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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015

Issue #84 of the STAR Turner CHEVROLET, p. 8HydroChem: DriversWanted, p. 6

PRECINCT 3 CONSTABLE RACE:

Eagleton benefit attractslarge show of local support

COMMUNITY PROFILE

San Jacinto College ChancellorDr. Hellyer earns ACCT award

HERNANDEZLEGISLATIVETOWN HALLMEETINGS

Join State RepresentativeAna Hernandez on:

•Thursday, August 27, 2015from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM at Chan-nelview High Joyce Hendrix Ed-ucational Center, 828 SheldonRd., Channelview, TX. 77530.

•Tuesday, September 15,2015 from 6:45 pm - 8:30 pmat Neighborhood Centers, Inc.Ripley House, 4410 Navigation,Houtson, TX. 77011.

Come get an update onnew laws passed during the84th Legislative Session.

For more information call713-675-8596.

REP. GREEN’S FREEIMMUNIZATIONDAY SHOTS

C o n g r e s s m a n G e n eGreen’s 20th Annual Immu-nization Day, Saturday, Aug.22, 2015, 9 am - 12 pm atGalena Park High School,1000 Keene Street, GalenaPark, TX. Please bring yourchild’s shot record with you.Call 281-999-5879 for moreinformation.

PASADENA, Texas –The Association of Com-munity College Trustees(ACCT) has named SanJacinto College Chancel-lor, Dr. Brenda Hellyer,its Western Region CEOawardee.

“Since she was ap-pointed Chancellor sixyears ago, Dr. Hellyer hastransformed our Collegeand focused employees onthe mission of improvingstudent success,” said Mr.Dan Mims, Chairman ofthe San Jacinto CollegeBoard of Trustees. “As wemove students success-fully through the educa-tion process, and theywalk across that stage ascollege graduates, thecommunity as a wholebenefits. Much of thatsuccess is due to thetransformational leaderwe have in Dr. BrendaHellyer.”

Dr. Hellyer began heraffiliation with San Ja-

San Jacinto College Chancellor,Dr. Brenda Hellyer.

P h o t o b y A n d r e aVasquez/San Jacinto College.

cinto College as a commu-n i ty vo lunteer . Sheserved on the inauguralBoard of Directors of theSan Jac into Col legeFoundation before beingnamed executive directorof the Foundation. Shewent on to become chieffinancial officer and tran-sitioned into the role of

chancellor in May of2009.

One of her first priori-ties as chancellor was towork with the Board ofTrustees to define themission, vision, and val-ues of the College. Overthe last six years, herleadership has moved theCollege to an Achievingthe Dream Leader Col-lege and an institutionthat has been recognizedtwice by the Aspen Insti-tute College ExcellenceProgram as one of the top150 community collegesin the nation. However, ifyou ask Dr. Hellyer aboutwhat she is most proud of,she will talk about stu-dent success and stu-dents completing whatthey came to San JacintoCollege to start.

“Since 2007, we havemore than doubled the

See AWARDEE, page 6

Rep. Ana Hernandez reviewsthe 84th Legislative session

Burn Ban issuedfor Harris Countyand surrounds

BAYTOWN – The Bay-town Youth Fair Pavilionwas packed near the startof the live auction last Sat-urday for the “ShermanEagleton for Precinct 3Constable” Fish Fry.

“I am very grateful to

Sherman Eagleton sweeps through a crowded gathering at his Fish Fry on Saturday at theBaytown Fair Grounds. The line in back is for fish plates.

the people of this commu-nity for their support.” saidEagleton, “I would like togive a big thank you to allof the volunteers thatmade yesterday happen. Icouldn’t have done it with-out you.”

Beer, margaritas, asnow cone machine and abounce house prior to thelive auction made it evenmore enjoyable.

See EagletonContinued on page 8

REP. GENEGREEN TOWNHALLS & EVENTS

• Senior Citizens Issues Fo-rum , Friday, August 21. 10:00-11:00 a.m., Baggett CommunityCenter, 1302 Keene Street, Ga-lena Park, Texas 77547

• Town Ha l l Meet ing ,Wednesday, September 2,6:00-7:00 p.m. In conjunctionwith Wood Shadows II CivicClub, HPD East Freeway Store-front, 12001-A East Freeway,Houston, Texas 77029.

• Northside/Aldine Job Fair,Wednesday, September 2, 9:00a.m. – 1:00 p.m., M.O. Camp-bell Center, 1865 Aldine Bend-er Road, Houston, Texas 77032

• Paying for College Work-shop and Academy Day, Mon-day, October 5, 7:00-8:30 p.m.,Austin High School (HISD),1700 Dumble Street, Houston,Texas 77023.

NORTH CHANNEL CHAMBER LUNCHEON

Backpacks, school supplies at Back-to-School timeGalena Park Resource & Training Center: Joe Stephens helps out:

HARRIS COUNTY,Texas – Officials have is-sued a burn ban for HarrisCounty and surroundingareas including Chambersand San Jacinto Counties,August 11.

Harris County officialssaid the burn ban is due tothe extremely dry condi-tions.

Covered burn contain-ers must be used for theincineration of householdtrash, vegetation andcampfires.

Harris County FireMarshal Mike Montgom-ery said by taking theserestrictions and preventivemeasures, they can reducethe risk of wildfires.

The ban is effective un-til October but could be re-moved before if it rains inthe region.

Violations to the burnban order can result in afine up to $500.

Other burn bans havebeen issued for 90 days toChambers and LibertyCounties.

The featured speaker at last Friday’sNorth Channel Chamber luncheon wasState Representative Ana Hernandez, whorepresents the 143rd District in Texas. Herdistrict covers part of Houston, Channel-view, Galena Park, and Jacinto City. Sheserves on the House Committee on Judi-ciary and Civil Jurisprudence, and on theHouse Committee on Pensions. She is cur-rently serving her fifth full term.

Ana reported that a change of leadershipin this session led to a more friendly andcooperative atmosphere, and she thoughtmuch was accomplished.

The Legislature approved a $209.4 bil-lion biennial budget, improved funding forroads, and an additional $1.5 billion for lo-cal schools, including $130 million for Pre-K programs.

Other highlights were a change in highschool seniors choices, so that they now canpick a career path other than an academicor college direction.

The gas tax will now be used for roads,instead of the general fund. Gun laws weremodified, so that Open Carry for handguns

STATE REPRESENTATIVE ANA HERNANDEZ

will start on January 2016, and ConcealedCarry on college campuses by Aug. 2016,community colleges Aug. 2017.

Inadequate healthcare for citizens andwomen veterans was the greatest failure of

See LEGISLATURE, page 3

Galena Park school board president Joe Stephens be-lieves in giving back to the community, so he held a Back-to-School event last Saturday, at the Workforce Solutionsoffice on Wallisville near the Harris County courthouse.

The event included giving away about 1000 backpacksand school supplies, and the 1500 participants also enjoyeddisplays of fire trucks, a jump house, and of course freefood and drinks.

Attendees also were able to sign up for Voter Registra-tion, and Stephens said about 90 persons took advantageof this opportunity. Stephens picked the Workforce site,because he is an advocate for finding jobs for our youth togive them meaningful activities and income.

Galena Park Resource & Training Center was thesite for giving out over 200 free uniforms, backpacksand school supplies, donated by LyondellBasell andJoe Stephens. In the photo above, LyondellBasell rep-resentatives, and City of Galena Park officials ErnestoParedes and Councilwoman Maricela Serna help handout the backpacks and other items.

Serna reported that the event also provided in-formation of services of this organization. Free immu-nizations were provided by Christus Mobile Health Clin-ic, and Oral hygene by South Texas Dental. Othersponsors included GP/JC Rotary Club, United Commu-nity Credit Union, Shell Oil, and LULAC.

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HOW CHILIFEAST FUNDS

HAVE BEEN USEDHighlands Rotary Club

Donations Thru June 2007

Scholarships for local students ..... $196,000Rotary Foundation (Health & Humanitarian

Programs) ................................. 72,575Highlands Fire Department .............. 71,200Highlands Basketball Pavilion .......... 26,000Highlands Sports Assoc. Little League ...

.............................................16,070Highlands Boy Scouts ...................... 12,895Highlands Heritage Museum ...... 10,000Stratford Library ................................ 9,000Highlands Community Center ............ 4,200Senior Citizens ................................. 10,492Retarded Citizens Assoc. .................... 1,200St. Stephen’s Society Mother’s Day Out

................................................9,225Highlands Jamboree

Highlands Horizons ..................... 6,910Rotary Youth Exchange .............. 5,600World Peace Conference .................... 1,850South Africa Aids Project .............. 1,000El Salvador Water Project .............. 2,000Sheriff’s Department .......................... 1,500Sheriff’s Department Highlands Aux. ... 3,500Crime Watch/Crime Stoppers ............. 1,800Chinquapin School ............................ 4,285FFA/4-H, Sterling Show Team &

Highlands Jr. School .................... 8,600Highlands Chamber of Commerce ...... 1,656Cenikor/SADD/

American Diabetes Assoc. ............ 3,328Highlands Food Pantry .................... 5,302St. Jude’s Catholic Church .................. 3,290Area Rotary Club’s Fundraisers ........... 4,250Channelview YMCA .............................. 300Miscellaneous Area Fundraisers ......... 1,550-----------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL DONATIONS ................ $495,578

HISTORY OF HIGHLANDS ROTARY

On November 24, 1948, the Dayton Rotary Club sponsored thechartering of a new club in Highlands. The first president was RalphMcFarland.

While early details about the club have been lost, what is known isthe relationship between the club and the business community has al-ways been strong. In the absence of an incorporated government, theclub often took a leadership role in the community. Busi-ness leaders of yesterday and today make up the pres-ident’s roll. Jim Carrell, who served as president from1971-72, later went on to be a District Governor.

During the early 70’s the club went through a peri-od of transition, where newer members began to inter-act with other chapters to learn how to operate properly.Members became more active in the community, withtheir first major fundraiser in 1971. The Rotary raised anunheard of $2,400 for the volunteer fire department.

Rotary has continued putting the community first andworked towards its betterment. Its success in raising fundsfor community projects earned it the reputation amongthe 63 Houston clubs as the “Biggest Little Club in Dis-trict 5890.”

In November 1998, the club celebrated its 50th anni-versary with a banquet attended by 150 present and pastmembers, district and national officials, visiting Rotariansand friends.

In 2006, District 5890 awarded the club president, Steve Miller,“President of the Year” among the district’s 63 clubs, because of theoutstanding work the club did on Hurricane relief, and other accom-plishments. In recent years, the club has been a leader in the HoustonDistrict, achieving 100% Paul Harris Fellows in 2007. Membership in-creased to 26, winning a President’s Citation. Donations to the RotaryFoundation of over $1000 per member made the club #1 in the District,#2 in the World.

PAST PRESIDENTS OF HIGHLANDS ROTARY

Ralph McFarland, 1948-50; Ray Martin, 1950-51; A.J. Smith,1951-52; Albert Franta, 1952-32; George Bower, 1953-54; Jeff Tan-ner, 1954-55; Bonnie P. Hopper, 1955-56; Dr. W.L. Herndon, 1956-57; Harry K. Johnson, Jr., and Larry Jacobs, 1957-58; W.E.Hendrickson, 1958-59; Derwin Walker, 1959-60; Jim Ezell, 1960-6 1 ; C h a r l i e Ramsey, 1961-62; Glen Walker and Jim Brazzil,

1962-63; Jim Brazzil, 1963-64; J.C. Johnson, 1964-65; Alton Neatherlin, 1965-66; John Heger, 1966-67; James L. Creel, 1967-68; M.L. Bishop, 1968-69;Bill Morgan, 1969-70; Roy Loggins, 1970-71; JimCarrell, 1971-72; Chester Stasney, 1972-73; Lou-is Stephens, 1973-74; Harold Kail, 1974-75; MikeMcAlister, 1975-76; Walter Haynie, 1976-77; El-lard Lambert, 1977-78; Bobby Zahn, 1978-79; Dr.Joe Ed Sutton, 1979-80; J.E. Bird, 1980-81; Ben-nie Wotipka, 1981-82; Gary Smith and BennieWotipka, 1982-83; David Brown, 1983-84; JohnButler, 1984-85; Charlie Powell, 1985-86; JackLindsay, 1986-87; Dr. Larry White, 1987-1988;Doc Craig, 1988-89; Dr. Steven Scannell, 1989-90; Lynn Sorrells, 1990-91; Charlie Farrar, 1991-92; Mike Robinson, 1992-93; C.R. “Dickie”Woods, 1993-94; Raymond Gonzalez, 1994-95;Richard Robinson, 1995-96; Jay Burger, 1996-

97; Tim O’Bier, 1997-98; Gilbert Hoffman, 1998-99; Weston Cot-ten, 1999-2000; Charlie Ward, 2000-2001; Beverly Culbreath (inabsentia-deceased), 2001-2002; Weston Cotten, 2001-2002; JoeHausberger, 2002-2003; Jesse Guillen, 2003-2004; Joe Hausberg-er, 2003-2004; Patricia Scott, 2004-2005; Stephen Miller, 2005-2006; Johnny Gaeke, 2006-2007; Charlie Ward 2007-2008; PatriciaScott 2008-2009; Robert Woodall, 2009-2010; Michelle Lomazoff,2010-2011: Denise Smith, 2011-2012; Dane Listi 2012-2013; AaronCole 2013-2014, Raymond Gonzalez 2014-2015.

OBJECT OF ROTARYTo encourage and foster the

ideal of service and a basis ofworth enterprise and, in partic-ular, to encourage and foster...

FIRSTThe development of acquain-

tance as an opporunity for ser-vice;

SECONDHigh ethical standards in

business and professions; therecognition of the worthiness ofall usefull occupations; and thedignifying by each Rotarian ofhis occupation as an opportuni-ty to serve society;

THIRDThe application of the ideal

of service by every Rotarian tohis personal, business and com-munity life; and

FOURTHThe advancement of interna-

tional understanding, good willand peace through a world fel-lowship of business profession-al men united in the ideal ofservice.

ROTARY CLUB OF HIGHLANDS

ROTARYFOUR WAY TEST

1. Is it the TRUTH?2. Is it FAIR to all

concerned?3. Will it build GOOD WILLand BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to

all concerned?

Rotary Community ServiceScholarships:

Support of Community Interests:

Rotary awarded a total of 18 Scholarships this year, for a total of $30,250to local students. The featured speaker at the Awards Banquet in Maywas Goose Creek CISD Superintendent Randy O’Brien, seen at center.

Serving the Community for 67 Years • “Biggest Little Club in District 5890”

OFFICERS2015 - 2016President -- Larry White

President-Elect -- Diana WeaverSecretary -- Teresa Martin

Treasurer -- Sheila McDonaldPast President -- Raymond GonzalezSergeant At Arms – Robert Woodall

DIRECTORS2015 - 2016

Membership Chair - Betty BrewerPartners In Education Chair -Betty Brewer/Robert Woodall

Foundation Chair - Charlie WardProgram/PR Chair - Gil Hoffman

International Service - Patricia ScottScholarship Chair - Larry White

Community Service Chair - Denise SmithVocational Service Chair – Brandan BairdClub Service Chair - Jeremy Rosenkranz

Rotary Leadership:

Rotary presented a forum for ideasfrom government leaders Judge DonCoffey, Superintendent RandyO’Brien, and Congressman BryanBabin.

Donation to the Stratford Libraryin Highlands, for their summerprograms and other needs.

New Board of Directors and Officers were sworn in by 5890 Assistant DistrictGovernor Derrill Painter at center, with new president Larry White beside him.The Ceremony took place at the Boat Club in Highlands.

Community Fundraisers:

The major fundraiser for the club isthe Annual Chili Feast with RafflePrize, a new car or truck. This year’swinner, Gary Clemmons of Baytown,is pictured above.

Washer Tournament is heldevery September, with allproceeds donated to the RotaryPolio Plus campaign.

Weston CottenRotarian

Attorney5223 Garth Rd, Baytown 281-421-5774

Charlie WardRotarian

CHARLIE’S ICE HOUSE & Outback Grille906 N. Main, Highlands CharliesIceHouse.com 281-426-3632

Tricia ScottRotarian

DENTAL OFFICE OF DR. LARRY WHITE114 N. Main St., Highlands • 281-426-3558

Dr. Larry White - PresidentRotarian

Dentist114 N. Main St., Highlands • 281-426-3558

Raymond Gonzalez-Past Pres.Rotarian

FOODTOWN302 N. Main, Highlands 281-426-4531

Alton NeatherlinRotarian

Antique Bottles, Palmwood130 Lone Pine, Highlands • 281-426-3038

Johnny GaekeRotarian

CENTRAL AUTO INSPECTIONS911 S. Main, Highlands 713-702-3200

Robert WoodallRotarian

ROBERT WOODALL ENTERPRISESHighlands, Texas 281-843-2921

Jeremy RosenkranzRotarian

STATE FARM INSURANCE440 S. Main, Highlands

www.jeremyrosenkranz.com • 281-426-3512

Steven DobbsRotarian

EARTHMAN FUNERAL HOME3919 Garth Road, Baytown • 281-422-8181

Delana MatthewsRotarian

MOUNTBATTEN HOUSE213 Maple, Highlands • 281-843-2013

Debra LanghamRotarian

THE TEAPOT DEPOT112 Denny, Highlands • 281-426-3670

Aaron ColeRotarian

EDWARD JONES FINANCIAL ADVISORCrosby 281-324-6139

Brandan BairdRotarian

WOODFOREST NAT. BANK420 S. Main, Highlands 713-495-8070

Denise SmithRotarian

HARRIS COUNTY - JUDGEPARROTT’S OFFICE

Chester StasneyRotarian

RETIRED, HARRIS COUNTY106 Faith, Highlands 281-843-2882

Dane ListiRotarian

Attorney1011 Polly Street, Baytown 281-422-2220

Teresa MartinRotarian

TEXAS CITIZENS BANK507 W. Baker, Baytown, TX 77521• 281-422-3931

Sheila McDonaldRotarian

CAPITAL BANK3719 Garth Rd, Baytown, TX 77521 • 281-428-8662

Diana Weaver-Pres. ElectRotarian

EDWARD JONESCrosby 281-324-6139

Raul MartinezRotarian

GOOSE CREEK ISD, Police Dept.3401 N. Main, Baytown • 281-802-7769

Chuck RadneyRotarian

CHUCK RADNEY COMPANY620 West Drive, Channelview, TX

Carol RadneyRotarian

CHUCK RADNEY COMPANY620 West Drive, Channelview, TX

Jerry FallinRotarian

JERRY & JULIE FALLIN713-455-5111

Betty BrewerRotarian

STERLING-WHITE11011 Crosby Lynchburg Rd, Highlands • 281-426-3555

Mike ParsonRotarian

PCT. 3 CONSTABLE’S OFFICE701 W. Baker Rd, Baytown • 281-427-4791

Gilbert HoffmanRotarian

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Channelview Fire Department has completed the MDA fill the boot campaign for 2015 andcollected $3034.62. We would like to thank Kroger's Manager John Johnstone for allowingus to use his facility to host this event. We would also like to thank the community for theirgiving nature. 100 percent of the money collected will go to MDA.All 4 shifts participated in this event on 4 different days (July 25, 26, 31 and August 6) for atotal of 24 hours.

Photo submitted by Richard Austin/ District Chief/Channelview Fire Department

Channelview Fire Dept. hostsFill the Boot Campaign

By Edward Jones

You might not thinkmuch about inflation. Afterall, it’s been quite low for thepast several years. Still, youmay want to take it into ac-count when you’re planningyour retirement incomestrategy.

Of course, no one can re-ally predict the futurecourse of inflation. But it’sa pretty safe bet it won’t dis-appear altogether — andeven a mild inflation rate,over time, can stronglyerode your purchasing pow-er. Consider this: If you wereto purchase an item todayfor $100, that same item, in25 years, would cost you$209, assuming an annualinflation rate of 3%. That’sa pretty big difference.

During your workingyears, you can hope thatyour income will at least riseenough to match inflation.But what about when youretire? How can you mini-mize the impact of inflationon your retirement income?

One thing you can cer-tainly do is include an infla-tion assumption in yourcalculations of how muchannual income you’ll need.The number you choose asan inflation factor could pos-sibly be based on recent in-flation levels, but you mightwant to err on the conser-vative side and use a slight-ly higher figure. Since youmay be retired for two orthree decades, you mighthave to periodically adjustthe inflation factor to corre-spond to the actual inflationrate.

Another important stepis maintaining an invest-ment portfolio that can po-tentially provide returnswell above the inflation rate.Historically, stocks havebeen the only investmentcategory — as opposed toinvestments such as Trea-sury bills and long-termgovernment bonds — whosereturns have significantlyoutpaced inflation. So youmay want to consider own-ing an appropriate percent-age of stocks andstock-based investments inyour portfolio, even duringyour retirement years.

Now, you might be con-cerned at the mention of thewords “stocks” and “retire-ment years” in the same

GALENA PARK

LULAC Council awards scholarshipsin the North Channel area

Galena Park LULAC Council scholarship recipients.

Inflation and YourRetirement Income Strategy

sentence. After all, stockswill fluctuate in value,sometimes dramatically,and even though you may beretired for a long time, youwon’t want to wait for yearsto “bounce back” from a badyear in the market. But notall investments move in thesame direction at the sametime; spreading your dollarsamong a range of assetclasses — large stocks, smalland mid-cap stocks, bonds, ,certificates of deposit (CDs),foreign investments and soon — may help you reducethe impact of volatility onyour portfolio.

And you don’t even haveto rely solely on stocks tohelp combat inflation. Youcould also consider TreasuryInflation-Protected Securi-ties, or TIPS. When you pur-chase a TIPS, your principalincreases with inflation anddecreases with deflation, asmeasured by the ConsumerPrice Index. Your TIPS payinterest twice a year, at afixed rate; this rate is ap-plied to the adjusted princi-pal, so your interestpayments will rise with in-flation and fall with defla-tion. When your TIPSmatures, you will receiveadjusted principal or origi-nal principal, whichever isgreater. As is the case withother bonds, though, youcould choose to sell your

TIPS before it matures.Work with your financial

advisor to help decide whatmoves are right for you tohelp protect your retirementincome from inflation. Itmay be a “hidden” threat,but you don’t want to ignoreit.

Yield to maturity cannotbe predetermined, due touncertain future inflationadjustments. If TIPS aresold prior to maturity, youmay receive less than yourinitial investment amount.If bonds are not held in atax-advantaged account, in-vestors will be required topay federal taxes on the ac-credited value annually, al-though they will not receiveany principal payment un-til maturity. When the infla-tion rate is high and theprincipal value is rising sig-nificantly, the taxes paid onTIPS may exceed interestincome received. Therefore,TIPS may not be suitable forinvestors who depend ontheir investments for livingexpenses.

This article was writtenby Edward Jones for use

by your local EdwardJones Financial Advisor.

Edward Jones6830 E Sam HoustonPkwy N, Suite 150Houston, TX 77049

281-436-0396

On Sunday, August 9th,LULAC Council 4703 heldits 14th Annual ScholarshipAwards Dinner at DonChile Mexican Restaurant.

The council awarded al-most $11,000.00 to deserv-ing high school studentsfrom the North Channelarea. Since 2001, this Gale-

na Park LULAC council hasraised almost $100,000.00for scholarships.

Pictured are from top leftare: Cruz R. Hinojosa, Jr.,LULAC President, EmilyRivera, Victor Cardenas,Karyme Sanchez, IsidroMaldonado, Eduardo Ariz-pe, Jacob Moncivias, Bot-

tom row: Veronica GonzalezJuliette Garcia, MerilynDuarte, Valerie Medina,Delmy Escobar, JuanFlores, Jr., ScholarshipChair.

LULAC's next majorfundraising event will betheir 15th Annual Roast &Toast on October 29th hon-oring GPISD Board Mem-ber, Joe Stephens.LEGISLATURE,

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the session, she said, ref-erencing the continued im-passe between the state andthe federal government overthe expansion of Medicaid tothe needy. Ana drafted a billto expand healthcare forWomen Veterans, but it didnot pass.

She did work on and pass

bills strengthening penal-ties for human trafficking,and a bill to ease require-ments for Silver Alerts.

More details on the Leg-islation will be available ather next Town Hall meeting,Wednesday Aug. 19 at 6 pmat Baggett Center in Gale-na Park, and Thursday, Aug.27 at 6 pm at the Channel-view ISD/Hendrix Educa-tion Center, 828 Sheldon Rd.


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The PoolHave you ever

built a pool before? Yeah,me either.

However, I’mgoing to try.

About a year ago,my brother and I weretalking about alternativesto traditional pools. Ourconversation centeredaround the TV show ThePool Master. On theAnimal Planet show,designer Anthony Archer-Wills and his crew createsextravagant pools thatabove, all fits nicely intothe landscapes wherethey are installed andoften use a naturalfiltration method tomaintain water quality.In our on-going conversa-tions, we decided that forboth of our rural homeswe wanted pools thatlooks like they are anexisting part of thelandscape. However,doling out tens of thou-sands of dollars on a poolunfortunately isn’t anoption for either of us sowe started trying to solvethe problem in a morecost effective manner.

Back when mywife and I we were datingin our early twenties, wepartnered on a hugeabove ground swimmingpool. The pool was simplein its design. The linerkept the water in thevessel while a pumppulled water from theskimmer, filtered thewater through a sandmedium, and returned itthrough a jet in the sideof the pool. We tested thewater daily to insure theph and chlorine levelswere optimum and asidefrom that, it was prettycarefree. I know I amover-simplifying this butthe the mechanics of howa pool filters water is nota complicated process.

As I spent thepast year thinking aboutpools and researchingfiltration methods, Ilearned more aboutnatural filtration sys-tems. Essentially, waterin a pool is cleaned as itpasses through a filtermedium like rocks.Bacteria grow on the rockwhich helps scrub thewater and continuallymoving water doesn’tstagnate. Think of aspring or a clean riverrunning over rocks as it’sroughly the same concept.

When I was ahigh school teacher, wehad a 500 gallon aquacul-ture setup in my class-room. One year we raisedover 100 pounds of tilapiain the tank and with sucha huge biological loadthat challenged the waterquality daily, all it took tofilter the water was a fourinch diameter tube thatwas three feet long andfilled with a plasticfiltration medium towhich beneficial bacteriacould attach and grow. Apump kept the watermoving through thesystem and while thewater became turbid fromtime to time, the fishthrived.

Ultimately,natural filtration poolsare a sound concept.Using naturally filteredwater instead of chlorineor salt filtration hasmany benefits. With thepool I’m building I’ll beable to capture and storerainfall that I can use aswildlife and irrigationwater. In addition, I’llhave a water feature thatbeatifies the property andprovides the addedbenefit of serving as aswimming hole.

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AUSTIN — Even if theTexas Legislature did notintentionally pass a voteridentification law that ille-gally discriminates againstvoters who are black, His-panic or poor, the practicaleffect of the law is discrim-inatory and in violation ofthe federal Voting RightsAct.

A 49-page opinion of athree-judge panel of theU.S. Fifth Circuit Court ofAppeals was released onAug. 5. The panel orderedthat much of the case be re-manded to a federal dis-trict court in Texas forfurther consideration.

When the Legislaturepassed Senate Bill 14 inMay 2011, plaintiffs led bythen-state Rep. Marc Vea-sey of Fort Worth filed suit,naming then-Gov. RickPerry, the secretary of stateand the chief of the TexasDepartment of Public Safe-ty as defendants. Plaintiffsargued that the intent ofthe law was to suppress theminority vote and the law’srequirement that a voter,to cast a ballot in person,must first present one ofseveral forms of photoidentification in addition totheir voter registration cer-tificate, amounts to an il-legal poll tax. The U.S.District Court, SouthernDistrict of Texas, agreedand top state officials, act-ing on behalf of the state,appealed.

In its multi-part ruling,the Fifth Circuit panel:

— Vacated plaintiffs’claim that the law is dis-criminatory in purpose andremanded that issue to thedistrict court for furtherconsideration.

— Affirmed the districtcourt’s finding that the lawdoes have a discriminato-ry effect and thus is in vio-lation of Section 2 of theVoting Rights Act, but alsoremanded that issue to the

By Kristan Hoffman

It started as a ticklein my throat. Just alittle soreness, a smalldiscomfort. I ignored it.Told myself there wasnothing to worry about.Lots of people feel funnyafter flying, and I hadtaken a long trip overthe Atlantic Ocean tospend a week in Europewith my best friends.(Our first trip alltogether!) No doubt Iwould feel better soon.

But after a week, Ifelt worse. Much worse.My sore throat turnedinto a head cold, whichthen wormed its waydown and made a homefor itself in my chest. Istarted coughing andhacking and sneezing inpublic – you know, thatperson who you shootannoyed glances at andstand far, far away from.

Worst of all, my homewas on the other side ofthe planet. I couldn’tcurl up in the coziestspot of my couch with abook and a blanket andmy dog. I couldn’t hidefrom the world until Ifelt human again.Instead, I was stuck in astranger’s apartment,which my friends and Ihad rented in lieu of ahotel room. The cityoutside our windowswas cold and unfamiliar.

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miserable and useless,”so I gave in and went toan actual pharmacy.(Throughout most ofEurope, this is the onlyway you can get realmedicine.) A kind-facedpharmacist supplied mewith extra-strengthcough drops and nasalspray, plus a few travelpacks of tissue “as agift.”

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Nothing they didcould cure me of my cold— only time would dothat. But knowing that Ihad such good friends,who were so thoughtfuland generous in takingcare of me? That mademe feel better in adifferent, possibly moreimportant way.

During the secondhalf of our trip, when Iwas too weak to exploreCopenhagen with them,I had a lot of time tothink about how lucky Iwas. Yes, even sittingalone in a strangeapartment in a foreigncity in the middle of theday, I felt lucky. Be-cause I could lookoutside and see tall,narrow apartmentbuildings in all shadesof pastel, their windowsshuttered and trimmedin white. I could watchpeople whizzing by ontheir bicycles with freshfruit and baguettes fordinner. I could hearchildren playing in thecourtyard, and neigh-bors laughing as theywent down the stairwell.

I had the privilege ofexploring two beautiful,magical cities with twobeautiful, magicalfriends. Being sick wasnothing in the scheme ofthings.

Fifth Circuit delivers opinionconcerning voter ID law

district court “for consider-ation of the proper reme-dy.”

— Vacated the districtcourt’s holding that SB 14is a poll tax and renderedjudgment in the State’s fa-vor.

— Dismissed plaintiffs’claims that SB 14 violatesthe First Amendment(freedom of speech) andFourteenth Amendment(equal protection).

Gov. Greg Abbott onAug. 5 said: “In light of on-going voter fraud, it is im-perative that Texas has avoter ID law that preventscheating at the ballot box.Texas will continue to fightfor its voter ID require-ment to ensure the integ-rity of elections in the LoneStar State.”

Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxton said: “Today’sruling was a victory on thefundamental question ofTexas’ right to protect theintegrity of our electionsand the state’s commonsense Voter ID law re-mains in effect.”

The Texas DemocraticParty issued a statement

saying, “On the eve of the50th anniversary of theVoting Rights Act, theUnited States Court of Ap-peals for the Fifth Circuitruled that Texas’ discrimi-natory voter ID law —passed by Republican law-makers and signed by Gov-ernor Rick Perry —violates Section 2 of VotingRights Act.”

Texas Democratic PartyChairman Gilberto Hino-josa said: “Texas Demo-crats believe that ournation and democracy isstronger when everyone isinvited to participate inour electoral process. … Weremain confident that thecourts will find justice forTexas voters and ultimate-ly strike down this racistand discriminatory law.”

TEA releases 2015ratings

Texas Education Agen-cy on Aug. 7 released the2015 state accountabilityratings for more than1,200 school districts andcharters, as well as themore than 8,600 campus-es statewide and said theratings reveal that 94 per-cent of school districts andcharters across Texas haveachieved the rating of MetStandard.

Districts, campuses andcharters receive one ofthree ratings: Met Stan-dard, Met AlternativeStandard or ImprovementRequired. Districts, char-ters and campuses can ap-peal the rating and finalratings based on the out-comes of appeals will bereleased in late October orearly November, said Edu-cation CommissionerMichael Williams.

Ratings can be accessedat ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/index.html.

Abbott reacts topresident

President Obama onAug. 3 announced the fi-nalization of “America’sClean Power Plan” whichhe called “the biggest stepwe’ve ever taken to combatclimate change” and said,“This plan sets the first-ever carbon pollution stan-dards for power plantswhile providing states andutilities with the flexibili-ty they need to meet thosestandards.”

Gov. Abbott on Aug. 3reacted to the announce-ment, calling it “an envi-ronmental rule imposingsteep cuts on greenhousegas emissions from powerplants.”

“Not only will this ruleresult in higher energyprices for consumers, itwill cost thousands of jobs,”Abbott said. “As we have inthe past, Texas will leadthe fight against an over-reaching federal govern-ment that seems hell-benton threatening the free-market principles thiscountry was founded on.”


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10/2015)(readMedia)--Boris Phillips of Crosby,Texas, is a May 2015 grad-uate of the University ofArkansas at Little Rock.

Phillips received a mas-ter of arts and was a Coun-seling major.

The Spring Commence-ment ceremonies tookplace at UALR's JackStephens Center on Satur-day, May 17, in which arecord number of studentsparticipated in two sepa-rate events, based on col-lege.

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Chase Bank-Atascosita new memberThe Crosby-Huffman Chamber welcomed new Member Chase Bank-Atascocita thismonth. Several members and staff of Chase Bank were in attendance for the RibbonCutting. They are located at 19240 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Humble - 281-812-2146

Wahl Street Mercantile newCrosby Chamber memberThe Chamber held the Ribbon Cutting for new Member Wahl Street Mercantile thispast month. Several Chamber Board Members, Members, friends and family attendedthe festivities to welcome the new busy to town. The owners are Gabriel Ginn andAndria Flowers. Located at 311 Wahl Street, Crosby. They are bringing back farmersmarketing and buying of local produce, local meat, along with several other productsthat are made here in town. Please stop by to visit and tell them the Chamber sent you.You can contact them at 832.926.6132 and visit them on face book at Facebook.com/wahlstreetmercantile.

Megan and Jody Bourdeau married August 8, 2015 at the Knights ofColumbus Hall on Crosby - Dayton Road in Crosby, Texas. Pictured is thewedding party on stage just following the reception.

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The Channelview Inde-pendent School Districtand all of its campuses hadanother strong showing ofacademic excellence asthey earned the approvalrating of “Met Standard”under the state’s account-ability system for the thirdconsecutive year.

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Channelview ISD receives positivestate accountability ratings

shaw Elementary, De Zav-ala Elementary, HamblenElementary, McMullan El-ementary, Schochler Ele-mentary and the EarlyChildhood Center.

“It makes me very proudto see such outstanding re-sults from our students,”said Greg Ollis, Channel-view ISD superintendent.“As the state standardsbecome more rigorous ev-ery year, our teachers,principals and administra-tors work diligently to en-sure all of our studentsexceed expectations. Thereare no words that can ex-press my sincerest grati-tude to all of our staffmembers who helped ourstudents be successful.”

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demic areas. ChannelviewHigh School was honoredfor its outstanding perfor-mance in Mathematics andSocial Studies, while AliceJohnson Junior Highearned recognition inMathematics and Science.De Zavala Elementary re-ceived distinction for itsperformance in Scienceand Hamblen was honoredfor its performance inReading/Language Arts.

“All of our campusescontinue to experience im-provement and that comesfrom everyone working to-gether to give students thetools that they will need tobe successful,” Ollis said. “Iknow these results willserve as encouragement asthey enter the new schoolyear.”

Channelview ISD offers free Mobile Appto get breaking news andupdates about school clo-sures, calendar changes, oreven sports updates.

“We know that our stu-dents are more successfulin schools when parentsare engaged in their learn-ing and school activities,”said Greg Ollis, Superin-tendent of ChannelviewISD. “With our new mobileapp, parents and commu-nity members can stay con-nected with our schoolsand with the activities ourstudents are engaged inevery day.”

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Sheldon ISD Public Notification of Nondiscrimination in Career and Technical Education ProgramsSheldon ISD offers career and technical education programs in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Arts, A/VTechnology, and Communication, Business Management and Administration, Education and Training, Finance, HealthScience, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Services, Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security, Manufacturing,Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics. Admission to theseprograms is based in open enrollment. It is the policy of Sheldon ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color,national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the CivilRights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the RehabilitationAct of 1973, as amended. It is the policy of Sheldon ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Sheldon ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skillswill not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs. For information aboutyour rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, J.R. Webster, at 11411 C.E. King ParkwayHouston, Texas 77044, 281-727-2000 and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, J.R. Webster, 11411 C.E. King Parkway,Houston, Texas 77044, 281-727-2000.

Sheldon ISD Notificación Pública de No Discriminación en Programas Vocacionales (Career andTechnical Education Programs)Sheldon ISD ofrece programas vocacionales en Agricultura, Alimentación, y Recursos Naturales, Arte, TecnologíaA/V y Comunicación, Administración de Empresas, Educación y Entrenamiento, Finanzas, Ciencias de la Salud,Hospitalidad y Turismo, Servicios Humanos, Leyes, Seguridad Pública, Correccionales y Seguridad, Manufactura,Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas, Transporte, Distribución y Logística. La admisión a estos programasse basa en inscripción abierta. Es norma de Sheldon ISD no discriminar por motives de raza, color, origen nacional,sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de laLey de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y laSección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda. Es norma de Sheldon ISD no discriminar pormotives de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento o edad, en sus procedimientos de empleo, tal como lorequieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en laEducación, de 1972, la ley de Discriminación por Edad, de 1975, según enmienda, y la Sección 504 de la Ley deRehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda. Sheldon ISD tomará las medidas necesarias para asegurar que la falta dehabilidad en el uso del ingles no sea un obstáculo para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativosy vocacionales. Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos para quejas, comuníquese con el Coordinadordel Título IX, J.R. Webster en 11411 C.E. King Parkway Houston, Texas 77044, 281-727-2000 y/o el Coordinador dela Sección 504, J.R. Webster en 11411 C.E. King Parkway Houston, Texas 77044, 281-727-2000.

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TO ALL POTENTIALLY INTERESTED AGENCIES:

Pursuant to the environmental assessment requirements of 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §363.14of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) rules, the Executive Administrator of the TWDB hasdetermined that the proposed action identified below may be exempted from formal environmental reviewrequirements:

San Jacinto River Authority, Highlands Division, Harris County, TexasSiphon and Levee Improvement Project (Nos. 7, 37, and North Main Siphons)Water Development Fund Project No. 21749 (Loan No. L1000375)Total TWDB Funding Commitment: $29,000,000

The San Jacinto River Authority, Highlands Division (Authority) is proposing to use funding from a$29,000,000 Water Development Fund loan to rehabilitate and improve its system of approximately 27miles of canals operated by the Highlands Division. These canals convey water from Lake Houston, theHighlands Reservoir, and the Trinity River (via Coastal Water Authority) to the Highlands Division’smajor industrial and other smaller usage customers. These improvements are needed to meet increaseddemand. All project work, and the customers and entities that will benefit from work, will be locatedwithin Harris County.

The Authority previously requested an expedited review of a portion of the project, specifically, twosiphons along the Highland Division East Canal, located at Sjolander Road and Harris County FloodControl District (HCFCD) ditch Q114-05-00. The TWDB issued a Determination of No Effect on March11, 2015 for those specific project elements. The Authority is currently requesting another expedited re-view of 3 siphons, i.e., Nos. 7 and 37, and the North Main Siphon (map available upon request). Theenvironmental review of the remainder of the project will be handled separately.

Siphon 7 is located on the Highlands Main Canal where it crosses under Crosby-Lynchburg Road (i.e.,FM 2100). This project component has been expedited because the Texas Department of Transportationplans to expand FM 2100. The project will consist of the abandonment of existing dual 48-inch siphonpipes, 60-inch concrete bypass, and appurtenances. The existing headwalls will be demolished. Siphonswill be replaced with new dual 60-inch or greater siphons, headwalls, control gates, and appurtenances.The improvements will include approximately 500 linear feet of associated canal levee improvements(e.g., reshaping, regrading, or armoring). To avoid impacts to traffic on Crosby-Lynchburg Road (FM2100), construction work will be performed utilizing trenchless construction.

Siphon 37 is located on the Highlands South Canal where it crosses under Baker Road. Project activ-ities will include abandonment of dual 42-inch siphons, 60-inch bypass pipe, and appurtenances. Theexisting headwalls will be demolished. The siphons will be replaced with dual 72-inch siphons, headwalls,and appurtenances. The nearby canal bend will be armored with rip-rap to prevent erosion.

The North Main Siphon is located on the Highlands East Canal where it crosses under North MainStreet. The existing 46-inch siphon pipe and appurtenances will be abandoned. Existing headwalls willbe demolished. Siphons will be replaced with dual 48-inch (or greater) siphons or new triple 36-inch (orgreater) siphons, headwalls, control gates, and appurtenances. The canal west of the North Main siphonmay be shifted 20-30 feet to the north in order to be centered within the existing easement. This projectcomponent includes approximately 2,000 linear feet of levee improvements. Armoring may be necessaryon a nearby 90-degree bend in the canal to avoid erosion. Trenchless construction will be used to avoidimpacts to traffic on North Main Street.

The proposed projects, consisting primarily of replacement and maintenance activities, are eligible fora categorical exclusion from a full environmental review. However, coordination with regulatory agencieswas required by the TWDB to ensure that there were no disqualifying extraordinary circumstances.

In a response dated March 11, 2015, the Texas Historic Commission concurred that no historic proper-ties would be affected and that the project may proceed. In a letter dated June 3, 2015, the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, Compliance Branch, stated that, based on availableinformation, the project sites do not contain jurisdictional waters of the United States and, therefore, apermit was not required (USACE project number: SWG-2015-00367). The Texas Parks and Wildlife De-partment (TPWD), Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program, reviewed the project and in a response datedApril 16, 2015, made several recommendations related to avoiding and minimizing impacts to variousnatural resources. In a response dated July 2, 2015, the Authority noted that no impacts were anticipatedfor most of the resources, but that where practicable, some of the recommendations would be followed.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was given the opportunity to review the project by letter andfollow-up email dated July 1, 2015. No response has been received. The HCFCD, in a response datedMarch 2, 2015, did not require a permit or mitigative condition. Based on this information, it is deter-mined that the projects qualify for a categorical exclusion from a full environmental review.

A Determination of No Effect for the projects is allowable under existing TWDB Rules because thespecified activities should not result in significant adverse impacts to environmental quality or humanactivities and welfare. Documentation supporting this determination is on file at the TWDB.

This environmental determination may be revoked if it is found that the projects do not meet therequirements of 31 TAC Section 363.14. Circumstances warranting revocation may be based on, but arenot limited to, changes in the projects; new evidence; or potential violations of federal, state, local, or triballaws.

The projects also must comply with the following conditions:

Standard emergency condition for discovery of threatened or endangered species; and, Standard emergency condition for discovery of cultural resources .

Comments regarding this determination may be submitted to the Director of Regional Water Planningand Development, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), P.O. Box 13231, Austin, Texas 78711-3231.

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“Proposals will be received by the Galena Park Independent SchoolDistrict until 10:00 a.m., September 29, 2015 for RFP 16-008

Instructional Teaching Supplies – Catalog Pricing. At that timeproposals will be opened at the Galena Park ISD Admin Bldg. located at14705 Woodforest Blvd., Houston, TX 77015. Additional information may

be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Dept. [email protected] or on our website: http://galenaparkisd.com/purchasing_currentbids. The Galena Park ISD reserves the right to reject

any or all proposals.”


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Rachel Hicks, Dickie Woods, Jessica Woods, Justice of the Peace Position 2 Precinct 3 DonCoffey and Virginia Woods congregate at the benefit fish fry last Saturday.

Eagleton Fish Fry benefit,Continued from Page 1

Hill Country Janeplayed a series of genresof music during the after-noon including a late BobDylan beginning, contem-

porary rock, with countryand western flavors.

Although hot dogswere available the deli-cate flavor of fried fish

was the preferred favor-ite of almost everyone.

Events began at 2:00p.m. and went on until 8:00p.m. and the crowd justgained in size.

HOUSTON – New women’s basket-ball Head Coach Mike Madrid takes thehelm at San Jacinto College hoping tomaintain momentum from last year’sremarkable turnaround season.

The veteran coach comes to San Ja-cinto College after serving for two yearsas head coach of the Paris Junior Col-lege (PJC) women’s basketball pro-gram. San Jacinto College and Paris arein the same conference, so Madrid isfamiliar with San Jacinto College’s pro-gram. “The team and coaching stafffrom last year at San Jac proved thatit’s a program that can be competitiveregardless of history or circumstances,”Madrid commented. “I just hope to stepin and continue winning and to main-tain that momentum.”

The 2014-2015 season was arguablythe most dramatic turnaround seasonin the history of San Jacinto College’swomen’s basketball program. After a 3-27 record in 2013-2014, the team fin-ished last season with a 23-9 record,earned national ranking for the first time in the pro-gram’s history, and advanced to the semifinal round ofthe regional tournament.

Madrid has an impressive resumé, having coachedat either the high school or college level for 13 years.Before his two years at PJC, he served three years asassistant women’s basketball coach at Texas Woman’sUniversity, where he helped the Pioneers win their firstLone Star Conference tournament championship in anysport, and advance to the National Collegiate AthleticAssociation South Central Region tournament. He be-gan his coaching career at New Mexico’s Portales High

SAN JACINTO COLLEGE

New women’s basketball coachaims to maintain momentum

San Jacinto College welcomes Mike Madrid asthe new head coach of the women'sbasketball program.

Photo by Rob Vanya/San Jacinto College

School, helping the teamwin the 2001 Class 3Achampionship. After a yearat Lubbock Estacado HighSchool as a boys’ football,track, and basketballcoach, he coached boys’basketball for two years atLubbock High School.Madrid spent five years atLubbock Christian Univer-sity under women’s headcoach Steve Gomez, one asa graduate assistant andfour as an assistant coach.While he was at LubbockChristian, the team wasthe 2005-2006 NAIA Na-tional Runner-Up and wonthe 2006-2007 Sooner Ath-letic Conference champion-ship.

Like all coaches, Madridemphasizes winning. Buthis personal coaching phi-losophy is to stress win-ning in all areas of life, notjust in sports. “I strive tohelp students to succeednot just in athletics, butalso in academics and re-ally in every area,” he said.“To do that, it requires be-ing competitive, but alsobeing consistent. We willstress the importance ofgraduating, and becomingwell-rounded, responsible,and positive after gradua-tion.”

Madrid holds a bache-lor’s degree in special edu-cation and a master’s insports administration fromEastern New Mexico Uni-versity. He holds a mas-t e r ’ s i n e d u c a t i o nadministration from Lub-bock Christian University.

The San Jacinto Collegewomen’s basketball seasongets under way in late Oc-tober. For informationabout San Jacinto Collegeathletic programs, pleasevisit sanjacsports.com.

Burger King on I-10 atMercury robbed; 3 arrested

Patrons and employees of the Burger King at I-10 andMercury Drive were confronted by three armed robbers thatdemanded their money and valuables.

The thieves then fled as HPD officers arrived, and onewas immediately arrested. The other two drove off in a greenToyoto Camry, and ended up wrecking near the Budweiserplant at 775 Gelhorn. Officers searched the plant for therobbers, and eventually saw them cross back over the EastFreeway, and were tracked down by a dozen HPD officers,aided by a helicopter and police dog.

Officers said that they were in possession of cash andweapons used in the robbery, and face aggravated rob-bery charges.

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