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VOLUME 5, NO. 19 (#173) www.northchannelstar.comTHURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017Serving all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City
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Attorney Muessig readsto Crenshaw studentsduring “Law Week”
North Shore RotaryFish Fry & Raffle
Baytown attorney Craig Muessig read to Crenshaw Elementary students inChannelview ISD recently during “Law Week,” May 1-5. Muessig read age-appropriate books to the students about the history of voting laws in the UnitedStates.
Wheeler re-elected, Davis Rouse elected toSan Jacinto College Board of Trustees
WASHINGTON, DC – Con-gressman Gene Green invitesHoustonians to his 15th Annu-al North Channel Job Fair onTuesday, May 16th from 10 am- 2 pm at the San Jacinto NorthCampus. There are over30companies from a variety ofindustries looking to recruit forfull-time, part-time, and season-al jobs. There will also be posi-tions available for youth andyoung adults ages 16-21.
Applicants are encour-aged to bring resumes anddress professionally. There willbe on-sight interviews conduct-ed, apprenticeship opportuni-ties, and job training, as well asinterview and resume critiquingwith representatives fromWorkforce Solutions.
Available positions in-clude: clerical, administrative,sales agents, teachers, accoun-tants, paralegals, law enforce-ment officers, health care pro-fessionals, engineers, cal lcenter representatives, pro-duction workers, bus drivers,security officers, truck drivers,electricians, welders, mechan-ics, forklift operators, and gen-eral warehouse workers.
Welcome remarks at 10:30a.m. Job Fair to take place atSan Jacinto North College Al-lied Natural and Health Scienc-es Building located at 5800Uvalde Rd., Houston, Texas77049.
Gene Green’s15th Annual NorthChannel Job Fair
GP/JC Rotary cake salebenefits scholarship fund
PASADENA, Texas –Based on preliminary num-bers, Mrs. Erica DavisRouse has been elected andDr. Ruede Wheeler has beenre-elected, to the San Jacin-to College Board of Trustees.The vote will become officialafter all provisional ballotshave been verified and theBoard of Trustees canvass-es the votes.
Davis Rouse won electionto Position 1 on the Board,filling the position vacatedby Brad Hance who chose
not to seek re-election.Wheeler ran unopposed forPosition 2. Unofficial elec-tion results can be found onthe San Jacinto College elec-tion website at sanjac.edu/board-trustees-election.
“As a lifelong resident ofthe area that the San Jacin-to College District serves,and as the daughter of aneducator, I am blessed andelated to be elected as thenewest Trustee,” said DavisRouse. “This role representsthe culmination of my up-
bringing, education and ex-perience. Education andcivic involvement have al-ways been family prioritiesso it means the world to bepart of our group of Trust-ees that recognize the val-ue in helping createopportunities for students,both traditional and non-traditional. I look forward tobeing a part of the future ofSan Jacinto College withoptimism and enthusiasm.
See Elected Trustees, Page 5Mrs. Erica Davis Rouse,elected
Dr. Ruede Wheeler,re-elected
FFA students from C. E. Kinghigh school held their 60thAnnual Livestock Show last Jan-uary 14th, at the Ag barn onUS90. Students had a total of30 exhibits, and the total bidsand add-ons brought in about$40,200 for the exhibitors.
THE GRAND CHAMPIONSTEER was exhibited by Alfon-so Trevino, and sold for $4,200.The buyer was Javier Soto-Zor-ros Welding & Fabrication.
See Photos of Sheldon FFALivestock Show champions,pages 9 & 10 of this issue.
By Allan Jamail
GALENA PARK May 5 - The Galena Park/Jacinto CityRotary Club had their annual cake auction fundraiser.Thirty-one cakes were auctioned, half of which was pre-pared by the Galena Park Independent School District’s(GPISD) Culinary Arts Program. Citizens, elected offi-cials and business representatives attended the auctionthat raised over six thousand dollars for student schol-arships.
This year’s Rotary officers are: President JoshuaMoreno, President-Elect Ibrahim S. Abou-awdi, Secre-tary Ernesto Paredes, Treasurer Carol Thompson, BoardMember Maria Rodriguez, Board Member Ramon Gar-za and Membership Chair Jennifer Ledwith.
Persons interested in serving the local and global com-munity through Rotary can contact Membership Chair,Jennifer Ledwith, at (713) 553-6557 [email protected]. To learn more about theRotary anyone can visit the Galena Park/Jacinto Cityclub meeting’s on Wednesdays from 12 pm to 1 pm atthe Alvin Baggett Center.
Former Constable Gary Freeman was the auctioneer,his wife Mary baked and donated her cake known as theFuneral Cake.
GPHS Culinary Arts Class with Instructor Chef Vasso Espinosa (left). Chef Espinosa said the school’sLe Restaurant & Catering can provide services for family or business events by calling 832-386-2803.
Sabrina Quintanilla and KevinAlcantar with “Basket Full OfRoses” prepared by the GPHSCulinary Art students. Pct. 3Justice of the Peace Judge JoeStephens bid $165 to win thecake.PHOTOS BY ALLAN JAMAIL
Sheldon FFALivestock Show
By Allan Jamail
GALENA PARK – At theMay 2 Council MeetingMayor Esmeralda Moyacalled the meeting to order.After a prayer and pledgesto the flags Chad Burkegave the annual EconomicAlliance report.
Resolution RO5-2017 ap-pointing Leonel Cantu, Es-teban Lucio, Dr. AubreyRoss, Dr. Francos Martinand Mayor Moya to the An-nual Advisory Committeereceived unanimously ap-proval.
Resolution RO6-2017 au-thorizing preparation andsubmission of a six hundredthousand dollar Texas Com-munity Development blockgrant application (CDBG)for sidewalks and authoriz-ing the Mayor to act as theCity’s Executive Officer andauthorized representativein all matters pertaining tothe CDBG application wasunanimously approved.
Mayor Moya and Com-missioners Rodney Cherskyand Barry Ponder voted totable a proposal to allowSplash Pads USA for forty-five thousand dollars to in-
stall a 15 ft. X 30 ftsplash pad at the swim-ming pool. Commission-ers Oscar Silva Jr. andEric Broussard votedagainst the motion totable, Ponder said therewasn’t sufficient de-tailed information as towhat the companywould provide and whatthe city would have todo to get the splash padoperational.
Two part time em-ployees was unani-mously approved,Giovanna Duran (parksand recreation) and An-ita Torres (City HallAdministrative Assis-tant II).
Mayor Moya present-ed a Galena Park highschool student SalvadorFlores with an award forbeing accepted as a U. S.Presidential Scholar.
Under the public commentpart of the agenda many citi-zens mostly from the GalenaManor African Americancommunity of the city com-plained to the Mayor andcouncil about the EvelynChurchill Community Centerbeing closed for nine months
and the city not giving thema date for its reopening.
They said they’ll be backand continue to protest untilthe center is reopened. (Com-plete story on line atwww.northchannelstar.com)
On Saturday, May 20, 2017from 9 AM till 2 PM at thepavilion 1302 Keene Streetthe city will provide low costpet vaccines and city tags. Formore information call 713-672-2556 or 713-453-0149.
Mayor Moya presented Galena Parkhigh school student Salvador Floreswith an award for being acceptedas a U. S. Presidential Scholar.
SATURDAY, MAY 20
WINNER OF THE NEW TOYOTA PICK-UP TRUCK last year wasKimberly Gresham, second from right in this photo.
PHOTO COURTESY OF DERRILL PAINTER
NORTH SHORE – Rotar-ians are busy preparing fortheir 42nd annual CatfishFry and Crawfish Boil,which will be held SaturdayMay 20 at the North ShoreRotary Pavilion behind thecourthouse. Tickets are onsale now, available from anyNorth Shore Rotarian, andlocal businesses such asCapital Bank, Pine ForestJewelry, North ChannelChamber and many others.
The location for the eventis the Rotary Pavilion be-hind the courthouse, at14350 Wallisville Road.Serving of food will takeplace from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.but come early and enjoy thefood, bid in the auctions, andperhaps win a prize.
There will also be a silent
and live auction, accordingto Adam Lund, chairman ofthe Fish Fry this year.
Raffle tickets are $100,and meal only tickets are$10. The raffle ticket alsowill be good for any of the 20prizes, all of which have avalue higher than $100.
Each year the club raisesseveral $100,000 dollarswhich is returned by fund-ing community projects,scholarships, and physicalimprovements to the NorthShore area.
Major sponsors for theFry include Blue Northern,Channelview ISD EducationFoundation, CommunityToyota, Galena Park ISDEducation Foundation, andSan Jacinto College Founda-tion.
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Crosby Chamber MayMonthly Luncheon
You are invited to attend Crosby-Huffman Chamberof Commerce May Luncheon. The luncheon will takeplace on Thursday, May 18th, at Stonebridge at New-port. They are located at 16401 Country Club Dr. inNewport. Lunch will be catered by Stonebridge and willbegin at 11:30 a.m.
Guest Speaker will be Kimberlee Whittington, Direc-tor, Community Education with Lee College. She willspeak on opportunities for the community through thecenter for workforce and community development.
They will also be presenting their Crosby ISD andHuffman ISD Scholarship winners with their certifi-cates.
Please register if you plan on attending so they knowhow many to order food for.
Please RSVP by May 16th. You can call 281-328-6984,email [email protected] or fill out the form on-line.
Library Computer ClassStratford Library - Highlands offers beginning com-
puter classes every Monday night at 6:30 PM. The classesinclude Computer Basics, Email & Internet, Word, Li-brary Apps, and Resume Help. No experience necessary!Space is limited and registration is required. Please call832-927-5400 to sign up or with any questions. The Strat-ford Library is located at 509 Stratford Highlands, TX77562, 2 blocks behind Food Town.
Crosby Alumni Asssoc. Mtg.“The Crosby Alumni Association has announced the
dates of the 4 meetings for planning the annual All-Classes CHS Alumni Reunion to be held on August 5,2017 at the American Legion Hall.
The meetings will be held at the Crosby CommunityCenter on Hare Road beginning at 6 pm. The dates are:May 16, June 20 and July 18. All graduates of CrosbyHigh School are invited to attend these meetings regard-less of year graduated.”
Support Ministry GroupFirst Responder Peer Support Group meets every
Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Crosby Church, 5725 Hwy. 90,Crosby, TX. 77532. This is a safe venue within fire, lawenforcement & EMS to discuss openly the realities ofwhat you have experienced on the streets or over thephone or radio. For questions, please call 281-328-1310.
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Harris County Com-missioners Court has des-ignated May 7-13, 2017 asHurricane PreparednessWeek and urges residentsto prepare in advance ofthe upcoming hurricaneseason. Throughout theweek, the Harris CountyOffice of Homeland Secu-rity & Emergency Man-agement (HCOHSEM)will be promoting pre-paredness and offeringsafety tips.
“Now is the time tomake sure you have anemergency plan in placefor you, your family, yourpets and your business,”said Harris County JudgeEd Emmett. “We havebeen spared from majorstorms for several yearsnow, but it is only a mat-ter of time before anotherstorm threatens ourarea."
HCOHSEM workswith local, state and fed-eral emergency manage-ment partners to prepareour communities for di-sasters of all types, but it
Harris County urges residents toprepare in advance of Hurricane SeasonHurricane Preparedness Week, May 7-13, 2017
is up to each person/familyto know their risks andplan for their individualneeds. Some safety precau-tions include:
• Discuss and practicean emergency plan withyour family
• Sign up to receiveweather and emergencyalerts
• Assemble an emergen-cy supplies kit that in-cludes a NOAA weatherradio
• Have an emergencybag ready to go with impor-tant documents in case youneed to evacuate
• Keep trees andbranches trimmed nearyour home
• Secure loose objectsbefore severe weathermoves in
HCOHSEM’s Ready-Harris app sends emergen-cy alerts, provides astep-by-step guide forbuilding a personalizedfamily disaster plan, offerssurvival tip sheets, mapsevacuation routes and lo-cates local emergency ser-vices. Download this freeapp from the App Store orGoogle Play.
“Every minute countswhen severe weather, orany emergency, threatensour community,” said Har-ris County Judge Ed Em-mett. “The ReadyHarrisapp empowers residents to
make a personal plan andreceive life-saving infor-mation at their fingertips.”
The Atlantic hurricaneseason runs from June 1to November 30, but it gotan early start with the for-mation of the short-livedTropical Storm Arlene inApril. This rare tropicalstorm is a reminder thatpotential severe weatherevents are not governed bythe calendar. Harris Coun-ty residents are faced withnatural and man-madethreats daily, so prepared-ness is important everyday of the year.
Go to ReadyHarris.orgto sign up for emergencyalerts.
Volunteers to revitalize garden of asenior couple battling cancer
On May 11, 2017 at16439 Bohemian Hall Rd.in Crosby from 9am – 12pm, Keller Williams Real-ty Northeast associateschose to “Give Where TheyLive” as part of RED Day,an annual day of servicededicated to renewing, en-ergizing and donating tolocal communities. REDDay just happens to be aone-day expression of theconstant state of the KellerWilliams culture. TheKeller Williams teamsidentify a need, discoverwho can meet it, and get it
done.After hearing a retired
couple’s story, Keller Will-iams Realty Northeastagents and staff chose tohelp the seniors facing un-fortunate circumstances.Wayne is a retired veteranand skin cancer survivor.His wife Jo is currently un-dergoing radiation therapyduring her bout withbreast cancer. Like manyAmericans, Jo and Wayne,spent many years dream-ing of the things theywanted to do in retirement.
They settled in Crosby toenjoy their greatest pas-sions, raising parrots andgrowing fruit trees, vege-tables and roses. The gar-den they took so muchpride in cultivating wasstarting to wane from ne-glect.
RED Day is built on thebelief that people can andshould come together toachieve extraordinarythings to help others.Agents, staff members,and our trusted businesspartners came togetherthis year to help sustain
Wayne and Jo during thischallenging time in theirlives. The KW associatesgladly traded their cellphones for shovels andrakes to revitalize the cou-ple’s garden and help themkeep their dream alive. Bygiving their backyard gar-den a facelift, Keller Will-iams agents intended tolift the spirits of theseCrosby homeowners facingunexpected hardships,”says Diane Bowdoin, one ofthe Culture Committee Co-Chairs involved in coordi-nating the project.
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This newly chartered club meets on on the 1st Tuesday ofeach month at 7 pm at the Woodforest Presbyterian Church. Formore information, see the Facebook page entitled Evening SanJacinto Pilot Club or call 832-264-1565 / 832-289-4762.
Galena Park Senior Dance Senior Dance is every Monday at the Alvin D. Building, 1302
Keene St., Galena Park. 7 pm - 9 pm. No cover charge. Live bandCountry music. Call for more information: 713-455-7335.
North Shore Senior Dance North Shore Seniors holds a dance every Thursday from 1 - 4
pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building, Corpus Christi street. Livebands and refreshments. Cost is $ 5/per person. For more infor-mation call 713-455-3660.
The Buckshot JamboreeEnjoy Classic Country music every Saturday night from 7 pm -
10 pm with The Buckshot Jamboree at 7414 Hartman near OldBeaumont Highway. More info, call 281-458-0729 or 832-444-5000.
San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Lyondell-
Basell on Sheldon Road at noon. For more information, pleasevisit www.SanJacintoPilot.com.
North Shore Rotary's Annual Fish FryFundraiser
Saturday May 20th. Meal Tickets: $10 | Serving Time: 11 AM -3 PM . Raffle Tickets (20 Prizes in Raffle Drawing): $100 | Includes2 Meals. You can get tickets from any rotarian or at the ChamberOffice.
Please contact Margie Buentello [email protected] for more information.
Fidelity HS Historical CommitteeThe Fidelity High School Historical Committee is hosting a Zy-
deco and Crawfish Festival on May 20th from 2:00 pm until 6:00pm. The festival will take place at the Evelyn Churchill Center,1505 Hunter Street in Galena Manor. All Fidelity graduates, non-graduates and their families are encouraged to attend.
For additional details call (832-444-1622) or (832-755-6294).
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As part of Pilot Interna-tional's Pick-Me-Up Pro-gram, the San Jacinto PilotClub provided Law En-forcement Survival Kits toHarris County Precinct 3Constables last Wednes-day, March 29, 2017 at thecourthouse on WallisvilleRd. This was a small tokenof appreciation for all theirhard work and service toour community.
The San Jacinto PilotClub, along with Pilot In-ternational, uplifts andappreciates caregivers byproviding needed servicesor small gifts to brightentheir day, also known asPick Me Ups.
Pilots in the picture are, left to right, Karen Westbrooks, Joan Van Fleet (in the back row),Julie Fallin (in the front row). They handed over Survival kits to Pct. 3 Constables.
SAN JACINTO:Pilot Club provides Survival Kits toLaw Enforcement Officers
Sheldon ISD administra-tors and Precinct 3 constablesare looking for an individualwho fled the scene this morn-ing after allegedly hitting anSISD school bus from behindat the intersection of C. E.King Parkway and TidwellRoad.
Although none of the stu-dents appeared to be injured,the District transported themto East Houston Regional tobe properly screened. In con-junction, C. E. King HighSchool personnel was in theprocess of contacting parents.
“First and foremost, I’mjust thankful that it appearsno students were injured,”
Suspect wanted in ahit and run of SheldonISD School Bus
Sheldon ISD SuperintendentKing Davis said. “The safetyand security of our childrenremain our top priority.”
Once the students havebeen released by medical ex-aminers, they will be takenback to the high school cam-pus, district officials said.
It was also reported thatthe driver of the opposing ve-hicle drove off immediatelyafter bumping the bus. How-ever, the Sheldon ISD busdriver was able to get the li-cense plate number off thevehicle, and Precinct 3 is nowin the process of locating thevehicle and driver.
Crime Stoppers and theHarris County Sheriff'sOffice Homicide Investiga-tor's need the public's as-sistance identifying thesuspect(s) responsible forthe murder of four victims.
On Friday, December 9,2016, HCSO dispatch re-ceived a call stating a grayfour door vehicle was onfire off the roadway, in awooded area, in the 15300block of Market St., in Har-ris County, TX. Once Fireand Rescue personnel ar-
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Suspects wanted in murder of fourpeople found inside burned car
rived on scene the fire wasquickly put out at whichtime two males and twofemales were discoveredshot to death in the vehi-cle.
The victims were lateridentified as ChristopherChaney, Willie Norman,Nicholette Briscoe andKelcii Flintroy
Crime Stoppers will payup to $5,000 for informa-tion leading to the charg-ing and/or arrest of thesuspect in this case. Infor-
HOUSTON - A 19-year-old boy was brought to agas station by a friend af-ter being shot last Friday,night, police said.
The on-duty clerk at theCitgo service station locat-ed at 2811 East Freeway(East Interstate Highway10) was notified by thefriend that the teen wasinside a vehicle in the sta-tion's parking lot and ap-peared to have suffered agunshot wound. The clerkcontacted 9-1-1 and theteen was transported toBen Taub General Hospi-tal where he was pro-nounced dead.
During the course of the
Willie NormanKelciiFlintroy
NicholetteBriscoe
Christopher Chaney
mation may be reported bycalling 713-222-TIPS(8477). Tips may also besent via a text message by
texting the following:TIP610 plus the informa-tion to CRIMES (274637).All tipsters remain anony-mous.
Teen dies at gas stationafter being shot
investigation, it was foundthe teen may have been in-volved in a home invasionin the City of La Porte andwas shot by the homeown-er.
According to authori-ties, the teen’s friend re-mained at the scene forquestioning but was re-leased before being ques-tioned by homicidedetectives.
The 19-year-old’s identi-ty has not been released.
Anyone with informa-tion in this case is urged tocontact the La Porte PoliceDepartment at 281-471-2141 or Crime Stoppers at713-222-TIPS.
The Sloan family reunion took place this past weekend andhad four family members over 90 years and one 85. BuckSloan, in foreground, is known for the Buckshot JamboreeBand.
Buck Sloan’sFamily Reunion
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✯AUSTIN — The TexasHouse of Representativeson May 4 approved SenateJoint Resolution 2, a mea-sure calling for a conven-tion of the states, ascontemplated and enabledby Article V of the U.S.Constitution.
The state Senate on Feb.28 originally passed SJR 2,authored by Brian Bird-well, R-Granbury. Everymember of the House andSenate who signed as a co-author or co-sponsor ofSJR 2 is Republican, andno Democrat voted in favorof the resolution.
Last week, after theHouse approved anamended version of thejoint resolution, GovernorGreg Abbott said: “Todaymarks an important steptoward restraining a run-away federal governmentand returning power backto the states and their re-spective citizens as ourFounders intended.” In hisJan. 31 State of the Stateaddress, Abbott listed pas-sage of such a measure asone of his emergency leg-islative priorities.
Next, the Senate mustaccept the House’s versionof SJR 2 or call a confer-ence committee to iron outdifferences. If finallyagreed upon, the measurewould be forwarded to VicePresident Mike Pence, whopresides over the U.S. Sen-ate, and to U.S. HouseSpeaker Paul Ryan.Should SJR 2 pass here,the Lone Star State wouldjoin 10 other states thathave done likewise: Ala-bama, Alaska, Georgia, In-diana, Louisiana, NorthDakota, Oklahoma andTennessee.
The legislatures of two-thirds of the 50 states —that would be 34 states —must join in the call for aconstitutional conventionin order to convene underArticle V. The stated pur-pose of convening would beto propose amendments tothe U.S. Constitution thatwould:
- Impose fiscal re-straints on the federal gov-ernment;
- Limit federal govern-ment jurisdiction and pow-er; and
- Impose term limits onfederal officials and mem-bers of Congress.
A model for states to usein their efforts to call anArticle V convention is be-ing promoted nationwideby the Arlington, Virginia-based American Legisla-tive Exchange Council. Inits publicly posted litera-ture, the organization says:“The federal governmenthas steadily consolidatedits power while erodingstate control in ways thatare clearly inconsistentwith the Tenth Amend-ment to the U.S. Constitu-tion.”
Other organizations,such as Common Causeand the American CivilLiberties Union and theirstate affiliates, have regis-
House joins Senate inpassing constitutionalconvention measure
tered in opposition to SJR2 and similar resolutionsthat have passed or are upfor consideration in otherstate legislatures. One ofseveral concerns the orga-nizations have expressedrelated to the influenceprivate interests mightexert over delegates to aconstitutional conventionof the states.
Abbott signs SenateBill 4
Gov. Abbott on May 7signed legislation banningso-called “sanctuary cities”and prohibiting local lawenforcement policies thatdon’t comply with federalImmigration and CustomsEnforcement detainer re-quests.
SB 4 triggered long andcontentious floor debateson April 26 and 27 in theTexas House before pass-ing with only Republicanmembers voting in favor.The Senate concurred withamendments the Housemade to the bill and thebill was then forwarded tothe governor, for his signa-ture.
ICE has the authority toplace a detainer on a per-son who has been arrest-ed on local criminalcharges and for whom ICEpossesses probable causeto believe that the personis removable from theUnited States.
Revenue intakeincreases
Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on May 2 re-ported state sales tax rev-enue totaled $2.44 billionin April, an amount 2.5percent more than in April2016.
Total sales tax revenuefor the three months end-ing in April 2017 was upby 3.3 percent comparedwith the same period ayear ago, Hegar added.
Modest growth in statesales tax revenue reflectsincreased business spend-ing in some sectors, Hegarsaid. “While net collectionsfrom oil and gas companiesremain depressed, receiptsfrom the manufacturingand wholesale trade sec-
tors were up markedly.The results of consumerspending appear mixed,with increased tax collec-tions from restaurants buta slight decrease in retailtrade,” he added.
Sales tax revenue is thelargest source of statefunding for the state bud-get, accounting for 58 per-cent of all tax collectionsin fiscal 2016.
Abbott proclaimsdisaster
Gov. Abbott on May 1declared a state of disas-ter exists in East Texascounties of Henderson,Rains and Van Zandt aftersevere thunderstormsspawning tornadoes sweptthrough the area about 70miles east of Dallas onApril 29.
Nine tornadoes werereported, and at least fourdeaths were attributed tothe weather system. Manyhomes and businesseswere destroyed, and infra-structure was damaged.Abbott authorized the useof all available resourcesof state government andpolitical subdivisions tocope with the disaster.
Officials seek Zikahelp
Gov. Abbott and TexasDepartment of StateHealth Services Commis-sioner John Hellerstedt onMay 4 sent a joint letter tomayors and county judgesacross the state, askinglocal officials for more sup-port in preventing thespread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. With sea-sonal temperaturesincreasing, Abbott andHellerstedt asked mayorsand county judges to accel-erate mosquito abatementefforts and to increasepublic outreach.
(NAPSI)—If you’reamong the estimated 3million young Americansgetting a high schooldiploma this year—Congratulations!
If you’re not sure aboutwhat to do next, youshould talk with yourparents, teachers andcounselors about yourcareer goals and get theiradvice. Spend time withpeople who work in areasof interest to you and findout what it takes tosucceed. Then, puttogether a résumé youcan use when applyingfor a job.
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By Jill Pertler
It’s something we allhave in common. Mothershave touched our lives.Each of us came into theworld courtesy of amother. But the conceptdoesn’t stop there.Mothers are everywhere.They live next door oracross the country. Theyare teachers, coaches,counselors, protectors,enforcers, disciplinariansand friends.
They are uncondition-al.
They come from allwalks of life to influenceothers. And, whether themother in your life is thewoman who gave birth toyou, raised you or liveddown the street and hada motherly impact,chances are somewherealong the way someonetouched your heart in amotherly fashion.
Likewise, it’s likelyyou’ve served the role inthe life of at least onehuman being or perhapsa four-legged friend. Youdon’t have to give birth tobe a mother in someone’seyes. Mothers are bornthrough various circum-stances.
While no two mothersare the same, there aresome common threadsthat accompany the jobtitle: M-O-T-H-E-R.
M – A mother is amentor and a motivator.She is your number onefan no matter what thescore of the game. She ison your side, even whenyou are confused aboutwhich side you areactually on.
O – I’ve always saidtaking on the task ofmotherhood is an infiniteact of optimism. A motherplaces her bet on a lifeoutside her own, doublesdown and then goes allin. She has no choice.Unconditional loverequires such commit-ment and sacrifice.
T – Often, mothersare tenderhearted,tranquil and thoughtfullynurturing. But, underthat façade is a tough-ness that has the capabil-ity to eat nails forbreakfast. The softest
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mother can become asurly and keenly focusedadversary should herchild be threatened insome way. This same boldfortitude also appearswhen a child messes upand requires a dose of amother’s tough love,which is often just astough on the mother as itis the child.
H – Motherhood canbe a battle of the headand heart. Sometimes amother is forced to listento the logic coming fromher head when her heartis screaming for her to dojust the opposite. In asecond scenario, the heartrules and love trumpslogic. The tricky part ofmotherhood is knowingone from the other.
E – Mothers areembarrassing, especiallyto a 13-year-old, especial-ly in public. They can beexasperating, especiallywhen they won’t let youstay out late or demandthat you take one morebite of your broccoli. Theyare entirely overbearingand exceedingly oppres-sive and essentiallyerroneous in their beliefthat they know more thanyou do. They also demon-strate an everlasting loveand devotion thatendures far past theirtime with us here onearth. A mother’s love iseternal. Thank goodness.
R – The role ofmother is cast withoutrehearsals. There are nore-dos for mess-ups ormishaps. Motherhood is aresponsibility (andprivilege) that beginsright now and lasts untilway then without theoption of retirement.Once a mother, always amother.
We wouldn’t have itany other way.
Happy Mother’s Day –To everyone who’s hadthe privilege of beingsomeone’s mom!
Jill Pertler is anaward-winning syndicat-ed columnist, publishedplaywright, author andmember of the NationalSociety of NewspaperColumnists. Don’t miss aslice; follow the Slices ofLife page on Facebook.
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From the first sight ofthe crash scene, there wasno doubt of the tragic na-ture of the accident. Emer-gency responders quicklyrushed to treat the serious-ly injured, even pullingsome of them from theirvehicles. Despite their bestefforts, some of the acci-dent victims could not besaved.
The victims were highschool students who hadbeen consuming alcohol ata party few hours before.One of them got behind thewheel. It was a nightmarethat could have been avoid-ed. However, this terribletragedy was a staged sim-ulation, intended to pro-vide a strong message.This is the purpose of“Shattered Dreams.”
“Shattered Dreams” isan educational program atChannelview High Schooldesigned to prevent teendrinking and driving. Theevent was sponsored byBen Taub Hospital’s Trau-ma Services Department, apart of the Harris HealthSystem.
“The Shattered Dreamsprogram has had such apowerful effect on our stu-dents,” said Cindi Ollis,CHS principal. “The stu-dents see that the conse-quences of poor decisionscan have a far-reachingimpact. This program en-ables the reality of drink-ing and driving to hit homein a very realistic and dra-matic way.”
The simulated crashtook place near the Chan-nelview High School cam-pus in the parking lot ofRay Maddry MemorialStadium. ChannelviewEMS and Fire Depart-ment, PHI Air Medical,Harris County ConstablePrecinct 3 deputies, alongwith other local emergen-
CHANNELVIEW ISD“Shattered Dreams” shares the tragicconsequences of drinking and driving
(Photo by Mark Kramer, Channelview ISD)Emergency personnel place an accident victim onto a gurneyduring a simulated drunk driving crash as part of the ShatteredDreams program held at Channelview High School recently.“Shattered Dreams” is an educational program at Channelview HighSchool designed to prevent teen drinking and driving. The eventwas sponsored by Ben Taub Hospital’s Trauma ServicesDepartment, a part of the Harris Health System.
cy personnel participatedin the event as “first re-sponders” to the staged ac-cident scene, wherestudents were portrayed asfatal accident victims.
“Even though they knewit was a re-enactment, itbecomes emotional for thestudents and their par-ents,” said CHS teacherKaren Hebert, who coordi-nated the event. “It makesthem think, ‘what if it didhappen?’ My hope is thatthis program will makestudents aware of howdrinking and driving af-fects more than just them-selves.”
The program did notconclude after the simulat-ed fatal drunk drivingcrash. The night followingthe event, several studentsand their parents were al-lowed to visit the traumacenter of Ben Taub Hospi-tal and see emergencymedical procedures beingconducted on accident vic-tims and shooting victims.
At the end of the night
in the trauma ward, He-bert said students wereasked to write a letter to aloved one, such as a parent,sibling or friend. The stu-dents then shared theirletters with the group.
“The students usuallybecome very emotional andtear up when they readtheir letter, as they discov-er that their ‘being gone’has a ripple effect,” shesaid. “After the programthat day and visiting BenTaub that night, studentsare still coming to talk tome about the impact theShattered Dreams pro-gram made on them.”
In addition to spreadingawareness of the dangersof drinking and driving,Hebert has placed addedemphasis on the hazards oftexting and driving anddistracted driving. “Mygoal and hope is that wenever lose another studentto a car accident that couldhave been prevented,” shesaid. “One is more thanenough.”
Thank you to my family andextended community offriends and supporters foryour vote of confidence.”
Davis Rouse is a nativeof Galena Park, Texas. Shemoved to the South Beltarea as a child and has con-tinued to make South Belther home, where she is rais-ing her family. Davis Rousehas a passion for communi-ty and education as thedaughter of a retired Gale-na Park ISD teacher andcounselor. In her currentrole as a manager for JohnWiley & Sons, Davis Rouseis familiar with the chal-lenges faced by studentsand faculty in the commu-nity college environment.She has volunteered withseveral non-profits and is anadvisory Board member forthe Smahrt Girl Founda-tion. She has also volun-teered with Pasadena ISDincluding service as teammom for several of her son's
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activities, mentoring andcoaching in the Leaders ofTomorrowprogram, tutoringat New Covenant churchand serving in various lead-ership capacities through-out the community. Rouseis a proud Ambassador forthe Houston Texans as amember of the NationalFootball League alumni as-sociation.
Wheeler has served onthe San Jacinto CollegeBoard of Trustees since1986 following nine years ofservice as a member of theLa Porte ISD Board ofTrustees. He is chairman ofthe San Jacinto CollegeBoard of Trustees FinanceCommittee. Wheeler prac-ticed dentistry in La Portefor more than 40 years be-fore retiring. He currentlyowns and operates Wheel-stone Auto Sales in La Porteand is a member and pastpresident of the La PorteRotary Club. Wheeler is
married to Charlcya who isa trustee on the La PorteISD board. The technicalbuilding on the San JacintoCollege North Campus isnamed in Dr. Wheeler’s hon-or.
Residents that live with-in the Pasadena, Deer Park,La Porte, Sheldon, Channel-view, Galena Park, and por-tions of the Clear Creek,Humble and Pearland inde-pendent school districtselect San Jacinto Collegetrustees. Each position is fora six-year term and elec-tions for the San JacintoCollege Board of Trusteesare held in odd numberedyears.
Davis Rouse and Wheel-er will take their respectiveoaths of ofice at the San Ja-cinto College Board of Trust-ees meeting on Monday,June 5, 2017.
Another page was turnedin the history of NorthShore Middle School as cur-rent and former faculty, stu-dents and members of thecommunity celebrated theschool's 60th anniversary!
Yuroba Harris, represen-tative from CongressmanGene Green's office present-ed the school with a Con-gressional Certificate andan American Flag that wasflown over the UnitedStates Capitol.
Mr. Ray Ki lgo , theschool's second principalspoke about the importanceof a strong faculty and staffand how he cherishes thememories of working here.
Mr. Paul Drexler, the
school's third principal alsospoke about the impact goodteachers have on studentsand that our love for teach-ing children should be the
Galena Park ISDNorth Shore Middle Schoolcelebrates 60th Anniversay
drive to be the best.After the ceremony, ev-
eryone was invited into themultipurpose room for re-freshments and pictures.
Personal Safety expert isChamber speaker
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Mouton is a trainer andconsultant to police de-partments and individualsregarding their personalsafety, and tactics they canuse when faced with a dan-gerous situation.
Mouton is a nativeHoustonian, with a total of30 years in law enforce-ment. For 21 years, he wasa member of the HPDSWAT team (Special
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The official Mother’sDay holiday arose in the1900s as a result of theefforts of Anna Jarvis,daughter of Ann ReevesJarvis. Following hermother’s 1905 death,Anna Jarvis conceived ofMother’s Day as a wayof honoring the sacrific-es mothers made fortheir children. Aftergaining financialbacking from a Philadel-phia department storeowner named JohnWanamaker, in May1908 she organized thefirst official Mother’sDay celebration at aMethodist church inGrafton, West Virginia.That same day also sawthousands of peopleattend a Mother’s Dayevent at one of Wanama-ker’s retail stores inPhiladelphia.
Following the successof her first Mother’sDay, Jarvis—whoremained unmarriedand childless her wholelife—resolved to see herholiday added to thenational calendar.Arguing that Americanholidays were biasedtoward male achieve-ments, she started amassive letter writingcampaign to newspapersand prominent politi-cians urging the adop-tion of a special dayhonoring motherhood.By 1912 many states,towns and churches hadadopted Mother’s Day asan annual holiday, andJarvis had establishedthe Mother’s DayInternational Associa-tion to help promote hercause. Her persistencepaid off in 1914 whenPresident WoodrowWilson signed a mea-sure officially establish-ing the second Sundayin May as Mother’s Day.
Anna Jarvis hadoriginally conceived ofMother’s Day as a day ofpersonal celebrationbetween mothers and
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families. Her version ofthe day involvedwearing a white carna-tion as a badge andvisiting one’s mother orattending churchservices. But onceMother’s Day became anational holiday, it wasnot long before florists,card companies andother merchantscapitalized on itspopularity.
While Jarvis hadinitially worked withthe floral industry tohelp raise Mother’sDay’s profile, by 1920she had become disgust-ed with how the holidayhad been commercial-ized. She outwardlydenounced the transfor-mation and urgedpeople to stop buyingMother’s Day flowers,cards and candies.Jarvis eventuallyresorted to an opencampaign againstMother’s Day profiteers,speaking out againstconfectioners, floristsand even charities. Shealso launched countlesslawsuits against groupsthat had used the name“Mother’s Day,” eventu-ally spending most ofher personal wealth inlegal fees. By the timeof her death in 1948Jarvis had disowned theholiday altogether, andeven actively lobbied
the government to see itremoved from theAmerican calendar.
Mother’s Day falls onthe second Sunday inMay and traditionallyinvolves presentingmothers with flowers,cards and other gifts.Currently, more phonecalls are made onMother’s Day than anyother day of the year.These holiday chats withMom often cause phonetraffic to spike by asmuch as 37 percent. Itcelebrates motherhoodand it is a time toappreciate mothers andmother figures. Manypeople give gifts, cards,flowers, candy, a meal ina restaurant or othertreats to their motherand mother figures,including grandmothers,great-grandmothers,stepmothers, and fostermothers.
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Rep. Gene Green’slegislation would create afederal designation forcertain coastal communityand technical colleges asMaritime WorkforceTraining Centers ofExcellence
PASADENA, Texas –May 3, 2017 – San JacintoCollege is expressing itssupport for the DomesticMaritime Centers of Excel-lence Act, introduced inCongress yesterday byRep. Gene Green (D-TX)with the support of Rep.Pete Olson (R-TX), Rep.Ted Poe (R-TX) and othermembers of Congress.
The Domestic MaritimeCenters of Excellence Actis intended to advance thecapabilities of two-yearcommunity and technicalcolleges to assist the fed-eral government and in-dustry in securing thetalent pipeline for domes-tic maritime industry jobs.This legislation will helpfill a void in maritimetraining and educationprograms.
“We thank Rep. Green,Rep. Olson, Rep. Poe andothers for championingthis legislation on behalf ofSan Jacinto College andour maritime partners,”said Dr. Brenda Hellyer,San Jacinto College Chan-cellor. “Our region is hometo one of the world’s larg-est ports and is ranked sec-ond in the nation formaritime jobs. This desig-nation will allow us to con-tinue to provide U.S. CoastGuard (USCG)-approvedtraining to help meet theworkforce needs of theGulf Coast Region.”
The Domestic MaritimeCenters of Excellence Actis being introduced in Con-gress with the support ofa bipartisan group of leg-islators. Rep. Green is thebill’s author, along withVirginia State Representa-tive Rob Wittman, andRep. Olson is an originalco-sponsor.
“In our district, we havea surplus of maritime jobsand not enough peoplewith the skills and train-ing to fill them,” said Rep.Green. “The industry iscontinuing to invest andgrow along the Port ofHouston, and we want tomake sure that our constit-
San Jacinto College applaudsintroduction of Domestic MaritimeCenters of Excellence Act
uents have the opportunityto take these high-skilledjobs. This bipartisan legis-lation will help bridge thegap. It’s good for our localcommunity, it’s good for ourbusinesses, and it’s good forthe American economy.”
A shortage of qualifiedmaritime workers has beenidentified by U.S. industryleaders as the primary chal-lenge to growth in the do-mestic maritime sector. Themaritime industry requirestechnical skills trainingand licensing – even for en-try-level positions. To earnappropriate credentials foreach level of maritime in-dustry employment, work-ers must complete regulartraining from course pro-viders approved by theUSCG. Community andtechnical colleges offer thistraining on an affordablebasis.
“This bill will help meetcritical demands of theports in our Gulf Coast re-gion,” Rep. Olson said.“Houston is home to one ofthe world’s largest portsand relies on trained mari-time workers to keep it atfull operations. We needmaritime training and ed-ucation programs to bereadily available to fill theneed for maritime workers.San Jacinto College plays avital role in training thenext generation of workers.I’m pleased to co-sponsorthis needed bill and lookforward to working withRep. Gene Green to help getit passed.”
San Jacinto College re-mains committed to train-ing the maritime workforce.Since 2010, the College’smaritime program hasawarded more than 5,500USCG-approved coursecompletion certificates. TheCollege also introduced thestate’s first associate de-gree program in maritimetransportation to train
those new to the maritimeindustry. Last yearmarked the opening of theSan Jacinto College Mari-time Technology andTraining Center on theMaritime Campus in LaPorte, Texas, to offer moretraining opportunities formariners in the Gulf Coastregion.
“There are more than56,000 direct maritime-related jobs at the Port ofHouston alone,” said Rep.Poe. “As the workforcegrows, students must beready to enter the mari-time industry with jobready skills. This legisla-tion simply gives localcommunity and technicalcolleges the resources toeffectively prepare theirstudents. As co-chairmanof the PORTS Caucus, Irecognize that this legisla-tion takes an importantstep forward in ensuringfuture workforce growthfor the Port of Houstonand ports across the na-tion.”
Unless action is takento expand the availabilityof domestic maritimeworkforce technical train-ing, the continued lack offederal government focuson domestic maritime in-dustry technical training,a large percentage of theworkforce nearing retire-ment, technological ad-vancements and theexpansion of the PanamaCanal are all factors thatwill compound the domes-tic maritime workforceshortage in the yearsahead.
The San Jacinto Col-lege Maritime Technologyand Training Center onthe Maritime Campus of-fers a full calendar of U.S.Coast Guard-approvedmaritime courses. Formore information and toregister, visit sanjac.edu/maritime.
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Mary M. Temple, 90,went to be with the Lordon Monday, May 1, 2017 inBaytown, Texas.
She was born on May15, 1926 in Hazlehurst,Mississippi to Brown My-ers and Georgia FosterMyers. She was a house-wife and spent her life be-ing a caregiver toeveryone. Mary was awoman with a great senseof humor, who liked tolaugh and was fun to bearound. She was an avidfan of sports from theHouston Rockets, Astros,or Texans or any team whohappened to be playingand loved all animals, es-pecially dogs. Mary likedher sweets and enjoyedcooking and baking. Shehas lived in Crosby, Texasfor over 30 years and isnow returning to her be-loved Mississippi! She willbe dearly missed by allwho knew and loved her.
She is preceded in deathby her beloved husband,Morris T. Temple; parents,Brown and Georgia Myers;and brothers, HoustonMyers, Otis Myers, andHubert Myers.
Mary is survived by herdaughter, Pat Raines andhusband Jim; grand-daughter, Megan Millerand husband Ryan andgreat-grandaughter Em-maly Miller; step children,Frances Jones; Joe Temple;step-grandchildren, Deb-bie Andrews, Morris Jones,Joel Temple, Dana Bishop,Cindy Harris, KarenGillaspie; Paula Foreman,
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Quote from Megan:“She was our laughter andour comfort, she was thebest cornbread maker ever,she was an animal lover,and a caretaker to all, sheloved pies, cakes, and cook-ies, and any sports gameshe could find, she lovedher family, but most impor-tantly she loved Jesus.”
A visitation will be heldon Tuesday, May 2, 2017from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm atSterling-White FuneralHome and also anothervisitation will be held onFriday, May 5, 2017 at10:00 am at Siloam BaptistChurch, 8031 Highway 98E., Meadville, Mississippi39653. Funeral serviceswill immediately follow at11:00 am. Interment willbe in Siloam BaptistChurch Cemetery. Ar-rangements have been en-trusted to Sterling-WhiteFuneral Home 11011 Cros-by-Lynchburg Rd. High-lands, Texas 77562.
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Members of the GooseCreek Memorial HighSchool Academic UILSpelling Team, (from left)Fayed Sayed, Angela Qin,Chinmayee Kulkarni andJatin Kulkarni, displaytheir medals at the statecompetition, where theyearned 2nd place, closebehind the 1st place team.Chinmayee won 5th placeindividually. At the regionallevel, the team won 2ndp lace and Chinmayeeplaced 1st individually.GCM was the 1st place teamat district competition, withChinmayee winning 1st;Fahad Sayed, 2nd andAngela Qin, 3rd place.Rosie Adolphin is thecoach.
GCM Places 2nd at UIL StateSpelling Competition
Jennifer Jacobs, Student WorkforceConnection liaison (left), and Randal O’Brien,Goose Creek CISD superintendent, greetKylie Salter and Yvette Spencer fromSpringHill Suites Marriott at the recent 7thAnnua l Goose Creek C ISD S tudentW o r k f o r c e C o n n e c t i o n E m p l o y e rAppreciation Reception at the BaytownCommunity Center. Springhill Suites Marriottis one of more than 110 business andindustry Workforce Partners, includingdepartments within Goose Creek CISD, thatprovide internships and employmentopportunities for students.
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By Susan PassmoreEight students will represent Goose Creek CISD
at the National History Day Competition in Col-lege Park, MD, on the University of Maryland cam-pus June 11-15 after placing first or second at therecent Texas History Day in Austin. This marks the27th consecutive year that Goose Creek CISD stu-dents have advanced to National History Daythanks to support from parents, teachers and dis-trict administrators as well as their own hard workand effort.
Senior Group Exhibit competitors Danielle Gar-cia and Priscilla Garcia from Ross S. Sterling HighSchool, sponsored by Stephanie Cottle, won firstplace with “Freedom Riders: Freedom’s Wheels areRolling.” In Junior Group Performance, MadeleineBroussard and Brandon Broussard from GentryJunior School, sponsored by Steve Koester, won firstplace with “Fanning the Flames of Revolution.”
Havi Nguyen from Sterling High School wonsecond in the Senior Individual Exhibit category for“Lewis Hine: Capturing the Injustice of Child La-bor.” His sponsor is Stephanie Cottle. Dominic Bor-bon from Goose Creek Memorial High School placedsecond in the Senior Historical Paper competitionwith “Manet and the Impressionists.” His sponsoris Jason Catoire.
In the Junior Individual Performance category,Allan Cosep, Jr. from Gentry Junior and GraceMuller from Cedar Bayou Junior School tied forsecond place. Allan’s entry was “Standing UpAgainst the Great America Depression: PresidentFranklin Roosevelt’s Economic Fight,” and his spon-sors are Steve Bingham and Tara Fountain. Grace’sentry was “Lady Bird Johnson: Taking a Stand toPreserve the Natural Beauty of America,” and hersponsor is Amy Maddie.
Other competitors from Goose Creek CISDbrought home awards. In Senior Group Perfor-mance, Melissa Del Rio, Carmen Martinez, Kimber-ley Murrillo and Gabriel de la Garza from RobertE. Lee High School, sponsored by Rosemary Calico-Hopson, earned third place honors for “The Standof the First Lady of the World.” Third place went toCharlotte Newport and Heather Tarver from Gen-
Eight Goose Creek CISD students earned the privilege of competing at NationalHistory Day in June by placing first or second at Texas History Day. Pictured are(front, from left) Allan Cosep, Jr., Madeleine Broussard, (middle row, from left)Dominic Borbon, Havi Nguyen, Brandon Broussard, (top row, from left) DanielleGarcia and Grace Muller. Not pictured is Priscilla Garcia.
Eight GCCISD students advanceto National History Day
try Junior School in the Junior Group Website cat-egory, sponsored by Tara Fountain, for “WarsawGhetto Uprising.”
Goose Creek CISD students also received somespecial awards. The National History Day SpecialPrize for Maritime Projects went to JacobKingsmill from Goose Creek Memorial for his Se-nior Individual Documentary “The German Atlan-tic Wall: A Military Stand.” His sponsor isStephanie Schrull. Isabel de la Rosa from SterlingHigh School, sponsored by Stephanie Cottle, re-ceived the Lee College Outstanding Regional En-try Award for her Senior Historical Paper “SlaveryLaw, Pure and Simple.” Brooke Schrull from High-lands Junior won two special awards for her Jun-ior Individual Exhibit “Diane Nash: Standing forEquality.” Brooke was awarded the Willie Lee GayAward for African-American History and the LeeCollege Outstanding Regional Entry Award. Hersponsor is Adrienne Freeman.
Distinguished Achievement Awards were award-ed to GCCISD students for the following projects:Soham Datar, Athena Janobas, Brienne Schrull andShaily Yadav, GCM, sponsored by Stephanie Schrulland Lori Glaspie, Senior Group Documentary “TheGreensburo Sit-ins: Igniting Change by Taking aSeat;” Tramy Nguyen, Sterling, sponsored byStephanie Cottle, Senior Individual Website, “Voiceof the Mad: Dorothea Dix;” Jacob Kingsmill, GCM,sponsored by Stephanie Schrull, Senior IndividualDocumentary “The German Atlantic Wall: A MilitaryStand;” Abigail de Guzman, Sterling, sponsored byStephanie Cottle, Senior Individual Documentary“Clara Barton: The American Humanitarian” andPranav Gupta, Highlands Junior, sponsored by Mich-ella Jones, Junior Individual Documentary “TheAwakening of Mighty America: Taking a Stand forEconomic Prosperity.”
“Our Goose Creek students did a fantastic jobcompeting at the Texas History Day competition. Ourstudents were absolutely outstanding both in thecompetition and as representatives of our district. Iam so proud of all the students who competed inAustin,” said Faith Longorio, social studies coordi-nator.
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VOPAK MODA Houston, LLC. of 1000 Louisiana, Suite 7100, Houston, Texas, 77002, hasapplied to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a permit to construct a 10.75 mile Crude Oiland Condensate products pipeline in Harris County that may, on some occasions may containhydrogen sulfide (sour gas). This proposed pipeline facility will transport sour liquid that willcontain less than 1000 parts per million of hydrogen sulfide. A copy of application forms and amap showing the location of the pipeline is available for public inspection at the offices of theHarris County Clerk’s office, located at 201 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002. In the event of aleak, the radius of exposure of hydrogen sulfide for 100 parts per million could extend 2,448feet on either side of the pipeline based on methods outlined in the 16 Texas AdministrativeCode 3.36(2). The radius of exposure included parts of Hwy 225 and extends east from thewest side of Battleground Road and just north of Geo Specialty Chemicals at IndependencePkwy to the west end of the pipeline located on private land near the intersection of AllenGenoa Road and Lawndale Street, at the southwest boundary of the LyondellBasell-HoustonRefining complex. The city boundaries of Deer Park, Pasadena, La Porte, and Galena Parkareas are estimated here on the attached plat.
The pipeline will be constructed and operated in accordance with the rules and regulationsadopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas specifying construction material and methods forthe safe and reliable operation of a crude oil pipeline that at times may contain sour gas in theliquid.
Any owner or occupant of land located within the area of influence of the proposed sour gaspipeline facility desiring to protest this application can do so by mailing or otherwise delivering aletter referring to the application (Docket# 03-0304582) and stating their desire to protest to:
Docket Services, Office of General Counsel, Railroad Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711-2967
Protests shall be in writing and received by Docket Services not later than (June 16, 2017). Theletter shall include the name, address, and telephone number of every person on whose behalfthe protest is filed and shall state the reasons each such person believes that he or she is theowner or occupant of property within the area of influence of the proposed pipeline facility. It isrecommended that a copy of this notice be included with the letter. Additional informationregarding the protest can be obtained by http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/ on the Internet.
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AMENDED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISIONFOR WATER QUALITY TPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
TPDES Permit No. WQ0002160000
APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. Sequa Corporation, 16402 Jacintoport Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77015, which operatesPrecoat Metals Wastewater Treatment Plant (a coil coating facility WWTP), has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ) for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. WQ0002160000, which authorizes the discharge of previously monitored effluents from internalOutfalls 101 (treated process wastewater, utility wastewater, and stormwater at a daily average flow not to exceed 30,000 gallons per day)and 201 (treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,000 gallons per day) at a daily average flow not to exceed45,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on November 13, 2012. This revised notice has beenprovided because certain limits in the original draft permit were incorrect. Notice of the erroneous draft permit was published inMay of 2013. The applicant requested renewal of the permit issued September 22, 2008, but limits at Outfall 001 in that draft permitdid not match the limits at Outfall 001 in the 2008 permit.
The facility is located at 16402 Jacintoport Boulevard in the Jacintoport Industrial Park, in the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas 77015.The effluent is discharged via Outfall 001 directly to the Houston Ship Channel, in Segment No. 1006 of the San Jacinto River Basin. Thedesignated uses for Segment No. 1006 are navigation and industrial water supply.
The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a revised draft permit. The draft permit, ifapproved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision thatthis permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, Executive Director’s preliminary decision, anddraft permit are available for viewing and copying at Harris County Library-North Channel Branch, 15741 Wallisville Road, Houston, HarrisCounty, Texas. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the appli-cation or notice. For exact location, refer to application.http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=29.755555&lng=-95.11&zoom=13&type=r.
PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. Thepurpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. TCEQholds a public meeting if the Executive Director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requestedby a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.
OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the Executive Director will consider thecomments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with theExecutive Director’s decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who requested tobe on a mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contest-ed case hearing or reconsideration of the Executive Director’s decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civiltrial in a state district court.
TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name; ad-dress; phone number; applicant’s name and permit number; the location and distance of your property/activities relative to thefacility; a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not common to the general public; andthe statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing.” If the request for contested case hearing is filed on behalf of a group orassociation, the request must designate the group’s representative for receiving future correspondence; identify an individualmember of the group who would be adversely affected by the proposed facility or activity; provide the information discussed aboveregarding the affected member’s location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member would beaffected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect are germane to the group’s purpose.
Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests forreconsideration or for a contested case hearing to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.
The Commission will only grant a contested case hearing on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission’s deci-sion on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a hearing on issues that were raised in timely filed comments that were notsubsequently withdrawn. TCEQ may act on an application to renew a permit for discharge of wastewater without providing an oppor-tunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The Executive Director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearingrequest or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the Executive Director will notissue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and request to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a sched-uled Commission meeting.
MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the Executive Director’s deci-sion, you will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. Inaddition, you may request to be added to: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and (2) the mailinglist for a specific county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send yourrequest to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.
All written public comments and public meeting requests must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O.Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 or electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html within 30 days from the date ofnewspaper publication of this notice.
AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically atwww.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Any personal information you submit to the TCEQ will become part of the agency’s record;this includes email addresses. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ PublicEducation Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español,puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.
Further information may also be obtained from Sequa Corporation at the address stated above or by callingMr. Anu Singh at (314)-436-7010.Issued:
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Congratulations to the SHELDON FFA Exhibitors
CONGRATULATIONSSheldonFFA Exhibitors
JUDGE JOE STEPHENSJustice of the PeacePrecinct 3, Position 1
14350 Wallisville Road, Houston, TX 77049
CongratulationsSheldon ISD FFA Winners!
15021 Bohemian-Hall Road, Crosby, Texas 77532
SHELDON FFA Livestock Show 201760TH ANNUAL LIVESTOCK SHOW
SHELDON ISD AG CENTER JAN. 12-14, 2017
RESERVE CHAMPION SWINEExhibitor: NOAH DOERRBuyer: WRTS LLC, $1100
RESERVE CHAMPION LAMBExhibitor: SANDIE OPIELABuyer: UNITED COMMUNITY CU, $400
RESERVE CHAMPION STEERExhibitor: LEO GARCIABuyer: WRTS LLC, $3200
RESERVE CHAMPION BROILERSExhibitor: KAYDEE DENTONBuyer: DR. NINO, $300
RESERVE CHAMPION HORTICULTUREExhibitor: LANE PATTERSONBuyer: SHAMOON-SOUTEX, $450
RESERVE CHAMPION GOATExhibitor: FAITH LANHAMBuyer: CODY LANGLEY, $475
RESERVE CHAMPION RABBITSExhibitor: KALIAPY SCHULTZBuyer: DENISE SMESNEY, $250
R E S E R V ER E S E R V EC H A M P I O N SC H A M P I O N S
PHOTOS BY GILBERT HOFFMANNORTH CHANNEL STAR
3RD PLACE STEERExhibitor: MARC CHAPABuyer: EPIKE POOLSCAPES, $3500
3RD PLACE SWINEExhibitor: SAMANTHA DOERRBuyer: NORTH SHORE ROTARY, $1250
RESERVE CHAMPION DECORATED CAKEExhibitor: LOGAN ROSSBuyer: SHAMOON-SOUTEX, $250
RESERVE CHAMPION FOOD SHOWExhibitor: MARIANA SAUCEDOBuyer: SHAMOON-SOUTEX, $175
4TH PLACE SWINEExhibitor: MARC CHAPABuyer: BLACKFOOT ELECTRIC, $800
3RD PLACE LAMBExhibitor: ALFONSO TREVINOBuyer: SHAMOON-SOUTEX, $200
3RD PLACE GOATExhibitor: VALERIE GUERROBuyer: SHELIA MCCRAY, $350
NOTE: There were a Total of 30 Exhibits. Spacedoes not allow us to show all , but weCongratulate all that competed.CREDITS:FFA ADVISORS: Stephanie Jones, AmandaLangley, Chris Jones, Brittany GoughFFA OFFICERS: Kyle Kelly, Kaydee Denton, LizetMedrano, DeShauna Loud, Kerry Kelly, FridaRivera, Alfonso Trevino, Leo GarciaSHELDON SUPERINTENDENT: King DavisCTE COORDINATOR: Bonita TaylorPIO: Derik Moore
VOLUME BUYER: WRTS LLC. Thank you to all oursupporters and Buyers.
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SHELDON FFA Livestock Show 201760TH ANNUAL LIVESTOCK SHOW
SHELDON ISD AG CENTER JAN. 12-14, 2017
GRAND CHAMPION SWINEExhibitor: KAYDEE DENTONBuyer: NORTH SHORE ROTARY, $1600
GRAND CHAMPION LAMBExhibitor: EMILEE DENTONBuyer: UNITED COMMUNITY CU, $450
GRAND CHAMPION STEERExhibitor: ALFONSO TREVINOBuyer: SOTO-ZORROS, $4200
G R A N DG R A N DC H A M P I O N SC H A M P I O N S
PHOTOS BY GILBERT HOFFMANNORTH CHANNEL STAR
GRAND CHAMPION BROILERSExhibitor: EMILEE DENTONBuyer: DR. NINO, $700
GRAND CHAMPION HORTICULTUREExhibitor: EMILEE DENTONBuyer: DAN MIMS, $275
GRAND CHAMPION GOATExhibitor: SANDIE OPIELABuyer: FRED RIVAS-ROTATING EQ., $650
GRAND CHAMPION RABBITExhibitor: LANE PATTERSONBuyer: SHAMOON SOUTEX, $700
GRAND CHAMPION FOOD SHOWExhibitor: SAMANTHA DOERRBuyer: SHAMOON-SOUTEX, $275
GRAND CHAMPION DECORATED CAKEExhibitor: ANISSA PEREZBuyer: FRED RIVAS-ROTATING EQ., $175
Congratulations to all the Exhibitors at the SHELDON FFA Livestock ShowWe are pleased to support the Youth in their endeavors.
NORTH SHORE ROTARY CLUBTickets now available for our Catfish Fry & Crawfish Boil & Raffle
Saturday, May 20, 2017 North Shore Rotary Pavilion14350 Wallisville Road