Beaumont Enterprise Ike 09-30

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

VOL .CXXVIII, NO. 3 30    THE ADVOCATE FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS SINCE 1880     50 Cents

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employees BeauJansen, left, and

Heath Hebertremove water

damaged materi-

als from the BevilOaks Baptist

Church.

Valentino Mauricio/The Enterprise

Repairs will take timeBy RYAN S. CLARK

 THE ENTERPRISE

ORANGE — It could takeup to two years before Hur-ricane Ike constructionprojects are completed, afew area contractors saidMonday.

Contractors attributed thetwo-year target to varying damage across SoutheastTexas, the cost of materials,and an uncertain timetableof insurance settlements

 with property owners.

IKE,page 5A

By HEATHER NOLAN

and DAN WALLACH

 THE ENTERPRISE

Southeast Texas might not feelthe devastating effects of theHouse’s vote to turn down a fed-eral rescue package like otherparts of the country, local bankerssay.

But borrowers here will feel apinch.

“We’re in serious financial trou-ble,” said Kevin Brady, a Republi-can who is a member of the JointEconomic Committee. “This

 won’t be contained (just on WallStreet). It’ll affect bank accounts

here at home.”The House voted 228 to 205

against a $700 billion bailout planfor the nation’s financial systemon Monday, despite warningsfrom President Bush and con-gressional leaders of both parties

  who predicted the economy could plunge without it.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jonesindustrial average sank almost800 points, a drop of almost 7 per-cent, the largest single-day loss in

its history.The legislation would have

allowed the government to buy bad mortgages and other badassets held by troubled banks andfinancial institutions, according to the Associated Press.

That would have strengthenedthose companies’ balance sheets,making them more inclined tolend.

BAILOUT,page 4A

Area borrowers could feel pinch of vote to reject rescue plan

 SpeakUPDo you agree with the House's rejection

of the $700 billion bailout bill?Tell us at BeaumontEnterprise.com

Contractors:Ike not all asbad as Rita,but could takeas long to fix

Dr. Martin

Luther KingJr. Middle

SchoolPrincipal

Mike Shel-

ton walksthrough the

seventh-grade wingon the first

floor tocheck on

progress ofthe Hurri-cane Ike

restorationwork. The

school wasone of

two that

sufferedmajor dam-

age in BISDwhen winddestroyed

the roof.Twenty

classrooms,includinglabs were

damaged.

Photos byDave Ryan/

The Enterprise

BISD students get back to work

ChangesReturn to school in Beaumont markedby hurricane stories, campus damage

Fiesty cat hitches a ride out of Bolivar Feline first seen at beachhouse found in Beaumontfamily’s vehicle upon return

By BLAIR DEDRICK ORTMANN

 THE ENTERPRISE

Three weeks in deserted PortBolivar was apparently enough forone gray cat, who hitched a rideunder an Escalade and made itunharmed to Beaumont Monday.

“When we drove up to the house,  we heard him again,” said ArethaSaldana, a 44-year-old home deco-rator. “It was amazing. How did hedo it?”

Saldana and friend Cathy Black-  well were in Port Bolivar to meet  with an insurance adjuster atBlackwell’s beach house when they heard the cat’s terrified cries from

  what used to be the deck, 12-feetabove the ground.

CAT, page 4A

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 Average price of a gallon of regular gasin Southeast Texas:

As of Monday morning Sources: AAA,Oil Price Information Service

 $3.55

By EMILY GUEVARA

 THE ENTERPRISE

BEAUMONT — The laughs were audible as the students inJune Rocio’s first period classraced for the empty chairs.

The theater students at Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Elementary School were playing a warm-upgame of lion, tiger and bear —racing to find a new chair when

their character’s name wascalled. But smiles soon turnedto tears for some.

Rocio invited students toshare about their experience

  with Hurricane Ike. Somespoke of last-minute evacua-tions, riding out the storm,

 waiting for electricity and eventhe death of a pet.

“I thought we was going tofall off,” said 12-year-old Teddy 

Knighton. The seventh-gradersaid he spent the latter half of the storm on his roof with his

SCHOOL, page 4A

A tattered sign still hangs on the wall of

the seventh grade wing damaged byHurricane Ike.

ONLINE

◆ See video and a photogallery of the damage at

Martin Luther King Jr.Elementary School at

BeaumontEnterprise.com

Tammy McKinley/The Enterprise

Pets rescued after Hurricane Ikereunite with their owners or get a

fresh start, possibly in a new state.

Friends & Family: 1B

Happy endings