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COMMUNITY GROWTHLyondellBasell trainstomorrow’s workforce today

COMMUNITY PROFILERep. Gene Green Honoredwith Congressional PublicHealth Leadership Award

EastsideNeighborhoodSafety Meeting

The next Neighborhoodsafety meeting with Con-gressman Gene Green isscheduled for Monday,March 21, 2016 at 8:30am atthe East Freeway HPD Store-front, 12001-A. East Free-way.

Pilot Club newmember mixer

San Jacinto Pilot Club willhold a “Bunco” mixer formembers and interestedprospects . WednesdayMarch 23, 6:30 pm at Tea-pot Depot in Highlands. Call281-221-1616 for more in-formation.

North ChannelArea CommunityClean-Up

The 14th Annual NorthChannel Community Clean-up is scheduled on Saturday,April 9, 2016 from 8:30am –12:00noon. The kick-off lo-cation is the East FreewayHPD Storefront.

4th Annual NorthChannel Job Fair

A Job Fair has beenscheduled on Thursday, May5, 2016 at San Jacinto Col-lege North Campus from10:00am – 2:00pm.

Serving all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City

LAWSUIT FILED TO CONTESTCONSTABLE ELECTION

HARRIS COUNTY –The election results fromthe March 1 election arebeing contested by one ofthe candidates for Consta-ble, Jasen Rabalais.

Through his attorneyMichael Stafford, Rabalaisfiled a civil cause on March10th with the 164th Dis-trict court. The defendentsare the two candidates

that received more votes inthe election than Rabalais,Sherman Eagleton andMichel Pappillion.

There were nine candi-dates on the Democraticballot, and they receivedthe following vote tallies:Sherman Eagleton 3,687;Michel Pappillion 2,862;Jasen Rabalais 2,825;James Stewart 2,473;

Isaac Villarreal 1,865; EricReed 1,649; David “Bubba”Jones 1,402; Ken Melan-con 1,001; and WilliamNorwood 790.

The defendents, whencontacted by the Star-Cou-rier, did not have an imme-diate statement on thesuit. With only 37 votesseparating Rabalais fromPappillion, it is possible

WASHINGTON – OnTuesday, RepresentativeGene Green (D-TX) waspresented the Congres-sional Public Health Lead-ership Award for 2015 bythe Commissioned OfficersAssociation of the UnitedStates Public Health Ser-vice (COA). Green was rec-ognized for his leadershipon public health policy andfor founding the Congres-sional Public Health Cau-cus in April 2015, alongwith co-chair Rep. RobWittman (R-VA). The twoare the first U.S. HouseRepresentatives to receivethe award.

“Public health is funda-mental to a 21st Centuryhealth care system andprovides huge social andeconomic benefits,” Greensaid. “Investing in publichealth has led to increasedlife expectancies, reduc-tions in infectious andcommunicable diseases,swift response to emergen-cies, and improved healthoutcomes for our communi-ties. I was happy to join

PASADENA, Texas –March 2, 2016 – Lyondell-Basell, one of the world’slargest plastics, chemicaland refining companies, iscontinuing its partnershipwith Austin Industrial ontheir Adopt-a-School pro-gram. In its ninth year, thetwo companies will offeremployment to nine highschool students from Gale-na Park ISD and PasadenaISD to help them learn valu-able trade skills.

“Our vision is to be thebest operated company inthe industry and that re-quires having a pool of high-ly-skilled and trainedworkers now and in the fu-ture,” said Houston RefinerySite Manager Jerome Mau-vigney. “The Adopt-a-Schoolprogram provides studentsthe opportunity to experi-ence working alongside thetop operations experts in thefield. We teach them morethan about the equipmentand tools. They learn oursafety culture, teamwork,communication and strivingfor excellence.

Armed with real-worldexperiences in the class-

Fourth San Jacinto College campus unveilstechnologically advanced maritime training

that a ruling on the validi-ty of absentee or mail bal-lots could result in therun-off election betweenEagleton and Rabalais, in-stead of Pappillion. It isunderstood that this is thebasis for Rabalais filingthe court action.

Election watchers havesaid that the way voteswere acquired, especially

in the absentee voting cat-egory, may be questionedin court, with the attemptto change the total count.

A hearing has beens c h e d u l e d f o r n e x tWednesday, March 23, inthe 164th Civil Court. Thepresiding judge will beJudge Randy Clapp, fromWharton County, due tostate law on elections.

Congressman Green accepts the Congressional Public HealthLeadership Award from uniformed officers of the UnitedStates Public Health Service during an Energy and CommerceCommittee markup.

Rep. Wittman to launchand lead the new biparti-san Congressional PublicHealth Caucus to elevatethe conversation on theimportance of a robustpublic health system.”

COA is a non-profit or-ganization founded in 1951to represent the uniformedofficers of the United

States Public Health Ser-vice. Through its associat-ed PHS CommissionedOfficers Foundation for theAdvancement of PublicHealth, it also works onbehalf of public health is-sues such as tobacco use,obesity, and exercise as ahealth benefit.

LyondellBasell Houston Refinery Site Manager JeromeMauvigney addresses students at North Shore Senior HighSchool.

room and on-site, studentshave a stronger advantagein gaining full-time employ-ment upon graduation. Ly-ondellBasell works withAustin Industrial, a contrac-tor company on-site, to hirethe students to work insidethe facility.

“Working with Lyondell-Basell and Austin Industri-al has given our students

the opportunity to get ahead start on their careers,”said Career & TechnicalEducation Director of Gale-na Park ISD, Laura Mann.“Our partnership allowslearning to happen in a real-world situation with theguidance of mentors from

See WORKFORCE, page 3

Photo by Jeannie Peng-Armao/San Jacinto College.

PASADENA, Texas –With the cut of a ribbonand ring of a bell, SanJacinto College markedthe grand opening of thenew Maritime Technol-ogy and Training Centeron the Maritime Cam-pus on March 8, 2016.

The Center is locatednext to a turning basinalong the Port of Hous-ton at 3700 Old High-way 146 in La Porte,Texas – the ideal loca-tion for students train-i n g t o e n t e r t h emaritime industry, andfor current mariners up-grading their U.S. CoastGuard certifications.

“This is what we haveenvisioned for manyyears,” said Dr. BrendaHellyer, San JacintoCollege Chancellor.“The Maritime Technol-ogy and Training Centeron our new MaritimeCampus is our responseto the region’s growingneeds surrounding thePort of Houston and theindustries impacted byits activity each day. Ithas been many years in

See NEW CAMPUS, page 5

A large number of local and State Representatives as well as San Jacinto College officials gathered outside the newMaritime Technology and Training Center on the Maritime Campus in La Porte, Texas on March 8, 2016 for the Center’sribbon cuttng.

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LyondellBasell and AustinIndustrial. This is a win-win situation for studentsand industry.”

Since the program wasestablished in 2007, Lyon-dellBasell has donated morethan $72,000 in equipmentand materials, along withcountless volunteer hours,allowing more than 40 stu-dents to participate. Themajority of those studentshave found full-time posi-tions within the industry.

WORKFORCE,Continued from page 1

“We are committed toinvesting in our local schoolsand our young people in or-der to prepare them for asuccessful future,” saidMauvigney. “Our hope isthat one day these studentswill pursue a career withLyondellBasell.”

Austin Industrial is oneof the nation’s largest, mostdiversified U.S.-based con-struction companies, provid-ing civil, commercial andindustrial construction ser-vices.

The San Jacinto Aero-space Academy and Shel-don ISD partneredtogether for the Robotics,Ocean, Microgravity Ex-plorers (ROME) Challenge.C. E. King Middle Schooland Null Middle Schoolstudents and teacherslearned the benefits of mi-crogravity research on theISS and discovered theimportance of Science,Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM) educa-tion.

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lenge also harnesses thepower of technology andthe bond of teamwork todemonstrate how NASAand its partners work to-gether to accomplish largetasks.

Teachers received twodays of training in build-ing underwater robots andlearned how astronautsadapt to working in a mi-crogravity environment.After their training ses-sion, the teachers utilizedthe ROME concepts theylearned (which are tied tothe TEKS) to teach theirown middle school stu-dents how to build an un-derwater robot.

Sheldon ISD middle school students and teachers taking part atthe Robotics, Ocean, Microgravity Explorers challenge recently.

Ashley Flores, a senior at North Shore Senior High School,won third place in “Exploring Education in AdministrativeCareers” at the state Texas Association of Future Educatorscompetitive event. This win advances Ashley to the nationalcompetition to be held in June at Boston University.The TAFE competitive events offers future educators exciting,authentic opportunities to measure their creativity, skills,and initiative against high standards and their peers fromacross the nation.

North Shore Senioradvances to nationalcompetition

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Ken Paxton

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AUSTIN — The entireU.S. 5th Circuit Court ofAppeals will review Texas’controversial voter identi-fication law.

A majority of the judgesof the Fifth Circuit onMarch 9 voted in supportof an “en banc” rehearingof oral arguments in Vea-sey v. Abbott, a case chal-lenging the law. No date forthe rehearing has been set.

The case stems fromSenate Bill 14, a lawpassed by the Texas Legis-lature in 2011, which re-quires prospective votersto present an acceptableform of photo identificationalong with their voter reg-istration card in order tocast a ballot.

Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxton praised thedevelopment, saying: “To-day’s decision is a strongstep forward in our effortsto defend the state’s voterID laws. Safeguarding theintegrity of our elections isa primary function of stategovernment and is essen-tial to preserving our dem-ocratic process. We lookforward to presenting ourcase before the full FifthCircuit.”

The plaintiffs, however,have argued that SB 14,passed by a Republican-dominated legislature, is apartisan move to suppressminority voter turnout.They contend that thepractical effects of the lawviolate certain parts of theU.S. Voting Rights Act.

En banc hearings areconducted with all judgesof a court present and par-ticipating. The Fifth Cir-cuit currently has 17sitting judges. Previoushearings in Veasey v. Ab-bott were conducted beforesmaller judicial panels,and as recently as sixmonths ago, parts of thecase had been adjudgedsufficient to merit consid-eration by the U.S. Su-preme Court.

Governor files appealGov. Greg Abbott on

March 9 announced his fil-ing of an appeal with Pres-ident Obama for“individual assistance” onbehalf of Collin, Dallas,Ellis, Franklin, Rockwalland Van Zandt counties.

On Jan. 26, Abbott re-quested a presidential di-saster declaration toaddress damages sus-tained from severe weath-er in December 2015.Texas was granted publicassistance on Feb. 9, butwas denied individual as-sistance.

The Federal EmergencyManagement Agency’s In-dividuals and HouseholdsProgram has two provi-sions: housing needs andneeds other than housing.According to FEMA, theseprovisions may be avail-able to citizens if theirproperty has been dam-aged or destroyed in a di-saster declared forindividual assistance andtheir losses are not coveredby insurance.

“Since May of 2015, theState of Texas has experi-enced a continuing patternof destructive storms, se-vere flooding and torna-does, resulting in multiplefatalities and severe dam-age to hundreds of homesand businesses,” Abbottwrote. “In eight months,Texas has endured a ma-jor wildfire eligible for a

The Garden of Weedinstarted as of Valentine’sDay with the firstplanting of varietytomatoes and EarlyGirls were planted aweek or so later alongwith some hot peppers.Round Up was sprayedover the area back inJanuary and after theweeds were all kilt out,the tiller did its job overtime. It took severalrounds for the tiller toget down deep enough tosatisfy yours truly. Thetiller is a small Mantisbrand and runs like asewing machine.

February 14th is alsothe date potatoes shouldbe planted and onepotato planted is enoughfor maybe one meal butthat’s ok, it’ll helpchange the taste of apiece of loaf bread. Withthis fickle Texas weath-er it’s hard to tell whento plant, we get hogkilling weather one dayand T-shirt weather thenext.

Blooms are abun-dant already on thetomato plants and donot plan to do anypinching of suckers thisyear to see if that helpsproduction in any wayas time will tell.

Me and the Mrs. justgot back from a bit of R& R out near NewMexico as we went as faras Big Spring, Texas tovisit my uncle JC who isnow 87 and looks worsefor wear but his mind issharp as a tack. Thepurpose of the road tripwas to attend theSweetwater RattlesnakeRound UP and we did.Seems to be more snakesthis year and somereally big ones. Theyhad them piled in around enclosed area andthe aroma was enoughto knock a buzzard off agut wagon.

As we were aroundthe walled in area thisbrave man (handler)was telling of the snakesand said he had onerattler that was a highstriker and it struckabove his boots so hewent and put on hischaps that go around hiswaist. The lad is mostfortunate the snakedidn’t penetrate hisWranglers.

A small boy lookingover the wall asked thehandler what rattle-snakes ate and thehandler responded,“Mice, rabbits, anoccasional blond headedlittle boy.” The smallblond headed little boyat the wall did a doubletake.

Beautiful area canbe seen during the driveas we rode the 10 toComfort, Texas andturned right up headingthrough Fredericksburgand on to Brady area.We did stop and browsethe National Museum ofthe Pacific War and wasimpressed to say theleast. The most inter-esting thing I learned inall that walking was alink on the anchor chainfor the nuclear-poweredaircraft carrier U.S.S.Nimitz CVN-68 weight-ed 365 pounds. FORONE LINK!

It’s good to be backin flat land country andwill be for a while now.The plan is to stay homewhile the tomato cropproduces or at least thehope is to have a goodcrop.

Protecting your identitybegins by reducing the number ofplaces where your personalinformation can be found. Youcan remove yourself from manymailing lists for up to five years bycontacting the Direct MarketingAssociation. There is a process-ing fee for this service, howeveryou can opt-out of pre-screenedcredit offers for free throughwww.optoutprescreen.com. Otherfree services include the stateand federal no-call lists, and theNetwork Advertising Initiative'sopt-out list which opts out ofmajor online tracking companies.

Next reduce the number ofcredit cards you have and onlycarry the cards that you intend touse. If possible use credit cardsthat have your photo on them.

If any of your credit cardcompanies send random-issueconvenience checks, request inwriting to be removed from thatmailing list. Also ask your bankabout its privacy and informationpolicies. Find out if your bankprovides your account informa-tion to third parties. Ask to opt outof this practice or request thatthey notify you in advance. If youreceive an offer for a pre-approved credit card or loan butaren't interested, shred theapplication form before throwingit away.

Do not carry your SocialSecurity card with you unless youneed it. Provide your SocialSecurity number only whenabsolutely necessary. Ask ifanother number can be usedinstead. Also never print yourSocial Security number on yourchecks. If your workplacedisplays your Social Securitynumber on a timecard or otherplace open to public view, askthem to change this procedure.

Use passwords and install anelectronic firewall to keepburglars and Internet hackersfrom accessing your computer.Make sure you use anti-virus andanti-spyware software on yourcomputer to check for maliciousprograms that you may haveinadvertently downloaded - andkeep that software up to datealong with your web browser.Check with your Internet ServiceProvider about any free virus,spyware, and firewall softwarethey may provide. Beware of newscams such as Phishing (falseemails pretending to be a trustedcompany or financial institution).Do not give your credit cardnumber or other financialinformation over the Internetunless you are certain you have asecure connection. A secureconnection will have an "s" afterthe "http" web address and anicon of a "closed lock" or "key" atthe bottom of the screen. And ifyou access the Internet over awireless connection, be carefulnot to transmit personallyidentifying information if theconnection is unsecure (did notrequire a password) or untrusted.Save any transaction orconfirmation numbers fromInternet purchases and make anote of the time and contents ofthe order. Review the privacypolicy of any company you dealwith. Request that they not shareyour financial information.

You can also reduce thechance that you will be a victim ofidentity theft by taking thefollowing precautions:

• Minimize the amount ofpersonal financial information youcarry. Memorize passwords andPIN numbers. Do not carry them.

• Keep financial informationin a secure place in your home.Shred documents before throwingthem away. Purchase a cross-cutshredder to better protect yourinformation.

• Do not give sensitiveinformation to unsolicited callers.Legitimate businesses will notmake unsolicited calls asking foryour Social Security or bankaccount numbers. Caller IDinformation can be spoofed, sodo not rely on the name andnumber that is on your box.

• Shield your hand whenentering your PIN at a bank ATMor when making long distancecalls with a calling card. Takeyour ATM slip and shred it beforethrowing it away.

• Pick up new checks orcredit cards at your bank ratherthan having them delivered toyour home. Do not print yourdriver's license or social securitynumber on your checks.

• If your bank or credit cardstatement does not arrive ontime, call to make sure they sent

Full 5th Circuit to hearTexas voter ID case

fire Management Assis-tance Grant and three fed-erally declared disasters.The assistance received asa result of these earlierfederal disasters has beenvital, but many of the samecommunities are still inthe recovery process fromthese earlier disasters, andassistance is still needed.”

Hegar to sendrevenue

State ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on March 9announced his office woulddistribute $586.6 millionin monthly sales tax reve-nue to cities, counties,transit systems and spe-cial purpose taxing dis-tricts.

The total of local salestax allocations for March is0.7 percent less than inMarch 2015, he said. Theallocations are based onsales made in January bybusinesses that report taxmonthly.

“Energy-centric cities,such as Odessa, Midland,Corpus Christi and Hous-ton, continued to see de-creases in sales taxallocations,” Hegar said.“Other areas of the statehelped to somewhat offsetthose losses, as cities such

as Austin and Dallas sawmoderate increases in allo-cations.”

Problem gambling isfocus

March is National Prob-lem Gambling AwarenessMonth, and the week ofMarch 4-10 was recognizedas National Problem Gam-bling Awareness Week.

The Texas Lottery Com-mission announced its par-ticipation in the effort toeducate the general publicand medical professionalsabout the warning signs ofproblem gambling and toraise awareness about helpthat is available locallyand nationally.

In a March 8 news re-lease, Anthony J. Sadber-ry, acting director of theTexas Lottery Commis-sion, said, “If you believethat you or someone youknow may have a problemwith gambling, we strong-ly urge you to seek assis-tance.”

System targetstobacco use

Representatives fromeach of The University ofTexas System’s 14 institu-tions met last week inHouston for the “EliminateTobacco Use Summit” todiscuss creating a “system-wide tobacco-free culture.”

According to a March 4news release by the UTSystem, each institutiondeveloped its own compre-hensive plan to improvetobacco control policies andstrategies. Participantswere tasked with bringingback to their institutionsinformation “to facilitatediscussion and seek adop-tion from campus leader-ship.”

PreventingIdentity Theft

it to the proper address. Alsocontact the Post Office to see if achange of address has been filedin your name. A thief may steal ordivert your statements to hide thetheft.

Because of the nature ofidentity theft, you may not realizeyour identity has been stolen untilmuch later. By then, your goodname and credit history can be inruins. Because nothing canguarantee you protection fromidentity thieves, you should alsobe vigilant to detect theft asquickly as possible.

Prevent Or Curtail FurtherIdentity Theft Abuses ByContacting The FollowingAgencies

1. Local Texas DepartmentOf Public Safety Driver LicenseOffice

2. Social Security Administra-tion (SSA)

3. Internal Revenue Service(IRS)

4. U.S. Postal InspectionService

5. U.S. Passport AgencyAn identity thief may use

your personal identifyinginformation to fraudulently obtaina driver's license, file forbankruptcy, apply for socialsecurity benefits or even get apassport. To head off suchpossibilities, contact the followingagencies and follow theirprocedures to limit the damagean identity thief can do.

• Contact your localDepartment of Public SafetyDriver License Office

The Department of PublicSafety (DPS) can check theirdatabase to determine the lasttime a driver's license was issuedin your name. If that issue date ismore recent than the last timeyou personally received a driver'slicense, you should immediatelyreport the fraud. Your local DriverLicense Office will determine thebest course of action for yourindividual situation. Determinewhich DPS Driver License Officeyou should contact via theInternet or by contacting theTexas Department of PublicSafety Driver License DivisionCustomer Service Bureau. TexasDepartment of Public SafetyDriver License Division (512)424-2600 (English) (512) 424-7181 (Spanish)www.txdps.state.tx.us

• Contact the Social SecurityAdministration

If you believe your SocialSecurity number has beencompromised, you should contactthe Social Security Administra-tion. Order a copy of yourPersonal Earnings and BenefitsEstimate Statement (PEBES) andcompare it to your work history. Ifyou notice any employers orearnings you do not recognize,someone may be using yourSocial Security number foremployment. Report anydiscrepancies to the SocialSecurity Administration's Office ofthe Inspector General and to theFederal Trade Commission.Office of the Inspector General.

• Contact the InternalRevenue Service

If you have reason to believean identity thief has used yourSocial Security number tofraudulently file for a tax refund orhas compromised your taxes inany way, contact your localInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Taxpayer Assistance Centerimmediately. IRS personnel willhelp you determine what damagehas been done to your tax recordand help you ascertain what yournext step should be to correct theproblem.

Internal Revenue Service:(800) 829-1040. www.irs.gov

• Contact the PostalInspection Service

If you have reason to believean identity thief stole anythingfrom your mailbox or that the U.S.Mail was involved in the crime inany way, report it to the nearestU.S. Postal Inspection Service.The U.S. Postal InspectionService is the law enforcementbranch of the U.S. Postal Serviceand handles all investigations intoU.S. Mail theft and fraud.

• Contact Passport ServicesIf you believe an identity thief

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He grow up inChannelview andgraduated in 1981 fromChannelview HighSchool.

He still has manyfriends in the area. Heworked at AudubonEngineering in LaPorte, Texas.

He is survived by hisson Tyler Opelia, anddaughter Tara Opelia,parents Whitey and LaJayne Opelia of Crosby.Uncles Dennis andNancy Kingston, SonnyOpelia and cousins andfamily. He is alsosurvived by Sheila andDon Perkins, and manyfriends.

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Jacinto City Libraryprograms•Children’s Programs: -Children’s Story Time is at 3 pm everyThursday. Join us for a story, finger play, anda fun craft! Preschool ages and up welcome. -Baby Story Time every Wednesday at 10:30am. Fun interactive playing time and stories.Recommended for ages 0-2 years.•Children Holiday Program: -Spring Time Puppet Show. Join usThursday, March 17 at 3 pm for a specialpresentation of the classic story, Tortoiseand the Hare, re-enancted by puppets!Children of all ages are welcome.•Computer Classes: -1-on-1 Tech Help. We will be having aspecial session on Friday, March 11, 3-5pmto answer any questions regarding any digitaldevice and smartphone. -Google Classes. Thursday, March 17, 11am & 6 pm we will be teaching all thingsGoogle such as using the browser, maps anddrive. You can bring your digital device orsmartphone.•ELS Classes (Clases de Inglés) CadaMiercoles a las 12:30 pm. Es necesarioinscribirse.Jacinto City Branch Library, 921 Akron,Jacinto City, TX. 77029. For more informationon these and other programs at the library,please call 713-673-3237.

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On Thursday, March 3,Galena Park ISD hostedits second annual Elemen-tary Prose and Poetry com-peitition. Students ingrades K-2 and 3-5 com-peted at the district levelafter being named campuswinners. It was a tall taskfor the judges due to thehigh level of preparationand complexity of stu-dents' selected pieces.Once the night was com-plete, the following stu-dents walked away asdistrict winners:

K i n d e r g a r t e n - 2 n d GPISD Middle School StudentsQualify for State CompetitionTwenty students from Cobb 6th Grade Campus, Cunningham Middle School, and NorthShore Middle School have qualified for the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association(TMSCA) state competition that will take place on the campus of the University of Texas atSan Antonio in April. Each competition consists of four different subject areas that studentsmay choose to participate - number sense, calculator applications, general mathematicsand science. Congratulations to those that have qualified and good luckl!the making, but it is fi-

nally here, and we areexcited to begin trainingthe next generation ofmaritime workers righthere along the GulfCoast.”

The grand openingfeatured remarks fromThe Honorable GeneGreen, U.S. Representa-tive for Texas’ 29th Con-gressional District; TheHonorable Brian Babin,U.S. Representative forTexas’ 36th Congres-sional District; TheHonorable Larry Taylor,State Senator, TexasSenate District 11; andThe Honorable DennisPaul, State Representa-tive, Texas House Dis-t r i c t 1 2 9 . M r . J a yGuerrero, Regional Di-

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rector for SoutheastTexas, representing TheH o n o r a b l e J o h nCornyn, U.S. Senator,presented a congratula-tory certificate to theCollege.

In addition, a flagraising ceremony washeld, with a U.S. flagthat was flown over theU.S. Capitol on the firstday of classes held at theCenter. The flag was do-nated by CongressmanBabin. The event culmi-nated with a christeningceremony, ribbon cut-ting, and the ringing ofthe bell, opening thedoors to the Center fortours.

Texas ranks third inthe nation, with Hous-

ton ranking second, forall domestic maritimeindustry jobs, accordingto a Pricewaterhouse-Coopers Study releasedby the American Mari-time Partnership. How-ever, more than half ofthe industry’s workforceis reaching retirementage. This is why San Ja-cinto College began of-fering its marit imetraining in 2010, whichled to the creation of theMaritime Technologyand Training Center.

The Center sits 14feet above ground andincludes 45,000 square-

feet of space on each ofthe upper and lower lev-els; a 3,748 square-footsuite for three full mis-sion ship bridge simula-tors, donated by theHouston Pi lots ; 15classrooms; an adminis-trative suite; multipur-pose room, dining area,and engineering simu-lators; aquatic trainingfacility; and stations forGlobal Maritime Dis-tress and Safety Systemtraining, automatic ra-dar plotting aid train-ing, radar training, andliquid cargo handlingtraining. A separate in-

Galena Park ISD hostsannual Elementary Proseand Poetry Competition

Grade Winners were: FirstPlace, Kylah Eckford ofHavard Elementary; Sec-onde Place, Matthew Mon-sebaiz of CimarronElementary; and ThirdPlace, Nicole Zavala ofWoodland Acres Elementa-ry School.

Winners for grades 3-5were: First Place, NicoleAriza of Jacinto City Ele-mentary; Second Place,Maya Guerra of WoodlandAcres Middle School; andThird Place, Angel Grana-dos of Cimarron Elementa-ry.

dustry dock for crewchanges will be built inthe near future in part-nership with G&H Tow-i n g . T h e M a r i t i m eTechnology and Train-ing Center was builtwith funds from the2008 bond referendum,which voters in the dis-trict overwhelminglyapproved by 71 percent.The land was purchasedfrom the Port of Hous-ton Authority. The offi-cial ground breakingceremony took place inDecember 2014.

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Consider these key ar-eas:

• Your vulnerability toemergencies – It’s a goodidea to maintain an emer-gency fund containingthree to six months’ worthof living expenses. With-out such a fund, you mayneed to dip into your long-term investments to payfor unexpected, and unex-pectedly large, expensessuch as a new furnace ora big bill from the doctor.You’ll want to keep youremergency fund in a liq-uid, low-risk account.

• Your family’s finan-cial situation – If some-thing happened to you,how would your lovedones be affected? Wouldyour family be able to stayin your house? Could yourchildren eventually go tocollege? Would your sur-v i v i n g s p o u s e h a v eenough retirement incometo maintain the lifestylehe or she has envisioned?Having adequate life in-surance in place can helpensure that all your hopesand plans don’t fall apartupon your passing. Differ-ent types of life insuranceoffer different features.For example, “term” in-surance, as its name sug-gests , is designed toprovide a death benefit fora certain number of years.On the other hand, “per-manent” insurance, suchas whole life or universallife, can be kept in force

Diamond Jim: "What isthe birthstone forMarch?”

BloodstoneThe second birthstone

for March is bloodstone, adark-green jasper fleckedwith vivid red spots of ironoxide. This ancient stonewas used by the Babylo-nians to make seals andamulets and was believedto have healing powers —especially for blood disor-ders. It is sometimescalled the martyr's stoneas legend tells that it wascreated when drops ofChrist's blood stainedsome jasper at the foot ofthe cross. Generally foundembedded in rocks or in ri-verbeds as pebbles, prima-ry sources for this stoneare India, Brazil, and Aus-tralia.

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indefinitely. This type ofcoverage may also offer acash value component.

• Your current income —If an illness or injury keepsyou out of work, even for alittle while, the loss of in-come could disrupt yourfamily’s ability to pay itsbills, leading to potentiallybig problems down theroad. Your employer mayoffer some type of disabili-

ty insurance as an employ-ee benefit, but the coveragemay be insufficient. So youmay want to consider pur-chasing an individual dis-ability policy.

• Your ability to live in-dependently – If you’re for-tunate, you may neverneed to spend time in anursing home or requireany other type of long-termcare. But no one can pre-

dict the future – and itpays to be prepared, be-cause long-term care costscan be catastrophic. Infact, the annual averagecost for a private room in anursing home is more than$90,000, according to the2015 Cost of Care Surveyproduced by Genworth, afinancial services compa-ny. A financial profession-al can help you find anappropriate way of payingfor these types of costs.

• Your capacity to pro-tect your biggest assets –Your home is probably go-ing to be the biggest assetyou ever own – so you needto protect it properly, withadequate homeowners in-surance. It’s also impor-tant to have sufficientinsurance for your othermajor assets, such as yourcar, boat and so on.

• Your exposure to prop-erty loss or liability – Youmay someday face costsassociated with repairingor replacing your home,auto or boat, or even liabil-ity-related expenses. Addi-tional liability insurance –known as an “umbrella”policy –is designed to kickin when your standard cov-erage on other policies,such as home or auto, hasbeen exhausted.

The sun may be shiningin your life today, but it’salways wise to be preparedfor the proverbial “rainyday.” So have your umbrel-las ready.

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