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By Allan Jamail

Presidential hopefulHillary Clinton returned toHouston for an eveningprivate event just threemonths after her last cam-paign stop in the BayouCity.

The private evening re-ception billed as a "familycelebration" was at theChildren's Museum ofHouston.

Clinton took questionsmostly from the largegroup of children withinthe packed crowd. Shestressed some of her goalsof wanting to increase theminimum wage, making iteasier for voting and im-proving the nation's educa-tion system so all childrenregardless of race, religionor economic status will get

County JudgeCalls for End toP o l i t i c a lDivisiveness,United Effortt o A d d r e s sLocal Challenges

Despite widespread crit-icism of government on anational and state level,County Judge Ed Emmettsaid in his 2016 State of theCounty Address this weekthat Harris County govern-ment consistently providesexceptional services to resi-dents while maintaining anextremely strong financialposition.

Emmett cited the coun-ty's AAA bond rating and re-cent improvements inemergency management,flood control, criminal jus-tice and veterinary healthas examples of county gov-

North Channel Chamber hosts annual Gala

Hillary Clinton visits HoustonChildrens Museum

EXCLUSIVE PHOTO BY ALLAN JAMAIL / NORTH CHANNEL STAR

Presidendial Candidate Hillary Clinton talkes to kids at HoustonChildren’s Museum during a private party on January 19.

See CANDIDATECLINTON, p. 8

Photo credit: Jeannie Peng-ArmaoThe San Jacinto College Maritime Technology and Training Center on the Maritime Campus is now open. It is located at 3700 Old State Highway 146 in LaPorte, Texas.

Judge Emmettaddresses Stateof the County

ernment's effectiveness."Harris County is one of

the best run local govern-ments in the country," Em-mett said.

"The commissionerscourts before I arrived madeit so, and it is my primarygoal to work with the cur-rent court to maintain thatstatus."

But despite its successes,county leadership faces se-rious challenges in the com-ing years, especially indealing with transportation,health care and the futureof the Astrodome, Emmettsaid.

Emmett spoke to a record1,100 people attending hisninth State of the CountyAddress, sponsored by theGreater Houston Partner-

Maritime Center now open for all maritime training

See Story of MARITIME CENTER, page 8

See STATE OF THECOUNTY, page 3

UIL realignmentjoins Channelview,North Shore withHumble schools

Channelview High Schooland North Shore will competeagainst schools from HumbleISD for the two upcomingschool years under realignmentinformation released by theUnivers i ty In terscholas t icLeague.

With the new alignment,the Humble schools join Chan-nelview, district rival NorthShore and Baytown Sterling inDistrict 21-6A. The district alsowelcomes C.E. King and GooseCreek Memorial, who are mak-ing the jump from Class 5A.

District 21-6A: Atascocita,Baytown Sterling, C.E. King,Channelview, Goose Creek Me-morial, Kingwood, North Shoreand Summer Creek.

The UIL conducts reclassi-fication and realignment everytwo years and the 6A designa-tion is the state’s largest – with2,150 or more students in ahigh school. The new districtwill take effect for the 2016-17school year and will remain inplace (at least) through 2017-18.

Meet CandidateCarl Pittman

Join Carl Pittman, Candi-date for Harris County Sher-iff on Saturday, February 6thfrom 2 pm to 4 pm at CHINAKO Restaurant, 5310 E. SamHouston Pkwy N., Houston,Texas 77015.

The meeting room opensat 1 pm so come early (lunchis $15 per person)

P l e a s e R S V P t o :Carl@carlforsheriff .com.Questions? Call (281) 452-3120

Galena Park -Jacinto CityCIP Meeting

Thursday, Feb. 4 20165:45 – l ight dinner.

6:15- business starts. Meet-ing adjourns by 8:15 p.m.

At Alvin Baggett Recre-ation Building, 1302 Keenein Galena Park. Host plant:Pasadena Refining System,Inc.

NeighborhoodSafety Meeting

Monday, February 8, 2016at 8:30 a.m., East Freeway HPDStorefront, 12001-A East Free-way.

Speaker GRANT TAYLOR of TV’s Buck Commander, with newChamber chairman Lucia Bates, outgoing chairman KimGonzalez, and Chamber president Margie Buentello.

HOUSTON – The NorthChannel Chamber heldtheir 39th annual AwardsBanquet and MemberGala, last Saturday nightat the Marriott Gulf Free-way. Featured speaker wasGrant Taylor, of TV’s BuckCommander, and the TVprogram Duck Dynasty.

The evening was fo-cused on the members ofthe Chamber, who receivedrecognition and awards fortheir contributions to theChamber.

About 250 persons at-tended the event, whosemajor sponsor was Plat-num Copier Solutions.

Taylor spoke to the au-

dience about his experienc-es after joining the BuckCommander group in 2011,and the phenominal inter-est the public has in theirgroup. He said at the peekof their popularity, theyhave had 11 million view-er of their program.

Taylor told of how asmall, obscure companyknown as Duck Command-er went from producing 10duck calls a day, to han-dling 5000 orders a day,and how it became ahousehold name with theTV show “Duck Dynasty.”The program is essential-ly a hunting show, shownon the Outdoor Channel.

In 2013 they sold 1.3 mil-lion duck calls, more thanall the hunters in the coun-try combined.

In explaining why theshow is so successful, henotes that it is funny, re-lateable, and appeals to anoutdoorsman’s spirituality.

A new and returningboard of directors wassworn in by Constable KenJones. Retiring boardmembers Allatia Harris,and Greg Ollis, were recog-nized for their service.

Ken Jones received aGreat Seal award for hisservice to the community.

See GALA, page 8

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Ricardo Arenas, aformer Galena Park HighSchool culinary arts stu-dent and 2015 Johnson &Wales scholarship recipi-ent is making tremendousprogress in his studies. Asa freshman, Ricardo waspresented with the oppor-tunity to intern at WaltDisney World in Florida.Marty Stout, Johnson &Wales Admissions Repre-sentative stated, “It is veryrare that a freshman interns at Walt Disney World.”Chef Vasso Espinosa, his culinary arts instructor atGalena Park High School, isn't surprised by this hon-or. “Ricardo was always a hard worker and dedicatedto learning. Whatever he sets as a goal, he will accom-plish,” Chef Vasso said.

The North Shore Senior High School Chorale was invited to perform at the TASA (Texas Association of School Administrators)Conference, opening up for the first main assembly on Monday, January 26. Under the direction of Enrique Collazo andAdam Bendorf, the choir performed several numbers for the large crowd. Before the last notes of their patriotic finalefaded from the room, the choir was met with a standing ovation.

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A generous gift from theCrenshaw ElementaryParent Teacher Organiza-tion (PTO) has created an-other popular spot forstudents to enjoy on theircampus playground.

Crenshaw’s PTO raisedmore than $7,000 for theconstruction of a newswing set and framing forlandscaping around thestructure. Professionalconstruction crews in-stalled the blue steel framethat holds six swings. PTOmembers purchased andspread the mulch at thebase of the swings for thefinishing touches.

According to Crenshawnurse and PTO liaisonLillie Crist, parents con-

PASADENA, Texas –The San Jacinto CollegeMaritime Technology andTraining Center on theMaritime Campus is nowopen for maritime trainingalong the Port of Houston.

Located at 3700 OldState Highway 146 in LaPorte, Texas, the 45,000-square-foot MaritimeTechnology and TrainingCenter sits 14 feet aboveground and is home tomore than 40 maritimecourses. "I have to say thenew building looks amaz-ing, and it really has a col-lege maritime feel to it,"said Jennifer Williams,who moved from New Yorka couple of years ago to at-

SAN JACINTO COLLEGE

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tend the San Jacinto Col-lege maritime transporta-tion associate degreeprogram. "Having the viewof Bayport is great for in-coming students and forthem to be able to visuallysee the different types ofvessels and piping sys-tems."

Williams will spend herremaining semester train-ing in the maritime centeralongside the water as shecompletes courses in inte-grated operations, bridgeresource management, andradar unlimited, before hersecond summer internship.

The ground level of theMaritime Technology andTraining Center showcas-

es a training dock with life-boats, davits, and fast res-cue craft, and coming soon,a separate industry dockfor crew changes. This alsoallows for vessel specifictraining for local maritimecompanies and serves asan aquatic training facili-ty for sea survival and liferaft training. There are 15classrooms; engineeringsimulators to train mari-time engineers for hydrau-lic, electric, pump control,motor control, heating andair conditioning, and re-frigeration; and a multi-purpose space for industryconferences and corporatepartner meetings.

Highlights of the new

facility include the threeships bridge simulators,donated by the HoustonPilots in 2013. These room-sized replicas of ship con-trol bridges are part of a3,748 square-foot simula-tion suite, complete withinstructor stations, debriefclassrooms, and develop-ment stations.

San Jacinto College willhost a grand opening forthe Maritime Technologyand Training Center on theMaritime Campus from9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., onTuesday, March 8, 2016.For more informationabout San Jacinto Collegemaritime, visit sanjac.edu/maritime.

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Crenshaw PTO helpsstudents get in the‘swing’ of things

Students enjoy the new swing set that was funded byCrenshaw Elementary Parent Teacher Organization. The PTOraised more than $7,000 for the construction of thestructure.

ducted a variety of fund-raisers over the past yearto make the students’dreams of the playgroundaddition come true.

“Last year’s Spring Fes-tival was a huge fundrais-er,” Crist said. “It gave usa financial boost andhelped the project to get offthe ground.”

Assistant Principal KimRoberts said the newswing set sees plenty ofactivity during nice weath-er.

“On bright and sunnydays, the kids can’t wait tohave their turn on the newswing set,” she said. “Weare very appreciative toour PTO for going the ex-tra mile for our students.”

Former GPISD culinary artsstudent to intern at Walt Disney

(Harris County-TX)-HCSO Patrol Special Op-erations Crime Control Di-vision (CCD) east district,are credited with arrestingand charging three meninvolved in at least 5 homeburglaries in the Channel-view and Crosby area.

On Wednesday, January27, 2016, members of theeast district CCD unit con-ducted a traffic stop on avehicle for an expired tem-porary license tag. Whileconducting the traffic stopdeputies A. Aulds and F.Salazar smelled an ex-tremely strong odor ofmarijuana emitting fromthe vehicle.

The driver Brian Ber-mudez, 22, and passengerGerardo Guevara, 26, weredetained. During the traf-fic stop, a complainantstopped and reported todeputies the vehicle wasthe same that was seen onvideo tape at a burglary oftheir residence earlier inthe week.

The deputies went tothe complainant’s house,and the vehicle wasmatched to the one used intwo separate burglaries ofresidence next door to eachother.

A suspect then con-fessed to deputies his in-volvement in a series ofhouse burglaries in thearea.

The suspect then led

Three arrested inhome burglaries

deputies and CCD Sgt. S.Malkowsky to the resi-dence where stolen proper-ty was kept. While arrivingat the residence two othersuspects, Guillermo Escu-tia and Abel Escutia, weredetained after they werefound to have marijuanaand methamphetamine ontheir person.

Deputies received a con-sent to search form, andHCSO Safe Homes Unitinvestigators recoveredover 70 items of stolenproperty totaling morethan $50,000.00 in value.

Numerous televisionsets, electronic goods andcameras, as well as highend designer hand bagsand laptop computers.

Deputies also recoveredtwo large bags of marijua-na in the search.

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Seven Channelview Fal-cons signed letters of in-tent to play college footballand pursue their academ-ic degrees on NationalSigning Day, Feb. 3.

S i x o f t h e F a l c o n ssigned their commitmentsat a special ceremony infront of family, friends,coaches and teammates atChannelview ISD’s BillNeal Center. Four-starquarterback Jalen Hurts,who graduated in Decem-ber, officially signed his

Seven Channelview Falconssign letters of intent

Channelview Falcons signing college letters of intent to play football are, front row, fromleft, Lafayette Stephens Jr. (Southwestern University), Tre’Michael Tutt (Texas A&M-Kingsville), Anthony Means (Texas A&M-Commerce), Bishop Ozan (Howard PayneUniversity), Darien Archie (Blinn Junior College) and Joel Soanes (Blinn Junior College).Another commitment, four-star quarterback Jalen Hurts, signed from the University ofAlabama campus where he is enrolled. Hurts graduated from CHS in December.Congratulating the signees are their coaches, top row, from left D.J. McNorton, Terry Bunn,Head Coach Averion Hurts, Malcom Frank, Tim Jones, Ephraim Patterson and Randall Tannert.

scholarship papers to playfor the Crimson Tide fromthe University of Alabamacampus, where he is nowattending classes.

During the local ceremo-nies, wide receiver Antho-ny Means signed to playfor Texas A&M-Com-merce, while Tre’MichaelTutt will take the field forTexas A&M-Kingsville.

Two additional wide re-ceivers also signed letterso f i n t e n t . L a f a y e t t eStephens Jr. will attend

Southwestern Universityin Georgetown near Austinand Bishop Ozan commit-ted to Howard Payne Uni-versity in Brownwood.

A pair of Falcons willline up on the offensiveand defensive sides of theball for nationally-rankedBlinn Junior College inBrenham. Offensive line-man Joel Soanes and de-fensive end Darien Archiesigned with the Bucca-neers.

Seated L to R: Javen James (LB) McMurry University; Anthony Oliver, (OL) Cisco JuniorCollege; Johnathan Brantley (QB) Tulane University; Robert Oliver (OL) Cisco Junior College;Desmond Coleman (WR) Cisco Junior College. Not pictured: Trayveon Williams, RB, TexasA&M University (Williams was a December graduate and is currently enrolled at TAMU).Standing L to R: Joshua Sadler, Defensive Coordinator; Don Price, Head Football CoachDemetrius McCall, C. E. King HS Principal; Dwayne Nunez, Offensive Coordinator.

C. E. King High SchoolPanthers sign letters of intent

member of the UnitedStates National CollegiateAthletic Association(NCAA).

National Signing Daycelebrations were held onthe morning of Wednesday,

February 3, 2016 at C. E.King High School’s Compe-tition Gym.

Congratulations to the2016 C. E. King PantherFootball Players whosigned letters of intent.

STATE OF THE COUNTY,Continued from page 1

ship and the League ofWomen Voters.

He concluded the eventby calling on attendees tohelp him battle an increas-ingly pervasive pessimismregarding government and

government officials."I ask you to push back

against those who want toplay politics with countygovernment," Emmett said."In the world of politics, toomany candidates see gov-

ernment as the enemy, yetthey want to be part of gov-ernment. Such people havevilified government employ-ees, yet they expect qualityin emergency management,flood control and all otherservices.

We should encourageyoung, bright, talented indi-viduals to join public ser-vice."

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AUSTIN — The TexasDepartment of Transpor-tation on Jan. 27 reportedthat on average, Texasdrivers in five of the state’slargest metropolitan areaslose about 52 hours and$1,200 annually due totraffic congestion.

Upon approval by itsoversight body, the TexasTransportation Commis-sion, TxDOT plans to im-prove drive times andreduce costs through whatit calls an accelerated $1.3billion effort addressinggridlock in some of thestate’s most congested ar-eas.

“The major metro areasof Texas — Austin, Dallas,Fort Worth, Houston andSan Antonio —representmore than two-thirds ofthe state’s population and97 percent of the state’smost congested roads,”said Texas TransportationCommissioner J. BruceBugg Jr.

“These areas see some ofthe worst congestion in thenation. We’ve just complet-ed a listening tour in thesemajor areas and havegathered valuable local in-put from transportationleaders regarding theirpriorities and where wecan quickly address someneeds. This is the initialphase of a new statewideplan to address conges-tion,” he said.

If adopted, these metroarea projects will beginconstruction to enhanceexisting efforts and ad-dress gridlock on the statehighway system. Theprojects, which add up tomore than 42 miles, in-clude interchanges, fly-overs and congestion reliefefforts at some of thestate’s worst choke points.They will be funded using$1.3 billion made availablethrough ending the use ofdiversions of highwaymoney by other agencies,according to TxDOT.

“For years we’ve beencommitted to addressingcongestion, and this yearwe’re getting a jumpstart

TxDOT awaits go-ahead signalfor gridlock-reducing projects

on that part of our coremission,” said TxDOT Ex-ecutive Director JamesBass. “As the severity ofcongestion in the LoneStar State continues togrow, we are committed todelivering projects manyTexans need and deserveto reduce the amount oftime they spend in traffic.”

The Texas Transporta-tion Commission also willconsider another $800 mil-lion in additional fundingfor connectivity and safe-ty, maintenance, repairs tothe energy sector and bor-der infrastructure funding.The commission is expect-ed to vote on all theseprojects when it considersthe quarterly UnifiedTransportation Plan at itsmonthly meeting on Feb.25.

Resettlementprompts suit

The Texas Health &Human Services Commis-sion on Jan. 26 filed suit inthe U.S. District Court,Northern District of Texas,Dallas Division, in re-sponse to the federal gov-e r n m e n t ’ sacknowledgement that afamily of seven Syrian ref-

ugees had arrived in Tex-as on Jan. 22 without stateauthorities being officiallyinformed in compliancewith a Dec. 7 court orderrequiring such notifica-tion.

The state agency con-tends that because thegroup of refugees “presum-ably includes a military-aged male,” the state’ssecurity has been harmed,and at minimum, “Texas isentitled to see the person-specific information relat-ed to Syrian refugees theDefendants intend to re-settle to Texas.”

Disaster assistancesought

Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan.26 declared a state of di-saster and requested indi-vidual assistance forCollin, Dallas, Ellis, Fran-klin, Rockwall and VanZandt Counties. Abbottalso requested public as-sistance for Bailey, Castro,Childress, Cochran, Dallas,Deaf Smith, Dickens, Ellis,Hall, Hardeman, Harrison,Henderson, Hopkins,Kaufman, Kent, King,Lamb, Lubbock, Navarro,Parmer, Rains, Red River,Rockwall, Titus and VanZandt counties.

The declaration comesafter preliminary damageassessments were final-ized and federal declara-tion criteria were met. IfPresident Obama grantsAbbott’s request, affectedcitizens in those countiesmay apply for federal indi-vidual assistance grants ofup to $33,000 and low-in-terest disaster loans fromthe U.S. Small BusinessAdministration.

In addition to the coun-ties included in the presi-dential disasterdeclaration request, Ab-bott added Hockley, Liber-ty, Terry and WichitaCounties to the state disas-ter declaration issued onDec. 27. “Public Assis-tance” grants can be foremergency work (debrisremoval and emergencyprotective measures) andpermanent work on roadsand bridges, water controlfacilities, buildings andequipment, utilities, parks,recreational facilities andother items.

“The severe weatherthat swept through Texaslast December devastatedmany homes, businessesand lives,” Abbott said. “Adisaster declaration willprovide Texans the re-sources needed to beginrebuilding after this trag-edy.”

Registrationdeadline passes

Feb. 1 was the deadlineto register to vote in Tex-as’ March 1 Primary Elec-tion and the May 26primary runoff election.

Those whose registra-tion was completed on timeare free to vote in eitherthe Republican or Demo-cratic Primary, but notboth. Early voting beginsFeb. 16 and continuesthrough Feb. 26.

The deadline to requesta ballot by mail is Feb. 19.

RepresentativeWayne Smith (R,Baytown) today hostedHal Lenox, the West-ern regional director ofgovernment affairs forGeneral Motors, andannounced the compa-ny's donation of$10,000 to the Battle-ship TEXAS Founda-tion aboard thehistorical battleshipalongside members ofthe Battleship TEXASFoundation, membersof the San JacintoHistorical AdvisoryBoard, and ConradGarcia, Jr., Presidentof the Chapter 22Vietnam Veterans ofAmerica, Inc.

In 1948, the TexasLegislature perma-nently anchored theBattleship TEXAS nearBuffalo Bayou and theHouston Ship Channelat the San JacintoBattleground StateHistoric Site. The100th anniversary ofthe Battleship TEXASwas recently celebrat-ed, and many gatheredto honor the battle-ship's legacy whilepaying tribute to thesurviving crew mem-bers who proudlyserved on the shipduring World War II.

"We are fortunate tohave several of themost remarkable andthought-provokinglandmarks in the statein our own backyard:the San Jacinto Battle-ground, Monument,Museum and theBattleship TEXAS,"Rep. Smith said. "As aveteran, I am proud tosupport preserving thishistorical treasure as asymbol of our nation'smilitary history. Iwant to thank GeneralMotors for their gener-osity in recognizing theimportance of donatingto the preservation ofthis magnificent ship."

Rep. Wayne Smithhelps secure donationfor the BattleshipTexas Foundation

While the Battleshiphas taken on a lot ofrepairs in the past fewyears, Rep. Smithremains committed toraising funds to repairand hopefully one daydry berth the TEXASin its current location.During the recentlegislative session,Rep. Smith helpedensure $25 million wasallocated in the statebudget to go towardrepairs on the Battle-ship TEXAS. Bothstate and federalentities responsible forthe ship's well-beingare moving forwardwith a repair initiativeto improve the ship'soverall sustainabilityand keep her afloatuntil more funds can beraised to permanentlydry berth the ship.

“I am continuouslygrateful for the gener-osity and support of thenumerous individualsand organizations thathave a strong interestin this project," Rep.Smith said. "I specifi-cally want to thank theAdvisory Board as theyhave had a large partin supporting thiscause with me. JimmyBurke and CalvinMundinger, formerMayors of Deer Parkand Baytown, have alengthy and cherishedrelationship with theBattleship and Ibelieve it is imperativethat we continue tokeep our local leadersand community in-volved in the preserva-tion of this ship so thatour future generationswill be able to visit andcontinue to enjoy thisnational treasure as weall have been blessed todo."

To learn more or tomake a donation,please visitwww.BattleshipTEXAS.org.

What tobring thetax preparer

(NAPSI)—While aplate of cookies may benice to bring a hostess,what your tax preparerwould prefer (at leastin the office) is that youbring in the properpaperwork. Here's alist of the most likelypaperwork to provide:

What You'll Need1. Last year's return,

the last two years ifthis is your firstappointment. Chancesare much of the infor-mation--Social Securitynumbers, address andthe like--will be thesame, saving everybodytime and reducing therisk of errors.

2. Your W-2. W-2smust be mailed toemployees by January31. They show yourincome and how muchyou've already paid inincome taxes. If you'vehad more than one jobthis year, you need aW-2 form from each ofthem.

3. 1099s. If you're afreelancer or part-timeworker, you shouldhave 1099 forms fromeveryone for whomyou've worked thisyear. These forms arealso used to reportearned interest,cancellation of debt,dividends received andproceeds from brokertransactions.

4. Receipts fordonations. Keep thereceipts for all charita-ble event sponsorships,money or food forholiday charities andany other moneydonations. Keep a listof items and the valuesyou assigned themalong with the receiptsfor any householdgoods, toys and cloth-ing donations. If youvolunteer, keep arecord of your mileageand other expenses.

5. 1098 forms.Homeowners candeduct mortgageinterest. Also deduct-ible are student loaninterest and tuitionpaid to colleges anduniversities.

6. If you have a homeoffice, you can deductsome of your rent,mortgage, utilities andso on. Bring anyrelevant receipts.

7. If you've beenlooking for work, bringreceipts for whateverthe search has costyou--transportation,paying to join a jobsearch website, hiringa résumé writer ortaking relevant cours-es.

This list should getyou started, but a taxexpert such as anenrolled agent (EA)will let you know aboutany additional docu-mentation needed tocomplete your return.

Enrolled agents arethe only federallylicensed tax practitio-ners who specialize intax matters and haveunlimited rights torepresent taxpayersbefore the IRS.

Learn MoreFor further informa-

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Services for Linda (Lyn)Jernigan Head, 68, of Tyler,were held on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 2, 2016, at 2:00 PMat Stewart Family Funer-al Home with ChaplainTim Wade officiating.

Burial followed at RoseLawn Cemetery in Tylerunder the direction ofStewart Family FuneralHome.

Ms. Head passed awayFriday, January 29, 2016 athome.

She was born January12, 1948 in Center, TX. toJohnnie and LaVida Jerni-gan.

She graduated fromCrosby High School in1965 and attendedDurham College in Wichi-ta Falls, TX. from 1966 to1968. Lyn held the posi-tion of Secretary (Queen B)with H&H X-Ray Services.

Lyn was preceded indeath by her former hus-band Roy Head Sr. and her

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Linda JerniganHead

parents Johnnie and LaVi-da Jernigan, all of Tyler.

She is survived by herloving family including herbrother Jay Jernigan andwife Pam of Georgetown,TX., her sister ShirleyTarver and husband Glenof Tyler, their adoptedbrother Johnny DaleBaumbach of Crosby, hersons Roy Dean Head Jrand wife Denise of Bullard,Clint Head and fiancé Sh-annon Mercer of Flint,Grandchildren TyanneHead John and husbandMatt of Bullard, JaydenHead of Bullard, KellyMercer of Flint along withnumerous nieces andnephews.

Pallbearers were TimBrittain, Matt John, JuddLong, Coty Carnes, TommyDickerson and Jamie Saw-yer.

Honorary pallbearerswere Steven Phillips, ChrisBalliet and Dylan Searcy.

If desired, memorialsmay be made to any Shri-ner organization.

CHURCH LISTINGSCrosby, Highlands, Huffman,Baytown

ANGLICAN CHURCH• Church of the Resurrection,meeting at Crosby BrethrenChurch, 5202 1st Street, Cros-by. 832-661-9693.APOSTOLIC CHURCH• First Apostolic Church of High-lands, 1211 S. Main St. High-lands. 281-426-4133ASSEMBLY OF GOD• Crosby Gospel Assembly, 633Kenning Rd., Crosby, 281-328-2516• First Assembly of God, 406 N.Magnolia St., Highlands, 281-426-3170• Gospel Lighthouse, 8218John Martin Rd., Baytown, 281-421-1168BAPTIST• Calvary Baptist, 2217 Huff-man Eastgate Rd., Huffman,281-324-3409• Highlands Baptist, 111 E. Ca-nal Rd., Highlands, 281-426-2470• Northeast Freeway Baptist,1635 Runneberg Rd., Crosby,281-328-2723• Unity Baptist, 2625 Broad Dr.,Highlands, 281-426-4223• Iglesia Bautista Comunidad,5323 Highway 90, Crosby, 281-421-9810. “Venid y te Harem-os Bien”BAPTIST-Missionary• Antioch Missionary Baptist,2500 Harris St., Highlands,281-426-6565.• First Missionary BaptistChurch, 301 Cypress Avenue,Crosby, 281-462-7634.• Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist,315 Nod, Crosby, 281-328-4650• True Vine Missionary Baptist,404 Oak Ave., Crosby, 281-328-7637• Shiloh Missionary BaptistChurch, 12418 Crosby Rd.,Crosby, 281-328-1851BAPTIST-Southern• First Baptist- Crosby, 615Runneberg Rd.,Crosby, 281-328-2564• First Baptist- Highlands, N.Magnolia at Wallisville, High-lands, 281-426-4551• First Baptist- Huffman, 25503FM 2100, Huffman, 281-324-1888• Northside Baptist, 317 Bar-bers Hill Rd., Highlands, 281-426-5415• Second Baptist, 400 E. Wall-isville Rd., Highlands, 281-426-5557• Crosby New Hope BaptistChurch, 18319 FM 2100, Cros-by, 281-328-6086BRETHREN• Crosby Brethren, 5202 1st St.,Crosby, 281-328-2442CATHOLIC• Holy Family, 7122 WhitingRock, Baytown, 281-426-8448

• Sacred Heart, 915 RunnebergRd., Crosby, 281-328-4871• St. Martin De Porres, 12606FM 2100, Crosby, 281-328-4451• St. Jude Thaddeus, 800 S.Main St. , Highlands, 281-843-2422• St. Phillip the Apostle, 23083rd St.,Huffman, 281-324-1478CHURCH OF CHRIST• Church of Christ at WallisvilleRd., 1500 E. Wallisville Rd.,281-426-7557.• Crosby Church of Christ, 3737Hwy 90, Crosby, 281-328-3496• Highlands Church of Christ,214 Clear Lake Rd., Highlands,281-426-2742• Barrett Station Church ofChrist, 281-328-7882CHURCH OF GOD• First Pentecostal Church ofGod, 1328 Old Atascocita, Huff-man, 281-324-1518• Harvest Time Church of God,495 S. Diamondhead Blvd.,Crosby, 281-462-8060CHURCH OF GODIN CHRIST•�Mt. Rose Church of God inChrist, 13000 FM 2100, Cros-by, 281-328-1314EPISCOPAL• Church of the Resurrection,5202 Churhc St., Crosby.INDEPENDENT• Crosby Church, 5725 Hwy 90,Crosby and 30673 HuffmanCleveland Rd., Huffman, 281-328-1310• Huffman Church, 1707 Huff-man Eastgate Rd., Huffman,281-324-3705• New Covenant of Faith, 12217Holly Rd., Crosby, 281-328-1315• Restoration House, 1609Jones Rd., Highlands, 281-843-4000• Son Harvest, 2027 FM 1942,Crosby, 281-543-2860.LUTHERAN• Our Shepherd, 19704 FM2100, Huffman, 281-324-2422METHODIST• Crosby United Methodist,1334 Runneberg Rd., Crosby,281-328-2616• Highlands United Methodist,107 W. Houston St., Highands,281-426-3614• Lake Houston United Method-ist, 23606 FM 2100, Huffman,281-324-1541

NON DENOMINATION• Lifepoint Church, 9235 NorthHighway 146, Baytown, Tx.77523. �281-576-5452.

UNITED PENTECOS-TAL CHURCH• Pentecostals of Crosby502Pine at Hwy 90 Crosby, TX�77532(281) 328-5054. Sunday10 AM. Wednesday 7 PM. Pas-tor Kerry D. Lee

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD•Galena Park Assembly ofGod, 1211 2nd. St., GalenaPark, TX. 713-455-0836.BAPTIST•New Life Baptist Church ofEast Houston, 18570 VanRoad, Houston, 77049. 281-456-0082•Second Baptist Church, 191318th. St., Galena Park, TX. 713-672-9232.•Second Baptist Church, 10501Muscatine, Jacinto City, TX.713-674-8463.•St. Matthew Baptist Church,119 Fidelity, Houston, TX. 713-674-0062.•First Baptist Church, 1505 1st.St., Galena Park, TX. 713-455-1261.BAPTIST-Southern•Dell Dale Avenue BaptistChurch, 402 Dell Dale Avenue,Channelview, TX. 281-452-3704.•South Drive Baptist Church,15229 South Drive, Channel-view, TX. 77530. 281-452-4500.•First Baptist Church of JacintoCity, 10701 Wiggins, JacintoCity, TX 77029. 713-672-2802.•Beaumont Place BaptistChurch, 13101 Ivydale Street,Houtson, TX. 77049.CATHOLIC•St. Andrew Roman CatholicChurch, 827 Sheldon Rd.,Channelview, TX. 281-452-9865.•Our Lady of Fatima, 1705 8thSt., Galena Park, TX. 713-675-0981.CHURCH OF CHRIST•Channelview Church of Christ,1301 Sheldon Rd., Channel-view, Tx. 281-452-7129.•Galena Park Church of Christ,301 Holland Ave, Galena Park,TX. 713-455-0826.EPISCOPAL•St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 13125 Indianapolis St.,Houston, 713-451-2909.HOLINESS•Bible Missionary Church,10246 Fairfax St., Jacinto City.713-671-3500.METHODIST•Old River Terrace United Meth-odist Church, 16102 East Free-way, Channelview, TX.281-452-2861.•Galena Park United Methodist,1705 1st. St., Galena Park, TX.713-672-0245.•Holy Trinity United Methodist,13207 Orleans St., Houston,Tx. 713-453-7203.

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David Frazier (fourth from left), CEO of Community Resource Credit Union, presents a checkto Kathy Clausen, Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation president, as CRCU’s gold leveldonation to the Education Foundation. Also pictured are (from left) Mike Wilson, vice presidentof finance and governance; Sandra Bell, vice president of marketing and events; Jim Wadzinski,vice president of development; Roxie Krisher, Foundation Board member; Barbara Walling,Foundation Board member; Barbara Wilson, Foundation member at large and Gilbert Santana,Foundation immediate past president.

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God Is OnThe Job

The earth is spinning onits axis at over 1000 milesper hour and is travelingaround the sun in its year-ly orbit at approximately18 miles per second, yetdoes anyone feel dizzy? Doyou even feel any motion?So is it not possible thatthe Lord is at work thoughwe cannot see or feel Him?

The Apostle Paul wrotein 1Thessalonians 2:13,"We thank God continual-ly because, when you re-ceived the word of God youaccepted it not as the wordof men, but as it actuallyis, the word of God, whichis at work in you who be-lieve."

Danny R. Biddy, Pastorof the Church on Old Riversince 1977.

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BIBLE TRIVIA1. Is the book of 1 Samuel

in the Old or New Testamentor neither?

2. "All things are possible tohim that believeth" is fromwhat book's 9:23? Psalms, Mal-achi, Mark, Ephesians

3. What/where is the long-est verse of the Bible? Matthew2:6, Esther 8:9, Romans 9:7,Luke 6:1

4. "Absent in body, butpresent in spirit" is from whatbook's 5:3? 1 Corinthians, 1Timothy, 1 Peter, 1 John

5. From Judges 14, whocalled his wife a heifer? Saul,Elijah, Samson, Peter

6. What was the Hebrewname of Paul? Simon Peter,Andrew, Haggai, Saul

ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Mark;3) Esther 8:9; 4) 1 Corinthians;5) Samson; 6) Saul

Charles Edwin MartinSr., age 79, went to be withthe Lord on Saturday Jan-uary 30, 2016.

He was born in Rosebud,Texas on March 15, 1936 toFlorence Eugene WhiteMartin and Edwin LeonMartin. He was an avidreader and enjoyed spend-ing time with his family, es-pecially his grandchildren,great-grandchildren andnumerous friends. He was aproud Retired United StatesAir Force Veteran after serv-ing 20 years, served withthe Port of Houston for 13years and retiring as theChief of Police. He served asa Deputy with the HarrisCounty Sheriff ’s office andalso retiring there after sev-en years. He was a very lov-ing, caring and honorablegentleman, always con-cerned about others, and adevoted father who had astrong love for his familyand his God. He will bedeeply missed by all whoknew him.

He is preceded in deathby his parents and his sis-ters, Alice E. “Jean” Mat-thews and Vivian Y.(Yvonne) Kluck.

Charles is survived byhis children, Cheryl DeLo-ach (and husband, Walter);Wendy Tristan (and hus-band, Fernando); Charles E.Martin Jr. (and wife, Nicole)and Frank L. Martin (andwife, Tracy). His grandchil-dren, Karl Carlson III, Jas-on DeLoach, Amy Terrazas,Jeff DeLoach, Jacob Wood-

all, Cristofer Martin, Dal-ton Tristan, Haleigh Martin,Hannah Martin and ColtonMartin; his great-grandchil-dren, Aleksandra Terrazas,Kaylee DeLoach, Gavin De-Loach, Arabella Terrazasand Abel Terrazas; hisbrother, Jimmy R. Martinand his sister, Mary AnnCobb (and husband, Nor-man). Also survived by oth-er relatives and friends.

A visitation for familyand friends will be held atSterling-White FuneralHome 11011 Crosby-Lynch-burg Rd. Highlands, onThursday evening February4, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. un-til 8:00 p .m., Services willbe held at Highlands Bap-tist Church 111 Canal St. onFriday afternoon February5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

Interment will be in Ster-ling-White Cemetery. Ar-rangements entrusted toSterling-White FuneralHome 11011 Crosby-Lynch-burg Rd. Highlands, Texas77562.

To offer condolences tothe family, please visitwww.sterlingwhite.com.

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ing is from an article from Porter Stansberry ofBaltimore, Maryland… Founder of Stansberry Re-search… one of the world’s foremost economic analysts:

“The coming crash is going to be bad – much, muchworse than anyone expects. That's why on January 15th,I published an analysis detailing the seven (7) urgentsteps you need to take to prepare for the next financialcrisis. It's something I've never done before, but I be-lieve this list could help thousands of readers protecttheir portfolios – and even profit – during the next down-turn. What was my #1 recommendation?

1. Convert at least 50% of your portfolio into cash andgold.

Now you might think that 50% is a lot to put in cashand gold… but the truth is, liquid investments like theseare key to avoiding market volatility. And they allow youto quickly pounce on the once-in-a-decade opportunitiesthat will emerge from the financial wreckage. But ifyou haven't begun to build your cash stockpile, don'tpanic… You still have time. Since the market peaked inMay, the average stock in the S&P 500 is only down 11%.But I predict a lot more downside still lies ahead of us. Ithink we'll eventually see the average stock in the S&P500 decline more than 30%.”

Add to that thinking what Diamond Jim’s thinkingis. When you can purchase any commodity below theproduction cost for that commodity, it makes sense tobuy it. The production cost of silver is $30 per ounce.The spot market price is $14.12….less than _ the cost toproduce it. So… does it make sense to buy it now?

One of my customers decided recently that it IS theright time to purchase silver. He spoke to his wife. Hereturned and told me that she said “No. Silver pricesare going down.” He couldn’t convince her. I wasstunned. I told him to tell her the following story. “Iwas at Macy’s the other day. I saw a blouse that youhave been admiring. It was regularly $85… but the saleprice was $39.95… and while I was standing there itwas reduced to $29.95. But I didn’t buy it because theprice was going down. I went back the next day… andthere were no more of the blouses… at least not at$29.95.”

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“Be prepared” is theScout motto, and it’s alsopretty good advice for any-one seeking to guardagainst various disasters –including financial ones.

Here are some eventsthat can have serious fi-nancial consequences,along with suggestions onpreparing yourself:

• Loss of employment –If you were to lose your job,your family might have tostruggle financially tomake it until you’re em-ployed again. To protectagainst this potentialthreat, try to build anemergency fund contain-ing three to six months’worth of living expenses.That’s a lot of money, ofcourse, so it will be chal-lenging to build such afund – but try to contrib-ute something each monthto a liquid, low-risk ac-count. Without such anemergency fund , youmight be forced to cash outyour 401(k) or other retire-ment plan to pay for yourliving expenses duringyour period of unemploy-ment.

• Loss of health – If youwere ill or injured, youmight be out of work forweeks or months. Youremployer may offer yousome type of disability in-surance as an employeebenefit, but it might not besufficient. So you may alsowant to purchase an indi-vidual plan to cover asmuch of your after-tax in-come as possible. You’llhave the flexibility to cre-ate a policy that is tailoredto your needs, budget andoverall financial goals.However, policies varywidely in cost and benefits,so you’ll want to shoparound for the coveragethat best meets yourneeds.

Are you prepared for Financial Disasters?

• Loss of life – Deathmay be an uncomfortabletopic to discuss. However,if you were to pass away,it would be emotionallydevastating to your lovedones – but it could also befinancially catastrophic.Would your family still beable to pay the mortgage?Could your survivingspouse afford to send yourkids to college? Without

life insurance, your deathcould leave your familywithout the ability to cov-er financial obligations.The exact amount you re-quire depends on a varietyof factors, such as yourfamily’s expenses, size offamily, savings needs overtime, and so on. Generallyspeaking, you can choosebetween two broad catego-ries of insurance: term andpermanent. Term insur-

ance, as the name sug-gests, is designed for a spe-cific number of years andonly provides a death ben-efit. Permanent insuranceis typically more expen-sive, because, in additionto the death benefit, it of-fers a savings component.A financial professionalcan help guide you throughyour options to determinewhich one is appropriatefor your needs.

• Loss of property – Ifyou own a home, you al-ready have homeownersinsurance, but it doesn’thurt to periodically checkyour policy to make sureit’s kept up with any im-provements or additionsyou’ve made to your houseor other property. If you’reunder-covered, and had topay out-of-pocket for somemajor damage, you mightbe forced to dip into yourlong-term investments.And while you’re makingsure your property is cov-ered, you might also wantto consider adding “um-brella” coverage, which canprovide extra protection toyou in case someone is in-jured at your home, or evenat an event at which youmay be in charge, such asa Scout meeting.

With luck, you can avoidall the threats to your fi-nancial security and thatof your family. But youcan’t count on always be-ing lucky – so you need totake “financial disasterpreparedness” measuressoon.

This article was writtenby Edward Jones for use byyour local Edward JonesFinancial Advisor.

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North Shore Senior DanceMonthly dance is the 2nd Thursday, Feb. 11, from 1 - 4

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San Jacinto Pilot ClubThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Mr. Gatti’s on

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North Channel Library events-Friday, Feb. 5 & Saturday, Feb. 6 Library Book Sale.-Mon., Feb. 8, 6 pm, KIds’ Craft Black History Month:

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MLB players tobe honored

San Jacinto College willhonor former students andcoaches who have excelledin collegiate and profession-al baseball at the Legendsceremony, to be held Friday,Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at JohnRay Harrison Field at AndyPettitte Park, located at theSan Jacinto College NorthCampus, 5800 Uvalde Roadin Houston. The ceremony isfree and open to the public.

a proper education so theycan reach their goals.

Hillary told the story ofher mother, DorothyRodham, who was aban-doned as a child and sentto live with abusive grand-parents. At age 14,Rodham left her grandpar-ents’ home and went towork as a nanny. Throughthe kindness of her em-

CANDIDATE CLINTON,Continued from page 1

ployer she got a high schooleducation and was able toovercome the obstacles ofher childhood.

Clinton finished by say-ing, “My mom’s life andwhat she went through arebig reasons why standingup for kids and familiesbecame such a big part ofmy life.”

The Ambassador of theYear award went to Char-lotte Jackson of San Jacin-to College.

The Board Member ofthe Year was awarded toJoe Stephens.

Committee Member ofthe Year was Allatia Har-ris of San Jacinto College.

Two Business of theYear were recognized withawards: Mike Williams ofEdward Jones, and RonnieDwairy of Bestway Oil-field.

The Dr. Ed Lehr Chair-man’s award, named forthe first chairman of thechamber, was awarded toLucia Bates of LB Market-ing Solutions.

The evening closed withremarks and thank-you’sfrom the outgoing chair-man, Kim Gonzalez, andintroductory remarks fromthe new chairman, LuciaBates.

Silver sponsors of theGala included CenterPointEnergy, East Houston Re-gional Medical Center,Legend Oaks Healthcareand Rehabilitation Center,LyondellBasell, PhysiciansER, Port of Houston Au-thority, United Communi-ty Credit Union, andWoodforest NationalBanki.

Speaker Grant Taylor, BuckCommander

Retiring board membersAllatia Harris, Greg Ollis

Award to Ken Jones forservice to the community

Lucia Bates presents apresent to Kim Gonzalez