The Bay Area Observer Community News For The Galveston Bay Area VOLUME 2, NO. 27
By The Bay Seaside Garden Club Seabrook Carother’s Coastal Gardens Third Wednesday 12:30 p.m. Seaside Garden Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 12:30 pm at the beautiful new Carother’s Coastal Gardens Wedding and Event location, 502 Pine Gully Rd in Seabrook. Next meeting: July 20th Attend Seaside Garden Club’s presentation on attracting butterflies to your Seabrook garden. TishReustle, Galveston County Master Gardener, will teach us how to create a butterfly friendly habitat garden on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011, at 12:30 pm at Carother’s Coastal Garden. For more information call 281-474-4825.
Bay Forest Two Man Team Championship Bay Forest Golf Course July 16-17
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Junior Golf Clinic Bay Forest Golf Course July 11-14 8:00 to 10:00AM
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The Bay Area Sees Large Crowds For Independence Day Celebrations The Bay Area celebrated the July 4th holiday in a big way with festivals, parties and fireworks. Seabrook celebrated their 10th Annual Kid’s 4th of July Parade on Meador Park. Nancy Jones has been the organizer for this popular event since its beginning. Kids enjoyed hot dogs and drinks before and after the parade, and there were prizes and other goodies to give away. Kemah also celebrated with a Kid’s parade starting at 10 a.m. followed by the regular 4th of July parade which wound its way through the Lighthouse District and ended at T-Bone Tom’s. In the afternoon La Porte’s 5 Point Plaza came alive with music when Austin Allsup took to the stage and entertained the crowds for several hours. In the evening there were several fireworks displays to choose from and many found it difficult to find a good place to watch. Streets were packed in Seabrook along 2nd Street and Todville as people searched for parking spaces to watch the fireworks from the Kemah Boardwalk. Party-goers were still lining the Kemah Bridge at 9:30 p.m. and Sylvan Beach in La Porte was full to capacity which forced many to line the side streets and open parking lots just to get a chance to watch the spectacular display.
Kemah’s 4th Of July Parade Is Always Colorful And Well Attended
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AARP Meeting La Porte Community Church July 11 • 10:30 AM AARP Chapter 1973 (La Porte) meets Monday, July 11, 10:30 AM, at La Porte Community Church, First and “A” Streets. A potluck luncheon follows the meeting. The July program features fun and games. It will be a lot of fun. Guests 50 + are welcome.
CERT Training South Houston Community Center Tuesday Evenings 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. TCCI, Community Chaplain Corps CERT training will be held at the South Houston Community Center, 1007 State St., South Houston, TX 77587. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., starting July 12, 2011 and ending August 30, 2011. The training is free and open to the community and surrounding areas. To register contact Misty Gunn at 281-436-8169 or misty. gunn@oem.hctx.net or Chaplain Sheepdog at 713-540-6304 or chap0129@yahoo.com www.harriscountycitizencorps. com
Kathryn Kinser and Ronica Hall Enjoy The Festivities In Seabrook
Olivia And Her Mom Sam Celebrate Her First 4th Of July In La Porte
Austin Allsup Entertains The Crowd At 5 Points In La Porte
Art Walk On Main The Thirsty Worker Street La Porte Draws Friendly Faces & Great Service Greet Shoppers To Historic On-The-Go Customers In La Porte Shopping District
PandaMania!!! La Porte Community Church July 25 to 29 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Brother and Sister Katie Laurent and Shane Laurent
PandaMania!!! Where God is Wild about you. The wildest VBS you’ve ever seen will be coming to La Porte Community Church at 202 S. 1st St. on July 25 to 29th. Dinner will be at 5:30pm and VBS will to held at 6:15 to 8:30pm. Ages 3 years through 5th grade. For more information call Leslie at 713-7030479 today!.
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Community......................2 Local News.....................3 July 4th Celebrations.....4 On The Water..................5 Health..............................6 Environment...................6 Classifieds......................7 In The Garden.................8 Cuisine............................8
By Rebecca Collins editor@bayareaobserver.com
Chris Morphis creates his work of art to the rythum of the bongos. Seen here in front of Reliks and Repeats at 321 West Main in La Porte he gets plenty of curious onlookers who find his style of creating entertaining. Art Walk by the Bay which began on May 6, has proven to be a success for the Main Street business owners, driving additional traffic to the area and attracting new customers, many of whom are attracted to the area by Harris County’s Sylvan Beach Park. Several hundred visitors come to the beach each week, and traffic increases significantly over the summer. For additional information about the Art Walk by the Bay, please call (281) 470-5017 or send an email to markacaffey@gmail.com. Artists and patrons can also visit the website www.artwalkbythebay.com.
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Do you ever find yourself too tired or too busy to stop and run into a grocery store for those last minute items? Have you ever been driving home from a hard day at the plant and thought to yourself “I would like to relax with a six-pack in front of my big screeen if only I could drivethru and have someone hand it to me”. The solution to your busy life is now on Underwood Road in La Porte. The Thirsty Worker, a family-owned business, is now open and ready to sell you that last minute item on your way home, to the beach, to a party or where ever you may be heading. Brother and sister Shane and Katie Laurent opened The
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COMMUNITY We’re looking for classmates!! La Porte High School Class of 1971. A reunion is being planned for this fall. Please contact us on Facebook @ LPHS Class of 1971 Reunion or call Don Davison @ 409-944-1311
Seabrook City Pool Hours And Fees NEW -2011 City Pool: The City Pool will open on Tuesday, June 7 and the last day it will be open is Saturday, August 20.
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Tuesday -Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The City Pool will not be open July 4th.
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Children 2 years and under must wear elastic type pants, such as Little SwimmersTM, to protect against unsanitary accidents happening in the pool.
2011 Swimming Pool Fee Schedule: Individual Season Pool Pass is $25 residents; $150 for non-residents. Season Pass may be purchased at City Hall, second floor at the Utility Department counter.
City Pool Daily Gate Admission: • Residents under 18 years of age, $2.00 • Residents 18-64 years of age, $4.00 • Non-residents under the age of 18 years, $6.00 • Non-residents 18-64 years of age, $8.00 • Day Care Gate Admission: Seabrook daycare businesses, $1.00 per student per day. Non-Seabrook daycare businesses, $3.00 per student per day. • Seabrook Swim Team hourly rate for use of pool during normal hours of operation, $10.00 per hour for swim times, meets or practice.
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Free Summer Swim Lessons For Kemah Residents. Session 1: June 27 - July 8 Session 2: July 25 - August 4 Class times and levels will be set based on the levels and times needed based on registration. Final class times will be called/ emailed on the Thursday prior to the session beginning. For more information visit www.kemah-tx.gov
Fees listed are valid until Oct. 1, 2011. Karl Terrebonne # 22 From La Porte High School Led The Texas Team In Receiving At The Bayou Bowl On Saturday June 11th. Karl , Had 3 Catches For 45 Yards. The Texas Team Lost 30-23 To The Louisiana All Stars. Karl Was Two Times All District For La Porte In 2009-10 . Karl Finished 4th On The All-time Receiving List At LPHS.
Assistance League® of the Bay Area Present A Check To UHCL
Arvena Baker Celebrates Her 100th Birthday!!!
La Porte Community Church Helps Arvena Baker Celebrate Her 100th Birthday!!! In Picture Are Rev. Brian Christen, Betty Thompson, Arvena Baker, And Paul McBeth
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Assistance League® of the Bay Area and University of Houston-Clear Lake, in partnership for over 20 years, provide summer enrichment classes for local students. On Tuesday, June 7, Maria Montemayor, Kids’ U Scholarship Program Chairman, and Mary Gibson, Vice President of Philanthropic Programs for Assistance League of the Bay Area, presented a check in the amount of $8180.00 to Dr. Spuck, UHCL Dean of Education, and Dr. Anne Coppenhaver, the Director of the Center for Education Programs. This donation will provide 60 elementary school students from Clear Creek, La Porte, Friendswood and Dickinson school districts with scholarships to University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Kids’ U summer educational program. Kids’ U offers week-long courses ranging from robotics to poetry, and the scholarships awarded offer at-risk students an exciting learning environment to keep them learning throughout the summer months. The chapter also provides classroom assistance from Assistance League members and Assisteens®. In 2010, over 40 members volunteered during the Kids’ U summer session, and Assistance League awarded 49 scholarships. For more information about Assistance League of the Bay Area, please visit our website www.bayarea.assistanceleague.org or our Resale Shop located at 100 E. Nasa Parkway, Suite 80, in Webster, Texas.
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LOCAL NEWS The Senior Class
Local Business Gets Creative
By Jay Dunham dataz33@yahoo.com Light Fantastic: Texas Star played their familiar dance style music Thursday Evening, June 2. One of the favorite bands of the senior crowd, they did not disappoint the patrons. Two Steps, Polkas, Waltzes, Line Dancing, and yes, even a Fox Trot or two. The dance schedule is changing for a few months. It will be held every other month, starting with the August 4th dance. Check the Senior Sizzle news letter for details. Tell Me a Story: The Tuesday Story Telling Group comes up with some interesting tales. Meeting each Tuesday at 1:00 PM in the living room, the session kicks off with a story by Mary Lee, the facilitator, told as only a kindergarten teacher can tell it. In turn, each participant relates a story about the topic of the day. Topics have been school days, birthdays, trips, clothing and toys. It is most entertaining to hear each one tell his/her experience. Most experiences cause a laugh or two. AARP: As promised, Deputy Rene’ Dennis passed on some potent advice for seniors-If It Sounds Too Good---DON’T DO IT! Following this, Deputy Dennis opened her library of discs and sang some of the songs made famous by Patsy Cline and Crystal Gayle. After a dozen solos, Rene’ led us in some sing a longs, including an old favorite we all knew, Amazing Grace. Nobody took her up on singing a duet with her, even when personally asked. A covered dish luncheon followed the meeting. Everyone 55+ are invited to attend the meetings on the second Monday of the month, 10:30 AM at the La Porte Community Church, First and “A” Streets. Batter Up: Baseball season is in full swing around the country, and the Norman L. Malone Senior Center is no exception. On Wednesdays, following a hot lunch provided by the Harris County Area Agency on Aging, we bring out the bean bag baseball ‘playing field’. The players in attendance split into two teams and compete for the most runs. The competition is fierce and it gets pretty noisy with ‘trash talk’. Last week the BLUE TEAM was the winner. This week, well, come and join and be a winner. The Games We Play: Friday Night Game Night is becoming quite popular among the seniors at the Norman L. Malone Senior Center. Starting at 5:00 PM, we had dominoes, Skip Bo, canasta, and Mexican Train games underway. Around 7:00 we took a break and snacked on the goodies each brought to share with each other(seniors do enjoy eating). Back to the tables to finish our game and depart by 8:00, while it is still light out. Our next Game Night is July 15. Bring a snack and join in on the fellowship. Prom Queen: Dim the lights and strike up the band. The 2011 Senior Prom kicked off the evening of June 10. The sweet music of Jerald Highburger Orchestra enticed the dancers to the floor. After refreshments, the prom Queen was selected. Each lady was presented a flower, was ‘crowned’ and photographed seated in the Royal Throne. All look forward to the 2012 Prom. Shop ‘til I Drop: Katy Mills Mall welcomed a busload of seniors from the Norman L . Malone Senior Center on June 30. Since it is a long distance away, our bus trip is well attended. Katy Mills has some great shops and eateries. No complaints were heard and nobody was lost. Batter Up (part 2): The RED TEAM revenged their losses in week 3, by trouncing the BLUE TEAM. The competition is heating up. Everyone is having fun, staying cool and looking forward to the ice cream pay-off. It’s not too late to join us on Wednesdays at 12:30. Coming Events You Don’t Want To Miss: Pot Luck Dinner at Norman L. Malone Senior Center, Thursday, July 7 AARP meeting at La Porte Community Church, Monday, July 11 Grand Time at Norman L. Malone Senior Center, Tuesday, July12 Red Suspender breakfast at Norman L. Malone Senior Center, Tuesday, July 19
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Seabrook Police Department 6/27/11 – 7/05/11 Assaults.............................................................................................................................................4 Burglary............................................................................................................................................7 CVE Citations.................................................................................................................................11 Disturbances................................................................................................................13 Domestic Violence.............................................................................................................................2 Prisoner Processing.........................................................................................................................39 Traffic Accidents ........................................................................................................................... 11 Traffic Citations/Arrest...................................................................................................................59 Welfare Concerns............................................................................................................................. 4
La Porte E.M.S. Encourages Child Safety Measures for the Summertime bikes, scooters, skates or skateboards. - Make sure that kids know the rules of the road and that they obey all traffic laws Walk Safe! - NEVER let a kid under the age of 10 cross the street alone - Make sure kids wear retroreflective materials and carry a flashlight when it is dark, at dawn or at dusk.
Play Safe! - Supervise kids at playgrounds and make sure there is a safe surface such as mulch, gravel, rubber or fine sand. - Make sure kids wear the right, properly fitted protective gear when they practice and play team sports. - Make sure kids stay hydrated with water and not just sodas, and wear proper sun protection.
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As we are well into our summertime break, La Porte E.M.S. encourages each resident to continue staying safe. According to the National Safe Kids campaign, the months of May through August are referred to as “trauma season”. There is an increase in bicycle accidents, drowning, pedestrian accidents, falls, motor vehicle accidents and other types of hazards. Young children lack sound judgment to play safely without supervision, whereas older children tend to participate in more risky behavior when left unsupervised. Statistics acquired by the National Safe Kids campaign have shown that July is the deadliest month of all for unintentional injury related accidents. La Porte EMS reminds that most accidents are avoidable and that injury prevention starts with you! Please follow these tips with your family and help protect your children from the top five summertime risks. Pledge to make this a SAFE KIDS summer! Ride Safe! - Make sure that kids have their own child safety seat or safety belt that is appropriate for their age and size, and that they sit in a back seat. For child safety seat inspections, please contact La Porte EMS at 281-471-9244. Swim Safe! - Always supervise young kids near water, including pools, spas, toilets, bathtubs, and buckets Make sure kids wear personal floatation devices when on boats, near open bodies of water or participating in water sports. Wheel Safe! - Make sure that kids wear proper fitting helmets and other protective gear every time they ride their
A local business is about to get artistic with the outside of their building, adding a spark of creativity and whimsy to La Porte’s Main Street District. With final approval from the City of La Porte, shoppers will see the giant “La Porte Tool Box” façade on their way into the historic shopping district. The uniqueness of the design is sure to make passersby want to stop and shop. Real Cheap Tools’ building began life as “James’ Ice house” in the 60’s. Typical of most ice houses of the time, the only ice they sold was in a cup. The business basically was a “Beer Joint” and beer was served in bottles or cans without a pop or screw tops. The beer cans and bottles were both wrapped in tissue paper to help mop up some of the condensation. Cooling was provided by 3 open garage doors and supplemented by a large attic fan mounted in a wooden frame covered in chicken wire. Patrons were mostly older men and women, but some families with children would stop by. The children would play pool or shuffle board and it was legal to let them drink beer if their parent gave it to them. After life as a beer joint, the building served as a lawn mower repair and automotive repair shop until 1997 when the current owner’s Don & Mary Hulen turned it into a resale shop called “Mantiques”. After a couple of unsuccessful years as a resale shop, the focus was changed to hand and power tools and the name changed to Real Cheap Tools. Their name indicates what they sell, but that’s not all. The have fun items like shocking pens and lighters, can crushers, cap lights, bamboo back scratchers, hobby tools and lots of other hard to find items. Many customers often bring friends and relatives to see all the new and unusual items for sale and to get a free back scratcher for all first time visitors. Real Cheap Tools will change it’s name to “La Porte Tool Box”, but the name will live on as an internet business. Construction plans have been submitted to the city and approval and start of construction is expected mid July with completion and grand reopening in August. The La Porte Economic Development Corporation Board Members unanimously approved Real Cheap Tools’ application for matching grant funds to renovate their building’s facade. The business is located in the first block of
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awnings, canopies, porches, and signage. A single owner of multiple properties may apply for grant funds for each property owned but match must be for no less than $2,500 and may not receive more than $25,000 per property in a three (3) year period of time. All applications will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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JULY 4TH CELEBRATIONS
Nancy Jones, organizer of the Seabrook July 4th Children’s Parade for 10 years, and Seabrook Mayor Glenn Royal
Twins Leila and Lilly McCollom Get Ready For The In 10th Annual 4th of July Kid’s Parade at Meador Park
Kemah Mayor Bob Cummins and Domino Taylor Get Ready For Kemah’s Parade Through The Lighthouse District
Kemah Council Members Wayne Rast and Kelly Williams Load Up To Ride In The Kemah 4th of July Parade
Boy Scout Pack 389 Displayed the Flags During the Pledge of Allegiance At The Seabrook Kid’s Parade. Pictured are Sam Cocchia, Joe Cocchia, Liam Nelson, David Martinez, Caleb Wilson and Jackson Aronowitz with Pack Leader Nick Cocchia
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ON THE WATER Jeff Boruff Memorial Sea Turtle Release Returns Turtles To Wild
Input Sought for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Early Restoration Projects
Legacy of Jeff “Yappo” Boruff Benefits Endangered Kemp’s Ridley
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Three rehabilitated green sea turtles, including some stranded by last winter’s record freeze, were returned to the wild July 1 in the lower Laguna Madre. The Jeff Boruff Memorial Sea Turtle Release was dedicated to the memory of Jeff “Yappo” Boruff, a young Texan who volunteered summers helping endangered sea turtles in Mexico. Boruff died in a tragic ATV accident in late 2009, but his passing gave rise to a fundraising effort acknowledged at the Sea Turtle, Inc. facility right after the July 1 turtle release. The nonprofit received a $5,000 donation that will be used to fund a student intern position for sea turtle nest monitoring. The YappoPalooza fundraising project supports a binational effort between the U.S., Texas and Mexico that has brought back the Kemp’s Ridley turtle from the brink of extinction. The focus involves protecting the Ridley’s primary nesting sites. About 95 percent of the worldwide Kemp’s Ridley Turtles nest in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico along Gulf of Mexico beaches. Besides hosting a fundraising event, YappoPalooza allowed hunters to aid the turtle cause and get a shot at winning one of six beautiful firearms donated by Joe McBride of McBride’s Guns. At the July 1 check presentation, officials also drew winners for raffle prizes, which included a customized Remington 700 30-06 valued at more than $5,000, plus shotguns and other guns. Among those present at the check presentation was Jeff’s father Scott Boruff, who works as deputy executive director for operations at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “Some of my fondest memories with Jeff are from our days at the turtle camps,” Scott Boruff said. “We often sat out at night on the beach and watched the stars to the sounds of oceans waves rolling ashore. We laughed and shared stories with the locals about far ranging topics. We drove the deserted beaches on four wheelers looking for turtles. We went fishing on pristine beaches with no other people for miles in any direction. We always felt privileged to be close to nature.” Anyone can support the Kemp’s Ridley restoration effort by mailing donation checks to: Jeff Boruff “Sea Turtle” Memorial Fund, c/o Gladys Porter Zoo, attn: Dr. Pat Burchfield, 500 Ringgold Street, Brownsville, TX 78520
Natural resource trustees are planning early restoration to start addressing impacts to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and they’re welcoming ideas for specific restoration and conservation projects in Texas. In April, the trustees announced an agreement in which BP agreed to provide $1 billion toward early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address natural resource injuries caused by the spill. The trustees are the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on behalf of the United States Department of Commerce, and state agencies from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Texas trustees include Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the General Land Office and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Texas will select and implement $100 million in early restoration projects, as will each of the other four Gulf states. The federal trustees, NOAA and DOI, will each select and implement $100 million in projects, and the remaining $300 million will be used for projects selected by NOAA and DOI from proposals submitted by the states. The early restoration agreement is a first step toward fulfilling BP’s obligation to fund complete restoration of injured public resources, including the lost use of those resources by people who live, work and visit in the area. The full Natural Resource Damage Assessment process will continue until trustees determine the full extent of damages caused by the spill. “This is a critically important opportunity to invest in the well being of the Texas coast,” said Carter Smith, TPWD’s executive director and a member of the executive committee overseeing NRDA spill restoration efforts. “Any and all suggestions from interested parties about coastal fish and wildlife habitat restoration projects are welcome.” Early restoration funds can be used for projects such as rebuilding coastal marshes, replenishing damaged beaches, conserving sensitive areas of ocean habitat for injured wildlife, and restoring barrier islands and wetlands that provide natural protection from storms. Early restoration project selec-
tion criteria include whether projects contribute to making the public or the environment whole by restoring lost or injured resources; address one or more specific injuries associated with the spill; restore natural resources, habitats or services of the same type, quality and comparable ecological or human use value to compensate for losses due to the spill; and are feasible and cost-effective. Other criteria include project cost, likelihood of success and sustainability, value to prevent future injury, avoiding or minimizing adverse impacts from project construction or implementation, benefits to more than one natural resource, and public health and safety.
Any interested parties are encouraged to be a part of the early restoration process by submitting project ideas online on the Give Us Your Ideas web page of the NOAA Restore the Gulf website. Or send comments by regular mail to NOAA Restoration Center, Attn: DWH PEIS Projects, 263 13th Ave South, Suite 166, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. General information about the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process is on TPWD’s NRDA FAQ web page. Any ideas provided by the public will be added to the list of suggestions already received by the trustees and will be considered for inclusion in the early restoration planning process. Projects selected by the trustees will be made available to the public for review and comment in a draft Early Restoration Plan. Comments received by the trustees will be considered prior to finalizing the plan. On the Net: • http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/giveus-your-ideas/ •http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ landwater/water/environconcerns/damage_assessment/faq. phtml
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HEALTH San Jacinto Methodist Hospital’s Cancer Center Hosted “Road to Recovery” Training
To further support local cancer patients, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital’s Cancer Center in conjunction with American Cancer Society (ACS) hosted a “Road to Recovery” driver training on June 23rd at the Cancer Center. Every day thousands of cancer patients need a ride to treatment, but some may not have a way to get there. The American Cancer Society’s “Road to Recovery” program provides transportation to and from treatment for people who have cancer who do not have a ride or are unable to drive themselves. Volunteer drivers donate their time and the use of their cars so that patients can receive the life-saving treatments they need. “There’s nothing worse than being sick and then having to drive yourself to cancer treatment. We are thrilled to host the Road to Recovery training sessions. This volunteer program is a wonderful resource for cancer patients to use during their treatment. We welcome anyone who would be interested in becoming a volunteer,” said Halena Hellums, Director Cancer Center San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. To make “Road To Recovery” a success in the Baytown area the Cancer Center and the ACS are looking for more volunteers to drive. On July 7th at 1:00 p.m. the Cancer Center will host another driver training session. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a “Road To Recovery” driver please call the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Cancer Center at 281-420-8557.
Patient Navigation, A Life Saving Resource
When Kandi Harris felt a lump in her breast she feared the worst. Not wanting to wait, she immediately saw her primary physician; subsequently he scheduled a mammogram, an ultrasound and biopsy of the lump. In March her worst fears were realized when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Still reeling from shock Kandi and her Husband Mike Harris, Facilities Management San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, wanted to quickly start the treatment process. After a few frustrating weeks of testing, waiting for results and finally waiting to be seen at another cancer facility, Kandi and Mike were referred to Denise Martinez, RN, BSN, Patient Navigator at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Cancer Center. “Finding Denise was like finding the light at the end of the tunnel. She put things into immediate motion setting up oncologist/surgeon appointments, and chemo. It was like someone finally understood my needs and explained the process. I owe her my life,” said Kandi. Patient navigation at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Cancer Center is a support service in which a trained staff member guides patients through the cancer care system. Patient Navigators act as the support hub for all aspects of the patient’s movement through the health care continuum. The Navigator’s role is to promote smooth and timely continuity of care from diagnosis and through all related activities/services. The program makes sure that all patients with suspicious findings receive information and assistance to help them obtain timely diagnosis, treatment (if necessary) and follow-up care. This will help ensure outcomes, greater patient satisfaction and improved relationships within the community. In addition, the Patient Navigator has been trained to work with patients, one-on-one, to help them solve problems and overcome barriers that might keep them from getting the care they need. The value of the program for physicians and clinical staff comes from better patient preparedness, improved collaboration among health care professionals, more efficient use of clinical involvement with patients and identification of service gaps. This program is on the cutting edge of health care initiatives. Increasingly, it is being developed and put in place across the country wherever cancer is screened for, diagnosed and treated. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital is proud and honored to provide our community and physicians with this enhanced level of service. Kandi is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer and will soon have lumpectomy surgery to remove the remaining Tumor, followed by image guided radiation therapy at San Jacinto Methodist Cancer Center. For more information on the Patient Navigation Program at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Cancer Center please call 281-420-7394.
ENVIRONMENT Living Green When Everything Is Turning Brown: Tips To Help Your Trees Survive A Drought
You’ve listened to the experts, taken classes and done everything from mulching to spraying to soaking to standing on your head. You might have even done a rain dance. And still, your tree — your pride and joy — looks like it might just be on its last leaf. Drought can truly devastate the landscape. And with Texas in the midst of one of the worst droughts on record, your trees likely have already begun to feel the disastrous effects. Watching them wilt, it can sometimes feel as through there is little you can do to help your tree pull through. But that’s not always the case. Texas Forest Service tree experts have compiled a handful of helpful tips for folks trying to nurse their trees through this drought: 7. Consult with a certified arborist before doing anything — building a home or extending a driveway — that could disrupt the root system. 6. Monitor trees for symptoms of stress. Trees are like people — when they’re under stress, they’re more susceptible to disease and insect attacks. 5. Don’t fertilize trees. Let the tree slow down its growth and respiration rate to compensate for the lack of water. 4. Don’t give up on the tree just because the leaves turn brown. The tree may have gone dormant this season. Keep watering. (Pine trees are the exception.) 3. Never prune your tree during a drought. It reduces the tree’s ability to make food, transport water and survive. 2. Don’t plant trees during this drought. It’s better to wait until the soil has regained some of its moisture. 1. And the most important thing: Water, water, water! Water slow, water steady and water regularly. Contact: John Warner, Urban District Forester at 936-273-2261 or jwarner@tfs.tamu.edu for more information
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IN THE GARDEN
Coral Honeysuckle
Garden Planting Schedule For July
The Well Behaved Native
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Dock In Your Garden When someone mentions honeysuckle, many times a vine that can leap your storage shed and envelope your Volkswagen comes to mind. This is not that honeysuckle. That honeysuckle is the japanese variety, (Lonicera japonica.) Although pretty and sweet smelling, japanese honeysuckle’s habit of rampant invasion doesn’t make it a popular member of the garden. It can spread up to 150 feet and clamor over everything in its way. Let’s consider the native variety, coral honeysuckle, (Lonicera sempervirens.) Coral honeysuckle is a well-behaved vine that fits right into a backyard wildlife habitat garden. Yes, it is a climber but usually only grows about 20 feet tall. That is the perfect height to cover a trellis, fence, or arbor. Since coral honeysuckle is not aggressive, it can be used with other vines as well. It also makes a nice backdrop on a fence behind your perennials. You do not have to worry about it leaving the fence and overgrowing the landscape. A few good companion plants are coreopsis, yarrow, or any of the colorful salvias. It looks particularly nice growing on a fence behind a white Dock is a weedy plant that can be found in vacant lots, yards, blooming althea or hibiscus. and along roadsides all over the globe. Curly Dock, (Rumex crisCoral honeysuckle is a twining or trailing woody vine that pus) is one of the dock species that grows in our area. People is usually evergreen in our area. In the wild it grows in open who want a perfect lawn detest it and, sure enough, if you pick up a bag of weed killer at the nursery, you will see its name on the kill list. If you are plagued with it all over your yard, go ahead and get rid of it. But please save one clump of it to grow in a chemical free area of your garden. First of all, the young greens are delicious as a potherb or in a salad. Some people use dock as a tonic and a laxative. Dock also has great cleansing qualities so some folks use it to clean their faces. But one of the best uses for dock is to treat stings and insect bites. If you get into stinging nettle, just pick a few dock leaves, crush them and rub them in the area of the sting. The same goes for fire ants. If you are allergic to fire ants, you probably should head for the doctor’s office after a sting. But if they just hurt and 281-907-3140 make you mad, then crush dock leaves and rub the juice on the stings. or email us at Fire ant stings contain formic acid and nettle stings are also editor@ acidic, whereas the dock leaf is full of alkalis. These act to neubayareaobserver tralize the acid in the stings and actually provide a good first aid .com treatment.
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