By The BaySeabrook: Wednesday Night Sailboat Racing on Clear LakeEvery Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.

Every Wednesday through Sept. 2010 6:15 pm. Professional and amateur sailors get together for a friendly sailboat race on the wa-ters of Clear Lake. These races were created with the public in mind, and the course has been set where the race can be enjoyed by spectators from some of the restaurants around the lake. The races start promptly at 6:15 PM and finishes before sunset. Come and join us, and our sponsors, for an evening of fun and relaxation. There’s always some commentary on the action, and if you wish to participate, you’re welcome to sign up on our crew list. We al-ways have boats looking for crew! If you own a boat and would like to participate in these races, read the race instructions, then come out and join the fun. You can sign up the day of the races by filling out an entry form.Location: 2513 NASA PkwyPhone: 281-468-6909www.clearlakeracing.com

Seabrook Safety Fair Saturday, October 910am to 2 pm.

The Seabrook Police Department, Seabrook Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, Bay CERT and CLEMC will display safety equipment and give demonstrations on how the equipment is used to save lives. The event will be held at Miramar Shopping Center, corner of El Mar and Highway 146.

1st Annual Saltwater DerbyFriday, October 1st

The City of Seabrook Events Committee is hosting an open fishing tournament, Friday, Oc-tober 1. Deadline for entry is Friday, September 24. Weigh-in and awards ceremony will be held at Outriggers Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar, 101 bath Street in Seabrook. For more information email mabotkin@gccisd.net. En-try forms available at Outriggers and online at www.ci.seabrook.tx.us.

Seabrook Celebration 2010 In Meador ParkSaturday, November 610am to 6 pm

Seabrook Rotary Club and The Seabrook Association are spon-soring a family day of fun and entertainment. The theme for the festival is Pirates of the Gulf Coast and will be held at Meador Park, 2100 Meyer in Seabrook, Saturday, November 6, 10 am to 6 pm. The event includes adult and children’s pirate costume contest, arts & crafts vendors, food, live music and children’s activities. For more information go to www.seabrookrotary.org and www.sea-brookassociation.net.

Business Networking That MattersSeptember 20, 2010

On Monday, September 20, 2010, Sara Blumenfeld will present “Business Networking That Mat-ters” at the monthly meeting of the International Association of Ad-ministrative Professionals-Clear Lake/NASA chapter. All admin-istrative professionals through-out Houston and the surrounding areas are welcome. The meeting/dinner begins at 5:45 p.m. at Cul-len’s Grille. Please make your reservations to attend this meet-ing by September 16, 2010. For reservations and more informa-tion on this chapter, please visit www.iaap-clnac.org or contact 281-910-2297.

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Local Author Writes About Texas’ Struggle for Money, Credit And Independence In His Book “The Paper Republic”

Source: Bright Sky Press Although the stirring story of the Texas revolution has been told many times from a military standpoint, now James Bevill deftly takes the reader on a tour of the fi-nancial instruments issued to fund the Tex-ian war machine. He combines a detailed numismatic history of each piece of coin and currency used in the Republic with the stories of the colorful individuals and the creative credit schemes that made it pos-sible for Texas to first survive and later

flourish. As Bevill reveals the history of each piece of paper, he explores the personali-ties involved, clarifies the roles in the new government, and reveals the inner work-ings of a precarious financial system. The issuance of promissory notes kept the revolutionary government afloat until the dramatic funding of a lifesaving loan from land speculators in New Orleans in April 1836. The paper promises chronicled in The Paper Republic create a verifiable trail of many of the most significant people and

events in Texas history: visionary kings, obsessive dictators, crooked politicians, counterfeiters, printers, Texas Presidents, treasury officials and forgotten heroes. The Paper Republic is the first book to tell the important story of the epic struggle for money, credit and independence in the Re-public of Texas. For Texans, numismatists and everyone in the financial industry, it offers an essential understanding about the role money plays in government and his-tory. The real story behind a legendary part of American history, The Paper Republic is the story of a debt crisis eerily similar to the headlines today.

About the Author:

James P. Bevill is an expert on every as-pect of money. He is a wealth management advisor with a primary focus on retirement asset management. He is President of the Texas Numismatic Association and has been elected as an honorary member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas for his preservation of the history of the money and the economy of the Republic of Texas. He has received numerous awards for his work in finance and in numismatics and has written articles on Texas and Confed-erate money and its role in our culture and history. Jim lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, Jodie.

La Porte Health & Safety Fair Set For

September 25th The annual La Porte Commu-nity Health and Safety Fair is set for September 25, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at La Porte Junior High, located at 401 S. Broadway. The event is spon-sored by the City of La Porte, La Porte ISD, and the La Porte LEPC. Organizers are seeking volunteer groups to set up dis-play booths and offer prepared-ness training. The Health and Safety Fair pro-vides information and helpful hints for families and citizens of all ages. The event is free and open to the public. The first 500 children at the fair will receive free Safety Fair T-shirts and many door prizes will be given away throughout the event. Exhibits will include free child ID kits, information on fire pre-vention, free health screenings, the Teddy Bear First Aid Clinic, and many more. There will also be fire and ladder trucks, ambu-lances, command vans, HazMat rescue trailers, and a 24-foot rock wall. Demonstrations will include the Ronald McDonald Magic Show, Albemarle “Fatal Vision” Alco-hol Awareness Demo, Fire Ex-tinguisher Demos, Air Products Liquid Nitrogen Demo, Jaws of Life Demo, and Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office Arson Dog presentation. Information on fire extinguish-er training, bicycle safety, shelter in place training, pet safety, and emergency preparedness will be available at the event. In addi-tion, free children’s immuniza-tions, free spinal screenings, and free blood pressure and BMI screenings will be provided. Individuals wishing to set up a booth at the fair may contact Kris-tin Gauthier at 281-470-0011 or by email at gauthierk@laportetx.gov. For more information about the Health and Safety Fair, visit www.lpsafetyfair.org.

By Rebecca Collinseditor@bayareaobserver.com

In a 3 – 4 vote on Tuesday, Seabrook City Council de-nied a motion to amend the city’s Code of Ordinances to prohibit golf carts on public streets in Seabrook. Mayor Gary Renola, Garry Mack and Paul Dunphey voted in favor, while Kim Mor-rell, Laura Davis, Don Hol-brook and Thom Kolupski opposed the amendment. Five citizens spoke dur-ing the public hearing in favor of allowing golf carts to continue to operate in Seabrook. Following the failed motion to approve the amended ordinance, the city council voted 6-1, with Mack opposed, to schedule a workshop for October 12 to discuss possible restric-tions for golf cart operation within the city..The city also approved an extention of a lease agree-ment for the Visitor’s Cen-ter located at 913 Meyer, for another year. The lease in the amount of $21,000 will be paid with Hotel Oc-cupancy Tax funds.The city council voted 5-2, with Mack and Dunphey opposed, to award Watlee Construction with a bid

of $154,470, and Civil Concepts with a bid of $119,130, contracts to per-form site and building im-provements to the Drusilla Carothers Coastal Gardens. The total project cost is $273,600, and will be paid through bond funds. There was a lower bid, but it did not meet the specifications set by the city. One of Seabrook’s fin-est is enjoying a much deserved retirement after several years of service to the force. Rico the police dog, accompanied by his handler Sgt. Marc Hatton, received a certificate of ap-preciation for outstanding service at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Rex, also a K-9 member of the police department, received a cer-tificate of appreciation for outstanding service. Rex’s handler is Officer Richard Gorom. A short reception was held in honor of the re-cipients. Police dogs typically serve 5 to 6 yrears before they are retired from the police de-partment. Rico will live out his retirement years with with his handler Sgt. Hat-ton.

The Seabrook Rotary Welcomed Local Author And Businessman James P. Bevill Whose Book “The Paper Republic” Gives An In Depth Look Into The

Struggle For Money, Credit And Independence In The Republic Of Texas.

Seabrook City Council Awards Certificates of Recognition; Continues Discussion On Golf Carts Within City Limits

Drivers on State Highway 146 should expect traffic delays early Saturday morning, September 11th. Highway construction along SH-146 continues to move ahead quickly. As the project develops traffic will be rerouted to allow the next phase of construction to begin. Such a change will take place beginning at 5:00 a.m. Saturday morning. For a short time the highway will be closed to al-low traffic barriers to be moved. Once open traf-fic will have been taken off the existing highway lanes and placed on new sections of road. In that process two new intersections will flank the old intersection of SH-146 and Shoreacres/Choate. With the traffic out of the way construction can begin on an overpass that will eventually elimi-nate the intersection for north and southbound through traffic.

Highway 146 Traffic Alert For Shoreacres, Sept. 11th

Certificates of Appreciation were given to Bill Friedrich, Joe Winters and Paul Dunphey by Mayor Gary Renola for their purchase and donation of a four-wheeeler to the Seabrook Police Department.

Officer Richard Gorom and Rex

Sgt. Marc Hatton and Rico

September 9, 1850 The Texas-New Mexico boundary was set by an act of the US Congress. Texas was paid $10 million by the federal government to compensate for lost territory.

Today In Texas History

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Houston Area Children’s Authors and the Friends of Evelyn Meador Library invite the public to enjoy FREE ice cream and programs at the Seabrook Community House on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2-5 p.m. Proceeds from sales of autographed books and pav-ing stones will be donated to support the construction of the new library to replace the one destroyed by Hurricane Ike. So come enjoy FREE ice cream and go on a Reader’s Treasure Hunt and earn stickers, bookmarks, and prizes! The Seabrook Community House is located at 1210 Anders St., Seabrook, TX 77586.

Authors & Ice Cream Event To Benefit Library

Come support your library with an engraved paver as a per-manent icon at the entrance to the main walkway or front en-trance. Just a donation of one hundred dollars lets you be part of Seabrook History. Inscriptions may contain up to 2 lines of 16 characters each including spaces. Another size of paver is also available for $200.00 which allows 4 lines with 32 characters for the sponsor. The deadline for ordering is October 1, 2010 to be part of the first section of pavers on opening April 2011. Send your donation and inscription to Friends of Evelyn Meador Library, P. O. Box 684, Seabrook, Texas 77586. Or contact us at jakolar@sbcglobal.net. This is your opportunity to memorialize family or friends at our new 21,000 sq. ft. facility on this historic occasion.

This is an event you don’t want to miss. Seabrook Rotary Club and The Seabrook Association have joined forces to bring our community a family day of fun and entertainment on the bay. Mark your calendars and reserve the date, Saturday, November 6. The festival, featuring a pirate theme, will be held at Meador Park, 2100 Meyer, in Seabrook. The event includes children’s activities, demonstrations, arts and crafts, vendors, a petting zoo, great food and live music performed by the Mickey Hobbs Ensemble and the Bluegrass Solution band. There will also be an adult and children’s pirate costume contest, raffle and door prizes. Seabrook Celebration 2010 will be in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association Walk to Fight Diabetes. The walk provides a great opportunity to take part in a very worthy cause. The Seabrook Rotary cooking team will have free food for the participants at the end of the walk which begins at 8:30 am. Then from 10 am to 6 pm it’s time to put on yer pirate duds, swash yer buckles and treat yer wench to a fun filled day. For more information go to www.seabrookrotary.org and www.seabrookassociation.net. Vendors email cgioannetti@ya-hoo.com.

There are many festivals in Bay Area Houston around the holi-day season, but TAACCL’s is an exceptional event showcasing the fine arts creations of well-known local artists as well as some additional artists from as far away as Bolivia and Germany to lend an international flair to this year’s event. We are thrilled to enrich the arts landscape of Bay Area Houston with such an ex-tensive, diverse array of fine art.

What: 2010 Bay Area Houston Arts FestivalWhen: Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, 2000 NASA Pkwy, Nassau Bay. 281-335-7777 or visit www.taaccl.org. or join us on Facebook.

THE EVENT: The Festival will feature the works of artists of all media, including paintings, drawings, jewelry, photography, pot-tery, and gemstones. We’ll have excellent live entertainment and wonderful food. Please join us for the 2010 Bay Area Houston Arts Festival.

Seabrook Celebration 2010~ Pirates of the Gulf Coast ~

To The Friends And Family Of Seabrook’s Evelyn Meador Library

The Arts Alliance Center Prepares For 4th Annual Fine Arts Festival

1st Annual Seabrook Saltwater Derby October 1st, 2010

We want to restore the Butterfly Garden in Hester Park and help create beautiful gardens at our new Carothers Coastal Gardens because we live here and care about our community and want to learn more about plants for our area. We also want to have fun and if you do too, please join us. Meetings are held at the Sea-brook Community House, 1210 Anders St. on the third Wednes-day of each month at 12:30 p.m. If you have any questions call Dori Nelson: 281-474-4825 or Sara Thompson: 281-291-0472.

Calling On All Who Want To Help Organize A Garden Club In Seabrook!

Boating Safely Classes September 18th

The Coast Guard Auxillary will present Boating Safely Classes at the Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department on September 18, 2010. Topics include Equipment For Your Boat, Trailering Your Boat, Handling Your Boat, Your “Highway” Signs, and Knots and Lines. Contact Penny Williams at 713-351-8286 or Fred Steves, 713-351-8202 or email fsteves@myronsteves.com for more informa-tion.

The South Shore Harbour Marina once again plays host to the largest and most ex-citing in-water boat show to come to Hous-ton and the Lone Star State – the South West International Boat Show. Unlike any other Boat Show, the South West International Boat Show is an open invitation to manufacturers, dealers, bro-kers and charter companies to participate in a truly international, in-water, boat show at one of the best known venues in the Gulf Coast region, the South Shore Harbour Marina. Buyers, sellers and exhibitors from across Texas, the USA and Mexico, will come together in a relaxed and leisurely environment to meet during this four-day event. Bay boats, sailboats, powerboats,

luxury yachts, over 300 boats in-water and onshore, many ready to demo, will be on display together with the latest water toys. In addition to some of the world’s fin-est boats available today, luxury autos and custom motorcycles will be exhibited alongside a wide variety of products and services. This year’s show will also feature the Houston Wakeboard Shoot-Out, hosted by M2Sports Houston, with top names in wakeboarding competing for Texas “brag-ging rights”. Add to this the H-E-B Seafood Cook-Off, taking place on Friday afternoon, live mu-sic from the Islands and plenty of fun for the whole family and you can be sure that the South West International Boat Show

will provide four fabulous days of fun in the sun. For further information on these events, exhibitors and ticket sales please visit: www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com Tickets will also be available at H-E-B Stores and $2 off admission coupons will be available to customers at Academy Sports+Outdoors Stores in and around Houston. The South West International Boat Show is sponsored by:93.7 The Arrow, Academy Sports+Outdoors, Destination League City, Gulf Coast Yacht Brokers Assoc, H-E-B, Landshark, Mus-tang Cat and the South Shore Harbour Re-sort & Conference Center.

South West Int’l Boat Show -Sept 23rd-26th

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LOCAL NEWSPort Commission Approves $500,000 Contract

For Dredging At Bayport Wharf, Proposal To Host 2014 Aapa Conference

Also, CEO Dreyer Notes July Spurt in Steel Activity, Highest Since March 2009

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority authorized a $512,502 construction contract to Sullivan Land Services, Ltd. for maintenance dredging at Bayport Wharf No. 3 and ap-proved a proposal to host the 2014 American Association of Port Authorities annual conference at its regular August 31 meeting. In his monthly financial report, CEO Alec G. Dreyer said PHA saw a slowdown in July in its leading indicator cargo—container volumes—but consistent and strong improvement in its lagging commodities—particularly steel. Steel continues to methodically improve, with a welcome increase in steel activity during July this year, in fact, the highest month for steel that PHA has seen since March 2009. He characterized PHA’s performance over the past four months as symptomatic of the broader economy, with strong months alternating with some weak months – “as if the recovery can’t quite get its legs underneath itself,” he said. At PHA’s breakbulk facilities, ship arrivals were up a strong 27 percent over last year, and even though ship arrivals were down 3 percent at PHA’s container facilities, overall year-to-date arrivals have improved by nearly 3 percent. “The good news for our local economy is that container tonnage is up a strong 8 percent year to date,” Dreyer said. “The real vibrancy of this recovery will be measured by the last five months of this year. We expect overall growth in container tonnage for 2010 to end up in the high single digits by year-end.” Also at today’s meeting, Jack Steele, executive director of the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), officially presented its highest environmental partnership award to Port Commission Chairman James T. Edmonds on behalf of the Port of Houston Authority. Recognized as an air quality leader in the region, PHA received the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Best All-Around Clean Air Leadership Award at its 2010 awards luncheon on August 19. The Clean Air Action Program aims to reduce air pollution and assist the region in attaining compliance with federal air quality standards for ground-level ozone pollution.

GENERAL MATTERS

(Agenda O1) Commissioners approved a proposal to host the September 2014 American Associa-tion of Port Authorities Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is a trade association which represents more than 160 public port authorities in the Americas, and more than 335 sustaining and associate members. The AAPA promotes the common interests of the port community, provides leadership on trade, transportation, environ-ment and other issues related to port development and operations, and works to educate the public, the media, and local, state and federal legislators regarding the role ports play within the global transportation system. The port authority is a longtime member of the AAPA, and port commissioners and staff have taken leadership roles in many of its activities, including during its annual conferences. Attendees of AAPA national conferences generally include port executives, maritime industry customers, governmental officials and economic development leaders. Hosting the meeting in September 2014 will coincide with the Houston Ship Channel’s 100th anniversary, providing international exposure and greater visibility to the Houston Ship Channel and the Port of Houston. The port authority last hosted an AAPA annual conference in September 1998.

ENGINEERING & REAL ESTATE MATTERS

(Agenda I1) Commissioners approved a $512,502 construction contract to Sullivan Land Ser-vices, Ltd. for maintenance dredging at Bayport Wharf No. 3. A hydrographic survey of Wharf No. 3 indicated that silt accumulation has reduced the berthing depth at the wharf. The required dredging volume is estimated to be 54,000 cubic yards.

Texas Alaskan Malamute

TAMR is a volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to Alaskan Malamutes welfare. We provide local as-sistance through dog rescue, adoption, foster, and owner education services. TAMR relies solely on public support, special events proceeds, and private donations to help homeless or endangered Alaskan Malamutes.

Rescue Association

Mail your donation check or international money order (US dollars only) to:Texas Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association • P.O.Box 79561, Houston, TX 77279-9561

Our organization is dedicated to the welfare and protection of all Alaskan Malamutes. It consists of a network of people, all volunteers, who love this breed and who are committed to ensuring that every deserving Malamute will have a good home. We provide rehabilitative and foster care homes for rescued Alaskan Malamutes, assist people who wish to own a good dog, and help Alaskan Malamutes find permanent loving homes.

Please consider becoming a foster parent to one of our beauti-ful Malamutes or making a donation. Any amount helps. Your donations will assist in boarding costs for a rescued Malamute, vaccinations, medical bills and much more.

Garage sales, bake sales, lemonade stands, etc. with the proceeds going to TAMR are also another great way to help. If interested, please email TAMR at tamr@texalmal.org. Donations are tax deductible.

We are in urgent need of funds and foster homes!

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Planning Firm Hired for Galveston Island State Park Redevelopment

Public Hearing Set for Sept. 21 The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has hired MESA Design Group of Dallas to lead a master planning and design team that will guide redevelopment of hurricane-ravaged Galveston Island State Park. TPWD also is asking stakeholders to provide their opinions and ideas regarding future park development via a Web survey. MESA and its team of consultants are charged with creating a design that will transform the is-land park severely damaged in 2008 by Hurricane Ike into a premiere destination within the Texas state park system, in part by utilizing such sustainable elements as alternative energy sources and rainwater harvesting. MESA and its partners have a national portfolio of award-winning work in the master planning and design of environmentally based recreational and park venues, including the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Grand Canyon Transit Center. The online survey is one of many opportunities for citizens to share opinions and ideas about how they would like to see the park developed and what kind of recreational opportunities they would like to have. This is the first time TPWD has surveyed the public to gather input about what users would like to see included in state park design and development. “Each year, visitors from Texas and the United States visit Galveston Island State park. Addi-tionally, we have a group of folks that were displaced by Hurricane Ike who no longer live in the area,” says Justin Rhodes, TPWD’s regional director of state parks in southeast Texas. “We wanted a mechanism to secure feedback from a wide range of geographically diverse stakeholders. The online survey seemed like the best and most cost-effective way to do this.” The survey can be accessed by visiting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/galvestonisland In-formation collected will help the team of consultants working on the plan to gauge the level of importance of different aspects of the park or potential improvements. In addition, TPWD and park planners will be seeking input through a series of public hearings to be held in coming months. The first meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21 in the Lecture Theater, Ocean and Coastal Studies Building #3029 on the Texas A&M Galveston campus. For more infor-mation, contact Trey Goodman at (409) 737-1222. Barring any environmental or cultural resource issues, the Galveston Island State Park master plan is expected to be completed by next spring. The park development timetable calls for the submission of architectural drawings and the design plan by January of 2012. Depending on the availability of funds, the earliest construction would begin is spring of 2012, according to Tony Bettis, regional project manager for TPWD’s Infrastructure Division. Funding for the hiring of consultants to develop a master plan to design and rebuild the state park was provided by the Texas Legislature from a portion of the state’s Hurricane Ike recovery funds. Galveston Island State Park is open seven days a week and offers full services on the bay side and limited camping and day use facilities on the beach side until a master plan is developed, en-vironmental assessment completed and permanent facilities rebuilt. To facilitate the reopening of the beach side, electrical power and water have been restored, and a structure has been moved in to serve as temporary headquarters. The original headquarters building and all other beachside facili-ties were destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Dozens of volunteers from The Friends of Galveston Island State Park and other interested individuals pitched in after the storm to clean up the park to help it reopen way ahead of schedule. Galveston Island State Park occupies a sliver of land at the midway point of the barrier island about six miles southwest of the western tip of the popular sea wall. The bay side provides public access to about 600 acres of grasslands with coastal scrub and scattered oak mottes, as well as hun-dreds of additional acres of saltwater sloughs, wildlife-rich wetlands and tidal bayous. Galveston Island State Park <http://archive.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/galveston/> hours are from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The park office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. The park entry fee for persons 13 and older is $5. Visitors can reach Galveston Island State Park from FM 3005 (Seawall Boulevard). For more information, call the park at (409) 737-1222 or visit http://archive.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findad-est/parks/galveston.

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Communities In Schools-Bay Area (CIS-Bay Area) board members recently held their annual retreat that reviewed the dropout prevention program’s work of assisting at risk children. The program serves 15 campuses in Clear Creek and Dickinson Independent School Districts. The retreat chaired by new board president Randy Gross of Clear Lake Regional Medical Center also re-viewed the group’s five-year strategic plan. Facilitator for the retreat was Frank McGrath of Executive Ser-vice Corps of Houston. New board members, Diane Mackey and Ron Al-horn, were introduced. At an earlier board breakfast, longtime board mem-bers Jim O’Malley and Bob Scott were honored for their decades of service to the board. Both served as president of the board. For more information on the dropout prevention program, visit www.cisba.org

Dropout Prevention Program Board Plans for 2010-2011 School Year

NEW CIS-BAY AREA BOARD MEMBERS Diane Mackey (left) and Ron Alhorn (right) are welcomed

to the board by new president Randy Gross.

RANDY GROSS (right), 2010-2011 CIS-Bay Area board of directors president, thanks immediate past president Becky

Reitz for her service to the dropout prevention program.

CIS-BAY AREA BOARD MEMBERS pose after their annual retreat. Front row (from left) is Mike Divine, Jane Sweeney, Diane Gillebaard, Renee Lewis, Dee Scott, Becky Reitz, Diane

Mackey and retreat facilitator Frank McGrath. Back row (from left) is Randy Gross, Executive Director Dr. Peter Wuenschel, Shawn Bailey and Alex Torres (partially hidden), Mike LaTou-

che, Suzanne Milby, Ron Swofford, Rick Gornto, Jay Gurry and Ron Alhorn.

RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS Jim O’Malley (second from left) and Bob Scott are gifted for their decades of service to the board by past board presidents

Becky Reitz (left) and Sandy Johnson (far right).

RNASA Foundation Donates Proceeds to Support Students The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation is pleased to an-nounce donations totaling $34,000 for the purpose of inspiring youth to study science, technology and engineering. This amount includes $20,000 from the Foundation, and $7,000, in honor of the 2010 National Space Trophy winner, Bill Gerstenmaier, donated to the Texas High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program. Another $7,000 is being donated in honor of the 2009 National Space Trophy win-ner, Michael Griffin, to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Foundation to support Space Camp. “The Foundation has been fortunate to have such strong support from the aerospace community in the past few years that we’ve been able to cover the expenses of our events and have funds re-maining to support space-related educational programs,” RNASA Foundation President Rodolfo González said. The RNASA Foundation’s 25th anniversary gala event will be held at the Houston Hyatt Re-gency on May 6, 2011. For information on RNASA and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rnasa.org. “This is a tremendous gift,” according to Larry Capps, the CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, home of Space Camp. He added, “We’ve been working to get youngsters excited about math and science for the last 28 years. This gift will make it possible for even more students to take advantage of our scholarship program.”

The RNASA Foundation donations to the Texas HAS program will allow more students to com-plete on-line lessons and then spend a week during the summer at Johnson Space Center where they are briefed by engineers, scientists, and astronauts; and work in teams to cooperatively design a human mission to Mars. From the program’s beginning in 1999 to 2010, about 7,000 students have participated in the program. Students are nominated to participate by their Texas state legisla-tor through a competitive process. TAS Program Manager, Jessica Cejka, said the program is being expanded to other states and will include special all-girl sessions next year. Visit http://aerospac-escholars.jsc.nasa.gov for more information. Houston area high school student Nancy Shenoi who addressed the luncheon crowd of students, parents, instructors, and mentors on July 16, said the experience, “Profoundly affected my life.” Astronaut Mike Fossum and National Space Trophy winner and former Apollo Flight Director Glynn Lunney were among the space program veterans that she heard from during her week at Johnson Space Center. She said as a result of this program, she will “actively seek a career in sci-ence, maybe as a flight doctor.” Past recipients of RNASA donations include Purdue, the University of Houston-Clear Lake, the Wings of the Eagle Foundation, Parks College of Engineering at St. Louis University, Space Cen-ter Houston, and the National Flight Academy adjacent to the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL.

The RNASA donation in honor of former NASA Administrator and 2009 National Space Tro-phy winner Michael Griffin to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will allow more students ages 9

to 11 to attend Space Camp. (Photo courtesy USSRC, April 2010)

High School Aerospace Scholars Manager Nora Ojo, RNASA Foundation President Rodolfo González, and Texas Aerospace Scholars Program Manager Jessica Cejka pose for a photo at an RNASA Appreciation dinner August 19, 2010. (Photo by Mary Alys Cherry, The Citizen)

Texas High School Aerospace Scholars Week 4 students applaud the supporters who made their week-long experience at Johnson Space Center possible. The RNASA Foundation pro-

vided a $20,000 donation in 2010. (Photo by Marianne Dyson, July 16, 2010)

Texas High School Aerospace Scholars Week 4 students pose in front of the Saturn V at Johnson Space Center. The 8-week program served 367 students from high schools all around

Texas. (Photo by Lauren Harnett, July 13, 2010)

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ARTS & ENTERTAIMENTSuper Model Cheryl Tiegs Will Be Honored With

The 2010 Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival’s Life-time Achievement Award On September 18, 2010

BAY AREA HOUSTON, Texas (August 31, 2010) The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival will be held on Sep-tember 17, 18, and 19, 2010, at events all around the Clear Lake area, including Kemah, Nassau Bay, Seabrook and League City. The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival is a unique event where you have an opportunity to meet inter-nationally known celebrities at a variety of fun events. Su-per Model and spokesperson for health and fitness, Cheryl Tiegs, will be honored with the 2010 Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cascade Award Banquet on September 18, 2010 at the NASA Hilton Hotel, in Nas-sau Bay, Texas. Tiegs is a model, designer, an author, businesswoman, public speaker and avid spokesperson for health and fitness, the environment, and underprivileged children. Tiegs defines “Supermodel” and is acknowledged as an icon for women of all ages. She started a signature line of clothing and accessories for Sears, which sold nearly a bil-lion dollars of merchandise in its 10-year span. Tiegs hosted the 13-part travel adventure series, “Pathfinders: Exotic Journeys”, for the Travel Channel, and was the spokes-woman for “Renewal: A Time For You”, a program created by Deepak Chopra, M.D. Tiegs has a line of skincare products called “Ageless Woman by Cheryl Tiegs”. The Master of Ceremonies for the Cascade Award Banquet on Saturday, September 18, at the NASA Hilton Hotel, will be Ernie Manouse from Channel 8 – PBS and host of “InnerVIEWS”. Nellie Gonzales from Channel 11 – KHOU will be a celebrity presenter, in addition to many other local and national filmmakers, actors, producers, and directors. The Ezra Charles trio will be per-forming during the cocktail hour. Hal Wixon, the Founding Director of the Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival will present the Cascade Award to Ms. Tiegs. The cost of the ticket to the Banquet is $70.00 per person which includes one (1) 2-Day Movie Pass. After 5 attire is requested. Tick-ets will not be available at the door for the Award Banquet. To buy a ticket for the Banquet, call (281)333-5804 or email at whiteriverrock@web.tv. The three day Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival kicks off with the Celebrity Meet & Greet Buffet Mixer on Friday, September 17, from 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, at one of the premiere restaurants in the Bay Area Houston area, the Villa Capri Restaurant in Seabrook, Texas. The film screenings will be all day Saturday, September 18, and Sunday, September 19, at the new Kemah Holiday Inn, 805 Harris Avenue, in Kemah, Texas. There will also be film screenings for the 2009 Film Final-ists on Sunday September 19 at the Butler Longhorn Museum, 1220 Coryell Street, League City, Texas. Tickets are available for all 3-days and the individual film screenings and the social events. Packages are detailed on the GGFF website - www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com. The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival is the creation of Founding Director, Hal Wixon. An actor himself, Wixon’s mission is to encourage the work of independent filmmakers and promote their art. This became the non-profit festival’s mission and a place to put budding filmmakers in the spotlight. This festival was created to showcase the discovery of new and emerging artists. The goals are to encourage the works of independent filmmakers and promote the concept of film as art, offering awards as a means of educational outreach and to expand the awareness of independent film. Filmmakers from all over the world submit their films and it is known internationally as a juried film festival. The festival also showcases Houston and the Bay Area Houston as a location for fu-ture films while promoting tourism. The festival is supported by several sponsors and the City of Kemah, City of Nassau Bay and the City of Seabrook. Tickets are available for all 3-days and individual film screenings and the social events. Packages are detailed on their website - www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com. Discounts for the movie passes are available for the military, students, and AARP members, just show your ID or card. For tickets, or for more information. call 281 -333-5804 or email whiteriverrock@webtv.net. For information about the Film screenings or the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival, please visit the website, www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com.

Super Model and spokesperson for health and fitness, Cheryl Tiegs, who will be honored with the 2010 Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cascade Award Banquet on September 18, 2010 at the NASA Hilton

Hotel, in Nassau Bay, Texas. Hal Wixon, the Founding Direc-tor of the Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival will present the

Cascade Award to Ms. Tiegs.

What would you do if you were to find a litter of feral kittens and their mother, living in your flower beds? Monica Stout, a recent graduate of the Uni-versity of Houston – Clear Lake, faced just such a predicament. Unable to stand by and do nothing as they would surely slowly starve, Stout captured the feline family with a humane trap rented by the city of Taylor Lake Village. The situation was made dire with the discovery that local pet shelters, already bursting at the seams, did not have the manpower or

capacity to take care of the cats and would euthanize them upon arrival. “I was horrified,” Stout said, “I just couldn’t be-lieve they would kill innocent kittens simply because no one had the time to help them.” Luckily she got in touch with Second Chance Pets. Volunteers from Second Chance Pets loaned her family a suitable cage for the kittens and gave instructions on how to successfully tame the kittens and prepare them for adoption. The mother cat was deemed too old to be tamed, so she was spayed and given a home at a local farm where other feral cats reside in a managed col-ony. Stout chronicled her experience in her newly released children’s book, “Mandy’s Heart” and has committed to donate all proceeds to Second Chance Pets. Second Chance Pets is an organization that has made it their mission to find homes for unwanted companion animals in the Houston/Clear Lake area. It was with this organization’s help, that Stout was able to successfully find loving homes for each kit-ten through their adoption program at Petco. Two of Second Chance Pet’s volunteers, Betsy Verbsky,

Animal Control Officer for Taylor Lake Village and Susan Stevenson, also affiliated with the Feral Cat Assistance Program, assisted Stout and her family and are recognized and depicted as characters in the book. In writing and publishing this book, Stout hopes to increase awareness of the plight often faced by aban-doned cats and to demonstrate that even seemingly unadoptable pets can be successfully rehabilitated with a little love and effort. She also hopes to educate the public about Second Chance Pets, which does not operate a shelter, but relies on volunteers to foster dogs and cats. “It took only three weeks of my time, Stout commented, “Second Chance Pets arranged for veterinary care and found quality homes for the kit-tens. All I had to do was provide a temporary home and a little effort. It feel good to know that we saved six lives.” As a graduate student at UHCL, in the Digital Me-dia Studies program, Stout decided to use this book as her required graduate exit project. “It occurred to me that I could create this book that would not only help me graduate, but would also benefit animals that are in need,” Stout stated. This brightly colored children’s book recalls the real-life story Stout and her family faced in 2006 but is narrated by one of the kittens, Mandy. These vivid characters, illustrated by Stout, practically leap off the pages as the story unfolds. “Mandy’s Heart” is a heartwarming story of triumph over adversity that not only entertains, but helps those who cannot help themselves. Book signings are scheduled at the Petco located at 2410 Bay Area Blvd. on Saturday, September 18, 2010 and September 25, 2010 from 11 AM till 2 PM. Stout is a 2004 graduate of Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena and graduated in 2008 from the University of Houston with a BA in Communica-tions/Public Relations and again in 2010 from the University of Houston – Clear Lake with a MA in Digital Media Studies. She is currently employed at Empire Advertising & Design in Clear Lake. For more information on purchasing “Mandy’s Heart” or how you can help the Second Chance Pets organization please go to www.curiositydesigns.net/mandysheart or http://www.secondchancepets.org/. “Mandy’s Heart” is also available on Amazon.com.

Local Animal Rescue Organization Set To Benefit From Graduate Student’s Newly

Published Book, “Mandy’s Heart”

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Opening September 17th at Clear Creek Community Theatre is the Cole Porter Musical You Never Know. It is a romantic musical comedy, set in Paris in 1929, filled with delightful, witty Cole Porter songs in which Baron Rommer and his butler switch identities so that the butler can pursue a woman he believes is a lady of a much higher class. Add the real Mme Baltin, a jealous husband, and an actress, and let the farce begin. Tickets are $14.00 for adults, $12.00 for students and seniors and $10.00 for groups of 10 or more. and curtains are at 8PM Friday and Saturday nights with Sunday matinees at 2:30. Clear Creek Community Theatre is located at 18091 Upper Bay Road in Nassau Bay. Visit the theatre’s website at www.clearcreekcommunitytheatre.org . For reservations call 281-335-5228.

Cole Porter Musical At Clear Creek Community Theatre

Sierra Irwin & Jeff Coletta

Coffee Oasis Performance ScheduleSeptember 8 -- October 9, 2010

6:30 PM, Monday 9/6/10 - Coffee Oasis Reading Series & Poetry Open Mic 7 PM, Wednesday, 9/8/1 - Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Hosted by Kat Joel

8 PM, Thursday, 9/9/10 - Celtic Song Circle8 PM, Friday, 9/10/10 - S. Hawley Stafford

8 PM, Saturday, 9/11/10 - Cody Garrett

7 PM, Wednesday, 9/15/1 - Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Hosted by Toree Montgomery8 PM, Thursday, 9/16/10 - Celtic Song Circle

8 PM, Friday, 9/17/10 - Toree Montgomery and Friends8 PM, Saturday, 9/18/10 - Rick Valente and Texas Limited

7 PM, Wednesday, 9/22/1 - Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Hosted by Zach Tate

8 PM, Thursday, 9/23/10 Celtic Song Circle8 PM, Friday, 9/24/10 Donna Frost, on tour from Nashville

8 PM, Saturday, 9/25/10 Cisco

7 PM, Wednesday, 9/29/1 Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Hosted by Zane Womack8 PM, Thursday, 9/30/10 Celtic Song Circle

8 PM, Friday, 10/1/10 S. Hawley Stafford8 PM, Saturday, 10/2/10 Christopher Crump

6:30 PM, Monday 10/4/10 Coffee Oasis Reading Series & Poetry Open Mic

7 PM, Wednesday, 10/6/1 Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Hosted by DJ & Jacob8 PM, Thursday, 10/7/10 Celtic Song Circle8 PM, Friday, 10/8/10 Jeremy Kilgore

8 PM, Saturday, 10/9/10 Jim Ward & the Levy Sisters

The Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival will be September 17, 18, 19, 2010. The festival will have events all around Clear Lake, including Kemah, Nassau Bay, Seabrook and League City. This film festival was established 10 years ago and has gained international recognition in the Independent Film Community. Every year the festival has celebrities in the film and video industries and a ce-lebrity excellence award. Actress model Cheryl Tiegs is scheduled to be the celebrity guest to receive the Lifetime Excel-lence Award at the Cascade Banquet on September 18th at the Hilton in Nassau Bay. Cheryl Tiegs is not only a model, but a designer, an author, businesswoman, public speaker and avid spokesperson for health and fitness, the environment and underprivileged children. Cheryl defines “Supermodel” and is acknowledged as an icon for women of all ages.Cheryl Tiegs will be at the film festival’s Saturday, 18th evening banquet, but also making her first Bay Area appearance at the Opening Reception Dinner, Friday, 17th evening at Villa Capri Restau-rant in Seabrook. Tickets are still available for these events. The Master of Ceremonies for the Cascade Award Banquet on Saturday, September 18, will be Ernie Manouse from Channel 8 – PBS and host of “InnerVIEWS”. Other celebrities that will be present are Nellie Gonzales from Channel 11 – KHOU and Emmy winner Robin Craig from Chan-nel 26 – Fox, and more. This 3-day event kicks off Friday evening, September 17 at Villa Capri Restaurant in Seabrook with the Celebrity Meet & Greet Buffer Mixer from 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm. Film Screenings will be all day Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19 at the new Kemah Holiday Inn in Ke-mah. The Cascade Award Banquet will be Saturday, September 18 at the NASA Hilton Ballroom in Nassau Bay from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm. A new addition this year is the film screenings for the 2009 Film Finalists on Sunday September 19 at the Butler Longhorn Museum in League City. During the events there will be opportunities for the festival attendees to meet and mingle with actors, producers and directors in the film and television industry. The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival is the creation of Founding Director, Hal Wixon, an actor himself and his wife Karen have been in the film industry for many years. Mr. Wixon’s mission was to encourage the work of the independent filmmakers and to promote the art and put budding filmmakers in the spotlight. “This festival was created to showcase the discovery of new and emerging artists,” states Wixon. “The goals for this fun and educational event are to encourage the works of independent filmmak-ers and promote the concept of film as art and offering awards as means of educational outreach and expand the awareness of independent film.” Filmmakers from all over the world submit their films and it is known internationally as a juried film festival. The festival also showcases Houston and the Bay Area Houston as a location for fu-ture films while promoting tourism. The festival is supported by several sponsors and the City of Kemah, City of Nassau Bay, City of League City and the City of Seabrook. Tickets are available for all 3-days and individual film screenings and the social events. Pack-ages are detailed on their website. Tickets will not be available at the door for the Award Banquet. Discounts for the movie passes at the Kemah Holiday Inn are available for the military, students and AARP members, just your ID or card. For ticket prices and additional sponsor information, log on to www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com. For tickets or information call (281)333-5804 or email at whiteriverrock@web.tv.

That’s a wrap!

Saturday Sept. 18 – Kemah Holiday Inn 9:30 am - Tow10:30am - Taco! Taco! Taco!10:45am - Pearls of Illustration 11:00am - Chiaroscuro11:30am - Cold Day in Hell11:45am – 12:30pm Lunch Break12:30pm - Volando12:45pm - Cry Wolf1:15pm - The One Who Sees Me1:30pm - Divorce Texas Style2:00pm - Carpool2:30pm -Audrey the Trainwreck Sunday Sept. 19 – Kemah Holiday Inn10:00am - People Passing By10:15am - The One10:30am - The Ringtone10:45am - Humble Trash

11:15am - Napa11:30am - Forsaker11:45am – 12:30pm Lunch Break12:30pm - The Next Big Thing2:15pm - Eternal Peace2:30pm - Trails End2:45pm - The Empty Chair3:30pm - Why Are There Things That Are Never Forgotten Sunday Sept. 19 – Butler Longhorn Museum11:00am - Do You11:45am - Unfortunate.netNoon - 12:45 Lunch Break 12:45pm - Forgive Me1:30pm - The Messenger3:15pm - Ha Ha You’re Dead 3:45pm - Entertainer’s Last Stand

“Hollywood Comes to Kemah” Kemah, Texas - In conjunction with ‘Hollywood Comes to Kemah”, the Texas Celebrity Im-personators Festival joins the Gulf Coast Film Festival and will be in Kemah on September 18th at 604 Bradford for a big festival. There will be a stage with music by the “Texas Blues Brothers Tribute” and also Kristy Casey, a nationally known Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Along with all the music will be the famous Art Cars in the Hollywood theme, celebrity impersonator contests for professionals, amateurs and kids. Amusement rides for the kids and food and drinks will be avail-able plus lots of market vendors for the festival goers to enjoy a little shopping. For more information on the Texas Celebrity Impersonators Festival log on to www.tcifest.com. Tickets can be purchased on- line for $6 or $8 at the door. Kids 14 & up are $4 and Kids 12 and under are FREE. The festival starts at 11am and closes at dusk.The festival is in the lot between Harris and Bradford Streets behind the Kemah Visitor Center, just a few blocks from the Kemah Boardwalk. This will be great fun for the entire family, come see the ‘stars’ or dress up as your favorite celebrity and get photos made with famous look-a-likes. Festival goers are sure to have fun mingling with the ‘celebrities’. For additional information call 281-334-3181.

Gulf Coast Film Festival Starts September 17Actress Model Cheryl Tiegs Is Celebrity Guest

Gulf Coast Film Festival Film Screening Guide

Texas Celebrity Impersonators Festival To Be Held In Kemah Sept. 18

Rusty Scruby: Playing In The Sand

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present Rusty Scruby: Playing in the Sand, featuring three-dimen-sional photographic reconstructions by this Dallas-based artist. The exhibition will open during the October 9th ArtWalk and remain on view through November 14, 2010. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist at 6:30 pm. A preview reception for GAC members will be held on Friday, October 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The artist will be present. A color catalogue of the exhibition has been produced by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, and will be on sale at GAC. The works in Playing in the Sand are inspired by the artist’s childhood experiences of living on Kwa-jalein in the Marshall Islands, where he developed his affection for the beach and ocean. Three of the works are composed of multiple shapes (globes, zeppelins and torpedoes) suspended from the ceil-ing with monofilament. Each piece is a meticulous reconstruction of a flat, two-dimensional photo-graph, cut into strips and reconstructed as a three-dimensional sculpture. Scruby places the objects in

precise relationship to each other so that the subject of each is revealed as the viewer interacts with the components from different points of view. Other works in the exhibition form a dialogue with the free-floating forms in relation to subject matter, but are instead, wall-dependant. In On the Beach (2006), hills and valleys are formed as the artist weaves varying width strips of a photographic image that becomes distorted as if viewed in a fun house mirror. In Cello (2007) and Shade II (2010), Scruby again weaves the image together, this time creating a distinctively shaped background pattern recalling an M.C. Escher composition. Achieving this repetitive precision, the artist notes, is the result of “using ideas I’ve gathered over the years study-ing music composition, engineering and knitting, [to] create what I call ‘visual frequencies.’ I work with ideas of tension and relaxation by controlling the amount of repetition in the image as it travels across the undulating surface.” Scruby was born in Oregon City, Oregon in 1964. He studied aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station from 1984–87, and music composition at the University of North Texas in Denton from 1988–90. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas. Playing in the Sand has been recently exhibited at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont (2010), and McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas (2009). Solo exhibitions of his work have been held at PanAmerican Projects, Miami; Parks Avenue Armory, New York; Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI; and Sandy Carson Gal-lery, Denver, among others. Rusty Scruby, Beyond the Plane: A Portrait of the Artist in Motion, a docu-mentary film by Quin Mathews, premiered at the Dallas Museum of Art in September 2006. Galveston Arts Center is currently operating in a temporary downtown gallery space—the site of the former Maceo’s Spice and Import Company located on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The administrative offices are also at this location. The gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gal-lery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. A flyer listing all ArtWalk participants with times and locations can be downloaded at www.galvestonartscenter.org.

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Resident reported that during the night an unknown suspect had entered his unlocked vehicle in the driveway and stole a 30 GB Ipod, a cellular air card for his laptop computer and a digital camera. Value of the stolen property is approximately $ 450.00. Investigation is in progress.

08/12/2010 - 1600 SHORELINE- ATTEMPTED BURGLARY – HABITATION

Resident reported that they returned from an out of town trip and found scratch marks on their back door around the lock that had been tampered with. Pry marks were found and investigated. No entry was made and no property was stolen.

08/23/2010 - 4100 SHADY SPRINGS-BURGLARY – HABITATION

Resident reported the theft of six firearms from his residence along with a collector coin and a gold pocket watch at an unknown time in the past three months. The suspect is a possible acquaintance who got out of rehab with the complainant earlier in the year. Value of the stolen property is approximately $ 1,990.00. Investigation is in progress.

08/30/2010 - 400 HICKORY RIDGE - BURGLARY – HABITATION

Resident advised that an unknown suspect at an unknown time in the past week had stolen a gas powered pressure washer machine, a pneumatic nail gun and a worksite radio from his unlocked garage. Value of the property is estimated to be $ 1,130.00. No suspects identified.

Police Report - July 2010Lakeview Police Department

PAGE 8 THE BAY AREA OBSERVER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

CUISINEWatermelon And Serrano

Or Jalapeno Salad

IN THE GARDEN

By Kay Ledbetter – AgriLife Extension Service

For four years, Dr Dariusz Malinowski, an AgriLife Research plant physiologist and for-age agronomist in Vernon, has been working with collaborators Steve Brown of the Texas Foundation Seed, Dr. William Pinchak and Shane Martin with AgriLife Research on a win-ter-hardy hibiscus breeding project.The project was first a private hobby of the in-ventors and became a part of the strategic plan of the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon in 2009. The flower commer-cialization is a part of the research on non-tra-ditional or under-utilized crops that have value because of drought tolerance. Malinowski’s breeding goal has been to cre-ate a blue-flowering winter-hardy hibiscus.”A blue pigment does not exist in this species, thus hybridizers have not been successful so far in creating a plant with blue flowers,” he said. “There are a couple of recently introduced cul-tivars with plum and lavender flower color.”But now Malinowski has managed to breed a flower with the illusive color. He and his col-laborators have created a number of lines with unique flower and foliage shape and color. The new hibiscus hybrids range in color from white through different shades of pink, lavender, blu-ish, red and magenta tones. Some of them have combinations of two or even three colors. One line has dark maroon foliage with mod-erately big, white flowers that blend into a pink center with darker veins. Flower size of these hybrids varies from miniature blooms 2 inches in diameter to the size of dinner plates, about 12 inches in diameter. Malinowski has been using these cultivars in his breeding project for several generations. This year, they finally had one plant bloom with almost blue flowers, a significant breakthrough in efforts to create a blue hibiscus cultivar.“It took four years of work and more than 1,000 crosses among three winter-hardy hibiscus spe-cies to achieve this goal of creating an almost-blue flowering hibiscus hybrid,” he said. “The

new hybrid is not perfect yet. The flowers get a fantastic blue hue in shade, but in full sunlight they are still plum-lavender-bluish,” he said.Brown said it is important to note that in the world of ornamentals, “blue” is interpreted to have a wide range of hues. Most ornamental blues have a more purple or lavender cast. “There are very few true blue flowers in any ornamental cultivar,” he said. “Although I would call this flower ‘almost blue’ as Dariusz has, there is no question that this development is unique in known hardy hibiscus color ranges. “My expectation is that we will see more vi-brant colors in next year’s F1s (cultivars) using this line as a parent.”. Malinowski said he will use this plant as a parent in his breeding project this summer, with the goal to stabilize the blue color in full sun-light and increase flower size from the current 7 inches to the “magic” 12-inch diameter.

Breeding of ornamental plants is not the ma-jor research area of Malinowski, but he said he enjoys new challenges and the benefits of combining his private hobby with business. “I never thought I would be an expert in breeding winter-hardy hibiscus,” he said. “The knowl-edge I have gained during the past few years of intensive work on hardy hibiscus helps me reach most of the breeding objectives in a rela-tively short time.” What is next? Malinowski and his collabora-tors have a new challenge - to create an orange flowering hardy hibiscus. This goal seems to be even more difficult, but not impossible, Mal-inowski said. It will require hybridization with a distantly related hibiscus species, which has shades of orange flowers. The researchers hope that with the help of molecular genetic tools they will be able to meet this objective.

AgriLife Research Hibiscus Breeder Comes Up With The Blue - Rare Hibiscus

Color Is Achieved After Four Years

Directions

*Keep the watermelon chilled until you are ready to cut it up.Cut the chili peppers in half and scoop out the seeds and membranes. (Wear plastic gloves for this step.) Finely chop the chilies into a small mince. To make the dressing, squeeze the juice of one and a half plump limes into a small bowl. Add the rice vinegar and 1.5 tsp of lime zest. Add the minced chilies and season the dressing with salt and pepper. Whisk the dressing together to combine. If wanted, the dress-ing can be made up to a few days in advance and kept refrigerated to let the chilies steep. Slice away the green and white rind from the watermelon. Cut the watermelon up into generous 1inch cubes. Discard the stems from the mint and chop the leaves. Chop up the cilantro, stems and all. Cilantro stems are very flavorful and add a nice crunch to the mix. Slice both the white and green parts of the onions very finely. Do not add the herbs to the salad until you are ready to serve it so they do not wilt. When ready to serve, pour the dressing over the watermelon cubes and add the herbs. Lightly toss the dressing, herbs, and water-melon cubes together. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if needed. Serves Six.

Ingredients

• 1/2 medium watermelon (6-7 cups) *

• 2 serrano or hot jalapeno chili peppers

• 1.5 tsp lime zest

• Juice of 1.5 limes

• 2 tbsp rice vinegar

• 2 green onions

• Handful mint (1/3 cup chopped)

• Small handful cilantro (1/4 cup chopped)

• Salt and pepper to taste

This summertime salad is excellent served with grilled fish. It is spicy so be forewarned.

Beans- Lima and Snap Bush - All Weeks

Beans- Lima and Snap Pole - All Weeks

Beets- Fourth Week

Broccoli Plants - Third & Fourth Weeks

Cabbage Plants - Third & Fourth Weeks

Cauliflower Plants - Third & Fourth Weeks

Chard- Swiss - Fourth Week

Chinese Cabbage - Fourth Week

Collards - Third & Fourth Weeks

Kohlrabi Plants - Fourth Week

Mustard Greens - Third & Fourth Weeks

Peas- English and Snap - Fourth Week

Radish - All Weeks

Vegetables To Plant In September

Invasive Species Control On Galveston Island

The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) is en-gaged in a project to eradicate Brazilian pep-pertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) from Galves-ton Island. Brazilian peppertree is a non-native, invasive plant species that was brought to Texas as an ornamental plant. According to “The Qui-et Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Plants of the Galveston Bay Area,” Brazilian peppertree is considered one of the greatest threats to native biodiversity. This opportunistic species quickly forms dense thickets, shading out native vegeta-tion and drastically affecting plant and animal communities. Not only could this plant replace native spe-cies, it belongs to a family of plants that include poison ivy and poison oak, which can cause skin irritation to some individuals. Other indi-viduals can suffer from respiratory difficulties

during the Brazilian peppertree bloom period when pollen is generated, according to Ronald F. Billings with the Texas Forest Service. The current and largest-scale phase of the con-trol work began at the end of August and will continue through September. Control work is focused on four areas on and around Galves-ton Island—the I-45 corridor, Corps Woods, Ten Mile Road, and Pelican Island. Following control work, GBF will continue to monitor the treated areas and re-treat new growth. We ask that if you see Brazilian peppertree growing on your property or anywhere on Galveston Island, please contact Matt Singer, GBF’s Conserva-tion Lands Manager, at msinger@galvbay.org or 281.332.3381 x206 to arrange for removal. This project is funded by grants from the Texas General Land Office Coastal Manage-ment Program, NOAA, Galveston Bay Estuary Program/TCEQ, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program. About Galveston Bay Foundation - The mis-sion of the Galveston Bay Foundation is to pre-serve, protect, and enhance the natural resourc-es of the Galveston Bay estuarine system and its tributaries for present users and for poster-ity. The Foundation was incorporated in 1987, and is a non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. GBF is located at 17330 Highway 3 in Webster, Tex-as. For further information contact GBF at 281-332-3381 or visit the website at www.galvbay.org.

Gardeners of all levels are invited to attend the Gardeners by the Bay meetings held the first Wednesdays of each month, from September to May, at University Baptist Church (Great Room on 2nd floor) located at 16106 Middlebrook Drive. Members and guests enjoy a light brunch from 9:00 to 9:30 AM. A brief business meeting is then held prior to the main program. Guest speakers present timely programs of interest to all garden-ers. Anyone interested is welcome to visit or join. Our membership includes novice gardeners as well as certified Texas Master Gardeners who are eager to share their expertise and knowledge in response to questions and concerns. Local trips are planned each year to gardens or other places of interest to gardeners.

Upcoming Wednesday Meetings:October 6th - “Pinebrook Wetlands Restoration”

November 3rd - “Backyard Gardens”December 1st - “Decorative Flower Arrangements”

Local Trips:October: Martha’s Bloomers” in Navasota

December: Nelson’s Water GardensFebruary: Painted Churches of SchulenburgApril: Visit the Heights district and shops

Please call Joanne at 281-286-4938 for information. Looking forward to seeing you !

Gardeners By The Bay

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