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TEXAS HISTORYSan Jacinto battlereenacted Saturday

Senior HonorStudent’sLuncheon

Friday – April 28, 2017. SanJacinto College North - Monu-ment Room. SPONSORS NEED-ED. Sponsor a student for $20or become a Contributing Part-ner for $250 (LIMITED SPACE).Please contact blanca at theNorth Channel Chamber, 713-450-3600 for more details.

Keep HoustonBeautiful

Congressman Gene Greenwill be hosting the 15th Annu-al North Channel Area Commu-nity Clean-Up, Saturday, April29, 8:30 am - 12 pm. Kickoffsite: East Freeway HPD Store-front, 12001 A- East Freeway,Houston, TX. 77029. Volunteersare needed! Please call 281-999-5879 to register.

Galena Park-Jacinto City CIPmeeting

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 20175:45 – light dinner. 6:15-

business starts. Meeting ad-journs by 8:15 p.m. at Alvin Bag-gett Recreation Building, 1302Keene in Galena Park.

Host plant: PCI Nitrogen.Your RSVP by noon on Mon.May 1 will help us plan foodand seating.

Contact facilitator DianeSheridan atdbsfacilitator@gmail.com or281-326-5253.

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Twin Sisters announce the 20 Minute battle that changed the history of America, Texasand Mexico, adding one third of the land mass of the United States following the MexicanAmerican Conflict in 1847. The Texas Revolution culminated on April 21, 1836, at SanJacinto. Sam Houston led a rag tag, diverse army against almost twice his number ofdefenders under General Santa Anna.

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Photo by Mario Jaime

JACINTO CITY RABIES CLINICHomeless Dog Finds A Caring Owner

PASADENA, Texas –Early voting for the May 6,2017, San Jacinto CollegeBoard of Trustees electionbegins Monday, April 24,2017. Voters within theSan Jacinto College Dis-trict will vote on two trust-ee positions.

Residents that livewithin the Pasadena, DeerPark, La Porte, Sheldon,Channelview, Galena

Early voting for San Jacinto CollegeBoard of Trustees election underway

Polling locations throughout the College District

Park, and a portion of theClear Creek, Humble andPearland independentschool districts, can vote inperson at the designatedearly voting branch loca-tion for their precinct dur-ing designated times.There are 15 early votinglocations throughout theSan Jacinto College dis-trict during the early vot-

ing period, which runsMonday, April 24, 2017,through Tuesday, May 2,2017 (except Saturdaysand Sundays).

Early voting hours ofoperation are 8 a.m. to 4p.m., Monday, April 24through Monday, May 1;and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., onTuesday, May 2. To find anearly voting location for

your precinct visit the SanJacinto College electionwebsite at sanjac.edu/board-trustees-electionand click on “Polling Loca-tions” on the left side. Poll-ing locations are subject tochange.

Board of Trustees Posi-tions 1 and 2 will be filledin the election. Each posi-tion is for a six-year term.

Mr. Rick Guerrero andMrs. Erica Davis Rousehave filed for Position 1.Dr. Ruede Wheeler, incum-bent, is the only person tohave filed for Position 2.More information aboutthe candidates can befound online at sanjac.edu/board-trustees-election.

Election Day is Satur-day, May 6, 2017.

By Allan JamailJacinto City, TX. April

22, 2017 – Jacinto City’sHealth & Humane Depart-

Photo by Allan Jamail

City Manager Lon Squyres said, over 200 pets received their vaccinations in order to complywith the city’s law. The law requires all dogs and cats to be licensed and to have a collarwith a current city tag attached to it at all times regardless if the pet is within a fence ornot. Law violators are subject to a $200 fine and having their pet picked up and placed inthe city’s pound.

ment and Northshore Ani-mal Hospital’s Veterinari-an Francis Martin, 210Uvalde, Houston (713-453-0149) provided pet

owners a discount for hav-ing their dogs and cats vac-cinated at the annualrabies clinic.

Photo by Mario JaimeLupita Jaime presents funds to Clown Payasito Yiyo and wifeMaria Vaca.

Galena Park, TX. April22, 2017 – Clown Payasi-to Yiyo (Hugo Alvarado)needing funds for a majorsurgery got help from Lu-pita’s Crazy Energy Z Fit-n e s s c l a s s a n d K e e pJacinto City Clean mem-bers.

Zumba dancers per-formed at the city park pa-vilion for those in thecommunity who came outto contribute to the fundraising event, nachos andrefreshments were provid-ed.

North Shore Rotary sellingFish Fry Raffle tickets

JIM MILLS, North Shore Rotarian and owner of PineforestJewelry, displays the top prize in the North Shore RotaryRaffle, a new 2017 Toyota pick-up truck. JIm is urging youto buy a raffle ticket for $100 from any Rotarian, includinghimself, to support the Rotary in their community projects.

NORTH SHORE – Ro-tarians are busy preparingfor their 42nd annual Cat-fish Fry and Crawfish Boil,which will be held Satur-day May 20 at the NorthShore Rotary Pavilion be-hind the courthouse.

The address is 14350Wallisville Road. Servingof food will take place from11 a.m. to 3 p.m. but comeearly and enjoy the day.

There will also be a si-

lent and live auction, ac-cording to Adam Lund,chairman of the Fish Frythis year.

Raffle tickets are $100,and meal only tickets are$10. The raffle ticket alsowill be good for any of the20 prizes, all of which havea value higher than $100.

Each year the club rais-es several 100,000 dollarswhich is returned by fund-ing community projects.

Galena ManorPress ConferenceA Town Hall Meeting has beenscheduled on Monday, May 1,2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the GalenaManor Recreat ion Centerundernea th the pav i l ionconcerning the Evelyn ChurchillRecreation Building. The purposeof the press conference is toallow concerned citizens toexercise the First Amendment inan open forum.

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Houston FirefightersScholarship Fund Fundraiser

Crawfish Fundraiser for City of Houston FirefightersChildren & Grandchildren Scholarships. Saturday, April29, 2017, 12 pm - 5 pm at Crawfish Shack, 5822 FM 2100,Crosby, TX. 77532. Crawfish Shack will be donating 25%of all sales to the fundraiser. For more info call 281-385-8525.

Mother-Daughter LuncheonStonebridge at Newport, 16401 Country Club Drive,

Crosby, TX. Sunday, April 30, 2017 – 1:00 - 3:00 pm. En-joy a Salad Buffet (Pasta, Tuna, Chicken, Egg & Greens)Assorted Desserts & Tea. Displays for Jewelry, HandBags, Make-Up, Oils and More. Door prizes every 20minutes. Special prize recognition for: Oldest and Young-est Mother, Most generations.

Reservations may be made at Management Office(281) 462-4199 Ext. 10 or Pro Shop at Golf Course (281)328-3576 Ext. 1.

Spring FlingCrosby Brethren Church to host its annual Spring

Fling this Sunday, April 30, at the American Legion Hallfrom 11 am to 2 pm. Activities for the day include:

•Worship 9:00 am•Fish Dinner 11 am – 2 pm•Live Auction 12 pm•Raffle 2 pmProceeds from this year’s festival will benefit these

local ministries: Churches United in Caring and the MealMinistry to shut-ins and seniors in Crosby. It will alsobenefit a mission, Cade Lake Community Chapel inBurleson County and mission teams in Mexico and theCzech Republic.

Library Computer ClassStratford Library - Highlands offers beginning com-

puter classes every Monday night at 6:30 PM. The class-es include Computer Basics, Email & Internet, Word,Library Apps, and Resume Help. No experience neces-sary! Space is limited and registration is required. Pleasecall 832-927-5400 to sign up or with any questions. TheStratford Library is located at 509 Stratford Highlands,TX 77562, 2 blocks behind Food Town.

Crosby Alumni Asssoc. Mtg.“The Crosby Alumni Association has announced the

dates of the 4 meetings for planning the annual All-Class-es CHS Alumni Reunion to be held on August 5, 2017 atthe American Legion Hall.

The meetings will be held at the Crosby CommunityCenter on Hare Road beginning at 6 pm. The dates are:May 16, June 20 and July 18. All graduates of CrosbyHigh School are invited to attend these meetings regard-less of year graduated.”

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News of Local Rotary ClubsRotary District 5890

completed their annualDistrict Conference lastweekend, and a number oflocal clubs and Rotarianswere awarded recognitionfor their efforts in theircommunities.

Delegations from Bay-town, Highlands, NorthShore and Galena Park/Jacinto City attended theconference, that mixedtraining and learning op-portunities with recre-ation, fellowship andrelaxation.

The event was heldApril 20-23 at the La Tor-retta resort on Lake Con-roe. District 5890 has 62clubs, with over 3000members.

5890 DistrictMembership ChairDERRILL PAINTER wasawarded for hisoutstanding efforts.

AMIR KHAN, right, receives the award foroutstanding effort for Public Relations for District5890, from District Governor Eric Liu and wifeSandra Liu.

North Shore Rotary PresidentKIM GONZALEZ, right,receives the award for BestPresident of a large club, fromDistrict Governor Eric Liu.

BEST LARGE SIZE CLUB IN THE DISTRICT was awarded to the Baytown Club for“outstanding service to humanity” and support of Rotary 5890 and RotaryInternational. Seen accepting the award at the District conference are SandraBell, Kathy Clausen, president Sandy Delmonico, Gilbert Santana, Daryl Fontenot,president-elect Nick Woolery and District Governor Eric Liu.

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OPINIONConcerned Citizens of

Galena ManorDefinite Line of Demar-

cation Drawn for AfricanAmerican Residents of Ga-lena Park, Texas

In lieu of recent eventsconcerning of the Mayor ofGalena Park, a Town HallMeeting has been sched-uled on Monday, May 1,2017 at 6:00 p.m. at theGalena Manor RecreationCenter underneath the pa-vilion concerning the Eve-lyn Churchill RecreationBuilding. The purpose ofthe press conference is toallow concerned citizens toexercise the First Amend-ment in an open forum.Mayor Moya has refused toreturn telephone calls andanswer questions regard-ing the closing and haltingof the renovation of theEvelyn Churchill Buildingsince August, 2016.

The recreation center isthe African American sec-tion of Galena Park hasbeen closed since August,2016. The remodelingproject has been discontin-ued due to differences be-tween Commissioner EricBroussard and MayorMoya.

There is approximately1.1 million dollars in theoverall Parks and Recre-ation budget. However,Mayor Moya refuses to al-low the remodeling projectto continue and also refus-es to pay the contractorsfor work completed. Mon-ies allocated to each bud-get must be used toaccommodate the needs ofthe citizens and not with-held in order to reinforcedisapproval when a saidcommissioner disagreeswith the mayor. She ap-pears to be intimidatingthe elderly citizens by re-fusing to talk to them in amanner that is blatant dis-crimination in a subtleform.

Currently, Mayor Moyahas refused to speak to res-idents of Galena Manorand Galena Park regard-ing the closing of the rec-reation facility.

The Alvin Baggett Com-munity Center is located inthe previously all-Whitesection of the City. Metro-politan Transit Authorityof Harris County, Texas isnot contracted to provide abus route within the Cityof Galena Park on a regu-lar basis. The commutetakes approximately 50minutes via walking and10 minutes by a vehiclefrom the recreational facil-ities.

Without question, thenon-African American cit-izens of Galena Park arenot faced with a challengeto access city operated fa-cilities. A definite line ofdemarcation has beendrawn since recreationalservices are being ada-mantly denied to the resi-dents of Galena Manor.

The City of Galena Parkhas experienced controver-sy since electing MayorMoya to serve as the firstHispanic and female may-or since June 21, 2014.Mayor Moya appears to bein violation of the city char-ter in several areas whilerefusing to communicatewith her constituents.

Please Note: GalenaPark is located east of the610 Loop, north of theHouston Ship Channel andadjacent to the City of Ja-cinto City and Houstonneighborhoods of ClintonPark and Fidelity. ClintonDrive is the main arterialroad for Galena Park andtraffic to and from the shipchannel and the Port ofHouston uses this road.The area around Galena

Park includes freeways,freight railway, and heavyindustry. [12]

The border between Ga-lena Park, previously anall-White city and ClintonPark, an African-Americanneighborhood, is barricad-ed as of 2008. Rafael Lon-goria and Susan Rogers ofthe Rice Design Alliancesaid in 2008 that the bar-ricade “provides a starkexample of how the pre-vailing segregationist sen-timents of the era is stillin evidence.” (Longoria,Rafael and Susan Rogers.“The Rurban Horseshoe.”(Archive) Cite 73. The RiceDesign Alliance, (NorthernHemisphere) Winter 2008.Pages 18-19. Retrieved onFebruary 24, 2010.) “Thearc of the moral universeis long, but it bends towardjustice”; However, the archis bending mighty wide inthe case of the recreationfacility being reopened.

The press conference isopen to the public and par-ticipation from the audi-ence is encouraged.Information will be provid-ed to the community andfeedback is encouraged.The Press Conference willbegin at the Galena Man-or Park, 1508 HunterStreet, Galena Park, TX77547 on Monday, May 1,2017 at6:00 p.m. The Cityof Galena Park CouncilMeeting will be held at theCity Hall in Galena Parkon Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at6:00 p.m.

For more information,please leave a message atconcernedcitizens.galenaparktx@gmail.comor call 281-819-2990.

Concerned Citizens ofGalena Manor Civic Clubin Galena Park, Texas

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS OPINION PIECE BY THE CONCERNED CITIZENS OF GALENA MANORCC DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THIS NEWSPAPER OR ITS EDITORS.

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North Channel Branch Library-Thursday, April 27, Baby Time, 10:30 am; Dia de los

Niños/Dia de los Libros: Celebrate Dia!, 4:30 pm.-Saturday, April 29, TeenTech: Teens Book Trailer, 1 pm.North Channel Library is located at 15741 Wallisville Rd.,

Houston, 77049. For more information on these and otherprograms, please call 281-457-1631.

Evening San Jacinto Pilot ClubMeeting

This newly chartered club meets on on the 1st Tuesdayof each month at 7 pm at the Woodforest PresbyterianChurch. For more information, see the Facebook page en-titled Evening San Jacinto Pilot Club or call 832-264-1565 /832-289-4762.

Galena Park Senior Dance Senior Dance is every Monday at the Alvin D. Building,

1302 Keene St., Galena Park. 7 pm - 9 pm. No cover charge.Live band Country music. Call for more information: 713-455-7335.

North Shore Senior Dance North Shore Seniors holds a dance every Thursday from

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The Buckshot JamboreeEnjoy Classic Country music every Saturday night from 7

pm - 10 pm with The Buckshot Jamboree at 7414 Hartmannear Old Beaumont Highway. More info, call 281-458-0729or 832-444-5000.

San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Ly-

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Fidelity High School HistoricalCommittee

The Fidelity High School Historical Committee is hostinga Zydeco and Crawfish Festival on May 20th from 2:00 pmuntil 6:00 pm. The festival will take place at the EvelynChurchill Center, 1505 Hunter Street in Galena Manor. AllFidelity graduates, non-graduates and their families are en-couraged to attend.

For additional details call (832-444-1622) or (832-755-6294).

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Salvador Flores, gradu-ating senior at GalenaPark High School, hasbeen named one of thesemifinalist in the 2017U.S. Presidential ScholarsProgram. Seven hundredtwenty-two semifinalistswere selected from nearly5,100 candidates from highschools across the UnitedStates.

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RevivalServices

The Bible MissionaryChurch in Jacinto City,10248 Fairfax Street, will beconducting Revival Servic-es beginning:

April 24 - 30, 2017night-ly at 7:00 pm nightly.

Sunday at 10:45 am and6:00 pm.

Our Evangelist will beRev. Filipe Palacios of Fer-riday, Louisiana. Rev. Pala-cios is an Elder and Pastor,and former foreign mission-ary to Venezuela for the Bi-ble Missionary Church.

Plan Now on attendingour Old Fashioned RevivalServices.

Hear Bible messagespreached with a burdenedheart: Bible Truths on Fire!

All are welcome, planNOW to attend.

On April 11, ACT an-nounced the 16 nationalsemifinalists for the 2017ACT College and CareerReadiness Campaign,which celebrates individu-als and organizational ef-forts to advance collegeand career readiness forall.

An ACT selection com-mittee chose the Top 16semifinalists out of the 130state exemplars to repre-sent the four categories ofthe campaign: High SchoolSeniors, High Schools,

Galena Park ISD

Salvador Flores named Semifinalistin Presidential Scholars Program

qualities, strong characterand school and communi-ty involvement.

The program was estab-lished in 1964 by Execu-tive Order of the Presidentto recognize the nation’smost distinguished gradu-ating seniors for their ac-c o m p l i s h m e n t s i nacademic success, leader-ship and service to theirschool and community.Since 1964, the programhas expanded to recognizestudents who demonstrateability and accomplish-ment in career and techni-cal fields, talent in visual,creative and performing

arts.In May, up to 161 U.S.

Presidential Scholars willbe chosen to represent ex-cellence in education andthe promise of greatness inAmerica’s youth. All Schol-ars are invited to Washing-ton DC in June for theNational Recognition Pro-gram, featuring variousevents and enrichment ac-tivities and culminating inthe presentation of thePresidential Scholar Me-dallion during a WhiteHouse sponsored event.

Congratulations Salva-dor for being selected as asemifinalist!

Salvador Flores senior at GalenaPark High School named one ofthe semifinalist in the 2017 U.S.Presidential Scholars.

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Jessica Diaz selected as aSemifinalist for ACT Award

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Galena ParkHigh School se-nior , JessicaDiaz, was se-l e c t e d a s asemifinalist inthe High SchoolSeniors category. Diaz plans to obtain a degree in fish-eries and wildlife, with a concentration in wildlife con-servation, to better protect Earth’s ecosystems.

The campaign will now select four National Exem-plars, one from each category, to be recognized at anACT event later this fall.

Good luck, Jessica! GPISD is so proud of you.

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✯AUSTIN — The TexasHouse of Representativeson April 19 approvedschool finance legislationthat would reduce theamount of local tax dollarsthat property-rich schooldistricts are required toshare with other schooldistricts under the so-called “Robin Hood” pro-cess.

House Bill 21 by HousePublic Education Commit-tee Chair Dan Huberty, R-Houston, passed on a voteof 134-16. It would in-crease per-student statefunding for most schooldistricts and charterschools and would adjustformulas used to calculatehow much funding thestate sends to school dis-tricts.

House Speaker JoeStraus, who designatedschool finance reform a toppriority for lawmakers toaddress in the 85th sessionof the Texas Legislature,lauded the passage of HB21. “Texas public schoolsare doing a good job andHouse Bill 21 will makethem even better,” Straussaid. “This bill puts need-ed resources into Texasclassrooms. It begins tobring long-overdue im-provements to our schoolfinance formulas. And itreduces the impact of Rob-in Hood by keeping morelocal dollars in localschools.

“Parents and taxpayersknow that our school fi-nance system needs re-form. House Bill 21 beginsto implement those re-forms,” added Straus. “Ifthis type of legislation doesnot become law, propertytaxes will increase andmore school districts willsend their local dollars toother parts of the state. Wecannot and should not con-tinue to put more and moreof the burden on propertytaxes. Fully reforming ourschool finance system maytake several years andmuch more work but nowis the right time to start.”

Senate tacklesschool finance

Meanwhile, on April 19,the Senate EducationCommittee heard testimo-ny on SB 2145, legislationthat would change the waythe funding of public edu-cation is calculated.

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Motherhood: A NewLife, A New LayerBy KristanHoffman

At the begin-ning of 2016, Iknew my life waschanging. I justhad no idea howmuch.

My husbandand I had beentrying to conceivefor a few months.Finally we gotthat much-anticipatedpositive sign on apregnancy test.Such a littlething, with suchan enormous impact.Suddenly all of ourhypotheticals were ontheir way to becomingreality, and the questionswe used to ponder just forfun would need answers.(For example: What toname the baby?) We knewthere was no way to befully prepared, but youkind of have to tryanyway.

Overall I was lucky tohave a smooth pregnancy.Still it was strange to seemy belly growing and toshare my body. Somedays I felt excited andwondered what this tinycreature would be like.Other days, to be honest,I resented the weightgain, nausea, andexhaustion.

Then one morning,about halfway throughmy pregnancy, I felt mydaughter move inside me.Just a faint wiggle atfirst, but soon she grewstronger and more active.She was like a goldfish,and I was the bowl. It wasincredible! Kicking,hiccups, squirming,pushing — I lookedforward to all of hermovements, no matterhow uncomfortable theymade me. Even her 4 AMdance parties brought asmile to my face. She nolonger felt like somethingvague and imperceptible,but rather a goofy littlebuddy who kept mecompany all the time. Istarted to talk to her. Istarted to fall in love.

She was born twoweeks early, on mymother’s birthday.Because we hadn’t beenexpecting her yet, myhusband was actuallyseveral hours away on abusiness trip when I wentinto labor. As soon as Icalled, he quickly preppedhis team to handle therest of the week's eventswithout him, and thendrove through the nightto get to me. He managedto arrive just twelveminutes before ourdaughter did.

Those first couplemonths as a family ofthree were special butgrueling. Physically, I feltmuch worse than I hadduring any part of my

pregnancy. Plus I wassleep deprived, strugglingto figure out breastfeed-ing, and constantlysecond-guessing myself.The joys of parenthoodare real, but so are thehardships and worries.

After a period of colic(now called ÅgpurplecryingÅh) our daughterturned a corner, sleepingbetter and smiling more.Now at six months old,she is such a joy. Everymorning I look forward toher waking up. I sing sillysongs to her, and shesnuggles into my neck.We play with her toys inthe living room, and sheapproaches everythingwith avid curiosity.Books, blocks, her feet,sitting, rolling, standing.I can practically see thewheels turning in herbrain as she tries tofigure out each new thing,and I love it. I neverrealized how spectacularit would be to witness atiny human — my tinyhuman — exploring theworld.

But even with an easy,cheerful baby, parenthoodis demanding. Exhaust-ing. Mind-numbinglyrepetitive. And it’sintimidating, to beresponsible for anotherbeing, especially one aspure and helpless as ababy. Turns out, dirtydiapers are the least of aparent’s problems. What’sreally tough is makingdecisions for someoneelse. What should shewear today? How longshould I let her cry beforegoing in to help her sleep?Will traveling at a youngage be too stressful anddisruptive? Where shouldshe go to school?

In spite of the pres-sures, I wouldn’t give upthe immense privilege —the unparalleled pleasure— of being her mother. Ofhelping her to discoverand become the personshe’s meant to be.

At the same time, I’mstill striving to becomethe person I’m meant tobe. I still have my ownwants, needs, anddreams. Motherhoodhasn’t changed me at thecore; it’s just a new layer.One I’m still learning howto wear.

House passes legislation toreform school finance law

Written by the commit-tee’s chair, Sen. Larry Tay-lor, R-Friendswood, SB2145 would reduce the cur-rent, multi-layered formu-la to what he referred to as“a single line.”

Taylor said his billwould make school funding“simpler, easier to under-stand and more equitable”by repealing all or part of49 separate sections of theEducation Code and putprojected savings from ef-ficiencies back into the sys-tem.

As redesigned by Taylor,five instructional allot-ments would be added to-gether: the regularprogram allotment basedon the basic allotment de-termined at the state leveland allotments for specialeducation, career and tech-nology, compensatory edu-cation and bilingualeducation. The sum multi-plied by the local schoolproperty tax rate, plus atransportation cost allot-ment, is how much a dis-trict would get every year,according to the SenateNews Service.

Taylor said his bill “es-tablishes a fresh start forschool finance by removinginefficiencies and creatinga funding system based onactual costs and that takestaxpayer effort into consid-eration.” His formula is de-signed to take into accountlocal tax effort, he said,such that districts couldhold elections to increaselocal property taxes up tothe current cap of $1.17and would receive moremoney commensurate witheach penny increase.

Budget to be hashedout

Speaker Straus and Lt.Gov. Dan Patrick last weekappointed members to aconference committeewhose job it will be to rec-oncile differences in Houseversion and the Senateversion of Senate Bill 1, thestate budget for 2018 and2019.

House members namedto serve on the 10-membercommittee are: John Zer-was, R-Richmond; SarahDavis, R-Houston; LarryGonzales, R-Round Rock;Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin;and Oscar Longoria, D-LaJoya. Senate members in-clude: Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound; Juan“Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen; Joan Huffman,R-Houston; LoisKolkhorst, R-Brenham;and Charles Schwertner,R-Georgetown.

Jobless rateincreases

The Texas WorkforceCommission on April 21reported that the LoneStar State’s seasonallyadjusted unemploymentrate increased to 5.0 per-cent during the month ofMarch, up slightly from4.9 percent in February.

Despite the increase inthe unemployment rate,the Texas job total showedcontinued health in Marchwith the addition of 9,500seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs.

The Texas WorkforceCommission also reportedthat the Amarillo Metro-politan Statistical Arearecorded the month’s low-est unemployment rateamong Texas MSAs with anon-seasonally adjustedrate of 3.5 percent, fol-lowed by a rate of 3.6 per-cent achieved by theCollege Station-Bryan andAustin-Round Rock MSAs.The Lubbock and MidlandMSAs each registered arate of 4.0 percent forMarch.

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Carla Faye Mohon

Carla Faye Mohon, 56,of Crosby, Texas went to bewith the Lord on Wednes-day, April 19, 2017. Shewas born on October 6,1960 in Houston, Texas toJ.L. Maza and CharlotteJones Maza. She was agraduate of North ShoreHigh School. Carla workedfor Tri Con Works LLC, asa purchasing agent forover 20 years. Carla en-joyed arts and crafts, quilt-ing, fishing, traveling andwas a very devoted mem-ber of the Atascocita Unit-ed Methodist Church.Carla was a hardworking,honest, caring, and givingwoman who will be dearlymissed by all who knewher.

She is preceded in deathby her beloved husband,William “Bill” Mohon; par-ents, Charlotte and J.L.Maza; and five aunts. Car-la is survived by her broth-er, Jay Maza; aunt, FannieWells; niece, Kelly Herringand husband Phillip; greatnephew, Aiden Herring;beloved felines, Snowball,Stormy, Wendy and Ms.Ike; numerous cousins, twoaunts, and a host of ex-tended family and friends. Crosby Brethren

Church to host its annualSpring Fling this Sunday,April 30, at the AmericanLegion Hall from 11 am to2 pm. Activities for the dayinclude:

• Worship 9:00 am• Fish Dinner 11 am –

2 pm• Live Auction 12 pm• Raffle 2 pm

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shut-ins and seniors inCrosby. It will also benefita mission, Cade Lake Com-munity Chapel in BurlesonCounty and mission teamsin Mexico and the CzechRepublic.

Crosby BrethrenChurch has been blessedand seeks to be a blessingto others in the communi-ty, state and world. A meal,a kolach, a raffle ticket, anauction item donated orbought will bless anotherlife in Crosby and aroundthe world.

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A visitation for family andfriends will be held onMonday, April 24, 2017from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm atSterling White FuneralHome. Funeral serviceswill be held on Tuesday,April 25, 2017 at 10:00 amalso at Sterling White Fu-neral Home. Intermentwill be in Sterling WhiteCemetery. Arrangementshave been entrusted toSterling White FuneralHome, 11011 Crosby-Lynchburg Rd., Highlands,Texas 77562. To offer con-dolences to the family,please visitwww.sterlingwhite.com. Inlieu of flowers and plants,donations can be made inCarla’s memory to Atascoc-ita United MethodistChurch, 19325 PinehurstTrail Dr., Humble, TX77346, www.aumc.com,281-852-1000.

By Jill Pertler

I’ve never claimed to bea great driver. Good, per-haps. Careful, for sure. Myfamily would tell you I amcautious – sometimes tothe point of being jumpy atthe wheel.

By jumpy I mean on thelookout for surprises, akaaccidents waiting to hap-pen. Pedestrians who comeout of nowhere. Squirrelsdarting across the street.Dogs without leashes. Andcars. Mostly other cars. Ihave trust issues with oth-er cars, or more specifical-ly the drivers of those cars.

You can’t count on themto see you or follow therules of the road. Many arelooking at phones. Every-one knows you shouldn’ttext and drive but I see itall the time. Hence my cau-tion and predisposition tobrake first and ask ques-tion later. Defensive driv-ing 101 – I practicallyinvented the topic.

This seasoned roadiehas learned that not alldriving is created equal.Some situations are worsethan others. There are afew scenarios where a dili-gent driver (like me) islikely to be more road-leeryand brake-ready than usu-al.

Uncontrolled intersec-tions are risky business.When I encounter a crossstreet with another vehicleinching out onto my road-way, I slow down and pre-pare to avoid a collisionshould they attempt tocome crashing into me.

Four-way stop signs arecontrolled intersectionsand as such should bringcomfort to a control freak.Unfortunately this isn’tthe case. The concept ofwaiting your turn wasmastered by most of us inkindergarten. All that goodknowledge goes flying outthe window when driversencounter a four-way stopand leap into a me-firstmentality. Some motoristseven piggyback on the car

in front of their own, sothat both vehicles gothrough the intersection atthe same time. Clearly il-legal. So many things couldgo wrong at a four-waystop. So I am wary.

As I am with left turns.I go out of my way to avoidthem. Left turns involvecross traffic, which couldresult in a T-bone that hasnothing to do with a juicysteak. Besides, why makea left when three rightswill get you the same out-come?

Making a left turn at afour-way stop is a doublewhammy. Enough said.

Not all hazards of driv-ing occur on the roadways.Parking lots are the Wild,Wild West of the drivingworld. Anarchy rules andlaws and logic are ignored.Drivers in parking lots payno heed to stop signs. Theycut across traffic and fail toyield to other vehicles. Peo-ple drive up the down lane,clearly ignoring the direc-tional arrows painted onthe pavement. One must beever-alert and attentive toavoid running into shop-ping carts and recklessdrivers.

I wish I could avoid

parking lots like I avoidleft turns.

My son, who often ridesshotgun in my vehicle, getsannoyed with my vigilantbehind-the-wheel behav-iors.

“You’ve got the right ofway,” he says with thesmug authority of someonewith a brand new permitin his wallet and a pocket-ful of knowledge gleanedfrom a recent stint in driv-er’s training class. Clearlyhis nouveau insight farsurpasses my decades ofdependably cautious driv-ing experience.

“If they come crashinginto us it doesn’t matterwho has the right of way,”I tell him with the author-ity of a driver who long agograduated from trainingpermit to full-fledged li-cense.

And then I make a fewright turns toward home.It’s all in the name of safe-ty.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated colum-nist, published playwright,author and member of theNational Society of News-paper Columnists. Don’tmiss a slice; follow the Slic-es of Life page on Face-book.

1. Is the book of 1Thessalonians in theOld or New Testamentor neither?

2. From Genesis 38,who was the first indi-vidual killed by God forbeing wicked? Cain, Er,Onan, Gomorrah

3. How long had thewoman been sick thattouched the hem of

J e s u s ' g a r m e n t ? 1month, 6 months, 3years, 12 years

4. From 1 Kings 6,who constructed thefirst altar covered withgold? Gideon, Josiah,Noah, Solomon

5. How often does theYear of Jubilee comearound, once every howmany years? 5, 25, 50,75

6. Which king orderedDaniel into the lions'den? Darius, Eglon,Herod, Caesar

ANSWERS: 1) New;2) Er; 3) 12 years; 4) So-lomon; 5) 50; 6) Darius

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Famous DiamondsExamined by GIA(Gemological Institute ofAmerica)The Hope Diamond, the DresdenGreen, the Idol’s Eye, the Portu-guese Diamond and the Mous-saieff Red – these famous dia-monds are spectacularlybeautiful jewels that have beenadmired for centuries. An aura ofmystery has always surroundedthese rare natural wonders, so itwas quite an honor when GIAresearchers examined them.The Hope DiamondVS1 • 45.52 ctThe Hope Diamond. Courtesy ofChip Clark/Smithsonian Institu-tion.The Hope Diamond may be themost famous colored diamond inthe world. A team of GIA gemolo-gists graded it in 1988. Becausethey were able to weigh the dia-mond unmounted, they quicklymade a notable discovery: thediamond was 45.52 ct, and not44.50 ct, which had been itspreviously recorded weight. GIAgraders also reported that theHope Diamond is a cushion an-tique brilliant. The diamond wascolor graded as a natural colorFancy dark grayish blue dia-mond.Since the 1800s, the Hope Dia-mond had been described asbeing flawless. During their ex-amination, the GIA team noticedthat the diamond had accumulat-ed a few wear marks over theyears and had whitish grainingand a few minor feathers. Itsclarity was graded as VS1 (Veryslightly included). Good polishand Fair to Good symmetry werealso noted. Technical specifica-tions aside, the Hope Diamondcaptivates the imagination likeno other gemstone.

The Dresden Green41 ctThe Dresden GreenIn late 1988, GIA gemologistssecured permission to examinethe famed Dresden Green dia-mond in the Green Vaults, whichwas then in East Germany. Theywere particularly excited, as itpromised to provide insight intodistinguishing natural from labo-ratory-irradiated green diamonds

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(radiation is usually the cause ofcolor in both instances). Be-cause the diamond’s history hadbeen recorded since 1741, re-searchers could be confidentthat it had not been treated in alaboratory. As the diamond re-mained mounted upon examina-tion, GIA gemologists were notable to issue a grading report.GIA researchers described theDresden Green as Fancy green,with a modified pear-shapedbrilliant cut. The natural greencolor has medium tone andslightly grayish saturation. TheGreen Vaults records indicate itweighs 41 ct.The Portuguese DiamondVS1 • 127.01 ctThe Portuguese Diamond.Courtesy of Harold and EricaVan Pelt.Of South African origin, the Por-tuguese Diamond weighs127.01 ct. GIA gemologistsgraded it an M on the GIA ColorScale, and gave it a VS1 claritygrade because of a small bruiseon one of the facets and twovery minor scratches on thetable.The Portuguese has VeryStrong blue fluorescence, andthis may help mask the faintyellow color in the diamond.Because the fluorescence is sostrong, in 1924 it was advertisedby Black, Starr & Frost to be ablue diamond.

Idol’s EyeVVS1 • 70.20 ctIdol’s Eye. Courtesy of GraffDiamonds.Another famous diamondshrouded in myth, the Idol’s Eyewas probably mined in India’sGolconda District – an areafamed for producing fine dia-monds. There are many talltales about the diamond, includ-ing one that says the Idol’s Eyeis also the Nassak. This hasbeen disproven. The first con-firmed documentation of theIdol’s Eye was in one of the lotsbeing sold at auction byChristie’s London in July 1865.GIA gemologists confirmed thatthe Idol’s Eye weighs 70.20 ct.Its color grade is Very Light blueand its clarity is VVS1 (Very

very slightly included).

The Moussaieff Red5.11 ctThe Moussaieff RedAlthough the Moussaieff Redweighs just 5.11 ct, it’s a predomi-nantly red diamond (no second-ary hues like purple), whichmeans it’s incredibly rare. A de-scription of Fancy red is remark-able. GIA records show that from1957 to 1987 there was no men-tion of a GIA report issued for adiamond with “red” as the onlydescriptive term.Only a handful of Fancy red dia-monds are known, because indiamonds the color red is oftenmodified with another hue, suchas purplish red or orangy red. A Brazilian farmer discovered theMoussaieff Red in the 1990s. Itwas cut and polished from a 13.9ct crystal.Diamond Jim is a diamond dealerand precious metals broker ofNTR Metals. See more at:www.pineforestjewelry.com.If you have questions pertainingto jewelry, watches, diamonds,precious stones, precious metals,and other questions related to thejewelry industry, emailjmills@pineforestjewelry.com.

Christy FayleneConnell

Christy Faylene Con-nell, 88, of Galena Park,Texas, passed away at herhome on April 24, 2017 inGalena Park, Texas. BornDecember 31, 1928 in theBuena Vista community,Shelby County, Texas. Sheis the daughter of the lateBen Sam and Hettie Obera(Hall) Rhodes. Visitationwill be held from 12PM onSaturday, April 29, 2017 atTimpson Missionary Bap-tist Church, Hwy 59N.,Timpson, Texas. Funeralservice will be Saturday,April 29, 2017 at 1:00 PMat Timpson MissionaryBaptist Church, Hwy 59N,Timpson, Texas with Bro.Steven Pace and Bro. LeviCohorst officiating. Inter-ment will follow at Timp-son Missionary BaptistChurch Cemetery, Timp-son, Texas.

Faylene was born andraised in the Buena VistaCommunity, Shelby Coun-ty, Texas. After graduatingfrom Timpson High Schoolin 1946, she soon found thelove of her life, the lateCharles "Pete" Connell,

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whom she married in1946. They spent over 56years together before hewent to be with the Lordin March of 2003.

Faylene enjoyed cook-ing, playing dominoes, 42& 88, and going on seniorcitizen trips with herfriends. She found greatjoy in spending time withher children, grandchil-dren and great grandchil-dren whom she loved verymuch. She was a lovingmother, grandmother,great grandmother, sister,aunt, and friend. Faylenewas recently crowned Se-nior Citizen ValentineQueen of the Heritage Hallof Jacinto City. She was acharter member of Twin-land Baptist Church inHouston, Texas. She spentover 30 years working inthe Galena Park Elemen-tary School's cafeteria be-fore retiring. Faylene wasblessed being able to re-main very active in life upuntil the last two months.

Faylene is survived byher sons, Mark Connelland wife Leisa of King-wood, Texas, David Con-nell of Galena Park, Texas;daughters, Elaine Welchand husband Marcus ofPasadena, Texas, BeckyO’Neal and husband Bill ofDayton, Texas; brothers,John Wallace Rhodes andwife Mary Lou of Dayton,Texas, Ben Sam Rhodes Jr.

and wife Linda Sue of Liv-ingston, Texas; grandchil-dren, Jason Welch and wifeKristi, Kelly Welch, RalphGraham, Rafell Graham,Tina Graham, Julie Chan-dler and husband Dustin,Ben Connell, Sam Connell,Jonathan Connell and wifeKelsey, Britton West andhusband Steele, LaurenConnell and Dodge Collins,Katlin Connell; greatgrandchildren, BradleyWelch, Joel Romero, MarciCamacho, Abigail Connell,Lane Connell, Brielle West,William "Bubba" CollinsJr, Ayla Collins and WyattCollins; numerous niecesand nephews; and a host offamily and friends thatwill miss her dearly.

She is preceded in deathby her husband, Charles"Pete" Connell; parentsBen Sam and HettieRhodes; son, Milton Con-nell; sister, Martha JoRhodes; and brother, JerryVan Rhodes.

A very special thanksgoes to her longtime neigh-bors, Minerva Cortes andEloim Cortes, Kaushalya"Minita" and BaljeetSingh, whom she thoughtof as her own grandkids, ofGalena Park, Texas.

The family is beingserved by Taylor FuneralHome in Timpson, Texas.

To send condolences orto sign an online register,visit www.taylorfh.net.

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Battle of San Jacinto,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Following the disasterous surrender and massacre at Goliad of General Fannin’s Battilion,residence were forced to flee before Santa Anna’s Army of over 5,000 or be oppressed.This retreat is called “The Run Away Scrape.”

General Houston assembled and led his army away from Santa Anna’s waiting for the“Napoleon of the West” to make a mistake.

After figuring that the Texians were never going to attack, Santa Anna sent the bulk of hisforce to Allen, Texas to capture the Revolutionary Congress, that unknown to him wouldhave just fleed ahead of his forces. Santa Anna was caught in a fatal mistake on the southBank of the San Jacinto River with about 1298 soldiers. Houston would launch a surpriseattack with 767 men that caught the Mexican Army unprepared and napping. The fierceTexians overran the breastworks and began to slaughter the Mexicans for the rest of theafternoon. Santa Anna was captured the following day and surrendered Texas to a woundedSam Houston. Santa Anna would be treated to a trip to Washington hosted by PresidentJackson. Sam Houston almost died wounded and unattended on a boat to New Orleans,but he did survive to become first President of Texas after a constitution was rattified.Houston became a President, a Governor and a Senator.

WASHINGTON, DC –(April 25, 2017) Represen-tative Green released thefollowing statement asCongress prepares to voteon a spending bill thisweek to fund the govern-ment and avert a govern-ment shutdown Friday atmidnight:

“We are days away fromyet another avoidable gov-ernment shutdown andonce again funding for fed-eral programs might bedelayed because of parti-san politics,” said Green.President Trump and my

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Republican colleaguesmust choose to serve thepeople or the party.”

“Sabotaging the Afford-able Care Act by withhold-ing subsidies that allowworking families to pur-chase affordable, high-quality health insuranceand threatening to shutdown the government if adown payment for Presi-dent Trump’s border wallis not included is simplyirresponsible. I will contin-ue to oppose any fundingfor the border wall in Con-gress, which is opposed by

a majority of Texans forgood reason – it will harmour economy, our bordercommunities, and become apermanent stain on ourstate’s close ties with Mex-ico. We already have barri-ers and protection on ourborder.”

“Americans expect Con-gress to work together andfind bipartisan solutionsthat address real challeng-es, like discovering curesfor the most challengingdiseases or rebuilding ouraging infrastructure, andnot wasting taxpayer’s

money on an unnecessarywall. I urge both sides toput politics aside and worktogether to get the jobdone.”

The last governmentshutdown in October 2013,lasted 16 days, and led tothe furlough of hundreds ofthousands of federal work-ers, closed national parks,shuttered childcare formilitary families, frozegovernment contracts forlarge and small business-es, as well as adding bil-lions of dollars to thefederal deficit.