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Pollution Pioneer supports SJRC efforts

DAVID KILLGORE DISPLAYS A POSTER from the1990s, when his CCAP group fought against anincinerator project for Channelview.

TO SUPPORT THE SJRC in their fight against theWaste Pits, David Killgore presents a check toJackie Young for $863, the balance of funds fromthe CCAP organization.

At their monthly meet-ing last Tuesday night, theSan Jacinto River Coali-tion heard from a pioneerin this area’s fight againstenvironmental polution.

David Killgore was lliv-ing in Channelview in1992, when a companyformed by Kay Crouch an-nounced a plan to build anincinerator on land nearthe DeZavala Elementaryschool, and to process andburn waste products fromall over the United States.

After researching theprocess, and realizing thatthe incinerator would pol-lute the air and affect thehealth of those living closeby, including the childrenin the school, Killgoreformed an organization,Concerned CitizensAgainst Pollution to try tostop the project.

With the help of thenState Senator Gene Green,the legislature passed abill opposing the project,and it was signed by Gov-ernor Ann Richards. Inspite of this, the EPA is-sued a permit for theproject and Killgore’s

group went to court to stop it. Their at-torney, Jim Blackburn, got an injunctionto stop the incinerator, but it was foughtby Crouch and her investors for the next8 years. The investors spent $21 milliondollars versus CCAP’s $50,000. After the8 years, and facing more court costs, theinvestor group abandoned the proposal,and Killgore’s CCAP had won.

Killgore and his wife Margaret now livein Ruidoso, New Mexico and he remarksabout how clean the air is, compared toHouston.

Because the CCAP still had an activebank account, Killgore decided to donateall the remaining funds, $863 to the SanJacinto River Coalition for their efforts toclean up the Waste Pits and other envi-ronmental problems.

In her review of the latest update fromthe Dallas Office of the EPA, regardingthe San Jacinto Waste Pits, ExecutiveDirector Jackie Young noted that the PRPwill replace 69 signs that have aged toomuch. She also noted that a quarterly in-spection had been made, with no visual

damage present. Topo-graphic and bathymetricsurveys were also conduct-ed, but their results werenot yet announced.

Both Young and Killgoreexpressed concern that theEPA budget under Presi-dent Trump may be cut agreat deal, slowing or stop-ping some environmentalSuperfund clean-ups. Sheindicated that severalgroups nationally wereconsidering a coalition thatwould be stronger thanone, and able to negotiatebetter with the EPA. Tofurther this action, shesaid SJRC should make alist of issues for nationalattention, from our ownlocal experience. Membersof the audience then madesuggestions. Young indicat-ed they would continuethis effort until the end ofthe month.

Suggestions includedmaking studies indepen-dent of industry backing;and the elimination of con-flict of interest situationsfor those within govern-ment that must make en-vironmental decisions.

Protests grow overbeating death at Denny’s

A small memorial sign and flowers mark thespot at Denny’s where John Hernandez wasbeaten.

Protesters demonstrat-ed last Tuesday, in front ofthe Denny’s restaurant onSheldon Road in Channel-view where a man wasbeaten and choked so bad-ly that he later died. Thedemonstrators were mak-ing the point that the manTerry Thompson, 41, whobeat a Denny’s patron, andwho is the husband ofShauna Thompson, a Sher-iff ’s deputy, should becharged with a crime, per-haps murder, and so farhas not been. A small flow-ered memorial, with a signsaying #JusticeforJohnnywas placed at the site.

Last Sunday night JohnHernandez, 24, the victim,and his family had enteredthe restaurant, but hewent outdoors and report-edly was urinating, when See Beating Death, page 3

Protestors hear that beatingcase will go to Grand Jury

Thompson arrived with his three daugh-ters. He confronted Hernandez and toldhim to stop.

What followed was a fight, with Thomp-

Community SafetyMeeting withCongressmanGene Green

Safety meeting for thismonth, in this coming Mon-day, June 12, 2017 at 8:30a.m. at the East Freeway HPDStorefront, 12001-A EastFreeway, Houston, Texas.

Judge StephensTeen Court

The next Teen Court hasbeen set for Tuesday, June 27that 6 p.m. Below is the case:

Mock Trial:Charge: Possession of To-

bacco and Possession of DrugParaphernalia.

On 5/13/2017 at 11:30 pmKylie Jenner 12 yrs asked herfriend Travis Scott 16 yr for aride home when he got offwork at Wendy’s. Travis agreedthat he could drop Kylie offsince it was on his way. WhileTravis was driving Kylie reachedin her purse and pulled out acigar and 1 small bag of mari-juana.

Kylie begin taking the to-bacco out of the cigar filling itwith marijuana. Travis told Ky-lie to put the marijuana awaybecause his mother wouldfreak out if she knew he gavesomeone a ride without herpermission and she would havea heart attack if someone wassmoking and smoking weed ontop of that in his car. BeforeTravis knew it Kylie had fired upthe weed. Travis was so ner-vous he begin driving faster andran a stop sign just two blocksfrom Kylie’s house and just hisluck a police officer was at thecorner and pulled him over.

The officer found an emp-ty baggie with marijuana resi-due in the floor board of thevehicle along with tobacco.

Travis and Kylie both re-ceived citations for curfew, mi-nor in possession of tobaccoand possession of drug para-phernalia.

Argue the case on TravisScott’s behalf.

ON WEDNESDAY, PROTESTORS INCLUDING THE HERNANDEZ FAMILYMARCHED in downtown Houston, holding a rally on the stops of the HarrisCounty Criminal Courts building. They were demanding “Justice for Johnny”and criminal charges against his assailant, Terry Thompson. Late in the day,the DA’s office announced that they would refer the case to the GrandJury for possible charges and indictment.

Photo and Story By Allan JamailKeep Jacinto City Clean Committee presents Kyle Reed Public Works Director a 21 Year ServiceAward at the Council Meeting of May 27, 2017.Standing L – R: Public Works employees Javier Gonzales, Alcario Banda,Ovidio Trevino, Public WorksDirector Kyle Reed (left with award) Council Woman Carmela Garcia, Candelario Aleman and JavierDuran. Seated L – R: Keep Jacinto Clean officers provided cake and refreshments for the ceremonySecretary Linda Jamail, Vice President Irasema Salinas and President Teresa Arzapala.

Kyle Reed Public WorksDirector receives 21Year Service AwardBy Allan Jamail

Jacinto City, TX. - May 25,2017 at the council meetingNational Public Works Weekwas recognized by the Mayor

and City Council with a reso-lution praising the JacintoCity Public Works Depart-ment for the services provid-ed to the citizen’s everydaylives. The resolution compli-mented the efficient operationof the city’s public works sys-tems and programs such as

water facilities, wastewaterfacilities, water transmissionand distribution systems, sew-er collections, streets and traf-fic systems, parks, publicbuildings, fleet managementand storm water manage-ment.More on Page 3

ABOVE: Houston Symphony and AssociateConductor Robert Franz play a program of familiarsongs from movies, plays, and other popularvenues. Each summer the Symphony plays fiveCommunity Concerts at schools and churches aspart of their Community Concert series, to bringthe sound of an orchestra to everyone. Theannual concert was last Wednesday evening, atNorth Shore High School auditorium, and was wellattended.LEFT: Conductor Robert Franz engages theaudience in narrative and participation. He invitedthis young lady, Nicolle, to come up on stage andactually lead the orchestra in playing a number, aJohn Phillip Sousa March entitled “The WashingtonPost.”

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Crosby Alumni Asssoc. Mtg.“The Crosby Alumni Association has announced

the dates of the meetings for planning the annualAll-Classes CHS Alumni Reunion to be held onAugust 5, 2017 at the American Legion Hall.

The meetings will be held at the Crosby Com-munity Center on Hare Road beginning at 6 pm.The dates are: June 20 and July 11. All graduatesof Crosby High School are invited to attend thesemeetings regardless of year graduated.”

Support Ministry GroupFirst Responder Peer Support Group meets ev-

ery Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Crosby Church, 5725Hwy. 90, Crosby, TX. 77532. This is a safe venuewithin fire, law enforcement & EMS to discussopenly the realities of what you have experiencedon the streets or over the phone or radio. For ques-tions, please call 281-328-1310.

Eastgate Church VacationBible School

"HERO CENTRAL" will be June 26 - 30, Mon-day-Friday from 9 a.m. to Noon for ages 4-10. HeyKids, come enjoy learning about your strength inGod that is better than all the Super Heroes.

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Jared Jamail presents 2017Scholarship recipients

2017 Scholarship Recipients are Carrie Butkiewicz, Nicolas Kroschel, Jailene Polanco, Maria Vaca,Juan Enrique Fernandez and Kailey Fuchs. Congratulations!!!

Fatal Accident on US 90 in CrosbyCROSBY – Accident

investigators for the Har-ris County Sheriff ’s Officewere called to the MainSt. exit on U.S. 90 atabout 1:30 a.m. last Sun-day for a fatality accidentinvolving a wrecker truckstopping to help anotherstranded vehicle and anautomobile.

According to the reportof Deputy R. Sanders,“Timothy Howell was op-erating a grey 2003 FordF350, a marked HarrisCounty tow truck, east-bound in the 20400 blockof US 90. Lori Howell wasseated in the front rightpassenger’s seat of theFord. Timothy Howell ob-served what appeared tobe a stalled vehicle in theinside shoulder. As How-ell began to approach therear of the vehicle, he ac-tivated his yellow over-head lights and began to

pull over, be-hind the vehi-cle. Howell wasin the processof slowingdown, as hewas positionedpartially in theinside east-bound lane andthe small im-proved insideshoulder.

The reportindicated thatthe man thatdied was ap-parently atfault.

“At that time, RobertoRodriguez was operating ablack 2003 Ford Expedi-tion eastbound in the20400 block of US 90, at ahigh rate of speed. Rod-riguez failed to yield rightof way to the tow truck andthe front left of the Fordstruck the right rear of the

tow truck. Rodriguez wasfound on scene with nosigns of life.”

Witnesses indicatedthat the vehicle operatedby Rodriguez had been ob-served driving fast andweaving through lanes pri-or to the accident.

Timothy and Lori How-ell were both transported

to Lyndon B. Johnson Hos-pital by ambulances fromHCESD#5 (the ambulanceservice for Crosby) andanother from North Shore,with nonlife threateninginjuries. This case remainsopen and is under investi-gation by the Harris Coun-ty Sheriff ’s Office TrafficEnforcement Division.”

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son on top of Hernandez,choking him and not stop-ping when other patronstried to intervene. The as-sailant’s wife who was anoff-duty Sheriff ’s deputyarrived at that point andhelped her husband re-strain the man. At thatpoint they both saw thatHernandez had stopped re-sisting, lay motionless andwas not breathing.

The deputy then beganCPR until an EMS unit ar-rived and transported himto LBJ hospital.

The family reported tothe media that Hernandezhad died Wednesday nightMay 31st at the hospital,when they removed lifesupport.

The Sheriff ’s office isinvestigating the incidentincluding surveillance vid-eo from the restaurant,and cellphone video of thefight itself taken by a citi-zen observer.

It is not clear from thevideo who started the fight,but the deputy’s husbandwas seen with an ice bagon his face later.

The Sheriff ’s office hasissued several statementsabout the incident, as fol-lows:

(Harris County, TX) theHarris County Sheriff’s Of-fice is investigating an inci-dent that occurred at 11:40p.m. on Sunday, May 28,2017, in a restaurant park-ing lot in the 17700 block ofthe Crosby Freeway in eastHarris County.

The Sheriff issued anupdate Tuesday, as follows:

The Harris CountySheriff ’s Office on Tuesdaypresented the HarrisCounty District Attorney’sOffice with the findings ofan investigation into theMay 28 altercation be-tween John Hernandez, 24,and the husband of an off-duty Harris County sher-iff ’s deputy.

Hernandez died follow-ing the altercation, and thepreliminary findings of anautopsy were released onTuesday, concluding theinvestigation.

The deputy on Tuesdaywas placed on administra-tive duty indefinitely.

Anyone with informa-tion regarding the case,who has not already beencontacted by investigators,is urged to contact theSheriff ’s Office HomicideDivision at 713-274-9100.

Jacinto City’s newestPolice Officers

L to R: Officer Ali Kamali and Officer Michael A. Garcia

Photo by Linda Jamail

Keep Jacinto City Clean Committee founder and formermayor Allan Jamail (right) presents Kyle Reed, Public WorksDirector a 21 Year Service Award at the Council Meeting ofMay 25, 2017.

Jamail congratulates KyleReed, public works director

Jamail said, “I call on allcitizens and civic organiza-tions to acquaint them-selves with the servicesprovided by our publicworks professionals and torecognize the contribu-tions which public worksofficials and employeesmake every day to our

health, safety, comfort andquality of life. Many timesin the night when we’rehome asleep in a warm bedour public works crews areout in the freezing rainyweather fixing water leaksso we can wake up withsafe drinking water.”

A boy was killed in adrive-by shooting on Sun-day afternoon in northeastHarris County.

The 16-year-old waswalking in a group at 1p.m. in the 14000 block ofLorne, according to theHarris County Sheriff'sOffice.

A male suspect pulledup at a nearby intersectionin a blue Dodge Avenger,

Boy killed in adrive-by shooting

according to the sheriff'soffice. He got out of the carand shot at the group sev-eral times, hitting the vic-tim. The suspect fled,according to the sheriff'soffice.

The victim, identified asCary Griffith, died at EastHouston Regional Hospi-tal, that agency said.

Houston police areawaiting autopsy resultsin the death of a personfound at 1018 WestmontDrive at 9:15 a.m. last Sun-day, June 4.

According to HPD Ho-micide Division DetectivesM. Coleman and T. Tyler,neraby residents saw thevictim floating in Greens

Body found In GreensBayou near Westmont

Bayou and called 9-1-1.The victim was recoveredfrom the bayou and wasfound in an advanced stateof decomposition. No ap-parent signs of traumawere found on the victim'sbody.

The gender and identi-ty of deceased, believed tobe male, is pending verifi-

cation by the Harris Coun-ty Institute of Forensic Sci-ences.

The investigation ispending cause of death.

Anyone with informa-tion in this case is urged tocontact the HPD HomicideDivision at 713-308-3600or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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By Ed Sterling

✯AUSTIN — Governor

Greg Abbott as of June4 had not signed SenateBill 1, the 2018-2019state budget finally ap-proved by both houses ofthe 85th Texas Legisla-ture on May 27. SB 1appropriates $216.8 bil-lion in total spending forthe state’s budget dur-ing the 2018-19 bienni-um.

A long wait for Ab-bott’s signature may fita pattern. The governordid not sign the 2016-2017 budget until June20, 2015, the final dayfor him to approve orveto legislation. Thegovernor has the powerto veto line items in thebill, instead of rejectingit wholesale.

SB 1, a lot to contem-plate at 969 pages inlength, could take everyremaining day for thegovernor’s office to di-gest, until this session’sveto deadline of June 18.

The budget bill, how-ever, has already earnedthe approval of stateComptroller Glenn He-gar, who signed the doc-ument on June 1. “Evenbefore I released the Bi-ennial Revenue Esti-mate back in January,lawmakers understoodthis session would bedifficult and coming to abudget consensus wouldrequire sacrifice andcompromise,” Hegarsaid. “I commend legis-lators for crafting a con-servative budget thatremains within my rev-enue forecast.”

Bills signed and notsigned

A mere 1,211 of the6,631 bills, concurrentresolutions and pro-posed constitutionalamendments filed bystate representativesand senators this ses-sion gained passage byboth houses. That comesto 18.3 percent, or a suc-cess rate of about one infive.

Gov. Abbott signedSenate Bill 5, the voterphoto-identification billthat opponents prom-ised would be chal-lenged in federal courtover constitutionality.Supporters said the billby Joan Huffman, R-Houston, would allow aperson to sign an affida-vit stating they have areasonable impedimentto obtaining a photo IDand cast a regular bal-lot. Opponents, howev-e r , t e s t i f i e d t h a tproposed changes in thelaw still would have ra-cially discriminatory ef-fects. The bill is slatedto take effect Sept. 1.

HB 62, the statewideban on texting whiledriving, has not yet beensigned by the governor.Authored by Rep. TomCraddick, R-Midland,and sponsored by Sen.Judith Zaffirini, D-Lare-do, HB 62 has been sit-ting on the governor’sdesk since May 25.

State budget awaits finalapproval from governor

SB 8, by Dr. CharlesSchwertner, R-George-town, was amended inthe House to become anomnibus abortion regu-lation bill. According tothe Senate News Ser-vice, the bill would re-quire that fetal tissue“be given a proper buri-al or cremation after anabortion, would ban acertain type of second-trimester abortion andwould reaffirm the banon partial birth abor-tions in Texas and givestate officials the powerto prosecute violators.”SB 8 is awaiting actionby the governor.

SB 12, by Royce West,D-Dallas, would create a$25 million grant pro-gram to help local lawenforcement entitiespay for body armor re-sistant to high-poweredammunition. The gover-nor signed West’s bill onMay 27 and the legisla-tion took effect the sameday.

Revenue total re-ported

Comptroller GlennHegar on June 2 an-nounced that state salestax revenue totaled $2.5b i l l i o n i n M a y , a namount 4 percent morethan in May 2016.

“State sales tax col-lections in May indicatea Texas economy ex-panding at a moderatep a c e , ” H e g a r s a i d .“Growth in sales taxrevenue occurred acrossmost major industrysectors, including oil-and gas-related sectors.Only the constructionsector showed a slightdecline.”

Hegar also said totalsales tax revenue for thethree months ending inMay 2017 is up 3.2 per-cent compared to thesame period a year ago,but state franchise taxrevenue for fiscal 2017totaled $3.2 billion inMay, 8.9 percent lessthan in May 2016.

Some praise with-drawal

Texas Attorney Gen-e r a l K e n P a x t o nt h a n k e d P r e s i d e n tDonald Trump for hisJune 1 decision to with-draw the United Statesfrom the Paris ClimateAgreement.

According to the Unit-ed Nations, the interna-tional agreement’s goalis “to strengthen the glo-bal response to thethreat of climate changeby keeping a global tem-perature rise this centu-ry well below 2 degreesCelsius above pre-indus-trial levels and to pur-sue efforts to limit thetemperature increaseeven further to 1.5 de-grees Celsius.”

Examples of other of-ficials publicly applaud-ing President Trump’sdecision last week were:Texas Railroad Com-missioner Wayne Chris-tian, U.S. Sens. JohnCornyn and Ted Cruz,and U.S. Rep. Louie Go-hmert of Tyler.

AUSTIN – June 6,2017 – Governor GregAbbott today an-nounced a legislativespecial session thatwill begin on July 18th,2017. In his announce-ment, Governor Abbottidentified 20 items thatwill be included on thespecial session call.

"Considering all thesuccesses of the 85thlegislative session, weshould not be where weare today," said Gover-nor Abbott. "A specialsession was entirelyavoidable, and therewas plenty of time forthe legislature to forgecompromises to avoidthe time and taxpayerexpense of a specialsession. As Governor, ifI am going to call aspecial session, Iintend to make itcount."

Special sessionagenda items willinclude:

1. Sunset legislation2. Teacher pay

increase of $1,0003. Administrative

flexibility in teacherhiring and retentionpractices

4. School financereform commission

5. School choice forspecial needs students

6. Property taxreform

Houston, TX, May31, 2017 — Hurricaneseason started on June1, and forecasters arepredicting a 45 percentchance of an above-normal Atlantic hurri-cane season this year,threatening bothcoastal and inlandresidents between nowand the end of Novem-ber. To help familiesstay safe, the AmericanRed Cross is issuingthe top six hurricanepreparedness tipsshould a hurricane ortropical storm head foryour community.

Here are the top sixthings you should donow to be ready forHurricane Season2017:

1. Talk withhousehold membersand create an evacua-tion plan. Be preparedto evacuate quickly andevacuate if told to doso.

2. Build anemergency kit with agallon of water perperson, per day, non-perishable food, aflashlight, battery-powered radio, first aidkit, medications,supplies for an infant ifapplicable, a multi-purpose tool, personalhygiene items, copies ofimportant papers, cellphone chargers, extracash, blankets, maps ofthe area, and emergen-cy contact information.

3. Get access toNational Oceanic andAtmospheric Adminis-tration (NOAA) radiobroadcasts. Purchase abattery-powered orhand-crank NOAAweather radio in theRed Cross Store.

4. Protect win-dows with permanentstorm shutters orinvest in one-half inchmarine plywood that ispre-cut to fit your doorsand windows. Identifya place to store lawnfurniture, toys, garden-ing tools and trashcans (away from stairsand exits) to preventthem from being movedby high winds andpossibly hurtingsomeone.

5. Be informed.Learn about yourcommunity’s hurricaneresponse plan. Planroutes to local shelters,register family mem-bers with specialmedical needs asrequired and makeplans for pets. If travelis in your plans, learnabout how emergencysituations are commu-nicated at your desti-nation.

6. Download thefree Red Cross Emer-gency App for expertguidance on what to dobefore, during andafter hurricanes aswell as 34 other typesof emergencies. All RedCross apps can befound in smartphoneapp stores by searchingfor American Red Crossor by going toredcross.org/apps.

If someone alreadyhas a disaster kit, nowis the time make surethe food and water isstill okay to consumeand that copies ofimportant documentsare up to date. If anemergency plan al-ready exists for thehousehold, familymembers should talkabout it again soeveryone knows whatto do and where to go ifan emergency occurs.

Preparednesstips tostay safe thishurricaneseason

AUSTIN–- June 6,2017 – Lt. Gov. DanPatrick issued thisstatement todayfollowing GovernorGreg Abbott's an-nouncement that he iscalling the TexasLegislature back toAustin for a specialsession beginning July18, 2017:

"I want to congratu-late Governor Abbottfor his big and boldspecial session agendawhich solidly reflectsthe priorities of thepeople of Texas. Almostevery issue he ad-

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Governor AbbottannouncesSpecial Session

7. Caps on state andlocal spending

8. Preventing citiesfrom regulating whatproperty owners dowith trees on privateland

9. Preventing localgovernments fromchanging rules midwaythrough constructionprojects

10. Speeding up localgovernment permittingprocess

11. Municipalannexation reform

12. Texting whiledriving preemption

13. Privacy14. Prohibition of

taxpayer dollars tocollect union dues

15. Prohibition oftaxpayer funding forabortion providers

16. Pro-life insur-ance reform

17. Strengtheningabortion reportingrequirements whenhealth complicationsarise

18. Strengtheningpatient protectionsrelating to do-not-resuscitate orders

19. Cracking downon mail-in ballot fraud

20. Extendingmaternal mortalitytask force

Lt. Governor DanPatrick applauds callfor Special Session

dressed today passedthe Senate during theregular session and Iam confident thesenators are ready tohit the ground runningto move these issuesforward. The people ofTexas have a right toexpect that we willfinish the job on thesecritical issues and I amhappy to join with thegovernor in doing thework they elected us todo. I continue to beproud to serve withGov. Abbott and lookforward to workingwith him in the upcom-ing special session.”

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Carol Louise Lutz (Hoffman)Cady died on Thursday, May 18,2017 in Phoenix, Arizona from con-gestive heart failure. She was 78years old.

Carol was a graduate of NewCastle (Pennsylvania) High School,class of 1957. She later graduatedfrom Lawrence County Vo-Techschool, with a degree as a PracticalNurse, in 1974. Nursing was herlife-long passion and occupation.

After moving to Phoenix in 1976,Carol worked as an LPN at BoswellHospital in Sun City for 28 years,where she was beloved by her pa-tients and fellow workers. She re-tired in 2002. Her interestsincluded camping and fishing withher husband Dean, oil painting, herdogs, and house plants. She was amember of the Copper State Afri-can Violet Club. She loved to paintlighthouses and covered bridges,continuing until her death. She wasa member of Palmcroft Church.

Carol was born on February 23,1939 to Bernard A. Lutz and Thel-ma L. Lutz, who preceded her indeath. She was married to DoyleDean Cady in 1990, who precededher in death in 2013. She is sur-vived by two daughters from hermarriage to Gilbert Hoffman, Sus-an Lynn Hoffman and Patricia Ali-son Hoffman, and grandson DerekGeffs, all in Phoenix. She is alsosurvived by her most beloved son-in-law, Terry Blanchard. She alsoleaves aunts Ida Kenny and EmmaUarda Montgomery, and cousinsDebbie Kimura, Kay Evans andAmy Seidita in Florida, and AaronMontgomery in Palm Springs.

Carol will be greatly missed byfamily and friends. The family willhold a private memorial later in theyear.

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Rotary project is aschool in Ghana

LAPORTE ROTARIAN BETH BRADY updates the Highlands Rotary Club on their internationalproject for a school in Ghana. Rotary started to help with a container of donated books,and now provides financial support for the project, along with several other clubs in District5890 in Houston. Brady brought her “Art Guitar” which was for a fund raiser at an auction.

Beth Brady, a past pres-ident of the LaPorte Rota-ry club, and now a fundraiser for an internationalproject, a school in Ghana,spoke to the HighlandsRotary Club last Tuesdayat their regular weeklyluncheon.

The national Rotarytheme this year is “RotaryServing Humanity” andthis includes an interna-tional project for each club.

In fact, over the yearsthe Highlands Rotary clubhas helped support manyinternational projects, in-cluding the eradication ofPolio, and clean water sup-plies for villages in Mexi-

co. Their current project isa school in Ghana, Africawhich is being run byKathleen Gibbs, and calledJoy2theWorld.

Gibbs was previously aFarmers Insurance agentin Houston, as Beth Bradyis now. The school in Gha-na was started a few yearsago, with only 7 children,and now serves between 40to 50. Rotary has helpedthe school with donation ofbooks, and financial sup-port for improvements totheir building.

The school teaches allgrades from 1st to highschool, and encourages stu-dents to plan for college

after that. The school usesa unique system wherethey actually pay the chil-dren a small sum to attend,but then help them budgettheir money for necessaryfood, school supplies, a col-lege fund, and a few per-sonal items.

Brady encourages indi-viduals to sponsor a child,which costs $30 per month.The parent pays another$15 per month.

The Joy2theWorld orga-nization is a 501c3 chari-ty, and has a website atwww.joy2theworld.org,and a Facebook pagew w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /joy2theworldORG.

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Anniversary gifts reallydepend on each person’stastes. Some people prefer amore modern approach to an-niversary gifts while othersmay like the more tradition-al gift ideas. In order to helpanswer your question, I’mlisting both “TraditionalGifts” and “Modern Gifts” asthey relate to the Anniversa-ry Year (number of years to-gether). This way you cancompare and decide for your-self what speaks best to youand your tastes.

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PASADENA, Texas —San Jacinto College hasbeen chosen to join theFrontier Set, a nationalinitiative comprised of 31educational institutionsacross the country, focusedon improving student out-comes and better prepar-ing new generations ofstudents for the collegeexperience.

Amongst these 31 insti-tutions, only 12 are com-munity colleges and onlythree are from Texas.

The Frontier Set is anetwork that brings to-gether a diverse group ofhigh-performing two- andfour-year colleges, organi-zations and state systemsthat are pioneers in trans-forming the way they op-erate to improve studentsuccess in learning, cre-dential and degree comple-tion, and transition to thelabor market.

“We are honored to be apart of the Frontier Set ini-tiative,” said Dr. LaurelWilliamson, San JacintoCollege deputy chancellorand college president.“This gives us the opportu-nity to work with forward-thinking and innovativeinstitutions who, like SanJacinto College, are on acontinuum of transforma-tion regarding student suc-cess.”

San Jacinto College wasencouraged to apply forentry into the initiative bythe Aspen Institute Col-lege Excellence Program,an organization that re-cently awarded the collegea 2017 Rising Star Award,placing them among thetop 5 in the nation of morethan 1,100 community col-leges.

San Jacinto College selected forprestigious national initiative

As a Frontier Set insti-tution, the College willhave access to funding toadvance implementation ofstudent success reforms inthe form of targeted grantsover the next four years,support in planning accel-erated implementationand transformationalchange strategy, targetedon-demand support fromthe Aspen Institute’s tech-nical assistance team andcross-sector collaborationand learning throughstructured and intentionalnetwork-building activi-ties.

The Frontier Set, sup-ported by the Bill & Melin-da Gates Foundation, isdesigned to increase post-secondary credentials anddegree attainment, a goalalso held by the College.

“Our goal is to removebarriers for students andto understand where wemay have unintentionallycreated barriers,” William-son said. “Access to theFrontier Set will help us totrack and analyze our pro-grams, making sure thatall aspects of the institu-tion serve to create inde-pendent learners ready tobe successful at a transferinstitution or in the work-place.”

Frontier Set membershave committed to docu-ment, collaborate andshare best practices to im-prove not only their indi-vidual performance but toalso spur collectiveprogress. By facilitatingknowledge sharing withinand across sectors, theFrontier Set helps institu-tions avoid “reinventingthe wheel” and insteaddraws on experience from

others about what worksand why it works for im-proving student success.

“Our work with theFrontier Set complementsour transformational workwith the American Associ-ation of Community Col-leges’ Pathways Initiative,”said Dr. Kelly Mizell, pro-gram leader for the Path-ways Project. “Dedicatedmembers of administra-tion, faculty and staff haveworked the last year to re-design many aspects of theCollege to help our stu-dents successfully achievetheir educational goals. Asmembers of this initiative,we share our successes andlessons learned with othermembers and collectivelyour work will benefit fromthe experiences and exper-tise of dedicated education-al professionals.”

As a Frontier Set col-lege, San Jacinto Collegehas committed to:

• Integrate keysolutions within broaderefforts to strengthenpathways to completion/transfer, including:redesigned advising,enhanced digital learningand courseware, andstrengthened develop-mental education

• Engage with theFrontier Set Network

• Build a strongimplementation andnetwork engagementteam

• Accelerate improve-ments in student successand strengthen capacitiesfor sustained reform

• Submit data and settargets on near-term andlong-term key perfor-mance indicators.

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The Golden Years 26-50

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Pictures27th Sculpture28th Orchids29th New

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I think it’s safe to say thatwhen you get to your 50thwedding anniversary and be-yond, giving and receive jew-elry and other gifts is stillwonderful however the realgift is that you are both stilltogether. Blessings come to usin many forms and I thinkthat sharing your life withsomeone you love is the great-est blessing of all!

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Channelview High School’s Kia Cobbs signs her letter ofintent to play for Paris Junior College in Northeast Texas.Cobbs was the team leaders and starting forward for theLady Falcons.

Three Channelview Falcon Soccer players all signed college scholarships during a recentceremony. Emilio Rivera, left, signed with Tabor College, while Noe Estrada and HenryEstrada will play for Bethel College. Congratulating them is Head Coach Carlos Galuppo.The Falcons advanced all the way to the Region III Final and finished among the state’s“elite eight” teams.

Channelview High School girls basketball player Kiki Hall signed her letter of intent to playbasketball for McClennan Community College in Waco this fall. Hall started at point guardfor the Lady Falcons during her high school career.

These are the GP/JC Rotary Club scholarship recipients for 2017. A total of 38 scholarships were awarded recentlytotalling -over 17,000.00 dollars.

SPORTS & CLUBS

Galena Park/Jacinto City RotaryClub awards scholarships

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Falcon soccer players signwith colleges

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Channelview’s Cobbssigns with Paris JC