WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXII NUMBER 24***** Section 1 8 pages
June 10, 2020 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and
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Entergy Drowning Texas Ready to Respond to Tropical Storm Cristobal From the Office of PHILIP CASH Constable Precinct #1 Montgomery County At approximately 6:35pm the Montgomery County Dispatch received a call about a drowning that had just occurred on Lake Conroe in the Atkins Creek Cove area. The caller advised that, “A
BEAUMONT, Texas – E n t e rg y Te x a s i s monitoring Tropical Storm Cristobal and is preparing for any impact to southeast Te x a s . T h e s t o r m i s expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast early Monday morning, bringing with it the potential for severe storms and high winds, which may cause power outages in southeast Texas as early as Sunday evening. Customers should closely monitor the forecast through the weekend. “Entergy Texas has a detailed, rehearsed plan to assemble and organize the workforce needed to safely and quickly restore service if affected by Tropical Storm Cristobal,” said Stuart Barrett, vice president of customer service for Entergy Texas. “As the company continues to prepare, so should our customers. Customers can visit the Entergy Storm Center website for tips and information that can help in planning and preparing for severe weather.” Along with standard storm preparations, Entergy Texas continues to navigate through the pandemic by taking additional preparation steps and adhering to all CDC and state guidelines. Crews will continue to practice social distancing, even in the field, and we ask that customers do the same. For their safety and yours, please stay away from work zones. If you need to report a problem with your service at any time, call 1-800ENTERGY. Restoration times may be extended, especially if there are widespread outages, due to new factors such as additional measures we must take due to the COVID-19 pandemic or an inability to secure enough offsite resources. Stay Informed Staying informed before, during and after a tropical system strikes is just as important as making personal storm plans. See Entergy, page 3
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on Lake Conroe Governor Abbott
female had fallen off a float and not resurfaced”. Montgomery County Precinct 1 Constable’s Lake Division, Conroe Fire Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife and Montgomery County ESD 1 responded to the area and began to search for the female. At approximately
Texas. This is the second drowning that has occurred on Lake Conroe this season. Constable Cash encourages everyone who uses the lake to “Be Sensible, Be Safe” and wear a life jacket when on AUSTIN – Governor or in the water. Photo: Montgomery G r e g A b b o t t t o d a y announced the third phase County Police Reporter. of the State of Texas’ plan to safely open the economy while containing the spread of COVID-19. Under Phase III, effective immediately, all businesses in Texas will be able to operate at up to 50% capacity, with very limited exceptions. Business that previously have been able to operate at 100% capacity may continue to do so, and most outdoor areas are not subject to capacity limits. All businesses and customers should continue to follow minimum standard health protocols laid out by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). As with previous Photo courtesy Montgomery County Police Reporter. phases, the Phase III plan is based on the advice and support of the four doctors on the Strike Force to Open Texas medical team. Via Executive Order, Phase III begins immediately. A breakdown of Phase III can be found below. "The people of Texas continue to prove that we can safely and responsibly open our state for business while containing COVID19 and keeping our state safe,” said Governor Abbott. "As anticipated, the new positive cases that we are seeing are largely the result of isolated hot spots in nursing homes, jails, and meat packing plants. Thanks to the effectiveness of our Surge Response Teams, we have the ability to contain those hot spots while opening up Texas for business. As we begin Phase III, I ask all Te x a n s a n d Te x a s businesses to continue following the standard health protocols and to heed the guidance of our state and federal officials who continue to closely monitor COVID-19. If we remain vigilant, we will continue to mitigate the spread of this virus, protect public health, and get more Texans back to work and their daily activities." * The Woodlands area each participant. These minimize screen time and Between May 26th and the week of June 22 - June themed kits, based on the maximize creativity; 26, 2020 2020 Elevate curriculum * Build confidence as June 2nd, over 45% of new C a m p I n v e n t i o n from Camp Invention, are they collaborate virtually cases came from jails or C o n n e c t r e a c h e s f a r packed with materials that with friends to complete prisons, meat packing plants and nursing homes. beyond what families have bring imagination, creative exciting challenges; come to expect from virtual problem solving and fun to * Receive real-time There are currently 1,487 learning — balancing children's living rooms. coaching and collaboration Texans hospitalized due to COVID-19. There are active, independent hands- T h e 2 0 2 0 c u r r i c u l u m with certified educators; 20,679 active cases in the o n e x p l o r a t i o n w i t h includes the modules * See that even in an atstate and 45,858 Texans are o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r Camp Invention Flight h o m e e n v i r o n m e n t , e s t i m a ted to have socialization from home. Lab™, Design Thinking inspiration and hands-on recovered. A h y b r i d p r o g r a m P r o j e c t ™ , R e s c u e creativity are unlimited. Effective June 3: For more information featuring both offline S q u a d ™ a n d C a m p All businesses on Camp Invention activities and optional Invention Champions™ For young innovators Connect, or to register for currently operating at 25% online sessions, Camp Invention Connect enables c h o o s i n g t h e C a m p t h e p r o g r a m , v i s i t capacity can expand their occupancy to 50% with hands-on exploration by I n v e n t i o n C o n n e c t invent.org/connect. A p r o g r a m o f t h e certain exceptions. delivering a set of four experience, they will: Bars and similar * Enjoy indoor and activity kits, packed full of See Camp, page 4 e s t ablishments may fun materials, directly to outdoor challenges that increase their capacity to 50% as long as patrons are seated. Amusement parks and carnivals in counties with less than 1,000 confirmed 11:34pm, the search boats located an image on their side scan sonar. Divers were sent into the water and located the missing female in about 20 feet of water. Judge Mack was contacted and ordered an autopsy. The victim was identified as Aerial Mone Cann Nechoal Grant; B/F; 20yoa from Houston
Announces Phase III To Open Texas
Local Camp Invention Program Now Available in Action-Packed, At-Home Format Nationally Recognized STEM Company Develops New Product That Delivers Imagination and Fun to Your Doorstep
Montgomery, TX - June 4, 2020 — Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, is changing its inperson program at the following locations to an all-new, at-home edition of the program called Camp Invention Connect™. The following programs are changing to Camp Invention Connect™: * Sam Houston State University the week of July 13 - July 17, 2020 * New Waverly ISD the week of July 13 - July 17, 2020
See Phase III, page 4