CHANNEL CHATTER VOLUME 3, NO. 46(#100) www.northchannelstar.com Serving all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City NORTH CHANNEL✯STAR Your News, Your Newspaper WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 Issue #100 of the STAR San Jac College, P. 3 Hiring Fair, P. 3 COMMUNITY PROFILE Rep. Hernandez Honored for her commitment to Veterans CARTER FUNERAL Christmas Remembrance Tree ornaments Carter Funeral Home is having this event on which you can hang a Christmas ornament personalized with the name of your departed loved one. November 20 thru January 1, 2016 at 13701 Corpus Christi Street. Call 713-455-5100 with questions. Candlelight Remembrance Come celebrate the Christmas Holidays with a Candle Lighting Remem- brance Service, Sunday, De- cember 6, 2015 at 3:00 p.m., 13701 Corpus Christi St., Carter Funeral Home. CHANNELVIEW CHS Interact Club earns Presidential Citation Award Galena Park FFA raises over $65,000 North Shore Mustangs advance to Regional Playoff round HOUSTON, TX- Repre- sentative Ana Hernandez was honored with a Legis- lative Leadership Award by the Texas Veterans Commission during its "Women Veterans Roll Call" event at Space Cen- ter Houston from Novem- ber 19 to the 21st. As the author of House Bill 867, Hernandez estab- lished the Texas Women Veterans Program during the 84th Legislative Ses- sion, a permanent agency tasked with assisting Tex- as servicewomen as they transition to the civilian workforce. “Our servicemen and women have sacrificed greatly in defense of our nation,” Hernandez said. “Whether supporting their families as they serve over- seas or providing for our veterans as they return home, we have a duty to stand by the brave men and women who have self- lessly served in our armed forces.” Rep. Hernandez with Texas Veterans Commission Liaison Edith Disler Channelview High School Interact Club members assemble a memorial wall honoring local soldiers killed in action at the North Channel Salutes event this November. The club volunteers annually at the event, which is sponsored by the North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce. The Channelview High School Interact Club re- ceived Rotary Internation- al’s Presidential Citation Award for their exemplary level of involvement in community service projects. “This is the highest hon- or that Rotary Internation- al can present to student-led Interact Clubs,” said Steven Shoe- maker, CHS Interact spon- sor. “These students take pride in helping others.” Channelview’s Interact Club is one of the largest in the area with more than 70 members and is spon- sored by the North Shore Rotary Club. Over the past year, the Interact students have participated in more than 40 community service projects. The Shell Houston Open professional golf tourna- ment at The Golf Club of Houston is one major event where the Channelview students have volunteered their time and efforts. For the past three years, CHS Interact members have helped greet fans, sell tick- ets, schedule tee times and escort tournament VIPs. In addition, the stu- dents help the tournament raise funds for charitable organizations. Through the assistance of the CHS In- teract group, more than $13,000 was raised last year for Project Joy and Hope, a local charity that provides support to chil- dren with life-threatening medical conditions. See VOLUNTEERS, page 3 The North Shore Mus- tangs visited NRG Stadi- um on Black Friday to take on the Cy-Falls Eagles in their third playoff game of the season, winning by a final score of 28-21. The Mustangs fell be- hind early, allowing the Eagles to score first; how- ever, the Mustangs quick- ly tied the score on their next possession with an 11-yard run from Tyler Boudreaux. Shortly after- ward, A 91-yard touch- down run by the Eagles along with an interception returned for a touchdown caused a bit of concern for some, but the Mustangs never lost focus. Carl Guillory’s first touchdown of the day, a 55- yard run, brought the Mus- tangs within seven at half time. The size, power and depth of the Mustang de- After the offensive line opening up holes, Bryant Badie (#9) squirts up the middle for a long gain. Badie had 58 yards rushing on the day to go along with 63 yards passing, including an 11-yard TD pass. See PLAYOFFS, page 8 MUSTANGS 28- EAGLES 21 AMARIS MOYA shows her Grand Champion Steer at the Galena Park FFA Livestock Show and Auction. The steer was purchased by the North Shore Rotary Club, for $8500. Auctioneer Heather Kaspar hold the mike. Galena Park ISD held their annual FFA Live- stock Show and Auction on November 16-19, at the Ag Facility on Holland Ave- nue. Forty-Five lots were sold, and the unofficial to- tal raised for student scholarships and the pro- gram was over $65,000, plus so-called “add-ons” af- ter the official bidding. The Grand Champion Steer was raised by Ama- ris Moya, and sold for $8500 to the North Shore Rotary Club. Last year’s GC steer had sold for more, $13,250. Prices this year were up on some catego- ries, and down on others, but in general were lower. Additional monies come from corporate and busi- ness sponsors. Ameris is a junior FFA member, not yet in high school. Her older sister Valerie is secretary of the North Shore FFA club. Valerie showed the GC broiler, and each girl competed in other categories. The Galena Park FFA program is admin- istered by the CTE department, with Laura Mann as director. Ag teachers that advised the FFA participants included Heather Szostek and Victor Weishuhn of Galena Park High School, and Jason Anderson of North Shore High School, and Penny Tay- lor of North Shore 9th grade. This year’s program featured a turkey category for the first time, with Franzely Pena showing the GC bird. The FFA clubs involve about 35 students from Galena Park High School, and 50 from North Shore High School. President of the GP FFA is Angelica Pecina, and NS FFA president is Jose Garza. Editor’s Note: Complete photos and sales details will follow in an upcoming issue of the North Channel STAR. Look for this in a few weeks. If you would like to advertise in this paper, call 281-328-9605. Holiday Open House with Rep. Ana Hernandez State Rep. Ana Hernan- dez will host a holiday open house, December 3, 2015, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, 1233 Mercury Dr., Jacinto City, TX. 77029. Refreshments will be served. Call 713-675-8596 for more information. Jacinto City Christmas Parade Jacinto City will hold their Annual Christmas Pa- rade, this Saturday, Dec. 3 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm, fol- lowed by festivities at the Town Center. Parade route starts on Wiggins Street, then on Market Street, and end- ing at the Town Center on Oakes. Congressman Gene Green, and City Officials will participate. CIP Meeting Next GP/JC CIP meeting will take place on Jan. 7, 2016. There will be no De- cember meeting.
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CHANNELCHATTER
VOLUME 3, NO. 46(#100) www.northchannelstar.comServing all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City
NORTH CHANNEL✯STARYour News, Your Newspaper
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015
Issue #100 of the STAR San Jac College, P. 3 Hiring Fair, P. 3
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Rep. Hernandez Honored forher commitment to Veterans
CARTER FUNERALChristmasRemembranceTree ornaments
Carter Funeral Home ishaving this event on whichyou can hang a Christmasornament personalized withthe name of your departedloved one. November 20thru January 1, 2016 at13701 Corpus Christi Street.Call 713-455-5100 withquestions.
CandlelightRemembrance
Come celebrate theChristmas Holidays with aCandle Lighting Remem-brance Service, Sunday, De-cember 6, 2015 at 3:00p.m., 13701 Corpus ChristiSt., Carter Funeral Home.
CHANNELVIEW
CHS Interact Club earnsPresidential Citation Award
Galena Park FFA raises over $65,000
North Shore Mustangs advanceto Regional Playoff round
HOUSTON, TX- Repre-sentative Ana Hernandezwas honored with a Legis-lative Leadership Awardby the Texas VeteransCommission during its"Women Veterans RollCall" event at Space Cen-ter Houston from Novem-ber 19 to the 21st.
As the author of HouseBill 867, Hernandez estab-lished the Texas WomenVeterans Program duringthe 84th Legislative Ses-sion, a permanent agencytasked with assisting Tex-as servicewomen as theytransition to the civilianworkforce.
“Our servicemen andwomen have sacrificedgreatly in defense of ournation,” Hernandez said.“Whether supporting theirfamilies as they serve over-seas or providing for ourveterans as they returnhome, we have a duty tostand by the brave menand women who have self-lessly served in our armedforces.”
Rep. Hernandez with Texas Veterans Commission LiaisonEdith Disler
Channelview High School Interact Club members assemblea memorial wall honoring local soldiers killed in action atthe North Channel Salutes event this November. The clubvolunteers annually at the event, which is sponsored bythe North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Channelview HighSchool Interact Club re-ceived Rotary Internation-al’s Presidential CitationAward for their exemplarylevel of involvement incommunity serviceprojects.
“This is the highest hon-or that Rotary Internation-al can present tostudent-led InteractClubs,” said Steven Shoe-maker, CHS Interact spon-sor. “These students takepride in helping others.”
Channelview’s InteractClub is one of the largestin the area with more than70 members and is spon-sored by the North ShoreRotary Club. Over the pastyear, the Interact studentshave participated in morethan 40 community serviceprojects.
The Shell Houston Openprofessional golf tourna-ment at The Golf Club ofHouston is one major eventwhere the Channelviewstudents have volunteeredtheir time and efforts. For
the past three years, CHSInteract members havehelped greet fans, sell tick-ets, schedule tee times andescort tournament VIPs.
In addition, the stu-dents help the tournamentraise funds for charitableorganizations. Through theassistance of the CHS In-
teract group, more than$13,000 was raised lastyear for Project Joy andHope, a local charity thatprovides support to chil-dren with life-threateningmedical conditions.
See VOLUNTEERS, page 3
The North Shore Mus-tangs visited NRG Stadi-um on Black Friday to takeon the Cy-Falls Eagles intheir third playoff game ofthe season, winning by afinal score of 28-21.
The Mustangs fell be-hind early, allowing theEagles to score first; how-ever, the Mustangs quick-ly tied the score on theirnext possession with an11-yard run from TylerBoudreaux. Shortly after-ward, A 91-yard touch-down run by the Eaglesalong with an interceptionreturned for a touchdowncaused a bit of concern forsome, but the Mustangsnever lost focus.
Carl Guillory’s firsttouchdown of the day, a 55-yard run, brought the Mus-tangs within seven at halftime.
The size, power anddepth of the Mustang de-
After the offensive line opening up holes, Bryant Badie (#9) squirts up the middle for a long gain. Badie had 58 yardsrushing on the day to go along with 63 yards passing, including an 11-yard TD pass.See PLAYOFFS, page 8
MUSTANGS 28- EAGLES 21
AMARIS MOYA shows her Grand Champion Steer at the Galena Park FFALivestock Show and Auction. The steer was purchased by the North ShoreRotary Club, for $8500. Auctioneer Heather Kaspar hold the mike.
Galena Park ISD heldtheir annual FFA Live-stock Show and Auction onNovember 16-19, at the AgFacility on Holland Ave-nue. Forty-Five lots weresold, and the unofficial to-tal raised for studentscholarships and the pro-gram was over $65,000,plus so-called “add-ons” af-ter the official bidding.
The Grand ChampionSteer was raised by Ama-ris Moya, and sold for$8500 to the North ShoreRotary Club. Last year’sGC steer had sold for more,$13,250. Prices this yearwere up on some catego-ries, and down on others,but in general were lower.Additional monies comefrom corporate and busi-ness sponsors.
Ameris is a junior FFA
member, not yet in high school. Her oldersister Valerie is secretary of the NorthShore FFA club. Valerie showed the GCbroiler, and each girl competed in othercategories.
The Galena Park FFA program is admin-istered by the CTE department, with LauraMann as director. Ag teachers that advisedthe FFA participants included HeatherSzostek and Victor Weishuhn of GalenaPark High School, and Jason Anderson ofNorth Shore High School, and Penny Tay-lor of North Shore 9th grade.
This year’s program featured a turkeycategory for the first time, with FranzelyPena showing the GC bird.
The FFA clubs involve about 35 studentsfrom Galena Park High School, and 50 fromNorth Shore High School. President of theGP FFA is Angelica Pecina, and NS FFApresident is Jose Garza.
Editor’s Note: Complete photos and salesdetails will follow in an upcoming issue ofthe North Channel STAR. Look for this ina few weeks. If you would like to advertisein this paper, call 281-328-9605.
Holiday OpenHouse with Rep.Ana Hernandez
State Rep. Ana Hernan-dez will host a holiday openhouse, December 3, 2015,11:30 am - 1:30 pm, 1233Mercury Dr., Jacinto City, TX.77029. Refreshments will beserved. Call 713-675-8596for more information.
Jacinto CityChristmas Parade
Jacinto City will holdtheir Annual Christmas Pa-rade, this Saturday, Dec. 3from 2:30 to 4:00 pm, fol-lowed by festivities at theTown Center. Parade routestarts on Wiggins Street, thenon Market Street, and end-ing at the Town Center onOakes. Congressman GeneGreen, and City Officials willparticipate.
CIP MeetingNext GP/JC CIP meeting
will take place on Jan. 7,2016. There will be no De-cember meeting.
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Dr. Brian Babin to file forre-election to Congress
Ranked as one of the topmost conservative mem-bers of Congress, Dr. Bab-in is leading the fightagainst Obama’s amnestyprogram and for a strongerborder and national secu-rity. Prior to the terroristattacks on Paris, he intro-duced groundbreaking leg-islation to stop PresidentObama’s plans to bringtens of thousands of un-vetted, U.N. selected Syri-an refugees to the U.S. attaxpayer's expense andalso helped pass anamendment on the Housefloor to prevent govern-ment spending to helpIran’s nuclear program.
“Just over one year ago,the good people of this dis-trict elected me to bringsome conservative, Texascommon sense to Congress.I’m proud to say that we’retaking the fight to liberalsand big government bu-reaucrats in Washington,"said Dr. Babin. "I am cur-rently fighting againstObama’s proposed EPAregulations which threat-en 150 petrochemical facil-ities and thousands of highpaying jobs throughoutSouth East Texas."
As a conservative re-former, Dr. Babin intro-duced the nationallyrecognized SCOTUSCarebill requiring the U.S. Su-preme Court to sign up forObamacare. “If the Su-preme Court is going torequire the American peo-ple to accept Obamacare,they should have to abideby it also. It is simply notfair, otherwise," said Dr.Babin. "As a healthcareprofessional, I’ve seenfirsthand the negative ef-
fects of Obamacare on peo-ple and small businesses.Defunding and ultimatelyputting an end to thisharmful law will continueto be one of my top priori-ties," added Dr. Babin."There’s so much morework to do and I’d be hon-ored to continue workingfor you to get this countryback on the right track.”
Brian Babin enters hisre-election campaign withstrong support from con-servative leaders, most no-tably among them, SenatorTed Cruz who recently en-dorsed Babin. “He is a rocksolid conservative and de-fender of the Constitution.Brian has fought tireless-ly to preserve our libertiesand conservative ideals.
He is no career politi-cian and he has proventhat he is not afraid tostand up for what is right,even when that meanschallenging leaders of theparty. I urge voters in the36th district to supporthim," said Cruz.
Armed with a proventrack record of makingconservative reforms inWashington, Dr. Babin’svoting record has earnedhim the endorsement ofthe National Rifle Associ-ation and an “A” ratingwith Gun Owners of Amer-ica as well as a 100% rat-ing from National Right toLife for his stance on de-fending life and defundingPlanned Parenthood.
After being sworn intoCongress, Dr. Babin wasappointed to two Congres-sional Committees: theHouse Transportation andInfrastructure Committeeand the House Committeeon Science, Space andTechnology. Dr. Babinchairs the Space Sub-Com-mittee. With those ap-pointments, Dr. Babin hasbeen able to address criti-
cal infrastructure issuesregarding the economicand petrochemical indus-try needs of Southeast Tex-as and District 36.
Prior to his election toCongress in 2014, Dr. Bab-in practiced dentistry inWoodville, TX for 36 years.Before establishing hisdental practice, he workedhis way through college ata variety of jobs includingmail carrier and merchantseaman while serving asan airborne artillerymanin the Texas Army Nation-al Guard and in the Unit-ed States Army Reserve.Upon completion of dentalschool, Dr. Babin was com-missioned Captain in theUnited States Air Force,stationed in Ramstein,Germany.
Dr. Babin and his wife of43 years, Roxanne, live inWoodville where they haveraised their five childrenand have been active intheir community and FirstBaptist Church of Wood-ville. In their spare time,Dr. Babin and his wife en-joy spending time withtheir twelve grandchil-dren.
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AUSTIN - Representa-tive Wayne Smith (R-Bay-town) got into theChristmas spirit by takingpart in the Texas House ofRepresentatives traditionof showcasing local artistsat the State Capitol duringthe Christmas season.
Since 2009, House mem-bers have been given anunadorned ornament andare invited to return it ful-ly decorated to be unique-ly characteristic of theirdistrict for the memorableand much admired LoneStar Celebration Christ-mas Tree on the floor of theHouse Chamber.
"It is with great pridethat I present this Christ-mas ornament as a symbolof District 128 to be seenby visitors to our StateCapitol," Rep. WayneSmith said. "This beauti-
"Rep. Wayne Smith collects the 2015 Texas House District 128 ornament from La Porte HighSchool student artists, Laney Thornton, Fallon Lichnerowicz and Alycia Allen. LPHS PrincipalTodd Schoppe and art teacher, Christina Todaro, participate in the exchange."
Rep. Wayne Smith presentsChristmas ornament designedby local artists to Texas House
ful ornament will be add-ed to the tree in the TexasHouse Chamber and willgive all Texans a taste ofthe unique culture andrich history of District128."
The District 128 orna-ment was designed andprepared by Alycia Allen,Fallon Lichnerwicz andLaney Thornton, studentsat La Porte High School inLa Porte ISD, under thedirection of their teacher,Christina Todaro. The art-ists explained that the art-work on the ornamentdepicts their school mas-cot, the La Porte Bulldog,and "it shows the pride wehave in our district."
The decorated tree willbe on display from Decem-ber 4, 2015 to January 3,2016 to be enjoyed by thou-sands of visitors who enter
the Texas Capitol duringthe holiday season. The 20-foot tall, Texas-grown treewill showcase hundreds ofartists' depictions of whatmakes communitiesthroughout Texas unique.
"I thank the La PorteHigh School artists fortheir thoughtful contribu-tion to this year's LoneStar Celebration Christ-mas Tree," Rep. Smithsaid. "The spirit of Christ-mas is definitely alive andwell at the State Capitol."
Representative Wayne Smithrepresents Texas HouseDistrict 128, includingBaytown, Deer Park, LaPorte, Crosby, Highlands,Morgan's Point and a portionof Pasadena. You may callhis office toll free at (866)423-5987.
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SCHOOL NEWS
DEC. 6, SUNDAY
Hope Candlelightservice
On Sunday evening, De-cember 6, 2015, Hearts of Par-ents Endure (HOPE) will hold itsfourteenth annual candlelightservice at 7 p.m. at the HOPEangel located on the San Jacin-to College North Campus, 5800Uvalde, in the North Shore area.The public is invited to attend.
HOPE is a non-profit orga-nization made up of parentswho have lost children andwish to keep their memoryalive.
For more informat ion,please contact Velma Chesnuttat 713-453-5266.
DEC. 10, THURSDAY
San JacintoPilot Club
San Jacinto Pi lot Clubmeets the 2nd Thursday of eachmonth at the Mr. Gatti’s onUvalde at noon.
DEC. 10, THURSDAY
North ShoreSenior Dance
North Shore Senior Citizenshold a monthly dance the sec-ond Thursday of every monthfrom 1 - 4 pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building, Corpus Christistreet. Live bands and refresh-ments. Cost is $ 5/per person.For more information call 713-455-3660.
SATURDAY NIGHTS
The BuckshotJamboree
Enjoy Classic Country musicevery Satutday night from 7 pm- 10 pm with The Buckshot Jam-boree at 7414 Hartman nearOld Beaumont Highway. Moreinfo, call 281-458-0729 or 832-444-5000.
MONDAYS
Galena ParkSenior Dance
Senior Dance is every Mon-day at the Alvin D. Building,1302 Keene St., Galena Park.7 pm - 9 pm. No cover charge.Live band Country music. Callfor more information: 713-455-7335.
DECEMBER
North ChannelLibrary events
-Tuesday, Dec. 8, 10:30am, Toddler Time; 1:30 pm,Preschool Story Time.
Library is located at15741 Wallisville Rd., Hous-ton, TX. 77049. Call 281-457-1631 for more informa-tion.
DECEMBER
Galena ParkLibrary events
-Tuesday, Dec. 8, FamilyMovie Time, 4 pm.
-Wednesday, Dec. 9, Story-time, 11 am (ages 18 months -4 yrs. old); M.S. Word Básico II,10:15 am; M.S. Word Basics II,1:30 p.m.; Get Active/Activate,4 pm.
Please call the library at713-450-0982 for more details.The library is located at 1500Keene St. Galena Park, TX.77547.
ONGOING
Heritage HallSenior Center
-Exercise class: Mondays,Wednesdays & Fridays at 9 am.
-Strenght and Balance class:Tuesdays at 9 am.
Heritage Hall Senior Centeris located at 1025 Oates Road,Jacinto City, TX. 77029. 713-675-4487.
C h a n n e l v i e w H i g hSchool earned a Silver Rat-ing as one of U.S. Newsand World Report’s BestHigh Schools. Schools wereawarded based on theirperformance on state as-sessments and how wellthey prepare students forcollege.
According to the report,CHS was ranked 206 inthe state out of 1,869 Tex-as High Schools and wasrecognized for their in-creases in Advanced Place-ment opportunities forstudents.
“We have put a great fo-cus on college and careerreadiness,” CHS PrincipalCindi Ollis said. “Ourteachers work very hard toprovide students with cre-ative and innovative in-struction that will givethem the tools they needfor future success.”
Over the past two years,the district increased thenumber of students partic-ipating in Advanced Place-ment by 64 percent. In fact,CHS has been previouslyrecognized for their in-creases in Advanced Place-ment scores and studentparticipation by beingnamed to the CollegeBoard’s AP Honor Roll.
With state testing stan-
CHANNELVIEW ISD:
National publicationgives CHS “silver” rating
dards becoming more chal-lenging, Ollis said thatChannelview High Schoolhas put a variety of initia-tives and instructionalstrategies in place to pre-pare students for more rig-orous coursework.
The programs being im-plemented at CHS appearto be successful, as theschool’s graduation rate of92% is above the state av-erage. The school also re-ceived the Met Standardrating for the third consec-ut ive year under thestate’s accountability sys-tem, along with beingawarded Distinction Des-ignations for outstandingacademic performance inMath and Social Studies.
“We are excited to havebeen honored for our stu-dents’ success by U.S.News and World Report,”Ollis said. “This reflectsthe dedication of our teach-ers and the hard work ofour students.”
VOLUNTEERS,Continued from page 1
“Interact helps studentssee the broader picture ofvolunteering,” Shoemakersaid. “They are able to seefirst-hand how their effortsreally do make a differ-ence.”
Most recently, the Inter-act Club collected items forgoody bags and deliveredthem to veterans stayingat the VA Hospital inHouston. The students alsoprovided assistance at theNorth Channel SalutesBusiness Expo and Veter-
The Channelview High School Interact Club is all smiles after receiving the PresidentialCitation Award from Rotary International.
ans Day event, sponsoredby the North Channel AreaChamber of Commerce.
Channelview’s club isalso known for its blooddrives, which are held twicea year or more. In 2014-2015, more than 200 donorsgave blood.
Other major communityservice projects include vol-unteering at the Star ofHope Mission and theNorth Channel Area Relayfor Life, benefitting theAmerican Cancer Society.
According to Shoemak-er, select members of CHSInteract participate inworkshops at the RotaryYouth Leadership Acade-my every year.
“The only way for stu-dents to develop leader-ship skills is throughreal-life experiences,” hesaid. “We strive to providethose experiences throughInteract so that they maybecome the leaders of to-morrow.”
The students atSchochler ElementarySchool are hoping to giveU.S. military troops plentyof reasons to smile this hol-iday season.
Schochler students creat-ed more than 200 holidaycards that will be sent to sol-diers as part of the Christ-mas Cards for the Troopsprogram, sponsored by U.S.Congressman Ted Poe’s of-fice.
Second grade teacherJeanni Hicks coordinatedthe after-school activity forstudents and their parentsin the campus library. Thecards were illustrated bythe students, who filledthem inside with writtenwords of kindness and ap-preciation.
According to SchochlerPrincipal Ann Garza, theschool became involved inthe program three years ago– with participation increas-ing every year.
“This is a fun experiencefor our kids and I know thejoy the cards must bring to
CHANNELVIEW ISD:
Schochler students createholiday cards for troops
Schochler Elementary students and their family membersworked together to create holiday cards for militarypersonnel overseas as part of the Christmas Cards for theTroops program, sponsored by U.S. Congressman Ted Poe’soffice.
our troops serving overseas,”Garza said. “Through thisproject, our students arealso learning the valuablelesson of how doing nicethings for people can be arewarding experience.”
Last year, Poe deliveredmore than 18,000 cardsfrom schools and organiza-
tions in the Houston area tosoldiers serving abroad.
“The holiday card projecthas become a family activi-ty on campus that we lookforward to every year andwe hope to see it continueto grow,” Garza said.
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AUSTIN — PresidentBarack Obama on Nov. 25ordered federal disasteraid to supplement Texasstate and local recovery ef-forts in the area affected bysevere storms, tornadoes,straight-line winds andflooding during the periodof Oct. 22-31.
President Obama’s ac-tion makes federal fundingavailable to affected indi-viduals in the counties ofBastrop, Brazoria, Cald-well, Comal, Galveston,Guadalupe, Hardin, Har-ris, Hays, Hidalgo, Liber-t y , N a v a r r o , T r a v i s ,Willacy and Wilson.
Assistance can includegrants for temporary hous-ing and home repairs, low-c o s t l o a n s t o c o v e runinsured property losses,and other programs to helpindividuals and businessowners recover from the ef-fects of the disaster.
Federal funding is alsoavailable on a cost-sharingbasis for hazard mitigationmeasures statewide, ac-cord ing to the WhiteHouse.
The disaster declarationcame in response to a Nov.20 request by Gov. GregAbbott. “I want to thankthe President and FEMAfor their swift response toTexas’ request for a feder-al disaster declaration,”Abbott said on Nov. 25.“Texas looks forward toworking with its FEMApartners to ensure those inneed receive the assistancenecessary to start rebuild-ing their lives.”
Governor travels toHavana
Gov. Abbott on Nov. 24announced his plan to leada delegation to Havana,Cuba to participate inmeetings and events focus-ing on travel, trade andexports from Nov. 30through Dec. 2.
Abbott said he wouldmeet with Cuba’s Ministryof Foreign Trade and In-vestment, Port of Mariel,the Cuban Export-ImportCorporation, Cuba Cham-ber of Commerce, Alimport(Cuba’s food import-exportcompany), and various eco-nomic institutions. This isthe governor’s second in-ternational business devel-opment trip since takingoffice. The first was a tripto Mexico City in Septem-ber.
“With a new era of easedtrade and travel restric-tions between the U.S. andCuba, and as the 12th larg-est economy in the world,Texas has an opportunityto capitalize and expandits economic footprint athome and abroad.
“Opening the door tobusiness with Texas willexpand free enterprise andthe freedom that flowsfrom it. I look forward toexpanding business oppor-tunities for both Texas andCuba,” Abbott said.
Planned Parenthoodfiles suit
Planned Parenthood af-filiates in Texas and 10 pa-
15 disaster-stricken countiesto receive federal aid
tient co-plaintiffs on Nov.23 filed suit against thestate of Texas, saying theaction was brought “in or-der to protect care formore than 13,000 patientswhose access to HIVscreening, cancer screen-ings, birth control, andother preventive care atPlanned Parenthood is atrisk.”
The Office of the Gov-ernor on Oct. 19 an-nounced that federalMedicaid funding forPlanned Parenthood andits Texas affiliates wouldbe terminated, in coordi-nation with a letter issuedby the Office of InspectorGeneral at Texas Healthand Human ServicesCommission to PlannedParenthood.
Highway fund getsinfusion
Texas Comptrol lerGlenn Hegar on Nov. 24announced the transfer of$2.27 billion into theState Highway Fund andthe Economic Stabiliza-t ion Fund commonlyknown as the Rainy DayFund. Each fund receivedmore than $1.13 billion, or50 percent of the totaltransfer.
According to the an-nouncement, the transferamounts are based onwhether oil productionand natural gas produc-tion tax revenues exceed
1987 collections. If eithertax is greater than the 1987threshold, an amount equalto 75 percent of the excessis transferred.
In November 2014, Tex-as voters approved anamendment to the stateconstitution allocating atleast one-half of these sev-erance taxes to the rainyday fund and the remainderto the State Highway Fundfor use on non-toll highwayconstruction, maintenanceand right-of-way acquisi-tion.
Texas job growth con-tinues
Texas Workforce Com-mission on Nov. 23 an-n o u n c e d t h a t T e x a semployers added 20,000seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs in October, mark-ing the eighth month of2015 with jobs added.
The state’s job increaseshave yielded a 1.7 percentannual growth rate con-tinuing its string of positiveannual growth for 66 con-secutive months.
“Texas employers contin-ue to contribute to the Tex-as economy by adding jobs,including 203,900 over thepast year,” said TWC Chair-man Andres Alcantar.
Texas’ seasonally adjust-ed unemployment rate in-creased to 4.4 percent inOctober, up from 4.2 per-cent in September, and re-mained below the nationalaverage of 5.0 percent.
ProtectYourRetirement
(NAPSI)—A new rule outof Washington could wellmake retirement savingeven harder, particularly forthe middle class—but thereis something you can doabout it.
The ProblemThe Department of Labor
has proposed a retirementregulation that will limitaccess to financial advice,limit choices and ultimatelyraise the cost of saving withadditional fees and highercosts. Savers in brokerageaccounts will no longer beable to receive the samelevel of advice from theirfinancial adviser withoutpaying more, often forservices they do not want orneed. Without this advice,savers will have to go italone or perhaps turn to theInternet for guidance.
While the regulation islikely well intended, itsunintended consequenceswill harm the savers most inneed of guidance. In fact, 98percent of IRA investorswith less than $25,000 are ina brokerage account.
What’s Being DoneMany people are asking
their legislators where theystand on this situation.Anyone can write towww.house.gov andwww.senate.gov about thisor any issue.
The Holiday Seasonis upon us! The ABTPA(Auto Burglary & TheftPrevention Authority)and the Harris CountySheriff’s Office wouldlike to take a momentto remind the citizenswe serve of a fewthings. Just as we gearup to shop this holidayseason, so do criminals,especially those whowish to commit vehiclecrimes. These crimesinclude burglarizingyour vehicle, removingall of its contents,accessories, or evenstealing the vehicle.Texas Department ofMotor Vehicles andHCSO remind driversthat a vehicle is bur-glarized every twominutes and stolenevery eight minutes inthe state. These typesof crimes typicallyescalate during theholiday season whendrivers are more likelyto leave belongingswithin plain viewinside vehicles. Theoverwhelming pressureof trying to get it alldone sometimes causesus to be negligent inLocking doors, Takingthe keys, and Remov-ing anything of valuefrom plain view. Takethe extra step andremove anything withyour address andaccount numbers(Mail) from the vehicleas well. Not doing so,could and often doeslead to GatewayCrimes such as Identi-ty Theft, Credit CardAbuse and Burglary ofyour home.
“Auto burglars aremost likely to scout
Remove The“Opportunity”This HolidaySeason
local malls, shoppingcenters, entertainmentvenues, hotels andbusy parking lots thistime year looking forOPPORTUNITIES”.Sam Cerda, PublicAwareness Deputy forthe HCSO Auto TheftUnit states “Removethe Opportunities andYou Can Remove theCriminal and TheVictim” The less of anopportunity citizensgive, the more likelythe criminal will moveon to other targets. Wefrequently get compla-cent in our surround-ings, often becomingvictims to criminalacts.
If you have lived insouthwest Texas forany length of time, youknow it gets really hot.Drivers tend to leavethe windows crackedand in some cases leavethe vehicle running tocool the interior of thecar before entering.This can often result inthe burglary of orworse, theft of thevehicle. The sameactions occur in whatwe call “Cold Weather”,leaving the car runningto warm it up. Which-ever one you may beguilty of and most areat some time or anoth-er, it’s still an “Oppor-tunity”. The ABTPAand Harris CountySheriff’s Office wantyou to have a Safe andCrime Free HolidaySeason, “Protect It, It’sYours”
Deputy Sam CerdaCCPS
What to dowhen lifeinsurancepremiums rise
(NAPSI)—If you are oneof the American seniorsfacing an increase in yourlife insurance premiums,you may have more optionsthan you realize.
The ProblemSeveral life insurance
carriers have raised ratesfor this year, some by asmuch as 200 percent.
“Over the course of thepast few months, thousandsof policy owners have begunreceiving letters from theirlife insurance carriers,informing them that thecompanies will be increas-ing the ‘cost of insurance’built into certain lifeinsurance policies,”explained Darwin Bayston,president and chiefexecutive officer of the LifeInsurance SettlementAssociation (LISA). “This isan especially disturbingsurprise for seniors, many ofwhom trusted theirinsurance companies tostand by the annualpremiums they were quotedat the time they agreed topurchase the policies.”
The insurance companieshave been notifyingpolicyholders that they havethree options: They can payhigher premiums in order tokeep their existing deathbenefit, they can maintainthe same premiums butsacrifice some of their deathbenefit on the policy, or theycan surrender the policyback to the insurancecompany for its nominalcash value.
An Answer
There is another way,however: a life settlement—selling the policy to a third-party investor for animmediate cash payment.Candidates for life settle-ments are typically aged 65or older, with a lifeinsurance policy that has adeath benefit of more than$100,000.
The sale can also helptake some of the sting out ofincreases in other retire-ment expenses such ashealth care costs.
This may be a moreefficient and flexiblesolution than reductions inyour benefits and, for manypeople, it’s a betteralternative than letting thepolicy lapse or surrenderingit back to the insurancecompany.
(NAPSI)—According toThe Pell Institute, stu-dents who are from a low-income background andare first-generation collegestudents have the oddsstacked against them morethan any other studentpopulation when it comesto earning a college degree.Only 10.9 percent of thesestudents graduate with abachelor’s degree withinsix years—but there areways to change that.
A SolutionIn stark contrast to this
number are the outcomesfor certain seniors who arefrom the same population.
These achievers arepart of AVID, which standsfor Advancement Via Indi-vidual Determination andis a college readiness sys-tem that provides educa-tors with specific academicstrategies and tools for stu-dents who are often under-represented in college.These tools improve stu-dent engagement and cre-ate a robust and rigorouslearning environment re-gardless of the studentbackground.
OutcomesAccording to the Nation-
al Student Clearinghouse,of the AVID seniors fromthe class of 2010 who arefrom a low-income back-ground and first-genera-tion college students, 15percent have already grad-uated with their bachelor’sdegree. Forty-eight percenthave either earned an as-sociate’s degree or are stillcontinuously enrolled in
Closing theachievement gap forstudents
college. It’s clear these stu-dents are outpacing theirpeers in college persis-tence, despite being theleast likely student popu-lation to graduate from col-lege.
One Student’s StoryDefying odds is nothing
new to many AVID stu-dents. For example, JesulaJeannot moved to the Unit-ed States from Haiti short-ly after the devastatingearthquake there andovercame a language bar-rier, bullying and a new,challenging environment.Like many students inAVID, she credits AVIDwith changing her outlook.“AVID changed my life.AVID made me change myways and made me under-stand that I have to makemy obstacles become mystrengths to move for-ward.” There are thou-sands of AVID studentslike Jeannot across thenation, and they continueto fight the odds becausethey have learned that de-termination is critical toachieving goals.
AwardsBecause of its commit-
ment to closing this oppor-tunity gap for all students,AVID was recently recog-nized by the White HouseInitiative on EducationalExcellence for Hispanicsand has received manyother awards over theyears.
Learn MoreFor further information,
visit www.avid.org.
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• Sacred Heart, 915 RunnebergRd., Crosby, 281-328-4871• St. Martin De Porres, 12606FM 2100, Crosby, 281-328-4451• St. Jude Thaddeus, 800 S.Main St. , Highlands, 281-843-2422• St. Phillip the Apostle, 23083rd St.,Huffman, 281-324-1478CHURCH OF CHRIST• Church of Christ at WallisvilleRd., 1500 E. Wallisville Rd.,281-426-7557.• Crosby Church of Christ, 3737Hwy 90, Crosby, 281-328-3496• Highlands Church of Christ,214 Clear Lake Rd., Highlands,281-426-2742• Barrett Station Church ofChrist, 281-328-7882CHURCH OF GOD• First Pentecostal Church ofGod, 1328 Old Atascocita, Huff-man, 281-324-1518• Harvest Time Church of God,495 S. Diamondhead Blvd.,Crosby, 281-462-8060CHURCH OF GODIN CHRIST• Mt. Rose Church of God inChrist, 13000 FM 2100, Cros-by, 281-328-1314EPISCOPAL• Church of the Resurrection,5202 Churhc St., Crosby.INDEPENDENT• Crosby Church, 5725 Hwy 90,Crosby and 30673 HuffmanCleveland Rd., Huffman, 281-328-1310• Huffman Church, 1707 Huff-man Eastgate Rd., Huffman,281-324-3705• New Covenant of Faith, 12217Holly Rd., Crosby, 281-328-1315• Restoration House, 1609Jones Rd., Highlands, 281-843-4000• Son Harvest, 2027 FM 1942,Crosby, 281-543-2860.LUTHERAN• Our Shepherd, 19704 FM2100, Huffman, 281-324-2422METHODIST• Crosby United Methodist,1334 Runneberg Rd., Crosby,281-328-2616• Highlands United Methodist,107 W. Houston St., Highands,281-426-3614• Lake Houston United Method-ist, 23606 FM 2100, Huffman,281-324-1541
NON DENOMINATION• Lifepoint Church, 9235 NorthHighway 146, Baytown, Tx.77523. 281-576-5452.
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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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Operation Jingle BellsGATE students at Dr. Antonio Bañuelos Elementary School(from left) Amelia Toney. Amira Lewis, Delyla Mayfield andKimberly Meier display some of the blankets they are collectingas they sponsor “Operation Jingle Bells” in collaboration withHouston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital. The blankets will bedonated to patients who are in the hospital during the holidayseason. Anyone wishing to donate may take items to the frontoffice at Bañuelos Elementary until December 17, 2015.
Friday’s, December 4th
and 11th, from 6:00 pm to8:30 pm. Experience themagic and merriment ofMay Community Center’sCelebration of Trees! Walkthrough an enchanted “for-est” of beautifully decoratedChristmas trees, completewith twinkling lights, joyfulsounds and fun activities.Get your picture taken withSanta for a donation.
•Create children’s holi-day crafts
•Visit with Santa’s help-ers
•Gaze upon the decorat-ed forest of trees
•Enjoy entertainmentand refreshments
Teachers participate in STEM ProfessionalLearning Community
Celebration of Treesat May CC
•Be tattooed by Santa’selves.
In addition to the Cele-bration of Trees OpenHouse dates, the Center isopen for tours Mondaythrough Friday from 8 amto 4:30 pm beginning Mon-day, December 7. For moreinformation call the Centerat (713) 274-2434.
May Community Centeris located at 2100 WolfRoad, Huffman 77336. Of-fice hours are Mondaythrough Friday from 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
For more information re-garding classes or otherCenter programs pleasecall (713) 274-2434.
Goose Creek CISD STEM teachers asked questions of guest panelists from industry during the recent STEM ProfessionalLearning Community (PLC) to learn real-life application of the courses they teach. Participants were (from left) Rolando Serna,CBJ; John Tremmel, RSS; Thomas Hinds, HMJ; Elizabeth Schoelwer, the National Guard; Shonda Clark, GCM; LindseyMarek, REL CTE Specialist, Kate Kolett, ExxonMobil; Audrey Tran, Covestro; Misty Coyle, REL; Sal Mellado, Performance-Contractors; Andrew Kolemba, NASA; David Laughlin, GCM; Chase Kruger, RSS; and Cody Love, RSS.
Quilt Guild meetingThe Crosby Quilt Guild meets the Second Monday of
every month. Location is 5202 1st street behind the Breth-ren Church in Crosby in the gym. Social time is at 6:30PMand the meeting starts at 7:00PM. Everyone is welcometo visit us and enjoy our speaker and show and tell. Forinformation call/text Mary Jo Terrell at 832-259-3410.
The Reasonfor theSeason
To tour the Holy Landon a couple of occasionshas been one of the high-lights of my life. On mysecond visit some of thethings and places did nothave the same impact onme as they did the firsttime I was there. Howev-er, some of the sites hadnot lost a thing in their
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ability to inspire. Onesuch place was the Churchof the Nativity in Bethle-hem. It is the supposedsite of the birthplace ofJesus. You enter thechurch through a smalldoor that requires you tostoop over to go through it.At the back of the build-ing, under the altar is asmall room, lit with can-dles. Each time we werethere our group gatheredin that room and sangChristmas carols. Thethrill was still there.
Another Christmas sea-son is here. Regardless ofhow many you have seencome and go, never forgetthat, "Unto you is born aSavior, which is Christ theLord."
BIBLE TRIVIABy Wilson Casey
1. Is the book of 2 Kings in the Old or New Testamentor neither?
2. From Luke 11, what group of people did Jesus saytook away the key of knowledge? Prophets, Carpenters,Lawyers, Scribes
3. The Ark of the Covenant was carried around andaround what city? Ramah, Moroni, Jericho, Nicopolis
4. From Genesis 26, who planted crops that werereaped a hundredfold? Adam, Isaac, Abraham, Cain
5. David and Bathsheba were the parents of? Johnthe Baptist, King Solomon, Noah, Daniel
6. How many psalms in the Book of Psalms are at-tributed to Moses? 0, 1, 34, 72
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The 30-50-70% offbanners hang every-where in the malls and“big box” jewelry stores.I believe that most cus-tomers KNOW thosediscounts are a sham,and don’t really believethat they are getting 60-70% off the ORIGINALprice at all. But manystill believe they are get-ting SOME kind of adeal, whether true ornot.
I personally am not afan of discounting be-cause it presumes one ofthree things:
1) The customer isgetting a real deal, inwhich case I wonderwhere the margins willcome from to run thebusiness. Good for theconsumer, bad for thestore.
2) You can competelong term on a “lowestprice” model. But thereis generally only onewinner in that game.
3) The “lowest price”model is actually mis-leading and illusionary.There likely would beenough customers whoare smart enough to seethrough that, and ulti-mately it will reflectvery poorly on the storein the short and longterm.
Retail stores wil lchoose for themselveswhich is the best coursefor them, be it price val-ue or non-price value.But whichever directionone chooses, I believe it
Who knows where thetime goes? Although 2015is almost in the books,you can still make someyear-end investment andfinancial moves that mayhelp you get off to a goodstart in 2016. Here are afew suggestions:
• Boost your 401(k)contributions. Ask youremployer if you still havetime to add more to your401(k) before the yearends. If not, at least in-crease your contributionsin 2016, especially if yoursalary goes up.
• Consider “tax-loss”selling. We experiencedconsiderable turbulencein the financial marketsthis past year, so you mayown some investmentsthat have lost value. Gen-erally speaking, it’s agood idea to hold these in-vestments if they stillmeet your needs, but ifyou do decide to sellthem, you can use the lossto offset capital gains tax-es on investments you'vesold that have appreciat-ed. If the loss from thesale was greater thanyour combined long- andshort-term capital gains,you can deduct up to$3,000 against other in-come. And if your lossesexceed your capital gainsby more than $3,000, youcan carry the remaininglosses forward to futuretax years.
Diamond Jim: "I’m so confused. Why do somany mall jewelers have such
incredible discounts?”
ought to have at its corethe basic premise ofprice integrity!!! 70%OFF may appear towork for them in theshort-term… but it isnot a sound strategy forlong-term growth or forcustomer loyalty. It isgenerally simply a lie,even when a store is go-ing out of business! Iprefer to have integrityin pricing…and dealwith those stores thathave integrity in pric-ing. I have devoted mybusiness life to provid-ing quality and value fora fair price. When onthe other side of thecounter I always askm y s e l f … i s i t t h etruth… and is it fair? Ido the same when be-hind my own counter. Ithink consumers shoulddo the same when choos-ing where to spend theirmoney, and give seriousconsideration to truthand integrity in pricing.And if a business choos-es to price its productsappropriately and fairlyand sell on value, whilefull well knowing itwon’t win the customerwho is hell-bent on get-ting a “deal”, then thatcompany should owe noapology to anyone forthat strategy. The storewith the most integrityin pricing will more thanlikely have the samevalues and integrity inall of its dealings with
you. And THAT is thestore wi th which Ichoose to do business.
And the last point I’dlike to make while onthe subject simply dealswith comparing quality.This is a quote from agentleman from the1800s… John Ruskin…“There is nothing in thisworld that some mencannot make worse andsell cheaper… and thosewho see only price, arethis man’s lawful prey!”
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Check Out These End-of-YearInvestment Tips
• Review your asset al-location. Make sure yourasset allocation – that is,your investment mix – isstill appropriate for yourtime horizon and goals.You might consider beinga bit more aggressive ifyou’re not meeting yourfinancial targets, or moreconservative if you’re get-ting closer to retirement.If you want greater diver-sification, you mightthink about adding anasset class that tends toreact to market condi-tions differently fromyour existing invest-ments. Diversifying yourportfolio may help reducethe impact of volatility;however, diversification,by itself, can’t guaranteea profit or protect againstloss. If you do need to ad-just, or “rebalance,” youcan do so fairly easily intax-deferred accounts,such as your IRA or401(k) – but for those in-vestments held in a tax-able account, you shouldtalk to your tax advisoron how to manage the taxconsequences of rebalanc-ing.
• Evaluate your insur-ance situation. This pastyear, did you undergo any
changes in your personallife, such as marriage, di-vorce or the addition of anew child? If so, reviewyour life and disability in-surance to make surethey are sufficient foryour needs, and list theproper beneficiaries onall insurance policies.
• Start an emergencyfund. If you don’t alreadyhave one, start an emer-gency fund before theyear is out. Ideally, you’dlike to have between sixand 12 months’ worth ofliving expenses in such afund; without it, youmight be forced to dip intoyour long-term invest-ments to pay for unex-pected costs, such as anew furnace, a major carrepair or a big medicalbill. For this fund, you’reless interested in returnthan in preservation ofprincipal, so put yourmoney in a low-risk, liq-uid account.
Making these movescan help you close out2015 on a positive note –and ring in the new yearwith greater confidencein your financial future.
This article was writ-ten by Edward Jones foruse by your local EdwardJones Financial Advisor.
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HOUSTON – Six SanJacinto College baseballplayers have signed Na-tional Letters of Intent tocontinue their educationand baseball careers atfour-year institutions.
The sophomore stu-dents include Devin Smelt-zer (Voorhees, New Jersey/ Bishop Eustace Prepara-tory School), Cody Nesbit(La Porte / La Porte HighSchool), Montana Parsons(Conroe / College ParkHigh School), Tucker Cas-cadden (Houston / LamarHigh School), Colton
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6 baseball players signletters of intent
Schmidt (La Porte / LaPorte High School), andBrandon Montgomery (Col-lierville, Tennessee / Colli-erville High School).
Smeltzer, a pitcher, plansto attend Texas Tech Uni-versity. Nesbit, a pitcher,plans to attend the Univer-sity of Houston. Parsons, apitcher, and Cascadden, aninfielder, signed to attendBaylor University. Schmidt,a pitcher, plans to attendthe University of Louisianaat Lafyette. Montgomery,an infielder, will attend theUniversity of Miami.
“At San Jacinto College,we prepare our student-athletes for lifelong suc-cess,” commented SanJacinto College HeadBaseball Coach Tom Ar-rington. “I consider it asignificant achievementfor these young men tocontinue their educationat such highly respecteduniversities.”
San Jac’s 2016 baseballseason will get under wayin late January. For moreinformation, please visitsanjacsports.com.
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This could be the biggestweek of the 2015 college seasonas conference title games will beplayed across the country withmuch at stake as teams look tostake their claim to one of thefour berths in the CollegeFootball Playoffs (CFP).
Alabama can punch itsticket with a win over Florida inthe SEC title game on Saturday,while the winner of the Big 10should also be in play for one ofthe four berths, especially if Iowawins the league title to move to13-0 on the season. It would behard to keep the Hawkeyes outof the playoffs if they were tofinish the regular seasonundefeated and winners of theBig 10, the league that producedlast year's national champion,Ohio State.
Oklahoma State's CFP'schances took a huge hit twoweeks ago when they wereupset at home by Baylor. Thatopened the door for Oklahoma.If the Sooners were able to winat OSU last weekend, that wouldmake them 11-1 on the seasonand give them a shot at one ofthe four playoff berths.
Notre Dame needed to winat Stanford to also finish at 11-1and would need help from othersto back it to the nationalsemifinals.
The University of Houstonalso saw their hopes of landing amajor bowl bid take a big hit twoweeks ago when they wereupset by Connecticuit, but ifthey were able to beat a 10-1Navy team last Friday, theywould find themselves in theAmerican Athletic Conferencefinals against Temple.
In the NFL, the Texans hitthe road to Buffalo in a keygame for both teams. TheTexans are in the thick of theAFC South race and the Bills arein the AFC Wild Card race.Weather could be a factor asDecember comes to Buffalo!
The Cowboys play atWashington on Monday nightand will face a stern test againstan improving Washington team.Other key games feature Seattleat Minnesota, Arizona at Seattle,Philadelphia at New Englandand Indianapolis at Pittsburgh.
Before we take a look at thisweek's games, let's review lastweek's record. An 8-4 weekupped the season record to 88-53 (62%). With time running outon the season, it’s time to kickthings into gear, starting with thisweek!
NCAATexas at Baylor: Charlie
Strong’s second season on the40 Acres might wind up worsethan his first, when his teamfinished 6-7. UT could enter theirseason finale against Baylorlooking at a second straightlosing season depending on howthey fared against Texas Tech onThanksgiving night. Strong is agood coach and should be givenat least a couple of more yearsto turn things around in Austin. Asignature win to close out theseason against a good Baylorteam might keep the wolvesaway from his door, but that’s atall order. The Bears are still inthe Big 12 title hunt after their45-35 win at Oklahoma Statetwo weeks ago that ended theCowboy’s undefeated season.Look for the Baylor offense to beat warp speed on Saturday asthey take it to Texas. My pick,Baylor 43, Texas 24
SEC Title Game, Alabamavs. Florida: The pupil meets themaster when former Alabamaoffensive coordinator JimMcElwain takes on his formerboss, Nick Saban, in the SECtitle game on Saturday inAtlanta. McElwain has done anoutstanding job in his first yearat the helm of the FloridaGators, guiding them to the SECEast title and 10 wins headinginto their regular season finalelast Saturday against FloridaState. Florida has one of thebest defenses in the country, butthey will be facing an Alabamaoffense that has been on the rollsince its Sept. 19 loss at hometo Mississippi. Running backDerek Henry has been playinglike a man possessed and couldvery well wrap up the HeismanTrophy with another big outingagainst a stout Gator defense.Alabama has a pretty gooddefense itself and that unit hashad a lot to do with the Tideplaying as well as any team inthe country over the last month.McElwain may have learnedmuch under Saban, but Saban isthe master and will teach hispupil a thing or two comeSaturday in the Georgia Dome.
Alabama looks to punch ticket toCFP's: Texans look to keep pace inAFC South against Bills
My pick, Alabama 33, Florida 20NFLGreen Bay at Detroit: Week
13 begins on Thursday nightwhen the Packers visit the Lionslooking for revenge the 18-16upset Detroit pulled on themNov. 15 at Lambeau Field. Twoweeks ago, the Packers mayhave saved their season with aconvincing 27-14 win atMinnesota. Quarterback AaronRodgers was back to his old selfextending plays with his legs,while the GB defense played oneof its best games of the seasonas that unit recorded five sacksand led the way to the victory.The Lions have been playingwell lately after losing seven oftheir first eight games andalways play the Packers tough athome. Detroit will be in this one,but look for Rodgers to lead theway as the Packers look to geton a late-season roll. My pick,Green Bay 24, Detroit 20
Seattle at Minnesota: Thisis a key game for both teams asboth are jockeying for a post-season berth. The Seahawks gotback to the .500 mark two weeksago with a methodical 29-13 winover San Francisco. QuarterbackRussell Wilson tossed threetouchdown passes in that gameand will need another big outingagainst a Viking defense that willbe in a foul mood after their 14-point loss to Green Bay twoweeks ago. Minnesota will needrunning back Adrian Peterson toget rolling if the Vikings hope tosend Seattle home with a loss.Seattle is a tough team to run on,but Peterson isn’t just anyrunning back. He’s in a class byhimself. Look for AP to have abig day as the Vikings keep theirdivision and Wild Card hopesalive with a huge home victory.My pick, Minnesota 23, Seattle18
Houston at Buffalo: TheTexans travel to Buffalo on a bitof a roll. Two weeks ago, theywon their third game in a rowwith a 24-17 victory over theJets. Backup quarterback T.J.Yates had a nice game, tossingtwo touchdown passes to risingstar DeAndre Hopkins (5receptions, 118 yards twotouchdowns against the Jets).The defense continued to playwell as J.J. Watt recorded twomore sacks and the unit camethrough with two interceptions.The Texans will be facing adecent Buffalo team and weathercould come into play consideringit is December and they areplaying in Western New York.The Texans must be able to runthe ball and did a better job ofthat against the Jets. Ondefense, Watt and Co. will needto contain quarterback TyrodTaylor who keeps plays alive withhis scrambling ability. This will bea tough one for the Texans, but ifthey want to remain alive in theAFC South race, they mustprove they can win on the road. Itsays here, they do just that onSunday. My pick, Houston 24,Buffalo 20
Arizona at St. Louis: Thehigh-flying Cardinals travel to St.Louis looking to keep a grip atopthe NFC West standings. Arizonahas one of the best offenses inthe NFL this season, this side ofFoxborough, and a defense thatcan measure up to any otherstop unit in the league.Quarterback Carson Palmer ishaving a Pro Bowl season andhe has a host of targets to throwto, led by veteran wide receiverLarry Fitzgerald who looks likehe’s found the Fountain of Youthafter a couple of subparseasons. The Rams are tough tobeat at home, but Arizona hastoo many weapons for their soliddefense to deal with. St. Louiswill be looking for a big gamefrom rookie running back ToddGurley. If Gurley can get positiveyards on the ground, the Ramsmight be able to control theclock, but that won’t matter toPalmer who needs little time tolaunch bombs down field. Mypick, Arizona 27, St. Louis 16
Carolina at New Orleans:The Panthers travel to NewOrleans on Sunday to take on aSaints team that is sufferingthrough another rough season.During their bye week, Saintshead coach Sean Payton firedembattled defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan and with good cause.NO has one of the worstdefenses in the league and thePanthers will show little pity ontheir NFC South rivals whenCam Newton and Co. comecalling. The Saints can score onoffense thanks to quarterbackDrew Brees who is havinganother big season, but he willface perhaps the best defense inthe league. The Saints will needto take advantage of scoringchances when they arise if theyhope to keep pace with thePanthers. My pick, Carolina 33,New Orleans 23
Denver at San Diego: TheBroncos travel to San Diego withtheir new savior at quarterback,Brock Osweiler, who was calledon to replace an injured PeytonManning two weeks ago and ledthe Bears to a 17-15 victory atChicago. Osweiler has a big armand it came in handy in theWindy City. He should have aneven bigger day on Sundayagainst a San Diego defensethat has been getting scorchedthis season. Two weeks ago, theChargers “D” gave up 33 pointsto a Kansas City team that noone will confuse with thePatriots. If Osweiler continues toplay well and keep Denverwinning, we may have seen thelast of Manning in a Broncosuniform. At this point, Osweilergives Denver a better chance atwinning and that’s all thatmatters in the NFL. My pick,Denver 31, San Diego 13
Kansas City at Oakland:The suddenly hot Chiefs travel toOakland to take on a Raidersteam that is reeling after back-to-back losses at home toMinnesota and on the road atDetroit. If the Raiders miss outon a Wild Card berth, they mayregret that loss in the Motor City.The Raider offense has beenstymied the last couple of weekand things won’t get any easieron Sunday against a KC defensethat is jelling at just the righttime. Oakland usually plays theChiefs tough as they two long-time rivals have been gettingafter it since both joined the AFLin the 1960s. Look for OaklandQB Derek Carr to get out of hisfunk and lead the Raiders to amuch-needed December victory.My pick, Oakland 24, KansasCity 20
Philadelphia at NewEngland: Things are not goingwell in the City of Brotherly Love.Two weeks ago, the Eagles werewaylaid at home by Tampa Bay,losing 45-17, which did not sitwell with their fans. The boobirds were out early and thingswon’t get any easier this Sundaywhen Chip Kelly’s team travels toface the Patriots, who could verywell be looking to move to 11-0on the season. If Jameis Winstoncould light up the Philly defense,what do you think Tom Brady willdo on Sunday and at home?Look for another big day fromNo. 12 as the Pats look to prettymuch wrap up the AFC East title,and putting a crimp in the Eagles’playoff chances. My pick, NewEngland 38, Philadelphia 20
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh:A good one for the Sunday NightFootball crew pits the surprisingColts against the Steelers in amust-game for both teams.Texan fans will be rooting for theSteelers in this one, just as theywere rooting for the Falcons twoweeks ago. That didn’t work outso well as Indy overcame a 21-7deficit in Atlanta en route to a 24-21 victory. The Colts are gettingthings done without startingquarterback Andrew Luck, whichmakes this current streak theyare on all the more amazing.Winning at Pittsburgh might beasking too much this week. Lookfor Ben Rothlisberger and widereceiver Antonio Brown to have abig night as the Steelers look tokeep the pressure on thebungling Bengals. My pick,Pittsburgh 34, Indianapolis 26
Dallas at Washington:Dallas fans were certainly happyto see Tony Romo back undercenter two weeks ago and whata difference he makes when he’son the field. After missing eightweeks with a broken collarbone,Romo dusted off the rust andthrew for two touchdowns to helpthe Cowboys end their seven-game losing streak with a 24-14
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fense was evident in thesecond half as they keptthe Eagles from scoringwhile North Shore tackedon two more touchdowns,
a 9-yard pass from BryantBadie to Eric Monroe in thethird quarter and a 14-yardrun from Guillory.
Next up the Mustangs
Carl Guillory (#15) rips off a 55-yard touchdown run in the first half. Guillory had 141 yardsrushing and two touchdowns.
The Mustangs defense solidified and didn’t allow the Eagles to score in the second half.
victory over the Dolphins inMiami. Dallas will need anotherbig game from Romo when theyvisit the Redskins on Mondaynight. The Redskins have beenup and down this season, butthey would like nothing morethan to put a dagger in theCowboy’s playoff chances.Dallas just looks like a differentteam with Romo on the field.Look for him to put the team onhis back and leave D.C. with amuch-needed victory. My pick,Dallas 26, Washington 24
face Dickinson in the re-gional finals on Saturday,December 5 at 1:00 PM atPasadena Veterans Me-morial Stadium.
