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San Jacinto College - NorthCampus pioneer dies at 95

STATE OF THE UNION:

Congressman Green respondsto State of the Union

Issue #56 of the STAR Business Directory p. 3YMCA - Be Healthy, p. 6

Rodeo Art Show “kicks up dust” at North Shore HS

Rep. Gene GreenTown Hall meeting

Congressman Gene Green ishosting a Town Hall Meeting:

•Thursday, February 5 at 6:30p.m. at the North Channel BranchLibrary, 15741 Wallisville Road,Houston, TX. 77049.

GP/JCCOMMUNITY-INDUSTRYPARTNERSHIP (CIP)

February 5, 2015-BuildingPlant Awareness of the CIP Com-munity History. Meetings takeplace at Alvin Baggett Recre-ation Building beginning at 5:45p.m.

•Host plant introductionshelp members learn what CIPplants make or do. This meetingis aimed at helping plants learnmore about their CIP communi-ties.

•Sue Edwards, who wasborn in a log cabin on 2ndStreet in Galena Park, will shareher knowledge of the history ofthat city. Lon Squyres, CIP mem-ber and city manager of JacintoCity will share his knowledge ofthat city.

•Dorothie Harding will talkabout the Harding Hotel thatoccupied the site of what is nowMcDonald’s.

By Mark Kramer

Eli Jones thought the Com-munity Helper Parade wasjust like any other fun activi-ty at Channelview ISD’ s Ear-ly Childhood Center.

During the special event,the children are able to meetpeople in different professionsthat help and serve others –such as police officers, fire-fighters and doctors. He wasespecially fond of the Navy,since his father had been onactive duty for the past yearas a submarine sonar techni-cian. For the parade, Elidressed in his own sailor uni-form to honor his dad.

As far as Eli knew, his fa-

(Washington, DC) – OnTuesday, January 20, 2015 at9:00 p.m. ET, PresidentBarack Obama delivered hissixth State of the Union Ad-dress before a joint session ofCongress. Congressman GeneGreen released the followingstatement:

“Tonight the President laidout a plan to strengthen themiddle class that would makepaychecks for hardworkingAmericans go farther, prepareAmericans to earn higher wag-es, and keep good paying jobsin America. We’ve seen tre-mendous economic growth andsuccess, but while Americans

Navy father returns from duty,surprises son at campus event

ther was still stationed incoastal waters somewhere.Little did he know he was infor quite a surprise.

Eli rounded the corner andhe approached two membersof the U.S. Navy, decked out inuniform. As he got closer anda huge smile beamed acrosshis face and he headed into thearms of one of servicemen.

It was his father, TannerJones.

Vicki Jones, Eli’s grand-mother and Tanner’s mother,and Tanner’s wife JoAnn,worked with the Early Child-hood Center to plan the sur-prise. Vicki is the districtwideteacher for the visually im-paired. Three-year-old Eli at-tends the ECC Day Care.

“As miserable as it can beto leave your family, the joy ofcoming home never changes,”said Tanner, who is also a 2004graduate of Channelview HighSchool. “We thought it wouldbe really cool to surprise Eliin this way. This time was veryspecial because it was the lasttime that I have to come homefrom being away from extend-ed periods of time.”

Tanner said that he thoughtby playing a part in the paradewould make for a memorablecelebration for Eli – and ECCprincipal Judy Lee agreed.“We were honored that ourcampus was involved in this

See SURPRISE, page 8

Eli Jones is surprised as he embraces his father, Tanner, who recentlycompleted a one-year assignment in the U.S. Navy. Tanner was aspecial guest to the Early Childhood Center’s Community HelperParade and had planned the surprise homecoming at the event.

are still struggling, there isstill work to do. I support ex-panding access to educationand reforming the tax code tocreate a fairer playing field forall Americans.

“He also called Americanumber one in oil and gas, andhe was right. In Houston, wecall ourselves the Energy Cap-ital of the World because of ourenergy renaissance, which isboosting our economy. Weneed to continue to invest onour energy infrastructure,which creates jobs, bringsmore revenue to the U.S., andcould lead to energy indepen-dence in America.

“I look forward to workingwith my colleagues in Con-gress to address our nation’sissues, and make a betterAmerica for all.”

Congressman Gene Green

By Grady Hicks

Our dear dad, ProctorWoodward Brightwell, passedaway on January 13, 2015.

At 95 he truly embodied the“greatest generation”. He wasthe youngest of 5 children andwas employed for 48 years bythe same company in the gaspipeline business. He served10 years on the San JacintoJunior College Board of Trust-ees and was instrumental inthe start of the North Cam-pus. His commitment to tech-nical education was honoredby the naming of the ProctorBrightwell Technical Voca-tional Building – the secondbuilding to be built on theNorth Campus.

An inveterate traveler, byage 80 he had been to all 7 con-tinents. For over a decade helived and traveled in his RVfor 6 months every year in ad-dition to enjoying many cruis-es.

He leaves a wonderful lega-cy for his children, grandchil-dren, and great-grandchildren.We were blessed to call himour father and “Grampie”, tohave him for as many years as

we did, and to know in somany tangible ways his loveand support for us. He is sur-

vived by daughters Emily andEileen, three grandchildren,and two great-grandchildren.

Proctor Woodward Brightwell

The Galena Park Indepen-dent School District’s annualRodeo Art Show was held onThursday, January 15 in theNorth Shore Senior HighSchool auditorium. This eventfeatured artwork by approxi-mately 450 students in gradesK-12 from each elementary,middle and high school cam-pus in the district.

The Houston LivestockShow and RodeoTM School ArtCommittee judged the 2015GPISD Rodeo Art Show andbestowed special recognitionon seven pieces of artwork se-lected as “Best in Show” and“Gold Medal” winners. Thosewinning pieces will be promi-nently displayed in theHLSR’s Hayloft Gallery at theReliant Center throughout theduration of this year’s Rodeo.Approximately 50 pieces ofart, as determined by the finalround of Grand Prix judging,will be auctioned. Every par-ticipant in the School Art Pro-gram is a winner, receiving a

certificate of merit signed bythe Show president, and ablue, red or white ribbon forachievement.

This year’s elementary“Best of Show” winner wasHouston Towner (HavardElementary) and the “GoldMedal” winner was TrinityGarcia (MacArthur Elemen-tary). The middle school “Bestof Show” winner was MarleneSantaloya (Woodland AcresMiddle School) and the “GoldMedal” winner was DanielMedina (North Shore MiddleSchool). The high school “Bestof Show” award went to Mar-ia Rivera (North Shore Sr.High School). High school“Gold Medal” awards went toAdam Garcia (North ShoreSr. High School) and ZulmaMejia (North Shore Sr. HighSchool). Congratulations to allof this year’s Rodeo Art Showparticipants and winners.

--Jonathan Frey

See Artwork on Page 8 THE STAGE OF NORTH SHORE HIGH SCHOOL WAS FILLED WITH RODEO ART.

Seven winners will exhibit at HLS&R

North Channel STARInaugural coverage

See Page 8 for exclusive pho-to coverage of the inaugural fromour own Jerry and Juli Fallin.

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR

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May Community Center’s AARPDriving Class

Hone your driving skills in this safe driving class offered by AARP,Friday, January 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For those that are50 years and older, this seminar may be used for insurance reduc-tion. A $15 supply fee is required for AARP members and $20 fornonmembers; checks are payable to AARP. This program cannot beused for ticket dismissal. Sign up at the Center or by calling (713)274-2434.

May Community Center is located at 2100 Wolf Road, Huffman77336. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. For more information regarding classes or other Center pro-grams, please call (713) 274-2434.

Crosby Craft & Consumer Expo�The Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the

2015 Crosby Craft & Consumer Expo to be held at Crosby HighSchool on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 10 am - 3:00 pm. Theyare looking for a variety of quality vendors to contribute to the suc-cess of this event! Chamber Members have 1st choice to registerfor a booth. If you would like to participate please contact them at281-328-6984. There will be a Booth Decorating Contest and thewinning Booth will receive a free vendor space in 2016. Theme thisyear is Football. Booth spaces are all indoors, therefore space islimited and will be assigned on a first paid first served basis.

Community events & activitiesBirthday Party Bingo. Friday, January 30, at 11:30 a.m.

Crosby Community Center’s salad and spud luncheon serves upa generous-sized, oven-baked potato with all the trimmings, freshgreen salad, dessert, iced tea, and coffee. Meal is $5 per personand helps defray the cost of the food. Advance registration isnecessary by Tuesday, January 27th.

Crosby Community Center is located at 409 Hare Road, Cros-by 77532. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. For more information regarding classes or otherCenter programs please call (281) 462-0543.

Focus Group meetingThe next meeting of the Focus Group will be Feb. 9th, Mon-

day, at 7 pm at the Marcelous-Williams Resource Center at 811N. Main in Highlands. This is a new facility in Highlands thatwill officially open on Jan. 31st, with an art show from 3 to 7 pm.

The Community Outreach Conference, held last Monday, wasa success. Several churches were represented and there was aproductive discussion on how citizens can help their neighborsas part of the Volunteer Chaplaincy program of the Harris CountySheriff ’s Office. We also learned about the CIRT teams who helpto access mental needs of people in crisis, to direct them to prop-er agencies instead of going to jail.

For more information, please call Diane Walters, member ofthe Focus Group, 281-426-7712.

Tax ServicesFrom Tuesday, February 2nd, to Tuesday, April 14th, volun-

teers from the AARP will be at Stratford Library in Highlandsevery Tuesday from 11 am tp 3 pm. They will be offering free taxfiling assistance. Stratford Library is located at 509 StratfordStreet, Highlands, TX. 77562. 281-426-3521.

New chamber officers, board in Crosby New chamber officers, board in Highlands

CROSBY/HUFFMAN CHAMBER NEW OFFICERS: Chair Larry Koslovsky, 1st VP JustinLeague, 2nd VP Dan Meaux, Secretary Macie Schubert, Treasurer Tiffany Muller,Parliamentarian Keenan Smith, Directors Velma Ellison, Glenn Cole, Eddie Foster, JohnSparks, Don Guillory, Albert Luna, Lara Umberger, Angela Richey, Lewis Spearman, ChuckMurray, Tatum MacNaughton, Linda Williams. Non-Elected Directors Dr. Keith Moore,Benny Soileau. President Glenda Logsdon, Staff Member Kim Harris.

HIGHLANDS/LYNCHBURG CHAMBER NEW OFFICERS: President Traci Dillard, 1st VP AlbertLuna, 2nd VP Dickie Woods, Secretary Dennis Smith, Treasurer Brandan Baird. Directorspictured are 1st Row: Gretchen Knowles, Dickie Woods, Weston Cotten, Traci Dillard,Brandi Garnuch, Betty Michalsky, Jim Wadzinski, Albert Luna. 2nd Row: David Kostka,Randy Casey, Yvonne Silva, Justin League, Brandan Baird, George Browning. Not pictured:Brenda Moore, Sandy Denson.

COMMUNITY NEWS

HUFFMAN F.F.A. LIVESTOCK SHOWSCHEDULE

Saturday, Jan. 24Huffman F.F.A BBQ Cook-Off 5a.m. – 5 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 28 Weigh-in Sift forsteers, swine, Lambs and goats. Checkin for Ag Mechanics, Horticulture, Art,Photography and Food Science Allproducts must be checked in before 7:00p.m. to participate in the Livestock ShowThursday, Jan. 29 Check in Sifting forPoultry, Livestock judging begins.Friday, Jan. 30 Judging continues.Saturday, Jan. 319:00 a.m. Mandatory Sale Meeting for allstudents involved with the premiumsale and all Livestock Sales11:00 a.m. Buyer’s Luncheon (LivestockAuction student participants notallowed in this area.)1:00 p.m. Livestock Auction

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SCHOOL NEWS

JANUARY

North ChannelLibrary events-Monday, Jan. 26, 6 pm, SteamCamp Science.-Tuesday, Jan. 27, 10:30 am,&1:30 pm, For the Children / Paralos Niños / “FamilyCommunication”.-Wednesday, Jan. 28, 10:30 am,Book Club; 4:30 pm, Tween Time.-Thursday, Jan. 29, 10:30 am, BabyTime.COMPUTER CLASSES:-Intermediate Excel, Lecture, Jan.26, 1-3 pm.-Intermediate Excel, Practice, Jan.28, 1-3 pm.WED. EVENING CLASSES-Basic Windows 8, Part 1, Jan. 21,6-7:45 pm.-Basic Windows 8, Part 2, Jan. 28,6-7:45 pm.*Requires registrationCLASES DE COMPUTACION:-Intermedio Excel, Lectura, Jan.27, 10am - 12 pm.-Intermedio Excel, Práctica, Jan.29, 10 am - 12 pm.*Se require registrarse.

Library is located at 15741 Wal-lisville Rd., Houston, TX. 77049. Call281-457-1631 for more informationon other classes.

JANUARY

Galena ParkLibrary events-Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1 pm, InternetBásico; 4 pm, Internet Basics.-Wednesday, Jan. 28, 11 am, StoryTime.Please call the library at 713-450-0982 for more details.

The library is located at 1500Keene St. Galena Park, TX. 77547.

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FREE PARENTTECHNOLOGYTRAINING!

Galena Park ISD is offering FREEtechnology training for parents whohave children in one or more GPISDschools!

Registration: Call 832-386-1038Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

Training Topics include WordProcessing and Internet Tools.

There will be snacks and FREEbabysitting for children under 12.

Training is being offered in bothEnglish and Spanish. Training willtake place at Joyce Zotz EducationCenter, 13801 Holly Park, Houston

Training Dates/Times: Selectone training week (Monday-Thurs-day)

February 9-12 (5:30 p.m. - 7:00p.m.)

February 23-26 (5:30 p.m.-7:00p.m.)

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2nd & 4th THURSDAY

San Jacinto PilotClub meetingSan Jacinto Pilot Club meets 2ndand 4th Thursdays at noon at theGalena Park ISD AdministrationBuilding.

SATURDAY NIGHTS

The BuckshotJamboreeEnjoy Classic Country music everySatutday night from 7 pm - 10 pmwith The Buckshot Jamboree at7414 Hartman near Old BeaumontHighway. More info, call 281-458-0729 or 832-444-5000.

Channelview IndependentSchool District offers studentscurrently enrolled in gradesKindergarten through 12 theopportunity to take Credit byExam tests (CBE). The examswill be administered March 9-12, 2015. Students must score80 percent or better on examsto receive credit. Studentshave the opportunity to ad-

Channelview ISD recently honored their Students of the Month programs by hosting a recognition luncheonin the top level of the press box at Ray Maddry Memorial Stadium. Students were treated to lunch, alongwith a tour of the press box and field. The January Students of the Month include, top row, from left,Nikole Arredondo (Aguirre Junior High), Katelyn Sowell (Channelview High School), Laryssa Torres (KolarikNinth Grade Campus), Wendolyn Sanchez (Alice Johnson Junior High) and Hongbin Wu (Joe FrankCampbell Learning Center). Pictured in front are, from left, Martha Perez (McMullan Elementary), UniqueWilliams (Cobb Elementary), GloriaAnn Nguyen (Brown Elementary), Lindsay Caudillo (SchochlerElementary), Jaylia Box (Crenshaw Elementary) and Ben’Treal Wright (Hamblen Elementary). Not picturedis Heily Vanegas of De Zavala Elementary.

During the month of Janu-ary, public schools across thestate take a moment to honortheir school board trusteesduring School Board Recogni-tion Month. Like other dis-tricts, GPISD does the same,but staff, students and admin-istrators go above and beyondby making them truly knowhow much they are cared for

Salvador Flores, a member ofthe Galena Park High SchoolBand of Gold, will perform withthe Texas All-State Band in SanAntonio, Saturday, February 14,2015 at the Henry B. GonzalezConvention Center as part ofthe 2015 Texas Music Educa-tors Association Clinic/Conven-tion. He was chosen for thisprestigious honor through acompetitive process held thisyear across the state at district,region, and area levels.

Sponsored by the Texas Mu-sic Educators Association, thecompetition starts with over60,000 students from aroundthe state vying for only 1,600positions to perform in one ofthe 15 ensembles (bands, or-chestras, and choirs). Individu-al musicians perform selectedmusic for a panel of judges whorank each instrument or vocalpart. From this ranking, a se-lect group of musicians advanc-es from their region to competeagainst musicians from otherareas in seven TMEA Area com-petitions. The highest-rankingmusicians judged at the TMEAArea competitions qualify toperform in a TMEA All-Statemusic group. Only the top 3%of musicians who initially au-dition become All-State musi-

Channelview High Schoolband members and musicianswith the Aguirre and AliceJohnson Junior High bands re-ceived region and district hon-ors.

Pedro Lucio from Channel-view High School was namedto the region band, while Car-rollann Rodriguez was chosento the area band. Nathan

GPISD Recognizes Board of Trustees

Ramon Garza, Trustee; Wilfred J. Broussard, Jr., Secretary; Minnie Rivera, Trustee; Jeff Miller, Trustee;Wanda Heath Johnson, President; Dawn Fisher, Trustee; and Joe Stephens, Vice President.

and appreciated. Board mem-bers give selflessly and tire-lessly on a daily basis not onlyto our district but to our com-munity as well. During themonthly meeting of the Boardof Trustees on Monday, Janu-ary 6th, Jonathan Frey read aproclamation on behalf of Es-meralda Moya, Mayor of Ga-lena Park. In addition, to show

their appreciation, campusadministrators and employeespacked the house to recognizethis special group of servants.Before they left for the night,

each member received giftsand tokens of appreciation inthe form of special treats suchas cookies and cakes, cards,books and even personalizedstudent art.

Channelview ISD’s JanuaryStudents of the Month

Channelview ISD tooffer Credit by Exam

vance an entire grade level inelementary or junior high andstudents in high school canreceive course credit. Interest-ed students can be registerednow through February 6, 2015.Students and/or their parentsshould visit with their schoolcounselor regarding registra-tion and eligibility.

GALENA PARK

GPHS Band of Gold Memberselected to All-State Band

cians. For Salvador Flores, asophomore, this is his first timeto be selected as an All-Statemusician.

These All-State students par-ticipate in three days of rehears-als directed by nationallyrecognized conductors duringthe TMEA Clinic/Convention.Their performances for thou-sands of attendees bring thisextraordinary event to a close.For the All-State concert sched-ule and conductor information,go to www.tmea.org/convention.

Salvador Flores

CHS, junior high bandstudents capture honors

Fowler was selected to the dis-trict band.

At the junior high level, Al-ice Johnson’s Summer Ijarahand Bianca Torres and Agu-irre’s Makayla Williams werechosen to the region band.Mayra Valencia, Edgar Tolen-tino and Alondra Gallegos ofAguirre were named to regionband.

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North Shore SeniorDanceNorth Shore Senior Citizens hold am o n t h l y d a n c e t h e s e c o n dThursday of every month from 1 - 4pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building,Corpus Christi street. Live bands andrefreshments. Cost is $ 5/perperson. For more information call713-455-3660.

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AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perryaddressed a joint session of theHouse and Senate for the lasttime on Jan. 13, opening dayof the 140-day regular sessionof the 84th Texas Legislature.

Before recounting variousaspects of the state’s perfor-mance during his record-breaking tenure as chiefexecutive, Perry said, “I havecome here to reflect on whatwe have done together, and tosay farewell. But most of all,to tell you it has been the high-est of honors to serve as yourgovernor for the last 14 years.”

Perry painted a picture ofTexas “as a land of unlimitedopportunity” with mentions ofsuch items as job growth, thebooming oil and gas industry,various other economic driv-ers, fiscal management, educa-tion and public safety. “Whilesome still struggle in the shad-ows of opportunity, we havecreated tremendous possibili-ties for millions of Texans.While the rest of the nationhas lost middle class jobs, Tex-as has created them,” Perrysaid. He also reminded theaudience of challenges recent-ly faced, such as “the disinte-gration of the Space ShuttleColumbia, Hurricanes Katri-na, Rita and Ike, devastatingwildfires, the spread of Ebolaand a humanitarian crisis atthe border.”

Wrapping up, Perry said, “Icouldn’t pick a better succes-sor as governor than (formerTexas Attorney General) GregAbbott. And he couldn’t havetwo better partners to leadthis state than (LieutenantGovernor and former Senator)Dan Patrick and (HouseSpeaker) Joe Straus. As I bidfarewell, I know the future isin good hands.”

Straus reelected asspeaker

State Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, was elected to afourth consecutive term asspeaker of the Texas House ofRepresentatives on Jan. 13,opening day of the 84th TexasLegislature.

The vote was 128-19 in fa-vor of Straus. The 19 voteswere for second-term stateRep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, abusinessman and former Na-tional Football League player.

Perry gives parting speech aslegislative session begins

Revenue estimate isgiven

Texas Comptroller GlennHegar on Jan. 12 released thestate’s Biennial Revenue Es-timate, necessary informationfor Texas lawmakers to crafta state budget for fiscal years2016 and 2017.

The 94-page documentshows the state is projected tohave some $113 billion in rev-enue available for general-purpose spending during the2016-2017 biennium. Staterevenue from all sources isestimated at $221 billion forthe next biennium, a total thatincludes $110 billion in feder-al receipts and other income.

State government beginswith a projected $7.5 billionending balance from the cur-rent biennium and thatamount is added to the esti-mated $110 billion in project-ed general revenue-relatedcollections from taxes, fees andother income over the courseof the 2016-17 biennium. And,about $5 billion will be setaside for transfers to theRainy Day Fund and StateHighway Fund. The resulting$113 billion represents the es-timated revenue available tothe Legislature for generalpurpose spending in the nextbiennium, according to thecomptroller’s office.

Hegar noted, “The signifi-cant drop in oil prices in recentmonths will likely lead to amarked slowdown in oil explo-ration and production. Thisslowdown will dampen overalleconomic growth in Texas.However,” he added, “in addi-tion to the economic boost feltby Texas motorists as a resultof lower gasoline prices, thereare industries in Texas’ di-verse economy such as trans-portation and somemanufacturing that will ben-efit from lower energy prices.This, coupled with continuedstrength in construction, pro-fessional services and othersectors of the broader econo-my, should somewhat counter-balance a slowdown in theenergy sector.”

Donate Life programgrows

Texas Department of Pub-lic Safety on Jan. 14 an-nounced that in 2014 nearly1.4 million people added theirnames to the Glenda P. Daw-son Donate Life Texas Regis-try, the database “ofindividuals who have official-ly indicated their decisions todonate organs and tissue tobenefit thousands of peoplecurrently awaiting trans-plants.”

DPS Director Steven Mc-Craw said, “Every person whoselflessly elects to register asa donor has the potential tosave another individual’s life.”

In 2014 a record 226 regis-tered donors made nearly 800transplants possible and cur-rently, more than 13,600 indi-viduals are awaiting organ ortissue transplants in Texasalone, according to the groupDonate Life Texas.

Three organ and tissue re-covery agencies: LifeGift,Southwest Transplant Alli-ance and Texas Organ SharingAlliance participate in the reg-istry along with the Depart-ment of Public Safety and theTexas Department of MotorVehicles.

By Cynthia Nisley

(NAPSI)—If you have abank account, are holdinguncashed checks, ownstock, are heir to an insur-ance policy or have propertyin a safe-deposit box, thereare steps you can take tohelp protect your propertyfrom escheatment.

“Escheatment” is theterm that describes how“abandoned,” “unclaimed”or “lost” property is turnedover to the state. If theproperty owner cannot befound or hasn’t demonstrat-ed an interest in the asset,the U.S. state where theholder lives can takecustody of those belongings.If the owner or heir comesforward, he or she can claimit back from the state butearly withdrawal penaltiesor market losses maysignificantly affect theasset’s value and the fundsmay not be immediatelyavailable.

You may say, “But Ihaven’t abandoned myproperty. I don’t haveanything to worry about.”That’s not necessarily so.

Consider the case of anemployee of a fast-growingtechnology company whoheld stock certificates witha face value of nearly$500,000. He kept thecertificates in a safe andintended to use the fundsfor his kids’ college educa-tion. Unknown to him, hisstock had been escheateddue to returned mail andlack of contact. His nest eggwas ruined and he was ableto claim just under $20,000,the amount the state soldhis stock for at the time ofescheatment.

Here are a few similarscenarios that can happento anyone:

• If you don’t cashdividend checks, thosechecks and associated stockmay be escheated unlessyou have made contact withthe transfer agent. Sincemost states sell sharesimmediately, you will loseout on any market gains,dividends or stock splitsthat occur after the sharesare sold.

• If you move and do notupdate your address withyour financial institution(such as a bank), it willmark your account as “lost”once it receives two piecesof undeliverable mail from

Understandingescheatment and how tokeep your property safe

the post office. After threeto five years, depending onthe state, your assets willbe escheated unless youmake contact with theinstitution.

• If you have a safe-deposit box and neveraccess it or make contactwith your bank, the con-tents of the box may beturned over to the state andsold at auction. You couldclaim back the cash value—but not the valuablesthemselves.

So how can you protectyour assets? Staying incontact with your financialinstitutions is the key toprotecting your property.To actively show interest inall your assets:

1. Keep a list of all thefinancial institutions youdeal with, such as a bank ortransfer agent, and contactthem at least once per year.This can be as simple asaccessing your accountonline, calling in to thecustomer service center,cashing a check, updatingyour address, changing abeneficiary or voting aproxy.

2. Keep your addressupdated with all yourfinancial institutions if youmove.

3. Consolidate accounts,to make it easier to main-tain contact and keep trackof your assets.

4. If you receive a noticealerting you to the fact thatyour account is considered“inactive” or “abandoned,”respond immediately. Notethat service providers suchas Georgeson may contactyou, offering to provideassistance in helpingprevent escheatment of aninactive or abandonedaccount. You have theoption to use the service orhandle it yourself directlywith your financial institu-tion—the service providershould disclose all options.

5. Make sure that yourheirs know which stocksyou own and where youhave financial accounts.

To find out if any of yourproperty has been escheat-ed, visitwww.missingmoney.comand search participatingstates’ records by theproperty owner’s name, orfor contact information fornonparticipating states.

Exploring TheLink BetweenObesity AndCancer

NAPSI)—Emergingresearch suggests a linkbetween obesity and therisk of developing anddying from many commoncancers. Obesity is quicklyovertaking tobacco as theleading preventable causeof cancer, with as many as84,000 cancer diagnosesattributed to obesity eachyear in the United States.It is also estimated thatobesity or excess weightcontributes to as many asone in five cancer-relateddeaths.

The good news is thatscientists are beginning tounderstand potentialbiological explanations forwhy obesity contributes tothe development andprogression of cancer. Forexample, current researchshows a relationshipbetween higher levels ofinsulin in a person’s blood,which is common in peoplewho are obese, and thedevelopment of certaintypes of cancer.

In addition, hormonesproduced in fat cells havebeen shown to stimulatethe growth of tumors, andit is also not unusual forpeople who are obese tohave low-level chronicinflammation in tissues inthe body. Chronic inflam-mation is a confirmed riskfactor for certain types ofcancers.

There is also existingdata linking obesity,inactivity and poor diet topoorer outcomes in pa-tients with cancer. Obesityis caused by a combinationof factors, but it is nevertoo late to take steps toimprove your health.

Making LifestyleChanges

The best time to start aweight loss program orfocus on making healthylifestyle changes varies foreach person. For some, acancer diagnosis may spura patient’s decision tofocus on his or her healthbeyond cancer, encourag-ing healthy eating choicesand increasing activity.

The first step is to talkwith your doctor. Yourdoctor can calculate yourbody mass index (BMI)and evaluate your overallhealth and fitness level tofind out if you wouldbenefit from losing weightor making lifestyle chang-es to maintain yourcurrent weight.

Here are some addition-al tips from Cancer.Net formaking healthy lifestylechanges:

• Eat and drink only asmany calories as you needto maintain a healthyweight and support yourlevel of physical activity.Talk to your health careprovider about ways toreduce calories if yourBMI shows that you areoverweight or obese.

• Increase levels ofphysical activity. Even asmall increase in physicalactivity has benefits.

• Get support. Mostweight loss programsinclude more than onesession with a dietitian orweight loss specialist tohelp you make healthylifestyle changes and stickwith them over time.

For more informationand to download addition-al resources for patientsand caregivers, visitwww.cancer.net/obesity.Cancer.Net is the patientinformation website of theAmerican Society ofClinical Oncology (ASCO),the world’s leading profes-sional organizationrepresenting physicianswho care for people withcancer. Cancer.Net issupported by the ConquerCancer Foundation.

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Robert Edwin Russell III,59, of Dania Beach, Floridawas born in Houston, Texas onNovember 16, 1955. He wascalled home on Saturday De-cember 27, 2014.

A service of celebration willbe held on Saturday January24, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at NewLife Assembly of God churchlocated at 42493 Hwy 105,Batson, Texas. Brother BillCampbell will speak at theservice. The family will be re-ceiving friends for a time ofremembrance also on Satur-day, January 24, 2015 fromnoon until time of service atthe church.

Robert graduated fromCrosby High School in Crosby,Texas. He was a compassion-ate and humble person. Rob-ert loved to be on the water,so pursuing his dream, hemoved to Florida in 1995. Hecontinued his work as a roadand bridge inspector andbought a sail boat. He becamea certified Open Water ScubaDiver and then attended Cap-tain’s School with the U.S.Coast Guard. He obtained theCaptain’s diploma and was alicensed Merchant Marine of-ficer with the U.S. CoastGuard. He loved to watch thesunset from the beach. He wasclose to nature and he enjoyedlistening to blues music. Hewill be missed by many.

Robert was preceded indeath by his grandparents, hisfather, R.E. Russell, Jr.

He is survived by his moth-er, Lois Russell of Liberty, andhis 12 siblings: Bill Russell

Our dear dad, ProctorWoodward Brightwell, passedaway on January 13, 2015.

At 95 he truly embodied the“greatest generation”. He wasthe youngest of 5 children andwas employed for 48 years bythe same company in the gaspipeline business. He served10 years on the San JacintoJunior College Board of Trust-ees and was instrumental inthe start of the North Cam-pus. His commitment to tech-nical education was honoredby the naming of the ProctorBrightwell Technical Voca-tional Building – the secondbuilding to be built on theNorth Campus.

An inveterate traveler, byage 80 he had been to all 7 con-tinents. For over a decade helived and traveled in his RVfor 6 months every year in ad-dition to enjoying many cruis-es.

He leaves a wonderful lega-cy for his children, grandchil-dren, and great-grandchildren.We were blessed to call himour father and “Grampie”, tohave him for as many years aswe did, and to know in somany tangible ways his loveand support for us. He is sur-vived by daughters Emily andEileen, three grandchildren,and two great-grandchildren.

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BIDDY BITSBy Danny Biddy

AutoIncorrect!

Too often I have typed ortalked a text message into myphone and hit “Send” before Iproofed it. When I read what Ihad sent, I was more than justa little embarrassed! Unfortu-nately, I have done the samething with conversations. Ihave let words come out mymouth before I asked the Lordto “proof” it.

“Let the words of my mouthand the meditations of myheart be acceptable (proofedbefore I hit send) by You,Lord.” (Psalm 19:14)

Danny R. Biddy, Pastor ofthe Church on Old River since1977.www.oldriverbaptist.com

1. Is the book of Acts in theOld or New Testament or nei-ther?

2. From Proverbs 30, whatwill pluck out the eyes of any-one who scorns their parents?Demons, Ravens, Doves,Quails

3. Who wrote, “The love ofmoney is the root of all evil”?Timothy, Isaiah, Moses, Paul

4. From Matthew 8, whatRoman official asked Jesus toheal his servant? Marshall,Governor, Centurion, Jailer

5. How many times are thewords “apple” or “apples” men-tioned in the Bible (KJV)? 11,14, 19, 37

6. Who was the father ofHosea? Uzzah, Beeri, Joash,Ahab

ANSWERS: 1) New; 2)Ravens; 3) Paul; 4) Centurion;5) 11; 6) Beeri

Sue Ann Edmonds age 67,went to be with the Lord onSaturday January 17, 2015 at4:55 a.m. She was born inDunkirk, New York on Novem-ber 21, 1947 to Geraldine Rose-mary Hall Stafford and LeoMichael Stafford.

Sue had an outgoing person-ality, liked music, enjoyedcooking and sharing recipes,gardening and most especial-ly, enjoyed spending time withher family and grandchildren.She will be deeply missed byall who knew her.

Sue is preceded in death byher parents and is survived byher husband, James Edmonds;her children, Melissa; Kevinand Edjue Rak; her sisters,Mary Sealander; Michele Da-mon and Deidre Moore; hergrandchildren, Lynsy Hamer-nick; Dominick Rak; ClaytonH a m e r n i c k a n d L a n d o nLaFour.

A graveside service will beheld on Wednesday, January 21,2015 at Sterling-White Ceme-tery 11011 Crosby-LynchburgRd. Highlands, at 10:00 a.m.Arrangements entrusted toSterling-White Funeral Home11011 Crosby-Lynchburg Rd.Highlands, Texas 77562. Tooffer the family condolences,please visitwww.sterlingwhite.com.

Sue Ann Edmonds

Body Toning Chair Exer-cises: Tuesdays and Thursdaysat 9 a.m. Fitness instructorMelissa Turner offers body ton-ing chair exercises for individ-uals with limited stamina,mobility, and flexibility.

Krosby All-AmericanKazoo Band: Tuesdays at 10a.m. A volunteer leads thisfun-loving group of entertain-ers. No musical experience isnecessary and all instrumentsare provided. The band is opento people ages 18 and older.

Pickleball: Tuesdays at 11a.m. Played with a paddle, wif-fle-style ball, and net. Pickle-ball is the latest craze tosweep the nation. Open to par-ticipants of all fitness levelsages 50 and better.

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at 11 a.m. Experience the ex-citement of the bowling lanes.Team up with some of yourfriends and have a tourna-ment.

Senior Pinochle: Tues-days at 1 p.m. Players scorepoints by trick-taking and alsoby forming combinations ofcards.

Dancercise: Tuesdays at2:30 p.m. A volunteer instruc-tor leads this class, which in-cludes the same elements asline dancing and offers a goodold-fashioned workout.

Yoga: Tuesdays and Thurs-days at 4 p.m. Certified in-structor Cindy Robertsteaches yoga at the Center.

Crosby Community Center,409 Hare Road, Crosby 77532.(281) 462-0543.

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Houston, TX, January 5,2015 – HCA Affiliated EastHouston Regional Medical Cen-ter (EHRMC) proudly welcomesnew Chief Operating Officer(COO) Todd Jackson.

Throughout his 10 years ofexperience in the healthcare in-dustry, Mr. Jackson has heldvarious positions including As-sociate Administrator, AssociateCOO, and Corporate Director ofPerformance Improvement.

Mr. Jackson received hisbachelor of administration,master’s in business adminis-tration and a master’s in health-care administration from theUniversity of Alabama at Bir-mingham. He has achieved Fel-low Certification from theAmerican College of HealthcareExecutives. In addition, Mr.Jackson is a Rotarian and afundraising champion for theAmerican Heart Associationand the Leukemia and Lympho-ma Society.

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The San Jacinto Pilot Clubis proud to present LaytonGaskins, marketing and salescounselor for Remington ParkAssisted Living Facility inBaytown, at their Thursday,January 22, 2015 meeting.She will be discussing Alzhe-imer awareness and the bene-fits of assisted living. Themeeting will take place at noonat the Galena Park ISD Ad-

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Cobb Elementary SchoolPrincipal Blake Smith andAssistant Principal William

Chalfant promised if they raisedmore than $3,000 during thisyear’s Jump Rope For Heartfundraiser, they would letstudents spray cans of SillyString all over them. Thestudents lived up to the

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The answer is… CardTricks! We’re talking creditcard tricks. The expensivekind, in which over-limit fees,residual interest, default APRsand other surprises suddenlyappear as if by magic on yourcredit card statement. In eachinstance, they are within theirrights to take your money,thanks to the often inscruta-ble terms of your cardholderagreement. But just likeThree-Card Monte, thesetricks can clean out your wal-let faster than you can pick acard, any card. Some of thesetricks may soon be outlawed bythe Federal Reserve Board’sproposed Unfair or DeceptiveActs or Practices reforms.

In the meantime, keep youreye on your statement, yourhand on your wallet and watchout for these five sneaky cred-it card tricks.This is the first in a series of 5.�

1. The closing date mindcrunch

Cardholder Lynnae McCoythought she was doing theright thing when she switchedfrom paper to paperless billingon her 0 percent APR card.When she didn’t receive an e-mail notice of payment duearound her customary state-ment date, she chalked it up toa transition glitch and madeher normal payment at theusual time of the month.

The following month, heronline statement showed thata late fee and interest had notonly bumped her balance by$100 but shot her 0 percentintroductory APR up to 11.24percent.

To McCoy’s surprise, itturns out the card companyhad changed her closing dateto later in the month. “Appar-ently my payment was postedone day before the new billingcycle began, so I ended up mak-ing two payments in one bill-ing cycle and none in the next,”McCoy says.

Columnist Liz PulliamWeston, author of “Easy Mon-ey,” sees this happen frequent-ly to folks who try to buff theircredit score by paying off a

Diamond Jim… How can somany stores offer credit

with no payments formonths, even years?

What’s the catch?chunk of credit card debt amonth before they apply for amajor loan.

“The way the credit cardcomputer systems are set up,they are only looking for pay-ments between the statementclosing date and the due date,”she explains. “So if you paidearly and failed to make a sec-ond payment in that littlewindow, then you’re countedas late.”

In other words, early birdsget the shaft. McCoy admitsshe’s one of the lucky ones be-cause she didn’t have otheroutstanding card balanceswhose rates may have similar-ly been bumped due to a high-ly controversial practiceknown as “universal default.”

After repeated, lengthyphone calls, McCoy convincedher card company to drop thelate fee and restore her 0 per-cent APR, “but they didn’ttake the interest off. It wasabout $37. I just gave up andpaid it. There came a point atwhich my time was worthmore than $37.” The McCoyshave since sworn off creditcards for good.

Solution? “Pay off the card,”says McCoy. “That and persist.If you’re thinking about goingto paperless billing, reallystay on top of it, and maybeeven make a small extra pay-ment in the middle of the cy-cle until you’re sure whenyour billing cycle is.”

Gail Hillebrand, senior at-torney for Consumers Unionhas an additional suggestion:“I think it’s actually quitehelpful to not take paperlessbilling. I do think this makesit harder for the customer tohold up their end of the bar-gain and pay on time.”

If you have questions per-taining to jewelry, watches, di-amonds, precious stones,precious metals, and otherquestions related to the jewel-ry industry, emailjmills@pineforestjewelry.com.

Diamond Jim is a diamonddealer and precious metalsbroker of NTR Metals. Seemore at:www.pineforestjewelry.com.

San Jacinto Pilot Clubmeeting set Jan. 22

ministration Building at thecorner of Woodforest Blvd.and Beltway 8. Feel free tobring your lunch.

San Jacinto Pilot Club ispart of Pilot International, aninternational service organi-zation whose focus is on brainsafety and fitness. More in-formation about the organiza-tion can be found atwww.SanJacintoPilot.com.

Head-on crash leaves 1dead at Washburn Tunnel

A pick up truck crashedhead-on into another truckkilling a driver inside theWashburn Tunnel last Sat-urday, January 17, 2015around 11 p.m.

Liquid was spilling out ofone of the trucks, but thedriver and passengers in-side one of the trucks didnot suffer any major inju-

ries, reports stated.According to police re-

ports, two other driverscould not stop in time toavoid the crash, hittingeach other, no one was in-jured in this other crash.

The tunnel was closed forseveral hours to clean upthe accident.

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Rotarians hold All-clubdinner, induct Neil Bush

ALL 65 ROTARY CLUBSfrom the 5890 District, whichsurrounds Houston, met lastThursday evening at theCrowne Plaza near the Astro-dome, to hear Rotary Interna-tional President Gary C. K.Huang speak. Also on the pro-gram was the induction of anew member, Neil Bush, son

At the microphone, Rotary District Governor Lisa Faith Massey, toher right Neil Bush and Gary C. K. Huang.

Representing the North Shore Rotary were John Painter, Amir Kahn,Derrill Painter, Mike Williams, Bill Palko, Bill Bowes, Matt Davis, andAllatia Harris in front.

of President and BarbaraBush, as a member of theHouston Rotary Club. Neil fol-lowed a tradition set by hisbrother George Bush, who hadbeen a featured speaker at theAll-Club dinner about 15 yearsago, before he became TexasGovernor and U. S. President.

The Highlands Rotary Club was represented by Patricia Scott, DeniseSmith, Grace & Raymond Gonzalez, and Gil Hoffman.

special homecoming.”Eli’s baby sister Coral and

mother JoAnn, along withgrandmother Vicki were allpresent for the special gather-ing.

Since the surprise reunion,Eli and his father have beeninseparable.

“We have been doing a lit-tle bit of everything,” Tannersaid. “Eli is my shadow, sowherever I am, he is not toofar behind.”

Tanner is still on duty untilthe end of the year, but will notbe venturing far from home.He has already started a landmanagement business andplans to join the Air Force Re-serves or Texas Air NationalGuard.

He says that being a posi-tive influence on his two chil-dren is the most important job

SURPRISE,Continued from page 1

The Jones family is all smiles after Tanner recently returned from hisNaval assignment. Pictured from left are Eli, Tanner, wife JoAnn anddaughter, Coral.

of all.“I want them to do well in

whatever it is they decide to

do and know that anything ispossible if they work hardenough,” Tanner said.

Rodeo Art Show “kicks up dust”at North Shore High SchoolSeven winners will exhibit at HLS&R(Continued from page 1)

BEST OF SHOW:

ELEMENTARY BEST OF SHOW -- HOUSTON TOWNER, Havard Elem

MIDDLE SCHOOL BEST OF SHOW - MARLENE SANTALOYA, WoodlandAcres MS

HIGH SCHOOL BEST OF SHOW - MARIA RIVERA, North Shore HS

GOLD MEDALS:

TRINITY GARCIA, MacArthur EL DANIEL MEDINA, North Shore MS ZULMA MEJIA, North Shore HSADAM GARCIA, North Shore HS

Inauguration ofTexas GovernorPHOTOS BY JERRY & JULI FALLIN FOR THE NORTH CHANNEL STARand Other Media Sources

Texans celebrated the inauguration of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick with plenty of fanfareTuesday in Austin. Here's a look at some of the festivities.