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These disasters should serve as a reminder that Texans must prepare for the hurricane season, and the most effective re- sponse and recovery begins at the local level." GLO staff has and will continue to conduct training and out- reach throughout the state, focusing on pre- and post-disas- ter recovery planning. The GLO encourages all jurisdictions to participate in training for disaster recovery planning. Commissioner Bush continued, "As a local elected official, you can take several steps today to lead your community's preparedness effort. Comprehensive recovery planning re- quires establishing and rehearsing plans for continuity of op- erations and a system to protect critical government documents." COMMISSIONER BUSH ASKED LOCAL LEADERS TO REMIND CONSTITUENTS TO: Maintain adequate levels of renter or flood insurance (which typically includes a 30-day waiting period before going into effect), even if you do not live in a flood plain; Safeguard important personal documents such as birth certificates, deeds or insurance policies; and keep emergency supplies like bottled water and canned food on hand. In the wake of Hurricanes Ike, Dolly, Rita, and Harvey, the Bastrop wildfires and the 2015-16 floods, Texas made great strides to improve disaster preparation. The GLO provides resources to assist communities as we prepare for the hurricane season and other hazardous events at: http:// www.glo.texas.gov/recovery/partnerships/recovery-resources/index.html. ADDITIONAL HELPFUL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: Department of Homeland Security https://www.ready.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency https://www.fema.gov The United States Coast Guard http://www.uscgboating.org American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org Texas Division of Emergency Management https://www.dps. texas.gov/dem Texas A&M Forest Service http://texasforestservice.tamu. edu National Flood Insurance Program http://www.floodsmart. gov Texas Department of Insurance http://www.tdi.texas.gov Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov Texas General Land Office http://www.glo.texas.gov/recov- ery "I am honored to support and work alongside our Texas communities to prepare and respond to whatever comes our way," said Commissioner Bush. "The economic health of our communities depends upon the steps we take to build resil- ience. Working together we can be better prepared for Texas' unpredictable weather." CMR. GEORGE P. BUSH: LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO HELP TEXANS PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON Any breed of dog can be a service dog provided they meet the crite- ria. Even a miniature horse can serve as a service animal. (think about pulling someone in a wheel chair or helping someone walk) They main issue is whether the animal is trained to perform work for people with disabilities. Dogs that perform mobility tasks tend to be larger breeds. Golden Retriev- ers and Labs are popular because they are easy to train, like to please their owner, and are calm around people. Other large breeds like Shepherds, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards, even Great Danes can make good mobility dogs. Smaller breeds also serve disabled per- sons. Border collies are extremely smart and easy to train. Smaller dogs can retrieve objects, remind a person to take their medications, detect the onset of a diabetes or epileptic event, even intervene in a panic attack. The classic service dog is the Seeing Eye Dog that most people are familiar with. This is quite specialized training. More recently service dogs are trained to help autistic kids and people who experience PTSD. These dogs must have the basic training of a service dog (tadsaw.org/how- tadsaw-works/service-dog-laws/) Specialized training takes time and money. Depending on the training, the breed, and the orga- nizations doing the training, a ser- vice dog can cost anywhere from $3000 to $35,000 +. Training is every day, beginning with basic obedience and socialization and shaping the specialized tasks the dog must perform. Considering the MILO & KEN By Bridget Buffa Many thanks to those who read the first column and com- mented me on it. I appreciate the feedback and hope to continue bringing you exciting gardening information. The Texas City Garden Club had a great opportunity this month to tour the Greenhouses at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas Our group was hosted by Donita Bran- non, Horticultural Exhibits Manager. This is where it all the magical gardening begins It was truly like stepping into another world. Donita showed us hundreds of lush, gor- geous plants. Donita travels to south Florida each year to make plant selections for the Pyramid. Once the new se- lection of plants arrives, they are quarantined before being introduced into the rainforest exhibit. Many of the plants are also used in other Moody Gardens properties, such as their hotel. The plants are kept moist with misting devices throughout the greenhouse. That is an awesome task with more than 2,000 different species of plants. As with any conscientious gardener, they use no pesticides or chemi- cals. Donita has been working at Moody Gardens for nearly 30 years. The Texas City Garden Club is extremely lucky and fortunate to have her as a Friend of our club. She has contributed much advice to us and is always willing to share her love of gardening with others. She has been very "DIG IN" WITH THE TEXAS CITY GARDEN CLUB LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECEIVES UHCL GRAD AS INTERN By University Of Houston-Clear Lake HOUSTON, June 1, 2018 — Everything Houston resident Alexis Alexander does is about education. So, it’s only fitting that the spring 2018 University of Houston-Clear Lake graduate would take her Master of Science in Multicultural Studies in Education and go where there are lots of books – more than anywhere else in the world. There are over 32 million books in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and on June 1, Alexander will become one of the rare few college graduates to be awarded a coveted internship in the Library’s Educational Outreach Division. “(Associate Professor of Multicultural Education) Lisa Jones sponsored my application for the internship, which is focused on making sure teachers have access to the library’s primary re- sources,” Alexander said. “I applied to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, which places interns throughout the U.S. in corporate and government internships.” Jones said she had asked Alexander to apply for the internship. “I think she might be the first UH-Clear Lake graduate to receive an internship at the Library of Congress. She’s done such an excellent job on everything,” she said. Alexander said the teachers she’ll be serving came from across the country who taught a diverse population. “Everything I learned at UHCL helped me speak to that diversity in the interview pro- cess,” she said. “I know it’s the Library of Congress, but I think the combination of experience I had writing my graduate thesis and my work experience make me feel confident about what I am walking into.” With the help of Associate Professor of Multicultural Education Michele Kahn, Alexander completed the research for her thesis, which focused on how the college experiences of Indian and Indian-American women intersected. “Alexis is very self-disciplined and I think her thesis research has helped her in the long term with this internship,” Kahn said. Bernadina Gonzalez-Streeter, Alexander’s senior academic adviser, said that she’s not surprised at her success. “I came in to help her at the beginning and at the end of her studies here,” she said. “She’s a shining star. She’s on top of it. She’s going to be a very successful alumna.” Although Alexander is married, is the mother of a toddler, and had a full-time job at San Jacinto Community College as a shared education planner, she said she would have taken this internship without pay. “I am going to be paid, but it wouldn’t have mattered,” she said. “I couldn’t pass this opportunity.” She added that she completed all her graduate studies online. “There is such a strong support system here, even for online stu- dents. I thought the classes were hard, but so engaging.” she said. “I could have drifted away because it’s online, but the professors stayed with me. They all gave me their cell numbers and I’ve never found that kind of accessibility elsewhere. I had a great experience at UHCL.” For the 10 weeks of her internship, Alexander said she’ll be putting forth her best effort. “I’m going to give it everything and I believe that with my master’s degree from UHCL in hand and this internship on my resume, doors will open.” For more information about UHCL’s Master of Science in Multicul- tural Studies in Education program, visit www.uhcl.edu/academics/ degrees/multicultural-studies-in-education-ms. CONTINUED ON PG 5 CONTINUED ON PG 3
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AUSTIN - Today Land Commissioner George P. Bush sent a letter to and held a conference call with elected officials in Texas' communities with information to help constituents be prepared for the 2018 Hurricane Season. He informed local leaders of the work the General Land Office (GLO) is doing to help communities prepare and recover more quickly should a disaster strike. He also provided links to valuable disaster preparedness resources.
"Experts anticipate an above-average season with 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes, three of which are expected to be major," said Commissioner Bush. "Six Presidential Disaster Declarations have been issued for Texas in the past three years.
These disasters should serve as a reminder that Texans must prepare for the hurricane season, and the most effective re-sponse and recovery begins at the local level."
GLO staff has and will continue to conduct training and out-reach throughout the state, focusing on pre- and post-disas-ter recovery planning. The GLO encourages all jurisdictions to participate in training for disaster recovery planning.
Commissioner Bush continued, "As a local elected official, you can take several steps today to lead your community's preparedness effort. Comprehensive recovery planning re-quires establishing and rehearsing plans for continuity of op-erations and a system to protect critical government documents."
COMMISSIONER BUSH ASKED LOCAL LEADERS TO REMIND CONSTITUENTS TO:Maintain adequate levels of renter or flood insurance (which typically includes a 30-day waiting
period before going into effect), even if you do not live in a flood plain;Safeguard important personal documents such as birth certificates, deeds or insurance policies;
and keep emergency supplies like bottled water and canned food on hand.In the wake of Hurricanes Ike, Dolly, Rita, and Harvey, the Bastrop wildfires and the 2015-16
floods, Texas made great strides to improve disaster preparation. The GLO provides resources to assist communities as we prepare for the hurricane season and other hazardous events at: http://www.glo.texas.gov/recovery/partnerships/recovery-resources/index.html. ADDITIONAL HELPFUL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:Department of Homeland Security https://www.ready.govFederal Emergency Management Agency https://www.fema.govThe United States Coast Guard http://www.uscgboating.orgAmerican Red Cross http://www.redcross.orgTexas Division of Emergency Management https://www.dps.texas.gov/demTexas A&M Forest Service http://texasforestservice.tamu.eduNational Flood Insurance Program http://www.floodsmart.gov Texas Department of Insurance http://www.tdi.texas.govSmall Business Administration https://www.sba.govTexas General Land Office http://www.glo.texas.gov/recov-ery
"I am honored to support and work alongside our Texas communities to prepare and respond to whatever comes our way," said Commissioner Bush. "The economic health of our communities depends upon the steps we take to build resil-ience. Working together we can be better prepared for Texas' unpredictable weather."
CMR. GEORGE P. BUSH: LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO HELP TEXANS PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON
Any breed of dog can be a service dog provided they meet the crite-ria. Even a miniature horse can serve as a service animal. (think about pulling someone in a wheel chair or helping someone walk) They main issue is whether the animal is trained to perform work for people with disabilities. Dogs that perform mobility tasks tend to be larger breeds. Golden Retriev-ers and Labs are popular because they are easy to train, like to please their owner, and are calm around people. Other large breeds like Shepherds, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards, even Great Danes can make good mobility dogs. Smaller breeds also serve disabled per-sons. Border collies are extremely smart and easy to train. Smaller dogs can retrieve objects, remind a person to take their medications, detect the onset of a diabetes or epileptic event, even intervene in a panic attack. The classic service dog is the Seeing Eye Dog that most people are familiar with. This is quite specialized training. More recently service dogs are trained to help autistic kids and people who experience PTSD. These dogs must have the basic training of a service dog (tadsaw.org/how-tadsaw-works/service-dog-laws/)
Specialized training takes time and money. Depending on the training, the breed, and the orga-nizations doing the training, a ser-vice dog can cost anywhere from $3000 to $35,000 +. Training is every day, beginning with basic obedience and socialization and shaping the specialized tasks the dog must perform. Considering the
MILO & KEN
By Bridget Buffa
Many thanks to those who read the first column and com-mented me on it. I appreciate the feedback and hope to continue bringing you exciting gardening information.
The Texas City Garden Club had a great opportunity this month to tour the Greenhouses at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas Our group was hosted by Donita Bran-non, Horticultural Exhibits Manager. This is where it all the magical gardening begins It was truly like stepping into another world. Donita showed us hundreds of lush, gor-geous plants. Donita travels to south Florida each year to make plant selections for the Pyramid. Once the new se-lection of plants arrives, they are quarantined before being introduced into the rainforest exhibit. Many of the plants are also used in other Moody Gardens properties, such as their hotel. The plants are kept moist with misting devices throughout the greenhouse. That is an awesome task with more than 2,000 different species of plants. As with any conscientious gardener, they use no pesticides or chemi-cals.
Donita has been working at Moody Gardens for nearly 30 years. The Texas City Garden Club is extremely lucky and fortunate to have her as a Friend of our club. She has contributed much advice to us and is always willing to share her love of gardening with others. She has been very
"DIG IN" WITH THE TEXAS CITY GARDEN CLUB
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECEIVES UHCL GRAD AS INTERN
By University Of Houston-Clear Lake
HOUSTON, June 1, 2018 — Everything Houston resident Alexis Alexander does is about education. So, it’s only fitting that the spring 2018 University of Houston-Clear Lake graduate would take her Master of Science in Multicultural Studies in Education and go where there are lots of books – more than anywhere else in the world. There are over 32 million books in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and on June 1, Alexander will become one of the rare few college graduates to be awarded a coveted internship in the Library’s Educational Outreach Division.
“(Associate Professor of Multicultural Education) Lisa Jones sponsored my application for the internship, which is focused on making sure teachers have access to the library’s primary re-sources,” Alexander said. “I applied to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, which places interns throughout the U.S. in corporate and government internships.”
Jones said she had asked Alexander to apply for the internship. “I think she might be the first UH-Clear Lake graduate to receive an internship at the Library of Congress. She’s done such an excellent job on everything,” she said.
Alexander said the teachers she’ll be serving came from across the country who taught a diverse population. “Everything I learned at UHCL helped me speak to that diversity in the interview pro-cess,” she said. “I know it’s the Library of Congress, but I think the combination of experience I had writing my graduate thesis and my work experience make me feel confident about what I am walking into.”
With the help of Associate Professor of Multicultural Education Michele Kahn, Alexander completed the research for her thesis, which focused on how the college experiences of Indian and Indian-American women intersected. “Alexis is very self-disciplined and I think her thesis research has helped her in the long term with this internship,” Kahn said.
Bernadina Gonzalez-Streeter, Alexander’s senior academic adviser, said that she’s not surprised at her success. “I came in to help her at the beginning and at the end of her studies here,” she said. “She’s a shining star. She’s on top of it. She’s going to be a very successful alumna.”
Although Alexander is married, is the mother of a toddler, and had a full-time job at San Jacinto Community College as a shared education planner, she said she would have taken this internship without pay. “I am going to be paid, but it wouldn’t have mattered,” she said. “I couldn’t pass this opportunity.”
She added that she completed all her graduate studies online. “There is such a strong support system here, even for online stu-dents. I thought the classes were hard, but so engaging.” she said. “I could have drifted away because it’s online, but the professors stayed with me. They all gave me their cell numbers and I’ve never found that kind of accessibility elsewhere. I had a great experience at UHCL.”
For the 10 weeks of her internship, Alexander said she’ll be putting forth her best effort. “I’m going to give it everything and I believe that with my master’s degree from UHCL in hand and this internship on my resume, doors will open.”
For more information about UHCL’s Master of Science in Multicul-tural Studies in Education program, visit www.uhcl.edu/academics/degrees/multicultural-studies-in-education-ms.
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GALVESTON COUNTY, CITY COUNCIL
AND COMMISSION MEETINGS
GALVESTONCounty Commissioners meet the first and third Tuesday of every month –November 3, 17, 2017, 1:30pm at County Courthouse, 722 Moody, Galveston
BAYOU VISTACity Council meets the last Tuesday of every month –November 28, 2017, 6:30pm at the Community Center, 783 “C” Marlin
CLEAR LAKE SHORESCity Council meets the first and third Tuesday of every month –November 7, 21, 2017, 7:00pm at the Club House, 931 Cedar
DICKINSONCity Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month –November 14, 28, 2017, 7:00pm at City Hall, 4403 State Highway 3.
FRIENDSWOOD City Council meets the first Monday of every month –November 6, 2017, 4:30pm at City Hall, 910 South Friendswood Drive
GALVESTONCity Council meets the last Thursday of every month –November 30, 2017, 1:00pm at City Hall Council Chambers, sec-ond floor, 823 Rosenberg
HITCHCOCKCity Commission meets the third Monday of every month –November 20, 2017, 6:30pm at City Hall, 7423 State Highway 6
KEMAHCity Council meets the first and third Wednesday of every month – November 1, 15, 2017, 7:00pm at City Hall, 1401 State Highway 146
LA MARQUECity Council meets the second Monday of every month –November 13,
2017, 6:00pm at City Hall, 1109-B Bayou Road
LEAGUE CITYCity Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month – November 14, 28, 2017, 6:00pm at City Council Chambers, 200 West Walker St.
SANTA FECity Council meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month, -November 9, 23, 7:00pm at City Hall, 12002 State Highway 6
TEXAS CITYCity Commissioners meet the first and third Wednesday of every month, - November 1, 15, 2017, 5:00pm at City Hall, 1801 9th Avenue North
OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA
38TH ANNUAL G A L V E S T O N COLLEGE STUDENT ART EXHIBITION-May 3, 2018 to September 28, 2018 at Galveston College, 4015 Avenue Q in Galveston. This exhibition will feature a variety of art including paintings, ceramics and mixed media. For more information, call 409-944-1320.
“39 STEPS”-May 18, 2018 to June 10, 2018 at Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, 3803 SH-3 in Dickinson. This play, directed by Amber Fabian, is a comedy that features more than 190 charac-ters—which are played by four cast members. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:30pm. Tickets are $17, with possible discounts. For more information call 281-337-7469 or go
online to harbourtheater.com/
“BLACK PANTHER”-June 9, 2018, 7:00pm at UHCL 2700 Bay Area Boulevard. Come out to watch the new superhe-ro film, “Black Panther.” Admission for students is free with their ID and $4 for everyone else. For more information call 281-283-2015.
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR-June 21, 2018, 11:00am to 1:00pm at Brightwood College, 3208 FM 528 in Friendswood. Come out to enjoy this free event which will include various health activities, includ-ing BMI checks and a one-mile Fun Walk. For more information call 205-503-5954 or email [email protected].
“HAYFEVER”
-Fridays (June 22-July 13) at 8:00pm, Saturdays (June 23- July 14) at 8:00pm and Sundays (June 22 and July 8) at 2:00pm. Come out to enjoy this play, which is directed by Noel Coward and directed by Anita Samson. Tickets cost $10 and can be pur-chased at companyon-stage.org. The play itself will take place at 4930 West Bellfort in Houston. For more information, call 281-935-1352 or email [email protected].
H U R R I C A N E P R E P A R E D N E S S LUNCH-June 27, 2018, 11:30am at Doyle Convention Center, 2010 5th Avenue North in Texas City. Come out to hear from weatherman Frank Billingsley and learn how to best prepare for a hur-ricane. For more informa-tion, contact the Texas
City-La Marque chamber at 409-935-1408.
“ Y O U N G FRANKENSTEIN”-July 13 to August 5, 2018 at Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, 3803 SH-3 in Dickinson. Come out to enjoy this musical, with shows taking place on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:30pm. For more infor-mation, go online to har-bourtheater.com/ or call 281-337-7469.
“A PIECE OF MY HEART” AUDITIONS-July 30 and July 31, 2018 at Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, 3803 SH-3 in Dickinson. Six actress-es are needed in this play directed by Bennie Nipper. For more infor-mation, go online to har-bourtheater.com/ or call 281-337-7469.
27TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION-August 18, 2018, 6:00pm at Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, 3803 SH-3 in Dickinson. Come out to celebrate the theater’s anniversary, complete with a silent auction, din-ner and a show—“From Hollywood to Broadway”. Tickets cost $35 and to purchase a ticket call 281-337-7469 or go online to www.eventbrite.com/. For more informa-tion, go online to har-bourtheater.com/ or call 281-337-7469.
ARTISAN AND HOME DÉCOR MARKET-September 29, 2018, 9:00am to 4:00pm at The Village of Tuscan Lakes The Clubhouse, 1610 Tuscan Village Drive in League City. Come out to see a variety of arti-san hand-crafted home décor, seasonal, food and gift items. For more information, contact Lorre Prince at 832-557-5452.
Send your Community Calendar information, including event, date, time, and contact per-son, to [email protected].
Due to holidays some dates of city meetings may vary
from original schedule
DICKINSONDickinson Public Library, 4411 Hwy 3, 281-534-3812 dickinsonpubliclibrary.org.
HITCHCOCKGenevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library, 8005 Barry Ave, 409-986-7814 hitchcockpubliclibrary.org
LA MARQUELa Marque City Public Library 1011 Bayou Rd, 409 938-9270, ci.la- marque.tx.us/216/Library.
LEAGUE CITYHelen Hall Library 100 W. Walker, League City281-554-1113leaguecitylibrary.org.
TEXAS CITYMoore Memorial Public Library 1701 9th Ave N, Texas City 409-643-5979 texascity-library.org.
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T h e PO ST C o m m u n i ty Ca len da r
The ninth annual Keep Kids In School Golf Tournament raised $227,156 to support Communities In Schools-Bay Area. This program helps at-risk students on Clear Creek and Dickinson ISD campuses. –Photo Cour-tesy CIS-Bay Area.
By Lorre Prince
SAVE THE DATE! The Village of Tuscan Lakes is proud to present The 2nd Annual Artisan and Home Decor Market on September 29, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
We would like to introduce one of our new local ven-dors Tamara Kriter, Owner of {the shard yard}. {the shard yard} is now located inside Grand Central Sta-tion Gift Boutique in Seabrook, TX. 1002-A N. Meyer Avenue (across from Tookie's Seafood). Not only can you purchase a one of a kind piece of art, you can create your own in a workshop. {the shard yard} pro-vides Glass Art Home Workshops & Shard Parties where reclaimed glass is fused with your creativity. After a brief introduction of techniques and safety guidelines, beginners to professional artists are soon off and running to create their one-of-a-kind piece of art. {the shard yard} provides a unique experience where memories and treasures are formed. No previ-ous experience is necessary. All tools and materials are included in your one to two hour home workshop. Kids' workshops are also available for scouts, youth organizations, day camps and parties.
The diverse media of shard art is very forgiving and develops right before your eyes. They can also cre-ate commissioned pieces for you. Pricing is based on size and complexity.
Mark you calendars for September 29, 2018 to pur-
chase your one-of-a-kind pieces of art to take home for you, family or friends.
1610 Tuscan Village Drive
The ClubLeague City, Texas
77573
MARKET BIOGRAPHY-TAMARA KRITER
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THE FIELD ... ON THE FIELD ... ON THE FIELD
By Brandon C. Williams
THE WEEKEND will have Astros baseball, but there’s also high school football and a Saturday night that will be right for fighting when Reality of Wrestling hosts a live show in its Texas City studios.
TODAY, WEDNESDAY: Lance McCullers (7-3, 3.89 ERA) gets the start for the Astros in the finale of their homestand against Mariners hurler Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 2.60 ERA) beginning at 7:10pm. Seattle came into the week in first place in the American League West, one game better than Houston. AT&T Sportsnet Southwest will air the contest beginning with the pregame show at 6:30pm.
TOMORROW, THURSDAY: Houston makes the short trip to Arlington when they open a four-game series against the rival Rangers. Gerrit Cole (6-1, 2.20 ERA) starts for the Astros against Rangers ace Cole Hamels (3-5, 3.63 ERA) beginnng at 7:05pm. Both AT&T Sportsnet Southwest and Fox Sports South-west will have coverage of the game, with both starting their pregame shows at 6:30pm.
FRIDAY: Justin Verlander (7-2, 1.24 ERA) looks to rebound from his loss to the Red Sox last Saturday when he faces former Houston and curent Rangers starter Doug Fister (1-6, 4.13 ERA) beginning at 7:05pm. Both AT&T Sportsnet Southwest and Fox Sports Southwest will have coverage of the game, with both starting their pregame shows at 6:30pm.
SATURDAY: A handful of area players will don their respective high school uniforms one time as part of the annual Bayou Bowl, which will be played at Baytown’s Stallworth Stadium beginning at 7:00pm. Clear Creek quarterback Sam Mathews, Clear Falls running back Cam Davis, receiver Nicolas Milburn and linebacker Yvan Andrew of Texas City, linebacker Mailk Williams, defensive back Nate Randle, Jr. and offensive lineman Evaristo Nunez of Dickinson, re-ceiver Nick Swaney and kicker Sam Wittman of Friendswood will each be part of the East All-Star team, which also includes former Texas City coach and current Baytown Lee coach Tim Finn, which serves the defensive coach.Booker T World Gym Arena in Texas City is the site for a night of exciting Reality of Wrestling action starting at 7:00pm. The main event will feature Rex Andrews facing rival “El Campeon” Gino, while Terrale Tempo, Abel Andrew Jackson and JJ Blake square off in a triple threat match. Tag team action will see The Mysteri-ous Q pairing up with Ayden Christiano in a clash between Ruthless Ryan Davis and “The Green Machine,” Mike Orlando.Tickets can be purchased at realityofwrestling.com. Prices will be $25 for re-served ringside seats and $15 for other sections.The third game of the Astros-Rangers series will be part of Fox’s Saturday night baseball coverage starting at 6:15pm. Houston’s Charlie Morton (7-1, 2.84 ERA) looks to rebound after Sunday’s rough go against the Red Sox when he faces Texas’ Mike Minor (4-4, 5.76 ERA).
PASSES, PINFALLS & PITCHES HIGHLIGHT SPORTS DOCKETTHE 2018 EDITION of the CCA STAR Texas Tournament is already off to a strong
start as the contest had its first two winners on consecutive days.Larry Holman of Highlands pulled in the year’s first tagged redfish on May 26
and became the initial winner of the grand prize, a 2018 Ford F-150 with a 23-foot Haynie Boat, Mercury Motor and Coastline Trailer. Holman took his fish to Mar-burger’s Sporting Goods in Seabrook for the official weigh-in.
Less than 24 hours later, 12-year-old Sam Lack reeled in a tagged redfish at the Port O’Connor Fishing Center. Unable to receive the truck/trailer package, the young man from Bellaire will receive a $25,000 scholarship from Texas Ford Dealers along with getting the Haynie boat package.
A third potential winner was found to be ineligble, with the tagged fish in ques-tion being released.
Entering this week, there were still three truck/boat packages still available along with 17 boats, three UTVs and $325,000 in scholarships.
FOR REEL! YOUNGSTER AMONG FIRST STAR TEXAS WINNERS
generous in helping us with our fundraising endeav-ors, such as our scholarship award. In recognition of her continued support, the Texas City Garden Club presented Donita with beautiful plaque of ap-preciation.
Moody Gardens has hundreds of employees to care for all their plants. They are diligent in the day to day operations of keeping each plant healthy and thriving. What can the individual gardener do to keep their gardens just as healthy? Gardeners must have a watchful eye, always be on the look-out and investigate any garden mishaps.
To do this you must become a “Garden Detective”. Many of my friends know that my “secret dream” would to be an actual detective. Unfortunately, that is never going to happen. But, I am a “Garden Detective”. Each morning I visit my garden to see if I can “detect” any unusual changes. And sure enough, just when the plants are looking lush and thriving in the garden here comes trouble. When problems occur in the garden, it is usually blamed on a bug. Yes, a bug did it! Sometimes gardeners need to become detectives to figure out what exactly is happening to their plant. The main culprits are: disease/virus issues, insect/critter issues and plant disorders.
DiseaseSome diseases are soil borne, some move in
and some are carried into your area by plants you installed. Wind floating spores through the air also moves the trouble around.
Insect and critter issuesPest issues include animals and insects. Insects
can be specific to a particular plant or plant family, some will attack any plant. Insects injure plants in a number of ways. Some are leaf chewers — either eating the entire leaf, creating holes or perhaps
skeletonizing leaves. Then of course we have the insects that feed on the root systems of the plants. Not to be outdone, the cut worm just cuts off the entire plant at ground level. Some insects are very destructive, like the cucumber beetle. By the time you spot it, it has already laid eggs at the roots where the larvae will feed, and the adults are feast-ing on the leaves and fruits. Animal pests can be birds pecking holes in your berries or tomatoes to rabbits munching on pea vines.
Plant disordersDisorders are often caused by the gardener and
can usually be corrected. Here are a few causes:■ Too much or not enough water. Both can result
in yellowed leaves. Too much water can cause soft yellow leaves and not enough water can cause yel-low to brown dry leaves.
■ Too much shade for sun lovers, and too much sun for shade lovers.
■ Lack of nutrients that can cause misshapen fruits or poor quality.
■ Too windy of a location, no protec-tion.
■ Excessive pruning on plants. ■ Poor soil or compacted soil.Once you determine the problem, you
can then take action. Some garden-ers choose not to kill insects, but they will multiply. Some may refuse to pull up diseased plants allowing it to spread throughout the garden. Again, many factors play in — have I just started to harvest my crop, or am I near the end? Could I trap the insects, dust them, or did I grow enough for me and them too?
Here is my own “Garden Detective” story. It was late fall, my garden was do-ing great, especially my broccoli, which was about ready to be harvested. Each morning I would “investigate” to make sure everything was in order. I was wait-ing for my broccoli florets to become just the right size. Finally, that day arrives! I go to the garden and much to my surprise, every broccoli floret was gone! Eaten by something! I was in such
dismay, that I had to leave the “scene of the crime”. I went inside to have a cup of coffee and think about what had happened. I determined that it was not insects that committed this crime, but more like a four-legged nocturnal critter, that navigates by smell. They also liked my broccoli so much the little critter criminals had moved on to begin nibbling on my cabbage. My plan of action…an ever so light dusting of CAYENNE PEPPER! Believe me, that is nothing to sneeze at! I have now become “proactive” in my dustings, I dust before that damage is done. It has worked great for me. So, Garden Detectives, what have you discovered today in your garden today?
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How often have you read an article about how to accomplish your goals? Did the ideas in the article seem foreign to you?
That’s the problem with how-to articles and books. They always seem to be written for someone else. The methods for self-improvement appear to be written for aliens from another planet. Nothing ever seems to be relevant to my reality. This, I have found, tends to defeat the objective the author is trying to accomplish.
I got thinking about this problem the other day while working on a weed-choked flower bed. As usual, it was extremely hot outside, and I decided the best ap-proach would be to do a small amount of weeding, then take a short break. Or even a longer break if needed in order to cool down. If you were to follow the advice of many self- improvement publications, you would probably find that they recommend you pursue whatever project you are working on until it is completed.
And for many of us, that is just not going to happen. If you’re like me, you tend to function better when you break down projects into smaller amounts of time and
effort. Somehow that helps to make the goal more achievable. For instance, if you decide to clean out your walk-in closet, the chore can seem overwhelm-ing when you really look at it. All those clothes, shoes, and other items crammed into the space can actually seem like a tsunami pouring out at you. You know that this is going to be a truly big project - one that will probably require hours if not days of effort. Knowing that you’re expected to stay with this task until it is completed is just impossible. And for many of us, that’s enough to make us quit before we even get started.
What works much better for me is to break down the project into smaller, more manageable portions. One way to do this is to set a time limit as to how long you will work on one of the segments. Or you can separate the closet project into different areas to be dealt with – shelves, cubbyholes, clothing on hang-ers etc. Then you only have to accomplish one time period or one area as that day’s goal.
It’s up to you to decide which way to divide up the project. Some people do better knowing they can stop at a certain time. Others do just as well by tackling
spaces instead of time. You know what works best for you. Way too many self-improvement articles and books are written by highly organized authors. They in turn are writing for people who are naturally orga-nized themselves. We have to face the fact that some of us are just not organizers by nature. We need all the practical help we can find.
And now it’s time for me to go back out and put in some more time weeding my flower bed. I absolutely believe that 15 minutes is more than enough for the next session . . .
TAILOR YOUR PLAN TO FIT YOUR PERSONALITY
By Houston-Galveston Area Council
The Houston-Galveston Area Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Chuck Wemple as the new Execu-tive Director of the council of gov-ernment effective June 1, 2018. Mr. Wemple succeeds outgoing Execu-tive Director Jack Steele after 45 years of service with the agency.
On April 17, 2018, H-GAC Board Chair Councilman Floyd Emery with the City of Missouri City commis-sioned the H-GAC Executive Direc-tor Selection Committee made up of Past Board Chairs, and representa-tives from counties and cities from throughout the 13-county region. On May 15, following an Executive Session, the H-GAC Board of Di-rectors approved the Committee’s recommendation to appoint Chuck Wemple as the next Executive Di-rector. Mr. Wemple brings over 15 years of experience in the fields of Economic Development, Disas-ter Recovery, Regional Resiliency, and Community and Environmental Planning. Chuck began his career at H-GAC in 2003 and was pro-moted to Chief Operating Officer in March 2013.
Houston-Galveston Area Council The Houston-Galveston Area Council (www.h-gac.com) is a volun-tary association of local governments in the 13-coun-ty Gulf Coast Planning Region—an area of 12,500
square miles and nearly 7 million people. H-GAC works to promote efficient and accountable use of local, state, and federal tax dollars and serves as a problem-solving and information forum for local gov-ernment needs.
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time spent by a trainer, plus the cost of veterinar-ian care, food, equip-ment, and daily exercise, it is not difficult to see why these dogs are so expensive. There are long waiting lists for these dogs and each dog must be matched with an individual that the dog can serve along with the means to support the dog.
The cost for service dogs is why many people choose to train their own. This is perfectly legal provided the dog is individually trained to perform specific tasks for a disabled person. Most organizations that train and sell service dogs have their own breeding programs, that is, they breed dogs with certain genetic traits and temperaments. Then there are organizations that pick rescue dogs that test well for certain traits. Wherever the dogs comes from, train-ing is key. From obedi-ence and socialization to specific task, the trainer must know, or learn, how to do the training.
Dog training often means “handler training” – teaching the handler to use leashes properly, give reinforcements and corrections correctly, and to be consistent. A handler must have patience. Dogs learn through repetition. The handler must have the time and perseverance to practice commands over and over. It can take a year or more to train a service dog.
A handler also needs a basic understanding of dog motivation or drives. All dogs have food drive; they like to eat. So one of the best times to train a dog is before a meal when they are highly mo-tivated to get that treat. Most trainers agree that food is the best reward for training dogs. Some dogs work for a favorite toy, praise and affection, or just a pat on the head. Most dogs, especially those suited to service work are eager to please their handler.
For correcting misbe-havior, a strong NO will usually suffice. Use pres-sure (like a prong collar) sparingly and time out in a dog crate will help settle an out of control dog. Proper crate train-ing should start with pup-pies and the crate should be their safe space, not used as punishment. Never hit a dog – that will only make them fear you or freeze up, and could cause aggression. A calm and confident han-dler is the best behavior modifier for a dog.
These are tips of course, things I have learned in the ten years I've trained my personal dogs. I started doing this when I was given a large and gentle Ameri-can German Shepherd. Having worn out the cartilage in my knees, I discovered that holding onto him while we walked helped me. So I bought a vest for him and used him to assist me with mobility. In 2014 I had a spinal cord injury that affected my balance, so his mobility assistance became doubly useful. Unfortunately dogs don't live as long as humans and he passed, leaving me looking for another dog. After looking around a bit and talking to breeders and trainers, I found Milo. He is an east European working line shepherd. These dogs have been selected and bred for working ability, and find their way into K9, protection, and military roles. Milo however flunked his temperament test – he was not aggressive enough for that work so I bought him to train as my next service dog. It's been a long road with the occasional pot-hole, but he has taken well to the training. I've tested him in crowds, businesses, around children, Doctor’s visits, many places. He is still a bit reactive to other dogs if they challenge him first, and, well, cats or squirrels are a no-go. But with people he has progressed wonderfully. He is a sensitive dog and would probably do well helping someone with PTSD. It would break my heart to sell him, but if he can help another person in need, so much the better.
All this is to say that I am a novice trainer; I do not train dogs for other people at present. If you want training for your dog, be it a pet or potential service dog, talk to a professional. Two that I have worked with in Galveston Country are Jason at http://transformmydog.com/ and Trelle at http://www.muttswithmanners.com/ . Each have their own approach to dog training and a prospective service dog trainer should learn as much as they can before taking on the task of training a service dog.
And of course there is YouTube. Not as good as personal training, but you can get a sense of what it takes to properly train a dog. Like lots of people, I started with watching Cesar Milan. One professional trainer, when asked what he thought of Cesar said “I agree 100% with about 50% of what he says”. There are bet-ter options though. For general training, search for Mike Ellis. For specific training of service dogs look for Donna Hill. There are others that are probably just as good, but these two folks are widely recognized as experts. For a novice trainer it's a good start.
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Binge-watching. The act of watching all episodes of television series in a short amount of time. That is not a dictionary definition. It’s my definition. And how do I know what binge-watching a television series entails? Because I participated in the practice a few weeks ago when season two of 13 Reasons Why was re-leased on Netflix.
When it comes to binge-watching a television show, you have to make your preparations. I speak from ex-perience. You have to make sure you have a LOT of free time. You can’t let your binge-watching get in the way of your responsibilities. That’s why I suggest tak-ing on this task during a holiday or on a weekend. Prior to your binge-watch session, let all your friends and family know the period of time that you will be un-available—because you don’t want any interruptions. And, once everything is settled, gather your snacks and enjoy your show. However, don’t forget to take care of yourself and take breaks for daily life tasks and to be with actual people every few hours.
This is exactly what I did a few weeks ago when I watched 13 Reasons Why season two. The 13 episodes released on May 18th and by May 20th I had finished the entire season. It was the PERFECT weekend for the show to release. On May 18th, my parents went out to a party so I was free to watch all evening, on May 19th I was able to watch for a few hours at night and on May 20th, my parents went to another party, so I was free to watch all day. Of course, on that Sunday, my sister was also home and so I did stop after every few hours to spend time with her. She was sitting in the living room, on her phone, while I was watching and I felt bad for ignoring her, so I knew I should stop every so often. Mind you, my sister is 19 so it’s not like she needed taking care of or anything like that, but I did want to stop staring at a screen and spend time with the actual people in my life. Not to mention that the show itself was filled with difficult topics and taking occasional breaks was good for my sanity.
Let’s talk about those difficult topics for a moment. For those of you who don’t know, 13 Reasons Why is based on a book of the same name. The book centers around a girl called Hannah Baker, who committed suicide. Before her death, she recorded 13 cassette tapes explaining 13 reasons why she made this deci-sion. Each reason is a person in her life and, through-out the story, we learn that each of the 13 people re-ceived the tapes (in the order they appeared on the
recordings) and they had to listen to all 13 tapes, be-fore passing it on to the next person. We also learn that Hannah had made a copy of the tapes and gave those to a trusted friend, who was told to keep an eye on the 13 individuals and release the copy to the pub-lic if any of the 13 people refused to listen or pass the tapes on. The book followed the character of Clay—number 11 on the tapes—as he listened and tried to come to terms with her death. The book was translat-ed onto screen in the way of the show’s first season, but the response was such that they decided to make a second season. Of course, there was no second book, so they were free to take the story in which-ever direction they thought best. The biggest differ-ence between the book and the show was that, in the show, they were able to expand on the characters and show us more about their lives, whereas in the book, we were only privy into Clay’s life. Therefore, they were able to expand storylines in season two. And this is why season one had some scenes that were not in the book, because these scenes helped lead into the next season. Without giving too much away, in case any of you decide to watch, the sec-ond season takes place a few months after Hannah Baker’s death. Her parents are going into trial against her school—as they believe the school should take responsibility for her death—and each of the char-acters’ are dealing with the events that took place in season one. These events included a sexual assault, bullying and an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
These aforementioned topics are the main reasons why the show also got quite a bit of backlash. People believed that the scenes were too graphic and were triggers to people who dealt with the issues that were showcased in the series. As a result, the beginning of the second season saw some of the cast mem-bers putting out a warning letting viewers know that the show is for mature viewers and anyone going through difficult times should either watch the show with a trusted adult or not watch it at all. While my opinion is that the show should be seen, because it deals with these topics that people tend to ignore because they are difficult to talk about, I can also un-derstand where the backlash is coming from. In fact, there was in scene in episode 13 of season two that was extremely difficult to watch. Some people think it shouldn’t have even been included in
the show. My opinion is that it should have been included, as everything they show in the series could happen in real life, but it was still a difficult watch. I had even seen warnings for this scene on so-cial media but I was still not prepared for it. But, honestly speaking, these scenes are difficult to watch because we have humanity. As humans, we hate seeing others in pain. If you aren’t affected by what is seen in the show, then there is a problem. However, with all that said, I understand the backlash and I think the makers of the show need to take this into account if they choose to go ahead with a season three.
This show awakened many emotions in me—anger, joy and sadness being the major ones. And it also awakened that feeling of me, of wanting to be kind to others, no matter what. I like to think that I’m a nice person anyways, but this show makes me want to help bring hap-piness to others. It doesn’t take much to do this, as a matter of fact. Even if you
just smile at a person—that could turn their entire day around. We don’t know anyone’s story and we don’t know what people are going through—so just treat everyone with kindness. And start with your loved ones. We are often so caught up in our own lives, that we fail to realize when someone in our life is hurting. That is exactly what happened with Hannah Baker. No one paid attention to her pain, and she ended up making a horrible and permanent decision. So look out for your family and friends. Talk to each other. Make sure the people in your life are okay and, if they aren’t, talk to them about how you can help make things okay. Sometimes, just letting them know that you are there is enough.
And if you are dealing with difficult times in your life, just know that it gets better. I know that’s a cliché but it honestly does. I speak from experience. About eight years ago, I went through a really bad time in my life, but I was able to get through it by counseling and with the help of my family and friends. There is no shame in admitting your feelings and there is no shame in asking for help.
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DECEASED Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamenta-ry for the Estate of Billy D. Logan, Deceased, were issued on April 26, 2018, in Cause No. PR-0078605, Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas, to: CHAD ALAN LOGAN The residence of such Independent Executor is Galves-ton County, Texas. The post offi ce address is: c/o Roberts, John-son & Cain Attorneys at Law Post Offi ce Box 1797 Texas City, Texas 77592-1797 All persons hav-ing claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.Dated this 1st day of May, 2018.
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamenta-ry for the Estate of Ernest Robles, Sr., Deceased, were issued on April 19, 2018, in Cause No. PR-0078606, Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas, to: LUCILLE ROBLES The residence of such Independent Executor is Galves-ton County, Texas. The post offi ce address is: c/o Roberts, John-son & Cain Attorneys at Law Post Offi ce Box 1797 Texas City, Texas 77592-1797 All persons hav-ing claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 1st day of May, 2018.
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamenta-ry for the Estate of Ora Lee Carter, Deceased, were issued on April 19, 2018, in Cause No. PR-0078615, Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas, to: NICOLE D. CAR-TER The residence of such Independent Executor is Galves-ton County, Texas. The post offi ce address is: c/o Roberts, John-son & Cain Attorneys at Law Post Offi ce Box 1797 Texas City, Texas 77592-1797 All persons hav-ing claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 1st day of May, 2018.
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TO: OLLIE D. BRADLY, DYALTHIA
BRADLY, ALICE BRADLY, FLORENC-ER ROSE, ZELMA
RUTH LAIRD, NONA DENE
DOWELL, BRUCIE ROSE, LOLA ROSE,
CLARA SHORE, L.H. (BUSTER) BRADLY and
WILLIAM L. (BILLY LEWIS) BRADLY,
IF LIVING, BUT IF ANY OF THEM BE DECEASED, THEN COMPLAINING OF THEIR RESPEC-
TIVE LEGAL REP-RESENTATIVES,
DEVISEES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND
ANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN PERSONS OWNING, CLAIM-ING OR HAVING AN INTEREST IN
THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED REAL
PROPERTY. Cause No.: 18-CV-
0688 10th District Court
of Galveston County
Greetings: NOTICE TO DE-FENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attor-ney do not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation a default judgment may be taken against you.” You are hereby commanded to appear by fi ling a written answer to the Plaintiff’s Pe-tition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the Monday next after the ex-piration of 42 days from and after the date of issuance of this citation the same being Mon-day, 7-16-18 before the Honor-able 10th District Court of Galves-ton County, at the Courthouse in said County in Galveston, Texas. Said written answer may be fi led by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Offi ce, 600 59th Street, P.O. Box 17250, Suite 4001, Galveston, Texas 77551-2388. Said Plaintiff’s Petition was fi led in said court on the on this the 25th day of May, 2018 in the above entitled cause and the parties to the suit are Dale A. Brown; Joe Bryan Fielder, Plaintiff’s and Ollie D. Bradly; Dyal-thia Bradly; Alice Bradly; Florencer Rose; Zelma Ruth Laird; Nona Dene Dowell; Brucie Rose; Lola Rose; Clara Shore; L.H. (Buster) Bradly; William L. (Billy Lewis) Bradly; if living, but if any of them be deceased, then complaining of their respective legal representa-tives, devisees, heirs, successors, assigns, and any and all unknown persons owning, claiming or having an interest in the hereinafter de-scribed real prop-erty, Defendants. A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as fol-lows, to-wit: Real Property -Other Real Property -Ownership/Title, as is more fully shown by Plaintiff’s Petition on fi le in this suit on the following property legally described as: Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 in Block 60 in the San Leon Townsite out of the Amos Edwards Survey, Abstract 10, ac-cording to the map or plat recorded in Volume 284A, Page 20 of the Map Records and transferred to Plat Record 8, Map No. 32, both recorded in the offi ce of the County Clerk of Galveston County, Texas. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of the Said Court at Galveston, Texas, on the on this the 29th day of May, 2018.
John D. Kinard, District Clerk Galveston County, Texas
By /S/ Lisa Kelly, Deputy
TO: OLLIE D. BRADLY, DYALTHIA
BRADLY, ALICE BRADLY, FLORENC-ER ROSE, ZELMA
RUTH LAIRD, NONA DENE
DOWELL, BRUCIE ROSE, LOLA ROSE,
CLARA SHORE, L.H. (BUSTER) BRADLY and
WILLIAM L. (BILLY LEWIS) BRADLY,
IF LIVING, BUT IF ANY OF THEM BE DECEASED, THEN COMPLAINING OF THEIR RESPEC-
TIVE LEGAL REP-RESENTATIVES,
DEVISEES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND
ANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN PERSONS OWNING, CLAIM-ING OR HAVING AN INTEREST IN
THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED REAL
PROPERTY. Cause No.: 18-CV-
0688 10th District Court
of Galveston County
Greetings: NOTICE TO DE-FENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attor-ney do not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation a default judgment may be taken against you.” You are hereby commanded to appear by fi ling a written answer to the Plaintiff’s Pe-tition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the Monday next after the ex-piration of 42 days from and after the date of issuance of this citation the same being Mon-day, 7-16-18 before the Honor-able 10th District Court of Galves-ton County, at the Courthouse in said County in Galveston, Texas. Said written answer may be fi led by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Offi ce, 600 59th Street, P.O. Box 17250, Suite 4001, Galveston, Texas 77551-2388. Said Plaintiff’s Petition was fi led in said court on the on this the 25th day of May, 2018 in the above entitled cause and the parties to the suit are Dale A. Brown; Joe Bryan Fielder, Plaintiff’s and Ollie D. Bradly; Dyal-thia Bradly; Alice Bradly; Florencer Rose; Zelma Ruth Laird; Nona Dene Dowell; Brucie Rose; Lola Rose; Clara Shore; L.H. (Buster) Bradly; William L. (Billy Lewis) Bradly; if living, but if any of them be deceased, then complaining of their respective legal representa-tives, devisees, heirs, successors, assigns, and any and all unknown persons owning, claiming or having an interest in the hereinafter de-scribed real prop-erty, Defendants. A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as fol-lows, to-wit: Real Property -Other Real Property -Ownership/Title, as is more fully shown by Plaintiff’s Petition on fi le in this suit on the following property legally described as: Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 in Block 60 in the San Leon Townsite out of the Amos Edwards Survey, Abstract 10, ac-cording to the map or plat recorded in Volume 284A, Page 20 of the Map Records and transferred to Plat Record 8, Map No. 32, both recorded in the offi ce of the County Clerk of Galveston County, Texas. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of the Said Court at Galveston, Texas, on the on this the 29th day of May, 2018.
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This is my debut outta the closet – as a writer. I am inspired by the courageous students practicing their Constitutional right of freedom of expression in speak-ing up for their school remaining safe from random gun-related school murders, last month throughout Galves-ton County.
Mr. Trump’s response to the Santa Fe massacre was a diluted, vague “We’ll see what we can do … statement. He is consumed by his attacks on deflecting the DOJ of his and/or his administration’s behavior during his cam-paign. I am a Viet Nam era Marine, trained for the ca-pacity of multi=level, extreme, indifferent violence. As a civilian, I obtained a master’s degree in clinical social work, retrained for the capacity for great compassion.
Students are now at risk of being exposed to an un-precedented level of violence within their schools; at-tending classes with the thought always in the back of their minds… “Will my school be shot up today?” A diagnosis of PTSD would be fitting for these students, with the impact yet to manifest; especially those sur-vivors of the slaughters, who must daily return to the
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Aldine Independent School District in Harris County installed metal detectors in all its school since 2000 in response to the Columbine HS shooting in 1998. Mi-chael Keeney, spokesperson for the district reports, “We’ve been doing it so long, they’ve got it down to a science.” Keeney couldn’t recall the last time the school district confiscated a weapon. That is a powerful state-ment inviting serious consideration.
The two points cited as dividing the controversy around metal detector installation the impact on stu-dents – “but mostly critics have lamented the message it sends to students.” Students are resilient…lets pose a question to the parents and survivors of school mas-sacres. Which message would you prefer schools to
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“For whom the bell tolls, an expression from a ser-mon by John Donne, published in 1624, he explained “that because we are all of mankind, any person’s death is a loss to us all. “Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
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The Science of Rainwater FloodingConsider this thought experiment (or you can actually do it). Place a dinner plate in your empty sink with the drain open; the top of the plate will be your yard and the open sink will be Galveston Bay and or the Gulf of Mexico. Next place a cup on top of the plate; this will be your house. Now turn on the water (rain) and let it flow onto the top of the plate. As soon as the water level is high enough to go over the edge of the plate and flow into the Bay or Gulf; no amount of additional rain will raise the water level around your house. Not since the time of “Noah’s Ark” has there been a rain rate that can flood your house if you have adequate drainage.
What about the high tides, storm surges and such? Yes they will flood your house even if you do have good drainage but those rising water events are not caused by rainwater. You just can’t raise the level of the Bay or Gulf any measurable amount with rainwa-ter alone. Oceans and Bay waters will rise because of high tides, storm surges, low barometric pressure, polar ice melting, global warming, tsunamis and an-other “Noah’s Ark” event but not measurably by rain-water. Rainwater circulates on the Oceans; it evapo-rates, makes clouds, then rain and then drains right back into the Oceans. Kind of like your hair; mess it up then comb it; think you can measure this making it longer? It may temporarily get longer but not enough to measure.
Preventing Flooding by Drainage When new communities are designed properly a
drainage system is engineered and constructed to economically deal with a defined potential rainwater event (100 year storm etc.). New development addi-
tions, age and poor maintenance often cause these systems to deteriorate to a point that they no longer meet the original basic design. Some new ideas like using lower streets and retention ponds to temporar-ily hold water sometimes help but will not work when a heavy rain event lasts more than a few hours. Re-member the reservoir problems in Houston; they filled up and had to be dumped before overflowing.
Guess what, rainwater will always drain away from your house. All that’s required is for the water level in your yard to become higher than the Bay or Gulf. How high depends on how far you are from the Bay or Gulf and how wide the drainage ditch, Bayou or canal is. If the Bay or Gulf is a long way from your house and the drainage ditch, Bayou or canal is not wide enough the water around your house may have to rise; maybe enough to come in your windows or higher. Notice I said wide and not deep. The water in the bottom of a ditch, Bayou or canal is there because it is all lower than the water in the Bay or Gulf. It will not drain now and it will not drain during a storm event even if it were 100 foot deep. That water will not go uphill to-day nor will it go uphill during a rain event. Making an open canal or Bayou deeper is all about navigation (for deep boats) and has nothing to do with drainage. Sorry about that but to make the Bayou or canal drain more it must be made wider which means destroying the waterfront houses on the banks. There is a case where deeper will work and that is where the drain system is closed like the area under a bridge or the size of a closed pipe. Short term minimum costs fixes can be as simple as cleaning out the underside of bridges. This bridge plugging problem on Dickinson Bayou was evident during “Harvey” and surely con-tributed to the flooding in the Dickinson area.
Fixing the Problem1) Widen the drainage ditches, Bayous and canals.
Don’t’ waste money making them deeper except as needed for boat traffic.
2) Build new canals.3) Widen or modify bridges to allow more water
flow under. Re-design the entrances so as to mini-mize the potential of debris plugging the openings; large self-cleaning grates upstream. See Texas City water pump stations.
4) Design new and re-design old systems for future development.
5) Raise minimum base floor elevation require-ments for new buildings.
6) Do same as 5 above for major building repairs costing more than 50% of value.
7) Develop long term solutions to minimize or deal with high Bay water levels during major windstorm events (hurricanes, tropical storms etc.); Texas City Levy/pump system, IKE DIKE ???
Who must Pay?Recently I attended a Galveston County Commis-
sioners Court Workshop on County Flooding caused by “Hurricane Harvey”. I must say that, except for Commissioner Joe Giusti, that sponsored the work-shop I did not see much interest from the Court; maybe I’m wrong, hope so. Indeed, with all due re-spect, the County engineer allowed as to how well the County did in the unincorporated town areas dur-ing the “Harvey” event. Remember my thought ex-periment at the beginning of this story? You can’t flood land next to the ocean. All (Bayview, Caplan, Chrystal Beach, Gilchrist, High Island, Port Bolivar) except Algoa, of the County unincorporated town ar-eas, are located next to Galveston Bay or the Gulf of Mexico. Didn’t hear anything about flooding in Bayou Vista or Tiki Island either did you? You just can’t flood the Bay or Gulf with rain water. This was not an ac-complishment of the County; to the contrary all of the flooding in Galveston County occurred in Galveston County. Dickinson’s flooding is not just a Dickinson problem it is a County problem. If Dickinson had the best drainage system in the world and moved all its water to its City limit line then what?
Flooding in Galveston County is a Galveston County problem. All the unincorporated areas of the County and all of the Cities in the County are in the County. The Cities must do their part but the County must take the lead. Further, our County must coordi-nate with surrounding Counties; in some cases some of their water will have to come thru our County and possibly some of ours thru theirs.
Bottom line about pay is that we all live in and enjoy the County so we all must pay. Or we can do noth-ing till we suffer again and again expect our bankrupt federal government to spend money it doesn’t have helping us because we failed to help ourselves. Or we can continue to make life here better by paying our share and electing officials that will responsibly lead us.
I hope this short course in Rainwater Flooding Sci-ence will be of some use in better understanding what to vote for and who to vote for to get it done.
Now that its been a few months let’s not forget, do noting and get another surprise someday later; Keep it on the front burner, talk, talk, vote etc. till we get something done otherwise we will experience it again and deserve what we get.
