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COUNTY WARNS “DON’TDRINK THE WATER”

Possible Toxins from San Jac River; Congressman Green questions EPAEAST HARRIS COUN-

TY – Some residents alongthe west and east banks ofthe San Jacinto River, nearthe Superfund Site, havehad their well water test-ed by the Harris CountyPublic Health Depart-ment. This is the first timethat the county has beenwillling to participate inthis type of general testing,although the San JacintoRiver Coaltion and othershave been asking for testsfor years, according toJackie Young, president ofthe SJRC.

The county tests cameup with surprising and se-rious concerns with thecontent of 24 wells, accord-ing to Brenda Cabaniss, ofthe Public Health depart-ment. Samples were col-

lected by InControl Tech-nologies for the county. Thelab results showed 24 ofthese 100 wells had dioxinin them, a carcigen knownto cause some types of can-cers.

As a result, the PublicHealth Department of thecounty sent letters to eachof these 24 household, ad-vising them to “use bottledwater for drinking andcooking, and for your fam-ily pets. Please note, boil-ing the water will notremove these contami-nants.”

“You may continue toshower, bathe, or use thewater for other purposes.However, we ask that yourefrain from ingesting yourtap water.”

However, the letter also

states that “Due to a labo-ratory error, we will needto resample.” The type oferror was not clear, eitherin the letter or in a conver-sation that this newspaperhad with the Health De-partment.

The letter said that “re-sults of the new samplesare expected within threeweeks of collection. Oncethe results are receivedand analyzed, a represen-tative from Harris Countywill contact you to discussthe next steps.”

EPA TO TESTIFY ATCONGRESSIONAL HEARING

Late on Tuesday, the of-fice of Congressman GeneGreen announced thatEPA Assistant Administra-tor Mathy Stanislaus,

would testify be-fore his Energyand Commerce’sEnvironment sub-committee, regard-ing the status ofthe Waste Pits.Green said in hispress release thathe was concernedabout the healthrisk to residentsliving near theWaste Pits, and in-creases the urgen-cy for action.

Some residentsin Channelview,that live over 2miles from the tox-ic site, have report-ed contaminatedwell water, anddeaths from cancerpossibly linked to

HOLIDAY DROWNINGS

TWO DIE IN SAN JACINTO RIVER;1 child survives in Huffman

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL from the Sheriff’s office, Highlands Fire/EMS, and Houston MarineUnit search the San Jacinto River near Banana Bend for the 50 year old drowning victim lastSunday.

HIGHLANDS – TheSan Jacinto River claimedtwo lives over the 4th ofJuly holiday weekend, anda young child in Huffmanalmost became the thirdvictim.

The drowning victimsincluded a 50 year old manwho walked into deep wa-ter at Banana Bend on Sat-urday, July 2nd; a 7 yearold child that went underwater at Love’s Marinaand Park on old 90 nearCrosby; and the neardrowning of a 3 year old inHuffman.

The 50 year old diedabout 1 p.m. on Saturday,as he was swimming atBanana Bend Beach.While swimming with

friends in shallow water,he went under water anddidn’t resurface. Witnessessaid they thought hestepped of a sand bar intodeep water, and couldn’tswim.

At Love’s Marina, thedrowning occured at 10a.m. Sunday morning. Itwas thought that the 7year old did not know howto swim.

In Huffman, later in theweek a 3 year old almostdrowned in water nearSouth Commons ViewDrive on Thursday after-noon. Houston Fire De-partment answered, andcalled LifeFlight to takethe child to Hermann Me-morial Hospital.

Dr. Angi Will-iams, Superinten-dent of GalenaPark IndependentSchool District, hasbeen selected asthe 2016 Region 4Superintendent ofthe Year.

The Region 4Education ServiceCenter serves aseven-county areacomposed of 50public schooldistricts and 41open-enrollmentcharter schools,representing morethan 1.1 millionstudents, 91,000educators, and1,500 campuses.

The RegionalSuperintendent ofthe Year award issponsored by the TexasAssociation of SchoolBoards (TASB), andhonors public schooldistrict superinten-dents. This award

CISD studentregistrationbeing heldduring summer

Registration for studentswill be held throughout thesummer at all Channelview ISDcampuses.

Elementary and secondarycampuses will register studentsfrom 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.,Monday through Thursday. Dis-trict and campus offices will beclosed on Fridays during thesummer.

Parents will need to havethe following items when reg-istering their child for school:

-Birth Certificate (original -no copies)

- Social Security Card (orig-inal - no copies)

-Immunization Record-Last Report Card or With-

drawal Paper-Two (2) Proofs of Residen-

cy - recent (within the last 30days) light bill, water bill, gasbill, lease/rent agreement orpurchase agreement – No Dis-connect Notices

-Two emergency contactnumbers other than your homeor work

For more informat ion,please call the school whereyou are enrolling your child.

New PoliceChief, NewJudge in GP

Dr. Angi Williams, Region 4 Superintendentof the Year.

program has recognizedexemplary superinten-dents for excellence andachievement in educa-tional leadership since1984. Candidates are

chosen for theirstrong leadershipskills, dedicationto improvingeducationalquality, ability tobuild effectiveemployee rela-tions, studentperformance, andcommitment topublic involve-ment in educa-tion.

Dr. Williamsnow advances asthe Region 4nominee for the2016 TexasSuperintendent ofthe Year Award,presented by theTexas Associationof School Adminis-trators/TexasAssociation of

School Boards. Thewinner of the stateaward will be an-nounced at the 2016TASA/TASB Conven-tion this fall.

City Council in GalenaPark has made two recenthires, to continue their over-haul of city government.

Edward J. Mata was ap-pointed Police Chief at aspecial called Council meet-ing, on Saturday, June 25.His salary was set at $70,000per year. He was encour-aged to live within the City.Mata was previously an of-fice with the GP police de-partment, retiring in 2014.

Colin B. Amann was ap-pointed as Municipal CourtJudge, suceeding BrooksHarrison and Jim DeFoyd. Hestarts on July 15.

This letter was sent to 24 householdsin Channelview and Highlands,advising them not to drink or cookwith their well water until furthertests could be conducted.

Dr. Juan Carlos Rozo, second from left, was the featuredspeaker at June’s chamber luncheon. He spoke on chronicvenus insufficiency, his specialty. Also participating in theprogram were (L to R) Pravin Sonthalia, Lucia Bates, andMargie Buentello.

The featured speaker atJune’s Chamber luncheonwas Dr. Jaun Carlos Rozo,of Cardiology Specialists ofHouston.

Dr. Rozo spoke aboutchronic venus insufficien-cy, which is about the lackof adequate blood flow inthe lower legs, and prob-lems that can lead to. Hesaid that factors leading tothis condition include fam-ily history, age over 50, andobesity. He uses ultra-sound to diagnose the con-dition, and then treats itwith one of four methods:laser therapy, sclerothera-py, RF procedure which isa catheter in the vein, orburning the vein, he said.The method depends uponthe severity of the leg.

There will be no lun-cheon in July, according topresident Margie Buentel-lo. The next program is onAugust 5, the speaker isDarrell Pile, CEO of South-east Texas Regional Advi-sory Council.

The chamber is alsobusy planning a CasinoNight on August 12, from

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SOME FACTS ABOUTPEARLS

For centuries, pearlshave been a symbol ofbeauty and purity. Today,they are regarded as bothclassic and contemporary,coming in many more fash-ionable styles than yourgrandmother’s traditionalstrand of pearls.

Learning about types ofpearls is important whenadding items to your jew-elry collection.

Pearl EducationPearls, natural or cul-

tured, are formed when amollusk produces layers ofnacre (pronounced NAY-kur) around some type ofirritant inside its shell. Innatural pearls, the irritantmay be another organismfrom the water. In culturedpearls, a mother-of-pearlbead or a piece of tissue isinserted (by man) into themollusk to start the pro-cess.

For both, the quality ofthe nacre dictates the qual-ity of the luster, or shine ofthe pearl, which is veryimportant to its beautyand its value. The surfaceof the pearl should besmooth and free of markswhile the overall shapecould be round, oval, pear-shaped, or even misshap-en. Misshapen pearls arecalled baroque pearls.

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While shopping forpearls, there are variouslengths available:

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• The princess lengthreaches near the collar-bone

• A matinee length isusually 20-24 inches

• The Opera length is30-36 inches

• The longest length,known as a rope, refers toall strands longer than 36inches

Necklaces can also beclassified as uniform(where all pearls are aboutthe same size) or graduat-ed (pearls change uniform-ly from ends to center).

Natural PearlsNatural pearls are ex-

tremely rare. Historically,many were found in thePersian Gulf; unfortunate-ly, today, most have alreadybeen harvested. You maybe able to purchase small,natural pearls, but theywill be costly.

Cultured PearlsCultured pearls are

grown in pearl farms. Themollusks are raised untilthey are old enough to ac-cept the mother-of-pearl

bead nucleus. Through adelicate surgical proce-dure, the technician im-plants the bead and thenthe mollusks are returnedto the water and cared forwhile the pearl forms.

Not all produce a pearl;and not all the pearls arehigh quality. Over 10,000pearls may be sorted be-fore a 16” single strand ofbeautifully matched pearlsis assembled.

Pearls can be found insaltwater and in freshwa-ter. There are also differenttypes of mollusks that pro-duce very different lookingpearls.

Saltwater PearlsSaltwater pearls include

the akoya cultured pearlsgrown in Japanese andChinese waters. Theyrange in size from 2mm(tiny) to 10mm (rare) andare usually white or creamin color and round inshape.

Australia, Indonesia,and the Philippines pro-duce the South Sea pearl– the largest of all thepearls. They range in sizefrom 9mm to 20mm andcan be naturally white,cream, or golden in color.

Tahitian pearls are in-terestingly not exclusively

from Tahiti – they’re grownin several of the islands ofFrench Polynesia, includ-ing Tahiti. Their typicalsizes range from 8mm to16mm. These naturally col-ored pearls are collective-ly called black pearls, buttheir colors include gray,blue, green, and purple.

Freshwater PearlsThese pearls are grown

in freshwater lakes, rivers,and ponds, predominatelyin China. Although manyare white and resemble theakoya cultured pearls inshape and size, they canalso be produced in variousshapes and in an array ofpastel colors.

Many freshwater pearlsdon’t have a bead nucleus— only a piece of tissue —resulting in a pearl withthicker nacre than theakoya.

Imitation pearlsImitation pearls are

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Channelview ISD usesthis as a constant informa-tion source, posting latestnews, events, accomplish-ments, notices and evenathletic scores.

District officials encour-age those who have a Twit-ter account to “follow”Channelview ISD at theTwitter handle @Channel-viewISD. If you do nothave a Twitter account, goto www.twitter.com andfollow the prompts to setup your account on yourpersonal computer or mo-bile device.

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District: @Channel-viewISD

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If you have any ques-tions, please call the dis-trict’s Public RelationsOffice at 281-452-8080.

A series of free parentingworkshops will be heldthroughout the month of July atViola Cobb Elementary School,915 Dell Dale.

The workshops are open toall parents interested inimproving communication withtheir children. A variety of topicswill be addressed, includingeliminating power struggles,how to discipline without yelling,building self-esteem anddeveloping mutual respect.

The three-part, two hoursessions will be held on thefollowing dates and times.

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AUSTIN — A “BlackLives Matter” protestturned tragic when a snip-er fired into a crowd esti-mated at 1,000 people indowntown Dallas at about9 p.m. on July 7.

Dozens of shots werefired, reportedly from anassault rifle, leaving fivepolice officers dead andseven police officers andtwo civilians wounded. Po-lice pursued a suspectidentified as Micah XavierJohnson, 25, a former U.S.Army reservist, and killedhim in a parking garageusing a robot-propelled ex-plosive device early on July8.

Gov. Greg Abbott issuedan open letter titled, “ATime To Come Together,”published in The DallasMorning News on July 8.Among his comments, Ab-bott wrote: “Texas is anexceptional state with ex-ceptional people. We’vefaced tough challenges inthe past, but we have cometogether to overcome thosechallenges. In the comingdays, there will be thosewho foment distrust andfan the flames of dissen-sion. To come together —that would be the greatestrebuke to those who seekto tear us apart.”

Flags were ordered tohalf-staff in honor of theslain police officers.

Profs sue over‘carry’ law

Three professors em-ployed by the University ofTexas at Austin on July 6filed a lawsuit in federalcourt in Austin, seeking tostop the state’s 2015 “cam-pus carry” law from takingeffect on the UT campus.

In part, the plaintiffsasked the court to issue apreliminary injunction be-fore the start of fall semes-ter classes on Aug. 24,prohibiting any state stat-ute, rule, regulation or pol-icy from taking effect thatwould compel them to al-low the concealed carryingof handguns in their class-rooms, or which would au-thorize imposition ofsanctions if they bar thecarrying of concealedhandguns in their class-rooms.

Governor Abbott reacts todowntown Dallas ambush

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Policy moves statesto act

Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxton on July 6 fileda motion for a nationwidepreliminary injunctionagainst the U.S. Depart-ment of Education, U.S.Department of Justice andother federal agencies andofficials.

Texas, Paxton’s officeannounced, is leading a 13-state coalition “against theObama Administration’sdirective requiring publicschools and employersacross the country to openup all intimate areas (re-strooms, locker rooms, etc.)to both sexes.”

Paxton said schools facepotential loss of fundingfor implementing policiesto protect students. “Everyemployer is now beingthreatened for not bowingto anyone that identifies asthe opposite sex,” he add-ed.

Joining Texas in signingthe motion are the statesof Alabama, Arizona, Geor-gia, Kentucky, Louisiana,Maine, Mississippi, Okla-homa, Tennessee, Utah,West Virginia and Wiscon-sin.

Call for cuts isissued

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt.Gov. Dan Patrick andHouse Speaker Joe Strauson July 1 directed all stateagencies to cut their fund-ing requests by 4 percent

for the 2018-2019 biennialbudget.

Straus, R-San Antonio,said, “Due to the slowdownin parts of our economy,some difficult decisionswill be required to balancethe next state budget andthe process of makingthose decisions beginsnow.”

The House Appropria-tions Committee is ap-pointed by Straus and itscounterpart, the SenateFinance Committee, is ap-pointed by Patrick. In lateAugust, the committeeswill review appropriationsrequests submitted bystate agencies and use thatinformation in craftingtheir respective versions ofthe next state budget.

Tax allocations areset

Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on July 7 an-nounced his office wouldsend cities, counties, tran-sit systems and specialpurpose taxing districts$624 million in local salestax allocations for July.

The allocations, basedon sales made in May bybusinesses that report taxmonthly, amount to 2.3percent more than thecomptroller’s office distrib-uted in July 2015.

“The cities of Dallas,San Antonio, Austin andFort Worth saw noticeableincreases in sales tax allo-cations,” Hegar said. “En-ergy-centric cities such asHouston and Midland con-tinue to see decreases insales tax allocations.”

On July 5, Hegar saidstate sales tax revenue inJune totaled $2.2 billion,down 0.8 percent com-pared to June 2015. “Salestax revenue growth contin-ues to be hobbled by re-duced spending in oil- andgas-related sectors. De-spite the recent increase inoil prices, spending is be-low even the reduced lev-els seen a year ago,” headded.

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The great poetKipling was sick andbed-ridden near theend of his life. Thenurse caring for himasked him one day,"Mr. Kipling, do youwant anything?" Towhich the weakenedKipling murmuredthree words, "I wantGod.

Staci Alece HarlanCriswell, 41, of Crosby, Tex-as went to be with her Lordon Thursday, July 7, 2016after fighting a difficult 3-year battle with cancer. St-aci was in her homesurrounded by family wholoved her dearly. A Cele-bration of Life service willbe held at her homechurch, Vine Life ChristianFellowship, located at 910Old Atascocita Rd, Huff-man, Texas on Wednesday,July 13, 2016 at 2pm.There will be no viewing,visitation or graveside ser-vices.

Staci was born in Hous-ton, Texas on Oct 10, 1974.She was a devoted wife andmother, a precious daugh-ter, loving sister, and won-derful Aunt Tootie to hernieces and nephews.

Staci was a homeschoolmom to her three childrenand was involved in alltheir activities. She wasactive, as well, in commu-nity service projects andhelped to feed the less for-tunate. One of her favoriteoutings, even as a child,was the public library. Shepassed the love of books onto her children and anyoneelse who would listen. St-aci had a special place inher heart for children anddirected children's minis-try for a number of years.She had a voice of an an-gel, singing in the churchpraise & worship team,drama productions andspecials. She loved beinga mother and aunt, andwas generally addressed asAunt Tootie by everyone.

Staci loved to travel butwas just as happy stayingat home surrounded byfamily playing games andhaving Sunday Dinners af-ter church. Her friendswere her Friends foreverand she was loved by somany. Staci’s quick conta-

Alma Rosa Gonzales, 61,went to be with the lord onSunday June 26th, 2016.She was born in Port La-vaca, Texas on February17, 1955 to Brigado Or-nelas and Mary MachadoOrnelas. She was a sweet,caring, outspoken womanand you always knew whatwas on her mind. Almaloved her family and en-joyed spending time withthem. She was a fan ofGeorge Straight, loved go-ing on cruises and takingtrips to the casino.

She is preceded in deathby her parents, Mary andBrigado Ornelas. Alma issurvived by her belovedhusband Ricardo Gonzales;her sons, Shawn M. Gil-bert, Jonathan Chapmanand wife Brenda, MatthewOrnelas and wife Danielle,and Andrew R. Gonzalesand wife Amanda; grand-children, Jiselie A. Chap-man, Marley M. Gonzales,Bryceson Gilbert, Ben-jamin K. Chapman, Nicho-las Gilbert, and Emily RoseGonzales and a host of oth-er family and friends. Alma

Dimmitt "D.H." Hutch-ins Merrill, 91, went to bewith the Lord on June 20,2016 in Houston, TX. Dim-mitt was born in Buffalo,TX on October 11, 1924.

Dimmitt was a long timeresident of Crosby, TXsince 1979 and also was amember of the First Bap-tist Church of Crosby. Hewas a recent resident of theMountbatten House inHighlands, TX. He proud-ly served his country in theUnited States Army in the4th Aircraft Repair Unit.After serving his country,he later worked for and re-tired from Armco Steel andMissouri Pacific Railroad.

Dimmitt was prede-ceased by his parents,Arthur and Mattie SmithMerrill, brother Edward,his loving wife and highschool sweetheart, Char-line Phillips Merrill, hisson, David Merrill, anddaughter, Diane MerrillPetrash. He is survived byhis daughters Denise Dyer,husband Sam, Debra Par-son, husband Michael, son-in-law, Daniel Petrash,Darla Merrill and Sue Mc-Clellan, and numerousgrandchildren and greatgrandchildren. D.H. en-joyed his retirement andspent his free time out-doors, working on his land,gardening, working in hisshop on tractors, lawnmowers, and other projects,picking up pecans from thenumerous pecan trees thathe planted, playing domi-noes and cards, and spend-ing time with family and

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friends. He was also amember and former com-mander of the AmericanLegion Post 658 of Crosby,TX. Dimmitt will be great-ly missed by all who knewhim.

A celebration of Dim-mitt’s life was held onJune 24th at Second Bap-tist Church in Highlands.A graveside service willtake place in Buffalo, TXat the Buffalo cemetery onJuly 18, 2016 at 11:00 am.Special thanks to all ofDimmitt’s doctors, nurses,the Mountbatten Housestaff, and also the Hous-ton Hospice staff for all oftheir compassion and care.The family requests thatin lieu of flowers, dona-tions be made to HoustonHospice, a non-profit hos-pice hospital that providesloving comfort and sup-port to patients and theirfamilies.

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gious smile and generousnature will be missed by somany. She is survived byher husband of almost 20years, Mike Criswell; herchildren, Symon Criswell,Grace Criswell, and JudahCriswell; her parents,Steve and Brenda Harlan;her sister, ShannonNichols and spouse Wen-dell; her brother in law,Danny Criswell andspouse Ashley; her grand-parents, Bobbie Harlanand Gene and Elsie Stok-er; nieces, Ashley Craw-ford and spouse Brandon,Destiny Criswell and De-siree Criswell; nephews,Michael Fox, Danny RayCriswell Jr.; great neph-ews, Carter, Levi andFletcher Crawford, and ahost of aunts, uncles,cousins and friends.

If anyone wishes tomake monetary donations,it was Staci’s desire thatproceeds go to Vine LifeFellowship to fund a newchildren's play area withpicnic tables.

Services have been en-trusted to Sterling-WhiteFuneral Home 11011Crosby-Lynchburg Rd.Highlands, Texas 77562.To send the family condo-lences please visit www.sterlingwhite.com.

Alma Rosa Gonzales

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will be greatly missed byall who knew and lovedher.

A visitation for familyand friends will be held atSterling-White FuneralHome 11011 Crosby-Lynchburg Rd. Highlands,Texas, on Friday morningJuly 8th, 2016 from 10:00a.m. until 11:00 am. Funer-al services will follow im-mediately at 11:00 am.

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ANGLICAN CHURCH• Church of the Resurrection,meeting at Crosby BrethrenChurch, 5202 1st Street, Cros-by. 832-661-9693.APOSTOLIC CHURCH• First Apostolic Church of High-lands, 1211 S. Main St. High-lands. 281-426-4133ASSEMBLY OF GOD• Crosby Gospel Assembly, 633Kenning Rd., Crosby, 281-328-2516• First Assembly of God, 406 N.Magnolia St., Highlands, 281-426-3170• Gospel Lighthouse, 8218John Martin Rd., Baytown, 281-421-1168BAPTIST• Calvary Baptist, 2217 Huff-man Eastgate Rd., Huffman,281-324-3409• Highlands Baptist, 111 E. Ca-nal Rd., Highlands, 281-426-2470• Northeast Freeway Baptist,1635 Runneberg Rd., Crosby,281-328-2723• Unity Baptist, 2625 Broad Dr.,Highlands, 281-426-4223• Iglesia Bautista Comunidad,5323 Highway 90, Crosby, 281-421-9810. “Venid y te Harem-os Bien”BAPTIST-Missionary• Antioch Missionary Baptist,2500 Harris St., Highlands,281-426-6565.• First Missionary BaptistChurch, 301 Cypress Avenue,Crosby, 281-462-7634.• Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist,315 Nod, Crosby, 281-328-4650• True Vine Missionary Baptist,404 Oak Ave., Crosby, 281-328-7637• Shiloh Missionary BaptistChurch, 12418 Crosby Rd.,Crosby, 281-328-1851BAPTIST-Southern• First Baptist- Crosby, 615Runneberg Rd.,Crosby, 281-328-2564• First Baptist- Highlands, N.Magnolia at Wallisville, High-lands, 281-426-4551• First Baptist- Huffman, 25503FM 2100, Huffman, 281-324-1888• Northside Baptist, 317 Bar-bers Hill Rd., Highlands, 281-426-5415• Second Baptist, 400 E. Wall-isville Rd., Highlands, 281-426-5557• Crosby New Hope BaptistChurch, 18319 FM 2100, Cros-by, 281-328-6086BRETHREN• Crosby Brethren, 5202 1st St.,Crosby, 281-328-2442CATHOLIC• Holy Family, 7122 WhitingRock, Baytown, 281-426-8448

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

NON DENOMINATION• Lifepoint Church, 9235 NorthHighway 146, Baytown, Tx.77523. �281-576-5452.

UNITED PENTECOS-TAL CHURCH• Pentecostals of Crosby502Pine at Hwy 90 Crosby, TX�77532(281) 328-5054. Sunday10 AM. Wednesday 7 PM. Pas-tor Kerry D. Lee

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD•Galena Park Assembly ofGod, 1211 2nd. St., GalenaPark, TX. 713-455-0836.BAPTIST•New Life Baptist Church ofEast Houston, 18570 VanRoad, Houston, 77049. 281-456-0082•Second Baptist Church, 191318th. St., Galena Park, TX. 713-672-9232.•Second Baptist Church, 10501Muscatine, Jacinto City, TX.713-674-8463.•St. Matthew Baptist Church,119 Fidelity, Houston, TX. 713-674-0062.•First Baptist Church, 1505 1st.St., Galena Park, TX. 713-455-1261.BAPTIST-Southern•Dell Dale Avenue BaptistChurch, 402 Dell Dale Avenue,Channelview, TX. 281-452-3704.•South Drive Baptist Church,15229 South Drive, Channel-view, TX. 77530. 281-452-4500.•First Baptist Church of JacintoCity, 10701 Wiggins, JacintoCity, TX 77029. 713-672-2802.•Beaumont Place BaptistChurch, 13101 Ivydale Street,Houtson, TX. 77049.CATHOLIC•St. Andrew Roman CatholicChurch, 827 Sheldon Rd.,Channelview, TX. 281-452-9865.•Our Lady of Fatima, 1705 8thSt., Galena Park, TX. 713-675-0981.CHURCH OF CHRIST•Channelview Church of Christ,1301 Sheldon Rd., Channel-view, Tx. 281-452-7129.•Galena Park Church of Christ,301 Holland Ave, Galena Park,TX. 713-455-0826.EPISCOPAL•St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 13125 Indianapolis St.,Houston, 713-451-2909.HOLINESS•Bible Missionary Church,10246 Fairfax St., Jacinto City.713-671-3500.METHODIST•Old River Terrace United Meth-odist Church, 16102 East Free-way, Channelview, TX.281-452-2861.•Galena Park United Methodist,1705 1st. St., Galena Park, TX.713-672-0245.•Holy Trinity United Methodist,13207 Orleans St., Houston,Tx. 713-453-7203.

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“Regrets? I’ve had afew.” – Frank Sinatra.

Mr. Sinatra, one of themost famous entertainersof the 20th century, didthings his way, but he wasalso familiar with remorse.He’s not alone, of course.We all deal with regrets –and financial ones areamong the most trouble-some.

Here are the leading fi-nancial regrets, accordingto a recent survey byBankrate.com, along withsome suggestions foravoiding them:

• Not saving for retire-ment early enough – Thiswas the top regret ex-pressed by survey respon-dents. Saving andinvesting early for retire-ment offers you two keybenefits. First, the moretime you give growth-ori-ented investments, thegreater their growth po-tential. And second, by sav-ing and investing forretirement early in yourcareer, you will likely needto put away less moneyeach year than you wouldif you waited until, say,your 40s or 50s. So, if youaren’t already doing so,contribute as much as youcan afford to your IRA andyour 401(k) or similar em-ployer-sponsored plan. Andincrease your contribu-tions every time your sal-ary rises.

• Not saving enough foremergency expenses – Youcan’t plan for all expenses.Your furnace might die,your car may need a majorrepair, you may incur a siz-able doctor’s bill – the listgoes on and on. If you don’thave the money availableto meet these costs, youmight be forced to dip intoyour long-term invest-ments. That’s why it’s im-portant to maintain anemergency fund, contain-ing three to six months’worth of living expenses, ina liquid, low-risk account.

• Taking on too muchcredit card debt – If youdon’t overuse your creditcards, they can be handyand helpful, in many ways.Try to keep a lid on yourcredit card debt, keeping inmind that your debt pay-ments reduce the amount

The term “ qualityservice “ probably meansdifferent things todifferent people andvaries from profession toprofession. If you takeyour vehicle to a me-chanic you expect tohave your vehiclerepaired for a fair priceand repaired correct thefirst time. The samething applies to the fireservice and the corevalues of ChannelviewFire Department.However, in structuralfirefighting, one of thekey elements thatdefines a fire depart-ments commitment toquality service is itsapproach the concept ofloss control.

What is loss control?According to TheInternational FireService Training Associ-ation ( IFSTA ) thedefinition of loss controlis the “ the practice ofminimizing damage andproviding customerservice through effectivemitigation and recoveryefforts before, during,and after the incident.To simplify that defini-tion Channelview FireDepartment defines losscontrol as effectivelymitigating the incidentcausing the leastamount of propertydamage possible. We areable to this via adequatestaffing, proper trainingand a timely response.

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of money you have avail-able to invest for your long-term goals, such as acomfortable retirement.

• Not saving enough forchildren’s education —This may be perhaps themost difficult regret to ad-dress – after all, it’s noteasy to save for your ownretirement and simulta-neously put money awayfor your children’s collegeeducations. However, if youcan afford to save for col-lege, try to do so in as ad-vantageous a manner aspossible.

• Buying a bigger housethan you can afford – If youtie up too much money inmortgage payments, youwill have less to contributeto your various retirementaccounts. And while homeequity certainly has somevalue, it generally does notprovide you with the sameliquidity – and probablynot the same potential forgrowth and income – as an

investment portfolio that’sappropriate for your needsand risk tolerance. So,think carefully before pur-chasing that big house –you might be better servedby scaling down your homeownership and ramping upyour investments.

You can’t avoid all thedoubts and misgivingsyou’ll encounter at variousstages of your life. But ifyou can reduce those re-grets associated with yourfinances, you could wellincrease your satisfactionduring your retirementyears.

This article was writtenby Edward Jones for use byyour local Edward JonesFinancial Advisor.

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fire department onlydoes is save lives andput the fire out. Thesethings are of the utmostimportance but ofsimilar importance isloss control. The purposeof loss control is toreduce property damageexperienced by thecustomer during one ofthe most trying anddevastating times oftheir lives. Loss controlis a customer basedcomponent that isintended to provideadded value to theprimary concept of whatwe offer the homeowner. Even a small firecontained to one roomcan cause significantdamage to a structure.This damage is causedfrom charring, structur-al damage, contentsdamage, and otherdamage associated withwater and smoke. Losscontrol efforts evolvearound minimizingdamage and loss. Twotypes of damage occur ata structure fire: primarydamage and secondarydamage. Primarydamage is caused by thefire and secondary

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So at the end of theday we at ChannelviewFire Department do ourvery best to protect livesas well as property onevery call. If everencountered with one ofthese dire incidentsremember that allactions taken by the firedepartment are in aneffort to limit thedamage done to citizensoverall profile. So if yousee a hole in the roof or adamaged window to youthat may seem unneces-sary, remember theseactions were taken withyour best interest inmind.

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San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Mr. Gatti’son Uvalde at noon.

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Pictured left to right are: Mr. Bruce Grissom, Maintenance Manager; Mrs. Laura Mann, CTEDirector; Mr. Jerome Mauvigney, Houston Site Manager; Mr. Scott Lemoine, Maintenance,TA& IUP/Small PE Manager; Maria Jimenez,GPISD Advanced Welding student; Mr. Damon Starr,Advanced Welding Instructor; Jorge Campuzano, GPISD Advanced Welding student; Mr.Kevin Harris, Maintenance Project Coordinator; and Fabian Leyva, Machine Shop MaintinanceSupervisor.

Galena Park Indepen-dent School District do-nated an award winningfire pit to Lyondellbasellin appreciation of thestrong partnership com-mitment they havemade to the Career&Technical Education(CTE) program. The firepit (pictured below) wascreated by AdvancedWelding students underthe direction of Mr. Da-mon Starr. This special-t y p r o j e c t e a r n e dmultiple BLUE RIB-BONS at the 2016 StateSkillsUSA Competitionin Corpus Christi, Tex-as. Lyondellbasell washonored to accept thedonation from GPISD.Lyondellbasell plans toraffle the fire pit off tobenefit their UnitedWay campaign.

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7 pm to 11 pm, at the Ja-cinto City Town Center.

The Chamber Founda-tion is having a fundraiseron Friday, August 12th.Foundation Chairman BillPalko said, “Our goal is toraise funds to put rightback into the North Chan-nel Community for needssuch as education, health,youth welfare and hous-ing.” Please join us for agreat evening of fun, mu-sic, Vegas style gamblingand a chance at great priz-es at “Chamber Royale”from 7-11pm on Friday,August 12th at the Jacin-to City Towncenter. Corpo-rate Sponsorships are

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available for $600 and in-dividual tickets are $75. Acorporate sponsorship in-cludes food and drinks foreight people plus $40,000in funny money. The indi-vidual tickets include food,drinks and $5,000 in fun-ny money. Title Sponsor isRonny Dwairy and Best-way Oilfield. Thanks alsogo out to the City of Jacin-to City for the free use ofthe Jacinto City Town Cen-ter and to the followingCorporate Sponsors: Ame-gy Bank, East Houston Re-gional Medical Center, JoeStephens Farmers Insur-ance, Woodforest NationalBank, United Community

Credit Union, San JacintoCollege Foundation andthe Rotary Club of NorthShore.

Come try your hand atpoker, blackjack, rouletteand craps. There will begreat food, drinks, prizes,music and dancing. ChefJerry from the Holiday InnChannelview is sure toplease everyone’s appetite.Of course there will be a se-lection of liquid spirits.

All proceeds go to theNorth Channel Area Foun-dation, a 501 c 3.

For more information,contact [email protected] or call 713-450-3600.

GPISD Advanced Weldingstudent, Maria Jimenez,explains the importanceof producing quality,uniform beads to Mr.J e r o m e M a u v i g n e y ,Lyondellbasell HoustonSite Manager.

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