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Despite the triple digit tem-perature and the pending uncer-tainty of the direction NASA will be taking in the near future, thou-sands came to Ellington Field on Friday July 22nd. They came to welcome home the Final Four of the last Space Shuttle to ever grace the skies about this coun-try. STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley, mission specialists Sandy Mag-nus and Rex Walheim took the stage as the crowd cheered and waved American flags. Former Astronaut and the 10th director of the Johnson Space Center, Mike Coats emceed the event. Guests included Kay Bai-ley Hutchinson, Houston Mayor Anise Parker and many other dignitaries from the Houston area. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson spoke to the crew and crowd say-ing, “Welcome home and thank all of you for coming out. This is such as special place. This is where it all started. We are here now at the end of an era but not the end of Americans flying into space and finding out what’s

next. We have seen the discov-eries and what they have done for us in the past. But we don’t rely on the past we look to the

future”. Senator Hutchinson has long been a supporter of the space program. She was instrumental in getting additional flights add-ed when the decision to end the shuttle program was announced. Hutchinson complimented the crew on a job well-done, and implored the American public to look forward. Hutchinson said, “I want to say one other thing to this crew be-cause they really left a symbol of our will to go forward. They took the flag that started every-thing 30 years ago and they left it up there, and said it’s not coming back till an American goes up in an American ship and to retrieve that flag and bring it back to

earth”. Houston Mayor Anise Parker was presented with a banner by Commander Craig Ferguson who said, “We took up a ban-ner because we know that the lives of us at JSC and the lives of the citizens of Houston are so intertwined we wanted to ex-press our thanks for everything you’ve done for us. I know that we’ve been through some trials and tribulations over the years. I think Houston’s taken it on the chin a little bit. So we wanted to tell you as a representative of our green city of Houston that Houston was and will remain the first word in Space. We’d like to present this to you on behalf of the astronauts to the City of

Houston”. Upon receiving the banner Mayor Parker said, We’re hon-ored to have it and we will dis-play it proudly. You’ve said we’ve taken some hits lately, but Johnson Space Center is Houston and Houston is John-son Space Center, and we’re in this together”. Parker also told the crew “There’s a phrase that many of us know from the Apos-tle Paul and it says ‘I fought the good fight, I finished the course, I kept the faith”. In this last mis-sion you, STS-135, you finished the course and you kept the faith with the American people”. To the crowd Parker talked about the country’s vision and commitment of space explora-

By The BayWe’re lookingfor classmates!! La Porte High School Class of 1971. A reunion is being planned for this fall. Please contact us on Facebook @ LPHS Class of 1971 Reunion or call Don Davison @ 409-944-1311

LPPD Announce Citizens Police Academy for AugustThe La Porte Police Department will begin a new Citizens Police Acad-emy (CPA) on August 9, 2011 with graduation scheduled for November 15, 2011. CPA participants attended classes at the La Porte Police De-partment every Tuesday night for 15 consecutive weeks from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Participation in the CPA is free and all materials are provided by the Police Department. Appli-cants must be at least eighteen years of age with a clear criminal history. An application is also required to be completed and a background check will be conducted prior to the first night of class. The department asks that all applicants live or work in the City of La Porte, although occasional exception(s) may be made. For ques-tions concerning La Porte’s Citizens Police Academy, contact Officer Robyn Gallion at 281-842-3162 or log onto the department’s website at www.ci.la-porte.us/gov/police/sup-port/default.asp.

Free Roller Derby Lessons For Kemah ResidentsSouth Side Roller Derby invites you, your family, and your friends to sign up for a Free Month of in-structional roller derby training from experienced skaters including skating the track, taking falls, get-ting up, stopping, blocking, taking a rail, speed skating, and much more-Girls (7 to 17) – Mondays at 5:30. Women (18 and up) – Mondays at 8 pm. Men (18 and up) – Tuesdays 7 pm. To sign up email: [email protected] or visit: roll-erderbybootcamp.com/signup.htm. South Side Roller Derby - House of Derby, 3502 Palmer Hwy, Texas City, Texas 77590. (281)460-2240. www.rollerderbybootcamp.com. www.southsiderollerderby.com

AARP Chapter 1973 MeetingLa Porte Community ChurchAugust 8, 10:30 AM

AARP Chapter 1973 (La Porte) meets Monday, August 8, 10:30 AM, at La Porte Community Church, First and “A” Streets. A potluck luncheon follows the meeting. The August program features fun and games. It will be a lot of fun. Guests 50 + are welcome.

Senior DanceNorman L. Malone Senior CenterLa PorteAugust 4, 7-10The Senior Dance is Thursday, Au-gust 4, 7:00-10:00 PM at Norman L. Malone Senior Center, 1322 So. Broadway, La Porte. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Admission is $7.00/ per-son. Door prizes and refreshments included. August band is Earl Epps.

Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department to Host Blood DriveThe Seabrook Volunteer Fire Depart-ment will be hosting a blood drive . The drive will be held on Monday, August 29th, 2011 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in association with the UTMB Blood Bank. All community members are invited and encouraged to participate in the blood drive, which will be held at the Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department, Station 1 located at 1850 E. Meyer Road. For more information, please con-tact SVFD at 281-474-3434.

Annual Benefit for Betty’s HavenSan Jacinto High Rollers MC-Channelview ChapterJuly 30 • 10 - 1Annual SJHR-CHANNELVIEW CHAPTER benefit for Betty’s Ha-ven -motorcycle fun run, food, live band, live auction, 50/50’s. Betty’s Haven is shelter for battered wom-en and children. All bikes, clubs, families welcome. www.sjhrchan-nelview.com. American legion Post 644-16417 Market St-Channelview, Tx. 10am-till ? Contact Phone: 713-382-1617

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The Seabrook Association honored the space shuttle program with a special tribute meeting on July 20th. The meeting coincided with the anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969 and the eve of the last space shuttle mission. Lakewood Yacht Club’s Ballroom was filled to capacity with members of the Seabrook Association and community members, many of who have been involved with NASA and the space program. Diana Rodgers, one of the organizers of the event addressed the audience, “Thank you so much for coming tonight. I’m just so honored that we have so many people from the commu-nity who showed up tonight to celebrate this milestone in NASA’s history. Tomorrow morn-ing at 4:56 A.M. Central Time the crew of the Atlantis will land at Kennedy Space Center. It will be the last wheel-stop for the Space Shuttle Program. This is obviously a very bitter-sweet moment for many, but tonight we are here to cel-ebrate the accomplishments of the tens of thou-

sands of people, the rocket-scientists, the engi-neers, the civil servants, contractors and all who have worked and been a part of this wonderful program. All of us who live in the Clear Lake area have been impacted in our lives in some way or another by manned space flight, and sometimes we take it for granted. I think after tomorrow we are going to realize how much we really miss it”. Tom Diegelman, a civil servant at NASA for over 30 years, addressed the audience and said, “This is quite a unique event and one of those things you see only once in a lifetime. We’re celebrating the completion of a 30 year odyssey of the most complicated machine built by man”. He continued, “It’s very important for the com-munity to come out and share this. The space program doesn’t belong to NASA; it belongs to the American people. This is yours”. Diegelman introduced the first feature of the evening, “The Space Shuttle” a video about the history of the space program, which is narrated by Star Trek actor William Shatner. Keynote speaker, former Astronaut Steve Nagel, who retired on July 19th, talked about

Seabrook Association Hosts Astronaut Steve Nagel

During Tribute Meeting

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2011 USODA National Championship Held At

Houston Yacht Club

The Crowd Cheers As The Last Space Shuttle Crew Returns Home To Houston’s Ellington Field

Mike Coats introduces the crew of space shuttle Atlantis - commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley, mission specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim - take the stage during a welcome-home celebration at Ellington Field on Friday.

Seabrook Association President Marcy Fryday, Astronaut Steve Nagel, Tom Diegelman, Matt Ondler and Diana Rodgers

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Each year some of America’s best junior sailors gather to com-pete for the title of National Champion. The primary youth sail-ing organization, the United States Optimist Dingy Sailing As-sociation (USODA) holds dozens of regattas across the United States with the annual National Championship Regatta being the pinnacle. This year the event was hosted by the Houston Yacht Club in Shoreacres from July 17 - 24. Many volunteers, race officers, judges, coaches and parents visited the the area to watch 260 of the best youth sailors, who traveled from over 15 US states and 4 countries to compete in the week-long event. Leonard Takahashi-Fry, of New Zealand sailed a great series, and placed first overall, but because Leonard is from New Zea-land, he could not be named the new United States National Champion. Wade Wadell finishing 2nd overall, is the 2011 USO-DA National Champion. Team Race Championship came to a close Tuesday. Taking 1st place in the 2011 USODA Team Race Championship, was Lauderdale Yacht Club’s “Team 1”. Coached by Juan Carlos and Romero, Allie Toppa, Sophia Reineke, Martina Sly, Liza Toppa and Wade Waddell will travel to in Berlin in October to compete in the IODA Team Race Championship. In second place, was “LISOT Team Black”. Coached by Pepe and Panic, the Long Island Sound Optimist Team from New York, Will Logue, Jack Parkin, Ty Ingram, Matt Kaplan and Sean Walsh. Placing third, and coached by Argy and Justin O’Connor, was “Team M Yellow” with Houston local sailors, Wiley Rogers and Richard Schuurmans and Ben Kern and Ian MacDiarmid from Florida. It was a beautiful day out on the race course at Houston Yacht Club for the competitors participating in the 2011 USODA Girls National Championship. 93 girls ranging in age from 8 to 15, competed in grueling sailing conditions. After waiting for a storm to pass, the girls sailed 3 races, and Audrey Giblin, of Shrews-ury Sailing & Yacht became the 2011 USODA Girls National Champion.

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Eagles Lodge803 S. 8th Street, La Porte, Tx. 77571 Kristie is a loving mother to 2 young sons, and a devoted wife of 11 years to her husband Lance. The Johnson’s are local mem-bers of our community, and are in need after a terrible accident that has left Kristie hospitalized. Kristie is facing a long road of recovery after an automobile accident on June 3rd. She sustained several injuries and is looking at a 6 month stay in the hospital. Her insurance will not cover all of her medical expenses, making it difficult for her family to meet those needs without help from our community.

During the benefit we will be selling Bar-B-Q plates for $8. There will also be a live auction starting at 2pm and a silent auc-tion will run from 12p-5p. We will have a 50/50 raffle, liquor bas-ket raffle and a dessert wheel also. Come join us for a fun filled afternoon while helping out one of our fellow neighbors.

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Pot Luck: The first (of many, we hope) pot luck dinners at the Norman L. Malone Senior Center was enjoyed by two dozen or so hungry diners. The serving table was laden with a variety of entrees and salads, including shrimp etouffee, ham and navy beans, mac & cheese with ham, chicken strips, baked beans and pinto beans. The dessert table was similarly adorned. Chips and dip was available for an appetizer if desired. It’s true: seniors are good cooks and like to eat. The potluck dinner is planned for the first Thursday of the odd months, taking the place of the can-celled dance date. Following the clean up, various games broke out until the 8:00 PM closing time. This enabled everyone to get home in the daylight. Story Time: The Tuesday afternoon story time has become more lively and entertaining since Cotton and Pricilla joined the group. Meeting in the living room at the Norman L. Malone Se-nior Center at 1:00 PM, the group relates a story on a subject selected the previous week. One never knows what Mary Lee, the facilitator, will initiate. Her stories are told with the years of kindergarten teacher experience. In one session, we were in-troduced to Ruth, a lady of the Bible, decked out in the ancient fashion. Every week is a surprise. The Games We Play: The third Friday of the month is Game Night and over 20 seniors showed up at 5:00 PM with light snacks to be shared later and began playing Canasta, Skip Bo and Mexican Train. Game Night has become more popular as the summer heat continues. Of course, the shared snacks are always an enjoyable treat, and make for a pleasant break in the games.Movie Maestro Please: The giant screen and surround sound audio visual system in the Norman L. Malone Senior Center congregant area is a pleasant venue for afternoon movies. On Monday, July 18, after the hot lunch provided by Harris County Area Agency on Aging ( served daily at the Norman L. Malone Senior Center), Cirque du Soliel Alegria was shown. The sets are exquisite, the costumes magnificent and the acrobatics almost unbelievable in this live video. The audience was captivated by the shear magnificence of the production. Pass The Biscuits: Those guys in the Red Suspenders put on another bodacious breakfast for the seniors. Southern style bis-cuits with sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, tropical fruit salad, or-ange juice and strawberry preserves for 3 bucks. Where can you beat that! And the best part is that proceeds over the costs goes into the fund for the Special Olympics. Is that a win-win deal or not? It will be 8 weeks before another registration week (that’s when the breakfast is scheduled) so the next event will be Reds Lunch Out. Keep your eye on the news letter for schedule Batter Up: The first round of Bean Bag Baseball has been com-pleted. After six games of tough competition, among much good natured trash talk, the blue team eked out a close win. The result was not determined until the last inning. Instead of traditional champagne toast, ice cream sundaes were substituted. The red team, seated in the picture, doled it out and served the red team, standing. Individual honors were captured by Mary Lee for most hits, Mildred and Sue tied for most home runs. Everyone agreed that it was loads of fun and look forward to the next round. There is plenty of room for more than 2 teams, so limber up your pitch-ing arm and sign up.

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On Saturday, August 13, 2011, LCA will host the 2nd Annual Back-to-School Block Party and Basketball Shoot-Outfrom 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Jennie Riley Recreational Center. The block party will provide FREE food, fun, and games for all in attendance. LCA is a non-profit organization established to meet the needs of youth in the La Porte Community. LCA’s objective is to identify various needs of the La Porte youth, and administer events and activities to fulfill those needs. LCA is able to meet these needs by partnering with local community leaders, busi-nesses, organizations, and churches. As parents and students prepare to return to school, the ne-cessity of acquiring school supplies continues to be a challenge for some families. Thus, it is imperative that efforts go forth to supplement the costs. During this event we will distribute pre-packaged school supplies for those in need at no cost. In an effort to keep this event free to all, we need your support!

Event Location:Jennie Riley Community Center, 322 N. 4th St, La Porte TX 77571

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2nd Annual La Porte Community Block Party and Basketball Shootout

What will your family be doing Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011? Open-ing ceremony from 5pm to 7 pm. UH-Clear Lake and NASA Johnson Space Center will honor the 30-year legacy of the Space Shuttle Program with a display of NASA photographs featuring images from all 135 shuttle missions. Get launched with this limited time exhibit - relive the memo-ries. On display Aug. 23 - Sept. 28, 2011.

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Celebrating Shuttle: An American Icon exhibit

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Armand Bayou Nature Center reports limited openings for the final two weeks of EcoCamp. Popular full-day week-long pro-grams for 4th-6th grader and 7th-8th grader campers still have some room. EcoCamp offers a variety of age appropriate out-door activities and learning opportunities using the Armand Bay-ou Nature Center as a living laboratory. Campers engage in team building exercises and learn outdoor skills while exploring the native plants and animals at one of the largest urban wilderness preserves in the United States. Campers go canoeing, fishing and seining, and become familiar with basic camping and naturalist skills. Each grade level group has a different weekly theme. EcoCamp sessions have limited enrollment and require ad-vance registration. Camps run weekly, Monday through Friday. Program details and fee information are available at www.abnc.org. Follow the link to Summer EcoCamp. Armand Bayou Nature Center is located at 8500 Bay Area Blvd. near Red Bluff Road in Pasadena, TX. The Center is open Wednesday through Saturday at 9:00 AM. On Sundays the Cen-ter opens at Noon. The last admission is at 4:00 PM. The gates and parking lot close at 5:00 PM. Admission fees are $2 for seniors over 59, $4 for adults, $2 for children 4 to 12, and chil-dren under 4 are free. Visitors are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for changing weather conditions. More information about Armand Bayou Nature Center is available at www.abnc.org.

EcoCamp Still Has Openings

The City of La Porte Parks and Recreation Department is again sponsoring a Photography Contest that is open to any citizen of La Porte. There is no charge to enter the contest and the winning pictures will be featured in the City’s 2012 Municipal Calendar. This year’s calendar theme is “food,” and participants are en-couraged to submit appealing and eye catching photos of their favorite dish along with a titled recipe. The contest is based on the food presentation and photographs, not the recipe. However, the recipe may be printed on the website and/or in the calen-dar, depending on space. Photographs should be technically well done. Photos entered should have good composition, excellent color and contrast, sharp focus, and a captivating background. They should also be submitted in landscape format and must not contain a time/date stamp, caption, etc. There have been several participants in the past and the City hopes for the same this year. Please keep in mind that with many participants and photos entered, only a small number can be ex-hibited in the calendar, but if you are a professional photogra-pher, do it as a hobby, or a total amateur, and would like to enter, please do not hesitate. You never know, your photo may be cho-sen. All entries must be submitted to City of La Porte Parks and Recreation Department by 5:00 pm, October 14, 2011 to qualify for consideration. Please visit the City of La Porte Website at www.laportetx.gov to get a complete copy of the rules and entry form or you may pick up copies at the Parks and Recreation Department office at 1322 S. Broadway in La Porte. You may also call 281-470-7275 for additional information.

City Of La Porte Sponsors Photography Contest

La Porte Rotary Club’s 2010-11 President, Crystal Redden, has passed the gavel over to Victor Alvarado as 2011-12 President. Vic’s team is ready for a great year and the Theme is “Reach Within to Embrace Hu-manity”. Members of the Board of Directors & Service Chairs, along with new members, enjoyed a view of Galveston Bay at their first Board meet-ing, which was graciously hosted by Jayo Washington at his Shoreacres home. Pictured below are those attending: Front Row - Vic Alvarado (Presi-dent), Shane Cornell (Director-at-Large), Joan Higham (Treasurer), Ken Airheart (Community Service Director), Kathy Boehm (Secretary). Back Row - Jayo Washington (Sergeant-at-Arms), Terri Cook (Rotary Youth Exchange), Rhonda Cumbie (Membership), Sherry Lowe (Family of Ro-tary, Interact, RYLA), Janis Edwards (International Service Director), Beth Brady (Club Service Director), Ruth Hampton (new Club member), and Jason Leopard (Vocational Service Director). Missing: Ray Nolen (President Elect), Corey Marlar (Vice President), Crystal Redden (Past President), Richard Schiff (Co-Community Service Director).

La Porte Rotary President Redden Passes The Gavel To Alvarado

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NASA’s past and his experiences in the Space Program. He re-members earlier flights being “huge adventures”. He said, “When there was an opportunity to apply I threw my hat in with everyone else”. Nagel became a NASA astronaut in August 1979. He first flew as a mission specialist on STS-51G, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 17, 1985. Nagel flew on four shuttle missions and has logged a total of 723 hours in space. Assistant director for advanced project development at John-son Space Center, Matt Ondler spoke about NASA’s future, and gave the audience some insight into some of the projects that are currently in the works. Some of those projects include the devel-opment of inflatable deep space habitats that can be transported by rocket, waste management systems for space, and new space-suits. One of the most interesting developments are Robonauts. These are the world’s most advanced humanoid machines that work alongside astronauts and have the dexterity of human hands. Odler said, “We are going to inspire so many people, Kids really gravitate towards robots in general. But a human robot especially is very compelling”. Ondler also said, “I’ll give you an example of why it’s always unexpected what you’ll find while in space. The laser that’s used in Lasik surgery was really developed as a scientific instrument to study stars. It’s impossible in our business to anticipate those benefits and that’s why it’s always difficult to always be a prior-ity to the country. It’s hard to say what it really will mean to put humans back on the moon or take humans to Mars.”

tion She said, “If you are thirty-something your vision of space is the Space Shuttle. We don’t know yet what that next vision of space will be and what the memories will be for the smallest ones here today. But we are all committed to American presence in space and human beings exploring the universe”. Commander Craig Ferguson thanked his wife Sandy Ferguson among many others and told the crowd, “Thank you all for coming out in mass like this. I think this is living proof that the dream is still alive and will remain alive though this little period of layoff that we’re going to have for the next few years”. Ferguson continued, “As a crew we tried to keep it very upbeat and to keep it a celebration of the trials and tribulations of the shuttle’s 30 years. We have done fantastic things. There’s going to be challenges as we go forward from here, and the challenge will be not only our focus and where we’re headed, but to try and keep the American pub-lic’s focus as well”. Astronaut Rex Walheim agreed. “This is a celebration,” Walheim said, telling people not to concentrate on the end of space shuttle flights “but smile because it happened. We’re going to have another program coming down the line that we’re going to be just as proud of.” Ferguson also made a very poignant statement and said of Ameri-can’s interest in the Space Program “What we need is a 10 or 20 year focus. A plan that cannot be deviated from. We need a very clear ob-jective to go forward from this point. Once we get that objective and we start building that next vehicle, and that vehicle is not that far away, we will get the interest of the American public, because I be-lieve that if we build it they will come”. Before the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis closed the hatch on this era of space travel, they left a plaque in the International Space Station, which reads: This plaque flew on the final Space Shuttle Mission in July 2011. From the fortunate few who have served in space to the thousands who made spaceflight a reality, thank you for keeping the dream alive. Your passion for these amazing space ships will always stand as proof of what this country can do when it dares to be bold!

LOCAL NEWSBIRTHS

Makayla Ann Phelan was born on July 13th, 2011 at 12:16 p.m. She weighed 6lbs. and 14 ozs. and was 20 inches long.

The proud mommy and daddy are Dawn Anderson and Tracy Phelan of La Porte

Makayla Ann Phelan HICKENBOTTOMPaul Richard Hickenbottom, JR. , 25, of Chico, Califor-nia passed away July 16th, 2011. Born July 11th, 1986 in Galveston, Texas to Paul and Marilyn Hickenbottom. Survi-vors include Son Brett S. Hick-enbottom, Father Paul Hicken-bottom SR., and Sister Georgia Welch. His Mother Marilyn Hickenbottom preceded him in death. A memorial service will be held at Paul U. Lee Funeral Home on Saturday July 30th, at 2:00 P.M.

School Days are just around the corner and they arrive with an increase in bicycle traffic along our city streets. Bicycling is a great way to get around as well as fantastic way to exer-cise. However, bicycling can be dangerous if the necessary precautions are ignored. The La Porte Police Department asks that you remind children, as well as bicycling enthusi-asts, of the following safety tips:• Protect your head – Se-lect a helmet that has a snug, but comfortable fit.• See and Be Seen – wear clothes that make you more visible. Cloth-ing should be light in color

and close fitting to avoid being caught in the bicycle’s mov-ing parts.• Go with the Flow of Traffic – Riders are required to obey all traffic signs, signals, and road markings.• Look Both Ways – most crashes occur at driveways or other intersections. Before you enter a street or intersection, check for traffic and always look both in directions. Walk you bicycle across busy streets at corners or crosswalks. • Stay Alert – watch out for potholes, cracks, railroad tracks, loose gravel, and bro-ken glass.• Beware of the Dark Side – be cautious when biking at night. If you have to ride at night, your bicycle must be equipped with a headlight on the front that emits white light, and a red reflector or red light to the rear. • Lock it Up - you can easily protect yourself against Bicy-cle Theft if you always remem-ber to place a lock & chain on your bicycle whenever you’re not riding.

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On Monday, July 25th, La Porte City Council voted to ap-prove an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Mor-gan’s Point for city emergency 9-1-1 dispatch and jail services, fire protection and emergency medical services. La Porte will provide services for Morgan’s Point for a monthly fee of $5,437 under a three-year agreement. “This amount reflects the per-capita share of costs for Morgan’s Point, based on the City of La Porte’s total cost of maintaining a municipal jail, 9-1-1 dispatch center, fire department and emer-gency medical services division,” Police Chief Ken Adcox said. An interlocal agreement with North Central Texas Council of Governments, and a separate agreement with Utility service Part-ners, Inc. was denied by a vote of 6-3. The purpose of the agree-ment was to allow Utility Service Partners to use the City of La Porte logo in their campaign to promote a residential sewer and water service line warranty program to residents. Mike Mosteit, Mike Clausen and Jay Martin were opposed to the motion to deny. City council voted 8-0-1, with Daryl Leonard abstaining due to a conflict of interest, to deny acceptance of a property donation to the city from the La Porte Main Street Association. The dona-tion included lots 29 and 30 on Main Street at Block 39. The total of back taxes and penalties on the property equaled $2885.00. Council previously requested an estimate of the cost of con-structing a parking lot on these lots. Stacy Osborne, La Porte’s Economic Coordinator estimated those cost to be approximately $25,000 for asphalt and $35,000 for concrete, The new parking would only accomodate about 11 vehicles. City council took no formal action regarding the “blue tarp re-port” of properties damaged by Hurricane Ike. Council directed staff to contact residents, verify ownership and return with an update All other items were approved by unanimous vote. All mem-bers were present.

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Houston Mayor Anise Parker and State Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson Wait For An Appearance by the crew of the Atlantis.

La Porte City CouncilAuthorizes Agreement With Morgan’s Point

Astronaut Steve Nagel Autographs Photos During the Trubute


ON THE WATER

Lakewood Yacht Club Race Committee Chair-man Dwight Bengtson has announced that the 2011 Bay Cup II will be held on Sat., Aug. 6. This is the second in a series where Bay Cup I was held last March. Bengtson explained that there will be overall class winners for the Bay Cup series which will be presented at the awards ceremony the night of Aug. 6. The race is open to the public with a $50 regis-tration fee. Racers can register on line at Lake-wood’s website: www.lakewoodyachtclub.com under the racing button. “Bay Cup II will feature long distance racing in Galveston and Trinity Bays,” related Bengt-son, “with multiple legs for a total of about 5 – 25 nautical miles, depending upon wind con-ditions. This should be a navigational challenge

for the racers as well.” Classes include PHRF Spinnaker, Short-handed Offshore Sailors, Cruising Non-Spinna-ker and Multi-Hulls. There will be a Saturday night pool party and steak dinner with entertainment. The awards that night will be for the winners of Bay Cup II as well as the 2011 Bay Cup Series. Bengtson wanted to thank the sponsors of Bay Cup II: Sea Lake Yacht Sales, Sobieski Vodka, and Bay Access, Inc., which is a not for profit organization fostering amateur sailing. Racers are encouraged to attend the Bay Cup II Skippers meeting which will be held at Lake-wood Yacht Club, 2425 NASA Parkway, Sea-brook, TX on Fri., Aug. 5th , 7:30 pm.

Lakewood’s Bay Cup II Slated For August 6th

2011 USODA Team Race Championship... Martina Sly of Lauderdale Yacht Club came in second, and Houston Yacht Club’s Sophia Sole placed third. Audrey Giblin took first in the Red Fleet. Winner in the Blue Fleet was Sophia Sole, of Houston Yacht Club. Following the opening ceremony at Houston Yacht Club, over 260 youths, representing five countries, began their four day competition in the 2011 USODA National Championship. The Girls National Championship was held Wednesday, with 93 competitors on the water.

Fleet Crews were: Red Fleet Audrey Giblin, Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht ClubMartina Sly, Lauderdale Yacht ClubChristine Klingler, Larchmont Yacht ClubAlie Toppa, Lauderdale Yacht Club Bailey Carter, Davis Island Yacht Club Blue Fleet Sophia Sole, Houston Yacht ClubEmma Kaneti, Larchmont Yacht ClubHannah Steadman, Fishing Bay Yacht ClubKaili Campbell, Cabrillo Beach Yacht ClubJulia Sheaffer, Houston Yacht Club

White Fleet Anaclare Sole, Houston Yacht Club Sally Wilmot, San Francisco Yacht ClubJ Kowalewska, Coral Reef Yacht Club Caroline Benson, Tred Avon Yacht ClubJessica Willits, Lakewood Yacht Club

Top finishers in this competition were: 1. Audrey Giblin2. Martina Sly3. Sophia Sole4. Christine Klingler5. Alie Toppa6. Emma Kaneti

7. Bailey Carter8. Gabrielle Rizika9. Hannah Steadman10. Tori Davis Sunday was the final day of fleet racing, for the overall championship and the top finishers in the Gold Fleet were: NZL Leonard Takahashi-Fry USA Wade Waddell USA Conner Harding NZL Markus SomervilleUSA Martina Sly USA Richard SchuurmansUSA Nic MullerUSA Ian MacDiarmid USA Ty IngramUSA Will LogueUSA Wiley Rogers Top finishers in the Silver Fleet were: USA Ricky Welch USA Paul Lobree USA William BreauxUSA Madeleine Butcher USA Emmet Ward USA Matt LogueUSA Dante Rienzi USA Bram Brakman USA Robbie NichollsUSA Antonia Bentel Top finishers in the Bronze Fleet were: USA Julian Martin USA Payton Thompson USA Severin GrammUSA Christopher Caldwell USA Cameron GiblinUSA Gavin Abraham USA Casey Cabot USA Jessica Willits USA Hannah Baylis USA 18314 Ripley Shelley

Scenes From The 2011 USODA Team Race Championship

Commodore Pat Gibson, and Vice-Commodore By Baldridge with winning team for the 2011 USODA Team Race Champi-onship, Lauderdale Yacht Club’s “Team 1”. Coached by Juan Carlos and Romero, Allie Toppa, Sophia Reineke, Martina Sly, Liza Toppa and Wade Waddell will travel to in Berlin in October to compete in the IODA Team Race Championship.

In second place, was “LISOT Team Black”. Coached by Pepe and Panic, the Long Island Sound Optimist Team from New York, Will Logue, Jack Parkin, Ty Ingram, Matt Kaplan and Sean Walsh.

Placing third, and coached by Argy and Justin O’Connor, was “Team M Yellow” with Houston local sailors, Wiley Rogers and Richard Schuurmans and Ben Kern and Ian MacDiarmid from Florida.

Girls Nationals Overall are Audrey Giblin, Shrewsbury Sail-ing & Yacht Club, Martina Sly, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Sophia Sole, Houston Yacht Club, Christine Klingler, Larchmont Yacht Club , Alie Toppa, Lauderdale Yacht Club

2011 USODA Team Race Championship Awards Ceremonies

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By Kathleen PhillipsTexas Agri Life

Boiling temperatures have Texas rice produc-ers simmering in anticipation as the crop nears harvest, according to state agriculture officials. “With clear days and only a little bit of cloud cover and high temperatures, what that does is result in a greater amount of water use by the crop,” said Dr. Ted Wilson, Texas AgriLife Research-Beaumont center director. “And that translates into greater pumping costs because you are getting water from the ground as opposed to from the canal.” But the rice plant itself is engineered in a way that helps it survive, Wilson said, likening it to a snorkel. “When I think about the physiology of rice, it has specialized tubes that actually pump oxygen from the atmosphere at the top of the plant or above the water down into the roots,” he ex-plained. “So they are pretty much like a snorkeler. That helps it survive under an environment that is not conducive to most plants.” That may help make the difference for the crop which is produced primarily in southeast Texas. “We’ve had maybe 19 inches of rain,” Wilson said. “Normally, this part of Texas gets an average of 64 inches of rain a year. So as you can imagine, this has a profound effect on the local water supply.” But how that impacts rice is too early to tell. Wil-son noted that rice farmers flush their fields with

water during early stages of growth, so the crop tends to not suffer as much as other crops may, but the cost of pumping water to maintain the crop is costly for growers who must weigh the decision on potentialyield. Wilson said water is “the lifeblood of agriculture and particularly for rice,” an analogy all the more obvious in this drought year which has yielded anemic crops throughout Texas. “If you grow rice, you are either pumping a lot (from the ground) or you are using surface water from the irrigation ca-nals,” he said. He said the crop is generally a little shorter and on average a little late in terms of maturity compared to the 2010 crop. But how this year’s rice harvest turns out is yet to be seen. Wilson said the 2010 crop was one of the worst and the 2009 was one of the best on record. “It’s too early to know, but we suspect yields are going to be much better than last year,” Wilson said. “But I can’t say what they will be compared to the great yields of 2009.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week estimated that 15 percent of the Texas rice crop is in excellent condition, 46 percent is fair and 37 percent is good. About 178,000 acres are expected to be harvested in the state, beginning at the end of July, according to the latest figures from the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service.

Rice Plants Snorkel To Survive Drought Conditions

Rice at Texas AgriLife Research Center near Beaumont in July. (Texas AgriLife Research photo by Kathleen Phillips).

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