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1: And it came to passin those days, that therewent out a decree fromCaesar Augustus, that allthe world should be taxed.

2: (And this taxing wasfirst made when Cyreniuswas governor of Syria.)

3: And all went to betaxed, every one into hisown city.

4: And Joseph also wentup from Galilee, out of thecity of Nazareth, intoJudaea, unto the city of David, which is calledBethlehem; (because he was of the house andlineage of David:)

5: To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,being great with child.

6: And so it was, that, while they were there, thedays were accomplished that she should bedelivered.

7: And she brought forth her firstborn son, andwrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him ina manger; because there was no room for them inthe inn.

8: And there were in the same country shep-herds abiding in the field, keeping watch over theirflock by night.

9: And, lo, the angel of the Lord came uponthem, and the glory of the Lord shone round aboutthem: and they were sore afraid.

10: And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, whichshall be to all people.

11: For unto you is born this day in the city ofDavid a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

12: And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shallfind the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lyingin a manger.

13: And suddenly there was with the angel amultitude of the heavenly host praising God, andsaying,

14: Glory to God in the highest, and on earthpeace, good will toward men.

15: And it came to pass, as the angels weregone away from them into heaven, the shepherdssaid one to another, Let us now go even untoBethlehem, and see this thing which is come topass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16: And they came with haste, and found Mary,and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

17: And when they had seen it, they madeknown abroad the saying which was told themconcerning this child.

18: And all they that heard it wondered at thosethings which were told them by the shepherds.

19: But Mary kept all these things, and pon-dered them in her heart.

20: And the shepherds returned, glorifying andpraising God for all the things that they had heardand seen, as it was told unto them.

The Christmas StoryLuke 2:1-20,

King James Version

East Aldine holds Partner Awards

Aldine ISD honors buildingNamesakes at luncheon

Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffneyvisits with former Trustee Marine Jones at the 2019Namesake Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at theM.O. Campbell Educational Center. Jones MiddleSchool is named in Mrs. Jones' honor.

Many of the schools andbuildings in Aldine Inde-pendent School Districtare named after individu-als that left an indeliblemark in the community.Superintendent Dr. LaTon-ya M. Goffney reached outto the district’s manynamesakes to honor themand let them know theirspirit for giving studentsthe best educational expe-rience continues.

Nearly 20 honorees ortheir family members at-tended the inauguralNamesake Luncheon heldTuesday, December 10, at

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ELECTION RESULTS

Turner winsmayor’s runoff

Harris County reportedthat over 200,000 votersturned out for the runoffe l e c t i o nheld lastSaturday.IncumbentM a y o rSylvesterTurner de-feated chal-lenger TonyBuzbee, the most interest-ing of several races.

Others of local interestelected were City Council-men David Robinson,Michael Kubosh, LetitiaPlummer, Sallie Alcorn, andKarla Cisneros, who won by12 votes out of 10,554 cast.

The East Aldine Districtheld their annual StrategicPartner Awards lastThursday night, at theGreer & Lowdermilk Con-ference Center in Aldine.The event is meant to hon-or those citizens or organi-zations who havecontributed during theyear to the quality of lifeimprovements that are thegoal of the district.

Emcee for the eveningwas Joyce Wiley, a boardmember of the East Aldi-ne District. Over a hun-dred persons attended thefestive occasion. Many ofthem were supporters ofthe district’s activities.

See PARTNERAWARDS, Page 8

Gilbert Hoffman,publisher of theNortheast News,received the Chairman’sAward from ChairmanGerald Overturff.

Some of the Awards recipients pose for aphotograph after the ceremony, including Sheriff’sdeputies Eleazar Agrait, Josue Herrera, and RonnieJones, who received the Governmental Award. Alsosecond from left, Abel Garza with the EducationAward, Valencia Dotson with the Volunteer award,and Gilbert Hoffman, Chairman’s Award.

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fill your home with love and joythrough the closeness of friends,family, and the comfort of home.

And may our nation renew ourselvesto serving the least amongst us andtreating one another with respect

and dignity.

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Happy Holidays

Thank you forgiving me the

honor ofrepresenting you

at theTexas House of

Representatives.

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& Family

***Dear Santa,My name is alex

Pacheco eli. I want axbox and for tnite gameand more light For mybike and a poser and aiPhone and a hover-board and a Nintendo.

Alex Pacheco, 8 yearsold

Dear Santa,I would like a camera,

poster, boards, also a

sunyday toy andfancy nancy, and arilly sparkly dress,also a glitter andpaent, grafts set. Ialso for everyone toget what thay want,and a good day formy mom dad andbrother.

Kelsie Blas, 8years old

***

Dear Santa, I would like a

Dollhouse. I would aloslike Cristmas books. Ihave been really goodthis year. Cleaned myroom. I help my sisters.

Abby Carley, 8 yearsold

***

***Dear Santa,I would like an haver-

bord. I would also likeclothes and an Americangirl doll. I have been jollygood this year. I havebeen helping my mom dothe dishes. And I help mydad put wood up.

Addison Sebren, 9years old

***Dear Santa,I would like 20 gange

shot gun for nuntn2.Woiders Bottom Land. Iwould like ciiMbin stone.

Erodr Srarks, 9 yearsold

******Dear Santa,I would like Boxy

girls. I would also likeBeare Stuff. I have been

really good this year. Icleaned my room and Idid my cloths and hangup my cloths and I didmy bed and a Americanfridge and Americanbaker and mini Back-Packs for my dolls.

Ilany, 9 years old***

Dear Santa,I would like an hover

board I would also like a

phone case for my phonehave been really goodthis year. I was a good boy this year kept my room clean.

Aiden Gonzalez Pet, 9 years old

***Dear Santa,I have done a lot of

things and went trew alot during the past fewyears, my dog that I hada while ago got taken bysome people and havebeen wanting anotherone even since then,though I might getanother one sometime inthe future. One thingmore recently that hasbeen bothering me isthat my room has beendestroyed and has beenunder construction forthe past year now andhad to sleep in the livingroom since then, and Iwasn’t able to havemuch privacy because ofthat. My brother hadheart failier a couple ofmonths back and hadlike 2 to 3 differentsurgeries. So I’ve beengoing threw a lot and Iwould help if I had a yerimicrophone, and somegood video capture cardthat could record videogames in really highquality. Just so I couldhave some cool videos tohave so I could just havesomething to occupie mytime and look back onsome times when I washaving then.

Adam Hampton, 13years old

***Dear Santa,How is

everythinggoing I cleanedmy room thankyou for the ps4last year. Thisyear I wouldlike a newPhone. MerryChristmas.

AnthonyRodriguez, 9years old

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Dear Santa,I’ve been a good boy at

school and I want aFortnite Blaster.

David Montemayor, 8Thompson Elementary

***Dear Santa,I’ve ben a good girl

Santa. I want a slime forXmas and a Sausashie.Please. Merry Xmas,Santa.

Gizell Lopez, 7Thompson Elementary

***Dear Santa,Hi my name is Diana. I

want an iPad and a newTV set. I wish everybodya Merry Christmas andHappy New Year 2020.My sister needs newdishes, my neice a newtoy. Nephew a new toytruck for him.

Diana, 52MacArthur HS***

Dear Santa,I know you are

checking your list to seewho is good or bad. Iknow I am bad but I amtrying to make it up byhelping my mom. Alsocan I please pleaseplease get the NewIphone with dark pinkcase for my phone.Thank you Santa!

Emily Alexis, 11 yearsold

***Dear Santa,I have been a little

bad, but I listen well. Iwhat you to take care ofpeople who need a home.All I what forChristmas is atablet to playgames on andlisten to music.Thank you.

Mia Aguilar, 9years old

***Dear Santa,I would like a

pacet watch. Ialso would like anew haverboard.I would also likea nap. I havebeen very goodthis year.

Brooke, 8years old

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C O M M U N I T Y N E W S

The Near NorthwestManagement District ac-knowledged the campusimprovements and facilityupgrades at Hoffman Mid-dle School and Eisenhow-er High School during itsDecember Business Net-work Celebration.

The improvements weremade using funds from the$798 million bond referen-dum passed by voters in2015.

The management dis-trict presented Superin-tendent Dr. LaTonya M.Goffney and each of theschool’s principals with theGrow Near Awards for thedistrict’s work to improvethe visual appearance ofeach school. The workaligns directly with the or-ganization’s focus on re-branding the area.

Work at Hoffman Mid-dle School included newsidewalks and drainageimprovements. Eisenhow-The St. Hope

Foundation Awardwas received byrecipient YurobaHarris recently, at aGala Celebration incelebration of St.Hope's 20thAnniversaryCelebration, held atthe Hobby Center.Pictured is Yurobaholding the award.

Another round of ap-plause and congratula-tions goes to Hambrick 8thGrade student LuisOrozco. Orozco was chosento participate in the Inter-national Champions Cup(ICC) Futures Tourna-ment. This tournamentwill be held in Orlando,Florida from December 9-16. The ICC Futures Tour-nament is a premier youthtournament that showcas-es the world’s future soccerstars from all over theworld. Orozco plays soccerwith the Houston DynamoAcademy youth programand previously participat-

Hambrick student tocompete in InternationalSoccer Tournament

Near Northwest Management District recognizes2 Aldine ISD schools for campus improvements

er’s construction was sim-ilar and focused on the in-stallation of drainage andfire hydrants around thecampus.

The Near NorthwestManagement District wascreated in 2001 to address

concerns about public safe-ty and economic develop-ment in the area ofHouston between T.C. Jest-er Boulevard on the east,Pinemont Drive on thesouth, Hollister Drive onthe west, and State Road

249 on the north. The or-ganization is made up ofsmall business owners,commercial property ten-ants, and community lead-ers who promote economicgrowth in the area.

ed in the US Soccer Devel-opment Academy RegionalShowcase in Dallas earli-er this year.

Luis Orozco

Near Northwest Management District presenting awards to SuperintendentDr. LaTonya and school principals.

JINGLE BELL RUN: Students at Vardeman EC/PK enjoyed a Jingle Bell Run during PE class last

week!. Students were timed on a 300 meter race!. Our Pandas rocked their running assessment! Submitted: By Linda Nigro

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Yuroba Harrisreceives St. Hope award

***Dear Santa,How are you and Mrs.

Clause doing? I hope youare doing well? I havebeen doing good withReading! Thank you forthe tablet last year. Thisyear I would want a doll.I would be so thankfulfor it. Merry Christmasdon’t get sick yall.

Kalli Olree, 8 yearsold

***Dear Santa,How is everything

going? I hope you aredping well! I try hard tobe helpflu. Thank you forthe stuff that you gaveme last year! I reallyloved the pony! This yearI want a intend sich. Itwode make me happy!Merry Christmas!

Anabell Salinas, 8years old

Namesakes,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

the M.O. Campbell Educa-tional Center. Dr. Goffney,Board Trustee PresidentSteve Mead, and fellowtrustees greeted and spokewith honorees.

Dr. Goffney also took amoment to share the newchoices and opportunitiesAISD offers students, thefive-year strategic plan,current work, and how itall impacts the future ofAldine.

“Before I came to Aldi-ne, I knew about the dis-trict’s strong history togive every student the best

educational experiencepossible,” Goffney said.“During my listening tour,one common themeemerged: Aldine is a won-derful school district witha history of success. Thatis a testament to the markyou — our namesakes —left on our district. Sincecoming on board, I havesought to build on thatfoundation as we move for-ward.

Before leaving the lun-cheon, honorees received agift from the school namedafter them.

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tLetters toSanta t***Dear Santa,How is everything

going? I’m good athelping and math. Thankyou for the stuf you gaveme I liked to play withthem. I had my hart on afaseblade. If I got it I willbe happy. Merry Christ-mas.

Tate White, 8 yearsold

***Dear Santa,How are you and Mrs.

Clause doing? I hope youare doing well. I amdoing good in reading Ireally need to try harderin math. Thank you forthe gifts last year. Thisyear I would like tohavea LoL doll’s and Iwill share it to myfriend’s and I will like tohave a alppe watch andI really need it to call mymom when somethinggoes wrong so pls.

Zoeybeth Valencia, 9years old

***Dear Santa,How are you and Mrs.

Claus doing? I hope youhad a great year! I havebeen good I only got acouple conduct marksbetter than last year.Thank you for thepresents last year Iwould like a nurf gunbullets and a nededo. If Igot that my heart wouldbe blown up. MerryChrsitmas.

Brycen Schroden, 8years old

***Dear Santa,How is everything

going? I’ve been helpingmy mom. I realy love theipad. This year I wouldlike a xbox one, I wouldlove it! Merry Christmas!

Lane Landree, 8 yearsold

***Dear Santa,I hope your doing

well! I will be on my bestbehaver. Thank you forthe gifts you gave melast year. I would love aphone and it will makeme so happy. MerryChristmas Santa.

Madelyn Sebren, 9years old

***Dear Santa,I would like cupcakes

and cake and a pex fishand cookies and a newbackpack and a doll-house.

Zady bejarano, 9years old

***Dear Santa,I would like an

Nintendo swich, Mi-necraft toys, phone,super Mario toys, Sonicktoys, Lost Kitteys toys. Ihave been relly good thisyear. I helped my withchohres.

Anthony C., 8 yearsold

***Dear Santa,How are you and Mrs.

Clause doing? I hope youare doing well! I haveinproved a lot! I havegood grades! Thank youfor the dool you got me!This year I hope for ababy a live! I wouldshare it a lot! And itwould fill my hart withjoy. Merry Christmas!

Kyndra Thompson, 9years old

***Dear Santa,How are you and Mrs.

Clause doing? I tried todo my best and I didking of good. Thank youfor the Xbox 1 last year.This year can I get somebooks and Legos. And Iwill be really reallyhappy! Merry Christmas!

Keegan Mcgee, 9years old

***

AUSTIN — Before vot-er-approved amendmentsto the Texas Constitutionare set in stone, it is thegovernor's duty to public-ly proclaim the results ofthe election.

On Dec. 4, Gov. GregAbbott posted such a proc-lamation, having first cer-tified the tabulationprepared by the Texas sec-retary of state, the state’schief election officer.

In his proclamation, Ab-bott listed the nine of 10proposed amendmentsthat passed in the Nov. 5constitutional amendmentelection. The one that didnot pass, and therefore notincluded in the proclama-tion, was Proposition 1, theproposed constitutionalamendment allowing aperson to hold more thanone office as a municipaljudge at the same time.

Complete results of theelection are available atsos.texas.gov and analysesof proposed constitutionalamendments are availablefrom the Legislative Re-search Library of Texas atlrl.texas.gov.

Data resourcelaunches

The U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency and theTexas Commission on En-vironmental Quality onNov. 29 announced an on-line resource to update thepublic on response effortsregarding the Nov. 27 TPCGroup Plant Explosion inPort Neches.

More than 20 federal,state, county and local gov-ernment entities workedtogether in response to theexplosion that resulted inthree injuries and the re-lease of butadiene, a pet-rochemical used in themanufacture of tires. TheEPA and the TCEQ contin-ue to be focused on provid-ing the assistance andcoordination needed to ad-dress on-site and off-siteenvironmental impacts.

The resource, called Sto-ry Map, can be accessedonline via epa.gov andtceq.texas.gov. Responseactions, maps and photosare featured.

Revenue total ishigher

Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on Dec. 3 an-nounced state sales taxrevenue totaled $3.18 bil-lion in November, 6.2 per-cent more than the amount

reported in November2018.

Hegar said growth wasled by collections from thewholesale trade, construc-tion and restaurant sec-tors, while collections fromthe oil and gas mining sec-tor declined from last year.Also, total sales tax reve-nue for the three monthsending in November 2019was up 4.8 percent com-pared to the same period ayear ago.

The sales tax is the larg-est source of funding forthe state budget, account-ing for 57 percent of all taxcollections.

Goal: Strengthentrade

Texas Secretary of StateRuth Hughs on Dec. 2 post-ed details about a recentcultural and economictrade mission to Japanhosted by the Japan Foun-dation Center for GlobalPartnership.

Attending with Hughswere Texas business andworkforce developmentleaders. The group metwith Nakayama Norihiro,Japan's parliamentaryvice minister of foreign af-fairs, and representativesof Toyota Motor Corpora-tion, Daiwa House Group,Omron Industrial Automa-tion, Japanese ExternalTrade Organization, Japa-nese Business Foundationand Japan’s Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism.

"As one of the Lone StarState's largest trade part-ners, it is vital that we notonly maintain, but contin-ually strengthen our rela-tionship with Japan," said

Hughs, who serves as chiefinternational protocol of-ficer for Texas.

"By working collabora-tively to promote opportu-nities for culturalexchange and economicgrowth, both Texas andJapan stand to mutuallybenefit," Hughs added.

Disaster hearingsare set

The Texas General LandOffice on Dec. 6 announcedthree regional public hear-ings on the state's plan fordistributing some $4.3 bil-lion in Community Devel-opment Block GrantMitigation funds for Hur-ricane Harvey recoverypurposes.

The hearings, whichalso will address flood di-sasters that occurred in2015 and 2016, are set forDec. 9 in Dallas, Dec. 10 inthe Rio Grande Valley andDec. 11 in Houston.

"Hurricane Harvey wasa storm of historic propor-tions, with more than $100billion in property damageand immeasurable disrup-tion to the lives of Texans,"Land CommissionerGeorge P. Bush said."Many communities inTexas have faced repeatedflooding, including the2015 and 2016 floods. Withthis action plan, the GLOwill prioritize large-scaleprojects to maximize avail-able infrastructure fund-ing to improve theresiliency of Texas homes,businesses and infrastruc-ture from future storms."

The plan has been pub-lished for public commenton the GLO's recoverywebsite atrecovery.texas.gov/public-notices/index.html.

Abbott extendsdeclaration

Gov. Abbott on Nov. 27extended his Aug. 23, 2017,disaster proclamation andsubsequent amendmentsto it, certifying that Hur-ricane Harvey still poses athreat of imminent disas-ter for 60 counties.

The proclamation statesthat due to catastrophicdamage caused by the hur-ricane, a state of disastercontinues to exist in thosecounties, and it authorizesuse of all available resourc-es of state government andof political subdivisionsthat are reasonably neces-sary to cope with the disas-ter.

Governor proclaimsresults in constitutionalamendment election

Dear Rusty: I turned62 in October 2018. A fewmonths prior to my birthmonth, I went on theSocial Security websitewhich said my estimatedbenefits would be be-tween $900-$1000 at fullretirement age andbetween $600-$700 at age62. I receive a pensionfrom a city governmentwhere I was a firefighterfor almost 20 years whereI did not pay SocialSecurity tax on myincome, but I have over20 years invested inSocial Security fromother jobs. I expected thecut in benefits for retiringearly (62), but I wastotally caught off guardby my benefits being cutin half again because ofthe Windfall EliminationProvision (WEP). My citypension is about $1700monthly, and it’s myunderstanding that WEPis not supposed to reducemy Social Security bymore than half of mygovernment pension. Mycurrent Social Securitybenefit is $348 a monthwhich is considerably lessthan half of my $1700pension. Am I missingsomething? Shouldn’t I begetting $600-$700 inSocial Security benefits?Signed: Retired Firefight-er

Dear Retired Fire-fighter: WEP rules arecomplicated and youcertainly aren’t alone inyour dismay over howWEP affects SocialSecurity benefits forpublic servants in certainstates which didn’tparticipate in SocialSecurity. I’ll try to shedsome light on whathappened to your benefitamount.

The first thing youshould know is that theestimates you receivedfrom Social Securitybefore you claimed werejust that – estimates. Ifyou were working in SS-covered employmentprior to getting theestimate, the amountsgiven assumed you wouldcontinue to work at yourrecent SS-coveredearnings until your fullretirement age. If youdidn’t, your full retire-ment age (FRA) benefitamount would be lessthan the amount quoted.The estimate given atthat time didn’t takeWEP into account either.The WEP reduction takesplace before the reduction

for claiming early at age62. WEP affects your“primary insuranceamount” (PIA), which isthe amount you’renormally entitled to atyour full retirement agefrom SS-covered work.

When you applied forSocial Security your PIAwas recomputed using aspecial WEP formula.Your PIA is based on your“average indexed monthlyearnings” or “AIME”,which is the monthlyaverage of the highestearning 35 years overyour lifetime in which youcontributed to SocialSecurity. Your PIA isdetermined by breakingyour AIME into 3 parts(called “bend points”),multiplying those partsby a certain percentagefor each part, and totalingup those three computa-tions. When WEP applies,the first part of yourAIME is multiplied by40%, rather than thenormal 90%, of the first$895 of your AIME (thisis the amount for your“eligibility year” 2018).So, the first part of yourWEP AIME wouldcontribute $358 (insteadof the normal $805) toyour PIA and, thus, toyour FRA benefit amount– a reduction of $447. (Ifyou have more than 20years of substantialearnings in SS-coveredemployment, the impactof WEP is lessened byabout 5% for each yearover 20).There is amaximum WEP reduction($447 for 2018) and thereis also a rule which saysyour WEP reductioncannot be more than halfof your non-coveredpension amount. Butsince half of your citypension is more than$447, that rule does notchange the WEP reduc-tion.

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Just when you thought theTexans had turned the cornerand were ready to be considereda viable contender in the AFC,they fell on their face with anembarrassing 38-24 home lossto at the time a four-win Denverteam.

The week before the Denverdebacle, the Bill O’Brienrecorded his biggest regularseason victory as Houston’shead coach when his teamdefeated the defending SuperBowl champions in prime time infront of a national televisionaudience.

And what did the Texans dofor an encore? They allowed arookie quarterback making justhis second NFL start pick themapart and run out to a 31-3halftime lead to take the wind outof Texans’ fans sails.

That loss is all on O’Brien.Anyone who watched that farcecould tell the Texans weresimply going through themotions. They probably figuredthey had the game won before itbegan, but like the old sayinggoes, on any given Sunday,anything can and will happen inthe NFL.

The Denver loss, coupledwith Tennessee’s 42-21 win atOakland, left the two teams tiedatop the AFC South. The Texansplayed at Tennessee lastSunday and could very wellenter this week’s game atTampa Bay in second place agame out with two to play in the2019 regular season.

Houston hosts Tennessee inWeek 17 at NRG Stadium inwhat could very well be awinner-take-all game, but firstthe Texans need to take care ofbusiness against a Tampa Bayteam that can be dangerous onoffense behind turnover-pronequarterback Jameis Winston.

While the Texans travel toTampa, the Titans host a NewOrleans that suffered a tough48-46 loss to San Francisco twoweeks ago in the regular seasongame of the year. The Saints arestill in contention for a first roundbye, but need to win out andhope Seattle or the 49ers lose atleast one more game in the lasttwo weeks of the season.

The NFC East race couldvery well be decided on Sundaywhen the Cowboys visitPhiladelphia. Both teams havestruggled lately as Dallas lost atChicago two weeks ago and theEagles had to rally at home tobeat a two-win Giants team inovertime to keep their divisionhopes alive.

Other interesting games thisweek have the Bills facing astruggling New England team inFoxborough, while the resurgentRams travel to San Franciscowith hopes of pulling off theupset and remaining in the NFCWild Card hunt. The SundayNight Football game has theChiefs visiting Chicago andthere’s a good one on MondayNight Football as the Packersvisit Minnesota in a key NFCNorth contest.

In the amateur ranks, theCollege Football Playoff (CFP) isset with No. 1 LSU facing No. 4Oklahoma in the Peach Bowland No. 2 Ohio State facing No.3 Clemson, and the defendingnational champion, in the FiestaBowl. OU got in thanks to itsovertime win over Baylor in theBig 12 title game and Oregon’sroute of Utah in the Pac 12 titlegame.

As the bowl games movecloser, we’ll preview them, butthese next two weeks will bedevoted to the NFL’s final twoweeks.

Before we take a look atWeek 16, let’s review last week’srecord. A 6-6 mark (thanksTexans, Cowboys and Patriots!)brought the season record to107-55 (66%).

Now, onto this weekend’sgame.

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Houston at Tampa Bay –The Texans and Bucs kick off aSaturday tripleheader in a gameHouston must win. Enough hasbeen said about the disappoint-ing Denver game, so it’s time tofocus on the future for O’Brien’steam. Look for quarterbackDeshaun Watson (3,425 yards,24 TDs) and wide receiverDeAndre Hopkins (93 recep-tions, 1,023 yards, 7 TDs) tohave a big day against a suspectBucs defense. Winston (4,115yards, 26 TDs) and widereceiver Chris Godwin (81receptions, 1,212 yards, 9 TDs)could do the same against aHouston secondary that wasshredded by a rookie QB twoweeks ago. My pick, Houston

Texans need to be wary of Bucs:Cowboys, Eagles meet for NFC East title

31, Tampa Bay 26Buffalo at New England –

The middle game of thetripleheader pits Buffalo againsta New England team that ishaving issues on offense, butthen again, so are the Bills. Twoweeks ago, Buffalo lost at hometo Baltimore, 24-17 as quarter-back Josh Allen (2,737 yards, 17TDs) struggled against a qualitydefense. That could very well bethe case again this week whenhe takes on a New Englanddefense that is one of the betterunits in the league this year. It’sthe NE offense that needs tostep things up. Two weeks ago,Tom Brady and Co. could onlymuster one touchdown againstthe Chiefs in a 23-16 loss, whichwas New England’s secondstraight. I’m sure Brady (3,437yards, 19 TDs) and JulianEdelman (90 receptions, 1,010yards, 6 TDs) righted the shiplast week against the Bengals,but they will face a much betteropponent when they face a verygood Buffalo defense. Look forthe Patriots to get the runninggame going to help open up thepassing game for Brady as thePats send the Bills packing ontheir way to another AFC Easttitle. My pick, New England 26,Buffalo 16

Los Angeles Rams at SanFrancisco – The Saturdaytripleheader concludes onSunday night with a good one asthe Rams visits the 49ers in akey NFC West contest for bothteams. Two weeks ago, theRams picked up their secondimpressive win with a 28-12thumping of Seattle on Sundaynight, while the 49ers won athrilling 48-46 decision at NewOrleans. This could turn intoanother shootout as the RamsJared Goff (3,712 yards, 15 TDs)and Jimmy Garoppolo (3,245yards, 25 TDs) will be throwingthe ball all over the field. Goff willbe looking to hook up withCooper Kupp (77 receptions, 990yards, 7 TDs) and the speedyRobert Woods (71 receptions,933 yards, 1 TD), while Jimmy G

will be looking to make plays withtight end George Kittle (60receptions, 754 yards, 4 TDs)and Deebo Samuel (47receptions, 640 yards, 3 TDs).The 49ers proved in the NewOrleans game that they are aresilient team and look for theirgrit to be the difference maker inthis one as the 49ers close in onthe NFC West title. My pick, SanFrancisco 31, Los Angeles Rams28

New Orleans at Tennessee– As reported earlier, the Saintslost a tough one at home to the49ers two weeks ago, but notbecause of quarterback DrewBrees (2,140 yards, 17 TDs).Brees threw five touchdowns andran for another in the two-pointloss and this week they faceanother stern test against one ofthe hottest teams in the league.Since head coach Mike Vrabelinserted Ryan Tannehill (1,993yards, 15 TDs) as the startingquarterback, the Titans havewon six of their last sevenheading into last Sunday’s gameagainst the Texans. Runningback Derrick Henry (1, 243yards, 13 TDs) has also been afactor and look for him to attackthe Saints early to soften up thesecondary. Rookie wide receiverA.J. Brown (39 receptions, 779yards, 6 TDs) gives the Titans adeep threat they haven’t had inquite awhile. In their 42-21 win atOakland two weeks ago, Browncaught five passes for 153 yardsand two touchdowns, onecovering 91 yards. You can betthe Saints secondary will beaware of Brown come Sunday.Brees has a pretty good weaponin wide receiver Michael Thomas(121 receptions, 1,424 yards, 7

TDs), who is getting close tobreaking the single seasonreception record held by formerColt Marvin Harrison. It wouldhelp the Saints if they could get abig day from running back AlvinKamara (612 rushing yards, 1TD/68 receptions, 462 yards, 1TD), who has struggled a bit thisyear. I think this is the weekKamara explodes as the Saintspick up a big road victory. Mypick, New Orleans 30, Tennes-see 26

Pittsburgh at New York Jets– The Steelers will be looking tohold onto one of the two AFCWild Cards slots with a winagainst the Jets. Pittsburgh isgetting it done with a stoutdefense that has done a greatjob of forcing turnovers. Rookiequarterback Delvin “Duck”Hodges (682 yards, 4 TDs) isn’tflashy, but has been making keyplays since he took over thestarting QB job three weeks ago.The Jets have been playingbetter lately, but look for MikeTomlin’s defense to be thedifference maker in this one asthe Steelers close in on a playoffberth. My pick, Pittsburgh 23,New York Jets 16

Carolina at Indianapolis –The Panthers visit Indianapolislooking to play out the season asowner Mike Tepper beginslooking for a new head coachafter he fired Ron Rivera twoweeks ago. The Colts’ playoffhopes took a big hit two weeksago when they lost at TampaBay, but they are still technicallyalive, so look for quarterbackJacoby Brissett (2,496 yards, 18TDs) to have his team ready toface Christian McCaffrey (1,120rushing yards, 12 TDs/86receptions, 726 yards, 4 TDs)

and the porous Panther defense.My pick, Indianapolis 31,Carolina 17

Arizona at Seattle – Twoweeks ago, Seattle fell to theRams 28-12, which put a crimpin their NFC West title hopes.Look for Russell Wilson (3,422yards, 26 TDs), running backChris Carson (1,057 yards, 5TDs) and wide receiver TylerLockett (67 receptions, 874yards, 6 TDs) to take it to KylerMurray (3,060 yards, 16 TDs)and the Cardinals, as theSeahawks will make it amiserable day for the visitorsfrom Arizona. My pick, Seattle34, Arizona 16

Dallas at Philadelphia – TheCowboys and Eagles meet forthe NFC East title on Sunday inPhilly. Both teams entered theseason with high hopes, but midseason slumps by both squadshave fans questioning their headcoaches and front officepersonnel. Two weeks ago, theCowboys lost at Chicago onThursday night as once againthe offense bogged down after agood start. Quarterback DakPrescott (4,122 yards, 24 TDs),running back Ezekiel Elliott(1,071 yards, 9 TDs) and AmariCooper (71 receptions, 1,154yards, 8 TDs) and the offensiveline are just too talented to bestalling as much as they do.They face an Eagles defensethat is beat up and can be thrownon. Look for Prescott to come outfiring the ball to set up Elliott towear down the Philly front seven.Dallas has struggled on defenselately, and Eagles QB CarsonWentz (3,165 yards, 22 TDs) andtight end Zach Ertz (79receptions, 827 yards, 5 TDs)should have a field day againstthe Dallas linebackers. Ertzcaught two touchdown passestwo weeks ago in the Eagles’ 23-17 overtime victory over theGiants, but I have a feelingJason Garrett’s team will rise tothe occasion on the road as theCowboys look to pick up theirsecond straight NFC East title.My pick, Dallas 24, Philadelphia20

Kansas City at Chicago –The Chiefs face the Bears onSunday Night Football in whatshould be a competitive contest.Two weeks ago, the Chiefspicked up a hard-earned win atNew England, while the Bearsovercame an early deficit to takedown the Cowboys. The Chiefshave been playing better ondefense and that might be badnews for the rest of the AFCbecause everybody knows whatKC is capable of doing onoffense with Patrick Mahomes(3,266 yards, 21 TDs), tight endTravis Kelce (75 receptions, 989yards, 4 TDs) and speedy widereceiver Tyreek Hill (44receptions, 600 yards, 4 TDs).Chicago has a good defense, butMahomes and Co. will be toomuch for them on Sunday night.My pick, Kansas City 26,Chicago 18

Green Bay at Minnesota –Week 16 ends with a good oneon Monday Night Football as thePackers visit the Vikings, withthe NFC North title hanging inthe balance. Two weeks ago,Aaron Rodgers (3,260 yards, 23TDs) and the Packers werelethargic in their 20-15 home winover Washington, while theVikings took care of businessagainst the Lions at home.Rodgers will need a big gamefrom running back Aaron Jones(779 yards, 15 TDs) and widereceiver Davante Adams (56receptions, 685 yards, 3 TDs),but that might be tough against avery good Vikings defense.Conversely, Minnesota QB KirkCousins (3,274 yards, 24 TDs)will lean on running back DalvinCook (1,108 yards, 13 TDs) tosoften up the GB defense so hecan make plays down field toStefon Diggs (56 receptions, 997yards, 5 TDs). If fellow widereceiver Adam Thielen returnsafter missing four games with ahamstring injury, that could be ahuge advantage for the Vikings. Ithink the home field also comesinto play here as the Vikings tiethe Packers for the division leadon Monday night. My pick,Minnesota 24, Green Bay 20

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1. Is the book of Immanuel inthe Old or New Testament orneither?

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3. From Matthew 1:18 whenMary became pregnant, she andJoseph were ...? Married,Engaged, Just friends, Strangers

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The Hambrick MiddleSchool Christian StudentUnion (CSU) sponsored atoy drive on December 9.The toy drive is an annualproject taken on by thisstudent-led organization

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Clause doing? Santa amI a Bad kid or a goodkid? Thank you for thetoy I want. Santa I wanta bowling pin and abowling ball toy.

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Clause doing? In school Iact good I make a lot offriends and get goodgrades. Thank you forthe piano last year. Ireally liked it. This year Iwant headphones tohave a mic and maybesome legos and a ps4. Ifeel like I deserve it alittle bit and if you gotme what I wanted forChristmas I’d be filledwith joy J.

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Christian Student Union Toy Driveat Hambrick Middle School

Members of Hambrick Middle School Christian Student Union, along with sponsors Jennifer Reed, LindaLinzy, Viki Duncan and Mary Newsome, were able to collect toys for children during their annual Toy Drive.

with a goal to collect toysfor children so they canhave gifts for the Christ-mas holiday. All of the do-nated toys will go to theBuckner Family Hope Cen-ter which is located next

door to Hambrick MiddleSchool and has programsfor children and families inthe community. The toydrive was definitely a suc-cess with over 300 toys do-nated by the students andstaff at Hambrick. This

event gave the students,and especially the mem-bers of CSU, the opportu-nity to be of service to theneighborhood in whichthey live; giving back in away that would have alasting impression.

During the evening,eight awards were present-ed to individuals or orga-nizations that were“strategic Partners” withthe District.

The Chairman’s Award,the major presentation ofthe evening, went to Gil-bert Hoffman, publisher ofthe Northeast News since1999. The newspaper hasbeen an advocate for theDistrict and its goals forthe last 20 years. Hoffmanthanked the district, andin his remarks made thepoint that many in the au-dience were the focus of thenews due to their work inthe Aldine area. The awardwas presented by Chair-man Gerald Overturff, whokidded about his “brother-hood” with Hoffman.

The Volunteer of theYear Award was given toValencia Dotson for herwork with educators andchildren.

The Community Awardwent to Dru Gutierrez,now on the board of theYMCA, and previouslywith Harris County.

The Public SafetyAward was given to West-field Fire Department fortheir service to the commu-nity since 1942.

The GovernmentalAward went to Sheriff ’sdeputies Eleazar Agrait,Josue Herrera, and RonnieJones, for their efforts tomake Aldine a safer place.

The Public HealthAward went to Pastor Dar-ryl Broussard, and hisGreater Pure LightChurch for their leader-ship in providing healthfairs and other services.

The Business of the YearAward went to Manny’sMexican Grill & Seafood.

The Education Awardwent to Abel Garza, of theAldine school district.

Guests were treated totwo videos, one showingconstruction progress ofthe East Aldine Town Cen-ter, and the other a cartoonof the board dancing aboutin a Jib-Jab manner.

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East Aldine BoardChairman GeraldOverturff introduced thenewest member of theAldine ISD board, RandyBates, who spoke abouthis educational interests.

The Public Safety Awardwent to the WestfieldFire Department for theirservice to thecommunity, presentedby Joyce Wiley.

Pastor Darryl Broussardaccepts the PublicHealth Award fromJoyce Wiley, for theHealth Fairs they havesponsored for thecommunity.

Dru Gutierrez wasawarded the CommunityAward for the work hehas done as a boardmember of the Aldine-Greenspoint YMCA.