Salute to Heroes V

One of the Bay Area’s most popular events – Salute to Heroes V – is coming up Friday, April 3, from 7 to 11 p.m., in South Shore Harbour Resort’s Crystal Ballroom in League City.

The patriot dinner-dance honoring both our warriors and our veterans will feature an open bar, a four-course dinner served at 7:30 p.m., and then a concert by Gary Puckett and the pop rock band, the Union Gap, one of the most successful musical groups of the sixties, followed by dancing. Gary’s powerful and unmistakable signature voice earned him six consecutive Gold Records and Top 10 Billboard hits!

Proceeds from the event, which is held every other year, will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization that changes the lives of injured warriors, caregivers and family members as it brings independence to the nation’s most severely wounded veterans. South Shore Harbour Resort staffers, who are coordinating the event, said UTMB Health is the presenting sponsor, adding that many local businesses have already signed up as sponsors and there are still opportunities available. The original “Salute to Heroes” was started to honor the memory of SPC Ray Joseph Hutchinson and to raise awareness of the sacrifices made by all who wear a uniform and serve our great country. The Ray Joseph Hutchinson Foundation has raised more than $400,000 in scholarships for Clear Creek Independent School District students and honored many service men and women within our community in its 10 years of operation.

The proud parents of Ray Joseph say they are pleased to see the community continue the “Salute to Heroes” tradition of honoring our local heroes and veterans and raising funds to benefit local organizations that serve our community. Past recipients include: 2014: Operation Finally Home, 2015: BAHEP Cares and Sentinels of Freedom, 2016: Bay Area Alliance and Military Veteran Peer Network, 2018: League City First Responders For sponsorship and ticket information, contact Bridget Bear at 281-334-1000, ext. 2028

Two area officials find themselves on wrong side of law

Two area men with a police background found themselves on the wrong side of the law in recent days and staring at time behind bars.

A Seabrook man, Ocal John Miller or O.J. Miller, 65, who once served as his Seabrook’s city councilman and mayor pro tem, and also as the police chief in Martinsville, W. Va., will spend the next two years in federal prison after a child porn conviction. He also must pay a $60,000 in fines, register as a sex offender and serve 10 years on supervised release after completion of his prison term. The other is a League City detective, Scott Aldridge, who was arrested at 7:58 p.m. Jan. 3 after police investigated a call about a possible intoxicated driver near Hobbs Road and League City Parkway. He was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger in the vehicle in the 200 block of Hobbs Road.

His bond was set at $2,000. A warrant was completed and a blood specimen was taken from the driver to determine blood alcohol content. Aldridge has served with the League City Police Department since 2003 and will be on administrative leave pending the outcome of the case.

NOT IN KANSAS AN YMORE !

Bay Area Houston Magazine’s Alisa Star spent a day in Galveston shopping with her sister, and her nine girlfriends from Kansas, before their Cozumel cruise.

HOUSTON TE XANS FOOT BALL

Rick Clapp, Debbie Brannon and Stephanie Tamburello celebrate the Texans 22-19 playoff win over the Buffalo Bills. The Texans would go on to be defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs 51-31 during the divisional round.