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Angry homeowners demand flood relief now

Community celebrates National Night Out

Greens Bayou Regatta held with hundreds of canoes

Imelda Recovery Community Forum

East Aldine,Civic Clubs,First Responders

T h e 4 t h A n n u a lGreens Bayou Regattatook place on Saturday,September 28, 2019.

The race began atBrock Park Golf Course,located at 8201 JohnRalston, Houston, TX77044 at 9:00 a.m. Andended at Thomas BellFoster Park located at12895 Greens BayouStreet, Houston, TX77015.

After the race, therewere festivities, lunch,musis and vendors. TheClosing Ceremonieswith awards to winners

was at 2:00 p.m.C o m p l i m e n t a r y

shuttles were availableto all attendees to takeback to the starting line,retrieve their vehiclesand pickup their boatfrom the finish line.

Besides the amountof water tropical stormImelda left begin, the2019 Greens Bayou Re-gatta raised $13,760 forpaddle trail develop-ment.

The Greens BayouRegatta , hosted by

Castlewood Civic Club Board members with SenatorCarol Alvarado

Harris County Emergency Corps at National Night Out.Plastic firemen’s hats were a popular give-away.

See National NightOut, Page 8

Policeinvestigateshooting of manon Greens Road The shooting of a manthat occurred at 6225Greens Road about 11:20p.m. on Sunday (Septem-ber 29) will be referred toa Harris County grandjury. Jose Alvarado, 35, wastransported an areahospital in serious butstable condition. According to HoustonPolice, a male was seatedat the bar of an icehouseon Greens Road whenAlvarado arrived. Accord-ing to witnesses, Alvaradobegan to bother the man,by saying offensive things,and was asked to leavethe icehouse. The man seated at thebar also left. While in theparking lot, the man wasagain confronted byAlvarado, which led to aphysical fight. The manretrieved a gun frominside his open vehicleand struck Alvarado withit. During the fight, theman fell to the groundand the gun went off,striking Alvarado. Anyone with informa-tion on this case is urgedto contact the HPD MajorAssaults & Family ViolenceDivision at 713-308-8800.

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Participants departing from Brock Park on Greens Bayou for the annual Regatta.Hundreds of canoes, kayaks, and a few custom boats participated.

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East Aldine enjoyed a“Night Out” when the com-munity came together forseveral hours last Tuesdaynight at BakerRipley.

Participating and spon-soring the local eversion ofthe national celebrationwere the East Aldine Dis-

Steve Adame of the Castlewood Civic Club outllines for the panel the continueddevastation in his community from recent floods, as demonstrators in the backhold placards displaying unity and wanting immediate action from government.

Answering Flood Questions

Pct. 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis, and FloodControl District Manager Layne Yeager, attemptto answer questions from the audience.

By Gilbert Hoffman

An information forum heldlast week at BakerRipley wasattended by several hundred,and as the evening wore on theaudience vented anger andfrustration at the amount offlooding and little relief fromthe government.

BakerRipley in East Aldinewas the site last Wednesdaynight of an Imelda RecoveryCommunity Forum, sponsoredby State Representative Ar-mando Walle, with Carol Alva-rado, Sylvia Garcia, andRodney Ellis.

In addition to those govern-ment leaders, other officialsfrom the City of Houston andHarris County were on thepanel, to explain the work cur-rently underway to alleviate

future flooding, and to hear andrespond to individual com-plaints.

Also present were represen-tative from a number of gov-ernment departments, and theRed Cross, providing a point ofcontact to those in the commu-nity and the room who were inneed of assistance to recoverfrom the devastating rainfallfrom Tropical Storm Imelda onSeptember 19.

It was reported that thestorm dumped as much as 43inches of water on some partsof southeast Texas, and from 10to 30 inches in the greaterHouston area in just 72 hours.

Thousands of homes andvehicles were flooded, and five

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Texans QB DeShaun Watson givesteam jersey to Aldine HS hero

Tropical Storm Imeldaimpacted the Aldine areawith heavy rain, wind, andflooding. Everyone in theschool district is grateful toseveral departments fortheir “All-in” work ethic onThursday, September 19.Their efforts ensured allstudents and staff made ithome safely.

The Transportation De-partment mobilized earlyand was able to prioritizecampuses for dismissaland where streets werepassable. Bus driversacross the district modifiedand extended their regularroutes so that students ar-rived home safely.

The Aldine Police De-partment, led by InterimChief Kevin Northey, hada presence at every cam-pus by the end of theevening. They addressedtraffic issues efficiently,

A film crew from NFLFilms and ESPN arrived inHouston on Thursday tochronicle Aldine HighSchool football playerJayden Payne, far left,who rescued a motherand her child from GreensBayou after the mother’scar plunged into thebayou during TropicalStorm Imelda on Sept. 19.The film crew followedJayden during practice onThursday, Oct. 3,interviewed him and hismother Cynthia at theirhome and filmed himduring Aldine High’s Oct.5 game against DavisHigh in Thorne Stadium.Aldine High head footballcoach Hank Semler was

Aldine High football playerspotlighted for saving womanand child during Imelda

also interviewed by ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington, whoalso interviewed Jayden and his mother at their home.The story is set to run on ESPN’s Sunday NFLCountdown sometime in October and on the NFLNetwork also sometime in October.

District Leaders thank staff for a job well done

allowing our families toreunite with their stu-dents.

Countless educators atcampuses refused to leavetheir students. They stayedlate ensuring studentswere safe. And no, the un-usual nature of their taskdidn’t escape the stalwart

educators, many of whomsacrificed time with theirown families to safeguardother peoples’ children.

As the roads began toclear up, some parents whohadn’t been able to fordtheir way to school thatevening were able to makesafe pickups. The remain-

ing students were able tomake it home via busessafely.

District leaders werepresent around the dis-trict, bringing cots, blan-kets, and pillows to centrallocations in preparation fora possible overnight stay.

Operations staff imme-

diately set to work oncleaning up and repairingseveral campuses that hadwater damage, includingminor flooding, and leakyroofs.

And no, the unusual na-ture of their task didn’tescape the stalwart educa-tors, many of whom sacri-

ficed time with their ownfamilies to safeguard oth-er peoples’ children.

As the roads began toclear up, some parents whohadn’t been able to fordtheir way to schools wereable to make safe pickups.The remaining studentswere able to make it homevia buses.

“I am grateful to theteachers, administrators,and staff of the Aldine In-dependent School Districtwho demonstrated howdedicated, professional,and caring they are to-wards the students of Al-dine,” said SuperintendentDr. LaTonya M. Goffney.“Our district leaders great-ly appreciate the sacrific-es made on our student’sbehalf. We realize our staffmembers were away fromtheir own families duringthis unexpected rain event.We further extend ourgratitude to the Aldine ISDpolice officers, who protect-ed our students and pro-vided safety in ourcommunity. Lastly, to ourfellow parents for theirpatience and understand-ing during this difficulttime. Again, I thank every-one for showing us howmuch they truly care forour students and commu-nity.”

Aldine ISD staff during at recognition event.

Houston Texans Quarterback DeShaum Watson heard about the rescue of a motherand her child by Aldine High School football player Jayden Payne, and madearrangements to give him a Texans Jersey with his number 30 on it, and to invitehim to the next Texans football game at NRG Stadium, which was with thePanthers. DeShaun Watson posted on his Twitter account, “Jayden - you are areal life hero! I’d like to invite you to be our special guest at our game this Sundayvs. the Panthers.”Jayden received the attention after news media reported that he had dove intoImelda flood waters near his high school, to save a woman and her child. Paynesaw the woman’s SUV drive into a ditch near the Aldine High School, and submerge.He jumped into the dangerous flood waters immediately to save the occupants,and with the help of two other men pulled the mother and toddler from the SUVand the dangers of the rising flood waters, saving their lives.

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Greens Bayou Regatta,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

(AUSTIN) — TexasComptroller Glenn Hegartoday said that state salestax revenue totaled $2.74billion in September, 1.2percent more than in Sep-tember 2018.

“State sales tax revenuegrew only modestly in Sep-tember,” Hegar said.“Strong growth in receiptsfrom the construction sec-tor, retail trade and restau-rants were largely offset bydeclining receipts from oil-and gas-related sectors.”

Total sales tax revenuefor the three months end-

Principal Diana delPilar of Avalos P-TECHSchool took center stagealong with educationexperts and child advo-cates at a nationallytelevised town hallbroadcast on Sept. 24 byNBC News Learn, theeducational division ofNBC News.

The broadcast event,which was held at theUniversity of Houston-Downtown and support-ed by the ChanZuckerberg Initiative,included several panelsdiscussing various as-pects of education.

NBC News Chief Ed-ucation CorrespondentRehema Ellis moderat-ed the event, which wasbroadcast in partner-ship with KPRC 2. Thetown hall brought to-gether a large group thatincluded researchers, civicleaders, psychology ex-perts, veteran educators,and child advocates.

Del Pilar took part in apanel discussion on pre-paring students for suc-cess. She served as apanelist on the LearningWithout Limits panel,where she discussed theimportance of knowingstudents’ needs to targetsupports (e.g., academicsupport, social-emotionalsupport, mentorship, tutor-ing) to ensure studentshave every possibility tosucceed.

The former Aldine ISDgrad also described howshe used technology to ob-tain and review data tostrategically make deci-sions that impact all stu-dents at her campus. Shemade it my business toknow her students’strengths and weaknesses

Aldine ISD Superinten-dent Dr. LaTonya M.Goffney was among thespecial guest panelists in-vited to The Texas Tribune2019 Festival.

The Texas Tribune Fes-tival is one of the nation’slargest, most buzzworthypolitical gatherings. Thethree-day festival bringsTexans together to addressthe politics and policy thataffect our communities,our schools, our work, andour daily lives. The eventattracts Texas’ most prom-inent names, and the na-tion’s most influentialpublic figures flock to Aus-tin to discuss our future.

Joining Dr. Goffney onthe Future of Educationpanel on Sept. 28 were Dr.Juliet V. García, formerpresident of the Universi-ty of Texas at Brownsville;Mike Morath, Texas Edu-cation Commissioner; andformer U.S. Secretary ofEducation Margaret Spell-ings. Ms. Spellings is cur-rently president and CEOof Texas 2036, a non-profitorganization working onlong-term policy solutionsto ensure Texas continuesto be the best place to liveand do business. CEOEvan Smith, journalist and

Avalos P-TECH School PrincipalParticipates in TelevisedEducation Town Hall

Principal Diana del Pilar (far right) took part in theLearning Without Limits panel. She was accompanied byDr. Bob Sanborn, president and CEO of Children at Risk;Rick Cruz, chief strategy and innovation officer at HISD;Director Dr. Ruth López Turley with Houston EducationResearch Consortium at Rice University; and NBC NewsChief Education Correspondent Rehema Ellis (r-l).

before the start of school.“Every student is me,”

stated del Pilar. “Imagineif every leader and teach-er felt this way and workedwith this thought in mind.”

Del Pilar opened AvalosPathways in TechnologyEarly College High (P-TECH) School this schoolyear. Avalos scholars havethe opportunity to earn ahigh school diploma, work-force certificates, industrycredentials, and an associ-ate’s degree in four yearsat no cost. In collaborationwith industry partners andLone Star College, Avalosoffers four programs —CISCO Network Analyst,Inspection Certificate,Paralegal, and TeacherPreparation — in whichstudents can earn work-force certificates and asso-ciate’s degrees from LoneStar College. Students willbe career-ready through

work-based learning expe-riences, including in-schoolmentoring, internships,apprenticeships, and em-ployment skills instruc-tion.

Alex Hales Elizondo,CEO of Good Reason Hous-ton, who took part in anearlier panel, lauded Aldi-ne ISD Superintendent Dr.LaTonya M. Goffney. GoodReason Houston launcheda partnership with AldineISD in fall 2018.

An ‘A’ school isn’t a re-ality for all kids, but it canbe,” stated Elizondo. “Oneleader that is inspiring meright now is Dr. LaTonyaGoffney. She has a bold vi-sion for Aldine ISD, andthe philanthropic andbusiness community areexcited to get behind that.”

All the features, as wellas a recap “of the town hall,can be found online atnbcnews.com/learnhous-ton.

HOUSTON (October 2,2019) – Houston Commu-nity College (HCC) North-east President Dr.Monique Umphrey hosted“Conversation with theHCC Northeast President”at the North Forest Cam-pus where she engaged thecommunity.

City of Houston SuperNeighborhood presidents,former North Forest ISDboard members, area resi-dents, as well as automo-tive, welding and academicstudents filled the room asDr. Umphrey dialoguedabout the new facilities,trends in workforce andtechnology, and her back-ground and experience.

Over coffee and pastries,the conversation centeredon Dr. Umphrey’s desire tobring more cutting edgeprograms to the collegethat will continue to sup-port the transformation ofthe community it serves.“North Forest Campus canbe a beacon on the hill . . .for other people to see,that’s how you do it right,”says Dr. Umphrey.

Dr. Umphrey expressedher passion of connecting

HCC Northeast Collegepresident hosts ‘Conversation’with the community

communities to opportuni-ties designed to addressthe growing demand for atechnological savvy work-force. She also spoke aboutthe importance of emotion-al intelligence and howthese skills can make onemore marketable to em-ployers.

“What you bring to thetable in any career settingand in life is your humani-ty. Creativity, innovationand compassion, all ofthose things that make youhuman are the things thatbring value to the work-place,” says Dr. Umphrey.

Community memberspraised HCC Northeast formaking strides in theNorth Forest communitywith the expansion of thecampus, new programsand courses that are nowavailable to residents.

Steve Gibson, a memberof the Houston GardensCivic Club shared how hehad to commute fromNorth Forest to Alief totake welding classes atHCC a few years ago. “Theability to be able to walk

or drive within 15 minutesof my home to take weld-ing is awesome. HCC is themost affordable and aplace where you can getwhat you need with littleto no debt,” says Gibson.

Pleased to hear the en-rollment had increased by71 percent since the NorthForest campus ribbon-cut-ting ceremony held on Au-gust 6, several communityleaders renewed their sup-port in partnering with thecollege to ensure that thecampus continues to grow.“We are so proud of this,what we have seen, and weknow that with our pullingtogether and the strengthof God, we can reach farbeyond this building,” says,Geanette Smith a residentof Northwood Manor.

The HCC North ForestCampus offers academic,adult education and work-force training and is hometo the new AutomotiveCenter of Excellence. Formore information aboutNorth Forest programs,call 713-718-5868 or visithccs.edu/northforestcam-pus.

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled$2.74 Billion in September

ing in September 2019 wasup 3.2 percent compared tothe same period a year ago.Sales tax is the largestsource of state funding forthe state budget, account-ing for 57 percent of all taxcollections.

In September 2019, Tex-as collected the followingrevenue from other majortaxes:

• motor vehicle salesand rental taxes — $435.3million, up 8.5 percentfrom September 2018;

• motor fuel taxes —$325.6 million, up 0.2 per-

cent from September 2018;• natural gas produc-

tion taxes — $98.6 million,down 34.5 percent fromSeptember 2018; and

• oil production taxes —$334.1 million, down 0.7percent from September2018.

For details on all month-ly collections, visit theComptroller's MonthlyState Revenue Watch. Foran extensive history of taxpolicy developments andfees since 1972, visit ourupdated Sources of Reve-nue publication.

Dr. LaTonya Goffney takespart in Education Panel atThe Texas Tribune Fest

Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney (center) is joined by fellow panelistsMargaret Spellings, Mike Morath, and Dr. Juliet V. García (r-l). Evan Smith (far left)moderated the discussion.

co-founder of The TexasTribune, moderated thediscussion.

The panel discussionwas presented by and pro-grammed in partnershipwith Texas 2036. It waspresented by Raise YourHand Texas and support-ed by the Austin Commu-nity College District, TheCommit Partnership andthe Texas EducationGrantmakers AdvocacyConsortium.

Goffney, who spoke to alarge crowd, emphasizedthe need to break the cycleof poverty through educa-tion. She centered her dis-cussion onprekindergarten as well asattracting and retainingexcellent teachers. Earlyeducation not only givesstudents a head start butstudies show that earlychildhood education is ef-fective in preventing theachievement gap, improv-ing health outcomes, boost-ing earnings and providinga high rate of economic re-turn.

“Prekindergarten iscritical for kids in poverty,”Goffney said. “We also needmoney to pay teachersmore to attract them awayfrom richer suburbs that

face fewer socioeconomicstruggles.”

_Goffney highlightedthe prekindergarten forthree-year-olds programand Pathways in Technol-ogy Early College High (P-TECH) School as newoptions for families andstudents.

Spellings stressed theconnection between educa-tion and the economy. Shestated that to meet ourworkforce needs peoplewith a variety of skills, of-ten obtained at the highschool and community col-lege level.

“We need to make everyhigh school a communitycollege,” Spellings said.“The Texas legislatureneeds to do more to helphigh school students ob-tain college and technicalcredit.”

Commissioner of Educa-tion Mike Morath reiterat-ed that it would takeeveryone — educators, leg-islators, and businesses —working together to ensureTexas is prepared to meetits known challenges.

“The changes we maketoday drive towards a bet-ter 2036 in Texas,” Morathsaid.

2019 Regatta Trash Pick-Up Winners receivedawards for collecting the most trash from theGreens Bayou.

Participants weighing thecollected trash to compete andkeeping a record for winners.

Regatta participants arriving at the end of therace.

Greens Bayou Coalition, com-bines recreation, stewardship,and education on one of Hous-ton’s most beautiful and seclud-ed waterways, Greens Bayou.The 7.5 mile race course show-cases two planned launch loca-tions, Brock Park and ThomasBell Foster Park. This annualevent raises funds and aware-ness to implement the proposed27.5 mile paddle trail.

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by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell GloorAssociation of Mature American Citizens

AUSTIN — TexasSecretary of State RuthHughs invited eligibleTexans to celebrate andparticipate in NationalVoter Registration Day —the fourth Tuesday inSeptember — by ensuringthey are registered to votebefore the Oct. 7 registra-tion deadline.

Hughs, the state's chiefelection officer, issued afinal call to action tovoters, communityleaders and electedofficials to encouragetheir fellow Texans toregister and prepare tovote in the upcoming Nov.5 election.

"An active and engagedcitizenry plays anessential role in ensuringthe continued well-beingof our democracy," Hughssaid.

The number of regis-tered voters in Texasstood at 15,823,406 inSeptember. For moreinformation on voting inTexas, visitwww.votetexas.gov

E-cig cases arecounted

The Texas Departmentof State Health Serviceson Sept. 24 announcedthe agency had identified54 Texas cases of severelung disease in peoplewho report "vaping"before developing symp-toms.

State health officialsare gathering moreinformation about 35other possible cases todetermine whether theyare consistent with thesymptoms and substanceuse seen in cases in Texasand 37 other states.About half of the Texascases have been in teens,and more than halfrequired hospitalization.

Respiratory symptomsinclude difficulty breath-ing, shortness of breathand coughing. Somepeople have also experi-enced nausea, vomitingand diarrhea. DSHS saidclinicians should askpatients with thosesymptoms about a historyof vaping, gather as muchinformation as possibleabout suspected cases,and report them to theagency.

Chief election officerencourages Texans toregister before deadline

Unemployment rateholds

The Texas WorkforceCommission on Sept. 20reported that the state'seconomy added 18,200seasonally adjusted totalnon-farm positions in themonth of August.

Notably, the Lone StarState's unemploymentrate held steady at 3.4percent, matching the all-time record low set inJune. The rate of 3.4percent is the lowest sincethe agency launched thismethod of tracking in1976.

The state's lowestunemployment rateamong metropolitanstatistical areas inAugust was the MidlandMSA with a non-season-ally adjusted rate of 2.2percent, followed by theAmarillo MSA at 2.7percent.

TxDOT asks forinput

The Texas Departmentof Transportation onSept. 23 started askingcitizens what they thinkwill be the most pressingtransportation needs forthe next 30 years.

TxDOT is hosting asecond round of publicmeetings that the agencysays will be essential todeveloping the state’slong-range transportationplan, which helps informthe direction for thefuture of Texas’ multimo-

dal transportationsystem.

The Texas Transporta-tion Plan 2050, or TTP2050, will guide TxDOT’splanning and program-ming for the next 30years and set long-rangegoals for all forms oftransportation.

Texans who can’t get tothe meetings in personmay participate online byvisiting www.txdot.govand searching for “TTP2050”. TxDOT is provid-ing an interactive surveyto gather public input.The virtual open housealso features a transpor-tation usage survey.

Online surveys willclose Nov. 15, 2019, andpublic comments will beaccepted throughout thedevelopment of the TTP2050 until early 2020, theagency said.

RRC tops cleanupgoal

In fiscal year 2019,which ended Aug. 31, theTexas Railroad Commis-sion cleaned up morethan 400 abandoned oilfield sites.

On Sept. 27, the state’senergy-regulating agencysaid the number ofcleaned-up sites is morethan double the goal setby the Texas Legislature.

While most operatorsclean up their own oilfieldsites when the wells areno longer productive, theRailroad Commissionuses industry fees toclean up abandoned sitesthrough the State-Managed CleanupProgram. The fees includeregulatory fees, permitfees, enforcement penal-ties and bond amountsassessed on oil and gasoperators.

Since the State-Managed CleanupProgram was establishedin 1992, the RRC hasassessed, investigatedand — if cleanup wasdetermined necessary —completed cleanupactivities at 6,821abandoned oilfield sites,restoring land used inenergy production back toa safe condition.

Governor goes toJapan

Gov. Greg Abbotttoured Japan in aneconomic developmentmission last week,visiting with top govern-ment and industryofficials in various cities.

Among the topicsAbbott discussed with hishosts were trade, manu-facturing, transportation,energy, infrastructureand tourism.

“BloomingLate”

I realized that I might be alate bloomer—a little late,naturally.

I love hearing about proteges:the five-year-old drummer or thesixteen-year-old activist. I lovehearing the nine-year-old whosings like an old soul andreading about the 14-year-oldwho just completed a master’sdegree. I marvel at all theseamazing accomplishments. I amimpressed with the laser-likefocus of these children andteenagers that enables them tochange the world in awe-inspiring ways.

I was never one of them.I showed no promise on any

musical instrument. I didn’t learnto read when I was especiallyyoung. I struggled with math, hadno artistic talent to speak of, andplayed tennis so poorly theinstructor sent me to the nurse tohave my vision checked. Myvision was fine.

As I got older, I was not oneof those young women withterrific style. I never knew whatto do with my hair. I had nosignature look. I had no originalideas.

Instead, the things I havebeen good at are rather dull. I amgood at starting over. I am goodat not getting discouraged. I amgood at asking for advice. I amgood at sticking to a plan even ifit takes a lot longer than Ithought it would. These are notglamorous skills.

But lately, in addition to all thestories of prodigies andwunderkinds, I’ve been hearingmore stories about latebloomers: the woman who getsher first book published at eighty,the fellow who goes back tocollege and graduates with hisgrandson, the singer whorecords her best album threedecades after she was supposedto be “finished.” I love thesestories as well and I think there isa place in this world for late-in-life achievements.

I’m hoping to be a latebloomer.

Late bloomers don’t need toworry about reaching thirty andthinking their best days arebehind them. Late bloomersdon’t have people comparingtheir new work with what they didin the past. Late bloomers mightget told that they are too late—that it’s too late to start that newthing they want to do—but latebloomers are no longer young sothey can ignore the doubters andgo ahead, under the radar.Nobody’s paying attention tothem anyway.

In just a little more than 100years, human beings havedoubled their lifespan. I think ifthere were some kind of plantthat was suddenly living twice aslong, scientists would bestudying it. “What will it do withall this extra time?” “Will it growsome new fruit or become twiceas large?” This is what I’ve beenwondering about all the latebloomers out there.

Instead of getting one greattalent, one terrific skill, latebloomers have had time to learna lot of things and now—later inlife—we can figure out how allthe things we’ve learned canwork together. We might bestarting from scratch, but we’vegot a head start. We might betrying something new, but we getcredit for time served.

I know the news will continueto be dominated by the young,and maybe that’s the way itshould be. Neither youth norfame lasts long. I’m just happy Iget to try new things now, I’mdelighted with any extra time Iget to grow a little more, producesome sort of crazy new fruit. I’mjust happy I get this chance tobloom in whatever way I can—even if my blooming comes alittle late.

Till next time,CarrieCarrie Classon’s memoir,

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Dear Rusty: Myhusband just startedreceiving Social Securi-ty Disability in June.He is diagnosed with aterminal disease thatlikely he will rapidlysuccumb to. He will be65 in Oct 2019. Iturned 62 July 2019. Iwas his caregiver whenhe was at death’s doorand was pulled back to75% full life on immu-notherapy. We see himstarting to go downhillagain; it creeps, thenstarts moving rapidlywith the symptoms. Iwill be the caregiveragain for round 2 thathas no brakes to stop itthis time - no do over.After he passes, whendoes the disability SSamount stop and whatamount starts comingto me in my name ashis widow, at my age?Signed: Survivor underage 65

Dear Survivor:Please know that youhave my sympathy forwhat you and yourhusband are goingthrough. Let me atleast try to ease youranxiety by answeringyour Social Securityquestions.

Your husband'sdisability benefit willcease in the month hepasses. Although,depending upon thedate, he may receive adisability payment forthe month he passes (itwould be received thefollowing month), thatpayment, if received,will need to be re-turned to Social Securi-ty (SS). Social Securitywill only pay up to thelast full month yourhusband is alive. Thefuneral home is sup-posed to notify SocialSecurity of your hus-band's passing, but youshould verify that theywill be doing that. Yourbenefit as your hus-band's survivor will bebased upon the SSdisability amount yourhusband was receivingat his death.

Although yoursurvivor benefit will bebased upon the amountyour husband wasreceiving, if you take itbefore you reach yourfull retirement age(FRA) the survivorbenefit will be reduced.Your full retirementage for the widow'sbenefit is 66 plus 2months (versus yournormal FRA of 66 1/2).You have a choice totake the reducedsurvivor benefit early(before your FRA), orwait until your FRA toclaim the full amountyour husband wascollecting at his death.If you claim yourwidow’s benefit early,the reduction will beabout 4.75% for eachyear earlier than yourFRA that you claim it.Your survivor benefitreaches maximum at

Ask Rusty – What WillMy Widow’s Benefit Be?

your widow's FRA. Youmust apply for yourwidow's benefit inperson with SocialSecurity and youshould contact yourlocal office by phonefirst to make an ap-pointment. You caneasily find your localSS office contactinformation at thislink: www.ssa.gov/locator. ;

Taken at age 62, thesurvivor benefit will bereduced by about 20%.When to claim yoursurvivor benefit mightbe influenced bywhether you areeligible for SocialSecurity benefits fromyour own lifetime workrecord. If you areeligible for your ownbenefit, you should lookat what your ownbenefit will be at age70. If it will be morethan your survivorbenefit, you shouldmake sure to file a"restricted application"for survivor benefits toallow your own benefitto continue to grow. Itwill grow until you are70, at which time youwould switch from thelower survivor benefitto your own (you getwhichever benefit ishigher). Your decisionon when to claim thesurvivor benefit mightalso be influenced byyour plans for working.Since you have not yetreached your normalfull retirement age (66+ 6 months), any SocialSecurity benefit youclaim before that(including your survi-vor benefit) will besubject to SocialSecurity's earningstest. The "earningslimit" for 2019 is$17,640 (changesannually) and if youexceed that, SocialSecurity will take backbenefits equal to $1 forevery $2 you are overthe limit. The earningslimit will be in effectuntil you reach yournormal full retirementage, at which point itgoes away. Once again,you have my sympathyfor the difficulties youare experiencing, butfortunately your SocialSecurity widow’sbenefit will be avail-able to you when yourhusband passes.

This article isintended for informa-tion purposes only anddoes not represent legalor financial guidance.It presents the opinionsand interpretations ofthe AMAC Founda-tion’s staff, trained andaccredited by theNational Social Securi-ty Association (NSSA).NSSA and the AMACFoundation and itsstaff are not affiliatedwith or endorsed by theSocial Security Admin-istration or any othergovernmental entity.

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The second Saturday inOctober is about to arrive, whichmeans Texas and Oklahoma willmeet in the Cotton Bowl in theannual Red River Shootout onSaturday.

With the State Fair of Texasas a backdrop, the Longhornsand Sooners meet in a key Big12 game, with the winner takinga leg up in the conference andjust might earn one of the twoberths in the Big 12 title game inDecember at AT&T Stadium.

Last year, Tom Hermanperhaps picked up the biggestregular season win during histenure at UT when the ‘Hornsoutscored OU 48-45. TheSooners got their revenge in theBig 12 title game with a 39-27victory that propelled them intothe College Football Playoffs(CFP).

Both teams are dreaming oflanding one of the four CFPberths again this year and winnerof this game could very well beon its way to doing just that.

While the OU-UT game is thebiggest game in the Big 12 thisweekend, there are some otherinteresting matchups in the SECand Big 10.

No. 1-ranked Alabama travelsto College Station to take onTexas A&M, while No. 10-rankedFlorida visits No. 5-ranked LSUin what should be a defensivebattle. Michigan State travels toMadison to face No. 8-rankedWisconsin.

In the NFL, the Texans havethe unenviable task of facingPatrick Mahomes and the high-scoring Chiefs in Kansas City.The Cowboys get somewhat of abreak when they visit TheMeadowlands to face astruggling Jets team, while theEagles visit Minnesota in animportant NFC game for bothteams. The Monday night gamehas promise as the surprisingLions visit the Packers.

Before we take a look at thisweek’s schedule, we must,unfortunately review last week’srecord. A 5-7 week brought theseason record to 33-25 (57%).

Now, onto this weekend’sgames.

HIGH SCHOOL

Davis at Spring – ScottJoseph’s Falcons play at Springon Friday night in a key District16-6A game for both teams. Twoweeks ago, Davis opened leagueplay with a 32-14 win overNimitz. The Falcons were down14-0 before running backDeMarcus Barlow went to work.Barlow rushed for 174 yards andtwo touchdowns (he has 436rushing yards and 4 TDs on theseason) to lead the Falcons totheir second straight win. TheDavis defense will have its handsfull with Spring QB AldynBradley, a true dual threat with417 passing yards and 5 TDsand 424 rushing yards and 9TDs. My pick, Davis 27, Spring26

Aldine vs. MacArthur –These two long-time rivals meetin Thorne Stadium on Fridaynight, as Hank Semler’sMustangs will take on WayneCrawford’s Generals. Bothteams had rough outings twoweeks ago in their districtopeners as Aldine fell toEisenhower 54-7, whileMacArthur fell to DeKaney, 56-0.Braylon Haynes caught a 39-yard touchdown pass from JarolAguillar for Aldine. The Generalsare led on offense by widereceiver Joedrick Lewis (12receptions, 166 yards, 1 TD). Mypick, MacArthur 23, Aldine 20

Eisenhower vs. Westfield –Eric Jackson’s Eagles hostleague favorite Westfield onThursday night at ThorneStadium. Two weeks ago, theEagles picked up their first win ofthe season with a 54-7 win overAldine. Quarterback ChristianSims (608 passing yards, 6 TDs)had a big night throwing for fourtouchdowns, and rushing for 103yards and a score, while runningback Garryon Carruthers rushedfor 138 yards and one score. Mypick, Eisenhower 34, Westfield31

Nimitz at DeKaney – RichardSlater’s Cougars will play atSpring on Thursday night lookingto get back into the playoff huntafter losing their district openerto Davis two weeks ago. Nimitzis led by running back JayvonDavis (421 rushing yards, 5 TDs)and will look for him to controlthe clock and keep DeKaney QBDaelyn Williams (744 passingyards, 10 TDs/258 rushingyards, 2 TDs) off of the field. Mypick, Nimitz 26, DeKaney 24

Texas looks to send message to OU:Texans face tough test at Kansas City

NCAA

Michigan State at Wiscon-sin – Michigan State visits No. 8-ranked Wisconsin looking for asignature win in the Big 10 as theSpartans head into the meat oftheir conference schedule. Theyface a Wisconsin team thatslipped up a bit two weeks ago athome against Northwestern withsloppy play in the fourth quarterthat allowed the Wildcats to getwithin striking distance. But theBadger defense put down theclamps late to secure the victory.MSU has a solid defense, butthey will be facing one of thebest running backs in the countryin Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor(591 rushing yards, 8 TDs).Taylor will need a big day to takepressure off of first-year startingQB Jack Coan (815 passingyards, 5 TDs). Look for theSpartans to be in this game, butlook for Taylor to be thedifference maker down thestretch. My pick, Wisconsin 26,Michigan State 20

Alabama at Texas A&M –Nick Saban’s brings his No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide to CollegeStation to face an Aggie squadthat has been very mediocre thisseason. Two weeks ago, theyplayed uninspired against anArkansas team that the weekbefore lost at home to San JoseState. Perhaps the Aggies cameinto that game a bit overconfident, so look for a betterprepared A&M squad onSaturday when they face anexplosive Alabama offense, buta young defense that has beenprone to giving up big plays inthe passing game. ‘Bamaquarterback Tua Tagovailoa(1,718 passing yards, 23 TDs, nointerceptions) should have a fieldday against a suspect Aggiesecondary. Look for him to makebig plays early and often to a trioof talented pass catchers inDevonta Smith (31 receptions,531 yards, 8 TDs), Jerry Jeudy(38 receptions, 488 yards, 6TDs) and Henry Ruggs, III (17receptions, 361 yards, 4 TDs).A&M QB Kellen Mond (1,333passing yards, 10 TDs) shouldmake some plays in the passinggame, but if the Aggies have anychance of pulling off the upset,

they must run the football betterthan they have in their first fivegames. Both teams had an extraweek to prepare for this game,which should be more of abenefit to Saban’s troops.Looked for improved play fromthe secondary as the CrimsonTide preps for bigger games onthe schedule down the stretchthat includes matchups with LSUAuburn. My pick, Alabama 41,Texas A&M 26

Florida at LSU – Let’s hopeCBS moves this game toSaturday night because there’ssomething special about theTigers playing in Death Valleyunder the lights. Both teamshave exceeded their fan’sexpectations thus far thisseason. For the first time inyears, LSU has one of the bestpassing games in the country ledby quarterback Joe Burrow(1,520 passing yards, 17 TDs)and wide receivers Ja’ManChase (21 receptions, 397yards, 5 TDs) and JustinJefferson (21 receptions, 392yards, 5 TDs). Florida has beengetting it done behind a soliddefense and backup quarterbackKyle Trask (647 passing yards, 5TDs), who has been a solid fill infor injured starter FeliepeFranks. The LSU defense hasn’tbeen its usual dominant self, butthat unit has too many qualityplayers to keep giving up gobs ofyardage and big plays from hereon out. Look for the LSU defenseto be the difference maker in thisone as they get after Trask allday (or evening) and force somecrucial turnovers. My pick, LSU24, Florida 20

Texas vs. Oklahoma – Ihope the Cotton Bowl score-board is in good working ordercome Saturday because thesetwo long-time rivals just might

light that baby up with somespectacular numbers. Both ofthese teams are two of the betterpassing offenses in the countryas Sam Ehlinger (1,237 passingyards, 15 TDs) and Jalen Hurts(1,295 passing yards, 12 TDs/443 rushing yards, 5 TDs) havebeen making plays all seasonlong. Ehlinger has been getting anumber of targets to make playswith and his two favorites thusfar have been wide outs DevinDuvernay (39 receptions, 377yards, 4 TDs) and freshmanJake Scott. UT should have big-play wide out Collin Johnsonback for this game, which willgive the OU defense one moreweapon with which to contend.Hurts favorite target has beenthe speedy and strong CeeDeeLamb (16 receptions, 414 yards,6 TDs). Two weeks ago in their55-16 route of Texas Tech,Lamb grabbed six passes for183 yards and three scores. TheTexas secondary has beendecimated by injuries thisseason, but Herman is hoping toget a couple of starters back forthis game. He will need them tocontent with OU’s explosiveoffense. Heading into last week’sgame at West Virginia, Texaswas ranked 100th in passingdefense, which is not a goodthing. Look for Hurts to attackthat secondary early and oftenon Saturday as the Soonersleave the Cotton Bowl withbragging rights this year and wecan only hope this is the first oftwo meetings between thesecollege giants. My pick,Oklahoma 43, Texas 39

NFL

Philadelphia at Minnesota –A key NFC conference game forboth teams as the Eagles visit

the Vikings on Sunday. Twoweek ago, Philly picked up ahuge road win with a 34-27victory at Green Bay, while theVikings’ offense was poundedinto submission in Chicago bythe Bears defense. Minnesota isa much better team at home, solook for quarterback KirkCousins (735 passing yards, 3TDs) to play much better thisweek. He will need a big dayfrom running back Dalvin Cook(410 rushing yards, 5 TDs), whowas held in check by the Bearsin the Vike’s 16-6 loss two weeksago. The Eagles appear to begetting healthier on both sides ofthe ball, which might be badnews for the rest of the NFC.Carson Wentz (963 passingyards, 9 TDs) will face a toughMinnesota defense, so look forthat unit to be the differencemaker in this one as the Vikingspick up a big home victory. Mypick, Minnesota 26, Philadelphia20

Houston at Kansas City –Just when you thought BillO’Brien’s team was ready tomake the move to a seriouscontender in the AFC, his teamlays a big old egg at home in agame they should have won twoweeks ago against a Carolinateam that was starting a backupquarterback in Kyle Allen. Onceagain, the offensive line couldnot protect quarterback DeshaunWatson (938 passing yards, 6TDs) who was sacked six timesand is on pace to be sacked 72times (10 more than in 2018).But Watson was not withoutfault. He continues to hold ontothe ball too long, which forces hisprotection to break down andmakes him a sitting duck. TheChiefs defense isn’t going to beconfused for the Bears, but theycan get after the passer, soWatson had better bring hisrunning shoes come Sunday.This game has the possibility ofbeing a shootout, but a lot willdepend on how well theoffensive line protects Watson.You know the KC offensive linewill give Patrick Mahomes (1,510passing yards, 10 TDs) plenty ofprotection. Mahomes shouldhave a big day against a suspectHouston secondary. Two weeksago in his team’s 34-30 win atDetroit, Mahomes did not throw a

TD pass, but used his legs to setup the winning touchdown. Lookfor a big day from Mahomes asthe Chiefs roll on Sunday. Mypick, Kansas City 36, Houston 20

Dallas at New York Jets –Speaking of a bad offensiveperformance, the Cowboysturned one in two weeks agoduring their 12-10 loss at NewOrleans, but look for DakPrescott (1,143 passing yards, 9TDs), Ezekiel Elliott (324 rushingyards, 3 TDs) and Amari Cooper(21 receptions, 286 yards, 4TDs) to get back on track againsta woeful Jets team. The Dallasdefense played well in the loss tothe Saints and look for them tohave another big day against aNew York offense that still maybe without starting quarterbackSam Darnold, who is stillrecovering from mono. My pickDallas 31, New York Jets 12

Detroit at Green Bay – TheLions have been one of the earlysurprise teams thus far and theyface the Packers on MondayNight Football in a key NFCNorth game for both teams. Twoweeks ago, the Lions lost atough one at home to the Chiefsas they dropped a 34-30decision when the Chiefs scoredwith little time left on the clock.Quarterback Matthew Stafford(1,122 yards, 9 TDs) is off to asolid start, as is running backKerryon Johnson (251 yards, 1TD) and wide receiver KennyGollady (36 receptions, 243yards, 4 TDs). While the Lionswere losing at home, thePackers blew one at home aswell as they were outscored bythe Eagles, 34-27 on ThursdayNight Football. Look forquarterback Aaron Rodgers(1,069 passing yards, 6 TDs) tohave another big day with widereceiver Davante Adams (25receptions, 378 yards). Adamshad a huge night against theEagles hauling in 10 receptionsfor 180 yards before leaving witha toe injury late in the game.Rodgers knows the Packersneed this one because the NFCNorth looks like it’s going to be avery competitive division thisyear. Look for No. 12 to be thedifference maker in this one asthe Packers pick up a big win onMonday night. My pick, GreenBay 26, Detroit 23

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First, choose a handsanitizer that is at least60% alcohol. Be sure tocover your whole hands,including nails. If you comein contact with wet mucus

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Two and a half years after thesister's death, the Department ofVeterans Affairs figured out that

she was deceased and stoppedthe direct deposit. The mancalled the VA, pretending to behis sister, and informed themthat she wasn't actually dead.The VA immediately restartedthe deposits and even sent backpayments.

Seven months later, the VAagain realized that the sister haddied and called the phonenumber where she used to live.Her brother answered and saidhe was the sister, still alive, andthe VA kept sending the money.The following month he left a

voicemail at the VA and said toonly communicate by fax oremail, and he helpfully provideda new street address.

Eventually he was caught andpleaded guilty to one count ofstealing government property.

It was over 30 months beforethe VA first noticed the sisterwas dead and stopped thepayments. Three times the manimpersonated his sister and liedto the VA on the phone. Heforged her signature. He stolemoney. For this he wassentenced to six measly monthsin prison. It could have been 10years.

Yes, he has to pay the moneyback. Yes, he's going to havetwo years of supervised releaseonce he gets out. But where isthe incentive to other would-becrooks to stay clear of this kindof activity? His sister died (andhe started taking the money) inJanuary 2015. As of this writinghe still hasn't been required toreport to prison.

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A packed crowd, seated in the large assembly room at BakerRipley, listened to the presentations byCounty and City leaders, and legislators, and then voiced their concerns about continued floodingin their neighborhoods, and the slow response from authorities to manage either short term orlong term solutions to the problems.

State Representative Armando Walle at the podium hosted andran the meeting. Also present (L to R) were State Senator CarolAlvarado, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, and Pct. 1 CommissionerRodney Ellis.

Representative Walle displayed this mapof flood projects planned and/or underwayin his District 140.

rict, the Harris CountySheriff’s Office, BakerRip-ley, Lone Star College -E a s t A l d i n e C e n t e r ,Brookside Funeral Homeand Cemetery, MacArthur9th Grade, and Civic clubsincluding Castlewood,High Meadows, and GreenForest.

The evening includeddance exhibitions, live mu-sic from a DJ, Food, Drinksand games for all ages,from toddlers to SeniorCitizens.

Good weather contribut-ed to a very large turnoutand a great time.

deaths were recorded. Thestorm is the strongest to hisHouston since Hurricane Har-vey in 2018.

Engineering representa-tives such as Pct. 2 JeremyPhillips, and City of HoustonFlood Czar Stephen Costelloand Housting Departmenthead Tom McCasland tried toexplain to the audience whatprojects were underway, andhow their $2.5 Billion floodbond money was being spent.The slow bureaucratic processwas noted, however, and Com-missioner Ellia emphaticallystated that the County wouldspeed up the process.

Complaints from the audi-ence varied from overall policyquestions, to individual prob-lems with ditches and streetflooding. Officials took detailedaddresses and complaints, tobe followed up with action byrelevant departments.

Speaking on behalf of thewhole Aldine community, Glo-ria Rizo gave a lengthy detailedplea for meaningful action inthe short term, not just prom-ises and statements.

Representative Walle is-sued the following statementafter the meeting:

“I am so proud of our com-munity for showing up in fullforce to express their agitation,frustration, and anger at hav-

ing their homes flooded not justonce, twice, but three and fourtimes. There was a lot of pas-sion and emotion. Our familiesneed help. Appreciate the 200families that attended. Wantthem and those that couldn’tattend to know that we areworking collaboratively withour local governments to ad-dress these concerns. Your voic-es were heard loud and clear.We will be following up soon onyour suggestions. The TexasDivision of Emergency Man-agement, Harris County FloodControl District, Harris Coun-ty Office of Emergency Man-agement, Harris CountyPrecinct One & Two, HarrisCounty Community Services,City of HOUSTON, Red Cross,and FEMA gave presentations.Thank you.”

Connie Esparza, Castle-wood president, said: “Stayafter them Rep. Walle. Letme know if you need rein-forcements. Ridiculous thatothers who don’t knowHouston’s priorities controlthe dollars.”GOVERNOR INTERVENES:

In a recent development,Governor Abbott has said heis taking flood funding con-trol away from local author-ities due to slow response.His statement: “Houstonand Harris County haveproven that they are unableto ensure victims are receiv-ing resources in a timelymanner.”