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SAN JACINTO COLLEGE:

3 women's basketball playershonored for achievements

Galena Park to have Gateway Plaza

JACINTO CITY, GP TO BAN ALL ILLICIT DRUGSNew Ordinance expands enforcement power, definition of Designer Drugs

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Harris County Sheriff’s Office:Solving Cold Cases

SAN JACINTOPILOT CLUBSCHOLARSHIPS

San Jacinto Pilot Club annuallyawards scholarships to students inChannelview, Sheldon, Galena Parkand Crosby shool districts.

Do you have a graduating se-nior? Are you searching for schol-arships? dealine to apply is April 1,2015.

See your school counselor forforms or go towww.SanJacintoPilot.com

San Jacinto Pilot Club is a 501(c) 3 organization dedicated tobrain safety and fitness.

NEIGHBORHOODSAFETY MEETING

Congressman Gene Green in-vites the community to the North-east Neighborhood Safety Meetingthis Monday, March 23, 2015 at8:30 a.m. at HPD East FreewayStorefront (next to Burlington CoatFactory) 12001-A east Freeway,Houston, TX. 77029.

The City of Houston, HoustonPolice Department, Department ofNeighborhoods, area residents andother agency representatives willdiscuss neighboor safety, improve-ment initiatives, and communityprojects.

Other discussion topics includethe Annual North Channel AreaCommunity Clean-up / Keep Hous-ton Beautiful Project and the 13thAnnual Job Fair.

For more information, pleasecall 281-999-5879 or 713-330-0761.

Howard, LeJune, Wilson ledteam to outstanding turn-around season

HOUSTON - Three San Ja-cinto College women's basket-ball players have beenrecognized for their accom-plishments during the 2014-2015 season.

The team's leading scorer,sophomore guard KendraHoward (Dallas / Cedar HillHigh School) was named to theAll-Region Team. Freshmanguard Miranda LeJune (Pearl-and / Pearland High School)was named to the All-Confer-ence Team and earned the Re-gion XIV Co-Freshman of theYear honor. Freshman forwardKaelynn Wilson (San Antonio/ Wagner High School) earnedAll-Conference HonorableMention recognition.

For the season, Howard ledthe team in scoring at 15.5points per game, shooting 40percent from the field, and63.9 percent from the foul line.She averaged 1.9 assists and2.8 steals per game. LeJuneaveraged 9.7 points per game,with a 32.9 field goal shootingpercentage, and a 75.3 percentfree throw shooting percent-age. She led the team and na-

From left, San Jacinto College women's basketball players Miranda LeJune,Kendra Howard, and Kaelynn Wilson earned post-season honors for leadingthe team to a remarkable turnaround season.

Photo by Rob Vanya/San Jacinto College

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CONSTABLE CHRIS DIAZ AND JACINTO CITY POLICE CHIEF JOE AYALA display some of the illicit drugs suchas “Kush” that were confiscated in the area. New ordinances in Jacinto City and Galena Park will giveofficers more authority to remove these drugs from their communities.

Last week Jacinto Citycouncil passed an ordinanceon first reading, that will givethe police authorities in theirjurisdiction more ability to ar-rest people that have illicitdrugs in their possession.

In a like move, Galena Parkcouncil on Tuesday of thisweek had the first reading ofa similar ordinance, that willalso give local police the au-thority to remove these drugsfrom the community.

The proposed ordinancewas read for the record by CityAttorney Jim DeFoyd, andeach council will take a finalvote at their next meeting,adopting the measure.

At last Thursday’s councilmeeting in Jacinto City, policechief Joe Ayala distributed abrochure on various types ofillicit and illegal drugs that hisdepartment has had to dealwith recently.

These include syntheticdrugs with street names suchas Kush, K2, Smiles, Spice,Bath Salts, Blizzard, N-Bomb,Fake Weed, and Black Mam-ba. Kush is a derivative form

HARRIS COUNTY DEPUTY BOBBY MINCHEW presents a slide to the NorthShore Rotary, describing how his office investigates Cold Cases.

NORTH SHORE – Rotari-ans heard from Harris Coun-ty Investigator BobbyMinchew on how his depart-ment pursues so-called “coldcases”.

Minchew is one of two offic-ers assigned to his depart-ment, which was restarted in2009 by Sheriff Garcia. It wasinitially constituted in 1998.They work with the three ho-mocide squads, following up oncases that have had no leadsfor over two years. Then theyare turned over to he and hispartner Eric Clagg, for anoth-er look with a fresh perspec-tive.

He said that there are cur-rently over 540 open cases intheir cold case files, some ofthem dating back to the 1960’sand 1970’s. When an old caseis referred to them, they re-view the file and make a deci-sion whether to pursue itfarther. However, even if theydon’t work the case, it remainsopen.

Changes in the way theSheriff ’s office investigates acase have helped them, hesaid. In the 90’s DNA becamea useful tool, especially on old-er cases where it wasn’t usedbefore. Also, in 2007 a newelectronic date base was initi-ated, making it easier to inves-

tigate the available informa-tion.

Minchew’s CCC (cold caseunit) studies DNA in a database known as CODIS, fire-arms evidence files, with anational registry known asIBIS, and fingerprints, knownas AFIS.

The work of his unit has re-sulted in clearing 22 murders,and charging 25 suspects.

When they decide to inves-tigate a case, it is usually be-

cause of new tips, informationfrom family or friends, or DNAdatabase matches.

After they develop facts andput them into a presentationto the District Attorney, theDA makes a determination onwhether to accept a case forpresecution. Minchew saystheir success rate has beenvery high, over 90%.

One of their recent casesjust now going to trial is Chan-nelview serial killer, Hobbs.

of marijuana.Synthetic drugs are creat-

ed using man-made chemicals.They are known as designerdrugs, and there chemicalstate is slightly altered, toavoid being classified as an il-legal drug. This ordinance isdesigned to cover these varia-tions, making it possible forlaw enforcement agencies toapprehend and prosecute thoswho posses the designer drugs.

Chief Ayala said that theproblem occurs in Jacinto Cityand Galena Park when deal-ers and users move in, awayfrom more restrictive prosecu-tion in Houston and other ju-risdictions. Ayala said this hasbeen an increasing problem forhis department, and he wel-comes the ordinance. If foundguilty of possession, the newordinance will provide for afine up to $2000. This is meantto discourage the establish-ment of new smoke shopswithin the city limits.

Councilwoman CarmelaGarcia told the story of afriend who used “Kush” anddue to the after affect commit-ted suicide.

GALENA PARK – CityCouncil met at their regularmeeting last Tuesday, and vot-ed to proceed with the Gate-way Plaza project.

This will be a landmark ina new plaza next to City Hall,if current plans are finalilzed.Originally the monument wasto be at an entry to the city,but a suitable site was notfound, and the plaza conceptwas developed instead.

Council approved $25,000for landscape design. Thewhole project is expected tocost about $125,000, and theEconomic Alliance is funding$75,000 and the H-GAC(Houston Galveston AreaCouncil) funding $25,000. Sur-rounding cities also have sim-

ilar landmark monuments, ac-cording to City Manager Rob-ert Pruett.

Council also approved thelease/purchase of a new fireengine, a pumper that will costabout $520,000. $218,000 ofthis will be provided by theTexas Forest Service, and theremainder will be paid by anote at about 2% for the city.The new engine is expected ina few months, Chief Gregorysaid.

The city also approved thelease/purchase of a regenera-tive air street sweeper, to beused to clean Clinton Driveand other city streets. Pruettindicated some chargebacks toindustries that generate thedust and debris will be possi-

ble. Some objection to this purchase was voicedat the meeting by a citizen, Barry Ponder, whothought it was not money well spent.

In other business, two new ordinances to con-trol the spread of illicit designer drugs, and theregulation where registered sex offenders canreside, a required distance from schools, church-es and playgrounds, was read for final actionat the next council meeting.

PLAN OF GATEWAY PLAZA, in front of City Hall. PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDIES for the Monument.Art Courtesy Knudson, LP

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Goose Creek CISD recentlylaunched an official mobile appdesigned to enable parents,staff, students and the commu-nity to stay informed and up-to-date on important issues,information and activities un-derway within the school com-munity. The free app, whichproudly displays the district'slogo, can be downloaded forApple iOS and Android oper-ating system.

Developed in partnershipwith SchoolMessenger, a pro-vider of communication solu-tions for education, the newapp will provide families with24/7/365 access to calendars,lunch menus, directories,events and more. New infor-mation feeds will continue tobe made available in the appthroughout the school year.

“Our new, official mobileapp empowers everyone in thecommunity to stay connectedand up-to-date on the informa-tion that they want and needdirectly from their mobile de-vice,” said Randal O'Brien,Goose Creek CISD's acting su-perintendent. “It's another ex-ample of our commitment tocommunication, as we know

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that in order for families to getinvolved in school activitiesand functions, they must firstbe informed of them. We areexcited about how our newapp will help us communicatemore effectively, and we knowit will lead to a stronger, moreconnected school communityoverall.”

Highly secure and flexible,the school's new app is builton a communication platformthat permits the district tomanage and share contenteasily. Key features include:

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Local pie legend, HelenSmith of Baytown, gifted Gov-ernor Greg Abbott with home-made pecan pie and peachcobbler. In 2013, Rep. WayneSmith authored legislation toname February 16 as TexasHomemade Pie Day in Texasin Helen Smith's honor.

AUSTIN, TX -Not everyonecan say they have baked forthe Governor of Texas, butBaytown resident HelenSmith has proudly baked fortwo of the state's top officials.In honor of the first officialTexas Homemade Pie Day onFebruary 16, 2015, HelenSmith worked with State Rep-resentative Wayne Smith toensure Texas Governor GregAbbott was able to fully par-take in the celebratory day.His pie preferences: Pecanand peach cobbler.

During the 83rd LegislativeSession in 2013, Rep. Smithauthored legislation to desig-nate February 16 as TexasHomemade Pie Day in honorof Helen Smith's birthday andlegacy as a pie extraordinaire.Helen Smith is known as theTexas Pie Lady and one of thenation's best pie bakers, asproclaimed by famed chefEmeril Lagasse on “GoodMorning America” whenSmith was featured on theprogram in 2011. Mrs. Smithbegan her journey to pie star-dom as a single mother ofthree children who took a riskto create a professional oppor-tunity for herself. Mrs. Smithbuilt a business from provid-ing pies for Baytown area res-taurants and eventually tookout a U.S. Small Business Ad-ministration (SBA) loan toopen her own pie shop. Shewas able to expand her busi-ness to include frozen pie

Governor Abbott partakes inTexas homemade pie day

crusts, which sold across Tex-as, Mississippi and Louisiana,before finally becoming avail-ab le across the countrythrough a large chain store. Inhonor of her efforts and busi-ness finesse, the SBA choseMrs. Smith as “Woman Advo-cate of the Year.”

Following the proclamationlast session, Mrs. Smith pre-sented then-Governor RickPerry with one of her home-made apple pies. This session,she was thrilled to be able tobake for newly-elected Gover-nor Abbott as well. An avid

fan of Mrs. Smith's pies, Rep.Smith was more than happyto honor Mrs. Smith with herofficial Texas day of distinc-tion, as well as ensure Gov.Abbott was able to experienceone of Mrs. Smith's bakedtreats.

"As a Baytown resident, Ihave had the privilege of par-taking in Helen Smith's deli-cious pies for years," Rep.Smith said. "It was an honorfor me to be able to thank herin this special way. She is tru-ly a pillar of our local commu-nity and as delightful as oneof her homemade pies."

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PASADENA, Texas - TheSan Jacinto CommunityCollege District has can-celed the election scheduledfor May 9, 2015, after thefiling deadline passed withno contested races.

Board of Trustees Posi-tions 5, 6 and 7 were to befilled in the May election.The incumbents, Mr. DanMims (Position 6), Mr. JohnMoon, Jr. (Position 5), andMr. Keith Sinor (Position7), will be sworn in for an-other six years followingthe election canvassing inMay.

Mr. Mims first joined theBoard of Trustees in 2002,replacing 31-year Boardmember Dr. John Nichols.For more than a decade hehas served in various lead-ership roles on the Board,including the last two asthe Board Chairman. Mr.Mims also serves on theBoard's Building and Fi-nance Committees, andpreviously was Chairmanof the Building Committee.Mr. Mims is president ofMims Investment, Inc., aHouston-area leasing andwarehouse business. Heserved as president of MimsMeat Company prior to itssale in 2010. An activemember of the community,he has served on commit-tees for UniPro Foodser-v i c e , a f o o d s e r v i c epurchasing cooperative, asBoard Secretary of theGreater Houston Restau-rant Association, and aspresident of the NorthShore Rotary Club. Mr.Mims has also served since2005 as a volunteer mem-ber of the Houston Live-

tion in assists with 8.1 pergame and averaged 1.8 stealsper game. Wilson was secondon the team in scoring at 11.8points per game, with a 47.2field goal shooting percentage,and a 69.3 free throw shoot-ing percentage. She averaged5.3 rebounds per game.

San Jacinto College wom-en's basketball Head CoachBrenita Jackson described theturnaround season as “truly ablessing to experience.” “I amvery proud of our team's dedi-cation and relentless effort tobuy in to winning on the court,in the classroom, and in life,”she commented. “To go from 3-

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27 last season to 23-9 this yearis outstanding. We finished theseason nationally ranked, ad-vanced to the semi-finals atthe regional tournament, andestablished ourselves as anelite team in this country.”

A women's basketballawards banquet and ceremo-ny will be held at the San Ja-cinto College North Campuson Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m.The event will take place inthe Monument Room, locatedin the Slovacek Student Cen-ter, 5800 Uvalde Road inHouston. The ceremony isopen to the public, and ticketscost $20 per person. To reserveseats, please email Jackson atbrenita.jackson@sjcd.edu.

For more information aboutthe San Jacinto College wom-en's basketball program,please visit sanjacsports.com.

San Jacinto College Board ofTrustees cancels May electionNo contested races prompts cancellation

SHELDON ISD:

KMS and NMS Bands WinSweepstakes AwardCongratulations to the Null Middle School and C.E. King Middle School bands for receiving top honors atthe UIL Band Contest in Channelview ISD! The varsity and non-varsity bands at both schools, all receiveddivision one ratings in the concert and sight reading portions of the contest. All four bands were giventhe UIL Sweepstakes award! This is the highest award a band can receive. Congratulations, Stallions andPanthers!

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PHA Executive DirectorRoger Guenther reported atthe February 24th Port Com-mission meeting that tonnagecontinues to be strong. In Jan-uary, import steel was up by35 percent over the samemonth in 2014, but Guenthernoted high steel volumes areexpected to taper off. Contain-er cargo volume has con- tin-ued to strengthen as well, witha constant upward trend infull import box- es. PHA at-tained a healthy overall 2.9million tons for the first monthof the year.

All of this activity in Janu-ary returned operating reve-nue of $24 million, up 18percent from the prior year.

The Port Authority generated$7 million in net operating in-come and $12million in cashflow, critical ele- ments tofunding its aggressive capitalinvestment plan for the nextfive years.

Also at the meeting, Guen-ther emphasized that PHA isready to capture increasedcontainer cargo demandthroughout the region. He cit-ed four new wharf cranes des-tined for the Barbours Cutterminal, which are expectedto arrive from Korea in earlyMay. The Port Commissionalso approved the purchase ofnine new rubber tired gantrycranes for the Bayport termi-nal. (Taken from the POR-TREPORT Feb. 2015)

stock Show and Rodeo, andis currently a Vice Chair-man of the Judging ContestCommittee.

Mr. Moon was first elect-ed to the San Jacinto Col-lege Board of Trustees inMay 2009. He is no strang-er to the San Jacinto Col-l e g e , h o w e v e r , a s h eattended the College upongraduation from Sam Ray-burn High School. Mr.Moon went on to receive aBachelor of Business Ad-ministration from SouthernMethodist University and aMaster of Science from theUniversity of Houston -Clear Lake. A life-long res-ident of the area, Mr. Moonis the Executive Vice Pres-ident of Moon Credit Cor-poration, and has beenworking in banking or in-vestments since he was 15.He has been an adjunct pro-fessor at San Jacinto Col-lege and is a certified publicaccountant. Mr. Moon andhis wife, Sheressa, havefour children, John, Robert,Donovan, and Kaylei. Mr.Moon serves as the Boardof Trustees Secretary, andon the San Jacinto CollegeFinance Committee.

Mr. Sinor is a Pasadenanative and Deer Park resi-dent, and graduated fromSam Rayburn High School.He is a former San JacintoCollege student who wenton to attend Texas A&MUnivers i ty , where heearned a bachelor's degreein accounting and finance,as well as a Master's ofBusiness Administration.He is also a certified publicaccountant. After a two-year stint in public account-

ing with Arthur Andersen,Mr. Sinor joined Sinor En-gine Company, Inc., wherehe is currently a co-ownerand chief financial officer.Mr. Sinor is actively in-volved in the community,previously serving onboards of the Deer ParkRotary Club and Deer ParkChamber of Commerce. Heis married to Rae Sinor,and they have twin boys,John and Michael. In June2011, he filled the remain-ing four years of Position 7,previously held by Mr.Wayne Slovacek, who re-tired from the board in De-cember 2010 after 38 yearsof service. Mr. Sinor servesas the Board of TrusteesAssistant Secretary, andsits on the San Jacinto Col-lege Building Committee.

“San Jacinto College isfortunate to have all threeof these incumbents return-ing for another term to con-tinue their service to ourcommunity,” said Chancel-lor Dr. Brenda Hellyer.“Their vision and leader-ship, along with the entireBoard of Trustees, hasmade San Jacinto College aleader in higher educationand workforce training.”

The cancellation of theelection will save San Ja-cinto College approximate-ly $100,000. Elections forthe San Jacinto CollegeBoard of Trustees occur ev-ery two years, in odd num-bered years. Members ofthe San Jacinto CollegeBoard of Trustees are elect-ed in numbered at-largepositions, 1 through 7, andserve six-year terms.

Channelview ISD's Office ofPublic Relations earned a Bestof Category award, two GoldStar Award and two SilverStar Awards for writing, pho-tography and publications atthe Texas School Public Rela-tions Association's AnnualConference in Austin recent-ly.

More than 1,000 award en-tries from communicationsprofessionals in small andlarge districts statewide weresubmitted for TSPRA awards.

District Public RelationsOfficer Mark Kramer earnedBest of Category honors forthe district's School SafetySpecial Edition of its ExternalNewsletter, ChannelViews.Kramer also won a Gold Starin the Writing category for the

CHANNELVIEW ISDDistrict's School Safetypublication earns top honors

School Safety newsletter andfor Sports Photography of anaction shot of Falcon baseballpitcher Seth Campbell.

Kramer captured SilverStar Awards for PublishedNews/Feature on CHS studentYvette Leos' experience at theHouston Livestock Show andRodeo Calf Scramble and inthe Brochure category for thedistrict's annual report.

TSPRA is a non-profit, pro-fessional organization dedicat-ed to promoting public schoolsthrough effective communica-tions. With more than 800members, TSPRA is comprisedprimarily of public informa-tion and communications pro-fessionals who serve the publicschool districts and educationorganizations of Texas.

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AUSTIN - Debates overthe Texas House and Senateversions of the state budgetlie ahead , and movement to-ward setting budget controlsto blend into a final, agreed-upon budget for 2016-2017emerged in low-numberedbills filed last week.

SB 20 by Senate FinanceChair Jane Nelson, R-Grape-vine, would strengthen stateagency contract reporting re-quirements, require agencyheads to sign off on contractsworth more than $1 millionand require agencies to posta list of all contracts on theirstate website, according to areport posted by the Senate'sin-house news service .“These contracts are paid forwith taxpayer dollars,” Nel-son said. “We must ensurethat they are awarded withthe highest degree of ethicsand transparency.” Nelsonsaid her committee wouldvote on SB 20 this week.

SB 9 by Sen. Kelly Han-cock, R-North RichlandHills, would tie the statespending cap to populationgrowth, plus inflation, rath-er than stick with the cur-rent benchmark, personalincome growth, to devise aboundary for state spending.The state constitution limitsthe growth of the state bud-get to no more than thegrowth of the state economy.

In other news, the SenateSelect Committee on Govern-ment Facilities examined de-ferred maintenance at stateagencies, meaning the costsof upkeep that get put off dueto lack of funding. SelectCommittee Chair Kevin El-tife, R-Tyler, said stateagencies need $1.5 billion tofix state facilities, up from$400 million in 2006. “If youdon't fix the roof, it's not just

Lawmakers seek to controlelements of state spending

the cost of the roof five yearsout, it's the cost of the walls.It's the cost of the carpet andrepairs.” Eltife said, andcalled for a four-year plan,including a special account,to catch up with deferredmaintenance.

Bill-filing deadlinepasses

Friday, March 13, markedthe 60th day of the 84th reg-ular session of the TexasLegislature and was the fi-nal day for state lawmakersto file non-local legislativebills and proposed constitu-tional amendments.

True to form, bill filingreached tsunami proportionsin the last week of bill filing,with more than one third ofthe total rolling in a matterof days. Statistics kept byTexas Legislative Councilshow 4,114 House bills, 1,226

Senate bills, and 133 Houseand 65 Senate joint resolu-tions (proposed constitution-al amendments) were filed.And those, in addition to con-current resolutions and con-gratulatory and memorialresolutions submitted bymembers of both bodies cameto a grand total of 7,989 bills.

With 80 days left in the140-day session, lawmakersmust move with all possiblespeed to get their bills as-signed to committees for con-sideration. An intensiveschedule of committee hear-ings has begun. From hereon, it's a race against theclock. In the second week ofMay, a string of deadlinesensue that will cut down thenumber of bills that havesome chance of entering thefinal stages of the maze be-fore June 1, the 140th andfinal day of the regular ses-sion.

Sales tax revenueincreases

State sales tax revenue inFebruary was $2.46 billion,up 11.7 percent compared toFebruary 2014, Texas Comp-troller Glenn Hegar an-nounced March 11.

“This marks the 59th con-secutive month of year-over-year growth - an encouragingsign that Texas' diverse eco-nomic engine continues todrive spending growth inhouseholds and businessesall over the state,” Hegarsaid.

Receipts from manufac-turing and wholesale and re-tail trade grew and taxreceipts from the oil and nat-ural gas sector were upsharply over last year, de-spite a decline in oil and nat-ural gas prices, Hegar added.

Cities, counties, transitsystems and special purposetaxing districts will receiveMarch local sales tax alloca-tions totaling $590.1 million,up 6.7 percent compared toMarch 2014.

Governor certifiesdisaster

Gov. Greg Abbott onMarch 9 issued a disasterproclamation certifying thatdrought conditions continueto pose a threat of imminentdisaster in 95 of Texas' 254counties.

While this 30-day droughtproclamation is in effect,rules and regulations thatmay inhibit or preventprompt response to thisthreat are suspended for theduration of the state of disas-ter, as authorized by statelaw.

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AUSTIN - March 17,2015 - Senate Bill 17 onOpen Carry passed in theTexas Senate by a vote of20-10. Senator BrandonCreighton (R-Conroe), co-author of the bill, issuedthe following statementregarding its passage:

"Our state is only one ofsix that doesn't permittheir law-abiding citizensto openly carry a handgunin public under anycircumstance. We cancarry long rifles andshotguns openly without apermit, yet we can'topenly carry handguns.Texans respect the SecondAmendment and deservemuch more than therestrictions New York,Illinois, and Californiahold on their citizens."

"I'm appreciative of ourdeliberative floor discus-sion on open carry. Thereis a strong sentiment inthe Texas Legislature, andacross the state, tostrengthen the SecondAmendment this sessionand that is what weaccomplished today withthe passage of Senate Bill17. Today's vote is avictory for Texas and itslaw-abiding citizens."

S.B. 17, authored bySenator Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls), would

Senate passage ofopen carry

authorize open carry ofmodern handguns inTexas by anyone with alicense, so long as thehandguns are carried inshoulder or belt holsters.Applicants would have tomeet the same require-ments that they currentlydo to obtain a concealedhandgun license.

In the forty-four statesthat allow some form ofopen carry, there are twogroups: Thirty statesallow open carry without alicense. The remainingfourteen allow open carryby people have satisfied alicensing requirement.

SENATOR BRANDONCREIGHTON representsDistrict 4, which encom-passes Chambers, Jeffer-son and parts ofMontgomery, Harris, andGalveston Counties. Hecurrently serves on theSenate Committee onAgriculture, Water andRural Affairs, the SenateCommittee on CriminalJustice, the Senate Com-mittee on State Affairs,and as the Vice-Chairmanof the Senate Committeeon Business and Com-merce.

Senate Bill 17 Strengthens SecondAmendment Rights for Texans

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SB 17 proposes thefollowing:

•Relating to the authorityof a person who is licensed tocarry a handgun to openlycarry a holstered handgun;creating a criminal offense;providing penalties.

"In the history of theTexas Senate, this is the firsttime an open carry bill has

made it out of committee andonto the Senate floor. I amvery proud of the fact thattoday, we made Texashistory.

"We've worked tirelesslyon the issues that are mostimportant to Texans. Iapplaud the good work oursenators have put forth onmaking sure our SecondAmendment Rights areprotected, never ignored andproperly enforced.

"The passage of (SB 17 -Estes) demonstrates that theTexas Senate is focusing onour citizens' priorities andour right to freedom,"concluded Patrick.

Passage of OpenCarry Gun Bill

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Eulalia H. Dean went hometo live with our Lord and herhusband Oscar Jay Dean, Sr.,on March 11, 2015 in Houston,Texas.

Lala was preceded in deathby her beloved husband of 58years, Oscar, and her young-est son, Raymond Edward. Sheis survived by her children,Louise (David) McKinney, Os-car Jay, Jr. (Peggy Joe) Dean,Linda Sue Cramer, PeggyHellen Isacson, Sarah May(Michael) Walker; her honor-ary daughter, Elizabeth (El-kins) King; her grandchildren,Myles (Krystal) Adams, Chris-tina Adams, Michael (Isabel)McKinney, Collin McKinney,Richard (Sandra) Dean, GlennDean, Angela Dean, Tiffany(Will) Smith, William (Jennie)Cramer, Samantha (Matthew)Roth, Jason (Hilary) Isacson,Derek (Jessica) Isacson, Ethan(Mary) Rangel, Joshua(Kennedy) Rangel, MatthewRangel, Daria Dean, GabrielDean, Gloria Dean; her great-grandchildren, Adrienne(John) Flores, Brett (Christa)Adams, Kayla Underwood,

Edgar Joe Wotipka, 88, ofHighlands, Texas died March10, 2015 in Baytown, Texas.Edgar was born March 28,1926 in Plum, Texas to Ed-ward and Carrie ZaskodaWotipka.

Edgar grew up in a verylarge family with four broth-ers and three sisters whentimes were very hard. Theentire family worked manyjobs to help make ends meet.Later, the family lived in theWillow Springs-Fayettevillearea. As a youth, Edgar lovedto hunt squirrels, rabbits, etc.

Eulalia H. Dean Bryar Underwood, NicholeAdams, Brandon McKinney,Jonathon McKinney, RyanMcKinney, Stephanie Jar-zombek, Ashley Dean, StephenBartz, Celeska McKinney,Gavin McKinney, ZacharyRoth, Dominic Isacson, LillianSmith, Reverie Rangel; andher great-great grandchildren,Giselle Flores and MelinaFlores, Coraline Flores.

Lala immigrated to theUnited States with her familyat the age of 4. Her father nev-er intended to remain in theU.S. He was only planning toescape the bandits temporari-ly and return home; but hewas killed in a car wreck whenshe was 8 years old. The fami-ly remained here, in the FortWorth area, where she grewup and met her husband, Os-car. They married in 1942 dur-ing World War II and shewaited for him there while hefought in the war. Lala boreand raised 6 children. Thefamily moved to Houston in1951 and she has been a mem-ber of Our Lady of Fatima Par-ish in Galena Park ever since.Her eldest son is a Eucharis-tic Minister there today.

Lala became a NaturalizedCitizen of the United States in1962. Lala was a very brightchild and, after failing the firstgrade because she couldn'tspeak English, she wasskipped from the 5th to the 7thgrade. Since her mother be-lieved her only job as an adultwould be to be a wife andmother, she removed her fromschool after the 7th grade.Lala worked hard and earnedher GED in 1969 when shewas 45. Lala was diagnosedwith Alzheimer's Disease in2004. In lieu of flowers, thefamily would appreciate dona-tions to Houston Hospice.

A Vigil will be held at Cart-er Funeral Home on Tuesday,March 17, 2015 from 5:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m., with the Rosaryto begin at 7:00 p.m. A Funer-al Celebration Mass will beheld at Our Lady of FatimaChurch, 1705 8th St, GalenaPark, TX 77547 on Wednesday,March 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.,followed by the Rite of Com-mittal at San Jacinto Memo-rial Park, Houston, Texas,under the direction of CarterFuneral Home.

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with his brothers. Sundayswere spent in the woods orswimming at the creek.

He was called into the U.S.Army at age 18 and served inOkinawa and Saipan, whichwas then known as OccupiedJapan. Upon Edgar's dis-charge, the Wotipka familymoved to Baytown. In August1947, Edgar went to a dancein Crosby where he met hisfuture wife, Evelyn. Theywere married on October 16,1949 at the Czech MoravianChurch in Crosby. Edgar andEvelyn resided in the Bay-town-Highlands area for 65years, where they raised twochildren, Johnny and Cynthia.Edgar worked at Wilkenfeld'sFurniture in Baytown andthen Humble Oil & Refiningwhere he retired in 1983 after31 years of service.

Edgar was an avid fisher-man, shrimper and loved boat-ing out in waters along theHouston-Galveston area.Edgar and Evelyn shared apassion for deer hunting,which brought them to CatSpring, Texas, an area thatthey thoroughly enjoyed. Theymoved to Cat Spring in 1983and remained there for 7 yearsbefore returning to Highlands.

Edgar and Evelyn alsoloved to dance together withthe waltz being their favorite.They also enjoyed dancing pol-kas at country dance halls, fes-tivals and celebrations. Edgaronce said that he couldn'tdance until he met Evelyn.

Several years ago, Edgarbegan reading a lot of books,with Westerns being his favor-ite. In May 2013, Edgar re-marked to Evelyn that henever had a Bible. She offeredhers, but he wanted to get hisown and he began reading theBible in its entirety. He com-pleted that task in January2015 at which time he asked,“What am I supposed to donow?” Evelyn said, “Start allover again.”, which he did,ending up through Exodus 11.

Edgar was preceded indeath by his parents and allof his siblings. His brotherswere Leo Wotipka and wife

Mary; Adolph Tydlacka andwife Aurora; Edwin Wotipkaand wife Nina; and Ben Wotip-ka. His sisters were: LillieTydlacka Buchanan and hus-band James; Edna WotipkaLiska and husband Joe; Bess-ie Wotipka Reynolds and hus-band Albert.

Edgar is survived by hiswife of 65 years, Evelyn; sonJohnny Wotipka and wife Don-na of Baytown; Daughter: Cyn-thia Wotipka Boland andhusband Michael of LeagueCity. Grandchildren:Stephanie Wotipka Manningand husband Mike of LeagueCity; Tara McKinney of Lewis-ville and Monica McKinney ofOrlando, Florida. He is sur-vived by three great-grand-children: Hannah Riser,Camden Manning and KeiraManning, all of League City.He is also survived by his sis-ter-in-law Kathryn Wotipka ofHighlands and numerous niec-es and nephews. He will begreatly missed by all, includ-ing his faithful companion,Smokey.

Pallbearers: Calvin Kotrla,Mike Wotipka, RichardMcKinney, Stephen Orsak,Greg Wotipka, David McCarty.Honorary Pallbearers: Ed-ward Orsak, Scott Liska andLonnie Buchanan.

A visitation for family andfriends will be held on Friday,March 13, 2015 from 5-8 p.m.at Sterling-White FuneralHome, 11011 Crosby-Lynch-burg Road, Highlands, Texas77562. Services will be heldon Saturday, March 14, 2015,10 am at Sterling-White withinterment immediately follow-ing at Sterling-White Ceme-tery. To send the familycondolences please visitwww.sterlingwhite.com.

For those wishing to honorEdgar's memory with a chari-table donation, the family sug-gests two organizations: 1)Paws Across Texas, c/o MalbaSmesny, 13602 Bohemian HallRoad, Crosby, TX 77532 or 2)Stratford Branch Library-HCPL, 509 Stratford St.,Highlands, TX 77562.

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Roy Donald Land, 87,passed away Monday, March16, 2015 in Houston, Texas.Roy was born June 27, 1927 inWheelock, Texas to parentsAlbert and Ruby Land. Heproudly served his country inthe United States Airforce. Heretired from Armco Steel after32 years of dedicated service.Roy enjoyed hunting, fishing,and spending time outdoorswith his family. He will alsobe remembered for his abilityto fix anything electrical;many placed their trust in himas their “handyman”. Roy islovingly survived by his wife,Lucille Land; children, DonnyLand and wife, Regina, RossLand and wife, Karla, PhyllisBrockermeyer and husband,Dan, Brenda Overton; step-children, Sammy Jones andwife, Mary, Billy Jones; grand-children, Wendy Avant andhusband, Bill, DeeDee Trussand husband, Brandon, Don-ny Land, II, Laura Newsom,Richard Persky and wife, Amy,Krystol Wheeler and husband,Brandon, Leslie Sanders andhusband, Steven, Daniel Over-ton, Brandi and husband, Jus-tin, Chase and wife, Kristi;great-grandchildren, Alexis,J.J., Martin, Darrell, Mike, Ci-ara, Robby, Cody, Emily, Brady,Owen, Olivia, Ethan, Haley,Shey, Maci, Kassidi, Brileigh;step-grandchildren, Robert,Elizabeth, Brad, Bryant; aswell as numerous extendedfamily members and friends.Friends joined the family from

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Meeting will take placeThursday, April 2, 2015 witha ligh dinner at 5:45 p.m. andbusiness starts at 6:15 pm.Meeting adjourns by 8:15 p.m.at Alvin Baggett RecreationBuilding, 1302 Keene in Gale-na Park

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Port Bureau, will explain whatthe expansion is about and theimpacts, both positive andnegative, it may or may nothave on this area. Diehl is aformer US Coast Guard Cap-tain of the Port and was sta-tioned in Panama at the timethat nation was determiningwhether to expand the canal.

•Diehl will also describethe mix of vessels calling onthe Port of Houston and howlow oil prices may influencethe vessel forecast for region-al ports over the next fewyears.

Galena Park Alumni Spotlightbecome a doctor so he couldsave the lives of others, allow-ing them to spend more timewith their love ones.

Once he graduates frommedical school in May 2016,Jonathan plans on completinghis residency at a well-knownhospital such as Texas Chil-dren's Hospital, preferably inTexas or California. He isseeking the primary care fieldwith pediatrics as his mainfocus. His desire is to establisha career at an academic medi-cal center where he can workand also teach.

During his first two yearsof medical school, he assistedwith the Med Kids Program byeducating second and fourthgrade students about medi-cine, and high school students,at Camp Cardiac, about theheart. After one of the sessionshe had heard a student say hewanted to become a doctor justlike him and that inspired himto teach. He then proposed theidea to begin a program inGPISD so students here couldhave the same opportunity tolearn and expose them to moreoptions regarding their profes-sional goals. He approachedMr. John Moore, his formerprincipal at Cunningham Mid-dle School and also at NorthShore High School NinthGrade Campus, whom he con-siders his mentor, with theidea of beginning the FutureDoctors Program. Jonathanwas excited to learn that thisidea was approved, and he isscheduled to visit GPISD's 9thand 10th grade students atNSHS during the first twoweeks in July. He will teach arun through of Anatomy and

Physiology, and he will alsoconduct an overview on thesteps to get into medical schoolupon completion of highschool. In April 2016, he willteach five different sessionsabout the human body at Ha-vard Elementary. He plans toreturn in a few years to finisheducating the other campuses!

Although he is devoted tohis busy schedule, Jonathan iscurrently involved in theCatholic Student Associationand Sports Medicine Associa-tions. He has a passion forshoes and is a huge footballfan who roots for the HoustonTexans.

We are very proud ofJonathan, and we look forwardto him returning to GPISD toenlighten the rest of our stu-dents and help them preparefor their future careers.

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SAILBOAT:PEARSON23’ 1979 in the water atWatergate Marina inClear Lake.713-977-2555.

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MAINTENANCE &Security Staff. HolidayInn, Channelview,16311 E. Freeway.281-864-7457.

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2 BEDROOMS,1 1/2 bath. Very Nicehouse with yard. $800/mo. + $600 deposit.Close-in Carport.Available April 1st.281-705-9640.

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THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORwill operate heavy equipment such as trucks, tractors, mechanized boom, back-hoe, road grater or bull dozer to maintain canals, levees, roadways, and otherAuthority property. This individual will also perform or assist in performance ofpreventative maintenance of Division hydraulic and mechanical equipment,buildings, structures, and/or other facilities in a manner to achieve optimalsafety, efficiency, quality and reliability. High school diploma or GED and 3 to 4years related experience and/or training in the operation of heavy equipment.Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the re-quired knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered. To perform this jobsuccessfully, an individual should have the ability to develop a working knowl-edge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel. Valid Texas Drive's License withan insurable driving record. Valid Texas Commercial Driver's License is a plus.Aquatic Herbicide License or ability to obtain license is preferred. Ability toswim is strongly preferred due to occasional exposure to flowing streams ofwater, must have the ability to wear the appropriate water safety equipmentsuch as a life vest.

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1986 FORDMustang 5.0 LX. Re-storing not complete.Loaded A/T. Newtrunkc, hood, doors,ground effects. $5,000OBO. 281-383 2626,message.

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MANAGEMENT(Keyholder) Positionswith a local shoe store.Exciting career opportu-nity. Retail experiencepreferred. Apply atSHOE DEPT., 14405FM 2100, Crosby RetailCenter, or email re-sume:kgrubbs@shoeshow.comEOE M/F

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District until 3:00 p.m., April 13, 2015for FUNDRAISING ITEMS RFP 15-016. At that time proposals will beopened at the GPISD Admin Bldg

located at 14705 Woodforest Blvd.,Houston, TX 77015. Additionalinformation may be obtained by

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Representative Hernan-dez welcomed studentsfrom HD 143 participatingin the Comcast “DigitalC o n n e c t o r s ” p r o g r a mthrough NeighborhoodCenters-Ripley House. Itwas a pleasure to havethese 15 students at theCapitol to celebrate theirachievement in complet-

Rep. Hernandez with HD 143 students participating in Comcast Digital Connectors Program.

Rep. Hernandez hosts the Comcast "Digital Connectors" at the Capitoling this program.

The Comcast DigitalConnectors program offersdigital literacy courses forstudents throughout theyear. The program also of-fers them a chance tolearn about the cable busi-ness industry and the op-portunities that Comcastprovides as well as the im-

portance of Science, Tech-nology, Engineering andMath (STEM) education.Representative Hernan-dez is extremely proud tohave these students inHouse District 143 andshe looks forward to hear-ing more about their con-tinued success!

Nadolneys celebrate 80 years in CloverleafFrank and Carmen Nadolney are

celebrating the 80th anniversary ofthe founding of Cloverleaf this year.

This subdivision communitywith over 3800 homes, is the resultof the vision of Frank’s father andmother, Romanus F. and FrancesNadolney.

The Nadolneys arrived in theNorth Shore of Houston in 1935.

Originally R. F. was from Michigan,and Frances was raised in Sweetwa-ter, Texas. They had met at heremployer’s, Western Union, andmarried in 1929. After an illustriousbut short career with the NotreDame football team, and the GreenBay Packers, R. F. had gone toCalifornia, New Mexico and else-where to develop housing subdivi-ons.

As a football player, R. F. wasknown as “Peaches” by his team-mates, which included playing forthe famous Knute Rockne at NotreDame, and Green Bay in 1922, andfour seasons with the Milwaukee

Badgers of the early NFL. His footballteammates included George Gipp, andCurly Lambeau. As a result, Nadolneywas later enshrined in the U. P. CollegeFootball Hall of Fame.

Nadolney started Cloverleaf Farmsby buying about 1000 acres from theHornberger interests. As time passed,Nadolney sold lots in the subdivisionfrom Manor Street on the east, workingwestward until they finally built outFreeport Street and Evanston Street,and lots were built out with modesthomes for the workers in the shipyards,refineries and defense industries nearthe port, it became necessary for theschool district to build a school for allthe new children. So in 1942 the Nadol-neys donated 6.5 acres of land to theGalena Park school district, for a newelementary school named CloverleafElementary. It opened with 256 chil-dren, and now has almost 1000 with

successive additons.Although R. F. or Romanus Frank

“Peaches” Nadolney died in 1963, hiswife Frances continued their benevo-lence after his death, and in 1975 donat-

ed the land on whichthe North ShoreLittle League builttheir playing field. Itis named R. F.Nadolney Field.Today their sonFrank continues thisgenerosity to thecommunity theyfounded, by sup-porting the NorthShore Little Leaguefor the last 52 years,and the North Shore Rotary Club andtheir youth projects.

Galena Park ISD received a federalgrant of $50,000, announced by Presi-dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, from thedefense public works fund for construc-tion of the school. The the district underthe direction of superintendent Dr.Walter Hinds voted to issue $15,000 inmatching bonds for the school construc-tion. The school was built with sixclassrooms, on Goose Creek Road atClover Leaf Farms, according to oldnewspaper clippings.

In December 2003 the Galena Parkschool district named a library FrancesI. Nadolney Library in her honor.Present at the dedication ceremony

THE NADOLNEYS HAVE SUPPORTED the NorthShore Little League for 52 years. The LL fieldwas built on donated land in 1975.

“PEACHES” NADOLNEY played on KnuteRockne’s Notre Dame squad, along with CurlyLambeau and George Gipp.

R. F. NADOLNEY in1955 in downtownHouston.

R. F. NADOLNEY in1922 Green Bay Packeruniform.

CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2002, theyear that Frances Nadolney died.

CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 1943, thefirst year it housed six classes.

FRANK NADOLNEY displays memorabilia fromhis father ’s footbal l career, and thedevelopment of Cloverleaf Farms, in his officein Cloverleaf.

were superintendent Dr. ShirleyNeeley, and the school boardheaded by Jeff Miller, and theprincipal of the Cloverleaf Elemen-tary Ofelia Garza. Mrs. Nadolneyhad died in 2002, at the age of 96. R.F. Nadolney died in 1963.