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Local Sports, p.8Pineforest Jewelry, p.3

Easter observed with Egg hunts, Church Services

Jacinto City Police foil gas station’s ATM burglary

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Motorcyclist killed on Market St.

A Municipal Election willtake place in Galena Park onMay 10th, for the offices of May-or and City Council.

The North Channel STAR incooperation with the GalenaPark-Jacinto City Rotary Club, willhost a Candidates Forum on Fri-day night, April 25 at 6 pm. inthe Baggett Center, to introducethe candidates to the public,who are invited to attend.

All candidates have been in-vited, but to date not all haveaccepted and indicated theywould attend. They will have anopportunity to speak on what-ever they wish, and to presenttheir history and qualifications.There will be a panel, made upof Bob Bartel, Ernesto Parades,and Gilbert Hoffman, to posequestions to each candidate. Inaddition questions from the au-dience will be written on cards,and asked of the candidates.

Candidates for Mayor of Gale-na Park are Robert Clowers, CruzHinojosa, Esmeralda Moya, and Jo-seph Thibodeaux.

Candidates for City Council ofGalena Park are:

Position 1, Water & Sewer: JoeDeLaToree, Danny Simms

Position 2, Police & Fire: Zenai-da Granado, Lois Killough

Position 3, Parks & Recreation:Veronica Garcia, Maricela Serna

Position 4, Street & Bridge: JuanFlores, Martha Flores, Mark Groba.

All are welcome. Contact theNC Star for more information, 281-328-9605.

Jacinto City ElectionThere will also be a City Coun-

cil election in Jacinto City on May10th. Candidates are as follows:Position 1, Jimmy Rivas, Diego Lo-pez; Position 2, Gregg Robinson,LaGloria Sephus; Position 3, AllenLee, Raymond Morlock. Early vot-ing in both elections starts April28th, and finishes May 6th.

THE THRILL OF THE CHASE

Channelview’s student grabs spotlight,prize calf at Houston Rodeo Scramble

GP CandidatesForum set forApril 25

By Mark Kramer

As she stepped into the dirtarena at Reliant Stadium,Yvette Leos looked up inamazement at the thousandsof spectators and bright lightsof the Houston Livestock Showand Rodeo.

She and 30 others took theirplace in the spotlight – a 3 _acre spotlight, that is. Theirobjective: catch one of 15calves and bring it back to thecenter of the arena. Her eyeswatched carefully at the start-er’s hat. As his hat dropped,she took off in a full sprintwith her sights on catching a

See RODEO SCRAMBLE,page 6

Channelview High School sophomore Yvette Leos hangs on tight toa calf during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Calf Scram-ble at Reliant Stadium recently. Leos wasn’t able to hang on to thiscalf, but ended up grabbing another one to take to the winner’scircle.

NORTH SHORE – A motor-cyclist died in a fatal traffic ac-cident in North Shore.

The accident happened at13400 Market Street, near I-10 about 11:45 a.m. lastThursday morning, April 10,2014.

According to the HoustonPolice Department, a 44-year-old man was driving a Hondamotorcycle eastbound on Mar-ket Street when he failed tomaintain a single lane andstruck a curb. He was pro-nounced dead at the scene.

It was reported that a pick-up truck may have been in-v o l v e d i n t h e a c c i d e n t ;however, there are some dis-crepancies, and a HPD reportstates that no other vehiclesor individuals were involved inthe accident.

EASTER SERVICES ✝OLD RIVER TERRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-Easter Festival, Saturday, April 19 from 9 am -3 pm. Come and enjoy an egg hunt, food,games, yard sale, entertainment and muchmore. 16102 I-10 East, Channelview, Texas.

ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Easter Sunday: Resurrection services, floweringof the cross and celebratory music 10 - 11 am.-Easter Egg hunt at 11:30 am.

ST. ANDREW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH-Holy Friday, April 18, 7 pm Stations of the Cross.-Holy Saturday, April 19, 8:30 pm Vigil Mass fothe Resurrection (Bilingual)-Easter masses, 10 am & 12:30 pm (Spanish)827 Sheldon Rd., Channelview, Tx. 77530

JACINTO CITY – Policewere called to the Come &Save food store and gas stationat 1509 Mercury Drive lastThursday morning, when awould-be thief broke a store-front window, tied a ropearound an ATM machine in-side, and pulled it out into theparking area with his car.

The crime happened earlyin the morning, according toJacinto City Police Chief JoeAyala, but an alarm and vid-eo equipment brought a quickresponse from the Jacinto Citypolice patrols.

On the surveillance video,the thief can be seen breakingopen the ATM, and attempt-ing to pull the cash out. Al-most immediately one police

cruiser arrives on the scene,and the thief enters his carand flees south on MercuryDrive. At that time, two othercruisers arrive and give chase,

apprehending the thief a fewblocks away. He has beenidentified as Gustavo Barriga,a 22 year old Hispanic male.He is currently in the Harris

County jail, awaiting arraign-ment.

Assisting in the arrestswere Jacinto City Police offic-ers Cpl. Nieto, Sgt. S. Flores,

and Officer D. Reyes. Theywere commended by Chief Ay-ala for their quick action andapprehension of the suspect.

The Burglary was at this convenience store on Mercury Drive. The broken ATM machine.

Houston Fire Department cleans up the accident scene on eastboundMarket Street, near the intersection with I-10 and Uvalde. A 44 yearold male died when he lost control of his motorcycle after strikingthe curb. (Photo montage by North Channel Star)

The Easter Egg Hunt and photoswith the Easter Bunny last Saturdayin Jacinto City were typical of Eas-ter celebrations for all ages, takingplace from last Saturday throughEaster Sunday.

At right, Mayor Ana Diaz andConstable Chris Diaz hand out can-dy and gifts to some of the childrenwaiting in line for the egg hunt. Be-low, kids scramble to pick up the5000 eggs provided by the city. Fourof them had special prizes inside.

Religious services and SunriseServices were also planned for thisweekend, see the chart below forsome of these events.

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The Crosby High School Symphonic and Concert Bands recently performed at the UIL Stage & Sight-Reading Contest. For the firsttime in history, both bands earned a “Sweepstakes” Award! This means that both bands earned top Division One ratings from thejudges.Crosby High School Band Directors are Kevin Knight and

Jennifer Villarreal.

Crosby High School bands enter “Sweepstakes” award

Book Fair at De ZavalaLendon Henry (middle) and his children Leilah and Lance Henryshop at the recent Scholastic Book Fair at GC CISD De ZavalaElementary School.

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JC Heritage HallSenior Center events-Good Friday, April 18, Closed-Monday, April 21, Game night,4 -7 pm.-Tuesday, April 22, Dollar Tree,9:30 am-Wednesday, April 23, Breakfast9 am $3. Site Council 10 am;Bridge 1 - 4 pm.-Thursday, April 24, JC City Coun-cil 6 pm.-Friday, April 25, Bingo 11 am.-Exerc i se c lass : Mondays ,Wednesdays & Fridays 9 am.-Ceramic class: Wednesdays 9am.Heritage Hall Senior Center islocated at 1025 Oates Rd., Ja-cinto City, TX, 77029. Call 713-675-4487 for more information.

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North ChannelLibrary events-Thursday, April 17, 10:30 amBaby Time. Library closes at 5pm.-Friday, April 18 - CLOSED-Saturday, April 19, 10 am - 3pm Scrapbooking with Mia; 3pm Faithful Paws.-Monday, April 21, 4:30 pmBoard Game Day.-Tuesday, April 22, 10:30 amToddler Time; 1:30 pm TravelingNaturalist preschool program.-Wednesday, April 23, 10 amBook Club; 4:30 pm World BookNight.-Thursday, April 24, 10:30 amBaby Time; 4:30 pm Lego Play.-Friday, April 25, 1:30 pm Gar-dening basics.COMPUTER CLASSES-Monday, April 21, Introductionto Power Point (lecture) 1-3pm-Wednesday, April 23, Introduc-tion to Power Point (practice)1-3pm; Introduction to Word2013, Part 2 from 6-7:45 pm.15741 Wallisville Rd., Houston,TX. 77049. Call 281-457-1631for more information on otherprograms/classes.

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Galena ParkLibrary events-Thursday, April 17, 11 am BabyTime; 3:30 pm Family MovieTime. Library closing at 5 pm.-Tuesday, April 22, 1 pm File &Folder Mgmt I; 4 pm Practica dePrimeros.-Wednesday, April 23, 11 amChildrens’ Story Time.-Thursday, April 24, 11 am BabyTime.1500 Keene St. Galena Park, TX.77547. Call 713-450-0982 form o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o nother programs.

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HOUSTON – San JacintoCollege will host the seventhannual International Businessand Logistics and SupplyChain Symposium offeringstudents, educators, and areabusiness people networkingopportunities.

The event will take place inthe Monument Room of theSlovacek Student Center lo-cated on the San Jacinto Col-lege North Campus, onTuesday, April 22 from 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. and includeslunch. The North Campus islocated at 5800 Uvalde Roadin the North Channel area.

Keynote speaker Josh Jung-wirth, regional vice presidentof Houston Crane WorldwideLogistics, will discuss variousaspects of international busi-ness and the state of the logis-tics industry in the region.John A. Moseley, general man-ager of trade development for

HOUSTON – San JacintoCollege will showcase the ver-satility of student and facultymusicians in spring concertsthat will feature a wide vari-ety of musical styles.

•April 22, 7:30 p.m. – A jazzband concert will feature a di-verse selection of styles includ-ing swing, rock, funk, andLatin to showcase studentmusicians. Selections will in-clude “Danny Boy,” a MaynardFerguson hit featuring stu-dent Frank Saavedra on thetrumpet; “Birdland,” a drivingfusion song featuring studentEric Meneses on soprano sax;“Booze Brothers,” a swingingblues tune from the CountBasie library; and “AttitudeDance,” featuring student vo-calist Charisma Black.

•April 29, 7:30 p.m. – Thewind ensemble, led by studentconductors, will perform a di-verse selection of styles includ-ing marches, orchestral

Symposium to offernetworking opportunities

the Port of Houston Authori-ty, is also scheduled to make apresentation.

An estimated 150 interna-tional business and logisticsleaders, including executives,officers, directors, and employ-ees from major companies inthe greater Houston area arescheduled to attend the meet-ing.

Symposium speakers willprovide updates on currentand future issues and informa-tion about opportunities forcompanies involved in inter-national trade and maritimeindustries.

For registration details andother information, please con-tact Margaret Kidd at 281-998-6150 extension 7380, or byemail atIBUS.Symposium@scjd.edu.Online registration is alsoavailable at www.sanjac.edu/IBUS-Symposium.

Spring concerts to featurea variety of musical styles

transcriptions, and classics ofthe concert band literature.Selections will include “Pro-cession of the Nobles,” in rec-ognition of the recent WinterOlympics; “American Salute,”to honor military veterans;“Salvation is Created,” con-ducted by music student Jere-my Dergent; “Elsa’sProcession,” a tribute to thelate Adonis Pantoja, Channel-view High School band direc-tor.

•April 30, 7:30 p.m. – A cho-ral concert, under the direc-tion of music professor Dr.Edgar Moore, will feature folksongs, spirituals and the mu-sic of Viadana, Victoria andLeonard Bernstein.

All concerts are free andopen to the public. The NorthCampus concerts will takeplace in the Dr. Charles GrantFine Arts Center auditorium,5800 Uvalde Road in Hous-ton.

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MEDICARE COLUMNBy Toni King

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By GreggAbbott

AUSTIN — PresidentBarack Obama and formerPresidents Jimmy Carter,Bill Clinton and George W.Bush spoke at the LyndonBaines Johnson PresidentialLibrary’s Civil Rights Sum-mit, held April 8-10 in Aus-tin.

The summit marked the50th anniversary of Presi-dent Johnson’s efforts culmi-nating in Congress’ passageof the Civil Rights Act of1964 and Johnson’s signingthe bill into law on July 2,1964.

“As we commemorate the50th anniversary of the Civ-il Rights Act, we honor themen and women who madei t poss ib le , ” Pres identObama said in his address.“We recall the countless un-heralded Americans, blackand white, students andscholars, preachers andhousekeepers whose namesare etched not on monu-ments, but in the hearts oftheir loved ones and in thefabric of the country theyhelped to change. But wealso gather here deep in theheart of the state thatshaped (President Johnson),to recall one giant man’s re-markable efforts to makereal the promise of ourfounding: ‘We hold thesetruths to be self-evident, thatall men are created equal.’ ”

Obama and the past pres-idents each uttered words tot h e e f f e c t t h a t w h i l eJohnson’s accomplishmentsserve as durable bridges to abetter America, every gener-ation has civil rights chal-l e n g e s t h a t m u s t b erecognized and addressed,and the value of teaching andlearning about the work ofpredecessors is critical to thehealth of the nation.

Panels composed of histo-rians, scholars, current andformer public officials andnoted personalities ad-dressed a range of topics, in-cluding: LBJ and Dr. MartinLuther King Jr., heroes ofthe civil rights movement,s o c i a l j u s t i c e i n t h e21st century, immigrationpolicy, education, gay mar-riage, music and social con-sciousness and professionalsports.

Presidential historianDoris Kearns Goodwin said,and others agreed, LBJ’s

Good Morning, Toni:

I am a 58 year old femalewho qualified for SocialSecurity Disability thisFebruary because I have MSwhich keeps me fromworking. I am waiting forMedicare to begin andbecause of that I did notenroll in Obamacare. Ithink I made a mistakebecause the enrollment hasended and I have notreceived my Medicare card.

Can you please advise mewhat I should do? I’ve beenunemployed for 2 years andmy COBRA has ended. Ihave no other healthinsurance to use. Thanks,Phyllis

Phyllis:

I do not know who advisedyou that your Medicare wasbeginning before Obamacareenrollment ended on March31st, but that person gaveyou the wrong information.You should have enrolled inan Affordable Care Act alsoknown as Obamacare healthinsurance plan.

You have 2 years or a 24month wait to begin yourMedicare and you shouldbegin receiving Medicareautomatically on your 25thmonth of receiving yourSocial Security Disability.Make sure that you haveapplied for both MedicarePart A and Part B at least 3months prior to the 25thmonth. Phyllis…yourMedicare should begin onMarch 1, 2016.

Most people apply forMedicare when they arecompleting their SocialSecurity Disability applica-tions you should receive your“Welcome to Medicare” kitby your 25th month ofreceiving your SocialSecurity Disability. Whenyou receive your “Welcometo Medicare” kit then yourMedicare card should beincluded in your kit. If yourMedicare card is not in thekit, then call Social Securityat 1/800-772-1213 and makesure your Medicare card hasbeen ordered.

One good thing that theACA (Obamacare) does do ishelp those that have aserious health condition thathas keep many from receiv-ing individual health plansbecause there are no pre-existing conditions for anyhealth insurance since

January 1st of this year.People who could not qualifyfor a health plan can nowenroll in any health planthey want. Now you willhave to wait until the nextObamacare enrollmentperiod and your new healthplan will begin January 1st,2015.

Yes, Phyllis…you willhave to pay a fee or a niceway to say penalty. The2014 penalty for not enroll-ing in an ACA plan orhaving minimum healthcoverage is 1% of yourannual income or $95 perperson or whichever ishigher. The fee for unin-sured children is $47.50each, with a maximum of$285 per family.

The ACA penalty or feechanges each year and onlygoes up. I would adviseanyone who did not enrollthis year to do so when theACA open enrollment beginsthis fall 2014.

Healthcare.gov will acceptapplications outside of thenormal enrollment period forpeople who experiencecertain “qualifying lifeevents” like getting married,having a child or losing a jobthat provided insurance. Ido not believe that leavingyour job over 18 months agobecause of a disability andlosing COBRA coverageinstead of recently losingyour job with benefits doesnot qualify you for a “quali-fying life event”.

On your 25th month whenyour Medicare begins iswhen your Medicare Parts Aand B should start. At thattime you can apply for aMedicare Supplement with aMedicare Part D Prescrip-tion Drug plan or a MedicareAdvantage Plan withMedicare Part D included orjust enroll in a MedicarePart D prescription drugplan only with Medicare.

Contact Social Security toask questions about enroll-ing in Medicare. Sometimea well meaning friend givesthe wrong information. Andin today’s enrollmentperiods for the ACA andMedicare, it is best to getthese enrollments doneright. No one ever wants apenalty if they can keepfrom getting one. No matterhow big or small the penaltyis…A penalty is a penalty!!

LBJ School hostscivil rights summit

mastery of the legislativeprocess and effective use ofthe power of the WhiteHouse proved keys to thesuccess of the civil rightslaw, the voting rights law,the fair housing law, Medic-aid, Medicare and other lawsand federal programs thathave been the legacy of theJohnson presidency and cen-tral to American life over thelast half century.

In their panel discussion,former NAACP PresidentJulian Bond, U.S. Rep. JohnLewis, D-Ga., and formerAmbassador to the UnitedNations Andrew Young —associates of Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. — recount-ed their personal involve-ment in the movement. Eachof the three credited manyothers and acknowledged thework of the ranks of the un-named who struggled in the1950s and 1960s to unravelracial segregation across theSouth, and pushed for equalprotection and equal access,while generating worldwideawareness and spurringchanges in hearts and mindsacross the United States.

Hall of fame professionalathletes Jim Brown and BillRussell traded anecdotes onbreaking the color line insports, opening doors aftertheir retirement as players,and dealing with the day-to-day realities of life in Amer-ica.

Rock and Roll Hall ofFame musicians Mavis Sta-ples and Graham Nash per-f o r m e d s o n g s a n dparticipated as panelists.

Governor looks forMIAs

Gov. Rick Perry and firstlady Anita Perry traveled tothe Republic of Palau in theWestern Pacific Ocean toparticipate in the BentPropProject, April 5 to April 17.

BentProp is an ongoing ef-fort to find the remains ofU.S. soldiers and sailors list-ed as “Missing in Action” inWorld War II battles foughtin the South Pacific. Joiningthe Perrys on the island ofPeleliu were former U.S.Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrelland Romus Valton Burgin, aveteran of the September1944 Battle of Peleliu.

According to the gover-nor’s office, the Perrys “aretraveling as guests of theBentStar Project, which as-sists in funding the Bent-Prop Project and PursuitProductions, which is filminga documentary on the 2014expedition.”

R e v e n u e s g r o w i nMarch

State Comptroller SusanCombs on April 9 announcedstate sales tax revenue inMarch was $2.09 billion, up5.6 percent compared toMarch of the previous year.

“The growth in sales taxrevenues was led by businessspending in the oil and nat-ural gas mining, wholesaletrade and construction sec-tors,” Texas chief revenue of-ficer explained. “Collectionsfrom restaurants were alsostrong. This marks 48 con-secutive months of growth instate sales tax collections.”

Combs said her officewould send cities, counties,transit systems and specialpurpose taxing districts theirApril local sales tax alloca-tions totaling $554.5 million,up 6.2 percent compared toApril 2013.

Nationalcrimevictimsrights week

April marks an annual op-portunity to observe NationalCrime Victims’ Rights Week(NCVRW). This year marks animportant 30-year milestoneof championing support andservices to crime victimsthrough the Victims of CrimeAct. As NCVRW celebratesthree decades of defending vic-tims’ rights, we are remindedhow far we have come – andhow much more we can do toreach and serve every victim.

Thirty years ago, the worldwas very different for crimevictims and their families. Lo-cal service providers whocould meet victims’ needs forshelter, support and counsel-ing were few. The criminal jus-tice system failed to includevictims in the justice process– commonly excluding themfrom courtrooms and denyingthem the chance to speak atsentencing. Crime victim com-pensation programs were notconsistently available; victimswere on their own when itcame to recovery.

In the early 1980s, the coun-try made dramatic progresstoward securing legal rights,protections and services forcrime victims. In 1982, Presi-dent Ronald Reagan estab-lished the President’s TaskForce on Victims of Crime,which held hearings nation-wide and gathered testimony.In its final report, the taskforce made more than 65 rec-ommendations – among themthat Congress enact legisla-tion to provide federal fundingto assist state compensationprograms, establish a federalresource office and providefunding to assist in the opera-tion of federal, state, local andnonprofit victim assistanceagencies that provide compre-hensive services.

The final report from thePresident’s Task Force on Vic-tims of Crime was the impe-tus for Congress’s 1984passage of the Fair Standardsfor the Treatment of CrimeVictims and Witnesses Act –as well as the creation of thefederal Office for Victims ofCrime. Equally important, fed-eral lawmakers in 1984 enact-ed the Victims of Crime Act(VOCA) – which created amatching grant program to en-courage states to create victimcompensation programs andlocal programs to assist crimevictims.

In 1980 – years before thecreation of VOCA, the LoneStar State established the Tex-as Compensation to Victims ofCrime Fund. Funded by feesimposed on offenders, the Tex-as CVC Fund provides finan-cial assistance to innocentvictims for certain crime-relat-ed expenses that cannot bereimbursed by insurance andother sources.

Since the creation of theCVC Fund in 1980, the TexasCVC Program has made morethan $1.3 billion in paymentsto or on behalf of victims andtheir families. And in additionto compensating victims forcrime-related expenses, theOffice of the Attorney Gener-al’s Crime Victim Services Di-vision also reimburses lawenforcement agencies for sex-ual assault medical forensicexams, administers the Ad-dress Confidentiality Pro-gram, and awards grants tononprofits that serve victimsof violent crime.

Texas was also one of thefirst states to pass legislationto pay for forensic sexual as-sault exams. In 1979, the Tex-as Legislature created theTexas Crime Victims’ Compen-sation Program to oversee theTexas CVC Fund. Since 1991,the Office of the Attorney Gen-eral’s Crime Victim ServicesDivision has had administra-tive authority of the TexasCVC Program.

National Crime Victims’Rights Week was held April 6-12 in communities statewide.

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This year the festival CzechSpringFest will be held onSunday April 27, 2014 start-ing at 11am til 7pm.

Located at SPJST Lodge#88, 1435 Beall St. Houston.

Entertainment by The Ko-vanda’s Czech Band, andChris Rybak Band.

Master artist Anna Burilo-va from Hodonin, Czech Re-publ ic wi l l demonstratedecorating Perniks (ginger-bread pastries).

Several Booths such asCountry Store, Plants, Silentauction, Cultural booths andmany Vendors selling theirwares.

Traditional Czech SundayDinner served 11am til 2pm.Adults $10, children under 11,$7. Czech soup and sausage w/sauerkraut served after 1pm.

Sponsored by the Harris

19th Annual CzechSpringFest set for April 27

Anna Búrilová from Hodonín,Czech Republic will attend the 19th

Annual Czech SpringFest onApril 27, 2014.

Chris Rybak The WalkingAccordion Cowboy and his bandwill play for your dancingpleasure.

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Highlands Methodist tobring Holy Week to life!

Members of HighlandsUnited Methodist Church areplanning to bring new andmeaningful experiences to theHighlands community duringHoly Week. Starting this Sun-day, April 13th, Palm Sundaywill be dramatically remem-bered as Jesus (portrayed byJohn Powell) rides throughJerusalem (really a part ofMain Street in Highlands), asonlookers wave palms andshout “Hosanna”. The proces-sion starts at 10:30 am.

On Holy Thursday, April17th, at 7 pm, the Last Supperwith Jesus and His discipleswill be presented for the thirdyear. This year, Pastor Sus-an Grittman has written anew drama to present the LastSupper event in a fresh, rele-vant way. Holy Communionwill be celebrated, with thetable open to all.

On Good Friday, April 18th,at 7 pm, a unique service hasbeen written by Pastor Gritt-man, continuing the series on“Characters You Meet on theJourney with Jesus.” PastorGrittman stated, “As we re-member the passion of Jesusas He suffers and dies for us,we will meet Mary who anoint-ed Jesus’ feet before His death,Malchus whose ear was healedat the arrest of Jesus, and Si-mon who carried the cross.”

Easter Sunday, April 20th,begins with the CommunitySunrise Service at 6:45 am atthe San Jacinto Community

Crosby ChurchEaster Servicesand Egg Huntsbegins April 20

Crosby Church will hostEgg Hunts and MultipleServices to celebrate therisen Lord on SaturdayApril 20 at the HuffmanCampus beginning at 6:30a.m. with an egg hunt. Aservice will follow at 7:00a.m. Then on Easter Sun-day, a service will be pre-sented at 9:00 a.m. and anegg hunt will follow at10:00 a.m.

Crosby’s Campus will seean early morning servicedat 7:00 a.m. At 8:15 a.m.and at 9:30 a.m. an egghunt will be held. A servicewill follow at 10:30 a.m.

Center in Highlands. At 9 am,Highlands United Methodistis having an Easter breakfastfor all, cooked and served bythe men of the church. Sun-day School for all ages beginsat 9:45 am. Worship begins at10:45, with Children’s Churchduring worship for ages 3years old to 5th graders.

Highlands United Method-ist Church is a great choice foranyone who is looking for a

church for Easter. UnitedMethodists practice “OpenHearts, Open Minds, OpenDoors”. The mission state-ment of Highlands UMC is“We are the hands and feet ofChrist, embracing our commu-nity with His love.” HighlandsUMC is located at 107 W.Houston in Highlands. Formore information, call 281-426-3614 or visit the websiteat highlandsmethodist.com.

2013 Palm Sunday had John Mason portraying Jesus. Sincedonkeys are difficult to find, a horse sufficed!

Samantha Christine Kirk Harper

A longtime Highlandsfriend to all left this moralcoil to be with her daddy onApril 15, 2014. Chris Harp-er left from San JacintoMethodist Hospital in thecompany of her family andhusband of 40 years thisyear at 6:00 p.m. She hadsuffered declining healthsince her heart attack onMarch 29. In her final con-versation on this earth withher husband she mentionedthat she was going to “goand be with my daddy.”

She was proceeded indeath by her parents, T.J.Kirk and Feral SkidmoreKirk. Surviving are herhusband Thomas Harper,son Robert Elton Harperand daughter Tarshira

Harper; aunts MarthaCrowder, Margarete Dean,Nancy Sue Atkinson, nu-merous cousins, uncles, andmultiples of friends includ-ing reporters of this jour-nal.

Chris Harper had been aU.S. Army wife for 9 yearsas she was with her hus-band during his time of ser-vice in the military.

A viewing will be held atthe First Assembly of GodChurch at 406 North Mag-nolia in Highlands, timesare under arrangement,visitors are asked to call281-426-4209. Followingservices her body will betaken back to Barsola, Tex-as to be buried near hermother’s grave.

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BIDDY BITSBy Danny Biddy

Wake Up,Lord!

One of our grandsons hadspent the night with us. Thenext morning my wife startedoutside to take him home. Itwas a very foggy morning andour four-year-old grandsonsaid, "I can't see."

My wife said, "It's just thefog. God will take it away withthe sun comes out."

Then he said, "He's not upyet?"

"My help comes from theLORD, who made heaven andearth. He will not allow yourfoot to slip; He who keeps youwill not slumber." (Psalms121: 2-3)

1. Is the book of Iscariot inthe Old or New Testament orneither?

2. What’s the only book ofthe Bible (KJV) that mentionsChrist’s tomb being sealed?Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

3. When Mary Magdaleneand “the other Mary” cameupon the risen Jesus, whomdid He ask them to inform?Priests, Disciples, No One, Vil-lagers

4. Which disciple doubtedJesus had risen unless hecould see the wounds? Peter,Andrew, Thomas, Thaddeus

5. From Acts 1, how long didJesus remain after His resur-rection before He ascendedinto heaven? Instantaneously,1 hour, 7 days, 40 days

6. As found in Mathew 27:5,what happened to Judas, thebetrayer of Jesus? Fled intonight, Stoned to death,Jumped from cliff, Hangedhimself

ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2)Matthew; 3) Disciples; 4) Tho-mas; 5) 40 days; 6) Hangedhimself

BIBLE TRIVIA

Indio Dennis GregoryCosek, 58, of Cleveland, diedThursday, April 3, 2014, inHouston.

Memorial services will beheld at 1:00 p.m., Thursday,April 10, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil.

Funeral Home Chapel. Ser-vices are under the directionof Pace-Stancil Funeral Homein Cleveland.

Indio was born November14, 1955 in Alexandria, VA, toparents; William NicholasCosek and Darlene RoseHanks. He was a self-em-ployed carpenter. In his sparetime he enjoyed riding hisHarley Davidson motorcycle.

Mr. Cosek was preceded indeath by his daughter, Jenni-fer Mae Cosek. He is survived

Randy Scott Cole 50, ofCrosby, Texas went to be withthe Lord on April 9, 2014.

Randy was born on October31, 1963 in Mt. Gilead, Ohioto Clyde and Wanda (Clark)Cole. Randy Honorably servedhis country and retired afterserving 20 years from theUnited States Marine Corps.He then worked in industrialbattery sales, and in his sparetime he enjoyed fishing, boat-ing, off-roading, hunting, golf-ing and most of all spendingtime with his family andfriends.

Randy was a very strongwilled, caring man who had agood heart and will be missedby all who knew him.

He is preceded in death byhis mother, Wanda Mae Cole;grandfather, Andrew Clarkand grandmother, Loree MClark.

Randy is survived by hisloving wife, Kelly Cole; son An-drew Cole; brother, DavidClark; and many other rela-tives and friends.

A visitation for family andfriends will be held on Tues-day, April 15, 2014 from 10am

Indio Dennis Gregory Cosek

by his parents, William N. andDarlene R. Cosek; wife, Melis-sa Birchall Cosek; daughters,Sarah Ann Corbin and LenaMae Cosek; sons, Micah Cosek,Nathaniel Cosek, and ZethCheveyo Cosek; step-daughter,Lisa Stromski; sisters, RobinAnn Cosek, Penny Lynn Dock-ray, and Patricia J. Rice; broth-ers, Scott William Cosek andRichard Fredrick Cosek;grandchildren, Kierra, Travis,Micah Jr., Cory, and Savan-nah; numerous nieces, neph-ews, and other cherishedrelatives, and friends.

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-11:30am with funeral servic-es to follow at 11:30am atAtascocita United MethodistChurch 19325 Pinehurst trailDrive Humble, Texas 77346.Burial will follow at 2:15pm atHouston National Cemeterywith military honors.

Services have been entrust-ed to Sterling-White FuneralHome 11011 Crosby-Lynch-burg Rd Highlands, Texas77562. To send the family con-dolences please visitwww.sterlingwhite.com

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Students in the Channel-view High School (AVID) Ad-vancement throughIndividual Determinationprogram got an up-close lookat college academic life asthey visited the University ofTexas at Austin and Rice Uni-versity in Houston.

AVID is a program offeredat Channelview High School,Aguirre Junior High School,and Alice Johnson JuniorHigh School that providesstudents with the tools andsupport necessary to achievetheir goals of attending andgraduating from college fol-lowing high school gradua-tion.

On March 1, the studentstraveled to Austin to visit theUniversity of Texas. The UTExplore program is a day-longcelebration and open houseduring which the doors of UTare opened to the students ofTexas. CHS AVID studentshad the opportunity to unrav-el scientific mysteries , un-leash creative energies anduncover the realms of discov-ery that are a part of every-day life as a student at TheUniversity of Texas.

Channelview High School AVID students toured many buildings on the University of Texas-Austin campus,including the University of Texas Tower and at the Texas Union Hospitality Center.

Channelview AVID students tour UT, Rice

Later in the week, CHS jun-iors in the AVID program trav-eled to Rice University to

experience life on a collegecampus. Students exploredvarious career opportunities,

received information on finan-cial planning, set college andcareer goals, and learned thevalue of networking.

The Texas State Winner ofthe National Missing Chil-dren’s Day Poster Contest isAnna Eligio, a 5th Grade stu-dent from Tice Elementary inGPISD, and a new advocatefor bringing missing childrenhome. Anna’s beautiful posterwas made to help bring miss-ing children back home. Annastated, “If l could just helpthem go back to their families,l won’t hesitate to do so.” Hercompassion and desire to helpmissing children is evident inher poster, which includesbright depictions of happychildren being reunited withtheir families.

Entries for this year’s con-test were received from allacross the state. The posterjudging was conductedWednesday March 5, 2014, at

GALENA PARK

Tice elementary student named Texas winner innational mission children’s day poster contest

Anna Eligio

the offices of Texas Center forthe Missing, a Houston-basednon-profit and the AmberAlert provider for the Hous-ton-Galveston region. TexasCenter for the Missing hasbeen coordinating the state-level judging for Texas entriesof the National Missing Chil-dren’s Day Poster Contestsince 2006.

Tice Elementary counselor,Elisa Segura taught the stu-dents about stranger dangerand that they should alwaysbe aware of their surround-ings. She said, “I had receivedcommunication from the orga-nization of missing childrenexplaining they were having aposter contest, so since we hadstudied that very subject Iasked the students to partici-pate. Anna submitted herposter and was selected! We

are all so thrilled for her!”Anna also exclaimed, “My

wish is that the poster willgive the missing childrenhope.”

The criteria for judgingwere based on creativity, co-herence with the theme, and

Anna’s written description ofher work. All entries musthave included the phrase“Bring Our Missing ChildrenHome.” Tice Elementary prin-cipal, Amy Cole, stated, “Annais an all-around great student,and her interpretation of thetheme was moving. I am soproud that her picture won forthe State of Texas and that sherepresents Tice.”

Anna will receive a certifi-cate and a framed copy of herartwork from Texas Center forthe Missing. Her poster willthen be entered into the na-tional level of the poster con-test, with a chance to receivea trip to Washington D.C. forthe artist, her parents, andteacher to participate in theNational Missing Children’sDay ceremony at the U.S. De-partment of Justice in May.

calf.It was a task she truly took

by the tail. However, the elu-sive calves had other ideas.

“On my first few attempts,I grabbed them by the tail andgot dragged a good 10 yards.Then, on another attempt, Igot kicked in the head to thepoint my ear was bleeding. Inever felt a real headache un-til that moment,” said Leos, aChannelview High Schoolsophomore and first-year Fu-ture Farmers of America mem-ber.

Calf scramble committeemembers tried to convince herto go to seek first aid, but Leossaid, “I kept running awayfrom them because I was de-termined I was going to catcha calf – nothing was going tostop me.”

In what Leos described asthe “longest field ever,” shegrabbed hold of the neck of acalf, fastened a halter on, andguided the animal into thesquare. “I was exhausted, butit was exciting to see the com-mittee member’s flag go up as

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I pulled the calf across the line,she said. “Words cannot reallyexplain how amazing it felt.”

Leos said she has alwayswanted to participate in theHLS&R Calf Scramble.

“Since the first time my par-ents took me to the rodeo, theCalf Scramble has alwaysbeen interesting to me,” shesaid. “I always laughed at howa calf would drag a participantor throw them into the fence.It’s not as funny when that

participant is you!”For catching a calf at this

year’s show, Leos received a$1,500 certificate to purchasea steer that she will show atthe 2015 Houston LivestockShow and Rodeo. She will alsoreceive $250 for turning in arecord book of future experi-ences with the calf she will beraising this year.

In addition to raising hernew steer, she is also raising agoat and a pig that she plans

to show in the future.Leos’ performance in the

Calf Scramble certainly hasmade a memorable impressionamong her friends in FFA.

“Everyone I have told aboutmy experience is shocked, be-cause they didn’t realize thatI am such a tough, brave, cra-zy girl with a lot of guts to dosuch a thing as being a part ofthe biggest calf scramble inTexas,” she said.

Yvette Leos, center, is all smiles after catching a calf at the 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo CalfScramble. Celebrating the achievement are, from left, Channelview High School Agriculture instructorsWesley Hutchins and Dominic Mazoch and representatives from Rockin’ D Fencing Co., owned by AdanDeSplinter.

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Channelview Falcons pitcher Seth Campbell fires a strike during arecent game. Campbell has served as one of the Falcons leaders onthe mound this season.

(Photo by Mark Kramer, Channelview ISD)

CHANNELVIEW

Falcons in playoff hunt

The Channelview Falconsbaseball team is still in thethick of the District 21-5Aplayoff race after a 5-4 victoryover Baytown Sterling.

Going into the game, a winwas crucial for the Falcons, asthey were tied for the fourthplayoff spot with the Rangers.The victory moved the Falcons

into fourth with a 5-4 leaguerecord.

The Falcons now face Beau-mont West Brook, La Porteand Deer Park in the finalweeks of regular season play.Two wins would solidify Chan-nelview’s grip on a postseasonberth.

On Thursday, April 10,2014, the District 23-5A boysand girls track meet was heldat the North Shore SeniorHigh Ninth Grade Centertrack. Seven teams competedin the meet: Baytown Sterling;Beaumont West Brook; Chan-nelview; Deer Park; La Porte;Port Arthur Memorial; andNorth Shore. The North Shoreboys and girls track teamsboth won the district meetwith astonishing point totals.This is the tenth year in a rowfor the boys’ team to win thedistrict title.

Points are earned by plac-ing in track and field events.In an individual event, pointtotals are as follows: 1st place– 10 points; 2nd place – 8points; 3rd place – 6 points; 4th

place 4 points; 5th place – 2points; and 6th place – 1 point.In relay events, the point to-tals double. The boys’ teamearned 248 points, 98 pointsmore than the second placeteam. The girls’ team earned221 points, defeating theirclosest opponent by 102points! Multiple North Shoreathletes finished in the topfour in numerous events.

The top four event qualifi-ers will compete in the areatrack meet, which will be heldat Pearland High School onApril 16. An astounding 19boys and 16 girls will repre-sent North Shore at the areameet, many in multiple events.These athletes and theirevents are:GIRLSAysha Anderson - 300m hurdles, 100mhurdles, pole vaultCaylan Barnes – 4x100, 4x200Teshaye Berry – 4x100, 200m dash,4x200Taylor Crouch – 4x400, 400m dash,high jump, triple jumpZavier Fields – 4x400, 400mTaelor Hanney – discusJukendrial Harvey – 100mDesiree Horn – 4x100, 100m, 4x200,long jumpDeja Hughes – 4x400, 400mAdriiana Jackson – 4x400, 800m dashTyDesha Lewis – 4x100, 200m dash,4x200, triple jumpChardon Mucker – triple jumpKhala Scott – pole vaultTimara Simmons – 200m dashTaryn Smith – 3200m runTarryn Surratt – 1600m runBOYSBryce Alley – 4x100, 4x400, 4x200Rasheed Corner – 4x400, 4x200Eduardo Garcia – 1600m run, 800mrunCarl Guillory – 300m hurdles, 100mhurdles

GALENA PARK

North Shore boys and girls track team runs upthe point total, clinch district championship

The North Shore Mustang girls track teams both celebrate a district championship. 25 Mustangs willcompete in the area meet on April 16.

The North Shore Mustang boys track teams both celebrate a district championship. 25 Mustangs willcompete in the area meet on April 16.

Arno Hamilton – 4x100, 100m hurdles,long jumpDashon Hamilton – 300m hurdles,100m hurdlesJalen Hart – high jump, long jumpTristan Houston – 4x100, 100m, 4x200

John Joseph – 300m hurdles, 4x400Robert Lewis – 4x400, 400mGeren Mills – high jumpZafir Murphy – pole vaultEnrique Perez – 3200m run

Kerwin Roach – triple jumpDaniel Skelton – 1600m run, 800m runAustin Smith – discusKeenan Sneed – 4x100, 200m, 4x200Daven Steen – pole vaultDionte Williams – 800m, 400m