Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application We are saddened to share that Doug Clute began his heavenly journey on April 23 Doug was a chemical dependency counselor(LICDC) in the 1980s at Edwin Shaw Hospital working with adolescents He then went to Oriana House where he spent a couple of decades changing lives He was a sponsor to many and a leader of hundreds of meetings We are grateful for the many sweet memories he leaves us with He is survived by his loved ones: Simone Clute To share a memory of Douglas or leave a special message for his family “And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make” – The Beatles Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Showers early with isolated thunderstorms arriving overnight CLUTE — All four proposed amendments to Clute's charter easily won approval from voters Saturday unofficial results from the Brazoria County Elections Division each receiving more than 80 percent of the vote which addressed changing the city charter to align it with state law governing recall petitions Would you like to receive our daily headlines? Signup today Get the latest local and national sports headlines delivered to your inbox every morning Receive updates on the latest issue of The Facts Receive the daily weather forecast and the weekly outlook in your inbox each morning Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Receive email alerts anytime there is breaking news or a severe weather alert Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account In an Oregon track and field outdoor debut that didn't feature any of the names that helped the Ducks win the women's indoor national title last week one familiar face made her return to the track for the Ducks Katie Clute ran her very first steeplechase at the Oregon Preview at Hayward Field to open the outdoor season following a stellar prep career in Ohio and a strong start during cross-country and indoor track season as a college freshman Clute took to Hayward Field for the first time once again Friday in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the same meet and won in dominant fashion sporting a pink top while running unattached 24.09 seconds to win her very first race of the academic year after sitting out both the cross-country season in the fall and the indoor season but she was excited to return to the track under the lights at Hayward especially it being my first steeple in a little bit But I felt more and more comfortable as I was doing it and I think my water jumps got better and I just got a little more comfortable." the 2022-23 Gatorade State Athlete of the Year in Ohio for cross country and a seven-time state champion at Olmsted Falls High School ended her freshman year strong during outdoor season last summer The rookie finished second at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships in the steeple and sixth in the 5,000 ran a personal-best 9:56.99 steeple at the NCAA Championship meet to finish 13th and won both the 3,000 and steeplechase at the 2024 USATF U20 Championships in June Clute later ran at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima Clute says she wants to keep the same joy she ran with last season while she was learning the steeplechase for the first time "I'm trying to really approach it as having fun with it," Clute said "That's something that really helped me last year and I was just really excited to try something new and I want to keep that with me." Oregon hammer record-holder Shelby Moran returned to Hayward unattached over the weekend The school record she set at Oregon last season was 229-8 Moran had a strong final season with the Ducks in 2024 finishing fourth at NCAAs and participating in the U.S The Ducks' next scheduled meet is the Battle at the Beach in Long Beach and their next home meet is the Oregon Open and Team Invitational April 18-19 at Hayward Field Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz A new playground at historic Clute Park & Campground Watkins Glen Village Mayor Laurie DeNardo said a ribbon cutting event at the ADA accessible playground is tentatively scheduled for May 20 at Clute Park “We were originally hoping the playground would open May 1,” DeNardo said It’s getting close but we had a couple of delays due to cold and wet weather But the new playground is expected to open weeks prior to the official ribbon-cutting event.”  said work to install the park began in late November and grand opening will be in mid-May “When it opens it will be another great addition to the park,” Fitzgerald said The Clute Park Playground will include 12,000 square feet of play area with features to help infiltrate stormwater The playground will feature handicapped accessible ramps new individual ADA compliant swings and an ADA compliant group swing a carousel that is wheelchair accessible and special flooring for walkways DeNardo said the playground work is just the latest project at the historic park to be funded by a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award the village received in 2017 year-round recreation improvements were completed at Clute Park in 2021 These improvements include the creation of a new ice rink/splash pad signage and other related site improvements The Clute Park project was supported through nearly $3 million from the DRI approximately $2.5 million in EPF Local Waterfront Revitalization Program funds and $415,000 in New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation funds for a total cost of approximately $5.9 million This funding includes $250,000 in DRI funds and $375,000 in EPF LWRP funds for the playground Clute Park Campground features 35 acres of Family Recreational Area within walking distance of downtown Watkins Glen More: Chapel built in 1880 in Town of Catharine added to National Register of Historic Places Other DRI upgrades in Watkins Glen include Harborside Village Apartments a new mixed-income housing and childcare center redeveloping Captain Bill’s Port of Seneca Lake installing new lighting on Franklin Street and gateway and wayfinding signage throughout the village The Village of Watkins Glen also received nearly $2 million through the DRI to create a fund to rehabilitate facades renovate commercial units and create new upper-floor residential units a son of Carlton and Marilyn Shue Clute and was educated locally NY before moving to Florida in the late 90s Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content Sign up today to receive email newsletters of local daily obituaries Have the latest food and drink articles delivered to your inbox every Thursday Have the latest local news delivered every afternoon so you don't miss out on updates Get the Register Star and Daily Mail E-edition delivered directly to your inbox Have the latest local news delivered every morning so you don't miss out on updates Rain showers this evening with isolated thunderstorms developing overnight Gabriella Guerrero is the proud owner of Gaby's Glitzy Shop which will be celebrating its grand opening from 11 a.m vibrant and fashionable for her customers and keeps a modest mindset when choosing items to add to her inventory Brandi Fendley's The Posh Paperie is now open inside the Brazos Mall Blind Dates with a Book are the featured items in Brandi Fendley's storefront The Posh Paperie Book Club Box is available for a limited time in-store and contains a signed book club book goodies and a glass cup that goes with the theme of this month's club pick Gabriella Guerrero and Brandi Fendley paved their way through vendor markets to establish their own storefronts We all need some glitter and pizazz in our lives Anyone can benefit from adding a little bit of sparkle into our everyday lives and sometimes that can happen through our wardrobe Gabriella Guerrero understands and shows how true a statement it is through her small business a woman’s boutique packed full of vibrance and individuality Gabriella Guerrero has paved her way through vendor markets launched an online storefront and now is pocketing the keys for her new building at 306 E Whitley Ebner is a reporter for The Facts and coordinator of its sister publication, West Brazos Weekly. Contact her at whitley.ebner@thefacts.com Email notifications are only sent once a day View Before and After Photos of the Harborside Village Apartments & Renderings of the Clute Park Playground Mosley today announced significant progress on the Watkins Glen Downtown Revitalization Initiative with the completion of the Harborside Village Apartments and a groundbreaking for the ADA accessible playground at Clute Park The Village of Watkins Glen has now completed seven of its DRI projects and an additional 16 projects have been completed with over $1.9 million from the Village’s DRI multi-site/small project fund Once construction of the Clute Park Playground is complete Watkins Glen will have implemented its full DRI award of $10 million these projects further the goal of Watkins Glen’s DRI to capitalize on the Village’s assets and create a vibrant year-round economy “The Village of Watkins Glen started its DRI with a clear vision and goal of capitalizing on historic assets to create a thriving year-round economy and public spaces for all to enjoy,” said Secretary of State Walter T Mosley. “It’s exciting to see all the progress that has been made so far with the completion of the Harborside Village Apartments and the groundbreaking for the Village’s final DRI project – the Clute Park Playground I look forward to returning to Watkins Glen in the near future to see the complete transformation of this booming community.” The Harborside Village Apartments project transformed a formerly vacant medical office into five market rate apartments The former Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) building located nearby was also renovated for use as a fitness center with four upper floor residential units as part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative; these renovations were completed in 2022 These projects received a combined $250,000 through the DRI approximately $2.5 million in EPF Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) funds and $415,000 in New York State Office of Parks The Village of Watkins Glen was named the Southern Tier Downtown Revitalization Initiative winner for Round Two other projects that were awarded DRI funding include developing a new mixed-income housing and childcare center; redeveloping Captain Bill’s Port of Seneca Lake; installing new lighting on Franklin Street and gateway and wayfinding signage throughout the Village; and upgrading Lafayette Park “Governor Hochul remains committed to supporting the communities selected as beneficiaries of the transformative Downtown Revitalization Initiative  The focused investments in the Harborside Village Apartments and Clute Park Playground projects are essential in bringing new life back to the Watkins Glen community we are reinforcing our commitment to our neighborhoods and to families for generations to come."  State Parks Commissioner Pro Tempore Randy Simons said “Thanks to Governor Hochul’s commitment to Watkins Glen and the entire Southern Tier This playground is a great complement to the village and each of these DRI projects strengthen the link between Watkins Glen State Park and Seneca Lake waterfront Our State Parks and Historic Sites are year-round destinations and these projects enhance this effort for the entire Southern Tier.” Village of Watkins Glen Mayor Laurie DeNardo said “Watkins Glen has exceeded all expectations with each of our DRI projects Thank you Governor Hochul and the state agencies who supported all of our projects The new ADA playground will be our final DRI project in the Village and while it's bittersweet the accomplishments will provide years of enjoyment for the future that we all should be proud of." Chairman of the Schuyler County Legislature “The DRI program has been transformational for both the Village and the County We appreciate Governor Hochul’s continued support for this program as it has catalyzed redevelopment of buildings and provided 17 new or renovated apartments for new residents.” Governor Hochul announced in August the availability of another $100 million for Round 8 of the DRI as well as another $100 million for Round 3 of NY Forward which the Governor created in 2022 to serve New York’s smaller and rural communities Round 8 applications were due October 18; the Regional Economic Development Councils are currently reviewing those applications the State has committed a total of $1.2 billion to both programs The State has already awarded $800 million to 81 communities throughout the State in the first 7 rounds of the DRI and $200 million to 43 communities in the first two rounds of NY Forward.      About the Downtown Revitalization Initiative The DRI was launched in 2016 to accelerate and bolster the revitalization of downtowns and neighborhoods in all 10 regions of the State to serve as centers of activity and catalysts for increased local investments DRI communities benefit from partnerships with and coordinated technical assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Renewal (HCR) Empire State Development (ESD) and the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) The DRI represents an unprecedented and innovative "plan-then-act" strategy that couples strategic planning with immediate implementation.  The recent completion of Harborside Village Apartments and groundbreaking for an ADA accessible playground at Clute Park mark significant progress in Watkins Glen's ongoing Downtown Revitalization Initiative New York Secretary of State Walter Mosley said the Village of Watkins Glen has completed seven of its DRI projects and an additional 16 projects have been completed with over $1.9 million from the village’s DRI multi-site/small project fund “The Village of Watkins Glen started its DRI with a clear vision and goal of capitalizing on historic assets to create a thriving year-round economy and public spaces for all to enjoy,” Mosley said “It’s exciting to see all the progress that has been made so far with the completion of the Harborside Village Apartments and the groundbreaking for the Village’s final DRI project – the Clute Park Playground.”  Once construction of the Clute Park Playground is completed “Watkins Glen has exceeded all expectations with each of our DRI projects,” said village mayor Laurie DeNardo and the state agencies who supported all of our projects Here's more about the two latest projects:  Clute Park Playground The Clute Park Playground will include 12,000 square feet of play area with features to help infiltrate stormwater The Village of Watkins Glen was named the Southern Tier DRI winner for Round 2 of funding and has spent several years implementing the projects awarded support Other projects awarded DRI funding include developing a new mixed-income housing and childcare center More: OSHA plans major update to Fire Brigade standards. Why emergency officials are nervous “The DRI program has been transformational for both the Village and the County,” said Carl Bowers “We appreciate Governor Hochul’s continued support for this program as it has catalyzed redevelopment of buildings and provided 17 new or renovated apartments for new residents.”  Randall Scott Architects presented a layout and price estimates for new public works and police department buildings to Clute City Council The estimated costs are $45.4 million for a 7.34-acre site on 426 Commerce Street CLUTE — City leaders recognize a need for the police and public works department to have more space but are concerned with how much money it would take to give it to them A proposal to construct new buildings for each department on a 7.34-acre site at 426 Commerce St carries a price tag of $45.4 million under a design offered by Randall Scott Architects which presented a proposed layout and prices to Clute City Council during its meeting Thursday night Lindsey Kinane is the senior reporter with The Facts Cloudy skies this evening followed by thunderstorms late Clute City Council outlawed gambling devices to stay ahead of the trend of other cities in the state doing the same They also suspended a gas rate increase by CenterPoint Energy for 45 days CLUTE — A nine-year court case that went to the Texas Supreme Court resulted in the declaration that 8-liner machines qualify as gambling devices giving the City of Forth Worth the right to ban them in its limits Clute City Council is using that court victory to slam the door shut on gaming parlors in the city A motorcycle accident happened around 1:50 p.m Sunday at Texas 332 WB Bridge over Texas BS 288 in Clute CLUTE — A 73-year-old Surfside man died after he lost control of his 2012 Honda motorcycle and crashed it of Surfside Beach was taken to the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death Lindsey Kinane is a senior reporter with The Facts Camila Fernandez and Miguel Fernandez stand in front of the newly painted logo in their refurbished Clute restaurant Camila Fernandez helps a customer from behind the bar at La Costa in Clute A table inside La Costa restaurant advertises fresh crawfish The La Costa renovation took nearly a year a half before its opening Feb Jesus Granados serves a shrimp cocktail during lunch at La Costa queso mac and cheese and Belgian waffles are all on the menu at Kick'N Chick'N Shack stands in front of the menu he developed with his wife and fellow owner Belinda Luna The Lunas moved the operation into a trailer to reduce overhead Kick'N Chick'N Shack Manager Sarah Garcia cooks up some chicken sliders during a busy lunch rush where Kick'N Chick'N Shack recently launched its food trailer offers tables and shade for families to dine THE SCOOP: New Tex-Mex spot opens in Clute Angleton restaurant moves operation to Mulberry Street If you’re a fan of free margaritas (and who isn’t?) it’s worth checking out the new Tex-Mex seafood restaurant La Costa at 921 Brazosport Blvd The Clute building was purchased in 1999 by Miguel Fernandez and has been revived by his daughter and her husband Courtney Blackann is a business writer and magazine coordinator for The Facts Cloudy skies early with showers later at night Clute City Council discussed updates to an ordinance related to alcohol sales in the city The current ordinance doesn’t fall in line with the status of permitted alcohol sales in the City of Clute CLUTE — An ordinance regarding the status of permitted alcohol sales doesn’t match the rules in the City of Clute for businesses with a permit all bars were legal,” City Attorney Chris Duncan said “I think it was 1968 that an ordinance was passed The Clute Girls celebrate their 50th reunion with “Elvis.” Patti Lanier Bludau and Tina Payne Priesmeyer pose for a photo at the Clute Girls 50th Reunion former Clute classmates Rhonda Martin and Debbie Gibbs tossed around the notion of gathering a handful of old friends for a long-overdue reunion leopard-print stiletto heels possibly have in common with a seaweed-laced Ask anyone in the Clute Girls Reunion assemblage attendees have strictly adhered to its cardinal reunion rule: What happens at the beach then upped the ante — suggesting they open the invite to include any girl in our class attending Clute Intermediate School in the very early 1970s Patti Lanier Bludau is a Brazoria County native and resident of Angleton. Her column appears each weekend and Wednesday in The Facts. Contact her at pbludau76@gmail.com This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Four Ducks in Peru for U20 Worlds08/27/24 | Cross Country The five-day meet begins Tuesday at Estadio Atletico de la Videna in Lima When she arrived in Eugene a little over a year ago Katie Clute had never run a steeplechase race in her life Just 60 days after making her debut in the event the University of Oregon freshman used a savvy strategy and a furious kick to capture a U20 national title Clute won the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 10 minutes U20 outdoor track and field championships Wednesday at Hayward Field She shattered the previous meet record of 10:14.67 After running stride-for-stride with North Carolina State's Angelina Napoleon for the entire race Clute uncorked a blistering final 100 meters to propel herself to victory "I honestly didn't really have a plan coming in," Clute said "I was just gonna roll with the punches and see what happened; if I needed to take it (Napoleon) got ahead of me and I tried to really be conscious of being patient I didn't want to start too far out and not be able to hold it Last weekend at Hayward Clute placed 13th at the NCAA Championships in 9:56.99 It was just the fourth time in her life that she had run the event Although she was a seven-time state champion during her prep running career at Olmsted Falls High School in Ohio it was a different skillset that sparked UO distance coach Shalane Flanagan to test Clute in the steeplechase this spring so having done those different movements can be a good thing with steeple where you need to be able to handle the jumping," Clute said "It's just been about handling it better mentally — barrier by barrier Just trying to focus more on using the hurdles as part of my running Working with Flanagan has helped ease the learning curve she's gotten to know me and what makes me feel good and confident," Clute said It's more just maintaining and just doing basic workouts team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima "I can't wait to represent the United States and wear that team USA uniform," Clute said and I'm really excited to do it with Angelina Freshman sprinter Brazil Neal placed 17th out of 19 competitors in the women's 100 meters in 11.93 seconds Rodrick Pleasant placed 13th out of 19 athletes in the men's 100 in 10.68 seconds who also plays cornerback for UO's football team He won Nike Outdoor Nationals at Hayward last summer Oregon freshman Aiden Carter sits in second place after five events with 3,770 points Oregon freshman Lakely Doht-Barron placed eighth in the women's 400 meter prelims with a time of 54.62 seconds to qualify for Thursday's final Jarrid Denney covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal He can be reached at JDenney@salem.gannett.com or on X @jarrid_denney The City of Clute has a new emergency alert system with Genasys for faster Residents and community members can sign up for notifications via phone CLUTE — Residents will be getting the message fom a different source after the city is contracting with a new partner on its emergency alert system “The city is excited about the transition to Genasys for a variety of reasons but primary among those is the enhanced user-friendly interface and the ability to more accurately target messaging from a geographic perspective,” City Manager CJ Snipes said Thunderstorms during the evening will give way to cloudy skies after midnight Chris Dunn won his third term in Brazosport ISD Board of Trustees Position 5 CLUTE — Chris Dunn received about two-thirds of the vote to keep the Position 5 on the Brazosport ISD Board of Trustees while challenger Janessa Castor received 172 votes unofficial results Saturday night from the Brazoria County Elections Division Gauri Godbole is a reporter with The Facts We're always interested in hearing about news in our community A four-month investigation led the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office officials to charge a 28-year-old Clute man with felony child pornography possession CLUTE — A four-month investigation led officials to charge a 28-year-old Clute man with felony child pornography possession The Brazoria County Sheriff’s office worked with the Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in the investigation that started with a tip in October and ended Feb Ed Clute’s relationship with this paper goes back about as far as is possible and that album featured in my very first column of reviews All that press on our fledgling website sent a flood of the curious our way when a video of Ed Clute playing “Sweet Georgia Brown” went viral garnering millions of views and inspiring people to learn more about the genius at the piano It was well before that overnight success (of the kind decades in the making) and an appearance on America’s Got Talent that followed Clute returned to Rivermont to record the tracks that appear on Shadows on the Moon Released this year these gems were recorded in late 2017 the same year A Summer Night’s Magic was released I am uncertain why this album was held off until now I have been enjoying this record since December having received a copy before its release this spring Somehow anticipating his appeal to a broader audience the album includes a few widely known popular hits opening with “When You Wish Upon A Star,” and hopefully that accessibility will trigger new public attention Rivermont squeezes 27 tracks on the disc because most barely break two minutes and yet each feels like an experience The notes describe it as music that is like “aspirin” for your worries and that is how the album has served me over many months as winter snow turned to summer heat says these songs are Ed Clute’s “lifelong companions,” many of us will feel the same way about them There is an attempt to connect all the tracks with a moon and night theme; “Shadow Waltz,” “Russian Lullaby,” “Midnight and You,” “In the Still of the Night.” Amid the melancholy there is joy “Dream a Little Dream of Me” had me almost dancing The standout track for me is “Deep Night,” he pulls more depth from the title as a piano solo than most bands can with these slight emotional catches that sound almost like they will jump to a happy rag Every time I play the album that track jolts me into focus unbridled skill but not overt showiness when it isn’t needed Arranging on the fly he stays close to the melody and lets the music speak your troubles soothed in empathy for the human experience as conveyed by the immortal classics This is even more remarkable since many of these titles are usually supported by lyrics to gain that resonance Ed Clute was recorded for this album at home on his 1912 Mason and Hamlin Grand Piano surrounded by his immense collection of 78s A video of him testing out the piano at a B & B after tuning it brought him briefly into the homes of millions The true fans of his classic piano style will want to bring this album into their homes and spend some quality time alone with Ed Clute at the piano Joe Bebco is the Associate Editor of The Syncopated Times and Webmaster of SyncopatedTimes.com A Clute police officer was involved in three-vehicle collision on his way to work resulting in a Life Flight to a Houston hospital A Clute police officer injured while riding his motorcycle to work is recovering at home The officer is not being identified at the request of the family Clute Assistant Police Chief Diane Turner said Wednesday Accident reports refer to him as a 56-year-old Angleton man Cynthia Zelaya is a reporter for The Facts (WENY) -- Crews are moving into the final few weeks of construction for the ADA playground coming to Clute Park in Watkins Glen Village of Watkins Glen Mayor Laurie DeNardo posted on Facebook on Sunday a picture showing the pirate ship-themed playground equipment has been installed The new playground is set to be a space accessible to all with different equipment for children with disabilities This includes a swing set that can be used by children in wheelchairs I think they're excited to see movement it's really coming along," said Mayor DeNardo we have to reseed and get the surroundings all back together but the community and people that I've talked to they're very excited about it." Construction for the new playground started in November after the village held a groundbreaking event for the project Mayor DeNardo also said this addition to Clute Park is the final project as part of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative awarded to Watkins Glen in 2017 The new playground is expected to open in mid-April but an official opening date has not been released Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.