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✯IN THESTARS

BIRTHDAYSJun 4--Whitney Sain

Mary Ann StoneMichael TaylorPatricia E. Sparks

Jun 5--John AbbottJames AllenAmanda TaylorTeresa Griffith

Jun 6--Barbara NelsonJesse SmithDarlene Walter

Jun 7--David DunlapRay StanleyRuby Wendler

Jun 8--Nathan AbbottJun 9--John David Gross

Beuana CumbiekJun 10--Kimberly Minter

Cassie ScottCharles MasseyLisa Worthen

ANNIVERSARIESJun 4--Donnie & Connie

LarrisonJun 6--Randy & Nita SloanJun 8--Judy & Allen DunnJoe & Elizabeth PriceJun 10--Christ & Pam

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EVENTSTHURS. JUNE 10EPA holds VirtualMeeting forWaste PitsThe EPA (EnvironmentalProtection Agency) willhold a Microsoft TEAMSVideo and CallConference on Thursday,June 10 from 6:00 pm to7:30 pm.Topics for discussioninclude: Changes toRemedial DesignSchedule, UpcomingDesign InvestigationSampling, and OverallRemedial Design Update.The public is invited tojoin, at the Web Addresshttps://www.epa.gov/tx/sjrwp. Or you may joinby calling in bytelephone. SEE MOREDETAILS on Page 2.PUBLIC may use thegroup VIEWING SITES:San JacintoCommunity Center,and Channelview FireDepartment.

SAT. JUNE 12Goose CreekMemorialGraduation2:30 pm, Graduation atFord Park Arena,Beaumont, Texas

GLO responds to criticism, sends $750million in flood funds to Harris County

Continued. SeeADDITION FLOODFUNDS, Page 5

Hidalgo says “Not Enough”Statement from Harris County Judge LinaHidalgo on Flood Control Funds

Continued on 5. See HIDALGO

HARRIS COUNTY –After last week ’s an-nouncement from the stateGLO, local leaders in Har-ris County and the City ofHouston were vocal intheir unhappiness aboutthe fact that almost noflood mitigation funds hadbeen allocated for thesetwo areas, in spite of thefact that Hurricane Har-vey had devastated morehomes and businessesthan anywhere else in thestate. Judge Hidalgo peti-tioned HUD, the federaldepartment providing theflood funds to the state, toreconsider the criteria and

allocate money to the local needs.As a result, George P. Bush director of

the GLO, changed his original statementand promised the county that they wouldreceive a block grant of $750 million with-out waiting for the second round of allo-cations. However, as told to thisnewspaper by a representative of theGLO, this money will come from the$2.144 billion sent to Texas for flood mit-igation from Hurricane Harvey, ratherthan additional funding.

Here is the statement as issued by theTexas GLO office:BUSH REQUESTS DIRECT FUNDINGALLOCATION TO HARRIS COUNTY FORMITIGATION

AUSTIN – Today, Texas Land Com-missioner George P. Bush announced hisrequest to the U.S. Department of Hous-

ing and Urban Develop-ment (HUD) for HarrisCounty to receive a directallocation of $750 millionfor mitigation efforts.

“I have heard the over-whelming concerns of Har-ris County regarding themitigation funding compe-tition,” said CommissionerBush. “The federal govern-ment’s red tape require-m e n t s a n d c o m p l e xregulations are a hallmarkof President Biden’s ad-ministration. I am no

Crosby Rodeosigns new Acts

Phineus Reb opens inside the Rock N’ C Arena atCrosby Fair & Rodeo Saturday, June 12, followingcowboy sports of live rodeo, later that night is Lanco.

Philip Griffin opens Saturday, June 5, at the Cook-Offinside the Fairgrounds Stadium later, MuscadineBloodline takes the stage. More on page 5.

JUNE 4 THRU 12Crosby Fair &RodeoCrosby FairgroundsCook-Off June 4 – 6.Rodeo June 11 & 12.Livestock Auction June10th

SAT. JUNE 5BluegrassConcert in theParkHighlands Park Pavil-ion, from 2pm - 4pm,listen to the HighlandsBluegrass Group. Bringyour chair, sunglasses,and snacks to help youenjoy your time in thePark. Sponsored by Pct.2 Harris County.

Sterling –White hostsMemorial Day services

Solumn ceremony as the Memorial Wreath is laid atthe Wall of Honor by Crosby JROTC at Sterling-WhiteCemetery in a day to remember those that served theircountry and those that made the sacrifice that othersmight have freedom.

HIGHLANDS – Nearperfect weather was a greatomen for a day of remem-brance at Sterling-WhiteCemetery on Monday.

Welcome from Daisy Bor-deau, Managing Partner,followed the pledge of alle-giance from Boy ScoutTroop #264 Den Webelos di-rected by Walter Mosley pro-ferred the mood ofreverence.

Pastor Jerry Hovaterbrought the mood in focus.

“I will be reaching notpreaching when I get up

there today,” said Pastor Jer-ry Hovater before servicebegan “reaching for thosewho need solice.”

Once engaged, the pastorof Little Country Church withcampuses in New Caney andCrosby reminded all of thebeauty of our country and thefaith of David, who would be-come King from shepherd, hisbattle with the giant Goliath.

Guest Speaker Col. MarkMcClelland, retired from AirForce retold the poem of “Isaw the Flag pass by” re-minding us that freedom

isn’t free from many per-spectives.

The names of those thathave served their countryand are entered into thecemetery were respectfullyrecalled by Daisy Bordeau.Sampson Lodge performedthe evergreen ceremony.Laying a sprig of evergreenon military apparatus to sig-nify that sacrifice for one’scountry will always be re-membered.

Officially the host compa-ny stated, “The staff of Ster-ling-White Funeral Homeand Cemetery gratefullyacknowledges your presenceand thanks you for your con-tinued trust and confidence.We would lˆke to extend aSpecial Thank You to theNational United StatesArmed Forces Museaum ofTexas for bringi˜g out theirdisplays and all volunteerswho are participating in ourprogram.”

A sausage snack followedceremonies with fellowshipand mingling among partic-ipants and attendees.

See Memorial DayContinued on Page 6

Crosby High School’s stormy GraduationCeremony ended with fireworks

Crosby’s 2021 seniorclass top 5 (1.3%)graduates out of 381.

L-R: ValedictorianHannah Trisha Restauro,Salutatorian Anouk Ochoa,#3. Isaiah David-AlbertJamail, #4. Rayli Eilers &#5. Jessi Martinez

Hannah’s majoring inchemical engineering &Jessi ’s majoring inengineering, both headingto Texas A & M. Anouk &Rayli is majoring inpsychology & Isaiah ismajoring in Finance &Management InformationSystems they’re heading toUniversity of Texas.

(Photo by Allan Jamail)

Crosby, TX. – Friday,May 28, 2021 at the Cros-by ISD football stadiumbetter known as “The Jun-gle” for the home of theschool’s Cougar mascot ap-proximately 8,000 familymembers and fr iendspoured into the stands forthe 2020-2021 commence-ment ceremony.

The weather forecast forthe 7 PM event had thepossibility of thunder-

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Highlands Rotarybestows PaulHarris Award onDr. Larry White

The highest honor in Rotary is the Paul Harrisaward, named for the founder of the Rotarymovement. In the photo above, Dr. Larry White,left, is receiving the Paul Harris Award for thefifth time, from Highlands Rotary Club presidentAndy Scott. The award is granted for service tothe club, to Rotary International, and thecommunity.


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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTSBy Gary Borders

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The Texas Legislaturesent a $248 billion two-year state budget to Gov.Greg Abbott after theHouse approved the mea-sure last Thursday.

The 140-day legislativesession ended at midnightMay 31. Senate Bill 1 is$13.5 billion less than theprevious biennial budget,with the difference to bemade up from COVID-19relief funds from the fed-eral government. As previ-ously reported, Abbottplans to allow legislators todecide how to allocatethose funds during a spe-cial session this fall.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hassuggested a special sessionfor this summer to addresssome of his pet bills, suchas limiting the participa-tion of transgender ath-letes in school sports,banning lobbyists paidwith public funds and put-ting limits on social me-dia’s power to restrictusers. The Austin Ameri-can-Statesman reportedthat Abbott called Patrick’sproposal “pretty goofy,”however. Only the gover-nor can call a special ses-sion and dictate the topicsto be addressed.

EXPANDED HEALTHCOVERAGE OK’D FORMEDICAID MOMS

The Texas Legislatureon Friday approved a billthat provides mothers re-ceiving Medicaid assis-tance at least six monthsof health coverage afterbirth. The measure ex-pands postpartum cover-age from the current twomonths provided underMedicaid.

The bill, sponsored bystate Rep. Toni Rose, D-Dallas, is intended to re-duce the maternalmortality rate in Texas andprovide added assistanceto mothers dealing withpostpartum depression.

Medicaid covers almosthalf of the births in theUnited States, according tothe Kaiser Family Founda-tion. A provision in theAmerican Rescue Plan of2021 gave states the optionof expanding Medicaid

postpartum coverage.

MORE THAN A THIRD OFTEXANS VACCINATED

With shots opened up toanyone 12 and older, morethan a third of all Texans— more than 10.2 million— are now fully vaccinat-ed against COVID-19, ac-cording to the TexasDepartment of StateHealth Services. That is35% of the state’s popula-tion.

Abbott and the TexasDepartment of EmergencyManagement announcedlast week the expansion ofthe State Mobile VaccineProgram to include groupsof five or more eligible Tex-ans who voluntarily chooseto be vaccinated againstCOVID-19. In addition,homebound residents canrequest a unit come totheir home. Previously, aminimum of 10 peoplewere required before re-questing a mobile vaccina-tion unit.

Anyone interested cancall 844-90-TEXAS andselect Option 13 to sched-ule a mobile vaccine clinicfor groups of friends, fami-lies, employees and others.The call center is openfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-day – Saturday.

CASES UP SLIGHTLY,HOSPITALIZATIONSDOWN

The number of COVID-19 cases in the past weekdropped slightly, accordingto the Coronavirus Re-source Center at JohnsHopkins University. As of

last Friday, 282 deathswere reported. The numberof lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients continues todrop, with 1,828 hospital-ized as of Sunday, accord-ing to DSHS.

NUMBER OF MISSINGCHILDREN REPORTED

The Texas Departmentof Family and ProtectiveServices has issued its an-nual report on childrenand youth missing fromthat agency’s conservator-ship or who are consideredvictims of human traffick-ing.

During fiscal year 2020,which ended Aug. 31 of lastyear, a total of 2,229 chil-dren and youth were miss-ing at some point. On Aug.31, 255 were still missing.During last year, a total of47,913 were in DFPS con-servatorship, meaning4.6% went missing at somepoint.

Of the 1,972 childrenrecovered during that timeframe, 136 of them — 7%— reported being victim-ized while missing. Sixty-eight children — 3.4% —reported being a victim ofsex trafficking

TEXAS FILM COMMISSIONCELEBRATES 50 YEARS

The Texas Film Com-mission, created in 1971 toexpand the film industryin Texas, turned a half-cen-tury old this year. The com-mission has attracted$1.66 billion in local spend-ing and created more than157,000 production jobs inTexas from 2007 to 2020.More than 150 Texas com-munities are now official-ly designated as “TexasFilm Friendly.”

“Texas has developedinto such a vibrant desti-nation for productionacross all media that thepromise and potential rec-ognized 50 years ago hasbeen more than realized,”Abbott said.

HURRICANE SEASONBEGINS ON JUNE 1

The 2021 hurricane sea-son kicks off June 1, andit’s expected to be anotherbusy one.

Last year’s Atlantic hur-ricane season included arecord-breaking 30 storms,including a dozen thatmade landfall in the Unit-ed States.

Three storms — Hurri-canes Hanna and Lauraand Tropical Storm Marco— resulted in disaster dec-larations for several Texascounties, according to theTexas Association of Coun-ties.

Hurricane researchersat Colorado State Univer-sity warn that warmer At-lantic surfacetemperatures and the ab-sence of El Niño conditionsin the Pacific could resultin a busy 2021 hurricaneseason.

Gary Borders is a veteranaward-winning Texas journal-ist. He published a number ofcommunity newspapers in Tex-as during a 30-year span, in-cluding in Longview, FortStockton, Nacogdoches andCedar Park. Email:[email protected].

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ByCarrie Classon

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I just learned that my ex-husband has remarried. Ilearned this as we learnabout all important lifemilestones these days: onFacebook.

There were photos takenin the Caribbean. My ex-husband and his new bridewere walking barefoot onthe beach. She was carryingher shoes and their feetwere wet and probably themost surprising thing to mewas how sincerely I wishedthem well.

It is common practice tooffer our best wishes whenwe are actually wishingnothing of the kind.

“Well!” we might say, inan exasperated tone of voice,“I wish them well!” Or even,“I wish them well with that!”Which tips one’s hand evenmore and makes it clear thespeaker has no realistic ex-pectation of anything goingwell, or any particular wishthat it should.

I’m not going to deny thatI have harbored all thesefeelings.

But I won the secondmarriage Powerball when Imet my husband, Peter, aman of steadfast emotionsand good habits and a brandof kindness that makes myheart hurt. I feel beyond for-tunate to have found, at thisrelatively late stage in life,a partner who is so well-suited to me, who toleratesmy quirks and shortcom-ings and takes such verygood care of me. It is hardto wish anyone anything butthe best when I have every-thing I could ever want.

This is my ex-husband’sthird marriage, if you counthis marriage to me, and theysay the third time is thecharm. I’m not sure if thisapplies to marriages asmuch as other things, but itsounds hopeful. Remarriageis also described as “the tri-umph of hope over experi-ence,” which sounds a littlesnarky, even if it was saidby Samuel Johnson in 1791.Clearly, the current centu-ry has no monopoly on thesnark department.

But I am a big believer inhope and also in change andalthough I’ve not seen myex-husband in quite sometime, even looking at thephotos, I can tell he haschanged and I would imag-ine that he is hopeful. Hedoes not look like the per-son I used to know, and Ican’t imagine why I wouldwish this virtual strangeranything but the best in hismarriage to the woman withsandy feet and a huge smilestanding beside him.

My ex-husband’s smile isa bit more restrained. Per-haps he was thinking ofSamuel Johnson at the time,or perhaps he didn’t likegetting his pant cuffs wet inthe surf. It is impossible forme to know. And I guessthat’s the point.

None of us will ever knowwhat goes on in the head ofanother person. I generallytend to believe what peopletell me. Being a person wholoves words, I stubbornlyinsist that what someonesays must be the truth, ac-tions to the contrary.

Late in life, I have cometo the realization that peo-ple say all sorts of thingsthat are not strictly true,and it doesn’t mean they arebad people or they are lying.It just means their actionsdon’t live up to their word,for one reason or another.Small deceptions grow larg-er until there is really nocontaining them. Unexpect-ed developments intervene.Unruly emotions overturnthe most fervent intentions.This is what happened tome, but it was a long timeago now.

It involved a virtualstranger who was recentlyspotted on a beach in theCaribbean with wet pantcuffs and, honestly, I wishhim well.

Till next time,CarrieCarrie Classon’s memoir

is called “Blue Yarn.” Learnmore at CarrieClasson.com.

Best Wishes

AUSTIN— Time ran out on the Texas Housefloor last night due to a lack of quorum! At theend of the session, we need to celebrate and givecredit to the many voting rights heroes whofought against this anti-voter legislation. TheLeague of Women Voters of Texas partnered withlocal, state, and national organizations to providesupport to legislators who understood the nega-tive impact of this bill.

Heroic legislators, voting rights organizations,and individual Texans spoke up and shed light onhow SB 7 would restrict voting in Texas. Almost18,000 League members and supporters sentclose to 139,000 emails to their Texas legislators.

The demise of SB7 was also precipitated bythe bill authors’ manipulation of the democraticprocess; waiting to make changes to the billbehind closed doors with just a few legislators.The bill went from 27 pages to 61 pages withoutANY public hearing or legislative debate regard-ing the impact on Texas voters.

Grace Chimene, President of LWVTX, noted“This is a victory for all Texas voters! Texanswant elections to be free, fair, and accessible.They want a transparent process they can trust,where Americans have equal freedom to vote, nomatter what they look like or where they live,whether in a small Texas town or one of Texas’major metropolitan areas. SB 7 is not what Texasvoters want .”

SB 7 provisions added requirements and civilpenalties to make it much more difficult andcomplicated to register to vote, vote by mail, andassist a voter. It also eliminated extended votinghours, prohibiting polling places from openingbefore 6 a.m. or staying open after 9 p.m. OnSundays, polling places could not open before 1p.m. impacting “Souls to the Polls.”

Governor Abbott has already indicated thatvoting and election will be added to the specialsession when one is called. We will persist.

LWVTX is committed to continuing its work incollaboration with others to ensure that everyeligible Texan has the opportunity to cast a safeand secure ballot. “Texans all over the stateduring the last election benefited from morevoting opportunities, such as the expansion ofearly voting, extended hours at the polling places,and more options to return vote-by-mail ballots.These are the kinds of measures that Texanswant” Chimene stated. “We hope that legislatorswill respond to their constituents’ needs whenthey address this legislation again.”

The League of Women Voters is one of Ameri-ca’s oldest and most trusted civic nonprofitorganizations. Formed in 1919, the Texas Leaguerepresents more than 13,500 grassroots advo-cates and 34 local Leagues across the state. TheLeague never supports or opposes candidates foroffice or political parties. The League encouragesthe informed and active participation of citizensin government. The League also seeks to influ-ence public policy through education and advoca-cy. Membership is open to people 16 years andolder.

We need to celebrateAnti-Voter Legislationstalling in the House

OPINIONHarris County Judge

Lina Hidalgo

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“Governor Abbott’s threat to defund thelegislature is unethical and anti-democratic. Bythreatening to defund Texas’s legislative branch,Governor Abbott undermines the constitutionalset of checks and balances upon which our gov-ernment is built. Furthermore, his threatsdistract from the real issue: SB7 is a deeplyundemocratic bill rammed through without dueprocess.

“SB7 impacts how Texans will vote for yearsto come, and this bill was set to be passed withoutsufficient input from the public or elected officialsbefore House legislators blocked it. Some electedofficials took advantage of the pandemic, employ-ing undemocratic shenanigans to undermine ourlegislative processes that would normally allowfor public and legislative input on important billssuch as SB7. Sunday, House legislators exercisedtheir constitutional authority to block the back-door passage of this anti-voter bill.

“House legislators and their staff were doingtheir job, patriotically representing their constit-uents. Governor Abbott must respect our govern-mental system of checks and balances, andlegislators must respect the public’s right to floordebate and public input.”

Governor’s threat todefund is unethical andanti-democratic


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Additiional $750m Flood Funds,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

stranger to standing withthe people of Texas as wefight against the federalgovernment. As such, Ihave directed the GLO towork around the federalgovernment’s regulationsand allocate $750 millionfor mitigation efforts inHarris County.”

An amendment to thestate action plan regardingthe administration of Com-muni ty Deve l opmentBlock Grants for Mitiga-tion (CDBG-MIT) in the

State of Texas will be sub-mitted to HUD by the Gen-e r a l L a n d O f f i c e t oimplement these changes.A final mitigation compe-tition will be held for theother 48 eligible countiesat a later date.

Although HurricaneHarvey made landfall inAugust 2017 and Congressappropriated these mitiga-tion funds several monthsthereafter, the GLO’shands were tied waiting

S ta tement f rom Har r i sCounty Judge Lina Hidalgoon Flood Control Funds

“This week, our communitystood united in outrage overthe loss of vital Harveymitigation funds intended toprotect us f rom futures t o r m s . R e p u b l i c a n s ,D e m o c r a t s , b u s i n e s sleaders, and residents fromevery corner of our countycame together to call forthese desperately neededresources.

I ’ m e n c o u r a g e d s t a t eofficials have recognized theflaws in their process andHarris County’s desperaten e e d f o r c e r t a i n t y i nreceiving Harvey mitigationf u n d s . I s u p p o r t a n dcontinue to call for certaintyin funding, but $750 millionfor Harris County is still amere fraction of the $4.3b i l l i o n t h a t t h e s t a t ereceived for flood mitigationafter Hurricane Harvey andnot enough to meet ourneeds.

B e t t y R u t h D o s i e rBrown, age 84 of Channel-view, Texas, passed awayon May 28, 2021. She wasborn to Calvin and CarrieDosier on April 15, 1937 inKaufman County. Shemarried J. L. Brown in1955 and would have cele-brated their 66th anniver-sary on September 1st.After their marriage theymoved to Houston, and in1966 moved to Channel-view. Betty dedicated herlife to God, family andfriends. She was an activemember of the Channel-view Church of Christ for55 years, teaching Bibleschool and being an activemember of Ladies BibleS t u d y u n t i l t h e l a s tmonths of her life. Herhome was open to all toshare a delicious home-made meal, coffee, and avisit with a loving family.

Betty is preceded indeath by her father, CalvinDosier; mother, CarrieDosier; and brothers, Ken-neth, Joe, and MickyDosier. She is lovingly sur-vived by her husband, J.L.

Brown; daughters, CatheyKelley of Channelview,Karen Lyerly of Humble;son, Michael and wife AnnBrown of MontgomeryCounty; brother, CharlesDosier; grandchildren,Nathan and wife JamieKelley, Justin and wifeBecky Kelley, Casy Lyerly,Hayley and husband KyleFinley, Dustin and Jenni-fer Ragsdale; great-grand-children, Cora Kelley,Lil l ian Kelley, LoganKelley, Dylan Ritter andDavis Finley; as well asother extended familymembers, church family,and many friends.

Family and friends areinvited to attend the visi-t a t i o n f o r B e t t y o nWednesday, June 2, 2021at Carter-Conley FuneralHome from 5:00 P.M. to8:00 P.M. A celebration ofher life will be held the fol-lowing day, Thursday,June 3, 2021 at 9:00 A.M.in the chapel of Channel-view Church of Christ,1301 Sheldon, Channel-view, Texas 77530. Grave-side services will follow atRock Church Cemetery inMontalba, Texas under thedirection of Carter-ConleyFuneral Home.

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Aida Cordero Dyer, 93,of Crosby, passed awayTuesday, May 25, 2021, ather residence.

Aida was born August29, 1927 in Heredia, CostaRica, to parents Juan deDios Cordero and MariaJosefa Cartin. She came tothe United States in 1950,was a former resident ofKansas City and Warrens-burg, Missouri; Houston,Texas, and has resided inCrosby since 1975. Shewas an elementary schoolteacher in her native coun-try and a graduate of boththe University of CostaRica and Central MissouriState College, where shereceived her bachelor’s de-gree in education. Shetaught in Missouri, Kan-s a s a n d w i t h S p r i n gBranch ISD in Texas. In1975 Aida transferred toGoose Creek ISD and wasemployed as its first for-eign language secondaryeducator. She retired in1990 after 35 years teach-ing. Aida held member-ships in the Sacred HeartCatholic Church, CatholicDaughters of America (50plus years), the SERRAClub, Delta Kappa GammaSociety International (50plus years), Epsilon SigmaAlpha International Soci-ety Beta Sigma Chapter,and Friends of the CrosbyLibrary (founding mem-ber). She spoke three lan-guages fluently and lovedinternational travel, thearts, musicals, playing golfat the Newport CountryClub, and social gather-ings. Aida will be remem-bered as a caring educator,a lifelong learner, and atreasured matriarch with

a vivacious dynamic per-sonality.

Mrs. Dyer was precededin death by her husbandAlec Ross Dyer, and all butone of her siblings. She issurvived by her childrenMary Catherine Johnstonand husband Rick Micha-el; James Steven Dyer,Ph.D. and wife Shelley;Caroline Sue Dyer andwife Claudia Glaser; Rich-ard Alec Dyer and wifeGrettel Granados; and sis-ter Lelia Zamora Corderoof Costa Rica. She is sur-vived by grandchildrenReuben Johnston, Ph.D.,Justin Johnston, JudithP e t e r s o n , M i c h a e lJohnston, Nicholas Dyer,Dr. Julie Ansbaugh, HollyDyer, Jamie Dyer, AlecDyer, Sofia Dyer, CarmenDyer-Glaser, and DiegoDyer-Glaser. She is sur-vived by great-grandchil-dren Oscar Johnston,Evelyn Johnston, ClaraJ o h n s t o n , V i v i e nJohnston, Jessica Peter-son, Elizabeth Peterson,Eleanor Ansbaugh, andnumerous nieces, neph-ews, other relatives, andfriends.

Sacred Heart CatholicChurch in Crosby will hold

a Rosary service at 10:30a.m., and Mass of Chris-tian Burial following at11:00 a.m. on Friday, June4, 2021. A reception willimmediately follow at theUnited Methodist Churchof Crosby.

Throughout her life,Aida enjoyed the love andsupport of her extendedfamilies in Missouri andCosta Rica. Aida’s childrenalso express their specialgratitude for the unwaver-ing support of her closefriends including PearlCampbell and Becky Keck,as well as caregiver Jessi-ca Torres.

Mrs. Dyer was an activemember (36 years) of Ep-silon Sigma Alpha Interna-tional, a philanthropicorganization devoted topublic service works andthe professional and per-sonal growth of womenand excellence in educa-tion. Locally, ESA BetaSigma Chapter awards anannual college scholarshipto a Crosby High Schoolgirl that has demonstrat-ed strong community ser-vices work in the localarea, an activity that Mrs.Dyer was pass ionateabout.

For those who desire,donations may be made tothe Epsilon Sigma Alpha;Beta Sigma Chapter ,20111 Flying Dove Tr,Crosby TX 77532, in Aida’sname.

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for HUD to publish therules regulating the use ofthese funds until they werepublished in a FederalRegister notice, which didnot happen until August30, 2019 – two years afterthe storm and 19 monthsafter the appropriation.The scoring criterion re-quired by HUD to be in-cluded in the state actionplan for distribution of thefunds was approved byHUD on March 27, 2020.

H a r r i s C o u n t y i s t h eepicenter of our nation’senergy infrastructure, hometo nearly 5 million people,suffered over half of thedamages and deaths fromHurr icane Harvey , andc o n t i n u e s t o b e t o ov u l n e r a b l e t o f u t u r eflooding. That’s why weneed more funding and whywe will continue workingwith leaders from aroundour county, GLO, and HUDto secure a fair allocation.”

Janet was born to Ro-land and Ethyl Meyers inCincinnati, Ohio, on Au-gust 1, 1934 and died May30, 2021. Her family, in-cluding Jack, Jeanne, Rita,Marilyn, Janet and Sue,made Riviera, Texas theirhome in 1936 until 1943,having moved to Houstonand onward to Channel-view.

Janet graduated asvaledictorian from RobertE. Lee High School in 1951and degreed at Sam Hous-ton State University. Shethen returned to Channel-view as an elementaryschool teacher. She lovedteaching children.

On August 23, 1960, shebecame the wife of RobertParks and resided in North

Shore where they raisedthree children: David, Ri-chard and Janese. She wasa substitute teacher for theGalena Park and PearlandSchool Districts before re-tiring. She was active inSan Jacinto Girl Scoutleadership.

Having moved to Pearl-

and in 1991, the couple be-came members of theKnapp Activity Center in2000. Janet loved to dance.Both Robert and Janetwere Two-Left-Feet danceclub members. She was amember of the First Unit-ed Methodist Church inPearland.

There will be a visita-tion from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.with a service will be at 10a.m. Saturday, June 5,2021 in the chapel of Crow-der Funeral Home inPearland, TX.

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CROSBY The local ro-deo is on track to deliver abanner year coming out ofa time of very little in theway of entertainment withthe Cook-Off, LivestockAuction and Rodeo and ro-deo concerts.

Some board membersshow increases in earlygate sales this year.

This is the 75th year forthe Crosby Fair & Rodeo onJune 11 and 12 HI–LOPRO RODEO will bringsome of the greatest cow-boys in the nation insidethe Rockin’ C Arena. Bothnights will feature muttonbustin’ with local kidsriding hard for eight whenthey pull the gate.

June 10, the LivestockAuction is the time to in-vest in the local kids. The

auction has every year of-fered some surprises,many want to know who’slivestock will be judged thebest.

The Cook-Off beginsthis Friday at the Fair-grounds. Bag of Donuts isthe featured act and hasgrown considerably in localacclaim. This eclectic bandfrom New Orleans seem tobe able to play any band’smusic.

Saturday night after thejudging is completed andawards are bestowed thePhilip Griffin Band opensthe stage. MuscadineBloodline is featured laterthat night.

The Readsouthall Bandis in concert June 11.

Phineas Reb, featuringKody Kouba opens Satur-

day, June 12 and LANCOwill play finally for the75th Crosby Fair & Rodeothis year.

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Dana Reed of New Orleans sounds the bugle as Boy Scout Troup #264raises the flag in tribute following the laying of the Memorial Wreatchbefore the Wall of Honor.

At left Kyrah Schanbachler sang “The Star Spangled Banner,” Col. MarkMcClelland was guest speaker, and Daisy Bordeau saluted the crowdattending.Crisp enunciation hallmarked each in their part.

One catches a glimpse of the depth of intensityJerry Hovater draws from speaking with him priorto his presentation and his understanding of theperpetual nature of war “going back over 5,000years of known history.” In the backgrond aMarine Helicopter landed with momentous dramabefore ceremonies began.

Piper Richard Kean playedwhat many call America’sHymn, “Amazing Grace”written by a man thatturned back (repented) aslave ship bound for thesouthern United States.

Julia Martin of the Air Force won the raffle withmultiple goodies done by Sterling-White Cemetery.

Memorial Day Celebration at Sterling White Cemetery

Col. Mark McClellanserved in the Air Forcesince the KoreanConflict and was activeduty when the War onTerror began.He is also retired frombeing Liberty CountyTax Collector in 2011.

storms and as predictedthe rains came. Thousandsof umbrellas were quicklyput to use while the grad-uates were keep indoorsout of the storm. I couldhear prayers offered tostop the rain, well i tstopped and the rest of theceremony was without adrop.

As the school bandplayed the 381 high schoolstudents marched ontothe field and took theirseats using a safe distancebetween them due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.

The ceremony beganwith the school band play-ing the school song, fol-lowed by the invocationgiven by Jagger Newton,Senior Class President.The JROTC posted thecolors, Lauren Budd; Stu-dent Treasurer gave boththe Pledge of Allegiance tothe American flag fol-lowed by the Texas Pledgeand the National Anthemby the band.

Superintendent PaulaPatterson was introducedby Joseph Blanchard, Stu-dent Director, she wel-comed the school’s officialsand attendees, and shethen read nine quotesfrom Dr. Seuss.

Rayli Eilers, CougarsStars President made thepresentation of the Salu-tatorian, Anouk Ochoawho gave her address. Na-talieVargas-Chavez, Pres-i d e n t / F o u n d e rEnv i ronmenta l C lubmade the Presentation ofValedictorian Hannah Tr-isha Restauro who gaveher address.

Superintendent Patter-son made the official cer-tification of the SeniorClass. Alice Hoy, CollegeCareer Counselor gave thedual credit graduatesnames.

Kellie Hall, AssistantPrincipal presented thetop 10 percent of the grad-uating class their diplo-mas and the CrosbyCrossroads Academy di-plomas. She and Brenda

Romero presented the se-nior class their diplomasafter their names werecalled and they made theirway to the stage. PrincipalDustin Bromley greetedand congratulated each ofthe 381 graduates.

The band played theschool’s Alma Mater fol-lowed by the Benedictionby Joshua John-Louis,Choir President.

Valedictorian Restaurois a mere 4’ 11” tall, butdon’t let the small size foolyou. As the saying goes,dynamite can be in smallpackages, which describeHannah’s explosive com-munication skills. She wasborn in Cebu, Philippinesand raised in Looc Loca-tha for 12 years and wentto the Stephanie Montes-sori Educational Center.At the age of 12 she andher family moved to theUnited States and Crosbywhere she began in the7th grade until gradua-tion.

A portion of Valedicto-rian Restauro’s accep-tance speech; “It has beensaid that education is themost powerful weaponwhich you can use tochange the world. Thiscan be seen in how Amer-ican educational opportu-nities are extended tomany countries through-out the world; I am awareo f t h i s c o n t r i b u t i o nthrough my home country- the Philippines. I am liv-ing proof of this education-al gift, having studied inboth the Philippines andin the United States. I amfortunate enough to havehad a great start and sol-id background for the nextlearning adventure in col-lege. Not only that, but Iwas able to foster lastingrelationships that will fol-low me throughout mylife. When you look at me,you not only see Hannah,but you see one of my bestfriends who taught me touse the word “thus,” yousee the church teachingthat “pleasure is momen-tary, happiness is lasting,”you see the broken heartfrom the boy from my

sophomore year, you seethe contentedness in mysmiling eyes, a gift of mymother’s love.”

“As an immigrant, Istand here in front of youtoday, not as a single Fil-ipina, but rather as a hun-dred million Filipinos. Iam here to represent andamplify the voices of myp e o p l e . I h o p e t h a tthrough this achievement,I am opening up conversa-tions and paving the wayfor the inclusivity of mycountry and for those ofyou who have gone downthe same path as I have”Restauro said.

A portion of Salutatori-an, Anouk Ochoa’s speech,“I want to start off by say-ing congratulations to allof you guys and thank youto all the district staff andteachers for helping us gethere. I also want to thankGod because without him,I would not be standinghere g iv ing you th isspeech. The class of 2021has been through so muchthese past few years alone.From Covid-19, to crazywinter storms, to hurri-canes, and much more, Iam proud to say that Cros-by has pushed through it.

self. I dedicated my life toschool, every afternoonand every weekend wasoccupied with school work.A good amount of the ma-terial I was learning washard for me to understandat times and it took greatamounts of effort to getthe grades that I did. Icannot stress enough theimportance of hard work.My entire high school ca-reer I was aware and con-scious of individuals thatwere smarter than me, butI knew that regardless ofintelligence I would beable to make it to this po-dium. I would tell myself“They might be smarterthan me, but they won’twork as hard as me.”

After the ceremony 182of the graduates went tothe school’s Project Grad-uation Lockdown. Food,refreshments, entertain-ment of games and musickept them busy until the

CROSBY 2021 PROM KING JAGGER NEWTONAND QUEEN JENA WOMACK

Students at every schoollevel have experienced un-usual amounts of changeon their journey towardsthis very moment. Virtu-al learning was somethingwe all went through at onepoint, and teachers, staff,and parents district widehave put in countlesshours and effort to makethis school year as normalas possible and for that weowe them all a big thankyou. When other schoolsput their lives on pause,Crosby found a way tokeep going. This hardworking attitude thatCrosby is known for, issomething I myself strug-gled with during my timehere. My freshman year Iput very little effort aca-demically and was not in-volved in the community.Yet still I felt so bad formyself when I didn’t getthe grades that I wanted.However, after getting myfirst ever ranking, thatvictim attitude changedcompletely. I was ranked8th first semester, andthen went down to 9th sec-ond semester . Thoseranks itself are alreadygreat, it just still was notenough for me. At thestart of sophomore year, Ireally started to push my-

5 AM end.In an interview of the

top 5 they each agreed thelockdown was a blast. Isa-iah Jamail said, “WhileI’m excited to get on withmy next educational stepof college, project gradua-tion gave all of us the op-portunity to put a closureon our high school educa-tion. Being with most allmy classmates one lasttime will be a specialmemory for us to cherish.The other top 4 echoedthat.

Rayli Eilers said, “I amextremely grateful for mytime at Crosby ISD and formy family, especially withthe hardships that theclass of 2021 has faced. Iknow we are off to greatthings.”

Graduates photos canbe obtained from SandraPrado at 832-618-9835 [email protected]

Crosby High School’s stormy Graduation Ceremony

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given that Original LettersTestamentary for Docket No. 493365;Estate of CARL MARK LIPSEYDeceased; In Probate Court No. 4 of HarrisCounty, Texas, were issued on MAY 18,2021.

PAMELA (PAM) LIPSEY

The residence address of theadministrator is in Harris County, Texas.The mailing address is:

c/o Weston Cotten1500 E. Wallisville Road

Highlands, TX 77562

All persons having claims against thisEstate which is currently beingadministered are required to present themwithin the time and in the mannerprescribed by law.Dated this MAY 26, 2021.

by WESTON COTTEN Attorney for the Estate

Channelview I.S.D. will accept Sealed Request for Proposals for thefollowing:

Athletic – Apparel, Equipment & Supplies

Awards, Incentives, Printing Signs, Promotional Products,Specialty Clothing & Trophies

Fine Arts – Apparel, Equipment & Supplies

Fundraiser Services

General Merchandise – In-Store, Local Retailers & GroceryStores

Instructional Materials, Equipment, Furniture & Supplies

Library Books, Equipment & Supplies

Maintenance/Nutrition/Transportation – Equipment, Parts,Repairs & Supplies

Office Furniture & Supplies

Technology Equipment, Services, Software & Supplies

Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 17, 2021, throughthe Electronic Bidding Website at https://cvisd.ionwave.net. Allnecessary information may be obtained by calling the Business

Office at (281) 452-8003, or the district website www.cvisd.org,under Departments Business Office Purchasing. The Board of

Trustees reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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Primecore Technologies is proposing toconstruct a 185-foot overall height self-supporting lattice telecommunications structureat Business Highway 90, Crosby, HarrisCounty, Texas (N29° 52’ 56.5”; W95° 04’12.9”). Primecore Technologies invitescomments from any interested party on theimpact the proposed undertaking may have onany districts, sites, buildings, structures, orobjects significant in American history,archaeology, engineering, or culture that arelisted or determined eligible for listing in theNational Register of Historic Places underNational Historic Preservation Act Section 106.Comments may be sent to EnvironmentalCorporation of America, ATTN: AnnamarieHowell, 1375 Union Hill Industrial Court, SuiteA, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or via email [email protected]. Ms. Howell can bereached at (770) 667-2040 x 405 during normalbusiness hours. Comments must be receivedwithin 30 days of the date of this notice.X1093/JJG

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ATTENTION PRIVATE NON-PROFIT SCHOOLS,HOME SCHOOLERS, PARENTS, ANDCOMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE SHELDONINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Private, non-profit schools, who legally qualify as anon-profit (currently hold a 501-C3 certificate),home schoolers, parents, and communitymembers are invited to participate in a virtualmeeting with representatives from the SheldonIndependent School District to learn more aboutfederally funded programs and services availablefor the 2021-2022 school year. The meeting willbe held virtually via Zoom, Tuesday, May 25,2021, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. If you are interested inparticipating or have questions, please contactSheldon ISD at (281) 727-2096. Details on how toaccess the Zoom meeting are posted at https://www.sheldonisd.com/apps/events/2021/5/25/9133861/?REC_ID=9133861&id=0

Atención escuelas privadas, Escuelas sin fines delucro,Educadores en el hogar, Padres y Miembros de lacomunidad en elDistrito Escolar Independiente de SheldonLas escuelas privadas, escuelas sin fines de lucro,que califican legalmente como una organizaciónsin fines de lucro (actualmente tienen uncertificado 501-C3), los educadores en el hogar,los padres y los miembros de la comunidad estáninvitados a participar en una reunión virtual conrepresentantes del Distrito Escolar Independientede Sheldon. Para obtener más información sobrelos programas y servicios financiados con fondosfederales disponibles para el año escolar 2021-2022. La reunión se llevará a cabo de maneravirtual a través de Zoom, el Martes 25 de Mayo de2021, de 1:00 p.m. a 2:00 p.m. Si está interesadoen participar o tiene preguntas, comuníquese conSheldon ISD al (281) 727-2096. Los detalles sobrecómo acceder a la reunión de zoom se publican enhttps://www.sheldonisd.com/apps/events/2021/5/25/9133861/?REC_ID=9133861&id=0

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NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Notice is herebygiven that OriginalL e t t e r sTestamentary forDocket No.493966; Estate ofM A U R I C ER O B B I N SDeceased; InProbate Court No.3 of Harris County,Texas, wereissued on MAY26, 2021.

KATHRYNLORENEDUNLOP

The residenceaddress of theadministrator is inHarris County,Texas. Themailing addressis:

c/o WestonCotten

1500 WallisvilleRd

Highlands, TX77562

All persons havingclaims against thisEstate which iscurrently beingadministered arerequired topresent themwithin the timeand in the mannerprescribed by law.Dated this JUNE 1,2021.

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VOL. 26, NO. 22– 50¢ © Copyright 2021 MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS 77580THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021

BAYTOWN — (May 21,2021) — Stroke doesn’tplay favorites. It can strikeanyone at any time withpotentially debilitating ef-fects.

The American StrokeAssociation (ASA) esti-mates that one in six peo-ple will suffer a stroke intheir lifetime and thatthere are about 17 millionstrokes reported world-wide each year. May’s des-ignation as StrokeAwareness Month is in-tended to bring attentionto the symptoms, possiblecauses, prevention andtreatment of stroke; thefifth leading cause of deathand disability in the U.S.

Dr. Ruby Parveen, aneurologist who serves asthe medical director ofHouston Methodist Bay-town Hospital’s stroke pro-gram, says stroke canhappen without warning,but being educated aboutrisk factors and signs ofstroke can save lives.

“It’s very important tounderstand your risk fac-tors. Many of these, includ-ing smoking, drinking,obesity and high cholester-ol, can be controlled withlifestyle changes,” Parveen

said. “Being alert to thesymptoms of stroke couldsave your life or someonesuffering from stroke.”

Houston Methodist Bay-town Hospital’s stroke pro-gram has earned theAmerican Heart Associa-tion’s (AHA) highest strokecare recognition: the GetWith the Guidelines Tar-get: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus. Parveen saidthe award is a super-achiever designation givento only those hospitals thatare able to treat the vastmajority of high acuitystroke patients with theclot buster drug called tis-sue plasminogen activator(tPA) in a timely fashion.

“By choosing our hospi-tal for their health care,patients are receiving thebest in medical care thatmodern advances in strokemanagement offer,”Parveen said.

Houston Methodist Bay-town’s stroke care team in-cludes physicians,rehabilitation nurses,physical therapists, occu-pational therapists,speech-language patholo-gists and vocational ther-apists.

A stroke occurs when

blood flow to the brain isshut off by a blood clot (is-chemic stroke) or a rup-tured blood vessel(hemorrhagic stroke).Lacking an adequate bloodsupply, brain cells begin todie and brain damage oc-curs. Because early inter-vention can make all thedifference, getting immedi-ate medical care by calling911 is crucial if you orsomeone you know showssymptoms of a stroke.

If you think someonemight be having a stroke,remember the “F.A.S.T”test from the NationalStroke Association:

Face: Ask the person tosmile. Does one side of theface droop?

Arms: Ask the person to

raise both arms. Does onearm drift downward?

Speech: Ask the personto repeat a simple sen-tence. Are the wordsslurred? Can he/she repeatthe sentence correctly?

Time: If a person showsany of these symptoms, call911 immediately. Careful-ly note the time when thefirst symptoms appeared.This information is criticalfor treatment decisions.

After a stroke, rehabili-tative therapy—whichusually begins within 24 to48 hours after the stroke—is needed to help survivorsrelearn skills that mayhave been lost.

“Following a stroke, suc-cessful rehabilitation de-pends on how early rehabbegins, the extent of thebrain injury, the support offamily and friends and therehab team’s skill,”Parveen said. “For survi-vors, the importance ofmaintaining a positive at-titude is essential.”

Houston Methodist Bay-town Hospital screens allpatients, ensuring onlythose without COVID-19symptoms are seen in theoffice. Masks and personal

protective equipment(PPE) are required whileproviding patient care, andwe have reorganized wait-ing rooms and check-inlines to ensure social dis-tancing. We have also im-plemented additionalsanitation processes to dis-infect all equipment andsurfaces.

Houston Methodist Bay-town is designated as aCOVID-19 vaccine hub.Walk-ins are welcome, butyou may also schedule anappointment by visitinghoustonmethodist.org/vac-cine.

The physicians withHouston Methodist Neu-rology Associates—Dr.Parveen and Olga Brusil,MD—provide diagnosisand treatment for a fullrange of neurological con-ditions, including mi-graines, neck and backpain, neuromuscular disor-ders, and epilepsy and sei-zure disorders. To learnmore about stroke care andstroke rehabilitation atHouston Methodist Bay-town Hospital, visithoustonmethodist.org/bay-town or call 832-556-6535.

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We encourageeveryone to be creativeas possible for achance to win the “BestDecorated Booth” or“Best Food” award!

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GLO denies flood funds forChambers CountySpindletop drainage project

CHAMBERS COUNTY,TEXAS – On Friday, May21, 2021 the Texas Gener-al Land Office announcedthe official project awardlist for the Community De-velopment Block GrantMitigation Program. Theproject proposed by Cham-bers County, SpindletopWatershed Drainage Im-provements, was not se-lected for funding.

The proposed multi-ju-risdictional project (a part-n e r s h i p b e t w e e nChambers County, LibertyCounty and Trinity BayConservation District) wasintended to mitigate poten-tial future flooding events,specifically in southeast-ern Liberty and easternChambers County. Oncecompleted, the project wasestimated to reduce floodwaters within the regionby an average of four feet,significantly reducing theenvironmental impact,first responder responsetime and length of timethat flood waters stay in an

area after a large scalerainfall event.

“This is obviously veryd i s a p p o i n t i n g , ” s a i dChambers County Com-missioner Precinct 1, Jim-my Gore. “This projectwould have benefited thou-sands of people whosehomes were repetitivelydamaged during Hurri-cane Harvey and TropicalStorm Imelda.”

The County was not di-rectly notified by the Tex-as General Land Officethat the proposed Spindle-top project was not select-ed. Rather, the TexasGeneral Land Office sent anews release regarding ap-proved projects; the Coun-ty’s proposed project wasnot on this list.

“Based on the GLO’sCDBG-Mit ApplicationScoring Rubric, the Spin-dletop Bayou Applicationreceived a total of 67.71,”said Chambers County Di-rector of Economic Devel-o p m e n t S a m a n t h a

Humphrey. “This was acompetition-based grantand competitive it was.The lowest score fundedwas a 78.”

An overhaul of the Spin-dletop Watershed remainsa top priority for Commis-sioner Gore, however.

“We are going to contin-ue looking for ways to mit-igate potential floodingevents in eastern Cham-bers County, even if wehave to piecemeal a projecttogether through multiplefunding avenues.”

Chambers County willcontinue to monitor TexasGeneral Land Office an-nouncements and willawait more information re-garding the Round 2 com-petition that is slated to beannounced in the comingweeks or months.

For more informationregarding projects that didreceive funding, residentsshould visit the Texas Gen-eral Land Office website atrecovery.texas.gov.

By Linda Gilmore, Secretary

West Chambers County Pilot Club, Inc. recentlypresented Scholarships to three Barbers Hill High Schoolstudents. West Chambers County Pilot Club PresidentAngela Fackler presented Moriah Shaw with a BarbersHill High School Anchor Club Scholarship. Moriah’sparents are Tambria and David Shaw.

Averyelle Bartz also received a Barbers Hill HighSchool Anchor Club Scholarship from President AngelaFackler. Averyelle’s parents are Katie and William Bartz.

Trevor Bates received the Barbers Hill High SchoolSenior Scholarship from West Chambers County PilotClub President Angela Fackler. Trevor’s parents are Leilaand Lee Bates.

WCC Pilot Clubpresents scholarships

Leila and Trevor Bates

William, Averyelle ad Katie

David, Tambria and Moriah Shaw

Good Afternoon Beach City To my fellow Beach City residents, Me-

morial Day for some of us is the indica-tion that the start ofsummer is here. Tosome, its a well -earned day off to en-j o y f r i e n d s ,neighbors, and fam-ily around the pooland firing up thegrill.

The day is a privi-lege all of us in thiscountry enjoy thanksto the sacrifices somany generations ofm e n a n d w o m e nmade on our behalf.Memorial Day is atime for reflection ofthose who gave alland delivered us thefreedoms we enjoy

MEMORIAL DAY IN BEACH CITYtoday but never left the battlefield andmade the ultimate sacrifice.

The pictured memorial is located at theBeach City Communi-ty building at 12723FM 2354, Beach City,Texas. This memorialis a reminder of thearea veterans whobravely served thisgreat country, re-minding us Freedomis not Free.

“Greater love hasno one than this, thanto lay down one’s lifefor his friends.”

Thank you and GodBless

Ryan Dagley, MAIM a y o r , B e a c h

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Houston RacewayPark is the place to beon July 10, 2021 for the11th annual Shrimp &Catfish Festival hostedby the Rotary Club ofBaytown. The festivalwill be held from 11 am– 3 pm and includes livemusic as well asoutdoor games andactivities for children, asilent and live auctionand raffle for manyprizes including thegrand prize, which is avehicle. This year, thegrand prize winner willselect either a 2021 KiaTelluride SUV or a 2021Toyota Tacoma truck.

Raffle tickets are$100 each and includetwo shrimp and catfishmeals on festival day.Meal tickets are soldseparately for $10 each.You can take your mealto go or eat at the eventand enjoy music andparticipate in theauctions. Visitwww.baytownrotary.orgto purchase tickets orsponsor, o purchasetickets.

Rotary Shrimp& CatfishFestival July 10

BaytownLittleTheaterNext GenerationYouth CompanyPresentsBAD AUDITIONS BYBAD ACTORSThe show dates areJune 4, 5, at 8:00 pm. &June 6 at 2:30 p.m. for$10 a ticket. On salenow at baytownlittletheater.org

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