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Channelview ISD hostsHoliday Open House

Holiday Season rings out with song,parades, food baskets, bikes & toys

Four bodies found insideburned car in Channelview

Channelview ISD held its annual Holiday Open House and Wassail on Dec.11 at the Joyce Hendrix Educational Support Center. Entertainment wasprovided by students from district campuses, including the SchochlerElementary Choir. In addition, many dignitaries such as State Senator SylviaGarcia visited with DeZavala Elementary students after their performanceand those in attendance at the community event.

On December 8, 2016, the North Shore Rotary Rotoract and Interact CommitteeChair, Derrill Painter, presented the Galena Park CTE Early College High SchoolInteract Club their club charter from Rotary International, club bell & gavel, andclub banner inclusive of Rotary’s Four Way Test. Accepting the charter and otheritems were Dr. Jeff Hutchison, Principal and Interact Club Faculty Advisor, BrissaQuinones, Club President, and Rodrigo Castaneda, Club Vice-President. Also inattendance were Dr. Angie Williams GPISD Superintendent, Kenneth Wallace, GPISDDeputy Superintendent, and Paul Drexler, North Shore Rotary Club Interact ClubAdvisor. This is the fourth Rotary Interact Club sponsored by the North ShoreRotary, and the club looks forward to an excellent working relationship with thisnew Interact Club.

Four GPISDTeachers namedHAABE Teacherof the Year

GPISD would like to con-gratulate four of our out-standing teachers for beingnamed Houston Area Asso-ciation for Bilingual Educa-tors Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Sandra Rendonfrom Normandy Crossing El-ementary- District Elementa-ry Bilingual Teacher of theYear, Mrs. Heather Stuartfrom North Shore Elementa-ry- District Elementary ESLTeacher of the Year, Mrs.Carmen Guereque fromWoodland Acres MiddleSchool- Distr ict MiddleSchool ESL Teacher of theYear and Mrs. Elva Williamsfrom North Shore SeniorHigh- District High SchoolESL Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to thesewonderful educators, weare proud to have you in ourdistrict.

Celebrate theSeason

Saturday, December 17,2016 at Charlie’s Ice Houselocated at 906 N. Main,Highlands, TX.

Come join for an eveningof fun, food, and fellowship.There will be a buffet stylemeal.

CHANNELVIEW,Texas - Four bodieswere found inside aburned car in Channel-view last Friday, Dec. 9,2016, Harris CountySheriff's Office reported.

According to officials,Channelview Fire De-partment arrived at15331 Market Streetaround 10 a.m. after re-ceiving some calls of acar on fire. The bodies oftwo men and two wom-en were found inside theburned car, deputiessaid. Two victims werein the trunk and two inthe backseat of the car. Four people were found death inside this burned car in Channelview last Friday morning.

NORTH CHANNEL –The Holiday Season was infull evidence in many com-munities this week, as pa-rades, Santa appearances,donations of food, bikesand toys marked traditionand stores were jammedwith shoppers.

The North Shore Rota-ry gave out over 300 foodbaskets, Galena Park gavebikes, and several fire de-partments and charitieshad toy and food drives forneedy families.

Hundreds of JacintoCity residents lined thestreets for the AnnualChristmas Parade. It start-ed on Wiggins Street nearthe elementary school, pro-ceeded down MarketStreet, and ended at theTown Center on Oates.

Mayor Ana Diaz led thecity delegation of councilp-ersons, with other dignitar-ies present also, includingConstable Chris Diaz, Con-

gresswoman Sheila Jack-son Lee and State SenatorSylvia Garcia.

Mayor Diaz presidedover the ceremonies at theTown Center, includingvisits with Santa, free foodand drink (hot chocolate),music by the JC Elemen-tary Honor Choir andCouncilman Allen Lee andson, and awards to thebest floats and paradeunits. Award trophieswent to:

Most Beautiful Float:Family 4-H;

Most Original Float: JCPre-school 3 yr. olds PMclass Mon & Wed;

Best Marching/WalkingUnit: Galena Park Jacke-teers;

Mayor’s Choice: JC Pre-school 3 yr. olds PM classTues & Thurs;

Honorable Mention:Scroggins Elementary, Toe

Investigators saidthey are conducting amurder investigationand whoever set fire tothe car was trying tocover up a crime.

The fire damaged thefront of the car andcauses of death are un-known at this time asthe investigation contin-ues.

DNA samples wereextracted from the sceneto identify the victims.

Investigators believethe car was set on fire tocover up the murder ofthe four African Ameri-can people.

SEE SEASON, PAGE 3

GALENA PARK JACKETEERS gather around the Jacinto City Christmas Tree in Town Centerto sing and celebrate the season. The group won an award in the Parade for Best Marching/Walking group. MORE on page 3.

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Jimmy

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Alizah

Dear Santa,How are you ok? and

how are the Deers okand How are Mrs. Clausok and I want somegloves.

Lamora

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Angela and Mia. Theyare very mean to me.Angela always wantsmy stof everytime when Ibring my stof she wantsto hold it.

Sabrina

Dear Santa,I have been nice.

Yesterday my sister wascrying and my sister tooshe was nice. She helpme stop crying. I wish Icould see you Santa.

Arianna,

Dear Santa,I want all of the lego

toys and books. And acomputer. And a phone.And a phone for my dad.

Andrew Kopp

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be nice to my friends,they are the nest andyou are too Santa. I wanta rainbow loom Santa.Tk you so much. I like tobe nice to you and myfriends.

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because I help myfriends! Can you andyour elves mack me aBarbie doll thankyou!

Do not forget tocheck the list twice.

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because I am a sweetstudent HO helpsfriends I want markersbecause I love markers.

Abigail

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christmas. I loveipods a lot please.Can you let it be asurprise. Thank you.Love you santa.

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Dear Santa,I want to have a make

up kit and a bedazzler.How are you and yourwife. I also want rollingshoes.

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was good this year Iwant a esey baker.I promise do betterfor you.

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Christmas Celebration in Jacinto CityParade, Santa, Tree Lighting, Holiday Music

Saturday morning Santa rode a Fire Engine, and toured through Jacinto City, handing out gifts and wishing all the Season’sGreetings. The Parade took place in the afternoon.

The Award for most Beautiful Float in the Parade went tothe Family 4-H. See Float picture below.

Holiday Music was provided by the Jacinto City Elementary Honor Choir, seen here gatheredaround the city’s Christmas Tree, at Town Center. Other music was sung by City CouncilmanAllan Lee and his son.

Best Marching/Walking Group Award was won by the Galena Park Jacketeers.

Officials riding in the Parade included Congreewoman SheilaJackson Lee and State Representative Sylvia Garcia, seen atthe center. Also on the float were the City Councilpersons,and Mayor Diaz at right.

Santa was busy all day. Here he is in the Parade, riding atopa Fire Engine. Later he went to the Pavilion in the Park, andlistened to children’s wish lists.

Helping Santa in the morning to distribute gifts and presentswere Mayor Ana Diaz, and Constable Chris Diaz.

Most Beautiful Float went to Family 4-H, with thisGingerbread House, and Christmas Tree. The entry alsoincluded walkers with a lamb and a goat.

Most Original Float Entry was awarded to the Jacinto CityPre-School, 3 year old PM class, Mon & Wed.

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Music was furnished bythe Roger Matheny family.

Performing were the Ja-cinto City ElementaryHonor Choir, and Council-man Allan Lee.

The day concluded withthe lighting of the officialJacinto City Christmastree in the courtyard of theTown Center.

Seasons,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Mr. Grinch and his lambwere part of the Family 4-Hentry.

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Galena Park Senior Dance Senior Dance is every Monday at the Alvin D. Building, 1302Keene St., Galena Park. 7 pm - 9 pm. No cover charge. Live bandCountry music. Call for more information: 713-455-7335.

North Shore Senior Dance North Shore Seniors holds a dance every Thursday from 1 - 4pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building, Corpus Christi street. Livebands and refreshments. Cost is $ 5/per person. For moreinformation call 713-455-3660.

San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Lyondell-

Basell on Sheldon Road at noon.

Galena Park Library programs-Sat., Dec. 17, Ask A Lawyer, 11 am; Family Movie-Frozen Sing-Along, 3 pm.-Mon., Dec. 19, Book Club, 4 pm.-Mon., Dec. 19 - Thur., Dec. 22, Robotics Club, 2 pm.-Wed., Dec. 21, Mecanografia, 10:15 am; Toddler Time, 10:30 am;Story Time, 11:30 am; Typing, 1 pm; Get Active/Activate, 4 pm.-Thur., Dec. 22, Chronicles of Yarnia, 10 am.Galena Park library is located at 1500 Keene St., Galena Park, TX.77547. Call 713-450-0982 for more information on these and otherprograms.

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San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingEvery 1st. Tuesday of the month, 7 pm, at the Woodforest

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Thanks to the individualized support from Sheldon ISDemployees, 287 students will be receiving a gift this year aspart of the school’s annual “Spirit of King” district-wideparticipation.“Spirit of King” has been one way SISD employees have beengiving back to their students for well over a decade. Thoseparticipating employees adopt one of more students andpurchase at least a toy and clothing item for their adoptedstudent. Some purchase more items - it's their choice.SISD Director of Student Services J. R. Webster said thestudents who were chosen had been previously identifiedby their school as needing additional assistance for theholidays.School district employees – ranging from transportation toadministration – participated in this year’s giving event tohelp the holidays shine a little brighter for those in need.

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Sheldon ISD Superintendent King Davis spent the better part of this week traveling to allof the campuses wishing SISD staff members a happy holiday season as well as thankingthem for what they do in order to make Sheldon ISD a district of choice!Throughout his visits, Mr. Davis gave each employee a cup of hot chocolate with whippedcream, a chocolate spoon, Christmas cookie, and a candy cane.Also, Mr. Davis had his photo taken with teachers and students...and both the Null MiddleSchool choir and band performed a tune for him.

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Here’s the picture, in a nut-shell: Once you turn 70, you gener-ally need to start taking withdrawals– the technical term is “requiredminimum distributions,” or RMDs –from your traditional IRA and your401(k) or similar plan, such as a403(b) plan (for employees of pubicschools, religious institutions andother tax-exempt organizations) or457(b) plan (for employees of stateand local governments and govern-mental agencies). After the firstyear in which you take these RMDs,you must take them by the end ofeach year thereafter.

If you don’t withdraw at leastthe minimum amount (calculatedbased on your age, account bal-ance and other factors) you face apenalty of 50% of what you shouldhave taken out – a potential loss ofthousands of dollars. So, here’spriority number one: Take yourRMDs before the end of the year.The financial services provider whoadministers your IRA or 401(k) canhelp you determine the amount youmust withdraw.

However, after that point, it’syour decision as to whether youwant to exceed the minimum. Ofcourse, you may need to take moreout to meet your living expenses.But if you have enough additionalincome from other sources – suchas Social Security and interest anddividend payments from invest-ments held outside your retirementaccounts – you may be able to stickwith the minimum withdrawals.

Bulova is an Americanmanufacturer of watches andclocks. Its headquarters islocated in New York City.Bulova's Swiss-Made line isknown as Bulova Accu•Swiss orformerly, Bulova Accutron.HistoryBulova was founded andincorporated as the J. BulovaCompany in 1875 by JosephBulova (1851 – November 18,1936), an immigrant fromBohemia. It was reincorporatedunder the name Bulova WatchCompany in 1923, and becamepart of the Loews Corporation in1979[4] and sold to Citizen at theend of 2007.In 1912, he launched his firstplant dedicated entirely to theproduction of watches.Manufacturing watches at theirfactory in Biel (Switzerland),Bulova began a standardizedmass production never seen inthe world of watchmaking untilthen. In 1919, Joseph Bulovaoffered the first complete rangeof watches for men. The iconicvisual style of his first popularadvertising made its watchespopular with the American public.But beyond the original style,precision and technologicalresearch also became anendless quest for Bulova. In1927, he set up an observatoryon the roof of a skyscraperlocated at 580 5th Avenue tomake measurements that wouldenable him to determine veryprecisely universal time.Bulova established its operationsin Woodside, New York, andFlushing, New York, where itmade innovations inwatchmaking, and developed anumber of watchmaking tools. Itshorological innovations includedthe Accutron watch, which useda resonating tuning forkas ameans of regulating the time-keeping function.Bulova became a renownedwatch company in 1923. Bulovaproduced the first advertisementbroadcast on radio in 1926,announcing the first beep ofhistory: ‘At the tone, it’s eighto’clock, Bulova Watch Time’, anannouncement heard by millionsof Americans. In 1927, CharlesA. Lindbergh was the first pilot tocross the Atlantic nonstop. Hiscrossing earned him a BulovaWatch and a check for $1000,and it became an emblem for thebrand that created the model"Lone Eagle" in his likeness.Bulova claims to have been thefirst manufacturer to offer electricclocks beginning in 1931, but theWarren Telechron Companybegan selling electric clocks in1912, 19 years prior to Bulova. Inthe 1930s and 1940s, the brandwas a huge success with itsrectangular plated watches

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You can also potentially loweryour tax burden arising from RMDsby being generous. If you take mon-ey from your IRA and donate it to aqualified charity (one that has re-ceived tax-exempt status from theIRS), you can exclude the withdrawalfrom your adjusted gross income andcount the donation against yourtaxable RMDs. Suppose, for exam-ple, your RMD for 2016 is $5,500. Ifyou take $5,000 from your IRA anddonate it to a qualified charity, yourtaxable RMD obligation will be re-duced to just $500. If you were totake another $500 from your IRA,you would satisfy your entire RMDfor the year. (Consult with your taxadvisor to make sure you’re followingthe rules governing these charitabledonations from your IRA.)

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whose case was strongly curvedto better fit the curve of the wrist.Bulova produced the world's firstofficial television commercial, onJuly 1, 1941, before a baseballgame between the BrooklynDodgersand Philadelphia Philliesover New York station WNBT(now WNBC). Theannouncement, for which thecompany paid anywhere from$4.00 to $9.00 (reports vary),displayed a WNBT test patternmodified to look like a clock withthe hands showing the time. TheBulova logo, with the phrase"Bulova Watch Time", wasshown in the lower right-handquadrant of the test pattern whilethe second hand swept aroundthe dial for one minute.At one time in the 1940s, Bulovamade a few examples of theircomplex four sided, five-dial perside "sports timer" game clockfor use in NHL pro ice hockeygames and for the nascent NBApro basketball league of thattime, used for indoor sportsarenas such as Boston Garden,Chicago Stadium and the DetroitOlympia through to the lastexample being taken out ofservice in Chicago in 1976, allreplaced by digital-display gametimepieces.The Joseph Bulova School ofWatchmaking was founded in1945 by Arde Bulova, Chairmanof the Board, initially to providetraining for disabled veteransafter the Second World War. Theschool later became a full-fledged rehabilitation facility, anadvocate for disabled peoplenationwide, and one of thefounders of wheelchair sports inAmerica. The school closed in1993.In 1967, Bulova bought theManufacture des montresUniversal Perret Frères SA atGeneva and sold it in December1977. The factory in Biel wasclosed in 1983.Bulova’s "Accutron" watches,first sold in October 1960, use a360 hertz tuning fork instead of abalance wheel as thetimekeeping element. Theinventor, Max Hetzel, was born inBasel, Switzerland, and joinedthe Bulova Watch Company ofBienne, Switzerland, in 1948.The tuning fork was powered bya one-transistor electronicoscillator circuit, so the Accutronqualifies as the first "electronicwatch". Instead of the tickingsound made by mechanicalwatches, the Accutron had afaint, high pitch hum which camefrom the vibrating tuning fork. Aforerunner of modern quartzwatches which also keep timewith a vibrating resonator, theAccutron was guaranteed to be

accurate to a minute per month,or 2 seconds per day,considerably better thanmechanical watches of the time.SpaceIn the 1960s, the company wasinvolved in a notable Space Agerivalry with Omega Watches tobe selected as the 'first watch onthe moon'. Ultimately, Bulovaeither did not or could not certifythe Accutron as dustproof. TheOmega SpeedmasterProfessional chronographwristwatch was designated byNASA for use by the astronautsin all manned space missions,becoming the first watch on themoon on the wrist of Buzz Aldrin.All instrument panel clocks andtime-keeping mechanisms in thespacecraft on those missionswere Bulova Accutrons withtuning fork movements, becauseat the time, NASA did not knowhow well a mechanicalmovement would work in lowgravity conditions. An Accutron214 movement was placed onthe moon in a communicationsrelay device by the first moonlanding mission. The U.S.government had used the 214 inmilitary satellites, and had evenprevailed on Bulova to delay thecommercial release of theAccutron to prevent the SovietUnion from obtaining thetechnology during the Cold War.A little known fact, Bulova hadbeen a contender for the NASAtrials to find the right watch to beworn by the astronauts. WhileOmega’s Speedmaster won theright to be the Official NASAwatch, Bulova’s Accutron timingdevices were used on 46 NASAmissions throughout the 1950sand ‘60’s. During the Apollo 11mission in 1969 – the first moonlanding – an Accutron timer was

placed in a communicationsrelay device and placed in theSea of Tranquility to help controlvital data transmissions.In 1971, a Bulova chronographwas carried on board Apollo 15 –the fourth mission to land menon the moon — by missioncommander David R. Scott. Ofthe dozen men that walked onthe moon, all wore standardOmega Speedmaster watchesthat had been officially issued byNASA. Those watches aredeemed to be governmentproperty. However, transcriptsfrom the Apollo 15 Lunar SurfaceJournal attest to the fact thatduring his second excursion tothe moon’s surface, the crystalon his Official Omega watch hadpopped off. So, during his thirdlunar walk, he used his backupBulova watch.The Bulova Chronograph Model#88510/01 that Scott wore on thelunar surface was expected tofetch more than $1 million, as itis the only privately owned watchto have walked the lunar surface.There are images of him wearingthis watch, when he saluted theAmerican flag on the moon, withthe Hadley Delta expanse in thebackground. That Apollo 15 thirdexcursion lasted 4 hours, 49minutes and 50 seconds. Thewatch shows “significant wearfrom exposure while on themoon, and from splashdown andrecovery.”The Bulova company brieflymanufactured a limited edition"Astronaut" model under itsAccutron line of watches. Theback of the watch case isautographed by Buzz Aldrin. Thetuning fork movement has beendiscontinued by Bulova, and thecurrent Astronaut model featuresautomatic ETA SA movement.

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