Inside: P ort Acres deaths appea r to be murder-suicide , according to police Page 3A WEATHER: Mostly sunn y , Highs: 80s, Lows: 50s/2AOCTOBER 1, 2008 VOL.CXXVIII,NO. 331THE ADVOCATE FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS SINCE 1880 50 Cents WEDNESDAY i PREPS at beaumontenterpris com For the latest in high school sports go to SpeakUP ◆ How do you feel about your Entergy bill going up? Take our survey at Beaumont Enterprise.com ONLINE ◆ What do fans think of Tuesday night football? BeaumontEnterprise.com INSIDE ◆ Coverage of Tuesday’s games: 1C Storm tears down people Stress can be as destructive as hurricane’ s water, wind By SARAH MOORE THE ENTERPRISE BEAUMONT — As Hurricane Ike began moving ashore, Silsbee resi- dent C.J. Brinkley fled his wind- wracked trailer house for the stur- dier home of his girlfriend. The next day, the drive backhome was fraught with anxiety. Looking at trees felled by the storm, the 19-year-old nursingassistant feared what he might find when he arrived. “It was pretty stressful,” he said. So when he caught the first glimpse that showed him it was still there and more or less in one piece, the relief was intense. However, there still was extensive wind damage and some water dam- age to deal with. And despite the facts that insur- ance covered his damage and the repairs are proceeding, the stress has taken its toll. STRE SS, page 4A By DAN WALLACH THE ENTERPRISE Entergy Texas likely will ask state regulators to impose a monthly fee to recover what could be $510 mil- lion in Hurricane Ike restoration costs, though the eventual figure won’t be that high. Whatever Entergy ultimately asks for, it will add to customers’ month- ly bills that already reflect $4 to repay $330 million in Hurricane Rita recovery costs. Tuesday, Entergy Corp. released estimates of hurricane restoration costs for all six of its operating units, each of which is responsible for its share of rebuilding after Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. Together, those storms could cost as much as $1.2 billion for Entergy’s ENTERGY , page 4A Ike will raise your Entergy bill Friendly game By RYAN S. CLARK ◆THE ENTERPRISE VIDOR — Football is how Vidor coach Jeff Mathews and Cen- tral coach Donald Stowers met, but it’s not what defines them. Being good family men, helping each other through tough times, having a strong Christian faith and breaking down the racial barriers between their respective schools does. COACHES , page 5A Coaches prove the football field is common ground Vidor head coach Jeff Mathews, left, and Central head coach Donald Stowers greet each other on the sidelines before Tue sday’ s game. Valentino Mauricio/The Enterprise Hundreds of millions in recovery costs could be added to what customers already are paying for Rita CONTACTS TO SEEK HELP WITH STRESS ◆ Mental Health Association: Jayne Bordelon (409) 833-9657 ◆ NOVA Victim Assistance: Bobby Smith (214) 505-7643 Vidor, Central lead ers prowl opposite sidelines, but theygo to same church , babys it each other’s kids — and that has an impact on their teams
