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Vol. 13, No. 7 Wednesday, December 9, 2015
All the fun
of a festival
weekend
Carnival rides, beautiful
songs and a new store were
the order of the weekend
as League City held its
Holiday In The Park annual Christmas festivities,
right and below left, while
Ghanbrji Nelson, below
right, tucked into her first
meal at a new Stripes store
and gas station on Texas
City’s 25th Avenue North.
USPS 9400
75 cents
Havana
tough
sales
pitch
Investment
and credit
blocks stifle
Texas exports
to Cuba
Photos by Gene Schwartz
Storm relief
State to help workers who lost jobs in October disaster area
By Ian White
WORKERS throughout the
county who lost their jobs
during the severe weather that
hit a large area of Texas in late
October can now apply for special unemployment assistance.
The financial assistance
is being offered through the
state’s workforce commission
in the wake of acceptance by
the federal government of a
call by Texas governor Greg
Abbott for the affected area to
be declared a disaster zone.
Self-employed people who
have been left unable to work
since the severe storms can also
apply for the disaster unemployment assistance.
Under the terms of the program, applicants have only a
limited time in which to file for
assistance, which provides access
to federal disaster-aid programs
including unemployment benefits to affected residents and
businesses in the disaster area.
Original applications must
be filed by January 6 and all
documentation required by
the program must be delivered
within 21 days of filing.
Required documentation
includes the applicant’s
socia l-securit y
nu mber,
a copy of the filer’s most
recent federal income tax
form or check stubs, or documentation to prove that
the claimant was working
or self-employed between
October 22 and 31, when
the disaster occurred.
The assistance, known as
DUA, takes the form of unemployment insurance benefits
made available especially for
victims of disaster and is available to individuals who meet
one or more of six criteria.
• They must either have
applied for and used all regular unemployment benefits
from any state or be unable
to qualif y for unemployment benefits.
• They must have worked
or been self-employed or
scheduled to begin work
or self-employment in the
disaster area at the time of
the disaster.
• They must be no longer
able to work or perform services because of physical damage or destruction to the place
of their employment as a direct
result of the disaster.
• They must establish that
the work or self-employment
they can no longer perform
was their primary source
of income.
• They must be no longer able to perform work or
self-employment because of
an injury as a direct result
of the disaster.
• They must have become
the breadwinner or major support of a household because of
the death of the head of the
household during the disaster.
TWC is operating a call
center for applicants at 800939-6631 between 8:00am
and 5:00pm from Monday
to Friday each week until the
deadline and is also offering the benefits through the
unemployment-benef it-services section of its website,
texasworkforce.org.
Galveston is one of 15
counties covered by the
presidential disaster declaration. The others are Bastrop,
Brazoria, Caldwell, Comal,
Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris,
Hays, Hidalgo, Liberty,
Navarro, Travis, Willacy and
Wilson counties.
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TEXAS governor Greg Abbott
said that, maybe it is the lawyer in him, but at the end of
a narrated slideshow about all
the benefits of foreign investment in Cuba’s showpiece
Mariel special development
zone, he cut to the chase.
In a meeting midway
through his four-day tradeand-travel visit, Abbott said he
knew that, as well as the state
of Texas, the port directors
from Houston, Beaumont
and Corpus Christi who had
accompanied him on the trip
“have a deep interest in trying
to find a way that we could
collaborate on this project”.
But, he asked, is it possible
under the US embargo on
trade with Cuba – or, as it is
called in Havana, “the blockade” – for a US company to
legally invest in the Mariel
port’s development.
No, he was told by the
development zone’s director
general, Ana Teresa Igarza
Martínez, above right, in
an answer that didn’t really
require translation. The blockade won’t allow it.
Abbott asked whether there
are “any such businesses from
the United States at this time”
seeking to invest there.
Well, Igarza Martinez said,
there is in fact one proposal
pending. It is from an enterprising Alabama company
– Cleber LLC – which is seeking to use some loopholes in
the embargo to build a small
assembly plant in the economic zone to make tractors in
Cuba, thereby taking advantage of the blockade’s exemption for agricultural products.
The company would also
sell the tractors in Cuba but,
again exploiting the fine print
of the embargo, would sell not
to the state but to non-government cooperative farms.
The Cubans are waiting
to see if federal officials in
Washington agree that the proposal does not run afoul of the
embargo and can be licensed.
Abbott, in an extended interrogation of Igarza Martínez,
said Texas has plenty of products, including fine-quality
long-grain rice, to sell to the
market in Cuba, where the
government is obliged to provide each of its 11 million people at least seven pounds of rice
every month.
“Texas has an abundance of
[rice and other products] and
a very easy ability to export to
Cuba,” he said.
But Igarza Martínez replied
that, “due to the blockade
restrictions and the economic situation of the country,
[which] is no secret,” Cuba
can simply not afford to pay
in cash for US rice when it can
buy rival product from other,
albeit far more distant places,
chiefly Vietnam, on extended
credit terms.
“The price is not as difficult as having to pay in cash,”
she said.
Tourists
“The last two days we’ve been
leaving a lot of cash in Cuba,”
Abbott said of his entourage.
Indeed, the answer for
Cuba’s cash crunch would
appear to be foreign visitors.
Igarza Martínez said Cuba
would be approaching four
million visitors this year –
nearly twice as many as last
year – and on a trajectory
toward 10 million tourists in
the foreseeable future
Over the next 10 years, she
said, Cuba is expecting to add
about 80,000 hotel rooms.
If so, Abbott said, “you will
need American products your
visitors are accustomed to.
“Rumor has it that tourists
prefer American rice.”
To which Igarza Martínez
said something to the effect
that “the American tourist is a
tourist of selectivity.”
• Cuba pledges “ irreversible”
US friendship – see pg 5.
Merry Christmas and
Happy Holidays from our
family to yours!
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New year’s lesson
College urges community to spring into academia
By Lora-Marie Bernard
COLLEGE Of The Mainland is hoping to make spring the start
of something new for anyone in the community looking to go
back to school.
The Texas City-based community college is offering classes not
only for degree-seeking students but also for people wishing to
stretch their academic acumen through continuing education, as
well as folks whose interest lies in non-degree academic pursuits.
And it has classes, trips and lectures at nominal cost for citizens
older than 50, including total body fitness, yoga, Pilates, line
dancing and weight training. There’s even a course called “sit-nfit” for less mobile students.
The courses, part of a program called 50 Plus, also includes creativity classes from painting to papier maché and jewelry making
to technology courses in which senior citizens can learn how to use
such electronic equipment as a smart phone, tablet or computer.
The college says it is keen to make the courses as affordable as
possible and has installment plans for several of the courses.
Details are on the college’s automatic payments website at com.edu/paymentplan, or prospective students can
call 409-933-8668.
Registration for the spring semester classes is now open and the
college has detailed the various methods by which prospective
students can apply.
Anyone wishing to become a degree-seeking student can apply
online at com.edu/apply or call call 409-933-8264.
Registration for continuing-education classes is available at
the college’s continuing education office in its technical vocation
building, room 1475, on the camous. Non-degree students can
learn more about continuing education at com.edu/ce or by calling 409-933-8438.
Information about the 50 Plus program is available online at
com.edu/50plus or by calling 409-933-8226.
Surge of
artwork Study a new
on display language at
A GERMAN photographer known
for his pictures of world-class fencing
competitions will be the subject of next
year’s first new exhibit at University Of
Houston-Clear Lake.
The exhibit, Change Of Engagement:
The Photography Of Serge Timacheff,
will open at the campus’ art gallery on
January 22, two weeks after the college’s
latest student-art exhibit closes.
Local artists will be featured until January
7 in the college’s 14th Houston-area community-college student exhibition, which
features work from students across the metro
area in a variety of mediums, including
paint, sculpture and photography.
The exhibits are open to the public
during the 2700 Bay Area Boulevard gallery’s operating hours and are free to enter.
The gallery operates each week from
9:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Thursday and
from 9:00am to noon on Friday. The gallery, on the first floor of the campus’ Bayou
Building, is closed on weekends, university
holidays and during exhibition installations.
Information about the campus’ exhibitions is available at 281-283-3376 or online
at uhcl.edu/artgallery.
your local
university
MANDARIN, above, and Japanese are just
two of the foreign languages to be taught
in short courses at University Of HoustonClear Lake from next month.
Spanish, French, German and Russian are
also among the courses available as part of the
UHCL foreign-language program, which runs
from January 11 to February 26.
The noncredit continuing-education classes
will cost $145 for class lessons, with private
instruction available at an additional cost.
The program also offers English-language
enhancement for foreign professionals.
The university says its teachers are fluent
and possess advanced degrees in the languages
they instruct and focus on oral instruction for
conversational skill.
For information, prospective students can
call the program office at 281-283-3033 or go
online to uhcl.edu/fl.
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Saturday
The Cougars football team of University Of Houston
beat their rivals the Owls from Temple 24-13 in
the American Athletic Conference championship to
advance to Chick-fil-A’s Peach Bowl game in Atlanta,
Georgia, on New Year’s Eve, when they will face the
Seminoles of Florida State.
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THE HAWKS are graduating. Commencement
for the University Of
Houston-Clear Lake
Hawks summer and fall
2015 graduates is little
more than a week away.
The celebration will take
place on December 19 at
Houston’s George R Brown
convention center, where
students from the college’s
education, computer engineering and science schools
will graduate at noon,
followed at 5:00pm by students from its schools of
business and human sciences and humanities.
Information about the
event is available online at
uhcl.edu/commencement.
Frances Durisseau’s
Inspirations
A question of pride
M
ost of us have been taught to
tough things out in life and that
it’s sometimes to our advantage
to be somewhat stubborn. I’m
not talking about being difficult or cantankerous. I’m referring
more about how we handle situations when “the going gets
tough”. Do we rise to the occasion or do we give up and quit?
And when is it acceptable to quit?
At some point, we all have to face those questions in life
and they will be some of the most difficult we will ever
have to answer. We will probably face such questions in our
careers at least once or twice and it can be overwhelming.
Do I stay in this job even though I keep being ignored for the
promotion I deserve?
You are also going to face it in your relationships in life.
Relationships are not perfect and they will have problems.
Some are dangerous. Where do you draw the line? What about
where you live and about relocating? That can be a huge decision, especially if it requires going far from your home base.
If you or your children have bad memories and experiences where you are at, should you stick it out or leave and start
over somewhere new? If you have one child who is being bullied, should you move the family for that child’s peace of mind
and comfort?
Sometimes when we are faced with such difficult situations,
we have to have the courage to make the bravest choice of all
– to let go, to quit and be proud to be known as a quitter.
Contact Frances by e-mail at Inspirations_By_Frances@yahoo.com.
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Sunday
The Jewish religion’s eight-day Chanukkah – or
Hanukkah – festival began on the Hebrew calendar
date of 25 Kislev, which celebrates the Maccabees’
recapture of Jerusalem’s second temple from the Syrian
Greeks and its rededication, marked by the kindling of
lights on a menorah, or chanukiah.
Monday
Americans marked the 74th anniversary of the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor, when the battleship USS
Arizona, was blown up by kamikaze dive-bombers,
killing 1,177 of its officers and crewmen, in an action
president Franklin Roosevelt referred to as “a date
which will live in infamy”.
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A weekly review of Galveston County local authorities’ affairs
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
with
Lora-Marie Bernard
City to hold a special
election to fill seats
vacated by councillors
THE COUNTY’S largest city is to conduct a special election in
March 2016 to fill two vacancies on its city council, including
electing a new mayor.
The vacancies at League City are for the seats formerly held
by councilmember Tommy Cones and mayor Tim Paulissen,
who is stepping down to run for a county-commission seat.
Darryl Apffel and Paulissen are vying for the precinct-one seat
that Ryan Dennard will vacate next year in order to spend more
time with his young family.
Paulissen’s resignation as mayor was an automatic trigger
under state law and the city charter.
Cones, far right, submitted his resignation to become the
city’s assistant fire chief and Fire Marshall on November 24.
According to the city’s charter, that created a vacancy on the city
council beginning on Monday, December 7.
Under the Texas constitution, even though the two seats are
now officially vacant, both Cones and Paulissen, near right, can
continue to serve until they are filled.
However, Cones chose not to continue serving after
Sunday, December 6, when he was due to start his duties on
the city staff.
Paulissen will serve as mayor until voters choose a replacement
during the special election.
Vacancies occurring on the city council with an unexpired
term of more than 12 months must be filled by a special election. The unexpired terms for both Paulissen and Cones exceed
that time limit.
The city council was due to consider a resolution to formally call the special election and to discuss the process for
filling the vacancies during its meeting yesterday, Tuesday,
as well as considering a resolution covering a run-off election in April.
Passenger
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Wedding man appointed
to state housing board
TEXAS governor Greg Abbott has appointed a
county resident to the board that regulates the
state’s manufactured-housing industry.
Abbott last week appointed Ronald Richards
for a term set to expire on January 31, 2017.
Richards, from Clear Lake Shores, is co-owner
of Butler’s Courtyard, above, a wedding and
reception venue in League City’s historic district.
He retired after a 45-year career as vice president of marketing for homes builder American
Homestar Corporation and is president of Clear
Lake Shores’ economic development corporation
board of directors and a member of the League
City hotel occupancy tax advisory board.
He is also active in that city’s chamber of
commerce and is past president of League City
Historical Society.
Richards was appointed alongside Kiran Shah,
an independent owner and operator of several
national hotel franchises from Richmond.
BOEING’S international
space station program manager is on his way to the
county to tell residents about
the company’s development
of craft to take passengers
into space.
Mark Malqueen will discuss the Boeing passenger
spacecraft in a free public
talk entitled Boeing’s CST100: A 21st Century Space
Capsule as part of a series
of talks by distinguished
speakers commissioned by
Clear Lake Association Of
Senior Programs.
The Visions In Our
Midst presentation will
take place at University
Of Houston-Clear Lake’s
2700 Bay Area Boulevard
campus from 5:30-7:00pm
on January 7.
Information about the
event is available by phone
at 281-283-2021 or online
at uhcl.edu/clasp.
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State grants fire
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RESIDENTS of the county’s emergency services district 2 could save significant amounts of money on
their fire insurance next
year after state approval of
a community request for a
reduction in premiums.
The
Texas
department of insurance state
fire marshall’s office has
approved rate reductions
from January 1 for Bolivar
Peninsula residents based
on how near their property
is to a fire hydrant.
The fire marshall’s office
told EMS2 officials of the
reduction in a letter that
referred to two classes of
insurance, 05 and 5X, according to a property’s proximity
to a fire hydrant.
The letter said all class-rated properties farther than
1,000 feet from a fire hydrant
or water-supply suction point
and within five miles of a
fire station will be insurable
using the more expensive 5X
premium class.
It also said: “With a split
class 05/5X, all class-rated
properties within 1,000 feet
of a fire hydrant or water-supply suction point and within
five miles of the fire station
will use class 05.”
The district, in turn, has
told peninsula residents and
property owners that they
should inform their insurance agents of the reduction
approval, referring to ISO
public protection classification rates.
Friendswood
welcomes new
director of
transportation
ONE OF the county’s most
seasoned education administrators has switched school districts after eight years.
Dean Lewis has left the
Clear Creek independent
school district to become the
Friendswood district’s new
transportation director.
Lewis has been a school
transportation professional for
28 years and previously worked
as transportation director in
Lubbock and Rockwall.
Friendswood has a fleet of 50
school buses and its transportation department moves almost
3,000 students daily to its high
and junior high schools, two
intermediate campuses and
two elementary schools.
“I love working and what
I do,” Lewis, who graduated
from Texas Tech University in
1981, said.
“I come with experience
but not all of the answers.
Friendswood already does
great things – I just hope to
add some positive tweaks here
and there.”
He added: “I am excited to
be in Friendswood. I look forward to getting to know the
people here. Everyone has welcomed me and I can sense this
group is like a family.”
Lewis and his wife of 32
years live in League City. They
have one son who attends
the Texas A&M University’s
Galveston campus.
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At last, shopping gives me a shot in the arm!
T
oday’s world seems
to be so super
high-tech and all
about being able to
do several things at the same
time – successfully. The millennium generation seems to
have mastered these abilities
with ease. For the rest of us,
especially the baby boomers,
these are challenging skills, to
say the very least.
For example, last week I was
determined to go for my annual flu shot. Normally I’d have
done that by late October. I’m
one of those lucky people who
doesn’t dread a shot, so my
only reason for putting it off
so long was that I had more
important things to do.
Finally, I decided that last
week was the week I would
finally take this chore off
my “to do” list. But Monday
came and went and Tuesday
and Wednesday also passed
by without me making it to
the clinic. Wednesday night
I announced to my husband
that I planned to get a flu shot
the next day, no matter what.
Sometimes you just have
to set a deadline for yourself, right?
Unfortunately, Thursday
was also the day I needed to
make my weekly grocery shopping run. You know you’re
overdoing the “multi-tasking”
concept when you decide that
the solution to accomplishing
two goals in one swat is to
have the flu shot at the grocery store.
I mean, really, why not? It
would be the ultimate onestop shopping trip. And these
days you can be vaccinated for
flu almost anywhere. Drug
stores, grocery stores, probably
even at convenience stores –
who knows?
Years ago, f lu shots were
offered by College Of The
Mainland at the nearby
fire station. It was a drivethrough deal. You got your
vehicle in line and, when it
was your turn, you drove
forward, stopped, put the
car in park and stuck your
arm out the window. Some
competent-looking individual came up, checked your
paperwork and stuck a needle in your arm.
Drive-through flu shots.
What a great concept!
And that’s how I found
myself at a local grocery store,
my shopping cart parked
nearby, receiving a flu shot
from the head pharmacist. It
was much less of a hassle than
shopping for groceries, I can
assure you.
As I mention here frequently, I really hate shopping of
any kind. Grocery shopping is
the worst because you have to
do it on a regular basis. And
it’s an absolute given that the
store will be out of at least five
things on your list.
This either requires phone
calls home – “Honey, they’re
out of your favorite cereal;
what’s your second choice?”
– or the brand you have the
really good coupon for is no
longer in stock.
By the time I reach the checkout line, clutching my store
card, credit card and coupons
in one hand while unloading
three multi-packs of colas (three
for $10 sale!), a 14-pound container of cat litter, an eight-roll
package of paper towels and lots
more with my other hand, I’m
finished for the day.
Just let me out of there so
I can fight my way through
the parking lot, dodging cars,
carts and other dangers while
frantically trying to remember
where I parked my SUV.
Trust me when I say that,
last week, the flu shot was
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absolutely the best part of that
multi-tasking experience.
***
PS: A very happy
Chanukkah to all of you
who are celebrating the festival of lights!
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GALVESTON COUNTY,
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more information.
BAYOU VISTA
City Council meets the last
Tuesday of every month
- December 29, 2015,
6:30pm at the Community
Center, 783 “C” Marlin.
CLEAR LAKE SHORES
City Council meets the first
and third Tuesday of every
month - December 1, 15,
2015, 7:00pm at the Club
House, 931 Cedar.
GALVESTON
City Council meets the
last Thursday of every
month - December 31,
2015, 1:00pm at City Hall
Council Chambers, second
floor, 823 Rosenburg.
HITCHCOCK
City Commission meets
the third Monday of every
month - December 21,
2015, 6:30pm at City Hall,
7423 Highway 6.
KEMAH
City Council meets the
first and third Wednesday
of
every
month,
December 2, 16, 2015,
7:00pm at City Hall, 1401
Highway 146.
LA MARQUE
City Council meets the
second
and
four th
Monday of every month,
- December 14, 28, 2015,
6:00pm at City Hall, 1109B Bayou Road.
MARMADUKE
LEAGUE CITY
City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of
every month, - December
8, 22, 2015, 6:00pm at
City Council Chambers,
200 West Walker St.
SANTA FE
City
Council
meets
the second and fourth
Thursday of every month,
- December 10, 24, 2015,
7:00pm at City Hall, 12002
State Highway 6.
TEXAS CITY
Cit y
Commissioner s
meet the first and third
Wednesday
of
every
month, - December 2, 16,
2015, 5:00pm at City Hall,
1801 9th Avenue North.
Other events throughout the Houston Galveston area ...
Christmas Parades
Upcoming
Bayou
Vista
Boat
Parade - December 12,
2015 at 6:00pm.
Dickinson - December
10, 2015 at 6:30pm.
Friendswood - December
12, 2015 at 6:00pm.
Hitchcock - December 9,
2015 at 6:30pm.
League City Boat lane
Parade - December 12,
2015 at 6:00pm.
Santa Fe - December 12,
2015 at 5:30pm.
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Publishing
Group
December
10,
2015,
11:30am - 1:00pm. This
is a group for authors to
discuss and share ideas
and processes for the
marketing and publishing
of their novels. Helen Hall
Library. For more about
this event, see Public
Libraries listing below for
library information.
Woven
Bookmark s
- December 10, 2015,
at 3:30pm. Come make
yarn bookmarks with
a
cardboard
loom.
Supplies are provided.
All ages welcome. Moore
Memorial Public Library.
For more about this event,
see Public Libraries listing
below for library information.
Glamour - A style show
and holiday market December 10, 2015 at
Doyle Convention Center,
2010 5th Ave N. Texas
City.
Holiday
market
opens at 4:00pm, Style
show at 6:30pm. For tickets go on line to galvestoncount yfoodbank.org.
Sponsorship
available.
$60 general admission,
$40 Vogue VIP lounge
pass. Proceeds benefit the Galveston County
Food Bank. Limited vendor spaces available. For
more information contact
Natalie Clarke at 409-9454232 or natalie@galvestoncountyfoodbank.org.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
DICKINSON
Dickinson Public Library,
4411 Hwy 3, 281-5343812.
www.dickinsonpubliclibrary.org.
8005 Barry Ave, 409986-7814.
www.hitchcockpubliclibrary.org
1011 Bayou Rd, 409 9389270, www.ci.la-marque.
tx.us/216/Library.
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Hitchcock Public Library,
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La
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City
Public
Librar y
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Helen
Hall
Library
100 W. Walker, League
Roosevelt-Wilson
book fair November 30
- December 11, 2015,
8:30am to 2:30pm at 301
16th Ave N, Texas City, TX
77590, Go online to tcisd.
org or call 409-942-2860
for more information. The
Book Fair raises money for
the school library. Books
make great holiday gifts!
City of Kemah 50th
anniversary celebration - December 11,
6:00 to 8:30pm Events
include
enter tainment
at Kemah visitors center
/ Old School House at
6th and Bradford, Kemah
Christmas tree lighting
and carolers. December
12, 10:00am celebration
parade in Lighthouse
District, 6:00pm annual
Christmas boat parade,
take view from the
Kemah Boardwalk.
Smile with Santa December
12,
2015,
Hopeful
Expressions
Photography offers: get
your photo taken with
City 281-554-1113 www.
leaguecitylibrary.org.
TEXAS CITY
Moore Memorial Public
Library - 1701 9th
Avenue N, Texas City
409-643-5979 texascity-library.org.
MARMADUKE
FRIENDSWOOD
City Council meets the first
Monday of every month
- December 7, 2015,
4:30pm at City Hall, 910
South Friendswood Drive.
Hospice Care Team knew just how to keep the crowd warm as they waited for the lighting of its
tree of lights at Texas City’s Carnes funeral home last week. To numerous enthusiastic rounds
of applause, a troupe of young actors and dancers excited their audience with a lighthearted
performance before the official opening ceremony of the annual event. – Photo Gene Schwartz
MARMADUKE
DICKINSON
City Council meets
the
second
and
fourth
Tuesday of every month
- December 8, 22, 2015,
7:00pm at City Hall, 4403
Highway 3.
Model Train and Toy
Show - December 12,
10:00am-4:00pm
and
December 13, 12:004:00pm. at Dickinson
Historical Museum, 218 FM
517 Road West, Dickinson,
TX 77539.
Dickinson public library
book sale - December
12, 2015, from 10:00am
until 1:00pm at 4411
Highway 3, Dickinson.
Donations of magazines,
paperback and hardback
books, videos, DVD’s and
puzzles are being accepted during library hours.
For more information call
281 534 3812.
Networking with purpose! - December 17,
2015, 11:30am - 1:00pm.
During this Christmas
season, will you take time
to hear how our Partner
Ministries are serving
people in need and our
Lord? Come enjoy lunch
with others in the business
community
and
brainstorm unique ways
to meet the tangible
needs of ministries and
those they serve in the
Bay Area. You’ll discover
new ways your talents,
gifts and resources can
be used to make a difference in the lives of those
living in your area. Bring a
friend! Galveston County
Food Bank and Innovative
Alternatives will be sharing with us all that’s happening in their ministries
at Ecclesia Clear Lake
Church, 218 Clear Creek
Avenue, League City.
Send your Community
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including event, date,
time, and contact person, to editorial@thepost newspaper.net.
THE POST
www.thepostnewspaper.net
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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Cuba
pledges
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on Texas’ terms
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TEX AS ATTORNEY general Ken Paxton has abandoned his legal attempt to
halt the federal government’s
plan to place Syrian refugee
families in Texas – but the
state still wants a court to
order Washington to consult
with Austin before placing any
under its local jurisdiction.
He, right, went to court
on Friday, December 4, to
withdraw his request for a
temporary restraining order
to put a hold on the program.
As the state’s chief law-enforcement officer, Paxton
had initiated the lawsuit on
behalf of the Texas health
and human services commission, the state agency potentially most involved with the
resettlement process.
In an explanation of his
reasoning for backing down,
he cited the US refugee act
of 1980, a law requiring that
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the federal government consult with state authorities in
advance of such relocations.
Paxton said, in effect, that
his request for the restraining order had prompted the
federal government to provide information that he said
would help resolve security concerns about the first
group of refugees set to arrive
in Texas.
However, Texas continues to seek a federal court
injunction requiring the federal government to consult
with state authorities before
resettling refugees.
According to Paxton’s office,
Texas takes in roughly 10 per
cent of the refugees resettled in
the United States, partnering
with local volunteer agencies to
help refugees travel to the state
and to pay associated costs.
“Texas shouldn’t have to go
to court to require Washington
to comply with federal law
regarding its duties to consult with Texas in advance,”
Paxton said on Friday.
“Our state will continue
legal proceedings to ensure we
get the information necessary
to adequately protect the safety of Texas residents.
“While we remain concerned
about the federal government’s
overall refugee vetting process,
we must ensure that Texas has
the seat at the table that the
refugee act requires.”
ONE OF CUBA’S highest-ranking officials told
Texas governor Greg Abbott
last week that rebuilding the
island nation’s relationship
with America is an “inexorable process”.
Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz,
Havana’s foreign trade and
investment minister, was
speaking during a four-day
trip in which Abbott led a
two-dozen-strong group to
the island to discuss trade
and travel between the island
and Texas.
Abbott’s group included
members of his staff and
economic development team
and representatives of economic interests including
Houston’s seaport and airports, as well as his
wife, Cecilia.
Officials from the ports
of Beaumont and Corpus
Christi were also present
during the tour, which lasted from November 30 until
December 3.
While in Cuba, Diaz
told Abbott, above, that he
believes “the normalization
of relations between Cuba
and the United States is an
inexorable process that won’t
be reversed no matter who is
elected president in 2016.”
The minister said: “This is
an historic process. It’s historic
because it’s been a long time
and a lot of administrations
and there weren’t any changes,
and now is when the changes
are taking place.
“We think this process is
irreversible. It’s not going to be
taken back.”
Members of congress State meets feds on
border security
must spend more
time on Capitol Hill
WHEN PAUL Ryan became
speaker of the US house of
representatives a few weeks ago,
he made it clear that he has no
intention of spending too much
time in Washington. His wife
and children are in Wisconsin,
he pointed out, and he plans to
commute, as he’s done since his
election to congress.
“I just work here,” he told
CNN. “I don’t live here.”
I have great sympathy for
Ryan’s urge to strike a balance
between family and work. It
is very, very tough for every
member, let alone the speaker, to live and work far from
home and to weigh constantly
whether to be in Washington
or back in the district.
I remember that, when I
served in congress, I felt I
was in the wrong place wherever I happened to be. If I
was at home in Indiana, I
missed important meetings on
Capitol Hill. When I was in
Washington, the calendar in
Indiana was filled with events
I should have been attending.
Yet, while we should sympathize with the compromises
that members of congress have
to make between their duties
in Washington and their
responsibilities back home,
there’s no question where
they must be to discharge
their public responsibilities.
If we want a well-functioning
congress, they need to be in
Washington more often.
When I was first elected to
congress in 1964, its members didn’t have to split time
between their colleagues on
Capitol Hill and their families back in the district,
because most moved their
families to Washington.
But, over the years, the
politics of the country have
grown strongly anti-Washington. Members of congress do
not want to be associated with
the city. They want to show
they haven’t been seduced by
the lifestyle of the nation’s
capital or adopted an “insidethe-beltway” mindset.
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They take pride in rejecting
the elitism of Washington.
Today’s politics make it hard
to argue that members of
congress should be spending
more time on Capitol Hill.
Yet, as Washington Post
writer Dana Milbank noted
recently in an insightful column on the topic, “It’s no
mere coincidence that, in the
time this trend has taken hold,
much of what had previously
existed in Washington disappeared: civility, budget discipline, big bipartisan legislation
and just general competence.
“In place of this have come
bickering, showdowns, shutdowns and the endless targeting of each other for defeat in
the next election.”
Expanding the Capitol Hill
workweek, in other words,
isn’t just a symbolic gesture.
It’s one of the keys to reversing
congressional dysfunction.
For starters, you have to
get to know your colleagues
in order to do business with
them. The amenities are crucial in politics, even more
than in most spheres of
working life. In any legislature, whether it’s on Capitol
Hill, in a state capital or in
city hall, the very nature of
the job is going to involve
disagreement. Yet everyone
is there to solve problems
together; they have no choice
but to work together.
It’s hard to attack a person
you know well but, even more
important, getting to know
one another – and one another’s families – is an essential
lubricant for resolving the
issues you confront together.
Second, drafting legislation
is highly demanding because
its core involves building consensus. This takes time. It
can’t be forced. Members need
the time and room to consider
the options, look for common
ground and think through
alternatives. Politicians, in
other words, need sufficient
time to be good politicians
and good legislators. The array
of tough issues that faces congress can’t be dealt with by
part-time legislators.
Which, unfortunately,
is what they are right now.
Members of congress work
hard but they do not work
hard at legislating. They
work hard at constituent relations and raising money and
campaigning. Legislating,
whether we like it or not,
takes a five-day week, not the
three our lawmakers put in at
the moment.
What I’m arguing for here
will not be popular with
members of congress and
it certainly won’t receive a
warm reception from their
families. But they are elected
to do the job of legislating.
For the good of the institution they serve and the work
product they owe the nation,
the members of congress
do need to spend more time
in Washington.
Lee Hamilton is director of
The Center On Congress At
Indiana University and was
a member of the US house of
representatives for 34 years.
LIEUTENANT governor Dan Patrick has
acknowledged “strong pleas for state assistance” in dealing with illegal immigrants
during a US senate interim committee hearing on border security.
During the hearing, on Thursday,
December 3, Texas public safety department director Steven McCraw testified that,
during the past four years, more than 174,000
undocumented individuals had been arrested
and booked into Texas jails.
AJ Louderback of Texas Sheriffs’
Association also testified, saying PEP, the
US immigration and customs enforcement
agency’s priority enforcement program, “significantly weakens how we protect the state”.
Under PEP, the agency seeks the transfer
of removable people convicted of offens-
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Patrick, who presides over the Texas senate, said: “[I am] committed to work with
the senate, both during this interim and the
remainder of my term in office, to make sure
that assistance is provided.”
He added: “While securing the border is a
responsibility of Washington, DC, it is still a
Texas problem.
“That’s why the [state] senate led the
way during the last session to provide
funding for border security at the highest
levels in history.”
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Auditor and the Purchasing Agent. Sealed proposals are to be delivered to
Rufus G. Crowder, CPPO
CPPB, Galveston County
Purchasing Agent at the
Galveston County Courthouse, 722 Moody,(21st
Street), Floor 5, Purchasing, Galveston, Texas
77550, (409) 770-5372.
The time stamp clock
located in the Purchasing Agent’s office shall
serve as the official
time keeping piece for
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received after 2:00
P.M. on the specified
date will be returned
unopened.
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Five things to do with an unexpected inheritance
UNEXPECTED money from
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issues overall can be a key to
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Many people don’t do so
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save only about half of what
they receive.
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LEGAL NOTICE
RFP #B162002
OPEN: 01/07/2016
TIME: 2:00 P.M.
cial future. Seek some advice,
plan thoughtfully for taxes and
Purpose:
Galveston
County
is
investments
and save a little
seeking proposals for
the rehabilitation,
bitreconfor fun or luxury. Without
struction, and/or new
windfalls
construction ofproper
afford- planning,
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last
as
long
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note: You can find
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RFP #B161004
OPEN: 01/07/2016
TIME: 2:00 P.M.
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL ONLINE
LEGAL RESEARCH AND
PROPRIETARY
DATABASE
SERVICES
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL
CDBG-DRS ROUND 2
RENTAL PROGRAM FOR
GALVESTON COUNTY,
TEXAS
Sealed proposals in sets
of five (5), one (1) original and four (4) copies, will be received in the
office of the Galveston
County Purchasing Agent
until 2:00 P.M. CST, on
01/07/2016, and opened
immediately in that office
in the presence of Galveston County Auditor and the
Purchasing Agent. Sealed
proposals are to be delivered to Rufus G. Crowder,
CPPO
CPPB,
Galveston
County Purchasing Agent at
the Galveston County Courthouse, 722 Moody, (21st
Street), Floor 5, Purchasing,
Galveston, Texas 77550,
(409) 770-5372. The time
stamp clock located in
the Purchasing Agent's
office shall serve as the
official
time
keeping
piece for this solicitation
process. Any proposals
received after 2:00 P.M.
on the specified date will
be returned unopened.
Sealed proposals in sets
of ten (10), one (1)
original and nine (9)
copies, will be received
in the office of the Galveston County Purchasing
Agent until 2:00 P.M.
CST, on 01/07/2016,
and opened immediately
in that office in the presence of Galveston County
Auditor and the Purchasing Agent. Sealed proposals are to be delivered to
Rufus G. Crowder, CPPO
CPPB, Galveston County
Purchasing Agent at the
Galveston County Courthouse, 722 Moody,(21st
Street), Floor 5, Purchasing, Galveston, Texas
77550, (409) 770-5372.
The time stamp clock
located in the Purchasing Agent’s office shall
serve as the official
time keeping piece for
this solicitation process. Any proposals
received after 2:00
P.M. on the specified
date will be returned
unopened.
Purpose:
The County of Galveston is seeking a vendor
for online legal research
and proprietary database services for Galveston County governmental use.
All proposals must be
marked on the outside of
the envelope:
RFP #B162002
ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCH
AND PROPRIETARY DAT
ABASE SERVICES
Proposers name, return
address, and the enclosed
label should be prominently displayed on the proposal package for identification purposes.
Specifications can be obtained on application at
the office of the Galveston
County Purchasing Agent,
located in the Galveston
County Courthouse, 722
Moody, (21 st Street),
Floor 5, Purchasing, Galveston, Texas, 77550, or
by visiting the Galveston
County website @
http://www.galvestoncountytx.gov/pu/Pages/
BidListings.aspx.
Proposal prices shall be either lump sum or unit prices as shown on proposal bid
sheets, if applicable. The
net price shall be delivered
to Galveston County, including all freight, shipping,
and license fees. Galveston
County is tax exempt and
no taxes should be include
in proposal pricing.
Upon satisfaction of contractual terms ( e.g.,
goods delivered in promised condition, services
rendered as agreed, etc.),
contractor shall be paid via
Galveston County's normal
accounts payable process.
Bonding Requirements:
No bonding is required with
this Request for Proposal.
County
The
Galveston
Commissioners' Court reserves the right to waive
any informality and to reject any and all proposals,
and to accept the proposal which, in its opinion, is
most advantageous to Galveston County with total
respect the governing laws.
Rufus G. Crowder, CPPO
CPPB
Purchasing Agent
Galveston County
Purpose:
Galveston
County
is
seeking proposals for
the rehabilitation, reconstruction, and/or new
construction of affordable multi-family housing
units and/or single-family units under common
ownership of at least
eight (8) such rental units
within Galveston County’s jurisdictional area for
the Program. Galveston
County may award one or
more projects under this
request for proposal.
Galveston County is a
sub-recipient in the CDBG-DRS grant to the
State of Texas (State)
and is continuing to participate in Round 2, Phase
2 of the CDBG-DRS grant
(commonly referred to as
Round 2.2). Under this
grant, the County has entered into a contract with
the Texas General Land
Office (GLO), the State
agency
administering
the grant to the State,
for Round 2.2, which
includes a multi-family
rental housing program
(Program) for affordable rental housing. The
contract between Galveston County and the
GLO is GLO Contract No.
12-511-000-6725.
The
prior State agency that
administered the CDBG-DRS was the Texas
Department of Housing
and Community Affairs
(TDHCA). The TDHCA
adopted guidelines for
Round 2, which continue to apply in Round 2.2
(State Guidelines). This
Program is subject to the
State Guidelines.
All proposals must be
marked on the outside of
the envelope:
RFP #B161004
CDBG-DRS Round 2
Rental Program for
Galveston County, Texas
Proposers name, return
address, and the enclosed label should be
prominently displayed on
the proposal package for
identification purposes.
Specifications
can
be
obtained on application
at the office of the Galveston County Purchasing Agent, located in the
Galveston County Courthouse, 722 Moody, (21 ‘t
Street),
Floor 5, PurchasCONTINUED
and Community Affairs
(TDHCA). The TDHCA
adopted guidelines for
Round 2, which continue to apply in Round 2.2
(State Guidelines). This
Program is subject to the
State Guidelines.
All proposals must be
marked on the outside of
the envelope:
RFP #B161004
CDBG-DRS Round 2
Rental Program for
Galveston County, Texas
Proposers name, return
address, and the enclosed label should be
prominently displayed on
the proposal package for
identification purposes.
Specifications
can
be
obtained on application
at the office of the GalLEGAL NOTICE
veston County Purchasing Agent, located in the
Galveston County Courthouse, 722 Moody, (21 ‘t
Street), Floor 5, Purchasing, Galveston, Texas,
77550, or by visiting the
Galveston County website@
http://www.galvestoncountytx.gov/pu/
Pages/BidListings.aspx.
Proposal prices shall be
either lump sum or unit
prices as shown on proposal bid sheets, if applicable. The net price
shall be delivered to Galveston County, including
all freight, shipping, and
license fees. Galveston
County is tax exempt and
no taxes should be include in proposal pricing.
Upon satisfaction of contractual terms ( e.g.,
goods delivered in promised condition, services
rendered
as
agreed,
etc.), contractor shall be
paid via Galveston County’s normal accounts payable process.
Bonding Requirements:
• PROPOSAL GUARANTEE: Evidencing its firm
commitment to engage
in the contract if Proposer
is selected for award of
contract, each Proposer
is required to furnish with
their proposal a Cashier’s
Check, Certified Check
from any bank within the
State of Texas, or an acceptable Proposer’s Bond
(in the event of requests
for bids, this is called a
Bidder’s Bond), in the
amount of five percent
(5%) of the total contract
price.
The
Proposer’s
Bond must be executed
with a surety company
authorized to do business
in the State of Texas.
Failure to furnish the bid/
proposal guarantee in the
proper form and amount,
by the time set for opening of bids/proposals may
be cause for rejection of
the bid/proposal.
• PERFORMANCE AND
PAYMENT BONDS
Successful proposer, before beginning work, shall
execute a perfonnance
bond and a payment
bond, each of which must
be in the amount of the
contract. The required
payment and performance
bonds must each be executed by a corporate surety in accordance with Section 1, Chapter 87, Acts of
the 561h Legislature, Regular Session, 1959 (Article
7.19-1, Vernon’s Texas
Insurance Code).
The Galveston County
Commissioners’
Court
reserves the right to
waive any informality
and to reject any and all
proposals, and to accept
the proposal which, in its
opinion, is most advantageous to Galveston County with total respect the
governing laws.
Rufus G. Crowder, CPPO
CPPB
Purchasing Agent
Galveston County
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Make your yule tree stand proud
THE TIME is at hand to deck the halls for the holiday season.
Do you have your mistletoe, holly and yule tree ready yet?
Few of us have direct access to a local source of fresh sprigs
of mistletoe to hang over doorways as mistletoe is fairly rare in
Galveston County. (This is actually very good – for our trees
anyway – because mistletoe is a parasitic plant.)
Some of us can make fresh boughs of holly to deck the halls
as hollies, which are common in our area, have set a good berry
crop this year.
However, for many folks – both the young and not-so-young –
a fresh Christmas tree complete with lights and other decorations
provides a delightful focal point under which to assemble and
open those holiday gifts.
Fortunately, Christmas trees are accessible through a wide
variety of outlets and are now a renewable resource. After a tree is
harvested on a tree-growing farm, it is replaced with a transplant
seedling and the cycle is repeated. Christmas-tree production is an
emerging industry in Texas.
How will you select, prepare and care for your yule tree? Even if
you put off buying it until the last minute, there are several steps
you should take to ensure adequate safety and full enjoyment of
the occasion. The lasting beauty of a Christmas tree depends on
careful selection and proper pre-holiday treatment. Here are a few
helpful hints:
Selection: Choosing a real Christmas tree is a fun outing for the
whole family and easy to do. So your tree isn’t bare by Christmas
Eve, first select one with a fresh, green color. Such trees provide
good needle retention, pleasing fragrance, better fire resistance
and longer holiday beauty.
Second, conduct a simple freshness test. Gently grasp
a branch between your thumb and forefinger and pull it
toward you. Few needles should come off in your hand if the
tree is fresh.
Third, try lifting the tree a few inches off the ground and
letting it drop on its stump end. Very few green needles should
fall off. Note that this action will require a measure of gravitas
so be prepared for folks looking in your direction.
Preparation: Properly pre-condition your new tree before
setting it up inside the home. Imagine that it has been cut a
while back, packed into trucks and shipped to its final destination. During transportation, its water uptake mechanism at
Choosing a real Christmas tree is much fun and very easy. Conduct a simple freshness test before
purchase by gently grasping a branch with needles between your thumb and forefinger and
pulling it toward you. If it is fresh, few needles should come off in your hand. – William Johnson
Beautiful
gardens
by William Johnson
the point of the cut becomes blocked with dirt, sawdust and
resins from the needles.
To help alleviate this, purchase your tree a little in advance of the
time at which it is to be set up and decorated. When you get it home,
cut off the butt of its trunk at least one inch above the original cut.
Place the tree in a container of water in a cool location outdoors overnight or even for a couple of days, if possible. This
helps the trunk to absorb water, which will extend its season of
freshness and reduce the fire hazard associated with dry trees.
Care: When it’s time to trim the tree, place it in a stand that
holds water and keep it filled throughout the holiday season.
A Christmas wish
list for Obama
LOLA
ALL IS CALM and all is
bright? Few Americans are
singing Silent Night this week
in America.
First, let me say I do agree
with president Barack Obama
in that we must not send
thousands of soldiers to Syria.
This would end up costing us
thousands of lives and another trillion dollars that we do
not have.
However, if Obama wants to
shut down Islamic State, there’s
a list of actions he must take.
The organization’s communications and media must
be shut down. Americans are
guaranteed freedom of speech
but not IS. We must do everything we can to take out its
ability to communicate.
This includes cell phones
and internet access. Can we not
figure this out? Any social-media corporation that has ties to
America or any segment of the
free world must help with this.
Islamic State promotes, taunts
and recruits via online propaganda. We have to stop that.
All means of making money
must be blocked. Islamic
State has millions and millions of dollars at its disposal.
We must bomb the oil refineries it controls and put them
out of commission.
We must shut down Islamic
State’s travel means, take out
its major bridges, destroy its
highways and airports and
take out all its sources of
food supply.
We must work strategically
with Russia, France, the United
Kingdom and Germany.
However, the Middle East
countries must get on board
with manpower and cash to
support the effort.
By the way, where is worthless Saudi Arabia? The Saudis
do not even want the Syrian
refugees in their country. They
would rather send them to
Germany or America!
We further need to take
control of the visas that are
being issued to anybody and
everybody. People from all
over the world can acquire a
visa to America for almost any
excuse. This must be tightened up drastically.
Obama must recognize that
guns are still not the problem.
The couple suspected of the
San Bernardino mass shooting
had a bomb factory in their
garage. They could eventually
have killed dozens or hundreds
with bombs!
Does anybody remember April 19, 1995? Timothy
McVeigh killed 168 people
and injured more than 600 in
Oklahoma City with a truck
bomb! The radical Muslims of
September 11, 2001, took over
Uncommon
sense
with Glenn Mollette
airplanes that became catastrophic missiles killing almost
3,000 people.
Do you remember the
Jonestown massacre? In 1978,
900 people were led to their
deaths by radical religious leader Jim Jones. He led some and
forced many to drink Kool-Aid
poisoned by cyanide.
Jones’ henchmen guards
did have guns. However,
most of the 900 died from
cyanide poisoning.
Radical religion was at the
forefront of the massacre.
Groups such as Jones’ People’s
Temple and Radical Muslim
Mosques are a danger to our
society and must be monitored.
Speaking of religion, our
president needs to call America
together in prayer. We need a
special day of prayer for our
nation. People are jittery. People
are buying guns and ammunition as fast as they can be made.
The 30th day of April 1863
was set aside by Abraham
Lincoln as a day of fasting and
prayer for the nation. Nothing
could have been more frightening than the Civil War. Bloody
killing was taking place all over
this country. Americans were
killing Americans.
We stress, jitter and worry
about this country and the world
situation. More and more, our
world needs a strong and wise
America to step up and provide strong and wise leadership.
Surely, we need the wisdom, help
and power from Almighty God
to lead and calm our nation.
Glenn Mollette is an American
author whose syndicated column
is read in all 50 states.
Check the water level periodically, making sure it never drops
below the bottom of the trunk, and refill as needed.
A cut Christmas tree will absorb a surprising amount of water,
especially during the first few days. During the first week, check
the level of the water in the stand a couple of times a day. After
that, check the stand daily.
The tree will take up a larger quantity of water at first, as much
as a gallon or more a day, but its water uptake will slack off later.
The amount of water initially taken up primarily depends on how
recently the tree was harvested.
Safety: Place the tree in the coolest location possible indoors,
away from fireplaces or heater vents, and inspect your Christmas
lights before placing them on the tree. Look for worn, exposed, or
frayed wires and broken or cracked bulbs and replace as necessary.
Be sure to not overload extension cords and to check to see that
your smoke detectors are working properly.
We think of the holidays as happy times, an occasion for celebration, thankfulness and sharing with our family, friends and
community. By taking a few preventive measures, you and your
family can celebrate a happy, nostalgic and fire-safe holiday.
William Johnson is a horticulturist with the Galveston County
office of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Visit his website at
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/index.htm.
At a glance
WHAT: Growing Tomatoes From Seed tutorial
DATE: Saturday, December 12
TIME: 9:00-11:30am
SPEAKER: Master gardener Ira Gervais
TOPICS: Variety selection including heirlooms,
where to obtain seeds, planting and growing techniques and insect and disease control
WHERE: Galveston County AgriLife extension office
in Carbide Park, 4102B Main Street, La Marque. Go
online to aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/
index.html for additional details. The event is free
but pre-event registration is required, either by
phone at 281-534-3413, ext 21, or by e-mail at
galv3@wt.net.
The views and opinions expressed
by our contributors are their own
and do not necessarily agree with
those of The Post newspaper.
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First down and four to go
HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Just too many
unhappy returns
Two players and two coaches lining up for club goal
A COUPLE of Wildcats and a pair of Gators
are up for top honors in the area at tonight’s
Touchdown Club of Houston awards ceremony, with members of both Clear Creek and
Dickinson among the finalists.
Creek defensive end Nik Daniels is a finalist for defensive player of the year after leading the Wildcats in sacks as Creek won the
district 24-6A title and finished the season
with an 11-1 record.
Dickinson running back Jordan Myers
is a finalist for the offensive player of the
Season’s end for no-rush Gators
Dickinson 14
North Shore 45
ON PAPER, it might have
appeared the Gators held
the Mustangs in check on
Saturday, as they allowed just
220 yards of offense to the
normally high-octane attack of
North Shore.
In reality, Dickinson’s special teams, which had been a
key staple of their success all
season, chose the wrong day
not to show up, leaving the
Gators so close yet so far from
a trip to the state semifinals.
Mustangs return specialist
Jacory Nichols returned two
punts for touchdowns, while
the North Shore defense added
an interception return as icing
on the cake in a brutal afternoon for the Gators, who were
limited to a withering season-low minus-13 yards rushing on 31 attempts.
Running back Jordan Myers
found few openings in the
North Shore defense, managing just 35 yards on 14 carries,
while the Mustangs pass rush
recorded eight sacks of quarterback Delan Baines.
Nichols unwrapped the bow
on what had been a scoreless
affair when he sprinted 96
yards past a stunned pack of
Gators to give the Mustangs
a lead they would not relinquish with 4:09 left in the
first quarter.
The score remained that
way until the Gators, helped
in part by a pair of pass
interference calls, marched
downfield on a drive that
was capped off by Myers’
two-yard touchdown run that
tied matters at 7-7 with 6:15
remaining in the half.
The deadlocked score did
not have a lengthy duration,
however, as the Mustangs took
the lead for good on a 22-yard
field goal from Aaron Cuevas
with 3:28 left in the half.
The momentum swung
further in the direction of
North Shore when Mustangs
defensive end John Sifuentes
stepped in front of a Baines
screen pass that set the stage
for Bryant Badie’s 13-yard
touchdown pass to Eltroy
Potts on the final play of the
first half, extending the North
Shore margin to 17-7.
A methodical Mustangs
drive to open the second half
took more than five minutes
off the clock culminating in
running back Carl Guillory
plunging in from a yard out
with Brandon
C Williams
to give them a 24-7 lead
before the Gators mustered
what would be their final
scoring drive of the season,
a steady march that ended
with Myers scoring on a sixyard run with 3:42 left in the
third quarter.
Nichols, who had already
nearly taken another punt for
a score, did so late in the third
as his picture-perfect 54-yard
return put North Shore in a
commanding 31-14 lead to
start the fourth quarter.
Unable to evade the
harassment of the Mustangs
front four, Baines could not
get the Dickinson offense
rolling as the North Shore
defense continued to hold
him back in a game that saw
him make just 13 completions in 29 attempts.
Guillory scored from a
yard out with a minute left to
make it 38-14 before Mustangs
defender Michael Boult closed
out the scoring with a 45-yard
interception return with 21
seconds on the clock.
With the win, North Shore
advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since
2007 and will take on Converse
Judson on Saturday evening at
Houston’s NRG stadium.
year, as he rushed for 1,927 yards and 32
touchdowns while also adding 21 catches
for 445 yards and five scores as the Gators
finished 12-2 and advanced to the class 6A,
region III, division 1 semifinals for a second
straight season.
Both Creek’s Darrell Warden and
Dickinson’s John Snelson are among the
finalists for coach of the year.
The ceremony will be held at the JW
Marriott hotel, at 5150 Westheimer, beginning at 7:30 pm today, Wednesday.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Palmer
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Jessieka rewarded for
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ON THE COURT, Jessieka Palmer has been
a mainstay for University Of Houston’s women’s basketball team, yet off the court the La
Marque native, above, has been equally productive, a fact the Women’s College Basketball
Association recognized last Wednesday when
it nominated her as one of 103 candidates for
the Allstate Insurance Good Works team.
In the midst of her senior season at Houston,
Palmer has been a prominent off-court figure
in the Houston area and no doubt won
the accolade for contributing her time as a
volunteer at a host of charities, including
Houston Food Bank, Ronald McDonald Star
Of Hope, Boys & Girls Club Of Houston,
and Houston Area Women’s Center.
“Jessieka continues to be a leader for our
program on and off the court,” Houston
coach Ronald Hughey said.
“I’m proud that she is a candidate for
the Good Works team and I’m excited to
see the way she continues to guide our
young roster.”
The members of the Good Works team
will be recognized at both the WBCA 2016
convention and the upcoming Women’s Final
Four in Indianapolis.
Palmer, meanwhile, entered last
Thursday’s game at in-town rival Rice
averaging 8.8 points per outing in
Houston’s first six matches and had a
career-best 25 points against nationally-ranked George Washington University
on Thanksgiving Day.
A 2012 graduate of La Marque, she was a
three-time all-district 24-4A selection and
led the Cougars to the class 4A, region III
finals in 2010.
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