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Region One Flas Region One Flash
Volume 11, No. 10 October , 2013
Te Texas Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association Region One
524 Louisiana Avenue #15, Bacliff, Texas 77518-2106
Charles Billingsley, Houston, Editor and Publisher (713-729-1546) [email protected]
President – Calvin Walker, Dickinson (281-339-1107) Vice President – Richard Melvin, Dickinson (281-337-8623)
Secretary – Jeanne Canales, Sugar Land (832-493-9732) Treasurer – Delores Gant, Pearland (281-997-1015) Directors – Leo Waltz, Webster (281-316-2255); Charles Billingsley, Houston (713-729-1546); Robert “Bob” Milke , Sugar Land (281-617-6488) Non-Sworn TCPAAA State Delegate – Billy Boehlke, Galveston Sheriff - Sworn TCPAAA State Delegate – Jeff Tippit, La Porte Police Department.
October 1, 2013
We haven’t heard from your alumni yet.
Time is running out to be thinking about electing new officers and a board member for
2014. The election will be held at the November meeting and the installation will be at
the January meeting. The present officers have been the same ones over the previous
years and we need to give them relief and a chance to rest. Some have been pressed
into service time and again because no one new would step forward. For our faithful
attendees, please take this to your association and seriously consider someone from
your group serving on the board. Nomination form is in this newsletter. PLEASE!!
There is a reciprocal agreement with the National CPAA that they may publish articles from the FLASH in the national
newsletter. In order for news from a particular Region One Alumni Organization to be printed, there has to be at least one
member that is a member of the national organization.
Keep in your hearts and prayers all Region One’s members who are presently
fighting serious illnesses. We wish them a speedy recovery.
The October Region One Meeting will be in on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 10:00
A.M. in League City at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center Ballroom, 400 W. Walker. From
the north, take I-45 South to the League City exit 23, Hwy 518, and go left under the
freeway onto FM 518, continue on 518 to SH 3 and turn right. The next light is Walker St.
Make a right turn and the Civic Center is just past the City Hall on the right. From the
south take I-45 North to the League City exit 23, Hwy 518, and take a right onto FM 518
and follow directions above. From the north on 146 take a right turn at Marina Bay Dr. in
Kemah. Go straight and it will become FM 518. Continue on 518 to SH 3 and turn left.
The next light is Walker St. Turn right, the Civic Center is on the right just passed the
City Hall From the south on 146, take a left at SH 96 and continue on until you reach SH 3
then take a right. The next light is Walker St. Take a left and follow above instructions.
Breakfast at 9:00 AM. Please bring your liaison officer.
November Meeting is in Texas City.
Committees Audit Deb Smith, Chair, 713-254-4292; [email protected]
Phillip Ferguson, 281-917-3044; [email protected]
Georgie Benavides 281-332-6390
ByLaws Charles Billingsley Chair, 713-729-1546; [email protected]
Membership: Charles Billingsley Chair, 713-729-1546; [email protected]
Phillip Ferguson, 281-917-3044; [email protected]
Merchandise Sales: Karen Jarrette, Chair, 281-793-9955; [email protected]
Nominations: Richard Melvin, Chair, 281-489-8623; [email protected]
Billy Boehlke, 409-925-2043; [email protected]
Sharon Pavey, 713-419-2508; [email protected]
Scheduling: Jeanne Canales, Chair, 713-447-3773; [email protected]
Scholarship: Jeanne Canales, Chair, 713-447-3773; [email protected]
Dottie Duby, 979-419-2383; [email protected]
Evalyn Phillips, 936-377-3891.
Meeting Schedule for 2013:
January 12 - Angleton July 13 – No Meeting-Convention
February 9 - Pearland August 10 – La Porte
March 9 -Harris County Sheriff Sept. 14 – Montgomery County
April 13 - Dickinson October 12 – League City
May 11 – Deer Park November 9 – Texas City
June 8 - Galveston City December 14 – No Meeting*
Meeting Schedule for 2014:
January 11 - Angleton July 12 – No Meeting-Convention
February 8 – Galveston City August 9 - LaPorte
March 8 - Pearland Sept. 13 – Montgomery Sheriff
April 12 - Dickinson October 11 – League City
May 10 - Webster November 8 – Texas City
June 14 - Beaumont Tri-Agency December 13 – No Meeting*
.* No meetings In December. Voted at January, 2013 Meeting.
ALUMNI NEWS
Send news via e-mail to [email protected] for the Flash. You can send your news in for
publication even if you aren’t able to attend the meeting and present it there. Submissions are due by
the 25th
. We would like to know what is going on in your alumni association, but if you don’t send it
in, we won’t know.
Galveston County Sheriff. The guest speaker at our September meeting was Kerry Spaulding from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. He gave a very interesting talk and answered numerous questions from our
members present. CSA Class #16 began September 6th with 48 attending.
Plans are underway for our Deputy Claus program in December. Our goal is to provide toys to children
ages 0-12 in 76 families. Blue Santa of the local Police Departments help families within the city limits, so we
reach out to those in the unincorporated areas of Galveston County.
In November we will be teaming up with Chili’s Restaurant in Galveston for a Pancake Breakfast
fundraiser. Please come out Saturday November 16th from 8:30 – 10:00 for all you can eat pancakes, eggs,
sausage and drinks. It’s a fundraiser for our scholarship fund.
We joined with the DSA to provide donuts, water and soft drinks for the deputies working the long shifts
of the Labor Day weekend in Galveston. The officers were very appreciative. Reported by Vicki Franzke
Please set aside the second Saturday of each month to come to the Region One meetings. It’s only once a month.
There’s networking, fellowship, good eats and finding out what is going on in Region One, the state, and what your
fellow alumni associations are doing.
August Meeting. The August Region One Meeting was in LaPorte on August 10
th. President Calvin Walker
called the meeting to order. Prayer was led by Wendell Gill. Pledges to the US flag and Texas flag were led by
Calvin Walker. Welcome was by La Porte President Richard Browder.
: Police Chief Kenieth Adcox spoke saying let’s share some questions and answer them together; Re: Who is
involved with a CPAAA? And why? Members gave their reasons for who would join a cpaaa. Chief Adcox gave
the percentages of who make up the volunteers. What attracts people to the association? Where do we find the
people and where can we find help for the association? Where, when, and how can a volunteer help out?
Award: Andrea Schmauss and Phil Niewald presented an award to La Porte CPAAA for holding a DWI/No
Refusal Program. The award was presented to the association’s President Richard Browder, Chief of Police
Kenieth Adcox, and Judge Denise Mitrano.
New Members present were: D. Nguyen with PACT; Wayland Fowler, Texas City; and Brenda Pritchard, La
Porte.
Convention Report: Broke the record on delegates attending the delegates meeting and also broke the record
for attendance. Attendance was around 300. Reported by Sandi Miller. Upcoming Conventions: 2014 San
Marcos and 2015 El Paso.
State Report: Next state board meeting will be Saturday, October 26th at 10:30 AM in Buffalo, Texas. The
meeting is at the Buffalo Housing and Administration Building. Go to the state website for the new board
members, region representatives, and sworn officers listings for the state board. In addition, check out the awards
site at the state website as well. www.tcpaaa.org. Sandi Miller nominated Billy Boehlke to be the region non-
sworn representative to the state board. Jeanne Canales seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Gary
Tandy made a motion to nominate Officer Jeff Tippit of La Porte to be the sworn region representative to the state
board. Sandi Miller seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously.
Birthdays, Anniversaries, & Celebrations: Larry Tosto and wife, 36 yrs., Chris and Vicki Copley, 46 yrs.,
Larry Tosto’s wife’s birthday.
Scholarships: Makayla Hebert submitted an application for the scholarship fund. Dolores Gant made a motion
to accept her application and Richard Melvin seconded the motion. The motion was passed on the region level to
accept her application.
Thank you very much to all at the La Porte CPAAA for Great Food, Fellowship, and Fun!!! From the Minutes by Jeanne Canales, Secretary
La Porte Pictures – Upper Left Presentation of Certificate; Lower Left Chief Ken Adcox; Upper Center Chris
Copley presents door prizes; Lower Center Presentation of No Refusal Award; Center Right Attendees. Pictures by Phil Niewald, Houston/Humble.
Galveston. Texas National Night Out Against Crime- Sgt Sims is the coordinator and many Alumni are
participating. This is the 30th year and GPD hopes for participation of 45-50 neighborhoods. CPAAA has the use
of a party bus and 20-25 Alumni will ride along and visit as many block parties as possible on Tues. October 1st.
Above is the three logo sign on CPAAA President Linda Strevell’s office in Police Department Headquarters,
located in the Criminal Division. She has computer access and all the security cards to “get in” and, just as
important, to “get out.” Chief Porretto arranged this space for her. All files and other mementos of the group
(started in 1992), are safely stored there.
Chief Porretto spoke to us at the September membership meeting about increasing the use of the COP car,
especially during the hours on Friday night: he asks that we cruise The Strand from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., and
eventually the Seawall during those hours. He updated us on latest events and staffing, answered questions, one
about “911” operation [What if it fails?]. Chief said that he knows of only one time that this happened for a very
short time. Also he reminded us that the dispatch area is shared with the Sheriff’s department.
Our GPD CPAAA Liaison, Sgt Sims, received his degree from Penn State last month and the Alumni
presented him with a framed picture of the most popular building on the campus and many congratulations for his
accomplishment. [Holding the camera below is our group’s official photographer, Margie Taylor.]
Galveston (Continued) At a GPD meeting this month for Supervisors [Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, etc.], Sgt Sims and
Linda Strevell explained what CPAAA does, especially our Community Outreach efforts.
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rd CPA SWAT class photo taken at the Firing Range is above. More than 50% of the people
finishing the class joined the Alumni after their graduation ceremony! The 34th
CPA class is underway
and is being held at Moody Methodist Church.
Battle of the Badges in Galveston was held on September 7th.
http://www.galvestonbattleofthebadges.com/ Our Alumni provided security along with the Police Dept,
Sherriff and Explorers. Our October speaker is Dr. Tom Linton of Texas A&M. Dr. Linton wrote a series of articles for the
Daily News about the CPA and CPAAA and police dept. and recently wrote another article prior to the
beginning of CPA class 34. He is going to give us his perspective on both the academy and the alumni
organization. He has a great sense of humor: everyone will enjoy the presentation. Submitted by Rita Cummings
.
Montgomery County Sheriff. First we would like to say "Thanks" to each of you that came to the
Conroe Region One meeting in September. We enjoyed being your host for the day. September 21st we
helped the Woodlands Area with their National Night Out in meeting neighbors. For the month of
September we have logged 163 hours. Coming October 19th
, we will be helping State Trooper Eric
Gray with his annual Texas Wheels of Justice Hero Bicycle Ride for the Foundation for Fallen Troopers
in Washington D.C. It will start at the County Fair Grounds. This ride is organized by Trooper Gray for
a very special reason. Each year he takes 3-4 people along with their bicycles to make this ride with him
to Washington D.C. Try then meet up with hundreds of other riders and make a 150 plus mile ride into
D.C. to the Fallen Trooper's Wall during National Officers Week. They have made this ride in pouring
rain, ice and some sunny days. Trooper Gray lost his partner in the line of duty and his name appears on
this wall. For him to go each year and see his name has a very special place in his
heart and his partner’s family. So far they have 600 plus riders registered for this year. The largest
group they have ever had. They come from all over the state to ride. October 25th we will be a part of
the annual West Fest at the Montgomery TX Cowboy Church. Last year they had over 1000 people.
This year they are hoping for a lot more to attend. Reported by Jeanette Graff
Houston. Blue Mass Honors Law Enforcement/Public Safety Personnel
Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia was among the attendees at the Law Enforcement Blue Mass
held on September 28th
, in downtown Houston at the Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral with his Eminence
Cardinal Daniel Dinardo officiating. The Blue Mass is sponsored by the Office of Correctional
Ministries of the Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston which is held to honor all Law
Enforcement / Public Safety personnel that work in the ten Counties of Southeast Texas that are within
the boundaries of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese. On September 29, 1934, approximately 1,100
police and fire fighters dressed in blue uniforms marched into St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Washington D.C. for the celebration of the First Blue Mass. The Blue Mass is observed on or near the
Feast Day of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of police officers, correction officers, guards,
public safety personnel and soldiers. Reported by Larry Stegent
Houston. National Night Out
Left Photo - Houston Alumni member Lillian Jolliffe with HPD Assistant Chief Mattie Provost at the
National Night Out get together in the Timbergrove Manor neighborhood.
Right Photo - HPD Assistant Chief Mattie Provost with Fire Fighters from Houston Fire Station # 62
attending the Timbergrove Manor neighborhood National Night Out get together. Reported by Larry Stegent
Pearland CPA Class 37 is only 3 weeks away from graduating. The graduation ceremony will be held on Thursday October 24th at
7:00pm at the Natatorium.
I am proud to announce that the PCPAAA Handicap Enforcement program has reached a huge milestone. Since the program’s
inception, we have written over 7500 handicap parking ghouls and goblins citations which just surpassed the half a million dollar mark!
PCPAAA Strikes Again!!! Last month the PCPAAA supplemented the PD Budget of the Pearland Police Department. A trailer designated solely for firearms training. Due to an increase in Officer involved shootings in Pearland and the greater Houston area, the Pearland Police Department has been striving to be proactive by expanding our fire arms training program. Due to the expansion of our training program, there was an immediate need for a trailer to haul firearms equipment like the firearms targets, ammunition and weapons to and from the range, later this month, cabinets and shelving will be installed to complete this beautiful piece of equipment. Thank you PCPAAA for your continued support and generosity!
<Volunteer Hours
Firearms Training Trailer
Trick or Treat Trail scheduled October 31st
Now for an interesting factoid, Halloween started several thousand years ago with the Ancient Celts (a group of pre-Christian mystics who worshipped nature). They considered October 31st the end of the year, and they threw a big party which was known as Samhain. It was a celebration of the autumn harvest and the Celtic New Year. They believed spirits could come back and visit with living relatives.
NOTE: Remember that registered sex offenders will not be allowed to give away candy or decorate for Halloween.
Although these rules are in place for sex offenders, please do your homework by going to https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/SexOffender/PublicSite to make sure your children do not visit the homes of these bad people. Reported by Sandi Miller
Boring but Important!
The following items have been in the Flash almost every issue and the reason we keep repeating them is
because they are important, so pay attention if they apply to or affect you.
Don’t miss a communication! If you change your e-mail address and don’t notify us causing
delivery of the Flash to be denied, you are dropped from our e-mail list. Be sure to notify us at
[email protected] immediately if your e-mail address changes or if you don’t get a Flash each
month. If you use a spam filter, be sure that your computer will accept the FLASH.
When you sign in at a meeting, please print your name and e-mail address legibly. There are always
names on the sign in sheet that are unreadable and you don’t get credit for attending or put on the e-mail
list if your e-mail is unreadable.
WEB SITES AND ADDRESSES:
The Texas CPAAA state web site is http://TexasCPAAA.org. Dues are $10.00 per year (included
in Convention Registration). The Texas CPAAA now has a newsletter posted on this web site. Region
One is a link on the Texas CPAAA state web site. The Region One Newsletter is posted on this site.
The Texas CPAAA Convention Web Site is www.TCPAAconvention.org. The convention for 2014
will be in San Marcos; and 2015 will be in El Paso.
The Web Master’s e-mail is [email protected].
The web site for the National CPAA is www.nationalcpaa.org. Dues are $35.00 per year. The
National Newsletter is posted on their web site. The 2014 Convention will be in Tucson, Arizona.
116.0 96.5
in out
212.5
September
2,098 2,063
In YTD
Out YTD
4,161.2
Annual total
TCPAAA Region One Officer and Director Nomination Form
Name of person submitting the nomination: ___________________________________
CPAAA affiliation: ___________________________________
Name of Association Member that you are nominating:
_____________________________________________________
2. Office that you are nominating the member for: Circle one of the following
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer
Director Sworn Delegate Non-Sworn Delegate
3. Do you have the member’s permission to nominate them for this position?
Circle one: Yes No
Remember: Our bylaws state an officer can serve an office “no more than three years consecutively”.
Current Officers Calvin Walker (President); Richard Melvin (Vice President); Dolores Gant (Treasurer);
Jeanne Canales (Secretary); Leo Waltz (Director-1); Robert “Bob” Milke (Director-2);
Charles Billingsley (Director-3); Jeff Tippett (Sworn Delegate); Billy Boehlke (Non-Sworn Delegate)
Other comments: (use back if necessary):
For Nomination Committee’s Use Only
1. Number of years with a member CPAA Association ________
2. Candidate has given permission to be nominated Yes_____ No_____
3 Prior or current offices held: _____________________ ___________________