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The Channelview ISD Com-munity Health Fair will be heldfrom 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday,March 5 at the Ray Maddry Me-morial Stadium Complex, 828Sheldon Road.

Harr i s County ’s Publ icHealth and Environmental Ser-vices office will be offering freedental and health screenings,along with other assistance atthe event. In addition, a varietyof entertainment will be fea-tured, including a magic showwith Ronald McDonald at 10:30a.m. Children will also be ableto tour ambulances, fire trucksand an emergency helicopter.

More than 30 vendors andcommunity agencies are sched-uled to be in attendance at theevent. For more information,contact Suzanne Langham at281-860-3827.

Channelview ISDCommunityHealth Fair Trail Rides start the

Houston Rodeo

Last Thursday the Northeastern Trail Ride rode through Crosby and North Shore on theirway to the Houston Rodeo. The next day Northeastern Trail Ride and more than a dozentrail rides arrived at Memorial Park for the Houston Rodeo which takes place at NRG Stadiumfrom March 1 to March 20.The Northeastern Trail Ride started in Cheeks, Texas on February 20, under the direction ofAnthony Bruno, trail boss, and Keith Mack, assistant Trail Boss. They traveled a total of 109miles to get to Houston Rodeo with 300-350 riders and 10 wagons. Northeastern TrailRide has been participating for 26 years.

Few surprises inElection resultsCruz takes Harris County;Runoff for Constable Pct. 3

HARRIS COUNTY –With 92 percent of thevotes tabulated, local andstate elections have veryfew upsets from predic-tions. Voters are remindedthat this is a Primary Elec-tion, and the final votesthat count will be in No-vember.

Ted Cruz took 45% ofthe Republican vote, andHillary Clinton had 71% ofthe Democratic vote.

Closely watched racesincluded the U. S. HouseDistrict 29, where incum-bent Gene Green defeatedchallenger Adrian Garciawith 58% of the votes, ver-sus 38% for Garcia.

On the Democratic bal-lot, Kim Ogg defeatedOverstreet with 52% of thevotes. For Sheriff, EdGonzalez had 44% of the

votes, versus 30% for Jer-ome Moore. This will resultin a run-off.

Local favorite JoeStephens had 65% of thevote for Justice of thePeace for Pct. 3, but willface a Republican chal-lenger Tom Zakes in No-vember.

In Constable Pct. 2,Chris Diaz had 45% of thevote, and George GoffneyJr. had 22%, necessitatinga runoff.

For Constable in Pct. 3,there were nine candidatesin a hotly contested race.Sherman Eagleton had themost votes, 20.4%, withMichel Pappillion secondwith 15.5% and Jasen Ra-balais third with 15%. Arunoff will be held with the

See Election, page 8

North Shore Girls Basketballteam in State Playoff finalsGalena Park-

Jacinto City CIPThursday, March 3, 20165:45 p.m. – light dinner.

6:15 p.m.- business starts.Meeting adjourns by 8:15p.m. at Alvin Baggett Recre-ation Building, 1302 Keenein Galena Park.

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

Pilot Club newmember mixer

NC ChamberLuncheon

Friday- March 4 @ 11:30amat San Jacinto College - Northin the Monument Room of theSlovacek Student Center, 5800Uvalde Rd., 77049. SPEAKER:Hank Moore. TOPIC: "Houston,Pathway to the World"

Call 713-450-3600 for moreinformation.

LyondellBasell Channelview Senior Engineer, Jennifer Cunningham, left, andDavid Chenevert, right, judge students’ construction of an oil well at SanJacinto College’s Energy Venture Camp reunion.Over 100 students from area school districts attended the annual event duringtwo weekends last month.

Texas School Public Re-lations Association(TSPRA) members fromacross the state receivedhonors from the associa-tion for their outstandingwork in education commu-nications earning GoldStar, Silver Star, BronzeStar and Best of Categoryawards. The awards wereannounced at TSPRA's an-nual Star Awards Celebra-tion held February 24,2016 during the Associa-tions's 54th annual confer-ence.

Each year, TSPRA rec-ognizes communicators inschool districts, educationfoundations, education as-sociations and organiza-tions for their work inprint and electronic mediacategories. There are 44main categories coveringvarious media such asnewsletters, programs,posters, reports, writing,image/identity packages,photography, graphics, vid-eo, electronic presenta-tions, mobile apps,campaigns and web sites.

This year, 1159 entrieswere received. The entries

COMMUNITY PROFILEGPISD's Jonathan Frey earnstop awards at TSPRA

are divided into three di-visions based on the num-ber of students the district,foundation or organiza-tions serves - fewer than10,000 students; 10,000 to30,000 students; and over30,000 students (GalenaPark ISD falls into the10,000 to 30,000 studentcategory). Independentjudges not affiliated withTSPRA evaluate and scoreeach entry based on itsown merit. Bronze, Silverand Gold Stars are award-ed based on set criteria.Finally, the judges reviewtheir highest scoring GoldStar winners and select aBest of Category for eachdivision in each of the 44categories.

Jonathan Frey, Coordi-nator for Media and Com-munity Relations forGalena park ISD, earned11 gold medals and 2 sil-ver medals in four catego-ries: Sports Photo; Photo -Other Subjects; ExternalNewsletter; and Video -Special Interest. Two of thephotos that earned goldmedals earned Best of Cat-egory. “We're proud of the

work he does. He takes lotsof photos at many of ourmajor events. He's thevoice people hear on manyof our call outs. He createsvideos and our GPS news-paper. He really enjoyswhat he does and it shows,”said Crystal Murray, Assis-tant Superintendent forCommunity Relations.

Jonathan Frey, Coordinatorfor Media and CommunityRelations for Galena park ISDawarded for his work ineducation communications.

GIVING BACKLyondellBasell Channelviewvolunteers at San JacintoEnergy Venture Camp

SAN ANTONIO – CoachAlilison Campbell will leadher North Shore LadyMustangs into the state 6ARegion III semi-finals onFriday evening, in a 7 p.m.game at the Alamodome.

This is the first timethat the Lady Mustangshave reached this far intothe finals. North Shore’srecord for the season is 36-1, with their only loss toDuncanville, the numberone Class 6A team in thestate. The North ShoreLady Mustangs are ratednumber 2 in the state forClass 6A.

North Shore will playDekaney (also 36-1) in thesemi-final game Fridaynight, and then if they winthey will play in the finalson Saturday evening at

8:30 p.m. In this match,they will face either Dun-canville (37-1) again, or Ci-bolo Steele (36-3).

North Shore reachedthe playoffs by defeatingTompkins 73-41, and ClearSprings 71-61 in the 6ARegion III semifinals lastSaturday at the CampbellCenter in Aldine.

After beating ClearSprings, coach Campbellsaid “I’ve been waiting forthis for 16 years, and notfor me, for North Shore.”

In that game, outstand-ing scoring was by juniorguard Chasity Pattersonwith 26 points. At one pointNorth Shore held a 29point lead, in the thirdquarter. Patterson helpedthat with three three-pointers.

Other high scorers forthat game were AlyssaOkoene with 21 points and13 rebounds, and VictoriaBlankenship with 10points and 12 rebounds.Madisyn Francis had 8points, 7 rebounds, 4 as-sists and 4 steals.

However, theLady Mustangs willhave to play theirbest game againstDekaney Fridaynight, and thenagain Saturday ifthey reach the fi-nals. Duncanville isthe final hurdle,with a 37-0 recordand is an eight timestate champion.Duncanville hasbeen to the finals 24times, and was the

only loss that the LadyMustangs suffered thisseason.

The state tournament isin San Antonio’s Alamo-dome for the second year,having tradionally been inAustin. Another Houstonschool, Crosby (30-7), is so

excited to be in the 5A Re-gion III tournament thatthey have announcedschools will be dismissedearly Thursday, and can-celled on Friday so that thecommunity can attend thegames in San Antonio.

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Participants who would liketo show off their vehicles forthe “Car Show In The View” mayregister up until the day of theevent. Pre-Registration is $25and registration on the day ofthe event is $30. To register,contact Rick Allison by e-mail atrick.allison 01@yahoo.com.Goodie Bags, dash plaques andfree shirts are only for pre-reg-istered entries.

The public is invited to thisevent and door prizes will begiven away during the event. Ifheavy rains occur, the event willbe rescheduled to April 9.

For additional information,please call 281-705-8470.

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Health Occupation Stu-dents of America (HOSA)is a new student organiza-tion at C. E. King HighSchool that is made up ofstudents who want to pur-sue a career in the healthcare industry. Even thoughthe organization is new tothe school, the very first C.E. King HOSA chapter isalready proving to be suc-cessful. The group came infirst place in several cate-gories at the Area 6 SpringLeadership Competition inseveral categories.

Laura Cruz got 1stplace in Dental Science.

Cynthia Bacerra got 1stplace in Home Health Aide.

Mykayla Leach got 1stplace in Biomedical Lab.

These young ladies willnow move onto the StateCompetition in Galveston.

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C. E. King High School welcomesnew student health organization

Laura Cruz, Cynthia Bacerra and Mykayla Leach are part ofthe new student organization Health Occupation Studentsof America at C.E. King High School.

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Daria Bush and Serenity Wilkins, middleparticipated at the African American NationalSpelling Bee.

This past Saturday, Feb-ruary 27, three students,Daria Bush, Erin Copelandand Serenity Wilkins fromGalena Park ISD CobbSixth Campus Grade partic-ipated in the African Amer-ican National Spelling Bee.

The event took place atHouston Community Col-lege Downtown campusfrom 11:00am until 2:00pm.

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Channel 13 was the MC/Host and former Anchorwoman from Channel 2,Mary Benton was the Spell-ing Announcer.

These young ladies at-tended a work shop everySaturday for 6 weeks at thedowntown campus on a vol-untary basis.

Thank you Ms. DanaGuillory-Moten for helpingErin Copeland achieve thismilestone.

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Sheldon ISD is gettingready for its biggest annu-al fundraiser, the SheldonShuffle 5K run/walk. Therace will take place on Sat-urday, April 16, 2016 atDeussen park, which is lo-cated at 12303 Sonnier St.,Houston, TX 77044.

This year’s race is goingthrough some changes. Forstarters, there’s a newroute. Race organizers sawthat last year’s route went

Sheldon ISD gearing up for 6th Annual 5K Runthrough a muddy area, sothey worked with park of-ficials this year to create anew route that is all con-crete. Another change isthat there will be no Kids1K race, just the 5K. How-ever, all ages are welcomedto register. Parents are en-couraged to sign up withtheir child and join themin the race if they feel theyare too young.

The Sheldon Shufflewas established five years

ago and benefits the Shel-don Education Foundation.All proceeds raised go to-ward the Foundation,which allows grants to beawarded to Sheldon teach-ers and scholarships tostudents. Last year’s raceraised more than $23,000for Sheldon.

Those who are interest-ed in running the race ormaking a donation can doso online at www.TheSheldonShuffle.com.

A group of Channelview High School Ca-reer and Technical Education studentslearned about careers in the heavy craneoperating industry at an event held recent-ly.

Houston-based TNT Crane and Rigging,in conjunction with SkillsUSA, hosted a Liftand Move USA workshop on Feb. 8 thatgave students a look at careers wherecranes play an important role in majorprojects.

“Whether it is loading trucks that willcarry heavy loads to a destination, or lift-ing steel beams several stories high to beput in place for a construction project, thisis a specialized field that is in demand,” saidMia Young,” CISD’s director of career andtechnical education.

Young said the workshop speakers ex-plained specific roles in the crane and rig-ging field, which included the duties ofcrane operators, ironwork riggers, mechan-ics, maintenance technicians and drivers.

At the event, students were able to tourthe cranes and operate the machinery un-der the supervision of a certified crane op-erator.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statis-tics, crane operations workers earn an av-erage wage between $50,040 and $61,060per year.

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Channelview HS students learn aboutspecialized demands of crane industry

A TNT Crane and Rigging supervisor showsthe controls of a heavy duty crane to aChannelview ISD Career and TechnicalEducation student. The students attendeda Lift and Move workshop that gave a close-up look of the crane industry.

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AUSTIN — Former Gov.Rick Perry is no longer fac-ing criminal charges.

The Texas Court ofCriminal Appeals on Feb.24 ordered the dismissal ofa 2014 felony indictment ofPerry by a Travis Countygrand jury.

The two-count indict-ment alleged “abuse of of-ficial capacity” and“coercion of a public ser-vant” related to Perry’sveto of the budget of thestate’s Public IntegrityUnit that then operatedunder the auspices of theTravis County District At-torney’s Office.

Perry demanded theresignation of TravisCounty District AttorneyRosemary Lehmberg, whoalso headed the Public In-tegrity Unit, after she wasarrested and jailed fordriving while intoxicatedin April 2013. Lehmberg,who served a brief jailterm, refused to resign.Perry then vetoed theunit’s $7.5 million two-year budget.

Perry issued a state-ment at the time, explain-ing his veto: “Despite theotherwise good work of thePublic Integrity Unit’semployees, I cannot in goodconscience support contin-ued state funding for anoffice with statewide juris-diction at a time when theperson charged with ulti-mate responsibility of thatunit has lost the public’sconfidence. This unit is inno other way held account-able to state taxpayers,except through the statebudgetary process. I there-fore object to and disap-prove of thisappropriation.”

Last week, after thecourt dismissed the indict-ment against him, Perrysaid, “I’ve always knownthat the actions that I tookwere not only lawful andlegal, they were right.”

Stopping GuantanamoJihadists from comingto U.S. prisons

After seven years,President Obama remainsdetermined to fulfill hisdangerous campaignpromise of closing theGuantanamo Bay deten-tion facility in Cuba. Thistime he announced plans tobring the most dangerousjihadists to U.S. prisons.

Ironically, on the sameday of Obama’s announce-ment, we learned that aformer Guantanamo Baydetainee was arrested inMorocco for recruitingjihadists. Many of thosealready released from theGitmo prison have re-turned to the battlefield tofight against Americanstroops and carry out jihadiattacks.

Instead of providingCongress with his plan todefeat ISIS as required bylaw, the President chose topresent this foolishproposal to bring Guantan-amo terrorists to ourhomeland.

The latest proposaloutlined by Obama calls forreleasing detainees toforeign countries, whileplacing the most dangerousin U.S. prisons. This is anabsolutely terrible andinsane course of action.

Last year, Obama’s ownDirector of NationalIntelligence reported thatnearly 30% of all detaineesreleased by this Adminis-tration had been eitherconfirmed or suspected ofreturning to terroristactivities. Sadly, withObama’s continued releaseof detainees, we can expectthis number to rise.

The President took asworn oath to protect thesafety and security of theAmerican people – and byreleasing these detaineeshe is instead puttingAmericans at risk.

Placing the most ardentterrorists in U.S. prisons isdeeply disturbing anddangerous. Included inthis group are the likes ofKhalid Sheikh Mohammed,the mastermind of the 9/11attacks.

This issue is not justabout bringing dangerousterrorists to the U.S., butalso allowing them toinfiltrate and radicalizecriminals within our ownborders. Unless PresidentObama has been sleepingthrough his daily nationalsecurity briefings, heknows that U.S. prisons area breeding, training andnetworking place forradical jihadists. Accordingto law enforcementofficials, ISIS is activelyworking to recruit fromwithin U.S. prisons.

While two-thirds ofAmericans oppose closingGuantanamo Bay, thisAdministration has refusedto rule out unilateralexecutive action – eventhough it against the law.

Americans don’t wanttheir security compromisedby closing this muchneeded and provendetention facility. Not onlyshould this facility remainopen, but those held thereshould be prosecuted undermilitary tribunals asauthorized by the U.S.Congress and upheld by theU.S. Supreme Court.

From the start, therehas always been a strong,bipartisan opposition toObama’s campaign promiseto close Guantanamo Bay.Each year, Congress hasreaffirmed restrictions thatprohibit detainees fromcoming to American soil.In fact, they were originallyput in place by a Democrat-led Congress in 2009 – andthis remains the law of theland.

It’s not surprising thatthe President’s latestproposal was dismissed as“unserious,” “illegal” andmerely “political exercise.”Clearly, the President ismore concerned withfulfilling a campaignpromise than protectingthe American people.

Simply put, the Presi-dent’s latest proposal isdead on arrival in Congress– and I will work tirelesslyto block any attempt bythis President to useexecutive action to closeGuantanamo and bringthese terrorist to U.S.prisons.

By Kristan Hoffman

Step 1: Convinceyourself that you donot need a house. Your2-bed, 2-bath condohas plenty of space.You and your husbandnever even go into thespare room. You onlyhave guests a fewtimes a year, you

hardly cook, and youhave no kids. (Unlessyou count your dog…)The condo is fine. Youdo not need a house.

Step 2: Start brows-ing real estate web-sites anyway.

Step 3: Develop acrush on a gorgeous oldVictorian in a quirky,up-and-coming neigh-borhood. Convinceyour husband to gotake a look. No formalappointment, just aquick poke around thefront yard. When hiseyes light up withexcitement, you know:The house-hunt is on.

Step 4: With atwinge of regret, ruleout the Victorianbecause of its location.Realize that eachneighborhood in yourcity has a very distinctpersonality, andfinding the right fit iscrucial. Visit a fewhomes in the areas youmight like to live.You’re auditioningboth the neighborhoodsand the realtors youmeet.

Step 5: After muchconsideration, decideon a neighborhood andan agent. Get pre-approved for a loan.(Warning: Houses areexpensive, so it’s goingto be a big number. Trynot to panic. You canjust eat ramen for therest of your life.) Nowsettle in for a long ride.This is a competitivemarket, and theperfect house is notgoing to fall into yourlap right away.

Step 6: Spot theperfect house for saletwo weeks later.

OK, it’s not perfect.But it has so muchpotential. Deep bur-gundy brick. Originalhardwood floors. A

Court dismisses indictmentagainst former governor

UH hosts GOP forumRepublican presidential

candidates Donald Trumpof New York, U.S. Sen. TedCruz of Texas, U.S. Sen.Marco Rubio of Florida,retired neurosurgeon BenCarson of Virginia andOhio Gov. John Kasich en-gaged in a Feb. 25 debatestaged at the University ofHouston.

The event, live-streamed and moderatedby CNN, was the GOP can-didates’ last debate beforethe March 1 Super Tues-day primary elections. Tex-as is one of 11 states andthe territory of AmericanSamoa holding primarieson March 1.

Texans voting in theDemocratic primary willchoose between formerSecretary of State HillaryClinton and U.S. Sen.Bernie Sanders of Ver-mont.

Abbott meets withNieto

Gov. Greg Abbott on Feb.22 met with Enrique PeñaNieto, president of Mexico,in Houston.

The meeting, Abbott

said, was to discuss “con-tinued collaboration andprogress on the joint ener-gy task force — an agree-ment reached on thegovernor’s visit to Mexicolast year that will aid Tex-as in leveraging the vastinvestment and businessopportunities made possi-ble by Mexico’s recent en-ergy reforms.”

Abbott said “Texas andMexico’s continued com-mitment to addressingshared challenges on bothsides of the border” wereaffirmed at the meeting.

Mexico is Texas’ biggesttrading partner, and Texasexports more goods to Mex-ico than any other state,according to the governor’soffice.

3 states join lawsuitTexas Attorney General

Ken Paxton on Feb. 26 an-nounced the states of Indi-ana, Nebraska andWisconsin had joined a fed-eral lawsuit filed last Oc-tober by Texas, Kansas andLouisiana, challenging thehealth insurance provid-er’s fee in “Obamacare” orthe U.S. Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Act of2010.

Paxton said the fee“threatens the Medicaidprograms of the states ifthey refuse to pay an un-constitutional tax, whichwould total over $120 mil-lion annually in Texas.”

Cuba trip promotestrade

Texas Department ofAgriculture Deputy Com-missioner Jason Fearney-hough, State Reps. RafaelAnchia, D-Dallas, and Tra-cy King, D-Batesville, andrepresentatives from thecattle, rice, sorghum andwheat industries visitedCuba Feb. 22-25.

According to the De-partment of Agriculture,the goal of the trip was toidentify areas for Texasfarmers and ranchers tofill gaps and meet Cuba’ssupply demands. The Tex-ans met with Cuban com-panies to develop businessrelationships and to tourfarms.

Safety tips are givenThe Texas Department

of Public Safety on Feb. 24posted a reminder to Tex-ans to drive responsiblyand to take extra precau-tions before taking to roadsand highways duringspring break days andnights in mid-March.

DPS offered these tips:slow down; eliminate dis-tractions such as use ofmobile devices; make surethe driver and all passen-gers are buckled up; don’tdrive when fatigued; drivedefensively; and make surethe vehicle is properlymaintained.

State troopers and locallaw enforcement will belooking for speeders,drunken drivers and seat-belt violators.

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REP.BRIANBABIN

JUSTBETWEEN USBy Kristan Hoffman

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How to Buy YourFirst House

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When you lookthrough the listing, afunny feeling fills yourchest. There’s a hiccupin your heartbeat. Asense of possibility.And maybe even of

belonging.Step 7: Arrange a

walk-through of thehouse with yourrealtor. Take note of allits flaws, and remindyourself not to fall inlove. A million thingscould come betweenyou and this house.Getting too attachedwould just be a liabili-ty.

Step 8: Fall in loveanyway. Think aboutthe house non-stop.Flip through the onlinephotos a dozen times aday. Send a link to yourfamily and friends andpester everyone fortheir opinions. (Tip:Cut ties with anyonewho doesn’t think it’sthe best house ever.)Imagine living there,working there, hostingparties there, raisingkids there.

Step 9: Make anoffer. Negotiate withthe sellers a little.Agree to terms. Com-pile all sorts of finan-cial paperwork for themortgage company.More documents thanyou ever imagined. Andthen a few more on topof that. Schedule aninspection and spendover three hours withthe inspector, goingover every inch of thehouse and takingnotes. Negotiate withthe sellers again. Signa thousand papers.And then a few more ontop of that. When it’sall done, several weekswill have gone by, andthe fact that you’rebuying a house stillwon’t feel real. But itis. When the realtorgives you the keys, holdthem in your hand andsmile. Appreciate thismoment. This mile-stone.

Step 10: Celebrate bybuying a ladder,several buckets ofpaint, brushes androllers, and a nicebottle of wine. Drive tothe new house andunlock the front door.Step inside and take adeep breath. Soak it allin.

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• Sacred Heart, 915 RunnebergRd., Crosby, 281-328-4871• St. Martin De Porres, 12606FM 2100, Crosby, 281-328-4451• St. Jude Thaddeus, 800 S.Main St. , Highlands, 281-843-2422• St. Phillip the Apostle, 23083rd St.,Huffman, 281-324-1478CHURCH OF CHRIST• Church of Christ at WallisvilleRd., 1500 E. Wallisville Rd.,281-426-7557.• Crosby Church of Christ, 3737Hwy 90, Crosby, 281-328-3496• Highlands Church of Christ,214 Clear Lake Rd., Highlands,281-426-2742• Barrett Station Church ofChrist, 281-328-7882CHURCH OF GOD• First Pentecostal Church ofGod, 1328 Old Atascocita, Huff-man, 281-324-1518• Harvest Time Church of God,495 S. Diamondhead Blvd.,Crosby, 281-462-8060CHURCH OF GODIN CHRIST•�Mt. Rose Church of God inChrist, 13000 FM 2100, Cros-by, 281-328-1314EPISCOPAL• Church of the Resurrection,5202 Churhc St., Crosby.INDEPENDENT• Crosby Church, 5725 Hwy 90,Crosby and 30673 HuffmanCleveland Rd., Huffman, 281-328-1310• Huffman Church, 1707 Huff-man Eastgate Rd., Huffman,281-324-3705• New Covenant of Faith, 12217Holly Rd., Crosby, 281-328-1315• Restoration House, 1609Jones Rd., Highlands, 281-843-4000• Son Harvest, 2027 FM 1942,Crosby, 281-543-2860.LUTHERAN• Our Shepherd, 19704 FM2100, Huffman, 281-324-2422METHODIST• Crosby United Methodist,1334 Runneberg Rd., Crosby,281-328-2616• Highlands United Methodist,107 W. Houston St., Highands,281-426-3614• Lake Houston United Method-ist, 23606 FM 2100, Huffman,281-324-1541

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Melissa Harptster is director of theHighlands Food Pantry, a jointministry centered at the First BaptistChurch Highlands.

HIGHLANDS – The Food Pantry inHighlands serves those in the communi-ty that are in need of basic food suppies,and can’t afford them due to their circum-stances.

They may be transients, homeless, havemedical problems, unemployed, or just notable to afford decent food.

Melissa Harpster, director of the High-lands Food Pantry, explained to the Rota-ry Club how they or anyone in thecommunity can help.

She suggested that you can pray for thefamilies, donate financially to the Pantry,donate food items, and at the Holidays,Thanksgiving and Christmas, help handout baskets of food. This activity has beensupported for many years by the RotaryClub, president Larry White noted at theclub meeting.

Food items that could be donated in-clude canned vegetables, peanut butter,pasta products, canned noodle soup,canned tuna, chili, spaghetti, and more.Especially requested is cereal, she said.

To qualify for assistance you must be aresident of Highlands, and show an ID orutility bill. Recipients can come to theFood Pantry once a month. It is open ev-ery Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m.

Over the past year, Harpster said, theFood Pantry has services about 55 to 70families each month. This amounts to al-

most 200 adults and children in the com-munity.

The Food Pantry operates on a yearlybudget of about $18,000 which comes fromlocal churches and individuals in the area.Currently the Food Bank is operating inthe red, and Harpster encouraged anyoneto stop by the church and donate.

The Rotary Club responded by donat-ing $1000 and going on a shopping trip,with the help of Denise Smith, and giv-ing the Pantry 1400 items.

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New York--Though trendsin retail often tend to be con-sumer driven, these days theinfluence of technology is in-creasingly apparent.

In its latest market briefanalyzing the retail environ-ment, Synchrony Financialidentified a number of trendsimpacting retailers nation-wide. Synchrony developedthe list from ongoing retailand consumer research, andby tracking emerging as wellas well-established trendsthat continue to be importantin the marketplace, as well asthose impacting the pay-ments space.

According to Synchrony,technology is part of eight outof the top 10 trends expectedto have the greatest impact onretail sales this year.__Hereare the other five trends andwhat they’ll mean for retail-ers (continued from lastweek):

6. Internet of Things. TheInternet of Things is the net-work of physical objects--suchas devices, buildings, etc.--that are embedded with elec-tronics, software, sensors andnetwork connectivity, en-abling these objects to collectand exchange data. Ratherthan just collecting data atthe point of sale, retailers areable to gather it in more plac-es, providing further insightinto consumer behavior,trends, buying patterns and

For many people, theconcept of retirement canbe scary, both emotional-ly and financially. If you,too, feel somewhat anx-ious about what awaitsyou, you might feel morecomfortable in knowingthat, depending on whereyou work, you might beable to retire in stages.

As its name suggests,retiring in stages typical-ly involves reducing one’swork hours from full-timeto part-time, and then,eventually, to completeretirement. If you enjoythe social relationships ofwork, and you define partof your identity with whatyou do at your job, thistype of gradual transitionmay be easier for you toaccommodate than theabrupt transition from“worker” to “retiree.”

As for the financial as-pects of such a move, youwill want to plan ahead.A “phased-in” retirementcan affect your invest-ment and income strate-gies in several areas, suchas these:

• Social Security – Youcan start collecting SocialSecurity as early as age62, but your monthly pay-ments will only be about75% of what you’d get ifyou wait until you reach66 (assuming that 66 isyour “full” retirementage). And the paymentsget larger from there, un-til they “max out” at 70.So, if you had planned toretire at 62 but insteadretired in stages, youcould possibly afford todelay taking Social Secu-rity until your checkswere bigger. You couldwork and receive SocialSecurity, but if your earn-ings exceed a certainamount, some of your ben-efits may be withheld, at

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more. This also can lead tocost-saving through produc-tivity improvements.

7. Mobile payment and al-ternative payments. Thoughthe percentage of total retailsales paid through mobilepayments remains small (lessthan 2 percent in 2015), it’sexpected to more than triplein 2016, especially as moresmartphones offer mobilewallet apps such as Apple Payand Samsung Pay, and asmore wearables are equippedwith near-field communica-tion. __8. Social network buybuttons. Most of the big socialnetworks have added the ca-pacity to shop directly fromtheir sites now. Even thoughadoption has been slow withmillennials, the growing useof mobile will continue to ad-vance the trend.

9. Increased spending onpets. Synchrony said that con-sumer spending on pets hasrisen 25 percent over the pastfive years and likely will con-tinue to rise for a number ofreasons--urban couples areopting to get animals as theywait longer to have children,and more pet owners arethinking of their pets as fam-ily.

10. Personalization. Con-sumers today are looking forpersonalized experiences andoffers, with more than threeout of four shoppers indicat-ing they’d be more loyal to astore that provided their pre-ferred loyalty benefits.Thanks to data and the Inter-net of Things, retailers nowcan give them that.

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least until you reach fullretirement age – afterwhich you can earn asmuch as you want with nowithholding of benefits.However, your Social Secu-rity could still be taxedbased on your income.

• Required minimumdistributions – During yourworking years, you maywell have contributed to

tax-deferred retirementaccounts, such as a tradi-tional IRA and a 401(k) orsimilar employer-spon-sored plan. But once youturn 70_, you must starttaking withdrawals (“re-quired minimum distribu-tions,” or RMDs) fromthese accounts. You can’tdelay taking these pay-ments, which are taxable.

But if you did retire instages and continued towork part-time, past whenyou expected to complete-ly retire, you may be ableto stick with the requiredminimum withdrawals atleast for a while, ratherthan taking out largeramounts immediately. Inthis way, you could poten-tially keep more of yourretirement funds growingin your tax-deferred ac-counts.

• Investment mix – Ifyou planned to retire at acertain date, you mighthave created a specific mixof investments designed toprovide you with sufficientincome to last your life-time. But if you continueto work, you may not haveto rely so heavily on yourportfolio – that is, yourIRA, 401(k) and all invest-ments held outside theseretirement accounts – tohelp you meet your incomeneeds. Consequently, dur-ing these extra years ofwork, you may be able towithdraw less from yourportfolio, thus potentiallyhaving more assets to pro-vide for your income needsdown the road.

A s y o u c a n s e e , a“phased-in” retirementcould help provide youwith options in making avariety of financial deci-sions. So, plan carefullybefore you exit the work-force – a gradual departuremay be a good way to say“goodbye.”

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The Board of Directors of Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 50 (the "District")is requesting proposals for professional engineering services, financial advisor services andbond counsel for planning, design and construction of critical upgrades at two (2) of theDistrict's three (3) water plants, water line extensions based on the water model, and welland facility inspections, to be financed through the Texas Water Development Board ("TWDB").Accordingly, the District is seeking to contract with a qualified engineering services firm,financial services and bond counsel to assist with the TWDB loan project identified herein.

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Mr. Gatti’s on Uvalde at noon.

Heritage Hall Senior Center-Exercise class: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 9 am.-Strenght and Balance class: Tuesdays at 9 am.Heritage Hall Senior Center is located at 1025 Oates Road,Jacinto City, TX. 77029. 713-675-4487.

Jacinto City Library programs•Children’s Programs: -Children’s Story Time is at 3 pm every Thursday. Join us for astory, finger play, and a fun craft! Preschool ages and up welcome. -Baby Story Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am. Fun interactiveplaying time and stories. Recommended for ages 0-2 years.•Children Holiday Program: -Spring Time Puppet Show. Join us Thursday, March 17 at 3 pmfor a special presentation of the classic story, Tortoise and theHare, re-enancted by puppets! Children of all ages are welcome.•Computer Classes: -1-on-1 Tech Help. We will be having a special session on Friday,March 11, 3-5pm to answer any questions regarding any digitaldevice and smartphone. -Google Classes. Thursday, March 17, 11 am & 6 pm we will beteaching all things Google such as using the browser, maps anddrive. You can bring your digital device or smartphone.•ELS Classes (Clases de Inglés) Cada Miercoles a las 12:30 pm. Esnecesario inscribirse.•Teen Tech Week 2016: -Play Makey-Makey. Thursday, March 10, 3-7 pm. Makey Makeykit will be available, just bring your imagination and see whatyou can create. Recommended for ages 12-17.Jacinto City Branch Library, 921 Akron, Jacinto City, TX. 77029.For more information on these and other programs at the library,please call 713-673-3237.

top two contenders.Other Constable candi-

dates received the follow-ing: Reed 9%, Stewart 14%,Norwood 4%, Jones 7.7%,Villarreal 8.8%, andMelancon 5.4%.

The Republican ticketwas also interesting, withCruz receiving 45% of the

Channelview FFAChannelview FFA Livestock Show is April 4-9, 2016. TheParade will be held down Sheldon Road at 10 am, Saturday,April 9. The Auction will be held at 1:15 pm, Saturday, April9 at the Allen Hall Fairgrounds.

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vote, Trump 25%, and Ru-bio 19%. Far behind wereKasich with 5% and Car-son with 3%.

In Montgomery County,for U.S. Rep.District 8, in-cumbent Kevin Bradyfought off a strong chal-lenge from Steve Toth, andgot 58% of the vote. In Dis-trict 36, Brian Babin won72% of the vote, unop-posed.

In local State Represen-tative District 127, incum-

Recently Channelview FFAstudents competed in the JohnGeorge memorial showmanshipcompetition in Baytown Texas.Channelview FFA had 4 studentswon their division. Hunter Bellwon 2016 senior swine experi-enced showmanship champion.

Cory McCloskey 4th grade won2016 Junior experienced show-manship champion with herswine. Ryleigh Mueller 3rd gradewon 2016 Junior non-experiencedshowmanship champion with herswine. In the lamb division YvetteLeos won 2016 senior non-expe-rienced champion.

Channelview FFA was verywell represented by the students.Congratulations to these stu-dents.

Wide range of Primary,Occupational, Preventive andEnvironmental HealthServices provided.

281-977-989815119 Wallisville Rd. Ste.#200

Houston, TX. 77049

Staff at Excellence Clinic

Channelview FFA studentscompete at showmanship

Left to right Ryleigh Mueller Hunter Bell CoriMcCloskey

Yvette Leos

bent Dan Huberty gar-nered a strong 78% of thevote, to defeat M. Bos-worth. In State House Dis-trict 128, it appears thatincumbent Wayne Smithonly received 43% of thevote. However, challengerBriscoe Cain only received49% of the vote, which will

lead to a run-off.Sheriff Ron Hickman

received a strong 72% ofthe votes, against challeng-er Carl Pittman with 20%.

For Tax Assessor-Collec-tor, Mike Sullivan had 83%of the vote, versus candi-date and previous A-C DonSumners.

One arrestedafter police chase

HARRIS COUNTY –One person is in custo-dy after a police chase inEast Harris County.

The chase began witha traffic stop at I-10East Freeway and Shel-don last tuesday, Feb-ruary 23. According topolice, the driver trav-eled on the East Free-way and then north on

Beltway 8.T h e c h a s e e n d e d

when the driver stoppedin the 14000 block ofVictoria and the EastBelt. One person wastaken into custody andpolice searched a whitesedan.

It’s not clear why thedriver led police on thechase.

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