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COMMUNITY WATCHMan drowns near MagnoliaGardens attempting to save girl

Greenwood fundraiser heldat Royal Purple Raceway

EAST HOUSTON – Aman drowned in the SanJacinto River, on Saturdayabout 2:30 p.m. The inci-dent occured near Magno-lia Gardens, at BeachStreet and Riverside.

Authorities said that afamily was enjoying aswim, when a young girl inthe group began to floun-

der in the water, and wasdrowning.

Four male members ofthe party jumped into theriver to rescue the girl, butone of them, a 25-year-oldman, drowned while tryingto swim to the girl.

The San Jacinto River isnotorious for a slippery

Thousands of well-wishers congregated at the Royal Purple Raceway inBaytown last Saturday, for a benefit fund-raiser for the family of fallen DeputyConstable Clint Greenwood. Cooks boiled tons of Crawfish for the crowds.Constable Sherman Eagleton expressed his sorrow, saying “I’m so thankfulthat everyone came out... bringing us all together, and we’re surviving.”The benefit was the idea of Caleb Warden, and included many local cookingteams. The group has set a goal of raising $100,000 for the Greenwoodfamily.

Sheldon approves plans for New High School

ChannelviewHigh Schoolgraduation setfor May 27

Graduation ceremoniesfor Channelview High Schoolwill be held at 7 p.m., Satur-day, May 27 at the M.O.Campbell Center, 1865 Aldi-ne Bender Road in Houston.

The graduation will bevideo streamed live on theWeb by Aldine ISD. For thosewho would like to view thevideo of this year's gradua-tion, log on to the Aldine ISDw e b s i t e a twww.aldineisd.org, go tothe Community link at thetop of the home page, thenclick on the Graduation Vid-eo Feeds link.

For more information,contact the high school at281-452-1450.

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 at dbsfacilitator@gmail.com or281-326-5253.

(Harris County, TX) Harris CountySheriff’s Office homicide investigators areseeking the public’s help in locating anindividual connected to two shootingdeaths that occurred on Monday and an-other shooting that happened Tuesdaymorning.

Rusell Cormier, 53, is charged with themurder of his estranged wife, 61-year-oldFannie McWhite, at approximately 6 a.m.on Tuesday, April 17 in the 12300 blockof Greencanyon Drive.

Cormier fled McWhite’s residence in ablack Toyota Tundra pickup and drove toa residence in the 600 block of Shotwellin northeast Houston.

There he collected some belongings andset the trailer in which he was living inon fire.

Manhunt for suspectin 3 shootings

bottom in the area, andswimmers are always cau-tioned about the dangers.

The girl was rescuedand safe, according toSheriff’s deputies. Howev-er, they had to search theriver to recover the body ofthe man who did not sur-vive the rescue attempt.

Russell Cormier isconsidered to be anongoing threat to thepublic. He isreponsible for killinghis wife and shootingto two other victims.

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NORTH CHANNEL CHAMBERRockets Mascot “Clutch”speaks about his career

ROBERT BOUDWIN AS THE ROCKETS MASCOT “CLUTCH”

ROBERT BOUDWIN AS HIMSELF AT THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON.

Members of the NorthChannel Chamber wereentertained by a speakerthat they knew in costume,as “Clutch the Bear” theHouston Rockets mascot,but didn’t know as a per-son. Robert Boudwin spokeabout his personal live, in-cluding the 21 years heenjoyed and profited frombeing mascot Clutch, andthe “craziest half hour ofmy life” with several per-sonal tragedies in 2011.

Boudwin showed a vid-eo of his stunts and perfor-mances as Clutch. He saidhe talked his way into thejob, starting at $20,000 ayear and ending at$300,000 a year.

His tragedies included afather with cystos fibrosisthat needed a lung trans-plan, a wife that left himat his time of crisis, and thesale of his house in themidst of this. Boudwin hasbecome an advocate for or-gan transplants, and urgedthe audience to register forthis cause. He said that 9.5million people are regis-tered in Texas to donateorgans on their death. Thewebsite for this isdonatelifetexas.org.See CLUTCH, page 8

VIEW OF THE CAMPUS FROM BELTWAY 8. STADIUM AT LEFT, SCHOOL AT RIGHT, LAKE ORRETENTION POND IN FOREGROUND. All drawings courtesy of Huckabee Architects.

VIEW OF THE FRONT FACADE OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE ROUND ENTRANCE HALL AT THE CENTER.

The Sheldon ISD schoolboard recently approvedthese plans for the newhigh school and site devel-opment fronting Beltway 8near Garrett Road.

The project is part of the$285 million bond issuepassed by voters in May2016, according to Super-intendent King Davis.

General ContractorDurotech has begun workon the site, clearing andgrading in the initialphase.

The project will include

a new football stadium,parking and a water reten-tion lake.

Davis said that the bondpackage also included anew sixth elementaryschool, technology up-grades district-wide, andconversion of C.E.Kinghigh school to a new mid-dle school, and conversionof the middle school to anEducational SupportBuilding. Other additionsand renovations will beundertaken on existingdistrict schools.

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

dates of the 4 meetings for planning the annual All-Classes CHS Alumni Reunion to be held on August 5,2017 at the 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.”

Crosby CC April eventsDiabetes Empowerment Education Program: Be-

ginning Tuesday, April 25 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. TheDEEP was developed to provide community residentswith the tools to better manage their diabetes in orderto reduce complications and lead healthier, longer livesbased on principles of empowerment and adult educa-tion. This is a 6 to 10 week course conducted by a trainedfacilitator. Crosby Community Center is located at 409Hare Road, Crosby 77532.

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 pmEnjoy a Salad Buffet (Pasta, Tuna, Chicken, Egg &

Greens) Assorted Desserts & Tea. Displays for Jewelry,Hand Bags, Make-Up, Oils and More. Door prizes every20 minutes. Special prize recognition for: Oldest andYoungest 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.

CrosbyFriends ofLibrarymeeting

The Crosby Friends ofthe Library will hold theirannual meeting on April24th, from 6:30-8:00 pmwith guest speaker KimOgg, Harris County Dis-trict Attorney. Refresh-ments will beserved.

Kim Ogg isthe newlyelected Har-ris CountyDistrict Attor-ney. She is anative Houstonian; li-censed by the State Bar ofTexas in 1987; and recog-nized as a specialist inCriminal Law by the Boardof Legal Specializationsince 1992.

Kim served as a prose-cutor for the Harris Coun-ty District Attorney from1986 – 1994, where sherose to the level of ChiefFelony Prosecutor. She wasappointed by Mayor BobLanier as the City of Hous-ton’s first Anti-Gang TaskForce Director in 1994 andoversaw a 40% reductionin gang crime during hertour of duty. From 1999 -2006, Kim served as theExecutive Director ofCrime Stoppers and ledthe organization to inter-national record-breakingyears, capturing thou-sands of violent felons. In2006, Kim transitioned toprivate legal practicewhere she was the Manag-ing Partner of the Ogg LawFirm, PLLC, a family-owned litigation firm thatfought for the rights offamilies, individuals ac-cused of crimes, and policeofficers and citizens whosecivil rights have been vio-lated. Kim now brings herstrong track record of pub-lic service and thirty yearsof professional experienceto the position of HarrisCounty District Attorney.

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Small Business Lunch & LearnWednesday, April 26, 11 AM - 2 PM. Woodforest National Bank

- 80 Uvalde Rd.Houston TX 77015.Session A 11:00 AM - Banking ServicesSession B 12:00 PM - Credit ReportingSession C 1:00 PM - Cash FlowFor more information contact Rene Guerra at 713-495-8027

or Brandan Baird at 713-495-8019.

North Channel Branch Library-Saturday, April 22, Pokémon Club, 3 pm.-Tuesday, April 25, Toddler Time, 10:15 am & 11:15 am;

Preschool Story Time, 1:30 pm.-Wednesday, April 26, North Channel Book Club, 10 am;

Tween Time: Wayne Thiebaud Paper Cupcake Craft, 4:30pm.

-Thursday, April 27, Baby Time, 10:30 am; Dia de losNiños/Dia de los Libros: Celebrate Dia!, 4:30 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

1 - 4 pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building, Corpus Christistreet. Live bands and refreshments. Cost is $ 5/per person.For more information call 713-455-3660.

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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Senior Honor Student’s LuncheonFriday – April 28, 2017. San Jacinto College North - Mon-

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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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Channelview ISD’s April Students of the Month

On Tuesday, April 11,Purple Sage Elementarycelebrated 25 years of suc-cessful service. PrincipalRobin Blount welcomedmany current staff mem-bers, former staff mem-bers, retirees,administrators and formerstudents to PSE.

Over 17,800 former andcurrent Bulldogs havewalked through the hallsof Purple Sage. In the past25 years, PSE has added anew Kindergarten wing, anew gymnasium and re-cently completed the Bull-dog Bistro. The Bulldogshave received Recognizedratings from 2000-2006and Exemplary ratingsfrom 2007-2010.

Guests were invited to tour the facility and learn about the many services offered.Everyone enjoyed refreshments and departed with a keepsake commemorating thespecial day.

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Cormier then drove to abusiness located in the12200 block of KindredStreet, where he waited fora 60-year-old male andshot him as he drove up toreport for work.

Cormier then fled t hescene.

On Tuesday morning, ataround 4:30 a.m., Cormierreturned to a neighbor’shome on Shotwell Streetand confronted a male wholived in the home.

Cormier is suspected ofshooting the male one timeand fleeing the scene. Themale victim is in stablecondition.

The Houston Police De-partment are investigat-i n g t h e s h o o t i n g o nShotwell street.

Russell Cormier is de-scribed as an AfricanAmerican male, 6 feet inheight and weighing 160pounds.

He was last seen drivinga late 2000 model DodgeStratus, black in color andmissing the front driver-side hub cap.

Russell Cormier is con-sidered armed and ex-tremely dangerous.

Anyone with informa-tion on the whereabouts ofRussell Cormier is urgedto call the Harris CountySheriff's Office Homicideunit at 713-247-9100.

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✯AUSTIN — U.S. DistrictJudge Nelva Gonzales Ra-mos of Corpus Christi onApril 10 ruled the State ofTexas has failed to provethat the voter identifica-tion law was not writtenwith discriminatory intentand purpose.

The ruling came in re-sponse to a charge by theNew Orleans-based U.S.Court of Appeals for theFifth Circuit that JudgeRamos re-examine the ev-idence and her 2015 find-ings in Veasey et al.,plaintiffs, v. Greg Abbott etal., defendants.

Plaintiffs alleged racialdiscrimination in violationof the U.S. Voting RightsAct of 1965 in response tothe passage of Senate Bill14 by the Texas Legisla-ture in 2011. The lawchanged the list of accept-able forms of identificationvoters may use at polls andenacted other restrictions.The State of Texas arguedthat the law was passednot with a discriminatorypurpose, but to combat vot-er fraud at the polls.

Ramos wrote that law-yers for the State of Texasfailed to demonstrate thatthe law would have beenenacted without a discrim-inatory purpose. Ramossaid SB 14 violates Section2 of the Voting Rights Act,a provision that generallyprohibits the enforcementof discriminatory votinglaws.

Ramos, under a direc-tive issued by the Fifth Cir-cuit last summer,prescribed an interim vot-ing plan for Texas to over-come discriminatoryeffects in the voter ID lawin time for the November2016 general election. It isup to the Texas Legislatureto craft a state law thatdoes not violate the feder-al voting rights law.

Meanwhile, legislationfiled in the current sessionof the Texas Legislature bySen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, addresses feder-al court issues with thevoter ID law. Huffman’s SB5 was passed on March 28by the Republican-domi-

(NAPSI)—As Ben-jamin Franklin fa-mously wrote, “In thisworld, nothing can besaid to be certain,except death andtaxes.” If you, like mostAmericans, are begin-ning to work on youryearly taxes, why notstart preparing for thatother inevitability oflife—your death.

Benefits of Preplan-ning

Planning for end oflife is a subject manywish to avoid, but thereare many advantagesof planning your ownfuneral. When you takecharge of your finalarrangements, youremove the guessworkthat family memberswill face regardingyour last wishes. Youpersonally decidewhether you want atraditional burial orcremation instead ofleaving these difficultdecisions to loved ones.

Planning your end-of-life celebration inadvance—known asprearranging—lifts thefinancial burden fromyour family’s shoul-ders. Also, most funer-al homes andcemeteries allow you tolock in today’s priceswhen you prearrangeso you get the addedbenefit of guardingagainst inflation.

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Federal judge saysagain, Texas voter IDlaw is discriminatory

nated Senate on a 21-10,party-line vote and nowawaits a hearing by theHouse Elections Commit-tee.

Hegar distributesrevenue

Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on April 12announced his office wouldsend cities, counties, tran-sit systems and specialpurpose taxing districts$620.2 million in localsales tax allocations forApril.

The amount is 4.9 per-cent more than in April2016. These allocations arebased on sales made inFebruary by businessesthat report tax monthly.

“The cities of Houston,San Antonio, Dallas andAustin saw noticeable in-creases in sales tax alloca-tions,” Hegar said. “Thecities of Sugar Land,McAllen, Irving and GrandPrairie saw noticeable de-creases.”

In other news, on April10, Hegar promoted theupcoming “sales tax holi-day” on emergency prepa-ration supplies.

From April 22 to April24, Texans may purchasetax free items such as bat-teries, fuel containers and

flashlights priced at lessthan $75; hurricane shut-ters and emergency lad-ders priced at less than$300; and portable gener-ators priced at less than$3,000.

Seat belt billadvances

The Senate Transporta-tion Committee votedunanimously in favor ofSB 693, legislation thatwould require all newschool buses purchased bya school district to beequipped with three-pointseat belts.

The bill would amendthe Transportation Codeto expand the type of ve-hicles to which the three-point seat beltrequirement applies to in-clude a “multifunctionschool activity bus” or a“school-chartered bus.”

Multiple school bus ac-cidents in Texas have ledto fatalities and causedinjuries that could havebeen prevented if thesebuses were equipped withthree-point seat belts, saidthe bill’s author, SylviaGarcia, D-Houston. “Thegoal of this legislation is toprotect children, preventinjuries, and demonstratethat the State of Texas isserious about the safety ofschool children. We spenda lot of tax dollars educat-ing children to buckle up.Not requiring them tobuckle up on the way toschool is inconsistent,” sheadded.

Kubota heads forTexas

Gov. Greg Abbott onApril 7 announced Kubo-ta Tractor CorporationNorth American head-quarters is relocating fromTorrance, California, toGrapevine, Texas. The newfacility is expected to cre-ate more than 340 newjobs and generate $51 mil-lion in capital investment.

At a ribbon-cuttingevent, Abbot called Kubo-ta “the model businesspartner.” Kubota has beenone of the largest tractorproducers in the UnitedStates since 1969.

TxDOT cautionsdrivers

The Texas Departmentof Transportation on April6 reported work zone fa-talities in Texas last yearincreased 27 percent, re-sulting in 181 lost lives. Ofthose fatalities, 174 — 96percent — were motorists,pedestrians and bicyclists.

The agency asked mo-torists to take special carewhen transiting workzones.

Expert tips tohelp job seekersclean up theirSocial Identity

(NAPSI)—Social mediais a popular pastime forwork and play for nearly 70percent of Americans.1 Forjob seekers, social network-ing sites can be useful toolsto share professionalexperience, network withpeers and employers, andseek job openings, but thecontent that individualspost on social platformscould be detrimental duringthe job hunt.

Companies often usesocial media to research jobcandidates during theinterview process to learnmore about them. And,unfortunately, if a candi-date’s social media presencecontains unsavory photos,comments or posts, thatinformation can be factoredinto the decision aboutwhom to interview andultimately hire.

The bottom line:Individuals seeking a newjob would be wise to removeany potentially damagingphotos or content. Thatsaid, can you truly hideyour social identity? DanKonzen, Phoenix Campuschair for the College ofInformation Systems andTechnology at University ofPhoenix, said the answermay be “no,” but he has tipsto help clean up your socialidentity.

Can Social Media CostMe My Job?

The easy solution to hideyour social identity seemsto be to delete it entirely,but this may not be the bestoption for job seekers.Hiring managers areactually less likely tointerview candidates whodon’t have a social mediapresence.

Individuals must becareful, though, of whatcontent is posted online.Knowing that a potentialemployer may be looking atyour social media presence,it’s best to present yourselfin the most flattering way.It’s not just about what youpost, it also applies to whatfriends are posting aboutyou, as the content isdiscoverable.

Some social mediasnafus include inappropri-ate photos, videos orcontent; alcohol or druguse; discriminatorycomments; slander towardprevious company or fellowemployees; and poorcommunication skills.

Current employeesshould also be wary of theironline presence. Nearly halfof employers said they usesocial media to researchcurrent employees, andone-fourth have fired anemployee for what theyfound.3

Tips to Clean up YourSocial Identity

Konzen warns that whatindividuals post online cannever be completely hidden,but people can take steps tohelp clean up their socialidentity.

“Consider how yoursocial media accounts areperceived by others ofdifferent backgrounds, suchas a recruiter sharing itwith a hiring manager,”Konzen said. “The best wayto clean up your socialidentity is to be aware ofwhat is already out thereand be mindful of what youpost.”

Konzen shares thefollowing tips to help cleanup your social identity:

• Remove any provoca-tive, inappropriate ordistasteful photos orcomments. This includesones you’ve been tagged inby friends. Contact theposter and ask him or herto remove the photo orcontent. If that isn’tpossible, untag yourself.

• Tools such asjustdelete.me and Light-beam can help you manageaccounts and see who’sviewed your profiles.

• Google yourself and setup Google Alerts to monitoryour online presence. If youfind anything concerning,chances are, hiring manag-ers will, too.

• Edit past social mediaand blog posts for grammat-ical errors. Poor communi-cation skills on social mediaare a reflection of yourbrand. Consider makingyour social media profilesmore career focused. Thinkof the type of candidate theemployer is seeking andmodel your social mediaaccounts after that.Creating a profile under apseudonym can be used tokeep in touch with oldfriends or post content thatmay not be work appropri-ate.

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Join us for our Annual Czech Spring-Fest to be held on April 23, 2017 at theSPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall Street, Hous-ton, Texas, beginning at 11 a.m. until 6:00p.m. Admission is $8.00 for Adults andChildren under 11 Free.

A Traditional Czech Dinner will beserved from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.Adults - $10, and Children under 11 years- $7.00. Soup and Sausage withSauerkraut served at 1:00 p.m.

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prize winning items. She will have manyitems for sale.

Kovanda's Czech Band will play from11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., and theCzechaholics Band will play from 3:00until 6:00 p.m. for your dancing pleasure.

Spend some time in the Country Storewhere you will find Kolaches, Czech Past-ries, Home Made Bread and CannedGoods. Visit Vendors selling their Art,Jewelry, and Handcraft Items. Last butnot least, we will have a Silent Auctionwith over 100 items for bid.

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Local residents inducted into TheHonor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE, LA(04/12/2017)-- The follow-ing local residents recent-ly were initiated into TheHonor Society of Phi Kap-pa Phi, the nation's oldestand most selective all-dis-cipline collegiate honor so-ciety.

Chanel Cox of High-lands (77562) was initiat-e d a t T e x a s T e c hUniversity

Brittany Flowers ofHuffman (77336) was ini-tiated at Texas Woman'sUniversity

These residents areamong approximately30,000 students, faculty,professional staff andalumni to be initiated intoPhi Kappa Phi each year.Membership is by invita-tion only and requiresnomination and approvalby a chapter. Only the top10 percent of seniors and7.5 percent of juniors are

eligible for membership.Graduate students in thetop 10 percent of the num-ber of candidates for grad-uate degrees may alsoqualify, as do faculty, pro-fessional staff and alumniwho have achieved schol-arly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi wasfounded in 1897 under theleadership of Marcus L.Urann who had a desire tocreate a different kind ofhonor society: one that rec-ognized excellence in allacademic disciplines. To-day, the Society has chap-ters on more than 300campuses in the UnitedStates and the Philippines.Its mission is "To recognizeand promote academic ex-cellence in all fields ofhigher education and toengage the community ofscholars in service to oth-ers."

More About Phi KappaPhi

Since its founding, 1.5million members havebeen initiated into PhiKappa Phi. Some of the or-ganization's notable mem-b e r s i n c l u d e f o r m e rPresident Jimmy Carter,NASA astronaut WendyLawrence, novelist DavidBaldacci and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. TheSociety has awarded ap-proximately $15 millionsince the inception of itsawards program in 1932.Today, $1.4 million isawarded each biennium toqualifying students andmembers through gradu-ate fellowships, under-graduate study abroadgrants, member and chap-ter awards, and grants forlocal, national and interna-tional literacy initiatives.For more information, vis-it www.phikappaphi.org.

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Diamonds have beentreasured as gemstonessince their use as religiousicons in ancient India.Their usage in engravingtools also dates to earlyhuman history. The popu-larity of diamonds has ris-en since the 19th centurybecause of increased sup-ply, improved cutting andpol ishing techniques,growth in the world econo-my, and innovative andsuccessful advertisingcampaigns.

In 1772, the French sci-entist Antoine Lavoisierused a lens to concentratethe rays of the sun on a di-amond in an atmosphere ofoxygen, and showed thatthe only product of thecombustion was carbon di-oxide, proving that dia-mond i s composed o fcarbon. Later in 1797, theEnglish chemist SmithsonTennant repeated and ex-panded that experiment.By demonstrating thatburning diamond andgraphite releases the sameamount of gas, he estab-lished the chemical equiv-alence of these substances.

Dr. Lonnie Howard toaddress graduates

PASADENA, Texas – Dr.Lonnie Howard, Presidentat Lamar Institute of Tech-nology, will offer the key-note address at the SanJacinto College commence-ment ceremony on Satur-day, May 13 at 7 p.m.

The 2017 Spring com-mencement ceremony willbring together San Jacin-to College graduates fromeach of its four campusesfor one combined ceremo-ny. The ceremony will takeplace at NRG Stadium.

“Dr. Howard has a re-markable story that manystudents can relate to,”said San Jacinto CollegeChancellor Dr. BrendaHellyer. “He is passionateabout community collegesand higher education, andis an amazing success sto-ry. As a first-generationcollege graduate and a SanJacinto College alumnus, Iam excited for him to re-turn to where his journeybegan to share his storywith our graduates. I lookforward to hearing himspeak.”

Following high school,Howard joined the U.S.Army where he servedwith distinction. He re-ceived an honorable dis-charge, but did not haveany employment skills. Hisfirst job was as a janitor inan industrial shop. Despitefacing many hardships,Howard never forgot hismother’s optimistic saying,“It doesn’t matter whereyou start. The importantthing is where you finish.”

Howard graduatedwith his first associate de-gree at the age of 36.Twelve years later he hada total of five college de-grees – an associate of ap-plied science in welding, anassociate of general stud-ies, a bachelor’s degree, amaster’s degree and aPh.D. in educational ad-ministration from the Uni-versity of Texas. He hasalso completed postdoctor-al training in strategicbusiness management at

Diamond Jim: "How old arenatural diamonds?"

The most familiar usesof diamonds today are asgemstones used for adorn-ment, a use which datesback into antiquity, and asindustrial abrasives forcutting hard materials.The dispersion of whitelight into spectral colors isthe primary gemologicalcharacteristic of gem dia-monds. In the 20th centu-ry, experts in gemologydeveloped methods ofgrading diamonds andother gemstones based onthe characteristics mostimportant to their valueas a gem. Four character-istics, known informallyas the four Cs, are now

commonly used as the ba-sic descriptors of diamonds:these are carat (its weight),cut (quality of the cut isgraded according to propor-tions, symmetry and pol-ish), color (how close towhite or colorless; for fan-cy diamonds how intense isits hue), and clarity (howfree is it from inclusions).A large, flawless diamondis known as a paragon.

Not all diamonds foundon Earth originated onEarth. Primitive interstel-lar meteorites were foundto contain carbon possiblyin the form of diamond. Atype of diamond called car-bonado that is found in

South America and Africamay have been depositedthere via an asteroid im-pact (not formed from theimpact) about 3 billionyears ago. These diamondsmay have formed in the in-trastellar environment,but as of 2008, there wasno scientific consensus onhow carbonado diamondsoriginated.

Misconception about di-amonds forming from com-pressed coal

F e w d i a m o n d s a r eformed from highly com-pressed coal. More than99% of diamonds evermined have formed in theconditions of extreme heatand pressure about 90miles (140 km) below theEarth's surface. Coal isformed from prehistoricplants buried much closerto the surface and is un-likely to migrate below 2miles (3.2 km) throughcommon geological pro-cesses. Most diamonds thathave been dated are olderthan the first land plantsand are therefore olderthan coal. It is possiblethat diamonds can formfrom coal in subductionzones and in meteoroid im-p a c t s , b u t d i a m o n d sformed in this way arerare, and the carbon sourceis more likely carbonaterocks and organic carbon insediments, rather thancoal. To learn even moreabout diamonds, come seethe incredible selection ofloose diamonds and dia-mond jewelry at PineforestJewelry.

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San Jacinto Collegealumnus to delivercommencement keynote

Dr. Lonnie Howard,President at Lamar Instituteof Technology, will addressgraduates and guests at theSan Jacinto College Springcommencement ceremonyat NRG Stadium onSaturday, May 13.Submitted photo.

Harvard University andemerging leadership atPenn State University.

“Being a former devel-opmental student, thengraduating from San Ja-cinto College with an asso-ciate degree in welding,moving on to become a col-lege president, and nowinvited back to be the com-mencement speaker, thisdemonstrates the best ofthe American Dream,” saidHoward. “My hope for the2017 May graduating classis that some of them willalso come back and tellsuccess stories of their ownAmerican Dream.”

Prior to being namedPresident at Lamar Insti-tute of Technology in Aprilof 2016, Howard spentthree years as Presidentand CEO at Clover ParkTechnical College, the larg-est technical college inWashington state. He pre-viously served as executivedirector of the School ofContinuing and Profes-sional Studies at the Uni-versity of Houston Systemand has held teaching andresearch positions at sev-eral institutions.

More information aboutthe San Jacinto Collegecommencement ceremonycan be found at sanjac.edu/commencement-ceremony.

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Houston, TX — Thelargest battle reenactmentin the state is the center-piece of the admission-freeSan Jacinto Day Festival,to be held on Saturday,April 22, 2017, from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. on thegrounds surrounding theSan Jacinto Monument.The reenactment recreatesthe events leading up toTexas winning its indepen-dence from Mexico 181years ago at the decisiveBattle of San Jacinto onApril 21, 1836

On Saturday, reenac-tors from across the statebecome figures in Texashistory, for the day. Visi-tors can wander freelyamong the Mexican andTexian camps to learnwhat the soldiers and theirfamilies were doing priorto the battle in 1836. At 3p.m., the official (and his-torically accurate!) reen-actment of the Battle ofSan Jacinto begins. Withhundreds of history reen-actors, this reenactment—complete with cannons,horses and pyrotechnics—is the largest in the south-west United States.

Sponsored by the SanJacinto Museum of Histo-ry Association, the festivalis a full day of entertain-ment, vendors, food, fami-ly activit ies, culturalexhibits, games and fun setamidst living history: mu-sic and dancing on threestages featuring country-western bands, flamenco

San Jacinto Day Festival set for this Saturday

dancers, Native Americanpresentations, squaredancers and much more;15+ food vendors; make-and-take activities andcrafts for children; chil-dren’s train; petting zoo;medicine wagon show;birds of prey; weavers,spinners, blacksmiths andother demonstrators; anddozens of unique hand-crafted items for sale.

PARKING will be sig-nificantly closer this year.There will be several lotsalong Independence Park-way open for the generalpublic. Disabled parking is

The largest battle reenactment in the state will take place this Saturday at San JacintoMonument grounds from 10 am to 6 pm. The reenactment recreates the events leading upto Texas winning its independence from Mexico in April 21, 1836.

(Harris County, TX)Harris County Sheriff ’sOffice Homicide investiga-tors have charged threemen with capital murderin the shooting death of alocal North Shore manduring a robbery.

Investigators say thaton April 19, 2017, AmirYarbrough, Quincy Tho-mas and Tyre Hartley metwith the victim 29 year oldMarquiet Davis in theparking lot of a Carl's Jr.restaurant located at15236 Wallisville rd. ineast Harris County.

Davis was alone in a ve-hicle when Yarbrough andThomas entered the vehi-cle. Yarbrough then shot

available at the BattleshipTexas parking lot (disabledplacard or license plate re-quired) at 3523 Indepen-dence Pkwy, La Porte, TX77571. Free shuttles willbe running between thelots and the festival from9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

“We are so proud to con-tinue to present this festi-val with free admission,free shuttles and free park-ing, which would not bepossible without our pre-senting sponsor H-E-B, aswell as The Dow ChemicalC o m p a n y , P a s a d e n aStrawberry Festival, City

of Deer Park, City of LaPorte and LyondellBasell,”says Larry Spasic, San Ja-cinto Museum of HistoryPresident. “Just as impor-tant are our partners whohelp us coordinate thisevent, including the City ofLa Porte, TPWD, the vol-unteers from San JacintoCollege and Deer ParkISD, Clean Harbors, LaPorte EMS and HamptonInn Deer Park.”

For more information,visit www.sanjacinto-museum.org or call 281-479-2421.

NORTH SHOREThree charged inkilling of local man

the victim and Thomasgrabbed a bag on the frontseat of the vehicle.

They then both ran to awhite Nissan Sentra driv-en by Hartley and fled thearea.

EMS was called but thecomplainant was pro-nounced deceased.

Investigators were ableto obtain evidence and eye-witness statements thatplaced all three defendantsat the murder scene.

All three men are cur-rently in The Harris Coun-ty Sheriff ’s OfficeDetention Facility with aNo Bond and a court dateof April 20, 2017, in the185th District Court.

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Boudwin has won manyawards for his work as amascot, and appeared inseveral other costumes atother events.

As an inspirationalspeaker, he often talkswith high school students.He urgest them to “overde-

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liver” to succeed.He points out that there

are three good “I’s” to liveby:

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He has motivated tensof thousands, he says, withhis “SMILES” presenta-tion. Since his release fromthe Rockets, he has beendeveloping a new mascotcharacter known as “New-ton” that he takes with himto schools and events.

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