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Galena Park High School hostfirst annual Senior Walk

SHELDON ISD

C.E. King High School Classof 2017 Senior Parade

Channelview HSgraduation setfor May 27

Graduation ceremonies forChannelview High School willbe held at 7 p.m., Saturday,May 27 at the M.O. CampbellCenter, 1865 Aldine BenderRoad in Houston.

The graduation will be vid-eo streamed live on the Webby Aldine ISD. For those whowould like to view the video ofthis year's graduation, log on tothe Aldine ISD website atwww.aldineisd.org, go to theCommunity link at the top ofthe home page, then click onthe Graduation Video Feedslink.

For more information, con-tact the high school at 281-452-1450.

Galena Park -Jacinto City CIPmeeting

Thursday, June 1, 2017.Tour of US Coast Guard Stationat Ellington Field with USCG ex-plaining its mission. Plus reviewof what Customs and BorderPatrol does

• 5:00 p.m. – van leavesAlvin Baggett Recreation Build-ing. The first 14 people whosign up now may ride JacintoCity van. Otherwise, leave fromhome/work and drive self orcarpool with friends. To sign upcall 281-326-5253.

Rotary Fish Fry a great success

Mold inspection tour atGalena Manor Churchill

By Allan Jamail

Jacinto City dog loverCinthia Flores with Willie(left), a stray GermanShepherd she gave a hometo 4 years ago. Cinthia saidWillie was roaming thestreets and appeared to bein need of better care.

She took Willie into herhome and then to a veteri-narian for a health check-up and his vaccinationshots. She enrolled himinto obedience school; the

Homeless Dog findsa caring owner

Photo by Allan JamailDog lover Cinthia Flores with her pets.

photo shows Willie loveshis owner’s loving care.

Cinthia decided Williewas bored and neededsome dog company so shegot Victoria, a 4 month oldShepherd. Victoria is soplayful Willie gets annoyedbut not mean towards hisyounger friend.

C i t y M a n a g e r L o nSquyres says anyone want-ing to adopt a dog from thecity’s dog pound should callthe Jacinto City PublicWorks Department at713-453-7411.

Throughout the week of April 24, Galena Park High School took 50graduating seniors to visit five elementary schools for their First AnnualSenior Walk. GPHS started this event to motivate kids to stay in schooland achieve their goals. The students from Woodland Acres Elementary,MacArthur Elementary, Jacinto City Elementary, Pyburn Elementary andGalena Park Elementary gathered in the halls with signs to cheer on thegraduates as they walked in their caps and gowns.GPISD is so proud of the graduating seniors and wish them the best ofluck in their future!

By Allan Jamail

Galena Park, TX. –M a y 2 3 , 2 0 1 7 a f t e rmonths of my writingnews articles for theNorth Channel Star I feltit was time for me to havea first-hand look at thecommunity center. I feltI owed it to both the citi-zens and the city to takea photo tour even thoughI knew I’d be entering anenvironment which couldbe a health hazard. Theexplanations given to thecitizens by the city need-ed to be verified or foundto be over exaggeratedand without merit.

I contacted Robert Col-lins the Galena Park CityAttorney and asked if itwas okay for me to take aphoto tour of the center.After a few days Collins

Graduating seniors at C. E. King High School spent the better part of the dayloading and unloading off of nine school buses that toured them around theother campuses throughout the district. The purpose of the Senior Parade wasnot only for seniors to possibly visit their elementary and/or middle schools onelast time...but to also act as role models for Sheldon ISD youth.

Termite infested support columns outside the facility.

Mold residue covering kitchen cooking area.Photos by Allan JamailSee Mold Inspection,

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North Shore in6-A Region IIIbaseball playoffs

North Shore (24-10) de-feated La Porte in the quarter-finals on May 19, to advance tothe semifinals this week.

Game 1 against Fort BendTravis (29-6) will start Thursdayat 7:30 at Rice University. Game2 Friday 7:30, Game 3 Saturday3:00. Both teams have a 6-1playoff record.

North Shore will rely onstrong pitching from Josh Larz-abal, Aaron Celestino and Jay-cob Deese, according to coachLee Martinez.

NORTH SHORE – TheRotary Club of NorthShore held their 42nd An-nual Catf ish Fry andCrawfish Boil, and hadthousands either turn outfor the event, or come andpick up dinners.

The Fish Fry is a fundraiser for the club, who usethe money for communityprojects such as the firedepartments, scholar-ships, Pct. 2 park improve-ments, school awardsprograms, food pantry, andmuch more benefitting thepublic.

There are four majorparts to the event: a limit-ed draw raffle, to win a

THE LIVE AUCTION had many unique items,including this “Dia de Muertos” (Day of the Dead)sugar skull donated by the Rotary Club ofTorreon, Mexico.

CLUB PRESIDENT KIM GONZALEZ, helped byRotarians Mike Williams and Shawn Silman, drawthe winning ticket. The Toyota truck was won byDennis Adams.

new Toyota truck or 19other high value prizes;catfish and crawfish din-ners; a live auction, and asilent auction.

The chairman for theevent is always the presi-dent-elect, which this yearis Adam Lund of CapitalBank. Last year it wasKim Gonzalez, who is nowpresident. All 75 membersof the club assist with theexecution of the all-dayevent in some function.

Proceeds from the FishFry average $300,000 to$400,000 every year, mostof which is available forcommunity projects afterexpenses. For instance,

this year the live auction raised $131,700dollars, the dinner tickets tens of thou-

Continued on Page 8, see FISH FRY

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Library Computer ClassStratford Library - Highlands offers beginning

computer classes every Monday night at 6:30 PM.The classes include Computer Basics, Email & In-ternet, Word, Library Apps, and Resume Help. Noexperience necessary! Space is limited and regis-tration is required. Please call 832-927-5400 to signup or with any questions. The Stratford Library islocated at 509 Stratford Highlands, TX 77562, 2blocks behind Food Town.

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

the dates of the 4 meetings for planning the annu-al All-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: May 16, June 20 and July 18. Allgraduates of Crosby High School are invited to at-tend these meetings 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.

Clean up your TownHighlands and Baytown area, if you have heavy

trash that your regular trash company will not pickup, or the entire block of the street it seemed everyother house had items that had sat there in frontof their homes forever, like old TV’s and the alike,contact Commissioner Jack Mormans office at 713-755-6220.

Just call, and they will ask for your name & ad-dress, and just describe the issue you are callingabout, and within a week, you will get a phone callfrom the crew, double checking & letting you knowthey are coming out.

So please, everyone let’s clean up our towns, andmake it easier on our eyes and also on our pocket-book, since it is a FREE service.

Trail Ride illustrates localWestern heritage on US 90

Two county buildingsrenamed for renowned locals

NORTHEAST HARRISCOUNTY – The BaytownCourthouse Annex #8 andthe Crosby Branch Libraryare undergoing re-namingfollowing decisions by theHarris County Commis-sioner’s Court.

The Crosby Branch Li-brary will become the EdithFaye Cook Cole HarrisCounty Branch Library assoon as lettering can be ac-complished based on a rul-ing on May 23. TheCommissioner’s Court alsoapproved the Courthouse tobecome Clinton F. Green-wood Courthouse after As-

sistant Chief Deputy Clin-ton Greenwood, the Pre-cinct 3 Deputy that wasmurdered near the steps ofthat courthouse on April 3in his designated parkingspace.

“It’s a done deal,” saidPrecinct 3 Constable Sher-man Eagleton on May 22,“Justice Don Coffey and Ipresented the idea to Pre-cinct 2 Commissioner JackMorman and the HarrisCounty Commissioner’sCourt passed the measureunanimously.”

A re-naming ceremony is

planned for the month ofJuly, vendors and contrac-tors will have to schedulethe changing of all signage.

As reported on April 6 inthe Star-Courier, re-nam-ing the library in Crosby inhonor of one of the out-standing leaders in bring-ing a public library toCrosby will be remem-bered by naming the locallibrary in her honor.

According to Head Li-brarian Diane Barker “It isin honor for her support ofthe community.”

Under the lettering for

Harris County Public Li-brary will be the CrosbyEdith Faye Cook ColeBranch then the address,135 Hare Road as it is ac-complished by Precinct 2Commissioner Jack Mor-man’s vendors and con-tractors. Crosby Church ofChrist, Crosby HistoricalSociety, The Crosby-Huff-man Chamber of Com-merce and Friends of theCrosby Library submittedletters in request of thename change to HarrisCounty Commissioner’sCourt.

TRAIL RIDING IN CROSBY is becoming more of a common site, as horse owners organize ridingevents to appreciate the rural beauty and tranquility of the Crosby area. These riders were recentlyseen near U.S. 90, illustrating the point that Harris County is not far removed from the days ofwestern lore.

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PASADENA, Texas – The2017 San Jacinto CollegeCommencement was a fami-ly affair. Friends, siblings,parents and their childrenwalked across the stage atNRG Stadium on May 13,2017, to receive college de-grees and certificates for thenext chapters of their lives.

“We pushed each otherevery step of the way,” saidRebekkah Aguilar, who grad-uated with her mother, RubyAguilar. “We’d keep each oth-er off the phone and talkabout how our day went atschool. We knew what eachother was going through be-cause we were both collegestudents.”

Ruby Aguilar graduatedwith her associate degree inmedical laboratory technolo-gy and already has a job linedup at Bayshore Medical Cen-ter. Rebekkah Aguilar gradu-ated with an associate degreein general studies and plansto transfer to a university.Ruby Aguilar also plans toearn her bachelor’s degree atthe University of Texas Med-ical Branch with her friendKhadija Tabiola. Tabiolawalked at commencementearning her associate degreein medical laboratory technol-ogy and has an interviewscheduled for employment.

“This is my second degreefrom San Jacinto College,”said Tabiola, who commutedto her classes each day fromher southwest Houston home.“I love San Jac. The staff andfaculty understand what it’slike to go to college while also

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Steven Taff (right) received his associate degree inconstruction management, while and his daughter Rian Taff(left) received her degree in paralegal studies on the samenight at the San Jacinto College Commencement at NRGStadium on May 13, 2017.

Families take to the stage at SanJacinto College Spring Commencement

having a family. They arethere for you, and they knowwhat it takes to get to thispoint.”

Steven Taff received hisassociate degree in construc-tion management, while hisdaughter Rian Taff receivedher associate degree in para-legal studies on the samenight. When Rian graduatedfrom high school and startedattending San Jacinto Col-lege, her father knew he hadsome unfinished business topursue in college.

“My kids inspire me,” saidSteven Taff. “I thought thatmaybe I was too old or justbusy raising the kids but thenI thought, ‘why not?’ I’ve beenin construction for 25 yearsalready, and this will rein-

force my career and help memove up in the ranks of man-agement.”

In addition to his daugh-ter attending San Jacinto Col-lege, Steven Taff ’s threeyounger children will attendSan Jacinto College this com-ing fall. Ryan Taff was induct-ed into the Lambda EpsilonChi (LEX) national honor so-ciety and will soon take herNational Association of LegalAssistants (NALA) exam. Sheplans to earn her bachelor’sdegree and attend law school.

San Jacinto College Chan-cellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer hadthe opportunity to congratu-late Juan Vargas, her son-in-law, on stage as he receivedhis associate degree in engi-neering design graphics.

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The Texas Depart-ment of Public Safetyon May 16 held amemorial service inconjunction withNational Police Weekto honor the statetroopers, special agentsand Texas Rangerswho have lost theirlives in the line of duty.

The Texas Gover-nor’s Mansion was litwith blue lights on May17 as part of thecommemoration, as asign of solidarity withthe Dallas community,that day honoredofficers killed in theline of duty during a

MEMORIAL DAY IS MONDAY, MAY 29.

Lt. GovernorDan Patrick:Bill 21containsover a half-billiondollars in fundingfor schools

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. DanPatrick issued this state-ment today following thepassage of House Bill 21 onSunday night:

"I want to make sure ourcolleagues in the TexasHouse are aware that theTexas Senate has addedover a half billion dollarsfor schools to HB 21including $200 million forAdditional State Aid forTax Reduction (ASATR),$200 million in newfunding for the FoundationSchool Program and a $100million for facility fundingto school districts andcharter schools. The billalso includes EducationSavings Accounts forchildren with disabilities.As I said last week, it ishard for me to believe anyTexas lawmaker wouldvote against a half billiondollars for public schools,as well as voting againstchildren with disabilities,simply to oppose schoolchoice.

"I ask the House toseriously consider concur-ring on this importantlegislation."

If the House concurs onHB 21, the lieutenantgovernor has also agreed tomove legislation that willpush back the official startdate for A through Fcampus ratings until 2019and make 2018 scoresanother sample year.

Creightonpasses JonesState Forest Bill

Senate Bill 1964:Save Jones State Forest

Austin – May 16, 2017 -Senator Brandon Creight-on (R-Conroe) passedlegislation to protect 100%of the W.G. Jones StateForest.

"This bill could not havepassed without myconstituents feedback,involvement and supportfor full protection of theforest," said SenatorCreighton. "I greatlyappreciate the importantconversations we had thissession regarding thetreasured Jones StateForest in Senate District4."

The W.G. Jones StateForest is a working forestowned by the State ofTexas and administered bythe Texas A&M ForestService. The forest waspurchased by the TexasLegislature in 1926 for$9,792.60 for the use andbenefit of Texas A&M in itsreforestry demonstration toeducate landowners,loggers and forestrystudents about what is nowtermed sustained yieldforestry.

The legislative intent isto protect the entire forestand prevent any develop-ment. The bill specificallyclarifies that all 1,722 acreswill be protected and thatthe forest must remain inits current natural, scenic,open-space and undevel-oped state in a manner thatmaintains the tree canopycover of the forest.

"I could only change thestatute to restrict TexasA&M from the right todevelop the forest during alegislative session,"concluded Senator Creight-on. "I appreciate that wehave established the will ofthe legislature and theSenate has approved theadditional protection forJones State Forest."

Senate Bill 1964 passedout of the Senate chamberunanimously. The bill willnow be sent to the TexasHouse of Representatives.

Senator BrandonCreighton representsSenate District 4, whichencompasses Chambers,Jefferson and parts ofMontgomery, Harris andGalveston Counties.

(NAPSI)—Sunscreenis an important part ofprotecting your skin.However, some infor-mation about sun-screen can beconfusing, making itdifficult to know how tobest protect the skinyou’re in. Seekingshade when the sun isespecially strong (from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.),wearing clothing thatprotects your skin aswell as hats andsunglasses, and sepa-rating myth from factabout sunscreen arethree key steps you cantake.

Here are a few factson sun care you shouldknow:

Myth: Skin cancer isnot a common problem.

Fact: 1 in 5 Ameri-cans will be diagnosedwith skin cancer intheir lifetime.

Myth: Protecting myskin from the sun istime-consuming andnot worth the trouble.

Fact: Sunscreen is asimple solution toaddress this problem.You should use sun-screen regularly andreapply often. It onlytakes a short amount oftime to protect yourskin.

Myth: SunscreenSPF labels can’t betrusted.

Fact: Coppertone’scommitment to thequality, safety andeffectiveness of itsproducts has helped itearn the trust ofconsumers for morethan 70 years. This isespecially true when itcomes to productlabeling. In fact,Coppertone recentlyopened its doors to anindependent firm toconduct testing ofBayer’s sunscreen. Thereport found that theproducts reviewedcomplied with internaland all applicableexternal requirementsto ensure the quality,safety and efficacy ofits products. You canbe confident that whenyou use Coppertone,your skin is wellprotected.

Myth: There’s noevidence that sun-screens lower the riskof most forms of skincancer.

Fact: Not only is thisfalse, it is a dangerousmessage. When usedregularly with othersun protection mea-sures, a broad spec-trum sunscreen with

terrorist attack lastJuly.

Jobless rateunchanged

The Texas WorkforceCommission on May 19announced the state’seconomy expanded inApril with the additionof 30,400 seasonallyadjusted non-farm jobs,but the seasonallyadjusted unemploy-ment rate remainedunchanged at 5.0percent.

Employment in theeducation and healthservices industryrecorded the largestprivate-industry gainover the month with10,400 jobs added,while manufacturingemployment grew by8,100 jobs and profes-sional and businessservices expanded by7,400 jobs.

The Amarillo Metro-politan Statistical Arearecorded the month’slowest unemploymentrate among TexasMSAs with a non-seasonally adjustedrate of 3.0 percent,followed by the Austin-Round Rock, CollegeStation-Bryan andLubbock MSAs with arate of 3.2 percent.

West Nile casereported

With the statealready on alert for theZika mosquito-borneillness, the Departmentof State Health Servic-es on May 16 an-nounced Texas’ firstWest Nile illness of theyear.

An adult womanfrom MontgomeryCounty developed theneurologic form of thedisease was diagnosedin late April, theagency said.

Sun ProtectionMyths And Facts

As mosquito countsclimb, the state ofTexas is appealing tothe public to help withthe effort to stopmosquito-bornediseases by preventingmosquito bites andeliminating areaswhere mosquitoes canreproduce.

Paxton writesletter to EPA

Attorney GeneralKen Paxton’s officesent a letter dated May15 to the U.S. Environ-mental ProtectionAgency, urging thesuspension, review andreconsiderationObama-era EPAregulations that Texaschallenged in 12lawsuits that are stillpending against thefederal agency.

One example point-ed out in the letter isthe EPA’s “CleanPower Plan,” whichPaxton’s office allegeswould raise electricitycosts while weakeningthe nation’s powergrid. The letter alsomentions the Paxton’slawsuit against anEPA rule on carbonand methane that hesaid would harm oiland gas production inTexas and across thenation.

HHS receivesopioid grant

The Texas Healthand Human ServicesCommission on May 19announced that Texaswould receive a $27.4million federal grant tocombat opioid-usedisorders.

The increasing rateof opioid use continuesto be an issue nation-wide, and of the morethan 33,000 opioid-related deaths in theU.S. in 2015, 1,186were in Texas. Thegrant funds will beused for prevention,training, outreach,treatment and recov-ery support servicesand will directly helpan estimated 14,000people over a two-yearperiod, according tothe agency.

SPF 15 or higher candecrease the risk ofskin cancer.

Myth: I only needsunscreen for long daysin the sun and don’tneed to reapply.

Fact: Sunscreenshould be used year-round for any sunexposure, regardless ofweather conditions.Reapplication ofCoppertone after 80minutes of swimmingor sweating, immedi-ately after towel dryingand at least every twohours is important toensure effective sunprotection.

Myth: I don’t get alot of sun or my skindoesn’t burn.

Fact: Incidental sunexposure is the kind ofsun exposure that youmay not be aware of. Itbuilds up over theyears from brief every-day activities, such asdog walking andcommuting. Sundamage occurs evenwhen skin doesn’t turnred, and all skin typescarry risk of skincancer.

Myth: There’s SPF inmy makeup andmoisturizer so I’mprotected from the sun.

Fact: Althoughmakeup and facialmoisturizers withsunscreens haveadequate SPF levels,the products typicallydon’t provide the sameamount of protectionbecause they aregenerally not reap-plied. People also don’ttake quantity intoaccount, and often theydon’t apply enough tofully protect their skinfrom the sun.

Myth: When it comesto sun protection, allsunscreen is the same.

Fact: At Coppertone,the company thatintroduced the firstcommercial sun careproduct in the U.S. in1944, researchers arealways hard at workcreating innovativesunscreens that pro-vide transformativeways to stay protectedin the sun. For exam-ple, Coppertone justintroduced a new formof sun protection—Coppertone WhippedSunscreens, that feelgreat on skin whileproviding trustedbroad-spectrum protec-tion.

State budget billmoves forward

AUSTIN — Texas Sen-ate and House budget con-ferees met frequently lastweek and on May 20 man-aged to reach compromiseon a $218 billion state bud-get for fiscal years 2018-2019.

However, Senate Bill 1must gain final approvalfrom both the House andSenate in order for thebudget to continue on tothe governor’s desk. But aspressing a matter as thebudget may seem, the bulkof time in weekend floordebates was used on a va-riety of other measures,such as property tax re-form, municipal annex-ation, school bathroomaccommodations for trans-gender students and reli-gious conscienceconsiderations for govern-ment employees.

Disagreements amongRepublicans, who holdmajorities in the Houseand Senate, and the rival-ry between the lieutenantgovernor and the Housespeaker continue to slowthe customary end-of-ses-sion rush of bills. Also, theusual talk about the needfor a special session to takecare of unfinished businesshas arisen as the May 29end of the 140-day sessionapproaches.

One bill that did passand is headed to Gov. GregAbbott’s desk is House Bill62, a statewide ban on tex-ting while driving. Au-thored by former speakerand dean of the House TomCraddick, R-Midland, thebill was sponsored andamended in the Senate bySen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, who offered com-panion legislation, SB 31.The House concurred inSenate amendments.

“Awareness of thedangers of textingwhile driving has beengrowing, and an Aprilpoll found that 90percent of Texanssupport a statewideprohibition. According-ly, it is time for Texasto join the 46 otherstates that alreadyhave banned thisdeadly habit,” Zaffiriniwrote.

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Members of the SheldonISD school board recognizedthe district's Students of theMonth for May at the May 16school board meeting in theNey Administration BuildingBoard Room.

Pictured (back, from left)are Fred Rivas, School BoardPresident; Auden Herrera, C. E.King Middle School; MelissaGarcia, KASE Academy; andHailey Werts, Royalwood Ele-mentary; King Davis, SheldonISD Superintendent; and BelenL e a l , M o n a h a nElementary(front) Hannah Tea-gle, Garrett Elementary; Desti-nee Bobs, Cravens ECA; ZaylaSamlalsingh, Shelton ECA; andHalley Cooper, Sheldon Ele-mentary. Not pictured are Al-bert Aguirre, Carroll Elementa-ry; K imber ley Hernandez,Sheldon Early College HighSchool; and Darion McClinton, C. E. King High School.

Sheldon ISD Teachers of the Yearhonored at May 16 Board meeting

Members of the SheldonISD school board had the plea-sure of publicly honoring thedistrict's Teachers of the Yearat the May 16 school boardmeeting in the Ney Administra-tion Building Board Room.

Pictured (from left) areFred Rivas, Sheldon ISD SchoolBoard Pres ident ; BrendaRomero, C . E . K ing H ighSchool; Leslie Balthazar, Shel-don Early College High School;Quilindria Dotson-McGee, NullMiddle School; Karel Ander-son-LaFluer, Carroll Elementa-ry; Ernestine Jackson, Shaunte'Kemp, Garrett Elementary;Monahan Elementary; MelanieHolmes, Sheldon ECA; JavierVelazquez, Royalwood Elementary; Barry King, Sheldon Elementary; and Sheldon ISD Superintendent King Davis. Not pictured areKathie Cussen, Cravens ECA; and Shenitra Davis, C. E. King Middle School.

Also, Shaunte' Kemp was named the Sheldon ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Brenda Romero was named the SecondaryTeacher of the Year. These teachers will represent Sheldon ISD as nominees for the Region 4 Teachers of the Year.

SHELDON ISDBoard recognizes students of the Month for May 2017

Evening San Jacinto Pilot ClubMeeting

This newly chartered club meets on on the 1st Tuesday ofeach month at 7 pm at the Woodforest Presbyterian Church. Formore information, see the Facebook page entitled Evening SanJacinto Pilot Club or call 832-264-1565 / 832-289-4762.

Galena Park Senior Dance Senior Dance is every Monday at the Alvin D. Building, 1302

Keene St., Galena Park. 7 pm - 9 pm. No cover charge. Live bandCountry music. Call for more information: 713-455-7335.

North Shore Senior Dance North Shore Seniors holds a dance every Thursday from 1 - 4

pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building, Corpus Christi street. Livebands and refreshments. Cost is $ 5/per person. For more infor-mation call 713-455-3660.

The Buckshot JamboreeEnjoy Classic Country music every Saturday night from 7 pm -

10 pm with The Buckshot Jamboree at 7414 Hartman near OldBeaumont Highway. More info, call 281-458-0729 or 832-444-5000.

San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Lyondell-

Basell on Sheldon Road at noon. For more information, pleasevisit www.SanJacintoPilot.com.

Woodland Acres Middle School 70year reunion

Alumni of the Woodland Acres Middle School will gather onThursday, May 25 from 5pm to 7pm for a class reunion. There willbe speakers, a band, and refreshments.

An informal lunch social will precede the reunion, at GoldenCorral on I-10 at 2pm.

For additional information, contact Helen Spiers Blomstromat 325-243-5295.

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Companies look to apprenticeshipsto build talent pipeline

The Spring Apprentice-ship Forum held at theHouston-Galveston AreaCouncil and featured pan-elists from industry

PASADENA, Texas –Companies and represen-tatives from colleges, highschools and local agenciesgathered recently to dis-cuss ways to recruit andtrain more people for theworkforce during the firstSpring Apprenticeship Fo-rum at the Houston-Galveston Area Council.

“We have a crisis in ourworkforce, and apprentice-ships are one part of thesolution,” said Nick Mor-gan with Adaptive Con-struction Solutions, whichdeveloped an apprentice-ship program one year ago.

Morgan served on apanel of speakers along-side David Barron withTexas Carpenters andMillwright Training Trust,Tammy Newman with JP-Morgan Chase, MichaelProctor with INEOS andStephen Dodd with IBM.They addressed the issueof recruiting talent for theworkforce shortage andhow to recruit more veter-ans for apprenticeships.

Apprenticeships helpprepare and train workersfor a career in a skilledtrade or craft, according tothe Texas Workforce Com-mission. They combine su-p e r v i s e d o n - t h e - j o btraining with job-related,classroom instruction. IN-EOS developed its appren-t i c e s h i p p r o g r a mapproximately nine years

Dr. Sarah Janes, associate vice chancellor of Continuing and Professional Development atSan Jacinto College, welcomes companies and representatives from colleges, high schoolsand local agencies to the Spring Apprenticeship Forum at the Houston-Galveston AreaCouncil. Photo credit: Jeannie Peng Mansyur, San Jacinto College marketing, public relationsand government affairs department.

ago. Proctor said the ap-prenticeship group is di-verse in age and taughtmultiple skill sets includingcomputer skills and testedfor competency on specificjob skills. Barron said Tex-as Carpenters and Mill-wright Training Trust,which started its appren-ticeship program four yearsago, has testified before theTexas Legislature for in-creased support of the in-dustry’s workforce needs.Newman said Chase’s ap-prenticeship began lastmonth in partnership be-tween the U.S. Departmentof Labor and Houston Com-munity College.

San Jacinto College part-nered with Dow Chemicalfor its apprenticeship pro-gram that provides salaryand tuition for training andbooks in petrochemical-re-lated programs. Studentsstudy full time for the firstyear and fulfill their ap-prenticeship hours whilestudying part time in thesecond and third years.

“We want high schoolsand colleges to work withindustry to develop thesepre-apprenticeships andapprenticeship programsand allow more people toenter into the workforcepipeline and have careersthat will provide them withgood pay, benefits and jobgrowth,” said Dr. SarahJanes, associate vice chan-cellor of Continuing andProfessional Developmentat San Jacinto College.

The Spring Apprentice-ship Forum concluded with

a panel of apprenticesfrom INEOS and TexasCarpenters and Mill -wright Training Trust.The forum also served asa kickoff for National Ap-prenticeship Week, Nov.14-18, 2017. The HoustonArea Apprenticeship Advi-sory Committee will hosta road show for companiesto share their apprentice-ship opportunities with lo-cal high school students.

“We attended this fo-rum to learn and sharethese opportunities withour students,” said IngaGibbons, technical educa-tion counselor with Bra-zosport High School. “It’sabout knowing what’s outthere for them after highschool. Apprenticeshipsare a great way to get onboard with companies.”

About the Continuingand Professional Develop-ment division

This division at San Ja-cinto College provides con-tinuing education andtraining for both currentand future employees inthe professional and tech-nical job sectors, as well asprovides the public withnoncredit open enrollmentcourse options to enhancetheir lives. Professionaland technical training isavailable through contracttraining, open enrollmentand grant funding. Formore information, call281-476-1838 or visit theContinuing and Profes-sional Development divi-sion website.

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exhibited in Moissanite, such thatheating it gradually will cause it tochange color starting at around150 degrees Fahrenheit. Thiscolor change can be diagnosticfor distinguishing diamond andMoissanite, although birefrin-gence and electrical conductivitydifferential are more practicaldiagnostic differentiators. On theMohs scale of mineral hardness itis a 9.5, with a diamond being a10. In many developed countries,the use of Moissanite in jewelryhas been patented; these patentsexpired in August 2015 for theUnited States, and will expire in2016 in most other countriesexcept Mexico, where it will re-main under patent until 2018.Moissanite gemstones are some-times marketed as amora gems,as well as under the trademarkBerzelian.

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Baytown, Mont Belvieu, H-GAC and TxDOT are working together to identify and analyze the mobility issues inthe study area. The study will result in recommendations to address the mobility issues identified at this meeting.

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said I could contact theCity Secretary MayraGonzales and she’d makethe tour possible.

Tuesday morning May23rd I called Gonzalesand she said I could gotake the tour. I went tothe closed communitycenter and was met byCommissioner Barry Pon-der and Gustavo Mendeza recreation departmentemployee.

We entered the facilityand I immediately couldsmell a musty odor. Theappearance of the insidelooked like a typical re-modeling job that wasstopped in progress beforecompletion.

I observed and photo-graphed mold, termites,rotten supporting studs,dangerous electrical wir-ing in the breaker box, thebroken emergency rearexit door to name a fewthings to make the placeappear a very long waysfrom being used again.

I could have takenthousands of photos butmy personal health was ofa concern since my throatwas already beginning tofeel sore. I hope thesephotos will help everyone

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Fire hazard electrical wiring not within code with dangerousmold growing inside the cover door (upper portion ofphoto)

be better informed for I’mnot involved politically tohelp or hurt anyone. I’mnot going to point the fin-ger or blame anyone forthe disastrous condition Isaw, that’s not my inter-est.

As a former mayor ofJacinto City I knew from

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On Thursday, May 18, 2017, the San Jacinto Pilot Club was happy to honor scholarshiprecipients. $13,000 in graduating senior and returning scholarship recipients was awarded.The Pilot Club wishes the very best of luck to all these students in their future endeavors.

San Jacinto Pilot Club awardsscholarships

sands, and the raffle tick-ets about $120,000. Thereis also support from corpo-rate sponsors.

The Live Auction wasrun by Auctioneer Ed Phil-lips, with Rotarian ScottStephens, and a number ofspotters from the CrosbyRodeo. The auction alwayshas a number of uniqueand sometimes expensiveprizes, many of them do-nated. Some examples in-

clude special quilts, ticketsto Astros, Dynamo, Rock-ets and Texans games, au-t o g r a p h e d s p o r t smemorabilia, concert tick-ets, one night to one weekstay in exotic resorts, fish-ing and hunting trips, golf-ing outings, guns andknives, and a huge fire-works package.

Other of the specialitems included a Shih Tzudog, a signed Willie Nelson

guitar, a bottle of Trumpwine from his winery, anda “Dia de Muertos” largedecorative Mexican sugarskull.

Winners in the Raffledraw are as follows:

AUCTIONEERS SCOTT STEPHENS AND ED PHILLIPS