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VOLUME 4, NO. 48 (#151) www.northchannelstar.comTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016Serving all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City
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SAN JACINTO RIVERCoalition updatedon waste pits
GALENA PARK ISD
Dr. Williams receivesleadership award
Jacinto City replacing aging waterdistribution system
Dr. Angi Will-iams, Superinten-dent of Schools, wasselected to receivethe John HoyleLeadership Awardfrom the Texas A&MA d m i n i s t r a t i v eLeadership Insti-tute.
This award is giv-en to a Texas schoolleader who exempli-fies the best inschool leadership.The Hoyle award re-cipients hold a vi-sion for the futurewhere success for allis a reality. Theypossess an ability tolead people to con-sistently perform atthe highest level and use re-sources in inventive and imag-inative ways to supportclassrooms and increase stu-dent learning.
Dr. Williams accepted theaward on behalf of the GPISD
Rep. Green to hostCollege andFinancial Aid night
HOUSTON – CongressmanGene Green invites Houston-area students and parents toCollege and Financial AidNight on Thursday, December8, 2016 from 7:00 P.M. to8:30 P.M. at North ShoreCommunity Fellowship ofFaith, -444 Maxey Rd, Hous-ton, Texas 77013.
During this free event, stu-dents and families will receiveinformation about how to ap-ply financial aid and scholar-ships. Laptops will be avail-a b l e f o r a t t e n d e e s t ocomplete and ask questionsabout their FAFSA/TAFSA ap-plications. This important op-portunity comes after thenews that th i s year ’s \ t“_blank” Free Application forF e d e r a l S t u d e n t A i d(FAFSA) was made availableo n O c t o b e r 1 s t , t h r e emonths ear l ier than thetraditional January 1 date.
Project GRAD Houston’sChandra Gonzalez will give apresentation about financialaid, City of Houston’s Direc-tor of Education Juliet Sti-peche will speak on behalf ofMayor Sylvester Turner, andrepresentatives from the Uni-versity of Houston, TexasSouthern University, San Ja-cinto College, and HoustonCommunity College Northeastwill be in attendance. Over$2,000 in scholarships will beawarded to students duringthe event.
“I want to make sure thatstudents have access to asmuch financial aid informa-tion as possible because fi-nancial aid makes the cost ofhigher education affordable,”said Rep. Green.
By Allan Jamail
Jacinto City, TX. November 29, 2016the current Jacinto City Water Line &Fire Protection rehabilitation project isthe latest in a multi-year effort to re-build the oldest portion of Jacinto City’saging water distribution system.
The current project’s base cost is $973,446 with the Harris County Com-munity Development Block Grant(CDBG) funding for communities pro-viding 80% of the cost. When complet-ed it’ll provide 62 blocks of new watermain lines at a fraction of the cost tothe city.
The first phase replaced the largestmain supply trunk lines down MercuryDrive and Holland Avenue. The secondphase is installing new lines to the old-est homes in the Industrial Additionfrom the 10100 blocks through the10700 blocks south of Market StreetRoad.
City Manager Lon Squyres said, “Wefollowed this process for the last sever-al years making adjustments in thescope of work that’s allowed us to in-stall longer sections of pipe at a betterprice.”
Roger Ramos, Vice President of DDS(Directional Drilling LLC) one of the
family on Wednesday, No-vember 2.
“Such an honor is onlypossible because the staffhas committed to excel-lence for our students
pictured left to right: Wilfred J. Broussard, Jr., GPISD Board President;Dr. Angi Williams, Superintendent of Schools; and Jeff Miller, GPISDBoard Vice President.
and makes no excuses,even when the going getstough,” Dr. Williamssaid.
Congratulations, Dr.Williams!
contractor’s doing the pipe installa-tion said, “in a 8 to 10 hour day mycrew can install 300 linear feet of thewater main pipe line which includesthe boring under existing drivewayspreventing costly cemented drivewayrepairs by digging a open trench.”
Squyres stated, “the original sys-tem had scattered fire hydrant place-ment, now we’ll have 82 new firehydrants at every intersection pro-viding a consistent water supplyclose to every home providing muchbetter fire protection."
Jacinto City’s Public Works Direc-tor Kyle Reed said, “This is my dreamcome true, the new lines and morevalves means fewer line breaks fromthe near 70 year old original system.”The original system had fewer valvesand when a line broke it was diffi-cult to isolate small specific areascausing many residences to be with-out water.
Water Department Superinten-dant Bernardo Perez who’s watchingthe project closely said, “My mainconcern is insuring the new systemis installed correctly and before anynew drinking water line is connect-ed to a home the water has been test-ed and meets all state and federalcodes.
Photos by Allan JamailAdvanced technology allows 300 feet of 8” water main pipeinstalled 6 feet deep by boring without digging a open-trench.Jacinto City Officials observing, Water Superintendent BernardoPerez (left), Councilman Allen Lee, City Manager Lon Squyresand Public Works Director Kyle Reed.
HIGHLANDS – At theirregular monthly meetinglast Tuesday night, theSan Jacinto River Coali-tion was updated on issuesrelated to removing thetoxic wastes in the river.Jackie Young reported thatthe EPA had extended theComment Period for thepublic, to Jan. 12, 2017.She urged everyone towrite with own own per-sonal experiences, andopinion.
Young also said that re-pairs to the cap were beingmade, because of a 8 x 60foot “scour” or scrape onthe east side of the site.
Jackie Young reportedon studies that have beenmade over the last decadeby UH professor Dr. Hana-di Rifai, showing how freedioxins have been detect-ed in the river water, andhow they have flowed fromthe waste pits site to otherareas and the GalvestonBay. Dye tests conducted
by her students confirmedmigration downstreamand to the Bay.
Attorney Rodrigo Cantumade a presentation on thedetails of the EPA Super-fund process, governed bythe federal CERCLA law.He explained that the EPAProposed Plan would even-tually become the Recordof Decision, and that wouldlead to action and a clean-up. However, he cautionedthat changes were possiblefrom the PP to the ROD,and this would have to bereported to the public. Healso talked about how theEPA can enforce the FinalDecision with the PRP, orresponsible parties.
Young also reported onactivities of the group whowant to keep the contain-ment cap as the perma-nent solution. They haverequested financial recordsof her group, and relatedgroups such as THEA andTexansTogether, as well as
Attorney Rodrigo Cantu
funding source, includingthe Houston Endowment.They learned that Young’sorganization, THEA, hadreceived a $250,000 grantfrom Houston Endowment,and over the years an ad-ditonal $485,000 in grantsto TexansTogether for all oftheir work, not just thewaste pits. After theylearned this, they publi-
See Waste Pits, page 3
END ZONEMustangs lose in OT 27-33
Atascocita #2 QB Daveon Boyd eludes the grasp of aMustang defender and scores the winning TD in overtime.
North Shore #40 rushes outof an Eagle grasp for a gain.
HOUSTON – NRG sta-dium was the scene lastFriday night, as NorthShore and Atascocita bat-tled in an epic struggle forvictory in the Class 6A Di-vision I and III regionalchampionship.
There were plenty ofthrills for the fans in theNRG stands. In the 3rdquarter Eagles QB passedto Lujuan Winningham,who ran 60-yards for a 21-20 lead. Then in the 4thquarter, the Mustangsscored with a 17-yard TDpass, with only 1:31 on theclock. The Eagles an-swered with a 36 yard fieldgoal, to tie the game at 27-
27 as time expired.In overtime, North
Shore fumbled on theirfirst possession, and the
Eagles took over. Next,their QB Daveon Boydcharged into the end zonewith a 6-yard winning
score, ending the game at27-33. The game was punc-tuated by thrilling plays onboth sides. North Shorescored first, on an intercep-tion and then a 72-yard,seven-play drive back tothe end zone, to take a 7-0lead in the first quarter.
This was truly a battleof two outstanding quar-terbacks. Eagle DaveonBoyd ended the game with3 rushing TDs, and 349yards passing and anoth-er TD. Mustang BryantBadie had 307 yards, withone passing TD and tworushing TDs. North Shoreended the season with a12-2 record, and Atascoci-
ta 12-1. The Eagles willplay another game, againstLake Travis Saturday inthe Alamo Dome.
CHRISTMASPARADESCHEDULES:GALENA PARK - Saturdaymorning, Dec. 10JACINTO CITY - Saturdaya f t e r n o o n , D e c . 1 0(rescheduled).Weather Permitting.
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The beginning of the 2016-2017 school year marked atransition for the GCCISDmusic programs in fine arts.Goose Creek Memorial, RossS. Sterling and Robert E. Leestudents transitioned under achange by the TMEA statecommittee to realign the cam-puses into a new region,which left many of the Beau-mont ISD campuses andgained new competitors with-in the Pearland, Pasadena,Channelview, Deer Park andLa Porte school districts.
High school instrumentalstudents from across the newregion traveled to Dobie HighSchool in Pasadena to audi-tion for coveted chairs in theAll-Region band. Of thoseauditioning, GCCISD schoolscaptured 15 seats in regionbands and boasted 10 individ-uals advancing to the AreaTMEA round of competition.The advancing qualifiers willtravel to Alvin ISD for theArea TMEA playoff auditionon Saturday, January 7, 2017,where the top instrumental-ists will be vying for a seat inthe TMEA All-State Bands.
At the 5A Region audition,
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GCC ISD High School bandstudents take top honors in newTMEA Region Audition
Robert E. Lee High School ledthe way with nine All-Regionband students and six Areaqualifiers. Madeleine Poulin(French horn) advanced to theArea TMEA Playoff and wasselected for the All-RegionTop Band as 4th chair in Re-gion. Edna Mendez (tenorsaxophone) was an AreaTMEA Playoff Advancer andmember of the All-Region Sec-ond Band. Briana Lopez(flute), Sergio Mendez (clari-net), Carlos Mendoza (bassclarinet) and Orion Munoz(trumpet) advanced to theArea TMEA Playoffs andwere selected for the All-Re-gion Third Band. Mariana Ro-driguez (alto saxophone),Meagan Springer (tuba) andHannah Christensen (percus-sion) earned a spot in the All-Region Third Band.
Goose Creek MemorialHigh School qualified six stu-dents in the 6A division to theAll-Region band, three ofwhom will advance on to theArea round of auditions forAll-State. Trenton Carr(French horn), Avery Fergu-son (trombone) and BlaireTaylor (clarinet) advanced to
Area TMEA Playoffs as wellas earned positions on the All-Region Top Band. Carr was3rd chair in Region.
Vanessa Mendoza (trum-pet) and Faith Obanyi (trom-bone) both were selected forthe All-Region Third Band.
Ross S. Sterling qualifiedthe 6A 1st chair oboe playerin the Region, Brannon Bra-vo, who will participate alsoas an advancing member tothe Area contest for TMEA.
All directors and campus-es represented GCCISD withpride and will now move for-ward to participate in theRegion 19 Clinic and Concert,taking place at Barbers HillHigh School Performing ArtsCenter next weekend. Theclinic will take place on Fri-day evening from 5 p.m. to8:30 p.m., and the All-Region19 Concert will take place atapproximately 6 p.m. thisSaturday, December 10, at thesame location. Admission isfree to the concert and all par-ents and supporters arestrongly encouraged to attendand support the musiciansfrom GCCISD high schools.
Jingle Bell winners in the 5K men are: 1st:BJ Smith, 2nd:Clay Harris and 3rd:Nathan Helburg5K women winners are: 1st: Wendy Page, 2nd: Avery Allsbrooks and 3rd: Faith Allsbrooks.
Highlands Chamberdistributes food baskets
Highlands Chamber members and volunteers donated and help sorting and packing 85 boxesof food to distribute to families for Thanksgiving. Thank you Sampson Lodge, Highlands RotaryClub, Shine Dental and all the others who donated food, money and time to help other at thistime of thankfulness.
Chevron robbery capsCrosby crime spree
CROSBY – The localChevron at the curve onMain Street was the victimof an attempted robbery bya masked gunman thatshot the attendant.
According to sources,deputies could be seen atnight in Crosby after astore operator was shot inthe shoulder by a maskeddesperado on Friday nightshortly after 11:00 p.m.
The suspect entered thestore demanded money ofthe operator and when re-sisted, shot the store oper-ator in the shoulder and
fled the scene.The operator was taken
to Ben Taub Hospital andwas said to be in stablecondition. His brother in-dicated he was to have sur-gery to save the shoulderon Sunday.
It was the worst of a sol-id two weeks of crime spreein the Crosby village.Crimereports.com has re-sorted to using numbers toreflect the count of vehicleburglaries from Nov. 19throughout the NelsonSubdivision and Crosbyvillage.
Local residents have be-gun to talk of a citizen’spatrol to watch especiallyfor three men walkingthroughout the neighbor-hood and occasionallyopening the door of vehi-cles and removing pursesand anything else of value.Volunteers are beginningto sign up for duty hours.
Property crimes haveincreased consistentlythroughout northeast Har-ris County and northeastHouston since the holidaysbegan.
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The sounds of the holi-day season are in the airin Channelview ISD asmany student musical per-formances will occur overthe next two weeks.
Here is a schedule ofevents to be held on thecampuses and around theNorth Channel area:
December 66:30 p.m. – Aguirre Jun-
ior High – Sixth GradeBand Holiday Concert
7:30 p.m. – Aguirre Jun-ior High – Seventh andEighth Grade Band Holi-day Concert
December 86 p.m. – Hamblen Ele-
mentary – “A Happy HawkHoliday Concert”
6 p.m. – Cobb Elemen-tary – Holiday Concert
7 p.m. – ChannelviewHigh School – Band Holi-day Concert
December 97 and 8 p.m. – Schochler
Elementary Honor Choirperforms at Houston ZooLights
December 1010 a.m. – Schochler Ele-
mentary Honor Choir per-
Holiday performancesscheduled in Channelview ISD
forms at Panera Bread ToyDrive (Located on Wallis-ville Road)
December 135:30 p.m. – DeZavala
Elementary – Third GradeHoliday Program
6 p.m. – Schochler Hon-or Choir performs at Leg-end Oaks Healthcare andRehab on Wallisville Road
6 p.m. – Alice JohnsonJunior High – Sixth GradeBand Holiday Concert
7 p.m. – Alice JohnsonJunior High – Seventh andEighth Grade Band Holi-day Concert
7 p.m. - ChannelviewHigh School – Choir Holi-day Concert
December 141:30 p.m. – Schochler
Elementary – Honor Choirand Dance Club HolidayPerformance
December 1510 a.m. – Schochler Ele-
mentary Honor Choir per-forms at Sam’s WholesaleClub
6 p.m. – Aguirre JuniorHigh & Alice Johnson Jun-ior High Choirs HolidayConcerts at Aguirre
Judge Mike Parrott administered the oath of office to returning members of the ChannelviewISD Board of Trustees on Nov. 29. Returning to the Board are, from left, Keith Liggett, AlexYbarra and Steven Dennis. All three Board Members will serve four-year terms.
Channelview High School’s Derrick Curry recently signed a letter of intent to play baseballfor Prairie View A&M next fall. Curry is one of the top pitchers for the Falcons and three-year letterman. Curry made his commitment on Friday, Nov. 11, which was National SigningDay for high school seniors in sports other than football.
Falcon pitcher signswith Prairie View A&M
Returning CISD Boardmembers take oath of office
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6 p.m. – Harvey BrownElementary – HolidayChoir Concert.
Waste Pits,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
cized it on their Facebookpage, in a derogatory man-ner.
Young and Cantu dis-cussed the 45 day exten-sion of the commentperiod, and who had re-quested it. They have
learned that four request-es were made, by the Keep-ItCapped group, AttorneyThomas Knickerbocker,Texas Association of Busi-ness, and the Winstead lawfirm, who represent one ofthe responsible parties,
McGinnes.One of the slides that
Young showed during themeeting was a quote fromthe EPA Region 6 ProposedPlan, p. 3:“The containment alterna-tives, while costing less, can-not be shown to reliablycontain the waste materiallong-term.”
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Galena Park Senior Dance Senior Dance is every Monday at the Alvin D. Building, 1302Keene St., Galena Park. 7 pm - 9 pm. No cover charge. Live bandCountry music. Call for more information: 713-455-7335.
North Shore Senior Dance North Shore Seniors holds a dance every Thursday from 1 - 4pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building, Corpus Christi street. Livebands and refreshments. Cost is $ 5/per person. For moreinformation call 713-455-3660.
San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Lyondell-
Basell on Sheldon Road at noon.
Galena Park Library programs-Sat., Dec. 10, Golden Classics, 2 pm.-Mon., Dec. 12, Coffe & Coloring, 4 pm.-Tue., Dec. 13, Tweens/Teens-Star Wars, 4 pm.-Wed., Dec. 14, Raton y Teclado, 10:15 am; Toddler Time, 10:30am; Story Time, 11:30 am;Mouse & Keyboard, 1 pm; Get Active/Activate, 4 pm.-Thur., Dec. 15, Picture with Santa, 4 pm.-Sat., Dec. 17, Ask A Lawyer, 11 am; Family Movie-Frozen Sing-Along, 3 pm.Galena Park library is located at 1500 Keene St., Galena Park, TX.77547. Call 713-450-0982 for more information on these and otherprograms.
The Buckshot Jamboree Enjoy Classic Country music every Saturday night from 7 pm - 10pm with The Buckshot Jamboree at 7414 Hartman near OldBeaumont Highway. More info, call 281-458-0729 or 832-444-5000.
New - Evening San Jacinto Pilot ClubMeetings began on November 1st at 7 pm at the Woodforest
Presbyterian Church (next to WalMart) and continue every 1st Tues-day of each month. The charter ceremony for this new club, madeup mostly of former Anchors, will be Saturday, Jan 21, at 6 pm.More information to follow. For answer to your questions or toJOIN us, call Ericka at 832-264-1565.
Holiday Open HouseStop by & bring in the holidays with State Representative Ana
Hernandez, Thursday, December 8, 2016, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm atDistrict Office, 1233 Mercury Dr., Jacinto City, Tx. 77029 (cornerof Mercury Dr. & Market St.) Refreshments will be served! For moreinformation please call 713-675-8596.
Tis the season for giving: Donate new, unwrapped toys. Do-nations accepted fromnow until December 15, 2016. Please dropoff all donations at 1233 Mercury Dr.
Galena Park ISD Community HolidayOpen House
Come and enjoy door prizes, student peformances and San-ta Claus, Friday, December 9, 2016, 9:00 am - 11:00 a.m. at theGPISD Administration Building located at 14705 Woodforest Blvd.,Houston, Texas, 77015.
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WASHINGTON, DC —Congressman Gene Green(TX-29) joined DemocraticMembers of the JudiciaryCommittee for a forum en-titled “The Electoral Col-lege and the Future ofAmerican Democracy” todiscuss with a panel of ex-perts and noted scholarswhether the Electoral Col-lege is in need of reform.Below are Rep. Green’s re-marks:
“Thank you, RankingMember Conyers, and col-leagues on the JudiciaryCommittee for the oppor-tunity to speak this after-noon on the ElectoralCollege and the future ofAmerican Democracy.
“My name is GeneGreen. I have the honor ofrepresenting the 29th Dis-trict of Texas, coveringNorthside and EastsideHouston and Harris Coun-ty. It is a minority oppor-tunity district that is 76percent Hispanic.
“A common complaint Ihear at home is the feelingthat voters are being dis-enfranchised by our cur-rent system for electingthe President and VicePresident.
“Last month, SecretaryClinton and Senator Kainereceived 72 percent of thevote in my district, and 43percent statewide, makingit the closest race for Pres-ident and Vice President inTexas in 20 years. Never-theless, 100 percent of Tex-as’s electoral votes, 38 inall, will go to Mr. DonaldTrump and Governor MikePence.
“Nationally, SecretaryClinton is currently lead-ing Mr. Trump by nearly2.7 million votes, but Mr.Trump is expected to re-ceive 306 electoral votes,making him the President-elect. This is due to narrowvictories by Mr. Trump andGovernor Pence in severalbattleground states, in-cluding Michigan, Pennsyl-vania, and Wisconsin.
“As Members of Con-gress, we have an obliga-tion to examine ourcurrent system for electingthe President, and ask if itis fair to all Americans. Forthe 72 percent of my con-stituents in Harris Coun-ty, Texas who voted forSecretary Clinton, and forvoters in California andNew York who supportedMr. Trump, it is not.
“The 2016 GeneralElection will be the secondtime in 16 years that thewinner of the popular votelost the Electoral College.In December 2000, I intro-duced a resolution in Con-gress to abolish theElectoral College and havethe President and VicePresident elected by directpopular vote.
“Since 2000, I have in-troduced this resolutionseven times, most recently
JC/GP Metro Go Texan BBQ Cook-OffThe Jacinto City/Galena Park Metro Go Texan Subcommittee
of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is once again hostingits annual BBQ Cook-Off. This will take place January 13-14, 2017,at the North Shore Rotary Pavilion located on Wallisville Road. Allproceeds raised at this event go toward awarding scholarships todeserving high school senior from Galena Park High School andNorth Shore Senior High. Our committee is responsible for multi-ple $18,000 scholarships.
They are in need of VIP Judges on Saturday, January 14, 2017.Please contact Terri Moore at tmoore@ galenaparkisd.com,phone: 832-832-1063 or text: 832-256-5079.
The Channelview ISD Early Childhood Center partnered withHarris County Public Health to improve childrens’ oral healththrough the Super Smile Savers Program. During this event,every student at the school received dental healtheducation. Students with parental consent forms alsoreceived oral health assessment, f luoride varnishapplications and referrals for further dental services at nocost to the student. These services are valued at more than$8,300. HCPH thanks nurse Suzanne Langham and the ECCteachers and staff for their support of the program.
Rep. Gene Green’s: “TheElectoral College and theFuture of AmericanDemocracy”
on November 17 asH.J.Res. 102, the EveryVote Counts Amendment.It currently has 17 cospon-sors and I welcome all theMembers here to supportit.
“The creation of theElectoral College, likemuch our Constitution,was a compromise betweenthe 13 original states.Since 1788, Congress andthe states have made sig-nificant changes to theConstitution to modernizemany of these originalcompromises, includingthe 17th Amendment, pro-viding for the direct elec-tion of U.S. Senators, 15thAmendment, which gaveall men the right to vote,regardless of race or color,and the 19th Amendment,which gave women theright to vote.
“These amendmentshave made our country amore perfect union by ex-panding the franchise toall Americans and guaran-teeing the direct election ofall the people’s representa-tives in Congress.
“I urge my colleagues onthe Judiciary Committeeand in Congress to strong-ly consider changes to-wards how the Presidentand Vice President areelected. As the people’selected representatives, wehave a duty to ensure thatall Americans have anequal vote in determiningwho will be the next lead-er of our great country.
“Thank you for yourtime and consideration onthis issue vital to the fu-ture of our country.”
North Channel Area CC Open HouseNorth Channel Area Chamber of Commerce Cordially invites
you to their CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE, Tuesday - December 13,Noon - 3pm @ Chamber Office, 13301 I-10 E. Freeway, Suite 100,Houston, Tx. 77015.
Jacinto City Branch Library-Sat., Dec. 10, Family Movie Theater, 12:30 pm.-Mon., Dec. 12, ESL Discussion Class, 4 pm.-Tue., Dec. 13, Toddler Time, 10:30 am; Children’s Storytime, 11:30am.-Wed., Dec. 14, ESL Class, 12:30 pm.-Thur., Dec. 15, Come and take your picture with Santa, 6-7:30pm; Coloring Pages All Day Long.Jacinto City Branch Library is located at 921 Akron, Jacinto City,TX 77029.
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THE PERFECT PROPOSALYou've found the right
person. You've found theright ring. Now you haveto find the right momentto pop the question. Sohow do you make yourproposal turn out flaw-lessly? We have plenty oftried-and-true tips tohelp you, but overall, itall comes down to justone thing: effort.
Putting in real effort,thought and love intoyour proposal makes allthe difference. Remember,your proposal doesn'thave to change the world.It just has to show yourpartner that they meanthe world to you.
Here are a few tipsthat will help you alongthe way:
KNOW THE ANSWERYour proposal
should be surpris-ing, but itshouldn't comedirectly out of leftfield. Before youpull a ring out, have agood idea how yourpartner will respond."Will you marry me?"shouldn't be your firstdiscussion on the subject.
RULES OF THEENGAGEMENT (RING)
Here’s where a littlebit of effort goes a longway. The history of thediamond as an engage-ment ring first becamepopular in the 1930’s, butthe idea of an engage-ment ring has beenaround for centuries.
If you’re still decidingon a diamond engage-ment ring, consider doingsome window shoppingwith your partner prior tomaking a purchase. If youwant to keep things moresecretive, talk to yourpartner’s friends andfamily to get a feel fortheir taste.
Another option is touse a stand-in ring forthe proposal. Perhaps youcan use their greatgrandmother’s diamondengagement ring, andthen take your partnershopping later. (A trustedjeweler can tell youeverything you need toknow about how to buy adiamond and will takethe time to help educateboth of you).
PEACE-OF-MIND
With the holiday seasonupon us, you may well bebusier than usual. Howev-er, by spending a few min-utes reviewing yourinvestment scenario of thispast year, you can seewhere you’ve been, whereyou might be going, andwhat you need to do tokeep moving forward to-ward your long-term finan-cial goals.
So, as you look back at2016, pay close attention tothese elements of your in-vestment picture:
• Performance – Re-viewing your investmentperformance over time isimportant in helping youdetermine if you’re ontrack to achieve your fi-nancial goals. So, in eval-uating how yourinvestments did in 2016,ask yourself some keyquestions: How did yourinvestments do relative totheir performance in pastyears? If there was a bigdifference, what mighthave accounted for it?Were your returns rele-vant to your long-termgoals? In other words, ifyou have already estab-lished a return rate you’llneed to reach your goals –and you should indeed setsuch a rate – were youractual returns “on track” tohelp you make progresstoward your objectives?And, just as importantly,were your return expecta-tions realistic, based onyour investment mix andthe market environment?
• Investment mix – Ifyou are a diligent investorfollowing a well-designedstrategy, you probablystarted out in 2016 with aninvestment mix that re-
Diamond Jim: "What’s a reallygreat way to propose?"
Do yourhomeworkbeforebuying theengagementring.
Mostimportantly,find ajeweler youtrust.
And, sinceyou’remaking sucha biginvestment,make sureyou insurethe ring assoon as youpurchase it. Your knowl-edgeable jeweler shouldbe willing and able to
discuss this withyou. Oneoption is thatyou may beable to insureit for anadditional costunder your
homeowner's ortenants insur-
ance policy.
ASK PERMISSION, NOTFORGIVENESS
Before you take a knee,take the time to speakwith your partner'sparents first. Askingpermission is a traditioncarried since the Romantimes, and it’s a greatway to make a goodimpression on your futurein-laws.
BE CREATIVEThis is your chance to
shine. A good Jewelershould have several ideasthat will help you to becreative when "poppingthe question". You couldalso use modern technolo-gy for a Twitter proposal.
No matter what youdo, just put your heartinto it. Here are a fewideas to get your started:
Location, Location,Location
Propose via video or inperson from an extremelocation - atop a moun-tain, while skydiving, oron the shores of aromantic and farawaybeach.Keep it Traditional
In an intimate setting,preferably one withfamily and friendswaiting nearby, drop toone knee and let yourheart do the talking.
Time for a Year-endInvestment Review
flects your risk tolerance,time horizon, and short-and long-term goals. Butover time, your invest-ment mix can change,even without your havingdone so on purpose. If youowned a certain percent-age of an asset, such asgrowth stocks, and thosestocks appreciated inprice substantially, theycould take up a larger per-centage of your portfoliothan you had intended,thereby exposing you to ahigher risk level than thatwith which you are com-fortable. So now that theyear is coming to a close,examine your investmentmix to see if it needs “re-balancing.”
• Contribution levels –Are you taking full advan-tage of your 401(k) or oth-er employer-sponsoredretirement plan? Specifi-cally, if you got a raise thispast year, did you boostyour contributions to yourplan? The more you investnow, and throughout yourworking life, the less like-ly it will be that you haveto play “catch up” in theyears immediately pre-ceding your retirement.
• Mistakes – We allmake mistakes in everywalk of life – including the
way we invest. In lookingback over 2016, can youspot some investment mis-takes you might havemade? Did you temporari-ly “bail out” on investingimmediately after the“Brexit” vote, only to find,a few weeks later, that themarkets had soared torecord highs? Did you acton impulse and buy a so-called “hot” stock thatturned out to be inappro-priate for your needs andrisk level? While mistakeslike these might be costlyin the short term, they canultimately prove invalu-able – if you learn fromthem.
We’re just about ready toturn the page on the 2016calendar. So, as you reviewyour investment decisionsfor the past year, try to de-termine what worked, whatdidn’t – and what you cando to improve your resultsin 2017.
This article was writtenby Edward Jones for use byyour local Edward JonesFinancial Advisor.
Spread the NewsYour partner will most
likely handle this for you,but make sure to sharethe big news with peopleyou know. You might alsoconsider sending out anengagement announce-ment.
CelebrateYou did it! Consider
toasting your engagementwith a night on the town,a glass of bubbly or acelebration with friendsand family.
Diamond Jim is adiamond dealer andprecious metals broker ofNTR Metals. See more at:www.pineforestjewelry.com.
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