 2.71; CZambrano, Chicago, 14-5, .737,
3.17; Willis, Florida, 22-9, .710, 2.44; Mulder,
St. Louis, 16-7, .696, 3.43; Smoltz, Atlanta, 147, .667, 3.06; Schmidt, San Francisco, 12-6,
.667, 4.29; Eaton, San Diego, 10-5, .667, 4.18.
STRIKEOUTS-Peavy, San Diego, 211;
PMartinez, New York, 208; Carpenter, St. Louis,
207; DDavis, Milwaukee, 193; CZambrano,
Chicago, 190; Burnett, Florida, 190; BMyers,
Philadelphia, 189.
SAVES-CCordero, Washington, 47; Hoffman,
San Diego, 41; Lidge, Houston, 38; TJones,
Florida, 38; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 36;
BWagner, Philadelphia, 35; Turnbow,
Milwaukee, 34.
American League
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92
90
90
L
63
64
64
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.584
.584
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11⁄2
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HOME (7) — Sept. 26-29 Toronto
30-Oct. 2 NY Yankees.
ROAD (3) — Sept. 23-25 Baltimore.
Cleveland
HOME (6) — Sept. 27-29 Tampa Bay
30-Oct. 2 Chicago.
ROAD (3) — Sept. 23-25 Kansas City.
Oakland
HOME (7) — Sept. 23-25 Texas
26-29 Los Angeles.
ROAD (3) — Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Seattle.
National League
Houston
Philadelphia
Florida
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85
83
80
L
70
72
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.539
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HOME (4) — Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Chicago.
ROAD (4) — Sept. 24-25 Chicago
27-28 St. Louis.
Philadelphia
HOME (3) — Sept. 26-28 New York.
ROAD (6) — Sept. 23-25 Cincinnati
30-Oct. 2 Washington.
Florida
HOME (6) — Sept. 26-28 Washington
30-Oct. 2 Atlanta.
ROAD (3) — Sept. 23-25 Atlanta.
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Rivalry
LQ
The franchises met in three
straight NFC championship
games from 1992-94, with the
victor going on to win each of
the following three Super Bowls.
“Those were the greatest
games,” said Newberry, who
grew to hate the Cowboys’ star
logo, but also respected Emmitt
Smith, Troy Aikman and coach
Jimmy Johnson. “You knew
whoever won that game was
going to win the Super Bowl.
That was the real Super Bowl.”
San Francisco coach Mike
Nolan has memories of this rivalry from its origin: his father,
Dick, was an assistant to Dallas
coach Tom Landry before becoming the 49ers’ head coach in
1968. Even now, the saga is fresh
in the son’s mind.
“It didn’t really become a rivalry until about ‘70, when they
played in the (NFC) championship game, and then again in
‘71,” Mike Nolan said. “In ‘72, it
wasn’t the championship game,
but it was a big game in the postseason. Dallas won all three of
them. It wasn’t until ‘81 when
the 49ers finally beat them. ... It’s
an issue of respect, and that’s
why it’s the game it’s been,
because of the respect between
these two teams.”
Five years ago, Terrell Owens
added the most recent spice to
the rivalry with two audacious
touchdown celebrations on the
star at the center of Texas
Stadium, leading to George
Teague’s retaliatory hit, Owens’
suspension by coach Steve
Mariucci and the start of the
public disintegration of his relationship with the Niners.
Owens’ new team, the
Philadelphia Eagles, destroyed
the 49ers (1-1) 42-3 last week,
but San Francisco beat St. Louis
28-25 in its home opener two
From wire reports
FOOTBALL
Texans to resume work on Tuesday
HOUSTON — The Houston Texans will not
have to resort to a plan that would have had them
spending the week in Cincinnati after Houston
was spared a direct hit by Hurricane Rita.
They will take Monday off because of gas and
transportation problems in the area and resume
practice on Tuesday, the team announced on its
Web site Saturday.
The team is off Sunday and travels to face the
Bengals Oct. 2.
Officials canceled practice Thursday and urged
players and staff to leave town as Rita approached.
The Texans practice bubble was deflated before
the storm and doesn’t appear to have been damaged.
GOLF
Austin rallies to take Texas Open lead
SAN ANTONIO — Woody Austin took the
third-round lead in the Texas Open on Saturday,
shooting a 3-under 67 in 100-degree heat and
wind gusting to 30 mph as the edge of Hurricane
Rita roared by about 150 miles to the east.
The 41-year-old Austin made a 4-foot birdie
putt on the 18th hole to finish at 13-under 197
on the LaCantera Golf Club’s Resort Course.
Robert Gamez (68), Mark Wilson (66) and Dean
Wilson (70) were tied for second.
Austin began the round two strokes behind
Dean Wilson and was as far back as five shots on
the back nine. The two-time PGA Tour winner rallied with an eagle on the 536-yard, par-5 14th, his
203-yard approach to 2 feet.
BOXING
Klitschko earns victory in IBF eliminator
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wladimir Klitschko
scored a unanimous decision over Samuel Peter
on Saturday night, despite being knocked down
three times in a 12-round brawl.
Using his size and quickness to best advantage,
Klitschko dominated early and rallied late to hold
off the awkward, hard hitting Peter. The fight
looked to be Klitschko's early on but changed suddenly in the fifth round, when Peter knocked him
down twice.
Klitschko (45-3) recovered and Peter seemed to
tire in the next four rounds of the IBF elimination
bout. The 29-year-old Klitschko kept him at bay
with quick combinations and a long jab that
repeatedly forced the muscle-bound 25-year-old
Nigerian to resort to overhand punches, some as
the fighter broke from clinches.
AUTO RACING
Castroneves claims Watkins Glen pole
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Spider Man moved
one step closer to climbing another fence.
Helio Castroneves won the pole for the inaugural Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix on Saturday,
posting the fastest lap in a 10-minute shootout
among the top six cars.
Castroneves covered the 3.37-mile, 11-turn
Watkins Glen International road course at a
record 133.806 mph, edging IRL newcomer
Giorgio Pantano (133.774 mph) and knocking
Scott Dixon (133.497 mph) from first to fourth.
Patrick Carpentier qualified third (133.629 mph).
The IRL established a unique qualifying format
for the three street/road courses on this year’s
schedule. After all 20 drivers finished their singlelap qualifying runs, positions seven through 20
were locked in and the top six drivers ran an extra
10 minutes on new tires in an effort to improve
their positions.
Bodine wins NASCAR Craftsman Truck race
WILD-CARD GLANCE
Cleveland
Boston
New York
THE SIDELINE
weeks ago despite glaring deficits
in yards, offensive plays and time
of possession.
With a win over Dallas (1-1) ,
the 49ers would be 2-0 at home
for the first time since 1999.
“You go watch what they did
against St. Louis, and that’s the
team that we’re preparing for,”
said Cowboys quarterback Drew
Bledsoe, who’s off to a solid 39of-60 start for 487 yards this season.
“We watched all the sacks that
they got. The pressure that they
were able to apply to the Rams’
offense is pretty impressive. We’d
better be ready for that.
(Defensive end) Bryant Young
looks like he’s playing like he did
when he was young.”
The Cowboys hope the short
week of preparation was enough
time to erase any hangover from
their 14-13 loss to Washington
on Monday night. Dallas blew a
late lead in the final 3:46 on two
long touchdown passes.
LAS VEGAS — Todd Bodine passed Ted
Musgrave on the final lap in a green-white-checker finish Saturday night at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway for his second NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series victory of the season.
Bodine, bumped out of the lead a year ago by
Shane Hmiel, averaged 119.557 mph and led 114
of the 146 laps in the Las Vegas 350.
Musgrave had passed Bodine just before a caution came out with two laps left when Steve Park
grazed the wall.
Musgrave, who trailed series points leader
Dennis Setzer by 59 points going into the race,
cut the difference to five points after Setzer finished 14th.
TODAY ON TV
AUTO RACING
Noon TNT — NASCAR, Nextel Cup, MBNA NASCAR RacePoints
400, at Dover, Del.
2:30 p.m. ABC — IRL, Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix, at Watkins
Glen, N.Y.
GOLF
7 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Seve Trophy, final round, at
Billingham, England
11 a.m. NBC — PGA Tour, The President's Cup, final round, at
Prince William County, Va.
3 p.m. ESPN — PGA Tour, Texas Open, final round, at San
Antonio
4 p.m. TGC — Nationwide Tour, Boise Open, final round, at
Boise, Idaho
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon ESPN — Regional Coverage; Toronto at N.Y. Yankees OR
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
TBS — Florida at Atlanta
1:10 p.m. WGN — Houston at Chicago Cubs
3 p.m. ESPN2 — Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels
7 p.m. ESPN2 — Texas at Oakland
MOTORSPORTS
5 p.m. SPEED — MotoGP 250, Malaysian Grand Prix, at Sepang,
Malaysia (same-day tape)
10 p.m. SPEED — MotoGP World Championship, Malaysian
Grand Prix, at Sepang, Malaysia (same-day tape)
NFL
Noon CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader
FOX — Regional coverage
3 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage
3:15 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader game
7:30 p.m. ESPN — N.Y. Giants at San Diego
TENNIS
Noon ESPN2 — Davis Cup, U.S. vs. Belgium, best singles match,
at Leuven, Belgium
SUNDAY
OUTDOORS
SEPTEMBER 25, 2005
Teal hunters calling season a success
hat a difference a
year makes. Teal
hunters are calling
this season’s opener the best
they can remember after a
weekend of
fast shooting and
easy limits.
This
pales in
comparison to a
year ago,
when
waterfowlers
across the
state
BINK
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more conversation
in the field TEXAS OUTDOORS
than fastflying bluewings.
“Everyone I have talked to
got their birds,” said Mike
Grigar, owner of Johnny’s
Sport Shop in Eagle Lake, a
long-established hub for
hunters. “It was foggy here,
and many hunters said they
had to wait until the fog lifted to get their ducks.”
All of Texas, with the
exception of isolated regions
in the Panhandle, saw little
rainfall during the six weeks
preceding teal season, leaving dry, cracked earth where
shallow ponds normally
existed.
With the absence of precipitation, wildlife managers
and outfitters were forced to
dig deep into their pockets to
pump water to flats and leveed ponds.
Some chose not to, sighting rising fuel costs and a
nine-day season did not warrant the money; however,
those who did ante-up the
water, saw the dividends, at
least with teal numbers, that
is.
“We had six groups out
and six groups went home
with full limits,” said Glenn
Ging of Bay Prairie Outfitters
in Midfield. “It was a great
opener.”
Reports across the state
indicate rice-producing counties such as Colorado,
Jackson, Lavaca, Wharton,
Brazoria, Matagorda and
Chambers enjoyed fast
shoots.
Though the days prior to
the opener saw scattered
sightings of teal, hunters said
the skies were full of
whistling wings when the
shooting began.
“If you have been in the
business long enough, you
know it is difficult to gauge
teal numbers by scouting
fields,” said Wesley Morton,
owner of South Texas
Waterfowl in El Campo.
“Sometimes you see them,
sometimes you don’t. You
may not see any on ponds
throughout the day, then
they magically appear at sun-
rise the next morning.”
Waterfowlers have mixed
opinions concerning the
affects a full moon has on
duck hunting.
Some claim it prompts
waterfowl to sit during the
day and feed at night. Others
say it inspires ducks to
migrate.
According to Morton, the
latter occurred this teal season.
“New flights of teal arrived
daily this week as the moon
got brighter,” he said. “As
bright as the moon was, I
believe a lot of birds showed
up overnight.”
Marsh ponds along the
coast saw large flocks of
bluewings, too. Hunters
reported limit hunts in the
marsh near High Island,
Anahuac, Freeport,
Matagorda, Seadrift and
Rockport.
Though those areas were
also devoid of rain for the
past month, above-normal
tides associated with the
autumn equinox filled backwater sloughs and ponds,
giving teal ample habitat to
lite.
Biologist Todd Merendino
reported steady shooting on
Texas Parks and Wildlife’s
public wildlife management
areas.
Peach Point WMA near
Freeport averaged close to
three birds per hunter while
AUSTIN — Here is the weekly
fishing report as compiled for the
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department for Sept. 23. (Report
also available on the Internet at
http://www.txfishing.com.)
NORTH SABINE: Trout are good
in the Sabine and Neches Rivers
on live shad and pepper/chartreuse Bass Assassins and Norton
Sand Eels. Trout and redfish are
good in the marsh.
SOUTH SABINE: Bull redfish are
good at the jetty on live bait and
cut mullet. Trout are good along
the rocks on bone Top Dogs.
Croaker and sand trout are good
from the causeway pier.
BOLIVAR: Trout are good along
the Anahuac National Wildlife
Refuge shoreline on chartreuse/
red head and black Top Dogs and
glow/chartreuse Corkies. Redfish
are good in the surf and at
Rollover Pass on finger mullet.
Croaker are good on fresh dead
shrimp.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are good
on the East Ridge on soft plastics
and gold spoons. Redfish, trout
and sand trout are good at the
Spillway on live bait and
red/white and pearl/chartreuse
Hogies, Trout Killers, Sand Eels
and Bass Assassins.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout
are fair to good on Top Dogs and
Super Spooks for waders along
the south shoreline. Trout are
good over shell on live shrimp and
pumpkinseed/chartreuse and
pepper/chartreuse Bass
Assassins, Trout Killers, Stanley
Wedgetails and Sand Eels.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout,
redfish, sand trout and croaker
COASTAL FISHING REPORT
San Antonio Bay on live shrimp
and gold and silver spoons. Bull
redfish are good on mullet and
shrimp at Pass Cavallo. Trout and
redfish are good in the back lakes
on live shrimp and topwaters.
ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to
good on Long Reef on Bass
Assassins, Sand Eels and live
shrimp. Redfish are good on the
Estes Flats on mullet and live
shrimp. Redfish are good on topwaters in Copano Bay and on the
backside of Mud Island.
PORT ARANSAS: Trout are fair
to good around Shamrock Cove
on Super Spooks, She Dogs and
red shad Bass Assassins, Sand
Eels and Trout Killers. Redfish are
good on the East Flats on live
shrimp under a popping cork and
topwaters.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfish
are good on the beach on finger
mullet and cut bait. Gafftop are
good on fresh dead. Trout and
redfish are fair to good on the
reefs in Nueces Bay on live
shrimp under a popping cork.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout and redfish
are good on live bait and strawberry touts along the Intracoastal
Waterway. Trout are fair to good
at Penescal and Rocky Slough on
piggy perch and live shrimp.
Flounder are fair to good on
shrimp and jigs tipped with
shrimp at the Meadows and at
the mouth of the Land Cut.
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are good at the causeway and
railroad bridge on live bait and
fresh dead. Bull redfish are good
at the jetty on finger mullet and
cut bait. Trout and redfish are fair
to good on the shell while drifting
with shrimptails and live shrimp.
TEXAS CITY: Trout are good at
Dollar Reef on live bait and glow
soft plastics. Redfish are good in
Moses Lake on live shrimp under
a popping cork. Trout, redfish,
sand trout and croaker are good
at night under the lights off the
dike.
FREEPORT: Trout, Spanish
mackerel and redfish are good on
live bait at the Surfside and
Quintana jetty. Trout, redfish,
croaker and flounder are good at
night from the piers near San Luis
Pass on live shrimp, mullet and
glow plastics. Tarpon are showing
on the beach.
EAST MATAGORDA: Trout and
redfish are good on the shorelines
on Top Dogs, She Dogs, Super
Spooks and red shad Bass
Assassins and Norton Sand Eels.
Redfish are fair to good in Lake
Austin on live shrimp and cracked
crabs.
MATAGORDA: Redfish are good
on topwaters and live shrimp in
Oyster Lake and the north shoreline of West Bay around Shell
Island. Trout and redfish are fair
to good on black Bass Assassins,
Trout Killers and Sand Eels
around Green’s and Cotton’s.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and
redfish are good on the reefs in
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Those are considered good
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areas. Guadalupe Delta WMA
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East Texas was a different
story.
Conditions were so dry,
most counties in the region
instituted a burn-ban. As a
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and bayous were parched dirt
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The bright spots were shallow flats and coves on lakes
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Notre Dame rolls over Washington
SEATTLE — Charlie Weis led Notre
Dame to the same kind of lopsided
romp over Washington on Saturday
that Tyrone Willingham did a year ago
when he coached the Fighting Irish.
The 16th-ranked Irish, clicking in the
air and on the ground after a sluggish
start, beat the Huskies 36-17 Saturday in
a game that had little to do with coaches matching wits and everything to do
with slick execution by Notre Dame
and huge blunders by Washington.
A year after Notre Dame won 38-3 in
South Bend, Ind., against Washington,
they took their show on the road to do
virtually the same thing against their
former coach on a brilliant fall afternoon before 71,473 fans in Husky
Stadium.
Quarterback Brady Quinn, who threw
four touchdown passes last year, threw
only one this time but compiled 327
yards passing in a more balanced attack
that saw sophomore halfback Darius
Walker rush for a career-high 128 yards
on 21 carries.
No. 1 Southern California 45, No. 24 Oregon
13
EUGENE, Ore. — Matt Leinart threw
for 315 yards and three touchdowns
and top-ranked USC trailed early but
took over in the second half Saturday to
beat No. 24 Oregon 45-13, the Trojans’
25th straight victory.
The Ducks (3-1, 0-1 Pac-10) jumped
out to an early 13-0 lead and clung to a
13-10 halftime advantage, but the
Trojans (3-0) scored 35 unanswered
points in the second half.
Leinart, who was completing 75 percent of his passes (36-48) going into the
game, didn’t even make half of his
attempts (12 of 25) in the first half
against the Ducks. But the Heisman
Trophy winner finished 23-of-39 with
an interception.
No. 4 Virginia Tech 51, No. 15 Georgia Tech 7
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Jeff King
caught a touchdown pass from Marcus
Vick and blocked a field goal that
turned into a 78-yard scoring run by
D.J. Parker and Virginia Tech routed
Georgia Tech.
The Hokies (4-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast
Conference) shut down the vaunted
passing game of the Yellow Jackets (3-1,
1-1), turned Georgia Tech’s only sustained offensive drive into a special
teams touchdown and scored 17 points
in a span of 44 seconds.
No. 5 Florida 49, Kentucky 28
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Chris Leak
threw four touchdown passes, all in the
first half, and DeShawn Wynn scored
four touchdowns as Florida got its
offense rolling.
After a blocked punt led to an early
Kentucky touchdown, Florida (4-0, 2-0
Southeastern Conference) scored on
seven straight possessions and led 49-7
at halftime. Leak, who made his first
collegiate start two years ago at
Kentucky, was 25-of-32 for 319 yards.
Leak’s first touchdown pass, a 16yarder, went to Wynn, who also scored
on three short runs. Wynn became the
first player in Florida history to record
two four-touchdown games, having
also accomplished the feat in a 2003
win over Florida A&M.
No. 8 Ohio St. 31, No. 21 Iowa 6
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Troy Smith
threw two touchdown passes to
Anthony Gonzalez and ran for two
scores and Ohio State’s defense shut
down Iowa.
Iowa (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) finished with
18 rushes for minus 9 yards as A.J.
Hawk and Mike Kudla each were credited with 11⁄2 sacks for 15 yards in losses.
Dahlberg
checked for steroids three
times.”
Unlike Tejada, Palmeiro
can’t say that. So how about
doing baseball and its fans a
real favor by shedding some
light on steroid use and
telling us what really goes on
behind closed doors in major
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Notre Dame’s Darius Walker runs through a hole aboiding Washington’s Joe Lobendahn
(53) with a block by Anthony Fasano (88) for six yards Saturday during the third quarter at
the Husky Stadium in Seattle.
The Buckeyes (3-1, 1-0) harassed Iowa
quarterback Drew Tate all day, sacking
him five times for minus 43 yards.
The Hawkeyes, averaging 428 yards
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first three quarters and ended up with
137. They were forced to punt on their
first seven possessions, running one
play in Ohio State territory — by that
time the Buckeyes were in control 24-0.
Minnesota 42, No. 11 Purdue 35, 2OT
MINNEAPOLIS — Gary Russell
scored three touchdowns, the last a 3yard run in the second overtime to lift
Minnesota.
Laurence Maroney rushed for a
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the Gophers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who
held on in another thrilling back-andforth game between these rivals.
Purdue (2-1, 0-1) had a chance to tie
the game in the second OT, but Jerod
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No. 12 Miami 23, Colorado 3
MIAMI — Kyle Wright threw for 264
yards and a touchdown, plus ran for
another, and Miami’s defense frustrated
Colorado all afternoon.
Only Mason Crosby’s 58-yard field
goal — the second longest of his career
— with 11:57 left kept the Buffaloes (21) from being shut out for the first time
in nearly two decades.
Sinorice Moss had 111 yards receiving, including a 53-yard touchdown
catch, for the Hurricanes (2-1) — who
got three field goals from Jon Peattie,
then a 2-yard scoring run by Wright
with 8:44 left.
Quadtrine Hill and Tyrone Moss combined for 99 yards rushing for Miami,
which got 12 tackles and an interception from safety Brandon Meriweather.
Wisconsin 23, No. 14 Michigan 20
MADISON, Wis. — John Stocco
scored on a 4-yard quarterback draw
with 24 seconds left as Wisconsin
snapped Michigan’s 23-game winning
streak in Big Ten openers.
Wisconsin (4-0, 1-0) sealed the win
when Michigan’s Chad Henne was
flushed from the pocket and slipped on
the turf, the ball popping loose as time
expired and the Badgers stormed the
field with their first win over the
Wolverines (2-2, 0-1) since 1994.
It was just the second loss in
Michigan’s last 38 conference openers,
and both were to Wisconsin, which also
beat the Wolverines in their 1981 Big
Ten kickoff.
league ballparks?
Jose Canseco tried to do
just that, only to be shunned
by anyone who had anything to do with the game.
But Canseco was an opportunist trying to make money
on the deal, while Palmeiro
can reinvent himself as
someone trying to do something for the future good of
the game.
Former commissioner Fay
Wisconsin also tied its modern-day
mark with its ninth straight home win,
its longest such streak since the early
1960s.
No. 17 Michigan State 61, Illinois 14
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Drew Stanton
set a school record with five TD passes
and Michigan State scored on six of
eight first-half possessions in its romp.
Michigan State (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten)
rolled up 705 yards. Illinois (2-2, 0-1)
gave up 381 yards before halftime as
Stanton did as he pleased during a 28point second quarter. Stanton tied the
school record, held by seven others, by
halftime and broke it with a 2-yard toss
to Kellen Davis on the Spartans’ first
possession of the second half. Stanton’s
second pass of the day was a 75-yard TD
strike to Kyle Brown, and he hit
Dwayne Holmes, Jerramy Scott and
Matt Trannon for scores in the second
quarter.
No. 20 Alabama 24, Arkansas 13
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — D.J. Hall
caught two touchdown passes from
Brodie Croyle, including a 5-yarder in
the final minutes, to lead Alabama.
Juwan Simpson’s interception at the
Arkansas 40 set up the late scoring drive
for the Crimson Tide (4-0, 2-0 SEC),
which has opened with four straight
wins for the first time since 1996. On
third-and-goal, Hall slipped uncovered
into the end zone yards from the nearest defender with 2:22 remaining.
The Razorbacks (1-3, 0-2), who came
into the game as 151⁄2-point underdogs,
hardly resembled the team manhandled
for 70 points and 736 yards by No. 1
Southern California a week earlier.
No. 23 Virginia 38, Duke 7
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Marques
Hagans threw for four touchdown passes and Virginia’s defense forced four
turnovers in a victory over Duke.
Hagan’s first three TD passes came on
third and long, including a 46-yarder to
tight end Tom Santi on third-and-24
that gave Virginia (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic
Coast Conference) a 17-0 third quarter
lead.
Deyon Williams caught two touchdowns, and backup tight end J.M.
Phillips scored on a 12-yard pass, carrying two Duke defenders on his back the
final 3 yards.
Duke (1-3, 0-2) did not score until the
fourth quarter, and managed only 11
first downs and 215 yards from scrimmage, much of which came after the
game was out of reach.
Vincent suggested recently
that today’s sluggers might
have an easier time making it
into the Hall of Fame if they
come clean and explain what
they took and why they took
it.
“My own sense is that sunlight is the best disinfectant,”
Vincent said. “The people up
for the Hall of Fame should
be pushed to tell us a hell of
a lot more than they’ve told
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979- 832-8452.
EXPERIENCED
SURVEY. Excellent salary &
benefits. Must be drug
free. Call (979)265-1071
ext. 100.
IMMEDIATE
opening.
Must know QuickBooks
& all aspects of accounting. Apply at Chem Fabrication in Clute.
POSTAL JOBS
RECEPTIONIST/
SECRETARY
$15.94-22.56/HR
now
hiring. For application &
free government job info,
call American Assoc. of
Labor 1-913-599-8220,
24hrs. emp. serv.
ASSITANT
MAINTENANCE/
MAKE-READY
AC CERTIFIED.
Fax Resume to
979-265-3435.
ROUTE MANAGER
AVON
Miscellaneous
SEEKING recruits &
helpers. Make a good %
of all you sell. Joyce
Fortner 266-8720 sales
rep.
ADVENTURE
EMBROIDERER
-
ROBOTICS/FIBER Optic
Training. Onshore/
Offshore-Top pay!.
Call 281-535-3030.
Help
Wanted
Help
Wanted
1160
Lake Jackson Healthcare Center
is now hiring
Cars
1020 Used
For Sale
FOR Brazoria/Alvin. Independent
propane.
Must have Class A or B
CDL with Hazmat. Apply
in person at 112 W. FM
521, Brazoria.
SURVEY HELPER
WHEN you’re running out
of storage space, it’s time
to think classified - and a
miscellaneous for sale
ad! Our Classified will get
you results.
1160
EOE
•CNAs (all shifts)
•Certified Medication
Aides
Apply in person at
413 Garland Dr., Lake Jackson, TX
E.O.E.
COMPUTERIZED. Exp
helpful but not necessary.
Ann’s
Monogram¡ing 979-233-5988
WAITRESSES, HOSTESSES, & entertainers.
Top $, most fun, best
hrs, big commission. Info
line 281-238-0000.
MANAGER
FOR 200 Unit complex
in Clute experience
with AMSI. Fax resume
to 979-265-3435
NEEDED. Must be 18
years and drug free with
good driving record. Call
(979)265-3622 ext. 100.
-
Office/Clerical
INVENTORY
COORDINATOR
MINIMUM 5 yrs experience managing automotive, trucks, hydraulic
electrical
inventory.
Flexible self-starter with
computer
experience.
Send
resume
to
[email protected]
NEW CAREER Opportunity in Robotics & Fiberoptics. Call
281-535-3030.
OVERSTOCKED
WITH STUFF?
A call to Facts Classified
will help - Place a misc.
for sale ad and just watch
the results you will get!
1160 Help
Wanted
1160 Help
Wanted
H&R Block Income Tax
Courses starting soon.
AUTO SALES
CLUTE
MON.-FRI. 9 AM-8 PM
SUNDAY NOON-7 PM
FREE GAS
2001 FORD RANGER
$
7,995
*Enrollment restrictions and course fees may apply. Enrollment in, or completion of, the H&R Block
Income Tax Course is neither an offer nor guarantee of employment. ©2005 H&R Block Services, inc.
2005 FORD FOCUS ZX
15,345
3 Years Verifiable Experience
2003 TOYOTA COROLLA
ALL
POWER,
59K MILES
SHARP!
LOW MILES
#D122
PROTHERM SERVICES GROUP, L.L.C.
6406 EAST HWY. 332,
FREEPORT, TEXAS
11,400
15,950
MUST PASS:
• BACKGROUND CHECK
• DRUG SCREEN & PHYSICAL
• CRAFT TEST
• CONTRACTORS SAFETY COUNCIL
APPLY IN PERSON
$
$
NOW HIRING
INDUSTRIAL
SANDBLASTERS
AND SPRAY
PAINTERS
$
2004 VOLKSWAGEN
H&R Block®
or visit hrblock.com/taxcourses.
15k, AUTO., POWER
WINDOWS & LOCKS,
#P970
4 CYL.,
5 SPEED, 58K,
#5PA24306A
H&R Block, leaders in the tax preparation business
for 50 years, is currently encouraging people to enroll
in their Income Tax Course. Classes begin soon and
are held in a number of convenient locations in the
area. H&R Block has taught more than two million
people how to prepare taxes and develop personal
tax-saving strategies during the past 20 years.
H&R Block has experienced instructors and the best
teaching materials available. Students taking the sixweek course will learn to complete both federal and
state tax returns and learn the ramifications of the
latest tax laws. Students learn through hands-on
experience with actual case studies. After course
completion, many students use their skills to generate a seasonal or part-time income.* Some even are
trained to become H&R Block Tax Professionals.
Anyone wanting more information about the
H&R Block Income Tax Course should call:
1-800-hrblock
979-849-2488
for 3 months with any
vehicle purchase*
1160 Help
Wanted
LEADING
NATIONAL
Respiratory
Company
seeks Healthcare Specialist. Responsibilities:
Disease
Management
Programs,
Clinical
Evaluations, Equipment
Setup & Education. Be
the Dr.’s eyes in the
home setting. RN, LPN,
RRT, CRT, licensed as
applicable. Great personalities with strong
work ethic needed. Competitive salary, benefits &
career paths. Drug-free
workplace. EOE. If interested please fax resume
to 409-621-1185.
EXTRA MONEY!!!
Must pass pre-employment
drug test.
All applicants must
apply in person at
Cars
1020 Used
For Sale
5B
MIKEN
SPECIALTIES, ltd.
Interviewing:
EXPERIENCED
SCAFFOLD BUILDERS
WITH TOOLS
Must pass pre-employment drug
test and Safety Council tests.
ENGLISH REQUIRED!
Apply in person at
431 Commerce St., Clute
EOE
Local Company Now Taking
Applications For:
•Crane Operator
NCCEO Certified
•Pipe Fabricators
•Single Hand Welders
•Iron Workers
Send Resume To:
c/o The Facts
P.O. Box 549D
Clute, Texas 77531
VERY
DEPENDABLE
people oriented, self
starting teamplayer. Multi
task & good phone skills.
Exp. in Access, Excel &
Windows XP. Send resume to Box 127, c/o
The Facts, PO Box 549,
Clute TX 77531
-
Professionals
LAND SURVEYING
CAD & PARTY chief positions now available.
Call 979-297-3051 for
more information.
OPERATIONS
BRANCH
SUPERVISOR
RSC
EQUIPMENT
Rental, North America’s
premier equipment rental
/sales corporation, is
searching for and Operations Branch Supervisor.
This position supervises
the maintenance and repair of rental equipment
and company vehicles,
maintains
preventative
maintenance
records,
ensures good safety procedures within the shop,
and orders parts when
needed. In addition, this
position works with District or Region Service
Manager to ensure standard procedures are followed when making repairs and performing
preventative
maintenance. Must have a
combination of 2 years’
mechanic
experience
and 2 years’ supervisory
experience. High school
degree or equivalent required. Effective supervisory and mechanical
skills, parts knowledge,
effective communication
skills, and ability to maintain safe shop operations
necessary. RSC Equipment Rental is your best
choice for benefits and
competitive compensation. For consideration
please e-mail resume to
[email protected]
m. EOE & Drug-free
Workplace.
RETIREES OR
EXPERIENCED
PROFESSIONALS
SEEKING EXTRA
INCOME
WE ARE a Lake Jackson
based
Software
Company providing online training. We have
projects that can use
your knowledge, experience,
computer
and
Internet connection to
create training content in
various categories. Research
us
at
www.fldata.com. If interested, send E-mail outlining your expertise and
experience
to:
[email protected].
-
Restaurants
CHICK-FIL-A
2004 CHEVY TRACKER
2004 NISSAN FRONTIER
FANTASTIC
MILEAGE, GREAT
COMMUTER,
#5N916013A
NICE
TRUCK
#P293BB
$
13,887
$
10,700
2005 NISSAN SENTRA
2005 CHEVY COBALT
VERY NICE,
VERY ECONOMICAL,
#P1053
LOW MILES,
GREAT MILEAGE,
#P861
13,887
17,360
OPEN SUNDAY
NOON - 7 PM
AUTO
SALES
DIXIE DRIVE & HIGHWAY 332
979-265-0490
CLUTE
PIPEFITTERS
RIG WELDERS
NCCCO OPERATORS
IRONWORKERS
MUST BE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST
APPLY IN PERSON AT
5550 E. HWY. 332, FREEPORT, TEXAS
$
$
TAKING
APPLICATIONS
FOR
979-265-0490
*Based on 15,000 miles per year, 25 MPG, at $2.79 per gallon. See salesman for details. Clute location.
NO PHONE CALLS!
WAIT PERSON
Come Join The Crew !!!
The city’s Public Works Department is
seeking to fill the following positions:
Recreation Center
Assistant/Program Coordinator
Parks Field Crew
Streets Field Crew
Interested parties may obtain an
application at 200 W. 2nd St. or call
(979)233-3526. Open until filled. EOE
MUST BE at least 18 yrs
of age or older. Apply in
person Tues-Sat. after 4
pm at Mother Teresa’s
Fine Foods, 6 Circle
Way, LJ.
-
Sales
AREA
REPRESENTATIVES
FOR PHYSICIANS
MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY to Market
Health Insurance Products.
409-832-8150.
PMA-195
SALARIED SALES
40-44 HRS/WK.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
HOPE & OPPORTUNITY
FOR A MORE SECURE TOMORROW
Our hearts go out to all Gulf Coast residents as you relocate and
recover from your enormous loss; we wish you comfort in
knowing there’s hope and opportunity for a secure tomorrow.
If you’re contemplating your first steps toward rebuilding, start
with a stable foundation: A job that offers immediate
earning potential. As one of the nation’s largest carriers, J.B.
Hunt Transport provides a consistent weekly pay, steady miles,
and a full benefits package. We have OTR, Dedicated,
Lease-Purchase and Contracting Opportunities available.
Our paid orientation classes start weekly, and we provide
lodging, meals and transportation to help you get started. A
career with us promises stability- and that’s something we all
need more of right now. Call today to learn more about openings
and secure your future with us:
1-800-252-4868
Something to sell? Call the Facts Classified at 979-265-7401 or 800-864-8340
NOW HIRING for night
time positions. Apply in
person, only. No phone
calls please.
Class A exp req. EOE. Subj to d/s.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
EAR N EXT RA
INCOME
DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS
IN THE
AREA
*APPROX. 170 SUBSCRIBERS
*AVERAGING 21/2 HOURS
Jones Creek
*EST. PROFIT $500 MONTH
MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
979-265-2999
day!
Call To EXT. 141 Ask for TERRY
Includes
cleaning
&
stocking of merchandise.
Ability to lift & carry
weight up to 60 lbs. Typing req’d. Will train on
computer. Testing. Competitive
salary.
Call
979-265-9595 for appt.
between 9-5, Mon-Sat.
1250 Services
Offered
CHILDCARE. THE Best
place to drop off your
child. Very exp’d mom.
Also after school care offered. (979) 297-5786.
MOVING?
LIKE to take your trees
with you? Call Us!
409-682-0695
Wagner
Tree Farm.
The Facts
1330 Articles
Wanted
1410 Miscellaneous
1410 Miscellaneous
1410 Miscellaneous
1480 Pleasure
For Sale
For Sale
For Sale
Boats
PALLETS. We will buy
your old wooden pallets.
Wanting large quantities.
979-245-7770.
32’ WOOD ladder. Paid
$350 will take $150.
Good condition. Call
(979) 292-0107
WANTED
Bumper Pull
18 ft. Low boy
979-964-3261
WE BUY REPAIRABLE.
Used Washers & Dryers.
Also sell. $149-$169.
A & H Sales 798-4050.
ANGLETON
STEEL SUPPLY
S
U
P
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
E
R
S A
V
E - RA
D
S
IF I DON’T BUILD
YOUR NEW
HOME, WE BOTH
LOSE MONEY.
I BUILD the finest custom homes money can
buy. Call me for free estimate. (979) 345-4051.
Stephen Alexander
Fine Custom Homes
and Remodeling
SEE US for your Angle
iron; Plate; Sq. tube;
Exp-Metal;
channel;
pipe;
etc.
Phone
979-849-6475
RESTWOOD
Something to sell?
Call Facts Classified - 979-265-7401
CEMETERY Dble crypt
in the Garden of Peace
mausoleum. Make offer.
979-297-7072.
ALMOST NEW!
BEAUTIFUL WHITE mirrored & glass display
case.
Measures
18”
deep, 38” tall, 48” wide.
Has 2 glass shelves.
Lighted & locking. Paid
$650. Will sell for only
$300.
979-299-1249
after 6:00 p.m.
THE FACTS CLASSIFIED
CALL TODAY•979-265-7401
The Facts Classified Business Directory Ads Reach Over 50,000 Readers Daily!
4 Lines • 30 Days • $78
Call 979-265-7401 • 800-864-8340 To Place Your Service Directory Ad
Air Conditioning
BLOCK “H”
AIR
CONDITIONING
“WE’RE HERE to satisfy
your cooling or heating
needs”. Complete service and installation. Free
estimates. 979-798-9338
mobile# 979-235-0818.
TACLB# 015890E.
UNLIMITED
REMODELING
RESIDENTIAL/Commercial Cabinets, tile, granite, additions, painting.
Free est. 979-480-9817
Defensive Driving
Appliance Repair
APPLIANCE
REPAIR
$10 TRIP/ check charge.
Same day service. Refrs/
washers/dryers. 23 yrs.
exp. Selling rebuilt washers & dryers. 849-5331.
APPLIANCES - Repair
all makes & models & air
conditioners.
Howard Cain - 265-6445
WASHER &
DRYER REPAIR
A&H SALES. Specializing in Kenmore & Whirlpool. 979-798-4050. Alton Fortner
Carpet Cleaning
CARPET DEEP
CLEANING SPECIAL
3 RMS $48 incl. Spotter
& deodorizer. Walton Co.
1-800-750-2443 or cell
979-877-8137.
Child Care
NOW TAKING
ENROLLMENT for daycare.
Breakfast,
hot
lunches & snack. CPR &
First Aid cert. 864-3837.
Cleaning
EXTREME CLEANING
Services res/comm. Free
est. Reasonable rates.
Braz Co area. 849-4324.
HOUSE CLEANING
ITEM FOR
SALE:
Item: $0 to $50
Ad Cost:
6
$$
00
00
Item: $50.01 to $100
Ad Cost:
00
9 00
$$
Item: $100.01 TO $250
Ad Cost:
16 00
$
Item: $250.01 TO $500
Ad Cost:
21
$
00
THE FACTS
CLASSIFIED
979-265-7401
Private Party Ads Only
Other Restrictions May
Apply
DirtWork
DOZER WORK
PONDS & dirt work.
Land
clearing,
pads
backhoe. Free est. Terry
Stewart,
266-7559
(Clute), 979-481-3205.
Fencing
AAA
FENCING
QUALITY FENCE
Wood, Chain Link, Ornamental Iron & Free Est.
Angleton. 979-849-4841
1-800-235-0161.
Flooring
FLOORING
INSTALLATION
Home Maintenance
BRANSON
WHEN YOU’RE tired of
not getting the service
you deserve, call us.
We’ve been doing the
job right since 1969. No
job too lg or too sm. All
exterior & interior remodeling, emergency repairs, etc.
ANGEL
CONCRETE
WORK
12+ YRS Serving Braz.
Co Free est Formica/Wilsonart
Judd
Brown
292-6394 or 297-2780.
FIVE J’S
CONCRETE
CO.
DRIVEWAYS, PATIOS.
Sidewalks, Parking Lots,
Etc. Free estimates.
979-233-2470.
AFFORDABLE
GONZALEZ
CONCRETE Driveways,
patios, sidewalks, etc.
Comp. prices. Free est.
Senior %. 979-709-1338
MATAMOROS
CONSTRUCTION, parking
lots,
driveways,
brake out concrete, &
tractor work. 233-9478.
ROBERTO’S
CONCRETE WORK
PARKING LOTS, Driveways, Patios, Etc. Free
estimates.
979-2330862 or 979-215-6025.
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Contractors
I AM TIRED OF
BEING
RETIRED!!
LET ME remodel your
kitchen or bath. I specialize in Custom Cab’s,
bathroom vanities & ent
ctrs. Call Dan Talbot
979-848-2879.
R-T CABINETS
Formica.
979-297-5811
or 979-239-8117.
F&J BUILDERS
REMODELING IN Brazoria County for over 40
years. Any type add ons,
repairs, decks, painting,
roofing, etc. Free estimates. 979-285-2819.
G&G
HOME REPAIR
Hardi Siding, painting,
room additions, decks,
piling replacement All
work done to windstorm
code George 233-1636.
HI & LOW
PRESSURE
WASHING
REMOVES COCOONS,
dirt, unsightly mold &
fungus. Also we clean
roofs, patios & driveways. MC/Visa. 979-2978223, 979-709-8388.
Leroy J. Breaux Jr.
HOME REPAIRS,
Remodeling & Painting.
Home 979-265-0464,
Cell 979-299-8940.
MASTER
TOUCH
REMODELING
INT. & EXT.
PAINTING
FREE ESTIMATES
ALL WORK
GUARANTEED
Sheetrock, texture,
paint, ceramic tile,
Ask for Marco,
979-373-8776.
Merchandise Sales
GIROUARD’S
GENERAL STORE
Industrial Hardware
Division
Paint & Lumber
Industrial Division
979-233-4211
626 West Second St.,
Freeport
J LLOYD’S. Deer stand
chairs, $15-$25. Frpt &
L.J. Homecoming mums,
$4.99 & up. 849-4421.
Painting
HOUSE LEVELING
979-345-5266
979-481-0686
REMODELING
ADDITIONS
ALL KINDS. VA/FHA
approved. Free estimates. Work guaranteed. 40 yrs. exp. Call
979-345-4980, 236-2009
D-SQUARE
FOUNDATION
REPAIR
HONESTY
EXPERIENCE
Free Estimates
BBB MEMBER
Lifetime warranty
David David - owner
979-265-1042
979-848-2810.
DANIELS
HOUSE
LEVELING
979-266-8802
979-709-8965
WORK GUAR. Free Est,
Foundation
Repair,
VA-FHA Appr. Slab Specialist, Pier & Beam.
CONSTRUCTION
979-297-1970
ConcreteWork
PARKING LOTS driveways, patios, sidewalks,
Free est 979-480-3136,
265-9733, 239-9530.
ARS
CONSTRUCTION
WOOD, CHAIN Link,
Rod Iron, Barbwire, Also
Lawn Care. For free est
239-8151 or 415-4328.
CLASSIC
COUNTERTOPS
-
QUALITY
FOUNDATION
REPAIRVA/FHA
approved. Slab/Pier &
Beam. Lifetime warr.
avail Since 1979. Mike
Hall 979-285-2662.
BAKER
HOUSE
LEVELING
HARDWOOD FLOORS
REFINISHING REPAIRS
Installation
&
Sales
Kenny 979-482-6256.
$10 OFF 1st Cleaning,
$55/3hrs, Carpet Cleaning, Senior % Insured &
Bonded, Visa/MC. Office
979-265-4198.
ALL WORK
GUARANTEED
LICENSED & INSURED
Residential/Comm. New
construction, additions &
repairs. 979-297-9577.
TECL 17357.
HOUSECLEANING
RESIDENTIAL, Reasonable Rates, References
available. 979-849-0984.
TOWN &
COUNTRY
COMM/RES
CLEANING
House Leveling
A-ARC ELECTRIC
Electricians
CARPET WOOD
Laminate ceramic tile
showers vinyl Kenny @
979-482-6256 -373-6363
COMMERCIAL & New
Construction.
Professional, Free Estimates,
Insured. 979-265-4192.
INSURED/BONDED
BATHS & KITCHENS,
Hardi siding, floors. Work
guaranteed. Free ests.
Call 979-299-6766.
DRIVEWAYS, PATIOS.
Free estimates. For discounts visit us at
ARShouseleveling.com
$45 FOR 4 hours. $55
for 5 hours. References
available.
Call
979-848-3567 Angela.
PRO CLEAN
•5 Days
•Must Include
Price
•Excludes
Garage Sales,
Pets & Services
Offered Ads
•One Item Per Ad
•4 Lines
ANGLETON +
DEF. DRIVING Sat. classes 8am-2:30pm. 15074
S. Hwy 288B near Ang.
$25. Call 979-849-3292.
SMITH’S
REMODELING
& PAINTING
ACEVEDO’S
PAINTING
INT & Ext Painting, Resid & Com. New & Remodels. Jorge Acevedo
Owner. 979-480-3398.
ANGORA
PAINTING
INT/EXT, Hardi plank,
wallpapering, pwr washing, door installations &
refinishing. Free quote.
MC/Visa. 979-297-8223;
979-709-8388.
CERTAPRO
PAINTERS
INT/EXT. Free estimates
Drywall repair, texture &
carpentry. Call Russell
Burnett, 979-481-2988.
CUSTOM TOUCH
PAINTING
QUALITY WORK At a
better price. Interior &
Exterior. Very clean work
Call 979-297-2194
HOUSE
PAINTING
By
“Eu-Neek”
Int/Ext, drywall repair,
texture, cabinet refinish,
wallpaper removal, pressure clean, carpentry repairs. Bonded/Insured
Visa, MC AMEX
Painting
The TownSince
1982.
VA/FHA approved. Work
guaranteed. Free est.
979-388-0188 or (979)
557-9548 or 265-6722
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Lawn Care
A&M REMODELING
WOOD/CERAMIC
flrs,
sheetrock/texture, int/ext
paint, pressure washing,
most repairs. 799-5355.
BATTS LAWN &
LANDSCAPE
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
Maintenance & Design.
Beds & Mulching.
Call 979-482-3140
CARE FREE
LAWN SERVICE
FREE
EST
Mowing
small yards to 10 acres.
Tree trimming & landscaping David Haseloff
215-9027 or 849-0635.
LAWN
CARE
NEW FLOWER beds
built. shrubs, soil, mulch,
flagstone patios. Free
est’s. 979-265-6447.
LAWN
MOWING
Flower beds clean up &
redesign, hedges, mulch,
soil. Free Estimates.
979-236-3667.
LAWN/LANDS.
RESID./COMM.
Free
est. Mowing, bedding,
tree
trimming,
etc.
979-742-3377; 248-6473
NEW LIFE
LAWN CARE
Landscaping & Pressure
Washing. 979-297-4572
or 979-373-8604.
REYES
LANDSCAPING
Building new & redesigning existing flower beds,
hedge trimming, lawn
mowing, flagstone patios, Free Ests. 265-6960.
INT/EXT QUALITY work
reasonable prices. Free
estimates. Call Mark
Diehl at 979-201-1901.
-
Pets
GRADY ‘86
15 YR. OLD
WHITE 20’ cuddy, ‘90
Yamaha 200hp, ‘03 aluminum trailer $4900
[email protected]
409-925-6007.
LEOPARD
APPALOOSA
quarter gelding. Beautiful
brown
spots,
sweet,
does not spook easy,
great for an experienced
rider. Registered with appaloosa club, Doc Bar
bloodline. $1000 is a
stea! Call 979-647-1088
or 979-235-7152.
DO YOU need a hay
pasture?. Call Randy at
(979)864-0610.
KING SIZE
MATTRESSES. SLEEP
no. .pd $1300 asking
$700, Sterns & Foster
$300, Slumber Pedic
$150. 979-239-3373
METAL BUILDING
COMPONENTS IN stock
Toll free 1-800-489-6475
Angleton Steel
www.angletonsteel.com
979-849-6475.
KENNER VISION
‘04. Tunnel Hull center
console, 19’ 150 HP
Mercury Salt Water Series motor, electronics,
marine
radio,
Eagle
GPS/fish/depth finder, 2
live wells, Rip Tide trolling motor w/low hrs &
hydraulic tilt, galv. trailer
w/all new LED light kit.
Many extras. $18,500
979-297-1710
or
979-482-7513.
RED FIN 230 TE
SNAP ON
TOOL BOX
75TH
ANNIVERSARY
Top 2 bottom with mechanic tools. $8000.
281-585-5769.
VERY SOPHISTICATED
Oak computer armoire.
Many features, 2 mos.
old. pd. $2300 will take
$1300 obo. 549-8967
WANTED:
RESPONSIBLE party to
take on small monthly
Payments on High Definition Big Screen TV.
1-800-398-3970.
‘97. 23’. 135 hp Mercury,
trolling mtr, recorder.
Very good cond. Call
(979) 285-5415.
YAMAHA 20’
‘01. LS2000 Twin 135hp
jet engines, cover, skis,
tubes & life jackets, galvanized trailer, like new,
$12,000
obo.
Call
970-409-9928.
1510
Heavy
Equipment
WANTED
Bumper Pull
18 ft. Low boy
979-964-3261
WEDDING
DRESS,
$430 firm. Never worn,
Alfred Angelo, size 6,
strapless V-back. Call
(979) 848-0813.
1610 Livestock
& Supplies
WOOD BUILDING
10X12 $999 2x24 $1999.
Set up included. Built on
your lot. 713-480-6403.
BRANGUS
Faced, fancy
bred.
10
832-595-4781.
Hunting
& Fishing
1460
GREAT FOR
LEASE!!
FORD ‘92 Explorer XLT,
2 door, 4.0L, 5 speed,
4x4, power windows &
locks, camouflage, 5inches of lift, 4.10 gears,
rear locker, Warn manual hubs, new brakes,
bearings & clutch slave,
Centerforce dual-friction
clutch. Emissions OK.
$1899obo. 417-6564.
Help
Wanted
1160
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R
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WHITE
gentle,
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SKS
PET RANCH
Roofing
A-ENTERPRISE
ROOFING &
SKYLIGHTS
NO MONEY down. Free
est. BBB goldstar member. Windstorm specialists. Call 979-864-6686.
DIAZ ROOFING
RESIDENTIAL
& COMMERCIAL
CATS...............233-5761
KITTEN...979-709-6464
KITTENS.........233-5761
KITTENS.........297-0400
KITTENS.........388-9560
PUPPY.....979-997-2731
1690
$100 MOVE IN
Unfurnished
Apartments
HERITAGE
COURT.
1-1. $300/mo. On-site
laundry. Ask about our
rent special. 849-3305.
1710 Unfurnished
Houses
1 MO. FREE
Cranbrook Court Apts. 1
B/R - $325/m. Ceiling
fan, vanity area, large
windows, walk-in closet,
freshly painted, on-site
laundry, water FREE BASIC CABLE paid, one
month free rent with m/i
by 09/30/05. $100 dep
979-849-5937.
1160
For more information call
our Circulation Dept:
979-237-0137 Ask for TARA
TOWN SQUARE
VILLA BRAZOS APTS.
850 N. Avenue J
Freeport, Texas
979-233-6148
FULL BOARD, covered
arena
PAH
quarter
horses Call 849-7029 or
292-5232.
Help
Wanted
1, 2 & 3 bedrooms.
W/D connections.
The Arbors
979-297-3291
JONES CREEK 2br
$299-up.
Nice
area.
Rent/Sale.Fin.979-2391395 832-868-8566.
ANGLETON
CKC REG Dachshund
puppies $250 (females)
Call 979-647-7004 or
979-548-0707
ONE MONTH
FREE!!!
ANGLETON 2/2. Appliances. Good condition.
No pets. $460 mo. Call
(979) 849-1516
Homes
1670 Mobile
For Rent
STALLS FOR RENT
1620 Pets
& Supplies
ONE MONTH
FREE!
2/1.5 Townhomes in
Angleton,
Move in Special
(979)848-2750
UPSTAIRS, 3 bedrooms,
3 baths. $825/mo. &
$400 sec. dep. Call
979-299-3121.
DO YOU need a hay
pasture?. Call Randy at
(979)864-0610.
LAKE JACKSON
AREA
ASK ABOUT
OUR
SPECIALS
RESERVE YOUR New
Home TODAY.
Brentwood Apartments,
510 That Way, L.J.
1-888-533-3259.
Equal Housing
Opportunity
BRAZORIA
1BR-1BA, $375 per mo
+ $200 deposit. Background check. No pets.
979-285-3600.
4BDR, 3BA home! Must
sell. Buy $22,500! For
listing 800-749-8124 ext.
1942.
ANG 3/2.5/2 brk 2 story,
fenced yard, ceramic tile,
appl. Good neighborhood $825mo. 849-1516.
ANG. 2-1-1, Northside,
ch&a, W/D conn, fenced,
carpeted. $595/mo &
dep. 979-549-6412 or
979-849-6056.
ANGLETON
3-2-2 avail 10/01. Ch&a,
fenced, close to schools
$750mo
plus
dep.
849-3132 or 549-8288.
ANGLETON
505
BRYAN
3-1-1,
ch&a, carpet, blinds,
stove. Owner will be at
house
9-2 each day.
$595mo + $200dep. No
pets.
ANGLETON
8 SUNNYBROOK - 3/2/2
brick $900mo + $900
dep. One or two yr. lease
Avail Now
Will Clark Rentals
(979) 849-2000
ANGLETON
BRAZORIA. NICE quiet
2-1 duplex apt. $450/mo
& $200 dep. 979-2990099 or 979-239-7783.
900 N. Arcola. 2-1, ch&a.
$595/mo & $350 dep.
Call (979) 297-1970.
1160 Help
Wanted
1160 Help
Wanted
Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Now Accepting Applications For:
ANGLETON
VISITING NURSES
Looking for
Full Time & Part Time
Physical Therapist
•
Full Time
PT Assistant
•
Part Time
Home Care Providers
•
Part Time
BOARDING KENNEL.
Owner on site 24/7.
Call 979-964-4438.
-
1630
LUXURY APARTMENT
HOMES!!
514 That Way, LJ.
979-299-1074
Plus we pay your electric
deposit. Big 1, 2 & 3
bedrooms. $199 movein.
979-233-3155.
www.PortVapts.com
Free
Pets
App. fee waived with
canned good donation
Thru September 30
Call for details.
Oyster Creek Apts.
979-297-1283
ROUTES ARE NOW
AVAILABLE IN THE
N
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D
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cageless daycare. Call
(979) 248-8773.
1690 Unfurnished
Apartments
BBQ PIT
866-4-EUNEEK
PAINTING
JC’S HOUSE
LEVELING
1620 Pets
& Supplies
20” LYFETYME w/upright smoker $700. After
6pm 979-297-5780.
CNA
2508 N. Velasco,
Angleton, TX 77515
979-848-0219
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212 North 14th Street • West Columbia, TX
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
TAKING
APPLICATIONS
FOR
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SAFETY
DIRECTOR
Apply in person at 5550 Hwy 332 E,
Freeport or fax resume to
979-233-7033
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NO PHONE CALLS!
BONDED. FREE est.
Work Guaranteed. Comp
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complete. 979-239-2341.
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19715 Hwy. 36 - Brazoria
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979-798-1258
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Care. Stumps, fertilizing,
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-
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& INSTALLATION
SMALL LOT specialists.
Estimates no charge.
979-265-2344 or 4825555. LIC#64 Class 2.
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Mahindra • Echo • Zetor
U-Haul Van & Truck Rentals
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1250 Services
Offered
Proven Industry Leading Benefits/Pay
Family Oriented Dispatch
Home Weekly!
Apply Today, Call Danny Gaona at:
800-737-9983
Apply in person at: 28318 FM 2004
Angleton, Texas 77515
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Apartments
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Apartments
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Apartments
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COLUMBIA LAKES
WEST COLUMBIA 3/2/2
$1000 per month plus
$1000
dep.
Call
832-398-0029.
We Will Meet Or Beat ANY
Competitors Move In Special!
Bring Their Ad Or Flier!
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A Place You
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APARTMENTS •Swimming
Pool
MOVE IN SPECIAL TO MEET ANY BUDGET!
•Two Laundry Facilities
•Landscaped Grounds
Move In •Mini Blinds
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•Minutes from Surfside
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On Any Unit
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•Controlled Access Gates
Must sign a 13 month lease Must sign a 9 month lease Must sign a 7 month lease •Water Provided
$
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50
$
79
99
979-265-4797 FAX 979-265-4798
*Application Fee $25.00/Move In Fee Is Non-refundable After Approval • Hurry, Expires Sept. 30, 2005
CREEKSIDE ESTATES
1 Or 2 Months FREE On
215 S. AVE D. Fenced
yard, central air, appl.,
new ceramic tile. Water
& gas paid. $595mo +
$350 dep. 233-6039.
HIDE-A-WAY
3/2 ON water, 60’
bulkhd, deck, kitchen.
Berber carpet, storage,
$925mo, 265-8010 or
265-2694.
HOUSES FOR
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$
Executive Homes
some with pools starting
at $1500mo
AVAILABLE NOW
Call Keli at American
Management, 297-7700.
LAKE JACKSON
3/2/2 507 Sycamore.
New paint inside & out.
Converted 2 car gar rm
w/laundry & storage rm.
Fenced yard w/shed.
$975 mo + $800 dep.
Call 979-236-6616; after
8 pm 979-297-8425.
LAKE JACKSON. For
lease. 2/1/1, w/ all major
appliances $700/mo &
dep., owner/agent. Call
Bob @ 979-236-8016.
1690 Unfurnished
Apartments
Quiet, Peaceful, Affordable Apts.
Some Rental Assistance Available
1 Bed. - $280 to $305
2 Bed. - $353 to $382
3 Bed. - $410 to $440
Conveniently Located On Business 288
•Mini Blinds
•Pets Accepted Up To 25 Lbs.
•Washer/Dryer Connections
•24 Hr. Emergency Maintenance
•Free Water
•And So Much More
431 Lamar - 345-3034
200 Timbercreek, Clute, TX • 979-265-2559
Open Til 7 PM Monday thru Saturday
LAKE JACKSON
124 Washington
3-2-2 Avail 8-1
$1200mo + $1200 dep.
405 Jasmine
3-1-1 Avail Now
$725mo + $725 dep.
West Columbia
Plaza Apartments
100 Off of A 7 Month Lease • $200 Off 13 Month Lease*
Offering •Clothes Care Center
•Video Library Club
•Professional Management
•Walk-in Closets
•Private Patio Balcony
1710 Unfurnished
Houses
WASHER & DRYER
PROVIDED IN EACH
1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT
APARTMENT COMMUNITY
NO RENT
’til November 1*
300 To 325
OFF
$
$
979-297-7256
400 Timbercreek, Richwood • 979-265-3445
*Qualified Applicants, Limited Time Offer, Call For Details
*On Select Floor Plans
99
$
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SPECIAL!
Apartment Homes
295
$
335
$
Sher wood For est
APAR TMENTS
Upstairs
1 Bedroom
Downstairs
1 Bedroom
140 Lakeview Dr., Clute
345
$
395
$
Downstairs
2 Bedroom
979-265-6544
*With Approved Credit. $25 App. Fee. Limited Time
AUDUBON WOODS
S/D RICHWOOD
1790 Business
Rentals
ANGLETON
NEW HOMES
FOR LEASE
10,000 SF. warehouse
with office space. $2500
per mo. & dep. Wkdays
979-299-3121, nights &
wkends 979-297-5668 or
979-297-1018.
5 TO choose from in LJ.
Rent from $1700-$2500
per
month.
Call
979-299-5000.
OYSTER CREEK 3/1/1
CH&A, fenced yard, new
paint, $580 mo. Must
see Call 979-849-1516.
DOWNTOWN
LAKE JACKSON
Office space available.
767 sq. ft. through
12,500 sq. ft.
Call 979-299-3121
or 979-297-1018 or
979-297-5668.
RENT TO OWN Remodeled Ang 3-2-2 $1150mo
owner/agent 709-1512
bravorealty.net
HURRY! Available Now!
4800sf ofc./whse. Equal
ofc./whse, All a/c many
extras. VERY AFFORDABLE Freeport Business
Park Loading dock. 979265-5176 or 233-6884
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WEST COL.
BRICK 3-2-2, ch&a all
tile, walk in closets, large
patio
$770/mo.
954-856-8446, 417-7934
WEST COLUMBIA
BRAND NEW home
2/2/carport, country living, large wooded lot,
appliances, $850/mo +
$850/dep. Avail 1st week
of Oct. 979-345-2400.
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979-233-6148
850 N. Ave. J • Freeport, TX 77541
*FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
ASHTON
OAKS
265-1496
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-6;
Sat. 10-5; Sun. 1-5
1 MONTH
FREE RENT
WE OFFER TEMPORARY HOUSING TO THOSE IN
NEED FROM THE HURRICANE, CALL FOR DETAILS.
Total Move In!
Includes 1st Month Rent!
*
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APARTMENT HOMES
105 Any Way Street,
(979)297-1283
Lake Jackson, TX
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201 Dixie Drive • Clute, TX 77531
111 Loganberry Street
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415 Garland Drive, Lake Jackson
(979)297-3291
Office Hours: M-F 9am - 6pm; Sat. 10am-5pm
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Incredibly Competitive Rates!
Se Habla Español • Mon.-Fri. 9-6, Sat. 10-6
*Select units
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WANNA KNOW a secret? Oak Park Office
Center, Clute. Special
Space, all bills paid, 3 office suite w/pvt restroom.
$850/mo., lease req’d.
979-233-6884, 265-5176
www.rentoffice
warehousetx.com
1,823 SQ. ft. & 1,200 sq
ft. Downtown Lake Jackson. Call Keli at American Management, 979297-7700.
1800
Business
Opportunities
NO
DOWNPAYMENT!
Established resale Shop
for sale. Easy terms.
Great for retired couple.
Call 979-299-3121.
1810 Houses
For Sale
103 SINGLETON, JC.
3-2-2 brick, CH&A, carport, many extras. Corner lot. (979) 233-1065
4BDR, 3BA home! Must
sell. Buy $22,500! For
listing 800-749-8124 ext.
1942.
ADORABLE
1 BEDROOM, 1Bath in
Oyster
Creek.
Vicki
979-235-0453,
Remax
1st Team 979-297-5747
ANGLETON. REDUCED
below appraisal. Nice
3-2 brk home, garage w/
office, den, FP, fence,
storage bldg, $99,500.
Owner/agent, 979-8488777, cell 979-997-0116.
1 MONTH FREE*
Plus
$45 Application Fee Waived
With Donation Of Canned
Goods For Our Gulf Coast
Neighbors.
*With signing of a one year lease.
99
TOO GOOD to be so
CheaP!
Office/Warehouse, flexible space.
Flexible terms, Freeport
business
Park.
979233-6884, 265-5176.
www.rentoffice
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Upstairs
2 Bedroom
OFFICE HOURS: MON.-FRI. 8:00-5:00 • SAT. 8:00-2:00
979-265-8799
35
2-1-1 hardwood floors,
ch&a, in Freeport $675
2-1 duplex with carport in
LJ $400
2-1 duplex with stove &
refrigerator in Clute $400
Call Lynn with Prudential
Gary Greene Realtors
297-5077
•Free Cable •2 Sparkling Pools
•4 Onsite Laundry Facilities
All Floor Plans
00
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APARTMENTS
SUMMER
SPECIALS!
$
99 To $199 Move-In*
$
LJ DUPLEXES
1-1 at 121 Trumpet Vine,
$300/mo, 2-1 at 107 Ivy
Ct, $300/mo. , 3-1 138
Trumpet Vine, $350/mo.
+ 200 dep. Call (979)
798-7889
1790 Business
Rentals
score big!
110 LAKE RD., LAKE JACKSON
100 Lakeview Dr. Clute
LAKE JACKSON
505 Lotus - 3/2 approx.
1800 sq. ft. $900mo +
$900dep with 1yr lease.
Avail Now. Will Clark
Rentals 979-849-2000.
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Houses
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*Some Restrictions May Apply
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1710 Unfurnished
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2x2
3x2
4x2
7B
$574 - $610
$684 - $805
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Kings
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Apartments
1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
•Swimming Pool •Covered Parking
•2 Laundry Rooms •24 Hour Maintenance
•On Site Managers •Restaurants Close By
•Close To Schools & Churches
•Beautiful Landscaping •Two Miles From
Bryan Beach •Next Door To Shopping Center
1 Bedroom•1 Bath
2 Bedroom•1 Bath
$
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Upstairs 2 Bedroom 485
Upstairs 1 Bedroom 385
$
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Downstairs 1 Bedroom 395 Downstairs 2 Bedroom 495
NOW ACCEPTING MONTH TO MONTH
LEASING FOR CONTRACTORS.
401 S. Brazosport Blvd.,
Freeport
979-239-3772
OFFICE HOURS: MON.-FRI. 8:00-5:00 • SAT. 8:00-2:00
*1 Year Lease • $25 Application Fee
APRX. 3400 SF; 2 lots,
#9 Green; Open floor
plan; Master dwn, 2
huge BR’s up w/ 2 full
baths. 2-car garage w/
golf cart stg/workshop.
$230,000.
979-345-5151.
RICHWD, 208 Audubon
Woods Ct 3/2/2, privacy
fence, lots of upgrades.
979-266-7950.
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday 3-5pm
115 Bluebird Ct. 3/2/2,
1770 sf, $157,500. DR/
study, open split plan,
covered screen patio.
Audubon Woods Dev.
979-265-8663.
AUDUBON WOODS
S/D RICHWOOD
131 Robin Tr. Under
const. 3/2/2 1649 sf,
$149,600. Open split
plan, island kit, covered
screen patio.
113 Bluebird Ct. 4/2/2,
1838 sf, $162,900. Open
split plan, island kitchen,
F/P, covered scrn patio.
Audubon Woods Dev.
979-265-8663.
AUDUBON WOODS
S/D RICHWOOD
Under construction
105 Bluebird Ct., 3/2/2,
1500 sq. ft., Jacuzzi tub,
open
floor
plan,
$135,000.
MBL Homes
979-265-1419.
BIG HOUSE
FOR BIG FAMILY
Over 3400sf on Huckleberry for small price
$199,900 only $57.34
per square foot.
Ed Birdsong 299-4006,
Birdsong Real Estate.
BIG HOUSE in Sweeny
area. Call Vicki at
979-235-0453.
ReMax
1st Team, 979-297-5747
BY OWNER
2-1-1 on slab in Sweeny,
very updated, new roof &
flooring, lrg lot. $69,500.
548-4308 or 481-3216.
CLUTE
231 W. ORCHARD 2bdr
1 ba, pool, brick, $55k
obo. no owner financing.
Call 979-709-9192.
COLDWELL BANKER
UNITED REALTORS
202 This Way, L.J.
297-1226
Serving The
Brazosport Area
With Fine Homes!
COMPLETELY
REMODELED
3-1, 1600 sq. ft. New
carpet, paint, hardwood
floors, tile, w/ gameroom.
$89,500. 979-848-0813.
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979-345-5151.
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979-848-8777
Stop Paying Rent!
130 Spanish Moss,
Lake Jackson $114,500.
Special Financing.
Call Shayne 482-1588 or
RuthAnn 299-8906.
Birdsong Real Estate
HOMES
$29,900 - Frpt, cute 2-1,
corner lot, needs finishing touches
$59,500 - REDUCED!
CR 469, O.F.. avail, neat
2-1-3, view of Bernard
River from upper deck.
$85,900
Angleton,
Hurry! Priced low! Owner
relocating. 2 story brick,
3-1.5-2cp, on quiet culde-sac, lg fenced yard.
$175,200 - Angleton CR
501, 3+ BR’s, 2.5 BA,
ranch
style
custom
home, country setting,
enhanced by 2+ acs,
A-frame studio, outbldgs,
2 RV pads, & much
more.
Buying? Selling?
Call Langley Real Estate
SWEENY, 705 2nd St.
This home won’t last
long! 3-1.5-1 homee
hgas a fenced bakc yard,
new a/c ane heat. Large
game room with a bar.
979-548-3351
or
979-482-2785.
www.alford-realty.com
DRASTICALLY
REDUCED Damon Property! 1404 Woodward.
This 4-2 double wide ha
an extra large master
bedroom with a jacuzzi
tub to relax in after a
long day. This property
has excellent drainage.
Only
$40,000.
979-548-3351
or
979-482-2785.
3/2.5/2 double brick on
2.5 acres. Approx. 4,000
sq. ft cinder shop.$195K.
Call (979)233-3229
1810 Houses
For Sale
1810 Houses
For Sale
HOME FOR BUS.
L.J. NEW home. 123 Silverbell Circle. 3-2-2.
$139,900. Clyde Cone
Co. Inc. (979) 265-4701.
New Custom Homes &
Home Lots available in
Lake Bend subdivision
VIEW OVER 700
HOMES FOR SALE
birdsong-real-estate.com
Multiple picture tours.
Birdsong Real Estate
Call 297-4200 for appt.
ALFORD
W.C., 307 C.R. 825.
Spacious 3-2-2 with extras! Has extra lot that is
ready for anything with a
separate well and septic.
This is a must see!
CBISD. 979-548-3351 or
979-482-2785.
979-849-2552
Perry Pierce
Broker
Johnny Russell
Associate
979.345.2180
sales/design/build
WE BUILD on your
lot or ours!
979-299-1041
thebenchmark
builders.com
WEST COLUMBIA
2623 Swan Ct., Surfside
1301 Texas Ave., Sweeny
3-2-2A-C/P • $205,000
4-3.5-2A • $258,500
214 CR 875, West Columbia
4164 CR 502E, Sweeny
4-3-0, 1 Ac. • $132,500
3-2-2A, 1.5 Ac. • $146,000
902 6th Street, Sweeny
20954 Hwy. 35, Sweeny
3-1-0 • $52,500
3-2-0, 1/2 Ac. • $72,500
4633 CR 502C, Sweeny
ALFORD
4273 CR 502D, Sweeny
NEWLY REMODELED
3BR 1 BA on extra large
lot. See to appreciate.
$82,500. 979-548-3351
or 979-482-2785.
3-2-2A, River • $198,500
3-2-1A, 1 Ac. • $75,000
3131 Pine, Damon
3-2.5-0, M/H • $34,900
Visit Our Model Home
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51 Northwood Ct.
READY FOR MOVE IN
51 English Oak Ct.
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106 Arrowhead
5-3.5-3
106 Canyon Oak
4-3-3
228 Canyon Oak
5-4-3
230 Canyon Oak
4-2.5-3
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
53 Rosebay Ct.
4-4-3
54 Red Maple Ct.
5-3-3
53 Olive Ct.
4-3-3
54 Olive Ct.
5-3-3
23 Red Oak Ct.
4-3-2
4394 Sq. Ft.
3442 Sq. Ft.
2504 Sq. Ft.
3123 Sq. Ft.
2751 Sq. Ft.
3294 Sq. Ft.
3294 Sq. Ft.
2802 Sq. Ft.
3214 Sq. Ft.
2540 Sq. Ft.
979-299-1041
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8AM-5PM
Sun. 1 -5 PM
Greg Flaniken
Serving Brazoria County’s
Real Estate Needs Since 1975
¡SE HABLA
ESPAÑOL!
& Associates
Residential ✶ Commercial ✶ Sales & Leasing ✶ Property Management
RESIDENTIAL
FREEPORT/JONES CREEK/OYSTER CREEK
1. JUST REDUCED!: Check out this 3BR, 1.5
Bath in Jones Creek. Garage has been converted into game room could be 4th bedroom.
Call for details.
2. LARGE FAMILY?: Huge 3BR, 2 Bath home
with 2 car garage. Lots of beautiful ceramic tile.
Kitchen updated. 2 CHA systems. $80’s.
3. REMODELED: Nice 3 BR, 2 Bath brick
home w/2-car garage. Ready to move in and
enjoy! Call for details. $70’s.
4. CHECK OUT: this 4BR, 2 Bath w/1-car
garage with over 1900 SF of living area. Sold
“AS IS”. $50’s.
5. INVESTORS: Call & ask about this 2BR, 1
Bath w/CHA. Good investment property that
has tenants.
6. COUNTRY LIVING: in Jones Creek with
land. 3 BR, 1 Bath home that has many
improvements - Must see! $60’s.
7. INVESTORS: Oyster Creek. 2BR, 1 Bath
rented for $425 mo. Good return. $20’s.
LAKE JACKSON/RICHWOOD/ANGLETON
8. NEW LISTING: Lovely 3 BR, 2 Bath country
home on 2.5 beautiful acres. Split bedrooms.
WBFP. Sweeny ISD. $90’s.
1101 Brazosport Blvd.,
Freeport, Texas 77541
9. JUST LISTED: Large home in Richwood. 4
BR, 2 Bath w/2-car garage. Quiet neighborhood. Needs some TLC. Call for info.
10. LARGE FAMILY?: Just listed in LJ. 4 BR,
2 bath frame home with 2000+SF. CHA.
Fenced yard. $60’s.
11. ANGLETON: Owner relocated must sell now!
Cute 3 BR, 2 bath brick home with inground pool.
Call for showing. Reduced to sell.
LOTS • ACREAGE • COMMERCIAL
12. PRICED TO SELL!: Wooded lot off FM 521.
Owner will deal.
13. CAR WASH: Investors should jump on
these 2 properties in Freeport. Needs some
work but priced to sell. Call for details.
14. JUST REDUCED: Great location for your
business. Good investment opportunity for
rental income. High visibility & traffic count. Call
for details!
15. WATERFRONT: 50’x100’ Bulkheaded lot with
easy access to Gulf of Mexico. Call for details!
16. CONTRACTOR WAREHOUSE: on
Yellowstone in Frpt. 4000 SF w/1+ acre fenced
yard. Large concrete yard. $90’s.
AGENTS
RANDY ABERCROMBIE . . . . . .415-4357
JODY WRIGHTSON . . . . . . . . . .824-2039
HORACE LEMONS . . . . . . . . . . .709-6960
VERONICA HERNANDEZ . . . . .480-4869
DEBBIE ISACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . .239-7251
GREG FLANIKEN . . . . . . . . . . . .285-0046
233-7828
Fax: (979) 239-1816
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE
“All real estate advertising in this newspaper is
subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any
preference, limitation or
discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status
or national origin, or an
intention, to make any
such preference, limitation or discrimination.”
Familial status includes
children under the age of
18 living with parents or
legal custodians, pregnant women and people
securing custody of children under 18. This
newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate
which is in violation of
the law. Our readers are
hereby informed that all
dwellings advertised in
this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain
of discrimination call
HUD
toll-free
at
1-800-669-9777.
The
toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired
is
1-800-927-9275.
RECENTLY REDUCED!
Ready for lg family, ch&a
4-2. 317 Long $58,000.
Clyde Co. Inc. 265-4701.
RICHWOOD
3/2/2 Ready for move-in.
Everything new or like
new.
Culdesac
87K.
Owner fin $0 dwn. (832)
875-2882.
ALFORD
SWEENY, 605 2nd St.
This newly remodeled
3-1 home has original
hardwood floors, new
A/C and heat. It sits on
a large corner lot. This
home is a must see!
979-548-3351
or
979-482-2785.
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
home on 4 restricted
acres w/huge oak trees.
2002, 3/2 call for appt.
713-882-5915 cell.
#1 FAIRWAY at Columbia Lakes, deck w/hot
tub; 3/2/2A, den w/FP,
Din. Rm & brkfst area.
Reduced $135,000.
979-345-5151.
ALFORD
308 YAUPON. 3-1-1 with
a fenced backyard, hardwood floors & built-in
bookshelves. This home
sits on a corner lot and
comes
almost
completely furnished! This
home has been newly
reduced to $62,000.
979-548-3351
or
979-482-2785.
FREEPORT
702 W. 8TH St. 2-1,
$35,000 includes house
next door. Owner/Agent
979-297-0287
726 W. 5TH ST.
FREEPORT, 3 bedroom
1 bath $15,000 obo.
Owner/agent
Call
979-297-0287
1830 Lots
For Sale
1840 Commerical
Prop.For Sale
CONVENIENTLY
LOCATED office with 30x40
warehouse. Priced below
appraisal. Property Services, 979-297-3072.
JONES CREEK. Excellent metal building, 4
overhead doors, with
apt., on large lot. ReMax
1st Team 979-297-5747.
Call Peggy 979-2350397 or Bonnie, 979236-0146.
ALFORD
SWEENY, 704 N. Main.
This office bldg has a
large reception area with
2 large offices, parking in
front, located in the heart
of Sweeny. $72,000.
979-548-3351
or
979-482-2785.
1850 Acreage
For Sale
5
WOODED
acres,
Deerfield Estates, fine
area of brick homes off
FM 1459. $15,000. Charles, American Realty
(979) 297-5555.
EXCLUSIVE
HOMESITE
Beautiful 34 acres perfect for large exclusive
home or mini ranch.
1,251 ft. of frontage on
288B, 5 miles north of
Angleton near C.R. 45.
Blackboard
fences,
coastal hay, electricity &
well. For sale by owner.
Home
9799-849-7029,
cell 979-292-5232 or
work 713-308-4201.
LAND SWEENY area,
3.753 acres, $29.90 per
acre. Owner financing.
Charles, American Realty (979) 297-5555.
ALFORD
SWEENY AREA, 1.5
AC, SISD, Ready to
build on. Reduced to
$7,000. This property
won’t
last
long.
979-548-3351
or
979-482-2785.
1.8765 ACRES, Sweeny
area, $29.90 per acre.
Owner financing. Charles, American Realty
(979) 297-5555.
Estate
1860 Real
Wanted
WE BUY HOUSES!!
Fast cash any condition.
Call Steve or John at
ALFORD
NEAR
SWEENY
Wooded lot. Owner fin. 2
acres & up. $7500/acre.
979-548-3351 or
979-482-2785.
ALFORD
RIVERWOOD II on the
San Bernard River. Several beautiful 100 ft. waterfront lots available.
Owner
will
finance.
979-548-3351
or
979-482-2785.
1840 Commerical
Prop.For Sale
BAIT CAMP 4BDRM
house & shrimp boat, license & gear $75K obo.
Call 409-355-2308.
HAS YOUR CAMPER
been seeing more driveway than campsites? Sell
it in The Facts Classified!
COMMERCIAL
BLDG
plus home, near new
McCoys, Brazoria. Agent
979-997-9978.
ReMax
1st Team 979-849-9997.
Houses
For Sale
Houses
For Sale
1810
Each office is independently owned and operated.
1810
WE WILL buy your
house today, any condition. Since 1954. Call us
first! 713-817-1101.
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Home
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1980
Mobile Homes
For Sale
FLEETWOOD ‘91
16X56, 2BR-2BA, CH/A,
refrigerator, washer &
dryer.
$9,000
Call
970-409-9928.
ROSENBERG
Always Plywood Floors!
Pay Off Your Home in
10 YEARS!!
2006 3/2 Fleetwood
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$308 a Month!
$300 Down! 6.5% Rate
Special Financing for
GOOD CREDIT!
We Need Trade Ins!
Use Your Old Home
For Down Payment!
210 HICKORY, SWEENY
Beautiful Brick 1212 Sq. Ft. L.A.
3,2 w/Dining Area & Utility Room.
ON THE SPOT FINANCING
WITH APPROVED CREDIT
R. STEWART BUILDERS, INC.
FINE CUSTOM HOMES SINCE 1975
Ron Stewart, Owner
State Certified Builder
North Brooks,
798-6363 402A Brazoria
EMail: [email protected]
web site: www.rstewartbuildersinc.com
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participation of educated,
responsible citizens.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN THAT BLUE
WATER BOAT & STORAGE, Pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 59
of the Texas Property
Code, shall conduct a
public sale of the storage
rooms listed below in
Oyster Creek, Texas.
Telephone
number
979-233-6655, on the
date shown below, to
satisfy a landlord’s lien.
All sales will be for cash
to the highest bidder. All
successful bidders Shall
take possession and remove the contents of the
room(s)
immediately.
BLUEWATER BOAT &
STORAGE RESERVES
the right to reject any
bids and to withdraw any
items from such sale.
Date: October 8, 2005
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Start Location: 2020 FM
523/Oyster Creek, TX
77541
NAMES: Rodney Blackstock, James Bond, Lisa
CarrawAy, Brian Corcoran, Russell Davis, Michael Gay, Clyde Hershamm, Richard Houp,
Joshua King, Gail Lehman,
Linda
Mason,
Heather Martinez, Travis
Mayer, Melody Merritt,
J.B. Moore, John Nash
and David Nichols.
Contents: Toys, mattresses, tricycles, lamps,
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TV,
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shelves,
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decorations, Halloween
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4.34, #515 DIAMOND
DASH ($1) overall odds
are 1 in 4.65, #520 6
TIMES THE MONEY
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TEXAS
ROAD TRIP ($5) overall
odds are 1 in 3.46, #545
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overall odds are 1 in
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3.73, #555 ARMADILLO
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City of Lake Jackson for
the purpose of considering and discussing the
demolition and removal
of property located at
130/132
Coral
Vine,
134/136 Coal Vine and
107/109 Azalea, Lake
Jackson, Texas.
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