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Channelview FFA, p. 2 & 3Pecan St. Academy, p. 8

51st Annual Livestock Show & SaleChannelview FFA Livestock Showgrows in size and scope

NORTH SHORE ROTARYWinning Raffle Ticket goes toShari Bigelow of North Shore

Kinder-Morgan Splitter Towertraverses streets of Galena Park VOLUNTEERS REVITALIZE

LOCAL PARK ALONGGREENS BAYOU

State Run-offPrimaries putsconservativesahead

Run-off electionfor Galena Park

By Mark Kramer, CISD

The Channelview FFA heldits 51st annual LivestockShow at the Allen Hall Fair-grounds in Channelview onApril 2nd through 5th. Thecommunity event highlightsprojects from the members ofthe Future Farmers of Ameri-ca and the 4-H Club. Studentscompete for thousands of dol-lars in scholarships throughthe show and auction of live-stock projects.

The FFA has been a part ofthe Channelview ISD educa-tional landscape since the mid1960s. Over the last 50 years,the FFA’s livestock show hasgrown in both size and scope.

“In the early days, every-thing happened under onelarge event tent,” said AllenHall, retired Channelview ag-ricultural sciences teacher, di-rector of vocational education,and director of transportation(1965-1998). “The first one Ihelped with was 30 ft by 60 ft,and was set up behind the oldhigh school.”

In 1971, the livestock showmoved to what is now referredto as the ‘old fairgrounds,’which were part of the YMCA.

“Everything the FFA need-ed then was built by students,parents, volunteers and allfrom donated materials,” saidHall. “By 1984, the event andthe organization had out-grown the YMCA location’s

seven acres and the drainageproblems made parking seemlike a mud hike.”

Much like the need for up-dated facilities, the need to el-evate the FFA mission tobetter suit the changing needsof student members, fueledone of the livestock show’smost significant changes in1984, with the building of theAllen Hall Fairgrounds locat-ed on Wood Drive.

The traditional auction ofprize-winning steers, goats,lambs, hogs, broilers, rabbits,horticultural exhibits, and theFFA sweetheart cake, leadsthe fundraising arm of theshow. This year’s event raised

over $100,000 with “add-ons”still being tallied. “Add-ons”,straightforward cash contribu-tions paid directly to namedparticipants, are a secondmethod in which the commu-nity-at-large can assist thesestudents earn cash for college.

For students whose projectsdon’t sell at auction, the show’s“under the barn” sales bring inlast-minute funds for thosehoping to add every dime pos-sible to his or her college fund.

In addition to the LivestockShow, The Mighty ThomasCarnival provided entertain-ment, as well as the annualFFA Parade on the final dayof the event.

CHANNELVIEW, Texas -May 19, 2014 - LyondellBasellChannelview Complex em-ployees and their familiesplanted more than 2400shrubs and trees at ThomasBell Foster Park as part of thecompany's Global Care Day.The event encourages Lyon-dellBasell employees aroundthe world to collectively par-ticipate in community serviceprojects on the same day.

“As a dedicated organiza-tion that cares about the com-munity and committed tobeing involved and making adifference,” said Lyondell-Basell Senior Engineer SusieGeraci. “This project will leavea lasting impression for every-one that visits the park.”

For the company's 15th an-nual Global Care Day, volun-teers in 20 countries on sixcontinents demonstrated theircommitment to their neighbor-hoods on Saturday, May 17.

“Few corporations make thecommitment to impact thecommunity the way that Ly-

Grand champion Steer shown by Colton Taylor

DECISIONS, DECISIONS. Shari Bigelow, second from left, had the winning ticket last Saturday at theNorth Shore Rotary Fish Fry and Raffle, and had her choice of a new Toyota Avalon auto or Toyota Tundrapick-up truck, and was leaning toward the truck. The vehicles were provided by Community Toyota ofBaytown. With the winner is Rotarian Jim Mills of Pineforest Jewelry, at center her husband Randall Rojas,and at right North Shore Rotary Fish Fry chairwoman Allatia Harris. Hundreds attended the annual CatfishFry and Crawfish Boil at the North Shore Rotary pavilion on Wallisville.

In addition to the raffle, Rotarians also raised money from the sale of lunches, a live auction, and asilent auction, as well as donations of support from sponsors such as San Jacinto College, SanJac Educa-tion Foundation, Community Toyota/Kia/Honda, Galena Park ISD Education Foundation, and 18 othercorporate or individual sponsors.

This annual event of the source of funds for the club’s support of many worthwhile projects in theNorth Shore community, and student scholarships, and international work through the Rotary Interna-tional Foundation. The preliminary estimate is that the club raised about $400,000 at this event.

By Lewis SpearmanTEXAS – The catbird seat is

being held by conservatives forthe November election but noteveryone that won was Tea Par-ty endorsed in the Run-Off Pri-mary last Tuesday.

Replacing Steve Stockmanas the US Congressman for anarea that runs from inside HarrisCounty all the way to the Loui-siana border is Dr. Brian Babin,a dentist and the former Mayorof Woodville. He won over BenStreusand 58% to 42%. Streu-sand a Tea Party operative andformer mortgage banker fund-ed his own campaign and wasformer chairman of Americansfor Prosperity. Streusand lives inSpring and has houses west ofthe district. He attacked Babin

Early Voting is June 9- 17th

June 9th and June 10th- 7:00 am-7:00 pmJune 11-17- 8:00- 5:00 p.m.Early voting for Pct. 81 & 208 inperson will be at City Hall.

Election Day is June 21 7:00 am-7:00 p.mPrecinct 81 votes at Alvin D. Bag-gett Community Building onKeene St.Precinct 208 votes at City Hall

See STATE RUN-OFF, p. 6

Employees and friends give back on15th Annual LyondellBasell Global Care Day

ondellBasell does with theGlobal Care Day Project. Wewere delighted that ThomasBell Foster Park was selectedbecause we knew what thevolunteers could accomplish,”said Greens Bayou CorridorCoalition Executive DirectorJill Boullion. “We now have apark that is planted with na-tive species, bringing the eco-system back into balance.”

Over the past 15 years, ap-proximately 25,900 Lyondell-Basell employees and theirfamilies have donated morethan 162,800 volunteer hourssupporting their communitieson Global Care Day.

Volunteers also cleanedcounty roadways of trash anddebris along Wallisville andSheldon Roads that the plantadopted from Harris Countylast year. Also, children of vol-unteers presented hand paint-ed flower pots with plants tolocal residents of the LegendOaks Healthcare & Rehabili-tation Center.

Volunteers planting shrubs and flowers at Thomas Bell Forest Park,on Greens Bayou near Normandy Road.

KINDER-MORGAN’s T-102 SPLITTER made the trip down Clinton Drive last Monday, from the old Brown &Root dock on the ship channel, out on the roadway, and finally into the driveway of their new plant onthe east side of Galena Park. The Tower is 20 feet in diameter, and when transported it is over 25 feethigh and 200 feet long. Help was needed from the Galena Park police department for traffic control,and Centerpoint Energy to raise wires and traffic lights to make clearance for the height of the tower.Plant Manager Derrick Bockius reported that the move went as planned, and no major problems wereencountered, due to advance planning and some modifications to the original plans. (K-M Photos).

AERIAL VIEW on the new plant site shows the T-102 Splitter Towernegotiating a turn in the driveway, after it safely left Clinton Drive,out of view on the left. Galena Pakr is in the distance, looking west.

GALENA PARK – KinderMorgan has moved the largestpiece of their new plant, a Con-densate Processing Facility,onto the site from the fabrica-tor’s plant a few miles west onClinton Drive.

The original plans hadcalled for a totally overlandroute to transport the tower,using Clinton Drive, MarketStreet, McCarty, and back toClinton. However, obstruc-tions and scheduling made theplanners revise the route, us-ing a barge on the ship chan-nel for part of the trip, and thefinal leg from a dock downClinton Drive, through theheart of Galena Park, andeastward to the plant site.

Plant Manager Derrick

See SPLITTER, page 8

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OPINION PAGE

By Kristan Hoffman

A MEMORIALDAY TRIBUTE

We were not pleased. Forover an hour we had beencrowding around the gate likedogs at dinnertime, and nowthey were telling us it wouldbe another twenty minutesbefore boarding. A plane theyhad been waiting for had justarrived, but on the oppositeside of the airport. There werecertain passengers whoneeded to make their wayhere.

We rolled our eyes, thinkingthat no plane had ever waitedfor us.

There was sighing, grum-bling, and quick trips to therestroom. At long last, the gateagent called for those passen-gers requiring assistance.Then priority members andfirst class tickets. Then thelowly masses, row by row.

We shuffled down thejetway with our backpacksand our rolling cases. Wesettled into our seats with ourlaptops and our headphones.When everyone was finallyseated, we expected to pushback and take off. Instead wewaited. Again.

The air in the cabin grewwarm and stale from ourbodies, from our frustration.We were about to complain toa flight attendant when aclomping noise came from thejetway, like horses on cobble-stone. We all sat up andpeered over the headrests infront of us.

A small group of soldierscame on board. Clean-cut andstone-faced, they quickly tooktheir seats in the first tworows behind business class.They had no luggage.

Okay, we thought. Forthem, we would gladly giveour time.

But by then, the plane waspushing back. The enginesspun. The wings trembled. Wetook off.

The flight was long butsmooth. We sailed over thecity, twinkling lights spread-ing out below us. We nosed upthrough the clouds, the thinair icing and cracking ourskin. We leveled out, sur-rounded by stars, and then weread, worked, watched videos,and slept.

The soldiers sat like statuesthe whole time. Hands in laps,faces forward, mouths silent.

Hours later, the planebegan its descent. Anothercity, another constellation oflives fanning out across theearth. Our stomachs droppedas the Fasten Seatbelt Lightdinged on. A tired voice askedus to return our tray tablesand seat backs to their uprightand locked positions. Westowed our personal belong-ings and leaned forward in ourseats, eager to get up and offthis plane, eager to stretch ourlegs, eager to be home.

The captain came on thespeaker. He thanked us all forour patience at the beginningof the flight, and asked us forjust a little more patience nowat the end.

This is a bit unusual, hesaid.

We were carrying fallensoldiers in our cargo hold. Ifeveryone could remain seateduntil the bodies were trans-ferred off the plane and intothe waiting vehicle, he wouldbe most appreciative. Also, weshouldn’t worry about theairport’s fire trucks stationedalong the runway. They wereonly there to do a water salute.

The cabin went completelysilent. We looked at eachother, and out the windows,and at the magazines peekingout of the seat pockets in frontof us. We snuck glances at thesoldiers sitting at the front ofthe plane.

There was a loud whir anda soft whine as the wingsadjusted and the wheels wentdown. There was a whump aswe landed, and the screechingof wind as the plane sped up toslow down.

As promised, two boxy redtrucks sat on either side of therunway. They let loose twogiant arcs of water, and wepassed underneath. Dropletsfell onto the plane and ran

down our windows, glisteningin the blue and yellow runwaylights. An unnatural rain.

The plane pulled up to thegate and stopped, but wedidn’t stand. We didn’t evenunfasten our seat belts. Wedidn’t reach for our phones.

The cabin door opened, anda military officer stepped onboard. He walked past firstclass and found his fellowservicemen. They stood as one.

Whatever words theyspoke, brief and low, were lostto us. Afterward, the officerdismissed each soldier with anod. They marched past him,off the plane, out of sight.

The officer stayed, movingback a little ways into the firstclass cabin. He addressed usin a gentle but resoundingvoice.

Those men took an oath, hesaid. To bring home the fallen.To get them back safely totheir families. You all did nottake that oath, but tonight,you fulfilled it nonetheless.Your country thanks you.

The heel of his polished bootclicked against the thin carpetas he did an about-face andexited the plane. We were leftfloating in his wake, suddenlyadrift from a shore we hadn’tknown we were standing on.

The flight attendant kindlythrew us a line. She let usknow that it was now safe tomove about the cabin. Shethanked us for choosing herairline, and hoped to see usagain on a future flight. Sheknew the script and gave usour cues.

We stood. We opened theoverhead bins and pulleddown our bags. We emptiedout, row by row, and shuffledup the jetway.

The airport was dim andsleepy. A lone janitor wearingheadphones was running avacuum right in front of thegate. He paused the machinewhen we emerged, his eyespassing over us with disinter-est before settling on the viewthrough the window.

The way his brows drewtogether made us look too.

A casket draped with theAmerican flag. Then a second.A third. A fourth. They slid outof the plane’s belly on aconveyor belt, like babiesbeing born.

The soldiers stood next tothe caskets, one apiece. Theywaited, patiently, as a smallherd of people walked acrossthe tarmac. The herd separat-ed, peeling apart at thedirection of the militaryofficer. He pointed each familyto their fallen soldier. Wheneveryone had gone past him,he looked at the ground andsighed.

We all crowded around thewindow, lips pressed together,hands over hearts. Wewatched as an older woman ina purple shawl collapsedagainst the first casket in atearful embrace. The man nextto her grasped her shouldersas if to hold her up, but hishead was shaking so hard thatthe tremors rippled down thepleats of his suit. Several men,women, and children sur-rounded the second casket,clasping each other’s handsand crying into each other’schests. The circle of theirbodies was like a halo. At thethird casket, two dark-hairedwomen with a toddler betweenthem laid their palms againstthe red and white stripes ofthe flag. They lowered theirheads and began to pray.

A young man stood alone bythe fourth casket. He stared atit for a long time, hands in hispockets, mouth in a hard line.He stepped forward andleaned in, squinting as if to seethrough the fabric and wood.Then he pounded his fistagainst the casket, once, withforce.

Shocked, the soldierstanding next to him grabbedthe man’s wrist and yankedhim away. The man didn’tresist. He simply turned andfell into the soldier, sinking tohis knees.

That was when we turnedaway.

Bringing Them Home

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✯AUSTIN — Early votingended May 23 and Tuesday,May 27, was state primaryelection runoff day.

Voting records available tothe public at the Office of theSecretary of State show thatturnout is historically low formid-term primaries and evenlower for primary runoff elec-tions. But what’s differentabout this set of runoffs — andsomething that should stimu-late voter turnout — were thepowerful offices at stake.

Tops in that regard was therace for lieutenant governor,the state’s second-highest-ranking executive post. Threeof the lieutenant governor’smany important duties arepicking committee chairs andmembers, controlling the flowof legislation and shepherdingthe state budget as a memberof the Legislative BudgetBoard.

Republicans voting in therunoff for lieutenant governorchose between incumbent Lt.Gov. David Dewhurst of Hous-ton and challenger DanPatrick, a state senator repre-senting northwest Houston.Dewhurst, as lieutenant gov-ernor, has presided over theSenate since 2003. Patrick,first elected in 2007, served aschair of the Senate Committeeon Education in the 2013 reg-ular session of the Legislature.

The winner will face Leti-cia Van de Putte of San Anto-nio, a state senator who ranunopposed in the March Dem-ocratic primary. Van de Putteserved as a member of the Tex-as House of Representativesfrom 1990 to 1999 and hasbeen a member of the Senatesince 1999. She joins fellowstate Sen. Wendy R. Davis,candidate for governor, on theDemocratic ticket. Davis willface Republican candidate forgovernor Greg Abbott, currentTexas attorney general, in No-

Crawdads- Part 2

“Crawfish aretypically located wherehabitat requirements aremet: surface water orreachable water belowground,” says KenJohnson, co-author of thebook Texas Crawdads. “InTexas these are availablegenerally in the central

and eastern part of thestate.”

In western areas, heexplains, crawdads arefound in streams orreservoirs and in wetweather spots like ditchesand nearby watersheds.“Ponds are also populatedhere and there but thesemay be introductions. Wehave found them thoughall the way to the caprockin several counties of dryWest Texas.”

“If one must choose amost common species forTexas, the red crawfish (orLouisiana Swamp Craw-fish) might fit the bill,”Johnson says.

“It is very common inthe southern part of thestate from east to westand in certain ponds andlakes in the northern partwhere released by inten-tional and unintentionalstocking.”

In Texas crawdads are acommercially viable cropas they are raised for foodconsumption and bait.While Louisiana growsmost all of the crawfishsold for food consumption,Texas is in second placewith some 147,000 poundsproduced annually accord-ing to the last agriculturecensus: a documentreleased in 2007 by theUnited States Departmentof Agriculture. At thetime of the last census,eight Texas farms wereraising crawfish for thetable.

With modern aquacul-tural methods, crawfishare either grown indedicated ponds andharvested when ready formarket or they are doublecropped with rice when itis flooded during thegrowing season.

Traditionally, crawfishwere raised and consumedon a local scale. With therise in popularity of cajuninspired foods, more andmore of the harvest ispackaged and shipped.

While there are avariety of ways to cookcrawfish like in étouffée,jambalaya, or pie, by farthe way most people enjoycrawfish is in the crawfishboil. Essentially, crawfishare boiled in seasoningslike peppercorns, allspice,and others and additionalingredients like corn,potatoes, andouille sau-sage, and garlic is addedto the pot. Like lobsterand shrimp, the tails areprimarily consumed whilesome will eat the craw-dad’s insides as well.

With RussellA. Graves

TEXAS

Big posts at stake inprimary runoffs

vember.In the Republican runoff for

attorney general, the choiceswere lawyer-legislators DanBranch of Dallas, a state rep-resentative, and Ken Paxton ofMcKinney, a state senator.

For agriculture commis-sioner, Republicans chose be-tween former staterepresentatives Sid Miller ofStephenville and Tommy Mer-ritt of Longview.

And, in the race for railroadcommissioner, GOP voterschose between former StateRep. Wayne Christian of Cen-ter and Ryan Sitton, a Pasa-dena oil, gas andpetrochemical industry con-sultant.

Democratic voters chosebetween runoff opponents Dr.David M. Alameel of Dallasand Kesha Rogers of Houston,who are vying to face incum-bent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on

the November ballot. And, foragriculture commissioner,Democrats chose between au-thor-musician-humorist Rich-ard S. “Kinky” Friedman ofMedina and farmer-rancher-insurance agent Jim Hogan ofCleburne.

Texas Tech picksDuncan

Texas Tech Board of Re-gents on May 19 announcedstate Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, as the sole finalistfor chancellor of the TexasTech University System. He isexpected to resign from theTexas Senate and start in hisnew capacity on July 1.

As chancellor, Duncan willserve as chief executive offic-er and will report to the sys-tem’s board of regents.Current Chancellor KentHance reportedly will becomechancellor emeritus at thattime.

Duncan, 60, was born inLubbock, grew up in Vernon,and earned his bachelor’s de-gree and law degree from Tex-as Tech. He was elected to theHouse in 1992 and in 1996won a special election to theSenate.

Perry writes topresident

Gov. Rick Perry, who ran forpresident in 2012 and mayrun for president again in2016, on May 19 posted an873-word letter he signed andsent to President Obamaabout energy and the econo-my.

“You reassured the Ameri-can people of your commit-ment to an all-of-the-aboveenergy strategy to bring ournation closer to energy inde-pendence while creating need-ed jobs,” Perry wrote, and thensuggested that the presidenttake a “Texas approach” tocreate jobs and stimulate thenation’s economy by switchingto a less-regulated strategy.That strategy would includesuch actions as stepping upcoal-burning power plant ca-pacities, opening the Key-stone XL pipeline andincreasing oil and gas opera-tions on land and offshore.

Hurricane seasonnears

Texas Department of Pub-lic Safety on May 19 drew at-tention to the upcominghurricane season, June 1through Nov. 30, and urgedTexans to assemble an emer-gency kit.

An emergency kit, the DPSsuggested, should include es-sential documents, suppliesand provisions. And, Texansshould:

— Review hurricane evac-uation maps and pick routesto safe locations;

— Plan how all familymembers and pets will evac-uate safely and consider any

special needs for individualswith disabilities or older per-sons; and

–Stay informed aboutchanging weather conditions.

In other news, the DPS an-nounced on May 21 that troop-er patrols would be“significantly increased” dur-ing the Memorial Day holiday,May 23-26.

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Rita was a member ofChristian Tabernacle whereshe enjoyed the fellowship ofher church family. She is pre-ceded in death by her parents;and sisters, Martha HelenWilliams and Virginia EloiseVasey.

Rita is lovingly survived byher husband of 64 years, JohnCotharn; sisters, Anna MaryHulsey, Robbie GeraldineBeebe; as well as numerousnieces, nephews, extendedfamily members and friends.Friends joined the familyfrom 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Friday, May 23, 2014 for visi-tation at Carter FuneralHome. A celebration of Rita’slife was held at 10:00 a.m.Saturday, May 24, 2014 at

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What do you do after theworst day of your life? Do youjust give up and quit? Thinkabout this… You could saythat Peter was the “righthand man” of Jesus. When wesee Peter in Acts 2:36-41, heis giving quite a sermon, ad-monishing those who had cru-cified Jesus, declaring thatJesus was the Christ that Isa-iah had prophesied about,and exhorting them to repentand be baptized. The Biblesays that about 3,000 wereadded to their number thatday.

That was an awesome al-tar call, but Peter had to bat-tle some bad days to get tothat point. Peter did not thinkhe was worthy when Jesusasked him to follow Him. Hesank after his faith failedwhile walking on water, hewas afraid in the storm beforeJesus lifted him, and at onepoint his unbelief kept himfrom casting out demons. Tomake it worse, in Luke 22:54-62, he denied and cursedJesus.

How did the Peter of Luke22:54-62 become the Peter ofActs 2:36-41? It was all dueto his relationship with God.Deuteronomy 33:26-27 tellsus that we are held in the ev-erlasting arms of God. Godmust be our refuge. When wefall, we must repent, receiveGod’s forgiveness, and thenforgive ourselves. No matterhow bad it gets, refuse to lose;don’t give up and quit. LetGod do something with yourlife – use your experiences tohelp you restore others. Ro-mans 8:37-39 tells us we aremore than conquerors. Wehave much to give…we haveJesus in us!

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I have a dream, or vision, ofmen and women praising Godside by side regardless of color,race, or nationality. Christianspraying side by side regardlessof peripheral doctrines and de-nominational barriers! Chris-tians showing the communitythat we are a family; and wedo have love for one another.

I see a city where there areno drug dealers, no spouse orchild abusers, no game rooms,no taverns, no druggies or al-coholics. I see a city where theglory of God shines where thedarkness of evil used to smoth-

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er the life of the city. I see acity where children will playin the streets; and parentswill not worry about them. Isee a city where we don’t lockthe doors at night and weleave our vehicles unlockedbecause there is no crime towatch out for!

This city can only exist ifthe Church will rise up anddemand the removal of eviland establish the presence ofGod through our prayers!!!

We at Restoration Churchat 1609 Jones Road in High-lands will host a communitywide prayer night for the cit-ies of Highlands, Lynchburg,

State History winnerand McNair on June 3, 2014 be-tween 7:00 &8:00 PM. Every-one is invited to come out andcome together in agreement inprayer for our cities.

God said in Matthew 18:19-20 - Again I say to you that iftwo of you agree on earth con-cerning anything that they ask,it will be done for them by MyFather in heaven. 20 For wheretwo or three are gathered to-gether in My name, I am therein the midst of them.”

We have the power of God torid our city of darkness andusher in the kingdom of God“on earth as it is in heaven”.

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Dr. Babin will face MichaelCole in November.

Attorney General Gregg Ab-bott must be looking at electionresults with a smile at fellow Gu-bernatorial candidate WendyDavis as he waits on the Novem-ber election. Not so many Dem-ocrats turned out for the Prima-ry.

The Lieutenant Governors’race got the most notice thisyear. Dan Patrick, a Tea Party ra-dio talk show host, defeatedDavid Dewhurst 65% to 35%.Dewhurst the current LieutenantGovernor was an energy mogulthat many Republicans blamedthe fiasco of the abortion filibus-ter upon that would launchWendy Davis into the spotlight.

Patrick will face Senator Le-ticia Van De Putte of San Anto-nio in the November electionthat has already weighed in onPatrick saying he would stop the“illegal invasion from Mexico”and “lower property taxes.”

The Democrats have theirwork cut out for them pittingDavid Alameel against SenatorJohn Cornyn, the Minority Whipof the Senate, in his third termbid. Steve Stockman resignedhis congressional seat to runagainst Cornyn in an ineffectualbut amusing race. Alameel de-feated Kesha Rogers Tuesday ina landslide. Kesha is a LyndonLaRouche devotee that prom-ised to impeach Obama.

In the race for Attorney Gen-eral Dan Branch conceeded toKen Paxton at 8:50 p.m. as Pax-ton had surmounted 63% of thevote. Ken Paxton will face SamHouston in November. There isa history lesson in there some-where.

The Ag Commissioner hadtwo Democrats and two Repub-licans run that never said a wordabout farming during a drought.Republicans Sid Miller and TonyMerritt did talk about gun rightsand abortion however in theirads. Sid Miller got a rare en-dorsement from Gov. Rick Perryand had Ted Nugent as his cam-paign treasurer. He had been arepresentative in the TexasHouse for over a decade butlost about two years ago.

Jim Hogan for the Demo-crats beat Kinky Freedman with-out hardly campaigning.

Someone once said that inthe event of rain Democratsturnout spacely. Judging by thepercentages it must have rainedall over Texas.

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Channelview ISD May Students of the MonthChannelview ISD recently honored its May Students of the Month by hosting a recognition luncheon inthe top level of the press box at the Ray Maddry Memorial Stadium. The Students of the Month include,top row, from left, Isaiah Mottu (Hamblen Elementary), Daniel Ruano (Aguirre Junior High), Blanca Vasquez(Channelview High School), Summer Grace Ijarah (Alice Johnson Junior High), Cynthia Vaca (Kolarik NinthGrade Center), Karen Viero (Campbell Learning Center) and Sebastian Aguilar (De Zavala Elementary).Pictured in front are, from left, Brandyn Johnson (Crenshaw Elementary), Abigail Schwer(Brown Elementary), Karla Telles (Schochler Elementary), Jocelyn Contreras (McMullan Elementary) andValerie Arango (Cobb Elementary).

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6 years-oldboy killed in acar accident

Last Sunday, May 25,2014 a 6 years-old boy waskilled, his mother and sis-ter send to the hospitalwhen their car flipped,landing upside down in aditch in east Harris Coun-ty.

According to investiga-tors, the tragic accidenthappened around 7:50 amin the 16200 block of DeZavalla in east HarrisCounty.

Investigators said themother, Zulma Sevilla, lostcontrol of her 1997 ToyotaCorolla and crossed the cen-ter line. The Corolla slidinto the roadside ditch, hita concrete retention areaand flipped.

The 6 years-old boy, Car-los Chavez, was taken toMemorial Hermann Hospi-tal by life fligh where he lat-er died. The mother and her9-year-old daughter weretransported by ambulanceto the same hospital in se-rious but stable condition.

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(Houston, TX) – Over 400participants attended Con-gressman Gene Green’s 12th

Annual Job Fair which washeld at San Jacinto CollegeNorth Campus in partnershipwith Workforce Solutions, SanJacinto College North and theNorth Channel Area Chamberof Commerce. Participatingemployers and professionalgroups included: the City ofHouston, Galena Park ISD,Houston Independent SchoolDistrict, Boasso America Cor-poration, Lowes, Harris Coun-ty Toll Road Authority, JacintoPort International, CVS/Care-

Rep. Gene Green’s 12th annual jobfair draws 400 participants

Congressman Gene Green with high school seniors from North Shore High School at his 12th Annual JobFair at San Jacinto College North.

mark, Walgreens, MissionFoods, Concordia University,Johnny Carinos Restaurant,Houston Police Department,Harris County Department ofEducation, Gulf Stream Ma-rine, Dow Emergency, Labor-ers International, HoustonArea Plumbers and Joint Ap-prenticeship, Job Sparx, Unit-ed States Steel, YMCA,Southwest Shipyard and Pas-adena Police Department.

“We saw people interview-ing for job openings, and somewere even hired to start imme-diately,” Green said. “This iswhy we do what we do. We’re

happy when our local busi-nesses partner with our com-munities and hire locally, thathelps to build a stronger econ-omy.”

Job training professionalswere also present to offer ca-reer assessments and employ-ment counseling, as well as toassist with resume writingand interviewing techniques.

“We were also glad to see somany young people in atten-dance. This is a good place forthem to explore their optionsand get them connected withgreat companies,” Green said.

The San Jacinto Pilotclub presented a check tothe Institute for Civility inGovernment.

This 501(c)3 organiza-tion, founded by Rev. Cas-sandra Dahnke, takes highschool students to Wash-ington, D.C. annually toteach them about our na-tion’s government.

Monies for communitydonations and scholarshipsare raised by the San Jacin-to Pilot Club primarily attheir annual spaghetti din-ner. This year’s event willbe held Saturday, October11, 2014.

The San Jacinto PilotClub is a 501(c)3 organiza-tion, part of Pilot Interna-tional an internationalservice organization dedi-cated to brain safety andhealth.

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San Jacinto Pilot Club presents“Civility in Goverment” check

Julie Fallin, San Jacinto Pilot Club president; left, presents check toRev. Cassandra Dahnke, founder of the Institute for Civility in Gov-ernment.

Bockius reports the plant willbe in operation by October.

He said that the new “Split-ter” would cost $370 million tobuild, and generate hundredsof temporary construction jobsand 23 full time positions.This is in addition to the 400+employees that now work forKinder-Morgan in the GalenaPark area. Given industrystandards, the community canexpect another 150 jobs to becreated in support of thisplant by other businesses.

Tax revenue paid by Kind-er-Morgan for this plant willhave an enormous impact onlocal government. Bockiussaid that they estimate prop-erty tax revenue to the City ofGalena Park at $1.4 millionannually, and $2 million tothe school district. Another$900,000 would be paid toHarris County.

Kinder-Morgan currentlyhas several large terminal op-erations in Galena Park or theimmediate area. A pipeline isbeing built that will bringmore crude to the area for pro-cessing.

Bockius said that there isan immediate need for newhires, citing 3 operators, 1 cov-erage operator for nights, anda supervisor. Jobs are postedo n l i n e a twww.kindermorgan.com, orwww.indeed.com. Bockiusalso recommended interested

KINDER-MORGAN SPLITTER,Continued from page 1

applicants should considertaking a Petrolium Techniciancourse of study at San Jacin-to College. He said that he hadreceived 2000 applications,alll had been considered andreviewed, and only a few werequalified for the type of workinvolved.

The new plant site covers67 acres, and will eventuallyhold 17 storage tanks. Produc-tion of the plant will be 1000barrels a day at capacity. It isexpected to be in operation byOctober 2014.