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East Harris County inaugurates new bus service

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Three killed inChannelviewhomeinvasion

North Shore Rotary distributes over 200 Christmas baskets

North Shore 31 – Duncanville 17

MUSTANGS MAKE HISTORY WINNINGBACK TO BACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jon Kay, Mustangs head coach passing the championship trophy to John Gentry.

By Allan Jamail

Arlington, Texas on Sat-urday, December 21, 2019at the AT&T Stadium infront of 47,818 spectatorsthe North Shore Mustangsrated number one in thestate became the first teamin University Interscholas-tic League (UIL) Class 6ADivision I history to winconsecutive state champi-onship games. In a re-match game with theDuncanville Panthers whothe Mustangs defeated in2018 they once again won31 to17.

Since the beginning ofthe UIL Class 6A DivisionI in 2014, Coach Kay andthe Mustangs made histo-ry by being the first to winthree state championships.

North Shore won de-spite being without threeof their starters. Zach

Evans and Jermond Ba-tiste who were groundedbecause of not complyingwith the team’s cell phonepolicy. This made threegames Evans has had to sitout due to disciplinary rea-sons. Shadrach Banks hasbeen unable to play in sev-eral games due to an inju-ry.

Regardless of the sport,coaches have the responsi-bility of teaching youngathletes not just the rulesof a game but to teachthem how to play in the“game of life” where no oneis above the law or rules.Enforcement of team rulesand disciplining infrac-tions is hard on everyone,teammates, coaches, fami-ly members and fans butit’s the right thing to do inorder to build and moldstudents into good produc-

Five New Transit Bus Routes TargetUnderserved Sections of EasternHarris County

Free Ridership the first 60 Days

Houston, Texas - Nearly 200,000 northeastHarris County residents now have access to pub-lic transportation thanks to $3.8 million in Hur-ricane Harvey disaster recovery funding. HarrisCounty Transit Services will expand its exist-ing bus service to some of the communities hard-est hit by floodwaters from the hurricane.

The new service will primarily serve areasof Channelview, Cloverleaf and Sheldon and pro-vide an additional scheduled bus to the routeserving Crosby/Barrett Station.

A soft launch of the new service occurred onDecember 2. The first 60 days are free to riders.After that, rides will be $1. The inaugural cere-mony to mark the launch was held Wednesday,Dec. 18 at Joe V’s Smart Shop parking lot, 5609Uvalde, Houston.

“East Harris County has many needs. Publictransportation is just one and for many, essen-tial! I heard early in my administration howbadly this area of my precinct was in need of atransportation system. I worked with our part-ners to make this happen for those in my pre-cinct. I am thrilled to see this happening in adeserving community,” said Precinct Two Com-missioner Adrian Garcia.

Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellisadded, “Mass transit is important to our com-munity’s success as our region continues to rap-idly grow. The Sheldon area in Precinct One isa good example of a growing community wherethe addition of transit services will help the com-munity thrive. Even if you own a car, I want toencourage everyone to take advantage of thisnew service and our mass transit options.”

The new service will add roughly 65 addi-tional route miles to the Harris County service

Harris County Commissioners Adrian Garcia, left, and Rodney Ellis speak at aribbon-cutting ceremony announcing expansion of Harris County Transit Services’bus routes to Channelview, Cloverleaf and Sheldon – areas that were devastatedby Hurricane Harvey. The service is funded by $3.8 million in Hurricane Harveydisaster recovery

See New Bus Service, page 3

Authorities were called to amoble home on Amie MicheleLane off Wood Road inChannelview last Mondaymorning about 9:30 am, toinvestigate a shooting in whichthree men were killed.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reportedthat three or four men backed acar into the drive of a mobilehome, occupied by two males.They entered the home, with anunknown motive, possiblyrobbery. The family thinks it mayhave been a personal grievance,but the occupant Yair Gallegos,said he did not recognize any ofthe men.

One of the intruders wasarmed, and the second residentof the home had a shotgun, andshot and killed the threeinvaders. During the gunfightthat ensued, Gallegos was shottwice, in the leg and back.Deputies believe there was afourth man in the car, which wasstill running in the driveway whenthey arrived, but he apparentlyfled and disappeared.

The home owner was takento Memorial Hermann Hospital,reportedly in serious conditionwith two wounds. SheriffGonzalez said they werecontinuing the investigation, andasked anyone with information tocall Crime Stoppers, 713-222-TIPS. You can remain anony-mous and there may be areward.

North Shore Mustangs entering the field of the Dallas Cowboystadium in rematch with Duncanville Panthers for the 2019 statechampionship game.

#9 Dematrius Davis, Mustang quarterbackdashes 31 yards for the game’s first score.

#15 Roger Hagan, Mustang running back divesacross goal line for 1 of his 2 TD’s.

See MUSTANGE, Page 8ALL PHOTOS BY LINDA & ALLAN JAMAIL. MORE ON PAGE 8, AND WEBSITE

NORTH SHORE ROTARY CLUB PACKED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 200 CHRISTMAS BASKETS TONEEDY FAMILIES IN GALENA PARK, CHANNELVIEW, AND SHELDON. IN THE PHOTO ABOVE,BASKETS ARE DELIVERED TO CHANNELVIEW ISD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER.

STUDENTS, STAFF AND NORTH SHORE ROTARIANS GATHER IN THE FOYER OF DEZAVALAELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CHANNELVIEW, TO RECEIVE CHRISTMAS BASKETS OF FOOD THATWERE PREPARED BY THE ROTARY CLUB IN AN ANNUAL TRADITION.

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$1 million dollar grantto purchase air monitorsand provide up-to-date airquality information

HARRIS COUNTY, TX– December 17th, 2019 –This week CommissionerAdrian Garcia announcedthat Harris County andPrecinct 2 will receive a $1million dollar grant fromthe American ChemistryCouncil Foundation (ACC)to purchase air qualitymonitors, more stringentdata analysis and collabo-ration with industry part-ners. This is the first timethe ACC Foundation hasdeveloped and awarded alocal government grant fora community air-monitor-ing network.

“This grant is a result ofconversations that began

Commissioner Garcia announces Historic Public-Privatepartnership to monitor air quality in Harris County

in the wake of a series ofindustrial incidents in Pre-cinct 2. We learned howpotentially vulnerable ourindustry partners wereand that more needed to bedone to ensure their suc-cess and not their failure,”said Commissioner Adrian

Garcia. “Residents needaccess to reliable and time-ly air-quality data at alltimes, and especially dur-ing a chemical emergency.Thanks to this collabora-tion, the County will beable to address data andcommunications gaps toensure residents have theinformation they need tomake decisions about whatactions to take for theirfamilies’ wellbeing in theunfortunate event danger-ous chemicals are re-leased,” he continued.

The joint effort of mem-bers of the East HarrisCounty Manufacturers As-sociation (EHCMA), TexasChemistry Council (TCC),A m e r i c a n C h e m i s t r yCouncil (ACC) and HarrisCounty will enhance the

availability, transparencyand interpretation of airmonitoring data. Thegrant will support the fol-lowing initiatives:

-The purchase of onestationary air monitorwith gas chromatographycapabilities. Estimatedcost $350k.

-Provide funds to sup-port the ongoing engage-ment of the Houston AreaResearch Council to re-ceive, analyze, interpretand communicate air-mon-itoring data in the event ofsignificant safety eventsthat could affect air quali-ty. Estimated Cost: $200k

-Provide funds to pur-chase handheld air moni-t o r s o r o t h e r a i rmonitoring equipmentdeemed appropriate to

augment current and fu-ture County air monitoringcapabilities at key loca-tions around the HoustonShip Channel. EstimatedCosts: $450k

“The chemical industryis deeply integrated intothe communities and econ-omies of Harris County.Our companies take theirresponsibility to be goodneighbors very seriously,”said Chris Jahn, Presidentand CEO of ACC.

“Local industry reachedout to Commissioner Gar-cia soon after several inci-dents in the first quarterof 2019 and shared withhim our commitment tolearn from the events. In2020 and beyond we will befocused on encouragingstrong safety performance

throughout the chemicalindustry and among ourcommercial partners in-cluding those in the trans-portation, distribution andstorage sectors. We lookforward to collaboratingwith Harris County, Pre-cinct 2 and the citizens ofeast Harris County,” add-ed Jahn.

“Chemical manufactur-ers operating in HarrisCounty have high stan-dards of operational safe-ty and environmentalperformance. Process Safe-ty Management ideals andlessons learned havehelped industry continu-ously improve safety per-formance over the past

PCT. 2 COMMISSIONERADRIAN GARCIA

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Peso’s, best Tex-Mex food prepared by real Tex-Mexicans

Family and Friends of Sergio and Ofelia Rodriguez welcome all to fantasticmargaritas, great fresh food and excellent service at Peso’s MexicanRestaurant 6512 FM 2100 in Crosby, Texas. It isn’t just the warmth andthe great food, there is lots of fun to be had at this Crosby mainstay.When you are trying to bring a newcomer to Crosby be sure they experiencePeso’s to learn what it is all about to live in a bedroom community.

On the north end ofCrosby a staple for a gen-eration has grown in cus-tomer base and remainsrefreshing for patrons.

“There are diverse rea-sons why you come to res-taurants,” said SergioRodriguez, “A lot of firsttime customers say, ‘It feelswarm and welcoming herebecause of the way you guystreat people,’ I say we wantto do the proper things,making sure the food isgood, the price is good, thedrinks are good and dowhat we can to make surecustomers know they areappreciated.”

“We recently put in aroom in the back thatserves multiple purposesfor public meetings, extend-ed family gatherings and asa center for our patrons togather in groups. We alsocater, so you don’t necessar-ily need to be here to get the

great quality we are soproud of serving.”

There is a variety ofways to have your eventcatered also, they can sim-ply drop the food off, theycan have servers, or cus-tomers can simply pick uptheir own orders.

One can begin that pro-cess by calling (281) 328-4216, or go to their websitewww.pesostexmex.com.

“Most of the people real-ly love our fajitas, when wecater – generally we offerthe fajitas, unless other-wise specified. For our ca-tering we make certain toprovide everything every-one is going to need fortheir serving. We can offerspecialty dishes but what-ever the food choice we con-centrate on appeasing thepalate.”

The steam table lunchesattract lots of cash con-scious locals the price just

went to $7.99 at the startof the new year.

“Where you going to finda quality lunch with aslarge of portions as $7.99?We offer that because it isthe thing to do for our pa-trons.” Sergio smiled. “Thatis available from 11:00 a.m.until 2:00 p.m.”

The owner recommendsa variety of dishes for theTex-Mex customer, “Wehave a great tasting tendersteak, a wide variety ofMexican dishes, we havespecialties for women’staste in dining, right nowthe enchiladas and fajitasare the most popular. Bothof those come in chicken orbeef or both.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

GP-JC Rotary Club DistributesThanksgiving gift boxes

District 5890 Rotary Clubs hold bookdrive for schools in MexicoTwo Galena Park ISD Teachers

Honored by Humanities Texas

Santa Claus delivers presents toJacinto Health Care residents

December 19, 2019, Santa Claus (Roger Matheny) made a surprise visit to the JacintoNursing & Rehabilitation Center. Santa’s surprise visit created excitement up and down thehallways as he traveled room to room bringing smiles to residents, health care workersand visitors. The gifts were provided by Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, Rotary Clubs, churchesand others in the area.Standing L – R: Santa Claus (Roger Matheny), Ruth Jackson, Ruby Westfield, Director ofNursing, Sally Bordelon, Activity Director, Steven Alaniz, Matthew Burroughs, Administratorand Jacinto City Chief of Police Joe Ayala. Photo by Allan Jamai

On December 17, Repre-sentative Ana Hernandezand Allison Dillon, Hu-manities Texas represen-tative, recognized JessicaFlatt, Zotz Education Cen-ter teacher, and AuroraFreire, Tice Elementaryteacher, for their exempla-ry achievements in theclassroom.

Both Mrs. Flatt andMrs. Freire received a$5,000 cash award fortheir accomplishments.Humanities Texas alsogave an addition $500 toZotz Education Center and

map for a total of 185miles. Five proposed newroutes serving the Chan-nelview, Cloverleaf andSheldon areas and an add-ed bus scheduled along thecurrent route throughCrosby/Barrett Station arebeing expanded with ser-vice for a conditional three-year period. If ridershiplevels are high enough,Harris County Transit ser-vices will request morefunding to continue theroutes beyond the three

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years.“We have worked with

the Metropolitan TransitAuthority to assure theseroutes provide connectivi-ty to bus routes that makethe Houston area accessi-ble,” said Harris CountyCommunity Services De-partment Director DaphneLemelle.

Harris County Transitbus routes have served theEast Harris County Com-munity since 2008 with thelaunching of routes in Bay-

Mrs. Flatt accepted the 2019 Award for Outstanding Early-Career Teaching. This awardfrom Humanities Texas, of which only two are given in the state each year, acknowledgesand celebrates exceptional teaching practices of early-career teachers in humanities withthree or fewer years of experiencein the classroom.

Mrs. Freire was presented with the 2019 Julius Glickman Educational Leadership Awardfrom Humanities Texas. This award is given to one of the 15 award winners who demonstrateexceptional leadership in the education field.

Tice Elementary to acquirehumanities based instruc-tional resources. The dona-tion was accepted by Mr.Marcus Morrow, Zotz Ed-ucation Center principal,on behalf of the English,foreign languages and his-tory teachers. Mrs. ToshiaGouard, Tice Elementaryprincipal, accepted the do-nation on behalf of thecampus.

Mrs. Flatt was nominat-ed for the Award for Out-standing Early-CareerTeaching by Mr. RobertFlatt, U.S.History teacher

at North Shore SeniorHigh School and Ms. Imel-da Hernandez, special ed-u c a t i o n t e a c h e r a tCimarron Elementary,nominated Mrs. Freire.

Mrs. Flatt and Mrs.Freire’s passion for teach-ing and genuine compas-sion for students makesboth these teachers de-serving of the award fromHumanities Texas. GalenaPark I.S.D. is extremelyfortunate to have these twowonderful teachers asmembers of the districtfamily.

town, a service that nowincludes La Porte, McNair/Barrett Station, Crosbyand the Highlands, areasoutside the Metro servicemap. The proposed newroutes will expand HarrisCounty Transit by an esti-mated 50 percent.

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THE GALENA PARK/JACINTO CITY ROTARY CLUB PACKED 100 THANKSGIVING BOXESWITH HELP FROM THE GALENA PARK COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CALVARYMISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF JACINTO CITY, WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK,YOUTH REACH HOUSTON, AND OTHERS.

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STATE CAPITALHIGHLIGHTS

By Ed Sterling

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SocialSecurityMatters

by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell GloorAssociation of Mature American Citizens

THEPOSTSCRIPT

ByCarrie Classon

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“Sparkles”I glanced up as the bells

rang to herald new custom-ers walking into the usedclothing store. I was lookingfor a pair of warm dresspants. Visiting my parentsin Minnesota, I hadforgotten entirely about thepossibility of extreme coldand the idea of going outthat night in tights and askirt seemed preposterous.

Luckily, I found a like-new pair of black jeans withjust a little sparkle on thepocket for a good price. I waswandering around the storewith these jeans in myhand—just in case I sawsomething else that I mightneed—while I waited for theline at the check-out counterto get a little shorter. MaybeI could find a silver jacket, Ithought, that would looknice on a cold winter night.

A woman and man hadparked their pick-up outsideand come into the store. Thewoman marched in adetermined fashion to a rackin the middle of the store.She was a heavyset womanand it looked as if she hadlocated this rack on aprevious visit. She ap-proached with a grimdetermination.

She and the man she waswith were standing in frontof the rack of dark coloredclothing as I slipped by withmy sparkly jeans in hand.The woman was holding outan article of clothing for theman’s inspection.

“They’ll all be wearingsparkly clothes,” she said,sounding dejected. “This isjust black… not sparkly.”

I almost said, “Sparklesare fun!” because they are—and because she sounded sosad that I wanted to saysomething to cheer her up.But I realized this wasprobably not the right thingto say so I stood silent, myback to the couple reviewingthe unseen, unsparkledoutfit that I suspected wasgoing to be worn very soon.

“I think it will look good,”the man said—ratherunconvincingly, I thought.

The woman stood silent,holding the black garment,visualizing (I am quite sure)a room full of happy womenin sparkly dresses.

She sighed. “Okay. Let’sgo.” She took the blackgarment to the front counterwithout trying it on andmoments later they weregone. They whole transac-tion took less than tenminutes and seemedcompletely void of holidaycheer.

I went home with mysparkly jeans and wore themout that night with an oldfriend. We stayed up late,laughing at the crazy thingswe had done together overthe years and sharing crazyplans for the new year. But,after he was gone, for somereason I thought again of theunhappy woman I’d seenearlier in the day.

I wondered where shehad gone, where this room ofsparkly women had beenand if the black garment hadpleased her once she hadfinally tried it on. I suddenlyfelt unreasonably sad andwished that she had foundsomething with sparkles onit—something silver or redor gold or green—somethingthat would have made herhappy and excited to greetthe New Year.

There are so manyexpectations at this time ofyear. Sometimes it’s toomuch. Sometimes it is justtoo hard.

I watched the snow beginto fall and was filled withterrible feeling of tendernessand gratitude and a desire totry—to try a bit harder thisyear. I am going to try to bekinder. I’m going to try toslow down. I’m going to tryto feel all of it in this newyear—even the parts thathurt.

Maybe those in particu-lar.

Till next time, CarrieCarrie Classon’s memoir,

“Blue Yarn,” was releasedearlier this year. Learn moreat CarrieClasson.com.

AUSTIN — After theU.S. Court of Appeals forthe Fifth Circuit declaredthe individual mandate in“Obamacare” unconstitu-tional on Dec. 18, TexasAttorney General KenPaxton expressed hisagreement.

“The Fifth Circuit ’sholding is clear: the feder-al government cannot or-der private citizens topurchase subpar insuranceproducts that they don’twant,” Paxton said. “Theindividual mandate is thecenterpiece of Obamacareand I am glad the FifthCircuit recognized that itis unlawful."

Paxton said he looks for-ward to demonstrating infederal district court thatthe rest of the law cannotstand without the individ-ual mandate, and added:

"Yesterday’s decision isa win for the rule of law,”he said. “Finally being ridof this law will be a victo-ry for all Americans.”

The lawsuit against thefederal government wasfiled in U.S. District Courtin the Northern District ofTexas by Paxton and a listof other state attorneysgeneral. Paxton said itwould be up to the lowercourt to determine wheth-er any part of the U.S. Pa-t i e n t P r o t e c t i o n a n dAffordable Care Act of2 0 1 0 , r e f e r r e d t o a s“Obamacare,” can remain,in light of the mandate’sunconstitutionality.

In Texas and 38 otherstates where the federalgovernment administershealth exchanges, healthinsurance premiums rosean average of 105 percentfrom 2013 to 2017, Paxtonsaid.

T h e U . S . S u p r e m eCourt upheld Obamacarein 2012, but a majority ofthe justices agreed that thelaw’s individual mandatewas constitutional only be-cause its accompanyingtax penalty could justifyforcing individuals to pur-chase health insuranceunder Congress’ taxingpower. Devoid of that pen-alty, Obamacare’s individ-ual mandate cannot bepreserved as a tax, render-ing Obamacare entirelyunlawful, Paxton said.

Paxton lauds 5th Circuit rulingagainst Affordable Care Act

Meanwhile, according toU.S. Census data, an esti-mated five million Texasresidents, or nearly 18 per-cent of the state’s popula-tion, do not have healthinsurance.

TPWD promoteshikes

The Texas Parks &Wildlife Department onDec. 20 encouraged Texans“to kick off the next decadeof adventures at a TexasState Park by participat-ing in a First Day Hike."

To foster the effort, theagency scheduled a varietyof events on New Year’sDay. First Day Hikes aimto help visitors commit totheir New Year’s resolu-tions to get healthy, theagency said.

First Day Hikes eventsinclude strolls on scenictrails, midnight walks, po-lar plunges, bike rides andshort treks with four-legged family membersand more strenuous hikesfor experienced visitors.

Last year, according toTexas Parks & Wildlife, 77state parks hosted FirstDay Hike events in whichan estimated 4,000 partic-ipants walked, paddledand biked.

A list of events is post-ed online attpwd.texas.gov.

Jobless ratestays low

The Texas WorkforceCommission on Dec. 20announced that the LoneStar State's seasonally ad-justed unemployment rateheld steady at 3.4% in No-vember.

The rate marks thesixth consecutive month ofrecord low unemploymentin the state. Also, 3.4% isthe lowest unemploymentrate since series trackingbegan in 1976, according toan agency news release.

The Midland Metropol-i tan Stat i s t i ca l Area(MSA) recorded Novem-ber’s lowest unemploy-ment rate among TexasMSAs with a non-season-ally adjusted rate of 2.1%,followed by the Amarilloand Austin-Round RockMSAs each with an adjust-ed rate of 2.5%. The Col-lege Station-Bryan andLubbock MSAs each re-corded the third lowestrate at 2.6%.

Reps vote onimpeachment

The U.S. House of Rep-resentatives on Dec. 18voted to approve two arti-c l e s o f i m p e a c h m e n tagainst President DonaldTrump.

The vote on Article I,Abuse of Power, was 230for, 197 against and 1present/not voting. Thevote on Article II, Obstruc-tion of Congress, was 229for, 198 against and 1present/not voting.

For Texas' 36-memberHouse delegation, the votewas partisan. All 23 Re-publicans voted not to ap-prove both articles and all13 Democrats voted to ap-prove both articles.

As of the deadline forthis column, the articles ofimpeachment had not beenforwarded to the U.S. Sen-ate, where the presidentwould be tried in accor-dance with Article 3 of theU.S. Constitution, with theHonorable John Roberts,chief justice of the U.S. Su-preme Court, presiding.

Dear Rusty: How dowe change the SocialSecurity earnings capamount? Do I need to gothrough my Congress-man? Social Security iswithholding my benefitbecause they say I earnedtoo much. The system isvery unfair! Signed:Disgruntled Worker

Dear Disgruntled:The Social Securityearnings test has been apart of Social Security’srules and regulationssince the original SocialSecurity Act of 1935. Infact, benefits wereoriginally paid only ifsomeone was not workingat all, and if a beneficiaryworked after they startedcollecting, they lost allbenefits. The law hasundergone changes overthe years to bring it towhere it is today, which isto limit the amount ofearnings someone canhave while collectingSocial Security prior totheir full retirement agebefore taking back somebenefits.

If the earnings limit isexceeded, and you havenot yet reached your fullretirement age, SocialSecurity typicallywithholds your benefitsuntil they recover whatyou owe for exceeding thelimit. The limit is adjust-ed annually based uponchanges to the NationalWage Index, and theannual limit for 2020 is$18,240, up from $17,640last year. There is also a“first year rule” whichwill subject those whohaven’t yet reached theirfull retirement age andclaim benefits mid-year toa monthly limit (1/12th ofthe annual limit) for theremainder of that year.The earnings limitincreases significantly (byabout 2.6 times) duringthe year you reach yourfull retirement age (FRA),and goes away entirelyonce your FRA is at-tained.

As you are probablyaware, exceeding thelimit will cause SocialSecurity to take back $1for every $2 you are overthe limit, or if you’resubject to the “first yearrule” they will take backyour entire benefit forany month you exceed themonthly limit. In the yearyou reach your FRA (butbefore your FRA) the“penalty” for exceedingthe limit is less severe -$1 for every $3 over thelimit. What you may notbe aware of is that whenyou reach your fullretirement age, SocialSecurity will give youtime credit for anymonths you did notreceive benefits because

Ask Rusty – HowCan We ChangeSocial Security’sEarnings Limit?

you exceeded the earn-ings limit and receivingthat time credit at yourFRA will result in yourbenefit being increased.For example, if, over theyears before you reachedyour FRA, Social Securitywithheld 12 months ofbenefits due to youexceeding the earningslimit, when you reachyour full retirement ageSocial Security willrecalculate your benefit toaccount for those 12months by changing yourclaim date to 12 monthslater than when youactually applied. Thatwill increase your benefitsomewhat and, as aresult, you may be able toeventually recoup some,or all, of the benefitswhich were withheld(depending upon yourlongevity).

How can we change theearnings cap? Well, theearnings limit alreadyincreases automaticallyeach year with changes tothe National Wage Index.But if you mean how canwe eliminate it, I’m notoptimistic that is possiblesince it would require fullCongressional approvalas well as ExecutiveBranch approval to do so,and since Congress is nowmore focused on SocialSecurity’s broader issueof the Trust Fund beingdepleted in about 2035(which will result in anacross-the-board cut inbenefits unless Congressacts sooner). Neverthe-less, you should certainlyfeel free to bring yourconcerns about SocialSecurity’s “earnings cap”to the attention of yourCongressional Represen-tatives. CongressionalRepresentatives arealways willing to hearand understand theconcerns of their constitu-ents, and Social Securityis very much a topic ofdiscussion in Congresstoday.

This article is intendedfor information purposesonly and does not repre-sent legal or financialguidance. It presents theopinions and interpreta-tions of the AMACFoundation’s staff,trained and accredited bythe National SocialSecurity Association(NSSA). NSSA and theAMAC Foundation andits staff are not affiliatedwith or endorsed by theSocial Security Adminis-tration or any othergovernmental entity. Tosubmit a question, visitour website(amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email us [email protected].


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several decades,” saidGary Piana, Chair of theE H C M A b o a r d .“Through this grant, weare pledging to both Har-ris County and the citi-zens o f eas t Harr i sCounty that we are com-mitted to making furtherenhancements to oursafety performance, com-munication and trans-parency.”

Piana also pointed outthat industry is makingprivate air monitoringdata available to TCEQand Harris County to en-sure they have the datanecessary to make in-formed decisions aboutpublic health and safetyduring industry events.The Houston RegionalMonitor ing networkboard approved provid-ing monitoring data toHarris County during a

recent board meeting.Industry members re-

inforced a commitment towork with Harris Coun-ty and to develop a mod-el that can be used inother jurisdictions in theregion and across the na-tion.

“Industry values thepartnership with HarrisCounty, especially Com-missioner Garcia in Pre-cinct 2 where many of ourindustry facilities oper-ate,” said Hector Rivero,President of TCC. “Ourmembers are committedto working with HarrisCounty and the local cit-ies, and developing amodel that will enhancesimilar collaborativeworking relationships inthe region and across thenation.”

In addition to the $1million grant, the indus-

try group is also proposingto provide Harris Countywith specific air monitordata that can help informpublic health and safetydecisions in the event of anincident. Additionally, in-dustry will develop an “In-dustry 101” program thatcan help educate govern-ment officials and first re-sponders about industryfacilities and operations.

“This is a significantfirst step toward ensuringHarris County becomes anational model and leadsthe way in collaborationbetween industry, commu-nity organizations andgovernment to promote ahealthy and economicallystrong area. Together wecan work to ensure our res-idents feel safe, engagedand educated about our in-dustry neighbors,” saidCommissioner Garcia.

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Joseph AndrewGebhardt

Joseph Andrew Geb-hardt, 93, long-time andproud resident of JacintoCity, passed away Decem-ber 26, 2019 in Houston,Texas.

Joseph (Joe) was bornon April 29, 1926 inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylva-nia to parents George andMargaret Gebhardt. Hewas a graduate of MyersHigh School and PennState University. Josephtrained as a Navy pilotduring WWII. He was amember at Our Lady Starof the Sea Catholic Church,the Holy Name Society,Heritage Hall, and Ameri-can Legion Craig Post 499.After a long career in theoil tool industry, he retiredfrom Stewart and Steven-

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son in 1993. Joe became anavid bridge player (he andLiz were hard to beat) andenjoyed gardening plusspending time with hisfamily.

He is lovingly survivedby his wife of 64 years,Helen Elizabeth (Liz); chil-dren, Laurie Wheway andhusband Ashley, HelenJackson and husbandChuck, Joseph Gebhardt

Jr. and wife Donna; sister,Margaret Ford of Waverly,PA; grandchildren, CharlesKinard and wife Kim, Eliz-abeth Bauman, NicholasJackson; great-grandchil-dren, Caden and KinsleyKinard; as well as extend-ed family members andfriends.

Memorial services withmilitary honors providedby the United States Navywill be held on Thursday,January 9, 2020 at 11:00A.M. in the chapel of Hous-ton National Cemeterywhere inurnment will im-mediately follow.

Fifth grade GATE students in Linda LeDay’s classat Dr. Antonio Bañuelos Elementary (from left)Maya Lilley, Addison Sanford and Julian Perezsort the blankets they collected during their“Keeping Hearts Warm Blanket Donation” projectfor patients in need at Houston MethodistBaytown Hospital.

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As we are all walkinginto 2020, we have plentyof opportunities to make adifference. The differenc-es can be in our own lives,such as starting a newworkout program, per-haps by joining the SocialStrider Walking Club(See details in the Com-munity Involvement Col-umn). Walkers should beprepared to not just walkbut to pick up the trashalong their journey andmake new friends as well.

This Saturday there isan opportunity for chil-dren and youth to partici-pate in the First AnnualDre Day Baseball Campbeing sponsored by TheDre Nelson Foundation.Community members areinvited to pray for thesuccess of the Camp aswell as for the young peo-ple in attendance to learnnot only baseball skillsbut to learn about howcommunity memberswork together to makelife better. In speakingwith Dre earlier thisweek, registrations wereslowly coming in but sud-denly prayer warriorsgathered and prayed andas of Monday afternoon,registrations had doubledAND donations from localbusinesses were comingin to help stuff camp bagsfor the attendees.

For those who do notknow Drevian Nelson, notonly is he a North ShoreGraduate, but currentlyhe is playing MajorLeague Baseball. Hewants to give back whenhome and make a positivedifference in the lives ofthe younger athletes. Hispersonal testimony ofpushing forward after hismother passed away ofcancer in 2011 is one thatmany people need to hear.When life throws curve-balls, you have to knowhow to handle them. Thiscamp will surely be a life-changing experience forthose attending and intalking with him, I could

hear the passion of want-ing to help others in hisvoice. At the time of thearticle, he has alreadyreceived commitments ofdonations from Jessi Jua-rez, owner of Gatti’s aswell as Judge JoeStephens, ConstableSherman Eagleton andlocal business owner Kris-tina Zatopek.

As the day progressedon Monday, FreddieEvans reached out toshare about an opportuni-ty for area adults to men-tor those young peoplewho may have made amistake or two and gotsidetracked with theirathleteic dreams. He islooking for adults tostand in the gap and men-tor young people aboutbridging the gap betweendreams that may havefallen through, yet step-ping in to help theseyoung athletes get up,dust themselves off andstill learn valuable lifeskills. Freddie is some-one who believes in sec-ond chances andrehabilitation. The newprogram will be calledStreet Athlete Mentors(SAM) and keep watchingfor detail of how you canbe involved and make adifference.

As we have moved into2020, we have seen toomany negative headlinesand instead of contribut-ing to the negativity, youare invited by Pastor BobJones to join others Fri-day night at 7 p.m. at theLa Quinta on the Beltwayat Wallisville to pray forthe community. Thegroup will meet for 90minutes and pray for theissues that are touchingour lives daily includingcrime, homelessness,gang activity, strugglingbusinesses and those ag-ing in our community andfor answers as to how wecan all help.

Hope to see you alongthe journey in 2020.

Walking into 2020

The 30-50-70% off ban-ners hang everywhere inthe malls and “big box” jew-elry stores. I believe thatmost customers KNOWthose discounts are a sham,and don’t really believe thatthey are getting 60-70% offthe ORIGINAL price at all.But many still believe theyare getting SOME kind of adeal, whether true or not.

I personally am not a fanof discounting because itpresumes one of threethings:

1) The customer is get-ting a real deal, in whichcase I wonder where themargins will come from torun the business. Good forthe consumer, bad for thestore.

2) You can compete longterm on a “lowest price”model. But there is general-ly only one winner in thatgame.

3) The “lowest price” mod-el is actually misleading andillusionary. There likelywould be enough customerswho are smart enough to seethrough that, and ultimate-ly it will reflect very poorlyon the store in the short andlong term.

Retail stores will choosefor themselves which is thebest course for them, be itprice value or non-price val-ue. But whichever directionone chooses, I believe itought to have at its core thebasic premise of price integ-rity!!! 70% OFF may appearto work for them in theshort-term… but it is not asound strategy for long-term growth or for custom-er loyalty. It is generallysimply a lie, even when astore is going out of busi-

Diamond Jim: "I’m soconfused. Why do the

jewelry stores at themalls offer big

discounts?"ness! I prefer to have integ-rity in pricing…and dealwith those stores that haveintegrity in pricing. I havedevoted my business life toproviding quality and valuefor a fair price. When on theother side of the counter Ialways ask myself… is it thetruth… and is it fair? I dothe same when behind myown counter. I think con-sumers should do the samewhen choosing where tospend their money, and giveserious consideration totruth and integrity in pric-ing. And if a business choos-es to price its productsappropriately and fairly andsell on value, while full wellknowing it won’t win thecustomer who is hell-benton getting a “deal”, then thatcompany should owe noapology to anyone for thatstrategy. The store with themost integrity in pricing willmore than likely have thesame values and integrity inall of its dealings with you.And THAT is the store withwhich I choose to do busi-ness.

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Channelview celebratesChristmas with parade

The original Channelview VFD Fire Truck was featured in theChristmas Parade, held last Thursday Dec. 19. Many localorganizations participated, including Channelview ISD.

JANUARYNorth Shore Mustangs State Champions

against Duncanville Panthers, MaxPress alsonamed Mustangs #1 Football team in Nation.Two men were charged in 7 year-old girls’ mur-der. Texas Legislature began 86thsession. Ster-ling Forest residents heard from officials on bonddrainage project. LyondellBasell took leadershiprole in global effort to end plastic waste.

FEBRUARYGalena Park ISD community Rep Rally hon-

ored North Shore Mustangs. Harris County Di-ane Trautman held citizens advisory committeemeeting. Channelview ISD called for $195MBond Election in May. Barge damaged I-10Bridge. San Jacinto River Coalition stopped onepermit, faced other threats on the Waste Pitssite. Four youths shot, two died in gang fight-ing.

MARCHNorth Shore Basketball Team advanced to

State Championship Tournament. Rotary sup-ported North Shore Little League with 3,000check presentation. Chemical storage tank inDeer Park near San Jacinto Monument blazedfor days. Galena Park Commissioner Cherskybecame new police chief. Cody Bill passed House145 to 0.

APRILSan Jacinto Day Festival cancelled due to

Chemical plant fire in Deer Park. Project Re-covery Harvey started in East Harris County.Woman’s body found near San Jacinto River.

MAYVoters approved Channelview ISD bond. I-10

bridge repairs completed, westbound lanes re-opened. North Channel Relay for Life raised over$125,000. Jacinto City building suffered stormdamage. Two flood prevention plans presentedat Precinct 2 community meeting. Cody Bill,Heart screening for Texas athletes passed Sen-ate and became law. Collision on I-10 Bridgeflipped car, killed 4 year-old child. Former pres-idential candidate Hillary Clinton visited Hous-ton.

JUNEGround breaking for new Jacinto City Ele-

mentary school. Sheldon Fire Departmentopened new Fire Station and training tower.Governor Abbott signed SB2 Property Tax Re-forms into law. 11 year-old dies while sleepingin shooting in Channelview. Harris County ClerkDiane Trautman announced new procedures tosimplify Primary voting. Waste Pits cap neededmajor repair.

JULYDivers recovered body of driver of semi tuck

that plunged off I-10 into river. Woodland Acres:City to replace Miles Street. Project RecoveryHarvey had funds available.

AUGUSTDemolition of Old Jacinto City Police Station

made way for new Jacinto City Police Depart-ment building. Three children drown at SylvanBeach. Sheldon ISD held ribbon cutting for newSheldon Lakes Elementary.

SEPTEMBERJacinto City Scout Troop 1301 honored fall-

en Veterans. Pct. 1 began road improvements inChannelview and Jacinto City. Houston Policeshoot armed man on Uvade. Protesters n Hart-man Bridge arrested. Tropical Storm Imeldaparalyzed Houston.

OCTOBERJacinto City Library hosted grand opening.

North Channel observed National Night Out.Congresswoman Garcia supported impeachmentinquiry and assault weapons ban. Lyondell-Basell volunteers helped Rio Villa Communityrepair front entrance after Imelda.

NOVEMBERGalena Park ISD bus accident injured three.

New District Clerk Burgess collected $2M ofunpaid debts. North Channel Chamber heldSalute to First Responders and Veterans. NewPct. 2 Service Center opened in Channelview.

DECEMBERNew Bus Service for East Harris County.

North Shore Mustangs eliminated Katy Tigersfrom playoffs. Mustangs advanced to semifinals.Mustangs defended State Champion Title inrematch. Galena Park, Jacinto City celebratedwith Christmas parade and Santa.


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COMMUNITY NEWSMustangs State Champions,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Pct.2, North Shore Rotary andSan Jacinto Pilot Club partneredto give away bikes to kids

NORTH SHORE ROTARY PARTNERS WITH HARRIS COUNTYPCT 2 AGAIN THIS YEAR AND PRESENTS THEM WITH A$10,000 CHECK FOR THE BICYCLE PROGRAM. APPROX 100STUDENTS WILL GET A NEW BIKE THIS YEAR. SHOWN INTHE PHOTO, CLUB PRESIDENT RYAN DAGLEY WITH PCT. 2REPRESENTATIVES.

tive citizens. Sports is an excel-lent place to teach responsibil-ity, teamwork and leadershipand it can only be accomplishedwhen coaches make it a priori-ty and not just the winning ofa game.

Allan Jamail, North Chan-nel Star writer asked CoachKay how this back to back wincompared to his winning twoother state championships.Kay said he couldn’t give acomparison between them. Hesaid, “I never thought about thepossibility of back to back winsand it was never a part of ourpreparation. We were concen-trating on winning this onegame and not getting caughtup in what it would mean ofwinning back to back champi-onships.”

In the first half of the game

both teams played equally aswell as the other with a half-time score of 17 – 17. But thenthe North Shore Eastside Boysdefensive unit shifted gears byshutting out the Pantherskeeping them scoreless for thelast two quarters.

The Mustangs defensivestandouts were, Jordan Polart,Joseph Wilson, Upton Stout,Caleb James, Corey Flagg,Aaron Brown, Jaden Rudolph,Marcus Cockrell, AlonzoBrown and Jermaine Caldwell.

In the second half Duncan-ville was threatening a TD onthe Nshore 3 yard line but thedefense led by Senior lineback-er Corey Flagg, the game’s De-fensive Most Valuable Playermade a key stop on the Pan-thers star running back Trys-ten Smith forcing a turnover on

downs. Again in the fourth quarter with theMustangs leading 24 – 17 the Panthers couldhave tied the game with a TD but the defenseshut them down once more forcing a punt.

When it looked like the Mustang offense wassitting on a one touchdown (TD) lead late in thegame quarterback Dematrius Davis connectedon a 44 yard TD pass to Charles King with 2:33left on the game clock. This forced the Panthersto have to pass and North Shore knew it, thedefense either sacked or made the quarterbackthrow the ball out of bounds stopping any threatof a comeback.

Leading the offense was quarterback De-matrius Davis passing for 91 yards with 2 TD’sand running for 122 yards and 1 TD. Runningback Roger Hagan ran for 105 yards and 2 TD’s.Receivers Charles King, Syncere Green, IsmaelFuller and Zorhan Rideaux caught passes withKing’s fourth quarter TD pass icing the game.

John Villalobos, Mustang senior kicker suc-cessfully made all 4 TD extra points and a 39yard field goal.

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Mustang Coach Jon Kay after the game arrived home and to his surprise found his front yard decorated by familyand friends congratulating him for the back to back state championships his team accomplished.

2018 Hail Mary pass receiver A. J.Carter (center wearing black) leads Mustangsplayers after the game in a celebration dance.

Team Captains preparing to walk on the field for the coin toss.The Mustangs won the coin flip and took the option to deferfrom receiving the game opening kickoff and instead opted toreceive the second half kickoff.L - R: #9 Dematrius Davis,quarterback, #5 Upton Stout, defensive back, #2 Corey Flagg,linebacker and #74 Damieon George, offensive lineman.

Most Valuable Offensive (Dematrius Davis, left) &Defensive (Corey Flagg) players with GPISDSuperintendant Dr. Angi Williams with their UIL award.

Mustang players celebrating, proudly show their gold UILmedallions.L - R: #28 Zorhan Rideaux, #9 Dematrius Davis,#16 John Gentry, #2 Corey Flagg & #5 Upton Stout

North Channel Star photojournalist Allan Jamailinterviews head coach Jon Kay.

#14 Charles King, Mustang receiver catches a 44 yardTD pass from Dematrius Davis, with 2:44 minutes left inthe game. Duncanville defender grabs his helmet indisgust, realizing this score iced the game for Nshore.

Most Valuable Defensive Player of the game, linebacker#2 Corey Flagg celebrates after he and teammatesacked Chris Parson Panther quarterback to the turf forloss of yards.

PCT. 2 COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA HELPS ADJUST THE NEW BIKE FOR A BOY.

PILOT CLUB PRESIDENT JULIE FALLIN DISTRIBUTES SAFETY HELMETS TO BOYSAND GIRLS THAT RECEIVED A NEW BIKE.

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